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

New Tabernacle (CongrcgationnD, BROAD
way and Thirty-fourth Street.
At the evening services in the Tabernacle church,
Broadway address, the purport Of which is suf
nciently indicated in the abstract present. de-
ivcrcd 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 no
sad became president and almost personal at the pre-
sent time; two Of the principal factors in hstory-the
ngratitude of and tho Righteousness Of God-re-
NAMED unchanged. Humanity true to itself to-
day IL had been. The rule OF national corruption
and decay commonly found in some departure from
public rectude in lust Of grandeur, in the pride Of
power in covetousness. In political expediency. Such
of Astounding calamity and wickedness had this
nation reached before completing its first century Of
existence. Tho President Of the United States
had been obliged to avow this melancholy fact,
and in late message to call the religious
feeling of the people for support In that
sage TO his fellow citizens he FORTH with exagge-
ration in ample detail and in melancholy strain Of Lam
guagc though with substantial basis Of facts, that the
Union Of these States the present threatened
with alarming dangers, and that, therefore, becomes
humble ourselves before the Most High, and con
Tossing individual well national SINS there
by acknowledge the justice Of punishment. Tho
raty OF this proclamation was he sorry say su-
to that OF the Ostend MANIFESTO for whilst the
justified the acquisition OF Cuba by purchase by force,
from the dread that should, in process Of me have
another San Domingo ourselves the other
seed moderation and addressed itself 10 general
justice and honor. The morality Of this
mendao higher also than that of the inaugural ad
dress Of the public functonary, which oreshadow
cd the false and nhuman lie TO be uttered by tho
federal court that tho constitution OF tho United states
recognized property IN man.
IL was quite above the morality OF tho recent Pres
dents Message, In so far IL related 10 the long
tnued Of the Northern people with slavery
present distracted and dangerous condition Of Che
OF course its executive head and remedy for this state
Of affairs sought not in the old specific stealing nc
groes from Canada Cuba but by conessng national
SINS by acknowledging the evils suffer and the Just
punishment OF heavenly Father and, finally. by for
saking the evil courses which had brought this
hour Of peril.
The reverend gentleman proceeded TO state at length
his opinion TO the real Of all the existing evils
which parayze the commerce and abstract the ntcec-
tGal and moral advancement OF the country The grand
panacea for the healing Of the nation according TO
his notion the abolition Of slavery, aud the at
which we had now arrived was he argued the ttest
casion for inauguratng such movement
At the termination of tho discourse Of the mem
bors of the church and moved that the reverend
pastor be solicited behalf Of the congregation
nish copy Of his Or publication, with the In
tent Of circulating IL among the members of the senate
and House Of Representatives at Washington. The mo-
ton seconded and cgred without dissent, and ivo
gentlemen were appointed committee carry it
into effect.