The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-06-06
DIR. CHAPMANS SERMON
A SUNDAY DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
PAsToR.svANcELlsT.

a SUNDAY DISCOURSE Or THE NOTED
ELECTROMAGNETIC
Subject. An ola Testament yYeddinr-The
Love Romance Of Isaac and Rebekah
Rstold-Teaches "a Lesson 81 Divine
providence-Inviiatlon 90 Unbeiievers.
1.-THE Rev. J Wilbur Chapman, d. d., f.
now the most distinguished and best
known evangelist IN the country. lie was
second only 10 DR.. Ialmage, but since The
death of that famous preacher Dr. Chap.
man has the undIsputCd possession Of Che
Pulpit as the preacher TO influence the
plain people His services as an evangel
st are In constant demand. His sermons
have stirred the hearts of men aud women
to a degree unapproached by any latter
day divine. j Wilbur Chapman was born
in Richmond, Ind, june ~, 1859. He was
educated at Oberin College and Lake For
est University, and graduated for the min.
istry from the Lane Theological Semin-
ary Cincinnati Ohio, i'm 1882. His SER
mons are simple and direct, so that their
influence is not 40 much due to exciting
the emotions as TO winning the hearts and
convincing the minds of those who hear
/ him DR. Chapman 10 now in charge Of
| the Fourth Presbyterian Church, New
York City.l
New York CITY-The Rev Dr. j Will
| bur Chapman, the popular pastor-evangel-
/ Tst, who is now preaching 90 overlooking
/ congregations in this city, has furnished
/ the following eloquent sermon TO the
| press. 1t was preached from the text
| Genesis xiv, 58: wilt thou go with this
man? And she said, ] will go"
This is the story of an Old Testament
wedding in which our text is found, and
naturally because it is a marriage scene it
Is interesting. The saying that ''all the
| world loves a lover" is very true, and
suppose is not without meaning the wide
world round, but there is something about
| an Oriental wedding which is especially
interesting Again and again in this Book
! of Inspiration such scenes are recorded,
but of all the Old Testament stories ]
place this the first Of its kind.
If l were an artist ! should paint it, and
if l were an artist worthy of my theme it
would surpass the other masterpieces in
the worlds great gallery of art notably
that of the Russian wedding feast, which
has had admiration everywhere. The
heart of the picture is an old man. his
hair Is whtened with grief which in the
past days has taken hold upon him, and
the lines OF his countenance have been
peculiarly softened by the touch of the
finger of sorrow, leaving an expression
which can only come to those who have
been obliged to bear great burdens and
endure great Affections.
Abraham is practically alone in the
world, for Sarah is gone She who had
journeyed with him to Bethel. down into
Egypt and back again to Hebron, the
place of fellowship, is at rest, and in the
cave of Machpelah she waits by his side
to hear the summons given at the resur
rection morning Abraham was desolate
They had made so long a journey together
that their lives were like one.
'In the long years liler had they grown
Till at the last she set herself to him
Like perfect music unto noble words"
Above him is God, who has kept His
word with him when He said, "As ! was
with Moses so ! will be with thee" about
him the angels who keep watch over him
all day and all the night in sleepless vigil
before him the trusted servant to whom
he speaks, "And Abraham was old anC
well stricken in age and the Lord haC
blessed Abraham in all things. And Abra
ham said unto his eldest servant of hi
house. that ruled over all that he had, Put
l pray thee, thy hand under my thigh
and l will make thee swear by the Lord
the God of heaven, and the God of earth
that thou shalt not take wife unto MI
son of the daughter of the Canaanites
among whom l dwell But thou shalt 9,
unto my country, and to my kindred, ant
take wife unto my son Isaac And TIKI
servant said unto him, Peradventure th
woman will not be willing to follow M
unto this land; must | needs bring tn,
son again unto the land from whence thor
} earnest? And Abraham said unto him
Beware thou, that thou bring not my sol
thither again. The Lord God of heaven
which took me from my fathers house
and from the land of my kindred an,
which spake unto me, and that swqre unit
me, saving, Unto thy seed will / give thi
land; lie shall send His angel before tLee
and thou shalt take a wife unto my sol
from thence. And if the woman will no
be willing to follow thee, then thou shall
be clear from this my oath; only bring no
my son thither again. And the servan
put his hand under the thigh of Abraham
: his master, and sware to him concernin
that matter" Genesis "a: 10
One of the incidents of the picture woul
| be the setting forth Of this servant. can
: the servant took ten cames of the camel
of his master, and departed; for all tn
goods of hrs master were in his hand; an
+, he arose and went to Alesopotamia, unit
! the city of Major" Genesis "a: TO- On
of the most picturesque sights of the Eas
is a camel train With peculiar sWngin
gait these strange animals Of the dese1
3 push their way along on a most lnteres
+ ing journey, but the picture can only b
appreciated when looked upon in the "a
2 mosphere of the Orient l counted Il
S one morning jCurneying toward the pyr;
q mids beyond Cairo The train of this o,
servant was made up OF ten camels on,
but they were the camels of a prime,
Their trappings were gorgeous, and sid
by side with Abraham we watch them
they go until they are lost to view.
The next incident is the approach TO NJ
r nor. 1t is the hour of sunset, the day
s dying out Of the sky. There is really notl
J. ing that can be compared with that time