30 August 1894, Volume 14, Number 34.
Present Salvation.
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Is it just the hope of heaven,
When this troubled life is o’er,
And the thought that there’s a mansion,
Waiting on the other shore?
Is it just the hope of being
Some day pure and white within,
And that when across the river,
We shall live free from all sin?
Is it just the hope of having
Peace and gladness by and by,
Though on earth are sighs and sorrows,
All is glorious in the sky?
No! the hope I have now gives me
Joy and peace beyond compare,
And my blessed Lord has taken,
All my trials and my care.
Oh! the precious hope we harbor
Is an anchor to the soul;
Never need the heart be troubled,
Though the raging waters roll.
No, we need not cross the river,
E’er our dark forebodings cease;
For just now my heart’s o’erflowing
With a stream of perfect peace.
Georgia Cook.
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THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH IN PROPHECY.
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ANY spiritual mind that will read Isa. 53; 54:1-4 will see Christ and his church pre-announced. The same is seen in chapters 55 and 56. “Unto the eunuchs that keep my Sabbaths, — i. e. in the dispensation of Christ already introduced-and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant — that written in the heart; — even unto them will I give in mine house — church — and within my walls — salvation — a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters.” Namely, they shall be married to the Lord. “Also the sons of strangers that join themselves to the Lord.” See Acts 5:14. “Every one that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant — the new covenant in Christ; — even them will I bring to my holy mountain,” “my house of prayer,” “spiritual house.” 1 Pet. 2:5. Isa. 56:4-7. Thus there remains a Sabbath in the new covenant, under which strangers — Gentiles — have equal rights to enter the house of God to serve him, and are not shut out as by the law. “And it shall come to pass that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.” — Isa. 66:23. Here is a continued description of the gospel dispensation and of its holy Sabbath. The seventh-day Sabbath was for the Jews only, a sign between God and that nation throughout their generations. But here on the Sabbath of the Holy Spirit dispensation “shall all flesh” come together. This may be defined by that other prophecy which says, “I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh.” Namely, men and women of all nations without distinction. So all receiving the Holy Spirit would assemble for divine worship on the new dispensation Sabbath. Here is the feature that distinguishes the Lord’s day from the law Sabbath. The old was marked by the single idea of physical rest, entire abstinence from labor. There was no command for public worship on that day. But the Lord’s day is and has been from the resurrection of Christ to this time, the Christian’s day of holy and joyful convocation. “I will make them joyful in ray house of prayer,” where “all flesh come to worship” “from one Sabbath to another.” And Tertullian says, “We celebrate Sunday as a joyful day,” “On the Lord’s day we think it wrong to fast, or to kneel in prayer.” They felt that all their worship should be characterized by joy and triumph on that day in which Christ triumphed over death for us.
We have a beautiful description of this same Sabbath of joyful praise in Psa. 118:21-24. — “I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Christ only is our salvation. Him the Jews rejected and put to death. To the third day he lay in tomb, and the disconsolate disciples said, “We trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel.” — Luke 24:21. With his death their hope seems to have expired. All was lost, and they returned to their fish nets. But on the third day after the crucifixion they hear of his resurrection. Mary had seen her Lord and tells the rest. Though their faith was weak, hope began to revive. In the evening they are drawn together in assembly. Behold he appears in their midst. So it is true, the Lord has risen. His resurrection confounds the Jews who rejected and crucified him. The stone they had rejected suddenly triumphs and becomes the head of the corner. He in whom they had hoped for redemption had actually now “become their salvation.” “This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” The day of triumph, when Jesus rose from the dead, is “the day which the Lord had made;” which the revelator called the “Lord’s day.” A day in which all the Christian world from the resurrection to this same time have been led to set apart, for the assembling together in prayer and praise to God. “In it we will rejoice and be glad,” said prophecy. “We celebrate Sunday as a joyful day,” said Tertullian. And so say all the redeemed of the Lord. Other texts might be brought forward to show the Lord’s day in prophecy, but we pass on to consider
THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH PREFIGURED.
We begin with the feast of harvest. “Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest: and he shall wave the sheaf before the Lord, to be accepted for you: on the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.” — Lev. 23:10, 11.
This wave offering of the sheaf before the Lord, was to take place “on the morrow after the Sabbath.” That is on the first day of the week. What did it foreshadow? Here is the application of the figure. “But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of them that slept.” — 1 Cor. 15:20. That wave sheaf pointed to the resurrection of Christ, which took place on the same day of the week. The particular day of the wave offering was a part of the law of the service; therefore a part of the shadow. Therefore, just as certain as the sheaf that was waved before the Lord pointed to the resurrection of Christ, so sure the first day of the week on which it took place pointed to the day on which he rose; or typified the Christian Sabbath.
“Christ, the firstfruits, afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.” — 1 Cor. 15:23. As the wave sheaf was a sample of the entire crop, so the resurrection of Christ is a sample and pledge of the resurrection of the whole church. “For if the first- fruit be holy, the lump is also holy.” — Rom. 11:16.
Next in order followed the feast of pentecost. “And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave offering; seven Sabbaths shall be complete. Even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days: and ye shall offer a new meat offering unto the Lord.
And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be a holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work therein; it shall be a statute for ever in all your dwellings throughout your generations.” — Lev. 23:15, 16, 21.
How beautiful and glorious the lessons taught us in these shadowy rites! The sheaf was waved upon the first day of the week, and was fulfilled upon the morning of the resurrection of Christ. Just seven weeks later fell upon the first day of the week again. Then they were to “offer a new meat offering unto the Lord.” This was the feast of pentecost. So counting seven weeks or 49 days from the resurrection of Christ, we come to the time when the one hundred and twenty disciples were all on the altar, in prayer with one accord to God; fulfilling the figure of “the new meat offering.” And we read, “When the day of pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one’place, and suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind.” “And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost.” It is universally acknowledged that the outpouring of the Spirit came on the first day of the week, and was the antitype of this feast. Looking back at the figure we see two prominent features which must have something corresponding thereto in the substance. First, that ancient first day of the week was a rest day. “Ye shall do no servile work therein.” Then it follows that the day it typified is a Sabbath day. But it being on the first day of the week, and the outpouring of the Spirit, to which it pointed, actually taking place upon the same day, it could not properly be a figure of rest upon any other day; it was an exact foreshadow of the Christian Sabbath. It was an annual Sabbath, a figure of good things to come, and it met its substance upon the first day of the week; therefore the first day of the week is the Sabbath of the dispensation of the Holy Spirit.
The second feature prominent in the figure is this, “And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, that it may be an holy convocation unto you.” Here is strikingly shadowed forth the holy convocation of God’s people to worship him, and hear the gospel preached, all the way down through this dispensation from the resurrection of Christ to this very day. The law keepers try to give Col. 2:16, 17 an exclusive application to these annual Sabbaths; therefore, according to their own reasoning, the Lord’s day is the substance of the annual Sabbaths which were on the first day of the week.
Speaking again of this pentecost shadow of the first-day Sabbath, we read in ver. 25, “Ye shall do no work therein; but ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord.” The first-day Sabbath and the fire of the Holy Spirit are clearly read in this type.
But the greatest annual feast was that of unleavened bread; three things stand out conspicuous in that service. First the passover lamb, a type of Christ our sacrifice. Second, two Sabbath days of rest; and third, on these two rest days there was to be a solemn assembly. “On the first day shall be an holy convocation: ye shall do no servile work therein. Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord: it is a solemn assembly; and ye shall do no servile work therein.” — Lev. 23:35. 36.
Since these things were ordained of God to be a shadow of good things to come in Christ, who cannot see the design of the Lord in commanding that during that solemn feast, the “first day,” and again the “eighth day,” should be singled out as days of rest, annual Sabbaths, and days of general convocation? The two great triumphant events in the plan of redemption, i. e. the resurrection of Christ and outpouring of the Holy Spirit are thereby set forth in shadow, and also the weekly Sabbath of the gospel dispensation. Behold what care has been manifest in the law to make the first day of the week stand out in great prominence as typical of the Lord’s day, the great “day of atonement.” No wonder the early church fathers saw and confessed how God had attached a significance to the eighth day, that did not apply to the seventh. “On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly, ye shall do no servile work therein” — Num. 29:35. “On the eighth day they made a solemn assembly.” — 2 Chron. 7:9. “And they kept the feast seven days, and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly.” — Neh. 8:18. Thus the propitious day of the gospel Sabbath, and Christian assembly, is clearly introduced in the law going before.
[From the new Sabbath Tract, chapters 19 and 20.]
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WILL OF GOD.
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AFTER this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven. Matt. 6:9, 10. Oh how many precious souls there are who have this prayer by heart, but not IN heart! They repeat it daily, but it is all a form. They do not realize that when they say, “Thy will be done,” they are virtually saying to the Lord: “Do just as you please or will, with me, by me, or in me” or, “make known to me just what you want done.” And I will see that it is done. As Jesus prayed in Gethsemane, “Not as I will, but as thou wilt.” Matt. 26:39. “Thy will be done in earth,” this means in me individually, not in earth as a globe. We are earthen temples, formed out of the dust of the earth; therefore the will of God is to be done in us.
“As it is in heaven.” Now dear ones, can we conceive of any thing at all contrary to the will of God, in heaven? No, praise his dear name! But every thing is in sweet harmony and accord. The angels are singing their sweet songs of praise; all is sunshine and joy; not one single act of disobedience to mar that beautiful realm. Not one self-willed angel in all that beautiful city. You do not find little squads of angels off to one side communing all by themselves. No two off by themselves talking about the others. No jesting and telling funny stories to amuse one another. No filthy air there defiled by suffocating tobacco smoke. No dirty, nasty floors splatterd up by amber spittle. No growlers; no hypocrites; no Sunday Christians and week-day devils. No sir, for the will of God is done in heaven, and our prayer is: “So let thy will be done in me, this earth.”
The Word commands us not to be unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is, Eph. 5:17; and we should understand what it is to “do it from the heart.” 6:6. That ye may be perfect and complete in the will of God. Col. 4:12. But we cannot understand what is the perfect will of God is until we have ceased conforming to the world, and have been transformed by the renewing of our minds. Rom. 12:2. But God accepts us according to what we know of his will, if we are willing to do it (2 Cor. 8:12), and are seeking to know his will. Ps. 143:10.
Now let us search his word which is his will, and see what it is concerning us, and let us be filled with the knowledge of his will. Col. 1:9. We find that God’s will concerning the sinner is that he should repent and not perish (2 Pet. 3:9), and believe (Acts. 16:31); for he that believeth not shall be damned (Mark 16:16). Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feeble minded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. 1 Thess. 5:14. See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. V. 15. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 16-18. “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul. Having your conversation honest a- mong the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may by your good works which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. 1 Pet. 2:11, 12. For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men. V. 15. I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands without wrath and doubting. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety, not with broidered hair, or gold or pearls, or costly array. 2 Tim. 2:8, 9.
Paul is talking to justified people and he writes to the Thessalonian brethren thus: For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication. 1 Thess. 4:3. This is surely the will of God, for Christ himself prayed that we might be sanctified, Jno. 17:17-20, and tells us just why he wills that we should be, — “That they may all be one, as thou Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also be one in us.” V. 21. For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all one. Heb. 2:11. One body, Rom. 12:5, 1 Cor. 12:12-18, which is the church. Col. 1:24. One mind and one judgdment. 1 Cor. 1:10. One faith. Eph. 4:4, 5, 13. The object Christ wished to accomplish by this oneness, was, “That the world might believe. Jno. 17:21. Yet how many there are who pray “Thy will be done,” that makes fun of sanctification, and are despisers of those who do let the will of God be done. 2 Tim. 3:3. They do not know anything about this doctrine, because they will not do His will. Jno. 7:17. They are not “born of God,” and consequently not brethren or sisters of Christ. “For whosoever doeth the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. Mark 3:35. If we do the will of God willingly, we have a reward. (1 Cor. 9:17.)
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Requests for Prayer.
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New Buffalo, Mich.
Dear Saints: Please pray for me as soon as you read this, that the Lord may heal my body. I am suffering much just now, but am trusting the Lord to heal me. Your saved sister,
Mary Snyder.
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Dear Saints of God: I ask you all to pray Sept. 1, for the healing of my daughter’s eyes. She is fourteen years old, and has been nearly blind all her life. I believe the blessed Savior can heal the same now as when he was on earth. Pray earnestly for me that I may be sanctified.
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Le Roy, Mich.
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Dear Saints of God: I earnestly request all the saints to pray on the sixth of Sept, for me, that I may be healed of heart and stomach trouble, also that I may be sanctified. 1 firmly believe that I will receive it for there is nothing impossible with God.
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MEETINGS.
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Jeffersonville, Indiana, Sept. 15 to Oct. 1.
There will be a tabernacle meeting across the river from Tidioute, Pa. near the Merkel meeting house, Sept. 13-23.
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The Lord willing there will be a holiness meeting held at Birch Tree, Mo. commencing Sept. 8. Every body invited.
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Marquand, Mo. Sept 1, 1894.
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Camp meeting at Kensington, Smith Co., Kan. to commence Sept. 20 and last over Sunday Sept. 30, the Lord willing. Kensington is on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R. R. Address Bro. J. C. Thayer at this place.
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The church of the living God of W. Va. will hold their camp meeting at Mole Hill on the ground occupied last year, about seven miles northeast of Pennsboro, commencing Sept. 15. The brethren coming to this meeting will be met at Sistersville.
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VICHY, MO. CAMP MEETING.
To commence Sept. 10 and continue as long as the Lord wills. The camp ground is on Bro. Janies A Thornton’s farm, two and one-half miles southeast of Vichy, ten miles north of Rolla, twelve miles northeast of St. James. Those coming from the west get off at Rolla, and those from the east stop of St. James. Rolla and St. James are both on the Frisco R. R. Bro. R. M. Haynes is desired as Bro’s Collins and Pike will be engaged in other meetings at the time of ours. Any other ministers the Lord may send will be thankfully received. Let as many as can bring tents. Let all who can come prepared to take care of themselves. Let all the saints pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Address Bro’s James A. Thornton and Jno. P. Bailey.
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GROVE MEETING
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THE ST. LOUIS CAMP.
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Coral, Mich., Aug. 14, 1894.
Dearly Beloved Saints of the Most High God: We are happy to tell you the good news of salvation, the kingdom of God, and the power of his Christ that were manifest on the camp ground.
Three years ago we were last in this county, and our heart truly praises God for the great advancement that has taken place in those three years. We think the number of saints must have about doubled. Nearly one-half the happy saints on the ground we never met before. The visit of our Company to Linsey, O., several years ago, has sent a mighty wave of salvation through this country. Bro. and Sister Walter, and others who received the truth there, have moved here, and their labors have been fruitful in the Lord. Also the church of God has been planted at Holt, Mich. and elsewhere.
But the more perfect establishment I of the dear saints, and their preservation from all the deceptive snares of Satan is yet more occasion for gratitude to God, than the numerical increase. O praise God! His children have learned to stay on God in the truth, and they are not ignorant of Satan’s devices; and the truth is greatly triumphing in these parts. Quite a number have escaped out of the Free Methodist sect; and their souls are joyful in glory. O how they praise God for their freedom! Some also have gotten out of the U. B. and other sects.
The Spirit of God wronght wonderfully in the meeting. We were informed by those who kept some account, that there were over one hundred souls sought God; some for pardon, others for entire sanctification, and quite a number made both consecrations. Many were also healed in body; some very gracious and glorious cases. Praise the Lord!
We were glad to meet with some who came all the way from Linsey, O. The fire has never gone out there, nor the truth failed, and thank God, it received a new impetus at this meeting. Twenty-eight happy saints followed Christ in the sacred ordinance of baptism.
There were present ministerial workers, Bro’s Bixler, Warren, and Smith, with their good helpmates, and the several ministers residing in that country. Bro. Cox and Sister Viola Cox and Bro. and Sister Smith have gone to the Tekonsha meeting. Bro’s. Bixler and Warren to Elsie. Bro. and Sister Wagner are called of God to labor in the vineyard, and have rented their place and expect to start out this fall with Bro. and Sister. Walters. They all expect to come to the Junction assembly.
We have stopped here at Coral for a few days. We expect to have a louse erected on the camp ground, and will trust Him for both means and laborers. O praise His dear name! Please all continue to pray for us.
We wish to thank all the dear brethren and sisters for their kindness and holy liberality toward us at that meeting. God bless the dear saints.
Our companion has been since last June, taking care of her aged and afflicted mother at her home in Battle Creek. In the line of this duty she is deprived of the pleasure of rendering us her much needed assistance. For this reason, and having been busy on our new work on the Sabbath, we have not been able to do justice to our correspondents, nor meet editorial responsibilities. We have also been quite weak in our body this summer, but, thank the Lord, he is increasing our strength; and in a few weeks more, the Lord willing, we will be reinforced again.
Oh bless the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! Amen.
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The Beaver Dam Camp.
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Rochester, Ind., Aug. 24. 1894.
Dearly Beloved: The Beaver Dam camp meeting was a very precious meeting. God’s convicting, saving, sanctifying, loving and melting power was there from beginning to the end. Although not so many preachers in attendance as usual, yet God wonderfully instructed us through the few who were there. It was estimated that there were more people inattendance than at any other C. M. ever held at this place. Many, both saint and sinner, remarked that it was the most precious camp meeting ever held here. Truly, God is moving on, and so are his people. A goodly number were converted, some sanctified, and many left the grounds under conviction. May the dear Lord continue to work with them until they yield and get saved, is our prayer. We find that the people at large in this part of the country are becoming more and more in favor of the truth. Some, who in the past, have been persecutors, are now in favor of the truth, and invite us to their homes.
The congregations were very submissive when proper efforts were made to get them so; and right here, dearly beloved brethren everywhere, let me exhort you in the name of the Lord Jesus to exert yourselves to keep order at your camp and grove meetings, or at all other meetings if need be. We have just as much authority to keep order on a camp ground as in a meeting house. At the BEGINNING have it distinctly understood that during services, all inside the circle of tents be quiet; no talking or promenading; that all should be seated, as far as seats will accommodate, and remain so or retire from within the circle of tents. And, in the name of Jesus, let the saints set the example.
Oh brethren, how thankful we are that this blessed evening light is growing in favor more every day. God is wonderfully settling us more and more in his love and power. Hypocrisy and crookedness are brought to light, devilish spirits are revealed, croaking and picking spirits discerned, and in fact, God is separating the precious from the vile.
Dear Bro. Fred L. Hahn, Colporteur of the Am. Tract Society, from Milwaukee, Wis. was at the meeting. He belonged to the Baptist sect, but praise the Lord, he accepted the light, und declared his intention to us privately, that he would walk in it May the blessed Lord give him grace to do it, and encourage his heart to battle valiantly for God. Sister Dickey also, a preacher in the Dunker sect, and a blessed saved soul, was present a part of the time and declared her freedom, and that she would walk in the light. She accepted all the teaching except on one point, that of baptism. May the Lord lead her by his Spirit is our prayer. Amen.
Now we have a good word for some of the sinners who treated us so kindly, and assisted after meeting closed in taking down the tabernacle, and packing away the lumber and seats. May the Lord bless them for their kindness, and settle conviction upon them and save their souls with an everlasting salvation. Amen and Amen! Saturday evening we expect to commence meeting under the Beaver Dam tabernacle, eight miles north-west of Rochester. Ind. Brethren pray for us. Yours, all on the altar,
A. B. Palmer.
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News from the Field
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Pullman, Wash.. Aug. 13. 1894.
Dear Saints of God: This evening finds me saved and sanctified, and all on the altar to do the Master’s will. While at the McCrosgys Grove camp meeting. The Lord laid his hand on a little band of us and sent us to Green Bluff to hold a grove meeting. We arrived Saturday evening, July 28, with victory in our souls. Found some of the dear ones had backslidden; but the Holy Ghost soon sought them out and brought them back into the fold. On Aug. 3, six dear souls were buried with Christ in baptism. Saturday evening, seventeen took part in the ordinance meeting. Truly the Lord was with us in saving souls, and healing the sick. To God be all the glory. Amen.
Geo. W. Bailey.
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McConnellburg, Pa., Aug. 16, 1894.
Dear Saints of God: May the Lord bless you all and keep you for his name’s sake. Amen. To day finds us sweetly saved, with eternal victory in our souls. Praise God! The Smithport camp meeting was one of victory for God. Just previous to this meeting Bro. Henry was called home to Ill. But the Lord sent Bro. A. J. Kilpatrick to assist in the Pennsylvania meetings. The works of darkness were somewhat arrayed against the above meeting, but amidst it all the work of salvation went on, and souls were daily set free in Christ. There were between thirty and forty consecrations in all. There were about eighty saints assembled at this meeting. On Friday the ninth, eight souls were buried with
Christ in baptism. On Saturday a very precious ordinance meeting was held in which seventy-five saints took part. The workers assisting us in the above meeting were Bro. and Sister Clayton of the Floating Bethel, B. F. Roe, G. A. Wolf and wife, J. T. Stowe and Samuel Martz. Truly the cause of God is on the steady advance in Pensylvania. We begin meeting here to night, and are trusting God for complete victory. Pray for us. Yours in the work for Him,
H. M. Riggle and A. J. Kilpatrick.
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Sandersville. Miss., Aug. 10. 1894.
Dear Beloved in Christ: God is still blessing and honoring his word. We held meeting in the court house in Ellisville six days. It was a blessing on many lines, especially in the way of clearing up false ideas about holiness. Some interest was manifest all through. This town is much opposed to holiness, and crooked living in the. past has made them worse. But thank God, prejudice was broken down to a great extent, and the people made to see the truth and beauty of holy living. From there we went to Welch, Miss. Here we met with much opposition at first, but thank God. it broke down and several precious souls were saved. The cup of many was made to run over. We closed with at least twenty at the altar seeking sanctification. Thank God, some of them obtained the blessed experience then, and quite a number was seeking to be justified. May God bless and help the dear ones at Welch. From there we came to Sandersville. and commenced meeting seven miles east. God wonderfully blessed all through the meeting. The crowds were large, and some crookedness was cleared up and some salvation work done, otherwise the church was much edified and built up. We talked to the children part of one service, that was blessed of God. How they line to hear the word of God to them! Bro. J. J. Jones was with us in part of the meeting. Oh, dear brethren, let us be true and do all we can to rescue perishing mortals by the grace of God. All pray for me and mine. Your saved brother in Christ.
S. H. Bozeman.
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North Platte. Neb., Aug. 20, 1894.
Dear Trumpet Readers: It has been some time since we have reported to the Trumpet of God’s dealings with us, but praise his dear name! we have been kept sweetly saved and busy for the Master. I believe my last report was from Hollenburg, Kan. Since leaving there the Lord has wonderfully witnessed to his word, and souls have been gloriously saved and the devil defeated on every hand. It has been a wonderful seed-sowing time ever since we started, and especially up the Platte valley souls are hungering after the word of life, and we have had many more calls than we could fill. We have been holding street meetings at every opportunity, and since coming to North Platte we have held them every night at 7:30, after which we have services in a hall which we have rented. People are getting wonderfully interested. The country is being stirred up for 25 or 30 miles around. People from the country, hearing the word on the streets send for us to come and preach to them. Bro. and Sister Randolph went twenty-five miles south Saturday to till a call, and will be gone a week or ten days. God as wonderfully supplying our needs, and we believe God is going to keep us here a few months, until the. truth gets established, although this part of the country is nearly all burned out and there is going to be lots of suffering here this winter. Yet it is just the time they need the pure gospel, and learn to trust God. For “they that trust the Lord shall want no good thing.” We want the dear saints everywhere to pray for us and the work here, that we may be kept continually, down where the Lord can use us to his glory. Your humble brother and sister in Christ,
E.G. and Mary Masters.
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… City, Wash., Aug. 18, 1894.
Dear Brethren: We are glad to report that we are having victory in the name of Jesus. Praise the Lord! We began meeting in Oaksdale, Wash. in the Lord’s tabernacle, July 18, and continued until Aug. 12. It was a time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. We lived in our own house which was rented for us by the dear brethren. May God abundantly reward them for their kindness and labor of love which they have shown, and are still showing us. We met with much opposition in that meeting from the sect spirit. Sect holiness has been taught and experienced to some extent there. One of its advocates, a preacher in the U. B. sect in Oaksdale, became enraged at a young man, and got his gun and no doubt would have shot the young man had he not made his escape by means of a team he was driving. That preacher did not have the holiness, “without which no man shall see the Lord,” Heb. 12:14, but with this kind of religion none can enter heaven. This experience showed up the corruption of their holiness and helped to get some honest souls free from this man’s influence. He is professing to be sanctified now; but he is not, for sanctification and the sect spirit do not, never have, and never shall, go together.
There were quite a number of consecrations in the meeting there. The Lord has raised up a glorious church there. May God keep them all humble and true to him, walking in the light as he is in the light. Five were baptized and a few more yet to be. Bro’s Martin and Moys went from us at that place to join Bro. Peterman at Rathdrum, Idaho, to hold a meeting there. Bro. Jacobson believing it to be the will of God, went to Colfax during this meeting, and held a prayer meeting. God gave them victory, and four consecrations were made to the Lord. We came to this place Aug. 14, with the tabernacle, and expect to stay as long as the Lord wills. We are again living in a house rented for us by the brethren here. Bro. Bailey held a few meetings here last winter. There were also several healed by the power of God in the meeting at Oaksdale, two of whom had been invalids for about three years. To God be all the glory. Amen.
F. N. Jacobson, C. H. Tubbs & Co.
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Wilton Junction, Iowa, Aug. 13.1894.
Dear Saints of God: May the peace of God abide with you all. Knowing that some are anxious to know where we are and what we are doing. I will now endeavor to report what the Lord has been doing with us and for us. He is sinking us down deeper into his blessed will, and also in humility, and he is using us continually to his glory, and he is increasing our faith day by day. To him be all the glory! We came first to Chicago. There we met with several of the dear saints from Denver, and we had the blessed privilege of seeing a few souls saved and others sanctified, and the dear Lord taught us some precious lessons. We came from there to Wilton Junction, then out in the country seven miles north to Bro. Newton Ayres. He had a vacant house on his farm which was converted into a meeting house by tearing out one partition and seating. It would seat about one hundred people and it was filled nearly every night. And on one or two occasions there were fully three hundred people present; those that could not get in the house stood in the yard and listened to the gospel. When we first arrived here the prospect for a meeting looked rather dark, but we went to work in the name of King Jesus with fasting and prayer, and the Lord God gave us the victory. And the Lord added to the church twenty souls, of whom the most of them received the second grace, wherein they are able to stand and rejoice in the hope and glory of God. There were also four or five cases of healing. To God be all the glory. The Lord held us there just five weeks, and there was good order and deep interest from first. People came as far as eighteen miles to hear the gospel. The third Sabbath nine were buried in baptism. Meeting still continued which resulted in the salvation of five precious souls.
The fourth Sabbath I baptized six, and the last Sabbath of the meeting five more. Bro. Davidson and wife were with us for over three weeks; also Bro’s. Husted and Hechler were there for a few meetings. There is an opening for meeting at different points in that part of Iowa, and we expect the Lord will send us back in the near future. Yet his will not ours be done. We have been learning some glorious lessons during this camp meeting. We go from here to Nishnabotna, Mo. Pray for us that the Lord keep us in his order. Any one wishing to correspond with us, direct to Craig, Mo. Your humble brethren in Christ,
C. W. McDaniel, D. H. Carton & Co.
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Danville, Ill., Aug. 14, 1894.
Dear Saints: On leaving the June camp meeting we stopped in Chicago, where we learned some precious lessons and had the pleasure of seeing several souls saved. To God be ail the glory. Wilton Junction, Iowa being our next point, which point we failed to reach at the time appointed on account of the railroad strike. After about a week’s delay we arrived at Wilton, where the good seed had been sown in many, precious souls. The meeting began on Monday night, lasting about four weeks, during which the power of God was manifest in saving souls, sanctifying believers, and healing the afflicted. On arriving in Iowa we found the summer heat at its highest. While out in the hay field I was overcome by the heat, so much so that I was near going into convulsions, the effect of which was apparent to all around me, though none of them fully understood the condition. This overheat brought on a kind of stupor that lasted for several weeks, during which time I received another injury that caused me to keep my room for three days, at the close of which time dear Brother Carlton and Sister Estabrook anointed me and complied with James 5:14, 15. The dear Lord witnessed the work done instantaeously. My whole being was filled with the power of God. The wonderful misery that had kept me almost without sleep for nearly three days and nights, was swept away by the mighty power of God. Gradually the stupor left me. This morning my mental faculties are again in a normal condition. My entire being is all aglow for God’s cause.
The work in this locality is in need of more workers, those called and qualified of God. I was greatly surprised on my return to find the advance some had made in the time of our absence. On enquiring we learned two of the Lord’s flying messengers had passed this way scattering fire on the earth. We have been in several meetings, some of which were rather a mixed multitude. Meeting began to night at the Faith Home, where we hope to be able by the power of God to hold in check the element that has been a hindrance to the real work of saving souls in this community. This Faith Home at present is being conducted by Sister Mary Houskeeper, assisted by Sister Stratton of Kalamazoo, Mich. This work has met with much opposition, especially from the sect world, with which it was mixed up at first. Now it is entirely free from any vestige of Babylon, and we see the hand of our Master in the work. On visiting the home yesterday we were thoroughly convinced that our labors for the present will be in connection with this work, in preaching to the inmates and others that may come to the meeting. There are some calls for the truth in this locality. Who will come this way? Surely there is need of much teaching and radical preaching in this community. To the Lord be all the glory for what he has done for us, soul and body. Your brother saved and kept by the power of God,
W. A. Davison.
601 Harmon Ave.
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Norwood, Mo., Aug., 10, 1894.
To all the Saints: Grace be unto you, and peace from the Lord Jesus. By the will of God we left the Grand Junction camp ground on the afternoon of July 3, via. of South Haven and the lake, arriving in Chicago on the morning of July 4. having arranged previously fora meeting at that place. Found Bro Davison and Co. at that place, being bound there by the strike that was then in progress. After three meetings with the church at Bro. Simons’s house, we left there on Saturday morning, July 7, for Orchard Grove, Ind. There we found four of God’s little ones sweetly saved. Sister Nettie Henderson, Sister’s Tatman and Sisson, and our dear Bro. James McQuality, who was grievously afflicted in his eyes. Brethren every where, pray for him, that God may restore his eyesight. We found a world of opposition to the truth, so much that they even refused to attend our meeting. Several having gone into sectism since Bro’s Lundy and Achor were there. However there was considerable prejudice removed, and before the time arrived for our departure, our meetings were well attended, considering the busy time. The little church was strengthened, and three buried with Christ by baptism.
Feeling led of God to go to Danville, Ill. from there, we started on the morning of July 20, arriving that same evening at Danville Junction. Expected Bro: William Hinton to meet us; he did not receive our letter until that day. We found his son in town with our letter unopened. Thus God provides. Arrived at Bro. Hinton’s house about dark; found him and family well, enjoying salvation, although they were standing alone. Began meeting the next night, July 21, in Rose Hill school house. Interest good, and attendance fair. People appeared to be afraid to attend the meeting. They would come to the place and remain outside to listen. We learned that there had been a vast amount of zeal manifested in preaching the word in that vicinity, but very little of it according to knowledge. Brethren, this should not be.
However God wonderfully blessed us in teaching his word. We held a grove meeting near the boiling spring a short distance from the school house on Sunday, July 29. Good attendance and order. There were seven consecrations, and the little church now numbers nine. We left that neighborhood July 30 for a few meetings in the city of Danville. We found there a little body of believers, out from sectism, but not in the clear light. Dear honest souls walking up to all the light they had, having had all kinds of holiness preached to them for the last eight years, by religious tramps of all description and of every hue; Good Ways, Pentecosters, and what not, with a diversity of opinions among themselves. God used us as instruments in his hand to the harmonizing, by the preaching of the Word. We feel safe in saying ..hat we never saw as much work done or good accomplished in our whole experience in so short a time outside of a camp meeting. Glory to God! Two were baptized.
There are many throughout the land, brethren, that need our sympathy. They are to be pitied. We must teach such with a good deal of love. It may be as it was with Paul, “And I will gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.” — 2 Cor. 12:15, 16.
The devil used all of his cunning, in his efforts to stop this camp meeting; even went so far as to try to cut off our means of getting here. But God had provided that in advance. Then we received a letter stating that the small pox had broken out in that vicinity. Still the Spirit said,
Go. Praise God, there was no drawing back on our part, and when we arrived we found as usual, the devil was lying to keep back the work of God. There was small pox, but not just here, but over there about 10 or 15 miles away. Then when Satan found out he could not stop the meeting, he has had his preachers start sect meeting in three different meeting houses, in opposition to the camp meeting. Let us have your prayers.
Yours in Him,
J. L. Pike & G. B. Collins.
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OBITUARIES.
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Died, near Antwerp, Ohio, little son of Bro. and Sister Wm. and Catherine Yarrington. Was born Sept. 16, 1892, died Aug. 9, 1894; aged one year ten months and nine days. Funeral service conducted by Bro. Geo. W. Howard.
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Near Dixon, O., Amy Grace Whitcraft, little daughter of Bro. Harrison and Sister Amanda Whitcraft, fell asleep in Jesus, Aug. 13, 1894. Aged one year, four months and eight days. Funeral service by the writer,
W. L. Kilpatrick.
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Died, Aug. 11, 1894. John Edward, son of Erick and Sarah Lindquist; aged one year, four months and thirteen days. May the bereaved parent give their hearts to God and find the sweet comfort that he alone can give. Funeral services by the writer,
J. B. Pitts.
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Bro. H. P. Morris of Guy’s Mills, Pa., departed this life Aug. 1, 1894, to meet the Lord and receive his reward according to his works. Aged sixty-six years, four months, two days. May the dear Lord bless the rest of the family, and help them to be ready to meet the Lord in peace when he comes. Funeral services by
Z. R. Turner and J. S. Perine.
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Our much beloved Bro. David H. Hart, who was born in Jay Co. Ind., Jan. 6, 1867, died Aug. 8, 1894; aged twenty-seven years and seven months. Leaves a wife and three children to mourn his loss. This dear brother suffered much before his death. Four weeks previous to the time of his death while holding the Phenix grove meeting, we were called to his bedside to talk with him, and he consecrated his all to God. After this we prayed with him, anointed with oil, laid on hands; he claimed his healing. He got up and in a few days had some of his friends to drive him up town. After he came back he got worse. He also told his wife that he was going to die, and for the saints of the living God to have charge of his body. The funeral was preached in the Campbellite meeting house which could not hold the people. They all listened with astonishment to the gospel of Christ. God bless the unsaved wife who told us that she would give her heart to God. Oh may she carry out her promises to God, that he may be a Father to her and an husband. Funeral by the writer,
J. A. Dillon.
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Died, at his home in Watervliet, Mich., Aug. 8, 1894, Albert H. Coon; aged forty-nine years, seven months and twenty-two days. Deceased was born in Comstock, Kalamazoo Co., Mich; married to Adaline Kinyan, March 16, 1876. He commenced teaching school when but seventeen years of age. He taught one hundred and five terms of school in Berrien and Van Buren Co,s He was a very competent and efficient teacher, ever seeking to instill noble principles of right in the minds and hearts of his many pupils. He gave his heart to the Lord in the fall of 1880 and has lived a consistent Christian life since that time, enjoying the blessing of full salvation. The last ten weeks of his life he was confined to his bed, but bore all his sufferings without a murmur, always rejoicing in the Lord and exhorting all those who came in to see him. He died in the triumphs of a living faith, gone to receive the blest reward that awaits the righteous. He leaves a a wife, and step son, a daughter, and a host of friends, who mourn their loss, but not as those without hope. Funeral service by the writer. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord; yea, they rest from their labors and their works do follow them. Amen.
Elsie L. Robinson.
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Ipswick, Mass.
Sister Mabel Boyde was called home on the morning of the 11th of Aug., after only a few days of patient waiting. Sister Boyde has for nearly five years been engaged in Christ’s work among fallen girls, formerly in New York city and for the past eight months in Boston. Her entire Christian life has been one of victory through grace. When but little more than twenty-two years of age she heard and obeyed a divine call to the rescue work, though by so doing she was forced to give up home, parents and friends. Obstacle after obstacle was in her path by those who should have aided her, but her faith never wavered, and in all these things she was given heavenly courage and strength, and by her faithfulness many souls have been redeemed from the lowest degradation.
About a year ago that dread disease consumption came upon her, but it did not move her; she continued in the work to which God had called her, trusting her life in his care. The week previous to her death a severe hemorrhage left her too weak to move about. Calmly and peacefully she lay down to await her Lord’s will; and during the week, feeling she was not to arise in this life she made many arrangements that others might find it easy to continue the work so dear to her.
The close of her earthly life was full of brightness. After spending most of the night in talking of home, and leaving messages for the dear ones from whom she had long been separated, she turned to the friends at her side, asking them to sing “My heavenly home is bright and fair,” and as they were singing, the gates were opened and Sister Mabel was at home. Eight months ago Sister Boyde heard and obeyed the call of God from sectism. Because of this she found the work in New York closed to her, so under the leading of God she came to Boston where by personal efforts she has been used of Him to lead many to a desire for the better life, and many have found the Savior.
To know our sister was to love her, and many will miss her kind face and Christian sympathy; but we look above, knowing that if faithful we shall one day meet her again. Funeral service conducted by the writer, from 1 Cor. 15:57, 58.
W. H. Willcomb.
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Near Belknap, Mich., Stuart E. Stevenson departed this life, July 27, Aged eighteen years and a few months This young man was never blest with the right use of his mind. He lived and died on the plane of an infant, innocent as a child, covered by the atonement of Christ; of such is the kingdom of heaven. As some physical defect occasioned his mental imbecility, the resurrection will bring him forth in perfect soundness. As he was deprived of the blessings that attend the use of a sound mind, he was also freed from moral responsibilities, and we may say, where he could not destroy his soul by sin. The Lord bless and comfort the friends, and enable them all to live in the gospel hope of meeting him in heaven.
D. S. Warner.
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BABYLON,
And What it Includes.
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A preacher of the Congregational persuasion, in conversation said, “I am a sinner and commit sin the holiest moment of my life; a man will never get so holy but what he will covet his neighbor’s wife.” If professed preachers talk in such a way before the public, is it a wonder that Paul says it is a shame to speak of those things done of them in secret? This confession shows the very state of things that is prophesied concerning the apostate preachers. “How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses. They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?’’ – Jer. 5:7-9. O dear people, hear the solemn warning from heaven, and fly from Babylon and deliver your souls; escape the vengeance that awaits such propagators of ungodliness. It is impossible to name all the existing sects of to day, and to reveal all their errors and ungodliness. Those already mentioned are no more depraved than the hundreds of sisters connected with this great harlot family.
CAN A PERSON BE SANCTIFIED AND REMAIN IN A SECT?
The question is often asked, “Why can I not be sanctified and stay in the church (sect)?” Let the Word answer. The Holy Ghost is the sanctifier. Rom. 15:16. And is only given to those who obey the Lord. Acts 5:32. And he says, Come out of her (sectism) my people. Rev. 18:4. Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers. 2 Cor. 6:14. Come out from among them (unbelievers or sinners) and I will receive you. Ver. 17. Where is the sect with no sinners in it? Yea they are all filled with sinners, and as the foregoing testimony, in “danger of damnation.” Every child of God hears the voice of Jesus and follows him. Jno. 10:27. The bridegroom has moved out of Babylon. Rev. 18:23. And he says, come out, and then he will receive us. We as God’s people follow Jesus, out of all confusion, and the yoke (sectism) shall be destroyed because of the anointing (of the Holy Spirit). Isa. 10:27. The plea, “good and bad in all churches,” is only heard from those vacillating parties who never come to the knowledge of the truth. All sects have more or less honest souls mixed with the great number of ungodly; and for this reason the Lord says, Come out of her my people. But of the church of God it is said, Thy people (members) shall be all righteous. Isa. 60:21. Praise the Lord!
BABYLON BEFORE HER FALL.
Formerly people in sectism were filled to a great degree with the love and power of God; even through prayer the fire or the Holy Spirit was caused to descend from heaven in their midst. Rev. 13:13. She was a golden cup in the hands of the Lord (appeared to be genuine). Jer. 51:7 The Lord does not, cannot, and did no: use sectism, nor will he ever have any use for it; but he has in times past, honored the prayers of many honest, true and conscientious people, who were yoked up in her confusion, not realizing the truth until the trumpet blast of God’s truth awoke them from the awful slumber of error.
SINCE HER FALL.
But this great Babylon is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and cage of every unclean and hateful bird ( picking- spirits). Rev. 18:2. Every foul spirit can find a place in sectism, any where they choose. All nations are drunken with the wine of fornification (sect making) produced by Babylon, therefore they are mad or filled with anger toward the truth, and are deceived (in thinking sectism to be right) because of the miracles which they had power to do, in the time past. Rev 13:14.
“Though these three men, Noah, Daniel and Job, were in it [sectism], they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness. * * * Though these three men were in it, as I live saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land [sectism] shall be desolate.” Eze. 14:14-16.
Dear reader, notice that though righteous men formerly dwelt in Babylon, their righteousness cannot benefit people now who are in fallen sectism. The only escape is by coming out and leaving her a desolation. Jer. 50:23. 51:29, 43. So do not refer to honest people who lived with their names on a sect register before sectism was made a desolation, but obey the Lord and come out of her.
IS ANTI-CHRIST CONFINED TO ROME?
Romanism is denominated the “Mother of Harlots;” who then are the daughters? In the Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, one Mr. Jones, says,
“An important question, however, still remains for inquiry; Is anti-christ confined to the church of Rome? The answer is readily returned in the affirmative by Protestants in general; and happy had it been for the world had that been the case; but although we are fully warranted to consider that charge as the Mother of Harlots, the truth is that by whatsoever arguments we succeed in fixing that odious charge upon her, we shall by parity of reasoning be obliged to allow other national churches to be her unchaste daughters, and for this plain reason, among others, because in their very constitution and tendency they are hostile to the nature of the kingdom of Christ.”
The truth of this is fully established, as seen by the Word, and by the experience of all who preach the whole truth. Literal Babylon was very hostile toward the kingdom of God; mystical Babylon the great, or Romanism, anti-type of the literal, has the same nature. And as is the mother (Romanism), so are her daughters (Protestant sects). Eze. 16:44.
[From the Critical and. Explanatory Commentary, by Jamieson — Fausset — Brown, we quote as follows, from their comments on Rev. 18:1. Come out of her my people. — “Even In the Romish Church God has a people: but they are in great danger: their only safety is in coming out of her at once. So also in every apostate or world-conforming church there are some of God’s invisible and true church, who, if they would be safe, must come out. Especially at the eve of God’s judgment on apostate Christendom; as Lot was warned to come out of Sodom just before its destruction, and Israel to come from about the tents of Dathan and Abiram. So the first Christians came out of Jerusalem when the apostate Jewish church was judged. . . . The harlot is not Rome alone (though she is pre-eminently so), but every church that has not Christ’s mind and spirit. False Christendom, divided into very many sects, is truly Babylon, i. e. confusion.” – Vol. 2, page 593. The above comments taken from a work that is popular, certainly ought to be accepted by the sectarian world, whose own authors are compelled to state the truth in this scripture. — PUB.]
INTIMACY OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTERS.
Catholicism destroyed the Word and slew God’s people. Protestantism hid the Word and scattered God’s people. Rome’s pulpits were open to the adversaries of the evangelical doctrine; they were closed against those who proclaimed it. D’Aubigne, History of Ref., Vol. 2, P. 50. Protestants close their doors against the gospel wherever it is preached in its purity, thus fulfilling Christ’s prediction. Jno. 16:2. Luther wrote to his friend thus: “O my poor Spalatin, it is impossible to speak with truth of the scriptures and of the church without arousing the beast [Romanism].” And at present a discourse on the oneness of God’s people and purity of the church, as taught in the Word, will cause Protestants to rage with great fury. Glapis the Romish confessor, said, in speaking to the chancellor, “Luther always desires to argue from the Bible. * * * The Bible, it is like wax; you may stretch it as you please.” Sectarians of to day tell us we have a right to interpret the word of God as we think best, as anything can be proven by it. The coadjutor in defending the Papacy at Zurich, against Zwingle, said, “Remain in the church! Remain in the church! Out of it no one can be saved.” The same cry is heard from Protestants when they defend their creeds against the truth. Luther calls Rome “the nest of every heresy,” and is it strange that these many Protestant heresies, or sects that have been hatched in that nest of abominations are like their mother? I think not. Nor should we expect anything else of them.
CAPTIVITY OF GOD’S PEOPLE.
When Daniel and his three brethren were carried into captivity by the Babylonians, their names were changed. Being a type of God’s people as they were carried into sect confusion by false teachers, and receiving names according to the Babylonish language and fashion. The glorious church or bride of Christ has been for centuries travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered from the contaminating influence of sectish darkness. Yea, by the rivers (different courses of teaching) of Babylon, there we sat down; we wept when we remembered Zion; we hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. Psa. 137:1, 2.
The temple was a type of the church, and in this was the brazen sea standing upon twelve oxen. 2 Chron. 4:4. Representing God’s people and their liberty, built upon the foundation of the twelve apostles. Eph. 2:20. Rev. 21:14. When Jerusalem was besieged and her inhabitants carried into captivity, this brazen sea was broken and taken away also. 2 Kings 25:13. Jer. 52:17. When God’s people went into sectism, their sea of peace, liberty and oneness was also broken and carried away. The Lord says of his people, They shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that I visit them, saith the Lord; then will I bring them up (out of sectism) and restore them to this place (Jerusalem or church of God). Jer. 27:22. Let us learn at what time the Lord is coming to deliver his saints from confusion. First we notice that
CATHOLICISM
Was to reign for a time (one year), and times (two years), and the dividing of time (half year). Dan. 7:25. 12:7. In these and many other prophecies, a day represents a year. Read Eze. 4:6. Num. 14:34. Reducing 3 1/2 years to months, we have 42 months, the same length of time that John said the first beast should continue. Rev. 13:5. These 42 months reduced to days give 1260, the same number of days that the two witnesses, or Word and Spirit, should prophesy in sackcloth. 11:3. Representing the mourning as it were of the Word and Spirit of God through those souls who strictly adhered to their holy precepts, wrestling to be delivered from the dreadful night of superstition and ignorance of this antichrist power. A day for a year gives 1260 years to the reign of Romanism. And when they finished their testimony (of 1260 years in darkness) and seemingly appeared from beneath the abominations that had hid them from the world, and raise their heads above the power of all the fiends of hell, and come out of Romish night, the second beast,
PROTESTANTISM,
From the bottomless pit suddenly rises, and makes war against them and overcomes them (causes them to go into sectism), and kills them (they become a dead letter among Protestant sects). And they of the people, and kindreds (those related to sectism), and tongues, and nations (all sects), shall see their dead bodies three days and a half (3 1/2 centuries), and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves (forgotten). 11:7, 9. Sectarians will not follow the Word as their rule, nor will they be led by the Spirit, hence their power in sectism is dead. They will not bury their Bible and let it be forgotten, but continue to cry, “The Word! the Word! we all believe it!” yet none follow its teaching.
Many object to the way the Lord counts time. They say if he in one place … … day a year, why does he not elsewhere do the same? Not desiring to mend the oracles of God, and to know why he did not do thus and so, sufficient is it for us to know what he has done and revealed to us through his Word. The Lord does not always confine himself strictly to certain numbers of days or years in naming periods of time. For instance, the reign of Romanism is called a day; Protestantism is called a day, and these both together are called a day, part dark and part cloudy, embracing the whole reign of these two powers. It is an established fact, that the birth of Protestantism is counted from A. D. 1530. To this effect, D’Aubigne says, “The evangelical history of the reformation in Germany is nearly finished at the epoch we have reached (1530), and the diplomatic history of legal Protestantism begins.” Vol. 4, page 260. And with this all reliable historians agree.
We then have one fixed date. At the beginning of Protestantism, Romanism lost her universal power. If she fell at this time and was to reign 1260 years, truly her origin must have been at the time mentioned, or about 270 A. D. And we have good reasons for counting from that date. Protestantism arose in 1530, continued 350 years, and lost her universal power about 1880. We hear God’s people pray, “O Lord our God, how long wilt thou leave us in a strange land? Show unto us the brightness of thy coming. When may we look for thy glorious visitation to restore us unto thy favor, and bring us into our native land?’’ Hark! the
EVENING LIGHT
Has come with sweet strains of heavenly music, borne on the breath of Jehovah our king. Sweet consolation through the love of God, delivering the captive, healing the afflicted, gathering the dispersed, restoring the judges and redeeming Zion. So long has the bride of Jesus been hid in obscurity and banished from the presence of the bridegroom, that he lifts his voice in tenderness, with a compassion corresponding to the nature of the loving Son of God. “ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rocks, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenace, let me hear thy voice; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.” Cant. 2:14.
Oh the tender sympathetic voice of Jesus speaking to his people who have been hid in the clefts of the rocks, or dark deceptive places of sectism! He calls by sending fishers and hunters (true ministers) to hunt them from every mountain (large sect) and from every hill (small sect), and out of the holes of the rocks. Jer. 16:16. These fishers and hunters run into every nook and hiding place where God’s people are hid from the truth by the deceitfulness of false teachers; and call in earnest tones to the elect of God, “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away [from sectism]. For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone; the flowers appear on the earth; the time of the singing of birds is come, and the voice of the turtle [dove, symbol of purity] is heard in our land.” Cant. 2:10-12. Praise the Lord! the winter or cold formality of sectism is passing away; the clouds of darkness disappear. The flowers appear, or God’s church begins to bloom in all her former beauty. As the flowers of earth turn their faces toward the sun, so does the church turn her face to the sun of righteousness, so he can behold her countenance, for it is comely. Bearing the image of Christ, it is beautiful and bright.
Zion is being redeemed with the judgment of eternal truth. Isa. 1:27. And still the Lord calls unto her. Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon (Protestantism). Zech. 2:7. Arise and shine, for thy light is come. Isa. 60:1. Waters break out in the wilderness; the desert, rejoicing, doth blossom as the rose; the weak become strong, the blind see, the deaf hear, the dumb sing; and with songs and everlasting joy we return to the city of the living God. Isa. 35. Deliverance comes to Zion, and holiness shall be there. Oba. 17. The beautiful garment that was lost during the darkness of sectism, is restored to Zion, and becometh the purified church of the firstborn. Psa. 93:5. Our harps are taken down from the willows, and in one chorus our praises ascend to heaven’s throne, shouting Alleluia! Alleluia! salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God. For he hath judged the great whore (sectism) which did corrupt the earth with her fornication (sect making). The sea of liberty is restored, now called a sea of glass mingled with fire, because of the evenness and accuracy in which God’s saints all move in oneness, being animated by the fire of the Holy Spirit.
The Lord says, At evening time it shall be light. Zech. 14:7. How light? He is searching out his sheep, or those who follow Christ, from all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy (Protestant) and dark day (Catholic). Eze. 34:12. After two days (the two just mentioned) will he revive us (from our sectish stupor), in the third day (evening light age) he will raise us up (to the plain of purity and unity. Eph. 2:5, 6), and we shall live in his sight (not in the holes of rocks). Then (when raised to the plane of purity) shall we know if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning (apostolic age). Hos. 6:2, 3. Morning here refers to the beginning of the gospel day, and eternal salvation through Jesus Christ. The primitive Christians had one church, one faith, one baptism, one name. And this third day or evening light is as the morning, shining forth in glorious splendor as the pristine church. In that day shall there be one Lord and his name one. Zech. 14:9. Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head
(..rist), and they shall come up out of the land (sectism), for great shall be the day of Jezreel (gospel of God). Hos. 1:11.
OBJECTIONS ANSWERED.
Many sectarians, to ease their conscience and calm their fears of God’s judgment, refer to the parables of Christ to prove the perpetual mixing of saints and sinners until the final judgment of the last great day. First we view the parable of the
MUSTARD SEED,
Which represents the gospel of Christ being sown in good ground or true hearts. First it is seemingly very small, but spreading from soul to soul, it becomes a great tree, and all nations find shelter beneath its foliage. One characteristic of the mustard, is, that it will not mix with any thing else. This truly does not represent the mixed state of sectism, does it?
THE WHEAT AND TARES.
In this parable Jesus speaks of the apostasy. The field is the world, not the church. The good seed, were those established by the gospel of Christ. The tares were those wicked spirits or persons planted by the devil, during the apostasy, afore mentioned. Those “that offend and do iniquity,” are in the kingdom in the same sense that the devil was in heaven. Rev 12. God’s people were raised to a heavenly atmosphere, Eph. 2:6, and are repeatedly denominated heaven and the kingdom of heaven, especially in the apocalypse. The degeneration of the professed followers of Christ gave rise to the numerous sects in which sinners have mixed with Christians; sinners being in the sect, but not in the kingdom of righteousness. Christians were in this kingdom, and also in the man-invented institution. God’s people are being led out of sectism and are abiding in the church of Jesus alone. The time of separation and binding of tares will be seen in the following parable.
THE NET AND FISHES.
The net is God’s holy word; the sea is this agitated world, rolling from her bosom the billows of sin, and tasting up filth and mire. When this net is full, or the Word preached in in its fulness, both good and bad are drawn to the shore. Let us learn what this shore is. At the cleaving of the mount, or the scattering of God’s people, the Lord mentions a very great valley. Zech. 14:4. This is the valley of Jehoshaphat, which etymologically signifies the valley of judgment, into which all nations are to be gathered. Joel 3:2. Thus God reminds those who cause division, of the great judgment of eternal truth, before which they must appear and receive the condemnation pronounced upon all such. As a fish on shore is helpless, just so the gospel in its purity brings every soul to this valley and arraigns them before the Word that judges. God sits in this valley of truth and judgment to do the separating. Joel 3:12. And all are left without an excuse, are helpless, cannot have it other wise.
The bad are those who reject the truth. “The end of the world,” does not refer to the second personal advent of Christ, or to the final judgment of the last day. We read, “But now once in the end of the world, hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” Heb. 9:26. His first advent, is said to have been in the end of the world, or the last dispensation or age. And he here speaks of the last part of that age. In this dispensation, there was the morning light age, the dark age, the cloudy age, and now we have the evening light or last age. hence the end. And truly the Lord is now making a thorough separation. As the angels or messengers execute the judgment written, Ps. 149:5-9, all who reject it are bound, and are fuel for an eternal hell, prepared for the devil and his angels. Read Matt 16:19. 18:18. Christ tells us, when we see his elect being gathered together from the four winds, or the places where they have been scattered, we may know his coming is near. Not that he has already appeared, but is near at hand and preparing his people for his second coming. Matt. 24:31-33. The gathering of God’s elect and separation of the bad from the good, take place at the same time, or one coetaneous with the other. That time has come, and ere long, Jesus will return to receive the faithful unto himself. Prepare for his coming!
W. A. Haynes.
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“For if ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat of the good of the land.” Isa. 1:19. If we do the will of God, we shall abide in him forever. 1 Jno. 2:17, and sin no more. 3:6, because in him is no sin. 5. Then we shall ask what we will, and it shall be done. Jno. 5:27.
Now dear ones, let us be very careful how we pray to the Lord. Do not lie to God by telling that his will may be done, and then not do it. neither letting it be done. So many people try to hide behind Rom. 7:18 by saying, “I am like Paul; I am willing to do what God wants me to do, but I can’t do it. I can’t live a holy sanctified life in my business; I have to deal with the world so much. If I were out in the work all the time like you are, where my whole time and attention would be given to reading my Bible, and prayer etc., I could live it all right.” Dear souls, this is a poor excuse. I have known several that had this idea about it before going into the work, but a few months’ experience soon changed their minds, and they concluded that if there was any difference, it was easier to let the will of God be done on a farm or at home, and keep saved, than out in the work amongst the world. But I praise God that there is no difference. It is just as easy one place as another; and for one person as for another, when they both get in the same condition. For God’s grace is sufficient and makes up for every lack.
And oh how I wish those dear souls that claim to be like Paul, were like him indeed, as he was and not as he says he used to be, “the chief of sinners!” I wish they were just as willing to obey and do the will of God as he, 2 Cor. 11:23-33, that they might have the same testimony while they live, Rom. 8:38, and just ..s good a one when they come to die. 2 Tim. 4:6-8. For if they don’t have, they will be forever banished, because Christ says, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingnom of heaven; hut he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from me, ye that work iniquity.” Matt. 7:21-23. Ye knew your duty, and God’s will, but ye did it not. Your brother consecrated to the will of God,
E. G. Masters.
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THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL.
Psa. 119:129.
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Jaqua, Kan.
Dear Saints of God: I feel led of the Lord to write my testimony to the TRUMPET. I thank the dear Lord for leading me out into this marvelous light. I praise God for full and free salvation. I am saved right now by the blood of Jesus, and his wonderful and saving grace. I am so glad my name is written in heaven, in the Lamb’s book of life. I have no one to look to but Jesus, and he is a precious help in every time of need. I do love the GOSPEL TRUMPET: it contains so many precious testimonies. I am so glad that God ever sent the pure gospel where I could hear it. Pray for me that I may be of more use to the Lord in the future. Your sister in Christ,
Rosa Grassle.
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Ponchatoula, La.
Dear Brothers and Sisters: I must write to you this morning for the first time, although it is almost a year since the Lord has saved my soul. The joy and peace I have since enjoyed is more than mortal tongue can tell, and our home is really a home of peace and love, since husband and I, and some of our children have given our souls to the Lord. Holiness has been preached only a short time in this part of the country, but it has worked wonders, so much that those in sectism cannot believe what their own eyes see. They say that the brothers (that have been at enmity for years) cannot really love each other, but that they must be pretending. How well this shows that they have not the Spirit, when they cannot believe in brotherly love. Although the sect minister at first opposed holiness, some of them are now preaching holiness or sanctification. Oh how sorry we feel for them, when we see them trying to preach something they do not understand; for surely they must be blind, to preach one thing and practice another.
We have had some real precious meetings here. One month ago the brethren were preaching here. At that time I received the Spirit, for which I thank the Lord every day, and pray that many more of our brothers and sisters may receive the gift, there are only a few that have been sanctified here, but I hope they will strive for it, for it is not to be compared with any earthly blessing, to know and feel that you are all for the Lord, Your sister in Christ.