2 May 1895, Volume 15, Number 18.
MY DELIVERANCE.
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I once was down in sectdom,
In sin’s destructive way:
My teachers all would tell me,
Their rules I must obey.
I was under condemnation,
Oh the danger I was in!
Yet, they would always tell me,
“You can’t live free from sin.”
God showed me my condition
While in my erring way;
I could not stay in sectdom,
And walk the narrow way.
One door, one fold, one Shepherd,
Not operated by man;
But, ’tis the rock Christ Jesus,
Over in this Beulah land.
I felt the Spirit drawing,
The way was made so plain.
That he’d forgive and save me;
Oh blessed be his name!
How sweetly he did pardon.
And give me peace with Him;
But yet there was remaining
The carnal mind within.
I consecrated to Him,
With no reserve to me;
He sanctified my nature,
From sin he set me free.
Oh glory be to Jesus!
All glory to the Lamb!
I’m free from sectish Babel,
And safe in Beulah land.
Oh pilgrim, will you listen.
Who’re in this awful slate.
And come unto the Savior
Before it is too late?
Come, consecrate unto Him
Who died on Calvary’s tree;
He’ll save your soul front bondage,
And front all sin set free.
– Geo. W. Godbey.
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AN ARTICLE REVIEWED.
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IN the GOSPEL BANNER of February 12, appeared an article headed “The true Church and Sects,” written by A. F. S.
We do not purpose to stir up an argument with the writer of said article, but since he has certainly made some very erroneous assertions, and thereby is throwing out an influence to hinder the success of the church of God, and upholding sectarianism, we will try and show up the truth. The Lord God says, ‘‘Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the water shalls overflow the hiding placeю” Isa. 28:17.
He starts with saying:
Roman Catholics and English church people both claim to be the true church of the apostolic succession, and denounce other denominations as sects. Come-outers on the other hand, denounce all denominations as sects. Here we have the two opposite extremes. One says you must belong to this church in order to get saved, and the other that it is not right to belong to any visible church. It is quite plain that the dispute in both cases is about the place of worship.
By Come-outers he evidently means the saints, who are by God’s help in these last days holding forth the gospel in its primitive purity, and earnestly contending for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. That we denounce all denominations as sects, is true; but only so far as they are a body organized by man, and distinct from the body entire of Christians, which is the body of Christ, or the bride the Lamb’s wife, and which does not include all Christians and exclude all sinners. For this he sets us down as extreme. Next he says, we say that it is not right to belong to any visible church. If he would say “visible sect” we could say, Amen; but we believe in belonging to a visible church, the church of God.
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Matt. 5:14-16.
“Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men.” 2 Cor. 3:2. We are not disputing about the place of worship at all. We are only holding up the apostolic doctrine and the result is opposition. “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears: and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.” 2 Tim. 4:3, 4.
“Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” Matt. 10:34-36.
The division of the Christian church into so many so-called sects, seems to be rather a sad feature. But after all it may be a necessary evil to obviate a greater evil. It seems to me, it is a powerful means to counteract Popery in the protestant church.
The Church of God is a pure church, or at least walking in all the light God lets shine upon it, and as long as it is fed with the pure gospel there is no danger of it falling into Popery. And when such means as divisions are neccessary to counteract Popery, it shows that some delusive doctrine has taken hold of men’s hearts.
“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times, some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils. 1 Tim. 4:1.
Very often those who claim to be no sect are of the most bitter sectarian spirit. Their chief aim seems to be to build up their creed and to make proselytes.
This is undoubtedly true in some cases, but such are certainly outside the church of God and are hypocrites and sinners, just as much as any sect people of like stamp.
There is not nearly as much harm in a sect or denomination as in the sectarian spirit or bigotry.
No, but they are both wrong. “Now, I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 1 Cor. 1:10.
When Paul wrote against divisions and schisms, he did not have different denominations in view as some suppose. Such did not exist at that time. It was the want of unity and love amongst the members of the same church that caused his remarks.
It is true that different denominations did not exist in Paul’s time as we have them now, but Paul warned them of what was coming. “For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. Acts. 20:29, 30. Paul, nor Jesus Christ, made no allowance anywhere for divisions or schisms in the body of Christ the church.
Thank God, it is gloriously possible to belong to a sect and yet not be possessed of a sectarian spirit.
This is as impossible as for a person to be adorned with the fashions and gewgaws of the world, and to say, “I have those things, but I am not proud with them.” The existing state of God’s people, separated and divided up into sects or denominational pens, shows that they are carnal as were the Corinthians: “For ye are carnal; for whereas there is among you envying, and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?” 1 Cor. 3:3, 4. And all who uphold divisions or schisms as a necessary evil are (as well as those who say that it is good that there are so many denominations, the more the better) pleading for carnality and ignoring the Savior’s parting and oft-repeated petition: “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself that they also might be sanctified [margin, truly sanctified] through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one; I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one: and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.” Jno. 17:17-23.
Is it any wonder that the world rejects and disbelieves in a Christ who cannot control those who profess to be his followers; and in that so many do not know the one whose representatives directly and indirectly disobey his commands, and divide themselves into denominational pens, following human leaders, who make rules and disciplines to suit their creed; and that the poor heathens are perplexed and confused amid all the array of sects, schisms and societies; and that it is so hard to get them to leave their idolatrous worship and accept the salvation of Jesus Christ, who “is the head of the body, the church?” Col. 1:18.
“For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body: whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one spirit. For the body is not one member but many.” 1 Cor. 12:12-14.
I have heard the following expressions, and that from professors of sanctification even. “There must be divisions and sects; it always was so, and it will always remain so; it cannot be otherwise, and it is good that it is so; the more the better, as one will stir up the other to more earnest work for God.”
To this wind of doctrine, the following passage is very applicable: “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” Col. 2:8. Let us also read the following:
Jno. 10:16. — And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Jno. 17:17-23. — Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; that they may all be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Heb. 2:11. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren.
Phil. 1:27. — Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel.
1 Cor. 1:10. — Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Eph. 4:12-16. — For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ: that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; but speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head even Christ: from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
1 Cor. 3:1-4. — And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? for while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
Gal. 5:26. — Let us not be desirous of vainglory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Phil. 2:3, 4. — Let nothing be done through strife of vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Come-outers would say, Do not organize at all. We fail to see how a religious body could maintain order, protect itself temporally and spiritually and manage affairs generally without forming a society and knowing who are its members. Besides this, the first Christian church as we find it in God’s word is our pattern. It is quite evident that they were organized. How could Paul write to the Corinthian church to expel that wicked person if they were not organized? They had nothing to do with the wicked without the church. God would judge them. But if there was within their church-membership a fornicator, a covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, they were to use discipline. 1 Cor. 5:11-13. If the early church founded by Christ and the apostles had their membership enrolled, we need not be tempted to Come-outism.
We fear that the writer of the above is adding to the Scriptures; for how can he conclude from 1 Cor. 5:11-13 that it is quite evident that the first Christian church was so organized, that they had a church membership, and were to use discipline, and that the apostles had their membership enrolled? The passage reads, “But now I have written unto you not to keep company [not to be mixing yourselves up — Greek], if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or a covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat [with such an one as this not even to be eating together. — Greek]. For what have I to do to judge them also that are without? do not ye judge them that are within? But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person. [Expel the wicked man from among yourselves. — Greek.]
It seems all that the apostle. Paul had reference to was that they were not to have any fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner mixed up with them, and held as a brother; but to expel or put away such a man from their company; just like a company of play children do when one gets unruly. They simply say, “You go away, we don’t want you to play with us any more;” and unless he at once behaves, and plays like the rest, there is a separation. So that wicked man is to be put away or separated from the Christian body, and not to fellowship with him; “for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?”
The church of God is well organized, and its affairs are managed in perfect order, and when disturbed by the evil one, through hypocrites and backsliders or carnal-minded men; the Bible is the discipline to be used. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Tim. 3:16. The Scripture is decidedly against divisions or denominational parties, and whatever is contrary to the word and the Spirit of God (which always agrees with the word) is wrong; and we have no right to introduce any such things in order to protect ourselves. Our business is to walk in obedience to the Word and trust in the Lord. “For the Lord God is a sun and a shield; the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.” Psa. 84:11.
We deplore that there are so many sects, but yet another redeeming feature about them is that spiritual life has been chiefly promoted by God through the instrumentality of the so-called sects, especially the weaker ones.
God did not promote the spiritual life through the instrumentality of the so-called sects, but through his people, the most of whom, have been ignorantly led into the various sects by pastors and leaders of the sects. “Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord.” Jer. 23:1.
May God bless the truth, and help his people to hear the words of the Lord, “Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.” Rev. 18:4. Yours in defence of the truth,
S. S. Moyer.
Berlin, Ont.
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Jenson, Wis.
Dear Saints of God: I praise God this morning for salvation full and free that saves me each day. Glory to our God! The Lord is my strength and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Pray for me. Yours in Jesus,
Yens M. Welling.
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La Grange, Ind.
Dear Saints of God: I am praising God for salvation. His grace has been sufficient to keep me from sin, although surrounded by sin and ungodly people. He is my shield; the Lord is my healer for both soul body. He has healed me several times. I was taken with rheumatism so I could not be lifted up. Husband and I took my case to the Lord, and in less than an hour I got out of bed alone. Oh glory to God for such a physician that can do so much for us if we only do his will! Pray for me, and for the work at this place. Your sister saved and in the one body,
Emma Myers.
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Pray for my son, Oliver, who is afflicted with fits.
Dennis R. Pearson.
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MEETINGS.
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Grand Junction, Mich, camp meeting June 11-20.
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G. T. Clayton.
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The saints at Zion, Anderson Co., S. C., will have their annual meeting Aug. 1—15. All the saints in South Carolina and Georgia are especially invited to be with us in the meeting, and all others who will. We are expecting Bro. Lundy and Bro. D. R. Brown and others. We have a good house ready for use with two and one-half acres of land deeded for the purpose of camp meetings, and for school purposes.
We are expecting to commence the school about July 15, the Lord willing. All saints are invited to build tents on the ground, as we expect to hold meeting in August each year. This will be the camp meeting place for the saints of South Carolina and Georgia. Yours in the one body,
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Bro. A. B. Palmer is engaged in the work of the Open Door Mission, Chicago. All correspondents address him at 396 Dearborn St., Chicago, in care of Bro. G. Tufts.
Bro. and Sister T. A. and Ella Phillips, and Bro. E. G. Masters wish us to announce that their present address is, Genoa, Iowa. Anyone wishing to write to them address them at that place.
Bro. H. W. White, Lowndes, Mo., desires to rent a farm of 80, or 100 acres in Indiana or Illinois, where lie can be among the true children of God. Any one knowing of such, will do the brother a favor by writing to him.
Some of the Western workers have requested that all who desire camp and grove meetings, send in notice of same at an early date, so that the many gospel workers who expect to be at the June camp meeting, can make arrangements to start from there and hold meetings on the way to whatever point the Lord may direct, thus saving much time and unnecessary expenses in traveling back and forth trom place to place.
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QUESTION.
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Please explain 1 Cor. 13:13.
M. E. H.
The apostle had been comparing the practical love of God with gifts, etc.; proving love superior, both in its nature and duration, and even a martyr’s consecration, without this perfect love, would profit us nothing. “Love” fails not at any time (present or future), but whether there be “prophesyings,” they shall be done away (when fulfilled); or if “languages,” they shall cease (when all speak the same language); or if “knowledge,” it shall be made useless (when of no use). But these gifts are to be used in the church on earth. “SEEK THEM, that you may abound for the edification of the congregation.” — Emphatic Diaglott. 1 Cor. 14:12. He gave gifts unto men, Eph. 4:8. for the perfecting of the saints. Ver. 12. Till we all come in the unity of the faith. Ver. 13. These gifts belong to the saints — church of God — and not to the sect “ites.” “But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.” 1 Cor. 13:10. This is true, not only as of childhood and the law, when compared to manhood and the gospel, but also of justification to the real experience of sanctification; and will be eternally true when our bodies are fashioned like unto his glorious body. Phil. 3:21. Charity, or the love of God will remain not only in the church of God on earth, but to all eternity. And Paul adds, faith and hope. While God’s children live by faith, or confidence in his word on earth, we surely will have no less confidence in God in the glory world. And as to hope, since there will be an eternal future before us, I see no reason why we should cease to hope; and as these three are classed together, who can separate them, even if charity is the greatest? Yours, saved,
J. Cole.
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BIBLE READINGS ON THE CHURCH OF GOD.
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WHO IS THE BUILDER?
And I say also unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I [Jesus] will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Mat. 16:18.
Though all the apostles were foundation stones, Eph. 2:20, Christ, and not Peter, was the “chief corner stone.”
As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone and rock of offence, and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. Rom. 9:33-
Wherefore also it is contained in the Scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the Word. 1 Pet. 2:6-8.
And did all drink the same spiritual drink; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ. 1 Cor. 10:4.
WHAT IS THE CHURCH?
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him that filleth all in all. Eph. 1:22, 23.
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church. Col. 1:24.
WHAT IS THE BODY OF CHRIST?
Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular. 1 Cor. 12:27.
WHO ARE THE MEMBERS?
Individuals, not sects. Paul called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours. 1 Cor. 1:1, 2.
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing. If a man abide not in me he is cast forth as a branch and is withered, and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned. John 15:1, 2, 5, 6.
Now then as we have found out by the word of God, that the body of Christ is the church, and its members are composed of saved men and women, the question arises how many bodies (or churches) has Christ? When we look upon the many different religious denominations that are being palmed off on the people as being the church, methinks that Christ must have several different bodies, as each sect is a separate and distinct body of itself, and differing from all the rest in its manner and way of teaching. But let us have thus saith the Lord for it: “For as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: so we being many are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Rom. 12:4, 5.
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many are one body; so also is Christ. But now are they many members, yet but one body. 1 Cor. 12:12, 20.
BAPTIZED INTO ONE BODY, OR CHURCH.
For by one spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be. Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 1 Cor. 12:13.
RECONCILED INTO ONE BODY.
And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. Eph. 2:16.
CALLED INTO ONE BODY.
And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body, and be ye thankful. Col. 3:15.
Nowhere does God call us into any other body.
A. C. Drum.
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A WONDERFUL CASE OF HEALING.
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Chanute, Kan.
Through request we write of the wonderful healing of Bro. David Rosenburger. He lived here in Chanute a number of years and we are personally acquainted with him. He was a great sufferer for about seven years before he moved to Medicine Lodge, Kan., where he still lives. After he moved to Medicine Lodge, he was a greater sufferer than ever before. He had not been free from pain one minute for over ten years. In the first place he had erysipelas through the excessive use of iodine applied to the scalp until it had absorbed two ounces over a quart, and it destroyed the vitality of the membrane over the brain, and it was so dead that it was causing him to lose his mind. At times he did not know what he was doing, and sometimes his suffering was so great that it would take two or three men to hold him and he would draw his arms around so that he could not use them for two or three days.
Three different times he went out to the barn to take his life. There was a rope in the barn which was used to tie the horses with, and with this he intended to hang himself. When he would go out there he would pray to God, and he would show him not to do it. And at another time the enemy told him to take a razor and cut his throat, but by his trust in God he was kept from it. All the physicians that he employed or consulted would tell him that he had better go home and stay there:, that he would either go insane or die suddenly. So he just went to praying for the Lord to either lift the hand of affliction from him or take him out of the world.
He went to prayer meeting and requested the prayers of the Christian people, so they appointed prayer meeting at his house, and he was so bad that they had to have two men sit by him while he thought every minute would be his last; and when they all went home they left two men to take care of him. He fell into unconsciousness and the family thought him asleep, and they lay down and went to sleep, and when he came to his mind he said he was suffering so that he thought he could not live from one minute to another, and every breath was a great effort, and he was continuing to pray as before. He had been praying from Wednesday until Saturday morning, between three and four o’clock, when all the pain left him in an instant. He was so filled with the pure love of God, that his soul seemed too large for his body and he thought lie would shout aloud, but then thought it would frighten his family, so he lay still, praising the dear Lord for what he had done for him. And when he fell asleep and woke up again he felt so well he said it was the sweetest sleep he had had in his life, and that this seemed like a new world, and as if he had been resurrected again. His wife and daughter got up to get breakfast next morning, not knowing that he had been healed. They had not been up but a short time when they heard him coming through the adjoining room walking so hard that the floor shook, and when he came into the room where they were his daughter said, “Pa, how do you feel?” and his son-in-law said, “Ma, I believe Pa is healed;” but she thought he was insane. But when he walked out doors and back they knew he was healed. He then walked about three miles without his cane and rode fourteen miles. He always had to use his cane before he was healed.
I hope this will be a benefit to some poor suffering one. Written by request.
M. Heller and M. Sweney.
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News from the Field.
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Visalia, Cai… Apr. 16, 1895.
Dear Saints Abroad, Greeting: Will say that Bro. E. B. Elam and wife, and self and wife began a series of meetings on the 4th of April at the Liberty school house. Closed Sunday, P. M., 14th, Bro. Jeans and wife were much strengthened in the faith of the pure gospel. Had small congregations. One backslider restored. We are asking Father to give us a camp meeting at Fresno this summer, July or August; and pray the Lord to send unto us Brother Byrum, Glad to say beloved, I am standing on the solid rock Christ Jesus, saved and kept by power divine,
Jno. J. Bently.
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Delton, Mich.
Dear Saints of God: We can testify that Jesus still gives us victory over sin. Wife and I went to Kalamazoo Mar. 23, to assist Bro. Burden. On Lord’s day we had an ordinance meeting. Twenty-six par-
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took. We continued eight days, after which we went to Otsego, April 6, remained about one week in which time God used us in sending forth the judgment of his Word. Some who were professing to be saints would not receive the Word, consequently exposed themselves by staying at home. Others who were practicing deception were faithfully dealt with and we trust that God will give them honest hearts to confess their abominable works and get straight; otherwise they must be exposed. We also held an ordinance, and baptismal service at Kendall, Apr. 14. Five were buried with Christ in baptism and thirty-nine partook of the ordinances. Some came fifteen miles, and ail were much benefited by obeying the Word. Pray for us. Your saved brother and sister.
A. M. Bixler and Wife.
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Pine Mills, Ia., Apr. 23, 1895.
Dear Saints of God: Praise the Lord! I am still saved and enjoying salvation this morning. Praise his name! Bro. Nelson and I began meeting three miles north-west of Buffalo in a small school house, the third of April. Bro. Nelson was with me five nights and then went to Cedar Co. to make preparations to start for Denmark. The latter part of the second week Bro. Straub and Bro. Rehbehn came and helped with the meetings. Meeting continued three weeks and one day, in which there were twenty- six souls saved, Several around here have denounced sect Babylon. The people have begun to see the sin of sectism here and take the truth well. Part have, followed Christ in baptism. I baptized thirteen the 14th of this month, and nine on the 21st. twenty-two in all. The Lord wonderfully blessed us here in his service, and the way is opened for more work this summer. Yours in the one body,
Charlie Akers.
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East Jordan, Mich., Apr. 28. 1895.
To all the Trumpet Readers: The Lord is mv Redeemer; he saves me from sin and sanctifies me wholly. During the last five weeks I have been holding meeting in Oceana Co., near Hesperia, and from there to East Jordan, and the Lord blessed us in preaching the Word, and much good was done. Then on Monday the 15th of April went to Dwight and much prejudice was removed through the preaching of the pure word of God. There were six at the altar for pardon and sanctification, and five in the East Jordan meeting. Meeting closed here and I will go to Pellston and on to the Upper Peninsula to Hessel. The Lord has given me wonderful victory in my soul and liberty in preaching the Word. Your saved brother in Christ,
Byron Wooden.
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Pittsburg, Pa.. Apr. 23, 1895.
The Lord has been doing a good work in Pittsburg since the Floating Bethel left. The brethren have built a small meeting house and have it all paid for, and the Lord has been rewarding their labors in precious souls being born into his kingdom. We have been here nearly one week. There has been one converted and two sanctified. Three were buried with Christ in baptism. Also Bro. W. H. Cheatham and C. F. Pennywell were ordained as elders and Bro. T. B. Henderson as deacon in the church of the living God. Sectarians are raging, but the house well filled every night. The Lord willing, we will commence meeting in West End Thursday, in Bethany meeting house, where we held some meetings over one year ago. The truth is planted in Pittsburg to stay. The saints here are in the best spiritual condition we have found anywhere.
Bro’s W. H. Cheatham and G. T. Clayton.
Wellsville. O.
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Leasburg, Mo., Apr.22, 1895.
Dear Saints of God: This morning finds us sweetly saved and abiding in our blessed Redeemer. Praise unto our God! Since we last wrote you we have held meeting at Saranacia Stringtown, and Bourbon, and are in a meeting here. God is gloriously saving souls. The devil is fighting hard to prevent God’s work from being established, but he cannot stop it. Praise God! At Saranacia all the dear saints who were converted in the October meeting, consecrated themselves upon the altar and found according to the Word. At Stringtown five of the converts consecrated and are now on their way rejoicing. Several were saved from sectism. The Bourbon meeting was blessed of God in that some very hard cases were brought to the light by the saving, sanctifying, and healing power of God. There have been thirty-one of the dear children of God baptized in the Merrimac river near this place and there remain six more yet to follow Jesus into the flowing river. Let all the saints of God pray for us, that we be kept low at Jesus feet. Yrours in the one body,
Jno. M. Bell and Wife.
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Little York, Ind., Apr. 21, 1895.
Dear Brethren: I feel like writing a few lines to glorify God. I am saved. I left the northern part of Indiana Mar. 12, and came to Crothersville, to hold a meeting; held sixteen days. Fifteen came to the altar but all did not get an experience of salvation; some were not willing to die out to the world and God could not accept them. If souls want to be delivered from Satan’s kingdom, they must give it up, and renounce everything that belongs to it. We held a few meetings near where the Bro. Fleenors live. Went from there to Hayden, held a meeting which continued eleven days. There had been a reproach brought upon the cause at that place, and the people seemed backward about coming to the Lord. The Lord help people to live straight, so they may be an example to poor lost souls. We began meeting at Little York, Apr. 17. Will continue as long as the Lord wills. One soul came to the altar. We go from here, Lord willing. to Blue River. There will be an assembly meeting at Crothersville. Lord willing. May 24-26. The ordinances of the house of God will be observed. We hope there will be a large convocation of saints at that place from the different churches. Amen. Yours in Him,
T. E. Ellis.
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Creston, Wash., Apr. 22, 1895.
Dear Brethren: After the meetings near Palouse myself and other co-workers went and commenced meeting in the U. B. bethel, about four or five miles east of Colfax. The meeting began about Feb. 6, and and continued till Feb. 17, closing with a precious victory for the Lord. Several were saved for the Lord and four happy saints were immersed by Bro. I. N. Cochran. The Holy Spirit witnessed with power and glory to their obedience. The Lord has a precious church there and we believe that others will be saved ere long as a result of that seed-sowing. From there wife and I went and held a meeting in the Summerville school house about four miles north of Tekoa, Washington, which commenced Feb. 20, and continued till Mar. 10, closing with victory for His cause. Just in the midst of a glorious prospect of salvation work, Satan entered into and began to use as his instrument a religious beast in human form, an ungodly reprobate and hypocritical spirit, who raised and caused disturbance in the meeting, and threw a damper on the work. Thank God, notwithstanding this difficulty five or six sinners were saved and two were saved out from among the M. E’s, one or two were sanctified wholly. Four dear saints were immersed in his name by Bro. Henry Moys. After we had been there in the work about two weeks we were joined and assisted in the meeting by the coming of dear Bro. Henry Moys and wife. A grove meeting will be held there about July 12. We are now in that part of Washington called the Big Bend country, which is chiefly noted for its cattle and stock raising and, second, for some produce. But the Palouse country is the finest and most productive part of the state. It is properly named and called “The garden of the state.” It is a great and rich wheat and fruit country, also noted for stock raising, and it has a far better and more healthful climate than the Big Bend country so far as our experience has gone. All saints, holy workers and seekers after light, truth healing and salvation, get ready and come to the camp meeting in June. The meeting announced to begin at Boise City, Idaho, Apr. 28, wall last four weeks, if the Lord wills. We ask the prayers of all God’s people for the work here. Everybody invited to attend. Yours in the humility, meekness and fellowship of Jesus,
F. N. and Susie A. Jacobson.
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Pullman, Wash., Apr. 13, 1895.
Dear Trumpet Readers: I feel it the will of God for me to write a few lines to you through the Trumpet. Some are very anxious to hear from the school, to know what we are doing and how we are getting along. Well, praise the Lord, we are getting along well. We have fifty-two students; all claim the victory in Jesus’ name. The tuition is salvation, and all must meet the demands of the school or give up the school and go home. God has blessed us and supplied all our actual needs so far, and we believe he will to the end.
Some of the children have not books. We need a dozen of Barnes’ U. S. Histories, and other books. God has graciously supplied with food. Over sixty eat at the Lord’s table in the Saints’ Home. Bro. and Sister Bamford are parents to the children in deed and in truth. They are loved and highly esteemed by all the students. Bro. Bamford is working very faithfully on the farm, seeding and planting trees, berries, and grapes. The Lord willing, he will plant ten acres of orchard, apples, pears, prunes plums, cherries, and apricots. He has a nice vineyard set out, also a large supply of raspberries and straw berries, and other vines. We have a good water power which will be very useful in the future.
School will dose the last of May. We will have to build greater and also finish what we have on hand. The Lord willing, we will commence the building just as soon as school is out. God alone knows where the material is, but we trust God. We know he will supply every need. Dear readers, if you could only see and know how God has blessed the school and what he has done for the children, you would surely be interested in this work. I know God has means enough somewhere to complete the work. We expect to have not less than one hundred students next term. The Lord will need about three teachers. Brethren, ask God what he wants you to do. Money and labor will equip the school. Let those that wish to help the Lord, send in your free-will offering to Bro. A. B. Peterman, who is treasurer. Dear Brethren, this work has proved itself over and over to be the work of God; you need not doubt any longer; just move out and do what he wants you to do about the school. God is in the school healing the sick and casting out devils, healing broken limbs, and all manner of diseases. Who will help the Master’s cause?
George W. Bailey.
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Darlington, S. C.
Dear Saints of God: Since our last report to the Trumpet we held a few more services in and near the town of Darlington, and Sunday Feb. 24, three were baptized. We went from here then to my old home in Kershaw Co., where I was born and raised, and held a meeting lasting nearly a week. Two got out of sectish bondage and were baptized. A prophet has but little honor in his own land and country, but the Lord used wife in sending forth the truth into many hearts. Praise the Lord! There was some bitter opposition and unkind hindrances to our work there for Jesus. There were some of my former associates and friends, and acquaintances on the ground on Sunday, the last day of the meeting, endeavoring to disturb the quietude of the occasion and hinder others from hearing who were anxious listeners; but the Lord stopped their mouths and brought them into contempt and shame. While this was being attempted and I was preaching I stopped and appealed to the people to speak out if they knew any thing whatsoever in my life that was not Christ-like and according to the word of God, since I had turned loose the world and given myself to the Lord several years ago, and to let it be known; and not a voice was raised in all that large congregation. O how we do praise God that our own home-people could not say any evil thing of us justly!
From there we went to Ionia, S. C. and held meetings for more than two weeks, closing Sunday April 7, with a glorious victory for the truth. Several were converted and sanctified, but we do not know the number. Dear Bro. E. B. Haynes was with us in the meeting. The Lord used him much in preaching the Word. Bro. Haynes was a Methodist preacher, and has just made his escape out of Babylon. This meeting was held in a neighborhood where he preached two years with acceptability to all saved people when he was connected with the S. C. M. E. conference. We ask all the dear saints to make special prayer for Bro. Haynes. He had to give up much, and of course he is being hedged in and persecuted by Babylon lords and priests and their sycophants. Brothers H. B. Blackwell and W. J. Servance from Darlington were with us towards the close of the meeting. Five were baptized. We began this meeting in a M. P. house of worship that had been tendered to us by the preacher without asking for it. But the pure gospel at the first blast blew this preacher out as a sinner from among God’s people, and he had the doors shut against us. A school house was then opened, but after we held a few services there it was closed against us by these poor blind preachers and sectarians whom Satan has bound and will do his bidding. May the Lord have mercy upon them and save them from the awful doom that awaits all such. Rev. 20:8-10. But this did not stop us. The Lord opened up private houses where we continued the meeting to the close. Some eight or ten preachers — Baptist and Methodist preachers — came in during this meeting. Several of them questioned us, generally to answer their own questions. However, they were caught in their own traps and others convinced of their own folly and error through their unholy resistance to God’s pure word. Praise the Lord! Their ignorance was pitiable, and the people more so to whom they deal out their carnal reasonings and vain imaginations. May the Lord help and deliver every honest soul from all such not fitted to lead the children of men into the light as God is the light. We met with some of Russel’s “Watch Tower” deluded followers and the results of his carnal interpretation of the holy Scriptures. But praise the Lord, the Word went out like hail and swept away much of his “age to come,” and other delusive doctrines of devils and men. Isaiah 28:17. Praise the Lord! I ask that earnest prayer be made for some good honest souls there who have been led into this false light after the working of Satan, 2 Thes, 2:9, that they may be delivered therefrom.
We came back to Darlington last Wednesday and held meetings until Sunday when two more were baptized. There was a large gathering of the people from the city and the country to witness the baptismal services, to whom we preached the Word with heavenly unction and much liberty. Bro. J. L. Goodman from Ashton, S. C. was with us during two days of the meeting whom the Lord used in preaching the pure Word to the people. We closed last night to go to Ashton for a few days, and then go to Bishopville, S. C., my present home place.
Dear ones in Jesus, remember us at the throne of grace, that the Lord may have a glorious victory over all the powers and works of the devil, among the kind hearted people at Bishopville and other places in the harvest field to wherever we may be sent. The good Lord continues to keep us, healing all our diseases and supplying all our needs, for which we give him all the praise and glory. Amen. Yours in him,
James E. Shaw and Wife.
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TESTIMONIES.
“Thy Testimonies are Wonderful.” – Psa. 119:129.
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Dear irumpet Readers: God adopted me into his family one year ago. Praise his name for delivering me out of sectisn and placing my feet on the solid rock which is Christ! I have died to all but Jesus and his will forever more. Praise the Lord for victory over all the power of the enemy! Your sister saved and sanctified wholly.
Lucy Long.
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Robinson, Kan.
Dear Saints: I want to testify once more to the glory of God, through the Trumpet. I am praising God for a full and free salvation that satisfies every longing of my soul and sustains me under all circumstances. The Lord has been good to us. He permitted us to come home to see my dear father before he was laid away in the tomb. We expect to stay two or three weeks, then start out in the work again. Yours saved and sanctified in the one body,
Geo. Dansberger and Co.
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Camargo, Tenn.
Dear Saints of God : I am sweetly saved and kept by the mighty power of God. Praise his dear name! I can never praise his dear name enough for what he has done for me. He has delivered me out of the filthy habit of tobacco and tea and coffee. I used snuff and tobacco for thirty- two years. I am forty-three years old now and my body was greatly afflicted. I have been a sufferer for many years with female trouble. But praise God, I am well now. Since I gave all to Jesus he has healed me both soul and body. “Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. I was a member of the M. E. sect for thirty years. I had come to be disgusted with their pride and fashions. I can praise God with all my heart for taking my feet out of the mire and placing them on the rock Christ Jesus. We are sure it is safe to trust God in everything. Pray for my husband, that he may be delivered from the use of tobacco. Your sister saved,
Mrs. S., M. Hutchinson.
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OBITUARIES.
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DANSBERGER. — Departed this life, Apr. 18, 1895, Bro. George Dansberger, Sr; aged seventy-eight years, eleven months, and nine days. He was prepared to go and often expressed a desire to be with the Lord. He left a wife and three children to mourn their loss. May this he a warning- to the unsaved to prepare to meet God in peace. Yours saved.
George Danseerger,
Robinson, Kan.
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WEIR. — Sister Mary Weir departed this life April 19. She was horn A. D. 1864, but we were unable to get her exact age. She gave her heart to God a few days before her death; left bright evidence of her acceptance in her home above. She leaves a husband and four small children, one being only four days old. Her husband is unsaved. Let the saints all remember him in prayer, that he may give his heart to God. Funeral services conducted by
T. A. Phillips and E. G. Masters, Nishnabotna, Mo.
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Payne, O.
BEAVER. — Died near Bracken, Ind., Apr. 22, 1895, Sister Lizzie, daughter of Bro. Isaac, and Sarah Beaver; aged twenty-one years, ten months, and five days. We were informed by the brothers and sisters of that place, that Sister Lizzie accepted Christ and obtained pardon about four weeks previous to her death and was afterward sanctified. After her conversion she bore her affliction with perfect patience, and continued to trust in God to the end. She leaves a father and mother, three sisters and many friends to mourn their loss. The funeral was largely attended and the people gave good attention to the preached Word. May God bless, and comfort the hearts of Bro. and Sister Beaver, and bring those three sisters to Christ while in health, and show all how exceedingly dangerous to put it off till affliction comes upon them. Amen! Funeral by the writer,
J. N. Howard, Bro. Gardener assisting.
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Train Your Children for Heaven.
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(Contintinued from Apr. 11.)
GENERAL CONCLUSIONS.
1 The very first and all important demand upon parents, in order to bring up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and saved in him, is to be wholly sanctified to God, and live blameless in his sight.
2 Pray God to fill your hearts with deep and fervent love to your children, and heavenly wisdom to direct it aright.
3 Begin in their very infancy to impress thoughts of God, and his fear upon their minds.
4 Teach them the love and goodness of God, and require them to kneel and ask his pardon for evil words and acts.
5 Have them in perfect subjection to you in all things in the name of the Lord.
6 By all kindness and persuasion induce them to give their hearts to God when they become old enough to be morally responsible.
7 Should persuasion fail to bring them to Christ, in the name of Jesus “command your children after you,” in the Lord.
8 This must be done in firmness coupled with pure love and melting kindness. And it must be a true faith in God: a real consciousness that you are in harmony with God, and that you, in all things, and especially in this matter, are a worker together with God, so that it is God and you, and not you without God, that makes the demand upon the child. And the child should be so informed. Thus saying, “God commands all men everywhere to repent,” he has placed you subject to us, and holds us responsible to see that you obey him; therefore, in the name and love of Jesus, you must bow, confess your sins and give your heart to God.
9 If you have not a firm faith that God will work with you, producing conviction and salvation, do not undertake to command the child to yield to God. But first attend to your case. Get nearer to God, and be filled with that perfect love, which “hopeth all things and believeth all things.” Pray more for your children, and search diligently, if perchance you need to make some confession to them of faults, and perhaps ask their pardon.
10 If you firmly trust in God, and have a conviction of duty upon you from him, be not discouraged if the child seems impenitent. Hold fast upon the promises of God, and according to your faith so shall it be. The heart will melt and true repentance must ensue.
11 In the many cases where parental duty is modified by unavoidable circumstances, where both parents are not saved and of one mind, which is so very essential to the proper training of children, we leave each brother and sister to be taught of God what ye ought to do. We all know that no person can do with his or her children under such circumstances, the same as if both parents were saved and in harmony. The husband, however, is more responsible than the wife, since God has made him head of his family. But the success of bringing your children to God by either brother or sister, having an unsaved companion, will be commensurate with your consecration to, and trust in God.
But owing to the wide range of varied circumstances, all of which modify parental duty, we do not attempt to lay down rules for you to go by; but commend you to the wisdom that cometh from above, and to the promises, of him who giveth liberally. So, likewise, in the case of children well-grown before parents were saved. Do not ask us, but ask God what you should do.
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Can We Fall?
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[continued.]
We will now notice a few scriptures showing that
PEOPLE HAVE FALLEN IN THE PAST.
“Thou art fallen,” etc. Rev. 2:5. “Ye are fallen from grace.” Gal. 5:4. “Ye did run well, who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?” Gal. 5:7. “For it had been better for them not to have known the way of [truth. Psa, 119:30.] righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment [truth. 2 Pet. 1:9-12.] delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them [that fell] according to the true proverb: The dog has turned to his own vomit again, and the sow that was washed, to her wallowing in the mire.” 2 Pet. 2:21, 22.
Judas, by transgression (sin) fell: Acts 1:25. Here we have a number of scriptures showing plainly that people have fallen in the past, and there are several other places that teach the same, but perhaps not quite so plain.
Some people say that Judas was a devil from the beginning, but the word of God does not say so. We admit that he was a sinner in the beginning till he got converted, and was a devil after Satan entered into him. Jno. 13:27. But now see the commission that Jesus gave to the twelve. Mat. 10:7, 8, 16, 20. “Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils; freely he have received [something], freely give. Behold, I send you forth as sheep [saints] in the midst of wolves [sinners]. * * * For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaketh in you.” Hence they were not of the devil; if they had been the devil would have been their father. And I am sure one devil (Judas, so-called) could not cast out another. We have a record of some that tried it, and failed. (Read Acts 19:13-16.) Again we read, (Luke 9:1, 2.) Jesus called his twelve disciples together (Judas with the rest), and gave them power and authority over devils, and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. The above scripture is enough to convince any honest person of the fact that Judas was converted, and not a devil at that time, as some teach. Now read Mat. 19:28. “Have followed me in the regeneration,” etc. We are sure that he was not a sinner when Jesus sent him out to preach and pray for the sick. “For we know that God heareth not sinners,” (Jno. 9:31.) and we know also that if he had not been converted, he could not have fallen.
Oh if people were only honest enough to acknowledge the truth when they see it so plain, there would not be so much caviling and jangling over the plain word of God.
We will now notice a few admonitions to
HOLD FAST, WATCH AND PRAY.
Rom. 14:13. “Let us not, therefore judge one another any more; but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock, or an occasion to fall, in in his brother’s way.” “And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?” 1 Cor. 8:11. “Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come. Wherefore, let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.” 1 Cor. 10:8, 11, 12.
“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called to day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence [first love] steadfast unto the end.” Heb. 3:12- 14. Therefore, let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering. (For he is faithful that promised.”) Heb. 10:23.
“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and stand before the Son of man.” Luke 21:36.
“But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was [cleansed] purged from his old sins. Wherefore, the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure, for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall.” 2 Pet. 1:9, 10).
“Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. And what I say unto you, I say unto all, Watch. Mark I3:33, 37. “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.” 2 Pet. 2:20.
CAN WE LOSE SANCTIFICATION, AND YET REMAIN JUSTIFIED?
Note. The graces of justification and entire sanctification each rest upon their own distinct conditions. However, most of those conditions are inclusive of each other. Faith, and obedience to all the known will of God, maintains justification. Entire consecration, faith and testimony preserve the soul in entire sanctification. The faith in each case rests upon the promises of God that relate to that state of grace. An actual, disobedience is also a failure in consecration; hence will forfeit both justification and entire sanctification. To knowingly and willingly violate any condition of sanctification, will also forfeit justification. Because this is the will of God, even our sanctification, and no person can remain justified in known omission of his will.
But, beloved, such a thing is very possible that a person may have sufficient light to appropriate entire sanctification; and yet not wisdom enough to constantly hold the sanctifying faith against the wiles of Satan, though he honestly desires to do so. He may also not be aware of the fact that definite testimony is an actual condition in maintaining holiness of heart. Hence he may ignorantly and innocently come short of the conditions of entire sanctification; consequently fail to maintain that grace, and still not feel himself a condemned sinner. For instance, a person gets to a holiness meeting, hears the preaching, is convinced it is what he needs, seeks, and by faith grasps that grace. He returns home with a new experience, but is also now exposed to temptations of a different nature. Nor is he sufficiently posted in these new wiles of Satan, to always detect and resist them. It is very easy for a person to form an erroneous idea as to how a sanctified soul should always feel. But when that feeling is not realized, it is also very natural for that soul to entertain the suggestion that, ‘‘After all, you are not sanctified.” In fact, conscience, under the existing defect in knowledge, would suggest, “It were hypocrisy to claim that perfect grace, feeling as you do.” Then the faith that claimed the second grace, would relax its hold, and of course the grace would be forfeited. And yet no forfeiture of justification, or a good conscience.
Take another instance. A person who has received the second grace, but knows not the absolute necessity of supporting his faith with definite testimony. He observes that such testimony is not wanted by the people with whom he worships. — This, of course, is back in Babylon. — Finally he is advised in all kindness by one of the most exemplary old members that he had better desist from that kind of testimony, as it only disturbs the peace of the church. The advice looks reasonable; in his humility he does not wish to make trouble, and in his lack of knowledge, he avoids the offensive testimony. Does it too with good motives, hence, cannot feel condemned in conscience. Nevertheless, his faith for entire sanctification fails in the absence of its proper support, and soon there will come a realization that he does not possess the second grace.
The following theses we clearly perceive to be correct and true. 1. No person who clearly understands the conditions of sanctification, can forfeit that grace without also falling from justification. 2. No person who loses sanctification by knowingly taking anything off the altar, can retain the former grace. 3. The only way entire sanctification can be forfeited without losing all grace, is, by a failure in keeping up the conditions through a want of knowledge of the same. 4. No person having been in the experience of sanctification, or having a knowledge of that grace, can continue justified, if satisfied to live beneath his known privilege.
Some people think that because full salvation is obtained by two distinct works of grace, namely, regeneration, or justification, and sanctification, (Tit. 3:4, 5. Rom. 5:1, 2. Acts 26:18.) that they can lose the experience of entire sanctification, and yet remain justified. But we find by searching the, Scriptures, nothing short of obedience will retain either justification, or sanctification. Jas. 2:10. “For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet [knowingly} offend [reject, or fail] in one point, he is guilty of all.” There is no cause for losing salvation only through disobedience in some way, either by neglecting duty, or transgressing the law of God; which is sin. Jno. 3:4. “To him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.” Jas. 4:17. Sin of any kind always brings forth (spiritual) death. Jas. 1:15. Ezek. 18:4, 20. Therefore being dead in trespasses and sins, not a child of God (1 Jno. 3:8.), under condemnation. 1 Jno. 3:20.
But some people say, “We might do things ignorantly sometimes: what about that?” If it be done ignorantly, we are not accountable for such. Our faith in Christ preserves us, and his blood covers all our ignorance. We are only responsible for what we know, or could know by improving the time allotted to us.
A person cannot become justified, and remain so, in the light of God’s word, which plainly teaches holiness and sanctification, unless he goes on unto perfection, (Heb. 6:1.) or in other words, consecrates for entire sanctification, (Rom. 12:1. 1 Thess. 5:21—24.) which is the will of God. 1 Thess. 4:3, 4. If we do not walk in the the light (obey God’s word), then darkness (sin) is the result. And if we ever get lukewarm (leave the first love), the Lord says he will spew us out of his mouth; and the command is, (Rev. 2:5.) Remember, therefore, from whence thou art fallen; and repent, and do the first works.
MY EXPERIENCE.
After I was first saved in Jesus from all sin, I walked in the light for some time; but finally the Lord showed me plainly that I must preach the gospel. I was astonished. and I began to make excuses, but the Lord did not excuse me. I then got careless, and began to draw back, thinking I would wait awhile, and see; and the devil tried to make me believe that I was mistaken. I tried to content myself, and held back, and neglected my duty, till I became lukewarm, and the result was, the Lord spewed me out of his mouth (his body, the church). He took me away, cut me off, blotted my name out of his book, etc. Jno. 15:2. Ex. 32:33. I tried to have peace, when there was no peace, (Isa. 57:20, 21. Jer. 8:11. Ezek. 13:10.) as, no doubt, many are doing now.
In a short time the Lord sent a minister to our place to hold a meeting. When the plain, straight gospel was preached, I saw my lost condition. I then promised the Lord if he would receive me back again, and restore unto me the joys of salvation, that I would obey him in all things. Praise his holy name! he received me, and forgave all my sins, and cleansed me from all unrighteousness, (1 Jno. 1:9.) restored the joy and sweet peace to my soul; which I could not have in a backslidden condition. I am now filling the place in the body (church), where God has put me by his Spirit, (1 Cor. 12:13, 18.) walking in all the light that God shines on my pathway, in obedience to to his precious word; and if I continue to do these things, I shall never fall. Praise his name forever!
Poor wandering souls, who have gone back into sin, now in trouble and despair, come back to Father’s house, and he will receive you, (Luke 15:18-24.) and all heaven will rejoice at your returning. Luke 15:7. I am so glad that people do not have to fall, or backslide. God is able and faithful to keep us (2 Thess. 3:3.) if we only trust him. 1 Pet. 1:5. People ask us sometimes if we believe in falling from grace. No, no, I do not believe in it; I believe in standing firm in the present truth, and obeying the same in all things, and trusting in God under all circumstances to keep us from falling. But I am sure of this one thing, that if we do not these things, We are as sure to fall as the word of God is true.
Jude 24:25. “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy; to the only wise God our Savior, be glory, and majesty, dominion, and power, both now and ever. Amen.
Thos. Carter.
(To be continued.)
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TESTIMONIES.
“Thy Testimonies are Wonderful.” – Psa. 119:129.
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West Point, Pa.
Dear Brethren: The dear Lord has forgiven all my sins and sanctified my nature, and has brought me out of darkness into light. I ask all to pray that my faith may be strengthened and that I may keep humble and low at the feet of Jesus. I remain your brother in Christ, separated from the sins and wickedness of this world,
G. W. West.
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Carterville, Mo.
Dear Saints of God: I know that the Lord Jesus saves me to the uttermost just now. Hallelujah! I am so glad we have such a loving Savior that saves and keeps us every moment we live. And I praise God for the complete trust I have in him. I have learned to take him for my only physician, and I realize that he can not only heal the soul but he can heal the body. Praise his dear name! Oh how I love this beautiful way of holiness! I have given all up for Jesus, and yet how little it seems. But I know that the Lord is pleased with me for he giveth me the joy which passeth all understanding. I am saved, sanctified, and kept. Your sister in the one body,
Maude Peterson.
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Tullahoma, Tenn.
Dear Saints of God: I am saved and trusting in God for his goodness to me. He keeps me sweetly saved each day of my life. My name is written above. Praise God for this beautiful evening light! Two years ago I was in the Baptist sect, and dear Bro’s Lundy and Carter came here and I went to hear them and was deeply convicted. I went to the altar and the dear Lord pardoned all my sins and set me free. It just seems that I cannot bless the Lord enough and I can not do enough for him. He heals all my afflictions and keeps me saved from all sin. Your sister, washed in the blood,
Izzibar Mullins.
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Carterville, Mo.
Dear Saints of God: I feel it my duty to tell what the dear Lord has done for me. I have only been living in this blessed evening light about six weeks. I praise God forever for the blessed peace I have within my soul continually. I am walking in the beauty of holiness and am out on the Lord’s side to do all I can for the rescue of perishing souls. I know the Lord keeps me sweetly saved free from all sin. His yoke is easy and his burden is light. I take the Lord for my physician for both soul and body. Your saved and sanctified sister in Christ,
Myrtle Peterson.
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Dadeville, Mo.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: The Lord saves and keeps me just now free from all sin. I am praising him for this straight and narrow way. There is nothing can harm or molest while we walk in this way, but if we throw down our shield of faith how soon the enemy has a chance at our souls. Praise the Lord! as long as we keep our eyes on Jesus there can be no failure. We are away down here where there are no saints. I do pray for God to send some of his ministers in here to preach his truth. I believe that this would be a good field for an ingathering of souls. The people are poor, but some have honest hearts. We can get a large dwelling house to hold meetings in. We have prayer meeting there. Yours in the one body,
Sarah Huff.
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Robinson, O.
Dear Saints of God: I can say to the glory of God that I am still saved and all on the altar to do God’s will. Bless the Lord for this present salvation that keeps us free from sin day by day as we walk in the command of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I have been led of the Lord to read and teach the Word, and souls have been saved and sanctified. Praise the Lord forever! Now we feel led of the Lord to request some of the Lord’s servants in the ministry to come here and teach us the Word more perfectly, and confirm the believers and administer the ordinances of God’s house. Trusting to hear from some of the ministers soon, we remain your brother, saved, sanctified, and tried,
E. H. Stratton.
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Industry, Pa.
Brethren: I rejoice in my soul for a full and free salvation. Praise God! It means something to be saved. Since I was saved God has been using me in ministering the word of God to a few saints at this place and elsewhere. At first we had a rented house to hold meeting in, but now we can neither rent nor buy on reasonable terms, and the Presbyterian and U. B. people seem
determined on smothering us out, It is only making us stronger. Glory to God! Daniel was not allowed to pray to God in his own house. Jesus suffered unto blood, therefore we will look unto Jesus and count it all joy. His grace is sufficient for me. Brethren, remember us in your prayers, and may the grace of God be with you all. Amen. Your humble brother,
Harry E. Rogers.
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Bonfield, Ill.
Dear Saints: I feel led to testify for the glory of God, that I am now free after a struggle of nearly a year with Babylon confusion, and can say now, “Hallelujah for the cleansing; it has reached my inmost soul.” Praise the dear Lord for all my sickness and all pain and trials, for that was the only way God opened my eyes so I could see all the wickedness which is in the so-called church members. God’s word says they are enemies of the cross of Christ. May God bring all the dear honest souls but free who are trying to do God’s will, I could never believe before that one was bound so, like I now feel the difference since I am free indeed. I am saved and sanctified to God, and getting stronger every day. Pray for me, and pray also for my husband; he thinks God can and will forgive him. Pray also for my children. Yours in Christ,
Lydia Kirchner.
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North Point, Pa.
Dear Saints of God: I feel it would be to the glory of God for me to write my testimony of the healing of my little girl. She was taken bad with diphtheria and membranous croup. We left her in the Lord’s hands and called Bro. Henry and Bro. Riggle and obeyed the command in James 5:14, 15, and she was healed. Glory be to God! I give God all the praise. It was said that she would not live thirty-six hours, and the U. B. sect here was all in a confusion, and as the Lord healed her and she was raised up without the doctor or any medicine, the sect then said it was only a bad cold, or she would not have got well so soon. Some of them said the Lord could not heal the membranous croup, but glory be to God, he is able to heal all our diseases. The brethren came and united prayer together in Jesus’ name, and rebuked the disease from our house, and the two little boys did not take it at all. Praise the Lord! I am saved and kept by the power of God. Your brother,
Thomas J. Niel.
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West Point, Ky.
Dear Saints of God: I am saved by the blood of Jesus by faith and kept each day. My desire now above everything else is be sanctified and wholly consecrated. I want to make a full consecration, even to the stake. I am not joined to anything but Jesus. I belonged to the C. P. sect five years; I was not satisfied with my spiritual state, so to better my condition I joined another, the M. E. sect (still unsaved), thinking my husband would join with me. He never believed in the sects because they took in bad as well as good. I believe one of the worst sins now engaged in is sectism. It is deceiving and leading more souls away from God than anything else. The devil loves to use this means of deceiving them, thereby getting their souls. I have three children, one sweetly saved from sin and sectism. I have one daughter who has been saved, but she has let the devil accuse her and make her doubt, until I am afraid she is lost. My little boy of thirteen has been saved but has lost his experience, having a high temper and a will of his own that the devil has used to cause him to fall away. The spirit that has him seems to be a stubborn one. Pray that God may bring them to his terms and save them. Pray also that I may be healed of an affliction of my eyes, of eleven years. I know Jesus will do the work, and he shall have all the honor and glory. Praise his name! Yours saved in the one body,