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Vol. XIV. Los Angeles, September 23, 1909 No . 13
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. .. Growing in Grace - Who and When

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R . PIERCE.
of most prolific sources of error is that of "wr.ested the Scriptures to their own destruction," for
disconnecting a verse of Scripture from the context . Peter says, ''Ye know these things.'' So then they knew
and making it teach a theory .that never was intended. ' some things that others did notknow.: They were "stead-
This is often done by the grow-into-sanctification advo- fast," and the Apostle warns them not to be led away
cates; and one of their favorite passages of Scripture is with. the error of the wicked, but to remain steadfast.
that in 2 Pe.ter 3: 18, " But grow in grace and In the So, beloved, we see in looking at this command in
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." relation to the high state of piety experienced by those to
There is a certain growth taught here, but to whom and . whom it was addressed, that it does not .apply as a com-
when? Not a growth into, but a growth in sanctification, . mand to the unsanctified to grow into the experience, but
which is the life of holiness. This whole second letter of is an incitation to grow and develop the Christ-life from
Peter was written to believers who were enjoying a high the standpoint of sanctification already attained. And .
state of piety, who had received a "like precious faith" this is the true teaching of the Word and experience. Get
with the Apostles, who were ''partakers of the divine the heart cleansed, and the growth will be natural and on
nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world," divine lines. There is a childhood in sanctification, as far
and who Peter . is inciting continually forward, telling as knowledge of divine things is .concerned, but we are
them to "add to," and not grow into, a place where they placed in a state in which there are no retarding influ-
need not fall. In this last chapter he gives some of the . ences to growth, so that development proceeds quicker
characteristics of the second coming of Christ, showing because of the absence of the sin nature. May it be the
that it will be as sudden as the coming of a thief, and joy of all Nazarenes to be sanctified wholly and then to
awful, for " the heavens shall pass away with a great . " grow up into Him in all things; which is the even
noise. '' Christ.'' Amen.
But as to the characteristics of those to whom this
admonition . to "grow in grace" is addressed: The first
verse describes them as "pure in mind." This is not only
an unmixed state of mind, having but one tendency, and
Christ' s first pillow was straw; His last, thorns.
that God-ward, but it is God-like in its purity. Now a Able to Admonish.
person to be pure in mind must be pure in heart, and so
we see that the admonition to "grow in grace" is to those
who are a)ready in the grace of entire sanctification.
Again, they were people who were for and
hasting unto the coming of the Lord"- looking for " new
heavens and a new earth in which dwelleth righteous-
ness.'' This implies that they were. separated from
everything unclean, ungodly and wrong; for one who
looks for such things must already be righteous and fit for
that for which he looks. To this class is the command
given to ''grow in grace."
This command is given; agairi, to a people who were
diligent, so that they might be ' 'found in peace, without
spot and blameless." Here we find that they were at
peace- their dispqsitions right toward themselves, their
fellow men and God . . They were "without spot"-that
is pure, cleansed from sin; and they were to be a people
with nothing standing against Now, no
man can be blameless in the sight of God who is "sinning
every day. " So-here again we see that this admonition
to " grow fn grace" was written to Christians who were
living and wanted to live in the highest state of go<)liness.
. Once more, those to whom this was giveri were
people who were not "unlearned or un_stable," or who
What a gracious condition of heart this is to be in, and
also what .a gracious office to fill to be "able to admonish
one another." The proverbial "club" OJ; "meat-ax" does
not find any place in this avocation, for those who are fit-
. ted to engage in "admonishing one. another" are those
who are filled with "goodness" and " knowledge"-good-
. ness to give them the right spirit, and knowledge to give
them the.right ability to do it. There are thousands who
are not qualified for the office of "admonisher," however,
who usurp the functions of the office . and play h:avoc in
not only grieving the saints, but in bringing disstrace on
the Master' s cause. We are to "admonish one another,"
showing there may be in us those things which need cor-
rection. If we are filled with "goodness," we shall be
eligible for this gracious office, for we shall then fill it in
the right spirit. This also implies that those who are
admonished will receive the admonition in the right spirit
also. ''How ble8sed is sueh a spirit this-no fault-find-
ing, criticism or condemning, but ''admonishing one
another" in love. Beloved,. this .spirit should prevail
.among us more widely than it does. . Wl-at a heaven it
would make ori earth! Lord, make Us eligible for this
office.
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Contributed Articles
THE SPIRIT OF T.liE PROPHETS.
The following poem was read by Rev. J . P.
Coleman at the meeting held in First Church
for the reception of teachers and students
of the Bible College:
In olden times the schoors were formed,
By prophets of the Lord,
They met their foes when . fully armed,
. With God's own holy word.
They gathered round them younger men;
To :whom they taught the way,
And as we meet, so they met then,
To , sing and shout and pray.
Their leaders were Inspired of God,
Nor feared the face of clay,
And people trembled where they trod,
And cowards fled away.
They taught that He who made all things,
Is God the eternal One,
And out of Him all goodness springs,
Through Chri"t the promised Son.
In visions God revealed His will,
And told of things to come,
They knew His oath He would fulfill,
And gather Israel honi.e.
To men of might they dared reveal,
The truth from heaven sent,
They were assured His word was real,
Wl;len God had said r epent.
When called to face the hosts of
On Carmel's rugged brow,
The prophet felt the fire within,
As prophets feel it now.
Old. Satan marshalled a ll his host,
To meet a single man,
But fired with the Holy Ghost,
Alone he da r ed to stand.
God's altar had been -put . in place,'
While people stood amaze!'!,
When old Elijah raised his face,
And into heaven gazed:
The multitude were standing round,
To listen while he prayed,
When heathen altars tumbled down,
And fire from heaven blazed. '
The ,people cried with one accord,
"The LOrd, He is the .God."
And men believed the prophet' s word,
And followed where he trod.
And while they walked in all the light,
Of and grace. , ,,
God gave them vlc'try in the fight,
And showed His smiling face.
From age to age was sounded forth,
God's truth to all mankind,
And though the world diSdained their worth,
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At Pentecost they gathered round,
And waited for their Lord,
When suddenly there came a sound,
The noise was spread abr.oad.
In fla:tp.ing' tongues the fell, '
On all who heard the word,
And thus they ' each began to tell
The wonders of. tl\eir Lord.
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The holy flame is\ sweeping on,
In Pentecostal fi,re,
With men and women clothed upon,
Our faith) is higher.
. Onward the gloriOJIS tidings run,
That tells we maybe free,
And here we've met . at . setting sun,
Beside the western. sea.
And here we'll llftK.our banners high,
As prophets di.d old,
We'll .pitch our tent beneath the sl{y,
And dwell within the fold.
The conflict rages 'round the word,
'Tis here the fight is on,
But with our faith stayed on the Lord,
We'll still keep pressing pome.
Our Ebenezer here we'll raise, .
To Him wlio reigns on high;
The Father, Son an.d Spirit praise,
For He is ever nigh.
While mem'rles cluster 'round this place,
Of fri ends we'll see no more,
Up there we'll meet them face to face,
On heaven's golden shore.
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SHOULD HOLINESS PAPERS PUBLISH
LEGITIMATE ADVERTISEMENTS?
C. E. CORNELL.
This is a question of importance and
should be prayerf:ully considered by
editors and publishers. The Rev. H. B.
Hosley, editor and publisher of the
Pentecostal Era; Washin:gton, D. c., in
a recent article upon this question
states his proposition in language that
cannot be misunderstood. Bro. Hosley
says:
"There are many holiness papers
that are unfit for Sunday reading be-
cause of their secular advertisements.
'Ve do not say that the advertising of
an honorable business is wrong any
more than that proper conversation
about business is wrong, but we do say
that there is a proper time and place
for such things. We do contend that no
holy man would visit us and talk busi-
. --TheykeP't a. steadfasf mind. , - . ., .. '
. ness all day Sunday: We would not let
him if he -\vould. . What. difference . is
there between talking and advertising
business aff11irs in such a way that peo-
ple must see and think of them on the
Lord's day. We should as soon think
of advertising a secular business in a
Sunday newspaper. as in a holiness pa-
per, as a fact we think that the former .
would do the least damage as true
Christians do not take the Sunday pa-
per and could not be injured by its con-
The conquerhig faith of God's elect,
Astonished all their foes,
Nor did they quail at any threat,
Nor fear for earthly woes.
The story tells of later years,
When God the Son came down,
And through His death and pain and tears,
Freedom from sin is found.
When. on the cross He paid the debt,
To set the sinner free,
Angels looked on while people wept-
Thank God, He died for me.
'But e're He took His final leave,
He said He'd come again,
When all the promise might receive
Among the sons of men.
tents.
Editors who publish these advertisements
must have little light or have sold out for
'filthy lucre.' Our own observation leads
us to believe that they have the Laodicean
experience, 'Neither hot nor cold.' "
We have italicised the last few sen-
[September 23, 1909
t eilces that the reader may especially
note Bro. Hosley's conclusions. We
are quite sure that our brother is mis-
taken, as some of us have considerable
light and are walking in it; and we
have not sold out for "filthy .lucre";
and, if we know our own hearts, we are
not bE).ck-slidden ai:.d ready to be
''spewed . ou't of the mouth of Gocl."
But to the question at issue-should pa-
pers advocating the doctrine of holiness
publish legitimate advertisements? 'I' he
writer says, "Yes,'' that it is no more
harm to the spiritual life of a Christian
to r ead an advertisement 'advertising
boots, shoes,. a washing-machine, gro-
ceries, or any other legitimate article in
constant use, than it is to go to the store
and -buy an article. These are but
the common, every day affairs of life
and have no influence upon the spiritual
life of the individual whatever.
Then again, because ofthis 'i.mreason-
able cry against secular advertising, so-
called, quite a number of papers advo-
cating the doetrine of holiness have dis-
continued such advertising. The result
is that the subscription lists have been
increased but little, and, b-ecau:se of the
loss .of the revenue derived from ad-
vertising, these papers are continually
running behind with their expenses.
They mer ely eek out an existence, un-
less by some hook or ' crook they are
able to meet the d eficit . Is not the holi-
ness movement worthy of the strongest
and best periodicals in the land? '!'hen
why not use all legitimate means to
make them so?
Brother Hosley deprecates the faet
that men should see or read these a d-
vertisements on Sunday. Is the mind
of a holy man more susceptible to evil
on Sunday than on Monday ? If Bro.
Hosl ey's argument has any weight in
it, then the holy people who go to the
church on the Sabbath must walk in
the bac)r alleys, or be led blind-folded
down the street for, in many of the
cities, they are "dead sure" to
pass by numerous store windows where
there is displayed . all kinds of articles,
legitimate and otherwise. Some of
them at least will . be sure to see these
articles and thus, according to Bro.
Hosley's idea, their minds be led to
wander from righteous thinking. I s
this true? Not a bit of it ! God's peo-
ple can pass. a shop window where legi-
timate articles are in full display and .
it will have no upon their moral
standing whatever; moreover, they can
e.ven. pass a disreputable news stand, or
cigar store and it will have no deter-
September 23, 1909]
iorating effect upon their Christian
character except to provoke righteous-
ness indignation. So, in a _distipctly
modified sense, a holy can read a
holiness paper with legitimate adver-
tising in it his mind
po_llJJted. "
Since the derived fro111 legiti-
- mate advertising is neGessary anJ bene-
ficial, the writer would suggest that edi-
tors and publishers of-periodicals ad vo-
cating the doctrine of holiness secure as
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much money as possible, copsistent with
the experience of holiness, and lise this
money to enrich, . enlarge and increase
the usefulness of such periodicals. The
holiness movement is worthy of the pest
papers in the land and there ought to
be money enough to make the papers
worthy of such a movement.
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THE EARTHLY AND HEAVENLY SCENE.
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REVILO HURLBUT.
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Society, here and beyond,' is and will
be diverse as the nature of the lamb
Rnd raveno:us wild beast. The "wild
beast'' of the Revelator is descriptive
of the character of the sinning life. The
Larob or the Dove is a model of the
rpeekness . and traits of the blood
washed. These diverse traits begin
h.ere and extend like the model to 1 he
,
'rhere will be no need for locks and
bars to. neither harns or storehouses in
the heavenly scene. Neither will the
spiritual and affectionate life need cur-
tains, for '' lVe shall kno'v as 've are
kno,vn. '' The pure inner life of the glo-
1ified saints will have no need of
screens. There will be no destruction
"in all . my holy 1nountain." Here fro1n
childhood to the grave, every one learns
to close every 'vindo"' and door of the
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fed by ravens. This was a sad condi- have seen men already in the kingdom
tion. God alone . had him in the secret and enjoying the fullness of the bless-
of his presence.. lie could open up his ing, deliberately get up and walk out
of the kingdom of the Lord Jesus
heart _to God, but"""'longed for a heart Christ, and go over into the kingdom_ .
to heart talk with his brethren. Bnt of darkness -and go .. t9 work for . the
wieked Jezebel had closed up an the devil. 'rhey would stay there "aiid"" \vork ..
way. for him without money or without .p:dce
"Arc you one . of the holy people
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" and never stop and never get one mo-
. .. ' ment's peace from him lvhile they
is asked. ''I take no stock in holiness,'' stayed in kingdom and did his
is spoken hy another. I..Jet such ones work. I yet have to see the first happy
read 2 Tin1., one to sixth verses, as to sinner on the face of the earth. : Think
\Vho the unholy ones are", as to the gates of it! A sinner will tell you that if he .
and bars thaf shut them into their could get drunk he would be a: happy
. man, . and yet all of: the. .J ..
crowd. Let them read Gal. 5 :22. Thus ever saw were drinking to try to droWn
in the word God has opened his heart their troubles. All of the liars that I
and desires fellowship . with a holy ever saw were lying to cover . up their
crowd that are by a new creation in trouble.
hartnon'y with 'Him. His people The Lord . One thing. thou
. . . est. If thou lVIlt be perfect, .go and sell
partake of this trait of His character; all that thou hast and give to the poor .
The here and beyond will go on to and come and take up thy cross and
. the eternal years. Sin produces its hell follow me and thou shalt have treasures
,vith all its characteristics. To be born in heaven. But the record is that" he
from above 'vill alone change all these a\vay sorrowful, for he was very
. . . . rJCh; yet he was on the doorstep of
. relations. We are standn1g around 1n . heaven and in the gateway of heaven
view of all that sin does no'v and will and then -lost it. He stood facing-the
do in the beyond. We lvho have en- _jasper walls and the River of Life; -he
tered into life-eternal have the earnest stood facing the home of Jesus and all
f f
f d of the. good of earth and to the surprise
o the un olding of this h e nolv an f
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th t 1 k' h t d
. o a a were oo Ing _on, e . urne
In the great away :sorro,vful. I don't wonder that
Calg. . . he diq. Just think of his choice. There
.JI. , was joy _ _Q_n one side and sorrow
forever on the other, and yet he chose
sorro,v. Oh man, ho'v 'veak and fool-
ish thou art. 'rhink of the choices of
the teeming millions around you and '
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THE. SORROWFUL YOUNG MAN.
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BUD ROBINSON.
I hav.e just -been reading story of
the young man \vho came to the l\1:aster
and can1e forward for prayer in the
Iniddle of the bi_g road. It seems like
he would have been converted right on
the spot, but he 'vasn 't. St. 1\Iark says
in the lOth chapter ,and 21st verse that
'vhen the l\'[aster saw him he loved him,
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you 'viii see the 'veakness of :man and
the devil as a deceiver. I don't won-
der that the Lord calls .the devil the
deceiver, and Satan, and the dragon
and the serpent, and the accuser of the
brethren, and the devil,. He is called
by these six names in the hvelfth chap-
ter of Revelation, and of all tlte 'lames
. that \Ye find, 110ne Ol them. seem t,l COVer
as much ground as the name
inner cha1nbers of the spirit from the and no'v ,ve want to notice 'vhat Jesus
eyesand ears of busy-bodies or tradu- said to him: "One thing thou lack-
cers. The saying of Jesus comes in play, est." See .ho'v close .this man lvas to
"Cast not your pearls before swine." eternal life, and yet holv far from it
This -.' inner life, washed and pure, is a he was. It looks to us that 'if a man
heritage, purchased by ohf" Prince, of' did not lack but one thing -he would
too sacred an import to: be opened to be so near to .it that he would go in ih
I-Io'v near that . yotmg _inan was t<'
et ernal bliss and yet ho'v easy t!u devil
tripped him and left him hopelessly
lost. The said he went a'vay
sorro,vful \ and st said he
went a'vay grieved. Well, reader, yon
may use either t erm, sorrowful or
grieved, but you have on your hands a .
n1an without happiness, without
and 'vithout hope; and if you 'vill looi{
you can see. a fellow going down
road " ' ithout a Savior. How much he
needs:help and yet he has just malc up
hiR 1nind that he can get through this
"'orld 'vithout the Master. He thinks
he is able to paddle his own canoe and
that he is a man of Ius own head nd
doesn't need . .the Lord in of his
affairs. Ho,v 1nany do we meet today
in san1e cqndition 1 It says, the
Lord beholding him, loved him. It.
see1ns that this 'vas enough to break
his heart. vVell, I don't 'vonder that
he 'vent a'vay sorro,vful; he . turned
fro1n the love of the Savior to this poor-
world of sorrow.-Pentecosfal -Hernl<t -
the vile sinners of our time. spite of the ,vorld a_nd the flesh and' the
The vast varieties of castes of India devil. flow near a man is to the bless-
of this lower life separate the race into ing. 'vhen he only lacks one thing._ It
all sorts of societies. Sin separates not does seem to lis like he 'vould go .in,
alone from God but . frOJn each other doesn't it 1 I-Io'v can a man. go a'vay
'vhen he is so near to the kingdom of
by bars and locks. The intense the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? It
.the ignorance and of saciety, hardly looks like l1e would turn away
the more marked the gulf of separa- ,,vhen he is so near, and yet it is all the
tion. . It may be dangerous to tell to sadder to see the fello\V so near and
your business. purposes. N qt a . _. then lost. . .
I have seen' men. right on the brink
was raised. of all the thousands of the blessing and yet turn . a\vay and
lvho had not bowed the knee -to-Baal n.ev.er -come back to .the Savior ..
. to encourage Elijah as he slept. and 'was I have seen things that beat that. I
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correspondence
CHICAGO, ILL.
The First Church of the Nazarene is
moving steadily forward. Last Sunday
(September 12) was especially epochal.
It was our annual rally day and proved
to be a genuine rally. Three great au-
diences .thronged the church, filling
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to God for a full salvation, ann, go the
whole way under, and through the faith
and blood we, will win . Pray for us,
all the dear Nazarene family, and watch .
us grow, not alone in numbers but in
grace and humility and true holiness.
Our motto: Holine:;is to the Lord, and
entire
D. L. Parker.
.. PORTLAND, ORE.
Since we last reported we have, been
. every available seat, 'morning, afternoon
and evening. The music by soloist, male to Spokane, Wash., and held a meeting
quartette and band of instruments, to- with our good Bro .. Davis and his faith-
gether with the congregational singing ful church. We found the people of
could not be surpassed. The Sunday that place a faithful band. We had a
school had an attendance of. 342 delightful time while with them. We
and an offering of nearly $14. Then were royally entertained in the home
followed the preaching service, Bro. of Bro. and .Sister True. They are as
Cornell, the pastor, preaching from the good as their name. We fell in love
text, "Ye .have dwelt long enough in with our faithful Bro. -Davis and his
this mount." There were several per-
sons at the altar including a whole faro- family and people. They treated us
ily, a man and his wife and boy-Bohe- royally. The meeting was good; a
mian..:_all soundly .converted. It was an goodly number of souls sought and
inspiring sight. found the Lord; some for pardon and
In the afternoon another immense some for purity.
audience assembled to hear Prof. Jlohii On our return we found things in
W. Akers, principal of the Walter Scott good condition ; Bro .. J. H. Allen
school, who preached a deep, inst;ruc- preached for us in our absence and the
tive and earnest sermon from the text, people greatly enjoyed his ministry.
''Keep thy heart with all diligence, for Bro. Allen starts south tonight for Pasa-
out of it are the issues of life. At dena where he expects to make his home
night the pastor preached from the permanently. We are sorry to lose him,
text, " For thy heart is not right in the but our loss will be their gain. Bro.
sight of God. " The congregation was -Allen is a great Bible student. His
large and very attentive and at the morning Bible lessons at the late Holi-
close of the sermon several persons ness Association camp was a great
caine forward as seekers and a deep blessing and benediction to many
conviction rested upon the people. All gry hearts. May God's blessings rest
told, it was a great and profitable day. upon him is our prayer.
This church is planning for an ag- Bro. and Sister LaFontaine were with
gressive campaign down through the us yest erday. Brother LaFontaine
fall and winter. November has been preached to us both morning and even-
set apart as revival month following the ing and God honored His servant and
Giysp Smith meetings in October. Rev. Word. We were all edified and some
Isaac F. Hodge, and perhaps Professor souls were blessed at the altar.
Maitland of Kentucky, will assist in a We are to have a special revival meet-
series of evangelistic services. God has ing in October anq. we are. looking for
given us large congregations and a con- a great time of salvation. Help us bring
tinuous revi'Val all down through the . it about by your prayers. .
summer, and we are looking forward to A. 0. Henricks, Pastor.
some unusual spiritual manifestations
in the coming
F.L.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.
Praise God, the ark is coming, and
Springfield will soon have a new Pen-
tecostal church. A small band of holi-
ness p eople was wont to gather the
parlor of one, of God's children, last
winter, once a week, and the number
has grown from four to twenty-nine,
and now we meet in: a hall three times
a week. Last week we had Mr. John
!<,_ Harkins and wife, a holiness busi-
ness man from New :York, who present-
ed us with a lot and $700 as a fund to
start a Pentecostal church. We expect
to have Bro. Reynolds soon to organize
us into a fort that will never give up to
the pink tea, ice cream sort of religion,
but fight the good fight, shouting glory
SPOKANE, WASH.
The Lord has not given this city up.
He has visited us with a wave of power
and blessing since we last wrote you.
August 22-September 6, the date of our
tent meeting, Rev. A. 0 . Henricks, pas-
tor of the church at Portiand, came to
ns in the fullness of the blessing, and
was -made a blessing to the work. We
loved him, we love him more. His
preaching was clear, effective, scrip-
tural. Rev. W. S. Rice was used of the
Lord, as also Chas. V. Rice his son. God
bless these holy men. . Fifty-four were
at the altar. Many of them we believe
got .through. Amen. Saints were
helped and built up. We feel victory
all through our souls. Amen. Services
in the church last Sabbath good. One
sanctified at night.
C. Howard Davis.
[September 23, 1909
BOISE, IDAHO.
We came to Boise the second of Aug-
ust and while we have been here the
Lord has blessed us. We had several
saved and sanctified in the' tent meet-
ing_ and the work continues so there
are a number seeking the last few days.
We have no building to hold meetings
in, for the property that we did have
was sold and the subscriptions paid
back. If anyone reading these lines
feel led to help us buy a property, for
we are buying one now, please send the
money to the writer. It is a needy field
and the Lord will reward anyone that
will help get the work started.
H. 0 . Vernon, Pastor.
SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT.
The summer months have been rather
trying. Many of our people have been
away on their vacations and others
have gone elsewhere to make thei1
home. But in spite of all the God of
our salvation has been l eading on to
certain victory. Each church reports
souls seeking pardon and purity during
these months. Thank God for churches
that do not give up the fight even iu
the summer time. We are in for saving
all the people we can and feel that we
have but two seasons in which to work,
viz : ''in season and out of season.''
The San Francisco District is not
"booming," though we are marching
on. None of our preachers
have the blues. I do not think they
know this disease any more. I rejoice
top that each -pastor is pulling m per-
harmony with the whole district.
Our ail-day meetings are times of great
blessing and the last sermon preached
is always the best. The work generally
is looking up and is encour aging. So
we will sing, shout, pray, and praise
and keep the glory on us. Amen !
P. G. Linaweaver, Dist. Supt.
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
The blessing of the Lord maketh rich
and addeth no sorrow therewith, and I
will be with thee in thy going out and
coming in. I am proving the above
promises true continually. Since the
good meetings in Haines and Pleyto
Valley, I have been visiting the Naza-
renes at San Jose and about the bay
cities. Spent four days with Rev. H.
0. Wiley, our pastor at San Jose, and
had a blessed time with him and the
faithful little band, also had a good
visit with Rev. P. G. Linaweaver and
Rev. C. W. Welts and preached at San
Francisco four . times to some of the
old standsbys, 'and it done my soul good
to be on the old battlefield once more,
where the good Lord had led us on from
victory to victory. The work at this
place was born out labor, sacrifice
and fire, and is still going on in the
good old way. Every service the house
was well filled with devout worshippers
and on the Lord's day it was glorious,
with three services and souls seeking
God, with showers of blessings on every.
service C. 13. Langdon.
September 23, 1909]
uow CAN sou1,.s BE woN -To cuinsT
IN THESE TIMES.
'l'he following address was given by
Rev. Lucy P . ' Knott at the reception
given to the students and faculty at the
First Church, Los Angeles, Cal., Wed-
nesday night, September 15 :
The religion of the Lord Jesus Christ
is altogether supernatural. The infinite
mind of God planned it, and _it takes in-
finite wisdom and infinite power to ap-
pl_y it to the hearts and minds of men.
Yet in our Father's gracious plans for
the salvation of the world He has
chosen' human instrumentality. There
arc some practical points suggested by
the topic assigned me, "How can souls
be won to Christ in these times.''
Among the preparations necessary in
becoming a soul-winner, there are three
things of which I wish to speak. I will
say, however, that I have not yet gotten
my own diploma in them. (1) The
heart preparation of the worker.- (2)
Discernment of the times in whieh we
li\'1. (3) A liberal supply of sanetified
common sense.
Of course there are exceptions to
rvcn these COnditions in SOUl -winning.
A \' Cry little child may be used in ieatl-
illl-! a soul to Christ through its innocent
Jnattlc who knows nothing of the r eal
na t ure of sin. A very young. Christian
ma:v be used in leading a soul to Chri;;;t
thi'Ough his glowing testimony, who is
uot yet able to r ead the signs of the
times by the light of God's \Vord . .And
thPJ'C are recorded instances w!lerc fe>-
bl c-minded persons have heen used in
leading souls to Christ, having little
common sense to begin with. Bnt we
are now speaking of some. of that prepK
at ion of which Jesus spoke, when l1e
told his disciples that he would mak'
tlwm to become fishers of men.
1. The heart preparation of the work- .
cr . No one can properly be culled a.
soul-winner who has not the burnii'ig.
glowing presence of the indwelling
Holy Spirit. In order to have t1Jis, it
requires the constant stirring up of that
gift within us. Did you ever go home
011 a frosty evening, and .feel the de-
lightful glow of the grate-fire, as you
took the poker and gave it a
sti rring up 1 Well, this is a poor illus-
tration of the r esult of stirring up the
gift. within us. The more we stir
fire in the grate, the l ess fuel we have ;
hut. the more we stir up the fire of the
Holy Spirit. the more fuel we have. for
it is supplied from the boundl ess stor e-
house of God's grace, and is only given,
as we use it.
The soul-winner n1nst continually IP-
Jll't>hend the wonderful truth, thnt t he
Hol y Spirit comes into the heart for a
doubl e purpose: 'l'o cleanse and t o
kr.cp clean; and to impart the very
of ,Jesus, sending ns forth in -J mms'
name to a lost world. The life of a soul-
winner must be in quality if not in
quantity that devoted life to the serv-
i<l.' of God expressed by Paul when h e
snid, "For me to live is Christ."
Naza-rene- Me8senger.
A second condition toward soul-win-
ning in these days is to be able to de-
cern the times in which. we are living.
Any kind of labor is more or less af-
fected by the . conditions which sur-
round it. The successful workman is
not successful because he ignores the
conditions that would hinder his work,
but he studies these conditions, and in-
telligen:tly seeks to meet them and to
overcome them.
A wise soul-winner will study the
times in which we are living; not by
the light of advanced civilization-not
by the light of commerce or culture or
science. These are some of the false
lights, which promise peace and safety;
but a wise soul-winner will study the
times in which we live by the light of
the word of God rightly divided.
The wise soul-winner understands
that we are living in those perilous
times of which the Spirit expressly
speaks. The air is full of infidelity and
apostacy. There is such a multitude of
man-made and devil-made religions-
they are so distinctly labeled, their sys-
t ems are so' logically set forth-that a
soul-winner is. cheered when he even
finds an altar to an unknown god.
That form of infidelity that would
have marked a man and shocked a
Christian nation fifty years ago, under
the attractive guise of advanced
thought, is now not only countenanced
by the nation, but embraced within the
very walls of the visible church.
Heathen r eligions and doctrines of
devils are already flooding this so-called
Christian land. Some of these r eligions
bring with them manifestations so imi-
tative of the gifts of the Holy spirit
that some of the elect are in danger of
being deceived. Added to this is that
eruel spirit of fanaticism that would
hurt and kill the work of God. under
the name of orthodox 'Christianity.
To win souls to Christ in these .times,
the soul-winner must not ignore these
awful perils to his work, but must equip
himself with the word of God, and be
able to meet these seducing doctrines,
this science falsely so-called, this vain
philosophy of men; and be able to em-
phasize the story of the Cross, and
empty sepulcher, with the faith and
power that will bring results.
A third essential point in soul-win-
ning is sanctified CQ_mmon sense. The
. Holy Spirit seeks to use the gifts and
the talents. if we have any, with which
we were born. And there is no gift
which He wants to sanctify and to use
more, than the gift of common sense.
We must r emember that Christians
are not always under divine inspiration.
[ take Paul's experience as an example.
'l'hcrc were times when he spoke with
divine a uthority ; it was "Thus saith
the Lord." He was inspired. At other
times he snid that he beli eved he had
the mind of the IJord. And ther e are
st ill other times when he spoke or wrote
according. to t he best light he had,
whi ch llis sanctified common sense.
Sanctified common sense will make
5
us teachable, we will learn much
through the teaching and experiences
of others ; it will help us to refrain from
doing many foolish and harmfQI things
that we might ot .. _erwise be tempted to
do; it will help us to be natural.
I would urge these young people to
keep their own identity. God madeyoU:
for his glory; let Him glorify Himself
through you. A void the tones and ex-
pressions of other people. I can tell a
"holy roller" as far as I can hear him,
by his sanctimonious tones and cant ex-
pressions. This in an important matter
in soul winning. God can use you best
when you are not trying to imitate some
one else, and utterly forgetful '
0
f self.
I h1,1d an experience on this line myself.
when I was sanctified .I had two dear
fri ends, bot:Q of whom were much older
than I in divine life. I was deeply con-
scious of' my ignorance and inexperi-
ence, and I thought I could make more
rapid headway if I could cultivate the
mannerisms of one of these friends.
\Vhich one I could not decide. They
were as opposite as possible in their in-
dividuality; one of them suggested the
thought of weeping Jeremiah,. and the
other of dancing David. So I made a
dismal failure, trying to be like both of
them. One day I read in my Bible these
words : ''He hath formed thee for His
,glory." I saw I was to be myself, and
npon this question I entered_ into :test.
A soul-winner should not only be
nral, but should be attractive 'for Jesus.
. \Ve have seen those who of be;
' :in g persecuted and hated by the world,
whose very appearance repulse
r espectable people. Never be de<f;Civ(ld
. by the thought that untidy dress and
indifference to perfect cleanliness is
proof of crucifixion to this world. A
few days ago some of our ladies were
canvassing through our neighborhood.
At the close of the day I met three who
wer e t elling me of closed doors that
opened for them. and of unsympatheti c
folks who melted and promised to eome
to church. I had this paper in mind
when I asked them how they went
ahout it . One dear one said while she
was praying before starting out, some-
thing flas hed through her mind that she
had not thought of for years. It was
the empty pumpkins she used to illum-
inate on dark night by putting a tallow
candle in t hem. After dark the pump-.
. kin could not be seen-jt1st the light.
. So she went forth praying that only the
light of His love would shine through
her . Another said she knew the dear
l.Jord used her smile for Him, and when
people talked cross she smiled and
spok e gently. The other said, "Mama
Knott. I attribute some of the success
that the dear Lord gave me to the fact
that I had on a elean shirt-waist and
my new hat." And I will just say that
the hat l1ad neither fl owers nor f eathers.
I discovered that these t'hree soul-
winners had enough sanctified common
sense to r ecognize the necessity of the
love of God burning in the heart; a gen-
tle man'ner, and a neat appearance.
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: EDITORIAL
AS UNTO THE LORD.
\Ye are to set the Lord always before
our face. \Vhatever we do we are to ',
do as unto Him. Our life in every sense
is from Him, unto Him the account is
rendered, and from Him t he ''well
done" is to come. If we have any other
expectancy but from Him there will be
so much of disappointment, that we do
well early to l earn to see no man save
J esus only. One of the t hings which
we are n aturally l ed t o expect, and un-
less we are careful which may be a
snare, is the expectation of appreciation
and gratitude for service r endered and
for .help imparted in time of need.
Jesus seem:;; to have called attention to
the l ack of gratitude, for our help,
when He said, "Were t here not ten
cl eansed, but . where are the nine? "
We find it necessary to keep our eyes
off from this and continue to sow be-
side all waters ; doing all things as unto
the Lord. One._. of the strange things in
reference to men, is the absence of grat-
itude. We desire to emphasize that
whatever we do for men we should ex-
pect nothing again, but count such acts,
though they may be done at large sac-
rifice, as done unto the Lord, and ex-
pecting nothing from man we will not
be disappointed, for our Lord marks
everything clone for others for His sake
and says inasmuch as ye did it unto
Him ye did it unto me. He does not for-
get and He is not unmindful of any
loving service. If we look to. or expect
from men, we are likely. to be disap-
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pointed and saddened, and the pricks
may:enter our very.souls, and the work
and sacrifice done and suffered for
others instead of being a blessing to us
be turned to sorrows and discourage-
ment. Our experience is likely to be
as it has been so often. Persons helped
in the time of their need, when fortune
smiles upon them forget our help and
pass . by or( the other side. Even if it
be much more than money which is be-
stowecl. taking upon ourselves their
humiliation, l etting name and standing
.suffer that wemight lift and help them,
we are likely to find that they will turn
upon us -and rend us. 'fhis utter for-
getfulness and disregard of help which
may ha ve .cost us unmeasured things,
is so common that it is an absolute
uecessity that whatever we do it may
be unto the Lord. This will save us -
largely from the pangs of ingrat itude.
and bring into our souls the smile of
t he Lord. Jesus seems to iuwe empha-
.sized this when He said, "Be kind and
l end, hoping for nothing again. '' Lend
your influence, your good name, your
very self, as well as money, and expect
n o return, either of gratitude or love,
but do it all as unto Him who abideth
faithful. This will save from b ecoming
misanthropic and having the f otmtain
of our efforts and sacrifices for men
dried up, and will bring upon us the
constant distillations of heaven.
oil ..II .)1
"COMEOUTERS."
E . F. WALKER, D.D.
The above is an epithet, more .or Jess
0
ppro brious, that appears to have heen
originally applied to that class of Chris-
t ian religionists who clisbelieve in eccle-
siastical organization, especially as con-
stituted at the present time, and parti-
cularly because of abuses in the same.
The term came from their r eit erated
testimony .and exhortation against the
church by them as Babylon,
g_rmmfled 11pon thP. injnnetion, "(;orne
out of her, my people, " etc. (Rev. 18:
4-5.)
We certainly have cause for the con-
viction that church organizations are
not what they shonld be. Douhtl ess
present-day eccl esiasti cal organizations,
in their personnel and practices, are far
being what they ought to be.
TheY. .. often harbor and even honor llll-
worthy members, and indulge in very
unwortl1y practices. Nevertheless, we
are convinced that the great H ead of
the 'spiritual, invisible church, which is
His body, and is composed of all and
[September 23, :1909
only those who are members of Him
through regeneration, has Himself or-
dained .external, visible, officered
church organization-the r egular, for-
mal binding of His people together for
mutual acquaintanceship, fellowship,
helpfulness, worship, and for united
missionary and evangelistic enterprise.
"Thou h'ast given a banner to them that
fear thee, that it may be displ aycd l:.c-
cailse of the truth." (Ps. 60 :4.)
We are persuaded that to refuse an1l
denounce identifi cation with church Ol'-
ga nizati on is a grievous and fWrni cious
enor. Even if the ch'urch is not pm-e
in its personality and practi1<s, it is of
divine institution, and it is the best Ol'
ga n ization in the world; and even if it.
mi ght be corredly likened unto Baby-
l on. is it not worth lwing. in lkbylon to ..
be in the goodly fellowship of such
steady and stalwart men of God ns
Dani el and Shadrach, l\feshach and
A hednego? The T.Jord Himself called
His professed people of old Sodom ancl
Gomortah-both rulers all!l 'people- be-
cause of their general anrl
He severely censurecl their ''church sr r-
'' Still there was a remnan1
whom He recognized as His. He r e-
proved the f aithfnl and fi ery Elij ah fn1
trying to run away and corrected his
C'onceit that he was the only one left.
declaring that there seven tl;on-
sand in I srael, " ho had not bowed to
Baal. Today, if we want to f ellowship
with Christians'=the rule is we mnst go
into 1hurch organizations to find them.
Tint WC ought to be too SCVele
" ith those mi staken people who ha 1r
gone ont f rom ns. \:Ye ought to hP.
pati ent and . kina wit'h t lwm. Many of:
them a r e the J.Jord 's wandering sh eep.
sil ly. it may be, but sinccrc, who r efn<>"
to hn folded. Jn meekness we should
instruct them, and in ldncliless allmP
them to come ana go with us in hol y
fellowship and step. By no means
should we contemptuously call them
'' f'OmPonters. ''- Christian \Yitness.
(To be con tinned .)
Jl ..tC .$
A FINE COLLEGE GATHERING.
A l arge and enthusiastic gatherinl!
composed of the faculty. students and
fri ends of the Pacific Bible College met.
in t.h e . large auditorium of the Fi1st
Church, I.Jos Angeles, "\Vednesday night.
Septcmher 15. RP.v. Dr. Bresee h11 cl
charge of the service, and on the pla1"
form \v<>r e the pastors of Na7.arenc
churches of t he city, and Rev. v..r. \V.
Danner, the dean of the college. rrlw
large body of students were seated in
Septe'P}ber 23, 1909]
the front rows of the middle of the
church, and a finer and brighter body
of young p eople we have seldom seen.
Dr. Bresee opened the service with a
brief address, and then called upon
Rev. W. vV. Danner," who also spoke
briefly on the n ecessity of the holiness
colleges.
Rev. R. Pierce on "The work
to which we are call ed," stating that
it was a specific work, nn intense work
and a work of we hau one
joh and must sti ck to it; that we a1c
<allrd to do thi ngs and riot play at
tlll' lll ; :md that it was a wo1k fi ll ed
wit.h power, ,joy _and vi ctory.
Dl'. E. F. Walke'! foll owed with a
VP I' .Y bless ed an<l stlong address Oli
"The l\[an with the ::\'fcssagP, " showing
thi11: t he man must he in t he 111 cssag<:
and t he message in t he mnn.
B1o. Goodwin spoke bri efl y . on " 'rhe
Equipment for the \.York," followeu hy
a sti rring address to th e student s hy
131'0. Reinsch midt, pastor of Elysian
Heights.
Rev. Lucy P. Knott made a stirring
ndchess on " Ho\v Cnn Souls be \ Von
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Notes and Personals
Ther e is a l etter at the Publishing
House for Rev. Mary C. W o.odbury.
Bro. John Nor b erry writes that souls
at e seeking in the tent meetings he is
holding at Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
\.Ye are glad to h ear that our mission-
aty at Buldana, India, who has been
very sick , is no'v improving.
Buddhism .spends about twice as
much as any Protestant body for mis-
sionary work among t he Japanese on
the Pacific Coast.
Revi vnl meeti ngs begin on Sunday
next at the Qntario. church . Last Sun-
day was a very gr acious dny with t hem.
with several seeking .the f..,ord.
\Vc are glad to note thnt 1\Iiss Bertha
\Vilson, who has. been ('ngagecl in tent
meetings, has decided to enter the fall
term of. the B'ible College.
Bro. and Sister LaFontaine are ex-
pected h otne next week from t heir trip
to Seattle. Bro. LaFontaine preached
twi ce for t h e Portland chnrPh on his
for Christ in These Days," whi ch " ill
wny north.
hP found elsewhCI'C in this issue.
On e of the featu res of t he servi<C was
tli <' r eading of miginal poem hy
R<Y . . J. P . Col eman on " The Spi r it of
tli( Prophet s," whi f h we nlso give.
The scrviees W(' r e interesting
hy the singi ng by t he students of scv-
"''" l sclcdions. A general hand-sha ]{-
in g- elosPd t he lll eeting. R. P.
.JI .JI .JI
GENERAL MISSIONARY BOARD.
'J'hc General Miss ionary Board of 11
J>Pntecostal C'hnr(' h of t h e Na;.:ar<'IJP.
" hi eh is to meet in Fi1st Church, }'h i- .
rngo, October 5, 1909, will eonsidPt' the
following items :
1. The offi ce of Gen eral l\Iissi ona1y
Se('retary : (a) His work. (h) Lofa-
tion of his offi(' e. (c) Sal ary nnd how
provided.
Advjsa hili t.:v of one Gen PrHI
'J' ,easurer: (a) T;o('atioil of his office.
(h) Salary a nd how provided.
3. Organization of t h e for eign work,
<'specially Mexico, and a cer tain r ('-
qncst from t he Superintendent of that
mission that locations be secured in the
important centers nt one<'.
4. New mission fi elds ami ll('W mis-
sionaries. .
.. l'lw Dcet 's Pacifi c Bibl e Coll ege. Los
Angeles. is now in full swing. " ith n
l ar gely incr eased number of stllllc!l! ts.
nnd an excellent cor ps of inst.ructcirs.
nnder t he lead of Rev. \V. \V. Danner
as clean .
Rev. E. H. Leisure has unif e<l " it h
the P en.t.ecostal Church of the Na;.:aJ'<'II P
n nd has opened a mission on the ?\1' or t h
Rid('. Pi ttsburg. Pa. lie ('Omes froh1 til <'
Pittsburg Confcr en('e of the -:\L E.
( ' )llll'Ph.
Bro. r. R. l\l'ashlmru has r emove<] to
'Full erton, Cal.. and can he addrcss('d
H. F'. D. No. 8. Box 68. B1o. l\fashhnl'll
hns been supplying t hP. chnreh at Lntin
for some weel{s, and 1'l1C r.ord has
hi PssNI the people.
Rc,. Hownrd E ckel of Haverhill.
1\fass .. h as b ePn called nnd accepted t lu
pastoral . . <'l111 1'ge of t he
(' hurch of the Nazar(' ne of Louis\ ilk
anfl will enter upon his dnti cs th(' t' c .
nhont tlH first of Of'toh('l'.
.\n opportunity is open for a
man " ho Pan tnke (' ha r gc of the sing-
ing in evangelisti c meetings :md do pPl' -
sonal work in t h e and knows
how to hnst God. b.v ai)p]ying to f'. B.
\\-alkf"r. nox 22. C'Pntra l ('i t.'' Nt'h.
5. what amo\mt of mon('y is n e<>cs- D1. a nd !\Irs. Bres('C ]pft Lns Angeli>s
sar y for our Home nnd Foreign work. . on theit en stern t r ip on l\ f morn-
6. The n eed of an emer gell<':V ftuul ing last. D1. Bresee will hol(l the Roel;:y
so that missionaries who fa ll si<:k on t lw :\fountain Distri et' at D('llvcr,
fi eld' can be brought home, or a ny olhe1 and t he Chi cago Central Dist'rict. Assem-
Pmergeney nict as hly as wPll as holding t he nnnnnl meet -
7
ing of t he General Missionary Board at
Chicago. He expects to return by the
close of October.
A n ew church. is expected soon to be
organized at Grove City, Pa., as a re-
sult of an address by Bro. C. A. Imhoff
(m " The Nature, '\Vork and Necessity
of t he Pentecostal Church of the Na-za-
'renc" before the Enterprise Holiness
Association;
"' "' "'
THE ABSURDITY OF IT.
The r eductio a bsurdum is a favorite
method of reasoning. It co.nsists . in
showing the absurd,ity of the position
opposeu to truth. The sacred writers
often used it. For instance, Paul when
arguing with the Corinthians concern"
ing the says: "If Christ
he not r aised, yonr faith is vain; ye are .
yet in your But as they knew
t hey were not in their sins, but had
been delivered from t hem by the power
of J esus, t h ey knew that it was absur d
to maintain that He had not risen from.
t he dead. They had been saved from.
their sins n ot by faith in a d ead J ew,
but in a living Christ.
\ \Te may apply the same argument to
t he truth of holiness as an experien('e
of t his lif e by showing the absurdity of
t he opposite position. In other words,
it is nhsurd to contend against holiness
as a possible and a ctual experience of
this li fe .
If it is n ot a possible and actual ex-
perience of t his life then it follows t hat
a host of s criptur e passages t h at teach,
c:ommand and exhort us to see it arc
a bsurd a nd mean nothing ..
If it. is impossible of realization in
t hi s li fe tlwn t.hc prayer s of mnny good
Jl POp]e for holiness are idle and nse]e:;s.
In ot h(' r wor ds. these pra'yers
inspi1d t he H oly Spirit a r c to no

Tf it is 11 ot a possibl e experienfe t hen
t hP great ('hurchf's that d emaml t hat
t hPir <anrlidntcs for tl11: minist ry s hall
sPek it :11 <' asl;: ing l'N}nii'C-
"' f"llt s.
Tf it is 11 ot t hen i t ongh t to
he Jli' Pachcd. The pr eaPh er
say f r om t. hc pnlpit t hat it is not possi-
hi P to Ji,-e a life. The p eople onght
not to he deceived into putting f orth
Ptf01t. nnd prayer to be made free f r om
sin if it is impossible.
If \\' (' <'nn not he free from sin then
t he pnlpit. should preach that .Jesus
.ean not saYc from sin. How
would that sonnd ?
If it. is i1i1possible t.o li ve free from
sm thf"n ('hristianity onght to be
r lassNI wit h i\[oh ammedanism nod
otiH'I' 1eli gions that ha,e l ow id eals of
Ji,ing t hat mnke an allowan ce for fa-
\'OI'i tP. sins fhnt ckYot c('s do not wish to
gi Yf" up.
\Yi th s n(' h n God. wi t h su eh a Christ
nml swh n Holy Spir it as the Bible pre-
it is abs nrd and wi ck ed to limi t
t he Holy OnP of I sr ael eit her . by affi r m-
ing t hat He ean .not or will not srl\e
f1om nil sin.-Christinn \Vitness.
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Los Angeles and Vicinity
AT THE TABERNACLE
Last Sabbath both pasfors preached
-Dr. Bresee at the morning service
and Dr. walker at nigh.t . Rev. J. S . .
Chenault, a Southern Methodist minis-
ter, who is just from Santa Fe. N. M.,
gave a message at the afternoon ser-
vice.
It was with great pleasure that the
large congregation heard Dr. Bresee,
who, in the performance of his office
as General Superintendent, was on the
ever of his departure for Denver, Colo.,
where this week he is to preside over
the first annual meeting of the Rocky
:Mountain District of our church.
The text was John 13:3-5. From this
the preacher deduced and illustrated
and applied in demonstrations of the
Spirit some spiritual l essons for the
Lord's people, particularly emphasizing
that it was with a full consciousness of
II is Godhead that Jesus cond escended
to wash the feet of His disciples; and
so it becomes our privilege to conde-
scend to:the lowly when We have the
tlivine indwellihg. Then we shall not
seek high things for ourselves, such as
worldly pelf. position, popularity. Like
onr Lord we will gladly '' make our-
sl'lves servants unto all. that we might
ga in the more"-resisting all the t emp-
tations of the adversaty to pursue some
easier course that. r eally means nothing
in the outcome but miserable failure.
The sermon throughout- which it is im-
pmisible to adequately report in this
s pace-was full of suggestion for 1 he
holy life, was un ctuous. illnminating,
Pncouraging and stirring. \Ve praise
t:hP l;ord forth is grall<l preacher of f ull
salvation. whosP how abides in strPn gth,
and whose ripe experience g ives a pecu-
liar <"harm antl power to his ministry.
In t.hc aftC'tnomt a VPI" Y hl PssC' d mes-
sage was given from Coi. 1 :Hl. urging
that it was the privi!C'ge of all beli evers
to enter into 1 his fullness. 'fhere was
opportun.ity givPn for testimony and
many spoke of t he d eliveranee ft-om all
s in by faith in Christ Jesus.
Tn the eveni ng Dr. \\' alker Ocl"upied
t he pulpit, preaching from He b. 2:3,
t teating of the gr eat salvation. He
showed that it was more than being
g"l'ntcel or orthodox or religious. One
may he church member of the strait-
est sect and yet fail of the essential
matter . Its .. true meaning is safety and
soundness. 1, It saves from the guilt
of sin; 2, i t saves from the condemna-
t ion of sin ; 3. it is deliveranc;e from t he
sentenee of sin ; and 4, it is d eli vcranre
from the d eath of sin. The sinnPr is a)-
clead. Death is passed upon all
men for t.lu-11: all have sinn<'fl By faith
we are . made alive in Christ .Jesus.
There were thr(le seekers at the altar
for pardon and pmit.v.
The flay on t he whole was on!' of ;ul-
\"ance all along the. line. Reveral seek-
ers were at the altar. 'l'he following
member s were received : C. A. Snell-
Nazarene .Messenger
ing, Mrs. Sarah E . . Snelling, Leslie H.
Snelling, Paul Snelling, Christina E.
Snelling, Grace Snelling, all of 1447 E.
47th street; and Ethel McPherson,
Frida Malmberg, Ida Ebel, Addie M.
Brown, all of the Bible College.
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY, FIRST
CHURCH.
At the meeting of the Nazar.ene
YolUlg People's Society on Sunday
evening the following officers and com-
mittees were installed to hold office for
the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. lVI. J . Smoot; first
vice-president, Clarence H. Hurd ; st>c-
ond vice-president, B. J. Franklin; re-
cording secretary, J. C. Holman;
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[September 23, 1909
sp0nding secretary, Grace E. Todd;
treasurer,. Clara Ghen; organist, Ma.tpie
Barr ; assistant organist, Leoti McKee.
Membership committee-Anna . Me-
N aughton, L. H. y alentine, Sue :a.re.sec,
C. H. Hurd, Leoti McKee, J. Frank-
lin.
Missionary committee-Mrs. Anna
Lewis, Alice Russell, Mrs. Ada Bresee,
Grace Todd.
Visiting committee-Mrs. M. J.
Smoot, Mrs. L. H. Valentine.
The presentation of officers was fol-
lowed by a short talk from .Dr. Bresee
and a precious season of testimony. We
are trusting God for great tides of vie-
tor"y and glory.
Grace E. Todd, Cor. Secy.
THE NAZARENE HOME FOR MEXICAN GIRLS.
r\ lmig-felt need has been met in the
securing at a low rental under lease of
this fine property at 852 Buena Vista
street, . two blocks from our mission.
Sister F . 1\<I. Stockton called of God to
mother and train our girls is an efficient
deacon ess of First Church, Los Angeles.
Vve greatly rejoice in the calling of one
:-;o for the training of our girls
to he missionaries, treachers and. home-
k eepers among their own people. 'fruly
God has done the exceeding abundantly
in a ns'\ver to the desire of the many
friends who pray for us. The car e and
trai ning of our girls has been a great
tax of time and strength upon SistC'r
VERNON TENT MEETING.
'I'hP t hird week of .the tent meeti ng
being held hy Rev. R. Pierce in the in-
terests of the Vern'on Church has hcPn
one of victory, with several at the al-
tar, nnd goofl andienees. 'l'he all-day
meet ings have becu seasons of blesF;ing,
especially the one -of last 'l'hursday.
After Dr. Walker's sermon seven souls
1\fcReynolds, who will now be relieved
and free to do the pastoral work of the
mission and take some of the classes in
the Mexican branch of the college.
Many things in reference to this work
will be needed-the first month's rent,
the furniture and furnishing -for thi:-;
twelve-room house. "Our Father
knows" and He will l et ns all help
some. A "house warming" is planned
for Tuesday evening, September 29,
from six to nine o'clock p. m. when we
will be at home to our friends. Some
tokens of interest have already reached
us from Ontario, for which we give
thanks.
were at the altar, and the bl essing of
t he fJord was on the people. Great gooil
will r esult from the meetings in the
testotation of the confidence of those
on the outside. which had been much
tlistnrbed by the work ol the Tongues
l\iovement, and other thjngs. The.,meet-
ings close tonight with an. addres_s by
Bt;o. Pietce on ' 'Rescue Work in the
Great Cities of the East.''
September 28, 19091
PASADENA, CAL.
On Sunday, September 12, our pulpit
. was again occupied by Bro. Fluck. In
the morning his text was ''Make the
valley full of ditches," 2 Kings 3 :16.
At the close of the sermon every one
. )melt around the altar and consecrated
themselves anew, to be ''ditches,''.
through which the power of God could
flow to those around about us. In the
evening the Young People's meeting
was led by Mrs. Alma Jamison, and Bro.
]<,luck anqther sermon of
power.
POMONA, CAL.
Glory be to our King forever! He
is working here gloriously. Seekers
at every service-and some real
finders. Hallelujah! Great fight-
much opposition; but "they that be
for us are more than they that be
against us." Glory! Victory is com-
ing up the road. God bless you good.
Ever lovingly, ST. CLAIR.

A good day is reported at the
Grand Ave. Church Sunday. One
professed conversion at Thursday
night prayer-meeting. The saints
are having a good time while the
pastor is away. The glory comes
down at every service. Conviction is
is on the people.
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OBITUARY
SHAW- 'fhomas H. Shaw was born
in Scotland, April 2d, 1832. Dietl .
August 7th, 1909, at Portland, Oregon.
Aged 77 years, 4 months and 5 days.
Bro. Shaw came to this country at the
age of sixteen and settled in Illinois.
Here he married Elisib Kennedy. Af-
ter having lived for a short time in New
York and Wisconsin, they moved to
Minnesota, wher e a son was born. Bro.
Shaw served his country for three
years, '62 to '65. He became a Chris-
tian shortly after the war. and united
with the United Brethren Church. Later
on he joined the Methodist Chur ch. He
was sanctified about seven years ago
through r eading " The Christian Secr et
of a Happy Life. " He united with the
Chn.r ch of the Nazarene some months
ago, feeling that God ca lled him to
stand out for full salvation. He was
always in his place on Sunday morn-
ings though he lived a good way out.
Hi s shining face was a great benedic-
tion to all. He .was si ck only fi ve days,
and while his suffering was very hard,
hr never murmured nor complained.
He rejoiced even to the end. He j oined
in the family worship only a few mo-
ments before he died. He lived and
died in the triumphs of the faith. He
leaves . a_, wife and. only SOn to mm}rn
his death.
A. 0. Henricks.
Nazarene Messerige;-
msTaicr ASSEMBLIES .
The following District Assemblies are
hereby called, t9 meet as follows:
Rocky Mountain District--Septem-
ber 23, 1909, 9 a. m. At Denver, Colo.
. Chicago Central 'District-September
30, 1909, 9 a. m. AtCanton, Ill.
P. F . Bresee,
General Superintendent.
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THE GREATEST THING WE CAN DO.
The greatest thing we can do is not to
repent, nor is it to consecrate our all to
God. It is to offer real prayer.
Repentance is not after all the high-
est exercise of the soul; for repentance
is quitting the sinning business. It is
letting go the heavy weights that will
drown us in eternal perdition.
Nor is consecration the greatest act
of our lives. . To give our all to God is
not such a great thing after all, when
we stop to think that our all is a very
little all, without which God can get
along. And when we give it, we get so
much in return, that we ought to be
ashamed at taking any credit to qur-
selves. No man can truly call it a sub-
lime act to give up a few straws in
order to . receive a golden crown.
But to be able to exert influence upon
the King of the Universe, as we do in
prayer, is the greatest act of which man
is capable. He who has got to the place
.-.where his prayers e.re constantly heard
and answered, has got . a long way up
the road to sainthood .
God calls His people by many names
in tlie Bible. He calls them pilgrims,
witnesses, His children. He compares
them to light, salt, 'epistles, etc. But
there is one term that includes them all;
it is priests. The great office'"of a priest
is to pray or make supplication for
others.
To able constantly to pray the
prayer that finds an answer means r e-
pentance, faith, justification, regenera-
tion, entire sanctification, growth in
holiness, and the fulln,ess of the Spirit.
It means that our heart is the temple
where the Holy Spirit makes His sup-
plication; where we have got far be-
yond praying constantly for ourselves
and our selfish interests. "We have long
since got our own case settled. We
have time to pray and intercede for
others. We have come into most inti-
mate fellowship with Jesus, our Great
High Priest in praying thi's lost world
home to God. He is the High Priest
We are the under priests in the same
husiness as He.
Inter cession is t he great work that
He is now carrying on, and can we find
any greater for our life work?
\oVhcn we get home to heaven and un-
as we look back on this life,
how much prayer has had to do with
the shaping of this world's history ; the.
unseen influences that went out with
irresistible power, when we offered r eal
prayer, and bow littl!) -we used this tre-
. mendous power that God has put into
our hands, we shall be surprised that
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we did .not use it more; and still more
surprised that we did . not study more
than we do how to use this. mighty in-
strumentality-Prayer.-Christian Wit-
ness.
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OKLAHOMA HOLINESS COLLEGE.
The semi-annual meeting of the board
of trustees occurred September 10, 11.
At this time large things we1e planned
for the college in addition to what was
already provided for.
. The two large dor1nitory
are well under way, with full promiHe
of being ready at the opening of the
college October 5. 'fhe trustees pro-.
vided for the establishing of a steam
heating plant to heat all the buildings,
with a in each room. The
buildings are wired ready to connect
with the electric current in connection
modern improvements for heat and
light not only is the comfort and safety
of the students assured, but the danger
of fire is reduced to the minimum.
The trustees engaged Rev. J. \ V.
Bruce, A. B., of Argenta, Ill., as profes-
sor of Latin, Greek, Spanish and Ital-
mn. Bro. Bruce is a graduate of \Ves- .
ley Col.lege, Canada, and comes to the
college with large exp erience as a
teacher, pastor and evangelist.
Prof. G. J:t.,_ Pendergraft, who takes
the principalship of the commercial de-
partment, is a graduate of Texas Holi-
ness University, and brings experience
to this important department. He will
make good.
Prof. H. L. Short, who was dean of
the Beulah Heights Holiness College,
continues in that position with the col-
l ege. All members of the faculty are
emjnently fitted for their ' :work, and
come with experience.
The theological department and the
training course for d eaconesses and mis-
sionaries will have classes this year.
Already quite a number have signified
their intention to be in these classes.
Arrangement s are being made for a
short course midyear, when we expect
to have Dr. D. F. Brooks for a mo.nth of
special lectures, and close the series
with evangelisti c services in charge of
some prominent evangelist.
Being located as we are adjacent to
Oklahoma City with its 50,000 people,
and maintaining a downtown mission,
our students will have hand to hand
experien ce.
Dr., Bresee has promised to visit the
college in October, and we are looking
forward to his coming " ith great ex-
pectancy.
God is in this work. He '\VOIH.lerfully
leads. By t h e time t his r each es the
reader the Nazar ene Rescue Home, UJI-
dcr t h e snpcJintendency of Mrs . Johnny
Jernigan . . Joeat ed in Bethany, adjacent
to the colleg<>, will be in operation. 'l'hc
Oklahoma Holiness Orphanage. nnder
the of lHallory, is
erecting fireproof fast as
the work can he done. Pray for us,
brethreh.
For information, a<ldress Rev. H. H.
Miller, Pres .. R. F. D. No. 2, Box fi!i,
Oklahoma City, Okla.
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SOUTHERN HOLINESS COLLEGE CAMP
.. MEETING. ' "
From all points on the Santa Fe rail-
road between Clovis and Alberqueque,
between September 17th to October
11th, inclusive, the return limit. being
October 12th, the fare will be one and
one-fifth for the round trip. Other
roads have been asked for reduced
rates. Inquire of your agent for same.
Those outside of New Mexico should
bny their tickets to Clovis in coming
from the east and north and to Alber-
queque or Vaughn if coming from the
west and south.
A place will be provided for sleeping
all who attend, but each will bring what
bedding you d esire. The lead ers of the
eamp will be Revs. E. A. Ferguson, Bud
Robinson, H. L. Hubbard, and Solomon
Iric, which with God's richest blessings
upon us assures a gracious meeting.
Come praying that God may give great
victory in hundreds of souls.
'rhis will give yon an opportunity to
see our great country as well as to at-
tend the meeting. Those who are ex-
p ecting to attend school and desire to
[September 23, 1909
do some work to help pay expenses
should come in time to work . on the
building during these final days of its
er ection.
vVm. J. Beeson, President.
La Lande, New Mexico.
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ADDRESS
The Purity Journal
ARLINGTON. TEXAS
Southwestern Holiness College,
LA .LANDE, NEW MEXICO.
A genuine full-salvation College, located on a 480-acre tract adjoining
the town on one side and 120,000 acres of rich, levelland reserved for irrigation
and soon to be opened for entry, some as dry, the other as irrigated lands. Any
one may file on the irrigated land when thrown open soon, whether he has filed
on Government land or not, for this is territorial land, and is worth.$100.00 an
acre. No such opening near a Holiness College has been offered for f:r:ee homes
on fine, rich soil. Within four miles of the College several thousand acres of land
is now being irrigated, is producing from $50 to $100 worth of alfalfa per acre
annually, and may be had on long-time payments for $100 per acre for the raw
land. Our town is in hearty sympathy with our College and hungry for entire
sanctification. College is undenominational, coeducational, intensely religious
and missionary. It opens with camp-meeting October 1-11, led by Rev. E. A.
Ferge1"son. Come to this feast and get a good home among God's people. All
departments from primary through college that are found in other holiness col-
leges. Especially strong in- industrial, normal and missionary departments.
Seven degree courses. Strong faculty. Several more can pay part or all ex-
penses by doing industrial work.
For circulars describing the College and country, address
.....
WILLIAM J. BEESON, President
La Lande, New Mexico
. Central Holiness University
UNIVERSITY PARK
OSKALOOSA, IOWA

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ology, Normal School, School of Oratory, School of Music. Common Branches for
those who need them. Essentials of Commercial Course-Bookkeeping, Shorthand,
Typewriting, Penmanship, etc. ' '
New, modern buildings and equipment. Location unsurpassed in beauty. Healthful cli-
mate, good water. Strong faculty of experienced educators and college- trained teachers.
Strong courses; thorough work; spiritual influence unexcelled.
Enrollment last year (third year of its history) 483. In three years the town of
University Park, composed of about sixty houses, has sprung up. It is composed of Holiness
people and has a mayor and town council who govern in the fear of the Lord and co-operate
with the University. Prohibitory clause on liquor and tobacco in every deed made by the
Upiversity. Lots selling rapidly to those who desire a safe place to educate their children.
Prace of the great .Camp-Meeting of the National and Iowa Holiness Associations. Investi
gate before going elsewhere to school or locating.
Write for large catalog and read the wonderful history of this great school. It will
strengthen your faith.
Address, . CENTRAL HOLINESS UNIVERSITY;
B. W. AYRES, PH. D., Acting President : University Park, Oskaloosa, Iowa.
September 23, 1909]
Our Young People
A CHILD'S HYMN.
",Just as I am," Thine own to be,
Friend of the young, who lovest me
'l'o consecrate . myself to Thee,
0 Jesus Christ, I come.
In the glrid morning of my day,
:My life to 'give, my vows to pay,
With no reRerv<' , and no delay,
with all my heart I come.
I woultlli,e ever in the
I would work evct .fot the right,
I \\' Oitld sel'\e ThtP with all my might,
Therefore to 'l'hee I come.
" .Just as I am," young, strong and free,
'J'o he the best that I can be
For truth, and righteousness, and Thee,
Lord of my life, I come.
\\'ith many dreams of fame and gold,
Success and joy to make me bold;
But dearer still my faith to hold,
For my whole life, I come.
And for 'l'hy sake to win renown,
And then to take my vi ctor's crown,
And at Thy feet to cast it down,
0 l\faster, Lord, I come.
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WHICH WAS .. IT?
.,.. .....
Jn a camp within a score of miles of
t he upper Sagul'nay, arc two dogs-
Moose ancl Fuss, their names being
Yery characteristic. thr former digni-
fi ed and wise, t he latter pct.nlant and
fooli sh.
'l'he other cla:v Fuss was trying to
l!naw a large <hunk of bread which was
somewhat hartl. and at l ast pushed it
nsidc spoiled-chi ld-fashion.
..\{oosc then ramc up leisurely, tried
his t eet h upon it and straight\Yay car-
ried it down to the lake edge, a few
fr et distant, held it in the water until
it was soaked, then brought it back and
p1occeded to eat it in his usual fashion.
\Vas it instinct or r eason 1 If the
former, why did not l<'nss do t he same?
-'l'hc Boston Transcript.
THE BOY'S ADVICE.
Sometimes it tal{cs a boy to put
things plainly and t ersely.
I once heard from t he lips of a boy
one of the most sC' nsible pieces of ad-
vice that I ever heard from any one.
A question arose one day as to which
of two orders should be obeyed, a cer-
t ain person having received from two
in authority slightly different instruc-
tions in regard to some work to be
done. The matter was of no import-
ance, and it was merely m fun that this
perplexed person hesitated between the
two orders.
Bi.tt the boy solved the problem, and
he could not have done better if it had
been the most serious matter in the
world.
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''Mind the highest boss''; he called
out, hearty of voice and lusty of lungs.
''Mind the highest boss and you 'll al-
ways keep out of trouble. ''
Many a time these words have come
to my mind. .AJ.e t.hey not \vorth re-
membering 1 They will fit many occa-
sions, and help us in many decisions in
life. Above all they should admonish
ns to "mind" God in prefercnee to all
others.-'l'he Alabama Baptist.
THE WHINING GIRL.
She whines at her mothct and her
sisters and her brothers and her
fath<'r, and no matter what they may
do. what they may sacrifice, to please
her, it is all the same, she whines be-
cause they did not do t.he otl1er thing
or that they did it at all ; nnd the poor
mother generally snffers h<>r to whine;
no matter what worry and cnre and
trouble she bears because of it ; and
the r est of t he family, provoked to des-
peration at times, put up with it the
best they can just because "mother"
tolerates it, for Milady Whiner is a
spoiled child.
Girls, for your own s'lkes. don't
whine! If you do, stop it! Stop it
right now! .Assert the womanhood that
is yo11r heritage and purge yoursel ves
of t he whining habit as though it were
a 111 ortal pl ague.
If t here is any other thing that a man
abhors, aside, possibly. from a nagging
woman. it is the whining habit of a
girL-Farm and Fireside.
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''THE BAR.''
'rhc Ra loon is sometimes called a }:>ar,
That's true. ,
A bar to heaven, n door to hell;
named it, named it well.
A bar to manliness arid wealth;
A door to waut and bioken health;
A bar to lionor, pride and fame,
A door to sin and grief and shame;
A bar to hope, a bar t.o. prayer,
A door to darlmess and despair)
A bar to i10nored, useful life;
A door to brawling, senseless.
A bar to all that's true and .brave,
A door to every drunkard's gr ave;
A bar to joys that home imparts,
A door to tears and aching hearts.
A bar to heaven, a door to hell,
WhoeYer named it, named it well.
Let eYery" young man who gets one
of these. past.e it in his Bible and read
it day. Ed. Beasley.
PECULIAR. BY RIGHT.
Holine.ss people who have the real ex-
perience are by right and duty and
choice a peculiar people. They cannot
he . otherwise. they do not intend or ex-
pect to be otherw.ise, and glory in befng
different from the world; one of their
uppermost . thoughts is to be different
from the world, not merely because
they want to be . different from some
one else, but they are certain that the
world in spirit and practice is wrong, is
of .the devil, and to be of and like the
world either in spirit or practice is to
be of the devil. Being of God, holiness
people seek earnestly to be so different
from the world far and near as a pecu-
liar people. Instead of being ashamed
of the difference, it is their glory.-
""\V.esl eyan Methodist.
TELL EVERYBODY.
A distinguished London oculist once
tpok a poor blind man sitting ' on the
curbstone, and restored his sight. Over-
whelmed with joy and gratitude; the
man exclaimed, "Doctor, I haven't a
farthing in the world with which to
pay you.'' . .
Said the doctor, "There is just one
thing I want you to do to repay me; it
is very simple. Tell it. Tell everyl;>ody
whom you meet that you were l:>lind;
that you 'see; who healed you."
The restored man willingly made this
return. and in a little while the oculist
had more patients he could attend
to. Suppose that we all repaid . Christ
in this
WITHOUT HOLINESS.
We ali know that the no where
says that without being an anti-secret
r eformer no man shall see God; that no
where does the Book affirm that with-
out being a prohibitionist no man shall
see God, yet we believe in both of these
reforms. But the Bible does say that
without holiness. no man shall see the
Messenger
nine holiness man who was not also an
Lord. \Ve have nevtr heard of a gen-
miti-secr et r eformei and a prohibitloil-
ist. ""\Ve would be perfectly willing to
insure the future of t hese and all other
reforms if their suceess depended en-
tirely upon the holiness people. But
evidently a man can 'hate secr et
ties and the liquor . traffic with all his
might and yet in thJ great day miss
se.eing God. To be holy . in heart and
life is sur)renie.-V{ esleyan :Methodist.
A PRISONER's FINE PAID
'' Two men who had been friends and,
companions in their youth in the
police court, the one ou the magistrate's
bench, the other in the prisoner's dock.
The case was . tried and the prisoner
found guilty. Would the judge in con-
sideration of their friendsl1ip years be-
fore, foibear to pass judgment? No,
he must fulfill his duty, justice must
be _done, the law of the limd obeyed.
He gave out the sentence-fourteen
days' hard l abor or a fine .of 10. The
man had nothing to pay, so
the prison cell was before him. But as
soon as he had pronounced the sen-
tence, t he judge rose from the beneh,
threw aside the .magistrate's .robes, and
stepping down to the doek stood beside
the prisoner, paid his fine for him, and
then said, "Now, John, are coming
home with me to supper.' ' It is just
so with the sinner; God cannot overlook
sin. Justice mu!;!t be done, and sen-
tence pronounced. hut Christ himself
pays the debt and the sinner is free.-
Sel ected.
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