The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-02
TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE.

A Great Comm union-Stgntfican Of
the Sacra mcnt-Re IN niscenccs Of early
Sacramental Days-Qucstfon Of Bap-
tism.
The principal event at the Tabernacle Yesterday
was the administering OF the holy communion just
after the sermon in the morning. Three hundred
and twenty-eigbt new members were received and
partoOk OF the sacrament. The ceremony was
witnessed by congre, alton Of about 5000 people,
sitting and standing.
Mr.. Talmage's sermon referred directly to the
occasion and was based on the text:-"This day
shall be unto you for a Notwithstanding to the
passover which concentrated the deliverance OF
the children Of Israel on the night when the de-
stroying angel sped through the land OF Egypt
Staying the enemy but saving the Israelites be-
cause on the doorposts Of their dwellings there
was sprinkled the blood Of a lamb. To-day, said
the preacher, we come TO celebrate grand er
passover,
ALL PERIL GOING AWAY
from our soul at the sight OF the sprnked blood OF
the Lamb Of God on the doorposts oil our hearts.
The sacramenta sabbath whether 1t comes In an
American church or English chapel or Scotch Kirk,
Is more impressive than any other Sabbath Its
light Is boiier, calmer, sweetcr, Its voices more
tender, its touch softer, Its memories more chas-
tened On this Is the amethyst OF days; this Is the
pearl OF days; this Is the diamond OF days; this Is
the day OF days Among ten thousand million ages
OF ETERNITY the Ist dat or March, 1874, VIII be to
you signihcant and memorable 'for this day shall
be unto You forever memorial"
There Is something in such u scene to make ones
heart tender, because II rehearses o death scene
Now, you know there is something very touching
about dying scene. But am to tell you this
morning OF
DEATH SCENE
sucn az never before or since occurred When
we die we die Tor ourselves and the crisis Is ae-
waited by all KINDS Of ministry Not so with Jesus.
he died not for Himself, but for others. He died
In torture-the good Tor the Dad, the kind Tor the
cruel the wise ior the ignorant, the divine for the
human. How tenderly we leel towards any one
VINO mas done us a great Kindness, perhaps at the
imperng Of his own life. How we ought to leel,
then, towards Christ the captain OF Starvation.
on the white horse, riding down our IOes; out IN
the moment He made the victorious charge the
lances OF death struck Him.
This Is a tender scene, because IL Is q reunion.
How many families there are that rejoice TO-
gether to-day. All these Christians, moving 10
Inherent circles, during the rest OF the year WIN
not, perhaps, know much Of each other; Dut 70
day we all come on one platform, and we MAKE
one confession and we cling TO one cross anu we
gaze upon one death anguish. This seems W "e
not ike church, this morning. but ike
A GREAT FAMILY CIRCLE ,
and we join hands around the cross oI Jesus amu
say zone Lord one latin, one paptlsm' v"v u.UssI
one Christ, one d0xOlOgy, one neavehl wniei
stand here IL seems to me as II thls communion
table only seven or eight feet long ana three or
four feet wide widens until all the CHRISTIANS OF
our denomination can sit at It: and still the table
widens untiI ali the Christians In the land OF all
aud denominations come and at at IT.: and