The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-02-26
THE full REWARD
DR.. CHAPMAN'S SUNDAY SERMON.
A Full Gospel Exposition of What the
Finally Faithful May Expect In the
Sireat Day of Accounts.

Great Day Of Accounts.
New YORK CITY. - The distinguished
evangelist, the Rev. DR.. J. Wilbur Chap.
man, Is the author of the following sermon
entitled THE Full Reward" which was
preached from the text, Every man that
striveth for. the mastery is temperate in
all things. Now they do it to obtain a cor
ruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
BIT I keep my body under, and bring it
INTO subsection, lest that by any means,
when [ have preached to Others, | myself
should be a castaway." l Cor, TX: 25. g.
Paul, in the figure OF speech, is on the
race course. He is striving to reach the
goal AMI win the prize. Here, therefore, it
Is not question of life. hut entirely a
question Of awards. He is not writing to
the unregenerate, but to the children OF
God. He says: Il will keep under my
body, lest shall become a castaway.'
The word "castawav" in the Greek Is lit
erally "disaDproved." Paul is teaching
that even ii he is to win tnc crown that IS
incorruptible. he must deny himself, lie
must put forth heroic effort, he must be
faithful! until the very end.
This spirit is needed in tha chuIch. Il
the first crown Is for the passive Christian
the second is for The enthusiastic io!.cGcr
of Christ, and next TO the baptism OF the
Holy Ghost the church to-day needs the
ba1tiSm oi enthusiasm. 1t is great MIS-
take for men to allow their prsJuii5cS 70
lead them against the methods OF church
work uDcn which God has set His seal.
There is cry today against new methods.
and peGy,e say the need OF the time Is 10:
the old methods 0f Our fathers. There *
some truth in this. but the trou5,e with
the advocates of this prooostion IS that
they do not make their methods old
enough. We ought to go back to Pentc-
costsl methods of giving. for in those davs
the disciples gave all they had. VIC ought
to 90 hack to Pentecostal methods Of
preaching; the carly preachers had jus:
two themes in mind-namely, jesus and
the Resurrection We ought to GO back to
Pente .oStal living. for in the olden times
the disciples lived in the eXpectation that
each oeW dav would bring back the Lord
Himself. and having this hope in Him their
lives became pure and their testimonies
powerful.
Ever church ought to change its method
every Sunday, If the methods IN use do
not compel the peple to accept the gospel.
We have no responsibility for conversion
TIE Spirit of God takes care of that. but
we do have a tremendous responsibility
resting uron us to make every man. woni..
an and child understand that the Son OF
God died to set them free from the pen
atty os sin. and that He ever pleads Mt
Gods right hand to liberate them from its
power The church Is not an end. but
rather means to an end. II counted an
end. the membership becomes satisfied
with the church in itself. Its preaching.
its music, its social standing. its ability to
influence the minds OF the peoDle. and in
all seriousness l dare to say that such 4
church will be curse to I community in
the thought of God, rather than bless
ing. We have this to remember: when
counted as means to an end the church
loses sight of herself and re&lzes that she
is in existence only to bring to every lost
sinner the message of the gospel So long
as there is one soul in the world msaved
God calls His children IN carry the mes
sage OF peace and glad t;dings of great JOY
to that one.
There is a Scriptural warrant for thi:
frequent change OF method. 1t Is al
summed M in one word: until How lone
did the father wait for his son. Until
he returned How long did the woman
search for the lost piece of silver? I'm
til' she found it. How long did the. shen
herd look for his sheep? Until, he had i
in his arms and was bearing it back with
we to change our methods IN the charcb'
+'Untn" We have 4 method upon whicl
God viii set His seal and TO rh'ch tx
Holy Ghost will give His approval. because
that method comneiS the peH1,e to he'I
the gospel and 10 known that Jesus Ch..at
died to save all mankind.
Paul was willing to he counted Zoo 4
only he might better infirencc men. To thf
wise he would he wise; to the ignnr2ut NJ
was wiling to be counted ignorant; t.
the weak as a man OF weakness--'F only
l,- Ill ho ,-h+ En-
the lord God I'll the church with thi,
spirit! We colld shake the cities art
move tie world with the power OF God
Aud when tn" great day vt awards Shonlr
come. simnly because we had been dead il
earnest. had counted personal ease a.
nothing. lad lahorcd incessartly hv da,
and hv NIGHT. in heat and in cold. ~
should receive the crown that is incorrupt
ible
THE GROWN OF REJOICING.
/ Thcss. ii: l9-"For what is our hope
OF JOY or crown Of rejoicing? Are not ever
We in the presence OF our Lord Jesn
Christ at His coming
Whei Paul remembers the Thessalor
ians whom he had won for Christ, he lui
Inediate.y replies: -'Ye are our crown o
rejoicing and so this third form OF til,
reward is properly called the soul-w'in
ner'Ss c own.
Alas, some who are born OF the Spirit
who have been trained in the Christian
church, or might have been, who hav'
lived all their lives dead in sin, shall neve
wear it. But it IS possible for everybod,
to receive it from the hands Of the Maste
Himself.
This is the crown that the sainted Spar
geon is to wear. 1t is said that 1900 prc
pie joined his church in his ministry. ant
this was only the beginning of the rulti
tude of Others that have been infiuence'
by his life the world around. 1t IS th
crown that Mr.. Moody Is To wear. bccaus
in all parts of the weird he has pointc'
men u the cruciied Ono. 1t is the crown
that faithful Sunday-scnool teachers ant
devoted workers are to wear.
had IN my home at one time rcT
celebrated Sunday-school worker. He toll
me how he became servant of Christ. n
was converted as boy before the Yonn
Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor wa
known. He wanted to do something 70
Christ. and all he could think Of was t.
teach a Sundav-school class. He went t
the superintendent with request that h
might be made a teacher, and was nc
fused. He went second time, with
like result He went a third time, ant
proposed to bring in class from outside
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