The Gospel Trumpet - 28:44

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,'ANO HI SHALL SEND HIS ANGELS WITH A GREAT SOUND OF A TRUMPETAND THEY SHALL GATHER TOGE'fHER HIS ELECT FROM THE FOUR WINDS, FROM ONE END OF HEAVEN TO THE OTHER.-MAT1 ••• :.'.1
SO WILL I SEEK OUT MY SHEEP, AND WILL DE"LIVEA THEM OUT OF ALL PLACES WHERE· THEY HAVE BEEN SCATTERED IN THE CLOUDY AND DARK DAY.-EzEK • .34:1:1 • .IER.32:39. Ij!I')
VOLUME NO. XXVIII. ANDERSON, INDIANA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1908. NUMBER 44.
CONTENTS.
POETRY:
Redeemed ................................................................................... _ .. 2
(ARTICLES:
Ohristianity Oontagious ............................... ~................ 1
I-Iooking at 'l!hings Unseen .................... ~ ..................... 1
Perfect Oonsecration .......................................... : ........ ~.~ ...... 1
A Few 'rhoughts for 'rh08e vVilo Take the
Independent Line ............................................................ 2
The Keeping of Thy Soul .......................................... 2
One Thing N'Oedful ............................................................ 3
Responding ..................................................................................... 3
'Accllsation ................................. ; ................ ~ ................................. 4
Pure Religioll ............................................................................... 4
"No ]\1an can Serve Two Masters n .................. 5
'A I.1ittle Admonition ......................... ; ............................. ; .... 5
, 'Follo\v ]\·1e" .............................................................................. 5
Leeturing Against Nothing ......................................... ~ 5
Parental Oorrection ............................................................ 6
The MincUulness of God ................................................ 7
'rhree Declarations ............................................................... 7
OFIt'IOE AND HOME EVEN'1S ................................................ 8
GENERAL No'rEs and NEWS .................. ~ ....................... 8, 9
.. QUESTIONS ANSWERED............................................................... 9
'cORRESPONDENCE:
Dung-erons Seeking ............... :.: ............................................. 11
UHISCELLANEOUS :
Home N ceded for Infants .......................................... 10
'ro the Brethren of Nothern Michigan ......... , .. 10
The Work in Denver ...................................................... 10
rrhe Gospel for the Blind ............. , .................................. 10
Oalling for :Meetings ..................................... : ................ 10
MISSION ARY :
The For'Oign Missionary "\V ork ............................. .11
FIELD HEPOg'IS ........................................................................ 12, 13
OBITUARY ............................................................................................. 14
REQUEST FOR PRAYER ............................................................ 14
CALLS FOR MEETING ..................... ... ........ _ ..... · .... · .... ·14
l\1EETING· NOTICES ................................................................... : ...... .14
(ADVERTISEMENT ......... ....................... _ ............ __ ...... _ ... 15
DIVINE HEALING:
Testim.onies ................................................................................. 16
................ ..........:. ................. JUI ...................... !I •••••••••• ••• ............. JLall~
CHRISTIANITY CONTAGIOUS.
Robert Ingersoll, a man who gained a · great
reputation for his infidelity, said that, if Chris­tianity
were as good a thing as the Bible ,and
Christians said · it was, then if he had had the
'making of it, he would have made it catching.
Well, thank God, it is catching, .. so to speak.
This poor infidel, sorry to say, nevel" caught
it. On€ reason why .he never caught it, is that
. he probably never ~ame in contact ., withi;he
real thing. He saw the lives :of p,roressors':,}}f
Christianity, but there was nothing in them
to win him to Ohrist. All that he saw drove
him furth'Or into his infidelity. Oh, how care­ful.
we should live !Hypocrites :will have more
than their own souls to answer for in eternity.
If \ve live a true Christian life, some one will
catch the influence. Every true Christian will win
other to Christ. If you are not winning souls
to Ohrist, you are not living as close to Ohrist
, as you should. Y ~m may not \yin lllany in these
evil days, but you can win a few. J eSlis said,
"Let your light so shine before men, that they
may see your good works, and. glorify your
Father 'which is in heaven." If none are made
to glorify God through seeing your light, it h:;
shining entirely too dimly. How bright is your
light~ Does it so shine that some at -least
glorify Goel because of its light I? . 'rhe apostle
says that husbands may be won . by the COll­duet
of the wives. This may not be al vvays
the case, but the general· effect of Christian
living is to win souls to Christ.
As loilg as Ohrist leaves his church here in
this world, there will be some on€ to win to
Gc'll. An 1, 0 my brother, let me speak it
solemnly and impressively, you may. be the one
to do the winning. As 'long as 'we are in the
'world, J€SUS has something for uS to do. Some
will say to us, "There is not anything which
we cando." If there weren<?t, Jesus would
take you to heavGli, where you could probably
do something. '1'he · fact of your being here is
proof that th'Oreis something for you to do,
and something that you can do. You can let
shine a pure, holy life. o. E. O.
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LOOKING AT THIN~S UNSEEN,
BY ALioE A. ANDERSON.
vvl1ile meditating on this subject I felt Ln­pressed
. to write a little about what looking at
unseen· things • will · do for a Christian .
Paul . said, "If in this life . only we have hope
in Christ, we are ' of all men most miserable."
1 001'. 15: 19. While the Christian's pathway
is sometimes strewn with many thorns and roses, '
"yet wisdom's ways "are ways of pleasantness,
. and all h'Or paths are peace." Prov.3 : 17. While
the Christian has much to bear in this life be~
causeo! being "not of this world" but chosen
out of the world, yet looking at things unseen
will cause burdens to seem lighter, . the clouds
<more. swiftly to pass away, and the sun to shine
;A:l.l.l .. the ;more brightly~
While looking at tIlings unseen, our minds
are not easily drawn off on ' the things of this
world. But, having our affections set on things
above, \v€ will not heed the .voice of the tempter
when he tries to aliure us through any of his
cunning devices.
Looking at things UllS,een not only enables
us to' overcome the trials and temptations of
this life, but causes us to -"count it all'joy,"
knovving that it "worketh for us a fur more
exceeding and eternal 'weight of glory. " It
not only enables us to count it all joy when we
fall into · temptations, but also enables us to
keep ourselves" unspotted from the world.",
Looking at things unseen will enable us to
. endure the privutioJ1s of life anc1 to really en­joy
them \vhen we know it will work out to
the glory of the · Lord, whom we are trying to
please. We can forget the things ""hich are
behind and press forvv"ard to· gain the priz8-
the crown of life which awaits all the faithful.
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PERFECT CONSECRATION •
'robe wholly consecrated to God is toabanc1on
everything to his perfect ·will. . If ,\ve suffer
because of the loss of something, it is because
that thing was not · wholly consecrated to God.
'l'his . perfect abandonmcntto God's will is a
child-like repose to him. It is not indifference;
.it is a living' sacrifice. Your very .dearest
friend, your most loved companion, ll1ustbe
entirely given up to God. Their companioll.M
ship :is enjoyed only in the will of God. You
cannot remain in their presence with enjoy:­mer;
tt beyond what God wills ;anc1, whenever
he says for you to part with them, you do it
with a willing heart. .
W€ say the kingdom of God is within US~
'Vherev~r God's kingdom is, there God's will
is done. You will whatever God wills,wheu
. his ... kingdom is within you. This is heaven.
Nothing so calms tl}e soul · and brings such sweet
quiet rest as this p-erfect abandonment to Goel's: .
. sovereign · pleasure.
Perfect trust is the result ' of complete aban"
donment to God, which results in calmness and .
stillness of soul. Oh, how few souls get quie~
enough to know that God is talking to them 1
, Those who lack in consecration fear to getguiet,
lest they should hear God telling. them some ..
thing they do not want to do. He who. would
h€ar t~e voice of God must listenIor nothing
else. · O. E.O, .