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(inclusive of the

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), a tabernacle is the center of a

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, where revival services occur. These evangelistic services are aimed at preaching the two works of grace in Methodism: (1) the

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and (2)

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. They additionally call backsliders to repentance. Tabernacles may be constructed in a

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-shaped fashion and are most often made of wood. Like the interior of many Methodist churches, in the center of the tabernacle is an

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upon which the

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is consecrated; a

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stands near it and is used by preachers to deliver sermons. The area of the tabernacle housing the altar and pulpit is delimited by the mourner's bench, which is used by congregants during altar calls. Surrounding the tabernacle itself are usually several cabins and/or tents, where people stay while attending the camp meeting.

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File:Martha's Vineyard Campground Tabernacle, at the heart of the Wesleyan Grove in Oak Bluffs.png, The tabernacle of

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, also known as the Martha's Vineyard Campmeeting Association File:Tabernacle of Wesleyan Methodist Campground.jpg, The tabernacle of Wesleyan Methodist Campground in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania File:Ocean Grove Auditorium and Stokes Statue.jpg, The tabernacle of Ocean Grove, New Jersey File:Bethany Beach Tabernacle.jpg, The tabernacle of Bethany Beach, Delaware File:Ocean Grove 1876.jpg, Methodists gather at the tabernacle of Ocean Grove, New Jersey File:Indian Field Methodist Campground, Chapel, SC Route 73, near US Route 15, Saint George (Dorchester County, South Carolina).jpg, The tabernacle of Indian Fields Methodist Campground File:Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Camp Meeting.jpg, A

service at Wesleyan Methodist Campground in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania File:PLEASANT GROVE CAMP MEETING GROUND, UNION COUNTY, NC.jpg, The tabernacle of Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground File:Tabernacle of Summit Campground.jpg, The tabernacle of Summit Evangelical Wesleyan Campground in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania File:Tabernacle of Flatwoods Reformed Free Methodist Campground.jpg, The tabernacle of Flatwoods Reformed Free Methodist Campground in Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania

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