Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-07-19
A NOVEL RACE.
Sunday Discourse by DR.. Chapman, the
Noted Pastor.Evangelist.
Wealth and Power WIN Not Avail the Sinner
90 Judgment Day - Two Ways
Iato Heaven.


NEW YORK CITY.-The Rev. J. Wilbur
Chapman, the popular pastor OF the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, whose reputation as
an evangelist Is second to none, has pre-
pared an interesting sermon upon the sub.
ject, "A Novel Race" which is preached
from the text. Proverbs Ia: II. There is
a way which seemeth right unto a man;
but the end thereof are the ways OF
DEATH"
Some time during last summer the Rev.
Joseph Parker, the pastor OF the City
Temple in Boston, was asked 10 take the
editors chair of the London Sun. lie was
given full liberty to print just what he
wished IN the paper or to keep out OF the
columns what in his judgment was NOT
conducive to make an ideal paper. One day
in the place OF the racing news which the
readers OF the sun had been accustomed
to peruse he printed under the caption OF
"A Novel Race Record" a description OF
the race of life, and for each point made
emphatic in the lives OF those who ire
quent the race course and follow racing as
business he presented a passage OF Scrip
ture. This was. 10 say the least, startling.
One of our New York papers, quoting
from his utterings in the London Sun,
printed the following:
A NOVEL RACE RECORD.
/ London.-The Rev. Joseph Parker prints
IN the sun lO-ual III plACe Ol usual
ing column what he calls a corrected race
record, as follows:
The Eternity Stakes.
The Start-Born in sin, etc. Psalm IL: 5.
The Racial gone out of the way, etc.
Romans ILL.,: II.
The Finish-After death the judgment
etc. Hebrews lX.: q.
The Weighing Room-Thou are weighed
in the balances and art found wanting.
Daniel V: 81.
Settling Day-For what shall it profit a
man ii ne shall gain the whole world and
lose HE own so,l. Mark VIII: So.
TINS outline for sermon has been IN
my mind since first my eyes lighted ,pon
It. and 70 the great London preac er L
am indebted for the suggestions or this
sermon. and yet / am quite free 90 confess
that the only reason | have chosen the
outline. and indeed the only reason L
preach the sermon is that | have a great
desire that those OF You who are running
the race OF life should lay hold upon eter-
nal life. Ii is a great mistake for men to
preach without giving their hearers an OPP
portunity to confess Christ. When Mr.
Moody first began his public ministry in
Chicago he went through course or SER
mons on the life of Christ. and came at
last 10 the crucihxion. when the most pro-
found impression had been made. He felt
as II he ought to give an invitation. but
neglected TO do so. The audience was dis
mlSSeH never come together again, lOr
hight the great conhagration in Chi
vas upon the city. and many of his
; were quickly ushered into eternity,
while / present this novel race rec
present it only that you may run the
it'll Christ.
had the time in this connection I
say some words concerning the book
ch the text is found. 1t has been
some one that there is no part of
bic which more thoroughly proves
spiration OF the Scriptures, for no
IAN could have written these wise
another has suggested that the
me chapters in the book contain
or each day OF the month. and no
'uld find himself failing so frequent
should imbibe the wisdom of these
Indeed, there is not condition
hat is not met by the wisdom of the
If this book. / might also suggest
erent figures which are used in the
hich describe a human life. 1t is
OF under the figure of a voyage
days of calm and nights of storm,
! winds blowing decetfully against
telling of prosperity that never
nd its hurricane which almost
against the rocks and to death,
Of the best figures is that of a race
an walks when he races, but runs.
be desperately in earnest. and no
makes a success of his life with,
same thing is true of him. There
place for the laggard in human
v. We must run If we would
no race is permitted without con.
In this race OF human life which
here are three contestants which
nestly to defeat Us. The first ia
greatest enety that the most OF
self. Other men fight battles
ghen the victory is won. but nc
yer yet been able to rest in the
rth himself The Bible Is true,
ne that ruleth his spirit than
keith a CITY," and many a man
hero in the battlefield and
SCRABBLE failure with his struggle
elf. The world is generally
Woe be unto you when all
well OF you" and If no one op.
is well to stop and see where
Y be wrong. but possibly the
versary OF all is the devil, the
this trinity OF contestants. for
and deceives until at last the
laracter is made weak and the
tainted; but | am not so much
about the running OF the race
time as the preparation for the
ext is a striking one. ''Therd
ich seemeth right unto a man!
I'd thereof are the ways ol
here Is a way that seemeth
Ike IL that none of us have de
.liberately to be lost Oul
'mory is too sacred and our
lple too powerful to permit u:
o choose death instead of life,
.ly procrastinating. We have
lie more of the worlds pleas.
so-caled. and determine IL
more OF the worlds honor
seemeth right. for some day
aved. and yet no one has 4
act OF salvation if he neglects
for he has made no provi!
morrow. The end battles de
iere is weeping and wailina
of teeth, and | present thi:
Ter that we may know that
I'd to run the race alone.
Psalm 81: 5, "Behold. wat
guilty. and in sin did my
re me-"
le statement, but experience
IN of it and history empha
particular. However men
INST the doctrine of original
OF it as an injustice and all
heless, this we know to be
re born with a bias to sin,
we were to speak honestly
that from the very first ii
for us to do wrong than to
have been in a great com.
,erience, for even the great
Shen l would do good evil
me-" / do not for mo-
hat ottiifx ~