New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-27
CLOSING SERVICES AT THE BROADiPiY
TABERNACLE.

The Tabernacle, so widely known as the great com
mon center for gatherings OF every conceivable KIND
and name, underwent the formal process ot being
closed last evening The large edlice was thoroughly
packed by an attentive congregation.
The Rev. DR.. j. p. Thomp-On introduced the final
Services by stating that the choir which had assem-
bed consisted of persons who, now belonging to other
churches, had at time been connected with the
church worshiping in the Tabernacle. The cnolr,
consisting of upward of 300 singers, then opened the
ceremonies by singing an anthem composed iOI ue
occasi,n by Vim. b. Bradbury, the present conductor
of the Tabernacle choir. 1t was And II Shah come
to pas in the last days that the mountain OF the
Lords house shall be established III the top OF the
mountains and be exalted above the hills, Nc IhlS
aul III was well executed, and did It's part ID prepar
iIr ,ht VAT audience for what followed
Tie l32d and the l:s2d Psas were then read by the
Rev Mr. Wood Secretary Of the Foreign Missionary
:, cetv PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Dr badger
| OF the HOME Missionary Society.
| After singing the tune named ola ,ehTath,
| composed by Dr. Madden, the pastor OF the !aber-
| naclc Church Rev. DIR. ThOmpSon gave as ms ieX'
the following passages: Gcne-s xll. ana 8, Psalm
| lvi 10. Isaiuh X1x. 2o-2l:
He then proceeded to show how Abraham had
changed about from place to place erecting
| he went a. altar 10 his God Abraham misht' u lie
| had clo.en have dispensed with all the iornaltes
uecuar 10 HI, religion in the exercise OF his iaiIh
| Ii ever r1n could have been warranted III 50 uoIns
| surely Abraham might have been 1y the Sattea &c,
varied circumstances which surrounded nun ne ioi
lowed Abraham through his pilgrimage oi Vlc!sSluie
and tsl, showirs that just rs often ss enansls -.
| cumstaLtes demanded he removed from one p'"cg "
aIother always building wherever ne we"t S'i - 90
| to his God. that the memoryoi tnat ia'n ".n .J "a
had in the promises Of the past might be perPsa'eu
=" fu,mr. ,,,nrrct,ous in al places whereso-
ever the Loud should dwell Nor DID AOraham
| ever attempt the perpetua'ioh Gi us ';i5 .5 b
without leaving P"r" P'%n Y" "0 He pitched his .n:
ard ,o tLcy had erected Tabernacle IN the midst OK
| the Capaanites midway between the f.asI anu .nc
West ia which they had erected an a'ar 10 .iJ ~
| God that through Christ, sous might p' ;9
| md uaGe har,y. And Providence now demanded
tLa, tber ,et b u,rhed elsewhere, that the maine Oh
The Lord nigh, still live IN the hearts ot te PeoPe
He then ,rocecded 70 speak OF the or1in ana Design
for which the Taberrac!r had Deeh e:cc' IN I ,ho
vice which !. had contributed 10 religion ana the
,ss,ps 6r ,hsrdniny the building. In reference 70
he origin ot the Tabernacle Church; II was htenueo
as,a censa point for the preaching 9 the - .nJ
mirgled population of the ciiy pace % g'e"' aa
couyoouiiuns having Their hluence Of tb,
| and the world. and ~ the Ceh''i ''' '
| Congregational Church pony T., r.Lor,oo,a d,,a,.
~ itself covered term Of years from loo 70 lo'o
oouneIcing in Mayof loJV; lhc hi' o -,
tured by five PRESBYTERIAN cergymel VINO me' qu'.,y
md d.,,nined unGn the course 10 be pursued III tle
organization of the FreeC Church plan 10Y o"r' po'o
# tie ciiv The spirit when guiueu ul's nl'' mn
WIS that which desired tn esia olSi ';.s ~
ship which should not know OF any eScsveng, ~ je
rrd ,c- vi;,t In wealth Of America Is 50 dlsin,
rui.hed. The chiefmovers in this were DF. Bliss and
| Lewis Toy pan of Brooklyn A.. .o-r,;,,, nm, ~,
The mi noyelacri toward the carving ou, I'i.,
llor in bringing from E"ehtTe' Who
| !, "a - vrD kr.yn ~ the Rev Dr. joel fnIHeT' "nD
ife cT",n @ fmsnr % ard prolonged revya'. He cum
hi abor nthe Dey street EmuTcd ca on me Il "a
# Jure. lsO, where society was lorlllso
vns y,rv .non n. successful there Us he had been ia
| Tie fcrrrer scene &c his lnbors.
Tie Criop ,rce;ir,s OF that time called forth mach