| Summary: | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 persed through the whole world, dilligently preserved it, as though she inhabited but one house, and accordingly she believes these things as though she had but one soul and one heart, and constantly preaches and teaches these things as though she had but one mouth; for although there are various languages in the world, yet - the doctrine is one and the same, so that the churches in Germany, France, Asia, Egypt or Libya have not a different faith; but as the sun is one and the same to all the creatures ' of God in the whole world, so the preaching of the Word is a light that enlightens everywhere, and illuminates all men that would come to a knowledge of the truth." . Quoting from Lord King's " Primitive Church" he says: " A particular church was - not the whole church of Christ, but only a part or member of the universal one, and as one member of the natural body bath a regard to all the other members thereof, so a particular church had respect to the other members thereof. Hence. though the labors and the inspections GI the bish-ops were more peculiarly confined to their own parishes, yet as ministers of the church universal, they employed a general kind of inspection over other churches also, observing their condition and circum-stances, as Cyprian inspected that of Arles. giving this as his reason for it; that al-though there were many pastors, yet they were but one flock, and they ought to con-gregate and cherish all the sheep which Christ redeemed by his blood and passion. * * * We ought all of us to take care of the body of the whole church whose members are distended through various provinces." This unity of the church in doc-trine, according to Hegesippus, con-tinued till the days of Simeon Cleo-pas bishop of Jerusalem, who was martyred under Trajan; but after that, says Lord King, false teachers prevailed, who by their corrupt doc-trines against God and his Christ di-vided the unity of the church. We said that the prayer of Christ was literally answered in the primi-tive church which is sufficiently prov-en by the scriptures and by the testi-monies of those who witnessed the unity. But does this oneness cease with the first few centuries? To ap-pearances we would answer, Yes, be-cause " false teachers prevailed who by their corrupt doctrines against God and his Christ divided the unity of the church." Schisms and divisions arose and the people began to look upon these as the - church and lOst sight of the body of Christ, the true church, and the oneness of its mem-bers. It is said by some, that " Paul's instructions on the subject of church unity were addressed to individual and lbcal churches, and are not ap-plicable to , the general church." In anwer we will quote from Mr. Mar-shall: " I answer that the same then is true of nearly all his writings, and therefore if you confine his argument on church unity to the local church addressed, you must confine every-thing else he says to the local church and so rob the general church of the, authority and benefit of his teaching.' THEIR VIEWS OF VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE. In defense of the present sects.- and dissensions, many excuse the " lost unity" by saying it is an internal and invisible oneness. The sect priests of the present time are so blind, they are unable tb see any church with-out some human organized body. Mr. Knapp in his theology speaks of the church being visible and invisi-ble. " The invisible church consists of true Christians who not only know the precepts of Christ, but from the heart they obey them. " Such script;„ ures as Eph. 5: 27 predicate's only that better and nobler part which- is called the invisible church. It is known only to God. The visible church Consists ° fall who by profes-sion, belong externally to the church, who attend public worship, partake of the sacriments, etc. They are often wicked men and hypo-crites" Here is the teaching of one of the best learned men and theologians of his time. The wisdom of- this world rises nohigher, knows no more than to call visible human organized bodies the visible church of Christ. It is slanderous to the pure name of- Je-sus, and to the pure word of God to say that Christ and the Bible ac-knowledge an ecclesiastical polity containing " wicked men and hypo-crites'' as the church. Such is not owned of God, but is cherished by Sa. ta. n from whence they have their origin. To speak of the church that Jesus built as the invisible, and the existing diversity of sects as the visible church is of grossest darkness. Is there only included in the prayer of the Son of God an invisible internal oneness? Is there nothing more of the church external or visible but sects, factions, divisions, and schisms " containing wicked men and. hypocrites?" If so, how incompatible the prayer of Je-sus. How shall this world know that the Father hath sent the Son unless they see the unity of believers; and how can they see unless there be an outward expression or manifesta-tion of oneness? If divisions dissensions mingled with true believers, wicked men and hypo-crites, wheat and tares, the precious and vile is all that can be seen, and the wicked largly in majority, bow can they b_ eliev. e that Jesus is the sent of God? A purpose held forth in this pray-er for oneness is that the world may know that God sent his Son, and that the work' may believe that he was sent, and that they may also " know" that God loves them as he does his Son. How could Christ expect the world to know and believe that he was the sent of God if he should hide so far away " all that is noble and good; the true oneness, as to render it invisi-ble, and make visible only differences and divisions. And how can the world know that God loves them as he does his Son if all they can see a-mong his followers is disunion, con-tention and strife? INWARD CAUSE AND OUTWARD EFFECT. The uniting of heart and soul of believers in Christ in an internal one-ness is necessarily followed by an outward expression. There can be nothing diverse between an inward cause and an outward effect. If an outward expression of divers sects and schisms is the visible church of Christ, the inward is the same, and the prayer Jesus prayed inconsistent and unanswered. The oneness that existed in the primitive church when they were of one heart and of one soul was not alone internal, but also found an outward expresion, and daily there was added to the church such as were being saved. The world could see and know and believe that Jesus was the sent of God, and that God loves his children. On this subject of outward expression of oneness we quote from Mr. Marshall's tract: " We see the anxiety of Paul and the early Christian Fathers to maintain the unity of the church by having all believ-ers not only " keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace," but also to speak the same thing, and to be perfectly joined together in the same mind, and in the same judgment. Here is unity of mind, speech and action. Jesus says, " Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.' " That the world may know that thou bast sent me." Here is the outward expression of an in-ternal oneness— so SHINE that the world may sEE, asnedei n6o- may KNOW that Christ has been sent ofGod, and thus GLORIFY GOD. This is visible, - concrete, tangible, knowable oneness. This is the flower that beautifies the plant This is the fruit that can be tasted and tested. This is the stream that flows from an invisible, inex-haustible fountain, and along the banks of which all green things grow and flour-ish." _ It is argued by many who are drunk on the wine of Babylon and blinded by her dark teachings, that this visible oneness was necessary in the days of the setting up of the kingdom of God, but since it has become expedient to form systems and to commit to men the charge and government of its external public concerns that good order might be preserved. Mr. Knapp in his theol-ogy page 490, Val 2, commenting on Eph. 4: 15, 16 says, That " Christ as the ruler of the church is now actively employed in heaven for its good and that he will continue until Written hy W. IC. Marsbalt, D. D. of the Methodist Episcopal Church. THE first topic of the tract bears this heading: " AN INSPIRED PRAYER UNANSWERED." Then follows this scriptural quotation: " Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word: that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one id us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. * * That they may be one. even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me." Jno. Mr. Marshall seems to have very great convictions as he reads this earnest petition of the Son of God, for a unity of all Christian believers; and asks the question, " Does the church of to day realize and enjoy that for which its great head prayed ?" By the asking of this question Mr. M. betrays his ignorance of the body of Jesus Christ, the church. He evi-dently means by " the church of to day," the various sects now extant, and we see him placing Jesus as " its" great head. Herein is ignorance. True, Jesus Christ is the great head of the body, the church, Col. I: 1S, but not of the present human systems and schisms. The so- called " church of to day" will have to look elsewhere for its " great head." She may find and know her head by a scar from a wound that was healed. Rev. 13: 3. Mr. M. asks another question: " Has it ( this prayer) ever been answdred?" " Has the world ever witnessed the Unity of Christians as prayed for by the Savior?" The word of God an-swers plainly that this Christian unity did exist; also Mr. M's quotation from Dr. Adam Clarke answers it thus: " This prayer was literally answered to the first believers who were all of one heart and, one soul, Acts 4: 32, and why is it that believers are not in the same spirit now? Because they neither attend to the example nor to the truth of Christ." Here Dr. Clarke confesses that the believers in the various sects are not real Bible be-lievers as were the " first believers," because " they do not attend to the example nor to the truth of Christ." Mr. M. also makes an honest acknowl-edgement when he says, " If this state-ment of Dr. Clarke be true, Christian Unity must be one of the lost arts, for we search in vain for such an ex-pression of oneness of heart and soul in modern times." He sees nothing beyond the present existing human 1 ecclesiasticisms. The primitive church enjoyed and manifested to this world the oneness for which Jesus prayed. " And the multitude of them that be-lieved were of one heart and one soul." Acts 4: 32. " And they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch." Acts 5: 12._ The world witnessed this Unity of Christian believers as is proven by a quotation Mr. M. makes _ from Irenmus. " The church having received this ( the apostiesTaith and doctrine, although dis- Happy the souls who first believed, To Jesus and eath other cleared, Joined by the unction from above, In mysti6fellowship and love. • Meek, simple followers of the Lamb, They lived and. spake and thought the same; Broke the oommemora tire bread, And drank the Spirit of their Head. On God they cast their every care— Wresting with God in mighty prayer They claimed the grace through Jesus giver, By prayer they shut and opened heaven. To Jesus they perfor, med their vows— A little church in every house. They joyfully conspired to raise Their ceaseless sacrifice of praise. Propriety was there unknown, None called what he possessed his own Where all the common blesings share, No selfish happiness was there. With grace abundantly endued, A pure believing multitude I They all were of one heart and soul, And only love inspired the whole. Oh what an age of golden days! Oh what a choice, peculiar race! waelid in the Lamb's all cleansing blood, . Anointed kings and priests to God, Selected. The LardGod shall BLOW the : TRUMPET and go with Whirlwinds. Zeck. 9: 14- Primitive Chriatiartity. - Flee ont of the midot of Babylon, and deli:- or otety Man his lora: be not tut off Iker imipity; tot t.: 111i1 ti tuoftho Lorci'siot-q.„- anes: he will render nnt? her a recompenee. And the land skal1 tremble and Parma: fp: • every purpora of the Lord thall bperforrsed against RabylOn, to make the lent of Babylon a desolation vrithert an inhabitant. - for. 51: G. 20. 4 Aa. t., smstmal.- \ V'it I rA lLI'IIT SI3 ;: A1 . - ritiWk: i4 illt7Fiii \' TA/ I'M iirrail. WO% A Ara , V istilE::::: i: itiE • cmr. Th A Taimptm. .1.• ■ • ■ ■ • 1{. Grand Junction, Michigan, Thursday, Noc. 22, 1894. Volume 14, No. 45 A nd he shall : end his angels with a great THE PARTS OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL BUILDING. In one portion hangs a Presbyte-rian scaffold, with its workmen attach-ing under bright colors their addition. Sometimes a plank drops out of their scaffolding taking with it a few work-men who labor under the same title, but a little different coloring. New planks are added with their addition-al faiths and doctrines and colorings until their compartment has a motley appearance. In another portion of this struct-ure of human ecclesiasticism we find the Methodist addition. On the north scaffold is the Church North, on the south scaffold is the Church South. file main frame working on either side is about the same, but there is much difference in the shades of paint-ing. There are many minor scaffolds; such as the Wesleyan, the Reform, the Protestant, the Free, and many others with their different shades of painting. In another part of the building is the U. B. addition with its t vo main scaffolding, each trying to p , int the other black. Then here is the Baptist, the Evan-gelical, the Congregationalist, the Quaker, the Dunkard, the Mennon-ite, the Campbellites, the New Lights, the Winebrenarians, and many others too- numerous to men- ' don, numbering over six hundred, each with their own factions, differ-ences and variegated colorings, with the Romish scaffold with its red painting in the midst, until the whole is spotted and dappled and answers well to the description given in Rev. 13: 1, 2 and Rev. 17: 1- 5. It is true since thehammer of God's truth is detaching their external ad-ditions from the true building and it is shining forth in its single color of pure white, Satan is pouring the sect paintings togetheeand with bold strokes of the brush is endeavoring to paint them all alike in what he calls a Christian union color. The prayer of Jesus is being an-swered to day as it was in the primi-tive church. We hear the prophet speaking of a coming morning. " Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said . The morning cometh, and also the night." lsa. 21: 1112. The morning here spoken of was reached when the " multitude of them that believed were of one heart and one soul," when there AN ere no salari-ed ministers, but were willing to spend and be spent for the people; there were no D. D's nor L L. D's, but all-were of an humble equality. It was when they snake the same thing, had the same mind. when they had faith in God for the healing of diseases and casting out of devils. THE NI GHT DARK AND CLOUDY DAY. The, dark night spoken of and the cloudy and dark day, Ezek. 34: 12. A day of scattering of God's people was fulfilled in the darkness of Rom-ish night and sectarian gloom, when false teachers privily brought in dam-nable heresies, 2 Pet. 2: I, " corrupt-ing the doctrine of God and his Christ, dividing the unity of the church" and ," scattering his people" throughout a multitude of sects. THE EVENING LIGHT. The voice of God speaks again to earth by the mouth of another prophet and says, " It shall come to pass that at evening time it shall be light. Zech. 14: 7. This is when the human scaffolding is tottering; when Babylon is fallen; when the two witnesses stand upon their feet; when the angel cries, " Come out of her, my people;" when the angel reap-ers are " gathering out of his king-dom all things that offend, and them that do iniquity;" - when the tares are gathered to be burned when he shall " gather together in one all things in Christ." This day are these scriptures ful-filled in the sight of men. To day God is calling his people out of all sect confusion into the one divine organization where Christ is our all and in all. Mr. Marshall ask the question: WHAT DOES THIS ONENESS INVOLVE?" We will here, for the benefit of the reader give some scriptural refer-ences which show forth the oneness of God's people, and that condemn-ing all divisions and schisms. First read Psa. 133: Next read Christ's prayer. Jno. 17 • 1 ( Continued on fourth page.) WHICH? One Church or Many? UMW OF A TRACT BEAlgG TRE ABOVE TITLE. tonna of a trumpet, and they ehall gather to-gather his ois: t from the / Oar tub, from ono end of heaven to the other. • New learn a parakii" of titre 1st tree; * hen 11111 branch is jet tender, and Puttith hrtk leaves, ye know that sawner is nigh: Go likswise ye, when ye shall ses these thingAtn ew that it is ne, rooven at ths doers, Mott. 21: 31- 3. THE CHURCH OF GOD— THE 131JILDING. This is the true building of which he is the head. Col. 1: 18. the ruler or governor. Isa. 9: 6, 7. Matt. 2: 6. The foundation. Isa. 28: 16. i Cor. 3: II. The door. John to: 7, 9. Rev. 3: 8. He sets it in order. Isa. 44: 7. Set the members in as pleaseth him. I Cor. 12: 18. The building is all fitly framed together in Christ. Eph. 2: 21. It is builded together for an habitation of God. Eph. 2: 22. We are raised up together and sit togeth-er in heavenly places in Christ, the building. Eph. 2: 6. We are joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth. Eph. 4: 6. We are knit together in love. Col. 2: 2, and we strive together for the faith of the gospel. Phil. 1: 27. There is no division among us, but we are perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judg-ment. i Cor. 1: to. This is the building Jesus built, this is the oneness for which he pray-ed. By the Spirit of the Lord we are " framed together," " builded to-gether," " raised up together," " sit to-gether," " joined together," and " strive together." Such was the oneness of apostolic days. Mr. Knapp says, " The doctrine of that time is not of perpetual dura-tion but changes must necessarily come." That they have come to all exterior appearance, NA - 00-- attl mit. False teachers have prevailed, who by their corrupt doctrines_ against God and his Christ have divided the unity of the church." Human craftsmen have reared their scaffolding by the side of " thebuilding itself," and have in all their craftinesss endeavored to hammer on their " external constitu-tions," creeds and systems. They have so scaffolded and builded, it is true, and brought in their theories and schisms, until their abominable rubbish has, since the primitive one-ness and- purity, hidden from view the structure reared by Christ. But at this present day the ham-mer of God's truth is breaking to pieces their frail scaffolding, Baby-lon is fallen, and the true church shines forth. People have learned to look upon these external constitu-tions, additions of systems, and new forms of doctrine' as the church. And while these have been and are various and dissenting, contrary one to another they concluded that the primitive unity is a " lost art," and the prayer of Christ unanswered. Odd, indeed, would be a structure rearedi by these human artificers. Let us, take a view of it as it would, and chapter. does appear to day. the end of the worldrthis however, is not to be so understood as to imply that the particular forms of doctrine which prevail at any particular time and the particular church communions originating from them will be of perpetual duration. Changes must necessarily here take place. The history of the church teaches that one mode of church polity succeeds another, and that yet, however great these changes may be, Christianity still survives. External con stitutions and economies resemble the scaffolding, which aid in the construction of the building, but are not the building itself. They may be taken down and broken to pieces, when they have an-swered their purposes, and the building Will then proceed in a different way. That this is so, is proved by the history of the church." Truly the wisdom of man is foolish-ness with God. Here the theologian says that the history of the church proves that " changes must necessari-ly take place." • He admits that Christ is the ruler of the church, which is the true building, and that exter-nal constitutions ( here he evidently means, forms, doctrines and systems of men) are the scaffolding, which aid in the construction of the build-ing, but are not the building itself. Why then do men call these " exter-nal constitutions" the church or churches when they areonly scaffold-ing, " which may be taken down and broken to pieces." The history of the church here spoken of is only the history of the scaffolding on which men have founded their false theo-ries. Christ built his church upon a rock. 1 the prayers of all the saints. We re-turned to New Albany, and on a beautiful Sunday morning baptized in the Ohio river fourteen dear souls that had been saved in the meetings held there by Sisters Fink and Fry. The number to witness this scene was estimated at over two thousand, The shore was crowded with people, while a line of small boats filled with people extended from the shore out into the water, and back to the shore again, forming a circle with God and the baptizing in the midst. From here i svhiullneg, ekryin. ere w g Hand. ready to feast upon the words of en ternal life. At first an old store room eere fo w found w many o was used for meeting, but this soon became overcrowded; then a room on third floor of the Market Hall was rented, and this proved too small, and next was rented the Portland Opera House, and here the meetings continued until many precious souls were saved. There has been a certain devilish power there that has deceived some, but all but a few have renounced the same and got clear. Thirteen were baptized, and about sixty took part in the sacred ordinances, and a happier company of people I never saw. 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W. Bradley. It would be to the glory of God and a service of love well pleasing in his sight, for the churches in Pennsylva-nia to send a little help to Sister S. B. Heeter of Turkey City, Pa. to help her out of debt, as her husband after a year and eight months of the most extreme suffering has recently been called home to the Savior. Please remember the poor, and the Lord will remember you with many favors. Amen. We commence this week to set the , ype for the German paper. Six dollars has been sent in towards pub- Lishing this paper, and ten yearly subscriptions received. The Lord willing, the first issue will be ready by Jan. 1st. REQUESTS FOR PRAYER. Pray for a little girl, Mary Armstrong, who is sick with typhoid fever. 1 • 4 Pray for Lafe Waisner that he may be healed of a cough and other afflictions. - Pray for two men here in London, Eng., that they may be saved. H. NIILLNER. 0 4 I am in a bad condition, both spiritually and physically. Pray for me. JOHN KINSER. - • • • Pray for my son that he may be con-verted and his eyes healed; also that my left eye may be healed and my hearing restored. and I be made every whit whole, soul and body. MARY E. HARTYOG. E MLENT ON, PA. Please pray for my sister, she is near death's door. Pray for her salvation and for the healing of her body. A. H. WESTON. I have been sickly for twelve years, and believe it is the will of God to heal me. Please pray that I. may be healed soul and body. Also pray for my husband and my four unsaved boys. Pray the fourth Sun-day in November. MRS. A. L. LAWRAN. PORTER VILLE. DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: Pray for me that I may be healed of dyspepsia and neural-gia, and also for the sanctification of my soul. Your sister in Christ, L. A. DUCOMMUN. Pray next Sunday at 8 A. M. for Edgar Tirey, Brownstown, Ill., that he may be healed of a severe attack of spinal and brain fever, also pray for the salvation of his soul. I would also like to know the address of Geo. E. Bolds. RETTABOLDS, Brownstown, Ill. LONDON, ENGLAND. DEAR SAINTS: I want you all to pray for me that I may be able to see the light more clearly and do the whole will of God. I feel that I am justified and desire to be wholly sanctified. Also pray for my hus-band that he may have the boldness to step out into the full light of the Word. The Lord has healed us a number of times, for which we give him the praise. From one who is trying to love the Lord, MRS. H. M1LLNER. STARFIELD, Mo. DEAR ONES IN CHRIST: I was converted Sept. to, a few days afterwards I was forcibly impressed that I would receive. my eye sight through the power of God, as I have been almost blind for sixteen years, and for the last two or three years can only distinguish light. My trouble orig-inated from ulcerated and granulated sore eyes. I ask an interest in all your prayers that believe God has power on earth to heal rthe body, restore the blind, etc., to day Le same as he ever had, pray God's will be done. Yours truly, HENRY WILSON. CALLS FOR MEETING. We have never had any of the true holi-ness workers in this town that I know of, and would love to have some one come. MARTIN HIGGINS. . Shelbyville, hid. We desire some of God's ministers to come here and hold meetings as soon as the Lord wills. We are twelve miles north of Huntsville. Your sister in Christ, MRS. C. M. EDDY. Redfield, Madison Co., Ala. Bro. J. J. Bently of Visalia, Cal. writes that they are greatly in need of some one to visit them with the gospel. Prospects are good for a harvest, and other things make it important that Bro. Byers or some one else come as soon as practical. DEAR BRETHREN: We sent in several earnest calls over a year ago for a meeting here in this place, and no one has re-sponded. We again send in an earnest appeal. Cannot some of the saints come to this place and hold meetings. None but God- sent ministers filled with the Holy Ghost need to come. ` Yours ready for the truth, MRS. MARY M. GIDDENS. Tindal, Sumter Co., S. C. ASSEMBLY MEETINGS. DONIPHAN, RIPLEY CO., MO. There will be an assembly meeting of the saints at the Doniphan, Ripley Co. camp ground, nine miles southwest of Doniphan, Mo. Commencing - Sunday, Dec. 23, and last through holidays, the Lord v, illing. We'expect Bro's Stanberry, Collins, and Haynes to attend the meet-ing. All who wish to come to Doniphan notify C. C. Scates at Pitman, Ark. when they will be at Doniphan, and he will meet them. C. C. SCATES. There will be an assembly meeting of the saints of God from Dec. 2o to Jan. or 3, at the Moys School house, thirteen miles west of Pullman and two and one-half miles from Almota, Wash. Pullman is on the N. P. & U. P. R. R. In the name of Jesus we earnestly exhort all the saints and friends seeking after light, truth and a deeper experience, or for the healing of the body to attend this feast of the Lord. Let all the saints of Idaho, Wash. and Ore. make every possible arrangement, ef-fort or sacrifice to be at this . meeting. After that meeting we start for western and north- western Wash., directly to the Pacific coast and Puget Sound, and Alaska, Lord willing. All coming to the assem-bly, and those wishing any information or particulars, address Bro. A. B. Peterman, Pullman, or Bro. B. B. Naff. Almota, Wash. Let all the saints pray for a glorious suc-cess. F. N. JACOBSON. TIE LOVE OF GOD. tab ONLY PERFEOT LOVE. e.) e. 6 64: 0o D so loved the world, that c.); AT , A he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlast-ing life." Jno. 3: 16. How frail, how weak is the human love compared with the wonderful love of God! All true love comes direct from heaven, and cannot thrive on- this earth unless freshened by heavenly showers. The summer of love, for the production of every fruit of righteousness is just as essential as the sunshine for the great variety of fruits that grow in this earth. Every love that does not come from God bath poison in each smile; it wooes us with adazzling power, but unhappily it does not last. The joys of earthly love soon fade beneath the firm step of time and leaves a silent pain, a void feeling in the heart, which nothing but the love of Jesus can fill and make the heart more happy and abounding in love. Oh how many there are that fail to go to the divine author of our being, who is able to bring us right down from the frigid zones and arctic breezes, and make us to live in the sunshine of God's pure love, and put us right under the great sun of God's will. " Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God." i Jno. If every one who has discovered the defection and crookedness in earthly pleasure, would have the courage to bid good- by to self and the world and yield up themselves to God under the influence of his divine love they would find them-selves in a place where Satan's foul breath would never cause their heart to ache, nor nothing could mar their love and trust in God. MAT- TIE HELTON. NEWS FROM THE FIELD. ANDERSON, S. C., NOV. 16, 1894. DEAR TRUMPET READERS: God bless you all. We are having continual victory through Christ, and some souls have been saved since we came to this part, and the work of God is moving forward. To him be all the glory forever! We earnestly request prayers for us and the work in this part. Many new places are being opened for the pure gospel, and there is much to be done in the South. Any one feeling moved this way need not hesitate. You will find a hearty welcome, and plenty to do, as work-ers are very few in this part. God's blessings be upon you all. Amen. THOS. AND AMANDA CARTER. UNIONTOWN, PA. DEAR BRETHREN: I am SO glad that I have accepted the evening light. The devil led me white in sectism, and since I came out I am rejoicing in God, fully sanctified. Glory to his name! I have renounced everything pertaining to sectism, even the Sab-bath- school lesson leaves, and de-pend on the unction from on high. I have been at Dawson, Pa., where there was quite an interest in the meeting which was going on for two weeks. Twelve converts and several sanctified. The people in Virginia are most Methodists, and to my sur-prise they call sanctification a new doctrine. See how the John Wesley sect has wandered away from holi-ness. Dear saints, give me a place in your prayers, so I can become more efficient in preaching the everlasting gospel. We expect to begin meetings at Moyer, about five miles from Daw-son, Pa., and then at Uniontown, Pa., when the Lord leads. Your saved brOther, Alex. Dittmore. LA RUE, OHIO, Nov. 14, 1894- ' DEAR READERS OF THE GOSPEL TRUMPET: May the eternal favor of God rest upon you all. Our last report from the field was of the meeting held near Grand Val-ley, Pa. From there we came to Henderson, Pa., and began meeting in the saints' meeting house, Oct. 16, and continued the meeting until Nov It; during which time there were be-tween thirty- five and forty came to the altar for pardon, and some for sanctification. This meeting was truly blessed of God with much sprit-ual power. The saints leaped and shouted for joy. The day in which dear Bro. Wm. Elder was made free from sin, a special enduement of pow-er was sent from heaven upon us all. Oh, hallelujah! Our God is a God of mercy. The last night of the meeting dear Bro. Chas. Perrine came to the altar and confessed his sins and died out to all, and God received and blessed him. Sunday the itth, twelve dear souls were baptized in t he name of Jesus and came out shouting. I never attended a baptismal service when there was so much of God's power manifested as at this time. Even poor sinners felt the warm in-fluence from heaven strike down up-on us. May God bless the dear church and friends to the truth in Henderson who so kindly cared for us. We left Pa. Monday 12th for the Springfield, 0. assembly. I am stopping two days at La Rue, 0., while Bro. \ War-ren went on home to his iamily. At the close of the assembly I will go home and remain one week, and then we will go to Wilton Junction, Iowa andsho S. Ll . d SPECK a meeAtiNngp. B E. W ARREN. GRAND JUNCTION, MICH., Nov. 19,' 94 DEAR TRUMPET READERS: We have much we could report of God's deal-ings with us and his work through us, but we deem brevity a necessity. Since our report of Sept. n we have labored together with Jesus in New Albany, Ind., and in Jennings and Jackson Co's. Visited Wife's relatives a few days. Her aged mother gave up her pipe, believed on Jesus, was saved and baptized. She was for-merly a Campbellite. She receives much opposition at home and needs BROWN HILL, Pa., Nov. 12, 1894. DEAR CHILDREN OF GOD: The meeting closed here last Lord's day evening with good success. There were thirteen consecrations. The pure gospel had never been preached here before. We first held meeting in the Advent meeting house. Then the U. B's desired us to come to Ml-pie Grove and hold a meeting in their house. This they did without consulting their preacher. We had meeting from Thursday night until Monday night, and when we came to the meeting ' Monday night, their preacher was there with their presid-ing elder, and another preacher by the name of Waldo, who came into the meeting we held at Blystone, and rose up in the testimony meeting and spoke ' very bitter against me and the word of God. He was feeling very badly as there were eleven of his best members left their class and came out on the straight line. So he was here at this place, ready for battle. And he did get up and roared like a lion, and told the people that I was tear-ing the churches all to pieces, and that I called them harlot daughters, and yet I would go in and preach in their houses, and many more things; and also said that the church was founded upon a rock, and the gates of hell could not prevail against it. And when we were through I left an appointment for the next evening, and closed the meeting. Then their circuit preacher got up and called the house to order and said, " This is my pulpit, this is my house and I'm going to close it." And said if they wanted this woman to preach there they would just let him out, and spoke very unkindly. Then the presiding elder got up and said they did not want to shut the house against this woman; that she preached jus'. ifica-tion and sanctification the same as he did, with the exception of a few points, and I could preach it as high as I pleased, and he would have nn objections if I would get all the sin - ners converted. Buthey did not want me to say anything against their church, and if I would sign a paper that I would not say anything against the churches, I could preach S. S.,./.••• ■ •• ■ • ■ •• ■ •• ■ ••• ■ . ■ M TO THE GERMAN FRIENDS OF TEE TRUMPET. Dear German brethren, and sisters,/ a'so: The time is pressing for the get-ting ready of all articles and com-munications for the " Posaune." Will you ask the Lord to direct you as to your contributions towards making the first number, of which a great many will have to be sent out as specimen copy, a number being full of interest and shining with the light of the glory of God ? You understand the object is to sound the rallying cry to the German family of God in Babylon, as well as to build up in the most holy faith once delivered unto the saints. Therefore contribute as the Lord shall direct you. Send your articles, testimonies, and accounts of the work of God in your localities to the editor, and he will be able to ar-range to better advantage, if he gets them soon. And brethren, pray most earnestly for him, that God shall im-press him more and more with the awful responsibility resting upon him, so that he may keep . very hum-ble and teachable before God. Then do not forget to do for the work of your means, as God has prospered and laid the burden upon you. Everything intended for publica-tion must be ready for the press early in December, or we shall not be able to get it done this year on account of the rush during the closing- weeks of the year. Once more therefore, be-stir yourselves, my brethren! May the Lord have his own way with all of us. Amen! Editor " Evangeliurns Posaune," FRED L. HAHN, 466- 16th St., Milwaukee, Wis. 44t TESTIMONIES v4 WONDERFUL. Pu. 1.10: 1PP. TIDIOUTE, PA. DEAR SAINTS OF GOD: This morn-ing, I am thankful for a willingness to serve the Lord and do his will at all times, walking in the narrow way. I was converted five years ago, but never knew much about the ways of the Lord until a short time ago, when I heard the gospel preached in all its purity at the camp meeting. We have learned the evils of sectism and secret societies, and are free from them. Pray that my husband may be sanctified. Your saved sister, MARY WALLACE. STARBURG, PA. DEAR SAINTS OF GOD, GREETING: God bless you all. Amen. I feel led to write a few lines to the Trumpet to let you know how we are getting along. We had a two week's meet-ing. Some were justified, and some sanctified, and some healed. One sister was healed by which God tried to open the eyes of the Methodists by working such a miracle, but their spiritual eyes are blinded. The F. W. Baptist preacher warned his mem-bers and also the Methodists to stay - away from us, and remain in their sects. You see he wanted them to remain divided, when Jesus prayed for his people to be one. John 17: 21. Well, dear reader, I was a member of the F. B. sect about three years and a half, and I did not jump out of it, but when I heard the pure word of God preached on the oneness of the church, and I got sanctified by the Holy Ghost, the fire burnt all the sectism out of me. Praise God! And now I am free in Christ. with sweet peace in my soul. Glory to God for salvation that makes us all one ! I love to read the Trumpet, it is food to my soul. Dear saints, we all ought to take it and hand it around to our neighbors. God has a little church here, but it is not fully set in order yet, as there is no elder or dea-con. But God is blessitv our meet-ings, and we are happy in him. Praise his holy name Last night the Lord healed our girl of a severe sore throat in answer to prayer. Pray for me, that I may be kept humble, and do God's will. Your brother, saved and sanctified, Wm. YATES. r burn. He will remain with us in the , work for a season. We are now holding meeting in the Kedell school house, twelve miles north of Pendle-ton. several hands have already been raised for our prayers, and God - is working. We remain in Ore. till Dec. 17, when we return for the as- . sernbly meeting, the Lord willing. The Lord has provided us with a new company from the East, whom we expect to join us in the work in the above meeting. The Lord richly bless, keep, qualify and use dear Bra and Sister Tubbs for his glory, and ev-er- make them a blessing to the world. Pray- much for us. - - F. N. JACOBSON & Co. - Pullman, Wash. ELMORE, OHIO. To THE SAINTS OF GOD: I am made complete in Him, soul, body and spir-it, having the victory in my soul over the enemy and all the powers of darkness. Thank God, we do triumph in Christ Jesus. I am so glad Jesus does help me to walk in the light and the Spirit enables me to see the body of Christ, those who are born of God, and are baptized with the Holy Ghost. I am so thank-ful I was permitted to meet with the saints at St. Louis in the camp meet-ing. It was at that place I renounced sectism. It was there that I was un-deceived. The true church has the gift of discernment, and it does de-tect every spirit that is not of Christ. Before I went to meeting I thought I was in fellowship with the saints. I found a company of precious little t ones, that Isaiah speaks of in the 33d - chapter, to, 20 verses: " Thou shalt a not see a fierce people, a people of a w deeper speech than thou canst per- m ceive; of a stammering tongue, that s there. Just then there was a siste who wa. s converted the day before came to me and said, " You can have meeting in our house." So when they wanted me to sign the pa-per I just rose to my feet and stated we would have meeting at Sister Mc Cartney's to morrow night. And told them that was all I had to say Neither my husband nor myself made any reply to all that was said. The outcome of this was that they lost a number of their members, and all the Sinners turned against them. The little ones here will hold their meetings In private houses. I believe that there will be a house built in this place in the future, where tthe pure gospel will be preached.-- - Be-fore the close of the meeting, I was taken with a very severe cold and am unfit for work at present. I want all the saints to pray for God to heal me of this affliction that the work of God be not hindered. 0 praise his name forevermore! There are other places here where they desire meetings. in the meeting just closed there were nine subscribed for the Trumpet. E. J. AND W. G. PENDLETON, ORE., NOV. 3, 1894. DEAR BRETHREN AND TRUMPET- READ-ERS: The meeting at Colfax, Wash. lasted four weeks, and closed Oct. 21, with grand results. This meeting was a hard fight of faith and test, but God was with us in saving and keeping power, and gave us the vic-tory. There was a strong opposition at times, and certain evil influences were brought to bear on us and a-gainst the work there. Nevertheless. God was with us and Stood by us. Though the Spirit of God was more or less grieved at times,— but the word of God was not bound— be-cause of some crooked spirits, and a deceived, puffed up teacher, profess-ing to be a saint. Truly saith the Word, " One sinner destroyeth much good." The light and truth were planted. The precious seed was sown there, and the foundation thor-oughly laid for a glorious work. A few were saved and sarictified and gloriously healed. One wasbaptized. After dear Bro. and Sister Tubbs re-turned to the East, my wife took a severe cold, which resulted in a vio-lent attack of phneumonia fever in its . severest form. It seemed as though death would certainly take her quickly. The solemnity of that hour rested upon my soul, and I cried mightily unto God and received the witness of her healing. To him be all the praise! We also ask you all to remember her in your prayers of faith, that she may . be fully and speedily restored to her former strength of body. After this meeting, I went four miles out into the country, visiting and talking with dear souls for . a few days, when four precious souls were gloriously saved from the Radical U. B. sect; two of whom were sweetly sanctified wholly. Hallelujah! On the 28, we met with the church at the Moys school house, where we had a glorious refreshing to our souls. One was saved and sanctified. It was fourteen months since we came to Wash. During twelve months of that time, we held twenty different series of gospel meetings. Over one hun-dred saints have been baptized in His name, To God only be all the glory and praise! Nov. 4, I met with the church at the Hubert school house, and just as we were going to meeting, I got word that our dear little Freddie, Jr. had died that morn-ing. It seemed like more than death to us to part with the loved one. Though the parting was painful, yet, through it all, wecould say, Thy will be done. The Lord gave my wife a vision fully ten days before his death that he was going to take our darling boy from us unto himself. The work is still prospering glo-riously in Wash. The church is in-creasing with the increase of God. Souls are being saved into the light. Hallelujah! Bro. Geo. Marbin and I arrivedat Pendleton the oth, and I Were met- the station by our belov-! ed Brk4114 j. L. Green of Wood-thou canst not understand. Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be remov-ed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken." 0 praise the name of Jesus! While men and dev-ils fight against the truth, the work of God is going on. Jer. 15: 19, 20, has come to pass in my case since I have declared myself free. They do fight against me, but " they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord." Well I find it a glorious way if it is a despised way. After we came back from St. Louis we begun meetings in the name of Jesus. God led me to read the word in the meetings. How it did stir up some of the sectarians. Af-ter one of the meetings, Father gave me this word, jer. 5: 14: " Where-fore, thus saith the Lord God of hosts. Because ye speak this word, behold I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them." Surely the word is consuming some of them that re-ject the truth. Jesus will search out his sheep. He says, " My sheep hear my voice," and " If ye love me keep my commandments." He commands his children to come out of her. Rev. 18: 4. 1 am so glad I have obeyed the call. Jesus says if ye continue in my word, then shall ye be my dis-ciples indeed, and ye shall know the truth, and the truth_ shall make you free. There are some precious ones in this community, and if they have the light on the true church, will obey. And I am looking forth for the time to soon come when Jesus shall send to this place a company of Holy Ghost fire baptized ministers to preach the whole word of God here. There are eight different sects in the town of Elmore, and precious souls are destitute of the truth. There are plenty of gods set up in this world and men and women are fall-ing down and worshiping them. Thank God, for consecrated men and women who are going forth cry-ing out against these gods. The " Radicals" of this place do cry out against the lodge god, the tobacco god, and the god of pride, but when the saints cry out against their sect god they get wonderfully stirred. And some of them professing to be sanc-tified warned their people to stay a-way from the meetings. God will work in spite of devils. Now I ask you to pray for us at this place, that we may stand for the truth, and have much wisdom, and have the gentle Spirit, and a heart filled with love and sympathy for those that do re-ject us and the truth. From your sister saved, healed and kept. ELLEN GERDING. Found Deliverance. HAMLINTON CREEK, ORE. DEAR SAINTS: I will endeavor to add one to the many testimonies in the Trumpet for the first time. In August of this year Bro. J. L. Green held a series of meetings in our school house, and during my absence from home my wife was brought to the light, and on my return I was very much grieved at her, and very unkind toward her that night. The next day I, like the apostle Paul, began to per-secute the church of God, believing I was justifiable in doing so, and these persecutions were the cause of my condemnation, which caused me to go to the Lord in prayer, where I found it was me and not the church that was in fault. So I went on in my condemned state, feeling worse and worse, until I could stand it no longer. I began to seek salvation, but still holding my prejudice against the church, trying to console myself with the idea that " my church"— the Campbelite sect— was as good as any. But I got in such earnestness that I ook my Bible and put it in my pocket nd read every spare moment. Even hile traveling along the road with y team, I would read and study and earch prayerfully. This with the help of God led me to give up my sect. Then I went to work in more earn-estness and could realize there was a light in the window for me, if I could only get right. I could realize there was a place where there was peace for me if I could only attain to that height to which I desired. I wanted to lean on my wife, but instead of getting strength from her or being strengthened by her I got weakness, and such was my condition until I was so weak I could hardly hold fast. It seemed as if the last hope was almost gone, still clinging to my prejudice, not reading the Trumpet nor allow-ing my wife to read it in my presence, or even tell me what she had read in It. I went on in this condition, still seeking earnestly, praying often, stit clinging to the last hope, and was just almost ready to let go of the last hope and call myself a wretch, undone and without hope in the world, when I was seized with a strong desire to try again. I resolved in my mind to give the next day mostly to the Lord in fast-ing and prayer, for the first time in my life, and see if I could find out what was the matter. I prayed earn-estly and then worked a while, and was more sorrowful than ever. Then I went again in secret prayer, placed myself in as humble position as I could and took out my Bible to read a chapter. My Bible fell open at the fifth chapter of Matthew, and my eyes fell first on the twenty- sixth verse. Turn and read Mat. 5: 26, and you will know the rest. And I did so, and immediately he spoke peace to my soul. Praise his dear name! Thank God for peace. Wife and I then read the Trumpet together until bed time, and now I am saved by the blood of Jesus. Praise God! Your-brother in Christ, S. T. KING. together here continue to draw upon the hosts- of the loved ones and win their hearts to God. TAMES C. HULL. HyDa.— Died in St. Louis, Mich., Oct. 9, 1894, Maud E. Hyde, daughter of Lewis and Amy Hyde; aged six months. Jesus, who said, " Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not," has taken little Maud unto himself. May the Lord bless the bereaved parents who have since given their hearts to. him. A. J. SHELLY. JoNas.— Died near Melissa, Collin Co., Texas, Nov. 4, 1894, William Franklin, son of Eugene and Ada Jones; aged thirteen days. Grieve ‘ not, dear ones, Jesus says, Suffer little children to come unto me. The Lord • has plucked this little bud from our bosom and transplanted it in his kingdom in heaven to bloom forev-er. May this be the means in God's hands of bringing others of the dear family to the Lord. W. F. PICKETT. Smism.— Mabel, daughter of John S. and Sarah Smith of Breedsville, Mich., was burned by her clothes taking fire on Saturday at ten o'clock, causing her death Sunday afternoon, Nov. 4, 1894. Her age was six years, three months, twenty- nine days. Lit-tle Mabel believed in the Lord. She told her mother not to weep, she was saved. God bless the bereaved pa-rents, and may they fully yield to the Lord, and live for him so they can meet little Mabel in heaven. Funeral service by S. MICHELS. EUREKA, SPRINGS, ARK. DEAR TRUMPET READERS: I feel a little sad because I cannot go to meeting, having been proven to be a " Black character," and expelled from my own once beloved " church," and forbid any other. I take comfort in reading the Trumpet and a few oth-er religous papers kindly sent to me by those who I know to be Chris-tians or they could not under such disadvantages and humiliation con-descend to notice me, rejected by all. God bless you in your endeavors to evangelize the world. - I was born of Jewish parents, who once kept the law. But I find the law is not made for a righteous per-son, but for the transgressor to bring him to God, for we are all dead to the law. It being nailed to the cross it can no more condemn than it can condemn a dead man, for it condemns only sin. Christ has taken all our sins like when the Jews put their hands on the head of the Iamb, con-fessing their sins, they were taken away; I lay all on Christ, he being the altar he takes all my sins away. He makes me holy, and I can s '' Abba Father," in Spirit Christ has fully satisfied the demands of the law, and if we accept the sacrifice we are free from all guilt and condemna-tion. The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all sin, and conse-quently from an evil conscience. This the law could not do. It could not cleanse the soul. The soul that sin-neth it shall die, but praise the Lord, the blood of Jesus Christ it cleanseth; yes, it reaches the soul. My relatives have forsaken me and left me alone here to live on this mountain. But the mountain and forest is beautiful. Praise God! I am a Jewess woman, forsaken by friends and relatives. MRS: MARY E. JACKSON. OBITUARIES. CHAPLIN.— Died Aug. 8, 1894, Mary Edna, daughter of Elijah and Em-ma Chaplin; aged four months and four days. Dear little Mary's stay with us was very short, but we be-lieve that God fulfilled his design with the little one. May the sweet and tender cord of love that bound SOUTH BEND, IND. CROSS.— Died NOV. to, 894, Sister Eliza Cross, after a sickness of near-ly five weeks, during which time she gave her heart to God; called for us to come and pray for and with her, and the last time we called she gave a bright evidence that God had ac-cepted her. She was born Dec. 2, 186o near Harris, Ind. Sister Cross leaves a mother, three sisters and two brothers to mourn their loss. Ntay those who are . unprepared, prepare to meet her. Funeral services by C. SCHLEEHAUF. CoNKEY.— Elizabeth, wife of J. B. Conkey, near Marshal, Okla., fell a-sleep in the Lord Oct. 28, 1894; aged sixty- five years, five months and twenty days. Her maiden name was Weaver. On the t9th of June 1852 she was married to Wm. M. Smith, who died in the Ander: onville prison, leaving her with three : mal l children. She was again married in 1867 to J. B. Conkey. They moved from Ind. to Neb., and then to Okla., where they took a claim in 1889. Both em-braced the evening light when we were here in the spring of 1894. She was ready for the Summon s, and leaves a husband, children, and many kind friends to mourn the loss. Funeral services well attended. Text Rev. 14: 1 3- MARY COLE. rAcossoN.— Died at the home of Bro. Mathenia's, fourteen miles west of Pullman, Wash., Frederic N. Ja-cobson Jr., infant son of F. N. and Susie Jacobson. Born April 17, 1894, died Nov. 4, 1894; aged six months and seventeen days. Little Freddie was . a lovely child and had partaken largely of his mother's disposition. The Lord had revealed to his moth-er that he was going to take little Freddie, and he was to be the first to be placed in the saints' new burying ground. To this she simply said, Amen, the will of the Lord be done. Bro. Jacobson had brought his family in amongst the brethren to rest awhile. But he was fifteen or twenty miles away, seeking for per-ishing souls. The shock was great, but he who said, I will never forsake nor leave thee, put his great loving arm around him and whispered, " My grace is sufficient for you.' Bro. and Sister Jacobson have been faithful workers in the Master's vineyard, and many saints have been gathered home to Zion, who deeply sympa-thize with them. Tender Shepherd, thou hast stilled The cooing of this little dove; The cradle is empty, Freddie is gone To live with Jesus far above. Thou waRt but borrowed, darling child, This earth was not thy home; So fly away, and be at rest Where sin can never come. ' Twas only for the gospel's sake, And love for dying souls, That you, my darling, had no home, Therefore carried through heat and cold; But; oh, our blessed loving Lord, With a heart full of tender love, Called you, our cherished little bud, To your new bright home above. Funeral service by GEO. W. BAILEY. town, and putapastor in charge, e wh n the place is not able to give a respectable support to more than one or two men, and when that number could do all the work that is required? How many churches have made themselves obnoxious to sen-sible men of the world by their persistent solicitations for aid, when these men knew there was no good reason for the advent of all of them in their midst? And yet this is the price that many are paying to maintain and perpetuate denominational ascendency under the guise of zeal for the spread of the gospel. Charity and candor require us to admit that we are sincere in these efforts and methods, but are we wise? are we economical? Do we Use the talent given us to the best advantage? Are we not employing the Lord's money reckless-ly and without good judgment?" It is so arranged in the providence of God that man is made conscious just prior to its coming, of every ref-ormation that has come upon earth. While it is the work of God to make man feel in his conscious being to some extent, the force of the coming event, it is the work of Satan to blind eyes and have them expecting for the event to come in a way contrary to which it pleases God to send it. As in the days immediately preced-ing the birth of Jesus, the world looked forward to it in great expec-tation. The heathen philosopher saw his star in the east and God gave him an understanding of its appearance. While many anxiously awaited the coming of the kingdom of God, it came upon them unobserved. They looked for a literal, exterior kingdom, a kingdom of this world, and because it did not come in a way of pomp and splendor to please their proud hearts they set themselves, in their blindness, in battle array against it. To day the world is made conscious of an approaching wonder. Some are asking what it is Many are expect-ing and laboring for an answer to the prayer of Jesus in preparation for his f
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