THE CHAPMAN-ALEXANDER MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1723, 14 April 1913, Page 5

THE CHAPMAN-ALEXANDER MISSION.

—0— THREE PERILS. There were about 1700 people in thai Tjiwn Ildl! yesterday nftcrncoii, ivhcn Dr.! Chapman, of t'.io preached to men only on the; text: "Hon- long: Imlt ye between two filings? If !lio Lord be God, then follow! IJim; but if Baal, then, follow liini." !■ Dr. Chapman .spokv of What lio termed! the throe perils which were threatening! a. groat portion of llio world, particularly! tins cor,ntry—impurity, insobriety, and, yainblintj- Impurity, lie said, was creep-J ing upon this couniiy in a most insidious-) way. Everyone who did not. repent, of im-' purity and abandon it would surely gow Hell. Tlio .second <;Siiger was gambling* l an evil Mirp.'isiugly rifo 111 New lie did not simply refer to betting oil; ■ honse-racing All gambling was wrong; -0110 -was always sinning when ho got. some-.' tiling and did not give nil equivalent. Ifo knew it. was extremely difficult; for ony-, one with llio burning fever of gambling in his veins to givo up llio vice: lie diu| not belioro any man; could, except xvit!i. ilio help of Qou. Now Zealand had inodo it possible for their youth to gamblo, find if they did not stop that they would liava their country in jeopardy. Tho third peril was flip peril of tho public-house. Tim community took precautious against! plagues iiiul oilier diseases, and yet mado it possiblo for men and women to bo dragged do-vn by drink. Ho declared that everyone connected iritlt the liquor tradoj was a sinner because of .tlmt He thought that tho New. Zenlond work-* ing men were for (lie most part superb,' but. ho could not understand why thoy a.l« lowed 1 tlio publicans to take their linrd-, earned money wli.ilo they went down. Ha, would like to s n o the magnificent liotel buildings used for other purposw thau,'l they ot present curved, and tho tempta-1 tion to drink removed from tho boys auJr girls of tito oountry.'- "Ono day," lio con-' eluded, "you will liavo to answer for yona sins, and if you don't faoo about you will bo damned." He trusted they would braco the oportunitj to bo saved. Oil Sunday afternoon Mcsdamos Chtipn man and Alexander delivered oddrcsse* to women in St. John's Church; and a young people's mission was conducted ill iko Taranaki Street Methodist Cliutoli by Mr. R. C. Norton. In tlio evening Dr. Chapman again addressed a largo Town Hall audience. To-night tho farewell sei\ vice will take place in the Town Hall.

.JM .11.1.1.1.,.,,. The Now Zealand Loan and Mcrcantilo Agency Co.. Ltd., will linl da clearing saio (it I'nh.intnmii on Tuesday; April I.V Tlio sale is announced to begin at' 2 li.lil. ' A Mork sals will bo hold at, Johnsonvillo on Wednesday. April 16, commencing at 2.lii p.m. flip sale will bi? hold by Messrs. Abraham nnd WilVnms, I.td. Messrs. Dainty and' Co. will hold a;, flock 'ale at tlie Unpcr llutt on T)mrs< day, April 1", commencing nt 1 p.m.