The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-17
KEENE WANTS
EVANGELISTS
Chapman and AlexanderWill
Go There in May IL Plans
Work Out
BUSINESS WOMEN
ATTEND SERVICE
Several Delegations, Including SPECIAL
Train Load from Keene-Dr Chap
man breaches on Broken Family Cir
cle-Mrs. Alexander Speaks.

1tdIn LOAD from heene-Dr. Cnap-
man breaches on Broken Family Cir
cle-Mrs. Alexander Speaks.
Church day i'll the Chapman-Alexan-
der evangelistic meetings closed with
largelyattended tabernacle service
last evening, when Rev. DR.. Chapman
preached with great effectiveness
sermon on A Broken Family Circle
The first services were conducted by
the pastors in their churches in the
morning, as stated yesterday. At 2 ..
m. DIR. Chapman and Mr.. Alexander held
the usual afternoon service in the tab
ernacle, and at p. IN. the business wo-
men to the number of $50 enjoyed sup
| per together in the First Baptist church
and were addressed by Mrs. Charles NJ.
Alexander before going to the taber-
nacle meeting.
| At the evening service a delegation
| of nearly 100 was present from Keene,
n. H., coming by special train. A
| delegation of young men was also
| in the audience from Leland and
/ GRAY seminary, Townshend, and in the
audience also We're numerous visitors
| from other towns, besides the delega-
| ton of women. DR.. Chapman asked
them to stand, and he extended to them
a cordial welcome.
DR.. Chapman made special appeal
| TO all to attend the Home Night meet
ing tonight, postponed from Monday,
| which he regards as the most important
of the campaign. He said that he and
| Mr.. Alexander would conduct service
in Bellows Falls early this afternoon
| Announcement was made of the Sun
| day services-a union meeting in the
| tabernacle at 1890 meeting for men in
the tabernacle at $50 to be conducted
/ by DIR. Chapman and Mr.. Alexander,
meeting for women in the First Bap-
fist church at the same hour led by
! Mrs. Chapman and Mrs. Alexander, and
q union tabernacle service at 80.
He said that the committee was pre-
pared to send to nearby towns delega-
tiOns to tell about the meetings here,
all that was necessary being an invi-
tation Rev George L. Tomkinson of
fered prayer and DR.. Chapman and
Mrs. Alexander outlined the work of
the Pocket Testament league, original
ed by Mrs. Alexander, which has over
2,000,0 900 members.
delegation of ministers from
Keene waited on DR.. Chapman and
Mr.. Alexander in the afternoon and at
the evening service Rev. R. \. Sher-
wood announced that the evangelists
have consented to begin a series of
meetings in Keene May 81. provided
satisfactory arrangements there could
be made, which Mr.. Sherwood assured
would be done The announcement was
greeted with applause. The. delegation
| consisted of Rev. r. W. Roundy, Con
gregationaI; Rev. f. F. Miller, Metho
dist; Rev. r. A. Sherwood, Baptist;
, Rev. Rees Jones, Pentecostal; Rev. W
! o. Conrad, Congregational.
Mr.. Alexander was at his best last
evening in conducting the musical part
of the service He started with Mr.
Barraclough S hymn, Shine Just Where
You Are, and had the various deiega
tions sing it, also the Sunbeam chorus
! and the seven young men from LELAND
| and GRAY seminary did SO well that h,
= had them come to the platform ani
n sing it. Mr. Brown, soloist, was indis
/ posed last night, which was a disap
i pointment to all.
: Two scripture texts were the basl
a of DR.. Chapman 5 sermon on 1.-The Bro
e ken Family Circle. : The first was Gen
d esis 46:S: "And these are the names o
i the children of Israel. - Following
= that text are given the names of tn
twelve sons of Jacob. The other tex
: was Revelation III: - And | heard tn
y number of them which We're sealed.
= Then the names of the tribes of tn
- sons of Jacob are given. eff you wi
y notice carefully you will find, - said d.
:, Chapman, "that there are lively
~ names in Genesis and only eleve
J. names in Revelation. One is missing
&C You NAV say that Revelation mention
w IL names, but only II are of the son
% of Jacob.
~ my first text introduced us to
I'd most remarkable man. He was a che9
Or by name and nature, and yet he SCENE
to be drawing nearer and nearer
ne God He had trouble until he reache
If the end of his remarkable career. Bt
er when the scaffolding has all been take
Ol- down, he is Jacob no longer; he IS !
on rael, a prince, and has power with &c
ul and with men; and it is only when
an reaches the end of his notable caret
Il that this text comes before us: The
are the names of the children
Israel
90 In Revelation, history is fast reac
-es ing it's climax. We have before us
TIL wonderful revelation of the glorifc
nd Church. -Four and twenty elders wi
set crowns upon their heads catch
lily glimpse Of His and they take the
crowns from their heads and cast the