Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-12-03

The enthusiasm already manifested,
however, makes it certain that those
attending the meetings will be desir
GUS of compensating them financially.
Two companies of Boy Scouts, from
the Baptist and the Congregational
churches, attended in q body the ser.
vice in the tabernacle Monday evening,
constituting the first delegation to at
tend one of the meetings, and DR..
Chapman made suitable reference to
the fact. After day of continuous
rain the audience was comparatively
small, but in any of the churches it
would have been considered as very
large. 1t was a sympathetic and re-
sponsive audience, however, and gave
the closest attention as he preached
on The Agony of Christ, which he did
very effectively.
Early in the service announcement
was made by Dr. Chapman of the
amount of the offerings for local ex-
penses, including the pledges and cash
received Sunday. He said that it
amounted to little less than $500.
The exact figures were $1,777.98, of
which $1,609.17 was received Sunday
DR.. Chapman said that that was the
, largest frst-day offering that had been
received in any Chapman and Alexan-
der meeting, although they had been
' in many large cities. "We are ex-
| ceedingly pleased and shall always re-
member that you did it, said DR..
| Chapman.
For half an hour before the sermon
Alexander, and prayer was offered by
Rev. E. W. Sharp. Mr.. Alexander,
like DR.. Chapman has made a great i'm
preston upon the people. His resource
fulness in getting people to sing is
the subject of much favorable com
ment. Especially enjoyable are the
short rehearsals with the choir after
the meetings, assisted by Mr.. Brown
the soloist, and Mr.. Barraclough, the
pianist. 1t really would be a disap-
pointment to the choir should Mr.. AL
exander fail to ask them to stay u
few minutes. He gives them a new
and worthwhile insight into some of
the hidden beauties of the hymns of
the gospel. Mrs. Alexander has not
arrived yet, but she will be here soon.
She was detained in Asheville, N. c.,
| by illness. Mrs. Chapman has attend
ed all the services, having seat be-
tween the choir and the speaker s
platform.
| In a hush that scarcely could have
been more nearly absolute a thousand
persons sat in the tabernacle Tuesday
evening while DR.. Chapman preached
with manifest intense conviction
a very forceful sermon ON Walk
ing with God. The sermon empha-
sized the advantage of letting the
spirit of Christ more completely
dominate one s daily life, because of
His sustaining power and because of
the influence of a life upon those who
may look to it for guidance. The still
ness was such that even the speaker s
whispers penetrated to the remotest
part of the building, and he said; 81
have every reason to praise God for the
spirit manifest. -
AS usual the singing was an import
ant part of the service, the choir of
80 voices being very responsive to
Mr.. Alexander s leadership. A grand
piano had been substituted for the one
previously in use, and certainly no in.
strument is too good for Mr.. Barra-
clough, whose work as an accompanist
is Invaluable The singing by Mr..
Brown, baritone soloist, was particu-
larly effective. Both DR.. Chapman and
Mr.. Alexander use him to excellent
advantage. His voice is of delightful
quality and he sings with marked ex.
preston and sympathy. His rendition
that evening of the hymn, The Prodi-
gal Son, was very effective and appro.
pirate
In making his announcements in the
tabernacle Wednesday night Rev. Mr..
Tcmkinson, chairman, quoted Rev. Roy
Nj. Houghton as having said of Rev.
DR.. Chapman that day: 81 never
heard such preaching.'' The state
ment fairly summarizes the feeling of
| all pastors affiliated in the present re.
vival services, and closely following
the announcement DIR. Chapman deliv.
cred powerful sermon from the text
Acts 1872: " Have you received the Holy
| Ghost since you bclievcd?' The les
son was that to receive the Holy
Ghost and be of the most service to
Christ every room in one S soul must
be opened to Him, net 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 speak
er. DR.. Chapman met with them in
the chapel of the First Baptist church
before the service, and they marched
from there in body. The Methodist
| and Adventist men attended last
night and the Congregational men will
attend tonight.
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