The Gospel Trumpet - 19:12

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Ana he shall send his angels with a great sound of a Trumpet, and they shall gather to-gether
his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. mat. 24: 31.
So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them o pt of all places where they have
been scattered in the cloudy and" dark day. 	 Eze. 34: 12. - Ter. 32: 39.
VOLUME XIX. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1899- NUMBER 12
SANCTIFICATION.
EY GEO. P. KEELING.
WHOM IT IS FOR.
W HO is entitled to this experience?
or, To whom does God teach
sanctification? will be the next; point of
inquiry. In the beginning we will affirm
that it is always for the children of God
and never for sinners. If we succeed
in proving this point, we will have
overthrown one of the most prevalent
heresies in the land at the present day;
namely, that people are sanctified when
they are converted. Observe this point.
If the word of God always teaches and
enjoins sanctification upon children of
God, this proves that they are not yet
sanctified, otherwise God would not teach
them to be so.
People are not sanctified when they
are converted. But to the proof. We
will notice the case of the first disciples.
ere they converted before they were
sanctified? Were they converted before
the day of Pentecost? We affirm both,
and will handle both mainly together.
Any persons who have read the New
Testament with any care know that
there was a great work performed in the
case of the first disciples on the day of
Pentecost. Hence, to escape the force
of argument here in favor of sanctifica-tion
being a separate experience, sub-sequent
to regeneration, some take the
position that the disciples were not con-verted
until that time. We will show
that this is contrary to the word of God.
In Jno. 1: 11 we read: " Ilo came unto
his own, and his own received him not.
But as many as received him, to them
gave he power to become the sons of
God, even to them- that believe on his
name: which were born, not of blood,
nor of the will of the flesh; nor
of the will of man, but of God."
This is very definite and to the point.
Did these disciples believe on him, and
did they receive him before the day of
Pentecost? If they did, then they were
born of God before. For he says as
many. as believed on him were born of
God. This is not a stretch in the way
of an interpretation to bolster up a cher-ished
theory, but is just what, the word
of God says. Turn next to Jno. 6: 66-
69. Here, on account of the close teach-ing
of Jesus, there were many ' turned
away from him. " Then said Jesus unto
the twelve, ill ye also go away?"—
Per. 67. " Then Simon Peter answered
him, Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou
hast the words of eternal life."-- Yer.
68. " And we believe and are sure that
thou art the Christ, the Son of the living
God."-- Ver. 69. Here Peter answers
for himself and for the rest also, saying,
" We believe and are sure that thou art
the Christ." But the first chapter says
that as many as believed were born of
God, and this verse says they did believe
on him. Therefore they were born of
God.
Next we will observe Luke 10: 17- 20
—" And the seventy returned again with
joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are
subject unto us through thy name. And
he said unto them, I beheld Satan as
lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I
give unto you power to tread on serpents
and scorpions, and over all the power of
the enemy: and nothing shall by any
means hurt you. Notwithstanding • in
this rejoice not, that the spirits are sub-ject
unto you; but rather rejoice because
your names are written, in heaven."
Here it is clearly taught that these
persons' names were written in heaven.
But God does not write sinners' names in
heaven. Therefore these persons were
converted. They were born of God.
We will now turn to John 17. Any one
who will carefully read this chapter
through, and then say that these persons
were not converted, is too ignorant to
be taught or too dishonest to be listened
to. " I have manifested thy name unto
the men which thou gayest me out of the
world: thine they were, and thou gayest
them me; and they have kept thy word."
— Ver. 6. " I pray for them: I pray
not for the world, but for them which
thou hast given me; for they are thine.
And all mine are thine, and thine are
mine; and I am glorified in them."—
Verses 9, 10.
These verses alone are enough to con-vince
any person that these were real
children of God. But if we take them.
in connection with the second and third.
verses, it becomes more clear. " As
thou hast given him power over all flesh,
that he should give eternal life to as
many as thou hast given him. And this
is eternal life, that they might know thee
the only true God, and Jesus Christ,
whom thou host sent."
Here Jesus repeats it over and over
that the Father had given them to him.
out of the world. But he says in verse
2 that he gave eternal life to as many as
the Father . gave him; and. the Father
gave these disciples to him. Therefore
they had eternal life, and their names
were written in heaven and they were
but of God. If these scriptures will not
convince a person that these disciples
were saved, it will be impossible to con-vince
him. I wilt quote at length from
the eleventh to the sixteenth verses; for
it is so clear. " Now I am no more in
the world, but these are in the world,
and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep
through thine own name those whom
thou hast given me, that they- may be
one, as we are. While I was with them
in. the world, I kept them in thy name:
those that thou gayest me I have kept,
and none of them is lost, but the son of
perdition; that the scripture might be
fulfilled. And now come I to thee; and
these things speak I in the world, that
they might have my joy fulfilled in
themselves. I have given them thy
word; and the world hath hated them,
because they are not of the world; even
as I am not of the world. I pray not
that thou shouldest take them out of the
world; but that thou shouldest keep
them from the evil. They are not of the
world even as I am not of the world."
But some may say, " Yes, I know
these people were converted: but they
were sanctified also. Hence your argu-ment
amounts to nothing." Let us
notice verse 17.—" Sanctify them through
thy truth: thy word is truth." Sanctify
whom? Those persons whom he was
praying for. Those whom the Father
had given. him out of the world, to
whom he said. in verse 2 that he had
given eternal life. Does not this prove
that these persons were not sanctified
when they were saved? If it does not,
I do not know how it would be possible
to prove it.
Let us now turn to the epistle to the
Thessalonians. " Paul and Sylvanus and
Timotheus, unto the church of the Thes-salonians
which is in God the Father
and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be
unto you and peace, from God our
Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. We
give thanks to God always for you all,
making mention of yoti in our prayers;
remembering without ceasing your work
of faith, and labor of love, and patience
of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the
sight of God and oar Father; knowing,
brethren, beloved, your election of
God."- 1 Thess. 1: 1- 4.
Here he addresses these persons as the
church of God, and as in God and
Christ, and as beloved brethren of the
Lord, reminding them that they knew
their election of God_ " And ye became
followers' of us, and of the Lord, having
received the word in much affliction,
with joy of the Holy Ghost: so that ye
were ensamples to all that believe in
Macedonia and Achaia."— Verses 6, 7.
Here he stated that they turned to the
Lord and became followers of him and
of the Lord, and that they were
ensamples to all that believed in Mace-dotha
and Achaia. " For from you sound-ed
out the word of the Lord, not only in
Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every
place your faith to God- ward is spread
abroad; so that we need not to speak
anything. For they themselves show of
us what manner of entering in we had
unto you, and how ye turned to God
from idols to serve the living and true
God." This is conclusive. Any one
who will not receive this as a description
of saved persons is incapable of being
taught anything, either from lack of
honesty or from lack of capacity to
understand. Follow him on into the
third chapter. Paul had been at this
place and preached to this people and a
great many had been saved ( See first
verse of Acts 17.), but, on account of
the persecution of the Jews, he had to
leave. However, he did. not forget them.
He himself could not go to see them,
but he was so interested that he
sent Timothy to see how they were
getting along." ( See 1 Thess. 3.) When
Timothy returned with a good report
it greatly rejoiced Paul. So he wrote
this epistle to them, and says, ' We are
praying night and day for you that we
might see your face, and might perfect
that which is lacking in your faith.'
You may say, " Yes, but these persons
were sanctified also. Hence what is the use
of all this argument to prove that sanc-tification
is subsequent to regeneration?"
But let us see if they were yet sanctified.
Notice the last verse quoted. " Night
and day praying exceedingly that we
might see your face and might perfect
that which is lacking in your faith.
Then he continues, " Now God himself,
and our Father, and our Lord Jesus
Christ, direct our way unto you. and
the Lord make you to increase and
abound in love one toward another, and
toward all men, even as we do toward you.
To the end he may stablish your hearts
nnblameable in holiness before God, even
our Father, at the coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ with all his saints." And
he still continues in the next chapter.
" Furthermore then we beseech you.
brethren, and exhort you by the Lord
Jesus, that as ye have received of us how
ye ought to walk and to please God, so
ye would abound more and more, for ye
know 11,- hat commandments we gave you
by the Lord Jesus." Well, what were
they, .7 :'? Here they are. " For this
is the will of God, even your sanctifica-tion."—
Per. [" For this is the
pleasure of God, your sanctification: and
that ye be separated from all whore-dom."—
Syriac Version.] What? these
persons not sanctified? These persons
who have a work of faith, a labor of
love, and a patience of hope, whose faith
had sounded out far and near, and who
were ensamples to all that believe, and yet
not sanctified? No, they were not,
else he could not have said it was the
will of God that they should be.
Ile has here brought out a number of
things he desires them to reach; such as
to abound in love one toward another,
and to increase more and more in the
things he sets before them. Then he
comes down to this third verse of the
fourth chapter, and . says, " You know
what commandments we gave you by
the Lord Jesus. For this is the will of
God, even your sanctification."
You may ask, " If these people were
not sanctified, what does it mean to be
sanctified?" That is what we will pro-ceed
to show you further on. But before
we do so let us follow him a little
further. He goes on to the fifth chapter
and says ( verses 16- 24): " Rejoice ever
more. Pray without ceasing. In every-thing
give thanks; for this is the will of
God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Quench not the Spirit. Despise not
prophesyings, prove all things: hold fast
that which is good, abstain from all ap-pearance
of evil, and the very God of
peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray
God your whole spirit, soul, and body
be preserved blameless unto the com-ing
of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faith-ful
is he that calleth you, who: also
will do it." Here we see the faithful
apostle following in the footsteps of
Master's teaching. After the disciples
Christ Our Refuse.
BY LUCY M. LEWIS.
Like Noah's dove that left the Ark,
I wandered to and fro,
No place to rest my weary feet,
I knew not where to go.
Above the clouds would gather dark,
Below the waters roll,
I longed to find a place to rest
My weary storm- tossed soul.
Then love divine, the sinner's friend,
That great and loving heart,
Beheld my helpless lost estate
And opened wide the Ark.
I entered, and the love of God
In mercy shut me in
Yes, hid away with Christ in God,
My soul redeemed from sin.
I've folded now my tired wings,
To rest in love's increase;
I wear her token on my breast
The olive branch of peace.
The bow of promise in the sky
Sheds rays of hope divine;
He does the keeping, I but trust.
I'm His and he is mine.
2 	 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
27. EMULATION.
rivalry ; striving to excel; ai
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according
seeking lo be leader; trying to outdo other,
in False
buildinga lt; hefines t church- house; seeking
the most popular preacher and the finest
choir, the most gaudyye d gaep. p„ ra_ lR, e
" For they have a zeal
are these,
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2S. EVIL EYE.
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" From withi an ,
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thine eye be evil, thy whole body
shall be full of darkness."- Matt. 6: 23,
" Whose looketh on a woman to lust after
her hath committed adultery with her
already in his heart."- Matt. 5 ; 28.
29. FORNICATION.
Incontinence of an unmarried person;
also, the criminal conversation of an
unmarried man with an unmarried woman.
" For from within, out of the heart of man,
proceed . . . fornications."- Mark 7: 21.
" Flee fornication."- 1 Cor. 6: 18. ,, Be
not deceived: neither fornicators, nor..
.. abusers of themselves with mankind .
shall inherit the kingdom of God."- 1 Cot
6: 8, 10. " Even as Sodom and Gomorrah,
and the cities about them in like manner,
giving themselves over to fornication, and
going after strange flesh, are set for an
example, suffering the vengeance of eter-nal
fire."- Jude 7.
30. FIGHTING.
" From whence come wars and fighting
among you? come they not hence, even of
your lusts that war in your members? Ye
lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to
have, and can not ol, tain: ye fight ad
war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask ,
amiss, that ye may con: nine it upon your
lusts."- Jas. 4: 1- 3. " Ye have heard has
it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth: but I say unto you, That.
ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite
thee on the right cheek, turn to him the
other also. And whosoever shall compel
thee to go with him a mile, go with him
twain. "- Matt. 5 : 38- 41.
31. FIERCENESS.
Savageness. " For men shall be . ,
fierce; . . . . from such turn away."- 2
Tim. 3 : 2- 5.
32. FROWARDNESS.
Frowardness; contrariness; unyielding;
ungovernable; refractory; petulant; cross;
perverse. " He that hath a froward heart
findeth no good: and he that hath a per-verse
tongue falleth into mischief."- Prov,
17: 20. " They that are of a froward heart
are abomination to the Lord."- Prov.
11: 20. " The froward mouth do I hate."
- Prov. 8: 13.
33. FALSE TEACHING.
Any teaching that will detract from the
Bible. " For I know this, that after my.
departure shall grievous wolves enter in
among you, not sparing the flock. Also of
your own selves shall men arise, speaking
perverse . things, to draw away disciples
after them."- Acts 20: 29, 30. " For there
are many unruly and vain talkers and de-ceivers,
specially they of the circumcision:
whose mouths - must be stopped, who subvert
whole houses, • teaching things which they
ought not, for filthy lucer's sake."- Tit
1: 10, 11. " But there were false prophets
also among the people, ' even as there shall
be false teachers among you, who privily
shall bring in damnable heresies, even deny-ing
the Lord that bought' them, and bring
upon themselves . swift destruction. And
many shall follow their pernicious ways, by
reason of whom the way of truth shall be
evil spoken of. And through covetousness
shall they with feigned words make mei•
ehandise of you: whose judgment now of
a long time lingereth not, and their dam-nation
sl timbereth not. "- 2 Pet. 2: 14'
Warning. " But there be some that
trouble you, and would pervert the gospel
- of Christ. But though we, or an angel
from heaven, preach any other gospel to
you than that which we have preached un°
yfoorue,, lseot shaiym be
no ew a again,
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any other gospel unto you than that ye have r erececievievde, d, let him be accursed."- l'
1: 7- 9
head. . . . And there came forth two she
bears out of,.. the wood, and tare forty and
two children of them."- 2 Kings 2: 23, 24.
22. EVIL SPEAKING.
" Speak not evil one of another."- Jas.
4: 11. " Speak evil of no man. "- Tit. 3: 2.
" Speak thou the things which become
sound doctrine."- Tit. 2: 1. " But these
speak evil of those things which they know
not. . . . Woe unto them!"- Jude 10,
11. " If any man among you seem to be
religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but
deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion
is vain."- Jas. 1: 26. " Seest thou a man
that is hasty in his words? there is more
hope of a fool than of him."- Prov. 29: 20.
Babbling. An idle talker, a tell- tale.
" Surely the serpent will bite without
enchantment; and a babbler is no better."
- Eccl. 10: 11. " But shun profane and
vain babblings: for they will increase unto
more ungodliness.",-- 2 Tim. 2: 16.
Backbiting. " Lord, who shall abide in
thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy
hill? . . . He that backbiteth not with his
tongue, . . . nor taketh up a reproach
against his neighbor."- Ps. 15: 1- 3.
Clamoring. " Let all clamor and evil
speaking be put away from you."- Eph.
4: 31. " A foolish woman is clamorous:
she is simple, and knoweth nothing."-
Prov. 9: 13.
Double- tongued. " Likewise must the
deacons be grave [ sober], not double-tongued."-
1 Tim. 3: 8. " They delight in
lies: they bless with their mouth, but they
curse inwardly."- Ps. 62: 4. " It is naught,
it is naught, saith the • buyer: but when
he is gone his way, then he boasteth."-
Prov. 20: 14.
Disputing. " Do all things without . .
disputings."- Phil. 2: 14.
Debating. " I fear, lest, when I come . .
. there be debates."- 2 Cor. 12: 20. " Avoid
foolish questions, and genealogies, and
contentions, and strivings about the law;
for they are unprofitable and vain."- Tit.
3: 9. " But foolish and unlearned questions
avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
And the servant of the Lord must not
strive."- 2 Tim. 2: 23, 24.
False witness. " A man that beareth false
witness against his neighbor is a maul, and
a sword, and a sharp arrow."- Prov. 25: 18.
" A false witness shall not be unpunished,
and he that speaketh lies shall perish."-
Prov. 19: 9. " A false witness shall perish."
- Prov. 21: 28.
Foolishness. " Out of the heart of men
proceedeth . . . foolishness."- Mark 7: 22.
" Let it not once be named among you, . .
. neither filthiness nor foolish talking."-
Eph. 5: 3, 4. " The foolishness of man
perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth
against the Lord."- Prov. 19: 3. " But I
say unto you, That every idle word that
men shall speak, they shall give account
thereof in the day of judgment. For by
thy words thou shalt be justified, and by
thy words thou shalt be condemned."-
Matt. 12: 36, 37.
Flattery. " A flattering mouth worketh
ruin."- Prov. 26: 28. " A man that flatter-eth
his neighbor spreadeth a net for his
feet."- Prov. 29: 5. " Meddle not with
him that flattereth with his lips."- Prov.
20 : 19.
Jesting. " Let it not be once named
among you, . . . neither filthiness, nor
foolish talking, nor jesting."- Eph. 5: 3, 4.
Jangling. Quarreling. " Some having
swerved have turned aside unto vain jang-ling."-
1 Tim. 1: 6. Be not a striker or
quarrelsome person. See 1 Tim. 3: 2, 3.
Murmuring. Complaining, faultfinding,
and grumbling. " These are murmurers,
complainers, walking after their own lusts."
- Jude 16. " And when the people com-plained,
it displeased the Lord."- Num.
11: 1. " Neither murmur ye, as some of
them also murmured, and were destroyed
of the destroyer."- 1 Cor. 10: 10. " Jesus
therefore answered and said unto them,
Murmur not among yourselves."- Jno.
6: 43. " Do all things without murmurings
and disputings."- Phil. 2: 14.
Reproach- carriers. " Lord, who shall
abide in , thy tabernacle? . . . he that
backbiteth not with his tongue, . . .
nor taketh up a reproach against his
neighbor."- Ps. 15: 1,3. " He that op-presseth
the poor reproacheth his Maker."
- Prey. 14: 31.
Slander. " Even so must their wives be
grave [ sober], not slanderers."- 1 Tim.
3: 11. " Whoso privily slandereth his
neighbor, him will I cut off."- Ps. 101: 5.
had followed the Savior in regeneration,
after the Father had given them to him
and he had given them eternal life, we
find him in Jno. 17, just before he was
crucified, praying God for their sanc-tification.
And in 1 Thess. 5 we hear
the apostle offering this prayer in behalf
of this faithful church: " And the very
God of peace sanctify you wholly; and
I pray God your whole spirit and soul
and body be preserved blameless unto
the coming of if.' Lord Jesus Christ."
And then to cut iff all who might rise
up and say it cou'Ld. not be in this world,
he ends by saying, " Faithful is he that
calleth you, who also will do it." These
scriptures clearly teach two things.
First, that they were not sanctified when
they were converted; for if they were,
how could the apostle be commanding
them to be sanctified, and praying God
to sanctify them? And he does both of
- these in this epistle. Secondly, they
teach that it is possible for them to be
sanctified in this life: yea, " This is the
will of God, even your sanctification,"
and, " Faithful is he that calleth you,
who also will do it."
Some one may say, " Yes, I see by
these scriptures that a person is not
sanctified when he is converted, and that
people are to be sanctified in this world,
but I think they grow into it. This is
another position that can not be sustained
by the word of God, as we will proceed
to show, as our third point in this
subject.
A Catalogue of Sins.
COMPILED BY B: E. WARREN AND C. W.
NAYLOR.
19. DENYING.
God. " There shall be false teachers, . .
even denying the Lord that bought them,
and bring upon themselves swift destruc-tion."-
2 Pet. 2: 1. " They profess that
they know God; but in works they deny
him."- Tit. 1: 16. " Whosoever shall deny
me before men, him will I also deny before
my Father which is in heaven."- Matt.
10 : 33.
Denying the faith or word. " If any
provide not for his own, and espPeinlly , for
those of his own house, he hath t •-; od the
faith, and is worse than an infidel."- 1
Tim. 5: 8. See Matt. 15: 3- 9.
Denying God's power. " For men shall be
lovers of their own selves, . . . having a
form of godliness, but denying the power
thereof: from such turn away."- 2 Tim.
3: 2- 5. 1. To save. " He is able also to
save them to the uttermost that come unto
God by him."- Heb. 7: 25. 2. To keep.
" The Lord is faithful, who shall stablish
jou, and keep you fr om evil."- 2 Thess.
3: 3. 3. To heal. " Jesus went about . . .
healing all manner of sickness and all
manner of disease among the people."-
Matt. 4: 23. See Jas. 5: 13- 15. 4. " Jesus
Christ the same yesterday, and to- day, and
forever. "- Heb. 13 : 8.
20. DIVORCEMENT.
" The Lord hateth putting away."- Mal.
2: 16. " Why did Moses then command to
give a writing of divorcement, and to put
her away? . . . Moses because of the
hardness of your hearts suffered you
to put away your wives: but from the
beginning it was not so." - Matt.
19: 7, 8. " Whosoever shall put away
his wife, saving for the cause of forni-cation,
causeth her to commit adul-tery:
and whosoever shall marry her that
is divorced committeth adultery."- Matt.
5: 32. " For the woman which hath an
husband is bound by the law to her hus-band
as long as he liveth; [ and the hus-band
bound to the wife just the same] for
if the husband [ or wife] be dead, she is
loosed from the law of her husband. So
then if, while her husband liveth, she be
married to another man, she shall be call-ed
an adulteress."- Rom. 7: 2, 3.
21. DERISIoN.
Deriding, making fun of.
Christ. " The rulers also with them
derided him, . . . and the soldiers also
mocked him."- Luke 23: 35, 36. See
Luke 8: 53; Mark 15: 16- 20.
Elisha. " As he was going up by the way,
there came forth little children out of the
city, and mocked him, and said unto him,
Go up, thou bald head ; go up, thou bald
" PHethrat: 1o1it. tevreth . a s lalndter ois a 8fool. "-
Tattling. " They learn to be idle, • •
and not only idle, but tattlers also and
busybodies, speaking things which they
ought not."- 1 Tim. 5: 13.
Talebearing. " Thou shalt not go up aril
down as a talebearer among the people.'
- Lev. 19: 16. " Where there is no talebear-er,
the strife ceaseth. . . . The words of a
26: 20, 22.
talebearer are as wounds."- Prov.
Vulgarity. Obscenity. " Pat off all filthy
communication out of your mouth."-- i- Col.
3: 8. " But fornication, and all unclean-ness,
or covetousness, let it not be once
named among you."- Eph. 5: 3.
Whisperings. " For I fear lest when I
come there be . . . whisperings . . and
that I shall bewail many which have sinned
already."- 1 Cor. 12: 20, 21. " A whisperer
separateth chief friends."- Prov. 16 : 28.
23. EVIL THOUGHTS.
Evil surmisings.
Cause. " And Jesus knowing their
thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in
your hearts?''- Matt. 9: 1. " For from
within, out of the heart of man, proceed
evil thoughts."- Mark 7: 21. See Acts.
8: 17- 23. " The thought of foolishness is
sin."- Prov. '. 24: 9. " Their thoughts are
thoughts of iniquity."- Isa. 59: 7. •
Cure. " Let the wicked forsake his way,
and the unrighteous man his thoughts . .
. For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, saith the
Lord."- Isa. 55: 7, 8.
What to think. " Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are
just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever
things are lovely, whatsoever things are of
good report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these things."
- Phil.- 4: 8.
24. EVIL INVENTIONS.
" Being filled with all unrighteousness,
. . . inventors of evil things."- Rom.
1: 29, 30. " God hath made man upright;
but they have sought out many inventions."
- Eccl. 7: 29. " A naughty person, a
wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with
his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; fro-wardness
is in his heart, he deviseth mis-chief
continually; he soweth discord.
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly;
suddenly shall he be broken without
remedy. These six things doth the Lord
hate: an heart that deviseth wicked imagina-tions."-
Prov. 6: 12- 18. " Thou wast a God
that forgavest them, though thou tookest
vengeance of their inventions."- Ps. 99: 8.
25. EXTORTION.
Illegal exaction; oppression. " Thou
hast taken usury and increase, and thou
hast greedily- gained of thy neighbors by
extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the
Lord God. Behold, therefore I have
smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain
which thou hast made. Can thine heart
endure, or can thine hands be strong, in
the days that I . deal with thee?"- Ezek.
22: 12- 14. " Go to now, ye rich men, weep
and howl for your miseries that shall come
upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and
your garments are motheaten. Your gold
and silver is cankered; and the rust of
them shall be a witness against you, and
shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have
heaped treasures together for the last days.
Behold, the hire of the laborers, who have
reaped down your fields, which is of you
kept back by fraud, crieth; and the cries
of them which reap are entered into the
ears of the Lord of sabaoth."- Jas. 5: 1- 4.
" He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth
his Maker."- Prov. 14: 31. " I will come
near to you to judgment; and I will be a
swift witness against . . . those that op-press
the hireling in his wages, the widows
and the fatherless, and that turn aside the
stranger from his right."- Mal. 3: 5.
Example. Matt. 18: 23- 35.
26. ENVY.
" Full of envy."- Rom. 1: 29.
Cause. " For ye are yet carnal: for
whereas there is among you envying, and
strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and
walk as men?"- 1 Car. 3: 3. " But if ye
have bitter envying and strife in your
hearts, glory not, and lie not against the
truth. For where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work."
- Jas. 3: 14, 16.
Cure. " Charity envieth not. "• 61 Cor.
13: 4.
" Enter into his gates with thaulogiv.
ing, and into his courts with praise: bie,
thankful unto him, and bless his nartle•
' formation and Kindly Advice for
Parents.
BY NORA DE BOLT DODGE.
[ Continued 0074 last issue.]
UGW, dear parents, we believe we
have said enough concerning the
rst step and the first of lustful secret
ices and crimes. But there is yet
iother which perhaps will shock you
. Lore than this first, so great is it and so
revalent. We wish only to speak the
, uth and that in as plain and modest a
. anner as God will enable us to speak
. This crime is FORNICATION— the inter-
. ingling and commingling of those of op-
) site sexes, and their illegal transactions
. engaging in those rights that belong
married persons only. We will first
: ve some scripture to prove that this is
rop; e7,-• as we know that there are some
arsons who think they can engage in
ich and yet be Christians. In Matt.
5: 19, 20 Jesus says: " For out of the
3a. rt proceed evil thoughts, murders,
lulteries, fornicaticns, . . . these are
le things which defile a man." In
al. 5: 19- 21 Paul says: " Now the
orks of the flesh are manifest, which
• e these: adultery, fornication, . . .
the which I tell you before, as I have
so told you in time past, that they
hich do such things shall not inherit
le kingdom of God." In 1 Cor. 6: 18
sere is a direct command to " Flee for-cation."
In 1 Thess. 4: 3 we find that
this is the will of God, even your sane-lcation,
that ye should abstain from
Tit i cation. "
These texts, with many others that
iuld be cited, make it seem almost in-edible
that professing Christians should
tooa- ter in such things when the Bible
∎ eaks so expressly against them. We
mid scarcely believe it true when we first
hard that people who . professed Chris-may
thought there was no harm in it.
at we will give you the testimony, in
it own language, of a person who first
irted to serve the Lord in sectism. We
11 speak of the person as " he" or
iiin" for convenience' sake. When
Cite young, while yet in his " teens,"
s became tired of sin, and earnestly
ught the Lord in a meeting that was
progress at his place. He sought with
ch fervency that he obtained the real
rgiveness of sins. Ills life previous to
is had been such that he did not know
st what kind of stand to take in
gard to such things. So some of the
ore experienced members of the denom-ation
were asked. From. them and even
Dm a preacher it was learned that they
d not consider it was wrong. But
ther they said, or intimated at least,
at they themselves engaged in the
me. 0 dear ones, is not such abom-ation
as this terrible? But we will
ntinue. This same person was so igno-nt
concerning the sexual rights and
• ivileges of people, and yet so innocent,
at he says he committed the act
: thout losing the grace of God out of
3 heart. He also adds that the Lord
ry quickly let him understand differ-tly.
Now, dear parents, it will not do to
our children grow up in such igno-nce.
They must be informed on these
bjects. They must be taught, when
tle, too, the wrongness, , yea, the
ckedness of such abomination. But
towing of the indwelling depravity of
in, the frailty of human nature, and
levil " who goeth about as a roaring
seeking whom he may devour," we
ist do more than merely inform them
at such things are wrong. We must
•. ard them and shield them from such.
) do this the home and surroundings
ed to be pure. First of all, mother's
d father's conversation and conduct
ist be exemplary and " as becometh the
spel of Christ." If the young hear and
gage insuch conversation, their thoughts
..-- 711 be of things lovely and of things in
.: laich there is virtue, even as Paul
.-‘ ote the Philippians ( Phil.- 4: 8):
Filially, brethren, whatsoever things
are true, whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are
lovely, whatsoever things are of good
report; if there be any virtue, and if
there be any praise, think on these
things." While if the conversation is
foolish, or rough and vulgar, their
thoughts will lead into that which is low
and mean. Let everything about home
possess such a holiness and • sanctity that
those of a contrary nature will feel that
it is no place for them to resort. Let it
be a place of refuge for the pure and not
for the world; for the " world is enmity
with God;" and " whosoever will be a
friend of the world is the enemy of God."
Certainly, God's enemies will not make
worthy friends for our children.
It is very fashionable in the world to-day
for boys and girls of a very young
age to begin " keeping company" with
one another. They stroll around in
lonely pathways and out- of- the- way
places, and can be found together at most
all hours of the night. There have been
many articles of instruction and admoni-tion
written to young saints upon such
subjects. But now we wish to talk
directly to the parents. I tell you, dear
ones, we are responsible for our children's
actions. " Train up a child in the way
he should go, and when heis old he will
not depart from it," is as true to- day as
when first written. We must keep our
children from such things. But how
are we going to do this? Some one says,
" The very worst children I know of, are
some that are kept so close at home."
Another, and a mother, too, we heard
say, " I intend to give my girls privileges
at home." She thinks that as they are
young, they must have their round of
foolish fun and engage in the youthful
pleasures and lusts of the day. So she
encourages them in " having their beaux"
and " keeping their company" right at
home at an age so young that it were
well if they would scorn or blush at the
idea.
e will notice the scriptural bearing
upon this. " Flee also youthful lusts:
but follow righteousenss, faith, charity,"
etc.- 2 Tim. 2: 22. It does not say to
follow ( or seek) to be some one's beau
or sweetheart. In 1 Tim. 3: 4 we find
that a bishop must " rule well his own
house, having his children in subjection
with all gravity." Since God is no
respecter of persons, as he requires the
bishop to have his children, so he re-quires
us who are not bishops to follow
their example and have our children.
But we will notice further now, and see
the meaning of some of the words just
quoted. Flee—" To run with rapidity,
as from danger. To avoid; to keep at
a safe distance."— Webster. Then if
young people are to flee youthful lusts,
we can not and must not encourage
them in such by giving them privileges
at home. Gravity—" Seriousness; sobriety
of manners; solemnity of deportment or
character." Then if we are to have
our children in subjection with all grav-ity,
this will cut off the foolish, non-sensical
actions that are allowed to be
carried on by those of opposite sexes to-day.
Some one now may think, " What will
we do? If we do not allow such things
at home, the children will seek opportuni-ties
to get away and mingle with others
elsewhere." Ah, dear parents, here is
the secret. God has not commanded
us to train, and then left an impos-sibility.
Children are rational, reasonable
beings. If you simply tell them to leave
certain things alone, they will probably
engage in such, just to investigate and
find out for themselves. What you need
to do is to teach them . from childhood
up that such things, are wrong— that
they are displeasing to God and very
hurtful to man. Never encourage your
little children, as we have seen done, in
having " their girls" or " their fellows."
Teach them that such thoughts and such
actions are not nice; that they are even
wrong. So cultivate and instill in them
the principles of freedom from and
dislike for such that as they grow up,
instead of yearning, and longing, and
seeking to have a beau or to be some one's
beau, they will have a real vehemence
against such; no lustful desires what-ever
in their hearts. If brought up thus,
you need not fear about their seeking
elsewhere than home for company. And
when they have reached a marriageable
age, they will have escaped much of the
corruption of this world, and it will be
comparatively easy for them to trust
God for the selection of a companion.
No, dear readers, there is no good
comes from young people, girls and boys,
walking or riding around at night to-gether,
or even sitting up in the parlor
until the " wee" hours of the night, or,
as we have sometimes known, until six
o'clock in the morning. I tell you, if
any of you have daughters whom you
think you will give great privileges at
home in order to encourage morality and
spare them going elsewhere to engage in
such things; and you encourage them in
keeping company right at home, you know
not what you are doing. You know
not the crimes and vices to which it leads.
While you are in bed sleeping and rest-ing
sweetly, in the deceived fancy that
all is well with your daughter, that she
is safe at home, just entertaining some
young man of the neighborhood; perhaps
in the adjoining room or the one beneath
your very bed, she is engaging in the
very crime that you think is confined
almost exclusively to public houses and
their inmates. We will speak plainly,
naming it, fornication. Perhaps you
think your daughter would not stoop to
this. Do not be deceived. Notice and
see if " they" do not in many cases sit in
the dark, with the light either in another
room or entirely extinguished. Why
is this? Let the Bible answer: " Men
loved darkness rather than. light, because
their deeds were evil." How many
there are who have followed the habit
of keeping late hours- and have lost their
virtue, which when lost means that
their choicest pearl is forever gone.
Temptation is too great, and . humanity
too frail, to bear such things.
Perhaps same_ will think these sayings
too hard to be true. True it is; it is a
sad thing to have to know. But it is
truth. We know whereof we speak.
Just a short time ago my husband was
talking to a young man about things that
tend to encourage the wbrking of sexual
lust, and he spoke about opposite sexes
being together at night as affording a
great incentive, and the young man
said, " Yes, that is the first thing I think
about." Now, mothers and fathers, do
you want your children sitting up night,
either at home or abroad, if, while one
may be entirely innocent, with the other
such vice is the first thing thought of?
And before we leave this subject we want
to say that fornication is fornication,
whether committed by girls or women, or
by boys or men. The world in general
does not look upon it so. Men can en-gage
as they wish and still be respected.
It is the guilty women who suffer in the
world's judgment. But not so with the
just Judge. The Lord will no . more ex-cuse
man than he will woman. As we
have quoted before, " God is no respecter
of persons." So we will all see the
necessity of teaching our sons as well as
our daughters restraint, and to value and
honor their virtue.
We have now endeavored to show that
idleness of brain and muscles, engage-ment
in foolish or vile conversation, and
the unwise mingling of the opposite sexes
all tend to the practice of masturbation
and to fornication. We will now say
that the one leads to the other. The
former is a real stepping- stone to the
latter. Children who are not early
taught the wrongfulness and danger of
practicing self- abuse, and whose minds
and time are not so educated and occupi-ed
as to keep them from such habits ( and
they need both the teaching and the
employment) are liable to engage in it
until about grown, when they will cease
the one habit only to satiate their un-godly
passions by taking up the other.
They will commit ' fornication time after
time, until, perhaps, they finally marry
some one. Then comes the woe. Bitter,
bitter! Instead of being strong and
well, just ready to begin life, they are
weak and emaciated, unfit to be the hus-band
or the wife of a true woman or man.
Unfit to enter at all the marriage state.
They can not use their companion as they
should, and are wholly unfit to beget or
bear children. Think; for one moment,
ye parents! Would you want such an
one for the father or mother of your
children? Certainly not. Then train
up your children in the way they should.
go, and they will not bring so much
sorrow and shame to yourselves, nor
leave your home to make others unhappy.
May God impress these thoughts upon
your minds and help each of you to do
your whole duty.
There is yet another side to this
picture, which is perhaps the saddest of
all. That is the bearing upon spir-ituality.
Now we do not wish to limit
God's power, nor to discourage any who
may be bound by the terrible fetters.
For we know that God. is able to save
to the uttermost all who will come to
him; and that he has wonderfully de-livered
and saved just such persons. ( To
encourage any such who may chance to
read this we will say : If you feel you
are bound by fetters which you can not
break, come to Christ. That was part
of his mission. He came " to proclaim
liberty to the captives, and the opening
of the prison to them. that are bound."
— Isa. 66: 1. Ifyou feel that your engag-ing
in vice so long has so robbed you
of life and stability, that it would be
almost useless to get saved, come any-way.
And if you are sick, he will heal
you; and whatever your lack may be,
he will supply. " But my God shall
supply all your need according to his
riches in glory by Christ Jesas."— Phil.
4: 19. " Yea, he shall be holden up; for
God is able to make him stand."—
Rom. 14: 4.) Every one who is saved
must realize that we are living in per-ilous
times— times when men's hearts
are failing them, and when evil men. are
waxing worse and worse, deceiving and
being deceived. It is a time in. which
men and women need to be strong and
resolute. They need real strength of
character and purpose of heart, stability-,
and to be temperate in all in which they
engage, that they may be able to fight
the battles of spiritual warfare, and to
face the trials of life. Now instead of
preparing people to lay hold on eternal
life, and to fight a good warfare for
God, these vices, together with intemper-ance
or unchastity in the marriage rela-tion,
rob them of the very elements of
which they have need. Instead of giving
life and energy and stability, they take
such from them, and you will frequently
find them having a very hard time try-ing
to keep saved. If you reach the very
depths of the causes of spiritual ship-wrecks
and of souls being driven and toss-ed
hither and thitherby winds of doctrine,
and withering when persecution arises
or when they must meet the trials of life,
you will find the things of which I have
spoken in some form, to be the cause in
many instances. Let us as parents be
careful to teach our children aright, and
thus save them from such. Oh, for
more strong men and women to go forth
to- the battle of the Lord; such as are
able to endure hardship as good soldiers;
and to win victories for God.
" Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a
fault, ye which are spiritual restore such
a one in the spirit of meekness; consider-ing
thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
Bear ye one mother's burdens."
GOSPEL TRUMPET
supporting the cause, and we believe it is
unnecessary to say any more here, but
we feel like reminding you of a few
things that are needed in this city, so
that those who have of this world's goods
and do not just know where or in what
way to help the cause, may know where
your help will be appreciated. God bless
you all.
First. There is need of workers to visit
from house to house, and to visit the
sick, the hospitals, prisons, slums, etc.,
also to visit other missions and testify
and preach when opportunity is offered,
which is quite frequently. Let God talk
with you and be sure he sends you.
Second. There is need of literature—
Trumpets, tracts, etc., for free distribu-tion.
We are now receiving only ten
Trumpets a week and the population of
the city is 1,500,000. By distributing
the present number- 10 copies a week
— it would take nearly 3,000 years for
every inhabitant to - receive a copy. If
we had 500 a week it would take nearly
58 years to put a copy into the hands of
every individual. We could . use to a
good advantage 100 Trumpets a week
and many tracts for free distribution.
The Gospel Trumpet Pub. Co. can not
afford to send all these out free, but
they will make special rates. Who will
help take advantage of the same and
secure a subscription for one year for 100
Trumpets a week for this city?
Third. The home can use any articles of
food to feed the workers who labor in
the word feeding the souls of other, ssuch
as potatoes, flour, fruits, vegetables,
meats, etc., or any articles used in a
home. The truth is taking hold here
and God is rescuing a few dear souls
from the awful darkness that covers
this place. You who are interested in
the work of God and especiall y in this
eastern territory can correspond with us
on any point in which you feel God is
talking to you. While we trust God,
and are persuaded he will care for us,
we too are assured that God wants his
THE
GOSPEL TRUMPET.
Moundsville, W. Va., March 23, 1899.
A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL.
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name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the publication of
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Editorial.
Many are called, but few are chosen.
We are receiving hole testimonies than
we can use for publication. This will
account for the testimonies of many not
appearing in the TRUMPET. If yours does
not appear now, write again.
Earnest calls for the gospel are coming
from foreign and domestic fields. God
has need of faithful and true laborers.
Realizing the shortness of time and the
millions that are lost in sin, should we
not be up and doing?
An earnest request comes from Ken-tucky
to pray for S. J. Wrather, who is
nsane. We will set Tuesday, March
28, as a day when prayer will be made
for her. Whether it be a case of devil
possession or not, God is able to grant
deliverance in answer to the prayer of
faith.
It is a sad fact that while a professed
Christianity is spreading over nearly the
whole earth, yet there is a famine for
the pure gospel. This not only opens a
field for work to every consecrated
child of God who is favored with the
bright gospel light of this evening time,
but puts within his soul the stir necessary
for the accomplishing of that work.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET is a most effective
medium for spreading the light of full
salvation. Many an individual has been
led into the light by receiving and read-ing
a copy of it, but as yet comparatively
few have ever seen or heard of this paper.
Its circulation should be increased many
times, and this will depend to a great
extent upon the efforts of the subscribers.
Will you do your part?
SAVE YOUR TRUMPETS.
I have for some time felt like dropping
you a few lines concerning the saving of
your Trumpets after you have read them,
so as to give them to some one else to
read or to furnish them to the ministers,
as they go into new fields. I have often
gone to places where I have seen the
Lord's paper lying around dirty and
torn, and used as waste paper, and some-times
such dear ones claimed a high
degree of love and zeal to see the gospel
spread. But I can not understand how
such a use of the Lord's paper, that is so
filled with truth, can fail to make every
saved heart feel sad. I have had some
give me tracts and Trumpets to give out
that were badly soiled, but I confess I
do not like to do so, neither is it becom-ing;
besides, some people would get
offended. Why not each one have a
nice clean place for your gospel literature,
and then keep it nice, and by so doing
help a great deal? Most all the liter-ature
that has been given me this year
has been such as has been read before,
and I have been glad for it. Dear ones,
you can glorify God in this. Your
brother in Christ, 	 J. L. Green.
THE SCANDINAVIAN WORK.
Ever since 1 was first saved, when God
called me to work for him and perishing
souls, I felt my work was to be among
the Scandinavian people, and many times
since the Lord has made this very plain
to me, especially last summer at June
camp meeting, while earnestly praying,
" Lord, what: wouldest thou have ' me to
do?" I felt sure that my work was
among the Scandinavian people, and said,
" Amen, Lord, thy will be done." And
now I feel the time has come that I must
begin my life work. God has lately
stirred my heart in behalf of the Scandi-navian
work more than ever before and
he is stirring the hearts of the Scandina-vian
brethren in different parts of the
country. Lately I have received many
letters calling for literature, and workers
in . the Scandinavian language,. and I
believe it will not be long until God will
raise up the necessary workers that we
may have The Gospel Trumpet published
in our mother tongue. I am now trans-lating
tracts that will be published in the
near future, by which much good can be
accomplished if they are scattered among
the Scandinavian people. Brethren, I
feel like putting my shoulder to the
wheel, doing what little I can in the
name and strength of Jesus our King to
help in pushing forward the work of our
God, and I now ask your co- operation in
the same. The Lord says, " The harvest
truly is great, but the laborers are few;
pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest,
that he would send forth laborers into
his harvest."— Luke 10: 2. So there is
something- for us all to do; if we can not
preach, we can aid in spreading the gos-pel
with prayers and means. In translat-ing
I need a typewriting machine; also- I
will need a tabernacle, to use among the
Scandinavian people, and request all,
especially those who are much interested
in the Scandinavian work, to join with
me . in earnest prayer that God may
supply the necessary means, and if
any feel the Lord moving them to supply
the means, you can send. to Me, at King-ston,
Caldwell Co., Mo. Your brother
and servant in the love of Christ,
Thomas Nelson.
NOTICE.
The Danish and Norwegian song book
spoken of in the Trumpet some time ago
is now ready to send out, and can be had
by sending to Bro. C. T. Langeson,
Hutchinson, Minn. or to me. The book
contains about 175 " songs, hymning forth
the present truth in nearly all lines, and
shotticl have a wide circulation among
the Scandinavian people. It will be well
bound in cloth with the name of the book
( Den ' Evangeliske Sanger) in gilt. Does
not contain the music, but most of the
songs have a printed line above, giving
the name of the book, and number of
song where the music can be found.
Many can be sung to tunes found in
" Echoes From Glory" and " Songs of
the Evening Light" and some to other
familiar tunes. The price of the book
will be as follows: Per single copy,
postpaid, 25 cents; per dozen, $ 2.50.
Where 50 books or more are sent to one
address, books will be sold for 15 cents
each; this does not include freight.
Cash should be sent with order, as we
have about $ 250.00 to pay for printing
and binding, besides other expenses.
Yours in the love of Christ,
Thos. Nelson, Kingston, Mo.
N. B.— Some time ago I received a
letter from a Danish brother in Dakota
which I was asked to answer, but
through a mistake the letter was destroy-ed.
The brother will please write me
again, as I lost the name. 	 T. N.
AN APPEAL.
Philadelphia, Pa., Mar. 14.
My soul is stirred because of the work
of God in this city. There has been
much said and written on the subject of
people to know of the welfare of his
cause as well as his doings. Yours fully
saved in Jesus,
B. F. Weikel and Wife.
Gospel Mission and Divine Healing
Home, S. E. Cor. Marshall and Cum-berland
Sts., Philadelphia, Pa.
A Revival of Paganism.
BY FRED HUSTED.
A. REVIVAL of paganism, or devil
worship, as Paul terms it ( 1 Cor.
10: 19- 21), is promised for the latter part
of the Christian era. The dragon hav-ing
seven heads and ten horns, called the
serpent, the Devil, and Satan ( Rev 12: 9),
gives his power to the beast ( Rev. 13: 3),
which power was to continue 42 months
— 1260 days, or 1260 years. See key to
reckoning in Num. 14: 34 and Ezek. 4: 4-
6. During this time the dragon power
is bound a period of time, a thousand
years, after which he is loosed a little
season, to again go out on his mission of
deception. Articles of brethren in the
Trumpet have compared the dragon
found in Rev. 12 with that found in Rev.
20: and to the satisfaction of many
have proved the dragon of paganism to
be the same as the one bound in Rev.
20. Now as the personal Devil is never
called a dragon, and as we are all satis-fied
that " he ( the personal Devil) has
not seven heads and ten horns" from the
above mentioned articles, we now appeal
to facts to prove a revival of paganism.
We see teachers of the religions of
India and of the Orient now at work in
this country and making many converts,
and especially has this been the case
since the Congress of Religions held at
the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893.
This, however, was not the beginning of
the- revival of ancient idolatrous worship,
although it did mark a very important
epoch in its history. Just when
paganism was introduced into this coun-try,
or when it began to revive, we call
not ( at least the writer can not) tell from
a historic standpoint. We have, however,
a record that shows us that in 1717 A.
D. a movement of that nature was in
ow ariengs; evtien:-:
at th eePreasnednt hatismebeetnherger
millions of devotees of that form of
in the western or New World,
and many more in the Old World. This
paganism
may no doubt sound like a monstrous
fable, but we now proceed to give the
from the ppenss and publications of
this vast body, who are founded on what
proofs
they call the " Ancient Mysteries."
Warburton says: " Each of the pagan
gods had ( beside the public and open) a
secret worship paid unto him, to which
none were admitted but those who had
been selected by preparator y ceremonies
called initiation. 	 This secret worship
was called ' The 	 "
Mackey, another member of this order,
says: " These mysteries existed in every
country of heathendom, in each under a
different name, and to some extent under
a different form, but always and every-where
with the same design of inculcat-ing
( teaching) by allegorical and
symbolical teachings the great Masonic
doctrines of the unity of God and the
immortality of the soul. This is one
important proposition and the fact which
it enumerates ( states) must never be lost
sight of, in any inquiry into the origin
of Free Masonry; for the pagan myster-ies
were to the spurious Free Masonry of
antiquity precisely what the Masters'
lodges are to the Free Masonry of the
present day."
This is certainly a frank statement,
coming as it does from a man who is an
acknowledged and highly esteemed
authority in matters. pertaining to the
craft. Daniel Sickles says, ' In Egypt,
Greece and among other ancient nations
Free Masonry, that is, the Mysteries,
was one of the earliest agencies employed
to effect the improvement and enlighten-ment
of man." Pierson says, " The
identity of the Masonic institutions with
the ancient Mysteries is obvious," which
means, clearly to be seen, manifest to
any and all.
Masons say that the order is founded
on the Bible— that is, unlearned Masons
say so. Geo. Wingate Chase, in the
" Digest of Masonic Law," says, " The
Jews, the Turks, each reject either the
New Testament or the Old or both, and
yet we see no good reasons why they
should not be made Masons. In fact
Blue Lodge [ first three degrees] Masonry
has nothing whatever to do with the
Bible. It is not founded on the Bible.
If it was, it would not be Masonry; it
would be something else." Sickles says
in speaking of the third, or Master
Mason's degree, " There are characters
impressed upon it which can not be mis-taken.
It is thoroughly Egyptian." He
further says that the tradition is older
by a thousand years than Solomon.
" That our [ Masonic] rites embrace all
the possible circumstances of man, moral,
social, and spiritual and have a meaning
high as the heavens, broad as the un-iverse,
and profound as eternity."—
Sickles in " Gen. Chiman Itezon." The
writer was informed when the darges
were given him ' That our ancient breth-ren
worshiped on high hills or in low
vales and that guards placed to
keep off cowans or eavesdroppers." By
s were p
referring to the scriptures we at once
find the character of those who Wor-shiped
on high hills and in low vales,
and why they needed a guard to keep off
eavesdroppers. React . Ter. 2: 20; 3: 6
:
not afraid of Ahab and Jezebel ( 2 King
Dent. 12: 2; Isa. 575- 7. They were
7: 10; 1 Kings 14: 23), and they grey"'
their
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the reignnss
that
of all those of whom it I5
recorded
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of the Lord." Some ° I
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highly favored of God for so doing-places
for them and we
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THE
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5.
Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inher-itance
incorruptible, and undefiled, and
that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven
for you."- 1 Pet. 1: 3, 4. " And this
is the will of him that sent me, that every
one that seeth the Son, and believeth on
him, may have everlasting life: and I
will raise him up at the last day."— Jno.
6: 40. Whoso eateth my flesh, and
drinketh my blood, hath eternal life;
and I will raise him up at the last day."
— Ver. 54.
Thank God for the hope of the res-urrection
of these bodies again at the last
day. Thank God that I can say with
the poet,
" I would not live always; no, welcome the tomb;
Since Jesus hath lain there I dread not its gloom.
There sweet be my rest till he bids me arise,
To hail Him in triumph descending the skies." -
that we may win them to Christ by our
example. What a glorious mission!
Let none think, if God has not given
" them some active part in the vineyard,
that he has nothing for them to do.
The world is disgusted with the wicked
lives of professors in sectism, and shall
not we, as " children of light," set them
a better- example by our upright walk
and chaste conversation? Do our lives
exemplify to the world the real standard
of salvation, or are we bringing ' a re-proach
upon the cause of Christ by our
own inconsistency? For the sake of
Christ, who died for us, and for the
sake of- the lost world, let us live so pure
and holy, that our lives may " adorn
the doctrine of God our Savior," and
win souls to Christ instead of driving
them into greater darkness.
Again, " The precepts of Jesus could f enjoined upon believers; in the epistles. I
not have been made obligatory upon a They are told to put away many things,
Jew. A Christian would have denied ass" Let all bitterness. and wrath, and
the sanction of the Koran. A Moham- anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be
me( ian must have rejected the law of put away from you, and all malice."
Moses, and a disciple of Zoroaster. would — Eph. 1: 31. And Paul with . all his I
have turned from all, to the teaching of high attainments says, " But I keep
his Zend- Avesta." The universal law of under pay body, and bring it into sub-nature,
which the authors of the old jection: lest that by any means, when I
charges have properly called the moral, have preached to others, I myself should
is therefore the only law suited in every be a castaway."- 1 Cos. 9: 21. This
respect to be adopted as the Masonic keeping of the body " under" also
code."— llackey' s Text- book, "_ Masonic covers a vast amount of ground. It is
Jurisprudence." If the statements just amazing in how many ways we fail.
quoted do not place the secret society Let us each study ourselves and see if we
of Masonry on a footing decidedly have not yet some advancement to make
pagan, it is difficult to say just where it on these lines.
does stand. Masons in opening and Many perplexing, temptations come
closing their lodges still look to the east, concerning the burdens and trials that
where the sun rises., Ezek. 8: 16. Tam- fail to our lot. We think them so
muz or Osiris of Egypt, who is declared peculiarly hard and do not always realize
to be the - original of Hiram Abiff the that our neighbors, trials may be just as
temple- builder, is still mourned for. hard for them. W e often think we could
Ezek. 8: 14. See Young's Analytical bear something else better; or, if we
Concordance or any standard Greek could clearly trace God's hand in them
mythology. Now see Pierson's " Tradi- we would not murmur. In whatever
tions of Free Masonry." " The Masonic way they may come, it is our duty to
legend stands by itself, unsupported by take them patiently and bravely, and see
history, or other than its own traditions. what good we can get out of them.
Yet we readily recognize in Hiram Abiff
the Vithras
The Glory of God.
The Hope of the Resurrection.
BY NORA HUNTER.
4 41' HAT the trial of your faith, being
much more pecious than of gold
that perisheth, though it be tried with
fire, might be found. unto praise and
honor and glory at the appearing of
Jesus Christ: whom having not seen, ye
love; in whom, though now ye see him
not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy
unspeakable and full of glory."- 1 Pet.
1: 7, 8.
Let us examine ourselves, beloved, in the
light of this scripture, and see if we fully
measure to its standard. Do we in times
of trials and afflictions lovingly and
confidingly trust all in his hands, and
rejoice that be has counted us worthy to
pass through the fire for his sake? or do
we murmur as did the children of Israel?
When adversity or difficulty stares us in.
the face, do we " rejoice with joy unspeak-able,"
or do we sit down. and brood
over our miseries and let the Devil make
us think our lot is the hardest, and none
BY J. E. FORREST.
TESUS said, " I ' am the resurrection,
j and the . life."— Jno. 11: 25. Thank
God for the Christian's hope in the' resur-rection
of the dead, both in this life
and- the one which- will be more glorious
than this, when this mortal shall have
put on . immortally; yes, when these
natural bodies have been changed And
fashioned like unto his glorious body.
Jesus taught his disciples that he would
rise again; he also proved this by rising
and showing himself to them at various
times after he had risen. And as he was
raised from the dead, it became possible
the Osiris of the Egypt ans, e
of the Persians, the Bacchus of the
Greeks [ god of drunkenness, or feasts
and the like], the Dionysis of the
fraternity of artificers, and Atys of the
Phrygians, whose passions, deaths, and
resurrections were celebrated by these
peoples respectively." Thus it is clearly
shown that each one of these ancient
nations had its counterfeit saviors and
redeemer, and it is here proved by the
words of Masonic Grand Masters, au-thors,
and authorities that Masonry is of
pagan origin. 	 •
1+ 1, hile Masonry differs a very little in
the wording of its secret work in different
states and countries, it is practically the
same in sense everywhere. While
Masonry in substance is the same as
when Morgan wrote of it, the wording
of its degrees has been allowed to keep
pace with the education of the day, thus
making it differ in the words in which it
is clothed, but in no way changing the
sense. Even in adjoining states the
lecturers vary as to the use of words.
For instance,
" The ploughman homeward plods his weary way"
can be expressed in some thirty- two
different ways and yet retain the sense
and use the same words. flow much
the more so if different words are used!
This will also serve . for an explanation of
some or * all of the objections to the book
entitled " MASONIC SALVATION." Truly
we have the Victory over the dragon and
over the beast and his numbers and En ms.
living Epistles.
BY LEEVY B. SISK. 	 - -
4VE are the light of the world. A
I city that is set on a hill can not
be hid. Neither do men light a candle,
and put it under a bushel, but on a can-dlestick;
and it giveth light unto all that
are in the house. Let your light so shine that we who believe in him shall also
before men, that they may see your good rise. Now the whole of Christianity is
• is based opon the resurrection of the dead.
" If in . this life only we have hope in
Christ, we are of all men most miser-
God has given every ' one of his servants able."- 1 Cor. 15: 19. But we under-something
to do; and, while all are not stand that Paul's hope was based upon
called to preach the gospel, all- are re- I the resurrection. For he says, " But
quired to practice it in their daily life, I now is Christ risen from the dead, and of God's children are tried as we are?
which will never fail of having an effect. I become the firstfruits of them . that Paul says in 2 Cor. 4: 17, 18, " For our
God has called us unto holiness, and theIslept."— Ver. 20. 	 light affliction, which is but for a
world is looking on to see if we have It was concerning the hope of- the res- moment, worketh for us a far more ex-just
what we profess. He requires us to ! urrection that Paul was called in ques- ceeding and eternal weight of glory;
testify to the world his power to saveltion before the Jews. Acts 23 : 6. We while we look not. at the things which
are seen, but at the things which are
not seen; or the things which are seen are
temporal, but the things which are' not
seen are eternal." When afflictions
and trials come we are too apt, like
Peter, to look at the troubled waves,
instead of keeping our eyes steadfastly -
fixed upon Jesus. May the Lord help
us to take good heed to Paul's exhorts,.
tion and " look not at the things which
are seen, but at the things which are not
seen," and let , it wort. for us an exceed-ing
and eternal weight of glory.
Some think VI er trials so great and
their circumstances so adverse that they
can not enjoy as much glory and victory
as others who have a less trying posi-tion.
Paul says, " - We glory in tribula-tion;"
so the more tribulation, the more
glory. " The Lord will give grace and
glory : no good thing will he withhold
from them that walk uprightly."— Ps.
84: 11. If we have grumbled and mur-mured
as did the children of Israel until
the Lord of glory has departed, it would
be out of the question to think of rejoic-ing
in trials. If we did even try to, it
_ would be only a hollow, empty sound.
e must dig until we realize we have
broken through, so to speak, and can feel
the real glory welling up in our hearts;
then " his glory shall be seen upon thee."
— Isa. 60: 2
We find in reading the New Testament
that God wonderfully manifested his
glory among the saints of the morning
light, and we read in Hag. 2: 9: " The
glory of this latter house shall be greater
than of the former." This glory is not
works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven."— Matt. 5: 14- 16.
In this last and glorious reformation
find. that when the apostles began to
preach, or wherever they were allowed
to testify, they preached the- resurrection
of the dead. Many of the people did
not believe in the resurrection. There-fore
it was meet that they should testify
concerning this one great important fact.
While we have abundance of evidence
and keep from all sin and then prove
it to them in our daily life.
" Do all things without inurmurings
and disputings: that ye may be blame-less
and harmles a the sons of God, in the
midst of a crooked , and perverse nation,
among whom ye shine as lights in the
world."— Phil. 2: 14, 15. " Therefore
all things whatsoever ye would that men that Christ was raised from the dead,
should do to you, do ye even so to yet I am persuaded that there are many
them."— Matt. 7: 12. Are we so just in the, world to- day who do not posi-and
upright in all our dealings with our tively ' believe in the resurrection. There
are probably some who are like those
Corinthians Paul addressed. They were
professing Christians, yet had never
conceived what a glorious gospel this was
Overcoming Temptations and Trials. with the resurrection into life after death,
BY I. V. BROAD.
fellow men, that we can stand before the
whole world with a " corEaience void of
offense toward God, and toward men?"
But fornication, and all uncleanness,
or covetousness, let it not be once
named among you, as becometh saints; and what a blank it would , have been
neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor without it. Paul was not slow to declare
jesting, which are not convenient: but unto them the greatness of this error of
rather giving of thanks."— Eph. 5: 3, 4.
How it must grieve the heart of God to
hear those who profess to be his fol-lowers,
engaging in the light, foolish
conversation of the world; and how often
souls are made lean, and the Spirit of
God grieved, by just such a course. " Let
your speech be always with grace, sea-aB
ELOYED, think it not strange con-cerning
the fiery tiral which is to
try you, as though some strange thing
happened unto you: but rejoice, inas-much
as ye are partakers of- Christ's
sufferings."- 1 Pet. 4: 12, 13. " There
hath no temptation taken you but such
as is common to man." 	 Cor. 10: 13.
Many important points axe well
brought out in the Trumpet, but there
is one which can not be emphasized too
strongly; and that is, the development
of the strength of the sosl. We forget
that it is as' capable of growth as the
body; indeed it may attain to giant
strength. Let us not think the work
done when sanctification is reached;
there should be a sifting after that., and
a rounding up of perfect strength.
Moreover, it often occurs that after the
work of sanctification is accomplished,
new circumstances will bring out new
faults and unsuspected temptations. Do
not let this cause discouragement; simply
set to work to overcome the new ones,
and keep on until all is done.
It is TOMaramble how much this is
professing Christianity without the
resurrection. Methinks his defense was
successful. Poor creatures are they who
have hope only in this life, let it be the
best this world can give. 	 -
The Word of God teaches us in many
places that the life beyond the grave is a
most glorious one for those who have
soned with salt, that ye may know how ye been resurrected from spiritual death and
ought to an3wer every man."— CoL 4: 6. sin in this life, and are keeping in
" But I say unto you, That every idle memory the things of God. " Therefore,
word that men shall speak, they shall nay beloved brethren, be ye steadfast,
give account - thereof in the day of judg- unmovable, always abounding in the
ment. For by thy words thou shalt be work, of the Lord, forasmuch- as ye know
justified, and by thy words thou shalt be that your labor is not in vain in the
condemned."— Matt. 12: 36, 37. " For. Lord."- 1 Cor. 15: 58. " For the hour
the grace, of God that bringeth salvation is coming, in the which all that are in
bath. appeared unto all men, teaching us the grave shall hear his voice, and shall
that, denying ungodliness and worldly come forth; they that have done good,
lusts, we should live soberly; righteously, unto the resurrection of life; and they simply a worked up feeling that comes
and godly in this present world."— Titus that have done evil, unto the resurrection upon us and takes away our reason, but
2: 11, 12. 	 of damnation."— Jno. 5: 28, 29. " Bless- it is the real honor that God bestows
Dearly beloved, God has given every ed be the God and Father of our Lord upon us when we are true. ' If ye be
one of us, his saints in the blessed evening Jesus Christ, , which according to his reproached for the name of Christ, hap-light,
the precious privilege of living abundant mercy hath begotten us again py are ye; for the Spirit of glory and of
such holy, godly lives before the world, into a lively hope by the resurrection of God resteth upon you." How is it,.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
dear souls, are you living where when
reproached for the name of • Christ, God
lets the real spirit of glory upon you? or
is it otherwise? When we are all filled
with the glory it makes all one just the
same as it did in the days of the apostles,
and we are all of one heart and one soul
and have all things common. Praise
God!
" And he shall come, and it shall be
with regard to every place of mount
Zion, yea, all the region round about it
shall a cloud overshadow by day, and
there shall be as it were the smoke and
light of fire burning by night: and upon
all the glory shall be a defense. And it
shall be for a shadow from the heat, and
us a shelter and a hiding place from the
inclemency- of weather and from rain."
— Isa. 4: 5, 6. ( LXX.) From this we see
that the glory is for our defense, a
shadow from the heat and a shelter and
hiding place from storms. Praise God!
The Crucial Question.
rlyr HAT shall do to be saved?"
Yv This was the • question asked in
an agony of feeling by the jailer at
Philippi. It was the first recorded
question put to Christianity when it came
to Europe. It is the crucial question.
Paul's answer to it was as final as if
was instant: " Believe on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved." Jesus
Christ is a Savior. For that purpose lie
came into the world. " Thou shalt call
his name Jesus; for he shall save his
people from their sins." " The Son of
man is come to - seek and to save that
which was lost." " I am not come to
judge the world, but to save the world."
" For God so loved the world that• he
gave his only begotten Son,_ that who-soever
believeth on him should not
perish, but have everlasting life."
- The supreme test in. Christianity is in
the appropriation of this truth. It is
the last thing that the natural heart
accepts. It opposes it, sets it aside, evades,
ignores it, exhausts its ingenuity to
escape it. The Judaism with which
Paul is in such mighty conflict in the
epistle to the Galatians and elsewhere is
opposition to this truth. In fact, there
are, in essence, but two kinds of religion
in the world, Judaism, or a salvation by
works, and the Christianity of Jesus
Christ; or the religion of salvation
through faith in the Incarnate Redeemer,
the one Mediator between God and man.
This was the issue between Rome and
Luther, between Catholicism and Prot
estaatism, and it is the issue to- day
between a living faith and all attempts
to evade the acceptance of Jesus Christ
as a Savior.
Luther said man must - be saved in
order to be good and to do good.
Judaism says man must do good in order
to be saved. A physician says: " I will
heal the sick man,. and then he can go
to his work." And that. is the rightful
order. When the lame man is healed he
can walk, when the eyes of the blind
are opened he can see, when the tongue
of the dumb man is unloosed he can talk.
Jesus comes to man in the weakness,
sickness, and paralysis of sin, heals his
spiritual hurt, delivers him from the
guilt, the power, and the paralysis of sin,
and sets him free in the soundness and
vigor of a new life, and then bids him
go and do good works. In doing these
good works the believer takes Christ as
Teacher, Guide, Example, and Hope.
This is the divine order of the redeemed
life.
The Judaism of Paul's day went back
to Moses the lawgiver, not to Moses the
prophet, to circumcision and ceremony.
The Judaism of the present day goes to
Christ, but not to Christ the Savior. It
undertakes to strike into the middle Of
the divine order. It ignores the begin-ning
of the process, justification by faith,
the salvation through grace, the redemp-tion
from the paraly., ng evil of sin, and
it attempts to begin with Christ as
Teacher, Guide, and Example. It refuses
to believe that there is a guilt of sin from
which it needs. to be ransomed, or a-power
of sin from which it can not escape
by its own strength. Nevertheless it
welcomes Jesus Christ as a guide to a.
good life.
In this respect present Judaism is more
subtle than any form of Judaism that
has preceded it. For while it seeems to
concede so mach arid to appropriate so
Much that is prominent in the Gospel,
yet it stops short of the crucial point.
It is stilt Judaism; and for precisely the
same reason and for the same cause that
Judaism was of old, the deep disinclina-tion
of the natural heart to salvation by
faith.
But while more subtle than other forms
of Judaism, it is beset by the same weak-nesses
and difficulties. Rejecting or
ignoring salvation for itself it can riot
save others. - It exhausts its efforts on
the surface and leaves untouched the
heart of the evil.
— Selected by S. V. Austin.
News from the Field.
West. Plains, Nloa
We' are glad to greet you through the
Trumpet again in the name of Jesus.
Since we last reported we have been en-joying
many blessings from the Lord.
I have located my family here, eight
miles west of West Plains. We aim to
make this our . home this summer. I
expect to labor mostly in Howell County
this summer. That country is ripe for
harvest. • We just closed the assembly
meeting a few days ago. It was trglo-rious
victory for God. - W e expect to go
to Fulton Co., Ark. to stay a few days.
The dear saints of Howell County have
been good to us in supplying our needs.
Times are hard on account of bad crops
last year. But we are trusting God to
supply our needs this summer. My
family consists of wife and four children.
Pray for - a and the work here.
Jas. D. Ferrill.
Caringer, Tenn., Mar. 7.
Again we feel like praising God for his
many blessings to us. Since our last
report we have had the opportunity of
visiting a great many people in the state
of North Carolina, where we found them
bound down in sectism. Some few of
them are acknowledging the truth, but
the majority are still holding to their
sect, and chewing, dipping, snuffing, - and
paling, and will not heed the voice
which says, " Wherefore come out from
among them, and be ye separate, saith
the Lord, and' ', Ouch not the unclean
thing, and I will receive you."- 2 Cor.
6: 17. Dear saints, there is a great work
to be done here in the South. Who is
ready to say, " Here am I, Lord, send
me"? Brethren, pray the good Lord to
keep us humble in his service.
M. N. and Della Roark.
Middleville, Ont., Mar. 4.
I have been endeavoring to scatter
some seed for Jesus. I have visited about
thirty homes And distributed tracts and
Trumpets and sold books in most of
them, also read and prayed with most of
them. I know God was with me and
blessed my feeble efforts. He says that
" Your labor is not in vain in the Lord."
I also held meetings for sixteen nights,
which I am fully persuaded were owned
and blessed of God to the sowing of the
truth in this place. I believe with all
my heart that Jesus has written the truth
in some hearts to- stay. One dear soul
testified that Jesus saved her. Others
are thoroughly convinced of the truth,
and I believe in the near future will take
their stand for Jesus according to truth.
I believe it means " give up home" to
some of them to take their stand for the
truth. Do not forget this place when
you pray to our Father. May God bless
the dear people of this place. for their
hospitality 	 Wm. Deachinan.
885 Grand River Ave., Detroit, Mich.,
March 10.
Since our last report we have not been.
idle; and can. say the dear Lord has kept
us saved, for which we give him all the
glory. We are in a mission in this city
this winter. The Lord is blessing our
labor, although we meet with great op-position.
This is a Catholic city, and
full of sectism, but the Lord is helping us
to hunt and search out dear honest souls
who are anxious for the truth. Praise
his name! We are so often reminded of
this . being the " hunting time," when
the Lord is sending out his hunters to
hunt his sheep from the mountains and
hills. Jer. 16: 16. And he wants us to
search for them. Ezek. 34: 6. And in
Luke 14: 21- 23 he tells us to go out into
the streets and lanes of the city and
bring in hither the poor, the maimed,
the lame, and blind, into the high-ways
and hedges. Pray that the Lord
- may help us to be faithful hunters for
Jesus' sake. Truly the harvest is great
and the laborers few. Wife and I are
alone at the present, but are praying the
Lord to raise up some one to help, or
send some one full of faith, courage, and
energy, and who is willing to endure
hardness as a good soldier. There is
enough for a good company of workers
to do. Now if the Lord has his hand
upon some one, ' we would be glad to
hear from you.
We are praising the Lord for the pre-cious
lessons of faith and trust he is teach-ing
us. The Lord is faithfully proving
himself to be the " same yesterda y, and
to- day, and forever." The little church
here is being encouraged and strength-ened.
The Lord willing, we expect to
hold tabernacle meetings this summer in
the city and surrounding community.
L. and D. Sheldon.
Testimonies
Bancroft, Ont.
A little over three years ago a brother
and sister were led to come to my home.
They gave me The Gospel Trumpet, the
" Biblical Trace of the Church," and a
book on divine healing of soul and body.
In reading them I was led into the clear
light, for which I give God all the glory,
and to- clay I stand upon. the sea of glass
mingled with Jehovah's fire.
Esther J. Davy.
Neosho Falls, Kans.
Jesus saves us from all sin and sancti-fies
us wholly. Praise God! About
two weeks ago our little baby was taken
very bad with the grippe. Wife and I
began to call on the Lord for help in
her case, but for three days she seemed
to get no_ better but rather grew worse.
But we kept calling on God, and, praise
his name, he healed her sound and well.
To him be all the glory.
S. P. and Blanche McCully.
Kossuth, Pa.
I will relate briefly . how I was led out
of the darkness of sect confusion into the
blessed evening light. A saint of God
gave me the Trumpet to read. By the
help of God. I saw it exceeded anything I
had ever read on the Bible line of holi-ness.
In this way the command in Reve-lation
was pressed upon my mind, saying,
" Come out of her, my people."— Rev.
18: 4. Praise our God forever! I saw
the necessity, yielded obedience, and
now am rejoicing in full salvation
and the whole truth. I have, a real
love and relish for the truth. Praise
God! 	 G. Swentzell.
Kankakee, Ill. lopraise the dear Lord for sending the
saints to Kankakee. Oh! I am so glad
that I accepted Christ before too late. I
thank God for calling me out of sectism
and placing me in the true church of
God. My name is written in heaven.
Praise his holy name! I am dead to the
world and alive in Christ. The Lord
has healed my children. My baby was
sick so I doctored him, then I heard the
Lord say, " Is that all the faith you'
have?" Then I put him in the Lord's
care and he was well the next morning.
Praise God! Pray that I may stand
fast for the Lord.
Mrs. M. Berghouse.
Wessington Springs, S. ' Dak.,
To- day finds me fully saved. I have
had some precious meetings with my
blessed God. Oh, it is sweet to be a
child of God, who will hear and answer
our prayers. Oh, praise his name! I
have been sick several times since we
came here and. I know he has healed me
in answer to prayer. I am alone here
in this way but am doing all I can to
spread the gospel in its purity, by dis-tributing
THE TRUMPET whenever I see
an opportunity. I also send in a few
names, some of whom have had THE
TRUMPET and say they like to read, it.
Again, it is food to my soul. It explains
so many things that I have been so
anxious to know. I hope that God will
send some of his anointed ones here in
his own good time.
Ella Winegarden.
Otwell,
During the past few months the Lord
has permitted us to be afflicted at differ-ent
times and in various ways. " But
thanks be to God which givoth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus Christ,"
we found him tiara to his word---- 4
present help in every time of need. Of a
truth we can say as did tin' Psalmist
David, " It is good for. me that I have
been afflicted: that I might learn thy
statutes." Jesus said, " I am the good
shepherd, and know my sheep. and am
known of mine;" and again, •' My sheep
hear niv voice and I know then', and
they follow me." Since we have heard
the voice of the Shepherd so kind and
true the voice of a stranger has no charm
for us. I truly praise the Lord for a
pure gospel. During our last meeting
while the truth was sent forth backed by
the power of the Holy G host. many of
us saw that we were short on different
lines; but, praise the Lord! dear ones,
we were honest enough to acknowledge
it and to humble ourselves under the
mighty hand of God for a real spiritual
advancement. And while we did this it
was a terrible obstacle to some of the
proud sectarians. I thought of the
truthfulness of the words: " Humility,
thou secret vale, unknown to proud in
heart." Dear ones, let us be true to God
regardless of persecutions. We read in
Matt. 5: 10, " Blessed are they that are
persecuted for righteousness' sake; for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Pray
that the Lord may continue to sink me
down in humble submission to his will,
that I may day by clay follow Jesus,
who did no sin, neither was guile found
in his mouth. 	 Minnie H. Harris.
Pentwater, Mich.
I am praising God for salvation. I
am saved. and kept by the mighty power
of God. My heart fills with gratitude
and love this morning - as I think of
God's wonderful love and tender mercies
to unworthy me in giving me a willing
heart to accept the truth. Praise his
holy name! - I am alone with my Savior
in this place, and I do not know of any
saints here; but I do feel that Jesus is a
present help in every time of need and I
do praise him for salvation and the light
he has given and is giving me every day
on his word. I feel that the Lord is all
and in all to me. • I can truly say the
Trumpet first led me into the light about
seven years ago. M y son sent me some
Gospel Trumpets. He was living in
Nebraska at the time and was out in the
light. Praise God. I read and re- read
them many times. I- almost knew them
I request the prayers of all the saints for
my healing of cancer. Mary Ann Rhoads,
INI'arysvi I le, Pa.
Pray for the complete healing and sanc-tification
of Mrs Ruth McClintock,
Criderville, 0.
Pray that my husband may be healed.
Mrs. M. A. Owens, Gadsden, Ala.
Pray for the salvation of Peter Haroothian
Chicago, Ill.
Calls for Meetings.
A true minister of God is needed at
Gadsden, Ala. Address 	 E. Coin.
Delton, Wis. Who of God's consecrated
ministers will come to this place and hold
tent meetings? I believe there are some souls
hungry for the truth There will be a way
provided to keep the workers. John Gomau.
West Lodi, Seneca Co., Ohio. Send a
minister here; none but a fully equipped
minister need come. Whom will God send?
Write and let me know what the carfare is
and I will send the money. There are only
a few believers here. Address W. D.
Garman.
Meeting Notices.
Beaver Dam, Ind. Mar. 30 to Apr. 2.
Ending with a general ordinance meeting
on Sunday evening, Apr. 2.
Wilmot, Ind. Apr.- 6- 9. Ending with a
general ordinance meeting Sunday evening,
Apr. 9. Let all the, saints who are in
reach of either of these meetings prepare
to attend. S. L. Speck.
Bartow, Fla. A: general camp meeting
will be held 5 mi. N. E. of Ft. Meade, Fla.
and 10 mi. S. E. of Bartow, commencing
May 14th to last to the MIL. Everybody
is invited to attend this meeting. All
should come prepared- to take care of them-selves,
as- far as possible. Those having no
means will be cared for. We are expecting
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by heart. I knew it was Bible truth.
but the Devil blinded my eyes to the
truth. He made -- te believe for a long
time that we could not live Without sin
in this world. He said the way was too
straight and I would have to give up so
much. I had seen so many who pro-fessed
holiness in the sects and their lives
came so far short of Bible holiness that I
lost faith. Soon after I received the
Trumpets my son moved to Michigan and
he took the Trumpet and let me have it
to read, and I heard a few . mons on
sanctification and the church that gave
me more light, and I began to study my
Bible and searched my heart and asked
God to help ' me, and, praise his name!
he did. I saw by the light of his Word
that my righteousness was but as filthy
rags in his sight, and I humbled myself
before hint, and to- day I am trusting
my soul and body in his hands. He
gives me health and strength in my old
age, . and I am free. Praise God! I
had belonged to three different sects—
the Baptists, Methodists, and Seventh-day
Adventists. I left the Methodists
and joined the Adventist thinking they
were more united and. taught the word
more straight, but they were no better.
So I left them, thinking I could live as
good a Christian out of the sects as in-them.
I left them some years before I
heard of the evening light. May God
pity those that are without understand-ing
of the Word. " If the Son therefore
shall make you free, ye shall be free
indeed." Praise God! I enjoy reading
the Trumpet and " The Secret of Salva-tion"
and " Divine Healing of Soul and
Body." They are food to my soul. I
prize them next to my Bible. Pray
that I may live close to my Savior and
that my unsaved family may get salva-tion.
	 Maria Drumm.
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Bartow, Fla. Requests for Prayer.
he gave me just what I needed. Oh, i
was wonderful! Before this the ', or
had to follow me to get me to do wha
he wanted me to do. After I had Um,
close communion with the Lord , h
showed meJo a certain extent how th
things were in the so- called church t
which I belonged at that time. Then
commenced to tell them and tried t
show them just where they were standin
and they did not like that. Then they
commenced talking about me. Som
said I was on the grumbling street, and
some said I was just picking all the time
About seven years ago The Gospe
Trumpet was sent to us. I commenced
to read it and oh, what food to my soul!
and in reading it I found so - lunch scrip-ture
quoted and I got my Bible to see for
myself if all this was in the Bible, and I
found it was, and I found thigns then
that I never knew before and never heard
it preached; and oh, the hunger I got
then to search my Bible and see for
myself what is in the word of God.
Then my eyes were still more opened to
the wrong things in the sect to which I
belonged. At this time two ministers
came to visit me. AS . they came. in I
was reading my Bible, and they com-menced
talking with me, and asked how
I was getting along. I told them I was
determined to go through at any cost if
it took me through the fire, and 1 did
not care what the preachers and presid-ing
elder would do with me. They
might put me out if they liked; I did
not care. I would go through for God.
Still I did not see the body of Christ yet.
Bat I knew that I had to obey the Lord
if I wanted to have his smiles resting
upon me, and I just went on obeying the
Lord as far as I had the light. Then
that following summer there was a camp
meeting at Fenwick. I wanted to go,
but I was somewhat afraid that I might
get misled. But we came on the camp
ground Saturday afternoon when the
meeting was about half through. I can
not thank the Lord enough that he made
it clear to me. Sunday forenoon Bro.
Palmer preached and I shall never forget
that sermon. In the afternoon Bro.
Speck preached and it was rich food for
my soul. We could only stay till
Monday noon.' Through those sermons
the Lord showed me the body of Christ
and that I had to leave my sect to which
I belonged. So I had my name taken
off the church roll. Oh, I am so thank-ful
that the Lord ever gave me the light,
and I mean to walk in it. Truly the
Lord is good to me. I am- also glad for
the light on divine healing. Tie gave
me the light nineteen years ago. It was
while obeying the Lord. It was not
preached at that time, and I did not
know that we could take Christ for every-thing.
But now Christ is all in all to
me.
Six weeks ago our little girl got scarlet
fever. She was real sick one night and
I prayed with her and laid on hands and
the pains left her. Then in a few days
she got pains in her knees, and we an-ointed
her in the name of the Lord and
the pains left her again, and now she is
well. It was real scarlet fever and we
were shut in for five weeks by the
authorities. I am so glad for a Savior
who can help in every time of need.
The other little girl was at home all the
time and they Were playing with each
other and she did not get it. I just com-mitted
her into the hands of the Lord
and trusted he would take care of her,
and so lie did. Praise the Lord! Hus-band
had tO leave home and board some-where
else for three weeks, and I and
the two little girls had to stay alone,
but not alone; for Christ was with us.
First I thought it could not be. but I
said to the Lord", Any way, only give
me the grace I need," and he did. Oh,
it is so good to have our will under the
will of God, so he can do as he likes with
us. Well, I learned precious lessons,
through this sickness. All things work
together for good to them that love God.
Obituary.
LUCAS.— Sister Sarah F. Lucas died at
her home near Glendale, Ind. Feb. 10,
1899 at the age of 42 yr. 5 mo. 31 da. She
leaves a husband, child, and many other
relatives and friends in this world, whose
duty it is to make their calling and election
sure. May God so deal with them as to
lead them to the judgment in peace.
D. B. Moore.
Mariasville, Pa.
DOTTEES.— Mother Dotters, - who had
been ill for some time, died Feb. 23, aged
83 years. Her life was ended here on this
earth by Him whom she loved. All who
knew Mother Dotters knew her to be a true
saint, never failing to witness in word and
deed to Jesus. May her loved ones who
remain remember. her oft admonitions and
motherly interest, manifested in the salva-tion
of . their souls, and thereby prepare to
meet their mother. 	 J. H. Rupert.
COX.— Leah Cox, born in Coshocton
Co., Ohio, Dec. 5, 1823; died in Athens
Co., Ohio, Feb. 27, 1899; aged 76 yr. 2, mo.
22 da. She was married to Uriah Tippie
April 5, 1840. To this union were born 8
sons and 10 daughters; 13 of the children
survive her. The sons and daughters are
all married, the grandchildren being 83 in
number and the great- grandchildren 29.
The deceased bore her siikness with great
patience, often calling upon the Lord to -
help her, and testified that, she was ready
to go. 	 . 	 Mrs. Hattie Karns.
WILSON.— Little Nora, daughter of
Grant and Priscilla Wilson, died Feb. 28.
Her death was a sad one. She in company
with her brother and sister was watchiug, a
prairie fire. They not being old enough to
realize the danger, went to playing in the
fire; the . flames caught her and before
assistance came the clothes were nearly all
burned off her body. She lived five hours af-terward.
She bore her suffering with great
patience and was conscious until the end,
and being only six years old she manifested
a real trust in God. May God bless the
', ereaved ones and keep them in close tench
„ all him. 	 Willie H. Oldham.
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ROW I WAS LED INTO THE Ltour.
Berlin, Ont.
I feel led to give some of my expe-rience
through the columns of the
Trumpet. It is now over twenty- seven
years since I gave my heart to the Lord.
I never forget that morning when the
Lord let the light shine in my soul. I
could see my life then as neC7er before,
and I gave my stubborn will entirely up
to the Lord. I repented of my sins
and also turned away from them and
cried mightily to God, and he forgave
all my sins. Praise the Lord! I was
completely changed and was a new crea-ture.
Then I wanted to serve the Lord
with my whole heart. But I still felt
that some things were in my heart that
should not be, and then I commenced
doubting whether I Was really converted
and I had an up- and- down experience for.
a long time. Sanctification was not
preached at that time. So I did not
. know what to do sometimes. I wanted
to serve the Lord but it was hard work,
and at last I dropped it altogether, and
lived in that state about four years. I
praise God that the time came again
when I gave my heart to the Lord and
he pardoned all my sins. The first time
I was saved I joined the Old Mennonites,
and the second time the New Mennonites
came and wanted me to join them, and
talked till I consented to join; still I had
an up- and- down life. When , I heard
sanctification preached I • just thought,
" This is what I need," and consecrated
myself and got an experience. But I
did not know how to keep it. • Ten
years ago the Lord showed me some-thing
I should do. First, I thought I
could not do - and that it was - no use
trying; but the Lord held me there. I
came in such a- trouble and could- not eat
or . sleep hardly, till I was Willing to
obey. At last I gave up and was wilh-ing
to do what the Lord wanted me to
do. Awl oh, what peace and rest Idaad
in my soul; such as I never had before,
and. such. a close communion with the
Lord. Oh, it is' wonderful, if we : only
obey the• Lord how he does bless • us!
Now after this I followed the Lord and
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Healed of the Grippe.
The last day of December I was taken
down. sick with the grippe. Being alone,
and many miles away from any of the
saints of God, I went to God in prayer for
my healing, and while many suffered for
weeks from the disease, the third day
the Lord had done more for me than I
could ask or think, by making me per;
fectly well. Since that time I have taken
a severe cold, and Feb. 19 1 had such a
sore throat, result of the cold, that I
could not speak above a whisper, and it
felt as if needles were sticking in my
throat, the pains were so sharp. Night
came and I was afraid to go to bed, for
fear I could not get my breath lying
down. Nevertheless I went to my room
to retire, and as I entered the door the
Lord moved me to pray for immediate
relief. I did so, and arose from my
knees, but still the pain was there. I
sat down and rested my head upon my
Bible, and my sister- in- law entered the
room. We began talking, and in just a
few moments I was able to exclaim,
" My throat is much better; yes, all the
pain is gone." Oh, how sweet it is to
trust in Jesus! I have been cripple for
fifteen years. Many of the saints have
agreed with me in prayer for my healing,
so I know God will surely bring it to
pass, for we have committed it to him.
He is able to perform whatsoever he has
promised to do, and nowhere in his Word
does he command us to use medicine, or
promise that he will bless the use of it
and heal: us. No, indeed not. Ills
word says the prayer of faith shall save
the sick. Since I have taken the Lord
for my Physician ( fifteen months ago) I
have not taken a drop of medicine of
any kind. He is my all in all. Pray
that I may become more and more' like
Christ; for it is my greatest desire to
be found always doing his will.
Nellie Popham.
Smith's Mill,
Healing in Answer to Prayer.
Though I have never been a special
advocate of healing of diseases mi-raculously,
I will relate what looks very
much like it. About seventeen years ago
wife and I were staying during the sum-mer
on a farm in Iowa. Our child, a:
few months old, . was attacked severely
with something like cholera infanturn.
Under the doctor's care he grew con-stantly
weaker and more deathlike
day by day. On a warm afternoon in
August the hour of death seemed to have
come. The little form was scarcely more
than a limp, clammy skeleton, too weak
and far gone to give expression to more
than the faintest moan. Then came the
spasms that immediately precede death.
Just at this point a man called me out
into the street and requested me to meet
him the next day sonic distance away on
some business. I replied that I c ► dd
not as I must attend the funeral of our
little boy. But in this dark hour when
humanly speaking there was not a single
ray of hope the mother rose, walked: the
room with the child in her arms, and in
mental prayer offered up this petition,
" Lord, even now thou canst save this
child; Lord, I know thou canst; 0 Lord,
spare his life even yet." A few moments
after, to the surprise of all, the child
received into its lips a few drops of milk.
Soon its countenance seemed to brighten
a little. The next day it was much
better and its recovery- was from that
time rapid. That boy is now our only
living son and hearty and merry at
the age of seventeen. The question may
naturally arise as to whether the child
would have recovered had there been no
prayer. My own belief is in the negative.
Is this not equivalent to the healing
spoken of in the book of James? There
is no limit to what God can do, and do
not many " lose by not asking," as
Bunyan-. says? I have no sympathy
with those who speak of miracles as simply
the action of some law of nature that we
do not understand as yet. I regard a
miracle as an act of the Almighty direct,
independent of all established laws and
often contrary to them. I like the high
and spiritual tone of your paper. I have
seen much evil resulting from the effort
of unconsecrated and unsanctified people
trying to run a church. Suppose that
many who claim sanctification do not
always carry out their ideals, that does
not militate against the truth of the doc-trine
of holiness. I also claim that no
intelligent person who claims to be a
Christian and does not aim at a sinless
life is as yet a Christian at all. I have
seen some who claimed to be very earnest
in religious work when pointedly asked
if their earnest desire was to live with-out
sin, hesitate and refuse to say.
Dear professors, if you do not aim to
be sinless, you are not a Christian. No
amount of talk will take the place of
that determined purpose.
J. P. Preston.
Warrensburg, Pl., Mar. 6, 1899.
Healed of Kidney and Bladder Trouble.
I am praising the Lord for his good-ness.
For seven long weeks the hand of
affliction has been permitted. upon. me,
confining me to my bed the greater part
of the time. Through this chastening
my soul has been saved, my body healed,
all doubts removed, my faith increased,
and my spirituality strengthened and
advanced. Praise- his holy name! My
affliction was kidney and bladder trouble
resulting - from an attack of the grippe.
I- was under medieal treatment for about
four weeks, and was gradually getting
worse. I suffered pains for days and
nights, and began to study howl could
best get relief. Finally one evening I
began talking to the Lord and his saints
here giving my case into his hands.-
No sooner had I taken this step than the
Lord revealed to me plainly that the
prayer of faith would heal me, and that
he was waiting to be my Healer. Ac-cordingly
I took him at his word, threw
my medicine into the fire, and was
anointed, had bands laid- on, and was
prayed for by the saints here according
to Jas. 5: 14- 16. My faith at this time
was not sufficient to believe in instant
healing, but I believed the Lord would
heal me, and accepted the healing and
according to my faith I began. to amend
from that very hour. In the meantime
Satan was not idle. He would daily
send pangs of pain into my body, - filled
me with discouraging thoughts, and in
every way endeavored to get my eyes
fixed upon my ailments and fs,, 11 ties, that
I might lose sight of God and resort to
medicines again. But I held on to God
and his promises, and my faith increased
so much that about. one week after my
first anointing I took the Lord for
instant healing and, praise his holy name!
in a few hours the swelling- then in my
body gathered and broke and a cleansing
of my body took place. There are four
other members in my family, all of
whom from the little babe to the oldest
have been subjects of divine healing. My
wife has been- healed at various times.
No more drugs and poisons for us. Pray
that we be kept in the faith and forever
abide in the Lord, and his words abide
in us. 	 De Forest M. Anderson.
Peoria, Ill., Mar. 6, 1899.
To the Tried and Afflicted.
BY 0. A. PRATT.
" lie sendeth sun ; he sendeth shower;
Alike they're needful to the flower;
And smiles and tears alike are sent
To give the soul fit nourishment.
As comes to me. or cloud or sun,
Father, Thy will, not mine, be done."
Rain is as essential to the growth of
plants as sunshine. The cloud is as
essential as the clear, blue sky. So are
tears as essential as smiles; sorrows as
joys, mourning as laughter, and afflic-tion
as prosperity. Storms and rough
seas rather than calms and smooth seas
develop the powers of the mariner, giv-ing
him strength and skill. Storms and
rough winds but give the tree a firmer
hold in the earth. Gold and silver are
only the brighter for being melted in
the furnace. The darker the night, the
brighter the stars. Bruised spices give
forth the sweetest odors. To spread the
camomile you have only to tread upon
it. In the fire the juniper smells the
sweetest. In the wine- press the virtues
of the grape are tested.
" Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning Providence
He hides a smiling face."
The object of affliction is to humble the
soul, to wean our affections from the
things of earth, and center them upon
heaven and divine things; to show how
frail and uncertain are all things here
below; to break up the fallow ground of
the heart, that it may be prepared to
receive the blessings the Lord designs to
bgive, 	 and to bringe. us into a closer rela-tion
with him. • Dear tried and tempted
child of God, take fresh heart and hope;
the precious promises of- the sacred Word
are yours, all yours. ' All things shall
work together for your good.' ` The
Lord will not suffer you to be tempted
above that you are able to bear, but will
with. every temptation make a way of
escape.' " He doth not willingly afflict
or grieve the sons of men." " Our light
affliction which is but for a moment
worketh for us a far more exceeding and
eternal weight of glory." " My grace is
sufficient for thee." " WIoin the Lord
loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth
every son whom he rcceiveth." David
declares, " Before I was afflicted I went
astray." " It is good for ine that I have
been afflicted; that I might learn thy
statutes." Read also John 16: 23; Deut.
8: 5; Job 5: 17; Ps. 34: 17; Prov. 3: 12;
Ps. 26: 16; 48: 10; Heb. 12: 6, 8, 11;
Ps. 66: 11, 12; Pray. 15: 12; Lam. 3: 31,
33; Prov. 3: 11; Heb. 12: 5; Prov.
24: 10; Ps. 23: 24; Ps. 140: 12;. 145: 14;
2 Cor. 1: 3- 7; Ps. 91: 15; 30: 11; 34: 19:
25: 4.
" Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
Th clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and will break
With blessings on your head."
Remember " the rock whence ye are
hewn, and the hole of the pit whence ye
are digged." Your varied trials and
afflictions are : but blessings in disguise.
Remember the one who in all points
was tempted like as you are, yet without
sin., His grace will prove sufficient for
you. Come to him in simple, childlike
faith and trust, casting your cares arid
burdens upon him, and he will bear them
for you— will lift you above the cares
and trials of• life, and bring you at last
to the haven of promised rest.
Growing In Grace.
BY It. ROTHMAN.
ip UT grow in grace, and in the
LI knowledge of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ."- 2 Pet. 3: 18.
The doctrine of holiness has been
opposed by some, not so much because
they wish to do away with the doctrine,
but because many of its teachers have
attempted to teach bey and their under-standing
and have thereby caused confu-sion.
It has been said that we can exer-cise
faith in something only to the extent
that we have a clear understanding of it.
" Faith cometh by hearing," and if we
hear different teachings concerning a
doctrine, our faith will waver. We are
confident that some of the worst enemies
of the clear Bible doctrine of holinss
are those who try to make it more or
something else. than the Bible makes it.
There is a doctrine in the world known
as " Once in grace, always in grace."
There is another known as " Predestina-tion."
Still another doctrine is that
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there is an experienc e to be obtained
wherein it will be impossible for its
possessor to commit sin. All these
doctrines have upholders, who quote,
ture in their defense. They are al
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would find great comfort in the though`.
that they have been predestined to
saved, whether they live right or not.
Others are striving to reach a point
where God will set them free from the
necessity of working out their own salva.
tion in fear and trembling. Such doe
trines were unknown in the apostle- Paul;
or at least he never included himself
among these fortunate few: for he re-alized
that he was still human and needed
to watch and pray. He also labored to
bring his bodily appetites and passions
into subjection. He says, " And every
man that striveth for the mastery is
temperate in all things. Now they do
it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we
an incorruptible. I therefore so run,
not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one
that beateth the air: but I keep under
my body and bring it into subjection:
lest that by any means, when I have
preached to others, I myself should be a
castaway."- 1 Cor. 9: 25- 27.
Holiness is a doctrine sublime and
worthy of its divine Author, and God is
raising up servants who will clear from
the minds of his children the mists of
confusion' that the apostasy has caused.
Any doctrine that is not in harmony with
the whole word is to be rejected, even
though a few scriptures may be wrested
to uphold it. A sectish preacher has
declared his right to propagate any
doctrine that could be upheld by one
text. But we trust the saints will live
by every word of God. See Matt. 4: 4.
But now, dear reader, we presume you
are of the number that realize the neces-sity
of effort on your part to lay hold on
eternal life, and so we would call your
attention to a few scriptures to encourage
you in the good fight. We would not
have you try to do God's work, only make
use of his gifts and promises to fulfill his
will. " For by grace are ye saved through
faith; and that not of yourselves: it is
the gift of God: not of works, lest any
man should boast."— Eph. 3: 8, 9.
Peter has left us some precious thoughts.
He says, " Grace and peace be multiplied
unto you through the knowledge of
God, and of Jesus our Lord."- 2 Pet.
1: 2. Here we find that grace and peace
are multiplied unto us through the Lmowl-edge
of God, and of Jesus our Lord. So
we see the necessity of having . a thorough
knowledge of what Christ is to us and
the will and nature of God. To me the
most precious knowledge I have of Christ
is that it is his will to live in us. If we
can secure the very life of Christ we
have indeed a treasure. " For ye are
the temple of the living God; as God
hath said, I will dwell in them, and
walk in them; and I will be their God,
and they shall be my people."- 2 Cor.
6: 16. Truly if we keep this thought
before our minds and in our hearts we
will walk worthy of our high calling.
Peter again says, " According as his di-vine
power hath given unto us all things
that pertain unto life and godliness,
through the knowledge of him that bath
called us to glory and virtue: whereby
are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these ye
might be partakers of the divine nature!
having escaped tthhe ccoorrrruuption that is
the world through gust. "- 2 Pet. 1: 3!
4. Then Peter gives us work to do that
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