21 September 1893, Volume 13, Number 37.

The Way of Holiness.

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There are blessings without measure,
In the path that Jesus trod.
Oh how sweet and grand the pleasure
In this glorious walk with God!

“Follow me!” oh hear the Savior,
Pleading now in gentle tones!
From the bonds of sin he frees us,
Saves from sin his little ones.

In the pure and holy pathway,
Jesus asks us all to be;
Close unto his side you now may
Walk in paths of purity.

Walking hand in hand with Jesus,
Watched by his untiring care;
Here we feel in love he sees us,
And will lead from every snare.

In the narrow way I’m walking,
Jesus leads me by the hand,
He from sin does ever keep me;
All complete in Him I stand!

Clabence Dewey.

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FAITH AND WORKS MUST GO TOGETHER.

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WHAT doth it profit, my breth­ren, though a man say he hath faith and have not works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, thou hast faith and I have works, show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works. James ii. 14-18.

Some may say works will not save us. Amen. But the real faith of God and love of God in the soul first, then works will follow. Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble­ness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quar­rel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonish­ing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. — Col. iii. 12-17. And whatso­ever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. Praise God! Christ said to the young man that wanted to know what he should do to inherit eternal life: Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bare false witness. Honor thy father and mother. And he said, all these have I kept from my youth up. Now when Jesus heard these things he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing, sell all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come and follow me. You see how the Lord commanded a complete con­secration of all that he had, but he went away sorrowful, for he was very rich. He was not willing to be like Jesus who was rich but became poor for our sake, and sell all that he had that he might have the life of Christ, the one pearl of great price. But he loved his riches more than God, He did not know that all belonged to God and it would only be giving back his own. He perhaps did not realize how God could break the brittle thread of life in the twinkle of an eye; then whose would those riches be? Thus it is said he heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them; so likewise are those that are not rich toward God.

Let us lay up our treasures in heav­en where moth and rust can not cor­rupt, and where thieves cannot break through nor steal; for where your treasure is there will your heart be also. Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high- minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. 1 Tim. vi. 17-19. Some will say, We are not able to give; we have all that we can do to take care of our own. But let us see. And he looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treas­ury; and he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. And he said, Of a truth I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: for all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. So dear ones, you see we can give the widow’s mite if we can not give any more, for man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks on the heart. But let him that giveth do it cheerfully, and not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. And we must give as unto the Lord and not unto man. Not for outward show nor for the praise of the world as the hypo­crites do; for they love the praise of men more than the praise of God. Christ says they shall have their re­ward. But when thou givest thine alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth, that thine alms may be in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

O praise God! we are not afraid to trust God if he leads us to give. For we know that he will supply all our needs according to his riches in glory. Praise the Lord! When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: and before him shall be gathered all na­tions, and he shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was an hun­gered, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison; and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, say­ing, Lord, when saw we thee an hun­gered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying. Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Lodema A. Lyon.

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WHO IS GREATEST IN TEE KINGDOM?

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AT the same time came the disciples unto Jesus saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heav­en? — Matt. xviii. 1. We perceive in the above question a spirit which em­anates from that element that has always caused so much trouble; namely, the carnal mind. We also notice a lack of the real understand­ing of the nature and composition of God’s kingdom. One would think it strange that the disciples should ask such a question so shortly after the good Master had told them, “If any man will come after me, let him deny, himself and take up his cross and follow me.” — Matt. xvii. 24. Then on the other hand while we consider the unsanctified condition of the dis­ciples at that time it is nothing more than we can expect from brethren in that state to wonder who should be the greatest, and sometimes try­ing to do something to make them­selves greatest. Of course this is what the world calls greatness when we can show some great thing we have done, or are about going to do; and the world expects its preachers to prove themselves by themselves, or in other words what great thing have you done? or what can you do? and unless a man measures up to their standard of greatness he is not ac­cepted. That is why Jesus the Son of God found no favor in the eyes of the world. Simply because he came not in his own power, therefore was rejected and slain. Notice the con­trast between God’s and man’s great­ness. The principles are directly op­posite. It seems so difficult to get man to understand that God’s king­dom is composed of entirely different material than that of the world. There is nothing in it of the world; not any thing that looks like the world except man, and he must go through a process which when com­pleted leaves him without a spot or wrinkle or any such thing.

The question was, Who is greatest? And Jesus called a little child unto him and set him in the midst of them; and said, Verily I say unto you. Ex­cept ye be converted and become as a little child ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. — Matt. xviii. 2, 3. So we see the beginning of greatness is littleness. Notice the mustard seed: though the smallest of seeds it grew until it became the largest of herbs. — Matt. xiii. 32. Well bless the dear Lord for his plain answers and simple comparisons, which never fail to accomplish that for which they were intended. Who is greatest? Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is [present tense] greatest in the kingdom of heaven. — Matt. xviii. 4. So we see the end of God’s greatness is littleness as well as the beginning. And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased, and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. — Matt. xxiii. 12. God wants us to be as children in humble­ness and obedience. This was the Psalmist’s experience. He said, surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is weaned of its moth­er. Psa. cxxxi. 2. Here he com­pares himself to a child to show how humble and obedient he was. He says in the first verse, “Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty; neither do I exercise myself in great matters or in things too high for me:” Notice how he kept in or­der by not exercising himself in mat­ters that were too high for him. Now this is just the kind of children God wants and the only kind he will have, — them that behave themselves, and when he begins to bless them with wisdom, they will not take the glory to themselves, but just keep humble. Paul says, Be not wise in your own conceit. — Rom. xii. 16. Be not wise in thine own eyes. — Prov. iii. 7. Now when we get the idea that we are a little the best preacher or best sing­er, and if it were not for us the king­dom of God would go down, and that God has called us just for a certain work, and so forth, perhaps it would be prudent to refer to the above scriptures. And perhaps we will find we are just wise in our own conceits; and if we see it as the Psalmist did we will plainly see we have been misbehaving ourselves by taking too much exercise in matters too high for us. How often the devil would like to get us worrying and talking about things and subjects too high for us; and many times they neither pertain to salvation nor to our welfare in earthly things, and we pray over the matter and the Lord says if any man lack wisdom let him ask of God, and then we find that we have been mis­behaving ourselves by exercising our­selves in matters too high for us. How true, Except the Lord build the house they labor in vain that built it. — Psa. cxxvii. 1.

Another point in this lesson will be well worth notice, and that is that Jesus came not to be honored nor to make himself a great name, but oth­erwise. “And whosoever will be great among you let him be your minister.” Now does this mean a minister with the title Rev. and D. D., and one that gets a salary from ten to twenty thousand per year and has from one to four curates to wait on him and do the preaching when the weather is bad, and do all the visiting the sick, and he the D. D. sit at home, or at the finest resort in the land? Jesus says, “And whoso­ever will be chief among you, let him be your servant.” In what manner? “Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto but to minister and to give his life a ransom for many.” — Matt. xx. 27, 28. Now that is what Jesus calls a minister, one that serves the people. Peter ex­horts the elders or preachers to feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for fil­thy lucre, but of a ready mind: neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. — 1 Pet. v. 2, 3. You see we have no prom­ise in the above of a fine time and great honor and large salary in this world; but praise God we shall have a reward. And when the chief Shep­herd shall appear ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. — 1 Pet. v. 4. Well praise God, there is going to be a pay day, and the pay will be a crown of glory or honor from the great God. What a contrast that will be between the honor of God which fadeth not away and that of the world which must pass into outer darkness under the mighty electric light of God’s glory! Oh then what will all the great titles and hon­or and wisdom amount to if we have not the approbation of God upon us? Let us turn to Paul’s charge to Tim­othy. I love to read that for it brings to one’s mind the real responsibility placed upon the minister, or those that would be great in the kingdom of heaven. He tells Timothy, But watch thou, in all things; endure af­fliction; do the work of an evangelist; make full proof of thy ministry. — 2 Tim. iv. 5 He tells Timothy to make full proof of his ministry, first by preaching the word, then by enduring affliction. He says in the third verse, For the time will come [future tense] when they will not endure sound doc­trine, and so could expect nothing else than to suffer affliction from such a state of affairs. Paul had written Timothy previous to this and told him how to behave himself. — 1 Tim. iii. 15. So he ended by giving Timo­thy a little testimony to encourage him. “For I am ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand; I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course; I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord the righteous judge [or chief] shall give me at that day; and not to me only, but unto all them that love his appearing.” — 2 Tim. iv. 6-8. And whosoever will be chief among you let him be your servant. Your brother in Christ,

J. H. Rupert, Liverpool, Eng.

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BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE.

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Last May Gerhard Wall, the seven year old son of G. J. Wall, living seven miles south-east of Anthony, Kan., was sent out by his mother to pick up some brush. While at his work, the little boy was bitten on the little finger by a rattlesnake. The neighbors were called in, and the fa­ther sent for, and soon the arm and hand were swollen extremely tight. Upon the arrival of the father, he said to his boy, What shall we do, send for a doctor? The little fellow had always been taught to trust God for all things, and in all times of sick­ness, and was not even staggered in faith at this critical period. And with tears in his eyes, he replied, “No, pray to God. I am ready to die, but believe I can be healed.” He was then anointed with oil and prayed for according to Jas. v. 14, 15, then the father told him to pray and ask the Lord to heal him, but instead, he began to praise the Lord that the work was done, and although his arm remained badly swollen for a few hours, the pain was instantly remov­ed without a particle of medicine, and no earthly physician was called. There were many witnesses to the occurrence, and some who had been unbelievers in faith healing through the power of God, were soon con­vinced that the Bible is true, and the only thing lacking with the people is meeting the conditions, and exercis­ing the proper amount of faith.

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Copley, Ohio.

Dear Brother in Christ: Praise the Lord! My testimony is that I am saved, sanctified and kept by the mighty power of God. and I am free from all sectarianism. Praise the Lord!

Last February I was stricken down by a paralytic stroke of the heart, and I consulted two physicians and no help was obtained, and then I called on some of God’s humble servants and they came and sang a few songs and prayed with me, and, glory to God I was healed instantly by the almighty power of God, and to day I am shouting his glorious praises. I wish to God that you could come and preach for us; if you can, please let me know. We have two prayer meetings a week and also a happy band that is straight for Christ. We need some one here that will preach the truth and nothing but the truth. There is a chance for a great work here. Your brother, saved in Jesus,

John D. Arnold.

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THE GOSPEL TRUMPET.

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A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL.

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DEFINITE, RADICAL, ANTI-SECTARIAN.
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For the Purity and Unity of His Church;
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A meeting is desired at Elkhart, Ind. about Oct. 1st. Address Daniel W. Kryder, 519 Division St.

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Wm. Cummins, Swifton, Jackson Co., Ark. desires some true child of God to come there to preach the gos­pel, and to baptize those who desire to be baptized.

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Sister Lizzie Clark, Adams, Mus­catine Co., Iowa write that they have been trying since last fall to get some holiness ministers to come there, but no one has yet answered the call.

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An old friend and neighbor of ours by the name of Michael Coffey, now residing at Green Springs, Seneca Co., Ohio, has, through the mercy of God, escaped out of the Catholic sect, and also sees that the Protestant sects in that place are not of God. He would love very much to have some true minister of the Gospel come and preach the Word. Who can visit him? Address him as above.

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The Fruit of the Vine.

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We have received an interesting letter from Bro. Isaac N. and Sister Jennie Ulsh, of Forest City, Mo. They are evidently called to work for God. We were, shown by the Spirit the gift and call of God in the sister, last summer at the Robinson, Kan. camp. They are both now consecrat­ed to obey the voice of God. Pray for the healing of this brother from afflictions caused by past unwilling­ness to move out in obedience to the Lord. Also he has a son thirteen years old who is a good worker with a team, and they desire a home and place for him to work among the saints. Let some brother take the boy, and may God send Bro. and Sis­ter Ulsh forth to labor in the vineyard, yea, speedily, for the time is short. Amen. The Lord has blessed the sis­ter’s efforts to preach the gospel with good fruits and much encouragement.

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A young brother writes us from Mass. “Seven years ago, God par­doned all my sins. Three years ago, by the Holy Spirit, I was sanctified wholly. A few months later God called me to preach the gospel. I re­sisted the call. Then God permitted trials to come, one by one. All life’s joys and hopes failed. The past two years have been filled with intense suffering. How great, only God knows. Last January, I repented of my sins, and gave all to God. Glory to His name! He forgave the past I consecrated myself, soul and body to his service.

About two months ago the call came again, ‘Go preach the gospel.’ Again, and again, by night and day I heard the call. But I saw no way open. I prayed for light but none came. I only heard the voice of the Lord distinctly, ‘Go preach the gos­pel.’ Last Saturday night, I said to God, ‘Here I am Lord, I know not where to preach, but I am ready to go.’ A few hours later, going to the Post Office, I found two-copies of the GOSPEL TRUMPET. I never had heard of the paper before. As I read the precious testimonies and news of sal­vation, the conviction came that here is my line of work.”

Thank God for this providence that brought the present line of God’s march to this dear brother. Let all who read the lines help to find some other soul whom God is calling out of the stockade of sectism, to work for him. And let all who feel the hand of God upon them to work in his vine­yard, take warning from the above sad experience, and many others like it, and never refuse to obey God, lest his hand be laid upon you in heavy affliction and tribulation. Amen.

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THE FLOATING BETHEL.

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We are in receipt of a letter from Bro. Stowe, who is at work on the Floating Bethel. He is in need of more laborers, only having two help­ers. Who will go and labor for the Lord? Carpenters are needed, but any person somewhat used to working with tools can help in the work. The brother writes, “We have the work of building nicely started, and if the means come in fast enough to purchase the material, we can have the house ready to be used in about three weeks.” O beloved, let us keep this good work moving. Why not all God’s children send a small mite? If but fifty cents apiece, all the means would soon be provided. Take it to the Lord, dear ones, and do as he shall direct. Let the dear saints in each place throw together your mites, and send to Bro. G. T. Clayton, No. 4747, Liberty Ave. Pittsburg, Pa. And the Lord bless you. Amen.

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To all our Correspondents.

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We wish to say that time is very swift, and life is thronged with many open doors to work for God with feet, hands, lips and pen. And while some people have to resort to diversions to while away the hours, it is our lot in the providence of God, to be thronged with several times more to do each hour than our feeble ability can execute. Therefore many com­munications come to our hand we would love to answer, and many questions asked, and many scriptures wished explained. We are compelled to deny ourselves the pleasure of at­tending to, and thus treat you with seeming indifference. Especially dur­ing the camp meeting season, it is very difficult to get writing done. The almost constant meetings, the special private labors between public services, and the absorbing care for immortal souls, almost entirely ex­cludes work with the pen. For that reason we have quite a pile of matter accumulated, which we are trying to work through, with the daily new tasks, wishing to get ready to take up writing on our book as soon as possible. Therefore, dearly beloved, if we have appeared unfaithful, and incourteous to you, in either omitting, or delaying anwers, we hope you will ascribe it to the want of time, and opportunity of your frail brother, and not to any lack of desire on our part.

Seeing that we are not able to fully meet our duties in the line of Editor­ial work, while in constant labors in the ministry, nor yet as efficient in the field because of our calling to write, we have sometimes thought of stopping one or the other, but the dear Lord does not seem to give us rest from either line of work. So we have concluded after all, we can do the most good by combining the two lines of work, and doing the best we can therein. O what work, what work there is to do for the Lord! Work everywhere, work for everybo­dy. O let every child of God be dil­igent, for the time is short. And oh. pray much for your servant, Amen.

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CAMP AND GROVE MEETINGS.

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NOTICE.

The camp meeting in Augusta, Ga. is changed to a tabernacle or hall meeting, and the time will be Dec. 1, 1893.       

W. H. Morris,

King’s Mills, Augusta, Ga.

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MEETING AT AUGUSTA, GA.

A meeting will be held in Augusta, Ga., beginning Nov. 15th to continue as long as the Lord wills. All come who will, and stay during the meet­ing. Come prepared to tent on the ground.

Thos. Carter And A. J. Kilpatrick.

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There will be a tabernacle meeting at Lewistown, Logan Co., O., begin­ning Sept. 28th and continuing over Oct. 8th. Let all the saints that can, attend this meeting and help in the glorious work of saving souls.

Otto Bolds and wife.

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There will be a tabernacle meeting about six miles north-west of Sidney, Shelby Co., O., beginning Oct. 10, and continuing over the 15, and long­er if the Lord leads. Let as many saints as can, attend this meeting, and pray God that a glorious work may be done for the Lord.

Otto Bolds, J. N. Howard and Co.

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CAMP MEETING VISALIA, CAL.

Brother J. J. Bentley, writes that there will be a camp meeting at Visa­lia, commencing Sept. 28th, 1893. Arrangements will be made to ac­comodate the people. Brother J. W. Byers is expected to be there. Let all the saints send up a prayer in be­half of this meeting on the western coast, that many souls may be saved.

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Grand Junction Assembly Meeting.

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The Lord willing, a general assem­bly of the saints of God will be held on the camp ground at Grand Junc­tion, Mich., beginning Wednesday, Oct. 4th and continue about one week, or as much longer as the Lord directs. A glorious time is expected in the name of the Lord. Let all who can come, make preparations to come, and stay during the whole meeting. Everybody invited to come. Pray much that a harvest of souls may be brought into the garner of the Lord, and much good done in his name.

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ETERNAL JUDGMENT.

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Among the things associated with perfection in Heb. vi. 1, 2 is that of “faith toward God, of the doctrine of baptism, and of laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.” Since the language in the two verses is rather ambiguous, anti-ordinance teachers try to so construe it that “the doctrine of baptisms” is one of the things we are to leave instead of go on to. But this is a daring effort to wrest the scriptures. It is clearly seen that “faith toward God, the doctrine of baptisms, laying on of hands, the doc­trine of the resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment” are all placed in the same grammatical posi­tion. If one is to be left out so are the rest; but if one is an element that pertains to the higher perfected Chris­tian life, likewise are all the rest. Now what are the facts in the case? Do we leave “faith towards God,” and the power of “laying on of hands,” for healing, ordaining, casting out of devils, etc., when we go on to perfec­tion? Nay, but by so doing we perfect faith, and only reach the anointing power and authority of the Spirit of God to lay on holy hands. Likewise, it is in the perfected or wholly sanc­tified state where we realize all the glorious truth or doctrine that is con­tained in the ordinance of baptism. Namely, the great fact of our utter death to sin, and spiritual resurrection in the life of Christ, all of which is beautifully symbolized in our burial with Christ in baptism. Just as when a corpse is being interred all know that the person is counted dead; so when a child of God is scripturally baptized, that burial suggests the idea that the candidate is dead indeed to sin; and that great fact of freedom from sin is the chief doctrine of bap­tism. So all these things are to be gone on unto and realized in the grace of perfection.

But it is the “eternal judgment” that we are more particularly led to write on this morning. The words may refer to the doctrine of the final judg­ment, which will be a final and eternal verdict upon all men. But we are very strongly impressed, and have been for several years, that the words refer to the judgment rendered by the Spirit and Word of God through God’s holy saints here on earth. It may seem strong meat, but in the light of God’s word we must lift the stan­dard of present judgment to this very text. In the New Testament record we clearly see that judgment authori­ty was put in the primitive church of God. “He that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he. himself is judged of no man.” 1 Cor. ii. 15. The idea of judgment is well defined by the pro­phet Micah iii. 8. — “But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.” The authority to judge is by the power of the Spirit of God in our hearts, and its functions consist in declaring men’s sins, and their real condition in the sight of God. It was manifest in exposing Judas by the Lord, and thus ridding the church of his hypocritical charac­ter. It was manifest in its severest form through Peter upon Ananias and Sapphira. And though that power and authority was all lost in the long dark apostasy, and Lordly authority and rule given to men by the dragon took its place, it was predicted in Daniel vii. 22 that judgment would again be given to the saints, and thereby this long dark apostasy was to be broken.

Now the word of God teaches that this judgement of the saints is with irrevocable authority, and that there is no possible way to escape it but by confession and an application of the blood of Christ. Hence, when the Lord gave the directions in Matt. xviii. 15-18, how to proceed with a brother who had trespassed against another, he gives to understand that when the scriptural course had been taken in the spirit of meekness, and the person refused to get right with God, when renounced by the church through her faithful elders, that person was bound thereby, not only on earth but also in heaven. Yea, “Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven.” That is when a scriptural course had been followed out in the right spirit, God would hold the person to the decision of the church through all eternity. And just so, when the Bible conditions of restoration have been met by the individual he will be released by the church of all further blame; “And whatsoever ye shall loose on earth

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shall be loosed in heaven.”

This authority was not given to Peter only, as papists suppose, but “he that is spiritual judgeth all things.” Yea, “this honor have all his saints,” namely, to “bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron, to execute the judgment written.” See Psa. cxlix.

Let it then be remembered that when holy men of God in the Spirit and by the Word execute judgment upon crooked persons who will not confess, repent and get right with God, it is “eternal judgment” To do this men must be very pure, holy, free from self or unrighteous bias, and be guided by humility and perfect love to God, his cause, and toward the very person to whom the “sop is given.” If eternal judgment, it must proceed from the eternal throne of God. Hut when it is from thence. God help every one to hold it on earth just as God does in heaven. If some do not have the discerning they should have, and these deceptive spirits that are cut off by the word of God, can draw their sympathies, and cause them to think they are saved, and treat them as saved, it will have a tendency, in a sense, to loose them on earth, when yet bound in heaven. But it will only give them liberty to hurt and cripple the cause of Christ. We have known cases where such cloaked spirits would, to some extent, creep back into the favorable opinion of some of God’s children, and into the congregation of the Lord, and time and again break the, unity of the Spir­it, and make havoc of the church of God, until, at last, every saint of God was established and saw that spirit in its true light, and then the instrument of the devil was utterly cut off, and in some instances left the community.

We have before us a letter from one of the elders at Covert, Mich., stating how at last the church of God in that place have, been compelled to fully withdraw themselves from Wm. and Mary Kinney, who were deliv­ered over to Satan several years ago, and the whole church know that the judgment was true, and soon drew out the manifestation of a devilish spirit in them. But since then the coiling, deceiving, cloaking spirit of the devil has wrought very perseveringly in the woman, and succeeded in drawing a veil over the eyes of some, who have been their comforters, and they have forgotten that judgment rendered in the Spirit of God is eter­nal judgment. And, accordingly, by their influence as well as by insuffic­ient grace, love and wisdom on the part of some, that were against them, the cause of Christ has greatly suf­fered in that place. In all humility and love, we admonish every child of God at Covert to keep yourselves in the love of God, and have no com­pany or fellowship with those spirits whom God has bound in heaven. Though we believe the man ‘has in the past endeavored to get right with God, and for a season shown some fruits of repentance, the woman has never, to our knowledge, manifested an honest, humble desire to get saved from the heady delusive powers of the devil. While we are filled with all love, sympathy and readiness to receive into our heart and confidence such as show the fruits of repentance and sincerity by the grace of God, and despite all the wiles of hell, we will hold beneath the eternal judgment of God’s word, such as do not confess, repent and get really saved. Amen.

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News from the Field.

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Mole Hill, W. Va., Sept. 13, 1893.

Dear Saints of the Living God: May his blessings be upon you con­tinually, and keep you from evil. Amen. We are happy to report per­fect victory in the name of Jesus. We came to this place Sept. 1, and commenced meeting in the grove. No one camped on the ground, but the attendance was good, and the meeting moved along with victory, and showers of blessings came down in their seasons. Praise our God forever! Five were converted and afterward sanctified, and three others sanctified, who were justified before, and many others were deeply con­victed who would not yield and be saved. May God extend his mercy, and save them yet before too late, is our prayer. Four were buried with Christ in baptism. Meeting closed last night. We go about four miles to Stanley, and commence meeting to morrow night, the Lord willing we will be in this state about two weeks yet. Pray for us and the work at this place. Yours and Christ’s sanc­tified wholly.

Thos. Carter and A. J. Kilpatrick.

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Butterfield, Mo., Sept. 8, 1893.

Dear Saints of God: I wish to say, God saves and sanctifies me wholly. I have held one meeting since the Granby meeting, and am in the second one, and God is with me in great power. About thirty have been saved and sanctified. Praise God! Pray for me, for I mean to be loyal to God. I wish to say, the meeting at Granby did me much good. Amen! I am dead to every thing but God’s will.

D. Keeton.

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West Monterey, Pa., Sept. 11, 1893.

Dear Saints of the Most High God, Greeting. We are glad to re­port that the Pennsylvania camp meeting, was a glorious and complete victory for king Jesus. Hallelujah! After the camp meeting Brother and Sister Warner and Co. started for Butler, Pa. to hold the fort. Brother C. E. Hunter went with us to visit our father and mother-in-law for a few days which was to the glory of God, for many hearts were won over to the truth, some no doubt ere long will give their hearts to God. As we, the Lord willing expect to hold a meet-  in their neighborhood before return­ing home. On the evening of the 9th inst. we commenced meeting in the new house at this place (Monte­rey) and expect to hold the fort till we get orders to move on to next place, which will be St. Petersburg. Then to New Bethlehem. Pray for us dear ones. Yours under the blood,

J. A. Dillon and Co.

P. S. Any desiring to write to us, address St. Petersburg, Penn.

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Kensington, Kan., Sept. 11, 1893.

Dear Brethren: We came here in the name of Jesus and began meet­ing. Have only held one week. Five came to the altar and were sanctified wholly. God is working mightily on the hearts of the people. We will pitch the tent to day four miles south and one mile east of Kensington, all are invited, and whomsoever the Lord may lead to assist in this great work. The dear Lord has sent Broth­er Michael Stover to aid in the sal­vation of perishing souls. God is going to save souls from their sins. To him be all the glory. The people are stirred far and near and professors tremble at the presence of God, for truly God is greatly to be feared and the wicked tremble at his presence. We will have three services on Lord’s day, meeting every night through the week. Every body come and bring your dinner, and stay all day. Your brother in Christ,

Chas. Bowers & Co.

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Grand Junction, Mich., Sept. 18, 1893.

To all the Saints Greeting: I am praising God to day for salvation from all sin. My soul is joyful in glo­ry. I have removed my children from Kansas to the children’s home at Grand Junction; where I expect they will remain as long as the Lord wills. I am now ready to go where­soever the Lord may direct, in home or foreign fields. I believe, how­ever, that the dear Lord will be pleased for me to go South for the coming winter, and I shall be glad if he will lay it upon some young broth­er who is free — or man and wife —  who are good soprano singers, to accompany me. I expect to remain south until the June camp meeting or as long as the Lord may direct. And should God send one or more with me I hope they will be conse­crated to remain until God is pleased to send us back. We may expect to endure some hardships, but where­soever Jesus leads we will follow. We are not our own — we belong to Jesus — bought with a great price, even his precious blood. And as far as I am concerned I am consecrated to any fare that God demands. Pris­on or the burning stake. I want to start south immediately after the assem­bly meeting or sooner. If God leads any one to go along please write to me at once to Grand Junction, Mich.

Yours in the fellowship and love of Jesus,

J. F. Lundy.

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Stenger, Pa., Sept. 14, 1893.

Dear Saints of the Living God: Since our last report we have been in the work constantly. We left Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 1, for Deerfield, Ind., where we witnessed a glorious work done by the Almighty God whom we serve. From there we went to Beaver Dam, where we met many of the beloved saints whose faith has been spoken of abroad. The apostolic zeal burned unusually high, and it is expected that the same zeal is to continue throughout this year, which will tell in the salvation of many souls. Also there was handed to me $42.50 (also some pledged) on the Floating Bethel. From there we went to the Clark Co., Ohio camp meeting where the power of God was manifest in the saving, sanctifying and healing of those who felt their need, and we felt that there was a good and lasting work done. To God be all the glory and praise! We were loth to leave the little ones at this place before the meeting closed, but duty called us on. We stopped one day in Pitts­burg, Pa. procured material for the boat, then resumed our journey to Eastern Pa., where we have held a grove meeting at Spring Run, Frank­lin Co., which lasted over two Sun­days. There has been a goodly number of consecrations. There were four buried by baptism, and a goodly number were present from Fulton Co. Dear Brother J. S. Krieble who accompanied us from the Clark Co., Ohio, camp meeting start­ed east yesterday. My wife and I will remain here a few days and hold meetings, then return to West Pa. Our address will be 4747 Liberty Ave. Pittsburg, Pa.

G. T. Clayton.

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McGrath, Mo., Sept. 14, 1893.

Dear Saints of God, Greeting: May the blessings of God rest upon all his dear ones. We have just closed a meeting on Jakes Creek, ten miles northwest of McGrath. The meeting lasted nine days, and the dear Lord wonderfully convicted the dear people of how they have been deceived by false teachers; and there were nine dear souls justified, and one sanctified; also there was one dear sister attended the meeting that was a member of the Campbellite sect, and she received the true light and came out of the sect and de­nounced the sect openly, and made a confession of how she had been de­ceived while living in the sect. She was subject to fits, and has had them regular for the last three years every month, and as she received the true light on God’s word, she grasped hold of the promises, and God so in­creased her faith, that he enabled her to exercise faith enough to receive the healing of her body, of those fits, and she was completely healed, and testified to God’s wonderful healing power, and her testimony was that all of the symptoms of disease were entirely gone. She said it was the first time in three years that she could say that she was entirely free from the headache, and she was giving God all the praise for the wonderful healing.

At the close of the meeting there were eight dear souls buried with Christ in baptism, which the Holy Ghost wonderfully witnessed to. May God wonderfully nourish and cherish and keep his little church at that place. If there should be any of God’s dear saints passing through the country any where near McGrath, Mo., they would be much pleased to have you stop with them, and hold a few day’s meeting, as we are in much need of some of God’s Holy Ghost ministers to preach the everlasting gospel in its purity in this vicinity. Your brothers sanctified in the one body,

James Morris, Joseph Henson, and F. H. Young.

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Houston, Mo., Sept. 14, 1893.

Dear Saints of God, Greeting: Grace and peace to you be multiplied. We have not reported through the TRUMPET very frequently during the last few months, but we have been busy about the Lord’s work all the time. We came to Texas Co., Mo. two months ago in company with Sis­ters Mattie and Rissa Bolds, and Anna Cox. We begun meeting about two and a half miles from Hous­ton which continued eight nights. There were six consecrations at this place. From there we went eleven miles to the Cantrell school house, where we held a nine days’ meeting. This was an entirely new. place for holiness but the Lord got the people very much interested and attentive. Two souls received pardon and anoth­er consecrated for sanctification, and others were convicted. We then went twelve or fifteen miles to the Shipp school house and held a week’s meeting. We then went to the Big Creek camp meeting where the Lord gave power to his people in singing, testifying and preaching the truth. A good number were saved and sev­eral were healed of the Lord. After the camp meeting we in company with Bro. A. B. Stanberry and wife and sister, and Bro. Wm. Sykes went to the Shipp school house community. The Lord truly sent his angel before us and conviction rested heavy upon the people. The whole county seemed stirred and people came to meeting ten and twelve miles, and so plain did the Lord make the truth that many acknowledged that it was the only way to heaven. Many who have been blinded by sect teaching began to see the truth and make calls for meetings in other neighborhoods. Several souls were saved and eight were baptized. We believe this meet­ing will result in the salvation of many souls in the near future. Sectism truly was uncovered here in this part by the truth and its power was broken from off many people.

We then went to Houston, where we held meeting from Saturday till Wednesday. We find a very sect blinded people here, but the truth was manifest to a number of the more honest. More than a dozen calls have been made in this and Dent counties, and we believe the Lord will send some company here to spend the fall and winter. The people generally want to hear the truth and are tired of being imposed on by sectish deceptions. From here we go with Bro. Stanberry & Co. to to hold the Poplar Bluff C. M. Let all who wish to address us, direct their letters to us at that place.

Yours in the love and fellowship of Jesus,

R. M. and Lizzie Haynes.

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Butler, Pa., Sept. 11, 1893.

To the Dear Household of Faith, Greeting: Beloved we are happy to report a good work wrought by the dear Lord at the Perryville camp. There was quite a large attendance, both of the dear saints in the state, and of the people of the surrounding villages and country. Truly we find the cause of our God is prospering in this state, and the army of the re­deemed seems to have nearly doubled since our last visit here two years ago. There must have been all of as many saints present, and perhaps double the number of consecrations that there were at Beaver Dam camp, though the latter in past years great­ly exceeded Pennsylvania.

Though we cannot complain of the general order on the ground, we were sorry to hear some young men indulge the silly and demoralizing habit of hollowing after leaving at the close of meetings. How much more manly and self blessing, the noble principle of going home quietly and orderly from the sacred meet­ings. In this respect the young peo­ple that attended both the Junction, and Beaver Dam camps deserve much credit. Not a single outcry was heard by us, nor do we remem­ber hearing one at the Granby, Mo. camp.

There were from one to fifteen con­secrations at nearly every service, and most received very clear exper­iences. Many also received the healing touch of the Lord, and all the true children of God were much set­tled in their faith, and built up in the Lord, and some confessed their call to work for the Lord. O that God will give them grace and decision to obey the call of God.

There were twelve happy souls buried with Christ in the Allegheny river. And nearly one hundred were present to take part in the precious ordinace service.

Brother Stowe from Pittsburg was here, who is also a carpenter, and is placed by the Lord in charge of the erection of the Floating Bethel. Over $20 were donated in cash at Penn. camp meeting for that work, and the Lord’s carpenters are at work on the same. May the Lord stir the hearts of many to send help. We expect the Lord willing to join the working force in that floating house of God, as soon as ready to open up meetings.

Brothers Dillon and Hunter will hold meetings in Monterey, and elsewhere in Pennsylvania and then ex­pect to return to Indiana. We are all strong in faith for a glorious work in Butler. Already the truth of God is moving many hearts. Let there be much praying to God for a glorious gathering of souls unto the great Lord of the harvest. We expect to remain here about a month, and per­haps much longer. Address us, 321 Hickory St., Butler, Pa. Yours in the life of Christ,

D. S. Warner and Co.

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Grand Junction, Mich.

Dear Saints of God: May the richest of our Father’s blessings abide with you forever. It is with much pleasure I again report the goodness of God to me, in the obedience to his Word. Wife and I thought we would visit awhile with our friends in view of going to the foreign work. We went to Indiana, to visit, and soon God said go to Deerfield camp meet­ing, and knowing his cheering voice I informed my wife and soon departed accordingly, arriving there Wednes­day and found the meeting in pro­gress. It was a glorious assembly of the saints and I enjoyed it very much. We returned to Grant Co., Ind. the following Monday to get ready for the Beaver Dam camp meeting. Wife and I arrived the first of the meeting and attended it to the last; which was a feast to our souls, meet­ing in holy followship so many of the dear saints of God, not knowing whether we will ever have the pre­cious opportunity again soon. At the close no one being led to go to Bremen, Ind., I felt it God’s will for me to go and hold the meeting on our way home. On Monday night following the close of the camp meet­ing I preached in the school-house near Claypool, Ind., to an interesting congregation; where there is a good opening for salvation work to be done. My soul was much moved for the dear hungry people. A doctor and wife from Silver Lake, friends of mine, said they were going to try and get saved. Tuesday I took train for Lapaz, where I preached the same night in the W. M. house. They said they wanted to practice the next night for a picnic, “Babylon surely is fallen;” so the next night we preached in the front yard of Dr. Dennison’s resi­dence, to a large crowd. Dear Sister Fry being with us did good service. In company with wife and Sister Fry, Thursday we went to the grove meet­ing near Bremen. This meeting was in a new place where but very little pure holiness was ever preached. A few professed it, but little holiness lived. We had to give line upon line, judgment to the line and righteousness to the plummet, before any move was made. “The hail swept away the refuge of lies, and the waters overflowed the hiding places.” God used dear Sister Fry wonderfully in delivering the word to the people. The meeting was indeed a hard fought battle; yet a victorious one. Several souls rescued from the ene­my. Some from a horrid profession, others from a backslidden state; and some from Babylon: being justified and some sanctified. Some profess­ing were not willing to pay the price of a pure heart; hence received no benefit. On Saturday we felt led to leave the meeting in the hands of Sisters Fry and Dema Kaser and come home. We started early in the morning and stopped at a lake and baptized three dear souls. One had been delivered from, a drunken life, and had never made a profession be­fore. We had to stop over at St. Joseph, Michigan, and met the saints at Benton Harbor, Sunday night and delivered the Word.

Now we are at home preparing to depart for the foreign work. I feel it my duty to make a statement here of the past work in England. There was considerable means sent to me, much of which I had to use to pay past debts; which was my duty. Then it cost $300.00 to establish the work in England, for I had to pay all the expenses for two from N. Y. City, board and all; yet we were very econ­omical in our living. Some weeks our food only cost $1.00 a week for two of us. Besides our room rent, fuel, clothing, etc. Now brethren, God wants this work to go to all the world and it will cost money to carry it. On account of the equinox we perhaps will not get off till about the middle of October and if any one wishes to send means it will cost less to send it before we go than after we get over there. Money having to be exchanged over there costs some­thing. We expect to start soon and work eastward till the time comes for us to sail and if any wish to con­tribute for this work can send it to Brother E. E. Byrum. I am your brother in the gospel work, all for the holy war.         

G. R. Achor.

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TWO KINDS OF SOCIETY.

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“EVEN unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place; and labor, working with our hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: being defamed, we en­treat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day. I write not these things to shame you, but as my belov­ed sons I warn you.” — 1 Cor. iv. 11-14.

The above scriptures are a dead letter to thousands of cold professors of to-day, who are not willing to en­dure these things for Christ’s sake: but who love the praise and honor of men, striving for popularity, wealth, fame, and love the chief seats at feasts, to attract notice and to be among the ring-leaders of what the world calls society. O the pride, the deceit, the hypocrisy, that is practiced in these days, by professors of relig­ion, who are trying to grasp heaven in one hand, and the world in the other! “Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. — Rom. viii. 12-14. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither in­deed can be. So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. — Rom. viii. 6-8.

Thousands would like to be true Christians, but they are not whiling to crucify the flesh with its affections and lusts. They are not willing to forsake the world, and worldly pleas­ures; they don’t want to be laughed at and have the finger of scorn point­ed at them; they don’t want to de­grade themselves in the eyes of the world by mingling themselves with a company of God’s little ones who are persecuted, hated, and despised, for Christ’s sake. They do not want to be looked down on by their fashion­able friends or associates who prob­ably make a dead profession and are among the leaders of worldly society. “Blessed are ye, when men shall re­vile you, and persecute you; and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceedingly glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.” — Matt. v. 11-12. “But I say un­to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you.” — Matt. v. 44.

Many others desire to serve God in the beauty of holiness, but the love of money, the deceitfulness of riches, grow up like weeds and thorns, and thus prevent the good seed from bear­ing fruit. “For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: for your heaven­ly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his right­eousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” — Matt. vi. 32-33. Solomon the wisest man sought to find pleasure in worldly things, and we learn from reading the scriptures that he obtained more earthly goods than any one of his time, or of any one who had lived before him, yet after reveling to his heart’s desire in all these earthly pleasures, he pro­nounced it all vanity. “Vanity of van­ities, saith the preacher, all is vanity. What profit hath a man of all his la­bor which he taketh under the sun.” — Eccle. i. 2-3.

And many others are hindered from doing their duty and living a hum­ble and holy life who acknowledge the way to be right, because they are conformed to the world in habits of dress, and other worldly follies. The natural desire in this direction ap­pears to be so strong with some, that even after claiming full salvation, it is still noticeable and is very easy to discern that this carnal desire to fol­low after worldly customs is not en­tirely taken out. “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.” — Matt. vi. 24. Some are afraid if they do not dress fine or fol­low after the fashions of the world a little at least they cannot go into so­ciety; or they are afraid they will not be noticed by the proud, or those who hold their heads high in worldly soci­ety. Let me tell you, dear friends, that those who humble themselves un­der the mighty hand of God, and live true and faithful, can go in the very best of society, the society of Jesus, of angels, of all the good, the true, and the pure; not the society of those to whom the Lord will say in the last day, I was hungry and ye fed me not, naked and ye clothed me not, sick and in prison and ye visited me not; Depart from me, I never knew you; ye that work iniquity. Christ says, Marvel not if the world hate you: you know it hated me before it hated you. Though you may be despised, perse­cuted, and hated of all men for his name’s sake; remember Jesus says, Fear not little flock, I am with you even unto the end. You may not be noticed in the gay aristocratic circles of society, in whom vanity and pride have created such a sense of guilt, that they will call for rocks and moun­tains to fall upon them, and hide them from the face of him who sits upon the throne. But you will be in the so­ciety of saints and angels, and of just men made perfect; and be in the gen­eral assembly, and church of the first­born, and of those who have come up out of much tribulation, and have washed their robes and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb Remember if we suffer with Christ, we shall also live with him. “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.” Heb. xii. 14.

D. C. Engle.

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IF CHRIST SHOULD COME.

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SUPPOSE Christ were to come again in the flesh and repeat His teachings, how would the modern New Yorker receive him? This is the question answered in the New York Recorder by several prominent clergymen of that city. The Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst replied to the inquiry: “Just as the Jews did.” He explained that, while He would not be crucified, he would be gotten rid of in some way, because there was no more fellowship between righteous­ness and unrighteousness to day than there was when St. Paul wrote. the Rev. F. DeCosta said: “Multitudes of His pre­tended disciples would rise up and cry Crank! Lunatic! Anarchist! Away with Him! The stock gamblers now established in the best pews would feel His scourge, and the philanthropists who are stealing at wholesale to give at retail would also hate Him.”

The Rev. E. E. Enos judged that He would be received by an exceedingly small minority. The Rev. C. H. Eaton held that human nature was the same now as in the first century, but that Christ would escape crucifixion not alone by reason of the growth of Christian ideas, but because of the growth of civilization. The Rev. Rob­ert Collyer simply remarked: “He would have a very hard time” The Rev. Joachum Elmendorf opined that some would receive Him with joy and others would raise the cry to crucify Him. To the same effect was the reply of the Rev. Dr. Robert Mc Arthur, who added: “To thousands upon thousands in all our cities the announce­ment that Christ had come would be the most joyous sound. He would certainly be received with fuller sympathy, with greater respect and find a much larger following than before.” The Jewish Rabbi, Mendes, replied: “Sorrow, chagrin and disappoint­ment would surely be His lot. In those parts of Christendom which persecute Jews He would be ridiculed. The warring Christian sects would perplex Him. The synod of the Presbyterian Church would probably condemn His views on infant damnation, and as a Jew His very presence would be objected to in the Union League Club and many other places.”

— Front the Pittsburg Press.

The above is a report of how Baby­lon would receive Christ. Though it confesses their anti-christ character it does not give the case half as base as it would prove to be. Were he to come and rebuke them for their abominable carousals and worldly festivities, as he would certainly do, they would put Him to death, at least in their hearts.

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THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL.

Psa. 119:129.

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Grand Junction, Mich.

Dear Saints of the Living God: I feel to praise God for the satisfying portion I have found in Jesus. I am saved, sanctified and kept from sin each day, and give to God all the glory. I believe he would be glori­fied in my telling how he has led me in the past.

Six years ago, when I was fifteen years old I felt for the first time, the pardoning grace of God; but I soon after joined the Congregational sect, and being in the darkness of sectism, my experience soon proved formality. During the three years of my pro­fession I cannot remember of mak­ing a public prayer, and did not know the doctrine of holiness and sanctifi­cation was in the Bible; though I had read it through and attended Sunday school and prayer meetings very reg­ularly during the time. O, my soul does cry to God in thankfulness for the deliverance from Babylon!

Out of Sodom’s desolation!
Out of Mystic Babel’s fog!
In the light of full salvation
I am serving Christ the Lord.

This is a glorious way, but remem­ber, dear ones, “God chasteneth whom he loveth and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth;” and “we shall be tried as by fire.” Well, I am sorry to say, that though God has dealt so beautifully with me, I al­lowed the devil to capture my soul, by giving way to his deceiving. Truly we are in perilous times; and unless we are all given up to God in every­thing, we cannot stand for God under the burning evening light of the gos­pel dispensation. I am glad I was willing to consecrate my all to Jesus, who did so willingly and lovingly re­store me to his favor.

For some time, I have felt his call for me to come to the Trumpet Office, and have come in the name of the Lord. Since we started to come he has most wonderfully led us and sup­plied our needs.

As I was engaged in teaching in the North I thought that that would be my work here; but not finding the way opened on that line, I trusted that God might make any use of me that would most please him, and I might not make a choice in what I should do, but be willing to do the most humble work for Jesus. Praise the Lord! He did give me a willing mind and a trusting heart to do any­thing for his sake.

When Bro. Byrum came from the West, he asked me to take charge of the printing matter for the SHINNING LIGHT; but it seemed to me that I was utterly incapable of doing so, having never done anything scarcely of the kind before. I felt somewhat as Moses did when he said, O my Lord, “I am not eloquent, but I am slow of speech and of slow tongue;” but the words of the Lord in reply to Moses, ring down through the ages to my soul — “Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing of the blind? have not I the Lord? Now therefore go and I will be with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say.”

Dear saints, I do realize the great responsibility that rests upon me and most earnestly, ask your prayers, that I may be kept humble at the feet of God. Pray that through the little paper, many precious souls may learn lessons that will lead them to Jesus.

Your humble brother,

Clarence Dewey.

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Meriden. Kan.

Dear Brothers and Sisters: May God bless each of you just as he in infinite love, mercy and wisdom sees that you have need. The love of God within my soul flows out toward you, and I realize that it is indeed the “bond of perfectness.” My soul re­joices exceedingly in the glorious sal­vation of Jesus, and a depth of grati­tude to God is attained far beyond my previous experience. As every good gift is from our God it increases our love and wells up in praise and thanksgiving.

The camp meeting at Topeka was a great blessing to my soul. I was so starved for the company of God’s dear children that it seemed almost heaven to be with them. Surely in the household of God there is no strife, envy or rivalry, nothing but peace and love. But the enemy of our soul is constantly trying to sow within some pure heart the seed that brings forth fruit of the evil sort, and often suc­ceeds, bringing sorrow and anguish of soul to the pure in heart, and death to the captive. How often may be seen some worker in God’s vineyard unheeding the word, “God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me and I unto the world.” Glorying in the approval of men and receiving honor therefrom, thus robbing God of glory and exalt­ing frail unworthy man, soon the God-given anointing is withheld and a human effort is made that fails to satisfy God’s little ones or to build up the cause of Christ.

Can we estimate the responsibility that rests upon each worker traveling upon the Lord’s means furnished often with much labor and sacrifice by God’s children who stay at home and labor and pray for the work at home and abroad. We often think when reading calls for workers at dif­ferent places where there is only one or two saved persons without means to send for the same, — if they fully realize power of God is able to give an anointing to them for the teaching of God’s word, and for testi­mony that may make them more efficient laborers than many who go forth, not realizing what God requires of them. So dear home workers, look to God and obey the Word, “cov­eting the best gifts; also “covet to prophesy,” to warn those around you who are not heeding God’s call to salvation because they hear it not.

Soon after I was first sanctified, see­ing the great need in our midst of a real earnest teacher of God’s word with the anointing of the Spirit, I was led to pray for God to fit some one up among ourselves. Soon the Lord brought to my mind the words, “covet to prophesy.” So seeing all power was of God I prayed earnestly several months for the blessed privilege of teaching the gospel of our salvation. All at once in being pressed forward to read a chapter, God filled my mouth and gave perfect freedom for a half- hour’s talk, much to the surprise of those assembled. This continued for several months and God used me in confounding the mighty. But alas, Satan knew the weakness of my na­ture and soon lifted me above the need of God’s anointing, and in a very little while my tongue was made dumb and I awoke to find myself under a compromising spirit, and more proud than ever before. Through faithful preaching and labor by the Spirit my soul escaped the snare of the devil. The Lord has used me in various ways since for the good of others, but my faith has not fully claimed the gift of prophecy until within the past year. Places and ways of using the God-given ability have been, found and improved, yet I feel God desires more. So will you pray that the way may be open for active service in God’s vineyard and that I be kept low at Jesus’ feet learning of him, able to understand the leadings of the Spirit in all things. Sanctified by the Holy Ghost just now,

Jennie C. Rutty.

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Grand Junction, Mich.

To the Trumpet Readers: I feel that it will be to the glory of God for me to write my testimony for the TRUMPET. I have heard a great deal of that saying, that we cannot hope for more than we desire; whereas my past experience plainly demonstrates that God has not dealt with me ac­cording to my transgressions, so great are his mercies. Praise the Lord for ever and ever! When I was yet in darkness and sin, and unable to exer­cise any will to serve God, he, in his compassion for me, shed many a ray of spiritual light across my path, that I might thereby be led into his church. His way of revealing his will to me was through visions and dreams.

In the spring of 1879, when but nine years old, he revealed to me that he was about to send rain upon the earth. A few nights later in an­other vision I beheld the heavens open and clouds floating downward and I heard one say, “God is going to send more rain.” Thus he revealed to me that he was about to fulfill his promise in Hosea vi. 2, 3. — “After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we will live in his sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and for­mer rain unto the earth.” The two days are Romanism and Protestant­ism, and the latter and former rains are identical with the evening and morning lights. It was about this time the evening light began.

The same year I was afflicted and paralyzed, and still remain helpless in my limbs. In March. 1885, shortly after God had called me to serve him, Jesus appeared to me in a dream. He shone brighter than the sun. His glory nearly blinded me. I could but see. He said to me, “I come in three,” and disappeared. Then I was impressed that when he comes I shall be able to walk like other peo­ple. God here showed me that I was to pass through three periods more, at the beginning of the first, he call­ed me, at the beginning of the sec­ond I was justified, and in the third I was sanctified.

In March, 1888, when eighteen years of age, while making a second conse­cration, I had another vision. I was going to the house of God to ask for knowledge. When I arrived there, I did not know where the door was. I rapped on different sides. At last a door flew open, and I heard voices within. One came and welcomed me. When I had asked for the desired knowledge, he went and looked at the leaves of a book, and finding my name there, he set two basins of water before me. I washed my hands in one and was starting to leave when he told me that I was to return later and wash in the other basin also. And as I left preparations were being made for a feast, and I was bidden to partake thereof on my return. It was about this time I was justified, and for a time enjoyed peace; but in the fall of 1888 I met some of God’s saints, and for a few days was pleased to believe them the children of God, but turned skeptical in regard to this way, and continued so three and one- half years, in February, 1892, I be­came convinced that the teaching of entire sanctification was from God, and I was desirous of hearing the truth from the saints, and having very little light in regard to the true church and the position of sects, I joined the M. E. sect. But I still clung to faith in entire sanctification, though I could not claim it for myself and had re­ceived persecutions for my belief. Last February God led me out of all sectism and societies, and when I came to the camp meeting here in June, I accepted sanctification by faith, and am now perfecting holiness. I was healed of dyspepsia in the spring of 1888, by the power of God through faith, and this year, of rheu­matism, nervous prostration and oth­er afflictions. At the June camp meeting I had the elders lay hands on me for my entire healing, but my faith was only passive, and could not grasp the promise. Last month I re­quested through the GOSPEL TRUMPET that the saints pray for my entire healing on the 16th of the month. That day I was unable to exercise my faith in regard to this petition, though I could in regard to other things. But God showed me that day that the saints’ prayers had reached him; that he had respect unto their faith, and that it only required faith on my part to secure the healing power. Now I know that it is God’s will to make me every whit whole, and how can I doubt it after he has healed me of so many other afflictions? I know it is as easy for him to stand me on my feet as to cure a headache, but it is harder for me to exercise the faith. However I shall, as it were, tarry at Jerusalem until the promise is poured down up­on me. Recently God showed me that he was about to fulfill a long ex­pected event; expected by his saints for ages, and I have the blessed as­surance that I am to partake of that glorious feast. How can I doubt it after so many things he revealed to me has come to pass? “I speak the truth in Christ Jesus, I lie not.” Therefore let not any one who is not led of the Holy Ghost deny the words of this testimony. Let all glory and honor be unto God and Jesus Christ. Amen. Saved.

John F. Moore.

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