| 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 shell gather te-gether his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matt. 24: 31, / • So 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: 12. Jer. 82: 39. Our Perfect Examp nv Howie noairetex. ONNE thing in the Christian gem for which we have much to thank God is the feet that he sent Jesus Christ to this world to live Christianity hefore men and thus make plain and simple the way of truth nnil life. llad the Lord spoken from heaven anti told us what to do, we might excuse ourselves and say it was imposqible to Ohm°, :: gu t since Jesus lived the life he now asks us to live, we are encouraged to follow in his steps. The Christian must learn to take Jesus ati his example if he wishes to succeed. And what a blessed example he is! Even ungodly men learn to admire him. The great Napoleon fence said, while on the island ot St. 11e lend: – I think I under-stand somewhat, ot human nature, and I • VOLUME Va. MOVNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1903• NUMBER 26 self, not a nation, but the whole human race!" There are a large number of men and women who love to think of the noble qualities of Christ, who nevertheless re-fuse or neglect to obey him. Admira-tion for Jesus is not enough; the fact . that we have heard and been taught about Jesus is not enough; a profession of salvation without spiritual life is not enough; we must be cleansed from our iniquities or sins and then live a life of purity and obedience to his . Word. The Lord says: " Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will strive to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us: and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are: then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in th y presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are: depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity." Luke 13: 24- 27. All those who continue to " sin more or less every day" will be included in the " workers of iniquity." Sometimes ( Jhristians get their eyes upon other examples beside Jesus. It is well for them if these others follow in the footsteps of Jesus. It should be the desire and aim of all God's people to be able to say with Paul, " Follow me as allow Christ." Men and women pat-rally look to others for an example; rid yet we should not measure ourselves V those around us. Perhaps they are ollowing the Lord very closely, and we follow them we may get still far-ther behind the good Example. The Lord pronounces a blessing upon those who do not make ungodly men their standard, but who delight to live up to the Bible requirements: " Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungod-l y, nor atandeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful: but his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law Cloth he meditate day and night. = and he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth h his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." Psa. 1: 1- 3. That many who profess the name of Christians do not live sinless lives is easily seen; but does the Bible teach that a sinless life is the standard? Peter says, For even hereunto were ye called: be-cause Christ also suffered for us, leaving as an example, that ye should follow his steps: who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth." 1 Pet. 2: 21, 9 9. This is plain; we are to walk as he walked, and he did no sin. John says, He that saith he abideth in him, ought himselt also so to walk, even as he walked." 1 John 2: 6. If left to our own strength, it would. not be possible to live up to these scrip-tures; but Jesus gives us power over all the power of the enemy, and therefore we are able to bellow his steps, so far as living free from sin is concerned. ' For it is God that worketh in us both to will and t ) o of - his good pleasure.' treferring to great nnd I am a man, but nog onto is like hiau; Jesus Christ was more than man. Alexander, Ciesar, Charlema 4ne and n founded great empires; but upon what did the crea-tions ot our genius depend? Upon force. Jesus alone founded his empire upon love, and to this very day millions would die for him." " The gospel is no mere book," said he at another time, " but a living creature, with a vigor, a power, which conquers all that oppose it. Here lies the Book of books upon the table [ touching , it reverently]; I do not tire of reading it, and do so daily with equal pleasure. The soul, charmed with the beauty of the gospel, is no longer its own; {, bpd possesses it entirely; he directs its lhoughts and faculties; it is his. What a proof ot the divinity of Jesus Christ! Yet in this absolute sovereignty he has but one aim— the spiritual perfec-tion of the individual, the purification of his ePTiqfence, his union with what is true the Salvation his soul. Men won-der at the & iqn nests of Alexander, but here is a conqueror who draws men to k a4elt for their highest good; who nin lno) ro tes into him- Some professors of religion oppose the truth of a sinless life being possible to men. One would think they would rather rejoice at the thought of God making it possible for us to live a pure and holy life. Thanks be to God, some do and will continue to follow in the steps of hint who did no sin. Surely we have an inspiring example. In the words of Rousseau, " What sweetness, what purity in his way, what touching grace in his teachings! What a loftiness in his max-ims, what profound wisdom in his words! What presence of mind, what delicacy and aptness in his replies! What an empire over his passions! Where is the man, where is the sage, who knows how to act, to suffer and to die without weakness and without display?" Jesus is the one perfect example, and him we will hear and obey. Blessed be his name forever! I Never Knew You. T liE following is an article which has been taken from a religious paper call-ed " The Manna" and copied by some other religious paper which together with Time Mamitt evidently believes in the theory " once in grace always in grace." The clipping was sent to us recently, but the name of the paper was not given. We will give the article in full to show how badly the mind of man may become perverted, and how it consequently becomes neces-sary to wrest the Scriptures to hold and defend error. " It is admitted all round that when a man is ' born again' God knows him. ' I know my sheep and am Imo= of mine.' ` The Lord knows them that are his.' But it is said by some that such may ' fall from grace' and then God ceases to know them and that their names are erased from the Book of Life. But it is held that such may be converted again, or be re- born and God becomes acquainted with them the second time, and their names are written in the Book of Life again. Now if this thing may be done twice it may be done thrice, yea, and two dozen times. But it is fair to say that if falling from grace is true, when Jesus comes to make up his jewels, there will be thousands, yea millions upon mil-lions upon the left hand who once or twice or thrice were converted in this world and some of them stayed converted a few days, and some a few years, but, alas ! they ' fell from grace.' and here they are upon the left hand with the millions who never were converted. The Judge will say to them, ` Depart, ye cursed, I never knew you.' Now if this pet doctrine of ' falling from grace' as held by some, be true. these might with propriety and truthfulness turn round and contradict the Judge and say, Why yes. Lord, there was a time when you did know us do you not remember when we were converted and called thee Savior, and our names were written in the church book? We are here because we ` fell from grace.' But the Judge in awful solemn tones will say, ' Depart. I never knew you. There never was a moment in your life's history on earth when I knew you to be a child of mine, and though your name was recorded in the church- book, it never was written in the Lamb's Book of Life, and if yon were a member of the church militant, you were never a member of the general assembly and church of the first- born, which are written in heaven. Depart, ye cursed, I never knew you.'" Tim e Ilfavna. One of the first errors of this writer is in the use and application of the scripture, " I never knew you." Of course the greet-ed error is in accepting a doctrine of error, ` and then it becomes necessary to pervert the Word of God to defend the error. He applies this scripture to such who are not at all included in the class Jesus men-tions. Let us turn to, and read, in Mat. 7: 21- 23. " Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the king-dom of heaven, but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works ? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you, depart from me, ye that work iniquity." Jesus is here speaking of a class of people who were actually so de-ceived of the devil and had such miracu-lous power that they prophesied in the mime of Jesus, and thought they cast out devils and did many wonderful works in the name of Jesus. There is not the slight-est intimation here that any of this class were ever true children of God, and conse-quently Jesus never knew them as such. There is no other instance of the use of this expression, and it applies only to the class mentioned in the quoted text. It is either through ignorance or deception that the writer in The Manna applies this scripture as he does. In Mat. 25: 12, in the parable of the virgins Jesus says the Bridegroom will say to them that have no oil in their ves-sels, " I lmow you not," but this expression is quite different from the one: " I never knew you." The advocates and believers in this doctrine of error, " once in grace always in grace" will not admit that a child of God can fall from grace; even though much plain scripture is to the con-trary of their theory. They must there-fore necessarily conclude that if a person is once born of God he can not backslide. This is why such a perversion and misap-plication of the text, " I never knew you," must be resorted to. Why should we be so inconsistent as to hold to a doctrine that will not harmonize with the entire Word of God. The „ w riter speaks lightly of falling from grace, calling it a " pet doctrine," and yet God's Word clearly teaches us that it is possible to thus fall. " Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. Looking diligent-ly lest any man fail of the grace of God. Lest any root of bitterness springing up, trouble you and thereby many be deified." Heb. 12: 14, 15. In verse 14, the reading, " Lest any man fail of the grace of God," reads in the margin, " fall from," which clearly shows that it is the mind of the Spirit to warn us of the danger of falling from the grace of God. There is evidently a " falling" possible, and we are warned in many scriptures against this awful calami-ty. In the judgment- day Jesus will not say he never knew any that he once did know as his children. He could say, " I know you not," which would be consistent and true. We mayknow himas ourSavior, sanc-tifier and healer, and then fall from grace and know him no more as such. " Who-soever sinneth bath not seen him neither known him." 1 John 3: 6. Such may have known him in righteousness and salvation in the past, but in the act of sinning he has neither seen nor known him. He knows us as his children only as we abide in him and sin not " He that committeth sin is of the devil." 1 John 3: 8. Therefore it is pos-sible that one may have been known of God and known him, and then lose this grace through sin. " But now after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again [ margin, back] to the weak and beggarly elements whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?" Gal. 4: 9. " Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same ex-uir IS I; BE NOT AFRAID." BY JENNIE MC NICHOLAS. Out on the troubled sea of life, We hear the Savior sweetly say, "' Tis 1; be not afraid," my child, The winds so fierce my hand shall stay. No power can harm the trusting one, No hand can pluck from Father's care; The Christ who reigns within the heart, Has promised every grief to bear. He hushed the raging Galilee, Its billows wild withstood him not; He broke the power of sin and death, Though with us shared our human lot. The withered arm he made anew, The eyes once blind our Savior saw; He promised life to all who came, And bowed to Heaven's holy law. He washed away the sin and guilt Of those who came and mercy sought; He opened up the fount of life, For every soul salvation bought. Oh, may we trust, be not afraid; Our Savior is the same to- day. His love the same, his power the same, lie will guide us through the darksome fray. We need not fear, he is our hete. And only wants our servize true; Ourselves we on not sat e nor keep, But Christ will take us safely through. tell vou all these 2 ample of unbelief." Heb. 4: 11. " Where-fore let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall." 1 Car. 10 : 12. " Remem-ber there. gore., fom whpeepat. i. art fallen, and repent, and do tii41 works." Rev. 2: 5.-")-' For if after Sey ve eseapeelthe pollutions of the woe* tAgh thkkiinwl4 edge of the Lord and"- Savior Jesus they are again entangled there'pi, and ove come, '' the% latter end is worse` with ern' than the beginning. Foil hid beenlaet-ter for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again, and the sow that was washed to her wallow-ing in the mire." 2 Pet. 2: 20- 22. " Where-fore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure, for if ye do these things ye shall never fall." 2 Pet. 1: 10. More, might be added to prove that it is possible to fall from the grace of God, but why should we multiply words to sub-stantiate such a plain Bible fact. It is only the perversion of the pure Word of God by false teachers that makes it necessary to speak as we do. It is not only a Bible fact that it is possible to fall from grace and become a sinner, after once having known Jesus as our Savior, and thus for-feit our sonship with God, which is the case with every one who commits sin and does not repent, but there is also an awful possibility of falling away into actual reprobacy. To fall from grace means the act of common backsliding, but to fall away means going far beyond the condi-tions of the ordinary backslider. It is ex-plained in Heb. 6: 4- 6 and Heb. 10: 26- 29. It is an awful thing to fall, and become a sinner again after once having known the grace of God, but it is a far more awful and appalling thing for such a backslider to ga on down the steep decline of sin un-til he falls away into reprobacy, where he will never return to God. This sad truth is no " pet doctrine" as that writer so irreverently speaks against solemn Scriptural facts, but it is that which confronts us as stern realities in these days of peril. May God open the eyes of such false teachers and show them their condition. While it is evident that there is danger of backsliding, and God's Word plainly teaches it, it is also evident that in the grace of God there is sufficient grace to keep us from falling, if we but comply with the bountiful provisions that salva-tion has made. Let us all keep our hearts wide open to all the will of God, and our faces always toward him, so that his grace may work within us his constant keeping power. 1 " Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with ex-ceeding joy. To the only wise God our Savior be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." Jude 24, 25. Speaking of the Book of Life, this writer infers that one may never have his name erased after once it is written there, but in the solemn messages to the church in Sardis, - Jesus says, " He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment, and I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life." Rev. 3: 5. This writer also speaks of Jesus in the day of judgment using such terms as " church- book" and " church militant." We can plainly see what a perverted and sectarian conception he has of the Word of God, and the church of God. J. W. B. NORA DE BOLT DODGE. PERHAPS some one who sees the head- I ing of this article will think, There is some more on pride and worldly conform-ity. I wonder why they keep preaching and writing and pounding away on that subject. Well, we will tell you. It is be-cause we see the evidences of the same on nearly every hand; not only among world-lings and sectarians, but among the pro-fessed saints of God— among those even who have known the truth for years. With those who have only recently heard straight gospel teaching and preaching, we have great leniency. We can bear with them until they can learn these things and have Pride, and Worldly Conformity. for i. t The outward appearance is only speaking forth the inward desire. And, if you are wearing superfluities and find it hard to give them up, it is evident that there is something in your heart which clings to them. On the other hand, if you are wearing something you ought not, and your heart at the same time is clean, in-stead of its being hard and hurting to lay it off, you will gladly, willingly, do so; because every child of God sincerely desires to please God and to obey every precept of his Word. Pride alone is the cause for people desiring to adorn their persons. And pride is one of the abominable sins in God's sight. " For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, . pride: . these things come from within, and defile the man." Mark 7: 21- 23. " These six things doth the Lord hate: a proud look." Prov. 6: 16, 17. The Lord hates pride and he puts a like hatred for it in the hearts of his people. In Prov. 8: 13 we read: " The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the ev way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Judge yourselves, dear readers, by the Word of God and you will not need to he judged by others. May the Lord bless these few lines to the good of souls. Amen. BY MARY HELDENBRAND. " I WAS glad when they said unto me. Let us go into the house of the Lord." Psa. 122: 1. This Scriptural text has a sacredness in the joyous sound to every one who has en-tered the house of the Lord. It has al-ways been dear to me, as I remember with what gladness of heart I heard the invita-tion to enter the Christian rest, sanc-tification, through the preaching of the Word in purity; that is, without deceit,. The heart that is weary and heavy- laden with sins is glad to hear the invitation, Let us go into the house of God. Jesus has said, " Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy- laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest mite your souls." Jesus is the door. " By me [ Jesus] if any man enter in, he shall be saved." What comfort to the weary traveler to be invited into some good peoples' house to be refreshed and provided with all their comforts, yet it is only a poor comparison to the joy and gladness that comes to the sinsick souls, as Jesus, the good Shepherd takes them into his fold, the house of the Lord, which is the church of God. For " ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable com-pany of angels, to the general assembly and church of the first- born, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprink-ling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel." Heb. 12 : 22- 24. What a contrast to former associates, what heavenly surroundings to make one glad, not left out in the cruel bondage of sin, but delivered from the kingdom of darkness, and translated into the kingdom' of God's dear Son. But there is something yet deeper that the new- born child of the kingdom has not yet experienced. It is the promise of an-other Comforter. " But the, Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your re-membrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." John 14: 26, 27. Jesus in his memorable prayer to the Father for all those who should be-lieve on him ( John 17: 20) , asked the Father to sanctify them. " Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth." Ver. 17, 19. " Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through t1h9e, v2e0i. l , J tehsaut si sw toa ss asya, n chtiisf ifeldes thh. r" o Hugehb . c o1n0-: tshercoruagtiho nco tnos edcirea tfioorn u tso. dWiee t oa rsee lsf atnhcatti ftiheed heart may be purged and the carnal nature THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. crucified, put to death. Nen* cleansing by the Word of God truth, there is no Bible expert tification. flow many dear ones make the mistake of teaching sanctification as a en. secration without the cleansing. Cousee. tion alone will never gain the premise of the Holy Ghost no more than good resek, tions without repentance will bring Its jus, tia\ e,\ aretlilo, n from stihnes crjoemrdm, itwteed. en enter the ho. liest through a new and living way, ,{ Re that hath this hope in him purifteth himself even as he [ Godl is pure. – Pure in heart by the cleansing blood of the Lamb. p God for the standing grace, or the grate of God that is able to make us stand and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Therefore " I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lore, Come, weary traveler, come into the fold. any of you lack wisdom, let him le of God, that giveth to all men liberally, upbraideth not; and it shall h given tine. But let him ask in faith." – Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the a ` P that is in Christ Jesus. And the Ps that thou host heard of me among any witnesams, the same commit thou to men, who shall be able to teach Thou therefore endure hare{. soldierof Jesus Christ. No hat warmth entangleth himself with i ros f this life; that he may please him who bath chosen him to be a soldier." Tim. 2: 1 - 4. NT 1 I ER DM Tit ( k) RACK To rr AOMN," Unless such a decision is made and ear ried into etreet by the grace of God, there will he more or lem trouble, I believe in very ease with those who seek deliverance from the tobacco, lignor, morphine, Dr opium. habits. The bondage of these de-strnetive forem is more than man ha: the power to break. The fettera have been forged so gradually, and with such tremen-dous • ertainty, that the victim is uncon-se low; of his slavery until he begins to feel the grasp that holds him like the unre-lenting hand of a mereilees tyrant. Even at this star of development of these hab-its, there is the deceptive spirit that allays the fears of the victim by a make- believe that it is not so had, and at any time de-sirable the luibit can be broken and thrown oil. Thus, little by little, the poor soul is drawn on, and farther into the coils of the awful monster habit until finally the slave is awakened to the hopeless fact that there is now no power within him to bring de-liveranee. But, thank God, we do not need leave the poor vietini here. God has laid help on one who is nighty. There are provis-ions in the plan Of redemption for the most helpless slave. The depth of sin is sur-passed only by the extent of grace. " Where sill abounded, grace did much more a-bound ;" and no one in sin needs to be left in its cruel domain, if the conditions of grace are fully met. One of these con-ditions on the part of the earnest seeker is a deep. definite, and persistent, decision, ) vhich God is willing to furnish the grace to make but the seeker must do his part with God. Without this decision, he can not obtain deliverance. He must have suf-ficient confidence in God that there is help for him, and must so unconditionally 05 his part throw himself out upon the mercy and power of God that he can say," Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him." With tibnis decision of purpose, and trust of soul, ak mtoh too indefinitely. He holds his will in Par' a seeker faKs at this point. He decides dbliaetetoheblrpe. fetters, there° 1° Vdill wbehoimismea tial reserve, and says within himself some-thing like this : " I will try it, and if God helps me, all right; but if he does not take away the appetite and craving, I win go back to it again. I want to get rid of it, before I can give it Tip." but the appetite must be taken from Jae with ev Now this is the point of defeat ' el e, ry seeker who thus takes counsel wit- 11111S own soul, and makes provision fother iie s1I3f. God does not do business in this lsak, we want to get rid of sin, ' we ral4kolly sin. Do you want to get, 4' 7 110 enough to give it up ? If: 4- 0r h elp- God will not break: take sin away from us un part in our heart let m. Glad to Enter. time enough to put them in practise. But with person; whoo have long known the way and what the ' Bible teaches, it is very hard for us to be easy. We mast use the rod, and not spare for your crying either. Dear ones, by the grace of God I mean to live for him, and to do his precious wit and obey his Word in every resptct upon which I have understanding. Now cio inu In' n' a. n, to do the same? If not, you had better cease naming the name of Christ, and honestly acknowledge yourself of the world. You have no part with him and it will be better for you and for others if you confess the same. We will now proceed to take up the sub-ject of dress and view it from a Bible standpoint. If it is too straight and plain a way for you to follow, you may as well cease pretending to follow Him at all, for God requires us to keep his whole law. " For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." God positively requires of us that we obey his whole law ( that is, the New Testament in this dispensation) if we serve him. He will accept us on no other terms; and after we are accepted, he will keep us on no other terms, save that we fully obey his Word. " In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array." 1 Tim. 2: 9. " Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plait-ing the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel." 1 Pet. 3: 3. " In modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety." This would be a very plain dress for any one. Anything beyond neatness and necessity, anything superfluous, would show a lack of sobriety. Things of a fixy and fussy, or showy nature are not sober. Much of the character of a person is shown in their dress and outward appearance. Ruffles and tucks and puffs and extras of any kind on garments are contrary to these scriptures. As we go along we wish to name some of the superfluous and displeasing things we see, or have been seeing. There are tucks, both in waists and skirts; puffs in waists, both in the fronts and in the sleeves. What possible use can there be in a great bunch of fullness just above the cuff of one's sleeve ? It is very obnoxious or offensive to me, and I can but believe it is to God. There are skirts cut according to various late fads and fashions, instead of being cut in a plain, neat, saintly way; and there are pieces ( we know not the exact name far them) of various shapes set on the waists and extending over the shoulders, or upper part of the sleeves; and some of these are trimmed with braid, or something of the Lind. These, whether trimmed or un-trimmed, and whether they are on your own or your children's garments, are su-perfluous and unbecoming to saints, and especially to ministers and their families. In the way of hats, a plain hat with a neat band is sufficient. You need no extra rib-bon or chiffon, buckles or straw trimmings. " Or gold, or pearls, or costly array." Now do you know that this actually means the wearing of gold? It means gold, if it be in your cuff and collar buttons, your rings and bracelets, in your watch chains, in pins, or where it may be. And, dear ones, do not go to substituting some kind of fancy pins for buttons. " Not with broided hair." God has given us our hair for a covering, not to fix up in some way to ornament or decorate our-selves. Superfluities and ornaments in the hair are as displeasing to God as if on the dress. Ornamental pins and combs are superfluous, and should not be worn by God's people. Pins to hold up the hair and plain neat side combs to hold it back and in place are good; but anything to puff or to appear showy is not saintly. Why do people wear such articles as are named above? Usually it is because of pride in the heart. Not many people put on things to make an outward show, except there be pride in the heart. Some one who has been saved and has had their heart cleansed by the precious blood, and has not yet heard teaching on these lines, might be wearing such; but as fast as they learn, they will lay them off and it will not be hard for them to do so either. But if you were once clear of all these, and, by exam-ining, you find you have again gone back to them, you may be sure there is a cause omY then, will he give deliverance. " Rath-er die than go back to it again," must be the substance of our decision. A host of blood- washed hearts can testify to- day of the mighty power of God to deliver from every habit that flesh is heir to, but in each case there must be this definite de-cision of purpose. Some are conscious of the extent of this decision, while some may not be, but it must be made by each one to the extent of an utter abandonment. Then the flood- gates of infinite grace will be o-pened to that soul and every power of sin and its effects will be cleansed away. A dear man once said to me, when he was asked if he had decided to be willing to die rather than go back to tobacco, " Yes, I am willing to nearly die." Ala, that dear soul is yet a miserable slave. It will not do to nearly die, but our whole heart and life must be thrown into the decision. When there was no eye to pity and no arm to save, Jesus came and brought salvation and deliverance with him. Glory to his dear name! God hath sent him to " bind up the broken- hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound." Isa. 61: 1. J. W. B. Santification; What it Is. June 25, 1903. TILE aospn TRITJAPiT. 1 BY J. E. FORREST. TTHHEERREE are different definitions given the dictionaries of sanctification, from the fact that it has various meanings. In the Old Testament it meant quite a dif-ferent thing from what it does in the New Testament. In other words, sanctification as taught in the New Testament covers much more ground than it did in the Old ' Testament. I only wish to notice sanctifi-cation from the New Testament standpoint, as we are living under the new covenant dispensation. It does not matter to us so much about what Old Testament sanctifi-cation was or so much as to how it was ob-tained as it does about the sanctification of the new covenant. One definition of sat as given by Webster is about as follows : Au act of Uod's grace by which the hearts of men and women are alienated from sin and ex-tilted to the supreme love of Uod. The Bible, after being summed up, teaches us sanctification is something like this: Au act of God's grace wrought in the heart by the Holy Ghost, by which tlw hearts of men and women are made pure from every stain of sin, even that sin which is the twilit of Adam's fall and exalted to a life of holiness. Sanctification is nut a growth. Men can not develop themselves into New Test: uncut sanctification by their Christian growth and good deeds. Neither is sanctification obtained at the death of the body. If death the agent by which amen receive it, none could get it here; and it would not be the work of the Holy Ghost, but that of death. Besides this, we find that the apostle Paul, during his ministerial labors on earth, wrote certain letters unto the churches; one of which was to the " church . hieh is at Corinth, to them that ified." 1 Cor. 1 : 1, i. My geog-raphy teaches me that Corinth is a city lo-cated on earth, not in heaven. When the Holy Ghost is received, it invariably gives a pure heat. " And Clod, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us; and put no difference, between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith." Acts 15: 8. 9. You will notice that they received the Holy Ghost through an act of faith, and that the Holy Ghost purified their hearth when it was received. In R iff. 15: 16, Paul wrote, " That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost." When God gives men and women the Holy Ghost, he gives it suddenly. He does not wait for it to grow on his people nor for them to grow into it. Praise God! About a hundred and twenty received the Holy Ghost at Pentecost, and it came as a rushingg, mighty wind from heaven, and they were all filled. They from that day forth taught the people about it. " While Peter yet spate these words, the Holy iretfell on all them that heard thewoi'd." : 44. When people get the Holy they get their hearts purified, and "'" get sanctified by the same act. Men BY FANNIE ALEX& NDE: R. le- THERE is therefore now no condemn- 1. nation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. 8: 1. " For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not re-ceived the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spir-it itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Rom. 8: 14- 16. " Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Rom. 5: 1. Thank God for the peace we have in our souls, and the as-surance that we are his. Some time ago I attended a funeral service conducted by a minister of the Christian sect, who said, You will all agree with me that there is no soul satisfaction for us in this life. His text was Psa. 17: 15: " I shall be satisfied when I awake in thy likeness." He seemed ignorant of the fact that David lived in a time when they had not the gospel privi-leges that we enjoy. And, he left the im-pression that we need not look for soul satisfaction until we awake in heaven. My heart was made sad to see souls deceived in that way, and in my soul I rejoiced that Jesus was then a satisfying portion to my soul. If this minister had never expe-rienced the same, he was not living up to his privileges. Paul said, " Though our outward man perish, yet our inward man is renewed day by day." 1 Cor. 14: 16. " We lmow that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the breth-ren." 1 John 3 : 14. " And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us." 1 John 3: 24. " But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me." John 15 : 26. Praise God for the abiding Comforter! Paul must have been satisfied when he said, , " I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is and women do not get pure hearts until they receive the Holy Ghost; neither do' they get sanctified until they receive him. Some people have strange ideas about sanctification. Some have the standard very high, while others do not. We can not ' always be governed by what people think of it. It is quite possible for them to be mistaken about it, especially if they do not possess it. The Word of God is the measuring rod by which to measure the ex-perience of sanctification. Some people im-agine that when one receives the Holy Ghost it puts them to stirring about and making a great noise. There are people who make a great deal of fuss at the meet-ing- house, yet have not entered into that state of purity. If noise be an evidence, we might conclude that many people are sanctified whose lives are not yielding the fruits that the Bible says must come forth from the sanctified life. The fruits of sanctification are looked for and expected of those who claim to have entered the ex-perience. There are certain fruits form d in that land of purity that do not grow elsewhere; and if you have been translated into that sphere, we shall expect to find you carrying about you these precious fruits. It will convince others of it quicker than words alone. When the spies were sent to spy out the land of Canaan, they were in-structed to carefully examine it, to see what it was— whether good or bad, wheth-er it had wood or not, whether the people that dwelt there were weak or strong, whether they were fat or lean, and whether they dwelt in tents or strongholds; and they were told to bring of the fruit of the land for a testimony, upon their return. They came and reported that the people who dwelt there were strong. They also brought of the fruit of the land, one clus-ter of grapes, pomegranates, and of the figs; and said, " Surely it floweth with milk and honey, and this is the fruit of it." The people that lived over there did not merely dwell in tents; they dwelt in cities that were walled and very great. These things were a type of the state of things in the spiritual Canaan of to- day. First, we find that the people of that country were strong. Second, they dwelt in cities that were walled and very great. Those who are living in the grace of sanc-tification are strong, and instead of dwell-ing in tents which are movable, and of no defense against the enemy, they dwell in cities that are walled in, and protected from the enemy, and are well established. Third, those fruits that are not found in the wilderness are found in that land, and all who dwell there necessarily bear these fruits. Their food is much more pleasant and agreeable. And these good things cause the inhabitants of the land to be more happy and better satisfied than those of any other clime. It takes sanc-tification to give perfect satisfaction to one's heart. The thirst of the soul is never entirely quenched with the waters of regeneration. If you are not thoroughly satisfied with God's salvation, remember that God has an abundance for those who need it. Jesus said, " If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink . This spake he of the Spirit which they that be-lieve on him should receive, for the Holy Ghost was not yet given." John 7:' 37- 39. He said again, " Blessed are they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." Mat. 5: 6. A heart that is pure does not contain any unholy tempers and tendencies, nor broken com-munion in time of misunderstandings and unpleasant circumstances. The man whose heart is pure will not lean forward when praised nor lean backward when slighted or contradicted. The man's heart that is pure and f 11 of love, will not become shriveled up on some occasions, and be-come puffed up on others. No kind of wat-er but pure water can be obtained at a pure fountain. Sharp, sarcastic answers and cutting words and independent spir-its do not come out of a pure heart. Sanctification is not known so much by great manifestations of power or joy, but rather by the absence of unholy tempers and tendencies, and the ripples of doubt and uneasiness. There are three evidences, Scriptural ones too, by which we may easily know that we are sanctified. First, when we consecrate ourselves and all that we have to God forever to be his and to be used to laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge shall give me at that day : and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appear-ing." 2 Tim. 4: 6- 8. A Pure Church. BY EMIL KREUTZ. 44 H USBANDS, love your wives, even as Christ loved the church, and gave himself for it; [ What for?] that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." Eph. 5 : 25- 27. Sometimes people who are our enemies and oppose us say that we do not believe in the church, that we are come- outers, etc. This they do to prejudice the minds of hon-est souls, and keep them from investigating the truth for themselves. But let me say right here, we do believe in the church, but not in the multitudes of sects, or so- called churches. The New Testament teaches of only one church, and that a glorious church, pure and holy and without blem-ish. Praise the Lord! We recognize no other. Paul writing to the church at Co-losse, speaks to them like this : " And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and un-blamable and unreprovable in his sight." We see very clearly by both of these scriptures quoted that Jesus died for the express purpose of making us holy, and presenting us ( the church) without spot or blemish before God. The church being the bride of Christ, the Lord. speaks of her in prophecy like this: " My dove, my unde-filed is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her yea, the queens and the con-cubines, and they praised her." S. of Sol. 6: 9. We can not look upon the multi-tudes of sects, or so- called churches, as be-ing the dove or undefiled one; for they are many, and the undefiled one is but one. The sects assume to be the pure chaste wife of Christ, but the fact is they are not, and are no part of her. They all are guilty of many immoral practises, spirit-ually speaking; such as revelings, banquet-ings, frolicking with the world, and such like, receiving into their membership many who are not regenerated at all. Hence, they could not be the pure church present-ed to Christ as a chaste virgin. OTHER PROMISES. " Awake, awake put on thy strength, 0 Zion put on thy beautiful garments, 0 Jerusalem, the holy city; for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the un-circumcised and the unclean." Isa. 52: 1. " Then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more." Joel. 3: 17. " For the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off." Nahum 1: 15. " And it shall come to pass, that he that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be call-ed holy, even every one that is written a-mong the living in Jerusalem." Isa. 4: 3. " Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified." Isa. 60 : 21. " And in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord." Zech. 14: 21. How brought about. " And I will turn my - bend upon thee, and purejy purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin : and I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counselors as at the be-ginning : afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and. her converts with righteousness. And the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shall be together, and they that for-sake the Lord shall be consumed." Isa. 1: 25- 28. " And he [ Christ] shall sit as a re-finer and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi [ the ministry], and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. Then. shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem [ the church] be pleasant unto the Lard, as in the days of old, and as in former years [ apostolic times]." Mal. 3 3, 4. " By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged." his glory, and forever to prove loyal to him amid all the circumstances of life, God's Word says that we receive it by faith in the atoning blood of Jesus. " Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanc-tify the people with his own blood, suf-fered without the gate." Heb. 13: 12. Jesus shed his blood that we might be thoroughly purged from our sins; and, as we exercise faith, actually believe with our whole hearts that God does actually fulfil his Word, just as we would believe the testimony of any reliable person, at this moment, God sends the Holy Ghost in its cleansing power and witnesses with the Word, and this is the second and con-firming witness that God has accepted the sacrifice, or offering, or consecration, that is made to him. By these, one may know that he has received the grace of sanctifi-cation. The third evidence is a life that proves satisfactory, and that which is in holy ac-cord with the Word of God. We must con-tinue to believe, obey, and keep consecrated to God, and abide in his will, and not seek to do our will because it may seem more pleasant. Then the life of pure holiness will naturally develop out of that heart. Remember that the experience of heart purity will give you perfect satisfaction under all circumstances. If you have sought satisfaction or even professed it, yet not satisfied with the fruits of your life if you are having some uneasiness about it, you may be deceived. Do not think that you will convince everybody in the settlement in a few days' time that you are sanctified. It matters not if some express their doubts about it, or some dis-satisfaction, see to it that you have the witness of the Holy Ghost in your heart as an abiding, cheering Comforter, and that you are actually enjoying his sweet pres-ence through every trial, and that you are kept peaceable and quiet and inexcitable. And, when these fruits begin to exhibit themselves in your life, others will soon discover them and will be convinced. If you have it, it will not worry you when some one says you have not. Christ A Satisfying Portion. TIIE fiOSPEL TRUMPET Moundsville, W. Va., June 25, 1903. A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL. Entered at the Post- office at Moundsville, W. Vs as Second- class Matter. E. E. BYRUM Editor. A. L. 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But to us there is but one God, the pa. then of w h om are al/ things, and we in hi; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him." 1 Coe 8: 6. ono God and Father of all, who is above all. and through all, and in you all." Eph. blessed onenem exists the God. head, and is the nature and character a the kingdom of our hord. It is Wicked nien Ind devils that are for division, trod is not The Body of Chri bly, 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 ( V— All Subscriptions must be paid in Advance. 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. Business Communications, moneys, etc., must be addressed GOSPEL TRUMPET CO., MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA. lb insure credit; otherwise we will not be responsible. God is able to help you out of trouble. Believers and unbelievers are not reck-oned on the same list. There are many precious promises to those who believe and fear not to take God at his Word. Doubters have no promise of help from the Lord until they forsake their doubts and believe. The Word says, " Whosoever will, may come." The trouble with many is, that their will prevents their receiving help from God. A stubborn will must be bro-ken; the self- willed person must yield to the will of God or receive no help. God gives his servants power over devils, to cast them out, but not always over the will of man. A person may be possessed with devils, and so far as responsible God holds such an one to yield to his will, and be submissive in order to get the needed help. The devils may be rebuked and their power broken, but if the person per-sists even then, in being stubborn and self-willed, he will not obtain deliverance. If there is nothing required of those who are responsible, then we might go about commanding deliverance and salvation to every one we meet. Notices of the meetings at Portland, Ind. and Linton, Ind. are recalled; and there will be no meetings held at those places. Sister Lizzie Mitchell writes from Lo-max, Ala. concerning a line of camp- meet-ings to. be held at HartselLs, Ala., Lomax, Ala., and Penton, Ala., and states that they are very much in need of ministerial help. Those coming should be consecrated to take whatever comes. There has been considerable persecution in the South but that should not prevent the gospel being preached in all its purity. A number of consecrated ministers and gospel workers are desired and such as feel the Lord cli-reetthg them to this field of labor may cor-respond with Sister Mitchell. CAMP- MEETING FLOODED OUT. There will be no camp- meeting at Neosho Falls, Kan., this year on account of high waters destroying the gardens and a scarci-ty Of craps in those parts. J. M. Harrington. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. man; he being the image and glory of God, while she is the glory of the man. Those who teach that woman has no right to pray or teach the Word of God publicly do grievously err, not knowing the Scrip-tures, neither the power of God. Ques. 1. Why do you teach the lifting up of hands when singing, when the Bible says to lift up hands when praying? 2. If saints hold meeting in a sect meeting-houSe immediately after the closing of sect meetings, will they feel the power of the sect spirits J. E. C. Arts. 1. No one should teach the lifting up of hands in song only. We are taught in the Scriptures to lift up hands in prayer, and since there is much of prayer and a spirit of devotion in song, it is consistent to lift up hands while singing. 2. Sect spirits are in sectarians, and not in the meeting- houses. When sectarians leave their place of worship, they do not neces-sarily leave behind their sectarian spirit. a as h to th th in 1 th in m te au We are sorry to learn of the misfortune that has befallen the brethren at this place, and, unless the condition of the camp-grounds since the flood, is such as would render it unfit to have a camp- meeting, we feel that a destruction of the gardens and crops should not hinder there being a camp- meeting held this year. In case the camp- grounds can be suitably arranged, we feel led to say to the brethren there that the brethren in the East and else-where will gladly make up bounties and send to the saints at that place for the purpose of carrying on the meeting, so that there be no lack. Now if such ar-rangements can be made it will be stated in the Trumpet later, and we are sure when such statement is made that the brethren from a distance will do their part. OFFICE ITEMS. After many- months of hard work twen-ty- one of the Trumpet Family are taking a vacation during which time some of them will be engaged in gospel work elsewhere. A few have other engagements and will not return. Eight new workers are in the Office and Home since camp- meeting. Bro. G. P. Tacker lends a helping hand in the responsibilities of the business man-agement during the absence of Bro. Martin. Twelve sheets for the beds were received as a donation to the Home, by the saints at Kensington, Kan. Such articles help along the gospel work, and are appreciated wheth-er mentioned or not in the " item" list. A few pounds of butter and other articles have been received. Ques. Please explain 1 Tim. 2: 11, 12. J. P. Ans. A pure, chaste, holy woman taking the place God has assigned her is prized a-bove rubies. She is a treasure unto her hhus-band, a blessing unto her children, and a praise and honor unto God. Meekness, mildness, quietness of spirit, modesty, reti-cence, and submissiveness belong to the beautiful character of holy women. It is a source of deep regret that sa few women know their place under God and man. A froward, runabout, tattling, gossiping wo-man, acting mannish, and usurping author-ity over the husband, is a dishonor to her husband, and to God. Husbands have their place, and they should know it and keep in it; wives have their place and they should know it and abide in it. Great in-deed is the happiness of the family that understand and take the proper attitude to-ward each other, the husband looking in ender love upon the wife as the weaker vessel, feeling a responsibility, not only of upporting her temporally, but of encour-aging, strengthening, comforting, and lift-lig up her soul to virtuous ways by his wise, manly counsel and noble example. he wife looking up to the husband with feeli of dependence, recognizing him her head, her counselor, her protector, er lord, she leans upon him in loving ubmissive dependence. The above text aches nothing more. It does not deny e woman giving the man loving counsel object to his rejection or acceptance, nei-er does it deny her the privilege of pray-g or teaching in public life. Please read Cor. 11 : 5- 7. Here woman is granted e glorious privilege of praying and teach-g. ‘ It teaches that she is the glory of the an, and dependent upon him. By this xt and others, woman is given as much thority to pray, preach, and teach as Questions Answered. Ques. Can a person keep salvation with-out being baptized when there is none to do the baptizing but sect preachers who will not baptize - unless you join their church? Ans. You can certainly keep saved with-out being baptized until God prepares the way for you to be Scripturally immersed. By no means join a sect or be baptized by a sect preacher. Through earnest prayer God will soon send some one to you or per-ni it you to go where you can be baptized by some one sent of God. 45- 47. We look to the scriptures to see where it is written, and we find the fol-lowing utterance recorded in Isa. 2: 3, " For out of Zion shall ga forth the law, and the word of the Lard from Jerusalem.' Thank God, we have a copy of the record of the work as it started in the city Of Jerusaml. e It came to pass that Jesus remained with his disciples, meeting with hem occasionally after his resurrection for he space of forty days; but just before he seended into heaven, being assembled to-ether with them, he " commanded them hat they should not depart from Jen' alem, but wait for the promise of the Pa-her, which, saith he, ye have 116F4 of not.'' Alas. 23: 1- 3. " Think not that I the law and the propl to 4 1 0StrOY, bit to fulfil. unto you. Till heaven anti earth p jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass the law till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least com-mandments. and shall teach men so, he shall be eallet the least in the kingdom of lwaren: hut whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingtiOnt of 11P3Ven. For I say unto you, That exeept your righteousness shall ex-ceed the rightoommm of the seribm and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven." Mat 5 : With the close of Christ's personal min-istry on earth, ended the whole law sys-tem, but until that time all was in force, and every disciple of Christ was cope/ wid-e(' to obey the sails', hence could not be separated into and become an independent body. Up to the time of the cross, Chris-tianity was what might be termed inter-denominational, but soon after or from Pentecost, the Christian religion assumed the aspect of an independent and thorough ly organized body and " beginning at Je-rusalem" the church at that place was the first local assembly of Christians, and a true model of what God intended every lo-cal church to be. It was not long un-til other assemblies were raised up over all the land, and many of them exceedingly Populous, numbering into thousands. The church at An ttiioocchh alone was said to eon-thin over one hundred thousand Christians. After the resurrection of Jesus, and as he communed with his disciples, it is said, " Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures, and said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. • rifles a I therelotre serve. that t heir 1, vorks a . • Thett snake to the multi- . nal to his diseiplak. stkying, The ' horisees sit in Moses' seat: it gtie ver they bid you ob-do not ye and do olu4li owe to personal mistry . disdpit. s,- and " many rte.: but he did not col. ht In into local bodies. he lost sheep did Dot t, aa. 2I Luke 24: destroy e y Ques. Please explain the following text : " Who shall not fear thee, 0 Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy.' Rev. 15 4. How dare any one profess to be holy in this sinful world in the face of this text? Ans. The Scripture says also that we should serve God without fear, iu holiness and. righteousness all the days of our life ( Luke 1: 75) and " denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world" ( Titus 2: 12) also that we should perfect holiness in the fear of God. 2 Cor. 7: 1. .: Vrid again, " Be ye holy in all man-ner of conversation; because it is written,. Be ye holy; for I am holy." 1 Pet. 1: 15, 16. Man independent of God is sinful and unholy. God only is holy, hut it has pleas-ed God to save us from sin through Christ, and to give unto us his only holiness, thereby Making us holy even as he is holy. C. o. SEND YOUR TRUMPETS. To the Saints in the Country and Small Towns : If you have any back numbers of the Trumpet that you are not mtkiiu use of, will you please send them to me? I will be thankful for any literature you may feel led to send. There are many people here before whom truth ought to be placed. Pray for me, also for the work at this place. Your saved sister, Mrs. Anna Sessions. 926 Garfield Ave., Kansas City, Mo Oneness in the Kingdom of God. Eph. 4: 4- 6. BY G. W. CAREY. ' TTHHEE prayer of our blesed Savior be-he left this world was, that his people should be one; and, speaking by his servant, the apostle Paul, he says that there should be no schism in the body of Christ. There is one body. " So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." Rom. 12: 5. " For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body." 1 Cor. 12: 13. " And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." Col. 3: 15 Eph. 4: 4. There is one Spirit In describing the different gifts of the Holy Spirit, the apos-tle says, " But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every-man severally as he will." 1 Cor. 12.11• " Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit." 1 Cor. 12 : 4. ' This Spirit is the Holy Ghost. " But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." John 14: 26. It is called the Spirit of truth. " And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; even the Spirit of truth." John 14: 16, 17. This Spirit of truth shall reprove the world of sin. John 16 : 8. It brings about, Joor hpnroduces regeneration, or the new birth. ta It s3an: ct3-: i6fies. Rom. 15 ELpohrd. .4 ": I 5s . C " hT1rhi6estr. ed iTavriedh ededif? fr" ee r1e nCicsoens o o1f: n a1ed3-; tstg A hungry man can sit down to a table of good things, remain there a long time and go away hungry because he would not eat. A person can come to the Lord for help, and pray and plead with importunity, and leave without a benefit for lack of permit-ting the Lord to do what he has promised. June 25, 1903, me. For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence." Acts 1: 4, 5. " Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, . 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 Thom-as, Bartholomew and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, 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. ( The number of the , names together were about an hundred and twenty." Acts 1: 12- 15. They waited in prayer for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and thus continued daily for the space of ten days, or until " 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 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. The effect of this wonderful outpouring of the Spirit and the utterances which he gave, caused the people to ru: sh down to the temple to see the commotion, and, be-hold, a crucified and risen Christ was preached unto them. " Now when they heard this they were pricked in their hearts [ convicted], and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do " Acts 2: 37. Peter ex-horted them to repentance and baptism. See verses 38- 40. Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them a-bout three thousand souls." Acts 2: 41. Three thousand were added to the assem-bly, ) vhich began with one hundred and twenty, with the daily additions, " And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved," ( or, as were being saved. marginal reading). Ver. 47. The organization was spiritual turd divine. It was not modeled after any humanly de-vised institution, but it was visible and complete. THE Vlatil T CHURCH SALEM. The Lord built it, 11Zalled it, governed it, and supported it. In reality it wziS his church, the church of God. It was not only composed a visible individuals, but the organization itself was a visible organ-ization. The saved individuals who eau-pesed the church at Jerusalem were all visible people before they were saved; heuce their human forms did nut comprise the visibility of the church. Was it not their salvation, assembly, name, worship, unity, fellowship, deetrine, discipline, officers, tilt: 111 en organization--- a visibly organized body Remove its of-ficers, ignore its discipline, change its due-trine, disband its fellowship, destroy its unity, suppress its worship, abandon its assemblage, and drop its name, until sal-vation or saving grace is lost sight of then look for a visible church of God. Reader, du you not see what wade the church of God a visible body, a visible organization, when first set in order at Jerusalem ? Well, it takes the same salvation now that it did then— the same title, the same gifts and graces to qualif
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