The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-06

plaud. That is all want you to do. listen"
 Quickness of action is one of Dr. Chapman's prominent characteristics as a preacher. It was manifest at many different occasions.
 When Dr. Watson l.. Phillips, as chairman of the city exec/ive com mittce. had introduced him and said that he turned the meeting over into his hands. Dr, Chapman was on his feet in an instant. not to make for nal speech in return: not to make number of promises as to the work he and his as;Nstants intend to do in New Haven. Rather he called for a hymn and asked all to join in heart fly and at once he had his big audi ence at ease,
 Compliments Mir. Polf.
 pr. Chapman took occasion to refer to the generosity of Mir. Poli in offer ing the use of his theater building without charge. Dr. Channan said it was his first experience in evangeli- cal work where such thing had been done by a theater manager. By way of introduction he said he felt sure that New England was one of the best fields for evangelical work. Never would he forget the enthusi- asm and the fervour with which this movement was received in Hartford and Worcester, Providence and Fall River and wherever else he had been. He said he felt sure that the business men of New Haven would heartily approve of the campaign be- fore it had continued many days. It would, not be an appeal to the emo- tions, not be an appeal to fear; not be an effort along secsarian lines. It would rather be an appeal to thought
 My purpose Is to make you men better" said Dr. Chapman. The only way to do that. believe, is tc get you into the church. I can dc that best by appealing to your intel lects. There is no audience in the world easier to reach than one oi men. It is because they can be cas- fest reached along intellectual lines pr. Chapman repeated with emphasis that he believed 1t dangerous thing to try to live really Christian life outside of the church.
 A Terrible Whirlwind.
 Dr. Chapman took for his subject "A Terrific Whirlwind." His text was "They have sown the wind they shall reap the whirlwind.
 The wind he took to be the beginning of sin and the whirlwind to be the ent of 1t. The first Is sown; the second i reaped. That 1t is the inevitable lav of God and nature that this should b' so he cited number of Biblical ref erences, historical incidents and dail, events as told of in the newspapers. I Is the same law for all men, old ol young. wise or ignorant, cultured O debased He told of men who ha, prostituted their inherent genius h. 1drink or evil deeds.
 "Rut there are two kinss of sowing There is the good sowing as we'll a the haA At the funeral of the late E s. Hadfsy, the lieutenant-governor 0 New York, state. walked bare-heade, by the hearse and 300 men walked be hind weeping. Why was 1t? It wa because this man with Jonathan Ed wards blood in his veins had decide to make the best of his genus. had re deemed himself from a life of sin an drink of the worst variety in Nes York and wandered into the Jerr Macaulay mission one night.
 T am friend of the men," said Dl Chapman, drawing nearer the front C the stage. sympathetically. q lov men as I can scarcely have said m wife. They are ripped: the dev charms them. They don't see the en ahead. If they did. I'd not be afrai of any one of them"
 He told of beautiful sea-flower . the tropics which is colored beautiful ly. But it catches the fish with invis able tendrils and charms them wit its colors to their fate. It Is typical ( sin. We all do not want to go dowi Men say "I'll have little taste of si and then stop" But they don't; the can't. It is like the boys at Princeto few winters ago that were skatin around an air hole in the Ice. Sut denly the ice began to crack They a left the place but one courageous on who shouted, Just once more aroun the air hole; then I'll quit" But u ice went down and he with it. That the cause of the fate of too many me- They say Just once more and r stop"
 America Becoming Temperate.
 ''I read in Professor James that
 is by no means easy to break