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gaAthnedr hheis s ehlaelclt s fernodm h tihse a fnoguerl sw winitdhs , a f igr, r eana tc snoou enndd o of fa h Terauvemnp teot , t ahne do tthheery. shal3l1 g:: ta. t2h4: e3r1 . t • So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have s•- if Bred in the cloudy and dark. darr. En. 34: 12. . Ter. 32: 30. 0 t, 1EN ES S IN 1851 VOLUME X. X. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1900. NUMBER 46 Thy Sweet Will Clouds that gather round my head Seem the wings of God outspread; Hours of thought and worldly care Full of sweetest comfort are; Words of bitterness and sneer Fall like music on my ear. Once I could not thus partake Of each cup for Jesus' sake, But I learned, one bitter day, To look up and meekly say, " Thy sweet will, dear Lord, ngt. mine, Thy sweet will, and only thine." As the dear Christ on the sea Hushed the billows, so to me Did he speak, and gently say, " Peace, my brother, peace alway;" And upon my soul he breathed, I the peace of heaven received. Like a quiet little child, Striving to be meek and mild, Day by day I try to take All that comes for Jesus' sake. On this thought my soul doth rest, " God for me will do the best." Oh I how easy now to see • All things are for good to me: Pain and loss, or smile and cheer, Christ in all is very dear ; For my heart is whispering still, " Thy sweet will, Lord, thy sweet will." - 3, Letcd. Present Salvation. BY J. M. HARRINGTON. THERE are many living to- day with the expectation of getting saved in heaven. But the word of God offers us a present salvation. '' And you bath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. "-- Elph. 2: 1. " And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumeision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all tres-passes."- Col. 2: 13. Notice that the apostle declares that Christ bath quick-ened. Ile does not say in the millennium or in some future time or in heaven; but bath already quickened them- made alive. Again the apostle declares, " Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began."- 2 Tint. 1: 9. Paul here calls attention to a present salvation. The apostle Peter knew somethin g of a present salvation, hence, he says, " Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."- 1 Pet. 1: 5. All the foregoing scriptures teach sal-vation now in this present world. This is a great mystery to the world, and the great mass of professors are made to wonder and say as one of old, " How can these things be?" Thank God, the saved know how these things can be, . having a salvation to enjoy, not merely enduring a profession. once a lady joined a; so-called church and the minister told her she bad taken a great burden upon her. . Is this the way we find it, you who are saved? No, no! Read Hatt. 11: 28- 30. Praise the Lord! he relieves us from our burden when we take his yoke upon us. It is through the . blood of Christ we are saved. See Rev. 1: 5; 1 Pet. 1: 18,19; Heb. 9: 26. The question might be asked, Where was the blood shed? We answer in this world. This being true, it is in this world where the blood is applied. A common prayer among the professors is, " Finally at last in heaven save us." We have not a single scripture proving heaven to be a place to save us. - Heaven is a place for saved people to go after death. See 1 Pet. 1 : 4,5. Some say i t looks as if we boast it'we say we are saved now. Surely it would be if we did not make our boast in God. The Psalmist de-clares, " My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear there-of, and be glad."- Ps. 34: 2. See Ileb. 13: 5, 6. It would be very wrong for us to boast within ourselves or tell the good we have done. Praise God for what he has done for us. MANNER, OF BEING SAVED. The sinner inuA repent. Christ preached it. Matt,. 9: 13; 4: 17. All must repent. Luke 13: 1- 5. Some teach that the moral man will stand a better chance in the judgment than the outlaw, but the Bible says, " Except ye repent ye shall all like-wise perish." It matters not how good, moral, kind, or honest you may be, you will lose your precious soul if you do not repent and enjoy a present salvation. No doubt we could gain some friends, and have the applause of the world bY giving the moralist encouragement on this' line, but I would rather have the ap-proval of Christ upon me than the ap-proval of all this world. " Woe be unto you when all men speak well ot you." • CONDITIONS TO BE MET. 1. Confessing of sins. 1 Jno. 1: 9; Prey. 28: 13. 2. Forsaking of sins. Isa. 55: 7. 3. . Forgiving trespasses. Matt. 6: 14, 15. 4. Restoration to the extent . of our ability. Ezek. 33: 15. These conditions must be met in order to obtain this present salvation. There was a man attended a meeting we held once- his soul was awakened. He saw his lost condition, but he and his neigh-bor could not get along. He said he could not forgive him. So instead of paying the price he joined a so- Called church to ease his conscience. Oh, what a deception! We can not have anything in our heart against any one and be right with God. Christ is the door and the doorkeeper in his church. See Jno. 10: 9; Rev. 3: 7. We must meet the Bible conditions to enter in through him. Oh, remember that the word of God is our judge. ito. 12: 48. It pays to meet the conditions in the Bible. There is joy in the fold of the Lord. Phil. 4: 4; Gal. 5: 22. Those that neglect salvation lose a pearl- a pearl of great price. We urge you to seek it. WHAT SALVATION WILL DO FOR TOIL. It saves from sin. 1 Jno. 3: 0- 10; 1 Jno. 5: 18; Horn. 6; 1 Con 15: 31; 7: 25. This is sufficient proot that Jesus saves from sin. Some seem to think the Bible teaches we can be a child of God and commit sin. Let us briefly notice a few of those texts. Notice the awful condition of those mentioned in Rom. 3: 10- 19. Could we call, those murderers Christians- destruction and misery in their way, and the way of peace have they not known? These could not have been Christians, for the Christian has peace. Rom. 5: 1. Notice in Rom. 3: 10 it says, " As it is written." It was written under the law. See Ps. 14; Ps. 53. This was the condition of the world before Christ made his first advent into the world. Some might say, What about Ecel. 7: 20-" There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not"? At that time there was not. This was 977 years before Christ be-came the surety of a better testa-ment. See lleb. 7: 22. One says, " We can not please God while in the flesh." The flesh refers to man's sinful condition. Read Rom. 3: 9. God's people are not in the flesh, bat in the Spirit. Again we find some that did please God. Heb. 11: 5. Another might say, Yg hat about the scripture that says, ' c ite that sayeth he Iiveth and sinneth not is a liar"? We find no such scripture, but it does say, " It we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."- 1 Jno. 1: 8. The meaning of this text is that if we say we have no sin to be cleansed from, . we deceive ourselves. Instead of these scripture teaching us that we can sin and be a Christian, they when rightly understood,. prove to the con-trary. Dear reader, do you enjoy this great salvation.? It is for you. It saves from the love of the world- makes us over-comers. Seel Jno. 4: 4. 5. All the love for shows, fairs, picnics, etc. is gone and the love of God fills the soul. I anew a preacher to dismiss a meeting to go to a show, but thank God those that enjoy this present salvation have something far better than the pleasures of this vain world. We can eat in plenty and be satisfied. Joel 2: 26, 27. It saves from worldly conformity. We no longer desire to follow the fashions and the styles. See Ram. 12. The saved gladly lay aside everything the Word con-demns. Yet• we should dress neat and tidy no matter how cheap. Plain drass alone does not make a saint, unless our lives are in harmony with God's word. Let us see that we measure to God's word on every line. In this way we can let our light shine and men will see our good works and glority out' Father which is in heaven. Amen. A Needful Duty. BY J E. FORREST. 44 UT whoso bath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?"- 1 Jno. 3: 17. We are com-manded to distribute to the necessity of saints ( Rom. 12: 13), and this command-ment is to be obeyed as much as any other; in fact, if we fail to keep it, how dwelleth the love of Gon in us? The apostle says, " We ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."- 1 Jno. 3: 16. That is, deny ourselves or sacri-fice something of ours that we may help those who are in need- greater need than we. " My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; [ but how?] but in deed and in truth."- Ver. 18. How many of us stand perfectly clear in this line of truth? Do you see or know of a brother who is in need right now and you are withholding this world's good from him just because you are afraid to give for fear you will never get it back? Some are trusting Ge`-' sup-ply their daily needs, while others who claim to be just as consecrated and as spiritual, are afraid to let their pile of corn run down in the winter for fear they will n it have any to make a crop on the coming year. Brother, is this your case? is your brother in need al-most at your door? Or have you heard that a brother a score of miles off is in need? And have you inquired of the Lord in what way you may help bear your brother's burden? It seems that some are so close- fisted t hat there has to be a general shaking up among them to get them to their duty. The cry comes occasionally that some one is in great want and needs our prayers that lie may receive help. Well, it is all right to pray, and it is all right to trust in God for our needs, but how does God supply? Is it not largely by the liberality of his people toward cacti other? It we fail to give ot our means that those in need may be supplied, others will give, because God must fulfil his word to those who trust in him; but who will be the prize-winner? Those who give, or those who do not? We are all running for the prize; each of us expects to . aTin or we would not be running, so let us be diligent about our duty, God has not ordained that some of his people should live " deliciously" hile others suffer for food and clothing and always have a burden of debt hang-ing over them and such like. All of God's people belong to the same body and are one body. Rom. 12: 5-" Members one of another." 1 Cor. I2: 26-" And whether one member suffer, all the mem-bers suffer with it." It may be that you need a deeper work. If you do, get it, for this duty lies before us just as much as it did in the days of the early church. Why not? We are earnestly contending for the same faith they had, should we not do the same works as they, that our faith be a living one and not in vain? " Faith without works is dead."-- Jas. 2: 26. Let us bear the same fruit, do the same works as the first disciples it we expect such faith. Yea, first of all let us get the experience they had of salvation - and then methinks the works of charity will follow us even as they did them. The apostle Paul speaks of some who were willing above their ability ( 2 Cor. 8: 1- 3) while others had to be ex-horted to their duty. See 2 Cor. 9: 5- 7. Now, brethren, I trust that your minds may be stirred up and that your faith will Mount up above the care of your own needs so you may not look at your-selves, but at the wants of others, for this is well- pleasing to God. Just as ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. " Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." " Prepare to Meet Thy God." BY W. • TzwATEB. [ Amos 4: 12.] " BL° W ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy moun-tain: let all the inhajaitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord comoth, for it is nigh at hand."- Joel 2: 1. By reading the blessed Word of God we are made to believe that ere long God's wrath is going to fall on the world ot sin and this ball on. which we stay is go. ing to he dissolved and the elements melt 1852 2 THE GOSPRT TRIM= Lifting up of Holy Hands. BY GEO. w., BAILEY. SIN CE some have been doubtful as to the lifting up of holy hands being an ordinance in God's house, I feel the Lord would have me write a few lines on the subject. An ordinance is something ordained or established by authorities; an established rite or ceremony of the church. Now who has the right to es-tablish an ordinance in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and the ground of the truth? See 1 Tim. 3: 15. The Holy Ghost ( which is the executor in the house of God) will not lead nor guide contrary to the Word, for the ' Word and the Spirit agree. Some have objections to taking evidence or testimony from the Old Testament, but in Eph. 2: 20 we read con-cerning the church that we " are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets." So it we neglect either apostle or prophet we ignore a part of the foundation of the church of God. In 1 Tim. 2: 8 we read, " i will there-fore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubt-ing." Here is a positive command to lift up holy hams in prayer. Many of the songs the church of God sing, are prayers. Now the executor ( Holy Ghost) will surely carry out the will of the Father and lead the true worshiper of God to lift his hands in prayer and in such songs as are in the form of prayer. Then in Ps. 134: 2 we read, " Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord." Surely this has reference to praising God in public worship. Many of the songs the church of God sing are songs of praise, and in such the Spirit and Word agree and the true wor-shiper will feel led of the Spirit to lift up his hands. In Lam. 3: 41 we read, " Let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto God in the heavens." How natural for a spirit- filled soul to lift his heart to God in prayer and praise with uplifted hands. This the Spirit will do that the Scriptures might be fulfilled. It has been said of lief). 12: 12 that it could have but a - spiritual meaning since it refers to the knees as well as the hands. Now Goa's order of things is, forward march, and never sit down in ease; then the meaning of this text is surely this, " Lift up your hands in victory and march straight on." How can you get for-with fervent heat. Realizing this fact we can not refrain from seizing the trumpet, the word of God, to sound an alarm to warn. you, sinner friend, " to prepare to meet thy God," and escape • the awful doom that awaits you. Do you not realize that some time sooner or later you MtISt leave this time- world and spend eternity somewhere; either with the saved or the lost? and if you still persist in sin, • where Jesus is you can not go? See John 8: 21. And, again God has eternally declared that " tne wicked shall be turned into hell, and al! the nations that forget Gott."- Ys. 9: 17. Therefore we appeal to you; take warn-ing, " prepare to meet thy God." " The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on. them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.”- 2 Thess. 1: 7, 8. Then why not accept and obey the gospel? Do you not realize the awful danger of rejecting God's word? If not, hear the solemn warning, " Hear, 0 earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, .. because they have not hark-ened unto my wares, nor to my law, but rejected it. "- Jer. 6: 19. " They refused to harken, and pulled away their shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his Spirit. . . Therefore it is come to pass, that as he [ the prophet] cried, and they would not hear: so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts." - Zech. 7: 11- 13. Take warning from this, and " to- day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your Hearts." 7- Heb. 3: 7, 8. To hear his voice is to hear his word ( Ps. 103: 20), and his word says, " Behold, I stana at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sap with him? and he with me."- Rev. 3: 20. The Lord does not say if certain ones wil l hear my voice, but he says if any man. Sinner, that means you; but perhaps you think concerning yourself, " I am so vile a sinner, I have sinned against heaven and earth, I have heaped sins upon sins until they tower up like mountains, I am a miserable, undone sinner in the sight of God, I feel that I am lost." Dear friend, if those are your feelings, you are in a good attitude to begin to " prepare to meet thy God" and get saved. " For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."- Matt. 18: 11. And the invitation is, " Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."- Isa. 1: 18. God offers to do this for you on reasonable terms; that is, it you will for-sake your sins, he will pardon, and that abundantly. He says, " Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and . to our God for he will abundantly pardon."- Isa. 55: 7 Sinner, here is an abundant pardon offered you it you will make the proper applications for it by meeting the Bible requirements. You surely will do that. For example, suppose you had violated the civil law in committing some crime worthy of death or the penitentiary for life and you were sentenced to the same; would you not make every effort to get a pardon and be released from the sen-tence? Yea, doubtless you would. Now yon have violated the divine law by committing sin, " for sin is the trans-gression of the law."- 1 Jno. 3: 4. And you are sentenced be be turned into hell ( Ps. 9: 17) if you fail to apply for pardon and get it while it may be found. " Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near."- Isa. 55: 6. 0- r- s- ome time you will wish you had. Beware, listen," I have called, and ye re-fused; 1 have stretched out my hand; Eating of Meats. BY E. J. - AIL- P, JR. ( Conclusion.) MANY may wonder whether it is right for the ministry to allow the weak in faith to hold to their theory of certain meats being unclean and unfit to eat. To this the writer and every true minister, or child of God who is sanc-tified, say no. We now apply to the Word, and see whether the voice of the church and Word agree. The follow-ing truths are contained in Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. " Whatsoever is sold in the shambles [ the place where butchers' meat is sold- a flesh market], that eat, asking no question for con-science' sake: for the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. It any of them that believe net bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake."- 1 Cor. 10: 25- 27. Paul here surely teaches that pork can be eaten to the glory of God. " I know, and am persuaded by tne Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself." - Rom. 14: 14. " Now the spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy;. hav-ing their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and command-ing to abstain from meats, which God bath created to be received with thanks-giving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified [ cleansed or purified] by the word of God and prayer. If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hest attained.'' - 1 Tim. 4: 1- 6. Paul's teaching to Timothy in these scriptures tells just what the doctrines of devils are and mentions the " corn-manaing to abstain from meats." One may now say that does not include th e hog; for it is pronounced unclean to the children of Israel by the law of Moses. True it was pronounced unclean but re-member in the beginning God saw all things and said they were very good. Now since the law is done away we hear Paul, a Jew, and a minister of Christ to the Gentiles saying that " every creature of God is good, and nothing to be re-fused." Brethren, let us do our duty in teaching this truth. I believe it Paul were here in the flesh among the minis-ters, he would exhort us, as he did Tim-othy, " to put the brethren in remem-brance of these things." If we do, we " shall be good ministers of Jesus Christ." " I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine."-- 2 Tim. 4: 1- 2. PETER'S VISLON. Sonic sects at this present ag e time I who still hold the Mosaic system, and others who acknowledge that the Mu. saic law was fulfilled or done away in Christ, yet hold that pork and other creatures that were pronounced unclean by the law of Moses are still this, thteoyesa a: from his earlier teachings. or teach him unclean. in order to do t, that God did not purpose to turn Peter that pork was clean, and g God only wanted to teach him the lesson that he would not be defiled by going into the house of Cornelia e the Gentile; because God bad cleansed him, and he ( Cornelius) should not be called unclean. Dear reader, we will now turn to the truth of the whole matter and see what God purposed, and did teach Peter while in a trance upon the housetop. " And he [ Peter] became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel de-scending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: wherein were all manner of four- footed beasts of the earth [ the hog was among these], and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fouls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat."- Acts 10: 10 - 13. Surely this meant that Peter was not to be a respecter of beasts, etc. " But Peter said, . Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is cora-mon or unclean."- Verse 14. Now we know that the reason of Peter's refusal was because of the hog and other things that he considered unclean being in the vessel or sheet. lie did not mean to re-fuse to eat beet, venison, or mutton, but the tact was, the Lord held before him all the beasts, creeping thing, and fowls; then called unto him to rise, kill, anti eat. Titus Peter becomes dis-gusted with the sight of the contents of the sheet, and cries, " Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that was common or unclean." " And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. This was ( lone thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven"- Verses 15, 16. The solution of the problem before us is this, That the thing. which God bath cleansed were the very saute things that were in the vessel. And Cornelius was not in the vessel. So God did not have special reference to Cornelius; he va tot t to get at the cause of the enmit y be-tween Peter - a Jew- and the Gentiles; consequently he held the very things before him, that stood between Jews and Gentiles; namely, the eating of meats. The Jews considered the Gentiles com-mon or unclean, because they would in-dulge in the eating of flesh that was for-bidden them. We find in Matt. 15: 11 that Jesus plainly tells the Jews, that what• a man eats does not . defile him. " W bile Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto hi u, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise iierefore, and get thee down, and gu with them, doubting noth-ing: for I have sent them."- Acts 10: 19, 20. " And the moreow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshiped him. But Peter took him ap, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one . of another nation; but God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean."- Verses 24- 28. Peter learned the lesson of his vision; he doubted nothing, but believed that all things were clean, and that the ef oatin g* of meats defil ed no man, hence-he could mingle with the Gentiles. and no man regarded; but ye have set at naught all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; and mock when your fear com-eth; when your fear cometh as desola-tion and your destruction as a whirl-wind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me. - Prov. 1: 24- 28. Sad then, sad will be your awful fate. Be wise, sinner, " prepare to meet thy . God." " Whoso harkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and, shall be quiet from fear of evil."- Prov. 1: 33. Then why not harken diligently to the counsel of the Lord, and escape the wrath of a just God? " For God bath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. "- 1 Thess. 5: 9. " Behold, now is the accepted time; be-hold, now is the day of salvation."- 2 Cor. 6: 2. " Ho, every one that thirst-eth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, . • . buy wine and milk without money and with-out price."- Isa. 55: 1. " How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salve-tion?"- Ileb. 2: 3. A eain we exhort you to " prepare to meet thy God," " when we which are alive and remain shall be caught, up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall w ever be with the Lord." - 1 Thess. 4: 17. ward without lifting the knee? Do you not lift up your knees as you walk? God has pronounced a woe upon those that are at ease in Zion. Now it the Spirit led Jesus to send his disciples and bring the colt of an ass, and sit thereon I that the scriptures might be fulfilled; will not the same Spirit prompt the saints of God to lift up their hands in worship of God that the scriptures might be fulfilled? " For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."- a-- Rom. 8: 14. Quench not the Spirit."- 1 Thess. 5: 19. When Moses lifted up his hands, God's people had victory. When Moses' hands went down the enemy had the victory. So it is to- day when the saints' hands go up there is victory in the camp, but when their hands hang down the enemy pre-vans. 1853 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 44TN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, ( and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."- Jno. 1: 1- 14. Now, be-loved, if the Word is God, can we have God in us and yet reject the Word? Nay verily, for this would be God rejecting himself, which is utterly antagonistic to his doctrine. He says, " My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent mes"- J ohu 7: 16. Again we read, " Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God."- H. eb. 11: 3. To- day we look out on the earth land in the firmament and read with re- I verential awe the infallible testimony to ' the truth of God's word. Yet in the face conscience is defiled."- Ver. 15. Praise God for the precious truth of the Bible that makes us pure and free to serve God and do straight and clean work for him. " Stand fast therefore in the liberty , wherewith Christ bath made us free, and - be not entangled again with the yoke s of bondage."- Gal. 5: 1. d e Under the Blood. d• BY ROBT. ROTHMAN. “ A ND the blood shall be to you for a token upon the house where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will e pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when 1 smite the land of Egypt."- Ex. 12: 13. This blood of the lamb in the old dis-pensation being a type of the blood of Christ the Lamb of God in. the new and better dispensation, is something worthy of prayerful consideration. We learn from the context that God intended to execute judgment on the land of Egypt by smiting the first- born in the land, both man and beast. Ile promised his chosen people, through Moses, that if they would take the blood of a lamb without blemish and strike it on the two side- posts and on the upper door- posts of the houses, he would spare them and not permit the plague to destroy them. There are great depths of meaning to this type which we will not venture to reach, but we wish to point out a few lessons to be learned from it. God promised to pass over cer-tain houses, not because the inmates were particularly good, but because of the blood upon the door- posts. So the wrath of God abides not on the Christian, be-cause he is living under the blood of Christ, making that his only plea. There is safety nowhere else. Our good works have their proper place, and are a sacri-fice well- pleasing unto God ( Heb. 13: 16), but if we would ever live where the Lord protects from the works of the destroyer, we must keep the merits of the blood be-fore our spiritual eyes. We have heard one who was in willful sin say that he was in safety because he was under the protection of the blood. This person presumed on the long- suffer-ing of God. Were this not the con-dition of great numbers who have been falsely taught, it might be passed by; but the eternal welfare of souls demands that we learn both what part the blood per-forms and what Goa expects of us. Returning to Ex. 12: 8, we see that not only was the blood to be sprinkled on the door- posts, but the flesh of the lamb was to be eaten. W hat can this fore-shadow? Truly that in this better dis-pensation we are to partake of the very life of Christ. " Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say mate you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my- flesh, and drink-eth my blood, bath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He thateeateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father bath eat me, and I live by the Father: so e that eateth me, even he shall live by e."- Jno. 6: 53- 57. These verses open to us something far eyoncl the popular profession of living nder the blood and yet living in sin. o abide in Christ or live under the blood e must possess the life of Christ. And we have his life we will surely walk in s steps. God is ready to give us power become his children if we receive Christ he is. See Jno. 1: 12. God never tended the followers of his beloved Son dishonor him by a life of sin. " For en hereunto were ye called: because hrist also suffered for us, leaving us an ample, that ye should follow his steps: ho did no sin, neither was guile found his mouth."- 1 Pet. 2: 21, 22. Let ery one that nameth the name of Christ g nothing pure; but even their mind and depart from iniquity. " He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."- 1 Jim 2: 6. To walk as Christ walked, it is neces sary that we not only have our sins blotted out by the blood of Christ, but that we be sanctified by the blood. " Wherefore Jesus also, that. he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. "- Heb. 13: 12. Dear ones, let us get this verse in our hearts more and more; then will we learn to value sanctification as God values it, as all the heavenly hosts no doubt value it. Sad it is to see souls go to the altar and have uppermost in their minds the offering of themselves. ' W e must present our bodies fully to God when we seek sanctification and the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, or else how could God have his way with us? how could' he live and move in a vessel not surrendered to Min? But it is alone by the precious blood that we are sanctified. Let us see the blood more and more, then will we lose sight of self and the way will grow more and more glorious. " Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. "- Heb. 9: 11, 12. And now, dear reader, if you are pro-fessing to live under the blood and are still a sinner, these words apply to you. " Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are un-leavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wicked-ness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."- 1 Car. 5: 7, 8. And to the children of God who have not obtained their inheritance, these other words are addressed. " Having, therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; anti having an high priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having • our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that prom-ised."- Heb. 10: 19- 23. Will you enter by the blood into the inheritance of the saints? It is glorious, it is what your soul needs, and the price is all paid. And to the dear ones who have entered the land of Canaan through the blood of the everlasting covenant we address the words of the poet: Several years alter, we find Peter eatin with the Gentiles. See Gal. 2: 11, 12. Now we will agree that God wanted to teach Peter that the Gentiles were not unclean, but we have further p rove, d that God pointed at the things that caused Peter to think the Gentiles to be unclean and taught him that the things in them selves were not unclean. W hen J esu sent out his twelve disciples, he tol them to not enter into any city of th Samaritans- Gentiles; but to the los sheep of the house of Israel- Jews. Se Matt. 10: 5, 6. But after the death an resurrection of Jesus, we hear him saying unto the same disciples, " Go ye there fore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of th Son, and of the Holy Ghost. "_ Matt. 28: 19. The Mosaic law, as we have proved, was abolished by the death of our Lord, and now the disciples- Peter in-eluded- were commanded to go to all nations of the Gentiles. Peter had not thoroughly learned the complete work that was accomplished between Jew and Gentile, by the death of Christ; never-theless the middle wall of partition which consisted in enmity, even the law of com-mandments contained in ordinances, was torn down: But Peter did not thoroughly comprehend it, nor learn the lesson, until he fell into a trance, or vision, upon the housetop. In conclusion, I will further say, that there are some who abstain from eating pork, and other things, from a hygienic standpoint. They believe, and know, that pork does not agree with them. Now, dear brethren, let us be careful lest we teach others that pork is unclean, or not fit to eat. If we do not teach it in public, we can advccate the idea in pri-vate, or in individual conversations, and thus influence others into bondage which will be detrimental to their spiritual pro-gress. God tells us to preach the Word and not hygiene. I further believe that if we have faith in God, there are things abstained from that could be eaten, with-out injury to the eater. Let us remember that it is sanctified- cleansed or purified - by the word of God and prayer. Amen. Of course we must use wisdom in eating; and there are seasons in the year when pork and other flesh is little needed. In the cold seasons the system needs more fats than in the warm seasons. " For in-stance, in northern Russia larger quan-tities of pork and beet are eaten, and the frozen carcasses of animals stand exposed for sale in the winter air for a consider-able time. Among persons living in cold climates, the appetite for oleaginous food is especially eager, and they require large quantities of it to enable them to resist the depressing influences of cold. The Eskimo consumes daily from ten to fifteen pounds of meat or blubber, a large proportion of which is fat. The Laplander will drink train oil- the oil procured from the blubber or fat of whales by boiling- and regards tallow candles as a great aelicacy." Brethren, God wants ministers in these places to preach the gospel. He may send you or me. Oh, let us be free and keep free in Christ, living in ac-cordance with the New Testament so that if God sends us to these cold s climates, we will be able to . adapt our- h selves to the customs of the people and eat such things as are set before us. See Luke 10: 8. " Holding fast the faithful b word, as he hath been taught, that he may u be able by sound doctrine both to exhort T - and to convince the gainsayers."- Titus " For there are many unruly and if vain talkers and deceivers, specially they hi of the circumcision [ Jews or proselytes]." 1 0 - Ver. 10. " V hose mouths must be as stopped, who subvert whole houses, in teaching things which they ought not, to for filthy lucre's sake."- V er. 11. " Not ev giving heed to Jewish fables [ eating of C meats] and commandments of men, that ex turn from the truth."- Ver. 14. " Unto iv the pure all things are pure: but unto in ev 3 of all, man - who is the chief workmanship of the great I Am, will try to refute and reason away the word of God: and bring it to his own plane. The carnal mind - is not subject to God's law, neither in-deed can be. See Rom. 8: 7. But We praise God to- day, those of us that are sanctified through the truth can boldly say with Jesus, " Thy word is truth."- Jahn 17: 6. Again we hear Jesus say, " I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou ga yest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gayest them me; and they have kept thy word."- John 17: 6. 0 beloved, it is m t hard for those that have come out of the world to believe the precious word. of our blessed Redeemer. Why? Be-cause of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first- fruits of his creatures. " He that is of God heareth God's word: ye therefore hear him not, because ye are not of God."- John 8: 47. Yet how many dear eternity- bound souls to- day are taking to themselves the honored name of Christian and are unconsciously harkening to the same voice that our mother Eve did in the garden when the great enemy of man said unto her, " Ye shall not surely die." 0 dear ones, this voice has a- death sentence in it. Al-though it may come from a person dis-guised as a minister of the gospel or some one looked upon by you as a friend, let me warn you to- day to let God be true and every man a liar. " For false Christs and false prophets shall arise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect."- Mark 13: 22. But we praise God that by his Word and Spirit we are able to try the spirits and see from whence they come, for they that have not the Spirit of Christ are none of his. See Rom. 8: 9. W here would we be amid all the con-fusion of this world were it not for God's word, which " is a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path?"- Ps. 119: 105. God also is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. How often we meet with those professing to be fol-lowers of Jesus, who when you ask if they are Christians, say they hope so, and when the mirror of God's word is turned on them the intents of their hearts are at once discerned, for out of the abundance crt the heart the mouth speak-eth." See Luke 6: 45. Praise the Lord for the balance of his word wherein we may know Whether we are able to stand in. the great day of God Almighty when he comes inflaming fire to take venge-ance on all that know not GI- ocl and that obey not the gospel ot • our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear professor, you who are contending against the word of God and for your creeds and. dogmas, what will they be worth to you in the awful moment when you must render an account of all you have said and done in this life to an all- wise God who has said, " Man cloth not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceed-ash out of the mouth of the Lord"?- Deut. 8: 3; Matt. 4: 4. Take warning and " prepare to meet thy God," for the hay, wood, and stubble are being burned by the fire of God's holiness and the sandy foundations are falling, and only that which is built on the Rock can stand. " Therefore whosoever heareth these say-ings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock, and the rains descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a reek. And every one that lieareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rains de-scended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." - Matt. 7: 24- 27. " Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my word shall not pass away."-- Luke 21: 33. God's word shall judge us in the last day. Amen. 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Jesus said, Jno. 17: 10, " They are not of the world, even as I am not of the orld." Surely the y must have been converted, as he compared them with worldly people who were not converted. Have you any other evidence of their conversion? When Jesus came preaching the gospel hey believed in him and were saved front their sins; as sNe read he came to save is people from their sins. Matt-. 1: 21. d whosoever b. lieveth shall be saved, Read . a no. 3: 36. The y were branches in him. Jno. 10: 5. Was anyone else convened before the day of Pente-cost? The seventy who were sent out to each, when they returned rejoicing, were told by Jesus that their names were written in heaven, and surely they were converted it their names were written in heaven. Luke 10: 20. The man who was sick of the palsy, Matt. 9: 2; a Luke 7: 50. To another he said, To, and sin no more." " As many as believed," etc. Had Christ been cruciid at this time? Ile had not. How then ctTull they have been converted, or have had their sins forgiven. as the Bible says i Hebrews that without the shedding et Wood there can be no remission cl sins? The Bible also sa ys Jesus " waS a Lamb slain trims time foundatien ot the world. The plan of redemption was ed from the beginning. When esus came he promised everlasting life o all who would believe on him. Would it not be more reasonable to believe that the - ornise was that if they obe yed, their sins wou d be ) rgiven when his blood had been shed upon the cross? No. Do you not remember that he said to one in Luke 7: 47—" Tny sins which are many are all forgiven"? He did not say they would be, but all are forgiven. He told the scribes that " the Son of man hate' power on earth to for-give sins."— Matt. 9: 16. What did Jesus require of the people in order to get saved? He said unto them, " Repent ye, and. believe the gospel."— Matt. 1: 15. Read Jno. 6: 47. Could not they have been followers of Jesus without repentance, providing they believed he was time Christ? They may have followed him for the " loaves and fishes;" but that would not have cha, n aged their heart nor given them an entrance into the kingdom. Many people of to- day pretend to be followers of Jesus, and call themselves Christians, who are only atter the " loaves and fishes." They have never been born oil the Spirit, and have only a profession instead of a possession of the ; race of God. John the Baptist would not baptize the Pharisees because they would not I repent. He not only told - them that they should repent but must show forth fruits of repentance. They tried to slip through on their old law profession; but he called them a generation of vipers. The Difference. BY N. S. DUNII& N. OUR object . in sending this article through The Trumpet is to show the difference between the saint and sin-ner. We read in Ezek. 44: 23—" And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern. between the un-clean and the clean." You can see that the prophet transpiercing the ages saw the time whenGod woula raise up a people that - would teach the gospel in such a plain way that the people would easily see the difference between the man that = cad and the man that served him It is needless to multiply words to get you to see the difference between heaven and hell; Ciod, and the devil. he same good Book which shows that heaven is a place of rest and that hell is a place of torment also shows that there is a difference between him that serveth God anal - him that serveth him not. - We read in Mal. 3: 18s--" Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked,- between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not." The word serve, means to work for, to obey, to worship. So we see God has fixed this great salvation so complete t makes such a change in people that we can tell who works for God and who does not; who obeys God and who obeys him not; who worships Goo and who worships him not. We find also in Matt. 6: 24 that Jesus said, " No man can serve two masters. . . Ye can not serve God and mammon." By this we can discern between him that serveth God and hint that serveth him not; be-cause, since it is impossible to serve both at once, it is easy to be seen from one's life anti actions which is served. The reason some people have such a hard time is because they try to do some-thing which God said they could not: that is,- serve two masters. They try ristians and yet sin more or less every day. Dear reader. you know if a person could be a Christian and sin more or less every day, there would be no difference between saint and sinner. That is just what is the matter to- day, so many people claiming to serve God and acting just like time sinner and talking just like the sinner and dressing just like the lin-er. Of course, the sinner sees all these timings, and be stumbles over them, - con-tinuing in his sins. May God Almighty thunder these truths to every heart, and help each one o see that his life is wielding an in-nce to send men either to hell or to heaven. I ask you which it is with you? May God help you to get wide awake to is, and to live the lite of Christ. Paul said, " Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. ' So many people try to put on Christ like they do their Sunday. clothes. They look so good on Sunday but act so badly through the week that even the devil must be ashamed of them that they do not better hide the fact that they are serving him. Please go with me to the 6th chapter of Romans and the 10th verse, and see it Paul does not show the difference be-tween him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. Here it is—" Know ye not [ or in other words, do ye not know that to Whom ye yield yourselves ser-vants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey?" And Jesus said you could not serve two. So now, - where do you. stand? When you get angry and sin, who prompts you? Does God? You answer, No. Well then, if Goo does not, the devil surely does. Then, when you have gotten angry and sinned, ' whom have you obeyed? You well know. Dear Jesus speaking in Jno. 6: 34— W hosoever comsaitteth sin is the serv-ant of sin." Who is the servant of sin' Anybody and everybody that Commit-teth sin. Just one sin makes them serv-ant, of sin. Now, it they are the serv-ants of sin, they can not be the servants of righteousness at the same time. If they could, that would make them - serv-ing two masters, and Jesus said they could not do that. Rom. 6: 20 says, " For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were tree train righteousness." Christ said he was the servant of sin who com-mitted sin, antl Paul said, " When ye were the servants of sin, ye were free n rio. nteousness." So, you see - ighteousness frees you from sin; ant sin frees y ou front righteousness. Reader, w here do you stand, free fro sin, or Iree from righteousness? $&:. tember this is Bible, anti not sim yt man's opinion. We read in I3. eb. IS: —" Therefore we receiving a kingdont which can not be moved, let us hay. grace, whsreby we ma y serve God ac-- eeptabi v." Is your life acceptable God? It is it you have grace to live da b y da y free from sin. De sure you right with God; for you are got through this life but once. i Ve read in Luke 1: 74, 75—" That would !; rant unto us, that we being livered out ot the hand of our one uii hit serve him without fear, in holiness: and righteousness before bun, all the days of our lite." It We obtain this de-liverance, it will lift us above sin, give us power over all sin, and enabi us to live holy and righteous all the days of our life. I praise God for such a 11; onderful salvation'. Dear reader, have you confidence in your experience!? Are you willing to go: into eternity with it? One night in meeting after a brother had finished preaching God moved me: ito rise and ask Um people this question: I " It Gel. ‘ vare here in thins teat in. visible form and were to say, II you are clean and clear, and have a pure heart, when iyou step ot this tent yeti will step into giery; it not, you will step into hell, I WOIBIVr how many ot you would rise to y our feat w : le Ite,; ita uit. l start for Ow door?" /' t hat some people \ v` claim to be Cii • ktions would have been aliaid hi go out. nt: Q.- God help you. reader, to :=. ee why it is that we urge - on to get as rt; liie salvation. 1:, , moinl] er you are going to see God some and answer for the way you have li• ed. ExuouTaTios TI E MI XIS` VRY. I. p • ay God to help a nil ilistors to be true to souls and [ Bit to be atraid ta show them jest \ vital it tai:;', to he a servant iaf ( 4 ,„". In itial boll) ti preach the \ vord in such power that it will make num and women tremble and be afraid to claim they: are serving God it they are not straight in their lives:- My heart is stirred within me to see the ministers gvia into sneh close touch ‘ vitit Goa that he can use them to shake this wicked world. 0 brethren, the reason why there is no mere power m so lunch et the preaching is this, God kinays if he were to turn on the power lie probably would spoil you forever. You wt, eild get puffed up. I pray taut he may make us humble. Soinetime. s 1 wish I could have all the saints in heaven and on earth pray for me, for I feel so unworthy and realize so keenly ma- need of leaning on Jesus. The responsibility is so great, brethren, I. sometimes feel as though I clan hardly bear it— to know that 1 am dealing in a work for eternity. 1 would rather be-come speechless in the pipit titan to talk when God has not given me a message. Just think, brethren, if we do speak when God is not leading us we will simply scold and deive the people so they will Become angry. Please stay out of the pulpit if God can not use you. flay he i help you to get all your messages from himself. Brethren, hear what I Say— I will stay on my knees day and night and know the mind or Christ in this matter. Glory to God! my heart is full and I am resting in the arms of Jesus. Just let me ask you one queslion, When you stand in the pulpit do you talk and ex-plain time word just as you would it Jesus were sitting before you catching your every ‘ vord and looking von in the face as you ephase? My brethren, Gott has made me afraid to attempt to preach. unless I know he has given me authority from heaven to speak. Mav God thun-der these taut hs where they belong! If we preach with power, people will get under conviction and get something real;, ore the thy of Pente-e this paper? It has been, ccoomminingg to hormme for a number of weeks. I rent with interest and find its pages filled with the Spirit- life ot our blessed Lord, and would recommend that every Chris-tian in this land read it. M: N. De Graw. not. will have mercy upon them and to our God; for he will abundantly pardon, that they may warn. others to do the same and deliver their precious souls. Then they may say like Paul, " I am pure from the blood of all men." Good Conversation. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET and then there will not be so many dead professors hanging on. May Goa help us to not be afraid to go to our brother with our hearts melted with love and show hiin his faults. This is for eternity and is worth doing right. Remember what we are engaged in Will go through. the test in judgment. Brethren, my heart is in this work and gladly have I yielded myself to God for him to use my tongue, my pen, and what money he sees fit to place in my hands. I am wholly given up. Praise God! I have read of Jesus and talked of Jesus and dreamed of Jesus, but that is not enough- 4 must see Jesus with these eyes and embrace him in these arms and shall shout his praises through all eternity for delivering poor unworthy me. May God bless these few lines to the good of every reader. Your brother saved, sanctified and satisfied, and all on fire for God. False Teachers Can Not Cease From Sin. BY WM. W. FITZWATER. THE apostle Peter foretells the corn-ing of false teachers, in which he says, " But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there snail be among you."- 2 Pet. 2: 1. The apostle goes on to describe the false teachers so that we can know them when they a pear. He describes them thus, " Hav-ing eyes full of adultery, and that can not cease from sin." Hence when we hear preachers say they sin more or less every day and that we can not live free from sin in this life, etc., we are forced to believe they are the very characters Peter had reference to when he said " that can not cease from sin." The belief that all the people commit sin and can not cease from it is like unto a contagious dis-ease; most people have it or have had a good chance to have it, and it is all due to false teachers not doing their duty in obeying the command given in Ezekiel which reads as follows, " Son of man, I have made thee a watchman [ preacher] unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. W hen I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest them not warning, nor speak-est to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquit y ; but his blood will I require at thine nand . because thou hast not given him warn-trig."— Ezek. 3: 17- 20. In the great day of reckoning the blood of many will be on the hands of false teachers for failing to do t heir duty in warning the wicked to turn from their wicked way. The apostle Paul, a true teacher, was aware of the fact. He there-fore was not slow to no his duty on this line. " Awake to righteousness and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to - your shame."— 1 Cor. 15: 34. Here the apostle Paul commands us to sin not and declares that they that sin are not even " awake unto righteousness" and " have not the knowledge of God." - Then, he adds, " 1 speak this to your shame." 0 shame! shame! on the. people professing godli-ness and committing sin, especially the false teachers . who affirm they can not cease from sin. Again the apostle says, " Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity [ sin]."- 2 . Tim. 2: 19. Dear reader, do you not see how unhesitatingly and forciblyPaul taught a sinless life in warning the peo-ple to sin not and depart from iniquity? He says, " 1 take you to record this day, that I am . pure from the blood of all men."— Acts 20: 26. " Yet if thou warn the - Wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wic ked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul."— Ezek. 3: 19. Therefore we want the false teachers to sin not and forever cease from sin, and let them return unto the Lord, and he r a br t n C I u 0 Monon, lad., Nov. 12. This leaves me saved, sanctified, and kept by the power of Gail, and thankful that he has permitted me to take the field again to lead precious souls to him-self. Last spring I stopeed traveling to prepare a home for my family, during that time I preached every two weeks at our home place. Last October the Lord called me to travel again and stop the work at home. And he has proved me in his order by the salvation of souls and the healing of diseases. To God be all the glory. My home is now situated in a neighlnrhoed where there is not a Christian outside ot my family, and this last su. nmer I preached mostsot the time to an audience that were all sinners. Though no one got saved, yet some were deeply convicted of their sins. The dancing stopped in the neighborhood. Now the people are disgusted at sectism, they Said when I commenced preaching to them, it I could preach the Bible they would like to hear me, but they did not want a sectish doctrine. 1 consider this a good - place for some one called of God to hold a meeting. Such a one can find a home with me while here. I have received letters from some wanting to come here and hold a meeting, but they want the expenses paid before they come. That is all right when it can be done, but I am all alone here with but little of this world's goods and can not do this at presents but God. can open. the way for t t 0 fi 1 t t 0 S b it t G - I ti BY HARRY TYLER. 44 WORD fitly spoken is like ap- Pies of gold in pictures of silver." — Prop. 25: 11. The dear Lord has been showing me for some time the need of a pare conversation among his saints. By searching his olessed Word On this all-important subject, I flan there is mach said about the way we should control our conversation. I Know there has Keen much harm done by talebearers and those who form opinions and evil- surmis-ing among the dear saints. I find those who are always ready to form an opinion about their brother's walk, his leadings, and zeal are those who neglect the words-of the Savior in Matt. 7: 3. They fail to see their mote or beam. Paul said our conversation should be such as becometh the gospel. See Phil. 1: 27. " The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow to cast down . the poor and needy and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and ' their bows shall be breken."— Ps. 37: 14, 15. We see by this scripture that God's people have an upright conversa-tion and the thrusts of the enemy do not prevail. Joel speaks of a people of God who were strong and set in battle array and who did not break their ranks neither thrust one another. See Joel 2: 5- 8. Praise God! we are living in that day when the people of God have fel-lowship one with another and the blood of Jesus cleanseth us from all sin. Peter, speaking of this old world being on fire and everything going to be dis-solved, says, a W not manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?" We have peculiarities some of us and God leads us according to his Way. Some of us have to go through great tribulation to learn precious lessons. Therefore, I believe we should be very careful about judging our brother. Much wrong is done by not going di-rectly to the one who we think is being led wrong. Then if they can not see it as we do, let us be content to pray over it for a season and not give the enemy a chance to accuse and cause doubts or suspicion by telling other breth-ren about the matter. I am convinced by the Word if we love one another we will not do so. Paul admonished the Thessalonian brethren " to ' study to be quiet" and to do their own business, also to the Ro-mans—" We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak." We . should receive one another as Christ also received us.. Tv hen 1 vas in Babylon I had such a spirit to contend with— evil rigs, talebearing, and uch, but praise God he has set me in the body, sanctified my soul and taken all uch out of me. Glory to his name! ` Let. the word of Christ dwell in you ichly in all wisdom; teaching and dmonishing one another in psalms and ymns and spiritual songs, singing with race in your hearts to the Lord: and whatever ye do in word or deed do all in he name of our Lord Jesus, giving hanks to God and the Father by him." — Col. 3: 16,17. " Sound speech, that can ot be condemned; that he that is of the ontrary part May be ashamed, having o evil thing to say of you."— Titus 2: 8. ` To speak evil of no man, to be no branv-ers, but gentle, showing all meekness nto all - men."— Titus 3: 2. The grace of ur Lord, Jesus Christ be with you all. " Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God." Amen-any one Who will obey his call. I pray God to send some one to this place will preach the true gospel by the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven, that his kingdom may, be set up in the hearts this people, and give us souls for ou• hire. May we first seek the kingdom of God and all other things shall- be added. Pray for me and ' the people of this place. M. F. Maple. San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 7. We are praising God for victory in our souls through the precious blood of Jesus. our Redeemer. Oh, how we do orals him for a Savior that is able to save from all sin, yea, from the uttermost to the uttermost. " Behold tin Lamb of God which taketh away the sin it the world.'' We do thank God that he eves laid up tn us such a burden for the work here le this dark and wicked city, and it is WW1- derful how he has opened up the work. It has only been in progress about a yeas and a half, but in that time God has won-derfully manifested his power, and sin-ners have been saved, believers sancti-fied, and the sick ( some given up by phy-sicians) have been healed. Glory to God! Christ said, " If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me." Praise God we have found it so! Here we meet all classes and all kinds of people, but God is no respecter of persons, all who plunge into the fountain that flows free from Calvary and are willing to take the narrow way of the cross are made every whit whole. One dear soul who was so burdened by a load of sin that he came near committing suicide came into our meeting, and the Lord so convicted him that he yeilded up all to God and he said he would go home to his wife and little ones and set up the family altar. We have had much to battle against, for the enemy who seeks to destroy precious souls is bard ac work here and has tried to send in almost every possible delusion into our meetings, especially upon the line of sect-ism. " But the word of God is quick, and pmverful, anti sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the divid-ing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." It has never failed: to cut off and drive out all who would not measure up to it. Oh, how true it is that only those who will measure up to the Word will ever he able to stand the judgment fire of almighty God in that great day of the Lord. Doors have been closed against us but blessed be the name of the Lord, he always opens up new ones. A very short time ago every door but one ( which meant but one meeting a week) was closed against us, yet we are looking to God and not to man. All glory be to his precious name, he has now opened up three new places. One of these places was opened by giving out of a tract on. Babylon. Two meetings a week are field at this place. The Lord has greatly blessed us within he past few months by sending Bros. Hale, Bue, and Byers to us for a short ime. The Word has gone forth in nighty power, but we are greatly in need f consecrated workers. This is a large eld. Truly the harvest is great but the aborers are few. " Pray ye therefore he Lord of the harvest, that he will end forth laborers into his har-est." The meetings here are all cot-age- meetings. The work is moving n, but what is heeded is a public mis-ion- hall where the masses of people can e reached, and where the gospel in all s fullness anti purity can be preached very night; street- meetings held, and racts, books, and papers given out by the housands. We believe and feel that it is oil's will to open up such a place here. V e ask an interest in the prayers of le saints everywhere for the work here. ur address is 613 Post St., Carrie M. Maggart. Fresno, Cal., Nov. 4. As I have not yet seen in the Trumpet. Coldwater, Ky., Nov. 12. We came to this place Oct. 27, and commenced meeting in JC. 31.13' name. W e have had services nearly every day and night since, and believe much good has been accomplished. The attendance was good and the majority of people seemed to be interested. Very little opposition, apparently; several requested an interest in our prayers by lifting their hands, and a few came to the altar. We believe some of them received the desire of their hearts. To God be all the glory and praise for what is done! - We have many homes and friends in these parts, and are truly tankful to the people . for their hospitality. May the dear Lord bless them abundantly for the same, is our prayer. We feel sure that the truth is planted in many hearts which will spring up and b trait to th3 glory of Go:!. Praise his n:: tm f 1 We expect to go about tour miles train to Farming-ton, Graves Co., met betin meeting Friday night, to continue as long as the Lord wills, then go to other places near, the Lord willing. We exp ct to remain in these parts until some time in Decem-ber. Any one desiring meeting between here and St. Louis, Mo. may write to us at Cold water, Ky. Remember us in your prayers. Thos. and Lillawah Carter. News from the Field, Dekalb, 111. Nov. 14. I am glad to report victory in the name of Jesus. Since the Burket camp-meeting we have been constantly search-ing atter the lost and helping to pull the perishng out at the fire. We attended meetings at the following places : Chicago, Highland Park; Squireville, Mich; Six Fonts, Ohio; Lindsey, Ohio. We can truly say t hat God has been with us, also much and lasting good we trust has been done in all these meetings. We Fay that God may bless the dear ones wh i have cared for u all along the line. Afeeting closed at Linlsey Sunday night; on M in t ty we took tin train for this place. This is a new field. Pray God may help us to so live and preach that souls may be won to the truth. We are much in need of a soprano singer. Should any one be called to work on that line and desire to join us in the winter cam-paign, address me at faskalb, Ill. Wm. E. Warren, Arthur and Nellie Bennett. 1S56 6 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET any report of our late camp- meeting here, I thought I would write some-thing about it. As announced before, the dates set were from Oct. 5 to the 1.5th. A few days before the date for beginning some of the saints began to arrive on the grounds, and as soon as the Lodi camp- ineetink was over the brethren at that place shipped the big tent to Fresno and it arrived in good season, although the dates of the meet-ings at these places ran rather close to-gether. The tent is quite a large one, capable of holding many more people than the one we have had before; yet the extra space was at times found. to be needed. It is oblong and measures about 40x60 feet. We experienced some difficulty about getting seats, as we failed to get some that we had expected to se-cure for the occasion, but the Lord helped and so the difficulty was overcome by making some. The first meeting . began on Friday the day announced for the be-ginning of the camp- meeting and by Sun-day a good interest was being taken, in-somuch that the big tent was nearly filled, with eager listeners to the truth. Throughout the meetings the good in-terest awakened continued and God's blessing was upon his word unto saving, sanctifying, healing, and reclaiming of backsliders. Many who came for other benefits aid not rail to go away satisfied. Quite a number of young people made a start for heaven and some very blessed young people's meetings were held. The little folks were not forgotten, but had a daily lesson from God's own. Word. The visiting ministerial brethren were J. W. Byers, J. H. Hudson, and M. Bue. Local elders attending were J. J. Frame, Elias Frame, Eli Sensney, B. F. Arnett, Martin Wright. During the meeting two deacons, Bros. W. W. McAboy and J. L. Chaffin, whose ordination of God had been first proved by their works, were acknowledged as such by the im-position of hands by the presbytery. A Jewish convert, Brother Moss by name, was present during part of the meetings and gave an interesting lecture one after-noon. Be is much interestea and ear-nestly working for the salvation of his own people. The blessed ordinances of feet- washing and communion were ob-served by a large number of happy saints, whose joy was unrepressed, but burst forth into many a shout of praise to his worthy name for the privilege of follow-ing the dear Savior's example and prov-ing that " if ye know these things, happy are ye if ye cto them." The Lord greatly blessed also in the matter of finances, not only supplying the expenses of the camp- meeting, but leaving a neat balance on hand, which is expected to be used in purchasing benches or lumber to make them. As there is much fruit raised here and a great deal of it dried, Bro. Byers suggested the matter of sending a quan-tity to the Trumpet Family. This has accordingly been done and we all feel glad of the privilege of helping a little those who are sacrificing so much for the dear Master's cause. May he give us all more of a spirit of sacrificing for him. The matter of taking the support of some of the India children met with a good response. Quite a number volun-teered to take the responsibility of one or more children each. About $ 80 more was received by Bro. Bute who was ap-pointed to look after the matter of for-warding the money, which has been done. Many hearing of the ten- Lent offer of the Trumpet to Jan. 1, availed them-selves of the opportunity- to get much valuable reading at so low a cost. On the whole the camp- meeting was a grand success in answer to the many prayers of the saints which had gone on before, and Las resulted in much good for the unify-ing and upbuilding of the church. To God be all the glory. Amen. J. L. Chaffin. God is ever faithful, and knoweth all. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Bro. S. L. Speck's address is now Claypool, hid. instead of Basket, Ind. Testimonies Iris, S. C. I am praising the Lord for a present salvation that keeps me in perfect peace. I am glad that I received the light before too late. I was saved two years ago and the Lord has wonderfully blessed my soul. I have learned. more in those two years than in all my life before. 1 have not taken any medicine since I am saved. Dear saints, pray that I may ever keep the faith. Nina Thomas. Ashley, Ind. " Bless the Lord, 0 ray soul, and for-get not all his benefits: who torgiveth all thine iniquities; who healelh all thy dis-eases."— Ps. 103: 2, 3. To the glory of God I testify to- day, that he has healed me of that dreadful disease the piles, which I bore on my body for nine years, but praise and thanks to God! he gave me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ. He has also delivered me from sectism. Praise God! It is sufficient for me to know that my name is written in heaven. Emilie Eohli. Fullerton, Neb. I praise God for calling me out of sect-ism ana for his many blessings. He has healed me of headache and female weak-ness. Praise his holy name! I ask all the saints to pray for my brother and me that we may always be found walking in the straight and narrow way, also that the Lord send some of his ministers here. I am with the Lord's help trying to open the eyes of the people. Pray for them also. Almyra Weeks. Burlington, Mich. I do praise God for his saving power. He has saved my soul from all sin. Oh, it is so sweet to trust the Lord for all things! He has also saved my husband and two daughters. We have taken him for our physician and he has healed our bodies many times. To him be all the glory. Ile also saved us from sectism and showed me what it meant to be in the body of Christ which is the true church. Praise his holy name! Pray that I may ever do my Master's will. Mrs. C. Marble. Farmersville, I take this chance to tell you I am sav-ed and sanctified and kept by the power of God. Praise the Lord! I am happy all the time. Heals my body when afflicted. Last summer I was afflicted with sores all over my body as big as the end of my little finger. I knelt down beside my bed, asked the Lord to remove them, and he took them all away. Oh! how I en-joyed the camp- meeting; it was a bless-ing to me; the Lord is good and his mercies endure forever. It pays to be true to God. The blessings are to nu-merous to tell. But Jesus loves me and that is enough for me. I give him all the glory. I am so glad that he saved me from the allurements of the world and sectism and by his grace I am going on. I want your prayers that I may be kept humble gnd ready for the Master's use. Amen. W. L. Britton. Range, M. Dear brothers in Christ: I am so hap-py to testify to the saving grace of our Lord. 1 realize he heals both soul and body. Since I last wrote to you 1 had a very severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism. The pain first attacked me in m y lungs and nearly shut oft my breath, then my lower limbs, then my arms. My mother and others kept pray-ing to the good Lord for him to heal me. At last tile distress went to my left hand and both feet. They were badly swollen for two days but mother and I did not cease praying, and now I am well and happy in the Lord, for 1 feel his saving power in soul and body. Praise his holy name forever and ever! I am trusting in him for everything and live to do his hol y will. Pray for us as we are the only family here that we know of who are standing for the whole truth. Cora E. Boozer. Leamington, Canada. I praise God to- da y for salvation. Glory be to God! Oh, it is so sweet to trust in Jesus! I was saved about two months ago at a meeting held_ at Ardoeli. I was saved on Lord's day and baptized the next Tuesday. Praises be to our most high God. I have not semi any 01 God's saints since, but I have a silent preacher in my home. Oh, I do praise God for the Trumpet, it is food to my soul. I have man y trials, but bless God! he helps me through them all and gives me the victory. I pray that God may send some Holy Ghost preacher up here. This. is a oig held, but the labor-ers are few. The gospel has never yet been preached in all its fullness. Pray that I may be sanctified wholly. The first ray of light I received through a dear uncle of mine, then the summer after Bro. J. C. Blaney canie and preached the pure gospel to us, but I am sorry to say. I did not live up to the light at that time. I praise God that he ever saved me. M. Vankoughnett. Olney, Miss. " Bless the Lord, .0 my soul, and for-get not all his benefits." Truly he has wonderfully helped me in showing me the true church. I can not praise his dear name enough. I have been en-tangled with the yoke of bondage for about fifteen years, but by the grace of God I am going to live free in Christ the rest of my days. My greatest desire is to live for God and have Christ shining out of my life daily so that I may really Iive conviction apon the unsaved people of this place who are constantly watch-ing my life and daily walk. I joined the Baptist sect and lived an up- and- down lire for several years; lived to please my-selt and the world. About three years ago I saw the true light. I would de-cide to live for God, but the devil would beat me down, yet still that gentle voice would follow me, saying, " Come out of her,, my people." At the Plattsburg camp- meeting I yielded to that gentle voice and got an assurance from Christ that my past sins were forgiven. I do not write this to try to exalt myself, but to cause some dear soul to come out of Babylon's contusion and accept the beautiful light. I have been benefited greatly by reading The Gospel Trumpet. My husband is saved. God is keeping us while we do the trusting and obeying. Bless the Lord! Pray that the Lord may direct us and use us to his glory. - Mrs. Henrietta Kea. Meadville, Pa. Praise God for Jesus who came into the world to save us from sin. I am glad that he has redeemed my soul from the powers of darkness and translated me into the kingdom of light. In this kingdom we come boldly to the throne of grace and find help in every time of need. " The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost."--- aRoin. 14: 17. It is my joy to trust Jesus as m: e Savior, my physician, my all and in all. The professed Christian World will per-mit us to say Jesus is our Savior, but it we say he is our physician they will look upon us with contempt. - However, I know Jesus does save, does heel, does help. The other day our baby took sick, it had lever that night, and became so sick that I had to get up with it. I called upon the Lord for help in faith be-lieving. The fever left him, and he went to sleep and slept till - morning. At an-other time the baby took sick and com-ineneed crying. IV ifs t riedto pacify: but all in vain. Finally she sat would have to send to town and bottle of soothing syrup, as we had totore used it for our babies. When &- spoke, of medicine, I asked it we coil not look to the Lord. She being tried:; with crying and worrying of baby, did: nit give me much encouragement. took the babe- and tried to pacify it, but all in vain. I gave. it back to her an ! rot down and commenced to call tip God for help. Had not pleaded for het long till baby stopped crying. that I had the victory. Arose to feet praising- God for the same. Veen to the barn to do chores but had not bee there long till one of my children cam and told mamma bottle of syrup. Now came tide trial. I started the boy to tile town for media: eine, still trasting in the Lord. I said - Lord, heal the baby, so that when. the. medc: lee comes it will not be needed.'!, 11. y prayer was answered, baby was healed. Praise God forever! I could give more instances of God's healing ' our family. 1 give this humbly to ray God. Also I covenanted with Lord the night he healed the bab fever that I would testify to the same. J. A. Stewart, Meeting Notices. Cornell, Nebr. Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, A ssembly. E. Hay. Lena, La. Beginning Dec. 1. Assembly. h At Camel Creek ( there!' 5 mi. from bent; Station. IL II. Owens. Winchester, Ill. Doc. 10, to continue as long as the Lord wills. Seeond annual meeting at Rutledge Chapel, - 1: mi. northwest of Whicheeter, Ill. J. D. Henson.. Palen, Taus. Dee. 13- 23. Assembly.,-. C. Cox. Eaterprise, La. Beginning Dec. continue as long as the Lord leads. Meet. H. ing brill be held on came- grouud. 0 we e& Augusta, Ga. General assembly of the South. Dee. ' ail to Jan. 4 Ministers to be'' l present J. F. Lundy, J. L. Pike, R. J. Smith, E. B. Haynes. Any one desir-ing information address J. L. Edwards. • Obituary. KANE.— Dorees Louisa Kane was born at: Browning, Jan. 27, 1856; and died in the.," triumphs of living faith at Parkston, S. Dark.:- Sept. 21, 1900. She leaves a husband and eight children, one brother and four sisters. She was sick about ten days and her death., was yery unexpected, but she left every evie:- deuce that she is forever with the Lord. Pray much for her bereaved family. Hannah F. Alexander. ROWLES. — Sister Louisa Rowles died Sept. 4, 1900; aged 41 yr. 9 dec. She was.,,, one of the first to accept the truth at that'll*, place. She made a full surrender of herselte to God and received a glorious experience of: salvation which was clearly manifested in her life until God called her home. She fully:: trusted her life in the hands of God. While-` her arenas gone to reap its reward her memory still lives in the hearts of those who, knew her. We would sa y to the bereaved, Do not grieve after her, ' but live that life: that she lived and you shall spend eternity with her in abetter world than this. Funer-al services were held in the Friends meeting house, interment in the Friends' cemetery. E. W. Darken. Daniphan, Mo. NEWCOM13.—. Ethel daughter of Bro. and Sister W. J. -. Newcomb was born Aug. 26, 1882; died NOV. 3, 1900. She had been traveling in our eompany in the work since July 23, 1900. She was converted in the Weatherford eathp- meeting held near her father's farm in Caster Co., Oklahoma, in July she was sanctified at the Ripley, Okla. camp- meeting and baptized at Po yuor. She was a consecrated devoted servant of the eras : and won matey souls to Jesus during her Flion life' in the work. It seems that one SO useful would have been left with us, but God know best,. Her crown in glory will be decked with stars and her good works that will teley : after her will vet influence others heavenward. God bless all the be-reeved and help us all to bow in submission to his will. After reading from. the 15th , c- hapter of 1 Corinthians, exhortation, prayer, songs and mach weeping, we left her bell in the . taints' cemetery at Poynor, Mo. beside one of our own le ing the final call. A. liBtt. Stoannebe) r rwya. l wait- A Self- f tmcmg Teacher's. ..,&.- 1,-^;( 19^- e^( 1t>. e)^ 6b- M'RN- e'llt."^ be5^ 1i6Vq%- i0' 311.-^ IP"- lbe • ms / 0 fit 0 r32 O 0 Egyptian Seal, Divinity Circuit, round corners, red under gold edges, postage prepaid The same, with Thumb Index, postage prepaid BIBLE $ 1.60 $ 1.95 11 INTO. 7 Six or more ordered at one time by freight or ex- , press, you to pay charges, each The same, with Thumb Index... $ 1.70 $ 135 '' Address GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING COMPANY, Moundsville, W. Va., U. S. A.' aa.. N=.. umuegme........ • 1C2011 1857 7 • ■ -• • 110.• • As.: urt Aso,• Aar, ; ffir,•, 09,,, grar Agsuor. i,"% gre., ■ ■ •, 0,1, P.,/,‘ 0", 00'• ■ •• ■ ge , gor• Assrusv,, disr• oruir % str'arir'sle % sr .. A0` ./ 10- taerta"% gp.. 441• 141a. Ava- lg• n. agr../. ® c . ate — _ THE GOSPEL TRUMPET Healing of Eyesight. I wish to testify eai the healing a ray eyes which were afflicted for isora„ than ten years. I am praising Ged for his healing power, and give him all the gime. Mamie IV atson. Caney, Divine Healing finally came and said if she Were 4este would put something on it. I toldier the same God thatteok the pain out, could take the swelling out when he got ready. Bat I got anxious about it and went to the Lord in prayer. He gave me the words, " Wait on the Lord: wait, I say, on the Lord." He revealed to me that the reason he did not take the swell-ng away when he did the pain, was, that every one woulekeay that it was not tee snake that bit him. He was bitten Tuesday morning and before 10 o'clock the pain had ceased. After two days the swelling and spots went away, and by Sunday one could not tell by looking as it that it ever had been bitten. Oh, the wonderful love Jesus has for his people! I can testify that he healed our boy without the aid of any eurthly thing. Oh, may the Lord help us to believe his word, and keep lose to him, that others may know that we have been with him! The child said atter his foot quit paining him, " Mamma, it makes me believe in Jesus." Praise the Lord, all ye his saints, and forget not his promises. Pray that we may be kept humble, and may know his will concern- Incr US. Juste Arney. Emorygap, Tenr, Oct. '? 4. add unto thy, • dieYe fifteen years."- Isa. to the doctrine wnieli is according to 38: 1- 5, ' godliness: he is prime, knowing nothing, These things happened unto them ter . . men id corilipt, minds, and desti-examples and they are written ter our ad- tute of the truth. . from such with_ monition. The dear Lerd has never chin . r drax thyself.''- 14 - 1113. To ed or disanuulled any promise he his contend t; tr the eiith filet was once ever made to his children, hut li: 1s cloliveree to tee saiivs, inuit inquire brought us in closer touch; lie hes . d God whet thet f: ttii is. Ile tells us in ought us High by the blood ot Christ. les meseete is ; tee Lord, God tells us repeeteal y that we are te be ne hith, on. , H : 3 t hence doers of the word. " And wil y call ye it ls te tie ef eseie ' My me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things betheen, lisve not tiet Lieii deur Lord which I say?"- Luke 6: 46. " lit be Jesus Cie tee of eiery, with ye doers ot the word, and not iestrers on- respect el e - Jas. 2: i. " In 1! ddeecceeiivviinngg your own selves." -," 1: 1S. 1: lte, leess ; Ind eccese with 22. What does the Word tell y ea t do it con bv fait h or him Liesust."._ there be any sick among yoe? Let : 1: 12. Fgen the l*. f! ttl.!; insness of him call for the elders ot the church." • Go. 1 w: iicit of Christ an- - Jas. 5: 14. Not your or oar ceirch to all and : hem all tIn. mii that helitive; for but the church ot God for whom Christ t there is no dillerence. - - Rom. " I : 11: 1 cruy i: le. i. with Christ: nevertheless I live; v ,2t not I, hat Christ liveth in. me! tin I the life w;: ich I now live in the flesh I lire b y the taitli of the Son of God, who loved itnit gave himself for me." - Gel. 2: 20. '' Only let your conversation ee as it becometh the gospel ot that Nvliothtlr I come long ago, they do not believe neither do and see von, ter else be absent, I may they teach all the counsel of God. There hear of your idIairs, that ye stand fast is quite a thought on this point or de- in one Spirit. with one niiitd striving to-daring all the counsel of God. " Sun of eether for the eith of the gospel."- man, I have made thee a watchman unto Phil. 1: 27. '' I know thy works, and the house ot ' Israel: therefore hear the where thou dwelleee even ■ vhere Sntan's Heeled of a Snake Bite. Beieve 6od's Promises. BY ROBERT AND HATTIE SCHOFIELD. III- turn to man for help, when God says, " I am the Lord that healeth thee"?- Re. 15.. 26. " And ye all serve the Lord your God, he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst Ut thee."- Ex. 23: 25. " And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people."- Lev. 26: 12. Verses 15, 16 -" And if ye shall despise my statutes, or it your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, andthe burning ague, that shall consume the- eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your ereenies shall eat it." He further says, '' The Lord shall send upon thee curbing: vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wick-edness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me."- Deut. 28: 20. - Now there-fore be ye net mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption even determined upon the whole earth." - ha. 28: 22. " And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases Of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.''- Dent. 7: 15. Refer to Lev. 26: 16 and Dent SS: 22. In these chapters you will see what the diseases are, and causes of them. There are plenty of people suffering. and dying all Deer the land from the diseases of Egypt because they will not turn from their vanities and trust the true and liv-ing ( led, - for vain. is the help of man." - Ps. 10S: le. People are fighting the gospel of healing, while precept upon precept; line upon line are given, here a little and there a little. Read 2 Kings 1 and you ti1l observe that God told Ala-ziah why he should die. Another ex-ample was " Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet that time his foot had quit hurting him. in his disease he sought not to E lie Lord, In a short time ' my husband came; the but to the physicians. And Asa slept with child was pertectly easy and was eating. his fathers, and died in the one and for- His foot and leg were swollen stiff tieth year of his reign." Notice he nearly to his knee, so stiff he could suffered two years, yet turned not to the scarcely walk on it. It remain swollen Lord. See S OLTOR. 16: 12- 14. Now for over two days, and 4 foot was notice how quickly Hezeldah turned in ' spotted, but it did riot hurt lum Most prayer and tes, ts ban heavenly Fathe every onesthat saw it advised me to pat . who heard his hand saw his tears on it to draw it. titer aM seio- wurCW. fiart, " Behold, I wil seat is: anti. then leil, lest fast my name, and 11: 1.. A hot denied my faith, even in those Hats wn - rein intiris was my faithful neit her, wee, was stain among votowhere Sa eel dwelletii.-- hlev. 2: 13. - Here is the peist e: g if the lints: here are the y tee: keep tile commenements of Godhead th, y faith of . lesus."- Rev. 14: 12. The doer Lent re: centsif![,; to examine ourselves, iv: le: hes %•.. e be in the faith; prove our t kw a solves. Se. 2 Cor. 13: 5. If you are net hi the LCih, he tells you NVICIL tO ( le. ruo, i ly eeetene tor the faith thit was one ,.! delivered to the saints. 111 turther tells us lust whore NYC ate' not veer erns selves, how that leses terhe y WI, except ye bei eierehstese"---- e Cer.. le: e. " But eo are net bit', in the Spirit, if se be t! itt the Spirit or { oil dwell in. you. Niev if any in. tn have not the Spirit OE ( Ilitkt, he is none oh E, 111. S: 13. It is very plain if we have the Spirit of. Christ we al o nave the faith of Christ. For thl testbnon:.° u1 ; Jesus is the spitit ot proplioey."- P, ov. any one to a position in the body unless he qualifies for that position or office. God tells us plainly that faith without shall le. ev of the deetrine."- John 7; 17. works is dead. lie further says, '' This Praise his name! we can know. We say is the work of God, that ye believe on with the Psalmist, Oh, send out thy light him whom he hath sent."- Jno. Y: 29. and thy truth: let them lead inch let Dear reader. this is Gears own teaching them brine me unto the hole- 11111, and to that without faith it is imposstble to th y tahertiscles."- Ps. 43: 3. " Many are eslease him. You see in this scripture the aril of the righteous, but the we must have faith, so we could not be a Lord deliveretti him out of them all." child of God and not have faith. You - Ps. 34: 19. According to the word of hear some sav, that all men have not faith, God. it is God that delivers us from our speaking of people who are professing afflictions. " Is any at- Meted? let him to be Christians. When God said all men pray."- Jas. 5: 13. have not faith he was speaking of un- There is not a place in the Bible reasonable and wicked men. " Finally, where it says to go to a physician, but brethren, pray for us, that the word of it does tell us of " a certain woman, the Lord msy have free course, and be which had an issue of blood twelve years, glorified even as it is with you: and that and had suffered many things of many we may be delivered from unreasonable physicians, and had spent all that she and wicked men: for all men have not bath and was nothing bettered, but rather faith." " Beloved, when I gave all grew worse," and he further says unto diligence to write unto you of the coin- I her, " atuseliter, thy faith. hath made mon salvation, it was needful tor me to thee whole; go in peace, and be whole write unto you, and exhort you that ye of thy plague."- Mark 5: 25- 3 .1. How' should earnestly contend tor the taith quick she was healed when she sought which was once delivered to the saints." the . Lord. This ease, Nvith many others - Jude 3. Do you think for a: t'ttlhlaatt Jesus healed, was given for our Paul would say it was needful for hint to struction and for our doctrine, letting write and exhort us that we should ear- Jesus' doctrine be our doctrine. " All nestly contend tor the faith once delis-- scripture is given by inspiration of God, ered to the saints if it wese not tor us to . ztrid is prefitable for doctrine, fur reproof, have? Oh, no! he meant hie. what lie for correction, for instruction in right-said, " if any man teach otheSwise a nil eousness: that the man of God may be conseat not to wholesome words, even perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all the words of our Lord Jesus Christ i end geed Works."- 2 Tim. 3: 16, 17. 1 prise God this morning for salva-tion. Jesus is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever. See Heb. 13: 8. Oh, what a few there are that believe it! I have felt impressed for some time to re-late through the Trumpet an experience we had not long ago. It is for the glory of God and the advancement of his cause that I do so, hoping it may do some soul good. The latter part of August our oldest son got bit by a snake. He was carry-ing in some wood ( the snake being hid under the wood). It bit him just as he started to the house with a load. He screamed, and 1 ran to him, and he said something bit him. I saw at once that something had bitten him, as the place was plain to lee seen, and told him that Jesus would take care of it. I went t see if I could find what it was, but I did not go to the right place so 1 did not find the snake, but came on into the house and had him wash the blood o his foot. There were one or two drops of blood where it hit him. I told him we would ask Jesus and he could heal it. It began to swell and the pain became more severe. I realized it was something bad, but took it to the Lord in prayer, and went about my work feeling assured that he would fulfil his promise. Ob, may God help us never to be afraid to stand on his promise. He went with me to the spring, but his foot hurt him so badly he had to come hack to the house. It kept getting worse all the time and I pt looking to the Lord and claiming the promise. I came to the house and fixed a place for him to lie down, and knelt, down by him and prayed, then % vent back to the spring. After finishing my work there, I came to the house again and found him no better, but get-ting worse, his foot still swelling. He wanted to go into the other room to his grandmother's. I carried him in there. Mother went out and found the snake nd killed it and brought it to the house. My- brother and father came in and said it was a spreading adder. They wanted me to put something on the boy's foot, but I told them the Lord would take care of it. My father rebuked me, but I prais-ed the Lord and told him I knew God would do what he promised. I had joy in my soul. Praise his name'. My father started over to town, andI sent my husband word, wha was at work at. Harriman. I had the victory and the child was better. A sister who came wanted rue to send for a doctor. I told her we had the promise and I believed the word. She asked the child " if he wanted the doctor." Ile toed her, " No." She asked him if he was Jesus' little boy. He said, " Yes." Any the- Lord open her eyes. Oh! what victory I had in my soul. Bless his holy name forever! She went back, but told mother to come and ask me it I wanted her to tell the doctor to come, and it I did for her to call to her and see would go and tell him. Mother caine in, but forgot to ask me till she was geut of sight. I did uot. want him any-way, I had the Great Physician. By my covenant: 1 also will do this un r 1 died. " Upon this rock will I bale my church."- Matt. 10: 1S. Not churches. but church. " But now bath God tin the members every one of them in the body, as it bath pleased him."- 1 Con 12: 1e. You are withoat excuse even if the elders in your church do not believe in divine healing, as 1 have heard said not very word at my mouth, and give them warn-ing from me." - Ezek. 3: 17. " Where-fore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men." - Acts 20: 20. Notice the reasen why Paul was pure from the blood of all men, " For I have not shunned to de-clare unto you all the counsel of God." - Acts 20: 2T. The dear Lord sets forth very plainly what amen must do to be an elder in the church. They are not, neither indeed can be elders oolained of God unless they believe and declare all the counsel ot God, and that includes ' 5 power to heal the body and sanc-tity us wholly. " Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appeanince of evil. And the very God of peace sanctity you wholly: and 1 may God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved bkoneless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Chtist."- 1 Thess. 5: 21- 23. It would be inconsis-tent to send tor an elder that did not be-lieve in divine healing, " Therefore I say unto you. What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have theme"- elerk Knowin! this first, that no propheey 11: 24. The dear Lord does not call et the serieture ISot aut.- private inter-pig ''- 2 1' e or 1: eo. For Jesus sa ys, " le any man will do his will, he
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Title | The Gospel Trumpet - 20:46 |
Published Date | 1900-11-22 |
Editor | Byrum, E. E. |
Volume | 20 |
Issue | 46 |
Publication Name Change Note | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 |
Subsequent Title | Replaced by Vital Christianity |
Publisher | Gospel Trumpet Company |
Subject | Newspapers -- West Virginia -- Moundsville ; Newspapers -- Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) |
Media Type | Full-Text Digital Object |
Original Physical Format | Printed Newspaper |
Language | English |
Collection | Anderson University Church of God Digital Library |
Repository | Anderson University and Church of God Archives |
Copyright | Copyright 2009, Anderson University. |
Formatted Title | Gospel Trumpet, The |
Full Text | gaAthnedr hheis s ehlaelclt s fernodm h tihse a fnoguerl sw winitdhs , a f igr, r eana tc snoou enndd o of fa h Terauvemnp teot , t ahne do tthheery. shal3l1 g:: ta. t2h4: e3r1 . t • So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have s•- if Bred in the cloudy and dark. darr. En. 34: 12. . Ter. 32: 30. 0 t, 1EN ES S IN 1851 VOLUME X. X. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1900. NUMBER 46 Thy Sweet Will Clouds that gather round my head Seem the wings of God outspread; Hours of thought and worldly care Full of sweetest comfort are; Words of bitterness and sneer Fall like music on my ear. Once I could not thus partake Of each cup for Jesus' sake, But I learned, one bitter day, To look up and meekly say, " Thy sweet will, dear Lord, ngt. mine, Thy sweet will, and only thine." As the dear Christ on the sea Hushed the billows, so to me Did he speak, and gently say, " Peace, my brother, peace alway;" And upon my soul he breathed, I the peace of heaven received. Like a quiet little child, Striving to be meek and mild, Day by day I try to take All that comes for Jesus' sake. On this thought my soul doth rest, " God for me will do the best." Oh I how easy now to see • All things are for good to me: Pain and loss, or smile and cheer, Christ in all is very dear ; For my heart is whispering still, " Thy sweet will, Lord, thy sweet will." - 3, Letcd. Present Salvation. BY J. M. HARRINGTON. THERE are many living to- day with the expectation of getting saved in heaven. But the word of God offers us a present salvation. '' And you bath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins. "-- Elph. 2: 1. " And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumeision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all tres-passes."- Col. 2: 13. Notice that the apostle declares that Christ bath quick-ened. Ile does not say in the millennium or in some future time or in heaven; but bath already quickened them- made alive. Again the apostle declares, " Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began."- 2 Tint. 1: 9. Paul here calls attention to a present salvation. The apostle Peter knew somethin g of a present salvation, hence, he says, " Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time."- 1 Pet. 1: 5. All the foregoing scriptures teach sal-vation now in this present world. This is a great mystery to the world, and the great mass of professors are made to wonder and say as one of old, " How can these things be?" Thank God, the saved know how these things can be, . having a salvation to enjoy, not merely enduring a profession. once a lady joined a; so-called church and the minister told her she bad taken a great burden upon her. . Is this the way we find it, you who are saved? No, no! Read Hatt. 11: 28- 30. Praise the Lord! he relieves us from our burden when we take his yoke upon us. It is through the . blood of Christ we are saved. See Rev. 1: 5; 1 Pet. 1: 18,19; Heb. 9: 26. The question might be asked, Where was the blood shed? We answer in this world. This being true, it is in this world where the blood is applied. A common prayer among the professors is, " Finally at last in heaven save us." We have not a single scripture proving heaven to be a place to save us. - Heaven is a place for saved people to go after death. See 1 Pet. 1 : 4,5. Some say i t looks as if we boast it'we say we are saved now. Surely it would be if we did not make our boast in God. The Psalmist de-clares, " My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear there-of, and be glad."- Ps. 34: 2. See Ileb. 13: 5, 6. It would be very wrong for us to boast within ourselves or tell the good we have done. Praise God for what he has done for us. MANNER, OF BEING SAVED. The sinner inuA repent. Christ preached it. Matt,. 9: 13; 4: 17. All must repent. Luke 13: 1- 5. Some teach that the moral man will stand a better chance in the judgment than the outlaw, but the Bible says, " Except ye repent ye shall all like-wise perish." It matters not how good, moral, kind, or honest you may be, you will lose your precious soul if you do not repent and enjoy a present salvation. No doubt we could gain some friends, and have the applause of the world bY giving the moralist encouragement on this' line, but I would rather have the ap-proval of Christ upon me than the ap-proval of all this world. " Woe be unto you when all men speak well ot you." • CONDITIONS TO BE MET. 1. Confessing of sins. 1 Jno. 1: 9; Prey. 28: 13. 2. Forsaking of sins. Isa. 55: 7. 3. . Forgiving trespasses. Matt. 6: 14, 15. 4. Restoration to the extent . of our ability. Ezek. 33: 15. These conditions must be met in order to obtain this present salvation. There was a man attended a meeting we held once- his soul was awakened. He saw his lost condition, but he and his neigh-bor could not get along. He said he could not forgive him. So instead of paying the price he joined a so- Called church to ease his conscience. Oh, what a deception! We can not have anything in our heart against any one and be right with God. Christ is the door and the doorkeeper in his church. See Jno. 10: 9; Rev. 3: 7. We must meet the Bible conditions to enter in through him. Oh, remember that the word of God is our judge. ito. 12: 48. It pays to meet the conditions in the Bible. There is joy in the fold of the Lord. Phil. 4: 4; Gal. 5: 22. Those that neglect salvation lose a pearl- a pearl of great price. We urge you to seek it. WHAT SALVATION WILL DO FOR TOIL. It saves from sin. 1 Jno. 3: 0- 10; 1 Jno. 5: 18; Horn. 6; 1 Con 15: 31; 7: 25. This is sufficient proot that Jesus saves from sin. Some seem to think the Bible teaches we can be a child of God and commit sin. Let us briefly notice a few of those texts. Notice the awful condition of those mentioned in Rom. 3: 10- 19. Could we call, those murderers Christians- destruction and misery in their way, and the way of peace have they not known? These could not have been Christians, for the Christian has peace. Rom. 5: 1. Notice in Rom. 3: 10 it says, " As it is written." It was written under the law. See Ps. 14; Ps. 53. This was the condition of the world before Christ made his first advent into the world. Some might say, What about Ecel. 7: 20-" There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not"? At that time there was not. This was 977 years before Christ be-came the surety of a better testa-ment. See lleb. 7: 22. One says, " We can not please God while in the flesh." The flesh refers to man's sinful condition. Read Rom. 3: 9. God's people are not in the flesh, bat in the Spirit. Again we find some that did please God. Heb. 11: 5. Another might say, Yg hat about the scripture that says, ' c ite that sayeth he Iiveth and sinneth not is a liar"? We find no such scripture, but it does say, " It we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us."- 1 Jno. 1: 8. The meaning of this text is that if we say we have no sin to be cleansed from, . we deceive ourselves. Instead of these scripture teaching us that we can sin and be a Christian, they when rightly understood,. prove to the con-trary. Dear reader, do you enjoy this great salvation.? It is for you. It saves from the love of the world- makes us over-comers. Seel Jno. 4: 4. 5. All the love for shows, fairs, picnics, etc. is gone and the love of God fills the soul. I anew a preacher to dismiss a meeting to go to a show, but thank God those that enjoy this present salvation have something far better than the pleasures of this vain world. We can eat in plenty and be satisfied. Joel 2: 26, 27. It saves from worldly conformity. We no longer desire to follow the fashions and the styles. See Ram. 12. The saved gladly lay aside everything the Word con-demns. Yet• we should dress neat and tidy no matter how cheap. Plain drass alone does not make a saint, unless our lives are in harmony with God's word. Let us see that we measure to God's word on every line. In this way we can let our light shine and men will see our good works and glority out' Father which is in heaven. Amen. A Needful Duty. BY J E. FORREST. 44 UT whoso bath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?"- 1 Jno. 3: 17. We are com-manded to distribute to the necessity of saints ( Rom. 12: 13), and this command-ment is to be obeyed as much as any other; in fact, if we fail to keep it, how dwelleth the love of Gon in us? The apostle says, " We ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."- 1 Jno. 3: 16. That is, deny ourselves or sacri-fice something of ours that we may help those who are in need- greater need than we. " My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; [ but how?] but in deed and in truth."- Ver. 18. How many of us stand perfectly clear in this line of truth? Do you see or know of a brother who is in need right now and you are withholding this world's good from him just because you are afraid to give for fear you will never get it back? Some are trusting Ge`-' sup-ply their daily needs, while others who claim to be just as consecrated and as spiritual, are afraid to let their pile of corn run down in the winter for fear they will n it have any to make a crop on the coming year. Brother, is this your case? is your brother in need al-most at your door? Or have you heard that a brother a score of miles off is in need? And have you inquired of the Lord in what way you may help bear your brother's burden? It seems that some are so close- fisted t hat there has to be a general shaking up among them to get them to their duty. The cry comes occasionally that some one is in great want and needs our prayers that lie may receive help. Well, it is all right to pray, and it is all right to trust in God for our needs, but how does God supply? Is it not largely by the liberality of his people toward cacti other? It we fail to give ot our means that those in need may be supplied, others will give, because God must fulfil his word to those who trust in him; but who will be the prize-winner? Those who give, or those who do not? We are all running for the prize; each of us expects to . aTin or we would not be running, so let us be diligent about our duty, God has not ordained that some of his people should live " deliciously" hile others suffer for food and clothing and always have a burden of debt hang-ing over them and such like. All of God's people belong to the same body and are one body. Rom. 12: 5-" Members one of another." 1 Cor. I2: 26-" And whether one member suffer, all the mem-bers suffer with it." It may be that you need a deeper work. If you do, get it, for this duty lies before us just as much as it did in the days of the early church. Why not? We are earnestly contending for the same faith they had, should we not do the same works as they, that our faith be a living one and not in vain? " Faith without works is dead."-- Jas. 2: 26. Let us bear the same fruit, do the same works as the first disciples it we expect such faith. Yea, first of all let us get the experience they had of salvation - and then methinks the works of charity will follow us even as they did them. The apostle Paul speaks of some who were willing above their ability ( 2 Cor. 8: 1- 3) while others had to be ex-horted to their duty. See 2 Cor. 9: 5- 7. Now, brethren, I trust that your minds may be stirred up and that your faith will Mount up above the care of your own needs so you may not look at your-selves, but at the wants of others, for this is well- pleasing to God. Just as ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. " Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." " Prepare to Meet Thy God." BY W. • TzwATEB. [ Amos 4: 12.] " BL° W ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy moun-tain: let all the inhajaitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord comoth, for it is nigh at hand."- Joel 2: 1. By reading the blessed Word of God we are made to believe that ere long God's wrath is going to fall on the world ot sin and this ball on. which we stay is go. ing to he dissolved and the elements melt 1852 2 THE GOSPRT TRIM= Lifting up of Holy Hands. BY GEO. w., BAILEY. SIN CE some have been doubtful as to the lifting up of holy hands being an ordinance in God's house, I feel the Lord would have me write a few lines on the subject. An ordinance is something ordained or established by authorities; an established rite or ceremony of the church. Now who has the right to es-tablish an ordinance in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and the ground of the truth? See 1 Tim. 3: 15. The Holy Ghost ( which is the executor in the house of God) will not lead nor guide contrary to the Word, for the ' Word and the Spirit agree. Some have objections to taking evidence or testimony from the Old Testament, but in Eph. 2: 20 we read con-cerning the church that we " are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets." So it we neglect either apostle or prophet we ignore a part of the foundation of the church of God. In 1 Tim. 2: 8 we read, " i will there-fore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubt-ing." Here is a positive command to lift up holy hams in prayer. Many of the songs the church of God sing, are prayers. Now the executor ( Holy Ghost) will surely carry out the will of the Father and lead the true worshiper of God to lift his hands in prayer and in such songs as are in the form of prayer. Then in Ps. 134: 2 we read, " Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord." Surely this has reference to praising God in public worship. Many of the songs the church of God sing are songs of praise, and in such the Spirit and Word agree and the true wor-shiper will feel led of the Spirit to lift up his hands. In Lam. 3: 41 we read, " Let us lift up our hearts with our hands unto God in the heavens." How natural for a spirit- filled soul to lift his heart to God in prayer and praise with uplifted hands. This the Spirit will do that the Scriptures might be fulfilled. It has been said of lief). 12: 12 that it could have but a - spiritual meaning since it refers to the knees as well as the hands. Now Goa's order of things is, forward march, and never sit down in ease; then the meaning of this text is surely this, " Lift up your hands in victory and march straight on." How can you get for-with fervent heat. Realizing this fact we can not refrain from seizing the trumpet, the word of God, to sound an alarm to warn. you, sinner friend, " to prepare to meet thy God" and escape • the awful doom that awaits you. Do you not realize that some time sooner or later you MtISt leave this time- world and spend eternity somewhere; either with the saved or the lost? and if you still persist in sin, • where Jesus is you can not go? See John 8: 21. And, again God has eternally declared that " tne wicked shall be turned into hell, and al! the nations that forget Gott."- Ys. 9: 17. Therefore we appeal to you; take warn-ing, " prepare to meet thy God." " The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, in flaming fire taking vengeance on. them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.”- 2 Thess. 1: 7, 8. Then why not accept and obey the gospel? Do you not realize the awful danger of rejecting God's word? If not, hear the solemn warning, " Hear, 0 earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, .. because they have not hark-ened unto my wares, nor to my law, but rejected it. "- Jer. 6: 19. " They refused to harken, and pulled away their shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear. Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the Lord of hosts hath sent in his Spirit. . . Therefore it is come to pass, that as he [ the prophet] cried, and they would not hear: so they cried, and I would not hear, saith the Lord of hosts." - Zech. 7: 11- 13. Take warning from this, and " to- day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your Hearts." 7- Heb. 3: 7, 8. To hear his voice is to hear his word ( Ps. 103: 20), and his word says, " Behold, I stana at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sap with him? and he with me."- Rev. 3: 20. The Lord does not say if certain ones wil l hear my voice, but he says if any man. Sinner, that means you; but perhaps you think concerning yourself, " I am so vile a sinner, I have sinned against heaven and earth, I have heaped sins upon sins until they tower up like mountains, I am a miserable, undone sinner in the sight of God, I feel that I am lost." Dear friend, if those are your feelings, you are in a good attitude to begin to " prepare to meet thy God" and get saved. " For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."- Matt. 18: 11. And the invitation is, " Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."- Isa. 1: 18. God offers to do this for you on reasonable terms; that is, it you will for-sake your sins, he will pardon, and that abundantly. He says, " Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and . to our God for he will abundantly pardon."- Isa. 55: 7 Sinner, here is an abundant pardon offered you it you will make the proper applications for it by meeting the Bible requirements. You surely will do that. For example, suppose you had violated the civil law in committing some crime worthy of death or the penitentiary for life and you were sentenced to the same; would you not make every effort to get a pardon and be released from the sen-tence? Yea, doubtless you would. Now yon have violated the divine law by committing sin, " for sin is the trans-gression of the law."- 1 Jno. 3: 4. And you are sentenced be be turned into hell ( Ps. 9: 17) if you fail to apply for pardon and get it while it may be found. " Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near."- Isa. 55: 6. 0- r- s- ome time you will wish you had. Beware, listen" I have called, and ye re-fused; 1 have stretched out my hand; Eating of Meats. BY E. J. - AIL- P, JR. ( Conclusion.) MANY may wonder whether it is right for the ministry to allow the weak in faith to hold to their theory of certain meats being unclean and unfit to eat. To this the writer and every true minister, or child of God who is sanc-tified, say no. We now apply to the Word, and see whether the voice of the church and Word agree. The follow-ing truths are contained in Paul's letter to the church at Corinth. " Whatsoever is sold in the shambles [ the place where butchers' meat is sold- a flesh market], that eat, asking no question for con-science' sake: for the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof. It any of them that believe net bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go, whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience' sake."- 1 Cor. 10: 25- 27. Paul here surely teaches that pork can be eaten to the glory of God. " I know, and am persuaded by tne Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself." - Rom. 14: 14. " Now the spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy;. hav-ing their conscience seared with a hot iron; forbidding to marry, and command-ing to abstain from meats, which God bath created to be received with thanks-giving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified [ cleansed or purified] by the word of God and prayer. If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hest attained.'' - 1 Tim. 4: 1- 6. Paul's teaching to Timothy in these scriptures tells just what the doctrines of devils are and mentions the " corn-manaing to abstain from meats." One may now say that does not include th e hog; for it is pronounced unclean to the children of Israel by the law of Moses. True it was pronounced unclean but re-member in the beginning God saw all things and said they were very good. Now since the law is done away we hear Paul, a Jew, and a minister of Christ to the Gentiles saying that " every creature of God is good, and nothing to be re-fused." Brethren, let us do our duty in teaching this truth. I believe it Paul were here in the flesh among the minis-ters, he would exhort us, as he did Tim-othy, " to put the brethren in remem-brance of these things." If we do, we " shall be good ministers of Jesus Christ." " I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine."-- 2 Tim. 4: 1- 2. PETER'S VISLON. Sonic sects at this present ag e time I who still hold the Mosaic system, and others who acknowledge that the Mu. saic law was fulfilled or done away in Christ, yet hold that pork and other creatures that were pronounced unclean by the law of Moses are still this, thteoyesa a: from his earlier teachings. or teach him unclean. in order to do t, that God did not purpose to turn Peter that pork was clean, and g God only wanted to teach him the lesson that he would not be defiled by going into the house of Cornelia e the Gentile; because God bad cleansed him, and he ( Cornelius) should not be called unclean. Dear reader, we will now turn to the truth of the whole matter and see what God purposed, and did teach Peter while in a trance upon the housetop. " And he [ Peter] became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel de-scending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: wherein were all manner of four- footed beasts of the earth [ the hog was among these], and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fouls of the air. And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat."- Acts 10: 10 - 13. Surely this meant that Peter was not to be a respecter of beasts, etc. " But Peter said, . Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that is cora-mon or unclean."- Verse 14. Now we know that the reason of Peter's refusal was because of the hog and other things that he considered unclean being in the vessel or sheet. lie did not mean to re-fuse to eat beet, venison, or mutton, but the tact was, the Lord held before him all the beasts, creeping thing, and fowls; then called unto him to rise, kill, anti eat. Titus Peter becomes dis-gusted with the sight of the contents of the sheet, and cries, " Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten anything that was common or unclean." " And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. This was ( lone thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven"- Verses 15, 16. The solution of the problem before us is this, That the thing. which God bath cleansed were the very saute things that were in the vessel. And Cornelius was not in the vessel. So God did not have special reference to Cornelius; he va tot t to get at the cause of the enmit y be-tween Peter - a Jew- and the Gentiles; consequently he held the very things before him, that stood between Jews and Gentiles; namely, the eating of meats. The Jews considered the Gentiles com-mon or unclean, because they would in-dulge in the eating of flesh that was for-bidden them. We find in Matt. 15: 11 that Jesus plainly tells the Jews, that what• a man eats does not . defile him. " W bile Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto hi u, Behold, three men seek thee. Arise iierefore, and get thee down, and gu with them, doubting noth-ing: for I have sent them."- Acts 10: 19, 20. " And the moreow after they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshiped him. But Peter took him ap, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man. And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one . of another nation; but God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean."- Verses 24- 28. Peter learned the lesson of his vision; he doubted nothing, but believed that all things were clean, and that the ef oatin g* of meats defil ed no man, hence-he could mingle with the Gentiles. and no man regarded; but ye have set at naught all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: I also will laugh at your calamity; and mock when your fear com-eth; when your fear cometh as desola-tion and your destruction as a whirl-wind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me. - Prov. 1: 24- 28. Sad then, sad will be your awful fate. Be wise, sinner, " prepare to meet thy . God." " Whoso harkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and, shall be quiet from fear of evil."- Prov. 1: 33. Then why not harken diligently to the counsel of the Lord, and escape the wrath of a just God? " For God bath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ. "- 1 Thess. 5: 9. " Behold, now is the accepted time; be-hold, now is the day of salvation."- 2 Cor. 6: 2. " Ho, every one that thirst-eth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, . • . buy wine and milk without money and with-out price."- Isa. 55: 1. " How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salve-tion?"- Ileb. 2: 3. A eain we exhort you to " prepare to meet thy God" " when we which are alive and remain shall be caught, up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall w ever be with the Lord." - 1 Thess. 4: 17. ward without lifting the knee? Do you not lift up your knees as you walk? God has pronounced a woe upon those that are at ease in Zion. Now it the Spirit led Jesus to send his disciples and bring the colt of an ass, and sit thereon I that the scriptures might be fulfilled; will not the same Spirit prompt the saints of God to lift up their hands in worship of God that the scriptures might be fulfilled? " For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God."- a-- Rom. 8: 14. Quench not the Spirit."- 1 Thess. 5: 19. When Moses lifted up his hands, God's people had victory. When Moses' hands went down the enemy had the victory. So it is to- day when the saints' hands go up there is victory in the camp, but when their hands hang down the enemy pre-vans. 1853 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 44TN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . . And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, ( and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."- Jno. 1: 1- 14. Now, be-loved, if the Word is God, can we have God in us and yet reject the Word? Nay verily, for this would be God rejecting himself, which is utterly antagonistic to his doctrine. He says, " My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent mes"- J ohu 7: 16. Again we read, " Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God."- H. eb. 11: 3. To- day we look out on the earth land in the firmament and read with re- I verential awe the infallible testimony to ' the truth of God's word. Yet in the face conscience is defiled."- Ver. 15. Praise God for the precious truth of the Bible that makes us pure and free to serve God and do straight and clean work for him. " Stand fast therefore in the liberty , wherewith Christ bath made us free, and - be not entangled again with the yoke s of bondage."- Gal. 5: 1. d e Under the Blood. d• BY ROBT. ROTHMAN. “ A ND the blood shall be to you for a token upon the house where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will e pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when 1 smite the land of Egypt."- Ex. 12: 13. This blood of the lamb in the old dis-pensation being a type of the blood of Christ the Lamb of God in. the new and better dispensation, is something worthy of prayerful consideration. We learn from the context that God intended to execute judgment on the land of Egypt by smiting the first- born in the land, both man and beast. Ile promised his chosen people, through Moses, that if they would take the blood of a lamb without blemish and strike it on the two side- posts and on the upper door- posts of the houses, he would spare them and not permit the plague to destroy them. There are great depths of meaning to this type which we will not venture to reach, but we wish to point out a few lessons to be learned from it. God promised to pass over cer-tain houses, not because the inmates were particularly good, but because of the blood upon the door- posts. So the wrath of God abides not on the Christian, be-cause he is living under the blood of Christ, making that his only plea. There is safety nowhere else. Our good works have their proper place, and are a sacri-fice well- pleasing unto God ( Heb. 13: 16), but if we would ever live where the Lord protects from the works of the destroyer, we must keep the merits of the blood be-fore our spiritual eyes. We have heard one who was in willful sin say that he was in safety because he was under the protection of the blood. This person presumed on the long- suffer-ing of God. Were this not the con-dition of great numbers who have been falsely taught, it might be passed by; but the eternal welfare of souls demands that we learn both what part the blood per-forms and what Goa expects of us. Returning to Ex. 12: 8, we see that not only was the blood to be sprinkled on the door- posts, but the flesh of the lamb was to be eaten. W hat can this fore-shadow? Truly that in this better dis-pensation we are to partake of the very life of Christ. " Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say mate you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my- flesh, and drink-eth my blood, bath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He thateeateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father bath eat me, and I live by the Father: so e that eateth me, even he shall live by e."- Jno. 6: 53- 57. These verses open to us something far eyoncl the popular profession of living nder the blood and yet living in sin. o abide in Christ or live under the blood e must possess the life of Christ. And we have his life we will surely walk in s steps. God is ready to give us power become his children if we receive Christ he is. See Jno. 1: 12. God never tended the followers of his beloved Son dishonor him by a life of sin. " For en hereunto were ye called: because hrist also suffered for us, leaving us an ample, that ye should follow his steps: ho did no sin, neither was guile found his mouth."- 1 Pet. 2: 21, 22. Let ery one that nameth the name of Christ g nothing pure; but even their mind and depart from iniquity. " He that saith he abideth in him, ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."- 1 Jim 2: 6. To walk as Christ walked, it is neces sary that we not only have our sins blotted out by the blood of Christ, but that we be sanctified by the blood. " Wherefore Jesus also, that. he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. "- Heb. 13: 12. Dear ones, let us get this verse in our hearts more and more; then will we learn to value sanctification as God values it, as all the heavenly hosts no doubt value it. Sad it is to see souls go to the altar and have uppermost in their minds the offering of themselves. ' W e must present our bodies fully to God when we seek sanctification and the indwelling of the Holy Ghost, or else how could God have his way with us? how could' he live and move in a vessel not surrendered to Min? But it is alone by the precious blood that we are sanctified. Let us see the blood more and more, then will we lose sight of self and the way will grow more and more glorious. " Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. "- Heb. 9: 11, 12. And now, dear reader, if you are pro-fessing to live under the blood and are still a sinner, these words apply to you. " Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are un-leavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast, not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wicked-ness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth."- 1 Car. 5: 7, 8. And to the children of God who have not obtained their inheritance, these other words are addressed. " Having, therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; anti having an high priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having • our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that prom-ised."- Heb. 10: 19- 23. Will you enter by the blood into the inheritance of the saints? It is glorious, it is what your soul needs, and the price is all paid. And to the dear ones who have entered the land of Canaan through the blood of the everlasting covenant we address the words of the poet: Several years alter, we find Peter eatin with the Gentiles. See Gal. 2: 11, 12. Now we will agree that God wanted to teach Peter that the Gentiles were not unclean, but we have further p rove, d that God pointed at the things that caused Peter to think the Gentiles to be unclean and taught him that the things in them selves were not unclean. W hen J esu sent out his twelve disciples, he tol them to not enter into any city of th Samaritans- Gentiles; but to the los sheep of the house of Israel- Jews. Se Matt. 10: 5, 6. But after the death an resurrection of Jesus, we hear him saying unto the same disciples, " Go ye there fore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of th Son, and of the Holy Ghost. "_ Matt. 28: 19. The Mosaic law, as we have proved, was abolished by the death of our Lord, and now the disciples- Peter in-eluded- were commanded to go to all nations of the Gentiles. Peter had not thoroughly learned the complete work that was accomplished between Jew and Gentile, by the death of Christ; never-theless the middle wall of partition which consisted in enmity, even the law of com-mandments contained in ordinances, was torn down: But Peter did not thoroughly comprehend it, nor learn the lesson, until he fell into a trance, or vision, upon the housetop. In conclusion, I will further say, that there are some who abstain from eating pork, and other things, from a hygienic standpoint. They believe, and know, that pork does not agree with them. Now, dear brethren, let us be careful lest we teach others that pork is unclean, or not fit to eat. If we do not teach it in public, we can advccate the idea in pri-vate, or in individual conversations, and thus influence others into bondage which will be detrimental to their spiritual pro-gress. God tells us to preach the Word and not hygiene. I further believe that if we have faith in God, there are things abstained from that could be eaten, with-out injury to the eater. Let us remember that it is sanctified- cleansed or purified - by the word of God and prayer. Amen. Of course we must use wisdom in eating; and there are seasons in the year when pork and other flesh is little needed. In the cold seasons the system needs more fats than in the warm seasons. " For in-stance, in northern Russia larger quan-tities of pork and beet are eaten, and the frozen carcasses of animals stand exposed for sale in the winter air for a consider-able time. Among persons living in cold climates, the appetite for oleaginous food is especially eager, and they require large quantities of it to enable them to resist the depressing influences of cold. The Eskimo consumes daily from ten to fifteen pounds of meat or blubber, a large proportion of which is fat. The Laplander will drink train oil- the oil procured from the blubber or fat of whales by boiling- and regards tallow candles as a great aelicacy." Brethren, God wants ministers in these places to preach the gospel. He may send you or me. Oh, let us be free and keep free in Christ, living in ac-cordance with the New Testament so that if God sends us to these cold s climates, we will be able to . adapt our- h selves to the customs of the people and eat such things as are set before us. See Luke 10: 8. " Holding fast the faithful b word, as he hath been taught, that he may u be able by sound doctrine both to exhort T - and to convince the gainsayers."- Titus " For there are many unruly and if vain talkers and deceivers, specially they hi of the circumcision [ Jews or proselytes]." 1 0 - Ver. 10. " V hose mouths must be as stopped, who subvert whole houses, in teaching things which they ought not, to for filthy lucre's sake."- V er. 11. " Not ev giving heed to Jewish fables [ eating of C meats] and commandments of men, that ex turn from the truth."- Ver. 14. " Unto iv the pure all things are pure: but unto in ev 3 of all, man - who is the chief workmanship of the great I Am, will try to refute and reason away the word of God: and bring it to his own plane. The carnal mind - is not subject to God's law, neither in-deed can be. See Rom. 8: 7. But We praise God to- day, those of us that are sanctified through the truth can boldly say with Jesus, " Thy word is truth."- Jahn 17: 6. Again we hear Jesus say, " I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou ga yest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gayest them me; and they have kept thy word."- John 17: 6. 0 beloved, it is m t hard for those that have come out of the world to believe the precious word. of our blessed Redeemer. Why? Be-cause of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first- fruits of his creatures. " He that is of God heareth God's word: ye therefore hear him not, because ye are not of God."- John 8: 47. Yet how many dear eternity- bound souls to- day are taking to themselves the honored name of Christian and are unconsciously harkening to the same voice that our mother Eve did in the garden when the great enemy of man said unto her, " Ye shall not surely die." 0 dear ones, this voice has a- death sentence in it. Al-though it may come from a person dis-guised as a minister of the gospel or some one looked upon by you as a friend, let me warn you to- day to let God be true and every man a liar. " For false Christs and false prophets shall arise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect."- Mark 13: 22. But we praise God that by his Word and Spirit we are able to try the spirits and see from whence they come, for they that have not the Spirit of Christ are none of his. See Rom. 8: 9. W here would we be amid all the con-fusion of this world were it not for God's word, which " is a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path?"- Ps. 119: 105. God also is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. How often we meet with those professing to be fol-lowers of Jesus, who when you ask if they are Christians, say they hope so, and when the mirror of God's word is turned on them the intents of their hearts are at once discerned, for out of the abundance crt the heart the mouth speak-eth." See Luke 6: 45. Praise the Lord for the balance of his word wherein we may know Whether we are able to stand in. the great day of God Almighty when he comes inflaming fire to take venge-ance on all that know not GI- ocl and that obey not the gospel ot • our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Dear professor, you who are contending against the word of God and for your creeds and. dogmas, what will they be worth to you in the awful moment when you must render an account of all you have said and done in this life to an all- wise God who has said, " Man cloth not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceed-ash out of the mouth of the Lord"?- Deut. 8: 3; Matt. 4: 4. Take warning and " prepare to meet thy God" for the hay, wood, and stubble are being burned by the fire of God's holiness and the sandy foundations are falling, and only that which is built on the Rock can stand. " Therefore whosoever heareth these say-ings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock, and the rains descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a reek. And every one that lieareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: and the rains de-scended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it." - Matt. 7: 24- 27. " Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my word shall not pass away."-- Luke 21: 33. God's word shall judge us in the last day. Amen. 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The Bible dictionary, helps, and concordance, etc., contain many new features. A few weeks ago we made an announce-ment that The Gospel Trumpet would be sent until Jan. 1, 1901, for 10 cents. Since that time over twenty- six thousand subscriptions have been receil ed. Those receiving the paper should not hesitate in taking it out of the post- office for fear of further charges, as it has been paid for by some friend, it you did not suscribe for it, and will be stopped Jan. 1. We have received notices from some who failed to get their paper. To such back numbers have been sent, and we shall be glad to correct any mistakes on this line immediately upon receipt of notice. FROM A TEN- CENT SUBSCRIPTION, Weston, Oregon, Nov. 7. Editor Gospel Trumpet. Sir: Would you allow me through your paper to thank the one that is so kindly sending estions Answered. We rtehe apostles con% cost? a hey were. See Jno. 6: 17. How do you know they were converted? Jesus said, Jno. 17: 10, " They are not of the world, even as I am not of the orld." Surely the y must have been converted, as he compared them with worldly people who were not converted. Have you any other evidence of their conversion? When Jesus came preaching the gospel hey believed in him and were saved front their sins; as sNe read he came to save is people from their sins. Matt-. 1: 21. d whosoever b. lieveth shall be saved, Read . a no. 3: 36. The y were branches in him. Jno. 10: 5. Was anyone else convened before the day of Pente-cost? The seventy who were sent out to each, when they returned rejoicing, were told by Jesus that their names were written in heaven, and surely they were converted it their names were written in heaven. Luke 10: 20. The man who was sick of the palsy, Matt. 9: 2; a Luke 7: 50. To another he said, To, and sin no more." " As many as believed" etc. Had Christ been cruciid at this time? Ile had not. How then ctTull they have been converted, or have had their sins forgiven. as the Bible says i Hebrews that without the shedding et Wood there can be no remission cl sins? The Bible also sa ys Jesus " waS a Lamb slain trims time foundatien ot the world. The plan of redemption was ed from the beginning. When esus came he promised everlasting life o all who would believe on him. Would it not be more reasonable to believe that the - ornise was that if they obe yed, their sins wou d be ) rgiven when his blood had been shed upon the cross? No. Do you not remember that he said to one in Luke 7: 47—" Tny sins which are many are all forgiven"? He did not say they would be, but all are forgiven. He told the scribes that " the Son of man hate' power on earth to for-give sins."— Matt. 9: 16. What did Jesus require of the people in order to get saved? He said unto them, " Repent ye, and. believe the gospel."— Matt. 1: 15. Read Jno. 6: 47. Could not they have been followers of Jesus without repentance, providing they believed he was time Christ? They may have followed him for the " loaves and fishes;" but that would not have cha, n aged their heart nor given them an entrance into the kingdom. Many people of to- day pretend to be followers of Jesus, and call themselves Christians, who are only atter the " loaves and fishes." They have never been born oil the Spirit, and have only a profession instead of a possession of the ; race of God. John the Baptist would not baptize the Pharisees because they would not I repent. He not only told - them that they should repent but must show forth fruits of repentance. They tried to slip through on their old law profession; but he called them a generation of vipers. The Difference. BY N. S. DUNII& N. OUR object . in sending this article through The Trumpet is to show the difference between the saint and sin-ner. We read in Ezek. 44: 23—" And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern. between the un-clean and the clean." You can see that the prophet transpiercing the ages saw the time whenGod woula raise up a people that - would teach the gospel in such a plain way that the people would easily see the difference between the man that = cad and the man that served him It is needless to multiply words to get you to see the difference between heaven and hell; Ciod, and the devil. he same good Book which shows that heaven is a place of rest and that hell is a place of torment also shows that there is a difference between him that serveth God anal - him that serveth him not. - We read in Mal. 3: 18s--" Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked,- between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not." The word serve, means to work for, to obey, to worship. So we see God has fixed this great salvation so complete t makes such a change in people that we can tell who works for God and who does not; who obeys God and who obeys him not; who worships Goo and who worships him not. We find also in Matt. 6: 24 that Jesus said, " No man can serve two masters. . . Ye can not serve God and mammon." By this we can discern between him that serveth God and hint that serveth him not; be-cause, since it is impossible to serve both at once, it is easy to be seen from one's life anti actions which is served. The reason some people have such a hard time is because they try to do some-thing which God said they could not: that is,- serve two masters. They try ristians and yet sin more or less every day. Dear reader. you know if a person could be a Christian and sin more or less every day, there would be no difference between saint and sinner. That is just what is the matter to- day, so many people claiming to serve God and acting just like time sinner and talking just like the sinner and dressing just like the lin-er. Of course, the sinner sees all these timings, and be stumbles over them, - con-tinuing in his sins. May God Almighty thunder these truths to every heart, and help each one o see that his life is wielding an in-nce to send men either to hell or to heaven. I ask you which it is with you? May God help you to get wide awake to is, and to live the lite of Christ. Paul said, " Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. ' So many people try to put on Christ like they do their Sunday. clothes. They look so good on Sunday but act so badly through the week that even the devil must be ashamed of them that they do not better hide the fact that they are serving him. Please go with me to the 6th chapter of Romans and the 10th verse, and see it Paul does not show the difference be-tween him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. Here it is—" Know ye not [ or in other words, do ye not know that to Whom ye yield yourselves ser-vants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey?" And Jesus said you could not serve two. So now, - where do you. stand? When you get angry and sin, who prompts you? Does God? You answer, No. Well then, if Goo does not, the devil surely does. Then, when you have gotten angry and sinned, ' whom have you obeyed? You well know. Dear Jesus speaking in Jno. 6: 34— W hosoever comsaitteth sin is the serv-ant of sin." Who is the servant of sin' Anybody and everybody that Commit-teth sin. Just one sin makes them serv-ant, of sin. Now, it they are the serv-ants of sin, they can not be the servants of righteousness at the same time. If they could, that would make them - serv-ing two masters, and Jesus said they could not do that. Rom. 6: 20 says, " For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were tree train righteousness." Christ said he was the servant of sin who com-mitted sin, antl Paul said, " When ye were the servants of sin, ye were free n rio. nteousness." So, you see - ighteousness frees you from sin; ant sin frees y ou front righteousness. Reader, w here do you stand, free fro sin, or Iree from righteousness? $&:. tember this is Bible, anti not sim yt man's opinion. We read in I3. eb. IS: —" Therefore we receiving a kingdont which can not be moved, let us hay. grace, whsreby we ma y serve God ac-- eeptabi v." Is your life acceptable God? It is it you have grace to live da b y da y free from sin. De sure you right with God; for you are got through this life but once. i Ve read in Luke 1: 74, 75—" That would !; rant unto us, that we being livered out ot the hand of our one uii hit serve him without fear, in holiness: and righteousness before bun, all the days of our lite." It We obtain this de-liverance, it will lift us above sin, give us power over all sin, and enabi us to live holy and righteous all the days of our life. I praise God for such a 11; onderful salvation'. Dear reader, have you confidence in your experience!? Are you willing to go: into eternity with it? One night in meeting after a brother had finished preaching God moved me: ito rise and ask Um people this question: I " It Gel. ‘ vare here in thins teat in. visible form and were to say, II you are clean and clear, and have a pure heart, when iyou step ot this tent yeti will step into giery; it not, you will step into hell, I WOIBIVr how many ot you would rise to y our feat w : le Ite,; ita uit. l start for Ow door?" /' t hat some people \ v` claim to be Cii • ktions would have been aliaid hi go out. nt: Q.- God help you. reader, to :=. ee why it is that we urge - on to get as rt; liie salvation. 1:, , moinl] er you are going to see God some and answer for the way you have li• ed. ExuouTaTios TI E MI XIS` VRY. I. p • ay God to help a nil ilistors to be true to souls and [ Bit to be atraid ta show them jest \ vital it tai:;', to he a servant iaf ( 4 ,„". In itial boll) ti preach the \ vord in such power that it will make num and women tremble and be afraid to claim they: are serving God it they are not straight in their lives:- My heart is stirred within me to see the ministers gvia into sneh close touch ‘ vitit Goa that he can use them to shake this wicked world. 0 brethren, the reason why there is no mere power m so lunch et the preaching is this, God kinays if he were to turn on the power lie probably would spoil you forever. You wt, eild get puffed up. I pray taut he may make us humble. Soinetime. s 1 wish I could have all the saints in heaven and on earth pray for me, for I feel so unworthy and realize so keenly ma- need of leaning on Jesus. The responsibility is so great, brethren, I. sometimes feel as though I clan hardly bear it— to know that 1 am dealing in a work for eternity. 1 would rather be-come speechless in the pipit titan to talk when God has not given me a message. Just think, brethren, if we do speak when God is not leading us we will simply scold and deive the people so they will Become angry. Please stay out of the pulpit if God can not use you. flay he i help you to get all your messages from himself. Brethren, hear what I Say— I will stay on my knees day and night and know the mind or Christ in this matter. Glory to God! my heart is full and I am resting in the arms of Jesus. Just let me ask you one queslion, When you stand in the pulpit do you talk and ex-plain time word just as you would it Jesus were sitting before you catching your every ‘ vord and looking von in the face as you ephase? My brethren, Gott has made me afraid to attempt to preach. unless I know he has given me authority from heaven to speak. Mav God thun-der these taut hs where they belong! If we preach with power, people will get under conviction and get something real;, ore the thy of Pente-e this paper? It has been, ccoomminingg to hormme for a number of weeks. I rent with interest and find its pages filled with the Spirit- life ot our blessed Lord, and would recommend that every Chris-tian in this land read it. M: N. De Graw. not. will have mercy upon them and to our God; for he will abundantly pardon, that they may warn. others to do the same and deliver their precious souls. Then they may say like Paul, " I am pure from the blood of all men." Good Conversation. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET and then there will not be so many dead professors hanging on. May Goa help us to not be afraid to go to our brother with our hearts melted with love and show hiin his faults. This is for eternity and is worth doing right. Remember what we are engaged in Will go through. the test in judgment. Brethren, my heart is in this work and gladly have I yielded myself to God for him to use my tongue, my pen, and what money he sees fit to place in my hands. I am wholly given up. Praise God! I have read of Jesus and talked of Jesus and dreamed of Jesus, but that is not enough- 4 must see Jesus with these eyes and embrace him in these arms and shall shout his praises through all eternity for delivering poor unworthy me. May God bless these few lines to the good of every reader. Your brother saved, sanctified and satisfied, and all on fire for God. False Teachers Can Not Cease From Sin. BY WM. W. FITZWATER. THE apostle Peter foretells the corn-ing of false teachers, in which he says, " But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there snail be among you."- 2 Pet. 2: 1. The apostle goes on to describe the false teachers so that we can know them when they a pear. He describes them thus, " Hav-ing eyes full of adultery, and that can not cease from sin." Hence when we hear preachers say they sin more or less every day and that we can not live free from sin in this life, etc., we are forced to believe they are the very characters Peter had reference to when he said " that can not cease from sin." The belief that all the people commit sin and can not cease from it is like unto a contagious dis-ease; most people have it or have had a good chance to have it, and it is all due to false teachers not doing their duty in obeying the command given in Ezekiel which reads as follows, " Son of man, I have made thee a watchman [ preacher] unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. W hen I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest them not warning, nor speak-est to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquit y ; but his blood will I require at thine nand . because thou hast not given him warn-trig."— Ezek. 3: 17- 20. In the great day of reckoning the blood of many will be on the hands of false teachers for failing to do t heir duty in warning the wicked to turn from their wicked way. The apostle Paul, a true teacher, was aware of the fact. He there-fore was not slow to no his duty on this line. " Awake to righteousness and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to - your shame."— 1 Cor. 15: 34. Here the apostle Paul commands us to sin not and declares that they that sin are not even " awake unto righteousness" and " have not the knowledge of God." - Then, he adds, " 1 speak this to your shame." 0 shame! shame! on the. people professing godli-ness and committing sin, especially the false teachers . who affirm they can not cease from sin. Again the apostle says, " Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity [ sin]."- 2 . Tim. 2: 19. Dear reader, do you not see how unhesitatingly and forciblyPaul taught a sinless life in warning the peo-ple to sin not and depart from iniquity? He says, " 1 take you to record this day, that I am . pure from the blood of all men."— Acts 20: 26. " Yet if thou warn the - Wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wic ked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul."— Ezek. 3: 19. Therefore we want the false teachers to sin not and forever cease from sin, and let them return unto the Lord, and he r a br t n C I u 0 Monon, lad., Nov. 12. This leaves me saved, sanctified, and kept by the power of Gail, and thankful that he has permitted me to take the field again to lead precious souls to him-self. Last spring I stopeed traveling to prepare a home for my family, during that time I preached every two weeks at our home place. Last October the Lord called me to travel again and stop the work at home. And he has proved me in his order by the salvation of souls and the healing of diseases. To God be all the glory. My home is now situated in a neighlnrhoed where there is not a Christian outside ot my family, and this last su. nmer I preached mostsot the time to an audience that were all sinners. Though no one got saved, yet some were deeply convicted of their sins. The dancing stopped in the neighborhood. Now the people are disgusted at sectism, they Said when I commenced preaching to them, it I could preach the Bible they would like to hear me, but they did not want a sectish doctrine. 1 consider this a good - place for some one called of God to hold a meeting. Such a one can find a home with me while here. I have received letters from some wanting to come here and hold a meeting, but they want the expenses paid before they come. That is all right when it can be done, but I am all alone here with but little of this world's goods and can not do this at presents but God. can open. the way for t t 0 fi 1 t t 0 S b it t G - I ti BY HARRY TYLER. 44 WORD fitly spoken is like ap- Pies of gold in pictures of silver." — Prop. 25: 11. The dear Lord has been showing me for some time the need of a pare conversation among his saints. By searching his olessed Word On this all-important subject, I flan there is mach said about the way we should control our conversation. I Know there has Keen much harm done by talebearers and those who form opinions and evil- surmis-ing among the dear saints. I find those who are always ready to form an opinion about their brother's walk, his leadings, and zeal are those who neglect the words-of the Savior in Matt. 7: 3. They fail to see their mote or beam. Paul said our conversation should be such as becometh the gospel. See Phil. 1: 27. " The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow to cast down . the poor and needy and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and ' their bows shall be breken."— Ps. 37: 14, 15. We see by this scripture that God's people have an upright conversa-tion and the thrusts of the enemy do not prevail. Joel speaks of a people of God who were strong and set in battle array and who did not break their ranks neither thrust one another. See Joel 2: 5- 8. Praise God! we are living in that day when the people of God have fel-lowship one with another and the blood of Jesus cleanseth us from all sin. Peter, speaking of this old world being on fire and everything going to be dis-solved, says, a W not manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness?" We have peculiarities some of us and God leads us according to his Way. Some of us have to go through great tribulation to learn precious lessons. Therefore, I believe we should be very careful about judging our brother. Much wrong is done by not going di-rectly to the one who we think is being led wrong. Then if they can not see it as we do, let us be content to pray over it for a season and not give the enemy a chance to accuse and cause doubts or suspicion by telling other breth-ren about the matter. I am convinced by the Word if we love one another we will not do so. Paul admonished the Thessalonian brethren " to ' study to be quiet" and to do their own business, also to the Ro-mans—" We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak." We . should receive one another as Christ also received us.. Tv hen 1 vas in Babylon I had such a spirit to contend with— evil rigs, talebearing, and uch, but praise God he has set me in the body, sanctified my soul and taken all uch out of me. Glory to his name! ` Let. the word of Christ dwell in you ichly in all wisdom; teaching and dmonishing one another in psalms and ymns and spiritual songs, singing with race in your hearts to the Lord: and whatever ye do in word or deed do all in he name of our Lord Jesus, giving hanks to God and the Father by him." — Col. 3: 16,17. " Sound speech, that can ot be condemned; that he that is of the ontrary part May be ashamed, having o evil thing to say of you."— Titus 2: 8. ` To speak evil of no man, to be no branv-ers, but gentle, showing all meekness nto all - men."— Titus 3: 2. The grace of ur Lord, Jesus Christ be with you all. " Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God." Amen-any one Who will obey his call. I pray God to send some one to this place will preach the true gospel by the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven, that his kingdom may, be set up in the hearts this people, and give us souls for ou• hire. May we first seek the kingdom of God and all other things shall- be added. Pray for me and ' the people of this place. M. F. Maple. San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 7. We are praising God for victory in our souls through the precious blood of Jesus. our Redeemer. Oh, how we do orals him for a Savior that is able to save from all sin, yea, from the uttermost to the uttermost. " Behold tin Lamb of God which taketh away the sin it the world.'' We do thank God that he eves laid up tn us such a burden for the work here le this dark and wicked city, and it is WW1- derful how he has opened up the work. It has only been in progress about a yeas and a half, but in that time God has won-derfully manifested his power, and sin-ners have been saved, believers sancti-fied, and the sick ( some given up by phy-sicians) have been healed. Glory to God! Christ said, " If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me." Praise God we have found it so! Here we meet all classes and all kinds of people, but God is no respecter of persons, all who plunge into the fountain that flows free from Calvary and are willing to take the narrow way of the cross are made every whit whole. One dear soul who was so burdened by a load of sin that he came near committing suicide came into our meeting, and the Lord so convicted him that he yeilded up all to God and he said he would go home to his wife and little ones and set up the family altar. We have had much to battle against, for the enemy who seeks to destroy precious souls is bard ac work here and has tried to send in almost every possible delusion into our meetings, especially upon the line of sect-ism. " But the word of God is quick, and pmverful, anti sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the divid-ing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." It has never failed: to cut off and drive out all who would not measure up to it. Oh, how true it is that only those who will measure up to the Word will ever he able to stand the judgment fire of almighty God in that great day of the Lord. Doors have been closed against us but blessed be the name of the Lord, he always opens up new ones. A very short time ago every door but one ( which meant but one meeting a week) was closed against us, yet we are looking to God and not to man. All glory be to his precious name, he has now opened up three new places. One of these places was opened by giving out of a tract on. Babylon. Two meetings a week are field at this place. The Lord has greatly blessed us within he past few months by sending Bros. Hale, Bue, and Byers to us for a short ime. The Word has gone forth in nighty power, but we are greatly in need f consecrated workers. This is a large eld. Truly the harvest is great but the aborers are few. " Pray ye therefore he Lord of the harvest, that he will end forth laborers into his har-est." The meetings here are all cot-age- meetings. The work is moving n, but what is heeded is a public mis-ion- hall where the masses of people can e reached, and where the gospel in all s fullness anti purity can be preached very night; street- meetings held, and racts, books, and papers given out by the housands. We believe and feel that it is oil's will to open up such a place here. V e ask an interest in the prayers of le saints everywhere for the work here. ur address is 613 Post St., Carrie M. Maggart. Fresno, Cal., Nov. 4. As I have not yet seen in the Trumpet. Coldwater, Ky., Nov. 12. We came to this place Oct. 27, and commenced meeting in JC. 31.13' name. W e have had services nearly every day and night since, and believe much good has been accomplished. The attendance was good and the majority of people seemed to be interested. Very little opposition, apparently; several requested an interest in our prayers by lifting their hands, and a few came to the altar. We believe some of them received the desire of their hearts. To God be all the glory and praise for what is done! - We have many homes and friends in these parts, and are truly tankful to the people . for their hospitality. May the dear Lord bless them abundantly for the same, is our prayer. We feel sure that the truth is planted in many hearts which will spring up and b trait to th3 glory of Go:!. Praise his n:: tm f 1 We expect to go about tour miles train to Farming-ton, Graves Co., met betin meeting Friday night, to continue as long as the Lord wills, then go to other places near, the Lord willing. We exp ct to remain in these parts until some time in Decem-ber. Any one desiring meeting between here and St. Louis, Mo. may write to us at Cold water, Ky. Remember us in your prayers. Thos. and Lillawah Carter. News from the Field, Dekalb, 111. Nov. 14. I am glad to report victory in the name of Jesus. Since the Burket camp-meeting we have been constantly search-ing atter the lost and helping to pull the perishng out at the fire. We attended meetings at the following places : Chicago, Highland Park; Squireville, Mich; Six Fonts, Ohio; Lindsey, Ohio. We can truly say t hat God has been with us, also much and lasting good we trust has been done in all these meetings. We Fay that God may bless the dear ones wh i have cared for u all along the line. Afeeting closed at Linlsey Sunday night; on M in t ty we took tin train for this place. This is a new field. Pray God may help us to so live and preach that souls may be won to the truth. We are much in need of a soprano singer. Should any one be called to work on that line and desire to join us in the winter cam-paign, address me at faskalb, Ill. Wm. E. Warren, Arthur and Nellie Bennett. 1S56 6 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET any report of our late camp- meeting here, I thought I would write some-thing about it. As announced before, the dates set were from Oct. 5 to the 1.5th. A few days before the date for beginning some of the saints began to arrive on the grounds, and as soon as the Lodi camp- ineetink was over the brethren at that place shipped the big tent to Fresno and it arrived in good season, although the dates of the meet-ings at these places ran rather close to-gether. The tent is quite a large one, capable of holding many more people than the one we have had before; yet the extra space was at times found. to be needed. It is oblong and measures about 40x60 feet. We experienced some difficulty about getting seats, as we failed to get some that we had expected to se-cure for the occasion, but the Lord helped and so the difficulty was overcome by making some. The first meeting . began on Friday the day announced for the be-ginning of the camp- meeting and by Sun-day a good interest was being taken, in-somuch that the big tent was nearly filled, with eager listeners to the truth. Throughout the meetings the good in-terest awakened continued and God's blessing was upon his word unto saving, sanctifying, healing, and reclaiming of backsliders. Many who came for other benefits aid not rail to go away satisfied. Quite a number of young people made a start for heaven and some very blessed young people's meetings were held. The little folks were not forgotten, but had a daily lesson from God's own. Word. The visiting ministerial brethren were J. W. Byers, J. H. Hudson, and M. Bue. Local elders attending were J. J. Frame, Elias Frame, Eli Sensney, B. F. Arnett, Martin Wright. During the meeting two deacons, Bros. W. W. McAboy and J. L. Chaffin, whose ordination of God had been first proved by their works, were acknowledged as such by the im-position of hands by the presbytery. A Jewish convert, Brother Moss by name, was present during part of the meetings and gave an interesting lecture one after-noon. Be is much interestea and ear-nestly working for the salvation of his own people. The blessed ordinances of feet- washing and communion were ob-served by a large number of happy saints, whose joy was unrepressed, but burst forth into many a shout of praise to his worthy name for the privilege of follow-ing the dear Savior's example and prov-ing that " if ye know these things, happy are ye if ye cto them." The Lord greatly blessed also in the matter of finances, not only supplying the expenses of the camp- meeting, but leaving a neat balance on hand, which is expected to be used in purchasing benches or lumber to make them. As there is much fruit raised here and a great deal of it dried, Bro. Byers suggested the matter of sending a quan-tity to the Trumpet Family. This has accordingly been done and we all feel glad of the privilege of helping a little those who are sacrificing so much for the dear Master's cause. May he give us all more of a spirit of sacrificing for him. The matter of taking the support of some of the India children met with a good response. Quite a number volun-teered to take the responsibility of one or more children each. About $ 80 more was received by Bro. Bute who was ap-pointed to look after the matter of for-warding the money, which has been done. Many hearing of the ten- Lent offer of the Trumpet to Jan. 1, availed them-selves of the opportunity- to get much valuable reading at so low a cost. On the whole the camp- meeting was a grand success in answer to the many prayers of the saints which had gone on before, and Las resulted in much good for the unify-ing and upbuilding of the church. To God be all the glory. Amen. J. L. Chaffin. God is ever faithful, and knoweth all. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Bro. S. L. Speck's address is now Claypool, hid. instead of Basket, Ind. Testimonies Iris, S. C. I am praising the Lord for a present salvation that keeps me in perfect peace. I am glad that I received the light before too late. I was saved two years ago and the Lord has wonderfully blessed my soul. I have learned. more in those two years than in all my life before. 1 have not taken any medicine since I am saved. Dear saints, pray that I may ever keep the faith. Nina Thomas. Ashley, Ind. " Bless the Lord, 0 ray soul, and for-get not all his benefits: who torgiveth all thine iniquities; who healelh all thy dis-eases."— Ps. 103: 2, 3. To the glory of God I testify to- day, that he has healed me of that dreadful disease the piles, which I bore on my body for nine years, but praise and thanks to God! he gave me the victory through my Lord Jesus Christ. He has also delivered me from sectism. Praise God! It is sufficient for me to know that my name is written in heaven. Emilie Eohli. Fullerton, Neb. I praise God for calling me out of sect-ism ana for his many blessings. He has healed me of headache and female weak-ness. Praise his holy name! I ask all the saints to pray for my brother and me that we may always be found walking in the straight and narrow way, also that the Lord send some of his ministers here. I am with the Lord's help trying to open the eyes of the people. Pray for them also. Almyra Weeks. Burlington, Mich. I do praise God for his saving power. He has saved my soul from all sin. Oh, it is so sweet to trust the Lord for all things! He has also saved my husband and two daughters. We have taken him for our physician and he has healed our bodies many times. To him be all the glory. Ile also saved us from sectism and showed me what it meant to be in the body of Christ which is the true church. Praise his holy name! Pray that I may ever do my Master's will. Mrs. C. Marble. Farmersville, I take this chance to tell you I am sav-ed and sanctified and kept by the power of God. Praise the Lord! I am happy all the time. Heals my body when afflicted. Last summer I was afflicted with sores all over my body as big as the end of my little finger. I knelt down beside my bed, asked the Lord to remove them, and he took them all away. Oh! how I en-joyed the camp- meeting; it was a bless-ing to me; the Lord is good and his mercies endure forever. It pays to be true to God. The blessings are to nu-merous to tell. But Jesus loves me and that is enough for me. I give him all the glory. I am so glad that he saved me from the allurements of the world and sectism and by his grace I am going on. I want your prayers that I may be kept humble gnd ready for the Master's use. Amen. W. L. Britton. Range, M. Dear brothers in Christ: I am so hap-py to testify to the saving grace of our Lord. 1 realize he heals both soul and body. Since I last wrote to you 1 had a very severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism. The pain first attacked me in m y lungs and nearly shut oft my breath, then my lower limbs, then my arms. My mother and others kept pray-ing to the good Lord for him to heal me. At last tile distress went to my left hand and both feet. They were badly swollen for two days but mother and I did not cease praying, and now I am well and happy in the Lord, for 1 feel his saving power in soul and body. Praise his holy name forever and ever! I am trusting in him for everything and live to do his hol y will. Pray for us as we are the only family here that we know of who are standing for the whole truth. Cora E. Boozer. Leamington, Canada. I praise God to- da y for salvation. Glory be to God! Oh, it is so sweet to trust in Jesus! I was saved about two months ago at a meeting held_ at Ardoeli. I was saved on Lord's day and baptized the next Tuesday. Praises be to our most high God. I have not semi any 01 God's saints since, but I have a silent preacher in my home. Oh, I do praise God for the Trumpet, it is food to my soul. I have man y trials, but bless God! he helps me through them all and gives me the victory. I pray that God may send some Holy Ghost preacher up here. This. is a oig held, but the labor-ers are few. The gospel has never yet been preached in all its fullness. Pray that I may be sanctified wholly. The first ray of light I received through a dear uncle of mine, then the summer after Bro. J. C. Blaney canie and preached the pure gospel to us, but I am sorry to say. I did not live up to the light at that time. I praise God that he ever saved me. M. Vankoughnett. Olney, Miss. " Bless the Lord, .0 my soul, and for-get not all his benefits." Truly he has wonderfully helped me in showing me the true church. I can not praise his dear name enough. I have been en-tangled with the yoke of bondage for about fifteen years, but by the grace of God I am going to live free in Christ the rest of my days. My greatest desire is to live for God and have Christ shining out of my life daily so that I may really Iive conviction apon the unsaved people of this place who are constantly watch-ing my life and daily walk. I joined the Baptist sect and lived an up- and- down lire for several years; lived to please my-selt and the world. About three years ago I saw the true light. I would de-cide to live for God, but the devil would beat me down, yet still that gentle voice would follow me, saying, " Come out of her,, my people." At the Plattsburg camp- meeting I yielded to that gentle voice and got an assurance from Christ that my past sins were forgiven. I do not write this to try to exalt myself, but to cause some dear soul to come out of Babylon's contusion and accept the beautiful light. I have been benefited greatly by reading The Gospel Trumpet. My husband is saved. God is keeping us while we do the trusting and obeying. Bless the Lord! Pray that the Lord may direct us and use us to his glory. - Mrs. Henrietta Kea. Meadville, Pa. Praise God for Jesus who came into the world to save us from sin. I am glad that he has redeemed my soul from the powers of darkness and translated me into the kingdom of light. In this kingdom we come boldly to the throne of grace and find help in every time of need. " The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost."--- aRoin. 14: 17. It is my joy to trust Jesus as m: e Savior, my physician, my all and in all. The professed Christian World will per-mit us to say Jesus is our Savior, but it we say he is our physician they will look upon us with contempt. - However, I know Jesus does save, does heel, does help. The other day our baby took sick, it had lever that night, and became so sick that I had to get up with it. I called upon the Lord for help in faith be-lieving. The fever left him, and he went to sleep and slept till - morning. At an-other time the baby took sick and com-ineneed crying. IV ifs t riedto pacify: but all in vain. Finally she sat would have to send to town and bottle of soothing syrup, as we had totore used it for our babies. When &- spoke, of medicine, I asked it we coil not look to the Lord. She being tried:; with crying and worrying of baby, did: nit give me much encouragement. took the babe- and tried to pacify it, but all in vain. I gave. it back to her an ! rot down and commenced to call tip God for help. Had not pleaded for het long till baby stopped crying. that I had the victory. Arose to feet praising- God for the same. Veen to the barn to do chores but had not bee there long till one of my children cam and told mamma bottle of syrup. Now came tide trial. I started the boy to tile town for media: eine, still trasting in the Lord. I said - Lord, heal the baby, so that when. the. medc: lee comes it will not be needed.'!, 11. y prayer was answered, baby was healed. Praise God forever! I could give more instances of God's healing ' our family. 1 give this humbly to ray God. Also I covenanted with Lord the night he healed the bab fever that I would testify to the same. J. A. Stewart, Meeting Notices. Cornell, Nebr. Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, A ssembly. E. Hay. Lena, La. Beginning Dec. 1. Assembly. h At Camel Creek ( there!' 5 mi. from bent; Station. IL II. Owens. Winchester, Ill. Doc. 10, to continue as long as the Lord wills. Seeond annual meeting at Rutledge Chapel, - 1: mi. northwest of Whicheeter, Ill. J. D. Henson.. Palen, Taus. Dee. 13- 23. Assembly.,-. C. Cox. Eaterprise, La. Beginning Dec. continue as long as the Lord leads. Meet. H. ing brill be held on came- grouud. 0 we e& Augusta, Ga. General assembly of the South. Dee. ' ail to Jan. 4 Ministers to be'' l present J. F. Lundy, J. L. Pike, R. J. Smith, E. B. Haynes. Any one desir-ing information address J. L. Edwards. • Obituary. KANE.— Dorees Louisa Kane was born at: Browning, Jan. 27, 1856; and died in the." triumphs of living faith at Parkston, S. Dark.:- Sept. 21, 1900. She leaves a husband and eight children, one brother and four sisters. She was sick about ten days and her death., was yery unexpected, but she left every evie:- deuce that she is forever with the Lord. Pray much for her bereaved family. Hannah F. Alexander. ROWLES. — Sister Louisa Rowles died Sept. 4, 1900; aged 41 yr. 9 dec. She was.,,, one of the first to accept the truth at that'll*, place. She made a full surrender of herselte to God and received a glorious experience of: salvation which was clearly manifested in her life until God called her home. She fully:: trusted her life in the hands of God. While-` her arenas gone to reap its reward her memory still lives in the hearts of those who, knew her. We would sa y to the bereaved, Do not grieve after her, ' but live that life: that she lived and you shall spend eternity with her in abetter world than this. Funer-al services were held in the Friends meeting house, interment in the Friends' cemetery. E. W. Darken. Daniphan, Mo. NEWCOM13.—. Ethel daughter of Bro. and Sister W. J. -. Newcomb was born Aug. 26, 1882; died NOV. 3, 1900. She had been traveling in our eompany in the work since July 23, 1900. She was converted in the Weatherford eathp- meeting held near her father's farm in Caster Co., Oklahoma, in July she was sanctified at the Ripley, Okla. camp- meeting and baptized at Po yuor. She was a consecrated devoted servant of the eras : and won matey souls to Jesus during her Flion life' in the work. It seems that one SO useful would have been left with us, but God know best,. Her crown in glory will be decked with stars and her good works that will teley : after her will vet influence others heavenward. God bless all the be-reeved and help us all to bow in submission to his will. After reading from. the 15th , c- hapter of 1 Corinthians, exhortation, prayer, songs and mach weeping, we left her bell in the . taints' cemetery at Poynor, Mo. beside one of our own le ing the final call. A. liBtt. Stoannebe) r rwya. l wait- A Self- f tmcmg Teacher's. ..,&.- 1,-^;( 19^- e^( 1t>. e)^ 6b- M'RN- e'llt."^ be5^ 1i6Vq%- i0' 311.-^ IP"- lbe • ms / 0 fit 0 r32 O 0 Egyptian Seal, Divinity Circuit, round corners, red under gold edges, postage prepaid The same, with Thumb Index, postage prepaid BIBLE $ 1.60 $ 1.95 11 INTO. 7 Six or more ordered at one time by freight or ex- , press, you to pay charges, each The same, with Thumb Index... $ 1.70 $ 135 '' Address GOSPEL TRUMPET PUBLISHING COMPANY, Moundsville, W. Va., U. S. A.' aa.. N=.. umuegme........ • 1C2011 1857 7 • ■ -• • 110.• • As.: urt Aso,• Aar, ; ffir,•, 09,,, grar Agsuor. i"% gre., ■ ■ •, 0,1, P.,/,‘ 0", 00'• ■ •• ■ ge , gor• Assrusv,, disr• oruir % str'arir'sle % sr .. A0` ./ 10- taerta"% gp.. 441• 141a. Ava- lg• n. agr../. ® c . ate — _ THE GOSPEL TRUMPET Healing of Eyesight. I wish to testify eai the healing a ray eyes which were afflicted for isora„ than ten years. I am praising Ged for his healing power, and give him all the gime. Mamie IV atson. Caney, Divine Healing finally came and said if she Were 4este would put something on it. I toldier the same God thatteok the pain out, could take the swelling out when he got ready. Bat I got anxious about it and went to the Lord in prayer. He gave me the words, " Wait on the Lord: wait, I say, on the Lord." He revealed to me that the reason he did not take the swell-ng away when he did the pain, was, that every one woulekeay that it was not tee snake that bit him. He was bitten Tuesday morning and before 10 o'clock the pain had ceased. After two days the swelling and spots went away, and by Sunday one could not tell by looking as it that it ever had been bitten. Oh, the wonderful love Jesus has for his people! I can testify that he healed our boy without the aid of any eurthly thing. Oh, may the Lord help us to believe his word, and keep lose to him, that others may know that we have been with him! The child said atter his foot quit paining him, " Mamma, it makes me believe in Jesus." Praise the Lord, all ye his saints, and forget not his promises. Pray that we may be kept humble, and may know his will concern- Incr US. Juste Arney. Emorygap, Tenr, Oct. '? 4. add unto thy, • dieYe fifteen years."- Isa. to the doctrine wnieli is according to 38: 1- 5, ' godliness: he is prime, knowing nothing, These things happened unto them ter . . men id corilipt, minds, and desti-examples and they are written ter our ad- tute of the truth. . from such with_ monition. The dear Lerd has never chin . r drax thyself.''- 14 - 1113. To ed or disanuulled any promise he his contend t; tr the eiith filet was once ever made to his children, hut li: 1s cloliveree to tee saiivs, inuit inquire brought us in closer touch; lie hes . d God whet thet f: ttii is. Ile tells us in ought us High by the blood ot Christ. les meseete is ; tee Lord, God tells us repeeteal y that we are te be ne hith, on. , H : 3 t hence doers of the word. " And wil y call ye it ls te tie ef eseie ' My me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things betheen, lisve not tiet Lieii deur Lord which I say?"- Luke 6: 46. " lit be Jesus Cie tee of eiery, with ye doers ot the word, and not iestrers on- respect el e - Jas. 2: i. " In 1! ddeecceeiivviinngg your own selves." -" 1: 1S. 1: lte, leess ; Ind eccese with 22. What does the Word tell y ea t do it con bv fait h or him Liesust."._ there be any sick among yoe? Let : 1: 12. Fgen the l*. f! ttl.!; insness of him call for the elders ot the church." • Go. 1 w: iicit of Christ an- - Jas. 5: 14. Not your or oar ceirch to all and : hem all tIn. mii that helitive; for but the church ot God for whom Christ t there is no dillerence. - - Rom. " I : 11: 1 cruy i: le. i. with Christ: nevertheless I live; v ,2t not I, hat Christ liveth in. me! tin I the life w;: ich I now live in the flesh I lire b y the taitli of the Son of God, who loved itnit gave himself for me." - Gel. 2: 20. '' Only let your conversation ee as it becometh the gospel ot that Nvliothtlr I come long ago, they do not believe neither do and see von, ter else be absent, I may they teach all the counsel of God. There hear of your idIairs, that ye stand fast is quite a thought on this point or de- in one Spirit. with one niiitd striving to-daring all the counsel of God. " Sun of eether for the eith of the gospel."- man, I have made thee a watchman unto Phil. 1: 27. '' I know thy works, and the house ot ' Israel: therefore hear the where thou dwelleee even ■ vhere Sntan's Heeled of a Snake Bite. Beieve 6od's Promises. BY ROBERT AND HATTIE SCHOFIELD. III- turn to man for help, when God says, " I am the Lord that healeth thee"?- Re. 15.. 26. " And ye all serve the Lord your God, he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst Ut thee."- Ex. 23: 25. " And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people."- Lev. 26: 12. Verses 15, 16 -" And if ye shall despise my statutes, or it your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, andthe burning ague, that shall consume the- eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your ereenies shall eat it." He further says, '' The Lord shall send upon thee curbing: vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wick-edness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me."- Deut. 28: 20. - Now there-fore be ye net mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord God of hosts a consumption even determined upon the whole earth." - ha. 28: 22. " And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases Of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.''- Dent. 7: 15. Refer to Lev. 26: 16 and Dent SS: 22. In these chapters you will see what the diseases are, and causes of them. There are plenty of people suffering. and dying all Deer the land from the diseases of Egypt because they will not turn from their vanities and trust the true and liv-ing ( led, - for vain. is the help of man." - Ps. 10S: le. People are fighting the gospel of healing, while precept upon precept; line upon line are given, here a little and there a little. Read 2 Kings 1 and you ti1l observe that God told Ala-ziah why he should die. Another ex-ample was " Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet that time his foot had quit hurting him. in his disease he sought not to E lie Lord, In a short time ' my husband came; the but to the physicians. And Asa slept with child was pertectly easy and was eating. his fathers, and died in the one and for- His foot and leg were swollen stiff tieth year of his reign." Notice he nearly to his knee, so stiff he could suffered two years, yet turned not to the scarcely walk on it. It remain swollen Lord. See S OLTOR. 16: 12- 14. Now for over two days, and 4 foot was notice how quickly Hezeldah turned in ' spotted, but it did riot hurt lum Most prayer and tes, ts ban heavenly Fathe every onesthat saw it advised me to pat . who heard his hand saw his tears on it to draw it. titer aM seio- wurCW. fiart, " Behold, I wil seat is: anti. then leil, lest fast my name, and 11: 1.. A hot denied my faith, even in those Hats wn - rein intiris was my faithful neit her, wee, was stain among votowhere Sa eel dwelletii.-- hlev. 2: 13. - Here is the peist e: g if the lints: here are the y tee: keep tile commenements of Godhead th, y faith of . lesus."- Rev. 14: 12. The doer Lent re: centsif![,; to examine ourselves, iv: le: hes %•.. e be in the faith; prove our t kw a solves. Se. 2 Cor. 13: 5. If you are net hi the LCih, he tells you NVICIL tO ( le. ruo, i ly eeetene tor the faith thit was one ,.! delivered to the saints. 111 turther tells us lust whore NYC ate' not veer erns selves, how that leses terhe y WI, except ye bei eierehstese"---- e Cer.. le: e. " But eo are net bit', in the Spirit, if se be t! itt the Spirit or { oil dwell in. you. Niev if any in. tn have not the Spirit OE ( Ilitkt, he is none oh E, 111. S: 13. It is very plain if we have the Spirit of. Christ we al o nave the faith of Christ. For thl testbnon:.° u1 ; Jesus is the spitit ot proplioey."- P, ov. any one to a position in the body unless he qualifies for that position or office. God tells us plainly that faith without shall le. ev of the deetrine."- John 7; 17. works is dead. lie further says, '' This Praise his name! we can know. We say is the work of God, that ye believe on with the Psalmist, Oh, send out thy light him whom he hath sent."- Jno. Y: 29. and thy truth: let them lead inch let Dear reader. this is Gears own teaching them brine me unto the hole- 11111, and to that without faith it is imposstble to th y tahertiscles."- Ps. 43: 3. " Many are eslease him. You see in this scripture the aril of the righteous, but the we must have faith, so we could not be a Lord deliveretti him out of them all." child of God and not have faith. You - Ps. 34: 19. According to the word of hear some sav, that all men have not faith, God. it is God that delivers us from our speaking of people who are professing afflictions. " Is any at- Meted? let him to be Christians. When God said all men pray."- Jas. 5: 13. have not faith he was speaking of un- There is not a place in the Bible reasonable and wicked men. " Finally, where it says to go to a physician, but brethren, pray for us, that the word of it does tell us of " a certain woman, the Lord msy have free course, and be which had an issue of blood twelve years, glorified even as it is with you: and that and had suffered many things of many we may be delivered from unreasonable physicians, and had spent all that she and wicked men: for all men have not bath and was nothing bettered, but rather faith." " Beloved, when I gave all grew worse" and he further says unto diligence to write unto you of the coin- I her, " atuseliter, thy faith. hath made mon salvation, it was needful tor me to thee whole; go in peace, and be whole write unto you, and exhort you that ye of thy plague."- Mark 5: 25- 3 .1. How' should earnestly contend tor the taith quick she was healed when she sought which was once delivered to the saints." the . Lord. This ease, Nvith many others - Jude 3. Do you think for a: t'ttlhlaatt Jesus healed, was given for our Paul would say it was needful for hint to struction and for our doctrine, letting write and exhort us that we should ear- Jesus' doctrine be our doctrine. " All nestly contend tor the faith once delis-- scripture is given by inspiration of God, ered to the saints if it wese not tor us to . ztrid is prefitable for doctrine, fur reproof, have? Oh, no! he meant hie. what lie for correction, for instruction in right-said, " if any man teach otheSwise a nil eousness: that the man of God may be conseat not to wholesome words, even perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all the words of our Lord Jesus Christ i end geed Works."- 2 Tim. 3: 16, 17. 1 prise God this morning for salva-tion. Jesus is the same yesterday, to-day, and forever. See Heb. 13: 8. Oh, what a few there are that believe it! I have felt impressed for some time to re-late through the Trumpet an experience we had not long ago. It is for the glory of God and the advancement of his cause that I do so, hoping it may do some soul good. The latter part of August our oldest son got bit by a snake. He was carry-ing in some wood ( the snake being hid under the wood). It bit him just as he started to the house with a load. He screamed, and 1 ran to him, and he said something bit him. I saw at once that something had bitten him, as the place was plain to lee seen, and told him that Jesus would take care of it. I went t see if I could find what it was, but I did not go to the right place so 1 did not find the snake, but came on into the house and had him wash the blood o his foot. There were one or two drops of blood where it hit him. I told him we would ask Jesus and he could heal it. It began to swell and the pain became more severe. I realized it was something bad, but took it to the Lord in prayer, and went about my work feeling assured that he would fulfil his promise. Ob, may God help us never to be afraid to stand on his promise. He went with me to the spring, but his foot hurt him so badly he had to come hack to the house. It kept getting worse all the time and I pt looking to the Lord and claiming the promise. I came to the house and fixed a place for him to lie down, and knelt, down by him and prayed, then % vent back to the spring. After finishing my work there, I came to the house again and found him no better, but get-ting worse, his foot still swelling. He wanted to go into the other room to his grandmother's. I carried him in there. Mother went out and found the snake nd killed it and brought it to the house. My- brother and father came in and said it was a spreading adder. They wanted me to put something on the boy's foot, but I told them the Lord would take care of it. My father rebuked me, but I prais-ed the Lord and told him I knew God would do what he promised. I had joy in my soul. Praise his name'. My father started over to town, andI sent my husband word, wha was at work at. Harriman. I had the victory and the child was better. A sister who came wanted rue to send for a doctor. I told her we had the promise and I believed the word. She asked the child " if he wanted the doctor." Ile toed her, " No." She asked him if he was Jesus' little boy. He said, " Yes." Any the- Lord open her eyes. Oh! what victory I had in my soul. Bless his holy name forever! She went back, but told mother to come and ask me it I wanted her to tell the doctor to come, and it I did for her to call to her and see would go and tell him. Mother caine in, but forgot to ask me till she was geut of sight. I did uot. want him any-way, I had the Great Physician. By my covenant: 1 also will do this un r 1 died. " Upon this rock will I bale my church."- Matt. 10: 1S. Not churches. but church. " But now bath God tin the members every one of them in the body, as it bath pleased him."- 1 Con 12: 1e. You are withoat excuse even if the elders in your church do not believe in divine healing, as 1 have heard said not very word at my mouth, and give them warn-ing from me." - Ezek. 3: 17. " Where-fore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men." - Acts 20: 20. Notice the reasen why Paul was pure from the blood of all men, " For I have not shunned to de-clare unto you all the counsel of God." - Acts 20: 2T. The dear Lord sets forth very plainly what amen must do to be an elder in the church. They are not, neither indeed can be elders oolained of God unless they believe and declare all the counsel ot God, and that includes ' 5 power to heal the body and sanc-tity us wholly. " Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appeanince of evil. And the very God of peace sanctity you wholly: and 1 may God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved bkoneless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Chtist."- 1 Thess. 5: 21- 23. It would be inconsis-tent to send tor an elder that did not be-lieve in divine healing, " Therefore I say unto you. What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have theme"- elerk Knowin! this first, that no propheey 11: 24. The dear Lord does not call et the serieture ISot aut.- private inter-pig ''- 2 1' e or 1: eo. For Jesus sa ys, " le any man will do his will, he |
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