Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-06-02
REV. DIR. TALMAGE.
Iho Eminent Brooklyn Divine'S Sun.
day Sermon.
Subject; "Moscs and Miriam on the Banks
of the Red Sea-"


ting the Israelites safely through the parte
Red sea and the Egyptians submerged In tn
returning waters that but little time is or
dinarily given to what the Lords people dc
after they got we'll up high and dry on tn
beach That was the beach OF the Red sea
which is at its greatest width 200 miles an
at It's least width IL miles. Why is the ad
jective red used in describing this water
II is called the Red sea because the noun
tains on its western coast look as though
sprinkled with brick dust, and the water i
colored with red seaweed and has re-
zoophyte and red coral.
This sea was cut by the keels OF Egyptian
PhGncian and Arabic shipping. 1t was NJ
insignificant pond or puddle on the beach o
which my text calls us to stand. | hea
upon il the sound OF a tambourlne, for which
the tlmbrel was only another name-an in
strument OF music made out Of circular
hoop, with pieces OF metal fxed in the side
Of it, which made a jingling sound
and over which hoop a piece OF parch
ment was distended, and this was beaten by
the knuckles OF the performer.
The Israelites. standing on the beach OF
the Red sea, were making music on their de-
liverance from the pursuing Egyptians, and
hear the Israelitish men with their deep bass
voices, and hear the timbrel of Miriam as
she leads the women in their jubilee. Rather
lively instruments, you say, for religious SER
vice, the timbrel or tambourine. But Think
God sanctioned it. And l rather think we
will have to put little more Of the festive
into our religious services and drive out the
dolorous and funereal, and the day may
come when the timbrel will resume its place
in the sanctuary. But that which occupied
the attention OF all the men and women oil
k1,rN Nfah h@a fEn col q
their victory. They had crossed. They had
triumphed. They were free.
More wonder was this victory and defeat
than when the hosts OF Richard overcame the
hosts OF Saladin at Azotus, than when al
Bannockburn Scotland was set free than
when the Earl OF Northumberland was
driven back at Branham Moor, than when at
The battle OF Wakefield York was slain, than
when at Bosworth Field Richard was left
dead, than when the Athenians under Mil
tIades ut Marathon put the Persians TO flight,
for this Victory Of my text was gained with
out sword or catapult or spear. The weapon
was lifted and Frustrated sea. And
Miriam, the prophecies, the sister OF Aaron
took timbrel in her hand, and all the
women went out after her with timbre.s and
with dances. And Miriam answered them
Sing We TO the Lord, for He hath triumphed
klOfiOu5tl lut hoiob huh AAo AAN'A A"tiA 49,
thrown into the sea.
BROOKLYN Tabernacle to-day feels much Gs
Moses and Miriam did when they stood on
the banks Of tho Red sea after their safe
emergence from the waters. BY the help OF
God and tho generosity Of our friends here
and elsewhere our $4,000 OF floating
church debt is forever gone and this house,
which, with the ground upon which it
stands. represents 54l0 900, this day recon.
secrate TO God the Father. God the Son and
God the Holy Ghost. A stranger might ask
how could this church get into debt to an
amount that would build several large
churches? Ny answer is. Waves OF destruc-
ton, stout as any that ever rolled across tho
Red sea OF my text.
Examine all the pages OF church history
and all the pages of the worlds history and
show me an organization, sacred or secular,
that ever had to build three great structures.
two of them destroyed by fire. Take any OF
your biggest life insurance companies. or
your biggest stOrehOuses, or your biggest
banks. or your biggest newspaper establish
ments and let them have to build three times
on the SAM foundation, and it would cost
them a stru lie II not demolition. Ny text
speaks OF the BED sea once crossed. but one
Red sea would not have so much overcome
us. II was with US Red sea after Red sea
Three Red seas Yet to-day, thanks be to
God, We stand on the shore. and with organ
and cornet in absence OF a timbrel We chant
"Sing We unto the Lord. for He hath tr,-
umphed gloriousy the horse and his rider
hath He thrown into the sea.
But why the great expense ofthis structure?
My answer Is the immensely OF It and the
Grmness OF il. II cost over s34OOO to dig the
cellar before one stone was laid. reaching as
the foundation does from street to street. and
then the building OF the hOu5- was con-
structed in a way. we are told by experienced
builders who had nothing to DO with it, for
durability OF foundation and wall such as
characterizes hardly any other building OF
this city. To the day OF your death and mine,
and for our children and grandchildren after
US. It will stand here a house Of God and a
gate OF heaven.
For me personally this is a time Of gladness
more than tongue or pen Ortype can ever tell.
For twenty-fOur years | had been building
churches in Brooklyn and seeing them burn
down until felt could endure the strain
no longer, and had written my resignation
as pastor and had appointed to read It TWO
Sabbaths ago and close my work in Brooklyn
forever. | felt that my chief work was yet to
be done, but that could not do il with the
Alps on one one shoulder and the Himalayas
on the other. But God has interiered, and
the way Is clear and am here and expect to
he here until my work on earth ia done.
My thanks must be first to God and then to
all who have contributed by large gift or
small to this emancipation. Thanks to tho
men, women and children who have helped.
and sometimes helped with self sacrifice that
/ know must have won the applause OF the
heavens. II you could only read with me q
nf Nhn 1u 1t l.tk AhoN hn..
come to my desk In The Christian Herald
Office. you would know how deep their SYM
patty, how large their sacrifice has been. Il
have sold my bicycle and now send you the
is the language OF one noble young
man who wrote to The Christian Herald.
This is my dead sons gift to me, and have
been led to send It to you, writes mother in
Rhode Island.
As a church we from this day make new
departure. We will preach more instructive
sermons. We will offer moro faithful pray
ers. We will do better work In all depart
ments. We will In the autumn resume our
lay college. We will All all the rooms OF this
magnificent pile with work for God and suf-
fering humanity. More prayers have been
offered for this church, and on both sides the
sea, than for any church that has ever ex-
sted, and all those prayers will be answered.
Clear the track for the Brooklyn Tabernacle
Sing ye to the Lord, for He hath tri-
lmphed gloriously the horse and bis rider
hath He thrown into the sea-"
II We never shouted victory till We got
clear through the struggles Of this life, we
would never shout at all. Copy the habit of
Miriam and Moses. The moment you get a
victory celebrate It. The time and place TO
hold jubilee for the safe crossing Of the Red
sea is on its beach and before you leave 1t.
It Is awful the delayed hosannahs, the be.
lated halleluiahs, tho postponed doxologies,
the trains Of Thanksgiving coming in so long
after they are due
The time TO thank God for rescue from
Is the moment after you have
broken tho wine flask The time to thank
God for your salvation Is the moment after
the first fash Of pardon. The time to be
grateful for the comfort OF your bereft soul
Is tho first moment OF Chrlst's appearance at
he msusoleum OF Lazarus. The time for
Miriam's tambourine to sound its most jubi-
liant note is the moment the last Israeite
puts his foot on the sand on the parted inland
pecan. Alas, that when God mercies have
such swift wings our praises should have
such leaden feet
Notice that Miriam's song In my text had
Tor its burden the overthrown cavalry. II
was not so much the infantry or the men on
loot over whose defeat she rejoiced with
ringing timbrel, but over the men on horse
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