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t,;hG Apo.tolle Faith
which w1ll be aeen. tb.r~h all eternity. not turn to Him In ropontance? .1)ear one&, NATIVES IN INDIA SPEAK IN TONGUES.
The Aposto.lic Faith The names and addlress.es of mOil. 01 th-eSi It. Js /:I() sweet to walk wiUl Jesus. 1 taKe
Dhond. .1:'oon&., India, March In.
815 ABu... st....t men W!6l"e taken by a brotJlier In the Assem· lilDl as my J:iealer. He heals all my CilS-
About .a·ix IUJOnths ago w~ began to hear
bly. who will call upon them in the da.y eases. 0 Slory to Uod. (In tonaueB:)
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and encourage tbem to look to God. "Why do you not look to Him and live at ot (j·hrlstian l.lellevers in different plaoes
Azula MI.slon, Thurlday Evening, May 1. thi. 'timo?" and countrlea l'eoeivl:ng the gltt of speak1ng
THE APOSTOLIO FAITH MISSION A!ter some hearty Sill8ing and earnest. J:Sl'o. W. J, Seymour th'&1l started the COD- iu a new tongue, w·h1c.b they nad never
prayel', a converted Jewish IDrot.b.er teat i- Il'e&auon slOlglng:
Headquarters, Loa Angel. J esu6, J eeus, how 1 trust. 'I'h~, known ootore. uur hearts we.re much sUr-
BIT• • CBXP.I.'XOlf JI':al1ll:& .tied. 'fMn a little boy mounted ~ altar red 'i.)y t.hese accouuts, some ot Lhew hav-
and said p1a1nly: "I t.hank the Lord for How J.'v~ provoo ~l'hee o'er and o'er;
sa ving m.e. and now 1 am seeking the bap· Jesus, Jesus,llieasoo Jesus, lUg come !rpm those whom we had knoWll
MISSION. IN LOa ANGELES. Oh, tor grace to trust 'I'hee more. tor years as Ulost humlJle, eal'neat lUlU dd:l'
tism. 1 want you to pray !or me l.ha.t .1 He then said: "Glory! .Belovoo., 1 wanL
A VI.ltor Who Haa tho '11ft of Interprota· may get it. Tonl..ght 1 had. the tootacb.$ and to sa.y 'Goodnight' to you aU fur a short voted. !:i'I::l'vantB ot th.e wI'd.
tlon Repon. 6orvice. In. Shorthand. I pray-ed for the Lord to take it away, and while. It has now been over a year a,o UUf::j week ligU lo.day, 1 v18itec1 the M.u..IuJ.
'1'he power 01: God came down in a marked He took. it away." sinee .1 lett Texas and came up in this por- .i:vJ..i&;lOn at Ke<1g&on:, n m11es trom he:rtl.
manner on lI4.ond.a;y, Aprll 29, at Azusa M.!I.s- ... .. tion of th-e country to labor and work tor wW.Cll ill under the sUp&rlllwndellce 0.1 ..t'&m.-
1I10n, begmnln& espec1a.L1y !in tibIe m.1n1sterial A a.Lster aa.id: "Rejoice in the Lord. Be t.b.e Lord. allid. I am. goin:g back there UAl... .L~i;l.Wd.U<l.l, !V.ub&:i· AlJnUllS al:utea me u:
~~ held odaurinc t.ha day 8JlId cuJm1nat- joice always. and B.g8.1n I say reJOice.. 1 8.Jll tIb.rough that old state where the l...OOO
iDe in the even.iJl.& serv!1oe, while teBU- called me frOm a y.ear a.ao. I am go1n& to 1 would nOL llke LO go 1n tb!e room W.n~l·tl
l'ejoic.lng in me Lord; I am rej01cing in Wit
lIloniea Wi8l18 be:1ng Clven by bapttzea wit- salvation, I am rejo1~ in His lite, 1 am pass through there and see those prec.101U1 aOOUL ;.:\0 girls were praying. A1tel' enttJr-
neaMi. '1'0.. returned miasi.onary from rejoicing in Hia preae.nce with me, I am re- <lhildl'en that prayed with me for Pentecost. ~ J. knelt all One. Side, wJtll clOsed eyes.
C1l1na. upon W1b.om t.Il.e PaDloocostal power All joicl.n.g in HIs faJ.t.Ilfullll8ss, 1 am rejololn&" and while I am gone 1 want you all to Prese.ntly 1 heard aeHDe one near me, Uray'
now reaUDc, the measa;ge was &'iven in pray that God may·use me to Hi.. OWIl
to~ b:r one brother &D.d Inlerpreted by
in His uncb:a.ngeable~1:lS, 1 am restin& all honOl' and glo.ry. inc very distinctly in ,hlonglish. Among ~htl
His promises, and. lookinS and expoot!ns "I want to read aoane ot God's OWSl ,l)etiLlOIla were.-"() Lora, open t.b.e mouth;
anotJJ.«, "Open thy mouth 'wide and I will Him moment by moment. Halleluja..h! .I:B.I-
flU It, walt not tor tho word., to bo formed pl·eciou.s Word in the Drst eb.apt.er of the t) Lord O,PeIl. the tile mouth: 0 Lord. open
l.elujah! Prai96 our God. tor e.'Ve!I':'
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book ot Isaia.h. (He read to verse 9 and.
In your mind, but IiIlve out JUlt what tho
Iplrlt puta within and lIt Him control."
.. .. .. then said.:) I am 110 glad the Lord God hu
lD.e J.lea.rt; 0 Lord, .Q~n t.be heart; 0 t..o1'a.
A. colored bro~ber aroae and .,ang the rals.;:d up a people r1&ht in Loa Angeles. and. open IDe eyes; 0 lArd 0,Pe'D the eyes; U
.. verses ot a hylWllo, :tbepeo,Ple joining in Ule Frano1s(lQ, thaI seem lik-e Sodom and the J:Siood 01 J6dUS, Ule blOod oJ. J<:lI:>U.,. v,
A Mister who had been atteJllding the m8l8t.. chorus: "The lIlood, the Blood.. is all my Gamorra.h, but Ollit or these citie.a the Lord. iliive cOlDlPleLe victory I O. Bu:cb. a lJJ.essmg!
inga some time. t.e&t1l1ed to having rec.eli.ved plea; Hallelujah.. it clea.1la8th me." He then GOd has ra.l.sed. up a people lor His hol:r 0, such a gioryt" .1 was stru<.:.k wiUl
liberty only recently, and said that on vU- said: "J:iall~ujah! 1 am 80 glad. I can tes- n.amEl. .He -has clea.ns.ed th6lIl. from sin, He
it.1D.S a s1c.k WOJlULDJ during the day tAle Lord. tilY that the BlOOd cleanseth me. On., tbe has 'Scanctltl..ed them, and has baptized them astonishment, as I knew there ,was no one
.Il&d. convinced an unbelieving girl. Upon sweetD.&S1I! My heart. ia fu.ll of love tor with the lWly Ghost and sealed them unto in tl1.e mom who could speak. llmgllSh. be-
Ws the huband of this witness arose and Jesus. 1 am so glad .1 can take up the -cross the day of Redemption. Glory to His holy sides Miss AbramB. 1 o.pen.ed my eyes. and
spoke in tonaues· very forcibly, but the 1n- and. work with Him now, and follow l:i1m. nlllDJ6! I can go aDd rejOice with the pea- within three teet ot me, on her JUlees, Wl~.Il
terpretation was not "iven until the brother Oh, 1 know 1 am leaning on the Almighty's ,pIe in 'l'exas, tellJ.n.g them of the wonde'r-
in chars;e of the meetin,g b.a.d told how Wa tul thdngs, that Ood has done In Los .A.nse- closed. eyEliS a:n.d raised .b.a1lcJ., was - - -
aI'lllIS."
81sOOl: .had received liberty by S01D.& and
tor the 11r8t time see.lun& to help t...Iw Ull-
. . .. leB. The.y &8.id I sllould be back in a month's
time, and. now this is the first dha.nce 1
whom 1. .b.&d ba.ptised .in Kedlgaon 1n l/$tI~.
uearly S years 8.&'0. and whom my wJ.le and
An .old ge1litlemanwiho b.a.s rec&lltly re-
saved. in a meetJl.D,g, att.e:r whic.h th& Jll.W:)- ha,Vj8 had. ro get. .b&ck.
ceived the bapUam said: "Jut take the 1 had knowll IJlltimately aiJllC8, as a d.evoted
88.&e in tongues waa translated with aV,an (He . then read. to ,the end of verse 20).
llle~il1ngs that God .eends down to us. Ob. Uhrurtian WIQrker. Her JDot.OOr-tongue was
more power &81: "Oh how Wo prais. the .. 'But if ye refuse Imd raDeI ye shall be
I thank. God that He has found. an old man, devoured with the s;word: lor the mouth Ma.rathi, 8.llid. she oou.ld &peak a lil.tie J:iiJldu-
L.ord for tho way He works; when wo go a sinner .l:Uoo me. I was oot wort.lly 01 any·
to do a wOrk for Him Ho will work anothor Of the LOrd hath apoken it: Every man, SLalli. But she was ut.terly un.&1.)1~ to speak
tb.ing, but He ,p.ve HimseU to me. 0 ~lory, every churob, evwy home, tha.t rejects the
by Hi. Spirit through u.. He want. to o glory! l'l'hen he s'poke in another lan- or UllOOrsta.D.d. En.,g>lish such as she was ua-
teach u. that Hil way. aro not our way. full Gospel of the Lord and SavIor, Jeau.
nor HI. thoughts our thoughts, but al the
liuagG. the inLerpretatwn. be1ug): "Glory to Ohlist, sha.ll bIe devoured. We are Uv1D& :iJl3.
Thee my great Redeemer for Thy great love ;In a time when the Holy Ghost is working when 1 l1eard hel' s.I,IealO.ng J:l.;·lgush J.dnr
heaven J. hlgn above the ear'Lh 10 are Hi. toward. me •. 0 how I praiso Thee. (l::IA:I con-
way. higher than our ways and HI. -;blesB God,-coDvincln,g m.en and women matlCal1y, distin-ctly and lluentiy, 1 was Im-
~lnued in ~glllijh:) Oh glory to God. tor the of 8in. and righteousness IUld ju.d.gment, and.
thoughts than our thought••" lIresseu very muoCh as.1 would have been, had
gift lie ibas ~V6D. m-e. Now.1! ther-e i8 &.n1
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.. .. Iil'inner b.ere toui,ght. aeek Him. Now w. every IlA&n and every women that har<OODJI
their heart against the Word of God shall I seen one whom 1 knew to be dead. raised
A UWe later ill thE; evenlDlg, as a young all ma:r have 1t without money." tall. If the men and women of this city \.0 lite. A tew others. illitel'aw Mar8lt.lli
COJ.Ol'led. Drawer was t.e6wying. :lie began W ... .. ... will re,penlt and tum from t.he1r .ain ana women and giria were .s,pe.a.k1ng in Imlglisil
810& In anoLJler .La.D.&ua.&e: "0 J08U., I nou ..6JnoUler teet111001 as .i\ollows: "I pra.1ae a.cQept our Lord and Sav1or, Jesus CJ1ri9t. and some wtere spea.l:dn.g 1.n other langu.a",,~,,),
WOnderfUl /::i.vlour." Alter a .tew more words God toni.&;blt that I am under the BlOOd.; 'ye shall eat the good of the land." Glory
ot pnl..t.Be to lrOO.. in .lU& own l&nguage tlAI to His holy ll.8.lll.:&! God has fa.t things to which oone of us at Kedgaon undersl.Ooo..
Jesus' .Blood OOVWIiI me and cleanses me
B&D.K In anoLh8r Deaumully: "Uh, aoo now
tho King oomo. In triumph," upon which
the power was :liO great thaI. many ba,p-
tized believer" 8.1'06e 0Il.6 attar anotJ.ller &D.d
~rom all ain.. ...
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'SQmoooo els~sa.1d:
'" ...
"I kn.oW that Ule
teed all Bia hungry people. Oh. He will
fin you tOnight. Oh, the music ,will be sing-
ing in :rour soul and, ob., t:b..e love of Ohrist
Ulat ~a.sses all u.n.dlerstand1.n.g will be dw.ell-
'l'il18 was IlIGt glbbel'.ish. llut it ClOsely ~
sembled the apeakiDlg of iorelgn langua.ge.,
~o which I haV1& listened but dId not un.der-
stand. Again I was at Mukti lUL Saturd.ay
Blood of Jesus saves me and sancUfies .~ Ing 1n your heart. Just read what &- -18:
jomed In a m.lpty CllOrus in tile l:iJ.)lrH, &D.d keepa me b'om day to day. He 1.8 my and Lord's·da.y, w.h.en some 24: different per·
w.b.lle t.Jl..e yOIlllg bll"other went on wiLh hw 'U y6 be willl.ng and obedient ye shall eat
liealer, I praise J:i1m aDd thank Hd.m tor th~ good ot the lando' Jesus 88.78: 'Abide s.ons had reoed.ved thie gUt ot tongues. Quite
te&umony and. Ulan Bang: "Oh pour out the way lie i.s lnc-'J&aiD6 my to.itb. and .n--
your hoarts bOforo HIm and bond your. 1n me, as t.}:ljebranch cannot bear trllit of a n,uml>er had ooce1 v ed the aba.l1 ty to speak.
IItruct..in& me today. The Lord gav-e lD.(;j a itselt except it abide lin. the vine, no more
.olve. In oboaumco." Wher~t t.ll.e .I.eadQr Terae since 1 haVle been sta.D.dJll.g here: can ye except ye abt.de in Me: Oh, beloved, in lilnglis.b., a laDlgU&g.6 ootore unk.no wn to
ot the meeUn& arose and. aJ.LhOu.g!l. M had 'Wait on the Lord., 00 of gO()(). courage, and it we ab.1de 1:0. the words Of the Lord Jesus them.
not .Il!e&rd. t.Ile lnl.erpretauon Of tuese IlleS- H<Q iiliall strengthen thin.e nea.rt.' 1 am just Christ and feed. oft Christ, I'll tell you, Just why God enabled. t.he$ women ana
sages, cnoo out: "Come to the alLa.r! como IiVtandi!l& on His promises. WitJJ. .H:111 we shall 11 ve ott the good of the lallid.,-
to t.b.e aJ.La.r I" And t.Uo you.n.g mesaenat;er girls of IndIa to speak in .IDng.lish, 1.nst.ea.d
stripes I 8Jll healed. I prruoo Him and lh8.J.1.k bless His holy nam-e. We will have the ot Tamil, 'Delugu, Bengall or some ot.b.er
conUilued in a to.ll&Ue: "Oh aeck the Lord Him with aU my heart. He saves me and fa.t-bless God,-'Wew1l1 have 6Vlerything to
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while HI may be tound, call upon Him .anctifiee me and baptizes me with t.he cheer our heart, we shall have healing and la.ngua..ge of India, UJlk.n,own to them, 1 can-
wnlle HI II· ncar to you," and. anot.b.er liQly Ohost." health and salvation in. our souls. Ob, not sa.y. But. 1 have an. Idea that it is in
broUler spoke torcefu.uy in a.u.othe,r lan- ... ... glory to His holy name. 0lL, do not refuse mercy to us poor missionaries from Eu.rop.Q
lu.&.,ii to the hear[& ot: the people: "Oh A new song of much power was Ulen sung t.b.e Word of God; oh, accept it, accept all
turn to Him while It Is calied tOday and the doctrine .ot ou.r Lord. and Savior, JesUlS and. America.. who as a cl.a.&a seem to be
thruugh in tile Spirit by all. doubting Thomases in regard to the gUts
..ek Him whllo He may bo found." Jesus Ohrist 1& made to me Chriet, and oh, beloved, it will fill your
,!'he interprew.tion ot these messages wa.a Ali 1 need, all 1 need; hearts with good thing1S.. a.nd work.1Il8 of the S,pir1t, and are not re-
not SlV'&n out at LIla time bUlt recorded 1.n He alone is all my plea., "Hut just listen to what He says; "If Y8 eei Villg Lhe power of the Holy Spirit. as we
Iihort.b.and. '1'he etJ:ect at Ule manitestation lie 1a ail 1 need. re!use and rebel, ye sllall be devoured wU.Il. ought, and as we sha.l.l wish that we had.
oJ: the !:)p1rit'a power was, however, 1m, the sword: for the mouth Of the Lord hath
m.ed1a.te and very ma.rked, ror t.bJe people Chorus- 8Pok~n it.' Beloved, it you reject C'hr1st, dooo, when we are entered 1nto th~ world
c&me forward to the a.l.tar and tell all Wlisdom, IUghtJeousness and power, it you reject His precious Blood, it you re- La OOll1tl.
around under Ule pow:er of the Holy SpirH., Holiness forever more, ject me Holy Ohost, ye shall be devoured On Saturday 1 was much im,pre8sed with
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demuna being cut out in t.b.e nama of Jesua. My Redemption full and sure, with the sword; but 1! you accept Jesus the speaking of B , a Hindi
sainta being quickened, and lOur receiv1nat; .He is all 1 need. Christ He will prepare a table before you,
the bapUam. with the Holy Ghost w!l.tll. thi .. '" and th-e Lord GOd Himsel! w1ll spread it and women; who wall nescued in the Camine or
filden.ce or spea.k.iD& in tongue&. A \)rotMr testitl.ed: "'I'bere is power in He will feed yOU Himself. When J est1s had 1897. &e was lllioorate, but able to read
To t.b.oae W.110 a..sk why we should. speaJI: my soul tonight because God Pllt it in there; gotten through feeding His disciples He told th~ Biole in Ma.rat.hi stumblingly. Durin&:
in tongues and what use 1t is unless un· it is the power .o.f the Spirit that came His disciples to feed His lam\)s and sheep.
WbJat are we going to feed them w1th? W~ the year or 189S w:llil.e my wile and I were
derstood. b;r. those to whom the meesap 11 down from the throne of God, from the
Everlasting Father, before whom we must are going to feed them with the precious livmg at Muktt, we saw mu.eh of Bf----
given, t.h1a r.e.port is au.tficl.ent eViden-ce that
it 18 not by the unoorstand.mg of mind or oue day stand and give an account or ~I:t Word of GOd; we are gOing to teach them and knew h-er as ODIe capable a.nd very
by great intellect that God would 8i.P0ak to deeds done in t.b.e body. Oh how carelul to accept Jesus Christ as their Sa.vior and faithful in alten.dlng to the secular duties
we 90S proressing Christians ()ught to walk 1.8 their ISanctitl.er to destroy the root at
t!h-e <lhUdren of PUjn, but in the mi~hty JIOw. entl'1l.Bted to her. O.n Saturday she was
er and demonstration at the HOly Ghost. before tlhJ.s ungodly generation.. The Lord sin a.nd then. weare going to teach them
to accept the Holy Ghost. He shall baptize praying in English. Among other things
showed me a few years ago that out of
Tho Penteco.tal A ••embly. California. would -come a movement that them with too Holy Ghost and fire, and when she was 88.Ying, "0, th~ love! the love!
At the P$nteoCostal Assemb1:r, 327 ~ 'So. WlOuld startle the W.orld, and here is this He comes in: He is IgoIng to spe.alk through the love! the love! 0, the love at Jeaus!
them and He saYlS 'In the last days I will 0, ·my precious Lord! my prec.1ous Lord!
Sp~ St., ill the Metropolitan Hall, an prophecy fultl.lled. Prais.e God for this per.
e&rne&t ba.nd of ChrilStians hold service. sonal Panteoost." He then said in another pour' out of My Spirit on all tl.esh.' GlQr:r My .precious child!" One not knowin,g her
to His holy name. I want to sa1 'Good- hiatol'y would not see the torce of the last
every Tu.eBday and Friday a.1t.ernoon and tongue: "Jesus died that you might be night' to you."
eveIilll& and • .11 day Sunday of each week. Baved. Oh bo saved tonight and seek Him IiJQntence. She has an only child, :Cram
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a sinner, I woUld go to church and look natural power to the same source. See
arately .. the,. man1f8lJted: an.. earnest d. around Ia.UChJng, but oh I did not know I been baptized with the Holy Ghost. Ma.tt, XII, 2~32; Mark III. 22-3'0.
lir. to be .u.ved; and. thus encouraced. was laughing at Jeaus, but, praise God, He .. Here at Dhond eame of us a.re waiting on
theae poor men themselves l1tte4 their is all in aU to me now. :F.b:lI has taken all At t.b.e Pentecostal Mission on Centr.l God for the bestowm-ent of all th& Spirit'.
Toicea 1;0 God, 80m. at them reall,. crying the laugtb. out of me, all crlticlsm. He hal gUts, which He has for us. And we have
to HIm from their hearts for pardon and avenue a.nd liard street, in' Lo.l;l Angeles,
given me a perfectly clean heart and tilled meetings are going on in power. Conviction been already blessed by this spirit of w&1t-
POwer. Before they received. deliverance D:W!I with. love. Dear ones•. oh It 18 pr~oul is OJ( the sinners. Numbers are seeking ing and praYer. We ask the prayers of our
sa aom. eaaea the demon of drink had· to to have a clean .hea.rt. He st.vedmy BOW Pentecost. Bro. Lyttle gave up hait of his :Crlends that we may know by bless&d. ex-
be cut 0I1t, &Dd. all had to bet encouraced and He has baptized me with the Holr store tor this mission and an. unconverted pE:l'1tln.ce the uttermos.t of all God baa tor UI,
1Ur.e ch114reu to pray to their Father 111. Ghost. (In tolWUea:) 0 why do you ......t man offered to do the work hlmBelt in put- through His Son, our Lord Jeeua Christ.;,....
"'NAt but webaUev. a WGJ'k was 40nl the atrlvl.,... of the aplflU Why 4010U tlDc up a partJtlon. God Sa ·1rorkilll' there. Albert Norton.
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IITHIS IS THAT." to apeak, the Holy GhOl1t fell on them, U
THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. linen were 12{) priests sounding with trum· on u.s a.t the beginning:' And 'let it J. not
pets, typical ot the 120 disciples that were lBy .Rev. Levi R. Lupton, in "New Acts,"
The end draws n:ea.r, the time is on, Alliance, Ohio.] here atated What it wa:a that proved to
'1'he oomiDg ot the Son. of Man, aanct111ed and in the upper room waiting tor Peter, and those with him, that the HoI),
And sIgns a,p.pear and all around, Jesus to baptize t"llem with tha Holy Ghost "And lot shall come to pass afterward. GhO'at had fallen on the Gentiles at 0aefI.
On every hand we hear the sound. and fire. that I will pour out my Spirit UpOlD. all area, as on them at the beginnir..g.
."And it came to pa.ss a.o the trumpe.ters flesh; and your SQns and your daughters It this were all the record we had, I IUP.
Upon the sldes the sign appears, and singers wtlre as one-" ThIs is prophe- shall propheay, your old men shall dream pose most all of us WOUld have 8.8:aumed
'!'he Son of Man seems very near tical of tbe "one accord" which we fin:d at dreams, your young men shall see visions; and declared that this was anot'her instance
And heav~ns change with lightnlng speed; Pentecost. 0, beloved, I pray that you may and also upOn! the servants and upon the of the bestowment of the baptism without
Ob., qllickly turn., the warning heed. wait in one accord for the promise ot the handmaids in those days will I pOur out my the Spirit speaking through them in anotl16l'
Father upon the sanctified and cleansed lite. Spirit. And I will show wonders in the tor.:gue. But fortunately we have another
'[he earth is trembling far and near And when they praised the Lord .in unIson. heavens and in the ear,th, blood, and dre, record ot this In the preceding chapter and
With qua.kb:lg SoOUlld,-l111s all with fear, the house was filled with the glory of thf. and p1llars .of smoke."-Joel 2, 28, 29. in Itbe 46Ui. verse, what It was that 80 CO'l'
'1'he rocks are rent with awtul power, Lord. He will 11.11 the room and you 8'4&11 "For with stammering lips and anot'he.r vinced these l1'atonished Jews, that "on tbe
WhiCh Ca.US6S strongm men to cower. be baptized wlt.ih the Holy Ghost and with toL«US will He speak to this people. '1'0 Gentiles .also was poured out the gift of the
fire, and God will give you a new tongue al5 whom He said. This is the rest wherewith Holy Ghost. For they hea.rd them speAk:
A. sickeDing feeliDg 1111s the air, a trumpet in singin, or speaking as He did ye may cause the weary to rest; and, this Is with tongues and magnify God." (Just
And nations tremble yet unaware the 120 on the day of Pentecost. the refre-s'h:ling; yet they would not hear."- what a large number have already had tbe
That soon Will oome the awful woe. Isa. 2'8, 11. privilege of hearing w these last days.)
When to their dooadtul doom they'll BO. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, .AiIld aTe we not shut up to the conclusion
It 1s the Blood of .TaBUS that brlD.'g13 fel· that your sins may be blotted {)ut, when the that it was these sam.e signs and manlte1tta-
AJI natiollB feel a. crisis near, 10wSlh1p among the Christian family. 'lh. times of refreshlng 'ahall come from the tions In Sama.ria, that 80 impressed SImon
Men's hearts are tailing th.em. fQr fea.r; Blood of Jes.UB Christ iSI the strongest In presence of tlhe Lord. .And He shall send Magus, and proved to Peter and John thai
Distress of nations now has come, the world. It makes alil races.a.nd nationa Jesus which before was preached unto you." those or.: whom they had laid: their handa,
Soon Christ shall call His peovle hom",. h..to one common tamBy in the Lord and Acts. 3, 19. had received the gift of the Holy Ghost.
makea them all sathlfled to be one. Th. Old all Speak in a Ne.w Tongue WhCi Ro- And it seems quite clear to 'us now that no
The tlarth Is croan1ng with its sin, Holy Ghost Is the leader ani! He makes ILll one can oonsl'atently with these ~er pUll-
Which louder grows with awtul din. one as Jesus prayed, "that they a.ll may be ceived the Baptism? ages mentioned, come to any other co.n-
Until thre great triumphant bla.&t, one." In Mark 16, 17. we .read, "They shall clusioIl than that, t:tt\ough doubtleBS m&n)'
Shall froo from Sataal's rnle at. lut. ,speak with new toncue·a." ADd what other tor the reason prenou:sly .referred to, will
construction can any falr exegate put -upon feel compelled to cling to their former
The times are on us, look around FREE FROM SIN. Acts 2, 4, than this, not ordy that every method of interpretation.
And cawh a n'Ote., th~. solemn sound, "Whatsoever hs born ot God overcometh one ot tha 12() was fi.lled with the Holy
'I'hat 1111s with aW\e and deepdiismay, the world and this is the victory that over- Ghost, but that everyone who was filled be-
Which foretel1& soon tho(; Judg!ment Day. cometh the world even our faith," I. Jno. gan to s.peak with a new, .or another. tongue BAPTIZED IN HONOLUL.U.
6 4. Praise our God. Hellelujah t We thi8.n his own native one. "They were all "For some tw'O years thJere was a hunger-
On earth and sea. on. mountain high, r~ad also in I. Jno, S. 9. "W11.osove,r is born filled and began to speak." The "all" who
In caves, :in atmosphere and sky, ing in my soul for the Holy Ghost. I WU
ot God doth not commit sin; for His Beed were filled spoke with other toLgUS'S. Be- fully given up to God, I ~ow I was sanc1ll11-
Portends the change, 't.1a v.ery close, remaineth in him, and he cannot sin b&- hold, are not all these which speak Gaill-
The coming of the Lord ot hosts. ed, but there was the lack of power and
cause he is born of God. The Word ot God leans. And !how .hea.r we every ma.u In SiSIU:l were not following. I was convertOO
is the seed that remains in us, Ch:;:ist sana- our OWll tongue wherein we were born." fiv,e -,ea.rs ago the l~h of tbls coming Oc-
But. those that knoW! His power to sav,>, ufied in our souls. He il3 Lae seed. Doubtlesll everyone in the audience heard
Alld have the victory o'er the grave, tober. The followIng yea.r I went to the
Some that do not belleve we can Uve one 'Or more of that large number ape&k1r.s SalvatiOn Army training hom&. 'Whilst
Will hall the day with great delight, in his own .nat! ve lang,uage; but wllo will be
ADd shout the victory In that night. without sin, tell ua that Paul's thorn in th:ere God' wonderfully bleesed. me. During
the fiesh was sin, iliat the Lord kept in bold en-ough to declare and try to prove tIDe last few weeks at the training home
him to humble him. May God help us not tha.t there were. not at least some ot the the Lord gave IIl8 an outpouring of HlDI
"The Blood," they cry, "is all our Leed." 120 who s,Poke in lanpages which were
His are the merits that they plead; to be. ilJeceived in sure teaching, for we Spirit a number were saved and sactitle'd,
read, "Ma.tt. 1. 21, "Thou sha:lt call His not native to some one there, alid. could not and 1~ the metings people fell under the
The Son of God, and Him alone, thereto.r:e be understood by anyoo.e pres-
Will set them down beside IDs throne. llame Jesu:s, for He shall save His people power 01 GOd. A.tt.eI'wards the work waa
from thei,r sins." We read again in John ent? fought so hard that God witlulrew Hi.
But, ob, what awtul crrles we hear, '8 31 "If the Son therefore shall make you The multitude hea.rd these Gallileana Sillirit.
The sin.n6r and the selfish aee.r, f:ee 'ye shall be free indeed." "WhO'ilo'ever lIpeaking in a new tongue "tb,e. wonderful
works ot God. and yet a Dart of Ithat "While stationed. as a captain in Salina..
The moral man. and they that kill, com'mittetfh sin is the servant of sino" So II
Calif I receiV1ed one of the Apostolic Faith
Receive th~ir measure to itl tUJ.. since the Lord has freed us from sin, we amazed &It..d wondering multitude that had
come t'Oa-ether. beea.me mockers, and had pape~s. TWa was 1n Septemoox.: 1906. I
-Bro C. lil. Kent. are servants of righteousn'ess. If we sin, we here saw what was .1ack!ln.g, the baptism
are servants of Sill, that Is of the' devil, for the . etfrcmtery to say, "T'llese men are full
of new wine." The only answer which with the Holy Ghost and fire, I felt right
he that committeth sin ia of the devil. - along I had the Spirit, but I had. never ra-
TYPE OF PENTECOST. n. CHRON. 6. needs to be made to the same kind of doubt-
oed. vee! the baptism with the Holy Ghost
Praise God for the Blood at Jesus Chr!-St ers and cavilers, and to all athens today, 1s
A. beautUUl picture of pentecost fa seEm that cleanses and sanotifies from all sm. ailid fire. While stationed: in tbJe Army work
the sa.me which Peter made to them:
l:n. the precious Word of God :In n. Chroni· S'in is Ilut sin. There are no white sins, "It .shall come to PUB in the laat day•• here I became sick, wa.s doctoring and tak-
cles. no little sins, but all are black before God, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit u.p0n ing medLcine.s. I booame so Ibad I was com-
and It takes the blood of Jesu:s Christ to all l1esh, II etc. pelI-ed: to go home. While on furlough in
".A.ll the work that Solomon made fOr the wash us and make us clean. God never Santa Cruz aJt my home I had plenty ot
house of the Lord was flnblhed; and SolO- saves anyone in lin, but .He saves from ain. "Thill .T esua hath God ra.ised u'p, wh61'OOt time fior waiting on Qod. My rather and
m-on brought .in all things that Dav.id his we all are witnesses. Therefore beiLiI by mother also were hungering for the Holy
father had dedicated; and the silver ar..d the Bless His holy name! We can live a IHe the rig"..a.t hand ot God exalted, a.nd ha.v1.Da
free f.om sin, if we will only believe God received of the Father the promise of the Ghost we had half ni~ts of prayer in which
gold, and aU the instrwnents put he amonl and obey His precious Word. A.ll provision we recdived great anointings and blessing.
the treasures of the house of God. Thoo. Holy Ghost, He hath shed forth this whlch
is made tor us to 11 ve a life free from sin. ".A.fte.r a ,stay of Diea.rly two months in
Solomon &&semhled th'EI/ eldera ot Iareal, ya now see and hear." And tWa is one
and all the heads of the t.ribes, the chief Paul's t".a.orn was neither sin nor slckne-.:Is. Kreat purpose in th1a outpouring, in the Santa. Cruz the Lord led me give 'Up the doc-
of the fathers ot the children of Isrea.l, UIlto Read II. Cor. 12, 7. Compare alBO with ful1l11me:at ot prophecy. to fit us to be tear- tor and medicines, which I did and accepted
Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the cove. Num. 33, 55 and Josh 23, 13. Wtl find ill less and eifectu:aJ wltn.ease.s today, unto the Him as my HeaJ.e<r. It was on the 3rd of
nant 'Of the Lord out of the city ot Dav.1d. II Cor. 12, 10, and 11, 21·3() also Acts. 22. uttermost 'parts of the eart'h. November, 2 p. m., when God healed me.
which is Zion. Wherefore all the meIl of 22, 23, what 'Some of these infirmities were Now turn to Acts 19, 6, "A:nd when Paul From that hour I bega.n to ~ better, and
Ia:-eal assembled thtlmselve-a unto tlHl king that Paul counted his thorn. So God did had laid h1s hands upon them, the H-oly tOOay 1 am well and ha.ve not taken a drop
in the leut wWch was. in the I86venth not put sin in Paul's fiesh to humble him, Ghost came -on them, and they spoke with of med1c1ne .siIllce that time. To God be all
month." but he allowed him to be beaten and shill- tongues and propheSied." (Just what 1s oc- the Glory. Bless His naIDJ0.
That feast was typical of Pentecost. And wrecked three times and many other aMic- curring today as the result. of the aan10 HAtter a tew more weeks rest I left for
all the m-en of Isreal came and they brought tions to come on him, and he could p;aise baptism.) Can ,the "they" in the last sen· San FranCiSCO, wh,ere r helped at OILS at the
up the ark of thtl tabernacle of the congN- God and boast in the CrobS of Cfarist, for thtl tence of this text me&n any leas Lumbar oorps. Here I had a hard SItruggle in my
gation lI.L'd all the holy vesaels that were persecution that he received for this blessed than me "them" in the preceding senteMsa1 soul at Urnes I did not know which way to
in the tabernacle. All of this was typical Gosp~l. "And all the men were about twelve:- turn: The struggle l:n. my soul was terrible,
of our oonsecration. and .sa.nctificatlon unto it w~s hard for me to get a hold on God. I
the Lord. First we come to th'e Lord Jesus as a Tho Pivotal Point.
sinner. We fall at His feet and confess telt God call1Il!g' me out on faith linea and
And it came to pass When the prieN to trnSit. Him for all and let tha Holy Ghost
were come out of the holy place (for all the Our sins and accept His precious blood that Now let us turn to Acts 8. 17. "Then laid
priests that were- present were sanctified, washes away all guilt and polution, and they their hands on them, and they received lead.
and did liot then wait by C01n"*: also the bringb life to our souls which were dead in the Holy Ghost." But it 1s not recorded At that time I receive'd orders from head-
Levites which were the singers, all of them trespasses and sins. that they, or any .of' them "spake with quarters to go to the HawaI1an Islandl!l.. I
of A~ph, of Hemen, of Jeduthum, with their tongues." How shall we interpret. t'hls text 1 telt I OUght to wait and receive the Holy
Then God turns light upon His precious We know full well what lL.ference Is usUJal-
sons and thelfl brethren, being arrayed in Word and shows us it is the will of God Ghost so I pUJt God to the tesrt. a.nd told Him
white linen, bavlng cymbals and psalterIe'S ly drawn from it, and which is the same as if He' wanted me in the Islands He would
'even our sanctification. We 'See how David the writer, t!ll lately, has always draW'll ha.Te to .gend the fare along, as I would nOJ
and barps, stood at t'he east end of th. p:ayed for cleanSing, "Purge me with hyssop
altar, ar..:d with them a hundred and twenty from it; and which it was so necessary tor collect for my fare. T}le money came a.n
and I shall be clean; wash me and I 'i3"aall him to do, as a preacher of holiness, in or- I took passage on the .. Alameda... On. this
priests sounding with trumpets.) It came be whiter than snow." The Lord prayed
to pass, 8J! the trumpeters ar.:d singers der to eva.de the. conclusion that he and lhip I met Brother Turney and his wife,
tor our sanctification, and how sweet the otheM had not received the baptism of ILnd found them to 00 of the Apostolic Faitlh.
were as one to make one ~ound to be heard words come to every Blood washed heart,
in praising and tha.nk1ng the Lord; and when Pentecost, for the Spirit had not spolter.: Well I felt better and saw God's hand. I
"I pray not that thou shouldst take them tt.rough u:a in a new tongue. But will the was 'gOing on the steamer that left a week
they lifted up their voice with the trumpets out or the w-orld, but that thou shouldst
and cymbals and irn;truments of music, and teach1:ng of the Scripture permit such an befooo the "Alameda" from San Fra.ncl800,
keep them from r.a.e evil. They are not interpretation, conaiatently with Mark 16, but I happened' to be On a train that wafll
prai&e<l the Lord saying, "For He l.s good; of the world, even as I am not of the world.
for His mercy endureth forever; that thoOO SanctiLy them through thy truth; thy word
17, and the other recorded instances of the late in getting to the clty, 80 tlilat Im1~
the 'house was filled with a cloud, even the outpouriL:g of the Holy Ghos.t? the first steamer. The Lor(l wanted me 0
is truth," John 17, 15, 17. Then in John In reading the A.postolic Fa.ith, We have meet Brother Turney. If I had left on the
house of the Lord. So that the pries.ts 15-3, we read, "Now ye a.a clean, through
could not stand to minister by reason of read concerning the work in Los Angeles, 1I1'8t steamer I would have been out of Hono-
th'e Word which I 'have spoken unto y-ou:' or in reports or letters which they had re- lulu and on anotib..er 'Leland.
the cloud; for the glory of the Lor{! had
So through the' Gospel we are eleanse;d by ceived tha.t s.uch a person or persons had
filled the .house." "I told Brother Turney mY spiritual con-
We lIea..d here that all the prIests that
were present were aanctlfled. Thl& La
obedience to Him. May the Lord bless us
and help us to 'stand in His precious Word.
1J:'eceived their Pentecost; but not always
wna the statement made, "with the Bible
dition. TMTeupon they fbegan to. pray
me During my Voyage to tM Ig;land, th
fO!
typical of Chri:st'9 people being sanctified evidence." If we had read it m some other Lo;d was slleak1ng to me and ,getting me
before they receive the baptism with the papers. we would not have knowrn whether reatlY for the coming C<Jomforter. Glory to
Holy Ghost. Dear beloved, we must get Before you -c.a.u receive the bap.tism with this was implied or not, but we klltlw the Jesus, lsa.1dto Brother TUrDJey!.6'I am not
sanctified to receive It. SanctiflcatloIi takes tne H-oly Ghost, you must have a thorough, Apostolic Faith expected it would be 80 un· goIng to leave Honolulu until I rioolve mY
out the disobedience, rebelUon and res.ia- definite experience- of justification aDd sanc- dersoood, whether it was stated or not, that Pentecost.' Well, glory! after one day in
tence out of our heartf:l and gives us a pure, tification, which are through the Blood of it WAs with the Bible evidence. the islands I received the baptism of the
clean heart that our Christ may come and Jesus, and they are two distinct acts ot In the days of early Methodism, it walll Holy Ghost and fire and spoke In to'ngtIelI.
d well in. Amen. Sanctifioation is the grace. First, what God has done for you, UL.'derstood that &11 reported conversionl It cost me my position as an Army ofticer.
second work of grace that deals with our second, what God has wrought within yQU. were genuine cases, atended with the wit- '1'be Lord told me I would have to lea.v~
orlgiIt:al· sin. Sanctification destroys the Then and: only then are you prepared to 1'6- nes'S of the Spirit to that fact, either im- the Army as I could not glorify G-od and
root and breed of ain and makes us holy. oedve your baptism from the Father, by mediately or soon after, even if it was not be undeT 'men~l would have to ~be led b)'
We know these priests were sanctified, for Jesus Christ His Son. And when you have mentioned that they had received the wit- the Sllirit. The Lord has beeome so pre-
the Word of God says so. Also the Levltes 'received you.r baptism, He, the Holy Ghost, neBS. R'Om. 8, 16; I. John 5. 1'0. cious to me. I feel but a child. At present
Which were the Singers, were arrayed in will speak through you In tongUes. and not How then c.an we regaTd New Testament I am helping Brother ~y In the m.,.
White linen. LineIL 1s a type of the 1'Ob&.al 1;)efore. reporta of the bestowmeLt of the baptism, sion. I am i11 God's hood to go wheoover
of righteousn'ess that we read of in Rev. or the gltt of the Holy Ghost, in any ether be lead'S me. The Bib~ 1-9 a new boOk. To
7. 13, ",And one of the eM.ers answered and l1ght t!b.an this, that It was a.ccompa.n1ed keep humble and filled with the Holy Ghost
said unto me, 'What are thesEl which are The Lord knocked Paul down and he got with certain well understood signs or evt. W1e must prevail in prayer and! study the
arrayed in lineu. 'Whenee came they? up trembling and saying, "Lord, what wilt denceB or manlfestations of It, even It euch Word."-Elmer B. Hammond, Honolulu,
A.nd I said unto him, Sir, th-ou-1a.'Owest. And thou have me to do?" The Lord knoCked are not recorded;
he sa.td unto me, These &re they which came
out of great tribulaUon, and 'have washed
all the worldly wisdom out ot Paul. That
1s the reason He knocks 80 many people
It '8 not said in COL'1lectlon with the be-
stowment. of the baptism a.t Samaria that
Hawl8.1i.
their :robes and made t1h&m white in the down here, to take the worldly wisdom out they did' anything as a ;result of it, not There w'as a t1m~ when we Wel1"e· fed upon
Blood of the Lamb." So the white Unen of them. Paul was a man full of the 'Wis- even that they praised or magnified God, theolOgical chips, shavings and wind, bUt
il typical of the preclou& robes Which Jesua dom and knowledge of this world, but when and yet aTe we to assume that there was now the long, long night Is pa.st. We IU"6
gtves to us through the sanctifying B1-ood he got the 'baptism with the Holy Ghost, he nothing of the kind because It Is not men- 'feeding upon the Word, which Is revealed
of the Lamb.
W. ltJi.'d that with thae IJInpra in white
was able to tell us about the true wisdom In Acta 11, 16 'We .read, "And U I besan by the Holy Ghost-the whole WQrd an4
and true ~led&'e. tlOL~' nothlna but the word.
40
erh. Apoatollc Faith
PENTIlC08T IN THE SOUTH. arose to her feet her husband came u.p to now beiI1&' built up in God. A tew of the FILLED WITH GOD'S GLORY.
w:-.t Union, S. C., March 24.
To the Saints in Cal., and aU the West:
where she was, evidently deeply mGved.
S'he grasped his hand and began to spea:k
!.>est workers have gone out to wItness in
oth.er parts of the United States, a process
Up to the time of my AI'St vialt to
Azusa Street M_ioD, I had h.eard m&ll1'
the
GreeUnp in JedBWI. (pray) in an unknOllVn tongue. It was whlch is constantly gOin,.!; on in every as-
wonderful. Everyone present was con- co:n.fiictlDC stories of th~ place. &n'd u I
Pentecost haa oome to t'hIe South. ....,.e sembly where Pentecost has come, but waa at the time h1Jll.8'ering for the deeper
power 1B falling from the Atlantic to the vinced that it was the WQrk 01 the Ii vIng which in the end Is a migtlty blessing to
GOd. All oppositlon was conlounded and thir..p of God, yet In my Bf.mpllclty knew
Mlssieatppl river. The -cities and country the sain.t13 wbo lose them. ror they there· not how to atta.1n to the standard of tbIe
are iUled with the glory of God, healing, put to s:11ence. It was thte oldrtime Pente- after launch ou.t into the work t1lemselves.
costal power. Only eternity will reveal the extent of the early • day ChrlsUe.ns, for it seemed U
workiDfj of mtra.cles, divers kinds ot though no one. had riseu higher or coold
tongues, interpretation of ,tongu8e. 0, hpw Brother Seymour <:ame in unexpectedly WOl'l.k that 11& done by those who gO out to
and preached one blessed sermon for us tell ml9 how to do ao. I kn~w that my ex-
I praise God, The Falcon school near witne.ss "in Sa.marla and to ~ uttermost perience fell shOort ot the Penteooeta.l lite,
Dunn, N. 0., has received Pentecost in All were greatly pleased with the simplicity part. of the earth," according to the Lord's
an'ti power of his dd.scourse. It was all in- command. somehow evf!Ir'Y one seemed eo void of paw~
full. Some of the students speak in er. .As far as m1Yself waa concerned, UIl to
tongues. Some interpret and write SElV- s,piration to me to see his beaming face On Good Friday and Easter Sunday the
and to hear him open up the scriptures to thil tiJlll& I had lived up to the UIDllt and un-
eral languaErJ88 and interpret it. The prin- power of God was especially manifest in denrtandh:J.c which I had received. Three
cipal, Rev. J. )'. Taylor, speaks in tongUES, our hungry hearts.-B. H. Irwin. Denver, reminddng one Oof the word which Umes 1 had been mlraculowslJ' healed by 1lb."
Interpret&, sings and plays in the power ot says tlhat "in that day the slain of the Lord Lord, my te~y b'el.n.c Mnt by othena
the Spirit. SOLDIERS RECEIVE PENTECOST. shall be many" for those convicted fell un· tnto oeTf!IrY state of the union aa well ...
ourmeetlntr at Taoooa, Ga., was a com· der the :power of the Holy Spirit as. people. abroad. My tlLDlUy h'l.d r.celved the u.IDII
plete netory, at Royston, Ga., was the Oakland, Cal., April 6th. used to do in Wesley's days and were ly4ng
At last God has given me time to write 'bleasin.p and all were eervlng the Lordi, 10
same, and there -were miracles of healing on the fioor, In this pos:ition they seem to I had mWlh to thank andpra.18e God for.
I never 8&W betore. Bro. King and mY&e1! home. 1 would love to see your dear faces commune with the Father, unconscious of
again, but I feel YGur prayers and rejOice There came a time. in my e%P9rlenc8 d·
anlOllnted and pra~d for a 72 year oLd thelr imm-ediate §urround1ngs., aom1') are aU tel' close study of the Word of God. that I
sister that had not walked a step in eighteen to know you remember me at the throne ul'oken up and cry to God with intense
of grace. 0, how 1 praise my Jesus this realized thatth.tere were deeper thinp for
months. She roee up and shouted in every earnestness, many receiving the. blessing tIlle, but hoW, and where I was to !'Ieceive
room of the house, and went to th-e ser- morning. Words lails me when I try to they need &t His handlB and rising full 01
write what God is doing lor this lost world that work of jp'aA::e I did not know.
vice on Sunday and ~xhor.ted and preachea, the joy of His presence and the a8suranee A.fi&r haring ot the work at the Md._Oil
and warned the people to make ready for and us unprOfitable servants of their acceptance.
The work at San Francisc~ is just grand. I though~ "It it .La tru.e &8 I have been ,told.
Jesus was ooming. She W8iS of the Prinu- We vilSd.ted t.hle ran{)h which is connected of the workings of the 'Spirit and bow the
tl.ve faith, 'but ll!CYW liUed; wd.th the Holy Sinners saved, sanctified and three a day
got Pentecost and most Wonderful cases of with the Assembly. .and here, in a POOl Holy GhOBt tell on tho8e who 'belJeved and
(r.o.ost. The power Is falling at this place formed by the creek. which runs alongside, hGW the recipieI:t.t W'&B .endued with po....r
and people are receivinl their Pentecost Pentecost. The Jails, hospitals and the
soldiers' camps were thrown open to us, and some eighteen received the orcUnance of from on hlgh, which caused them to speelt
and speakiDig in tongues., for they all speak baptism by immersion, all rejOIcing in tbe with other tancues s..s the Spirit gave them
in toncues that receive the bap.tism as they now we have carried this precious Gospel to
those places and hold regular meetings Lord and praising Hllm from the depths of uttera.nee," then that is the p1a.ce for Dlot
did on the day of Pentecost, their hearts in t:b.e beautiful sunshine. We a.nd I con.eluded that on the follow in&' Lord'.
I ask an interest in the prayers of all there. The chaplain of the soldiers got hill
Pentecost the other night and since he re- find here, as in all the &98em bUes of the day. JUlD.e 11'>, I would attend and 8M tor
the saints that I may have physical saints who have Pentecost, a spirit which myself.
strength to hold u.p in the work. Brethren, ceived It another- soldier received the bap-
tism. connects us and makes us to reallze that From the first Ume I ente!'led I waa a.t.ruIcIt
move on in the n8i1lle of Jesus our King. we are all one in Christ Jesus and are by the blessed spirit that prevailed in tbIe
He is oomdng soon, and tbebride must be o my beloved, in the Gospel, what God. bound together wtlth that blessed tie which meeting, such a 1.'eellng of unity and hmn.1l-
dressed and ready. She is to be without will do for us 11 we keep clean and under the
Blood. Two German girls receIved the binds our hearts in Christian love, the fol- ity a,mons the children of God. And before
apot and wrlnkl~. Praise our God. lowship of the general assembly ot the first the meet1.n& was over, I waa fully .tided
People are ,prayInlg here in their homes African tongue which was iDlterpreted. The
Hebrew brother from Seattle you all know born. aDJd con..vlnC>ed tha.t it was the mi&1hty pow-
lLIld in the woods, anI(}; come to too service er Of God that was work::in&. Fro.m tb&t
w~ng and 8lSik1n.g for help. 0, Lord l;rod,
of, got his Pentecost In Our meeting the l·th·
er night. An ItaIlan heard a little girl sI}eal[ time on I hungered more and more and feU
h:&ve mercy on this poor lost world. PENTECOST IN 6POKANE t WASH. that 1 could not be tully aatlaf1ed until the
lieaven seems nearer every day. I hear the in his own tongue, he was a professor and
wondered at it. 0, God is working here. Spokan.e is a beautllul city of about bleasil'l&'S of the Pentecostal Iif. were mine.
music. I lee tM CUT. Glory be to God, 90,000 population. Prayer had been going WhlJ" WI.1tiJl& UJP01li God, it 'WaB rev_lid
praise Him. The Lord laid me out one night and gave m~
prophecy, and while 1 was in the hands ot up to God for weeks and mon.ths. there tor t() me th&t I could not get it throu,gh my
A brother went u;p on a hill to pray near a mighty revival. Certadn dear saints .bad past experience and && it were, ha.d to wm-
this place tll.e other daY and an angel came God, three got Pentecost, one sanctified, and
two saved. appod..nted hours, vigils, so that intercessory mence 0Vi&r again. I tell you U! ever I wu iD
00 hd.m and told him these words: "It wm prayer was being made night an« day every earnest, I W'84S 80 D.()W. 1 gave all to God
not be long." He said that the angiel had We came to Oakland last Wednesday. We
had some saints' meetings, and on Satllr- hour, the Lord helpin'g each one to keep without i\.D.y J:'lIlt8erve wb.&tever. N-eedleu' to
long hair with streeJ.m of goLd: in it and his or her appointed hour. The time came ea.y I received a. witn8iIIIIB to my Ili&DctU1ea.-
hils f8.(}6 shone so brighUy 8000 was glorious. day night, we appointed deacons accol'ding
to the Word. 0, such a sweet time we nad. when a ;band of people from the Christian tion soon after. Although the agony ot Il10111
He could see f.h,& sparks of white light fiy Alliance held a ten days' 'fast and prayer, .hra.d been so p-ea.t at tim" that I could
from the anglal's fac.e. 0, prai'Sl& God. This And yesterday God came in mighty llower.
The hall was packed, the aisles full stand- 'rh-ey -deolded to send lor no workers, 'but lw.-rdly bear up, yet God ga.ve me &'f&C18 to
man seemed to be overfiowing with the prayed that God would se.nd the one He go through. Fl'omi that timo8t I knew I WU
power and glory of God when he told it in ing, the fioor was covered with souls laid out
under the power. Three sinners saved and wanted. At abo'lllt this time, Bro. Ryan ready for my Pentecoat., and &t every 0p-
a testimony seI"Vioo at this place iast Satur- in Portland, felt led to go there. He ar- portunity presented myseK at t.h.e &.It.ar !a
day. He iB well known in this country and three got Pentecost. 0, it was a grand meet.
ing. We are just trying to praise Him lor rived. there the -day follow.lng thIe ten «a.ys public aa well IUJ In prJrrabe, often rec::e1viq
baU,eved. We remember Corne1d.us and of prayer. They regarded this as an an- ano1nUqp &iter 80 doiq.
what He has ....one here and in San Francis-
have no right to doubt it. co, and to keep humble at HIs precious feet swer to their prayer and rejOiced. greatly. Tuesda.y. MalrCh 6, 'WU tllLt the meeUq
Your brother in Ch;r1at and servant of God, and seeking for 1!I&veral b.o1.P'S but did Dot
so the work will go on. God began to work in Pentecostal power.
-G. B. Cashwell. ) We sent another brother to Santa Rosa. Souls were saved and sanctified lLn.d bap- get through, and. it" &<eemed. as faa' "'War IllS
He came back saying that work had got be- tized with the Holy Ghost, and healed in ever before. When I l16turo.ed hame 1 w-
PENTECOST IN &AN FRANCISCO. yond him. Ii-'our got PentecOBt, many saved. body. Some of too most remarkable oo.ses joyed a time of tellowilihdp with 80m. Oof my
0, I am so glad sinners are being saved in of speaking in ton.gwea occurred. family, which r.efreshed me lIIIOmewh&t. Al-
lin. San Francisco, there ha.ve ooen some our meetings, I am gOing to San Jose and ter th.1s, in the evenin& 1 decided to 'rlait
strilrlDt!! cases 'both of cOJllVerBion IWd sanc- In the first place the meeting was in a my ooighbora for a few m.om.ents, Ibrethren
Woodland. They are calling me all over_ house in the suburbs. Lt soon .spread to
tification; Billd some rema.rkably clea1' Do pray the Lord of the harvest to raise up in Christ, who ha.d received their penit.eOOl1Jt.
eases of the dtlv1ne baptism. It''1ve were con- the city mission, of w:h1ch Mrs. Florence
more teachers. Wood '.is proprietor. She was cOnvince<1 1 wa"s told that Brother R. Smit.h was theN
verted one night. On another night a I started this letter yesterday, but was go- also. After visiting for a short timICI. we
Hawaiian brother was gloriously converted, tWs work wa.s of God, and oogan to seek
ing to Precidio to preach to the soldiers. the experienoo. People flocked to the agreed to b&ve a 6ea.son of prayer befotra
and the next nip;ht a F'iUplno lady was Thought you would lIke to know of the meet- we !-eft. Before thLa wu decided upon, Bro.
beautifu,lly saved. She said: "Me no speak. altar. Crowds camii to the mission and
ing. We had a grand time. The Lord were amazed at the sigJlJS and wondera Smith remarked tha.t probalbly thI8 Lord
English much, but me know God-Jesus he preached a sermon that stirred all the would send me my Poot.ecolt. I wu lJ.ke
got my hoort," The HawaHan COu.ld not done by God. The mOOItings still went on a. man gra3plng Sit straws a.nd hnmedlately
place, a woman told us afterward. The om- at North Center suburb.
apeak for some minutes after he arose to cers are getting under conviction, the chap- a ray of hope entered my eoul a.nd I 11&111
his feet, the power of God was upon Woo to lain told me. The boys are coming in Little cWldren received their baptism with1.n mysel1, "Yes, Lord, ae:nd Thy Splrit
such an extent. crowds to the mission seeking salvation and and spoke in different languages.. One now," Little by little I fl< the pOWler 11/IJ1.
In another servioo a Catholic was clearly Pentecost. 0 there's the greatest outlook Method1st miul.Blter and one Advent minls- 1'0 make a long story shOrt, 1 "I\Wl.S 800n
eavedl. He Welllt to his sea.t, and turning here tor Pentecost. Pray much for us. tel' received the baptism, and before they speaking in other tongues, and the bleseed
to a OODl'panlo.n, exhorted him to come to Love to all the saints.-Florence Crawford, spooloo in tongues shook fGr wme hours un- e.xpel'leDOO gained. then I C2lDllOt teU J.n
God and get saved. testifying definitely der the power of GOd. It BE*mlS that all w-ords, for they WGuid fail to expI'eH the
that God had saved him from his sins. PENTECOST I N DENVER, COLO.
earthiness is to be tShaken out. About thirty diviM llll6&wng which 1t lw& to my lIIOu1. I
One Baptist preacher came to tlhe meet· members of the Chrl8'tdan Alliance ha.ve en- spoke in tongues for nearly three hO'lll'll
ing, ronfessed his backalidings, and cried 19tb and Welton Sts.-The writer visite<! dor~d the movement and many of them and glorided God 1n th;()lD- DurJ..ng this
mightUy to God for forgiveness. He gave the Christian Assembly here on his way to have rooeive(i their Pentecost. Also sev- time God reve.a.led. much to J:n>e which I
up Ws tobacco, and seemed wonderfully Oalifornia and enjoyed blessed fellowship eral prominent bU1ilo1t'less men have endorsed will 'not at this Ulne relate. 1 d1dnot think
happy in the Lord. with the saints at this place, the liberty or the movement and one real estate man, J. B. it posslible tOr a human being to be iO flllflid
One poor crippled German lady was the Spirit being especially manifest and Moody, has reoe:lved the eocp.erience and with God's glory a.s slnce then. I now be-
brought to the meetln.gs by kLnd friends, the Pentecostal work going forward steadi- has spoken in Holland-Dutch, Chinese and gin to comprehend with all sa.ints what iii
and received the baptistm of the Holy ly. It has been a surprl.se to the overseer ot!:ler languag-es. the breadth a.nd length, and depth.. aDJd
Ghost and fire in a remarkable way. of the work, Bro. G. F. Fink, to have the Such confessdons, restitu.tion and going height and to know t.he love of Chrlat
Anoth-er sister Q.bout forty YEars of age, fire of the Holy Ghost descend in his as- <.lowo In utter self a'bas:ement have neVtsr which' pMlseth knowledge, that y9 'DlIlltht be
and who had nevoer made a profes13ion 'Ot semblies in this way, and for a time he before been known here. Old scores are
watched the manifestations. of the Spirit filled with all the fullness of God,
religion, came to the meetings, and evl- being settled, and the harmony among the -Lolli. OlJterberg.
dently was much intere.sted. On Thursday with 'caution, only tOo be -completely con- workers Is perfect. The newspapers have
a!ternoon, she came to the meeting and vinood that thia 1s of God.. Even as the printed some goo.d things about too work "Praise God tor a full and a tree salver
was clearly OO'D.verted. The power of Qod DivIne healing WOrk which has character- and some very misleading and bitter Uoo. In April, 1006, I came to the Azusa
shook her so mightily that an elderly lady ized the Christian. A8S'embly started In things, also.-"ApostoUc Light." Street Mission. came to the meeting time
klends, who had aooompanied her to the ColoradO Springs, where Brother Fink had Over one hundred souls have been after time but did not go to the altar until
meeltlngs, was greatly agitated and excit- been a pastor. so the Holy Ghost baptism saved, cleansed, and baptlz.ed with the my aunt ~as gett1n:g her Pentecost and it
ed about it; she declared the sister was first fell at that place, When Las Angeles Holy Ghost and fire, and the work has made me hungry i 80 I went to digging and
having a fit. and sadd somethlIllgl ought to workers passed through. The fire spread passed beyond all bounds or keeping track the Lord sanctified me, and kept me sanc-
be dOone to relieve her. When told that it to the ])e<nver and other assemblies, and titled. I went on for three months and then
the headquarta,rs is at Denver, wha'e a of same. Some of the most wonderful
was th-e power of God, and that the 8isoor manifestations 01 the power of God have wen t for my Pentecost. I did not get it
would come out all right, she looked incred- large hall is uood every day for the assem- occurred here in connection with this work. when 1 first knelt, but 1 went away and
ulous, and fiew arou.nd in great excItement. bling of the people of GOO., some of whom Into my own life GOd ha& poured great came 'b.ack, and when I ca.m,e. back my little
Evidently she had not seen it on this wise have corn.e long distanoos seeking God. blessing, unspeakably precious. The w<>rk sister had her's, and when I saw her. 1 got
before. The sister did not r~tuTn to the One sister recently came frGm New of pubUshing has been opened up here or sick of Belt and gOot on my knees and did
meetings until Saturday night. M.exico seeking healing, was converted to
In the the Lord, an offioo, large and commodious, not get up till I received mine. Hallelujah.-
meantime slhe had been sa.Dtctltled wholly, God and receiVEd '8I&nctlfication, healing having been providled; also a larger hall Our lamily is all saved and baptized with
wtlthout the help Oof l'rea.ehers or anyone and the baptism with the Holy Ghost all 4n for Gospel ®ervices,-the first hall having the Holy Ghost and ready tor God to send
ot the saims. God had sanctified. She one day; wWIst the,re are many other mani- proved too small for some of the .meetings. us wherever He wUl."-F. Oummings, 312
came Saturday night for the baptism of the festations of the ,power 01 God constantly Prominetllt busdne8s and Chrlstian men. are Azusa street, Los Angeles.
Holy Ghost. The writer preached that oo-curring here. The children, especially drawn to our meetings. Md.n!lSlters of the
nJcht on the "TEIIIli Virgins." the schOol girls, have been speaking in
The sister Gospel from outlying and country places God made your hody Gut of the duat of the
was a.gain s-b.&ken. by the m4:ghty power ot tongu.es under the power of the :Spirit, and come in seeking their baptism. Others who earth. It belongs to Him. When the devil
God. Her husband was Sitting by her &1.d:e, the writer had the blessed experience of come incredulously, to look on or to inves- stole it from Him, Jesus bougbt it back with
and W\&S $Vldently amazed; yet he recog· seeing one of these preaoh from the altar tigate, tall under the power. God has His Blood. He ought to have your body.
nized it as tJhe power of God" though not for $Ome 15 minutes on three occaSions, the glven the Heavenly ch.oir a number 01 Give is back to Him. ,Praise rum. Praise
saved bim.&eJt, he d'ld not resl,st the power whole appea.l, including singing, being in a times, The work is moving on to g!'leater Him!' We deliver up everything to Thee.
of God, nor trT to Mnder his wife, When tongue. The interpretations of these mess- and greater proportions of victory in His We turn over to Thee this tenement of clay.
h1s w.tfoe went to the 8iltar, still shaldng ages and of many others' given in dUferent eo .. eo
name. Pray for all the saints here, that we
under the mtghty power ot God,. he sat languages through several, was the work of may stand together in thle unity of the There are &n~() languages in the world.
quietly in his seat, deeply moved· by what the Holy SpiTit through chosen instru- Some of them sound like jabber. The
ments. and was uplifted towards God tor Ia.ith. Amen.":"'y. L. RYan, 9 BrowneSt.
was going 00. She prayed with awful Eskimo can hardly be distingu1Bhed trom a,
earnestness for the baptism ot the Holy all thoe sainte aS13embled. dog bark. The Lord lets smart people
Ghost aDd 1Il'e. We lnstrueted her not to :Many of the members Oof the AssemblT taut in these jabbel'-like languages. Then
pray for thJe (I,tongues:' but for the at Denver have received tbleilr .Pentecost, "Last November in the Azusa Mission, one He has some· child talk in the most beautiful
baptllm af the Holy Ghost and fire. God and although some, as in other ,places, have of the saints laid hands on me and prayed Latin and Greek. just to confOound 'Professors
baptized bier wdth· the Holy Ghost· and Ire, been hindered in theirwl~s8 by .those for my healing, and the Lord .has healed me and learned people.-Banner of Truth
and she "began to .ItpE!lak 1n ot'her tongues, who failed· to understand the workings of of that awful disease eczema. 0,. hallelu-
_ the Spirit gave. her utt.eran-ce," She the Holy Spirit, 150me ha-ve oonU:nued. to jah! It pay! to believe the whole Gospel. Whatever we see ·lnthe doctrines of God'S
_poke lnthree languagell very dlltlnatly I overcome thl'OlJ,gh· the Blood of the· Lamb Then the signs shall follow. Luke 16 17 Word, "We should. reaeive. It we are G1Jd'.
have not aeen a aleareraue. When ahe and the word of thet.r testlmonT. and all are 18."-llra. A. L. Trltt.D1l1on, ::Mont. .. J
people.
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