The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-21

ly from First.
Upwards of 1900 persons went to
the tabernacle last evening to hear
Rev. DIR. Chapman preach his second
sermon on The objectionable Sin. 1t
was an unusually large audience for a
week-night meeting, except the Friday
night meetings, and the sermon was
delivered in a manner BETTING so seri-
Gus a subject. AT it's close many per
sons responded to DR.. Chapman S in
vitation tc take a definite stand for
Christ and the church. Prayer was of
fered by Rev. l. M. Compton.
large choir was present, as has
been the case ever since the meetings
eheir has been a source of much salts
faction to DR.. Chapman and to Mr..
Alexander, the leader, and Mr.. Alexan
der expressed his thanks for the way
the members have stood by. In private
conversation recently DR.. Chapman
said that not since he and Mr. Alexan-
der had worked together had they been
favored by a more tuneful chorus, al
Though most of them had been larger,
except one in Australia which had been
organized some seven years.
The song service was again an i'm
portant feature, and again the rhythmic
hymn, Dwelling in Beulah Land, was q
favorite. The hymn, He Is Mine, also
was rendered again, F. G. Adams as
sisting Mr.. Brown on the solo part. The
choir sang effectively a new HYMN
Higher Ground. without previous
practice. Mr.. Brown sang for a sole, I can
Trust, with pleasing effect, Mr.. Barra-
elough improvising an accompaniment
which added much to the beauty of the
selection.
DR.. Chapman prefaced his sermon
with the statement that although the
meetings were drawing to q close he
believed the spirit Of them would CON
tinue through the months to come. 81
! hope that when we come to Keene. .
he said, "you will come over there and
/ tell us that the work here has gone on
/ gloriouslv.' He urged all to identify
/ themselves with some church and said
4 that sad story had come to him that
I day Of young man in Brattleboro who
was drifting because his father and
mother were divided on the question of
his joining the church.
The sermon was the second one in
the series on The objectionable Sin and
several special texts of Scripture were
presented, DR.. Chapman urging all
/ those present to read them carefully IL
their homes. The texts were Proverbs
1: 24-3O; ST. Mark 3: $3.50; Hebrews
$40; Hebrews 10:26-29; and ST
Matthew 10: 1892, special emphasis be
ing laid on the last text, which reads:
/" Wherefore | say unto you. all manner
of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven
unto men; but the blasphemy against
the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven
unto men. And whatsoever speaketh d
word against the Son of man, it shall
be forgiven him; but whatsoever speak
eth against the Holy Ghost, It shall not
be forgiven him, neither in this world
neither in the world TO come
DR.. Chapman called attention to thu
fact that in the Old Testament ana il
the New, in the gospels and IN tht
Epistles, it was plainly stated tina
there is a sin which cannot be forgiven
that resistance can be carried on toe
long, and that the rejection of God ;:
invitation may be rejected once too of
ten.
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mere matter of opinion and that it i
. not a sin, but God says in Hebrews 6:
that such unbelief is to cruelty the Sol
of God afresh. Such men treat Got
: with less respect than they would tn
! mayor. We have come to time whel
!. men ought to be made to understand
that unbelief is the climax Of sin.
. "All manner of blasphemy agains
men shall be forgiven, but blasphem..
" against the Holy Ghost shall not be fol
given. If man commits the sin 70
; which there is no forgiveness it is no
: because of lack Of God 8 mercy, blu
d is in spite of His love, and becaus
man with his own hand closes the doc
2 of hope
= :. Referring again to St. MATTHEW
+ 1891, where it is said that All mar
: ner of sin shall be forgiven" ID