The Gospel Trumpet - 17:13

              Blow ye the Tru ropet in Zion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain. Joe12: 1.
The Lord God shall blow the Trumpet, and go with whirlwinds. Zech. 9: 14.
All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he
lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a Trumpet, hear ye.
Isa. 18: 3.
And he shall send his angels with . a great sound of a Trumpet, and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven t o the
other. 	 Nat. , t11 : 31.
So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they
have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Eze. 34: 12. 	 Jer. 32: 39.
01. Seisailloie ■ s•
in the faith; prove your own selves.
Know ye not your own. selves?"-
2 Cor. 13: 5. We must know our-selves;
we must be positive. Doubts
and fears, questionings and uncer-tainties,
are beneath the apostolic
plane. No one can properly manifest
the life of Christ in his daily deport-ment
if there be a shadow of doubt
as to his spiritual whereabouts. His
title must be clear. He must know
there is a crown of righteousness
laid up for him. Bright hopes and
calm assurance written by the Spirit
of truth in the soul, find expression
in the countenance and outer life.
This is glorifying to God. If doubts
and fears be entertained they will
also find expression in the life; and
the standard of Christian faith,
peace, and positiveness will be
lowered.
How can we have the blessing of
full assurance? " Blessed are they
that do his commandments."- Rev.
22: 14. " And hereby we do know
that we know him, if we keep his
commandments. He that saith, I
know him and keepeth not his com-mandments
is a liar and the truth is
not in him; but whoso keepeth his
word, in him verily is the love of
God perfected; hereby know we
that we are in him."- I Jno. 2: 3- 5.
Dear reader, let us come to the
infallible Word and examine the
reason of our hope. Let us probe
the heart and know the foundation
of our confidence. Execute unequiv-ocally
the judgments of the Word
upon your soul. Have you as an
every- day, practical soul- experience
all you know of God's word? If not,
what is your excuse? Have you
none, then why so indifferent? Some
who have been long in the way and
gained much knowledge testify that
their faith is weak. God commands,
" Be strong." What is your excuse?
I do not love secret prayer as I
should. What is your excuse?- I am
not as kind as I should be. What
is your excuse? I am not as meek
and humble as I should be. What
is your excuse? I am not longsuffer-ing,
I am not bold enough, _ I love
the world too much, I am not dead
to self, I do not love others as I
should, I have not the earnestness, I
have not the sobriety, I cannot
count all things joy, I am not free in
giving, I have not the real victory.
And where in God's word is found
the excuse for all this? Too many,
instead of being excused by the
Word, excuse themselves. That is
not just examination.
Dear Christian, will you allow me
to exhort you to closely and criti-cally
examine your soul experience?
Not a superficial examination, but
deep and thorough. Oh, the danger
of inadvertency! If the meditation
of your heart is not acceptable to
God, if you are covetous, if you are
putting on unnecessary articles of
clothing, if you are dressing your
children with the world, if you have
not control of them, if you are not
all you might, should, and could
have known God's word says you
should be, what excuse can you give
God and your own soul? Many will
ask others to „ pray that they may
have an increase, and they never put
forth an earnest diligent effort to
obtain it.
In addition to our constantly
watching, and praying I have found
to seek some place of solitude at the
close of each day and there closely
examine, in the light of God's word,
our life as lived and practiced
through the day, with a fervent
prayer for a practical experience of
all known truth, to be of great
benefit to my soul. No one can
have the constant witnessing of
God's Spirit of his approval nor
bright hopes of a blessed immortal-ity
who does not experience and
live to all he knows. Doubts and
fears and misgivings are the result
of not doing what God has shown by
his word or Spirit should be done.
If our examinations be thorough and
impartial, and we earnestly seek
God for a perfect conformity of
heart and life to his blessed word,
we sha'l soon experience a meekness
of spirit, a heart of bright hopes, a
countenance of joy, gentleness of
manners, kindness of word, and a
life of Christ, as we go journeying
onward toward the crown that shall
soon be forever ours. Yours in
blessed hope, 	 C. ORR.
Millennialism, or the Reign of
Righteousness, Exposed.
N " these last days" of deception,
the enemy of truth is inspiring
the minds of the people with a sup-posed
" age to COITItt", where a general
reign of righteousness and blessed-ness
is looked for. Some hold that
the literal city of Jerusalem will be
the capital of the world, and Christ
will set up his throne there, and
reign over the earth. But all such
chaffy doctrine is outside the word
of God. We affirm in the name of
the God of the Bible, that the blessed
reign of peace and righteousness
spoken of by the prophets of old, is
now fulfilled in this dispensation of
divine grace, and that all doctrines
to the contrary are doctrines of
devils.
" And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary: thou shalt conceive
in thy womb, and bring forth a son,
and shalt call his name Jesus. He
shall be great, and shall be called
the Son of the Highest: and the
Lord God shall give unto him the
throne of his father David: and he
shall reign over the house of Jacob
forever; and of his kingdom there
shall be no end."- Luke 1: 3o- 33.
" For unto us a child is born, unto
us a son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his
name shall be called Wonderful,
Counselor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of
Peace. Of the increase of his govern-ment
and peace there shall be no
end, upon the tnrone of David, and
upon his kingdom, to order it, and
to establish it with judgment and
with justice from henceforth even
forever."- Isa. 9: 6, 7.
" Behold, the days come, saith the
Lord, that I will raise unto David a
righteous Branch, and a King shall
reign and prosper, and shall execute
judgment and justice in the earth.
In his days Judah shall be saved."-
Jer. 23 5,6
In fulfillment of the above
prophecies, Jesus came " preaching
the gospel of the kingdom of God,
and saying, The time is fulfilled, the
kingdom of God is at hand: repent
ye and believe the gospel."- Mark
1: 14,15. " The reign of God is at
hand."- Young. Even since John's
day, " the kingdom of God is preach-ed,
and every man presseth into it."
- Luke 16: 16. Jesus said, " My king-dom
is not of this world."- Jno. 18: 36.
All the above scriptures positively
teach that Christ set up the king-dom
of God, and began his spiritual
reign in the beginning of the present
dispensation. - In the days of his
reign, the prophet says, " Judah shall
be saved," and " behold, Now is the
day of salvation."- 2 Cor. 6: 2.
But what is his throne? And
where is it located? " God re gneth
over the heathen: God sitteth upon
the throne of his holiness."- Psa.
47: 8.
I beheld till the thrones were cast
down, and the Ancient of days
[ Jesus Christ] did sit, whose
garment was white as snow, and the
hairs of his head like the pure wool:
his throne was like the fiery flame,
and his wheels as burning fire. A
fiery stream issued and came forth
from before him." " And there was
given him dominion, and glory, and
a kingdom, that all people, nations,
and languages should serve him: his
dominion is an everlasting dominion,
which shall not pass away, and his
kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed."- Dan. 7: 9, io, 14. " The
kingdom of God cometh not with
observation. Neither shall they say,
Lo here, or, Lo there; for, behold, the
kingdom of God is within you."-
Luke 17: 20,21.
In• the above scriptures the follow-ing
truth is clearly taught: Christ
established his kingdom in the
beginning of this dispensation, and
NOW sways his scepter of love, " lead-ing
captivity captive;" namely, cap-tures
the souls of men and women,
casts down the thrones of iniquity,
establishes his throne of holiness in
their hearts, and reigns supreme, the
Prince of Peace. " God t- itteth on
the throne of his holiness," which is
" like a fiery flame." and reigns in the
hearts o f his people. " TnE REIGN OF
G ). D IS WITHIN YOU."- Luke, I 7: 21.-
Young's Translation. Enthroned
in the hearts of his people, Christ
through them executes his righteous
judgments in the earth. Psa. 149: 4- 9.
" The Lord shall reign over them in
mount Zion [ God's pure churchl
from henceforth, even forever."-
Micah 4: 7.
But, says one, Does not the word
of God teach a glorious spiritual
reign of his saints? Is that present?
We answer both the above questions
with an emphatic YES.
" But the saints of the most High
shall take the kingdom, and possess
the kingdom forever, even forever
and ever."- Dan. 7: 18.
" For thou wast slain, and bast
redeemed us to God by thy blood
out of every kindred, and tongue,
and people, and nation; and hast
made us unto our God kings and
priests; and we shall reign on the
earth."- Rev. 5- 9, IO. " WE REIGN ON
THE EARTH."- Rotherham..
Unto him that loved us, and
washed us from our sins in his own
blood, and hath made us kings and
priests unto God and his Father."-
Rev. 1: 5,6.
" But ye are a chosen generation
a royal priesthood."- I Pet. 2: 9.
This is clear. Christ hath redeem-ed
us through his blood, from all
iniquity, and hath mane us ( now in
this time) kings and priests, and " we
reign on the earth." " They which
receive abundance of grace, and of the
gift of righteousness, shall reign IN
LIFE by one, Jesus Christ."- Rom. 5:
17. Thank God, this glorious reign
of blessedness and peace we enter
through the grace of God and enjoy
" in this life."
But, says the millennial advocate,
If this blessed reign is enjoyed in this
life, over what do we reign ? Answer.
I. Over sin, Rom. 6: 14. 2. Over the
world. I In°. 5: 4,5. 3. Over devils.
Luke lo: 17- 19. 4. Over the " beast."
Rev. 15: 2,3.
Dear friend, be saved NOW. If
you will forsake sin and meet the
Bible conditions for full salvation,
Christ will redeem you from all
iniquity, and your soul will here
enter a spiritual reign of p . ace and
blessedness, whicn„ \ via 	 glarpass
ALONE WITH JESUS.
Alone with Jesus! Oh. how sweet!
Just to lie passive at his feet,
And drink the crystal streams of life,
That break the tide of doubt and strife.
Alone with Jesus! When I weep,
And long within his arms to sleep,
How blest to hear him softly say,
" Be not afraid; I am the way."
Alone with Jesus! heavenly place!
There fall the showers of his grace
Upon my hungry, thirsting soul,
To satisfy and make me whole.
Alone with Jesus! on his breast,
To find from care and trouble, rest:
It fills my heart with joy, sweet joy,
Which darkest hours can ne'er destroy.
Alone with Jesus! ' neath his wing,
To own him Lord and crown him King,
And learn to love and serve him true,
Until I sup with him anew.
Thomas Nelson.
Know Thyself,
HE devoted Christian above all
others knows himself. He is
acquainted with God; he knows
what God requires of him. He
knows his own soul and its moral
condition. He knows, when this life
is ended, just where he shall spend
eternity- blessed man.
The unregenerated man may
know the wanderings of the stars, he
may collect and classify the produc-tions
of nature and seek out many
inventions, and yet knows - nothing
as he ought to know it. There is
many a gay dreamer frittering life's
important hours away in a whirl-pool
of doubts and fears, cares and
confusion, never taking a direct,
serious look into his soul, but en-deavoring
to satisfy himself with
the feeble hope that some way, even
if it be by chance, he will be saved
by and by in a better world than
this.
The humble Christian walks in a
region far above, where all is calm
assurance and glorious reality. He
looks away with a strong eye of
faith and beholds in the Savior's
hand a bright crown for him. He
knows full well, if the earthly house
of this tabernacle were dissolved, he
has a building of God, a house not
made with hands, eternal in the
heavens.
Intellectual culture never brings
this blessed positiveness. God, by
his Spirit, shines this . knowledge into
the soul. It is therefore not intel-lectual
knowledge but soul- knowl-edge.
The heart that is linked by
love in close pioximity. to God is
not affected by the prosperities nor
adversities of this life. While the
outer man may walk amid secular
avocations, the inner man walks
with God. He imbibes a portion of
heaven, which brings a hope and
restful assurance obviously exhibited
in his countenance and general
deportment.
All Christians are aware there is
much cold- hearted, formal profes-sing.
It takes but little to persuade
the worldly professor of his safety.
One little text in his. favor serves to
neutralize a score of others that are
against him. Being born of the
Spirit years ago encourages him in
the hope he is saved to- day. A mi-raculous
healing of the past serves
to console him now, though he be
living in violation of many com-mands.
Satan has a ready sophistry
to turn away the severity of God's
quick and powerful word, and hurl
deceived man onward to his eternal
destiny. Many are deceived, but
none need to be. The word of God
marks out with unerring exactness,
the path of life. Those who are
deceived do not sit, in the light of
God's truth, with honest and severe
judgment upon their soul.
We now come to the text we had
in mind when beginning this article:
" Examine yourselves, whether ye be
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your fancies of a literal reign in a
supposed age to come. " To- day, if
you will hear his voice, harden not
your heart," Yours, reigning,
H. M. RIGGLE.
Testimonies.
DUSHVILLE, MICH.
DEAR SAINTS IN CHRIST: My testi-mony
is, I am saved and all the
Lord's, willing to do his will in all
things. He is my healing physician
for soul and body. Pray for me
that I may stand firm for God to the
end. Your sister in the Lord,
MRS. N. A. HUNT.
HUNTINGTON, IND.
DEAR READERS OF THE TRUMPET: It
has been a long time since you have
heard from us through the TRUMPET;
but we are still saved, sanctified, and
kept by the mighty power of God.
Praise his dear name forever! Dear
ones, pray for us that we may be
kept humble. Yours in Christ,
F. M. LONG.
PONCHATOULA, LA.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: Let US
praise the Lord our God for the
light he has given us on his word
here in Mississippi and Louisiana
through the visit of dear brothers
Byrum and Schell. Divine healing
had been preached here before the
brethren came, but not in its fulness.
There are now many taking the
Lord for their physician that were
not able to do so before. There are
still many places here in Louisiana
where the true gospel has never
been preached. I have lately
preached at some new places, and by
the help of God will preach there
again shortly. Dear saints, pray for
me that the Lord will keep me very
humble, and do all his will. Your
saved brother, 	 E. VOIGT.
ELBING, KAN.
DEAR READERS OF THE TRUMPET: I
feel it would be to the glory of God
for me to tell what he has done for
me. He saves my soul and heals
my body. The doctors had given
me up and said I must die with con-sumption.
One doctor said he had
done all that man could do and
another said that by careful nursing
I might live a while. But, praise
God, they did not know. Two
months ago to- day I was anointed
for healing, and, praise God, I re-cei-
ved it. The pain ceased entirely
and the cough is almost gone. I
gained five pounds in five weeks
and am growing stronger every day,
Jesus Christis the same yesterday, to-day,
and forever. Your saved sister.
MABEL ASHENFELTER.
WALNUT HILL, LA.
DEAR TRUMPET READERS: I am
praising God for his healing power.
I had the grippe for thirty- five days,
but Lid not take my bed, as I was
postmaster and had to tend tothe of- -
fice. I asked God to give rne strength,
for the day and he did so; and
when I thought that I was well, then
Satan tried my faith by a severe
pain at or near my heart, on which
acc8unt I could hardly walk or lie
down. I sent . a request for prayer
to the Trumpet Family and to all
the dear saints, and, praise the Lord,
I feel as itell as I ever did. We
have so maey promisesin the blessed
Book where he heals us if we Only
believe. Praise his holy name1
expect to live the rest of my time in
serving God. Yours , in Christ,
. W._ F. HoLroi
THURSDAY, APR. 1, 1897.
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Pray April 7, for my husband, who is in-sane.
Mrs. iVicRat, Hope.
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TRUMPET, but we have been busy.
sAfter coming through our trials of ickness and the dear ones all being
able again to start in the gospel
Work, we came to this place and held
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souls, also some backsliders
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the Lord in baptiam. Meeting closed
THE GOSPEL TRVMPE
to convey, and they perfectly explai
Acts 2: 38. Such expressions
" baptize for the remission of sins
!
and " baptize to wash away sins
outside of the inspired authors, ax
' frquently used in the production
of early Christian writers. Bu
they did not mean to teach that ba
6st- ft literally washed away sins.
1. Were the bodies of Adam and Eve b
fere the fall mortal?
2. When Christ arose from the dead, di
he take again the real body of flesh an
bones? If so, did the body ascend int
heaven?
3. When the last trump shall sound, an
the dead shall come forth, will their spini
again enter their bodies of flesh? E. C. M.
," 	 " Waiting for a special call." That
e reminds us of a man remaining abed
S and losing his breakfast because the
t bell rang for all instead of each one
p- being called by name. The gospel
" whosoever" rings for all.
e- " Tried once and failed." Such are
like the Mr. Hungry, who, because
he tried to get a rneal of victuals'
O once and failed, never will try again,
but lies down and starves to death.
ts Your brother in Christ Jesus,
JOHN COLL NS,
n , bottom of the sea. " Too much to
t 	 I as give up, cost him his life. It has
," cost others life eternal.
Some Conditions.
rock; has stood, and will stand
throughout all eternity; but let us
not be so unwise and so bigoted as
to forget that those who now shine
as stars in this spiritual realm may
be eclipsed and fall below the plane
of usefulness, and be utterly rejected
and set aside by God, if they cease
to reflect the light from the Sun of
righteousness who arose with heal-ing
in his wings.
0 brethren, shall we not be
aroused to seek more diligently the
" old paths"? Shall we not walk more
humbly and prayerfully in the light
that God has let shine upon our
pathway? Let us not be too anxious
to explore new lands and get " new
light" till we have " established our
claim" to what we already have.
Remember, to " fear God, and keep
his commandments: for this is the
whole duty of man."
W. MILO GLEETEN.
you can trust to everything but th
Lord in afflictions, and then expec
to have the faith to be healed in
sickness, you may obey the Word
and call for the elders and they
pray over you and the Lord man
times honor his word by removing
the pain, as long as the elders are
there to pray the prayer of faith
but when symptoms come back to
try your faith, you find out you have
not any and so, many times, instead
of getting down deeper in your ex-perience
you will straightway send
for a doctor or resort to other
means. God help every one that
names the name of the Lord in this
blessed evening light to get an ex-perience
where they will not need
to go over into Egypt for help.
Oh, dear ones, honor the great
King in all you do and say, for he
alone is worthy; he is the one alto-gether
lovely, the bright and morn-ing
star, the great physician who
beareth all our infirmities and
healeth all our diseases. What a
wonderful Lord that provideth so
richly for our needs. We realize,
dear ones, the Devil is fighting this
line and is doing all he can to crush
the work; but God grant that his
children may stand fa et in one Spirit,
striving together for the faith of the
gospel. How long, dear ones, do
you suppose that it would take for
us to reach the apost( 1k faith, if we
all contended for herbs instead of
the faith? I am persuaded we would
never reach it. So, dear ones, con-tend
earnestly for the faith, abide in
the Wordafor all else will fail. Yours
in the love of Jesus,
LOTTIE BORDEN.
E SEE by the reading of
God's word, that God gave
the herb of the field for the service
of man. When God made man he
made him in his own image, and he
looked upon his work and pro-nounced
it good. Gen. 1: 31. But
through transgression man fell and
lost the image of God, and therefore
brought on disease of the body as
well as the soul. If God had made
man with diseases in the body he
could not nave pronounced his work
good and very good Therefore, if
man had not sinned, he would not
have needed medicine and there-fore
would not have had to put the
herb to a different service than the
Lord said it was for.
We will now turn to Gen. 1: 2e and
see what the Lord said the herb was
for. " And God said, Behold I will
give you every herb bearing seed
[ margin—" seeding seed"] which is
upon the face of the earth, and
every tree in the which is the fruit
of a tree yielding seed; to you it
shall be for meat." Meat here
means food in general. Also Gen.
3: 18—" Thorns and also thistles it
will bring forth to thee, and thou
shall eat the herb of the field." And
nowhere in the Word does he
say it is for medicine. But when
man lost the image of God out of
the heart and disease was brought
on the body, man resorted to the
herb for healing. But in the begin-fling
it was not so. But God has so
provided in his own loving way that
his children need not to flee into
Egypt for healing.
Q TSTIONS ANSWERED,
—
Please explain Acts 2: 38. B. R.
This verse, which says, " Repent,
and be baptized every one of you in
the name of the Lord Jesus for the
remission of sins," is the great
stronghold of water salvationists.
And indeed, if it were isolated from
the rest of the New Testament, it
would seem to teach that remission
of sins is received when we are in
the act of being baptized. But the
apostle Peter himself, who is the
author of these words, explains them
in I Pet. 3: 21.
" The like figure whereunto even
baptism doth also now save us ( not
the putting away of the filth of the
flesh, but the answer of a good
conscience toward God), by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ."
These words plainly state that
baptism is not the putting away of
the filth of the flesh, but only saves
in a figure. Peter had just in the
preceding verses mentioned the
salvation of Noah's family in the
ark, which called out his expression
" the like figure." By this expression
he meant to teach that the deliverance
of Noah's physical life in the ark
was a type of the salvation of his
soul, even as baptism is a figure of
the salvation of our souls. As
Noah's body was borne, and his
physical life saved by the water
which caused the ark to float, so his
soul was borne and his spiritual life
saved by God's grace. " The like
figure" is, as our bodies are entirely
covered and hid out of sight in bap-tism,
so our souls are perfectly hid
away in Christ by the blood of Christ,
when we obtain sabettion. These
are the exact thoughts Peter intende4
174 hether man should be mortal
or immortal— God left it to man to
choose for himself. He placed be-fore
him two trees, the tree of life
and the tree of knowledge of goed
and evil. Of the former, man might
eat and live forever, that k, become
immortal. To eat of the latter was
to choose mortality, that is, to leave
this veorld through temporal death.
Adam and his wife chose to eat the
forbidden fruit, and thereby chose
mortality for themselves and their
posterity. Hence we read: " By man
came death."— T Col- 15: 21. Had
man never sinned, God would doubt-less
have transported him to heaven,
without his having to pass through
the ordeal of temporal death.
2. Yes, Jesus took upon him real
flesh and bone at his resurrection.
This he plainly states to his disciples
when he appeared to them in their
little prayer- meeting On the evening
of the resurrection day. His words
are : " Behold my hands and my feet,
that it is I myself: handle me, and
see; for a spirit hath not flesh and
bones, as ye see me have."— Luke
24: 39. This body of flesh and bones
had been immortalized in his resur-rection,
and is thesame that ascended
into heaven.
3. Yes. We read of the resur-rection
of the widow's son by the
prophet Elijah that, " The soul of
the child came into him again, and
he revived."— i Kings 17: 22. This
is a description of the resurrection
of all the dead at the last trump.
The bodies will be rc surrected to
immortality, and the souls will come
into them again, and both souls and
bodies together will enter their
etc rnal destiny. 	 W. G. S.
Some Excuses.
WIME passes and health fails,
laL. pleasures lose their charms,
earthly ambition bursts like bubbles,
wealth takes wings, friends forsake,
loved ones are laid in the grave,
death is at the door, or some other
kindred calamity threatens; and
then the heart, harrassed by sorrow,
is ready to receive that deliverance
which, if accepted at first, would
have saved untold bitterness.
Sorrow, sickness, bereavements,
and like judgments, are the only
agencies that will awaken some from
the sleep in sin. Let such influences
come rather than that precious souls
should be lost forever.
" I am afraid of falling if I start."
To listen to such an excuse would be
as foolish as for one who has fallen
in the mud to always lie there for
fear of falling.
" I fear I am too wicked." The
one why makes this plea is like the
man who won't drink any because he
is thirsty, or eat because he is hungry.
The Sax ior says that he came to save
the lost.
" A good moral life is sufficient."
All who reason thus are like children
who claim that their duty ends in
being kind and honest to each other,
without love and obedience to
parents.
" It is so hard to break from sinful
companions." How much harder it
will be to go on with them to eternal
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Or whither shall we send?
' The prayer of faith shall save,' it is written. • Tis true till time shall end."
Of course, it takes a close walk
with God in order to trust him for
all things, and God will have a tried
people; but he says he will not suf-fer
us to be tempted beyond that we
are able to bear. The enemy will
suggest many things contrary to the
Word, when we are being tried on
the line of faith; but we will hear a
still small voice saying behind us,
" This is the way, walk ye in it." Is
any among you afflicted? let him
pray."— James 5: 13. If ye abide in
me and my words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will and it shall be
done unto you."
Oh, how our hearts burn within us
many times to see some that are
teaching, lowering the standard of
God's word to their own experience,
thereby drawing disciples after them.
Dear ones, this ought not so to be.
You will admit with me that God is
a just God. And do you think pos-sibly
that God would lay down rules
in his word for his children to
observe and then not give them the
grace and faith to obey? Nay, verily,
whatsoever we ask we shall receive,
because we keep his commandments
and do those things that are
pleasing- in his sight. . Some will say,
" We will take herbs in affliction but
when we get sick we will call for the
elders" ( many times expecting the
elders to supply all the faith); but,
dear ones; be careful that you are
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PORTLAND, ORE., March 18.
DEAR BRETHREN IN CHRIST: I am
glad I can report victory in my soul
and in the work of the Lord in these
parts. Though the winter has been
one of great self- denial for all the
Gospel workers in Oregon and they
have had to go through mud and
rain, yet a good work has becn done
in rescuing souls. Will say that I came
to this city yesterday to remain in
northern Oregon as long as the Lord
leads. Should any one in northwestern
Oregon, or southwestern Washington
desire me to visit and hold meeting
with you, I will do all I can to do so.
I humbly ask an interest in the pray-ers
of all saints that I make all need-ed
advancement in my soul and the
ministry of the Word. I am your
sanctified brother, praising God for
the 	 blessed 	 evening 	 light,
L. GREEN.
HAIV1MOND, LA., Mar. 23.
DEAR SAINTS: I am glad to re-port
victory in my soul over all the
Power of the enemy. The peace of
God is continually flowing- in my
soul. On March it, we went to the
City of New Orleans, La. There we
met Bro. John Booth. We corn-menced
meeting Saturday night. We
stayed in the city until the 17th.
We met some good honest souls in
that city who wanted the whole
truth. One was sanctified. Four
we re saved in this meeting. When
we left, Bro. Booth continued the
meeting until the 20th. The people
wMearye Gveordy b kleinssd atno du rse wina rthd atth ecmity..
From there we went to Welcome,
near Covington, La. There we held
three services on Lord's day.
Three followed the Lord in the or-bdrinoathnecre,
	 of baptiFsm. M. F. rWomIL LyIoAuMrS sOaNv. ed
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A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL
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" Too much to give up." All who
reject Christ on this account are like
the man who, when the ship was
sinking, would save his god at any
expense, and so, tied it to his waist,
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God's little ones, reports now co
of " backsliders reclaimed," " fa
spirits crept in," " professed- sai
taking a stand against the trut
etc , eic ? Of course, saints a
angels le joice when a dear soul th
has fallen gets up again and com
back to Father's house, singing son
of victory. But Why do so ma
fall? Must that be acknowledged
heaven- designed characteristic
God's work? Shall the babe
Christ be led to believe that su
cessive falling and rising is t
Christian's " destined end or way
Do the accounts of the labors
Christ and his apostles indicate su
up- and- down experiences?
To the child of God in this eve
ing of time these are grave question
They are not vain imagination
They are facts staring us in the fa
— conditions which exist, and w
know they exist. Have they an e
planation? Is there no cause no
remedy? We hear much of " perilou
times" and the " enemy going abou
as a roaring lion." But what make
perilous times? Has it not bee
written, " Great peace have the
which love thy law: and nothin
shall offend them"? ( In the margi
it says, " They shall have no stumb
ling- block.") Yea, and the Wor
says, " Thou will keep him in perfec
peace, whose mind is staid on thee.
Now, we teach sanctification, " th
ESTABLISHING grace. See Rom. 5:
nd Heb. 13: 9. Our Bible als
caches us a life without sin. But i
here be a continual " losing th
ictory" and " repenting and doin
he first works over again," wherei
the establishing ? Will or CAN sin
ers discern the improvement o
his over the popular zigzag way
erhaps in one thing they should b
hie to see a vast. difference. In
abylon many go on with nothing bu
profession, and known by preach
i and all to have slid away back
am their standard; yet they are
members of the church," if they
ay well aed help to keep the mil
rinding. But in the house of God
hich is the church of the living
od, we are commanded: " With-raw
yourselves from every brother
tat walketh disorderly;" and, " Them
lat sin rebuke before all, that
hers also may fear."— t Tim. 5: 20.
Let none forget that there are
reliminary steps to be taken—
ings to be done that must precede
e execution of these final measures.
he Word must have gone forth on
e line wherein the brother or sister
s erred, and if that had been done
fore the error was committed,
ere must now be " judgment to the
e and righteousness to the plum-et."
And after all this and a final
ecution of the word of God there
no Babylonian " church trial" and
ismissing members," but a simple,
THDRAW THYSELF, continuing, how-er,
to show all love and put forth
ery proper effort to restore the
lien one. May the day never come
at God's ministers or any of his
ints shall cease to follow these in-nctions.
Such neglect has mark-the
beginning of the decline of
rity and righteousness in all
overnents that have once been
' fled and blessed of God, but which
ay now be the hold of the unclean.
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WESTERN PARK," KANS.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: May the
rich blessings of God's grace be in
your hearts continually. I am saved
and kept each day by the power of
God, free from all sin. My name is
written above; my feet are on the
solid rock Christ Jesus; and my per-fect
trust is in the Lord, and he does
keep me. God has been so _ good to
me. He has been with me through
many trying times, but I think of
the trials and what the dear Savior
had to bear. The light trials we
may have in this world will never be
equal to the trials and sufferings of
Christ who died - for us. Praise the
Lord forever! The dear Lord let
me get home, where I met with my
dear folks and with dear Bro. and
Sister Smith- After the Clayton
C. M. Bro. Newkirk's came to that
place; then they were going to start
to Michigan C. M. I felt it would
be to the glory of God for me to go
with them; then the Lord did open
the way for me. The Lord is
wonderfully blessing us as we have
meetings at different places. On the
way through we stopped quite a
while at Arkansas City. There we
had a real precious time. Some dear
souls that had gotten away from the
Lord were renewed in the Lord
again, and the seed was sown to bring
forth fruit in the near future. From
there we came to Atlanta; there we
had a very precious meeting with the
saints. Dear souls that had once
known the love of God had lost
all the spirit of God, but were
restored back to the Lord with real
- glory in their souls. From there we
came to Western Park, Kan. Were
there but a few days; then we
came to Bushong, Kan. Here we
met Bro. and Sister Hunter, and truly
it was a precious meeting. We have
NODAWAY, MO.
DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
CHRIST: I can truly testify to God's
saving, keeping and healing power.
I am • still enjoying this blessed
salvation which enables us to live
pure and holy in this present life,
and keeps us trusting the dear Lord
for all things. How glad I am
that I was brought out of sin and
confusion into this glorious light,
where we know we have a true
friend in him at all times, and can
serve him in the beauty of holiness.
He has been our family physician
ever since we were saved, which
was eighteen months ago. We
have a large family and used doctors
and medicine a great: deal before,
but, praise his name, we don't need
it any more. In taking it to the
Lord in prayer, touching his promises,
he heals us every time. Glory to
Jesus for the light he lets shine
upon our pathway, which keeps us
from stumbling or falling! Pray for
me. Your saved sister in the one
body, 	 ELISE DUDEK.
is good for a man that he bear the
yoke in his youth." I feel that I can
never praise the name of our
Savior enough for his goodness
and mercy toward us. I feel that I
am nothing but a weak worm of the
dust. I praise him for the riches
of his grace, and for the blessed
assurance that Jesus makes us whole.
Pray for me. Your saved brother,
FRANK A. FINE.
SAINT CLAIR, TENN.
DEAR ONES IN CHRIST: I feel that
it would be to the glory of God for
me to write my testimony, as I have
never written yet. I can never praise
him enough for what he has done
for me. He has saved my soul
from sin and has healed my body
several times, for which I give him
all the glory. _ He has just raised
me out of a spell of the grippe. I
am so thankful that I have found
the pearl of great price. Bless the
Lord! It is three years since I heard
the word of God in its purity, _ when
God showed me I was nothing but
a professing sinner, and I must
lay down my empty profession and
repent or I would be lost. I yielded
all to his will, and repented and
God forgave me. I afterward pre-sented
my body a living sacrifice,
which was my reasonable service. I
do praise God for saving - me
PETERS3URG, IND. from'all section). and placing me in
DEAR BRETHREN: By the help of the one body. I was converted
the Lord I will send my first about nine years ago. I lived a
testimony abroad through the Tamg- Christian for about two years, and
PET. I am praising God for a sal- in disobeying the Lord I lost my
vation which fits my soul for heaven. experience, but when I heard the
I am young in life ( just sixteen) ; word preached I was willing to accept
but the Lord tells in his word, to it. The Devil tried to make me
" remember now thy Creator in believe that everybody on earth
wonderfully enjoyed the meeting ethe days of thy youth, while the would turn , against me, but glory to
with them and the dear saints at ; evil days come not." — Eccl. 12: God, he brought me out more than
this place. We expect to move on Again, we learn in Lam. 3: 27, " It conqueror through him that loved
C ONIUM, IOWA.
DEAR TRUMPE, T READE RS: I wili
by the grace of God make my first
attempt to address you through the
GOSPEL TRUMPET. I am saved
and sanctified, and I _ praise the
Lord for it. The Lord converted
me when I was fourteen years of
age, and a little over two Years ago
he sanctified me. I thank the
Lord that to- day finds me still
saved and sanctified. And I feel
that I could not praise him
enough for what he has done for me.
And I am willing to take him
as my physician. I think it is such
a grand privilege that we have of
getting to hear from the dear saints
all over the United States through
the TRUMPET. The last of this
week we are looking lot a brother
from Washington, Iowa, to come
and hold meetings in this part of
the country. We are praying
that he may come filled with the
Spirit of God. We ask the people
to pray that we may have a refresh!
ing time and many souls may be
born into God's kingdorh. The
Lord remember you all, is my
prayer. Your sister in Christ,
CORA HINER.
with ' the ordinances of feet- washing
and the Lord's Supper, in which a-bout
thirty took part. In this meet-ing
the Lord wonderfully manifested
himself in healing power, insomuch
that in one healing service which
was held publicly, sinners were melt-ed
to tears.
We are now holding: meeting a-bout
three miles from here at a place
called Truittsburg. Although not
many have been saved, God is send-ing
forth his truth and many are
convinced of the truth.
This meeting thus far has been a
hand to hand fight between truth
and error, and truth is conquering.
Hallelujah! We humbly ask your
prayers in behalf of this meeting
especially. Yours for the truth,
A. T. ROWE AND ZELDA HAZLETT.
GUYS MILLS, PA., Mar. 22.
DEAR SAINTS: We are praising
God for salvation. The meeting in
the Bethel neighborhood closed Mar.
16 with good success. It lasted over
four weeks. There were thirty con-secrations
in all, and a few cases of
healing. The dear Lord was with
us in power. Praise his holy name!
The little ones are talking strong of
building a house to worship in, and
we feel that in the near future God
will have a strong church in that
place. There was one man, an
infidel, who was moved upon to come
to the meeting; and confessed that
he now believed that there is some-thing
in salvation, stating that he
never had heard the Gospel preached.
1 hope and pray that he may get
saved and prove to his infidel friends
that there is a God, and unless a
man is saved by his power he is
eternally lost. The dear Lord wonder-
Lily helped us in sending forth the
truth, for which we give him all the
glory. We are home for a few days.
Our next field of labor will be Utica
and Dempseytown. - We expect to
hold meeting in the Baptist meeting-house
in the latter place, the Lord
willing. Dear children of God, hold
us up by your prayers that God may
continue to bless us and our labors.
Yours in the love of Jesus,
E. J. AND W. G. BILLIG.
CHICAGO, March 29, 1897.
DEAR BRETHREN: We are glad to
report a glorious ' victory for the
Lord in Chicago. The meeting has
been in progress here at the " Open
Door Mission for ten days. The
truth has gone forth to the people
by the power of the Holy Spirit and
many hungry souls have feasted up-on
the truths of the blessed word
which had been hidden from them.
Bros. Schell, Keeling, Haynes, Palmer,
and a number of others of God's
ministers were present to deliver the
word of God in all its purity. Sinners
were saved from their sins, believers
sanctified, and many sick were heal-ed
by the power of God in answer to-prayer.
We were pleased to see the prog-ress
of the work of the Lord here
through the instrumentality of Bro.
Tufts and coworkers. The mission
building is a six- story building with
basement, which costs $ 2400 a year
rent. The Mission room occupies all
of first floor; in which the meetings
are held. The people who attended
were provided with beds and board
free of charge, add all things were
common. The second floor is fitted
up for office rooms, etc. Third and
fourth for sleeping apartments for
homeless men. The rooms being 125
feet long, many weary wandering
men will find a resting- place away
from the awful influence of the dives,
gambling dens, and wickedness of
the slums of the city, and also have
the privilege of obtaining something
to eat and hearing the word of God
taught pointing them to the way of
eternal life. The fifth floor is the
dining- room, where the hungry are
fed. The sixth floor is where the
Gospel workers live, and here is also
a large sitting- room in which some
precious divine healing services and
early morning meetings were held.
The way is now wonderfully open-ing
for the pure word to go forth in
Chicago as never before. Calls are
coming from missions in many places
for some of the true ministers of God
to come and preach the pure Gospel
to them. A number of meetings
were held each night during the
the assembly with good results. Some
of the ministers will remain and aid
in continuing the work. To- day was
to have been the last day of the meet-ing,
but it will now continue as the
Lord may direct. We have just
closed a precious ordinance service,
which a large number of saints
were present to enjoy. This was
followed by an evening service in
which many souls came seeking
salvation and found the Lord
precious to their souls. Let a united
prayer go up in behalf of the work
in this city.
Testimonies.
CLEAR SPRINGS, MO.
DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN
CHRIST: I feel led to write my
testimony. Praise the Lord! He
has brought me this winter out of the
M. E. sect, and has done a great
work for me, for which I praise his
dear name. He has removed the
appetite for tobacco, tea, and coffee
from me. I give him all the glory.
I have taken him as my physician,
and trust him for all things. Pray
that I may ever be found true. Your
saved sister, MRS. ANNIE GOSDON.
us. For whosoever shall save his life
shall lose it, but whosoever will
lose his life for Christ's sake, the
same shall save it. Pray for me
that I may be faithful to the end.
Your saved sister, kept by the
power of God, 	 MATTIE GILLEY.
UPPERVILLE, VA.
DEAR SAINTS AND TRUMPET READ-ERS:
With a lowly heart at the
feet of Jesus I write a few words
of testimony in praise and honor
of my dear Redeemer, and tell of
his goodness and mercy to me.
The people here teach that there
can be no saints of to- day, neither can
one be sanctified in this world or
before they come to death's door;
but, praise God, 1 learned a better
lesson than that ten years ago.
In 1886 I made a consecration to
God as best I could, laying all on the
altar, believing that it was all
acceptable with the Lord. He
has saved me from the habit of
snuff- using, which I have tried
to quit, but. all to no avail. But,
bless his holy name, he took the
habit in a moment and the desire
went with it. Oh, he is so good to
us when we are obedient to his
word and trust in him. I trust
him for my body as well as my
soul, and I hope you will all pray
for me, espec: ally that my faith be
made strong in the Lord for the
healing of my body. I have been
living in all the light I had. I did
not have the light on sectisin until
about two years ago when I began
to read the GOSPEL TRUMPET; then
I began to see that it was wrong
for the divi: ions in the church.
I find in God's word that his
church is the only one on the firm
foundation, and that there should
be no divisions in his body. I
wrote a letter to the so- called Bap-tist
church to exalude me from
their bock, as my name was written
in the Lamb's book I realize that
God is my father and I am his child,
pardoned of all my sins and washed
in the blood of my Savior, and I
have the abiding Comforter in
my soul. Your saved sister,
MRS. S. E SIMMS.
Obituaries.
l. 17 	 V. 11,041,, r,•• ■ ■ ■ ■ TIVVV. IrrIV
VAN TASSEL.— Mary, wife of Julius Van-tassel,
died Mar. 22, 1897; aged 54 yr. I was
permitted to visit her a short time before
she died, and found her trusting in the Lord.
She died at her home at Peach Ridge, Mich
Geo. k'ilhour.
SHARP.— Lucy Bell Sharp, daughter of
.1. W. Sharp of Morgan Co., Ala., was born
Aug. 30, 1888: departed this life Mar. 12. 1897;
aged 8 yr. 6 mo. 13 da. She died with scarlet
fever, having been sick but a short time.
May God help her father and brothers and
sisters to meet her in heaven. E. W.- Sharp.
Every chapter is interesting and instructive." No
one can read it without being greatly benefited.
It creates a desire and love for the Bible, and
gives the reader the key by which the great store-house
of the Lord can be opened and his blessings
enjoyed. It contains
Interesting Thoughts for Infidels
and skeptics, as well as for those who are hunger-ing
after righteousness.
The one who is bound by the chains of Satan.
or in the depths of sin is enabled to find a way
out and be made free. The sick are shown how
to be made well without the use of medicine.
Sinners are shown how to be saved from all their
sins, evil habits. and desires. The tempted and
tried find how to be overcomers, and the sorrow-ful
are made to rejoice. It tells every one_ how
to enjoy this life and çain life eternal,
Divine Healing
of SOUL and BODY.
By E. E. BYRUM. 248 pages. Size, 534
x634 inches. Published also in German.
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A book showing that the body as well as the soul
can be healed by divine power.
PART I teaches Divine Healing of the
soul from sin, and how to bring it into
p roper relationship with God, where faith
can be exercised for the healing of the
body.
PART 2 teaches Divine Healing of the
body. The following chapters are espe-cially
interesting: The Doctrine of Heal-ing,
Is- the Day of Healing Past? The Use
of Medicine, Means which God Blesses,
The Prayer of Faith, Can I Be Healed?
Hindrances to Healing, etc.
PART 3 consists of testimonies from
those who have been healed by divine
power.
This book will help you to understand God's
simple way of healing. It will prove a blessing
to all lovers of truth and light, and is filled with
words of comfort and consolation for the suffering
everywhere. It carries sunshine and joy wherever
ii goes. Thousands of afflicted persons have read
its message of peace with delight, and as a result
are to- day well and happy.
SPECIAL, TERMS TO AGENTS
GOSPEL TRUMPET PUB. CO.
in a few days, the Lord willing
toward Michigan. Your sister in
Christ, saved and healed,
NELLIE RANDOLPH.
THE CHICAGO MEETING.
FIORTON.— Died, at the Mission home, at
667 Cherry St., Grand Rapids, Mich.;
Sister Jean Horton, after suffering
for some tima with a complication of
diseases. Sister Horton was born Aug. 12,
1871; died Mar. 16, 1897; aged 25 yr. 7 mo.
da. She endured her suffering with patience,
and died in full assurance of faith. She left
many tokens of love. But our loss is her
eternal gain. She leaves a husband, one child,
an aged mother, and brothers and sisters to
mourn her departure. May her life be an
example to them. 	 Geo. Filhour.
WARREN,— Anna M. Warren, wife of
Thomas Warren, died Dec. 3, 1896; aged 50
yr. 2 mo. 21 da.
Sister Warren was the mother of ten chil-dren.
She lived with great anxiety to see her
children saved. Two of her boys, William
and Barney have been earnestly engaged in
the gospel work. She had at various times
called her children around her bedside and
exhorted them to meet her in heaven. Again
and again she would revive and pass through
the fire of persecution by an unsaved husband.
She finally closed her last days with her
oldest daughter, Nellie, who has since given
her heart to Jesus, and I pray God that all
the unsaved ones may yet come to repent-ance
and be saved. Sister Warren closed her
life by saying," All is well." Her remains were
deposited in the Old People's Home Cemetery
at South Haven, Mich. 	 S. Michels.
Unbounded as space around myriads of worlds
Is the love of a mother so dear;
' Tis thegem of all jewels, the al p ine of all
heralds,
' Tis our home- light in this darkest sphere.
0 what tenderest care for her subjects of love !
See her telling in pity to ease ;
Note her numberless steps, like the angels
above,
On their missions of mercy to please.
The burdens of life on a kind mother's heart
Only strengthen these inner soul 	 ;
In sickness and sorrows, though bitter tears
start.
B. 	 EW. .
Yet her love never weakens nor dies. 	 Grand Junction, Mich
tion that there is no matter, no sin,
no sickness, no death— all unreal, a
mere illusion.
Healed in Answer to Prayer.
AMOS, MO.
DEAR BROTHER BYRUM: My daugh-ter
Lydia has had her eye healed in
answer to prayer. We sent to the
TRUMPET OFFICE for prayer in her
behalf on the 24th of January, and it
has been getting strong ever since.
We call this a miracle, for it has
been sore and nearly blind for fifteen
years. To God be all the glory.
MRS. ELIZA A. COLE.
Testimonies. LEWISBURG, OREGON.
DEAR TRUMPET READERS: I feel it
to be to the glory of God for me to
tell you of the wonderful goodness
of G • d to me in the healing of my
body as well as my soul. He has
healed me perfectly of heart disease
of long standing. I had become so
bad that I had almost a continual
pain through my heart and some-times
my sufferings were intense,
and I would be almost prostrated
for days. Before I was saved I re-sorted
to earthly physicians, but
only with temporary relief and very
little hope of ever being better. My
memory also, had become badly im-paired
through the direct effects of
this disease. But I do praise God
I found perfect deliverance through
faith in Jesus' dear precious name.
I write these lines in hope that
others who are afflicted may take
courage to trust the Lord completely.
Just: simply take him at his word.
Pray for me, dear children of God,
that I may ever he hid away with
Christ in God. Your sister, saved
and under the precious blood,
MARY A. LIVINGSTON.
Healed of Heart Disease.
WYLIE, MINN.
DEAR ONES IN CIIRIST: I praise
the Lord for being saved, and I
praise him that I can be happy each
day. I can say that he has anwered
my prayers many a time. The
TRUMPET is getting very dear to me,
and I love to read the testimonies
of the dear brothers and sisters;
and I am glad that I can testify
through the TRUMPET. Pray for me
that I may keep humble in the sight of God, and that I may sink
deeper into the truth. Your brother in Christ, 	 FERDINAND J. POST.
REDKEY, IND.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: We feel
It would be to the glory of God to
send in our testimonies. We are
saved from all sin and kept by
power divine. We are but few in
number here, but God meets with
us in power. We have meeting
every Sunday at our house. I have
been in the work most of the winter.
We had some precious meetings;
some got free; some were healed;
for which we give God all the glory.
Pray for us. Your brother and
sister in the Lord,
E. AND. M. KEY.
HARLAND, IND.
DEAR TRUMPET READERS: I take
pleasure in writing my testimony.
I am still trusting God and enjoy-ing
salvation. Praise the dear Lord
for doing so much. for me and my
family! I was doing some painting
Last spring and I got poisoned from
the paint. I was very sick; the
doctor said I could not live. But
the dear Lord healed me. Glory
to God! My little boy has been
very sick this winter, and he was
healed in answer to prayer, for
which we do give God all the glory.
Your brother, saved in the one
body, 	 GEO. W. MYERS.
reality, a blessed experience ' that them. Read I Sam. 16: 7. We are
is obtainable, and must be obtaine1 d to follow Christ in his footsteps.
and retained, in this life, if we expect Praise God!: 717,1have consecrated
to enter the presence of God. It is everything anti', am gtwalkine, in all
the light. Your sister; in` Christ,
ANNIE ALTENEDER.
indeed the highest position attain-able
in this world, more to be desir-ed
than wealth, honor, or position.
0 what a- blessing to know that the
foe is all cast out, our body indeed
the temple of the Holy Ghost!
You, beloved, that have not the
" abiding comforter," lerrn. e urge you
as one that cares fot your soul, seek
the al, l 	 - cle, ansing blood. Be not con- tented till you know you have it,
then life will be sweet and joyous,
flowing like a river of peace, the
" yoke be easy, the burden light,"
you in him, a. rid, he in you. Amen.
G. NEFF.
I have. The Lord is my rock ° and
I my fortress, and my deliverer; I hum-bly
ask an interest in your prayers,
that I may ever be found low at
the feet of Jesus. I want to be a
willing and obedient child in every-thing.
The Lord has done wonder-ful
things for me, whereof I am
glad, and by the help of God I am
going to serve him in holiness and
righteousness all the days of my
life. I am living in a very, very
wicked: place. My prayer to God
daily is, that7he will send some
one here to preach the Word in
all its purity. I intend by the
help of God to do what I can for
him. I feel that I am the least of
his children, but I have a willingness
in my soul to do what my hands
find to do. I am your sister in
Jesus, 	 HELENA MOORE,
PETERSBURG, ILL.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I do praise
God for a present salvation that
keeps me seven days in a week; a
salvation that takes God at his
word under all circumstances. I
praise him for ever bringing me out
of darkness into this blessed evening
light, and helping me to discern the
real church, which is the body of
Christ. The dear Lord has saved
me from tea, coffee, and tobacco,
for which I give him all the glory.
He is also our family physician, and
he never fails us, if we do not have a
penny. He healed me last summer
of a severe attack of fever. I de-sire
the prayers of all the saints.
YOUT brother, 	 CHAS. MELTON.
S we read and reread, search
and research the word of God,
we find hidden treasures and soul
food each time. And as we meditate
and ponder in our hearts and minds
the great promises of God given to
those that obey and love him, we are
made to exclaim, 0 thou God of
all that is good and perfect, bow
great is thy love to poor fallen man;
kind, that they, too, can be restored
to the perfect image of Him who
gave his blood for the cleansing of
ail sin!
0 how wonderful! How amazing
the grace of God, that reaches down
to the lowest and vilest of sinners,
and exalts them to the highest sta-tion
attainable in this life; viz., sons oi
God and heirs with Christ. You, be-loved,
do you really and surely know
for yourself that the blood does
actually cleanse you from sin right
now? If not. why not? The price
has been paid, the antidote for sin is
in the reach of all, the invitation-
" Corne'unto me, all ye that labor
and areleavy laden, and I [ the Son
of God] will give you rest."— Matt. i r:
28. What more could he say?
What more could he do? Again we
hear the Son of God as he hangs on
the cross, saying, " It is finished,"
nothing left undone; oh, praise the
Lord! Do you want this soul rest?
Then accept it. Do you want this
cleansing? Then believe, and it is
yours. The majority of professors
in sectism are ridiculing those that be-lieve
and preach holiness; but they—
poor souls— do not stop and think,
that with all their Leagues, Endeavor,
and abominable socials, they are set-ting
aside the blood of Christ. Oh,
the multitude of unregenerated souls
that are going to hell through the
above institutions! " Without holiness
no man shall see the Lord."— Heb. 12:
15. And without the blood of Christ
no one can be made holy. r Jno.
Though the Word and faith are
necessary, yet the blood is the prime
factor in sanctification.
It is a. lamentable fact that heart
purity is not preached and urged on
as it should be. But it is glorious
Divine Healing.
Christian Science a Counterfeit of Divine
Healing.
By J. C. Myers.
HRISTIAN Science, " falsely so-called,"
is the counterfeit of
divine healing. In order that the
counterfeit may be exposed, its false
and dangerous teachings should not
only be held up, but the true teach-ing-
of God's word should be preach-ed.
One of the most successful ways
of exposing a counterfeit is to show
up the true. God has provided,
through Jesus Christ, for sickness as
well as for sin, and God's people are
reaching out fur this remedy; and
for want of light, which shou, d be
given by the ministers of the gospel
through preaching all the truth of
God's word, they are led into the
count( rfeit, deceived, overthrown,
and often, it is to be feared, ruined
for time and eternity: and it is also
to be feared that the blood of these
deceived psople will be on the skirts
of many of God's ministers for not
holding up the true light.
The true light is being held up by
many, and people are being healed,
and it should be htld up by all the
ministers of the gospel, that all may
have the benefits of gospel provi-sions,
and be saved from the Devil's
counterfeit. I awfully fear for such
ministers professing to have the
Holy Ghost, who not only fail to
hold up the light, but who, instead
of being set for the defense of the
truth have set themselves against
the truth. Jesus said, John 16: 13:
" When he, the Spirit of truth, is
come, he will guide you into all
truth." There is no plainer truth
under the light of the Holy Ghost
than divine healing for our bodies.
If ministers and others have the
Holy Ghost, why are they not led
into this blessed truth? Answer be-fore
God on your knees.
It will be impossible, and it is not
our purpose in this article to set
forth this counterfeit of truth, com-ing
in the slimy garb of Christianity
(" Christian Science") as taught by
this fiendish system, which had its
origin and still has its support from
the regions of darkness; but only to
give at present a few of their false
declarations, and raising the cry of
warning, to " touch not, taste not,
handle not the unclean thing," at the
risk of your peril.
Mrs. Eddy, who claims to be the
first discoverer of this system, and
the first to give it the name Chris-tian
Science," has published several
works on the subject, the leading
one first published in 1875, and which
1.3 in its 49th edition, called " Science
of Health."
She denies absolutely that God is
a person, in " Science of Health,"
page 377, she says: " God is mind.
He is divine principle, not person."
" God is soul, or spirit, and spirit
bath no outline. Soul is neither a
limited mind nor a limited body,
therefore it cannot be a person."
Her teaching further is, " that there
is nothing in the universe but mind;
that there is and can be only o. ne
mind; that this universal mind is
God; that there is no God separate
from man, and that man has no per-sonality
separate from God; that
God is all, and everything that is, is
God."
" The belief that man has a sepa-rate
life or soul from God is the er-ror
that Jesus came to destroy.
" Man is co- eternal and co- existent
with God, and they are inseparable
in divine science. Science decides
matter or the mortal body to be
nothing but a belief and an illusion.
" The only realities are the Divine
mind and its ideas." " This mind or
divine principle can produce nothing
unlike itself. Sin, sickness, and
death are comprised in a belief in
matter. Because spirit is real and
harmonious, everything inharmon-ious—
sin, sickness, deis. th— is the op-posite
of spirit, and mist be the con-tradiction
of reality, n tust be unreal."
Page 14. You see bse thi. S Oeclara-
CORINTH, MICH.
DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I am
led to show to the world what God
has done for me. Nearly two years
ago I accepted this way by corning
out of sectism and repenting of all
any sins, then was cleansed from all
sin, a member in the church of God. I
thank God and praise his holy name
that we are saved and can live with-out
sin. During this time my wife was
healed from heart trouble, and my lit-tle
girl, aged seven years old, was
healed of what was almost blindness.
When we threw away the medicine
we had been using and took her case
t GOd cts 	 ewas he 	 a ed n Ia 	 moment Taosim. av,
To THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH: Much
greeting and heavenly wisdom to all,
iniesus' name. Amen. I am still prais-ing
God for this uttermost salvation.
This morning finds me well and saved,
soul and body, preserved in the grace
of God. Oh, it is wonderful what the .
dear Lord will do for us if we trust h
I have notbeen to the saints'
for five months. I just get hoinesiek
to see some of the saints. I did go
to see Sister Miller, and we had a
precious time together in OW
The Bible and the ( TI; r7, FT
give me much comfort , igainst the
Devil . and all his works, With the
Bible in my hand, the sword of
Spirit in my soul, I can run through
a troop and leap over a wall. Halle-lujah!
Salvation is the sweetest thing
that • mortal ever tasted. Sakation
is the greatest thing that mo
heard tell of. Salvation is the most
wonderful thing: it prepares ni
for God; it saves from all the
of the Devil; such as shows,
frolics, festivals. It saves Melt a! id
preachers from e'- cry secret rosier:
and I might mention a hundred more
such works of the 1 evi1 that ore
ried on by the different le'. soe-;
to- day. Praise t ' rod! When God. for
Christ's sake pardoned my sins, he
saved me from all these thine's, ' ray
for me that God may have his ( two
way with ince 	 IVIerrinoi
The Blood Cleanseth.
and got well. Praise God! It pay
to talk to Gad at all times. I ca
say to- day that I rejoice in the lov
of God in the heart. Your brothe
in Christ, 	 G. A. KAGLF..
MARION, K
BELOVED SAINTS: This is my firs
time to write my testimony, but th
Lord has led me to write, and wher
he leads me. I will follow. I am i
the wonderful light of God's word
walking in the favor of God. Al
though the Devil tries us very har
we do not take medicine; we hay
had measles hut came out all righ
through Jesus. The people aroun
think it strange that the physician doe
not come to our house, but we hay
Christ the great physician. I an
fourteen years of age, and preachin
the gospel. God is doing a wonderfu
work in this country: the lame walk
the blind see, the sick leave their bads,
and, best of all, lost souls are saved
Pray for me that I may keep humble
saved and sanctified. Yours in
CHAS. E. BROWN.
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WINSLOW, IND.
DEAR ONES IN CIARIST: We believe
it to the glory of God to write our
testimony. Praise his blessed name
for saving us from sin and bringing
us out of Bablyon! How blessed to
know that we have a Savior " who
forgiveth all thine iniquities, who
healeth all thy diseases."— Psa.
1033. Praise God for his healing
power! I can also praise him for
saving me from the appetite for
toba. ceo and coffee: Brethren, " let no
man deceive you with vain words;
for because of these things cometh
the wrath of God upon the children
of disobedience."— Eph. 5: 6. It has
been but a short time since we con-secrated
our lives to God. We
earnestly ask the prayers of all
God's people that God may remove
everything from us that would
hinder us. Yours in the one body,
W. AND I. MORTON.
Jesus,
FAIRPORT, IOWA.
To THE SAINTS OF GOD: We are
still praising God for his wonderful
love to us, and praise him for his
saving power, whiclhkeeps us from sin
and disease. Psa. onto. We can-not
thank the dear Lord enough for
what he does for us from time to time.
How wonderful God is working mi-raculous
works through Some of his
people! 0 would that the saints
here in America would humble
themselves more so God could
work through them. If they would - what a glorious privilege to be a P
not follow the fashion of the world child of God! I am so glad to tell t
so and see themselves as God seesst to the world wha
rr
GROVE, MO.
DEAR ONES IN CHRIST: It is
through love to God and his dear
children that I write my testimony.
This leaves me saved in Jesus. Oh
MCGEES MILLS, PA.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: May the
richest of God's blessings rest upon
you all. I will testify for the glory of
God that I am saved and trusting in
God. Truly he is precious to me.
I have been sick many times, but
when I come to God he always heals
me. And I can say, I will go where
he wants we to go; I will do what he
wants me to do. When we see so
many wicked and sinful people all
around us, truly we need to live close
to God and be a real shining light
to this dark world. I love to read
the TRUMPET and the testimonies of
God's little ones, and to hear of his
wonderful saving and healing power.
I ask the prayers of all the dear
saints that God may keep me hum-ble
and use me to his glory for the
salvation of precious souls. I remain
your sister, saved in the body of
jeSUS, 	 VADIE M. SUNDERLAND.
at a dear Savior
Loa mots, Mo.
DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I feel it
to be God's will for me to write
my testimony once more to the
GOSPEL TRUMPET. Amid all this
spiritual darkness Father just keeps
me all the time. Praise his good
name forever! My soul is on the
advance for God. And I do love
to read the lovely testimonies from
the dear ones. Bless the Lord for
such a holy people! Though my
lot is cast in a place where there
are no saints, yet my heart is ever
with you, and I do pray God to
send some of you here to preach
his pure word. Please, dear ones,
let us hear from some of you soon,
I believe it will be to God's glory
to tell you how he has healed one
of our children. She took some kind
of slow fever, and we prayed for
her and it seemed she did not get
any better, and she was sick about
three weeks. So she began at last
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into the boaders' room, and one of
them said that a man that would not
give medicine to one . of his children
wpuhneins htheedy bwye rthe es ilcakw o. u Bguhtt ttoh ibse
did not wave me, neither did the
sickness of my child; for my eyes
were fixed on the Lord, and I went
to him in much prayer and suppli-cation
that night; and, praise the
Lord, she got up the next morning,
well, and is yet well and hearty.
Oh, we praise God for this victory!
Well, I do praise God that when he
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ust drink at that fountian where
y u can bue f ll all the time.
ray for rue that I may be used in
he Lord's hands. Your brother
H. W. WHITE.-