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And 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. Kat. 24: 31.
So - will I seek out
been scattered in the
my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have
cloudy and dark day. 	 En. 34: 12. 	 - Mr. 32: 39.
VOLUME XX. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, JANUARY 18, 1900. NUMBER 3
Be Whole.
" We read of the old- time miracles,
And sometimes say,
- We wish the Lord would come in power,
And love to- day.
And all the while he is waiting near,
Longing to say,
' Child, be it unto thee as thou wilt,
Be whole to- day.'
By earth's Bethesda a pitying Lord
Is waiting alway;
Where the lame, the blind, the weary sit.
He's passing to- day.
If they would take him at loving word,
He would surely say,
' Arise, be strong in the strength of God,
And go your way.'"
— Selected.
T hat Good Thing Which the Lord
Has Promised.
BY RAri ICREUTZ.
4B EHOLD the days come, saith the
Lord, that I will perform that
good thing which I have promised, unto
the house of Israel." —, Ter. 33: 14.
David tells us: " Behold, how good and
how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity." Unity is a require-ment
of God among his people, and as
David tells us, " it is good and pleasant,"
and there the Lord sends blessings,
" even life forevermore." God has made
special promises and provision fo r us
to dwell in unity, and to be one in heart,
mind, and soul, and that no doubt is the
special good thing which God says he
will perform to the house of Israel.
Nearly all religious people admit that
in the beginning of the gospel dispensa-tion,
when the Lord Jesus first founded
his church, or congregation, they were
Dot divided nor did they teach different
doctrines. The word tells us that those
who believed " continued steadfastly in
the apostles' doctrine; . . tend all that
believed were together [ not divided] and
had all things common: . . and they,
continuing daily with one accord .
praising the Lord, and having favor with
all the people. And the Lord added to
the church daily such as should be saved."
— Acts 2: 42- 47. ( Or rather, as the Swed-ish
version says: " The Lord enlarged
the congregation every day with those
that were saved.") Again, " And the
multitude of them that believed were
of one heart and of one soul: nei-ther
said any of them that aught of the
things which he possessed was his own:
but they had all things cornmon."— Acts
4: 32. The result was, that " with great
power gave the apostles witness of the
resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and
great grace was upon them ' all. Neither
was there any among them that lacked."
— Verses 33, 34. Surely that was a good
thing. There were no paupers or beg-gars
among them; for as many as were
possessors of lands and houses sold them.
It does not mean that they did so by
compulsion, but they did it willingly of
their own accord. They valued God's
grace and salvation of far greater worth
than their worldly possessions and goods.
God so wonderfully blessed them with
his grace and goodness, that they will-ingly
and gladly gave out of their meant
to those who had need, even as God out
of his goodness had bestowed spiritual
favors upon them. Further, by the
hands of the apostles were many signs
and wonders wrought among the people:
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and they were all with one accord in
Solomon's porch. So we see that they
had " all things common." They were
of one heart and one soul; and all spoke
the same thing concerning doctrine. The
apostles and ministers gave witness of
the gospel of Christ with power, author-ity,
and boldness; and God confirmed
the word which they preached with signs
and wonders through the power of the
Holy Ghost, healing the sick, and cast-ing
out devils. God also visited his im-mediate
judgments against those who
opposed the truth, and sought to deceive
the church, in order that he might have
a pure church.
But this order of thing did not always
continue. Men arose among them speak-ing
" perverse things"; grievous wolves
also made inroads on them until the
church apostatized, and departed from
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace, and at the present day we have
hundreds of sects and divisions among
the so- called Christian people; all clam-oring
for their own doctrine and tenets,
claiming that they are the bride of
Christ. But not so. The bride of
Christ is to be arrayed in fine linen,
clean and white. She is to be without
spot and blameless. That can not be
said of sectism. But thus saith the
Lord: " I had planted thee [ in the begin-ning]
a noble vine, wholly a right seed:
how then art thou turned into the
degenerate plant of a strange vine unto
me?"— Jer. 2: 21. ha. 63: 18, 19—" The
people of thy holiness have possessed it
but a little while; our adversaries have
trodden down thy sanctuary; we are
thine: thou never barest rule over them
[ the degenerate vine]; they were not
called by thy name [ the church of
God]," Lut took another name— Cath-olic,
Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist, Pres-byterian,
etc. They seem to say:
" Only let us be called by thy name
[ the church of God] to take away our
reproach, and we will eat our own bread
[ their doctrine and theology], and wear
our own apparel [ their own filthy rags
of unrighteousnesq," never living above
sin, having a form of godliness, but
denying the power thereof.
The Lord also in the beginning planted
his vineyard in a very fruitful hill: and
he fenced it and gathered out the stones
thereof, and planted it with the choicest
vines, . . . and he looked that it should
bring forth grapes ( fruits of the Spirit.
Gal. 5: 22- 2a), and it brought forth wild
grapes ( works of the flesh. Gal. 5: 19-
21). The fence was the " wall of salva-tion"
which binds God's people together.
This wall was broken down, " so that all
they which pass by the way do pluck
her. The boar out of the wood doth
waste it, and the wild beast of the field
doth devour it."
ANOTHER TRIAL.
God promises another trial, and, a
restoration of the church to - her primitive
purity and power, in the " evening
time"; and that time has come, praise
the Lord, that " the branch of the Lord
shall be beautiful and glorious, and the
fruit of the earth shall be excellent and
comely for them that are escaped of
Israel [ the remnant], and it shall come to
pass that he that is left in. Zion, and
he that remaineth in Jerusalem [ after the
sifting and cleansing takes place], shall
be called holy, even. every one that is writ-ten
among the living in Jerusalem.
[ The dead and dry bones will all be
buried. Ezek. 39: 12- 16.] . . . and
upon all the living the glory shall be a
defense."
There is a first and a second spoken of
a great deal in God's plans of dealing
with his people. The first to a certain
extent seemingly is a failure, the second
is perfection; the first rejected, the sec-ond
received and accepted of God. We
have a first Adam and a second Adam.
We have all borne the image of the first
Adam, and been his posterity. In order
to have eternal life completed in us, we
must put off this earthly life and put on
a spiritual life— put off the life of the
first Adam, and put on the life of the
second Adam, which is the Lord from
heaven. Who shall change our vile
body, that it may be fashioned like unto
his glorious body." In order to have eter-nal
life, we must have a new birth
through Christ and become his posterity.
He becomes our Father, we his children.
None only those who receive Christ and
a new life through him, can have eternal
life. We receive the " new creation" in
him. There are two creations spoken
of. Thus saith the Lord, " For, behold,
I create new heavens, and a new earth:
and the former shall not be remembered,
nor come into mind." We are to be
" glad and rejoice forever" in the new
* creation. " And he that sat upon the
throne said, Behold, I make all things
new." " If any man be in Christ, he is
a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become
new." For we are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good
works." Nothing avails in Christ Jesus
but a " new creature."
There are " two covenants." " For if
that first covenant had been faultless,
then should no place have been sought
for the second. . . In that he saith, A
. necv covenant, he hath made the first
old. Now that which decayeth and
waxeth old is ready to vanish away."
The second is an everlasting covenant, it
will never wax old. Praise the Lord!
We see in the first Giro sacrifices that
were offered to the Lord by the two sons
of Adam; the first was rejected, the
second accepted. In the two sons of
Isaac, Esau the first- born was rejected,
Jacob, the second, received the promises.
We could trace this same line of
thought all through the scripture. We
see the same in Joseph's dealing with his
brethren. The first time they came to
buy corn of him, he did not make ' him-self
known unto them; the second time
he did. Joseph no doubt is a type of
Christ here. - The first time we come to
the Lord for salvation, perhaps we do
not become acquainted with him. He
may deal with us rather roughly in mak-ing
us repent of our sins, nevertheless he
pardons our sins and gives us life, and
the means wherewith to sustain that life;
then, he proves us if we will be tree, even
as Joseph proved'his brethren. He knew
them and what he had in mind to do,
but they did not know him. So we are
to take Christ's " yoke upon us and learn
of him." Joseph took pledges of them;
so we must promise to serve Christ,
" take up our cross and follow him" ;
be " crucified with him," that we
might know him in his fullness to us.
The Lord will test our trueness and
faithfulness and correct us and teach
us obedience. If we endure the correc-tions,
he dealeth with us as with sons.
: it we prove true to the life he gives us
and bear fruit for him, he purgeth us
that we may bring forth more fruit. If
we mortify the deeds of the flesh through
the Spirit, we shall live; if we let our-selves
be crucified with Christ, we shall
receive the " abundance of life."
The first king given to Israel was not
a man after God's own heart; conse-quently
he was rejected. But David the
second was God's chosen, and through
him God established his throne forever.
The first time the Lord Jesus established
his church, she continued in her primitive
purity and power only a short time, ex-ercising
the gifts of the Spirit, and living
up to her privileges. The church apos-tatized
and forsook her husband. The
Lord promises her another trial, now in
the " evening time," and he says that he
will now make her an eternal excellence.
" Thy sun shall no more go down," and
the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
The time is now here when the Lord will
perform that good thing which he has
promised. This is the day we have
spoken of; this is the time that has long
been looked for by honest souls in the
" dark and cloudy days," which they
have long prayed for. I am glad I have
the privilege of living in this present
time. God promises to do better to us
than at the first— better than to the
apostolic church. " Moreover the light
of the moon shall be as the light of the
su and the light of the sun shall be
sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in
the day that the Lord bindeth up the
breach of his people, and healeth the
stroke of their wound." " In that day
shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of
Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among
them at that day shall be as David; .
and it shall come to pass in that day, that
I will seek to destroy all the nations that
come against 3 erusalem."
" The nations shall see and be con-founded
at all their might: . . they
shall lick the dust like the serpent, they
shall move out of their holes like worms
of the earth: they shall be afraid of the
Lord ' our God, and shall fear because of
thee." " Behold, at that time I will
undo all that afflict thee: and I will save
her that halteth, and gather her that
was driven out; and I will get them.
praise and fame in every land where
they have been put to shame." " Be-hold,
I will bring it health and cure, and
1 will cure them, and will reveal unto
them the abundance of peace and truth.
And I will cause the captivity of Judah
and the captivity of Israel to return, and
will build them, as at the first. And I
will cleanse them from all their iniquity;
. . . and it shall be to me a name of
joy, a praise and an honor before all the
nations of the earth, which shall hear all
the good that I do unto them: and they
shall fear and tremble for all the good-ness
and for all the prosperity that I
procure unto it. . . . The voice of joy,
and the voice of gladness; the voice of
the bridegroom, and the voice, of the
bride; the voice of them that shall say,
Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is
good; for his mercy endureth forever: and
of them that shall bring the sacrifice of
praise into the house of the Lord. For
I will cause to return the captivity of
the land, as at the first, saith the Lord."
" I will give them one heart, and one
way, that they may fear me forever, for
the good of them, and of their children
after them: . . I will not turn away
from them to do them good; but I will put
my fear in their hearts, that they shall
not depart from me." " Then thou shalt
see and flow together, and thine heart
shall fear, and be enlarged." " And
then will the Lord also turn to the
people a pure language, that they may
all call upon the name of the Lord, to
serve him with one consent." " The sons
also of them that afflicted thee shall
come bending unto thee; and all they
that despised thee shall bow themselves
down at the soles of thy feet; they
shall call thee, The city of the Lord, The
Zion of the Holy One of Israel." " And
I will restore thy judges as at the first,
and thy counsellors as at the beginning:
afterward thou shalt be called The city
of righteousness, The faithful city."
" And the Lord shall reign over them in
mount Zion from henceforth, oven for--
ever."
This is some of the good things the
Lord says he will perform. • Praise his
dear name! Let us rejoice and be glad
for he himself with " joy over us with
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SUPERFLUITIES.
BY MABEL 00X.
SOMETIMES I am perplexed because,
6.- 1 as Paul says, " My speech is contempt-ible."
I have not the power or the
command of language to explain myself.
The world is asking me so many ques-tions:
" Why do you do this?" and
" Why do you do that?" And with my
poor contemptible words and capabili-ties,
I am unable to reply. I do not
mean to say that I am catering to the
prince of this world and trying to give
him whys and wherefores for my ac-tions;
but there are honest hearts whom
the adversary is trying to reason out of
the freedom of our Savior; there are dear
ones to whom he is saying, " Your God
makes beautiful things," " It is your
duty to look pretty," " There is no harm
in. a feather in your bonnet," otc.
When I ask my milliner for a plain hat
she will say with an enticing little per-suasion,
" A. trimmed hat is so much
more becoming to you; won't you let
me make you one? You know there is
no harm in just looking pretty." But
she does not know, perhaps, that souls
are sometimes lost just for the sake of
some one looking pretty. God tells us
to adorn ourselves with a meek and quiet
spirit, and in modest apparel; not with
broidered hair, or gold, or pearls, or
costly array; but as becometh godly
women, with good works. And then
how sweet it is, if I hear the cry of
a dying soul, to know I have victory
over the temptations that arise: " Let
some one else send them the light; you
may need that dollar to buy a new. plume
next season."
When my heart is burdened for the
poor lost and downcast souls, who are
sitting almost in Egyptian darkness be-hind
the prison- bars, I do thank God
there are no bands of gold or pretty
chains of pearl strong enough to bind
my resolution to give all I have or ever
expect to have in order that the bread
of life may be carried to them. ' Yes; I
do admire the pretty things in this world
— the beautiful stones and flowers and
birds; and even the artificial may be an
elegant thing; but is the matter of their
beauty any indication that God ever in-tended
them to be used for our personal
adornment? No. And while
might be said on this line, it seem
simply a consideration of the nnnec
expense should enable a cnild of G
realize the harm.
I know at least one case wh
leaflet saved a soul, and a skeptic'
at that. This leaflet cost perhaps
very small fraction of a cent.
then might 100 leaflets do, or 100
or 100 books, or 100 Bibles? Ca
count the cost of a five- dollar decor
if it would be the means of saving
Five dollars will buy 10,000 leafle
least. Of course I do not mean t
that each leaflet will procure sane
for one soul; but who can tell w
may do with (, rod's blessing upon it
is sure to have its effect; and wha
is so bound down that it would not
the most treasured ornament for a
in its crown of life? You all ad
Queen Isabella's noble sacrifice in
ing Columbus to America, but how
queens are there in America to- day
will say to the Savior, " I pledge
jewels for the millions who are dyi
darkness to- day, without a messeng
tell them of our Christ?" The
may have placed the burden of disco
ng a new world on Columbus and
ella, but it rests on us to carry
news to the Indian,' the negro,
hinese, and other people of the
ho are destitute of our great cons
ion and present help. God help, n
eel the burden and to rise from
playthings of life to an unselfish zeal
ur poor bondaged brothers! But if
ass by the jewels and the feathers
owers, and just dispense with the m
rifling things, how much good might
one with the money thus saved. If
other's or sister's character was
the verge of ruin— what wo
do? I would naturally lay down
e for its redemption. Dear frien
any of our brothers and sisters are
e brink of great precipices of ruin
y, because you are wearing harmless
superfluities. Can you not feel th
Life is real, life is earnest"? Livi
self is not the object. Selfishness
ins to me is the great keynote of vie
y earnest prayer is that each reader
s will say, " Lord, what wilt th
ye me to do?" Rise above yo
fish motives. Do you think Christ
sin object was self- culture and sel
bellishment? It was the salvation
world, and he is our example.
was just thinking how many peop
1 admire a sweet, unselfish, Chris
life, where self is sacrificed for th
e of others; and yet they do not con
r in this vast universe that the grea
nipotent Governor has a place fob r
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m, if they will be controlled by him
' s children are all busy because ther
o much to do in this great harvest
of perishing millions. The ver
ds " lost" and " ruin" seem to mo
heart; and yet are you trying to
your sister or your brother from
r? Is your own soul saved in the
of God? If you are living for
just close your eyes and pass on;
f you are living for Christ, remem-his
little ones. Our great example
to minister to the lost and ruined
me to serve them by dying for
. Do you think I am too radical?
is my example. Was he not rad-
Read the words from his own lips
in the four gospels. He was corn-nate
and very merciful, but sin in
form he could not countenance.
ye his strong terms against it in its
us forms. I would be glad to have
the intonations of his voice, and to
een the expression of his face, when
d them they did all of their works
een of men: they made broad their
cteries and enlarged the borders of
garments and loved the uppermost
at feasts and the chief seats in the
ogues, etc. Can you place your
rustingly in the Father's and with
fling approval upon you, can you
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grievous times shall come.
men - shall be lovers of self, lovers
money, boastful, haughty, railers, d
bedient to parents, unthankful, unh
without natural affection, implaca
slanderers, without self- control, Be
no lovers of good, traitors, head- stro
puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather t
lovers of God; holding a form of go
ness, but having denied the power the
of: from these also turn away."--- 2
3: 1- 5. R. V. What an awful ca.
lodge! Such a state of society outs
professing Christianity would indeed
a just cause for alarm; but when
consider that Paul was prophetica
describing the nominal people of God,
the last days, the situation is truly se
ous and unspeakably grave.
The scriptures abound with kinds
passages predictive of latter- day ap
tasy and rapid consummation of
during the closing scenes of the prose
age. We have but to seriously lo
about us to see the manifest fulfillme
of such passages— the budding of
prophetical fig- tree, by which we m
know that summer— the end— is nigh
hand, even at the door. Mankind, as
whole, are rapidly sweeping to th
doom and eternal destruction, and wor
of all, this sin- blinded throng contains
ste rtling percentage of those w ho imagi
themselves on the sure road to glory
Sporting themselves at circuses, fairs, an
picnics; regaling their carnal appetit
at church festivals and ecclesiastic
oyster- suppers, they mingle with th
giddy, hell- - sound rebels. They look
the ungodly, dress like the ungodly
think, speak, live, and love as do the un
godly, yet they pass as Christians, takin
sacrament on the Lord's day with an
affected sanctimony befitting the mos
saintly personage on earth.
Beyond all debate, the state of religion
that obtains in the majority of the popu-lar
churches of the day is indeed appall..
ing. From the giggling, unsaved choir
to the sleepy sexton at the door, they
are all together gone aside for vanity.
Their performances are a burlesque on
the sacred worship of Jehovah. But
what wonder? He whose rustling broad-cloth
and sparkling jewelry betoken his
presence in the pulpit, has the badge on
his lapel or on his gold chain which de-clares
him to be affiliated to a Secret
Order by an oath, the breaking of which
he agrees shall precipitate upon him the
most cruel and blood- curdling pains and
penalties, a sample of which is, if he be
a Mason, that of having his throat cut
from ear to ear, his tongue torn out by
the roots and he buried in the sand by
the sea, where the tide ebbs and flows
twice in twenty- four hours. Can it be
wondered that, with such men as this,
who are bound in common brotherhood
with infidels, agnostics, whoremongers,
idolaters, adulterers, fornicators, drunk-ards,
murderers, and liars— can it be t
wondered, we repeat,- that, with such
men at the head of ecclesiastical affairs,
spiritual interests suffer as they do? is
Surely not! They can not teach non- b
conformity to the world, but by their aw- w
ful example beguile many unstable souls N
who would otherwise be susceptible of a
being led into established relations with
or suggest. But in the face of all these
things, they form Woman's Temperance
Unions, Sewing Societies for the relief
of the poor, and such like, passing as
very estimable church members! And
the men ! Oh, it is more terrible still
with them. Chewing and smoking to.
bacco; swearing to shield their fellow
lodge members, in every sort of evil,
murder and treason excepted; talking
about unholy, lascivious things; listen-ing,
and telling, obscene lies; in fact,
they too bow to carnality, though they
are at the same time considered good
church members and hold official posi-tions
in such! Now, these things are
true. W e have made these assertions in
the light of coming Judgment. Oh! my
God, wake up from their lethargy all
such who think themselves Christians! If
Wesley, Knox, Whitefield and other
such preachers were to appear again upon
the scene, they could but fail to recog-nize
in the masses of their professed fol-lowers,
any vestige of the tenets they
themselves held so sacred and taught so
faithfully.
Thank God, there are still some who
have not, and will not, bow the knee to
the Baal of popular, compromising, God-insulting
institutions that lay claim to
Christian ethics. It is true, they are
few, sadly few, but they are those who
will be found without spot or wrinkle,
or any such thing, when Jesus comes for
his elect bride. Every one who will take
the clean, old- fashioned Bible track, the
way of crucifixion of self and life of Doll-ness,
may be among that happy number.
Will you? May God send a storm of
conviction before he sends the storm of
judgmentl— Seleeted.
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of constricting corsets; murder their
unborn children; dress to tempt the sen-sual
passions of effeminate men; wear
gold and other jewelry; powder and
paint their faces till they look like pop-pies,
or like walking corpses; band to-gether
into lodges; in short, they do
about as the lust of the flesh, the lust of
the eye, and the pride of life may demand
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
erein we stand For, are estab-lished]
and rejoice in hope of the glory of
God." Notice each experience is to be
obtained by faith justifiedby faith,
established by faith.
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declares in chap. 1: 17: " For therein is
the righteousness of God revealed from
faith to faith: as it is written, The just
shall Jive
by faith." We can not obtain
the second faith unless we have obtamect
BY 	 0. moue.
ANY are the precious souls in the
world to- day who, in regard to re-ligion
are unsettled, wavering and dis-satisfied.
They are moved about from
one belief to another by the cunning
craftiness of men. It is evident they are
not established. Dear souls. there is an
experience taught in the inspired words
of Jesus, in which we can be established,
fixed, settled, satisfied, rooted, grounded,
and unmovable. An experience where
one can not be moved, carried about, nor
shaken. Praise God! We are to be es-tablished
in the truth. 2 Pet. 1: 12.
That means we are to have the experience
that the truth ( or gospel) teaches, and
then live to all it says; . not by part but
by all. . Then if any man comes around
not speaking with the voice of God, but
trying to teach by theory and reasoning,
bless God, we know how we got our ex-perience
and we listen, no, not for an
hour, as Paul says, nor indeed at all, in
such a case.
Paul in. writing to the Roman brethren
( Rom. 1: 11) says, " For I long to see you,
that I may impart unto you some spirit-ual
gift, to the end ye may be estab-lished."
There are two gifts we receive
direct from God : the gift of grace, which
saves us ( Eph. 2: 8); and the gift of the
Holy Ghost, which establishes us. Of
course there are other gifts that are given
through the spirit. See 1 Cor. 12: 4- 11.
The apostle explains the experience of
full salvation in Rona. 5: 1, 5, and how it
to be obtained. Ile says, " Therefore
Bing justified by faith, we have peace
ith God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
ow he goes on and says, " by whom
lso we have access by faith into this
race wh
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the first. The first faith makes us just.
Then we are in a condition for the sec-ond,
which establishes us. David saith
in Ps. 7: 9, " Oh, let the wickedness of
the wicked come to an end: but establish
the jest." " But the Lord is faithful,
who shall stablish you, and keep you
from evil."- 2 Thess. 3: 3. He does it
by sending to us the gift of the Holy
Ghost. Paul declares in Rom. 5 that we
not only- stand, but we " glory in tribula-tions
also: knowing that tribulation
worketh patience; and patience, experi-ence;
and experience, hope; and hope
maketh not ashamed; because the love of
God is shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy Ghost which is given unto us."
Thank God when we receive the Holy
Ghost there is no question left in our
mind as to whether we are right or not.
We eat, digest, and assimilate the whole
word of God. The Spirit is truth. It
guides us. It teaches us. It even talks
to us. It warns us, especially of error.
Oh, that we may learn to walk and live
in the Spirit— to listen for its small voice
in our hearts. ' We will never then be
led from the simple truth. Dear soul,
are you longing for that settled experi-ence?
Do you desire to be complete in
God? If you are already saved, surren-der
to God unreservedly, and trust him,
and he will establish you.
" Long my yearning heart was trying
To enjoy this perfect rest;
When I gave all trying over,—
Simply trusting I was blest"
If you are not saved, come to Jesus,
ask God to pardon and save you, then
live true to him and he also will establish
you. " Believe in the Lord your God,
so shall ye be established."- 2 Chron.
20: 20. " If ye will not believe, surely
ye shall not be established."— Isa. 7: 9.
Do not be satisfied short of the baptism
of the Holy Ghost. He establishes us.
Also he purifies our hearts. See Acts
15: 8, 9. He : also sanctifies us. Rom.
16: 16. Therefore to have a pure heart,
or to be sanctified expresses an estab-lished
experience. " Sanctify the Lord
God in your hearts."- 1 Pet. 3: 15.
" For this is the will of God, even your
sanctification."- 1 Thess. 4: 3. " And
the very God of peace sanctify you whol-ly."-
1 Thess. 6: 23. Amen.
God's Promises and How He Fulfils
Them.
BY F. J. RI= FER.
ET us now examine some New Testa-meat
promises, that we through
hope might be established. ' While the
most of the promises we shall use are
more general, yet the personal applica-tion
of them will always bring the desired
answer, if coupled with faith in the one
asking. In the seventh chapter of Mat-thew
we have a promise, given more as
a command than otherwise, but that
only shows more perfectly God's pur-pose
and willingness; yea, his anxiety to
do for us the things that he has promised.
He says, " Ask, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you: for every
one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knock-eth
it shall be opened."— Matt. 7: 7, 8.
" Then went Jesus thence, and departed
into the coast of Tyre and Sidon. And,
behold, a woman of Canaan came out of
the same coasts, and cried unto him, say-ing,
Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, thou
- son of David; My daughter is grievous-ly
vexed with a devil. But he answered
not a word. And his disciples came and
besought him, saying, Send her away;
for she crieth after us. But he answered,
and said, I am not sent but unto the
lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then
came she and worshiped him, saying,
Lord help me. But he answered and
said, It is not meet to take the children's
bread, and to cast it to dogs. And she
said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the
crumbs that fall from the master's table.
Then Jesus answered and said unto her,
woman, great is thy faith: be it unto
thee even as thou wilt_ And her daugh-ter
was made whole from that very hour."
e are taught here that we must not
only ask, but that we must ask persis-tently;
that we must not let any appa-rent
difficulty hinder us; that we, like
Abraham, must hope, even when hope
seems vain, and failure certain, believing
that what he has promised he is able also
to perform. We must also be sure that
what we ask is in accordance with his
will.
We will at this time notice only one
more promise, but it is. an important one,
and generally a hard one to believe.
You will find it recorded in Jas. 1: 2- 4.
" My brethren, count . it all joy when ye
fall into divers temptations; knowing
this, that the trying of your faith work-eth
patience. But let patience have her
perfect work, that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing." What
example have we, says one, that this will
work out right? But to the testimony.
Turn to the ninth chapter of Acts and
read how Paul on his way to Damascus
was stricken down by the power of God,
and blinded by the splendor of his glory,
so that he was led into the city by the
hand of those with him; and how while
he lay there praying, Ananias, a servant
of God, was told in a vision from the
Lord to go- to him; but his fear protested
against it until the Lord said unto him,
" Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel
unto me, to bear my name before the
Gentiles, and kings, and the children of
Israel: for I will show him how great
things he must suffer for my name's
sake."-- Acts 9: 15, 16. " Thus saith
the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at
Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this
girdle, and shall deliver him into the
hands of the G- entiles."— Acts 21: 11.
Was Paul deterred by these things
from doing his whole duty? Did he
shrink from going forward? Hear his
testimony: " What mean ye to weep and
to break mine heart? for I am ready not
to be bound only, but also to die at Jeru-salem
for the name of the Lord Jesus."
— Acts 21: 13. He arrived in Jerusalem
and was in the temple fulfilling a vow
when certain Jews saw him and " laid
hands on him, crying out, Men of Israel,
help: this is the man that teacheth all
men everywhere against the people, and
the law, and this place: and further
brought Geeks also into the temple, and
hath polluted this holy place."— Acts 21:
27, 28. They took him and would have
killed him there had not the chief cap-tain
rescued him out of their hands.
Does he yet shrink? Nay, verily; but
he takes advantage of his very dangers
to preach Christ unto them: a Savior
both of Jew and Gentile with what effect
the record will show. And in writing
to the Corinthian brethren concerning
certain false teachers he asks, " Are they
ministers of Christ? . . I am more;
in labors more abundant, in stripes above
measure, in prisons more frequent, in
deaths oft. Of the Jews five times re,-
ceived I forty stripes save one. Thrice
was I beaten with rods, once was I
stoned, - thrice I suffered shipwreck, a
night and a day I have been in the deep; in
journeyings often, in perils of waters, in
perils of robbers, in perils by mine own
countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in
perils in the . city, in perils in the wilder-ness,
in perils in the sea, in perils among
false brethren; in weariness and painful-ness,
in watchings often, in hanger and
thirst, in fastings often, in cold and naked-ness."-
2 Cor. 11: 23- 27.
How many of these things have you
had to endure, oh, ye discouraged and
disheartened ones? Can ye not endure
for a little while the things God intends
for your good? Was Paul discouraged?
Did he faint by the way? Did he lay
down. his armor and say, It is more than
I can bear? . No, no; hear him as he
nears the end of the race shout back into
the face of the foe: " I am now ready to
be offered, and the time of my departure is
at hand. I have fought a good fight, I
have finished my course, I have kept the
faith: henceforth there is laid up for me
a crown of righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous judge,- shall give me
at that day: and not to me only, but
unto all them also that love his appear-ing.'
'- 2 Tim. 4: 6- 8. No shrink there,
but the triumph of a victor, who knew
that he had the approval of the Chief
Captain, and would soon be crowned;
and he shouts back to as who shall fol-low
after that all is well and that crowns
are ready for all the faithful and true.
" Therefore being justified by faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord
Jesus Christ: by whom also we have
access by faith into this grace wherein
we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the
glory of God. And not only so, but we
glory in tribulations also: knowing that
tribulation worketh patience; and pa-tience
experience; and experience, hope:
and hope maketh not ashamed; because
the love of God is shed abroad in our
hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given
unto us."— Rom. 5: 1- 5. " Wherefore
seeing we also are compassed about with
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay
aside every weight, and the sin which
cloth so easily beset us, and let us run
with patience the race that is set before
us, looking unto Jesus the author and
finisher of our faith; who for the joy
that was set before him, endured the
cross, despising the shame, and is set
down at the right hand of the throne of
God. For consider him that endured
such contradiction of sinners against
himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in
your minds; ye have not yet resisted
unto blood, striving against sin."— Heb.
12: 1- 4.
If others get the good in reading these
lines that I have in penning them, God
will be abundantly glorified, and I shall
have cause of rejoicing through all eter-nity;
but the way to get the greatest
good in reading is to read it prayerfully.
May God. bless you all. Amen.
Entire Consecration.
BELO VED, are you entirely cone-crated
to the Lord? Do not answer
the question hastily. You may answer
it wrong. Many do. They take occa-sional
desires as an index of the true
state of their hearts. The danger of
self- deception is imminent. This is the
starting point in religious experience,
and if you go wrong here, your whole
Christian career will be misdirected and
in all probability its termination will be
fatal. Your light will be dim, your
faith weak or presumptuous, and your
efforts to do good vacillating and unsat-isfactory.
1. Do you make it your business to do
the will of God in all things? His gov-ernment
extends to the minutest occur-rences
of every- day life. God has a
choice how we employ the smallest por-tion
of our time, and means and influ-ence.
All should be used as his imme-diate
presence and under his direction.
Whether ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever
ye do, A° all to the glory of God. He
sometimes lets us have our own way in
matters, but it is all to our disadvantage.
Lot had his choice of a place of abode,
but it resulted in. the loss of all his prop-erty
and most of his family. The Israel-ites
had their preference of a form of
government, but it was at the expense
of personal liberty. The fully converted
soul does not plead with the Lord to
have things otherwise than according to
his will. It sees the hand of God in
everything.
2. Do you. study to know the will of
God? It may be ascertained. In many
things the Bible is sufficiently explicit.
It forbids covetousness, love of the world,
laying up for ourselves, treasures on
earth, all unkind words and actions,
every indulgence of pride and vanity,
the putting on of gold and costly ap-parel.
If you are fully consecrated to
the Lord you will have no disposition to
explain away the plain teachings of his
Word.
Where the Bible does not contain
specific directions, as in the selection of
a business, of a place in which to labor
for the salvation of souls, and many
other matters small in themselves but
important in their bearing upon the
eternal destiny of men, we may still
have the unerring guidance of the divine
hand, if we seek it in humility and in
the spirit of entire consecration. Any
one who is determined to do the will of
God, may always know what that will
is. If we say that we have fellowship
with him and walk in darkness, we lie
and do not the truth. Search your
heart and you will probably find that the
lack of faith and absence of feeling of
which you complain, have their origin in
a want of entire consecration to God:
Make haste to present all to him. He
can take far better care of us than we can
ourselves, with all our anxiety. He in-vites
us to prove him if he will not pour
us out such a " blessing that there shall
not be room enough to receive it."— Sel.
Admonishing One Another.
BY CARL J. TILTON.
A S time swiftly passes the interested
observer can readily see 4 real and
steady advance upward of God's people.
However, it is sad, but true, that as more
and stronger light is shed upon our path-way,
some dear souls are offended, do
not measure up, and so lose the grace of
God out of their souls. The dear Savior
has been burdening me much of late
along a certain line, and may each one
who reads these lines say, " Amen, Lord,
thy will be done." The truly chosen of
God are a, people of power. They grow
in grace, walk in. all the light that is
given, and are ready for more.
God's people, in order to have power,
must be united; and in order to be truly
" bound and knit together," they must
have implicit confidence in each other.
Now, if the devil can get one brother to
suspect another is not just right, the
unity of the Spirit is broken in some
degree, an entering wedge is started;
and if not checked, very serious results
will follow. The one who suspects an-other
shouldgo in the meekness and com-passion
of Jesus, and speak to him pri-vately.
Matt. 18: 15. If it were a mere
accusation of the devil, all right; you
have done your duty. The spirit is
united and your brother still loves and
respects you. If it is a case of fact,
" Restore such an one in the spirit of
meekness; considering thyself lest thou
also be tempted."-- Gal. 6: 1. If he will
not hear you obey, Matt. 18: 16- 18_ It
may be he is a weak brother— deal with
him in much love and patience, and pray
for him much. If he is of God, he will
follow the teaching.
If you see a brother is deficient in re-gard.
to the bringing up of his children,
speak to him about it. If it be any other
thing, mention it. Do thorough and
complete work in love; for if it is only
half done, nothing is accomplished.
This duty rests upon all God's spiritual
children; and after all duties are done in
a community on this line ( some may find
themselves destitute of salvation), when
the little ones of God meet together, no
abomination will be there, no sin will
be found in the camp; perfect confidence
will rest among each and all of them;
and when one of their number begins
( led by the Spirit) to pray, the others in
the fullness and freedom of the Spirit
can join, and a real prayer of faith will
ascend unto God as a " sweet- smelling
savor," and the answer is given. This is
where purity brings power. This is
what makes the sinners in Zion- afraid,
and fearfullnass to surprise the hypocrites.
Isa. 33: 14. This state of perfection
places us in the evening time where the
saints in the morning dispensation were.
" And of the rest durst no man join him-self
to them."— Acts 5: 13.
4 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
One family seta two nice boxes
uit, etc., saying, " This is a New- year's
lity of the church of God in Chicago.
During the past two months about $ 200
n cash for the work here, and many
resents, offerings, furnishings for the
Home, Mission, etc. ; besides there has
een much offered manual service. And
y doing what we can ( as a church),
s= can pray the prayer of faith, and God
can move on the hearts of his saints
verywhere to help with their means what
lacking. And it is coming, praise
odl God has already given us sufficient
roof of this, and I will briefly quote
rom letters.
A brother in Kansas writes: " In the
ame of the Lord we will send you
wenty- five dollars now for the mission
work, hoping if it is the Lord's will to
e able to send some more in the near
tare." A sister in Kansas writes:
Glory to his name! He has provided
liberally for me. He wants me to
nd you this five dollars to help along
s glorious cause there." A. brother in
anada sent an order for ten dollars,
ying, " Inclosed is an offering to the
ord." A brother from Indiana handed
five dollars for the Chicago work,
ying, " Use this as God directs." An-her
writes: " Inclosed find postal order
r two dollars."
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET.
Moundsville, W. Va. , Jan. 18, 1900.
A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL
Entered at the Post- office at Moundsville, W. Va., as Second- alas, Matta,
E. E. BYRUM, Editor- ha- 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
Uuity of all true Christians in " the faith once delivered
to the saints."
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Business Communications, moneys, etc., must to address ad
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Editorial.
Believe and obey the word of God and
you shall be happy.
No one ever carried on a faith work
without having many tests of faith.
Trials, temptations, tribulations, and
tests of faith, when mingled with
prayer, praise, and thanksgiving are
stepping- stones to spiritual, prosperity
and power with God.
The book entitled " The Better Testa-ment,"
of which mention was made
some time ago, is now ready to send out.
One brother informs us that he cleared
seven dollars and ninety cents in three
hours while out canvassing.
In last week's issue of the Trumpet
was inserted a cut showing the distress
among the people of India. This cut
was furnished us through the kindness
of the Pentecost Herald of Indianap-olis.
The latest reports from India are
to the effect that the famine is raging
and conditions are growing worse_ Let
prayer go up in behalf of this distressed
people.
We have before us a letter just re-ceived
from the Firebrand office in India
from a native brother who is in the clear
light and giving his life work to the
spread and publishing of the gospel. He
writes that they have been looking with
great eagerness to the movements in
America for sending more literature,
Bibles, and Testaments to foreign fields,
and that there is a very great need of a
large assortment of such publications
being sent to India, and a considerable
number of Bibles. He says, " You will
be glad to hear that many a young man
waited so eagerly for the book ' Mothers'
Counsel to their Sons.' As soon as it
was known that a copy was sent . to me,
one hurried up and took it away before I
could finish a few pages. Besides this,
letters are coming in almost every day
asking for Bibles and books of your pub-lications.
We need more of your publica-tions,
also Bibles and Testaments, at
once."
BEER FOR MANILLA.
We read in the word of . God that " the
children of this world are in their gener-ation
wiser than the children of light."
This is manifest in many ways. We
often see where worldly efforts are put.
forth and pushed with great enthusiasm
and power in order to lead souls to de-struction,
while the children of God sit
almost idly by and make little effort to
rescue the souls that are being destroyed,
or counterbalance the efforts made on
theeother hand. The following is taken
from a recent issue of the paper called
The Christian.
" A brewing firm in Milwaukee recently
shipped sixty- seven car- loads of bottled
beer to fill orders recently ,. received from
Manilla, Philippine Islands. This
means 489,600 bottles, and two big
steamers to carry the consignment. A
St. Louis firm is reported as sending
twenty car- loads, with a purpose to send
twenty more - every two weeks, all to
Manilla. So the devil is busy. How
long will it be before Christians will
send a car- load of gospel truth to
Manila?"
This is something for Christian people
to think about. A so- called Christian
nation civilizing a people with tons and
car- loads of beer and liquor. We have
recently published two or three earnest
appeals from the Philippine Islands froin
the soldiers of that place, calling for liter-ature.
Shall we permit the same to be
fulfilled by car- loads of dime novels and
other impure and degrading literature,
together with car- loans of beer and
whisky? Who will be responsible if
the people of the Philippines and other
countries are flooded with impure liter-ature
and such things as degrade the soul
and lead to destruction and they are not
supplied with the gospel? A brother
expects to start from here soon to dis-tribute
literature in Cuba. Shall we not
make an effort to furnish him with all
the religious literature needed?
fo
Cornelius, whose " prayers and alms "
Questions Answered.
" Provoke Unto Love and Good
Works."
present." A barrel of provisions with a
large pail of apple butter was sent for
the assembly, by saints in Indiana. A
pail of apple butter arrived for the Home,
7300 Stewart Ave., this morning. A
brother in Wisconsin says, " I promised
the Lord to send five gallons of honey
to the Faith Home in Chicago; where
shall I ship it to?" etc. A sack of meal
and other provisions came in from sixty-five
miles southeast from Chicago. This
is a brief account of what God is doing
for his work in Chicago. We are now
enjoying a glorious feast in a ten days'
assembly in our new mission hall. The
name of the mission will be Open Mis-sion,
314 W. Madison St. Assembly
will be reported later.
The work in some places needs to be
opened up, in other places resurrected ;
but in Chicago it needs to be pushed
forward. God is laying his hand tin
workers to help push the work hero.
Keep on praying, brethren. We are
beginning to realize what our hearts
have long desired; that is, that the work
migut be laid on your hearts, and thus
bring it in touch with his saints every-where.
For one I mean never to stop
nor be silent until this work in Chicago
beomes a burden on the hearts of Goti's
church throughout the world, and the
result be as we sing, " A million souls".....
brought in through missionaries that shall
be raised up to spread the truths ie
every land.
May God use these remarks to sti
God's people to love and good works, is
my prayer. Remember me.
What Pure Literature Does.
Wilcox Mich.
I was led out of sectism by reading a
piece of a Gospel Trumpet which was
given me. By reading it I saw that
sectism is wrong, and I also learned to
take Jesus as my Physician for both soul
and body. He also healed my daughter
who was afflicted for over eighteen years
with epileptic fits. We give God all the
glory and praise. Alice McLaughlin.
Lanark, Ont.
I thank the Lord I am saved and
sanctified. I was saved while in the Sal-vation
Army. I started to go to some
meetings held by a brother, and there was
given to me a tract entitled " Church of
God." It was ndt long till I came out
of sectism. I love Jesus best of all. 1
find his ways are ways of pleasantness
and all his paths are peace.
Marian Rodger.
East Greenville.
Several years ago a sister distributed
Trumpets and tracts through East Green-ville,
and I got a Trumpet and some
tracts. A few years before that I was
converted, and when I got the Trumpet
I did not take much interest in it; for I
was mixed up in sectism and confusion.
Several years afterwards. I hunted up the
tracts and wrote to the publishing com-pany
for the Trumpet. 1 thank God that
I got light through the Trumpet, and I
am out of sectism. I give the Lord all
the glory, for it was his leading.
4m. H. Fenstemacher.
came up to God for a memorial as he
prayed to God alway, and " gave much
alms to the people"? and. Zacchaen,
who gave half his goods to feed the poor?
and Barnabas who sold his land, laying
all at the apostles' feet? and others who
" as many as were possessors of lands or
houses sold them, . . . and distribution
was made unto every man according as
he had need.
We might mention the rich men that
cast abundantly into the Lord's treasury:
the poor widow that cast in. all her liv-ing:
the poor saints at Thessalonica, how
the great depths of their poverty
abounded to the depths of their liberality,
being poor yet they gave, etc. And
what was the result of Paul's boasting
of the eagerness of the Corinthians to
make up a bonnty to send to Jerusalem?
He said, " Your zeal hath provoked very
many." It is all safe to give your alms
in secret; but again, that which is in
secret shall be made manifest openly.
Lately I have had some experience along
these lines, which I wish to relate for the
glory of God.
Shortly after Thanksgiving day, one
of God's little ones wrote me a letter,
telling of the blessed day the little
church had in their community on
Thanksgiving day, and that twenty
dollars was raised for the free- literature
fond, a large amount of provision for
the Children's Home, and some for the
Old People's Home at South Haven,
Mich.; and five dollars was inclosed in
the letter for the work in Chicago.
read the letter in our meeting in Masonic
Temple, after which I requested the
saints of Chicago to help make up a box
of partly worn clothing for the Children's
Home, as clothing can be worn in rural
districts much longer than is usually
worn m the city; and to this call a large
box of about 150 lbs. was gathered in
and shipped before the week was out;
and in reply we received the following:
" Dear Bro. Cole: The box of clothing
has reached us, and we all join in send-ing
you and the donors heartfelt thanks.
So many things in that box which we
were in need of. Oh, it was just in
order; thank God for such kindness as
he has shown us! Praise his most excel-lent
name! Please say to the people
who responded so kindly and liberally,
that we feel very grateful for the things.
The little children, how good they felt
over their nice underwear. God bless
you all!"
I realized something of the many
Costelow, Ky.
I can say as the blind man did,
" Whereas I was blind, now I see." I
see what the church is, I see what a
Christian life is, I see a parent's duty in
training children, and I am awakened
to many other things. I am so glad
that I received The Gospel Trumpet when
I did. I feel that I have been benefited
more by reading the Trumpet than all
the books and papers I ever read before
in all my life. The Trumpet is a wel-come
visitor in our home, and I do not
want to be without it; for it is all the
preaching I hear. May the Lord bless
you and all the Trumpet family in send_
ing forth the Bible truth. Pray that we
may be made whole both soul and body.
Alice P. and A. J. McIntire.
BY GEO. L. OOLE.
IF I wished to provoke others to Chris-tian
service of any kind, the best
possible way is for me to always be
prompt and active in such service. If I
wish to provoke others to liberality, I
must let go of my own purse- string first,
and set the example, and others are sure
to follow. You that have read the rec-ord
of the liberality of the New Testament
saints, have you ever considered why these
records were given to us? Is it not to
provoke us to liberality? Why mention fr
Is Christ's parable of the tares, Matt. 1324- 30, in any
way contrary to the doctrine of oneness in Christ?
Please give explanation. 	 G. J. B.
No it is not contrary to the doctrine
of oneness in Christ when we understand
what Christ meant in his parable of the
tares. It does not teach, as some sup-pose,
that there are " good and bad in
all churches" and that we are to let
them grow together until the end of the
world, but the true idea that Christ in-tended
to bring forth was that the chil-dren
of God ( who are likened unto
wheat) are living among the children
of the devil ( tares) in the world, and that
they are to remain together until the
end of time, when the final separation
shall take place. Christ said of his dis-ciples
( John 17: 14), " They are not- of
the world, even as I am not of the
world," yet they were living in the
world among the wicked children of the
enemy. Some entertain the idea that
a child of God could not remain among
sinful people. I heard a man make the
statement upon one occasion that a child
of God could not stay in the world, that
the moment he was made pure he would
be taken out of the world. But
this man made a great mistake. He
thought that the children of God would
be taken out of the world, but instead of
that the world is taken out of people
when they become children of God. The
separation between the children of God
and the children of the devil does not
take place, as we read in Matthew
twenty- fifth chapter, until the last great
day when the Shepherd shall divide be-tween
the sheep and the goats. And
while it is true that God's children live
in the world, yet they are not of the
world, or of a worldly nature, bat are
" made partakers of the divine nature,
having escaped the corruption that is in
the world through lust." Therefore
God's people can be all one in Christ and
yet grow among the tares until the end
of time. F. G. S.
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their false doctrine. Sectarians are
spending thousands of dollars to spread
their idolatrous religions. So, dear
brethren, let us do more than ever before
to publish the Word, and get the truth
before the people. M. N. Roark.
News from the Field,
Dixon, Miss., Jan. 8.
We are praising God for salvation and
victory in our soul. The dear Lord has
laid his hand upon us for the gospel
field, and in a few days we expect to
start south. Any one desiring our
labors in the southern part of Mississippi
and Alabama please notify us at Dixon,
Miss., and our mail will be forwarded to
us.
L. V. Strickland and H. M. Breazeale.
• Macedonia, Miss., Jan. 3.
Praise the dear Lord! I can say and
will say of a truth this morning, that I
am saved and sanctified wholly, living
in the order of the Lord. Bless his holy
name! This new year finds me with a
greater vehemence in my soul for the
cause of the Lord than ever before. My
time, my whole being, shall glorify God
this year. So I earnestly beg the pray-ers
of the saints of God everywhere, that
I be faithful to the Lord in all things.
Lovelady.
Chillicothe, Ill.
The dear Lord has wonderfully
strengthened this little flock and we
have been marching on to victory.
Souls in Babylon are being stirred and
some are searching for the truth. We
just started a little Sunday- school. The
dear Lord leading we expect to continue
it. If any saints in this part of Illinois
desire meetings, the Lord willing I will
come any time. If any one feels led to
come and help in the work here, let
none stay away... We have plenty of
room here in a little home.
Harry Tyler.
Simpson, La., Jan. 8.
1 can report victory in. my soul.
Hallelujah) Some of you may be sur-prised
to find me here. The Lord di-rected
me here last fall to locate my
family. So I left Mississippi Dec. 20,
and landed at our new home Dec. 29 all
joyful in glory. So our permanent ad-dress
is Simpson, La., till the Lord says
move. I wish all the saints a happy
new year and advancement for God.
Let us press the battle as never before
for the rescue of perishing souls in this
1900th year of our Lord. Pray for me
and the work in the South.
R. H. Owens.
Edgar Springs, Mo.
We are praising God for victory and
salvation. • We just closed a meeting
here last night with good interest. The
interest was such that it seemed we
could hardly close. We sold every book
of our last order last night, and want
some more. Some were saved from their
sins, one sanctified, and the whole com-munity
stirred for miles around. All
have gone to reading, and I am alone,
and can have but little time from preach-ing
and the gospel work to canvass for
books, but think I shall have more in the
future. Inclosed find remittance for
last order of books; and if there is any-thing
over, put it in. the free- literature
fund. W e desire your prayers for the
worn at this place. Julia Myers.
2031 Luther, St., Knoxville, Tenn.
I am glad to be able to report victory
once more in Jesus' name. I am here in
this city doing all 1 can to push the
Lord's work. Prejudice is being re-moved
and the people are acknowledging
the truth. This is a new field and takes
some time to get the people to under-stand
the difference between sectism and
the true church of God. But the Lord
is working, and I give him all- the glory.
Praise his name forever!
Dear saints, I desire more than ever to
help spread the pure gospel. I would
that every child of God was as zealous
for the truth as the denominations are for
wept for joy. Praise God for the benefit
we all received. Sisters Shoffner and
Neff went to Chicago to the assembly-meeting,
and 1 came to Knox, to hold
forth the bread of life for about ten days.
I began last night with very good inter
est. Pray for us and that God will save
precious souls. After this meeting I ex-pect
to join Bro. S. L. Speck in the
work, beginning at Wilmot, Ind., Jan.
17. S. P. Strang.
482 Baker St., Detroit, Mich., Jan. 8.
We are glad to tell you this morning
that we are saved and kept by the power
of God. Some of the dear ones may be
wondering what we are doing. W e are
working for the Lord the best we can.
We left home Dec. 7, and held a four
weeks' meeting at Hamilton, Mich.,
with success for God. There were not
many saved, but all who were honest
received a benefit. We closed with a
precious ordinance meeting in which
twenty- three happy saints took part.
Bro. Win. N. Smith and wife, and Bro.
Douglass were with us; also Bro. Guy
Foote was with us a few days, whom
the Lord used in setting forth the truth.
Praise the Lord! May the Lord reward
and bless all the dear saints for the kind
hospitality shown us while there.
We are at home again, attending to
the mission duties. The Lord is work-ing
in this wicked city. We are greatly
encouraged and strengthened by the
coming of Bro. Tufts, who was with us
a few days on his way to Canada, and
others of God's children who were with
us at different times. We are glad to
have any of God's children stop as they
are passing through. Bro. Parnell is
now with ns, for which we thank God.
The Lord permits us to pass through
some tests, but we are sure the lessons
are all for our good ( Rom. 8: 28), and we
thank our dear heavenly Father for all
his dealings with us. We are expecting
great things from his hands. Pray for
us and the work here.
L. Sheldon and Coworkers.
Tullahoma, Tenn.
Our last report left us at Aiken, S. C.
We came to Blackville, S. C., and held
a three days' meeting, which was blessed
of the Lord in the salvation of several
precious souls, and the building up of
the cause of Christ. Next we came to
Somerville, where we found dear Bro.
Smith waiting our coming to help in the
assembly- meeting, which we gladly did,
and which God blessed in a Wonderful
way, in the salvation of many, many pre-ious
souls, and the sanctifying of a large
of believers. At the end of a ten
s' meeting, fourteen dear souls fol-lowed
the Lord in baptism, administered
y the hand of Bro. Smith, by the help of
the Lord. Our next stop was at Charles-ton,
which was blessed of the Lord in many
ways for one week, and much work done
for the Lord, which we believe will
stand fast through all eternity. The
church at that place was built up in
many ways, and much good done.
From Charleston we took our journey to
St. Paul, S. C., in company with Bro.
Green. Bro. Smith having to stop at
home on account of the illness of his
wife, Sister smith, which resulted in her
death; also his youngest daughter died,
and both were buried together. May
God bless the mourning friends and com-fort
them. St. Paul meeting lasted two
weeks.
I took my departure after the first
week for Smithville, leaving Bro. Green
to continue the meeting for another
week, which resulted in much good.
The Smithvine meeting was held in a
private house and not much good was
accomplished, as far as human eyes could
discern; but the results were left in
God's hands. Our next stop was at
Si () Iceibridge, where we found things in
a mixed condition and also found some
precious, honest souls that longed to be
freed from bondage and the bands and
straps of men, which God did in his own
wisdom, dealing justice to each honest
soul, and set them tree in the Lord, for
which we give God all the glory. Next
we came to Columbia, S. C., and held a
precious six days' meeting in the name
of the Lord. This resulted in the clear-ing
up of a few honest souls. Our next
stop was at Aiken for the brief space of
three days, and then to Augusta, where
we had a grand time in the Lord, as it is
the central assembly- meeting of the
south. The dear saints spared no pains
in fixing up to care for those that came
to, the meeting, and some came nearly
two hundred miles by private convey-ances,
from North Carolina, to the meet-ing.
A large boarding house was built
on the grounds, and the cooking and
eating principally for ten days was done
on the grounds. The long altar was
filled daily with honest seekers for the
old paths, which they found to the joy
of their honest souls. Many ministers of
the gospel were present— nearly twenty
in number. Among those present were
Bros. Lundy, Smith, Green, Williams,
Bruce, Haynes, Chewning, Stokes.
Goodman, and Hallman. May God
keep them all saved is our prayer.
From Augusta, Ga., we came to Tulla-homa,
Tenn., where we are now holding
meeting. Pray for us and the advance-ment
of the work here in the south. Lt I
every one that reads this pray, for Jesus'
sake. J. L. Pike.
Jan. 4, 1900.
To- night finds me saved and sanctified.
Ind rejoicing in the Rock of my salva-tion.
I can say with the Psalmist, " The
work of the Lord is honorable and glo-rious,
and his righteousness endureth for-ever."
Praise the Lord! After being
away from home for over four
working in the vineyard of Jesus for
perishing souls, the Lord has permitted
me to again be at the home of my deai•
parents. After being in Missouri for
three months, I left the saints at Kyles,
Oct. 17, and was in Kansas City ten
days, where I visited among the poor
and sick; also had the privilege of giv-ing
the word of God for two evenings in
a sectarian mission. I met some dear
honest souls who are seeking for the
truth in that city. This is a new field
and the harvest is great; but the laborers
are few. Last Sunday afternoon I was
in a sectarian meeting and heard the
testimonies: several would say, " Oh,
how glad I would be if we could all be
in one church, and only have one head."
Oh, dear brethren, we do not know how
to appreciate our privileges as we ought.
I thank God for the light he has shown
to his people.
The Lord " ha g permitted my faith to
be tried for some time; but Peter says,
" The trial of your faith being much
more precious than of gold that perish-eth"
; so' I know that it is only one of
the " all things," which work together
for good to those that love and serve
God.
I have an affliction of the eyes, and at
times I can. not even read one chapter in
the Bible; my sight is so dim. I desire
God's children as they read this, to
agree with me in prayer that God may
heal them; also that I be just a little
earthen vessel for Jesus and be kept
humble so he can use me. My perma-nent
address is Greeley, Colo.
Nora A. Armstrong.
eo.. 3. FOREIGN. ecoD
Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico, Jan. 1.
We have been feeling the hand of the
Lord upon us of late to write to the
saints, and let them know of the Lord's
dealings with us, his children, down here
in Mexico. The Lord has been greatly
blessing us of late in every way, for
which we are truly thankful. While at
one time it looked as if our God had for-saken
us, and that the enemy would
surely triumph over us, yet true to his
promise, the Lord. did not leave nor for-
Ruth, Tenn., Jan. 3.
We have just closed meeting at this
place with good interest. The pure
light had never been preached here.
The truth was acknowledged by most all
present. In all of my travels I have
never met a people who had never heard
the whole gospel, that appeared to be more
anxious for the truth than those in these
parts. The outlook is encouraging for a
good work to be done. There is a large
field here. The gospel in all its purity
has never been preached. I am alone
and would be glad to have some one to
help me. The field is ripe to harvest,
and the laborers are few. At the close
of the meeting oar little girl was taken
sick with pneumonia, and by prayer and
fasting, the Lord wonderfully healed
her, for which we give him all the glory.
Any one desiring to correspond with me,
will please write me at Ruth, Tenn.
Samuel Ford.
Oxford, N. Y., Jan. 11.
I am still saved from all sin, and hold-ing
up the Christ of the Bible to perish-ing
souls. There are a few who will not
receive him. as their Savior. I went to
Lowville 00. 19 and held ten meetings.
God sent forth his word with power.
There was one that professed to be a
saint but was so crooked he would trem-ble
under the Word, but would not hum-ble
himself to get straight with God and
others. May t he Lord have mercy upon
him. W ent from there to Natunburg
and held some meetings in the Lutheran
meeting- house. There were but few
who would come out to hear the W ord.
After that we held meetings in private
houses. The prospect looked bright for
the work of the Lora to prosper; then
some of the devil's agents reported that
I was a Christian Scientist. May the
Lord have mercy on the one that told
such a falsehood. But the Word says
they " will say all manner of evil against
you falsely for my sake." Praise the
Lord! we are glad we can suffer for
Christ's sake. One was saved, one
healed, and the stumbling- stones were
taken out of the way. God's children
were united in Christ. The good seed has
been sown in that place through the scat-tering
of the literature and the preaching
of the Word. I left Lowville the 9th for
Oxford and will stay a short time, then
go to Gordon, Nebr., in the Master's
work. John B. Vervalin.
Knox, Ind., Jan. 6.
On Dee. 16 1 left my home near Nap-panee,
Ind., to join Sisters Shoffner
and Neff in a meeting at Lake Bethel,
near Burket. From the beginning there
was good interest in the meeting, the
power of God being present to convict
the people, and break up their hearts.
Some who had never had an experience
before came to the Lord, and he saved
them. Quite a number who had lost the
grace of God out of their hearts, returned
to Father's house. " Also a goodly num
ber consecrated for sanctification and re-ceived
the desire of their hearts. The
church in general professed to receive a
great benefit, being increased with the
increase of God. The meeting closed
Jan. 1, with conviction still upon some,
but they would not yield. We pray
that God will deepen their conviction
until they will turn to him and be saved.
On Sunday evening, Dec. 31, before the
meeting closed the ordinances of the
house of God were observed, in which
about fifty happy saints took part; and
while washing each other's feet, and
partaking of the bread and wine, the
word was tulfilled wherein he said, " If
ye know these things, happy are ye if ye
do them." Some shouted, and some
Roanoke, Ind. The Lord willing I will
go in a short time from nothern Indiana to
the southwestern part. Any one desiring
meeting along the line in Indiana or eastern
Illinois let me hear from you immediately.
B. N. Longerbone, Bryant, Ind.
Reedsville, Ohio. Meetings are wanted
here and in this vicinity. Address Adam
Barber, Reedsville, or Linley Baker, Joppa,
Ohio.
Muscatine, Ia. Mrs. Anton Irwin de-sires
that a company of gospel workers come
to Iowa next summer with a tabernacle as
there are many places in need of meetings.
Those in southern Mississippi desiring
meetings this winter may write me- at
Welch, Miss. H. M. Breazeale.
Meeting Notices.
OR DINANCE MEETING.
Marion, Ind. Inasmuch as God is pros-pering
his church here we feel it is his will
to announce a two days' meeting, Jan. 27
and 28, 1900, with ordinance service in the
evening at 4 o'clock, held at the hall 3713
South Washington St. We give a general
invitation to all who can to come, especially
ministerial brethren to assist in the ordi-nances
of God's house. Those coming on
electric cars from south transfer to the Col-lege
car. Others can take College car down
Ttouwrnne ra. nd get off at 37th Street. Lydia A.
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460 Garscube Road, Glasgow,
Scotland, Dec. 25, 1899.
Some of the dear saints have asked us
to give some of our experiences in the
work, and in trusting the Lord in this
far- away land; and we feel that others
who have not corresponded with us
would be glad to know some of the par-teulars
concerning the work. We are
heeding our great Commander, and what-ever
our hands find to do, we do with
our might. We can not report great
numbers of converts to the Lord and the
truth, but the truth has been scattered
by papers, tracts, publicly on the streets,
and in private conversation, and by letter
and testimony, as we have had opportu-nity;
and we hope as well by our life.
We are glad to say that some ' who
have come in possession of a Gospel
Trumpet or some tracts, have come in-quiring
for more, and for an explanation
of our faith; and we praise God for the
privilege of having the opportunity to
put in their hands a good supply of
tracts, etc., and show them the ' Word
on these precious truths in this glorious
reformation, and to give our testimony
how the Lord had led us out, and some
of his wonderful dealings with us. They
listen with eargerness, and yet seem
astonished. We do not wonder so much
now that people do not lay hold on these
precious truths and grasp them at once,
because they are entirely new to them.
I have been privileged to meet with some
who have been living near the Lord and
been slighted and persecuted in sectism
by worldly professors for their holy life
and testimony, that when they heard
the truth the Lord has showed them it
was the truth. Not long since I met a
lady who had quite an experience in her
pilgrimage life as a follower of the Lord
in sectism. She bad been saved and
walked in the light as best she could for
many years. Being persecuted at home
by a cruel husband, and coolly used and
spurred in her kirk by worldly and un-godly
professors ( her husband one as
well) seemed to drive her nearer the
Lord. Her soul entered into that " rest
for the people of God" ( sanctification),
she lived with an eve single to the
glory of God, and enjoyed much of his
presence and communion.
The first time I met her I had the
privilege of telling her how God is lead-ing
his people out of sectism, and calling
them from the ungodly yokings in socie-ties
and the various sects. The Lord
helped me in giving her the Word on
these things; and as he had communicated
so much to her through the W ord by
the Holy Spirit in times past, when she
heard the truths of this blessed reforma-tion,
it was not long until the Lord
began to talk to her, and she heard the
precious call from him. Solomon's Song
2: 10. The next time I met her she
seemed to be on new ground, and is just
waiting to fully understand the will of the
Lord. May she soon hear the earnest
cry, " Flee out of the midst of Babylon
and deliver every man his soul; be not
cut off in her iniquity."— Jer. 51: 6.
At all times in our own family and with
others the " power of the Lord has been
present to heal" all who came and met
the conditions of his word. Praise his
name!
The Lord has some saints in Paisleyja
good- sized town five miles from Glasgow),
some who first heard the truth in
England, and they came to Paisley and
settled there. They came near making
a covenant ( fellowshiping with those
who do not hold to the truth) with the
inhabitants of the land whither they went
( Ex. 34: 12), and they were almost en-snared.
But when they saw our report
in the Trumpet of our being in Glasgow,
they hunted us up; and they are now
standing in defense of and for the truth.
Praise the dear Lord! W e were glad to
meet them.
Some may wonder why Brother and
Sister Bowker have written at different
times in behalf of us and the work here,
and when they were away in England.
I can assure you it was without our solic-itation,
and I believe it will be to the
glory of God to show how wonderfully
the Lord works, and how when " one
member suffers, all the members suffer
with ' it." We knew of no such people
when we came here about fourteen months
ago. They saw our letter in The Gospel
Trumpet relative to our coming here,
and a little more than twelve months
ago they wrote to us, and asked me if I
could not come t o England and see them. I
replied I did not feel it the will of the Lord
to go there, as I felt my work was here
in Scotland. By return post they wrote
that they felt it was the Lord's will for
them or one of them to come and see us
during the New- year holiday excursions.
We were very glad to hear of them thus
feeling ' led to come. Only those who have
been in like circumstances could realize
how eagerly we waited for the day when
they would come. I had at no time- given
them the least hint or idea of our cir-cumstances
or needs. I will, briefly as I
can, relate how we were tried.
We did the very best, and, in fact,
the only thing we could to have shelter
when we came here, with but little
money left we took a room, at a very
moderate- priced hotel, and our means
were soon exhausted ( we did our own
cooking nearly all the time on a small
grate) and then our trials commenced.
We did not have the money to keep our
room rent up, and the landlady soon
began to threaten to throw us out of
doors. We got our bread by selling
Gospel Trumpets at a penny each, and
a few books, etc. The weather was so
bad we could not hold meetings very
often in the open air. It was more
than I could stand to think of our chil-dren
having to be thrown out of doors
and our baggage held for the bill; but
this was the shape of the monster that
confronted us. I did not want to write
to any one for help, but we were making
our supplications to the Lord; and every
week our rent bill became larger. The
landlady said she would just give me
about twenty- four hours to get the
money or she would have us put out.
went to the post- office to see if there was
any mail, in hopes we would get some
money; but none came ( About this time
a letter came that called for 20 cents
due on postage, which took all I had to
pay it.). I called on the Lord from the
very depths of my soul, and then " peace
of God, which passeth all understanding
filled my heart" with the blessed prom-ise:
" My God shall supply all your need
according to his riches in glory by
Christ Jesus." Praise his name! I
went back to the hotel and called for the
landlady. I asked her if she would wait
another week. She said she would. I
told her I felt that some way would open
up so I could pay her. The week was
soon gone, and no money came, and the
former threat was repeated. The Lord
had in a wonderful way provided or
opened up the way where we could get
the use of a few pounds, which enabled
us to pay some of our room rent and
have some to pay each week. But this
was exhausted before the new year, and
the same threats were repeated again.
About this time the Lord laid the burden
of our circumstances and trials on Sister
Bowker, but she did not know what they
were until she came. But the Lord sent
her truly as a messenger of mercy, to min-ister
to our needs, in answer to what the
Lord had promised, and on New- year's
the present at Gateshead- on- Tyne, Eng,
They have been directed by him to open.
up a Bible Holiness louse, at No. 2
Bottle Bank, Gateshead- on- Tyne, where
all seekers and lovers for the truth will
be received, and all of the saints who
may come that way will be welcomed.
They expect ( D. V.) to soon have a
place ready for meetings, and invite the
people to come and hear the truth.
May the Lord prosper the work and
make them a blessing in that land.
I will say in regard to our leaving
here and returning to America, our for-mer
home was in the state of Washing-ton,
and we expect, the Lord willing, to
return there as the way opens. up and
the Lord leads. Should any desire us to
stop on our way, or near where we have
been impressed- to stop, to hold meet-ings.
we shall do so unless the Lord wills
otherwise. I will name the places ( or
near) where we expect to stop ( D. V.).
Freeport, Ill. ; Des Moines, Iowa;
W in terset, Iowa; Indianola, Iowa;
Sewara, Nebr. ; David City, Nebr.;
Ponca, Nebr. ; Superior, Nebr. ; Red
Lodge, Mont. ; Spokane, Wash. W e
have to take . a house for a year if we
lease at the beginning of the year term;
and if we want this one another year,
we are required to give notice in Febru-ary,
and the year term begins May 28;
so if we can by faith or otherwise see the
way opened up before the middle of Feb-ruary
to leave here, we can settle the
matter whether to take the house for
another year or not. IT e trust the Lord
will make all these things plain in due
time, and his will be done by all who
seek to glorify his name.
Continue to pray that we may serve
the Lord in all humility and patience:
because these add to our " experience;
and experience, hope; and hope maketh
not ashamed; because the love of God is
shed abroad in our hearth by the Holy
Ghost which is given unto us." Rom. 5.
Geo. Martin and Wife.
Requests for Prayer.
I am seventy- two years old and have been
suffering some from
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paralysis- also granu-lated
eyelids. Please pray that I may be
healed. Isaac Steward.
Please pray earnestly that I may be
healed soul and body, of all my afflictions,
and especially of the fainting spells that
have troubled me for the past sixteen and
a half years, and are now turning to hard
epileptic fits. Sarah C. Luellen, Buck-hart,
Mo.
Please pray that our little daughter may
talk plain. - The difficulty is probably with
her vocal organs. She is seven years old.
Your sister in Christ, Ettie Seeley, Morenci,
Mich.
Calls for Meetings.
sake us, but has lifted us up and spread
a table before us in the presence of our
enemies. We prayed mightily to him to
enlarge our powers and usefulness. He
let us down and then lifted us up, and
all has been blessed to our souls.
By no means do we think that we are
where God could not do still more for us.
We are looking for the " exceeding abun-dant"
that Paul speaks of for the honor
and glory of God. We know God has
given us advance in our souls, and with
it has been supplying the temporal needs.
We have already been able to print four
issues of the " El Evangelic)" ( The Gos-pel)
of 1,000 copies each, which have been
distributed over Mexico and the United
States, and some were sent to Cuba and
South America. We might as well say
right here that if any one can assist in
scattering this paper among the Spanish-speaking
people, either by sending for
some to distribute, or Lending the names
and address of those who would care to
receive it, notify us and we will do the
best we can, as the Lord gives us ability.
The same also we would say of gospel
tracts in Spanish. We have put no price
on the paper, but desire that each one
may contribute to the work all that he
can do, not " grudgingly, but of a ready
mind." We expect soon to have some
very precious little books in the Spanish
language, such as " Salvation," " What
is the Church?" and some on divine
healing; and as far as we know now
these also will be free. But as far as
possible any one sending should send
enough to cover postage. However,
these books are not ready yet, only our
faith claims them for the glory of God.
The Lord has given us a house al-though
small, 12x18 ft., with kitchen
8x12 ft.; yet it has been a grand shelter
for us. As the work increases we feel
the need of another room. We built on
a rented lot, but soon this lot will be
needed by the owners, so we have con-tracted,
and will soon have a title to a
lot belonging to the city, as we have
received the money to pay for it,
amounting to $ 10.00, Mexican money.
We feel to say- also to the glory of God
that our debts have all been paid. We
do not care to be understood as saying
that we are " rich and increased in
goods, and have need of nothing"; for
we are just as poor and needy as ever,
and looking to the Lord for our daily
bread, ' and need right now fifty pounds
more of type, and at least 100 lbs. or
more of book paper, besides paper for
the " El Evangelio." There are also
workers on the paper who ought to re-ceive
something to supply their needs.
May God richly bless those who hate
assisted us in this work. We would like
those who feel led of the Lord to do
so to send us some interesting experience
in salvation or healing to be translated
into Spanish, as we expect to put in one
extra sheet at least of testimonies each
issue.
Now, brethren, let us praise the Lord
together for this humble beginning of
the work in the Spanish language in this
part of Mexico. We would not depreci-ate
any work that any humble child of
God has done, but in these parts of
Mexico we have not found any work done
outside of sectism, and that done by the
sects we are sorry to say is of a very low
standard. Let us pray together and
work together for the advance of the
pure gospel here in this country.
B. F. and G. 0. Elliott.
has led me for some time to new fields.
The will of the Lord be done. Should
the Lord send any of his ministers,
workers, or saints to this country, they
will find a welcome at the home of
Brother and Sister Jos. Robson, 5
Arguyle St., Paisley, Scotland.
The Lord has located Brother and
Sister Thomas and Elizabeth Bowker for
eve, nearly one year ago, we were en-abled
together with some money that
reached us the same day from some of
the dear saints across the sea, to pay all
we owed at the hotel, and pay enough
rent to get possession of the house
where we now live. To God be all the
praise! We have been enabled to pay
what I borrowed in our extremity and
pay gas and water- rates and taxes. We
are owing some now on the rent.
Some time ago I was led to believe
that it was the Lord's will for us to re-turn
to America, and we were trusting
him to open up the way. It seems he
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We are receiving letters from all parts of the
United States, and from some foreign countries,
from those who feel moved of the Lord to aid in
the spread of the gospel to all lands and in re-lieving
those in need. One brother writes,
" Inclosed find $ 110.00 for the poor in India, and
wherever needed." Another one writes, " In-closed
find $ 50.00 to send a missionary to
India." Others send smaller amounts to send
books and tracts. One writes, " I desire to pay
ten cents a week to send free literature to those
in need." Another, " Inclosed find $ 5.20 to
pay in advance at the rate of ten cents a week
for sending out literature free." A brother in
Denver, Colorado sends in the money for 500
start soon from e csospel
Trumpet office on a tour
through the South on his
way to Cuba.
His mission will be to
distribute tracts and papers
free, and place books,
Bibles; and Testaments in
libraries and reading rooms
and where most needed.
Also to open the way
for the preaching of the
gospel in all its fullness.
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At least a ton of good
literature should be sent to
Cuba at an early date.
Two tons of literature is
called for to help push the
work in Chicago.
Good books on salvation
and how to get it, divine
healing, the church, etc.,
should be placed in every
public reading room and
library in the land.
Trumpets for distribution. Some one in Mani-toba
sends an offering desiring the amount sent
in tracts for distribution in that country. A
sister in the West writes that she has quit the
use of coffee, and is giving her coffee money and
a part received for eggs and chickens, to be used
in the work of the Lord, and her husband who
has been a tobacco- user offers to give his tobacco
money, which is ten cents a week, to go for the
free- literature fund. One brother secured 600
Trumpets and forty pounds of tracts to distrib-ute
while on a journey. A brother in Oregon
wrote that he and the brethren there were pre-paring
to send in a large order and purchase
sufficient books, tracts, etc., for the prisons in
nations."---- Jesus.
You can be a missionary
at home and abroad at the
same time by talking to
those around you of the
blessed way of salvation,
and sending books, tracts,
and papers to those who
live at a distance.
A tract can be inclosed
with every letter you write.
Keep a good selection of
them at all times where you
can make use of them.
Oregon. We have recently received a letter
from some one saying, " Inclosed find $ 5.10 for
the North Dakota state prison." One brother
sends a dollar for a man in the prison at Colum-bus,
Ohio. A sister sends a dollar for free- liter-ature
to be used in the prisons at Nashville,
Tenn. Another sister sends a dollar for tracts
and papers for Ionia, prison, Mich. These are
only samples of many letters recently received,
and as we read the letters of gratitude from
those who have received the same, it is truly
soul- inspiring and encouraging, and truly God
will reward those who are aiding on these lines
with their means and with their prayers.
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The devil kicked and howled and lied
and threatened us if we should die, the
rest would be arrested. lie could not
get us that way, and we did not break
out. Some suggested that maybe we
would break out yet, and others said we
took medicine in the right time to keep
from it; but doctor's books say after it is
once contracted in the system, there is
no remedy for it but to come out. You
see they do not know our God either, for
we found a remedy; and that is through
faith in the living God.
e asked the doctor at last what it
was; for we wanted to know what they
were keeping us under quarantine for, as
we'were all well; and Dr. Hoffman said
Marcie had the varioloid. She never
was vaccinated, but he says they will
have it that way. It was a light form
of the smallpox, because the Lord inter-ceded
for us, and we can only give him
all the glory for it, knowing that we
have learned many precious lessons
through these bonds and afflictions, and
that it takes a perfect trust in the Lord
to caaTy us through afflictions and perse-cutions.
We still desire your earnest
prayers. John A. V ilson.
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I wish to testify to the goodness of
God in healing me of heart disease. I
was afflicted for over two years, and
constantly grew worse, but was entirely
healed in answer to prayer. God also
heals my little ones when afflicted, for
' which I truly praise him.
Lizzie M. Evans.
Atwood, Kans., Dem 21.
Healed of Typhoid Fever.
Last spring J. was quite closely con-fined
in the business work at the Gospel
Trumpet Office here, when 1 was taken
with the fever. Being very busy at
that time and having considerable re-sponsibility
resting upon me, I attributed
all indications of a declining health to a
lack of rest and exercise. My fingers
were often purple, under the nails and
my head was subject daily to a severe
pain, but I supposed this was due to my
rather frail body being too closely con-fined
to the house, so I endeavored to
get out more. My mind being somewhat
confused, I would take long walks in the
country when I was so tired I could
hardly get back. One Saturday I felt so
miserable that I made arrangements to
stay out of the office a few days and
rest, but by Sunday noon' I was unable
to hold my aching head up any longer.
My fever was intense and my mind in a
very unrational condition. My bowels
were extremely painful, and altogether
ray suffering was beyond. description.
This continued until Wednesday when a
tot: e ther came and prayer was offered for
evening another brother came and prayed
for me, and I was entirely healed.
During this week I lost twenty pounds
of flesh, and was of course very weak;
but soon my strength returned With an
unsatisfiable appetite. My hair all came
out in a month or more. I rested for a
week, and then came to the camp- ground
and camped out. In less than a month
I returned to my duties in the office, and
have been there ever since, with the ex-ception
of about four weeks in which I
was permitted to engage in another line
of the Lord's work. During the time of
my sickness I never took one drop of
medicine. I just trusted the case away
with God in perfect assurance. He gave
me especially the promise " If ye abide
in me and my- words abide in you, ye
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be
done unto you." He also kept my mind
in perfect peace, stayed on him; and in
his great compassion permitted me to
pass through the trial in quietness and
confidence. Oh, let us magnify his pre-cious
name! Mabel Cox.
MMoouunnddssvvilliell, e, W. Va.
Healed of Smallpox.
e wish to praise and glorify our Go
who healeth all our diseases and forgi
eth all our iniquities; who redeemeth o
lives from destruction; who crowneth
with his loving- kindness and tend
mercies. Truly we do magnify th
name of the dear Lord for healing u
Our daughter was with the saints
Arkansas City, and she went to visit
sister at that place, whose husband
not expected to live; and they sent for h
brother to come up from Blackwell, Ind
Ter. He had something on his fan
which he thought were fever blisters
The doctor did not take much notice o
it for several days, as the man was no
sick and was going around. Finally th e
pronounced it smallpox and quarantine
him and all that had been exposed
They held our daughter only nine day
from the time she was exposed to it til
they decided that it was not smallpox
and told her that she was at liberty to go
if she desired to do so. She took the
train the next day and came home. She
was taken sick the following week, and
broke out one week from the day she
came home. So we let the Board of
Health know, and they were greatly
puzzled and made an uproar among the
people.
They quarantined us, and as it ad-vanced
the authorities of the city could
hardly get the board of health to come
and examine us. Finally they got Dr.
Hoffman ( the doctor that was with the
20th Kans. Regt. at the Philippine
Islands) to come with a member of the
board of health. By thietkne we were
getting real victory over Narcie's sick-ess,
and she was getting better. When
hey ' came down they were surprised,
nd one said he wanted to come back
he next day; and so the places or sores
were drying up by this time, and they
did not say what they called it, because
t did not act out what it really was.
hey said if my wife and I should be
aken sick to inform them of it; so we
et them know the . first day, but we had
een sick three days before they came.
Itily wife was quite sick for three days
ad nights, her fever running from three
o five degrees. I was up and down but
felt quite badly, and ray fever was two
and one- half degrees. When the doctors
acne we were getting the victory, and
ere better ( They never asked us to take
dose of medicine, but were well pleased
ith the way we were getting along.),
and they were surprised; for there was
o appearance of- breaking out. Oh,
aise the name of the dear Lord! They
id, " Well, if you. don't break out by
Monday we don't believe you will."
his was Saturday. By Monday we
Divine Healing.
Divine Healing.
The day of healing is not past with
believers. Mark 16: 16- 18.
All things are possible to him that be-lieveth.
Mark 9: 23.
We must believe when we pray.
Mark 11: 24.
Re must have confidence in him. 1
Jno. 5: 14.
How we know he will answer. 1 Jno.
5: 15; 3: 22; Mark 11: 23, 24; Matt. 21:
22.
What to do when afflicted. Jas. ' 5: 13.
What to do in case of sickness. Jas.
5: 14.
W hat must the elders do? Jas. 5: 14.
The prayer of faith must be offered.
Jas. 5: 15.
What is sometimes required of the sick.
Jas. 5: 16; Acts 14: 9; Mark 5: 34; Matt.
9: 29.
Others must have faith in case the sick
are unable to exercise faith. Mark 9:
23, 24; Jas.. 5: 15; Matt. 9: 2.
What must accompany faith? Jas. 2:
17, 18.
What are the works? ,
Where there are faults, confess them.
Jas. 5: 13- 16.
Works of the centurion— came to
Jesus. Matt. 8: 540.
Works of the man with the withered
hand— he stretched it forth.
Matt. 12: 13.
Works of the lame man— looked and
arose. Acts 3: 4, 6.
Works of the woman with an issue
of blood— touched his garment.
Mark 5: 27, 28.
Works of the ten lepers— showed
themselves to th. e priests. Luke
17: 14.
Works of the blind man— washed in
the pool of Siloam. Jno. 9: 7.
Works of Naaman the leper— washed
in the river Jordan. 2 Kings 5:
10, 14.
— From the, new book entitled " The
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On Being Led.
and God has his ministering angel*,
strengthen and help in time of need,
he will pour out his blessings
those who will follow in the ways of his
truth. James says, " Blessed is the
that endureth temptation: for wh -
is tried he shall receive the era
life, which the Lord hath promis E
them that love him."
There is quite a difference betw
being tempted and tried, and yieldin
temptation and going into the wa;
sin. There is a difference between evil
thoughts being presented to a person by
the enemy and his entertaining those
evil thoughts with intent to carry them
out and fulfill the desires of his enemy
on the line of his temptation. It is the
enemy's business to bring evil thoughts
and suggestions, but it is the place of the
children of God to let them pass by
unnoticed, or to resist the same and
refuse to entertain such.
We are to rejoice in temptations, as
Peter says, " Wherein ye greatly rejoice,
though now for a season, if need be, ye
are in heaviness through manifold
temptations." There may be times
when it is necessary for us to pass
through severe temptations, which may
burden our souls, in order to flee to the
Lord in more earnest supplication for
greater strength to meet our future re-sponsibilities;
but in such cases there is
no necessity whatever of any one giving
way or yielding to temptation and fall-ing
into sin.
Will a holy man have trials? Yes, it
is the trials and oppositions of the enemy
that makes us good soldiers for Christ.
The warrior who goes forth would not
be very practical in his warfare if he
did not occasionally get into a severe
battle where he would come in close
contact with the enemy and try his
strength and power and his skill in war-fare.
But some one may say, Of what
benefit would a trial be to a Christian?
It is for the exercise and development of
faith. " That the trial of your faith,
being much more precious 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."- 1 Pet. 1: 7. Here we
find the trial of our faith is much more
precious than gold. Many people spend
their entire lives at hard labor for gold,
but here the Christian has a chance to
get something more precious than gold,
but it is through the trial of faith.
Then if you desire to be strong in the
Lord, do not complain in time of trial,
but obey the admonition given by the
apostle in Rom. 5: 3, 4, where he is
speaking of the trials and tribulations of
life after one has entered the riches of
A Holy Life.
he grace of God. He says, " And not
nip so, but we glory in tribulations
also; knowing that tribulation worketh
patience; and patience, experience; and
experience, hope: and hope maketh not
ashamed; because the love of God is shed
abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost
which is given unto us."
How then are we to meet the tribulation
in order to secure the necessary patience
and experience? He says that we are to
" glory in tribulations." Then if you
are called to pass through trials, just
give God praise and glory. There are
a thousand things which you can thank
God for and praise him. Have you
tried. this plan, ye who are weak in faith,
who are seeking development in the
Christian warfare, and have not known
how to receive it? Away with your'
despondency, your looking unto the
weakness of self. Look up; look forward,
begin to praise God for what he has
done and what you expect him to do,
wield the sword against the enemy, send
forth a pebble of praise against the
mighty giant, and faith will direct it,
and the enemy will be conquered. Give
no place to the devil, but let your sups
plications be made known unto the Loitl
with praise and thanksgiving.
TT is a grand thought that Christ is our
guide; and he has given his Word and
his Spirit to guide us into all truth, and
his Spirit and his W ord agree. The way
is so plain that we need not be in dark-ness
on that line. May God stir every
soul to a sense of duty; for God means
what he says, and expects us as his chil-dren
to abide in his word. I have heard
I some say that they did not feel led to go
to meeting, but the Word says, " Not
forsaking the assembling of ourselves
together."— Heb. 10: 25. It tells us
what to do; and again, " If ye love me
keep my commandments." Some peo-ple
are not led to visit the sick and give
money, etc., but the Word and Spirit
agree and the precious W ord tells us to
do all of these things; and if we have
the Spirit of God, we will obey the
Word, and want to be led.
The Bible is plain, and we as children
of the most high God should obey it.
R hen we get in the way of wanting to
be led we are in a very good way to let
Satan come in and transform his light.
It generally brings discord. If we keep
humble enough to do God's will, we
shall not be led astray. Some one may
wonder how we know when God leads.
When the Spirit tells us something to
do, if it agrees with the Word it is God
leading; if you are led any other way, it
is a spirit of error. Keep yourselves in
Jesus and his word, and you will be
guided aright. May this prove a help It
to some poor souls.
A HOLY life is one free from sin. A
man may make many mistakes, but a
mistake is not a sin; and man to be holy
may be perfect in the sight of God as
far as his salvation life is concerned, but
this does not make him perfect in wis-dom,
perfect in knowledge, and such
things, as this omniscience belongs only
to God; but his holiness he imparts unto
men who meet the conditions of the - word
of God.
But some may ask, Will a holy man
be tempted? Yes, Jesus was tempted.
He was severely tempted, but he met
the tempter with the word of God. At
first the enemy would not depart, but
undertook to argue the case and quote
scripture himself. Upon this Jesus not
only told him what was written in the
word of God., but rebuked him and bid him
depart, at which he took his depart], sp,
and then angels ministered unto . r
This same tempter will tempt the -
dren of God, will try to discourage them,
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