The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-02
NOON MEETINGS
GROW in FAVOR
EVEN LARGER ATTENDANCE AT
THE METROPOLITAN TODAY.
A Great Audience Sings the Familiar
Songs With a Fervor Indicative Of
Keen Interest, While DR.. Chapman's
Address Shows the Inspiring Charac-
ter Of the Gathering.

Two thousand voices joined in gospel
song at the opening Of the noon evan
gellstic meeting in the metropolitan
theater today. The singing resounded
thruout the building and out onto the
street, beyond and was the cause of
many men dropping in after the service
old familiar ones which everyone
knew, and which one and all were able
TO sing without reference to books.
3, Coronation was the first, all joining
n the Eousingg chorus, and crown
ny eod to Thee and ID fam The Sweet o
struck a responsive chord in every heart
and were most fitting for the. opening
of the noon meeting. Following these
hymns were two special musical num-
bers A quartet composed of W. H.
Collision, O. F. Pugh, G. F. Allen and
Fred Butler sang beautiful selection,
~, Claim Your Mansions in the Skies. .,
Of the quartet. Fred Butler, the mag
n1ficent basso who always accompanies
pr. Chapman at his meetings, sang a
fine solo, Somebody written by Pro-
! lessor W. S. Weeden of New York, who
had the pleasure Of being on the stage
and hearing it.
DR.. Chapman's Remarks.
One more Of the old, stirring hymns,
.sAll Hail the Power Of Jesus Name, -
was sung with enthusiasm by the audi
ence, after which DR.. j. Wilbur Chap.
man began his remarks. He chose for
his subject, EThe Unconscious Loss of
Power and his text was taken from
the book of Judges, "And, he wist not
that the Lord was departed from him. .
DIR. Chapman said he believed but
few people realized where they really
stood with God. It was so easy to drift
away from him and become tainted anc
influenced by the things Of the world
and not of God. What a fral thing
human nature is, said DR.. Chapman
When man depends on his owl
strength, he finds himself the most mis-
cradle when standing among great men
God IS power is what man must have
And vet it is one thing to get right
with God and quite another thing tt
keep right. Sampson, referred to il
= the text, was very strong man, and we
are told of strong and beautiful parents
Yet strength without control may lea(
to any man 3 defeat. Men were mad
for God and without him they are fail
sures. Sampson was not only strong
/ but for twenty years was great judge
e. Without God, Nothing.
He was a man Of great mind, ye
without God he was nothing. Whel
he was shorn of his hair, no longer O.
great strength, he realized that be wa
nothing without the Lord was will
him.
The reason we've lost power is be
cause we've been in touch with tn
world. Why have. men lost favor witt
Code When you broke step with God
there you lost your strength. d" Yo1
must go back to that place and begi1
over again. Sampson was strong an
great, but little by little he fell int
snares which eventually overthrow him
He ignored the strength Of the adve1
sary in the little things Of the world
The other day man once promi
ton as streetcar motorman- He wa
refused. He once did an act whicI
broke his wife g heart. By slow stage
he fell from position paying $4,000
a year, to the asking for position a
motorman. He misjudged the strengt
of the adversary. Little by little b
fell to degradation.
An Orators Downfall.
gered into my room when was at A
1anta, Ga. He was battered, and diss
pated but looked familiar. He wante
So. 7 gave it to him and he staggere
out. Then it dawned on me who, /
was I had once heard in southe1
pulpit most eloquent orator, a mini
ter whom I had later begged to ente
evangelistic work. The man who ha
began with morphine. Little by lit
he sank to the miserable condition j
which he still remains. Oh, for such
man, as we'll as for all sinners, there
but one thing to save them in tn
world, and the next, the love Of Go
there any hepag tPo Smr who Th need aa
now9 And if so, as you 90 from til
meeting will you take him with yo1
Take him, in your everyday life; ar
as you depart, may this love of God al
his Son Jesus Christ remain with yo
today and forever.' .s<2% 351,