| Summary: | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 DAN1EL. GO SP EL Grand Junction, Mick., . February' tx, 1887 . Yo2urne 8. Number 23. gonized body," etc. Now that the Church, the body of Christ is an organization, an organized body is evident to any reader of the New_ Testament. The only ques-tion remaining to be settled is, who is the Organizer? The word organize, is defined by " To furnish with oregans," " To arrange in parts," " to form in due order," Now He that furnishes the Church with organs, and arranges the parts, or mem-hers, in due order, is He that organizes, That is, God Himself through the Holy Spirit. " Take heed therefore unto your selves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Spirit bath made you overseers,( i. e., bishops according to the Greek ;) to feed the Church of God which He loath pur-chased with His own blood.,'-- Acts 20: 28. " And He gave some, apostles : and some, prophets and some, evangelists . and some, pastors and teachers: For the per-fecting of' the saints, for the work of the Ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ : Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ." Eph. 4: 11- 13. Here we see that God gave all the gifts and offices in the Church fully equipping the same, unto a perfect man, namely a perfect organic body. In 1 Cor. 12: 8- 10, the various gifts of the Church are spoken of, and then verse 11 adds,-" But all these worketh that one and the self- same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as He Will." God, by the Spirit, furnishes the organs. That is one definition of organ-izing. But who sets the members into the body, and organizes them in harmoni-ous relation to each- other, and each one to the. whole ? Answer., God, by the Spirit. " For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit, But now bath God set the mem-bers every one of them in the body, as it bath pleased Him. For our comely parts have no need : but God bath tempered the body together, having given more abund-ant honor to that part which lacked."- 1 Cor. 12: 13, 18, 21. These words with the above quotations, cover all that is contained in our English word organize, and it is all ascribed to God through the Spirit. It is neverthe-less true that the Acts mid Epistles talk of men ordaining Elders, and Deacons by the laying on of hands. - This does not conflict with the above Scriptures. God ordains by choosing, and qualifying, and men ordain such as God has ordained, by way of recognizing and dedicating to the work whereunto the Spirit has appointed them. 2nd " Did you not form a new church, or sect ?" Ans. No, we have ut-terly renounced all human organizing, con-structing, and . tinkering. We preach the Word, and God gives the increase. The Church only " increases with the increase of God," in any given place. We con-stantly affirm that " ye are complete in Ilim."- Christ. Col. 2: 10. Wa have no authority, believea nd teach no authority but that given. by t he truth and the Holy Spirit. He gives us " all authority"- Titus 2: 15. All power in Heaven and earth is given to Christ, and " of His fulness have we received." The Church is wholly op-erated by God Himself, for " It is the same God which worketh all in all."- 1 Cor. 11 6. Praise God I He displayed His ability to keen and govern His Church in holiness, and harmony without sects, for over two hundred years at the beginning, and so He has several years now, since our return from babylon to Zion. From the sects written in the earth- Jer. 13, to the " Church of the First- born which are written in Heaven."- Heb. 12 : 22- 24. From the devil's wife, the whore that rides upon the beast of carnal policy- Rev. 17, to the Bride, the Lamb's Wife, who is clothed in fine linen, the righteous-ness of saints.- Rev. 19: 6, 8, 14. Rev. 21 : 2, 3, 9, 10, 11. God has called us, first to repentance, then to perfect holiness, and that is unto - freedom and liberty from every powei of have been organized, or builded togeth - men and devils, so that each child of God to " walks in perfect freedom. Goes and labors er through the Spirit. God's Church is where and when the Lord sends, and yet an organization, an organic body. as God works all in all, and He " is not by " tile author of confusion," all the saints are p " act of organizing," a move, and work in perfect and sweet bar- Father, Son, and- Holy SPirit, With the of faith"- T- GaI. 3: - 12. - The law system, Webster, as the Word of God ' and also with the teachers and the faith of Jesus that converts the estructure." " Act of distributing int many. of the early Church, before the beast was soul, are not of each- other, do not blend; suitable parts." •° The ow- At: Mon: of ;, n or o - The word "" oorrggaannization," is makes it a matter of necessity • to adopt some other method of acknowledgi ng re-ceipts of money, etc., than au answer to each sender by letter or card. Time fails to answer all business letters. Besides it costs nearly , l12.00 per month just for post-al cards, and much more for stamps. So hereafter the dear saints will excuse, us for receipting their money sent to this office, by publishing a list of names of persons who have remitted, from one issue to another. If any one's remittence does not appear on the list, write and make lopiiries. In all business communications do not omit your Post Office. Matter written for the paper must be written with ink : dial pencil writing soon becomes unreadable, and is unfit to set tram. JOSEPE . the TRU111PET. ' file increase of the busi-ess Connected with the TRUMPET OFFICE THE LORD HELPETH THE NEEDY that put their trust in Him, and forsaketh not saints. It will be a cause of much gratitude in the hearts of all the holy peo-ple, to learn that God has heard and an-swered prayer in behalf of that son of Bro. Bennington, of - Winfield Kan., who was se sorely oppressed of the devil, and af-flicted, for whom prayers have been asked in the TRUMPET. Bro. Pennington writes us as follows°. " Dear Bro., God bless you. Words fail us to express our heart- felt thanks for your kind letter of comfort. and consola-tion, and the substantial assistance sent 110) " May God richly bless all who have so kindly given us help in time of need. - Wile joins in prayers for God's blessings upon you all. Arthur also has prayed for God to bless all the kind donors. The dear boy is better, and apparently well. : le hasgained about 24 pounds in flesh, - in the last month. Glory be to God! I had wrestled much with God in prayer far him, but I felt I must hawe assistance from the saints. The boy began to amend almost immediately. There will be a camp meeting held in this part of Kansas some time next sum-mer, the Lord willing. There will be an effort to get you and Bro. Fisher to take charge of it, through God. " At the noise Of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved, and the cry is heard among the nations." Amen I Pray for us. Your Bro. in full salvation. Isaac Pennington. God slual BE071i* the TRU: Ir.- PET and g0 with n'hirlwinds" 2heY1 Look not back at heT W. B. FIELDS. Are y0 free from sectarian bands, The ,, vicked - work of the devil's hands ? gage you left all babel confusion, The devil's workshop of delusion? ye you now free inIthe Lord Jesus who alone has the power to save us? Jai s praise the Lord! H has set me f shed the cleansing e blood for me, ree, Aud i arn washed and made clean and - white, low PH walk and work in the clear light. since you bare left babel's filthy net, PG you ever loobk ack with regret, And mourn for tke good name you have lost, 0d popular friends so great a host? Do you think her charms will draw you back To walk with her in the same old track? 1,1-, praise the Lord! He will keep me free; Jesus shed the cleansing blood for me, And I am - washed and made cl can and white, Now I'll walk no more in her dark night. gave you forsaken all carnal pride That Jesus might come and with you abide? Do you let your salvation light shine That others may see that it is divine? Do you love to talk of salvation, And turn others from condemnation? Yes. Praise the Lord! from all pride I am free, Jesus shed the cleansing blood for me And I am washed and made clean and white, Now Pm let salvation shed its light. Do you leave your dear wife and children, ° And spend the evening in satan's den,. Drinking and gambling in the saloon, Sowing the seed to ruin you soon, And bring upon your children disgrace That you are rearing to fill your place? No. Praise the Lord ! that shall no more be, Jesus shed the cleansing blood for me, And I am washed and made clean and white, Now I'm fully saved both day and night. Are you ruled by the tobacco king Who has his way in every thing? He does your nerves so derange That it makes you act wonderful strange, And your month and breath does so pollute, That you cannot give the holy salute; No. Praise the Lord ! He has set me free, Jesus shed the cleansing blood for me, • And I mn washed and made clean and white, Now I no more ill such filth delight. Praise the Lord for complete salvation Which saves us from all condemnation; And casts out fear and gives us great peace, And our pleasures in life cloth increase And gives a blessed hope beyond this Where we shall dwell in eternal bliss; 0.- Praise the Lord! He has set me free, Jesus shed the cleansing blood for me, And I am washed and made clean and white, Now I'll walk in salvation's pure light. PORTLAND IND. ECONOMY. neatly Beloved saints and readers of VANDERBILT MICH. DEC. 19. Dear Friends. lam in receipt of a num-ber of GOSPEL TRUMPETS. of you. I have enjoyed reading them. It is an excellent good thing to have a religion that is real. A saving truth. I wish to ask you a - few questions which you may answer in an editorial, as many others would like to hear also. 1st. I am aware that you detest sectism. Do you have any name for your people ? If so, what is it ?" Ans- We have no people. Every body belongs either to God or to the devil. By reading the Word you will find that the people of God are called Qhristians, Be-lievers, Saints, etc. In their collective body they are called, " The Body ofChrist," " The Church of God," i. e., " the Church of the Living God." " The Church of the First- born, which are written in Heaven.' " The Church of all saints," etc. Collect-ively in the various geographical locations, they are called " The Churches," of any given district or country, i. e., " The Churches of God," or " Churches of Christ." 2nd question. " Do you not, in discard-ing the ten commandments, cause your-selves to be out of joint with all the re-formers of the past, and- the christian world in general ?" Ans. So every reformer was out of joint with every other reformer that preceded him, on all points of advance truth. If Luther, or some one else had not got out of joint with Rome, we would all still be jointed up in the carcas of that first great beast, And if God had not un-jointed other teachers from Lutheranism we would all be jointed. together as states in that beer- tub, and bound together with the hoops of a Lutheran oath. We praise God to- day for the " Word of God, which is quick, and. powerful, and sharper than any two- edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the Joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." And this Word of Eternal truth has utterly disjointed us from all the traditions, doctrines, creeds, confessions, and works of the dark ages of sect confu-sion. If we were in joint with the reform-ers and teachers of Protestantism, we would be in joint with the second beast, which " exerciseth all the power of the - first beast before him."- Rev. 13 : 12, While the reformers all discovered cer-tain points of Divine truth, before hid in the rubbish of the apostasy, they carried with them the main bulk of the supersti-tions and traditions of the " harlot house" out of which they were thrust. And their new creed: was a jointing together of the new discoveries and t he old mummeries. But full salvation, and the glorious eve-ning light, has cut every ligament, and perfectly disjointed us from the first beast - Romanism, the second beaa- t- Protest-antistn, and from the image of the beast - Associationism. And having come " unto the unity of the faith, and. of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ : That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the slight of men, and " cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive. But speaking the - truth in love, may grow up into Him in all things, which is the Head, even Christ : From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, accord-ing to the effectual working in the meas-ure of every part, making increase of the Body unto the edifying of itself in love." - Eph. 4: 13- 16. Thus we are Jointed together by the love of God and power of truth in the Body of Christ, all holding Him the head, and disjointed from all traditions amen, and doctrines of devils. We know we . f ctl joined together with the And after these thing I saw anol h-er angel come down from Heaven hwaavs ilniggh gtreenaetd p wowither H aisn dgl othrye. eAanrtdh He cried mightly with a strong voice, saving, babylon the great is falien, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. And I heard an-other voice from heaven, saying, come out of her, my people, that ye be not pa rtakers of her sins, and that yen-calve not of her plagues- Rev 18: 14. DISJOINTED PROM BABYLON. - Fi1/ 41.113413t - NmsfovrtuamArtur. ` Airi, VTAUP - 1t11,) 3vvntiltaiitla TAarnimunismoote. vstzwEromortmenk sneottui np. haArnanodnwyewtiltihantl% Gaondti_ ettatit stwbeabaerle confusion which you call the " Christian world." Again you tell us, " There are clouds of mists which blind my eyes, arise before me when I read the Sabbath, Tract, which puts away those ten wordy Unwitingly you have here revealed the dark condition of your soul. " Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in darknesse but shall have the light of life."-- john 8: 12. " If we say that we have fellowship with with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth."- 1 John 1: 6. We beseech you to call upon God to " deliver you from the power of darkness, and translate you into the kingdom of His dear Son."--- Col. 1: 13. " What commun-ion bath light with darkness ?"- None. Therefore when the pure light of God's Word comes before your mind it stirs up, and reveals the darkness of your saturn-arian idol, and shows you the mists while living under the curse of the law. Dear friend, we speak unto you in love, therefore use plainness of speech. You wished to convey the idea that there is something wrong in the position of the Sabbath tract, hence the " clouds of mists which blind your eyes" in reading the same. But unto us which " walk in the light, as He ( God) is in the light, " there is no darkness at all." When we read the truth we know it is the truth, and all is light. And when we read error, we know it is error; and no " clouds of mists blind our eyes." It is only a heart that is in the mists and fogs of error, that can have your experience. 3rd question. " There la . on array of passages which run through my mind like these.-" Bnt his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doththe medi-tate day and night."- Psalm 1: 2. " The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."- Psa. 19: 7. if it was perfect why was it done away ? If it was able to convert the soul, why was it abolished ? Ans. Dear sir if you should. ever be so happy as to enter the glorious dispensa-tion of the Holy Spirit, and read. the Psalms in the light of the Spirit of God, you will find that they contain a glorious prophetic description of New Testament Spirituality. David was, in the providence of God, permitted to pass through a won-derfully great variety of life of exal-tation, banishment and victory, honor and dishonor, poverty and wealth : so that under his varied vicisitudes of life, and the Spirit of inspiration, he has been able to write something that touches nearly every point in all Christian experience. Tile Psalms do not so much treat on the law but they breathe the Spirit of the Gospel.- What is said in the above- texts do not apply to the ten commandments, but to the law of Christ. Conversion is the experience of the pardon of sins, and it, is not true that the ten commandments convert the soul. Because pardon is promised in those len commandments. It was " the ministration of death written and engraven on stone."- 2 Cor. 3: 7. The Gospel is the ministration of mercy and pardon. To " convert the soul" is the same as to justify the soul. Are souls justified by the law ? No. " Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law efor- by the works of the law` shill no flesh be j utsified."- Gal. 2: 16. But we are " justified freely by His ( Christ's) grace, through the redemption th at is in Christ Jesus"- Rome 3 : 24. " The law came by Moses- the whole legal econ-omy- but grace and truth by the Lord Jesus Christ." Again we are ." justified by faith."- Rom. 5: 1. And " the law is not 4271E8t, p: 124,1 \ tAli in the same dispensation. While the law was all right for the ob-ject desired by it, it was not perfect, at all, as adapted to the Kingdom of God. If the law had been perfect, it would have made men perfect, but this it could not dn. " For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the which we draw nigh unto God."- Heb. 7 : 19. " But now hath He obtained a more ex-cellent ministry, by how much also He is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. For if that first covenant had , been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah."- Heb. 8 : 6- 8 If that covenant, written on stone was not " faultless," and the New Testament is a " more excellent ministry," surely the faulty, and less excellent, cannot be said to be perfect, And it being declared im-perfect, cannot be the lawDavid speaks of. Again, see Psalm 89 : 34-" my cov-enant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips." " He says He will not break it nor alter it." Ans. How do you know that the words above refer to the ten commandment covenant ? You ought to know what you are talking about, before you venture your own assertions. You should' have read the connection, and seen that the coven-ant hbre spoken of has no allusion to the law covenant at all, but to God's special covenant with David. To apply 1 John 5 : 3, to the ten com-mandments, is utter blindness, and sect-ish perversity. You know that God" speaks to us in these last days by His Son." You know that the voice of God from Heaven said, ‘‘ This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye Rim." Peter said, " it shall come to pass that Whosoev-er will not hear that prophet- Christ-- shall be destroyed from among the peo-ple." Christ commissioned no one to enjoin the law given on Sinai but told His ministers to teach the people to " ob-serve whatsoever He had commanded." Other points upon which our questioner Mr. C. Corless, is stumbling about on the dark mountains, we cannot take space to notice. Some of them are made so plain in the Sabbath tract, that any person not having the law veil over his heart cannot fail to understand. And until he " turns to the Lord," the same veil will remain untaken away, whatever we or any one else may write. Turn to the Lord brother and get salvation, and your clouds of mist will all pass away. -: 0 :- QUAKERTOWN, PA. JAN. 19. Dear Brethren:- Find enclosed 20 cts. for two Church- tracts and one Sabbath tract. I . read the GOSPEL TRUMPET with much interest. But I wish to know more of your work. I am tired of sect work, church religion, and so are many others around here. . 1st. Have you ' Po organization ? 2nd. Did you not form a new Church, or sect? I want more light about your course. Yours truly. I. S. Stauffer. ANSWER. • For the benefit of many who have not known this glorious return from Babylon to Mount Zion from the beginning, we an-swer these questions thus publicly. 1st. " Have you no organization ?" We have none that we call ours. But God has one which He bought, built, and or-ganized Himself, into which we are happy DID WE ORGANIZE? " And He shall send His angels with a great sound of Trumpet, and they shall gather together vie elect from the four winds, from one end of heav-en to the other. Now learn a parable of the log tree; vvhen his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh. So likewise ye, whet; ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors."- Matt. 21: 81. ddeeffiined DANIEL, trouble, opposii ton and trial come th higher the fames the more Gosm 1 e TR ETs Will wing their flight out of gift, z,„ w everywhere - preaching the everlastiq Gospel. Three years ago the Lord ease my soul such a wonderful promise sed consolation that filled me with everlasting comfort and assurance. And from the time to this all burden has been. lifte4 from my hear's. Only look up my eslov, xt and leave with God all things you cannot understand, and he will take care of itall, and you also. KEEP LOOKING Irp Amen! A 82312- NONVILY ROLM= 301111TAL for 4eviCal, Ca Grove, and ail other 1 . . sougspf Viet s specially adapted, meetings, • alsol'or the Sabbath school. All orders accompanied by cash, will be filled, from single copy upward. ., , Price, Single copy, Ilanilla cover, 25 eta. Cloth limp cover, 40 cts. Per dozen Ma-nilla cover, $ 2.25. Cloth, $ 4,04.:-. . ., Parties may order half or: setart' er.- . doz- . . en at same rates as per . dozen. ' Address all orders to the Gospel, TRUMPET Oence, Grand Junction Mich. eousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter the iiitigdom of Er eaveu." Be sure and know that you are washed in the bloodi of the Lamb, and don't let any one white-wash you and make you think all is well, while the old man remains in your being. " Be filled with the Spirit," leavesno room for carnality. Hallelujah ! We cannot be filled with the Spirit while any carnal-ity remains. Therefore to obey this COM-mand we must first be emptied of all car-nality. The carnal mind is enmity against God,—( Rom. 8: 7) therefore no part of God's Kingdom at all, but is opposed to everything good and never enters B_ eav-en. For without holiness no man shall see God. ANTI- SDOT., 413, I- ,. A. 1 ■ T. Sent Forth in the name of the I., ord . Testra Christ For the Purity and. " inty of Ilia Churoh, the Ile- / lance Of ALL Hie Truth, Arid the Destruction of Sect Bab-ylon. avoid persecution, many holinesS teachers of to- day are compromising God's Hay: Word• to suit the carnally minded sectarian opposition, and are sub-stitutingltnnan theories for Bible truth, and pure ' Bible holiness experience. Capt. 11. Kelso Carter in Times of Re-fresAing Jan. 1887, uses this language. " Friends, When you accuse us of teaching ' sinless perfection,' you seriously mistake. We simply believe and proclaim that the God of all power is able to save to the uttermost. We hold and declare that Jesus Christ is able to ' paralyze' the . ' old man' or ' carnal mind,' or old nature." PraiseGod! the first work of Gospel grace not only binds or paralyzes the old or strong man, but' even repentance, the first step in that direction stops people from sinning. Hence " whosoever is born of God cloth not commit sin."- 1 John 3: 9. So R. K. Carter's standard of sanctifi-cation is only the Bible standard of Justi-fication. Therefore when we accuse him, and all other sectish compromising holi-ness teachers of teaching " sinless perfect-ion" or entire sanctificatidn, we seriously mistake" for they do not mean real Bible holiness at all. The " old man" only " par-alyzed ;" that just suits the devil and car-nal professors. See Rom. 6: 6—" Our old man is crucified with Him ( i. e., dead with Christ) that the body of sin ( carnal mind) might be DESTROYED," not paralyzed_ only. When we leave the light of Revel-ation and Holy Ghost experience and take up human theories, we soon find ourselves riatiraD a 024111) MICTIOX, ICOIt D. S WARNER, and 3. a FISHER,-- Editors. DAN FISHER,--- Publisher. SEBASTIAN MICBELS,— Business Manager. 411 ■ - siersIsl OTIO E. As yet this place has not procured the privilege of a money order office. Please remit money by registered letter, or by express draft, through the American, or the United States Express Co- Or small quantities in stamps. Address all business letters to the GOSPEL TRUMPET. Itri7S O1vI TIM VIZLD J. Cole. ---""-- e-: 07- JS_. h. EP LOOKING TIP. & faithful watchmen upon the walls of Zion, we must constantly warn all saints of God to keep looking to God, the only rock of our salvation. Again and again we must remind you that we are in " perilous times," and every soul is unsafe until you get so deeply rooted into God, that the fall of your dearest friends who are in Christ, and have your utmost con-fidence, would not shake your soul in the least. Not long ago dearBro. Spaulding, fore-man of the GOSPEL TRUMPET OFFICE, had a vision in which the house was all on fire. But looking up they felt no alarm, and though the building utterly burned away leaving them right out in the open air, arrayed against Christ, yea anti- christ and none that kept looking up suffered any fight for the " old man" with his cleeds, sin harm. Presentl y the fire spread through- CLARKS Mrees, Pe. & c., therefore fail to live and teach " sin- out the entire city. It was a beautiful Louis. a Turner requests the prayers of less perfection. Jesus Christ lived and golden city. It seemed as though it would the saints, for the healing of her body, taught sinless perfection, and declares " he all soou be in ashes. • But behold V. hen that is perfect shall be es his Master." the fire passed oil, the city of gold still Mrs. L. Defries of Detroit Mich. asks for Hallelujah! This so called holiness is survived unharmed. But some who did your prayers. Also Frank Forsey asks quite popular in many places, as it does not continue to look up, but looked at the for the saint's prayers. . not uproot carnality or sectism, and all fire, had fallen and perished. Dear ones men speak well of it, because it upholds this fire is to try every man's foundation. their idolatry and gives peo ple license to It is the great trials that all must pass do and believe about as they choose. through in order to be the pure gold tried No doubt many are honestly professing in the fire. 0 what a lesson ! Please for holiness, as there experience reaches about your soul's sake do not forget it. What. the. standard held up as holiness; and oth- ever ma y come, keep looking up. Who-ers once reached the real experience, but ever may fall, keep looking up. What failed to walk in the light, and are back- ever apparent wrong any person in whom slid, walking in darkness, yet can point you have the greatest confidence, may to the day and spot when they were sane- manifest, keep looking up. Though mem tified, therefore conclude they are still hers one of anotherave are also " member saved yet, and hope some day their joys of Christ," and it is from Him our salve will return. & c. What vain delusions. of tion cometh. Keep looking up to God sata. n to deceive honest souls whose expe- and what at first appeared to be an al rience does not measure up to the New consuming fire, an utter destruction of the Testament perfection. The author of the whole City, ( the holy Church of God) you article refered to, sees a eery beautiful will soon find has only relined the gold All persons writing their testimony of habYlonish garment in ' electrolyzing the and increased the glory of the City. God healing must sign their name and Post' old man)) yet St would be such a pro- sitteth in the Heavens, He beholdeth the Office address plainly if they wish it pub_ - tection against the attacks of the enemies thiregs that are in all the earth and He lished, of Bible holiness, that he just puts it on over- raleth all things to His glory. Tha t and cries out, " Triends, when you accuse which may appear to our eyes as an awful U8 of teaching ' sinless perfection,' you se- destruction of His City, will, to all who riously mistake," or in other words as you keep looking up, doubtless be followed be are sinners so are we as you believe in a more bright and heavenly appearance sinful perfection, or sinful holiness— you of the same. If every child of God wil l see we do too. - Hence we are friends. Of only keep in God, keep saved and in the course " the world loves its own." The spirit of God, you need not worry abou t world, sect babylon and the devil all fight the Church, God will take care of His owl for each other. May God help all tree house. We recollect one morning of a holy people to raise the standard of • holi- heated election day, a man who had, not ness to New Testament perfection.— Matt. long before Jost salvation, came up to us 5: 48. " Put off the old man with his and asked if we were not going to vote to-deeds"— Col. 3: 9; not paralyze him. day. On being told we would not, he was Break the chord, if Siamese twins both amazed that we were not ready to rally die. Amen! That is the secret with these to " save the couutry." We remarked that compronaisers, they are not dead yet in the the best thing we could do to save the Bible sense—' dead indeed to sin." Hal- country was to keep saved ourself, and lelujah! " Put on the new man, which then we were sure there was that much after God is created in righteousness and of the country saved. Many professed true holiness ;" not sinful holiness, but children of God, in there wild enthusiasm " sinless perfection." This paralyzing the- to save the country have lost their own ed us at the TRUMPET OFFICE once more) ory is the same error as advocated by the souls. . So also many persons by worrying late M. E. commentator. When under the about God's Church have allowed the devil snake head, strap down theory, " that car- to destroy that part of the Church repre-nality is like the rails on the track, as king sented by their own soul and body. as spiked down the train runs all right In the vision refered to, God spake to and smooth but if the ends of the rails Bro. Spaulding and said," Be of good cheer turn up, the train will run off. ' the . track" for the gates of hell cannot prevail against Ste. , Making carnality the track to run this great cause of truth." holiness on. " To be carnally minded is About a week later, the Lord appeared death." Bence the devil gets that kind to the Bro. in a second vision. He thought of holiness. Jesus says I am. the way the he was going out to the Office early in the ,0 IT elf truth and the life." " He that climbeth up moreing, as his custom was, and, behold some other way the same is h thief and a the large building was all burned to the mind and profess holiness. Surely the amazement. And rememberingthe robber." Any way to retain the carnal ground. Be looked with wonder an devil will white- wash all such: but Jesus ise of the Lord, he said, " Lord how is this? will wash all white, who will let Him de- Did you not promise me that • the gates of stroy all the works of satan—" the old man hell should not prevail against this work ? with his deede," The Pharisees were like The ' voice of God said, " LOOK UP." He whited sepulchers, but Jesus said, " thou raised his eyes, and behold, from the flames blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of above there Came forth miriods of GOSPEL ham Morse. the cup and the ' platter, that the outside TRITIVIPETS and sailed abroad inweev4errey5 may be clean also, and " except your right- rection. Praise God 1 t di. 1!' TERMS, $ 1.00 PER YEAR IN ADVAlICE 11.11 business communications, moneys etc, must be addressed to the GOSPEL TRUMPET, in order to in-sure credit; otherwise we win not be responsible. Remittances should be sent by Registered Letter, or Express Order, through the American, or the United States Express Co. Small amounts may be sent in Two Cent Stamps. _ NOTICE. COMMISBIOR of 20 percent will be given on each new, cash subscriber, to all who will labor for the GOSPEL TRUMPET. We make this offer so as to help the brethren that are in the field, as well as the cir-culation of the paper. ter- Parties desiring papers to canvass with should • notify us regularly of their whereabouts., ata Our Address. Our last report was just after we landed in Grant Co. Ind. We had a joyfulaset. ing of the dear little ones there. pow them in the Spirit, leaping, and sheeee. the praises of God. We began the work of throwing fee .14 the station of Mier. Tile Univerelie, having most courteously given us the te of their house, for which kindness sWee. turned our love by thoroughly SCOUrging them with the Word of God. " Ferwhee the Lord loveth He chasteneth and were eth." The place was fearfully dark vie infidelity. God. helped us to pees e Word of God upon them, and the vitt o wrath without mixture. And we realized. that the truth was taking deep effect Many acknowledged the truth. Tweseah were saved, one converted, and one esee out of babylon and was wholly sanetiaed. issibly a general work might have been done, but the saints having from 3 miles to drive to the meeting, and we the having to go with them, we thoughti rather hard to eoutiune the siege. So moved to Sweeter and opened up HI the large school- house. Grid wander fully worked upon the hearts of the pe ple, quite general con detion prevaile Several souls were saved. One young sie had been Seek ing salvation two enr 11 ow m. stet, and finding none, Our address until further notice is as • follows. D. S. WARNER,- GRAND JUNCTION, MICH. J. C. FISHER, GRAND JUNCTION, MICH. SEBASTIAN- MICHELS, KENDALL, MICH. REQUESTS FOR PRAYERS. EgrIS YOITR TIME OUTtja The cross marked with. a pencil op-posite this item means that your _ paid subcription is out. When th. us marked please Te72€ 1.0 at once, or, if the Irum_ pet is not desired longer, notify 1Z8 to stop it. We must be notified by letter and - the amount due us as back _ pay 711148t be sent to us, when a subscriber wishes their paper discontinued. Any, one who does not receive their paper, should notify us at once, and it will receive prompt attention. jkidress, GraThcZ fiknoiion. Pray for the healing of Sister Lucy Lewis, near Charlotte Mich., of bodily afflic-Entered at the Post 0/ fice at Grand Junction, tions. Van EurenCo. Mich., as second class matter. 10 5C& tS rf ieak for Christ, and install 40d e111110 Oil her in power. lIerit ter was saved that day at the altar, hereto er renounced the sect, and receised th glory of God her soul, and shoute4111 praiaes. ller son 80011 alter followed n gave his heart to , hesus. God bless Oa family, and save them all. The M. E. priest was ' arryizig on meet-ing in their house near by, and God Coe founded the works of habylon, by letting the devil set the preacher and sinners to carnal leering. They ii at a theas at the meeting house. They prosecuted - th priest and made. him pay a line, and theR he retaliated, and proseented them. Their meeting failiag to win the crowd, a pep lar lecturer was procured, but the large school- house continued full, and the work of God went on in spite Of the devil. Bro. Fisher having gone bomb to the office, wrote for us to come also as Iv were. needed. The interest, of the meet-ing was such that we thought we should by no means leave. But as we fasted and prayed, the Spirit of God bade us go hie mediate/ y, assuring us that He would put His Spirit on dear Bro. Barney Warren, and cause him to preach the Word to the, people. Also dear Bro. Wm. Bragg who has the glorious anointing to preach the little glori ou s Gospel. Praise God! though the ones were loth to have us leave so suddenly, the grace of God enabled all to say amen, and in a few moments we were on our way to the station, and several hours ride on Father's swift chariots laud- Pray for the healing of Bro. John L. TH CHURCH TRACT Hamer, Harper Mo., of disease of Spine. ALVARADO TEX. Dear Brethren:— I ask all the saints to pray for the healing of all my bodily afflictions. In faith we put our trust in Him who is able to heal the sick and raise the dead, Anna Pepole. ( CHRIST IS THE BODY THE CHURCH.' A tract containing scriptural_ proofs that Christ Ilimself is the Church, and the Church is Christ. - It is doing a glorious work. Many write favorably of the light it is shedding. Or-ders are increasing; send on your orders. Price 5 cents. One dozen copies $ 0.50. Fifty copies $ 1.75. NOTICE. H SLT1 TRACT. THE S A RBATH, —: OR:— WHICH D. 71Y TO KEEP. JOSEPH. BIBLE PROOFS. A supply of this most excellent work on the subject of entire sanctification is now on hand at the Tenmeee OFFICE, Send your orders. Good clothbound, 493 pages. Price $ 1.25 by mail. • A few hundred volumes only remain, a debt also remains upon us for their pub II-cation, from which we are praying the Lord in much earnestness to relieve our heart. Since our reference to this in our New Year's Greeting, one dear brother has kindly sent us $ 5.00, on the same. May- Godmove many others to send for the book, and help otherwise, as the Lord may direct. Amen ! B IB_ LEProoj8 that the change from. the seventh, to the first day of the week, was made by the Lord Himself. This tract contains 64 pages : the price reduced to only 10 cts. Per dozen $ 1.00. God has enabled • us to set forth the subject in the clear light of abundance of Scripture. So every reader of the TRUMP-ET can glorify God in sending your orders for this Tract. This will also be a good fi-nancial help to spread other matter for the Lord. LOANED BOOKS. LIST OF MONEY LETTERS RECEIV-ED SINCE LAST ISSUE, NOT OTH-ERWISE RECEIPTED FOR Wm. Ryland Elizabeth Lovett , T. C. Richmond 0. P. Unger Daniell'. Burdick J. J. Peterson We have loaned out quite a number of books, to accommodate brethren and friends; but in so doing we have lost trace of some. Hence we make this call to any one that has of our books to let us know. Among the lost are, " MadamGuyon," two . volumes, Upham's " Life of Faith," and " Interior Life." " Randall.' s Travels in E. - gypt, Sinai, and the Holy Land, or the Hand writing of God." SONGS OF VICTORY. SECOND EDITION. Margaret Cogswell Sohn P. Hamer John C. Nixon J. McFarland. God for His glorious blessings on our Soul and body. 0 how wonderfully after an absence of 5 months.- 0 praise ins grace is bestowed upon us. Having had no ministerial help, have preached nearly all the time twice a day, with much altar work, singing. etc., besides doing ope- malfs writing, keeping the TRUMPET filled, / w-ing a large correspondence, hymn * ruing etc. It is wonderful, a constant miracle, how God can do so much . through s poor, naturally frail body. We scarcely ge t six hours sleep out of twenty- four. 61911 0 to God I we do love this holy war for our God, against the powers of hell, and for the rescue of perishing souls. If the Lord saw fit to keep us working the whole time day and night, and sustained useve should li ttl ee lioo° nnwees say amen. atdhwome ewoenrceetomsoeree. theGoh4e/ boleesas their souls. How grateful we are to God for the faithful labors of these de4 10q- Francis Garman A. J. Fo. snight John H. Wilson Wm. Silvers E have completed the Second Edi- —: o:— tion of Songs of Victory, to which we have added five new pages, three pa-ges with notes, and two offamiliar hymns. The book now contains 94 pages with notes, and 14 pages of familiar hymns, making in all 112 pages. We have other-wise improved and corrected it, also put double impression on the covers, and the cloth covers are sii bound that there will be no more raw edges, and the lettering ezpected to wear and retain, tho color. SUMNER Mica Dear Breth, ren:— I feel sad an lonely as my dear companion was taken from me Jan. 20. She Nv as greatly afflicted in body and suffered a great deal, but she left a bright evidence that she was prepared to meet Jesus. Although I have bitter trials God delivers me out of them all. Praise His name ! lour Bro.- in Christ, saved and sanctified. f' , er to preaell the Gospel in this bless-a 11 ` an) 111?' ). Irwil Undl but idead to all and alive unto God day 111.° truth .` 11, and night, through the lIoly Ghost that His " me! guides me into all truth, and gives me SeVer: 11 down the strong holds of satan, and res-cue perishing Souls. Dear Brethren, pray for us, for we have perfect victory now, and 0 may God go before us in mighty power, to deliver n from every evil work, and preserve us unto His Heavenly king-dom. Hallelujah! I am redeemed. Isaac Key. URBANA, KAN. JAN. 29. Ili: tut BELOVED BRETHREN :— Grace, mercy, peace and love be multiplied. May the Lord bless you, and. all who love our Lord Jesus Christ. May the Lord bless a the TRUMPET readers. Be faithful, " stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ bath made. you free, and be not entangled again with tile yoke of bondage, ( sect yoke) and sin." Praise God this morning for free-dom from sin, and all isms of man. Hal- ' lelujahl my Si/ U1 ie now free. Bless God! . es. --- They truly endure all things for 10. . , t ': s sake, that their fingers may lie gee d forth the bread of Heaven to the sell - souls, Dear brethren when you hetl. s read tee TRPET so eagerly, do not for- UM ey for those blessed children who ' egt tod ePrv, oted to this great work. We are -° ore ID hopes that God would give us the Wee - t hain7 of some nights rest with the eee- eites at home. But lo, here came lie dear saints from every direction wish-eeBro. Joseph and I to come here and " l oe and preach for them. For a few f Meeks east satan had made a terrible have oc epon the Church at the Geneva Center meeting house, and things were badly torn to pieces there, and by reason of the troubles, a number of the younger in the Oh had fallen. So we could not refuse this call. Bro. Joseph, not feeling well, Lod also very busy with his music, the Lord sent us over, and we came with a tied of iron," " sword," and fire, a good supply of hail, and began to make vigor-ous war upon the devil• Glory be to God for The first night six came to the victory! etas, Two renewed their consecration for entire sanctification, and by the laying on of hands received the glorious baptism afthe Holy Spirit. The rest were restor- , lire continued a few days, until over Sabbath, and quite a number of souls were recaptured from the old dragon, the devil, and sat an, and there was joy in Heaven and on earth. Glory to Jesus! One soul would not get down under the loot!, and was utterly driven out by the fee of God. A few sinners were convert-ed. anti we hope God will prosper His work here. When Wry lt'ft 0111* little company, we eSpot'ted to return soon again, but, as the iCCOMI edition of zlongs of victory are Nearly oxilanst ed. we had to remain here e help print the third edition soon, so we i, xpeet to send for s our little company soon. retie, God ! nearly 3500 books have ferdt eineing the praises of God, ht glorious work is prospering every way. seen the last two issues the subscrip-le n liler0: 1St' i l 00 names, and now the last week 47 new names have, owe in. lliay & a speed t11 llis dying angels with the everlastine t M ospelto this dark and wretch-ei world so near its awful doom. Amen! DANIEL. , ilftell. TAN'. 15. P; c7it , t e have closed an-other Meetin g' ivlierein God was glorified. Praise Hie loti. v ume! ! We began meet-ing in lite Paine of Jesus on the last night of Belt: is. s0, to the Hinkley school- house which continued over Sunday, then we went from, there to Laeey Lake, and con-tinued our meetings in private houses. GA was with : is from the beginning. Dear 140. Swinr was with us. There was * o itt the hearts of the r00- t; oti It Ined n; to *::. 1. VO ht ,10- 111,:. Glory ft' I : et*: IVoItc41 Iviact on victory, th e power, ' forawnad move, Iwni3tTli the real soul. " In this assurance I find sweetest rest, Trusting in Jesus, I know I am blest." I am running up the shining way, with the fire and love of God in niy soul. Hal-lelujah ! Jesus is all in all to toe. Bro. Cole and I closed meeting near Thayer, with a real victory for the Lord. The meeting continued two weeks in the name of King Jesus. The meeting commenced in the Post school- house, continued about one week, when some of The drunken bab-ylonians got up a petition, and closed the school- house against God's people, and His Word, These are stiffnecked, and un-circumcised in heart, and . they do always resist the Holy Spirit. They have a form of Godliness, but they deny the power they are drunk on the wine of the wrath of her fornication. ( babylon wine, sectism.) Then we continued the meeting at Sister Swartz's a few nights, until we fixed up a house on Bro. Rutherford's place, and we continued meetinguntil we closed the 27th of Jan. Sister Swartz was reclaimed, and sanctified; received a mighthty baptism of the Holy Spirit. She declares herself free from babylon. May the dear Lord keep her faithful until the end of time. There were three converted and three sanctified, and others strengthened and built up in the most holy faith some moved out into the gifts of the Spirit. Bro. Rutherford and his wife came out of bab-ylon, and are free. Hallelujah The work would have been much great-er if one of them had walked in the light, i. e., the pastor of the sect called the " Sal-vation church of Christ," (?) 0 may God help Trim to walk in the light, and obey God's precious Word.— Rev. 18: 4. God's truth will prevail and stand. God's Word is true, forever settled in Heaven. 0 I bless God for the truth; it will stand when all else will fail. There are other dear souls there who claim holiness, who will backslide unless they walk in the light. May God help them to get their eyes off of men, and get them on Jesus He is our example to follow. May they move out in the will, and order of God, and obey Rev. 18: 4. God bless those dear saints, and may they be true and faithful to God. Bra's. Orr and Slagle commenced meet-ing last night at the Turley Creek school-work lately in this part of Kansas, in the way ofjustifieation, through the feeble ef torts of a few— two or three weak ones. VICTORY AT BEAVER DAM IND. —: 0:— DEAR Barrnam— The Lord has won a glorious victory over the devil in this Place. Many that were bound by the sect bond was made free indeed by the blood of the Son of God. To Him be all the glory, Amen I came to this place Jan. 18th, and the 19th began to pour out the " hail and fire mingled with blood," which had a good ef-fect on the people and caused them to sub-mit themselves to the Lord and letHim save them from all their sins, filthiness and idols. - Bro. David Leininger and the lit-tle ones had begun meeting the 8th and held it up to the time 1 arrived and two had found the Lord precious to their souls. From that time in most every meeting both day and night souls were saved and made happy. Some would go home shout-ing and others filled with laughter for the Son had made them free. Hallelujah to God for this blessed assurance that we can know that we are saved and approved of Him. In three weeks and three days there were 37 consecrated. for - pardon and 39 for sanctification. Many dear ones that once enjoyed the blessed gift of entire sanctifi-cation, but lost it by not obeying the voice out of Heaven saying, " come out of her my people," were willing to kneel down at the feet of Jesus and plead for mercy and die out to all sectism. 0 how our hearts did rejoice to see dear Bro. Frank Bear, wife and daughter come to the chop-ping- block and suffer the loss of all things for Christ and the salvation of their poor souls. May God bless them in seeking out the lost, is the earnest and constant prayer of my heart to God. Poor sinners who belonged to the U. B's and W. B's, came to the mercy seat and found pardon of all their sins, and were willing to sever their connection from the sect to which they belonged without salvation. Sinners know that when they get the love of God in their hearts they cannot be a sect member any more. I do thank all the dear ones who so kindly cared for us while with them. May God bless them abundantly, both spiritually and temporally. Amen I Your Bro. in the bonds of divine love, saved and sanctified by the blood of " the Lamb. S. L. speck. Correspondence. • —: o:— Manx MO: Dear Brethren:— I have just received! the TRUMPET. Your kind charity through, His great mercies-- and has filled my son/ with love and glory. Please continue same as subscribtion. I have a real feast in my soul when 1 read the TRUMPET. It is radical and that is just what I like. I am justified, sanctified and satisfied with the way. 0 I do praise God for salvation that saves from all sin : I was once a vile and wicked man, fast hasting down to hell; but praise the Lord He has saved me and washed me in His blood, now I am going on my way rejoicing. I praise God there is a people standing firm for God. I am trusting the Lord for lull salvation. He convicted me by His Spirit and made me willing to fall at the foot of the cross cry-ing, What shall I do to be saved. I have the witness of the Spirit that I am born again. My name is written in the Lamb's bock of life. I realize that it is a solemn thing to make vows to God : it is better for us not to make them, than to make them and not pay them. I pray God, to show professors of godliness who are walk-ing hand in hand with the world, that he calls upon them to ' come out from among them and be ye separate." I have been afflicted with disease of the spine since, 62: for which I was discharged from the U. S. Army. I take the narrow way, keep consecrated to God, and live where nothing offends. I want the blessed, saints of the TRUMPET to pray for my re-covery the healing of my body. God bless you for your words of faith and cheer in the TRUMPET, it has strengthened my faith. Your Bro. in this holy war. Amen ! John L. Haner. —: o:— • HUMBOLDT, KAN. My testimony is, the precious blood of Jesus sanctifies me wholly. Praise God! I am growing in grace, I am all the Lord's bound by the grace of God to go through for Jesus. I ask the saints to pray for the Church at Otter Springs, that it may stand, and sectarian walls crumble low. Sallie Rogers. —: o:— LAINGSBURG MOIL Dear BreiAren:— I feel like telling all and had to be carried home oh a board. They sent for Bro. Will Flegel, and sister Jennie Wight, who have, the gift. of heal-ing• They laid hands on him and prayed. and the mighty power of. God filled the house. Bro. Frank got up and started to walk, and his knee cap went into place, and he walked the floor and praised God, and has been all right ever since. Bro. Aufrey had his wrist badly sprained, end on Sabbath evening, after meeting, he called on the Elder, and we anointed his wrist in the name of the Lord, and laid on hands, and he was instantly healed. Praise God for His mighty power! We went into LaFayette and held one weeks meeting, and the Lord wonderfully helped us to preach the Word. The saints were wonderfully strengthened. We came back to Edgewood and com-menced meeting on Christmas night, and continued one week. The mighty power of God was present, and there were five souls saved. Vilda Martin who has been deaf since a small child consecrated for entire sanctification, and the Lord impress-ed me by the Spirit, to anoint her, and I obeyed the Spirit, and she was healed. Praise the Lord! 0 the mighty power of God that was manifest. Glory! glory! to God. I have moved to Edgewood. We are saved and kept by the mighty power of God. 0 how I love this holy war. Glo-ry to God for victory! T. J. Cox. —: 0:— OAKLAND MILLS, IOWA, JAN. 26. DEARLY BELOVED BRETHREN: May the Lord bless you all, and keep you by His mighty power. We praise God for victo-ry in our soul this morning. We are at home again, called by our dear wife's illness. Praise God for the glorious victo-ry at Hayesville Iowa. Up to the time of our leaving, there had been ten souls saved; four of whom had pressed right on into the grace of sanctification. We feel that God is raising up a band of workers there that will tell on the powers of dark-ness. May God keep them from being ensnared by any of the devil's agents. Sisters McCormick and Faulkner came up a few days before we left, and we left them there, so the meeting was continued. There has been quite a number saved since we left, and the work is spreading, ( ailsate Ing lot inntings other neighbor- hoods. Praise God! 0 how our heart aches to he out in the glo-rious war continually, butit seems ordered otherwise at present. Your Bro. in the love of Christ. C. Z. Lindley. DEERFIELD IND. Dear Brethren : --- I am wonderfully saved, sanctified, and tried, and made white in the precious blood of the Son of God, and have overcome the wicked one, being ,, t v sanetitied whol-ly by the V: 1- 11; and Billy ( lutist. N. sue, .1. J. Shelly. LATEIZ. es ee, Mien. % Se 27. 3 saved 2: 14. , ving sew h the Everlasting lo; n1s. 0 may : dentila ntly. aWre r vnoett N Soeith d: A. J. Shelly. DEAR awl k utlr : Ma Spirit. and the Limb for Myee hems. : it MottleBeipide on Dee. 12, C01: 1( hi EtloOAVOoil, anti found the Church of Livin, God eweiged in erecting a house worelsip. Idle engaged in ar-rang ing the toes a t t he t op of t he building, the scaffolding eave way and three yoUng 111Q11 Nvore hurled to the ground. Broth e1. Drank Hill, and Bro. Aufrey Putnam were hurt, Bro. Frank dislocated his knee cap, t he God all in the unity of the to God and 1.: 1111- e hose two miles North of Earlion, Pray for them, and the meeting. Bro. Cole and. I are at home ready to go where time Lord leads. Your free Brothers, saved and kept free, built in the Church of Jesus Christ. J. I'. Haner & J. Cole. —: o:- BROSS, KAN, JAN. 27. Dear Brethren, of the Church of the First- born:— Grace and peace be multi-plied. There has been quite a revival I There has arisen a cry for further light, ! which we feel unable to give, needing. s hetuivii. evening lieht, which causes quite a: rather to be taught than to teach others. ehaking hmong the hypocrites of babylon. - We pray God to send Rome of His holy 0 praise. God for the freedom I have in ones, filled with the mighty power of the Christ just now. We are having glorious Spirit, to our aid, that some Spiritual gift . . out here and at other places. Souls may be imparted even unto us. The Lord being saved and sanctified, and some willing, we expect to begin a meeting under conviction and others saying in the name Jesus at the Bethel school- - what shall we do'" for these people are house, Barber Co. Kan. We, being new g 3 4reet. hank doing great things, and if we let them settlers, and very poor, can only offer a . . here t han Melte, they will both take away our mem- poor reception. Our homes, ( sod houses, i ' -; : toy , ' 1111 Wort* kill O b f er,. t. and destroy our churches. Brother duo outs, etc.) are free, as is our living. Ammer we hadpreaeheil a joy henry Wickersham and several of the Money is , very scarce. Pray for us, that ' als of them lett told weilt saints went live miles West of Winches- our faith fail not. Yours, washed in the tit : 11,4s in another place but ter and poured out one vial of the wrath blood that was shed on Calvary. titc: . are c, tnItit, 1,: t. i,; slowly. A few souls of Co on the seat of the beast. They T. J. Kiefer & J. M. Robinson. ! ƒ : 11W They have left everything of gnawed their tongues for pant. One at —: 0:— Al: GUSTA, A. 11; 1 ;;,. " . Glory to Hi t: tine altar for sanctification. G ', 0. : 1 , 1 ,1 m• jfe , We intend to start to- morrow, to pull Dear Brethren:— I praise God for sal-nation. Glory to God, I am- free from all babylonish confusion, and all sympathy for the sects. I have been suffering fur about 10 years with pain in my left side, often under the physician's care, but praise God! one year ago last Dec. I made a complete sacrifice of all, steel the Lord sanctified. me wholly, and healed all of my diseases. Glory to God for His cleansing power. Dear Bro. Sanford has just closed a meeting about a mile from this place, with victory on the Lord's side. Glory to Jesus! Five souls sanctified wholly. The Lord has a few saints here, standing firm : or Him. We follow the Savior in all His ordinances; Baptism, feet- washing, and the Lord's supper. Praise God Tor the light of the Gospel that He has given us in this place through the Taumpgr. I pray God that it may continue to sendout the eternal truth. God bless you all, and keep you fully saved. Win. Jackson. ANOTHER VICTORY. —: 0: SOUTH HAVEN MI011. ) FEB. 4. Dear TRUMPET readers :— God bless you all with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. Amen ! We opened war against sin about the 23rd of Nov. at this place with the confi-dence and assurance of God, that a work should be done here for God. Before com-mencing this work, we went to God in prayer, and He save us the evidence that He was pleased with the step that we were taking in moving to town and renting a building to hold meeting in. The Lord plainly made known unto us that nothing less than two months was sufficient to ac-complish the work. So we commenced in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. At firsttherewere but a few that would come to meeting. The people were so filled with prejudice that they would not come to hear. So we prayed God to visit then; at their homes, and he heard our prayer. Glory to His name! Now and then one would consecrate, but many of the little ones who were with us nearly became discour-aged but we held on to God by faith, knowing that he sent us here, and we were willing to work, and leave the re-sult with Him. The last two weeks of the meetings was a glorious success. For-ty- two consecrations for pardon, and the most of them received a bright evidence of pardon, and quite a number received the glorious experience of entire sanctifi-cation. 0 praise God for the victory in our soul while writing these lines. 0 the necessity of earnest laborers rushing to the cities to rescue the thousands that are be-ing led. down to eternal woe by the abom-inable teachers in the sects, who only seek their own gain for these shepherds feed themselves and feed not my flock; there-fore 0 ye shepherds here the Word of the Lord. " Thus saith the Lord God : behold I am against the shepherds, and I will re-quire my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding my flock. Nei-ther shall the shepherds feed themselves any more, for I will deliver my flock from their mouth that they May not be meat for them." Praise God for the many that are being delivered from babylon and all sin. My testimony is just now that I am saved from all sin, and am wholly sancti-fied and kept by the power of God, ready to go wherever He lead § 0. Michels, the dear readers of the TRUMPET what the Lord has done for me. J was brought up under the Swedenborg belief, until I was old. enough to investigate the writings of Swedenborg for myself. I soon made up my mind that he was an imposter— that he never was inspired by God ashe claim-ed to be, for I could not find in God's Word where it mentioned such a man. So I denounced his works as a fraud. Then I looked around among the different denoM-inations to find people of God, but about all the difierence I could see between them and myself was, they prayed inpub-lic,. aud told their experience, and I did. not. I felt the Spirit striving with me, and many times I resolved to serve . the Lord; yes, and I even promised God that if He would spare my life until some fu-ture events passed in my life, that I would serve Him, and as many times I have broken my promise, When I look back over my past life, I think what a merciful God I have, who followed me for 4S years before I was brou ght to the true light. But I thank God that He permitted me to live until 1 beard the Word of God preached in its purity. A little over a year ago, I heard Bro. Warner preach the straight Word of God, regardless of the sects and. the devil, and it stirred the devil in me so I could hardly stay in the house. Bro. Warner tried to talk to me about my souls welfare, and the devil was wonderfully stirred in me, but what he said set me to reading the Bible, because I thought lie quoted Scripture that was not in the Bible, but I found his Bible and mine were just the same. Then I heard Bro. and Sister Smith preach the straight Word of God, and I said of a truth these are the people of God. I made up my mind to seek the Lord, life or death. I can truly say that I am saved and kept by the power of God: L have used tobacco ever since I was a boy, and when I was out of tobacco it was almost impossible to live with me. Ihave tried in my own strength many times to quit the habit, but when I got the salva-tion of Jesus in my soul, I asked God to take the appetite from me, and it was done. One year has passed since I have tasted tobacco, and I do praise God for delivering me from the chains of the devil. Pray for as, that we enter not into temptation. Your Bro. saved and washed in the blmo; o. de gf the Lamb, T. D. W. Safford. DENVER) Om DEA. R Baserurossn— I desire to give in my testimony for d esus. It is four years since Ile fully saved and sanctified my soul. All glory to .11is matchless name! To say that it has helm the most blessed four years of my lite, does not begin to ex. press the joy and peeve that I have enjoy. ed. I testity that the blood does cleanse; and keep me from all sin, and the way graws brighter and iiiiiire glorious, M I become better netkainted and His ways, The ' Nu is a NrPeall. visitor to maa I have shed many tears of joy while reading it t especially the new$ from the lin tinders what the. Suripture means where it: Aye there is joy in Heaven over one* that repenteth. I would like to' with you in your ordinanee n • tli verso of th ehapter of plies to the ne ‘ st ef the holiness p that I am aequainted. Yes, and the 5th and nth verses. too. ) 1y prayer is, that Goil wili keep son faithful to the written wind, Nvh i ch is glorious, awl the Liriu Word which is more From your brother. sati7. s by the power of the blood. and kept Send us a new Subscrib PITTSVILLE PA., JAN. 19. Dear Beetirenr— The grace of Ged abound more and more toward you all. Amenl The meeting in Franklin Pa. closed the 136. It was a glorious time. The , whole vity was stirred. We secured. the U. P. meeting house which was deserted. " No man buyeth her merchandise any more." Rev. 18 : 11. The F. MN in this place are split, and are holding meetings at the same hour with only a partition wall be-tween. them. Surely God is making her look rediculous before all men. The M. E. sham holiness preacher selling tobacco etc. Even sinners are disgusted with her abominations. • The Lord helped us wonderfully to pour out the vials of the wrath of God's indig-nation upon habylai. The Lord sifted a few out of the pile of her chaff, and they will hold their meetings twice a week. Since coming to Pittsville there have been two saved, some sanctified at this place, others seeking. Praise God! the wonder-ful power of God is sweeping over Pa. I am but the voice of one crying in the wil-derness of this world, " Babylon is fallen, is fallen," and in every place a few escape and go forth to sound the alarm to others. 0 what joy fills my soul. The Lord fui- . fills Isa. 44: 25, 26. - Your Bro. saved to the Lord, and to all the holy saints, sanctified wholly just now. G. T. Clayton. nws I'm zziza —: 0:— _ LATER. WORSTVILLE 0. Dear B7ethrerg- 1 am saved and sanc-tified by the blood of Jesus just now. Praise God foreverl sin kept by tlae power of God unto salvation, ready tole revealed in the - last time. Hallelujah to opr God I our Bro. in Christ. L. Howard. . Moim. v. v, ' Mee% --- 7.: ., DEsat BrsErnitEK:— Many long reez. r. 7 years I wandered in darkness, tryieg t, serve God, but rever had the asearae% that I was fully saved. But hlessedbe alb name of the Lord for sending sae true light to my soul that true light of the Gospel of Christ. I had been a member of the Methodist sect forty years, and fox —: o:— j the last two years have been earnestly RiOnMthi WeVidLeLeEpOw. p
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