The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-27
OVER 800 AT
TABERNACLE
Evangelistic Meetings Open
Auspiciously-Strong
Message Given
CROWD EXPECTED AT
SERVICE TOMORROW
Remarkable Example of Team Work by
DR.. Chapman, Mr.. Alexander and
Their Assistants - The Living Christ
to Be Keynote.

to Be Keynote.
With an audience of 500 to 900 per
sons in the new tabernacle the evan
gelistic services by Rev. DR.. J. Wilbur
Chapman and Charles NJ. Alexander, for
which preparations had been in prog
ress for some time, began successfully
last evening. That so many persons
came to the tabernacle on the evening
which DIR. Chapman said was the worst
night in the week for beginning n cam
paign seemed to please the evangelist,
and he predicted that before long. espe-
cially on Sundays, the tabernacle would
be found to be too small to accommo-
date all who wished to get in.
Some preliminary announcements
were made and various other details
delayed the sermon about half an hour,
and so Or. Chapman cut his message
short, but he said enough to show that
during his four weeks STAY here he
should preach Christ living There was
nothing spectacular about DIR. Chap
man 5 delivery, and he made no ex-
trayagant statements, but he preached
fervently and effectively and very
sympathetic audience heard his mes
sage. He said the audience made him
feel very much at home. He announced
that the meetings would begin prompt
~ at 80 and said that the offerings
would 90 toward the payment of local
expenses and that when the expenses
had been paid the offerings would
cease.
Mr.. Alexander 5 work in leading the
singing was especially pleasing The
choir numbered about 80, and it will
be materially increased. Mr.. Alexan-
/ der s smile was referred to as one that
would not come off. but the noted
leader informed the choir and audience
that if they didn T sing the smile
would come off mighty quick The re-
sponse which he received from leading
was really remarkable Henry Barra-
clough, who has written the music for
numerous hymns, presided at the piano
IN an exceptionally delightful way and
Albert Brown, baritone soloist, revealed
a wonderfully sympathetic voice. The
conduct of the whole service was a re-
markable example of team work Rev
George +. Tomkinson made brief re-
marks of welcome and Rev. Roy NJ.
Houghton offered prayer.
/ Doctor Chapman announced for his
theme, The Living Christ, using for his
text Exodus 1888: ''And bells of gold
between them round about = Said he:
This text is full of music. not only
because of the clashing and the
Ginning of the golden bells upon the
high priest s robe, but because of the
truth which the text so wonderfully
teaches. -
DIR. Chapman then sketched some of
the remarkable events in the history
of ancient Israel, and continued:
/ But the greatest day in Israel s
history was the day of the atonement
when the people burdened with sin
found great relief in God s appointed
sacrifice, and returned to their homes
rejoicing. The greatest character also
being the high priest himself, He
was especially chosen for his work and
/ especially consecrated >
\ faithful description of the robe of
le high priest was given, including
the following verses:
And beneath upon the hem of
it thou shalt make pomegranates of
blue, and of purple, and of scarlet,
round about the hem thereof; and
bells of gold between them round
about; a golden bell and a pomegranate,
upon the hem of the robe round about. ;
Exodus 2S:33-34.
- This next is not fanciful. The rea-
son for the golden bells is found in the
35th verse of the 2Sth chapter.
And it shall be upon Aaron to
minister; and his sound shall be heard
when he goeth in unto the holy place
before the Lord, and when he cometh
out, that he die not
"The last clause, that he die not,
should be especially remembered When
the high priest entered the holy place
the waiting people were hushed
and still. They were afraid that posi-
bly, approaching Jehovah he might die
and [ can see them with sad, white
faces looking in the direction whittier
he had gone, and saving. Is he liv-
ing?' when suddenly they would hear
the clashing Of the golden bells upon
the hem of his robe, and they knew
that he was moving, and thus he was
alive.
The celebrated preacher, DIR. Dale
Of Birmingham, England, was prepar
/ ing one of his great sermons for ar
t Easter occasion, when he found that
: he had written the expression, Christ
) is living. He had written it and be
| lieved It for years, but on thi,
t occasion it seemed new. Rising from
: his desk, he walked up and down the
4 room with tears streaming down hi!
cheeks, saying: Christ is living, ant