| Summary: | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 And he shell 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: 81. 01 ■ IENESS IN CVIRISV A. 5424.' 44- X4' Bo will. I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered. in the cloudy and dark day. Ezek. 34: 19. Jer. 82: 39. VOLUME XXIII. MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1903. NUMBER 24 have such hope, we use great plainness of speech. And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which is abolished: but their minds were blinded for until this day remaineth the same vain untaken away in the reading of the Old Testament; which vail is done away in Christ." " For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make my-self a transgressor. For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live un-to God." Gal. 2 : 18, 19. " Having abol-ished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so mating peace; and that he- might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. [ and breaking down the middle wall of parti-tion]." Eph. 2: 15, 16. Blotting out the handwriting of ordi-nances that was against us, which was eon-trary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to the cross; and having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Let no man therefore judge you in moat or in drink, or in respect of an holy-day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days : which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ." Col. 2: 14- 17. " For the priesthood being changed, there is of necessity a change also of the law, for there is verily a disannuling of the eommandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof. For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope did; by the' which we draw nigh unto God. And inas-inueli as not without an oath he was made priest: ( for those priests were made with-out an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, the Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest forever after the order of Melehisedec :) By so inueli was Jesus made a surety of a bet-ter testament. And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: but this man, bee: nate he continueth ever, hath an un-changeable priesthood. Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that conic unto God by him, seeing he ever liv-eth to make intercession for them. For such an high piest became us, who is holy, harm-leas. undefiled, separate from sinners, and-made higher than the heavens; who needeth nt; t, daily, as those high priests, to- offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did.- once, when he offered up - himself. For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated forevermore." Heb. 7 : 12, 18- 28. Redemption from the curse of the law. " Christ bath redeemed us ' from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hang-eth on a tree. To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." Gal. 3: 12; 4: 5. Relation of Christians to the law " Know ye not, brethren, ( for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law bath minion over a man as long as- he liveth? for the woman which hath a husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. So- then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law, so that- she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Wherefore, my brethren, ye HAPPINESS OF LIFE. Down, down in the depths of infinite love, Filled with all the fulness of God, Joy's cup ev ' ry moment, filled from above, As adown life's pathway I trod. No sin sways its scepter over my soul, God's righteousness fills every part; His fulness of glory keeping the whole And I love him with all my heart. Sing not to me of the pleasures of earth, I have found a much happier way; The joys of the Lord, of far greater worth, Are filling my life every day. Sorrow and sighing have flown away, From trouble and care I am free; The glory of God in my heart holds sway, I am happy as I can be. You are tempted, you say, and sorely tried, Of that I have nothing to say; The riet'ry is mine, whate'er may betide, I am happy each hour of the day. : My pathway of life is now paved with peace, While flowers ever bloom bright and gay; A halo of light is shed around me, As I walk the beautiful way. C. E. O. The Law. BY MAGOIE R. WEBER. ING a Methodist minist r say that thr Mtlaaie ittW was as nitwit for us today as it was for tin' laraelites of old, mid also that Christ did not COMO to fulfil the 1/ 11V, ete., I thought it well to give a few references from Clio Wide to prove that Christ did come to fulfil the law. We read in Rom. 3: 4, " Yea, la GA be true, but every man a liar." IaiNv to the Israelites. Ex. ' 20. Through MO- SeS. Ex. 31: 18. John 7: 19 says, Did not Moses give yeti the law, and yet none of you keepeth the la\\•? why go ye about to kill Me: 1 ' . Law through angels: " Who have reOeiV ed the iaW by the tliSP ONitiOn of angels. and have not kept it. Acts 7 : 53. " Wherefore then serveth the law? It was beenuse of trans-lolls, till the : alai should ( a gile to whom the promise Wa1i made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a Mediator." Gal. 3: 19. Law fulfilled by Christ: " Think not that I ant 1,0111e to destroy te n or the prophet. s: I 8,111 nut come to destroy, but lee fulfil." Mat, 5: 17. "' fliers fort' as by the offemp of one judgment came upon all luelt b- t eondemnation; even so by the right-eouanesa Of one the free gift mite upon all men unto justification of life." Done away in Christ Jesus. " For sits shall not have dominion over volt: for Ye are Iillt under the law, but under grace. What then? shall we sin, tweanse we are nut under the law, but under grace? forbid." Rom. 6: 14, 15." Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from 11S have troubled you with words, subverting' your souls, sayinea Ye must be el renmeised, and keep the law : to whom Wo gave no such eonunandment." Acts 15; 94. In 2 Cola 3: 7- 14, we read: " But if the ministration of death, written and engra y stones, Was glorious, so that the chil-- en in dren of Israel could not steadfastly be-hold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: how shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious? for if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of right-eousness exceed in glory. For even that which was made glorious had, no glory in this respect,. by reason of the glory that excelleth. For if that which is done away Was glorious, much more that which re-maineth is glorious. Seeing then that we also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God. For when we were in the flesh the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. But now we are deliver-ed from the law, that being dead wherein we were held that we should serve in new-ness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter." Rona 7: 1- 6. " For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God. To redeem them that were un-der the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. Howbeit then, when ye Imew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are no gods. But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, wherunto ye desire again to be in bondage? Ye observe days, and- months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed up-on you labor in vain." Rom. 7: 1- 6. Gal. 2: 19; 4: 5- 11. Temporary character of law. " And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stead-fastly look to the end of that which is abolished. In that he saith a new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away." 2 Cor. 3: 13; Heb. 8: 13. The Need of a New Birth. BY EMIL KREUTZ. Jeremiah cries out, " The heart [ of men] is deceitful above all things, and desperate-ly wicked: who can know it?" The proph-et Isaiah also acknowledges, " All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way." Isa. 53: 6. Coming down to the New Testament scrip-tures we find the apostle Paul teaching that Jew and Gentile " All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God. Rom. 3: 23. Again : " Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Rom 5: 12. John also gives us to under-stand that if we say that we have not sin-ned, we make God a liar, and his word is not in us. 1 John 1: 10. The Scripture only testifies of one man that never sinned : the man Christ Jesus. He was holy, harmless, undefiled, separ-ate from sinners; yea, in him was no sin. But, God made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Jesus tells the Jews: " I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins : and whither I go, ye can not come." John 8: 21. We see very plainly by the foregoing scriptures that man naturally is sinful and wicked, and, as Jesus told the Jews that if they died in their sins where he was they could not come, so he tells all man-kind, to the Jew first, and also to the Gen-tile. Rom. 2: 6- 12. And as man's heart and life are naturally sinful and depraved, a change must take place before man can do right, or be prepared for immortal glory. This change must be brought about by the Spirit of God. No man can say, I have made my heart clean in myself. " Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?" Prov. 20: 9. Not one. All are called to repent; all must believe in Jesus for the remission of sin; all must be born again in order to see the kingdom of God; and thank God, we may by receiving the liv-ing word of God in. our hearts. Have Faith in God. W E are commanded to have faith in God. It is as plain a command as any in the gospel; and places God's people under obligations to be strong in faith. The very nature of this command places us where we are to blame for the results that follow in consequence of a lack of faith in us. Especially, is this the ease with God's ministers. I have been awakened to this solemn fact in the last few months, to an extent that has been somewhat of a surprise to me; and when I write on this subject I do not intend to leave the impres-sion that I am up to the Bible standard of faith, but am just giving those who may be privileged to read this the benefit of what I have learned from. certain experi-ences of late. When Jesus said, " Have faith in God," there was no narrow limit, defining the boundary of faith, but he plainly declared: " If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou east into the sea; it shall be done." Mat. 21: 21. " And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall re-ceive." See Mark 11: 20- 24. These promises are not limited to the apostolic period, but are the utterances of him who spake on earth the will of God to his creatures for all time. He gave - us ,, rÄN the Ethiopian change his skin, \ ad. or the leopard his spots ? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil." Jer. 13: 23. We do not need to talk long or much in order to convince people that they are sinners; i. e., nomi-nally, nearly all are willing to acknowledge that they sin more or less every day. Even those who profess to be Christians seem to think that they must sin in word, thought, and deed continually. The Scrip-tures abound with evidence that man in his natural state, is inclined to evil, and that continually. David exclaims, " Behold I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me." Psa. 51: 5. Again he says, " The wicked are estranged from the womb : they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." Psa. 58: 3. If we turn back still further, even before the antedeluvian times, we hear it said, " And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." Gen. 6: 5. After the flood we have nearly the same testimony. When. Noah offered his first sacrifice after leaving the ark, " The Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth neither will I again smite every thing living as I have done." Gen. 8: 21. The Hebrew preacher tells us: " Because sentence against an evil work is not exe-cuted speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." Eccl. 8: 11. This last scripture ought to be a warning to parents, and cause them to correct their children, and bring them into subjection to the law of right while they are young. The prophet 1 the Word, and now we are expected to get branches of the true vine, but of Protestantism. A Free preacher once told me that th‘ organizations were tho- br - w.;- sites vine after which I a him - tion were the Christian organizations to the vina. a The leaves. - This is bad wine being drank world to- day. This do : Way- with the fact that dividually bear fruit_ for trace tha nut gdirt: 81) aranndet, shaetrid not out of fie leavt . s. Jesus says, " Every branch ittone that beareth not fruit he takath away if';: and every branch thatinbteshleretahbofte. uis'esrilipee: niTt , tiltib itth Tr) : 142. maTybahnrikngGofrfho7thte are individual branehm and net leaves. deelaration of J esus t affirms that we t people of we will tom- prove by the following seriptures that the children of God in. vidually hear fruit; and by thus doing, we will : Os:: prove that the children of Gee} are the hrattehes, on account of the feet that fruit does not grow out of the leave " Herein ia my Father glorified, that ye bear mueli fruit so shall ye he my diNei. 1 iih'.^ tee elate saris, beat 1/ fits: Sv. ertosWe( aietuoetet, i: rei. neias: n. inteI, YIeraaia: n r!'“ 111 SIT beenrne servants h ye ` have vnur fruit. 1.1nRto, nnho. 16in: e sseue.} ntl eeverlaati tafi this al,: xe saript tire three reasons In the above scriptures we that Jesus debarred not only the Pharisees, Sadducees, and mong the Jews from being plainly see the sects of Essenes, a-or becoming THE GOSPEL TRITNIRET, J. C. B. Why Spend Ye for That Which Satisfieth Not? EVA M. WRAY. 44. Wir HEREFORE do ye spend money W for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not?" Isa. 55: 2. How completely this scripture is fulfilled in the world to- day. Men and women of all ranks and ages, spending and being spent, in every eonceiveable manner, for that which satisfieth not. Very few re-alize that men have a. twofold being and that which seemingly satisfies the body for a season can never satisfy the soul, which was created in the image of its Maker. So they continue to spend for the things of this world which promise pleasure and satisfaction but find it not. They probably turn to some great revivalist or popular minister ( false prophets) who promise rest and the satisfying portion if they join their church; so they spend their money to erect fine meeting- houses, pay high pew rent, and high salaried preachers, and still fail to find rest and satisfaction to their souls. And as their hireling ministry do not teach them that they can not serve God and mammon they continue to dress ac-cording to the fashions and riches of this world, and indulge in all worldly pleasures and frolics and still obtain no satisfaction and rest to their longing souls. Some will persuade them that there is more brotherly love in the lodges than the churches, and if they will just join the lodge, they will then find pleasure and satisfaction and great reward; but after paying their dues and joining the lodges, they still find " allis vanity and vexation of spirit." They have still spent their money for that which satis-fieth not. The soul is so constructed that it can not live and flourish away from the presence of its Maker. As the flower will die away from the rays of the sun; it may be placed amid beautiful surroundings, in the pres-ence of the brightest manufactured lights, all to no avail. It must be placed in God's beautiful sunlight whose shining rays draw it upward, and give it beauty and causes it to shed its fragrance around it. So with the soul; it may be placed amid the most enticing surroundings, and nourished by the - brightest man- made ' lights or eh esa' • its longing will never e wa" lal pine away and die un-lets it ifteets$ Ibleconditiens and receives thy,; SOtIltITiit: that God alone can give. " Ho, eve- one fiat thirsteth, come ye to the watems and he that hath no money; cite ye, buy 04 eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk wAibut money and without -: price. Hearken ' diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me. Hear, and your soul shall live." Isa. 55: 1- 3. A Godly life. Wworldly life it is meant that they live HEN one is spoken of as living a in a worldly manner, or in a manner like the world; and when some one is spoken of as living a godly life it is meant that they live in a godly manner, or in a manner like God. But is it possible for finite man to live in a godly manner in this wicked world? Yes by God's grace, which brings salvation, we can deny or reject from our life all ungodliness and worldliness, and live soberly, righteously, and godly in thi present world. See Titus 2: 11, 12_ In the Scriptures this positive command-ment is given to the children of God: " Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children." Eph. 5: I. In some translations this reads, " Be ye imitators of God," and in some others, " Be ye mimickers of God." From this we understand that to be fol-lowers of God is to live or act in a manner like him. It is said again of those who abide in Christ that they should walk even as he walked. By this it is meant that their manner of life should be like his. We are told again to follow his steps, which also means that we should live and perfectly imitate the godly example he set before us. To illustrate the meaning of living Christlike more clearly, we will use one or two texts of Scripture. It is said of Christ that " when he was reviled he reviled not again." See 1 Pet. 2: 23. Although Christ was treated most shame-fully by his enemies, he sought not to a-venge himself. When insulting remarks were made to him he gave no insulting re-ply. To live a godly life is to live in the same manner. When Christians are re-viled, they bless; when they are persecut-ed, they suffer it; when their conduct is criticised and their character assailed and person assaulted, they offer not a word in retaliation. Jesus, when being put to death by his enemies, prayed the Father to forgive them. When a man, who had come with others to take Jesus, had his ear cut off, Jesus in his tender compassion healed this bitter persecutor of his wound. This is the true spirit of godliness. If an enemy should come some night and destroy your home by fire, what would be your feelings toward him? If you are a Christian indeed, and living a godly life, should you see his buildings on fire the next day, you would rush over, and, with a good will, do all in your power to ex-tinguish the flames. To overcome evil with good and to return good for evil, is the true spirit of Christianity; and whosoever does not do this certainly has not the Spir-it of Christ. The doctrines of the New Testament are according to godliness. See 1 Tim. 6: 3. If the doctrines of the New Testament are according to godliness, a godly life must be in perfect accord with those doctrines. The Scriptures therefore portray a life of true godliness. To all who desire to know how to live a godly life, we would say, Search the Scriptures, and conform your life to the same in the most perfect man-ner, and you will be rewarded with the blessedness of true godly living. The true standard of godliness is at-tained to only when the whole tenor of your life is in simplicity and godly sincer-ity. The apostle Paul said in testimony that his " rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world." Just as God set about the work of creation and redemp-tion in sincerity, so we in all purposes of life should be sincere. A godly life is whol-ly free from ostentation, every, act is done in purest simplicity, and truest sincerity As God scrutinizes every act by his all-seeing eye, there is revealed no impure mo-tive, no vain glory or lifting up of self, but all is in godly sincerity. The grace of godliness in the Christian character is capable of increase. There is a law in the spiritual world, as well as in the physieial, that growth is produced by food, drink, and exercise. The Spirit- filled apostle said, " Exercise thyself unto god-liness. In the Emphatic this reads, " Train thyself for piety." Here is somethin g for the consideration of every soul that has any aspiriation to be more godly in life. Train yourself for piety. The lawn- teuder forms an espalier by intertwining shrub-bery together. He keeps intertwining them as they grow, and by such training forms a latticework made of shrubbery. The soul intertwined with the sublime doctrines of the New Testament will form a character of deep piety and sincere godliness. For a proper development of the Christian graces there must be a constant training or inter-twining of the soul with God. This train-ing is what the apostle calls exercise: awl this exercise consists in reading the Scrip-tures, in prayer, and in deep thought or heart communion with God. The pugil-ist properly exercises and eats just mill food as will most properly develop the muscles of his body : the . and also that has any longings for more of Clod must exercise to have its yea rn i nits e'ra t Breathes there a soul so dead that Ilt'N'Or to itself has said, " Oh, fora eloser walk with God." Dear reader, is your soul reaching out: for God? Does his presenee till your life with light and peace? Is there an ardent: flame of his pure love in your heart.' Do you walk with him in a devout. rever-tpeaniact 0 tuo. C. twin pion Sinai p11) deeply in the atmosphere of heaven ? Is tion? Is your soul habituated to breathe ' BAITS JO SaT. TOTP puu To I4.1, ThT10_ 11 oir 2TIIPIdMa4UOD in pata- a; tio semtpaii - Jo pram ancd pup no, C oar , aianda are you deeply interested in your spiritual progress? Then set about to diligently per form all the duties that belong to a gedly life. Be meek, be gentle, be cow: i4ent. he holy; live in peace. and the Cod ( If love and peace he with you. Amen. ca E. n, Error and Truth. ters, ut no than the frank of f rim P0_ 1'. OF FAITEr., Faith, such as we now write about, is a gift of God, given by the Holy Spirit: 1 Cor. 12: 9. Faith manifests itself in heal-ing the sick, opening the eyes of the blind, raising the dead, and other miraculous signs and manifestations of God's power. The gifts of healing, miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, and tongues, are all gifts of the Spirit; and all who possess these gifts must have faith; but faith is a gift of itself, and is classed as such by the apostle. " And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and miracles among the people." Acts 6; 8. Here we find the gift of faith and miracles in one person. I do not suppose it possi-ble to perform miracles without the gift of faith. Faith is mighty, and far reaching in its nature and power. It brings within our reach possibilities that are almost limitless. Jesus made known this wonderful fact when he said to a certain one, " If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." Mark 9: 23. Bear in mind, we are now writing of the possibilities of faith— not that which we have already at-tained to, but that which is possible, and which God wants manifest among his peo-ple in this beautiful evening light. Faith has set at defiance the laws of na-ture, gravitation, sickness, death, and the fury of the wind, waves, and savage beasts. The numerous instances on record by in-spiration are a proof of this. It places within the reach of men the power to wield Omnipotence in some instances at their own will, that God may be glorified. Faith makes it always the will of God to give that which we believe for. Nothing is impossible with God; and all things are possible to him that believeth. down in humility and obedience where he can trust us with full authority as ambas-sadors for the King of glory. Satan would ve us; Stipply an expase far the: & Ellie to glori him throw. tthen= e rn • del minis e is acceP* 1# 4, other owledgemeiat Of alack bitio of in us as BY E. J. AXE'', JR. IN these last days of time the devil is pouring out his deceptions from the press and pulpit. and earth's millions are drink-ing down the awful corrupting fluid. unti spiritually intoxicated, they reel. stagger, and fall as prey into the hands of the devil and a false ministry, who daily bind their coils of deception tighter and tighter around them. In Rev. 17: 3- 6 John the Revelator saw in his vision a woman ( Roman Catholic sect) which was by the angel denominated a great whore. In her hand was a golden cup " full of aliomina-lions and filthiness of her fornication." Ver. 4. " The abominations and filthiness of her fornication" is classified as wine. and the angel positively declared unto John that " the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk [ intoxicated] with the wine of her fornication [ idolatry, worshiping false gods]." Ver. 2. It is a positive fact that the awful erroneous doe-trines, traditions, and deceptions of Roman Catholicism are found visible among the Protestant creeds of the religious world to- day, and are embraced as orthodox. not-withstanding that they have no origin in the Word of God. We will briefly com-pare some of the false doctrines or errors of to- day with the teachings of the New Testament, and see how ridiculous they appear in the light of eternal truth. One doctrine of error is that all the Protestant denominations are the branches of the true vine ( Christ). Truth says, " I am the vine, ye are the branches. He [ a person] that abideth in me, and I [ Christ] in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye [ the branches] - can do nothing." John 15: 5. In the next verse Jesus tells us plainly what constitutes a branch of the vine. " If a man abide not in me, he is cast 6 forth as a branch, and is withered." Ver. . why We know that God people are the braneh: N. or fruit. hearers, and not the : e• s First, beeanse God's people are flee from " in. No seet is free from sin, as there : t!'' sinners 1: 1 every, one of them. Second, that the people Of God have their " fruit / info denieS that pee. I p i , t . an become and live holy in this pres. t41t WorM. , t few sortN are preaching at 1 hol it, hence have not their " r . , tiess." Third, Cad's people '• eve sting life," but section; and seer making cease when this old earth is fin This true vine ( Christ) and its branehes c'saved people) is a true symbol of the oneness of Christ and his fe. lleaers, and is not symbolical of the I I ,: Set't ed eondition of Protestantiont. Error applies titles of honor and dis-inetis: n rrheerte the Seripture forbids. The - erihes ihnrisees loved to be greeted praised, flattered, public plaees) and to Rabbi, Rabbi. Jesus re: s custom and practise. ealIel proved this im ler and faithfully warned his disciples against its observanee. " But he not ye called Rabbi 11. ord or Nlasterl : for one is your Master, oven Christ; and all ye are breth-ren. Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ," Mat. 23: 8, " My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater eondonmation." , Tas. 2: 1. The word mas-ter is sanctioned of God. and is applied to individuals in the New Testament, but in the SPTISI, of an employer of an employee. " Masters t employers], give unto your ser-vants that which is just and equal, knowing that ye also have a Master [ Lord] in heav-en. Cell. 4: 1. While God's Word justifies 111011 i l being masters over their employees ( servants), yet they are forbidden to mas-ter or lord it over God's people in spirit-ual things. '' For one is your Master, even Christ : and all ye [ employers and em-ployees] are brethren." Mat. 23: 8. Among the many human sect organizations of to, ( IV. its ministry bear the names of Rever-end, Doctor of Divinity, Doctor of Sacred Theology, etc. Among the above titles, Who can not see in them a spirit of striving for the mastery, or the highest seat? How um like Christ. Now listen to the Word of in-spiration : " Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight there-of, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre ( money], but of a ready mind' neither as being . lords [ Rabbi, master, Rev., Rt. Rev., D. D., S. T. D.] over God's heritage, but being ensamples [ patterns for imitation] to the flock." 1 Pet. 5: 2, 3. There are titles or names given to God's true ministry; such as, apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers; but these are not given for a display to the flesh, or to exalt some above another, but simply to denominate their calling, and designate the line of work for each calling 113" June 11, 1903. stance, the work of a prophet is to proph-esy; an evangelist, to evangelize or preach the gospel; an apostle, to set or plant the Christian faith ;- a pastor, to feed the flock a teacher, to teach or instruct. These col-lectively are called brethren, and are ad-monished not to be called Rabbi. Praise God for the truth and equality of God's ministry. One is their Lord or Master, and they are brethren and servants of Jesus Christ. There are a few men of man- made insti-tutions who join in the clattering of babel strife and tumult caused by the working of wine they are drinking from their mother's ( Roman Catholic sect) cup. These prefix their names or titles as generals, command-ers, colonels, etc. I first refer to the Sal-vation Army, founded by one Mr. Booth of England, who signs his name General Wm. Booth. His personal staff and officers in general are all inferior to him in rank of office. As a military army, the officers of the Salvation Army are first ranked cadet and on up to lieutenant, captain, ensign, adjutant, staff captain, major, brigadier, colonel, commander, and general; but this office or rank of general is held by Mr. Booth and probably will be until he is de-ceased or bestows his title upon another. This certainly resembles the Roman Catho-lic sect and its popery. There is also a pe-culiar feature among the Booth family that savors of pride. When a Salvation Army male officer marries a daughter of General Wm. Booth, he then takes the name of Booth for a given name hence, Mr. Tucker, who is at present in command of the Sal-vation Army in the United States, is known as Mr. Booth Tucker. Likewise with Mr. Booth Clibborn, a son- in- law of the gener-al. These sons- in- law also are promoted in rank higher than their fellow officers. Likewise with the sons of the general, they are in command of the Salvation work in different nations with their offieens inferior under them. A few who stood by the gen-eral's side in the infaney of the movement are not ranked as are the family of Booth. Another organization of similar make- up is the Volunteers of Atuerioa, fouuded by ex- connuauder Ballingto ► Bootle, of the Salvation Army, son of the general. This sect eame into existence by a refusal on the part of thdlington to obey his father, the general's orders to leave America. When this sect commenced its mission, no little stir and coutention Was eaused in the city of Cleveland. Ohio and elsewhere between the American Volunteers and the Salvation Army. Mi. Dowie's tuneecruin Chivago, called the Christian Catholic Cho • e!' in Zion, is another unbiblical, human institution to scatter its awful deceptive doetrities among earth's populatiou. Dowie, acting as pope, places himself at the head, and says that he is the general overseer. What part of the overseeing would God take, even if he had any part in it'? It would of neeeasity be under Dowie, because he says he is the " general oVerseer. Yes, trod does see it, and in a sense he oversees it, in that lie sees through it and all over it. What dues he see? But a mass of human construction and ingenuity. Dowie is making no ad-vauee in bringing about restoration or uni-ty, but is only adding to the awful eonfused elattering of tongues, and disobeying the exhortation of our Lord in the following scripture: " But Iv not ye culled Rabbi I Rev., D. D., etc.] : for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren." Mat. 23 : 8. Dowie- likes the title; heuee, signs his name, The Rev. 1) r. John Alexander Dowie. Brethren, I feel as if I was one el those servants in the following scripture: " So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are eonnnanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants : we have done that which was our duty to do." Luke 17: 10. Once I sought honor iu the Salva-tion Army, and was desirous of promotion in its ranks, but thank God for light which his Word does bring, that causes the works Of man to fall into insignificance. Amen. Wherefore, seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set be-fore us, Looking with Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, de- Biasing the shame and is set down at the Women's Freedom in Christ. BY BROCA J. CLARK. I WISH to put before your minds some of the good, encouraging Bible facts on women's freedom in Christ. I have learn-ed by the help of God that they have just as much freedom as the men. John says, " If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." John 8: 36. " And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Ver. 32. Let us notice first, there is no distinction made: there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Gal. 3 : 28. The Spirit promised and given to both. " And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions': and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out of my Spirit." Joel 2: 28, 29. " And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in One place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it [ the Holy Ghost] sat upon each of them. And they were all filled With the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." Acts 2: 1- 4. " Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerue salem a sabbath day's journey. And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and. Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James, the son of Alplamis, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren." Acts 1: 12- 14. " But Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Ju-dea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and harken to my words; for these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day but this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sous and your daughters shall prophesy, and • eur young men shall see visions, and a- ou• old men shall dream dreams: and on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy." Acts 2: 14- 18. The Spirit is given to both male and fe-male to guide them. " Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come." John 16: 13. It is given to aid them. " Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought : but the Spirit itself maketh inter-cession for us with gronnings which can not be uttered." Rom. 8: 26. " What is it then? I will pray with the Spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the Spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." 1 Cor. 14: 15. - Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; compar-ing spiritual things with spiritual." 1 Cor. 2: 13. Let us be encouraged to work for God; for he has given us everything in the way of instruction and correction that we need to help us to walk worthy of our calling, which is unto holiness. The Word tells us, " Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." 1 Pet. 1 : 13. " Follow after charity, and desire spir itual gifts, but rather that ye may proph-esy." 1 Car. 14: 1. Now let us learn what prophesying is. " But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men to edification, and ex-hortation, and comfort." - 1 Cor. 14: 3. " Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith The privilege of prophesying is given to all, both male and female. " For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted. And the spir-its of the prophets are subject to the proph-ets. For God is not the author of con-fusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints." 1 Cor. 14: 31- 33. 0 beloved ones, let us strive to do more for God and for the salvation of souls; and let us cry out for women's freedom, for there are so many bound down by the cruel tortures of unmerciful husbands, tit we think it is high time to cry aloud, and spare not. They have been kept under until they do not know whether they have any privileges or not. Some husbands even professing to be saved seem not to think that their companions have need of any privileges in Christ. " Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lard is. Eph. 5 : 17. Paul says, " Be ye followers of God, as dear chil-dren; and walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor." Eph. 5: 1, 2. " Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it." Ver. 25. " So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself." Ver. 28. " Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." Col. 3 : 19. Dear readers, do not neglect your duty on this line; give them all the encourage-ment needed to help them. Did you ever think how much encouragement it would be to your companion for you to come in from work and sit down and talk and read with them? We do pray God to let this subject find a place in the hearts of the readers of the Trumpet, and may God help them to do their duty on every line at home and help bear the burdens of the family, and not sit down grumbling and growling at your wife for not doing some-thing that yin ought to have done your-self to help bear the home duties, while at the same time the wife has her duty to perform to make home pleasant. We write this for her encouragement, and to show her that she has freedom in Christ. I heard a lady say one time that she knew holiness is right; and it is holiness or hell; she would love to hear it preached, but could get no chance, as her husband is opposed to it. To such dear ones, we beg God's mercies upon them; may God help them to find some way of escape before it is too late. Please pray for me that God may use me as an instrument in his hands to do what he has for me to do. Hints to Outdoor Preachers. OUTDOOR preaching is primitive preaching. The groves were God's first temples. Abraham's altar stood out-of- doors beside his tent. The messages which Moses proclaimed to the congrega-tion of Israel, were beneath the open sky. The prophets of Israelwere outdoor preach-ers. It was on the crown of Carmel that Elijah cried, " If the Lord be God, serve him," and thus brought Israel back to their allegiance to their Maker. In Solomon's time wisdom cried without, lifting up her voice - in the chief places of concourse" in the city street. Ezra. and Nehemiah were outdoor preachers, and read the law from a wooden platform in the open streets of Jerusalem. Jeremiah was an outdoor preacher, and sometimes used to take the leading men of Jerusalem out to hear him preach, and illustrate his sermon foretell-ing the downfall of the nation by dashing au earthen bottle in pieces before their eyes. Jer. 19: 1- 10. Ezekiel was an out-door preacher, and portrayed upon tiles the solemn lessons which he had to convey; and among the captives by the river Che-bar bore testimony to the truth of God. Ezek. 4: 1. Jonah was an outdoor preach-er, and preached in the streets of Nineveh; and the Ninevites, instead of sending the police to arrest him, believed the message, and repented before God. Habakkuk was an outdoor preacher. He stood upon his tower, and watched to hear what God would say to him and he preached illustrated sermons, too, for he was bidden to write the vision, and make it plain upon tables. Hab. 2. John the Baptist was an outdoor preacher, in the wilderness of Judea, and beside the banks of Jordan. Jesus of Naz-areth was an outdoor preaciaer. His great- -, A00,66 est meetings were held in the wilderness, and by the seaside, where the people press-ed upon him to hear the Word of God. The apostles were outdoor preachers, they went up and down Judea preaching the gospel of the Son of God. Paul was an outdoor preacher, he preached by the river side at Philippi to the women who gathered there to pray. He preached in the market- places in Corinth, in Athens, and elsewhere. He preached on Mar's Hill, and testified there to the glory of the unknown God. The early Christians were outdoor preachers. The reformers preached in the open air in the city streets in England, amid the heathery hills of Scotland, and among the mountains of Wales, and along the flats of Holland, reformers, martyrs, prophets, saints have preached the gospel out- of-doors. Whenever the work of God is revived, outdoor preaching revives with it; and we are glad to note that outdoor preaching is now increasingly prevalent. The writer has preached in the streets of London, Edin-burgh, Glasgow, Boston, New York, and other places far and near, and has for fifty years spent much of his time under can-vass, and in tents and streets, and groves, proclaiming the glad tidings of salvation; and he ventures to offer a few hints which may be useful to persons interested in out-door work. 1. For street preaching, set your net where the fishes run; find the chief places of concourse. 2. Get a little to one side, and make a kind of an eddy in the rush-ing throng. 3. Have some good, hearty singing; one man with a good voice and the gospel inside of hire, can mount a dry goods box and sing a crowd together in five minutes, and then preach the gospel to them. 4. Never talk or sing with the wind blowing in your face; you are not preach-er enough to whistle down the wind. You can injure your voice more in five minutes talking against the wind than in speaking properly for half an hour. 5. It is some-times well to speak with a building or wall in front of you, then you can tell better how loud you are talking; though if you have a clear street and a good voice, and choose to let it out, people may hear you a quarter of a mile down the street. 6. Parks and places of public resort afford good opportunities for preaching. If the Lord sends you to do it, preach; if he does not, let it alone. 7. Pray not only in se-cret before you go, but sometimes before preaching, sometimes after. Lift up the voice in earnest supplication, and you will often find that earnest prayer will bring a hush upon a thoughtless congregation. 8. Sing hymns that mean something, and those that are likely to be known by relig-ious people who may gather in the congre-gation. If you can sing alone, of course you sing what you like, but if you expect people to join in, you must have something that they can join in. 9. Have an under-standing when an outdoor meeting is ap-pointed, that if it rains the meeting will be held in some place near by, a hall, shed, railway depot, barn or church- any place convenient where they can get under cover, so that the . people will not fear to come, rain or shine. 10. Contrive if possible to march your congregation from your out-door service into the mission hall or meet-ing place near by. 11. Preach the Word: get your soul full of Scripture, and pour it out. Avoid lightness, frivolity, controver-sy, and bitterness, but let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, with all wisdom, speaking in psalms, and hymns and spirit-ual songs, singing with grace in your hearts as to the Lord. 12. Have tract distrib-utors quietly at work in the outskirts. This will give opportunity for personal conver-sation and invitation. 13. Have faith in God, and believe that the scattered seed will bring forth fruit that shall appear in the day of Christ. The Common, People. " Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul." " Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spir-it reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we AO - sap, if we faint not." THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. right hand of the throne of God." tyour God." Isa. 40 : 1. MUST RPM:. IT TO TEM IT, AND TELL IT TO KEEP IT. One of the great devices of the enemy is to keep us from testifying to the grace that God has given us. Many a soul has been cheated out of the grace of sanctification in this way. We must first be sure that we have it, which we certainly can be, i, we have made the definite consecration, and maintain the definite faith in the definite promises. This brings the definite We' rience which now requires a definite testi-mony. If we let down in such a testimony and lose our definiteness in this, we at once will lose our definiteness all along the and soon our experience is affecte d, WI ing indefinite in everything. * his is 0t the great causes of leannesi With 1n'; people of God. It is not entitigh t° that we were justified and yew THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. 00SPEL TRUMPET , Moundsville, W. Va., June 11, 1903. A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL. Entered at the Eost- oiffee at Moundsrille, W. Va as Second- class Matter. E. E. BYRUM Editor. A. L. BYERS Office Editor. Contra: rating Editors : H. M. RIGGLE . Cambridge Springs, Pa CHAS. E. ORR. . . Federalsburg, Md. J. C BLANEY Lemieux, Ont. J. W. BYERS Lodi, Cat. GEO. L Cote . 7300 Stewart Ave., Chicago, Ill Published by GOSPEL TRUMPET CO. DEFINITE, RADICAL, and ANTI- SECTARIAN, sent forth in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the publication of full Salvation, Divine Healing of the body, and the Ur sty of all true Christians in " thefaith once delivered to the saints." Subscription price, postage paid, United States, Canada, and Mexico, - $ 1.00 Foreign Countries, - - - - $ 1.50 Expressed in English Currency, - - 6s. 2d " German Currency, - 6 mark 18 pf WAN Subscriptions must be paid in Advisees. In about two weeks after your subscription is re-ceived, receipt and credit of same will be shown by the address, label attached to your paper or wrapper. Bualness Communications, moneys, etc., must be addressed .* GOSPEL TRUMPET CO., MOUNDSVU- LE, W. VA. lb Imre credit; otherwise we will not be responsible. ° Beware of covetousness. Be content with such things as you have: God will not forsake you. Having food and raiment, let us be con-tent with _ that. If we desire more than this, we are letting covetousness into our hearts. We can no more lay up treasures on earth and be clear before God, than we can take fire into our bosom and not get burn-ed. They that will be rich fall into temp tations and snares that destroy their souls. Covetousness is an evil that steals on us almost unawares. Many covetous people profess to be Christians. They seem to prosper in this world; but have but very little to give to the cause of God. The devil generally keeps them living with the hope they will be able to do a little better in the near future. They never happen to have anything to give to the cause of Christ at the time it is needed. They al-ways can procure means to purchase all they need to carry on their business, but are always short when a minister needs help, or some of God's poor. They are covetous, but are not aware of the fact. The blood of Jesus is the perfect cure for every form of impurity. It cleanses the heart from covetousness, and all un-cleanness. The crucifixion of the old man leaves the heart clean. Every fleshly propensity and appetite is destroyed when we are cruci-fied. Paul's testimony was: " I am cru-cified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me." Gal. 2: 20. According to this testimony " all of Christ and none of self" is the result of being crucified. It is " not I, but Christ liveth in me," means more than the major-ity of professors have yet dreamed of. There was nothing stingy, covetous, or selfish, in Christ. His life was the ex-pression of the love he bore to the world when he laid down his life and tasted death for every man. - His whole life was spent for the salvation of souls. His walk is an example for us to follow. " He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also to walk, even as he walked." THE VALUE OF CONTENTMENT. " But godliness with contentment is great gain." 1 Tim. 6: 6. Dear reader, do you wish to be happy, and possess something of great and lasting value? Take no anxious thought for to- morrow. Be content with what God permits you to have. Paul says, " I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." Phil. 4: 11. This was a valuable lesson to learn. Nothing is more essential to our peace of mind, or conducive to the happiness of the soul. It is great gain, when accompanied with god-liness. Perfect trust in God gives us the key to a contented mind. " Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." Isa. 26: 3. " Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." Psa. 37: 3. " A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked." Ver. 16. J. C. B. No Trumpet was printed last week on account of camp- meeting. We make men-tion of this for the benefit a those who may have been expecting their paper. MOUNDSVILLE CAMP- MEETING. With much praise and gratitude toward God we send forth a few words concerning the Camp- meeting held at Moundsville, W. Va., May 31st to June 10th. A week be-fore its commencement people had arrived from almost a dozen states, and continued to come until several hundred persons were in attendance from various parts of the United States and Canada. One came from India, one from Germany, and two from Denmark There were about 80 ministers and many other active gospel workers pres-ent. The attendance was greater than at any previous meeting held here. From the first services the power of God was mani-fest in salvation work and healing the sick. The Word was preached with power and demonstration of the Spirit. The church was edified and strengthened. Through-out the meeting the altar was thronged with those seeking help from the Lord and many received the peace of God through his pardoning power and believers were sanctified and devils were cast out of many. In some cases the manifestations were the same as those recorded in the New Testa-ment, and when rebuked the devils came out with loud cries and other manifesta-tions. There was a meeting of the min-isters each day, which lasted about two hours in which many things were consid-ered to the benefit of the ministry; experi-ences and instructions given by ministers from various fields of labor concerning the work in general and difficult things which they had met in their ministry was a bene-fit to all. Many hindrances to the work in general were spoken of and made manifest and also instructions given concerning ad-vancement of the work and all were encour-aged to wait upon God and push with more authority and power than ever be-fore. At this writing, June 8th, the meet-ing is still in progress and the glory of God resting upon his people. A further report will be given next week. Questions Answered Is it right to dehorn cattle? R. R. w. This is a question that the Bible does not treat on. It deals more particularly with things pertaining to the kingdom of God. As to the right or wrong of dehorning cat-tle, we will leave that to your judgment and conscience. Did Jesus preach to lost spirits while his body was in the tomb? 1 Pet. 3 : 19, 20; 4: 6. M. R. He did not. An impassible gulf sepa-rates such from the righteous. Luke 1: 6. No salvation is extended to lost sinners af-ter death. The above texts teach no such thing. Please explain Psa. 146: 4, and EccL 9: 5, 10. R. O. G. In the first it is stated that when people die their thoughts perish. Mind is one thing and its thoughts quite another. Men have a thousand thoughts of iniquity, wealth, gain, pleasure, future happiness, etc., which are all cut off by death. While all these thoughts perish with the death of the body, memory is still alive; as was the ease of the rich man in Hades. Luke 16. Death sep-arates the soul and body. The former, goes to God; the latter goes to the grave. The former, which is the real inner man, while " absent from the body," lives with Christ. 2 Cor. 5: 8, 9. The latter, or outer man, goes down into decomposition and knows nothing as recorded in Ecel. 9 : 5, 10. Please exp sin Acts 2: 27. s. L. A. This was spoken of Christ. Hell in this text is from Hades, the world of spirits. While. Christ's body was in the tomb, his soul was in Hades. This text clearly states this fact: Christ was in Paradise. Luke 23 : 43. He was in the abode of the blessed. Hades is the world of all departed spirits between death and the judgment. A great gulf divides between the righteous and the wicked. II. M. R. Ques. 1. Please explain 1 Tim. 5: 9, as to whether a widow that believes the whole Bible could be a member of the church un-der three score years. 2. Explain Col. 2: 14- 20. c. W. Ans. 1. In the early church the widows were provided for. See Acts 6: 1. The apostle here in his letter to Timothy advises that a widow Tinder threescore years should be self- supporting and not dependent upon the church. When he said, " Let not widow be taken into the number under threescore years," he meant the number to be supported, and did not mean the church. Everybody is in the church of God as soon as he or she is born of God. No one has anything to do with such admis-sion but God. 2. In Col. 2: 14- 20, the apostle explains the liberty and life that Christ brought through his death and life. The hand-wilting of ordinances was the ministration of death and had no power to give life; but Jesus, through his death on the cross, took away the claim and penalty that the law held against us. He paid the penalty of sin by his death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. Therefore we are exhorted to assert our liberty in Christ and let no one put us un-der bondage nor judge us in anything pertaining to the law and its ordinances, which was but a shadow in its time of that which was to come, and now is come. Christ is the body who caused the shadow. The law was the ' shadow of his coining. Now since he has come there is no need of his shadow, for we have in him the body which caused the shadow. To seek to please God or obtain life for our souls in the shadow is utter folly, and such an ef-fort can no more obtain or sustain life than the shadow of a loaf of bread eau satisfy our physical life. Thank God for a life-giving and life- sustaining Christ. To him we are to constantly look for our all and in all. He is mentioned in verse 19 as the head, from which all the body ( the church) is knit together and nourished and in-creased with the increase of God. There-fore we have everything supplied unto us through him. " He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us We are made the all lttahhin ngs?" perfectly of fiNI: eaeaResof. mro., m, r8 : eer3vve2r. y loabwlilgvaatsiogniveonf by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." John 1: 17. J. W. B. happen them. The Lord 40ifetiihene who are his more than an earthititurent love a child, and does not ivaiit to make any one of them miserable or Eilllippy, edesiresw at oy iwf otrhkeyfowrauthiaeilretbheismt tistarbae. fore be not unwise, but understanding wbat the will of the Lord is," Eph. 5: 17. There are comparatively few who yield themselves entirely to God's control and permit him to have his way in his dealing with them. Most people permit their sta. born wills to usurp authority, blindly in regard to the laws of the di, vine parent. If those souls only knew how sweet it was to do the will of what a pleasure and a delight, whaGto da, victory it would give them in their souls, they would gladly give up or exchange their wills for God's will; or, ie other words, they would let the Lord have his own way with them, and permit him to work out all things after the eounsel of his ow• snu) bsillil. Submission to God's will often brines us to a test of our consecration. Not many seem to realize, when making their ration, that sooner or later the Lord will bring them to a test in all that they con-secrated to him. When we hare handed ourselves and our all over to God we ELN 110 longer our own, but have become the of the Lord to be used in any way as he should see proper. This then takes away the liberty of using our wills 1 anything in which God can not be glo-d. sink into God's will so much that we no longer choose our occupation, but inquire, Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? What will best glorify thee? And - er is given us that we gladly do, be- ' ause Ito wants it done. We gladly give up r exeliange our wills for God's will, A brother who conseerated for entire sa t iticution, after receiving the work in his soul, supposed that the Lord would make use of his service in a certain line of work; but instead, he WW1 directed in a different channel altogether, where e met unexpected trials and difficulties, atter but taking it to 1 ill earnest prayer, he was shown that he was being tested in regard to his eons& eration. and that it was the heavenly Fa. ser's will that circumstances existed just as they did. Instead of chafing and wor-rying over the present trying ordeals, he elieerfully accepted the situation and began praising the Lord for the trials. Here he learned the lesson that God designed he should— the lesson of patience and en-durance of temptation— and thus was bet-ter fitted to fight the battles that soon fol-lowed. Had his will risen up in rebellion to the will of the heavenly Father, he would have lost in his Christian experience that joy and serene peace which is due to the soul that joyfully submits to the sweet di-vine control, whose ways are ways of pleasantness, and whose paths are peace. The Psalmist prayed, " Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God." Psa. 143: 10. One of the inspired writers makes the statement that, God's ways are higher than our ways, and his thoughts are super-ior to our thoughts. He can see as we can not, and understands all about the future that is before us; thus we may lay our plans as to what we think ought to be done, and our planning may be in direct oppo-sition to what God wants done. Beloved, let God have his own way, peace. may rest ria. sured that you shall out with joy and be led forth with w The Will of God. BY G. W. CAREY. 64T F any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself." The submission of our Savior to the will of our heavenly Father is very striking, and il-lustrative of what is expected of the fol-lowers of our Lord. What was the Fa-ther's will was his will, and in no instance did he try to evade duty. He was not seek-ing his own will or pleasure, but the will and pleasure of his heavenly Father. He says, " For I came down from heaven; not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me." John 6: 38. How unlike a large number of professed followers of him who are walking after the course of this world after their own in-clination, and sensual lust, and not after God. Their lives and actions show plainly that they are far from possessing what they profess. Jesus said to be followers of him. If the disciples had been stubborn and self- willed, Jesus could not have sent them out to work for him, to preach the glad tidings of salvation, to heal the sick, cast out devils, and show forth the mighty pow-er of God, which enabled them to return rejoicing; but being subjected to his will, they were enabled to do the works of him that sent them. If we are to follow our Savior, then we should be like him in our thoughts, actions, lives; aims, and motives. Seeking the will of his Father is a charac-teristic of his saints; for it is a pleasure to them to do the sweet will of God. The will of God is the very best thing that can Muncie, Ind., May 28. Dear Brethren in Christ: Greeting. As it has been some time since I have writ-ten to the Gospel Trumpet I felt it would be to the glory of God to let the dear ones know where we are. Since I last wrote I have helped hold meeting at New Pitts-burg, New Weston, and Castine, and. have been home quite a while at Redkey with the church there, and we are here in the name of Jesus to do work for him in this wicked city. We desire your earnest prayers that souls be saved, and God glori-fied. Your saved brother in Christ, Enos Key. Baxley, Ark., May 22. Since my last writing I have not been idle, but have been battling against the powers of sin and Satan, and doing what I could for the advancement of Christ's kingdom. Praise his holy name forever! In the lapse of time since my last writing I have visited several different points, and witnessed God's power to save, heal, and sanctify. The last place I visited, at Frisco, Ark., I held a series of meetings. It was a place once known as the Children's Home, but no home at present. False preachers crept in during the time they were without a shepherd, and they were scattered and di-vided, and many were in a lost condition; but, thanks be to God, after a series of about four weeks' meeting, every night, the Word of God did not return void. While the hails of God's eternal truth were going forth without polish or compromise, God swept away the refuge of lies, and many were restored and brought home to Zion, with a decision to go through for God at any cost. Others were convicted, and - manifested
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