6 September 1894, Volume 14, Number 35.
WHO SHALL ENTER IN?
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MATT. 2:7.
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Not every one who crieth out,
“Lord, Lord,” shall enter in,
But those who do the Father’s will
And live all free from sin.
Those who professing to be saved,
Yet make a crooked path,
In that great day will not escape
The judgment or the wrath.
And they who teach the people wrong
And lend them far astray, [doom,
Will find that they have sealed their
And cast their crowns away.
And those who labor to build up
Divisions made by men,
Instead of teaching unity,
Will be found lacking then.
But those who do the Father’s will,
Those who have faithful been,
Will hear the blessed words, “Come thou,
Beloved, enter in.”
C. W. Naylor.
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EFFECTS OF LIGHTNESS.
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IN these last days Satan is “let loose for a little season” to destroy God’s people. One of his most cunning methods is lightness. By reading such scriptures as Psa. 51:15. Matt. 12:36, 37. Col. 3:17 and Acts 26:25, we understand that idle and unprofitable talk is absolutely forbidden in the holy Word, and was shunned by God’s people. But we desire to show a few of the many evil effects of indulging in vain conversation. God’s word is very consistent and the Lord had a higher design than mere legality and morality when he said, “Be ye holy in all manner of conversation.” To make plainer, we give the following effects.
1ST. A BAR TO REAL EARNEST PRAYER.
Any person must admit that when he has been overtaken in the habit of jesting, joking, and laughing at the frivolity of others, that his mind was not AT THAT INSTANT in a proper state of intercession to God. In fact, he had to resist the influence of it before he entered very fervently in prayer. The soul who has most power with God in prayer, is the one who absolutely abstains from lightness, all other conditions being met.
2D. A LACK OF DESIRE TO READ GOD’S WORD.
Indulging in a different element, contrary to the Spirit of God naturally creates in us (generally gradually) a dislike or depreciation for the precious truths of the Bible. They have lost their charms, and the reader commences to seek other sources of information and pleasure, and neglect the Word, which is truly grievous to the Spirit of God, and death to the soul.
3D. WE LOSE OUR INFLUENCE TOWARD GOD.
The sinner who sees us when first converted notices the change from our desires and love for the things of the world, to those of a heavenly nature, and when they see us partaking of the “flesh pots of Egypt,” they have reasons to feel that our salvation is not genuine. Who feels like inviting sinners to get saved from all sin at the very time in which they are leading and encouraging them to take the opposite course?
4TH. WE INFLUENCE OTHERS.
One person may indulge in things of a light nature innocently, and not realize the immediate effect, but another, feeling that this one may do those things, does the same himself, or goes a little farther, and falls under condemnation.
Another having light on these things, may be weak in resisting, and the influence of a man of God(?) in in this direction is a great trial to him. He will doubtless lose much confidence in the other, or feel that his experience is not wholly in harmony with God’s word. Should he partake, he would fall under condemnation. Thus we see the great need of living soberly and righteously, and letting our light shine, that men may see our good works.
Oh, ye messengers of God, look much to living soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world! There is no time for trifling with the devil. Souls are going to perdition everywhere. On every side of us we can hear the laughter and revelry of the human family on their downward career to hell! See then the need of holding up Jesus. Show them that there is a deeper, sacred, enjoyment, that is far beyond their pleasures. They will believe you if you spend your time in devotion to God in much prayer and reading of his Word. They will not believe you if you “go to the same excess of riot,” or even show your enjoyment in their ways, instead of indulging in lightness. Christian, begin to thank God for the privileges you have of spreading a holy influence before others, and you will feel like doing all you can to lead them in the ways of holiness and virtue. If you have the real love and grace of God in your soul, live up to all your privileges; feel the burden of souls, pray, and read the Bible much, and we think you will have a perfect disinfectant for this poison that is making so many souls so sick, weakly, and lean. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight; O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Psa. 19:14. In Jesus’ love, with victory over lightness through God’s grace,
Clarence Dewey.
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SHE IS CONSUMING.
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SOME time ago we wrote how the Spirit assured us that from the time that judgment has been given to the saints, decay, wasting and destruction has been the doom of the first beast, or the little horn, Romish power. We published their own lamentations; also the great division that exists in the sentiment of the Romish leaders in America.
Though it is a fact that our whole nation seemed asleep to the gigantic foe that was insidiously coiling about our national liberties, we see that God has not been asleep. His eye is upon his word, and his hand against every power of earth and hell that conspires against its fulfillment. Though Adventists loudly predict that this government must fall into the hands of Rome to fulfill their interpretation of prophecy; and it cannot be denied that appearances have favored their expectations. But the Word of God was against it, and now his almighty hand and alwise providence have suddenly created a strong American sentiment in the minds of prominent leaders, and large forces of the Romish sect, which lay directly in the way of the pope’s wish, and the Advent predictions. And now we are informed of a still more radical element that is raising up against the beast. An actual schism in his ranks. We copy the following from the Battle Creek DAILY JOURNAL, and will speak for itself.
AMERICAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
First Convention or the Secession from Home Now in Session.
CLEVELAND, O. Aug. 22 — The first convention of the Polish National Church of America convened in Father Kolaszewski’s church in Newburg. The seceders from the Roman Catholic church were of such numbers as to fill the large hall to overflowing, and much enthusiasm prevailed. High mass was celebrated by Archbishop Vilatte, who was surrounded by the priests in attendance. An open mass meeting was held before the convention came to order. There were a number of addresses in the Polish language.
Father Kolaszewski explained why the convention was called, saying it was for the unity of the American Catholic church. Archbishop Vilatte followed with a short address in English. He asked the people to be steadfast in their belief. “We should be American and for America, and not for the Roman Catholic church,” he said. “Our church is founded on American principles and American power.” The election of a president then took up some time, the archbishop being unanimously chosen to fill that position.
M.A. Crostowski, of Cleveland, moved that the delegates renounce their allegiance to the pope of Rome forever. He also moved that they recognize officially Archbishop Vilatte as the head of this new church. Rev. Mr. Kolaszewski opposed the first motion, saying that its passage would result in criticism and injury to the society. Several warm speeches were made on both sides. The motion was lost. The second motion carried.
Does not this clearly indicate that God is mightily moving to defeat the beast power? How marvelous this utter contempt for the pope’s authority and anathemas; and how strange, and marvelous this enthusiasm for American principles, and against the gloating desires of Rome. “This is the Lord’s doings, and it is truly marvelous in our eyes.”
Surely the immortal dreamer, Bunyan pictured the truth when he saw Christian on his pilgrimage come to a den of two great beasts, which, in time past, had devoured many pilgrims, whose bones lay thickly strewn about their dens. But now they had become old and decrepit, and sorely wounded, so that they could do little more than growl at the pilgrims as they passed along on their way to the celestial city. These two great beasts whose strength had nearly passed away, he called “Pope and Pagan.”
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BABYLON,
And What it Includes.
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ONENESS OF SECTISM.
Sectarians say, “Oh we different churches [sects] all agree on the essentials; it is just the non-essentials we differ on.” Anything essential is necessary; non-essentials are not necessary; and anything not necessary is a superfluity, and such we are commanded to lay aside. Jas. 1:21. If all creeds agree on all things except those things not necessary, why do they not lay aside those little useless differences? Then there will be unity. But ah! such argument comes from a delusion of the father of lies. For they do not all agree, even on the divinity of Christ. The only thing in which all sects cohere is in fighting the truth of God. In this there is a complete colligation.
Every particle of God’s holy word is essential. And O ye hypocrites! why judge the omnipotence of God by the perverse iniquitous, and depraved hearts of heretics; as if he would command anything and then say. It matters not whether you obey or not; just as your conscience leads! Woe unto you, ye blind guides, being led by a seared conscience, destroying the souls of your fellow beings! Hell is enlarging herself, and the burning lake is sending forth fiery tongues of despair, licking up the ungodliness you are building up. Except you repent, you will soon reap your reward of eternal death. Satan laughs; every fiend with a hellish sneer, exults over the victory they gain through your efforts. Blood rests upon your heads. Fly in Jesus’ name from the wrath that overhangs you!
WHAT SECTISM HAS DONE AND IS DOING.
The Satanic power operating upon the mass of deluded people, caused the gates of praise to be broken down; and many breaches were made in the city of David, or church. That is, the standard of holiness was lowered until sinners could get among God’s people and abide there. The professed world has also gathered water from “the lower pool.” Isa. 22:9-11. This pool was below Jerusalem, and the pool of Siloam is designated by some historians as being the one here mentioned, and was a resort for rag-pickers, washerwomen, etc. In fact all manner of people met there with their uncleanness.
This illustrates sectism, as it is filled with all manner of filthiness, and composed of mingled people. This pool being below the city or church, the multitude went down for the water, representing the degeneration of the professors of salvation, and the forsaking the way of righteousness and the standard of God’s word, for the corrupt and pernicious waters of sectism. The houses being numbered, is fulfilled in the dividing and subdividing of God’s people into the multiplicity of isms, and each sect receiving a name by which it is characterized. Through this craftiness of Satan, the houses are broken down, or souls in which the Spirit of God dwelt are deprived of spiritual life. The devil getting the nations dissatisfied with the church operated by God, they began to invent ways to fortify its wall of fire and salvation. Their own constructions they thought would strengthen the work of the Almighty. And to accomplish their design, they gathered many doctrines from fallacious spirits, and every fragment of rubbish that was hurled from the pit of darkness, and encircled the church with their wall of abomination; hence the two walls. Inside this wall of dissension, and outside the church, the sectarian world takes its stand, and through their nefarious and schismatic doctrines, the word of God is repudiated.
The old pool was the pool of Solomon, or Solomon’s pool, situated above Jerusalem, and its waters ran spontaneously down through the city. This is a picture of the church of Christ; the old pool being salvation, fashioned by the Lord long ago; and its waters run through the streets of this city. Rev. 22:1, 2. Coming from above, it purifies all who live in its course. Eze. 47:9. Sectarians have through their lies, prepared a ditch or way through which the water of salvation has been turned away from the multitudes of souls, who have received instead some damnable heresy. But God Almighty who is able to defend his own cause, is now through the Holy Spirit fire burning away this wall of iniquity. Isa. 4:4. Read Jer. 51:58. As the battering ram of God’s truth comes in contact with Babylon, her gates of darkness that have shut out heaven’s light from honest souls, must fall. As these gates fall, let every cow make her escape through the breach that is before her. Amos 4:3. And come out of Babylon, that you perish not in her doom.
The poor sectish priests have preached division for so long, in teaching for hire and trying to please man instead of God, that they now have so many factions that they know not what to do. I quote from one of their periodicals:
“We have already commented upon the disadvantages which occur to small and struggling communities which in certain sections are oppressed with an undue number of church [sect] organizations. The home missionary societies of the Presbyterian, Congregational and Reformed churches have already taken steps to combine in a movement that shall in the future prevent the establishment of a new congregation in any place which is already well supplied with religious facilities. The Episcopalian, Methodist and Baptist churches have been asked to unite in the movement. It is to be hoped that by some mutual arrangement wherein one denomination shall give way in a certain place, and another denomination in return shall withdraw from some other church-ridden, poverty stricken place, the time may come when a decent support shall be given all pastors; and instead of a dozen starving congregations in a town of twelve hundred people, there shall be union, consolidation, co-operation, whereby only the churches that are needed to do the work shall remain. We [Methodist] commend this movement.”
These propagators of confusion have been decrying the truth for ages past; on every side they howl, and say that division is necessary, the different churches arc indispensable for the purpose of christianizing the world. If this be true, the more sects there are, the more glory will redound to God. And O ye sectarians! why unite in a movement to hinder the establishment of more division? Why obviate anything you value so highly, and that too being the means of saving the world?
The solution of the whole affair is this: “A decent support to all pastors.” The priests thereof teach for hire. Mic. 3:11. It was not for love of souls that these isms were invented by the benighted priests of Baal, but for love of filthy lucre. Since so many would-be teachers have risen, they find that Satan has carried them too far, in inventing so much ecclesiastical machinery with so many engineers, that all their greedy spirits cannot be satisfied. Isa. 56:10, 11. The great sharks devour the smaller ones to such an extent that they are searching for something to alleviate their pain; and instead of discerning the body of Christ, they are fulfilling what was prophesied of them. Amos 4:8.
So two or three cities (sects) wandered unto one city (sect) to drink water; but they were not satisfied; yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. Instead of forsaking the soul-polluting, and God-dishonoring institutions, and returning to the church of Christ from which they have separated themselves, they are gathering up all their abominations and bringing them together in the city of destruction; and all spirits of devils fellowshiping and co-operating with each other, and arrayed against the truth. This conglomeration of corruption has already begun, and ere long we will see the consummation, of this gathering together of the host of Gog and Magog. As this great agitation continues to increase, and the powers of hell send forth prodigious volumes of soul- destroying doctrines, God’s people on mount Zion, inside the fortification of salvation, with the sword of truth wielded by the Spirit of the Almighty, are kept free from the noisome pestilence. Praise the Lord!
WHO IS COMMANDED TO FIGHT AGAINST BABYLON?
Babylon includes every sect of past, present or future; ever insitution operated by man or devils, in which doors are opened and shut, members taken in and turned out by man. Not one sect on earth is exempt from this odious charge of being a member of this great harlot family. A house divided against itself cannot stand; hence when the many doctrines of sectism come in contact with each other, every carnal mouth speaks against its sister. And at the very time when sectism had reached her highest point, and was exalted as it were to heaven, her fall came, just as literal Babylon’s fall. This fall was caused by the preaching of the everlasting gospel. Rev. 14:6.
The Lord says, “I have commanded my sanctified ones, I also called my mighty ones for mine anger [against Babylon], even them that rejoice in my highness.” Isa. 13:3. Again, “Sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called.” Jude. 1. Here we learn who are called to fight in this holy war. Those who are sanctified and preserved from all sin themselves, only are competent for this work. Those who cry, Babylon, Babylon, without first getting out of her and getting sanctified, are only called to repentance. Such is nothing but Satan, flogging Satan, and is an abomination in the sight of God.
DELIVERANCE HAS COME.
The Lord has restored us to Zion, and restored to us the years that the locust hath eaten. Joel 2:25. Read Rev. 9:1-4. We asked for rain in the time of the latter rain (evening light). Zech. 10:1. And the Lord has given us the former rain (purity and spirituality of the apostolic age) and the latter rain in the first month. Joel 2:23. Hos. 6:3. That is, instead of inventing some new doctrine (as all sects have done), the same sun of righteousness that shone in the morning, and that was darkened in his going forth by the clouds of sectism, now re-appears, and his going forth shines as the morning did before being obscured by sectish darkness. The light of the evening comes from the same source that produced the morning light; the same light, but shining at different periods of time. Hence we have the two reigns at the same time, or the liberty of the morning co-existing with that of the evening. Praise the Lord, all ye redeemed! Amen!
CONCLUDED BY A COLLOQUY.
BABYLONIAN. Good morning, friend; we live just over the way, and seeing your light and hearing the sound of shouting, in your city, we came to see what it means. Eze. 12:9.
ISRAELITE. Thou art welcome, neighbor; and as to the meaning of this shouting, it is this: We were captives, carried from our native home in Zion, to Babylon, where for many years we were deprived of our freedom. But our Father has restored us to our city, and the walls are builded again; and for this we are praising Him. Dan. 9:25. Mic. 7:11.
B.But we hear strange things of you since you are come again to this city; you fight against our cities continually, and have stopped all commerce between our cities and yours.
I.There are many hills (sects) in Babylon, and we wandered from hill to hill (Eze. 34:6.) in league, first with this one and then with that one, seeking the liberty they promised; but finding none (Jer. 3:23) we return to Zion with everlasting joy, and here we abide. Isa. 35. Our supply comes from the celestial city, the abode of our King, and home of our disembodied fellow countrymen; Hence all trafficking between us is at an end.
- why need you fight us? If you have peace, let us have the same. Are you better than all others?
I.Hold! neighbors, we do not think ourselves to be of more worth than yourselves; only the hostility you have toward our nation, of binding the subjects of our King, has brought down his wrath, and vengeance upon your cities. He is on the war path, and we as faithful subjects who owe allegiance to our sovereign King, must follow our great Commander. We fight not against your person, your good, or freedom, but against the corrupt government under which you abide. And as far as possible to annihilate the works of Apollyon, under whose banner you are warring. And our intent is to deliver you from the cursed intoxication brought on
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GRAND JUNCTION ASSEMBLY MEETING.
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EXPLANATIONS.
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- Please explain 1 Cor. 15:56.
- Please explain 1 Tim. 5:16.
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Answer to the first, which reads as follows: “The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.” Death came into the world through sin. Rom. 5:12. And death is only possessed with a sting, and looked upon as a dreadful monster in the heart where sin is. But when all sin is cleansed out of the heart by the blood of Christ, then death is “abolished,” and a sweet sleep to the body, and departure of the Spirit to present with the Lord, which is far better than this life, takes the place of death.
The strength of sin is the law, because if there were no law there could be no sin, no violation. But God has written his law in the hearts of all men. Rom. 2:15. Hence all men are sinners, until saved and kept from sin by the grace of God.
Answer to second. In this epistle the apostle is giving directions for the maintenance of widows by the church. But in this verse he says, “If any man or woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged.” That is, any Christian who is nearly related to a widowed lady, he should maintain her, and not suffer her to come upon the care of the church.
Bro. Murphy writes us from his home. Neosho, Mo. “Dear Saints of the Most High God, Greeting. I am sweetly saved by the blood. Glory to God! The dear Lord has of late wonderfully opened my eyes concerning this thing of sympathizing with crooked professors. I never would compromise the Word, but was afraid I would hurt some one’s feelings. But if people will get where God wants them their feelings will be consecrated to the truth, and they will have a real appetite for the whole word. Let us not be timid but let us declare the whole counsel of God.
We have been laboring in the gospel field continually. Have just closed a very precious meeting at Nebo, Ark, Seven saved and two sanctified. The Lord willing we will soon return and hold a grove meeting eight miles west of Nebo. Your brother and sister sanctified through the truth,
Dan Murphy and wife.”
Amen. The Lord help Bro. and Sister M. and every other witness for God, to be true and uncompromising. Whenever a person gets where they think we have not true charity (love) when we cannot bid Godspeed and join hands and work with persons who profess holiness, and are yet walking in any of the abominable heresies that are now labeled holiness, that are thick in the land, especially in Mo., that person has got a vail of delusion over his or her eyes. Neither do such effeminate spirits “discern the body of Christ.” To discern his body which is the church, is everlasting death to every other concern, sect, faction, creed, and association on earth. We have been informed of a sister who is out working for God, who thinks “anti-ordinance, social purity, and any thing else is all right if favorable to holiness.” God pity such softness. The standard to which God is calling his holy remnant, which is the bride the Lamb’s wife, is not simply a profession of holiness, else it would include a large portion of Babylon filth. But we must “all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.” Eph. 4. The church before spoiled by the apostasy was “all with one accord,” and her light in the evening shall break forth as in the morning. Isa. 58. To bring the pure gold from the dross, the clean wheat from the chaff, God has called a ministry who “lay judgment to the line — of God’s word — and righteousness to the plummet.” Through his eternal burning and purging truth he now gathers all nations into the valley of Jehoshaphat — Judgment — and pleads with them there, and only such as measure to the Bible rule pass from thence into the valley of decision, and all the rest become reprobate silver and cast off carcasses for the birds and beasts to prey upon. “Arise and thresh,” is the command of God. “For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: the daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor; it is time to thresh her.” Jer. 51:33. Therefore “Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, and I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass, and thou shalt beat in pieces many people.” Micah 4:13. People who go to threshing away at Babylon because naturally contentious, and who do it not out of love for souls perishing her, are of no use to God, and are not sent of him. Their horns are tipped with their own brass, their hoops hard with their own iron. But God takes his children of finest and deepest sympathy, of the most tender love, and by his Holy Spirit puts upon our horns of power the brass of true love that knows no compromise; that pushes down the pens of starvation. And upon the beautiful feet of all his messengers he will fasten the heavy iron plates of trueness to God, with which we not only bruise Satan under our feet, but tread down all the doctrines of devils, and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness and error. Being Godlike, we, like him, take vengeance on men’s institutions, because we love their souls. Some silly men and women are deceived of the devil to think they have more love than others because they never drive any body from them by their preaching. By their standard, they can easily prove that they have more love than the apostles, and Jesus Christ himself. Their preaching often drove men of the highest pretentions of piety out in the dark places to gather stones to kill them. These soft men pleasers think they are full of the fire, and preach the blood, but have nothing at all to do with anything like hail. But when God’s messengers sound the trumpet, there “follows hail and fire, mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth.” Rev. 8:7. However much men may profess the fire of the Holy Spirit, if destitute of the hail of divine judgment, they are lacking the fire, and are of no use to God in his present work of separation between the precious and the vile. Brethren, keep filled with the love of God; preach the blood, and insist on the Bible fruits of holiness, and let God make you a continual hail storm against all crookedness and against all shoddy holiness which lacks the scriptural fruits. “Cursed is he that keepeth back his sword from blood.” Amen.
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Requests for Prayer.
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Pray for the healing of Charley Hobson, Lebanon, Ore., who is a young man, afflicted from his youth with spasms of the worst form.
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Pray for Catharine Ault, Decatur, Ind., that she may be wholly sanctified.
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Jennie Paddock, Malden, Bureau Co., Ill., desires the prayers of God’s children for the healing of her body. And also calls for some of God’s ministers to come there and preach the gospel.
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Pray for myself, daughter and family that we may be kept saved, also we would like to have some of God’s true ministers to come and hold meetings. Yours in Christ,
Mrs. L. Gould,
DeSoto, Miss.
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Pray for me and my family that we may have the gospel preached here in its fulness. Pray for my wife who is sick with a fever, and for my daughter who has a very sore foot. Yours in Christ,
S. M. Black,
Aurora, Mo.
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We earnestly request the saints of God to pray for the healing of our little daughter Jessie, who is afflicted with loathsome sores on her head.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Clark.
Myrtle, Mo.
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Calls for Meeting.
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I do hope God will favor us with one of his true ministers at this place.
Mrs. G. W. Greenstreet,
Winters, Cal.
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Sister Stockwell of White Cloud, Mich. has been earnestly calling for some one to hold a meeting in that place. Bro. Bixler and I had expected to hold that meeting, but it will not be so we can. Cannot some one else go? The darkness of Adventism has blinded the eyes of the people in that place. Some one go that can give them warning before too late.
Wm. E. Warren, A. M. Bixler.
Edgewood, Mich.
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Any one desiring meeting on our route between Vicksburg, Miss. and Decatur, Ala. and Tullahoma, Tenn., write to us at Vicksburg, Miss. at once. Yours in Christ,
L. C. Slate, J. D. Tramel and R. L. Berry.
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A meeting is desired and very much needed at Stotesbury, Vernon Co., Mo. Any one feel led to go and hold a meeting will find a home at Silas Duncan one- half mile north of Stotesbury. Notify Silas Duncan, Stotesbury, Mo.
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MEETINGS.
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Marshall, Okl., Oct. 18-29.
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.
B. E. Warren and S. L. Speck.
We expect to commence a tabernacle meeting at Fairbury, Neb. on Sept. 1, and continue as long as the Lord wills. All the dear saints in reach are invited to attend.
M. M. Stover and son.
There will be a grove meeting at Blendon, commencing Sept. 5, and to continue as long as the Lord wills. Wm. E. Warren and Co. are desired, and whomsoever the Lord will send.
Angus McDonald.
Blendon, Mich.
There will be a tabernacle meeting commencing in the town of Bolivar, Mo., on the 26th of Sept. Will continue as long as the Lord wills. All come prepared to take care of themselves as this is a new field.
George E. Bolds & Co.
There will be a Tabernacle meeting at Wood’s Grove, two miles South of Somerville, Morgan Co., Ala., commencing Sept. 14 and continuing as long as the Lord wills. All are invited, saints to work and sinners to get saved. Any desiring to camp on the ground will find all things convenient. Those coming on the cars get off at Hartselle, and notify Bro. John Shaneyfelt, Hartselle, Ala.
J. F. Lundy, Otto Bolds and Wife.
CAMP MEETINGS.
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Winfield, Kan., Oct. 4-15.
Lowndes, Mo., Sept. 13, 1894.
Neosho Falls, Kan., Sept 6-17,
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.
Geo. Vielguth.
Mole Hill, W. Va., Aug. 8, 1894.
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.
J. K. P. Whitecotton.
The Eastern Pa. camp meeting will be held at Chalfont, Bucks Co„ Pa. on the Doylestopn branch of the Phila. and Reading R. R. from Sept. 13-24. All desirous of coming to this meeting, please notify by mail. All the saints from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts and the eastern coast are especially requested to be present. All that can should come prepared to care for themselves. This is the first camp meeting of the church of God held in this section, and a new field where it will be held. And we look for God to send some of his consecrated workers this way. Who will say, Here am I, send me? Your brother with all on the altar,
B. F. Weikkl,
West Point, Pa.
VICHY, MO. CAMP MEETING.
To commence Sept. 10 and continue as long as the Lord wills. The camp ground is on Bro. James 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 I and Jno. P. Bailey.
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WOMAN’S FAITH HOME.
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Dear Saints of God: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.
Truly the hand of the Lord is in this work for the fallen. This month God has so wonderfully owned and blessed it. All of our past indebtedness has been met and enough besides to buy some necessary articles which we long felt the need of, also the rent for the next month has been paid. Besides this much needed financial help the dear Lord has called Sister Grace E. Stratton of Richland, Mich, and Sister Mary E. Metter of Payne, O. to help in the work. Others are being led of the Lord whom we expect Father to definitely call as soon as he sees they are needed. Glory to His holy name! We feel that the dear Lord is rapidly pushing this work forward, and believe that we very soon will be able to leave this home in the hands of those whom God shall call while we go on to Chicago.
We are told that there are 45 000 of these women in Chicago, and only homes to accomodate about 100 of them. Will you pray with us that the way may be opened in God’s time and His own way for a good home in a suitable place and that He will plan every thing out for His own glory? “If ye shall ask any thing in my name I will do it.” Oh praise the Lord! We would have a small house in Chicago as a temporary home, and after a trial of a few weeks remove the girls away from all possible temptation by placing them in a country home, if such can be found.
We expect soon to make all of our homes self-supporting; but it can not be done at first.
In this report I will make a statement of the work during this first half year of its existence, and then I will report from time to time in the future as God leads.
With regard to the furnishing of this home I can truly say that in these six months there has been done exceeding abundantly above all I asked or thought. The Lord has been very good to us.
The total cash donated has been $202 08 Over half of this amount was donated this month.
We have had three real trials in
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the food line, but the promises were sure, and we held on to them, and through these temporal trials gained much spiritual help. “All things work together lor good to them that love the Lord.”
We have sheltered eighteen girls besides several children. Four of the girls went to their homes in other towns. Several young girls went back to their mothers. Three still remain in the home, and glory to God, one has been sanctified.
I realize more good would have been done if help had come sooner, but, thank God. I realize I did all I could under the circumstances. The truth has been sown and I trust that still God will cause it to grow. It is our part to sow, but it is God that giveth the increase. We are not responsible for the results. Dearly beloved ones, do pray for us that we may truly be hid away in Jesus, and kept so humble and obedient that the Spirit may continually have the right of way in our hearts. We are praying for you. Your sister, sanctified and kept by the power of God.
Mary Houskeeper.
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CALL FOR WORKERS.
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Palouse, Wash., Aug. 21, 1894.
Dear Brethren: May the Lord richly bless you all with all spiritual blessings. In the fear of God, with much love and earnestness for the advancement of the work of the gospel in these parts, I now send you an earnest appeal in the name of Jesus. May the Lord apply it to such hearts and stir up those whom it concerns. The work of God is opening up fast in Wash. Idaho and Ore. The Lord is raising up young and new workers and called them into the ministry who need faithful, humble and truly consecrated workers and singers to help them along in the gospel. But none should come only those who have a holy go-through for God, in their souls, in their faith and in their experience. Who are willing to be nothing, to endure hardness as good soldiers and not shrink, nor run, nor draw back when the enemy or any opposition comes; for this means more in the gospel on the coast, than I saw any where in the East. Who are consecrated to the bed-rock in the perfect will and grace of God, in all meekness, humility and obedience? A number of such singers and workers are now needed in Wash. at once, to make up about four companies ready, for the fall and winter campaign. As Bro. and Sister Tubbs are now contemplating returning home early this fall, myself and wife will need two good, humble and faithful workers, some brother and his wife, soprano and base singers, or soprano and tenor singers, such who will be at liberty and in every way, ready and consecrated to stay on the coast and go into the missionary field with us, and ready thus to spend years or your life in the vineyard of the Master. As we feel called to the missionary work into Alaska, also to the Sandwich Islands of the Pacific ocean, we need such a consecrated and humble couple as described above, with enduring and strong soprano voices, as soon as the Lord lays his hand upon them and will send them out here. O, Lord, search out and send us such whom you can trust and best use to your glory! Who will stand the test and go through the fire for God and precious souls? To whom is the Lord now talking? Read Isa. 6:5-8. Dearly beloved, obey the voice of the Lord and the call from heaven, to the work of the gospel. Come over and help us. Please address me at Pullman, Wash. Yours in love, watching for souls,
F. N. Jacobson.
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A LETTER FROM GERMANY.
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BEWARE
of an American by the name of Rupert, and all persons that belong to him in Hamburg and elsewhere. He pretends to be the agent of some American mission, and tries openly to catch the children of of God in the Salvation Army, or any other community, by all kinds of false pretense. For example that our best members are leaving us. Will this man persuade you to give up your work for God and souls, and bring you so far as to be baptized by him with water, and accept all his doctrine, one of which is that Christian people are not to wear engagement rings? Don’t be hindered by any false teaching or desire of Christian love to handle such people as they deserve.
G. S. Railton.
The above article appeared in the German WAR CRI, printed in Berlin, Germany, and was written by G. S. Railton, one of the procurators of the S. A. sect, with the intention of weakening our hand in the gospel work here in Germany. But praise our God for such a wonderful salvation, and for his Word which says all things work together for good to them that love the Lord! And in this case it is so, and we have seen the Word fulfilled where he says He will make the wrath of man praise Him. For instead of hindering us, it has worked as an advertisement for our meetings, and those whom Railton thought he would warn, have come to see such a terrible man, and praise God, they hear nothing but the truth, and of course the truth will do its work every time. Others that were friends to the S. A. have said, “I once respected them, but now want nothing to do with them since doing such an unchristian act as to slander anyone without proving a word.”
Now I do believe had G. S. Railton been actuated by a spirit of manhood even, instead of a malicious and selfish spirit, which feeds from the the fountain of bigotry, he would have come and seen us as he was here in Hamburg, and then he could not have printed the untruth as he did. But he based his slander solely on the testimony of those who heard the word of God, and were not willing to walk in the light; therefore they could do nothing more than speak evil of the truth, and lay things to our charge which we never did, such as preaching that people were not to wear engagement rings. We never went beyond the word of God in any matter, and never expect to as long as we keep saved. In Isa. 3:17-25, it reads, “In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments,” which includes rings (please read); also 1 Tim. 2:9-10 which forbids the wearing of gold. If those scriptures do not mean what they say, will some one inform us what they do mean; and if they are God’s word, where will you stand?
“Vile sland’rer, foe of God and man,
Go hide the in thy native den;
Go seek thy home in deserts foul
Where serpents hiss, and tigers howl.
Thus taught to blast the victim’s fame,
Behind his back pollute his name;
In secret whispers spread disgrace,
And lie without a blushing face.
Yet know that thou and he must meet
Before the awful judgment seat.
How will you stand in that great day?
How wash thy poison words away?
You despise the just and holy man;
Do all to ruin him you can.
I’d rather all your stigma bear
Than be condemned a sland’rer there.”
— W. W. B.
How sad to think that justice will meet the unjust in a time when it will be too late to recant! How much better and nicer it would be to prove all things as the Word says, and hold fast that which is good! But we are now living in an age when justice is slaughtered upon the altar of bigotory. God help us all to be honest with God and man.
G.S. R. says, “Will this man persuade you to leave your work for God and souls, and be baptized of him.” I never teach that men should leave their work for God, but that those that are sent by sectarian leaders and not by God, shall get saved, and preach and teach the word from God’s mouth. Eze. 3:17. Let us notice now some of the things that this blind guide and his co-workers call the work of God, and let us weigh them in the balance of truth and justice, without a spark of prejudice in our heart to any soul on earth. Therefore I will quote in part from their English WAR CRY, printed in London, in which is recorded some of their doings which they did when they met in London to worship their golden calf, it being his fifth anniversary.
Here we have an article headed, “A MONSTER FREE AND EASY,” in which Tiny Mikie (a dwarf and captain of the Salvation Army), with a weapon almost as big as himself, in semi-savage attire, essaying a jig backwards with commendable skill, acted as a sort of Salvation Lord Chamberlain to the elastic and excited Zulu, as he indulged in a terrific war dance. Staff Captain Holdaway at the head of the Maoris impressed many of the audience with the belief that he was an out and out savage, as he held his spear aloft, and jumped and swung himself round and round in wild beast skins. Some of the French officers adopted the Cavalry style by leaping on the shoulders of their comrades, and waving the grand old flag of blood and fire; others set to dancing in couples, until presently the whole house was convulsed in laughter. The General enjoyed the novelty as much as anybody, while the chief and his staff joined in the hilarity without reservation.
Now as I write the above rude and ungodly actions of this profane daughter of Romanism, who is outdoing all her elder sisters (sects) in tomfoolery and rudeness, I am made to wonder in astonishment how men of common sense can print such things, and think to make sensible people believe it is of God; and then have the audacity to say, “Let no one persuade you to give up your work for God.” Oh my God! how long wilt thou stay thy hand? And can it be possible that the worst is not yet come? Where would you go in all the low dives of sin to see anything that would fill the heading of this piece more complete, A Monster Free and Easy? Truly here we see the Word being fulfilled in 2 Thess. 2:7-12, — “For the mystery of iniquity doth already work, only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders, and with all deceivableness of unrighteousnesss in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they might believe a lie: that they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.”
Now dear reader, imagine if you can, Peter in semi-savage attire, dancing a jig backwards with a weapon almost as big as himself, on the day of Pentecost, trying to convince the people that it was God that was giving them power to speak forth the words of truth, until every one heard in his own language. How long do you suppose it would have taken him to convince the people that he was a man of God? Or Paul going into the cities around about Jerusalem on Barnabas’s back, swinging a flag; what impression would he have made upon those Grecians with whom he had so much contention, and who had to be met with all the wisdom and soberness of God? Or take the twelve, with Matthew dressed in wild beast skins, as a savage, jumping round and round, holding a spear aloft; Bartholomew on Philip’s back, John on James’s back, Andrew on Peter’s back, and Judas Iscariot dressed like an Indian, dancing a jig, and the others dancing in couples. Can you paint from the above a picture of the disciples of the lowly Jesus who gave us an example to do as he did? Reader, if you can say in your heart that Babylon has not fallen, after considering the above, then you surely are consumed in the wreck, and the god of this world has blinded your eyes. Now the writer of this “Free and Fsey,” takes 2 Sa. 6:14 to justify themselves in their ungodliness, where David danced before the Lord, because he brought up the ark of the Lord. Those poor deluded souls danced before their god (who they say enjoyed the novelty) because they had brought (as they say) souls from all nations who pay homage to their god. Jesus says by their fruit you shall know them. G. S. Railton says, “Beware of an American man by the name of Rupert.” But Jesus says, “Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs of thistles?” Or does a Christian go dressed in beast skins, dance jigs, and in all maner of rudness? No; for as God is, so are we in this world.”
I do praise my dear Master for deliverance from all the curses of this world, and that he ever counted me worthy to bare this wonderful gospel to the dying world. I recognize dear brothers and sisters in the S. A. as well as all other sects; but Babylon is falling, and by the grace of God I shall do all I can to warn these I love and whom Jesus shed his precious blood to redeem, to come out of Babylon, and be separate, as saith the Lord, although it does bring the wrath of Satan upon us. Jesus said not to fear, he is with us. Praise his name! The pharisees, actuated by the devil, gathered stones to slay Jesus on account of the truth. But now these modern pharisees throw stones in other ways, but far more injurious to the cause. May the Lord reward them according to their works
Well praise our God, the work of the Lord is going forward in spite of all the opposition that has been brought to bear upon it; and a few dear souls are finding their way out of sin and Babylon, to Zion, the church of the living God. Heb. 12:22-24. Some of the Babylonians want to come up and build with us, but we have no time nor use for any of their old rubbish, and so we wield the sword a few times in defense of the faith once delivered to the saints. The result is, they either flee or get saved by going through Jesus, and he puts them to work. Praise our God for victory, faith, patience and power to work for Jesus, the Master-builder, who doth strengthen and encourage us to go through the many trials which we are counted worthy to pass through in this country! We ask the prayers of all God’s children everywhere that we may not get weary in well doing, but that we may speak as we ought to speak at all times. We are praying God to send or raise up some one to take the German work, as we feel led to go to England during the coming winter, and work there. Pray with us. Yours in the conflict of faith,
J. H. Rupert.
Gruenerdeich, 25 Part L.,
Hamburg, Germany.
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News from the Field.
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Brock, Ohio, Aug. 20, 1894.
Dearly Beloved Saints of God: May grace, peace and mercy be abundantly multiplied unto you, until the end of time. We are happy to report victory all along the line for God. Hallelujah! The Garrett grove meeting was a wonderful success for God, well attended, with good interest. The church built up and moving out unto the pinnacle of the apostolic platform. Bro. J. H. Merica was ordained elder of the flock. We commemorated the death of God’s dear Son by washing of the saint’s feet, breaking of the one loaf and drinking of the cup. Bro. S. P. Strang was with us in this meeting. On the morning of the 3rd, we bade the little ones farewell, God willing, expecting to return ere long. We started on our way for the Deerfield C. M. with our bodies much run down and tired. Arrived the same evening. Saints anxiously waiting our coming, but to our surprise we found none of the old ministers in the camp only Bro. Longerbone and Sister Belle Stetler who were holding the battle ground. We were soon convinced of the work before us. We humbly fell on our knees before our God, pleading for the desired strength of body. Father answered our plea. We moved out upon the work with complete victory; and through the meeting precious souls were brought to the altar, Christ Jesus. Meeting closed Friday afternoon. We went to the home of Bro. and Sister Wickersham; preached in Praise Chapel Saturday evening and Sunday. Meeting well attended which was a feast to our souls, to meet with dear saints at that point for the first time. We also had the pleasure of visiting Mother Byrum. Monday, in company with Bro. Wickersham, we came on to Brock, O., grove meeting. The brethren have a large tabernacle, 40×60, which was well filled every night. The people soon became very much interested and the best of order prevailed all through the meeting. Quite a number of Roman Catholics came out to hear the truth, and were interested in the same. Souls were saved. Sunday afternoon four dear souls followed their Master in baptism by being burried with him. God willing, we start for Canada camp-meeting the 21st inst., desiring the prayers of all God’s family for the work in that country, and that we may be kept very humble. Yours in much holy love.
J. A. & A. J. Dillon,
Blanche B. Fleming.
Address; Fenwick, Ont., care of S. E. Birdsall, M. D.
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Lauderdale, Miss., Aug. 22, 1894.
To The Gospel Trumpet: This morning finds me with victory in my soul. After closing meeting with the saints at Quilby I began with the saints at the Wilson school house, where I had been a few times before. We began in the name of King Jesus on the 4th day of August. On Sunday dear Bro. Sistrunk and Sister Boon came to our aid, and remained two days. The truth prevailed. When meeting closed on the following Friday, seven went down into the water and were baptized. Several to follow soon. Much good was done in this meeting and the church is fully organized. Any true brother happening by will be welcomely received by them. From here I went to Binnville and opened fire on the enemy. Here the enemy came at us but Jesus was with me in declaring his gospel to them. When we pictured the pure church to them, with all its members clean and white, they at once saw the light. Praise God forever! Much good was done at this place and a goodly number endorse the truth, and call for another meeting in October. Pray for me that I may know nothing but Christ and Him crucified.
Yours saved now,
Robt. A. Charlton.
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OBITUARY.
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Near Gobles, Mich., Aug. 24., Bro. Nicholas J. Vanslyke departed in peace from this earth, to be present with the Lord. Aged sixty-six years, five months and fourteen days. Bro. and Sister Vanslyke received full salvation and the present truth of God several years ago, and have walked with God ever since. Bro. V. has had much afflictions out of which it has pleased God to deliver him by the angel of death. To the last moment he was full of peace and joy and praises to God. The Lord had showed him some time before that his departure was near, and it was a welcome communication. He waited with much desire for the happy moment to come. Truly Christ had abolished death, and he is still living together with Christ,” since his body has fallen asleep. Thus again the doctrine of God in the evening light has been tested in the article of death, and proved a sure foundation to the soul. The Lord bless Sister Vanslyke. While her soul is greatly comforted, and even blessed of in her bereavement, she is in need of the sympathy of the saints. She should by all means have financial help to meet expences. Brethren, “Dwelleth the love of God in your heart?” read 1 Jno. 3:17. Help can be sent here for her relief, and God will bless you. Funeral services were held in the the town of Gobles, and largely attended.
D. S. W.
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by this archfiend. However this may be, where or in what locality do you live, my friends?
B. Oh I live just beyond the limits of your government, in the kingdom of Babylon, on the M. P. hill in the city of Confusion, on the corner of Main street and Sin-you-must avenue; also the alley of Darkness runs by my premises, through which the light of the sun shines but faintly. My brother here lives over in the plain of Vain Glory, on the M. E. hill of tumult, inside the incorporation of the city of Disorder. We all use water from the same reservoir though, and this affair is operated by one corporation. Although we all live in the same kingdom, yet the climate is variable, as the sites of some of our cities are higher in the atmosphere of aristocracy than others, yet we have made ample provision for all such disadvantages. The propelling machine of iniquity operated by Abaddon, is so constructed as to change the nature and temperature of the water, just to suit our several tastes. You live, let me see — where do you live?
I. We live on Mount Zion. Getting dissatisfied with your riotous way of living (for we formerly dwelt among you), and hearing the voice of our King, saying, “Come out from among them,” we now take our stand on this mount, in the city of Light, the heavenly Jerusalem or Church of the Firstborn, and live on the street of Freedom, and Hallelujah avenne, surrounded by the walls of Salvation, shut in by the gates of Praise, through which runs the alley of Truth, letting in the glorious rays of the sun of righteousness. Our water supply is inexhaustible, coming from the well Eternal. We do not have to force this water up, but with joy through faith we draw it down; and there is a continual stream running through our streets, purifying the atmosphere, and animating all who drink from this beautiful stream. Praise the Lord! Isa. 12:3, 4. Eze. 47:9. Rev. 22: 1, 2.
B. But you folks talk so queer, and we cannot nnderstand such language; it seems but balderdash to us.
I. True, we talk the language of Canaan which no stranger understands, nor can he learn this speech until naturalized. To the foreigner it is but foolishness. Are you satisfied with your location?
B. Why should we not be satisfied, since our fathers lived and died here, and have deeded to us the property on which we live? If they were content, we surely ought to be.
I. But your fathers were captives as ye are, and made no search for a better land; hence they had naught else to will you but the traditions that have been transmitted to every succeeding generation. 1 Pet. 1:18.
B. There may be better things than those we endure, but we cannot dishonor the works of those who, we believe, have landed on yon bright shore.
I. The records of our government show that a man’s work may be destroyed; but if living to the highest degree of light, advanced in that age, he himself shall be saved, as by fire (1 Cor. 3:13, 14). Because your fathers have eaten sonr grapes and their teeth were set on edge, must you, to respect them, have your spiritual teeth destroyed by the same bitter, sour, and nauseous fruits of division? Nay, verily, this shall no more be left as a plea for you. For each soul must account for itself. Eze. 19:1-4. Rom. 14:12.
B. We all believe we are right. If we believe as we do and are sincere in our faith, why then shall we be damned?
I. Come, my friends, let us reason together. If I believe there is no God, does my belief cause him to cease to exist? If you believe there is no heaven, does that lessen the reality of eternal bliss? If this man believes there is no future punishment for the wicked, does that to any degree abate the dreadful flames of a burning hell? I think not; do your God once winked at such ignorance; but now the light of truth has come, and you are commanded to repent and believe the truth, and nothing else. Nor will you be crowned unless you strive lawfully, or just as God’s word teaches. 1 Tim. 2:5.
B. How can we know the only right way?
I. Jesus Christ says, I am the way. To know him is life eternal.
B. Very well, neighbor, we all believe Christ is the way and maintain that we know him.
I. In the constitution of our government there is an ordinance or established rule, whereby we are to determine who knoweth the Lord, and who knoweth him not. It is this: He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar and the truth is not in him (1 Jno. 2:4). Do you keep his commands?
B. Oh yes! we believe in adhering to all the essentials in the Word.
I. Are there any non-essentials in the word of God? If so, what are they?
B. There is, let me see — Well, we have been taught to do as our conscience leads in living in this city or that, also regarding what we do and do not.
I. Methinks you certainly have gotten into the valley of death, and quite overcome by Apollyon, who has hypnotized you until he can handle you at his will. Bestir thyself; shake his shackles from off thy feet; dig through the wall of darkness, and get thee out from thence! Arise! hasten to Zion! there only is deliverance found! Eze. 12:1-8.
B. Well, neighbor, we will never agree; as we look through different glasses, things have a different color. Come over and make us a visit.
I. Praise the Lord, we have no glasses; our eyes have all been anointed with heavenly eyesalve, and we need no colored glasses (Rev. 3:18). And if thou wilt get thine eyes anointed, thy spectacles will fall off. As to visiting with you, we are commanded to let you come to us, but we must not return to you. Jer. 15:19.
B. Why are you so selfish?
I. We are not selfish; but do not want to be divorced from our mother (Gal. 4:26). The church has no sisters (Cant. 6:9). Hence the multiplicity of hills on which you live cannot in any way be related to our mother. Your mothers (sects) are widows (Lam. 5:3). They have not Jesus as a husband; therefore they are harlots, and you an illegitimate-begotten son of a prostitute. This is strong, but true nevertheless.
B. You seem to have Bible for everything.
I. The Bible is our discipline, and is suited in every particular to the government of our land. But you cannot bend it to suit the carnal government of your cities.
B. We cannot understand the Bible, but think we are the nearest to the right.
I. Then you are the greatest counterfeit. But let our King ask you a question: Where is your bill of divorcement, that separates you from the true mother or church of Christ, and gives you the privilege to be joined unto a harlot? Or which creditor (sect) has the Lord got so in debt to, that he had to sell his church to pay the debt? As all sects cannot be right, God Almighty demands of you to say which one is right. Isa. 50:1. Read Hos. 2:2.
B. I am not prepared to say. We must not judge.
I. If you must not judge, it is because you are a hypocrite (Mat. 7:5). Therefore lay aside your hypocritical garment and accept a position where you can judge between the works of God and those of the devil. Read Micah 3:8. Mat. 12:33. 1 Cor. 2:15. Eze. 34:17. Mal. 3:18.
B. We would love to say we know we are right, but dare not; how dare you?
I. Because we have the witness (Rom. 8:16. 1 Jno. 5:10.). We can say we know (1 Jno. 2:3. 3:14. 5:2, 18-19). Praise the Lord! Shout alleluia to his name!
B. I am convinced I have been going according to tradition and custom instead of God’s word.
I. God bless you, friend, come over in- this goodly land, and after your naturalization takes place you will soon forget your Babylonian brogue. Then you will learn why we people are “so queer.” Peculiar, it is true, we are. Foreign to all but God and his kingdom.
B. I will. The truth I want; truth I will have; and in Christ alone I have learned to look for this one way of life, disregarding man’s opinions. I feel strange; I want to shout, Praise the Lord I am free!
I. Hallelujah to Jesus! Another captive delivered from Babylon!
B. In the land of Canaan I am; my eyes anointed; glasses gone; my soul delivered, and the yoke destroyed. I bear no longer the name, Babylonian (sectarian), but shout my freedom as an Israelite indeed; sanctified by the Spirit; baptized into the one body; a member of the one family. Oh hallelujah! I have already learned Canaan’s language. Praise the Lord, brother!
I. Amen! Stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ has made you free, and be not entangled again in the yoke of bondage. Gal. 5:1.
W. A. Haynes.
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THY TESTIMONIES ARE WONDERFUL.
Psa. 119:129.
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Antwerp, O.
Dear Saints of God: My testimony is, I am saved from all sin, and walking in all the light God gives me. Praise the dear Lord for this great salvation! I am justified freely, and sanctified wholly. Praise God for what I feel in my soul! Your saved brother,
Henry Sweet.
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Dodge, Ky.
Dear Brothers and Sisters: i desire to give praises unto our blessed Saviour for his great salvation that he bestows on me this morning. Praise his holy name! The holy fire goes through my soul as I write, and I know that the blood cleanseth me from all unrighteousness, 1 Jno. 2:7, for I am walking in the light. Hallelujah! Oh what glory, what joy and peace is given in this evening light. I have sold out to work for the salvation of never-dying souls; and by the grace of God I am ready to go wherever he may lead. Any one in Ky. desiring my labors on this line, can address me.
E. R. Baber.
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Moorland, Mich.
Dear Saints: I feel led of God to write my first testimony. I am saved and enjoying the love and will of the Lord. Last winter I joined the M. E. sect on probation, but I did not feel that I had done right. Praise the Lord! he has brought me out into the clear light of God’s ways. My soul is filled with love towards every one of God’s creatures. Pray for me that I may stand firm and true to God’s commandments. I am alone with Christ, the rest of my family not being saved. Pray for them that they may be saved. I am so glad that God showed me the true way; for he is the light of the world. I have never heard the true light preached, but love to read the TRUMPET and tracts. There are some souls here hungering to hear the truth preached in all its purity. I want all the saints that read this to pray for me that I may be wholy sanctified. Your sister in Christ,
Adella Osborn.
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Bazette, Tex.
Dear Saints: I feel that it would be to the glory of God to send a few lines to inform you all how we are getting along. We had a good meeting yesterday among the saints. Praise the Lord for salvation that keeps me above sin! We hope the Lord will send some more of his Holy Ghost ministers to help spread the gospel in this country. Some are in favor of the truth, and some against it; but praise God, they cannot do anything against the truth. I am still saved and sanctified, living in favor with God. Pray that I may ever hold out faithful. Pray for my husband, for his victory over the devil, also pray for his healing. Your sister, saved and sanctified,
S. F. Tramel.
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Pilot Knob, E. Tenn.
Dear Trumpet Readers: Praise the Lord! I have at last found a medium through which I can tell to the world some of the blessings he is ready to bestow on all who seek him with the whole heart, yielding themselves up to him to be led and guided by him. As he is not a respecter of persons, what he has done for me he is willing to do for all. He gave me the Spirit in such a measure I know it was to me a “day of pentecost.” I knew that my unworthy name was written in the Lamb’s book of life; that he had given me my new name; and as I follow the leadings of his Spirit, which always leads according to the word of God. I am blessed; and have been so happy that I felt like I was already in heaven. Truly tongue cannot express the joy it gives his obedient children in this life, “joy unspeakable and full of glory.’’ He is my healer too. He ever gives health and strength to do whatever I know he requires of me when I courageously undertake it. How easy his yoke! How light his burden when we get willing to test them! I ask the prayers of them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus that I too may be perfected and come behind in no gift, waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
Martha A. Thompson.
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Reamsville, Kan.
Dear Trumpet Readers: I feel that it would be to the glory of God for me to write a few lines for the TRUMPET. I had a lump come on my neck; it had been on there about two years. It was about as large as a good sized pea. All at once it commenced to get larger, and it got to be about the size of a walnut. It pained me day and night, and it worried the children; they wanted me to go to the doctor and see if it was a cancer. I told them I would take it to the Lord. I did so, and the first night I slept good, and in three or four days it was almost gone, and I do give God all the glory. Praise his holy name!
Now dear brothers and sisters, I am afflicted with rheumatism, and I ask you all to pray for the healing of my body as soon as you can, after receiving this meseage, if it is God’s holy will to heal me. I can hardly walk; I know he is willing and able to heal me, for his Word is true. I do not enjoy the fullness as I did, but my faith is in God, that I may be made whole, both body and soul. Oh! I do praise God for his goodness; I am hungering to hear the pure word of God preached. Oh may our Father send some one here to preach to us. Pray for my family, that they may be saved. From your sister in the love and fellowship of of the gospel.
Elizabeth Booth.
Castroville, Cal.
Dear Brothers and Sisters: I want to give our blessed Jesus glory and praise for what he is to me. I have testified to being healed of the Lord several times before, but this time was the most wonderful, and it was instantly and completely done. Just about two weeks ago I rode in a wagon about eight miles and back, and it seemed to leave a soreness in my back, and no pain until next day, after doing a little washing and ironing, my back began to pain and kept getting worse. My neighbors were uneasy because of my condition; they thought I must not let it go on any longer, so wanted to get a doctor of course. But I would have no doctor, but consented to have a plaster on my back. Well it didn’t get much better, but in three or four days after, I got so I could sit up about all day. But I tried to care for one of our neighbors’ babies over night. So next morning I got so bad that I could not sit up but a few minutes at a time, and the next morning I could not even lie in bed without great pain, and I knew something must be done soon. So I seemed to hear Jesus say, “Have faith in me.” I felt so glad, and I said, Lord help me, and I asked the Father to take all the disease and pain away, and I would get up in Jesus’ name. And even as I was asking it, I began to get up, although everybody said I must be very still and quiet, and not try to sit up. But I just got up in the name and strength of Jesus, and oh, who can know but those that have had like faith, what I felt! How warm and good with no pain. I dressed, went into the other room and was combing my hair when my little girls came in. They stopped and looked so surprised, and stood in the door and exclaimed, “Why Mamma, you look like you felt better.” I told them I was all right; then they said they knew by my looks I was all right, and were so pleased that the Lord had healed me.
I am still all well and have no more pain. Have done all my work ever since, and called to see my sick neighbors several times, and told them how I got up. But the most of them looked down, and seemed to feel ashamed, and would not talk, nor did they seem to want to listen. I expect they think I am going crazy, or else think I was not so bad in the first place. Well praise God for the experience anyway! I know all about it, if I can’t tell anyone else.
Some time ago, my little daughter was sick, very sick. Well I had just lost my dear husband a week before, and I felt sick and discouraged, and my oldest girl was sick too, but not so bad. So I told the little girl if she wanted me to do so. I would have the doctor come in. She said no, but Jesus would make her well if he wanted her to get well. But she got so much worse I went and got her some medicine from the doctor anyway, but when I came back she said no, Mamma, I am all right now, and don’t need the medicine. She was up eating then, and she had not eaten anything scarcely for a week. I said, Well, if you are all right, it’s no use to give medicine. She was well. A few minutes before, her side was swollen and very painful, but that was all gone, and has not returned since. So dear ones, resist the devil and trust in Jesus. Yours in Jesus,
Olive A. Edwards.
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Blythe, Ga.
Dear Saints of God: I feel led this morning to write my testimony for the first time, with other remarks. I will not take time to tell all the crooks of my life, for they are many. I was first moved to live a Christian life by the request of a dying mother, and after becoming converted I joined the Baptist sect, which I thought was the true church at that time, as my mother had lived and died in it. But I am glad to state right here that she said on her death bed that the life that the so-called Christians were living might do to live by, but would not do to die by. It seemed as though she had got out of darkness into light and received sweet soul rest before departing from this life. Praise the Lord! She did not speak any thing of the evening light as we hear it taught now, for it had never been taught here in our country at that time. But in a short while after joining the sect, I was wakened on the line of holiness, and began living and teaching it round about in the prayer meetings, insomuch that the brethren could not and would not stand such doctrine as living free from sin. They said that they thought that such teaching would be an injury to the cause of Christ, and that if I could not stop teaching such stuff as holiness, they would have to turn me out. Well praise the dear Lord, I could not consent to stop teaching on this line, so they took me up and turned me out for heresy, they say, but I praise God that such is not heresy, and I am glad to say that such is yet being taught more plain every day. Bless the Lord!
Well the poor blind brethren seemed to be somewhat sorry, and said they guessed they had closed my mouth for awhile, and that I would come back as soon as I got straight; but my reply was that if I should lose my salvation, I expected that I should come back and join them again, but if not, I should never return, for I was satisfied that it would all work together for my good, and for the cause of Christ, although my way was not clear at the time. I went home rather thinking I would join the Methodist church, as I called it at that time, but after praying over the matter, to my surprise I was awakened to find out that the things which I had been looking upon as as churches, had turned out to be sects and not churches. So the good Lord showed plain to me that I was just getting in the right way, and said to me, Stand therein; that he had a battle for me to fight, and that he would crown me with success on every hand, and so he has up to date. Praise his holy name forever and ever!
Soon after this I received from a friend, a copy of the GOSPEL TRUMPET, with some little tracts which gave me much light on the true church, for which I shall ever thank God. But for about two years or more it seemed that the bands of Satan were hard to break here in our country, as the sects are so closely joined together until it was a hard matter to ever get a hearing. But during last summer the Lord gave me favor with a few people in getting up a little prayer meeting in our community, and it was not long before some got saved from sin and sectism. All worked well for awhile, but soon everything seemed to come to a standstill, as none of us had ever been established; we were only babes in Christ. But we did not remain in this condition very long till the Lord sent us two of his holy sanctified ministers about four months ago, who taught us the way of Christ Jesus more perfectly, and the church was established according to the Word, near Wrens, Ga.
Dear saints of the true and living God, let me beg you all to pray much for me, that I ever be fafthful in the service of my Savior. Pray earnestly for my poor lost wife. She has been made to shout praises unto God since I have been in the blessed evening light, but she has allowed Satan to deprive her of all the blessing she has ever had, and it seems that she is given over to hardness of heart. I am sorry to say that the time has come that my worst enemy is of my own household. But the grace of God is sufficient if we only keep trusting. Pray for me, that I may ever keep trusting, and that the Lord may show and teach me how to close up my business in an honorable and upright way, that I be no more in the entanglements of this world, but that I may give the rest of my time here on this earth to the blessed Lord. God bless the saints everywhere is my prayer. I am saved by the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the Holy Ghost. Glory to God forever!