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oNENESS IN C. VIR\ SIF 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 • 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, wtoork's Ir. of . . the n flesh are manifest which eoifulaGtioodn's. h" uiglial. " Now cco rd 5: 19, 20. 2S. EVIL EYE. 2p2r o. c e " I ff . th. in. " From withi an , n evil ou t oefy et h. aarrtkof 1712: a2n1: 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, c c rs anAyS mwaen spairde : 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. Entered et the Post- office at Noun 14viIle, W. Va., as Second- clans Matter. E. E. BYRUM, Editor- in- Chief. Published by GOSPEL TRUMPET PUB. CO. DEFINITE, RADICAL, and ANTI- SECTARIAN, sent forth in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the publication of full Salvation, Divine Healing of the body, and the Unity of all true Christians in " the faith once delivered to the saints." Subscription price, postage paid, United States, Canada, and Mexico, - - $ 1.00. England, - 6s. 2d. Germany, 6 marks is pf. Subscriptions must be paid in Advance. Business Communications, moneys, etc., must to addressed to GOSPEL TRUMPET PUB. CO., MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. to insure credit; otherwise we will not be responsible. 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 t " the reignnss that of all those of whom it I5 recorded and multiplied in regins, an 1> l a " they did that which rra- 4 evil e kings the e o sight f Israel of the Lord." Some ° I the highly favored of God for so doing-places for them and we and Judah destroye d their high 1 72 THE ii 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. 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The church's confidence in God. of the ivory, palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. 9 a Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: b upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir. 10 Hearken, 0 daughter, and con-sider, and incline thine ear; ' forget also thine own people, and thy fa-ther's house ; 11 So shall the king greatly desire thy. beauty: h for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there with a gift; even a the rich 2 Deb, cat high place for us. " Cant. 6. H. b 1 Ki,..•. 19, Ps. 66. 5. gig. 2. 4. see Tent. 21. 13. I Ps. 76, 3. 9 Ezek. 39.0. k Ps. 95. 6. Is. 54.5. Is. 2. 11,17. a Ps. 22. 25. 3 Ileb. fate. Rev. 14.7. • 11, TIE GOSPEL TRUMPET 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. IS ONE OF THE BEST IS NEEDED IN EVERY HOME, • COOD BIBLE. I thank God for a good experience' and I expecting Brother A. B. Palmer, of Ban-know I am saved and sanctified just gor, Michigan , to be present at ; his meet-ing. A way will be provided to get from now. Mrs. S. S. Moyer. Ft. .17eale to the camp ground. Arrange- - ments w it be made with the Plant System R. R. for reduced rates. Those wishing . information may address A. J. Poulson, 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. A 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 Address GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING CO., Moundsville, W. Va. t d t t e 0I 0 e 1 Divine Healing. 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 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 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 as gtheetyinplegal. sael stochfreiopnweord. It would be very pleasant f grade and not in harmony - ae Another chi os onienee and be saved in the end. ai nf dth tehyo nnneeded b du ot 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 Now a our few this lesson: " Beloved byJohn may fitting15 close may keep us busy during a lifetime, sad save us from the stool of do- nothine now are We the sons of God, even as he < T11° ha, th , • • . and every Ino that eve is pure. "- 1 s hope in him puriffe himself 3: 2, 3. ‘ 0001
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Title | The Gospel Trumpet - 19:12 |
Published Date | 1899-03-23 |
Editor | Byrum, E. E. |
Volume | 19 |
Issue | 12 |
Publication Name Change Note | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 |
Subsequent Title | Replaced by Vital Christianity |
Publisher | Gospel Trumpet Company |
Subject | Newspapers -- West Virginia -- Moundsville ; Newspapers -- Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) |
Media Type | Full-Text Digital Object |
Original Physical Format | Printed Newspaper |
Language | English |
Collection | Anderson University Church of God Digital Library |
Repository | Anderson University and Church of God Archives |
Copyright | Copyright 2009, Anderson University. |
Formatted Title | Gospel Trumpet, The |
Full Text | oNENESS IN C. VIR\ SIF 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 • 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, wtoork's Ir. of . . the n flesh are manifest which eoifulaGtioodn's. h" uiglial. " Now cco rd 5: 19, 20. 2S. EVIL EYE. 2p2r o. c e " I ff . th. in. " From withi an , n evil ou t oefy et h. aarrtkof 1712: a2n1: 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, c c rs anAyS mwaen spairde : 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. Entered et the Post- office at Noun 14viIle, W. Va., as Second- clans Matter. E. E. BYRUM, Editor- in- Chief. Published by GOSPEL TRUMPET PUB. CO. DEFINITE, RADICAL, and ANTI- SECTARIAN, sent forth in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the publication of full Salvation, Divine Healing of the body, and the Unity of all true Christians in " the faith once delivered to the saints." Subscription price, postage paid, United States, Canada, and Mexico, - - $ 1.00. England, - 6s. 2d. Germany, 6 marks is pf. Subscriptions must be paid in Advance. Business Communications, moneys, etc., must to addressed to GOSPEL TRUMPET PUB. CO., MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. to insure credit; otherwise we will not be responsible. 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 t " the reignnss that of all those of whom it I5 recorded and multiplied in regins, an 1> l a " they did that which rra- 4 evil e kings the e o sight f Israel of the Lord." Some ° I the highly favored of God for so doing-places for them and we and Judah destroye d their high 1 72 THE ii 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 a glorious feast at this- meeting. We are WE CAN OFFER FOR THE PRICE. No. 8,004. Size About 6x8, I In. Thick. 1th0e, 0 S0u0 bRjeecfet rIenndceexs, tDoi cthtieo nRaervyi soefd P Vroepresrio Nna. msheosw, ian gn iemwp- aorntda netn clahragnegde sC omnacdoer, d eatncc., e a tlol btheae uBtiifbulell, y wairtrha nmgoerde u tnhdaenr one alphabetical head. 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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. IS ONE OF THE BEST IS NEEDED IN EVERY HOME, • COOD BIBLE. I thank God for a good experience' and I expecting Brother A. B. Palmer, of Ban-know I am saved and sanctified just gor, Michigan , to be present at ; his meet-ing. A way will be provided to get from now. Mrs. S. S. Moyer. Ft. .17eale to the camp ground. Arrange- - ments w it be made with the Plant System R. R. for reduced rates. Those wishing . information may address A. J. Poulson, 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. A 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 Address GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING CO., Moundsville, W. Va. t d t t e 0I 0 e 1 Divine Healing. 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 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 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 as gtheetyinplegal. sael stochfreiopnweord. It would be very pleasant f grade and not in harmony - ae Another chi os onienee and be saved in the end. ai nf dth tehyo nnneeded b du ot 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 Now a our few this lesson: " Beloved byJohn may fitting15 close may keep us busy during a lifetime, sad save us from the stool of do- nothine now are We the sons of God, even as he < T11° ha, th , • • . and every Ino that eve is pure. "- 1 s hope in him puriffe himself 3: 2, 3. ‘ 0001 |
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