The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-27

Harmony, Indiana, August IL, 1881.
He says of himself that he was con.
frmed in the Episcopal church at the
age of fourteen and converted at
eighteen from which later date he
began to preach the Gospel wherever
opportunity offered. AT twenty he
entered into that close walk with God
that was the inspiration and delight
to all who knew him in Korea. He
early joined the Methodist Episcopal
church. His education began with
the high school and closed in the Uni
yersity at University Park, Iowa, in
1903. 1t was here that he met Miss
Anna Bair to whom he was married
June Z, 1911. He was a member of
the North Dakota annual conference
where he labored with great accepta-
bility. His work began in Korea in
April, 1918. His labors were recog.
nizod by Koreans and foreigners as
representing the highest type of a
missionary. He travelled his circuits
and toiled in the Office with efficiency
and noble devotion, with the one pur-
pose that all he did might honor Him.
II is not one who spends many
years on the mission field who can al
ways be called the most successful.
am acquainted with a number of
men who during service of three
years have written their lives in in
delible characters on the hearts of the
people whom they came to serve and
on the hearts of their fellow workers.
Mr.. Chaffin spent three years in the
service, three years of holy living,
thu ce years walking with God. There
could be no better service than that
or one that will count more through
coming years.
His Bible is a Thesorus of informa.
ton of the depth of HIS spiritual life.
It was said of Mr.. Moody that he was
man of one book and what a mighty
man It made him. Brother Chafiin
was man of one book. 1t made
him Christlike. "
Every chapter and every page, in
most cases are filed with notes and
references written in colored pencil
marks. The marginal notes are H.
luminations on the character of the
man. One of them reads, This
book will keep you from sin, sin will
keep you from this book" As one
would suppose, references to holiness,
consecration and piety are all dill
gently noted Two years after his
conversion re-consecration brought
him to that fullness OF faith, expert
ence, and holiness of living that is
the teaching of the Scripture, the
perience that so few of Gods children
attain, yet is the privilege of all.
ID. No one knowing Mr.. Chaffin init.
mately could but feel the thrill of his
happy life. He carried a joyousness
with him that stirred a response in
everyone he met. ONE men have a
genius if they will, Mr., Chaffin named
the source of his. On the margin of
his Bible he wrote, the verb, to be
happy has neither present, past,
nor future. 1t should be corrugated
In the conditional" and adds, "all
things are pleasant while Christ is
precious to you"
He never could understand why he
was favored with so many friends
From his journal come the words that
explain why he was beloved. He
wrotes these words: Il believe the
blood of Jesus sanctifies my soul now
! love Him above all treasures on
earth His journal breathes spir-
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ment to the service of his Master
Next to the last note he wrote are
these words, Now the blood of Jesus
availe for me and sanctifies us holy.
His will is precious, more precious
than gold" From all this we should
not conclude that his life was without
trial. For the fact is that he passed
through deep waters after reaching
the field, through experiences that
tried his faith and wrung his heart.
But from it all comes this message
from his journal, God keep us sweet,
tender and patient in our hearts"
The source of his constant, steady,
Christian faith was his Bible. II was
the first task of the morning to read
the Word and the last thing he did at
night. Characteristic of pure life
he could see no ill in others.
On the margin of his Bible are these
words: Never believe anything bad
about anybody unless you positively
know 1t to be true. Never tell even
that unless you feel it is absolutely
necessary and that God is listening
when you talk" .'f FL.
We will always remember him as a
man who loved his fellows. In his
relation to his family he was prince
among men.
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