The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-20

oAo" WHICH oC. Saul Struck Tor Christ
in Addressing Felix Theme of Even
ing Sermon-offerings for Evangel-
lists Begun.
The last Sunday of the Chapman
Alexander evangelistic party in Brat
tleboro was marked by delightful
weather, large congregations and help
ful addresses. More than 1000 persons
were present in the evening, or nearly
one-fourth of the entire population of
the town, occupying all the seating ca
paclty of the tabernacle, and the morn
ing attendance was almost as large.
In the afternoon the meeting was for
men only and was attended by 500 or.
more, led by DIR. Chapman and Mr.. Al
eXander, and at the same time a meet
ing for women was held in the First
Baptlst church and the audience filed
the first floor and part of the second
besides all the choir seats. This meet
ing was led by Mrs. Chapman and Mrs.
Alexander.
At the morning service Albert Brown.
sololst, was present, after being away
from the meetings two days At the
close of the song service George il.
Durham, chairman of the finance com
mlttee, repeated what he had stated be-
fore to the effect that DR.. Chapman
| and Mr.. Alexander came without any
| stipulation as to their own compensa
! ton, adding that the community had
! been made purer and richer BY their
! coming and saying that he hoped the
| people would give according as they
had been blessed. Mr. Durham $ re-
marks were supplemented by remarks
! by Henry Bond, chairman of the gen
eral committee. Offerings were re-
ceived at the days meetings.
Rev. George E. Tomkinson, chairman
Of the executive committee, announced
| places for home prayer meetings Tues
day, which are given in the church ad-
Yertisements on the first page of this
paper, and said the meeting for aged
people would be held Tuesday morning
| at 10 o clock in the Home for the
Aged.
DIR. Chapman expressed his apprecia.
ton of the spirit of the ministers in
making it possible for the churches tc
unite in the Sunday morning services
saying that 1t was done without any
request on his part. He urged the PEG
pie to attend the midweek meetings
| of the churches this week, saving that
no better Christmas gift could be made
to Christ or the ministers and that he
should want to know by night telegram
how well the people stood by.
The morning text was Revelation 50
And they sung a new song In thu
afternoon tabernacle meeting the tex
was Hosea 81: "They have sown tn,
wind; they shall reap the whirlwind'
DR.. Chapman s evening text was Act
24:25; "And as he reasoned of right
eousness, temperance and Judgment t
come, Felix trembled,h it being ;
picture of the Reman procurator as St
Paul, who was a prisoner, stood befort
him.
"This is striking text asserte,
DR.. Chapman, "because it has to d
with some of the most noted men o
the day. We have heard st. Pau
preach great sermons, such as that up
on Mars Hill, but here we have him j
a different position. He is exercising
private ministry, and has before hin
an audience of two. This is a testini
| service for it is vastly easier for on
| to speak to a crowd than to face fey
: individuals. but St. Paul is brave an
never flinches for a moment This i
an illustrious trio which we are to stud
for little while The preacher ha
grown old before his time He bear
, about in his body the marks of tn
Lord Jesus. Here he stands as a prs
oner, but he is brave. If the one wit
whom he pleads speaks the word h
may be east to the lions A nod of tn
head and he may be consumed wit
) fire at the stake; but he smites wit
both hands for he feels the presenc
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