The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-16
Before Sermon DR.. Chap
man Spoke to Church
Officers
CHURCH SERVICES
THIS FORENOON
Service in Baptist Church Last Even
ing for Men, Who Then Went in Body
to Tabernacle - Delegation Coming
from Keene Today.

iIOu ASGle 1OQdy.
While yesterday was a special day
for men, both men and women were invit-
ed to the tabernacle meeting in the even
ing, when Rev Dr. Chapman delivered
sermon on The Prodigal Son from the text
Luke 10 II: And. he began to be in
want 1t was sermon born of intense
conviction and sank deep in the hearts of
the congregation.
There were many men in the audience, a
large proportion OF them coming in body
from the First Baptist church, where the
men of the various churches met at =
O'Clock and were addressed by Mr. Alexan-
der and Mr.. Brown on the subject of Per
sonal Work, and from the Methodist
church, where DR.. Chapman addressed
church officers OF various denominations
Previous TO the sermon Mr.. Alexander
conducted d song service, which included
three new stanzas sung to the tune OF Mr..
Barraclough's Shine Just Whete You Are,
which had been printed and distributed
and Mr.. Brown sang solo. He Lifted Me,
from the hymn book. Prayer was offered
by Rev. Thomas Gamble pastor OF the
Methodist church in Amherst. Mass.
Announcement was made by DR.. Chap
man that this evening he should call on
Mrs. Alexander to tell about the Pocket
Testament league, which she organized
and which has members all over the world,
also that a delegation would be present
from keene. Y II.
This morning, the beginning Of church
day each pastor met his people in their
own church to discuss ways for continuing
their religious activities, which have been
quickened by the evangelistic services and
/ by the presence of Dr., Chapman and Mr..
! Alexander and the other members OF the
/ party.
Yesterday afternoon Rev. MIR Shaef-
! fer of Athol gave another talk to children,
his subject being The Cup OF Life The
children were SO keenly interested that
they were wholly unconscious of the pas
sage of time, and the point of the address
was driven home very effectively.
At 6 p. m. yesterday about % mon
church officers, met in the Methodist YES
try and were served delicious chicken
pie supper, at the close of which Henry
Bond, chairman OF the general committee
Ipresented DR.. Chapman, expressing the
Willingness OF the men present TO help him
in any way possible. also the deep appre
citation of Dir. Chapman willingness Il
speak at this meeting.
DR. Chapman urged the officers to get to
gether once month To talk over churct
matters. saying that he believed that by $,
doing the whole spiritual atmosphere O
Brattlcboro would be kept warm. He thel
=, gave thoroughly delightful address ol
Some Church Officers | Have Known, say
ing :.
| do not know OF any one in the churcI
who can help or hinder the minister quit
, so easily as a church officer / am pei
suaded that it IS true, however, that yer
few men in official position in the churc
: would hinder the minister if they realize
they were doing So and very few bu
what would help him if they could be mad
to understand how helpful they might
in little things which cause them almos
no effort at all, but which would mea
everything in the way of inspiration an
: cheer to the pastor Of a church My ow
experience with church officers has been,
think, quite remarkable. | am persuade
!, what success | have had in pastoral life Ina
largely been due to these men who hay
stood by me so Loyalty. | must comics
: that some of them were not always at I'll
: beginning easy to get along with. | hay
: no doubt at all but that they might haN
= thought the same of me, but | was alway
fair and frank with my church officer
told them exactly what was in my min
and what | wanted to have them do, an
they never failed me, and | can look baC
I over long experience in the pastorate al
say that | can think of no church Office
associated with me who did not at hea
, want to help, and the most of them to tn
lG day are my true and loyal friends.
- 1t is usually true that differences
u tween the pastor and the officers arise fro
l. lack of understanding 1t is also true TIN
d troubles have often arisen because of lat
of frankness, and it goes without sayii
that it is true that many time a chur,
officer is doing little for his pastor becau
the pastor does not seem to appreciate t
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