A Memorial Of The Old And New Tabernacle, Salem, Massachusetts, 1854-1855 (1855) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Celebration of the Laying of the Corner-Stone of the New Tabernacle, April 26, 1854. The following account of this celebration first appeared in the Daily Evening Traveller. "The distinguishing Corner-Stone of the new edifice for the Tabernacle Church and Society, having been previously fixed in its place, with the other goodly stones of the foundation, religious services were held yesterday afternoon, for a devout and grateful recognition of the event. They were conducted by the pastor, who introduced the selections of Scripture and the other exercises of the occasion, by alluding to the memorable scene, at Jerusalem, where some of " the ancient men," who remembered the glory of the first temple, could not refrain from " weeping with a loud voice," while "many shouted aloud for joy." These last were the younger men, who rejoiced with hope and exultation in the prospect before them. It was remarked, that if any of " the ancient men " of the Tabernacle were now to weep, at the sight of the foundations of this new house of the God of the fathers, the very stones of the old house, which had been taken away, would cry out " for shame to you," and the goodly stones now here in their place would respond Amen ! It was intimated by the speaker, that there was really but little which he needed to say?since the occasion itself might be left to make its own impression upon so many interested hearts. This goodly foundation might speak, as he said, and the corner-stone should be " the chief speaker." But, added he, as we are about to sing, our hearts may be attuned to a sweeter melody, and our supplications and thanksgivings may be inspired with a purer fervency, if we should receive instruction from the blessed Word of God, both in the Old and New Testaments. And if there was a singl...