The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-13
REVEALS GO ON.
Messrs. Mills and Chapman Preach
to Many Auditors.

The Rev. Mr.. Chapman, who is assist
ing Evangelist Mills in conducting the
union revival services in progress in this
city, preached last night at the Park Re-
formed Church. That two such services
were in progress d~etracted somewhat
from the general interest; yet while the
First Baptist Church was thronged by
those who preferred to listen to Mr.. Mills,
the immense auditorium and galleries of
the Park Reformed were comfortably
filled. Mr.. Chapman was assisted by the
Rev. DR.. McKelyey, the Rev. Mr.. ScRd-
der, the Rev. Mr.. Nicholson and Mr..
Greenwood. The pulpit platform was
crowded with choristers.
Mr.. Chapman preached from Jeremiah,
= y =, What will we do in the end?" His
sermon was an lmpassioned appeal to his
listeners to seriously ponder over the per-
sonal question, Where shall | spend
eternity"
"a young man." said he, "was asked
while a student in college whatkwere his
plans? His answer was, i am going to
try and capture the honors of my class.
What then?' asked the professor. Il in
tend to settle down to a profession and
try and accumulate wealth and honors.'
What then?' 'In go abroad and spend a
portion OF it In travel and amusement?'
What then?' I haven't planned beyond
that He had planned for a few years of
earthly existence, and never even given a
thought to eternity"
There was nothing of sensational color
In Mr.. Chapman's sermon. BY some it
might nave been termed a dry routine
talk; but it is doubtful If any sermon has
been preached during the series better
calculated TO concentrate the minds of
the audiences in attendance upon the one
great thought of eternal punishment or
reward for this life's deed. Life he com
pared to q precipice; eternity was a great
yawning abyss. We might drop a stone
below to test its depths and never hear
the stone strike on the bottom below.
There was no bottom. A bird flying away
with a grain of sand every thoussnd years
in its efforts to destroy the earth was a
sinile he used to illustrate the length of
Time eternity meant. 1t would take
an awful long time for the bird
to accomplish its task, but in comparison
such a length of time was but the begin
ming OF eternity. Eternity was like a sea
with nc shores. 1t would be awful to go
out into eternity without Christ as a
guide.
Mr.. Chapman did not think his audi
ence was indifferent to the momentous
question, Where shall spend ~eternityy'
The unsaved portion were merely reck-
less. Sin had put them TO sleep. it
acted upon the hearts and minds like
wrong medicine. A once took a
large dose of morphia in mistake for
quinine. The doctors worked with her.
Vainly her husband pleaded with her not
TO go TO sleep; if she did she would never
wake up in this world. But her continual
answer to his pleadings was:-'Oh, l
want to go to sleep; let me 40 to Sleep
Sin had the same effect morally.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Chapman's
sermon, Mr.. Greenwood sang. in a thrill
ling ETERNITY" the Rev. DR.. Nc
Kelvey prayed and the congregation was
dismissed TO the room below where an in
quiry meeting OF unusual interest was
conducted.
Al the First Baptist Church theinquiry
meeting was also more than usually in
teresuing. Mr.. Mills had the satisfaction
OF seeing score OF new faces among those
who arose to announce their determine
ton to sin and follow their Mas
ter. During the afternoon Mr.. Mills had
preached TO Il large audience in the Second
Presbyterian Church. from Matthew'S
What do We more than otherss'' and
at the Heddipg NJ. .. Church in the
morning Mr.. Chapman padpreAched from
the text HE that winneth souls is WISE