The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1906-02-12
BUCHTEL HEARD
BY IMMENSE CONGREGATION.


the pulpit or the lecture platform in
Grand Junction is capable of drawing
such immense audiences as Chan
cellor Buchtell, of the Denver uni
versity and one of the great men of
Methodism in the west. Although
he has been heard in the city either
as a lecturer or as a pulpit speaker
many times and is well known to q
great portion of the citizenship of
Grand Junction the mere anounco-
ment that Chancellor Buchtel is to
speak here makes a large audience
or large congregation assured
Last night Chancellor Buchtell
filled the pulpit of the First Method
list church. Before half past seven
O'Clock every seat In the large audi
forum of the church was occupir i
and by eight o'clock the lower floor
and the spacious galleries of the Sun
day school room were filled to over
flowing. Not less than one thousand
people were present. The congre-
cation was the largest that has as
sembled in the Methodist church
since Chancellor Buchtel dedicated
the new Sunday school room in De
cember 1904, and it was the largest
congregation that has greeted min
lister in the city for a very long per-
iod.
Before delivering his discourse the
chancellor occupied a short time in
telling of the progress made by the
Denver university, its work during
the year and the improvements that
have been and are being made. He
stated that the year is proving the
very best in the history of the insti-
tuition. the attendance Is far greater
than ever before and better work is
lfal,s fy, a
ment. These remarks were listened
to with great interest.
Chancellor Buchtel took for his
text these words For None of Us
Liveth to Himself and no Man Dieth
to HIMSELF" found in the fourteenth
chapter of Romans, the seventh verse.
The sermon was most powerful
truly impressive. deep in its nature
yet simple in its explanation. One
great thought after another was
brought out. The congregation was
made to see the meaning of this
grand old text in new light, 1t was
given an Interpretation greatly diff
erent in many ways from the usual
Interpretation yet none can say that
Chancellor Buchtel's interpreta-
ton was not wholly correct.
One of the great truths that Chan
cellor Buchtel dwelt upon at length
was that involving tn Immortality OF
the good and the Immortality of the
evil. He declared that the good or
the evil in any man lived on forever
after the man had passed from earth.
The good or bad influence wrought
by the life of man continued to have
its effect on the world long after the
man had passed away. He referred
to the commanding figures and lives
nj
tory. of ancient and modern times
and by illustration showed how the
influence of each of these great ca
reers had lived through the years
that had passed since the mortal
span of these careers had been meas
ured, and declared that these in
huences would go on living until the
world was at an end. The disposl-
tons of the average man or woman
too say that 81 don't amount to much
therefore my influence for the good
or evil has no weight whatever" the
chancellor insisted was wholly wrong
I'm Gods sight there are no incon-
spicuous men or women in the
world" he declared. Every man
be he of humble mein or great re-
nown is accountable for his deeds
here on earth and for the influence
that his life has on his companions
or on those that are to follow him.
No man can live apart from the
world. He must be part of the
world, a part of the great human
procession Many other thoughts
along this line were brought out
showing that the least of human kind
has an immortal influence for good
or for evil, therefore each man or
woman should carefully guard his or
har life and actions so that their in
fuence may be for the good. THE
/ influence of an evil word once spoken
never ends and the words may be
recalled but the influence cannot be
checked The same is true of good
words that are spoken or good deeds
that are done, the little actions and
little deeds of kindness count for
/ lust as much as the great deeds.
! Every point and every phase of the
! great sermon was clearly and con-
vincingIy illustrated. 1t was a re-
markabe discussion, and one that
will undoubtedly live long in the
hearts and minds of those who were
/ fortunate enough to hear it.
| Chancellor Buchtel is a minister
of the highest ability and a pulpit
/ orator of the greatest force. The
sermon of last night was one of the
strongest he has ever delivered in
/ the city
This splendid and remarkable dis
course on THE Immortality of In
/ fuence." stands as one of the great-
est pulpit addresses that has been
/ heard in the city in several years.
The sermon delivered yesterday
morning at the Methodist church by
Rev. d. d. Forsyth, the pastor, was