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And he shRH send his angels with a great sound of a Trumpet, and they shall gather to-gether
his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Nat. 24: 31.
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So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have
been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 	 Ire. 24: 12. 	 - Ter. 32: 35.
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VOLUME XXI. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1901. NUMBER 5
God's Holy Remnant.
BY WM. E. WARREN.
M Y heart is stirred within me when
I look out upon this dark world of
Fin, and behold the awful suffering of
humanity, and think that they are not
only suffering the awful curse of sin here,
but will soon suffer eternal banishment
from Goct in hell, to wail with the
damned throughout all eternity. Sad to
think, that out of fourteen hundred mil-lion
souls that people this earth, only a
small part .) f them will be saved. The
awful tread of this dreadful epoch has
slowly crept upon us, until the fact stares
us in the tare, that only a few are being
saved, comparatively speaking. The
prophet says, " When thus it shall be in
the midst ot the land among the people,
there shall be as the shaking of an olive
tree, and as the gleaning grapes when
the vintage is done."— Isa. 24: 13.
" Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it,
as the shaking of an olive tree, two or
three berries [ converts] in the tops of
the uppermost boughs, four or five in the
outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith
the Lord God of Israel."— Isa. 17: 6.
Then he adds, " At that day shall a man
look to his Maker."
Thank God, there is a remnant to be
saved! Again Isaiah says, " And it shall'
come to pass in that day, that the rem-nant
of Israel, and such as are escaped of
the house of Jacob, shall no more again
stay upon him that smote them; but
shall stay upon the Lord, the Holy One
of Israel, in truth. The remnant shall
return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto
the mighty God. For though thy people
Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a
remnant ot them shall return: the
consumption decreed shall overflow with
righteousness."— Isa. 10: 20- 22. Paul
says, " Even so then at this present time
also there is a remnant according to the
election of grace."— Rom. 5.
Now since the masses are not saved
because of their sins, the few that are
being gleaned by the eternal truth must
be holy, pure even as he is pure. So
let it be known to one and all, tnat this
remnant is holy, is not defiled by sin in
any way. Every phase of sin is outside
of God's holy church. Listen to what
the prophet says, " In that day shall the
branch of the Lord be beautiful and
glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall
be excellent and comely, for them that
are escaped of Israel. And it shall come
to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and
he that remameth in Jerusalem, shall be
called holy, even every one that is writ-ten
among the living in Jerusalem.
[ W hen shall we be holy?] When the
Lord shall have washed away the filth of
the daughters of Zion, and shall have
purged the blood of Jerusalem from the
midst thereof by the spirit of judg-ment,
and by the spirit of burning."
— Isa. 4: 2- 4. This remnant is composed
of a people that are holy, as described
again by the prophet. " And they shall
call them, The holy people, The re-deemed
of the Lord: and thou shalt be
called, Sought out [ not a come- outer,
but a sought- out], a city not for-saken."—
Isa. 62: 12. This blessed ex-perience
will'cause you, as Paul says, to
" follow peace with all men, and holiness,
without which no man can see the Lord."
— Ileb. 12: 14. Peter says, " But as he
which hath called you is holy, so be ye
holy in all manner of conversation."- 1
Pet. 1: 15. Again Luke says, " That he
would grant unto us, that we being de-livered
out of the hand of our enemies
might serve him without fear, in holiness
and righteousness before him [ How long?]
all the days of our life."— Luke 1: 74,
75.
A REMNANT IN HARMONY.
This is one of the most precious
themes in all the word of God. David
says, " Behold, how good and pleasant
it is for brethren to dwell together in
unity!" " And I will give them one
heart, and one way [ the whole truth],
that they may fear me forever, for the
good of them, and of their children after
them."— Jer. 32: 39.
Oneness of the ministry. " How beau-tiful
upon the mountains are the feet of
him that bringeth good tidings, that
publisheth peace; that bringeth good
tidings of good, that publisheth salva-tion;
that saith unto Zion, Thy God
reigneth! Thy watchm9n shall lift up
the voice; with the voice together shall
they sing: for they shall see eye to eye,
when the Lord shall bring again Zion."
Isa. 52: 7, 8. Again, the Bible says,
" Like priest, like people." It is true, if
the preachers are all united the out-come
of their work will be souls brought
into the unity of the faith, and if some
step aside and cause division it is soon
disposed of by the ministry standing to-gether
with one heart and soul. Let us
notice the apostolic church. " And
when they had prayed, the place was
shaken where they were assembled. to-gether;
and they were all filled with. the
Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of
God with boldness. And the multitude
of them that believed were of one heart
and of one soul: neither said any of
them that aught of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all
things common."— Acts 4: 31, 32.
My dear reader, did you ever stop to
think that Jesus prayed that all the
Christian people from his day to the end
of the world should be one as he and his
Father were one? Just turn with me
now to John. • ' Neither pray I for these
alone, but for them also which shall be-lieve
on me through their word; that
they all may be one; as thou, Father,
art in me, and I in thee, that they also
. may be one in us: that the world may
believe that thou bast sent me. And the
glory which than gayest me I have given
them: that they also may be one,
even as we are one; I in them, and
thou in me, that they may be
made perfectin one; and that the world
may know that thou hast sent me, and
hast loved them, as thou hast loved me."
— Jno. 17: 20- 23. How sanctified?
" That I should be the minister of Jesus
Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gos-pel
of God, that the offering up of the
gentiles might be acceptable, being sanc-tified
by the Holy Ghost. "— Rom .15: 16.
What does it do for us? " For both he
that sanctifieth and they who are sanc-tified
are all one; for which cause he is
not ashamed to call them brethren."—
Heb. 2: 11. The inference from the last
text would be that if they who profess
sanctification are not one, he' actually
would be ashamed to call them brethren.
Again, this remnant does no iniquity,
as one of the prophets has said. " For
then will I turn to the people a pure
language, that they may all call upon
the name of the Lord, to serve him with
one consent. The remnant of Israel shall
not do iniquity nor speak lies; neither
shall a deceitful tongue be found in their
mouth: for they shall feed and lie down,
and none shall make them afraid."—
Zeph. 3; 9- 13.
A PERSECUTED RE3ENTANT.
" But thou hast fully known . my doc-trine,
manner of life, purpose, faith,
long- suffering, charity, patience, perse-cutions,
afflictions, which came unto me
at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what
persecutions I endured: but out of them
all the Lord delivered me. Yea, and all
that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall
suffer persecution."- 2 Tim. 3: 10- 12.
" And the dragon [ Pagan Rome] was
wroth with the woman [ church], and
went to make war with the remnant of
her seed, which keep the commandments
of God, and have the testimony of Jesus
Christ."— Rev. 12: 17, It is a fact that
all must suffer in some way for Christ,
but let us take the little cup of suffering
and drink it joyfully, thanking God
that we are counted worthy to suffer for
his name's sake. But in spite of Satan's
hosts this remnant is
A TRIUMPHANT REMNANT.
The revelator says, " I saw another
sign in. heaven, great and marvelous,
seven angels having the seven last
plagues; for in them is filled up the
wrath of God. And I saw as it were a
sea of glass mingled with fire: and them
that had gotten the victory over the
beast [ Romanism], and over his image
P rotestantism] and over his mark, and
over the number of his name, standing
on the sea of glass, having the harps of
God."— Rev. 15: 1, 2. ' After this I
beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which
no man could number, of all nations,
and kindreds, and people, and tongues,
stood before the throne, and before the
Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms
in their hands; and cried with a loud
voice, saying, Salvation to our God
which sitteth upon' the throne, and unto
the Lamb. And all the angels stood
around about the throne, and about the
elders and the four beasts, and fell
before the throne on their faces, and
worshiped God, saying, Amen: Blessing,
and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving,
and honor, and power, and might, be
unto our God forever and ever. Amen.
And one of the elders answered, say-ing
unto me, What are these which are
arrayed in white robes? and whence
came they? And I said unto him, Sir,
thou knowest. And he said to me,
These are they which came out of great
tribulation, and have washed their
robes, and made them white in the blood
of the Lamb."— Rev. 7: 9- 14. So " let
us be glad and rejoice, and give honor
to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is
come, and his wife hath made herself
ready."— Rev. 19: 7.
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The Coming of the Lord.
BY JNO. C. BLANEY.
THE coming of the Lord is an event
which will sooner or later take
place, and is of the greatest importance
to all mankind. Its consequences will
be dreadful to a host of people who im-magine
they are safe from danger of any
ldnd. Happy will those people be who
have washed their garments and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb,
when he comes to turn the wicked into
hell, and the nations that forget God.
" Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in thy
name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many
wonderful works? And then will I pro-fess
unto them, I never knew you: de-part
from me, ye that work iniquity."—
Matt. 7: 22, 23. There will be a vast,
assembly of all sects, and classes of
people beholding his return, when he
comes in flaming fire, taking vengeance
on them that know not God, and obey
not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The assembled nations from the begin-ning
of the world will witness his glori-ous
return to render to every man ac-cording
to his works. " Behold, he
cometh with clouds; and every eye shall
see him, and they also which pierced
him: and all kindreds of the earth shall
wail because of him."— Rev. 1: 7.
Jesus came once to visit this old cor-rupt
world: once again he will come,
but in a vastly different manner. First,
he came on a mission of love and mercy,
and was crucified and rejected of men.
He came to his own, and his own received
him not, but'this time he will " come in
the ' glory of his Father with his angels;
and then he shall reward every man ac-cording
to his works."— Matt. 16: 27.
Great men, who hardened their corrupt
hearts, and thought they were brave,
will hide themselves in the rooks of the
mountains, and say to the mountains,
" Fall on us, and hide us from the face
of him that sitteth on the throne, and
from the wrath of the Lamb: for the
great day of his wrath is come; and who
shall be able to stand?" — Rev. 6: 16, 17.
He who made the rocks and mountains
will laugh at their calamity, and will
soon discover their hiding- places, and
bring them forth to destruction.
" The mountains quake at him, and the
hills melt, and the earth is burned at his
The Gospel Truth.
BY CHAS. E. ORR.
I love the precious truth of God,
' Tis manna to my soul; "
Rich treasure from my home above,
Of greater worth than gold.
Chorus— Oh, precious truth oF God;
Thy promise I teliev
Oh, precious truth of Godl
The blessings I receive;
Thy loving precepts I obey,
' Tis manna to my soul each day.
Man shall not live by bread alone,
11 not his burden bear;
But all the precious truth of God
Shall be his daily fare.
Glad tidings from a better world,
Where rolls eternity,
Tell of my dear redeemer's death
And his great love to me.
The distant lands must hear his name
Before the end has come;
We'll spread the truth all o'er the world,
And then go shouting home.
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THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
Christ is a consuming fire."— Golden
Dasvn
- w e will here insert the death of a soul-sleeper,
from " Touching Incidents and
Remarkable Answers to Prayers."
Mrs. Mattie Campbell relates the happy
death of her sister, a. soul- sleeper, which
cccurred last May. In Sabbath- school
this afternoon a message came: " Emma
is dying. Come quickly it you want to
see her alive." My dear sister! We
had played together, and more than all,
we dreamed dreams of the fairy future,
wherein we saw everything but care and
temptation crowning the golden pathway
ot our jubilant feet. She was plump
and rosy, full of laughter and frolic,
which lite's stern realities had not sub-dued.
Strong and well I had seen her
but five days betore. Yet, ah I " in such
an hour as ye think not the Son of man
cometh." On our way the sad face of
the family physician confirmed the truth.
" She may linger until sundown," he said,
and all the way I prayed, and felt it
would be answered: " Lord, dear Lord,
only let me have one word to know how
it is with her soul." Mother met me at
the door. This was a Heavy grief.
" Ask how it is with her soul," said
she. I entered the room filled with weep-ing
friends. I pressed the damp, cold
brow. She knew me and spoke in the
old sweet way. Soon I commenced slowly
and low the hymn we used to sing
is rapidly increasing in together,
wickedness; and the most appalling
feature in connection with the forms of
modern ungodliness is, the rapid mul ti-plication
of professors of Christianity,
and the formation of numerous sects and
parties for the professed purpose of
carrying the gospel to the world, and yet
unwilling to accept the whole truth as
it in in Jesus. It can be easily under-stood
we are near the Lord's second ad-vent
when we realize that these sects are
only bundles of tares to be destroyed by
the all- consuming fire of God. Read
Matt. 13: 30. While the tares are be-ing
bound in bundles, the wheat is being
gathered into the barn. Those who
closely watch the effect of preaching the
pure gospel among the people of this
generation do not take long to discover
the stolid indifference of modern pro-fessors
to the simple, - sublime truths of
Jesus Christ. Surely this means a hard-ening
of their hearts, even as Pharoah's
heart was hardened.
It was just such a state of things as
existed among the inhabitants of Sodom
and Gomorrah, and just such a state
will this blinded world be in. when Jesus
s surprises them who dwell on this earth
at his appearing. People are so hard-ened,
and have lost all reverence for the
word ot truth, that they will deliberately
turn a deaf ear to the doctrine of Jesus
Christ, and vainly worship him accord-ing
to the doctrines and commandments
of men. Socials, fairs, banquets, oyster
suppers, dark- lantern exhibitions, danc-ing,
picnicing, light, chaffy preaching,
theaters, horse- racing, prize- fighting,
and almost any work of the devil will
prove a much greater attraction than a
gospel sermon preached with the Holy
Ghost sent down from heaven.
This state of affairs is not confined, by
any means, to any semi- heathen land,
but right in the midst of what the world
boasts of as civilized. Christian countries.
Men will toil day in and day out , to lay
up treasures upon earth, but never think
soberly ot what God is going to say to
them when he comes. They will bend
all their energies to pamper their bodies
with its corrupt, fleshly appetites and
passions, and neglect the salvation of
their souls, for which: Christ died: not
even stopping to think that any time God
may say, " Thou fool, this night thy soul
shall be required of thee." " And as it
was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also
in the days of the Sen of man."— Luke
17: 26. No sign will be given to this
generation but the warnings given by the
people of God. INoala. preached to the
generation in which he lived for one
thundred and twenty years, and was met
6fiwith nothing but indifference from all,
except his own family. None but Lot's
own relatives were even warned of the
Mark well the signs of coming dissolution,
Life's scenes are now fast drawing to a close;
Earth soon will make her final revolution,
And from her dust the many dead disclose.
oh, who will stand in that great day of judgment
Amid the trumpet's long, loud, mournful sound?
Ten million millions will be hurled to torment,
And no more place for earth and heav en be found.
Prepare to meet thy God, 0 guilty sinner,
Ere Jesus from his throne of grace descends;
The evening light now throws a radiant glimmer,
Across thy way, ere time forever ends.
Lift up your heads, ye pilgrims, bound for heaven,
Redemption now is surely drawing near;
Bright crowns are now awaiting to be given,
To all the faithful when he shall appear.
What Is Man?— Or, Our Present
and Future. -
BY H. M. RIOGILE.
[ Continued from. last issue.]
CONFIRMING WORDS AND DYINO TESTIMONIES.
TT will, no doubt, be edifying to the
reader to add a few of the many clear
testimonies of eminent saints and dying
men.
" Lord, now lettest thou thy servant
depart in peace."— Simeon.
" Father, into thy hands I commend
my spirit."— Jesus Christ.
" Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."—
Stephen.
" I am now ready, and the time of my
departure is at hand."-- Paul.
" Paul, when he had borne his testi-mony
before rulers, departed from the
world and went into the holy place."—
Clement of Rome, a colaborer with
Paul ( Phil. 4: 3). In his epistle to the
Corinthians. " There was Peter who,
having borne his testimony, went to his
appointed place in glory."— Clement of
Rome, Apostolic Fathers. " All the
generation from Adam unto this day
have passed away: but they that by
God's grace were perfect in love, dwell
in the abode of the pious."— Clement of
Rome, Apostolic Fathers.
" For this reason art thou both of the
flesh and spirit.' '— Ignatius.
" They are gone to the place which was
due to them in the presence of the Lord,
with whom also they sn FFered."— Poly-carp,
speaking of the apostles.
" in. our doctrine that the souls of the
wicked will be punished and are in a
state of sensation after death, while those
of the righteous are freed from torment
and remain in bliss." – Justin, second
century.
" This soul in flames I offer, Christ,
to thee."— Jerome of Prague.
" Lord Jesus, receive my spirit."
Archbishop Crammer, m the flames.
" This day let me see the Lord Jesus."
— Jewel of England.
" the- roan. slay only the body, not the
soul.'"-- Zwingle of Zurich.
congratulate angels and rejoicing saints."
'' 1 am going from weeping friends to
— Risden Darracott.
" Nothing but heaven. " '— Dying words
of Philip Melancthon.
" What glory! the angels are
for me."-- Dr. Bateman.
" I am going to glory."— Robert
Newton.
" 0 let me be - gone, I long
home."— Samuel Spring.
" I am sweeping through the gates,
washed in the blood of the Lamb."—
Alfred Cookman.
" Oh, how this soul of mine longs to
be gone, like a bird out of his cage, to
the realms of bliss."— Tno. Fletcher.
" I am drawing near to glory."— Mrs.
Fletcher.
" All my possessions for a moment of
time."— Queen Elizabeth.
" it is well. "— George Washington.
" I resign my soul to God."— Thoinas
Jefferson.
" I am going home."— David Living-stone.
" 0 my poor soul, whither
go?"— Cardinal Mazarin.
" I am taking a fearful
dark."— Hobbes, infidel.
Tne following certified incident trom
real life is selected from correspondence
of the Canada Christian Advocate.
A man who had indulged the hope of
final salvation regardless of character
was on his death- bed. In the prime of
life, his cup of pleasure Grained to the
dregs, and exhausted nature refused to
recruit her wasted energies. Pale and
wan, with an awful sense of an uncertain
future, the horrors of remorse distracting
his inmost soul, the bitter cup of despair
persistently held to his lips by the un-relenting
hand of an abused and now
fully awakened conscience, his hope
that all would finally be well with him
was forever swept away. No hope; no
trust in God; his bed was no bed of
roses, although surrounded by every
comfort that wealth could furnish. With
the dread realities of eternity before him,
he cried, " Oh! I can't die; there is no
mercy now for me; God can't forgive
me now. Ohl how I wish I had lived
differently! it I could only live. I
would lead a different life. " I encour-aged
him to hope in the mercy of God in
Christ Jesus, and earnestly besought him
to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ with
all his heart and he should be saved.
" Do you think that God will forgive
me for Christ's sake— such a sinner as I
lave been?" " Yes; oh, yes!'' said I;
" be came to seek and save just such ones
as you; be willing th have him save you
now, just as you are." " Ohl no," said
he, " it is too late now," while the tears
streamed down his young face, pallid
with disease and suffering. I had never
witnessed such a scene before, and I
never shall forget the awful expression
of that dying sinner's face, to my dying
breath. I told him I would pray for
him, and that he must pray for himself,
and left the room ere my senses forsook
me. Horror- stricken almost, and with
a feeling as if death's fingers were clutch-ing
at my own heart- strings, I could not
bear to witness such fearful despair. I
went down the stairs, and soon one of his
spasms of pain came on; and unable to
bear it, with no hope, no peace, no Jesus
to sustain him, he gave way to the fiends,
as it seemed to me, which possessed him.
With fearful curses, frightful impreca-tions,
and horrid oaths, he drove his faith-ful
wife from the room; and he lay
there alone to battle with the raging hand
of disease, cursing God, and screaming
with rage and pain, so that he could be
heard in the neighboring houses. I could
do nothing for him, and the curses ana
maledictions of that hour ring in my ears
like the wail of the lost in the dark
regions of despair. Soon l'heard he was
dead. God save us from such a passing
away as that; torturing fiends, instead at
soothing angels round his dying couch.
Black despair instead of the overshadow.
ing wing of angelic hope. Death and the
judgment staring him in the face, instead
of peace in believing and joy in the Holy
Ghost. Horrid blasphemies, instead. ot,
" 0 death, where is thy sting?" A
tearful looking forward to the future.
Too late! too late! Such is the fearful
death of those who trust in the mercy of
God out of Christ, for " God out of
" Jesus, lover of my soul,"
while 1 anxiousl y watched to catch a
mark of grace upon her fast changing
features. A happy, peaceful smile broke
over her face. I bent down and she
spoke. " God has always been good to
me, sister. He has not given MO one
harsh word since I came down to
my bed." How the promise rushed to
my lips—" He giveth, and upliraideth
not." Glory to his name! IlAvinely
assured that she was dying, she spoke of
a long, sweet sleep, the sleep ot the soul
and body, until the resurrection, for
that was her beliet. . . With mind
clear and composed, she then lay, wait-ing
to pass into an unconscious slumber,
only to waken at the last trump.
" Hark," she said, listening intently.
" I hear music: don't you hear it? And,
mother, I see a door. . . It is open. I
see inside. It is a beautiful place. it is
heaven. I see forms clothed in white,
many, yea, a multitude of beautiful be.
lugs, their hands upraised, while they are
waving- something in their hands."
And then, in wonder and astonishment
" N't her, there is pa." Then she very
intelligently gave orders for her burial.
Good- bvs were said, and in childlike
Pleading tones she called, " Come, dear
Lord, 1 am ready." An effort on her
part to close the dear eyes and mouth, a
few more agonizing, moments, and the
open door received her gentle spirit.
Thus we could multiply testimonies of
dying men and women, that the soul
leaves the body at death. The reader
perhaps has witnessed such death- bed
scenes as just described. Millions in
their last breath have testified to the
world that they were then going to the
Lord, to the realms of light, or to regions
of dark despair. While penning these
lines, memory goes back a few years, to
the death- bed of my own sainted mother.
Just before she expired she looked up and
said, " I see heaven opened and the
glory of God descending." She testified
she was " going to dwell with Christ."
Among her last words she said, ' fell
my boy [ referring to myself, who was
then in the far West] to be true to God
at the point of the bayonet." This
charge I expect, by God's grace, to
keep. While these departing souls had
control of the organs of speech, they
spoke audibly, to testitv that existence
was still real, and when the voice was
stifled in the cold steam, some of them
held up their hands in token of their yet
conscious being. if the soul of man
were only a breath, if life were only a
spark which expires when the heart ceases
to beat, would there not have been an
experience of the waning flame? would
there not have been at least one testi-mony,
in six thousand years, amen°. the
ing to show a conscious nearness trO
thousands of millions of dying men, go-one.
On the contrary, ob-livion?
But there not millions
to
o lne n sssuch,
have
t, co not
their last breath testified
presence, yea, the world, and all that
dwell therein. ' Who can stand before
his indignation? and who can abide in
the presence of his anger? His fury is
poured out like fire, and. the rocks are
thrown down by leim."-- Nah. 15, 6.
The first time Jesus appeared he was
shamefully, treated and afflicted; and to-day
the professed Christian world is full
ot people who claim to be followers of
him, and yet possess the same deceitful,
ungodly spirit that the ancient Jews
possessed, who crucified him. Thou-sands
are deceived with the idea that
when he comes he will not put an end to
earthly things, but will bring a thousand
years of peace upon the whole earth.
The same old devil which deceived the
Jews, and caused them to reject Christ,
has deceived and is still deceiving this
generation, and. causing them to reject
the gospel, and seal their eternal destiny
by their persistent unbelief. " W hat do
ye imagine against the Lord? he will
make an jitter end: of fiction shall not
rise up the second time. For while they
be folden together as thorns, and while
they are drunken as drunkards, they shall
be devoured as stubble fully dry."— Nah.
1: 9, 10.
This world
near approach of destruction, until Goa
suddenly rained fire and. brimstone down
upon them, and they could not escape.
" Even thus shall it be in the day when
the Son of man is revealed."-- Luke 17: 30.
Another portentious sign of the speedy
consummation of all things, is so many
Christians backsliding. " And because
iniquity shall abound, the love of many
shall ' wax cold."— Matt. 24: 12. These
are perilous times for the Christian.
Wicked spirits have so much influence;
and men seem to have lost the stability
of moral decision to stand up and boldly
confess Christ to this sinful and adulterous
generation, so that few people retain the
grace of God received in regeneration
until death. The love of preeminence,
and human praise, trip many headlong
into the pittalls of the devil. Oh, fellow
Christian, heed the earnest exhortation
of the apostle Paul: " Hold fast the form
of sound words, which thou least heard
of me, in faith and love which is in
Christ Jesus."- 2 Tim. 1: 13. Earn the
glorious promise: " Because thou hast
kept the word of my patience, I also will
keep thee from the hour of temptation,
which shall come upon all the world, to
try them that dwell upon the earth."—
Rev. 3: 10. It is very evident we are
now in the period of time in which God
is trying his people, and. all who profess
to be his; for at this very time he says,
" Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast
which thou hast, that no man take thy
crown.''— Per. 11.
waiting
to be at
wilt thou
leap in the
BY J. M. HARRINGTON.
THIS is a question asked by one of
I old, " How then can man be justi-fied
with God?"— Sob 25: 1. This is a
very important question and worthy of
our consideration. ' When we realize the
solemn fact that we will all meet in
judgment to answer for our conduct in
this life, and for the way we have
treated offered mercy, the question is,
" Who is justified with God?" Doubt-less
there are many who are justified in
the preacher's sight, or in the society
where they belong; but are we justified
in God's sight? We might deceive our
neighbors, perhaps our family, but there
is one penetrating eye we can not de-ceive,
or hide one thing from. " Thou
seest me." Nothing escapes his pure
eyes. How true these words, " He that
covereth his sins shall not prosper."
This fact we see demonstrated time after
time— some one trying to cover his sins,
and remain justified, not thinking of
being condemned in God's sight.
Who is justified in God's sight is the
question under consideration? There
has been a spirit down through all ages
to justify self— it was so in Christ's time
( Luke 10: 29), and it is here at the
present time. Sometimes it manifests itsel I
among those claiming to be out clear for
God. May God awaken every soul, to
ask the question, " Am 1 right with
God?" And may we as ministers of Christ
" cry aloud and spare not." The false
minister preaches for the people, but the
true one to the people, regardless of
price or a place to sleep. I remember
of holding a meeting at a certain place,
with a brother, and we had not much
to eat and hardly any where to sleep.
for them." The love of Christ took in
this whole world— our love will go to
this extent if we have his Spirit. I find
in my travels, there is room for the saints
to make advancement on the line of love,
ministers included. My prayer is that
God may so melt us together that the
world will be compelled to see God is in
us of a truth. W e all may then have
confidence in each other, and this will
increase our confidence in God.
A self- justifying spirit will prevent
any one from getting the real needed ben-efit.
When we sit under the truth and
see by the word of God we are not right,
that spirit says, " Don't acknowledge it."
That very thing will keep you from
getting a benefit out of the meeting.
We must use wisdom, not letting the
devil accuse us, yet at the same time
keep our hearts open for the truth, and
receive it from any of God's children.
If you desire a benefit, do not justify,
bolster, or prop yourself up, but ac-knowledge
your condition, and you will
receive a benefit. Who is justified with
God? Amen.
BY M. F. ROBINSON.
4 4 THOU wilt guide me with thy
I counsel, and afterward receive
me to glory."— Ps. 73: 21. His counsel
will guide us if we will yield to his
gentle admonitions. he will guide into
all truth; he will guide out of darkness
into light; out of doubt into faith; out
of self into him.
In order to be guided by him, there
must be a willingness in the heart to fol-low
where he leads; there must be no
pleading for him to alter his pace or
plans, no pleading to heed our cry of
lamentation; but if we are to be guided
by him, our constant prayer is, " Thy
will be done." We need not see, if we
walk by faith; we need not choose, if
we leave all with him; reasoning, see-ing,
choosing, are not ours. To let him
guide, we must place oar hand into his,
look up into his face, trust implicitly in
his love, let him be made unto us wisdom,
let him open the way, direct our path,
and guide us according to his own will.
Keep looking to him; his guidance is
better than that of creed. His ways are
higher than our ways; in fact, they are
past finding out. His love and might
and wisdom make him to be the proper
one in whom to trust and confide. His
love is unchangeable, his wisdom is
wonderful, and he is omnipotent. Surely
we can trust in him for guidance. He
will guide by the side of still waters, in
green pastures, and in the paths of right-
" eousness for his name's sake.
scions existence, while absent from the
body.
If the soul- sleeping doctrine be true,
then the Creator put it in the hearts of
his creatures, in the most solemn hour
of their existence, to testify to a false-hood.
Men who would disdain a lie, are
made to speak an unconscious one in the
hour of death— men filled with the Holy
Ghost. Can this be so? Is it possible
that the good men of all ages— men
whom God has used to effect mighty
reformations in the earth, testified to a
lie in the hour of death? Was Stephen
mistaken when he " looked up steadfastly
into heaven, and saw the glory of God,
and Jesus standin g on the right hand of
God"; and a little later addressed his
Savior thus: " Lora Jesus, receive my
spirit"? Was the apostle Paul mistaken
when he said, " We know" that when
this earthly house— this mortal body,
dissolves in death, we shall " depart and
be with Christ"— be " absent from the
body, and present with the Lord"?' It
all these witnesses were mistaken, and
man does not have any existence after
death, then we have a shadow more en-during
than the substance, for Stephen,
Paul, Luther, Wesley, and other great
moral natures, have, in their names and
histories, an earthly immortality, while
they themselves, going into eternity,
conscious to the last, and expecting to
live forever, have ceased to be. In a
universe of harmony there can not be
such discord; in a world of truth there
can not be such contradiction. Enoch
was translated; " for God took him."
Moses lies down upon the mountain side,
and dies. God himself buried the dust.
Elijah steps into a chariot of fire, and by
a whirlwind is carried to the skies. Al-most
a thousand years after, Jesus with
three of his disciples res to a mountain-top,
where he is transfigured before them.
Instantly there appear Moses and Elias
Calking with him. These men were still
living. Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had
long since died, and their bodies were
mouldering in the dust, but God said, " I
am the God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob, not the God of the dead, but of
the living." Amen, and amen.
Justified With God.
One man invited us up and said, " Make
this your home." On that night the
word went forth strong and without any
varnish, and away went our bed. He
did not invite us back again. Brethren,
preach the truth at any cost, and let us
be sure w' are first partakers of it.
The cry in_ Babylon is, " 1 am trying to
get ready," yet they leave undone many
things they ought to do, and do things
they ought not, thus making many
crooked paths; but what is heard in
Zion? Be ready, ready ( not trying to
get ready) to be revealed. " Make
straight paths for your feet."
Thank 43- odl It is our privilege to live
right in the sight of God, then we can
testify boldly in the presence of our wife,
children, and neighbors, with a bold
countenance, and. a clean conscience, and
tell to saint and sinner the joy we re-ceive
by " being justified with God."
Thank God for the abundance of grace
offered unto all. Complicated scenes
may arise before us, but by his grace we
can surmount those things that look
insurmountable and come off more than
conqueror. While the devil is wise,
God is all- wise; while the devil is pow-erful,
God is all- powerful; the devil is
mighty, but God is almighty. This
being a fact, we no longer wonder at the
expression used by the apostle, " Greater
is he that is in you, than he that is in
the world."
When justified with God we are in
possession of a treasure worth living for.
Some say they have been enduring relig-ion
for a number of years, but praise
( Tod! those who come to Christ get some-thing
to enjoy. See Gal: 5: 22. " The
joy of the Lord is your strength." Aa
I notice the lives of professors who in-dulge
in all manners of sins— dancing,
playing cards, drinking, etc., I am made
to cry out, " Oh, the infidels there are
in the sects to- day l" Surely if man be-lieved
the word of God he would act
accordingly. They appear nice and have
on a long face while at preaching, but
God knoweth the hearts. " For that
which is highly esteemed among men is
abomination in the sight of God."
Luke 16: 15. Sad will it be in the great
day for those who are justified in man's
sight only. If justified with God it not
only affords joy, peace, comfort, con-solation,
etc., but when having done all
to stand, we hear that glorious declara-tion,
" Come, thou blessed, " certainly
these words will sound sweet to us, if
we live faithful so we can hear them
spoken. We have no excuse only those
manufactured by man, and they will do
no good in that day. We will be
speechless unless we are right with God.
May God. stir every soul who reads
these few lines, and may we ask our-selves
the question, " Am I justified with
God?" " for we must all appear before
the judgment seat."- 9 Con 5: 10.
Who will have boldness in that day?
Certainly it will be those who have lived
with a good clear conscience. One might
say, " Do you think people will profess
one thing and be something else?" Yes;
we find them almost everywhere we go;
and this professing, or self- justifying
spirit is so bold they will take it to judg-ment
and even try to plead their case
with God. Read Matt. 1: 22. So if
men will try to argue their case with
God, we need not be surprised when they
try to argue it with us. But oh, how
sad will be those words, " And then will
I profess unto them, I never knew you:
depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
23. They will be like the man
at the supper without the wedding gar-ment
on— speechless. May God awaken
our souls to search our own hearts. " If
any man have not the Spirit of ChriAt he
is none of his."
What is the nature of the Spirit of
Christ? The very first fruit is love.
Every one that is justified with God has
love V for every one, saint and sinner.
One may save " I have nothing
against them, but have not much room
and woe was pronounced upon them:
The temptation in that sin was included
in all that is in the world—" the lust of
the flesh, the lust of the eyes. and the
pride of life," which the Bible says is
not of the Father, but is of the world ( 1
Jno. 2: 16); also Jas. 1: 11, 15 explains
the temptation unto sin. - Every man
is tempted, when he is drawn away of
his own lust, and enticed. Then when
lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:
and sin, when it is finished, bringeth
forth death."
Behold the sorrow that came to the
world by unbelief and is increasing with
the increase of time, and yet tho inhab-itants
of the world suffer on through
unbelief. God lath provided a way of
escape through his Son; therefore the
world is condemned through unbelief.
" For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whoso-ever
believeth on him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. . . . He that
believeth on him is not condemned; but
he that believeth not is condemned al-ready,
because he bath not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of God."
— Jno. 3: 16- 18. It is evident that we
either believe to the saving of the soul,
or we believe not to our condemnation.
The unregenerated soul may vainly think
he does believe in the name of Jesus but
we find in Matt. 1: 21, that his name shall
be called Jesus, for he shall save his
people from their sins; so if you do not
believe he saves you from all sin, you do
not properly believe in his name. " And
this is the condemnation, that light is
come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light, because their
deeds are evil. . . . He that doeth truth
cometh to the light, that his deeds may
be made manifest, that they are wrought
in God. "— Jno. 3: 19, 21. Therefore
" he that believeth on the Son hath ever-lasting
life: and he that believeth not
the Son shall not see life; but the wrath
of God abideth on him."— Jno. 3: 36.
I pray the Lord to make these scrip-tures
very plain to those who are in any
doubt as to their acceptance with God.
With pardon comes peace, that passeth
understanding, and assurance that we
are children of God. `! He that believeth
on the Son of God hath the witness in
himself: he that believeth not God hath
made him a liar; because he believeth
not the record that God gave of his
Son. And this is the record, that God
hath given to us eternal life, and this
life is in his Son."- 1 Jac. 5: 10, 11.
flow plain is the teaching of God's wordl
Praise the Lord, he hath not left us in
darkness, that that day should overtake
us unawares. Let us be glad and re-joice
that the darkness is past and the
true light now shineth. The scriptures
are given to us that we may know where
we stand before God ( Jno. 5: 13), in
belief or unbelief.
Unbelief is a sin. " And. when he [ the
comforter] is come, he will reprove the
world of sin, and of righteousness, and
of judgment: of sin, because they be-lieve
not on me." — Jno. 16: 8, 9. " Then
said they unto him, What shall we do,
that we might work the works of God?
Jesus answered and said. unto them, This
is the work of God„ that ye believe on
him whom he hath sent."—, Tno. 6: 28,
29. May the Lord open the hearts
and. minds of the people to comprehend
the truth of his word, for his word says,
" Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and
to- day, and forever."— Heb. 13: 8. If
we'truly believe, we find the same corn-passionate,
loving Savior, to destroy the
works of the devil, to open the prison-house
of sin, to undo the heavy burdens,
to let the oppressed. go free, a Savior
from all sin, a physician for all diseases,
a provider for all our needs. Praise the
Lord that he is sending forth the message
of deliverance to the human race through
faith and obedience, which ' man lost
through unbelief and disobedience. It
stands with you; will you accept? Do
make the wise choice, dear reader,
GUIDANCE.
UNBELIEF.
BY MIRY HELDENBR1ND.
U ' INB. h, L1EF was the first sin com-mitted
by man. God created man
holy, and made everything good. Every
need supplied, privileged to eat of every
tree of the garden freely. " But of the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil
thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day
that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely
die."
Unbelief was first planted in the
woman's heart by the serpent when he
told her, " Thou shalt not surely die."
The tree was no temptation for her before,
but in that Satan had told her that the
fruit thereof would open their eyes that
they should be as gods, knowing good
and evil. " And when the woman saw
that the tree was good for food, and that
it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to
be desired to make one wise, she took of
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave
also unto her husband with her; and he
did eat." The result was as God had
said, they died spiritually that day.
When God spake to them they tried to
excuse themselves for disobeying him;
but they had no excuse, and sorrow, toil,
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You can not go on in your sins until
death and then meet God in peace. -
Those who enter heaven must make
their peace with God in this life; there
will be no chance of repentance after
death.
God gave his beloved Son that we
might be saved from our sins and enjoy
the blessings of heaven. Will his death
be in vain for you?
Jesus came to seek and to save the
lost. Have you been wandering along
the paths of sin and. wickedness? If so.
he is seeking to save you. Will you let
him do it?
God is love, and is ever ready to help
those who put their trust in him, but be
requires obedience to his word. He re-quires
no impossibilities of any one.
Disobedience will bring disfavor with
God and will require repentance and
obedience in order to be restored. Some
people disobey the Lord so often that it
becomes a light matter with them and
they really expect the Lord to pass their
disobedience by unheeded; but his word
is true; his judgments and rewards are
sure.
Ruby Neff, Mendon, Mo., writes that
he has a large tabernacle which can be
used in holding meetings if any of God's
ministers come that way.
J. J. Frame and wife, 1940 D Street,
''. tresno, Cal., desire brethren passing there
to call and see them and help in the
' gospel work, as the Lord may direct.
THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. THE ORDER BUNK. error.: If, however, to entertain a man
who false doctrine would mean
danger AO the spirituality of the house-hold
rather than an act of kindness, we
should " reject such. It is a good thing
to learn the liberty of the New Testa-ment
so that we may obey it, not after
the letter but after the spirit.
CRAB. ORE.
4 4nEPART from evil, and do good.''
Ps. 34: 14. It is true we do not
bobtain salvation from sin merely by doing
( rood deeds. Salvation from sin is " not
by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he
saved us."— Tit. 3: 5. " Not according
to our works, but according to his own
purpose and grace."- 2 Tim. 1: 9. . Not
of works, but by grace through fait,
h
See Eph. 2: 8, 9.
W bile we are not saved from our sins
merely because we do some good things,
yet it is God's truth that there are thinp
that accompany salvation which God is
not unrighteous to forget. Seebiu1;
there
1). utile:
o,
10. We say we love God,
may be a saying so with the tongue I .
yet it may not be in deed and in truth.
Before quoting some scriptures on
subject of " goo: l works," I want to
make a request of all dear readers
that say they love Jesus and that hope to
inherit an unfading crown in glory.
Will you go into some quiet and seeluded
place and spend one- half hour in review.
ing your life and deeds through the past
year? Will you be in earnest? I want
you there on your knees to first ask God
to help you to see how very good he has
been to you. He gave you food, he
clothed you, perhaps he healed you or
some of your family of different diseases
and afflictions which would have cost
you many dollars had you sought the
physicians. He has kept your soul in
the hour of temptation, anti there, no
doubt, has been many an evil and
tion turned away from your door .) •
angel of mercy of which you were not
conscious. Now will you ask God to
enliven, by his Spirit, your understand.
ing, quicken your conscious conception,
and help you to see the ' very depth of his
goodness? Oh, how he loves you! tie
journeyed with you all this past year.
protecting you, overshadowing you, say-ing
to Satan and the evil elements of the
world, " This is my own dear child;
will care for him." Can you fully
realize how good God has been to you?
Ask him to help you. Ask him to re-move
all self and the stupefying powers
of the world and the flesh and help you
o behold his wondrous and infinite good-ness
and mercy. Has your heart been so
ouched, in contemplating • the love and
goodness of God, that you have shed one
ear of gratitude to him? What! a
whole year the recipient of love and
mercy and not one tear of thanksgiving?
What a shame! Man, poor, insignificant
worm of the dust, enjoying the bound-ess
love and incomparable depths of good-ess
and mercy of a generous, infinite,
11- wise, and almighty God. Oh, what
ountians of grateful tears should have
owed! our pillows should have been
vet with tears as we meditated upon
he goodness of God. in the silent hours
f the night.
But do not leave your place of prayer
ntil your heart is touched with a deeper
nse of God's blessings and mercy than
ver you felt before. Now I feel sure,
you linger long enough and plead
mostly enough, you will be able to
e such depths of mercy and love to you
at you will. blush for shame that you
ave not done more for him who so loved
u. Will you now ask God to help
u to see what little you have done for
m and what you might have done?
hich have you loved most--- God or
urself? Let us see. Have you been
zealous and diligent in the supporting
God's cause as you have of your own
mporal support? Rave You. not loaded
al- table almost daily with meats, with
' its, jellies, custards, puddings, p
d cakes? But ies),
how many cups of cold
by faith, to accomplish the removal of all
that would make him unholy in this life.
A. L. B.
Please explain the 10th and 11th
verses of the second epistle of John.
M. W.
They read as follows: " If there come
any unto you, and bring. mit this doc-trine,
receive him not into your house,
neither bid him Godspeed: for he that
biddeth him Godspeed is partaker of his
evil deeds."
It is very evident that the words, " and
bring not this doctrine," mean and bring
some other doctrine, for we are taught to
entertain strangers, as we may thereby
entertain angels unawares: See Heb. 13:
2. If they bring some false doctrine,
then they are not the kind of strangers
referred to.
To conform to the real intent of 2
John 10: 11, it is necessary to know what
it would mean in our day to refuse a
person admission to our homes, or con-trariwise,
what it would mean to admit
him. We are positively forbidden to
fellowship or do any act that would
imply fellowship with; any one who is of
a false doctrine. In the: days of the
apostles to receive a person into the
house, especially as a guest, doubtless
was a stronger mark of fellowship than it
would be now. In fact, to house an in-dividual
is at the present time not neces-sarily
a mark of fellowship in the least
degree, and therefore it would not
necessarily be bidding him Godspeed or
partaking of his evil deed. On the other
hand, it would be an. act of kindness
that might possibly win him to the truth
it he is not too thoroughly- steeped in his
Is it possible for any one to repent of
and have forgiveness of sins other than
that of actual sins committed by the in-dividual?
R. N. X.
No.
If Adamic or inbred sin is taken out
of the soul, by what process and at what
time is it so taken out? R. N. J.
The Adamic sin, or in other words, the
' unholy element in our nature, existing
as an inclination to follow out the self
( Adam) will, in distinction from God's
will, is first overcome, crucified, or put
off ( Gal. 5: 24; Eph. 4: 22; Col. 3: 5),
and we are then sanctified from all taint
of such impurity by faith in the blood of
Jesus Christ which was shed not only
to atone for our committed sins but also
to sanctify us; that is, remove all unholy
elements and make us pure. See John
17: 17- 20; Eph. 5: 25, 26; Deb. 13: 12.
The blood of Christ therefore removes
the so- called Adamic sin and at the time
of our sanctification.
If a child dies in infancy and is saved,
when and by what process is the Adamic
or inbred sin taken away? R. N. J.
The Adamic or inbred sin is not a
part of the soul and therefore does not
have to accompany it to heaven, even
when not removed by the blood of Christ
by faith, as is the ease , with infants as
well as those justified persons who are
ignorant of such a provision in the plan
of salvation, and who die while in that
condition. We should remember that it
is only actual or committed sin that
separates from God ( though of course a
refusal to meet the conditions of having
the inbred sin removed, which is only
possible after the individual has light,
then becomes a sin that separates from
God; in fact, a committed sin. Jas.
4: 17). Neither the infant nor the justi-fied
person has a guilt- stained conscience,
and therefore both are admissible to
heaven. The Adamic sin, therefore, in
the conditions just referred to, does not
contaminate the soul in such a way as to
bar it front immortal glory.
It is asked, How is the Adamicsin
taken away from an infant that dies?
The question might as well be asked:
How are a ' child's actual sins taken
away? A child may lie, steal, fight,
swear, and do many other bad things
and be innocent, because its conscience
reflects no violation of a known law of
God. It is therefore not a sinner. See
Rom. 7: 7- 10. And since God has pro-vided
salvation for the whole race of
mankind through the blood of Christ, it
is only a guilty conscience or a refusal to
accept the benefits of the atonement that
will debar from heaven. God's purpose
may be embodied in this expression: He
saves all who will let him, or who will
not hinder him. Thus the blood of
Christ atones for all unholy elements in
the infant or child. Thus we see there
can be no consideration as to when the
Adamic sin was removed, any more than
how it was removed. It was all done by
Christ's blood when he died upon the
ross. When a person dies who is justi-fied
but not sanctified he knows no viola-ion
of conscience and is therefore ready
or eternity. • He did not know that
anctification was his glorious privilege
n this life, and therefore the blood of
rist covers all that could possibly keep
out of heaven. But while he m-ains
alive and unsanctified, his connec-on
with this life and its influences
evinces and makes possible the unholy
ovings in his nature that are more or
ss of a barrier to freely and perfectly
arrying out the will of God. Iie is not
et perfect, but, needs the blood applied
S. M. Helm, Stafford, Han., writes:
Those desiring tabernacle and caul p- meet-lags
in Kansas and Oklahoma, at earliest
convenience. please arrange the meetings
in rotation, to avoid unnecessary expense
shipping tabernacles, etc. Those inter-ested
write to him at above address.
It has been arranged to have the first
general camp- meeting of the season at
Moundsville, W. Va., June 1- 10. This
will be held on the camp- ground ad-joining
the Trumpet Home. For further
information write to the Gospel Trumpet
Publishing Company.
The publishing company has been
moved from Colfax, Wash. to 243 Ash
St., Portland, Ore., where they are pre-pared
to fill any and all orders for books
and Bibles, as they are carrying a mull
line of publications of the Gospel Trum-pet
Pub. Co., also a good selection of
Bibles, Testaments, and other books kept
in stock by them. Catalogue and price
list furnished upon application.. Bro.
James. Bamford has charge of the work
there:; Address 243 Ash St., Portland)
Good Works.
Please expain Matt. 6: 17. S. T. E.
It was customary with the Israelites
at festivals or occasions of joy to anoint
the head with oil. This anointing was a
sign of joy and happiness, and to be
without it was a sign of grief and sorrow.
In Matt. .6: 16- I8 Christ taught that fast-ing
should not be after the manner of the
hypocrites, who wore a sad countenance
and disfigured their faces in. order that
men could see that they were fasting. He
taught the opposite, viz., that fasting
should be as unto God and not unto men,
that therefore their faces should be clean,
and that the anointing oil shoula be ap-plied
to their heads. This was the same
as the preparation for a feast or occasion
of joy, and boldly contradicted the self-righteous
manner of the hypocrites. In
this age of the world we have no such
custom of anointing the head and we can
fast unto the Lord just as much. without
it. But the face should be washed as
usual and the countenance kept bright,
that we likewise may fast not as unto
men but as unto God.
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THE GOSPEL TRUWET
5
water have you given to some whose lips
were parched? How many sick have
you visited out of pure love to God,
which is something more than for mere
neighbor's sake? How many hungry
mouths have you fed? You rejoice over
your own salvation, but what have you
done for the salvation of others? Has
there bren the travail of soul, has there
been the giving of your means, that there
should have been? Has there been the
same earnest , effort made in getting
money to further the cause of God as
there has been to secure some desired
household article or farm implement?
You can deny yourself of pies and pud-dings
and clothing in order to pay the
monthly installment on your sewing-machine,
but of how much can you deny
yourself for God? You must raise all
the chickens you can, make all the butter
you can, fatten all the hogs you can,
grow all the grain you can, children must
go without candy and ice- cream because
that new carriage and wagon and binder
and harrow and washer and churn and
farm must be paid for. And what is
God getting? Some people say, when
they get out of debt, then they will give
to God, but somehow they never get
out. As soon as one article is paid tor
they go in debt tor another, and thus , go
through life adding to their treasures
here, but have done but little for God.
You know how early you can arise in the
morning to sow your grain or reap your
harvest, but do you arise as early and
with as much interest on Sunday morn-ing,
to worship God and to spend the day
for him? When one of your family is
sick, you kneel in earnest prayer, but do
you read or neglect to read the requests
for prayer in the Trumpet without ever
uttering a word in their behalf? Which
do you love most — yourself or God?
May God help you to see.
Dear reader, this life is but short, time
is fast flying; do you not desire to make
the very best use of every moment for
Jesus? Do not hesitate to face the storm.
that you might give aid to some sufferer.
Suffer hunger, if necessary, to relieve the
wants of others. Sacrifice and suffer,
that you may be a blessing to some one.
Be so filled with God's love that you may
be a channel of that love to other thirst-ing
souls. Live, oh, live for the good
that you may do, with all your motives
pure as heaven. Do nothing to be
praised by men; God will pass it by if
you do. Things done to be seen of men
are without recognition in heaven.
Things done that will make your name
forever famous on the earth may pass
wholly unnoticed by heavenly hosts;
while little things done that are un-noticed
by men will be the admiration of
angels and awaken all heaven to interest
and wonder, as they behold the loveli-ness
of Christian character. May your
life be as the beautiful oasis in the desert
where the- weary traveler is refreshed.
May we be so full of love and true de-votion
that our associates as they hear us
talk of God and his love, will be refreshed.
Now 1 will refer you to a few scrip-tures
to stir up your souls to maintain
good works. God ordained that we
should walk in good works. Eph. 2: 10.
He designs that we be perfected in
Heb. 13: 20, 21; that we be fruitful, as
in Col. 1: 10; that we be ready to all
good work ( see Tit. 3: 1); that we be
rich, as in 1 Tim. 6: 18; that we be
established, according to 2 Thess. 2: 17;
that we provoke each other to love and
good works. Heb. 10: 24. I want you
to get your Bibles and read the preced-ing
texts and then read BM.. 12: 14.
To enjoy working for Jesus we must
be interested in his cause. The deeper
our interest, the more we enjoy working
for him, and the more we can and will
do. Do not idle one moment away;
seek opportunities to do good, and so
love God and be filled with his goodness
and good works that you are a.
to all around. What can be more blessed
and glorious; than bringing happiness to
others? God help us all to see the sweet-ness
of it and endear it to our hearts!
News from the Field,
Cayuga, Ind., Jan. 18.
The meeting at Brownstown, 111. closed
the 11th inst. with real victory on the
Lord's side. One precious soul saved,
one healed, and several hands up for
prayers. The church was benefited and
encouraged to move out with- greater
activity for God. The attendance was
not very large, as the roads were quite
bad, and some other meetings going on
in the neighborhood at the same time,
but we had the best of order and atten-tion,
and conviction rested upon the
people. 1 had no ministerial help in that
meeting. Meeting began here the 15th.
We have a hall 50x20 and the people are
giving good attention. Last night the
hall was well filled. One hand was
raised for prayers Pray much for me
and the meeting here. S. P. Strang.
St. Louis, Mich.
We are glad to report victory in our
souls this morning over all the power of
the enemy. it pleased the Lord to send
us north of Coleman in Midland county,
where we had a glorious meeting in a
new field of labor and the Lord planted
his assembly there. There were about
twenty- seven souls who came to the
altar during the three weeks' meeting.
The people were very anxious for the
pure Word, and we had good attend-ance.
W e also observed the ordinances
of God's house in washing the saints'
feet and the Lord's Supper, in which a
goodly number took part. The Lord
wonderfully blessed his children in obey-ing
his word. May the dear Lord ever
keep them taithful. in obeying the truth
of the gospel of Christ.
IL J. Shelby and D. Mitchell.
Geneva, Kan., Jan. 18.
W e are glad to report victory in J esus'
name. Since our last report through
the columns of the Trumpet we; have
been very busy for the Lord. We have
held meeting at the following places:
Colony, Kan., Perry, Okla., Sunnyside,
Han., and Geneva, and at present are
helping Bros. Bryant and Robinson at
Neosho Falls, Kans. We can say God
has been blessing the truth. We have
seen a few happily converted to the
Lord. Among the others was a very
touching sight; one old gentleman
sixty years of age found peace with his
God; he never had made a start before.
We can say the Lord has been good to
us this winter in giving us health and
strength and supplying our needs en-tirely.
I have been out of meeting a
week in the last four months. We can
say the service of the Lord is our sweet-est
delight. We will go back to our
home in Milton, Mo. in the spring, the
Lord willing. 0 brethren, be encouraged
in the Lord. This battle is his. The
way grows better all the time. We are
rejoicing in a sin- pardoning and sanctify-ing
God, knowing we are all on the altar,
and the altar sanctifies the gift. Praise
God for salvation. We mean to spend
our life for souls.
J. M. and Annie Harrington.
Springfield, Mo., Jan. 15.
We are glad to report to you that we
are still saved and in the work of God.
Since we last reported through the
Trumpet we held meeting at March,
Dallas Co., Mo. This was a new field.
The people finally endorsed the truth
and there was little opposition. Some
took their stand tor the truth. We hope
to go back there as soon as the Lord
wills. From that place we went to
Ashgrove, where we had a precious
season of refreshing showers of the bless-ings
of God for two weeks. Much op-position
was removed, many were con-victed
of the truth, and some saved. To
God be all the glory. - We are now in
the mission work here in Springfield.
God is blessing the work; souls are get-ting
saved and others are coming out in-to
the light. Springfield is a beautiful
city of abcut thirty thousand, a good
railroad center, and will be a good place
for a center for the work in. the south-west.
Our mission is in the central part
of the city on Walnut St. Our expenses,
rent and all, are from $ 25.00 to $ 30.00
per month. We have taken the re-sponsibility
of the work upon ourselves,
as there are only a few saints here.
The fixtures in the hall have cost us al-ready
over $ 30.00: so for this month
our expenses will be fully $ 60,00; after
that $ 25.00 or $ 30.00. We speak of this
so that any who are interested in us and
our work can help if they wish, as we
need help; also would be glad if some of
the workers going through could stop
and help us. W. J. Henry.
Columbia, S. C.
Our last report was at the close of the
Charleston, b. 0. meeting. After this
we spent a few days at Columbia and
then went to attend the assembly at
Augusta, Ga. This was a precious meet-ing.
The presence of the Lord was
manifested throughout the entire meet-ing.
Many souls claimed either pardon
or entire sanctification. Quite a number
of workers were present from different
localities, all of whom, we believe, went
to their fields of labor better qualified to
spread the pure gospel of Jesus. The
meeting was well attended by saints
from. abroad.' God is truly visiting his
people in this part of the South and many
are getting stirred up bo the necessity of
a deeper work of grace in their hearts.
The Carolinas and Georgia have been
pretty well overrun by a class of come-miters,
who have renounced sectism in
the strongest terms, having only a theory
in their minds, but were devoid of the
work of God in their hearts; hence they
sought to drive people into a form of
godliness. This made many formal pro-fessors,
which has been a great hindrance
to the work. But the time has come
when God is exposing this deception by
the power Of the Holy Ghost in the
hearts of his faithful ones. We humbly
beg an interest in the prayers of the dear
saints everywhere that the good work
begun here may continue until this land
shall be ablaze with the fire of the Holy
Spirit. After the Augusta meeting we
went to Bastoaville, Ga., where we held
one week's meeting. This meeting also
was profitable to many souls. We are
now in Columbia, where we expect to
remain until the 24th inst., and then go
to Shoup's Ford, N. C., it the Lord
wills. 	 F. Lundy.
Testimonies
Black River, S. C.
I am praising God that he saves and
keeps me by his mighty power and I can
not praise his dear name enough for his
goodness to me. He is a present help in
time of need. He has said in his
precio us W ord, " Ask, and it shall be
given unto you; seek, and ye shall find."
I ask all the dear ones to pray that I
may keep saved. fat Dukes.
Choat, Mo.
God has saved my soul from all sin.
It is so sweet to trust the Lord for all
things. I have been trusting the Lord
for a year and five months and always
find him a present help in time of need.
Praise the dear Lord for his saving power
for both soul and body! " God says we
must be born. again; to us this word is
given, and if we do not his commands we
shall not enter heaven."
' Mary C. Scott.
Kiowa, Kan.
I can praise the dear Lord to- night for
sweet victory in my soul. How I do
thank him for his kindness to me! lie
saved my soul from sin and keeps me
saved by his mighty power, and by him
giving me grace I will live for him until
he calls me home. I love to serve him.
It is so wonderful to serve the Lord. My
desire is to see other dear souls saved.
His grace is sufficient for them that trust
and obey him. I ask an. interest in all
the dear saints' prayers that I may ever
be true to the Lord. Ceasy Burns.
Spokane, Wash.
I am truly thankful to the Lord that I
can testify to a present, perfect, and
complete salvation by two works of grace,-
that makes me a child of his and an heir
to the inheritance of the people of God.
As he has said, " They shall be my
people, and I will be their God." Oh,
I am so glad that the Lord by his Spirit
sought me out of the darkness and bond-a0g
e and nig0ht of sectism and led me into
this glorious light and liberty of the
whole word of God! I know I am born
again— born of the Spirit and the Word,
and he has begotten me with a lively
hope unto salvation, ready to be revealed
in the last day— the day that will close
up the time for salvation, and when the
Lord will come in flaming fire taking
vengeance on them that know not God.
S. T. King.
Merlin, Ore.
I praise my God for salvation. I
praise his dear name that he has placed
my feet on the solid rock Christ Jesus.
I was an unbeliever and was raised a
Spiritualist; but God wonderfully deliv-ered
me from that doctrine of devils, for
which I praise his name. I believe it is
the strongest deception that the devil has
in the world to- day. God so convicted
me in my own home that I could not
resist his blessed Holy Spirit. I felt
Jesus so near me pleading for my soul.
Although there were many hard places
to cross, he helped me over them. I aid
repent and believed. and I found my
Savior. Oh, what a help he has been to
mel what a comfort! what a stay! All
the dear saints who react this please pray
that I may ' be sanctified, and pray for
my only sister, that she may be saved.
Mrs. Meissner.
Safety: Miss.
Dear saints of God: I feel that it is to
the glory of God for me to give my tes-timony
through The Gospel Trumpet;
also report the condition of the work in
these parts. I am saved and praising
God for full and free sal vation which
keeps me delivered from all sin. Christi-
Murrayville, Jan. 18.
We are glad to report victory through
Jesus in soul and body. On Dec. 8 we
began meeting three miles west of Win-chester,
Ill. on the C. B. and Q. R. R.,
with good results. A few souls came to
God and were gloriously pardoned.
After this meeting we went about four
miles from this place and held meeting
in a Baptist meeting- house. Many souls
were favorable to the truth. We then
again returned to our first place of
ing and had a few meetings, also baptis-mal
service, in which five participated.
Quite a concourse of people witnessed
the same, which caused some to weep;
also in the evening we had a precious
ordinance- meeting, washing the saints'
feet and commemorating the death of our
Savior in taking of the bread and wine.
Eleven happy souls participated. The
truth has made quite an impression on
many minds and. hearts, yet the devil is
stirring up some to bitterly oppose those
who have accepted the truth. Now
these dear brethren would be glad to
have any of God's ministers stop, if
passing this way. The saints here in
the area of a few miles expect to have a
tabernacle- meeting some time this year,
the Lord willing. We expect to begin
meeting at this place to- night, after
which we expect to return to my home.
Pray for me. Edgar Fleenor.
1936
6 	 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET
anity is at a very low ebb here. Many
who six months ago were crying,
` Hosanna in the highest; Blessed is he
that cometh in the name of the Lord,"
are saying now by their actions, " Away
with this man."
Some time ago my little four- year- old
boy was taken very ill with the fever
and I prayed for him and at times he ap-peared
better and then worse. At length
the elder passed through; I had him. to
comply with Jas. 5: 14, 15 and he at
once got up, but he was afterwards taken
again, but I just held on to the faith of
Jesus and claimed the promise, and
praise his name forever! the victory was
won. He also healed me of a spell of
the fever last fall. He is our physician.
Pray much that I may be kept humble
and trust Jesus for all things, and that
he use me to his own glory.
S. S. Linton.
Wexford, Mich.
I am rejoicing in a risen and living
Savior and want to be found ever doing
his will and working for him. I have
been serving the Lord only a little over
a year and indeed, it has been the happiest
year of my life, as 1 know has been every
Christian's experience. I am now nine-teen
years of age, and the rest of my life
shall be spent for God. I only regret
that I did not start sooner. I thank
God for showing me my condition before
him, as soon as he did, but 1 did not start
as soon as I was convicted of sin. 1 was
not willing to give up all worldly amuse-ments.
How very little they really are,
when compared with our joy in eternity.
I wanted to give my heart to Jesus, but
I hesitated. Oh, why do we waitwhen
Jesus is calling! I pray earnestly that 1
may do more for a loving Savior who has
done so much for me, and that 1 may be
brought closer to him, and be more like
him. Pray that I may be kept meek
and humble.
Maude L. Downer.
Woodburn, Ore.
I am glad to report once more that 1
am saved and walking in all the light
that God is letting shine on my soul, and
I expect by his love and grace to gain a
dome in heaven when the short battle of
life is past. Since I last wrote I have
been doing all I could in the vineyard of
the Lord, and a few dear souls have been
brought to Christ. Dear brothers and
sisters, let us watch, pray, and live
humble; for the Lord gives grace to the
humble, but the proud he knoweth afar
off. When Saul was small in his own
eyes God loved and honored him, but
when he became exalted and trusted to
his own strength, wisdom, and beauty
God had to reject him. I hope it shall
never be so with our souls. I love The
Gospel Trumpet and trust it will ever
honor its name. As soon as I get my
new Trumpet I look it all over to see if
the names ot any ot the old writers ap-pear,
and if so their article is quickly read.
This is not because we do not appreciate
the new writers but because we have
learned to love the familiar ones. Let
as not become negligent on this line. 1
desire the prayers of all that I be faith-ful.
J. L. Green.
Cottage Grove, Ore.
1 feel that I ought to let God's children
know how our dear Master and Savior
cured me. While washing on Dec. 1 my
sister splashed boiling water on my bare
arm, from the wrist to my elbow, and it
turned terribly red and blistered. I
could not help but cry, the pain was so
severe, but what hurt me the most was,
the washing needed to be done and 1
could not finish with my arm so sore.
I then asked God not to let it get so sore
that I could not finish the washing. I
kept on working, and in a few minutes
( not more than ten) I noticed my arm had
stopped paining. I looked at it, and the
red and blisters had all gone, and my
arm was perfectly well. 1 rubbed it and
it did not hurt. At first i felt dazed.
1 can not explain how I felt to see my
arm perfectly well, in'such a short time.
Thank God! he is my physician and.
helper. I have taken him as my only
physician. My health has always been
poor since my eighteenth year, but thanks
and praises to my dear savior, I am
getting stronger in body and soul since
I am fully trusting and serving him.
There are several sects here, but they do
not preach the true word of God. Pray
that I may ever be found faithful to my
Maker. 1 was a member of the Chris-tian
Church, but 1 thank God I no longer
belong to any sect. Our: Lord did not
tell us to have our names written down
in a book here on earth. Christ's fol-lowers'
names are written in the book
of life in heaven.
Clarinda 1. Taylor.
East Prairi , Mo.
I am sweetly saved by the blood of
Jesus, ready to do his will in all things.
1 just praise his holy name for ever hav-mg
pity and compassion upon me when
I was in sin and darkness. Oh, it is
wonderful to have a precious Savior to
go to in time of trouble and need! 1
was a member of the M. E. Church, but
1 just thank the dear Lord for calling
me out of sectism. 1 thank God for his
saving, keeping, and healing power.
Praise his dear name forevermore! The
Lord has healed me many times, for
which 1 give him all the praise. I was
healed of chills and fever four months
ago. I had two chills, but just kept
praying and trusting the Lord to heal me,
and he did heal me. I did not have a
third chill, and when father came home
I told him I missed my chill and did not
take any medicine. He said they would
come back on me then, but I have not
had another chill since, for which I give
my Savior all the praise. I am only
fourteen years of age but am trusting and
serving the Lord the best I know how.
My mother and sister are sweetly saved
in Jesus. Pray that we may ever keep
humble and ready to do his will in all
things. May God bless and keep you all.
Eva Ford.
about three years ago our boy of seven
years was taken very sick in the morning
with kidney trouble and was so sick he
could not sit up or eat anything, indeed
it was a trying time. We were trusting
Jesus for all things and we knew that he
would bear us if we came to him in
faith. Praise God, from whom our help
cometh! We sent for Bro. 11. M. Riggle
and obeyed Jas. 5: 14, laying on hands
and anointing as the Word teaches, and he
was instantly healed ant( hr medintely
asked for something to eat. He was
well and never a symptom returned.
Truly we praise God for his goodness to
ua Some laugh and scorn at the idea
of divine healing, but they can not gain-say
the word of ( incl.. It will stand when
the world is consumed. I earnestly ask
the church of God to pray that we may
live humble and nearer to God; for
truly Jesus' coming is near at hand. Let
us serve him because we love him, and
not because we are afraid of the future;
for it will profit us nothing in the end
unless we love him. He should be first
in our lieart; he gave his life for every
one. Oh, the love of God, so boundless
and free! Let us trust him more and
more. " Above all, taking the shield of
faith, wherewith ye shall be able to
quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God: praying always with all
prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto with all persever-ance,
and supplication for all saints."—
Eph. 6: 16- 18. Mrs. W. B. King.
Tell just what the Lord has done for
you. " A faithful witness delivereth
souls.''
Requests for Prayer.
Pray that I may be healed of heart
trouble. L. M. Cast, Pioneer, 0.
Pray for Mrs. M. A. Knox, Gypsum,
Kan., to be healed of catarrh; also for her
daughter to he healed of the same.
Pray on Feb. 1 at 1 p. m. for E. Gish,
Ellis, Ky. Has been a cripple from hip
disease for many years. - Is looking to the
Lord for healing.
Pray for Elizabeth Buck, Dexterville, who
is badly crippled and also afflicted with
stomach trouble and shortness of breath.
Also pray for Nellie Thompson's healing
of her afflictions.
Pray for Wm. Vian, of Litchfield, Neb.,
who is suffering from effects of sunstroke
and. unconscious at times. The enemy
has overcome his soul through discourage-ment.
Pray for his restoration of soul and
body.
gin very poorly with lung trouble, but
I know God is able to heal me. I ask an
interest in the prayers of all who read the
Trumpet that I may be perfectly healed
and be a shining light for Jesus. Kittie
V. Young.
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Calls for Meetings .
Ingalls, Madison Co., Ind. If any of
God's children or ministers passing through
here would like to stop, they will find a
kindly welcome at Sisters M. H. and D. F.
Burns, southeast part of town.
We desire one of God's ministers to come
here and hold meeting for us, as the gospel
has never been preached here in its fulness.
We have some holiness people here but they
are non- ordinance people. I. M. Land,
Lavender, Limestone Co., Tex.
We would like to have seine Holy Ghost
minister come here and hold. meeting. Ad-dress
me at New Springfield, Ohio, as to
when you can come. The church in this
place has a regular place of worship and
any of God's ministers passing through here
are requested to stop. Our nearest station,
Columbiana, 0., is 6 miles . from here, at
which place we will gladly meet you upon
notice of your arrival. J. S. Brenneman,
New Springfield, Mahoning Co., Ohio.
I pray the Lord will send some of his holy
workers here to rescue precious souls. This
is a new field. To any one feeling led to
come I will state that I live three miles east
and three south of Mulhall, Logan Co.,
Okla. There are some precious promises in
God's word. One is that the poor shall
have the gospel preached to them. Any
one feeling led to come here to hold meet-ing
will find a home at my house, and if
they will write to me I will meet them.
Sarah C. Skipper, Mulhall, Okla.
Meeting Notices.
Handl, Ark. Assembly meeting. Be-ginning
Feb. 1, to continue over two Sun-days.
All lovers of the truth are invited to
attend. For further information address
Milton Vandergriff, Hama, Ark. J. M.
Harrington.
Jeffersonville, Ky. Assembly. Feb. 1,
to continue as long as the Lord leads.
Min'steilal help needed. All saints and
lovers of the truth invited. For further
ii. foreation address J no. E. Watts or W.
W. Step!. enson, Jeffersonville, Ky.
Marion, Intl. Assembly- meeting. Be-ginir
ng Feb. 1, to continue over two Sun-days,
and as much longer as the Lord wills.
All lovers of truth invited. Bro. Barney
E. Warren will be present. Others ex-pected.
Lydia A. Turner.
Philadelphia, Pa. Assembly- meeting.
Beginning Feb. 14, 1901, to continue ten
days, or as long as the Lord wills. Minis-terial
help needed.. All are invited. For
further information address B. F. Weikel,
624 W. Cumberland St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Columbia, S. C. Assembly. Beginning
March 22, to continue 10 days. All lovers
of the truth are invited to attend. Come
prepared to take care of yourselves as far
as possible. For further information ad-dress
D.- B. Lindsey, 109 Plain St.
St. Paul, S. C. Assembly. Beginning
April 5, to continue 10 days. Workers
needed. Address Nero Wells.
Obituary.
Oxford, Ala.
OLIVER.— Sister Sallie Oliver, whose for-ager
home was at Zana, Ala., departed
this life Jan. 15, 1901. While sick, just
three days before she died , the Lord wonder-fully
saved her from all sin, according to his
word, and while they sang song Ill in the
Songs of the Evening Light, " Oh, yes, we'll
trust him [ desus]: while we live, we'll trust
him when we die," she shouted and. praised
God as much as her strength would allow,
and replied that she was ready. Duriae
her last days she loved and enjoyed. the wor
of God. M. E. Sudduth.
New Orleans, La.
SCHMIDT.— On Jan. S Bro. Conrad
Schmidt departed from us to dwell with
Jesus. Bro. Schmidt, was born in Canton,
Berne, Switzerland, and was a resident 01
this city forty- nine years. His age wa,
seventy- two years. Bro. Schmidt showed
clear evidence of a Bible experience of sal
vation; honored God's plain word too much
to deny any of it. He leaves an aged com-panion
who truly loves Jesus, also a saved
son; others of his children or relatives who
have not heeded. the example of these God-fearing
parents had better heed while it a
yet called to- day. A. C. Knieper.
Jeffersonville, Ky.
HATTEN.— Bro. Henry Mitten., born
Dec. 2, 1845; died Jan. 15, 1901. Wa-saved
about seven years ago when the pure
gospel was first preached here. He lived a
truly consecrated life and was always ready
with hands or means to do what he could
for the glory of God. The writer can truly
testify to being refreshed many times by
dear Brother and Sister Batten. On Dec.
20 he was taken sick and grew weaker and
weaker: he sent for the elders and fulfilled
Jas. 5 : 14, 15, and the mighty power of God
was manifested. He arose, dressed him-self,
and said he was healed, and talked
strong and clear, but was soon taken very
sick again and could have no more healing
faith, but said hea wndas a gllo ienagr thholmy ea. i dH. e H ree- fused medicine
gently fell asleep in Jesus. He uttered his
last words while the writer held his hand,
and said he was ready to go home. He
leaves a widow with five little children.
May Father supply all their needs while
here and receive them home with all tin
blood- washed, is our prayer.
S. A. Culbertson.
Montpelier, Ind.
1 feel the Lord would have me tell of
his goodness to me. Four years ago last
Sept ember the Lord sanctified my nature.
These have been • the happiest years of
my life, and to- day finds me saved and
sanct ified to do his will. As tar as I
know, I have not met one soul that is
out in the evening light since I came
home from Emlenton camp- meeting, but,
praise his dear name! I have not been
left to myself; for the Lord is with me,
his everlasting arms are underneath, and
1 am surrounded with the walls of salvia
tion, and in his presence is fullness of
joy. I telt for some time the Lord had
a work for me to do. and it seemed I was
not capable of doing anything. So 1
asked the Lord to make it plain what 1
should do.- I felt led to distribute tracts
and Trumpets and sell Bibles and other
gospel literature from the Trumpet Office.
1 have found many hungry souls sick of
sin, and denominational contusion, who
gladly receive tracts and Trumpets. Zech.
10: 12 tells us the Lord will strengthen
us and we shall walk up and down in his - The saints of Los Angeles have moved
name. So have been going up and tShteriere mt. eAe tminign ipsltaecre i sb anceke dtoed 4 9h7er Ee . i nT hthirids
down for the Lord and he does strengthen. dark city of 102,000 people. Who can hear
me. It has been food for my soul: to tell 1i? • Address Church of God, 497 E. Third
what the Lord has done for me. ,: - Los Angeles, Cal.
that I use much wisdom, keep my place: - As we have moved from Lovett, Laurens
in the body of Christ, and that I 443; Co., Ga. to Bruce, Montgomery Co., Ga.,
have souls for my hire.
Mrs. A. W. Pope.
Sturgis, Pic, my house. W. O. Jones, Bruce, Mont-
`` gomery
Stur,
Ye are my witnesses 4iaith the LOrd. Co., Ga.
-- lsa. 43 : 10. We are- pprraaiissiing God in As the whole truth has never been preach-Jesus'
name for victory over the power soemd ein p tlhaicsears to opfe tnh efo cro munetertyin agn, d w teh ewreo ualrde
of sin. Jesus is able to keep us from fall- like to one come and preach.
ing and will guide our feet in the way of Any one feeling led to come please let me
truth. I wish to mention some of the hear fr royommou; also if there are an saint
ways that Jesus has helped us. Once
k , O. 114 there are no saints here, we would like
ayto
phis
have some of God's ministers come to
place to hold meeting. Any one whom
tod may lead to come will find a home at
living near here please write to me. Address 1
Miss Jessie B. Lewis, Richland Center, Wis. i
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THE GOSPEL'
Lord " is able to do exceeding abundantly
went ininy room and asked God to for-give
me: Ior my carelessness and heal her
littlehand... Two fingers were bruised,
one of them crushed very badly. The
'; 33orie` wee broken, I think. I prayed and
cried to God to take the pain all away.
Now her hand is nearly well and she does
not seem to feel any pain or soreness in
it'ukelt but plays the same as usual. 1
feel. * hat I am not worthy to receive all
these blessings; and I ask your prayers
that I maybe. sa- nctiflect wholly.
Mrs. B. A. Rogers.
Mont, Dec. 27.
above all that we ask or think. " Epli.
3: 20. I can still say I am saved, sancti-fied,
and kept by the power of God. I
feel more determined to keep on the
torward move for God than ever before.
Please pray that my sight may be fully
restored. 1 want the prayers of'- all
God's children that I may be kept meek,
and humble and earnestly contend for
the faith once delivered to the saints.
Annie Geltne.
Edenton, Ky. Jan. 4.
Healed of Fever.
• Last July one of our little boys too 3: ov6gtoming Grace.
the fever and the Lord healed him almost',
instantly. I went the next Sunday to see r:-: JNO. A VANCE.
Last July it seemed that I suffered al-most
death with heart trouble. The
devil made me think that I was going
to die. But I obeyed James 5: 14, 15,
was anointed, and the Lord was as good
as his word, for he healed me from that
hOni. Praise his dear name forever! I
g* thanking him for what he is doing
fer the. All glory to God for his heal-
- ink power ! J. A. Colyer.
.€=' 44reenvale, Tenn., Dec. 30.
In Answer To Prayer.
Prayer of Faith Answered.
His Healing Power Manifested.
Divine Healing.
Healed of Heart Trouble.
forever! He has also healed me of many
aches and pains and blesses me Tranctek
fully. The devil was permitted to tent*,
me since, but 1 know the work is done.,
1 want to give God all the praise due hist
precious name. I am so glad that the
I swwherliand in the cogs of the wringer.
I hadf'.±: oturn it back over the hand, and
- thaf'''' was the worst of all. She never
satiwo. rd until she saw her hand, and
then she cried and 1 cried too, and she
' sa- id, .= Mamma, ask God to heal the
I feel that it would be to the glory
of God for me to testify or his wonderful
dealings with me. He saves and sancti-fies
me wholly. Praise his holy name
forever! In September I got hurt on
my left breast; it was very painful and
in a few weeks a hard lump appeared
about the size of a hickory- nut, whim
the physician pronounced a tumor. The
Lord made it plain to me that he would
heal me and led me to write to the
Trumpet Office asking them to unite with
the church here in prayer on December
9. All praise and. honor to his holy
name! I was most gloriously healed.
Bless the Lord, 0 my soul, and forget
not all his benefits: who forgiveth all
thine iniquities, who healeth all thy dis-eases."—
Ps. 103: 2, 3. My general
health is so much improved too. Before
wa, s healed I could scarcely do my
work for my husband and myself. Now
I can do it easily and walk a mile to
church and scarcely feel tired enough to
rest. " Oh that men would praise the
Lord for his goodness, and for his
wonderful works to the children of
men."— Ps. 107: 21. Pray that I may
walk humbly before the Lord.
Mary M. McConnell.
Kenesaw, Neb., Jan. 2.
I want to testify just to the glory of
God to the healing of our baby. Last
August, when he was eighteen months
old, he was taken sick very suddenly
with diarrhea and continued to grow
worse. My husband, being unsaved,
began to look for some medicine to give
him, and went and got some of a neigh-bor,
and gave him several doses; yet I
kept trusting him with the Lord. After
giving him the medicine, which did him
no gocd, I said to my husband, " I know
baby will be all right if we quit giving
the, medicine." He consented, and so
VVe quit the medicine, and in a short time
the child had a very hard spasm; but I
just had a firm rebuke in my heart against
that spasm, and immediately it left him.
, There being no elders near we sent a re-quest
for prayer by telegram to the
Trumpet Office and that evening he stood
on his feet, while before he was so weak
he coi'ild not stand. He looked like a
corpse, but God healed him, and to his
name we ascribe all the praise.
Mrs. E. P. Evans.
Atwood, ICans., Dec. 28.
About three months ago God saved my
soul and since then he has truly healed
me of a painful disease that I had suffered
from for several years. During the
very cold weather we had here the first it
of December my little girl ( three years h
old) fell upon the stove, burning her t
hands and face , severely, leaving on the i
stove a large piece of skin from one side i
of her face. 1 had not been able to at- g.
tend many meetings and was new in the s
faith; so the first thought I had was to w
do something for her. I ran out into the t
kitchen and the first thing I saw was b
some milk. 1 poured some of that on h
her hands, but did not put any on her h
tace. Then I took her in my arms and w
knelt down and asked God to heal her. 1
In halt an hour she was sleeping, and she a
never seemed to notice it any more. In r
ten days there was only a red mark to t
show where the burns had been. The m
skin is as smooth as it ever was. She
had hardly recovered from this when one a
day I was washing and hurrying as it so
was late. I was wringing a blanket and p
did not notice her until I heard some- gr
thing crack. I stopped and looked, think- st
mg I had broken. the wringer, and then
-
our neighbor and testified to it, Ind- he
did not believe it and spoke very
slightingly about it. The week follow-ing
the fever returned again and we were
alone in the faith. We went to God,
but still the boy was sick. The devil
said to me, " You testified to your neigh-bor
of his healing; now if he comes he
will say you lied about it, and the cause
of Christ will be reproached. You ought
not to have testified." But we got
down before our God and told him we
knew he was able to take care of his
cause, and asked that his will be done.
Then the fever left him and we promised
to testify to it through the Trumpet. On
August 4 I was taken with a chill, also
our oldest son was taken sick. We
were sick nearly six weeks and the dear
Lord wonderfully healed us. We saw
the light nearly five years ago and took
the Lord for our healer. We emptied
out our medicine and he has always been
a present help in every time of need.
Praise his name! After our sickness in
August two of our little boys and wife
took the fever. We believe Father got
glory out of our sickness. We feel we
are benefited by it, and learned many
lessons. We know it is sate to trust
God; for we have been trusting him for
five years and will trust him to the end.
One of our neighbors threatened to bring
medicine and compEl us to take it, but
God would not suffer him to. I tell you,
dear ones, it pays to trust God for all
things. Oh, how sweet to be reconciled to
Father's will! We write this to the
glory af God, hoping it will benefit some
one. ' W e give God all the glory for all
things that he does for us.
W. A. and M. C. Forter.
Pocahontas, Ark., Dec. 16.
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VIE people think it ridiculous to talk
of constantly in favor with
God, withont ever havin g our conscience
cnmstances. But such is the privilege of
every child ot Goa, and is just what
God requires and expects of every one
that is truly born of the Spirit. We read
that " whatsoever is born of God over-cometh
the world. "- 1 Jno. 5; 4. We
understand by this that if a person is a
real child of God, born of his Spirit, he
proves it by overcoming the world, with
all its allurements, snares, tricks, de-ceptions,
oppositions, and oppressions of
the enemy; for where sin did abound now
grace much more abounds. See'Rom. 5:
20. So that as ye have ( in the past)
yielded yourselves servants to sin, now
since grace has come you are to yield
yourselves servants to righteousness.
See Itom. 6: 19. It is true that once
when you were in sin the good you
would do, that ye did not; and tha
which ye would not, that ye did ; for
evil was present with you and you were
carnal, sold under sin. ' See Rom. 7: 14-
25; but since the law of the Spirit ot lite
in Christ Jesus has made you free from
the law of sin and death, there is there-fore
now no condemnation ( See Born. 8:
1, 2) but peace with God ( Rom. 5: 1) ;
the old sinful lusts, passions, appetites,
habits, and desires having all passed
away: and you are a new creature. " old
things are passed away; and behold all
things are become new. "-- 2 Cor. 5: 17.
Paul and the other apostles are examples
of gadliaess, and we are exhorted to
follow their example. See 1 gor. 11: 1.
Some think Paul did get overcome by
sin occasionally, but he testified that he
always had a conscience void of offense
toward God and man. See Acts 24: 16.
Yea, he says, " Ye are witnesses and God
also , how helily and justly and un-blameably
we behaved ourselves among
you."- 1 Thess. 2: 10. But some say
e, had a thorn in the flesh and could not
have it removed. Yes, he did, but the
horn was not sin, but trials, distresses,
nfirmities, persecutions— the buffet-ng
powers of the enemy; yet God's
race was sufficieni to keep him above
in even though he was compassed about
with a great cloud of opposition. These
kings only tended to keep him humble
efore God, so he would constantly see
is inability to stand without God's
elp. It kept him from being exalted
hen used of God, as we read in 2 Cor.
2: " And lest I should be exalted
above measure through the abundance of
evelations, there was given to me a
horn in the flesh' [ What was it?], the
messenger of Satan to buffet me [ to keep
him humble], lest I should be exalted
hove measure. For this thing I be-ught
the Lord thrice, that it might de-art
from me. And he said unto me. My
Timothy, a young minister, he let h
im
it
of God, which is in Christ Jesus
ace is sufficient for thee: for my
rength is made perfect in weakness."
2 aor. 12: 7- 9. Ah, would to God the
blotted with his displeasure, no matter
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afraid? though an host should encamp
gainst me, my heart shall not fear:
hough war should rise against me, in
his will I be confident."— Ps. 37: 13.
` 11 hat shall we then say to these things?
f God be for us, who can be against us?"
' Who shall lay anything to the charge
f God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
f Christ? shall tribulation, or distress
r persecution, or famine, or nake: Iness:
r peril, or sword? as it is written, For
hy sake we are killed all the day long;
e are accounted as sheep for the
aughter. Nay, in all these things we
re more than conquerors through him
hat loved us. For I am persuaded that
either death, nor life, nor angels, nor
rincipalities, nor powers, nor things
resent, nor things to come [ So you need
ot be afraid of the future trials Satan
ay suggest], nor height, nor depth,
nor husband or wife, mother or father,
ildren, relatives, neighbors, enemies],
r any other creature [ with all the coini,-
ned forces from the bottomless
all be able to separate us from the
r Lord."— Rom. 8: 35- 39. Nay, in all
ese things we are more than conquer-s;
for if God be for us, who can be
ainst us?
Thanks be unto God, which always
useth us to triumph in Christ Jesus
cl makes us exceeding joyful
bulations. See 2 Cor.
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to him that is able to from
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hug and present you faultless" ( Jude
that we ask or think, according to
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. end.
weakest of God's children could see the
hand of God in their trials and opposi-tions
when they are called to suffer neces-sity
( want), infinities ( weaknesses), re-proach:
es, persecutions, distresses, etc.,
and. say like Paul in the
verses, " I take pleasure them, and
glory in them, that the power of Christ
may rest upon me; for when I am weak.
[ naturally] then am 1 strong [ in the
Lord and in the power of his miglitj.
— 2 qor. 12: 10. The Holy Ghost wit,; z
nessed to Paul— no doubt when he wee'
praying for them to be removed— that
he would have to suffer bonds and im-prisonments
in every city. See Acts 20:'
22, 23. Yea, the buffeting power at
Satan was about aim continually wher-ever
he went,. but he had the promise,
" My grace is sufficient;" so he could
boldly say in verse 24, " None of these
things move me;" anti when writing to
know that " all that will live godly in
Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.--
2 Tim. 3: 12.
But in the midst of the sorest trials
and temptations we have the blessed
promise that he will not sutler us to be
tempted above that we are able to bear,
but will with the temptation also make
a way to escape, that we may be able to
bear it. See 1 Cor. 10: 13. Yea, he
promises to establish our hearts in holi-ness
( 1 Thess. 3: 13), and keep us from
all evil ( 2 Thess. 3: 3), but we may be
permitted to be tested and tried awhile.
" For even hereunto were ye called: be-.
cause Christ also suffered for us, leaving
us an example, that ye should follow in
his steps: . . . who, when he was reviled
reviled not again; but committed himself
to him that judgeth righteously."- 1
Pet. 2: 21- 23. " Forasmuch then as
Christ path suffered for us in the flesh,
arm yourselves likewise with the same
mind."— I Pet. 4: 1. " W hat shall we
then say to these things? If God be for
us, who can be against us?"— Rom. 8:
31. " So that we can boldly say, The
Lord is my helper, I will not tear what
man shall do unto me."— Ileb. 13: 6.
` The Lord is my light and my salvation
whom shall I fear? the Lord is the
. . Who shall separate us front the love
om
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2: 14. you" Now
, and " do exceeding abundantly above I
power that worketh in us, unto him
glory in the church b
n3eu' .— Eph. 3: 20, 21. y
Christ Jesus
oughout all ages, world without
Healed of Frost- Bite.
I feel it would be to the glory of God
for me to testify of his goodness to me.
I am young in the cause, having been in
the service of the dear Lord only a few
months. The way grows brighter and
brighter, as I feel the power of the Lord
and see how he blesses me. I feel that
if I testify to what the good Lord has
done for me it may help some poor
suffering creature. The dear Lord has
just lately healed me of very badly frost-'
bitten feet, which had been so for six
years. , My feet began to itch and burn
as they had for some past winters. I
prayed for the healing of them and after
having some one to agree in prayer with
MO the Lord healed ins every whit in the
ne of Jesus. Praise his holy name