The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-07

chorus leader is Charles F. Allen, a man well over six feet in height, When he stood up on his little box. which was placed on the top of the platform, and raised up his long arms on either hand it looked the taller. His motions as he is leading are short and stac- cato. His voice is admirably fitted for chorus leading.
 Dr. Chapman took for the subject of his sermon Love" His text was Isaiah xxxyiii. IT: Behold, for peace I had great bitterness; but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for thou has cast all my sins behind my back"
 The text had to do with Hezekiah, the king, a great man, a good man It was he who re-established the Mosaic laws. Tt seems to me- said pr. Chapman, that this is one of the gems of the Scriptures. Yet when l came to look over my library found i but one of my commentaries that mentioned it."
 l He told story of two men who 1 came to him while he was in Winne- peg recently. One was an Englishman and the other an American. Both as- l serted that they were too vile to be saved. But he had assured them that
 God would save them still if they
 wished to be, for God was love.
 The first of Dr Chapman's topics in
 connection with love was Loves
 Call" This has been never so great
 as it is to-day. If I am to be like
 Him. I've got to love Trapping on the
 table at his sidel. Why is it that Mir, Asher, our saloon worker, succeeds? :?
 It is because he and his wife have the touch of love from God with them as they go out to their work"
 "Go through our cities to-day and
 you will see such luxury as man has
 never known before, But go through
 New Yorks streets with Riis, through London's streets with Booth and you
 will see such misery as man has never 7 known. There creatures are crying, !. dying for love. There never was such , call for love. The church ought to
 love. Then it can accomplish so
 much Oh, better would l consider 1t than being called a great evangelist to
 be called a preacher with the true
 power of love behind me"
 Dr. Chapman then told of the dis tribution of the gifts by the Salvation
 Army in New York at Christmas time
 Then it was that Miss Booth got UT
 from sick bed to be able to touch each basket as 1t was being given out
 times as he passed her; another the
 hem of her skirt as many times; ono
 even knelt down and kissed her foot
 They sobbed and they laughed ant ? they did not speak for the tears 1T
 their eyes. Might the whole church , feel the power of love that way. The second division came unde Loves Example" which is Jesus, tn, perfect love. A learned man has sai(
 that the church misinterprets the spir : it of Jesus but unintentionally. Thel q what is 1t to interpret Jesus, to be z Christian? It is to be like Him, t ' have His love in ones breast. U Loves Field" might be the mis sions said Dr. Chapman; home, for
 eign or rescue One of the best field , is the salvation Army, which he pail II a compliment by saying he wished h :, could march with them with cap an - uniform. But there is field equal . as good" he said Tt is containe /, within the four walls of your homes ' There is the mothers field. l knoy
 some of you mothers were thinkin
 while I was telling of Miss Booth :. work Oh, if only l could do wol . like than But you forget the field s much nearer you"
 . pr. Chapman was at the height c
 his emotional appeal at this poin
 He told touching story of littl
 boy who was asked in Sunday schoc I by his teacher who it was that fot le gave everything. that loved everybod, t meaning Jesus The little fellow wa y eagerly snapping his fingers 10 be cal d ed for the answer before she was hal I. through When pointed at he aros ana sang out the uneApetlsu dtlSWel Il That person is mother"
 't "Oh, 1t is superb to be a Christian ! Have you the spirit of love? Let's q l. get on our knees this night and nevc le leave till the baptism of love comes { l. US. Have you Him? If not then see to Him now"
 n At this point in the service he cal a. cd for prayer, at the conclusion , e. which his soloist, Paul J. Gilbert, san l. "As He Puts His Loving Arms Abol n Me" This solo was sung quietl
 sweetly, while the tears of the mol