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FIELD OF' BOAZ, NEAR BETHLEHEM Labor-saving machines were little known in the days of Boaz. The grain was reaped with sickles, or pulled u!p' by tIle roots. It was then gathered in handfuls and bound illlto sheaves, after which carts, usually, conveyed it to bamns OIl thre.shing-ftoors. Crude instruments were 'I.lsed in thresl1ing and winnowing the grain. It was· in the field of Boaz that Ruth gleaned after the re!apers.

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ANDERSON. INDIANA Sept. 15, 1921 To the Church: The general' conviction is that the church must move f'orward on all lines more aggressively than ever before. The fires of evangelistic fervor must be 'rebuilt in many a locality. Where the . brethren have become indifferent and are doing little to convert their neighbors, a new spirit of revivalism, born of' love, born of' the Holy Spirit, must be begotten in them. We who have 'received such notable blessings from God can not simply sit down and let a world gO,to destruction. 0 my God, re­ buke the awful spirit of lukewarmness wherever it exists, rebuke and chasten thy people, 0 Lord, for lack of soul-saving love in what­ ever degree it exists! Stir hearts, revive the, lingering love, pour out a spirit of prayer and mighty soul travail upon us! Leave none of us out, 0 God, but upon every minister, every pastor, every evangelist, every Sunday~school worker, every deacon, yea, upon everyone of thy little ones throughout America, and in all the world, pour out a mighty spirit of evangelistic zeal. Where are the saints ,that have the devotion and love of one who writes, "I used to wash for a living, but I bought Trumpets and distributed them." What of the consecration of' that one who said, "I have bought an.#automobile and am building a garage; I can not, th~refore, afford the Gospel Trumpet." In the name of Him who gave all, are such people consecrated? Visit such, 0 God, and reveal to them a dying ,Lamb, slain to save them; reveal to them Paul, losing all for Jesus ; reveal the washer-woman, 'the day-labor­ ers, the poor, who nevertheless support the work and send litera- ture to others. ' Where are we anyway? Examine yourself, 0 soul, before you are called to turn in your accounts! Are we consecrated? Is all on the altar? Does the altar sanctify the gift? Every saint should be a firebrand to scatter the f'ires of holiness; every church should be a power-house for God; eve:ry min­ ister a flame of 401y fire for souls! Many are doing well, but p~rhaps all oould do more if extra effort· were put forth. We need NOW a THOUSAND LITERATURE EVANGELISTS, yes a THOU­ SAND of'them. God is calling. We believe it bec'ause we have prayed for it" and the Spirit is going to call many of you who read this. Will you carry the living message to others? Unless some one does carry these printed messengers to others they will never get that message. The written message should supplement the spoken, but we feel that God will eall by the Spirits-p'ecial ~i terature Evangelists_. He -has already called some. We want men and women who will do this for love of souls, not for the profit. Self-sacrificing, devoted ser­ vice, baeked by prayers and tears, this is the kind needed. Who will respond? GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY.

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the ground of British policy, of antagonism from Mos­ lem and Ohristian in Palestine, and of opposition in the OBSBRVATIONS OF OUI TIMBS ] ranks of the J eW8. 'Ve seriously doubt whether Palestine will ever be turned over to the Jews, as we see no Bible Zionism Called Stupendous FallaclJ prophecies pointing in that direction. Mr. I-Ienry IMorgenthau, formerly American Ambassa­ dor to Turkey, is· one of the leading Jews of America. The Bible in Greece In a recent article in the World's Work, as given in the The constitution of Greece forbids the circulation of Literary Digest, he assails the project of Zionism as the the Bible in modern Greek, but since the reign of "most stupendous fallacy in Jewish history. " lIe brands Alexander, the late king, the law is not enforced. Thou­ it as "unsound in its economics, fantastic in its poli­ sand~ of co:pi~s of the Bible are being bought, and Bible tics, and sterile in its spiritual ideals." classes are beIng formed. . During the war Great Britain promised to regard Palestine as the land of the Jews, without committing itself to any special policy, and appointed Sir Herbert Mis8ionary Cooperation Samuel, a Jew, as British Commissioner of Palestine at Sometimes it occurs in actual practise that a go-it­ the close of the war. Zionism had been born before the alone poliey will not do. For instance, on the foreign war, and it was a plan to colonize the persecuted Jews of mission-field there comes up a question of whether the na­ eastern Europe in some part of the world. Some sug­ tion having a mandate for Kamernn, German Ea.'3t Afri­ gested one place and some another, but the Zionists pre­ em, or some other portion of the former German Empire's vailed on having Palestine selected, mainly from 8enti~ territory attempts to exclude all missionaries from that mental reasons. territory except missionaries of their own nationality, or Since Great Britain did. hold out certain promises suppose that the toleration of religion in a given district to the Jews in Palestine, thousands of them have gone is not established, what in such a case could one small there rather expecting that the country would ultimately missionary board do to get recognition of its missionaries be turned over to them. Mr. Morgenthau says the idea and mission boards in direct contact with foreign govern­ that Great Britain would allow any government set up ments and with their governmental policy. .Governments in Palestine not subservient to the paramount interests have learned by experience that persons may go into their of British world policy are "too fantastical for serious territories ~ s missionaries and.propagate pernicious doc­ refutation. " Moreover, he asserts that economically trines, even seditious theories, and undermine the gov­ Zionism is impossible,for "the truth is that Palestine ernment that gave them the liberty and the protection can not support a large popUlation in prosperity." to carry 'on missionary work in that land. Hence, gov­ "Zionism is based," says Mr. Morganthau, "upon a ernments have taken upon themselves some control over literal acceptance of the promises made to the Jews by missionaries and missionary work. Missionaries to Brit­ their prophets in the Old Testament, that Zion should be ish territory are required to obtain a permit to enter snch restored to them and that they should resume their once territory. Since the \ Tar Governments are more careful glorious place as a peculiar people, singled out by God than before as to who goes out into their. provinces as for his special favor, exercising dominion over their missionaries. . neighbors in his name, and enjoying all the freedom and In order to bring about as much cooperation as possible blessings of a race under the unique protection of the in the missionary field there have been organized mis­ Almighty. Of course, the prophets meant these things sionary conferences, including mission boards of all the symbolically and were dealing only with the spiritual leading churches. These formulate certain board policies life. They did not mean earthly power or materialistic that they think missionary work should proceed upon blessings. But most Jews accepted them in the physical and try to get these policies adopted by the governments sense; and they fed upon this glowing dream of earthly in whose territory they seek to work. By combining their grandeur as a relief from the sordid realities of the daily forces they have been able to obtain better privileges for life which they were compelled .to lead." their missionaries, and at the same time have placed There are still materialistic interpretations placed themselves under great responsibility to see that the . upon the prophetic utterances of Israel '8 prophets., but it right type of missionary went out and that he taught the seems to us that the most of them have their fulfilment Bible and not some political propaganda. in the kingdom of God which Christ inaugurated. We must not think every nation welcomes the ' , Jesus Anyway Zionism is having a hard pull. Its wheels drag doctrines," as it is called in some Oriental countries. 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Religious toleration is a settled fact in but a small portion $1,000,000 submarine capsules, As this is a light close of the world. .A few years ago there was a determined fOol' you, I want you to take four hundred sixteen-inch effort made to make Confucianism the religion of the new cannons, two thou£and and fifty-six machine gUllS, along Chinese Republic, and Japan feels that there are certain with two million rounds of ammunition each for all of seeds of liberty contained in the· Bible that makes a them. This I think will lay on your stomach; if it does Christian rather hard to coerce into obedience. One mis~ not we will place a few million cannon-balls on it to sion board could do little to obtain religious toleration to keep it down." all religions in such a case as China's, but when all Mr. Sick Man,: "Oh, Doctor, I am nearly broke buying the mission boards combine and exert their influence~ your prescriptions now. Everyone is so expensive. I then, as it was in the case of China~ there will be a relin­ do not see what I am to do!" quishment of the proposed order and the country will D'f. 'War: "Tut, tnt, man, do not talk poverty. Yon . be left open for missionary work. '1'he1'e is every reason owe me two hundred billion for that operation I per~ to believe that some governments would even at this day formed a few years ago. You must pay that too. As close their lands to missionary 'work if it were not for the long as yon call on me for my services you win have to wide-spread sentiment in favor of such work. To close pay the bill." (Picks up hat and starts to leave,) their countries woulfl make them the butt of the whole M1', Sick Man: "Wait a minute, Doctor. Did you ever civilized world, and most governments are today moved cure anything? I wan:t to know." in great measure by world-wide sentiment. D1', lYm': "Well, to be honeHt, I can not remember just The modern missionary enterprise has gained a won­ now ever having cured anything." He scratched his derful momentum in the hundred or so years that it has bushy old heael reminiscently, as if trying to think of been on foot, and today it is one of the greatest forces in ,,,hat he had done, and then added, "I did set up some the world for peace and good will among men. It is the counter irritants one time, you remember," one great wedge that the churches of Protestant coun­ Mr, Sick Man: "Oh, yes, I remember all· l'ight, It tries is forcing into the l1eathen world and the one that seems to me that irritants and counter irritants is all will yet split it apart so that the gospel of Jesus can enter you have ever given me, Doctor. What I need is not and save from sin. irritants, but something that will soothe these pains With these things in mind it will be seen how neces~ and heal these sores. I have taken these heavy and ex­ sary it is for us to snpport our IVIissionary Board and its pensive pills, and they keep me poor and sick7 I am work in the world. If we fail to take our place in the coming to belieVE>. I have a strong notion to call in missionary work as a fully competent and reliable mission another doctor if you can not do better." board, then we shall suffer much more than others, and 4 D1 , War (becoming angry and starting to go) : "Very the effect of such failure will be felt in our missionary well, you have told me that several times already, but work abroad. This· implies no surrender of doctrine or you always call me in again. But you win have to pay of truth; it is a governmental or business phase that must your old hills, no matter what yon do now." This canses 11e kep.t up in order to give us opportunity at all and Mr. Sick 1\1an to give a deep and pensive sigh. in order to keep us in line with modern missionary en- ltlr. Sick man (in greeting' to Mr. Reformer, Wl10 enters deavor. . immediately upon the departure of Doctor War) : "Olad to see you, 1\fr, Reformer, I'm awful sick. Dr. War has just been here, and look at this prescription he l1as g'iven me for mv troubles!" M,l'. Reformer' (reading the prescription): " 'A $10, 000,000 battle-ship every twenty-four hours.' What do Doctor War and the Sick Man you mean taking such dope as that! You never will Mr. Sick Man: "Oh, I am so sick! The whole head recover if you. do not dismiss old Doctor War and take is sick and the whole heart faint; from the sole of the some medicine from the Fonntain of God. I'll tell yon feet to the cro\vn of the head there is nothing but wounds what.you need You need the remedy provided·by the and bruises and putrefying sores. What am I to do, Prinee or Peace which is an emollient for all kil1(h~ of Doctor~" . ills known to y;u. As long as you take these doses of D, .. TVar: "Who are you, anyway, apc1 why do you battle-ships, cannon, poison gas, submarines, and 'war callan me ?" paraphernalia you will be a sick man. Your whole Mt. S'ick Man: "I am the worldj all of us. I came system is full of the poisonous effects of such evil rem­ pure from the hand of the Creator, and sound and whole, edies now, and unless you turn from fmch quacks as old but now I am sick and diseased in many parts. Some of Dr. War you might as well prepare to die; for you win my members are paralyzed, some are poisoned, and some be ruined without l'eCdvery unless you find some other are full of sores. I am the. same one that called you in way to deal with your troubles." several times before when I had trouble and I have taken Mr. Sick Man: "I believe you are right, Mr, Reforrner, several prescriptions from you. Once I took shot and but it is so hard to dismiss our old family doctor I shell, together with batt1e-ships and bombs, poison gas know he is out of date, discredited, abusive, violent., and and flame-throwers, but the remedy was worse than the uses medicines that hurt more than the disease, but he is disease; it seemed to me, Wbat do you think I need now, so ready to prescribe, and he sort of appeals to my pric1e. Doctor ~" Iwil1 see about it. Thank you, Mr. Reformer, whether D1', Wa,': "You need a good strong remedy, I think. I follow your advi.ce or not. If I can make the change I'll try this for yon and on my return I will see what it will mean life and· health to me, I feel sure. God affect it has on yon. If it seems to be the proper remedy help me!" -R. T... B. we win continue it; :if not I will change it somewhat. You must take the new $10,000,000 battle-ship pill every If the gospel of Christ is to you the. pearl above ali' twenty-four hours, and in between these pills take one price, take care how you grudge that to any human soul, $15,000,000 cruiser, two $3,000,000 chasers, and four -Jam.es Denney. SEPTEMBER 15, 1921 The Church's Ever-Present ··Crisis • BY CHAS. E. BROWN , The church IS at a. crisis} yes, and alwars has been. good men laid down their lives in Jerusalem, and others One of ~he mo~t peculIar thIngs about the ~Istory of the were driven out to wander homeless throughout the ch~rch IS tha~ It seems to be the weakest thUlg on earth. world. One can imagine the sorrow and pain with which It IS always In a ba~tle wh~re. the line sways back and they beheld the seeming break-up of the Jerusalem forth, and human ':Isdom IS Incompetent to determine church~ Gone were the golden days of old-time power what the out~o~e wlll be. and glory when apostles danced in holy ecstasy wearing !he God-gIven symbol of the church is found in the a blazing crown of fire, and the charity of the rich saints thud chapter of Exodus, where the bush burned with was so loyal that the poor feasted ·bountifully without :fi7e an~ was not consumed. H~rein Christ's church anxiety like little children of a kingly father. Now the dIffers from the wo::ks of men whIch seem so solid when church was at a crisis. they are most certainly cru:nbling. In 1912 what seem- No sooner had matters been adjusted than there loom­ ed .more secure and ~ndunng than the throne of the ed a greater crisis. The question of circumcision and ~aIser ~ But today hIS throne has collapsed, and he is admission of Gentile converts threatened to tear the lU exi~e • . In ~ lonely forest in Russia, the ashes of the church wide open and shake her walls to the ground. Czar, It IS saId, have b~en scatt~red .broa~cast over the These old coals are dead to us, but how they once burned g7ound. No ma~ ~an WIth certamtY.IdentIfy an atom of the souls of good men through many w.eary days of medi. hIS du~t. Yet WIthIn our 0:vn short hves it surely seemed tation and watchful nights of prayer. The church was at that hIS rule was as endurmg as any other human insti- a crisis. tution. She came out a hundred times bigger and stronger The Crisis ofth. Modern Church than ever, but her success plunged her immediately into Somewhat over a hundred years ago Voltaire pl'ophe- a bigger crisis. The Roman Empire began to cast a sied the utter destruction of Christianity within the f01- malicious eye upon the new religion which was spreading lowing century. That century has passed, and has wit- like wildfir.e. Soon all the might of the Empire was set nessed the mightiest triumphs of the church since the against the church. IIoly men and tender innocent Apostolic Age. African and Chinaman and Hindu have women were burned at the stake, torn by wild beasts, caught up the chorus of Ohristianity'8 mighty hymn, and and otherwise so cruelly treated that heathen people they are singing it in the farthest ends of the earth today. themselves shuddered at the horror of it. One can im- Yet all this time the church has been in a crisis. The agine the gloating of her enemies and the fear of her Higher Criticism, the New Theology, the hostility of children as throughout the Empire this merciless cam­ some scientists and philosophers have made the weak paign proceeded against the church. tremble for her safety. Modern inventions have multi. Many observers today zealously study the popular plied and cheapened amusem.ents. The automobile has attitude toward the church, and carefully analyze statis­ taken people out of town at the hour of worship. The tics to measure the extent of popular approval which she moving-picture show has given them an attractive place enjoys. What would they have thought of her prospects of pleasure. Ohristian Science, Spiritualism, and New when aU humanity seemed to have risen up to destroy Thought each have offered people a religion without her. The church was at a crisis. blood, without sacrifice, without conversion, and without The church weathered the storm until the time came Christ-an easier way. 11 when there was a Crnsar on the throne who worshiped Her able men havo often been tempted away from her Mary's son as Son of God. 'That crisis was ended when ministry by the lure of fortune and fame. She has a greater crisis arose: the Arian Controversy broke out. been beset by the calm argumentation of the philosopher And so on i one could write a history of the church, all and by the bitter denunciation of the social revolutionary. illustrative of this thesis-The church is always at a She has always gone against the current of men's fond- crisis. She is always, in the view of unbelievers and est desires. Among the cove~ous she has preachec1liber- weak saints, burning, burning-ready to burn up en­ ality. Among 'the proud she has lauded humility. Of tirely. B:ut she neyer does so. the pleasure-loving she has demanded renunciation of the This Reformation Hae Alwaye Been Piteousl" Dependent .11 world. She has urged abstinence and temperance on the God drunkard and the gl utton. To the violent and vengeful The same idea holds good in this reformation. How she has commanded meekness and forgiveness. And in many crises this work has come through! Brother War­ a lustful and dissolute age she has advocated chastity and ner was once on the verge of giving up publishing the self-control. In brief, she has set herself square against Trumpehas A. L. Byers' book on his life will show. the perverted tendencies of human nature itself. She And from that day to this there· has never been a year has deliberately chosen to be unpopular. But still she when the feeble folk could not cry that the work is noW lives on. Every year the death of the church is foreseen, ready to perish. And yet the work has continuously but it has not occurred yet, and men have waited for grown and multiplied itself many f01d. nearly two thousand years. Yet, during these years of prosperity and amazing Early CrisiB of Ihe Church growth, dear brethren have proclaimed year by year con- This is not a review in church history, but it is good tinuously that we. were at the parting of the ways, that to remember that the church has always been in peril. we were in a dangerous place, that we were threatened The church had barely got started when there arose with backsliding, compromise, and heresy, that we .were the problem of the Greek-speaking Jews who ~urm':lr~d in peril, that we wer~· at a. crisis. I am yet a young ~an, . because their widows were neglected in the" dally· mIllIS.. but I have heard thI~ pOIgnant note sounded for nlne­ tration. As soon· as thi$ internal problem was settled teen years in this reformation. And, brethren, it is .there eame.tbe bitter ~pers~qu,tion/tr,ou\' irth~ ~Qtsidt."w.hen"., tr.ue •.. ,w'e ·;a.re.·at .a ,:c;ri~is., u We.;,ha.ye~ 'be~, tl;) Iqy Q9W:- rrHB GOSPEL rrRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, IH21

ledge, every year for nineteen years. Our crisis is In 'hell all is evil. We may choose while in this life what greater each year; for we grow larger each year and must conditions 've shall have throughout eternity. bear greater burdens. We are in greater peril this year Have you considered 'what your choice will mean to than last and will be in a more dangerous place next you when you have passed from this time world? Is year than now. And ten years hence our danger will there some one you know who.'3e presence you abhor be~ have been multiplied many times--at least I hope and cause of his vile character? Hemember this is the kind expect it will be so, for danger and responsibility are the of character with whom you must associate :forever, if yOll price of growth and success. The bigger the crisis the decide against God in this life. While on earth you have bigger the victory. The more extensive the work the laws to protect you from the vile and vicious, but in hell greater the problem. there shall be no such protection. Doeg your sonl loath

But while we have been on the wavering battle-front the Iiar1 the murderer, the whoremonger? The Bible says all these years, than k God, we have always· gone for­ all these shall" have their part in the lake which bUl'neth ward after every engagement. While we have hung sus­ with fire and brimstone" ~ Rev. 21: 8) . Are yon in pended over dangerons cliffs of peril, we have made pain, or sorrow, or deRpair? God can deliver yon now, some progress upward every year. The church has but in hell the mercy of God is not extended. There will always been piteously dependent upon God; and that be no deliverance from suffering there. Pain shall never js the secret of her success. cease, and grief shall never be assn aged in the clark re­ gions of the lost. Sonl-sickness, regret., and anguish Have You Ever Thought About It? shall continue forever. ,BY PINA WINTERS While this life lasts YO'll have the wonderful privilege " All things must change of choosing to be with God here and throughout the end­ To something new, to something strange. less hereafter. Words can not express or describe the Nothing t'hat is can stay." blessings of heaven awaiting those who have maile them­ Have you ever thought about the cessatiol101 all things selves ready throngh fhe blood of the IJRmb to enter that earthly being one of the greatest comforts in this life? celestial realm. WHI yon miss heaven 1 Or, will you 1\fost people will readily assent to this fact being one of think more seriously about this matter and choose wisely 7 the saddest fIlings in life, but it is seldom cOllsidered as being one of the greatest blessings attending our exis­ tence on earth. In the Tes' Yes, ,t 'tis, sweet to live for .Tf'FtllR It is sad, indeed, when one of our loved ones ceases to And to have him. smile on me 1 'i exist, or a long and cherished friendship ,comes to an end. But if I would prove his favor, We think it a calamity foronr eyesight to utterly fail Dark days also I must see. and leave us to grope in darkness. It is a disappoint­ We can talk about the wil<1 win<1s ment to have our favorite vase broken, and it is heart­ And the waves tllat 'bout us sweep; rending to find ourselves penniless. But what of the We can sing of going with him person in pain? Tbroogb the valley dark and deep; He who is suffering from the l'avages of disease, accom­ panied by constant pain, is comforted by the thought But when come the trial&! heavy, And all hope, it seems, has fied, that sometime this pain must stop. It is bound to come When our brethren seem. to slight U8, to an end. The mother whose heart is wrung by the And 'tis darkness all ahead, waywardness of her son or c1angl1ter is glad to think that 1here is a time coming when her grief will be assuaged. Can WEll then live gla.dly for him f Can we sing and Buffer too' When it falls to our lot t{) have to live in the presence Or shan we give up the batttle of a person so disagreeable that our life is rendered Ere the day of testing's through 1 miserable, the hope that there will sometime be a change is indeed comforting. Our hearts are made sore by deep 'Tis not when he smiles upon us sorrows, and our eyes become sw{)llen because of much That he really loves us best, But his pleasure rests upon us weeping. This, too, shall pass away. When we l'3tan(l the fiery tea-to We l1?-ay have :velief from.most of the distressing tl1ings 'Of life by trusting. to time and nature, but there are some conditiol:s that these can not change. Man by his own A Safe Walk power can alleviate some troubles, but the quickest, sur­ During a sudden freshet, a laboring man and his cbild, est, and best way out of all difficulties is to trust in God. ~living in a cottage that stood by itself, were obliged Prayer and faith jn God can render life tolerable under to walk at midnight for more than a mile through water the most adverse circumstances. The penitent, sin-sick reaching to the little boy's waist before they could reach soul rejoices in its deliverance from sin. through the a place of safety. After they had changed their clothes, power of God, and this is the happiest and most bene­ and were feeling comfortable, the friend in whose cottage :£iejal change that can COme to any human being this side they had found shelter said to the little boy, 'l And of' eternity. weren't you afraid, Jack, while walking through the We will concede, then, that the cessation of affairs in water?" "No, not at all," said the little fellow} who this life brings the greatest blessings, as well as the was but seven years old: "I was walking along with greatest disasters that can come to the human family. father, you know. And I knew he wouldn't let the Chang;e can bring us joy or sorrow, depending entirely water drown me." This was very sweet. And if, like llpon the conditions wrought. If it brings gain, joy Enoch, we are walking with God, let us remember that follows; if it brings loss, then sorrow is the result. But we are walking with our heavenly Father. And he have you ever thought about this principle of change promises us expressly, "When thou pass est through the not existing in eternity: that is, the power of changing waters, ••• they shall'not overflow thee" eIsa. 43:2) . .from good to evil or v~ce versa? In h~fl.v~,n all, is good. , -R. Newton. SEPTEMBER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 5 The Doctrine of Regeneration BY ADAM W. MILLER If God is the Father of all men, then it follows that newal of our nature which gives us dominion over sin aU men are· his sons. They are his sons by nature and and enables us to serve God from love, and not merely by virtue of being C'reated in his image. The question from fear." This excellent definition neither underesti­ maybe asked, "What is the necessity then for a re­ mates nor overestimates what the work of regeneration birth, for regeneration ~" This is easily answered. In does for an individual. Some have treated regeneration the Scriptures when man is compared to the material, in such a way as to belittle it and make it but a partial vegetable, and animal creation, he is always regarded or incomplete salvation. And still others have erred in as a so~ .of God. But in so far as he is regarded as a the opposite direction, unduly exaggerating the work moral free agent under the moral law and government done in regeneration. But experience proves that the of God, who is his ruler as well as Father, h:.:; relation regenerate Ohristian soon discovers that there is still pres­ of sons} ~"1 is seriously affected by sin. As sin is a dis­ ent a certain sinfulness of nature, and that instead of conformity to the law and nature of God, all who arc sin­ having then won the final victory, he has only secured the ners are regarded as having forfeited their relation of ascendency over sin, and there still remains a second sonship and are regarded as needing a work of divine experience-entire sanctification-in which the final vic­ grace in order to change their sinful natures and re­ tory over sin is secured and this certain sinfulness of store them to the character of tho sons of God. As nature is purified. While this is true, the Scriptures Christ is the Savior of all men, but especially of them plainly teach that all actual and wilful sins are incom­ that believe, so Goel, is the Father of all men, but espec~ patible with the regenerate state: "Whosoever is born iaUy of them that love him. To those who forsake sin, of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in and receive Christ, power is given to become the sons him: and he can not .sin, because he is born of God" (1 of God. As it is man, not Christ, that limits the atone­ John 3: 9). The theory then that teaches that those who ment, so it is man, not God, who limits sonship. It is are regenerate. still continue to commit sin and that the sin alone in man that can exclude him from sonship. But victory over sin is reserved for the second work of grace even though he may have forfeited his sonship by sin, is contrary to the teachings of the Word of God. If there is still hope for his restoration, and that hope is believers should be "overtaken in a fault" or be taken in his regeneration. by surprize or unawares by the temptations of the devil Justification Without Regeneration An Incomplete and do somethif!,g that; would destroy their equilibrium, Salvation they would instantly, upon discovery of the same, turn When we are justified in the sight of God, all past away from them, as they do from all known sins, with sins are pardoned; but if the sinner's salvation ended a penitent faith, whieh ever carries along with itself, with this, he would still be. left in possession of a power: in God's provisions, perpetual pardon and cleansing. We ful tendency toward sin, produced by his former in­ should not recognize any conscious, and voluntary sins dulgence in sin and a corruption of his moral nature. This whatsoever as compatible with regeneration, whether would inevitably lead him to repeat his former sins or they be located in the heart and feelings, or in the will. to commit continually new acts of sin. In order, there­ "I-Ie that is, by faith, born of God," says John Wesley, fore, to make his salvation complete not only must his "sinneth not, (1) by an habitual sin, for all habitual past sins be pardoned, but such a change must be sin is sin reigning, but sin can not reign in any that wrought in his moral nature as will break the dominion believeth; nor (2) by a wilful sin, for his will, while of sin and create instead a tendency toward righteous­ he abideth in the faith, is utterly set against all sin, and ness and holiness. This important transformation is abhorreth it as deadly poison; nor (3) by any sinful called regeneration. It is wrought at the same time desire, for he continually c1esireth the holy and perfect as justification and is conditioned upon the same aet of will of God, and any tendency -to an unholy desire he faith. by the grace of God stifleth in the birth; nor (4) does Corruption of Moral Nature NeceB.it.tetJ Regeneration he sin by infirmities, whether in act, word, or thought. Often repeated acts of sin beget sinful 'habits and sin­ for his infirmities have no concurrence. of his will, and ful character, and constitutes a bias toward sin, the do­ without this they are not properly sins." minion of which can only be"'broken by a divine act of Regeneration and Reforma.tion Distinguished regeneration. This ip.dwelling power of sin, which holds .f{,eformation is an outer work; regeneration is inner. dominion over the sinner, is a more serious obstacle to It is only when reformation is either preceded or accom­ man's salvation than that of securing forgiveness for paniedby regeneration that we can ever have confidence his sins. If we might conceive of a sinner as justified in its being permanent. There may be such a thing as and not yet regenerated (which is, in fact, never the reformation without regeneration; but there can be no case), and as dying in that state, he could be sent neither true experience of regeneration without reformation. to hell nor'to heaven. Ilis justification removes all lia­ There is a great difference between whitewashing and bility of punishment) but does not in itself alone fit him washinQ" white. It is just the difference between refor- for heaven; it is his regeneration that makes him, a son mahon• <::> and regeneratIOn.., , R egenerat" lOn, , says a ee r - and :fits him for his heavenly inheritance. tain writer, "is never to be confounded with reforIPation. Regeneration Deffn.e" The former is used of the spiritual world; the latter, of Regeneration has been defined as "that mighty change the moral. The former has to do with the soul, where are in man wrought by the Holy Spirit, by which the domin­ the springs of life; the latter has to do wi~h conduct, ion that sin has over him in his natural state is broken which is only a form of life. Inregenerabon the old and abolished, so that, with full choice of will and the vessel is not repaired and repainted; it is rather re­ energy of right affections, he serves God freely and melted and remolded, and the necessity for this entire rnn.flintheway of his commandments..•. It is that re- and unflinching process lies in the constitution of human THE GOSPEL TRUMPET SEP'l'E1\1BER 15, 1921

nature. No change ]s worth the name that begins from Father give good things to those who have become the without and 'works inward; every change that is to accom­ special objects of his love. It is impossible to enumerate plish a. perfect result must begin within and work out· the blessings and privileges of being a son of God. The ward. " fact of sonship itself is the snpreme privilege, and this The Fruits of Regeneration privilege carries along with itself all lesser privileges. Breaking the dominion and power of sin and freeing All privileges that we enjoy as sons of God are lessel' a soul from sin is the negative I'esult of regeneration. than that privilege of heing a son of Gael. The gift of The positive results are no less important and radical. his Son is the granclcHt proof of God's love for mUll, 'These positive fruits are so well described by John Wes­ and the next grandest proof is jn his making us sons of ley, the great preacher of l'ighteonsness, that we quote God and fello,y heirs with Christ, "Behold, what man­ his words: "To be a son or a child of Goel is to love ner of love the Father hath bestmved upon 118, that we God, who hath thus loved you, as you never did love any should be called the sons of God: . . . and it doth not creature, so that you are constrained to love all men as yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when yourselves; with a love not only ever burning in your he shall appear, we shall be like him; f01:' we shall see hearts and flowing out in all your actions aI;ld conversa­ him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him' tion, but making your whole life one labor of love, one purifieth himself, even a~ he is pure. " continued obedience to those commands: 'Be ye merciful • as God is merciful;' 'Be ye hOly as I the Lord mn holy;' liThe Valley of Decision" 'Be ye perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect:' BY C. C. MANSFIELD. "In that instant we are born again, born from above, Eternity alone can tell the things that have been. ac .. bOl'n of the Spirit; there is a real as well as a relative complished by the will of man. 'rhe destiny of whole change. We are inwardly renewed by the power of God. nations has rested upon the pivot of one man's \vill. vVe leel 'the love of God shed abroad in our heart/ pro- Cresar, with glittering s"\yorc1 in hand, stands gazing ducing love to all mankind and more especially to the into the gurgling waters of the Rubicon. "Shall I or children of God; expelling the love of the world~ the love shall I not?" like t11e lightning's flash was coursing of pleasure, of ease, or honor, of money, together with throu~h his :nind. A deadly battle lay, mental~y, .be­ pride anger self-will and every other evil temper· in fore hIm. HIS own men lay strewn upon yonder hIllSIde. other' words, 'changing' the earthly, sensual, devilish m'ind : 'I w~ll!" he cried, as one mighty leap landed him in :into the mind which was in Christ Jesus. Its clully water. "Love and' praise and prayer a~e the breath of every .Thermopyhe,is filled with legion~ st~ong .. A faltering soui which is truly born of God .... The life of God in WIll would.snb~ect Gree~e to a foreIgn InvaSIOn. But the the soul of a believer immediately and necessarily implies Spa;'tan WIll, lIke steel, IS the~e to stay. . all unceasing presence of God, the loving,_ pardoning I SIX hundred tho~lsand ~al'rlOrS assemble on the plaIns God manifested to the heart and perceived by faith. an of Issn8. Before ,these mIghty hordes stand a handful unceasing return of love, praise, and prayer, offe~ing . oi tl:irty-five tho.nsancl men. Should the ~Till ?f their i~­ up all the thoughts of our hearts all the words of our treplc1 leader fall, an would be lost; but It dId not fall. tongues all the works of our hands all our body soul Alexander knew how to will. and spi~it, to be a holy saClifice acc~ptable unto God i~ Alexal.lder stood g'azing ont into the .sea. A ~ile of Christ Jesus" . the }fechterranean's blue lay between hnn and hIS gooa!. . Tyre must be besieged he 'Willed, but how? What though The Privileges 01 Son.hip it 'vouId take seven months to do it. Phcenicia 'inust be There are special privileges accorded those who are subjugated, and so it was. A million men withstoocl him sons of God. at Arbela. But what of that? Babylon, Susa, anc1 Special divine guidance.-" As many as are led by the Persepolis were his objectives. llis will must be accom­ Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." How blessed plished. So on he swept with eagle's speed. it is to have the guidan;e of the Holy Spirit! He is to Those men whose towering wills won their fame should the children of God all, and more than all, that the teach us a mighty lesson. IJittle wonder, indeed, that Savior was to those early disciples. Some one has said they could send home their lac-onic message, "I came, I that Hhe is the ever-present Finger of God directing and saw, I conquered." Power of God defending the followers of Christ." . Reader, perhaps you are standing l)y yonr Rubicon. Special divine care.-" And we know that a1l things You may be in the valley of decision today. Your eter­ work together for good to them that love God." This is nal destiny may depend upon your. decision now. Cry indeed a blessed privilege to enjoy as ~ son of God, that out with all your soul, "The die is cast." Throw your- . God will make, by his overuling providence, everything self against your enemy with all your will. Yon can not work out for our good. Ifowever, this promise is not fail. You are tatll1f!' no hazard to do so. God is wait­ that worldly goods and wealth and natural comfort ing to intervene, but he mnst have your will. He it is shrill be ours; it means that .all things shall be made who brought you to this decisive moment.. The Lord to work together for our spi?'itual good, shall contribute. is very near, in the vaney of decision. toward making us better and useful servants-and this Make heaven your objective." IJaugh at your iorniid­ is what every true child of God desires above everything able fo.e. You are the commander of your own desHny. else. These" all" things help to purge out the dross. Your will is your effective weapon. Use it manfully. Heirship.-"If children, then heirs; heirs of God, and For "Whosoever will may come." joint heirs with Christ." We thus become heirs of an' inheritance that is "incorruptible, and undefiled, and • that iadeth l10t away, reserved in heaven for you, who Give me a man So trained in mind· that his oody is. are kept by the power of God through faith unto salva­ the ready servant of his will, and does with ease and tion. " If earthly parents count nothing too dear to· pleasure all the work that, as a mechanism, it is capable [dve to tl1eir children, how much m(}re shall 0111" heavenly of.-Thomas Huxley_ SEPTEMBER 15, ] 921 THE GOSPEL TRU1Y.lPET 7 When the Blessing Came The ,tOT" of a Woman Who Would Not Be Discouraged BY E. F. DU COMMUN To those who may be interested in divine healing and sometimes tested, it is for our good. But let us not be too to some who have trusted for a long time with apparently hasty to decide that healing is not for us if we have not little results or improvement in their .physical health, re"ceived an immediate answer to our prayers. an experience in the ministerial ca':" Years ago a woman who believed in God's power and reel' of the Savior should be espe~ willingness to heal was afflicted. Apparently the Lord cially helpful. His benevolent dis~ wished to teach her a lesson in perseverance, and a little position had driven him to the coast girl was used to assist in carrying out his plan. Over and of Tyre and Sidon, and there he dis­ over did the child pray for this suffering woman, and covered a woman of faith, which is each time she would ask the sufferer if she felt any bet­ first, last, and always the condition ter. Upon receiving an answer in the negative she would upon which we receive an answer to again resort to prayer, with the result that after several petitions addressed unto God. hours the woman was healed. This woman was by descent a Perhaps we are naturally easy to be discnuraged; our E. F. DuCommun Canaanite, but by residence a Syro~ faith may be weak and in need of development, or we phenician; and whatever her religion may not be as patient or compassionate as we should be, was, she was of a humble heart. Concerning her know­ and for these and other reasons an answer to our requests ledge or hope of the Messiah, that may have been acquired may be delayed. through ,Jewish people in that country, as it was once Iiowever, we do not lose by corning again and again partly settled by the tribe of Asher. Her language, for what we desire from the Lord. Coming often into "Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, thou son of David," shows vital contact with God's Spirit is worth much to our the earnestness and sincerity with which she approached souls; and through the trial, which may seem long, we the Savior with her request; and I might add here that receive much good to ourselves and learn the lessons that if our prayers are to mean anything to God, they must we so much need to know. The writer can testify to this :first mean something to us. in his case. Many, indeed, have been the prayers that he At first he seemed not to heed her petition; he made no earnestly sent up to the Father in heaven. Kind friends reply. To add, as it were, obstacles in her ~ay, the Glis­ gladly lent their assistance in sincere petitions to God for

ciples asked their Master to "send her away." What his healing of sufferings that were indescribable7 lmt llot may have appeared as a third discouragement was con~ until God saw that his child had been in the furnace for tained in these words, "I am not sent but unto the lost a sufficient length of time did relief come from his hand sheep of the house of Isra-el." Far from being swayed of mercy. froin her purpose, it seems that her desire was stimulated It often requires suffering to develop Christian graces; by words that would doubtless have been received as a an'd while it is God's will to heal, still he may permit us final verdict by many, and would have caused them to to learn some very profitable lessons whHe we are wait­ cease further petitioning. "rrhen came she and wor­ ing for his healing power. But some one may ask, (' A.m shipeCC him, saying, IJord, help me." " I t is not meet," I then to settle down, allow the circumstances to dis~ said he, "to take the children's bread, and to cast it to courage my faith, and cease earnestly to trust for de~ dogs." Here he made an allusion to the Gentiles that liverance from the disease?" The Syro-phenician woman was common among his countrymen. She may have felt did not do so, and I do not believe that we should unless the force of the argument, coming. as it did from the we have received some affirmation from God that it is lips of the one whom she recognized as Lord, but she not his will to heal us, in which event he will doubtless met it with a very humble and clever answer, "Truth, so sustain our spirit and bless us that we shall not be Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their overwhelmed with discouragements. A resignation to masters' table." How determinedly she stood at her the divine will is at all times desirable, since faith works post of requisition! What faith and perseverance she by love. . . manifested! If we cease to trust when we should be clinging to t1lE' Was it all for naught; did she go awa;y unrewarded? promises and allo;w Satan to defeat us in our purpose, Notice the Savior's answer, "0 woman, great is. thy we need not be snrprized if we experience considerable. faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt," and the result, feelings of depression within our souls. "her daughter was made whole from that very hour." Jesus came into this world to fit into the needs of the Jesus went about preaching and healing the sick; he people. He supplies the missing part; and if our faith sent forth twelve men to do the same work, and later is not sufficient to bring the desired results from heaven; seventy others who should likewise preach and heal. let us pray for more faith and by all means use what we Paul assures us that the" gifts of healing" are in the have. church; and, of course, they are to remain. Shall we not Resorting to thjs, that, or the other remedy to cure us then avail ourselves of our opportunities in Christ and is not the higheRt ideal of faith, nor do Ruch actions in­ trust him for the healing of the body? crease our faith in God for healing. He has abundantly l\1any are the testimonies of healing that we have heard proved his willingness to heal the afflicted who have trust­ since associating with those who have trusted God for ed him; therefore, let us be encouraged to look to him for years for the healing of their bodies. Unquestionably the grace of healing that we may need, even though for some have at times experienced crucial tests, but by a season our faith may undergo a serious test. imitating the splendid example of the Syro~phenician More humility of heart, more submissiveness to God woman, they have received the desire of their hearts. in the heated furnace of affliction .will often bring the God 's"work is always constructive. lIe has a purpose refreshing showers of blessings that will stimulate the in dealing with each one as he does, and if our faith is soul. Let us not be too hasty to decide that God will 8 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

not heal us because the trial may seem unduly long, but before, but when he was healed the light came. Some rather draw nigh to God and earnestly examine our of our neighbors had been in doubt about divine healing. hearts; for it may be that we have done things that have When they saw this child the day before he was healed, not been conducive to spirituality, and God may be us.. the cancer was a running sore, but the next day there wa~ jng the trial to bring us to a sense of duty and respon· only a scar. Some say the day of miracles is past, but sibility before him. I say, Not so; today is the day of miradc'H if we will hut (( Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the believe it. God's power is just the same today as it Lord delivereth him out of them all." was when Jesus walked the shores of Galilee. The next morning after our son was healed of a can .. The Power of God Stronger than Canc,r eel' he cut his wrist with a rusty barbwire, and blood- or Tuberculosis . poisoning set in. I-Iusband was gone, and though we Elkhart, Kans.-I want to tell for the encouragement were living in Elkh!:lrt at the time, I diel not know there of others that have their trust in God what the Lord were any church of God people near. It kept getting has done for us in tho past fourteen years. Fourteen worse and worse. I went down before God and there years ago husband had consumption. 11is lungs had been I prayed and tarried ulltil the answer came from God afflicted for years, and he coughed and spit up blood that he had heard my cries and would take care of us. and grew worse until he was unable to do anything. This For a time the boy kept getting worse, and one big olack was in 1907 . We lived near Gage, Okla., a.t this time. lump after another l{ept coming and red streaks kept His brother Charley, whom the Lord had so wonderfully running up his arm out onto his body, and a big lump healed of consumption, came to see us. We certainly came under his arm. But still I did not waver, for I were surprized when we saw him so well and strong. It knew God had heard me and would deliver; and after Thanksgiving untIl it was about five inches long and two and a half Day, he returned home sound and ,veIL Oh, that cer­ inches wide. His stomach was all out of order, and he tainly was a thanksgiving day for us. Ouhis return he could eat nothing but a little soup. He gradually g-rew weighed 180 pounds. That was more than he had eve~ worse until it looked as if his time had come to djc. lIe weighed. From that day to this we have had our trust brolre out all over with sores. We would have prayer for alone in God. him and he would get worse than ever, but not one drop We have been healed of many other affiictions. In of medicine diel he use. Some think that he hac1 can(>I~!' 1903 husband Was healed of a cancer on his ear. In of the stomach. We could not bear his breath. \Y' e 1908 I· had a ,stroke nf paralysis. I was almost helpless, caIled in several '\vho c011h1, pray the prayer of fait11. hut the Lord healed me instan,tly in answer to prayer. and he was healed instantly. The next clay he stal'tf:'d In 1909 our son Lyal's eyes were healed. After the ball in a car for Oklahoma City. lIe Imlt no time and some· of one eye was white, with just a little dark spot showing, times drove until midnight. The last night on the road and the other eye-ball was flat, the Lord healed him. We home, he drove until three in the morning. He ate had prayer for him many times, but just as soon as we anything and drank all kinds of water, and grew stouter were right where we could say, "Lord, thy win not all the time. lIe is stouter than he has been for five mine be done," he received his sight. Praise the Lord years and is working in the harvest-field at this writing-. forever! Lloyd, now fourteen, bad the measles last winter, a1lfl In 1910 our oldest daughter, Ruth, got blood-poi~on­ when he had been ont about two weeks, he took a hack set. lng. We wel'e at the Oklahoma City camp-meeting. At We sent for the brethren and had prayer for him. But first her hand was afflicted. She kept getting worse and he would only get relief for a while and kept that np worse until she could not sleep or do anything but walk until he became very low. One afternoon he said, "~Ia­ the floor. The neighbors came to see her. Some of them rna, I want you to send for Brother Aakers and Sister had had, blood-poisoning, they said, "You can trust the Fishers." They came and he was saved and healed. Lord for some things, but you can't trust the Lord for Pray for us that we may ever do what the Lord would blood-poisoning," but praise the Lord she did tt:ust him, have us do and that our lives will be snch tl1at otller:; and was healed. When she could not stand it any longer may see that we are serving a living God, one that hears she went to her grandfather Chestnut, who lived at and answers prayer. Freedom, Okla. then, and he prayed and anointed her Mrs. E. C. Chestnut. . and she was healed instantly. In 1918 our little boy Clarence was healed of a cancer. It (the Trumpet) has been a. wonderful hel(p to me. m Jt was only a mark of a cancer to start with. His grand­ We think: it the best pa.per we ever had In our home, mother Chestnut had a cancer, and· his looked just like and we have received muclh spiritual strength through its hers. It was under his chin. It grew worse and ate in teachings. A. L., Waverly, m. till it changed his voice and color. His father wrote to I would not want to do* 'Without * * the Trumpet at any the Trumpet Family for prayer and went to the Denver cost... I expect to take it as long as 1. live in tbis sin­ (Colo.) camp-meeting and requested prayer, and the boy cursed world, because it is such a help in the battles of was instantly healed. We could not tell up to the time' life. ' '1'. D., Richmond, Ilid. , of his healing why our prayers had not been answered I SEPTEMBER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEL TRU:MPET 9

O~YOUNG PEOPLE

How to Succeed goods, the farmer to the tilling of the soil, the student BY FAY C. MARTIN of arithmetic to the mastery of his problema. This is sure to mean Decision is the first essential tow.ards success in any line of business or accomplishment. Without a firm Hard Work decision at the very outset, you are bound toward the Should one be looking for ease in the Lord's vineyard' goal of failure. Our great states,men, generals, mer­ above that of any other field of labor, he is bound to .chants, and all those who have reached" the top rung of meet with one of the greatest surprizesof a lifetime. It success have been men and women of the firmest decision. is far from my aim to attempt discouragement, but I They decided what they desired to accomplish, and also would say to every young man and young woman, Expect that they were going to do it. We have the prospects to work and work hard. 1. have but to refer you to our of many years in which to live and labor for Christ. most successful brethren to prove this point. It may be fraught with many pleasures, gratifications, Con,taney and bright hopes, but along with these we may expect Too many start a thing only to give up when the test many trials, troubles, discouragements, and possibly in­ comes and when success may be just ahead. We need juries by those nearest and dearest to us and on whom more of that bulldog grit and ~'sticktoity" which can not we most rely and depend; henee we need to make our be shaken. Not long ago I received from one of the decision firm and stedfast to "fight the good fight of brethren a letter, in which he said, "You certainly have faith" at any cost and not only bring ourselves off "more 'sticktoity' "; and while I have not yet accomplished than conqueror" and at last hear the words spoken that end to which he referred, I surely have not the least "well done thou good and faithful servant," but be de­ intention of giving up. cided as well to accomplish all we possibly can in the Strengthen the Weak Poin'. llhort period of our lives to win others to Christ and the Every one has his weak spots, faults, and short­ precious truth. comings. It is not so apt to be on our strong points that A Definite A'm and Mark we fail, but more likely on those weaker ones. The only Too many young men and women who might make way to make certain of' success, then, is to pay more par­ a. grand success in life turn the tables and reap nothing ticular attention to those weak points. This is vitally but failure because they never have a definite mark at iI~portant. which to aim. One day they intend to become this, the Look Oil the Bright Side next day something else. In other words, they constantly We all have dark days ancl at times we can scarcely aim, yet can not but miss the mark because they have believe otherwise than that the future holds nothing but none at which to aim. There is also another class who darkness f(}r us, but it is well to remember that "the have a mark, but when this mark calls for hardship and sun is shining just behind the cloud." It is a true say­ ilteadiness they immediately begin hunting another. By ing that" every cloud has its silver lining)" and what all means find your mark, then aim directly and eon­ may seem the darkest to us at one time may in reality stantly at it. be the brightest if we but knew. So by all means look , Readines. to GraBp Opportunities on the bright side. Most of the worrying done is over There are probably none but what have their pathway that which never comes to pass. strewn with opportunities, yet how many see them before Keep Spiritual it is too late? And of those who really see, how many Although following closely all this eouncil you will have courage to grasp them at the opportune moment? find yourself on the verge of failure in the Christian Undoubtedly everyone of us have felt at certain times field of labor should you at any time lose spirituality, during the past that we should have spoken thus and Great natural ability, learning, or a well-earned name 80, or have acted immediately, and later regretted our will avail nothing and can not lead to success for the slowness when we saw an opportunity gone forever. Lord without deep '3pirituality. The deeper the better, There is a strong possibility also of creating oppor­ and I feel safe in saying that the joys alone of the great­ tunities should they fail to come our way fast enough. er spirituality will be far more blissful than all the ac­ Application complishments, but the two taken together are well worth striving for. Now the question may be asked, How shall It is possible to make a decision, to set up a mark, to we keep spiritual? Which leads to the next thought. grasp an opportunity, and yet to make a failure because the power of application is lacking. I am acquainted hal/ermines. with a boy who seemingly has a great desire to do right The lack or prayerfulness is one of the most common and who forms all manner of resolutions but at the same spiritual leaks. There are times when we can not make time lacks one of the most essential qualities, that of ourselves feel like praying, and of all times this is the application. As a consequence his accomplishments are one when we should follow the advice of one of our good very limited. It is jmpossible to make the greatest suc­ brethren who said, "Take yourself by the ear and say, cess if we have our minds on too many things at the same Come on now, it is time to go and pray." We have heard time. The lawyer in court must apply himself to the it said that Satan trembles when he sees the weakest case that he is trying, the merchant to the selling of his saint upon his knees. and that prayer will m(}ve God on 10 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

his throne. We know what prayer has done on this of their brethren, which is very essential to sucrcess. earth for us, and through us; then, if we expect to suC\­ How we all admire some of those faithful brethren who ceed we must be prrayerf~~l. seem to be pillars in the Church! How we lov~ them! Faithfulne•• How we look up to them! Their faithfulness has won There are always a certain few of whom it may be them success. ":Help me, La-rd, to prove faithful so said, We never know where to find them. Sometimes they are up; sometimes down; today all aflame; tomor­ that God and man will ever know just where to find me, " row cold in death (spiritually) ; yesterday very zealous;. should be the prayer of everyone of us who expect to today indifferent. Such can never hold the confidence succeed.

The Spoiled Mother I have never seen a spoiled woman who was not fretful, BY MRS. MABEL HALE despondent, pettish, and otherwise lacking the marks of We speak of a child who is wilful and determined in real womanliness. its own way as being spoiled. Have yeu ever met the Let us as moth,ers see that we keep plenty to fill ou~' mother who by the same rqle would also be called spoiled 1 minds and hearts, and that we endeavor to be companion­ She demands the love and consideration of her family. able to our loved ones so that they seek our cOlnpany and She expects as her right much attention from one and all, give us out of their own free will their affection. IJct and if for any reason anyone of the family seems to us live too big a life to be demanding upon the affections neglect her or should offer any criticism, she becomes of our famBies. hurt, and displays her wounded feelings by tears, de­ pressed appearance, pouting, or any other way that will Ble.sing. Vi8ited Upon the Third most impress her grievance upon the family. You will Generation see husband, son, and daughter doing little acts of affec­ :BY ISABEI..I EVANS tion and attention from the same motive that the spoiled As I sat in our Sunday evening services and looked child is humored. When she has thus brought about her over the good-sized congregation my eyes rested upon a own will and has them all in homage at her feet, she father and mother and then upon their four married looks about her in contentment. daughters, who were sitting with their husbands in The spoiled mother wants every thing her way. If different sections of the church, and, oh, how beautiful husband or child dares to contend for their way in even it seemed to think of the way that father and mother'g the smallest matter, it is taken as an offence against her prayers had been answereel! and she is peeved accordingly. This same spoiled mother And then again my mind went back to one night at will on the other hand often make herself a slave for her prayer-meeting when I witnessed something that I never children, waiting on them in every thing. And because saw nor heard of before. It strengthened my belief in . of this she asks and expects their constmt devotion. prayer, and also in divine healing. I-low God preserves The spoiled mother is jealous of her children when the the lives of those who trust him! A little child sat with sons-in-law and daughters-in-law come into the family. its father and mother in that service; and also in thA She can ha-rdly bear for son and daughter to have a same service were its grandparents, and each one, if I warmer love than that they bear for her. She suffers remember correctly, had a testimony for God. Two nf ago,nies fea,ring that some of the family are cooling in the grandparents were the father and mother men­ theIr devotIOn to her. She desires and demands of her tioned in the beginning of this article. family that she be enthroned as center and mao-net for My mind goes back to that verse of Scripture, t (The all their affection and tenderness. b effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avaiIeth This moth~r is making a sad mistake. She is shutting much. " Prayer after prayer had ascended to the throne th~ door, t.o the warmest and most \lesirable place in her of grace for those dear ones. chIld~en s hearts. They want comradeship and under­ Dear child of God, and also unsaved father and standIng. . When Mother can meet them on their own mother, are yon doing all in your power to direct tlmt footing and look at things from their point of view when boy or that girl of yours toward heaven? On the great they find her willing to step back that their lives~ay be judgment day we shall have to answer for how we c1i­ made fuller by other devotions, then they give a love and rected their footsteps. Will your footsteps lead them respect that the demanding mother can never obtain. heavenward? Some mothers are even jealous of their husband's and childr~n 's work. Anything that" takes up their time and What i8 Your Choice? attentIOn away from herself is looked upon as a foe to her BY A. Q. BRIDWELL own happiness. "But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen The spoiled woman must necessarily be a woman of that good part, which ·shall not be taken away from her" small mind. She has narrowed her thoughts down to (Luke 10 :42). We notice that her sister Martha was herself. Her complete attention is focused inward: Even very. busy with the affairs of the home, insomuch that her love for her family is only a background for her she thought she did not have time to sit at the feet of love of self. Jesus and listen to his words of cheer. Martha had just SEPTEM~ER 15, 1921 11

the same privilege to choose to listen as did Mary. I same words can be rightly applied today to those who wonder how many fathers and mothers there are who desire to be paid for everything they do. James says, do not ha~e time to go to Sunday-school, prayer-meeting, "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye ?r pr~achIng, or who have no time· for family prayer may. consume. it upon your lusts." Oh, selfishness' how In theIr homes because they are so busy. Many fail to InCOnsIstent and how lonesome thou must be! get the blessing that Mary obtained, because they are in God's people are not selfish. . "And that he died for such a rush through life and do not take time to sit at all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto the feet of Jesus. themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again" (2 Cor. 5: 15). "Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of HOME PROBLEMS many, that they may be saved" (1 Cor. 10: 33). Selfish­ ness robs us of the "sweet hour of prayer.' , We thank J. Grant Anderson. God for the unselfish ones who are giving, praying, liv­ Dear Sir and Brother: My wife and I have been married ing, and pushing and pulling 'in order that this glorious six years and have nour Father knowing that lIe May know my anxiouS' thoughts, my falling tears may see, is satisfied, or has our life been such that he must be And tune my husky voice to such a gentle tone ashamed to own us as his children? He would have us That thou alone mayes.t hear my sigh and bitter moan. be "followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love" When arrows sharp which sometimes pierce and wo-und my (Eph. 5: 1, 2). heart, . Are hurled by those whom I have helped to bear their part, How to Obtain Ble8sing, May I be patient, cheerful, gentle, and serene; Let not my heavy burdens trials to-. others bring. BY GEO. Q. COPLIN Man is so constituted that he naturally craves the Let my heart-wounds, though thou art pleased my lot to share, blessing of the Almighty. Our limitations and our help­ Remind me ever of the hurts that otherSl bear; lessness cause us to look to some higher power for help May I, though weak, encourage' others to be brave, and succor. And feed with sympathy for which my soul doth crave. God made the creature subject to vanity, that he might Enable me to face with strength and courage bold, show mercy and manifest his power. The Father delights Life's hard experience, unheeding heat or eoId; in bestowing his blessing upon his needy creatures. His Oh, give me strength aJl.d grace with each conviction, Lord, That I may walk each day according to thy Word. word assures us that he will give grace and glory ami that no good thing will he wIthhold from them that walk Enlarge my scope of usefulness, that I may feel uprightly~ If we are not enjoying his blessing, there iii A satisfaction, rund may know life's work is real; evidently some hindering cause; there is some obstacle in That when the day is done, from toil and cares relerured, the way which has turned his blessings from us. If we Thy talents I may bring an hundredfold increased. but search this out and remove the difficulty, he will On the dial of life note eaeh most tragic scene, surely open unto us the windows of heaven. That in the brighter hours when life seems more serene 'JIhe first requisite for obtaining blessings from God is The lessons I have learned I may never forsake, But ever "Pro:fit by each past, though grave, mistake. ~ holy life. ' 'A faithful man shall abound with bless­ ings" (Prov. 28: 20). If we are not enjoying the bless­ Though I should be despised, give me the power to love­ ings of God upon our souls, we shall do well to examine Let springs of love and sympathy where 'er I rove ourselves lest we have grieved away the Holy Spirit. But Flow out unsel:fishly, as pure as oeean pearl, let us give no plac'e to the devil. And quench the thirsting souls of this lost, dying world. When you begin to examine your heart and life, the And if my heart: should never know the joy and bliss enemy will accuse you if you allow him to do so. You' Of tender anns that love, that fondle and caress; must learn to detect the Buggestions of the devil. He May I in spirit to my feeble .bosom press The whole heart-hungry world with cheerful tenderness. will confuse the mine and then remind you of your barl , -W. T. Seaton. feelings, but he can not point you to the wrong that yon have clone. But the Spirit of God always shows us the What Does It Look Like From II Di8tanCe? wrong that we have committed, if we have sinned. He BY ANNA KOGLIN not only reveals the difficulty but shows us how to remedy "Loilk! Look!" cries little Bobbie as he thrusts a pic­ the trouble. If we obey his voice, we are sure to get a ture directly before mother '8 eyes and in very close prox­ blessing. • imity to her face. But mother can see the romping boys But it is dangerous to allow things to come between and the bright colors on the picture but very indistinctly. us and God. We are likely to become more careless and Her little son in his eagerness to show his mother the less concerned about serving him. Many who were once 'picture that so interested him is holding it too near her seemingly decided for God have drifted away and arp eyes. now in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquitr· But pict~res are not the only things that we fail to see The apostle James points us to another reason why' clearly when at too close range. Our actions, for in­ we often fail to obtain the blessings that God has in store stance, may seem perfectly proper when we are in close. for us. lIe says, "Ye have not~ because ye ask not." proximity to them-while we are doing the thing~but Strange indeed, that we will content ourselves to do with­ after we have reviewed it from a little dis~ance, that out blessings that may be had for the ,asking. Is not this which seemed just~fiable and proper may look ugly and a glaring proof of our insincerity? We would rather undesira.ble. The words We spoke carelessly, or pre­ deny ourselves the blessings that God has in store for us, meditatedly because we were hurt, may not look proper than to meet the conditions to obtain them. They rna~r or justified in their true perspective. Our thoughts and be had for the asking, yet rathe:t1 than go to the trouble motives may not appear praiseworthy when we are of asking we do without them. Then we say we love somewhat removed from them by time. God, and profess to delight in hi~ service. Too often we fail to make thB desired improvements in This statement from James, an inspired apostle, puts the Christian life because we will not take time to con- a stern rebuke on our spiritu31letha.rgy. God has bless- SEPTEMBER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEL TRU:MPET 13 ings for us, but we are not sufficiently concerned about Faith Better Than Fear th? matter to ask for them. Yet the consequence is in­ BY NORA HUNTER ~vItable-' lYe have not." Spiritual poverty and want ,Faith and fear' are opposites. God uses .faith. Satan IS the result of this indifference. uses fear. :n:ear is blind and can not see through the There are thousands today in' spiritual poverty and clouds and mIsts of earth. Faith has eyes and looks not leanness because they do not ask. They have grown care­ at the "things which are seen, but at the things ;hich less about prayer, and God withholds his blessinO's from are not see~: for t~e things which are seen are temporal; t~em. They have not because they ask not. rr;w is it but the thIngs WhICh are not seen are eternaL" Fear wIth you? Do you enjoy the blessing of God? Do you must always have a cane or a crutch. Faith can stand truly feel ble~sed when. you kneel before him in prayer? alo:r:e. Fea; cowers and shrinks before difficulties and Do you make It ~ practIse to go to him in secret and pour devI,ls. FaIth laughs at difficulties and devils. Fear out your heart In prayer before him until you feel his straIns at the Word of God. Faith rests on the Word of presence and his love flowing into your soul? Is your God. Fear can not venture out to snatch a soul from heart often melted in his presence until you weep for joy. death, for "there is a lion in the way." Faith makes And can you say with David, "My cup runneth over"? bare her arm of strength and chases the lion from his A fellow worker at the Gospel Trumpet Office once told path and snatches his prey from his mouth. Fear is me that not a day passed over his head but what he felt deaf .to the call of benevolent missions, for old age is the joy of the Lord in his soul. I do not question his cr~eplng on an~ he must have a fat bank-account for a ~ta~me:r:t, for I had often heard him praying and weep­ raIny day. FaIth opens her purse strings to feed the lI:g In hI~ closet. He no longer weeps, for God has taken ~ungry and clothe, ~he na~{ed and casts her bread freely hIm to .hImself. He has his reward. , upo;n the waters, knOWIng God has said, "Thou shalt While at the Office I was associated with another find It after many days." br()ther who has since laid down his life for God on the . F~ar has the rheumatism in his hands, the lumbago foreign field. We often had precious seasons of prayer In hIS back, and the gout in his feet, so he can not work together in which our hearts were melted to tears. Oh, for GOd. but must pity self and nurse his woes. Faith how near God seemed, and how richly were our souls has a n:1nd to wO:k 'and sacrifice for Christ all the days blessed! Many were the times that we received definite of her hfe. Fear IS deaf and sees no good coming. Faith answers to prayer. hears the "sound of abundance of rain." Fear has a Did you ever consider how easy it is ,to get your .prayer bare c?P board and an empty granary. Faith can serve a through to God when your heart is all melted before him? bountIful feast from a scanty supply. Fear is like a When the fountain of tears is broken up, and we pour ga~e~t 'Y'0ven of icicles; it chills your heart's blood. out our souls before him in intense earnestness then it FaIth IS lr~e a close-fitting wool garment on a bitterly is that our request is granted and the glory of the Lord cold day; It keeps body warmth in and cold air out. fills the temple. Fear dwarfs and shrivels every good thing in you. Faith As I read the narrative of the life of Jesus Christ develops every good thing in you. Fear is sand in the ! am convinced that his prayers were characterized by be~rings .. Faith is sand on the track. Fear brings gloom.. lntense earnestness. Being in agony he prayed more F~lth b~ngs sunshine. Faith says, "I'll do it; I'll earnestly. This is the reason why he could say to the clImb thIS ~ounta.in, I'll scale this wall," and she does. Father, "Iknew that thou hearest me always." He set Fear s~ys, Be careful, the higher you climb the farther us an example of earnest, persevering prayer. you WIll have to fall." Fear has a weak back and can If we would have our prayers answered, we must be hardly bear his own burdens. Faith likes to obey that fervent in prayer. We must not only ask, but we must text that says, "bear ye One another's burdens and so ask in faith 'and pray until hindrances are removed. fulfil the law of Christ." ' God waits to bless us, but we must get the hindrances out Fear says, "Don't start today to serve God. You can't of the way j and one of these hindrances is spiritual slug­ stand if you do; you'll make a miserable failure and gishness. Persevering prayer will remove this hindrance there's no pleasure in it any way." Faith moves God's and unlock the windows of heaven. hand to save you, takes the burden of sin and guilt from Why not try it? Thousands, yea millions, h~ve prayed your soul, and fills you with" all joy and peace in be~ through and obtained the blessing. These are the over­ lieving." Fear is a great tempest that tosses your soul comers who go from strength to strength and from vic- on the billows of time. Faith is a mighty anchor that . tory to victory. "They that wait upon the Lord shall holds you and keeps you calm in the fiercest blast. Fear renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings magnifies a mole-hill till it looks like a great mountain. as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall Faith walks over mountains of difficulty and stands on walk, and not faint" (Isa. 40: 31). "Ask, and ye shall the heights of victory. receive, that your joy may be full" (John 16: 24). • !ear is you~ enemy; cast him out. Faith is your The Moral Characteristics of Man frIend; let her In. Fear paralyzes the brain weakens the will-power, subdues the soul, and at last ca~ts you down ,EverY'man is a missionary now and forever, for good to h~l1. Faith elevates you mentally, spiritually, and or for evil, whether he intends or designs it or not. phYSICally, and at last gives you an abundant entrance Ro may be a blot, radiating his dark influence outward into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. to the very circumference of society; or he may be a blessing, spreading benediction over the length and breadth of the world: but a blank he can not be. There Sin is the only thing in the world that is contrary to are no moral blanks; there are no neutral characters. God. God is light, and that is darkness' God is beauty We are either the sower that sows and corrupts, or the and that is ugliness and deformity. All' sin is direct r~~ light that splendidly illuminates, and the salt that silent­ bellion against God; and with what notions soever we lyoperates; 'but being. dead or alive, every man speaks. sugar it and sweeten it, yet God can never smile upon --Ohalmers. it.-Ottdworth. 14 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

Traveling With Paul eluded that it was wiser to go. first to those who knew Including'SlI.lIdall-School Lesson for September 25 at least something of his message. 1'he Jews knew J e­ BY F. C. BLORE hovah, and tiley looked for a Messiah; so to the Jews Paul For three months now we have been with Paul. We always first went) and, where possible, into their syna­ have seen hi~ in his childhood' Hebrew home in Roman gogs. A somewhat parallel condition is open to us. 'Va Tarsus, in school at Jerusalem, we have seen him a zeal­ can go with the message of the present reformation ous Pharisee, and we have seen him an apostle of Jesus to those already educated and to some extent enlightened Christ. For two months of the past quarter We have by the deno.minational agents, or by governmental accompanied Paul on his famous tours. And what have school? we learned? Not only in synagogs, as in nearly every city, nor only Reflections Oil the Tour the streets, as in Lyst.ra and Athens, did Paul preach. As a matter of review, let us ask ourselves some ques- In the gymnasium of Tyrannus, at Ephesus (a future , tions, and then see what answers we can give. For in­ lesso.n), Paul found an effectual pulpit, also in a Philip­ stance: What people did Paul labor among-nationality, , pian jail, in a jailor's house, by the seashore-wherever religious belief, social standing ~ In what places did he had an audience, Paul held meetings. he generally preach-villages, towns, cities, or the open Paul the Pastor country 1 meeting houses, private homes, or on the street? Paul filled the part of apostle, evangelist, and pastor. How l~ng did he stay in a place-four weeks, two months, Ever seeking new fields, yet Paul was careful to. establish or years ~ How did he esteem his converts? Was Paul those regions he visited. Reading of his labors other than an evangelist, or pastor? those in the lessons of the last quarter, we can see more Paul is designated the Apostle to the Gentiles, and clearly this evangelizing and pastoring. At Ephesus this he was. Not that he ignored the Jews-for he could he spent about three years, "so that all they whi~h d'welt have wished himself accursed for their sake, and to the in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus." Asia, a Jews he became a Jew, that he might win them, preach­ small Roman province, comprised Mysia, Lydia; and ing the gospel to them at every opportunity he had. But, Caria, on the west coast of Asia Minor. Ephesus Was the being sent out from Antioch, a Gentile city, he went into center from which Paul "worked" the surrounding coun~ Gentile nations. And his first stopping-place was de­ try. At Corinth Paul spent about two years, and left at cidedly representative of the Gentile world-if its people least one church outside of the city, at Cenchrea. were of the different nations who had at different times. Another evidence of Paul's pastoral care for his COll­ possessed the Island, Cyprus. Phenicians, Greeks, Per­ verts is the close touch. he kept with them. He vlsited sians, Egyptians, and Romans had all possessed the is­ them, and he wrote them letters, instructing them in the land. Paul made no. distinction of natiopality; .he Ithings of God. He loved his converts. preached. wherever there was· a soul who would listen. Ashtoreth was the chief goddess of Cyprus; and later Can these practises of Paul be applied today? Paul

Sunday-school may well expect the greater part of its Nor are such attractions as the modern carnival :fit membership to be from the· neighborhood. However, places for our children. - . it is not good to be changing often or for a trivial cause. r knew a brother who blamed his lack of success in a Please explain 1 !Fhess. 5 :22-:-" Abstain from every certain place to the fact that the people in that locality appearan.ce of evil. Does it mean we must abstain all owned their own homes, which gave them the feeling from things that look wrong to others, whether we mean of wanting to own the church. In another place where wrong by it or not? he had labored with less,~success than he had expected, he Such a meaning is not sllggested by· the passage and blamed it to the fact that the people were all renters; was doubtless not in the Apostle's mind. The Greek word therefore, more or less transient. It is a good thing to ~ere translated "appearance" is in other places trans­ seek earnestly and know assuredly that you have a good lated "shape," "fashion," "sight," so that the passage location, then with patience and great labor proceed could be rendered, "Abstain from every form [or shape] with the building-up of a good work. of evil," which is according to the American Standard. Several months ago Brother Berry in an editorial rfhat we should abstain from things that appear wrong gave a warning to churches, which r think would be well to others, irrespective of ou'rselves, was probably not the to reprint here for it will apply eqnally well to Sunday­ thought, though what others think should sometimes school work-in fact, the two usually go hand in hand. have a governing influence as to the propriety of our Th~ story is tola of a certain man in Colorado who built a! conduct. We should give no offense and should keep house out of rock which he found in the hills thereabout and our Christian character above reproach. made a large chimney and fireplace out of the same na.tive material. When it was all complete, he started a fire in the Please expla.in .i1tst 'what is meant by being sep'a-rate fireplace and the chimney and firepla,ce took fire and the whole from the world according to 2 Oor. 6 :17; Rom. 12:2; and house, wallS' and all, burned up. He had built his house of oil John 17 :14-16 . .shale ancl didn '·b know it. A horticmlturisrt; set an orchard in a new country, spent thou.­ A. text in your last reference explains it-" I pray not sands of dollars to bring it to a bearing stage, only to find the that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that location bad, drainage in the subsoil poor, and the result was thou shouldst keep them from the evil" (v. 15). It is such a. failure. association with the world as involves a fellowshiping A certain hydro-electric company put a. dam in a stream. It or otherwise partaking of its evil that we are to avoid. was built. alS the engineers' thought, to withstand any pressure that might come. But in a freshet the foundation was under­ Why did J eS1lS w7ten he healed people request them nlined, and the thing wa.shed out. A congregation at Z- began a church in a locality that after­ not to tell about it? Som.ctimes they WO'1.lld publish it wards proved entirely hosti~e to Christianity an(l they had to aU the more. Please explain. sell a,t a sacrifice an<1 begin in a new place. He did this for two reasons. Too much publicity would Rigid investigation should precede moves and steps of im­ only hinder his work. The Jews were looking for a portance. Investigate first-not afterwards. Messiah whom they could popularize and enthrone as king. Jesus did not want to fulfil any such expectation. Also, he chose to be humble in character. It was pro­ phesied of him: "lIe shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets" (see Matt. 12 :15-21). Christ '8 kingdom was to come, not with ob­ servation, but quietly into the hearts of men, transform­ ing them from within into his subjects. .And such is Is it in harmony with the teaching of the Word of itil character today. -A. L. B. God for saints to attend modern carnivals Or allow their children to attend? God Sees Your Teara The modern carnival, like the moving-picture shows BY AGNES E. Turl'TLE and theaters, so generally possessing indecent or other­ r am glad we are serving a God who is tender, kind, wise questionable features, represents a class of worldly and sympathetic. "Like as a father pitieth his chil­ attractions that are not for those who would really be dren, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. ' , God can God's children. They have no worthier object than to not withstand our tears; he is moved at sight of them. appeal to anel exploit the pleasure-loving. Such things Have you for a lcmg time prayed over a certain matter 'are not of the Father but of the world,' and "if any and God has not yet answered your prayers? Have man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him" you become so earnest in your petitions that you have (1 John 2 :15). I-Iow can we keep our spiritual robes shed tears 1 God has heard your prayers and has seen spotless and our Christian character unsullied and be your tears and will answer in his own good time and found in such association ~ When will professing Chrig.. way. He can not withstand earnest, incessant prayers tians awake to the fact that the character of our associa­ mingled with tears. . tions has much to do in marking us as true Christians When King Hezekiah was sick unto death and received or not ~ There needs to be more concern among the the message from the prophet Isaiah that he should die, people of God for the true Christian standard, which is he turned his face toward the wall and prayed unto the this: "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Lord and "wept sore." "Then came the word of the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their Lord to Isaiah, saying, Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world" saith the Lord, the God of David thy Father, I have (Jas. 1 :27). "Let every one that nameth the name of heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will Christ depart from iniquity" (2 Tim. 2 :19) . "That ye add unto thy days fifteen years." Hezekiah's God still may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without lives. He is the same merciful God, moved at sight of rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, our tears. among whom. ye shine as lights in the world" (Phil. 2: At the grave of his friend Lazarus, Jesus wept and: 15y~ the Jews said, "Behold how he loved him!" We who 16 THE GOSPEIJ

do his will are his friends today, and he loves us. He who wept is able to sympathize with us. Troubled one, God sees your tears. Not a one escapes your Father's notice. Pray on, weep on. If it be his will he will answer' sometime,. somewhere.' Literature Evangelists WIlat do we mean by literature evangelists? Well, our idea is this: a literature evangelist is one who does per­ sonal evangelistic work with the aid of literature. We" have an ideal in regard to this. Perhaps \ve had better set forth the ideal first. Our ideal is (and the general manager, Bro. J. T; Wilson, informs me that suI311 has also been his ideal for some time), that every pastor should consider it his duty, a part of his work-a very important part too-to see that every member of his congregation takes the Gospel Trumpet. And, as a part of this responsibility, to see that each subscriber renews promptly before expiration. That is our ideal. vVe aim to make our ideal a reality, because. we are persuaded it will be to the profit of pas­ tor, congregation, and the Trumpet circulation. And we believe anything less than this will not produce good Free results and will not please the Lord. If the pastor does not desire to attencl to the details of Trumpet subscrip­ tions, let some one else be selected. It is well to' do the selecting after a season of prayer, so that God may have Literature the opportunity. of laying the burden on some one; then let the work be given over to that person. . We 'wi11 send to this literature worker a list of the expiring subscriptions each month and he or she can at Will Help Win once see the. parties and secure their renewal. Brethren ill the ministry, let us get back to the idea, the truth, that the Trumpet is God's paper, that the Trumpet Company is God's business? We can not succeed purely from a commercial standpoint we must have real The World for Cbrist spiritual, hearty cooperation, especially from the minis­ try. We desire it to Carle to pass that every pastor shall constitute himself God's literature agent' over his con­ gregation and see to it that the Lorel's. paper actually is going into aU the families of the church. Keep the Presses Running Then, the literature evangelist should use Trumpets, Keep them turning out the printed messtt tracts, books, booklets, etc., to help in the personal work the dying, salvation to the lost, and enOl he does. I believe there is a call from God for literature workers, and we are praying God to lay the joy and the errand~ of gospel tidings of a reformation ( burden of this good work on whom he will. on earth today, and one that should gO( Our main instrumen t of evangelism is the Gospel Gospel Trumpet Company. TrlllUpet, and yet many of the Lord's good ministers neglect to boost it. $3,000 Needed h Evangelists can help greatly by considering that they too are agents for the Lord's paper. It is a paper no one Not one half enough literature is going need be ashamed of, being one of the brightest and best are vast areas that need to know of thi from a typographical and literary standpoint and far be sent to these places, but it can not beyond almost all in the purity and soundness of its encircle the earth with salvation. teaching. Evangelists should introduce the Trumpet to every new convert and make a real effort to get subscrib­ Send con.. ers. More new converts would stand if they read the '.rrllmpet regularly after conversion. Gospel TruDlpet Co., Anderaon,JI We are wanting to see hundreds, yes thousands, of literature evangelists working for God all over America,. Please do not look on this as a commercial plea, launched by an armchair man up hel'e at Anderson, to REMEMBERT-atd get people busy for the Company. It is, no such plea. This Company is nothing to us; all we are interested in ~.$­ jS seeing souls' el1ligh tened and saved and good accom­ ~:WOr plished. If I did not believe that the Gospel Trumpet .. and the literature going into homes was a distinct spir­ ;\ itual benefit, I would quit and go home. But I believe TRUMPET 11

that it is a great benefit, and so do thousands of others, but we desire a more. systematic way of taking care of our subscriptions and more literature workers called of God to evangelize the country. Encircle Will you become the agent of the Gospel Trumpet, dear pastor? Let us hear your reply. We need some en­ couragement up here once in a while. the Earth THE GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY, R. L. Berry, Circulation Manager. With ·'Are You Just Hanging On?" BY WM. F. SWAVELY The title of this article recently appeared in a b'asi­ ness advertisemel1t~ Beneath the title was a picture of a Salvation man hanging on to the last coach of a speeding passenger train. His strength appeared to be nearly exhausted, and he seemed to be slipping and about to drop off. Ap­ parently there was only 011e thing that could save him­ some strong,iriendly hand to reach down and pull hilu safely to the platform. The picture stood as a warning to those '\vho neglected their physical condition. This is a good illustration of the spiritual condition of many. They are" just hanging on. " We might eall them' 'just about Christians. " "Never mind, " they say, "just so I get there." But how many of this kind really do get there? And even though they do manage to "hang on," how much more useful they might be if they would only yield themselves to the strong, friendly hand that Jesus is reaching' dOWll to them all the while. Oh, the many today who seem to be contented to merely "hang on"! Too many feel themselves slipping- and about to drop off. Spirituality is at a low ebb. Sin does not appear so exceedingly sinful as it used to. The foundation of all that is good and noble is fast heing sapped by the neglect of the means of grace. Prayer is neglected, the Bible is" forgotten, public worship is not enjoyed as much as formerly, the feelip.g of joy when meeting with the brethren is not so real as it used to be, the plain preaching of the Word often brings a feeling of uneasiness-in short, life. is not what it might be by any means. rlgers that bring' soul~food to the hungry heart, comfort to Brother, sister, are you among this class 1 Are you ouragement to the child of God. Keep them running on , 'just hanging on ? " If so, then go down on your knees )f true a"postolic Christianity-a message that is sadly needed and renew your consecration, search your heart and see Jut in streams of printed literature from the pre15ses of the wnat brought yon to your present condition, turn )'our back upon the things that are fast leading you to de­ struction, and do not rest until you feel the Spirit's holy fir.e burning brightly in your soul. Take time to be holy. Llr Free Literature This Year The l'cason why so many are "just hanging on" is be­ cause they do not. take time frequently to renew their to regionsunevangelized. Even in our own country there consecration.· Put first things first, and keep them first, is message of the last reformation. Tons of literature should and you need have no fear of the outcome. Do not be go without money to send it. This $3,000 will help to satisfied to "hang on" to the rear coach of the "Glory Express," when you can have a seat in the parlor-car. It is the blessed privilege of every child of God right now ributions to to be enjoying- the fulness of his blessings, and· to be nd. Department of Benevolences "rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, ... abounding therein with thanksgiving" (Col. 2: 7). ' "Behold, I come quickly = hold that fast which thou hast1 WlI1tft- ~ . that no man take thy crown" (Rev. 3: 11).

E:T...~ F. OR?1'~EVOLENC:ES None are so proud as those who refuse to humble them- ~~~S9iti' vJ selves. / "iI.J..,fl .. E . Your value is limited before you have been smelted, ~ORK and you must stand the cost. of both in time and in sacrifice lor removing the slag from· your ideas. ~ -Herbert Kaufmann. '18 THE G03PEL TRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

The Confessions of A Business Man blood, striving against sin.' " There came to me glim~ Chapter 2 merings or what heathenism was as I had never known it ,How 1 Felt When Paganism Struck Me before. But this was not heathenism; it was simply a [This article in five chapters was written by Mr. George reflection of the heathenism that had existed in those Innes. It was originally published in tract form by the Sunday- places centurie8 before. Yet as I stood 011 the ground 8chool1tTimes, and then was l'eprinted by the Missionary Board where my forefathers had fought this bloody fight, to be with the permission of the author and the original publishers. As many copies of the tract as are needed for dist'l'ibution may freed from superstition, error, and half·truth, I realized be secured free of charge by writing to the Secretary of the that my life had been moved along by the impulse of lives Missionary Board, at Anderson, Indiana.-Ed.] that had been given up here for liberty to even know I had faced and definitely settled the question that it Christ. was a mistake to spend one's Ii fe getting rich for riches' The Moslem Scourge sake, but I realized that I still must work and employ my But when I finally saw heathenism in all its black, time. If, therefore, for the kingdom of Ohrist, how? hideous form, it was quite another thing from that which If to stay in business and put the money into Christian I had seen, or anything I had learned even from the work, where? If to give time directly to kingdom work, records of its presence in Great Britain. I felt fears I where? Well, how could I better know this than to look had never known before. When I arrived in Egypt and over the opportunities that were offered for investing stood in the presence of those sons of Ishmael, those poor either time or money? I had traveled throughout Amer­ unfortunate souls, the children of that one who had been ica considerably, and had seen the church's activities so mistreated-Ishmael, the unfortunate victim of evil here. I decided I would go abroad and see what tasks suggestion-and when I thought that these poor people the church had undertaken in foreign lands. If time or must again a second time, because of a faithless church, l110ney were to be invested I wanted to find the best place be deceived by a false prophet and be used as a scourge to invest them. I wanted to see heathenism. In the ·with which to rebuke a faithless church, j t filled my soul times of the early church it was but a little way that any with pity for those whom I had. So often thought of as one had to go before he faced heathenism, and the church the relentless and merciless Saracens. came quickly to realize its mission because it saw heathen I"dia,'s Abominations lands and heathen conditions. I passed on to India, there to walk straight into the So I booked for passage abroad. I went first to Scot­ black pit of heathenism. I saw its towers of silence land. This is my parents' native land, and the home of where day after day the vultures came to feed on the their early life. The first place I visited in Scotland was flesh of the sun-worshipers. I saw men practising sins in the city of Glasgow. One of the sights that interested me that land that I had never known existed. I saw them most was St. Mungo's Cathedral. I asked why it was bowing down before symbols of lust and vice. I saw those called "St. :Mungo's," and the reply was that the spot who bore his image actually and absolutely dethrone God, where the Cathedral stood was the place where St. and I submit to you I have known no horror like that of Mungo came in the third century and first told the story witnessing the absplute and outright dethronement of of the. Gospel. our God. . When Scotland Was Pagan I went to Benares, the most sacred city of India, the I was astonished. I had not thought of there ever place on the banl{s of the Ganges, where, five hundred having been a time when Scotland did not have the gos­ and fifty years before Christ, Guatama Buddha sat under pel. I had not supposed there was anything good that a tree, and where he said the light of heaven came to him. the Scotch did not always have. The thought of what I stood by that sacred river, sacred to more people than that country might have been without the story of the attach a halo to Bethlehem, Calvary, or Mecca; I saW Savior overwhelmed me. I read some of the records of the temples of thousands of gods there, temples and Scotland's life and, customs before the days when Christ shrines and altars to all the pantheon of Hinduism. A came there, and it is a dark story of superstition, idol­ thousand years ago India had three hundred and thirty atry, and every manner of Sill, some even suggesting million gods, and she has been adding to them ever since. traces of cannibalism. There had been times when I had As I walked close to the river and met the throngs as gl9ried in the fact of being Scotch, but I realized now they came up from worshiping, I saw the mark of the that there was little to glory in but the cross of our IJord beast on their foreheads; I saw they carried a little wbite J eSllS Christ. stone in their hands. A few weeks before I had stood in For weeks I went about from place to place, and saw Westminster Abbey and looked upon the white stone of and heard of the evidences of Scotland's bloody struggle Scone as it rested under the coronation chair. My heart for a better understanding of Christ As these things thrilled then with the thought that while I might never eame to me I said to myself, "The people of America, be crowned with the crown of Great Britain over the inheritors of a civilization Christian from its incipiency, white stone of Scone, my Master had promised me, "To do not know the meaning of some parts of Scripture as him that overcometh, to him will I give of the hidden these do who have lived here. They do not understand manna., and I will give him a white stone, and upon the wllat I-Ieb. 12: 4 means: 'Ye have not yet resisted unto stone a new name written, which no one knoweth but he THE: UOSPEI..J 'J1RUMPET 19 that l'~·('(+\'(~t h it. n It wm, with a thrill of joy that I dovnl in weary, hopeless servitude to frightening demons \vnllu'd it way rPlIlcwIH'l'iuf,! t hut. all I \\'onl<1 ha.ve to do and monstrous imageR or him who rules the po\yers would lw to (I\'('r('olllt'. awl iu 1IiiI-; I wonlcl have the power of darkncRs .. I saw the crippled and the diseased lie of thc' {: }'.('uf (h'('r{'(lIlH~l" hclpleRS in the streets of its cities, their open sores But lwrn I Wllfl in India, ill front of me the throng putrid and painfnl~ yet they lie there and moan, comiuf.!\ nnd in tlwh' htUH1H they Nlrl'ied a white ~tone with no one to help them and no .one to pity. I sa,w and upon it a strtlHJ.!t' lUurk. 1 Haw that hlrHsel'dR. Of every testimony that God by (H' 1"\' c.nulel hill tlu'Ul HtHI thert' wonltl be no p nco In I • I. . \·1" h 1 \nd the month Panl had given to me as a sacred heritage, thn wnrld Wb(1I'(~ l1u:,y (*onld h~ pn ~ JR ec: ). or thus, ill India 'whrrc thrcltlA'hcmt the nll11ennllllns the of ever~r entrancing seene that f-Tohn in the Apocal)·pse < ' •• t had thrilled my Fionl with as he told me of my heavenly author nf unri$!htt·onSm1l'olK hftK h tH 1 fU 11 .CC}}1. r)cl , these", ared home, Ratan hissing forth from the depths of that slum th(t WUyR ll(~ wnrkK in llwn. I HllW the ltn~l!e of the go : dess Kali, for who111 the (!ity of Cnl('utta 1~ named. Kah said it was a lie. was the wife or Ri\'a. who is onl! of the (·hlef gods of the Tho Christianity of America that sits at ease in Zion and feels no impulse to deny the challenge of the author Hindu pantlwon. TIHH'C! nrc nmny whom Ahe slew, ~nd of unrighteonsness is nnworthy of the name of our mili­ fo.r this all(! iR \"Oflihipc·a tiS tll(~ Goc1d,eRR of nestr'LlctlOn~ tant Christ. These months in heathenism are to me one She is pit~hlr(!tl as all'iantess; her only Jewels arethe bonet: of her vic.tims ~ m!m'8 1100ies f·or earrmgs; a necklace 0 great, black; 110rrid nightmare; I think of it all as,·a desert, its hot sands filled with scorpions, its surface tbe skulls of tuN} \"h08E~ lives she took; her ~nly ga.rment a girdle of elf.ad men's haDcls about her.l()1ns; her eyes covered with reptiles and clammy, creeping things;' waUed with curtains darker than death, its watel'S lakes red 8S a drunka,t'd '8; her tongue protrt1cltng; .11er breast~ of fire, its ah' cI1arged with pestilence and pain, the sound' smeared with hIo!)!l; a four-armed creature; In one han of its waterfalIs-"waterfaIls of souls "-drowned only slH~ holds out at arm '8 lrngth the image of the hea,cl of ?er husband in tite other the sword with which she slew h1hm ; by the howlR of the demons that p~ople it; its roof a , . , h :f tb to beckon er curtain of crimson through whieh the sun's rays make a her other two hands she strete es or hl'p her-murderers, lurid light that sheds over it all the light of hell. worshIpers· and they come t () wors, '. f ' .. d h tt" tlleir knIves be are That is the way paganism struck me, and if science thugs, and thleves-·an w e mg . eds of and philosophy have never done more to medt our re­ this image they ask her blessings upon then' ~e · . h·· th mothers of Indlit come, spect, in their explanation of the reason for the presence Vlolence. And to t IS Image e '. f . the and power of heatheniRm, than to chUl'ga it to our brother bringing their babies, and, pressing thel~ ace~lilpn that man, the creature of God's hands, and have never apope in all the church) the bishops in their dioceses. saints here, but they have never heard teachillg on the Q. Vthat! is plenary indulgence ~ . A. One which pardons all the temporal penalty. unity of God's people. I believe a good congregation Q. Will the one who secureS' a plenary indulgence go to will be plan ted in this city. pnrgatory~ At 4 A. M., July 11, I left by rail for Aleppo, where A. He goes directly to heaven without going to purgatory. r arrived the same day at 5 P. M., a thirteen-hour trip It can readily be seen that a people so reared can Aleppo is 240 miles northeast of Beirut. It is but a have no knowledge of the heinousness of sin in the sight short distance from Mesopotamia and the Buphratcs of God. Yet these people are recognizing their lack and River. Ancient Antioch lay but a short distance west millions are crying, "We have been deceived." of Aleppo. At present Aleppo is said to contain one half In answer to this cry other deceptions and sins of million people. Everything here is on the ancient order, every de~ree are pressing in upon these poor souls. n more than any place I have visited since corning to the I {A mockery! And yet they were sincere. Near East. I saw many strange sights on the way. I Of him who suffered on that cruel cro~s, His pardoning love, his willingness to hear, passed through a country of vast wheat-fields, and it To give them joy £01' sorrow and despair, was threshing time. All grain is cut with sickles. It is They did not know. H('~w great, how great their loss! then hauled near a village, where about five acres are cleaned off into one vast threshing-floor. TIere scores and UThus may we hear a voice from every shrine, The cry of burdened hearts' in bitter need, scores of oxen and horses may be seen 'treading out the Bidding: us tell of him the Love Divine, corn,' or tramping out the grain. Everything is done The wondre-us truth heyond that empty' sign, just as it was thousands of years ago. It seems there has The promises that he who prays may plead:" been little progress since the days when Abraham left 1fany instances are on record showing how these de­ Ur of the Chalclees and came here on his way to Canaan. ceived people appreciate the pure word. A story is told Our route brought us through a vast desert, w11ere the of a man who traveled about selling lottery tickets. His hot winds were almost unbearable. It was interesting to converted sister slipped a New Testament into his pocket see the long caravans cross the deflert. I c01lnted as one morning as he was riding away. On being detained many as forty camels in one company, all laded with by a. storm at a certain place he brought forth the book goods and people. In this country many people Jive in and with his hostess began to investigate its contents. tents, which they remove 'from place to place as in ancient The lady in surprize soon exclaimed, "Why this is the times. They are keepers of herds of camels, cattle, sheep, book I have been longing for for years." She not only and goats. I saw thousands of these along the way. read it eagerly herself, but kept calling the attention of r am here alone in this strange city, among strange­ the members of her family, of her friends, and of others looking people, and I can assure you their cnstoms and to its ·teachings. The young man was not able to explain manners are queer to me. But Goel is with me, and I leel its pages, so his sister was sent for. When she ·came she safe, for r came by his direction; although there are found sixty eager listeners. Is it any wonder we long many Turks here, and they kill Christians right along. to send the gospel to such a people 1 To be sure, not Since r arrived, a Turk met a man on the public street all will listen to us; but many lost sheep in that dark and accosted him with, "Are you a Moslem, or a Chris­ land are listening for the shepherd's voice. tian ?" When he found he was not a Moslem, he drew Is it not sad that.it is our own greed and selfish long­ a sword and struck at his head and also tried to stab ing' for comfort that is drowning the Shepherd's voice him; but the Ohristian was very clever and alert and and is causing us to hold on to the Lord's possession escaped with some wounds. Of conrse, my dress and which would send the gospel free to every part of the general appearance betrays me. As I pass along the world? Let us become more interested in the salvation streets I keep my eyes open and ask God to protect me. of souls than we are in anything else in this world. Then r find to be a successful missionary we must 'love not the blessings of God will rest upon our efforts and in­ our lives unto the death,' but face perils and dangers crease our storehouses. It is not because we desire to for souls that are lost. You would be amused to see cheat souls out of salvation, but because we have become me sit down to a table with the native.s. There are no too much interested in ourselves and are slow to see or plates. One big bowl of cooked victuals is put in the. Jwar tl;le c.all of others in need. Let us seek to do God's center of the table, and we all eat out of the one bowl. SEPTEMBER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEI.I TRUMPET 2]

I n:p.derstand better what Paul meant when he said, meeting, which is to take place from August 28-Septe:q.l­ '~I am made all things to all men that I might b~ all bel' 4. A ministerial conference is planned, where 11e\y means save some." plans will be formulated to remodel the work in many The Lord has much people in this: city. Because of the respects. Please pray for this meeting and its succes~. terrible massacres north of here,thousands of Armenian Yours in Christ,' Otto and Gertie Doebert. refugees have fled to Aleppo for safety. These represent pa~ts of families. Oh, the tales they tell are horrifying! Calcutta, India, July 19.-The weather is now very In one city north of here, ten thousand Armenians were , hot here, and there is much sickness. My family is now massacred some time ago.' The Turks cut the throats in Darjeeling and all are keeping well. Miss Eva Good­ of men, women, and children without djscrimination. win is also remaining with them at present and studying There have been terrible slaughters at Marash and Ine­ language. Last week I was in Cuttack to lend some as­ tab. At Hadjin and Yerebakan the entire population sistance in the building-work fJ,t the Shelter. Sister l\Ic­ were massacred. In one place two thousand women and Crie is overtaxed, but is keeping up well under the s,train. children took refuge in a large church building and the This week 1 was to accompany Brother Khan .O~l a Moslems set fire to it and burned them all alive. Almost short tour to northern Bengal, but was obliged to remain all whom I meet here have members of their families in Calcutta fighting off fever. God answered prayer in who were either killed outright or driven into the dese~rt. preventing the dise~e from developing, for which I am where they died from starvation. Of conrse these people deeply thankful. I expect to leave for Cuttack again to­ are very broken-heal'ted, and tender towards the gospel. day, to remain there for two weeks or so. Brother Abraham Saferian and Brother Bozouklian Brother Khan is expecting shortly to start for a special are two Armenian preachers who have been llsed of God tour to South India. This was planned when we were in in gathering out ~everal hundred believers in different South India last February. I intended to accompaI1~r places. Having some light on the church question they' him, but in view of c1elays in the building-work at Cut­ have brought these people out of the denominations. tack, I feel it necessal'y to remain and assist there~ In Aleppo there are about one hundred standing out The Gospel :Hall in Calcutta shows encouraging pros­ clear of sects. On July 20 a two weeks' ('onference be­ pects. It is in charge of Bro. l\f. :Moses.Brother Roy re­ gins, which will,be attended by representatives of these ports excellent meetings and many souls saved in Assam. believers from various places: They desire cooperation At Gaihandha 0111' sellOol has closed on account of the and to find how to carryon successful work outside of non-cooperation influence, a political disaffection that denominations. Brother Saferian wrote me to come. So is now becoming somewhat menacing throughout India. I am here to help these brethren to see the true' church There is considerable restlessness and tensity of feeling. and to know how to carryon successful work outside of But the general prospects for our missionary work arc denominationalism. We are having very successful meet­ very enco~lraging. . F. W. Heinl~~. ings, which are well attended. I find real saints here. They call themselves "believers." I am praying much Keeping Step With God for wisdom, for these brethren have many hard problems, and it takes heavenly wisdom to know how' to advise in BY J. GRANT ANDERSON many things. God is working among these people, and We are too short-sjghted to walk alone, so to stay well has been leading them' into mnch truth. I will probably balanced we should keep step with God. From time to remain here and hold meetings with them until Angust 1. ,time waves of l'eformation-social, political, or religious In Christian love, -sweep over our land. In order to thwart the good that . H. M. Riggle. might be accomplished, the enemy of sonls and of man­ kind, being ever on the alert, oftentimes jumps in ahead Prospects (Ire Bright for German" with some extreme hysterical person, and by so doing' Essen, Gennany.-It is already over a month since we casts a shadow over the proposed work or plan. When returned to the I-Iome here to take up our old work. The something of this nature suddenly appears, we should church in Essen and the inmates of the Home as well stop and analyze the matter fully and calmly. The soHel as we rejoiced over the occurrence. individual), generally, maintains a balance-' 'keeps his On our way here we arranged to meet a young man, head "-throughout the confusion, being unmoved by the a Posaune reader who was seeking deliverance from the shrieks or the mumbling of vagaries of the extremists 011 power of the devil, at the station in Berlin. lIe had either side of the question. Just as we would frown upon practised spiritualism. magnetism, mesmerism, and telep­ the morbid sentimentalists who would make heroes of athy and had gotten into vice until soul and body were criminals, so also would we frown or look with contempt ruined. He had once sought help among Pentecostal upon those who would apply the thumbscrew to every people, but said that the spirits were only more aroused trivial offender. Justice is a thing to be administered b;v . through the prayers that were said over him in the un­ the sober-minded men and women of both church and known tongnes. After some lengthy correspondence we state, for it implies humanity as well as intelligence. sent him an anointed handkerchief and fasted for him While spiritual and mental phenomena are, of course~ while he also fasted for three days, :with one interruption. legitimate subjects of study and no human being can During prayer in our Sunday afternoon service he also set a limit on the revelations that may come from them" prayed at home alone and applied the handkerchief~ At we must still reserve the right of judgment on both 6 P. ::1\1. he' reported according to Psa. 107: 10-16, by tele­ the messenger and on his message. When some freak gram. He later on wrote about his deliverance from the comes around claiming to be a mes~enger sent from spirits, and is now praising God. God, it is but fair to the Lord to reflect that he, in his The work in these parts is increasing. ' The prospects infinite wisdom, wJ)uld scarcely be any more likely thun are bright, and w~ are all rejo-icing over the arrival of a man or woman of ordinary intelligence to entrust a Brother J\'leyer, who has come to help us in this great great matter to those unfitted for the task, in' stability work here. We are now looking forward to 011~ coming . and in words. After h~ving ch~seli sl1.qh~en as Mose;", 2t THE GOSBEL ·WRUM:.PE"!' SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

Solomon, and Paul, and angels and archangels, it is not be timely, needful, and appreciated. Thus, it is not r~asonable to believe that he would descend in this last irreverence, but a duty to reverence, to scrutinize to the and important age to introduce new methods of pro­ utmost those who claim to be revealers of the Most :High. cedure and new interpretations of Scripture through In my opinion, these facts apply to all the activities of agencies or persons held in question by the. whole body society, whether social or religious in their nature. politic. No matter how humble may be the origin, or Safety for the individual, chureh, and state depends how untrained may be the mind of messengers sent from upon walking near enough to God that his faintest God, the moment they speak they will be recognized ~y whisper may be distinctly heard. Man must humble him­ Spirit-minded men and women, and their message WIll self to walk with God Humanity's Heart-Hunger .. BY JOHN D. CROSE There have been times in the world's history when this great man '8 cry, for he had no Savior to deliver thinking people have tried, with human reason, to con­ him from his sins. Paul made a similar confession in the vince themselves that there is no God or devil, and that seventh chapter of Homans; but notice the definite testi· religion at its best is nothing more than a code of fanci­ mony of victory as he closes the chapter, "I thank God ful ideals with neither reality nor power. But in spite through Jesus Christ our Lord.17 This he said ill an· of all their scientific (n arguments we can hardly help swer to his own question, "Who· shall deliver 111e?" becoming wonderfully impressed, and sincerely interested What hope! What comfort! as well, when we see in every race of the human family Friends, herein lies the strength and beauty of Chris­ that potent and unmistakable sign of heart-hunger for tianity, a distinction that puts Christians into a class the divine. The status of civilization varies in different by themselves. Surely Christ is the power of God unto countries and during different ages, but heart-hunger is salvation to everyone that believeth. Praise God for this the same the world over and during all periods of the inspiring message ! It is by this power over sin, and this world's history. Ancient sages as well as modern reform~ alone, that Christianity can ever hope to evangelize tl}(~ ers all testify to this truth. In this respect all men are world. Any other message i.s as dead as idolatry itself, alike, though they may express it in different ways and for the·l1onOhristian world has its worldly wise men and try to solve it by different methods. idealists a plenty, yes, too many_ What is needed today Even the most daring and gifted infidel or atheist by the whole sin-sick world is a definite message that will feels at times that vital, mysterious under-current of convict· of sin, and after doing so, give power to conquer human life which calls for a knowledge of his Maker, it completely. The great question we should all ask our~ together with an unsatiable desire to find the truth con­ selves is, "Is this our message both in precept and exam.. cerning the future state of man after death. Still more pIe?" For only this message can fully cure llumanity's than this, in all mankind whether poor or rich, ignorant heart-hunger. or educated, we find the appeal of conscience when sin is committed. True enough, the standard of right and The Bible Church-It. Origin wrong may widely differ according to their respective BY S. R. MC ELMURRY standards of civiIization7 but the voice of conscience The origin of the church dates from the day of Pente­ speaks just as distinctly to the one as to the other. Men cost. The one hundred and twenty who had been have tried to account for these phenomena by many far­ saved before and who came together on the day of Pen­ fetched arguments; still the fact remains, for it is simply tecost were the charter members. They were the ma­ the spirit of God pleading with his prodigal children. terial that constituted the first New Testament church. All religious lead'ers and founders (except Christ, who About three thousand were added unto them during this had no sin) have at some time in their lives vented their day" and they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doc­ burdened souls by confessing their depravity. Some trine and fellowship." The IIoly Spirit, who was to be were more sensitive than others and felt their guilt more the church leader and abiding comforter here in this keenly, yet nevertheless, all acknowledged their account~ world, came on this day, and everything necessary to the ability to the great Divine Judge, even if their conception complete establishment of the church was now fulfilled. of him was very vague and obscure. One, of many, strik­ Thus it became a working conceril, "and the Lord add­ ing illustrations of this fact is found in the poem of the ed to the churcli daily such as should be saved." All noted Buddhist prophet .Shinran, wh0 lived in the three of the Godhead had a part to pellform in the twelfth century. (Remember he was the founder of the building and managing of the church, hence it could powerful and aggressive ~uddhist sect that bears his not be fully established and set in order until the Holy name today, which is recognized in Japan to be the high­ Spirit came to function in his part. est type of all the many sects and most nearly like the The church is called the house of God, and some of . nominal ·Ohristian religion. Shinran is to Buddhism the material for this house had been gathered out for what Martin Luther is to Christianity; i. e., a great some time before it was framed together by the Divine reformer.) Listen to the despairing cry of this man's Builder. Paul tells us that it was "built upon the foun­ soul: of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Ohrist him­ , 'What, though in faith my way I wend to that pure land of datio~ thine, self being the chief corner-stone." As the foundation With all. my flesh doth falsehood blend, and in my soul no is the first thing in order in the building of a house, spark of truth, . so the apostles were among the first saved; and lJecause No wholesome light doth shine. of this and the effort they made in setting forth the prin­ Too strong, too st'rong earth's dinging mesh, my poor soul entangled lies. ciples of the kingdom, they are called foundation-stones. My very deeds ofrighteousn&Ssl cry falsehood to the skies. The prophets prophesied of the church and of Ohrist and And poison, as a serpent's tooth, gnaws this poor heart of mine." of the triumphal reign of the kingdom of grace through­ ',. Th~~?;ef1t I>it.y';.~f it;~ll..~~J.~~e ,~~:ver ~~g .a~X,~ha~.g~,,~n out the Christian dispensation.. .That is why they are " .. u·' .-':..'t' ' .... !d' '. ''11!~ "~;,, ·~I ;"J;'[';~\ .j .. t· ..." ... '!,~. I'~~:-'· ~I;<~_ ••::~1'-:;. .. %~' SEP1'EMBER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEIJ TRUMPET 2iJ

mentioned as a part of the foundation material in thid grace. You need daily grace more than anything else great structure. you ca.n think of. It is the only thing that can make In fact, the. church Was a long time coming· into ex­ people of one heart and one soul; "The multitude of istence. It was designed by the Great Architect before them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: the foundation of the world. God said concerning his . . . and great grace was upon them all." People ca.n people (and his people compose the church), "Accord­ get their heads together for a while without grace, but ing as he hath chosen us' in him before the foundation grace alone will keep both hearts and heads together. of the world, that we should be boly and without blame You need not fail, because you may know how to get before him" (Eph. 1 :4). "Because God hath from the grace, for J as. 4:6 says, "God resisteth the proud, but beginning chosen you to salvation througn sanctification giveth grace unto the humble." A humble soul never of the Spirit and belief of the truth" (2 Thess. 2: 13) . backslides, for God will give it grace. An overplus of The ,tabernacle and the temple "vere types of the church. self-esteem and feeling of self-sufficiency prevents many Zion was a metaphor of the church. The greater part people from getting the real grace of God. It is when ,of the Old Testament abounds in types and shadows Ot you feel with the apostle Paul that you are less than Christ and the church, and all these had something to the least of God's people that you are :in a condition to do with the building of the latter, but its completeness receiv~ grace. was never seen until the outpouring of the rIoly Spirit To maintain grace is to love sincerely. "Grace be on the day of Pentecost. , with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincer­ I know there are other opinions regarding the o-rigin of ity (Eph. 6 :24). The' rich young ruler failed because the church. I myself formerly believed that it originated he loved his riches more than he loved J esns. Simon, , with John the Baptist, but this theory can not be sub­ of whom we read in Acts' 8, failed because he did not stantjated by the Word of God and what is the use of love sincerely. Judas Iscariot failed because he did holding to something that is not Biblical? Christ, in the not keep humble and love sincerely. Many today_ are first part of the last year of his ministry while in con­ failing because their affections are turned toward gifts versation with Peter and others at Cresarea Philippi and they are prizing superhuman acts above a sincere said, "Upon this rock I will build my church." These , love for Jesus that keeps men holy, reasonable, and just. words were probably spoken eight or ten months before I am not against any divine gift that will help to save, Pentecost. Notice the expression, ('I will build my heal, or get people sanctified, and that promotes pure church," which signifies that it is to be built in the love for God and man, but I am persuaded that God or future. On the daY' of Pentecost is the first mention of his Bible does not demand a surrender or intelligence any being added to the church. Thereafter in the course or intellect, man 's natul~al protecter, to obtain a divine of a few years congregations were raised up at Samaria, gift; nor ,will the exercise of that gift, if divine, have to Antioch, and many other places, and thousands were add­ operate through a subconscious mind, "for God has not ed to the church. Pastors and deacons were chosen, gi ven us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of loye: and and the work grew and many mighty works were done. of a sound rnind" (2 Tim. 1:7). Grace is always a So it is very reasonable to see that the origin of the "boon to good common sense," not a violation of it. You church dates from Pentecost. had better have fewer gifts with a warm heart and a clear head than many so-called gifts that make yon You Need Not Fail, There Is Grace for All restless, jerky, nervous, and froward and that make the World you act unreasonable. BY R. A. WALLING I hope, you, my dear reader, will look diligently, keep "Looking diligen1:1y lest any. man fail of the w'ace humble, love sincerely, and prize a holy life by the grace Df Goq... " (Reb. 12 :15). The Apostle had a care for his of God more than the riches, honor, fame, and reputa­ brethren in Christ and did not want them to fail. To tion of the world. you and to me likewise comes the exhortation: Look· dili­ gently, lest you fail also of the grace of God. There is no need of failing, for John tells us, "we beheld his Go! 1 Am With You Come listen to Jesus. Hark I what does he say1 glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father~ "Go teaeh every natiQn my Word to obey; full of grace and truth" (John 1. 14). The-re is enough Teach t)hem to observe and to keep my command gl'ace in our blessed Lord to save, sanctify, and keep the And, 10, I am with you alway to the end." en'tire world from sin. Praise Gael ! You have no right to say that he can not save and keep you, for he will if Oh, look to dark India! what is this we see1 you let him. Millions of souls t'here are bowing the knee You need not fail because you think you have not a In worship tOJ idols of stone and 0;£ wood; I !. Christ died 'to redeem them, oh, 8~nd them the wont right to this blessing, ror "the grace of God that bring­ eth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that, Yes, he died to redeem them, his blood flowed for all denying .ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live Yet they a.re bound under Satan's eon:mol. soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world." They know not salv3!tion in Jesus' shed blood; . So you stand an equal chance with every other living Let us hasten, dear brethren, to senel them the word . person. Whether you be a Jew or Gentile, white or Think not we eanwalk in the pure gospel light black, to you has grace appeared. While sOIllIs are bound down in the heathen's dark night) Do not think that you have no direct need of the grace If we heed not tille voiee that comes 'down from above of God, for all need it and need it badly. "ForaH have To send them an offering ~f mercy and love. sinned, and come short of the glory of God~" . Without grace you are already lost; you need it now. Education, Then we '11 baste to obey the commands Qf our Lord, And teach every nation to trust in his Word; culture, good resolutions, and social reforms can never With hearts full of gladness elur offerings we'll bring take the place or be a substitute, for the grace of God. And lay on the altar of Jesus our King. These were extant in the world beforeJesus came with -Chloe N. Shannon. 241 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

CHURCH SECTION • Aanouncements, news, etc., for .pubUcation in tb:i.s section of the Gospel T':umpet must be in 'the Office &coorct· NOTICE • ing to the following schedule: With the Brethren items, not less than eleven fUll da.}"s before the datbe of t.htI issue in which they a.re to be printed. Church nOtices, meeting notices, and field-reports, not less than eig'hteen da.ys before they a.re to a.ppear. POl' example. a meeting-notice for this ".rhursda.y's Trumpet should ha.ve been IN THE O'l"'I"ICE ei8'hteen daYlS ago. If you will observe this rale~ you win not be dis.ppointed in not' ha.'ring' your meeting's, etc., announced on timAt.

\ inclined to help in the work l1ere. I about ten miles south of Andel son. shall be compelled to build a house to Brother Marsh writes that he has heen live in before I can do much otherwise. busy all summer in camp- and tent· Pray for JVIontana and us." meetings and lIas seen mllny persons receive spiritual und physical help. Brother and Sister Grant Teter be- Bro. Edw. Yoder began a revival at gan a tent-meeting at Alluwe, Okla." Bro. W. Dale Oldham assisted Bros. 1farblehead, Ill., August £8. September 10. T. P. Hamrick and Rodney Caudill in

:n D 1\, 1 1 a meeting at I-linton, Va" recenth·. Bro E C Amondson held a few meet- vro. . lvleyer reports t lat t Ie meet.. FI I d' 'iV. Fl' ...... " • . H b G l' I b e trave s as a song- Ifcctor. e ,vrltt!'i inO"s at Shelby Mont recently which In~ In am urg, erma ny, w lIC 1 e- 1 . I' d . d 1 'II I:) " ,., J I II ddt lat he IS me up WIth ates t lat WI proved a source of much encouragement gan u y £4, was we atten e , so k 1 . b lI' to the children of God there. much So that the hall was crowded. eep nm usy a wmter. Many sought salvation and sanctifica- Bro. Samuel Ford has moved from tion. He says further that a hungering Emlenton Camp .. Meeting 08 Seen Peoria, Ill., to Arlington, S. Dak. He £01' spiritual things is everywhere appar- From the Book-Store lIas taken the oversight of the congre- ent; opportunities face the church in Pennsylvania is doing every tIling gations at Arlington and White. He Germany everywhere; the 'great need is ,vithin her power to cooperate with tht' will preach at other points also and more workers. publishing interests and the benevolent will be glad to get in touch with the phases of church work centered in An- isolated saints in SoutIl Dakota. derson. As a representative of Hw Gospel Trumpet Company I was ('or~ The a)ttendance and spirit of the UNSA VED MILLIONS IN dially received. Not only W~lS a friend­ Bedford (Ind.) camp-meeting revealed AMERICA ly spirit manifested, but the interest in a progression of the work in southern In vast regions of the United literature was shown by the sales this Indiana. The value of such meetings States are millions .of sin-bound year, which were almost as great as can not be too greatly emphasized. souls whom, the church of God is last year's sales. a.t present making no effort to Eternity alone will reveal the influence save. The Church E'xtension Most of those who attended the m(~et­ such meetings lla ve hlld in extending Board is intended to re,ach such. ing came under adverse circumstances. Emlenton is situated in the bituminous and uplifting the cause of God. $25,000 FOR CHURCH EXTENSION coal region of PennsylvaniA.. The min­ ers have been tlll'own out of employ- " A revival-meeting closed August £4 ment, with the exception of two days in at La Grange chapel, Versailles,. Ill. . the week. The f;'lctories are closed. There were large crowds and good at- • Bro.. Edg~r M. Powell wrItes that he Yet the meeting was well attended. tention all during the meeting. Eight IS leavmg hIS cha:ge at !erre Haute, Some of those who could not afford tn were saved and sanctified, eight were In~., .and that he IS entermg the evan- stay for the entire service came the last haptized, and many others received gehstIc field. After October 16 he has a help. One minister and others from some open dates; anyone desiring his part ?f the week and t1le atten ance denominational churches took their services will do well to write him at for tIllS part of the .week was as large as once. His address is £039 N. Center the number attendmg last year. stand with the church of God. Brother St. Terre Haute Ind. An opportunity was afforded me to and Sister Quinn have charge of the " explain the various budgets covering tIle work. They are doing a good work for Bro. J. D. Carver recently held a activities of the church that are centered the Lord. meeting at Coaldan, Va., in which :6£- in Anderson, as well as the publishing teen professed justification and six sanc- interests themselves. The message was Bro.J. L. Green writes: "After near­ tification. A few years ago Sister Kate received in a manner that showed the ly ten months of labor in Kansas and McDilda distributed considerable Iiter- brethren in Pennsylvania meant busi­ Nebraska wllich we. very much enjoyed, ature in this town. She believes much ness. We believe that during the com­ 'We have located at 311 Howard Ave. o£ the success of this meeting is due ing year the Pennsylvania work will Billings, Mont., with a desire to be ~ to the seed sown in that way. progress beyond a point never before reached. W. B. McCreary. blessing in the Master's cause in this Bro. R. O. Marsh closed a meeting at needy field. We shall be glad to hear Burlington, Mich., the first part of Sep­ From Bro. n. T. Koch comes the from any s~ints living in Montana and tember, after which he planned to help following report: "I had the privilege northern Wyoming and from' any con- Brother and Sister John S. Ludwig in of at'tending the greater part of our s_e_c_ra_t_e_d_y_ou_n_g_" _w_o_r_k_e_r_s_w_h_o_m-..:ig::.h_t_f_ee_l...:...:a~m:.e... e_t_in __ g~. _a_t...:Ovid, Ind., a little town State camp-meeting at Springfield, Net Increase in Subscriptions 497 for WeekEnding SepteDlber 1 SEPTEMBER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 25 If your subscription expires this month, see your minister about it

Ollio, which was a feast of good things. A High Obligation heart beat in harmony with the mighty I have just l'eturned from the Win­ I t is a solemn thing to be called to pulse of the army of God as it marches chester (Ky.) camp-meeting. I· be­ preach the everlasting gospel. A man to victory in these latter days? Have lieve this was one of the most precious thus caned is under high obligation to you caught the vision of a united and profitable camp-meetings that I God and man to make good in this call­ Christendom free from the creeds and have ever attended. From the begin­ ing. Every faculty of his soul sllOuld dogmas of men? If so, the Gospel ning of the meeting the power of God be cultivated and made subservient to Trumpet will help you to know wl1at was manifested in a special way.. At this call. Such a man can spend his your neighbors are doing in the cause nearly every service numbers came to time in no more profitable way than to and how you can help to do your part. the altar of prayer for help; some to spend tw~ years in the Anderson Bible But that is not all. I:f you are in be saved, some for sanctification, others Training-Sehool. sympathy and direct touch with tIle for healing. The attendance at tIle cause, you will want to see your friends meeting was large, the auditorium being Minister Wanted and your neighbors get the paper. Sure~ filled to overflowing every night. A ly you can get a few trial subscriptions I am doing all I can to get the work number of the home State ministers -three months for fifty cents. The started in this place. If any of the were present, and some from otller offer is now permanent. Then see tl1at ministers can come here and help in a States. A sweet spirit of unity pre­ that saint 'who has become slack renews meeting, I should like to hellr from vailed throughout the camp, and all Ms subscription. Get him back on the them. We are earnestly praying to worked toget11er in harmony and with list again and help inspire him by tell­ God to send some one to help us in the one heart and one soul. All seemed to ing him about some of the things you work here. J. A. Brunson. feel the need of settling down deeper h:we read in the Trumpet. The full Nugent, Texas. in the truth. The unanimous opinion report for the week is as follows: of the brethren was that this was the New 7~G best meeting ever held on the ground. Gaining the Height. Subscription Report for Week Ending Expired There are a number of faithful brethren September 1 ill Kentucky who are standing by the It is interesting to note that there is ?\et Gain 497 good old plain gospel way. I am grate­ ful to the Lord that I had the privilege a net gain in the' subscription list this Let us all march shoulder to shoulder week of nearly five hundred. This in- . of laboring ~ith them in· this meeting., . . in this glorious campaIgn for the cause dlcates that somebody some'where IS at Cl' d ] I G 1 T t and I shall long remember the benefit r. f th d of, 1!ISt an {eep t le ospe rumpe work. Fior t 1le pas.. ew mon s, ue b .. d·l· . d th I received. I shall be at home (Lan­ to the . t' fIt t b j BU scrlphons stea 1 y r1smg towar s e caster, Ohio) now for a time llefore . ' expua IOn 0 s lOr - erm su - heights. J. T. Wilson. scnptlOns, the Trumpets that go from entering upon my winter's revival the Office l1ave been relatively few com- work." pared with the large number of our Attention, Evangelista! brethren who are scattered through the If you will send us the names and United States and Canada. It is esti- addresses of the new converts in your mated that there are at least one hun- revival-meetings we will send them a dred thousand people affiliated with us letter and copy of the Trumpet and try in this reformation movement. Surely to get them to become permanent sub­ fifty thousand of them sIlOuld be taking scribers. I believe that this plan offers Anyone desiring a meeting, notify the Gospel Trumpet. . a way to help all concerned-you, the me. J. P. Norris. \Ve brethren in the Office take into new convert, and the Company. Route 1, Care of R. 1\1. Lathem, consideration the fact that there is a If the young convert does get the Brundidge, Ala. great deal of unemployment in the coun- Trumpet, it will help him beyond cal­ try. With approximately seven million culation to stand up true for God and Th~ ministers of the church of God men idle and the mills, factories, and if all the new converts at your meetings in West Virginia are requested to meet other establishments closed, it is difficult should subscribe for the Trumpet, you at Charleston, W. Va., September SQ, to obtain the necessities of life. In a would find a greater percentage of them 1921. As there are many questions and few cases it is impossible for a family standing firm than if they do not. Be­ problems that ought to be considered in to subscribe for the Gospel Trumpet, sides all that, taking the Trumpet. ,,,il1 this meeting, we, the members of the but these cases are relatively few. ,Most connect them at oncce with all the work State Evangelical Board" urgently re- families are financially able to take the of God and they will feel they are a -quest every minister in the State to be daily newspaper. Surely where such is part of an active world-wide movement. present. the case they can afford to take tIle In other"wordS, their interests would go We need to come together. It will Trumpet. Godward and not to the world. help us to understand each other better Brothers and sisters, how Ilbout it? This is a standing offer. All through and get a better knowledge of the work Do you actually look forward to the the fall, winter, spring and summer we throughout our State; it will help us reports of the missionaries on the field? want these names and addresses of the to create and maintain cooperation that Do you belp the progress of the cause young converts. will give us power with God and pres~ige in the homeland? Have you responded In connection with this the evangelist with the people, and enable us to do to the call for volunteers in this great should. tell the new church about the better work and more of it. movement which is destined to bring Gospel Trumpet, what a good spiritual H. M. Vanhoose, together in one all the children of God paper it is, and urge them to subscribe . . Secretary of Boar.d. who are scattered abroad? Does your Take all the subscriptions you can; and 26 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

of those you can not, send us .their ad- We still have a number of copies of because of the financial depression in dresses and we will try to enroll them. The Clarion, our school paper, which general over the country· that it is use- Please do not reg'ard this sliglltingly. will be sent to interested persons less to try to do anything, but this fact We believe that if young converts can upon request. Inquiries concerning the makes it more imperative that each one be induced to work and to take an in- school and funds intended for the school do what he can, be it ever so much or terest in God's- church and cause tllat should, be sent to the writer. We de- so little. Every little. offering will be it will be a means of tlleir spiritual sire most of all that God's people will appreciated by us and it will do good, prosperity. There have been some very pray that this school may accomplish and I am sure God will bless the giver. sad and unnecessary losses by holding the work to wllich it is dedicated-the We also have purchased two lots just large revivals and doing nothing to get intellectual, moral, and spiritual uplift west of the I-lome, at a very reasonable the new converts connected with God's to the young people of the church. cost ($H200), for camp-meeting and great .movement. Our plan offers a Yours in Christ, A. F. Gray. school purposes. Perhaps in the near chance. to help, at least. If you evan- 1311 Bannock St., future we will need and will be able to gelistswill.do . your part, we will do Boise, Idaho. erect It building for a dormitory alld ours; and. if they enroll for the Trum~ classrooms for the school. A small sum pet, we know they will be benefited. Kansas City Bible Training-School has been paid down on these lots, and n 13egin now, and keep sending us The 1921-.2.2 term of the Kansas City stipulated amount is to be paid each names of new converts. 13ible Training-School opens October 4, month. Anyone desiring to donate R. L. Berry, Circulation Manager, 19.21. We purpose by the help of the sometlling for the purchase of these lots Tbe Gospel Trumpet Co. Lord to make this the best year of the may send it to me, specifying tltat it is school's existence. We have secured for tllis purpose. Tile Pacific Bible Institute Sister Mabel Hale, of Wichitn, Kans., Any saints Or ministers passing On October 3 the Pacific Bible Insti- who has had a good many years of ex- tllrough will receive a hearty welcomcj tute will open its doors for its second perience in the ministry, as well as in their visits will be appreciated. 'Ve year's work, in Boise. We have secured writing for the Gospel Trumpet and the want the brethren to know just what excellent classrooms, wMch will accom- young people's papers, to be one of the we are doing. A good thing will benr modate a large number of students. teachers of the school. vVe also expect investigation; a bad thing ought to he Several students of last year expect to to secure one of the best voice culture investigated and gotten rid of as soon return, and a number of new ones have and harmony teachers of Kansas City to as possible. Ag

BrnUU'%' palh)r~ you can help BY prcllt'iling th(~ du(,triaw of lu~lping the nf'dly and ht'lpt.·\lis in uur iumwhuui1Uul by Uloking a dmrdt hml~d. th.'curding to your ahilitYJ fur tlw (·Imrdt g~tru~ sion wrny for B. I,'. I.~·nn Hmt Ihe t:~kC up a aitlc .nne for the Hupport of this point. About two years ago I 'WIlS may rect'ive. pt·rmrnwnt hr·rding of a lultl!H'lf uncI Ins family, for, it was (·onvcrsing with the wife of a noble man rupture of tunny Wtt:uuliug. ellIott-tl: It I £ nny provide: not lor his ()wn~ of Goel. '''hile thus engaged a. splendid leln nnd ttil)(~dany for thuse of his own young lad (~ume towards us. It was this :My buabtmd hiS t,jt~en 'lfHh'h.tl tor JWUI(!, he IUltlt tlt·nied tlle faWl, Itnd is minister's son. He wished to speak sometime. -rhe dodor 11n'1 hili wtH"se thnn nn iunch-I." to his l~lOt1ler. His desire was to pm- is lung trouble and • truuhlf". Prny 1 Wns lO\l(·Ju·d tlt~('ply hy this dis.. ticipatt~ in some engagements with cer- the l.ord to In:ll him complddy. He ia ('utudon,. fur 1 luu1 h:urnc has no time lor side lines. Anderton gath"'rNi (m tilt' tllwn lIt the atbdrwd una the s(~(~ming1y unnUnin· He is wl1011y (:mployed in the Jifting up bmne of llr. ,n,d lin.• 1. 'V. l'helpr:t nhlef that Jlr(~SgeS llim tn pUS}l out into of Christ and humanity. The boy is for a in bonor of th(! Adventurous m:~w nelds tlult are to tUl:lking his own way. Father could not 'Mamie \VIlUl'i('e, Ie)%' JmUn to be., won. Any successful man must ~fm" hand out money to him for even llis engage In mbudoruu"v wnrk Scptrmllcr S. lure into ttl(~ unknown and the lmtrH·d. needs, and he is 1ettrning llOW to be a He'r boat Will to" ~ew York Sep. H 11 l)llHh1t~IH' man has it in llimsdf to mun hhnR(!l£. He is not bitter against ternber 10. dnre, to Juff'(~r for his goul, IJ()w mueh righteousness either, for 11e knows in more then, with God, snoul(l n minblt(~r his l1eart that his parents are 'honest, E,angeU.tl, do not forget tlla:t we be (·npnble of doing. Every minister God-fearing people. He respects their have 8. l,ermltntmt '1'rlftl (ift'(~rtIOW on (it God .tor his O\\'n good should have WOl'tlly purpose, and no one dares to the OOlpel Trumptt-"-Un'remonthl for that lligh picmeel' spirit.. deride his £ather or his father's religion fifty centl. Wb~reveror wbenever you Ev(!ry successful minister in the w}H~re he is. It stands for something bold 8. meeting an effort to get clmrch of God must be & sacrificing strong. I say that he stands a better every new con\'«:'rt to at least missionary Witll a. pioneer spirit. This chance of making good in this world for the trial period. The time taken n(~CeSfuuny involves llis family, and than does the son of that preacl1er who, and efl'ort lperlt in doing thil will be herein lies tl}(~ test. A true minister, or for the sake of his family, let go for [l. repaid. many t.hr:U~1 over by the good the It true man of any call, should be the time the unprofitable (?) -life-saving Trumpet will do the people.. They will hetJd of Jlis own housellold. He should business and took to moneyed schemes. stand better and feel that they are not be 3 domineering lord, but in all He got rich quickly and his proud little in something .worth while" We will htlfnility 'he shoulcl with umnverving wife and autocratic children made the send sample ron. for ,OU! meetings if firmness bend 01' control tIle maneuvers most of it. There was something mo~e you want them. of his family to the fulfilling of bis p1a.ns. than a.n education they desired.. Society 28 THE GOSPEL TRUMPE'r SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

opened its doors to them; the passing the preacher's debts?" When my hus­ all over again. " We did not re­ pleasures of the dance, the theater, and band and I started out in the gospel ceive all the things we wanted at this other amusements allured them, and work, we knew the chances were small place, but our needs were supplied in they indulged~ The poor minister, sick for finances and for that reas.on we various ways. The storekeeper offered find discouraged, sank out of sight. agreed we should never .go in debt. us credit, but we told him our princi­ Others have followed him and still Going in debt for groceries and cloth­ pIes.· He donated sometimes to our others will. I am sure we thank God ing is an unfair proposition in the be­ needs and was always our friend. Such fot' anyone who is in any way endeavor- ginning. I did not want my husband tests were not continuous, but tIle few ing to advance the cause of Christ, but to have to say in actions to any man, places where we found money freely the one who is brave enough to put his "Please lend my wife a dress, or a din­ offered have been places wllere we could Isaac on the altar-his wife, his son, ner, until I can earn one for her/' I not'tarry long. We have lived reason­ his daughter-.-;and simply and faith- knew when paying-time came there ably well, but never with any ease in fully· trust to the providences of God is would be two to pay for instead of one, the sense of wealth. After years of the one who tells the story of Christ for the borrowed one would be worn out. tests, trials, sacrifices, and experiences) to the world. Both of us had been reared in homes my advice, if wort11 anything, is, to The radiant, ambitious daughter of where debts had always been a burden. every minister, keep on the narrow way. a certain struggling minister said, "I We had seen by experience and by ob­ I f you can not do your best, then just know enough about the life of a min- servation that extravagance had almost do what you can; but remember, ister's family to declare 1 shall never invariably been the cause of debts. We "Goo.' gives his best •under any circumstances marry a decided to starve rather than give up To those who .stand the test." preacher," and I can think how the our call or go in debt. We had our Have faith in God. It pays here and heart of that noble, stedfast father must tests. Once husband was suddenly hereafter. 11avebeen pained when he heard it. called to pray for a sick man several But he lived to see her married to a mi.les away.' I was in a very worn-out Blessed is the man who has cllOsen noble minister of God with the pioneer and nervous condition myself. Our his share of Abraham's f/lith; lIe and missionary spirit burning so lively in children were small, but 1 said u go." It his children after him shall have their l1er own soul that today she is foremost was a test for him and for me, but share of Abraham's blessing. in the ranks of God's workers and min- I insisted. When he was ready to leave, ~C. Kingsley. isters, willing to spend or to be spent he said, "Oh, have you anything in the and exceedingly happy in her own voca- house to eat?" I said, "Yes, go on." The life of some men is very much tion. Another case I well remember ora I had one can of apple-sauce, but it like a day in November-foggy, chilly, minister's son who was, through pov- saved the answer. He went. I did not and damp until. the afternoon, when it erty, even denied the worthy ambition have bread or flour or meat, or enough clears off, becomes bright and pleasant, of obtaining a high-school education. of anything to feed my children, but I and the sun sets without a cloud, t11row­ It was hard for the parents of this boy knew the sick man was in awful need ing his golden light over the broad ex­ to see a certain autocratic young lady for soul and body. I was sure God panse of the heavens; an evidence that cut him from her list of associates be- would not fail me. At noon a knock was he is shining on though beyond tIle ken cause, as her mother explained, "he is heard at the door. I was trying to get of mortals this side of the globe. not in high school," but tIle boy bravely the children asleep or in some way to -John Bate. faced the situation. His honest parents forget their hunger. I opened the door, presented the truth to him, and he knew and there stood a brother, who said, that they were sincel·e. He became an "The Lord sent me here in a hurry for apprentice and at the same time contin- some reason. I was plowing and had to ned to pursue at least one branch of leave the field. I have brought what he study at a time. He took up music and told me to bring." And I found that as rnucll as possible athletics, with the he had brought a sack of flour, some Bishop, Mary Emily, was born near Greencastle, Ind., January 15, 1867. She intention of making himself in time sorghum, butter, and several other was married to William H. Bishop, of the equal to the· high-sc11001 graduate. At things. 1 did not have to go in debt. same place in 1874. To this union sIx children were born-one dying in infancy. the age of eighteen he WaS taken from Once we labored for six months and She leaves her husband, three sons, and two daughters. At the age of fifteen she· thisA world. At the time he was tflken received only :fifty cents in cash. We was converted. Twenty"fIve years ago she he was associating freely with college were appreciated too, and built up a heard the truth of the present reformation and accepted it and walked in the light graduates and other students. He was 1vork that stood for years. We always until her death. She has been a constant active in the work of uplifting the souls welcomed our visitors, we had two lit­ reader of the Gospel Trumpet for twenty" five years. She has bought and distributed of men. He was, what many of his old tIe ones, who often needed special food. much literatUre in trying to spread the dass could not say,. independently sup- Often we had to ride over rough roads gospel. She was patient through all her suffering, and as the end approached she porting himself and giving some to the for miles in a crude lumber-wagon to called her family around her and bid them good-by. She told them she was going support of the gospel. He· had been teach, or to pray for tIle sick or needy. home to be with Jesus and asked them aU kept on t1le altar at seemingly an awful We did not always· get- to ride; once to meet her in heaven. Funeral-service was hel~ at her home in Joliet. cost, but the sacrifice had been the mak- I walked until, on returning home, my E. L. LeWis. ing of him. A luxurious high-school feet became so sore I would have to Lee, Mark A., was born in Birmingham, life, perhaps, would' have ruined Ilim. stop and cry with pain. Unwise? No, England, May 11, 1862; departed this life When the minister is able to stand I think not, for I finally got my prayer at his home in Joplin, Mo., July 7, 1921. Brother Lee was employed by the Sante against the susceptible wiles of his fam- through and before I I'eached home I Fe Railroad Company as a locomotive en­ ginEler for thirty-nine years, during- which ily, as the head of his own borne, he not was walking with· perfect ease; and I time he rendered. callable and effieient ser­ only strengtllens himself, but he also had a new hold on the promises thtlt vice. He was a pleasant, agreeable, and big-hearted man, kind and hospitable to strengt~ens the other members. God's Ihas been worth more than a Saxon all who came within the circle of his life. way is best. '. Six to me in the years since. My His wife, Nora Lee, who survives him, has long been connected with this reformation, One. ~inister cries out, "What about spirit says, "1 would gladly do it and through her faithful devoted life she SEPTEMBER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET led hel' husband to Christ a short time be- Lovett and Oliver. R A. Gerginsky. be held on the New Manor tract near the fore his death. Fu.neral services were held 319E. Henry. Manor House at the beautiful city of Egg by the writer. . Harbor, beginning September 18 to contin­ . Fred Bruffet. Muskegon Heights, Mich.-Assembly Oc­ ue indefinitely. Egg Harbor is a new field tober 7-16. This meeting for a number of in the East, which we find is now ready for MorriS, Sarah Meade, was born in Vir­ years has been largely attended by the the Gospel, and we wish the cooperation ginia, March 3, 187.4; departed this 1Ife brethren outside of Muskegon. Let us of every child of God for the success of August 10, 1921. She was united in mar­ make the meeting this year the best of all. this meeting. If you can not come, send riage to James Morris, August 26, 1891. Come for the entire time. Lodging and up your prayers for us daily. For further She is survived by her husband, four meals will be provided. Expenses will be information write R. J. Smith, 309 Paulson daughters, and one son; also a mother, met by free-will offerings. Sister Alice Ave., Pittsburg, Pa.; or Irene DOWdell, a sister, and four brothers. The funeral­ Sprague is expected. Chicago and Mil­ Egg Harbor City, N. J. service was conducted by the writer, at waukee boats and all trains will be met if R. J. Smith (color'ed) Milton, Oreg., in the, presence of a lar'ge weare notifined. congregation of neighbors and friends who Edward Owen, Pastor. TEXAS filled the house of worship to pay their San Augustine, Tex.-Tent-meeting Sep­ last respects to one whom they had learned MISS:ISSIPPI tember 1-18. J. D. Ferrill and A. J. Miller to love. Sister Morris accepted the truth Lrunbel"ton, Miss.--Tent-meeting (color­ expected. W. F. McDaniel. some fourteen years ago and lived true to ed), September al-0ctober 9. J. D. Smoot 11er convictions ever since. She was a kind, is expected. For further information write TENNESSEE considerate mother and a devout Christian. Wm. Peebles, Box 91, Lumberton, MiSS., or Hermitage, Tenn.-Revival will begin It was her earnest prayer that her family Wm. Parks, 600 Mobile St., Hattiesburg, September 16. An all-day meeting will be would follow in her footsteps. Text, Psa. Miss. held September 25; let all who can, come 116:15. Wm. Peebles. that day. Bro. and Sister Wolfe, of Atkins, R. M. Nichols. Va., will have charge of the meeting. NEW JERSEY Mrs. Ada Cooper. Swru.1iz, Mary, was born July 19, 1843. J:glf Ha.rbor, N. J .• -A tent-meeting will, R. 3, Mt. Juliet, Tenn. . She departed this life at her home at Clyde. Ohio, August 12, very suddenly, easily, and peacefully. Her husband preceded her...... Slle left to mourn her departure one broth­ el' and many nieces, nephews, and friends. In this case their loss was her gain. She was a child of the King. She had assem­ bled with the church of God at Clyde, OhIo, FROM TH E FI ELD for about five years. She loved the Lord ~ dearly. Bro. James D. Reuhle preached the funeral sermon. VV. D. Garman. ARKANSAS I then went to Damascus, Ga., and be­ Smitlhdale, Ark.-We have just closed gan meeting August 4~ Here the Lorl1 Meeting Notices a meeting here at Smithdale. Sister M. gave us an old-time revival. We held two 3. SUI'ges, of' Hope, Ark., was with us. services a day, and many were the seasons ALABAMA Troy, Ala..-Tent-l11eeting beginning Sep- 'fhe Lord· blessed in the preaching of his of rejoicing as the power of God came tember 14. Jas. K. Waller. word. Many acknowledged that they had down upon his saints. Conviction rested. listened to the doctrines of the Bible, and heavily upon the unsaved, and grey-haired CALIFORNIA that they ha.d received a great and lasting men were made to weep because of their Los Angeles, Cal.-A three weeks' revival will be held at the church of God Chapel, bene:fit to their souls. Thirteen came to sins. Thirty consecrated for salvation and East 37th an4 Paloma Streets, beginnIng the altar of prayer and made their peace twenty-four were baptized. Bro. B. W. September 18. Oscar Lewis, of Centralia, with God. Pray for me and the work Woodham and Sister Mattie Clenney were ~rash., will· be the evangelist. L. W. Guilford. here. Yours· for lost soul a, with us part of the time in this meeting 829 E·. 60th St. R. B. Marsh. and were used of God in preaching the word. l"LOBIDA FLORIDA Port Mea.de, :Fla..-State camp-meeting, Pray for the work of the Lord in the October 7-16. All ministers and gospel work­ Sydney, Fla., August 25-From January South. Yours in his service, ers in reach are expeeted to attend this 28 to February 16 Bro. Chas. W. Webb and W.O.Moore. meeting. Able ministers from some of the I held a revival at Osprey, Fla. This meet- northern States are also expected to be present. B. E. Warren. ing was blessed of the Lord, a number IDAHO were saved, and 60me saw the light on the Boise, Idaho.-The annual camp-meeting GEOBGIA one church and forsook the denominations. for southern Iclaho and eastern Oregon La.J'a.yette, Ga..-Tent-meeting beginning I then went to Okeechobee, Fla., and WitS held this year in Boise. Heretofore September 10. W. A. Sutherland will be the evangelist. J. A. Howard. llCld a tent-meeting from March 10-27. At this meeting has been held at Middleton, this place opposition was quite strong, Idaho. Several difficulties were eneoun­ ILLI1IrOIS but the Lord sent forth his wonl to vic-' tered in moving the meeting from a rur­ Girard, lll.-Central Illinois assembly, September 15-25. Girard is on the Chi­ tory, and :fifteen consecrated at the altar al district to the city, but these were cago and Alton Railroad and the. Illinois for salvation and ten followed the Lord overcome and the meeting was soon under Traction System, running from Springfield in the ordinanee of baptism. good hea.dway. The city gave us the use to St. Louis. Also the Burlington, running from Concord to Cen tralia. We urge all I then held a week's meeting with the of one of its parkS, which afforded us a the ministers in central Illinois, and all little church at Grandin, Fla. The Lord good location· with splendid shade. Most others who are in reach of this meeting, ha.s a faithful few there that are doing of the mjnisters of this district were pres­ to make a special effort to attend. Come their best for him.• They have a. good ent; also Bros. J. B. Buchholz, of Moscow, the first day and stay for the whole meet­ ing. Meals will be served at cost. Ample Sunday-school, with sixty enrolled. Idaho, Wm. Strong, of Tacoma, Wash., sleeping-room will be furnished free, but My next meeting was at Homestead, Fla. and H. C. Kramer, of Africa. The various be sure to bring your straw-ticlr, pillow, In this meeting the church was greatly congregations near were well represented and covering. Straw will be furnished on the ground. Any fruit, vegetables, or pro­ strengthened. and the people of the city ehowed a goot1 duce that can be donated to this meeting I then held a few days' meeting at interest in the meeting. will be greatly appreciated and will be a Larkin, Fla. This meeting was greatly The services were blessed of God and great help to the meeting. Send all dona­ 11indere(1 by heavy rains, but many seemed the presence of the Spirit was felt tions or communications to the writer. J. W. Skipper. to be impressed with the truth and re- throughout the meeting. A number' or quested us to return. After this meeting praJctical sermons were preached to the LOUISu..1IrA I atten(led the Anderson eamp- meeting, brethren, which we believe will help then,t PJa.quemine, La..-The State camp-meet­ ing (colored) will convene at Plaquemine, which was indeed a feast to my soul. live more victoriously and do greater La., September 9-18. Plaquemine is situ­ After the Anderson Camp-meeting I as- things for the Master. The doctrinal a.ted on the Texas and Pacific Railroad, sisted Brother and Sister Coplin in a re- preaching was clear and convincing. A eighty-five miles west of New Orleans. Colored saints of Louisiana. should attend vival at Tampa, Fla., which has already number of new people expressed their ap· this, meeting, especially the ministers. been reported. pro val or the truths that they heard and Boarding and lodging free. Your saved Then in company with Brother and Sis- are exa.mining the way more fully. We brother, Ogden Fontenot, tel' Coplin I he1el a week '8 meeting with trust they will be led into the full light Palmetto, La.. my home congregation" at Sydney, Fla. of the reformation. The missionary at'!- Jl[[ClnGAK This meeting was of especial value to the dresses by Brother Kramer were intensely . Charlotte, Mleh.-Revival beginning Sel>"' eh~l'ch, and eight consecrated for sancti- jnteresting and very proiitable. We be~, tember 11, to continue IndefinitelY. Place.t! . ,. tIh t' r"I t' ~ na y ot, meeting, church o.f God .Chal'lel, corner . .llCf1~~911· 'T' . ~! . q ..,leve, ey:, sure..... a grea e1'. ,IDISSIO r. THE GOSPEL TRUMPET SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

gave to us. There is a good work buUb en'!;husiasm in the churches here, which meeting next year. A cash purse of $132 up for God at this place, and I thank God will show fruit in more hearty \Support of was raised privately among the attendants for having had the privilege of being with the missionary enterprises. A good num­ for a boy'8 home in India. The sisters this work a short time. The congregation ber of souls were saved in the meeting handled. t'his entirely independent of Sister ancl I both recognize God directing me to and believers were sanctified. Several Stewart, and without interfering with the other fieWs of labor; and although we received bodily healing. regular missionary and church offerings. We are looking forward to the camp­ A. T. Rowe. would have it otherwise, we feel that tho meeting of next year, which will probably Holy SpIrit is worthy of being honored} be held in the same place. Pray for us New Philadelphia, Ind., August 23.-At and have submitted ours'elves unto God and. for the work in this new field. Yours the time of this wrting I am in the midst and his will. We are praying the Lord in Chris'h, A. F. Gray. of a good meeting at this place. Some to send a true man of God here to care have been saved, and we are praying that for this work; one who has learnerl to INDIANA others may be before the meeting shall lean upon the Holy Spirit for guidance Akron, Ind., August 26.-We held the have come to a close. After this meeting in all things, and whose whole heart is in Log Bethel tent-meeting a little over five I will go to North Carolina, where I will the cause of God. If you a.re <1efinitely weeks, with success. Attendance and in­ help Brother Shinn in meetings at Drexel led to this place, please write at once to terest were good, and the gospel was pub­ and Morganton. After those meetings I Mrs. Elsie Hague, 1637 Second Ave., Terra lished for a considerable dist'ance around. will go to Charleston, W. Va., where I Haute, Ind. Several were saved and others came out in will help Bro. J. W. Lykins in a revival, I am expecting to begin a revival at Huron, IntI., on September 5, after which the clear light. commencing October 161 to continue in­ The Yellow Lake camp-meeting, which definitely. I 3hall go to a congregation near Winslowt began August 22, was a lS'uccess from the There is plenty to do and we should all the Lord willing. Bro. A. J. Hasie, of beginning. Souls were saved and believers keep busy. Most business men try to ar­ Bedford, has oversight of both of theso sanctified, the altars being filled with range for a vacation each year from their eongregations. I hn.ve open elates after ea.rnest seekers, and a la.rge number were business, but I have been working for October 16, and hold myself ready to fol­ healed of their diseases. Two stirring ser­ fourteen years in the Lord's work and low the leadings of the Holy Spirit in mons weI'e preached on divine healing­ have never been off. I have never either pastoral or evangelistic work. Any one by David Leininger, and one by W. H. seen the day I thought I could afford one desiring my help, or wanting reference Oldham-and as'pecial divine healing ser­ to' lose the time. Many times our concerning me, may write to any minister vice was held each day at 5:30 P. M. in bodies are so worn out that we feel the in southern Indiana or to the congregation the tent. Divine healing was made a need of a few da.ys' rest, but the earnest at this place, in caro of Mrs. Rlsio Hague. prominent fea.ture of t1;tis meeting, and calls coming from all directions so burden Other references will gladly be given it we are firmly of the opinion that provis­ our hearts for the lost that we call upon required. Yours in Christian love, ion should be made for special instruction God for renewed' strength . and rush to Edgar M. PowelL and prayer daily on the line of healing the front of the battle with renewed en­ in every camp-meeting that is held. ergy. Truly those of us who have been in JAMAIOA Sisters Faith Stewart and Grace Alex­ the work for some years have had the Alston, P.O., Jamaica, B. W. I., August ander, returned missionaries from India privilege of proving the Lord many times 12.-We are glacl to be able to let you and Japan, respectively, were present and a.long this line as well as on many others. know that the work is still moving along rendered valuable service, Sis,ter Stewart A short time ago I felt as if I would be nicely in every way. Each week we are having meetings almost daily. These sis­ compelled to take a month or sO' O'ff and having the joy of seeing souls se~k for ters have established themselves firmly in rest my worn-out body, but it seemed as the pardoning grace of God. Some among the hearts of the people here. Sisters though at that time there was more to do the number are those who have in the past Mona M.oors: and Burd Barwick, of Ander­ than I had ever seen, so I went to calling been saved and were backslidden, and son, had charge of the £inging, which upon God to give me strength if he want­ some have never been saved before. The6'O was as. good as we have heard in any camp­ ed me to' continue his work. Today I feel are getting saved in our regular services. meeting. Special instruction was given in as fresh as when I entered the ministry A week ago last Sunday I was . a.way music each day by Sister Moors, and this fourteen years ago. ' Glory to' hi'S name! from here about nine miles to one 01 was much appreciated. Let USi nO't give up easily, but fight brave­ Brother McNeil's congregations to assist The ministers present were J. N. How­ ly until God shall give us an honorable in the day'8 services. He was not feeling ard, S. P. Strang, J. H. Merica, Elva discharge from earth and a call to heaven. well so had asked me to come and do tho Bragg, Pearl Turner, E. A. Fleenor, Wil­ A. G. Riddle. baptizing. The serviees for the day were mer Gray, N. W. Gray, S. F. Bathauer1 surely a success for God. Fourteen were O. E. Line, W. J. Paxon, R. O. Marsh, Terre Haute, Ind., August 31.-1 am glad baptized in a beautiful little river that W. L. Berghouse, J. S. Ludwig, J. S. Tyler, to report victory in my soul this morning, flowed between the mountains Thl':'tn II. F. Allen, W. II. Oldham,E. W. Knight, and to be able to truthfully say that God were present a large company of people, anel Ella Schlabach, Mamie Surfus, Stella has been with me in Spirit and power since which numbered from three to four hUD Weigle, Mabel Porter, Mildred Howard I last reported through these columns. I dred. Following a hymn and prayer, a anli other northern Indiana and local min- have just returned from the southern In­ short message was delivere(l to the as­ isters and workers. diana camp-m.eeting, which was a real sembly of people, who seemecl to he deeply Estell Perry, of Akron, and Mamie Sur- feast to our souls. The sweet spirit of interested. Many had come from placct fus, of Columbia City, were ordained to unity and Christian fellowship blended aU several miles away; some riding horse­ the ministry, and Jesse Swick, of Akron, our hearts together, and we were all made back, and many walking the <1istanc~ and was ordained as a deacon in the Olive to exclaim, "It is good for me to be here." returning the sa.me day. It was indeed a Bethel church. Old-time 8'houts of rejoicing were heard very pleasant time, and interesting to know Special features of the meeting were: as penitents pressed their way to the Sav­ some had walked several miles to be pr~ Much individual praying; perfect unity ior and found pardon; believers were sanc­ ent. and harmony of the ministry and laity; tified, and a number were healed. It was Following the baptismal service, as soon well-balanced preaching as' to doctrine and declared by many to have been the best as arrangements could be made, the ordi­ revival sermons; special services daily for meeting they had ever attended in southw nances of feet-washing and the LOra'8 young people and children; mothers' ern Indiana. We are expecting to have a. Supper were observed. These s'erviees meetings, conducted by Sister Stewart; larger and better camp-meeting at Bedford were surely enjoyable, the sweet spirit of special talks to men, by O. E. Line; the next year. love and humility being keenly felt. The largenumbel' of young people engaged in I closed a three weeks' meeting here at services closed about three 0 'eloek, and active service; spirit-filled singing; and Terre Haute on August 21 in O'ur O'wn pas­ after some refreshments were taken many the spkmdid cooperation in all depart- torate. God was with us from the begin­ of us started on our way home. Soon after mente of the work. BrO'. R. N. Gast had ning, searching and trying our hearts. I had arrived home a heavy downpour ot cemplete- charge of the business a£fail'S of Several backsliders were reclaimed; twO' rain came, which prevented the night sar'" the meeting. It developed that he had dissenters became homesick and like the vice. given his service to this work for thirty Prodigal came back home with heavy One of the native ministers of the eon.. years, and during the meeting a purse (If hearts; dther hinclrances were a.1so re,.. gregation here and I will visit· a congre­ forty doUars was raised and presented to moved, and' our hearts were made l~ght gation near this one on the fourteentn, him. We" have plans £ora~'tillbetterwith the freedom and. liberty that God and on the fourth Su:nday of this month SEP'rElImER 15, 1921 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 3li

I. am l?l~n:i:lin~ to· visit another congrega;­ workers present were: J. W. Whitenack, •... _------_ ... _-----_ .. hon) wh1ch IS about fifteen miles from Ta,bitha, Va.; Marcel Desgalier, Washing­ here. We desire to be all the encourage­ ton, D. C.; John Kane, Anderson Bible ment to these different congregations that School; W. F. Stotler, Murrysville, Pa.; we possibly can. H. B. Huntsinger, Gloucester, N. J.; H. The The building-work on the chapel here is D. Freeman, Marbury, Md.; Estella Kemp, moving along very well, considering the Baltimore, M.cl.; and other local workers. limited amount of means that we have Sister Axchie BolithQ, of New York YOUNG PEOPLE'S had to use. Many· of the congregation City, who expects to sail for Japan Sep­ devote Monday of each week working on tember 17, was with us for the last few the building in getting out \Stone, bring­ clays. A missionary service was held ing sand from the river, and assisting at Saturday afternoon, and all appreciated fRIEND whatever there is to be done. Recently Sister Bolitho's inspiring message. A mis­ one of the sisters of the congregation sionary offering was taken after thiS' ser­ DOES YOUR HOME REGULARLY gave two standing trees and some other vice, at which $160 was securecl. RECEIVE THIS EXCELLENT pieees to be cut and used ill building­ The Young People's meetings were con· YOUNG PEOPLE'S material. We surely have some yery en­ ducted by Sister Kemp, from Baltimore, joyable times at the building. We are and some very vital messages were given to PAPER? hoping to get some assistance from the the young people; many expressed them­ missionary fund that it may be pushed selves as receiving help from these sex­ Worthy o·f a Place in Any Home more rapiclly. I should have mentioned vices. also that the sisters of the congregation Another feature of the meeting was the gather up stones such as are not suita.ble children's services helcl each cla.y in charge A strong. character~forming week- • for the building and break them smaller, of Sister Grace Y. Miller, at which a ly; full of inspiring articles every and thes~ are then sold to the government number of the chilclren sought the Lord week; full of spirituality; leads up­ to be used on the public I·oads. Thus there and were saved. Some of the children ward and to God. is nO" loss in the stOlle. Often friends and who were s'aved at the previous camp­ lovers of the truth will come amI assist in meetings were present alld testified that We especially invite leaders ,of giving a day on the work. .GO'd is surely the Lord had kept them savc(l. Sqnday-school work to become ac­ helping us along. The meeting from beginning to end was quainted with this splendid young We are counting 011 your prayers for the a glorious success for the Lord. A number people's paper. Order samples. success of the work and that we may' be weresave·d and sanctine<1; twenty-four able to be the very grea.test blessing pos­ followed the Lord in the ordinance of Price $1.00 a year, sible. Yours in him, baptism. single subscripti.on A. E. Rather. The brethren at this place are zealous for the truth and are anxious to see con- Discount fo~ roUs MARYLAND gregation&' established in surrounding Ellwood, Md.-The annual State camp- communities. Sister Coull>ourlle, the pas­ GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY meeting held at this place closed August tor at this place, is a faithful servant of 8. This meeting was very suceessful, and God ana has' been much usec1 in establish­ Anderson, Indiana all seemed to feel that this was the best ing the truth. in this part of the country. ...: eamp-meetin,g we have had at this place. ~et us give h~r our ~arnest prayers. Yours ...... Many times as the word of God was 1n the Mastef' 5' serv1ce, plete our choir. We ask the prayers of an preachecl in the power and demonstration I Adam W. Miller. who may be concerned in our behalf. We of the Spirit shouts and praises to God 11 N. Potomac St., hope to be able to visit all the congrega~ were heard, a~d the hearts of God's people Baltimore, Md. tions who desire us. Yours for the full were filled with joy. --- truth, J. W. Arnett. The attendance was the largest there TENNESSEE Hampton, Tenn. has ever been. Brethren from neighbor­ Rockwood, Teml.---I am still on the fir­ ing S,blteSi attended in' larger llumbers ing-line, with victory over all sin. Bro. Greeneville, Tenn., August 26.-Sinee than usual, the l'CS11lt bein8' that our dor­ J. H. Linville and I just closed a revival my last report through the Trumpet I mitories and cottages were crowded un­ at Newland, N. C. Nineteen claimed jUf:lti~ have been busy in the Lord's work. I eomfortably. The attendance' of outsiders ncation, ten were baptized, and several assisted in the Hickory (N. C.) camp­ from surrounding communities at the even­ were refreshed with a new supply of en­ meeting, which will be reported by th3 ing sel'vices was also larger than usual, couragement and zeal. People were stir­ brethren there. But I must say it was there being. present at the Sunclay evening red very much about their pres'ent condi­ the best meeting I have ever attended services several thousand. In order, thereH tion. The attendance was large. Deacons there. fore, to provide suitable accommodations were appointed for the purpose of looking From Hickory, I returned home and en': for the attendance next year, steps have aft~r the business phase of the work. Two tered into our camp-meeting here at been taken to erect a larger dining-hall of the local brethren who have proved Greeneville, which closed last Sunday night, and another dormitory. Also plans have faithful were ordained to the ministry. the 21st. It was unanimously acknowletlge(l been suggested to build .a larger taberH The church here has a good Sunday-school, to be the best camp-meeting ever held llacle, if sufficient funds can be raised. and ma.ny bright children are much in­ itt Greeneville. Quite a number were at. the Seven hundred and fifty dollars were .rros· terested in the school. altar for justincation, and several,' also, cd at the eamp-meeting toward these im­ We were la;te in entering the camp-meet­ for sanctifieation. Brother and Sister E. provements, and the responsibility of ar­ ing at Greeneville on account of the in­ E. Byrum were with us the fir&t four' days, ranging .for them are in the hands of a terest in the revival at Newland, but we and were used effectually in preaching the· committee. Those desiring to contribute arrived in time to learn of the progress word. :Many were prayed for that they toward this fund, please send your con­ of the meeting. It was said by almost all might be healed;' Quite a number of the tributions to Albert H. Noble, Federals­ who were in attendance that it was the State ministry, and som9 ministers from burg, .Yd. best camp·meeting ever held at Cheeneville. other States were preseniJ and delivel'ed Bro. E. E. Byrum and his wife were The Holy Spirit controlled the ministry messages of truth of vital importance. 'With. us for a few days, and some received and governed well the pulpit. No con­ Bro. G. E. Cutshall and Brother Wolfe help in their bodies. Bro. J. W.Lykins, troversy arose among any of the brethren were ordained to the ministry. As far of Charleston, W. Va., and Bro. John L. in the lea.st. God fired up some of his as we know everybody went away wonder~ young ministers, who delivered his truth. fully encouraged by the meeting, and Williams, of Yandergl.'i~t, Pa.,. were the we Visiting evangelists.' ..The Lord blessed We are' now entering a meeting in a rur­ want the camp-meeting next year to ex" Bro. R. T. Vest, of Anderson, Ind., in al district near Rockwood, 'Tenn., which ceed this one •. We had a good sum sub­ leading the singing and in rendering his will last two weeks if the interest is suf­ scribed toward liquidating the indebted­ special selections. ficient to carry it on that- long. I have ness against our tabernacle. We would We ,all look forward to a return of these two singers with me-a bass and tenor. urge that all be prompt in sending their brethren again. Other ministers and I am very much in need of an alto to com- purposes. 32 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 'SEPTEMBER 15, 1921

I am determined to be true to God, and ings. God is still answering prayer and to spend all my energy in the interest of giving victory. the glorious church of God. Write me I am. going to Tams, W. Va., to hold a TESTIMONIAL meeting September 3. We request prayer au Greeneville, Tenn.) 201 Carson St. Pray Oneonta, N. Y._Ii I have not hid thy for me. Yours in Him, for the meeting. , Anybody who wants my help in a'meet­ righteousness .within my heart; I have dO'­ W. A. Sutherland. elared thy faIthfulness and thy salvation: ing write me at Box 113, Cooper, W. Va. I have not concealed thy loving·kin

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