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----, X4A/ CTIFICATION AND HE SHALL SEND HIS ANGELS WITH A GREAT SOUND OF A TRUMPET, AND THEY SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT FROM THE Four? WINDS, FROM ONE END OF HEAVEN TO THE OTHER. MAT. 24: 31. 01E- NESS IN / Proffiryfiztee., 80 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. EzEK. 34: 12. JEN. 82: 89. VOLUME XXIV. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1904. NUMBER 52. THE THOUGHT OF GOD. FABER. O how the thought of God attracts And draws the heart from earth, And sickens it of passing shows And dissipating mirth. ' Tis not enough to save our souls, To shun the eternal fires: The thought of God will rouse the heart To more sublime desires. God only is the creature's home, Though rough and straight the road; Yet nothing else can satisfy The love that longs for God. tO utter but the name of God Down in your heart of hearts, And see how from the world at once All tempting lights depart! A trusting heart, a yearning eye, Can win its way above; If mountains can be moved by faith, Is there less power in love? — Selected. A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE BIBLE, HEAVEN, AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. TALK II. MR. Guideright—" Come in neighbor Misled, I am glad to have you come again." Mr. Misled—" The storm still continues but it is an ' ill wind that blows nobody any good.' " I enjoyed our conversation this morning and believe I am nearing the kingdom of God. Oh, how my soul longs for rest! Mr. 0.—" Jesus says, ' Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and you shall find rest unto your soul.' " M.—" The yoke I have had on for these twenty years has filled my soul with groanings instead of rest." Mr. G.—" It is evident you have had on a wrong yoke, Christ's yoke brings rest to the soul. A rest that satisfies every longing and unless the soul is not fully satisfied it is under a wrong yoke." Mr. M.—" I have come over to learn what I must do to be saved. I was down at the Dunker's church at Mixbelieve this last summer and heard Mr. Waters their preacher preach from the text, ' He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.' lie said that baptism was a saving ordi-nance and finless one is baptized he is not saved. Now if this is true I want to be baptized." Mr. 0.—" We will try Mr. Waters' ap-plication of the text you quote by our rule. If baptism is a saving ordinance then such application he has made of this text will not conflict with other texts." Mr. M.—" Mr. Uncertain also said in one of his sermons that in baptism our sins were washed away. He preached from Acts 22: 16. ' And now why tarriest thou ? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' Of course this text puts an end to all contro-versy or at least it looks so to me. If we are going to take the Bible we must take it. But our preacher says we are not saved by the baptism of water but by grace through faith." Mr. G.—" What does the Bible say? Let us try both Mr. Waters' and Mr. Uncer-tain's application of these texts by our rule. In Eph. 2: 8 the apostle says, ' For by grace are ye saved through faith ; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God: not of works, least any man should boast.' Nothing is said here about our being saved by baptism but we are saved by faith. This harmonizes with what the beloved disciple John said in his first epistle fifth chapter. ` Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.' Nothing is here said of baptism. According to this text we can experience the birth of the Spirit through faith alone. If baptism must ne-cessarily be performed to have salvation or be born again, why is it not mentioned here ? Then again, when the jailor asked what he must do to be saved he was told to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and he should be saved. See Acts 16 : 30, 31. If baptism is a saving ordinance why has the apostle failed to mention it here to this penitent jailor ?" Mr. M.—" Can you give me any instan-ces in the Bible where people were saved without baptism?" Mr. G.—" Baptism is an ordinance and must be observed the same as any other commandment but it has nothing and can have nothing to do with our salvation from sin_ I can give you a number of instances wherein persons were pardoned without baptism. Mr. Uncertain says, by the au-thority of Acts 22: 16, that water washes away sins ; but Jesus said to one, ' thy sins which are many are all forgiven thee.' And again to the thief that died on the cross with him, he said, ' This day shalt thou be with me in paradise.' He was not baptized at all. In the tenth chapter of Acts we have account of Cornelius hearing the Word of God and receiving the Holy Ghost. It is there said that while Peter yet spake the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the Word. In the fifteenth chapter Peter in referring to this occurrence said their hearts were purified by faith at the time the Holy Ghost fell on them. If their hearts were made pure they certainly were saved. After the Holy Ghost fell on them. Peter said, ' Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we ? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.' " Mr. M.—" Well, it certainly does appear that some were pardoned or saved before they were baptized, but I would like to have an explanation of Mark 16: 16 and Acts 22: 16. I do not understand how you can make them harmonize with those scrip-tures that seem to teach we are saved by grace through faith only." Mr. 0.—" The scriptures do not only seem to teach salvation by grace through faith but they most positively teach it. Now I will take pleasure in explaining these texts and to make them very clear to you will necessitate the bringing in of a number of other texts treating on the subject of baptism." Mr. M.—" This will require no doubt con-siderable length of time and I can not remain longer to- day but will come again soon. I want to find the way. Some of the preachers at Mixbelief say we can not be saved at all in this life, and some say we are saved by grace through faith, some say we are saved in baptism. Such is very confusing to me. If I can be saved now, and I am sure from the Bible proofs you gave me this morning that we can be saved now and can have a knowledge of the same. The next thing for me to know is what I shall do to be saved." Mr. G.—" Come again as early as you feel disposed. I am sure we will have no trouble in making the way very clear and plain to you because the Bible is a plain book and one and all can easily understand when it is rightly explained. Good bye." C. E. O. REDEMPTION. BY MRS. S. 0. SUSAG. AND the ransomed [ redeemed] ] of the Lord shall return." Ise. 35 : 10. Those who get redeemed return. From what do they return ? They return from their sin-ful ways and get upon the highway, which is called the way of holiness. This way is also called in the Scriptures the narrow way, which very few in this world want to enter because it is so narrow that they can not take any of this world's pleasures with them. But every one that gives up his own way and gets redeemed of the Lord, can have great peace and joy and is redeemed from the awful torment of hell. There is no condemnation for them as long as they walk after the Spirit of the Lord. The Lord is able to redeem from every thing that will hinder us from serving him with our whole heart. We read in Psa. 130: 7, 8, " Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall re-deem Israel from all his iniquities." Glory to our God. His Word says from all in-iquitiy he is able to redeem, and why not believe his Word and be redeemed by the blood of Christ, as we read in Heb. 9: 11, 12. " But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this build-ing; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." " For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradi-tion from your fathers ; but with the pre-cious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot." Praise the Lord for the blood of the Lamb! The power of that blood just fills our souls with glory and we like to let others know about it, because it is too good to keep to ourselves. We want the others to come and return to the Lord, where they will be rejoicing in Zion and get into a state where they do not have to serve the devil, but can be able to serve the Lord and worship him in Spirit and in truth. For our part it gets like the poet says in his song, " Yes, yes, yes, it fills my heart with glory, To tell the hungry, thirsting soul Of the redemption story." God also redeems us from the law. " But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under, the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." Gal. 4: 4, 5. In Gal. 3: 13 we read, " Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." And now in this life we can rejoice in the free-dom from law service and we can serve God in the Spirit. " Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Cor. 3: 17. " Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testa-ment not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life." Verse 6. Our life is also redeemed by God. " Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lov-ingkindness and tender mercies." The soul is also redeemed. " The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate." Psa. 34: 22. The Lord will also redeem our body, for we read in Rom. 8: 23, " And not they only, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit. even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption to wit, the redemption of our body." Amen. Glory to God! Let us be ready, waiting' for the Lord. The call goes out to every nation. And God is no respecter of person but wants to redeem every one from all their iniquity. The redeemed are " look-ing for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; who gave himself far us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people zeal ous of good works." Titus 2: 13, 14. We the redeemed of the Lord shall reign with Christ, and are made kings and priests, and he has washed us from our sins in his own blood. " And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us; and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen," Rev. 1: 5, 6. " And they sung a new song, saying, thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof : for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by the blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." Rev. 5: 9, 10. The Lord has prepared so clear a way through his own Son. It is described in his Word that every one can get an under-standing of how to get in the way. The way is so plain that even a fool need not err therein, but be more than conquerer through Jesus Christ who loved us. Let us ever be singing and telling the redemp-tion story to the lost soul, and one here and one there will hear and come to God who gave his only son to redeem us from all sin and to fill us with joy and peace in the Holy Ghost. Amen. PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED. BY C. S. WYATT. " WHEREFORE do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. . . . They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. They take the tim-bre' and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, De-part from us; for we desire not the knowl-edge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what prof-it should we have, if we pray unto him? Lo, their good is not in their hand." Job 21: 7- 15. How often we see and hear this very scripture acted out. One time after I had come from meeting a man came into my house and said, " What good have you done by — ikaing to meeting? What good does it do 4to pray? You can not change God's plans; he has everything fixed to suit him-self and you need not pew or preach or any- Dee. 29, MA. No child left to its own way will ever escape the pitfalls of Satan. It must be trained up and away from the natural downward tendency. There is too much evil power in the old world and too much natural inclination in the inherent de-praved life to leave a poor innocent and ig-norant child to its fate. Ruin, eternal per-dition awaits every such child. God gives the child parents, and gives . the parents a responsibility for which we must answer. In the text, " Bring them up in the nuture and admonition of the Lord" the Revised Version reads, " Nuture them up in the chastenings of the Lord." The child must be brought up with chastenings which are essential to its wellbeing. We all are thankful to God to- day for all the chastenings our godly parents min-istered unto us. We may look back and think we know where they made some mis-takes, but we have no regrets over our child-hood chastenings. if our parents did their duty on every line where they had under-standing, we are exceedingly thankful and would not have missed one stroke of the rod applied by a loving hand that perhaps is long ago departed from us. That same hand that labored and toiled for our sup-port physically, and often smoothed our troubled brow, and held our little hand as we walked over dangerous places and caught us as we were falling,— that hand also applied the rod of correction for the purpose of our security from the evils that so thickly surrounded us. If we can give reverence to our dear parents for all the chastenings we received, can we now as parents be guiltless before God and neglect our own responsibilities? We want our children to have all the bene-fits we received and must therefore see to it that the divinely ordained plan is recog-nized in our home. These chastenings must be applied in a careful manner that the child may soon learn that it is no personal comfort nor any other object of the parents for their own pleasure but wholly for the benefit of itself. It would be difficult, of THE GOSPEL TRUMPET course, for the child to see this in its early years, but the time will come when it will see it and give its parents reverenee, and whether or not it would ever see it, the responsibility remains the same on the par-ental side. Some are disposed to think that an act of disobedience or rebellion or stubbornness may be passed by and over-looked, . and a child permitted to go on without any serious result from such an act. But there can be no more fatal error than this. Every such act in a child will develop more and more rebellion until in due time the word of the parent has lost all its power, and the child becomes a down-right. rebel. 0 dear parents, let me warn you against this awful spirit of these last days. One of the plain indications of the signs of the times as prophesied by the apostle is " disobedient to parents." ' 2 Tim. 3: 2. God can not look with approval upon our home where disobedience is permitted to exist. Every transgression of this kind must be accounted for by the child or else ruin will be its doom, and the careless parent will have to give account for it in the day of reckoning, while in this life there will be untold sorrow and regret on the part of both parent and child. The law of heaven is obedience. The universe is held by the same law. Every earthly government must recognize the same, or else anarchy and ruin will be its shameful destruction. The church of God can not exist upon earth without this law strictly enforced and no home will ever be worthy of the name without this same law recog-nized by every member of the household. In other words, no rebel dare exist under any form of proper government, unless 11, be kept imprisoned,- or in some other way prevented from coming in contact with anyone else. There is no place in heaven or earth where this is more real or serious than in the home, and yet there are many professing saints I fear, who are wholly ignorant of this stupenduous fact. Disobedience under any earthly govern-ment dare not go unpunished. Rebellion is a crime, and punishable by banishment or death. Otherwise no government can stand. I have seen mothers and fathers let their little babe become stubborn and re-bellious, and they look upon it as something smart and cute. As the child grew that awful element grew also and in a few years the child was a disgrace to parents, itself, and community. Mothers allow their little ones to defy them, and strike at them, or kick and squall in a fit of anger, sometimes right in a public place of worship, where many eyes behold the shameful scene. I have sometimes felt that the most accept-able service to God in public meeting where such display of Satanic power is manifest, would be to stop preaching and help some poor perplexed parent to con-quer that little rebel, and rebuke the devil out of the meeting. The rebel must be con-quered, no matter how young, whether in the home, the meeting, or the school. It must be punished by some rigid method until every grain of stubbornness is ground out of it, and it becomes a good obedient child. • In Col. 3 : 21 we child has been permitted to have its Own way, which condition will never exist where the parents have done their duty in the proper instruction of the child. But since we see our duty now and are required of God to do this duty, we must begin in the fear of God. Where the child has been trained, there will he little difficulty in cor rection, but this important part of our life must necessarily he carried out. Instead of a feeling that it is an awful burden and the next thing to an impossibility to admin-ister correction, we must consider it one of the necessaries of life and humbly look to God and his Word for knowledge and grace. The child of course does not like this part of life, and would soon take up with the thought that it is very much abused etc., but all such foolish logic must be ignored and a careful system of correction estab-lished in every home. One father said he loves his children so well that he can not correct or punish them. Such a parent does not love his child as he should. Punishment of some kind for disobedi-ence and stubbornness is absolutely neces-sary in the proper training of the child. Chastening means more than simply inflict-ing pain. It means correction and discip-lining in every necessary respect. Applying the rod of correction means more than using a rod in the- form of a whip, and yet a whip is one of the most effectual means of chast-ening in many instances. As children of our heavenly Parent we all know how un-pleasant some of the chastenings of God seems to us. " Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grevious : nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby." Heb. 12 : 11. How true this has proved in our experience. The very chastening that we naturally would have avoided if we could turned out to be the means of the most precious bless-ings of our life. The parental eye of God saw the danger ahead and brought to bear upon us the influences that served in his hand as the rod of correction to guide our feet past the danger place. We would not have had it so, but he would, and when it was over and we could look back, we could thank him unspeakably for just the way it all was brought about. The chastenings afterward yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness to our grateful hearts. 2 thing of the sort" He was a believer in the Hard- shell or Presbyterian doctrine. I did not try to argue or convince him that he was wrong; I had done that many times before. I just commanded him to stop such talk in my house or before my family. God stopped his mouth. We see many such eases in our travels, but such men as that are not the worst curse to the cause of Christ. The church- member ( so- called) that says we can repent, pray, and seek and find favor with God, and then do the wick-ed things mentioned here by Job, at the same time claiming to believe in God and the religion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and belong to some denomination, and think they are safe and sure of heaven, are a greater curse to the cause of Christ. I know that Job was talking to non- professors, but you know that if it is a sin for the wicked to do such things, it is a sin and a shame for followers of Christ to indulge in such things. Now for the glory of God, this is written. Take warning, dear ones, and flee these idols. You that are yet in some fine, fashionable church, surrounded with all the latest im-provements of scientific Christianity, with your societies and clubs, bees, parties, etc.: you church- members that send your chil-dren to the dance- hall and have them train-ed to the movements of some ungodly danc-ing master— do you know what you are do- ' lug ? I do. You are peopling hell with your own offspring. How will you feel, and on what grounds do you expect to face a just God, when your son or daughter will rise up in judgment and say, " Father, mother, you sent me here to this awful place of torment; you sent me to the fash-ionable society, parties, and dance- hall; there I learned the ways of high life, the fine fashionable dressing which nod's Word forbids: why did you not read that to me, and advise me to dress in modest apparel? there I learned to play cards and gamble— just a sociable game for a prize— and there I learned to drink just a sip of the harm-less wine because it was fashionable, and learned many other sins that you knew lurked about such places, but it is too late now; I am cast off forever, and must spend eternity with the foul demons of hell." Father, mother, you that are living in a fine mansion in New York, or the one that lives in the dirtiest log hut in the moun-tains of Kentucky, this is to you. Stop, think what you are doing! God will hold you to account for the way you train your children. Now a word to the rich, with all due respect. I have not held any malice or hatred toward the rich, but what are you doing with your increase of wealth? Are you spending it for the cause of Christ who died for you? or are you like the Word says: " Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish." Psa. 73: 7. " They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave." Job. 21: 13. Dear reader, professed Christian or not, you can enter heaven only by the door, that is Christ. John 10: 9. He has given us his Word the gospel, which is just the same as if he were here now telling us as he talk-ed while he was on earth; when he speaks once about any certain thing, that is just as good• as if he had said it a thousand times. Ile says, " But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. oe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets." Luke 6: 24- 26. " But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy litetune received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tor-mented." Luke 16: 25. Take warning, pray God to take the scales from off your eyes, or, in other words, take the dollars from before your eyes so you can see Christ plainly. God help us all to live true to his NN ord. PAIIENT AND CHILD ARTICLE IV. DUTY TO CORRECT. THE disposition of a child to take up with that which is contrary to the wish of the parent must be overcome. Sometimes this is a difficult task in cases where the read, " Fathers, pro-voke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." This admonition means much. It applies to chastening as well as to other parental dealings. You have often seen children when punished, fly into an outrageous fit of anger, or when already in a paroxysm of rebellion and stubbornness, some little fellow will catch its breath and fall over like one dead, become black and blue in its face, and frighten the perplexed parent that it really might die. The rod of correction is laid aside, and the parent be-gins to coax and pet the little rebel to bring it out of its spell, after while the little fellow sees that it has conquered and straightens up, the master of the situation. The parent simply provoked it to anger, and the next time it feels like it there will be a repitition of the scene, and al-most invariably at such a time when it is the most humiliating to you. In meeting or when company comes, little Johnny or Mary will take advantage - of the circum-stance and boss the parents around t7 his or her own satisfaction, or- ' elsc there will be a scene on hand. Beloved parent, you do wrong when you allow your little one to have its own way. The whip breaks before- the will of the child breaks : you must break its \ rill. or it will break your heart and home. If one whip breaks get another, and another. and with a loving, though sor-rowful heart you must keep at your un-pleasant task until your object is accom-plished, your little subject comes up to you and puts its arms around your neck with a loving little heart full of sorrow beeause of its stubbornness. A proper chastening on this line will not need be repeated often, and if in some rare cases it must he repeated, do it in the fear of God, and do it right away. If you must be excused from the presence of company, or must go out of meeting or Sunday-school, out 011( 1 off with your child and set-tle this matter. In a eertain city where we were living., good whips were so scarce that I had to go several miles to get them, but we had to have them. In another city I positively - could find no whips suitable for needs. The thought of a little raw-hide came to my mind. I purchased one and took it home under my coat for fear it would grieve Manuna's heart to think of punishing our children with such a whip. She soon found it and protested, hut I said I knew I could use it in love with a sanctified heart and do the children no harm. It was not long until she could use it as welt as I. We have the whip yet as a family memorial, and the sight of it has often proved an effectual restraint to our children. Since our dear boy is saved he has asked me to give him that whip now as I do not need it any more for him, but I said, We will keep it until you are grown then you may have it. The only reason we used this was, that it would not break. Of course no parent has any bus-iness to chasten a child in any other way than in true parental love, and the effectual method of the chastening must be deter-mined by the parent as wisdom and divine guidance may suggest. J. W. B. Poindexter, Ky. I do praise God for a full and free sal-vation that keeps me each day. I have been a reader of the Gospel Trumpet for eight years, and am in no way tired of it. I love to read its pages as well as I ever did ; it is food to my soul. Husband and I are the only ones in this neighborhood that believe in the straight way. The Word has been preached many times, but the people did not receive it. I praise God for the way; it just suits me. We do not get to hear the Word preached much; but God is a present help in every time of need. I take him as my healer. I have good health and praise God for it, for he is worthy of all the praise. Pray that much good be accomplished in this neighborhood for those who are taking the Trumpet. Oh, that conviction may rest upon their hearts. Pray for me and family, that I may stand, firm until the end and that My unsaved . children be saved. . Yours in the one body, Mrs. Nancy E. Lemons.... As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. If it is angry by your chastening, or be-fore you begin to chasten it, you make the mistake if you stop or fear to begin. you simply encourage it in its wrong, you must conquer the child's will. Many a time we only provoke it to anger by an proper or partial punishment. When we begiu we must go through with it. h may often seem a hopeless task, but no matter; we must go through with it, in the fear of God, or else our dear child is ruined. He that spareth his rod, hateth his son : but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." Proy 13: 24. To spare here means to neglect to chasten and incom-plete chastening. If in case a little whip is the means of chastening, you must apply it until the child is conquered. If it needs chastening only because it was disobedi-ent, or made some mistake, and it takes it in a submissive manner, you can safely stop as soon as this correction indicates to you to be sufficient according to the need of the occasion. But if it is a ease of stub-bornness and rebellion the rod must he applied until the will is conquered, and the child recognizes your authority over it. Frequently, a little hickory is not sufficient. Dec. 29, 1904. THE GOSPEL mumprr Every principle of righteousness is nec-essarily as truly eternal as the God whose upright and holy character it represents; so every such principle contained in the law is carried over into the gospel ; not be-cause it was in the law but because it is a principle of natural righteousness. It is the righteousness of the law that is ful-filled in those who possess salvation through Jesus Christ. Rom. 8: 4. Every right-minded person knows that the return of stolen property, or that by which we may have at any time overreached our brother man, or anything that we may have deceit-fully gotten, is necessary on the part of all who hope for forgiveness, even were both the law and the gospel silent upon this point. The question is sometimes ask-ed, " But if the one against whom the of-fence was committed be dead, and have no near relative to whom to recompense the trespass what shall we do ?" The Word in Num. 5: 5- 8 will I think make the will of God sufficiently plain ; let the trespass be recompensed unto the Lord; that is, give it to the poor or to the work of the Lord. As to the offender being personally unable to make the restitution, I would say, God requires no impossibilities, and if we can persuade him that we mean business in our hearts, and will make an honest effort to do what we can, he will accept of the re-pentance. Now, all these offerings and sacrifices for sins were typical of something. We know from Ex. 25: 8; 29: 43- 46, and many other texts, that the tabernacle was God's house or dwelling upon earth under the law. We also know from Eph. 2: 19- 22; 1 Cor. 3: 16; 1 John 4: 13 and many other scrip-tures, that the church of God is now his house or dwelling. In fact, Paul plainly de-clares in 1 Tim. 3: 16 that the house of God is the church of the living God. See also 1 Pet. 2: 3- 6. We have not space here to go further into this subject; but there is no truth more evident to those who have studied the matter than that the Jewish sanctuary or house of God ( Mark 2: 26) was typical of the church of God, the body of Christ. Col. I : 24, 25. A DAY HAVING NO END. Now, what bears to the church and to the world, including all professed worshipers of God, a relationship answering to that which the brazen altar bore to the taber-nacle and to Israel ? There can be but one answer- Christ crucified. This is the first thing that meets the one who, hearing the gospel trumpet sound its call to " an holy convocation" and sabbath rest from sin in view of the atonement, leaves the world and sin and draws nigh to God. See Lev. 23: 23- 32. The many offerings and sacrifices pre-sented by the priest upon that altar in be-half of the worshiping Israelites, fore-shadowed Jesus who presented " himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God" up-on the cross. Eph. 5 : 2. " For every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins." " And every priest standeth daily minister-ing and offering oftentimes the same sacri-fices, which can never take away sins. But this man [ Jesus] after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever sat down on the right hand of God. For by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified." Heb. 5: 1; 10 : 11, 12, 14. " For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; who needeth not daily as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once when he offered up himself." Heb. 7: 26, 27. Yes, once, for us, a sacrifice On Cabe ry's cross was made. 0 sinner, look! Believe the Book; On Christ thy sins were laid. Through love to thee, up to the tree, He bore the loathsome load; And died to free both thou and me, And bring us unto God. B y J. GRANT ANDERSON. " FOR the Lord shall be thine everlasting light. Isa. 60: 20. Everything in the whole universe, had its beginning, will have its noontime, and its end. The sun which has been shining for ages some time will withdraw its light. If the world was then in existence, it would be wrapped in eternal night. Astronomers tell us that this earth is speeding swiftly towards a night which has no star. They tell us that outer dark-ness reigns beyond the milky way. Think of a guilty soul standing on the outermost star of the milky way; his eyes open, but he sees nothing but a dark bottomless abyss before him. He must jump, so he takes an awful leap, and down, down, down through endless darkness, with increasing inomentmn, his poor soul is forever lost. N\ hen the athiest, who had trampled G od ' s mercy beneath his feet all through his life, was dying he left this awful testi-mony, " I am taking an awful leap into the dark." Jude in speaking upon the terrible condition of persons who by rejecting God, reject light, declares, " To whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever." Jude 13. " He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judg-ment of the great day." The outer dark-ness of that terrible abode admits no ray of light. A bottomless pit without light. Love, mercy, or hope will never enter that dark abode. The thought of such an awful condition is enough to awaken almost any soul. The sinner on earth is said to be in a kingdom, or state of darkness and almost unconscious of the same, being asleep. We sound the alarm loudly, and many quickly arouse, the same as it will be in the judgment, " some to everlasting life, and some to shame, and everlasting contempt." Dan. 12: 2. " To them who by patient con-tinuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life." Rom. 2: 7. Those who have eternal life have been translated out of a kingdom or darkness into a kingdom of light, and the Bible states that their sun shall no more go down. There is no darkness in the kingdom where the Christian dwells, for God is light and in him is no darkness at all. How mark-ed is the contrast between outer unending darkness, and the peaceful sunlight of an eternal day. The Christian has now en-tered into a day whose sun will never set. Quietness and eternal peacefulness are his companions forevermore. There will be no midday, sunset, or twilight, but his path-way will become brighter and brighter un-til the perfect day. The Christian's path is paved with vernal flowers, His soul is bathed in softest streams of light, His heart abounds with praise in darkest hours; He sees no threat'ning clouds, he fears no night. Contented as the lilies white beside the way, We walk in peace; suffice with daily bread, He fears no darkness; mourns not those who pass away; To him there is no night, there are no dead. Christ's Atonement and Its Effects vs Adam's Sin and Ls Effects, BY G. P. TASK It. CHAPTER VI. OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES FOR SINS. THE first thing that met those who under the old covenant drew nigh to God, to his sanctuary, was the large brazen altar which stood just inside the door of the tabernacle court. To it all whole burnt offerings, meat offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings and trespass offerings were brought and sacri-ficed. The burnt offerings, meat offerings and peace offerings were directly connected with worship. In them the worshipers grateful-ly acknowledged God's goodness, his pre-servation of them, and his authority ; as well as humbly acknowledged the fact that they themselves were under sin and requir-ed the reconciliation of an atonement. The sin and trespass offerings were more particularly connected with acts of trans-gression or oversight, unwillingly or unwit-tingly done against any of the commands of the Lord, either as regards something forbidden or something commanded to be done. Atonement for every form of guilt, transgression, or offence against the law, was provided in these various offerings, ex-cept for anything done presumptuously or " with a high hand." Such an offence was said to be reproaching the Lord and despis-ing his Word; and that offender was utter-ly cut off. Read Num. 15: 22- 31; Dent. 17: 12, 13. Whoso despiseth the Word," said Solomon, " shall be destroyed; but he that feareth the commandment shall be reward-ed." Prov. 13: 13. Natural death,- a com-plete severance from the congregation of the people of God, was the punishment of such a sin. " He that despised Moses' law died without mercy." Heb. 10: 28. For one to sin presumptuously was to wilfially, premeditatedly, and deliberately despise and give the will over to transgress any of the commandments of God. Judas was an example of this form of sin. His case and that of Peter were very different. ' the disposition of the will in each case was by no means alike, as a few moments' thought will convince the reader. The sin of our first parents was not presumptuous. They were led away and beguiled. Man's knowledge of the truth regulates his re-sponsibility to a great extent. God under-stands the heart and comprehends exactly under what pressure a human soul may have been brought either from within or without, in order to commit a sin. He knows just where to strike the balance of responsibility, for " his judgments are true and righteous altogether." But to return to our subject. At this brazen altar the worshiper laid his hand upon the head of the unblemished animal which he had brought as a sacrifice, and whose blood was then shed to make atone-ment for his sin. Lev. 1: 2- 4; 3 : 1, 2. Here also the Israelite who had found that he had transgressed some commandment or left undone something enjoined in the law, brought his sin offering of an unblemished calf or goat, male or female as the law governing his case might require. Lev. 4, 5. By giving himself up to the careful observ-ance of the law of the use of these latter sacrifices when he found he had unwittingly or unwillingly transgressed any part of it, he could have the experience and testimony of Paul, who said that touching the right-eousness which was in the law he was blame-less ( Phil. 3: 6), and that he had always lived before God in all good conscience. Acts 23 : 1. Zacharias also and his wife Elizabeth were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and or-dinances of the Lord blameless. Luke 1: 6. But the goodness of God also provided that the sinner could bring an unblemished ram for a trespass offering to the altar; and upon confession of his transgression against his neighbor and making full restitution to the latter for the wrong he had done, he could be forgiven through the blood of the trespass offering with which the priest made atonement for him. Lev. 6: 1- 7. kind, " For we must all appear before the judgment- seat of Christ." 2 Cor, 5 : 10. If we abide in him, we will have eonfidence when he shall appear, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2 : 28. " Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." 1 John 4 : 17. It is best to put our trust and confidence in God in all circumstances in life. David says, " It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes." Psa. 118: 8, 9. When a penitent soul is first led to trust in Christ there is a confidence which they place in him that gives them real assur-ance and hope of eternal life, and this con-fidence we must keep or hold fast to the end. Paul says we ( who are saved) are the Lord's house, " if we hold fast the con-fidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end." Heb. 3: 6. Again he says, " For we are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence fast unto the end." Verse 14. Notice in both these instances he says we must hold fast our confidence " unto the end." It will not avail anything if we con-tinue only for a time; they who " endure unto the end shall be saved." But, alas! a great many do what Paul tells the Hebrew church they should not do; viz., east away their confidence. Heb. 10 : 35. In the early part of my Christian expe-rience this command and declaration was a source of great help to me when the ene-my would try so hard to crush and discour-age me. I would be tempted many times that I might as well give up. I would re-member this exhortation of Paul, " Cast ' not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might re-ceive the promise." Heb. 10: 35, 36. Thanks be to God for this way- mark, that has kept a great many souls from being wrecked. Another command that is very fitting right here is found in the same chap-ter, 23d verse. " Let us hold fast the pro-fession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised." There are those who go over the same ground over and over again, simply because they fail in observing the truth taught in these verses. Jesus also in speaking his mes-sage to the church at Thyatira tells them, " But that which ye have already hold fast till I come." Rev. 2 : 25. See also chapter 3: 3, 11. Dear reader, if you are of that number that are often being " tossed with tem-pest and not comforted," often being buf-feted by the enemy, and easy to give up, purpose never to cast away your confidence. It is dangerous to do so. In time of trial and battle with the enemy, " in, quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." Isa. 30: 15. Rely wholly upon God to bring you out " more than conqueror through him that loved you." By faith in Jesus we have boldness and " access with confidence" to all that God has promised in redemption. Eph. 3 : 12. There is help in him. " And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us : and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him." 1 John 5: 14, 15. Let us notice one more scripture in 1 John 3: 21. " Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God." Here is the secret of having confidence, " if our heart condemn us not." If our heart condemn us, it would naturally fol-low that we would not have confidence. Right here is where we must have confi-dence in ourselves in this respect that we know we have done and will do all that God demands of us in meeting the condi-tions of his Word, upon which he has given his promises. Then we can understand-ingly and confidently resist the enemy and look up to God and receive mercy and grace to help in time of need. Y ea," What-soever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight" Verse 22. " And now, little children, abide in him ; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed be-fore him at his coming." 1 John 2: 28. May the Lord grant it. Amen. Then let not sin still shut thee in, ' Tween earth and leaden skies; Awake, awake, 0 sleeper, wake; Love calls thee forth. Arise. " There is therefore now no condemna-tion to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. 8: 1. OUR CONFIDENCE. BY EMIL RRRUTZ. CONFIDENCE is a characteristic very es-sential to the Christian. In order to Make success in the Christian life, one must have confidence in God, and there is a sense in which we must have confidence in ourselves, though not to trust in ourselves or in the arm of flesh. Paul says, " For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh." Phil. 3: 3. But " In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge." Prov. 14: 26. Confidence signifies assurance, boldness, or courage, trust or hope. God himself is spoken of as being our confidence, and " the confidence of all the ends of the earth." Psa. 65: 5. " For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken." Prey. 3: 26. God is our confidence in the sense that we trust and confide in him for our salvation and deliverance from the enemy. In time of trouble or trial, man naturally looks to some one or something for help, and hopes for deliverance. God is the best one to look to. He only can save from sin and the pending judgment that is waiting all man- BY JENNIE MAST. Farewell to the departing year, While chiming bells ring in the new. Farewell we say, and brush a tear For what we might have failed to do : For time is fleeting, oh, so fast! The Master will be coming soon; May this year's service be the best, In gleaning jewels for His crown. A valued leaflet, white and clean, This glad New Year presents to view; May not one shadow stand between, To hide the good it offers you. For many golden threads entwined, The burdened heart may fail to see; While pearls and rubies some may find, If faithless, they are lost to thee. Upon this solemn New Year Eve Our heart is praying earnestly That we no longer wound and grieve By slothful, selfish penury; But give to Him ungrudgingly Of all His gracious hand has giv'n; Then will He not refund to thee Far richer treasures up in heav'n ? Oh! be not through this coming year As he of whom the Savior spake, Who stored his goods till death drew near— Alas ! how fatal his mistake ! When speaks that same stern sentinel ( Time's dial true has set the day), Will we be hoarding riches still, When called to leave this house of clay? If of our bounty we extend To homes and missions everywhere, Will not our straitened hearts expand With valued profit through this year? Yea; send afar an offering From ' mong the firstlings chosen well, Then others absent tithes would bring, And thus his last command fulfil. If truly happy thou wouldst be, If heavenly wealth thou wouldst obtain, Through fervent liberality Alleviate thy brother's pain : For, lo, they hasten here and there, Forsaking all with cheerful heart, Of off'rings sent to them this year— Oh! will we each one share a part ? If Father wills that we survive Another New Year's rising sun, When at the close of nineteen five, If these good works we've gladly done, Will not our hearts together flow In deeper, sweeter harmony, And by performing what we know, Preserve our blessed unity? Then at the pealing New Year's chime, With one accord reciprocate, And bid farewell to fleeting time, With no regret or slothful weight. We pledge fidelity through grace To make this precept practical; And when we meet Him face to face The- good accomplished we may tell. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET Dec. 29, 1904. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. Moundsville, W. Va., Dec. 29, 1904. A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL. ! tutored at the Post- office at Moundsville, W. Va., as Second- class Natter E. E. BYRUM Editor. A_ L. BYERS . Office Editor. Contributing Editors: li. M. RIGOLE Cambridge Springs, Pa. CHAS. E. ORR Federalsburg, Md. J. C. BLANEY Lemieux, Ont. J. W. BYERS Lodi, CaL GEO. L. COLE 7300 Stewart Ave., Chicago. J. E. FORREST Sherwood, La. Published by GOSPEL TRUMPET CO. DEFINITE, RADICAL, and ANTI- SECTARIAN, sent forth in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the publication of full Salvation, Divine Healing of the body, and the unity of all true Christians in " the faith once delivered to the saints." Subscription price, postage paid, " " German Currency.... 6mark 18pf. 3- All subscriptions must be paid in advance. In about two weeks after your subscription is received, receipt and credit of same will be shown by the address label attached to your paper or wrapper. The date on the label is your best re-ceipt, and should be watched. In case we fail to extend the date properly, notify us at once. 1 Jan. 5 means that your subscription is paid to . Ian. 1, 1905; 23 Dec. 4 means Dec. 23, 1904, etc. Papers without date are free. Business Communications, moneys, etc., must be addressed to GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY, Moundsville, W. Va., to insure credit; otherwise we will not be responsible. NOTICE! — : 0:— IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS PAPER AND HAVE NOT SUBSCRIBED FOR IT, YOU NEED NOT FEAR TO TAKE IT FROM THE OFFICE, AS THERE WILL BE NO CHARGES TO YOU. IT IS PAID FOR BY SOME FRIEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR OFFER OF TEN WEEKS FOR TEN . CENTS. THE PAPER WILL BE PROMPTLY STOPPED WHEN THE TIME EXPIRES. New Year's Greetings. In the precious name of Jesus we once more greet our readers. As we now near the close of the year and look back over the past, there is truly much for which to praise the Lord, for his goodness and bless-ings upon his people and the work in which they are engaged. Among the hundreds of assembly, grove, and camp- meetings held in the various states, Canada, and oth-er foreign countries, there has been in many places a marked advancement in spir-ituality and gospel work in general. There are also some places where the work has not been so active, but on the other hand, it has been on the decline ; however God has been stirring up the hearts of his children to an onward move, and the week of prayer dur-ing the month of November was one which was productive of good results, and many have written us concerning the benefits, blessings, and good results of that week. During the past year the Lord has also opened new fields, and sent laborers there-n who are doing effectual work. Last Jan- . ary a company of five missionaries started for India, stopped a while in England, North A frica, various parts of Europe, Egypt, Palestine, arriving in India in April in time for the camp- meeting. The camp-meeting in Calcutta was one much blessed of the Lord, and his power was manifested in healing the sick, unstopping deaf ears, casting out devils, and resulted in the sal-vation of sinners, sanctifying of believers, and strengthening of the church. Other meetings were held in various parts of In-dia, and now arrangements have been made For camp- meetings at different places. Last week two more sisters started for India, and we are praying that during the com-ing year many more true and tried work-ers will move out by the direction of the Lord to other new fields, that the gospel may speedily go to all nations. We be-lieve there can be a real good work opened up in Cairo, Egypt. We were greatly im-pressed concerning the same while at that place last winter. There are many open-ings in England, Scotland, and other places in Europe where there are calls for the pure gospel, but it needs some one whom the Lord sends. The editor's trip around the world, visiting the various countries, has opened up many avenues for sending forth literature, and we are now receiving a greatly increased correspondence from those countries. During the past year we have printed several new books, and the subscription list to the Gospel Trumpet is the largest that it has ever been, insomuch that it takes almost the entire week, run-ning day and night to print the Vrumpat, which is crowding out our book and tract work. We also publish the Shining Light and Evangeliums Posaune. Our linotype is also kept running night and day setting up names of subscribers and printing mat-ter for the papers. Our machinery has been running almost constantly night and day since early last fall, and the outlook is now that it will be required to continue in this way for sev-eral months to come. We have several book manuscripts on hands awaiting publication. The Lord has provided us a very good force of workers, the best that we have ever had, and every- department is running almost at its fullest capacity. 100,000 calendars have been printed and one sent free to each one of the regular yearly subscribers, and also to a number of our other subscribers. These are doing effectual work in advertis-ing the truth of this reformation in homes all over the world. The brethren every-where have been taking quite an interest. in helping to spread the gospel in this way,. and also in sending out free literature. During the year about thirty thousand dol-lars' worth of literature has been sent out. through the Free Literature Fund, and through the efforts made on this line the Office indebtedness has been greatly re-duced. The business has been conducted on a cash business during this time, and the work is now in a flourishing condition for. the Lord. While we have our times of testing frequently, in order to keep the work: moving as it should, yet the Lord pours out; his Spirit upon us and we realize that many prayers are continually ascending to the' throne of God while we stand as soldiers. in the battle against the enemy. We truly appreciate the interest the brethren every-where have manifested, and also appreciate their words of encouragement and acts of kindness. Ofttimes while we have been in close financial circumstances, the brethren at different places have sent in provisions, articles for food, donations of money for the various things, that have come and at a very acceptable time helped in the pub-lishing of the gospel. At the beginning of this another year, we desire the earnest prayers of the chil-dren of God everywhere, and in return we pray the blessings of God upon all our readers, that the year 1905 may be one of rich blessings temporally, spiritually, and in every way pertaining to the advance-ment of the work of the Lord and the sal-vation of souls. OFFIC E ITEMS. On the Monday morning mail of last. week there were 407 letters received. On. account of the many orders for books, cal-. endars and subscriptions, the business de-partments are kept very busy. The bookbindery sewing- machine was: broken recently, and in less than two days. the broken part was sent to New York, re-paired, and received back again in our-office. On last Thursday night, shortly after midnight, Sisters Josephine McCrie and. Edith Ashenfelter took the train for New York, from which place they intended to sail on the White Star S. S. Baltic for Liverpool, and from thence will sail for Calcutta, India. Sister McCrie came to the Trumpet Office three years ago, and has been a faithful, earnest worker, and we will miss her presence among us. Sis-ter Ashenfelter came from Kansas last summer to spend a while with the Trumpet family before departing for India. She expects to engage " in the work with Bro. and Sister Jarvis at Lahore. A brother in South Dakota sent in two hundred and ninety subscriptions for the Gospel Trumpet and one hundred and sixty- five orders for calendars, all differ-ent names. Bro. G. P. Tasker is at present engaged in holding meetings in Canada, having, left Moundsville last week. Our engineer, Thos. McAaron, left last week for Boston, Mass., not expecting to. return till spring. He went as far as New York with the sisters who are on their way to India. His place as engineer will be taken by Bro. C. J. Weiss. By mistake the initials of Bro. C. E. Orr's name were omitted from his answers to questions and also from an article of the " Conversation" series that is now be-ing published. Judging from the kinds of questions that some individuals send us to be an-swered, we are confident that they do nol read the articles nor their Bibles as they should, or they would find the informa-tion they desire. It is impossible to pub, lish answers to all that are asked us, for. United States, Canada, and Mexico $ 1.00 Foreign Countries $ 1.50 Expressed in English Currency 6s 2d. lle, e. 29, 1904. 5 Western Park, Kan. To the Saints, Greeting: We are re-joicing in God's salvation. We have just closed a meeting here which resulted in victory for God. This is a community con-sisting largely of Campbellites, with some few Baptists, who believe and teach that the body is responsible instead of the soul for sins committed. The devil had arrayed himself to destroy all that he could, and to discourage the church if possible. It was a real battle with the enemy, but by waiting upon God and letting him fight for us the enemy was defeated. Praise Godt A few were saved and reclaimed, and the church was encouraged and strengthened, and seed was sown that we believe God will take care of, and will bring forth fruit to the glory of God in his own good time. One brother was prayed for teed received healing of afflicted eyes. Pray that we may keep humble and useful in the hands of God. Amen. G. W. and Ernest W. Carey. they increase by the rule that the more questions are answered, the more still ethere are asked. We are willing to publish a reasonable number of questions and an-swers each week. We would kindly ask that when you send in subscriptions for the Trumpet, you will please write names and addresses plainly. Sometimes we fail to make out the writing, names get entered wrong, and the papers fail to reach the subscribers. Who's to blame? A little care in business writing generally will save a very appreci-able amount of perplexities and mistakes. Always have a certain way of signing your name to your letters of business. If, for instance, the wife writes a letter for her husband, whose name we possibly have on our books, and signs her own name, we may not know that the two individuals are of the same family, or that the two names are connected with the same account. Be uniform and plain. Write your business , correspondence on a sheet separate from pair requests for prayers or anything that is intended for the editorial department. ' Ve sometimes receive Canadian postage stamps, and would say that we can make no use of them here. Send money by post-office or express order, or currency at send-er's risk, GE Reports from Canada give favorable re-sults in the gospel work amidst much op-position in some places. Bro. Tasker who has been working in the Office will now spend some time among the Canadian churches. Jennie S. Vail, a missionary in Japan, who has spent a number of years in that country, sends us a little pamphlet and greetings from Japan. A missionary in Turkey in Asia last week sent us a letter expressing his grat-itude for another order of books which he had just received from our Office, from which he was receiving benefits through the reading of them. A few days ago a letter was received from : a brother in England, expressing his grat-itude toward God for the out- pouring of the Holy Spirit, and also sent a donation to-wards the publishing work and to help send forth the gospel to all lands. Bro. Jas. B. Peterman and wife and W. J. Murphy have been for some time work-ing in the gospel work in neglected fields in Kansas and report that a good work is being accomplished. The church in Pittsburg, Pa., have se-cured a good house of worship in a promi-nent part of the city, and the outlook is favorable for a good work to be accomplish-ed there. They are desiring ministerial help and a series of meetings, as this will be their permanent place of worship for some time. It now requires three tons of paper to print one issue of the Gospel Trumpet to to sent to the regular subscribers. Be-sides this it requires quite an amount of paper to publish the other two papers and the book and tract work. The prayers of the children of God every-where in behalf of India are not in vain. While there are many things that are hin-dranees to a rapid spread of the gospel in that country, yet the Lord is moving upon the hearth of the people, souls are being saved, and the sick healed in that dark land. Sister Georgia Elliott, of La Paz, B. C., Mexico, writes an interesting letter from that dark country. They are working a-mong a people who speak the Spanish Ian-image, whose religion is principally Roman Catholic, and situated as they are, their va-ried experiences and tests are many, and they need the earnest prayers of the peo-ple of Cod. Questions Answered, Ques. Please give an explanation of Rev. 1: 1. Ans. The text cited reads thus: " The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass." Rev. 1: 1. The expression, " Things which must shortly come to pass" refers only to what was at that tune future; but you will no-tice that the angel in the same chapter con-tinues to instruct the apostle to " write the things which thou halt seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter." Rev. 1: 19. In the above is included all that John saw from Pentecost and on out beyond the final judg-ment, and finally right on up in heaven itself. Ques. Please explain Mat. 13: 47- 50. Ans. The text referred to speaks of a net being cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind. The question no doubt is, are there good and bad in the kingdom? By the preaching of the gospel, men of every kind have been gathered into a religious profession. The bad referred to simply means the average nominal professors of the world. Of such it may be said that they are in the kingdom simply by profession ; have a name that they live and are dead. These shall be cast into the furnace of fire. The good in verse 48 are in reality the kingdom or people of God, his spiritual family or church, they that possess the kingdom. Dan. 7: 14. Ques. Please explain what is meant in Luke 21: 32 by the words " this genera-tion." Ans. Two things were being spoken of by Jesus,— the destruction of Jerusalem and the judgment day. The word " genera-tion" is used to describe a certain class of people, distinct from all others. Then the generations of Jewish people were not to become extinct till all that was spoken of at this time should be fulfilled. Some races or generations of people have become and are becoming extinct, or passing away as Jesus put it; but not so with the Hebrews, proof of which is abundant everywhere. Ques. Explain " Neither in the world to come" as found in Mat. 12: 32. Ans. Jesus was speaking concerning sin. One special kind he denominated " blas-phemy against the Holy Ghost" in verse 31. The word " neither" was intended to teach men the awful truth contained in the a-bove quotation, " Neither in this world, neither in the world to come." Upon this fragment the papists have built their soul-destroying, deceiving doctrine of praying for the dead masses, etc., saying that the above is proof that some sins are forgiven after death or in the world to come. In the above text it is neither taught nor implied that sins will be forgiven in the world to come, nor in an imaginary mil-lennium. Ques. Explain 1. Cor. 15: 29, Ans. The whole of this chapter is a strong argument in defense of the resurrec-tion of Jesus, and also of the whole human family, The verse in question is brought forward as a question, " What shall they do who are baptized for the dead?" The meaning is this, Water baptism being a burial ( See Col. 2: 12.) is highly figurative of the death and burial of Jesus, and also of his resurrection. It is clear from read-ing the 11- 14 verses of the 15 chapter, that certain false teachers had taught that there was no resurrection of the dead. Baptism being a proof of our faith in the doctrine of the final resurrection, and thus testify-ing publicly to this end by being baptized, Woodburn, Ore., Doe. As many of the dear once ► requested me to write and let them know when I arrived t home, I will let a few words in the Trumpet serve fur all. I left home Sept. 12th, and arrived at home Dee. 11th, dur-ing which time I met many dear ninth whose holy lives, deep consecration, Chris-tian love, and fervent zeal fur the Mas-ter's work has served as an inspiration to my own soul to settle down deeper into the graces of the kingdom of God. Yet my heart was often made sad tki hear so many calling for the pure gospel, and so very few true ministers to fill the calls. I ar-rived borne on Lord's day morning in time to meet with the home congregation for worship, which I truly enjoyed, and espec-ially so to find them in good spiritual con-dition so far as we have been able to learn. I should be glad to fill calls near home this winter as much as possible. I found my family well and prospering in the Lord. With love to all, and thanks to those whom we met for their hospitalities to me. I am as ever, your brother in Christ, J. L. Green. Jonesboro, Ark., Dec. 13. I am glad to tell you this morning that Jesus saves. Since my last report from Moundsville I attended the assembly meet-ing at East Prairie, Mo., which was grand. God sent forth the truth under the anoint-ing of the Holy Spirit, stamped the same upon hearts. There were eighteen con-versions, some healed. One lady that was an invalid for years came there from Ar-kansas and was healed. In answer to pray-er she arose and walked. Souls were deliv-ered from deception. The meeting was a grand success in every way. The apostolic power was manifested in every way and the brethren remembered many other in-terests of the Lord's work. They donated twenty- five dollars and twenty- five cents for Bro. Needham of Lamb, Ill., whose house was burned recently. Charlie and I went from there to Jones-boro, Ark., preached a few nights in a schoolhouse about three miles and a half from town. Interest was good, and we feel there could have been a good work done if we could have had day meetings. We will begin meetings near Joy, Ky., Dec. 20, to continue to Jan. 1. All saints and work-ers are invited as singers will be specially needed. Any one desiring to come address M. E. Radcliffe, Lola, Ky., or H. I. Trim-ble, Joy, Ky. Yours under the blood, Willis M. Brown. Kenton, Okla., Dec. 12. I write to report victory in the precious name of Jesus over all the darkness of this world and the powers of Satan. I am rejoicing in the light of the gospel in this evening time, and can truly say it shines brighter each day of my life. Praise God I have of late been engaged in many con-flicts with the enemy but in each one the Lord has given the promised victory, and to him is given all the glory. I attended the Denver assembly which was a time of refreshing to the souls of his saints, and a salvation time for those lost in sin. A number were also sanctified and healed in this meeting and the church as a whole strengthened and encouraged. I believe all the ministers in Colorado were present, but in all there were but a few in number. Indeed there is a scarcity of laborers here, but in the Lord Jehovah is our strength, and through his might we expect contin-ued victory. From Denver I came to Rocky Ford, spending a few days with the saints there. One brother who had fallen through the deceitfulness of Satan, found his way back to the cross, The church there has been widely scattered by the work of the devil. We trust they shall be gathered again ' ere it be too late. I am now in a meeting with Bro. Johnson at this place. The Lord is working with us, and we ex-pect to glorify his name while here be bids us stay. The saints here are as " sheep without a shepherd," but the Lord is with them and they are coming out of their trials as gold when tried in the fire. From here I expect to go to my work again in western Colorado. Requesting your pray-ers for the work there and here, I am your sister wholly sanctified, Clara McAlister. then the apostle was reasoning with them thus: why are you being baptized, if there resurreetion / They would be testi-g to a lie, while professing to believe the truth. Qum. Does not the word " resume-, tion " ss used by Jestus and the swat: lea, elways refer to the resurrection of the body death? Ans. No. Jesus himself • l the resurrection and the life" word to describe deliverance of the soul from the state of spiritual death in sin. which resurrection is obtained through be-lieving. See proof of this in John 11: 25. " I am the resurrection, and the life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead [ in sins], yet shall he live." A dead body can not believe. The apostle uses the word in the same capacity in Rev. 20: 5. Further proof of this lies in the fact that all that have part in Christ in being spir-itually resurrected are said to be " blessed and holy." Verse 6. Ques. If, as the Bible . says, God only bath immortality when does mortal man put on immortality? Ans. In the resurrection at the last day when we shall be changed. 1 Cor. 15; 51, 52, 54. Then we shall have a body like unto his own glorious or glorified body. Phil. 3: 21. Ques. When God breathed in Adam's nostrils did he not then begin to inhale and exhale the same kind of air or breath that all men and lower animals have been breathing ever since? Ans. Yes; the physical being of Adam was, and all men since have been, formed with a sort of a bellows arrangement, call-ed by physiologists the lungs, capable of performing a muscular action called expan-si on and contraction; also " inhalation; the act of taking in air, and exhalation or the act of forcing it out again." The lower animals are equipped with the same breath-ing arrangement and use the same kind of air in breathing. However the air that all men and animals breathe, being composed of material substances has no similari-ty or resemblance to the soul or spirit of man, which is wholly immortal or as Jesus said, " A spirit hath not flesh and bones." Luke 24: 39. Ques. Please explain the following scriptures. Some here say that a barren woman can not go to heaven. The texts cited are Luke 23: 29; Mat. 24: 19; Gal. 4: 27. Ans. If the above were true then the re-production of the human family would be a condition of salvation, since only those who are saved will have admittance into heaven. No: such teaching and ideas are not only unscriptural and preposterous, but purely devilish, of heathen origin, contrary to all sense of reason and good judgment. By carefully reading the above texts you will see that no such thing is hinted at. I. S. McCoy. News from the Field. ■ ERA VMS kND NEWS Among the idol worshipers are the Hin-dus, who have a custom of worshiping idols, images of stone and other kinds of idols, also certain kinds of plants and green trees. They have such confidence in their idols that even in times of sickness they will sometimes start toward a certain stone or green tree where the spirit of their god is supposed to be, and will lie down on the ground, measuring themselves length by length prostrate in this way until the image of their worship is reached. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET Dee. 29, 1904. Requests for Prayer. all spring, summer, and fall. I was with Bros. Robold and Reynolds in several meet-ings in the early spring in my home county, Vernon Co., Mo., which were much hindered by rain as these were tabernacle meetings. God blessed in giving his Word. In Au-gust I went to Senath, Mo., and held a se-ries of meetings with not much re suits but it was a seed- sowing time. Then I returned to the New ton County camp-meeting and enjoyed a feast with the saints. Truly- it is blessed to meet with those who have hazarded their lives for the gospel. Then I went home for a few days. My next meeting was at Ritchey, Newton Co., Mo., in company with Bros. M. H. Tyler, Robert Porter, and others. God blessed his Word and saved a few souls. My next meeting was Monett, Mo., with Bro C. M. Shipley. It only lasted a few days. God blessed his Word and quite a nuotber be-came interested and some were healed. I again joined Bro. Tyler, at Pepson, for a few days. This was another new place and we hope the seed of the kingdom will ger-minate and bear much fruit. From Pepson we went to Springfield assembly meeting, where we enjoyed meeting again with God's faithful ministers. We heard several good gospel sermons and mingled our voices in prayer and praise to our God for his co-pious showers of blessings which he poured out on us there. From Springfield we came to Pinecreek settlement about six miles northeast of Willowsprings. There God blessed his Word and gave us a blessed meeting. Oh, how good it is to break the bread of life to hungry souls. There were four converted, and three sanctified, and eleven followed the Lord in baptism. From here we went to Couch, Mo. Here the devil had the people so stupid that few came out to hear, so we closed and went about five miles to Lizzardeamp schoolhouse and held meeting but a few days there. At the last place mentioned much false doctrine had been preached. We expect to commence here to- morrow night and desire your prayers that God's will may be done and souls may be saved. Yours in the one body, R. F. Ropp and M. H. Tyler. SAGE.— Walter Taylor, only son of Bro. John W. Sage, Goodland, Ind., was born Feb. 27, 1895; died Nov. 21, 1904; aged 9 yrs., 8 mos., 25 das. Little Walter's death was a sad one indeed to the family, rela-tives, and the community. he was bitten by a mad dog last August, which proved fatal, and he died of hydrophobia. The child was most wonderfully helped of God through answer to prayer. He was patient and put his whole trust in God and passed out of this world with a smile. He was only sick one week, and violent about twelve hours, when Jesus called hie) to himself to join his mother who preceded him to the spirit- land. Walter was a good little boy and is greatly missed by the family and all who knew him. He leaves a father, stepmother, and sister to mourn their loss. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people. S. L. Speck. I fell from a load of hay and bursted some blood- vessels in my foot and sprain-ed my ankle. I ask the prayers of the children of - God for my healing, so that I can walk and glorify God. Emanuel Hilt. Geneva, Ind. My mother is in very poor health, hav-ing had a stroke of paralysis about six-teen months ago. Pray for her recovery, 128 Calaveras Ave., Fresno, Cal. I am glad we can say we are more than conquerors through him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. Bros. Eli Sensney, Martin Wright, and my wife and I have just closed a three-weeks tabernacle meeting, Dec 4, at Reed-ley. This was a new field, and a very small town. Congregations were not very large, but the order was good, and con-viction rested upon the people from the beginning to the end. Some got saved and made their escape out of the sects. The devil was stirred. The M. E. sect preacher called his flock together three times, and warned them against coining to our meet-ings; but it only showed the people the dif-ference between the clean and the unclean, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. The Word went forth with real authority from heaven and won many friends to the truth. We are here at Fresno until after the holidays. Then, Lord willing, we shall go out in the foot- hills and have meetings in a union meeting- house, which is seldom used now. God has a few sheep that are calling for help in this vicinity-. Bros Wright and Sensney are at home at present preparing for winter, so their families will be cared for while they go forth again to battle against sin. Dear ones, pray for us here. This seems to be a hard field to work in, but we know that the furnace is never so hot but what our Lord will go with us through the fire. Amen. Your blood-washed brother and sister, P. F. Ropp and Wife. Eltopia, Wash. We can report victory in our souls over all the works of the enemy. We have been permitted to attend a number of camp and assembly meetings during the summer and fall and to meet many of the dear brethren whom we had not met before, which was a real joy to our souls and for which we do most gratefully thank the dear Lord. We were permitted to attend the Walla Walla assembly, which was a precious meeting, especially so on account of the number saved from sectarianism. At the close of the Walla Walla meeting, the Lord directed us to this place, where we have held up the truth for two weeks, assisted by Bros. J. C. Peterman and W. J. Baldwin. Two have been saved and conviction rests heavi-ly on several others. The brethren have departed for North Yakima, Wash., to continue the battle for the Lord, and we will open the battle at Connell, Wash., to- morrow, the Lord will-ing. We feel that the Lord will have us fill two or three more calls here and then we believe the Lord will have us go into Missouri. We will travel to Missouri by way of Boise City, Cheyenne, Omaha, and Kansas City. Any of the saints desiring meeting along this route may address us at Elgin, Oregon, in care of Dave Alexander. This will be our address until Feb. 1st. We are justified and sanctified and healed to- day, and in the battle until Father shall say it is enough. Yours in Christ, W. G. and J. Alexander. Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 13. I can report victory in my soul over all the powers of darkness. I preached here a few nights. The Lord has only a few souls at this place who are remaining steadfast in the truth. Some who have professed to have seen the true light and to have taken the straight way, have gone after strange doctrines, others have again taken the old ruts. An anti- ordinance preacher from Texas made quite a distur-bance in the meeting. Some who had been enemies to each other united ( like Pilot and Herod) in acrimony against the Trumpet. There is a meeting now in prog-ress held by J. C. Fisher and wife, who with great severity fight the work of the Gospel Trumpet. This place is surely an Armageddon, but God in time will vindi-cate his truth in this place and take ven-geance upon those who obey not the gospel. In the name of the Lord, we will continue to blow the tr irnpet inthe land and lift up a standard for the people until God shall show who are his. May some strong angel fly this way in the Spirit and power of Elijah's God to cry out against Moloch. and Baal's altars, until they shall fall, con-fusion cease, and the people set free to worship God in the Spirit. Amen. Yours in the one body, W. E. Spencer. Mentone, Ind., Dec. 17. After a fall summer's and fall's work, we are happy to report victory in our souls, also for the work of God where we have labored. Though the enemy is ever on hands to oppose us, we can say like Paul, " Thanks be unto God, who always causeth us to triumph." Praise the Lord! There-fore we have nothing of a discouraging na-ture to write of, but can say that God has blessed our labors to the salvation of pre-cious souls and to the upbuilding of his holy cause. About the first of this month Bro. Duncan went to New Era, Ind., to hold a meeting and I went to Leiders, Ind. Both meetings were greatly blessed and owned of the Lord. Backsliders were re-claimed, and sinners were saved at each place. Truly it does encourage us to know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain. At present we are in a very precious meet-ing at the saints' meeting- house in Beaver-dam, Ind. This meeting- house stands in plain view of the old Winebrennerian meet-ing- house where dear Bro. Warner first re-nounced the sects as the work of men, and took his stand upon the whole truth for Zion, the church of the living God. And we can truly say, that God is wonderfully blessing his people and cause in these parts, by supplying that abundant grace which makes us more than conquerors through him that loved us. We humbly ask the prayers of the children of God abroad, that we live a humble and devoted life of use-fulness in the Master's vineyard. Yodr servants for Jesus' sake, Alvin J. Ellison and N. S. Duncan. Job, Mo. It has been a long time since I have re-ported through the Trumpet, but I have not been long time idle. I have been busy also that God will send some of his min_ isters here with the signs following. Your saved brother, L. G. Evans. Calls for Meeting. At Biloxi, Harrison Co. Miss., is a call for a colored preacher or preachers to hold a meeting. Address T. A. McElroy. Meetings are wanted at Custer, Breckin-ridge Co., Ky. Address A. C. Kirtley. Meetings are desired at Graniteville, Washington Co., Vermont. Address Mrs. H. Gray, Box 129. To- day finds us all well and saved. We are alone in this place. We do not know of any saints nearer than twenty- five miles of us. We would be very glad to have some of the saints come and see us. We feel there could be much good done if we could have a meeting in this settlement. There are several good homes in this set-tlement that can yet be homesteaded. Lib-eral, Kan., is our nearest railroad town, twenty miles from us on the Rock Island R. R. Your brother in Christ, D. J. Cross. Dombey, Beaver Co., Okla,. We would like very much for some of the saints to move to this country. There is some vacant land here yet, with plenty of timber and good spring- water. There is one place near where I live that can be homesteaded with about ten acres cleared on it and the remainder timber land. J. M. S. Mariott. Jessieville, Garland Co., Ark. The few believers who are here are spir-itually starving to hear the truth. We do pray the heavenly Father to open the way for some true minister of God to come. Any of God's children are welcome at my home while they stay. This is a rail-road town. Any one wishing to come can write to Mrs. Myrtle Jackson. Mansville, I. T. MEETING NOTICES. To save space it is necessary to have meeting notices brief, omitting all that is unnecessary to be repeated week after week. We will publish them with full particulars for two or three suc-cessive weeks immediately preceding their date, if furnished us. Where reduced rates have been granted by the railroads and special instructions are necessary, space will be given on seventh page, if desired. As a general statement that will apply to all meetings, will say that the saints at the different places are accustomed to meet at the trains those coming from a distance ( if notified to do so), and as far as practicable, to provide for the comfort of all. Provide yourselves with bedding if possible. Provisions can always be procured at reasonable rates. In no case are there gate fees or charges for admission. Invita-tion is extended to all. Verona, Ont. Assembly. Dec. 31 to Jan. 3. Let all the saints in the Central and Eastern parts of the province and on the Quebec side make a special effort to be present as it is the first of such meetings that we have had in the Eastern section. Bring bedding with you if possible. It can be checked as baggage. Verona is on the K. and P. railway, about midway between Kingston and Sharbot Lake. It is prob-able that there will be single fare rates on all railroads at this time. Come praying for and expecting God's blessing to be poured out upon the meeting. H. W. Nel-son, Verona, Ont. Indianapolis, Okla. Assembly. Jan. 4- 7. Let the churches at Canute, Colter, Sams-ville, Hurley, and all others in reach make a special effort to attend. A. B. Stanberry. Somerville, Ala. General assembly. Jan. 6- 15. This meeting will be held at Bethel two miles east of Somerville. Bros. W. A. Hand, and W. R. Butler are expect-ed, and probably others. Address J. M. or J. H. Sharp, Somerville, Ala. Fillmore, Mo. Assembly meeting. Jan. 20- 30. For information addres J. M. Walk-er. Potash, Ala. Assembly commences Feb. 4th. W. R. Butler, La Fayette, Ala. R. F. D. No. 2. OBITUARY. MARK.— Bro. Boone Mark departed this life to be with Christ, Oct. 16, 1904; aged 47 yrs., 4 das. He accepted the truth a year before his death. He was sick two months before the Lord called him home. He leaves a wife, one daughter, and five sons, and one brother and many friends. Funeral services by H. Dunagan. Jessie Mark. Morehead, Ky. Gorman, Tex., Dec. 6. Our assembly closed Sunday evening. The meeting was not as well attended as we expected, but we had a precious meet-ing. The church was built up more than in any meeting we have ever held here. The ministers present were Bros. J. E. For-rest, J. D. Ferrill, W. J. Henry, S. M. Rich, E. A. and N. A. Fowler, and G. W. Johnson. We go from here, the Lord willing, to Stacy, ' 1' ex., to commence meeting the 11th inst., to continue as long as the Lord wills. Any one desiring meeting can address us at Gorman, Tex. Yours in the one body, J. D. Ferrill, J. E. Forrest. - Gila, Mo., Nov. 27. We are praising God for his saving grace and keeping power which he bestows upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Gila meeting has come and gone. We can report victory on the Lord's side. Although the opposition was strong there were three saved and six baptized. In the first part of the meeting the antiordinance people came in for a compromise. There were eight preachers, and in the last part of the meeting there was not one left. Sis-ter Julia Myers and Bro. Ad. Brown were the ministers present. We are thanking the good Lord for the truth in this place. We pray that the Lord send some one in here filled with all the fulness of God to preach to this people this winter. We ask the prayers of all the dear saints that we ever keep humble. Yours in him, Jas. P. and J. M. Byerly. Woods, Ark., Dec. 8. To- day finds me saved and in the service of my Master. Since the Springfield meet-ing we have been busy in the vineyard of the Lord. We came by home when we left Springfield, and went to Jumbo, Ark., where Bro. Seaton and I held a ten- days meeting. We think there was good done. Bro. Seaton and I separated, he going south and I east. 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Dear Saints : We have long been intend-ing to write our testimony concerning our little boy for whom we asked you to pray this fall. In the first place we had noticed for some time that he was not well and fi-nally he became very ill. He was stricken down with a burning fever, and lay un-conscious, breathing with difficulty. We sent for the elders according to Jas. 5: 14, and Bros. ll. IcKinly and Long came and prayed for him, anointing him with oil and he immediately raised up and said, " Mam-ma, I want a bite." He got down and played a while, but doubtless on account of improper diet he took down worse than ev-er in a few days: The same steps were taken as at first with the same results, but he was taken again the third time. Food would not agree with him. We sent a telegram to the Trumpet Of-fice and others were written to, and the dear Lord healed him of his affliction, but boils began coming on him, and his stomach was not in order, and he showed marked symptoms of St. Vitus' dance. We asked the saints to pray, also sent a request to be published in the Trumpet, and at last he was healed, entirely healed— a marvel of divine power. How sectarians and other sinners did howl and threaten because we trusted God, but by his grace we were permitted to hold him up during the assembly meet-ing to a large audience and exhibit him a big, fat, healthy, laughing boy, healed by the power of God, but alas, " they have Mo-ses and the prophets" and truly if one rose from the dead they would not believe. There is great opposition and an awful power here to face, but God is working in spite of it all. He is raising up a church here in his own name. Husband and I have met many. discouraging things, and - seem-ingly faced impossibilities, but God has been our undertaker, and he makes ways where there are none. We came here to stay until he said go, and we are here yet with as strong a determination as ever, and we find his grace keeps us sweet and vic-torious. The Trumpet will find its way into many homes here for the next ten weeks as some of the brethren sent in a large list during the assembly. We are all doing all we can to spread the good news in the atoning grace of our Savior, sanctifier, and healer. We can testify that while trusting God, we and our children have escaped entirely the rav-ages of contagious diseases at different times although we were necessarily thrown with them. Of many things would We be glad to testify to prove the goodness and compassion of God, but perhaps this is enough this time. Frank and Mabel Porter. Norwood, Mo., Dec. 8. ENTIRELY HEALED. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET I have been trusting him for over three years. During that time I have been through many severe trials of sickness, but praises be to His name, I have come out more than conqueror. I am fully decided in my soul to trust him for everything that may come upon me. Last spring I and two of my children had the measles, and just took the Lord for our physician and he healed us in a short time without money or price. Pray that God may heal me of granulated eyelids. My eyes are in a bad condition and cause me to suffer a great deal at times. Pray that my husband and I keep saved and live a godly life before our children, and prove to the unsaved that we have been redeemed by the blood of Christ. Your saved sister, all for Christ, Mary Rice. 8 that she had faith for healing, and she was healed. When. Paul was preaching there Avere sc me at their homes and some distance away that could not be brou ght to him, and he did not have th, time to go and visit them; therefore handkerchiefs and aprons were sent to them, and " the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of diem." Acts 19: 12. The same things are given to the Chil-dren of God to- day as were given to tho se in the days of the apos9. as. Marie 16: 16- 18, Jas. 5: 15; Heb. 13: 8; Eph. 3: 20, 21; 1 John 5: 14, 15. DURING the time when Christ and his apostles were here upon earth people were healed by faith. At the present fine it is just as necessary that there be an exercise of faith. It may be of some encouragement to those who are afflicted to refer to a few instances of healing in those days. There were many that were instantly healed at some general healing service. Luke 4: 40; Acts 5: 16. The palsied man of Mat. 9 : 2 was proba-bly not healed by his own . faith; but by the faith of those who brought him, as the Word says, " Jesus seeing their faith, healed him." The leper of Mat. 8: 2 was healed by his own' faith. He had learned of the wonder-ful power of Jesus, and no doubt had Wit-nessed the healing of others, and concluded if Jesus would condescend to notice him and be interested in his case, that he could be healed. He therefore said, " Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." Im-mediately Jesus said, " I will; be thou clean," and the man was made well. The father of Publius was healed by Paul laying his hands upon him. No doubt he first instructed him concerning salvation and healing, and then laid his hands upon him and prayed, and the healing was ac-complished. Acts 28: 8. The centurion who came to Jesus in be-half of his servant ( Mat. 8: 13), exercised the necessary faith for the healing of his servant. The ten lepers as mentioned in Luke 17: 14, were healed as they journeyed along the way. Jesus had told them what to do, and as they proceeded to obey, they were made well. Epaphroditus was sick nigh unto death, and no doubt it was a very testing time for his faith, and also the faith of Paul, but God had mercy on him and healed him. Phil. 2: 27. There was a blind man who came to Jesus for healing. Mark 8: 23, 24. At first he was not completely healed, but could see a little. However, he was not discouraged, but it was the means of encouraging his faith, and upon applying again for healing, he was made completely well, and could see perfectly. Mark 8: 25. The nobleman had a son who was at the point of death. This nobleman believed that Jesus could heal his son, and his faith was honored insomuch that the son began to amend from that very hour. John 4: 50- 52. When Paul left Trophimus at Miletum sick ( 2 Tim. 4: 20) there had undoubtedly been prayers sent up in his behalf, but be-cause Trophimus was not healed before Paul left was no reason that Paul had lost his power with God nor no longer had the gifts of healing nor that the day of healing was past; but Paul went on to another place, preaching the gospel, praying for the sick, who were healed according to their faith, and we have no record that Trophimus died from this sickness. Sometimes it requires much earnestness and continual calling upon God with im-portunity, as it was in the case of blind Bartimmus. Mark 10 : 46- 52. However, Jesus heard this man's earnest plea and complied with his request, and the blind man was made to see. Likewise the two blind men of Mat. 9 : 27- 31. When they earnestly called upon Jesus, he said, " Be-lieve ye that I am able to do this ? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were open-ed." Why? Because when it was left to their faith, they concluded that they could have the desire of their hearts, and it was granted unto them. The woman of Canaan ( Mat. 15: 22- 28) continued presenting her petition unto the Lord until he granted unto her the desire of her heart in the deliverance of her daughter from the power of the devil. The woman who had doctored for twelve years and had suffered many things from the physicians and spent all her living, could not with all her patience and impor-tunity with them get help, but rather grew worse. But she came to Jesus realizing 305 W. 80th St., New York City. I am praising • God for salvation, and for this peaceable way which leads to life eter-nal. " Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever." I can truthfully say that he has been a present help to me from the time I started to serve him in righteousness and true holi-ness, which was a little over two years ago. He has healed me many times. On the twenty- fourth of September my father, D. T. Washington, received a Paralytic stroke on his right side from his face down. The Lord has wonderfully healed him so far, and he is able to walk alone and can move his right shoulder, but can not use his arm yet. I ask the saints everywhere to pray mightily for the healing of his arm. We firmly believe that God will heal him com-pletely because he has said, " If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." Pray for me. Yours in the one body, Frank Washington. Shawsville, Va. I am saved to- clay and sanctified and kept by the power of God. Glory to his name! I am trusting God for both soul and body. He is the only one that can help us at all times of need. It pays to trust Jesus for all things. I am praising God for a Bible salvation that keeps me from all sin and the evil of this world. Every good and perfect gift comes down from above. " Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is per-fect." Mat. 5: 48. We must live a perfect life in this world, if we expect to meet God in peace. Praise God! I am in the church of the living God; one that will stand for-ever, the one that Jesus built and purchas-ed with his blood. I am so glad to know the love of God is shed abroad in my heart, and God has made me free from all con-fusion and from sects. I love the way more and more every day of my life. Please pray for me that I ever be kept humble and low at. Jesus' feet. Your blood- washed broth-er, J. C. Branch. New Decatur, Ala. The Lord has been very good to me. I have been a sinner most of my life since I have been accountable for my sins; but part of the time living up to all the light I had. That was very little as I had never heard the whole truth preached until this year. I have been in three different sects, trying to find the right church. I would go to dances, parties, and most any other worldly enjoyment; read novels, story pa-pers, and sing love songs, but still I pro-fessed to be a Chirstian most of the time. The Lord blessed me with the opportunity of going to the saints' camp- meeting at Hartsells last August. While there . God showed me my condition, and gave me the willingness in my heart to accept his pre-cious truths_ Then he pardoned my sins, as he promised he would do. 1 John 1: 9. He saved me from all the things named above, and has taken the pride and all de-sires to be like the world out of me. Praise his holy name! About three weeks after the Lord saved me, he sanctified me wholly, taking the carnal nature out and giving me a pure heart. He keeps me now each hour and moment of my life free from all sin. ' He also heals me when I get sick. I realize that it is nothing good that I have done, but it is all through his love and mercy. My parents, brothers, and sisters, who are all unsaved, are prejudiced against the truth. Please pray that they will be Dec. 29, 1904. saved. I have one brother that is saved. Pray that we may be true and ready for the Master's use. Your sister saved in the one body, Sallie Brawn. Welland, Ont. To- day finds me saved, sanctified, and kept by the Tower of God. I was saved over two years ago in the F. M. sect but God in his mercy showed me in his Word that they were no better than the other sects, and by walking in the light as fast as God let it shine on my pathway, I have found more perfect peace than ever before. Glory to his precious name ! My husband is also saved in this beautiful evening light, and we take the Lord as our healer. He has healed us and also our dear children runny times, for which we give God all the glory. Praise his precious name, we can trust him in every time of need. Oh, it seems good that we found such a loving Savior before our children grew up, for now we can teach them the way to heav-en. The oldest one is six years old, and she knows now that God has one church only. The one four years old asks God to heal her every time there is anything the mat-ter, and she tells very nearly every one she sees that she was sick and the Lord healed her. I do love to read the Trumpet; for it is food for my soul. I ask an interest in the prayers of all the saints scattered abroad, that I may ever do the will of Jesus. Your saved sister all on the altar, Jennie Becken. Tremont City, Ohio. It has been over nine years ago since I first started to serve the Lord. I was then seventeen years old, and had never heard a sermon but feeling the burden of convic-tion on my heart, I went to meeting, think-ing, that would ease my conscience. How-ever, it only increased my sorrow until Feb. 23, 1895, when I yielded myself to God and repented of my sins, and the Lord forgave all my transgressions. Glory to God! This was in a so- called holiness meeting, which was. being held in Tremont at that time. I had been a tobacco user up to that time, but had quit using it entirely for about two months, when one day the devil sug-gested that I commence it again. Instead a resisting the devil as I should I bought some tobacco, and began using it again. The devil said others were using it and keeping their salvation and I could do the same. I then joined the M. E. sect, as one old gentleman told me I would lose my salvation if I did not. I had already lost it, but was ashamed to confess it. I stayed in the sect, and used my tobacco until nearly five years ago, when God sent Bre. J. D. Hatch to Tremont who earnestly prayed for my deliverance, and God heard and answered his prayer. Praise the- Lord:. I was in the field plowing when I became so burdened that I took the tobacco from my pocket and plowed it under. I also had some at the house and God said destroy that too. I then unhitched and went to the house, and threw what tobacco I had left into the stove, and went down to the meet-ing, and requested prayer and repented of my backsliding, and God forgave me and received me back again. Since that time I have not had any desire for tobacco. I then received the true light on the church. Glory to God in the highest! The Lord has healed me many times, since I fist learned to trust him. One of which I will mention for his glory. Th4s fall my stomach became so affected that I could scarcely eat anything without great suffering, ofttimes having to sit up the en-tire night. I cried unto the Lord in my distress, and he heard and sent me relief, but I was not - entirely healed until two weeks ago; when the Lord told me to go to Millerstown, O. where Bros. Warren and Naylor were engaged in a meeting, and have them pray and anoint me. - This was on Wednesday. The devil told me that I was too weak to go, but I went as the Lord told me, and requested prayer. We prayed until Friday evenin g, Nova 18th, at Bro. Glassford's house, when the breth-ren anointed me according to Jas. 5: 13- 15 and the work was done. Oh, praise the Lord for his goodness to the children of men. I am gaining rapidly in strength, for which I praise God. Please pray for me that I be faithful. Your brother in the one body, John M. Fenton, Jr. TESTIMONIES. Macedonia, Miss. The Lord saves me from all sin and sanctifies me wholly. Bless his holy name! In this beautiful highway I find joy, peace, happiness, yes, and perfect rest to my soul at all times. He gives me grace to go through every test with victory, for his sake. Be is my healer and also heals my family. I mean to do all I can to help carry and spread the gospel. I ask the prayers of all the dear saints that I keep in his order and be used to his glory. Yours in the one body, Mary IL Brown. East Point, Ky. This morning finds me sweetly saved in Jesus and praising his name for his bless-ing he bestows upon me each day I live. DIVD E HEALING HEALED BY FAITH.
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Title | The Gospel Trumpet - 24:52 |
Published Date | 1904-12-29 |
Editor | Byrum, E. E. |
Volume | 24 |
Issue | 52 |
Publication Name Change Note | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 |
Subsequent Title | Replaced by Vital Christianity |
Publisher | Gospel Trumpet Company |
Subject | Newspapers -- West Virginia -- Moundsville ; Newspapers -- Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) |
Media Type | Full-Text Digital Object |
Original Physical Format | Printed Newspaper |
Language | English |
Collection | Anderson University Church of God Digital Library |
Repository | Anderson University and Church of God Archives |
Copyright | Copyright 2009, Anderson University. |
Formatted Title | Gospel Trumpet, The |
Full Text | ----, X4A/ CTIFICATION AND HE SHALL SEND HIS ANGELS WITH A GREAT SOUND OF A TRUMPET, AND THEY SHALL GATHER TOGETHER HIS ELECT FROM THE Four? WINDS, FROM ONE END OF HEAVEN TO THE OTHER. MAT. 24: 31. 01E- NESS IN / Proffiryfiztee., 80 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. EzEK. 34: 12. JEN. 82: 89. VOLUME XXIV. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1904. NUMBER 52. THE THOUGHT OF GOD. FABER. O how the thought of God attracts And draws the heart from earth, And sickens it of passing shows And dissipating mirth. ' Tis not enough to save our souls, To shun the eternal fires: The thought of God will rouse the heart To more sublime desires. God only is the creature's home, Though rough and straight the road; Yet nothing else can satisfy The love that longs for God. tO utter but the name of God Down in your heart of hearts, And see how from the world at once All tempting lights depart! A trusting heart, a yearning eye, Can win its way above; If mountains can be moved by faith, Is there less power in love? — Selected. A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE BIBLE, HEAVEN, AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. TALK II. MR. Guideright—" Come in neighbor Misled, I am glad to have you come again." Mr. Misled—" The storm still continues but it is an ' ill wind that blows nobody any good.' " I enjoyed our conversation this morning and believe I am nearing the kingdom of God. Oh, how my soul longs for rest! Mr. 0.—" Jesus says, ' Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart : and you shall find rest unto your soul.' " M.—" The yoke I have had on for these twenty years has filled my soul with groanings instead of rest." Mr. G.—" It is evident you have had on a wrong yoke, Christ's yoke brings rest to the soul. A rest that satisfies every longing and unless the soul is not fully satisfied it is under a wrong yoke." Mr. M.—" I have come over to learn what I must do to be saved. I was down at the Dunker's church at Mixbelieve this last summer and heard Mr. Waters their preacher preach from the text, ' He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved.' lie said that baptism was a saving ordi-nance and finless one is baptized he is not saved. Now if this is true I want to be baptized." Mr. 0.—" We will try Mr. Waters' ap-plication of the text you quote by our rule. If baptism is a saving ordinance then such application he has made of this text will not conflict with other texts." Mr. M.—" Mr. Uncertain also said in one of his sermons that in baptism our sins were washed away. He preached from Acts 22: 16. ' And now why tarriest thou ? Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.' Of course this text puts an end to all contro-versy or at least it looks so to me. If we are going to take the Bible we must take it. But our preacher says we are not saved by the baptism of water but by grace through faith." Mr. G.—" What does the Bible say? Let us try both Mr. Waters' and Mr. Uncer-tain's application of these texts by our rule. In Eph. 2: 8 the apostle says, ' For by grace are ye saved through faith ; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God: not of works, least any man should boast.' Nothing is said here about our being saved by baptism but we are saved by faith. This harmonizes with what the beloved disciple John said in his first epistle fifth chapter. ` Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.' Nothing is here said of baptism. According to this text we can experience the birth of the Spirit through faith alone. If baptism must ne-cessarily be performed to have salvation or be born again, why is it not mentioned here ? Then again, when the jailor asked what he must do to be saved he was told to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and he should be saved. See Acts 16 : 30, 31. If baptism is a saving ordinance why has the apostle failed to mention it here to this penitent jailor ?" Mr. M.—" Can you give me any instan-ces in the Bible where people were saved without baptism?" Mr. G.—" Baptism is an ordinance and must be observed the same as any other commandment but it has nothing and can have nothing to do with our salvation from sin_ I can give you a number of instances wherein persons were pardoned without baptism. Mr. Uncertain says, by the au-thority of Acts 22: 16, that water washes away sins ; but Jesus said to one, ' thy sins which are many are all forgiven thee.' And again to the thief that died on the cross with him, he said, ' This day shalt thou be with me in paradise.' He was not baptized at all. In the tenth chapter of Acts we have account of Cornelius hearing the Word of God and receiving the Holy Ghost. It is there said that while Peter yet spake the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the Word. In the fifteenth chapter Peter in referring to this occurrence said their hearts were purified by faith at the time the Holy Ghost fell on them. If their hearts were made pure they certainly were saved. After the Holy Ghost fell on them. Peter said, ' Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we ? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.' " Mr. M.—" Well, it certainly does appear that some were pardoned or saved before they were baptized, but I would like to have an explanation of Mark 16: 16 and Acts 22: 16. I do not understand how you can make them harmonize with those scrip-tures that seem to teach we are saved by grace through faith only." Mr. 0.—" The scriptures do not only seem to teach salvation by grace through faith but they most positively teach it. Now I will take pleasure in explaining these texts and to make them very clear to you will necessitate the bringing in of a number of other texts treating on the subject of baptism." Mr. M.—" This will require no doubt con-siderable length of time and I can not remain longer to- day but will come again soon. I want to find the way. Some of the preachers at Mixbelief say we can not be saved at all in this life, and some say we are saved by grace through faith, some say we are saved in baptism. Such is very confusing to me. If I can be saved now, and I am sure from the Bible proofs you gave me this morning that we can be saved now and can have a knowledge of the same. The next thing for me to know is what I shall do to be saved." Mr. G.—" Come again as early as you feel disposed. I am sure we will have no trouble in making the way very clear and plain to you because the Bible is a plain book and one and all can easily understand when it is rightly explained. Good bye." C. E. O. REDEMPTION. BY MRS. S. 0. SUSAG. AND the ransomed [ redeemed] ] of the Lord shall return." Ise. 35 : 10. Those who get redeemed return. From what do they return ? They return from their sin-ful ways and get upon the highway, which is called the way of holiness. This way is also called in the Scriptures the narrow way, which very few in this world want to enter because it is so narrow that they can not take any of this world's pleasures with them. But every one that gives up his own way and gets redeemed of the Lord, can have great peace and joy and is redeemed from the awful torment of hell. There is no condemnation for them as long as they walk after the Spirit of the Lord. The Lord is able to redeem from every thing that will hinder us from serving him with our whole heart. We read in Psa. 130: 7, 8, " Let Israel hope in the Lord: for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall re-deem Israel from all his iniquities." Glory to our God. His Word says from all in-iquitiy he is able to redeem, and why not believe his Word and be redeemed by the blood of Christ, as we read in Heb. 9: 11, 12. " But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this build-ing; neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." " For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradi-tion from your fathers ; but with the pre-cious blood of Christ, as a lamb without blemish and without spot." Praise the Lord for the blood of the Lamb! The power of that blood just fills our souls with glory and we like to let others know about it, because it is too good to keep to ourselves. We want the others to come and return to the Lord, where they will be rejoicing in Zion and get into a state where they do not have to serve the devil, but can be able to serve the Lord and worship him in Spirit and in truth. For our part it gets like the poet says in his song, " Yes, yes, yes, it fills my heart with glory, To tell the hungry, thirsting soul Of the redemption story." God also redeems us from the law. " But when the fulness of time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under, the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." Gal. 4: 4, 5. In Gal. 3: 13 we read, " Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree." And now in this life we can rejoice in the free-dom from law service and we can serve God in the Spirit. " Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." 2 Cor. 3: 17. " Who also hath made us able ministers of the New Testa-ment not of the letter, but of the Spirit: for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life." Verse 6. Our life is also redeemed by God. " Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lov-ingkindness and tender mercies." The soul is also redeemed. " The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate." Psa. 34: 22. The Lord will also redeem our body, for we read in Rom. 8: 23, " And not they only, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit. even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption to wit, the redemption of our body." Amen. Glory to God! Let us be ready, waiting' for the Lord. The call goes out to every nation. And God is no respecter of person but wants to redeem every one from all their iniquity. The redeemed are " look-ing for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; who gave himself far us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people zeal ous of good works." Titus 2: 13, 14. We the redeemed of the Lord shall reign with Christ, and are made kings and priests, and he has washed us from our sins in his own blood. " And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us; and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen" Rev. 1: 5, 6. " And they sung a new song, saying, thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof : for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by the blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth." Rev. 5: 9, 10. The Lord has prepared so clear a way through his own Son. It is described in his Word that every one can get an under-standing of how to get in the way. The way is so plain that even a fool need not err therein, but be more than conquerer through Jesus Christ who loved us. Let us ever be singing and telling the redemp-tion story to the lost soul, and one here and one there will hear and come to God who gave his only son to redeem us from all sin and to fill us with joy and peace in the Holy Ghost. Amen. PROSPERITY OF THE WICKED. BY C. S. WYATT. " WHEREFORE do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them. . . . They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance. They take the tim-bre' and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ. They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave. Therefore they say unto God, De-part from us; for we desire not the knowl-edge of thy ways. What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what prof-it should we have, if we pray unto him? Lo, their good is not in their hand." Job 21: 7- 15. How often we see and hear this very scripture acted out. One time after I had come from meeting a man came into my house and said, " What good have you done by — ikaing to meeting? What good does it do 4to pray? You can not change God's plans; he has everything fixed to suit him-self and you need not pew or preach or any- Dee. 29, MA. No child left to its own way will ever escape the pitfalls of Satan. It must be trained up and away from the natural downward tendency. There is too much evil power in the old world and too much natural inclination in the inherent de-praved life to leave a poor innocent and ig-norant child to its fate. Ruin, eternal per-dition awaits every such child. God gives the child parents, and gives . the parents a responsibility for which we must answer. In the text, " Bring them up in the nuture and admonition of the Lord" the Revised Version reads, " Nuture them up in the chastenings of the Lord." The child must be brought up with chastenings which are essential to its wellbeing. We all are thankful to God to- day for all the chastenings our godly parents min-istered unto us. We may look back and think we know where they made some mis-takes, but we have no regrets over our child-hood chastenings. if our parents did their duty on every line where they had under-standing, we are exceedingly thankful and would not have missed one stroke of the rod applied by a loving hand that perhaps is long ago departed from us. That same hand that labored and toiled for our sup-port physically, and often smoothed our troubled brow, and held our little hand as we walked over dangerous places and caught us as we were falling,— that hand also applied the rod of correction for the purpose of our security from the evils that so thickly surrounded us. If we can give reverence to our dear parents for all the chastenings we received, can we now as parents be guiltless before God and neglect our own responsibilities? We want our children to have all the bene-fits we received and must therefore see to it that the divinely ordained plan is recog-nized in our home. These chastenings must be applied in a careful manner that the child may soon learn that it is no personal comfort nor any other object of the parents for their own pleasure but wholly for the benefit of itself. It would be difficult, of THE GOSPEL TRUMPET course, for the child to see this in its early years, but the time will come when it will see it and give its parents reverenee, and whether or not it would ever see it, the responsibility remains the same on the par-ental side. Some are disposed to think that an act of disobedience or rebellion or stubbornness may be passed by and over-looked, . and a child permitted to go on without any serious result from such an act. But there can be no more fatal error than this. Every such act in a child will develop more and more rebellion until in due time the word of the parent has lost all its power, and the child becomes a down-right. rebel. 0 dear parents, let me warn you against this awful spirit of these last days. One of the plain indications of the signs of the times as prophesied by the apostle is " disobedient to parents." ' 2 Tim. 3: 2. God can not look with approval upon our home where disobedience is permitted to exist. Every transgression of this kind must be accounted for by the child or else ruin will be its doom, and the careless parent will have to give account for it in the day of reckoning, while in this life there will be untold sorrow and regret on the part of both parent and child. The law of heaven is obedience. The universe is held by the same law. Every earthly government must recognize the same, or else anarchy and ruin will be its shameful destruction. The church of God can not exist upon earth without this law strictly enforced and no home will ever be worthy of the name without this same law recog-nized by every member of the household. In other words, no rebel dare exist under any form of proper government, unless 11, be kept imprisoned,- or in some other way prevented from coming in contact with anyone else. There is no place in heaven or earth where this is more real or serious than in the home, and yet there are many professing saints I fear, who are wholly ignorant of this stupenduous fact. Disobedience under any earthly govern-ment dare not go unpunished. Rebellion is a crime, and punishable by banishment or death. Otherwise no government can stand. I have seen mothers and fathers let their little babe become stubborn and re-bellious, and they look upon it as something smart and cute. As the child grew that awful element grew also and in a few years the child was a disgrace to parents, itself, and community. Mothers allow their little ones to defy them, and strike at them, or kick and squall in a fit of anger, sometimes right in a public place of worship, where many eyes behold the shameful scene. I have sometimes felt that the most accept-able service to God in public meeting where such display of Satanic power is manifest, would be to stop preaching and help some poor perplexed parent to con-quer that little rebel, and rebuke the devil out of the meeting. The rebel must be con-quered, no matter how young, whether in the home, the meeting, or the school. It must be punished by some rigid method until every grain of stubbornness is ground out of it, and it becomes a good obedient child. • In Col. 3 : 21 we child has been permitted to have its Own way, which condition will never exist where the parents have done their duty in the proper instruction of the child. But since we see our duty now and are required of God to do this duty, we must begin in the fear of God. Where the child has been trained, there will he little difficulty in cor rection, but this important part of our life must necessarily he carried out. Instead of a feeling that it is an awful burden and the next thing to an impossibility to admin-ister correction, we must consider it one of the necessaries of life and humbly look to God and his Word for knowledge and grace. The child of course does not like this part of life, and would soon take up with the thought that it is very much abused etc., but all such foolish logic must be ignored and a careful system of correction estab-lished in every home. One father said he loves his children so well that he can not correct or punish them. Such a parent does not love his child as he should. Punishment of some kind for disobedi-ence and stubbornness is absolutely neces-sary in the proper training of the child. Chastening means more than simply inflict-ing pain. It means correction and discip-lining in every necessary respect. Applying the rod of correction means more than using a rod in the- form of a whip, and yet a whip is one of the most effectual means of chast-ening in many instances. As children of our heavenly Parent we all know how un-pleasant some of the chastenings of God seems to us. " Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grevious : nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness to them that are exercised thereby." Heb. 12 : 11. How true this has proved in our experience. The very chastening that we naturally would have avoided if we could turned out to be the means of the most precious bless-ings of our life. The parental eye of God saw the danger ahead and brought to bear upon us the influences that served in his hand as the rod of correction to guide our feet past the danger place. We would not have had it so, but he would, and when it was over and we could look back, we could thank him unspeakably for just the way it all was brought about. The chastenings afterward yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness to our grateful hearts. 2 thing of the sort" He was a believer in the Hard- shell or Presbyterian doctrine. I did not try to argue or convince him that he was wrong; I had done that many times before. I just commanded him to stop such talk in my house or before my family. God stopped his mouth. We see many such eases in our travels, but such men as that are not the worst curse to the cause of Christ. The church- member ( so- called) that says we can repent, pray, and seek and find favor with God, and then do the wick-ed things mentioned here by Job, at the same time claiming to believe in God and the religion of our Lord Jesus Christ, and belong to some denomination, and think they are safe and sure of heaven, are a greater curse to the cause of Christ. I know that Job was talking to non- professors, but you know that if it is a sin for the wicked to do such things, it is a sin and a shame for followers of Christ to indulge in such things. Now for the glory of God, this is written. Take warning, dear ones, and flee these idols. You that are yet in some fine, fashionable church, surrounded with all the latest im-provements of scientific Christianity, with your societies and clubs, bees, parties, etc.: you church- members that send your chil-dren to the dance- hall and have them train-ed to the movements of some ungodly danc-ing master— do you know what you are do- ' lug ? I do. You are peopling hell with your own offspring. How will you feel, and on what grounds do you expect to face a just God, when your son or daughter will rise up in judgment and say, " Father, mother, you sent me here to this awful place of torment; you sent me to the fash-ionable society, parties, and dance- hall; there I learned the ways of high life, the fine fashionable dressing which nod's Word forbids: why did you not read that to me, and advise me to dress in modest apparel? there I learned to play cards and gamble— just a sociable game for a prize— and there I learned to drink just a sip of the harm-less wine because it was fashionable, and learned many other sins that you knew lurked about such places, but it is too late now; I am cast off forever, and must spend eternity with the foul demons of hell." Father, mother, you that are living in a fine mansion in New York, or the one that lives in the dirtiest log hut in the moun-tains of Kentucky, this is to you. Stop, think what you are doing! God will hold you to account for the way you train your children. Now a word to the rich, with all due respect. I have not held any malice or hatred toward the rich, but what are you doing with your increase of wealth? Are you spending it for the cause of Christ who died for you? or are you like the Word says: " Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish." Psa. 73: 7. " They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave." Job. 21: 13. Dear reader, professed Christian or not, you can enter heaven only by the door, that is Christ. John 10: 9. He has given us his Word the gospel, which is just the same as if he were here now telling us as he talk-ed while he was on earth; when he speaks once about any certain thing, that is just as good• as if he had said it a thousand times. Ile says, " But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. oe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets." Luke 6: 24- 26. " But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy litetune received thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tor-mented." Luke 16: 25. Take warning, pray God to take the scales from off your eyes, or, in other words, take the dollars from before your eyes so you can see Christ plainly. God help us all to live true to his NN ord. PAIIENT AND CHILD ARTICLE IV. DUTY TO CORRECT. THE disposition of a child to take up with that which is contrary to the wish of the parent must be overcome. Sometimes this is a difficult task in cases where the read, " Fathers, pro-voke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged." This admonition means much. It applies to chastening as well as to other parental dealings. You have often seen children when punished, fly into an outrageous fit of anger, or when already in a paroxysm of rebellion and stubbornness, some little fellow will catch its breath and fall over like one dead, become black and blue in its face, and frighten the perplexed parent that it really might die. The rod of correction is laid aside, and the parent be-gins to coax and pet the little rebel to bring it out of its spell, after while the little fellow sees that it has conquered and straightens up, the master of the situation. The parent simply provoked it to anger, and the next time it feels like it there will be a repitition of the scene, and al-most invariably at such a time when it is the most humiliating to you. In meeting or when company comes, little Johnny or Mary will take advantage - of the circum-stance and boss the parents around t7 his or her own satisfaction, or- ' elsc there will be a scene on hand. Beloved parent, you do wrong when you allow your little one to have its own way. The whip breaks before- the will of the child breaks : you must break its \ rill. or it will break your heart and home. If one whip breaks get another, and another. and with a loving, though sor-rowful heart you must keep at your un-pleasant task until your object is accom-plished, your little subject comes up to you and puts its arms around your neck with a loving little heart full of sorrow beeause of its stubbornness. A proper chastening on this line will not need be repeated often, and if in some rare cases it must he repeated, do it in the fear of God, and do it right away. If you must be excused from the presence of company, or must go out of meeting or Sunday-school, out 011( 1 off with your child and set-tle this matter. In a eertain city where we were living., good whips were so scarce that I had to go several miles to get them, but we had to have them. In another city I positively - could find no whips suitable for needs. The thought of a little raw-hide came to my mind. I purchased one and took it home under my coat for fear it would grieve Manuna's heart to think of punishing our children with such a whip. She soon found it and protested, hut I said I knew I could use it in love with a sanctified heart and do the children no harm. It was not long until she could use it as welt as I. We have the whip yet as a family memorial, and the sight of it has often proved an effectual restraint to our children. Since our dear boy is saved he has asked me to give him that whip now as I do not need it any more for him, but I said, We will keep it until you are grown then you may have it. The only reason we used this was, that it would not break. Of course no parent has any bus-iness to chasten a child in any other way than in true parental love, and the effectual method of the chastening must be deter-mined by the parent as wisdom and divine guidance may suggest. J. W. B. Poindexter, Ky. I do praise God for a full and free sal-vation that keeps me each day. I have been a reader of the Gospel Trumpet for eight years, and am in no way tired of it. I love to read its pages as well as I ever did ; it is food to my soul. Husband and I are the only ones in this neighborhood that believe in the straight way. The Word has been preached many times, but the people did not receive it. I praise God for the way; it just suits me. We do not get to hear the Word preached much; but God is a present help in every time of need. I take him as my healer. I have good health and praise God for it, for he is worthy of all the praise. Pray that much good be accomplished in this neighborhood for those who are taking the Trumpet. Oh, that conviction may rest upon their hearts. Pray for me and family, that I may stand, firm until the end and that My unsaved . children be saved. . Yours in the one body, Mrs. Nancy E. Lemons.... As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live. If it is angry by your chastening, or be-fore you begin to chasten it, you make the mistake if you stop or fear to begin. you simply encourage it in its wrong, you must conquer the child's will. Many a time we only provoke it to anger by an proper or partial punishment. When we begiu we must go through with it. h may often seem a hopeless task, but no matter; we must go through with it, in the fear of God, or else our dear child is ruined. He that spareth his rod, hateth his son : but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes." Proy 13: 24. To spare here means to neglect to chasten and incom-plete chastening. If in case a little whip is the means of chastening, you must apply it until the child is conquered. If it needs chastening only because it was disobedi-ent, or made some mistake, and it takes it in a submissive manner, you can safely stop as soon as this correction indicates to you to be sufficient according to the need of the occasion. But if it is a ease of stub-bornness and rebellion the rod must he applied until the will is conquered, and the child recognizes your authority over it. Frequently, a little hickory is not sufficient. Dec. 29, 1904. THE GOSPEL mumprr Every principle of righteousness is nec-essarily as truly eternal as the God whose upright and holy character it represents; so every such principle contained in the law is carried over into the gospel ; not be-cause it was in the law but because it is a principle of natural righteousness. It is the righteousness of the law that is ful-filled in those who possess salvation through Jesus Christ. Rom. 8: 4. Every right-minded person knows that the return of stolen property, or that by which we may have at any time overreached our brother man, or anything that we may have deceit-fully gotten, is necessary on the part of all who hope for forgiveness, even were both the law and the gospel silent upon this point. The question is sometimes ask-ed, " But if the one against whom the of-fence was committed be dead, and have no near relative to whom to recompense the trespass what shall we do ?" The Word in Num. 5: 5- 8 will I think make the will of God sufficiently plain ; let the trespass be recompensed unto the Lord; that is, give it to the poor or to the work of the Lord. As to the offender being personally unable to make the restitution, I would say, God requires no impossibilities, and if we can persuade him that we mean business in our hearts, and will make an honest effort to do what we can, he will accept of the re-pentance. Now, all these offerings and sacrifices for sins were typical of something. We know from Ex. 25: 8; 29: 43- 46, and many other texts, that the tabernacle was God's house or dwelling upon earth under the law. We also know from Eph. 2: 19- 22; 1 Cor. 3: 16; 1 John 4: 13 and many other scrip-tures, that the church of God is now his house or dwelling. In fact, Paul plainly de-clares in 1 Tim. 3: 16 that the house of God is the church of the living God. See also 1 Pet. 2: 3- 6. We have not space here to go further into this subject; but there is no truth more evident to those who have studied the matter than that the Jewish sanctuary or house of God ( Mark 2: 26) was typical of the church of God, the body of Christ. Col. I : 24, 25. A DAY HAVING NO END. Now, what bears to the church and to the world, including all professed worshipers of God, a relationship answering to that which the brazen altar bore to the taber-nacle and to Israel ? There can be but one answer- Christ crucified. This is the first thing that meets the one who, hearing the gospel trumpet sound its call to " an holy convocation" and sabbath rest from sin in view of the atonement, leaves the world and sin and draws nigh to God. See Lev. 23: 23- 32. The many offerings and sacrifices pre-sented by the priest upon that altar in be-half of the worshiping Israelites, fore-shadowed Jesus who presented " himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God" up-on the cross. Eph. 5 : 2. " For every priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins." " And every priest standeth daily minister-ing and offering oftentimes the same sacri-fices, which can never take away sins. But this man [ Jesus] after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever sat down on the right hand of God. For by one offering he hath perfected forever them that are sanctified." Heb. 5: 1; 10 : 11, 12, 14. " For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; who needeth not daily as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once when he offered up himself." Heb. 7: 26, 27. Yes, once, for us, a sacrifice On Cabe ry's cross was made. 0 sinner, look! Believe the Book; On Christ thy sins were laid. Through love to thee, up to the tree, He bore the loathsome load; And died to free both thou and me, And bring us unto God. B y J. GRANT ANDERSON. " FOR the Lord shall be thine everlasting light. Isa. 60: 20. Everything in the whole universe, had its beginning, will have its noontime, and its end. The sun which has been shining for ages some time will withdraw its light. If the world was then in existence, it would be wrapped in eternal night. Astronomers tell us that this earth is speeding swiftly towards a night which has no star. They tell us that outer dark-ness reigns beyond the milky way. Think of a guilty soul standing on the outermost star of the milky way; his eyes open, but he sees nothing but a dark bottomless abyss before him. He must jump, so he takes an awful leap, and down, down, down through endless darkness, with increasing inomentmn, his poor soul is forever lost. N\ hen the athiest, who had trampled G od ' s mercy beneath his feet all through his life, was dying he left this awful testi-mony, " I am taking an awful leap into the dark." Jude in speaking upon the terrible condition of persons who by rejecting God, reject light, declares, " To whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever." Jude 13. " He has reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judg-ment of the great day." The outer dark-ness of that terrible abode admits no ray of light. A bottomless pit without light. Love, mercy, or hope will never enter that dark abode. The thought of such an awful condition is enough to awaken almost any soul. The sinner on earth is said to be in a kingdom, or state of darkness and almost unconscious of the same, being asleep. We sound the alarm loudly, and many quickly arouse, the same as it will be in the judgment, " some to everlasting life, and some to shame, and everlasting contempt." Dan. 12: 2. " To them who by patient con-tinuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life." Rom. 2: 7. Those who have eternal life have been translated out of a kingdom or darkness into a kingdom of light, and the Bible states that their sun shall no more go down. There is no darkness in the kingdom where the Christian dwells, for God is light and in him is no darkness at all. How mark-ed is the contrast between outer unending darkness, and the peaceful sunlight of an eternal day. The Christian has now en-tered into a day whose sun will never set. Quietness and eternal peacefulness are his companions forevermore. There will be no midday, sunset, or twilight, but his path-way will become brighter and brighter un-til the perfect day. The Christian's path is paved with vernal flowers, His soul is bathed in softest streams of light, His heart abounds with praise in darkest hours; He sees no threat'ning clouds, he fears no night. Contented as the lilies white beside the way, We walk in peace; suffice with daily bread, He fears no darkness; mourns not those who pass away; To him there is no night, there are no dead. Christ's Atonement and Its Effects vs Adam's Sin and Ls Effects, BY G. P. TASK It. CHAPTER VI. OFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES FOR SINS. THE first thing that met those who under the old covenant drew nigh to God, to his sanctuary, was the large brazen altar which stood just inside the door of the tabernacle court. To it all whole burnt offerings, meat offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings and trespass offerings were brought and sacri-ficed. The burnt offerings, meat offerings and peace offerings were directly connected with worship. In them the worshipers grateful-ly acknowledged God's goodness, his pre-servation of them, and his authority ; as well as humbly acknowledged the fact that they themselves were under sin and requir-ed the reconciliation of an atonement. The sin and trespass offerings were more particularly connected with acts of trans-gression or oversight, unwillingly or unwit-tingly done against any of the commands of the Lord, either as regards something forbidden or something commanded to be done. Atonement for every form of guilt, transgression, or offence against the law, was provided in these various offerings, ex-cept for anything done presumptuously or " with a high hand." Such an offence was said to be reproaching the Lord and despis-ing his Word; and that offender was utter-ly cut off. Read Num. 15: 22- 31; Dent. 17: 12, 13. Whoso despiseth the Word" said Solomon, " shall be destroyed; but he that feareth the commandment shall be reward-ed." Prov. 13: 13. Natural death,- a com-plete severance from the congregation of the people of God, was the punishment of such a sin. " He that despised Moses' law died without mercy." Heb. 10: 28. For one to sin presumptuously was to wilfially, premeditatedly, and deliberately despise and give the will over to transgress any of the commandments of God. Judas was an example of this form of sin. His case and that of Peter were very different. ' the disposition of the will in each case was by no means alike, as a few moments' thought will convince the reader. The sin of our first parents was not presumptuous. They were led away and beguiled. Man's knowledge of the truth regulates his re-sponsibility to a great extent. God under-stands the heart and comprehends exactly under what pressure a human soul may have been brought either from within or without, in order to commit a sin. He knows just where to strike the balance of responsibility, for " his judgments are true and righteous altogether." But to return to our subject. At this brazen altar the worshiper laid his hand upon the head of the unblemished animal which he had brought as a sacrifice, and whose blood was then shed to make atone-ment for his sin. Lev. 1: 2- 4; 3 : 1, 2. Here also the Israelite who had found that he had transgressed some commandment or left undone something enjoined in the law, brought his sin offering of an unblemished calf or goat, male or female as the law governing his case might require. Lev. 4, 5. By giving himself up to the careful observ-ance of the law of the use of these latter sacrifices when he found he had unwittingly or unwillingly transgressed any part of it, he could have the experience and testimony of Paul, who said that touching the right-eousness which was in the law he was blame-less ( Phil. 3: 6), and that he had always lived before God in all good conscience. Acts 23 : 1. Zacharias also and his wife Elizabeth were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and or-dinances of the Lord blameless. Luke 1: 6. But the goodness of God also provided that the sinner could bring an unblemished ram for a trespass offering to the altar; and upon confession of his transgression against his neighbor and making full restitution to the latter for the wrong he had done, he could be forgiven through the blood of the trespass offering with which the priest made atonement for him. Lev. 6: 1- 7. kind, " For we must all appear before the judgment- seat of Christ." 2 Cor, 5 : 10. If we abide in him, we will have eonfidence when he shall appear, and not be ashamed before him at his coming. 1 John 2 : 28. " Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." 1 John 4 : 17. It is best to put our trust and confidence in God in all circumstances in life. David says, " It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes." Psa. 118: 8, 9. When a penitent soul is first led to trust in Christ there is a confidence which they place in him that gives them real assur-ance and hope of eternal life, and this con-fidence we must keep or hold fast to the end. Paul says we ( who are saved) are the Lord's house, " if we hold fast the con-fidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end." Heb. 3: 6. Again he says, " For we are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence fast unto the end." Verse 14. Notice in both these instances he says we must hold fast our confidence " unto the end." It will not avail anything if we con-tinue only for a time; they who " endure unto the end shall be saved." But, alas! a great many do what Paul tells the Hebrew church they should not do; viz., east away their confidence. Heb. 10 : 35. In the early part of my Christian expe-rience this command and declaration was a source of great help to me when the ene-my would try so hard to crush and discour-age me. I would be tempted many times that I might as well give up. I would re-member this exhortation of Paul, " Cast ' not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might re-ceive the promise." Heb. 10: 35, 36. Thanks be to God for this way- mark, that has kept a great many souls from being wrecked. Another command that is very fitting right here is found in the same chap-ter, 23d verse. " Let us hold fast the pro-fession of our faith without wavering; for he is faithful that promised." There are those who go over the same ground over and over again, simply because they fail in observing the truth taught in these verses. Jesus also in speaking his mes-sage to the church at Thyatira tells them, " But that which ye have already hold fast till I come." Rev. 2 : 25. See also chapter 3: 3, 11. Dear reader, if you are of that number that are often being " tossed with tem-pest and not comforted" often being buf-feted by the enemy, and easy to give up, purpose never to cast away your confidence. It is dangerous to do so. In time of trial and battle with the enemy, " in, quietness and in confidence shall be your strength." Isa. 30: 15. Rely wholly upon God to bring you out " more than conqueror through him that loved you." By faith in Jesus we have boldness and " access with confidence" to all that God has promised in redemption. Eph. 3 : 12. There is help in him. " And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us : and if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him." 1 John 5: 14, 15. Let us notice one more scripture in 1 John 3: 21. " Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God." Here is the secret of having confidence, " if our heart condemn us not." If our heart condemn us, it would naturally fol-low that we would not have confidence. Right here is where we must have confi-dence in ourselves in this respect that we know we have done and will do all that God demands of us in meeting the condi-tions of his Word, upon which he has given his promises. Then we can understand-ingly and confidently resist the enemy and look up to God and receive mercy and grace to help in time of need. Y ea" What-soever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight" Verse 22. " And now, little children, abide in him ; that when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed be-fore him at his coming." 1 John 2: 28. May the Lord grant it. Amen. Then let not sin still shut thee in, ' Tween earth and leaden skies; Awake, awake, 0 sleeper, wake; Love calls thee forth. Arise. " There is therefore now no condemna-tion to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. 8: 1. OUR CONFIDENCE. BY EMIL RRRUTZ. CONFIDENCE is a characteristic very es-sential to the Christian. In order to Make success in the Christian life, one must have confidence in God, and there is a sense in which we must have confidence in ourselves, though not to trust in ourselves or in the arm of flesh. Paul says, " For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh." Phil. 3: 3. But " In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence: and his children shall have a place of refuge." Prov. 14: 26. Confidence signifies assurance, boldness, or courage, trust or hope. God himself is spoken of as being our confidence, and " the confidence of all the ends of the earth." Psa. 65: 5. " For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken." Prey. 3: 26. God is our confidence in the sense that we trust and confide in him for our salvation and deliverance from the enemy. In time of trouble or trial, man naturally looks to some one or something for help, and hopes for deliverance. God is the best one to look to. He only can save from sin and the pending judgment that is waiting all man- BY JENNIE MAST. Farewell to the departing year, While chiming bells ring in the new. Farewell we say, and brush a tear For what we might have failed to do : For time is fleeting, oh, so fast! The Master will be coming soon; May this year's service be the best, In gleaning jewels for His crown. A valued leaflet, white and clean, This glad New Year presents to view; May not one shadow stand between, To hide the good it offers you. For many golden threads entwined, The burdened heart may fail to see; While pearls and rubies some may find, If faithless, they are lost to thee. Upon this solemn New Year Eve Our heart is praying earnestly That we no longer wound and grieve By slothful, selfish penury; But give to Him ungrudgingly Of all His gracious hand has giv'n; Then will He not refund to thee Far richer treasures up in heav'n ? Oh! be not through this coming year As he of whom the Savior spake, Who stored his goods till death drew near— Alas ! how fatal his mistake ! When speaks that same stern sentinel ( Time's dial true has set the day), Will we be hoarding riches still, When called to leave this house of clay? If of our bounty we extend To homes and missions everywhere, Will not our straitened hearts expand With valued profit through this year? Yea; send afar an offering From ' mong the firstlings chosen well, Then others absent tithes would bring, And thus his last command fulfil. If truly happy thou wouldst be, If heavenly wealth thou wouldst obtain, Through fervent liberality Alleviate thy brother's pain : For, lo, they hasten here and there, Forsaking all with cheerful heart, Of off'rings sent to them this year— Oh! will we each one share a part ? If Father wills that we survive Another New Year's rising sun, When at the close of nineteen five, If these good works we've gladly done, Will not our hearts together flow In deeper, sweeter harmony, And by performing what we know, Preserve our blessed unity? Then at the pealing New Year's chime, With one accord reciprocate, And bid farewell to fleeting time, With no regret or slothful weight. We pledge fidelity through grace To make this precept practical; And when we meet Him face to face The- good accomplished we may tell. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET Dec. 29, 1904. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. Moundsville, W. Va., Dec. 29, 1904. A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL. ! tutored at the Post- office at Moundsville, W. Va., as Second- class Natter E. E. BYRUM Editor. A_ L. BYERS . Office Editor. Contributing Editors: li. M. RIGOLE Cambridge Springs, Pa. CHAS. E. ORR Federalsburg, Md. J. C. BLANEY Lemieux, Ont. J. W. BYERS Lodi, CaL GEO. L. COLE 7300 Stewart Ave., Chicago. J. E. FORREST Sherwood, La. Published by GOSPEL TRUMPET CO. DEFINITE, RADICAL, and ANTI- SECTARIAN, sent forth in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the publication of full Salvation, Divine Healing of the body, and the unity of all true Christians in " the faith once delivered to the saints." Subscription price, postage paid, " " German Currency.... 6mark 18pf. 3- All subscriptions must be paid in advance. In about two weeks after your subscription is received, receipt and credit of same will be shown by the address label attached to your paper or wrapper. The date on the label is your best re-ceipt, and should be watched. In case we fail to extend the date properly, notify us at once. 1 Jan. 5 means that your subscription is paid to . Ian. 1, 1905; 23 Dec. 4 means Dec. 23, 1904, etc. Papers without date are free. Business Communications, moneys, etc., must be addressed to GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY, Moundsville, W. Va., to insure credit; otherwise we will not be responsible. NOTICE! — : 0:— IF YOU ARE RECEIVING THIS PAPER AND HAVE NOT SUBSCRIBED FOR IT, YOU NEED NOT FEAR TO TAKE IT FROM THE OFFICE, AS THERE WILL BE NO CHARGES TO YOU. IT IS PAID FOR BY SOME FRIEND IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR OFFER OF TEN WEEKS FOR TEN . CENTS. THE PAPER WILL BE PROMPTLY STOPPED WHEN THE TIME EXPIRES. New Year's Greetings. In the precious name of Jesus we once more greet our readers. As we now near the close of the year and look back over the past, there is truly much for which to praise the Lord, for his goodness and bless-ings upon his people and the work in which they are engaged. Among the hundreds of assembly, grove, and camp- meetings held in the various states, Canada, and oth-er foreign countries, there has been in many places a marked advancement in spir-ituality and gospel work in general. There are also some places where the work has not been so active, but on the other hand, it has been on the decline ; however God has been stirring up the hearts of his children to an onward move, and the week of prayer dur-ing the month of November was one which was productive of good results, and many have written us concerning the benefits, blessings, and good results of that week. During the past year the Lord has also opened new fields, and sent laborers there-n who are doing effectual work. Last Jan- . ary a company of five missionaries started for India, stopped a while in England, North A frica, various parts of Europe, Egypt, Palestine, arriving in India in April in time for the camp- meeting. The camp-meeting in Calcutta was one much blessed of the Lord, and his power was manifested in healing the sick, unstopping deaf ears, casting out devils, and resulted in the sal-vation of sinners, sanctifying of believers, and strengthening of the church. Other meetings were held in various parts of In-dia, and now arrangements have been made For camp- meetings at different places. Last week two more sisters started for India, and we are praying that during the com-ing year many more true and tried work-ers will move out by the direction of the Lord to other new fields, that the gospel may speedily go to all nations. We be-lieve there can be a real good work opened up in Cairo, Egypt. We were greatly im-pressed concerning the same while at that place last winter. There are many open-ings in England, Scotland, and other places in Europe where there are calls for the pure gospel, but it needs some one whom the Lord sends. The editor's trip around the world, visiting the various countries, has opened up many avenues for sending forth literature, and we are now receiving a greatly increased correspondence from those countries. During the past year we have printed several new books, and the subscription list to the Gospel Trumpet is the largest that it has ever been, insomuch that it takes almost the entire week, run-ning day and night to print the Vrumpat, which is crowding out our book and tract work. We also publish the Shining Light and Evangeliums Posaune. Our linotype is also kept running night and day setting up names of subscribers and printing mat-ter for the papers. Our machinery has been running almost constantly night and day since early last fall, and the outlook is now that it will be required to continue in this way for sev-eral months to come. We have several book manuscripts on hands awaiting publication. The Lord has provided us a very good force of workers, the best that we have ever had, and every- department is running almost at its fullest capacity. 100,000 calendars have been printed and one sent free to each one of the regular yearly subscribers, and also to a number of our other subscribers. These are doing effectual work in advertis-ing the truth of this reformation in homes all over the world. The brethren every-where have been taking quite an interest. in helping to spread the gospel in this way,. and also in sending out free literature. During the year about thirty thousand dol-lars' worth of literature has been sent out. through the Free Literature Fund, and through the efforts made on this line the Office indebtedness has been greatly re-duced. The business has been conducted on a cash business during this time, and the work is now in a flourishing condition for. the Lord. While we have our times of testing frequently, in order to keep the work: moving as it should, yet the Lord pours out; his Spirit upon us and we realize that many prayers are continually ascending to the' throne of God while we stand as soldiers. in the battle against the enemy. We truly appreciate the interest the brethren every-where have manifested, and also appreciate their words of encouragement and acts of kindness. Ofttimes while we have been in close financial circumstances, the brethren at different places have sent in provisions, articles for food, donations of money for the various things, that have come and at a very acceptable time helped in the pub-lishing of the gospel. At the beginning of this another year, we desire the earnest prayers of the chil-dren of God everywhere, and in return we pray the blessings of God upon all our readers, that the year 1905 may be one of rich blessings temporally, spiritually, and in every way pertaining to the advance-ment of the work of the Lord and the sal-vation of souls. OFFIC E ITEMS. On the Monday morning mail of last. week there were 407 letters received. On. account of the many orders for books, cal-. endars and subscriptions, the business de-partments are kept very busy. The bookbindery sewing- machine was: broken recently, and in less than two days. the broken part was sent to New York, re-paired, and received back again in our-office. On last Thursday night, shortly after midnight, Sisters Josephine McCrie and. Edith Ashenfelter took the train for New York, from which place they intended to sail on the White Star S. S. Baltic for Liverpool, and from thence will sail for Calcutta, India. Sister McCrie came to the Trumpet Office three years ago, and has been a faithful, earnest worker, and we will miss her presence among us. Sis-ter Ashenfelter came from Kansas last summer to spend a while with the Trumpet family before departing for India. She expects to engage " in the work with Bro. and Sister Jarvis at Lahore. A brother in South Dakota sent in two hundred and ninety subscriptions for the Gospel Trumpet and one hundred and sixty- five orders for calendars, all differ-ent names. Bro. G. P. Tasker is at present engaged in holding meetings in Canada, having, left Moundsville last week. Our engineer, Thos. McAaron, left last week for Boston, Mass., not expecting to. return till spring. He went as far as New York with the sisters who are on their way to India. His place as engineer will be taken by Bro. C. J. Weiss. By mistake the initials of Bro. C. E. Orr's name were omitted from his answers to questions and also from an article of the " Conversation" series that is now be-ing published. Judging from the kinds of questions that some individuals send us to be an-swered, we are confident that they do nol read the articles nor their Bibles as they should, or they would find the informa-tion they desire. It is impossible to pub, lish answers to all that are asked us, for. United States, Canada, and Mexico $ 1.00 Foreign Countries $ 1.50 Expressed in English Currency 6s 2d. lle, e. 29, 1904. 5 Western Park, Kan. To the Saints, Greeting: We are re-joicing in God's salvation. We have just closed a meeting here which resulted in victory for God. This is a community con-sisting largely of Campbellites, with some few Baptists, who believe and teach that the body is responsible instead of the soul for sins committed. The devil had arrayed himself to destroy all that he could, and to discourage the church if possible. It was a real battle with the enemy, but by waiting upon God and letting him fight for us the enemy was defeated. Praise Godt A few were saved and reclaimed, and the church was encouraged and strengthened, and seed was sown that we believe God will take care of, and will bring forth fruit to the glory of God in his own good time. One brother was prayed for teed received healing of afflicted eyes. Pray that we may keep humble and useful in the hands of God. Amen. G. W. and Ernest W. Carey. they increase by the rule that the more questions are answered, the more still ethere are asked. We are willing to publish a reasonable number of questions and an-swers each week. We would kindly ask that when you send in subscriptions for the Trumpet, you will please write names and addresses plainly. Sometimes we fail to make out the writing, names get entered wrong, and the papers fail to reach the subscribers. Who's to blame? A little care in business writing generally will save a very appreci-able amount of perplexities and mistakes. Always have a certain way of signing your name to your letters of business. If, for instance, the wife writes a letter for her husband, whose name we possibly have on our books, and signs her own name, we may not know that the two individuals are of the same family, or that the two names are connected with the same account. Be uniform and plain. Write your business , correspondence on a sheet separate from pair requests for prayers or anything that is intended for the editorial department. ' Ve sometimes receive Canadian postage stamps, and would say that we can make no use of them here. Send money by post-office or express order, or currency at send-er's risk, GE Reports from Canada give favorable re-sults in the gospel work amidst much op-position in some places. Bro. Tasker who has been working in the Office will now spend some time among the Canadian churches. Jennie S. Vail, a missionary in Japan, who has spent a number of years in that country, sends us a little pamphlet and greetings from Japan. A missionary in Turkey in Asia last week sent us a letter expressing his grat-itude for another order of books which he had just received from our Office, from which he was receiving benefits through the reading of them. A few days ago a letter was received from : a brother in England, expressing his grat-itude toward God for the out- pouring of the Holy Spirit, and also sent a donation to-wards the publishing work and to help send forth the gospel to all lands. Bro. Jas. B. Peterman and wife and W. J. Murphy have been for some time work-ing in the gospel work in neglected fields in Kansas and report that a good work is being accomplished. The church in Pittsburg, Pa., have se-cured a good house of worship in a promi-nent part of the city, and the outlook is favorable for a good work to be accomplish-ed there. They are desiring ministerial help and a series of meetings, as this will be their permanent place of worship for some time. It now requires three tons of paper to print one issue of the Gospel Trumpet to to sent to the regular subscribers. Be-sides this it requires quite an amount of paper to publish the other two papers and the book and tract work. The prayers of the children of God every-where in behalf of India are not in vain. While there are many things that are hin-dranees to a rapid spread of the gospel in that country, yet the Lord is moving upon the hearth of the people, souls are being saved, and the sick healed in that dark land. Sister Georgia Elliott, of La Paz, B. C., Mexico, writes an interesting letter from that dark country. They are working a-mong a people who speak the Spanish Ian-image, whose religion is principally Roman Catholic, and situated as they are, their va-ried experiences and tests are many, and they need the earnest prayers of the peo-ple of Cod. Questions Answered, Ques. Please give an explanation of Rev. 1: 1. Ans. The text cited reads thus: " The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass." Rev. 1: 1. The expression, " Things which must shortly come to pass" refers only to what was at that tune future; but you will no-tice that the angel in the same chapter con-tinues to instruct the apostle to " write the things which thou halt seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter." Rev. 1: 19. In the above is included all that John saw from Pentecost and on out beyond the final judg-ment, and finally right on up in heaven itself. Ques. Please explain Mat. 13: 47- 50. Ans. The text referred to speaks of a net being cast into the sea, and gathering of every kind. The question no doubt is, are there good and bad in the kingdom? By the preaching of the gospel, men of every kind have been gathered into a religious profession. The bad referred to simply means the average nominal professors of the world. Of such it may be said that they are in the kingdom simply by profession ; have a name that they live and are dead. These shall be cast into the furnace of fire. The good in verse 48 are in reality the kingdom or people of God, his spiritual family or church, they that possess the kingdom. Dan. 7: 14. Ques. Please explain what is meant in Luke 21: 32 by the words " this genera-tion." Ans. Two things were being spoken of by Jesus,— the destruction of Jerusalem and the judgment day. The word " genera-tion" is used to describe a certain class of people, distinct from all others. Then the generations of Jewish people were not to become extinct till all that was spoken of at this time should be fulfilled. Some races or generations of people have become and are becoming extinct, or passing away as Jesus put it; but not so with the Hebrews, proof of which is abundant everywhere. Ques. Explain " Neither in the world to come" as found in Mat. 12: 32. Ans. Jesus was speaking concerning sin. One special kind he denominated " blas-phemy against the Holy Ghost" in verse 31. The word " neither" was intended to teach men the awful truth contained in the a-bove quotation, " Neither in this world, neither in the world to come." Upon this fragment the papists have built their soul-destroying, deceiving doctrine of praying for the dead masses, etc., saying that the above is proof that some sins are forgiven after death or in the world to come. In the above text it is neither taught nor implied that sins will be forgiven in the world to come, nor in an imaginary mil-lennium. Ques. Explain 1. Cor. 15: 29, Ans. The whole of this chapter is a strong argument in defense of the resurrec-tion of Jesus, and also of the whole human family, The verse in question is brought forward as a question, " What shall they do who are baptized for the dead?" The meaning is this, Water baptism being a burial ( See Col. 2: 12.) is highly figurative of the death and burial of Jesus, and also of his resurrection. It is clear from read-ing the 11- 14 verses of the 15 chapter, that certain false teachers had taught that there was no resurrection of the dead. Baptism being a proof of our faith in the doctrine of the final resurrection, and thus testify-ing publicly to this end by being baptized, Woodburn, Ore., Doe. As many of the dear once ► requested me to write and let them know when I arrived t home, I will let a few words in the Trumpet serve fur all. I left home Sept. 12th, and arrived at home Dee. 11th, dur-ing which time I met many dear ninth whose holy lives, deep consecration, Chris-tian love, and fervent zeal fur the Mas-ter's work has served as an inspiration to my own soul to settle down deeper into the graces of the kingdom of God. Yet my heart was often made sad tki hear so many calling for the pure gospel, and so very few true ministers to fill the calls. I ar-rived borne on Lord's day morning in time to meet with the home congregation for worship, which I truly enjoyed, and espec-ially so to find them in good spiritual con-dition so far as we have been able to learn. I should be glad to fill calls near home this winter as much as possible. I found my family well and prospering in the Lord. With love to all, and thanks to those whom we met for their hospitalities to me. I am as ever, your brother in Christ, J. L. Green. Jonesboro, Ark., Dec. 13. I am glad to tell you this morning that Jesus saves. Since my last report from Moundsville I attended the assembly meet-ing at East Prairie, Mo., which was grand. God sent forth the truth under the anoint-ing of the Holy Spirit, stamped the same upon hearts. There were eighteen con-versions, some healed. One lady that was an invalid for years came there from Ar-kansas and was healed. In answer to pray-er she arose and walked. Souls were deliv-ered from deception. The meeting was a grand success in every way. The apostolic power was manifested in every way and the brethren remembered many other in-terests of the Lord's work. They donated twenty- five dollars and twenty- five cents for Bro. Needham of Lamb, Ill., whose house was burned recently. Charlie and I went from there to Jones-boro, Ark., preached a few nights in a schoolhouse about three miles and a half from town. Interest was good, and we feel there could have been a good work done if we could have had day meetings. We will begin meetings near Joy, Ky., Dec. 20, to continue to Jan. 1. All saints and work-ers are invited as singers will be specially needed. Any one desiring to come address M. E. Radcliffe, Lola, Ky., or H. I. Trim-ble, Joy, Ky. Yours under the blood, Willis M. Brown. Kenton, Okla., Dec. 12. I write to report victory in the precious name of Jesus over all the darkness of this world and the powers of Satan. I am rejoicing in the light of the gospel in this evening time, and can truly say it shines brighter each day of my life. Praise God I have of late been engaged in many con-flicts with the enemy but in each one the Lord has given the promised victory, and to him is given all the glory. I attended the Denver assembly which was a time of refreshing to the souls of his saints, and a salvation time for those lost in sin. A number were also sanctified and healed in this meeting and the church as a whole strengthened and encouraged. I believe all the ministers in Colorado were present, but in all there were but a few in number. Indeed there is a scarcity of laborers here, but in the Lord Jehovah is our strength, and through his might we expect contin-ued victory. From Denver I came to Rocky Ford, spending a few days with the saints there. One brother who had fallen through the deceitfulness of Satan, found his way back to the cross, The church there has been widely scattered by the work of the devil. We trust they shall be gathered again ' ere it be too late. I am now in a meeting with Bro. Johnson at this place. The Lord is working with us, and we ex-pect to glorify his name while here be bids us stay. The saints here are as " sheep without a shepherd" but the Lord is with them and they are coming out of their trials as gold when tried in the fire. From here I expect to go to my work again in western Colorado. Requesting your pray-ers for the work there and here, I am your sister wholly sanctified, Clara McAlister. then the apostle was reasoning with them thus: why are you being baptized, if there resurreetion / They would be testi-g to a lie, while professing to believe the truth. Qum. Does not the word " resume-, tion " ss used by Jestus and the swat: lea, elways refer to the resurrection of the body death? Ans. No. Jesus himself • l the resurrection and the life" word to describe deliverance of the soul from the state of spiritual death in sin. which resurrection is obtained through be-lieving. See proof of this in John 11: 25. " I am the resurrection, and the life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead [ in sins], yet shall he live." A dead body can not believe. The apostle uses the word in the same capacity in Rev. 20: 5. Further proof of this lies in the fact that all that have part in Christ in being spir-itually resurrected are said to be " blessed and holy." Verse 6. Ques. If, as the Bible . says, God only bath immortality when does mortal man put on immortality? Ans. In the resurrection at the last day when we shall be changed. 1 Cor. 15; 51, 52, 54. Then we shall have a body like unto his own glorious or glorified body. Phil. 3: 21. Ques. When God breathed in Adam's nostrils did he not then begin to inhale and exhale the same kind of air or breath that all men and lower animals have been breathing ever since? Ans. Yes; the physical being of Adam was, and all men since have been, formed with a sort of a bellows arrangement, call-ed by physiologists the lungs, capable of performing a muscular action called expan-si on and contraction; also " inhalation; the act of taking in air, and exhalation or the act of forcing it out again." The lower animals are equipped with the same breath-ing arrangement and use the same kind of air in breathing. However the air that all men and animals breathe, being composed of material substances has no similari-ty or resemblance to the soul or spirit of man, which is wholly immortal or as Jesus said, " A spirit hath not flesh and bones." Luke 24: 39. Ques. Please explain the following scriptures. Some here say that a barren woman can not go to heaven. The texts cited are Luke 23: 29; Mat. 24: 19; Gal. 4: 27. Ans. If the above were true then the re-production of the human family would be a condition of salvation, since only those who are saved will have admittance into heaven. No: such teaching and ideas are not only unscriptural and preposterous, but purely devilish, of heathen origin, contrary to all sense of reason and good judgment. By carefully reading the above texts you will see that no such thing is hinted at. I. S. McCoy. News from the Field. ■ ERA VMS kND NEWS Among the idol worshipers are the Hin-dus, who have a custom of worshiping idols, images of stone and other kinds of idols, also certain kinds of plants and green trees. They have such confidence in their idols that even in times of sickness they will sometimes start toward a certain stone or green tree where the spirit of their god is supposed to be, and will lie down on the ground, measuring themselves length by length prostrate in this way until the image of their worship is reached. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET Dee. 29, 1904. Requests for Prayer. all spring, summer, and fall. I was with Bros. Robold and Reynolds in several meet-ings in the early spring in my home county, Vernon Co., Mo., which were much hindered by rain as these were tabernacle meetings. God blessed in giving his Word. In Au-gust I went to Senath, Mo., and held a se-ries of meetings with not much re suits but it was a seed- sowing time. Then I returned to the New ton County camp-meeting and enjoyed a feast with the saints. Truly- it is blessed to meet with those who have hazarded their lives for the gospel. Then I went home for a few days. My next meeting was at Ritchey, Newton Co., Mo., in company with Bros. M. H. Tyler, Robert Porter, and others. God blessed his Word and saved a few souls. My next meeting was Monett, Mo., with Bro C. M. Shipley. It only lasted a few days. God blessed his Word and quite a nuotber be-came interested and some were healed. I again joined Bro. Tyler, at Pepson, for a few days. This was another new place and we hope the seed of the kingdom will ger-minate and bear much fruit. From Pepson we went to Springfield assembly meeting, where we enjoyed meeting again with God's faithful ministers. We heard several good gospel sermons and mingled our voices in prayer and praise to our God for his co-pious showers of blessings which he poured out on us there. From Springfield we came to Pinecreek settlement about six miles northeast of Willowsprings. There God blessed his Word and gave us a blessed meeting. Oh, how good it is to break the bread of life to hungry souls. There were four converted, and three sanctified, and eleven followed the Lord in baptism. From here we went to Couch, Mo. Here the devil had the people so stupid that few came out to hear, so we closed and went about five miles to Lizzardeamp schoolhouse and held meeting but a few days there. At the last place mentioned much false doctrine had been preached. We expect to commence here to- morrow night and desire your prayers that God's will may be done and souls may be saved. Yours in the one body, R. F. Ropp and M. H. Tyler. SAGE.— Walter Taylor, only son of Bro. John W. Sage, Goodland, Ind., was born Feb. 27, 1895; died Nov. 21, 1904; aged 9 yrs., 8 mos., 25 das. Little Walter's death was a sad one indeed to the family, rela-tives, and the community. he was bitten by a mad dog last August, which proved fatal, and he died of hydrophobia. The child was most wonderfully helped of God through answer to prayer. He was patient and put his whole trust in God and passed out of this world with a smile. He was only sick one week, and violent about twelve hours, when Jesus called hie) to himself to join his mother who preceded him to the spirit- land. Walter was a good little boy and is greatly missed by the family and all who knew him. He leaves a father, stepmother, and sister to mourn their loss. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people. S. L. Speck. I fell from a load of hay and bursted some blood- vessels in my foot and sprain-ed my ankle. I ask the prayers of the children of - God for my healing, so that I can walk and glorify God. Emanuel Hilt. Geneva, Ind. My mother is in very poor health, hav-ing had a stroke of paralysis about six-teen months ago. Pray for her recovery, 128 Calaveras Ave., Fresno, Cal. I am glad we can say we are more than conquerors through him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood. Bros. Eli Sensney, Martin Wright, and my wife and I have just closed a three-weeks tabernacle meeting, Dec 4, at Reed-ley. This was a new field, and a very small town. Congregations were not very large, but the order was good, and con-viction rested upon the people from the beginning to the end. Some got saved and made their escape out of the sects. The devil was stirred. The M. E. sect preacher called his flock together three times, and warned them against coining to our meet-ings; but it only showed the people the dif-ference between the clean and the unclean, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. The Word went forth with real authority from heaven and won many friends to the truth. We are here at Fresno until after the holidays. Then, Lord willing, we shall go out in the foot- hills and have meetings in a union meeting- house, which is seldom used now. God has a few sheep that are calling for help in this vicinity-. Bros Wright and Sensney are at home at present preparing for winter, so their families will be cared for while they go forth again to battle against sin. Dear ones, pray for us here. This seems to be a hard field to work in, but we know that the furnace is never so hot but what our Lord will go with us through the fire. Amen. Your blood-washed brother and sister, P. F. Ropp and Wife. Eltopia, Wash. We can report victory in our souls over all the works of the enemy. We have been permitted to attend a number of camp and assembly meetings during the summer and fall and to meet many of the dear brethren whom we had not met before, which was a real joy to our souls and for which we do most gratefully thank the dear Lord. We were permitted to attend the Walla Walla assembly, which was a precious meeting, especially so on account of the number saved from sectarianism. At the close of the Walla Walla meeting, the Lord directed us to this place, where we have held up the truth for two weeks, assisted by Bros. J. C. Peterman and W. J. Baldwin. Two have been saved and conviction rests heavi-ly on several others. The brethren have departed for North Yakima, Wash., to continue the battle for the Lord, and we will open the battle at Connell, Wash., to- morrow, the Lord will-ing. We feel that the Lord will have us fill two or three more calls here and then we believe the Lord will have us go into Missouri. We will travel to Missouri by way of Boise City, Cheyenne, Omaha, and Kansas City. Any of the saints desiring meeting along this route may address us at Elgin, Oregon, in care of Dave Alexander. This will be our address until Feb. 1st. We are justified and sanctified and healed to- day, and in the battle until Father shall say it is enough. Yours in Christ, W. G. and J. Alexander. Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 13. I can report victory in my soul over all the powers of darkness. I preached here a few nights. The Lord has only a few souls at this place who are remaining steadfast in the truth. Some who have professed to have seen the true light and to have taken the straight way, have gone after strange doctrines, others have again taken the old ruts. An anti- ordinance preacher from Texas made quite a distur-bance in the meeting. Some who had been enemies to each other united ( like Pilot and Herod) in acrimony against the Trumpet. There is a meeting now in prog-ress held by J. C. Fisher and wife, who with great severity fight the work of the Gospel Trumpet. This place is surely an Armageddon, but God in time will vindi-cate his truth in this place and take ven-geance upon those who obey not the gospel. In the name of the Lord, we will continue to blow the tr irnpet inthe land and lift up a standard for the people until God shall show who are his. May some strong angel fly this way in the Spirit and power of Elijah's God to cry out against Moloch. and Baal's altars, until they shall fall, con-fusion cease, and the people set free to worship God in the Spirit. Amen. Yours in the one body, W. E. Spencer. Mentone, Ind., Dec. 17. After a fall summer's and fall's work, we are happy to report victory in our souls, also for the work of God where we have labored. Though the enemy is ever on hands to oppose us, we can say like Paul, " Thanks be unto God, who always causeth us to triumph." Praise the Lord! There-fore we have nothing of a discouraging na-ture to write of, but can say that God has blessed our labors to the salvation of pre-cious souls and to the upbuilding of his holy cause. About the first of this month Bro. Duncan went to New Era, Ind., to hold a meeting and I went to Leiders, Ind. Both meetings were greatly blessed and owned of the Lord. Backsliders were re-claimed, and sinners were saved at each place. Truly it does encourage us to know that our labor in the Lord is not in vain. At present we are in a very precious meet-ing at the saints' meeting- house in Beaver-dam, Ind. This meeting- house stands in plain view of the old Winebrennerian meet-ing- house where dear Bro. Warner first re-nounced the sects as the work of men, and took his stand upon the whole truth for Zion, the church of the living God. And we can truly say, that God is wonderfully blessing his people and cause in these parts, by supplying that abundant grace which makes us more than conquerors through him that loved us. We humbly ask the prayers of the children of God abroad, that we live a humble and devoted life of use-fulness in the Master's vineyard. Yodr servants for Jesus' sake, Alvin J. Ellison and N. S. Duncan. Job, Mo. It has been a long time since I have re-ported through the Trumpet, but I have not been long time idle. I have been busy also that God will send some of his min_ isters here with the signs following. Your saved brother, L. G. Evans. Calls for Meeting. At Biloxi, Harrison Co. Miss., is a call for a colored preacher or preachers to hold a meeting. Address T. A. McElroy. Meetings are wanted at Custer, Breckin-ridge Co., Ky. Address A. C. Kirtley. Meetings are desired at Graniteville, Washington Co., Vermont. Address Mrs. H. Gray, Box 129. To- day finds us all well and saved. We are alone in this place. We do not know of any saints nearer than twenty- five miles of us. We would be very glad to have some of the saints come and see us. We feel there could be much good done if we could have a meeting in this settlement. There are several good homes in this set-tlement that can yet be homesteaded. Lib-eral, Kan., is our nearest railroad town, twenty miles from us on the Rock Island R. R. Your brother in Christ, D. J. Cross. Dombey, Beaver Co., Okla,. We would like very much for some of the saints to move to this country. There is some vacant land here yet, with plenty of timber and good spring- water. There is one place near where I live that can be homesteaded with about ten acres cleared on it and the remainder timber land. J. M. S. Mariott. Jessieville, Garland Co., Ark. The few believers who are here are spir-itually starving to hear the truth. We do pray the heavenly Father to open the way for some true minister of God to come. Any of God's children are welcome at my home while they stay. This is a rail-road town. Any one wishing to come can write to Mrs. Myrtle Jackson. Mansville, I. T. MEETING NOTICES. To save space it is necessary to have meeting notices brief, omitting all that is unnecessary to be repeated week after week. We will publish them with full particulars for two or three suc-cessive weeks immediately preceding their date, if furnished us. Where reduced rates have been granted by the railroads and special instructions are necessary, space will be given on seventh page, if desired. As a general statement that will apply to all meetings, will say that the saints at the different places are accustomed to meet at the trains those coming from a distance ( if notified to do so), and as far as practicable, to provide for the comfort of all. Provide yourselves with bedding if possible. Provisions can always be procured at reasonable rates. In no case are there gate fees or charges for admission. Invita-tion is extended to all. Verona, Ont. Assembly. Dec. 31 to Jan. 3. Let all the saints in the Central and Eastern parts of the province and on the Quebec side make a special effort to be present as it is the first of such meetings that we have had in the Eastern section. Bring bedding with you if possible. It can be checked as baggage. Verona is on the K. and P. railway, about midway between Kingston and Sharbot Lake. It is prob-able that there will be single fare rates on all railroads at this time. Come praying for and expecting God's blessing to be poured out upon the meeting. H. W. Nel-son, Verona, Ont. Indianapolis, Okla. Assembly. Jan. 4- 7. Let the churches at Canute, Colter, Sams-ville, Hurley, and all others in reach make a special effort to attend. A. B. Stanberry. Somerville, Ala. General assembly. Jan. 6- 15. This meeting will be held at Bethel two miles east of Somerville. Bros. W. A. Hand, and W. R. Butler are expect-ed, and probably others. Address J. M. or J. H. Sharp, Somerville, Ala. Fillmore, Mo. Assembly meeting. Jan. 20- 30. For information addres J. M. Walk-er. Potash, Ala. Assembly commences Feb. 4th. W. R. Butler, La Fayette, Ala. R. F. D. No. 2. OBITUARY. MARK.— Bro. Boone Mark departed this life to be with Christ, Oct. 16, 1904; aged 47 yrs., 4 das. He accepted the truth a year before his death. He was sick two months before the Lord called him home. He leaves a wife, one daughter, and five sons, and one brother and many friends. Funeral services by H. Dunagan. Jessie Mark. Morehead, Ky. Gorman, Tex., Dec. 6. Our assembly closed Sunday evening. The meeting was not as well attended as we expected, but we had a precious meet-ing. The church was built up more than in any meeting we have ever held here. The ministers present were Bros. J. E. For-rest, J. D. Ferrill, W. J. Henry, S. M. Rich, E. A. and N. A. Fowler, and G. W. Johnson. We go from here, the Lord willing, to Stacy, ' 1' ex., to commence meeting the 11th inst., to continue as long as the Lord wills. Any one desiring meeting can address us at Gorman, Tex. Yours in the one body, J. D. Ferrill, J. E. Forrest. - Gila, Mo., Nov. 27. We are praising God for his saving grace and keeping power which he bestows upon us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Lord. The Gila meeting has come and gone. We can report victory on the Lord's side. Although the opposition was strong there were three saved and six baptized. In the first part of the meeting the antiordinance people came in for a compromise. There were eight preachers, and in the last part of the meeting there was not one left. Sis-ter Julia Myers and Bro. Ad. Brown were the ministers present. We are thanking the good Lord for the truth in this place. We pray that the Lord send some one in here filled with all the fulness of God to preach to this people this winter. We ask the prayers of all the dear saints that we ever keep humble. Yours in him, Jas. P. and J. M. Byerly. Woods, Ark., Dec. 8. To- day finds me saved and in the service of my Master. Since the Springfield meet-ing we have been busy in the vineyard of the Lord. We came by home when we left Springfield, and went to Jumbo, Ark., where Bro. Seaton and I held a ten- days meeting. We think there was good done. Bro. Seaton and I separated, he going south and I east. 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Dear Saints : We have long been intend-ing to write our testimony concerning our little boy for whom we asked you to pray this fall. In the first place we had noticed for some time that he was not well and fi-nally he became very ill. He was stricken down with a burning fever, and lay un-conscious, breathing with difficulty. We sent for the elders according to Jas. 5: 14, and Bros. ll. IcKinly and Long came and prayed for him, anointing him with oil and he immediately raised up and said, " Mam-ma, I want a bite." He got down and played a while, but doubtless on account of improper diet he took down worse than ev-er in a few days: The same steps were taken as at first with the same results, but he was taken again the third time. Food would not agree with him. We sent a telegram to the Trumpet Of-fice and others were written to, and the dear Lord healed him of his affliction, but boils began coming on him, and his stomach was not in order, and he showed marked symptoms of St. Vitus' dance. We asked the saints to pray, also sent a request to be published in the Trumpet, and at last he was healed, entirely healed— a marvel of divine power. How sectarians and other sinners did howl and threaten because we trusted God, but by his grace we were permitted to hold him up during the assembly meet-ing to a large audience and exhibit him a big, fat, healthy, laughing boy, healed by the power of God, but alas, " they have Mo-ses and the prophets" and truly if one rose from the dead they would not believe. There is great opposition and an awful power here to face, but God is working in spite of it all. He is raising up a church here in his own name. Husband and I have met many. discouraging things, and - seem-ingly faced impossibilities, but God has been our undertaker, and he makes ways where there are none. We came here to stay until he said go, and we are here yet with as strong a determination as ever, and we find his grace keeps us sweet and vic-torious. The Trumpet will find its way into many homes here for the next ten weeks as some of the brethren sent in a large list during the assembly. We are all doing all we can to spread the good news in the atoning grace of our Savior, sanctifier, and healer. We can testify that while trusting God, we and our children have escaped entirely the rav-ages of contagious diseases at different times although we were necessarily thrown with them. Of many things would We be glad to testify to prove the goodness and compassion of God, but perhaps this is enough this time. Frank and Mabel Porter. Norwood, Mo., Dec. 8. ENTIRELY HEALED. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET I have been trusting him for over three years. During that time I have been through many severe trials of sickness, but praises be to His name, I have come out more than conqueror. I am fully decided in my soul to trust him for everything that may come upon me. Last spring I and two of my children had the measles, and just took the Lord for our physician and he healed us in a short time without money or price. Pray that God may heal me of granulated eyelids. My eyes are in a bad condition and cause me to suffer a great deal at times. Pray that my husband and I keep saved and live a godly life before our children, and prove to the unsaved that we have been redeemed by the blood of Christ. Your saved sister, all for Christ, Mary Rice. 8 that she had faith for healing, and she was healed. When. Paul was preaching there Avere sc me at their homes and some distance away that could not be brou ght to him, and he did not have th, time to go and visit them; therefore handkerchiefs and aprons were sent to them, and " the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of diem." Acts 19: 12. The same things are given to the Chil-dren of God to- day as were given to tho se in the days of the apos9. as. Marie 16: 16- 18, Jas. 5: 15; Heb. 13: 8; Eph. 3: 20, 21; 1 John 5: 14, 15. DURING the time when Christ and his apostles were here upon earth people were healed by faith. At the present fine it is just as necessary that there be an exercise of faith. It may be of some encouragement to those who are afflicted to refer to a few instances of healing in those days. There were many that were instantly healed at some general healing service. Luke 4: 40; Acts 5: 16. The palsied man of Mat. 9 : 2 was proba-bly not healed by his own . faith; but by the faith of those who brought him, as the Word says, " Jesus seeing their faith, healed him." The leper of Mat. 8: 2 was healed by his own' faith. He had learned of the wonder-ful power of Jesus, and no doubt had Wit-nessed the healing of others, and concluded if Jesus would condescend to notice him and be interested in his case, that he could be healed. He therefore said, " Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean." Im-mediately Jesus said, " I will; be thou clean" and the man was made well. The father of Publius was healed by Paul laying his hands upon him. No doubt he first instructed him concerning salvation and healing, and then laid his hands upon him and prayed, and the healing was ac-complished. Acts 28: 8. The centurion who came to Jesus in be-half of his servant ( Mat. 8: 13), exercised the necessary faith for the healing of his servant. The ten lepers as mentioned in Luke 17: 14, were healed as they journeyed along the way. Jesus had told them what to do, and as they proceeded to obey, they were made well. Epaphroditus was sick nigh unto death, and no doubt it was a very testing time for his faith, and also the faith of Paul, but God had mercy on him and healed him. Phil. 2: 27. There was a blind man who came to Jesus for healing. Mark 8: 23, 24. At first he was not completely healed, but could see a little. However, he was not discouraged, but it was the means of encouraging his faith, and upon applying again for healing, he was made completely well, and could see perfectly. Mark 8: 25. The nobleman had a son who was at the point of death. This nobleman believed that Jesus could heal his son, and his faith was honored insomuch that the son began to amend from that very hour. John 4: 50- 52. When Paul left Trophimus at Miletum sick ( 2 Tim. 4: 20) there had undoubtedly been prayers sent up in his behalf, but be-cause Trophimus was not healed before Paul left was no reason that Paul had lost his power with God nor no longer had the gifts of healing nor that the day of healing was past; but Paul went on to another place, preaching the gospel, praying for the sick, who were healed according to their faith, and we have no record that Trophimus died from this sickness. Sometimes it requires much earnestness and continual calling upon God with im-portunity, as it was in the case of blind Bartimmus. Mark 10 : 46- 52. However, Jesus heard this man's earnest plea and complied with his request, and the blind man was made to see. Likewise the two blind men of Mat. 9 : 27- 31. When they earnestly called upon Jesus, he said, " Be-lieve ye that I am able to do this ? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were open-ed." Why? Because when it was left to their faith, they concluded that they could have the desire of their hearts, and it was granted unto them. The woman of Canaan ( Mat. 15: 22- 28) continued presenting her petition unto the Lord until he granted unto her the desire of her heart in the deliverance of her daughter from the power of the devil. The woman who had doctored for twelve years and had suffered many things from the physicians and spent all her living, could not with all her patience and impor-tunity with them get help, but rather grew worse. But she came to Jesus realizing 305 W. 80th St., New York City. I am praising • God for salvation, and for this peaceable way which leads to life eter-nal. " Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy endureth forever." I can truthfully say that he has been a present help to me from the time I started to serve him in righteousness and true holi-ness, which was a little over two years ago. He has healed me many times. On the twenty- fourth of September my father, D. T. Washington, received a Paralytic stroke on his right side from his face down. The Lord has wonderfully healed him so far, and he is able to walk alone and can move his right shoulder, but can not use his arm yet. I ask the saints everywhere to pray mightily for the healing of his arm. We firmly believe that God will heal him com-pletely because he has said, " If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." Pray for me. Yours in the one body, Frank Washington. Shawsville, Va. I am saved to- clay and sanctified and kept by the power of God. Glory to his name! I am trusting God for both soul and body. He is the only one that can help us at all times of need. It pays to trust Jesus for all things. I am praising God for a Bible salvation that keeps me from all sin and the evil of this world. Every good and perfect gift comes down from above. " Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is per-fect." Mat. 5: 48. We must live a perfect life in this world, if we expect to meet God in peace. Praise God! I am in the church of the living God; one that will stand for-ever, the one that Jesus built and purchas-ed with his blood. I am so glad to know the love of God is shed abroad in my heart, and God has made me free from all con-fusion and from sects. I love the way more and more every day of my life. Please pray for me that I ever be kept humble and low at. Jesus' feet. Your blood- washed broth-er, J. C. Branch. New Decatur, Ala. The Lord has been very good to me. I have been a sinner most of my life since I have been accountable for my sins; but part of the time living up to all the light I had. That was very little as I had never heard the whole truth preached until this year. I have been in three different sects, trying to find the right church. I would go to dances, parties, and most any other worldly enjoyment; read novels, story pa-pers, and sing love songs, but still I pro-fessed to be a Chirstian most of the time. The Lord blessed me with the opportunity of going to the saints' camp- meeting at Hartsells last August. While there . God showed me my condition, and gave me the willingness in my heart to accept his pre-cious truths_ Then he pardoned my sins, as he promised he would do. 1 John 1: 9. He saved me from all the things named above, and has taken the pride and all de-sires to be like the world out of me. Praise his holy name! About three weeks after the Lord saved me, he sanctified me wholly, taking the carnal nature out and giving me a pure heart. He keeps me now each hour and moment of my life free from all sin. ' He also heals me when I get sick. I realize that it is nothing good that I have done, but it is all through his love and mercy. My parents, brothers, and sisters, who are all unsaved, are prejudiced against the truth. Please pray that they will be Dec. 29, 1904. saved. I have one brother that is saved. Pray that we may be true and ready for the Master's use. Your sister saved in the one body, Sallie Brawn. Welland, Ont. To- day finds me saved, sanctified, and kept by the Tower of God. I was saved over two years ago in the F. M. sect but God in his mercy showed me in his Word that they were no better than the other sects, and by walking in the light as fast as God let it shine on my pathway, I have found more perfect peace than ever before. Glory to his precious name ! My husband is also saved in this beautiful evening light, and we take the Lord as our healer. He has healed us and also our dear children runny times, for which we give God all the glory. Praise his precious name, we can trust him in every time of need. Oh, it seems good that we found such a loving Savior before our children grew up, for now we can teach them the way to heav-en. The oldest one is six years old, and she knows now that God has one church only. The one four years old asks God to heal her every time there is anything the mat-ter, and she tells very nearly every one she sees that she was sick and the Lord healed her. I do love to read the Trumpet; for it is food for my soul. I ask an interest in the prayers of all the saints scattered abroad, that I may ever do the will of Jesus. Your saved sister all on the altar, Jennie Becken. Tremont City, Ohio. It has been over nine years ago since I first started to serve the Lord. I was then seventeen years old, and had never heard a sermon but feeling the burden of convic-tion on my heart, I went to meeting, think-ing, that would ease my conscience. How-ever, it only increased my sorrow until Feb. 23, 1895, when I yielded myself to God and repented of my sins, and the Lord forgave all my transgressions. Glory to God! This was in a so- called holiness meeting, which was. being held in Tremont at that time. I had been a tobacco user up to that time, but had quit using it entirely for about two months, when one day the devil sug-gested that I commence it again. Instead a resisting the devil as I should I bought some tobacco, and began using it again. The devil said others were using it and keeping their salvation and I could do the same. I then joined the M. E. sect, as one old gentleman told me I would lose my salvation if I did not. I had already lost it, but was ashamed to confess it. I stayed in the sect, and used my tobacco until nearly five years ago, when God sent Bre. J. D. Hatch to Tremont who earnestly prayed for my deliverance, and God heard and answered his prayer. Praise the- Lord:. I was in the field plowing when I became so burdened that I took the tobacco from my pocket and plowed it under. I also had some at the house and God said destroy that too. I then unhitched and went to the house, and threw what tobacco I had left into the stove, and went down to the meet-ing, and requested prayer and repented of my backsliding, and God forgave me and received me back again. Since that time I have not had any desire for tobacco. I then received the true light on the church. Glory to God in the highest! The Lord has healed me many times, since I fist learned to trust him. One of which I will mention for his glory. Th4s fall my stomach became so affected that I could scarcely eat anything without great suffering, ofttimes having to sit up the en-tire night. I cried unto the Lord in my distress, and he heard and sent me relief, but I was not - entirely healed until two weeks ago; when the Lord told me to go to Millerstown, O. where Bros. Warren and Naylor were engaged in a meeting, and have them pray and anoint me. - This was on Wednesday. The devil told me that I was too weak to go, but I went as the Lord told me, and requested prayer. We prayed until Friday evenin g, Nova 18th, at Bro. Glassford's house, when the breth-ren anointed me according to Jas. 5: 13- 15 and the work was done. Oh, praise the Lord for his goodness to the children of men. I am gaining rapidly in strength, for which I praise God. Please pray for me that I be faithful. Your brother in the one body, John M. Fenton, Jr. TESTIMONIES. Macedonia, Miss. The Lord saves me from all sin and sanctifies me wholly. Bless his holy name! In this beautiful highway I find joy, peace, happiness, yes, and perfect rest to my soul at all times. He gives me grace to go through every test with victory, for his sake. Be is my healer and also heals my family. I mean to do all I can to help carry and spread the gospel. I ask the prayers of all the dear saints that I keep in his order and be used to his glory. Yours in the one body, Mary IL Brown. East Point, Ky. This morning finds me sweetly saved in Jesus and praising his name for his bless-ing he bestows upon me each day I live. DIVD E HEALING HEALED BY FAITH. |
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