| Summary: | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 The Lord enti shall BLOW the TRUMPET and go with Wh irlwinds Zech. g: 14. • " AILVE, INHtalt- ETINE. W Oa ' AHD ISWELIEHs CrATHE matzt101. z. Nv. voktti _ 1.1ErET tt. ERMA rat.- --- s- S1.33H oN ' THE 1NoUtt- TM: 4M AND WHEN VIE. lausiktETRKT- Ruvapwr. ' REAR- YE:" § A. t) Willrit Grand Junction, Michigan, Thursday:, Dec. 7, 1893. Volume 18. No. 48. : it the snidot of riaby! ot, ar.: 1 e: = az sotl: te not = 1 off in her : Ind th: Ienfo wr tihni so3 n2in: z4 : 1tlha1 ert n utnrzatboc l hoorf atahn erde LoEocCrzIdTn'OesT n:: ec feao.- r aa‘ f. o. 7. oin: tiua : tr7inn7 ow. tZieth , co 7fu t. t . a. Lazo linaah ttahhtoait nala atnot. d n ovf oSfoartytlleodn or. Cl: ! founlely a fiuml, f iollnineg m- othtievier, corneea tmedin dde, sfaigitnh- Foolish man was not satisfied to be governed, by his Creator, in this man- I 1 ner; but wanted an earthly king. After much persistence his request was granted and the consequence was, Israel became divided and weak; and ! I finally a reproach among the nations. How true this is to day in the relig-ions world. Men will not accept the divine nature, within their hearts, and submit themselves to the righteous-ness of God, and take his precious holy word for their guide ,-- would that they were as wise as the locusts-- but they must choose a fellow- man for their head, instead of Christ. This has divided the professing world into schisms, until to day the disgusting e spectacle of rival- heads, by the hun-f dreds, presents itself to the gaze of , this dying world. But thank God, the t children of wisdom have no earthly - king. By being partakers of the di- I vine nature we accept Christ, our king and head, and have thrown off all allegiance to sect leaders. Halleluiah! , Carnal professors say we have no head. Praise God, we have. - Christ is the head of the church; and were men willing to submit to the righteous-- I ness of God, they could discern the body of Christ. The mind of Christ I is not division, but unity. This one I I mind is our guide; and unifies all who receive it. Christ is all and in all. The spider taketh hold with her hands, firmly anchored to things a-bove, and therefore dwells where she can even look down upon the king. The child of wisdom, also has taken hold of things above. The way of life is above, to the wise, that he may de-part from hell beneath. Prov. 15: 24. Lay hold on eternal life. I Tim, 6: 12. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul; both sure and steadfast and which entereth into that within the veil. Heb. 6: I9. CHARACTERISTICS OF WISDOM. But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle and easy te, be entreated, full of mer-cy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. My brother do these heavenly qualities shine out through us to this perishing world? Let us seek continually for more and more of these precious gems, until our lives sparkle with their heavenly beauty. We see them plainly in all the life of our Savior while upon earth; Let Us be able in all wisdom to magnify this glorious gospel among the sons. of men, and stand invincible before the hosts of sin, our light. so shining before men that they may see our good works and glorify our Father which is in heaven. j. BYERS. TYR MARTYRS 0 THE HOLY GHOST. V(, , DET us notice some principles pe- culiarly connected with the mar-tyrs of the Spirit of holiness. First, their'persecutions are always received on account of their testimony to an inner and hidden . work of the Holy Ghost. The word martyrs, is a Greek word and means a " witness," and the word has been left untranslated, be-cause God's servants have ever been persecuted forTheing witnesses. If the apostles had gone through the earth simply philosophizing and spec-ulating as to the historic Jesus, as many preachers do now, they would never have had any persecutions. But when they fairly and squarely and firmly testified, to what they had seen and heard of Christ, then and not till then, did they become the _ i• T' t‘' A: A 01A1. n ddo o nloot, 4110- . t, ht itnhee ewyoersd zct g, k; ptainrst. t the- light. Poor not sour hear t, -- Bo oh, to night. Cif oli.‘ 1*. Oh, why not to nig. ht? ( lh. why not to night? \ V Ht. thou be saved? Thou why not to night? This worlA hi: z,; no t hing new to give, h: ts no new no pure delight, Oh, try the I: le that Christians live, It' saved, oh. to night. oar Lord in pity limgers still, And Nvilt thou thus his love requite, 1Zenounet . t oin. k. thy Stub bo rn savcql. oh to night-. t fl -!. 1 Lordrefusc2:-. 7 none, \ Vho would to hint their souls unite. Believe in him, the work is done. Ro oh. to night. morrow's sun may never rise, To bIess thy long deluded sight. This l the I imo, oh then be wise, Ile snved, oh. to night. SELECTED. EL! N ' SPITS OF WISDOM. E wise shall inherit glory. Prov 6 3: 35. Wisdom says: I lead in th way of righteousness, in the midst o the paths of judgement; that I Ilia cause those that love me to inheri substanci:, trici I will fill their treas 111- es. For ' tviloso tintleth me findetl life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord; but he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul. Prose 8: 20 2 I, 3z, , 36 . i-: A1) 111“ e a wise man and he xvilHove thee. Give instruction to a wist! in: t. n and he will be vet wiser. Chron. 9 : 8, o. The lips of the wise dis-perse k ilo \ V ledge. Lhron. 15: 7. A fool uttereth all his mind; bet a wise man keeputh it in till afterwards. Chron. 2o: I And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the n. rmament. . I : vise shall under- stand. I ), t11. 12: 3 10. .1 . 11f. 1' t. are four things which are lit-tle, uoon the earth, hut they are ex-ceeding wise: the ants are a people not strong: 3aq they prepare their meat in the. summer; the conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; the locusts have no king. vet go they forth all of them by bands; ( margin, gathered together.) the spider taketh hold with her hands and is in Kings' palaces. Prov. 30: 24, 28. Were these little things not wise, they could not exist; Because of their littleness, the Creator has endued them with much wisdom. So it is when man is little, humble in his own eyes, a fool in his own sight, that he may become wise, then God imparts his wisdom and enables him to rise high above the wisdom of this world. The wisdom of these little things en-ables them to exist more independ-ently than other creatures of greater strength. The ants prepare their meat in summer, and in winter when the horse or elephant would, if not otherwise provided for, starve to death; they, by their wisdom, have plenty. Wisdom lays up in store, for the tuture, treasures in heaven, our vessels filled with oil. When the Bridegroom comes we will be ready, having " laid up in store against the time to come. " The conies make their houses in the rocks. How much wiser is this little creature than great man with all his boasted wisdomand architecture. When his stately man-sions are swept away by fire, flood and tempest, the little cony dwells in per-fect safety. He who humbles him-self at the cross, finds refuge in Christ. I When the elements of sin assail him, he has perfect shelter. Happy is he who makes the clefted rock his habi-tation. Read Psa. 91. The locusts go forth together, being governed exclu-cively by the wisdom God has given therm This teaches us unity. • They do not choose a fellow locust to rule over them, and make him a king. They know no distinction; there is not 1 one - above another, but are all one; martyrs ft rjestis. Now, the very same principl transpires with reference to the Ho4 Spirit. No one has ever been known d to be persecuted in Catholic o Protestant lands, for preaching cold historic facts of the Holy Ghost Fencoln, Fox, Wesley, Whitfieldi and Bromwell, may talk an cient recorded facts of the Spirit, an theories and speculate all they please of the sanctifying office of the Spirit and the devil would not deem it worth hissing after them. But when they turn witnesses and declare that the living, personal Holy Spirit is locked in the tomb of sacred lore: when they solemnly aver, that the lightning of Pentecost can and does flash acro- gg. the intervening- centuries, to their ho-som, that he produces a new birth and subsequently effects an entire sanctification in the soul, which can be felt and known with infallible cer-tainty: then the kingdom of hell is shaken and everything in alliance with Satan, rises to oppose this testi-mony. We may preach in every form of statement the facts of redemption, that occurred thousands of years ago, and neither Catholic or Protestant, saint or sinner persecute our proph-ecy, for the reason that such preach-ing by itself, never saves any one, and is not worth a breath of opposi-tion. The thousands of so- called re-ligious effusions do not sufficiently disturb Satan to make him frown, when we affirm that the volume of historic Christianity is, by the Holy Ghost reproduced in soul and life to day, that the advent is repeated in spirit when we are born of God: that the dove on the head of Jesus, is re-peated when we receive the Spirit of adoption, and inwardly hear God's voice calling us children. That Geth-semane and the cross are repeated in God's children when we undergo death of self and entire crucifixion to the world: that the burial of Christ is repeated in our souls, when we sink as it were into the silent grave of our own nothingness and in a manner, enter into the life of eternity; that the resurrection of Jesus is spiritually reproduced in us, when xve emerge by an act of perfect sanctifying faith ( Rom. 6: 4, 5,) into victory over all sin and the world; that the day of Pente-cost is truly and actually repeated in us when our purified hearts receive the instantaneous incoming of the personal fulness of the Holy Spirit to abide with us forever; when we thus declare that the Holy Ghost is trans-posing the history of redemption across the ages into the actual pres-ent. When we go farther and testify that these things are verily taken place in our own experience,— it is then we bring forth the kingdom of God: it is then that we shake and ci enrage the kingdom of Satan. it is then we incur persecution. And this persecution solely against a declared inward experience of the Spirit. For over a thousand years there r C ti of has been no persecution against the al historic facts of Jesus except a few infidel books; but it has all been di-rected against the Holy Ghost; some-times against his work in regenera-tion; but especially against his work in entire sanctification. And every thing said or done against enure ho-liness as to its work, experience or testimony, proceeds from carnality, and is a thrust at the personal Holy Spirit. wi Another principle is, that the mar- bl tyrs of the Holy Ghost are seldom killed outright in bodily death. True, Rornanism in the dark ages, killed thousands on account of the work of the Spirit; but multitudes not irect-ly murdered, were imprisoned, ban-ished, excommunicated, etc. And as the light of God fills the earth the modes of persecution grow milder. Those who now witness to, and press forward the work of holiness, though senting love! And he shall send his angel: with a rest will meet with persecutions in the : cud of a trnanet, and they shall gather to- church ( sect) geth2rhin elect from the four winds, from one I . and more especially ntd ofheaven to the other. I ' When we remember that a vast num- NO7 learn a narable of the flgtna; Men her of diem :.: : Is branch ia yet tender, and putteth forth re not regenerated. leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: The true martyrs of the Holy Ghost So likewise ye, when ye shall nes ari theta receive persecution and ill usage with things, know that it is near, even at the doe—, i _ Eatt. 24 , 31_ 33. : the meek and patient Spirit of the ! dove and lamb. And they that show any other tempers may be martyrs, but not martyrs of the Holy Spirit. Some received persecution and mis-use in such ill sort as to prove them not perfect witnesses to the lowly Lamb and heavenly dove. Martin Luther, once thought " it would be a pretty sight to see the pope and all the cardinals hanging in a row:" showing that resentment was still in his heart. He and many others not actually killed it may be, yet, I have had and still may have the mar-they are hated, ostracized, innuen- tyrs virus in them; and yet are not doed and caricatured, from so called the " holy, harmless, undefiled," mar-srehluigninoeuds pinu lcpoitms panandy n, edwen. s ipedap oe. f. rfsi; c teysr sW oefs ltehye aSnpdir Dit. e Rentz would not of trust and honor. This is more so have thought or breathed the words in some places than others; but when of Luther. What a contrast between holiness is not opposed in some form Calvin and Fox when viewed from aonr dd engorte we, o irtt his tbheec oaulds eli oitn i'ss gsrpouwrilo. us, the standpoinf of lowly, patient unre-ful preachers and church ( sect) offi-als will wake up in hell. Perhaps most of the professed hristians who shun Or oppose sanc-fication, are not aware that they ersecute the Spirit, but the remains depravity in their hearts develop I ill feeling against holiness. Yea this may be done at the very time they are panting for a clean heart; for sometimes the carnal mind makes an ugly manifestation, like the dev-ils of old, of itself as it is being cast out. Inasmuch, then, as all believ-ers are infected with inbred sin until they are wholly purified and inas-much as this inbred sin will show The persecution against the work of n ation The are thoossee owf ho tfhroem H soolmy eS ppirroitf ehssaevde cchoumrceh ionfv Carhiaribslty. s - the Spirits dispen J es infidels and Pagans do not ing CCfhohrrriisstt the excellency deliberately , . of an indwell-leoxdpgeer itehnecire sa. t tTachkesy aagraei nmsto pree rsseonnsai- l tion gb eo fc othuen twedo rtlhde: tfoilt hb eaanrd a oll ftfhscinogusr,-, bfoieu nind tahtieoirn m oafd sncersips taunrde afattcatcsk. Tthhea ht oTphee yal ll othoikn gins, t oan edt eernndituyr ea nadll tsheien galsl. remains for church symptoms, and e and the atonement and the vanity of earth, and the transito- Bible Christians who believe the riness of all earthly sorrows, they wage war on their fruit in holinesyse. tn hala svuem chmoesre no ft oh ugmo bolue tl oinvteo a tnhde oetneer- Jews and infidels deny the root, sto - aonfd p frroufite sosfe rde dCemhrpistitoiann s b aurte m foilloiolincsskh nMcoeisscsth Twaheitleh yD Cseuh fMrfiesort l, ai nrneodgs ad, rifedo liref s tnse eaoecfdh tibhneeg. enough to admit the root arid stock and witnessing to the sanctifying of salvation and then deny its fruit in words of the Spirit, as thrust by his the - power of experience. The persecutions against God the go: o- n where he - n fe llpowriests into patiently a lonely Father were by idolaters, either Jew- eleven years. Bishop La Clinogmerbede , d fuonr-ish or heathenish. Tile persecutions preaching and witnessing,' to the in-afaglasien srte lJiegsiousn iwste. rBe ufrto tmhe Jpewerss eacnud- dwelling Spirit, was imprisoned for tGiohnos sat ghaainvset alttwhheaywws ooprrrkoceooefdttehhde frHHooomly wmtoweiensnd ot ywf- aases l voeencnlei plyyse eacdres lb lu. yn tthile h uisn sbpelaernadbilde the ranks, ( so- called) visible church both Catholic and Protestant. It is Fenelon, on the account of sancti-always the outward form of Chris- fication was banished for life to the tianity pitted against the inward pow discease of Camby, and still trusted er of it. Ecclesiastical systems and his enemies with the gentleness of a ecclesiastical devotees, while holding clittlhWe ic. ld the form, have in all ages been the esley was often dragged about , antagonists of the indwelling power b ruised, having his clothes torn to oo f tthhe HHooly Ghost. TThhose wwho hha pieces by mad mobs instigated by his the Holy Ghost are in the visible fellow preachers of the English c hurch, aannd yet it is true that you church; yet he only exclaimed, in a cannot find a saint or advocate of ho- mild voice " Friends what harm liness in the last fifteen hundred have I done to any of you?" Mr. De years that \ vsa not persec uted Luy Rentz was intensely hated by his own those ill the very church ( sect) to mother because of his extreme piety; w hich tthhey belonged. ** It oo ften and she tried by a long law suit to rob occurs that popular mmiinnisters aannd him of his inheritance. Yet he treated wor ldly laymen, who hhate cra cked her with the tender affection due to coarse jokes over sanctification and an angel. in many ways antagonized the testi- Hester Ann Rowe ( Mrs. Rogers), mony of holiness are unexpectedly on account of the Spirit work in the called to a dying bed, and find them- heart, was by her- mother reduced to selves poorly fitted to launch into a a servant; and when that mother was holy heaven. Many of them find the very ill the young and delicate Hester sanctification which they opposed and would do all the housework by day, joked over, is what they must have in and lovingly watch and wait upon the death while some of these unfaith sick mother all nig- ht, week after week until she nearly killed her frail body. Ministers of the M. E. Presbyterian and other churches ( so- called) who have become clear witnesses to the baptism of fire, have in some cases been by the church authorities ejected from their pulpits and have gone in-to humble fields, gladly singing, " Anywhere with Jesus." Time would fail me to enumerate the illustrious company of those, livho, in modern times, have overcome " evil with good." The great majority of them will remain hidden from view till they come with the " glorious appear-ing of our Lord Jesus," who will un-veil the graces of their lowly lives to an admiring universe. Selected Ii " White Robes" by M. E. ore or less resistance to the perfect 11 of Ciod, therefore it is inevita-e that the testimony of holiness Sam. MEETINGS. A protracted meeting is now in progress at-. the camp ground near here, and will continue as long as the Lord wills. TheLord willing there will be a meeting at Elsie, Clinton Co., Mich. 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PART Da consists of testimonies from those who have been healed in these last days. • By_ following the instruction given in this book the SINNER will be enabled to find deliverance from sin; the BELIEVER reach the highest attainments of a Christ-ian life, and the SICK and AFFLICTED be healed of their infirmities, and made I well. It contains 248 pages. Cloth bind-ing 75 cents. Paper cover 25 cents. of there will do all that they can in BIBIEAL - FRACE OF H E yC HURCII helping to carr on the meeting. Brother Cook has hired the hail in which the meeting will be held; and if any one has a little of the Lord's money, you can greatly help to move on the cause of the Master at Elsie, by helping to defray the expenses of the hall. Your humble brother, . B. GROVER. For the benefit of those who wish to send their children to this school, and also to those who have books they wish to lend to the here give a list ot the- text books we tory, First Book in Physiology and Hygiene by j. H. Kellogg, Steele's Physiology, Ray s Arithmetic, Har-per's , Second Book- in Arithmetic, Harper's Introductory Geography, Harper's School Geography, Har-vey's Grammar, Reed and Kellogg's Grammer. We are much in need of these booksand shall feel grateful to any one sending a . t of the same. C. E. ORR. have adopted. Bibles, Barnes His- I QUESTION. Can a person get saved who owes a debt, but honestly and sincerely intends to pay it if he can? I ANSWER. Yes. If he has an honest heart and meets the requirments of the Word. the Lord will save his soul, and concerning the debt will take the will for the deed as long as he is honest at heart, until he becomes able to pay Q U± STIONS AND ANSWERS, SCHOOL BOOTS. trusts fully in the way out. E. E. B. CART: LESS, OR CARELESSNESS, N Webster's unabridged Dictionary 4,110 we find the following definitions to the above terms. CARELEss.— Having no care, heed-less, unconcerned, neglig, ent, inatten-tive, unmindful; and CARELESSNESS.— The state or qual-ity of being without care, heedlessness, inattention, etc. To be careless is just the opposite of being careful. Now the qualities implied of which we wish to speak, are those of being heediess, negligent, inattentive, unmindful, unconcerned, etc. First then, the careless person to which we refer is careless and un-concerned about his temporal and spiritual matters to such an extent as to show that he is also heedless is not what his word says, because your prayers are not answered imme-diately; for if they are not answered while you still remain in the body, if they are prayers of faith they well be answered some day, if not when we wish. For We know the Lord is the same today and forever. Amen. M. I. RADLE. NEWS FROM THE FIELD. UNION, Miss. I wish to say through the GOSPEL for satisfactory service. If he bor-rows anything of his neighbor he is liable to keep it until the owner calls for it or orders it returned. He is unmindful of the principle taught in the old adage which says, " Have a and to walk in all the light of God. place for every thing and keep everyi F. M. WILLIAMSON. thing in its place." He forgets that' PITTSBURG, PA., Nov. 28, 1893. these things all belong to God, but I EAR SAINTS OF THE LIVING GOD: h value, and a large portion of the val- in our souls. The work is progressing uable time given him, is wasted as1 very well here. The Lord is healing the result of his negligence. the sick, justifying and sanctifying _. Instances have come under our own souls. Seven followed the Lord in observation where persons who pro- baptism and a few have denounced their babel craft, but 0 how few are l in a fit condition to come out without consecrating. " The people are spoiled fessed to be saved, were actually so careless and negligent about their ! temporal affairs that one third or more of the precious time given them , tor lack of knowledge." Many doors was wasted, and many dollars, which- are open for the work which will be could have been used in spreading- leffectual in the salvation of souls. I the gospel, were spent as a direct re- was at a meeting at a private house, suit of their negligence. We have crowded with eager listeners and two gone into homes where - the appear- consecrated, last week. One company ance of things all around us indicated a lack of interest and attention that was painful to behold. The personal appearance, also of the housekeeper was such as to betoken a great lack of care and attention. We noticed, too, that the children were made to To THE FAMILY OF GOD, GREET-ING: God ha § called us to work for him in the vineyard to save the lost and help gather in the remnant scat-tered in the sects. I believe God has precious jewels in Babylon and they need help speedily. We are, through grace divine, ready to answer any call. We purpose to move our family and stay for a few months or longer in a place as God shall direct. We need e usesth eem if the were of little We are still enjoying perfect victory can find constant work in various parts of the city - and surrounding towns. Pray for us. G. T. CLAYTON AND CO. Nov. 27, 1893. heedless and unmindful, with refer- I us to come to their town or city write ence to only a few things, but it shows 3. B. AND, E. C. DUNHAM. the devil is at work. Beware. We have mentioned but a few of the very many ways the enemy has of leading soulst away and causing them to - set an improper example before the world in their literal matters, but the effect produced by a careless and neg-ligent habit is also destructive to our Own spiritual matters. It takes hold of the mental faculties and - effects the memory, so that when we hear the Word, the devil makes his ap-pearance directly and steals it away, becuse we are unmindful and heed- GENEVA, IND. CHRISTIAN BRETHREN: May grace and peace abound to you all through Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. We are saved to the uttermost, well in body, and doing well. Since our last report Bro. Randolph and I have la-bored at five - different places, viz: Praise Chapel, ( the church there was built up and edified. Several renewed their consecrations and one sister got delivered from the U. B. cage of foul spirits.) Pleasant Grove, ( one sister man , Watch and pray, lest they en-ter into temptation, is my prayer. , A. RADABAUGH. ALBANY, ILL., Nov. 27, 1893. DEARLY BELOVED SAINTS OF GOD: We are very glad to once more report to you of victory in Jesus' name. Since our last report, God has truly been with us in mighty power and we I them? I say, mothers and fathers, have had constant victor y all along I pray for your children and don't give the line; and we can safely say that If we want our children saved, should we not pray with them, and for them in their presence, so they may knowtand feel that we are earn-estly pleading with our Savior for PRAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN. B. F. ROE AND H. C. WICKERSHAM. suffer, by not having their little needs properly looked after, all because this spirit of carelessness had taken hold upon the parents. It is certainly not to the glory of God, that his chil-dren present a tattered and some-what slouchy appearance, when with a little care and attention it could be avoided. the same, then he will require the Paul the apostle says, Let all thongs deed performed by the payment. be done decently and in order, and help, and would suggest if any one 2 Q. Will a person, who is saved, " whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory reading this feels called of God to lose salvation if he contracts a debt, of God." Again Jesus says, Ye are work in the way of singing and talk-and then cannot possibly pay it? the light of the world. How does the ing for God, who are ready for labor, L. A. P. light of the careless and negligent ready for fasting and prayer, and self 2 A. If a person contracts an hon- person appear in the eyes of the denial for souls, to write us at once orable debt and should afterwards world? Is it such as would tend to win at G. T. Ave., Battle Creek, Mich. become penniless, he need not lose them to Christ? Some persons are Also any one led of God to send for salvation over the matter. The Lord requires no impossibilities of any one. Then is the very time a person is in need of the Lord who is a very pres-ent help in time of need. The prom-ises of God are just as much- to the poor as to any one else, and he who Lord will find a less, and thus it becomes unfruitful. reclaimed.) Slack school house, ( much Many souls have gone to destruction, prejudice removed.) Willow Chapel, some of which we know, ybecause they ( three renewed their consecrations; failed to shake off their careless and may God bless the church at that negligent habits, and wake up to their place and help them to neglect not true condition. the assembling of themselves to- Now dear ones, we have seen a g- ether.) and Brock, 0., ( several re- - spirit of negiligence and carelessness newed their covenant with the Lord manifested in a greater or less degree at that place.) May God help them among the children of God, and this all to be diligent and keep them hid is why we have been impressed to away with Christ in God. From the write this and sound the note of last named place, Bro. Randolph left warning. May God save his people for his home in Michigan, feeling led froth the tricks of the devil, and en- to labor for souls there awhile. Bro. Wickersham and myself are now hold-to what extent, the habit- of careless- ing ing the meeting fort address us at New Pitts-at Geneva. Those desir , - nAelsths oanudgh n ethgleiyg emncaey whialvl lee abde epne ofpullely. burg, Ind. Your brethren, saved, yet the enemy is not uncon-cerned nor is he ever negligent, and little by little almost imperceptable at first, he begins to lead the child of God away on this line causing him to neglect some of his duties until " a more convenient season." Especia111.7 will the devil try him on this point if he was possessed of such a disposition and negligent. It is amazing to see able them to heed the Savior's corn- ry. The Word says, Bring all your ! tithes into the store- house, that there may be meat in mine house." Now if all were in the store- house, we would see more power, and more souls saved. Brethren, let us make haste I while it is called to day, for fear the blessed God of peace comes and finds I us holding some of our blessed Mas- Iter's meat, which might have been the means of saving sonic poor soul. Let not the blood of any one be in our hands. - I will sell my home as soon as the Lord sends me a buyer. I ask merely what it cost me. If any of God's true fire- brands could come here, pleage write and let me know, and we will, the Lord will-ing, rent a hall and send money for them. I have written to Bro. Willis, but have not heard from hint yet. Pray much for us here. Your brother in the love of Jesus, C. W. DAVISON. OBITUARY. NEW HOPE, IND. Rufus Eddy Andrews, was born, Jan. it, 1834. Departed this life, Nov. 20, 1893; aged, 59 yrs., io ma,. 9 days. Unto him were born ten children: five Sons and five daughters. Four sons and three daughters survive him, to mourn the loss of a kind and affection-ate father. Father Andrews was a professor for years. Text, I Kings 17; 17. Funeral services by J. A. DILLoN, tie pas. ore_ - e eeesItve beenthe most blessed of all our lives, and we feel very grateful to God, and render unto him all the glory and praise, for the many things that he has done for us, and the precious souls that he has saved. The meeting at Walkerton, Indh closed after about one week of won- & dui victory; just how much good was done, God alone knows; there were quite a number of consecrations. One who was possessed with devils, was. gl orio„ usly delivered. and saved 01 (. 70( 1. I he last night of the meet-ing- we had a vtg- y precious ordinance meeting, after which I took train for my home in Ohfo, and God blessed us with a very precious meeting Nvith our dear friends, We were very thankful to meet them again, and our stay at home, aithougn limited to one week, was a very happy and profitable One, and God gave us souls while there. on the evening of the 4th, we CoM-rmenced meeting about six miles from Knox, Ind., which lasted over two Sabbaths. This was a new place, and the people were very anxious for the truth, and by this meeting and - one previously held four miles north, the whole country seems to be open for the truth. There were about eight consecrations in this meeting and several others asked our prayers; also two wonderful cases of healing Sister Lodema Kaser and two of her sisters helped us in that meeting and were much used of God. From there we went by wagon to South lend, stopping at Walkerton for a few days, being with the dear saints in a very precious meetng. There \ fere ten or eleven consecrations du-ring, tile meeting, and most all went on to perfection. Dear Bro. Strang, from Walkerton. Ind., was with us, whom God used in delivering the word Also Sister Kaser was much blessed of God in preaching. We will be at this place for a couple of weeks the Lord willing, then move on as God shall lead on our; western tour. We have received several calls from Kansas. Nebraska and Missouri and feel that God will send us there soon. but just which place we will visit first, we cannot say yet. Those desiring our services be-tween here and central Kansas, let us know at once. Yours in Christ, W. I. HENRY, Albany, Ill. _ a- CD81= M1. 1 sou a were saved. A few honest souls were rescued from sectism, among whom were two dear young brethren whom the Lord has called into the ministry. The ordinances of feet washing and communion were oh-served on the last. Sabbath evening before Bro. Warner and company departed. At the close of the series of meeting we immersed a number of souls in the Alleghany river. - Yesterday we came to this place and commenced a protracted meeting in the evening. From here we will return again to Forest Co., Pa., thence farther eastward, whithersoever the Lord may direct. We solicit the prayers of all God's saints. Let all the brethren in the east, who. desire-our help, address us at Ticonesta, Pa. Your brethren under' the blood, \\' n. G. SCHELL AND B. E. WARREN. PAYNE, 0., Nov.' 28, 1893. DEAR BRETHREN: I am at home again in the name of : the Lord. Sunday Nov. 5, with a goodly number of the saintS, Bro. Bolds also in company, we drove into the town of Hartsells, Ala., expecting to hold services in a college building according to pre-vious arrangement by Bro. S. S. Stin-son and those - concerned; but on our arrival in town, we found the devil had been at- work to hinder the Word from going forth, using a young school- master to lock the college, and so locked out the Lord Jesus and his gospel, as well as his little ones. I pray God to pity and have mercy on that young man; but seeing the goodly number of people ( saints and sinners) from far and near, coming, anxious to hear the truth and feel-port Victory in our souls, and sucee in the meetings we have recently We left our homes near Springfiel Ohio Oct. 14, and came to TiOnest Paewhere we held a two weeks ing. A few persons gave their hear to the Lord, and many others respec ed the truth. Oct. no, we went to West Montere Pa., to attend the assembly meetin at that place. On our arrival we foun Bro. \\ Tamer and company there ca rying- on the work in the Lord's orde who remained with us a baths then departed, because of pres ing calls, to other parts. Our compan remained three weeks longer. Thi meeting at first was not very succes ful, but before it closed the fog cleared away and a goodly number LAuDERDALE, Miss., Nov. 22,18Q3. ing the Spirit_ of God. stirring my soul DEAR SAINTS AND TRUMPET FAMILY: to deliver his message to the dear May the blessings of God ever rest upon you and the power of his Spirit ever illuminate your minds to heaven-ly visions; revealing- his word to you as it is in Christ. Oh how I do thank God for the GOSPEL TRUMPET every week, that brings me the glad tidings from one end of the United States to the other; and also from Europe, of the mighty power of God in saving and sanctifying his people . earth to do his will; by manifesting his purel gospel to the world through the holi-ness people. I am praising God to day for vic-tory in my soul over the flesh and the power of Satan and all sectism; and for the power of his Spirit / to preach his word. The work in the south, as far as I t know, is progressing. I have had s many gospel calls this . summer and fall, that I was unable to fill, and have t been in several new fields, where the c Lord richly blessed his word in lead: mg people from under sect bondage. A two days meeting was held at the Wilson School house. This is a new field. Five precious souls stepped out on the full promises of God. On my return I preached to a large con-gregation at Enondale. Had good attention aid behavior and I have t people of that town and surrounding country, I suggested to the breth-ren that some one see the town au-thorities and get, permission to hold services in the streets, which was done and the privilege granted, but while Bro. Stinson and I were look-ing for a convenient place, Mr. A. Roundtree, editor of the town paper, whom we esteem as a gentleman and friend, suggested we see if an empty store room, near by, could be oh-tamed to _ preach in, adding, Here is — to help pay for the room. The room was granted free, and I returned to the college and announced the same to the still increasing crowd, and all resorted to the store where we were helped by the Holy Spirit • speak the word of God, for the pace of about two hours and a half, • the dear people. Some seated on he counters and store boxes and hairs, etc., which had been hastily prepared for the occassion, and many others standing. ' We spoke from Matt. 22: 41- 46. Oh God help us all to examine ourselves, look around and see what we do " think of Christ." A. Ve saw in this occasion how secta-rians try to keep the truth from the people, while sinners offer their means o help. In the evening we returned • Mt. Zion, and Monday one was PORTLAND, ORE. DEAR SAINTS: I feel led this morn-ing, by the spirit of God, to write few lines to the GOSPEL TRUMPET. I can praise God for complete victory in my soul over all the powers of the enemy, througli the precious blood of our dear Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I know that theblood of Jesus cleanseth me from all sin and all filth-iness of the flesh, and everything that pertains to a wicked, or an evil spirit. Glory be to our God forever and ever. We are now holding a gospel siege, • 1 DEAR SAINTS OF THE LIVING GOD: May our dear Lord bless you all and keep you near to him is my earnest prayer. I am striving hard to do my blessed Master's will. In him I put my trust. He is my physician. He healed me of rheumatism and dropsy this summer. Praise his dear name! He has healed my little one a number of times and now our earnest prayers are that the dear Lord will take the taste for tobacco away from my dear hus-band. He, too, is trusting the Lord to take it away. Pray earnstly that the Lord will rule and deliver him from that dreadful habit. I do ask ail the saints to pray for me and family that we may be sanctified in our Lord Je-sus. Amen. Your sister in Christ, Mrs. D. H. RADLE. faith in Christ. Col. 2: 5. I can say 1 without a single doubt in my heart, just now, that Jesus sweetly saves me to the uttermost, and keeps me by his mighty power from sin; gives me complete victory over all doubting spirits. 0 how glad I am in my soul for ever finding my shield of faith once again after such a long search for it. It is the same bright one that the dear Lord gave me about one year ago when Bro. Warner and Bro. Byrum were present with us at Kene-saw. I indeed heard the still small voice say to me that day, " Thy sins which are many are all blotted outs And bless the Lord I am serving the same Jesus to day. Truly I can sing the praise of our God now with the Spirit and understanding also. Oh what a river of peace is flowing in my soul, and its blessing increase flowing deep in my soul. Pray much for me that I may keep the shield of faith. Your sister all sold out for Jesus, ELIZA CHEZEM. BENTON HARBOR, MICH. DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I feel led of the spirit of God to write my testi-mony. I feel that it is to the glory of God to tell the brethren and sisters in Christ, that I am saved from all my sins, and sanctified by a second work of grace; " for both he that sanctifieth and they who are sancti-1HE LORD HEALED KR. fied are all of one; for which cause, he is not ashamed to call them breth-CADOTT, ren." Praise God for salvation that t. DEAR SAINTS: I feel lead to write saves one from all their sins; and dead my testimony. I was under the care to the world, and the things of the of different doctors for over six years, world. Christ has saved me from the but I b c arc ely got any relief. At times, world, and I am not of the world, even I thought I must die soon. I was _ a as he is not of the world. 0 how he professor of religion, but I did not be- leads me out in his ocean of love, long to any sect, and I knew nothing where I have so much joy, peace, of the evening light; but God spared and comfort. It is all the work of my life until I heard the true Word, my blessed Savior, that I am saved, and the Lord saved and sanctified me, sanctified, and redeemed through his and healed my weak body. Praise blood. I love the narrow way, for dt his holy name! - - is God's holy way. I was able to walk but very little God has a few saved children at this during those dreary years, and was place, and we have wonderful meet-not able to use my hands on account ings. He is working on the hearts of of some trouble in my left side, which the people, and some are under con-the doctors pronounced a cancer. But viction. Four have been saved from when I learned of the Great Physician, their sins. We do pray, that He will and gave up all to Jesus, he soon re- soon open the way for his true child-moved all my trouble. Praise God ren to hold a meeting at this place. forever! I am now able to do my own Your br9ther, WILLIAM ROCH. work, and am able to walk from one to three miles without rest, as quick WYMORE, NEB. as most any one. None but the child- DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN ren of God can tell how blessed and CHRIST JESUS: I am fully saved and happy I am. And I give God all the sanctified by a second work of grace, my soul. " I am abiding now with Jesus, I am sanctified and free. I have found the second blessing, And the Lord abides with me." I stepped out upon the promise some time ago. I would rather have this sweet experience than to be a king upon his throne. Though all the xvorld forsake us, Jesus, the all sufficient Friend will never leave nor forsake us. I rejoice with an exceed-ing great joy that I have found such a Friend. I know he is always willing to hear us when we call upon him. I always go to Jesus when in trouble or distress and find a refuge upon his loving breast. Now I know he can save the chief of sinners and reclaim • the poor wandering backslider. He can touch and tender the hardest of hearts. I feel like warning all sinners to flee from the wrath to come. Be-fore I was saved I did not know there was so much joy and gladness in liv-ing for Jesus, but glory to God it is peace and happiness. Now I ask all Of God's saints to pray for me that I may be a useful instrument in work-ing for the Lord. I am your sister, EUNICE DYE. KENESAW, NEB. DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST: I want to testify for the dear Lord of what he is doing for me. Praise his dear name! Though I am absent in the flesh I am with you in the Spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of youi 4* TESTIMONIES 44 WONDERFUL. Ps: 4110: 120. many reasons to believe that much good will be done at this place in the future. I am at home this week with my wife and _ children and Will go to Eutaw, Ala. next week and from there will go west if the Lord wills. Yours all on the altar and sanctified now, ROBERT A. CHARLToN. FOXEURG, PA., Nov. 29, 1893. To ALL THE READERS OF THE TRUM-PET, GREETING: We are happy to re-immersed in the name of Jesus. Fri-day I took my leave of Brother and Sister Bolds and all the dear saints and friends in Alabama, and started northward, expecting to stop at Crothersville, in southern Ind., but when I got to the post office, found no words from the saints in that part. So I came On directly to Sidney, 0., here we found the family all well. Met a few times with the church and ELK DALE, MO. To ALL THE DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: I am glad I can say I am saved this morning from all sin and sanctified to do the will of the Lord. I give God all glory and praise. MRS. POLLIE NEFF. WASHINGTON, KAN:- DEAR TRUMPET FAMILY: I feel led this evening to write my testimony. I can say that I am saved with a Bi-ble salvation, and praising God all the time. Praise his holy name for- ' ever and ever! Your brother, A. E. MILLER. KENDALLviLL, IND. DEAR SAINTS: This is my first time to write to the Trumpet family, and I want all the dear saints to pray for me and my companion, that we may both walk in the right path of glory, and this love may ever shine upon us. Yours in Christ, NETTIE BONMAN. WYMoRE, NEB. DEAR SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH GOD: This morning finds me saved and in the strait and narrow path. I do thank God for a Bible salvation - that saves his children from their sins and keeps them from sin. I want to do the will of God in all things. I am saved and sanctified. Your sister, MARY E. DAvisoN. CONTINENTAL, O. DEAR BRETHREN: This morning finds me saved and kept by the power of God. Praise his name • forever for his mighty keeping and healing power. There have been four persons healed here in the last two days. If the Lord wills, we expect to commence meeting on November 30. Sister Stelter is ex-pected, and we trust the Lord may send others. Your Bro., A. M. DICK". ss then came on home, found Brother d. and Sister \ Norden and company d, here. They had held several days a, meeting with the church with good t- Let with the church in ts Payne, Saturday night the 25, and five t dear souls bowed at the altar and were reclaimed. Oh my dearly be-yp loved, let us " never hold our peace g day nor night, yea, ye that make d mention of the Lord keep not silent, r- and g- ive him no rest, till he establish n, Jerusalem ( Zion) and make her a - praise in the earth." I am your free s- servant and brother in the one body, and desirous • to see the unity of the 5- pf faith kept in the bond of peace. Fi-nally brethren farewell, be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, rive in peace, and the God of love and peace shall be with you. Amen. Pray for us. J. N. AND M. J. HOWARD. MONTGOMERY CITY, MO. DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: I feel it will glorify our Lord and Sav-ior for me to _ write my testimony, to let you all know that the Lord keeps me sweetly saved. I am so glad I have found out his will concerning me: even my sanctification; and that he has made us kings and priests, and that we shall reign on the earth. Praise the Lord forever! Reigning all the time through one Christ Jesns. The good Lord keeps us saved and happy in him; although we never get to meet with you to worship his dear name. We are not able to send for workers to come here to hold a meet-ing; but surely the Lord will send some one here, with the true light, before long in this, the evening of time. your sister, trusting in the promises, DANNIE ROBINSON. on the corner of- Union Avenue and Ash Street, East Portland. We wil be here for several weeks, God being willing. We have met with a num-ber of dear saints here, and others who are anxious to know the truth. If any of God's dear children from other places should be passing this way, we would be pleased to meet them. Hal-lelujah! From your brother in the faith of Christ, fully saved, sanctified by a second, definite work of grace. I. MAGGART. pi sre aand ggillosryefor it. • ready to meet my Master. I believe MRS. FRANK SMITH. lit is to the glory of God for me to sell my little place which he has given me, WRENS, GA. Ithat he may use it to his glory. I be- DEAR SAINTS OF THE MOST HIGH, lieve if God's store- house had more GREETING: I wish to add a word of of his sanctified means in it, that his praise to God for his saving power in work would move on more to his glo- the devil does mislead poor souls when they get their eyes away from Jesus, and want something else besides what God sees fit to give. Like the children of Israel, when they craved flesh, they got their desire; but while the flesh was yet between their teeth, the wrath of God was kindled against them.— Num. i I : 33. So these poor souls were not satisfied with the measure of joy the Lord saw fit to deal out to them, they wanted more outward manifestation, and the devil, that crafty old liar, and deceiver, stepped in and supplied their craving: the result was, after a time God's Spirit left them. But Satan still supplied them with power, and as long as they have that, he makes shem think they are saved. But j a convincing power in presentitng the power, of the Holy Ghost, to accom- In the few verses before this dec-pany it; for without this, it would be laration, He taught a beautiful lesson just as dry as reading a history, or any on humility. He saw how they other work - of men. The people are sought out the best rooms and chief not liable to believe, that this refor- seats at- the dinner. He said to them mation that is sweeping over' the land when you are bid to a wedding, sit not to day, is of God, unless there is a great- down in the highest room, lest a more er power manifested, by the saints of honorable man than you be bidden, the living God in preaching it, than and him and, the man that bade thee there is inSeCtiSM. The word, which is come and say to thee, Give place to the sword of the spirit, is dead, unless this man. Then you will in disgrace, the spirit is there to quicken and use have to take a lower seat. it, without the weak assistance of Now dear friends we are bidden to men's wisdom. the feast of heaven, and let us hum- Dearly beloved, I don't believe that ble ourselves at the lowest seat, then the Holy Ghost, the third person in we will not be abased. If Jesus finds the trinity, is honored in these days as us too low, he will invite us up higher, he should be. Oh! may God send then we will have honor in the sight out more Holy Ghost men, who have of all men. Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that, he may exalt you in due time."— I Pet. 5: 6. Before honor is humility.— Prov. i5: 33. All of you be subject one to an-other and be clothed with humility. I Pet. 5 : g. I am now taking a low seat at the feast; I am willing for the Lord to choose my place for me as it pleases him. If I had the right to choose and God should require it of me, I would choose the place of a bread miner for the harvesters. Oh the beauty I see, in the divine economy is wonderful to behold! God placing the members in the body as it pleases him; and man having nothing to do Ir` OLATRY. S the time draws near when the world's idolatrous worshiping of Christmas begins, I feel impressed of God to write a few words of warning, especially to the young, concerning the amount of precious time, money and strength that is wasted, year after year, by the giddy mass of humanity. Money that belongs to God is wasted on the foolish vanities of life, and I am sorry to say, sometimes by those who ought to know better. I, for one, have been a long time. learning the precious lesson I now venture to lay before you, for prayerful meditation. I would say to any that are or may be tempted and drawn away from God on this line, and are planning to make unnecessary, extravagant and orna-mental presents, can you not find some little mittenless fingers to cover, or some little feet to knit stockings for, for Jesus' sake? You know he says in Mark R: 41, that even a cup of cold water given in his name will bring a sure reward. And perhaps there are some within your reach, whose parents have gone to labor for perishing souls, and hay-ing trusted their little ones to God's tender care, have left them behind. Now God's way of caring for such is through his children; and if such lit-tle ones are allowed to suffer, because of neglect on our part, who will ac-count for it before God? My prayer is that God will both im-press and enable each of his child-ren to make an extra effort now, be-fore the stinging Old weather Comes, to do something for him on this line. One need not search long, I am sure, when so many little mouths are - wait-ing to be filled, hands, feet and bodies to be clothed. Oh! may Gad wake his people up to action soon. Per-haps I am making it too strong: es-pecially for those who have the will, but not the way. To such let me say, I well know what the enemy of souls can do to hinder God's children, and now that the end is so near, he is mak-ing desperate efforts to overthrow precious souls, and hinder willing hands. But there is one thing he cannot hinder and that is prayer. Let all pray earnestly, both for God's work and for his workers. This life of warfare is nearly done; if well done, we Will have rejoicing when the Master comes, and not in another's work. And to hear that sweet voice say, " well done come up higher," will be reward enough to pay for a life of toil and sacrifice, while here below. Oh! the thought fills my soul with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Amen, and amen! Saved now, EMMA I. COSTON. DELIVERED FR011 SATAN'S DEVICES. feel led of the Lord to write to tX the glory of God, and the edifica-tion of the saints scattered abroad, here and elsewhere. As I see the dev-astation of the enemy here in this community amongst those who once were the children of God, it makes me feel like crying out with Paul, in Acts 20: 29,30,—" For I know this that after my departing shall grievious wolves enter in among you, not spar-ing the flock. Also of your ownselves shall men arise, speaking preverse things, to draw away disciples after them." This has proven only too true in our midst. The wolf has entered in amongst us and has not spared the young and tender; the weak, yea, and some of the strong ones too, have been so scared and frightened that they did not know which way to run, or what course to pursue. 0 how many ways Satan has, in these " perilous" and " last times," to lead souls astray. Some went into anti- ordinance ism, some he sat down on the stool of do- nothing, when they fell asleep, to rise, I fear, no more; but the greater number he sent into fa-naticism. Satan even had the bold-ness to make some believe that they were past being taught by man, not withstanding Paul's instruction to Tim othy, 2Tirn. 2 : 2 others would look to a strange manifestation, ( which the devil made them believe was the pow-er of God,) for instructions and guid-ance, instead of the Word. Ohl how the devil s power. Oh glory to Jesus, for a real willingness to be taught by those that are able to teach, and those who have the discerning. Sa-tan may palm off his shoddy stuff on some of God's little ones, but if we are honest and sincere, He will send some of his " flying messengers " to pour out his word like a mighty flood to overflow every " hiding place." Oh hallelujah to our Lord Jesus Christ! Amen. Watch, watch and pray, search out all things, try them by the word, for time is short and perilous. Satan knows his time is short, so he comes having great wrath, as a roaring lion and an angel of light. Those that he cannot devour, he tries to deceive, but God has said, As thy day, so shall thy strength be, and my grace is suf-ficient. Amen. Your brother in Je-sus, saved, sanctified and kept, G. NEFF. BIBLE READIN IBLE readings are a good thing and it is the best way to study the word of GodY, when they are rightly connected and arranged by the light of the Holy Spirit, and when used by the anointing of the same, they are edifying and interesting. But . a col-lection of disconnected scripture of about fifty or sixty passages, are very dry when read by a man not anointed by the Holy Ghost, and it will weary a congregation and kill a meeting about as quick as anything. It is a good thing to have an abun-dance of the word of God, but it is as good, or better, to know how to divide and use it so it will have the desired effect. We may have the sword, but it will do no good unless we know how to use it, to cut off all the false doc-trines and opinions, etc., of men. An-other thing is to have the convincing power. I know I have seen the cause greatly hurt by the workers reading a lot of scripture, without any Holy Ghost in it. The congregation would get tired out, and disgusted, the first two or three nights of the meeting, and they would not come back any ' ANY young Christians think they can get on very well with-out this grace, but I find it very es-sential in the Christian life. Many of us learn obedience by the things we suffer: Whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth.— Hela 12: 6. Some-times young people, when they are first saved, have a very exalted opin-ion of themselves and look over the many places of work in the church, then choose for themselves the high place of a preacher, and start out to workefor the Lord. They build great air castles - and imaginations of future happiness and success; they meditate on the word of God and their minds seem to be fruitful. So they send out their appointment and go to fill it, having great anticipations of_ suc-cess. They depend on God to help them, and he fails to do it, and they make a miserable failure, then go home badly discouraged, feeling that
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