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. . . "-~------ ,AND Hl SHAL.L SEND HIS ANGeLS WITH A GREAT SOUND Of' A TRUMPETANO THEY SHAL ... GP.THEA T«?GE1'HER HIS ELECT FROM THE FOUR WINOS, FROM OHE END OF HEAVEN TO THE OTH£I'I.-MATT ••• :1111. SO WILL 1 SE£~ OUT MY SHEEP, AND WILL onIV!" T.HEM OUT 01' A ... L PLACES WHEAE THE:Y HAVE BEEN SCATTERED lfl TH£ CLOUDY AND PARK OAY,-E%£I\. 04:12. JER, 32::10 •• VOLUME NO. XXX. ANDERSON, INDIANA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, FEI3RUAAY24, 1910. NUMBER 8. CONTENTS .. EDITORI.ALS .......................................................... __ ....... ___ .. 1 POETRY: The vision.; ..................................................... , .............................. _ 2 ARTICLES: Inattention .................................................................. ........ _ .... " 2 Can't See v\Thy. __ .. : ................... ..................................... -.. _·· 2 Mr.ekness ............................................. ; ........................... ............ _ 2 Conditions of Discipleship ........................................... -- 3 '.A Religious Controversy Between a lIus-band and I-lis ,Vife............................................................ 3 !Bt£7ilicaZ S tndy : Studies in Daniel... ................................................... , .............. 4: More Questions for Bible Students ..... _ ......... _ ...... 5 Prophe"t{caZ: G~ct'~s Scattered' P€l6ple13e~:ilg Gathered ... 5 Doctrinal: Some Nuts for Materialists to Crack ................. 7 Pm·ity an(Z Flome: The Boy ............................................................................................. 7 OFFICE AND HOME EVENTS ' • 8 ,GENERAL NOTES AND NEWS: 'rons of Literature vVanted .... _ ....... __ .. ................. 8 An Urgent Gall for Help ....... ............................... _ .. 9 Increase of Subscription..s ...... _ ............. .-._ ............... 9 Our Sunday-school and Missionary ClasselLI0 Read the Literatura._.·.. .... --_·_.-....... _._: ..................... 10 To ENTjARGE SUBSCRJpTlO~ LTST ......... _ ... _ ....... .. _ 9 QUES'IIONS ANSWERED ......... __ ... ._._ ... ..... ......... 11 CORRESPONDENOE: , From·' a P~isoner ..... .. .... ____ ... ... ___ ........... _ .. 12 MISSIONARY :-.... _____ .... ___ .................... 12 TE8TIMONIES ... __ .......................................... ._-: ................... 13, 14 FIELD REPORTS .................. _ ....... : ............. _ ................................ 14. OBITUARY __ .. . .... .. __ 14 Rl!;QUESTS FOR PRAYER.. ____ .. _ .................... _ ....... 15 CALLS FOR MEETING-__ ..... _ ......... ... .. ._ .. . __ .... 15 MEETING NOTICES ...... ..:.-....... -_. ___ ._. __ ~15 INTOR1IATION ............... . __ .................. _ .. _ ......... _. __ ..... . .:. ....... 15 r.A.DVERTISEMENTS .................... .. _-_ ........................ __ ... 13, 15 DIVINE REhLING: Testlwollieg ____ ... _____ . _______ ... 16 ............ --...... ; ....... ---... .... ~ ... -..-..................... . ' ... The Christian life is a warfare; if you would win you must fight. It is the fleshly lusts that war against tha soul over which we must have dominion. There is only one way to triumph over the flesh and that is t.o live in the Spirit. If we would be a victor on life '8 battle-fie] d we must keep filled with the Spirit. .IntelJectuali.tY may make men of children, but only spirituality can make children of men. ~rhe "New Theology." c. E. O. • We hear much of the "new theology." It is taught in many schools; it is heard from many pUlpits; it fills the pages of our current literature; it has possession of the minds of a large popular audience. It is not easy to define the term, for the teaching is commonly indeiill.ite. I t comes before the people as a reformation, a re-statement of theological doctrines, in which the most cardinal parts of the systamof truth are eHher omitted or so set forth as to de'Stroy their vitality. It appeals to an a.ge weary of positive religious truth, that calls for the pleasant. and cheering teaching concerning God, man, and redemption. ~[lhe age seeks after new things .. It is a matel'ialistie age, and turns away from the spiritual. It has seen old scie.ntific th(~()ries set aside by new discoveries, and, applying the sa,me rule, it rejects the old founda,tions in the world of faith and builds up a theology which has little of God in it. The ,. new theology" very largely eliminates th(l divine in our religion.. The Bible is lowered from its. old standing as the ins:p~red and infallible Word of God, and given a place Jjttle above that of the books of men. The" new theology" is indefinite) but when. summed up it is positive an.d destructive of faith and of the solid foundations of hope. It removes God fa.r f.rom us instead of. bringb:~ghim nearer to us as a personal God, just and holy, loving and judging men. The Savior is robbed of his lUvinify and lowered to the plane ofa vrise teacher and a good man .. The atonement for sin is r~jected and salvation is an evolution. The resurrection of the dead is relegated·to the list of beautiful, but impossible, t11ings. All. this is popular and the "new theology" is making headway, The "new theology" is not restricted by de~ nominationallines ;it finds the general religions condition favorable to its developeuient. We must recognize. thisfnct. The II erald and J:>res~ byte?' forcibly says! "'It represents a system of thought as far removed from the ~lq dq-etrine~ of a. personal God, a divine Savior, a vicariQus atonement and the reSl..lrreCnon, as tt.e !:13st i~ from the west, anel should such teachings pre~ vail it would be, not a crisis, but an apc~y." There is a loud call for adherence to the old faith, and a real demand, if men ,vol1ld but hear it, for the positive doctrines of human guilt, divine, inexorable justice and redemption by the Son of God. Here we . must stand firm, and prea~h the "Vord of Ood in its fu.1ness and , power.-].'rom, an Exchange. Some persons attempt to defend present-day dancing and Dancing. from the pages of Holy Scrip,. The Bible ture. In cases where snch an attempted defense is hc)nest, it shows a lamentable ignorance. of the Bible. A.n liistance is in mind where an individuail. wrote anonymously to a minister of the gospel who was ea.rnest in sa.ving the _youth of IUs pastoral charge from the dangers of the ball. room. 'PIle letter was as follows: Sir-Obey the voice of Holy Scripture. Take the follo;wing for your text and contradict it. Show in what consi<;ts the eyjl of that innocent am.usemen t of dancing. Eeci. 3:! 4. ".A. time to. weep, and a time to laugh i a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Instead o,f preaching from the passage namedt t,he minister s.ecUrg.g~ &, f¥l~r audience by publishing his reply. In it he said he . had Gonsulted every passage "in the Bible which referred to dancing. The most imp0i'tant of them he quoted, and then concluded thus: . F'roID the preceding quotations, it .will sufficiently appear-I. That dancing was a. religious act,' both Q.f the true and also of idol . worship. ,2. That it was practised exclusively on' joyful occasions, such as national festivals or great victories. 3: That it. was performed by maidens only. 4. T:hat,i~ was performed usually jn the daytime, in the oJ?ell air, in hig1hways~ fie] ds, or groves. '5.~ That :men whO; pe:r;":ertcd dancing from a sacred use to .purposes of amuse-ment, ,,,ere c1eemed infamous. 6. That no instances of d·aneing are found upon record in the Bible, in which the two sexes united in the exercise, either as. an act of worship or amns~roent. 7. That ther·e is no iIlstance npon record of social dancing for .amusement, except tha.t of the "vain fello"\vs," devoid of sbame; of the irreljgious families d~scribed by Job: which pro-d11ced increased iprp~~ty, a~~ :er;d€'d in destrnctior..; and of the ,daughter of I}erodias, w.~ich terminated in the murder of John the. Baptist. A. S. Dyer iTt Purity Advooat~.
Object Description
Title | The Gospel Trumpet - 30:08 |
Published Date | 1910-02-24 |
Editor | Byrum, E. E. |
Volume | 30 |
Issue | 08 |
Publication Name Change Note | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 |
Subsequent Title | Replaced by Vital Christianity |
Publisher | Gospel Trumpet Company |
Subject | Newspapers -- Indiana -- Anderson ; Newspapers -- Church of God (Anderson, Ind) |
Media Type | Full-Text Digital Object |
Original Physical Format | Printed Newspaper |
Language | English |
Collection | Anderson University Church of God Digital Library |
Repository | Anderson University and Church of God Archives |
Copyright | Copyright 2011, Anderson University |
Formatted Title | Gospel Trumpet, The |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Published Date | 1910-02-24 |
Publication Name Change Note | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 |
Subsequent Title | Replaced by Vital Christianity |
Collection | Anderson University Church of God Digital Library |
Full Text | . . . "-~------ ,AND Hl SHAL.L SEND HIS ANGeLS WITH A GREAT SOUND Of' A TRUMPETANO THEY SHAL ... GP.THEA T«?GE1'HER HIS ELECT FROM THE FOUR WINOS, FROM OHE END OF HEAVEN TO THE OTH£I'I.-MATT ••• :1111. SO WILL 1 SE£~ OUT MY SHEEP, AND WILL onIV!" T.HEM OUT 01' A ... L PLACES WHEAE THE:Y HAVE BEEN SCATTERED lfl TH£ CLOUDY AND PARK OAY,-E%£I\. 04:12. JER, 32::10 •• VOLUME NO. XXX. ANDERSON, INDIANA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, FEI3RUAAY24, 1910. NUMBER 8. CONTENTS .. EDITORI.ALS .......................................................... __ ....... ___ .. 1 POETRY: The vision.; ..................................................... , .............................. _ 2 ARTICLES: Inattention .................................................................. ........ _ .... " 2 Can't See v\Thy. __ .. : ................... ..................................... -.. _·· 2 Mr.ekness ............................................. ; ........................... ............ _ 2 Conditions of Discipleship ........................................... -- 3 '.A Religious Controversy Between a lIus-band and I-lis ,Vife............................................................ 3 !Bt£7ilicaZ S tndy : Studies in Daniel... ................................................... , .............. 4: More Questions for Bible Students ..... _ ......... _ ...... 5 Prophe"t{caZ: G~ct'~s Scattered' P€l6ple13e~:ilg Gathered ... 5 Doctrinal: Some Nuts for Materialists to Crack ................. 7 Pm·ity an(Z Flome: The Boy ............................................................................................. 7 OFFICE AND HOME EVENTS ' • 8 ,GENERAL NOTES AND NEWS: 'rons of Literature vVanted .... _ ....... __ .. ................. 8 An Urgent Gall for Help ....... ............................... _ .. 9 Increase of Subscription..s ...... _ ............. .-._ ............... 9 Our Sunday-school and Missionary ClasselLI0 Read the Literatura._.·.. .... --_·_.-....... _._: ..................... 10 To ENTjARGE SUBSCRJpTlO~ LTST ......... _ ... _ ....... .. _ 9 QUES'IIONS ANSWERED ......... __ ... ._._ ... ..... ......... 11 CORRESPONDENOE: , From·' a P~isoner ..... .. .... ____ ... ... ___ ........... _ .. 12 MISSIONARY :-.... _____ .... ___ .................... 12 TE8TIMONIES ... __ .......................................... ._-: ................... 13, 14 FIELD REPORTS .................. _ ....... : ............. _ ................................ 14. OBITUARY __ .. . .... .. __ 14 Rl!;QUESTS FOR PRAYER.. ____ .. _ .................... _ ....... 15 CALLS FOR MEETING-__ ..... _ ......... ... .. ._ .. . __ .... 15 MEETING NOTICES ...... ..:.-....... -_. ___ ._. __ ~15 INTOR1IATION ............... . __ .................. _ .. _ ......... _. __ ..... . .:. ....... 15 r.A.DVERTISEMENTS .................... .. _-_ ........................ __ ... 13, 15 DIVINE REhLING: Testlwollieg ____ ... _____ . _______ ... 16 ............ --...... ; ....... ---... .... ~ ... -..-..................... . ' ... The Christian life is a warfare; if you would win you must fight. It is the fleshly lusts that war against tha soul over which we must have dominion. There is only one way to triumph over the flesh and that is t.o live in the Spirit. If we would be a victor on life '8 battle-fie] d we must keep filled with the Spirit. .IntelJectuali.tY may make men of children, but only spirituality can make children of men. ~rhe "New Theology." c. E. O. • We hear much of the "new theology." It is taught in many schools; it is heard from many pUlpits; it fills the pages of our current literature; it has possession of the minds of a large popular audience. It is not easy to define the term, for the teaching is commonly indeiill.ite. I t comes before the people as a reformation, a re-statement of theological doctrines, in which the most cardinal parts of the systamof truth are eHher omitted or so set forth as to de'Stroy their vitality. It appeals to an a.ge weary of positive religious truth, that calls for the pleasant. and cheering teaching concerning God, man, and redemption. ~[lhe age seeks after new things .. It is a matel'ialistie age, and turns away from the spiritual. It has seen old scie.ntific th(~()ries set aside by new discoveries, and, applying the sa,me rule, it rejects the old founda,tions in the world of faith and builds up a theology which has little of God in it. The ,. new theology" very largely eliminates th(l divine in our religion.. The Bible is lowered from its. old standing as the ins:p~red and infallible Word of God, and given a place Jjttle above that of the books of men. The" new theology" is indefinite) but when. summed up it is positive an.d destructive of faith and of the solid foundations of hope. It removes God fa.r f.rom us instead of. bringb:~ghim nearer to us as a personal God, just and holy, loving and judging men. The Savior is robbed of his lUvinify and lowered to the plane ofa vrise teacher and a good man .. The atonement for sin is r~jected and salvation is an evolution. The resurrection of the dead is relegated·to the list of beautiful, but impossible, t11ings. All. this is popular and the "new theology" is making headway, The "new theology" is not restricted by de~ nominationallines ;it finds the general religions condition favorable to its developeuient. We must recognize. thisfnct. The II erald and J:>res~ byte?' forcibly says! "'It represents a system of thought as far removed from the ~lq dq-etrine~ of a. personal God, a divine Savior, a vicariQus atonement and the reSl..lrreCnon, as tt.e !:13st i~ from the west, anel should such teachings pre~ vail it would be, not a crisis, but an apc~y." There is a loud call for adherence to the old faith, and a real demand, if men ,vol1ld but hear it, for the positive doctrines of human guilt, divine, inexorable justice and redemption by the Son of God. Here we . must stand firm, and prea~h the "Vord of Ood in its fu.1ness and , power.-].'rom, an Exchange. Some persons attempt to defend present-day dancing and Dancing. from the pages of Holy Scrip,. The Bible ture. In cases where snch an attempted defense is hc)nest, it shows a lamentable ignorance. of the Bible. A.n liistance is in mind where an individuail. wrote anonymously to a minister of the gospel who was ea.rnest in sa.ving the _youth of IUs pastoral charge from the dangers of the ball. room. 'PIle letter was as follows: Sir-Obey the voice of Holy Scripture. Take the follo;wing for your text and contradict it. Show in what consi<;ts the eyjl of that innocent am.usemen t of dancing. Eeci. 3:! 4. ".A. time to. weep, and a time to laugh i a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Instead o,f preaching from the passage namedt t,he minister s.ecUrg.g~ &, f¥l~r audience by publishing his reply. In it he said he . had Gonsulted every passage "in the Bible which referred to dancing. The most imp0i'tant of them he quoted, and then concluded thus: . F'roID the preceding quotations, it .will sufficiently appear-I. That dancing was a. religious act,' both Q.f the true and also of idol . worship. ,2. That it was practised exclusively on' joyful occasions, such as national festivals or great victories. 3: That it. was performed by maidens only. 4. T:hat,i~ was performed usually jn the daytime, in the oJ?ell air, in hig1hways~ fie] ds, or groves. '5.~ That :men whO; pe:r;":ertcd dancing from a sacred use to .purposes of amuse-ment, ,,,ere c1eemed infamous. 6. That no instances of d·aneing are found upon record in the Bible, in which the two sexes united in the exercise, either as. an act of worship or amns~roent. 7. That ther·e is no iIlstance npon record of social dancing for .amusement, except tha.t of the "vain fello"\vs" devoid of sbame; of the irreljgious families d~scribed by Job: which pro-d11ced increased iprp~~ty, a~~ :er;d€'d in destrnctior..; and of the ,daughter of I}erodias, w.~ich terminated in the murder of John the. Baptist. A. S. Dyer iTt Purity Advooat~. |