RUMPET FULL SALVATION UNITY AND TRUTH

MARCH 27, 1919

Jerusalem Jews

GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY ANDERSON INDIANA,U.S.A.

• FOLLOWING AFTER OTHER GODS

THEY SHALL

PERISH WE

'WITHOUT SAVE

CHRIST THEM?

Multitudys of people are "following afte~ other gods." Some ofthese people worship the great gQp. of Wealth, some worship the god of Fame, some worship the god of Fashion, yet others worship the god ofWorldly Honor. While the multitudes of earth are following after other gods, Jesus Christ stands ready and willing to save aU who will come to him. '

You can. help in bringing a saving knowledge of Jesus to thousands of the lost by placing the Gospel Trumpet within their reach. These people visit the public reading-rooms daily. Place the Gospel Trumpet in these institu .. tions, and the needy ones will find it. . ,

To every dollar you send in for this work we will add another dollar from the Free Literature Fund and send the Gospel Trumpet to some Public Library, Reading-Room, Infirmary, Penitentiary, Jail, Poorhouse, or Hospital of your own State. , , .

Every dollar you send, together with the dollar from the Free Literature Fund, will be used for the institu .. tions ·of your. own State. Reports of the amounts received and the number of institutions being supplied with the Trumpet . in each State will be published.

NOW is the time to act. While you delay, souls are passing into eternity who might have been saved had they received a knowledge .of Christ and his power to save from sin.

State That Offerings Are to be Used in Sending TRUMPETS to Institutions.

GOSPEL TRUMPET COMPANY, Anderson, Ind.

THE. GOSPEL T.RUMPET ANDERSON, IND., U. s. A. :MARCH 27, 1919 NuMBER 13

The Soul of Man Need Not Be Lost BY J. GRAN'!~ ANDDRSON

All visible things shall vvholly pass mvay and be no more. God has declared that heaven. and earth sJ.i·an pass away, and try as vve may to preserve the1n, all material substances will come to' an end. Not only is this true of animal and vegetable matter, but also man must die and lose his physical identity, for the Bible states that ''all flesh ·shall perish together'' (;Job :34 : 15).

stantly in a state of open rebellion. Therefm·e I will curse them, and let them go on to their own destruction.'' But God in love ab.cl mercy tries to reach man's heart, time after time, and in a multitude of ways. He appeals to man's reason. ''Come, and let us reason together-.'' The . man to· vvhom he speaks is full of wounds and putl·ifying sores (see Is a. 1 : 1-20).

God's Mercy Shown •in Seeming Detay

· The apostle Peter thus reminds us: ''Seeing then that all these thi1'1gs shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in aU holy conversation and godliness.''

God shows more mercy to humanity than you show to a dirty, loathsome tramp who comes to your home asking for foocl and shelter for the night. Yon simply hand him a slice of bread· and say, "Go; you are too dirty· and dis-

Then, as if to answer some one who questioned God's delay in thus dissolving the earth and sky, he re­veals the great element of n1e:tcy in God's dealing with a re_bellious pea,. ple: ''The Lord is not slack concern­ing his promise as some men count slackness; but is long-suifering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance" (2 Pet. 3: 9). God iN very patient with the sinner, extend­ing mercy to him in a greater de­gree than a violator of civil law could· expect from our courts.

. eased to occupy a bed in this house.'' ....-------------------: You have just reasons to drive him.

If a man had a horse that was worthless, that would not pull a load, haul a carriage, or let any one ride it, but. would bite and ldek the one who gave it food and water, how

Look and Live I stand at the foot of Calvary's hill: The millions pass, are passing still; The many do not look this way; Some careless glance, then turn away.

Not less t11e blood from Jesus' aide Flows· than at first when here he died; But what avails the sacrifice To those wllo turn away their eyes?

vVhile here beneath the cross I .stand, In Jesus' name I stretch my hand And bid you stop; 0 i)asser-by, And now behold your Sa vi or die.

If· carelessly you speed along· "VVith the whirling, sweeping, thonghtless

throng, Soon death anc1 woe your soul will claim; Then shall you seel{ this cross in vain. ·

Turn ye, oh turn! whY will ye die? See you.r Redeemer raised .on high, "'Tis finished,'' all that heav'n could do, The ransom price is paid for you.

long do you think the man would Yours are the sins that riail Him there, extend mercy~ Do yon suppose a ' With .sorr·ows mark His visage fair.

R,ejected still, He patient waits, man would keep a dog around and Holding t'he I{ey of heaven's gates .. feed and permit it to live, if every time it got a chance it would bite him 1 No, indeed. Justice would ,fall immediately, and both horse and dog would be put to death. Sinner, it is by the grace of God that you ·

Now "lool{ and live," :ve passers-by, Then to the Savior's cross draw nigh; Raising your eyes to his, downcast, Let love constrain your hearts at last.

-Millicent Goodwin.

away, you think, and perhaps it is true. B:ut God loved you when you ·were at your worst, and instead of driving you a"'iYay, 11e jnvites you to come nnd reason the matter ovnr: hnt you say, "No, I will not serve thee; I will do as I please.'' Wlu1t do you suppose God thinks of sueh treatment from OJle of his creatures'! Gael could allow you to go right on to your doom, and his doing so would never reflect upon his char­acter, but mercy steps in, and says, "We will spare man a little longer, and perhaps he will listen and re­pent."

Man Must Yield His Will to God

If it were possible to carry a man into heaven against his own will, he would be immedi~tely ejected, or if he would be allowed to stay in that land of harmony and perfect free­dom, founded upon obedience and loving hearts, he ·would lJe so' out of harmo11y with that heavenly envir­onment as to be in misery and per~

have life, breath, food, and raimen:t. I{e is your best friend. In him you live and have an existence. Is it right that you should go on and on in a state of rebellion ag·ainst the one who holds in his hands your life and all?

petual torment. Man must volunteer to serve God.

No, indeed, it is not right. If you were in God's stead .(if such a condition could be imagined), you woulcl say 1m1nediately of those in sin: <'They are not worthy of that wl;ich I am daily extending to them. Instead of appreci~ ating, th~y simply ignore ; instead of loving, they remain

. cold-hearted; instead of being servants, they are con-

When sinful man can comprehend the great mercy ex­tended to him and feel his unworthiness, it leads him to repentance. Sin has man bound in awful fetters. 11an can W'l"'ll to sin, and he must will to 'be saved, but he must also have Christ's blood applied.

To Neglect in Life is to Perish. in Eternity

Jesus, referring to what ha})pened when· the tower of Siloam fell, stated the solemn faet that un~ess men repent

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they shall all likewise perish. To put off the day of sal~ vation too long- is to l?e lost in Pteruity 's night, and to fail to prepare to meet God is to make a mistake that Mornul ages can not reetif;r. 'l'o fail to join the redeemed in life is to he left behind form·er. 'l'he warning ~till rings. out, "Prepare' to meet thy (Jod."

Trqe Riches BY.\. BlUNOON

A little boy sat by hi:-: mother. IIP looked long- into the fin~ aw.l was l'iileut. .Afh~r a I ime his eye hrightrnt1<1. and he said:

'':Mother, I want to he rjeh. '' "Why do yon wish to h(\ Pic~h my son 7., md.::Nl 1hP

uwtlwr. The child revli.-d, '' .Rn'!ry mw pl'ni~Ps tlH~ l'ieli. 'l'lll'

~trunger nt onr table ycst<.•rday m~lwd who was the rieh­t'st man in tlw villag·e. At ~d10ol t!H·N~ ix H boy who dot>H uot like to lem•u hi:-; lcHsonH, mul Rouwtinwx he HJH•aks m.·il \VOrtlH, lmt ihe other dlildn•u do 11ot l1Jamu him, fol' tht•y Ray he iH n lrealtlty hoy.''

The motht•t··}JUW that hl•r ('hil,l wux iu daug-Pr of think~ iug that WPalth might HtHll<l ill tlw plUt~(l OI g'OOdllt'HHt Ol'

uc an exens<! i'ot· iudo]pw•t•, or vnUHP those per:-;ons '\vhn 1eac1 evil ]iiyes t:o be h<'l<l in honot·, :-;o :-;he ask<·<l: "\Yhu'l' docs it nwnn to l.!t' riel! ? ''

'I'he child· nnHwerPd, "1 do not know: tPll llW wlurt I must do to l>lwouw ri<'ll, that all muy ask ai'tPJ' mt~ aud praise mt'.''

1'he motht!r repliP<1~ '' 'J'o he•·onH• l'i(•h is to 1-\'d lltOllt•y.

1~10r this )'OU ltllll-lt ·wait till j'Oil Ul'C~ a lHHll."

Then the hoy lookP<l sonmr ful a 1111 aHkPtl. n IH t hPrP nof some other wn? of bc•eoming- rid1 tltn1 T uw;\· h<•giu UU\V v·'

The mother au~:~wered, ''The gain oJ' llHllH'Y is not fltP

only nor the tJ•tw wealth. li,ire:-; may Inn·u H ; ilic llnotlH may drow·n H; the winds 1nay HW~'PP it away; moth and rust waste it; nr the robher Hteul it. 1\[r•u ure \n•ariPd with tlw toil of ~etting· ·wt•td 1 hr hut tlwy lNtvt~ it lwhiwl at htHt. They dit• am] <~arry uothiug nwu~·. 'rlw Honl of tlw ridlPRt prinee g'O<~S J'orth lilw fhat of tlw Wll,Vt-lidc lH•I.(w gar, '\rit hout a garment. Tlwre is auoilwr kiu<l of rh•ht•A, hoW(!Yer, \vhich is 110t kept iu ihl' }>lll~P, l111t in the ]wat•t. 'I'hww who poHHPHH tlw:-;p ri!!lws arr~ uol ulwn.rs prniH(ttl !1~' nwn, but they have tlw p1·aiHI' of Ood."

"''l'hen,'' ~omid 1lw lwy, "lllny llw1l,'iu to g-atlwr thiH kiXHl oi! rielws now1 or muRt I wuii till I atn u muJt?"

The motlwr laid ltl'l' hawls, npon tlw ,<Jliltl \; lwacl and ~UIS\Yerr!cl, "You may lwg:iu toclu.v i I' you will Jwnr tlw voiec of God, for he has pt·mniH<'<l tllat thnH<! who HPek hirr~ c~arly shall find hirtJ."

Tho child Rai<l Parnc-stly, t"Pmwl1 nw how I nmy he<mmc rieh before ( :ocl. ''

Then she, looking tenderly into his faee, r<•plicd: "Kneel every night and moJ•Jiiug ancl nHk that the love of' the dear Savior may dwell iu your heart. Obt~y his Word, and strivH all the da.vH o.f :vnnr lifn 1o please Uod uml to clo good to all. If you do tlH•H<· thingr.;, <•ven ir yon should be poor in this world, yon Nhall ht! ri<!ll in faith aud au heir of the ldngdom of hen VNI. ''

How Jx~autifull,\· this Ghrh;tiau wl'itet' the l:lttlmtuw.w of

whmm story I ht~ve.~.dvt~n h~ts tnld tlw ~~w<·ret ~f true riehesl , How 1inwlv tlw-1 llll-ltrtwflull! Oh~ that HuH truth were mort! hiHtilit:d in tht• lwnrts of tht~ (•hildrt•u of today! How muc•h lwttt~l' it wutdtl h .. tn ft•twh tlwm of tlw deaeit~ul. lH .. '!:!X of' ridwx IIH this llluiht'l' tUU!.thf }u•J• SIJH than to give het~d in tlwir t•tmshmf pl1•:uliu~ i'ut• tunttt•y untl thl~ things of! thiH p<tSHiHI! world~ \Vlwn t lu• l.:t'l'tint w·t•au palaae, The 'ritanit•, st1•w•k l'm it•t·h•·r~ awl ~aul;; with 1warly two thou­Htnttl xnulH. tlwrt• wt•t'l' uu t lw \'t'"i'lt•l Wt·u whn possessed vast f'orhmPs: tlwt•t• Wt'l't• :tll'ill urt l1uat·d pww Hrt'mcn and otlwrs of' the ship \-t Pl't•w whu lnst tlwh· li\'PH, but the 1nillimmirc nt tlw tiWt1 wns just UH JHnll• as tlw poorest stoker on lmurd. ln n \'uiu uth·mpt to l-111\'t! their gold fl()lnf~ of' tllf);.i{<:! whn luul puusid1•t·nhlt• lUtHI('~' with them htwldPd thflir uwm·.\·Mhmrs mui wulh•ts ur·nmHl thPir necks or wuish;, hut tlwy h·al'UPd tlmf tlw~· thiu~s umdP their c•H('UPfl impns."lihlP. Kouw w•·z·•· d•·uww·d fu•t·nttHe of their eliu~in,.; to tlwh· wt•nlth \\lwu if tlw.v had fursulwn it~ tllflY rni~ht lwvc• lwt•u l'l'SI'U~'d.

~'lw uposth· HH~'M, ""'rh"~' tlwt will lw d··h fall into h•mp­tatiun mul a ~o;rmrr>, nwl iutn umu,v· fuolish uml hurtful htHtf.!, whh·h dt·owu Hwn in th•stt·•wt inu nutl JH!l'<Iition.n 'l'hc love of wt•ulth will 1.•lwlw mrt tlw \Vurd of Uocl and it iH oftcm nu uhl-lhwJ,. tu Uu· l't't't<ptiuu of fit~• ~uHpd {Mark 10: 2:~, ~:)) ~ it t·amwH twnpl•• tu i"Hr!4't~f Uo{l ( Dcut. 8: l:i 14} · it ht'inus u•uut.l.- nml sm·ruw l 'l'im. t.i: 10).

Smut\.' tinw a~tu in u ••t•rtain vilhtJ(l' li\'t•tl n umu nnd his wif<• wlm Wt•rt• luwwn fot· tlwit· lu\·t· uf UHHH'~·. Heureely nnv1hiu~.t WHM tuu lov~o· w• uwnu fut• 11wm tu «ln in m·ucr to goufn Wt•tllth. 'rla•y livt••l nu vx••lu-;h··· lif•·: tJwy hnd no mw fur tlw ;.roxpd, WH' fnr tlw Ul't..,twinthm uf pt.•uplc who liVPtl houN~t. uprh:ht lh·t·M. '1'1H·it· .-lullu·>.£ w.-n• nt time~:~ tnot'P suitnhla for tlw tmm•t•ld puupN'. Hu1·«·ly mom~y was tlwir f:Cntl ancl tlwy HN'Vvtl it \\'t<ll. 'l'h .. y W«"l'<• people of HOllH~ lllt!ut~H, nml of'tt•n tlwy wuuld iwhwt• n r•onr neighbor to hus ll <mw, lHU'Mt\ m· hoJtt uir•·t·inJ.! it un t•nwy tPrms, then nYtcr" 1l~e pum• num luul purtinlly puid fur tJw animal. they would t•·ll him 11mt lu• tUlHd •·uiK~• tlw nmminder in a VPt·v xhnrt 1iuw. 'rlw tnHil* mmltl(' t n •ln sn, would lose 1lw.lJPmit mHl ~til lw hml pni•L

tJnHt ns thiH c•<mplt• Wf't·t~ uhnnt t·Nuly tn f'njuy the fruitH of' tlwh• widwdtH'I-i.H. ntu• of tlwm \\'me ldrit•k•·H with a ter· J•ihlo Hflli<•tion mul \dt hiu n f•·w lln~·x Jutf.t'i(.•d nway. Now what ditl theh· l'ic•}wK n\·niJ , f H«l wmwy Nuw thrJ. guilty ('OJUWtPJH·(~? "J'lw JH'opht'f ~Hy'l, ••J thnt l!f'th•th riche~. aml not hv J•iu:hf ,..huH tlu-m in Hw midRt of hrs cht.~'H, uud ~tt l!h~ t:ml~o~lmll he~~ n f'ouP~ 17: 11.).

J fnw awf'uJ fo dit• Nupt,v-luuuh•tl. tu i'4purn du• nffflrs of Clod nncl hi~o~ UJPt'<'Y! .Ait•xnndc~t· tlw fJrr•at. nJthough ?e won fnmr nwl \!\'(•nlth d&u·it~f.l hiM Hr ••. c•ommnnded, whtl~ lt}JnH hh.; dNtfh.h!~tl. thut wiwu lw WitH .-nrrh·d to the grav~, I tis hmHIH NhouJ.rl uot he• \\Tttpp.-.d with ••lothH ns was tHe~ t•URtom. hut HI1Willd tJtl lf•ft out14hlt· t lu• f•nmn thn.t all men might HN• 1lwy wr-rn t•mpty. tlw du!! i u f hu fable l0$t thP rl•ttl ttesh fnr tht- tdmduw uf it. 1-1u ttw eovt•tous rn$1 ('flHfH U way tlw t l'lW rii•JH':"i rnr t Jw Jnvt• nf tlW sllttdOW}'· 'J'hank Ood f'nr Hw trtw ric•lwM. ' ,

I Ood iH not n:rottnd settlinK' up ·with Jn.~ortl~ <rVef'.! Jtt9'

ot• DN!<!rnlwr. but he ha~ appninu~d a «lay m ~vhwh 46

will Judgo the wor·ld. --X. H. Dut~oOifli."

l\[AltCH :!i1 lH 1!1 TH:F} OOSPEIJ TRUMPET

The Last Minute How pf'oplc do ·work nt t lw last miantP! For honrs nnd

··days they will dPlay nwl tu•J.dt•t>t ami clnwcllP tlwir tiuw away, until th~:~· ('IHIW tn th<' poiH1 whc•t'P clPlay is no longer posHihltt, ntul tltt•n thPy will tlPVPlnp u most u~ ..

· tonishing JHlWN• und t•apat•it~· for work, tlu·owing tlwir whole Houls iutu muttt•rH whit•h tlwy hu\'{' loutr tu•g-lt'l't'Ptl. and finall~· <'mniHI!' out Hurrit•tl and nt'tt•n lwlutt'd, sHfl't·rinl! loss nnd (•uusiug- hwcmw•nit~U<'t• tn otlwrs by thPit· pro­crnstiuatiun mul nt•J.dt•t•L

It is vt•ry important to lH• ahlt• to work qni<~kly nud t~lwr­getieall~· iu tittwH uf HJ!t'Piul t>Int•t'f.!t'IH'y, hut it iH yet more importunt to l<•ut·u tu htkt• tiuw hy tht~ Port-lod:., awi .. <lo promptly uwl Ja~tiuws: tlw thim.rs thnt umsf <'('l'htilll.Y lw dOIU', mui t'UU Jw dutH' lHHPh lfl't1t•l• in Hl'ltSCHl thun OU{ of season n11d uftl~r lnnl-{ uwl ut!ccllt•HH (lt•lay~::~.

A gr<'nt lNiHnn whit•lt pr>nplt' shnnlcl lPnl'n iH to <lo tlwit· work at. tlw lw~iuuiu~ of 1lw tlny iust(•nd of nt tlw l'lld; wlwn tlH~\" lun·p tlw tiuw 1wl'm•p tltl'm. iusft>H<l of' wlwn most of tlw tiuw is t~mw ht•,\'oud J'PNtlL 'rlw \.Vm•tl of God tu'J.!PH ywuplP tn JH'<mtphtttNs in nll Christian dut,\\ and ihc voit~c.· of htHph•ttti<m Hn~·s, "'B••lml(l~ w1w iH tlw uc•t•t'pittd tinw: lwhold, nnw is tlw flH,\' nf l'utlvatiou. if .\ littl<' whilP later our opportunith•s will 11(1 J.rntttt: the tn•t1HPnt is 1 hi' honr fm· improving JH'ivitt•l.!PH whiPh mw«• J.{ottP will l'Phtt'll

no more. , ... 1/mnlmu t: uurrlian.

A Dangerous Position BY ,J, H. '1'.\CKt-;•r•r

"~Ty mothrt• hf'li{"l\'f•d tlmt tlwrr \\'cntltl ltf' no fnture or · post-nwrt••m JntUiHhnwat; tdiP tolcl uw twVCll' to believe in such doctt•iuc, nor tu tc!udt it to JU}• c•hildreu, uud I huve thus far fuithf'ully oht•yNl.'' Thc~m~ wordH WN'<! spoken by a fathcn·-u ftttht•r· ur M(•V(1l'ttl c•hHtlreu. Oh, trnJ.CiC f'aet! How sud to tlliuk 1lmt iu nur wumlc•ri*ully Pnlh.dth•n(l(l a~n of BihleH mul !>tt•h•zw'" nwn will ••nsh hN•tll<.•HHlj7 on to tlu:oir awfnl mul (1t·rtuin tlomn ~ Aucl in tlw nttt•mpt to quell 1lwit· ft•urH nf' •:h*l'tml ,htHtit·t•, tlw>' tr,r to umke tlwmHC'lves belicVl' t hut tlwt·t~ is un KH«·h phwt• UH lwll. Dt·l udNl sonls arc~ thP\'. wholh· Hllt Hf' tlw <Wdf•r ul' luttm·e, l't1mmu, uud divhw ;.t>\'l'lnfit;u.

"All tlw lwll:' Nny tlw~·, "tlmt hmnnuity iH lwit· to is lwrc iu thiH Iii'(',·~ li••m•(•. "(lint, dr·ink. mu.l lu~ Hwrry, :fnr tomorroW \\'(' eli£•," i~ tJw tfUiUtt-t;C!CHHJ(l or tJwif" theory. lt iR Had, imlt•Nl. 10 knO\\' that thfil•(l Uf'(l HO l118llY H fo.o}Sn whose sonlH Uocl will \'t•ry MOon "'rc~quir«• ut their luutdi." KevEn·thc•h•HH, it i~ tt·tu:; tmd if tht~y arP not awakNtecl be­fore they JU:tHR tlu! ~lomny vnlc of drnth, they ·will awake in th(! myst it.! rtmhu~o~ hc•yoml only to hP c~ondcmnc•d hy theh• after-wit.

A more <lPgr.ading idea no man can possibly conceive, than the oue jw;t mentiorl{•d. for "th<,m f nt death] shall the dust rt~tttrn ~to the uarth fl8 it waa: and the spirit shall return u:nto Gocl who gave it*' (l~ed. 11: 7). This proves the fullae\~ of the idea that u dN1th cmds nll." Again, we l1ear the ~ elNtr-ton{\d injnn<~tion, "Behold the goodness , and sevt~rity," which leavt.~ withottt a foundation the theory that Ood is too good to mete out justice to a wicked soul. OnH text more on the subject of eternal pun-

ishluL•nt will HH1'<•1y Rileuee iltc uon-lJclievcrs: "And the ~mokc of 1lwir i ormcnt asceucleth np for ever and ever: awl the~· lmY<~ no retit. day nor night, '\Yho i.Yorship the h••ast und his Image, uud whosoever receiveth the mark o:f hil) nmuc" (Hcv. 14: 11). · ·

Dear sinner .friend, the invitation is no'\v extended. To­t1ay Uod offers yon pardon; tomOl'row it may be too late. rrht~ IInly Spirit may he wooing tol1ay~ hut 011 the mor­row he lllHY have ·rorev<~r flown. Oh, heed God's ·warning voiec,. and lle Have<l while time alH1 opportnuity are t.en­<1ercd! tTnst as sm•c a~ it iH God who gni<les the helplesH orh of uight through the myHtie, pathl<~Hs Hky, so sure will he <·<mdnet the immortal sonl of mm1 to a plfwc of ·eternal l't>twrv<'. WhetlH'l' it will he to thost~ lwautifnl elysian liel<lH in glm•y, or down to tlarlnteHH, iH left for yon to dt•t'idl'.

Sin Lies in the Will BY W. D. MO t:HA\V

Riu «lo0s not t'OllHist. In wrcmg thcmghtH, wortlH, or acts, apart f1·om tlw will or intention of the one who think~-!, RpNdn;, or cwts. Sin liPs dt~crwr than these; it is ulwayB I o lw founcl ln i lw will or motive of the ouc who uetA. t'om-lP<{lwntly 1lw same uet may in one cmsc be ~:;in, auc1 in nno11H'r <'HHn tlw lH•t or wu~· he innocent. It all depends on the uwtivP, tlw will, the intention of tl1c nctor. For in~ Hbmct•, suppose a mnu Htronger thau I phwcs a gun in

.. my 1umc1, ami th<•n poiutH the gnu 10'\\'HI'd my 1wighbor, nnd preHHPH HI?' 'finger ugahmt tlw tt•ig·g(~r, t•HHHiHJ.! the gun to fh·t~ Hltll kill lit.\' ll<'ighhor. Xow, lll~' hund rmlled tlw trig-J.{m·, ht•IH'o I ldlled the lnnn. I dhl uot want to do it, I did uot will or iuti•ad to do it: in fcwt I willed juaf thn oppositt\ lmt r waH compelled 1o do tho d.ced by a }HlW<•r that I could not l'CHiHt. A 1ll I gnilt;v 1 Have I «'Ollllnith~d murder? Bvery mw will Hay no, I am innocent. If 1 had known lu• fot•t>hand thu·t 1lw nw11 waH aiming to mu~ me tlmH, uw] 1 had made uo <·li'ort h} d(•liver myHclf YI·om hiH hauds, then r too Hhould be- guilt:;·. But mcit is lw alorw is g-uilty. :\Ty will did not r·onHPHt to the deed: on tlu~ eoutrar~· it nppo~owd it., and 1 t'(IHisted all I conld. Hml('(~ r Ulll uot guilty of' murdPl'. I have- <·omtnittnd 110

:-;in. Agnin, T nm chopping with m1 rtX<'t nncl Home- one stand­

ing lM!Ul', Hwldmll)·, just us I ahn to striko a hard blow, N1'cps in the way and rceeivnx the hlow, which instantly 1dlls him. Have I murdered him 1 No, it WaH nn aecidcut. r did not intend to do it. Mr will waR uot involved. ThcN•fore I hnv(• uot sinned. Hnt suppose somn one has insnltecl or ·wronged me, eansing a feeling of hatred and hittcrtHlRS to Hrisc in nty l1cart against him~ and this fe(•l­ing grows and grows until I conceive murder in my heart. i.fy will consents to the crime; I begin to plan how I shall do the deed; all I want is the opportunity. Finally the opportunity cornea ; I strike the man in the head with my ax-the same ax. I chose of my own accord to do it. I willed to do it. I have now dm1H, not what I did 11ot

want to do, but what~ I did want to do. r am wholly !'P·

sponsible. He fa11R; he diPR. T urn a nllll'I~Pl'Pt', an ~nd!nl frlontitmNl on pnj.;l•lkl

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I EDITORIAL

On the lVlissionary page of next week's Trumpet will appear a report from Nellie Laughlin, missionary in Syria, which, on account of the war is the first word she has sent direct to us, for about two years.

With the issue . of Api·il 10, Prayer and Tract Week edition, a number of articles on the Sabbath, by H. M. Riggle, will begin. Bible Proof that the Patriarchs be­fore 1\Ioses' Time Never Kept a Sabbath-Day -vvill be the first one.

When Children Are UntruthfuL on page 17, is an­other one of the many excellent articles l\([abel Hale has heen contributing to the Home and Family Circle depart­ment. Her contribution for next week, ''\Vhat a Loss,'' should bring grave feelings over the hearts and minds of parents.

Appeal for Prayer Addressed to the Christian People of North America and to

Their · il'lissionary Representatives in Foreign Lands by the Committee of Reference and Counsel of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America

We stand in the presence of critical decisions. After four and a half years of war marked by unprecedented sufferings an<.t appallfng· losses of life, we have ·come at last to the days when the conditions of peace are being formulated. Issues of incalculable importance are at stake in the negotiations of the Pnris Peace Oonfercnrc.

-These decisions fix the future policies of Christian nations. They likewise affect the welfare of millions of people in non-Christian lands. They involve the major portion of the human race in agreements whose binding force reache~; far into the future and affects every sphere and relation­ship of life, whether political, il1dustrial, commercial, so­cial or religions. 'rhe decisions of the Peace Conferenel\ hear an intimate and determining relation especially to the future of vast populations· which have been the object of our foreign missionary effort. Shall political condi­tions within these areas be marked by Christian principles of justice and ser.viee, or shall they subserve selfish and unworthy ends~. ShaU religious freedom and missionarv lib~rty he estabiished or shall they suffer limitatioi1s'? Shall reasonable and genuine missionary activities be safeguarded and extended or shall they he hampered ·and redncecH Shall conditions he est a hlished which rhake >

easier and more effective every effort to uplift the race or shall they be snch as to contradict th~ gospel of Ohri~;t we seek to carr'Y to all the world 0! ·

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Unquestionably the difficulties are great. In spite. of high intent and unselfish motives, how difficult to d~finr' . the right pathway! How may. divided opinions at Paris be reconciled? How shall the wide differences in racial viewpoints and national attitudes be bridged? Aild should unworthy motives enter in, how greatly will the difficul­ties· be increased! · The '\Yhole problem of Christianizing· our international relatioi1s is now bronght to the front. Those who at_ this critical moment have come into most intimate touch with the actual situation, declare that our ·

·supreme confidence must lie in the mighty po\''<:r of thP Hpirit of Goc1. His wisdom alone will su:ffi.cc. · Only his :;;kill can fashion the decisions of the nations to snbsPr.ve tho infinite possibilities of coming· days. No power hut his can adequately rule and over-rnle.

Let our appeal, therefore, be unto Him in these days of er.isis and far-reaching decisions. It is the peculiar ·func­tion of the Spirit of God to impart wisdom unto those.who know and fear him-and let us thank God for the God­fearing men who are members of the Peace Conferenct•. No1· is the power of the Spirit of Qocllimited to those who lmo-vv aud f<;ar him. He who said to Cyrus, ''I have called thee though tlwu hast not known me, '' is able to lead those who are strangers to him so that they shall build better than they know. He who is able to turn the hearts of king;g as the rivers of water are turned may, through our supplication, order all the decisions of the peace delegates for the a(lVancemmlt of the kingd01;1 of God.

To this end we issue this appeal for prayer, asking tha~ the Christian public of the United States and Canada and also our missionaries ab1'oad give themselves to such regu~. · lar and occasional individual intercession as may be pos­s!ble until the peace negotiations shall have been com­pleted; that they remember these great needs at the family altar and at all public services; and that the nom\: hour of each day be used as a momentary reminder of .thi~. great obligation to prayer and as an opportunity for .sucli in tereessi on.

MARCil 27, 1919 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 5

[CURRENT EVENTS

DOMESTJ:O The total cost of the Grant mausoleum in New Yol"k City was

about $600,000, contributed by about' [)0,000 persons.

Jilstimates by SecretarY Glass :-;how need of possible additional taxation, as 1919 financial needs may .run above $4,000,000,000.

The United States' annual production of sulphur in a dozen vears has increased from a few more than 300 tons to more than ~30,000 tons. .

There has been completed in Vernal, Utah, a bank building made of bricl~s. all of which, together with the hardware, were delivered by the government mn,il sen·ice.

It was recently announced. by the \Var Department that dur­ing December n1ore thu.n 12:1,000,000 l>ieees of mall were handled liY the expeditionary for·co postal-express service.

washington, D. C., has the greatest number of sight-seeing cars of alt the cities in the Union. '.rhe lute!'lt addition to this 1leet' is a car more than 30 feet long, which will seat 60 persons.

A decrease of nearly 50 per eont in requests for employers for female help is noted in re11orts rcceivo<l by the United States JJ::m­p!oyment Service from its ag·ent~-:~ throughout the country,

The Federal Food Administration figures that by correction of former methods of threshing, which were careless, more than ~o.ooo,ooo bu,shels of wheat have been saved by the farmers of ~even teen St'a tes.

Sheet il•on is rolled so thin at the Pittsburgh iron mills that 15,000 sheets are required to mal<e a single inch in thickness. Light shines as readily through one of these sheets as through ordinary tissue paper.

Nineteen barges for use on the upper Mississippi are under con· struction. An allotment of $3,360,000 for the purpose was made by President Wilson from his special war fund, and that was supplemented by $500,000 from the Ship:&>ing Board.

The War Department's present collection of mosquitoes for the, army medical museum at ··washington, D. C., is incomplete; there­fore officers at army camps and posts have been ordered to detail mosquito-chasing· squads early in the morning and after 7 P. M.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Mar. 15.-The measu.re 'known as the Anti~ Cigaret Bill, which had passed both houses of the Utah Legislature and which was returned to the Senate this morning for concu.r­rence in a slight amendment by the house, was killed in tho house today,

On March·15 the War Department announced that the number of offlc~rs and men demobilized was 1,419,386, the number in com~ mlss10ned grades being 83,774. Discharge has been· ordered for a tot:l of 1,678,500. Officers applying for 1·eserve commissions total 26,198,

New" York, Mar. 15.-Landlords refusing t'o rent apartments to persons With childre-n would be subject to a maximum fine of $250 or five days' imprisonment under an ordinance proposed in the Board of Alderman on which it was announced today a hearing would . be held next Friday.

Olympia, Wash., Mar. 14.-Acting Gov. Louis F. Hart signed today a bill passed by 'the Washington Legislature intended to re~ ;tore the death penalty in Washington for first degree murder.

he bill is subj~ct to referendum for ninety days. The last legal execution in Washington was on Ji'eb. 25, 1911.

fi Dover, Del., Mar. 14.-The D€llaware Senate yesterday passed a~ally the bill providing· for St'ate~wide prohibition. Efforts to

end it failed. The bill, which has already passed the House, wads amended in the lower body so as to make it legal to possess an give away intoxicating liqu.o1·s.

Ati!;tiOlympic, th,~ 56,000~ton liner, on one trip carried across the far c 10,000 Ull1ted St'at.es troops. The accommodations fell so wen~hort of ~he ~umber of troops and the crew of 1,000 that theY The to bed 1n sh1fts, each man occupying a berth for eight hours. ''b deck space was even more limited and after a fou.r hours' de~~~:her" t'he men were sent below in' batches to the recreation

The. United Stat'es ha~ developed a new motor fuel which adds te~ m1le~ an hour to the speed of airplanes, and has possibiliti(:lS fo1 use 1n au,tomobile racing, according to an announcement re­cently made by the Bureau of Mines. The liquid, a combination of benzol and cyclohexane called hectar, nosts about one dollar a. ?allon. Another combination developed by the Bureau consist'­mg of benzol and gasoline, has been found to be more' powerful than gasoline alone and is expected to prove of value in industry.

In the last ten months of the \var, 467,694 men in the United States were found u.nfit for military service, according to a re­port by Provost Marshal General Crowder. Defective hearts and blood-vessels were the causes of most of the rejections 61142 being barred on this account. Defective bones and joints' ba;red 57,744 n~en from service in the· final ten-month period, and 49,801 were reJected because of poor eyes. F'rom. June 1917 up until the signing of the armistice, 23,908,578 men had 'been. ~egistered. ~or the organizat~on alone of this draft syst'em, an army of execu­tives, clerks, advisers, and experts had first to be formed. There was a personnel of 192,688 in this organization force.

l'OBEIGN , It. is no~ possible to enter a sleeping car in Cairo any evening at. <1mner-tlme· and reach Jerusalem at four o'clock the next after .. noon. Before the building of the railroad the same trip t'ook three weeks at least. ·

Fully one third of Germany··s iron ore deposits have been taken from her by the restoration of Lorraine. It was from the Briey Basin that Krupps 'got most of their material for guns and am­munition.

It is estimated that Australia has cows enoug-h to give ·each man, woman, and child in the island continent three each, while Argentina. can do even better. · There are five c.attle to each in-habitant in the big South American republic. ·

The production of paper yarns in Germany is about 88,000,000 pounds. 'l'he great' scarcity of clothing has rendered necessary the use of cloth woven of paper yarns mixed with yarns of wool, shoddy, and waste cotton. .

London, Mar. 13.-Field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig has been appointed to succeed Gen. Sir William R. Robertson as commander­in-chief of the home forces. General Robertson is to be command­er-in~chief of the army of the Rhine;.

London, Mar. 13.-The international conference called here by the League of Nations Union, adopted today, on the ·proposal of the American. delegation, a resolution in favor of full religious liberty for all creeds that do not contravene public morals.

Curiously enough, it is in India that we find the wettest town in the whole· world, according to a British agricultural expert in India. This town, whei'e there is an almost constant rainfall, is called Cherapunji, in Assam. It's aver!ge rainfall is 600 inches, or 50 feet a year, which is nearly a foot a weel{,

London, Mar. 15.-The British government has decided to t'ax food, the Kation asserts, and it proposes, the journal declares, to give preferences on articles which now pay customs duties, pro­vided they are .either produced or manufactured in British pos­sessions. ':):'his implies, the Nation say.s, that' the government means to ,tax foreign sugar, coffee, cocoa, raisins, and dried fruits.

Plans for the Taiyo Kisen Kaisha, or Ocean Steamship Com­pany, which is to be the biggest steamship company of Japan engaged exclusively'in freight transportation, have been perfected. The new firm will put eight freigh t'ers in the transpacific trade, six of 10,000 c1eadweight tons each and two of 5,000 tons each. This fleet, aggregating some 70,000 tons, is to be mostly completed this year at a cost of something like $8,000,000.

Paris.-It cost France $1,500,000,000 to clothe her armies during the war. Up to Oct. 1, 1917, there had been sent to the ·French armies 131843,927 overcoats, 26,113,750 pairs of trousers, 35,408,719 pairs of shoes for marching, 8,414,797 caps, 50,939,292 shirts, 46,-867,217 suits of underwear, 56,953,313 pairs of socks, and 15,680,-757 neckscarfs. It took 5,61.7,000 steel helmets to supply the poilus. For each of the winter campaigns France sent to her armies 4,500,000 warm uniforms, 1;500,000 sheepsldn overcoats, 4,000,000 woolen blankets, 9,000,000 pairs of trench boots, and 1,500,000 pairs of wooden shoes.

Thousands of persons are starving in the Caucasus, according to a report from Dr. James L. Barton, chairman of the commission recently sent to that region by the American Committee for re­lief "in the Near East. The report says there is no bread any­where. The government has not a pound, and there are 45,000 people in Erivan whollY without bread, and the orphanages and troops all through Erivan are in a deplorable condition. Tliere js not a. dog, cat, horse, camel, nor any othe1• living thing in all tne Igdir region. Dr. Barton further says t'hey saw refugee women stripping· the flesh from a dead h'brse with their bare hands.

6 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET MARCH 27, 1919

-OBSERVATIONS OF OUR TIMES

An .Industrial Crisis Pending The ending of war activities has so changed industrial

conditions a serious crisis appears imminent. The closing down of war industries and the return of our soldiers have resulted in many being out of work and having no means of obtaining a livelihood. This is creating a sitri.ation that may be a grave cause for alarm socially and politically. Honest people '\Villnot. steal; but when fathers and moth­ers see and hear their little ones crying for bread and have none to give them, no money to buy, and no means of Parning money, it is more than likely that paternal and maternal love may find it hard to resist the claim of dire necessity, and these individuals may feel that in such cases "necessity kno·ws no law." It is a self-evident fact that the Christian who is blessed with '\York and a fair wage will have abundant opportunity to ''give to him that needeth." This will be the time to show the spirit of Christ in remembering the poor. Our sacred "\Vritings teach us ·that if '\ve give unto the poor we lend unto the ~~ .

The sight of a kind, loving .father and husband out of work and his wife and children needing food is one that Christians can not behold without being touched and moved to offer material help. \Vc would not, .if -vve could prevent it in any way, have such conditions in this conn­try as arc found in some European countries, as Russia. \Ve pray God that such a state of affairs may· be averted. However, although we have been feeding· other countries, we may soon have many poor to feed in our own country.

The Modern Theater and Morals .. That the modern theater has an effect on the morals of

its patrons can not be denied. The character of the plays or pictures naturally determines the. nature of the effect they have upon the morals of those who attend the theaters and picture-shows. If the exhibitions are morally uplift-

. ing and wholesome, '1Ve sh~ll not naturally be affected un­favorably by what is to be seen and heard.

It now remains for us to consider what is to be seen and heard. What are the facts? Can we say that the vivid representation of sensational robberies, murde1's, sug·ges­tive and imntoral episodes and incidents by the actors and actresses are not more or less demoralizing? How can the mind be treated frequently with such scenes as are de­picted daily and nightly in every city and to\vn 1n this country and some others without becoming seriously biased toward that which is most sensational. The greater the sensational shock to the mind, ·the more vivid and lasting will be the after-effect. When the shoek is of such a character that it appeals to' our moral faculties without any purpose to arouse a wholesome abhorrence of the .degenerate, immoral, or sinful, it is easy to under­stand that its effect can scarcely be otherwise than un­favorable to good morals. When the purpose of the ex~

hibition is to please and entertain, and the patrons are lur~d or attracted to be pleased and entertained by the show, we can expect that only strong-minded and strong­willed people will be abl~ to protect themselves ·from the effects of the immoral phases of the play-house crave.

Why should we patronize in the theater what we would not allow in our homes. Would good decent wives anct mothers tolerate in our homes an exhibition of ''artistic classic dancing" such as is given by a modern Salome' Would you be satisfied to have your husband or your wife or your brother or sister go through all the intricacies of a modern oper:a in which a mixture o£ love, hatred, lust, unfaithfulness, and divorce. are the leading features paraded before the world~ Some writers have judged the character and customs of the people of antiquity by the character of the plays they patronized. If they judged correctly, what shall we say of the patrons of the modern theater and picture-show~

A Great Famine in India A great famine is threatening· 100,00'0,000 people in

India. Hev. A. B. Franklin, of the Swedish 'Mission to the Bhils in vVest Khandesh, India, is now in this country and, according to the Christian Herald (New York), gives a gloomy report of conditions over there. lie says:

''If we can not organize relief work in some way, the Christians will have to go somewhere else to {1Iicl relief and thus be scattered among the heathen. The Olu-istians a.re now livi·ng mt grass-seeds, and even for that they will sooi1 have .. to·substitute roots and leaves from the jungle. A Bhil dies hard: They are people that have a mind to live, and during the, last fifteen years the population doubled in our district; but it will be reduced to half or one t.hird if speedy help does not arrive.

c' The near future looks more gloomy than in the last great famine. Some of the people already look like skele· t'ons. They come to the mission stations and fall clown on the ground before the .missioi1aries pleading for help. 'Give us bread or let us die at your door,' is their cry. At one of our mission stations. already twenty-two children have been placed at the mercy of the mis.<:;ionaries, and t1le same story comes from others. Of these children many come from Christian homes, where parents have! died of influenza, and others come from heathen homes. In one village alone fifty families died, and the· children were lying out on the streets crying themselves to death.',.

The Christian I-Ierald, Relief Committee at Bombay is doing what they can for these sufferers. The Christiaij Herald receives donations for this committee's work, whic4. is doubtless worthy o£ our~ support. t

The Liquor .Interests Plan to Debauch Chintt Since the people and government of the United Sfat~

have decided to banish drink :from this country, the men

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buck of the tratlh~ Hl'(! plunnill!!' tn 1ramd't>r· thPiJ· aeth·itit>~ to Chinn. 'PhiH shows how uust~rupulonx m•p tho fort~(~:-; behintl tlw liqnm· traniP. \Ylw11 <lrh·t•n from this l~mmt r~· hv an enliJthtt•m•cl publh• •·tmst·h•m·t•. tlwy Heek to t•n:-;lave a' JWOp}t> Who al'i' iHPX}H•l'i<•lH'Ptl iH tlw }\H()Wll'tl~e of tlw tlebasin~ t•}utl'at•tt'l' nf this Wnl'ltl"widt• t•\'il, Hlld who haVP

·just latt~ly startt•d fn ht·•·:tl, :tway ft·mn atwit·ll1 awl ~ncdipval pnlitit·al huwla!!l'.

~filliom; of tlollars. il is I'I'Pill'l••tl. al'l' ahm11 In hi' in~ vestt•d tn :;turf ln·vwt•J·i<·s iu that t•tmutJ·.v. Tlu~ .\u~t.·t·it·an Le~atiou at Pttkiu~J hus ht·t•u appt•ult•tl to h~· prmuiwmt Chri~tiuu puvplc iu Chhu.t to ut~l\ thut its I!Oou oilh!\!!:i uc

(•ulisit•cl to iullnPtH~e th(' AmPl'i<'all gOYQl'lllllPllt to prevent the Anw!'ic~an liqnor intert'sts from thus imposing· on a t'rh1lltlly and hclplt~ss countl'y n t1•a.ffic it docs not tolerate at home. 'rhc C~h1·istiuu IIerald has also laid the matter hd'oro t1w NtatP Departmt~nt, giving- all the fads in the c•ns<'. ''with the urgent rcqncst that sncl1 action be takN1 as will l'Pllllt'l' fntilc any ath!mpt. of the ehnracter in­di<•nh•<L"

A111nvers of temrwraJlC(' and Holn+ety should raise their vnit•tHi in a prot<~st ag-ainst thh; plan to tlchaneh China. \Vo wt~nt to Burotw to ovP1'th1·ow antoeracy; let us cmrry tlw iig·ht u~min!:it liquor iuto China. -J. c. :u.

Partaking of the ll' eed BY ,J. A. !\tOltltl)iON

Not man)· ~·Nn'H nu-n. wllilP <'ti~Hj.!t•ll in n t-t<•riNI of cvtmgPlit~tit• mtlt•tiut.ts. I had m•t•nsiou tn tukt• Rull(lar tlill· nN' at t lw Hnm•• plm•t• with n JH't•ndw1· of tt <•tti1:ain prmuin· Nlf faith. .\ 1"t111' JUtl'tukiuM' ot• tl!P Jmuntt•ouK nwnl Hpreud hy tlw lad~· of tlw htHlSt\ \\'p WPU1 intn na~ parlor. While \\'l~ W('l'(' 1-iitfiu~ tlwrt• t'Ul.nU.!'t*ll in «'UH\'('l'HHtinn my fll'C!tWh­Pl'·fl'i(1IH1. tn w,v sm•prizl' aud diH~ust, prtalut•etl !'rom hiH pocl(<•t a lome unsightl>· pip1• whnHt• m·il,dunl tt·unsrwrc11lt stem wnH },]arrk with ui,·ut ilw mul wlunw odor WHM \'l't'Y

ohnmdmtH tu my uuHh·ih;. ~t·xt ,•nnw u W(•ll-stufi't-<1 lm'Lr of Duk'~·s l\tixlm·t• nwl sw1u tlw lHJ\\'l of' tlw JH't•!wlu•r'H piptt was HH•·d tu its nt must •·urawity. I lJt•J.Cnn 1n prr· cli!~t iu my nwu miud thut t>itht•t· thr JH'l*nc•hPr nr I \Vould have• to lc•uvt• tlw t•wuu. Hut just n~-t ht• \\'!lli nhou1 tn lig-ht the mut<•h, ltt· P~I'HNI'd hiiW>\I'u·. ~t,\"im.t, H r l-dUtll lmvt• to flO (Jllttddt• to par·tn!\ .. of th·· \\t••·tl. n ll•• \n•ut nu1 nt tlt1• frout tlnnt•, und NWHI t -.uw fht•nll!!h tlw wiudow !!l'Pnt

pull's nf ~'~>liWl,w t~ndin~t t1m m·d lwa\'t·H.

It hi uxr upiu.imt thut \\'l' ''Hil nut ••nntll'lllU 1ol~tWI'!HIHiug­iu trw Hfl'Wlf.{ 1t•r·ws. f t i"" mw uf' tlw nwHt mwl<•Niit un­l'NlRCUHthlf• lmhi1s •h•prn v.-tl num •·uu ht'*t·•mw ntldiet<'tl to. YPt uwu will Jm~ .. H tlw wt•t•d .. nwl Plww it mttl "'Pit it and Hmokt• it mul puff it awl Hnutr it uud t•\'t•n r~wnllow it. Lit\ I' IUllll)" oth~·J• \'Jt•(•!>i, tftt• liH1• ui' tn}JHN'H !-lttf'UIH fn Jw f'm;hi.Oll· uhlP. Bo:n1 will fut•t•t• tht·msPh'('~ to HKP it nut il it <'PilSPs to makt• t }WJH sil•l\., HHtf flwtt tlu•\' W«' it till t 111'\' }0\'1• it. 'I'lwy t•t·mu tltt·h· •·lwt~lno~ with it.' 't'ht',\' Kpi1 it l;t'l't\ tlwy spit it 1 hf't'•···· uu tlw 1-lidt•\\'llllis. in 1 }w ~flH'I.•H. iu tlw Hhops, lwhiud <·luu·t•h.J~t·twlwt-~ in tlw ''tU'li-·-tjV<1rvwhPt'P. 'l'hl·\· xmokP i1 t<Jn· putt', Jm~tr. pun·. 'rhfl~· fill 'un< l's pm· .. at .. lllOHplwl'P with Uw kh1tWh nr Hwh· tlt1 Ji2'I1Vlt,v, nwl g'()O!l fl!~oph~ lun·•· tn ht•1•nflw it. t n tlw •·nt"H. iu pnst~offit't>H. in lwtelH--C!V('r)"\\'lwr•· v.· •• uuud ht•t•nthr; it ..

Tht>u, tno. tlwrr• ix tlw uwtwy phUM{• nf tlw 1mhi1. Thh\k what it c~oHh-4. A Htudy of HhtfiHtit>H nf the toluw<w (•xpc•H·

' RC!S of thr• Anwr•it•fut ru~opl£• rrvrals Rome• nppalliug fnr~ts. Three fiv<H·ettt dgarH a day fc1r on<> )"Ntr amount to mOJ'<" thun fifty dollarK. Pignre the t!Otnprmncl intereRt on this amount eac·h :rear fot• t\l'<lnfv ·vcnn 1md RCc what it comeR to"' " *" *

On a <~old troHty morning in the latter part of October d.own h1 the pictun•~ttm~ hiUH of Missouri a. little ~rirl. Pight YCUrH nf U'-,!"• tuad«~ hrr WU\• to the rm•uf 1-!<.~hool. lt WUR ~>arly UWrHiUJt, uud tJu• rt'usi W;u<: l'{fiJl OU ilu• !!l'Ollntl.

'riw te~whei·, cwming along- n. few minntcs 1nter~ Aaw the pl'inh; of the girl's llat'l\ fpet. in i:hn loOHP frosty em·tl1. \Vhcn sehool vms <~alled, thiH little girl had neither hook, paper, nor prneil ; hor <·lothiug· wnH thin antl torn ; her lunch was very meager. "Vheu l·whool eloscd in the cvc­uiug, the tc<whcJ• aet:om puuit•cl lwP to a shnnty, on the hill-he1~ home-~-to iuterview t:lw par•euts iu rcgaril to why thC'y did not I>rovidB ·neet•Hsary hooks, clothing, ete., for the fWhool-girl. 111 c1o1efn1 tollt'H thPy tol<l hhn of~ their }H>VCt•fy aJHl nf tlwiJ~ COllHP((nt>Ut inability to l1l'OVide l!VCll

the hare nccPssitieH for the family. 'rhe tcaelwr liateued with H)'tnpathr tn tlw Htory 1mtil he notieetl that hoth the !'ather and the mot1wr had enm•mour; qnids of tobaeeo in tlwir moutlu;. ft iH llNHlleHs to Fm;v that his sympathy \Vas tm·uNl to indig-nation. AH the <la:ys A'l'CW eoldcr, the girl wux fm•t•t•d to qnit ;;ehool on ltenomtt of not lutving any Hlttws m· hookH. lmt the~ parents c!ontinned to HJWnd their ui<•lwlH nwl tlilltl's awl dollitrH fnr t1w filthy \\.(!P<1 to sat .. isf'~w t11(1il' mnmtm·ul uppPtib·K. 'rhis is n fl'IW inciclcnt Umt c·Huw nwl(•r tlw pt•l'HOlllll olJI·Wt'Yntinn of the writer,

· awl it is HiJUilat• to ihonHan<lH of ntll<•t• c•aHes jn our land tmlay. It is nothing short of crhninal. Ruch ineidents Hhoul,l put to Rhame any profesHcd Chl'istian who inclnlg<~s in tlw hnhit.

It is n moNt ~lot·ionH thou~ht th~it .JeHus eanw to save hi:-; pt•op](t hom ull filth.v 1wl>its. TJet HH unt til;o of tdling pPoplP who m·u brmml hy s1wh prac:ti~:~es of tTesns ancl his }Hl'\\'1'1' to HllVP.

TH this tlw Christ ;\·on hc•Iir\·r in' a Clu•ist who enterR into ~·mtr hcmw, who Hit:;; clown witll yon at >·oin· tnhlc ancl IwarH yon talk; u ( ~hriHt who com<1H iuto :roue Hhor,l and lu•him1 yom• c•cmnt~>l'. aud looks nVN' yonr enHh-hool{ and h·d~rt·-iH thix .vonr Cltl'iHt? or have you no tlealings with him cxc!ept in the synag-og: 1 -(:Jeorae .J att:kson.

Not how yon look, hut what yon are., onght to be the first care of your lives; for if you have a sclfiAh c1isposi~ tion, a sordid soul, or a Ainful life, yonr outward beauty will he like 'a jewel in a swine's snout,' and your l>Ouily vigor will be only like tlw Rtrength of a Hafe in which nothing ·worth prcsrJ•vinlt iH locked nr>.

.1Yilli((m J/. 'l'rtyloJ·.

8 'rHE GOSPEL TRUMPET ]\{ARCH 27, 191H

MISSIONARY Let Him that Hath an Ear Hear

BY ZUDA LEE CHAMBERS, JAPAN

Not long after e·oming to ,Japan I heard a discourse in which this "'~ras quoted: ''lie that hath an ear, let him hear.'' At that time this special. text impressed me very forcibly, and I thought of the different ways we could view it and the different lessons we could learn from it.

A few weeks later I attended a testimon;yi-meeting. One brother testified to being saved and also gave a little of his experience. l-Ie had formerly been a Buddhist, but through his acquaintance with B'rother Yajima and the

nected their experiences with the scripture that had beep going through my mind, ancl I thought what a. fitting ap­plication could be made of the words. Of course, not every one that hea1:s will be persuaded to accept, neverthe­l.ess "\YG can let people hear and leave the results \Vith the Lord ..

In a. Christian land, where every ?ne· has the oppol'tu­nity to hear of Christ and so fev\r really care' to listen, one

· may easily forget that there actually are places \Yhcre the true God that "\Ve know· and serve has 11ot been heard of. Even if this is ·realized, it is too often in such n, Jnatter­

of-fact way or with such n far­away feeling that the connnand to every eh:ilcl of God to send the Tncs­sage cmi har<lly be· felt to he pei·­sonal. If every ehild of Uod who is in possession of tho bles.~ings of Christianity <~onld realize the a w.fnl­iless of heathen darkness, I· Ycrily believe that more would he done i.o carry the good ne\VS.

Can we say that tho little \VC do is a sacrifice~ l')o, not if ·we value souls as Christ did; to h:iln one sou: was of more value than the '"·hole world. In ChriHtian lanaH 'vl1ilc you arc sitting· in services, listening to soul-inspiring- sermons, your darkened neighbors arc "\vorxhiping: before their hideous gods. WltilP your boys and girls are l'eading pure, clean literature, the ehiJdren

4 :PICTVBE l'BOM JAPAN of your heathen neighbors are read-The above photograph' was received from Sister Grace Alexander, of. Sakai, .Japan. ing very impure booh:s that only cui­

It was taken while Brother Heinly and his company were visiting Japan when on their tivatc~ and develop those qru.tlitics way to India. Many of the faces will be. recognized by Gospel Trumpet readers.

Front row sitting, from the reader·'s left to right: Sister Alexander; Sister Yajima, Sr.; that unfit them for usdnlneHs. Sister Yajima; Grace Alexander; Toshie (familiar to Shining Light readers); Toshie'l:'l mother; Hideko Shojima; Zuda Lee Chambers; 1\:Iaude 'Heinly. Second row: Brother 'l'hcy are going to read SOJl1Ct1Iillg': Alexancler•; Brother Yajimn (visited the United States 1905-8); Brother Kanilm; Toshie's the,y '<ll'e gol.ll[! t.o heal~ sornetJli~llg·. father; Brother Kobayaski; F. W. Heinly; .Mae Isenhart. Back row, from reader's left: . ,_, . . Brother Kishi; Brother Komat'su. 'rhe two jtoung brethren next to Brother Komatsu are th · t sh·p "'ln identified as worh:ers in the .Japanese Gospel Trumpet printing slloiJ, at salul.i. ey are g01ng 0 wor I · · SOl• ..,.

. thing; they are going· to spend workers he learned of Christianity. Later, \Vhcn the mis­sionaries came from America, he met them, and he has been associating· himself· with the Christians .since that time. It is only a few years, however, since he really understood salvation and came into possession of an ex­perience that satisfied his souL

Another young man, one who sets the type to print the fJ apanese Trn1Upet, told in this meeting of how he heard of the true God and later. on sought for salvation. A schoolboy also told his experience of hearing_ of the true God and of his desire to learn more of·him.

One after another told· how gladly they accepted the fJord when they ''heard of him.'' I immediately con-

eternity somewhere. \Vhat can we do toward letting thmu ''hear'' and thus preparing them for eternity?

Finance in China If you have been trying to fathom ''financdal problems

in China,'' I am sure your brain is almost distracted by this time, for it is one of the most complicated affairs to be found in this great nation:. For example, paper money bearing the name of a bank in a give!1 city, is always dis­couhted when used in another city. Likewise silver money coiiled in one province does not hold good for face value in another province. When you wish to convert a dollar into change, you get more than one hundred cents for it.

MARCH 27, 191!1 rrHE GOSPEL TRUMPET

Us1ially eleven ten-cent pieces an<l from one to six cop­pers (or pennies) beside. If the clerk 1)ehincl tho counter says an article is worth one dollar "big" money, then you must pay him the one silver coin of that value or else the eleven ten-cent pieces and a few coppers; _but if he says the article is ·worth only one dollar ( c small'' money, then he is satisfied with ten ten-cent pieces only. Bookkeepers in China do not have an easy task Besides these local variations in the value of money, there arc also the· differ­ent rates of exchange to consider in changing United States money into Chinese money. -Gloria 0. Hnn·nex.

An Encouraging Letter on a Discouraging Condition

rThe following iS from a letter written bs.· ~~ dear old ln·other in the West, and it has the rig-ht ring- to it. It' sent a thrill of encouragement all over the Secretary of the Missionary board as he read the straig-htforwar<l, earnest words,] ·

"May the good Lord bless yon. "I write these lines to let you know that I received your

good letter and am reading it over again·; it is like a heart­to-heart talk on missionary work among the dear saints of God. It is strange that so few of the clear saints in the reformation in the United States seem to be awake to the cause of missionary work, and indeed there arc manv Christians who do not believe h1 foreign missionary work. Such people need more light on this work. · Since an average of 25c a month from each member of the church in America would bring a monthly sum of $25,000, it is a shame to think that instead of that sum there is only between $2,000 and $3,000 sent in mont11ly for missionary work. It looks to me as if many of the saints need to be educated as to their duty. The pastor of each congrega­tion ought to preach a missiomny sermon once a month. Each congregation ought to have one or'two stewards to visit each member monthly for missionary. collections. That would wake them up. I believe that very few of them would give less than 25c each for the missionary cat1se once a month.

"I am standing all alone out here. I have two sons, but neither of them is saved. On account of· hot winds and dry weather last summer, we had poor crops in this part of Kansas, but when I sell a bushel of apples for $1 I put aside lOc for the IJorcl 's work, and if I sell $100 worth of wheat, I put aside $10 for the Lord's work. I am a veteran of the Civil War and am over seventy-five years old. I get a pension, and of this sum I put aside one tenth for the Lord's work. I thank God that I have· the privilege of doing my little bit for the missionary cause and the free~literature fund. ·

'~I will conclude by saying that I am enjoying full sal­vatiOn through the precious blood of Jesus. May the good , Lord bless you and all the workers at the Trumpet Office. I desire to be remembered in prayer at the throne of grace that the Lord may keep me humble and true.''

Heaven is our bright goal, and I am going there with . the Lord, but I hope he will take a ronnel about way to get me there, so that I can have a cha:Q.ce to speak to a few more wayfarers and induce them to leave the paths of sin and walk with God. -Nora.H'l~Jnter.

The Golden Rule Christ VeJ·sus Confucius

BY B. E. BAKER

rl'here are. t\VO. things that all men seem to be agreed 1_1pon-the multiplication table and. the Golden Rule. The Volden Rule-(' Therefore all things \vhatsoever ye would that men should dot<;> you, do ye even so to them"-was given by Christ in his Sermon on the l\Ionnt. 'rhe 'c do·' is a positive con:nnand. It applies to all men irr all sta­tions of life, and is the model. Confucius wondered if there \vas, on~ .idea which. might serve as a rule of practise ~11 of one 8 llfe. He decided that reciprocity was such an 1deal. He taught .that wl1at yon do not want done to yourself do not do to others. Christ taught, "Whatsoever Y<B· ·would that men should do to von do ve even so to l " . ' " t 1em. The man who does good is vastly superior to the harmles~ man. For example: One can stand on the banks of a stream . and watch another drown, without liftincr a hand to aid, and yet not violate the ''do not, o:f C~n­fucins; put at the same time he is violating the ''do'' of Christ. · : ·

Recipr~c~ty is a balancing of !avors, and implies a. care~ ful equahzmg of· benefits received and bestowed. Ho\v much larger the doctrine of Christ, who bids us measur(\ the ¥ift by the need, and not by what we have previously rece1vecl. The overflowing stream pouring forth con­~taiitly, asking not where or how far away· the waters flo:w, 1s a symbol· of an ideal Christian life. For illustration : The Germans have an American prisoner, and the Ameri­cans have a German pi'isoner of equal rank. They ex­change prisoners. That exchange is reciprocity. Tho parable of the Good Samaritan illustrates how much be­yond reeiprocity Christ's teaching goes. ((A certain ina.11 went down from J erusa1em to J erie1io, and fell among· thieves, which stripped hiln · of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead .... There camP. c1o\vn a certain priest that way: and ·when he saw 'hh.n, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite. when he was at the place, came and looked on hip1, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he ·was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own· beast, and brought him to an. inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when he departed, he. took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among thieves? And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then said J esns unto him, Go, and do thou like-vvisc. ''

Jn the Golden Rule and in the parable of the Good Samaritan are found the principles for our dealings with our ·fellow man. He who lives such a life, measuring his compassion by the need, will reign. in heaven above. Reci­procity is purely a human expedient for the time being, while compassion and mercy are the precious gifts of God, and are eternal.

10 T liE U OS PEL 'fR.UMPE'r

OUR YOUNG PEOPLE

The Undoing of Ray BY :<\IA BEL !!. POH'PF:R

Ray C- ·was twenty ·when he first met Ltwille D-. Her fair dimJ)l<'<l face ancl masses of soft, ·wavy hair fas~ einatcd him. IIcr snpcrb. form and eharming m:mncrs t~l'ented in him an admiration thnt Jnww no honnds. IIe <~cml<l nevor }!Qrl that tinw wnR IHlHHiug while he "1\·as in lwr prnRellC'P, H ml t1w h~urs HemnNl lnug· wlwn they 1vcrc not togC'thrr. "\Yi11ing]~~ he Huuln 1Jimsrlf ~1 Rlnve to clo her bidding. IIc long·cd t6 he at ht•l' scrvicP.

At times he wonlcl reflect on this spdl tliat had over­takcm him, awl "'YCmdN· ut itH pmvee. IIis own weakness was repulsive to him; he wonl<1 endeavor to rise above. it m1d to heconw nwHtor of hhmwli, but, alas! the in:Huence would overpowc~r llim while he 1vns maldng new resolu­tions. 'rherc sremP<l to he no alternative to yicldhtg ltim­Helf to J'Jneillc 's bewitching captivations. So he spent the thnc\ in dreaming· of what life would nwnn to him when be should have this svlandid girl for his own. IJtwillc, meau­whiln, was en;joyiug his t1evotiom1 in 1her nsnal 1vay-the \Yay of a vain and hoartless flirt. She wonl<l say: ''Why should I earc? L(lt him take em'<~ of lrimsel:E; boys arc , sillv who break their hearts.'' Rhc may have told the truth when Hhc~ said, '' J ~o~·s arc silly who break their l1eartR,'' especially over sueh insignifieant pieees of van­ity; hut can boys always eontrol these thing·s 7 They can not. IIuman nntnre iH so '\VC\ak that in the honr o:f great t(mlptation it is somPtimr•s oveJ·rwnw. Boys clo not always know that they need an anehor. Some who know it do not treat the matter seriously enough, and l1efore they realize it, they arc overcome and find they have drifted far, far out into tl1c do(lp wavps before they realize their need of help~ Then-

Alas! Ray C-.:... rralized what it nwant wlwn anothrr suitor came and won l~nei1lc 's fickle attcntionH a1vny from him. l1""or a ·while he would not believe it. II(l allowc(l himself to act almoAt immnc towards licr in his intense mn.otion. He hated the rJerson that hacl come hctwccn them. But at last he knew the truth and knew also that it had robbed him of hiR dreamo<1-of' happiness. The shock ·was greater than he conl<l exprr~m even to l1js most valued :friends. In faet, he had no inclination to trnst in friend­ship, hiE; confi.<lcncc being completely wrecked. There seemed to he nothing he 'eonld hold to. IIiR loneliness was unhearablCI. Although he hnc1 no confidences to ex­change, yet he craved ct>mpanionship. lie chose the most reckleRs associates, nncl entered into their pastimes; he loosed l1imself from every :former tie. IIe soon became a drunkard, a sot.

Was Lneillc to blame? She was merely an actor i21 t.he Devil 's game of £uRt and loose courtships that are so commonly carried on among onr best ( ~) people. The BiJJle way is considered so tame that few young people

eare to take it. ·y,.t th«' Bihlt· wur is "hm·w]ng, nwl whPn. its standar<1 h.; !·il't rm·th and livP1 I np 1o, it hri Jurs all of the hlPsHed frnits that wonlcl makt• nm· natiou stt·uug- nnrl migh1y with its l'ightPOH!4 hmnt•s :1ml• < :otl-f'cmrin~ Pt~ople.

There is Always Room. for Good Men CoL HPnry '\V;~ttt.•rsmt sn;rH that wlwn h" applit:~cl for his

first employment ou a JW'\\'HPHJH'l', lw was told : "Tiwrt~ fll'<~ lWYPl' any VHt'HllfliN; ()ll a g'OO(] }HIJH'l'. h1tl' 1'}Jt'l'<" lR ttl· ways room for a good mm~. ''

Colonel Watterson says he thought the reply HO good and true that, after becoming Ull l~dif<)l' hinu;cl f, he said the same thing to all applieants. It is trm~ iu all l<inds of business. The whole world iH full of good plut!OS for a good man.

There is hardly a big lmsilwss emwt-rn ttny\\* her£~ that docs not ;realize its need of goo<l mN1. 'l'lw world ia wait­ing for them.

Thousands of in<•omrwtentR nfft'l' tlwmtwl rPs, nrn sized np by quick, shrewd lllethmlx of lni'HStll'(•Hlt>l1tt UW1 dis· missed. Bnt the good nuw. 'hrhdtf. ult't•t, willing, nmbi­tious, reliable, iH slow in co'miug. IIu is rul't'..

Bnt w1Hm he docs come to claim l1is own, he conH:!H into a kingdom.

When Grant was president, Cieorgc Pullman, the pal· ace-car magnate, once remarked to .him that he had long l>een looking for a young- :rnan, lteNl Ufl the l<twncHt, built for a 1)ig work, ancl ahr.;olntely rf'lliable. "And clo yon know," he. add eel, "I haven't been ahlc to find Au ell a. man in five years' searclh."

"I ki1ow the man," said Grant) Hhnt you euu 't have , him. He is Horace Porter, my secretary.,;

But Pullman clid get him, and for t\v(lnty ~·mu·3:1 the late ambassador to I~,ranne was tlw executive~ head of' the hig­Pullman lmsinoss.

TlJe· practical qneHtion confronting C!vcry young man today is not: Is a big job ready for you f But : .Arc ymt ready for a big job 1

If yon have the right stuff in you, you don't ltavc to go crawling on your stomach for any man ts :favor.. Yon c1on 't need to beg for a job' as though you were asking for eharity:

But don't swell up and wait for big- johs to c~onw after yon with a brass band. :Maybe, after ull, there's not much in you. People will not take you at your own unsup­poJ•i:ed estimate. You have to show them. ~inety .. nine men in a hundred think they eaeh would cmt a fine figuret. if only they could he picked np and set upon a ready-made· pedestal. But there's nobody in •the business of making pedestals for others to stand on.

A good way to begin is by taking the best job you ean get, though a little one, and turning- it into a big one. The smallpr H iR wl1rn )~on take it, nwl th~ higgpr ~,ou

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make it, the lwtt<•r. :\len':-; a.hilitieH al'e measured hy what they have dmw, not by what tlwy think they eoulcl do if ~;omcbody eiRe ~ave them a ehanee. ·Most all of the mcu .in the worltl who havn umonntcd to unwh Iwvnr had half a chanee nntil tlwy madP it i:h<'msPlveR.

---1" oH.?t[J People.

The Lion-Tamer's Son "Fathrr, .I thi11k yon mt~·ht Pithcr to giVl'. np smoldng­

or iinrl a lPHR tlan~Prons joh. '' Prank Lr:\lar removt~cl a Ion~, hlaek eigar from between

his lips alHl lang-lwd indnlg·<·ntl~·. . "Son," lw :-~aitl. • 'the high Ht•hnol you 'r(1 atten(ling muy

tPaeh ;von nwny thiugH, an<l yonr motlwr and I hope ~·on '11 h•a t•n mwngh there tn tit' yon for a. ~mfer and mnr(\ nsC'fnl oc·c~11patiou than your fathcr'R. But ·I don't bew licve it hHH ~·pt. tanghf. you so mneh that ynn al'e ahle to tell yonr fat lH'l. how to hawllH lion:;;.~'

"nnt, FatlJPI\" pl•n1<'!4l<'cl Ct<'orgoe, "yon admit that thfl lions lun't\ "han.~<'d thPir attitudt• toward yon hti:.ely awl that ~·on <~un not IW<•omlt. fo1· it. l\Tightn't the ansW('t: to ynur prohll'lll hP in. iht• 1ohaec~o ndoJ' whi!•h yon havo t'PI~Pn f 1,y n l't p tir('<l : A 1'1 PI' gni ng with on t smoldng f'or ovcw half of ;your lift•, I 'uLHill'pt·izt•(l that ~·on wantP1l to hngin. g\'l'll six mon1 hs ago ~·ott :-w••m(•d to ha Vt~ no SlWh thought."

"\V(•ll, it 1u•lps m~· 1H'I'V(\" rr.ioh1etl lJe:\Iar, Sr., stub­bornly.

"Ymu· udmh·Prs haYt' always said that you WE'.i•e. lmilt. withnnt llPl'\'1'1-1. LaRt night, for the 'first tinm, I Haw your hand h•t·mhlt•." Hnidilw ltn~·.

rJ'lle trahwr tlO<l<lPcl guiltily. ".Ajax has mn g-oing-,'' lw iHlmittetl. '"I' hat grPat, taw­

ney 1n·H1P wn1c•hrs HH' with hiH hi~ ~l'r<•n PyPs as a (•a1 wah~lws a m<msP. 'rlim1~h lw !,!CH'H th1·ou~ll hiK aet pcrft1et.­Jy, yet I knmv that lw 'H juKt wai1 ing· his c-hauee. T wouldn't darn to turn my l.uwk on him for any len~th or 1imr. But 1 'tl ;jnHt aH Anon smoke a dgar rig-ht ju his <~age.''

G(10l'l!<' la u.w:hrcl HtwaHily and tNnpm·m·ily abandoned his nttt•mpt to 'IiHHuadt• hiH t'athnr from Rl)loking.

"\Yell, thil'i iH m~r lnst yr.ar nt. high sehoo1, '' 1w reminded him, "and ~·ou pt·omhwdl\Tother and tnP 1o qnit the eirens within a ,:real' or tlw 1iuw 1 gra<luatP awl lmy· a farm clown in 'l'exas. \V(' want ~·1m with w-1 for many years to eo.mP."

('You will huve nw, ., fUlH\\'t!r(•d I~,i·nnk I;eMar af1!cw­tionntPly.

Had ha f'nrrHC<~n the part whieh .Ajax \Vas ~won to p1ay, he would nnt llaYo Hpokcn so eonfi<lontly. -That C'W1lliU)! 0(~0l'A'f' Htooc1 CHitHi<lr the lion's cage with a· stc~el rm1, whil~~ hh; fatlH•J• Pntt>.rcd and. put the lions through tlwir pa<'CH. The <~age wns whc~elccl out in the f!(.mt.er ott t}w ring-tht! target for a hattery df eountless eyes. Ocorge ff~lt an unplmumnt thrill us his father en­t.crecl the eage and the bum of t1u~ spcetators eeased. IIe hac1 stood outRide l1ix fathrr's eagc many times when a hoy, and noticrd f11is awed hush, but it seemed. doubly dramat.ie nmv. He lutd j{l!:~t joined the circus, since his school \Vas having a short spring vacation, and, with 'the exception of the previous evening's performance, had not been in the sawduHt ring for a whole year.

His father's rising ton~s ended George's musing. rrhe trainer was having an unusually difficult time with the animalH. Ajax and Dan -\verc openly surly, while Cleo and Riga ·were treacherously sullen. The crowd watched with breathless interest. . rrhc great trainm· seemccl to be master at all times.

\Yith tho aiel of his steel prod, lw en m;ed the ·lions to mo1mt kegs, elhnh on eadt other's shoulders, ring bells, ete. rrhe trouble started while Ajax: ·was pushing a huge) hard ruhbm· hall am·oss· the eag·c with l1is nose. The ldng­of boasts porfornwcl this trivial task in. his mmal masterly way; hut at the end, soeii1g I..JelVf:n 's attention momentarily diverted hy Cleo's growls, the erafty lion sent the ball spinning toward the eenter of the cagr~.

~luAt at that moment I.Jc~Tnr, who felt that he hacl quieted Cleo, stepped baek. Backing aga]nst the swiftly whirling ball, !.Je.lVIar fell henc11ong, his rod clattering on the floor on the other side of the enge.

For the wink of an eyelash, the. only movement was that of n. '\Vhite~faec•d lnc1 fumbling frantically ·with the eateh on the cage door. Then two tawney brutes leaped through the air. 'I' hat squirming hnman on the floor was no -longer their maste1>. He 1vas a helpless enemy-a toothless prey. Bvery trai1wr knows 1'lw fatalness o.f falling prostrate ·whilo in a engo of ·wild animals.

ScrNtmR '\V<'nt up from Rome o.f tho spectators, and strong men pnled mHl knmv not what to (lo. Trainers clcR~ pPratrly broke their way through the erowcl, trying tn reaeh the eagc.

Ajax landed wtnarely on the l)ack of his former masterj wllO had desperately rolled over, tl'ying to avoid thC' spring. A second later Cfeo landed from another angle ·with a foree that sent both beasts sprawling on the .cage Hoor, thPir elaws tearing l;,~l\'far 's silk :-;hirt to sl1rccls and removing Hevcrnl strips o.f skin frmn 1lis back~

The scent of lllood aronse<l the other two lions1 and, a.R the g-roaning trainer s)wang to an uprig·ht position, the whole four attaclwd him. But help \vas now nt hand.

A Hllrieking pt~rson, \vho ~ccmod to strike every lion with the point of hh; steel prod at the same time, was ii1 the ea~J:<l.. George I.J<~~far with his father's old-time daring. gave the ferocious l)(~asts no rest. The onragecl Ajax, see­ing .tlw trainer rising, sprang again, hut fell short, owing to Gnorge 's prod, whieh Hank several inches into the lion 'R

br.east. · IJcl\far, Sr., rceovcred hi~-:> spear, and, though wenk from

pitin and loss of hloocl, helped hiH son drive the beasts back, in order to leave a chance for a <tuiek -escape. The brntc~s, seeing their former master upright ·againr hesi­tatecl for a momcn.t, just lo:pg cnougl1 for father and son to leave the cage.

"I suppose you're through with lion-training now,'' said George, that· evening, as he sat by his father's cot. ·

"No, my boy," ho replied, Hthis was .iust a little leaRon which shows me that you were right about smoking. It. clouds my brain and dulls my alertness, othet'\vise I would probably hp,ve seen Ajax's trick and avoicled the spinning· ball. I'm going to leave the cigars, ,but not the job."

George sighed. · "Well,'' he observed, ((there's only one good thing T

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can see in a trainer's calling and that's the fact that he I "Yes,'' agreed Frank LeMar, "even in th~ smallest 1nust, in order to have nerve and skill, avoid bad habits." things, he must live a clean life." -J(ind. n~ords.

Hindering Faults BY MABEL HALE

The Christian pilgrim can hardly· hope to be faultless so long as he is hampered ,by the weakness and infirmity of the flesh, but he may live blameless before God; that is, his life so far as )).is will ~nd efforts are concerned may confor1n to the will of God perfectly, and he may live for his God a whole-hearted and sincere Christian life. Noth­ing short of this is really satisfactory to either his God or his own heart. God has made his people workers to­gether with him. fie and his people are all in the same business-members of the same firm. They are working, not merely for God but with him, for the salvation of the world. This, and this alone is the real business of a Chris­tian ; and if he is sincere, every other interest must yield to this.

In a business firm every employee from the higl1est to the lowest is expected to work for the best interests of the firm. To assist him in doing so there is given to him and his fellows a set of general rules by which they may gov­ern themselves and make their work more efficient. Be­sides this those upon whom the responsibility falls are free to instruct and reprove those who are not giving satisfac­tion. If there is in their employ one who is careless and indolent, or one who is rebellious and impudent, he is dis­missed and one more worthy is hired. There are some who honestly want to be a· success, but who have certain hin­dering faults that must be overcome before they can ful-· fil their desires. To these are given special care that they too many become efficient.

Just so· it is in the Oh1•istian life; there are those who enroll themselves among the people of God, yet their in­terests are elsewhere, others are willing to govern them­selves as Christians should, and still others want to be sin­cere Christians and to be useful, yet their faults malre them almost useless as soul-winners. It is to this class that we here appeal pointing out some of the most cmnmon hinclering faults.

Idle Curiosity It is not consistent with Christian doctrine to admit

that one could possess a mischievous curiosity and yet be a Christian, but ·inany well-meaning Christians are filled with an idle curiosity, which hinders them much in the service of God. No person likes to have his private affairs pried into. There is scarcely a person living that will not resent prying questions. Every one of God's soul-win­ners must overcome that curiosity which will make them ask inquisitive questions. It is indeed an intimate friend who may without giving offense ask such questions as : "Who is your letter from? What did he say~" "How long have you and Miss Blank kept company? When do you intend to be married?" "Where CI.id you get your new coat? How much did it cost~" "Did yon have togo in debt when you bought your home?" In fact, a person who will ask such questions as these is hardly safe for an

intimate friend, for he would be very liable to tell again the things he has learned. The average perso.n is careful to avoid intimacy with such an individual. This is a fault that has hindered many an earnest soul-winner. It is pos­sible to conquer this fault completely, so that one will· not desire to know other people's affairs.

Talkativeness No one can talk overmuch and yet keep out of mischief.

It seems tliat no person can keep on hand a fnnd of -vvis­dom and discretion great enough to keep a nilnhle tongue busy; and ·when wisdom runs low, folly con1cs in. Too much talk makes one seem eheap, and it is a cheapness that , most people do not desire in religion. If one goes into his neighbor's house and makes himself a news-carrier, telling all about his own and others' affairs, and then seeks to draw that neighbor to Christ, he will find he has no· in­fluence. A soul-winner must have a wise tongue.

Too Quick Criticism A soul-winner needs patience, for the faults and frail­

ties of human nature are many; sometimes thr>y scr.m far more prominent than good traits. But in spite of this the soul-winner must look at the good back of the faults, or if he is unable to see any, just wait till it appears. If he criticizes one. person to another, he will lose influence ·with both. If he is hal'Sh in l1is criticisms, he vvill make people afraid of him. Such a soul-winner needs to wait long before his loving Lord till he becomes like hin1.

Overestimating One's Own Trials "There. hath no temptation taken you but such as is

common to man," says a man of God. 1\fany Christians forget this, and by looking with tearful eyes and heavy hearts on their own trials and troubles, they have come to believe in their hearts that their pa:th is harder than others and their burdens heavier than they can bear. Thinking this weakens their natural power of resistance and makes them unable to keep cheerful under provoca­tion. Those who, fook upon the· lives of such Christians see not the patient sweetness of Jesus, but mourning, dis­couragement, and depression, such as they feel the1nselvcs _under like circumstances; and the beauty of living for Christ is lost. When such mournful Christians eome to them, they are not easily won.· The Christ of these Chris­tians appears of little value.

Self-Pity This is an exaggerated form of the fault just mentioned.

One who pities himself not only honestly thinks his lot is the hardest, but also feels so sorry for himself that he wants everybody around to feel the same. for hhn. When he ~omes into the presence of another person, his spirit demands the sympat~y and comfort of that person· and if his mournful attitude and drooping spirit will not call forth pity, ahe will try to obtain it by a rehearsal of his

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sufferings and annoyances .. IIe quickly resents any in:.. sinuation that any one else has a greater affliction, a heav­ier 'Ioacl, a harder path than he. He weeps ·easily, and every tear is out of pity for himself. It would seem at first thought that such a fault could never be fotmd.in a Christian, but there are many people who ·think thev love the Lord and have a desire to please him and b·~ useful yet who have been overtaken by this fault. This

·is often the fault that keeps mothers from having influence with their children, . and wives with th-eir husbands, to bring them to yhrist. It is usually accornpaniecl by a weak, nervous body, and really gets its license from that. But out ·Of weakness and suff!ering many a triumphant Christian has lifted a shining face to the view of the world and proved Christ's power to comfort 1ind sustain.

Too Great Self-Assertion In moderate ~1nantities self-asse1;tion is a very good

thing, but when it is too prominent in one's character it repels. It is not necessary to set before our friends \vhat we think on every Ruhject. There iR a '\vay of announcing forcibly and almost insultingly what one thinks is right m1d wrong that shuts the ·heart doot•s of every· one who

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hears. Though his ideas of rig·ht may be good and his abhorrenc'e of wrong commendable, yet the very upright­ness and straightness of such a Christian may repel, be­cause he makes it his righteousness instead of God's. Those who hear him feel that he means if they are· right they will think and act as he does, and they shrink from such bondage. It is small wonder that this type of Chl'is­tian \vins fe~v to Christ. This is a serious fault, but it is found in many good people.

Carelessness in Busilless There is no fault that '\vill cut off a man's usefulness in

the work of God like carelessness in little business deal­ings. The world has a pretty fair idea of what a Christian ought to be, and it will not pardon those who fail to ''each this standard. Unless a person is known to be re­liable in business dealings, he will have small influence in spiritual affa1rs.

These are faults indeed, bnt not beyond remedy. No Person who will take a humble self-examination and as humbly acknowledge his faults need continue in any of thes~. Determination to conquer coupled with faith and confid~nce in God may overcome every one.

THE ·SUNDAY-SCHOOL

God Revealed in Creation and Redemption Including Sunday-School Lesson .for April 6 Gen.1:1, 27; Psalm 103:1-14,· Matt. 6:24-31

BY 0, I•'. l;lNN

Although God has neve1' clisclos0cl hiR person, but has arways been invisible, yet he has given us manifold evi­dences of his existence and poyver by placing around us the many wonders of creation. Paul tells us that ''the in­visible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being . understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are with on t excuse'' (Rom. 1 : 20). David says, ''The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament show­eth his handiwork.''

No man endowed with a vision that takes in the won­ders of creation-the beauties and regularities of the ~:arth, the glory and exactitude of the sun, moon, and in­numerable stars~hfts an excuse for not believing in Gocl The great distinction between man's works and the in-

, fimte variety of things, both animate and inanimate, sur­rounding him declares that there is a power at wcrk which is infinitely superior to his. l\Ian 's curiosity has moved him to laborious research; he has pondered the m} steries that challenge his mind on every hand; but after years of .accumulating information he finds himself in posses-

.. sion of comparatively little of the world's vast store nf ·knowledge, for the infinite mind is too deep for his limited rowers. All tlie wonderf:; of natnre! understood or mys-. ~terious, testify to God's omnipotence and omniscience.

While it is trur that man can see in all the provisions of natllre the care of a heavenly Father, yet from this

, source alone he never has been able to comprehend the love of God. He may think and dream about him; he may adore ~1im; but before he can lave him, God must reveal himself to man's heart. ''In creation God shows us his hand, but in redemption God gives us his heart.'' There.. fore man not only sees his works and in his mind calls him Goc11 but he also understands his nature and. in his

, heart calls him. love. His divine glory falls softly upon the earth through the life of Jesus Christ.

Emmanuel

Christ was a declaration of God to men. He was a perfect and eloquent expression of God's love. fie was ' 'God manifest in the flesh,'' ''the brightness of his glory. and the express image of his . person.'' ,''The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth.''

When l\Ioses appeared as mediator between God and the ehildren of Israel, they ''could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance ; " but "\V1len Jesus descended from heaven to earth, God's glory beamed so tenderly, veiled in human flesh, that all eyes could behold him. Because he was "God n1anifest in the flesh'' . his name was to· he ''Emmanuel'' which ''being interpreted is., God with us. ''

When man si11necl, he tore himself away from the lov~ ing embrace of God and became a recalcitrant. To re­store the friendly eommunion and harmony of Eden is a problem capable of· but one soh1tion: God's love must be brought in contact with the heart; attracting, like a strong magnet, man's estrang-ed affectiqns and restoring

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them to their primitive condition. Jesus was the only ~eans by wl1ich this could be accomplished, and God gave him freely for that purpose. ''He that spared not his Son, but delivered him up for us all, hmv shall he not with him also freely give us all things" (Rom. 8 : 32) .

'':V~atever is pos~ible or whatever is impossible, we as Christians can accomplish at God's command for God is . ' With us." Do you not see that "God with us," puts im-possibility out of existence?- I-Iearts that never could have been broken otherwise will be broken if God be with us. Errors which never could be confuted otherwise can he . overthrown by ' ' God with us.'' John Wesley died 'Yith that upon his tongue; let us live with it upon our hearts.-'' The best of all is, 'God with us.' Blessed Son of God, we thank thee thou hast brought us that word•''

SUNDAY .. SCHOOL METHODS

How to Make the Opening and Closing Exercises Interesting .

· Article IT-Part II BY HAZEL D. SOULES

Since the time spent in the Closing Exercise should not, as a rule, exceed ten minutes, one can not well introduce more than one or two special features each time. It is

gooq, ho'\vever, to have something special that is both interesting and helpful.

The few ideas herewith given may be suggestive to those who have ·charge of the closing exercises.

Memory Verse.-In Article I we noted that the memory verse may be called for in the opening exercise, and so. it may; but it may be called

xa.zel :o. Soules for during the closing exercise, should the leader prefer.

Lesson Summary.-Occasionally the superintendent could have some scholar, intermetliate or younger child, prepare to give the story of the lesson briefly. (Cause the scholars to take a personal interest in the exercise.)

·Bible Btories.-Even the very little folks of the primary department enjoy telling· Bible stories. One told each

·Sunday, for a vvhile, each week a different scholar, wili prove interesting and will be profitable, especially to the child who prepares and tells it. (Help the chil.clren· to get acquainted with the many excellent stories• found in the Bible.) The child may be assi.gnecl some character to speak apout, or he may c;h.oose his own hero or heroine.

Q~testions.-Children are sometimes perplexed about matters that are not touched .on by the lessoris. A few minutes can profitably be spent in' hearing and answering their questions on these matters. Especially may this be the case when the children's parents (one or both) are unsaved or when the parents disagree on some point aud the child is desirous of knowing what is right.

For example: A little girl one dE).y asked in the closing part o£ the school-hour: ''Is it wrong to take something

home with you if you find it somewhere, when you know it isn't yours? Some say it is ; some say it isn 't.'' This child did not have proper Christian training at home. But in spite of the reasoning that, since Little Brothel' had just found the chain lying somewhere, he had a right to take it, her little heart told her that he hacl not clone 1·Z:ght to carry the chain home. with him when .he had rea- , son to believe that it belonged to .a neighbor. r.rhe time spent in answering this child was not spent in vain.

Menwn'zing Belections.-Such selections as the Shep­herd's Psalm, the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, and many valuable single scriptures may be learned by the school as a body, a few verses being recited each Sunday. (Some teachers have their s

1cholars learn these as side­

work in their respective classes. In that case it would be good to have now and then a class or an individual scholar recite a Scripture selection in the closing exrreise.)

Recitat,ions and Bpeoial Flongs.-An up propria tc song or recitation effectively given impresses a particular truth found in the lesson. Too, the giving o£ snch ~ffords an­other way in which the scholars can have a part in the· service.

As stated before, these ideas are suggestive. Snperin~' tendents or leaders may use these or may think of others· equally as good. ·

QUESTIONS-·· -- ·---·---~ANSWERED

Those sending questions t:o be answered should en(!loHe a stamp for reply so thnt qnestions unsuitable ror publication nuty be an­swered by personal letter.

Has a man the right to j,1tclge and condem·n a person and tell him. lw is not saved and ref'use hint the privilege of testifying in the m.eetings?

Every church of necessity must have the right to ex­clude from participation in its services those vvho show themselves to be unworthy. By their pastor or leader or in some other manner they 1:nay forbid such a one to take any part in the service, or the pastor or leader as the local head of the church may act in the same manner without action by the church and he is in duty bound so to act where the occasion renders such action necessary for the good of the cause. Such action should be done in kindness not in harshness. It should be clone wisely, not by arbi­trary methods, and with the glory of God and the good of souls in view, ~fany times people profess \\""hen it is evident to spiritual people that they are not saved. To let them go on thus is to encourage them in such a course.

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Can we get instruction from God through dreams now .as spoken of in Job 33: 15-17'/t

God may and no doubt does sometimes reveal things· through dreams, but that is not his nsual·way of making things known to us. The Holy Spirit can .work when we are awake and fully conscious and able to reason intelli·· gently far better than when we are asleep. I rarely pay

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any attc>nf ion tn •lt·Pallt:->, Thp~· :tl'(' too mwrriain. an<l to interpret tlwm usl~all~· lt>ads tu•opln in tlw wrong- dir<w­tion; Uod ha~ rwlluuu- tn 1lo with mm.;t of our drPatu:-:, any more than WI1h our thout . .dt1H wlH•n we Hl'(' awake.

By ruttliny .hr. Jn: 1~:: IN stl' llwt 17u· t·ustom.'\ of flw

11CO]flc arr t'fliu. l.o; if ri!fhf fm· Uml's ('hifdn:n to J>rtwtisc tlw customs o/ fhr I'* ''l'h /

SnmP of tlw {'l! .... fnms or tlw ppoplc• ltl't' vniu and sint'u1, whilt• otlH'J'H lll'l' not Sll. It is l'i!.!ht rnr llS. to follow what­(l\"('1' t•ustoms urt• iu t lwmsPh't'H lawful aud rh.thi. 'Po try to n\'oid dniw.r what sillllt'J'H 1lo .insf hN·ausP tlwv do it when tlH' thinlJ' iht'lf is alll·i:.!llt, wnuhllm. foil~·· '

To fl{/Nf willl our ml1•r rsoru quit'Tdy m· 7u· east fni·o TJtison (.1/all. :; : .~.1) mm;f lfl~ ayNc ia .~z'n?

~o. Tlw t.-xf impliPs thnt th~ }Wt'Hml 1m~ tlone wronrt to tlw onn t~nlh•d hi!{ aih'Prsnr~· nncl shoulclmal;:e a pl'ivnt~ sc~ttlC'llH'll1 with tlw em .. nfrt·ntl(ltl nnd uot. h~t tho mnitl'r go into tjnnrt. tl'lw Phittf lt•l·Hmn tn htt dl'nwn fr•nm thiH text

is that \Ye :;;houltl he ready to R<~ttlc t1;onbles at mu•e and in a rNtHonahlo way and try to satisfy those who fed them~ seh't~s wrong·ed Ho far as that is pnRsihlc. 'rhe text doeH not mean that we shall ngt·ec~ with thn vic\YS or ideas of otlwr:-: nor ag·ree to do what they want done, hnt relates only to settling difli<mltie:-:.

.tl lady lwro 'l:vho 7w.~ n m.ill.im:r!l sf.orn has recently becu eonvcr~c(l. Is ~t wrrnlff for a. sa·int to rn!/(t{JO i·n this kind. of fJ US/Jl('.,<;.<;}

It is n~t wrong- for a C!hriHtian to eugag·c in any legiti~ mate lnuuneRH, nntl tlw HPilhlfr of hatH is n legitimate husi~ .ucH:-:, HH hat.H art~ a eommon awl needful nrtielc of apparel. 'l'lw l't'!-;JlOllRibility for what kind of a hn.t is worn must rest with tlw one \rho dwoH(IH it. Ilnw J'ar a Ohristhm Hhould <mter to worldly i:m;hions for others is a matter for t.hc person's own eonseienee to tlneidP and not a snh,ieet 1m· :-;onw mw nlsc to nw• Idle with. !Jet the HiRter HPt a }ll'O}H1l' exmrq>hl in hnr own attire.~ an<l <lo in her hm:tinc~s as Hhc f<•t•lH will he protwr for her.

SCRIPTURE STUDIES

Homes in the Apostolic Age UY I'll.\!->, E, Hltn\\·~

It is ltn itllfl t•m·insity "' hi••h JH'OlllJifH nt-t 1 n inqnit·•• into thP hom(' IifP nt' tlw fh'1-1t ( h•ntilP l •ln·i!;tinw"· A thought~ fnl f.itndy will c•nuhh• HH 1tt trNHl r•·Vl'l'i'Utl)· in tlu• pn1h of flu· npnHtl!' Puul irt hil-l wm·k or «•nt'l'yin~ tlw ~oHpc-1 to the hNttlwu wnrltl nf his tinw.

\V(• kwm:· u t!ri•Uf th•nl tthont tlw lii'•• ot' flw ri<'h nntl wcll·tfH{U in thr• Apn"i.tHliP .\llt1 : hut nf tlu~ rwoplP ot' whom WP wnu1tl knuw mn!ott. tlw HnMt•n}lt•tl Jow•·•· l'lHHfWH, om• know1Nhtt• h" Hruih·d. U!oi tlw wt•itfm; f)i' 1 hat uw~ ('f'.ltemuPCl rmeh rwnpl•· un ht•fft•l· tlum t•uUh• nncl hnd little to t(~ll uR ahout tlu•h· tlnily lh't'H, t•XI'''Pt hwidNttnlly. llowev<•r, we lmow that 1lw mumwrK nncl t•mdomR nf flw rid1 Hl'P J.!Nlt'rully ntw't ~~~· t•vr•u 1lw ponr(IHt ttcmn·ding to their• ability; mor,•cWPJ\ Hitu·P uum~· nf tlw ''mnmon pN>pl(' awl early (Jonvrrt" \\'N·n n~tnnll~· J.tlnv«'H, living- in ilw hottH('K <>f tlw ~at, Wt' t•uu lPut•u Htnl\Pfhing nf 1lwm h)' lnnldn~ hri~tly nt flu• livr'" uf flu- l'h•h in tlH' Honum Pmpirl! in the days of PnuL

The Dwelling Many or Uuj, Hmnsm uohh•ll Wl'f'1' mu1timil1iounir<lH. pos ..

ACS.'ling vmd e>Htut~R that r•i\'nh•tl in Hiza tlw Hnutller 1mHonR , of antiquity aml 0\\'ninft umH;\' tlmumm<hi of Hhtvt•H. In

this 8.J:rO thcrr~ wc•rc! ul&«, t•X·1-ihtVflH. frt1t•(lnwn, \\"iHJ. wm·(~ multimillionairPH. Hm•h Jwople lmilt hnttHt"K likH pnhwes both in. tho rity nnd in the t~mmtry. But we will not Rt.u<ly the country ltonfW. aR Chrbditmity mn<l•1 moHt rapid prog­ress in the c·itit'!'!i at first. nnt 1~cnd1in.g' the <l.mmtry fnr generations.

The houa~ ot' the RotrumK of thia p<-riod were hnilt with a view to privac•y: ther£~fore th~ nnuat house had its open­ngs anrl rec!eivecl itH li~ht frorn inner courta.

The entran(~t! waR a uurrow paMage from which douhln-

lettvNl doors opcn!lcl outwal'<l, revealing t11c interior of the hmtHc>. 'l'hc cwutr11l part. of tlw homm waR <lividccl into thrN~ g-reat roomf.i. 'l'hc firHt, hucl an oywning to the sky~ mwN'Pcl hy nn n wning. Under this awning was a marble• haHin into whi1•h the rainwater was eonvcy(~d from the roof hy tlw mNUlH of guttnrH awl pipnH. 'l'hc HC<~ond room wns roofPd ovc~rhcncl, hut tlw third was u gl'cat eonrtr open 1 n the t-~ky. HaugtHl aronwl this <tontl'al Hystmn of great l'ooms wm·c nll t1w vnrimtH living--, HlHcping-, and flining­l'OOl11HI the Iihrary, bath1 and t1mnis c~oTtrt, and somntimcs ~nl'dcmR at thn rear. UpstnirH wm·<~ the bed-rooms of the family.

The f~u·:1itnre of thm;e great hmu;es was VC1lJ' cxpcnsivo and artlstw, hut wonl<l HPPm very Himplc~ a11<l plain to moclrrn people. There w<\J'e (•oueh~s, c~hairH, tahleH, ehests~ a111l eahincts, £md, in thn kitelwn, (!Ooking nttmRilH. Tim hotlWS Of the riel1 had lih;•ari(~S COlUpOFIC'Cl mostly of serolls, ulthongh tho moc'IPJ'll form of hookH .,vith leavc!s f'astcnccl at the~ lm<~k wns eomin~ into fuRhiou. ,

Home of tire Poor AR I have saic1, anc~ic•nt writers 1ell ns lit.tlc al,ont the

homes of the poor. Mnnrien Pellifmn CJUOtN{ ·from Arjs~ tophunes a description nf a poor matl 's home in ancient AthPllS, which will apply equally w<lll to tlH~ homf\R w·~ nrc studying-:

11 Tho gnats. and :CleM that huzz about your ltearl, I can not t~ount, so g1•eat their multitu(J«". Tbey wake you, Ulld their Hhrill'J)tlH:l f:Wems to l'!ny, ttjp wretch, nltlwngh you 'ro hungry, up arisC'!' You have beaidns a. tatter for n. quilt1 •

Ancl for a beil your rushes fu11 of bugs, That will not lot you drop yoUJ' drOWRY lids, And for a 'pillow underneath your head· A goorl•siz(;ld stone.''

1 have no a 1ology for the dark colors with '\Vhi"~h I pamt

16 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET MARC:fl 27, 1919

the hard lot of the common man of the Apostolic Age. Despite the many millionaires and the luxury of the rich, the ancient world without machinery and science was in­comparably poorer than our own age. Classical students have often overlooked the hard lot of the poor man in ancient times, because the classical writers thought alone of the· rica.

Many of the aristocratic Roman city houses were built so that the outside rooms and suites df rooms could be rented for small stores,' bakeries, and the like. Sometimes these rooms were used for living-quarters only. They haclno connection 'vith the apartments of the owner. Over the stores and in their rear were little rooms in which the pro.prietors lived. rrhese rooms contained a multitude of the population of Rome. ·

Ancient Flats But the great majority of common people in Rome lived

in great buildings called islands because they occupied a whole ''square.'' The lower· story was used for small stores, and the upper stories-these buildings were three or four stories high-were cut up into little rooms, which were crowded to overflowing like the great tenement buildings of modern cities.

These fiats \"{ere built by the rich men and sometimes named after them. They were often built so cheaply and carelessly as to easily fall down. They were liable to collapse at any time, and were always in great danger of fire.

Friedlander gives us the following picture of the life of the poor man drawn !rom a poet of the time:

''The poor n1an says 1\fartial, may well be a stoic-, and despise his life; it ,,·as nG merit of his. Their dark rooms two hundred steps up, were not as high as a man's stature. Their hearth was cold, a jug with a broken handle, a mat, a heap of straw, an empty bedstead~ was their furniture; a short toga by day and night their only protection against the cold; vinegar wine and black l1read their food. Bread, beans, and turnips (the workman's lunch), lentils, onions, garlic, peas (one "as" [worth about one cent] bought a good meal), and fish, were their diet. Leeks and a boiled sheep's head, or a smoked pig's head, were' a luxury. On .J vly 1, the usual day for moving, ' many poor families

·might be seen, driven out by: the estate agent, after he had taken all their best property in distraint; with what was left they were sent into the street, a first of July disgrace, says Martial. A pale-faced man, exhausted with frost and hunger, the Irus of his clay, and three women more like 1\fegreras dragging a bedstead one leg short, and a table two legs short, and other rubbish, a horn lamp and lantern, broken crockery, a rusted coal-box, a pot stinking of fish,

' an old wreath of black fleabane [esteemed a cure and hung np in bedrooms], a piece of Toulouse cheese, string to sup­port the absent lMk and garlic, a pit filled with a cheap depilatory. Why should they seek a dwelling~ the poet asked; they could Iive free on the bridge. Bridges, steps, thresholds, inclines, were, as .in modern Rome, the beg­gar's resorts:· there and in the fora, their picture of woe, their rags, and their maims and wounds (blind men led by a dog), sought to awaken pity: their hoarse voices intoned petitions for alms. Their. refuge in the cold rain of De-

cember ·might be an open archway; their dog their sole , friend and their food dog's bread (bran-bread) ; their wealth a staff, a blanket or a 1nat, and a knapsack i their salvation solitary death.''

Of course, not all the common people were so poor. There were many honest.ways of making a living in Rome. There were labor unions of bootmakers, sandal-makers, slipper-makers, ladies' shoemakers, bakers, workers in cop­per, iron-workers, ladder- and step-makers, art-metal workers, goldsmiths and silversmiths. Besides, there was the business of handling the freight that came into Rome by sea ;. also the small storekeepers, and the numerous clerks ~f the bankers and of various "big business. q In­deed, some authorities think there was plenty of work at Rome but when we remember the thousands of slaves, and the h~rd poverty of the common man, \ve must doubt this ..

At all events, we must remember that the hon1e life of the vast multitude or the inhabitants of Rmne and other ancient cities was very far from what we con1n1.only re­gard as the propel~ standard for decent Christian home life. I haveimentionec1 Rome as an illustration of the gen­eral conditions of cities in the Apostolic Age. The ancient city was mostly slums. Yet it was among these people that the gospel gained its :first converts. From theRe mis­erable slums came the earliest martyrs of the chnreh of Christ.

Christ's gospel is still the same today; and it o n~ers hope in dealing with the sad social conditions of our O\Vll time. Oh that there were only more people to propagate it as it was spread in the Apostolic Age!

uplease Move· On'' Some of you have been in London. W·hen :Y~ou visit

London again, get down in the center of the great eity and stand still and look into the window. Yon won't he there long before a man in blue will put his hand on your shonl-

. der and say : ''Please move on. ' ' "Why should I move on~" '

1 You are blocking the traf-fic. ' ' '

1 I am not interfering with any one.'' ''Your standing: still and doing nothing is going to

cause an obstruction here. You must please rnove on. Keep moving. You can go that way, or you can go that, but you can not stand still ; you must move.''

1\fy brother, my sister, yon can not stand still. Thr. moment you stand still and say, "I am just going to he an interested onlooker,'' you become an obstacle.

If you stand, some one else is going to stand. Don't you know that? You can't .·stand still without impeding progress-. If you are not with Him, you are against IIim. If you are not exercising the great force that gathers, by your very negation. of that, you are exercising the force that scatters men here and there and everywhere.

-G. ,Campbell M o-rga1~. ------"If you can- not have what you hoped £or, do 11ot sit

down in despair and allow the energies of your life to run to waste; but arise, and gird yourself to help others . to achieve. -Meyer.

!\[ARCH 27, 191D THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 17

HOME AND FAMILy CIRCLE·

When Children Are Untruthful A little fellow is confronted by an angry or sorely vexed BY MABEL HALE

Most children are at times untruthful. Every fair­minded parent desires to train up his child to be exact and truthful, and feels alarmed and troubled at any in­clination in the child to the opposite. In dealing with untruthfulness in a child, we must bear in mind that chil­dren are governed in their actions by impulse and de­sire more than by use of. their rea-

. parent· and asked imperatively if he is guilty of a cer­tain 'vrong. He remembers other times ·when his back has smarted from the rod, and he sees in his parent's man­ner a grave hint of the same punishment if he is guilty, so to save his back· he denies his guilt. This parent by his. manner has foceed the child to a falsehood for self­protection, a falsehood which could have been avoided.

Another child will make up great soning faculties. What to our adult standard of judg·ment is· positively untruthful ma.y be spoken by a small child in innocent sincerity. The child has: to learn what truth is and how to,speak truthfully.

Herbert wanted with all his little heart a pretty toy that his neighbor. across the street possessed. He came tn gleefully one day and asked his mama to come to the door and see what he ha.d found ; thep. he showed her atoy lying in their sidewalk. "It is just like: George's, and some one has lost it. May I have it, 1\fama? '' She looked at the eager face of the small boy, and said, ''Do you know \YhO' put it there~'' The little fellow's head ch·oppecl, and a few more ques­ticms brought out the fact that he had gotten· the toy in front of his little neighbor's home, and hacl placed it· where his mother saw it. lie wanted it so much that he had schemed in this way to get it. The child had, acco-rding to our· standards, both lied and stolen, yet both acts had been f4e result of his overcoming

, desire for the toy. His parents found tl1at here was his real trouble, and they showed the little fellow the sin of coveting what was not his own. They pointed out to him that covetousness is such an awful wrong that it will cause ·a little hoy both to steal and to lie.

How to Grow Old Far from the storms that· are lashing· the

ocean, . Kearer each· day t'o the pleasant home-

~ight, . Far from the waves that are big with com-

. motion, · · · ·under full .sail, and the harbor in sight:

. Growing oild cheerfully, · • Cheerful and bright.

.F'ar from the winds that are adverse and chilling, ·

Past all the islands that lured thee to rest, . 1

Past all the currents that lurecl thee, un-willing, ·

Far from thy course to the land of the· blest:

Growing o.ld peacefully, Peaceful and blest~

Never a feeling of envy or sorrow When the bright faces of children are

seen; Never a year from the young wouldst thou

borrow-Thou clost remember what lieth between:

Growing old willingly, Thanltful, serene.

Hearts at tte sound of thy coming are lightened,

Ready and willing thy hand to relieve; Many a face at thy ldnd word has brioght­

ened-"It is more blessed to give than receiveJ''

Growing old happily, Ceasing to grieve.

Eyes that grow dim to the eartll and its glory

Have a sweet recompense youth can not lmow;

Ears that grow dull to the worlcl anc1 it's story,

Drink in the songs that from Paradise flow: ·

Growing old graciously, Christian-like grow. ·

' -Anonymous. .

tales of adventure and tell them for the truth, and while rehearsing them will seem to be speaking in all sincerity. The fact is that he ~does speak in all sincerity and 1~eally be­lieves what he is saying. A child of four or five has not yet learned the· difference bet\veen imagination and reality. One is as real to him as the other. Punishment will not cure a fault of this kind. Only as the child is made to see the -difference will he understand. When a great tale is told, if the mother will say: "Did you play that or did it hap­pen,'' he will no doubt innocently answer, ''I played it.'·' Then it ~an be enjoyed by all as his play. But too often if he is punished, he will :forget his punishment by following his active imagination off into new fields. If this habit of exaggeration and imagination becomes too bother­some, a complete ignoring of all the child's speeches will often stop it. Little D~iivid, three and a half years old, .. had amused 1lS for weeks tell­ing about his ranch in the moun­tains and the things tlu1t happened there. He seemed to think of noth­ing else. I-Iis . mother finally re­quested that none of us should take any notice of one word he said ah011t

A little girl told a deliberate falsehood, and the shocked mother exclaimed : ''But it is not that way at all. Yon told a wrong story.'' ''But I wanted it that way, and that 1

is why I said it;'' replied the grieved· child. She was not able yet to distinguish between reality and desire. 'When h~r mother began to reprove her, the child said in the same grieved tone, ''Mama, I want it that way so much that I ·believe it i._t;; that way." She needed to be taught to see the· difference between desire and reality. ·

· it. He would tell a most thrilling tale., hnt at no respo!l1Se from us he would look crestfallen and hush. It

was only a few weeks till his ranch was entirely fm·gotten. Real untruthfulness is too often learned from home ill­

fluences. Mother tries to keep things from Father~ Neigh­bors are treated royally ·when in the home, but mercilesslJ" eriticized behind their backs. The par~nts are guilty of some carelessness, but fail to confess when the fact is noticed. Children see all these things and take lessons. If the parents have truth ili their hearts, and love it, it will not be hard to teach the children to be trnthful.

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Sayings of Children BY R. TJ, BERH,Y

Once in a while a: child says something unthinkingly that carries an idea of value. The other night my young­est son \vas reading for evening worshi:r3 frmn Beautiful Stories from the Good Old Book. In· the lesson ·was a

· quotation from Exocl. 35: 21 which says: "Anr1 they c.ame, every one whose heart stirred hil'n up,'' etc. The. boy read, ''And they came, every one whose heart started him up,'' etc. Of course, sli1·1·eil and started are consid­~rably the same, but the idea came with added force that th~ reason some good people do so little is because their hearts have never started them up. l\1ay the heart start somebody who now sits still is the wish of thousands of devout saints.

My two younger boys were· talking of how much money they had. · One of them had a rooster, a full-blooded Plymouth R,ock, that a man had offered $2· for. IIe had not sold him yet, but nevertheless he counted that $2 as part of his money. . "Yes, but yon haven't got it yet," said the other boy. "I know it, bttt it's corning, and I rnight rt:; 1oell say

I've· got it." Now, that was his faith. IIe did not calculate that the

purchaser of his rooster might change his mind or might not have the money to pay for his rooster. No, nothinq; of that sort entered his mincl A man, an utter stranger, had said he would give $2 for a rooster. ·That was eriough. "It is cmning, and I might as well say I've got it."

Our heavenly Father has promised us many things in· the Bible. Nearly all arc on conditions. When we meet the conditions, we can say, "It is coming, and I might as well say I 'ye got it." And if you have faith enough to say that, you will gerreral'ly find rig1lt then and there that ''you have it.''

Good Manners I

BY MARY 0. HASKETT

Good manners should begin at home. Good manners are not learned so much as acquired by habit. They grow upon us by constant use. We must be courteous,

· agreeable, civil, kind, thoughtful, and gentle at home, and then it will become natural for us to he the same away from home. The New Testament inqulcates good manners.

· Our Savior was courteous even to his persecutors. A Hpirit of kindly consideration for men, characterized the 'rwelve. Then again, look at Paul before Agrippa! His spee'ch is a model of dignified courtesy ns well as o.f per­suasive eloquence.

Tl1e same mild, self-sacrificing spirit which pervaded the sayings and doings of the early disciples should be exhibited by us today. \Ve are in ·danger in these days of losing many of the graces that help to malm life har­monious. The rush, the hurry, the feverish excitement in which many persons live can not· be conducive to the cul­tivation of manners or the elevation of t11C mind. You may be surprized when I mention elevation of min'd in connection with man:nars, but the cultivation of good manners has more to do with high-mincleclness and a

higher standard of morals than \Vc may think. Goodman. ners uplift· and refine by their constant usc. Bad man­ners injure and lnwcr the character and destroy tl1e per­fection of life. Good manners help, or should help, lJy · their sincerity to make· us thoughtful, kind, unselfish, aud agreeable. Bad manners will result iii nutking us hard, eold, and heartless. The value of mamicrs ,vould seem to be essential to every well-reg-ulated life.

Sin Lies in the Will [Continued from page 3]

sinner. Thus, we see 'that it is not the action apart from the will, that constitutes crirnc, sin.

Since sin lies in the will, we may sin hy willing to do wrong thoi1gh we never carry it ont in act. For example, .Jesus said, ''Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust aftm·. her hath con~mitted adultery ·with her already in his heart.'' Sometimes when one's attention is called to the opposite sex, the enemy brings to one's mind in1pure sug­gestions and tries to incite one to keep looking and think­ing. The thing to do is to follow the example of ;Jesus and say, ''Get behind me Satan.'' ':rho ugh onn is bothered with such thoughts, ~tnd has to fig·ht dcspera tely to keep his balance, yet as long as he does not really consent to the wrong in his heart, but resists it, he is not guilty be~ fore God.

We may be guilty of murder by willing in onr lu~arts to commit the crime. If we will to do an evil deed, we are guilty of that deed in the sight of God. rl'hn Bible says, "Whosoever hatcth his brother is a murderer. n He has the ill will in his heart, and is therefore guilty. Gocl looketh, not on the outward appearance, hut on tht: heart. "Keep thy heart with all cliligcmee; for Olil.t of it are the issues of life. ''

Sin Not Present Witlzout Evil Inte11t It so happens sometimes that heeam.;e o·r foree of habit

indiviJuals do or say things involuntarily; that iR, witl1~ out hav~ng intended at .all to do or say them. J?or ex­ample, just after I was converted, po~sihly a day or two after, I was working at a certain thin.g, and all at ouce it slipped and either hurt me or h.indered me, and I said a bad word without intending to. I Rimply Raid it wit.hout thought. I had been aeenstomcclundcr such eircumstan· ees to say bad words, and because of the force of habit I did as I had formerly done. I immediately feU 011 my knees and cried 'to God :for mercy; I thought I had com· mitted an awful sin, and that God would disown n1e for it. I was sorely grieved. The fact is, I was not respon­sible; I had not intended to usc bad language ; I dicl so before I had time to think. I said the word as the result of habit therefore I had not sinned. Sin involves the will, and I had not ·exercised my will in the act at all. That experience made an i1npression on my mind that en· abled' me to break 'the power of that habit. Many souls suffer unnecessarily over such things ; I am not excusing sin ; let none take license. I speak only of those ,acts that' are wholly involuntary. · To show the force of habit I shall relate an<>ther in"· cident. A brother -said to me one day, ''Brother McCraw; you use an expression that is wrong; you say frequently,

1'IIB GOSPBIJ TRlT:MPErr

'I'll hPi so nncl sn.' " •• YPs," I Hairl. "I will ~top it. I know it is unt right." A fpw miun1 PH lnter while talking with the hrothPr, 1 sni<l. "I 'II bct--th(•l'P! I have said it again. n I Haid it in\·oluntarily ~ I (~Olllmittetl no sin, hnt my miwl was so dt•t·pl~· impl'PH.":iell that I dicl not, as I rcmcmher. f'VPI' Ha~· it ngaiu.

Thus, Wt! Hl't' that :-~itt invnlYPH the will, an<l that to he ~:;infnl an at·1 mu:-~t ht• dmw with tho wmsPnt of the will. I must. ut lt•aHt. havt• tiuw to think, tlwu dcc~ide \\'hothcr I will or not: awl it' I tlP<·idl! to t'lo a thing that I know to be wrong. 1 sin. Iu 1 hr! t•xumplPs T gaw~ ahnvn thm~e was no thonghf-·llo tim(• f'nr H. 'I'hP:;n wor<1s, as I often say, simply Slti<l1lH>lllHt'}\"t'H from llH'l'O foren of }whit. 'rhey were \Vholly itrvolnntnry. lla<l I htHt time to think, I

Hhonld not have said thenr. bceanse I had grace, and I willed to do right. .

Some Say Mistakes Are Sins Onee upon a time a certain preacher saicl to a fellow

preaehor, '' 'Jlhe Bible says, '~TnclaA ·wns a devil from the hcg·inning.' " 'l'lw other said, "Please find that for me." He searched for the versn, lmt di<l not find it. "\¥hy? Be­en use it is not in the Bible. Did the preacher lie 1? He certainly stated a falsehood, hnt he hnneRt]y thonght he was ::;tating. the truth~ therefore it was a mistake, not a Hin. One lies wl1en he h~Ils a falsehood knowingly, '\Vhen he dwoses to make a false statement; otherwise he is not lying. Sin lies in o;n· motive or wilL

DIVINE HEALING

Faith ancl Obedience Article 1

BY FHEH HltUl!'l•'B'tT

F'aith uml olwdiPlW(t m·n fin <•lm!Pl,\· allied as eorHli1.:ionH for }waling-, f'haf tlwy Ul'H iuHPpurablt·. ..\l't«·r Cht·iHt ltad (mrs<•d tlw Uj.t-h't'l', and i1 had' dril'tl up root. and ln'illH~h, ht~ ~-;aiel to P<!tt•t·. who had .iuxL t•alh•tl his attention to it, "Ilun• faith in <twl'' 1 .\Iur·k 11: 1a.;;."t.). ThPn he mmh~ it plaiu that <'Vt~n a uHntutain (•cml<l 1m remove<l in the !1Ull1C llHUlll<'l'. 'l'hiH }eKHOU pl'0\'{11'4 11w flll'f: 1 hat llO Hlai<•l•ial

thing' t•!m resifit t1w d~·nami1~ Hf l'Pug-th atHl pmv.cw of faith. 'While~ thn Lnrd d<)PS uot t•xpt•<•t us to g'O out and eaUHP

trees tn wit11Pr or 1o rt•nwve mmmtuinH, he dews ·wmtt us tn huvo faith for O!ll' HN'Ils. 'J'ltat: WUH tlw ohj<~et; or the lCS!oiOll.

Ohe1UP1H't' is a prt•l't•rtHi»itP, rn· fouwla1icm, to faith. HuhmiHsion 1o tJw will or Oml aml nn unFwlfish dNiirc to ohcy him will NtuHr> 1lw f'aith 1lwrmonwt1•r to t•ise rapid.ly.'

I will t-wh•Pt Hmuc Bihln PxmnplcH of healing' and en­deavor to point out Uu! \'altw 1:md t>fl'cetH of faith and ohcclictH!C.

Naaman lite Leper Xaamnn wnA n g-J•c•nt militm•y lNulPr nndc:~r th<~ king of

Ryria, hut. hn \\'HH nffli<•tt>d with lt•proHy. Kmtw time lle­fom 1hn oc~cmrrt•twP tlt' tlw <~ir<~utnstunt~n I ttm about to re­late, the Ryrinm; lmtl <•nphH't-rl from thn land of Israt!l a little 'ma.hl, who h<'t•nuul wnitN~HH to N'aaman 's wifo. This little mahl informc'tl lwt~ mistrm.;s that thn Uod of Israel could hcnl Xunnum. God waH them, as :novY, the healer of hiH pcopl~. Ut>ltlin~ wua u praeticnl thing among the God~fcarin~ in IHr·~wl, nncl thiH little maid proved to be a good miRHionnrv on tlli~oJ oeNlHion. , Arrangements were J~uulr, nnd :\mi'mnn w~ts sent· with a l<•ttcr to the king of Isra(II. AftN• Rome~ prt•liminaries, }~lisha, God's prophc•t in Tst'tH~l at the time, took the NHIC. .As soon aR ~aaman appeared~ F!Iisha Rent a messenger to him vvith this command: ''Go and wash in (Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean' 1 (2 KinWt 5: 10).

At this poh1t in the proe<'P<lingos Naanum ha1t<~c1. Hn was wroth. ~Phat '\Vas altogetlu~r ton simpll', too luuniJiat~ ing. lin tnrll(~d away in a rnge and hogan to lind :fault with Gocl'H way. "Why," he sairl, "~trc not the rivers o:f Dnuau;ens hettPl' than all tho "·.atPl'H of Israel 'V" Bm- · plmti<~ally 110; God's place for him was tTordan. Nnaman had mmlifestetl faith in emning to BliHl!a, lmt through <lisnln~<licrwo l10 \YHs ahont to loHc it. Af1 cr some rcason­Hhlc nrg11nwnts from ]tis sm·vauts, he clN~id<'cl to obey. 0JH\ t:wo, three, fom·, iivc, six, seven timC~s he dippe<l him~ ~wlf; yes, he went all the way ancl when he had done Rn, he was made whole. What brought the healing? \V'as thcro virtue in tTordan 's waters? No; t.hH healing rmmltP<1 frmn oheclimwc and faith in Ood. lie proved his faith hy coming, and this ccrrrnony waH n te!-it of: ohcdionec. Whc~n lw humbled hirm;rlf, ~wet linlwd ohedieiH!e to hi~ faith, GQ(l hnalNl him.

--·-----· Healed of Peritonitis .

Anderson, Ind.-Tt iH ·with n 1wart full of prai~e and thanks~iving' that I tcxtify to God's healing power. He has healed me of val'ions eontagi01lH diseases and of what: appeared to ho uppen<lidtiH.

[;ast Sei>tembcn· I hoeame very ill and fcarc<l that an operation wovld he neecH1mry. 'l'he physician ma<]c three caps hei'orc Hhe was nhlo to JWOpPrly <'liagilOfle the ease. L1pon making the third caall, she fonu<l that my aflliction was peritonitis, She told me that she conld cure me, hnt that it wonld take a long time; that I need not expect to hn well very soon. I said : '' D1·. C-, I do not believH it

· is necessary for me to linger and suffer like this. I be­lieve God will heal me."

Tho next ·day I called for somo of thn (ll(lers of the ehurch, and they anointed me with oil and offered prayor. I had the assurance that I should be hcale<I, hut con­tinued to suffer at intervals. Many times the nnrsc, who is a devout Christian, would pray for me. Eaeh time relief came while she was still kneeling at my bedside. One of the ministers who had prayed for me· asked me

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if I was willing to suffer if.it was God's will. Upon con­sideration I said, ''I do not think it is God's will.'' ''But,'' he insisted, ''suppose it is his will.'' I considered again. ''No," I said, "I am not 1villing, but I ~~rant to be.'' I...~ater I deepened 1ny consecration and began to improve.

I can say \vith him of old, "It is good for me that I was afflicted,'' for thereby I learned many 'precious les­sons. Within a very short time I was able to turn myself in bed without pain. The second day after my healing the doctor called again, and I was sitting in a chair when she arrived. She 1vas very much surprized when I said, "Dr. C-, the Lord has healed me." The Lord opened the 1vay for me to testify to his goodness and his power to heal the body as well as to save the soul.

To be "V'iTell after more than four weeks of illness caused me to appreciate him who bore our sicknesses. n is my determination to be true to God and to spend in his service the life whiclf he so graciously sp~red. I can also praise him for saving my soul and sanctifying me, a still greater miracle than the healing of the body, Netta L. Owen.

Cripples Healed Too Cape Girardeau, :Mo.-About nine years ago I received

the light through I'eading the Gospel Trumpet. I loved the truth and was willing to give up anything for Jesus. I went through many trials. The Lord healed our oldest daughter several times. Four years ago in February our little two-year-old girl was running and fell on her knee. We took her to ·our family physician. lie treated her knee, hut she limped. Finally he put the limb in a plaster paris cast and left it three weeks. She did not walk for eighteen months.

We tried several other doctors. Some wanted to take her to the hospital and others said not to let her go. I took her several places to have her prayed for, and finally. sent to the Gospel Trumpet Company for prayer. About the time they had received the letter and prayed my old:­est daughter called me to come quick When I reached her, the afflicted child was standing up in the center of the room. She had raisec1 up alone, but did not walk.

I wrote again for prayer at the time of the June camp­meeting. On J nne 18 she got up and walked. The chil­dren took her out on the vvalk, and she ran after a dog. She walked eighteen montl1s, but limped. During the· holidays of 1917, ,,~hile playing, she fell again and in­jured her spine. She lay :for weeks with a high fever. Sister Davis,prayc<l for her, and one night the churches at Cairo, Ill., Oran, l\Io., and Anderson, Ind., all agreed in prayer for her. The fever was rebuked, but she was a worse cripy>le than she was before. She conlclnot raise her head without help. My hnshand did not believe that praying did her any good, and in August we took her to tile l\:fciJain sanatarium. The doctor!s examined her· and said hers was the strangest case that hacl ever been brought i"o them. They said sl1e would never overcome it; the case ·was hopeless. I told thmn I was not discouraged, that the l;ord made her walk once and he would again.

We came home the same day, and Brother Cullen who ·was in town called on us a few minutes. I told him our tronhle and asked hiiu to pray for the child.·· I1r did so

and she gradually improved. I wrote in 1nore earnest to the Trumpet Office for prayer, and now she iH walking and gaining flesh. Her head was. drawn do"·n on he1· shoulder. I could not wash under her necl~. Now he1· neck is straight but still stiff, however, it is improving all the time. Her body is also straighte1·, and Hhe does not limp much. lVIrs. A. 0. IIarper.

llealed ol Various Afflictiorzs . Bienville, La.-It was in the winter of 1907 that I first.

came in contact with the Gospel 'rrmnpet ~:nul lJegan to read it. About two years before this I had u11ited witlt the Baptist Church. Oi1 to the time I found the Trumpet I had not heard anything eoncerning divine h caling and, in fact, when I began to read the testimonies f'rpm differ­ent ones in regard to what tho I.Jorcl was doing· for ·them through prayer and faith, I was hewilderecl. So I kept on reading the testimonies in tho 'rrumpct a11 d. eonlpar-

. ing them with the Bible till I began to obtain faith for · healing. In the spring or winter of 1D08 I hnd my first experience of healing.

I contracted a severe cold that developed into n l1ad case· of neuralgia. I first tried remedies of various kinds to no real advantage. Then I called upon the I.~ort.l, and he heard .and answered prayer at once and definitPly healed me. Then I sa\v there was reality in prayer, ancl· ever since then we have been trusting the Lord for all things.

This winter onr bal)y developed, what \vn he] i evNl to he~ a severe case of pneumonia, and rny wife and I were up all of one night praying at different intc1·va Is nntil ·we got the witness that the J.Jord hearfl prayer and \Vonld heal the baby. When we made a eomplete nonseeration, the work was made complete at onee. The following day the baby began to play and laugh.

l\fy wife and oldeRt tlanghtcr eoutJ•aetcd :;;ov~rc (i,(lHCH of sore eyes, the worst I ever saw. It seemed. as if tbl'ir rves would go entirely out. We trm;tcd the r..~ord only; ~nd he did a complete healing. Also our bally, the JH!Ht sum­mer, had what we supposed was a severe casa of eholcra infantum, beginning about midday. l.Jate in t1'1t> enmiug he had a very high f<wcr, alf-lo was threaten('< l all night with spasms. ·l\:fy wife and I wer<~ np all night pleading with the Lord to have mercy. ancl to rchnkc the affiietion. l\fy wife's mother is an opposer of divine healing. She was present a part of the time. "\Vhilc she '\VHS at the child's bedside we offered prayer, and the child '\Vas hoalcr1 almost instantly. We have witncsRed many cases of heal-ing of sickness in our home. · · .

~y wife and I have each been healed of ty phoicl fever, chills and fever, also malaria, sick headaches, and numer­ous other afflictions. Just recently my wife had an at~ tack of appendicitis from which the T..Jord has given per­fect relief. She was anointed and prayed for the past summer for chronic indigestion, and she has not had a symptom since. She can now cat anything she d('sir.cs.

This pure evening truth l1as never been preuc11ed lwrti. but we are trusting the Lord to give· us a 1neeting herr next summer. Yours nncler the blood~ ·

,J. T. Toms, ~Jr., and Wife.

1\f.ARCH 27, 1919 THE GOSPEL TRUMPET 21

Lessons From Christ's Prayer-Life BY ELSIE GENSKE

When Jesus was here on earth he ·was a man among men, and as a result the favor of God is lost. Let us not men. Although he ·was divine, yet he was human, and negle·ct prayer but always feel our dependence on God, was tempted as we are tempted. He suffered froin hunger for without him we can do nothing. and thirst as we suffer; and \he was weary and toil-worn At the close of a very busy clay of toil, after feeding many times from his faithful untiring efforts to do good. the five thousand, when the evening was come J esns vvent "For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he away and prayed. And, too, it vvas a time of crisis, is able to succor them that ar~ tempted" (Heb. 2: 18). "Jesus ... perceived that they would come and take him He left us an example that vve ''should follow his' steps.'' by force to make him a king''; but he dismissed the multi­Our constant aim and desire should he to become more tude, constrained his disciples to take boat, and he de­like Christ-our perfect pattern. parted into the mountain alone to talk to his Father.

Jesus was a noble example in his prayer-life. He prayed Sometimes we are busy with the cares and toils of life in the wilderness, in the mountain, in solitary places, in anC!. it seems that we do not have time to pray. Let us the garden, and even on the cross. He prayed in times stop and think, What did J esns do? Instead of ileg­of success, in times of crisis, and in times of despair. He lecting prayer, let us dismiss our cares as .Jesus dismissed prayed whenever necessity demanded ancl whenever the . the multitude, and carry our burdens ·to Him ·who careth opportunity presented itself. He taught a parable to this for us. effect: "men ought always to pray, and not to faint"'· In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus said that his soul ( Lulm 18 : 1). was exceeding sorrowful, even unto 'death. Did he in this

When Jesus Prayed tinie of great sorrow forget to pray? No, he prayed and One of the first records we have of Jesus praying was importuned until grace and help came from God. Three

at the time of his baptism. And ''being baptized, and times he prayed while the disciples were sleeping, and praying, the heaven waH opened, and the Holy Ghost de- finally the victory came. When we are seeming·ly for­scendccl in a bodily shaiW like a dove upon him, and a sake;n by our nearest earthly friends, and they fail to voice came frOl.ll heav-en, which said, 'rhou art my beloved comfort US in our hours of sore trial, let US not be dis-

. Son; in thee I am well pleased'' (Luke 3: 21, 22). Jesus couraged; but let us pray until the answer comes. Notice was then about to en tel.' into active public service. By the submissiveness of Jesus on this occasion. He came to praying he acknowledged his dependence on God, and do, not his own will, but the will of the Father. If we are God called him his helovecl Son. How necessary it is that wholly consecrated, this will also be our prayer, "Not my we,' too, acknowledge our clependei1ce and that we be· en- will but thine be done.'' dued with the Holy Spirit ana ·with power before we try Sometimes it seems as though the h-eavens are brass and

·to accomplish the work that God has for us to do in this our prayers go no higher than our heads; Gocl seems so world! . far away, and we do not see one ray of hope. In these

Jesus in his prayer'at the grave of Lazarus manifested times we should remember that our heavenly Father faith, trust, and c-onfidence in God. He looked up to God knows and cares. When Jesus was on the cross, he was and said, "I thank thee that thou hast heard me. And seemingly forsaken by God, and he cried in his anguish, I know that thou hcarest me always: but because of the "l\1:y God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" The people which stand by I said it, that they may believe dark places that we are called to pass through only make that thou hast sent me.''. He sought to show the people us to appreciate. the victories the more. If Jesus real­from whence his great power came that they might be- ized his dependence upon the Father at this critical mo­lieve. J esilS was, indeed, humble and unassuming. ment, how much more should we his creatures realize our

We find in the Scriptures that Jesus was thankful to dependence! . God for earthly blessings and comforts. Before he ate On a certain occasion we read that Jesus rose up a great bread, he was careful to remember the giver of his food, while before it was day and departed into a solitary place and blessed it before he broke it. God is well pleased and prayed. His disciples followed after him, and when with praise and thanksgiving. they found him, they told him that all men sought for him.

Christ prayed no matter what his circumstances were. In Jesus' life one busy day followed another. It seemed We read in the. 5th chapter of Luke that multitudes gath- that when he was the busiest, he prayed the most. Let us ered to hear him, and a fame went abroad of him, because follow his example and obtain through prayer grace and of the many wonderful miracles that he did among the power to help us during the trials of the day. · people. Jesus did not let worldly fame keep him from Jesus was not ashamed of the Father nor of prayer, but the place of secret prayer, but ''he withdrew himself into even during his discourses he would sometimes lift his the wilderness and prayed.'' Popularity brings great eyes upward and pray. On one occasion he prayed and temptations to many people. When people are littb in said "I thank thee, 0 Father, Lord of heaven and earth, their· own eyes and realize their weakness, it is eas;y· for because thou hast hid these things from the wise and pru­them to seek G.od in prayer; but when success comes, it dent, and hast revealed them ,unto babes.'' His rejoicing is easy to forget prayer, the true source 'of spiritual food was not because the things of God were l;iclclen from the and strength, beeause of the admiration and appl~,use of wise, but that they W6rc :-evealed to the humble and hon-

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est in heart. I-Ie was a. friend of· the lmrly, and hated for Peter especially. He knew that Peter ncq_cled cncour~ pride. He was no respecter of persons. agement. lie said, ''Satan hath desired to have you, that"

;Before the choosing of his disciples and the memorable he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that .Sermon on the 1\fount, Jesus \vent 'out into a mountain to thy £aith fail not: and when thou art converted, strength~ pray and continued all night in prayer to God. Ifow en thy brethren." But fJesus \VaR not narrow in his earnest. he was! and how self-sacrificing! He knmv the prayers. He even prayed for ns Ydwn he prayed for the value of prayer, and he loved to co~mune with God. believers. IIe prayed that they all might be onn that the Though he was "\Yeary and to:il-worn, :ret ht• found time to \Yorld might believe. His burden was for the whole pray; his heart was burdened for the people. Usually world. But ·did J esns forget those who were his enemies just before great events in his life or great manifestations ancl who t~·eated him so cruelly~ No, he felt no resent­of the pmver of God, J'esus continued earnestly and long rnent to·ward them, hnt pitied them. He saifl "Fathe1· in prayer. He was "prayed up" for every occasion. forgive them, for they know not what they do.' 7

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Sometimes it is necessary for us to continue long in prayer, One day Jesus WclS praying a shm.·t distanc~ from 1vhere but G.od wants 'us to pray with living faith and confidence, the disciples were. When he joined them, they nr-;ked hi111 knm.ving that he hears and. will answer our petitions. to teach them how to pray. IIe then gave the1n ti1c I.Jord's.

Subjects of 1Iis Prayers Prayer. It teaches us, as also does the ot.hc"r pray(}rs of. Let us consider some of the subjects of ,Jesus' prayers. Jesus, to approach God with love and reveren(•<:-, to seek

He prayed Jor himself "Glorify thy son, that thy Son first" the kingdom of God and hjs righteousness. Its hrcvity also may glorify thee" (John 17: 1). How unselfish! He· teaches us that God desires prayer to he a pri vilcgc in­desired God's glory alone. He prayed for those whom he stead of a burden. Prayer iH to the ::;onl what tho breath had loved so dearly_;his disciples. I-Ie prayed the Father · is to the body. that they mig·ht be kept from the evil of the world and rhc prayer-life of .JeSUS p.fforc1s lllUCh :food for thought finally th.at they might be with him in glor~~. He prayed , to the Christian.

Evils of Covetousness BY JAS. K. WALLER

Jesus frequently took occasion to admonish his dis­dples and the multitude regarding covetm.1sness. ''Take heed and beware of' covetousness,'' he said and proceeded to enforce the admonition by this ~ugument: ''for a man's Jife consisteth not in the abundance of the things ·which he· posseRscth ''; that. is, neither our happiness nor the <~ontinuaucc of our existen<~e dnpends upon the abundance of earthly riches. 1 Pan not help pausing a little to re· fleet on the numerous evils and thQ misery which this vile affection has produced in the world. Could we take a bird. 's-eye view of its operations and effects, beg·inning at. the fall of man in the Garden of Eden and tracing them down the stremn o.f time to tlie present day, and could we

· stretch our C>yes over the globe from north to south and from east to west and SE'C the misery 1vhieh has followed in its train in every nation, what an avdul picture would be presented to our view ! · .

But only the all-seei-ng eye of God can take in the wide­extended miseries and desolation that it has produced in every age. During the period that intervened between the. fall of man and the deluge this vile principle appears to have operated on an extensive scale, for we are told in the Bible that "the wickedness of man was great" and tli~:~t "the earth was filled 1rith violence." This implies that the strong and po1verful ·were continually engaged in sei~ing on the wealth and nossessious of the weak and defenseless and the fatherless, plundering· cities, and carrying bloodshed and ruin tluough every land.

Every professing Christian ·who makes the -vvork of the Lord a secondary object and refuses to give liberally of his substance according as God has prospered him must be considered as a sacrilegious robber, depriving God of the tithes and offerings he demands, and consequently subject-

ing himself to the infliction of a cmrse similar to that which was ·pronounced upon the covetous tTC""s in the days of J\1:alachi. The Creator has rlisplayed hiH bonndlesB liberality in the abundant treasures of the earth and seas and in the ample space afl'orclod for the habitation of inau and for the production ·of food and Inaterial:;;; f'or elothing, and in giving rain :from heaven and :fruitful Reasons. If the earth we;e properly 'cultivated and its prodnetions im­partially distributed, there would bp more than Rnfficicnt to supply every comfort of a material nature needed by mankind. ·

Jesus has left on record a divine declaration that de­serves to l)e written in letters of g·old and engraved on the hearts of all the inhabitants of the mliver.se: ''It is more blessed to give than to n~c~eive." There is searcely anything that causes men so m1wh anxious thought and perplexity in ge1~erui as how they are to acquire the. means for subsistence, an~l on this aeeonnt rnany fail to give of their means as freely as they should to the support nf th~ gospel. But there is nothing clearer than the promises of God in referenee to the certainty of our. ten1poral sup­port., so that while we are diligent in the Master's serp· vice, we .need not trouble our minds wilh anxious thought about future needs. The following is a selection of Divine declarations on whieh our faith and hopes may confidently rcl~ .

"The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof" (1 Cor. 10: 26). ''Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the :first" fruits o:f all thine increase : so shall thy barns be :filled witl1 plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine" (Prov. 3: 9, 10). "I have been: yo'nng-, and am J:lOW old, yet have I riot seen the rioo11teous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread" (Psa. 37: 25}.

'"rhe lilH•ral snnl shall l11• madt• fat: and he thnt watrre1h · shall he watt•rt>d alsn hiws .. ll'" P1·m·. 11 :~ii). "Hrt•atl shalllw g-h't'll him; his waft'l' shall hP xm·p,. tl!-ia. :!:~: lH). :'Tht'rPfnrP l say uuto yun. 'PakP llo thon~.rht for yonr life, whnt Y<"' :.;}mil (•at. nl' what .\'P shnll tll'iuk; 1101' ret for ,-our bod~-. what yc• shall put 011. h; uot 1lw life mon~ ihan 11wat. awl tlw body wmw than raiuwnt. Bl'lwltl tht> fowlH of tlw ail·: fnt• 1lwy sow nntt w•itht•r•tln tht•y l'Pap, nor gafhPJ' into l1H1'll">: ~"l•f yutn• l!Pa\·~·ulr Faflwr· l'I•P<lPtlt them. At'l' .'·*' 1101 Utlli'h h••tl•·r than t11c•~·; .:\1111 why take YC thnn!!ht fnr rainH•ui '? ( 'nusidPt' t lw liliPs of the fit~ltl, j111w tlH·~· JII'nw: flw~· fnil uo1 Ut>itlu•t• tlo tlwr l->pin: awl rPt I sH~' uufu yun, 'l'lmt 1'\'l'B Xuhuunu in nll his !!lot·~· wa:-; ;JOt ltt'l'H,\'(Id liJ._I 1 Hill' Of lfH'St', \\"hPl't•fOJ'l', i j' ( iOtl 1-\fl

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< H1,, the darkllf'HH of sin! Awl how many snnh; art• Htrnggliug nndPr itB <1epreHHing· power today! People. ur«' rn:-~hing rt•Hth1Hsly, alwm;t fJ•Itntic·ally, hPI'e H]J(1 i:h('l'P, Heek­iu.!.!.' pleasurQ and emm l1m;,ause of theit· hc•avy sonl-lmr<lcnH. Xonw lmnut tho thenh~r alHl oih<'r plur~es of amnsemPni to alleviate theil' Horrmvs, while other·:-; resort to drink to dr•nwn tllt'il' it'Ollhlt•H. rrlwy kllO\\' l!Ot ,Jt'Sl1H1 the, light ol~ 1 hl' wnrltl, the only mw who. is nhle 1n sltim· illf'O their HOHlH

and di:-;p(•lilw darkw.•sH. 'l'llf'.'\ nn lon.L!.'l't' stop io r0ad tht~ Bihh•, um· do many of t1wm bPli(~Vn i hat lt is tntly Clod's \Vot•t 11 I'm• tlwy have ll('<'ll dt•<'('i\'Pc I on 1'\'('l'.Y' ltand hy 1lw t•mdlieting· <•rreclH <mel do<~trines of llH'n. 1\len RtmH1 in 1lw pulpit today alH1 pl'PHI'h ou ~onu•h suh.it~·~-tx aH "Lord B~·1·on awl 'II is l'nhapp~· M a t•t·im~·<·." '' \Vhn I' I Broug·Jll·. IInlllP fr·om Ft•aJI<'P,''· and '"\Yho \Yill I~<· 1hP Rw•t•essm· of Hoosevdt 7" Ht·t~en1l,y 1 lH'Ht'd a ~Jpwish. rah1)i ntakt• 1 hiH xtai.enwi1t f1t•mu tho pnlpi1 : '' \VP II a vt• p11t lwll 0111 of' exiKtPtH~P1 atHl lH1W W<>. \\':Ulf. i'o dPllHH'l'Hi i1.e lteaV!\ll. •,

Ir(• wnx tryintt 1o ('Xplnin that wr- ntust have a JJ<~W nrdt·t· of afl'airs in l'l'ligion :;;inc•o t hn wm· to w<•t•t the <hnnnnd)'\ of today. \Vbat hPl p <lo yon suppoKt~ a sonl in <lt~spail· C~Oll]<l get fl'Olll H.lldl diH<~Otll'Ht\H·?

JTow, 'flwn, c•an \\'0 as nlJl'istiHllH l'<!Ut~}l ])l't'<'iOllR HOltiS.

iu:-;in n11d point 11wtn1o .JPsHH! 'J'hpJ•o is no hnit<•l' wny t1tnn in liv11 1'111' lift• ol' ,Jt•sns lwl'm·t! tlwm. 'rlw Ch·•·nl 'l'PcwhPt' HH~·s: 1

' Yt~ a1·e 11H• ligol11 of I he world . ~ . JJt~t ymu· }il,rht HO Hhi1l<• lu•I'Ot'P lll<'ll, ihHt 1 hPy lllH), HPP ,\"Oltl' good workA, mHl g-1nri1'y ,vmn· .I~,aOwr wl!id1 iH in hc>HV<'ll" <:\fait. il: l.f·, lfi). lJiV1~ ihn lit'<~. HJH~ Hottls c•m1 1101 hcltl l~<•ing at-1 nw1ctl1.o tho f1•1w wa~· of holbwss hy ymu· oxampl<t

uThey All Do It'' 'I'lwrn nrn f1•w hnoks i:hnt c~ompl'isc as m1wh vidons

ft•1whing within u spa1·e Cl'f: four or five hnuch·r•d · flltg'<!H aH is C'Oll1nilwcl ill tl1i:.; lit1lt~ phrase, '"l'lwy nil do H~" whid1 has hmm c~riPd iuto tho ears of the puhli1~ from 1ime to t imn. 'l'his is the 01w HNltPllC'P wh iuh talws t lw (~fllll'HA'P <•nmplC'tPly out of yon1h, sc•nJ'illg- 1.l1Pir <'OUHc~ic•w·cs HH \Vitlt a rC'tl-h()t iron, mul }ICH'nlitting- despair to eai'l'Y Uwm oJl' hodily in1n tho cl<,pthH of: t•t•imc.

0 Oh, 1lwy n11 do it: ·why shoulcl not yon1n Thntis t~lH SHI!~(lHfion. nrrhat lllHit flwre JiPH Hllfl dJNtiH and Will

r•nttnnit. uny C'.t·inw \\'hidl tlw law clo~H not uud\1' clangPrmtH. ~n it iH with nll of tlwm. 'rlH~m is uo lHH! in yonr trying­to he tlifrc!rellt from oilwr pc!oplP." HtH·h iH tlw way thn tr~mptittion eomC'H to tlw ymmg man t1u·owu on the :'·oriel with littln knowh~dg-e oi' itt-; wnyA, nud rwrhapR sluP1<1Nl fmly hy the lom;p h·aining of: an over!f'ow l mother. "Pl'o­p1c Hl'P J.Ct'OHsl.v innnornl," it is said. "Ti~vPn tcmpc~:~uH•t• ll(lvcwnt(•H gPt clrnnk in privat<!; f•hnr<•h <l<~acm1s swm<ll<! saviugHwhnnks; all yon HCC o"f morality is hut a HHl'facn

Rhow. Beneath, tlwrc il'i cmwcal('cl wiPkcdnN;s. You will find vou nntHt toll ow 1Jw multitwle." And tlw youth with th~ r;lNtsm•c of tlw world thm; hrlcl up hcd'nrP his glcnvi.ug­imngination, and fnll of hocli1y lwnlth, plntlg'CH fnrthw1th iuto ·what he helinvcs to he ''the \Vor1<1.''

Tf the dnvil hncl contracted nll hili (mnning:. rlnring the centuries which have clapsccl since man's ejection from 1•1c1cm, hP eonld not havf' prodner.d a n10rc powc>r·rnl argn-

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ment with which .to conquer the soul of man than this, "'r}1ey all do it." . But listen ! ·That sentence is a lie; as base and foul a

he as ever vms conceiyed in the mind of man or devil. They rlon. 't ''all do it.'' There are -thousands upon thou­Hands of good, pure men and women in this world, bad as it may seem, who are leading upright lives. They believe in God and in the commands of virtue and are going along with the happiest results to themselves and their neigh­bors. There are men who think that they are put into this world not to gr~1t.ify their mvn lustful ai)petites, but to he true, noble, and high-minded incn. There are men who would disdain to tell a lie. 'rhere are men who ·would dis­dain to be a.cccssory to a woman's ·fall. There are men who ·would disdain to take an advantage in trad.e or to do any other selfish or mean actioiJ. There are men who try to be just, always, andldndly both in worcls. and feel­ings to all. There are rnen who lead humble, unpreten­tious lives and 'vho, without making it known to the world, are da~ly doing a vast amount of good among their fel­low men.

And it is strange to say, these men lead very happy lives and, as a rnle, very successful lives. \Vhilc the 11n­principled man may enjoy temporary success, sooner or 1atr1· he ·wi11 snffcr for his lack of honesty. Th.ere are a thousand wa~rH in \Vhich virtue revenges herself trpon him; in one ·way oe another he gets his deserts. There are plenty of cdminals around yon, it is true; bnt t!,lcy are to be I)iticd, not imitated. Never believe that what some clo, all do; make in your own person a standing example of the falsity of !"rhey all do it."

-:-Tnu:, Citizen.

Keeping Prayed Up BY M. MC J..~AIN CRAIG

We all know that no plant life can exist or grow with­out some sonrce of life from \.vhich to draw its sustenance. No more can we thrive spiritually unless we draw nourish·· ment from Christ. In John 15: 1 Christ says, ''I am the vine, and my Path or is the husbandman.'' Again, in verse five he saykl, ''I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that ahideth in me, and J in ldm, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.''

After we fire grafted into the vine, it is prhyer that holds us to the vine and develops the fruit. In Galatians 5: 22 we read of the kind of fruit we should bear: love, joy, peace, lougsuffcring, gentleness, goodi1ess, faith, meekness, temperance. ·

I.1ove is mentioned first. Is your heart full of love for all God's creatures? Does your love cover the faults of the brother who lags by the way? Does your heart go out in love to that fault-finding sister in yonr congregation1 Do the daily home trials seem hard 9 Keep prayed up.

Do you ever feel lonely and in the :way ? Dear heart, do you ever feel discouraged and think that there is no use in trying again? Keep prayed up, and the joy will come. If yol\ keep prayed up, your heart will he filled with a :flood of joy, until you will feel like shouting his praises to the heavens. Pray without ceasing, and you will have your mind so stayed on God that :your soul will he filled

with a ''peace that pnsseth all unclerstandinp:," the peace that cometh only from a close walk with God .

Are you long-suffering 1 Or does ;·our voiee sometimes Jack that gentleness of tone'? Does your fai t.h go out f01· souls or f:or the healing of your own or others' afflictions~ 'rake a little more life, a little more nonrishuwut :rrom the vine. Do you eve'r :feel that you have no talc~1 ts, that yon are just a hewer of ·wood and a drawer of wn ten·? Prayer will give you contentment with your hnmble placB in the body of Christ. Do yon ever feel that H would be easier to preach the gospel thmvto \Vash dishes, swoop floors, or make beds? Does the enemy assail yon nncx.peetcdly '? Keep prayed np .. \1\Tatch and pray. Por if :you leave a single unsentriecl out-post, there is where the enemy will enter.

My Three Debts BY NE'.l"l'A 0\VEN

I Owe to God 1. 1'o love him. with my whole heart, soul, mind, ancl

strength. 2. To adore him as the one altogether loYely. a. 1,o serve hhn diligently as long: aH I 1i ve. 4. To trnst hjm implicitly, nnquestionin.[dy. 5. 'ro revercnee him as the Almighty, tl1n l\lakor of

heaven and earth, and all that iH thr.1·cin. · 6. 'ro be faithful to him even though it R<'PlllH that he

hides his face from me in tim0s of deepest trial and affliction.

I Owe to .!J'lg Fellow Men , 1. Brotherly love, not only to the congt>nial, but also

·to those who are not naturally lovahlc. 2. Thoughtfulness for all, particularly the aged, the

afflicted, the unfortunatr. 3. Kindness to all, espceially those \vho have the hard­

est battles to :fight. 4. Cheerfulness. The world has (mongh of trouble·~

it needs encouragement and help. 5. I...~oyalty to my friends. This may smnctimes .mean

to tell thern o:f their faults. '11 hir~ rnnst he clone as faith­fully as praise is given.

I Owe to Myself 1. For the development of a beautiful character:

a) To be faithful to .Gorl. b) To be loyal to my friends. c) To forgive those who clo nw wrong. d) To. love nature and to see God in his handiwork.

2. To maintain a high standard for myself and for my friends, striving· to live up to my standard and assisting . others to live the best possible lives.

3. To gTasp all opportunities to do good to others and to improve myself, mentally, physically, morally, and spiritually.

4. To be thoughtful of my appearance. This includes neat and becoming attire, but not WOI'ldly adornment. - 5. To learn to sec the hand of God leading 1ne whether or not he leacls in a way that I ean understand.

6. To be as :f:ree to forgive myself as I am t.o forgive others, overlooking human weaknesses to the extent of not hecoming discouraged over them, yet noticing them and tr,ying to overeome unnecessary weakness.

~IARCH 27, U)lf) . 'l'HE GOSPEL 'l'RUMPET 25

CHURCH SECTION

;WITH THE RETHRE

·Bro. J. W. Phelps delivered a mis­sionary address t<} the church at New Castle, Ind., Sunday, March 1 G.

Beginning March 30, Bro. }'. G. Smith expects to deliver a series of lec­tures on The Revelation, in Chieago.

The church o£ God at Alcott, \V. Va., is on the increase. The Sundny-school is growing in numbers and interest; at present there 'are 118 scholars enrolled.

The church at Pry01•, Okla., is on the forward move. They have recently Ol'­

ganized a Sunday-school and were to begin evangelistic services March 1 tl.

Bro. Ira Kilpatrick frequently preaches at Van \V crt, Ohio. The few saints in tlu~t town are desirous of hav­ing a congregation raised up there.

Bro. Samuel Dooty, of ,Fort Sam Houston, was with the church at lious­ton, Tex., over Sunday, March n. He preached to the congregation Sunday morning.

A revival is .being held at Eugene, Oreg. On the third day o£ the meet- · ing Brother Lewis wrote thnt the Lord was blessing, and a number had been saved, Als~ some were sanctified.

A small Sunday-school was organ­ized in ·Houston,. Tex., on :Ma1·ch n, aside from the Sunday-school that has already been in progress. Bro. N oal Adair was chosen superintendent.

Bro. T. A. Jones, of Oklahoma Citv held a very successful meeting ne~; Cestus, Okla., closing March 10. There was good attendance and attention. Some were saved, and some sanctified. A, Sunday-school and regular weekly })rayer-meeting was announced. A min­ister will visit the congregation once a month.

Brother Riggle began a revival at Praise Chapel, near Union City, Ind., March 13. At the close of this meet­ing he will return home and do both evangelistic and pastoral work for some time in and around Akron.

· Bro. A. Hamer, of 33 Forth St., Wool-. ahra, Sydney, N. S. W., Australia, whdse inter.esting letter from Pales­tine we published some weeks ago, is now returning to Australia, where he expects to assist Bro. E. P. May in gospel work

her of extra clerks have been employed, and the workers in the 01·der Depart­ment are still obliged to work over time. \Ve pray that the literature that goes out during this speciaL GO-day sale mar result in benefiting the church, and th~t many souls may be saved.

Lawrence Hatch, Quincy Gothard, and \Vilbur Zimmerman arrived here Thursday morning, March 13. Brother CJ:othard, in company with his '\vife, left for his home in Missomi on the follow­in~ Saturday. In the young people's meeting Sunday evening Lawrence Hatclr and Wilbur Zimmerman gave an interesting account of their experiences in France. They also will leave for their homes soon. Brother Hatch ex­pects to return next fall to resume llis studies in the Training-School.

G . .R. Dodge spent scve'l·al days in

Briceton, Ohio. ~ ~ 'fhe old Goss Press, which has re- ' [fr:\\ilf!URCH ~~

ccntly been sold, was removed from our ~~~~ ~~OT ICE. S ~ plant last week. , ' N ~J [o] c:J[o]

\V. T. Schraeder, of Camp Cody, N. 1

:Melvern, Kans.-We have a small but Mex., came here recently to attend the spiritual ·congregation here. After Training-School. ___ much prayer and meditation our pas-

E. E. Byrum, who has been ill for tor, A. L. Hutton, decided that the several weeks, is now able t(}. be up, and Lord woulO. have him move to a new expects soon to be able to discharge his field of labor. He has accordingly lo­regular duties. · • cated in Beatrice, Nebr. \Vhile we re­

~71• J. Price, who has been working in the Composing Room, left for his home in Indianapolis, where he will. spend a few days. It is also his in­tention to hold some revival meetings during his absence from the Office. He expects to return in about two weeks.

Don't forget Prayer and Tract "T eek (April 13-20). We at the Office are earnestly praying that much good will be accomplished during this week, and that the saints all over the country will do their part to make this the most suc­cessful week for the spreading of the gospel in t~is year. ---

The .orders for merchandise are still coming in so rapidly that· it is almost impossible to keep up-to-date. A num-

gret the loss of him and l1is family, we are determined to keep the. :fires burn­ing. "\V It hope any ministers or saints passing through will stop over a day or two with us. Ed. Ramsey.

Viola B. J3rown (State Agent) so­licits attention and inquiry from every

· saint, friend of the truth, and Gospel Trumpet reader in Georgia, that she may better acquaint thein with her methods of success in house~to-honse work, as. was briefly .outlined in .the Gos­pel Trumpet of February 27. Her per-

. manent address is Gen. Del.,· Atlanta,

Ga.

B.a.ttle Creek} ~!ich.-We expect to dedicate the new chapel on April G, and we extend a cordial invitation to anv members of congregations near by. Th-e

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chapel is located on '\Vest Burnham St. Take Goguac ~ake car and get off at Burnham and Ravene Sts. Chapel is near car-line. Ira Chadderdon.

679 'V. Vtm Buren St.

Ashl('nd, Ky.-For some thne I have been laboring for the Lord in Ashland nnd have answered no calls from other places; but now since Bro. \V. D. :\IcCraw is expecting to look t~fter this work, I shall be free to answer calls and fill them as the Lord directs.

1002 Mont. Ave. \Y. F. Jones.

NOTICE Bro. A. T. Rowe, of Pittsburgh, Pa .. ,

has been giving a series of talks on "The ~Iissionary Board, the Gospel Trumpet Company, and Their \York," to congre­gntions around Pittsburgh, and he ex­pects to devote Saturday evenings and Sundays to this work all summer.' Anv ('ongr;gations in western Pennsylvani~ or eastern Ohio desiring his services in this connection :Should write him at once, so that he can arrange his spring and summer schedule. He informs us that he will leave by auto for Ander­son, Ind .. , June 7tll, and could fill two or three appointments enroute to this place, and others on his way home. He also expects to visit 'Vashington, D. C., Philadelphia, and other eastern points, immediately Jollowing the e:u;np-meet­ing at Anderson. \Ve would suggest that you write early if you wish to ar­range for these talks. Address: A. T. Rowe, 79 Lincoln AYe., Crafton, Pitts­burgh, Pa.

Influence of Bible-School Widening

As time goes on we come more and more to appreciate _ the value of the Anderson Bible Training-School, and we wish that more of our ministers were :tble to take advantage of the oppor­tunities the school offers.

In some quarters the idea seems to prevail that this school exists solely for the training of young people tl1at have ne~er had any experience. in the ·ministry. This is a mistaken notionJ as several established ministers with their wives a~e attending the ~clwol this year, and many more experienced ministers feel the need of the training wl1ich the Bible-School offers., and if they could

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be spared from their work long cnoughJ they would take such a course.

\Ve are sure that God has his hand on many of the younger students, who so far have had but little experience in the ministry, and that they will soon be filling responsible places in the church.

Just recently several new students have entered tl1e school. Among them is a Greek brother from Oakland, Cal., also a Greek brother and sister from Salt Lake City, Utah. These three persons are all expecting to do mission-

Mary work among their own people. Thus the influence of the Bible..,School is widening, . and we are made to rejoice that God l1as provided a place where the doctrines of the Holy Scriptures , may be taught to faithful men, who in , turn will impart them to _others.

J. T. Wilson.

lVIAROH 27, 1919

persons on the ground. They i1ave built a small· home for their comfort

' -, r- ' and they say'they are happy. Some temporM·y buildings have been erected on the camp-grounds for camp-meethig purposes. A six-room dwelling, a large barn, and some small buildings are on tire grounds. The temporary buildings on tl1e grounds are lighted by elec­tricity. The electric plant was donated by the young people. They have taken

. it upon themselves to pay for it, but they extend an invitation to every as­sembly that l1as young people to help them. After the land is paid for, tl1e ftum is fully able to produce enough for the old people and the camp-meet­ing too.

Concerning the Western Pa. dustrial Camp- Ground

Association

Brethren, can we Depend on You? Here is a· great opportunity. \Vill

you l1elp? You owe it to God, to our L old peopleJ to our ministers who 'ha~e n• ' ' been laboring in the gospel. YOU Cllll

make sacrifices and donate to this work. \Ve need $6,000. We must have it by

Brethren, ,our aim is to get your co- the first of May, when our payments operation for the advance of the work' come due. We need a large home op that we believe God has laid on our ! I the grounds for our old people, . alld. we hearts. \Ve feel that, in view of the, also. need better conveniences on the increase of the work during the last camp-grounds. \Ve appeal to both thirty-odd years, now is the time to white and· colo1·ed for help in raising make preparation for a general work this amount of $6,000. ; _ .·

among the colored people, but not as Please do not send stmilpS ·; send another elmrch. Since the Old People's money-order, draft, or chec:k to D. S. Home ut AnderHOii is overcrowded, we Philips, 15 Stnnbauch Ave., Sharon, feel it best to' establ'ish another home for , Pa. the aged. Every one is welcome; we

For furtl1er info1·mation write to R. bar no one. J. Smith, 309 Paulson Ave., East ~nd,

What We Have Done On· Jan. I, 1916, we bought a valu­

able farm of 116 acres of fertile land, two miles south of the town of "\Vest :Middlesex,, Pa. This is a very beauti­ful place. There are two excellent springs, affording cool water both sum­mer and winter. This place is on. the P. R. R. between Pittsburgh and Erie. The cost of the place is about $6,500, including stock and complete equipment for farming. '

It has been chartered under the laws of the State of ·Pennsylvania and h.as been incorporated under the name of The "\Vestern Pennsylvania Industrial Camp~Grounds of the Church of God. The charter designates its ownersllip as the church, not lo.cal, but general. Some of the debt has been paid. Two camp~meetings have been held, which we1·e ·well attended .. \Ve have two old

Pittsburgh, Pa.

-PRAYER REQUESTS

Please pray for a crippled brother tl1at has been unable to walk since 19 I ·L

L. Z. Turner.

I desire th<.. prayers of all who rca~ this for the restoration of my mother's sight and l1ealth. Luella Boughton.

Please pray for my l1ealing of ner.!. vousness and deafness' also for my mother's healing of blindness.

Mrs. Nancy Morrison. ·

Please pray for my complete healing~ I had the influenza, and it left me vety weak. I also ha ;e a lmrting in n:;ty I . Jt1l1'a Howard;'· ungs.

An old lad~· who has nhuost lnst lu•r mind requests all the 'l'rumpd rt•:uit•:rs to prny for h~.·r t•umpld,· lu·nliu~.

~rr ... ~!. E. J\.,·lloi-(M'·

I cldirc all th1• Trumpt't r1•adt•r..; tn agree in prny•·r for tht• !waling of my little girl, who is lWHrly hliml in mw eye. ~rr\i,. Onvitl Hrt·nzc·nl.

1 dcsirt~ nll tlw rnuit·r'i uf tlw Trum" pt'l tu pray fur tlw l'l''lt'\11' uf littic· Loh, Kt•mwu~ wlw has ht•t•n kidnnppt·d, Uwt she may s}H't·(Hly lw rdurJwcl tu Iwr lwart-hrukt·u pnrt·nh.

"·· '"· Taylor.

Plt·nst~ prn)• for tlw Jwnliu14 of n /lb tel' lam·. SlH~ h hliml iu mw c·~·t· nwl j~,; }osinJ( tlw ~i~ltt uf t.ht• utlw,.r. Al.,n prny for a Si'ilt•r Stnlmk,•. thnt tht· l ,nrd iucnmsc lwr fnith.

F. It Grit:.muwht•r.

TRUTJJ .. EXTEN'SION Contributions

$10o-All(•U UUil H••ltha Hrlnkh•;~o'. 1\:itftl'i. $50 et..Olt-W. lt . .\ld 'alw untl wtr•·· ltlu.: \\·.

M. Ht'!o'tmt, .\t•k, $10 KOh-lt, H. ~tuun•, ~. t\: :'\trjlll. Hmmu.

Hc•llc•t'Jc, \\'ul'IIL, Mntth1t ! iillll4NI, ~fu. $5 ea.oh-J, Ib .\f:l~un, < »kla": l•;Hu l'al'kN.,

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C. N, l-:nHor, Ky. $3 ea.oh-Mrt4, 1 •. B. Htuinn, .Minu : .MrJ~.

lltl.l'uld Johu~tuu, ;-.;, ~:.; Mn1. ;r. 1·'. Mnnl.,y, Cut. $~ ta.oh-Mrl'l. P•·tu·l A. HmUh. '!'t•lC.: :Mrl'!.

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Am·n 12-:m. Uru. t~t·wb~ K !ht.H t>xswr-tf+tl. A NlltWhtl lnvtUUhm ~~ tf)ltNU!ll'tl U:t \hdtc)l'lll. Come l)l'fl.JIU.red t<J care f·cr yourMelvcn as this iM u m~w rif•ld. t •, \\', U.urs.;ttl'l1'4,

P. 0. Hox 277,

J>r.OJUX).A ~a.mpa., :rla-AMUf'mblJl !<:'olnrad) AprU

4·14 in the t•hurdt un Colhnte Hm. Able min1ater8 wm he Jli"N!Nlt. 2f1l6 ZhU Ave.

• Th«mltt.l'i Uuvh!•.

hlrlrtrr:LV .urxA. lramlb'IU'I'. h..-A~fllembly to hedtt

March 16 and (•unthHit'l ind~·nnUt'lY. at UtO depot. Bro. J. l., WilltamM. of Vander" ~1ft liei~&hts, wm c·onduct the meeting. W 1 lover• of truth ur«J cordiuUy Invited.

e will provhltl lodght~t for aU we can. ~ala can ho had ut. rer•taurant~ near by.

as, Shope1 uno lhtrkot St'

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Conversation Between Three Brethren BY MJ.:ltTON !\llmiC.\

f'rlw follnwing- Hll!IPOHf"fl t'011VCl'HUtion !:-1 a. J..:uml l'l~fil't>HNttatlon uf' lllllllj.' l't}!ll cl1nlog·l:4 that talt•• piau·•~ nlmoxt dall~· an1l tluLI: <;on­t'N'U tla• wul'l~ in ot lwr· t•lat•(•H lwHitit.lH Ht. I..out~ • .!\Io, 1-'nt• tlmt l'P!tHon ,,.,,e havt- eon­I•Wutt~•l tu ltllilllHh it. \\'(! ht~llt•V(l tlmt WlWl'll n. work ~~ twt Hhllt•ly lrwul, hut !H of g·tm­t•ral !IIIJHH'tllllt'H lllHl iU hH'I•Ht, it 1-lh OUltl hn .1:11/t>U gt•twral l't~c·oJUlitlnn, awl tltoHo d1-l't•t•tl>' ~'IIIH~PI'tl\'11 HltOUlcl t.ti-:!H!Ht it HH fal' llH l•nHMlhll'. llr,Jth(•r !llt·rlt•tt.'H Ht. l..tntiH ad­tlrN•H lH li:HA Mntlixon Ht.··-1•!1.>.]

Hrothvr Til(ht nnd Brotlwr Narrow­vision. nwl'ting on tltc ~h·t~t.·t, c•tmverHe ns full ow:,:

Bro. Tight,"··Guml nwrning, Brothel' :\ nrruw-visiou. <.Hnd tv Ht·e you thiH umruing, nt-t 1 wns just thinking of the t'lmrd1 nt St. Louis, :\Io. Do you know if tlwy hrn•t• rt.~t·t•iv(~d t~twugh mmwy yd nn tJwir (•lmrdt to gt't it stnrted? I hn\'c' 1H't•rt tt ft·w pieces in tlw Trumpd in whit.•h tlwy wtm.~ asking 1H·1 p to get ~turh·d.

Bro. ':\ arrcnv~\'hdon ,~···~ o, Brotlwr 'I'ight, I dnn't. I'll tdl you hcnv it is with Hlt': I'm uot vt~ry mueh in fJlVOl'

uf twndiug uwm•y nway outsich~ of our own t~cmgrt•gaticm, ns ·w~.~ have our own pnHtor t() 1mppm·t ami nll uur own cx.­pmuu.:H.

.Hru. 'rigltt ,_ Y t:.<;, I wdl rt~mt•mher

huw h11rd n tiuw w~.: had to gd uur. plact! ktttrkd lwrt~ 1 uud I know I should be lic\'<~rnl clullar!-1 lwttt~r ofl' now i£ it lutdn't ht~t~n for our uwding-lwu:-;e. And h<•Ridt•H, Brotht.~r N arrow-visimi; I don't tllink HO nnwh ought to 1>e Haid nbout giving. Tlwy Jtrt• t·.mying so mm~h mort: on thnt tlmn whnt they ui'Jed to. But I difft!r with you in rt~garcl to keeping it ull n.t l1ouw. I scml HOme lwr.c and nome tlwrt~, hut I dor1tt ~wnd very xnuch, tHI I ft~t*l I did my pnrt in lmil<ling our mer.ting~housc nml getting the wt,rk Htarted lwrc~.

Uro. ~ nrrow-vision-·Y l~s, I know Wf!

nll lutcl u hnrd pull to get our work gtnrted, but you know the outsiders will tnlk about us if we don 1t ket~p our own work going. Oh! look [pointing down the street]; tl1ere conH:s our pastor, I3rotllC:r 'V'idc-awnkc, with a letter in hiH hand; he sur<•ly must hnve_rc<~cived good

news, judging by the Hrnile on hiH fael·. Bro. \Vide-awake -- Good morning.

Brother 'right. Good morning, Brother N arro\"·-vision. How :.tre you brethl'l'll this morning?

Bro. Tight--·'\Ye are feeling quitl' wdl, nnd Brother N arrmv~viHion was just ~mying tlwt you um:-;t have rt•<•eh·t.·d · good news as we Hlrw you hurrying up the stred vdth that letter in your hawl and that smile on vour f:u.~t~.

Bro. \V'ide-a.wal~t~~·-~Brd:hrt-11, I havl' ret•eived good m•ws. I havl! jm;t re­cdvecl n lt~tter from St. LottiH, l\Jn., tdl­ing nw that the d1urd1 thl're i.-, fully nw:dw, that }Woplt· :u·e })(~ing s:tvt~cl, and , thnt tht! work is 1noving right on.

Bro. 'l'ight :md Bro. Nm·row-vision togt.:thcr·-.. -"tdl, that':-; fitw.

lho. '\Vicle-ll.wnkc~-l3ut that isn't alL They nrc now writing to UH awl :u·e go­ing t<'> give UH a du!m·e to lwlp tlwm in tlwh· work. You :-~t~t·, tlu~ <.'<mgregathm tlwr\! is small, and tlwy :trt: m1uhlt! to hear ulmw thiH hurd.~n of buying a house. 'l'la;h· hull is lot> small and ht~· Hidt!s, l>l:opk 11re prt~Judi(~t·<l agHiu~o~t halls tlwre. And now "'Yt~ (~tm gin• tlwut a stnrt> :mel I likt! to Ht!t~ peoplt~ with tlutt spirit that if otlwrs will give them a Htart they will t~onthlllt~ the work alone and also lw 1 p otlwrH in tlw fu­ture. 1 nm HU glad tn hdp tlwm, as I httV(! wankd to Het~ that dmreh gd 011

its feet for yt~:tr:;. Ancl1ww is tlw tinu-, whilt~ they arc Otl 1ire, nnd if Wt! don't mnyhe they will ht~<mnw diHcourngt~<l and not try so hard, for it will la.~ a grt•H t burden even thongh Wl~ d<> help tlwm nil WI..~ <!llll.

· lho. Narrow-vision-·-'" t!ll, Brotlw1· '\Vide~awnkt:, I mu in fnvor ()f Hnpp!H'tH ing the work nil ·right (as ym1 know), but I bdicvt! in taking c•;trt! oi the houw work :fir.st. I lm:rdly undcr~taud your attitude in this matter; for if we hdp thcn1J you know it will take: nHnwy away from our own work nnd from you and your fmnily. '

13ro. 'I'ight, becoming intert•~;tt~d~ Another thing, Brother ~~idc-nwnkt~, T h<!licve too mudt is snid on tlw muney question anyway. Tht1t's about aU you hear. I think a person ~:;hould do as·

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l1e feels disposed on tlwse lines. Now, Brother Narrow-vision and I were just talking on those things when you came up, and we don't quite agree on keeping it l1ere, etc. I give a1·ound different places_, almost anywhere, when I feel like it; but se many calls h~we come in for truth-extension, free literature, and all this, that I have just about quit giv­ing.

Bro. \Vide-awake-Brethren, if you have a few minutes to. spare, let us go over to my house and talk this thing nver more thoroughly.

(The three repair to Brother 'Vide­awake's home.)

Bro. \Vide-awake-Be seated, breth­ren. First, I want to show you that giving is necessrl.·y and that without doing our full duty in this respect we can not keep spiritual. Now, Brother Tight_, you said that you had just about quit giving. Let me ask you, Is God · still giving to you? Is God p1·ospering you?' Haven't you a good position, home, clothes_, l1ealth,' and all these things?

Bro. Tight-Yes, but I worked hard to ,.get them. · ·

Bro. Wide-awake-But who gave you tl1e strength to work? didn't Gqd? 'VI1at if the Lord would say, Well, I get tired of hearing so many calls for help; I guess I will quit also? Then how would you get along? Paul says in 1 Cor. 16: £, "Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God has prospered him" ; and 2 Cor. 8: 11 says, ''So ~here may be a performance also out of that which ye have." Jesus says, "Give, and it shall be given yon." Now, Brother Tight, I have been wanting to talk with you for some time, and I am glad of this oppo1·tunity. Do you believe all God's Word?

Bro; Tight-Yes_, surely I do. Bro. \V'ide-awake - \V ell, Brother

Tight, one scripture is just as ~trong as another. Do you 'believe the one that spys: "Come ~ut from among them,

I and be ·ye separate? .

Bro. Tight-Y cs, indeed I do, and I came .out twenty years ago, as all other l10nest souls will do.

Bro. 'Vide-awake-N ow, if you be­lieve that part of the Bible strongly enough to condemn people for not com­ing out, I have equal right to condemn you, for Jesus says, "Give~ and it shall

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be given," and Paul says wl~en to give -"on. the fhst day of the week;~ and he also tells how much-"as God has prospered." Now, Brother Tight, the vVord says that if we are guilty of one we are guilty of all, and even though you obeyed on coming out of sectism, unless you obey on all lines,· giving, along with the rest, you can not re­main in favor with God.

Bro. Tight--'-,Vell, I will say this starts me thinking, and I see where I have looked at it wrong, but you can count on me in the futur·e, Brother '\Vide-awake, ·to measure right up, and I thank you for this talk.

Bro. N anow-vision-Brothe1• \Vide­awake, I believe in giving, and you know I have always given, but I don't see why we should give outside our . own place: ·

Bro. Wide-awake-I will gladly ex­plain tliat also. As I explained to Brother Tight, a while ago, Paul said to lay aside on the first day of the week. Do you know wl1at th?-t was for?

Bro. · N al'l'ow-vision-N o, but I sup­pose it was for tl1e church at Corinth for their own work and tl1e pastor's sup­port.

Bro. Wide-awake- No; you are wrong. It was for the poor snints up at Jerusalem. Now, listen: are tl1e

What a PreacheJ· can Do for the Sunday-School

BY R, L. BERRY •

u\Vl1ere did you get the idea fo;r such work in the Sunday-school? Did you· know that I do not know a thing about the Bible as a book? I think that that was one of the most interesting things I ever heard in a Sunday-school. It gives variety to the exercises, and it brings out so many things that the usual Sunday-school never touches. Arc you going . to follow the outline given in the Gospel Trumpet recently?" said Mrs. A-- to the preacher who had just conducted a superintendent's desk-les­son. He had taken the school through a short review of the books of the New Testament, bringing out Iww many were

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saints at St. .Louis, .:\Io., your brdhreu? Bro. Tight and Bro. Narrow-vision.......:.

Yes; sure they are .• and ·we w :tnt to see the work prosper there.

Br.o. "ride-awnke -~".,.ell,, brethren) the \Vorcl says, "Ht' th:tl: scf•th his. brother in m~t:<i, :mel shuttcth up hi.q bo·wels of <'Olll}lll.'ision_, lHHV d'"·elldh tht~ love of God in him?" Also it says, uBear yc one another's burdtms, and so fulfil the law of Christ." 0:\I .r1ny tin:H.·.~ the cttrly ehnrehes eooperatPd with one uuother by l:>ending nwtlll!i to hdp one another. Let ns put tl1is Iettt·r lll•forr. the elmrdt lwre Sundny nnd follow out the twenty-fourth vt·r~e of the ninth chapter of S<·emld Col'iuthitnls, whid1 says, 11 'Yhl~rt"fort• slww ye to 't lwmf ... th~ lJl'oo£ of V<>ttr Ion·.'; \V'ill l'ou? . ..

Bro. Tight-7 ·Y(•s. God hie.~.::s you fm• the help you hnvt~ giyen to lllt~ this morning, 1md I am going to pny up some that I IL\d 1 hnvt~ fnllt.~n behind and sm1el it nlso to tltc chur(•lr nt St. Louis.

Jho. N nrrow-vision -Yes, lhother '~Tidl~-ttwake, I ton sny, G.ocl hlt•ss yon, ami I want 1Jitn to forgive nH· f'or htLV­

ing such a rmrrow ·dsion of his will, and I assure you that I, for one, will prove my love to the elmreh· in St. I .. mtis on Sunclay by giving a good offering for their work, ns, uftcr all, it's aurs too.

biographical, how mtmy were ]tistoricnl, how many were prophetical, lHJW many were epiHtlc!s, how many were tninistf'r­ialletters, etc. After that he lu.td takeli tile school through t;l.. short catechism on God and, the creation o£ the world and of rnan, I1aving the school to recite in concert.

The grent objection to the usual Sun­day-sclwol work is that it is too frag­mentary--a little l1ere and a little there, without coherence or connection. The prevailing method of selecting a short passage of Scripture for a text helped to fasten this type of teaclling upon the~ school. An attempt is now be,ing made· to remedy this defect. But tl1e super­intendent can do most in correcting the

1\f.UWH 27, lfllll ... defects of the system. Lt'l the minister take ten minutes eaeh' Suwlay morning just bdnre tlu· study of lht~ lt•ssou for tt talk ou t}H· Bihk. \Vritt< cptt·stious and answers n11d gl't thv s<·hnol to rp~ spond in coneert. Tc·:H·h them tilt~ hooks of the Old :md >i t'W 'l't•sbtmt•nt-·-who wrote them nnd why. Tt·adt thPlll tht· great doctrin:tl truths of tlw Bihlt~.

If you '":ill do this, you may find some one saving to vou as tht· si..,lt•r said ~o the prea~~lwr nH:ntimJt•d ahovt~.

'Vhat is a Snnd:w-sehool for? It is not t~ follow a ht•aten tr:H'k, lllt>l'd~r to follow the quartc·l'ly or t Iw kxt of tht• lesson. l)nt to tt•aeh tlw. Bihlt• awl the wonderfnl truths tlwt it t~unt:dns. \Vhy' should the nsulll Sunday··sdwol got'l'

h:we so little..· kuowlt~dp,•t• nf tht~ Bihlt· unless it is thnt n vt·ry littlt· i"i t'\'t·r

taught to him. Ld tht· prt•:tdu•t• tal,t• Iiold and help lht• !·a·honl out.

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How often does J esns still come to us, and we diseern him not! Our ·paths would bt• less lonely, and our thoughts less snd, if we rc~tlized more fully :md eonstnntly our individual shnrc in tlle

promise, "I am with yon always." -~1 aclaren.

If ·we walk with thoughts and words of Christ .• he will joiu us in our journey. ft is his mamwr not to give kuowledg<' to his diseiples that they mny '\Valk, hpt to give it ~ts they walk.

-·-Sir rv. llobt!rt.wn .l\fiaoll. Tlw Indizm who for n string of bends

sells as nmeh tenito1•y as will mak(• a Htate is wise tt>mp~u·t~d with a man ·who for the trinkets of earth hurters lwave11.

--1'almage. \Vhy do you WPU\'l! around you this

web of oN~ll}Httion, and then <~omplaiu

t h:tt yuu t~llll not h1•euk it? ...... H acli~mi nsf e r.

AS THE HARVESTERS SEE IT

Prayer and Tract Week, .April 13-20 !low to Make it a Grand Success

H\' H, W,

Prayer Bcf.o1•e mul<•rtaking nny Jdml of wnrk

that has as its oh,k<'t tilt• s:dntlion of souls! we should givt~ our1wlvt•s to c·nr· nest prtty<'r. TIH· tH'<'t'sfiity of this c•an not he overestimntecl, silwc· Oud lms de~ signed tlwt tlu· birth of t•vt·ry llt'W··born sm1l be tH'c•oulpli.o;}wcl thr.ough pr:tyc·r. Pr11yer to h<~ f'fl'c~dh•e tmlsl lw ft•rvcmt; it is the "dft~c·tual ft•r\·,·nt pra~·t•r of n righteous mnn thnt nY:tiJ~,·th mtwh." Just to say that sudt hi nt·c~dcd nncl that every oue Hlwuld prny is hardly pnough. There must he H}H~ciul nhjec.:.~ts nnd defi­nite desirt~s hdore the c~tlrneshwns l.WC~­essnry to bring the tUlRWt·r will lw put forth. An ext~ellent way to <~rt~att~ t~nr~ uestness is to get subJects of pruyt•r as near to you as possihle··-·peoplf• with whom . you :tre tl<'<]Unintc:d.

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·'Vrite down the ntum.•s of th<• tmstlvc-cl for whom you fed It sJwd;tl hurdc..~u. Next think of tlwse whom v1m believe are saved and have not yd ~e(.•cived the baptism of the Holy Gh~st. Plnce their names on the list. • \Vhih~ writing ti1cse names, you will donhtlt•ss tlliuk of some

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who on<'<' t'lljoyed the grace of God, but ·who nr<' nnw hl~(~kslidden. Don1t forget these. RenwmlH~r t:he words of.. the Lord tc> the backslidden. Tlwn, ther<~ m·e tlw siek nud the needy whom no ow• should forget. Now, that you have lw­fort> you SPVI:'l'lll wmws of p::oplc for whom you fc·d tl spt.•dnl htu·den, it is c~vident thnt tin~ spirit of Gocl is upm1 you for prayPr. .Just before you go on your knet~H, ncld tc> your HHt the ministry. Prny for more spiritual powt•r among the ministers.

Time A most encouraging thing and on(~

that hell):; us to- prAy is the nssurnnee thnt othct·s nr<..~ also intcn•stecl and nrc praying. Beginning, Sunday morning, April IS, at 7:80A.M., let the entire! dmr<'ll engage in prnyer. Make seven thirty tlw hour fm· prt.lfyer e{tch morn~ ing for the entire week: At this hour go over your prayer-list, prttying ear­lH!stly and fervently. While you pray say, "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?'l

Tracts Gospel tracts are messages of truth

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·written in small hooklet form ancl can be used very effectively in getting t1le gospel to others. You doubtless httve the names of some pt~ople on your prayer-list that you could Rend or hand tracts to_, which would be the means of great 'hlel:lsing to them. Get a generons supply aud use them freely.

Wisdom. l\luch wisdom is nct~ded to enable mw

to distribute trac•ts in the best possible way. Ask God for guicl:mec. Form the good habit of eurrying a sdcetiou of tradH wherever you go, nnd give tlH'm out whwly. Pray that they n1ay fall into good hnndH :md that their mes~

sages will lcxlge in hmwst lwarts. Au t•xt~cllent time to give out trads is elm•, iug revivah; and n t llw l'(•gnlnr servict·s. Don't slight visitors.

Gospel Trumpetn Gospd Trumpets wisely <listrilmtt·cl

nre great fttdors in ttequninting people with this present truth. Many today arc rejoidug in tlw light whieh they Iw ve l'l!(~dved through rt~ading llw }>agt·s of the (1osp<.~1 Trnmpt>t. Grc.•1tt qrmn" titit·s o£ tlwse should ht~ used ·in lwww· tu~house cnnvttssiitg.

Silent Preachers Rvery congr(•gation tmd isolnted sniut

should hcc•onw interesh·<l iu this vnlu-­able way of prendting the gospeL ri'ht'I·W

rn.d<:s should lJe hung up in every plnt•t• . tnrailt.tble ·-- railro11d statimts. hott"l:-~. pla('(~S of wor!-ihip. Tlwy ~Iwuld ht• rt·~

plt~tlislw(I weekly witlt fresh literatm·t·. Tlwy will bring great rt>sults in tlw harvest of :-~ouls.

'\Ve bdit~V(' that you now hnvt~ lH•fot·P you Pucmgl1 Huggt·stious :md thnt yuu lwve nl:rendy <.•unght tlw vision of tlu· grent poHsihilitko.; aud thnt you will 5 oiu hnud and lwart with us in the drive for souls. \Ve shall <~ount on you.

From Our Mail-Bag 110ne day not many Wf'('ks ngo I fW­

eidently became acclutdntecl with tlw Gospel Trumpet. J found it nt the Y. M. C. A. here in camp. I liked. it so well that when I saw thnt motwy WttH

needed for its support, I sat down alUl sent you ten clollurs for three subserip­tions and the~ bnlnnce to h(.! U!:ll.~U for tltP

fund. Well, I had a good opinion o£ the little weekly then,· but when I :r(·acl the December In issue, I was better pleased tlm~ before. I called my friends'

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l'l't~lainll'el: u111l t~tlwnt 'Wl'r•• Httnl'tit!l•tl1 nwl hPnlt·d. Mnn,r 1mil! tlmt it wu!'l tlw ltt•l'lt mt>t•ling w•• hu n• hnd ht•rt•, P1•ntcwcmtttl }IUWt1l' \\111'1 puUrt•ll HUt HU fhl' I'IIIIJ41'1'g'Htio!l

t'row tinH' t11 tim•' with uhf. Unu• Hlwub uf lll':thw :tilt! g-lm~· tu Owl.

HroH. H. w·. ~fit_:\' HIHl .Jt~hn }{t•Uhl lll'l!

lot~uh·•l at :\ld.t•ml. 'rlwv hllvt• llllll'h up· jtOl:litioll tht'l'1'1 hut tlw>' ar1• t'uithful hrt<th· rt111 :unl art• 1luiug n t•lt•1w wurk for Oull.

I hull tu lt•n n~ tht• m••*•tiug- lwfMu it ··lwwtl. rour hrut!tf'l' iu ( 'ltriJ,it.

''lml'l. A. {lraut.

Oamrose, Altn.., O&tl., :\fur. 7. Fmm ahuut tlw Hn~t td' :-..:m·•·mln•r till tlw Hrst (Jf ,JttntHll',\' ttl! Ulll' Ull'l'tiHJ.:S-1 Wt•r1• f•lmwt( HU

m·t'I•Unt of ilw inlhwmm t•pich•mi•~. hut nn ~omt nH tlw lmu wmt liftt••l tht'V w••rn .,tal'tt•tl ngtdu. With tlw ttl'ixit-~t;HH'il uf :\lutht•!' ~l.unrm~ nwl Ill;'-' wif" l lwg'Ht! u. l't•vivul Ht .Jor·Jlllll Hill !WlwulhouHt•, thn•n :tllll otw hult' wilt•l'l frum L•·•hw. whh·h lotHh•tl t1'll dar:; untl n•,.nH••d in tlw t~nl· vuticm ftf fhr;~l' t~uult~.

Tmnwtlinh•ly urtvr tlw i•luaing tlf thiH HIPPting l lt•ft fur l•'t•rintm~h. Alta., HUrl hPgllH u r<•vi.\·ut i u th'' ll ighhuHl Pnrk :-wltoolh-cJ11!'11•. 'l'hil'l utt•t~tiug htl'ltt•tl twu Wc>flk:; m11l r«•lmltl'll in tlw (•uuvPrt~iun nf uhtP }wnph•. 'l'ltil'! i,; n fi«•M v.-lH•rn HrnthtH' <lPnrg1• and Bil'!tt•r l-;tlwl lfunrtw h1hun••t in yt•url'! )'Uttt. 'l'ht• rPHttltK of tht•ir lallllt'l'l an! Htill mtwift•,sf. W1• lwlit•\'«' thnt. in thiH Jnt•t•tiug mtwh Jm•Ju~r;,.,. wnH ri'Uto\'t•cl. '1\tw <·hurt·ll Hl•t•tml to lu• in a lwttt•r t~nxtdithm to lll(IVI' forward tluut t•vt•r luofnr<>. l·'rum the HigJllnllll Park 1whuolhomw w•• \\'t•ut to tlw littlu town uf' F'<•riutul'lh fur um• week; two souls· W<•n• Hftvthl tlwr•·· .Afttor that we went ha<·k tu tht\ Higblunil .Park dis· t.dct and spent cmo week in teaching the

sirnph~ trnth in thL~ right way, I mn so thnnkful for .stwh splendi~l workers. You art• doing a splendid wurk."

·---Jlissoul'i.

dtil•lt•t•n uf Uoti on tho lilw of tho giftH o£ tlw 8pi dt, how to l111 lllOl't' gt•m•rnlly u:;t•· ful iu tlw HHrVit•t• of Uotl. · 'l'lw m't•Pt.iug t•loHI'•l with IL !Jl'l't'iolll-! ortlin:mt·t~·HPn·it\t) iu tlu• hmw.\ of :Brotlwr autl l:liHtl•r 1\Jing-Ht•ll.

I Hill IIIIW tmgngt•tl in n, rt•vivnl iu (~am· ruHt•. HPvt•ral Haiuts from Highland i':tl'k uwl .1-'t•t·iutw"h nro ussiHtiug with tlw Hiug· ing-. trlw ('Ullgi't'gHtioUH ill tltOHO JIHl'bl

lw vt• clPt•idutl to lw<•p ml' lHH-l.)' in 1'\'llll·

gl'lixth~ wurk thiH Httmmt•r, aud thl'l'(~ tun moru t•rtlll:l fur mt•t•tiugH than I t~an pol:!· 1·d bly iill. ·r our lJlootl·wurllll•d lu·oth t•t•, ·

S. B. ':\lcKmmoy.

OALIFO:a.N!A Oorona., Oal., )fnr. G.-:\fy wif<~ nw1 I

h•ft Phcwuix, Arb:., f.'t'brunrj• ·l, tmll t~:tlllll 1o t•m·mut. Bro. ,J. l>. <!rmH•, of Pommm, hac! Htm·h•tl Uw work; n. Stmdn,\'•!wlwol waH o1·gaui~nd Ulltl Brutlwr < ~l'oHu Jll'Ptu~hl'tt olL Hlm•layH. W'tt huvu takt•u (d!li.I'/4U of tlw work hl'I'H IIlii! t•XJtl'd to do all 'WH <'lUI to ti!JI"l't.Ul tlw g'Ulilllll ill thiH rmrt of tlw Ht>lcl. Th~ Jll'OflJWc>b! for thc• futm(~ of th(l ,,.Mlt

art• good. W11 hu.v11 n uic~.H littlt• eongt'I'J.\'lt" tiun nf old, trit•d HttintH, who ilrt• :t.NllonH for thn t~attlHI nntl hast\ a milul tu worl<. \V'u HUW hu\'tl an H\'t'I'HJ.{l' Suwlay·Hc•lwol attt>rtdttlll't! ()f thirt.v .. Jh·,~ l.ttul PXJH'(\t to lta\'ll tiUliiY IIIOI'U tllllltl, \V1• h:t\'P !Wl'\'lt't'tl

ou Bmt.IH>' aft••t·uoou nt !.!:an, n.t tlu~ cor· lll'l' of :\lain nwl S,•vt.•llth Hts. All m't! eur· diully iw.·it(!tl to attt•utl our ntl'l'tingH.

\V't• llfl n 1wr1y hrr(l, npprt•riatc• nrn. Slllith 't~ t.•clitudnl J.:xt!'Hd tlll' 'rruth iu thf! Vt•brtUtr~· !.!0 mtullwr of tlw Oot~pol 'rrum· pt•t. Wt• t•t•ali:t.P thut it is tlw b•uih that uutkt•H ut~ ft•t•t• frmn Hin nnd lwtulu~ow, ~.uu1 Wll PXJH't•t h,V God '1-1 iP'Ht•t• to holtl U}' tho !l)otHl•l:ltUitHH{ llllllll<'l' of ,J\.'HUH to thiH hu>~t worltl. Yuurfl Mt VtHl tmd t:<~ruwtiflt!tl,

W. It. Knight nu(l \Vife. 018 'Wut~hln:tr'n St.

COLORADO Grand J'unetion, Oolo.-rrlw c•lnm·h ]1(\rC'

h1 em tlw iw•rc•mH' hnth in Rpiriturtlit~· nnd iu muulwt·H. Wo huv<> juHt hn1l th(l hC't~t rt-vivni ht•ri• thnt thP c•hun•h llnH evc'r PX·

lH'rlt'lH't'll, whil'lt h<•gaH .fmnwr,v lH and •·lmwtl l<'l•hruary ii, Tt waa c•muluctetl b~· Hro:~. A. B. Stnnhl't'l'Y nud ,J. A. 1\t:orritwll. 'J')H!l'tl \\'1'1'1! uhout fifh··th•t• ('OIINl'I'I'HtiOIU!

for Justiticntion nwl s'audifi<~ntion. Tlw miuist<>rH wtmt to hold mc•c1tingR :tt

Ohttlw1 uuL l>l'lta, Colo., 1JLit on :r<'l!hrtuu·~' 24 Brother Stunbt,rry rt•turnt•tl antl held

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Hix more Hl1l'Yie.n:;;, wldt·.h waH :tnotlu~r grt~u.t mwom·ngc•mcn1t to the ehureh. On the last ovmling <•UO young Holdi1•r ·who hacl ;juAt l'P· turn(•(] from overHt':tH Hought antl fouwl pnrc]nn. 0111' (•tmg-regntiou is enmrHHH'd priu· (•ipall,v of ;voung· pt!oplP, nwl we older Olll'H

ueecl lli\H'h of that whulom that erHIH'H

from abovo that Wt• may lu.\ tlw propt•r t'll·

colnngenH•nt to t.lH•m.

DENMARK Kaas, Denmark, .Jnu. ~·1·.---l'\Pxt Wl'Pk WI'

shnll b<'gin l'i•vivnl llli'PtiugH. 'l'lu.• work h:u~ htwn nnwh · hinclt•rt•d on nc'l'Ollllt of Hit•kHPHH, lnd: 1;ho Hit•klll'HH lH Jll'l1tt,)r Wt•Jl ovnr uow. SmllH havo lH'«'ll f!UVt•tl ju our rc~gnl:tr uwc•tings.

\V<l Hl'<~ ng·nin Htin·t~fl nlwut puhlisldttg hPt'O in l>l•umark u Iit:tlo ]Hl}>t''l' Himiltu· to tlH• Ht>lpt•t' or Hotw• lot•nl !HlJII'I', to t•it·· t•ulatP Hlllll!lg' tlw HaintH ht'l'l', Htl all tltc• IWWH anll noiic~t~H will uot. Ht•t>d to go to A nwrit•n it1 ordnr to eomtl to thn k11owhodgn ol' tlw H:tint'H.

"\\'p ha vn ,voung- JH'O}lll• 'H llli~Pt:iug mwt.' n. muutlt Iu :1\::t:tH :mel ll,jlll'l'iug. 'l'lw Lord ]H•JpH U!i, to lltlt[l•l'Htnnd thP lll'IH!l-1 Of1 till•

;vollllg' }H'I>)llt•, 'l'}W }HHt lllt1C'ti llg' TPHtllt\'d

iu hvo young lH'1'HOtlH ,c~om i11g- to ( ~~~ l'irlt. In tlw t•ity oF AnllHll'g',· n c•ity of' ttllflnt

fiO,O(l(l iuhalJitnHt.H, ltll'lUdiug t]w HlllJUl'll of N'. Smull!•y, '\'\'n h:t.\'t.' no Hll'Ptiug .. houH!'. 'l'hPrn ll{ a <•ougt•c•g-atirm of ulw11t Jlfty HltilltH, and lllU.UY oub!il{l'l'H lll'l' tlltMI'Htl'cl null uHt•ttd tl11• 'nw(•ting;s. \\rt• fm·mnd H l1uild iug ftHH<H' iatiou lHHt ,\louduy uigltt t'or tho l'lli'JIUIW of Pl't•t·tiug a building tlwrP. A fund lwH nl wadv lu•(m HtnrtP•t. 1uul 11. c~oiJPt~tion iK tnkPII ~;vt•ry month for tJwt J!Ul'JHIHI', ·w·{, llt'<'d H g'llllll·Ki?.t•li huiJI[. ing l~~·ntrally loenttld to UH'<~t tlw clt>mnml in HUI'lt n pltwP. ·wm yuu Join m1 iu Jmtyc•t· f1n· tltut work! Ono fnmily \'\'Ill-! HllVI'd

tht•r\l laHt ·wt•t•k. ~CHill~ otht•rs hn vl:~ htll'll

l'!ttvo•l lntt'ly. N vlH "HmtiH•t•k.

GEORGIA Valdosta, Ga.., Mat•. :L--Ht•\'Pt·a1 familit>H

of HUillf:H hllV<' l'I'C'Pllt)y lll(t\'C'Ii to t!JiH ')lllW<',

HO WI~ dt~<•.i~lt•d to l1t1p;iu tlw work of plaut· jug tho truth lwt'P, 'Wn WIWt' grl'utly hill· dt'l'l'tl for n whilP on :u·c~ouut of1 tlw in· Jltwmm, but tlw t imn wax uot lost. Owl wmHlm·full,v umnlf'(•Ht{!fl hiH powt!l' to snvu nud lwnt

S{llN\ tht.~ t•pitlt•mie hnt~ Hlllu;hh•d, WI' me· pc•t't, l1,v tlu~ h••lp of thn Loril to pmdt thil'l glol'iOllfl wot·k. 'fh(•t•n Rf'<'llltl tc) lw good iut(•ro~-tt. Smuo :tl'H nlt•m1t1y iuvoHtigutiHg tho truth, uud H<lV<•t·nl hrt\'<' mtwift•t~tPcl n t!l'siro to lw Fmvl•tl. ·wt.\ ru·t> nt. pt·t~HPnt holcl· ing l"f~guln.r f!Prvi<•PH in tbtl ~r t•thot1iHt IIH'f't·

illg·boliH(•, whic•h wna gt•llt'tou:;l,Y off't>rt•d to us hy thPir pnHtm·. ·wH ltavt• a tt•H1:, whit•h W<> PXIH'<'t<•d to UH<.' for nur work, lmt :tH

1 he• lllC'i'tillg·htlllHP WaR off'l'l'l'«l to UK, \'\'I'

dt>t·ided to ww it inHtt'lHL Wt• '"Hhttll pt~r­hnpt~, if ii: iH tho Lcml 'H will, UHf' tht~ tt•nt t•or· rt•vivnl ·work iu ot.IH•r toWllK an1l t•um· munitiN! .in Fmut1wru <Jpm·gia anll nortlwrn l•'lol'i<ta. I nm gJ'C':atl;v eneourng(~cl with the prOBJlet~t of tho wo1·k . in this sec:tion1

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and by the help of the Lord I expect to do what I can to rescue the lost a.ud dying. Brethren, the time for labor is short. Let us keep busy for God. I should be glad to hear from saints in southern Georgia_· or northern Flol'ida. Your brother in Je-sus, Nathan C. McNeill.

INDIANA Marion, Ind., Mar. 9.-I have ji.1st closed

a very successful revival here in Marion. More interest has been shown in this meet­ing by the people. in general tha{l has been .shown in years in the city of J\fariou. · From the very beginning of the meeting and all the way through, wave after wave of glory swept over the congregation, and the hall was :fi.llecl with shouts and praises to God. Thirty-five came to the altar for help during the three weeks' meeting.

I must admit that Brother Smith's edi­torial in the Trumpet of February 20, Then ml(l Now, clidme good, because I me,asured up to the warning that he gave, and I believe that it will do us all good to pay 1nore attention to our Lluty on this line. I don't believe any of 11s have hurt our­selves 1m:aching funlla.mei1tals late]y. Since it is so much easier to preach a textual sermon than it is a doctrinal one, we are temptecl to shirk our <luty, but if we are good ministers, we. will obey the command, ''Preach the· gospeL'' Praise God for a churcl1 that is pure and white an(l sep­m·ated from divisions of all kinds.

Brother mid Sister T'odd, who are· as­sistant pastors, helped in the meeting. They are good ministers and a great help in the church. Sister Toc1cl had the in­fluenza some time ago, and since that time she has been sorely a:fflictecl with lung­trouble. The doetor has pronounced her case hopeless, but I feel sure that Jesus has not. The Lord has touched her hody, insomuch that she was able to stand in the pulpit ancl preach,· when· before this she had hardly been able to talk above a whis­J)er. JVe are· expecting the Lord to give her complete victory. Let every saint of God who reads this ptay that she will be completely healed, so that she can once more go forth heralding the preclous truths of this reformation. '

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souls "\vere saved that had never before felt the joys of redeeming love. In all twelve sought the Lord for pa1·clon. Seven mad.e a complete consecration and stepped over into the Canaan lancl.

I heartily agree with the sentiment of Brother Smith's eclitoria.l Then and Now; the necessity of old-time gospel preaching should be emphasized. The sword has never lost its cutting edge; it is still able to discern the- thoughts and intents of the heart. 'It is: not difficult to get people to line up to the Wortl wl~en once they feel the mighty power of olcl-tj.me conviction. T'his last :feature was especially manifest at Tulsa, and the general sentiment wa.s that this was the best revival held at that place for years.

We came to Wichita and began meeting 011 the 3c1. One soul came forward ancl was gloriously saved in the :first meeting. We are anticipating a glorious revival. I shall go from this place to Anthony, Kans. Brother Linn informs me. they are making some extensive improvements on their house of worship and will have it com­pletecl in time for the revival about April 1. The future looks very bright.

Oh, the joys of seeing weary, sin-1aclen souls come to Christ!. Nothing in · this world can compare with it. 'It is worth the sacrifice, i£ such it can be called, to give VP a few worldly ambitions ancl la­bor for the salvation of souls. I purpose to make this the best year I have expe­rienced, and by heaven's gra.ce I will work harder and make greater sacri:fi.ees, if nec­essary, to advance the cause of my Mas­ter. Notwithsta:ncling the fact that I have preached nearly every night since J ann· ary 1, my voice is clear, and I feel phy· sically able for the battle. Yours for per-ishing souls, Charles C. Mansfield.

MISSISSIPPI Myrtle, Miss.-We met Sunday, Febru­

ary 23, and organized our Sunday-school with eighteen in attendance, and on last Sunday we had twenty-three. We hope to have a good-sizetl school soon. The inter· est is goocl. '

I have made two trips to New Albany, Miss., and preached four times to ·a large crowd of interested listeners. I expect to make a trip to Arkansas soon to fill an urgent call to hold a meeting. Your blood-washed brother, A. 0~ Mitchell.

MISSOURI Elkland, Mo., Mar. 8.-We are now .en·

gaged in a hard battle against the powers of sin and Satan in our home neighborhood. The meeting has lasted three weeks and

We ha.ve started a 1Sun<lay-school teach­ers' meeting, which will be held on Fri· day night of each week. , Our young peo­ple's meeting, which is held every Sun­clay evening at 6:30 0 'clock, promises to be a great success. Bro. Frank Shaw and Sister Mattie Bragg, of Anderson, were present the last night of the meeting, and their presenee and help were very much appreciatell. Also Brother Collins .. and family, of Huron, Ind., were IJl'esent. . will probably close Sunday night the 9th.

It seems that since the dose of the great wal' a deep concern has· settled over the people, an<l I believe that now is the time for us to •give our best for the salvation of stmls ancl the furtherance of the church. Yours in Christ, Elva Bragg.

KANSAS Wichita, Kans., Mar. 4.-0ur meeting at

Tulsa, Okla., was a decided success. Some.

Already thirteen souls have met the con­ditions in God's Worcl, and we believe they receive(} a clefinito experience of salvation.

We tried to get an evangelist to assist us in our revival, but could not, so we de­cided to do our best by the help of the Lorcl and the saints, and God has abun­dantly blessed our efforts in the salva­tion of some of the most hard-hearted.

We have been somewhat hindered this

MARCH 27, 1919

winter on aceount of the influenza and small pox, but we are all proving God t be a. present help in every time of ne ; W~ had forty c~ses of influenza among t~~ samts at one tune; every one· trusted · God for healing and we a.ll received t~ bene:fi.t as recorded in Jas. 5:14. B:usba.nd was afflicted with bloocl-·poisoning this win­ter, and the worlclly people said he would not live but ~ few hours. Aftgr prayer he arose from Ius bed ancl was healed. The fever left instantly, aucl he was well from that moment.

The Lord willing, we expect to begin a reviva.l at Graydon Springs, Sunday, March 16. Bro. H. W. Reynolcls of Red

. Bird, has promised to help us. We have all we can do all the Ume. God's Word can not fail. Let us be strong ancl valiant for the truth. We heartily endorse the message from. Brother Smith in his ecli­torial Then anc..l Now. It encouraged our hearts. \Ve are planning to attend the A1iderson eamp-meeting this year. Your brother and sister, ·

I.,~. L. and S. Anna Kachel.

COlfTENTS Articles:

'rile Soul of Man Need not. be Lost ...... 1 'l'rue I·Uches ................................................ 2 'rhe Last Minute ...................................... 3 A Dangerous Posl tion .............................. 3 Sin Lies in the Will .................................. 8 Partaking of the Weed .......................... 7 Let Him That Hath an IDar Hear .......... 8 Finance in China ........................................ 8 An Encouraging Letter on a Discourag·-

ing Condition ........................................ 9 The Golden Rule ........................................ 9 The Undoing of·· Ray ............................... .10 There is always H.oom for Good Men ... .lO The Lion-Tamer's Son ............................ 11· Hindering Faults ...................................... 12 God Revealed in Creation and Redemp-

tion .......................................................... 18 How To Make the Opening and Closing

Exercises Interesting ........................ 14 Homes in the Apostolic Age .................... 15 "Please Move On" ........................... : ....... -.16 When Children at·e Untru.thful .............. 17 Sayings of Chiluren ............. : .................... 18 Good Manners ······················'·················--· ... 18 Ii'aith and Obedience ................................ 19 Lessons from Christ's Prayer-Life ........ 21 Evils of Covetousness .............................. 22 What the .Electrical Display Said ........ 23 "They All Do It" ........................................ 23 Keeping· Prayed Up .................................. 24 My Three Debts ............... , ........................ 24 Conversation Between Three Brethr·en~.27 What a Preacher Can Do for· Sunday-

School .................................................... 28 ~oetry: · . ..

Look and Live -·····--········---·······-········-········ 1 How to Grow Old --··················--·····-··· .. ····-1.~

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An Industrial Crisis Pending The . Modern Theater and Morals A Gteat Famine in India ........................ . The Liquor· Int'erests Plan to

China -···········--·············-·········-·············"~· Questions Answered With the Brethren. .................................... . At the Office ............................................... . Church Notices ...... , .............................. -: ..... . Pra.ye\t" ·Bequests ......................................... , '1'rut:h. Extension Contributions Meeting Notices ........................................... . ChUrch at Work ......................................... . As the Harvesters See It ........................ : .. ~

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