The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-07
HEARTS TOUCHED
BY DR.. CHAPMAN
NOON MEETING AT METRoPoLI-
TAN DRAWS VAST AUDIENCE.
Thousands Pause in Busy workday to
Hear About 1.-THE Kings Business
IA Life Made Over'' Is Evan
gelist's Subject, and His Impassioned
Plea for Regenerated Souls Bears
Fruit.

It was necessary to close the lower
floor doors of the Metropolitan theater
before the opening Of the Chapman
meeting at noon today, and admit peo-
pie to the balcony and gallery entrances
only. Every seat on the first floor was
occupied long before the service opened.
A few latecOmers went away, not caring
to climb long flights of stairs to secur,
back seats. Yet sufficient numbe,
vent in to crowd the building to its
utmost seating capacity.
ss The audience was about evenly di-
vided between men and women, and one
and all joined with hearty enthusiasm
in the prelude of song, preliminary to
the delivery of the noon address by DR..
j. Wilbur Chapman. Following the
rousing singing of sThe Kings Busi-
ness, go Nearer My God to Thee, y and
a magnificent solo by Mr.. Butler, DR.:
N Marshall gave. the announcements for
the evangelistic program of the next
twenty four hours, then surrendered til
floor to DR.. Chapman. During Dr.. Chap
mans address every individual was
most attentive. The audience was fully
appreciative Of his brief, impassione
exposition of the gospel. !
"A Life Made Over" Z
a Life Made Over' was DR.. Chan
man 8 subject, his text being Jer.
xvlll:4 " So he made it again. q The
text, ne said, referred to the potter
VINO nodded the clay vessel. 1t not suit
again. The difficulty with This notter
OF Jeremiah s time. was that the clav
perfect. God is the great ot1ng ngttea was ana IN
man is the clay. And so it IS Cod
studles man a. and tries to mold him into
the beautiful form of perfection. -
~ FRIEND" said the evangelist, "what
you need is not resolution for reforma-
ptlon, but to be brought into touch with
again; You are the clay which needs
remodeling by the Master Potter. Are
you to be vessel Of honor, or dishonori
lie will mould you as YOU give him the
privilege of doing. He is the Master
who can make you perfect. -
at. Flood the Desert.
."1t doesn It make SO much difference
II my life is a desert if I let God turn
IN 1a1eh the refreshing waters of his salvation.
Inc artist never yet has made a
beautiful statue without hard blows,
| We want to be beautiful in Christianity
without the hard blows, The Bible Il
the secret of a victorious life over sin
The Bible is God IS photograph. He has
Calked Into 1t tor you and for me. With
n it you can. hear Gods voice; receive
God s message. ~- - - ~ =
,"If God isn't using you, the chances
are it is because your life is not right
with him: I hope if this is true with
you, it will cut a little bit. Is it true
If so, remedy it. - :
We had a man up in the mountains
OF New York, hermit, who had beer
disappointed in love and politics. Two
strangers were admitted to his cell one
night. The old hermit had a violin or
which he occasionally scratched some
old familiar tune. One of the strangers
took the instrument. Soon it was Civ
ing forth sweet strains as never before
Now 1T wept like child now it scared
to song Of unequaled richness. At last
the music died away. Il. shall never
play it again, said the hermit, as he
put the old violin away. - II. =
,-. Master Was Ole Bull, -...z
"That wonderful player of the in
strument was Ole Bull. the great est
player who ever lived. The violin wa.
nothing. It was all in tbs master, Oh
my friends, won't you let the divin,
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