The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05
THE REV. DR.. THOMPSON.

New Tabernacle (CongrcgationnI, Broad
way and Thirty-fourth Street.
At the evening services in the Tabernacle church,
Broadway address, the purport Of which is suf
acently indicated in the abstract present. was
vercd last evening by the PASTOR Rev. Dr. Thompson.
He based his discourse that chapter Of Isaiah which
threatens the Judgment Of the Almighty rulers who
ignore principle and bow TO circumstances. History, he
said became president and almost personal at the pre-
sent time; two Of the principal factors in hstorythe
ngratitudo Of and tho righteousness of GOd-re-
NAMED unchanged. Humanity true to itself to-
day had BEEN The rule of national corruption
and decay commonly found in some departure from
public rectitude, in lust of grandeur in the pride OF
power. in coveousness. In political expediency. Such
Of Astounding calamity and wickedu-ss had this
nation reached before completing its first century Of
existence. The President OF the United States
had been obliged to avow this melancholy fact
and in a late message to call on the religious
feeling of the people for support In that
sage TO his fellow citizens he set forth with exagge
ration ample detail and in melancholy strain Of Ian
guage though with substantial basis Of facts that the
Union Of these States the present threatened
with alarming dangers, and that, therefore, becomes
70 humble ourselves before the Most High and con
Tossing individual well national SINS there
by acknowledge the justice Of punishment Tho
ralty of this proclamation he sorry TO say
perior that OF the 0send manifesto for whilst the
justified the acquisition OF Cuba by purchase by force
from the dread that should, in process of time have
another San Domingo ourselves the other
selled moderation and addressed itself general
Of justice and honor. The morality of this
mendaton higher also than that of the inaugural adj
dress Of the public functonary which foreshadow
ed the false and nhuman lie to be uttered by tho
federal court that tho constitution of tho United states
recognized property in man.
IL quite above the morality OF tho recent Presi-
dents Message, in so Tar as IL related TO the long
tnued of the Northern people with slavery
We had government which distinctly traced the
present distracted and dangerous condition OF the
try 70 the fimes and foes OF the nation not excluding
OF course it's executive head and remedy for this state
Of affairs sought not in the old specific OF stealing
groes from Canada Cuba but by conessng national
punishment OF heavenly Father and finally by for
saking the evil which had brought US TO this
hour Of peril.
The reverend gentleman proceeded 10 state at length
his opinion 10 the real Of all the existing evils
which parayze the and abstract the nellec-
tua and moral advancement Of the country The grand
panacca for the healing Of the nation according 10
his notion the abolition Of slavery, and the crisis at
which had now arrived he argued, the ttest
casion for inauguratng such movement.
At the termination Of tho discourse Of the men,
bcrs OF the church and moved that the reverend
pastor be solicited behalf Of the congregation TO FUR
nish copy Of his for Publication with the in
tent of circulating II among the members OF The Senate
and House Of Representatives. at Washington. The mo-
ton seconded and cgred without dissent and Eve
gentlemen were appointed a committee TO carry il
into effect.