| Summary: | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a Trumpet and they shall gather to-gether his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matt. 24: 31. AYA1/ 1Y ( 2- __ Carh So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all plat- es where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Ezek. 34: 12, . Ter. 32: 39. VOLUME XXII. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ' 18, 1902. NUMBER 38 REVERIE. Down beside the rippling river, ' Neath the weeping- willow tree, Viewing nature, sweet and lovely, Wond'ring what must heaven be. List'ning to the merry songsters In the near- by leafy wo:. d; Such sweet music seems to bear me Nearer to the gates of gold. Breezes murniring through the branches, Water rippling o'er the stone; What indeed must be the anthem Ringing round the great white throne. Songs of birds, and streamlet rippling, Meadow, flowers, and lofty tree, Makes of earth a land of beauty, What, oh, what will heaven he? If you love scenes of great grandeur, And to hear sweet music ring, Come, oh, come with me to heaven, To the land where Christ is King. e. E. 0. Our Obligation to God. C ONSIDER the obligation you are under to him who procured your redemption. You profess, as Chris-tians, to be under infinite obligation to the mercy and love of our Redeemer, " who died and rose again," that your souls might be rescued from destruc-tion. You profess to believe that you were " redeemed, not with corruptible things, as silver and gold, but with the precious blood of Christ," and that it was the one great end of his death, that " you might be delivered from this present evil world, and its affections and lusts," and consequently, from the dominion of covetousness, which is the ruling passion of the men of the world, and which is utterly inconsistent with the character of the redeemed. While you thus virtually acknowl-edge these truths, can you allow the love of the world to predominate in your hearts? Can you think it a hard demand that God makes upon you, when he requires a portion of the wealth which he himself has bestowed, to be devoted to the extension of the Redeemer's kingdom, and the promo-tion of his glory? He might accom-plish all His gracious designs without your assistance, for all the treasures of the universe are at his disposal. But He has condescended to put honor upon Christians, in selecting them in particular, to be " workers together with him," that by their voluntary and liberal oblations, they may exhibit themselves in the face of the world, as " followers of the Lamb," and contrib-utors to the " prosperity of Zion." Can you, then, in consistency with you profession, refuse to come forward with munificent and God- like offerings, according to your ability, for every enterprise that has for its object the promotion of divine glory, and the present and everlasting happiness of men- For it is by such conduct, that your avarice or your Christian prin-ciple will be detected. The latent principle of covetousness, in its work-ings in the heart, though open to the inspection of omniscience, can not be directly traced by human eyes. But if You be hypocrites in religion, your hypocrisy will be laid open, and your true character deteimined by your refusing to contribute to the ser-vice of God, what is in your power to bestow. And this is a characteristic of the sense we entertain of our obliga-tion. to our Redeemer, which ought to be more attended to than it has hither-to been in the visible church. If Christians in general, and espec-ially wealthy Christians, admit that they are under inexpressible obligation to him " who came in the name of the Lord to save them" is it compatible with such obligations, " to walk accord-ing to the course of this world," and to prevent by their niggardly offerings, the gracious purpose of God from be-ing brought speedily into effect? If you profess to celebrate the praise of him, " who loved us, and washed us from our sin in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father," shall you consider it as too great an expression of your grat-itude, to devote a hundred, or even a thousand pounds at a time, for carry-ing forward the grand design of the death of Christ, and the regeneration of the world, when you have hundreds of thousands at your command? If God were calling you to devote all your worldly possessions to his service, would you consider it as too great a sacrifice for the gift bestowed? If not, how can you stand aloof and grudge a mere tithe of your earthly estate, when it is called for at your hands, and when every needful comfort is still se-cured, for your enjoyment? Let Christians seriously pause on such considerations, and judge whether the general conduct of professors of re-ligion, in regard to the dedication of their wealth, be consistent with the ob-ligation they profess to Him who hath procured for them all spiritual and e-ternal blessings. — Dick, on covetousness HOSPITAL! IN. BY EUNICE BRADFORD. HE one thing needful to the ad-vancement of the child of God, in the service of his master, is to be in perfect submission to the will of God, to be ready to sacrifice anything or all, for the sake of his righteous cause. Paul says : " I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." Rom. 12 : 1. We see here that it is not only necessa-ry for us to give ourselves, as a living sacrifice, but also it is only our reason-able service. Now if we give our body, or our whole being as a sacrifice to God, we will have nothing that we can justly call our own, but all will be the Lord's; ready to be used by him. This will bring us to the place where our every thought, desire, and attention will be placed on spiritual things and we will be in a condition so that God can use the sacrifice to the helping of others, and at the same time will be enriching our own souls with an abundance of the grace of God. We are told : " Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." Gal. 6: 2. Also, " Whoso hath this world's goods, and seeth his brother have need, and shut-teth his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of. God in him ? 1. John 3: 17. Therefore we can not live to ourselves in this world, but live for the benefit and help of others as well as ourselves, live with the pur-pose . of making this world better by our being in it, by showing forth daily the sweet life of Christ. The Word ex-horts us much to use hospitality, not only toward our brethren, but toward the outside world : " Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for some have entertained angels unawares." Heb. 13: 2. God holds us to do unto others as we would they should do unto us, and do all things unto the Lord, con-sidering ourselves, lest we also be tempted. Many times the thought comes to me, how would we treat Christ if he should come to our door, knowing it was he then the words come ring-ing in my ears, Whatsoever ye do unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. If we want to be like our leader, Jesus Christ, we must be self sacrificing, always doing for the good of others, all our hands find to do, continually feeling for the rest of the body, as we certainly will if we are a member of that body. We have heard these words repeated: " Well the se-cret societies have to take the place of the churches of to- day, ( meaning the sects) in looking after the poor and needy." I hope and pray that the church of God will prove herself to be more liberal and more faithful to her poor and needy, which includes the ones in need all around her, than ever the ungodly secret societies of our land can be. May God help us to awake on these lines. We see in the time of the apostles, that provisions were made by the Church for the protection of the poor, etc. We see when Jesus spoke to Ju-das : " That thou doest, do quickly." The disciples did not understand really what he meant. " For some of them thought because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him : Buy those things that we have need of a-gainst the feast, or that he should give something to the poor." John 13 : 29. They were prepared • to care for Others as well as themselves. I believe in some of our local assemblies of to- day, they have the money- box, but not much in it sometimes, when they come to meet emergencies. Now, I do not be-lieve it is altogether on account of the stinginess or close heartedness of the brethren and sisters, but more on ac-count of neglect of duty, along that line. God wants us to be obedient to his plans and follow the examples he has set for us; in his word. Paul says: " Now concerning the col-lection for the saints as I have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye. Upon the first day of the week, let every one of you lay by him, in store as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come." 1 Cor. 16 : 2. " Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." 2 Cor. 9: 7. " I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to re-member the words of Jesus, how he said: It is more blessed to give than to receive." Acts 20: 35. We can not have now the slightest doubt, as to its being God's will for us to lay by in store, according as he has prospered us, that we may have some-thing to give when we find an oppor-tunity to do so. Now as to the amount to give, we will have to decide this be-ween us and God. Let us see what Jesus said about the widow's mite. " And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him, his disciples and saith unto them, verily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than they all which have cast into the treasury : for all they did cast in of their shim-dance but she of her want, did cast in all that she had, even all her living." Mark 12 : It stands to reason that God does not expect the one in possession of ten dol-lars to give as much as the one with Lwenty dollars, but God wants those who have means, to'have them in a po-sition so that they can use them now to his glory. God does not want us to work and lay up money now, as though we expected to live about one hundred years after we had ceased to be able to work for our living, as it does appear some are doing but what if Christ should come and bring all things to judgment, and we would find out that if we had done what we could with the means we had, more souls would have been saved, would we really be justi-fied in the sight of God? It makes my heart almost quake for some souls when I see them adding farm to farm, house to house, etc., and - working exceeding-ly hard to get them, while at the same time they count themselves not able to do much in the way of giving, on ac-count of the new farm they are trying to pay for, perhaps only to be left in a few years to a family that will only spend it in the things of this world, and God will neither be glorified in the farm, nor the hard work done to gain it. God wants us as his children to con-sider the needs of his work at the pres-ent time, and save, also if necessary sacrifice many of the pleasant things of this life, in order to help the cause of God. God has placed us here as stew-ards over his goods, therefore he means that we are to be careful and saving of his means. If God has placed the brethren over the wheat and corn bins, he certainly has placed the sisters over the house, and as one looks after the grains of wheat so the other must be careful of the bread crumbs. I am per- 2596 2 suaded that God wants us to watch that nothing is wasted, not for the sake of hoarding up riches for ourselves, but for the sake of being able to do more for the redemption of poor fallen hd-manity. I have really seen instances where enough food was wasted from off the table and out of the pantry, to feed many a hungry soul. I learned a great lesson from a dear sister, with whom I lived for a short time. I noticed she would never throw out a crust of bread, or a spoonful of anything that could be used, she permitted nothing to be wast-ed. It taught me lessons on saving, that I never knew before, and I know God was well pleased in her doing as she did. Oh, may God open our eyes more to see these things! T have no doubts that if Paul were here, or even many of our dear brethren in the work of the Lord to- day, they would: be glad many times to even get the refuse and surplus food that is gathered up and thrown to animals from the kitchens of some of the professed saints of God. I believe . God wants us to awake on some of these seemingly smaller things of life, and do all we can for the Mas-ter. Let us as God's chosen people set an example of good works in every way before this sin- 13enighted world, en-deavoring to rescue as many souls from the snares of the devil as possible, and prove that we are a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Amen. What is Mammon? September 18, 1902, Support of the Ministry. I T was God that created this world in which- we live. He is the Creator of the entire universe. All the beasts, birds, fish, flowers, grains, and trees were created by him. We are creatures of his hand. In addition to all this, he in his great love gave his Son to die that we might be saved and live for-ever. Therefore, to fear God and keep his commandments is the whole duty of man. It is man's duty to serve God. Satan tempted Jesus to worship him, whereupon the Savior replied: " Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve." The wick-ed ask, " What is the Almighty that we should serve him?" He is our Creator, our Savior, the giver of every good and perfect gift, he is all; there-fore, worship and serve him and him only. Man's eternal happiness depends upon his serving God. You are to choose whom you will serve. God is a holy and a jealous God. His service excludes all other servitude. Joshua spoke unto the children of Israel and said: " Ye can not serve the Lord." Why could they not serve the Lord? Because they were serving strange gods. It was impossible for them to serve the God of heaven, and strange gods also. It is also said, " No man can serve two masters :. Ye can not serve God and mammon." Mat. 6: 24. What is mammon? The Mosaic law forbid the Israelites worshiping gods of wood, stone, and gold; images which were termed strange gods. The New Testament forbids us serving mam-mon. What is it to serve? " Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey?" Rom. 6: 16. To obey is to serve; therefore, whomso-ever we obey, they are whom we serve. To serve mammon is to obey mammon, and ye can not obey mammon and obey God. But what is mammon, that we might not serve it? There has been much speculation up-on this question, but the Savior in his words followingMat. 6: 24, tells us plainly what mammon is, as to make an end of all speculation. After say-ing. 4 ` Ye can not serve God and Lord. mil W. W. IITLEY. HERE are many people in the world to- day who are always looking for something cheap. I knew a man who went to every vendue in the coun - try around him, to give vent to this pent- up desire within him, to have things cheap. He had his barnyard full of old truck, pieces of furniture, old sleighs, wagons, and whatever he got his eyes on that he thought was cheap, he was sure to buy, if possible. This man was surely deceived. When quite a small boy I read in an old Os-good reader a proverb like this : " Never buy what you do not want, be-cause it is cheap." This certainly is a good motto for children of God to follow, and will fit as well spiritually as financially. So many people deal on the cheap line_ Be Not Deceived. THE GOSPEL TRUMRET. They come to God for a gospel pleas-ore, pressed down, shaken together and running over but where is the price? They have not met the conditions laid down in the word of God, to forsake all and to seek with the whole heart: to set their affections on things above. But they come to the altar like Ananias and his wife, Sapphira, and when they are asked, " Have you sold out to Jesus?" they answer, " Yea," but they think they will get something cheap and they get up and are carried out by the de-ceiver of souls on their miserable, shod-dy experience, as dead spiritually as was Ananias and Sapphira when Peter spoke these words to them : " Why hatle Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost?" I am glad that God has a perfect sal-vation, and he gives us to know by the Holy Spirit's witness to the same, that we have obtained the promises, when we have paid the price marked plain ly and unmistakably in the Article of Agreement ( word of God). Let us see if we have been buying and hoarding up heaps of old rubbish to be burned, simply because it was cheap. Prove your own selves, exam-ine carefully whether you brought forth fruit meet for repentance in res-titution, Ezek. 33 : 15 confession, 1 John 1: 9; forsaking sin, Isa. 55 : 7 Prov. 28 : 13 forgiving, Mat. 6: 14, 15. If you. have the genuine salvation, hold fast that thou hast, and as you have re-ceived Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk. Col. 2 : 6. " Take heed that no man de-ceive you." Mat. 24 : 4, 11, 24. " And many false prophets shall rise and shall deceive many. For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets. and shall show great signs and won-ders insomuch that, if it were possible. they shall deceive the very elect. " Let no man deceive you with vain words : for because of these things corn-eth the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience." Eph. 5: 6. " Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility ( the devil is very humble at timesl and worshiping of angels, for the virgin Mary or departed saints or smooth preachers] intruding into those things which he bath not seen, vainly puffed up in his fleshly mind." Col. 2: 18. " Little children, let no man deceive you : he that doetli righteousness is righteous, even as In' (- Christ] is righteous." 1 John 3 : 7. " Let no man deceive himself. If any . ean among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that be may be wise." 1 Cor. 3: 18. " For f a man think himself to be something. when he is nothing, he deceiveth him-self." Gal. 6: 3. " But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, de-ceiving your 0WE selves. If any man among you seemeth to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain." Jas. 1: 22, 26. If we do these things we shall never fall. wor dd of God, arid redouble our dill- Noayjrboi T gence; the eternal. God is on the for- Pear ones, let us continue in the esouls wloi are, 1lost of f st. oiin salvation, sin. Tea, t sida move oeA\ c and be ready to do valiantly lothed fo hr d " Tow is a im Almighty the accept-s l e " th in th these bodies down." " Let us then be up and doing, We have but a few more days, Priee'ess souls of men to rescue From their dark and sinful ways. Courage, brother, work and suffer, Till this fleeting life is last: God will recompense our labor,; W ith a great reward at last." ' Let us_ respect as did Moses the prom-ised reward. Heb. 11: 26. great work you, wh , en they gave the tenth of their harvest, tenth basket of grapes, after this the ;. judgment. " Life every tenth bushel of corn, besides this f they left an abundance in the field for ed tune, to- day is the day of salvation," the poor and the stranger. Jews, - w and charged them with covetood- But that earth is but a vapor, soon we ' ll lay was not all out of the nine tenths left them, they east " abundance" into the treasury, came, upbraided them on eve-ine - 11y - e And still the Lord was co th cause the y were covetous and fell short in liberality. re them because of ey side be-their covetousness. Christ, when be - Brother, sister, if Jesus reproved the BY H. M. RR. I N the following articles we will 1 ly. set forth the duty of all the people cs) titiGsfoiceldtowards God's nn i people have an idea that when then, comae a out ll responsibility of sectism they in giving are relieved no re to li pa, eve sup. : from great and 0- e ieral moving up on flits line. Some port the ministry. Such have no real fa r( tito They i . e n Til;- eY t as barnacles to the simply hang on t il ) ieas gospel esh: papleida time is here are a real hindrance such to must the work. The whe off. T hey are 1 under a mis-taken idea. Brethren, there is a finan-cial part_ to the Lord's work, and you must not conic behind in this gift I often wonder how people can keep saved, and have such little concern on this line, and do so little. It may be that some are living so far away from God that he can not talk to them; others are thoughtless because of a lack of spirituality and possibly, some are ignorant of the plain teachings of the Bible. If any of the latter are drag-ging along because of a lack of en-lightenment, we pray that these articles may open up their understanding. There are many who do not give to God what they formerly gave to the devil. If they would give even what they once spent for costly appar el, hat trimmings, jewelry, tobacco, tea and. coffee, social drink, admittance to fairs, shows, thea-ters, etc., etc., the precious cause of Christ would not suffer. Reader, sit down and count up - what you used to spend for the above things annually, and then consider whether you now give even that much to the Lord. Do you 0 brother, sister, you ought to give far more to the cause of God than you used to spend for the devil and this vain world ! f von do not, you are not a spiritual man or woman. Yon are simply a drone. this article stirs up resistance in your heart, if you resent, pick, and find fault, it is another pos-itive proof that your religion is only a sham. Some people can shout " Hal-leluialm ! ' to most_ every thing else; but when you touch this line they at once oppose you. This is positive proof that their whole profession is a fraud— a deception_. Salvation puts into our hearts a love for the whole truth. It gives us a perfect, willingness to meas-ure up On every line. Many people who once spent twenty-fiye cents a week for tobacco and coffee alone, now would grumble at the diought of putting twenty- five cents ev-ery Lord's day into the treasury. 0 ye covetous, stingy people how will ye es-deny him. You. profess to love God; cape the damnation of hellY'o? u p r- o fess to be like Christ, but in works you but yyoouu Und - rob er hi the hill'. law Y of You Moses have the robbed G ing system was in force. They gave a tenth of all they possessed. They also gave a tenth of all their income. Be-sides this they gave freely into the free-will offerings. They, out of their abun-dance, cast into the treasury. Mark ' mess e n- - b glaid iml: obHbeedtat Lir, 11/ 1 plainly , here do You stand ? God eharge them with mammon," he adds :" Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on." The word " therefore" means— for this reason. For this reas-on " Ye can not serve God and mam-mon." Since for this reason you are commanded to take no thought foryour life, etc. For what. reason? For the reason " Ye can not serve God and mammon." Since you are command-ed to take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink nor with what you shall be clothed : is it not clear that taking thought for these things is serving mammon? Whoever becomes anxious-ly concerned about his life, - what he shall eat, drink, and with what he shall be clothed, is simply bowing down to mammon. A preacher who is so anx-ious for his meat, drink, and clothes as to secure them a year ahead, by a fixed salary, is serving mammon. A pastor who, intending to locate in a certain place, considers these temporal things, is serving mammon. The evan-gelist who arranges his meetings, pur-posely-, in places where he is quite cer-tain he will get something good to eat, and drink, and plenty of money to buy clothes, is not serving God. No mat-ter how nice he may talk he is not serv-ing God, but is led by, or obeying these temporal things. Reader, I pray God to help you to see what it means to serve the Lord. If von are anxious and worried about how von are going to get through the win-ter, what von shall eat, drink, etc., you ere serving these thin gs. Nowhere is a life of trust end, denendence in God more beautifully and deeply taught than in these words. If You get these truths in your heart, von will have found the secret to a successful mid barmy life. - It is not objectionable to the spirit of Christ for some to have their farms. flocks, and herds but when they get to dePendi- n g and trusting in them they are not servin g God. I rnav he eypecting to get me a suit of clothes when I sell my poultry, hut if my Poul-try all fake the cholera and die, I will get my needed clothes just the same. 11Peause T am trusting in God, and no* in the poultry. If you would be dis-eouraged, worried, and cast down be-cause one means fails, you are not serv-ing and trusting in God as you should The Savior teaches us of God's care in feeding us, by his care for the fowls of the air and his care in clothin g us his care of the lily. So trust in him. obey him, serve him, and be not any ious about the things of to- morrow. The Gentiles ( those who do not serve God) seek after these temporal things: but you are to seek and serve the Lord, and he will give you all needed things. Cease serving mammon, and serve the C. E. O. and eggs for tobacco and coffee. Will you sell them for money to give to God's servants and to the poor? A 1 Pig was once sold to buy wife a new hat and dress in the latest style. How often is one now sold, and the mmoney I all g( riv eetnn • oGo d's caus- e e? Five dollars do it with thy might." Ecch 9: 10. care one for another and. we are not our own, but we are bought with a price. Let us realize that when we get saved, we " hire out" to God to do anything he wishes done, and the wages is eter-nal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, September 18, 1902, THE GOSPEL TRUMPET * 2197 tithes and offerings." Mal. 3 : 8, 9. Yet they gave far more than the majority do to- day. Oh, may God awaken his people on this line ! Reader, are you robbing God? When you. sow a field of wheat, or plant a field of corn, do you ever consider that part of it should be given to the Lord's cause If you were living in the legal dispensation, and your wheat crop would amount to six hundred bushels, sixty of that you would have to give to God, after leav-ing enough in the field for the poor. Then out of the five hundred and forty bushels left, you would have to give freely unto the offerings of God. Do you give that much now ? Stop a mo-ment and think, do you? ' Oh, " says one, " we are not under the law." True, and the tithing system is abolished. I ou are not compelled; but, `` The Lord loveth a cheerful giver." However, the principle of liberality and giving is just the same now as ever only God requires more now than then. Do you enjoy this thought? Is it sweet to your soul? Count up what God required of the Jews, and then consider that you are more under obligation now than they were, and see if you are robbing God. If you are a laborer, a mechanic, or a merchant, God wants part of your wages or income. " Oh," says one, " I am poor !" That does not excuse you. The poor widow east in more than they all— all the living that she had— two small mites, but she freely gave them and the Lord commended her. Have you as much as the widow of Zare-phath ? Brother, have you as much as she? All she had, in this world, was " a handful of meal in a barrel," and " a little oil in a cruse. " But the Lord required her to give. The first little cake had to be given to his servant, his minister. What was the result of her giving f Just read the account: " So he arose, and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks : and he call-ed to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand. And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that 1 may go in and dress it for me and my , son, that we may eat it, and die." " And Elijah said unto her, Fear not go, and do as thou bast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. For thus saith the Lord God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the earth. And she went, and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, did eat many days. And the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah." 1 Kin. 17: 10- 16. It paid that woman to give to the Lord's servant. You say, " Well, I have more than she had." Thank God. Then you can give more. But some will say, " I have no money," while out in their barn- yard they have cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses; and in the granary, - plenty of grain. To you, Jesus says, " Sell that ye have and give." You used to sell some chickens of your two- weeks' wages Niere once given for foolishness. How often do you now give five dollars of your wa-ges, to the spread of the gospel'? Be honest before God. Are you measur-ing up `? Says one, " I once did." But how is it now? Has your love grown cold? Are you as much concerned in God's cause as you once were in sin and its pleasures? Do you sacrifice as much? But I hear some one say, " That is too personal." No; God means - you. Will you measure up'? Says one, " I don't have to." Then quit your profession at once, for it is no good. You are a detriment to this work. The time is here when you must measure up or quit. Says one, " I will Measure up." _ Amen. Here istheresult: ' Bring ye all the tithes into the store-house, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not o-pen you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.' Mal. 3: 10. o be continued. IDLINLSS. BY GEO. D. OLDHAM. 4 4Cs. LOTHIPULNESS casteth into a deep sleep and an idle soul shall surfer hunger." Pro- v. 19 : 15. A l'ter a man is born of God the only way he can keep right with the Lord is to sim-ply go to work for him, for each one has a work to do, but all have not the same work. " But now bath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it bath pleased him." " For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same of-fice : so we, being many, are one body m Uhrist, and every one members one of another." Rom. 12 : 4, 5. Some-: times we hear one speak of another's going into the gospel work when they leave home to preach the truth, but 1 assure you that if they are truly qual-ined to preach, they have been at work ever since they round iavor in the sight of uoo. NVe should not think that God requires the preachers to do all the gos-pel work, or that we are nowt work ' or God lin less we are preaching. The rate at which the truth will spread oepends upon the laity as well as the ministry. W e can not be idle long and retain the love of God in our hearts, WI' we are commanded to be di ligent. fsa. 119: 4. In. Heb. 6: 11, 12, we read, - kild we desire that every one of you do show the same diligence to the fu assurance of hope unto the end: that ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patienc - the promises," " Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye- stedfast, touniovable, always abounding in. the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." 1 Cor. 15: 58. The enemy often deceives dear ones that have once labored for the gain and treasures of this world, but now have peace in their souls, by making wen]. believe that there is no use now of working, only enough to support the family or make a comfortable living; and sonic who have sufficient income need not work at all. This is wrong. " Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his ser-vants ye are to whom ye obey'?" If we are interested only in ourselves, it is evident that we are serving self but if we serve God, we will have the same The Gifts of Tongues. BY JENNIE C. RUTTY. G OD'S ways are not our ways, nor his thoughts our thoughts, there-fore it is necessary that we should not lean to our own understanding, but de-pend upon God to lead us into his way of truth. Several years ago a company of religious people at Topeka, Kans., claimed to possess the gift of tongues, and chattered an incomprehensible jar-gon that was claimed to be first one lan-guage and then another, but not under-stood by those naturally speaking the language claimed. For instance when French was claimed, the French- speak-ing people could not understand it, and when Swedish wag-- claimed the Swedes could not understand it. Neither could the interpretation be made by any one. This people did not obey the whole word of God, were not in love and unity with God's true children, and manifest-ed a spirit contrary to the Spirit of Christ in various ways, thus proving that what they claimed as the gift of tongues was a counterfeit. While studying this pretension, my soul was stirred concerning the true gift of tongues as promised to the church of God, and a careful study of God's word concerning the same has brought out some points that will do us good to consider prayerfully. In 1 Cor. 12 : 7- 12 we are told that " the man ifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. For to one is giv-en, by the Spirit the word of wisdom, to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy to another discerning of spirits to another divers kinds of tongues to another the interpretation of. tongues but all these worketh that one and the self same Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will." From the seventh verse we learn that every manifestation of the Spirit in be-stowing these spiritual gifts is for prof-it, therefore, is needed in the church. Bringing this thought into connection with the gift of tongues we must ob-serve that it is needed in the church to-day just as much as when placed there by infinite wisdom in its organization on the day of Pentecost. Its use is not that which belongs to any one of the other gifts. It is not to take the place of the gift of prophecy for the edifying of the church, but in 1 Cor. 14: 2, we may see what its profit is: " He that speaketh in an unknown tongue speak-eth not unto men, but unto God, for no man u nderstandeth - him . howbeit in the Spirit he speaketh mysteries." 4th verse, " He that speaketh in an un-known tongue edifieth. himself." Here we observe the gift is a sourceof profit between the giver and receiver as spir-itual mysteries are revealed and the receiver is benefited. There is one pre-cious thought right here especially needful of expression. Whatever is a means of edifying one member in the church is a profit to the whole church that much, for we are members one of another. But to give a greater profit to the entire church the gift of interpreta-tion of tongues is given: "' would that ye all spake with tongnes, but rather that ye prophesied : for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying." Verse 5. " Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zeal-ous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church. Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue, pray that he may in-. terpret " Verses 12, 13. From a careful study of this chap-ter we see that the gift of tongues was not given as a preparation to go to some foreign land; but to be used in the con-gregation of the saints where it was not understood, as there was need of the gift of interpretation to bring it to their understanding that they might be edi-fied, thereby. Also, " to others divers kinds of tongues" shows that to one person was given various and numer-ous tongues, for each of which was an interpretation. Paul said, " I spake with tongues more than ye all,"- and he praised God for the great gift; yet, was so desirous of assisting others in the church that he would rather speak five words with his understanding for their edification, than ten thousand in an un-known tongue. But because it does not serve equally with the gift of prophecy shall it be discarded from among us? Nay, but we will accord it the place and honor given. by the Holy Spirit. " In . the law it is written, With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak to this people: and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not; but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them that believe." Verses 21, 22. God had promised thousands of years before the Holy Ghost was given that a marvelous, glorious, powerful day of time was to come in the end of the world. One of the glorious things that should come to pass was that he would speak to the people with men of other tongues— that is, that men nat-urally able to speak but one language shouldbe so anointed bythe Holy Spir-it as to speak in tongues before - unknown to themselves, as it came to pass on the day of Pentecost when they who were filled with the Holy Ghost spake with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. And when this was noised abroad the multitude came together and were astonished to hear Galileans speaking all their different languages and questioned, " What meaneththi s While some " mocking said, These men are full of new wine." This gave Pe-ter the opportunity to tell them boldly of the great blessing of God in pour-ing upon his people the Holy Spirit. And many souls were saved. Here is given us the proper use of the great gifts of God. The people attracted by the power of God mani-fested in a way to arouse hearts ques-tioning for truth; and then this ques-tioning answered by one anointed of the Spirit to speak the wisdom of God. Some will say : " We see the need of it at that time, but it is different now." Dear saints, will you use the same ar-gument against the gift of tongues that the sectarians have used concerning the other gifts of the Spirit? Nay, we trow not, lest indeed you fail of your high calling. One of the signs that is to follow those who believe is that " they shall speak with new tongues." Mark 16 : 17. And now, dearly beloved children of God, who serve God in all humility of mind, does this sign— Gift of tongues— abide in our midst to- day? If not, why not? Have we been taught to seek for it by the ministry ? Have they been ensamples to the flock? Have we all the humility and consecration to bear more persecution and be a more separate people? " I would that ye all spake with tongues." " Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and for-bid not to speak with tongues." 1 Cor. 14: 39. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, ar d shall obtain favor of , the Lord. Bur he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own. sotl e all they that hate me . love death. Prov. 8: 33- 36. E E. BYRUM : . . . Editor. A_ L. BYERS _ .4_ . Office Editor- ClmstrZto, fng Editors: IL M. RIGGER, Cad. E. Oast, J. C. Bun'e, 174V. 13x! its, GEo. L. Cots_ leibusiiefee GOSPEL TRUMPET PUB. ea " Irxiikrirra, RilDit4Piaint kin- SECTARIAN, sent forth in the - mine of the LordapsosChrist, for the publication of full Salvation, Mine- Healing of the body, and the ' Way of all true Christians in " the faith once deRvered to the saints.", X 98 8 TtiE• atiSPEL TRUMPET September 18, 19k A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOI, OKAL. Entered* the Past- office at Itoundstill, X. Ta., as Seacastlrallita. ' MouncisvMe, W. Va., Sept: I/ V: 1904 60SPEL tTRUP that the Lord give the needed gace and help to Brother and Sister Mitchel, also send conviction to those who have I illegally encroached upon the liberties I of the law of the land and the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that such may be over ruled to the glory of God. CHILDREN'S MEETINGS. " Train up a child in the way he should go : and when he is old, he will no t " ' 2e?- 6. Train: to W b ter " rhe a-ing, by way of praying, testifying, ete I endeavor to get the unsaved, saved 1 give them pointed talks upon various' subjects; of mouse salvation in the principal theme, but in connection with grace slug' subjects as conscience. Row to have a tender conscience: power of influence, habits, good manners, forti_ tude, sensibility, self- control, etc. thinkoiltt e t ( t) h torawi the wyooefrantGhgo dem: W: 1 tr iVell them. Teach them how to ttorrem. all impel. • seeseeptien price, postage paid, United States, Canada, and Mexico, - - $ i. 00. England, - 6s. 2d. Germany, 6 marks 18 pf. arAll Subscriptions must be paid in Advance. In about two weeks after your Subscription is re-ved, receipt and credit of same will he shown by the address label attached to your paper or wrapper, pro-viaed the subscription is for more than three months. tfaineSS COMMUnkatiOA. 113011Cy14 - etc— MIME to addressed GOSPELTRUMPET CO, Mounnsvuls, W. Vd. to Insure credit otherwise we will sot be responsible. MoundsvilleAssembly Oct. 1- 7. To be overcome to- day makes to- mor-row's battles harder. If you would be a better Christian to- morrow, live your very best to- day. If you hope to deepen your expe-rience in God, contend for it most earn-estly. We are told not to be taken out of th world; but to be kept from the evil. There can be no true effect without a cause. If you would be truly virtuous and deeply pious, diligently live in prayer. seek Like as the warming rays of the Au-tumn sun melts the early frost, so a Christian, happy in redeeming love. melts the coldness in the hearts of men. Begin the day with prayer. It will fortify you against the tempter's pow-er. The result of neglecting prayer is to be furiously tossed about upon the billows of temptation. " Watching and praying," " pressing forward," " rejoicing in hope," " earn-estly contending," " running and not wearying," " patient in tribulation," are inscriptions written on the banner of the faithful soldier of the cross. Christianity is not a source of con-tention, discussion, or intellectual fear and anxiety but it is a joy, a hope, and a strength and comfort. One of the first fruits of Christian love is unity. Carlyle said: " Sects are the work of sectarians. No truly re-ligious teacher ever intended to found a new sect." Many things have been mistaken for the pure and undefiled religion of the Bible. The glory and praise of Chris. tianity is thought by many to depend upon pomp, music, art, and rich dis-play of jewels, precious stones, and eloquence. It has been decided to have the As-sembly at Moundsville, W. Va. begin-ning October 1st, continuing until the 7th. It will be held in the chapel of the Trumpet Home. A cordial invitation is given to all lovers of the truth and those who are desiring help for soul MOUNDSVILTX ASSEMBLY. N a letter of correspondence from Bro. Orr respecting Sunday- school awmoorkn, g I tfhine dy oau dnge spceroipptleio, nw ohfic hhi sI dweoemrk worthy of note, and without permission will insert the same that others may be benefited. thereby. " I appointed a young people's meeting for 6.30 P. M. Sunday evenings— an hour before preaching service. We conduct this meeting something in this manner. I endeavor to get the saved young peo-ple to take an active part in the meet-swer. Be sure that you ask some ques-ti on that all can answer. Yours ever in the one body of Christ, John Mossman. Centralia, Wash. Important Information. and body. Those w. ho can not come; can send their requ ests", or duriing th et. time earnestly seek the Lord for the, needed help. poi further inforniafioi" write us. part from it. your friends, and encourage them to discipline; toeducate— e s . send an order. Every good book and Bove was not spoken to parents only, but tract you have placed in a home is a to the churchwell; of course, it is message that may lead some one to very well for parents to look after their Christ. children and see that they have the proper training. Children that an, taught to mind and obey at home, will rh eo Iqmueia. r era front AsNseem'lrblty1160 cet. 1° 18- e7, ° If expeet the Moundsville eS sr y sorry tog' at hy tstart the Fresno, Cal. Assembly, which be- church has, in many places sadly ueg gins Oct. 10, and will probably be ac- lected the children - A's has been sug-i companied by Bro. E. E. Byrum. We Bested there should be more attention or three months visiting the churches in Cslfarn8, Oregon and Washington. Address C. E. Hunter, M undsville, W. - until Oct. 1st We hope the breth-ren will arrange for some general as-semblies along the coast. We would be glad to hear from any Cher who is able to work among Rus-sian people. The'way is open now for some one or more good workers to go into a large settlement of people from Russia and work for God. THE NEW CATALOGUE. We have just issued our new cata-ogue of books, tracts, etc., and will be pleased to send a copy of the same free of charge to those who have not yet re-ceived one. Send for one, show it to A WESTERN TRIP. OPENING THE WO RIKN ALASKA , PERSECUTIONS IN THE SOUTH. Brother J. L. Mitchel writes from Penton, Ala. that he and his wife in company with several others held a meeting at that place in which a num-ber of persons were saved. Threats had been made to run them out of the country, and finally an effort was made to accomplish the same. After the close of the meeting all left except Brother and Sister Mitchel, who intended to re-main a few days. An M. E. preacher raised a mob of over one hundred per-sons and got one hundred and twenty persons to sign a paper ordering them to leave by Wednesday noon. As Brother and Sister Mitchel did not feel led to go, on Wednesday afternoon a mob of about two hundred men gath-ered near the place where they were staying. The man with whom they were staying was unsaved, but would not permit the mob to come near. They afterwards sent a committee to try to get them to leave, but they would not do so, telling the committee that if they had transgressed the law to get a war-rant. There was a justice- of- the- peace among them who issued a warrant and deputized the preacher to arrest them, who took them to jail, where they re-mained until next morning, with joy, realizing that they could suffer for the gospel of Jesus Christ. They were al-lowed to give bond, and are now out a-il eeiting- final sometime between now aipci„ 1-, 4erpottib. Monday of September. ft is4, reported that the issuing of the ' e, e'artaiere0ai not legal. Let us pray suppled with the grace of ( kid. Have Will to know that they can live marie. it' they will. lay force of character anti tiod's grace they can do good for evil, they eon by the use of the will keep their affections off the world, and ,, f. t things above. They mil toiNi re . eeirueetiliii: 2na I: sllagi: gwi: chirla;, eoan, si, dtvleix:; 4 i issions ete. There are many thine , These are the things that r„ and special effort • T rtes. situ'. one scholar to select for tie te, \ t meeting two S4',, ripture texts with" he ow she thinks would be good forth s. hoot eomm mlory, told to dill praetiee. I get Its many voltu• 1,1' IS as pt, s. sible, not only to ° emit the teNts, hot tit t: trietly practice thee eeeeeeee them, eltwty, as to their suooess. . At the end of every onartot we e two ( log. 4.41, texts which we have prittird heattd, • inr I ee meth ." One of tense eieee tee each scholar. The expense is met from a motion Thk is the line we : Hall "-,, ,, n . wp arc instcommencing hay., boll doing this work sit The, whib. We have in the past mot with giwil stieee. ss. Of course new i. wiliarise. atidnew work hebrought II 114 t • . Titi• reamer rr is & so ng and not a t, . ord willing he will thing iihout his Sunday- st the near ftiture. IFly God tch his ministers ale€ istors ^ ltc w to work et- .• wally for the train ug of young linds in the way of righteousness. 0 oil, wake up a zeal act'ording knowledge in thy church in behalf of the rising generation! Amen. G. L. C. John 1: 8. saith lie livetli and sinueth not is a liar and the truth is not in him." How such a saying can not be found- ever in the Scriptures. The text says noth Sin1PlY- ing about comiting sin. It speaks of a certain class who can not truthfully say they have 11- 0 sin. The question is, who is referred tot Some was directed exclusively • have thought that this whole chapter Such a Posi ion is extreme, Wf oSrirthhe a't postie was simply laying down genera l principles. lie was fortifying the " ht-tie children" against " them that se-duce you." He classifies those to whom he wrote as " fathers," " Young men," and " little children." Se uses all these terms in a spiritual sense. The fathers, were the well established' fully saved brethren. The young also represented pillars who bad over- Come. These were already Sane, ° e d We have recently received a letter form Brother C. hi. Tubbs, whose work has principally been in the north-western states, who writes that he ex-pects to start soon for Skaguay, A las. ka Brother Batelwth will probably accom- . piny him. Let the saints everywhere it, remember them before the Lord, that many souls may be brought into the kingdom of God through their labors. Brother John L. Williams, who ac-, companied his father to Europe, im-proved the time while there in preach-ing the gospel in Wales, and a number of places in England. He informs us of the great need of some one filled with the Spirit and power of God to visit those places and work for the sal-vation of soots. I will p baby on e 0th3 ats ttw wo ( elven to the children, not only by par Trising to note how fast the ii,- . urse the teacher is example in all he tieclics nes are not salvation bat ate eats at home, but by the church. I have known of a ten- days ussemblY - Ineeting where there was not one children's meeting, while there was a large num-ber of children in attendamee Since we see that there has been a great neg-lect on this line let us move out inure in the future, and look after the chil- 1 am glad to tell you that we ye a children's ineetiug here in e'en ralia the attendance is from fifteen ti twenty each Sunday. I have been con-nected with the instruction of children, more or less, for sixteen ur eighteen years, both in teaching school and su-perintending Sunday- sthool; and I find that the children must be interested in their work. In order to interest chil-dren, you must have their attention; no one can interest children while some of them are whispering or looking out of the window. A teacher that can not hold the attention of his class is nut " apt to teach." A teacher should stand in front of his class where he can see all the faces in the class, and itnhgey,, see his remarks his. A. teaacher to be " interest-rks should use such language and illustrations that all the class can grasp and understand readily. Very- much patience is required if you succeed in gaining much headway, pecially in the singing. One hour is quite enough time spent in a children's meeting where there are less than forty children; one- half of that time should be spent in the sing-hag; sing familiar pieces, for the sing ing is the life of any meeting. In our children's meeting we open the meet-ing by singing a song— generally the first verse two or three times; then we BY 11. M. RIGULE. have a short prayer; then the remain- I in n we us. slayy that s we text have has probably no sin, we de-al verses by the children. Children as der of the song. After a few remarks ' ceive ours elves, and the truth is we sing again; then recital of Scriptur- nott heen as often misquoted as any in the therefore, have plenty on hand that Bible. Holiness opposers a general rule like to answer questions often state you are sure some in the class can an- that the Bible teaches that " he that 1 SI Wi* i. made and prayers offered to that mi. When iinve they get to working it e c'rr• e that Bro. young people's school; but me irk iii September 18, 1902. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. 2599 5 But there were some " little children, whose sins were forgiven." Not in-fants, but " new- born babes." Con-verted children. Mat. 18 : 3. The bur-den of the apostle's letter was to lead these on into the establishing grace, and to fortify them against seduction. He pointed them away from all newly invented doctrines, to " that which was from the beginning," the " apostles' doctrine and fellowship." He urged them to walk in the light. This they could not do without first getting into the light. Two things would be the result of their walking in the light: 1. " fellowship," 2. a " cleansing from all sin." Ver. 7. This is the very work the apostle desired them to receive. A cleansing from all sin— sanctification. He next showed them, that to say they had no sin to be cleansed from, was un-truthful and deceptive. Ver. 8. Thus he pointed out their true need in verse 8, while in verse 7 he gave the remedy — the blood. This as well applies to all justified believers. 1 John I: 9. BY H. M. RIGGLE. 4 4TF we confess our sins he is faithful I and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us f rom all trn righteousness. ' ' Two things are here promised upon conditions that we confess our sins. 1. Pardon or forgiveness. 2. A cleans-ing " from all unrighteousness." This sets forth New Testament justification. Under Moses' law the penitent receiv-ed forgivness, but those legal sacrifi-ces could not take away sins. A real cleansing was not experienced. But Christ was manifested " to take away our sins"— to save his people " from their sins." Righteousness signifies right doing. Unrighteousness implies wrong doing. An act is implied. John here shows that when we confess our sins, the Lord not only forgives them, but cleanses from all uurighteousness, or wrong doing. Takes the accumulated pile of lust and wickedness away. Thus old things pass away, and all things become new. Under the law of Moses, the man addicted to drunkeness came and offered his sacrifice, through which he received a pardon but the blood of animals was not able to take away the hellish appetite. Thus he was over-come again and again, and as often had to offer sacrifices to atone for his sin. How different since Christ has come. Now the drunkard not only gets a pardon, but the blood of Christ cleanses away the very appetite and desire for strong drink. When I came to Christ, he not only forgave my sins, but cleansed away the very desire, in-clinations, and power of sin. Cleansed me from all unrighteousness, which enabled me from that time on to live a righteous life. The text clearly teaches that both forgiveness, and cleansing from unrighteousness is pred-icated upon confession of our sins. Amen. John 15: 2. BY M. JUGGLE. itpVERY branch in me that beareth 4- 4 not fruit he taketh away : and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit." The first thing implied in this text is a " branch" in Christ. This is worthy our notice. First, we observe that this is not the state of the unregen-erate. The whole world is under sin, lost, children of wrath " by nature." All have sinned, and he that commit-teth sin is of the devil. This makes it clear that a real work of God must be effected in order to bring us into rela-tionship with Christ. To be a branch inChrist implies a work of grace. This Paul. explains by the term " grafting.'" " For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree?" The wild olive tree, signifies the A-damic root, or Satan's kingdom. The good olive tree Jesus Christ, or the kingdom of God. The whole world by nature belongs to the former. But God Almighty through the merits of Christ's death, and the agency of the Holy Spirit, cuts us out of the former, delivers us, and grafts us into Christ, viz., inducts us . into the kingdom of his dear Son. To be a branch in Christ also implies a creation The same apos-tle says : " We are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus ;" and " If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature." All can see at a glance that it takes a work of God to induct us into Christ. Branches in Christ are saved from their sins, justified, regenerated, con-verted, new creatures. " There is there-fore now no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus." The command now is to " abide in him." " Whoso-ever abideth in him sinneth not." All who abide in him must bear fruit. Those who fail to do this are pruned from the vine, the Father takes them away. But what of those branches that abide and bear fruit? " He purg-eth" them. What ford " That they may bring forth more fruit." When you take a scion out of a sour apple tree and graft it into a sweet apple tree, what kind of fruit will it bear ? All who are acquainted with the science of grafting will say, sour. It can never bear sweet fruit. Such a thing was never known. But why is this? An-swer. That scion when cut out of the sour tree retains and brings with it the sour nature. With it is mingled the sap and life of the sweet tree. But the graft will bear sour apples after its nature. Now Paul tells us that we are grafted " contrary to nature." When we are cut out of the sour tree of sin, we still retain the sour nature. But when grafted into Christ we partake of sweet life, and that life enables us to bring forth sweet fruit which looks contrary to nature. We, contrary to nature, bear fruit after the sweet life, instead of after our sour nature. This is the unmixed fruit of the Spirit. However, the sour nature - within often hinders an abundant harvest of fruit. So after we bear fruit contrary to our sour nature, the Father " purges" us, that we may bring forth more fruit. He purges out the sour, sinful nature, and we partake of the divine nature. The element which effects this cleans-ing is the blood of Christ. Possessing both the sweet life and nature we bear much fruit. Our old man includes both the old life and nature. The new man the - new life and nature. In justi-fication we put off the old life, and put on the new. In sanctification we put off the old nature, and - put on the new. " If the root be holy, so are the branch-es." SUNDAY- SCHOOL REPORT. I will write a few lines to let the Trumpet readers know how the Sun-day- school at Ripley is progressing and how conducted. I am thankful to God, dear readers and coworkers, that he has blessed our Sunday- school. Realizing the need. of children's receiv-ing the proper instruction concerning the way of truth, we decided to have Sunday- school at my house ( there be-ing no public house open for service) at ten o'clock. After announcing the Sunday- school's commencing the next Sunday, we . prayed God to send the children to hear the truth, ( There was already a sect school in operation,) so when the time came there were about twenty- five present some forsaking, at once, the other school becatise deeply interested. Nearly all had a Bible verse committed to memory, so aster we had singing and prayer, we had" a short lesson from God's word and then each one arose and recited his verse; and as each versewas recited a brief com-ment was made, the school lasting a-bout an hour. We established a con-tribution box that all who felt disposed to give, might have an - opportunity to do so that none might be ignorant of the fact, we taught them that it was the will of God for us to give of our means to support the work, and we have never lacked means. We immediately sent for ten copies of the Shining Light for three months and for one hundred cards bearing scriptural verses. Every scholar re-ceives a card each Sunday, and every family represented, a paper after be-ing in attendance four Sundays they exchange their four small cards for a large one. There is one thing sure, and that is this : If the Bible truths are unfolded under the anointing from heaven, it will create an interest,• and when you have a deep interest then is the time you can make impressions that will last as long as time, and may be felt through all eternity. Avoid formality by being filled with the Spirit do not hold the children too long; as God di-rects give them simple lessons and Bi-ble stories, whereby their little hearts and minds may receive a benefit. Show them the truth that God wishes to con-vey, and that it is dangerous to diso-bey God, and as sure as we do it there will some evil befall us. So may God help us to rise and shine and to put forth every effort that the rising generation may know more about God and his ways. Some may be ensnared by the devil, and fath-om the depths of sin until they no long-er desire to live; yet it may be on the verge of suicide their minds may re-fleet some former teaching, and in that hour they may fall upon their knees before God and seek his pardoning fa-vor and inhabit heaven throughout all eternity: Yours in Him, W. H. Oldham, Ripley, Okla. News from the Field. Lake View, Mich., Sept. 5. We are happy in acknowledging God's goodness to us. He has not for-gotten his unfailing promise: " Teach-ing them to observe all things whatso-ever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world." He has been a pres-ent help in every time of need. He has kept our bodies and souls from sickness and sin. He has been with us in power throughout the camp- meetings and the tabernacle- meetings of the entire sea-son. He has convicted and converted sinners; sanctified believers; healed the afflicted and sent forth judgment unto victory. Praise him from whom all blessings flow! Since our last report we have held meetings in the following places : North Star, Ohio Springfield, Ohio and Winslow, Ind. At these places a good-ly number of souls were saved fromsin and sectism. The overflowing showers of God's eternal truth, and his blessings that followed were wonderful. Truly righteousness has been run- fling down as a mighty stream. At one of these meetings a Methodist minister received light on the New Testament church and declared his freedom from Baby-lon. I hope God's hand may remain on him for good. We were privileged to attend the Claypool, Ind., camp- meeting, which was a feast of good things. The power of God was present in preaching the gospel, converting the sinner, sanctifi- Mg the believer, healing the afflicted, and in digging out the souls that were decoyed in deception. We went from the Claypool camp- meeting to the St. Louis, Mich. camp- meeting. This was another wonderful meeting. The place was shaken where we were assembled together. Crookedness was uncovered; the altars were filled; showers of bless-ings came down. All agreed that it was the best camp- meeting ever held on the grounds and this was the tenth one held here. To God be all the Glory. A goodly number of able ministers were present to expound the gospel truth. We are at this place ( Lake View) in Jesus name. Sister Fry and Broth-er and Sister Walters accompanied us here. Pray the Lord to bless and help us in these meetings. This is a hard place; but we remember the promise in Luke 10 : 19. We go from here to Cochranton, Marion Co., Ohio, where we expect wife and uncle A. J. Kil-patrick to join us. B. E. Warren. Victoria, Mo., Sept. 6. Once more we are happy to report victory in our soul, also for the work of the Lord in these parts. Praise God ! Since our last repor= t we have held a-bout a three- weeks meeting at De Soto, Mo., in which we were assisted a num-ber of nights by Brothers Baker and Adams of Poplarbhiff, Mo. This meeting proved to be the most glorious and victorious of any that we have at-tended for some time. Souls were saved from their sins, and as a second, instantaneous work of grace, believers were sanctified wholly. Halleluiah! On the last Sunday of the meeting there were six of God's little ones sanc-tified, which called down such a power of the Holy Spirit that the place was shaken; and the shouts of the saints ascended to heaven, insomuch that they were heard for blocks away; and peo-ple, both white and color
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