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ERF ECT ION in Christ is the my earthly parents word or corn- l\ - helping the devil, and taking your
state cif being perfect; complete- mands that my conscience condemn-
, ness. Christ wrought out a perfect ed me. And how much - More will
salvation, and we can only be perfect the conscience - smite if we disobey
through a perfect Christ. He gave
us his word, which is perfect, and his
commandments are contained in his
word, or rather his word is his com-mandments;
and in order to be per-fect
we must obey his word, and if we
fail to obey, we become disobedient.
And by our disobedience declare that
we are not his children, but belong to
the opposite party and are not on the they would make thBe ilbe to clash.
straight and narrow way to heaven
and eternal happiness, but on the
broad road of destruction that leads
to eternal misery, where the worm
d ieth not and the fire is not quenched,
where the smoke of their torment
ascendeth up for twer and ever. To
be perfect is to be fully saved in It-sus,
and keep saved by obeying his
word I t we are not fully saved in e- I willing to obey it in its simplicity and
sus we are not perfect in him. The I take it as the man of their- counSel,
word says, Now are ye complete in
him.
We may claim to be perfect child-ren
of God, but if we disobey the least
of his commands, we fall short just
that much, for the blessed Savior
with his own lips declared that man
shall not live by bread alone, but by
every word that proceedeth out of pie.- from their . sin S, When we talk
the mouth of God; for whosoever to some of those creature worshipers
shall keep the whole. law and yet . of-fend
[ to sin] in one point, is guilty of
all. How will it be with those who
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Chicago. Ninet \-- three.
This Pok- genous Speeter
t hierarehal - reign,
soon display the popish scepter—
1 ac nerctiesa rraign .
Then let us worship Jesus
ho sits upon 1- i is throne;
\, , numher, name, nor mark on us,
But Father's name alone.
John E. Roberts.
Dievt'r. R., COLO.
' of the multiplied thousands through- Their preachers and their wives lead
1! out the world who are claiming to the way in the fashions and amuse-
: be Christians ( Christ like) and diso- ments of this Christless Ndorld. They
being his word? The word cutsIg. o contrary to their own rules and
! them off. What are they basing their; the Bible every day of their li es
hopes upon? It must be upon their s Many of their preachers are bound
conscience, for so many say that their with oaths that are enough to chill
I conscience is clear. The question the blood of a cannibal. They have
would naturally arise, Where do I been hoodwinked and cable- towed,
they get their conscience from ? Sure- and led around some lodge rooms
1Y not from the word of God; if they half naked. The real work of salva-
I it would certainly condemn them tion from all sin the majority of these
and not be clear when they disobey.; preachers oppose. Now for you to
1 know that when I would disobey 1st] ort 0121 kind f h h • real-i
him in eternity. What will become toriously inconsistent . and - worldly.
Oh the perversion o f the word through
the false teaching that is extant in
the world to day! it is heart rending,
an in many places the hirelings are
warning their flocks to keep away
from " those holiness cranks" or fana-tics.
If the people would read the pu- e
word of God for- themselves and be
plc, knowing their profession and but deny the power thereof, the apos-hearing
their conversation, and talk- de says, " from such turn away." it
ing to them of perfection in Christ is not likely that the apostle after tell-ing
us to separate from them would
justify us in turning right around
and supporting thorn. Again, " Have
no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather reprove
them." " Be not partaker of other
men's sins, keep thyself pure." Now
when we give of our means to support
men that we know are world-lino;
and that are not preaching the
whole truth, if we are not thereby
bidding them God- speed, and par-taking
of their evil deeds then we
fail to comprehend what the Eng-lish
language means. God told Jer-emiah,
" If thou wilt take forth the
precious from the vile, thou shalt be
as my mouth; let them return unto
thee, but return not thou unto them."
He was not only to be separate him-self,
but to separate others."
3. The Bible also teaches that we
are to spend our means only for such
things as will glorify God, and that for
the expenditure of every cent we
shall have to give a strict account at
the judgment. Now just look at the
matter from this standpoint. Sup-pose
you give to the preacher of a
fashionable church say twenty- five
cents or one dollar. He goes to the
store and spends your money in buy-ing
a big feather, a gold ring, or per-haps
a plug of tobacco, or pays his
lodge fee, or perhaps he spends it in
going to some Christless amuse-ment.
Now if you cannot spend your
' money for such things how can you
give it to help some one else buy
them? To do so is to sin with your
eyes open. Do you think God is
ple. ased t o. have you spend his mon-ey
helping to keep up the greatest
obstacle to the promotion of his own
cause and thus virtually fight against
himself? While there are men en-gaged
in preaching the pure truths f
of the Bible, and whose lives are 0
consecrated to promote " pure and s
undefiled religion, will it please God t
a popular church, there being no class and satisfy you at his bar to with- t
of live Christians in their community. hold help from them and give it to 0
The following is a copy ( somewhat those who fight the old fashioned g
revised) of the reply we sent her, and way of the cross? What answer would t
thinking it may be of use to others
in like circumstances we send it forth
in tract form.
I. The majority of people in the
popular churches are spiritually dean,
some of them are " twice dead, and
plucked up by the roots." They do
a shallow, superficial work, which, in
stand against God. There can be no
neutral ground in this matter, for the
Bible says, " He that is not with me,
o s word, unless tilled so full of is against, me and he that gathereth
Babylon wine that there is no con-, not with me, scattereth abroad."
scienee, or as the apostle declares it, a 2. The word of God plainly teach-conscience
seared as with a hot iron. es a clean- cut separation between his
Oh what a mist! yea. Egyptian dark- people and the world. Speaking of
ness is over the multitudes of peo- those who have a form of godliness
rl be said no.
to me, Whet seen
thou? Aoki I answer.
r m.! ek, et, keva aeTllce, rh cybdeo en, or ds nCSieenaae g itdt h e4t aho rf et lcyi tsa4i• nt3te g8teh4 rlieost; lll. it rery one that swea'retli
dboa iatc bcso rcduitn go rt oo nit t. h Iey
bring• it fondly sa: ta
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And ha shall send his angels with a great
sound of a an. mpet, and tiiey v'hv i gather
er ieiilect from the four winds, from one end of
heaven to the other.
Now learn a paratle of the dg tree: rhea
his tract is yet tender, and rittatit I
leave?: ye ko that rarnmer is nigh:
re likewise ye, when yephall see au these
things, know that it is near, even at the doom
Matt. 24: 31- 33.
! no such things ourselves, unless we
break all connection with those who
i do." A higher a_ uthdrity says: " When
ortil thou sawest a thief, then thou con-
Ii- sse tnhtee dssotl ewmitnh dhuimty. " o- f- - ePvsear. y scoh: iil8d. oIft
God to put in his means where it - will
do the most good, and remember he
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keeps a strict account of all our ex-i
k
penditure of his property.
4. You speak of the necessity of
helping to support that popular
to ; preacher in order to have an influ-
1
lence with the people. Permit me in
all love to say that on this point you
: are mistaken. It is not necessary to
compromise or to do wrong to have
an influence. If you live right, walk
in the old paths, and keep the bless-ing-
of God on your soul you will cer-tainly
have an influence. We have nev-er
known one single case where a
Christian increased his influence by
helping to support a fashionable
church, but- we have known many
cares where they lost all their influ-ence
by it. If you testify against world-liness
and sin of all kinds in such meet--
ings you won't be wanted there any-way,
they would rather have you stay
away. But if you should begin to tone
down and keep back part of the truth
in your testimonies and exhortations
they will be apt to run after you. Even
though it were possible to gain an in-fluence
by supporting such preach-ers
it would not be right to do so,
because that would be " doing evil
that good might come," which the
Bible forbids. " Wherefore come out
from among them, and be ye sepa-rate,
saith the Lord, and touch not
the unclean thing; and I will receive
you, and will be a Father unto you,
and ye shall be - My sons and daugh-ters,
saith the Lord Almighty." r
5. Suppose the preacher you have
in your midst for the time being is a
little better than the ordinary run of
popular preachers, that does not make
matters any better because your
means help to su pport a church which
as a whole is worldly and fashionable.
When he is gone, just as likely as not
somebody will follow him who will
tear down any good that may have
been done by his predecessor..
6. To help support a worldly
church is not only contrary to the
word of- God, but will surelly cripple
your usefulness and injure your ex-perience.
We have never known
one yet to keep clear on that line,
and it would be a miracle if you
could. Don't try - it. Let us faith- -
fully- warn you against the leanness
and backsliding of heart that will
surely come by thus lending yourself
as an' instrument to propagate " a
vain religion." We beseech you so
to act in this matter that before the
flaming judgment seat Jesus will say,
\\ Tell done, good and faithful ser-vant."
SEI ECTED FROM A TRACT BY
A. Sims.
Another heast religion
.' rum earth's trawl ion e: inie:
- Protestant - ,1
lit Silt And shame.
Ile exercised the iiklWer
The Roman itt-. 1,, 1 possessed.
Deceiving souls each ; ay and hour,
riLi dressed.
The Roman beast was raging,
! Lis aki n lug stole
Youthful, spright iv sinooi hengaging-,
More proselytes
The second beast was hated;
The first was hated, to, ■ :
Th' utmost hatred, unahated,
Existed ' mixt the two.
But now they've ceased to cavil.
They're walking hand in hand;
Both recruiting for the devil
And building on the sand.
The German head was wounded;
The deadly wound is healed.
" Luther these were unfounded,"
" Protestant act repealed."
The priests say, " Come and join us,"
The preachers sat the same;
Priest and preacher eltinie in chorus:
" Come on, we'll take your name."
A second Reformation
Now sweeps throul. thout the land—
" One Lord, one faith, one salvation,"
Is heard on every hand.
This " Earthquake" shakes the heaven,
Ecclesiastical:
Fresh impetus now is given
The . Romish beast 	 if.
The second beast decided
, To take this case in hand.
Coincided, plan provided
' To make a final stand.
The " Plan"— a Christian Congress,
Religions Parliament--
13ring together Jannes, Jambres
From every continent.
' We'll send for other Pagans,
In union there is strength,
All creeds and'cla. ns, the worlds's expanse,
Throughout its breadth and length.
The Boodh from Eastern Asia,
High Priests from If indostan,
Monks from Russia, Priests from Prussia;
And Shintos from Japan.
Parsecs who worship fire,
Seven hundred thousand strong;
Mohammed from the Turk's empire,
Confucius from Hong Kong.
The System Heliocentric,
The Brahmins from Delhi,
Brazilian, Rom an Catholic,
Joss also, froth Shanghai.
Tartarian, Alkoranists,
Arabian, Persian, Turk;
And on the list are judaists
. And Romanists from Cork.
We'll s6m1 a flying herald
To North, West, South and . East;
WcIlfOrni- a Federation, called
. The- image of the Beast.
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about them using tobacCo they will
often reply, Our preacher uses it, and
do not obey his commands, and say give no attention to
2 Cor. 7: 1, but
follow the dictates of their conscience
this or that is not essential and is of
no use ? Did Jesus come to trifle with
men's souls when he gave his word to
be obeyed, and his life a ransom for
fallen humanity that they might be
redeemed from the curse?
Six thousand years ago God de-clared
to Adam in the garden of E-den,
that in the day that thou eatest
thereof, thou shalt surely die. They
disobeyed and the consequence was
they fell. Sin entered into the world
and death by sin, so death has passed
upon all men, for thatall have sinned.
Is God's word modified ? is it changed ?
Not one iota. But declares the
Psalmist: Thy word 0 Lord fs forev-settled
in heaven. He is unchange-able,
and so is his word. By () Ur first
parents disobeying, - they fell from
their purity or. perfection, and be-came
transgressors of the law. Our
beloved John says, For sin is the trans-gression-
of the law.
Now by obeying Christ's perfect
law, his word or command ment, we are
restored again, brought back to pur-ity.
See I Pet. 1: 22. David says the
law of the Lord is perfecting, convert-ing
the soul. While Adam and Eve
fell by the disobeying of God's word,
How can any rational being claim to
be in line with God and his word by
disobeying the same? - It is as much
an impossibility to be perfect and yet
wilfully disobey as it is for a leopard
to change his spots or an Ethiopean
his skin.
God's word is his law and must- be
obeyed if we expect to dwell with
what a change there would be! But
instead of doing this they will listen
to their treachers ; and so many preach
that we cannot live free from sin, but
do sin more or less every day. Christ
must have failed to perform his mis-sion
into the world, for his name
shall be called olesus to save his peo-that
they get by listening to their
preacher. Dear saints of God, be
perfect The word commands it; God
requires it of all his children. The
disciple is not above his master, but
he that is perfect shall be as his mas-ter.
Often we are pained to see even
some claiming to be true followers of
Jesus, who are not measuring up to
the Bible standard of perfection. God
requires no, impossibilities. His yoke.
is easy, his burden light. His com-mands
are not grievous. I am prais-ing
God for this perfection. •
Yours in Iihn,
F. Rosenberv.
CAN A CHRISTIAN SUPPORT A WORLDLY
CHURCH?
you give to the Lord if he should
ask you why you had passed by one
of his own and given his money to an
hireling? If - C- ou can go to these
churches without attending their a-musements
or conforming to the
fashions indulged in by most of its
members, you cannot do it without
many cases, deceives souls to their giving your patronage to a worldly
eternal undoing. Their so- called. conformed fun- loving institution.
conversions do not measure up to Tertullian says with great force and
Bible convictiOn. Their lives are no- truth, " It is not enough that we do
OT long since a sister in the
Lord wrote to us for advice- as
to whether it would be best for her-self
and her husband to help support
DEAR SAINTS: I do praise God for
a free and full salvation that saves
me from all sin . and sanctifies me
wholly. I cannot praise God enough
or what he has done for me. He not
nly saved the soul, but he is my phy-ician
and healed me of a deafness of
wenty years standing, and I can
ruly say he is able to heal all manner
f disease. I do praise Goi for his
oodness to me, and not only me, but
0 our family. My little boy twelve
years old, was afflicted from childhood.
Last October when the brethren were
F at our house holding meeting, they
, laid bands on him for the healing of
his body and he has been stout ever
since. To God be all the glory. He
is saved. I do praise God for ever
leading me out iht o the evening light,
' and for his keeping power. Hallelu-jah!
Your sister saved and sanctified,
A. B. Morris.
Guy' s MILLS, PA.
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John Kinney, Lafayette, Stark Co.,
Me desires to hear the gospel preach-ed
in that community but says he is
too poor to pay the expenses of any
one coming. He also desires prayer
in his behalf that he may be sanctifi-ed.
818 N. CORY ST. FINDLAY, 0.
May 8, 1893.
DEAR BRETHREN: The saints have
secured a house for meeting, for this
month in the town, and are prepared
to bear the brother's expenses and
desire Bro. Schell or whom the Lord
may send. Address,
G. M. Campbell,
818, N Cory St. Findlay, 0.
or David Smith,
Station B. Findlay, 0.
Sister Emma Johnson, West Plains,
Mo. writes: " A few of us have been
saved and standing here for eight
years, and have made call after call
for some one to come this way to
preach the pure gospel, but no one
seems led to come. May God send
a mighty conviction on their souls to
scatter out everywhere to help to
strengthen the weak, and give other
poor souls the evening light."
Can Brother Willis and company
come to Brighton on their way to
camp meeting this spring? A meet-ing
house can be used to hold meeting
in, and school houses in country.
Lord send some Holy Ghost men
willing to work for the Master and
lead sinners from darkness unto
light and life. In Jesus' name come
with faith in God and his love for
poor fallen mankind lost in sin. All
the dear saints pray for the work in
Iowa. Please write if coming, and
state the time.
NIary E. Allaway.
Brighton, Iowa. -
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Grand Junction camp meetin
June 9- 18.
Do not forget the requests for
prayer this week. 	 .
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Bro. Speck sends in a report of a
glorious work being done near Tam-pico,
Ind. and souls are being saved.
	 •
- A meeting is now in progress at
Stanley, W. Va., by Bro. Jacobson
and others. They report salvation
work in other meetings previously
held.
4 111- 4.
After many months of faithful la-bor
for the Master along the Pacific
coast, Bro. J. W. Byers and wife have
returned to Ill. again, and expect to
remain a few months and also attend
the Grand Junction camp meeting.
We have just received a very prec-ious
letter from the brethren in Eng-land,
with a glorious report of the
work of the Lord there. Several
places are opening for the gospel
work there and the Lord is blessing
their labors. Their address is, No. 7
Chatham street, Liverpool, England.
They need your prayers and encour-agement.
Bro. Chas. Orr, who sold his home
last winter in order to obey the call
of the Lord to come and teach the
school on the camp ground, now de-sires
to build a small house for a home
on the camp ground, but has not e-nough
money to complete the work.
They are living in Grand Junction
at present. He and his family are all
consecrated to the Lord and the work
of the gospel, and are worthy the aid
and support of the brethren, and are
giving their whole time free of charge.
They desire to build a home before
crowd the words too much. If good
paper is used, it may be written upon
both sides. Always number the pa-ges
in proper order, but never paste
them together. To heed a few such
suggestions will greatly aid in ' pre-paring
manuscript. Do not rake it
for granted that the Editor who ie-ceives
thousands of letters has plenty
of time to spare to correct unneces-sary-
mistakes. We are always glad
to receive arty articles which the
Lord moves any one to write.
VAIN RELIGION.
The Religious Press Association of
Philadelphia sent an advertisement
of the book on Divine Healing, to the
Sunday School Times, which is one
of the popular religious papers of the
United States, and after receiving a
reply, wrote us as follows: , " The pub-ushers
of the Sunday School Times
have advised us that they do not
think that their publication is one
which should be the means of intro-ducing
your book ' Divine Healing of
Soul and Body.' They decline there-fore,
to accept the advertisement."
That paper has a wide circulation
among almost all denominations, and
aim to instruct the youth of our land,
as well as older ones, and teach them
the ways of the Bible. The publish-ers
believe that the day of healing is
past. and like Asa, resort unto ' the
physicians instead of unto the Lord,"
for healing, and teach their readers
to do the same. They get their sup-port
from all the creeds of Babylon,
and worldly advertisements, and are
afraid to introduce a book that sets
forth a full salvation, and exposes sin
, on every , hand, and insists upon a
" pure religion." They have fears
that if the. people get the word dealt
out in its purity that it will expose
their " vain" religion and thus dimin-ish
their purse ant support.
POWER OF GOD.
sanctified are all of One. Amen! Heb.
that sanctifieth and they
2: II. Not divided
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who are
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transgress against him. Ez3ek: : A3n8d.
Tfrayn es agrree sssai, orendisa nsS idin. . n
j on° twalk in the
light, we will go into darknessejno. 12:
35. But if we walk in the light as he is
in the light, we have fellowship one
with another, and the blood of Jesus
: h7r. istjecsienasnasiestohtiniastfhrte) mmiagthl t
sanctity
the people with his own blood, suffered
without the gate. Heb. Is: 12, If
we are sanctified we are cleansed
from all sin. So if we know it is God's
will that we be sanctified, we will go
into darkness it we do not walk in the
light and go on and be sanctified. To
him that knoweth to do good and
doeth it not, to him it is sin. Jas. 4:
17. Now let us see whz. t God says in
his word. For this is the will of God,
even your sanctification. I The. 4:
3. And the very God of peace sanc-tify
you wholly t, entirely ), Thess.
23.
Some say that they lack power. and
want to get a little more power. Well
let us see what they lack- if they lack
power. But ye shall receive power
after that the I loly Ghost is come
upon you. Acts 1: S. So if you lack
power of God through
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power, get the I Icily Ghost, then you,
will be tilled with power. Truly I am
full of power by the Spirit of the Lord.
Micah 3: 8. Some say that they are
hungering and thirsting after right-eousness..
Such need to be filled. God
' says that such SHALL be filled. Matt.
i 5: t). Wen let us see what the Word
says about being tilled. The Holy
[ Ghost is the sanctifier, Rom. 15: 16,
; and he, the loGhost gives us pow-
' er. Acts : S. And Stephen was full
faith zInd the I loly Ghost, also full
o power. I e \\ Z15 110t hungering aft-
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Nat in plenty and
HANISBURY, ARK. Apr. 30,1893.
DEAR FRIENDS: I am an afflicted
little girl ten years old, have abscess
of the spine. r have laid face down-ward
for nearly three years. My
back is covered with big sores clear
to the spine. The Drs. all gave me
up, but God has not. I am Mamma's
only child, and have no papa, but I
love God with my whole heart. Will
you pray for me? Mamma wants to
take me to Hot Springs in two weeks,
but I don't want to go. Pray for me
that the dear Lord May heal me so I
won't have to go. I trust him, but if
Mamma would only wait, I know he
would heal me. I am like the man -
that lay at the pool, waiting to be put
in when it was troubled, and if Jesus
would come this way so I could arise
and walk and praise his name, how
happy I would be.
Your loving little friend,
- 	 E. Brower.
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so it can be seen at a glance
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lies in my name, says t, he the mouth of the. Lord hath spoken
services. Lord by the mouth of Jer. 14 : et . I he' it. Isa. t : t q, . t. What is meant by
Lord says in Jeremiah 23: 2 1 , 1 have the sword ? Let the Bible tell. 1 he
not sent these prophets, yet they ran. sword is the word of GtaL Eph. 6: 17.
Some are on the line to please the ' The word of God is quick and poer
people. They say that God has call- 1 ful, and sharper than any two- edged
ed them out of Babylon, yet they do sword, and is a discerner of the
not say that others must come out.' thoughts,: and intents of the heart,
but say, let God show them if they when preached in the power of the
I ought to come out. The Bible says, lioly Ghost. SO if we disobey we will
' faith cometh by hearing and hearing' perish by the sword and die without
by the word of God. Rom. Io: 17. knowledge. Job 3o: 1 2.
I And how shall the people hear with- We warn the people to not disobey I out a preacher? and how shall they ' God for their souk' sake. If you find
I preach except they be sent? Rom. ! a lack in your soul, get to God and
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Babylon; all ye that bend the bow. the saints, and keep them full of faith
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hath sinned against the Lord. Jere 5o: to you who are hungering after right-
Ia. We as preachers must preach a- eousness, eat from God's table and let
, gainst all sin, so if she has sinned we ; your soul delight itself in fatness. Isa-
I must shoot against her. Jer. 50: 15.! 55: 2. The Bible says we shall live
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abitation of devils. Rev. 1 8 : 2. F
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' lee:: have it. 2 C or. t3: 4. And are kept
camp meeting. Ibweein s ay w'de dare sanctified and are not for we nege, d all the power God has
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1 the Comforter is the Holy Ghost, of some without power. Jo b 26: 2. Jnp. 14: 26, and the Holy Ghost is Well if ewe are without poWer, we
1 the sanctifier. Rom. 15: 16. So if Dv ht to et to the Lord and get
' walk
so, it will not take long- to get out by to themselves damnation, Rom. Pr'm
ing in the light Let us see what Others deny the power, having a to
I God says in his word. For both he , of godliness, but denying the P° vier
There is a class of people who like
smooth things and are rebellious, ly- table is fu
ing children, and will not hear the 25 : 0. So we n
law of the Lord, and want the pro- G od says we sly
phets to prophesy smooth things and be satisfied. and praise the name of
deceits. Isa. 30: 9, 10. They turn a- the Lord. Well if you are satisfied
way their ears from the. truth and are you are n The willing and
turned unto fables. 2 Tim. 4: 4. alient sl eat the good of the
_• . There is a class of prophets who, land; but if y- e refuse a_ nd rebel ye
mistaken Some preach th t re
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and contented, a source of comfort
to its parents, and promises future
usefulness, so is the child of God
that is obedient to heaven's man-dates,
filled with joy and peace in be-lieving.
Then let Zion awake and
put on her strength, and Jerusalem
her beautiful garments, that the Gen-tiles
may see thy righteousness, thy
Willingness and thy obedience.
Your brother in the evening light,
A. B. Stanb, erry.
News from the Field.
thereof; from such turn away. 2 Tim,
3: 5. So we see they are professors,
having only a form of godliness. May
God help his saints to see that God in
his word says, from such turn away;
that is, to not have fellowship with
the unfruitful works of darkness, but
rather reprove them. Eph. 5: 1.
J. N. Worden.
WALKING IN THE LIGHT.
TF we walk in the light as he is in
the light, we have fellowship one
with another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ his Son, cleanseth us from all
sin.- 1 Jno. I : 7. There Js a peace
and joy in the experience of those
who sit together in heavenly places
in Christ Jesus, whose summit can
only be reached by those who are
willing to obey God, by walking in
all the light of his word. Jesus is
the light of the world and if we fol-low
him we shall not walk in dark-ness,
but shall have the light of life.
Many, are seeking soul rest, and tes-tify
they desire the experience of ho-liness,
yet they prove by their lives
that they are not willing to do all
God's word requires of them in or-der
to obtain the experience. The
word is God's revealed will to man,
and walking in the light is a cheerful
and willing compliance to its teach-ings,.
and absolutely necessary, in or-der
to enjoy perfect peace, fullness of
joy, and complete soul rest, or the
life that is hid with Christ in God.
God's people are a willing people,
and they wirprove their willingness
to please God by obeying his blessed
word, and except we deny ourselves
and take up our cross and follow
Christ we cannot be his disciples.
The way of the cross is a self- deny-ing
route, as Christ's life gives in
clear example, and the only gospel
track to glory. Jesus walked this way,
and tells us to " follow his steps who
did no sin, neither was guile found in
his mouth."
Dear reader, your salvation cost
the suffering and death of the Son of
God; and if you don't value Christ's
mission in the world enough to fol-low
him by walking in heaven's light
as it is flashed upon our pathway
from day to day, you need not be
surprised when you feel lukewarm-ness
and indifference begin to lower
the temperature of your first love.
The word says " Be not conformed
to this world," and forbids the " wear-ing
of gold."— Rom. 12: 2; I Pet. 3:
1- 5. We see many professing to fol-low
Christ, disobeying these com-mands
and, still claiming they are
walking in all the light they have;
and you speak to them about these
things, and thew try to justify them-selves
by saying they can t see any
harm in them. Thus they depart from
the reverence due God's word, and a
code of reasonings from a moral ba,-
sis finds a higher seat in their blinded
Conception, than the positive, record-ed
law of God. We met a Method-ist
professed holiness evangelist who
Wore gold and worldly conformity.
We asked him what sanctification did
for him. He says, " It makes me love
my church," ( the M. E. sect.) We
admonished him to lay aside his gold
and tobacco, and he gave us to under-stand
the M. E. preachers bought
their goods and paid for them and it
Was nobody's business if they got
them honestly. Thus they put dark-ness
for light, and worse than that,
they will not have the light. Woe
Unto her that is filthy and polluted,
to the oppressing city. She obeyed
not the voice; she received not cor-rection;
she trusted not in the Lord;
she drew not near to her God.— Zeph.
3: I, 2. Christ and his disciples were
" disallowed indeed of men, but cho-sen
of God and precious" to those
that believe he is precious, but to the
disobedient, a rock of offence, even
to those that stumble at the word.—
I Pet. 2: 8. Having these promises
dearly beloved, let us cleanse our-selves
from all filthiness of the flesh
and spirit, perfecting holiness in the
fear of God. Yet men will use to-.
bacco, acknowledge it is filthy, and
say they don't see why it is wrong, all
at the same time. It is wrong be-cause
God condemns it, and if you mill
walk in the light you will have fel-lowship
with God, with all the chil-dren
of - God, and a knowledge of
divine acceptance in your own soul.
Praise the Lord!
Some try to excuse their unwilling-ness
to walk in the light by saying, I
have never received the light that it
was wrong to wear worldly conform-ity,
or that sectism was wrong, or that
it was wrong to use narcotics, etc.,
and at the same time have repeatedly
listened to the teachings of the word
on these lines. To such we would
say, God's word is a light for our
feet" to walk in, and its entrance giv-eth
light, and if you will receive the
straight word you will have the light,
and it is your duty and privilege to
walk in it. The Holy Ghost reveals
the truth to the obedient, either by
direct ' revelation or through his faith-ful
servants, ( and either one is au-thority
when the spirit and word
agree), and it is our duty to walk in
the light, lest the light we have be-come
darkness. Many have trouble
with their old habits, ant often return
to some of them, because they are
not anxious and willing to walk in all
the light they have. Dear ones it is
dangerous to be slack concerning our
duty in the Christian walk. As a re-sult
of this carelessness we see the
same carelessness manifest itself all
the way through their profession.
Careless about family prayer, care-less
about secret and public prayer,
careless about going to meeting or
testifying to the goodness of God,
and in fat their lives are unsettled
and unhappy, when " walking in the
light" would make them a flaming
fire for God and a lighthouse to this
sin- benighted world. We see many
calls for fire- baptized ministers. and
truly they are in demand, and God is
using them to flash the blessed even-ing
light of gospel truth from east to
west. When the call is answered, if
by a Holy Ghost man, he will preach a-gainst
everything the word condemns,
and now your holy life is needed as a
corroborating testimony to what he
is preaching; but alas! you have
been guilty of the very thii gs con-demned
by the word, and instead of
enjoying the meeting you feel some
coclemnation, and instead of your life
being an unimpeachable witness to
the world, proving the grace of God
to keep man, it is a stumbling block.
A sister gets up and testifies that she
believes the gospel preached and yet
in her worldly conformity, makes
a cross the world cannot fail to no-tice;
or a brother arises to testify to
the grace of God he has received
through the word preached, and has
not been cleansed from all filthiness
of the flesh, but is still a slave to sev-eral
masters of appetites, and all be-gin
to wonder why the perfect fellow-ship
does not exist, and why the
church at that place4loes not prosper
better. • Brother, it is because you
( and probably others) are not walk-ing
in the light as you should. You
come together and pray for more
light and for the success of the cause.
Now change your prayer and pray
for grace to walk in all the light you
have, and you will see a different
move_ forward in your own experi-ence
and be better qualified to help
your brother along.
Another result of failing to walk
in the light, originating from the
carelessness disobedience has pro-duced
in your own soul, is clearly
manifested when camp meeting time
begins to approach. You begin to
think it costs too much time, means
and labor, and the devil suggests you
had better not have a camp meeting
at your place this year, and may be
you will have better crops next year.
The sects used to have camp meet-ings,
but their backslidden, careless
condition, does not value the worth
of souls high enough to offer their
time and means to gather them in,
and they have given an example fol-lowed
by all who fail to walk in the
light. God's word requires nothing of
us but what is for our good, and per-fect
obedience is necessary to present
happiness and future prosperity.
The condition * of fellowship and
cleansing is " walking in the light,
and as the obedient child is happy
AKRON, KAN.,' May 5, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS: Our last report was
from Levant, Kan. Since then we
visited the church at Cornell, and
God gave us a blessed meeting over
Saturday and Sunday. Two follow-ed
the example of our Lord in bap-tism.
One was Bro. Harrison whom
we believe God will lead into fields
of usefulness the rest of his days.
We then came to Hope, Kair. and met
Bro. and Sister Fike. God has led
this brother and sister out of the
River Brethren sect. He had been
an Advent preacher for ten years.
He is now fully given up to the work
of the Lord. We go from here to
Arkansas. We met dear Bro. Mark-well
at Witchita trusting fully in the
Lord. The churches in the west
would be glad to meet any of God's
firebrands.
Your brother saved,
- James Willis.
HAMMOND, LA., MAY 2, 1893.
We have been in this state about
three months and have more calls
than we can fill. Attendance large.
Behavior good. Interest great.
People hear gladly, and generally en-dorse
the truth and treat us kindly.
May God bless them. Meetings have
continued about one week at a place.
Many requests for prayers; hope the
dear ones who read this may be a-greed
in praying for them. Some
have been justified, and many more
left seeking. I have been longing to
get over the same ground again, and
assist those who need help. Holi-ness
has been such a stranger here,
and people have so long lived in sin,
that it seems hard for them to repent
and give up sin for heaven. The
worst opposition we have met, has
been from those who claim to be
church members, and live in sin, and
would testify for every body else, that
all sin, etc. and expect to get to heav-in
that way. - Bro. Smith has been
with me all the time. - Bro's Bradley,
Boothe and Chandler, most of the
time. The Lord is with us. To him
be all the glory. Amen. Your broth-er
in the front of the battle,
J. Cole.
4315 N. 21ST, ST. Louis, Mo., May
3, 1893.
DEW: SAINTS AND READERS: May
the blessings of heaven rest upon
you all. Amen. I am very thank-ful
that I can report co'nstant victory
and perfect peace, all through the
mercies and blessings of God: Af-ter
being away one year and two
days, the dear Lord has permitted
me to return to my home and meet
with my dear mother and father and
the loved ones in the flesh. Indeed
it was a happy meeting, and oh, how
it fills my heart with love and gratitude
to my dear heavenly Father when
I think of his blessings of the pas
year! All our lives ' have been pre-served
and we are once more permit-ted
to meet in reasonable heath, but I
am sad indeed to tell you that they
are unsaved, and my dear sister that
was saved and healed' at the camp-meeting
last June is now unsaved.
Through fashion and worldly con-formity
and pride she was overcome
and makes no profession, but through
the mercy of God, her eyes are much
better than before. We send forth
a warning in the name of Jesus a-gainst
this great soul destroying sin—
pride. My folks willingly admit that
they are not living as they should,
and yet they have a desire to be
saved and do the will of God. Dear
saints, pray tor them that they may
be saved before too late.
There is not much chance to hold
meeting here without a tabernacle,
only street meetings. I expect to
have meeting somewhere before I
leave, the Lord willing. Pray that
the way may be opened and souls be
savet I am fully in the hands of
God to go where he says. Truly the
harvest is very great and few are
willing to forsake all and follow Jes-
us . i nt htnisis great work. The meeting
at Evansville, Ind. was good, consid-ering
that the people were very busy.
The congregations were small but
they gladly received the word. The
saints were strengthened and sever-al
others acknowedged the truth and
invited me to return. Such places
could be reached much better by the
use of a tabernacle. I had the privi-lege
of preaching to a company of
Free Methodists. They have a" Float-ing
Chapel." I visited them and
talked with them. They said they
did not wonder at people being dis-gusted
at the churches ( sects) ; there
is so much revelry and abomination
in them. And yet they tried to make
it seem necessary to continue there--
in, by saying we could not get along
without such. I am glad there is a
way, " highway," above all the works
and traps of the devil, and I am in it
and need no assistance from below,
but my help all comes from above.
I am free indeed in Christ and him
alone, complete in him. Hallelujah!
May God help the people to see the
truth and discern the body of Christ
( the church), and come out of every-thing
else. 2 Cor. 6: 14- 18; Rev. 18:
1- 5.
The past year has been the hap-piest
of all my life. I have seen
many dear souls saved from sin and
delivered out of the Babylon confus-ions
of men in this world, and made
to rejoice in the wonderful freedom
in Christ. Praise his name forever!
enect by his grace to ever be found
working for my Savior who has done
so much for me. I request an inter-est
in your prayers that I may be in-strumental
in the hands of God in
winning souls to the true way from
earth to heaven.
Yours and Christ's, sanctified whol-ly
and kept,
Thomas Carter.
ATWOOD, KAN. May 3, 1893.
DEAR SAINTS: May the peace of
God keep your hearts through
Christ Jesus. Jam glad to report vic-tory
in my soul over all the works of
the devil. Praise the dear Lord! I
am kept through the power of God
free from all sin. Hallelujah! And I
can say he has proved . a present help
in every time of need. We are hold-ing
forth the word of life to the peo-ple
of Atwood. We begun meeting
about April 20th. We found much
prejudice at first, but we came in the
name of our King who never lost a
battle. We are holding meeting in
the court house. Well praise the
dear Lord, there are many doors
thrown open for us now, and the
people sit and drink in the truth.
It does our souls good to see the poor
sinner listen to the truth so earnestly.
Oh may God save their poor souls!
We ask the dear saints to pray ear-nestly
for the work in this part of
this western country. Also pray God I
to sink us down deeper into his will,
and that we may be as wise as ser-pents
and harmless as doves. We be-lieve
God is going to do a work at
this place.
Your brother, saved and kept
through faith by the power of God,
T. A. Philips.
0 TESTIMONIES
- worid _ erftu l . Put. 119: 129.
To THE MUCH LOVED SAINTS OF
GOD: It is with gladness in my soul
and praises to God that I have this
testimony that Jesus saves my soul.
I know that I am all consecrated
even to death in any way. I would
not knowingly commit what might
be called the least sin. For I know
that if we would not rather die than
sin, we are not sanctified. There- ,1
fore my body is a living sacrifice, as1
Paul says in Romans 12: I. And al- 1
ways bearing about in my body the
dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life
also of Jesus might be made manifest
in my body. Read 2 Cor. 4: 8-- 11. I
know the blood of Christ does com-pletely
purify my heart from dross.
Dear saints, pray earnestly for me, for
I have many hard trials. Oh that I
may prove. true to the end!
Your sanctified sister,
Julia Courtney.
DIMONDALE, MICH.
DEAR BRETHREN: My testimony is,
that I am saved, for which I give God
all the glory. Oh glory be to God
forever for what ' helms done for me!
It is wonderful how God has brought
me out of secret societies, sin and sect-ism.
And to- night finds me on the
solid rock Christ Jesus, where I expect
by the grace of God to stand firm
until He shall call me home to praise
him in eternal glory. -
Your brother in Christ,
D. H. Carlton.
Guy's MILLS, PA.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: This after-noon
finds me saved and kept by the
mighty power of God to do his bles-sed
will in all things. He sanctifies
my nature, and gives me that peace
that is like a river flowing deep in my
soul. Oh how can I. love him enough
for what he has done for me in bring-ing
me out of sin and sectism into this
glorious evening- light! I give alt the
praise and glory to God for his keep-ing
power that he has bestowed upon
me. Jesus tells us in Jno. 16: 33, These
things have I spoken unto you that in
me ye might have peace; in the
world ye shall have tribulation, but
be of good cheer, for I have overcome
the world.
I do thank the dear Lord that
through him I have overcome the
wicked things of this sinful world. Oh
praise his name forever for- the way
he has and is still leading me! We
can truly say that the way grows
brighter and brighter as we press
forward, onward and upward to the
mark of our high calling in Christ
Jesus. Pray for me and wife that we
adorn our profession in the sight of
alt men, living each day of our lives
up to what we profess in all we say or
do, being living. epistles, known and
read of all men, doing the will of the
Master. We trust the Lord will lead
some of his true ministers here to
preach the pure gospel.
Your saved and sanctified brother
all on the altar,
H. P. Morris.
EVANSVILLE, IND.
DEAR READERS OF THE TRUMPET: I
feel like giving- my testimony this
evening, as the dear Lord has done
so much for me. He set my soul
free and set me on the solid rock,
my blessed Jesus. Oh my soul is
free! I am free from all of this world-ly
care: I think more of my Jesus
than all this world's goods. Glory to
Jesus! He healed my body of afflic-tion.
Last July I was taking down
and I was not able to do my own
work any more. And I was not fit
to die. I knew this, that if I died I
was without hope in the next world,
without God, and a sinner. 0 how
many are in the same fix to day, yet
do not seem to care. I saw my sad
state and called on my Lord and he
heard my cry for help. I told him I
would turn and serve him in his way,
let it be as it would. I did not be-lieve
in holiness then. My neighbor,
a dear sister, had told me all about
it too, but Satan wanted his way.
But glory to God, He showea me I
was to come out straight for Him,
and I did so, and was blestwith good
health ever since. Praise his holy
name for his love! I am having some
hard trials now. My husband has
gone back in the world. He seems
worse than he was before. I want
all of the dear ones to pray for him
that God may save him yet. He will
not go to meeting and he is opposed
to trne going. God's will be done,
not mine. Oh I want to see him
right with the Lord! Pray for me
that I may hold out faithful to the
end, and not be a disgrace to my
Lord. Brother Carter was with us
last week and we were greatly blest
and all that heard him. God bless
all of the saints, is my prayer. I am
all on the altar for Jesus, to do his
will. I am happy, saved and sancti-fied.
Glory to his name!
Nannie Downs.
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OF
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FALBEROOD. Ithe business,- build sects, that he was at
living
fixing up
thinks are complete in this world, I ing souls were being lost,
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seud, r raonud nvdieiwng f r" ommo " uMn. toauinnts Z ainond" h thilels" the truth. I Tim. 3 : 15. And ye; fix up a farm_ : He loves obedience I j ust, and Solomon makes it plain in
ed by others as concerning what they I " For they that depart from me shall' to his name! I am sinking deep- of Israel, there is no God like thee in:
where the priests of Baal have set up [ saints] [ thee house or church of God] I
ent
more than
pun
sacrifice. The disobedi- lhis own case.
the body of Christ is rightly discern-thinks
is a sect organized by man, as ' hie judge dertermined the member- soul is worth more to me than all I eth a nation. but sin is a reproach to, me s s ti, enjoying a free salvo,
popular Baptist theologian and as persons that compose the church u- I Praise the Lord: Yes I can praise my the midst of the court: and upon it
not thus divided, but defines it as i the Lord. Jen 17: 13. And to for- Isecrated to his service than I ever: unto thy servants, that walk before
DEAR. PRUNII` VT READ
" church local and church universal." I sake the Lord is to forsake his church.' was before. And by the grace of ' thee with all their hearts. \ 11
their altars, and where God's holy are comple [ tperesent tense] in him.' are punished; and I thank God I No doubt when Solomon started
in a book entitled " Church Order," i classes, the obedient and disobedient; love God. And I know it has worked' five cubits long, and five cubits broad,
name is biasphemed, how words Col. 2: t o. This upsets another false' from the bottom of my heart that out in life, when ye t quite young, he :: feta:,,,, e: itio) i_ t,;,) 11: 1 ( 1171;: tit, litlii -; 11,: ill i tsliN.:. iseat c liNn% itvitio( otihts Th:.. e( t: j110e. E, l4v0teTl: r1:.
word
of God come to the heart: " H that dream. " What is the chad to the
I God showed me where I was, before I loved the Lord God with all his heart,
word faithfully." 	 -
hath my d let him speak my, 1 wheat? saith the Lord."
this sect calls itself " the church," ne- niversal. Page I39. ' So that leayesi God for it all, for I know. I will be
cessity compels it to contradict all none but the
Testament order [ which order he termined by God himself; the infalli- cannot afford to lose my soul. M y I dren of God ) " Righteousness exalt- ' power of God to ; no. '
theologian refu tthese theory produc- he tells the truth plain enough. Ithe good of the land. Glory be ward heaven and said, 0 Lord God
triumphant, and the church - is ' register] because they have forsaken I will of God, and I am more full y con- keepest covenant and shewest mercy I
written by D. L. Dagg. Dagg is aithe obedient subjects are the same: to my good and I have profited by it.
others. In the book just named, this who are known by a sect registerd The willing and obedient shall eat
call . " church miilliittaanntt
says
and church I be written in the earth [ on a sect' er and deeper into the perfect the heaven, nor in the earth: which
"
ers organized according to the New I ship in the church universal is de- I I expect to die at my post, for I I heart fixed in God ( like all other eitik ny and tell of the wonderful healing
we will see]. Church universal is I ship in the great ECCLESIA, but fall- this world and every thing in it. le- I any people.' Praise God! this is the I tion.
- The prophet that Bath a dream. let him tell a dream; and 1
he that path my word, let him speak my word
" Church local is a body of belie- v- lAgain, page 143, he says, " Member God I will forever be true to him, and I he say, three years after, with his: I feel it my duty
We find some dreams of falsehood I Christ's reign are divided ' into two that love God, and I know that II omon had made a brazen scaffold of
c S I stand upon the sea of glass over his own house, whose house are a precious soul is worth more, than I the Word contradicts itself. But
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mingled with holy fire, where we [ saints]." Heb 3 : 6. The house all this world. The Lord sent me out I wish to say to the glory ofGod, that
faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat',
saith the Lord. Ser. 23: 28.
I Again he says the subjects of things worktogether fol- I g- ood to them I 2 Chr. 6: 13, 14,
I and finishes what Christ failed to do. I have been Saved. God
' What does God say? " Christ as a son I services more, than he did a farm.' texts as we have set before us, that
of God which is the church of the i to preach the everlasting gospel and it does not. It only
living God, the pillar and ground of I not run home every little while to I ing line between the just and the un-disobedient
for those; more obedient to him hereafter. knees before all the congregation of _
1
II got too far away from him. 4. A. 11 I which we can plainly see by reading
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a farm, perish- : many who do not understand the word ke,// et- IliilpeotillrThlIilIl}'
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ttnhheaaettd ndtio- ogfu iGdeod ah eft ci nI , acrleaNili, iiithbo) t, it the Sp_ irit to
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and three cubits high,, and set it in
he stood and kneeled down upon his I ' I ht oN, t:', r all sin .
Israel and spread forth his hands to-
B. C.. 1004. For Sol-draws
the divid- me that I may be keBp. tah:
N. I. e.. could : with 	 on t ill we meet at _
: proteco,.! ! me in (! y ery respect, and 1
itLin
praising- Iiiin day
but my blessed Savior helped me to
bear it. I have great reason to think
my loss was his gain. Pray
bedient to God.
Well,
lasting salvation.
sanct
ified my soul,
name of the Lord! Since the Lord
i. ne Lord has wonderfu
ord be lvith you a n. Amm
inonth'seven of us were •
to write my testimo-
John Shaneyfelt.
I ' have
KITTANNING, PA.
be diphtheria or
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and night. The
utes
ER::: God be
temptation.
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had perfect
Jesus' feet,
LA.
Bies:::: the
by Christ. " On page 98 he says: " Lo- I local churches [ sects]; hence a cor- he gain the whole world, and lose' love God with all their hearts,
the whole company of th ise saved lible men admit to membership in sus says, What will it profit a man it language of ever y child of God, Nr ho ! sick, supposed to
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could only
nsititts. No ono knows w
It my teeth,
organization, and in this organiza- I cal churches, and because of it they , exchange for his soul ?
tion human agency is employed. And I are not strictly homogeneous with I 0 dear ones, it is awful to see pro- i 20, with his heart not fixed on God. close d and 1.1- , . t.
cal churches [ sects] possess external I rupt element finds entrance into lo- I his soul? or what will a man give in I But we find Solomon, twenty- thi ee fered. No tongue can tell my misery
I years after. in the above text, Fee. 7: ! in pain anti fever. My laws were
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some in the
since every church [ sect] on earth has
I the universal spiritual church." Here' fessors ving careless in this world,; but on strange women.- 1 \ lugs ret 111V little
probably one or more false profess -
I Dagg says plainly that God manageslcom
men
heal-ors
in it, it may be objected, that if I the church universal or great ECCLE- I on in all the abominations of the ! strange women, together with the " rook of 1 read
God had designed the churches to! SIB, but man rules the churches with' world, and the devil makes them be- idaughter of Pharaoh, women of the ; ono! wonil.! ritt
committing sin every day, and goin0- 11- 4. But King Solomon loved many ono dav win!
omites, ' Zi- hi.. 	 I wept awhit 	
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be - free from false professors, he I external organization as before - Ilieve they are doing,' best they I Moabites, Ammonites, Ed something
would not have committed the man- I tioned, or man- made sects. Andican and the y will be all right in the I donians and Hittites; of the nations scented til w; WI uito get up out of
agement of them to fallible men." : this is the reason they are corrupt, end. 0 ma y God open the blinded ! concerning which the Lord said unto d. I arose y;. ry ,,-, ak , dresse d my
Notice how much fallible man has; and are not homogeneous with the eyes of the people that they may see I the children of Israel. N e shall not ! self, and I; , : t
, k the so
t did heal
to do in the management of - the I spiritual church of Christ. I their condition before it is too late. I go into them. neither shall they come ' instantaneot
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church of the living God. Jesus: How can any rational beings whol0 yes, and I See professed saints ; ; n unto you: for surely they will : ! ss away. , u
said he would build the church. I have their senses exercised to knowldabbling in the things of this world, I turn away your heart after their goi is: I a rve t ri l I w,• ilt t( 1
Matt. 16: . J. S. The apostles say it good from evil, say that these ismslsorne chewing and smoking tobacco.' Solomon slave unto these in love , • - 	 Ate! 1 illlif- tTi I
has been built. Eph. 2: 20, 22; I Pet. i are of man and are corrupt, and still; others dressing in the fashion and I And he had seven hundrcti wives. ! , , , ,,,
i n ,
	
2: 5. And God takes in the mem- ! remain n t he mass of corruption, and I style of the world, and dressing their I princesses, and three hundred Colic t: - ' rivil t, go. • t
hers. i Cor. 12: IS. So man has no II delusive drag- nets of Satan' God l children the and bbrriinnggiinng themlbines: and his wives turned awa y his, from that vet
, ' part in the management of the church I help all to touch not the unclean up in the fashion and style of the I heart. For it came to pass, vv i1 { ! Ill v strength t:!\
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tal-unless
he would take the place of I thing. " Come out of her my poople." world, instead of bringing them up ! Solomon was old, that his Ivive, ! Lord! Wo ii.,- J i i 1
God. Jesus gave himself to Sancti- I May the blessings of God rest upon in the nurture and admonition of the I turned away his heart after wi lt i i itas la't'h 	 III' l ot --,: c i
fy and cleanse the church. Eph. 5: all the saints of light. I Lord. 0 dear ones, you cannot of- ! gods: and his heart was not perli„; e1 I ' . Some tt011it, S. LV if
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Flee out or Babylon. deliver every man his soul. 	 I tng.
26. The church is his body. Eph. Ho, all ye people. come and : Min the heavenly shoal: 	 I ford to live thus, yon will miss heav- i with the Lord his God. tot : a! a ( 10,1r, h 10
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I: 22, 23. The people of God are The ride of Christ is holy, in sninin; garments white. I en. It means a great deal to be ho- I Then like many others who havt
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his body. ' Con 12: 27. Jesus is the! - Xrrayed to meet her husband in everlasting light.
	
	 ly, to live a holy lilfiete, , to obey all theiturned away from God, with the i: ' ye ( At 	 I trust 111111
vine and they are the branches[ mem- W. A. Haynes. 	 word of God and keep all of his eyes and heart fixed on strange won 1 him at his wt, Anti i
begs], John. 15: 5. Jesus is h .
olyco. mmandm1ents. -- i men. will cry out and say, " There r the straigh i
Heb 7: 26. And if the root [ Christlbe ' 	
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, James says,, If we keep the whole I not i just man upon earth that lot 	 : axon.
MUTED FOR THE RACE
holy so are the bracnhes [ members]. i DEAR SAINTS OF THE LIVING. GOD:( law, and yet offend in one point we I good and sinneth not." For in tit Y our si ster, sin ig tieepe
. 	 Ito the y, I d of t; o, Rom. II: 16. Now as the saved of I May the dear Lord bless you all a- i are guilty of a- ll. las. 2: to. R- e- backslidden condition they are like
God are his church ( Gr. ECCLES1A, bundantly. Amen. I have been ' member his church is pure and holy, , iI drunken man while under the ! lulu-. 1
congregation) , it follows thai com- I very much impressed to wri te my I without spot, or wrinkle, or any suchlenee of intoxicating liquor. they i
panies of saved persons located in dif- I testimony to the GOSPEL TRUMPET. I thing.— Eph. 5: 27. Heaven is a ho- I think because they are drunk ever\ 1 i N 	
Illt ' tx. ARIZ.
1 EAI: SAIN : I feel it would he to
ferent places are indeed local church- IThis morning I am saved from all il
y place and nothing unholy shall body else is drunk; and will go a .•; 1 1
t [ tic 	 I4.1
arts
0 . i , frog Iirte
- estiniony i know tit.
-) write my
es ( congregations) ; as, the seven con- I of my sins, and cleansed from all my I enter there. 0 may God help us all far as to say they love God, while it I . -
church, after all the false dreams I glory. 2 Tim. ,): to. Hallelujah! I low his steps who did no sin, neither Redeemer does not dwell in liea !
, , t 	 , .• - 	 1. 	 , _ ‘ . t- .1 	 ' . a. 	 . 	 g,„ u( 	 l'l• et 	 1t.,
his pare
in
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gregations of Asia, etc. And these' idols, and sanctified through and I to live holy lives in this world and such a condition. But we do know 1 ind hicd wiLii ilw ii jilt
compose the universal church, with; through by a second work of grace; I follow the example of our Savior. that in the glorious light of the ,._, r, os- i
– 	 ;. n, t, and oh how my so
those in heaven. Some see but oneland my soul is filled with the eternal I He is our example and we must fol- pel of the Son of God, that great I
- out
: Intl root. tit ; tgainst t; od, t hno s ewshl on
of Babylon. . ■ • 	 . And I am all on the gospel altar, I was guile found in his mouth. Dearwhere oiler„±, .- s dwell, but in tilt .
: N w we will notice the false pro-. I fI 	 ully consecrated to the service of my [
ones, we must die out to this world heart that loves to obey him and i a, re. t tit) tu i , lin his I tiessed word under
tessors spoken of. As all such are sin- 1 Master and his only. Praise God land everything in it. If any man I walk in all his precepts. „ Be vt!
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ners, and the- church holy, they are no I forever and ever! I have received al love the world the love of the Fath- I therefore perfect
p
even as your Fat' hat- r iaIi • c h„ o p, r, u s. nI : u n,' ( tiles to so live and
more members of Christ's bod y than number of l etters from brethren full I er is not in him, for all that is in the I which is in heaven is perfect.
Judas was after he betrayed his Lord.; of sympathy for me, in my recentlworld, the lust of the flesh, and the . . A. _ i on
. 1
: waIk that others may see and - take
k
:
without [ outside] the body [ churchl. I feel like writing to you to encourage i is not of the Father, but is of the I $ 1 TESTIMONIES
; nowledge that the y are in truth the
children of God! About two years
For every sin that a man doeth is ! loss by fire. One brother writes, I I lust of the eyes, and the pride of liter
I Cor. 6: IS. True they are in the i You, and take it to the Lord, ea . ” worIa.— I Jno. 2:- I .--:, TO. The friend- I
.
says woriderful. ..' : : 1 , 0 I was s. veil. I joined the Free
e i ., - . • _.
different sects, but yet with all otherlDear saints do not think that I am ! ship of the world is enmity with God. i
Pea. 119: 1E9. 	
I Methodist chureh. lout the Lord show-
At - G ur s. TA, GA, But I did neat
sinners are outside the church ofIdown in the mouth or discouraged. I Whosoever therefore will be a friend I me that I otuld not be free there.
Christ. Again, he says, page 129: 1 But I am praising God - for salvationlof the world is the enemy of God.— !
I am led of the Lord to add Inv tes. ! showed me I must co. M'e icttltittthoer lose
th
" The members of a local church may I and for his loving kindness to me; I Jas. 4: 4. How can we be Gods;
timony for the Lord. l- te keep,
1 i sweetly saved in Jesus and preserved ! came t this , leeisiou I
be known by the record of their land for the wonderful lesson I h me i the light out of my souull:, and when I
av
e' children and be saved, while we are i
mines their membership, but it may word of God and get saved and'i sinned' not." 0 SMITH CEN FLIZ. KAN.
—
• him for his sal Mg power and sustaind-
1 - • lguide he has
gladly came
doing. Praise
names in the church — book." Here is I learned. I , must confess that I had phis
tion that saves from the world and I
! ID! his mighty power. I •
.
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is enemies? Praise God for a salt' a-
.
wh en
_ , saints to pray for me that I ma y be I derful blessing in so do
our proof that he calls sects local ; got out of the order of the Lordi ask the dear out of Babylon and received a won. ,
churches, wh i ch are only known by! wen I stopped at home to fix up a I every thing in it! Amen.
M. 11. Stover, 1, humble and be used to the honoi of : the Lord for the b esset
i
their names on a sect register. But I home - here in this world, which is : his holy name,
of the firstborn are written in heat/-
m
perishing souls were calling to trs- fork '
record
QUESTIONS.
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Jane Williams.
left US to lighten our pathway! and
lead us into glor y ! Oh I do praise-on
the same page he says " the church soon to be burned up. While poor I
From y' our- sav' e- d s'ister in Christ, !
en, and no d on earth deter- ( meeting, that they might hear the I P. lease explain Ece. 7: 20. " For there I. not!
be known by their fruits of righteous- make their escape out of Ba_ bylon I ANS. This language in the text I . DEAR BRoTtn. ozs ANo Sis- i- ERs: I am on the pre) mist;
a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and i grace, that he keeps me unspott ed
ness." Praise the Lord, this last confusion and the world. was spoken by king Solomon, B. C. I so thankful to the Lord for iii. from the world. I know that I am out
of the firstborn?" His answer is, The and saved the best of to oxen and three years _ before, when Solomon
what use for another than the " churchlthey have, and he disobeyed God, ' mouth of the same person, twenty- been in the service of my Lord and
Master for fifty y
ears and am not' the way grow.; brighter day by day.
inise and under the blood
written in heaven. Heb. 12: 23. Then I Amalek, and utterly dest roy all— that' have to take another text from the toward the children of God! I have i ,
all the light he gives me
that cleanses from all sin. I named church is the one the saints, I was perhaps a little like Saul, 977 years. And to get a full under- I cleansing and keepini- Y ower, P , am Walk-
of God are in and no other; who are l! when the Lord sent him to smitelstanding of the above text, we will; God for his goodness and kindnes1s !
and
universal church is in progress of sheep, to sacrifice to the Lord. -! He said in ProV. 14: 3o, 34," A sound heart, tired of the blessed way, and am in -
T
There are but f ew 4:) f us here, hut the
dear
at the end of the world. Page 137o people, he was doing - it for the good Righteous
construction and will be completed no doubt thought like a great m is the life of the flesh: but envy, the
rotteness of the bones. -
Praise his holy name!. manifests his power. I wish the
Lord meets with us and wondcrfully
d any ... ord would send some Ghost
plete church. And ma. n undertakes i tncome. I did not think that while I
this be true, and did not build a corn.- i up the Lord's farm to increase the
plete: so Jesus made a mistake if 1 church, etc. I thought I was fixing
1. .
proach to any people. .
two texts do not harmonize. Andl time, but my
Here we can plainl3r see that , l
t
a great many trials in my life'
itpnoloesrsafferrio ssomseni oi : sin° o. f a sailiation that keeps
,
blessed Redeetuu Il
as. 1 : 101 nteAl DreaCilff here to preach I el,
everlastio9- gospel. All pray for lui _
tom I ma}' } ire instrumental in tutn n g
many souls to God.
Your brother,
Holy U. .1. s
He says Christ's' church is not cOrn- of his cause, for the benefit of the ness exalteth a nation, but sin is a re-up
oatn. have passed :
I was sick last winter but God saw lit I !
, saved an: 0 a. ncti6O4'
kku l M e: wi der!'