The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26
BROOKLYN TABERNACLE.

THE FINAL SERVICES OF THE sEAsoN-THE
GREAT WORK OF THE LAST TWO YEARS.
Services were held at the Brooklyn Tabernacle yes
terday for the last time prior TO tho departure Of Mr.
Talmuge on his sum vacation After the morning
service nfy-nvo members wcrc formally received,
making total of 1852 since tho erection OF tho new
Tabernacle, little over two years ago. While making
his announcements in the morning Mr. Talmage said
that owing tho i'll health OF Mr.. u. r. Corwin the
gentleman would resign his position as trustee ana an
election would be held to oil the vacancy next
Thursday evening He could not let the opportunity
pass without giving some testimony to Mr. Corwin's
services behalf Of the Tabernacle He thought that
tho congregation would boar him out in tho regret
which felt that Mr. Corwin should be obliged to
sign, on OF il-hcalth his position trustee.
He had witnessed such ZEAL devotion and
Grafton had been shown by him in the upbuding Of
this church. and they all hoped that Mr. Corwin would
be completely restored to health, and return with his
old vigor TO the service Of Christ and tho church
Mr. Talmago preached briefly from the text ssThou
shalt observe tho feast Of the abernaces days"
the being appropriate to the principal service
Of the day-tho celebration Of the holy sacrament
He thought this was nm occasion OF great interest
cause II mc.noratsd q death scene The death
scene to which he alluded was peculiar one. Jesus
might have walked in the gardens that sopcd 10 the
Instead OF being tossed In the hsherman's boat
no might have gone the lake in beautiful
shine. Instead OF being howlcd at by the unwashed
rabble he might have charmed sanhcdrims with hts
oloqucncc. But mol It was a sacrifice and therefore,
II must be torturc-thc good for the bad, the kind
for The hateful the loving Tor the nar si, nosred
one crme--thc crime OF saving the world Was there
such criminals Was there ever such crime!
sion that morning, was that it was a reunion. On
other Sabbath days, perhaps, there might be something
although they protested to be Christians but on COM
munion day, they camc on one PLATFORM sat At one
table, made confession and anticipated one heaven
II Also tho preacher said, day oil recruit II only
soul came and announced his faith IN the Lord
Jesus Christ it would be a matter OF congratuaton
earth and in heaven but when the aislcs Of the
church would be crowded with men and women for tho
first time
PROGRESSING THEIR FAITH CHRIST.
who could count the doxooges OF earth and heavens
Another thought giving great interest to this OCCASION
was tho sacred associations that clustered all round
about II Their minds went back from this COM
muuion table 10 thor childhood, when they sat in
church while their parents partook OF tho holy sacra
menI How sacred all these associations have become
The fact thatit confessional likewise gave great
interest this occasion. There time when they
pridcd themselves on their honor, and II man should
have suggested ailty in them they would have
scented IL; but now they were willing TO confess them
selves sinners before God Az they stood in the pres
cncc OF
THIS GREAT sAcxIvcx,
and remembered that Christ IN HIS last hour, asked
e pcs
bic than another they ought to TAKE IT, and II there
were one confession more bitter than another they
ought to express It In conclusion Mr.. Tamage said
that this service was an antcipative one. They
not going 10 larry in this world great
while, but the grave was NO place for them 70
stay In. Tho Lord OF the resurrection would
down and pick His children out Of the DUST and
they would put on the white Of the
Alter all the tolls and struggles Of their earthly exist
how sweet II would DO 70 rest No more sorrow,
no more SIN, no more death, no more parting In the
evening Mr. Talmage preached . sermon In which he
recounted the work Of the past year. After The SER
he descended from the platform ana shook hands
with hundreds OF his people, who pressed forward to
bid him farewell He will spend his vacation 1T Mar
that's Vineyard, where ono OF his congregation. Dr.
Tucker, OF Clinton street. has placed at his disposal
elegant and newly furnished house Tho Tabernacle
will be open every Sabbath morning during she sum-
mer, and the services will be conducted by Dr. Thomp-
son, of Chicago and other dIvines.