10 August 1893, Volume 13, Number 31.

In Memory of William Cunningham.

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He has gone where saints are going,
To the mansions of the blest;
He has gone where our Redeemer
Has prepared his people rest.

He has gained the realms of brightness
Where they dwell forever more;
He has joined the friends that love him
Over on the other shore.

He has gone where none are weary.
Where is raised no wait of woe;
He has gone to bathe his spirit.
In the rapturous, angels know.

Let him go for bliss eternal,
Allures his soul away, away;
And the victor’s song triumphant,
Thrilled his heart, he could not stay.

Let him go, why should he tarry?
What had earth to bind him here?
What but cares and toils and sorrows,
What but death and pain and fear?

Let him go, for hopes most cherished,
Blasted ’round him often lie;
Oh he has gathered brightest flowers,
But to see them fade and die.

Let him go where tears and sighing
Are forevermore unknown;
Where the joyous songs of glory
Call him to a happier home.

Let him go, he has ceased this dying,
He has gained life’s fairer planes;
Gone to join the myriad harpers,
Let him chant their rapturous strains.

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FAITH.

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“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation. It was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the satans.” – Jude 3.

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GOD has given me a few lessons of faith that have been a great benefit to me, and others who have received them; and to God be all the glory. He also wants me to write on this subject to his glory, and I pray that God may bless it to the real good of those who read.

First we will examine it briefly from the human side; as natural faith, which is God given in the same sense that all our natural faculties are, that is, by natural birth, and is common both to saints and sinners. Natural faith may be defined as the natural ability to receive testimony, for by it the child learns to talk, receives knowl­edge and becomes useful. Natural faith is one of the most useful facul­ties of the human intellect, and has been therefore called by some, “intel­lectual faith;” and is of great value in all honest pursuits of life, and should be used in securing the “faith once delivered unto the saints.” Jude 3. Here is a special faith spoken of, which differs from natural faith. First, in the fact that no one naturally pos­sessed it. Second, it was a deliverer [given] faith. Third, it was only delivered to the saints — “the fewest of all people.” Deut. 7:7. We see it was God-given and Divine. “Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” — Heb. 12:2. James calls it “the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Jas. 2:1. Paul calls it “the faith of the Son of God,” [Gal. 2:20] and de­clared that he lived by it. Some say none but the apostles ever had that faith. Hear Peter on this: “Simon Peter a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have ob­tained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.” — 2 Pet. 1:1. Here Peter confesses that he was writing to them that have ob­tained like precious faith; that is, the same kind of faith the apostles had. Peter had it and knew just what it was, and says it is “precious,” but it was not natural to him or them, for they had all obtained it, but not by their own righteousness, nor of them­selves, but through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ; and this is just the same way that they obtained salvation.

If salvation then is the gift of God, and Paul says it is. [Eph. 2:8] so is the like precious faith. They had to meet all the necessary conditions in order to obtain salvation, and then God gave it to them. Just so in “like precious faith,” God only gives it to them who comply with his word; and then it is “through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ.” “According as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.” — Rom. 12:5. God does not deal out “the faith once delivered unto the saints” to them who are not saints or do not come to his terms. If we have not obtained this faith in its fulness, God is not to blame for it. When we com­ply with all his truth, and then take it by faith, it is ours to use for his glory. If “unreasonable and wicked men * * * have not faith” [2 Thess. 3:2] God is not to blame for that. It is their own fault if they do not “obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory,” [2 Tim. 2:10] and the faith once delivered unto the saints.

“Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” — Eph. 6:23. Here we see Bible faith, is again touched with Omnipotence, that is, God given, “faith from God” etc. Since Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith, it comes from God and goes back to him. On God’s part it is “delivered” and on man’s part it is “obtained,” and is only limited, when all the conditions are not fully met. “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. — Mark 9:23. “Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them.” — Mark 11:24. Notice the conditions. First the desire must be right, the motive pure, enemies forgiven, etc. Any thing that would hinder faith must be removed. People work hard all the week serving the world, flesh, and the devil, and come to meeting and say, “If I have one desire above another, it is to serve God and get to heaven” or “My chief desire is to glorify God;” and all the while act­ing upon selfish motives, and wonder why they cannot have faith. The simple fact is they are not in har­mony with God and have no founda­tion in His word for faith. “If I re­gard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.” — Psa. 66:18. “Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.” — Jas. 4:3. “How can ye believe, who receive honor one of another.” — Jno. 5:44. We see in these cases, faith is impossible, on account of impure desires. A man’s chief desire is the one that leads him, and if it leads him in the way of all God’s truth, he can have faith. It is absolutely necessary to come to God’s terms of salvation in order to have saving faith. Just so, all along the line of God’s truth, for his require­ments must be met in order to have faith from God,” for God does not “deal” out faith to believe that which is not true. Here is a wide difference between the faith of God, and natural faith; While the real “faith of God” only believes the truth of God as it is true in fact; natural faith may believe any supposed truth, which may never be true, Many honest souls have been mistaken at this point, and sadly disappointed, be­cause they only believed with natural faith, and God did not honor that nor give them his faith, because the conditions were not fully met. Sup­pose one is clearly justified, and wants to be sanctified, and is instructed that “faith is all you want; just believe you have it and you have.”

If that is all, I believe then that I have it.

“Testify to it, and if the devil tells you, that you have not got it, testify to it all the stronger.”

He believes he is sanctified, but has hard work to keep down carnal­ity. The fact is, he has the “faith of God” that he is justified, and has the experience, having met the conditions and he has “natural faith” that he is sanctified, but has not the experience of sanctification, because he has not met the conditions of Bible consecra­tion, and cannot have the truth of God as a foundation for the faith of God that sanctifies until he is wholly consecrated.

Again some one comes for healing and answers “yes” to all the questions, and the elders pronounce him heal­ed, after complying with James 5:14, honestly believing it is so, and he testifies to the healing; but the heal­ing does not take place at all, but he is told to keep on believing and testi­fying to it, and it will be all right; and he follows instructions and gets worse. The result is the man is left in doubt, and the cause of God is re­proached. Who is to blame? God is as willing to heal him as any one else. After a thorough examination it was found, that he was not in line with the word of God, and while he thought he had as much faith as any body it was only natural faith and not “the faith of the Son of God.” After some time he comes to God’s terms, and gets the real faith of God and applies again for healing and is healed outright, and gets the glory, and this proves that God was not to blame at first, but the elders may have been hasty in pronouncing him healed. May God give us wisdom to keep in his order. To obtain real Bible faith, Bible conditions must be complied, with.    

J. Cole.

(To be Continued.)

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WHY DIVINE HEALING IS A SUCCESS.

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DIVINE healing of our bodies, is as much a reality as in the cleansing of our spiritual natures, and each stand recorded alike in the Bi­ble and both, have God for their voucher. God stands pledged to do the one as he does the other; and he has not promised to do either, unless we will comply with his holy word, but if we do this he is as sure to do the one as he is the other. God can­not lie.

In Psa. 19:7, David says, The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. And the law is as perfect converting (healing) the body. To convert is to change, so then healing our bodies is converting them from a diseased condition to a healthy con­dition. Praise the Lord! When a soul is dead in tresspasses and sins it is in a diseased condition, and needs to be converted, or changed, into the kingdom of God’s dear Son. Again when sick, what is this perfect law converting the soul? Believe that God is, and a rewarder of them that dilligently seek him, with all the heart. Repent and be baptised every one of you, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. — Acts 2:38. “But if we walk in the light as he is in the light we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we con­fess our sins, he is faithful, and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” — 1 Jno. 1:7, 9.

When we are thus cleansed, both the sick and the elders, who anoint and lay on hands, and all have a liv­ing faith in God, and in his word, his promises, then the “prayer of faith shall save the sick; and the Lord shall raise him up, and if he have committed sins they shall be forgiven him.” Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for an­other, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a right­eous man availeth much. — James 5:15, 16. Verse 14. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.

James was writing to his brethren in the church, and not to the unbe­lieving world, hence he calls them brethren. 1 Thes. 4:3. — For this is the will of God, even your sanctifica­tion. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the com­ing of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faith­ful is he that calleth you, who also will do it. — 1 Thes. 5:22-24. He will heal us when we call on him ac­cording to his word as long as he wills to keep us here, and when he ceases to heal us, then no earthly physician can heal us.

I. Shinn.

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A DRAEM INTERPRETED.

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BELIEVING that it will be to the glory of God to tell my dream and the interpretation of the same I will do so. Please notice first, I am and have been no believer in dreams, in fact very seldom have a dream, but there is too much truth in this one to let it go unnoticed, and I know that God was in it. I moved with my family not long since to a dwelling here, immediately by the side of a frame planing mill and factory, and I was asked by different friends wheth­er I was not afraid of burning out on account of its close proximity to this mill: but this did not worry me for I knew the Lord would not allow this any sooner here than anywhere else. But after having this dream and see­ing the nature of it, I concluded to ask for an interpretation of the same, and this is the answer which I received.

THE DREAM.

I was in my house and I heard some one on the outside cry fire, fire, fire. Presently there were more voices giving out the same cry, and it soon became a general cry of fire, fire, fire. I went to ascertain the cause and I saw fire in a building which was burn­ing only on the inside. I went to see what it was, and as I came there, there was a wagon being run from the building which was also burning. The building was a very poor one. At this time the firemen arrived on the scene, but as they got there the fire on the interior of the building was out. It had died out without the help of the firemen, but the wagon on the outside was still burning, and so they turned their hose on it, but the more water they put on it the brighter it burned. They used all their efforts, but of no avail as they had to leave it burning and go to their homes.

THE INTERPRETATION.

Those who were out crying fire, fire, fire are God’s holy ministers who are out in the world going from place to place crying, as it were, fire, or in other words, preaching the true word of God in all its purity and strength. Jer. 23:29 — Is not my words as a fire saith the Lord.

The fire which I saw was the Spirit of God. The poorly constructed building which I saw was the discipline or class book of a denomination which keeps its members on the inside: and the fire burning on the inside was a faint glimmer of spiritual fire which some do experience for a time, but because of not living up to the Word, and having erring ones or blind guides to lead them, the fire dies out. The wagon which I saw run out was an honest soul who saw the corruption [that did not have enough fuel to keep burning] to which he had been yoked, and stepped out from the same. The firemen were those who are trying to draw God’s children back to serving the devil, again after they have set the world aside and have been washed in the blood of the Lamb. They are those who profess to be our friends, but spiritually they are our enemies. Acts 20:30 — Also of your own sel­ves shall men arise speaking per­verse things to draw away disci­ples after them. The more they talk and slander a child of God, the more and brighter the fire of God’s Holy Spirit burns. Praise the Lord!

As I am not a member of any sect, I could not understand why this dream should be revealed to me, and I asked God the cause of it. I received an answer that I was not doing my full duty, in order to keep this fire burning in those of my dear deluded ones. I then promised God that I would use all wisdom as he gave it to me, and would do all I could by his help at every opportunity to draw these dear ones out of this confusion. Oh that God will show to all sect people as plain as he did to me the wrong done there, and the wrong of being there is my prayer.

Dear readers, those of you who have been warned of the fall of Babylon and are still clinging to her; I beseech of you, come out of her, do not wait until you have waited too long, but obey God’s holy word and come out now. As long as you remain in Baby­lon you cannot say you have obeyed God’s word, for in Isa. 52:11 we find, Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing, go ye out of the midst of her, be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord. Jer. 51:6, 45 — Flee out of the midst of Babylon and deliver every man his soul, etc. Zech. 2:6, 7 — Ho, ho, come forth and flee from the land of the north, saith the Lord, For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven saith the Lord deliver thyself O Zion that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon. Rev. 18:4 —  And I heard another voice from heaven saying, Come out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues.

Here dear ones, you see if you want to be one of God’s people you must come out of her. It is not I, but God that is calling his people out. Are you one of them? If so, release your­self, stand for God alone independant of all sects, isms, schisms and iniquity, and God will keep his fire ever burn­ing within you. But it you do not, you will be in the position referred to in James 4:17 — Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin. And immediately the fire will die out. O dear ones keep this fire burning by standing out from all iniquity and obeying God’s word.

Your saved and sanctified brother in Christ,      

B. F. Weikel.

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And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see vis­ions, and your old men shall dream dreams. — Acts 2:17.

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Why are you not a Christian? Per hund. 10 c.

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Marriage and divorce. 32 pages, 5 cts.

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Questions and answers on the church. A tract containing 82 pages, 1 cent each.

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The Great Tobacco Sin.

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It contains 30 pages, with a neat cover. We will send these tracts to any one sending us postage at the rate of one cent for three tracts. Always state just how many you wish sent.

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Must we Sin?

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A conversation, giving Bible proofs that we must live free from sin, containing 48 page. Single copy 2 cts. Per dozen, 20 cts. Per hundred. $1.50.

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The Ordinances of the New Testament.

A NEW TRACT, BY WM. G. SCHELL.

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Getting forth the ordinances of the scriptures in clear light, showing which are abolished, and proving that the three ordinances instituted by Christ are not of the Old Testament, but of the New, and are still in vogue. Single copy 5 cts. Per dozen 45 cts.

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The Ordinance of Feet Washing.

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The excellent work on this subject, written by Brother Bradley, has been reduced in price to 20 cents. It is a review of a tract written against this ordinance. A lively exposure of the false teaching of the opposer, and a very thorough vindication of the sacred ordinance of Christ. It contains 84 large pages, and gives much light. Price 20 cts. U$1.90 a dozen. Order of the author, Bro. W. W. Bradley, Watkinsville, Miss, or from this office.

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The Bible Readings.

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Bible readings or references on about 100 subjects. Price 75 cts. each.

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Holiness Bible Subjects.

BY H. C. WICKERSHAM.

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A book containing 100 subjects with scriptures, concordance, definitions to subjects. Setting forth the true church, its doctrine, its ordinances and its fruits. The fall of Babylon and the coming of the evening light. Illustrated, 376 pages, neatly bound in cloth. Single copy $1.00. Six or more 80 cents each. For this book. Address,

H.C. Wickersham, New Pittsburg, Ind.,
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Anthems from the Throne.

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This book contains 148 songs. 90 with music. About all new. When sung in the spirit of God these songs will be found glorious. They hymn the precious present truth, and the gospel standard of salvation. Send in your orders for Anthems from the Throne and start the songs of praise anew.

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Divine Healing of Soul and Body.

— By E. E. Byrum. —

PART I teaches the way of salvation, and how to get saved.

PART II gives Bible teaching on the healing of the body.

PART III consists of testimonies from those who have been healed in these last days.

By following the instruction given in this book the

SINNER

will be enabled to find deliverance from sin; the

BELIEVER

reach the highest attainments of a Christian life, and the

SICK and AFFLICTED

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Echoes from Glory.

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New and Beautiful Songs,

together with familiar songs from the “Anthems from the Throne,” and other books. Eight pages are devoted to

Instruction to Beginners,

and those desiring to sing by note. It is an excellent book for

Camp and Revival Meetings, Sunday Schools,

and for the home circle. The hymns are spiritual and cheers the soul, and when sung in the Spirit brings a person in a more sacred nearness to the blessed Master. Neatly bound in paste board cover, 50 cts. Per dozen $5.00.

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Biblical Trace of the Church.

By W. G. Schell.

A new book just published; tracing the church in prophecy from her birth to the end of time. It shows that the prophets have foretold the greatest trials and triumphs of the church in the whole Christian Era, and describes the age in which we are now living. It also contains a brief history of more than 400 Protestant denominations, 248 pages. Paper cover, 35 cents, per dozen $3.15. Cloth binding 75 cents, per dozen $6.75. Address the author at Anlo, Clark Co., Ohio; or the Gospel Trumpet Publishing Co.

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C. C. Knight, Libbie Snyder, S. B. Butler, Mrs. Mary Carveth, Geo. Compton, Thos. C Atkins, Geo. Miller, H. E. Annis, A. D. Ken­nedy.

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Request for Prayer.

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Pray for Jacob Lawton that he may be healed of all his infirmities.

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Calls for Meeting.

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Mrs. Frances Losinger, of Sandy, Mich., writes that they desire a true man of God to come and preach the gospel; the place is about seven miles west of Howard City.

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An earnest request is made for a minister anointed of God and able to defend the truth, to come to Ludington, Mich., and preach the gospel in its purity. Address Bro. John Hoftile, or Bro. D. P. Pratt.

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Mrs. Geo. W. Phillips, of Arthur, Grant county, Wis., writes: “There are quite a number of honest persons here inquiring after the truth, and I think if some one would come, much, good would be done. We are all poor here, but need the pure gospel just j the same.”

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EDITORIAL NOTES.

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Read the “Plan of the Floating Bethel,” and make haste to pray for that work, remembering that “Faith and works,” go together to make a thing a success.

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A letter from Bro. W. J. Henry states, that the work of the Lord in Liverpool is on the forward move, and souls are being saved, and new workers being raised up. He expects to soon open up the work in Ireland. Let us all pray earnestly for the work in foreign fields.

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We now have a supply of children’s songs, in pamphlet form, five songs with musc. Suitable for Sunday school, etc. Price, per doz. 10 cts. per hundred 75 cts.

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THE PLAN OF THE FLOATING BETHEL.

The Lord willing we expect to make the building 26×70. The room for meetings is to be 26×50, 12 foot ceiling with 10 foot of an offset which will be 7 1/2 feet; also kitchen and baggage room about 9×11, and dining room 11×19, all on the first door; and the upstairs, 26×30, will be divided into five rooms, one 15×20, two 10×13. The dining room will be used by oarsmen when floating; also ten feet of open deck on the bow. The boat is 26×80 feet and is well built of good material, and was only built one year ago, as was stated in the TRUMPET lately. One hundred and fifty dollars will put up the frame and roof and floor it, but we have as yet received but $12.50 of that amount. The carpenters have con­secrated themselves to do the work, and they have to wait while precious souls are crying for the truth. We see more and more the pressing need of the Floating Bethel.

Address G. T. Clayton,

4747 Liberty Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.

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THE SCHOOL.

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There comes a gladness to our heart when we think of school. The Lord makes it a pleasant work for us. We expect to begin school on the camp ground again the first Monday in September, the Lord will­ing. A new school building was much desired, but being unable to build one, we gladly and thankfully resume work in the old house. This is not large enough to hold all who wish to come, but another room in one of the dwelling houses will be fitted up for that purpose. With this however we will be unable to care for all who wish to come. There is re­pairing needed to be done, school desks and other school room furni­ture need to be purchased. Truly dear ones in the Lord, if we had the means we would freely make all the needed purchases, but having them not and having the work so much at heart, we are induced to speak of these needs, and pray our Father through you to supply them. Now as you read this dear ones will you not ask God to let you have some of the means he has entrusted you with for the purpose? The Lord bless you all. School books of any kind and other good moral or relig­ious books, also educational journals will be thankfully received. Much responsibility is resting upon those in charge of the scholars and much wisdom from heaven is needed, so we earnestly ask the saints around the world to make mention of us in your prayers. We have proved the work and satisfied it is of the Lord, therefore can unhesitatingly ask you to pray for us.

Your saved brother,

C. Orr.

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Camp and Grove
MEETINGS.

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C. M. Beaver Dam, Ind., Aug 11— 20,

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C. M. Hollenburg, Kan., Aug 16— 30.

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C. M. Perryville, Pa., Aug. 25— Sept. 3,

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C. M. Vichy, Mo., Aug. 25,

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C. M. Fenwick, Canada, Aug. 23— Sept. 3,

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C. M. St Louis, Mich. Aug. 23—

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Grove meeting Markleville, Ind. about Aug, 22.—

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Tent meeting, Nishnabotna, Mo., Sept. 15,

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C. M. Arkansas, City, Kan., Sept. 1,

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C. M. Molehill, W. Va, Sept. 1

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Denver, Col., Oct. 5,—

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BEAVER DAM, IND. CAMP MEETING.

The Beaver Dam camp-meeting will be held Aug. 11-20. Those coming by fail-road on the C. and E. and L. E. W. R. R., stop off at Rochester, those coming on Nickel Plate, stop at Mentone. Those coming on C. N. M. from south change cars at Boliver for Rochester, from north at Claypool, for Mentone. We have made arrangements to have hacks running from these two stations to the camp-ground that will carry passen­gers for 25 cts. All parties coming to Rochester, notify Mr. B. F. Landis, Rochester, Ind. Those coming to Mentone, notify Mr. Abram Nye, Mentone, Ind.

R. N. Gast, David Leininger.

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St. Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich.

The Lord willing, camp meeting will commence August 23d and con­tinue as long as the Lord wills. The children of God are all invited to come and help to save perishing souls and it will be seen to that those from a distance will be cared for. The camp-ground is two miles east of St. Louis on Bro. Walter’s farm. Those coming by R. R. stop at St. Louis; any coming with baggage and want to be conveyed to the grounds, notify Bro. Joshua Walter, St. Louis, Mich.

John Harn.

THE CLARK CO., OHIO, CAMP MEETING.

Commences Aug. 22, to continue until Aug. 31. Those coming from the west stop at New Carlisle, Ohio. Address Bro. J. A. Hardacre, Anlo, Ohio. Those coming from the south, east, or north, stop at Spingfield, O. Address S. E. Roller, Springfield, O. Let all that can, come. Bring tents and as much bedding and provision as you can, so that all can remain on the grounds. The meeting will be held on the old grounds four miles east of New Carlisle, in H. Trumbo’s grove. Let all of God’s ministers that feel led, come and help us in these meetings.

B. E. Warren, & W. G. Schell.

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Grove-meeting, Aug. 24th at New Hope, St. Joseph Co., Ind. four miles north of Bremen on the B. and O. The Lord send whomsoever he will. Any coming by rail notify M. S. Heminger.

M. S. Heminger, D. and Joseph Berger, S. Wickiser.

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PENNSYLVANIA CAMP MEETING.

Will be held at Perryville, Clarion Co., Pa. Aug. 25, to Sept. 3, one mile east of Parker Station, A. V. R. W. also the P. W. R. R.

For further information address Bro’s Samuel Martz, Pittsville, Pa. and S Gilger, Mariasville Pa.

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W. Va. camp-meeting.

The W. Va. C. M. will commence Sept. 1, to continue ten days or two wks., the Lord willing, to be held in Mr. Wm. Thomas s grove at Mole Hill, Ritchie Co., W. Va. seven miles north of Pennsborough. Pennsborough is on the Parkersburg, and Grafton di­vision of the B. & O. R. R. Those coming, via, Parkersburg, get off at Pennsborough, Address Bro. D. R. McColough, Mole Hill. Those coming from the east, via, Grafton, stop off at Greenwood, Address Bro. L P. Garner, Stanley, W. Va. Every body is invited to attend this meeting; bring your tent along if you have one. A good time is looked for. If any in­formation is desired in the matter, ad­dress Bro. L. P Garner as given above.

F. N. J.

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LAWERENCEVILLE, O., GROVE MEETING.

Will commence Sep. 2d, to contin­ue until Sep. 10th. All coming by R. R. stop at Springfield Ohio. Ad­dress Bro. Wesley Xander, Lawer­enceville, Ohio.

B. E. Warren, & W. G. Schell.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

There will be a general assembly meeting if the Lord wills, at Renfroe Leake Co., Miss., Sept. 7th 1893, last­ing as long as the Lord wills.

R. H. Owens.

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The Lord willing there will be a grove meeting held in Cheshire, Alle­gan county, Mich., beginning Aug. 24 and continuing as long as the Lord wills. The meeting will be held in Mr. Graham’s woods. Bro. Eldridge is expected.

Mrs. E. Tripp.

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Neosha Falls, Kan., July 30, ’93.

The meeting in the park at Neosho Falls, Woodson county, Kan., will be held Aug. 18. to 31. Sisters Shoffner, Fink & Co., and Bro. Bryant are ex­pected, and we earnestly desire the attendance of all the saints that can come. There are inclosures in the park which can be used free instead of tents; or any one desiring can rent small vacant houses, or rooms near the park. Those wishing to take meals can get them close by.

Mrs. M. R. Smith.

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Jerry City, Wood Co., Ohio.

There will be a grove meeting held in Bro. Wm. Carris’ woods, commenc­ing Aug. 24, to last as long as the Lord wills. Those coming to Trom­bley, notify Wm. Carris, Jerry City, Ohio. Those coming to Prairie De­pot, notify Bro W. Cupp, Six Points, Ohio. All who can are invited to come, and we pray the Lord to send some Holy Ghost man to preach the word.

Wm. H. Miller.

Hartsells, Ala., Aug. 1, 1893.

There will be a series of meetings held by the saints at Zion, five miles east of Hartsells, Ala., commencing about Oct. 1. Brother J. N. Howard is expected, and others the Lord may lead to come with him. We are erecting a house of worship, and by the help of the Lord, will have it completed by that time.

S. S. Stinson.

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News from the Field.

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Carthage, Mo., Aug. 3, ’93.

To All the Dear Saints, Greet­ing: Beloved in the Lord, rejoice with us and thank God for all joy and peace, health, grace and victory. O bless the Lord forever! Our brief stop in Clinton. Ill., was blessed with the salvation of several souls. Four were buried with Christ in baptism, and the last night we had a precious little ordinance meeting. Bless God, the little ones were much encouraged and built up in the present truth, and they will hold weekly meetings. Dear Bro. Johnson, who had been called into the ministry by the Lord, but finding himself out of harmony with all babylon, and not sufficiently dis­cerning the body of Christ to move out alone with Jesus, was discouraged and overthrown. Praise God he was restored, sanctified wholly, and bap­tized, and expects to devote himself to the ministry. He was expecting to move soon to Hatford City, Ind. Let all pray God to bless and use him to His glory.

We bade farewell to the dear little flock at Clinton, on July 21, and came on to Springfield, Ill., were met at the depot by Bros. Addison and Dan­iel Kriebel, and conveyed to their homes four miles out of the city. On Saturday eve we began to blow the trump of God upon the streets, and the first sound thereof brought to­gether an immense throng of hearers, who attentively listened to the sac­red songs and burning truth. And, praise God, this first attack upon the enemy found quite a number of hon­est hearts who came forward and en­dorsed the truth. On Sabbath 23, we held two services in a meeting house, and one on the street.

On Monday morning 24, we left the rest of our company, Bro. and Sister Dillon, Bro. Hunter and Sister Frankie, and took train for the camp meeting at Granby, in southwest Missouri, arriving Tuesday noon. Bro. and Sister Sunderland’s taberna­cle was pitched near their house in that place. They and Bro.’s Cordell and Murphy had been holding meet­ings previous, and the Lord was ad­ding to the church daily such as were being saved. The next day arrived Bro. and Sister Wm. N. Smith, and Sister Nora Signs, their helper in the Lord, also Sisters Shoffner and Fink and their faithful yokemates, Bro. and Sister Guard Austin, and there was great joy in the camp of the saints, and in the beloved city. Likewise many dear saints came in, and several tents were pitched. The two little companies had been learn­ing some of the new songs, and by the spirit of God there sounded out heavenly music. Two evenings we marched up into the business part of the city and gave the people that came together the glorious gospel, by songs and the preaching of the word. Every night the tabernacle was filled, and sometimes large crowds stood without and listened to the word. The Lord wonderfully blessed all His messengers in preach­ing the glorious gospel of God. The order was good, indeed remarkably so for the first camp meeting held there in the precious evening light, and especially good for being in the midst of a mining region. There was really no disturbance of the meetings.

We were made to rejoice and praise God for the glorious company of saints that came together there. Truly God had been blessing the labors of sister Sunderland, and Bro’s Britton, Cordell, Harmon, Farris, Murphy and others. Many have escaped out of the dying “Good Way”

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faction, into Christ, the way the truth and the life,” and into “His body which is the Church, the fulness of him which filleth all in all.” And that last offshoot of the Methodist creed is rapidly meeting with the de­cay, which its obstinate strife against some of the wholesome words of Je­sus, must inevitably bring about. We were told their paper stated many of their preachers had stopped active service. One sister, hitherto connect­ed with them, remarked, that she had for many’ years washed the saints feet as babylon teaches, in her heart I suppose, but now she was go­ing to obey as Jesus teaches. She did so and proved the promise of Christ true. The work of salvation, compared with what we are used to seeing, moved slow, and yet, when we consider that the line between the false and the true holiness has only recently been established there, we must confess that more extensive fruits could not have been expected. A few souls were saved every day, and upon nearly every invitation. Twice the dear ones went to the stream and six happy souls were buried with Christ the first time, and the second time dear Bro. D. Keeton, of Gran­by who used to be used in the Good Way sect, in hopes of bettering it had left and joined a Baptist creed a few months ago, but found no satis­factory home. Now, thank God, he takes the whole truth, was blessed in washing the saints feet, and is devot­ed from this on to preach the whole Gospel. God bless the brother. We believe he will be very useful. Oth­ers during the meeting consecrated themselves to the service of God in the Gospel. On Tuesday evening we had a glorious ordinance meeting. Though quite a number of the saints from abroad had left, there were be­tween 60 and 70 present to follow the footsteps of Christ, and receive the rich blessings of God, always found in an humble observance of his sacred ordinances. O praise God! The pavillion was filled with his glory, and all hearts flowed out in praise to God in the highest.

Bro’s Britton and Farris were or­dained to the sacred calling of the ministry, and commended to God by the laying on of hands. May the mighty power of God abide with them. Amen!

Wednesday morn several were healed by the laying on of hands. Great and lasting good resulted from the meetings. Brother and sister W. R. Russel, precious children of God, have obeyed the call to work for God, and they expect to accompany brother and sister Sunderland, in the work. They move the tabernacle first to Coy. Mo. Brother and sister Murphy will go into the field with brother Cordell. They expect to go to Arlington, New York. Prsise God, the work is moving on rapidily in Mo. God bless the workers. We left the meetings still going on at Granby, and we expect more good news. Amen.

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Topeka, Kan.

Dear Saints: We praise the Lord for his saving power that keeps us. We closed meeting at Guthrie, Okla. July 27. It was mostly a seed sowing time. One consecration for sanctifi­cation. Opposition was very strong, because of false teachers who had already been there professing holi­ness; but in works denying him. We arrived here on Monday and com­menced meeting the same evening. Pray earnestly for us and God’s work at this place.

Mary Cole and Co.

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Dime, Pa. July, 29, 1893.

Dear Saints Greeting: Since our last report I have many wonderful victories, and my faith has been won­derfully increased and encouraged to ask even larger than ever before.

Last Sunday five were buried with Christ by baptism, and we had a pre­cious ordinance meetng in the even­ing in the Shellhamer neighborhood.

Bro. Jerry Stowe, 4747 Liberty Ave., Pittsburg, Pa. has volunteered to take the oversite of the building on the Floating bethel and will board the hands. The boat is now at 31st street. We will be free to go to any meetings the Lord may direct while the building is going on.

My address will be Deerfield, Bea­ver Dam, then Clark Co. C. M’s. I se­cured rates for the Perrysville, Pa., camp meeting over the A. V. Ry. from Kellys, Kittanning, Monterey, Rock­land and Franklin. If other points de­sire rates let us know.

G. T. Clayton.

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Lauderdale, Miss., July 31, 1893.

Dear Saints of the Most High God Greeting: May God’s blessings ever rest on you. This morning finds me all on the altar free from all schisms and sectism and worldly for­malism. realising that the God of peace sanctifies me wholly as a sec­ond definite work of grace that I re­ceived by faith. Amen. I began a meeting in the name of Jesus four miles North of Porterville, on the M. and O. R. R., on 28th inst. Contin­ued over two Sabbaths. God was with us in power in preaching the word. Several souls made glad in regeneration and five received a full experience of sanctification. On Sat­urday one went down into the water and was buried with Christ in bap­tism. Several others will follow at the next appointment.

Yours all on the altar and saved now,

R. A. Charlton.

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Topeka, Kan.

Dear Saints of the Living God: God bless you all for Jesus’ sake. God is wonderfully keeping me saved and sanctified, and every desire of my heart is satisfied. Glory to his name! I am perfect entire lacking nothing. Hallelujah to Jesus. God has re­deemed us with a wonderful salvation. I can say as the Psalmist, truly God has wrought all our works in us, the darkness is past and the true light now shineth. Praise his holy name! We are in the camp meeting at this place. God is delivering precious souls. Four were pardoned of sin in the morning meeting. Ev­ery meeting is blessed with grand victory for God. Praise his holy name! Let the saints all keep on praying for us.

Your brother in Christ,

T. A. Phillips.

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Deerfield, Ind., July 31 1893.

Dearly Beloved Saints of God: May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen! We are saved through the precious blood of Jesus and happy to report perfect victory in his name. After staying about a week at Geneva, we came to Praise Chapel, near New Pittsburg, Ind. Truly we were glad to meet the dear brethren and sisters at that place. We enjoyed meeting with saints, also the presence of God in a few days meeting. About five pre­sented themselves to God at the mercy-seat, some to be reclaimed and others for the establishing grace, or sanctification. After that meeting, brother B. F. Roe, sister Fisher, of Winchester, and ourselves came in the neighborhood of brother Weimers, five miles southeast of Win­chester, Ind., where the whole gospel had never been preached. We held meeting in a Campbellite meeting­-house had good attendance and at­tentive listeners to the truth. Some acknowledged that God’s word taught a better experience than they had attained. And we believe that the seed sown in this place will spring up in some honest heart, and bring forth fruit to the glory of God. Some of them no doubt will come to this camp meeting. We came to this place to-day, expect to attend the camp meeting. After which we go to Dodge, Ky. Commence meeting Aug. 10, from there we go to West Va, camp meeting, September 1. After that to St. Clair, east Tenn. the Lord willing, thence to Agusta, Ga. that will be Oct. Now if anyone else can go before that time or even after we get there we say, amen. No doubt there is more work in the south than a dozen preachers can do all winter. We expect to spend the winter in that part somewhere, if the Lord wills, but pray God to send others olso. Amen. It seemed out of the question for us to go to the Wanesboro, Ga. camp meeting, in July. Having other appointments at that time. We earnestly request an inter­est in your prayers as we go forth in new fields, that the Lord may open unto us a door of utterance also that the word may work effectually and souls be saved.

Your’s and Christ’s, sanctified wholly.

Thos. Carter and A. J. Kilpatrick.

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Deerfield, Ind.

To all the Beloved Saints, Greering: We are happy to report victory on the Lord’s side, in all the meetings we have held since our last report. The tabernacle meeting at East Liberty, Ohio was a success, notwithstanding the great mountains of prejudice we had to encounter. The devil’s reports ran before us and doubtless hindered many from at­tending the meetings, but thank God among the few attendants were found some honest children of God in Bab­ylon who were happy to hear, and willing to walk in the evening light. From there we went to the West Liberty camp meeting, where we greeted about one hundred of God’s saints, in the fellowship and love of the Spirit, among whom were our much beloved Bro. and Sister Speck, of Burket, Ind. The power of God was manifested during this meeting in the salvation of a goodly number of souls and in wonderful faith heal­ings. Some dear souls followed us from East Liberty, and gave their hearts to God during the camp meet­ing. God has now a little church in the vicinity of East Liberty of about fifteen members. Near the close of the camp meeting the ordinances of the house of God were observed. Seventy saints participated. Seven souls were immersed in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Let all the holy brethren pray for the blessings of God upon us and the work of the Lord in these parts.

Yours under the blood,

Wm. G. Schell, B. E. Warren & Co.

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Deerfield, Ind., Aug. 5, 1893.

Dear Saints of God: May His rich blessings be with you all. Wife and I came to this place today, and found the children of God rejoicing exceedingly on account of the won­derful outpourings of His Holy Spirit. The power of God is being wonder­fully manifested in the camp here, and scores of people are coming to the Lord and receiving the desires of their heart, by way of the fullness of the grace of God in their souls. Evil spirits have been cast out of some, and many delivered from the bondage of sin, for which we give much praise to God.

The work has only fairly begun, and during the latter half of the meet­ing we are expecting the name of the Lord to be glorified in the salvation of many souls. From here the Lord willing, I will go to the Beaver Dam, camp meeting Aug. 14-17, after which I desire to stop a few days in the meetings at Hollenberg, Kan., Vichy, Mo., and Arkansas City.

Yours in the love of Jesus,

E.E. Byrum.

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SOME OF MY EXPERIENCE.

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Anacostia, D. C.

Dear Saints in Christ: May the dear Lord bless you all for His names’ sake. I do praise the Lord for his wonderful goodness to me, and the salvation of my soul through the precious blood of Jesus. I will tell you a little here how the dear Lord has had patience, and what love He has shown to such a poor miser­able sinner as I was. And at the same time I was thinking that I was saved, for I did indeed receive many blessings at His hands while I was totally blinded, and was even trying to save others. How can the blind lead the blind. Will they not both fall into the ditch? I see it all now. Blessed be the Lord of heaven and of earth, for that He has had com­passion on my poor soul and has opened my spiritual eyes. I wanted to know where I was going, and through His mercies He has shown it to me, blessed be His name for­ever.

I have been trained by my dear sainted mother to follow the Lord, but I did not want Him to reign over me. Oh, no; I wanted the world and I have fed the swine, as it were, un­til I was 33 years old. It was in St. Petersburg, Pa., where they had a re­vival in the M. E. church on the 16th of February, 1870, that I went to a place of worship, which I had not done since I left Switzerland in 1866.

These words reached my heart: “Put a pair of scales before you, and look back upon your life and see if the side of goodness goes way down; if on the contrary the badness and the iniquities of your sins go down, come and kneel down before the al­tar, repenting of the same and the true God of heaven who sees every­thing, if you repent truly, will abund­antly pardon and wash you in the atoning blood that was shed on cal­vary for you, and for whosoever will come He will in no wise cast out.”

Well that fitted me exactly and I went home. I could not speak. The prayers of my sainted mother came back to me, and how I made her suf­fer. I could not sleep that night. Next evening I went again. After twenty-four hours agony of soul I knelt down and asked Him with a true penitent heart to be merciful on me, and I felt all at once a wonder­ful change. They told me the work was done. That night I went to bed, but no sleep for me; but not like the night before, tormented. No; it was singing, walking the room and laugh­ing all night. My poor wife told me I was crazy, but I was not. The more she scolded me the more I was laughing. In the morning I went to see the pastor to ask him how it was, and if he thought that the merciful God could have forgiven me in so short a time, for I told him all, and he told me it certainly was done, and told me to come, now to church and tell the people how I was saved, and give my name to be on probation. So I went. (Though the dear Lord did not take me on probation, He did it at once, and fully). The work was finished, blessed be His name for­ever. Afterwards I was faithful to my dear Savior and done what I could. There was a call for some one to go as a missionary and I was willing to go, for I was sure that the Lord was calling me to preach the word. The conference laughed me to scorn, but I did not care, I was bringing sinners to God. But it was the cause of my tailing afterwards. Since that I went out of Methodism and went to New York city where I joined the Baptists and did some mis­sionary work and God blessed my work. After that I went to Lancas­ter, Pa., and established an unde­nominational mission with an Eng­lishman, and there preached the gospel several times, and the Lord was with me and blessed me wonder­fully in words of His Holy Spirit. Now I am more determined to go and preach the true gospel, not like man (sects), but the gospel of our dear Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for only He has called me.

Dear saints of the Lord I am not half done. What I write here is only a feeble part, and if the Lord permits I will tell you the rest, and also of my backsliding, but I have suffered very much. If some dear mothers who are praying for sons or daugh­ters, if they don’t come now, in the name of the Lord cease not to pray for them. Be not weary, the Lord will hear. Pray without ceasing and faith believing, for it was by the prayers of my sainted mother that I came to my heavenly Father. And now may the blessings of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit be with you all now and for ever, Amen.

F. E.Jeanrenaud.

THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL.

Psa. 119:129.

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Wichita, Kan.

Dear Beloved in Christ: For the first time in my life I will attempt to write my experience. I was converted last fall at Wichita, at the camp­meeting and found sweet peace to my soul. I am praising God for a full and free salvation and am glad to testify for Jesus, for what he has done for me. He does wonderfully bless me all the time. Praise the Lord forever! I am ready to do the whole will of God and am so glad that he has brought me out in to this marvelous light. He keeps me sweet­ly saved. Pray for your brother and sister in Christ, saved and sanctified.

W. A. and M. L. Fenwick.

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Morris, Ill.

Dear Saints: I praise God for sal­vation that keeps me all the time. I am glad to report victory in my soul. Last Sunday I was an exorter in the F. M. church but to day I am a preacher of righteousness. “And the Lord said unto Noah, come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.” I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.” Praise the Lord, his saints are glad when they hear of one talk­ing the narrow way. Pray for us. We stand alone as far as humanity goes. By the help of the Lord we mean victory.

Your blood washed brother and sister,

Ellen and Uriah Wanner.

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Reynolds, Nebr., July 23, 1893

Dear Saints of God: May the blessings of God rest upon you and keep you from all sin and daily in­creasing in the power of God. I am praising God for full salvation. O praise God for what he has done for me. He has saved me from every evil work. We just had a good meet­ing held by Bro. Stover and others which was a real refreshing and soul­stirring time. God has called my husband to go and labor for perishing souls; but, praise God, he gives me. strength to bear all things joyfully. I do know He has supplied every lack in my soul, placed me on the highway of holiness where there is nothing to disturb our peace. Praise God no ravenous beasts, nothing to stumble over, yea, not even a stum­bling block before us. It fills my soul with glory to read the Trumpet and the glorious books sent out. O praise God for salvation full and complete. I know God has called me to go out and labor in his vineyard and feel that the time is not far away when he will open the way and say, Walk ye in it. Amen to the whole will of God.

Your sister saved and sanctified by a second work of grace.

Ella Phillips.

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OBITUARY.

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Liverpool, England, July 25,  1893.

Dear Saints: I was requested while in America to give notice of the death of Sister Shick, wife of Charles Shick, of New Hope Pa., which occurred Jan. 12, 1893, and neglected reporting the same. Sis­ter Shick enjoyed full salvation when she fell asleep. She was born Feb. 24th 1835, and joined the Lutheran sect when young, living in the same for over twenty years with out salva­tion as she expressed it herself, but through the hearing of the gospel she saw her condition and was justified and some time after was sanctified, also healed of a cancer. She was a woman of great faith and lived a humble life, before God and her fel­low men. The sister leaves a hus­band, three sons and two daughters to mourn her departure, of which the husband and daughters are saved. And we pray that the sons may fol­low the example of their dear mother who took such an interest in their souls, and expressed while living, such a desire to see all her children saved. May God keep those saved that are saved and convict the oth­ers that they may give their hearts to God. Amen.

J. H. Rupert.

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NINE YEARS AN INVALID.

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To all the Dear Readers and the Afflicted: May God wonderfully bless and comfort you as you read some of his dealings with me. I cannot enumerate them all with pen and ink, but will attempt to give some truths as they have been manifested unto me for both soul and body.

I was converted when sixteen years of age, and was married at the age of seven­teen, in the year 1873. In February, 1874, I was taken sick, and from that time was a helpless invalid until July 18, 1883.

When I was married I felt it my duty to have family worship, but as my husband was not a Christian, I was timid, and put it off, thinking I should do so soon. But the burden kept growing heavier, for I realized the great importance of obeying every leading of the Spirit, but I knew but very little about how to make a real consecra­tion of all things to God at that time.

As I continued to suffer and grow weak, I thought much about the future, and the importance of being prepared to meet the blessed Lord who had suffered so much for one so unworthy as myself. Sometimes preachers would come to visit me, and I would hope that they would say something to give me light, as my poor soul was hungering after something, and I knew not what to ask for, nor how to obtain it. None of them gave me any help in that direction.

In the spring of 1881, my husband thought he would take me to the Eureka Springs of Arkansas, to see if the water would do me any good, as he being a physician, had done all he and other physicians thought would be of any benefit to me. The waters, however, gave me no permanent relief. I felt a little better for a short time but soon became weaker than ever before, insomuch that for six months at a time I was blind; and also lost my voice, and for some length of time was unable to speak above a whis­per. But, oh, the glorious light that had begun to spring up in my soul during this time of seeking relief for the body at the Springs!

The dear Lord sent those to me who taught me that there was deliverance for the captives, and how to set the prisoners free; and that it was my privilege to be made whole both soul and body. They showed me by the Word of God that con­secration by faith in Jesus, would bring about sanctification of the soul, and his cleansing blood would destroy the carnal mind which is enmity against God. See Rom. 8:7, and also the scripture which teaches us to trust God for the healing of the body. I had been taught that the day of healing was past; but when I would read the scripture, and see that God is no re­specter of persons; and that, he is “the same yesterday, to day, and forever;” also how Jesus used to heal all who came unto him, I believed that he loved his people as much now as when he was here upon earth. But before I was healed my consecration had to reach the point where I was willing to do anything the Lord would have me do, and I was blessed in talking of the good­ness of Jesus to every one who came to see me. Oh! the bliss and constant peace of my soul was more than I can find words to express. Instead of the longings, and doubts and fears, there was a sweet com­munion which words fail to explain, but those who have found “the honey in the Rock,” understand my meaning.

I often lay for several days at a time in a cold prostrate condition, and almost a death-like perspiration upon my body and limbs, so cold that they could not be warmed by friction or stimulants.

I felt a great desire to be baptized, and as I had learned to look to Jesus to be guided by him in all things, this scripture kept coming to my mind: Except ye be born of water, and of the Spirit, ye cannot enter into the kingdom of God. — Jno. 3:5.

I felt led to have a holiness preacher to baptize me, but I was too weak to be taken out of my room; so they brought a bath­tub into my room, and I was baptized in it. Then I felt so anxious to partake of the Lord’s supper, and the same preacher, with a few other Christians came and we had a glorious time commemorating the death of our dear Savior.

We were living in Thayer, Kan., at the time of my healing. A little girl was feed­ing me my breakfast, and as I was taking some grape-juice and bread, the words of 1 Cor. 11:25, came to me, and I said: If thy will, accept it as in remembrance of thee, it shall be; and oh, such a witness of His holy presence came with such power! I realized the healing power was present to heal me. I said, The Lord has healed me! and I began to sing “It is done,” and then said, What shall I do? The Spirit of the Lord said, Leap and rejoice. And again, Arise and walk. I told the little girl, who had been feeding me, to tell my husband to come in. When he came, I said, Doctor, I am healed; will you believe it? Let me up so I can walk. In the name and strength of Jesus I arose, but cannot describe the change; it was as if I had been carrying all I could possibly live under, and the load suddenly removed. The change was so great, and made me so light and free, that I felt just like running all over town.

The day before I was healed I heard the noise of wings over me. This was re­peated three times, and I did not understand what it meant, but as I was so near death’s door, supposed that the Lord had sent for me. Shortly after I was healed I was one day reading my Bible, and read Malachi 4:2: “But unto you that fear my name shall the Son of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.’’ This explained matters and made it all plain to me.

After being healed, I felt impressed that in order to keep victory for my healing, I should have family worship three times a day; and thus let my light shine for the glory of God. I have since given birth to two children, and each time got up in as good health as before.

With much love and sympathy to all the afflicted, I am resting upon the Solid Rock.  

Mary J. Sweeney.

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CORROBORATING TESTIMONY.

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In regard to what my wife has written, I can say what she has stated are facts-  She had been sick about six years before I took her to the Eureka Springs of Arkan­sas, with the hope that she would, recover her health.

Her disease was a female trouble. She had antefluction and anteversion of the uterus, also mitritus, with ulcers at the os of the worst character. During the six years she was scarcely able at any time to be on her feet, or walk a step.

I had a large practice at that time, but gave her all the attention I could. I per­used several of the best works on Jinecology, such as West, Thomans, Monday and others, and consulted some of the best physicians, but we could not reach her case.

We remained at the Springs, with no benefit from the water. We then came to Thayer, Kan. and remained ten months until my wife was healed. During the ten months she seemed more prostrated than before. She was weak, debilitated and nervous, with quick intermitting pulse, cold perspiration, loss of vision to a great extent, and could not speak louder than a low whisper.

At the time she was healed I was sitting in an adjoining room writing. When she sent for me to come into the room, as I entered I was utterly astonished, and most agreeably surprised when I found her sit­ting up in bed. She reached out her hand and said, “Doctor, I am healed, I feel like I could walk all over town.” She arose without assistance, and walked to a rocking chair in the room and sat down, rejoicing and praising the Lord. I frankly confess, after witnessing the long protracted com­plicated case, and then see her get right up in the midst of it, though an unsaved man, I was afraid to deny the healing power of God.

Dr. R. E. Sweeney.

Chanute, Kan., July 20, 1891.

Selected from Divine Healing of Soul and Body.

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ANSWER TO QUESTIONS.

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Springfield, Ill., July 22.

To Sister H. P.: Grace and peace from God the Father, and from Je­sus Christ our Savior, be multiplied unto you, through the knowledge and obedience of the truth in all things. Your letter has been sent to me, and I take pleasure in answering. I am thankful that, God has shown you ever since your conversion that his church is not any sect whose names are written on earth, — see Jer. 17:13, — but the body of “believers out of every denomination that have their names written in heaven.” “Christ being the head of this spirit­ual body, and God set every member in the body as it has pleased himself.” Well, since you see that, you cannot consistently, with the light you have, acknowledge anything else as the church. Since God’s church have their names written in heaven, you should not have yours written on earth. Since God’s church is one body, you should not countenance a sect, a cut off faction. Since Christ is the head of the church, you should belong to no sect, over which Christ is not head. The head of an institu­tion is its law making power. In God’s church we are told “there is one lawgiver, who is able to save and de­stroy.” — Jas. 4:12. Who is he? “The Lord is our lawgiver.” — Isa. 33:22. Therefore he is the head. — Eph. 5:23, 24; Col. 1:18; Col. 2:18, 19.

Notice carefully the last text. “Let no man beguile you,” etc., “not hold­ing the head.” To join a man’s in­stitution, anything that man has founded, is letting go Christ, the head. Read also Col. 2:8-10. Hear this warning, Beware lest any man spoil you, etc., “after the traditions of men, after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ.” “Ye are complete in him.” Then you should join and hold to no religious creed gotten up in this world and organized by man. And as sure as you do, it will spoil you. Now while Christ is the head and lawgiver to the church which truth you see. You cannot consist­ently belong to the Free Methodist sect, of which the general conference is the law-making power; as you will see by reading the discipline. Those heady preachers, resolve themselves into a head, usurp the province of Jesus Christ, and legislate laws, and bind burdens on the people, and thereby follow the example of the pope, and as God, sit in the temple of God. You admit that into the church, God sets every member as it pleases him. Why then let man take you into something else? God never set the members into the Free Methodist or any other sect. You “sometimes make a stir among other sects” you say. But dear sister it you dared teach and walk in all the word of God, you would soon make a stir in the F. M. camp.

You say you are not married to the F. M. sect. Then you should sepa­rate, and not live in spiritual adultery with that body, while at the same time you, if saved, are married to Christ, and are set into his body. But dear sister I write not these things to chide you, for we have all been educated in sectism, and it takes some time for even an honest soul to get out of unscriptural ruts. But I assure you that the apostle told the truth when he said, “Ye are complete in him,” Christ. So we need no ad­ditional sect, creed, or human sys­tems. So, be assured, dear sister, that the church Jesus founded is perfectly practicable. You cite us texts of scripture to prove that it is right to have elders and deacons That is all right. But these officers were not ordained in a sect organi­sation as you suppose. A sect, is a cut off faction and division. But the same apostle that directs that elders be ordained in every city, says “there should be no schism in the body,” no sects. So you see he did not au­thorize sect elders, or sect organ­izations. But the elders and dea­cons of which we read, in the scriptures, are in the body of Christ which is the church. And the Holy Spirit put them in their office. — Acts 20:28, and not the vote of man.

You think we must have sect or­ganizations in order to hold meeting houses. The saints, out side of all sect organizations, who only abide in the body of Christ, which is not a sect, or faction, but the whole, find no difficulty in building and holding meeting houses. They have houses in many places. The deed is made to the church of the living God at that certain place, and the elders and deacons, being the only Bible officers, are made trustees, and their success­ors. Just so, every difficulty arising from taking the New Testament to the exclusion of every vestage of hu­man addition and machinery is only immaginary. You, think a meeting house without a sect organization to hold it, “would bring strife and divi­sion.” But actual facts have proved, as well as does the Bible teach that “strife and division” are not caused by simply abiding in the word of God, but they always come from creeds and inventions of men.

“Is not form needed as much as hoops on a barrel to hold it togeth­er?” The scripture teaches form and order. We are to show the form of the house as well as the house it­self. Eze. 43:8-22. The ordinances of Christ, require a perfect conform­ity to the specific form of their ob­servance. But it is a mistake to suppose that anything of a formal nature, especially the creeds and forms of man’s invention, keep God’s children together. These human forms are just the devil’s wedges to cause strife and division. They al­ways divide instead of hold together. Nay, the love of God is what keeps the church of God together. Hence we read,

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfect­ness. — Col. 3:14.

That their hearts might be com­forted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assur­ance of understanding, to the ac­knowledgment of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ. —  Col. 2:2.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that nei­ther death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. — Rom. 8:35—39.

It is a glorious truth that the church that Jesus founded is all complete, both for the individual member, and for all the operations of the entire body, and it is also true that all dis­cord, strife and divisions come from foreign elements.

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HELL.

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THE wicked shall be turned into hell. God in his message of in­spiration to man speaks of a hell, which he would not do, if there were not one. He speaks of it as a place of punishment for the wicked, and that is the reason the wicked do not like to hear the doctrine insisted up­on. There are many who would persuade themselves that there is no hell, not because the testimony of in­spiration is not definite, but because they wish it were not so. However, we might wish it were not so, the fact remains, and our unbelief can­not make the truth of God any the less true.

And as to its duration, the very strongest terms are imployed in scripture to denote length of dura­tion. And also the intensity of the anguish of its inhabitants. Now we might wish to modify, or ignore, or distort, or wrest the plain declaration of God’s testimony in Revelation to these truths, they remain true. And though we may take the devil’s cor­dial of unbelief until our consciences is so lulled to sleep that we may not wake until the flames of eternal fire is lashing our quiet consciene. But all the while the truth exists. The wicked shall be turned into HELL.

But who are the wicked thus as­signed to the flames of eternal fire? In answer to this question we have only to look into the scriptures: “Whosoever committeth sin is of the devil.” But many professing Chris­tians, lost in a pretended humility, that they sin every day. “Whosoev­er committeth sin is of the devil.” But one asks, what is your standard of sin? Better ask what is the Bible standard. But I do find many who decry the use of tobacco and the amusements of the ball room, who adorn themselves in immodest ap­parel and in the wearing of gold. Such persons are setting up a stan­dard of their own, and thus ignoring God’s standard. To them is applica­ble the admonition of Paul, “O, man who art thou that repliest against God.” Now there are many who would twist, bend, and wrest God’s word to suit their own whims of un­belief and to meet their own wishes. But remember you will be judged by the unbending word of God. Since this is true, would it not be wise to accept the whole truth and not rest until you are in a condition of heart to love the whole truth.

T. A. Melvin.

THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL.

Psa. 119:129.

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Millville, Miss.

Dear Saints: I feel like it would be to the honor and glory of God for me to write my testimony. Praise the Lord! it is blessed to walk in the light of God. O the beautiful light that makes the way so plain. Praise the Lord! I have been suffering very much from severe pain, but the Lord healed me in answer to prayer. May he have all the praise. Pray for me that I may continue in the faith.

Your sister in the one body, sancti­fied to do the will of God,

Elnorah Johnson.

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Covington, La., July 25, 1893.

Dear Saints and Brothers in the Lord. I take pleasure in writing a few lines to the Trumpet. I do thank the Lord this morning for His great and unspeakable gift of his spir­it in my heart. I do feel saved in the Lord. And praise the name of Jesus who has paid the great price. There is a moving of the Lord here among some of the people. Brother Bradley has been holding meeting, here near Abita Springs. There are some few opposers but we pray to God that he will save them. Three have been baptized and some more are waiting for the return of Bro­ther Bradley. Dear saints, pray for me that I may keep saved and sanc­tified by the power of God.

Your brother in the Lord,

Alex W. Davis.

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Adams, Iowa.

Dear Children of the Living God: I can say that I am still in the narrow way and trying to go up high­er. I am living a life of peace and happiness which I have never done before in all my life. And all the glory be to God. Oh how he takes care of me. Last winter he raised me from a bed of sore afflictions. Oh the pains I had to endure. I was thinking my time had come to be called home and I left it all with the Lord and his children and He did wonderfully heal me. I couldn’t help myself at all. I learned a valu­able lesson through my sickness which I will not forget. My faith is stronger than it was last summer. I take all my little troubles to Him and he always helps me so wonder­fully. I find the more I trust Him the better I get along.

He has taken away my appetite for all kinds of drink, like tea, coffee, beer and a good many more things. He keeps me from reading novels and story books and from talking slang and jesting and all worldly pleasures. I am not interested in any thing of the world, and I bless God that he keeps me every day clean and un­spotted from this wicked world. Oh I am persecuted, but He is by my side and holds me up: and I am so glad. I do hope and pray that my husband will soon yield himself unto the Lord. Pray for him. I can truly say the Lord is my shepard; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of right­eousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the vally of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. — Psalms 23. What precious words they are, and truly I am one of God’s sheep and can realize the meaning of them. Dear sisters and brothers pray for me that I will be kept ever looking to Him, and serve Him without fear.

Your sister saved, sanctified and kept by the power of God,

Mrs. Lizzie Clark.

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