| Summary: | Gospel Trumpet 1881-June 3, 1962, Vital Christianity June 10, 1962-Sept. 1996, One Voice June/July 2004-Apr/May 2007 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a Trumpet and they shall gather to-gether his elect from the four wands, 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 pima; where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. Ezeic. 34: 12. . Ter. 82: 39. NO THE BACKSLIDER'S LAMENTATION AND RETURN. BY 3. E ROBERTS. Fin lonely to- night, and withal heavy- hearted; I have wander'd away from the heavenly fold, And I long for the peace and the joy now departed— I am lost on the mountains so barren and cold; But I know that my Shepherd will seek till he finds me, And I'm sure that those prayers will not be in vain— That in love he will break every fetter that binds me, And will help me escape out of Satan's domain. How well I remember the bright, happy faces That greeted my vision on prayer- meeting night, As we sat there together in heavenly places With Jesus our Savior in Heaven's pure light. We praised him with songs, and his glory abounded. Then we prayed, and his Spirit would witness within, But aids! I am lost, and by darkness surrounded, And helplessly tossed by temptations and sin. Oh, why is my faith now so shattered and broken? Oh, whence come these doubtings and dark unbelief! Oh, why can't I grasp the sure words he hath spoken— Why can't the backslider tind instant relief? It must be that•. Satan with darkness enshrouds me, I know that the Lord is forever the same; I believe ' tis the devil with his doubts that beclouds me: I know there's deliv'rance in Jesus great name. Then I will arise attic return to my Father, I know there is plenty at home, and to spare; I'll say, " I'm not worthy thy gunship, but rather The portion of StrVIMS I'm willing to share I'll humble myself and before him low kneeling Confess I have sinned, thus his pardon obtain; Then stand on his promise, regardless of feeling, And never, no, never, liirsake him again. , Noon, and Evening. S INCE Ow nio thousands of this world into e\ ist, creal ii ninny \ Alton toil a!„°. c, ages Pr" , patriarchs anti Inui t spent fcw, yeaN ttp, q i ow silently passed into eternity f have followed, otie idler : ODA until now ' I t.,$ Int. klotAli to the V ales: of ti n' mortal year ef time ie, h, slid! soon see it 11Wrge into t Tlicksk. livrd II,. 11crin in of the ). tag el dispensation ea gerly litolzt'a the t1110' Wito! I tho S11011111 1111' Oallti With his 7,11o'\. in the redemption plan the 11 ^: iii millions td. 4 “ Nt tfllo`‘ z, Intl and the ht. patriarchs atoo pro, dot s. hose lid out its luminous intlatiteiti 14 VOLUME Mi. hicywripsvILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, U. S. A., TRIORSDAY, JULY 9, 1903. NUMBER 28 Holiness from a Bible standpoint. BY J. E. FORREST. CHAPTER ILL— THE SERVANTS OF SIN. IN the preceding chapter we have briefly considered the two masters. To serve Satan is to serve sin; and the committing of sin is service to the same. Sin is the great power that rules and holds in bond-age. You may ask, Who are the servants of sin? The answer is - found in John 8: 34: " Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin." " Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his ser-vants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto right-eousness." Rom. 6: 16. " For of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage." 2 Pet. 2: 19. The great monster, sin, has many ser-vants. Ile bears rule over millions to- day. Sonic are like those Jews who talked with Christ. John 8 : 32- 36. They say they were never in bondage to any man. Jesus had told them, " If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed. And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Many, many, do not seem to realize the fact that they are under bond-age. They know that they are sinners, but no doubt think that they can quit any time they get ready. But when they decide to try to quit, they find themselves bound and unable to get loose without the power of God. As I have previously stated, those who serve sin are not the servants of God. ' 1- Vhosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin." Then those who commit sin are not the servants of God. Those who clamor for sin quote the following text: " There is no man that doeth good and sinneth not." Very well, but that is Old Testa-ment doctrine, and not in the New. An-other says, " He that liveth and saith he sinneth not, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." Ah I that is home- made scripture. No such text is in the New Testament, my dear reader. You may have heard your preacher quote it, but that does not war-rant its genuineness. Some preachers quote many things for scripture that is not in the Scripture, nor Scriptural. Lay aside your preacher, your prejudice, and your profes-sion awhile, and find out what is written in God's Bible about sin and sinners. " For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness." Rom. 6: 20. We sometimes hear people say that they " sin every day," but yet they claim to be Chris-tians. The way they act proves that they sin, but does not prove they are Chris-flans. The only way they may be distin-guished from other sinners is by their pro-fession. The Bible says, " He that commit-teth sin is of the devil." 1 John 3: 8. This takes in preachers and professors, both great and small. " Whoever committeth sin [ whether preacher or professor] is the servant of sin" ( John 8: 34)—" is of the devil." 1 John 3: 8. Reader, do you commit sing If so, you are a servant of sin—" of the devil." It matters not anything about what you pro-fess. This is a plain talk, but it is Bible. If your preacher tells you that a man can not live free from sin, it is because he does not have any better experience him-self, and is out preaching something that will damn his own soul in hell, and all who are thus deceived with his lies, except they get their eyes open and get saved. Such folks have a line of Scripture texts which seem to console them in their sins; and they are ready with them most any time for an argument; and thus they twist the Scrip-tures and " wrest them to their own destruc- Hwy wery strangers and earth, seeking a They etiquitsod a the plan of SOlitn jolt, and types, and reeeived the prtatn, . A long period a 41, artutt and N11pVI'S1 1- I 1.0110W01.1; hut many of tltt' prophi'ls : saw beyond this dint', and erica , nit Nvith Malachi " Unto you that fear my name ' Bull the Sim of riyitittionsuess arise with healing in his win gs." The & cad silence Was broken by the • • voii3O vrying in the wilderness- PrI. P" re \ V; t Lord, MAIre his paths straight. I intivoil baptize you with water unto rt. p0111.1111VO: but he that etraieth after 100ismightier than wlatse shoes I am not worthy to bear : tat shall baptize yon with the holy Ghost, and with fire." Mat. 3: 3. 11. On the same night that Jesus was born into the world, suddenly there ( tame a bright light shining, through the darkitesa. as the shepherds were silently ' keeping watch over their flocks in 1 4 still aem of the night, and zu voice broke f ''' rigi Fear not : for, behold, I ": 011 good tidings of great joy, which iiniscs afar till, a foil that pilgri 011 ', only into its not having shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Sav-ior, which is Christ the Lord. . And sud-denly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." Luke 2 : 10- 1.4. The prophecy was fulfilled. Mal. 4: 2. The Sun of righteousness had arisen, the Redeemer had come. When the earthly sun arises in the morning over the mountains, sending its brilliant rays through the valley below, the mists and fogs soon recede back into the canons, and later are absorbed by the beaming rays of the orb of day : so the rays from the bril-liant Day- star from on high dispelled the mists and fogs of dark superstition and blindnesa, and caused the earth to be light-oned by the glory of God, until thousands ji lined the angels' anthem, " Peace on earth, good will toward men." Upon Jew and.: tlrntile alike were poured out the blessings of the gospel and together they rejoiced ill the " morning light," in purity, unity, and perfected holiness. But after a time the sun began to grow dim, as little by little pride and axroganey began to creep in among those who were olive the people of God. They began to exalt man and set him up instead of God abate Intl, as a result, darkness began once more to overspread the land; and alas! the sun went down just at the noontide hour. The dark night of the apostasy was ushered in: the " falling away" ( 2 Thes. 2: 3) came : cud that nizin of sin was revealed. Dark-ness reigned almost supreme over the earth, and the bright luminaries who would dare to stand for God and truth sealed their faith with their life- blood. This dark night of Romanism continued for 1260 years. taxi's people were slaughtered by : he in 1 ions, and the groaning creation who eseaptal the band of martyrdom anxiously looked and longed for the day. We will not .011g01* dwell 11P011 this, the darkest of all eatah's periods of time. After hundreds of years of almost total darkness. streaks of daylight began to ap-pear in the horizon; and the dark night of Catholieism and popery began to vanish away. The sun began once more to rise and its dim rays grew brighter until it pierced throngh the darkness, and millions felt its rillimr rays. But, it did not shine in all it s splendor as at the morning time. Some of the mists and fogs still seemed to linger taw the valley. The prophecy of Zech. 14: ti. 7. was fulfilled: " And it shall come to pass in that day. that the light shall not clear nor dark; but it shall be one day whieh shall be known to the Lord, not day, nor night." For a time, holy men called of Cod declared the gospel in its purity as far as the light was revealed to them, the holy Ghost working with them; and. as a result, a great reformation was effected; and many were saved from the darkness of Romanism, and from all sin. As time went on pride and division began to creep in among them; and, instead of abiding together in one body, they began to form sects or organizations, and take upon themselves different names, until hundreds of these man- made institutions had sprung up thron o. hout the land. The mists grew thicker, the fogs more dense, until- at the end of 350 years, when scarce a trace re-mained of the grand reformation started three and one half centuries before by Luther, Wesley, and other men of God; and the professed Christian world became one struggling Mass of pride, confusion, and formality God's people yoked up with sin-ners and unbelievers in the so- called churches, all together forming the mystic city— Babylon. Form and fashion have taken the place of Bible salvation, hireling ministers have been substituted for Holy Ghost shepherds. They have " mixed the wine with water" ( Isa. 1: 22), fed them-selves instead of the flock ( Ezek. 34: 8), and " seduced the people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace" ( Ezek. 13: 10), until precious souls are starving for the bread of life, and thirsting for the pure living water. " In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds, and their post by my posts" ( Ezek. 43 : 8) and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar." Ezek. 13 : 10. But, thank God, the glorious light dawns at last ! The sun comes streaming again in dazzling light over the mountain top. The mists and clouds roll away and vanish be-fore its blazing light. The thunders of the judgments of God sweep away every divi-sion line, letting his people dwell together in sweet harmony and unity again. The prophecy of Zech. 14 : 7, is fulfilled : " But it shall come to pass, that at the evening time it shall be light." Also in Ezek. 34: 8: 12, God is fulfilling his Word where he says, " I am against the shepherds, and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more for I will deliver my flock from their mouth." " Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out, . and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day." " And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come home to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads." Isa. 35 : 10. God's people can again sing the songs of freedom, and shout the victory over the beast, his image, and the number of his name. They dwell together in the Church of God. one people, one faith, one doctrine. Mighty angels are carrying the message, " Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of eve-ry unclean and hateful bird." Rev. 18: 2. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her. my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins." Beloved souls yet ensnared in her cage, " Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and , deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the Lord's ven-geance." Jer. 51: 6. The sun has set for the last time upon the spiritual world, and now the watchmen cry unto Zion, " Thy sun shall go down no more." It shall continue to shine brighter and brighter until the ushering in of that more blissful and glorious day, eternity. Other reformations have risen and fallen. They began to decline by let-ting a little pride and other little things creep in among them. It is " the little foxes that spoil the vines." This is God's last and greatest reformation. The devil is try-ing at this very juncture to strike a blow with the same weapon which has been so successful in crushing the previous ref-ormations; namely, pride. May God help every minister to lift up the standard, and cry out against it with a mighty vehemence in his soul. Thank God, his Spirit is still working, and the glorious tidings of full salvation are sounding forth to all the world. Amen. " Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which can not be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear : for our God is a consuming fire." July 9, 1901 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET. haaalo not have are commanded to arm themselves with it. 1 Pet. 4: 1. Pure hearts: " Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." " See that ye love one another with a pure heart fervent-ly." 1 Pet. 1: 22. " Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart:?' 1 Tim. 1: 5. Therefore, " keep thy heartivith all diligence for out of it are - the,":* sues of life." , Pray. 4 :_ 23. Jesus is our example in this world, and wa are to be like him in the following ways: 1„ He was perfect. Heb. 2: 10. We are commanded to be perfect. Mat. 5 : 48. 2. He was holy. Heb. 7: 26. We are com-manded to be holy. 1 Pet. 1: 15, 16. 3. He was pure. 1 John 3: 3. We are commanded to be pure. 1 • Tim. 5: 22. " Even as he is pure." 1 John 3: 3. 4. He was harmless. Heb. 7: 26. We are commanded to be harmless. Mat. 10: 16. 5. He was separate from sinners. Heb. 7 : 26. We are commanded to be separate. 2 Cor. 6 17. He left us an example, " who did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth." 1 Pet. 2: 21, 22. " Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from gener-ations, but taw is made manifest to his saints. . Which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." Col. 1: 26, 27. " And every man that bath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure." 1 John 3: 2. " Whom we preach, warning every man. and teaching every man in all wisdom that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus." Col. 1: 28. " Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." 1 John 4: 17. " Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth bath not seen him, neith-er known him." 1 John 3: 6. If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch. and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned." John 15 : 6. " Little children, let no man deceive yon: he that doeth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous." " It is enough, ' Jesus said. " for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord." Mat, 10: 25. But, he never said it was too much. " Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what. his lord do-eth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you." John 15: 15, 14. " Blessed are they that do his com-mandments, that they may have right to the tree of Life, and may enter in through the gates into the city." Rev. 22: 14. " And there shall be no more cum: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him." " lie that is righteous, let him be righteous still." them and observe the contrast. God gave me an experience of salvation as described in, the atsath and eighth chapters, and I am rejoicing in the freedom of the same to- day. I have found Jesus' words true where he says, " If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." SERVANTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. " Being then mac free from sin, ye be-came the servants of righteousness." " For when ye were the servants of sin ye were free from righteousness." Rom. 6: 18, 20. Who are the servants of sin? Ans. Those who commit sin. John 8: 34. Now dear reader, you will admit that one who commits sin is a sinner. If I should commit one sin I would be a sinner. Would I have to commit two, five, ten, one hun-dred, or one thousand, sins to be a sinner Judge ye. How many lies does a person have to tell before he becomes a liar ? How many horses does a man have to steal be-fore he becomes a thief ? Judge ye. When-ever you find a truthful liar, or an honest thief, you may fad next a sinning Chris-tian. Did you ever see a holy sinner, or an ungodly saint? Ah, you never did. " But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life." Rom. 6: 22. But some one says the soul or spirit is regenerated, and does not sin, but this old body will sin. I should like to have Scrip-ture to prove such a position. The Bible does say, " The soul that sinneth, it shall die." Ezek. 18 : 4. " Every sin that a man doeth is without the body." 1 Cor. 6: 18. This clearly teaches the fact that the soul is responsible for every act, and not the body. James says, " The body without the spirit is dead;" so then the life of man is in the spirit or soul. The body is only a temple of clay for the soul to dwell in; and we find furthermore that our bodies, if we are saved, are the temples of the Holy Ghost. " What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." 1 Cor. 6: 19, 20. Can we glorify God by committing sin? If so, the more sin we commit the better we can glorify him. The argument, that the body sins while the soul is regenerated and born of the Spirit, is spurious. Sup-pose we dissect the human body, perhaps we shall be able to locate sin. We will let the Word of God be the knife, as it is " sharper than any two- edged sword, pierc-ing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Surely if it divides soul and spirit and pierces the heart, it is the proper instrument for dissecting the body. We shall notice what is said concerning those who are not righteous. " As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one." Their tongues. " With their tongues they have used deceit." Mouth. " Whose mouth is full of curs-ing and bitterness." Feet. " Their feet are swift to blood." Eyes. " There is no fear of God before their eyes." Rom. 3: 10, 13, 14, 15, 18. Hands. " That they may do evil with both hands earnestly." Micah 7: 3. " Cleanse your hands, ye sinners." Jas. 4: 8. Mind. " Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith." 2 Tim. 3: 8. " For every tree is known by his Truit. For of thorns mena - do not gather figs, nor. bah gather they. graP- es, --; . evil mansout of the heart bringetYfortit " _'. 4.„ 4- 1a, 45. " 0 how can: Y$. , g e vSg-,-- an out-hts ;" and the result isW tneieta; 4 " For out of - the opefit-- pAlscwd:* rs1 and tlgtoauAid,'. Skhe. tr feet:: aleswift to shed '' 51a) 6d. 4' " Ckalka; f. the heart proceed adulteries ;" and the. result is, , rat. " the lust of the eyes." 1 John 2: 16. " Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust af-er her bath committed adultery with her already in his heart." Mat. 5: 28. " Out of the heart proceed . false witness;" and the remit is, " with their tongues they have used deceit." " Out of the heart proceed . blasphemies;" and the result is, " their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness." - Reader do you think such men are the servants of righteousness! We have briefly considered the deeds of those of whom Paul said it was written there was none right-eous. We have found also that the evils of the hands, feet, eyes, tongue, mouth, and mind, all originated in the heart now let us take up the other class. We know that those who commit such things as have been referred to are sinners. The other class are those who are righteous. All of God's people are righteous people. " 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. " Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the con-gregation of the righteous." Psa. 1: 5. " Ye shall know them by their fruits_ . Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit." " A good man out of the good treas-ure of the heart bringeth forth good things." " Neither yield ye your members [ eyes, tongue, mouth, mind, hands, feet] as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your mem-bers as instruments of righteousness unto God." " Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body," neither in your eyes, mouth, tongue, hands, feet, mind, nor in your heart, " that ye should obey it in the lust thereof." I mention these members because they are the instruments which are used by the soul, whether it is righteousness or unright-eousness that man does. David said that sinners shall not stand in the congregation of the righteous. Again he asks the ques-tion: " Lord, who shall abide in thy taber-nacle ? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?" Ans. " He that walketh uprightly [ people walk with their feet], and worketh right-eousness [ they generally work with their hands], and speaketh the truth in his heart [ such speaking is evidently our thoughts]. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor." Psa. 15: 1- 3. " Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or who shall stand in his holy place? [ Ans.] He that bath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully." Psa. 24: 3, 4. David says again, " I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word." Psa. 119: 101. So then there is no sin in the feet of the righteous. " I will therefore that men pray every-where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting." 1 Tim. 2: 8. There is no sin in clean and holy hands; therefore there is no sin in the hands of the righteous. " Set a watch, 0 Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips." " If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man." Now, if God keeps the door of our lips, we shall not be letting unholy words slip out now and then. " But as he which bath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation." 1 Pet. 1: 15. The Bible here commands us to be holy in " all manner of conversation"; and it says another place, " He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." 1 John 2: 4. We also have a " sound mind" ( 2 Tim. : 7), " pure minds" ( 2 Pet. 3: 1), " the mind of Christ" ( 1 Cor. 2: 16) and those to eternal life. " By this shall all men know tohnat: yrea Gaored my disciples, if ye have love help for ano eelr. as saints of the God, to look about us, and see if there is not work for the Master and do . tiito others as we would wish them to, d9 oato us. There may be those in our own' circle that need to he encouraged to the way to heaven. Truly, as say the pa4t. If you want a field of labor, you can itla it anywhere." We know IA how much a situ- 4e word of encouragement may ( 10: to help those who are ailettilliops. tatrinean, d.: otteoht, give 11I under sot row st tIV. esin;: tynett., 11ttoetillt; sh soenreviteoe, c lamnsdet. not try to them_ exeuse themselves from any duty that he requires at their Itazids. Let Ni‘ t- eofIls1: 11ell: 4ks ouusirnseltvhees ,8PhIrt-earuNtly endeavor to encourage the faint and faltering, and tI, restore 511011 as have yielded to temptatien. When yo think ye stand, take heed lest ye fall. " Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least ofthese,, n, \ i\) hbwrt: vth\ r, eert, ste‘ lhlavgeiv deontoe idtri ' lliikit': InItIo10.: e of these little ones adieuepiploef, cold water, only i n verily, I say unto you, he shall in no wig Ilea. his reward.'' " Resue the perish vi: enat,, ert hoetlaet: in tr erring ones, lift up the fallen; Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save." Death Passed upon All- Deliv LI, A. witAY. 44 A NI) ski ( loath The retina passed upon all men." death and dead w-cur a grunt many in the Bible, and ave a number of dif- Bear Ye One Another's Burdens. BY EMMA G. PRATT. H'wblessed are these words, and yet how little regarded I We fail to realize the good we might do if we would follow more closely the blessed commands of our Lord. Scarcely a day passes but furnish-es some opportunity of doing good, either by our smiles or tears, words or deeds, or by our faith and prayers at the throne of grace. But, oh, how careless and negligent. we are in these things, forgetting the good-ness and mercy of God towards us, and the Words he bath spoken : " With what meas-ure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." If we desire help ourselves we must be in readiness to help others, and not merely live for self alone. " Let us do good to all men and especially to those that are of the household of faith." 0 dear ones, let us look this matter over and see what we are doing for poor suffer= in• humanity,_ and for the blessed Master who has done so much for us. How many ways there are of doing good, at home and abroad. The enemy is ever in readiness to present excuses, and cause many to feel they have no opportunity for doing good. Some will say their way is hedged up they are tied up at home with so many cares. Others will bring the excuse, they have no talent in this direction. 0 dear ones, ex-cuses will not answer in the day of judg-ment. Bow many poor aching hearts there are almost ready to give up for want of a word of en couragement and help in the way tion." See 2 Pet. 3 : 16. Some refer to Rom. 3: 12: " There is none that doeth good, no, not one." And, the same class , also mentisoana aRaaomans 7, and claim such to ex d shed th m ten in the present tense, but is only the same experience and testimony conceS- evil his past life before he found Jesus his Sai-.: 413: ior. Those who have no better experience than Paul describes in Romans 7, are the servants SID., an ' 04 31o t saved: The: sixth chapter sets forth the standard of Christianity, and so does the eighth. Read remit meanings. tIII each state has a grail-udo to the others. With the IAA ' s help, we will endeavor to speak of StAlle of the different kinds of death sit forth in the lloly goripturos. First we will mitt'' de, ath ga:: st . t 1 upon : ill 11 1011 sig n tint' fall of Adam both of soul and brin y. But God. through the sufferings and loath of Jesus Christ, made a way to over. en1h0 the spiritual death, through faith and obedience to him. John 5: 2. All glory to his matchless name forever. And to those who pass front spiritual death unto life, the bodily death has no victory; yea, has lost its sting. tt death, where is thy sting? 0 grave, wileiv is thy vietory I But thanks be to ( hid . . which givoth Cis the viettr^ through our Lord , Tesus Christ." 1 Cor. 15: 55. 57. Visa they are even called bleared thereafter. " Blessed are the dead which die ill the Lord from henceforth: that theymay rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." Rev. 14: 13. Also, " Pre-cious in the sight of the Lord is the death or his saints." Psa. 115: 15. No more fear of death nor fleeing from it. There is a sceond death spoken of which means eternal separation from God, ever-lasting destruction in the lake of fire and brimstone. This eomes upon those who will not obey the gospel of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But, " he that overcometh 2s1:: 11111 . not be hurt of the second death." Rev. Also another death spoken of is, after 11.1a. ovi tnhgenotdisesaeitil ufii. toom death unto life, we and dead to the laasainRo( m8e. e7R: 4° 7. W6 e: also dead to the pleasures and fashions Chri st 8lust and t Nevoolrislidle, ssa. nd alive unto Yet another, and very sad, death is spoken of in Jude 12, " Twice dead, plueked up by the roots ;" and in Rev. 3: 1, " 1 know . . . that thou hast a Warne, that thou livest, and art dead." Oh, how sad! These words were spoken by the Savior to the church of God at Sardis, and again to the church at Laodicea who had become rich, increased in goods so that they thought they had need of nothing. And espgaoo; o: sededst? toh how did they become so rich in this world's command to give as the Lord had nrc's' thou art neither them. But, covetous, i iavasd bheacdauSneotthoebyeyheadd th b e of myy thou Avert cold or hot. So then he-cause thou art lukewarm, and neither nmoorrithh. o, t,, ReIv. will spue thee oat ni 1: cold t, 1, i ismtneoonwr t ho o thy wtw hha It would th workes , that Savior indeed. Now, you k3n t1h6' at Ait:; ad03.1). 1; are put in a cool place and kept cool until the time of cooking or heating up, they are all right; but if they are kept in a lukewarm condition, they sour and spue over, and are fit for nothing. So with people; while they are strangers to God and his salvation, there is a chance of heat-ing them up by the fire of God's love, and making them burning and shining lights; but if theybecome lukewarm through carelessness, and gradually drift from their first love, and are unwilling to measure up to the high standard of salvation, they are therefore spued out. God can use those only who are alive, progressing, growing in grace, living every hour for the Lord, and letting their lights shine constantly. Brethren, let us keep up and doing, looking well to it, that we have not a name that we live and are dead. Amen. Our Speech. BY J. M. HARRINGTON. There are some who are chronic grum-blers. Such had better read Phil. 2: 14, 15. They grumble if you preach straight, grumble if you preach long, etc. All such are destitute of salvation. We should re-member, in the church of God, the Holy Ghost makes God's ministers overseers. Acts 20: 28. Let us each one see that our speech pleases God. We are told in the Word that our conversation is in heaven. Amen. Our Eternal Home. July 9, 1903. DIE GOSPEL TRUMPET. Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prep ared'for you from the foun-dation of the world." Mat. 25 : 34. The kingdom being prepared from the founda-tion of the world, may seem to some to con-tradict the idea that Christ has gone to pre-pare it; but it was prepared from the foun-dation of the world the same as Christ was a Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Christ was a Lamb slain from the foundation of the world in the mind of God; and our eternal home was prepared from the foundation of the world in the mind of God. Christ in going to prepare for us a place is only fulfilling what God has intended from the creation of the world. Surely these plain statements from the Word of God are sufficient to convince any who desire to know the truth, that there is a place in God's vast domain, an " enduring substance," called heaven, which place shall be the future and everlasting home of the righteous after the judgment and de-struction of this world. • destroy our ability to distinguish fopns / l ad faces. Jesus in speaking to an innumerable mul-titude once said, " There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out. Luke 13 : 28. From this we infer that those who are con-demned at the judgment will look into the kingdons. of God and recognize there the patriarchs and prophets. " For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to facer now I know in part but then shall I know even as also I am known. 1 Cor. 13: 12. Some may insist that if we were to know each other there, the missing ones of our relatives would cause grief; but it does not appear from the conversation of Dives and Abraham that Abraham was grieved to see him tormented in the flames. Abraham saw only the justice of his miserable end as is evident from the following language: " But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented." Luke 16: 25. In that immortal state we shall not be the least uncomfortable, though some of those whom we have loved in this world be absent; for we shall be abundantly satisfied with the presence of Jesus. And though our friends be in outer darkness, we will know that God is just. SILENCE IN HEAVEN. " And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for the space of about half an hour. Rev. 8: 1. - The time referred to is unquestionably the great judgment scene spoken of by Christ in Mat. 25 : 31- 46 : " When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him." As all the angelic host will come to witness the judgment scene, our heavenly mansion, newly prepared by the majestic hand of the Son of God, will be left noiseless until the united throng of saints and angels shall break the silence with the thunder tones of eternal praises to God and the Lamb. Never before do we read of silence in the heavenly realm, and never from the time that that silence is broken by the re-turning throng of saints and angels, will there be silence in heaven : for there shall dwell the ransomed, whose only theme shall be to praise and adore their King with a loud voice. But at the great judgment and consummation of all things, the heavenly realms, which for ages past have been one continuous strain of seraphic music, will be as silent as death, not an angel footstep nor seraphic voice shall invade the breath-less stillness of that awful moment, till the doomed world shall be forgotten, and the Son of God shall return with the purchase of his blood. ETERNAL ABODE OF THE WICKED. AST ET your speech be alway with grace, La seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." Col. 4: 6. The subject of our speech is here intro-duced. We learn by the truth now under consideration that our speech should be such as will minister grace ( favor) to the hearers. Any conversation that does not benefit any one is better untold. There are those who really get saved, but by talk-ing so much they chatter all their salvation away. 0 God, help us, as profes. sed saints, to bridle the tongue. The place to bridle is down by the heart. God is not pleased with a tattler. 1 Pet. 4: 15. " Let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil doer, or as a busybody in other men's matters." Here we see that tattling is played NVI111 ti ► (' greatest of sins viz., mur-der, theft, and evil doing. No wonder some saints are continually saying, My leanness." They have talked all the graee out of the soul, and have not confessed it, and asked for- , ivt nee have not asked God and he parties tnlktal about to forgive them, but still go on professing. You may look at talking about melt other as a small thing. God help us to see it is a sin, and will rob our souls of the joys of salvation. says one, only said the truth." We should remember we van get out of ( teal's order by telling things that are true. We should always speak the truth when we do speak, yet there are times when the truth is better unspoken. If we see a brother in a fault, we should obey the truth by going. to him in the spirit of meekness, knowing we rs Alves; then we van he a help to thebut if yon tell every on( else, your speech does not minister grae unto any ono; but it makes trouble, and ° Mimes involves the whole church at that Piave; and perhaps all will have to go down and get saved. Behold, what a great fire a little matter kindleth. Now there is one thing will cause yo u nut to talk about the brethren, and that, is fervent charity for them. When we love the brethren as ourselves, we will not talk alma them. Some might say, " I was only unthought ful when 1 spoke." This is a proof that you need more real love, for true charity is thoughtful. Men do not often speak to harm themselves, for they have too much love for themselves. If we see some brother in a fault and have not grace enough to speak to him and be a help to hint, we ought at least to have enough principle within us to keep still. The Word of God is given for our in-struction. 2 Tim. 3: 16, 17. We can find much on the subject. 1 Thes. 4 : 9- 12 1 Tina 5 : 11- 13. Talking about the breth-ren slanders the family. Psa. 50 : 20 Prov. 11: 13. One talebearer eau destroy a whole congregation if listened to. Prov. 15: S. " Where no wood is, the fire goes out." So, where there is no talebearer, the strife will cease. May God put a rebuke on tale-bearers. Remember the words of the proph-et, Let your words be few, and by do-ing this it will save trouble. There are people who want to know eve- 17 body else's business. Such need salva-tion. It does not matter what your profes-sion may be, there are those who will pry .41 and try to find out something, and find tout what it has done for them, so they V to be prayed out. Better attend to Or own business and stay out. BY D. 0. TEASLEy. 4 4 LN OR we know that if our earthly house - of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." 2 Cor. 5: 1. Thank God for this plain text which gives us who sojourn below a hope of an eternal home with God and all the redeemed beyond the mystic borders of time. While we sometimes hear the remark, " Salvation is worth living for the happiness it affords in this life," yet if there was no promise of a home beyond the grave, there would be comparatively - few to tell the story of the cross. Destroy the hope of heaven, and you destroy the anchor which holds our . frail bark steady on the stormy sea of life. The hope of a life beyond the vale of mortals ity has caused men to suffer the ignomin-ions tortures of the rack and many cruel sufferings imposed by the devil. What gave the martyrs courage to face death without a fear, and step into the flame or be cast to the wild beasts without a shudder? I answer, The hope of heaven. Yea, and the same blessed hope will make life's burdens easy to bear to all who will embrace it to- day. While it seems unnecessary, yet we will quote a few texts of Scripture to prove that there is a place called heaven, which is intended for the future abode of the righteous. " For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us." Heb. 9: 24. " So then after that the Lord had spoken unto them, he was re-ceived up into heaven." Mark 16: 19. " I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, . such an one caught up to the third heaven." 2 Cur. 12 : 2. Before Chist left this world he promised his followers a home with him where he now dwells, which home he has gone to pre-pare. " Let not your hearts be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go 0 prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am. there ye = sr be also." John 14: 1- 3. Somewhere in the great universe of God, Christ is now preparing. a home for his faithful followers and some day in the near future he will come to receive them unto hi msel f., t hat where lie is there they may be also. Where is he? " Christ sitteth on 0 right band of God." Col. 3 : 1. Christ s now in heaven itself at the right hand f God, and there we shall be with him in that heavenly country beyond the sun, now unknown to mortal vision, when " Death is swallowed up in victory," and the happy sons of God arise from the tomb to be for-ever in their eternal home. We are told to lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven. " Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through and steal." Mat. 6: 20. To this home where we are now laying . up our treasures we hope to go at the last day, and we will there find a reward for every deed of love we have performed, for our inher-itance is there reserved for us. Peter says we are begotten " to an inheritance incor-ruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away;" which inheritance, he says, is " re-served in heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto sal-vation ready to be revealed in the last time." 1 Pet. 1: 4, 5. " Knowing in - yOur-selves that ye have in heaven a better and au enduring substance." Heb. 10: 34. Our inheritance is inheaven, ourtreasures are in heaven, in heaven we have a better and en-during ( eternal) substance, great is our reward in heaven, and when. Christ returns for his faithful ones where he is ( in heaven itself) there we shall' be also. " Then shall the King say unto them - on his right hand, SHALL WE KNOW EACH OTHER laimE? Shall we know each other there is a question often asked, and while it does not affect our salvation in any way, it is in-tensely interesting to know whether we will know each other in. the heavenly clime or not. If the reader will turn to the six-teenth chapter of Luke and read from the nineteenth to the thirty- first verses inclu-sive, it will be seen that Abraham, though absent from the body, blew both Dives and Lazarus. True, this was not in the eternal realm; yet it was in a disembodied state. It will also be noticed that Dives, though in hell, knew Abraham. While this does not positively prove that we will know each other in heaven, yet it is a step toward heaven, and proves that death does not The word hell, in theKing James' version of the Bible, is translated from two differ-ent words- Hades and Gehenna. The for-mer appears eleven times in the New Testa-ment; and it is certain that ten times at least it applies to the state of the soul between the death and the judgment, and never to the state of the wicked beyond the resurrection. The word " Gehenna" appears about nine times in the New Testa-mentandalways refers to the eternal abode of the wicked beyond the resurrection. The following different terms are ap-plied to the final abode of wicked men and demons beyond the judgment-day : First, The Lake of Fire. " And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever is not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Rev. 20 : 14, 15. " And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before ' him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshiped his image. These both were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone." Rev. 19 : 20. " And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever." Rev. 20: 10. " But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whore-mongers, and sorcerers, and. idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake ( Continued on page 8.) SHALL TIHS EARTH BE OUR ETERNAL HOlvIll? The idea that this earth will be our fu-ture and eternal home, is held by many; but there are very few who believe alike in regard to this pernicious doctrine. This idea was first introduced in the first cen-tury by Cerinthus, a noted heretic, who taught that there would be one thousand years given for marriage festivities and indulgence in carnal pleasures. Since the days of Cerinthus, the doctrine of a mil-ennium has undergone many changes, and to- day hundreds of different beliefs exist concerning it, and no two of them alike. To write a refutation that would touch all branches of the millennium theory, would require many volumes, so we will content ourselves by proving that this earth will not be our eternal home by a positive position. This earth at the second coming of Christ will be literally destroyed. " But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." 2 Pet. 3: 10. Surely nothing could be plainer, this earth shall be burned up with a fervent heat. This does not mean that it will be burned over and puri-fied, as some would have us believe; but it shall be " burned up," destroyed and anni-hilated. Those who maintain the idea that this earth will be our future abode gener-ally found their ideas upon such texts as Ecel. I: 4, which says, " The earth abideth forever." It may be necessary to say here that the word " forever" as used in the Old Testament did not mean eternally. A f-ter this earth is " burned up" and " pas, sed away" then shall appear that " new heaven and new earth" which the Lord will have prepared for the faithful. " And I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; red there was no more sea." Rev. 21: 1. The apostle Peter after describing the destruction of this earth says, " Never-theless we lathe righteous], according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness." 2 Pet. 3: 13. While here in this world, where sin abounds on every hand, we are contin-ually exposed to persecution and tempta-tion; but, when in that eternal new heaven and earth, our blissful and everlasting home, we shall be surrounded by the en-viromnents of righteousness, and no longer exposed to the influence of sin and sickness. This new earth shall abide eternally, but it shall not be gained until the present earth is " burned up" and " destroyed." " Here we have no continuing city, but we seek one to come." Heb. 13 : 14. July 9, 1908. THE'GOSPEL TRVICPET. GOSPEL TR111WET Moundsville, W. Va., July 9, 1903. A WEEKLY HOLINESS JOURNAL. Entered a the Eashoffice at Noundayills, W. Va as Samna- elm Natter. E. E. BYRUM Editor. A. L. BYERS . . Office Editor. ` I C'ontri'buting Editors: B. M. RIGGLE . Cambridge Springs, Pa. GRAS. E: ORR . Federalsburg, Md. C. Ont. 1 W. liXRS, Lodi, Cal. GEo. L. • CoLE. . 7300 Stewart Ave., Chicago, Ill. OFFICE ITEMS. Published by GOSPEL TRUMPET CO. DEFINITE, RADICAL, and AIM- SECTARIAN, sent forth in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, for the publication of fuP Salvation, Divine Healing of the body, and the Ur ity of all true Christians in " the faith once delivered to the saints." Subscription price, postage paid, United States, Canada, and Mexico, - - $ 1.00 Foreign Countries, - - - 0.50 Expressed in English Currency, - 6s. 2d " " German Currency, - 6 mark 18 pf pjrAll Subscriptions must be paid in Advanee. 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 ., MOUNDSVILLE, . VA. lb Insure credit otherwise w CO e will not be responsWible. Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily as unto the Lord. What can be more commendable than this, " She hath done what she could"? There is joy in your heart in the evening if you have spent the day well. There will be joy in your heart in the , hour of death if you have spent life well. CORRECTION. In last week's issue, on fourth page, un-der " Questions Answered," the first ques-tion should read as follows: " Please ex-plain 1 Cor. 5: 13, " Put away from among yourselves that wicked person.' If no organ-ization be effected, to which one may be-come a member under certain conditions, how then can discipline be exercised?"' - The questions were asked by E. C. Greenert, Butler, Pa. I would like for some of the saints, an able sister and husband, to come here and live, if it would be suitable to do so. I am unable to walk about much, and need some one to help me with the housework also I have three acres of ground to use. They would have no rent to pay. I would want to have meetings here at the house as often as convenient. Will some of the saints please write to me in regard to coming? Yours trusting all in the Lord, Mrs. S. Sewell. NOTICE. Mark Center, Ohio. THE CHICAGO TENT- MEETING. Industry is a most excellent principle, and is revealed in the life and character of no people more than in the people of God, and especially in God's ministry. If you would have your life be success-ful and happy, you must make yourself the servant of all. There is one thing we all can do by the help of heaven, we can furnish this world with one more Christian life. The man who is always just going to do something, if somebody else had not done it, or was going to do something if some-thing else had not happened, ( would have given to the cause of Christ if his pig had not died,) is always intending to do some-thing, but never finding time to do it. Such a one is a miserable failure in life. a Time is swiftly carrying golden moments into the irretrievable past. One by one they are flying away to the gates of eter-their sakes, not for his own. He must be in the front in every battle. He gladly receives all the arrows of the enemy in his own breast, that his flock be uninjured. He sacrifices, he suffers, he endures, in his care for them. He must be watchful and prayerful to keep full of the Spirit, full of energy, full of encouragement, full of interest, and abounding in hope and love, or he will not be able to interest, edify, or feed his people. And again I say, God, help us. C. E. O. A car- load of paper has arrived, which has cost us over $ 1300.00. Work will begin next week on Bro. Khan's book on India. The requests for prayer received here amount to a hundred or more each week. The blackberry season is here. The Trumpet Family has purchased the berries in a good- sized patch, and will therefore give some attention to berry picking. Bro. and Sister Martin, who have been business manager and matron respectively in the Trumpet Family, write that they have been quarantined for a time near Ur-bana, 0., having been indirectly exposed to smallpox. This was not a very pleasant experience for the first part of their va-cation. The Lord willing, this meeting will be held on Halsted St., near 63d St. Bros. Kilpatrick, Howard, and Khan are expect-ed. The readers of the Trumpet will re-member that Bro. Khan is a native of In-dia, and converted from Mohammedanism. He is now on a tour in this country. We feel it would be to the glory of God for him to meet as many saints while in America as possible, that they may become acquaint-ed with him and the work in India, etc. God wants cooperation of the entire body for the spread of this present truth, and evangelizing of the world. The promise is, " I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." Pray for this meeting, and come all that can. Re-member the date, July 17- 27. G. L. Cole. 7300 Stewart Ave., Chicago, Ill. THE GENERAL CAMP- MEETING OF OREGON. This annual gathering of the saints in the state of Oregon, held at Woodburn, June 11- 21, has just closed, which has been the largest attendance of saints which, per-haps, have ever gathered together in this state. A number of ministers and workers were present, whose labors were blest in the preaching of the pure Word of God, which went forth fearlessly in the name of Jesus, and accomplished its work in the hearts of many. The number of those who were saved, sanctified, and healed, is not known to any of us, as the Lord alone has kept the record but our hearts have been made to rejoice at the sight of penitent souls crying for mercy, and believers rejoicing in the glorious entrance into Canaan; and nity, and there some day they will bear witness either for or against us. 0 reader, send them not away empty from thy hand, but send them on, richly laden with holy purposes and generous deeds; and great will be your rejoicing in the day when the deeds'of life are all summed up. Time is more than money. Pt is life, and, ' unless it is well spent, it is life in vain. Our happiness, the happiness of others, and the eternal destiny of souls very proba-bly depends upon the use you are making of time. Every humble God- fearing minis-ter has always time to do good, but never a moment to waste in idleness. He feels in his soul very much like the Savior felt when he said, " I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work." Through the death and resurrection of the Son of God the souls of men and women are the purchased possession of the kingdom of heaven.' Shall not God have his own? Every minister is an ambassador from the courts of glory to push the just claims of heaven to the ends of the earth. Woe to the minister who has become neg-lectful of his duty, and is spending pre-cious moments of time in idleness, or in some vocation other than that to which God has called him. The apostle says, " Woe is me if I preach not the gospel." And woe unto all those who neglect to aid the am-bassador in his efforts to scatter the light and glory of heaven to souls that sit in darkness. Some one will have to give an account for every soul that is not saved that might have been if all had done what they could. Too many people are undeveloped physi-cally, mentally, and spiritually. To be ful-ly developed in• every way means much la-bor. God has given some abilities to every one, and he is under obligation to improve upon them. Too many fail to bring out and develop what is in them because it costs too much labor. We must have a mind to work. We must cultivate and im-prove every talent God has given us. If we attend to the proper culture of the tal-ents God has given us in physical, mental, and spiritual life, we have no time to lose. We are to glorify God in body and spirit, which are his. But do we not need rest? Taking needed rest, is not time wasted; neither is it idleness. It fits us for labor. Some people, again, are always in too much of a hurry to do anything. If you have too much to do to properly bathe the body and keep clean, or to eat properly, you make a mistake. If you have too much to do to improve yourself mentally, you make a serious mistake; and if you have too much to do to find time to pray, you make a very serious mistake. Those who are the most successful in life find plenty of time to do the most necessary things properly and well, but never a moment to waste. THE WORK OF A PASTOR. No other calling of life and no other branch of the ministry is so fraught with incessant labors and untiring efforts as the pastorate. All must study the Bible much to show themselves approved, but the pas-tor more. All need to live much in prayer, but the pastor more. He having the same congregation year after year, must live near the gates of heaven, gathering light and truth to impart unto his people lest they weary of him. All need to live fault-less in their lives, but the pastor more so. He does not show a good exterior far a few days and then pass on. His life is constantly before his people, and he must live so that he is the better loved because he is known. God help us. It requires more study, more prayer, and a closer walk with God to feed and edify a congregation ten years than it does ten days. It means for you to be full of encouragement and energy to keep people's interest in the work of the Lord for a few days' camp- meeting; but to keep them interested in the weekly prayer- meetings for years means something more. If a pastor lets out all there is in him in a few days he must immediately gain more, or he is a failure; consequently he must ever be deepening and widening in the knowledge and grace and love of God. His love for his people must not grow less, but be always increasing. Great in-deed must be the intensity of his love for his people. He must watch over them for also the healing of diseases. Day* were cast out; and in every respect Nye witnessed the power of the Word of God upon all hearts that were disposed to obey, The church in general has been much refreshed, and encouraged to continue to fight the good fight of faith, and put forth renewed efforts to push the work of soul-saving into new fields. Among the mile isters and workers present were Bros. Adams, Clark, Olsen, Van Lanen, Bamford, McCully, J. L. Green, Sister Brown, and Dthers. Bro. U. G. Clark was ordained to the ministry by laying on of hands, having made full proof of his calling by his pre_ vions faithfulness. We have greatly en_ joyed the privilege of being at this meet-ing. Wishing you all the abounding gram of God, we are your brother and sister in the faith. J. W. and J. M. Byers, Box 28, Lodi, Cal. NEOSIIO ALI , S CAMP- MEETING. A brief notice was inserted in the Trum-pet that there would be no campeneeting this year at Neosho Falls on account of the - rreat overflow of the river, etc. However, it has been decided later that the meeting would go on but the date would be changed to Sept. 3- 13. Let other meetings be arranged accordingly, so that there be a general gathering of the saints of the West, and from as many states as possible. The Lord willing, I shall lend my. assistance and solicit the help of such ministers as can be a blessing and encouragement to the gener-al body who may be able to attend this meeting•. Let the brethren in northern and southern Missouri, Nebraska, and Okla-homa consider the importance of a general gathering, and if you do, you will not think it too far nor too expensive to attend. It. would be a grand thing if a few at least Of the ministers from the South, from th; East, and from the Coast, as well as those residing in the West, would attend this meeting. Since the flood has swept away some crops and gardens, etc., let the spirit of liberality be stirred up among all time willing- hearted, and prepare your bounty to bring or send to help defray the expenses of this meeting. When mention of the ex-penses of the general camp- meeting at Moundsville was made before the church here in Chicago, it pleased them; and, to my surprise, a bounty of $ 66.81 was mad( up so willingly and cheerfully. Beloved it did my soul good to see fruit abound tc, their account, and to set a good example as well as the supply which was much in demand. Other assemblies . did in like manner, and God was truly glorified. Let the churches in the West- do likewise, and they will see the manifestation and ap-proval of God on their souls and on the work in general. Bro. Khan will not reach the Coast until after this meeting, per-haps not before Sept. 20. In reference to the Neosho Falls camp- meeting, - you will correspond with Bro. L. Master. Your saved brother, G. L. Cole. Questions. Answered. school ? entertainments at the last day of a district Ques. Is it right to attend graphophone soever Ye do in word or deed, do aa. l1l; iNn101t. ahte glory of God." Ans. " Whatsoever ye do, do all to the 1 Cor. 10: 31. name . of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him." Col. 3: 17. The world is full of entertainments and en-tertaining, spirits, and the worldlinas are looking for such things. Would- be pious people are ever trying to entertain the old man in some harmless way, brit saints man, feel out of who are dead to the world and the old 3 l place where the old creo-school entertainment. Read 1 Pet. 4:, 4' is being fed, even though it be at a sc awed to St( lInuattl, dtent( limseceltiilcslit. emndaeyf_ saints be allQo school in neighborhiotocoo 2ddss where there is no of the saints or church of God Suada3' w. g. c. asseM14 Ans. Children who attend sect Sand*.' schools, su ususuaalllyl y become sectarians; and / 0 case they have teachings against sectiga: become tialeganiinosstt, stelcietisilligolift, altlhey nsliaL; people, ol: the hardest to recover from the tile: 11 r of Babylon, because they have; : PIO gr# e You are not in this world merely by chance. You were given existence here for a purpose. It is for a purpose your life is spared to you to- day. There is some-thing of God's will to you in every moment of time therefore seek to know his will and be about the things he has appointed you. A few days since, while in conversa-tion with a man, he remarked in answer to my inquiry, " I am just killing time." Such a remark struck my soul with awful horror. A double murder was being com-mitted. He was killing time, and time was killing him. He was putting moments to death, and moments were carryi g him on to death. Sooner or later he will have to succumb, and then he would give worlds, if it were in his power, could he but resurrect some of the moments he had slain. Time spent in physical, mental or spirit-ual improvement is not time spent in vain. When waiting at the station take exercise, if it is convenient and needful; or read something for your mental improvement, or give yourself to holy thought for your spiritual good. Speak a kind word to some one or lend a helping hand. Do a kind act to some dumb animal, as you have opportunity, or, if you can do noth-ing more, entertain a kind, tender, synipa-hetic feeling toward some object of pity. 111 these will leave their imprint upon your character, and better fit you for pub-tic life. July 9, 1908. deception. " You will reap what you sow." Ques. With respect to wearing a necktie or mustache is there any difference or comparison in the pride or fashion? w. H. H. Ans. The fashion changes respecting the beard, etc. Sometimes it is mustache only, again it is a smooth shave, next a full beard, or a full beard trimmed to a point, a long beard with mustache shaved, etc. Men who follow the fashion to keep in the latest style do so regardless of effect or appearance. Others have fixed habits ac-cording to taste. Some sects adopt a cer-tain style as a religious custom. The Bible and the church of God establish no custom, but Warn all saints against following the latest changes just to keep in fashion. Really there is no comparison between mustache and neckties, yet there could be pride in the heart with or without either. Sonic people have a hard time to measure up to the line and not run to some ex-treme. Ques. Please explain Acts - 21 : 22- 25. J. A. R. Ans. The believing Jews at this time had not let, loose of the customs and tradi-tions of Judaism. James said. they were all zealous of the law. Four men had a vow on them, that was the vow of a Naz-mite. See Num. 6. In ease of legal de-defilement, the Nazarite was to cleanse him-self by offering two broths or Iwo pigeons, " The one a sin offering, and the other a burnt offering, and make au atonement." Num. G: 9- 14. James instructed Paul to tollow the ceremony of the law to appease the disturbed element then existing in Je-rtmlem over the reports which had been eh- vitiating against Paul. It was the un-converted Jews of Asia that stirred up the persecution. We would not say it was eomproinise in the apostles, for they had not as yet raised the sttualard to the ex-eluding of the Jewish customs, whieli posi-tion era., discussed in lateryears and was unanimously adopted by the whole ehureh, Jews and Gentiles. alike, uniting under the new covenant only. u. L. C. Clean, True and Fruitful. • his winter I s permitted to be at leaue, and along tewaid spring the Lyra began to stir my soul for his work. While giving myself to prayer for 114. t. tiett preparations, tool while earnestly engaged in waiting till the hord, the Spirit gave me the three following words: dean, true, aud fruitful, and with each word a scripture. First, lsa. 52 : 11,
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