The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
OF
SERMON SEEN
Many Young and Adult Per-
sons Accept Christ at
Tabernacle
FIRST OF THREE
ADDRESSES ON SIN

Christ at Card Table and at Thrill of
Dance, Says DR.. Chapman-Promise
OF Forgiveness.
The first of a series of three sermons
on Sin was delivered by Rev. DR..
Chapman in the tabernacle last even
ing before a large congregation. The
force of it was apparent when many
young men and women as well as adults
accepted Christ and received a word of
encouragement from the evangelist.
Rev. Joseph Hamilton of Randolph Of
fered prayer and DR.. Chapman an
nounced that at the close of the Friday
evening meeting he wanted to meet all
the Sunday school teachers and super
intendents, also the ministers. Rev.
Mr.. Tomklnson, chairman, referred to
the sermon of Monday night as having
| grlpped him more than any other ser
mon he ever heard, and he compliment
| ed the soloist, Mr.. Brown, for the ex-
cellent work he is doing in a personal
way among the young men. The mu-
/ steal service under Mr.. Alexander was
very helpful. Mr.. Brown sang as a
solo What Will it Be? and the Sunbeam
/ choir was called on to sing During
! the personal work the choir sang eff
fectively Jesus Is Calling and the
| chorus of The Prodigal Son alternately
in the same key without pausing.
There were but two words in DIR.
Chapman s text last evening, Your
sins, as found in Isaiah 59:2.
This text may be found in very
many different places in the Bible.
There is no particular reason why
should have chosen this verse in pref
erence to others except for the fact
that it seems here to be especially per-
sonal, and / wish to make my appeal
directly to you as individuals.
There is no group of words toe
strong to express my hatred for sin
You cannot spell it, you cannot pro.
! nounce 1t, without hearing the hiss OF
the serpent. There is not a home repre-
scented here tonight that has not il
: in some way felt the blight of sin.
81 am speaking ve-v definitely to
night about your sins, not about you
, neighbor s sins. We somehow forge
j this text, Thou, God, seest me. Yol
f never sin but that it leaves a mari
= upon you. It manifests itself in YOU
+ eye, in the expression of your eounte
: nance, in the tone of your voice, in tn
I influence of your lives.
: "We behold what sin has accom-
: plished as we study the homes in an,
f community, for many a home has it
!. skeleton in the closet, has its prediga
. boy whose name is rarely mentioned
! and its erring daughter, the yer
- thought of whom makes the hear
5. ache.
?. I'm turning over the pages of on
tt Bible we see the print of the Glove
\. foot of our great enemy. In Adam W
n see the beginning of sin; in Cain til
r mark of sin; in Belshazzar the TRACED
g of sin; in Absalom the dividends {
If sin; in Judas the disloyalty of sin.
: "There are persons in Brattleboi
who call themselves Christians WI
+ have sold out Christ at the card tabl
z, who have sold Him out at the thrill
"a "a the dance.
% "There are certain unbelievers WI
40 are honest in their convictions, but Il
so average unbelief is not honest; Il
e, average skcpticism is not honest. Al
he the reason is this: Your sins. Tul
g from your sins and seek the living Go
If You II find Him. l hate sin with an a1
- full hatred, but I've been asking CT
"A tonight to take every sting out Of n
+ \ voice and to keep me tender while I a
I talking to you.
1.-THE Bible is full of the expressio
~ of God S love, but there is one reas
. why you don t yield to his will. 70
sins have weakened you. Your 81
have kept you from exerting the
fluence that God expected you to exc
and they have kept you from prayer
eff I could persuade you TO acce
es. my Saviour you would have peace.
. is difficult to give a correct definiti