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And after these thing I saVenoth-er
angel come down from Heaven
having greatpowcr; and the earth
wHae sc rliiegdh tuetnigehdt lwy iwthit hH ais s tgrloonrgy . V OAiCnea,
saying, babylon the great is fallen, is
fallen, and is become the habitation
of devils, and the hold of every foul
spirit, and a cage of every- unclean
and hateful bird. And I heard an-othervoice
from heaven, saying, come
out of her, my people, that ye be not
Partakers of her sins, and that ye re-cieve
not of her plagues— Rev 38 : 7 - 4
sanction such work for a moment. When
the Revelator wrote to the seven Church-es
in. Asia, he does not write to seven dif-ferent
sects or denominations. " Unto the
angel of the Church of Ephesus write ; "
" And unto the angel of the Church - in
Smyrna write," " And to the angel of the
Church in Pergamos write," and so on.
Not writing to any sect name, but to the
Church of Christ.
They were not Churches in the sense
that they differed one from the other.
They were the Church of Christ located
at these different places; because the One
Church or fold could not all be in onet
place. It is the devil that teaches that
the seven Churches of Asia represented
seven different denominations or sects.
The tord has undertaken by the Holy
Ghost, through His saints; in these last
days, to set this matter right in the minds
of the people. it is clear to all the sanc-tified
that all these sect names are confu-sion,
and represent spiritual babylon; and
babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city ;
because she made all nations drink of the
wine of the wrath of her fornication.- Rev.
14: 8.
Praise GodlI am saved from the plagues
and sanctified through the blood of Christ.
II. C. Wickersham.
A TESTIMONY.
MS Christ divided? But a few years ago, am saved, sanctified wholly. I had the
through the human sect corporation, essed
the eyes of all men were so blinded that day worshiping - withGod's holy children,
they did not see the real temple of God and we had a glorious pentecost. God
at all. So that when men begin to preach helped Bro. W. J. Lewis to preach the
a pure Church, and to ignore sect rein-tions,
and adhere -
only in the Body of it cut like a two edged Sword, and I want
Christ, the Chum'', there is gn unusual tell
you the devil was routed out of his
cry of the sect shrine worshipers, " Tear-lag
up churches," but I tell you a revolu-tion
of thought has come. A. new realm
of light has opened up to the astonished nesses in these ends of the
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view of all men. " And the light shineth
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in darkness; and the darkness cempre-hended
it not." Now
Paul says, in 1 Cor. heard from him to- day, feur gloriously
1: 10, '- Now I beseech you brethren, by converted last night, and many more -
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that nestly seeking the Lord, both for justifica
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ye all speak the same thing, and that tion and san
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there be no divisions among you ; but that Well who could but praise God, fors
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be perfectly joined together, in the goodness to the children of men, and for
sae' mind and in the same judgment." His
glorious saving power. I realize s
Do the different denominations speak morning, very sensibly if it were not for
the same thing? Is there no divisions the power of God that saves from all sin,
among them? Are they perfectly joined and keeps me saved all the way along, I
together in the same mind and in
the same never could have stood the opposition and
judgment ? I declare in the negative, that persecution that I have had in the past. I
there are contentions among them. They am speakin
g. now in regard to one who
say they are all striving for the same has stood outside of all sects, ancfstan
Heaven, but have different roads, different alone with Jesus, and en the
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doctrines. and different ways.
truth of God. I want to tell you it es
Christ '
says, " I am the door ; by me, if a wonderful sight of the grace of Gods, in
any man enter in be shall be saved." JO. these parts ; but glory to God ! I am re
10: 9. How can they enter in threigh now and forever, by the grace of d
Christ if there be divisions among them? and I am doing all in my power to bring
not crucified for you. , Nor were you bap:: ofJohn. The blessed Lord. has began to
tized in the name of Otterbein. Where open some of the blind eyes, and they see
dniovti sdiwone lils tthheerree. iWs setr imfeu, satn bde C ohnreis_ t cina ning them to. They want life, and God iS
Christ ;-" For as the Body is one; and bath giving to all honest hearts
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many members, and all the .
Members of Dear brethren, don't forget , me in your
that one body, being many, are one body: prayers, pray for me, that I may be able
so also is Christ,"- 1 (, bor. 12: 12.
" Now ye are the Body of Christ and
members in varticular."-- 27.
Now it is evident tha
t these different, hands that
so called churches are no part of the body ers. Your brother, saved by grace alone.
of Christ. . Because they are divided, ina- .- Bless
God forever !
' pure,, imperfect and unholy. . The New C. A. McCoy.
Testament, or Apostolic Churches were
not; ects denominations or schisms. Je-s
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C T Jerry City Ohio, September 20th,
1886, Sister Ida Spacky, wife of Bro_
Phillip Spacky, was taken home to the
mansions of the blessed. Aged 26 years
3 months, and 17 days. Her disease was
hereditary, quick consumption. During
the grove meeting, she was visited and
prayed for by some of the saints. She
seemed to revive Much at the time, but
the Lord lad use for her in_ His more im-mediate
presence, and gently called her
borne. She was firmly trusting • God
, through her sickness. The night before
her peacefadeparture she passed through
a great struggle. Friends thought she was
dying. But when all was over, she was
filled with indescribable joy, and praised
God aloud. She said Jesus andI ha- Ve had
a great battle with satan, and the Lord
had gained the victory. With wonderful
tranquility of soul, she then bade all fare-well,
and told them she was soon going
home. All was peace. and she repeated-ly
said she was fully Prepared to go home.
And when the golden Sun began to
paint the orient glory, the " more glorious
dawn of eternities morn enveloped her
ransomed soul.
So death, as named andfeared by man,
Is to the saint; a hallowed rest;
What joy and peace attend the scene,
As angels come the soul to greet.
Cho.— How beautiful in Jesus' sight,
The sleep of all the holy ones;
We hear a voice from Heaven " write,
Ho bless'd the death of Zion's sons."
The spirit goes to God at once,
The conscious, and the real man;
The grave will yield its treasure up;
And glory crown the btesSed plan.
The sting of death is only sin,
But full salvation sweeps it all;
0! praise the Lord for victory,.
That leaves the grave no victory.
Death's kingdom is abolished quite,
His sting removed in Jesus' blood,
We - wake and sleep in Heaven's light.
And live together with the Lord.
The promise and the love of God,
A sweet and full assurance give.
That we shall reign in conscious good,-
While God the Son, and Father live.
DANIEL.
MENLO, IOWA.
. Dear Brethren:— I feel led of the Lord
to pen a few lines of my experience for the
TRUMPET, and I feel in hopes it . may do
some poor heart good, as the blessed testi-monies
in the TRUMPET from time to time
has done me so much good. When I get
cast down . some times I go for the Trump-et
and begin to read some of the blessed
testimonies from God's little ones, and
then my poor heart is made to rejoice in
ment
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for present salvation. Glory to God!
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Bro Potter is still carrying on the meet-
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where this cold, dead, formal ism is lead-to
stand, yes, bless God, stand. I am glad
thereds a place to stand.
May God bless the TB. UMPET, and the
make it, and all the dear read-
CHRIST, THE CHURCH. 	 the Lord. 0 I praise God this very mo-straight
truth, without any mixtures aannd
nest, and was wonderful mad. But bless
God, His little ones gained a glorious vic-earth
with glorious victory on Jesus' sside.
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Grand junction, October 15, 1886. roiume 8. Number 15.
A QTESTION ANSWERED.
YPSILANTI, MICH. SEPT.
DEAR BRETHREN IN CHRIST:-- I would like
to ask you a question, to anSWer in the
columns of your paper. Namely, Are not
all men subject to temptations, arising
from the lusts of the flesh, as long as they
remain in the body ?
Yours in Christ.
W. _ D. Rice.
ANSWER
yea " destroyed." Well that which is de-
' stroyed; will never subject us to tempta-tion:
•- In the seventh chapter, Paul • ddrraawsa
picture of the state he judged many of the
Roman brethren were yet in. Namely, of
the duel state. The law, or grace of God
in the' heart, by regeneration ; and the' old
nature, or inherited depravity still there
also. The latter he calls the " flesh"—
sarka, in verse 18, and " sin, that dwelleth
in the," in verse 20. And though he per-,
sonated himself . in the picture of this
chapter, he applies the lesson to- the Re-man
brethren in chapter 8: 12,. 13. And
positively testifies that he, himself was at
that time " free from the law of sin and
death."- 8: 2. And in verse 13, he tells
them plainly . that the existence of this
evil element in us was not the moral state
of the Christian : but that' " through the
Spirit," received in adoption, they' should
" mortify"— put to death, in other transla-tions—"
the deeds of the body."— i. e., the
" body of sin," or fleih. That which is
mortified, and put to death, will not
turb us more with his temptations. All
temptations through the lust. of the flesh,
necessarily end in the destruction of the
flesh.
" For the flesh lusteth agaiest the Spirit.,
and the Spirit against the flesh : and these
are contrary the one to the other; so that
ye cannot do the things that ye would."—
Gal. 5: 17.
Here are two opposites in the same per-son.
One is the Spirit. of adoption, the
other is the flesh. Now the question is,
must we be distracted by this inward foe
as long as we live ? Again we answer
No. " And they that are Christ's,— have
given themselves wholly, a living sacrifice
to Him— have crucified ( put to death) the
flesh, with the affections and lasts"— ver.
24. Here ends the fight with the flesh,
and all his affections and lusts. They are
not held in subjection, but crucihed ; not
repressed, but actually destroyed. All
these lord lusts, " are dead, they shall not
live; they are deceased, they shall not rice.
" Therefore hast thou visited and destroy-ed
them, and made all their memory to
perish."— Isa. 26: 14. Being dead, deceas-ed,
and destroyed, how can they any more
tempt us. As sure as Christ came to de-stroy
the works of the devil, every base
desire, and evil lust. is destroyed out of us.
He saves to the uttermost, which makes a
clean sweep of every inner foe.
" Know ye not that ye are the temple ot
God?" and " the temple of God is holy:,
" Know'ye not that your bodies are the
members of Christ?" " What? know ye
not that your body is the temple of the
Holy Ghost, which is in you?"- 1 Cor. 6:
15, 19.
Will God. dwell with evil lusts in the
same house? If our bodies are members
of Christ then they must be as pure as
Christ. There is positively no Jae, mor-ally
speaking, in a crucified, wholly sanc-tified,
and resurredted child of God, but
the life of God, and of Christ. Every fee
of the soul is put. to death, and Jesus
reigns throughout the entire domain of
our being without a foe, or rival. We are
sanctified wholly, and preserved blameless
in soul, body, and spirit until the coming
of our Lord Jesus Christ. The soul has
no foes except the devil, and his agencies
outside, our soul, body, and spirit. And
He that is in us is greater than he that is
Without. Glory to Jesus for this great
salvation.
WALKERTON, IND.
. Dear Brethren:— The Spirit leads me
to write. Many long, weary years I wan
dered in darkness, trying to serve God but
never had the assurance that. I was saved.
Blessed be the name of God! for sending
Bro. Warner to this place, as it was
through his preaching that I was led to
the true light. I am fully trusting in the
Savior, and have perfect peace. 0 praise
God. for sweet deliverance!
Your sister, saved.
" And He shall Witt If Is angels Willi
a great sound of a Trumpet, aml they
shall gather together Ills eleot from
- the four winds, from one end of heal-
. na to the other.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
when his branch is yet tender, and
putteth forth leaves, ye know that
' summer is nigh. so likewise ye,
when ye shall see all these things,
know that it is near, even at the
doors."— Matt. 24: 81- 85.
Nancy Tay/ or.
DANIEL.
NEw PITTSBURG, IND.
Dear Brethren:— Praise our God forev-er!
I am saved and sanctified. Glory be
to Jesus for salvation that keeps me all
the time ! Bro. Key,- and four of the saints
and myself from this place went to that
appointment in Darke Co. Ohio. They
had not given out the appointment, lest
we might not come, but praise God! we
did come, and noised the , word around,
and we had meeting Saturday night and
. Sabbath morning, and at three. The Lord
was with us, and we had a glorious meet-ing.
We found two or three that are ful-ly
saved and free from babylon, and sev-end
others that have come out of babylon
but are not fully cleansed. Oh how tho
devil did howl and Writhe. They called
us crazy, fools, and threatened to egg us:.
We praised God through it all, and had
victory in our souls.
We had meeting at, Saratoga last Sab-bath
a week, there was quite a shaking;
five came to the altar, two professed sal-vation.
We met again there on the 19th.
of September. I promised them to pro-tract
the meeting if. some of you could
come and help. I think the Lord would
do a great work at that place.
' Dear br- 3thren I tell you the saints hive
the victory over the devil, in this country.
I do praise God that the Work is going on
with such power. I will arrange my busi-ness
as soon as can, to devote . , all my
time to God. The Lord has wonderfully
blessed and anointed me by the Holy
Ghost. Praise His holy name - forever !
Amen!
ASSEMBLY NEAR MERRILL MICH.
The Lord willing there will be an 11E-sembly
of the saints, held in the new log
house which we are just finishing, one mile
east and half a'n- iile north of Merrill, Sag-maw
Co. Mich. Meeting will commence
Oct. 15, and continue as the Lord wills.
All come filled with the power of God,
prepared to do a mighty work in the sal-vation
of souls.
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We bade the fond hearts adieu olloit
. more on Thursday Sept 23d, and depart-ed
for the field of battle, the time having
come to open a ' Vigorous * inter campaign.
Brother Speck and myself departed en-route
to Pa., by way of Williarnston, where
we were met by the saints at the train,
with much joy. We proceeded to the
house of Bro. George Butters, where the
saints had gathered together from village
and country, awaiting our coming. 0 glo-ry
to God how happy were those dear
hearts and ours to meet once more. Shouts
of joy ascended to God who doth so won-drously
keep His little ones from the evil
of this world. Glory to His name We
opened to them the Word of life, of which
all were partakers ; after which a glorious
testimony season followed, aIso the washing
of the saint's feet, and the holy commun-icinparticipated
in, by twenty of the Nest
of the Lora. 0 glory toGod! " happy are ye
if ye do these things." " If any serve Me,
let him follow me, and him will my Fath-er
honor."
The next day we bade the loved ones
farewell, and came to Detroit Mich. where
we met Bro's. Frey and Declaire, and were
with them refreshed by the Holy Spirit,
as we talked, sang and prayed together.
May God bless those two dear brethren
and their companions, in that wicked city,
and speedily send them help, that souls,
yes, perishing souls may be saved, ere the
eternal night shall come and seal their
awful doom. That evening we took pass-age
on the magnificent Steamer, " City of
Cleveland," and crossed Lake Erie, from
Detroit to Cleveland Ohio, where we ar-rived
early in the morning, and came by
train to Stoneboro, where we were met
by Bro. Elder, and companion who were
made glad by our coming. Thanks be to
God! who keepeth us in all His ways. We
are now in the, field, awaiting marching
orders. Pray for us. Farewell
JOSEPH.
Please send a testimony for Jesukal
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H. C. Wickersham.
A. J. Shelley.
• Lust means " carnal appetite," " strong
desire," etc. The term flesh, has different
meanings, and is derived from different
words in the original. The word kreas,
rendered flesh in Rom. 44: 21, and 1 Cor.
8: 13, signifies animal flesh. iSarx some-.
times denotes our corporal body, as in
Matt. 16: 17, Luke 24: 39, and many other
places. _ More frequently it means the car-nal
mind, or carnal nature. Instances,
Rom. 8: 8, 9, 12, 13. Gal, 5: 16, 17, 24.
1 John 2: 16.
There are natural and lawful appetites
of our bodies, for food, etc., - that remain
while life lasts. These normal appetites,
and wants of the body, expose us to temp-tation.
to their abnormal, and unlawful
exercise. For instance, it is lawful and
necessary to take food for these bodies,
but yielding ' to the temptation to over- eat
is sinful, surfeiting and intemperance. In
speaking of the regulation and temperate
indulgence of these natural and lawful ap-petites,
the Apostle Paul said keep un-der
my body." The sin- created, and
abnormal lusts all being destroyed, be
held the normal appetites and passions
under lawful and holy restraint, so that
the entire man subserved the holy law of
God. -
But the language of our brother's ques-tion
does not properly refer to the natural
functions of our body. " The lusts of the
flesh," really means the lusts of the body
of sin, the sinward bent of man's fallen,
depraved nature. " Vainly puffed up by
his fleshly— Sarkos— mind."
"- Because the carnal mind is enmity
against God: for it is not subject to the
law of God, neither indeed can be. So
then they that are in the flesh cannot.
please God."— Rom. 8: 7, 8.
All these Scriptures are more correctly
rendered in the Emphatic Diaglott, - the
mind of the flesh." — sarkos. Here we see
that, sarkos ( flesh) does not mean our
corporal flesh, or body ; but is the depraved
condition ot the mind. And as mind is
not a faculty of matter, but of spirit, the
fleshly mind is clearly seen to be a moral-ly
evil element in man's fallen state_ In
other words, this lusting flesh is the works
of the devil. Hence " they that are in
the flesh — sarki— cammt please God."
-- Rona. S: S. If flesh meant the body,
then no one could. please God in this life,
and the command to c walk unto all pleas-jug"
were an impossibility. But we ( mit
live in the body, and at the same time not
live in the fiesh-- aarkie Hence can please
God in this life.
We come directly to the question, " Are
all men subject to temptations arising
from the lusts of the flesh, as long as they
remain in the body ?
By the light of Divine truth, as record-in
the New Testament, and confirmed by
the grace of God in us, we answer em-phatically,
No. Complete salvation leaves
no evil bent in our entire being. No foe
that prones the heart to leave the God we
love. The blood of the Lamb, makes a
complete sweep, and utter destruction of
every fleshly lust, of every thiug that wars
against the Spirit of God in us. This we
HOW proceed to prove.
" Knowing this, that our old man is cru-cified
with him; that the body of sin might
be destroyed, that, henceforth we should
not serve sin. For he that is dead is freed
train sin. Now if we be dead with Christ„
W& believe that we shall also live with
Him."— Rom. 6: 6- 8.
What the Apostle calls the " mind of the
flesh," the Sth chapter, he here calls the
" body of sin, and the old man, and de-elates
that it is " crucified," put to death,
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experimental knowledge' of perfect, love,
or entire. sanctification, and' assume the
position to teach others; they make a mis-erable
failure, " And intrude into those
things whiel t - he bath hot seen, ( nor felt)
vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind."—
Co1.3: 16. a'
If all who are seeking a clean heart, and
the " fulness of God," would cast from
them, all tbe Science and Commentaries
of carnal Maa, and only employ as their
teachers, holy men of God, " fall of the
Holy Ghost and faith," and also the " Spir-it
and the Word," it would not belong ere
they would be led out of the twilight.
They would be like a train of cars that
is trailed out of the city of Chicago, into
the City of New York by the incomparible
power of the locomotive to . which they are
linked. So also, all who are by the Spirit
joined. to the Lord, if they obey the Word
and the Spirit, they would, not many days
tence, be led by the infinite " power of the
Spirit of holiness" out of the inferior city
( justification) into the superior city ( per-fect
love, or entire sanctification). " For
as many as are led by the Spirit of 0- od,
ttey are the. SODS of God."
Now you can see by the Word of God,
that in order for us to retain our . son- ship
in the Kingdom of God, and to obtain a
greater degree of Spirituality and power,
and to dwell under the meridian light of
the Sun of righteousness in this life; we
must " walk in the light as He is in the
light, and the blood of Jesus Christ, God's
Son, cleanseth us from all sin."- 1 John
1 : S. " He that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have the light
of life."
Reader, are you " complete in Him ?"
Are you " perfect and entire, wanting no!. h-ing
? " If not, " This% I wish, even your
perfection." Amen t
July secular paper reports no small
excitement in the City of Cincinnati
Ohio, over what it calls a very fanatical and
strange religous developmen t in that City.
It appears that a lady by the name of
Mrs. Martin,. for over two years past has
been the leading mind in a pecular relig-ous
movement, which now numbers some
thirty adherents. All manner of the
most extravagant stories are reported of
them. Such as the assumption, on the
part of Mrs. Martin, that she claims to be
Christ, and her sister the Holy Spirit.
The paper stated that " it is a matter of
common report that the would- be Christ
had a tomb erected in her house, and went
through the form of pretended death and
resurrection." But since we have known
equally rediculous things told., and written
about the true saints of God; we can easily
account for all the rediculous scandaliza-tion
of those people. If indeed they be
true and holy children of God, we could
expect nothing else but all manner of lies
reported about them.. There are various
reasons why we are led to hope that this
is a pure work of God. Most prominent
Of which is the description of their singing.
" Mrs. Martin occupies a seat in the cen-ter
or at the end of the room, with an open
Bible in her hand. She is surrounded by
the Perfect, who begin singing in a low
tone, full of emotion and tenderness. As
the song dies away, another is taken up
and still another, until the participants
seem satisfied. Two men stood close under
the south window in a vacant lot adjoining
the premises. There appeared to be about
twenty voices in the chorus.
NO SMALL STIR.
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into the moat ordinary affairs of life. Her
personal appearance is rather prepossess-ing,
and she is a devoted wife and mother.
Her husband, it is reported, takes no stock
in the so called deification of his wife.
He is a strict Methodist and well- known
adherent of the prohibition party, having
been their candidate for congress in the
first district two years ago. It was cus-tomary
in the early_ days of the , movement
to hold the services at the different homes
of the faithful, but principally at Mrs.
Martin's residence. The little band grew
to such proportions that it became neces-sary
to find larger rooms, and Mrs. Brooks
tendered her house, whicli for several weeks
has been the regular meeting place. Itis
not asserted that Mrs. Martin proclaims
herself to ba Christ in the Spirit, but that
her followers are grounded firmly in that,
belief is a fixed fact. The neighbors of
the Martins relate strange tales about them.
One of these is that when one of the chid-ren
Was very sick Mr. Martin wanted to
send- for a doctor, but his Wife remonstrated.
The little one was in God's hands and Re
could take care of it. She predicted that
if a physician came in the house the child
would die, but Mr. Martin, unconvinced,
sent for a doctor, and the prophecy of
Mrs. Martin came to pass, for the infant
died. This insident'was used by the elect
as conclusive proof of her divine character.
Whatever the world outside of the coterie
of fanatics may think of Mrs. Martin, she
surely exercises an irresis: able power over
her disciples, who would obey her every
wish without a murmur. If she directs
them, Christ's Spirit acting through
they joyfully do the bidding.
Pintratti) AT
GUM 3mOTION1 UICIts
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tell you of the wonderful meeting we have
had. ' We came here, pitched the taberna-cle
and commenced meeting in the name
of King Jesus. The congregations were
good all the way through. Good interest
all the time. , Holiness had never been
preached here before. Bless God ! it has
come to stay ', now. Hallelujah! When we
first came, the people seemed wild. The
news papers had circulated some very
false things about the holy people, and
the people thought they ought to be very
careful. They soon found out we were
not going to hurt them, so they became
very tame. When the shouts began to
roll from blood- washed souls, the people
looked a little , affrighted, but they soon
got Over that: Hallelujah!
Well, the people soon found out that
we preached nothing but the truth; they
payed strict attention : some declared we
had different Bibles from theirs. Dead,
formal professors and sectarians, were
greatly stirred, especially the Campbell-ites,
and drunken preachers. The meet-ing
closed last hight, with complete victory
on the side of the Lord. Many washed in
the blood of the Lamb. There were 53,
who claimed ' pardon and purity. Many
more under deep conviction for holiness.
This was a glorious meeting.
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Sword of the Spirit in hand, ready to cut
down everything the Captain commands
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has given us some glorious meetings, and
souls have been saved. To Him be ail the
glory . forever
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on the Side of truth. God bless you all.
Amen I Yours ir the love of Christ.
A. J. Kilpatrick.
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CARSON CITY, MICH.
Dear Brethren,:— As I am not able to
come where you are, I ask all of God's
people to pray for my healing. I have
been sick for over two years, but God has
promised to heal me, and glory to God!
He will do it.
I have read. the TRUMPET for five years,
and it has been the means of leading- me
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4.11.11Preen,
IT WAS DELIGHTFUL MUSIC,
rich in soulfulness, and of inexpressible
sweetness. The voices blended in almost
divine harmony, and the vocalists sang
with the most intense but suppressed fer-vor.
After four or five songs had been
rendered, a hymn was sung to the air of
" Home Sweet Home." It reverberated
upoi, the stilly night, and pedestrains on
their way home paused to listen, chained
to the spot ' spell- bound while the delicious
music lasted."
Our observation leads to the conclusion
that evil spirits cannot produce sweet har-monious
singing. Music is of heavenly
origin, and every hellish spirit can but
make grating disgusting imitation of vocal
music. Even musical learning and culture
are incapable of producing such sweet and
melting melody as above described.
If these people are indeed of God, we
pan account for the many things with
which they are defamed by the following
facts stated of them.
" A prominent Methodist divine, who
occupies the most influential pulpit in the
city is
GriEATLY SCANDALIzED
over the deplorable discovery on
Hills. Several of the perfectionists were
formerly members of this church, and their
withdrawal caused much gossip and specu-lation
as to . ahe controling motive which
induced such a course. The Methodist
ministers had the matter before them at
their meetings quite frequently, and at-tempts
were made to bring the wandering
flock back into the shelter of the fold.
The recalcitrants were labored with, but
all to no purpose. They not only remained
obdurate, but endeavored to convince the
clergymen that the churches were the work
of the devil, and the reverend gentlemen
incompetent to teach the truth. After
repeated trials, the efforts - to reclaim the
deluded people were abandoned.
Again. " They never take their friends
to the meeting, which are not for the
worldly man or woman. A majority of
the sect were formerly', Methodists, but a
few, notably the Carpenters, were Congre-gatiotalists.
The antipathy of the Martin-ites
tä the other religious denominations
has doubtless provoked many of the un-pleasant
stories told . about them."
The " antipathy" spoken of may only' be
a holy indignation against the isms of
night, and a Bible separation from them.
By declaring the present day sects all of
the devil, they really evince the true light
her,
CLOSE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP.
Not the least impressive . feature among
the fanatics is the close bond of friendship
or infatuation which binds them to each
other as well as their oracle, Mrs. Martin.
They will not associate with any one out-side
the society, and they never visit their
old friends as was customary before the
frenzy seized them."
Some of the terms used
this people remind us of the ancient
heathen rulers and officers, when attempt-ing
to prevail upon Christian martyrs to
save their lives by denying Christ, they
reported to their superior S that the mys-terious
frenzy had taken such deep hold
upon them that they. would joyfully court
death rather than think of infidelity to
the Lord Jesus Christ. So the blind Cin-cinnatians,
ignorant of the bond of Heav-en's
love, they know no better than to
call that mysterious bond of Divine love
exhibited by redeemed souls a strange
frenzy. Their separation from their friends
who are of this world, is perfectually Scrip-ttiral.
Of course there are thin gs reported
of these parties, we as Bible men, do not
endorse. But the very writer who pub-lishes
these things, admits that their op-position
to the exhisting sects, is the cause
of many evil things told about them. So
we hope that all evil said of them is false,
and that they are indeed of God. We see
above, that " It is not asserted that Mrs.
Martin proclaims herself to be . Christ in
Spiriabut that her followers are grounded
firmly in that belief, Yet the same arti-cle,
speaking of the rise of the movement
at the Camp Meeting, said, " It soon be-came
noised about that Mrs. Martin was
worshiped as Christ manifest in the flesh,
and her lollowers took no trouble to deny
the charge."
If, then, Mrs. Martin and those worship-ing
with her, all deny the report that she
assumes the personality of Christ, what
right have others to assert it ?
Their faith in the Lord healing the sick,
is another thing that exposes them to the
charge of fanatics, yet this is the Bible
fruits that Cluist said should follow them
that believe. Mr. Martin being a " strict
Methodist" would be far more apt to stand
aloof from his wife, if she were of God,
than if she were of the devil. Hence his
iastitsi. t, u, de speaks well for the " perfection-
Whatever may be the real character of
this work, it seems to be making " no small
stir" in that great city. The paper states
that, " Revelations concerning the fanatical
sect on Walnut Hill is the biggest sensa-tion
Cincinnati has had for some time. It
is the theme of every tongue, and was
dismissed in its various phases by thous-ands
of people yesterday, not only in this
city, but on the trains . and outside towns."
the earth. We hope to hear more from
God had indeed arisen to shake terribly
this work, and if so will inform the saints.
Praise the Lord ! this looks aDs1: 17:,: h
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of God, and the " Spirit of love, and Of
power, and of a sound mind;" yet this is
sufficient to make this blind and drunk
world think them proper subjects for the
insane asylum. The following, clipped
from the same paper will be read with
interest.
" The central figure of all is Mrs, John
B. Martin e who is described as a medium-sized
woman, of an active, nervous tem-perament.
She is fervent to such an ex-tent
that her religious views are carried
in describing
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ITHACA. MICH.
DEAR BRETHREN:— I am saved and en-joying
a present salvation that keeps me
from all sin. Praise the Lord! I attended
a two day meetinglast Saturday and Sun-day,
the Lord was with us in mighty pow-er.
The Lord lifted us up far above this
world, and on Sabbath we went to the
river and there were thirteen that followed
the footsteps of our blessed Savior in bap-tism.
It was a glorious baptism. In the
evening we obeyed our Savior's commands
in partaking of the ordinances. 0 praise
the Lord for salvation that keeps all His
true children.
I have passed through a great deal of
opposition since Camp Meeting, but God's
grace is sufficient for as if we trust Him,
and I expect to trust Him as long as h ive.
Your 5ititer in Chsist, saved and saneth
fied,
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dren rushed franticly into the streets. Thus the signs in the heavens above,
" THE FIRST SHOCK 	 of thunder and shortly after. showers of
was the most severe. As the houses began fine dust having a sulpha - is ms smell began
to sway and fall, men, women, and. chil- falling
The scenes were terrible. Men wrung . and in the earth beneath • l ye us solemn
warning that the awful dooms- day of this
rotten sinful world is at hand.
When God begins to throw down
threatning brimstone from the clouds
above, and cast it up from the earth be-neath,
it is time for wicked men and wo-men
to repent, and prepare to meet their
God.
" But the day of the Lord will come as a
thief in the night; in the which the heav-ens
shall pass away with a great noise,
and the elements shall melt with fervent
heat, and the earth also and the works
that are therein shall be burned up. See-ing
then that all these things shall be dis-solved,
what manner of persons ought ye
to be in all holy conversation and godli-ness.
Looking for and basting unto the
coming of the day of God, wherein the
heavens being on fire shall be dissolved,
and the elements shall melt with fervent
heat? Nevertheless we, according to His
promise, look for new heavens and a new
earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look
for such things, be dilligent that ye may
be found of Him in , peace, without spot,
and blameless."- 2 Peter 3 : 10- 11.
Amen!
GRAND JUNCTION, MICH.
Dear Brethren:—. 1 wish totestify for
the glory of God, that I am saved to the
uttermost, wholly sanctified to God, soul,
body and spirit, and preserved blameless
before Him in. love. 0 praise God forever
tor what He has done for my soul. Glory
be to Jesus ! 0 I never can thank God
enough for -, ny deliverance from the awful
bondage of satan, and sin in all its forms
but my- heart is full of gratitude and love
for my Dear Redeemer.
I also was a partaker of the ungodly
sect spirit that prevails in babylon at the
present time. Though young, I had be-longed
to two different sects i first the U. B.
then the M. E. Was sprinkl gd, and taken
into full connection after six months pro-bation.
0 the awful darkness this( pre-vailed
in my soul while in that abomina-ble-
sect of sinners. I never went to but
one dance, and that was when I was a
Methodist, in good standing. 0 glory be
to God, for rescuing my soul from that hor-rible
pit of ' sin, pride and fashion. All
glory be unto God for sendin g His beloved
Son into this wicked world, to shed His
precious blood for our sins! And I real-ize
that I am washed and . cleansed from
all sin, both sins committed and sin inher-ited,
through that precious blood. Praise
God for the assurance in my heart that I
am saved, and ready to go home whenev-er
He shall call Thr me.
" Soon we'll see our Savior coming,-•
In the clouds, 0 glorious sight!
With a host of shining angels,
Power, majesty. and might,"
GRAND JUNCTION, MICH.
Dear Brethren:— I desire to testify that
I am saved ; that the blood ofJesus Christ
God's dear Son, does cleanse me from all
sin. 0 praise God for the blessed salva-tion
I have within my soul, which fills me
with all peace and joy. Praise the Lord!
0 I do feel so iree this morning. I am so
glad that I know of a truth that I am a
child of God, that my name is registered
in Heaven. 0 praise God!. I am saved!
and have the victory in my soul over the
world, the flesh, and the devil. Glory be
to Jesus forever and ever!
I enjoyed this salvation once before, but
by having sympathy for those who were
crooked, and listening to many false re-ports,
while working at an ungodly place,
• ( thotigh the man was a professed preach-
BIT"), Any.
BEHOLD THE AWFUL SIGNS!
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mong the signs that Christ gave to
indicate His near approach, are " signs
in the Heavens, and signs in the earth,
distress of nations, and. men's hearts fail-ing
them for fear, and. for looking after
those things that are coming on the earth."
. And " There shalt be earth- quakes in di-vers
places."
day of judgment, if un
."
their hands, women prayed, and
cried. The. groansof the dying
screams of the wounded filled
The streets were blockaded with the de-bus
of fallen houses, telegraph poles, etc.,
rendering them impassible. The frighten-ed
people could do nothing therefore but
stand, huddled together in groups, praying
for the dawn. To add to the horrors of
the Situation, many fallen buildings took
fire and burned all night. To- day the un-fortunate
people have wandered about the
streets scarcely knowing what to do. Many
are afraid to re- enter their half ruined
houses, and at each fresh shock the terror
increased."
• Yea, we say this will be but a faint corn-parison
to the nniversal wailing, and
shrieking there shall be oder all the face
of the earth, when Christ shall come in
flaming fire, taking vengence upon them
that know not God, and that disobey the
Gospel. Thousands have had many good
desires and purposes, but alas, it is now
too late to cry ibr mercy. 0 my Lord!
what an awful day is coming. Who shall
be able to stand in that great day?
Glory be to God! the saints of the Most
High shall be caught up to meet the Lord
n the air. So shall they ever be with
Fissures in the earth are noticed ( at
Charleston) from which exudes . fine sand
apparantly from a great depth. A sul-phurous
smell ' S V51'/ notieable."
Do ye hear this ? Is not God preparing
his whole world for its last great confla-gration?
The bowels of the earth every-where
abound in combustibles. Coal and
a nd brimstone awaiting the commands of
God. Oil and gass are streaming forth in
wonderful quantities. Where we now sit,
in Wood Co. Ohio, various gass wells may
e seen shooting up their portentious
flames in the night. Not far from Bairds-town
is a very powerful gass well, which,
when burning, so lights the country that
one can see to read a paper two or three
miles away, at night. And we are told
that great throngs of people have been in
the habit of collecting there, nights, some
to drink,. riot, and dance. What a picture !
Here stream forth the terrible flame of
fire, the roar of which may be heard at a
distance of nine miles. Which should re-mind
the inhabitants of the earth that this
earth and the works thereof shall be
burned with fire," and all the " elements
shall melt with fervent heat:" and here
beneath the light of the glaring wwaarrnniinngg
blaze, the flirting fearlessly revel and
dance, curse and scoff. Showing that so-iety
is reaching the sodom state Christ
aid it should be in at His coming. While
God is preparing the elements of destruc-ion
for the wicked, men are, by their sin,
preparing themselves for the awful flame.
At a distance of nine miles from this
gass well, the other morning, the whole
atmosphere seethed to be impregnated
with the gass, so that the air was quite
oppressive. If the busy tribes of earth
keep on tapping nature's great oil and gas's
tanks, and letting the combustible ele-
Ants stream forth, the air and the earth
vill t. 00n chaiged and ready for the Di-vine
hand to strike, His final judgment
match, and ' The heavens and the earth,
which are now by the same Word kept in
store, reserved.. unto fire against the day of
j udgment and perdition of ungodly men,"
shall instantly be wrapped in flames.
Not only does the bowels of the earth
exhibit its intense combustibles, in store
for that great day; but God, who sent fire
and brimstone from Heaven upon Sodom
and Gomorrah, is giving this generation
due warning, that He is still able to man-ufacture
those articles in the Heavens
above, and throw the same down at His
will. Read this report froth a seoular
paper.
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DEAR GOSPEL TRUMPET:— It is a long
time since I wrote to the saints of the
Lord, to the readers of the ' impel: it has
not been for want of sympathy in theWork,
you are doing nobly in that section of the
Lord's vineyard, but merely on account
of the manifold cares I had in the estab-lishment
of God's kingdom in the hearts
of the poor deluded ones of Chicago.—
Praise God forever! My wife and self
have been found worthy of the stones and
vile tongues of Romanists as well as their
half breed Protestants. The Lord has
blessed us so wonderfully in the work of
our hands that I opened last Thursday
another mission at 1833 S. Clark St. near
18th St. We contemplate four other mis-sions
in a near future. This will be done
as soon as the Lord sends us holy, pure,
undefiled, consecrated and energetic work-ers.
I thank God that to- day I am a come-outer,
as the Free Methodist. Shaw calls
me in his insignificant sect paper. I thank
God I am no longer a slave to Popery
which is so manifested - among . all denoni-nations
without excepting Free Met hod-sm—
that new small denomination which
s a root of Methodism, is nothing else but
he, youngest daughter of the ifother of
Harlots. I love to say that there are
many good souls in the Free Methodist
s ect, but they have not been such by that
human system invented by B. T. Roberts.
Alleluia to God ! I am a come- outer anu
t is my intention to stand such all my life.
To- day I am able to preach the Word;
previous to this my present experience,
had to preach the formalities and the
discipline, the creeds of the churches which
all led to hell—" Are ye not carnal," says
Paul, and to whom if not to all these in-s
titutions called Methodism, Baptist- ism,
Presbyterianism, Episcopalianism and the
Lord knows how many other humbugs.
The Lord Save the people from them for
Jesus' sake.
In our mission work we preach Jesus,
Him crucified and Him alone and it suf-fices
to the numerous sinners who take to
he doctrine on the ground of a perfect
holiness through the Holy Ghost. Many
conversions have owned in our ball. 135
W. VanBuren St. We do a thorough work
n this hall with the assistance of God.
We need means to a great extent. We
need more workers— I wish there would
. be some among your readers who would
come at once to take charge of Father's
mission which we intend opening very
soon.
We preacinpray and sing on the streets.
We are fed, clothed and sheltered by the
Almighty God our Father. We are sat-isfied
with our lot,.
An Englishman from Toronto Canada;
is here to assist me. He is an able man,
but more so in the line of holiness, which
we preach all the time, but especially on
Friday which day we have sected for
that purpose.
• Pray for us clear Brethren and sisters.
The wheat is gray but the laborers are few.
P. A. Seguin.'
Saved sinner..
177 W. VanBuren St, Chicago Ill.
Covsm, MICE.
Dear Brethren:— I do praise God for
salvation that saves me from ail sin, and
saves me to the uttermost. I praise God
that He ever stooped so low as to pick me
up, when I was in sin and darkness, and
placed my feet on the Rock Christ Jesus.
He saves and keeps me continually, by
His mighty power. I have complete vie
tory over all this world. Praise God for-ever
and ever! I am saved, sanctified and
kept by the power of God unto salvation
ready to be revealed in the last time.
Glory to Jesus ! I have on the breast-plate
of righteousness, and for a hope, the
helmet of salvation. And I am determin-ed
to e'er stand firm for Jesus as long as
I live. Praise. God forever 1 I am. de-
DANIEL.
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Correspondence.
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er,) I lost my salvation. But Glory be to
Jesus, He has called me back into His
fold, from which, by the grace of God, I
never more shall roam. I have consecra-ted
myself to the Lord, once, and forever.
Since then satan has, at times, tried to
4 ) 11 t. rt iiroW nay soul. But praise the Lords
lie has kept me sweetly saved all the
time, and 1 his morning I still have that
sweet peace in, my soul which flows like a
river. Yes I know I am saved and the
devil knows it too, for he has lost a soul
he thought he had. Glory to God, I am
free, and willing to " shout His praises on
the hill tops." I am saved, sanctified, and
purified in the blood of the Lamb, willing
to do God's will in all things. • Your sister.
Theresa Butler.
tennined to do Es wilt in all things, and
be led by His Holy Spirit. He blesses
me abundantly, more than 1 am able to.
ask or think. Now dear ones, pray for
me, that I may stand firm, and do the
Lord's will in all things.
Yonr sisters saved and sanctified.
Madie Morrison.
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COVERT, MICH.
. Dear _ Bre: threw— I praise God for salva-tion
full and free. 0 I never can praise
my blessed Master enough for what He
has done for me ; for picking me up, a
poor vile sinner, when I was traveling that
downward road to destruction, and plac-ing
my feet on that Solid Rock. which is
Christ Jesus. He keeps me sweetly rest-ing
in the arms of Jesus, though I have
passed through many persecutions ; they
only make me stronger. 0 praise God,
for victory over everything that is of the
world. We are having glorious mentings
here, The Lord wonderfully blesses His
little ones, and keeps them low and hum-ble
at His feet. My testimony is, that I
am saved and sanctified, ready to be re-vealed
in the last Lime. Pray for me,
that I' stand firm and at last gain my
home in Heaven.
Your sister in Christ Jesus.
Rosa Wick.
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ASHLEY MICH.
DEAR BRETHREN:— I am still rejoicing
in the hope of the glory of God. Jesus is
my Savior and Physician, He healeth all
my. diseases. Last Sunday the Lord per-mited
me to meet with His children in
Elba, We had a glorious meeting in the
morning and evening. The brethren and
their f. aim. . h es . from Essex were there, all
happy in the Lord. How I should have
loved to have met with the dear saints at
the Assembly; but it seemes God willed it
otherwise, and by His grace I am enabled
to say, Thy will be done dear Lord. I am.
Thine and all that I have is Thine forever-more.
May our dear Father bless you all
abundantly. Amen
Nellie Knowles.
0 dear ones; it will not be long ere we
511211 see our Savior coming in the clouds
of Heaven, " with power and greet glory."
Let us therefore be dilligent, and work
with our might while the day shall last;
let. us each one, do an we can o heir) in
this great " Campaign of fire."
0 dear saints pray for me, that I may
ever be found doing whatever the Master
has for me to do ; and always be " Ready,
waiting for the Lord." Glory be to Jesus
forever and ever ! Amen!
Your sister, washed in the all- cleansing
blood of Christ, and wholly sanctified.
Celia Kilpatrick.
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Near Nix Points, Wood Co. Ohio, Sister
Mary E., wife of Christopher Autnaugher,
closed this mortal life in sweet peace, and
holy triumph, June 9th 1886. Aged 36
years, 7 months, and 18 days.
Sister Aumaugher was converted to God
six yens - ago, and was sanctified wholly,
and healed at the camp meeting last year
ill G- ratiot Co. Mich. She remained heal-ed
of the disease there removed to the
close of life. She was fully prepared to
go home. and her fate was lit up with the
glory of ' God, as she passed through the
sweet shaded valley that lies between the
Heaven above and ours. The Lord bless
and comfort Bro. A., and all the dear
friends left behind.
As sinks the smiling evening Sun,
These bodies gently fade away;
But like the rising King of morn,
So & mug the soul in endless day.
DANIEL.
Most of our readers have read the awful
. description of the earth- quake shock,
principally in the South, on the 31st of
August. Charleston, South Carolina, one
of the largest cities in the South, was shook
into a complete wreck. Most of the streets
rendered impasaible by the piles of rub-bish
froth destroyed. buildings. • " Fully
two thirds of the buildings are rendered
uninhabitable. " St. Michael's Church, and
St. Phillip's Church, two of the most his-toric
churches in the city, are in ruins."
" The steeple of the Unitarian Church has
fallen." As it is written, " I have Cut off
the nations ; their towers are desolate."—
Zeph. 3. " For the day of the Lord of
Hosts shall be upon every one that is
proud and lofty, and upon every one that
is lifted up ; and he shall be brought low.
And upon every high tower, and upon ev-ery
fenced wall, andethe idols He shall
utterly abolish."-- Isaiah 2: 12, 15, 18.
About 50 were supposed . to be killed,
and many more wounded. The popula-tion
sashed to the streets, and vacant
squares, horror stricken, and frantic with
fear, and the scene of terror was hide-scnbable.
Summerville, 22 miles from
Charleston, was about destroyed. The
shocks extended from the Atlantic coast,
west to the Mississippi, and from the
northern Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
Four great shocks shook up the city of
Cleveland-. " Persons in tall buildings
thought that the day of judgment had
come. Desks, floors, chairs, and the build-ings
themselves, seemed to be tottering
like drunken men." And the people all
rushed to the vacant places in the city, in
much excitement. The shocks were felt
more, or less, heavy, at Columbus, Cincin-nati,
Canton, Massillon, Dayton, Youngs-town,
Toledo, Mansfield, and many Other
places throughout Ohio. Indianapolis,
Terre Haute, and other places in Ind. -
Tall buildings in Chicago and St Louis,
greatly swayed and trembled. Hundreds
of people rushed out of large hotels, and
other buildings. The greatest consterna-tion
was manifest among the colored peo-ple
of the - visited cities. A writer says, at
Charleston, " The colored ' people every-where
were loud and increasing in their
manifestations of alarm, and the singing
of hymns, and in fervent appeals for God's
mercy, in which appeals, God knows,
many a proud heart who heard them aris-ing
in the night and iii the hour of His
wondrous might, devoutly and humbly and
sincerely joined. Danger brings all of us
to the level of the lowliest."
" 0 vain man, when wilt thou learn that
the fear of the Lord. is the beginning of
wisdom, and a good understanding have
all they that do His commandments."
How foolish and disgusting to see men
jeer, and defy the Almighty, as if they
were able to cast Him down from His
throne, and then in the hour of His judg-ments
presume to pray to Him for mercy.
0 ye wicked, depth t from iniquity, and
serve God in the hour of peace and safety,
so shall ye be joyful and safe in the hour
of God's terrible visitations on the earth.
, Poor sinners can form some faint idea
of the horrors that will seize upon them
pre-
0:: 11- iat - great day, by this.
children
and the
the air.
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MAPLE RAPIDS MICH.
DEAR BRETHREN:— I am rejoicing in sal-vation
full and free. Glory to God ! We
went down to Elba last Sunday and held
an ordinance meeting with the Church at
that place. We had a glorious meeting,
although the devil wet.; wonderfully stirred.
It was like fighting with beasts, but we
had the victory in the - name of Jesus.
Praise God for the victory ! Bro. E. B.
Lyon preached Sabbath evening, and
the Lord did wonderfully bless the little
ones. It was the first ordinance meeting
held in that place. It was a glorious feast
to the little ones, alter the battle with sa-tan
in the school house. Had preaching
in the school house, then went to Brother
Tripper's and observed the ordinances.
Monday morning when we started home
stopped atBro. Tupper's; grandma Tupper
who has been a sect professer since she
was fourteen years old, and is now sixty-eight,
said she felt that she was not saved,
and wanted us to pray with her. We talked
a few minutes and then prayed with her,
and she asked the Lord to forgive her sins.
We left her feeling that she was saved.
She is very feeble and will soon go to rest
with Jesus.
We expect as soon as we get our crops
out of the way to start on a campaign a-gainst
babylon and all works of the devil,
in the name of Jesus. We expect to have
the victory all the way through. Your
Bro. saved, sanctified - and kept by the
power of God.
T. J. Cox.
EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., July 14th— The
steamer Alameda, which arrived Sunday
from Australia, brings particulars of fear-ful
volcanic eruptions in New Zealand last
month. Natives of Taranga, in the Auck-land
lake district, were awakened by ter-rif6c
lightning flashes, which continued for
two hours, when a tremendous earthquake
occurred. People fled from their houses
in their night clothes. The earthquakea
continued to follow in quick succession up
to 7 a. m., when a leaden- colosed cloud
was observed advancing from the south,
spreading out until it covered the sky.
' While still moving it burst with the Sound. •
DANIEL.
Correspondence.,
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NORTH STAR MICH.
Dear Brethren:— My wife and I are
saved and trusting in the Lord. I am so
glad we belong to the Church that the
gates of hell cannot prevail against. It
is founded on the solid rock. Bless God!
He shall have all the praise for a salvation
that we can feel. It keeps us saved through
and through. Glory to God and the Lamb
forever and ever ! May the Lord keep us
all is my prayer. Your , Brother.
F. 5. Miller.
ANTWERP 0.
Dear Brethren in Christ our Savior that
gave His life to save us from all our sins;
not in our sins, but from our sins. 0 I
do praise God for the light that I have
received through the preaching of the dear
saints at this place; for if it had not been
for the straight Word that they put at me
and the honest heart God gave me, I
might have died a miserable deluded sec-tarian,
and been lost. But praise God I
am redeemed from all sin and. sects, and
every thing that is of the devil. 0 I do
praise God that He blessed us with a visit
from Brother Warner and his little band.
God bless them. We had a good time
waiting upon the Lord and there was a
good number of souls saved and sanctified.
Well I do praise God for salvation that
saves me to- day. I am saved and sancti-fied,
and the power of God keeps me each
day from sin. I am so glad to read the
testimonies of the dear saints of God. I
remain yoltr Brother in Christ.
M. L. Munger.
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EAST JORDAN MICH.
Dear Brethren:— May God bless you
all, and keep you in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, in the bonds of love and peace with
one another. I praise our Lord to- day fox
salvation that, keeps us through fiery trial.
0 how satan did try to crush my soul
while at the Bangor Camp Meeting. No
one knows what I passed through with
but our blessed Lord. The Word says,
" Count it all joy when ye fall into divers
temptations, knowing this that the trying
of your faith worketh patience." Praise
God! we know that all things work togeth-er
for good to them that love God. I want
the prayers of God's children that I may
be steadfast immovable, always abounding
in the work of the Lord. Your Sister in
Christ, saved and kept by the power of
our dear Lord.
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up out of their carcasses." " For my sword
shall be bathed in heaven,"— the ecclesi-estical
heavens, or nominal churches.
" For it is the day of the Lord's vengence
and the year of recompences for the con-troversy
of Zion,"— verses 6, S. Read the
entire chapter.
" But I will remove far off from you the.
northern army, and will drive him into a
land barren and desolate, with his face
toward the east sea, and his hinder part
toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall
come up, and. his ill savour shall come up,
because he hath done great things.',-- Joel
2: 20.
Word of God, I was convinced that a man,
to be a true and faithful follower of God,
he only wants one Master, and that is Jes-us
Christ alone. Now I can praise God
for a free and full salvation. My pathway
grows brighter day by day, but we are
tried as by fire. There are a few of us
here that have borne out and stand for God
alone, and we are_ praying that God will
send some one here filled with the Holy
Ghost and the Word of God, to let the
light on the people in this place, for baby-lon
is badly shaken here; they don't know
what to do. -
Praise our God for His wonderful Spirit
and power he bestowes upon His children
that are true to Him. We wantthe prayers
of all the saints of God that wemay always
be faithful.
Now we are holding on to God by prayer
and faith, that He will send some one in
this part of His field; for there is some
wheat here ripe to harvest. Your Bro.
fully saved and kept by the power of God.
John Harm
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and trials to contend with, but the Llt., 1
keeps me saved flirt Hi g. 1 t. tetn all. Praise
His holy name foiever! There is nothing
that could entice me 10 give li p • his bless-ed
hope. Jesus sap; that, it shall turn to
us for a testimony ; settle it t herefore,
your hearts nut to meditate before, what
ye shall answer, for I will give you a
mouth and wisdom which all your adver-saries
shall not be able to gainsay, nor re-sist,
and ye shall be betrayed both by
parents and brethren and kins- folks, and
friends, and come of you shall they cause
to be put to death, end ye shall be hated
of all men for my name's sake, but there
shall. not one • iair of your head perish. &-
praise the Lord ! In your patience pes-sess
ye your souls. May the Lord keep:,
us patient through all trials, that we stand
firm for Jesus; for He is able to keep
unto the end.
I am all sold out to Jesus, and no Ions
ger am my own, for I am bought with His,
own precious blood.
Pray for me that I n ay live low aid
humble at my Master's feet. Your Sister.:-.'
in Christ, saved and wholly sanctified.
Jennie Wight..
The northern army is the army of Gog,
and Magog, see Ezekiel 38: 14, 15; 39: 11.
This army is to come up in the " latter
days." See Eze. 38: 8, 16.
His corning from the north signified
cold religion. " Having a form of godli-ness,
but denying the power ; from such
turn away." Ezekiel says, his vile car-cass
" shall stop the noses of the passen-gers."
That is, he is so loathful that men
passing by, hold their noses, because of
the stench, and Joel 2: 20, comes out still
plainer.
So our brother can see that if we have
used " filthy language," as he thinks, so
does the Bible. The Lord save that Bro.
from his false fastidiousness. The word
for which he jud ges us, occurs many times
in the Bible, beside the few instances cited.
The fact is, the Word of God, in expos-ing
the rotten works of the devil, speaks
right out in plain language, and as the old
prophet Micah said, " As the Lord liveth,
what the Lord saith, that will I say."
Let not your hearts be troubled. The
Word of the Lord is right. And by the
grace of God we will not allow the devil,
or any man or woman accuse us for speak-ing
out as God speaks.
ris ILL SAVOR.
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Brother writes us how much his heart
was pained at our use of such . words
as " nasty" and " stinking," in speaking of
the rottenness of babylon, and filthiness
of tobacco using, etc. He says, " Such
words do not agree with the spirit that I
believe God has given me." - . It almost
made me sick." " This is very unclean
language." etc,
We should love to write the brother a
good long letter, for we believe him sin-cere,
and conscientious. But as time is
short, and a part of what I would write
him, would probably be of general bene-fit,
we will write a few things in reply in
this way. We say to our brother that we
know exactly what Spirit we are of. That
we abide in Christ, and His Spirit and His
Words abide in as. But in all kindness we
say to our brother, you are not in theclear
and. perfect light of God. The spirit that
tortured your mind in reading those words
is not of God. It was an angel of light,
or counterfeit spirit from satan. We have
come up through all those deceptive spir-its,
which so much distress even honest
and conscientious souls, and have learned,
by the things we have suffered, to , know
them every time. We can discern them
either by speech or by writing. The Bro.
does not seem to be sure himself what
spirit it was that distressed him. He says
that our language was against the " spirit
which he believed God had given him."
The real Spirit of God does not talk that
way. He knows absolutely whence He
is. We seldom get letters from brethren
correcting us through any counterfeit an-gel
of light, but what we lead therein that
their eyes are upon men, to sonic extent,
or that they are interassociated, or mixed
up with antichrist elements. The brother
writes about another man who rejects the
ordinances of Christ, at least some of I hem,
who was also dissatisfied with the TRUMP-ET,
and did not want to take it any longer,
because of a few objectionable features,
but in the main confessed that he liked it
better than any other paper. Well we
expect all such men to give up their her-esies,
or give up the TRUMPET. De says,
" All the saints here expect myself. and
one other brother object to feetwashing."
Now we say plainly, no saint objects to
feetwashing. A saint is a holy, or sancti-fied
person, and the Holy Spirit is the
Sanctifier, and He leads us into all truth.
" Thy Word is truth." Now the Word of
Jesus Christ, positively teaches and en-joins
the washing of the saints feet, as a
command of the Lord Jesus Christ. God's
saints may not have been taught this du-ty,
but no saint of God rejects it. ? or as
soon as it is presented to the mind of a
holy man, the Spirit of God which institu-ted
the commend, being in his heart says
amen to the truth. Because " He guides
us into all truth." But the spirit that op-poses,
and rejects truth after presented to
the mind, is not of God. As long as there
are conflicting doctrines, the parties have
not come fully out of babylon, for when
He brings again Zion, thy watchmen shall
see eye to eye.— Isa. 52-: S.
Is it true that the language
used is contrary to the Scriptures. It is
probable we would not have used it, had
we not found st so applied in God's Word.
Thus saith the Lord, " I have neele t lie
stink of your camps to come up unto your
nostrils, yet have ye not returned limo
me, saith the Lord."— Amos 4: 10.
The chapter treats on the abominations,
and baekslidings of ancient Israel, which
is fully anti- typed in the rottenness of the
present day apostasy. Have ' We not seen
babylon camps send up a stench of tobac-co
smoke that fully meets the above de-
1, scription.
" Come near, ye nations, to hear ; and
hearken, ye people : let the earth hear,
and. all that is therein ; the world, and all
things that come forth of it. For the in-dignation
of the Lord is upon all nations,
and his fury upon all their armies: He
hath utterly destroyed them, He bath de-livered
them. to the slaughterer. Their
akin also shall be cast out, and their stink
shall come up out of their carcasses, and
the mountains shall be melted with . their
blood."--- Isa. 34: 1- 3.
This is present, awful truth. To- day
" the indignation of the Lord is upon all
nations," and all false religion is given to
the slaughterer. And the whole earth is
strewn with carcasses, who have been cut
off by the Sword. The Word of the Lord,
is now being poured out without mixture;
the real vials of God's wrath upon bab-ylon.
And it does not hurt the conscience
of God to: say that " their stink shall come
MAPLE . RAPIDS Ahern
Dear Brethren:— I feel led of the Lord
to tell of the blood that cleanses me and
makes me whole. I am saved and sanc-tified.
I was _ saved on the GratiotCamp
Ground and have had sweet peace in my
soul ever since. Pray for me..
J. E. Cox.
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LA PAZ IND.
Dear Brethren: — I feel led by the Spir-it
of' God to write my testimony. I praise
God for salvation.. Glory to God! I am
free from babylonish confusion and all
sympathy for the sects.
Dear Bro. Michels has just, closed a
meeting here with victory on the Lord's
side. A few souls were converted.; others
consecrated for entire sanctification. Six
of the dear saints followed their dear Sav-ior
in the ordinance of baptism.
The Lord has a little army of saints here
that are standing straight for Him. The
saints have there regular meetings every
Sabbath at 2 o'clock, and the Lord is with
us and we are wonderfully blessed.
0 glory to God! the cloudy day is pass-ing
away and, the true light is shining in
mysoul. I praise God for what He has
done for me and my family. He is bless-ing
us every day. I am free from doubts
and. fears. Praise God! I am saved, washed
and redeemed by the precious blood of
Jesus, from all sin, ready and willing to
say yes Lord to every manifestation of
God's will that is made known to me.
May God bless all the dear saints. Amen!
Your Brother in Christ.
J. M. Deniston.
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LAINGSBURG Micu.
DEAR BRETHREN :— My heart rejoices in
a Savior's love to- day, for He saves me
just now and keeps me by His mighty
power from day to day, free from the fol-lies
and evils of this wicked world. Glory
to God forever! Oh it makes my heart
leap for joy to think that I am free in
Christ, the only safe and sure refuge from
all the cares and storms of this life. I
would say to all that have no hope in
Christ, beware of the awful whirlpool of
distraction that is seething and foaming
around you, threatning to in gulf you in
its everlasting depths of despair. Flee
while there is time, to the Rock, Christ
Jesus. Poor sinner, that Rock is sure, no
storms or waves will molest you while
within its cleft you hide. " 0 the joy, no
tongue can tell it, ' Tis like many flowing
streams." Come to Jesus and be saved,
and go along with me. I praise my God
that he has healed my body. I was taken
very suddenly ill with a fever ; it tasted
three nights and. two days ; but I prayed
to my Father to heal me, and he removed
the fever, and to- day I am well both in
soul and in body. Glory to God for His
wonderful promises to all, and I know He
will fulfill His promises to them that be-lieve.
The little band of saints are few here
at Laingburg, but God is Our support and
He is able to keep us. We have our reg-ular
meetings . Wednesday evening, and
Sunday at 2 o'clock, and God is with us
and keeps us day by day. Praise His holy
name!
The Camp Mseting held at Gratiot in
July, vas the most wonderful meeting I
ever beheld, and my soul was so happy in
the love of my Savior that I could hardly
stay in this laud. I thank God that He
sent me there, for I received a great deal
of light on God's Word through thapreach-ing
of Bro's Warner and Fisher. May
God bless them for their efforts in the
behalf of poor suffering souls dead in sin.
Oh how- - vivid it comes to my mind, when
I was groping my way on in darkness here,
but God saw fit to illumine my way by
the glorious light of eternal day, and my
way grows brighter as I journey on trust-ing
Jesus who is a present help in every
time of need. May God bless and keep
all the saints is my prayer. From your
Bro. saved and : sanctified through the
blood of Christ. I desire the prayers of
the saints that I hold out faithful to` the
end, and with you gain a crown of life.
Melvin Grennell.
MERRILL Mon.
To the Dear Brethren of the TRUMPET:—
It has not been very long since I got out
free from all sects and associations. I was
a class leader in the Wesleyan sect, and a
member of the Mich. Holiness Association.
But thanks be to God! by hearing the true
Word of God, and meeting with the Gra-tiot
Co. saints, and by reading the blessed
Effie A. Cox.
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TEAGARDEN, IND.
Dear Brethren:— I wish to give in my
testimony for the Lord. I am saved,
sanctified and kept by the power of God,
through our Lord Jesus Christ. He has
taken my feet out of the miry clay, and
has placed them on the Solid. Rock, Christ
Jesus. Praise His name forever more!
I am filled with the Spirit of God, glory
glory! to Jesus! Hallelujah to God for-ever
and ever II He keeps me from sin,
tobacco, tea and coffee. Praise the Lord
forever ! Your sister, saved, sanctified,
and free from old babylon.
Hannah Dare.
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GRAND JUNCTION, MICH.
Dear Brethren:— I feel led to write my
testimony for the glory or God. I can tes-tify
this morning that I am saved and filled
with the love of God. I have had com-plete
victory ever since the grove meet-ing.
We all searched our titles there, and
I found that I had doubts coming up in
my mind, but I gave it all up to the Lord,
and I never will doubt any more, for God.
says His grace is sufficient for us. Well
praise God! it is all gone now. 0 praise
God for saving our souls, and letting our
house become a house of prayer. We can
talk now of salvation, and what wonderful
thin gs the Lord has done in this place. 0
hallelujah to the name of Jesus, who died
for us, and has redeemed us from all sin.
Oh our home is a heaven here on ear
and not only mine, but many others here
in this neighbnrhood, which was once de-filed
with the filthiness of tobacco, and
dancing and card playing, and all kinds of
evil ; but now we are rejoicing in the love
of God. Praise God for what He has done
for us. 0 glory to God! 0 come poor sin-ners,
come to Jesus ! He will save you,
He will set you free. Oh dear sinners,
come before it is too late, for it is an aw-ful
thing to fall into the hands of the liv-ing
God.. See what miracles God is doing,
He opens the blind eyes ; He makes the
deaf to hear ; He heels the sick. 0 praise
His name I
Well dear ones pray for us.
main your Brother and_ sister in
saved and sanctified.
C. & M. Griffin.
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Smits: es, Mien.
Dear Brethren:— I do praise God this.
morning for a full and complete salvation.
0 praise the Lord! I am all the Lord's, and
am doing His will. Glory be to the wor-thy
name of Jesus ! for the many precious
promises He has given us in His Word,
and for His Holy Spirit that He gives His
children. 0 praise His holy name ! My
prayer to God is, that many more may
come and accept this great salvation. He
is able to cleanse you from all sin, end to
keep you pure;: I .. have many persecutions
WHEELER, MICH.
Dear Brethren praise God. for de-liverance
from all bands and straps of the
world, and of sin. Praise the Lord !
Your Brie saved and sanctihed.
Wallace Gould.
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• WORSTNILLE, OHIO.
DEAR BRETHREN:— And saints scattered
abroad, " Elect according to the foreknowl-edge
of God the Father, through sanctifi-cation
of the Spirit." " Grace unto you,
and peace be multiplied ; " " seeing ye have
purified your souls in obeying the truth,
through the Spirit, unto unfeigned love of
the brethren, see that ye love one- another
with a pure heart fervently." " For ye are
a chosen generation, a royal Priest- hood,
an holy nation, a peculiar people, that ye
should show forth the praises of Him who
hath called you out of darkness, into His
marvelous light." " For He hath not called
us unto uncleanness, but unto holiness,"
" that we being delivered from the hands
of our enemies, might serve Him without
fear, in holiness and righteousness all the
days of our life." And " give unto
the glory due unto His name," and worship
the Lord in the beauty of holiness." " For
we are Abraham's seed and heirs • accord-ing
to the promise." Hallelujah to Our
God ! He just gives us victory in our soul
day by day, and the " eternal weight of
glory," so we are able to rejoice with joy
unspeakable and full of glory." Glory be
to God ! Brethren let us draw the lines,
and build up the walls, and close up the
breaches. Thrust in the sickle, for the
wheat is ripe to harvest and the laborers
are few.
Your Brother and Sister, saved to the
uttermost, and reigning in life by one
Christ Jesus. Free from babylon. Glory
to our'God, we have the sweet ache in our
souls that Brother Joseph talks about.
Praise the Lord !. Salvation ! sanctified,
and on the sea of glass mingled with fire.
J. N. & M. J. Howard.
— est:—
LA. PAZ IND.,
Dear Saints of God:— This evening my
testimony is, I am saved and washed in
the blood, and made white as snow..'
praise God for picking me up out of the
road of sin and folly. I praise God for
free and full salvation. Glory be to God!.
Pray for me, your sister,
we have
MAPLE Raems MICH.
DEAR BRETHREN:-- I praise God this
morning far salvation full and free. Oh it
fills my soul with glory to think of the
wondrous love of our dear Redeemer.
Praise His name for His keeping power
that keeps me each day from sin. " I'll tell
to the world that the Savior is mine, far
above all its pleasures my soul it cloth
shine; I now have the victory my faith is
complete. I came for the cleansing low
down at His feet." I am saved to the
uttermost. Glory to the Lamb! Your
sister in Christ. Pray for us that we ever
hold high the blood stained banner of
Christ.
We re-
Christ,
BEAVER DAM, IND.
Dear readers of the TRUMPET; I feel to e
praise God for salvation full and free.
Glory be to God! I thank: God for ever
calling after a poor vile sinner like me,.
and placing my feet on the Solid Rock.
Christ Jesus. 0 glory be to God ! - He
saves me just now. My tongue cannot
express the goodness of God. I go about
my work praising God from morning until
night. 0 glory be to Jesus ! for the sweet-ness
that I have in my soul from day to
day. I am buried in the great ocean of
God's love. Praise the Lord! I know
nothing but Christ and. Him crucified. God
has set me in the Body as it hath pleased
Him, that I may work in His vineyard.
He wants no idlers in His vineyard. 0 I
do praise God for giving me a willing
mind and an humble heart to do whatso-ever
the Lord has for me to do. Well I
give God all the praise and glory for sav-ing
my soul. 0 I bless God that He fills
my soul with His glory all the time. Pray
for me. Your sister saved and sanctified.
Sarah N. Wells. '