The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-02

In making his announcements in the
tabernacle last evening Rev. George E.
Tomkiuson, chairman, quoted Rev. Roy
NJ. Houghton as having said of Rev
! DR.. Chapman that day: II never heard
such preaching The statement fairly
summarizes the feeling of all the pas
! tors affiliated in the present revival
services, and closely following the an
nOuncement DR.. Chapman delivered
powerful sermon from the text Acts
1872: "Have you received the Holy
Ghost since you beheved?' The lesson
was that to receive the Holy Ghost and
be of the most service to Christ every
room in ones soul must be opened to
Him, not all except one or two.
A large delegation of men from the
Baptist parishes Of the town attended
the meeting, sitting together. They
were the first of the church delegations
and were an inspiration to the speaker.
DR.. Chapman met with them in the
chapel of the First Baptist church be
} fore the service, and they marched from
= there in body. The Methodist and
Adventist men will attend tonight and
q the Congregational men tomorrow
= night.
}. Rev. Mr. Tomkinson announced that
f on Sunday the congregations Woult
= meet in their respective churches fol
regular services in the morning, but
! that on Sunday evening at 40 there
would be a union service in the taber
{ nacle. There will be no afternoon ser
: vices after today until Sunday. On
that day at $50 a service for women
- will be held in the tabernacle and a
: $40 service for men viii be held il
# the Congregational church. After tn
e opening exercises in the tabernacl
n Mr.. Alexander, Mr.. Brown, Mr. Barra
If clough and the ministers win 90 to tn
- Congregational church for the seryic
D there.
- - Last night Or. Chapman said, in part
= Il have special message for th
IS churches of Brattleboro. l do not bt
u heve there can be a more importaI
. question put to Christian people tina
: this one which is in this text. God
P--ta4ways seeking an outlet for His powe
If land an instrument which He may US
- and the only reason in the worl
" why the spiritual life of the church.
We not as it should be, is found
~ the fact that either no answer at a
u is given to the question in the te.
n which 1 have chosen, or an incorre
or answer is given. 1t would be stran!
Ar- indeed, if an entire church body shou
os- be quiekened at the same time. A hu
If dred people filed with the spirit of G,
&C. would stir any community. Just a fe
in each church would be able to ma
$50 the pastor s work easier, make it mo
to of a delight to him to preach, and ma
80 the entire church more effective
-, these things be true, then it natural
80 follows that for any considerable nu
a. Der of Christian people to be filed wi
I'll the spirit of God means a great a
~ wonderful revival \ revival has
= do with church people only, +
Tho it presuPposes the existence of Ii
80 even though the life be langulshil
ee, and the revival means the quicKeni
me of that life into normal ACTIVITY. II
ny as soon as the church is quicken
~ then unsaved people in the commun
. are also stirred, but the orGor must
ways be as follows: First, the chur
II then the general population, and so g
good heed to this question in the tie
e / The revised version makes the t,
'1N read: Did you receive the Holy Oh
when you believed7' But it is a mat
Is of small Importance to me whether
take the authorized version or the
vised, The question is: Are you liv
Vt. today as God would have you? Is yo