The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-01
Hush Fell Upon Audience as
DIR. Chapman Delivered
Strong Message
SPEAKER MOVED BY
SPIRIT MANIFEST
Walking with God Was His Theme -
Musical Program, Including Solo by
MIR. Brown, Important Part-Baptist
Delegation Of Men Tonight.

In a hush that scarcely could have
been more nearly absolute a thousand
persons sat in the tabernacle last
evening while Rev. DR.. J. Wilbur Chap
man preached with manifest intense
conviction a forceful and uplifting ser
mon on Walking with God. The ser
mon emphasized the advantage of let
ting the spirit of Christ more complete
" dominate one s daily life, because of
His sustaining power and because Of
the influence of life upon those who
may look to it for guidance. The still
ness was such that even the speaker 5
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
$50 voices being very responsive to
Mr.. Alexander s leadership. y 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 aecOmpanist
is invaluable The singing by Mr..
Brown, baritone solOist, also IS 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
! last evening of the hymn, The Prodiga
Son, was very effective and appropri
ate.
Rev. George f. Tomkinson announced
a series of prayer meetings for tomor
row and called attention to the Tact
that tonight the men in any way af
filiated with the Baptist church here
or in West Brattleboro would meet il
/ the Baptist chapel at o'clock tonight
for brief conference, after which they
will march to the tabernacle
DIR. Chapman announced the theme!
of his sermon for this afternoon, whicl
is The Sin of a Prayerless Life, and 70
tomorrow afternoon, which is Why Arr
Our Prayers Not Answered.
His text last night was st. Luke 2:4G
" After three days they found Him. - '
'EIn Studying this text. he said
1--WE are brought to the consideration
of the Feast of the Passover which
while found in the Old Testament
points forward to Christ, whom til
Apostle Paul calls 'our Passover
''The first Passover feast is men
toned in connection with that night i
Egypt s history when the Lord passe
; over the blood Unmarked houses, sparin
: them from Judgment.
1.-The last Passover feast is mer
toned when our Lord meets his dis
eiples in the little upper room an
8 feasts with them. 1t is there Judas
: discovered as the betrayer of his Mas
; ter, and from that feast he goes on
, into the blackness of midnight despair
"The text has to do with anothe
/ Passover occasion when a father,
mother, and a boy of twelve 90 up t
D Jerusalem to keep the feast The da
D was ushered in with praise; the trumpt
!, was sounded; the 18th Psalm wa
e chanted and the feast was on Whe
: the day was done, the people who Ia
f lourneyed from affair started hom
: Their farewells were spoken, and tn
z one family in particular goes n day
Z journey toward home, when their bo
4 was found to be missing. They scare
for him everywhere. They ask man
= of their linsfolk and acquaintance
but they cannot find him and they c
y back to Jerusalem, and behold they Sc
him sitting with the wise men question
ing and answering their questions tt
/. lost boy was Jesus, and alas it is trl
- that in this picture we have a repr
sentation of the experience of many
d us who have lost our touch with Chri