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VoL, XIV. Los January 6, 1910

No. 28
Divorcing-. Sanctification . from the Holy Ghost Baptism.

I would draw the line, take

position and throw down the
challenge. The holiness move-
ment stands for the destruction of the
rarnal mind.
When man lost purity, be lost God;
when man regains purity through sins
pardoned and .t he cleansing of sanctifi-
c:ation, he r egains God.
Nothing has ever separated man from
Goi nothing can k eep God
fl'OID man but sin. .
The arch enemy of Jesus Christ and
man's soul is making every effort to ob-
scure the issue, in order tl1at indwelling
si n may be overlooked, and man fall
short of holiness.
To the worldly minded he will hold
out pleasure ; to t he spiritually minded
he offers power.
We as holiness people insist that the
of the church is to restore man
to holiness, and we are not to b e divert-
ed or side-tracked by running nftcr this
or that else.
God's commnud is t"o seck forgive-
uess of sins and cleansing from car-
nality. He never demanded of a soul
that it seek power. His gift is power as
a result of the successful seeking of
purity.
In the fear of God, in the light of the
Scripture, and, also, of human experi-
ence, I would say, entire sanctification
and the coming in of the Holy Ghost are
never separable. It is in breKking
down the protecting wall
at this "point, that men liave
. of path and wandered into th"e
" third blessing" fanatictisms of the
fi re, the power, the tongnes, etc.
''But,'' it is urged, ''are you not
aware that sanctification and r eceiving
t he Holy Ghost are not synonymous?"
Certainly, they are not identical as
to nature, but they are not to be sepa- .
rated in experience. Holy Gliost fell
on all them -which heard the word. Acts
10:44.
3. ''And they of the circumcision.
. . .were .astonished because that
on the Gentiles also was poured out
the gift of the Holy Ghost.'' Acts
10:45.
4. ''Which have: received th.e Holy
Ghost as well as we: " Acts 10 :47.
5. "The Holy Ghost fell on them as
on us at the beginning." Acts 11 :15.
6. "Then remembered I the word of
the Lord, how that he said John in-
deed baptized with water; but ye shall
be baptized with the Holy Ghost." Acts
11:16.
7. "Forasmuch then as God gave
them the like gift as he did unto us who
believed." Acts 11:17.
8. "And God which knoweth the
hearts bare them witness, giving them
the Holy Ghost even as he did unto us;
and put no difference.
Pardon -and justification are not
synonymous, but who would dare assert
that a man could receive pardon from
God and go along for days or weeks
or possibly years, \mjustified.
Sanctification has to do. with the re-
moval of moral pollution. In its pri-
mary sense, it is a removnl of sin
that kept God out; in its fullest sense,
it is n state of And there is 110
possible place or condition of holiness
without the presence of the Holy Ghost.
Surely it is axiomatic t hat there cau
be no such thing as spiritual vacmim.
It is unthinkable the loving Father
who would be willing to go to the ex-
tent of Calvary's . s_ilcrifice in order to
restore man unto Himself, would for
the smallest portion of a moment with-
hold from occupying. surrendered terri-
t ory.
But you agaip. object, " How do you
explain the lack of power in some lives
whose purity you cannot question; that
some reach a pure but have not
the power of the H<;ly Ghost?"
I do not explain it; I deny it. I can
not kno'v. the interiqr life of any soul ,
but this 1 do God 'vill use. ac:
cording to His pleasure every wholly
consecrated soul, and no soul is sancti-
fied wholly that is not consecrated en-
tirely. I do know thnt as my life is
abandoned to the Holy Ghost, His
power is upon and through my life.
Dare you think that the tender,
Brooding Mother, the Holy Spirit,
would refuse or hesitate to fill at once
a holy heartY
So closely, in the divine mind, are the.
two phases of the Pentecostal experi-
ence associated, that each is embraced
in a prophecy of the one event. Luke
3:16: "He shall baptize you with the
Holy Ghost and with fire." Here we
see the first part of this work, i. e.,
cleansing. Baptism has always been the
sign of cleansing. Ezek. 36:25: " I will
sprinkle clean water upon you and ye
shall be clean." And, indeed, the fol-
lowing 17th verse of the chapter in Luke
quoted, changing the figure to the purg-
ing of the threshing floor, emphasises
the thought that this baptism with the
Holy Ghost was to be a cleansing. Now
following, and as a result of the cleans-
ing, comes the prophecy of power: Acts
1:8: "Ye shall receive the power of
the Holy Ghost coming upon you."
qeansing and power prophesied for
one event. Sanctified and filled with
the Holy Ghost.
has not. left man to wander in a
maze concerning. such experiences of
divine grace. Everything He intends
man to receive in this life and the way
they are to receive it, has been recorded.
Let us carefully go over the story of
Peter and Cornelius. I take it that no
render will contend that the Roman was
not a converted man when he sent for
the Apostle to learn further about the
Way.
. 1. Peter; s declaration was that the
Holy Ghost is given to them ''that obey
him.'' Acts 5 :32:
2. ''While Peter yet spake these
words the between us and purify-
ing their hearts by faith." Acts
15:8,9.
Now let us sum up:
1. The Holy Ghost is given to them
that obey Him. A simple, positive, pow-
erful declaration and promise. One
upon which every obedient child of God
can stand and face men and devils.
2. The Holy Ghost fell upon tlle
household of Cornelius.
2
3. The gift. of the Holy Ghost was
poured out upon them. .
4. They received the Holy Gho.st as
well as the Apostles. :
5. The Holy Ghost fell ' on t hem in
the same way t hat it did. upon the Apos-
tles ''in the is, at Pen-
tecost.
6. They were baptized with the Holy
Ghost, and it was the same baptism that
both John and J esns had . told would
come upon the disciples.
7. It was the " like t hat t he
apostles r eceived wl1en they were sanc-
tified.
8. This giving of the Holy Ghost did
the very same thing, or there w.as done
at the very same time the identical
thing that was done for the apostles
when they received the Holy Ghost, i. e.,
purified t heir hearts.
If the apo'stles were not sanctified in
the act of receiving the Holy Ghost,
when and where were they sanctified 1
We read of the Church at Samaria.
. -- the ana. t ne"
brethren at Ephesus r eceiving the Holy
Ghost. If they were not sarictified then,
. "''
in two of cases at l east, we find
pardoned belieyers receiving the Holy
Ghost into unsanctified hearts.
Eliminate the Holy Ghost baptism
from the act of cleansing, and you take
aw_ay the experience of entire sanctifi-
cation.
. .
Purity of heart is the evidence of the
baptism with the Holy Ghost, and not
any supernatural manifestation. 'hen
Peter was called upon to prove to t he
Jerusalem elders that the Gentiles had
really received the Holy he did
not mention the fact that they spoke
with tongues, but declared that they re-
ceived pure hearts.
"Ye shall receive the power of the
Holy Ghost." What. is that powed The
power to become the sons of God-John
1 :12; and the power to witness. Acts
1 :8. The inbeing possession and the
outflowing manifestation of a holy life.
The soul consciously pure, sanctified
wholly may confidently claim the pres-
ence of the Blessed Holy Ghost. . In
His own time, in His own way He will
witness.-(::. A. McConnell in PentecoR-
t el Advocate.
. THANKS.
We cannot reply personally to the
many friends who send in kind word!,>
in to the .Messenger, and the
blessing it is to them, but assure them
that we appreciate them, and each new
word of praise gives us f resh impulse
to make it better yet.
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Coniribf!,ted Artic(es
THE NEW YEAR.
CHARLES V. LaFONTAINE.
A new open book is before _you,
With its pages all cle{ln, a_nd bright,
Inviting you .now to make entry,
atonement pf 'Jesus . . Just as Satan has
. stirred up opposition in the centuries
. past against the gospel truth of '' justifi-
cation by faith," so he is now doing, but
with still greater malignity, against tltc
doctrine of "sanctification by faith."
And start off_ the Year just
. .
Three hundred and sixty-five pages,
All hound by the thread of the days,
Each numbered, and ruled, and all blue-
lined,
Awaiting_ ;your. record to praise.
Twelve months of the year bound to-
gether,
Each with thirty full days, more or less,
And filled with the hours, four-and-
twenty;
What a store to fill up-and to bless !
Sixty minutes for every glad hour, .
Throughout the whole length of the
year, . '"'-..,
.And .each minn.t.e_jULpacked full of
seconds,
What a chance to bring gladness and
cheer.
Does the New Year mean anything to
_y ou? _
Is the new opportunity prized?
Are you thankfJll, and do you take
courage,
'Viii-you improve the New Year and be
wise?
Or will you just let it slip by you,
Not caring to prize. the New Year.,
By re-deeming the time, aiid advancing
Arid gaining new heights, far and near 1
Let every new entry be righteous,
And every full page, good and true,
And every new minute and second, .
Be filled with the best, the year
thr ough.
\Vhen you come to t he - end of the
volume,
And its pages you read o'er and o'er,
You '11 be glad and be thankful-not
sorry,
That each day you have gained more
and more.

THE REPROACH OF GENERATJON.'
H. H. B.' CIPRICO.
"The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son,
cleanseth us from all sin." 'I Jno. 1 :7:
Jesus ' Christ sanctifies believers. It
is just as much a necessity to proclaim
this great truth as it is to say that, "He
is faithful and just to 'forgive us our
"sins.'' But in this day and gen.eration
to say that Jesus Christ saves froin all
sin !_o jnvite an.d .
Earth and h ell unite to throttle .the
"voice of the witness who declares that
he is saved 'from all sin through the
Iri this of lul,tewarmness and com-
promise in the church even the long ac-
cepted truth of the new birth is fairly
well though little understood
and still less realized as a personal ex-
perience by the great body df' believers,
but tremendous resistance is every-
where encountered in the preaching of
entire sanctification. I n many evan-
gelical denominations one hears only
occasional sermon on r egeneration,
while in only the rarest instances can
be foun d a preacher who emphasized
the second blessing. A red-hot t esti-
mony to the great grace of justification
by faith will cause a breathless panic in
some of the more popular chlllCh.es, but .
a definite sermon on holiness, stressing
the same as a second W)rk of grace,
subsequent to justification and r eceived
by will produce a small sized riot.
An evangelist preaching the first grace
will fill the largest pavilion in .the town,
while a divinely anointed messenger of
God, with a tongue of fi te will preach
the second blessing to empty benches
as far as the r ank and file of church
members and general public are con-
cerned. The cross, jf there is arry in
these t imes, is to witness publicly to
this grace of entire sanctification.
Whoever docs so becomes at on<;e a
marked man or woman. Every act or
word will be weighed, cr iticized and
condemn ed. Every failure exposed.
Every mistake magnified. E'\ery fault
enlarged. 'fhe family life will he
probed for scandal. ''A man's foes will
be they of his own ho-ysehold," in a
very special sense, who, while loving
him, will oppose and hinder or at l east
fail to co-operate with him in the work
to which he feels called. A business
man who he . is snvc<l from all sin
il1'this find his affected
nt once. If he happens to he in debt, he
will be ranked ns risl{y. His banker
will tell him of the imprnctic.abiUty of
sn<:h a life in the world of finance. No
secular newspaper will print n cl ean
defi ni te sermon on holiness, or give
space to holiness evangelists. 'fhc aY-
eragc pol iceman and petty in
onr large cities regards the holiness ex
hortcJ' as a species of " holy roller."
vVllilc he a ntifnl nnd costly churches and
substantial salaries await t11c minist<'t"
of God who is silent on the question of
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sanctification, some of the grandest men
of God this world has ever known, and
of whom it is by nQ means WOrthy, are
: actually in need of w:hile joy-
fully proclaiming grace that saves
. from an sin. Such were the earliest
"
1\-Iethodist such are our
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th('m . wi.th the Holy Ghost, . and even
Jesus pleading bis acceptance through
the prophesies said, ''If ye will pot be
lieve these, believe me for the very
work's sake."
8.
written by him. relates that
Matthew preached in Judea for twelve
or fifteen years after the ascension, and
then went to Persia to the gos-
pel; .whether .he s1;1ffered in
Persta, or died m Abyssml8, 1s not
known.
Nazarene elders today.
Lukewarm, ' legal or backslidden pro-
fessors of holiness, gosp.el-hardened
retainers, false prophets,
shams, frauds, fanatics, heretical . self-
oeceivers and hypocrites of all types,
will join hands with formalists, unbe-
lievers, worldly minded Christians and
wicked sinners generaliy jn one grand
satanic pot pourri of demonism to call
in \tuestion the faithful witness to this
hlessed grace. It is the great offence of
Beloved l There is a crying need for
a more 80mplete knowledge of the gos-
pel. Is it bec.ause we cannot see, or is MATTHEW'S STYLE.
it because we will not see 1 Surely not Matthew bas exhibited to us the royal
the first, for ''if our gospel be hid it is descent of our Savior, and the main
hid to that are lost." parts of His conduct and sufferings.
Do we search the scriptures with an His order is sometimes different from
. open mind and heart or does a dog- that of the other evangelists; as the
matic veil cloud our vision. Holy Ghost did not intend to exhibit
We are over Jordan, yes. But the facts in their .order of time, but in
the truth of their performance. He is
many are still marching around.Jericbo grave without formal stiffness, plain
hoping against "hope that the walls will with dignity, copious and full in his re-
fall down, while many more are rotat- hearsal of our Lord's divine discourses
ing between Jet:iebo and Ai and never and wonderful works.
the cross in this day.
"Wherefore Jesus also, that he might
seem to realize the vastness of their . . ..
possible possessions: IMPRESSIONS.
sarictify the people with his own blood,
1mffered without the gate. Let us go
forth therefore unto him without the
bearing His reproach."
Thank God He giveth us the victory
through o"ur Lord Jesus Christ.
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DOGMATISM.-No. 3.
E. D. HINCHMAN.
why . go into detail upon "these
subjects when a general interpretation
would avoid controversy 1 For the rea-
son that as saints we might have an
intelligent faith, that we might be able
to give a reason for the hope that is
within us, tha:t we might clearlY. gemon- .
strate how that "God was in Christ
reconciling the world unto himself."
We should be walking Bibles, not in
We know the air is clearer in the
hill& and that the most luscious fruits
grow there, but. Oh ! We are so afraid
of falling over an imaginary precipice
on the other side, so in our fear of
fanaticism we let the mists of uncer-
tainty 9ur vision; and half satis-
. fied we still camp on the banks of the
river.
Paul speaks of a vail that remained
untaken away in the reading of t.he
Old Testament. Let ns see to it that
no dogmatic vail hinders our vision, but
that we with open face behold the glory
of God.
For The Sabbath-School.
R . PIERCE.
the letter only, but. in the spirit, and THE APOSTLE MATTHEW.
if we let dog.matie construction stand Matthew, called Levi, was the son of
in the way our apprehension of the Alpheus, and was a Galilean by birth,
truth, how shall we hope to. convince a Jew by religion, and a publican, or
the gainsayer? tax gatherer, by occupation. His ordi-
Know this, that your interpretation nary r esidence was at Capernaum, and
of the scriptures wHl .not be received had his office.for gathering his toll
if there is a more logical and reasonable or tax nigh to the sea of Tiberias. Jesus
interpretation. Dogmatic called him. to be one of His apostles.
will not suffice. I must know for my- He directly obeyed without taking time .
self and not for another. "Prove all to settle .his affairs. Jesus, at his re-
things, '' saith Paul, ',and stand fast quest, was entertained at his
home, along with some other.. publicans.
by that which is good.'' As the Pharisees railed at Jesus for eat-
A study of the scriptures will reveal ing with publicans and such notorious
that God condescended to reason with sinners, He told them that it was sin-
his people' all down through the ages. sick souls that needed the Divine Phy-
" Come now and let us reason to: . sician, and that He had come into the
world not to fellowship with thos.e who
gether," saith the Lord. were self-righteous but to call sinners
Through the prophets he reasoned to repentance.
. largely that ''the Lord He is God.'' Matthew is not mentioned after this
Through Paul he reasoned that Jesus except in th_e of .}Luke
WAS the Christ. Peter reasoned that . 6 :15) hts presence m the upper
. . . . room" m Jerusalem after our Lord's
salvatiOn was for the .Genttles m .t?at ascension. All testimony goes to show
God honored .their fatth by bapttsmg that the gospel his name was
It- takes but a to make-an
impression. The impression so
made may endure for centuries. . In one
of the brick.s brought from the ruins of
ancient Nuffar by Professor Hilprecht,
is a mark.made by a workman's hand in
the long gone ages. M,eantime king-
doms have risen and liave fallen, and
generations have come and have gone,
bU:t that impression has" never changed.
As it" is with the clay brick, and even
more so, it is with the mind and heart
of the child whom we teach in the home
or in the Sunday school. Impressions
are being made every hour that the
ages of eternity shall not wholly re-
move. Ought we not to prize our priv-
ilege of impression-maJriDg on the
child's mind and cbaracterT-Sunday
School Times.
GO TO CBURCB.
Many of the scholars arid some of the
t eachers are seldom, if ever, found in
the church outside of the Sunday school.
or some social gathering. A large prQ-
portion of the scholars .are never pres-
ent at public worship, never bear a ser-
mon, and grow up, therefore, without
any habit of church-going. It should
be remembered that many of these
scholars come from homes where there
is no thought o.f the importance of
and the teachers of these
scholars are the only persons who have
direct opportunity to exert an in1luenee
which may bring these into the public
services of the church" Without this
habit, when from any cause these fall
out of the . Sunday sehool, they are out-
side of all direct chureh in1luenoe.-
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. SAN DiSTRI(:T.
Sev"eral . souls have been reclaimed
and blest in the special meetings jn Ala-
me<:.a. Bro. Thos. G. Rogers has been
helping the pastor, Bro. Johnson.
.The pastor at Berkeley, Sister Epper-
son r eports some interest in the vanous
Some are uniting with the
church. The fin.ances are in good
shape. The :work is encouraging.
'Fresno is having a stirring up. Bro.
C. B. Langdon is helping Bro. J. Y.
!Jangstaff in special m_eetings. The
lo.ok is very encouragmg for an orgam-
zation there . . Some are uniting with the
class and others contemplating doing
so.
Bro. D. S. Reed says that Milton,. is-
rejoicing in ' the Lord. More. <'.-.!)_m-
ing to . God and some are nmtmg w1th
t.he church. A camp meeting is being
planned for June 9-19, Amen!
Sister Reed';:; health is better.
. The San Jose <'burch is pressing on
in .victory. Rev. Thdmas.Rogers begins
a 'revival meeting J;muary 2, 1910. Let
the churches unite in prayer for tl1is
work which is ,coming up nicely. The
power o{ God is .. greatly manifested in
every service and there is a steady ad-
. v'anceinent qn. aJl lines.
Bro. Bells writes that they have now
a place in which to hold services. A
S1mday school will be organized by the
first of the year. The meetings are full
of interest and the Holy Spirit is mov-
ing on hearts. The class growing
and the outlook is hopeful for our
church in Stevinson.
Evangelist St. Clair spent his Christ-
mas time at his home in Santa Rosa.
He bas been in the south for
four and a half months and. has seen
four hundred and fifty souls kneel at
tb'e altar in the meetings, with great
tides of old time power and glory. He
returned to begin. a meeting at Long
Beach, Decem.ber 31st.
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Bible school if _the way would be open .
Pray much. for. this needy field. .
. . . . . S. D. ..
SAN DIEGO; CAL.
'' to. God in the highest, and on
earth peace, good will toward men.'' .
Well praise God; this has been one
among Sa.n Diego fs . best days for the
N azarenes. S"omebow it seems there
had been an e.x.tra freight load of Div1ne
love and blessings reserved for us on
this day. Bro. Bowes preached morn-
"ing and night, and Bro: Glass co'nducteq
the afternoon, Holiness meeting. The
morning text was 2 Cor. 9 :15, "Thanks
be unto God for his unspeakable
the general theme being the gift of
God's dear son. to a lost and
world. At the close of this service there
were twelve of the Sabbath school schol-
ars and one man knelt at the altar for
pardon and one young' lady for heart
purity, making fourteen in all, and.fx;om
the ring of the testimonies at the close
of the altar service wP. hail no doubt
that God was present and tnat to. bless.
Bro. Glass gave an excellent deserta-
tion in the afternoon, followed by P.ra.ise
service," which was a very profitable
time. . The evening topic . was "Cal-
vary's Last Cry." nnd Bro. Bowes,
through the inspiration of the Holy
Soirit. handled it well. The power of
God. was present and conviction upon
the people. At .the close of the service
several hands were raised for prayer.
Thus with good congregations and
much interest manifested, the . day
closed with triumphant victory. Amen.
We wish a bapny and prosperous New
Year to all the Messenger readers. May
it be freighted with many blessings from
the upper ch.amber. M. E. A.
SURREY, N.D.
We have been here nearly two weeks
in meetings with Bro. Lyman Brough,
pastor of the Nazarene Church. The
h.ew church building is not yet finished,
but it is in condition to hold meetings,
and surely God is with us in power.
Although the weather is cold, people
BAKERSFIELD, CAL. came for .many miles to the meetings:
. our work here among the Mexicans Many sinners attend, and we have a
is deeper root. The word of the crowded ho'\).se every evening. Some
Lord has free . co.urse and He .is being are getting to God, .even some
who have been bitter opposers to the
gl.orified. The last three weeks, spent , ., second blessing." We found here
in the service of our God in Bakersfield, some of God_'s elect people, who are
have been the best of my life in every fully given up to Him and are sclf-
'l;v:ay. precious peo.ple . who have sacrificing in their efforts to push the
work of holiness.
been kept in for .centuries arP, . Bro. Brough is a man of G'od in every
... }?.eginning to see light and are . sense of tb.at term . . He doing: a
embracing the "pure and undefiled great work here; and the new church
religion" that can save .. them from sin. building is a credit to the '\VOrk of boli-
Souls h.ave found the Lord. Believers ness in this great state. This is but the
are .i:Q the faith. G'oa ...... beginning of a great ' work to follow.
has us a fine class :Of people from People know what the .. Nazarene
among the exicahs and Italians. I see Church stands for, and hence never ex-
a great or .our. work in. this pect to hear anything but the unadul-
par.t of the country. A few bright Mex- terated gospel within its walls: : If. it
ican young people. wish .to enter our keeps in the Divine; ord'erand continues ..
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to make holiness : as a second work of .
grace the .main issue, .. God will surely .
open for it .in every comm.unity
in the land. - It is ti:rne nO-w .f.or ... it to
become an aggressive church and open
up' new work tri places' where cold for:
malityholds sway and the people sit in
dense ignorance. ;
There is much .room for young men
who have the fire, to go out. :under the
stars and blast .out work for God, and
establish holiness churches where the
people can' be cared 'for fu the proper
way. There js of. .work; who
will say "Here .am I, send .me"?
We expect to close here Sunday
night and move on to Marshalltown, T a.,
to assist Br.o. Goettel in the Nazare1ie
Church in that thriving city. Pray for
us. Yours in Jesus, ,
E .. M. Isaac.
LOWELL, MASS. .
Will H. Harney .. "of the .Saints of
the Lowell, Mass., Pentecostal Nazarene
Church:
. "The revival in Lowell, Mass., wilh
the Nazarene Church was blessed. It
was .to preach, easy. for souls to
come to the altar and get through tp
God good. But listen ! Do you know
why? They have two sanctified pas-
tors; and say, they live .it. They don't
talk about other preachers, and they
have the hottest holiness crowd that I
have run up against in years. How
they pray ! They will stay up all night
and wrestle over souls. They know bow
to chuck t he wagon."
EVERETT, MASS.
I
The extra revival meetings in the
People's Pentecostal church., Everett,
Mass., closed on Monday night in a
cloud of glory nnd 'shout of victory. God
has graciously owned and used Sisters
Crow and Kell in preaching and sing
ing the gospel in this place. Jesus has
been so exalted that the promise hns
been fulfilled, "I will draw all men
unto me." The . congregations have
been large especially the two Sundays
and the aU-day meeting on Wednesday.
the 15th. The altar has been filled wit h
seeking souls at most of the servi ces.
Rev. F. W. Armstrong of Danielson
church . bas been greatly used of God
in"the song services, and Mrs. J. E.
of Worcester preached twice in the
power unction of the Holy Spirit.
At the close of the service . the pastor
6f the church gave notice that a \veekly
afternoon meeting for the promoting of
holiness would be held in this church
every Tuesday at 2 p. m.
Tuesday, January 11th . . This is a union
meeting for the of all in the
vicinity of Boston. Preachers lead
ers from t he several denominations will
be secured t0 take charge of the ser-
, vices from week to week. This an-
nouncement ga.ve . great .satisfaction to
the,. . .congr .. egf+tiori - ex-
pressed by a vote of ap
proval. An aU-day nieeting.for the pro.-
motioq of holiness will be. held in this
_. .. ()n Thes-day, February . 22d
( 's birthday)', to which au
are invited. . Sisters Crow and Kell will
be present if possible. '
H. N: . Brown.
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CAMP OVERTON, P. 1.
allow. a few in your
valuaole paper from the far-away
l'hili,ppines. It has been nearly a , year
sinc.e I called at. your home . in Los An-
geles and had a short but .pleasant talk
with .you ab.out missionary work in this
fi eld. I was sorry to learn that the
church did not see its way clear to tllke
up foreign \york at that time, but I
hope that times have or will soon
change. 1 have been reading today of
several holiness churches in the states
and missions who 1nake it a . point to
rain workers for th.e foreign field and
I cannot but wonder why some do not
come this way. I suppose that l.am the
only member of the Nazare11e Clrurch
in .the Philippine Islands, and so far
as I know the only holiness professor,
<!xcept one other, and I am here alone
watching, wnit;iog, hoping, trusting and
praying the Lord of the harvest to send
f or th the laborers, for'- the harvest is
very great. What I want t he church to
know is that I came to these islands
over six years ago at the call of our
blessed Lord and Master and I have
been in the islands nearly that time and
I wonder sometimes how it is that I
am the only one called and that no one
else to have the burden of this
work on their hearts as I do, and I can
do nothing alone, seemingly. Bot I am
going to stay here until the Lord calls
me olsewhere and trust in him. I have
some property here that would about
half support a mission work composed
of three or persons and if any one
reads these lines whose hearts .the Lord
has touched to devote the other half or
t hemselves for this work I will be glad
t o, c.orrespond .. such will give
information as they may destre.
To my brethren at Berkeley I would
say, I keep well, happy, saved nod
bl essed. P. H. CRISP.
ORGANIZED HOLINESS IN
While the blessing of tbe"tord has
been falluig on some tb'e home fields,
we have not been without tokens of
divine grace and favor. Nearly every
Sabbath since Bro. Sharpe's return
t here have been seekers at the altar, and
some have given evidence that divine
life has risen within their souls: On
each communion Su"nday new members
have been \ receiv.ed. Thus the work
g.oes on here in Parkhead, but our faith
and our prayers are looking up for still
greater things, that the Lord may ''rend
the heavens and come down that the
mountains may flow down at His pres-
ence." .
The School was opened the first
of 'Oc.tober. While the you.tig people in
attendan ce are all ,engaged .in some
of labor for and
t hus have O!Jly. their evening for study
and recitation, in spite this,. they
are. doing very good. work. For the
most of .thePl it means, after a day spent
in an office or a J!D evening's. hard
study midnight or but there
is never sr murmur or complaint. The
subjects taken are as follows: New
Testament Greek, Theology,
English, Rhetoric, 'N e.w Testament Doe..
trines, Studies on . Holiness, Homiletics
and Scripture History. Besides the
evening classes, we also teach by
sponderi.ce, and have in this department
a young man who is doing missionary
work in Spain. Some day we expect
that these ,Y.oung people will go forth
from our school to do exploits for our
God.
.Personally we ba ve been blessed, not
ouly in our teaching whic-h is very en-
but also in visiting the differ-
ent places of the work . . One of our
first Sabbaths was spent in uddington,
where there is a membership numb.ering
about forty, the most recent .Pentecostal
church of organization. Here the
Lord owned His Word as we presented
it to the people, and some found. Christ.
Another Sabbath \vas spent with the
church .in Paisley, where they have
over a hundred on their
roll although they bave not passed their
yearly mile-s as a church: Our.
hearts burned within us as we gave the
living trnth of the Gospel unto His peo-.
ple. We have also paid a visit to Ard-
rossan for a Sunday, where are located
some loyal saints \Vho have stood fast
in the day of trial and are now being
rewarded by an increase in their num-
bers. These were like the who
beards the :Word gladly .. J3esides these
Sabbath visits, we gave the message one
evening at a girls' meeting lierJ} in the
city, have also been to a mission in Pnr-
tiels, a' suourban town, and". in Ander-
. son, another division of Glasgow. As
we have gone from place to place we
have been convinced that the Lord has
in His Sardis soine \vho have not defiled
their names, and who are praying a.nd
wo1:king for of the "old-time

Olive M. Winchester.
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:;.gQf!!\ l'ION-SANCTIFICATION.
The worJs do not mean the same. It
is barely possible for. one to be conse-
crated and .not be wholly sanctified.
But cannot be sanctifi.ed without
being wholly consecrated. consecration
is purely an act of the individual, while
sanctification is an act of God's grace .
Consecration involves an absolute giv-
ing up, the making of yourself a "pres-
ent" to God now and forever more. Self
must die-be crucified. Self can assert
it just as effectually in a little as in
a great thing. If self has life and
strength enough to cling to a straw, it
bas_ to bar.the t<?
5
When _one consecrates ex-
pecting. to be sanctified, when tbe sell-
life expires, the fulness of the Spirit
comes in natural as the air rushes into
a vacuum. Fai.th then. becomes as
ural as breathing. It is easy ."to b.elieve.:
we create the. vacuum by detbroning
0
our idols. God says, ''This is your rea-
sonable service." Will you make this
consecration today?--Joy Bells.
$ $
OBITUARY
SPEROW-Of Annie M. Sperow it
may be truly said, "None knew her but
to love her; nor named her but to
praise. " Born in Hagerstown, Md.,
Aug. 2,. 1844, she died at the home of
her daughter, .Mrs. Laura Burke, in Ta-
coma, wash., December 18, 1909.
'l'he most of her youth was spent in
Philadelphia. In 1860 the family moved
to IJcdgcsvilles, \Yest Virginia, and in
1862 she was united in marirage to Geo.
T. Spcrow, who her to the
hea,enly home by seven years. Of this
happy union there were born nine chil-
<hen. seYcn of which are still living.
The family altar was a sacr-ed feature
of the home life. Regular attendance
at chunch services and the constant in-
struction of their children, in things di-
Yine, made possible their hopes realized
in their salvation.
Three years ago the health of the
mother began to decline. Toward the
last her suffering .. was very great but
her faith was bright and cl ear. She
pro,cd that death is not a "wall" but,
"an open door," and that life is a
"vale between the cold and barren
peal;:s of two eternities, " but a day in
which one sees more than a "star" and
h:C'ars more than "the rustle of a
wing.'' Guy .L. Wilson.
.. ..
FIVE DAYS' CONVENTION
FOR OUR CHURCHES.
Th<:'re has been so much seeming de-
sire on the part of some of the churches
of the district for short meetings or
conventions lasting for a few days, em-
bracing, if possible, a Sabbath, held
largely by our own preachers and
ple, that the Advisory Board of the Dis-
t rict advised that I as District Superin-
tendent should arrange wherever it
should be found providential to .bold a
five days convention. This I have al-
ready held in two of our churches
gratifying results, and I am now ar-
ranging for some farther services of
this kind.
Any church desiring such a conven-
tion if they will communicate with me
at an early date I shall be pleased to
undertake to arrange for them as soon
ns practicable. These meetings unify
our work and give opportunity to
gather the people to us.
J . W. Goodwin. District Supt.
730 San Pedro St., Lqs An.geles, Cal.
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--EDITORIAL
$20,000 FOR MISSIONS.
We begin with the new year a new
campaign for the spreading of the gos-
pel of full salvation to the uttermost of
our ability.
The Pentecostal Church of the Naza-
rene is gathering its forces into unity,
to pus_h the battle at home and abroad
in the most effectual way. The work is
spreading so rapidly everywhere in this
country that it is a hand to hand battle
with the necessities which are upon us
to meet the absolute needs which can
not be postponed nor tabulated. But
every_ Nazarene is a missionary; and in
this comparatively early stage of the
work every church works as a mission-
ary force against such great needs
as to compel the greatest effort and
often: the greatest sacrifice.
This does not leave a large margin
for pooling for general purposes. But
a church upon. which rests the power
and unction of the Holy Ghost can not
do other than lift its eyes to the fields _
everywhere and put forth such efforts
as possible to gather some sheaves from
the fields beyond.
As the Pentecostal Church of the
Nazarene has been organi?:ed . into
districts, the District
become its commanding officers in their
fields, so that the General Missionary
Board, in its necessary work at its an-
nual meeting, addressed a- special letter
to them, that they might fully co-oper-
ate together in the work put into their
hands to do. While the letter was offi-
cially to the District Superintendents,
Nazarene. Messenger
yet it contained so much of general in-
formation that we have thought it well
and take the liberty to publish it for
the benefit of the church, especially as
the work of the District Superintend- _
ents necessitates so much of co-opera-
tion by the whole church. .
We ask the whole church to study it
carefully as well as all the other mat-
ters in reference to this work, coming
from the General Board of Missions,
which we expect to publish as fast as
practicable.
Letter of the General Missionary Board
to District Superintendents.
Dear Brethren:-
We, the General Board of Home and For
eign Missions, under the appointment of,
and representing the General in
this department of our church work, and be-
ing also your fellow-workers and seryants
In the kingdom an(,l patience of our {Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ, desire to communi-
cate with you in rElference to these matters,
that our co-operation and mutual helpfulness
may be as complete as ,.possible. Being in
- aririual session at Chicago, Ill., trying to tl.nd
out and set in motion thebest methods to-
carry out .whjlt bas been indicated to us as
the general desire and purpose of our Church
as expressed or indicated by its General
Assemblies, we have recognized the follow-
ing conditions:
1. We are to secure as soon as possible
a unity of administration In all our mission-
ary a1ra1rs, directly administered under the
direction of the General Board from one
central omce.
2. We are to maintain and foster as far
as shall prove providential the for-
eign missions of the different churches which
entered into the union, thus composing the
General Church.
3. That It Is not the policy. to organize
new missions in foreign fields until great
progress bas been made In the home land.
4. With these conditions to provide mls
slonary help as fast as practicable to propa-
gate the gospel at home, especially to estab-
lish the work in great centers. ;
At the meeting of the Board at great ex-
pense of time and effort we have so far as
possible gone carefully over all of the work
and affairs of each foreign mission, and of
each district In the home land, and have
concluded:
1. That whatever amounts are appor-
tioned to any foreign field shall be promptly
.met;
2. That missionaries In foreign lands. are
not to solicit funds for general or special
use In the mission, except with the consent
and under the direction of the General Board,
and the moneys received by missionaries
tor missionary purposes from other sources
than the missionary treasury are to be cred
!ted on their salaries, and receipted for to
the General Missionary Treasurer. (This
does not Include gifts from personal frlends.J
3. Moneys are not to be solicited In our
congregations, nor among our people, for
those going or to_ be sent by other parties
not responsible to nor accredited by the
Board ot our Church;
4. Any missionaries In the field proving
themselves Incompetent or unsuccessful for
any cause or unacceptable are to be relieved
and brought home;
5. Any fields wblcb are found unproduc-
tive and unpromising are to be abandoned
and the workers withdrawn.
We are glad to tell you that It was found
possible to bring together the whole admln
lstratlon ot the missionary work with head
quarters at Chicago.
We found that the least amount that can
be apportioned, at all adequate to maintain
and carry on the _ foreign missions, 1!as
[January 6, 1910 .
$10,000, and that at least an- equal amount
should go Into the home field, and that this
amount would be but as a drop in the bucket
in this great home work.
We therefore on behalf of the .General As-
sembly ask the Church for $20,000 as the
minimum offering for missions during the
coming year.
The appropriations to the foreign work
MUST be met. The amount for home work
SHOULD be met with equal promptitude.
We have therefore apportioned the $20,000
to the dlstrict&-so rar as we could ascertain
to "their ablllty-and have made
grants of $10,000 to ,our foreign work. We
also at this time made provisional grants or
ha"tr of the amount asked tor home missions,
hoping that by the middle of the year grants
of the other half may be made.
While these grants to the home work are
made so tar as possible according to the
needs of the work, they are also-necessarily
conditioned on the response from the dill
tricts. Where a district pays a hundred .
per cent ot Its apportionment, It is hoped It
may receive a hundred per cent of Its grants,
and so In proportion.
Dear Brethren, the Church bas you
in this responsible position because of your
approved. irdellty and your ablUty to carry ()ll
its work. The Board therefore .suggests-
what you would doubtless be forward to do
of your own initiation-that you see-
a. That the District Board of Mission!!
Is appointed and organized in your district,
also-that the Committee on Missions is ap-
pointed and organized in each churc)l;
b, That the Secretary of the District
Board comes into close touch with the Sec
retary of the Church Committee and thus
with the work of the committee Itself In each
cbcrcb in your district;
c. That you co-operate with the General
Missionary Secretary in seeing that every
church committee Is well and constantly sup-
plied with missionary envelopes and with
such helpful literature as is practicable;
d. That you see that a monthly mission-
ary prayer-meeting Is held in every church,
looking for Pentecostal blessings upon our
whole work, which is ml!lsionary work in all
lands; . I .
e. That you meet the District Missionary
Board as otten as practicable and give such .
assistance as necessary through Ita secre-
tary and treasurer to secure mon thly returns
from the treasurer of each Cburcb Mission
ary Committee; and see that the district
treasurer forward it regularly e.very month
to the General Missionary Treasurer, to-
gether with a full account of the churches
or individuals from whom it came, and in
case of Its being a special offering, where It
Is to be applied;
t. That you see that the needy fields In
your district asking tor help make out regu-
lar applications to the General Board, and
that such applicatlona1>e'-approved by your
selt and at least two ot your Advisory Board
-not to exceed the per due the district
through amounts paid In by the district
treasurer to the missionary treasury-and
that the application be forwarded to the
General Missionary Secretary.
The district assemblies meet at different
times during the year, so It is thought best
tor the missionary year to be the calendar
year. While the work of our churches goes
constantly on, to reckon our missionary work
from January 1 to December 31.
GENERAL HOME AND FOREIGN
MISSIONARY BOARD.
H. D. Brown, Pres.
Leslie F. Gay, Sec. Pro Tem.
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MISSIONARY YEAR
It Is thought wise as our district assem-
blies meet at all times during the year, that
the missionary year be the calendar year
-from Januai-y 1st, to December 31st. That
apportionments and grants begin . and end
with the calendar year. That. district treas-
urers report to their assemblies not'only for
the ecclesiastical year, from the preceding
district assembly, but also for the calendar
January 6 . 1910]
year .as far as lt has progressed-from the
preceding January 1st-and show how lt
corresp_onds with the amount due on appor-
tionments for the months of the year ended.
Please give as far as practicable through
the envelopes and thus through the regular
channels of the Church without instruction.
The Board keeps ln touch with the various
fields and knows the needs of each better
than an Individual person or church can
Nazarene Messenger
MISSIONARIES TO JAPAN.
Four new missionaries of the Pente-
costal Church of the Nazarene sail from
San Francisco February 1st; namely,
Miss Minnie Upper man, who has been
in Japan for. five years and now returns
under the auspices of our church; Rev.
kUOW.
" and Mrs. Thompson, and Rev. Bro. Che-
MISSIONARY PRAYER MEETING.
nault.
It has been arranged by the District
Missionary Board for these missionar- .
ies .to visit our church in Southern Cal-
ifornia, that our people may be brought
in closer touch with them and the work.
\Ve feel assqred that this will be a gn!at
joy to our church and an added inspira-
tion to the general missionary work.
Our resident General Superintendent,
Rev. Dr. Bresee, will attend them and
introduce them as far as possible. Let
all . the church give them a large hear-
ing and enthusiastic send off.
Constant prayer and Intercession by the
church for the salvation of men Is abso-
lutely necessary. The command of God Is,
"Ask of Me, and I shall give thee the heathen
for Inheritance, and the uttermost
parts of the earth for thy possession." These
are to be ours with our risen Lord In an-
swer to our Intercession. This is most impor-
tant. To help we ask that there be held In
every church once a month regularly a
meeting given to special prayer for our
Missions and missionaries at home and
abroad. This might be on one of the regular
prayer-meeting nights. Let there be a report
by the treasurer of the Church Missionary
Committee of the amount raised during the
preceding month, through the envelopes and
any special oiierlngs. Let such Information
In -reference to our missionary work as the
pastor or others may have collected be given.
Let some one especially appointed speak The dates of the meetings as ar-
brlefiy, and especially let much prayer be ranged arc: _ _ _ __ __ ..
olfered. We earnestly ask the church to Ontario, Sunday, Jan. 9, 11 a. m.
have entered upon this work as b
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usl- Uplands, Sunday, Jan. 9, 7 :30 p.m.
ness for the Lord, and should not be turned Cucamonga, Monday, Jau. 10, 7 ::30
aside by sentiment or special appeal. p . m.
The General Board desires that there Pomona, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p. m.
should be no special appeals for help In "Whittier, \Veduesday, Jan. 12, 7 :;jO
our missionary work unless authorized by p. m.
the action of the Board; regarding such ap- Long Beach, Thursday, Jan. Vl, 7::30
peals as demoralizing to the regular monthly
otferlngs and harmful to the work. The p. m.
Bo'ard desires that every eiiort be put forth Vernon, Friday, Jan. 14, 7::30 p.m.
to make the regular offerings through the Compton .Ave., Sunday, J'an. 16, 11
envelopes sumclent to meet the extaordinary a
111
as well as the ordinary needs. ' F' t
1rs Chur-ch, Sunday, 16, 7.:30
They especially desire our Church to be p m
laborers together wlth God and not beggars El. . . II
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17 In the earth. yswn etg 1ts, ., on ay, an. ,
The work of the Pentecostal Church of
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the Nazarene Is not only to preach and Latin, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p. m.
spread holiness, but to conserve It as well. Erwin Heights, \\ edncsday, Jan. 19,
All Individual eiiort and work, centered In 7 ::30 p. m.
.an Individual, or ln two or three persons, 0 J> 1 Tl 1 J 20 7 30
with properties vested In them, Is likely with ccan ar {, lnrs< ay, an. ' :
the change of pesonallty to come to naught. P m.
The Lord has raised this Church up to so San Diego, Friday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p. m.
build that the work may. go on after we have Pasadena, First Church, Stmday,
departed. Jan. 23, 11 a. m.
All regular missionary oiierlngs are to be Pasadena, Seconu Church, Jan 23,
sent promptly by the treasurer of the Church 2 >o
Missionary Committee to the district treas- =) p. Ill.
urer. Special oti:erlngs should also be sent Grand Ave," Jan. 23, 7 :3Q ... p. m.
through the .treasurer of the Church Mls Bakersfield, Jan. 2-!, 7:30 p. m. .
sionary Committee to the district treasurer. They will spend the remaining days
The new missionaries sent to Japan being prior to sailing in the San Francisco
thorough Pentecostal Nazarenes and being Dist rict.
so nearly provided for by parties entirely
outside of our Church, the Board felt It was
so evidently providential that they could not
hold back. Two of them are entirely pro-
vided for, provision Is made for three-fourths
of the expenses of the other two, and all
from such sources as not in any way to Inter-
fer with the oiierlngs of our Church.
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COLLEGE TAXES.
I desire to arknowledge further re-
CI' ipts on the taxes on the Bihle Col-
lege in Los Angeles :
Bro. and Sister Kyle of Salem, Ore-
gon, $2.50.
Bro. and Sister Whipple, Uplands,
California, $5.00.
P. F. Bresee.
. . . .
. EASTERN DISTRICT ASSEMBLIES.
Philadelphia District, April 6-10.
\Yash ing1 on District, April 13-17.
New York District, April 20-24.
N cw England District, May 4-8.
Northeas t District, May 11-15.
Pittsburg District, May 25-29.
The places where. these assemblies are
to he held will be announced lat'er. The
rule is that the General Superintendents
shall fix the time, and the District Su-
perintendents the place of these meet-
ings.
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Notes and
Let all our churches get ready for a
grcnl missionary meeting when
0
ur four
missionaries get around who are on
their way to Japan.
Bro. John D. Cart is again open for
engagements either in evangelistic or
pastoral work. His address is 1311 So.
Los Angeles str eet, Los Angeles. Home
phone 21168. .
We reJOlce that Sister Palmer in
Pasadena is soon to have a good church
home for her work. \Ve will not for-
get this enterprise when the time comes
for dedication.
The new chur ch for Latin is now a
possibility and the building_ will com-
mence this week. Good for Iiatin. Bro.
Mashburn is doing a good. work and
gathering the people. .
Rev. J. Lord is pushing the work
on their ch)ltC}G'lt. .a .t:.Y.frly,_ .alass.
The main part of the walls are boarded
in a nd the rafters up for the roof. The
location is the finest in the city.
Evangelist J. \Vesley Lee of Indiana
is holding services at the Pe'ntecostal
church in North Scituate, R. I. A good
number already saved and sanctified,
and others are coming. Glory.
Rev. Joseph Owen is holding r evhal
meetings with t he Second Church of
Chicago, during the month of January.
Mrs. Jessie Rydberg and l\Iiss Stella
Brandenberg will conduct the singing.
Bro. Elliott's meeting, which will
close Sunday evening next. has been a
great blessing to the \Yhittier chur ch.
He goes with the District Superintend-
ent afterward for a meeting -at Santa
Barbara.
The church in Oakland is keeping
the fire burning. Sc..-cral souls at the
altar and the interest good. The yonng
.folks are awakening and nrc hnving
splendid nH'Ct ings. l\lrs. Linawcanr
has returned from the snnitarinm some-
what improved in health.
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Our aged sil>tcr, Mrs. l\L E. A. Hallo-
'':iP so ":en known by our r ...os .Angelt's
f11erftls; sends h<'r ::-.rcw Year's g r eetings
from her home, where she has been shut
in for some time. She is happy in
J esus . and would delight to s('e nny of
the saints call in and cheer her at
North Belmont avenue.
There is a forward mo,<'m<'nt in San
Francisco. The pastor and people ar('
pressing the matt<'r of a new rhurch
which is murh needed. Tlw lov<'rs of
second blessing holin<'ss are to
l1el p this worthy nml ne<'dy rhnrh.
The spiritual state of the t-hunh is good
and the saints are encouraged.
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Lvs Angeles and Vicinity
AT THE TABERNACLE
Nazarenes as the rule are good people
to go to church in rainy weather, as
well as in fair weather. ;Really there is
no "foul" .weather to those who are all
right with Nevertheless the size
of the congregation atFirst Church last
Sabbath was surprising, for the day was
quite stormy, and not a few of our peo-
ple are able to brave inclement weather,
and many physical obstacles were in
the way.
. Pastor Walker preached at morning
and night services, and conducted the
afternoon meeting, assisted by Rev. J.
P. Coleman.
The text in the was 1 Cor.
. 14:1: "Follow after charity." The
words urge th'e most earnest pursuit of
heaven-born charity-which is really
" love divine, all loves excelling." The
preacher drew the distinction between
this and human love, and enlarged upon
some of the lineaments in the portrayal
of the thirteenth chapter of this epistle.
1. This Divine Love in our human
hearts make us humble-" vaunteth not
itself; is not puffed up." J esus-Lo've
incarnate in p erfect humanity- was
meek and ' lowly of heart.
2.' Divine Love gives patience-hal-
lows us with the long-suffering' of God
- "Suffereth lon'g and is kind." Love
Incarnate was r eviled, but reviled not
again; suffered , but threatened not.
3. Divine Love is unselfish. God ''so
loved that He gave." Of Incarnate
Love it was said, "He saved others,
himself he cannot save."
The text was urged as a motto for
the New Year.
, At night the text was 2 Cor. 6 :2:
"Behold, now is the accepted time; be-
hold now is the day of salvation." First
the significance .of the word salvation
was shown to be the two works of
grace. Then t he application of '.' now"
was made:
1. A Dispensational Now-reaching
from the first setting of the throne of
grace down: to the time w.hen Jesiis shall
cease to inte,-eede in heaven, t he Holy
Spirit shall to plead on earth,
preachers shall cease to preach, and the
people of .God shall cease. to. labor for
the salvatipn of The time dra'':s
n'ear when the Triune God and all H1s
servants shall go into some other busi-
ness.
2. A Probational Now. This ex-
tends at the longest from birth to death.
We have no promise of an after-death
salvation. Preachers who bold out a
post mortem hope are presumptuous.
Indeed we have no assurance that a
man's probation extends as long as he
stays in this world. Some sin away
their day of grace; yet linger on here
-not yet damned, but certainly
doomed. .
a. A Periodal Now. This applies to
the diff.erent:. periods .of life-youth,
middl!'l age, and old age. The tinie
is youth-the very best is before we
teach .our teens'; t he best is before
we get out of our teens; the least best
.is before we get into middle life-en-
cumbered with cares, engrossed in so-
ciety and politics aud business. But lf
we fail in yout):l, then the next best time
is middle life-notwithstanding all the
responsibilities and burdens, and an-
xieties of this .period. Yes, because of
such things one especially needs salva-
tion. The final period is old age. This
is not 'the best time; but it 'is the o'nly
time left. After this is the period of
eternal destiny as settled by the use of
the periods of time. .
4. A Providential Now. such a time
as this_:_New Years, when people are
serious in taking stock not only of this
world but of moral char..aeter. On Sab:
bath evening-a particular time for
evangelistic and earnestness .
In God's house, where the pure word is
preached, where prny'er. rises from dear,
sympat.hetic hearts. What an oppor-
tune time! \Ve may never have an-
other. We hay; no promise. We can-
not lay up a tomorrow. \Ve are not
sure of another m1uute.
T)le Spirit. demonstrated the truth.
The acquiescence of souls was won. A
number came to the altar. Glory
crowned t.he mercy seat.
The following new members were r e-
ceived: A. E. Anderson, 1723 Santee
street; Florence Btand, 852 N. Broad-
way; Mrs. Carrie Brentner, 135 E. 30th
street; Mrs. Libbic Walter, 600 Wall
street; Mrs. Alice Mundorff, l\Iiss Finic
Mundorff, Walter E. Wrig)lt, Mrs. Ade-
laide C. Wright-an of 1026 E. 39th
.street. E. F. W.
PENTECOSTAL MISSIONARY SABBATH.
This will b<' at. ' FirF;t. Chi-irch all day
Sabbath, Jantull'Y 16th. Pastor \Vallier
will preach a mi:;:;ionary sermon in the
morning . . In the afternoon .there will
be a service of special missionary inter-
est. At night our General Superintend-
ent, Dr. Bresee, will have charge of the
services. Several outgoing Nazarene
missionaries will be present, and there
will be an ordination service. Let all
our people rally, an.d pray that the Holy
Ghost may have charge of all, and make
this indeed an high day in Zion ..
EARLY. AND STREET MEETINGS.
Sunday morning at the early prayer
meeting waves of Divine love swept
over those assembled. It was truly a
feast of good things from the store
bouse above. Bro. Jacobs gave us a
short but blessed talk on the 87th
Psalm. At the street meeting in the
evening there a goodly pumbcr of
workers present. Bro. Danner, the dean
of our Bible college, was with 'us. The
presence of such men is a source of in-
spiration to the street workers; we hope
he will come agai.n. S. Thomas.
[January. 6, 1910
COMPTON.
. On Sabbath Rev. W. A:
lVIiilar preache'd .a blessed message from
Isa. 9 :6. In the evening a precious love
feast was enjoyed .
Our Sunday school Christmas sct-
vices. were held on Monday even.ing,
December 27th, and were sealed by the
Lord in the salvation of several little
children. The messages in song and
recitation also lJaci the true ring of the
Christ child living withi.n the heart.
Bro. Chenault, who sdon sails as a
missionary to Japan, under the Pente-
costal Nazarene work, was with us on
the first Sabbath of the new year, and
after preaching from the text, ''Go ve
into all the world and preach the g,;s-
pcl; for the coming of the Lord draw-
eth nigh,'' he told us how the Lord had
called him to go to the. foreign .
Bto. Goodwin gave us a blessed New
Year's message in the evening from
Phil. 3 :13, 14. \Vith a new vigor, we
forget those things behind, and press
forward for the prize. There were s<>v-
cral scclrers at the altar.
We are full of praise t hat our pJe-
cious pastor, who has been ill for a
week, is much better; also Bro. Knot.t.
C. D. C.
GRAND AVENUE CHURCH.
A happy New Year. to you all. \Ve
liavc started on-for bigger things than
ever. Rain. and storm have prevented
us some in getting under way but we
arc still in the race. We get t he flood
drains in our end of town, and it hin-
ders scholars and folks from getting
over crossings, yet nevertheless we had
good congregations at all services fot
tho first Sabbath. of the year-. 'fhe pas-
tor preached from the Hebrew bene-
diction in Heb. 13 :20-23, in the morn-
ing, and from John 11 ::3!) in the even-
ing. vVc nrc looking forward to a
special season of revival meetings wit.h
Rev. Fred St. Clair in February and
pull on for n big victory. We haYc
everything to encourage us, and noth-
ing to discourage. The field is ours and
we are possessing it with the help of the
Lord. Services next Sabbath as usual.
Come along.
A number of the friends seem to hnvc
found it hard to present a Christmas
service without introducing Santa
Claus. We had no difficulty at Grand
Avenue Church. \Ve used a service by
the Hope Publishing Co. of Chicago en-
titled ''Christmas Praises.'' The music
was by Charles H. Gabriel, with whom
it had been our pleasure to be asso-
ciated somewhat in various meetings nt
Chicago. The music was of a '!'tigh class,
and refined and full of Christmas of
the right order. Every piece spolce of
Christ in no uncertain . . sounds, and
though there were five original "piecs
to speak" by the pastor of the church,
we have not- heard a clearer, cleaner, or
more spiritual Christmas service in
many moons. The children all did their
January 8. i910l
part finely, and large audience pres-
1 cnt were more than pleased.
C. V. L.
PASADENA, CAL.
Praise the Lord for the wonderful
glory He is manifesting in the midst
of the p eoP.le Goodwin was
presept with us at the preaching service
of the mornil)g, and read t he Scripture
h1SSOn, Psalms 91. Bro. Wilson, our pas-
tor , preached, and his text was Joshua
24 :15, which was a good foundation for
the sermon on t he home and family re-
lations.
Mrs. H. M. Kirk l ed the Young P eo-
ple's meeting. A short time was spent
in testimonies, most of it being given to
prnyer and Scripture r endi ng.
Bro. Guy Wilson delivered the mes-
sage of the evening, prenehing from
1 Cor. 1 :30. At the close, eleven seek-
l'rs came forward , some for conversion
nnd four f or sanctification . Eight of
t.hcsc came. through to victory.
Edna Murray.
SEC.OND CHURCH, PASADENA.
'fhe work in Second Church, Pasa-
dena, under the leadership of Sister
Palmer , pastor, and Bro. Hunter , as-
sistant, is prospering encouragingly ...
'!'hey are worshipping at prescnt in their
own hired house. At the Sunday after-
noon service a young man announced
that l1e had received a call to go to Af-
ri ca and requested the prayers of the
thurch. "While the little band knel t to-
wit h the laying on of bands by
the elders present, in answer to prayer
the Holy Ghost "fell upon us" as in
clays of old and all hearts were kincllcd
together a hol y flame of love.
LONG BEACH, CAL.
Opened fire her o yt>stnrdny iu r eal
earnest. Good crowds at both scrvic<'s.
Pastor preached at 11 }t. m. ; at
night. Two asked for prayers at. each
service. Rlcsscd victor y is coming-
to God! . Be her e (,D. V.) all of
.Tnnuary. Then Upland. F eb. 3-.13; t.htm
at Grand Ave. Feb. 20-Mnr. 26; then Im-
perial Valley, etc. Glory t o for
these open doors! Expecting this to he
t.he very best year of all my life. Happy
New Year to all t he Messenger contin-
gency! Prayer, mighty importunate
prayer , needed. P ray for us.
Fred St. Clair.
LATIN, CAL.
I think it certain that t he c' lnuch
will be built at IJntin Station ns I hn,p
deeded t hem a choice lot on Shorb H\'1'-
nue four hundr ed yards west of stat ic)ll
about three blocks, without a dollm or
debt, and t he p eople have n mind to
work and pray. Bro. Mashburn lws a
nice plan of .the church, seating two
hundred, and Superintendent Goodwin
advises trustee!J to plaster and paint,
making it comfortable and .nice, cost-
ing only $800,- which wm please the
people. The lot ia large enough or a
. parsonage also having an eastern front,
age, while t.he church has a south front-
. age-both very fortunate.
W. S. Bryant.
REDLANDS, CAL.
In Luke 2 :1t' we find those words,
"For unto yqu is born this. day in t he
.city of David a Savior which is Christ
the Lord. '' 0 how I praise God for a
risen Chris t. He was present with us
at our Christmas service at Yucaipa val-
ley. While I was the mes-
sage Miss Edna Chamberlnin dropped
to her knees and called upon God to
hrcak the bnnds of si n and .set her f r ee.
God heard the cry. and gave her a bless-
ing that she could not contain. So we
could sing joy to the world-the Lor d
has come. Bro. and Sister Chamber -
la in are faithful r escue workers.. May
Qod help us to do more and better work
t his year tl1an ever before.
A. D. Westfa11.
WHITTIER, CAL.
The revival meetings conduct ed by
Jlnrry ,J. Elliott at the Pentecostal
Church of t he Nazarene, Whittier, Cal. ,
hnvc been in progress since December
H>th and will co'ntinue over the Sab-
bnth, January 9th. The meetings have
been quite lnrgcly attended and full of
inter est. About fifty persons have been
at the alt ar ns seekers and most of t hem
have ohtnined the hlcssing sought.
night Bro. Ell iott r elated his
l'Xpcri<'n<'C, "From t he bar-r oom to the
pulpit"; the church was f ull of people
and the nltar ser vice was victorious.
F riday ni ght the watch-night servi ll c
was very largely attended alt hough the
clny was quite rainy. Sabbath night we
had a large C>rowd under g r eat convi c-
tion. On Sabbath n prominent .memher
of t he M. E. church attended the meet -
ings three t imes and stated he had at-
tended a g r eat many revival meetings
in Whittier but in his judgment this
was the best l1e bad been in, and he
strongly advised' the converts to join
the chur<>h wher e t hey were born, be-
cause their mother was the best person
to nurse and take care of them. Pray
for us that the r evival may continue.
Thomas Fln<'k.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DISTRICT.
Ther e ar c many happy providcnces in
this work of planting <enters of
fit"<' .. \Vhilt my has he<>n. iargely
tnkt>n up wi th tlw husinE'ss part of the
work in t he last tw11 Wt>lks. it be<'n
full of delight to sec the overruling
hand of God l'Cading on. giving victory
at. ever y point. As a successful bnsi-
n<'sR mAn looks well to the loCAtion of
.
9
his business, so. should we be eareful
.where we pur church buildings.
One of the moat important steps in
. planting. our work is to obtain a suit-
able place of worship in as central !J.
location as possible. -We need have no
failures in this :work of God
if our business men will put the same
business sense into it that they do ' into
J their own affairs.
Latin.
This strugli ng lit tie band of people
are coming on with their plans for a
new church, and have a good lot all
paid for, and plans have b een perfected
to commence the n ew church building
this week. It is to be a neat frame
building with rustic siding and plas-
. t er ed inside. will .be: inviting as
well as to afford a comfortable place of
worship. WAtch for .the announeement
of de.dication which will not be long
delnyed.
P asad.ena Second
much delay and no little plan-
ning, we have been able to complet e
arr a nqements for a church home for
Sister P almer's church in Pasadena. A
lot has been obtained on which is to be
moved a cottage for a parsonage and a
new church built on t he front
part of the lot. The building will b e
similar to the neat cottage church at
whittier . It is expected to commence
this building in the near future, and
that it will be r<'ady or dedic.ation by
t.l1 e first of April. This entire prop.erty
has been securt>d on reasonable . and
ver y easy tcrlns. The first cash pay-
ment is $300. whi C'h must he met in
the future. But we fully believe
thnt God will open the way for us.
Sister Palmer is doing a good work,
and is . gathering a good company of
people around her. \Vat<'h f or the
of dedication of t his. our first colored
church.
With Bro. ' Elliott.
We expect t o ' commence meetings at
Santa Barbara J:'anunry 9th, holding at
least twQ wc<'ks and longer as it sh all
seem providential. We have never
planted our banner s in this city, but
the way seems now open to hold a meet-
ing. nnd let all our people pray for a
mighty r evival of old-time r eligion. All
we desire is to see places of worship
wht>rc the salvation busines.'l can be car-
ried on. J . W. Goodwin.
.JII.Jii.Jil
NOTICE
THE ANNUAL MEETING of t h e
Stockholders of the Nazarene Pub-
lishing Co. will be held at the office
of the Company, 730 San Pedro St.,
city of Los Angles, California, on Jan-
bary 18th, 1910, at 7:30p. m., for the
purpose of electing directors and to
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meetina. .
FRED C. EPPER80N, 8eeretary.
10 Naza.renf! Messen11er
1107'7'0- "HOLINESS -lJNTO mE LORD."
Deets Pacific Bible College
641 E .. 28th St . Los Angelu. Cal.
PRESIDENT. REV. P. F. BRESEE V.-Pa&S'T, LESLIE F. GAY
DEA:N. REV. W. W. DANNER SECRSTARY. FREU C. EPPERSON
MATRON, Mas. S.M. ELY
BIBLE COURSE
Chapel Service Each Morning at S:liO.
Monday, 9 A. M.-HomlleUcs ..... ... ....... : . ... Rev. R. Pierce
10 A.M.-Moral Science ................ Rev. W. W. Danner
11 A. M.-Hollnees Biography .......... .. Rev. W. W. Danner
Tuesday, 9 A. M.-Engllsh ............................. Benj. D. Scott
10 A. M.-Theology ............... ,..... . .. Rev. W. W. Danner
11 A. M.-AIJ About the Bible ............. Rev. W . , W. Danner
Wednesday, 9 A. M.-Publlc Speaking ..... . Miss Adelaide Haller, Teacher
In Cumnock School of Expression.
10 A. M.-Sermoni:l:lng .................... Rev. W. W. Danner
11 A. M.-Isalah and Methods of Work .. . Rev. P. F. Bresee, D. D.
Thursday, 9 A.M.-Life of Christ ... ...... .. ... . . .. Rev. W. W. Danner
10 A. M.-Oid Test Studies . . ... . . ........ . Rev. W. W. Danner
11 A. M.-Church History ............... W. Burt Clark, LL. B.
Friday, 9 A.M.-Text Drill ........................ Fred C. Epperson
10 A. M.-New Test Studies ........... Rev. E. F. Walker, D. D.
11 A. M.-Hollness ... .. ........ .... . Rev. E. F. Walker, D. D.
Thursday, 7:30 P. M.-Vocal Music and Sight Reading ................
. . . . . . . . . . . . Miss K. Stone, Supervisor Music, Los Angeles City Schools
Vocal Music ............ ................. . ....... . .. . . ... Miss Nellie Green
Plano ............................................... : .... Mrs. H. Scheldeman
Advanced Piano................. ........ .. .. ...... ..... .... .. .... ...... . .... .. ... ..... ........... MiBB Lela B. Torre:r
ACADEMIC AND SELEC1ED
Miea Cora G. Snider, Su1>t.
Ari thmetic, Algebra, Physical Geography ................. MII!IS Cora G. Snider
Greek History ....... ....................................... Mr. Leslie Gay, Jr.
English, U. S. History, Latin ........................... Mr. Benj . D. Scott
........................................................... Mr. D. Mata
SPANISH MISSION
Mrs. M. McReynolds, Superintendent and Teacher In Engltsh and Wood's
Perfect Love.
Tht>ology .................................................... Mr. w. Brand
Philosophy or P lan of Salvation ............................... . ... . Mr. Warn
Biblical Geography .. ... ....... ..... . . .. . ........ .......... Mr. S. D. Athans
Text Drill and Officea of the H oly Splrtt .................... .. Mr. S. D. Athans
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COLLEGE NOTES.
Students arc entering into their work
<>nt.htlsiastically after the holiday vaca-
tion.
classes and increasing interest up to va-
cation. I believe we will continue to
grow. We l1ave great reason to be
thankful. . Please love us and pray for
us still.
Last Wednesday was observed as a
dlly of prayer at the college and it was
a time of great blessing from the Lord.
Mrs. l\f. M r.Rcynolds, Supt.
.JII.JI.tll
CALLED TO GO .OUT.
Ouite a company of our students un- Dear ftiends-Pnrsuan t to what I bc-
der the Cllre of Sisters Ely and Snider - . lieve to be the call of God in my soul I
went on a picn.ic outing on last Thurs- am giving up my secular business 'to
day. A good tnnP. was had and a ram- . . . . . '
hle 1 hat furnished us a tired though devote myself entn ely to the sp1 cad of
happy company in the evening. the of J esus Christ in the earth.
\"Ve gr.eatly rejoice in the increasing
interest manifested h:v our church at
large in her schools. To our mind, one
of the great questions before us and
upon us at this time is to establish and
provide for the maintenance. of proper
relations hetween 1hc educationtal and
spiritual interests of our church. \Ve
are praying the TJord to give our lead-
ers wisdom in this matter.
The following is a report to the dean
of the college:
December 29, 1900.
Dellr Brother in Christ:
With tlwnksgiving I render you this
r eport of first semester of the Mexican
branch o the Pacific Bihle College.
Our total enrollment was twenty-five.
All the teachers have faithfully fol-
lowed the cour se of study marked out
11n<l there has been progress. Dnt in
t.wo cases their work has heP-n inter -
fered with on account of si ckness. \Ve
have bnd a good a.ttendance in our
This is the third call I l1ave had within
three years, and I feel 1hat the salva-
tion of my soul depends on my obedi-
ence to the voice of the Spirit of God.
I shall engage in evangelistic work. en-
tering any door may be open'ed to
me to declare t)JC whole sonnsel of Gocl
as it is given me to see it. I r<>alize my
insufficienc-y' as a preacher, 11n<) this h;i"s
kept me hnck hitherto, hut knov;ing
that what God has promised He is well
able to perform, I go, not in my own
strength but in the power of His might
through faith in His name. .
\Ve are living in .an age of s]{epti<>ism
and suhtle infidelity and rationalism,
when t he old-fashioned truths of the
Bible need to be proclaimed with r e>-
newed zeal to a lost world that lieth
in clnrlmess. I am leaving the commer-
cial world, in which I have been a trav-
eling salesman for some years, to give
myself entirely to the word of the l;ord.
as I know it is the voice of God calling
me to it. He has shown this by anum-
her of dcfinit.e testE;. that such was His
[January .6, 1910
will, before. I was finally willing to step
out on the promise.
To me, then, who have been the very
w<1rst of sinners, .is this call given to go
in to all the world and preach the gospel
to every creature, that I can reach, that
''God is able to save to the uttermost
all that come unto Him by J esus
Christ.''
H. H. B. Ciprico.
330 Cednr Ave., Long Deaeh, Cal.
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Our Young_.People
NEDDY.'S NEW YEAR.
A little Shape came floating in,
And paused by Neddy's bed ;
"I'm half afraid to speak to yon,
And yet I must,'' it said ;
" I'm your New- Year -and oh, I wisf1
I <lidn 't have to be!
Because I've met outRide the door,
Your last Old Year , yon uee.
" He looked so weak nnd tired and sad,
And carried such n pnclt
Of angry words and f oolish scrapes
Upon his wear y baclc!
' Don 't, don't go in ! ' he (:ried to tile ;
' For though yon ' r e young and strong,
'l' hat boy will you just the
wreck (
. 'fhat I am now, ere long,!'
"ire on, with sigh\ ud. gJ:QU.ll , ,
I could not take, nhs!
His wise advice, f or come I must
. Before the hom: shoui<L pass._
Rut oh, if yon would only try
A different plan with me,
T ' m sure you'd he surprised to find
How happy we be!''
:-Jed blushed; he knew the Shape was
right;
" I'll try!" he murmured low;
And when once N eddy says a thing
He means it, too, you know.
Quarrel!! and put aside,
The Year was free and glad.
And Ned vowed " 'twas the jolliest
year
A f ellow <vcr had !"
PRAYING AND DOING.
" Bhss the poor li ttle chilrlrcn who
haven't got any beds t oni ght ," prayed
a Jittle boy just before he lay down on
his nice, warm cot on a cold, windy
night. '
His mot her S<l id: "You have just
asked God to bless t he poor children ;
what will you do to hel p them?"
The boy thought a moment: " \Vhy,
if I l1acl a hundred (akcs. cnongh for
the whole family, I would give them
some.''
"But you ha vc no cakes. " ' hat, then,
arc yon willing to do?"
The boy thought again. " I 'll give
them l1nlf of my money. I have seven
pcuuics. I'll give them four. \Vouldn 't
t hat hn right ?"-Selcctcd.
WHAT ARE YOU GOOD FOR?
"Childr en," said Mr. Brown, "what
is my watch good f or?"
'' To k eep time, '' the children an-
swered.
''But suppose it cnn 't be made to
l<eep time, wl1at is it good forY"
"It is good for nothing," they re-
plied.
"And whnt is this pencil for?"
"To mark with," said the f'hlldren.
" But s uppose it has no lead, rmcl will
not what is it good for?"
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" Good for nothif!g."
" Well," said Mr. Brown, "what ill
the usc of my knife?"
"To cut," answered the little ones.
"Suppose it has no blade." he
again, "then what .js the knife goo<i
for?" .
"Good for nothing."
" Tell me, now," said Mr. Brown,
"what is a boy or girl good for? V.' hat
is the chief end of man?"
"0, that's catechism, " replied 'Vinic
"to glorify God :wd to 1mjoy
him forever."
"V cry well ; if a boy or g i 1'1 not
d o what he or she is made f::lr; what is
he or she goocl for ?"
And the children all answm.-.d, wil h-
ont seeing to t hink how it wcn!tl sound:
"Good for nothing."
Dear boys and girl<>, if yon fa l:C not
"to glorify Go<l and to P. njc)y
Him forever." is it not just as if you
wf'J'e "good for
TWO FRIENDS.
" In n l\linnte" is a bad fri end; he
lllai<CS you i)ut off \vhat yOll Ought to UO
at once. and so gets you into a gr ent
(leal of trouble.
"Right away" is a good fri end ; he
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<lo. plcaliautly and quickly, and he
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A BIGGER SURPRISE.
" \Vher e arc you go in'. ma 1" asked
the youngest of the five childrell. "I'm
going to a surprise party. my dear, " an-
swered the mother. '' Arc we all go in'.
too 1" "No. dear. Yon wcren ' t in-
vited." After 11 f ew moments' deep
t hought: ma, then don't :'1'0\l
thi nk tlwy'd he lots mor e s urprised if
did take ns nll 7 "-St>lectcd.
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For whom the !!amb of God was slain.
If thou art rich with things of earth,
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SHUT THY DOOR.
Souls often grow lonely in a crowd,
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