The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-09-05

New YORK CITY The Rev. DIR. y. VII
5uI Chapman's sermons continue 20 excite
the proloIndest interest and 20 give the
greatest satisfaction 20 that large number
ot American peo2.e who demand stTlh-
ng discourse tor weekly reading. The
popular pastor-eyangelst has prepared the
following sermon for the press, Ii Is en-
atled The Song Of the Lord and Is
preached from the text, The song OF the
Lord began also IL Chronicles ~ -.
The difference between the 18th and the
l9th chapters OF III. Chronicles presents 70
Is an illustration OF that difference which
we frequently see IN the church as she
passes from times OF enthusiasm to days
Of depression and back again, and Tor
which there seems 20 be no human eNpa-
uation. So also Is II the picture OF many
families where the godly father has an un-
cody son and an ungodly father a gody
son, which Is entirely contrary 20 the rules
which in our own house We have deter
mined should abound. So also Is IL PIE
ture of many individuals who after weeks
and months and even years are found reg
u!arly m the house of God the most devout
OF worshipers and then suddenly stop un-
able almost 20 explain 20 themselves how
they have lost interest and why their zeal
is duenched. The wicked reign of Ahaz
nd the reign OF his righteous son Hezs-
kah thus furnish Us with practical Illus
trdtlon.
l.
Ahaz was the eleventh king OF Judah,
the son of Jotham. HIS example was holy
and his reign was peaceful and prosper
GUS Not 50 of his son. He was gross
idolator. actually sacrificed his children 20
the gods remodeled the temple that II
might be tit for idolatrous uses and owned
chariot horses that were dedicated 10 the
son. CpoC all OF this the Judgment OF God
! falls. but because of II the condition OF the
people is something dreadful. He Is an II.
! lustration OF the power of SIN. First, in It's
/ infatuation. We find him robblng the
! palace and plunderlng the temple, places
! which had always been sacred both 10 the
king and 10 the people, but which he pre-
| sents as dlshonored IN the 2lst verse OF
the 2Sth chapter, TO the king of Assyria,
! but somehow sin seems always 20 present
! the same sort of an intatuatlon 20 those
who walk for any length of time IN its way,
Second, IN its degradation. There could
| be no worse sin than that described IN
verses "a and 25 of the 2Sth chapter, where
! Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the
house OF God, shut up the doors OF the
! house, and IN all the cities OF judah made
! high places 20 burn incense TO other gods.
! A picture very much like II is found IN
! the 5th chapter of Daniel the Sd and 5th
verses, where the temple vessels are taken
! by the king and used IN midnight revelry,
when suddenly the fingers OF a mans hand
are seen writing on the wall, Thou art
weighed in the balance ani found want
| ing" However, It is true that any man
who uses his powers Of body or OF mind TO
sin Is as dehantiy sinful as was Ahaz the
/ king
Third in his death he is a picture of the
end OF sin He died when only thirtysix
years Of age an untimely death, and he
/ sleeps in a dIshonored grave, tor they
would not bury him IN the tOmbs OF the
| kings, a perfect illustration OF the text
"Sn when It Is finished brings forth
| death" In the city of Paris in burning
letters of fire a certain place of dangerous
sin greeted the passerby with these words,
| all OF them written IN fire, Nothing 20
/ pay" but he who enters IN through the
! door will find that the wages OF sin -
! death. This has always been true. Hcze-
| liah, the son of Ahaz, began 20 reign
/ when he was twenty-five years old. In
/ his parental heritage he had everything
| against him, but his mothers name was
Abizah and she was the daughter OF
/ Zecharlah a man who had understanding
| in the views OF God This IL undoubtedly
! the secret of Hezekah's goodness. Boys
| frequently go right when their fathers are
wrong, but when the mother Is wrong very
rarely do they walk in the paths OF recti-
! tude.
The temple with which we have to do
after the children of Israel had turned
| from Egypt. 1t was the fourth year OF the
! reign OF Solomon, seven years OF time was
! consumed IN It's construction, and lS3,OOJ
! Jews and strangers wroughtin It's building.
/ According 20 the present valuation OF
! gold and silver IT cost Sl7lO,OOO IN silver,
! -, ,737. 800 IN gold or a total of Si,i7 800.
! Gold and silver and precious stones made
! up It's adornment, embroidery work so fine
! that 1t seemed as IT angel fingers must have
! worked 1t, and the service of the temple
! was almost too inspiring for description IN
/ human language. This temple Is a type OF
! the New Testament temple which Paul de-
scribes IN J. Corinthians g. 10, What!
! know We not that your body Is the temple
| ye have of God, and We are not your own,
| In a sense every individual - "A temple Of
the Holy Ghost. There II also a sense IN
/ which A single church is that temple, but
/ in a more literal Interpretation 1t IL the
entire church which forms the temple,
and we as living stones are built into It,.
/ Which ever one OF these interpretations
we accept to-day we have the three fold
vision OF the Old Testament temple. Be
! fore ne the outer court, the holy place and
I the holy OF holes which corresponds TO
/ the three fold nature OF man, spirit, soul
and body.
For sixteen years there had been no song
in the temple. This was a great loss, be
cause the people had always been accus-
toned 20 sing from the time at creation
when the morning stars sang together and
all tho sons OF God shouted for jog % the
marching through the Red Sea where the
sons Of Israel were led by Miriam IN the
singing and the birth Of the Saviour where
the angels were the choir the last supper
where the Lord Himself was one OF the
. "a HT h4.. gsaFt ND kq mo
earth where they sing the new song the
world has had much % do with music. The
temple service when men lived IN right re-
iat.Ons with God and the house was clean
was beautiful. Some Psalms were written
IN the tempe IN letters OF gold and the
people chautcd them o. the accOmpani.
mCnt OF the cJnsecratei instruments, the
antiphOnai cbOirs answered each other, q.
for example, IN the gath Psalm. one choir
would say, Lit up yoIr heads, . ye
gates, even lift them up. ye everlasting
doors, and the King Of glory shall come
IN and the other choir would respond
Who v this King OF glory only % have
the other singers reply, The Lord Oi
Hosts, lie u the King Of glory But for
sixteen years there had been no song.
First. why was this, he best expla-
nation Is gwen ~ .hc 2sth chapter OF II.
Chronicles the 2ith and Zjth verses
And Ahaz gathered together the ycssc.s
OF the house Oi God. and cut DO pieces the
vessels Of the house 0f Cod. and shut W
the doors OF the house Of The Lord, and
he made hun altar. M every corner 81
Jerusalem. And in every several city 81
Judah be made high places 20 burn IN
cense unto other gods and provoked % an.
ger the Lord God 0f his fathers There
Is many a ilic to-day withOu; song, and
% all such give my me.sigc The reason
for this Ia found i1 the fact yt am We ain