~ v TH ER.EPORE AND So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all pla.ees where they have been scattered In the cloudy a.nd dark day. -Ezek. 34: 12. And they shaJ.J be my people, aud I will bo their God.-Jer. 32:38. At evening time It shall be llght.- Zeoh. 1<1: 7.

Volume XXXV!. Anderson, lud., U.S. A, Thursday, April 27, 1916. Number 17.

THESE ARE THE SHEAVES I BRING alone with God, and when her impassi~ned soul REGENERATION. OR SPIRITUAL BIRTH could find no words to express her aniJnated By Thaddeus Neff By 07,a,·a M. Br-ooks feelings, the blessed Spirit of God took up her Secluded in her quiet room, where the balmy proyer and interceded for her before the g,:·cat The Nat1tre of Regeneratio~1.-Jesus, in con­ breezes wafted to her the sweet fragrance of the white throne. The loving heart of God wns versation with Nicodemus said to him, "Verily, blossomlug orange groves sat in silent medita- moved with pity too deep for earth to know, too verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born tion a Christian woman. Upon her the bancl of · wondet·ful for the human heart to feel. While again, he can not see the kingdom of God" misfortune haa fallen heavily, and for years she she waited with eager longing, the Spirit bore (John 3 : 3). It is obvious that he referred hl sat in her chair, unable to wnlk or to lnove to her the message, "Thy prayer is heard; God spiritual things and not to natural things. Re­ about, save as she received assistance from oth· has undertaken; many souls will be born into generation is a work Wl'Ollght in the heart ers. Forth from her fervent heart there :flowed the kingdom of God in the land where thy through the operation of tbe Spirit of God, continuii.lly a swelling fountain of desire to do daughtel· now labors.'' which reu~ws the mind and resto1·es the image something to help rescue tho lost from tlteir , Her heart, lately filled 1vith cries of sonow of God in the soul. despair, and to please the great Lord of the for the lost, bnt no1v comforted bc~·ond mcnslll'c, Metaphorically, it has been described as a de­ harvest by adding at least one sheaf to those btu"st forth with praise and expressions o.f ado­ liverance from the power of darkness, as a trans- , which will be his joy and the joy of tJle reapers ration to the Lord, who granted her request. lation into the kingdom of God's dear Son, as a iu the coming "harvest home." But, alliS 1 her Soon a heavenly cnlm stole over all het· soul. resurrection, nnd in the nbovc text, as a new hope.~ had so often been dashed into despair by Tal

present experientle of salvation from sin, no Mr. Trutman: I shall tey my very best to get to the rulers of the land, or "powers that be," flooding of the soul with joy. Your reasoning him to come. It is hard for those who have and go to war as a valiant soldier in defense of and the scriptures you have read have exerted a long been taught that cold formal religion to their country, or follow the dictates of their convincing power upon me; but think of it, I ever see the true way. consaience and their feeling of ktegrity toward· have professed this way for many years, and I see you believe that although we do have God and his Word in refraining to place them­ for me to change now, bringing the censure and a present experience of salvation, there is a selves in a position where they would be com­ criticism of my good brethren upon me, I tell possibility of losing it. I have a neighbor who pelled to take the life of their fellow man. you, it is too humiliating, I can not do it; I says that when we are once in grace, we can .A.t the present time there are Christians in would rather die and be 1-. never fall. I would like to bring him over to every nation, and when the nations are at war Mr. Wright: Don't say that, please don't. If have a talk with you, if you ll-. Swmday: I would rather be taken in by There is nothing wr~ng in being a soldier, are required to go will each have to answer to Christ. Oh, may he have mercy upon me! But but it is wrong to kill people. When John the God, who knows their motives and the desires I am not going to give in; I have taken this Baptis~ was preaching, the soldiers asked him, of their hearts and· who Will judge righteous way too long to turn from it now. I will take "What shall we do 1 .And he said unto them, judgment. We are not only opposed to war; but my chances. If I am lost, I ·shall not be the Do violence to no man, neither accuse any shall advise every Christian, especially, to re­ only one lost; so I just won't do it, that is all falsely; and be content with your wages" (Luke frain from going. We would not unchristianizo there is about it; I wqn.'t do it. I am going now, 3: 14). He did not require them to cease being every one who has gone and who have be~n so good-by. · soldiers, but instrttated them to be good. forced into the heat of the battle, but as before Mr. Wright: I am sorry to see you go now. Paul set forth the same principle concerning stated, they must answer to their God, each Won't you stay a little longed I have some slaveholders. He was in a country where slavery man for himself. more good things to say to you and some more existed. He did not approve of slavery ; but very encouraging and convincing scriptures to since it existed, he had to make the best of the read to you. situation. Doubtless many among those who tt QUESTIONS A NSW~RED )] Mr.. Sumday : You have read too many to me were saved were either slaves or slaveholders. now. I wish I had never come to have a talk The slaves he aalled servants, and the slave­ PZease.show t'M har·nwny of the accqunf give1~ · with you. Your talks were troubling me some; holders he called masters. In other places they in the four gospe'ts of the time existing between but when I saw Grandma Good die last evening are spoken of as those in bonds and those who · the date of Christ's baptism and the first publ-ic and heard her say that she expected to go to are free. The situation was such that no matter sert~ice in Galilee. By readin.g Matthew's and heave~, it consoled me greatly for she believed how much wrong there was connected with. sla­ Mark's accm~nts we gef the thought that the just as I had been believing. Your talk today, very in general, Paul could not dispense with temptati~m began at once (Mark. 1: 12). Joh1~ however, and especially the explanation you the system. He therefore advised the brethren reco1·ds Jesus' baptism, a11d in chap 1:34-43, give of !he text on which I had built my fondest who were servants, or in bondage, to be obedient the .two disciples who fo~lowed Jesus and "abode hopes, has unsettled me. I was contented be­ to their masters; and he advised masters to "give wit-h him that day." Then the day followi11g fore I had these talks; now I do not know that unto your servants that which is just and equal, J 881/.S went forth into Galilee. In chap. 2: 1 we I ever shall be contented again. · knewing that ye also have a master in heaven" read: "A1td the thi1·d daty" Jesus was in Oana Mr. Wright: Let me say this much more to (CoL 4: 1). And again, "Neither is there re­ of GaUlee. There wet·e forty days of tempta­ you. .A man has a roll of money in his pocket. spect of persons with him" (Eph. 6: 9). "There ti~m in the tuildemess. It is his; he has it in.his possession; he feels it; is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond The difficulty regarding that time lies in con· he sees it; he knows he l1as it; he knows also that nor free, there is neither male nor female, for fotmding the testimony given concerning Jesus there is danger of losing it, but some day when ye are all one in Christ Jesus" (Gal. 3 : 28) . on this occasion referred to by John in his gos· he can .go to the city he will deposit it in the His t~aching was that they should be to each pel, with the time that J esus was baptized. The bank and then it will be safe. other as brethren, even though the one may bold writer was recording what John the Baptist had Your soul can be ·saved now. You can have his position as a master and the other as a ser­ stated in public on this occasion in answer to salvation. You can feel it; you can know you vant. However, it is one thing to be a soldier the question asked by priests and Levites sent have it. I admit the possibility of your losing and quite another thing to go to war, altl10ugh from Jerusalem (John 1: 19-27). This was it while here in the flesh; but if you watch and it is supposed that when a man enlists as a not on the occasion of Jesus' baptism, but later, pray, you can keep it; and some day you shall soldier he is willing to go into battle in time and subsequent to the forty days' temptation. go to that "city which hath foundations, whose of conftict with the anemy of lris eountry, and This was not at the river Jordan, but beyond builder and maker is . G{)d. ' ' There you can that means to be ready to take the life of his Jordan (v. 28). The .American Standard 'Ver· deposit it in the bank of eternal life where it fellow man. sion gives us Bethany instead of Bethabara. will be safe forever. But, 0 my dear friend, War is cruel, ancl clevastatio~, with foul mur. · This was not the same occurrence recorded by you must get it here, or· you shall have nothing der, disease, destruction of property, breaking Matthew and Mark, but a later one. Jesus was to deposit when you get there. up of J1omes, follows its traak, leaving the land baptized in Jordan, but here John was baptizing strewn with the dead bodies of the best talent boyond Jordan (see also John 3: 26). The sec­ M1·. Sumday: I respect you, Friend Wright; the country can afford ; and starving widows ond and third days mentioned refer to John's but allow me to say I do not care to hear any and fatherless childt·en continue to partake of more. I am going now. public testimony concerning himself and Jesus, the miseries t11at follow in the wake of war. and not to the· time following Jesus' baptism. .Mt·. Wt-ight : Come over again in a few days. There are no humane bullets. John did. not do all his baptizing in tl1e River Won't you comef I would be very glad to have Jesus Christ sai

STRUGGLES FOR FREEDOM · It has been said that no other continent has shed so much blood as South America.. The Spanish conquests were attended with much bloodshed, blood flowed freely again when the Spanish yoke was thrown off, and after that the cant part of the globe where war republics bled in frequent revolutions. This is was chronic. But the recent prog-· one of the causes of the sparse population. Fifty ress has compelled attention. lm­ mi.Uions is the estimate for all South Ameri

Mary, the mother of Jesus, is spo.tless; Mary, eaSY. rh~ same condi-. Copyright, Underwood 4< tJDde•~ooo. the mother of Joseph and Judas, 1s defiled- a tions obtain in the Brit­ The mNn atreet 1n Bio da .:ra.nelro. one of tbe moat lJeautltol •tr••ta bt. tb• doctrine that degrades the marriage relation and ish West Indies under world. south Amertctuu~ give a.thnt1on to artiatlc b.aut:r 1». 'tla ooa... the sanctity of mother hood the .Anglican Church. atruet:lon of tll6lr bu•ln••• blookl. 262 (6) THE GOSPEL TRUMPET April 27, 1916

recognizable as a p~trt of true Christianity. anas, Paraguay, the northern part of Argentina, have been imprisoned, and some have given their Who needs the n1essage of salvation from all and in . livea. sin through Christ more than these who see no Some of the tribes worship the sun; in Gui­ Some of the people hide their so th& particular COilllection between religion and mor­ ana some have been seen worshiping a ce1·tain priests can not find thein, and some have been ality a.nd who know Christianity only as an lund of tree. Most of them live in a very prim­ known to meet together in caves to read it. Mr. outward religion-the confessional, adoration of itive mallller and provide sustenance by hunting Pen.zotti, who for nearly forty yeat-s has been images, pilgrimages to sacred shrines, fasts, and and fishing. One of their gross sins is infanti­ an agent of the , and · feasts f cide, some tribes killing as many as four out of who was imprisoned for a time in Peru, says: All Latin Americans were once Roman Cath­ six babies. Another is neglecting, or hastening "I haYe noticed that while the priests burn the. olic, and the peasants and nearly all the women the death of, the old or the sick for whom there Bibles, the people take theii imag~ of all sorta still adhere to the church and are usually much is no hope of recovery. True are the words of and sizes and put them in the fire, at the same }>rejudiced against any other doctrine. But the Psalmist, "The dark places of the earth are time abandoning their sins.'' many men, especially of the educated elasS: re­ ioll,of the habitations of cruelty." · ..A. .r:oung man in Brazil purchased a. Bible. volt against the church and style themselves lie read it with delight, and he and his friends "liberals"; that is, anti-church. They have seen in theit: worship and daily life took the New the financial greed of the churcl:\, its stagnation, HUNGRY FOR THE BIBLE Testament as their guide. Later a minister dis­ its failure to educate, its superstitions, and they covered this congregation and was amazed at have turned from. it in disgust and consider re­ Roman Catholicism began her work in Latin their purity of doctrine and life, their simplicity ligioJ;L an enemy of progress. This is true of the America four hundred years ago, but very few of faith, and the aggressive character of their majority of educated men. And now the trend Bibles were in the land until the last century. Christianity. They not only expollllded the with them is toward atheism. Oh, that these In the first quarter of the nineteenth century a Scriptures at home, but preached to neighboring men might have the privilege of hearing the few Protestants, one of them an agent of the communities. gospel preached in its fulness l ' · British and Foreign Bible Society, went to South ''The undiluted Word of God is a living thing, Protestants have worked in Latin .America in America to spy out the land to see what oppor­ and, like germinal matter, possessing the princi­ tunities there were for gospel work. They were ·J>le of life, is able to reproduce itself infinitely." recent years 8Jl:d in their fields of activity have given the people the Bible, a higher moral stand­ usually able to found schools in which the New There is no bett~J: means for preparing the way ard, and increased enlightment; and some Latin Testament was a text-book. For a time there for the missionary than the distribution of .Americans have come to "see that Christianity, Bibles. instead of being a block in the way of progress, tends to progress, and nearly all government AREA POPULATION THE CONTINENT OF OPPORTUNITY officials now favor Protestant efforts. But many FOR MAXING MONEY Protestants appear to be satisfied with teaching v. s. Y ork and a gospel of civilization SJ;!d fail to clearly teach u.oth•r Brasil ~o;- South America has the largest rivers, greatest ~...... D 'rexu salvation from sin-that experience of the new G. o··· .. mountain ranges, and densest forests of any spiritual life that is satisfying to the soul This ,.....--- continent in the world. .A. Latin-American poet is the doctrine ·that those mell' need who have AU has said: "There is a future for Latin .America, become wearied with forms. , &tAte• ArJren,. York immense as her mountains and her seas, brilliant a We•t of t1Ja.a. . Bta.to The religion of Latin .America is certainly not Otll&ll& as her skies and her 1·esplendent stars. '' We all bad; nor are North Americans perfect or ~ o o·- are surprized at the vastness of her natural r&­ religion in North America free frOln evils. But sources. it can not be denied that there is a great differ­ p...., DBerUnIUl4 Mexico, our next-door neighbor, is a magni.fi· ence between the two continents. One writer P&ri8 cent land with sufficient natural resources to has thus stated the undel'lying cause: "South Fl~ 0 maintain four or five times her present popula. .America had no Mayflower, she has no Plymouth tion, a land where many could be rich and none Rock, and in these two facts can be SUll\llled up need be poor. The variety of climate due to largely the difference between the two halves of E1>ll'land DBoU- oc~~o different altitudes and the trend of the moun­ .America, religiously, educationally, and indus-. r:J ~~: tain ranges makes possible the growth of nearly trislly." all the vegetable products that grow between the equator and the .Arctic circles. Mexico is one South .AJ:nerlca. 1& a. continent ot large countries sparsely poJtulated. a.a the eompa.da.ons in. thiJS diagram of the ri

likeable qualities," it is well to look for them, A BEAlTfiFUL BIBLE THEME him. Well did the apostle Paul, when apealring and to have much forbearance with those that of the heathen who knew not Christ, say o£ are otherwise. If some of the latter are con­ By ELsie E. Egermeier them, "How shall they believe in him of whom trary to gospel principles, with tact and patience .Among the various themes comprehended in they have not heardf" 'rhey could not believe must the missionary teach against them, remem­ the Scriptures, one of the most beautiful, to my except they heard. Neither could we today be­ bering to have sympathy with the people for mind, is that of gospel giving. The reason for liev.e had we not first heard the gospel story. being victims of an environment tending to such this is because of its wonderful beginning. "For Again we think of the .African, of the Hindu, traits of character. God so loved the world that he gave his only the Chinaman, the Japanese, and again we are Does your heart quail before the difficulties f begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him r!Jmiuded of Paul's words: "How shall t,hey Then think not of being a missionary to Latin should not perish, but have everlasting life.'' hear without a preacher? And how shall they America or any other part of the· world. Not­ God gave his Son. preach except they be senU" withstanding the difficulties mentioned and per­ We are all informed of the part Christ shared Here we come to our part in gospel giving. haps others, the prospect for salvation work is in gospel giving. We know that it was lie who Christ's commission, "Go ye into all the world, good. The brethren who have been laboring in left his Father's house, who forsook the splen­ and preach the gospel to every e:t:eature, '' di<.'t the British West Indies have gathered many dors of the heavenly habitations, to sojourn for not mean that every one of us should forsake souls into the kingdom and the work is prosper­ a season in this sin-cursed world, that "by his our homes, our occupations, and our country, to ing, as reports on other pages show. A few self-denial, by his partaking of earth's poverty herald in person the everlasting gospel of the years ago when Brothers Byrum and Khan made and sufferings, he might point fallen man to Son of God. But it did mean that every one a missionary tour in Central America. to see a higher plane of life. And we know that at the of us should have a part in the commission­ what opportunities there were for missionary end of his earthly mission by submitting· him­ Paul said, How shall preachers go ezcept they work and distribution of literature, they were so self to become the sacrifice for our sins he made be sentf How could they be sent, _if every one encouraged with the prospects that they wrote a way: whereby we might become partakers of were 11 prea.cherf There must of neC<'ssity be thus: ''There is a grand prospect of work in his holiness. some who are not preachers, who can by their this republic (Costa Rica). .Brethren, the op­ Who of you that now enjoy the bene:fits re­ means send those who are preachers, to carry portunity is great; let us pray God to send sulting from these sacrifices, do not join with me the gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth. missionaries to these needy :fields" ; "As we saw in appreciating the beautiful theme of gospel To us, then, who are not called to be mission­ what could be accomplished with but little effort giviugt aries, the call is given to se?td those whom God by the help of God, we could not but lift up our Yes, it was sacrifice that purchased redemp­ has chosen for that mission. heart~ to the Lord of the harvest to send more tion for us, the greatest sacrifices that have ever How often, when scanning a missionary's re­ laborers into the field"; "As we view this field been known. But was it for us only that Christ port in the Trumpet, or when reading a per­ with the present opportunities and openings, d.ied f Were his sufferings, his death, and resur- sonal letter from a missionary friend, do w-e we wonder where the responsibilities lie the heaviest, and .who will be most reSponsible if these calls and chances pass by unheeded. A number of persons ought to go .. The free litera­ ture fund ought to be increased ten thousand times its present capacity." We need not expect that all will be saved, for it is still true that only a few find the narrow · way. But it is God's will that all nations be visited with the gospel that he may "take out of them a people for his name" (Acts 15: 14).

"AND HE SAID. CO" The people of Israel were in need of a mes­ senger from God. When God asked Isaiah whom to send (Isa. 6), Isaiah responded, "Here am I; send me.'' ''And he said, Go.'' Today God does not intend that the matter should end when he has called some al}d they like Isaiah respond, "'H-ere am 1; ,send me." He says, "Go." Some have said they believed. the Lord wanted tl1em to go to South America. There may be others who have this conviction, but have not expressed it. "Now why ta.niest thou f" For ._ qualification for the work? 'l'hen tarry, but le.t yonr tarrying be diligent (Acts 1: 14). Are you just waiting for some one else to go first and bear the brunt of the battle 1 Then a.~k God for more courage; and for the sake of souls go in his name with this col,lfidence, that he will be as faithf1u in qualifying you for the work to PMtograph. Underwood & Underwood. which lie has called you as he was in qualifyiJ1g A g'rOUp of llld1an1 of the Ona• tortbe•, Tiorr., del Pue.ro. Isaiah of old. hav;~~u~f:~~~ c~~~ed nearly three thousand. but are being exterminated by the aheep·herders who

'GOD IS MY ALL rection for the exclusive benefit of yott and me, find. expressions like this : ''.A very urgent ca:u our brothers, sisters, neighbors, and friends 7 Thou art the anchor of my soul, has come from A--, where our literature has Thou art my strength to win life's gonl, Ah, no I God gave his Son, that whosoever be­ been circulated. Several are deeply interested Thou art my wings, my eagle-form lieveth in him may be saved. That grand word and are earnestly inquiring concerning the way That bears my soul above the storm. (< 1vhosoever" applies to every individual of the of truth. But we can not go, nor hope to open human race. It means the African, the China­ the work there, for lack of means.'' What ls Thou art my rock, iny mighty tower, man, the Hindu, ihe Japanese, just as surely as Thou art my fnir, my lovely bower, their reason f Why is it so f Because we a:r.-e Thou nrt my spring, my well of life, it means you or me. not doing our part in sending them. May God Thou my defense from earthly sb-ife. How glad we are that we have received a help every one of us to realize our individual knowledge of the. plan of redemption, through responsibility in this matter. We may not be Thou are my buckler and my shield, which we have obtained the forgiveness of sins! :My weapon on life •s battle-:field; able to contribute large amounts, but we can, if Thou dost aurroUlld me like a wall- Had we never known God's plan, we should not we practise self-denial, each have a part in e:Js:­ 0 God, thou art my all in all be saved today, for we must know of the only tending the _good news of salvation to the en.

Paul and Barnabas to the foreign missionary The Church That Sent the First Foreign Missionaries work. By RusseU .R. Byru,m The idea of foreign missionaJ.•y work was not new to Paul, because several years before, when The model church is always a missionary the church there employed the services of several he was converted on the road to Damascus, church and the really missionary church is nearly able preachers and teachers indicates that it had Jesus bad told him he was to be sent far hence always a model church. Such a. chUrch is not become very large before Paul and Barnabaswent to the Gentiles. Possibly he had been parUy self-centered, spending all its time and strength on the first missionary tour. History states that responsible for creating missionary zeal in the to keep alive and to csre for itself, but it is con­ not many years after that time that church num­ church a.t Antioch. Their burden and prayers tinually reaching out to help others both far and bered one hundred thousand. In its ea,rly years for the spread of the gospel qualmed them as near. Instead of becoming impoverished by it had grown to such proportions a.n:d attracted nothing else could have done to hear the voice helping others, it is enriched thereby. Its mem· so much attention that it was recognized as an of the H oly Ghost calling for workers. Only bers are busy for God; they have unity and institution separate from Judaism by its mem­ to the extent that men realize the need of the harmony among themselves, and souls are con· bel'S being called "Christians." Prior to that mission field and become interested in it will tinually being added to their numbers. It is a time the disciples were not called Christians be.. the Lord use them as missionaries. pure church, composed of spiritual people. Each of its members is a lifting force, a lively stone, ready to do all possible to save souls. Neither is such a church beyond the realm of possibility, for sucyh was the church at Antioch, from which Paul and Barnabas, the first Chris· tian fortJigu missionaries, went forth.

A WOR.KJNG CIIUROH Though born of adversity, the church at Anti­ ·och was a working church. Driven by the per­ secution by Saul, which had scattered the church from Jerusalem, some of the Christians wan­ dered as far as Antioch, the capital of Syria and the metropolis of western Asia, three hun· dred miles north of Jerusalem. But whoever those unknown Christians were who :first reached Antioch, they were not there merely as refugees from persecution, but to preach the gospel. In obedience to Jesus' words, "When they perse­ cute you in this city, fiee to another," they came to Antioch, but they did not forget that other commandmentr-to preach the gospel to every creature. Tl1ey who first began to work in Antioch la­ Cong"r·~tton a.t Colon, Pa.uama. Brother Brewster, the pastor. and his wlto are seated in the tront row. The chapel and the Hving-rooms bored so diligently that a church was soon raised above 1t are owued by the c.hurch. Brother Brewster a.nd others ha.'9e been earne.stly c&.tllng for a. mtnlster up, and for many years after, it was character­ trom the States.- Wbo "'111 answer this urgent call? ized by its earnestnes.~ in the work of getting The model church has this concern about mis­ the gospel to the world. cause they were all Jews, hence recognized as a. Jewish sect- ~'the sect of the Nazarene~" sions and does all possible to support the mis· A. UNITED OBU.RCH sionaries both with means and prayers. From A GENEROUS CHURCH such congregations we need not be surprized to The church in Antioch was a united church. see ntissionaries go forth, chosen by the Holy Though it was the first church that contained Though it consisted of Gentiles to a great ex· Ghost and approved by the church. Like the both Jews and Gentiles, yet there was no strife tent, the church at Antioch possessed that same chu1·ch a.t Antioch, they will not consider it too nor division among them because of that, but spirit of liberality that was prominent in the much to give their best workers to so great a chm·ch at Jerusalem just after Pentecost. When all worshiped the same God together. The fo)lll· work. ders of that church were broadroinded enough news reached them of the failure of crops in Judea and of their Jewish brethi-en's need, how to rise above the prejudices of Judaism and to THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH tell the gospel message to the Gentiles, mauy of ready were those Gentile Christians to make up whom believed. Neither did Barnabas, when he a relief fill:Jd and send it by their best men, 1. Do the Scriptures speak as clearly on the came, caustl any division among them by trying Barnabas and Paul! subject of the chu.rch as on the plan of re· Spiritual men and women have their means to make the Gentiles wear the yoke of the law. dcmptionf The ehurch at Antioch was not troubled with. consecrated. and they give liberally as occasion 2. What do the Script1tres refer to by the that dissension about circumcision Gentile requires, whetlier. it lie to h~p the poor, to sup­ term "church" 1 of port the ministry, to foreign missionary work, converts that caused so much strife in Jerusalem 3. Who is the builder, or founder, of the New or to supply the local needs. Neither is their Testament church 1 .at that time. giving characterized by that selfishness that pre­ The model church is one in faith and spirit. 4. Show by the Scriptures that the tabernacle The members have fervent love for each other, vents their giving to causes outside of their own built by Moses and the temple at Jerusalem community. When the Jewish brethren heard . which Jesus said would be a sign to the world were both types of the church f of the generosity of tho Gentile Christians, their that they were his disciples. Brotherly love is 5. Why could not the old temple-worsl1ip and confidence the genuineness of their conversion the distinguishing feature of a model church, in new church exist side by side 1 and without love for each other love for lost must have greatly increased. 6. In what seusc is the church the body of souls soon dies, and missionary work ceases. Christ? A MlSSIO)!A.RY CHURCH 7. What makes a man a member of the church f A GROWlNG CHURCH Real spirituality in a church and a desire to 8. The church is a spiritual institution: how engage mmissionary activities are inseparable. .then is it visible in this world? The model church is a. growing church. Like 9. Does the church contam all saved people 1 the leaven hid in three measures of meal, it This is true not only of a. local congregation but ~0. Using the Scriptural meaning of the word transforms into its own nature tho.~e with whom of the church generally. "church," can any one be saved outside the it comes in contact. At Antioch was tl:e first missionary chur~ church f The church at Antioch grew very rapidly. because they were the fi1'St to fully comprehend 11. W11at is meant by the term "invisible From the statement that ''a great number be­ the great truth that salvation was for the Gen­ church," and is it a proper term f lieved" when the gospel was first preached there tiles. Probably their burning love and zeal and 12. Doc8 "the church" as described in the before Barnabas arrived, we may suppose that an intense desire to see the heathen world have Scriptures exist at the present time in a the disciples numbered several hundred or per­ the gospel was the cause for their fasting and haps a few thousand 'at that time. The fact that waiting on God, which preceded the sending o.f visible form 1 266 (10) THE GOSPEL TRU MPET .A.pril 27, 1!n6

Again, the blood of the martyrs proved to be the seed of the church. Christian men of ster­ YOUNG PEOPLE'S TOPICS ling character and intellectual ability responded to the call from Tierra Del Fuego although I~ these islands were shu.uned by all sailors. The inhabitants were known to be mel"Ciless, eruel, T:a:B.EE DAYS ous points, hoping to reach the native Indians dishonest, and vicious. There '• a. da.y when the pea.co a.nd the light in the soul who, perhaps, had not been contAminated with Heroically the new missionaries carried for­ Overflow us· with glory we ~nrce ea.n control Romanism and who would gladly receive the ward the work, and it resulted in another And while blest with ra.pture and plea.sun J.i.ke this gospel. In this he failed sadly for he could not We wonder, "Could heavon afford greater bliasf"' demonstration of the wonderful transforming :find a place where he could gaiti permission to power of God's love. In the new heaven Gar­ teach the gospel because the natives were preju­ Tbe_re '• a. lo~e and. a hope and n joy Jlowi.ng round, diner, and all of us who are faithful till death, Which only m Christ our Redeemer is found· diced against the white man's religion and shall have the privilege of greeting Fuegians By its light our faith can clearly behold ' would not trust him. The a.gea of bliss tha.t ca.n nevor be told. who through faith in the blood of Jesus shall Although Gardiner met with no success he was like us, have an abundant entrance into th~ There 'a a day in our life when deep da.rkness we face not discouraged. He turned his attention to everlasting kingdom of our Lord. · Aucl the love and tho light we no longer can trace· ' Tierra Del Fuego, or the Land of Fire. He When tho clouds deep and darkling above us zoll, ' found the inhabitants savages who had no idols And struggles enga.ge all the ~trength of .the soul. and no places of worship. They believed in a good and an evil spirit and that the good people A LITTLE GIRL'S BIBLE MEMORY In the gloom and oppression within and without 1 when they die go to the sun and the wicked to But feebly we join in the victors' great shout, The story is told of a. school in Madagascar Yot meekly we follow the bloat Son of God, the moon. Who before us the gloom of Gethsemano trod. where one of the pupils was a Malagasy girl who While Gardiner and his helpers were building was a. fine scholar, but was especially interested Thare's a day that is com.ing for euh by· and by a small protection for their stores they were in the Bible stories. After she had been at When the shadows forever shall roll from the sky encouraged by the approach of some natives. school ten months her mother came to see her ;";nd the Sa.vior. shall answer b~ond the da.rk to~b, However, their bright expectations were soon home for the vacation. , Your heaven 19 wo-ven from life '• light a,p.d gloom." put aside for they found the Indians had come -James Turner. The distance to be traveled was a two clays' to loot and plunder, but not to hear the story journey. .A.t njght they stopped at a village, of Jesus. 'The Fuegians entered the tents at and were asked many questions wllile waiting their own pleasure and took possession of any­ ALLEN GARDINER, MARTYR MISSIONARY for supper. · · thing wl!ich struck their fancy. The mission­ The little girl told where she had been, and To the Fuegjans aries found they could not live here, so moved repeated same of the Bible stories she had their two boats further down the coast. While By Tressie F. HittZe .learned. After supper until late she was kept in a bay one of the vessels was grounded. ·Im- telling more stories and what she knew about Allen Francis Gardiner, a pioneer missionary mediately the dishonest natives appeared ready the new religion. to dark and neglected SoUth America, was for plunder. Just as the missionaries had taken In the monring the people would not let them born of humble, yet devout and piou;s parents in to the boat for protection, a reinforcement of leave, but promised free food and lodging if the leafy month of June, 1785, in an England natives appeared. Knowing the foreigners were they would stay another night, re!)tfug through village. E!U'ly in life the restless lad grew fond . cornered th~y tried ~ storm the gunwale and the day. The evening was spent up to midnight of adventure and manifested a great desire to take possesSlon. Gardmer called upon his com­ like the ·evening before, others coming to hear go to sea. While yet a small boy at home he panions to commit themselves to prayer. When the Bible stories a.od the hymns. would choose to do the hard things and would · another assault was attempted they walked up The next morning a. group of the villagers sleep on the floor instead of in his comfortable to the wild redmen and fell on their knees and came to beg the girl a.od her mother to stay an­ bed in orde1· to aecustom himself to roughing it prayed, asking God to protect them. The na­ other night, promising them the use of .a larger some day. · tives made no attempt to molest them but looked and better house. The follo,ving morning a com­ When only :fifteen years old he ..vent to sea. at them silently. pany came with a "like request from the other A. few years of rough life with ungodly sailors The. Fuegians had ~any stra~ge customs, one end of the village. In the end, a week was spent hardened his heart dimmed his vision of the of wh1ch was most wild a.od h1deous. When a there, and Sunday was :filled with calls upon the Savior, and. rocked' him to sleep in the cradle per~on di~d he .was clothed in a new mantle and little girl to repeat all she had learned about of indifference. One day while off the eoast of buned mth h1s head toward the west. His Chri~tian:ity. -Selected. Peru the sad news of his mother's death reached horses were killed and his property-such as he him. This touched his heart, for like all sons had-was burned. The men of his tribe cut who are worthy of the name, he loved his mother. gashes in the calves of their legs while the Henceforward his thoughts were serious. women cut the cheeks. They dipped their :fin- FOR MISSIONARY MEETING Once while stopping in South America the gers in the bloocl which gushed from these Latin America cntelty, selfishness, and bigotry of the priests, wo~ds and sp~inkled it up toward heaven, a.ud and the oppression, afflictions, and sufferings of f~g on ~~1r knees p1·ayed to Hek-a-ona, 1. The country-size, mountains, rivers, natural the laymen which he saw, were revolting and theJ.r good spmt. resources, ·climate. disg-qsting to him. Late1·, on a voyage he Gardiner returned to England several times 2. The people-races, languages, characteristics. stopped in Cape Town, Africa, and there visited for financial help as well as new recruits. The last 3. Rdigion. the religious services. He was struck with the time he returned with eight competent workers 4. Causes of backward state. thoughtfulness and decorum of the congregation. and stores for seven mouths. He labored faith- 5. Recent progress and what has led t~ it. 1He found ~he rp.issionaries had established a fully for the salvation of these degraded people · 6. Conditions favorable and unfavorable to mis- · good work. They lived consistent Christian but he reaped not a single sot!l. His supporters sionary work. lives and the natives followed in their footsteps. in England were tmable to , get to him fresh Let six persons prepare to speak on the above The g.reat contrast between this and the religious supplies aod this greatly hindered his worlt. topics. · Or, the topics may be divided, .thus giv­ ·condition of South America struck him forcibly The tmfealthful climate and scarcity of food ing opportunity £~ more speakers. For in­ and he became convicted of the Spirit. He eventually told upon the robust bodies of these stance, in topic 2, one might take the Indians, accepted Christ as his Savior, and immediately men and they fell sick and died the slow death and another the mestizo.s. he was filled with a great desire to carry the of starvation. Latin America,. by Brown, and The Continent gospel to the deceived and neglected people of Shortly afterward a ship which was dis- of Opportunity, by Clark, published by Fleming the West. patched to them with supplies arrived; but, H. Revell Co., Chicago, will be found interest­ Many years of hardships, trials, and discour- alas, too late. The body of Gardiner, also those ing and ill.Struetive. a.gemcnts passed before he arrived at his new of his faithful assistants, were found. The field of labor; and then disappointment and journals of Gardiner which had been scattered failure greeted him. In vain did he visit the by the wind over the beach were careftuly col­ "Prayer pulls the rope below and the great towns up and down the eastern and western lected. They gave an account of t he missionary bell above rings in the ear of God. Some coasts of this land of papal darkness. The Ro- efforts among the Fuegians and told of the WOl~­ s~arcely stir the ·bell, they pray so idly; others man Catholic priests held the supremacy and he derful grace of God in the last sad days. The g1ve but an occasional pull at the rope, bnt he was not even permitted to distribute Bibles and sailors could not but be moYed to tears as they who wins with· heaven grasps the rope boldly and tracts. He traveled mauy miles inland at vari- read. pulls contintt!lliy With all his· might." .April 27, 1916 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET (11) 267

we knew the saints would pray. .A. sister here came in and bronght two anointed handker­ DIVINE HEALING: DOCTRINE AND TESTIMONY chiefs. After earnest prayer and a real heart­ The prayer of faith ohall save the oiclt, and the Lord shall raise him up.-Ju. S: 15. se:trching, we applied them. God touched my body, drove out the poison, and gave me bsck my health and strength. Praise God! WHY COD PERMITS AFFLICJlON cometh upon men, but the soul slumbers on all I fully believe had I been tiusting in man I mdifferent to the voice of warning. would have been in eternity. At one time dnr· In the be).riuning man possessed a body free :But the resources of God are as inexllaustible ing my illness I felt that I might·not get well, from sicknr.~-; and tUscase. It was evidently as his mercies. .A.Jlliction fastens upon the man, and the thought came to me, "Have I done all God's purpose that olll: foreparcnts should have so that he is chastised with strong pain upon his for souls that I could have donef" I felt that I eontilmcd to enjoy this happy physical condi· bed. Appetite fails him, so that he is unable would like to stay here a while longer and work tion indefhutely, hnd they not yielded to temp­ to take nourishment. His ficsh is consumed for perishing souls. Praise God! He made me tation and sin. llut we rend that "by one man away, and his strength continues to fail "His well, and now my v.:hole life belongs to him. sin coterecl into the world, and death by sin; soul draweth near nnto the grave, and his life .Also about a year ago the Lord healed me of and so death passed upou all men, for that all to the destroyer." .A.h doleful picture! Yet, an oJ!Iiction of many years' standing, from have sinned." the Lord employs drastic measures when neces­ which only God knows how I sufl'ered. I give The imllledinle effect of this transgression was sary to awaken man to the real danger of his him all the praise and glory. Mrs. .A. F . King. spiritual death and estrangement frQm God, but condition. .A.s some one has aptly said, "The 223-2nd Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio. . as a penalty placed upon the mAn because of his Lord lays man upon his back that he mny look sin, God said uuto him: "~n the sweat of thy heavenward." V AltiOUS AFFLICTIONS BEALED face shalt thou eat bread, t1ll thou return unto If under such circumstances the heart of man "I have been trusting Jesus for ten years, an(l have the gTonnd · for out of it wast thou taken: for is truly humbled, and if there be a messenger to nlwaya found him n present help in every time of dust thou and unto dust shalt thou return" trouble. I wieh to thank God for healing my ebildren n~t, show him the error of his way aud to cause him of pneumonia. I wrote to the Trumpet OIHee for ( Geu. 3: 19). When God had spoken these aw­ to return to the Lord, then is God gracious prayer o.nd lllso obeyed Jos. 5: 14. ~ Q~?r to pray~r ful wortls the sentence of death was forever toward him and says, "I have found an atone­ both of the ehild.ren were healed. ' Tbia l8 the ~sti· passed up~n the whole race of mankind. Our ment" (v. 24, tq.). ·As a result the man is re­ mony of B TONSII.LITlS ~:S~;;:U~.u! ~g~':a":; Chureb of Go6 Mloston. U. IJast winter I was taken seriously ill with U1e of his love. "For whom the Lord loveth he xata~";:1; Xn4lo.. P . C. Thavoo. grippe and tonsillitis. My throat was in a very Lahore JA41a. Church ot .Jod ).;Us.aton Bouse. M«nunc chasteneth and seonrgeth every son whom be Ro&d. G. P. Tasker. I N receiveth"' (Heb. 12: 6). It is true that God bad condition. My appetite left me and by not Stal.kote, CaD~ ~b, Indla. The Mall, Bunp OW 0. eating, I became so weak that it seemed I would atd:ar J:::t,!.ni,J;_Crlt u. Nichols-Roy. is grieved with the unfaithfulness of t:hose who SIUltaha.i-. E.aR B eD.I'al. h d!a.. M. N. Blswu.. profess his name, but in.stead of casting th.em die from weakness and nervousness. We were VlaagapMam, Il14la. n. GaJ.."patl Row. trusting God fully. He heard our puyers and sol1,...1tat, S:yr!A. N elli~ S. Lt\U!'!llln. (Addtuo: Beirut. away, he seeks to bring them closer to him· Syrta.. tn care of the Ament..a.n Pre~&) self. I got better of the gTippe, but Ute poison from my throat must have gone into my blood, as my Europe In Job 33: 14-26, we have a beaUtiful picture Aberdeen, Scotla.ud. 66 Grt. 'N. Rd. Adam .o\Uan. " , body liegan to break out with big red blotc~es, J:aaen w. 6 (Bub:r) Germany. l<''rledbergatraan. ~ ... of God's dealings with man. In reading these which were very painful. I could not descr1be Olto H. De>ebert. verses you will notice, first, that the Lord seeks 6 my sufferings. My hands were so sore that I ~~fbu!:~~~:~l~~d.R 8~:~~etandstr. I, Kart Ar. to communicate his will, and to tum roan from could not dress myself, and if aD)' onG touched znrlb:it~. s.-ltzerland. Btrmenadorte.rstr. 311. llobett tho way of pride that he may keep him fr?DI sin. ~. Sprln,er . them, even lightly, the pain was intense. Weat: lndtee • JS But the natural inclination of the heart way­ Xl».raton, .Ja.waiea.. ,B. w. X. "Ha.ydcne." 11 A Br&nttord ward and the ears are often dull of bearing. The saints here held on to ·God for me. We Roa.d Croaa Roat!e. Geo. W. Olson. P ort.. ot .. .,MD, Trlnldad. B. w. L 14 Belmont Circular So the Lord speaks once, yea, twice; yet, man sent to the 'l.'rumpet Home for prayer, and to others who knew me. We looked forward to Pri:u.!:ti· 'l':~:n~u[g-g~:.h~.' 1. Thaddeus ~etr. perceiveth it not. He speaks again in a dream, . Brt4.(etowu, B-.rbado•, B . w . L The 1rani'O, 'Pu~ta.c• or in a 'Vision of the night, when deep sleep the time when they would get the word, because noa4. J. R. Tallen. 268 (12) THE GOSPEL TRUMP E T April 27, !~Hi .

run down from heat an'd overwork. We some­ :from the home land, you may not so easily un­ l(;u;E ?0;:r TRU;;P:;:ll times long for a. little cold weather. I am ex­ derstand tllls matter." 20 pecting Brother Hines from J amaiea in a few Brother Alexander writes on March 17 : ''All f De1ln1oo, lleart-Searching, and Anti·Sect~an,J weeks. He will be useful in the work here.'' +seD ~ forth in the nnlllo of the Lord Jesus Cbnst_ to I Owing to the severe ·heat in Trinidad and the are saved and well, but Brother Hatch is still I proelaitn fu II salvation, holiness of heart nn

e.'Cpen.ses are getting higher and higher, but we literature will all!o be publabed. We hope to bavo have no lack. We are living in a country vil­ during this year a better aupply of Utert.turo in the vernacular than ""e hnvo ever had before. lage, and the saints bring us nearly all we need In Shanghai, we are merely "holding tbc fort" for our fQod. Wo have free dwelling and also until Wm. A.. Hunnex returns. Satar Taao ia earing ft•ee fueL Our fuel at present is dried manure; tor the work there. I go there oue Sttnday out ot each CONVERTED JEWESS but iu some plnecs straw is used." month. Shanghai a a large important eonur. Taking Into consideration the thiek.ly populaud aurrounding urritory, the aetual population of the port Ia about Robbed of Her Children Brother Renbeck, in a. letter written March 1,500, 000. Shanghai baa a large non·Cblnoso popnln­ 15, Hu.ya: "We are intending to build a· chapel tioa, there bei1lg moro Uuw \wout.r.Ove uatiotlalltlee at Kaas Station, about an English mile from repnsentod in this cosmopolitan e!ty. The llve lot.dlnjt nalionalities In Shanghai, with resJ>tet to numbers aro live Pa.ndrnp. Most of our congregation there. .Tapanese, British, Ameriean, Gern ..u1, and Portuguese. Answer to Prayer in Mid-oCfJan We believe the Lord will help us to get it built To really make a suecess of tho work in that dillioult and paid for." 1ield, it is necessary for aome foreign m\aaionary to be there permo.nently. We are a.nxiously looking forward to tbe t.ime wben March The Supposed Last Farewell Brother Suaag writes, in a letter dated reinforements from the homo land will reach oa, and 8: ''I am in need of your prayers 1grea.tly for are thankfnl to the Lord for tbe prospeet of a .few new The account of the conversion of this Jewish both soul a.nd body, for when one suffers pain workers eoxning out this yeu. 0. E. Hunnox and Wife. sister is indeed touching. Born in P oland and continually, he is often put to the test to know the daughter of a wealthy family, &he was at 11n what to do. I can not do the work justice as I nmiA Assam, February 23.-We pra.iao God with nll our early nge, converted to Christianity. Her rela­ am. I have promised Brother Forsberg and the hearts for llis goodlless to us. This leaves us still busy tives and friends opposed and p e rsec.ul~ her church in Gota. to go with him to Sweden. to­ tor the Lord. We left Shillong nbout three weolotu Strongly bound in <~go I eame over to Barbados in orde.r to usiat brot11er :'!~}i:};i~ ',.,.· artistic., gold •tamp• Tallen in some revivoh. I le.tt Brother Nelf nd the ~ CHINA native brethren in Trinidad to eare for the work tbero, ed covers, this book Ohlnltlan&-, Ma.reh 6.-LatJed and ga.,.. 111 rome of the best meetings allout 275, ud with the exeoption of one r!Uny night, we ever held In China. Seven were aaved and a lew mOJIY had to stand becnuae of no more aelltlng·room. P ri<;e, $1.00. reeeive.l 8.'\nctiileatlon. Owing to the faet that there Tile grounds were only renud for three weclu. Tbo wns not convenient place for bapti11n, nono llllve been la.st night of that time, twcnty·four 'I'I'Oro 11t tho altar, GOSPEL TRUMPET CO., Anderson, Ind. baptized thoro. It is about a year nnd a half since ao we felt we mllllt continue the meeting for o.nothor I the work wna atArted at that plnu. The congTGgation 'l'l'eek. We were successful in obtaining the ground• now numbers nbout fo111toen. This may a¥JD a small another week and, as a result,,more than thirty more work when the tent leaves. He will also care for tho nmnbcr to thoee in tho homo land and in aome other were sa.ved, malting a total of 104 for the four weeke. work in :Mile and Quarter which io but a short distance countries, but to us in China, where aalvation·work is, Intente interest was mnnifestecl in the mooting from o.wny. We arc bnving large crowds a.nd prospeclis o.rG genornlly opealtiog, more dlaloult tu~d slower thnn in beginning to end. We, bad a question·box in which bright for good work. Only a few have boon savetl tho homo land, it manna a great deal. ' questions were deposited. These wet·o an8wereublien.tion in the Chinese langunge. Wife blessed Brotl1er Tallon in prenehlng tho Word. It reaUy only a lew steps from the shore of the Atlantic Ocean. aud Sister Wang hnve been working on o. booklet en· seems a pity that tbero are not workora euO!eient to This being tho ease, the ground is very s1111dy, ani! titled, Questions ancl Answers on the Trtto God. An· keep the tent going the year round eomewhere 011 tho after getting the tent up, the stakes gave way anu tho other one soon to. follow wiU be, Questions nnd An· island. tout fell down. Thia caused quite a scatterment of the swora on .Tesus Christ. Those books will be of speeial After this meeting we pitched the te.nt In SpeighI a· mauy spectators standing about. But no one was hurt benoJlt to heathone and outsiders. Within a few days town, about twelvo miles from Bridgetown. It ia tho for which we were thankful In two weeks I shall. I expeet to have a booklot, Questions nnd Answers on second city in size and impol'tanoo on t11o island. return to Trinidad. Yours in Ha service, Salvation, ren.dy for tho pr~ss. The Lord willing, other Brother Preseod lives thefe nnd will look attor tho .r. Frank Shaw. :April 27, 1916 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET (15) 271

Port of Spain, Trinidad, March -15.-Wc have been busily engaged in the work of the Lord. The latter part of Jn.nuary Brother Shaw left for Barbados t<> I .1'\ISCELLANEOUS I assist Brother Tallon and coworkers in some tent-meet· WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT? ings. Hence, we have been left with more responsi· Pray earnestly that the Lord will eon1pletely heal bility here. me of neurnlgia. Bessie Jones. Pastor Russell Teaches that: While we are unable to 1·eport large numbers oon­ verted, we are thankful to note the progress of the Please pray for Mrs. Sarah A. Duftel, an aged sister, Christ was not divine; he was only a perfeet work and that some are still seeking salvation. We who is very ill. Cbas E. Brown. man. He was not raised from death; his body was supernaturally removed from the tomb a:nd had a baptismal service Sunday March 5, and also ob­ I desire earnest prayer for my wife who has en­ hid from the disciples. Human beings are not served the ordinances of feet-washing n.nd the Lord's larged glands of the neck. Acio Wily. Supper. The meetings still oontinue in our new hall conscious between death and the resurrection; with good interest and attendance. · Please pray earnestly for Ethel Sizemore, seven they do not exist. There is' no personal Holy Ono of us visits the work at Princess Town at regular years of age, who is an invalid. ?· D. S~eu1ore. Spirit; he is only a blind imaginary inftuence. intervals. The work there is moving along nicely. There is no eternal punishment for the wicked . The brethren intend to open a third Sunday-school .After being out of active ministerial labor for more than a year, I am again free for the work. hy one All, even the most wicked, will have a full there in the near future. Truly the Sunday-school chance in the millennium. literature that is being supplied to cnrry on this work desiring my help, address me at BishopviUe, S. C., is highly appreciated, 8lld we sincerely trust that those R. D. l. ·L. M. Chewning. . who supply the same may be onabled to continue the W.e should be glad to have any saints passing good work. through Cordell, Okla.., to stop with us. We are few in ERRORS Of RUSSELLISM Wo also wish to extend our beart·felt thanks to tho number, but we are zealous for the cause. Prayer· proves by scripture an,d sound reasoning that ehurch in general for providing the means for our sup· meeting is held every Thursday and Sunday evening. Pastor Russell's doctrines are false. It will port, thus enabling us to labor here in Trinidad for Write before coming. Mrs. G. W. Sha.rum. help you to "have a reason for the hope that the paat three nnd one-half yen.rs. We believe it will is in you... be for God 'a glory for us to return to the United States There are some new plnces in Texas open for re· this year. While the Lord has kept us reasonably vivals, where there are means of support. hy good well in our bodies, yet the constant heat of the tropics evangelist who can spend a few months in Texas this IT IS ABOOK THE WORLD NEEDS gradua.lly lessens one's vitality and JinaUy a change to summer, will please oorrospond with me. Jas. D. Ferrill. a -eooler climate is necessary. At present, m,y wife ia Capitol Hill Sta., Oklahoma, Okla. 277 pages, Cloth bou.ud. not well and during the past year she has lost fully copy, 50 cents, prepaid; 6 copies, 35 cents twenty pounds in weight. If there are any saints in Lancaster, Ohio, I would be pleased to have them call at 1213 E. Walnut St. each, prepaid; 12 copies, 30 cents each. We have put forth our best efforts for the upbulld· Also would be glad to have any church of God minis· prepaid. ing of the Lord's work in these parts, and we are aa· ters passing through to stop with us. Write before 50 copies, 20 cents each } Purchaser to sured that our labors have llot been iu vain. We a.p· coming. Mrs Elsie Grove. pay shipping preeiate the prayers of all God •a people and still solicit 100 copies, 15 cents each charges your prayers and cooperation that God may grant unto A. '1'. Rowe and wife, of Pittsbu.rg, Pa.., will hold us a long and useful service in foreign fields. Yours in meeting in the court-house at Washington, Pa., Sunday, Anderson, Christ, Thaddeus IUld Katrina N eft.• April 30, at S P. M., and every second Sunday there· GOSPEL TRUMPET CO., lnd- 89 Woodford St. after at the same hour. Take Ben.n St entrance. For particulars address Peter Littell, 386 Fayette St., KANSAS Waabington, Pa. Wlichita, April 18.-The work in these parts is ,;,ov· ing on with victory. The saints are standing true, and others are being added. Our assembly was suceessful. lf7u~ ETING NOTICES fl Several saints IUld ministers were present. The preaeh· ing was thorough and the fellowship indeed precious. CALD'OBl!lJA A. C. Harrison, the regular pastor, is doing conunend· r.ocu, Cal. State camp-meeting. May 19-Z9. Sa.lnts' r.ble work. His address is 1061 Ohio St. I have lo· Grove. :r. D. Crose. cated my family here, and expect to give my tinee to m:DI.AlliA eva.ngelistic work. I am at present arranging dates M~!·l~ak'!_!\.~tat~~;!rte ~~ 6i-'ate C~~c~l 0ae~gf. for meetings this summer. AJ>y one desiring camp· or transte< to Lewis car-llne. get ott at La!aYette St.. and walk about one halt block south. lDt!!orts will be made tent-meetings will please write me at once. Yours for to care for all wbo come. A. J. KUpatrlcl<. J. N. the lost, W. A. Lambert. Howard, and others expected B. N. Longerbone. HSO 1824 Wabash Ave. Clifton Ave. I:LLmOIB ToC::;~~init-~l~c~. /~:Te 1~t~ct~d. BW~0 ~f~~~ NORTH DAKOTA cla.lly urge the young veople to a.ttond, Mrs. Susie A. Forbes, ·.April 9.- The Lord still keeps me saved, and Kilian. IOWA with victory in my soul. I have moved from Beatrice, Clinton, Iowa. Tent-meeting. Aug. 4-13. W. :EL 014- Nebraaka, where we have lived for nine years. While ha:lrew Market, Iowa. Meeting to begin May. 6. W. :EL there we had the care of tho church. We bad many Oldha.m and G. W. Groen expected. For information a.d­ spiritual blessings with the saints at Beo.trieo, and in dress J. C. Sm!th. W. H. Oldham that part of the State. Could not some one move there XJ:'l!lTUOltT or noar tl1ere to t..a.ke chal'"ge of the workf A:u:y on e Cliunol City, X ;y. camp... meettng. Aug, 16·26. J. H . clear in the faith, nnd f eeling led to go, write to C. C. Patrick. ·- wmclter...eT, x,.. State camp-meeting. Aug. 8-13. Johnson. My address is now Forbes, N. Dak. There G. M. Byrd. are no saints here that we know of. If thoro are any, please write to me. I live in South Dakota, near the north line, about forty 1niles north of Aberdeen. We expect to have meetlltgs here later on. This is a large lie!d for the gospel. Yours in Christ, H. H. Schliep.

Have You a Love for the Souls ·of Men?

Are you willing to put forth an earnest effort to take the gospel to the unsaved~ If so, you are the one we want to introduce gospel literature into the homes in your community. When you offet a religious book for s~l e you have a grand opportunity to talk to peo­ ple about their soul's needs, also an opportunity to tell them of what the Lord has done for you. Untold good can be accomplished ·in thh way. if some one in every locality will put his heart and soul into distributing the literature during l·eisure time.' If you have a few hours each week that you would like to devote to Christian work and helpjng souls, or, better still. if you can spend all your time in this way, ask us for our agents' terms on books and mottos. A pOstal card will bring them. GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY, ANDERSON, IND. 272 (16) THE GOSPEL TRUMPET April 27, 1916

&lso owners wh~ operate cars and other persons who may be permitted by owners to operate OBSERVATIONS OF OUR TIMES their cars. Such legislation has been strenu­ ously and successfully fought. II ".What is the price the public pays for these ·inadequate lawsf During the year 1915, in New SEVEN SUICliDE S IN TWELVE HOURS F or various reasons it has seemed to create a York City 283 people were killed in the streets dislike for soldiering. It is worth nothing that A. few days ago seven persons committed sui­ by motor-vehicles, and 6,380 injured. While it military drill as such is given in the schools of can not be said that the drivers were solely re­ cide within twelve hours in New York City. no countries in the world except Australia and One of these was a youth seventeen years of sponsible for all these deaths and accidents, Japan. The co~sion docs not recommend age, still it takes two to cause an accident and it is the son of Austrian parents; another, an roilitru·y drill in the schools, but is opposed to Irish laborer; the third, a German woman, fifty­ clear that reckless driving was solely responsible it." for many of them." seven years old; the fourth, a Bohemian dyer, The National Education Association has re­ iifty.oue years old; the fifth, a young Polish cently strongly protested against military train­ GEORGIA'S GREAT PROllLEMS laborer; the sixth, a young Russian Jewess; and ing in the schools. Natllan C. Schaeffer, Super­ the last, a young Italian wife. In an open letter to Governor Harris, of Geor­ intendent of Public Instruction in Pennsylvania, gia, Grover C. Edmondson, of Alma, Bacon. Co., Naturally enough we question, Why did they has recently issued a circular letter to the super­ asks the Governor two very pointed quesbons. take this abrupt way of quitting this world 1 intendents and teachers throughout tlle State Governor Harris is a candidate for reelection, That may never be fully known, but it is cer­ calling attention to the bill introduced in co.n­ and Mr. Edmondson asks him to define his rem­ tain there is plenty of opportunity in New York gress which requires all youths between twelve edy for illiteracy in the State and also his rem­ for .foreign mission work. Doubtless these for­ and twenty-three to submit to military drill, edy for the lyncbiug eviL In the course of his eign people had come to New York expecting under penalties of fines and imprisonment. letter Mr. Edmondson has considerable to. say to find better living conditions and more· happi­ ·M:any oilier men such as Dr. Charles W. Elliot concerning t he book-trust, which migbt be in­ ness. But happiness does not come as a result are opposed to military training, some of them teresting reading, but the two qnestions are the of residing in a certain country or locality. A. simply because such training has not proved all important part of the letter. great city, however, is a pretty cold place to profitable from a military standpoint, bnt many Georgia's orying need is for a solntion of the live unless one has friends there; and one can of them because of the demoralizing inflnence problems of illiteracy and lynching. A.nd while be as lonely there as he could be in a desert and military life produces. The fact is, the fighting it may be rather a novel idea to atlclress an open no one seems to cat·e. 0£ course tbel:'e are those instinct is already too well developed in the who do care, but there are so mnny people that letter to a candidate for office asking him for a unregenerate man. Ideals are largely formed preelection statement of his attitude toward cer­ one person can not be kind to all of tl1cm. Thus iil childhood and youth, and our boys need to tain vital questions, yet it would seem only often tlle little that the individual could do is be taught that it is more manly to avert trouble neglected. right and just that the peo~e of· any State and to love our enemies than to show great should know what they may e.'l:pcct from any Thousands are dying for the want of love military skill in battle. man to whom they entrust the affairs of their and sympathy. Clu·ist gnvc tls an example of State. Doubtless this will prove au effective :BETTE& T&AF:FIC CONTROL NEEDED what the Christian shonld be to those around way of sectU·ing for Georgia a solution of the him. And there are enough '!!rofessed Chris­ In a recent article contributed to 'l'he World's two troul?lesome problems. tians in New York that, if they would manifest Work (New York) Police-Commissioner. Woods, a little more real neighoborliness, could brighten of that city, gives som~ very interesting infor­ MASS IN LANGUAGE O:F HEARE.RS the lives of those who know not where to look mation conceruing traffic control in New York, It is reported that Pope Benedict has issued for help and consolation. The great European and inciden·tally in other cities. · a decree to priests in all countries that here­ War is uot the only evidence ' that much of Two things have contributed to make this old­ after at Sunday masse.~. after reading the Evan­ pt•esent-day Clu:istianity is a mere shnm. time difficulty assume greater p1•oportions-the gel in Latin, they shall repeat it in the language great increase in number of moving vehicles of their hearers. This decree is considered a' T HE IM:llfilNSE :FIELD IN INDIA and the growth in their size and speed. The great concession to moderni~m. To say that India contains so many square upward tendency, or the building of sky­ miles of area and so many millions in population scrapers, concentr ating great masses of men on gives the average reader but little i~ea. ~£ t.he small a'reas, while in most cases there is no op­ CONTENTS portunity to widen the streets, is responsible for Articles: magnitude of the task before our m1SS1onar1es These Are the Sheaves I Bring...... 1 in that country. Sometimes anotller way of the greater number of vehicles. Of course the Regeneration, or Spiritual Birth ...... _. 1 expressing ourselves awakens the people to a increase in size and speed is largely due to Religious Conversations ...... !l better understanding of the work to be done. motor-driven vehicles. Is It Wrong to Be a Soldier'-...... 3 .A writer in the Missionary Review says: "If The number of accidents resulting partly Questions Answered ...., ...... 3 Latin Americans-Who Are They!...... 4 Christ had stat-ted on the day of his baptism from recldess driving and partly froii\ the con­ to preach in the villages of India, and had con­ gestion on the busy. streets of New York is al­ tinu~d up to the present, visiting one village together too great, and the Col)lmissioner thinks each day healing t11e sick and proclaiming tho that greater safety should be provided for the gospel, h~ would still have left unvisited 30,000 public. He says in part : "In New Jersey the ~~~1~1E~~:~~=~f:~:; l The Continent of Opportunity...... G villages in India." law provides that no person under the age of "The Other Hnlf " ...... 7 sixteen. years shall be licensed to drive automo· Dif!iculties in Missionary Work...... 7 biles and no person shall be licensed until he SENTIMENT AGAINST MILITAB.Y TRAINING : shall have passed a satisfactory examination as ~ A:!u~ai;ibl~o~~~~;·;:~::::· .:·:.:·.::::·.::~.:·::.::·~·.:·.:·.·.·.·.·.::~: A.t this time when the advocates of militat'Y The Church Tbat Sent the First Foreign :l.Gs· to his ability as il.n operator. It is lawful for a preparedness are urging military training in O\lr · sionn:ric.s -~·· ··· ·· · ···· · ··4 ··-·········· -···-·· ···· ·· ······ · ······ · · · ...... !) magistrate in New Jersey to revoke the license The Now Testament Church ...... 9 schools it is interesting to note the report of Allen Gardiner Mnrtyr Missionnry.. .. ,...... lO tl1e Sp~cial Commi~?Sion on Military Education o1 any person who drives a moto1·-vehicle when such pers(1n sball have been guilty of sueb wilfnl A Little Girl's' lliblc M.issionary...... lO and R~serve, appointed in 1915 by the Governor For Missiona1·y llfeeting ...... ~O violation as shall, in tlle discretion of tbe mag­ of Massachusetts. The Purpose of God in Permitting A1lli.:tion ...... ll istrate, justify such revocation. P oet.Ty: · The report says: "The ov~rwhclroing weight of opinion from school-teachers, military experts, "In Conecticut even wider power of suspen­ officers of both the regular army and militia, sion of licenses is vested in the Secretary of and the general public is against military drill State, who may take the license away from any Gl~;;~§d j~~;i:~~:.::~~::::::.:::~::~~~~~~:=-~~~~:~~:~~~~~:i~ 'improper or incompetent person.' _ in the sense of training witll a musket, manual ~;c•.r::::ts.. ::::: :·.~:::::::=·.::::·.:.:·.::·.'.'.~.'.·.:-::_::·.:~.:~.=~:.3:... ~~:.i~ of arms and closc.order formation. It is gen­ "In New York there is no such provision for Meeting Notices ... _ ...... _ ...... 15 c1·al!y a~reed tl1at the military drill whi~h a boy safety as exists in New Jersey or Conecticut. Observations: receives is of little or no advantage to h1m from For several years an effort has been made to Seven Suicides in ~elve Hours...... , ... _ ... lA have ll. law passed requiring all perso11S who The Immense Field in India...... v ... - ...... -...... 10 the point of view of actual so~di~ring. A.s far Sentiment against Military Training...... - ...... 16 as available evidence goes, drill. m the. schools operate motor-vehicles to be licensed and to· Better 'l'r&1ll'c Control N eeded...... -. ..16 bas no beneficial effect in promotmg cnhs~e~ts pnss examination as to their qnalifications. Georgi.~ 'e Great Problems...... _ ...... 16 "in the militia except in a few isolated locaht1es. ·, This would include not only chauffeurs, but Mau in Lu.nguago