| Summary: | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 AtE: witthis usual craftiness imitat4h4esi. There is scarcely a locality- Ali dyer this broad' land, even _ the Most isolated districts, where holiness is- not taught in some form. mixed with all; of dectrhie. SOThit accept, : alias, ', re* How shall we meet this v Of SSaattaann.? Oar useful- s :.! trettrW St Witlf: the,* ronik, WebelfiteVe.: WSOCtification.'' " ignorant ctarians m eel uu, " We teach holiness 1011" I : i8 1; 11ih) • 4› ii qi, R. , ' f i will n n bitto- e- led; le t, e, at Lilo sum,' ti is ies io t - he with-seate, 1. 8 a pe eions lessee- se: let conueeted with secret orders,, where they aze yokcd together with un-believers, which is forbid den by God's mtile. dfollowing the amuseMents which the world gets up, which Christian can do. - Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." BY 11. RYDER. li Blow ye the Tru ropet in Zion, sound an alarm in my ' poly mountain, Joel2: 1. The Lord God shall blow the Trumpet, and go with whirlwinds. lifAtellt hy eu pin ahna beintasnigtsn o° ft hthe em woounrltda, in asn; dan ddw wehlleerns hoen bthloe weaelt- h1 ,1a1 T, rsueme ypeeZ, t , ew chhhe. ea snr yhee. Isa. $. glo'B Be AVe to S°' in Mat T., t)? — _ BY THOS. NELSON. Who'll be able to stand in that day; W:; en the last mighty trumpet has blown, An the heavens and e, irl1/ flee alvay,. From his face who now sits on histhrone? And , 401 send to: with great" gather brier lie four wi ather. hasvoe w bieil l-* neuktter e ou an4 airk Volume x7. Number -. 0 Grand Jut e Ccopies Free, of 1,'! tri .1 here conourol a - oo0d tree with 1. : bat it i,--.: v _ n, flee -- is not count= d unto ', before,- ,, r-:" ugh that name • we aro tee one, teiiing us Chat it is ittoto:,,- ' , i. as . H„ eanse it ,,_- i1- 1- 11a0- Is m ade ' to: :- ween errr- y foe. Praise The Spirit Truth an d th e Spiri sible i a good. ' Live to briatt. : to: ill eor- : et- i. . as st s sn as eson is 1 . G od foer ,.' of his dear Son! flip's e ' , 111d. fk . iiiit".' elm : I eessere i see on anythii t - MIS COM-A/ 1 . g, I .,, l fsuti . lie: e i_, ti v, it'' iout 1; 11+, 1 that was ri m iliat ell can nedersIanki erel 1110.1;-, iti I the Devil."— I. Jno. 8: 8. No one can up to the ' Word, wilie! e! otl s will, 1 Iva- Pally comit a wrong without sin- i • hst hluec; rt : e-, T iluici ruep, joIIf8 u1s a. sW ( e ! twist F nint, . Tohaengne or ne emeuinsgt septeeerndaillyly rleopste. n t or I as by his - e eel 11d tbeough the If any one makes a mistahe or commits .6‘ 5 ( 71.00D tree cannot bring forth evil. fruit, neither can a corrupt tree !_ nting torah good fruit."- 2Iatt. 7: In these NV::: sTas Christ bas portrayed to us a beautiful picture. in sueli a figure t4 o: u sp as Tinh that "" u b. healed; . y he was not worthy. When We should be sure that we are compe- = the - prodigal: son ' returned he said, " I tent- Lspirit , umaenltlaylly,, and intellect- - am no: poreworthy - to be called thy ually— eto meet the terrible opposition son't Soit : is. With- we are not that Satan will bring against us. ii. cith-worthy Oalledthe Sons of God; yet ing short of a thorough consecration will the blessed Lord is worthy. He has take us tlenoli, so let us be sure we paid thepriee. lie stifreretl alone, ant, keep in the order of the Lord. Then. we shed: his: proms blood, that through his can lay claim to his precious promise. most- tvorname. We might have ever- Luke 10: 19. The apostolic standard lasting life, be reached. The power of dis- When began to show me un- Worthine4kbe ore him? and through ti WorthineSS: Of Christ 1.‘ heoun to pray through ': the, worthy nathe of Jesus,' rcteived ' dtr` ect, answers to my prayers. PrOseC4- 0W," seThe mighty, mime of Jesu I,;;\ sit. a troll; w le sat vtill; the kilo\ vledge has' re led to my soul as never Cho.— Who'll be able to stand in that day? Who'll be sinking- to endless iespair, When the King in his glorious aria v, On the throne of hiss judgment appears? • Some will cry for the mountains to hide, nd the rocks, from the face of the Lamb; hi that da y, only few shall abide, Only feW will be able to stand. All the wicked must suffer the loss Of their souls, ' neath the vengeance of God; All who now are des2ising- the cross, And are trampling- on Christ's precious blood. ( ith' what weeping, what anguish and pain, • in the flames v, here their worn shall not die; EV' ry p ay er shall be tutered in vain, - And no heart shall be touched with their cry. But the pure will be able to stand, Those \\ lose garments are spotless and whit Who : we washed in the blood of the Lamb, And are walking tiara day in the light. 0 poor sinner. take warning! obey! U my brother and sister, be true! And loe able to stand in that day That is coming so Link- US' to you. EthOWli By T: nir BY M. L. BAKER. F leg us that the five fceITSI4 wore unpreii; Lired--- sinfLd-- the bridegroom made his appearance; for sin is the only thing that will shut a person out of heaven. What a contrast between the wise and foolish! The wise were ready, prepared, clean, pure, and had the essenoe, of Christianity in their hearts. They were ready for the coming of the bridegroom. So they entered with him to the marriage, and the doorsw ere shut. Five were enjoying themselves With Je-sus, and the other five were shut out hi the darkness. So it will be with every one leaving this world unprepared, with a sinful heart. Sad, sad will be the fate of such ones. Hear What Paul said to the Romans: " What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How sshah we, a thalt alr e dead to sin, live any longer therein?"— oil. This letter was not only for the Romans, but it is intended for us as much as them. He wants to ini7 I press upon every heart and mind, that one is born of God he can no longer' practice - sin. The things which were formerly indulged in are now done away with; because as soon as any one is born of the Holy Spirit, that one is dead to those things which were formerly com-mitted. " He that committeth sin is of IWO . except,. the Warthinea0f. hiS deg! '- Son:;' W 0* t. for::: otn7 needs, either Spiritual tOn* porai i: let. us . remember that 933, Sottitgrot- Atio- Villhe answer am7petitiOns 6.14y; PrOilgti the worthiness of Jesus;, and his high and ei-teilenknaine' 1thriingh the :.- wOrthiness-: 4 the Son God:'"" Thenian that had the greatest faith in all • Israel realized his : Unworthiness and not .::: worthy - that thou slienl4eSti: enter under 14-, roof. fore neither thought . 1nyself worthy . to eon: 014o 409;: but ay in a word, my sirrant ' Shari. be healed." Jesus speke: Ahe.- WOrd and the servant was thin, se*, can froth:: the t-fine through the won; 141. u. stohfe. 0.73t1aseYrtoafifrao', B. en. b, tir,. 13 ': could only: zi living kindness is , more On 4/*-- they are taught to - observe Inuo other way .4ea. t. the priniiple; and not set their heart ' On any blessings anal there no harni - to year the *. 14- 14;) ns of the: so long as we do- not haVe pride in the heart. When we,.- see & horse or other animal- wearing a yoke ( or poke), w e know it is a for We seethe although tie ' yoke doe's'. not make them such. Ao- ame) we ards'itokl often that " sanctification is. f Bible doctrine, but we cannot live it:" We have felt moved upon to gointo sect meetings, with long- suffering,: and patiently wait for the Lord to open.; the way fortis to testify, and preach; ;. and by; this method reach many honest souls who are hungering for the bread of life. Error has been exposed, sectism tthhreo' wrun, i nasn. d T Goo dh'ism k inbged aolml t ehree cgtelodr oyn.- eminent should be so keen that hypo- sin? The saw D- ody:= - of sin. that Paul' rites - Seoul(' fear to attempt to attach spoke of in the 7th:: chapter— the carnal themselves to the number of believers, mind, or the fleshly mind. He did not and evil- doers stand aloof. The one mean mortality when he' spoke of flesh Mind, the one accord, should forever in the 7th chapter. NOW to prove this, bar ail impostors. I will , can you- attention to the 8th PIrIRUTH. " The grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to ng us that, denying ` icllness and worldly lusts, we should ' ire soberly, righteously, and golly, pre-_, eat world."— Tit. 2: 11; 12. in By J. D. FE of Error. ter , Truth, .,:' I * ill eal). your attention to 1 Juo. 1e79. First, 7We will notice thee. 7th verse—'` If we walk in the light, he is In the light, we have fellowship, s, one with ' another, and the blood of Jesus ChristVais Son cleanseth us from all sin." . 8th verse— Before we are saved, " if we: say that we have no sin, we deceive our-selves, and the truth is not in us." 9th:. verse—" If we Confess our sins, he faithful anti jus- ktcr forgive us our sins and to cleanse us- from all unrighteous: If a man iacleansed from all sin and all unrighteonsnese; would he deceive . himself if he said so? Now we will notice Paul's case. I will make the aaser- tion . . that Paul was no‘ speaking Ot- liti preSelli experience, in the 7th chapter of Riman. s., He was conk:- pexarpinrige. nthcee loafw-. a- vMdtahl, ig ufancdee, r a tnhde tlealwlin, g t hthaet bad the- carnal mind to contend with.- In the first of the chapter he says, " I speak to themthat know the law." Rom. 6: 6 we read: " Knowing this, that our old than is crucified with . him Tthatitheebody of sin might be., destroyed,: :' 64 henceforth we should' not serve What is the body of cannot be wi _ shaiyms. he h4fk chapter. " There is therefore now no - condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus, W40 walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made e from the law of sin and death!' __ verses 1, 2. In the . 8th verse he says,. They that are in the flesh cannot please God;" and in the 9th verse, " Ye are. nwoetr ei nin t hmeo frlteasl hfl. e"_ s Nh, obwu tw- ne oktn ionw c athrneal flesh. Notice the whole chapter. reeoe. You need not talk about a man being made pure, for the Word,,'. says roan's heart is deceitful above all: things and desperately wicked. Jo. 17: 9. We see every day this scriptUr fulfilled, for the best people we have are°.; deceitful sometimes: and we see them do wickedly. They are sorry as soon as they do it, and repent. If we sin, we-hive an advocate with the Father. Pettit - Ydu say all men' hearts are * lolled, and the beet men we have are-deceits- d. We 4,071n011=— ledge that man in his natural state is wicked, but let us see-, What. Ged: says about it. " Blessed ark pure hi' heart; for they shall see,- : God."— Matt: 5: 8. " A good man out 1,4 - - tteaura, of his heart. bring,--!. oth forth that which is good, and an e man Out of - the evil treasure of his heart W orthiu2ss ef Christ. CC111111 . \ V e el, is born of God ( loth not commit sin: for his seed. reutaineth him: and d he cannot sin, lweasue Ile is born of t: o °- 1 J no. 3: t). " roc kvben ye were the servants of ye SS 01' C' free from righteoueness."— iZela. 0: 20. '• ten nit tree from 1- 5.' - ants of righteous- I It- theasts • as n'— y loZnoem c. o a6: l. i' se e tIht aste ae eplesr ssoon c claena- r , a0 , Word. List , n to the words of not serve two masters. The class of people that think they can serve more than one master are generally titer lie ! rill hate the one and love the such as are liv i ng crooked lives, going. : her: or else he will hold to the one, to operas. rinse races end di kinds of ad despise the other. ' Ye cannot serve d mammon."— Alatt. 6; 21. Ac-eereing to the teaching of some we could never be ready; while the - Word says, ill yk, therefore ready also; for the Son ) f nein cornett' at an hour whenn ye think 12: 40. St nue teach in an indirect way that s h: : me, geed fruit is borne on corrupt trees, just as the Pharisees claimed that the \ yolks of 0 estis were good and. the miracles al i right, but said he bad a devil. Every such teacher is mistaken. A good tree cannot bring forth corrupt fruit. God declares that it is so. There:. fore it must be true. As I have ale reedy stated, some say they are sinning daily. In expressing themselves in tins way they are saying that they are not ready for the coining of the Son of. man, - but the ( Inv of the Lord will come as a thief in the night."- 2 Pet. 3: 10. We see then the great - necessity of ', being ready at all times; for we have no prom-ise to be forgiven beyond the grave. The Word says, " In the place where th tree falleth, there it shall be."— Ec. 11: 3. Our blessed Jesus has given us another beautiful - tiieture. That is the parable of the ten vircins. How beautifully all men are shown the importance of being ready at all times. We find that all these virgins were alike in one respect, but we find that the live foolish lacked the real essence of Christianity. The 11. 1 teal' i'Vi d2c eon,' people that claim to be Christians tital sinners at the same time, which is not eannot be. Saved and yet un-saved! That is just as impossible as it eeuld he for a person to be at Philadcf- Hda and at Chicago at the same time. iow ridieulous for one to claim to sin :; 111,, y tintes and yet to be a Chris-t ian. Such a ine is contrary tt7 sus. '' No man can serve two masters: for S God is revealing his blessed truths to his children in these last days and maldng his mi2- irty deeds known to qe children of men, we Inuit remeMber it is all done throueli the worthiness:- of Christ. He tilone is worthy After i bei: nWge rdlterOceveivr eind e 2te Trnimity.' - 3: „ thi- Acrii- ytioies ' througli a la* b of God; whien - 944Y ,052 genuine - Wale expur6r , : 16), amid neve' be , attaine d -* aridly kno., wledge- or # 1447' . 243 1, .- -- 14ye halve" when John16: 8 was 400 Was; to come, not odisefe' ''''', truth which Lesill the fact,•== - fied. daiiy by our Mtn: acts of Gods ant. twit there. -. i:,':: iirescrit -.,. in tome 10.'$ ".• 7bus2 : xtielg) s tf°° 3": 7 st* LY • 1Ezni maks it a i Ing tends ell n$ i th& T that nevt .2. : 44de toward 3: f. i-'' 1_; #-. l136Y''';'.* • -, :,. , , . (: 6;:; i'' : ea i- i h hne * a44:: f, 1,: y,, ._,,: ip,: 7s:. i.: r . 4.00i.:, 14, :: i" iii, t., i, t. i1::: ' e toi. : th follo w; 1; a 0.1. izi . ,,: t*,.:: s,::,. .,.:. 6 ,,. 41: zZred?,; 1 .140:: lf,.?. it2, e: 7; e. t, , y refer #,: i , , :. . Du:, n s` -;. or.:.: 4.41 : i. i0:.,.:,-: . ' jti'e''.; 4,, 9:. 1e": t erI. rv" l-'.-: ationkii::: i: bu - 4.1m' • • • : ire perfect unkNr the laW; for the : 1* w aade nothing perfect, but: iu of - a -- better hope dil us from our, Sins ltitt. k- i I _ S'° 5s9,1ir let us turn to, Luke 1: 74„"- 7: A, fur a try iii ltnhness aril uvur fruit unto Inngrjii: etlpged. * iti; uifi l: 0, 7. i -- 11, S serve t 7 tieedays of .61ir. s., A 40, a . an be freefroM sin, buil long as we h; e, and= we say that. ri'rare free:: the Bible Say44; no sin, :‘„ ire deceive' ouriwive: a trUth- is, niivin, us. — 1 Jno I says be - 439u- hi, not live without cause would do good evil. was ii it leal; tv: th. saeid* I.: 7r; 17.111' 1': 1' w; 114:. ,. h the lawo f f 15 horn Gov l have. Eeeoe. I know the Bible SftyS that, t there are many other places in the Dible that teach that we cannot live without sin while in this flesh. We find in 1 Kings S: 48 that there is no man that inneth not, and ifs Eeel. 7: 20 that there 8 not a. _ Pst man on earth that _ doeth ood and sinneth not. So we ' should not get fanatical, and think we can live ' xi this sinful world and not sin. 17t- tati Do you think' it, fanatical . sto lay we cf. t., u0lo what the Eible Saysloi - acknowledged. our first icriptureThat says we should: live soberly a righteously in . thia= prMent ou did not give a . s6rif! tiire 41-,- 7" the Nets - iestament. YOur,: egist p 1004- years before- baist flame tO clestaN4- the works of th‘. Pkiit: Ve acknowledge. that people c0.4". not 7bringeth forth that which is evil: fo Of the iliundiFil4e, rof the heart his mouth, speaketh.'.!- L4nIce g: O. If a man have a pure CO versation and - ptire life-- 7- he will be.; laic * 4tei-;:::' ee Luke 6: 40: . f! dse- teacher, try7 - and the w false prophet OP'fli clo. thing 1, believe not everyi irits Whether they;; my false prophets 6 gone: 0 :' world. P-- 4 - J119: we arec f-• God:. Ate that knoweth 6-' pdlicareth us;:: hefhat : is not of God:?- Bell i th nbt ua -. 0ereby. , know we Sprit of truth, -- and-. the- spirit of errOr.: 6. '!',, The- bid of God is the square. Try all spirits by the word- of * 111. e. • sp. ir•, it; wor we have done all, we are unprofitable was'. servants, and have only done our duty — though we would give our lives t6 : be spent in his service, and sacrifice all- 1- tair. 4 have. We have only done our duty astir have to come in through the worthiness of Christ. Jacob says, am not worthy af the least of all thy mercies." And John the' Baptist says, " I indeed baptize you with ee. water, but he that cometh after mightier than I, whose shoes I ani nOtlAtie:* worthy to bear. ' He ' mill baptize yot: i* bit. iiigOil.;};`, with the holy Ghost and with fire'' He realized his unworthiness and OkriS's' worthiness. When I began to coitipreher great truth, that all the blessin POOTA. GB errra- ss awn pAkPEss. 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There will be an assembly meeting at High Hill schoolhouse in Neshoba Miss., commencing Dec. 21, 1897, and last-ing as long as the Lord wills. This place is located 26 mi. from the railroad. All lovers of the truth are invited. Let. all come prepared to take care of themselves as far as possible, as there are but a . few saints here, and they are all poor. We are ex-pecting a glorious time. Bro. F. M. Wil-liamson of Hammond, La., and. Bro. A. J. Poulson and wife of Whitehall, Mich. will be here, and wt are expecting Bro. R. H. Owens, also Bro. G. B. Collins. Any one desiring to be met at the railroad can ad. dress me at Dixon, Miss. and I will meet you at Newton Station, as that is the near-est railroad point. For further informa-tion address L. V. or J. B. Strickland, Dixon, Miss. Augusta, Ga. Assembly meeting. Begins Dec. 26, to last ten days, or longer if the Lord leads. It is especially desired that all lovers of the truth be present. Let all the ministers that can, do so. Also we ask all of the saints who can come prepared to take care of themselves, and to help us to care for some who are not able, to do so. But let no one stay away because they can-not help themselves; for they shall be cared for. For further information address Bros. Henry Summers, or J. L. Edwards, 826 Third Ave., Augusta, Ga. Fairport, Muscatine Co., Ia. Assembly meeting. Beginning Dec. 28, to continue ten days. The meeting will be held 14 mi. west of Fairport, on Bro. Geo. Alteneder's farm. All who are seeking to know more of God., in the salvation of their souls or healing of their bodies, are invited to attend. For further information write Geo. Alteneder, Fairport, Ia. S. L. Speck. Violet Hill, Izard Co., Ark. Assembly meeting. Jan. 8- 15. It will be held at Oak Grove, near Violet Hill. All truth seekers invited. Address W. E. Seaton, Violet Hill, Ark. Anniston, Ala. Assembly meeting. Jan. 18, 1898. I am praying to the Lord to send some older workers here. If the Lord leads any, please write me at once. We want to help you to come. Beatrice Sapp. " all unrightemsness is sin"_; aria clearly testifies the word of God. " The imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth."- Gen. 8: 21. " The wicked are estranged from the womb, they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies."- Psa. 58: 3. " Be-hold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin ( lid my mother conceive me."- Psa. 51: 5. " Man that is born of woman is of is puzzled as to which course to take. le - 07 days, and full of trouble . . . Who The rocks must be blasted, and as this is can . bring a clean thing out of an ma I done it is discovered that the gold is in clean? not one."- Job 14: 1, 4. " And Ismall proportion to the dross. Could it were by nature the children of wrath, be possible that this is the extent of the even as others."- Eph. 2: 3. Now if man is sinful from youth, birth, and even conception, it is evident that he is born with the germ of sin in his heart. The above texts certainly prove this. It is sin as a moral element, or bent to evil- an indwelling, moving„ working force. Rom. 7: 13. It is said taken through a melting, fiery process, to be " sin that dwelleth in me."- Ver. and all the dross taken out, and as the 17. Sin in " motions."- Ver. 5. Now work advances the gold increases and if humanity is sinful by birth, in whom the mine is of far greater wealth than he could the degenerate nature have started, had expected. but in him through whom the human This, in a sense, may be used as an il-family fell? Adana is the medium Instration of the great mine of salvation; through whom all sin entered the world. and the one who drinks from the stream " Wherefore, as by one man [ Adam] sin of everlasting life flowing from the entered into the world."- Rom. 5: 12. mountain of His holiness, rejoices that " Death reigned from Adam to Moses, something has been found that is more even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression." - Ver. " Through the offense - of one manyy- be dead." - Ver. 15. t the secret parts of the earth, finding riches strewn along the way, which is encouraging, and convinces him that he will soon reach the place where he can . find untold wealth. As he toils on cheerfully because of his success, a point is reached where the little stream has scattered. and is coming through little fissures of the rocks on_ every side. He E. E. BYRE111, Editor, E. E. BY111: 131 N. H. 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O'Brien, R. E. Guilford, Edith Rem-ington, Sarah Wainscoat, S. E. Mattnews, J. J. McDon-ald, Wm. ' McVay, J. W. Cale, J. W. Daugherty, F. W. Dreyer, J. A. Welborn, J. C. Benton, Herman A. Kruger, Wm. Vian. Requests for Prayer. Pray earnestly for M. J. Thompson for onciplete healing of body. Pray that my brother may be saved from the use of tobacco, and from all his sins. Luyina Arnold. Mrs. Lott requests all the • .! s ' to pray for her only living son. I . iso request prayer for my cousin, Betty Jolly. Both re in the Insane Asylum at Jackson, Miss. Pray as soon as you get this. Jno. T. The Lord healed my little child in answer to prayer. Now I desire the saints- to pray Sunday, Dec. 19, for the healing. of my husband who is deaf and dumb. Martha King. Let all the dear saints everywhere unite with us in prayer for the healing of our three little girls, hard of hearing and Cannot Lalk. Mrs. W. S. Reese. Pray Dec. 25 for my healing of catarrh nd for my sick boy. Pray also for the conversion of my family. M. J. Perry. Calls for Meetings. Hannibal, 0. M. Luttm an. Lovington, Ill. W. S. Nagee. Myrtle Point, Coos Co., Ore. Fred Bortt. Stafford, Stafford Co., Kan. Sarah R. Hoffman. Meeting Notices. Olive Bethel, Ind. Assembly meeting. Beginning Dec. 17, to continue as long as the Lord wills. All are invited. to attend the meeting. Any one led of God to come and help in the meeting, come. We are praying God to send whomsoever he will. Any one wishing to be met at train, ad-dress R. N. Gast, Akron, Ind. Ripley Co., Mo. Assembly meeting. Dec. 19- 26. The Ripley Co. Mo. general a, ssem-bly meeting will be held the camp ground 2 mi. east of Poynor, Mo. and 10 mi. south of Doniphan, Mo. Doniplaan is on the St. Louis, Iron Mt., & S. R. R. Let all the saints in reach of this place make a special effort to attend this meeting; and not only try to attend but talk of the meeting among yourselves and to others, urging all to be sure to attend. Pray for and expect a grand and glorious feast. Address A. B. Stanberry, McCauley, Ark. Editorial. Salvation means deliverance and free-dom. " There is therefore now no condem-nation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit."- Rom. 8: 1. Are you saved from all sin? If not, why not? or is the mission of Jesus Christ in vain in your case? See Matt. 1: 21. Are you healed from all your sick-nesses? If not, why not? or is the mis-sion of Jesus Christ in that respect in vain in your case? Matt. 8: 17. Are you free from the works of the Devil and his binding power? " For this purpose the Son of God was mani-fested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil."- 1 , Ino. 3 : 8. With the first number of the TRUMPET published in January all the twenty- cent subscribers' names will be dropped from the list, unless otherwise ordered, also all the regular subscribers whose time is out and who do not inform us to continue their subscription. 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Yesterday I heard a sectarian minister say the con-verts on the day of Pentecost were first added to the church of the firstborn by conversion, then baptized, and then added to the visible church ( sect). He basei his argumcnt on Acts 247. How do you understand this text? 2. Were the churches spoken of in the New Testamen sects? T. F. S. 1. Sectarian preachers would get alon line ir they were never required to prove anything. A man may read a text of scripture, and then affirm a thousand different things to be taught in it that are not contained therein, but that is far from proving his position. Thank God the days of popery axe past and every Christian can now have , a Bible of his own to read, and need not any longer risk the eternal welfare of his soul in the hands of a partial ministry. Any com-mon- sense Bible reader who is not under the blinding influence of the spirit of sectism, can see that there are no such sentiments contained in Acts 2: 47, as this preacher affirms. The text reads as fol-lows: " And the Lord added to tilt church daily such as should be saved.- But one adding to the church is men tioned, and the text clearly states that i: is done by the Lord. The Lord, by th( Holy Spirit, in regeneration, unites al Christians to the one body of Christ. I Cor. 12: 12, 13; Eph. 1: 22, 23. N(- other adding to the church is mentioned in the New Testament. 2. No, they were only local congrega-tions of the general body of believers. For instance, the church at Ephesus in-cluded all the Christians living in Ephesus the church at Smyrna included all the Christians who lived in Smyrna; the church in the house of Aquila and Pris-cilla included all the Christians who met to worship God in their house, etc. while all the local churches throughout the world, then as now, constituted the church of God universal. There is no account of any God- dishonoring, human-invented heresies, such as are cursing the cause of Christ at the present time, in the New Testament. W. G. S. CARNALITY. Br II. M. RIGGLE. , agT AM carnal, sold under n."- Rom. 7: 14. That there is an unrighteous, or depraved nature, which has passed upon all men since the fall, cannot be denied, This nature must be sin, for A Discovery. A S the miner traverses mountain and ' bill prospecting for precious metal, he comes to where a small stream bursts from the mountainside like a never - fail-ing fountain; he is attracted by its spark-ling waters, and draws near to drink; and, behold, there are glistening bits of gold lying strewn along the pathway of the stream as it trickles down into the valleys beyond. He knows there is a mine of great wealth stored away some-where in that mountain; and is confident that by following the course of that little stream he will be enabled to find the riches that are hidden away. He sets to work with all his might and is abundant-ly rewarded as he goes along digging in min? Will it pay to go further? There is much room for discouragement, yet the signs and indications are that there is an abundance of riches further on, which can be obtained through perse-verance. A crucible is brought, into which the whole matter is placed, and precious than gold, and. realizes upon reading the word of God. that there is untold wealth hidden away in the secret of his presence. The Christian warfare " The judgment was by one to condem- is begun; all actual transgressions, or nation."- Ver. 16. " By one man's did- sins committed, have been swept away obedience many were made sinners."- through the pardoning power of the Lord Ver. 19. This sin is hereditary and Jesus, and the soul is rejoicing as prog-came through the fall. Though the in- ress is made along the way; but finally fant is possessed with thia unrighteous something takes place which brings the nature, for it they are not responsible. Christian to a standstill; through some They are in a state of innocency, and are act or unexpected provocation, elements not accountable. The , blood • of Christ begin to arise which were unlooked for, atones for the sin, and no child who dies and the stream of joy does not flow so in infancy- is lost. " Behold the Lamb abundantly, but is apparently scattered; of God, which taketh away the sin of and he is almost in doubt as - to what the world."- Sno. 1: 29. This fallen course to pursue. Anger, strife, revenge, nature also remains in the hearts of jus- pride, or some such elements make their titled. believers. Paul addressed the Corinthian church as " brethren," " the church of God," I ` God's husbandry," " God's building," etc. They had " believed and were bap-tized." Acts 18: 8; 1 Cor. 3: 5. They were " in Christ Jesus." 1: 30. " Babes in Christ." 3: 1. But the majority were yet carnal. 3: 1- 3. This does not imply that they had lost the grace of God and become carnal, but ye are " yet carnal"; that is, ye have allowed inbred carnalitt'to remain in you until the present time. The Hebrews, too, were addressed as " brethren" and " babes that had need of milk." Heb. 5: 12, 13. They had come into the " church of the first- born, and to the blood of sprinkling." Heb. 12: 22- 21. Yet they were indwelt with this " besetting sin." 12: 1, 2. It is styled in the scriptures, " body of sin," the " old man.," " flesh," " carnal - mind," " carnality," " works of the Devil," " uncleanness," etc. ITS LOCATION. A few texts on this point will be suffi-cient, as this has been recently explained through the columns of the TRUMPET. " The heart is deceitful above all things."- Jer. 17: 9. " The imagination of man's heart is evA."- Gen. 8: 21. " Out of it [ the heart] are the issues of life."- Prov. 4: 23. " Out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, deceit," etc.- Mark 7: 21- 23. To separate the heart and soul is con-fusion. Again Paul says " the law of sin which is in our members."- Rom. 7: 21. These texts prove that this nature effects the whole man, body and soul. appearance so prominent as to astonish and almost discourage the one who was getting along so nicely before. . From, " Secret of Salration." News from the Field. Lime City, Ia., Nov. 26. Cannot some brother who is able to lead in singing come and assist in hold-ing meetings in western Illinois? Any one who feels led to come, correspond with me at Lime City, Iowa. Please do not delay in answering. Thos. Nelson. Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov. 29. We are still praising the dear Lord for salvation, and real victory over all the power of the enemy. To him be all the glory! We left home Nov. 19, and held meetings over Sunday at Corinth, which proved a blessing to all. We came here last Monday, and have been holding meetings in private houses. The attend-ance was small, but God has been work-bag in the hearts of the people. To him be all the glory. Pray for us that God may have his way. Our address is 110 Colfax St. Byron Wooden and A. Snively. Montesano, Wash., Nov. 24. When the gospel lines began to be fully drawn here in the mission work, the faithful few who were truly for God, were led out further and more fully es-tablished. God permitted me to attend the Washington assembly meeti g, where I had the precious privilege of meeting and hearing our beloved Bro. Schell. God used him to his glory in this meet-ing and truly made him a gospel blessing to us all, and especially a real blessing to my soul and experience in the ministry of Christ. Many were healed of various and many afflictions and diseases. Devils were cast out and the chains of darkness and deception were broken. Backsliders were reclaimed and brought back into the precious fold of Jesus. Be-lievers were reinstated into the holiest of all, by the blood of Jesus, and the entire church of God and gospel workers, were much advanced and built up in the real spirituality of the gospel, and benefited by the - various gospel graces. The Sa ordinances of God's house were ob-- eired served by a large company of God's holy people. Bro. Schell accompanied me to. thus place. We arrived here on Satur-, am located here and distributing tracts and GOSPEL TRUMPETS in various parts of the city. The population. of this city is about forty thousand, and not any have any better light than they can get down in Babylon. 0 brethren, our whole time ought to be given to this work. My soul is burdened and touched with love and sympathy for suffering humanity, which are oppressed of the Devil in many ways— some financially, some physically, some spiritually. These souls need help or they will perish. !, There is a great work to be done among the poor, by the sick bed, in the jails, among suffering humanity of all kinds. On this line of work much prejudice and unbelief is broken down, and the confidence over people is gained. I will be glad to hear from my friends in Jesus. I earnestly desire the prayers of all the saints. Pray God to lead by his Holy Spirit. M. N. Roark. North Platte, Neb. I am thankful that I am one of the few chosen, and that God still gives me faith to look to him in every time of need. A few weeks ago I was taken sick with stomach and bowel trouble, which lasted a night and a day, but I hung to the Lord and his promise, and he healed me. Glory to Jesus! He is our physician. One morning my little girl got up with her eyes most swelled shut. I asked the Lord to heal her, and he did. " Blessed be God, which bath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me."— Psa. 66: 20. Men and the Devil have tried to pluck me out of the Father's hand to destroy me, but he has promised that his sheep shall never ' perish; neither shall any man pluck them out of his hand. I am kept by the power of God through faith. Laura F. Minshalle Hollenberg, Han. I feel it would be to the glory of God for me to testify of the goodness and mercy of God to me. He saves me and sanctifies me, and I do enjoy the precious presence and love of jesus in my soul. Bless the Lord! I am learning precious lessons of the love and kindness the dear Lord has for those who love and serve him. He is tenderly pleading and wait-ing to welcome the dear unsaved and per-ishing souls to his fold, where they can find sweet peace and , lasting joy to their soul. I will say to the glory of , God, that the Lord is my physician. My little girl was stung by the bees several days ago. There were no less than three dozen stings, but we began to pray and she was anointed in the name of the Lord, and, praise the Lord! he did heal her, so that they did not even swell. I give God the glory for all blessings I receive-, because I know he is worthy of all praise and honor. I do desire the prayers of God's dear children that I may be true to him, and do his will continually. Nellie Randolph. T AE GOSPEL TRUMPET. 14,11IIIIPNIUMMI191111. day. God gave us very rofitabl jugs. The brother left us on Monday for Oregon. In the meetings here one dear soul who had lost the victory, was re-stored to the favor and fellowship of Christ, and some were healed of their afflictions. We are satisfied, and feel that God is through with us here in the mis-sion work. We expect to leave here by Dec. 7 for evangelistic work in western Oregon. Any in Oregon who desire services, please write to us at once. In-close a stamp for reply. We shall try to respond to calls as far as possible. The Lord willing, we expect to return to eastern Washington about March, and hold some meetings, and then we hope to return east, going via. Denver, and at-tend the June C. M. F. N. and Susie A. Jacobson. Cleveland, Mo. , Dec. 2. God bless you all everywhere. I am glad to report victory over all the pow-ers of darkness in. my soul, and in the work. After the Grand Junction assem-bly meeting I came to Lyons, Iowa, and began meeting in the private house of Bro. and Sister Smith. The nature of the meeting chiefly was the advancement and building up of the church. One sought pardon, two were buried with Christ in baptism in the Mississippi River. All got a glorious refreshing from the presence of the Lord. I trust they will keep aloof from all pernicious spirits by continuing instant in prayer. God bless his people there and elsewhere, is my prayer. From there I went to Edge-wood, Ia., and had a precious little meet-ing with the saints of God. Several reached the establishing grace. Some made their escape out of confusion. Others were almost persuaded, and we trust will soon reach the mountain of God's holiness, with all the escaped of Israel. While there are some who are very prejudiced, there are many who are honest and desire to hear more about the truth. The saints would like to have a company go to Edgewood and work this winter, if the Lord willed. There is not only Edgewood but several openings near there, where they would be glad for the truth. Sister Baynes and her husband and % ter Raymond and Bro. Sanders were over from Manchester and enjoyed the last of the feast. I trust that at both Lyons and Edgewood they twill be able to have grove meetings next year, from the fact there are many souls that could be reached from the surrounding country by grove or camp meetings. I ask the prayers of all the people of God that I may be kept filled with the Spirit' of God, humbly and earnestly contending for the like precious faith with the apostles. J. W. Daugherty. Testimonies. Apollo, Pa. I am saved and kept by the power of God. Oh, I do praise God for calling me back to him once more. I have a determination in my soul to go through for God. God has healed my body several times. Dear ones, it pays to live for God at all times, for we do not / mow the day nor the hour that the Son of man cometh. The Lord is so ' good and kind to us. Why ought we not serve him? I do want to get more settled down in God. Illy whole heart's desire is to be hid away with Christ in God at all times. Pray for me that I may grow stronger in the dear Lord and that my faith may be increased. Miss Lizzie A. Doors. Media, Kan. I can praise God for what he has, done for me. Five years ago he convicted me of my, sins, and I gave myself to him, which gave great glory into my heart. I desired very much to read God's word, but I could not- read, for I was kept from school. But God in his love and by his Spirit has helped me, especially since a year ago last spring. I heard preach- 11g on sanctification. God said, " If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."-- 1 Jno. 1: 7. When I fully gave all on the altar he sanctified me. Glory. to God for victory Over sin. 0. Duby. 2031 Luthern St., Knoxville, Tenn. I can report victory in Jesus' name. I El Paso, Ill. I am praising God for a full salvation and for victory over the Devil. I can-not praise him enough for what he has done and is still doing for me; for de-livering me from sectism and leading me into a true Bible experience of real sal-vation. Glory be to his precious name! I have also a number of times experienced his healing power, and know he does heal our bodies as well as our souls. Never before have I realized so much as now the abominations of sectism, and the truth of the words of Jesus: ' Many shall seek to enter in and shall not be able." Oh, how I praise him for num-bering me among " the holy remnant"! It is sad to see so many who profess Christ reject and oppose the real Bible truth; but let us not get discouraged, the battle is the Lord's. By his grace I will hold up a Bible standard of sal-vation, both in word and in deed. The church here is weak, but God is strong, and his truth is going forth. To him , he all the glory. E. G. Funk. Gresham, Neb. This leaves me saved by the precious blood of Christ, sanctified by his Holy Spirit, and walking in the light of his word. Praise his holy name! He is my strength and the light of my life. He is my physician and my helper in every time of trouble. For fifteen years I have been seeking God's people and the peace of - God that ' passeth all understanding. About eight years ago I found the peace, and then began to seek the power. I was then preaching in the M. E. sect. I was told, as so many are, to go on and I would come out all right. Oh, so many dear souls are blinded in this way by those who ought to be teachers! Being sick of the ecclesiasticism in - the M. E. sect I went to the Presbyterian sect. I also desired a better chance to get an education. I wanted to preach the gos-pel, and thought and was taught that I must be " trained in all the knowledge of the Egyptians." I got a fair education, not graduating, however, but was re-jected as a cadidate for the ministry in that sect because I believed and taught that whosoever would might live holy in Christ Jesus. I preached something more than a year to the Congregational sect, but they did not want to hear Bible holi-ness preached, nor does the sect, as a sect, uphold the teaching. During this last year a dear brother came, having received some light on divine healing. That started us in investigating the word of God. Here I found that God promised not alone relief from sickness, but power to heal the sick, to those who believe. I believed and, praise God for-ever, he healed me and I know that through his servants he heals others. I was then free from all church connections and believing in and preaching Bible holiness— purity of heart and life. Yet I felt there was something lacking. I had not yet been endued with power, but I was tarrying in Jerusalem, and by and by the light came. I met a dear brother in Christ, and he gave me some tracts that gave light on the " one body." Here I found a people that I had sought for long and earnestly, a people whose God is the Lord, and whose rule of life is his word. Here I learned by the teaching of God's word and his Spirit what the body of Christ is. Here he taught me my place. Oh, praise his holy name! At the Logan camp meeting the last band was broken ( pride and self-esteem), and I walked free in Christ. I bless God that he called . after me. I bless him that I heard his call and obeyed his voice in his strength, and now I am free. Pray for me that I may do his holy will in all things. J. A. Smith. Hamilton, Ont. I do praise God for a free and a full salvation, and that I ever got hold of a GOSPEL TRUMPET. It is food for my soul and it does encourage me when I read what God is doing for his little ones who are willing to trust him for all things. I do praise God that I ever heard him say, " Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing, and I will receive you and be a Father unto you; and ye shall be my sons and daugthers, saith the Lord Almighty." I was in the Wesleyan Methodist sect at that time, but when I heard the Lord speak to me, I came out and obeyed his voice. I soon met with some people that professed to be gathered to the name of Jesus. I was willing to follow Jesus because lie did s, wonderfully help me, but after I found that they were not all the Loo, 1 would have them be. They preached, " Once in grace, always in grace.'' Then after a few years the Salvation Army came, and they preached holiness. and separation from the world, but oh, how the Lord did show me that their music and begging and jokes were not of God! So I was still hungei ing after something better. The next I found the Free Methodists, and f felt sure they must be the right ones. So I met with them for over nine ye: He, lint ail this time the - dear Lord had his Imini on me, and never allowed me to join them. I am so glad the Lord brenght inc out of Babylon and 1 have received the true light of the gospel. Jesus keeps me by his power, and I am rejoicing in his won-derful love in having so much patience with Me. I take the Lord for my Sav-ior, sanctifier, and healer. My eyes were very sore, but the Lord has , healed them. Praise his name forever! Amne M. Best. Birkenhead, England. I have been impressed of late, to make known some of the great things that God has done for me. Truly I do praise him for the wonderful why in which has led me, and for the salvation of fry soul, am- 0U uprooting of every plant which my heavenly Father hath not planted. I can look back and see how my steps have been ordered by the Lord, and how patient he has been with me. As I meditate upon this great love to-wards me, it makes me feel my utter un-worthiness before him, and I do praise him for bringing me out of all the sect confusion of this world, and making me a member of the one body. God did pardon my sins when I was in sectism. I had a true heart repentance, and God spoke peace to my soul; but as time- went on, not being taught to " go and sin no more," and that God could eradicate that which causeth me to commit sin, I would be overcome at times. For four years I was sinning and repenting, which grieved me deeply. I would weep, and pray before God for him to show me why it was thus; and I do praise his name for the wonderful way in which he answered it. For a few months be-fore I heard the pure word of God preached, I was going from place to place seeking food and rest for my soul, but could not find it. I came out of the Church of England and went to the Brethren, and not getting what I wanted there, I went back again; but still con-tinued to pray God to lead me to the place where I could get food for my soul. I know I had the word of God for a guide. But it says, " How shall we hear without a preacher, and how shall he preach, except he be sent?" I waited upon God until he answered my request by sending one of his messengers to pro-claim the whole counsel of God, and I praise his name that he opened my ears to hear, and gave me an honest heart to receive it. Then I rejoiced under the sound of it. As the judgments went forth, I knew that was what I needed, although I was professing to be saved at that time. I could see as the Word was preached, that I did not measure up to Bible justification. Therefore I got down before, God as a sinner, and God gave me a clear witness of my justification, and a discernment of the body of Christ. Then I went on to perfection, and offered my body as a living sacrifice; and I know his mercy and truth has purged my iniquity." I do pray that God will sink me deeper Into the depths of humility, so that he can use MG, to be anything or nothing; and so that I can eay from my heart, " It is not I that live, but Christ that liveth in me." Oh, I do praise him for the way in which he has led me, and I know he has much further to take me. By his grace I will follow. Lily Bowyer. Obituary. HOFER.— Susan Edith Hofer, daughter of William and Sarah Ann Walton, was born Oct. 29, 18( 31, in Adams Co., Ind.; departed this life Nov. 19, 1897; aged 36 yr. 20 da. She was united in marriage to Julius J. Hofer Oct. 29, 1881. She leaves a husband, mother, four sisters, and many friends. R. N. Gast. Arkansas City, Kan. McKNIGHT.— Sister Maggie McKnight was born in Logan Co., Ky. Sept. 22,1856; died Nov. 26, 1897; aged 41 yr. ' 2 4. da. She was saved about one month before she died, and passed quietly away, leaving a very bright testimony. Dan Murphy. ANDREWS.-- Died Sept. 20 at Center Point, Ia., Bro. A. B. Andrews. He was born Aug. 22, 1828. His death resulted from' a fall, he having been a cripple for a number of years. About four years ago he accepted the light of full salyation, and was faithful unto the end. . D. M. B. BUTLER.— Bro. Allen Butler departed this life to be with Jesus, Oct. 20. He had been afflicted ever since he was a child. He came out into the fall light of the gospel about a year ago, and was baptized. Having received a warning of his death, he told his family that the Lord was calling him home, and he arranged his business as if going on a long journey, and was ready when the death messenger came. Noah Duncan. Our Special Offer For trial subscriptions to the Gosexa TRUMPET for only ten cents will still be continued. We will send this paper every week from the time subscriptions are received to February 1, 1898 to any per-son sending us 10 cts. 12 subscriptions for $ 1.00; 50 subscriptions for 81.00; 100 subscriptions for $ 7.00. All to one address or to different addresses as desired. Send in the names of your friends and neighbors atnce ( as we cannot agree to supply back numbers), and thus help to spread the gospel. e!, tat 11111 AWMEIrtlitIMMTVAI. M WrliffIREIBMWFBITM VliirinIAIMPINIPIR 1101.17111 CHflISTINJ MKS AND MOTHS. k History of the Progress of Christianity from Bible Times to the Latest Period . of Persecution. ■ •• ■ ■ ■ • ■ •• Lives of the Apostles, Martyrs, and Celebrated men of all Countries and all Ages, who Suffered for the Faith. IT CONTAINS ALSO A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BIBLE .74 Telling how— the I3ible has been preserved and brought down to us, ex-plaining its Principle Revisions and Transla-tions, with Lives of the Principle Translators: Martin Luther, Wy-cliffe, Tyndale, and others. This book tells the THE STORY OF CHRIS-TIANITY through eigh-teen hundred years of the world's history. It gives an account of The Life of Christ and his Twelve Apostles; The Fall of Jerusalem and the Destruction of the Temple; The Persecu-tions Under the Roman Empires; The Decline : II- id Fall , of Rome; A I iistory of the Dark Ages; The Increasing Tyranny of the Popes; Story of the Spanish Inquisition, and Persecutions Instituted by the Catholics; The Dawn and Progress of the Reformation; etc. This Book is one of Great Interest and Value. IT IS EN-TIRELY NEW, and contains Aninvr5trropi., Nearly NO Pages, With Sixty Superb Fuil- Page Engravings, Made Especially FoR THIS WORK. — " ft. ^ z1fro. Fine English Cloth Bindhlg, Stamped in Gilt and Colors. Price postpaid, Address: GOSPEL TI- Z12MPET PUB, CO., Grand Junction, Mich. • mattee how bad you nave been or how bad tem may be now, < Jesus says, " Him that conieth to me 1 wall in. no wise cast . To all that al'e Best in sin I can recom-mend a Savior that can save you through and through, and give you complete rest and satisfaction in your soul. Praise his holy name! " And the Spirit and the bride say, Coma. And let him that hpretli say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And: whosoever will, let hhnt take the water of life freely." Maving Onward. therefore, shall be ashamed of me and " by and by." The song of Moses, is recorded in Deuteronomy the thirty- second chapter, and was sung in time wilderness. The wilde ass, being a ty pe of justilica or the babe state in grace, is where God stirs up the young or newly born, to e realization of ` L SiroiEger gra ee. T) ei t 32: 11. The sow,. ei! Moses is then I sweet song of regeneraLloil, that 1 ) 0: 11 7 4 1 the flew- born mind to file stream, anti with such aspirations ti,,. young are stirred out of the nest, anti • of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of hire also shall the- Son of man be asham ed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy an-gels."- Mark 8: 38. Ile, says: " Ye are the light of the world." And the way we become a light unto the world, is by letting Jesus shine through us, and that rs done by doing his will as he has com-manded. To further illustrate the fact that we should not try to keep people from knowing what the Lord - hag done A Case of Poisoning. BY WILLIS PELTON. • of the flesh. " Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness," etc.- Gal. 5: 19. As tobacco- using is uni.-- versa: 11y acknowledged to be a `` filthy habit,'" and as we have just seen that " filth-iness" is one of the works of the flesh, it follows that such as indulge in the unclean lust are living after the flesh. And now we will prove that spiritual death, as well as physical destruction, is in'their practice. ' Tor if ye live after the flesh' ye shall die; but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live."--- R°'" 11f1i eS : n1,3. ' when lust bath conceived, it brin freth forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."- Jas. 1: 15. So tobacco- users are alive to the flesh, and dead to (- 3 0 ,1. Especially, we flay add, when the pure gospel has been preached, and the y " halve no cloak for their sin" Again, Goal positively forbids memm living after the flesh. " Let not sin therefore reign in your mor-tal body, that ye should obey it in the lus, t, sTthhiser the Spirit, and IeosfaCiTellno, nA tilii: 1 2in; ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh; for the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and. the Spirit against the flesh: and these are con-trary the one to the other; so that ye can-not do the things that ye - would."- Gal. 5: 16, 17. Walking in the Spirit and fulfilling the lusts of the flesh do not go together. 80 they who do the latter do not die former. We see two opposite amoral forces in the , merely justified, who are pictured in Gal. 15: 17; viz., the - ilt,, s1. and the Spirit. The ! former is inbred depravity; the latter, the I Spirit of adoption. Now from which or these elements does the desire for tikento arise? Surely not from the i. 4pirit of Christ, the new man. Then it is a lust of the flesh, the old man: and to gratify thst lust is to live after the flesh, and " if ye live after the flesh ye shall the." Oh, flee from dead works! " Love not the world, neither the timings that are in the world, If any marl love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, time lust of the flesh, and the lust of time eves, and the pride of life, is not of the Falner, bat is of the world."- 1 Jno. 2: 15, 10. Look at the wicked, besotted world and see them revel in tobacco. Do they not love it? Do not the cigar, pipe, and quid go hand in hand with the fiend of intoxi-eating drinks? Do not the stench of drunk-enness and that of tobacco min ` le together, and rise up like smoke from the bottomless pit? Did you ever see or hear of a notice on the walls of a saloon, " _ V° Nino i tself :, al-lowed here"? No; that, and in hell tself is the place for the smoke of sin and. lust; and God pity tile poor deceived soul, who after hearing the real gospel of God, imagines he can breathe an aceeptable prayer to Cod that is min led wiili the stench of tobacco - except it be this one, " God be merciful to me a sinner:" and then it will not rise as high as his breath, unless it be a0e0111- - panied with, " I here give up my tobacco , and all sins forever." We have alrezel.: n own that the filthiness of tobacco is a work of the flesh, and in oil Iasi text it is affirmed t hi t " the lust of talc flesh is not of the Fat her, but of the world." Anil, " If an': Manlove the world, the love of the Eath," r • is not in him." Timis is a close: point. but it: is God's word. " For tile grace or ( fiat that bringethsal- , vation bath appeared unto all men, teaching Its tthhaatt die- Lyn- 1e- un troilliness amid worldly lwe sho uld live soberly, righteously, - and godly, in this present world."- Tit. Iuka, Kan. I am so glad that the Lord saves me just now and I have learned to trust him for all things. He keeps me both soul and body. It has been over four years since I began to trust God for my body as - well as my soul, and I am glad I have proved him and found him true to his Wrd. lie has healed my two little ones and myself several times of , 71IEN the soul is made free by the power of God, being loosed from the bondage of sin, it is filled with light, and is in condition to move on to greater depths of the love of the blessed Master. Some are inclined to think because they are filled so inexpleetsibly full of his Spirit that they can now sit down and enjoy it all to themselves; not because they are selfish about it, but not fully realizing what is required of them . P. er-haps they are timid or bashful, and con-clude that they can live a Christian life and not let any one know it. This is Lot the case with all, by any means, but some have tried it td their sorrow. The light received in the soul is Christ. Ile is the true light, and he said, " As long as I am in the world, I am. the light of the world."- Jno. 9: 5. But he hits as-cended Unto the Father, and now his chil-dren are to be a light unto the world; and how can that be done if they are ashamed to let it he known what . he has Divine Healing. Christ is Our Healer. BY R. H. OWENS. WIE find that God has always had " ways or means for the healing of his people, aside from the ways a the world. We read in Dent. 7: 15 that God ' promised Ito take away all sickness from the children of Israel, and. promised to put it on their enemies; but the promise was to take 1.111 sickness away if they kept his commandments. See Dent. 7: 6- 14. Göd said these . troubles and Sick-nesses would come on them if they kept not the commandments. Delft. 28: 5- 8. So we find by the keeping of the com-mandments of the law of Moses which the Lord had commanded him, that Goal would keep them. Praise God! He has always had a way for his people to be healed besides by medicine. We find the waters of Jordan were healing stream in the prophet's time, as Naaman went to Elisha ( 2 Kings 5: 8- 11, sand was healed by going to Jordan any washing seven times. This seemed ao silly to Naaman as it does to stone people to day when we tell them to obey Jas. 5: 11- 16. They say that will not do at all. Nt
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