New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-23
HIS RESIGNATION FINAL.
DIR. rALMAGE INSISTS THAT HE MUST
LEAVE HIS CHURCH.
TRUSTEES OF THE TABERNACLE. IN AN EFFORT
TO KEEP HIM. APPEAL TO THE
PUBLIC FOR FUNDS


DR. Taimage insisted yesterday TIA. his resigha-
ton was fnal and that he would leave the Iaper-
nac,e on the anniversary OF the beginning OF MS
rastorate a quarter OF a century ago. Whethe'
this will be In March or Arrl, he could not say.
He was installed In April. 1863 but began TO preach
in his new pulpit a few weeks before tna' "'i'e'
Sometimes he celebrated the anniversary on one
date and sometimes the other. lie aooeu'
.The Board Of Trustees splendid men. There
Is no unpeasantness between them ana "yse'i'
There Is nothing that would not do for them per
sonally and l think that there Is nothins ','s'
they would refuse TO do for me. AS 10 D'e pa''
proposed by them to charge admission 10 Get
seats In the church. have nothing to say AS l
shall be entirely out Of the church in few weeks
Il would not be fair for me to say any 'hins So''
corning the future financial policy OF IT, i"oic
consecrated and kind and genial and syihpa'heu'
CONGREGATION never gathered around any p"s,o'.
There are In It many people or wealth. ou@ ''e'
have been taxed so often that much more ea, ,
he expected of them. Russell Sage Is as 'oVeiy
wan as ever met He has been more than gen.
erous 70 us as a church. and his patience mas oeen
unbounded Without him our church wo"o nese.
have been built On the Bible principle that we
are not 10 let our left hand know what our risH'
hand docth Mr.. Sage Is constantly coniiouu"e
through his family to all charities
9Th. income OF our church is far larger thah
our EXPENSES and always has been, except TOT the
debts and interest But for that cause arising io,
the destruction Of churches we would nave siV'V"
more than we need every year. But we nave hau
To take much OF this income 10 pay ioi JUN
churches No organization could be ourh' u uie
s-rouna twice and compelled to build three great
buildings without being embarrassed But ieei as
II had done my share toward removing 'he ueD-
have given to the church in cash ana free
sso 900 I don't say this In spirit OF ooaS'hs'
merely in explanation.
.As 20 myself was never In better health than
row 7 have missed but two Sabbaths In the past
twenty-five years I started with quite oeica'e
uhysical organization, but as the years wen o
my physical v!gor Increased. can 10" "a'H w
nm further than 1 could at fifteen years OF age
CD only knows the future. but feel that my
best work is to come. My prevailing emotion Is
gratitude to God and everybody"
No,bine definite could be learned In regard to DR..
future n S will VIII prOSae 70
Australia and lecture next summer - s .,.o mn
n the 99erast @ 9Se wis who
len upon ne edce !. a noa e enSSSn
To the m edce . can be sold than this sum al
though it is said to have cost The inanSss,
deppson 10 - rssgn When the oating debt was
paid of last he said he would Spesn sse .ns Is rs
ported as saying yesterday In regard 10 Ills fe'S'
lions to the church; uo,o % resign the
pulpit Of the Brooklyn Tabernacle does not ae Dt
II the s my Tas OF %ih broosyn
not TO Dr. Talnage, and received ample securi fe
was a4ed only for sasr;
time and that should receive per cent s In
regularly have not as yet received 9ent ~ too,
terest and think 1t Is time that the trus, tS
some action / am not disposed to press the trus-
tees for the principal II they VIII pay me re ehn
terest but as say. have not received even LS
rabernac,e ought to raise sufficient money TO pay
running expenses without any trouble ndve o,.as
the kindest feelings for Dr. Ialmage. Dut ~, h1iS
with those who think that, as the costly new puiiu
ing was put up solely on the strength OF Ms Iepu
tation he is in honor bound TO stand py ~ uhe
dissolution is unavoidable wiener nj WITH me nv
the Board of Trustees behalf Of the church &c
be kept by them. r,..o.. .o,t
yesterday that II DR.. Taimage persisted IN resign
ing the Tabernacle would have to be SOLO ior ths
benefit Of Mr. Sage and other credltoss can oM na
while Other large congregations raised this sun
readily the Tabernacle people could not.
decided unon a renewed effort to raise money Z
free the church from debt, and so keep DR.. TAI
mage in Brooklyn. 40, hill, 4,
which ii was said to the citizens OF Brookyn .'Ih'
Brooklyn Tabernacle. after serving you for quar-
ter of century stands IN the presence 91 Ta1
mage is bent under discouragement ana mas a
last given up and has resigned. The expense o
ediace more than consume the offerings OF the con con
gregation. They cannot carry the loao. ~. t a
has contributed much Of his salary ter n ms
tSis up longer Matters have reached crisis:
every citizen Of Brooklyn who has heard pr pr, iai
pay to hear him lecture, there would be no debt
What we want is 5000 to pay the debt IN full
provided Dr. Tamage can be induced 20 reMasn
lions contingent raising the whole amount an,
the trustees subscribed these sums: Leonard Moooy
5000: J. 81 Carson, $500; A. n. Kendrck. $500. an(
A. Z. Coates, $500.