,transcriber's ,notes ,the cover image was provided by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain4 ,the ,,index at the end of the book is in the form of a table of ,,contents1 and has been so labeled and moved to the front of the book following the ,preface4 ,punctuation has been standardized4 ,characters in small caps have been replaced by all caps4 ,non-printable characteristics have been given the following transliteration3 ,italic text3 -- text ,this book was written in a period when many words had not become standardized in their spelling4 ,words may have multiple spelling variations or inconsistent hyphenation in the text4 ,these have been left unchanged unless indicated with a ,transcriber's ,note4 ,scripture notation was shown in multiple formats4 ,these have been standardized into a single format4 ,transcriber's ,notes are used when making corrections to the text or to provide additional information for the modern reader4 ,these notes are not identified in the text1 but have been accumulated in a single section at the end of the book4 8,,born ,,of ,,the ,,spirit40 ,,or ,,gems ,,from ,,the ,,book ,,of ,,life4 ,a ,,miraculous ,,conversion4 ,,thrilling ,,manifestations ,,of ,,the ,,almighty',s ,,power4 ,to ,save the ,sick1 ,feed the ,hungry1 and ,clothe the ,naked4 ,,our ,,god ,,is ,,unchangeable4 ,,are ,,the ,,days ,,of ,,miracles ,,past8 ,,answered ,,by ,,the ,,author1 ,,rev4 ,,zenas ,,osborne4 ,,with ,,an ,,introduction ,,by ,,elder ,,moses ,,nathaniel ,,downing4 8,we use great plainness of speech40--,paul4 8,and the common people heard ,him gladly40--,mark4 ,,saratoga ,,springs1 ,n4 ,y4 ,,john ,,johnson ,,co4 #ahhh4 ,entered according to the act of ,congress in the year #ahhh1 ,,by ,,rev4 ,,zenas ,,osborne1 ,in the office of the ,librarian of ,congress1 at ,washington1 ,d4 ,c4 ,,introduction4 ,one of the specialties of this age is book-making4 ,this argues demand4 ,this demand1 especially in the realm of morals and religion is based1 partly on the prevalence of erroneous theories and the importance of their refutation2 partly on the necessity that renewed and increased emphasis be given to the word of ,god2 partly on the existence of what is called 8advanced thought10 and partly on the fact of a great reading public4 ,then let the good work go on4 ,the servants of sin and error are busy and persistent in pushing their productions to the front4 ,let the sons of 8grace and truth0 magnify their office1 and 8hold forth the ,word of ,life40 ,the demand for good and useful books will increase as long as error increases1 as long as truth and the ,church of ,christ are antagonized4 ,of all human interest that of the soul is paramount4 ,the truth which leads to its possession is priceless4 ,the vehicles of truth are various and many4 ,truth is the enemy and exterminator of error1 and when harnessed for war it pursues and overtakes its foe1 and victorious1 it shines the brighter1 and is the more appreciated by the contests through which its laurels are won4 8,the words of the wise are as goods1 and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies40 ,the preservation of their words is a sacred boon to the world4 ,the author of 8,born of the ,spirit10 or 8,gems from the ,book of ,life10 has hit on a taking title for his book1 and without doubt1 the careful and thoughtful reader will find that it is fully justified by the subject matter of its pages4 ,it is with great pleasure ,i introduce ,mr4 ,,osborne to the reader4 ,i have known him nearly thirty years1 and have been associated with him in the work of ,god in the ,susquehanna ,annual ,conference of the ,f4 ,m4 ,church over twenty years4 ,he is known to be an able minister of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,he has a religious experience4 ,he has been 8born again1 not of blood1 nor of the will of the flesh1 nor of the will of man1 but of ,god40 ,the many years he has spent in the ,gospel ministry and his deep ,christian experience have not only enabled him to gather many 8,gems from the ,book of ,life10 but also have qualified him to speak with no uncertain sound on the topics treated in his book4 ,the arrangement of the work is admirable1 being in short chapters1 each one complete in itself4 ,may it have a wide sale1 not only throughout the denomination of his choice1 but also in thousands of homes in the 8regions beyond40 ,and wherever it goes may it demolish error1 encourage ,christian faith1 inspire ,christian zeal1 intensify ,christian love2 and may the author1 having grown gray and nearly worn out in the service of ,christ1 find at the resurrection of the just not only that he is counted among that redeemed throng1 but also that his 8,born of the ,spirit10 his 8,gems from the ,book of ,life10 has1 by the blessing of ,god1 added a multitude to that count4 ,m4 ,n4 ,,downing4 ,,binghamton1 ,n4 ,y41 ,april #bd1 #ahhh4 ,,dedication4 ,to the memory of her who became my companion when we first set sail on the domestic voyage of life1 and who for seventeen years1 by her amiability1 ,christian integrity1 and faithfulness as a wife and mother1 made home earth's ,paradise2 and subsequently to her who for nearly twenty-five years has stood so heroically with me in the joys1 sorrows1 toils and sufferings consequent upon an itinerant's life2 and to the dear children given to us by these sacred relations1 who now1 as the infirmities of this uncertain life are coming upon us with sure and certain tread1 manifest in the silvery locks1 furrowed cheeks1 bedimmed vision--all indicating that our sun is rapidly descending the western slope1 so tenderly care for us in bearing the burdens of life1 and lovingly provide for our comfort1 is this work sacredly dedicated by ,,the ,,author4 ,,preface4 ,my reasons for writing and publishing this book are3 #a--;,i believe that the ,lord wanted me to4 ,the burden has been on my heart for years to do this very thing4 #b--;,i have a great desire to perpetuate the glory of ,god for the miraculous power displayed in saving one1 who had been so great a sinner as me1 and for so many years in the toil and conflict of life1 leading me beside the still waters1 and into green pastures2 delivering me out of the hand of my enemies1 and all their expectation again and again2 bringing re-enforcements when it seemed that all supplies were cut off4 #c--,on several occasions for miraculous deliverance from drowning1 when others perished1 and for the preservation of life on other occasions1 when nearly kicked to death by vicious horses1 and badly bruised by them4 #d--,living on the old battle ground1 where so many battles were fought between 8,the ,buffalo ,regency0 on one side1 and ,god's militant host on the other1 and being so well acquainted with both sides1 and the questions involved1 which resulted in the formation of the ,free ,methodist ,church1 and in the order of ,providence ,i was making the ,rev4 ,john ,e4 ,robie a call when the ,buffalo ,regency met in council1 and determined upon the expulsion of all that endorsed ,methodism clean and clear2 and then1 on the other side1 ,i was often present at ,bro4 ,amos ,hard's when councils of war met1 and determined to stand by the 8old landmarks10 however much it might cost them4 ,truly1 there were giants in those days4 ,a nobler class of saints never wore a martyr's crown than those of the old ,genesee ,conference4 ,their memory is still precious4 #e--,to encourage precious souls that have taken the narrow way1 that have left old associations that had in days gone by been as dear to them as life1 but for conscience sake and the glory of ,god1 had forsaken all and cast their lot in with the unpretentious1 whose aim and object is to do all the good possible to the souls and bodies of men1 and gain the skies at last4 ,and to persuade those who really desire to be just what ,god designed we should be1 and want all the light and help possible to do likewise1 cast their lot in with the few1 if the ,holy ,spirit leads you in that direction4 ,it pays richly to follow the ,pillar of fire1 even though it may lead in peculiar ways4 ,it is the safe way4 ,every article written in this book has been1 we humbly trust1 the promptings of the ,spirit for the salvation of souls and the building up of the ,redeemer's ,kingdom4 #f--;,it has been frequently stated that the days of miracles are past1 and that we are not to expect any very great displays of ,god's saving power in these days of light and culture2 but these expressions are not in harmony with a thus saith the ,lord and experience4 ,my conversion was just as marvelous as ,st4 ,paul's1 and what ,i have passed through1 and have seen of ,god's power on others for more than thirty years1 has been just as miraculous as the healing of the lame man at the beautiful gate1 or the man that was blind1 whom ,jesus touched1 8and lo1 he saw men as trees walking40 ,that double cure mentioned in this volume was just as great a marvel as the expelling of the legion of devils from the men of 8,gadara40 ,,contents4 ,,chap4 ,,title ,introduction ,dedication ,preface #a4 ,a ,translation #b4 ,i ,wanted to ,swear #c4 ,about ,my ,tobacco #d4 ,the ,plague of ,narcotics #e4 ,a ,call to the ,ministry #f4 ,a ,particular ,providence #g4 ,a ,peculiar ,people #h4 ,the ,free ,methodist ,church a ,necessity #i4 ,dreams1 ,presentiments #aj4 ,healing ,faith #aa4 ,a ,double ,cure #ab4 ,justification #ac4 ,a ,direct ,route #ad4 ,rest1 ,but ,not ,loiter #ae4 ,a ,living ,sacrifice #af4 ,the ,law ,and ,the ,gospel #ag4 ,keep ,the ,sabbath ,day ,holy #ah4 ,your ,fruit ,unto ,holiness #ai4 ,without ,natural ,affection #bj4 ,sowing ,and ,reaping #ba4 ,to ,actual ,settlers #bb4 ,the ,widow's ,mite #bc4 ,are ,we ,drifting #bd4 ,pap #be4 ,victory #bf4 ,lock ,up #bg4 ,a ,success #bh4 ,they ,might ,be ,a ,success #bi4 ,fear1 ,or ,the ,scare-crow ,devil #cj4 ,trust #ca4 ,seeing ,eye ,to ,eye #cb4 ,the ,edge ,off #cc4 ,the ,old ,salt ,lick #cd4 ,be ,positive #ce4 ,the ,dead ,line #cf4 ,pump ,logs #cg4 ,the ,end #ch4 ,conclusion ,i4 ,a ,,translation4 8,once ,i wandered in the maze of error1 ,in the downward road2 ,oft my soul was filled with fear and terror ,when ,i thought of ,god4 ,jesus saw me rushing on to ruin1 ,offered pardoning grace2 ,and ,i left the way ,i was pursuing1 ,turned and saw his face4 ,,chorus-- ,now ,i feel my sins forgiven1 ,through th' atoning blood1 ,and ,i have a blessed hope of heaven1 ,glory be to ,god4 ,i am glad ,i ever found the ,saviour1 ,now ,i'm fully blest2 ,there are pleasures in ,his pardoning favor1 ,joy1 and peace1 and rest4 ,i'm standing on the holy mountain1 ,near ,salvation's pool1 ,and the waters from the bursting fountain ,cheer my thirsty soul4 ,i've left earth's vain and fleeting pleasures1 ,bade them all adieu2 ,and ,i'm seeking now for heavenly treasures1 ,lasting1 pure and true4 ,glittering toys of time1 farewell forever2 ,to you ,i'll not bow2 ,i will leave my blessed ,jesus never2 ,he's my portion now4 ,i will tell ,salvation's pleasing story1 ,while ,i live below1 ,and ,i'll try to spread my ,saviour's glory1 ,everywhere ,i go4 ,when the word is from the ,master given1 #8,child1 from toiling cease1' ,i expect to find a home in heaven1 ,home of endless peace40 ,when young1 ,i was 8trained up in the nurture and admonition of the ,lord40 ,well do ,i recollect some of the first lessons taught me by my parents--such as 8,our ,father which art in heaven10 and 8,now ,i lay me down to sleep10 and others of a like character4 ,these were in the morn of life1 printed upon memory's tablet4 ,i always believed there was a divine reality in the religion of ,jesus ,christ4 ,i do not recollect a long time when the ,spirit of ,god did not strive with me1 and often powerfully2 so that frequently ,i felt that ,i was the chief of sinners4 ,i would often resolve to seek the ,lord1 and when the time came ,i would procrastinate for a more convenient season4 ,thus ,i grieved my heavenly ,father for thirty-two long years4 ,i wonder that ,god spared my unprofitable life so long4 ,my father was a lover of the truth1 as it is in ,christ ,jesus4 ,he had great respect for the ,sabbath--hence the children were not allowed to play and frolic about on the ,lord's ,day4 ,i praise ,god for these early1 godly impressions4 ,well do ,i recollect1 when a very small child1 sitting in my little chair1 and singing with my father these beautiful lines1 8,o1 how happy are they who their ,saviour obey10 etc4 ,at the age of eight ,i went with my father to a quarterly meeting1 held in a barn4 ,while the saints were upon their knees in prayer1 ,i was upon my knees calling upon the name of the ,lord4 ,i felt something going through me like lightning1 producing a heavenly sweetness2 also that ,i had suddenly been put in possession of wings1 for ,i felt like flying4 ,as ,i look back upon this scene1 ,i have no doubt but that ,god's blessing was upon me on that occasion4 ,i was frequently under such deep conviction of sin that ,i could not sleep nights4 ,these seasons of deep conviction continued with me until ,i was converted to ,god4 ,after these seasons of conviction ,i became more hardened in sin4 ,on several occasions ,i was brought near to death by disease1 drowning1 and in other ways4 ,if being delivered from the jaws of death in a variety of ways is evidence of our election1 then ,i am elected1 for ,i have been thus delivered4 ,i praise ,god that our election has a different foundation--even ,,jesus ,,christ--the ,saviour of men4 ,at the age of twenty1 ,i agreed with some of my associates to go forward to the mourners' seat for prayers1 as the preacher had said that the next night would close the meetings unless there should be a move among the sinners4 ,we did not want the meetings to close1 neither did we mean to get religion at that time4 ,i loved to attend religious meetings1 not because it was right1 but to see and be seen1 and to enjoy the society of kindred spirits4 ,the night arrived in which we had agreed to make a move1 to prevent the meetings from being broken up4 ,meetings had been run for several weeks1 without any apparent success1 until the night in which we had agreed to move4 ,after preaching1 the invitation was given to any wishing religion4 ,one of the company went forward1 and then another4 ,i thought of my word2 ,i had agreed to go4 ,it was an awful moment with me4 ,i thought that we were trifling with the ,almighty4 ,i would have given worlds1 if ,i could1 to be out of the scrape4 ,i shook from head to foot1 like ,belshazzar of old4 ,i was completely covered with sweat1 so terribly was ,i exercised4 ,the company had all gone2 ,i was left4 ,i started2 had all ,i could do to get to the seat4 ,god overruled this for ,his glory4 ,some twenty-five went forward that night4 ,the meetings went on with power and profit4 ,many were converted to ,god4 ,my condition was painful in the extreme4 ,for several days after this ,i seemed to be on the boundary line between the two worlds1 and about to be ushered into the everlasting burnings4 ,whenever ,i closed my eyes to sleep ,i seemed to be surrounded by the damned in hell4 ,o1 what a view ,i had of the lost6 ,how ,i seemed to hear the wailings of despair1 and realized that this was the doom of the wicked4 ,after this ,i became more wicked than before4 ,i was a complete adept in wickedness4 ,i had been free from all parental restraint from the time ,i was about twelve years old4 ,i mingled in all kinds of society2 hence ,i had an excellent opportunity for learning much of the evil that exists at the present day4 ,i learned too much4 ,i wonder that ,god did not cut me off in my sins1 after grieving his spirit so long4 ,he is not willing that any should perish4 ,i had felt for several years that ,i should not have the strivings of the ,spirit but once more1 and then1 if ,i did not yield1 ,i should be left to myself1 abandoned of ,god4 ,on the fifth of ,february1 #aheg1 ,god met me in the road4 ,these words came with great force to my mind3 8,choose you this day whom ye will serve4 ,come1 decide the matter now4 ,if you mean to serve the devil the remainder of your life1 say so right here4 ,have this matter settled forever4 ,if you mean to give yourself to ,god1 do it now6 ,this is the time40 ,these were awful moments to me4 8,choose you this day whom ye will serve40 ,i was pressed to a decision4 ,my immortal spirit seemed to balance between heaven and hell4 ,heaven1 with all that is lovely1 joys immortal forever at ,god's right hand1 seemed to be clearly presented on the one hand2 and the damnation of hell on the other4 ,which will you have8 ,i resolved from that time1 henceforth and forever1 to seek after and serve ,god with all my redeemed powers4 ,that evening ,i erected a family altar1 and commenced calling upon the name of the ,lord4 ,the next morning ,i thanked ,god for keeping me and mine through the night2 and when seated around the table ,i thanked ,god for the food prepared for us4 ,this was really a great cross4 ,i had vowed to ,god1 the residue of my life should be spent in ,his service4 ,i continued to seek the ,lord by doing everything ,i thought a ,christian ought to do4 ,i made it a specialty to get religion4 ,i cried unto the ,lord with all my heart1 and the more ,i prayed the worse ,i felt4 ,for three days and nights ,i was wrestling with ,god in prayer4 ,i confessed my sins4 ,i did all that ,i could4 ,after continuing in this way for about three days1 it occurred to me that there was no mercy for me4 ,i had sinned away the day of grace4 ,these were truly awful moments to me4 ,no hope6 ,no mercy6 ,no salvation6 ,right here the spirit whispered to my aching heart1 8,believe in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ and thou shalt be saved20 and blessed be ,god1 right here ,i was enabled to believe that ,jesus ,christ was my ,saviour4 ,my weight of guilt was gone4 ,joy and peace filled my heart4 ,old things had passed away1 and behold6 all things had become new4 ,i sprang to my feet and praised ,god aloud6 ,at this point in my experience1 my feelings are well described in those beautiful lines of ,dr4 ,hunter3 ,sinking and panting1 as for breath1 ,i knew not help was near me1 ,and cried1 8,o1 save me1 ,lord1 from death6 ,immortal ,jesus1 hear me60 ,then1 quick as thought1 ,i felt ,him mine1 ,my ,saviour stood before me6 ,i saw his brightness round me shine1 ,and shouted1 ,glory6 ,glory6 ,oh1 sacred hour6 ,oh1 hallowed spot6 ,where love divine first found me2 ,wherever falls my distant lot1 ,my heart shall linger round thee6 ,and when from earth ,i rise to soar ,up to my home in heaven1 ,down will ,i cast my eyes once more1 ,where first ,i was forgiven4 ,,ii4 ,i ,,wanted ,,to ,,swear2 ,,or1 ,,how ,i ,,knew ,,the ,,doctrine ,,of ,,entire ,,holiness1 ,,as ,,taught ,,by ,,john ,,wesley ,,to ,,be ,,true4 ,my conversion to ,god was as clear as the sun at noon-day2 8,old things passed away and all things became new40 ,as ,i looked out the next morning upon the fields and woods1 all seemed to be praising ,god4 ,my soul was completely ravished with his love4 ,i had been 8translated from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of ,god's dear ,son40 ,i was emphatically a new creature in ,christ ,jesus2 all the aspirations of my soul were changed4 ,i wanted to tell everybody what the blessed ,jesus had done for me2 ,i felt like crying continually1 8,behold the ,lamb60 ,god helped me to tell the story of the cross1 which kept the fire burning within--,glory to ,god6 8,as ,i came to ,zion1 songs and everlasting joy was upon my head10 and in my heart4 ,for days 8,not a cloud did arise to darken my skies1 ,or hide one moment1 my ,lord from my eyes40 8,and ,i could not believe ,that ,i ever should grieve1 ,that ,i ever should suffer again40 ,i thought that ,i never should have any more bad feelings2 ,i expected to rejoice evermore4 ,this state of things continued about three weeks2 when at family prayer in the evening ,i was very much blessed4 8,heaven came down my soul to greet1 and glory crowned the mercy seat40 ,i was praising ,god with a heart overflowing with love1 when suddenly my jaws closed2 ,i wanted to continue praising ,god1 but could not2 my jaws were set together like a steel trap2 they would not open4 ,i thought it would be some relief if my wife or sister would pray4 ,i tried to turn around to see why they did not1 but could not2 ,i was immovably fixed on my knees4 ,i began to wonder what was the matter4 ,the devil told me it was a paralytic stroke4 ,i said1 8,yes1 ,i guess it is20 then darkness came upon me4 ,i did not feel quite as well after that4 ,the next accusation was ,i had got a fit of apoplexy1 to which ,i said1 8,yes1 ,i guess ,i have20 then darkness spread over me afresh4 ,he said that ,i was a fit subject for apoplexy1 and probably ,i was very near my end1 as they generally died with the third fit4 ,i consented to all he said as true1 and before this passed off ,i was feeling bad1 all through ignorance and unbelief4 ,i do not know how long ,i remained in this helpless condition1 but when ,i came out ,i felt that ,i had been shocked with a heavy battery4 ,while in this condition ,i was in full possession of every faculty of the mind1 and remember distinctly all that occurred4 ,i was a disbeliever in the power of the ,holy ,ghost to slay people1 notwithstanding ,i had been accustomed to seeing such things from youth1 but really believed it to be mesmerism or excitement4 ,after ,i came out of this it occurred to me that perhaps what ,i had just experienced was the power of the ,holy ,ghost2 and if so1 ,i had done wrong4 ,i went immediately to have the matter settled4 ,i told my father that ,i wanted to be right1 and if what ,i had just passed through was the effect of the ,holy ,ghost1 let it come on me in the same way again4 ,i felt it coming as before2 and he that said it was a fit of apoplexy1 now said1 8,look out1 it will kill you40 ,i sprang to my feet and cried to the ,lord to stay his hand4 ,it seemed to me that ,i could not live under the pressure1 under that weight of love that ,god was letting down into my soul and on my body4 ,i went to bed1 but not to sleep4 ,the accuser was after me2 he told me that my duty was very plain4 8,ever since ,god converted you1 you have been continually asking ,him to bless you2 it has come very near killing you1 and will if you continue in this way2 now you must ask ,god not to bless you40 ,i very soon learned that these suggestions were from the devil2 and that to be the ,lord's entire1 to follow the ,lamb whithersoever he would lead us1 was to place ourselves in direct opposition to the mass of those that profess the religion of ,jesus ,christ4 ,i began to realize that the religion of ,jesus ,christ was peculiar2 unlike the world2 and if ,i saved my soul1 ,i must be peculiar4 ,the question came with force3 ,are you willing to be peculiar for ,god8 ,my spirit seemed to be willing1 but the flesh rebelled4 ,i thought much of my good name4 ,now ,i saw1 that to be a real child of ,god1 was to suffer and bear reproach4 ,o1 how ,i writhed in agony4 ,what6 to have my good name cast out as evil1 to be misunderstood1 considered as filth1 rejected of men4 ,here was dying2 this was painful1 to bring all my powers to submit to the will of ,god4 ,i thought1 when ,i was converted that ,i had given all to him2 but here was something that ,i did not see at that time4 ,i had commenced a pilgrimage1 and had no disposition to go back4 ,i had left ,sodom1 and still the command was ringing in my ears1 8,escape for thy life1 look not behind thee1 neither stay thou in all the plain2 escape to the mountain lest thou be consumed40 ,as the light was shining upon me1 and the way1 and after much wrestling in prayer1 not only my will responded to the will of ,god1 but ,i could say all through me-- 8,lord1 obediently ,i'll go1 ,gladly leaving all below40 ,after this my peace flowed like a river4 8,jesus all the day long ,was my joy and my song40 ,i lived in a heavenly atmosphere1 far above the common walks of life4 ,glory to ,god and the ,lamb forever6 for a salvation that has life and peace and joy in the ,holy ,ghost1 amen6 and amen6 ,the fire burns while ,i write--bless the ,lord6 ,i believed that ,jesus saved me from all my sins4 ,i did not understand the nature of inbred sin4 ,i had felt nothing but love to ,god and all mankind4 ,the roots of old depravity had not yet been disturbed1 hence ,i did not believe they existed4 ,i was soon to be tested upon this point4 ,soon after my conversion ,i had placed in my hands several works on holiness3 ,wesley1 ,wallace1 ,foster1 and ,mrs4 ,palmer4 ,on examining these books ,i felt that ,i had got in the first blessing all they claimed for the second4 ,i was soon to learn that justification1 though clear and positive1 did not remove the roots of bitterness1 the remains of the carnal mind4 ,about four weeks after my conversion1 one cold day in ,march1 ,i wanted to move a stove of the ,clinton air-tight pattern from one room to another with the fire in it1 just as we were using it1 as it was cold1 and the only stove we had up4 ,i laid my plans1 and commenced the job in earnest4 ,i succeeded in getting the pipe in position and the stove moved1 but now came the tug of war4 ,the pipe would not go together as ,i expected4 ,i had been feeling remarkably good1 but suddenly my feelings underwent a tremendous change2 ,i seemed to be all on fire2 and like ,mount ,vesuvius1 just ready to belch forth fire and lava4 ,you ask1 dear reader1 what was the matter8 ,why1 my pipe would not go together2 and besides1 ,i pinched my fingers1 the smoke filled my eyes1 and yet the pipe would not unite4 ,again and again ,i pinched my fingers and smoked my eyes until it seemed to me that ,i should burst if ,i did not curse and swear with all my might4 ,i set my jaws together like a steel trap1 lest ,i should give vent to the smoke that raged within4 ,i finished my job1 and away ,i went1 to where no eye but ,god could see me4 ,i fell on my face and cried for mercy4 ,this element in my heart gave me more pain than anything ,i had ever met with4 ,o1 how ,i loathed myself4 ,i saw clearly the nature of my disease4 ,old depravity was at the bottom of all this difficulty4 ,the tree had been cut down1 but the roots were all there4 ,dear reader1 these roots may not have affected you just as they did me2 but if you are not sanctified wholly1 they are there1 in the heart and will1 when the hot breath of ,apolyon comes upon you1 strive for the supremacy4 ,this experience brought clearly to my mind1 the doctrine of sanctification as taught by ,john ,wesley4 ,i commenced in earnest the study of the ,bible1 to learn ,god's will in this matter4 ,i found it full of holiness4 ,i saw that it was not only my privilege to be made holy in this life1 but a positive command3 8,be ye holy1 for ,i am holy40 ,my conviction for this blessing was deep1 clear1 pungent and abiding4 ,o1 how my soul cried out after a clean heart4 ,i said that if the religion of ,jesus ,christ did not take out all sin from the heart1 it was a failure4 ,blessed be ,god6 ,i have proved that ,jesus ,christ can save to the uttermost4 ,in fifty-eight1 at a camp-meeting in ,bergen1 ,n4 ,y41 ,i was enabled to give myself fully to ,god1 and to claim ,jesus ,christ as my full and complete ,saviour4 ,o1 how ,i felt the blood washing and cleansing my heart1 from all the remains of the carnal mind4 ,when the blessing came ,i was lost to all surrounding objects2 but what communion ,i had with the ,father and with the ,son1 and with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,light shone all through me4 ,i could see every part of my moral being2 and ,o6 how clean and pure2 those roots were gone4 ,my soul cried out-- 8',tis done1 ,thou dost this moment save1 ,with full salvation bless1 ,redemption in ,thy blood ,i have1 ,and spotless love and peace40 ,,iii4 ,,about ,,my ,,tobacco4 ,for years prior to my conversion to ,god1 ,i had firmly believed that 8strait is the gate and narrow is the way which leadeth unto life1 and few there be that find it40 ,the consecration to be made in order to receive the grace of ,god and eternal life seemed to me to include every thing3 all we think1 speak or do4 ,to meet this demand1 my business relations had to be given up4 ,i had used tobacco about twelve years2 but in making my consecration to ,god ,i left this out4 ,it had never occurred to me that it was wicked to use it2 in fact1 ,i had never heard or read that it was4 ,i had associated with the ,methodists from my youth up1 and knew that her preachers1 class-leaders and stewards used it2 and having an exalted opinion of them1 had come to look upon the practice as harmless4 ,and yet it did seem to me that preachers of the ,gospel of ,jesus ,christ ought to be clean and pure4 ,god the ,holy ,ghost1 let me see1 the first time ,i used it after my conversion1 that it was wrong for me to use it4 ,as ,i put the filthy stuff in my mouth1 the ,holy ,spirit said1 8,what do you do that for80 ,this came with such force that ,i was very much startled4 ,i replied that ,i used it for the dyspepsia4 ,the ,spirit said1 8,you have no dyspepsia2 and if you had1 tobacco would not cure it2 it rather creates it40 ,i then tried to hunt up other reasons for using it1 as the ,spirit of ,god continued to press the question1 8,what do you use it for80 ,but all my reasons were completely upset by the clear reasoning of conscience and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i now perceived that ,god was trying to teach me the way of life more perfectly4 ,he said1 8,you have given yourself to me1 to be mine entirely40 ,i said1 8,yea1 ,lord1 all is thine40 8,your body is a temple for the ,holy ,ghost2 you are to be temperate in all things2 nothing must enter it that defileth2 tobacco defileth it4 ,all you possess belongs to ,god--your money1 your time1 talents--all are his1 and must be used for ,his glory2 hence you cannot spend your money for tobacco40 ,a great many ways were pointed out to me in which ,i could glorify ,god in a proper use of what ,he had given to me1 instead of an investment worse than useless4 ,every time that ,i used it after my conversion1 until ,i wholly abandoned it1 this same controversy was kept up4 ,in reading the ,bible ,i found it condemned the practice4 ,i became satisfied that ,i had got to abandon either the one or the other--my tobacco or ,jesus ,christ4 ,i could not remain justified and defile myself with it4 ,now came the giving up process4 ,i resolved to do it gradually1 lest ,i should be made sick1 for the tempter told me that would be the result4 ,i then threw away my box1 and carried what tobacco ,i had down cellar1 determined not to use it but three times a day1 and thus by a gradual process work a cure4 ,i soon wanted a chew4 ,down cellar ,i went and took the weed2 it never seemed to taste quite so good before2 so self suggested the idea of putting a little in my pocket2 ,i might want a little very much2 so ,i put a little in my pocket2 and thus ,i continued to do until my tobacco was all gone2 and instead of carrying it in a box1 or in one pocket1 ,i had it in nearly every pocket about me4 ,oh1 how mean ,i felt when ,i was brought to a realization of my bondage to such a filthy habit4 ,it had wound its slimy folds about me so long that ,i seemed to be completely within its power4 ,but here ,i resolved to try the strength and power of grace divine4 ,i now determined to be a free man2 sink or swim1 survive or perish1 living or dying1 ,i meant to have the victory over this habit4 ,i got down before ,god in the dust1 told him all about my weakness1 and about my miserable habit1 and cried1 8,o ,lord1 deliver me from this filthy1 wicked1 intemperate habit1 for ,jesus' sake4 ,amen40 ,blessed be ,god1 help came4 ,i got the victory4 ,oh1 glory to ,god and the ,lamb forever and ever4 ,every band was severed2 ,i was free1 and blessed be ,god1 ,i have walked at liberty ever since4 ,i have never had the least desire to use the weed since ,i was delivered from my bondage to filth4 ,since then ,i can sing-- 8,now ,i am from bondage free1 ,every chain is riven2 ,jesus makes me free indeed1 ,just as free as heaven40 ,,iv4 ,,the ,,plague ,,of ,,narcotics4 ,a part of this article is from the pen of ,dr4 ,talmage4 ,he said that ,america had some as bad plagues as those of ,egypt1 and characterized narcotics as follows3 8,in all ages the world has sought out some flower or herb or weed to stimulate1 to alleviate1 or to compose its griefs4 ,a drink called nepenthe calmed the nerves of ,greeks and ,egyptians4 ,theben women knew how to compound it4 ,nepenthe passed away and next came hasheesh1 manufactured from ,indian hemp4 ,whole nations have been stimulated1 narcotized1 and made imbecile with the use of accursed hasheesh4 ,visions are conjured up gorgeous and magnificent beyond all description1 but it finally drags down body1 mind and soul4 ,i knew one of the most brilliant men of this city 7,philadelphia7 taken captive by this drug4 ,friends tried in vain to save him4 ,first body gave way1 then his mind4 ,he became a raving maniac1 blaspheming ,god into a starless eternity4 ,,opium is the scourge of nations40 ,in #ahfa we used #aji1jjj pounds4 ,in #ahhg not far from #a1jjj1jjj pounds4 ,at the present--#ahhh--we have1 beyond doubt1 more than #a1jjj1jjj opium consumers4 ,that is appalling6 ,don't think that those are merely barbaric ,asiatics4 ,,samuel ,,taylor ,,coleridge1 after conquering the world1 was conquered by opium4 ,there are thousands1 more women than men1 who are being bound body1 mind and soul by this terrific drug4 ,there is a great mystery about some families4 ,you don't know why they don't get along4 ,the opium habit is stealthy1 deceitful1 deathful4 ,you can cure one hundred drunkards where you can cure one opium eater4 ,have you just begun to use it for the assuagement of physical distress8 ,i beg of you stop6 ,the pleasures at the start will not pay for the horrors at the end4 ,,morphia is a blessing from ,god for the relief of pain1 but it was never intended to be prolonged for years4 ,statistics show that there are opium eaters in this country exceeding a million4 ,with some hydrate of chloral is taking the place of opium4 ,,baron ,,liebig knows that one chemist in ,germany makes half a ton of hydrate of chloral a week4 ,there are multitudes taken down with this drug4 ,look out for hydrate of chloral6 ,you never heard a sermon against opium1 but it seems to me there ought to be ten thousand pulpits turned into a quickening flame1 thundering ,zion's warning against this black narcotic4 ,you all know what botanists describe as ,,nicotiana4 ,you know it as the inspiring1 elevating1 emparadising1 nerve-shattering1 dyspepsia-breeding1 health-destroying tobacco4 ,i shall not be offensively personal on this subject1 for you nearly all use it4 ,you say that ,god made it1 and it is good4 ,yes1 it is good to kill moths1 to kill ticks on sheep1 to strangle all kinds of vermin1 to fumigate pestiferous places4 ,you say ,god created it for some particular use4 ,yes1 so ,he did henbane1 and nux vomica1 and copperas1 and belladona1 and all those poisons4 ,you say men live to be old who use it4 ,yes1 in the sense that the man lasted well who was pickled4 ,smokers are turned into smoked livers4 ,you should advise your children to abstain from it1 because the whole medical fraternity of the ,united ,states and ,great ,britain pronounced it the cause of wide-spread ill-health4 ,drs4 ,agnew1 ,hamilton1 ,woodward--the whole medical fraternity1 ,allopathic1 ,homeopathic1 ,hydropathic and ,eclectic denounce it4 ,the use of tobacco tends to drunkenness4 ,it creates unnatural thirst4 ,the way that leads down to a drunkard's grave and a drunkard's hell is strewn thick with tobacco leaves4 ,that man is not thoroughly converted who has not only got his heart clean1 but got his mouth clean also4 ,,ben4 ,,franklin said he never saw a well man in the exercise of common sense who would say that tobacco did him any good4 ,,thomas ,,jefferson argued against the culture of tobacco4 ,,horace ,,greeley said3 8,it is a burning stench40 ,,daniel ,,webster said3 8,let those men who smoke go to the horse shed40 ,one reason why there are so many victims to the tobacco habit is because so many ministers smoke and chew4 ,they smoke until they have bronchitis1 and then the dear people must send them to ,europe4 ,i can name three eminent clergymen who died of cancer in the mouth1 an evil caused by their tobacco4 ,there has been many a clergyman whose tombstone was covered up with eulogy1 who ought to have had an inscription1 8,killed by too much ,cavendish40 ,some smoke until the room is blue1 their spirits are blue1 the world is blue4 ,the ,american clergymen who are indulging in the habit should repent4 ,how can a man preach repentance when he indulges in such a habit4 ,i have known ,presbyteries and ,general ,assemblies and ,general ,synods where there was a room set apart for ministers to smoke in4 ,it is time we had an anti-tobacco reform in the ,presbyterian1 the ,baptist1 and the ,congregational churches40 ,thank ,god there is one church1 the ,,free ,,methodist1 that has a pure ministry4 ,they are not defiled by 8narcotics40 ,none are received into the ,free ,methodist ,church that use tobacco in any way1 in the ministry or laity4 ,v4 ,a ,,call ,,to ,,the ,,ministry4 ,the ,gospel of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ is a system of instruction4 ,it contemplates the instruction of the ignorant until the whole world shall be enlightened2 until the knowledge of ,christ shall cover the whole earth as the waters cover the sea4 ,it makes provision for having this instruction perpetuated4 ,god provides for every department of this stupendous work of bringing this wicked world back from her revolt to ,christ and ,god4 ,to this end the ministry were appointed4 ,under the old dispensation ,god appointed men to preach and teach4 ,they were termed prophets4 ,they spake as they were moved upon by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,enoch was a preacher4 ,he taught the doctrine of a general judgment1 the resurrection of the dead1 and a just retribution for our conduct in this life4 ,he taught the duty of repentance of all wrong deeds4 ,he enforced his preaching by a godly life4 8,he walked with ,god60 8,god spared not the old world1 but saved ,noah1 the eighth person1 a preacher of righteousness40 ,in these far off ages they were blessed with teachers4 ,abraham was a preacher of righteousness in his day4 ,other patriarchs said of him3 8,touch not mine anointed1 and do my prophets no harm40 ,samuel1 ,elijah and ,elisha were of that number that taught the people4 ,the ,christian dispensation had in its very beginning teachers appointed directly by divine authority4 ,take one text among many3 ,eph4 #d3aa-ac4 8,and he gave some apostles1 and some prophets1 and some evangelists1 and some teachers1 for the perfecting of the saints1 for the work of the ministry1 for the edifying of the body of ,christ40 ,again3 8,go ye into all the world and preach the ,gospel to every creature2 and lo1 ,i am with you always1 even unto the end of the world40 ,god has ordained that by a holy ministry the ,gospel shall be preached1 and the world brought back to ,christ4 ,thus far the call to the ministry has been stated by way of preface4 ,god makes choice of ,his own laborers for this1 the grandest of all positions in this life1 preaching the ,gospel4 ,we cannot take this responsibility upon ourselves1 if we do we are simply hirelings1 as is the case1 we fear1 with too many that occupy the sacred desk4 ,many1 ,i have no doubt1 have been called to the pulpit by their parents4 ,they have looked upon the ministry as an exalted and an honorable position1 and have entertained an all-absorbing desire that their boy should preach the ,gospel4 ,they may have been pious and devout people1 but have made a very common mistake of supposing their desire to be the voice of the ,spirit calling their boy to the ministry4 ,in order to meet the obligations of the ministry1 what ,god requires1 and what the people demand1 the call to this high and holy position must come from ,god4 ,in these days of compromise and corruption there are too many pulpits1 instead of being a light-house erected upon a dangerous coast1 to warn the mariner of their imminent danger1 giving an uncertain sound4 ,god's ministers have all been called into the ministry4 ,they have not taken it upon themselves4 ,it has come to them like an awful night-mare in the still hours of the night2 when about their daily cares2 sleeping or waking2 journeying by land or sea2 among friends or foes2 whether suffering from poverty or abounding in wealth2 woe is me if ,i preach not the ,gospel of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,this will look like a stupendous job1 almost like an insurmountable task to the person truly called of ,god to preach the unsearchable riches of ,christ4 ,at the same time they will feel1 ,o1 how poorly qualified ,i am for such an undertaking4 ,and the more they look at themselves the greater the burden seems to grow4 ,to be an embassador of the ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 chosen of ,him1 commissioned to treat with a rebel government1 those in open rebellion to ,his divine majesty1 is higher honor than was ever bestowed upon any other mortal4 ,the crowned heads of this world might well envy the very smallest man or woman that wears the royal diadem that ,christ puts on the brow of ,his servants4 ,to me1 there was always a sacredness connected with the ministry of ,christ4 ,from my earliest recollection ,i have looked upon the minister of ,god as occupying the very highest position and receiving the highest honor awarded to any of earth's subjects2 and how men thus called1 can come down from so high and holy a calling to mingling in the rottenness of the day1 is a profound mystery to me1 and how men can consent to be put in a semi-nude state1 cable-towed1 hoodwinked1 and then take upon themselves obligations too horrible for humanity1 and by those professedly called to be a minister of ,christ1 to me is certainly incomprehensible4 ,the ,master says1 8,ye cannot serve ,god and mammon40 ,when ,god calls a man to preach it embraces all there is of the individual1 with all possible development3 mental1 moral and physical2 so that the man of ,god will improve every chance of doing good and of getting good1 including hard study for the development of the mind2 practicing the laws of health for the development of our being for greater efficiency in the ,master's service4 ,the word of the ,lord is3 8,study to show thyself approved unto ,god40 ,success comes on this line of action4 ,i believe that the minister should study and write as though the whole thing depended on this for success2 and then he should pray as though everything depended on prayer2 and when he gets into the pulpit he should trust alone in ,god the ,holy ,ghost as though entire success depended on help from above4 ,on this line the stream of salvation will flow into the pulpit and into the pew1 and the results will be the salvation of precious souls and the sanctifying of believers4 ,glory to ,god4 ,amen4 ,we are to glorify ,him with our physical powers1 as these belong to ,him4 ,hence1 we will carefully study ourselves1 the laws that govern our own being1 eat and drink1 labor and rest so as to produce the greatest development for ,his glory4 ,the mission of the minister of ,christ is of the utmost importance1 because it has to do with those that must live forever with ,god and angels and the redeemed of earth in the world that is to come1 or with those that reject ,christ and everything that is good1 and together are cast out into outer darkness1 where the flames of their torment will ascend up for ever and ever4 ,and then to think that a single word1 or look1 may change the destiny of a soul6 ,well might the apostle exclaim1 8,and who is sufficient for these things80 ,the ,gospel must be proclaimed with great tenderness of spirit1 and in deep love for the souls of those that are in their sins2 love that is all aflame for the perishing4 ,a minister should keep as near the head of the church as possible4 ,he should pattern after the ,master in simplicity1 in naturalness1 in literalness1 in appropriateness and in holiness4 ,as ,he is in the world1 so are we1 so clean and pure2 morally speaking1 the minister should be transparent--,christ shining out in all his ways--looking1 speaking1 doing the right thing at the right time and in the right manner4 ,speaking as one that must give an account in that day for words uttered4 ,looking like one that has been with ,christ and learned of ,him4 ,how often a word from the man of ,god has been like the pouring of oil on the troubled sea4 ,a man called to minister in holy things must remember that he is a peacemaker4 ,in almost every place there is a marvelous chance to stir up strife4 ,this must be avoided4 8,study to show thyself approved10 says the apostle4 ,appropriateness is an essential element in the minister of ,god4 ,a congregation of idiots could not appreciate a discourse on moral philosophy4 ,neither would a mass of unsaved men and women enjoy a sermon on entire holiness6 ,much labor has been lost1 and the work greatly retarded1 because of unwise action4 ,words1 style1 or the manner in which it has been presented1 has been so presented1 that opposition has been aroused1 and the work of soul-saving has been greatly hindered1 if not entirely destroyed4 ,a great many have been driven from the penitents' altar because of unkind treatment at the altar4 ,they were sinners1 to be sure1 and came to the altar as such2 and in their great distress of mind1 before ,god had a chance to do much for them1 some unwise person would1 in commanding tones1 ask them to pull off their feathers1 gold1 or something attached to their person4 ,this would have been proper at the right time1 but the hammer came down before the iron was hot4 ,the results were in these cases they flew off in a tangent1 mad4 ,the blacksmith knows about how hot his iron must be to work and weld2 precisely so with human hearts2 they must be under the direct rays of the ,holy ,ghost and kept there until made tender1 then it can be worked4 ,glory to ,god6 ,brother1 don't try to work cold iron--the iron of cold hearts4 ,it will be in every case a failure4 ,keep baptized with the ,holy ,ghost and fire4 ,this has been your great need in the past4 ,as you go forth to labor in ,god's vineyard1 go with the baptism of power1 love and the ,holy ,ghost4 ,on this line1 success will come4 ,doubtless some are called to the ministry early in life4 ,samuel was called to the prophetic office when but a lad4 ,it has been stated by a great many that labored long as embassadors of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 that very early in life they felt an undefinable impression resting upon them1 and at times this impression would be very strong1 that some time in the near future1 they would have to preach the gospel4 ,this was the condition of your humble servant4 ,early in life he felt that that would be his employment in after years4 ,of all the innocent amusements of childhood1 what he called preaching to other children1 to the chairs placed in the order of a congregation1 or to a field of pumpkins1 7for he would often do that7 was to him greater diversion than any other kind of amusement4 ,at the age of fifteen ,i was standing near ,state street bridge1 ,albany1 ,n4 ,y41 a couple of officers were conveying a crazy man from the cars to the steamboat1 as they were going down the river to ,hudson with him4 ,the crazy man caught hold of one of the chains used to draw up a portion of the bridge to let vessels through1 screaming and making a great ado4 ,this drew the attention of the people1 as many were crossing1 it being car time1 so that in a moment the draw part of the bridge was literally covered4 ,it was estimated that some three hundred1 besides three horses1 were on this part of the bridge4 ,i moved along on to the bridge to see what the matter was4 ,no sooner had ,i reached the highest point on the bridge1 than it broke off on both sides1 letting this mass of humanity suddenly into the water4 ,i was suddenly hurled into the river with the rest4 ,i had to swim some six to ten rods before ,i found anything that ,i could cling to4 ,i came to a small boat into which ,i climbed1 then onto a canal boat and went back where ,i could see that crowd of people struggling and screaming for life4 ,this was an awful sight4 ,groups of men1 from one to six or more were making a desperate effort for life4 ,without a moment's warning they were put in this awful condition1 and now1 eternity was staring them in the face4 ,presently the dead and dying were all around me4 ,the thought came3 8,why was not ,i drowned with the rest80 for some forty had passed suddenly into eternity4 ,this answer came to the inquiry1 8,i have saved you to preach my gospel40 ,after years of wandering in sin1 and man's estate had been reached1 with family cares and responsibilities1 ,i erected a family altar1 sought and found the pearl of great price2 and with this new experience came a strong and an abiding conviction that ,i must preach the ,gospel4 ,in whatever direction ,i would try to turn my attention1 this thought would loom up above all others1 8,preach my ,gospel40 ,i had but little conception of the awful responsibility connected with the ministry4 ,and yet ,i had some idea of the vastness of the work1 and in looking at myself it did seem to me that ,i never could attain unto the ideality of the work as ,i then viewed it4 ,i was timid1 ignorant1 culture limited4 ,can ,god qualify me for this exalted position8 ,these were serious considerations4 ,the call was as clear to me as the sun at noonday4 ,notwithstanding the clearness of the call by the ,spirit1 ,i was often making bargains with the ,lord1 as ,gideon did4 ,he would ask for a wet fleece1 and the fleece would be wet4 ,and then for a dry fleece1 and the fleece would be dry4 ,in the beginning of my ministry ,i would say to the ,lord something like this3 ,o ,lord1 if ,thou hast called me to preach ,thy ,word1 give me a soul to-day1 as evidence that ,i am called to preach4 ,asking for evidence of this character continued for several years2 and ,i would say to the glory of ,god1 that on these occasions souls were always saved4 ,though the enemy would often say3 8,that is no evidence1 for these have been prayed for by these old saints for years4 ,they were saved through the instrumentality of these gray-haired saints40 ,for the time it would trouble me quite a little1 so ,i would continue to ask for evidences4 ,every one truly called of ,god to preach ,his ,gospel1 understand some of the many obstacles to be overcome before he reaches the holy of holies1 where1 under a clear sky1 with his eye on the ,judgment1 and the condition of the lost before him1 he can proclaim the everlasting ,gospel to perishing humanity1 with the ,holy ,ghost sent down from heaven4 ,one of the greatest barriers to my entering upon the ministry1 was my dear companion4 ,while she was a dear1 good woman1 she could not bear the idea of her husband becoming a preacher2 and would on all occasions when she thought the subject was going to be introduced1 talk discouragement1 and say to her husband1 8,i think that you would make a good class-leader but not a preacher40 ,i was marvelously attached to my wife1 because of her intrinsic merits2 hence1 her views of his duty to his family1 to ,god and ,his church were very great obstacles to surmount4 ,the time came when1 according to my vows1 ,i must leave all and follow ,christ1 or lose my religion4 ,what could be done6 ,a field was opened1 my services were wanted4 ,wife refuses to go2 with light around the cross but a heavy burden on my soul1 ,i took my leave of the dear home2 yea1 the dearest spot on earth1 for there had nothing but love dwelt in that family circle4 ,parents and children were passionately devoted to each other4 ,i found myself very much at home in the work of the ministry4 ,after an absence of six weeks ,i returned home1 hoping that my wife had changed her mind1 and would accompany me to my field of labor4 ,in this ,i was disappointed4 ,she was just as unwilling to go then as at the first4 ,i returned to my circuit with a heavy heart4 ,i felt that ,i was in ,god's order1 so ,i asked the ,lord to let my dear companion see it as in the light of eternity4 ,after the elapse of another six weeks ,i returned for the same purpose1 and with the same results as above stated4 ,i succeeded in getting her at this second visit home1 to go with ,brother and ,sister ,roberts to a camp-meeting which was coming off at ,ackron1 ,n4 ,y41 and ,i returned to my circuit4 ,eternity alone can tell the soul burden and mental conflict during these days4 ,the camp-meeting had not been running many days before a fearful cyclone made its appearance4 ,the sky put on her fearful robes of thunder and lightning1 with other sounds of a dismal character4 ,darkness spread over the encampment4 ,nature was in strange commotion4 ,alarm and terror was manifested by nearly all that were at that encampment4 ,as the storm came nearer and nearer1 with the awful roar of destruction1 suddenly an appearance1 like an elephant's trunk1 dropped down from the clouds above and swung around the circle of tents1 throwing down seventy-five good-sized trees4 ,wife and a ,baptist sister were washing dishes in the ,buffalo tent4 ,they were giving each other their experience4 ,said the ,baptist sister3 8,if ,i should die this moment1 ,i'm saved40 ,no sooner had she said that than a tree nearly two feet in diameter was blown down from the inside of the circle of tents1 going directly over the ,buffalo tent1 crushing it down1 and with it the ,baptist sister4 ,all that saved the dear wife from the same fate was our little two-year old girl1 hearing the noise of the storm1 went to the tent door to see what the matter was1 the mother going in great haste after her1 escaped having the tree fall upon her4 ,it was a narrow escape4 ,there was only a step at that time between her soul and death4 ,the ,baptist sister was killed instantly4 ,she had no sooner declared that she was ready to die1 than she was ushered into eternity6 ,how important it is to always be ready4 ,this awful scene caused many to turn pale with alarm for their future condition4 ,eternity seemed so near4 ,every one on the ground felt the importance of being saved1 having a clean heart4 ,they did not need much urging to commence the work in right good earnest4 ,among the many that were made wise by this awful storm and were at the altar seeking1 in the very depths of humility1 the blessing of perfect love1 was my dear wife4 ,she1 with others1 did not seek in vain4 ,she found the blessing4 ,she went down on the line of confession1 and was mightily resurrected to a state of heart purity1 by a living faith in the ,almighty power of ,christ to save4 ,it was stated to me by those that were present1 that the whole camp-ground shook when she struck the ,rock6 ,glory to ,god6 ,at this time ,i was at a camp-meeting in another part of the state helping ,bro4 ,william ,cooley4 ,hearing of the great blessing that my wife had received1 ,i concluded that it would not be necessary for me to take another long trip1 to go home to see if ,i could not persuade her to come with me1 but that she would immediately pack up and move on to the big circuit with me1 which1 thank ,god1 she did4 ,but ,o1 how changed6 ,i had emphatically a new wife4 ,i had always thought her the best woman on earth2 now ,i knew that she was4 ,we then saw eye to eye in the great work to which ,god had called us4 ,and ,o1 how precious the communion we had with each other and the ,lord1 during her brief stay on earth after this occurrence4 ,in less than two years she peacefully passed away to be forever with the ,lord4 ,i relate this circumstance to show what things we have to overcome sometimes1 in order to enter the ministry4 ,and then1 how strangely ,god manages to bring us where our eyes may be opened to see just what he wants us to see4 ,it is well expressed by the poet3 8,god moves in a mysterious way1 ,his wonders to perform1 ,he plants his footsteps in the sea1 ,and rides upon the storm40 ,more than a quarter of a century has passed into eternity since most of the events narrated occurred2 and in looking over the past1 and the way in which ,god led us into the ministry1 the trials1 conflicts1 victories1 and the many times in which ,he has marvelously delivered us out of the hands of all our enemies1 and brought to our aid reinforcements1 and just the help needed1 and just at the right time1 our heart goes out in wonder1 love and praise4 ,the promise of the ,lord to me was3 8,for as much as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the ,lord40 ,o1 how comforting that ,scripture has been to me4 ,when on hard fields of labor1 and when it seemed as though very little if anything1 accomplished1 the above word of the ,lord would come to my heart with such an assurance1 and in such sweetness that ,i have been made to rejoice in the goodness of the ,lord to me4 ,we are often placed in a position1 allowing the world to judge1 would call it a tremendous defeat4 ,but in obeying the voice of ,god there is no defeat4 ,we may not always see just what we have done1 the good accomplished4 ,perhaps it is best we should not4 ,spiritual pride might find way into our heart and destroy us4 ,the command is1 8,go forward40 ,we are not to stop to analyze results1 in order to get at exact accomplishments1 but move on1 laboring with all our might1 and leaving results with ,god4 ,in that day1 and under the light of judgment fires1 it will appear in all the grandeur of eternal blessedness4 8,your labor is not in vain in the ,lord40 ,what precious opportunities ,god has given us of laying up our treasures on high4 ,look out in what direction you may1 the fields are white already to harvest4 ,golden opportunities for doing good1 and getting good1 are constantly placed within our reach1 and to be like our divine ,lord and ,master1 who went about doing good1 so must we1 looking mainly for our reward in that day when ,he shall come to make up ,his jewels4 ,o how blessed to hear in that day1 8,well done60 ,notwithstanding the glittering crown that often seems so nigh to the ,christian soldier1 he feels as expressed in the following lines3 8,let me stay2 ,i fain would labor ,in the vineyard of the ,lord2 ,for the fields are ready whitening1 ,jesus says so in ,his word4 ,let me thrust the ,spirit's cycle1 ,in the fields already white2 ,let me blow the ,gospel trumpet2 ,let me do with all my might4 ,let me stay and wear the armor ,that my ,father doth supply2 ,let me cheer the broken hearted1 ,help the pilgrim on his way4 ,let me point the poor and needy ,to a boundless store of grace1 ,to a mansion in the heavens1 ,where the weary are at rest4 ,let me stay and warn poor sinners ,of the danger they are in1 ,while by ,christ they're unprotected1 ,foes without and fears within2 ,let me tell how ,jesus loved them ,when he died upon the tree1 ,when he cried in grief and anguish1 #8,why hast ,thou forsaken me8' ,let me stay a little longer1 ,gathering for the garner great1 ,golden sheaves1 oh1 precious jewels1 ,stars in ,jesus' crown complete4 ,let me finish all my labor1 ,then my armor ,i'll lay down1 ,and with ,jesus ,christ1 my ,saviour1 ,ever wear a starry crown4 ,then ,i'll range the fields of heaven1 ,and with angels ever sing3 ,hallelujah6 glory6 glory6 ,hallelujah to my ,king6 ,then with white-robed seraphs worship ,round the ,father's great white throne2 ,always crying1 ,thou art worthy6 ,oh my ,god1 and ,thou alone40 ,i apprehend that the richest spot in heaven will be given to those that have lived the nearest to ,christ while on earth2 that have been instrumental in turning many from darkness to light2 that have been one with ,him in the great work of human redemption2 that have borne the cross1 labored incessantly to bring souls to ,christ and build up ,his kingdom on earth4 ,it may have been in poverty1 amidst great suffering1 of physical ailments1 in persecution2 but the joy to such on earth exceeds that of all others2 and in the world to come1 8,they shall shine as the brightness of the firmament forever and ever40 ,,vi4 ,a ,,particular ,,providence4 ,how cheering to the heart of a good man to believe that ,god1 the ,infinite1 loves1 and tenderly cares for all the creatures which ,he hath made1 and that ,he daily provides for1 and feeds1 and clothes the teeming millions of earth4 ,how vast the conception that the ,almighty this morning provided food for and fed1 one billion1 and five hundred million of human beings2 and beside the fishes of the sea1 and the birds of the air1 and the cattle upon a thousand hills2 and that this care commenced when the morning stars sang together for joy1 and will continue through time1 and to all eternity4 ,he that created us is able to provide for all our needs1 and to perpetuate our existence4 ,it would be folly indeed1 to suppose our ,heavenly ,father capable of creating us1 but not able to sustain us4 ,he that paints the lilies with rainbow tints1 and covers the earth with its carpet of green1 can supply all our need in this world1 and in the world to come4 ,wherever in nature a real want is manifest1 near by may always be found the supply4 8,my ,god shall supply all your need40 ,to doubt ,his ability or willingness to do this1 would be sinful4 ,the smallest speck in creation is not lost to sight1 nor removed from ,his tenderest care4 8,even the very hairs of your head are all numbered40 8,and if ,he so clothe and beautifies the grass of the field which to-day is1 and to-morrow is cut down and cast into the oven1 shall ,he not much rather clothe you1 oh1 ye of little faith40 ,he sends rain and sunshine1 stormy wind and hoar frost1 heat and cold1 the changing seasons1 causing earth to bring forth her increase for the sustenance of man and beast4 ,away back in by-gone ages1 doubtless1 the creator of this vast universe provided1 or made ample provision for this earth and all its dependencies4 ,i seriously doubt if a mistake was made or any need that might arise in any member of the human family1 but that was thoroughly considered and all needful supplies provided for4 8,behold the fowls of the air1 for they sow not1 neither do they reap nor gather into barns2 yet your ,heavenly ,father feedeth them4 ,are ye not much better than they80 ,why then so much suffering1 famine1 pestilence1 war1 murder1 and the great amount of evil arising from intemperance8 ,these are all the results of sin1 not the penalty for sin1 but the legitimate fruit of sin2 and ,god has provided a complete remedy for all the ills which flesh is suffering because of sin4 ,wherefore1 ,he is able to save us to the uttermost1 and to present us faultless before ,his presence1 with exceeding joy4 ,suffering and need may be employed at times as a corrective agency1 and in all these things we should learn wisdom and abandon all wrong doing and learn to do well4 ,we read of some that were always learning1 and never coming to the knowledge4 ,perhaps nearly all ,christian men and women would endorse in a general way1 ,god's providential care over ,his children1 but doubt ,his special providences4 ,nevertheless1 ,he does hear and answer prayer for special blessings4 ,when ,peter was in prison prayer was offered for him1 which ,god heard and answered1 sending an angel to unlock prison doors1 calling ,peter's attention to the fact that deliverance had come2 and in obeying the command1 his chains fell off1 and those massive doors1 seemingly of their own accord1 swung back1 and he following his guide1 was a free man1 walking at liberty4 ,when ,israel had been scourged for three years and six months by a severe drouth1 ,elijah petitioned the ,lord for help1 special help6 ,rain1 was the all-absorbing need at that time1 and blessed be the ,lord ,almighty that hears and answers prayer1 rain came in great abundance4 ,every answer to prayer1 whether it be for soul or body1 is a special gift or blessing from our ,god4 ,but in every case1 there must be on our part1 a special need1 and faith must be normal1 believing1 trusting1 without any reserve whatever4 ,if you have the reserve of a big farm1 or bank stock1 or cash in abundance at your command1 it will greatly hinder your faith6 hence1 those in the ministry blessed with such means1 never reach such depths of richness of experience1 as those that are compelled by force of circumstances to trust alone in ,god4 ,ministers that have means to fall back on if things do not move to suit them1 generally in a pinch1 fall back on means6 ,god has nowhere in ,his ,word promised to supply all we want1 but all we need4 ,if a man is not sick1 he does not feel much on the subject of being healed4 ,if he is well clothed and housed he does not feel the need of clothes and shelter4 ,if he is well supplied with food1 or can at will1 put his hand on the greenbacks1 he does not have a very big feeling of need4 ,this class of characters never become spiritually educated up to the supreme summit of implicit trust in ,jehovah4 ,in order to prove the great ,fatherhood of ,god1 there must be on our part a consecration that is not only in word but in deed1 and in truth1 embracing all we have1 all we are1 all we ever expect to be1 and a divine consciousness of the complete transfer made of all to ,christ1 and ,his ,spirit with our spirit bearing witness to this holy transaction2 then the heart will sing3 8,forever here my rest shall be1 ,close to ,thy bleeding side2 ,this all my hope1 and all my plea1 ,for me the ,saviour died40 ,for nearly thirty years the author of this1 has been like the birds of the air1 trusting entirely in the ,lord1 for soul and body2 and often blessings have come that were needed1 when it seemed as though a miracle must be wrought in order to supply the demand4 ,when ,i came into the ,susquehanna ,conference1 there were just four circuits3 ,rose and ,clyde1 ,nelson and ,fenner1 ,binghamton and ,union and ,new ,york ,city4 ,it was emphatically a missionary field4 ,i left what seemed to be a good paying business1 to preach the ,gospel in this new conference4 ,although our work was largely among the poor1 yet ,god marvelously cared for us1 in providing for our souls and bodies4 ,blessings came at times when greatly needed1 as direct from ,god as the manna that fell in the wilderness to satisfy ,god's ancient people4 ,the last year that my now sainted companion was on earth1 we were far away from markets4 ,her desire for food was very fluctuating4 ,occasionally she would want some kind of food that seemed impossible to obtain2 but whenever she expressed a desire for any kind of food1 it came4 ,one morning ,i asked her what she could eat if we had it4 ,she replied1 8,i could eat a brook trout1 if ,i had it40 ,my son1 ,lester1 then about fourteen years old1 was attending school in the place where we then lived4 ,at recess he went back a little way from the school house1 where was running a little brook1 the outlet of springs3 ,he saw therein a remarkably fine trout4 ,by some means it was out of the main channel and could not make its escape4 ,my son saw the situation1 and remembering what his sick mother had said in the morning1 marked the spot1 and as soon as school closed he took the fish up to his mother4 ,as soon as she saw it she recognized the hand of the ,lord1 and with a heart full of love and gratitude1 and eyes sparkling with tears1 we unitedly joined in thanking ,god for the supply so much needed4 ,on another occasion during her sickness1 when asked what she would like to eat if we had it1 she replied3 8,i could eat some lamb1 if ,i had it40 ,it was in the month of ,march1 and it did not seem as though such a thing could be had short of ,new ,york ,city4 ,a farmer living some three miles away1 had five lambs that were born in ,december or ,january4 ,they were very nice and highly prized by their owner4 ,the day my companion expressed a wish for lamb1 the owner was moving them from one stall in his barn to another2 one accidentally broke its leg2 so the farmer was compelled to kill and dress it4 ,while at this work and feeling very bad1 he said a voice1 as plain as human voice1 and a good deal more impressive1 said3 8,take part of this lamb to ,sister ,osborne10 which he did4 ,praise ,god6 ,the next circuit that we occupied was ,seneca ,falls1 ,auburn1 ,owasco1 ,niles and ,canandaigua4 ,i felt that ,god wanted me to live at ,seneca ,falls4 ,my chairman thought that ,i had better settle at some other point1 as the ,seneca ,falls pilgrims were very poor and discouraged4 ,we went to ,seneca ,falls on ,thursday1 met the pilgrims at ,sister ,mc,kee's4 ,i think there were less than a dozen poor1 discouraged ones4 ,they received us with not a little indifference1 and were sure that a house could not be found anywhere in the place4 ,they said that others had been there looking for houses1 but could find none4 ,however1 they were going to leave it all with the ,lord4 ,in this they were like a great many that ,i have met with1 awful willing to let the good ,lord do it all4 ,they really believe that ,jesus paid it all1 consequently1 let ,him do it all4 ,this did not disturb my convictions that ,god wanted me to live there1 and that ,he had a house for me at that place4 ,i prayed much that night1 and as ,friday morning dawned upon us ,i felt all through my being that in such a part of the town there was an empty house1 and that ,i could hire it4 ,i knew but little of the place1 but after prayers ,i started off in the direction of the empty house1 according to my conviction4 ,i came to that part of the town indicated by my feelings4 ,i met a lad and said to him1 8,where is that house where the family moved out a few days ago80 ,said he1 8,right around the corner40 ,i moved on a few rods when ,i met another boy and made the same inquiry of him4 ,he replied1 8,that house across there40 ,it was really a neat house owned by a merchant's wife1 they occupying the wing part4 ,all the upright part1 consisting of seven neat rooms1 she wanted to rent until spring4 ,inside of ten minutes ,i made a bargain for the house1 paid one month's rent1 and the next week we moved in and remained there for two years4 ,we had the house for six dollars per month1 when a great many others wanted it and would have paid ten or twelve dollars per month4 ,i want to say a little more about this affair1 as it was so clear a case of the ,lord's doings2 as clear as when ,peter was led out of prison by the angel of ,god4 ,i thought so then4 ,i think so now1 after the lapse of nearly twenty-five years1 and look back to that event with the profoundest feelings of love and veneration for the special leadings of the ,spirit of the ,lord ,jesus at that time1 and all the way since4 ,a gracious revival commenced from the very beginning of our ministry at that place4 ,as we commenced house-keeping right away1 ,i appointed a meeting for holiness at our house4 ,in my notice of the meeting ,i excluded all that did not want something special of the ,lord4 ,the meeting was good and lasted until after ten o'clock4 ,we had quite a struggle for a lady that came there expressly for her soul's salvation4 ,she finally came through with a tremendous shout1 and this she continued for some time4 ,i had a sort of feeling that these shouts greatly disturbed my landlady in the other part of the house4 ,immediately after breakfast the next morning she sent for me to come in1 she wanted to see me4 ,as soon as ,i entered she looked me square in the face and stated in very emphatic language that ,i must procure another house immediately4 ,said she1 8,i did not let you have my house for public meetings4 ,i cannot and will not have such confusion in my house4 ,it was perfectly ridiculous--such a noise--such a pow-wow--husband and ,i did not sleep a wink all night1 you must move right out40 ,i looked her steadily in the face and said nothing until she had spent her force1 and then made my statement4 ,i knew my rights and purposed to stick to them4 ,i said1 8,true1 ,mrs4 ,ingmire1 you did not rent me your house for public meetings2 it was not of that class--it was a select meeting4 ,i stated from the pulpit that none need come except those that wanted something from the ,lord4 ,it was a meeting for holiness4 ,you know the ,methodists believe in that4 7,she was a ,methodist47 ,we believe in being good--like our ,master1 who went about doing good to the souls and bodies of men40 ,i then referred to that poor widow that ,god converted last night2 what a hard time she had1 caring for five little children1 working late at night and early in the morning with but little to eat and poorly clad and without the comforts of salvation4 ,i saw that she was deeply interested in my talk1 and that ,i had the inside track4 ,at this point ,i said1 8,let us pray10 at the same time dropping on my knees1 ,i commenced praying for ,god to bless the work at ,seneca ,falls1 and especially my landlady4 ,she knelt while ,i prayed4 ,the good ,lord heard and answered prayer4 ,when ,i came to the ,amen1 she responded1 ,amen4 ,we arose4 ,she said with tears rolling down her face1 8,god bless you1 ,brother ,osborne1 ,i believe the ,lord sent you here2 ,i think you will do good here2 just the man needed40 ,i assured her that ,god sent me there1 and that ,i meant to do good1 and bade her good morning4 ,no more was said about our leaving the house1 but they made much effort to keep us there2 and when the first year was up1 they circulated a petition for our being returned the second year4 ,we remained there two years and ,god gave us a continuous revival4 ,for weeks souls were saved in every meeting at ,seneca ,falls1 and at every point on this circuit we had a revival4 8,god moves in a mysterious way1 ,his wonders to perform40 ,the people that we were laboring with and for1 were very poor1 so that we were compelled to pray the ,lord's prayer daily3 and blessed be the name of the ,lord1 ,he fed and clothed us4 ,it would be impossible to tell the many peculiar ways that ,god had in supplying our needs4 ,on one occasion my entire suit of wearing apparel had become badly worn and looked decidedly seedy4 ,my coat was so feeble that it would not hold together under the arms1 though wife had darned it much1 and every time that ,i would raise my hand1 when preaching1 there would be an exhibition of cotton1 which somewhat annoyed me4 ,i prayed over the matter4 ,i believed that ,god would supply my need4 ,i said1 8,lord1 thy servant ought to be in a presentable shape40 ,it did not seem to me that in a country like ours1 where there was such an abundance on every side1 that ,god wanted me to go dressed so poorly4 ,after much care1 and thought and prayer1 ,i called at the ,post ,office and received two letters4 ,i did not open them until ,i reached home4 ,my first letter contained a fifty dollar post office order4 ,it seemed as if ,i could not believe my own senses4 ,tears of gratitude so filled my eyes that ,i could hardly read for the time being1 while the ,spirit said1 8,this means an entire suit of clothes40 ,of course this sent afresh the doxology coursing1 vibrating and thoroughly permeating all of our redeemed powers4 ,o1 how precious it is to live where ,god feeds and clothes the body and satisfies our immortal nature with ,himself4 ,well might the poet sing-- 8,o for such love let rocks and hills ,their lasting silence break40 ,every law governing this vast universe1 with all its intelligencies1 are under the direct control of our ,heavenly ,father4 ,nothing is lost to ,his sight4 8,if ,i ascend up into ,heaven1 ,thou art there2 if ,i make my bed in ,hell1 behold ,thou art there4 ,if ,i take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea1 even there shall ,thy hand lead me1 and ,thy right hand shall hold me4 ,if ,i say1 ,surely the darkness shall cover me1 even the night shall be light about me4 ,yea1 the darkness hideth not from ,thee2 but the night shineth as the day2 the darkness and the light are both alike to ,thee40 ,every effect has its own legitimate cause4 ,it is not necessary that we should understand perfectly the law governing cause and effect in order to have implicit trust and confidence in ,god4 ,things about us may have a strange and a very forbidding appearance1 yet we are to get good out of all the events of life4 8,all things work together for good to them that love ,god40 ,this will keep the soul cheerful and make life a pleasant pilgrimage4 ,having this constantly before our minds1 that ,god directs or permits all of life's operations2 and all for ,his glory1 and the eternal well being of ,his dear children4 ,glory to ,god and the ,lamb forever6 8,heaven and earth would sooner pass away1 than one jot1 or one tittle1 of ,his law1 should fail40 ,we believe ,god2 the uncreated1 that was1 from everlasting1 to everlasting2 that was1 away back in the eternal solitudes of nature4 ,with this profound mystery before us1 and mysteries all along the way1 we have the revealed will of ,god before us1 which makes the way so plain1 that1 8,the wayfaring men1 though fools1 shall not err therein40 ,how numerous the cases where ,god's special providences have been made manifest in delivering1 in the time of great danger2 in sustaining in the time of drouth and famine2 when wasted and worn by disease4 ,truly1 our ,god1 is a present help1 in time of need40 ,in the fall of #ahga we were sent by our conference1 and we believe by the ,lord1 to ,philadelphia1 ,pa4 ,we had felt1 through the summer preceding1 that we ought to go there in the fall4 ,we arrived at our destination1 and at ,bro4 ,overing's about #f o'clock ,p4 ,m4 ,as we sat down to tea1 soon after our arrival1 ,sister ,overing said to me1 8,bro4 ,osborne1 did you know that the small pox was very thick in this part of the city80 ,i said1 8,no60 ,i then asked1 8,how long has it been at work here80 ,she said1 8,about three months40 ,immediately my appetite for food left me1 as suddenly as the unwelcome news approached me4 ,i arose from the table without tasting of any food--powerfully tempted4 ,the enemy said to me1 8,you see now what a fool you have made of yourself4 ,you have brought your family here to die of the small pox40 ,i thought for a few moments that ,i should sink4 ,i found my way into the parlor and then into a bed-room4 ,i fell on my knees and cried unto the ,lord4 ,i told the ,lord that ,i came there in good faith1 and ,i could not bear to have my family all destroyed by the small pox4 ,while on my knees the ,lord telephoned me in these words1 8,no plague shall come nigh thy dwelling40 ,i recognized the communication as coming from my ,heavenly ,father1 and immediately replied in these words3 8,yea1 ,lord1 be it unto ,thy servant according to ,thy word40 ,the burden rolled off and ,i felt as secure all the year from that moment1 as though pestilence and death were not in the city4 ,it spread until every part of the city was scourged with small pox4 ,hundreds died every week with it1 and thousands during the year4 ,wife and ,i visited those that were sick4 ,almost every day ,i was in a small pox procession2 and all through the year ,i felt perfectly secure from all of its destroying power4 ,thus was ,god's special providence made manifest in this fearfully alarming time of pestilence and death4 ,some two hundred thousand left the city in fearful alarm and dismay4 ,at another appointment where our people were very poor and very much scattered1 a rich man was saved and joined the feeble band4 ,he agreed that if conference would let me stay with the poorest part of the circuit the second year1 he would support the work1 if it cost a thousand dollars1 and beside1 he would build a church for the pilgrims4 ,this1 doubtless he would have done1 had he lived4 ,he died soon after conference1 having paid but one hundred dollars1 leaving us to trust alone in ,god for our support4 ,the house that we occupied was sold so that we were compelled to find another4 ,there was just one house to be rented in the place for six months1 the balance of the conference year1 and this was owned by a hard-fisted landlord1 and he wanted his rent monthly in advance4 ,what could ,i do8 ,i had nowhere to look for help1 but to ,god alone4 ,i must have a house1 and get out of the one ,i then occupied1 or be turned into the street4 ,what a dilemma6 ,how it would look to have a ,free ,methodist preacher1 with wife and children1 as good as ever graced the earth1 turned into the street1 because why8 ,i seemed to be forced to bargain for the house1 and agree to pay monthly in advance4 ,the price was eight dollars per month4 ,these were days of sore trial and anxious care4 ,much time we spent on our knees with strong crying and tears before ,god for the salvation of souls1 food and shelter4 ,three days before we were to make our first payment1 just the amount came1 and we secured the house4 ,money came so that we were able to pay our rent always on time1 and with two exceptions1 it came three days before time4 ,this has not always been the case1 when we have trusted in boards1 official or otherwise4 ,but when we have been shut up alone with ,god1 we have fed on the good of the land--the finest of wheat1 with honey out of the ,rock4 ,a few years later on1 we were shut up for trust1 to a large official board4 ,they managed the parsonage1 or hired one1 and were responsible for the rent1 and we supposed that everything was moving along grandly--when one morning ,i was called out by an officer of the law1 and then he read a paper stating that three months rent was due1 and unless it was paid immediately1 ,i was to be thrown into the street1 kit and cargo4 ,this hard-hearted landlord said to me when the bargain was made for the house1 8the garden is good for nothing40 ,it was a large one1 but it had not been worked in ten years2 it had grown up to weeds and thistles1 year after year1 so ,i need not expect anything from that source40 ,i thought1 how bad it would look to have the preacher's back yard covered with weeds and thistles4 ,i made up my mind that ,i would not let the weeds grow4 ,i would have it plowed and worked--if no more4 ,after it was plowed1 ,i was impressed to plant it1 which ,i did4 ,i spent quite a little time in working my garden4 ,the ,lord wonderfully blessed it1 so that it was the best in the place4 ,i worked it with hoe and axe4 ,this ,i had to do right after it had rained4 ,i made up my mind that my field could be made fruitful if well worked1 with ,god's blessing4 ,i have often heard it said that such places were so hard1 that nothing could be done4 ,they meant ,spiritually4 ,all such expressions indicate a small amount of faith4 ,they seem to forget that 8all things are possible with ,god10 8and to him that believeth40 ,our work has been largely of the faith mission character1 and wherever the ministry and laity have gone forth in that spirit1 victory has crowned their labors4 ,much has been said and written about ,india and ,africa's faith missions1 but too little about home faith missions4 ,is faith needed in those darkened lands for the salvation of the heathen8 much more is mighty faith needed for the cultured heathen of ,america4 8,o1 breath of ,heaven1 come on us1 that these dry bones may live40 ,i am satisfied that too many of us1 have too little faith in the ,almighty4 ,we do not seem to take into our minds the fact1 that1 all power in ,heaven1 and earth belongs to ,him1 and ,he that spake world's from nought1 could1 if necessary1 create unnumbered worlds for the accomplishing of ,his designs in saving the human family4 ,remember1 ,o1 remember precious soul1 that with every felt need1 your loving1 ,heavenly ,father has the blessing in readiness1 waiting for your contending faith to claim it6 8,though troubles assail1 and dangers affright1 ,though friends should all fail1 and foes all unite1 ,yet one thing secures us1 whatever betide1 ,the promise assures us1 #8,the ,lord will provide4' ,the birds1 without barn or storehouse1 are fed2 ,from them let us learn to trust for our bread2 ,his saints what is fitting shall ne'er be denied1 ,so long as 'tis written1 #8,the ,lord will provide4' ,when ,satan appears to stop up our path1 ,and fills us with fears1 we triumph by faith2 ,he cannot take from us1 7though oft he has tried47 ,the heart-cheering promise1 #8,the ,lord will provide4' ,he tells us we're weak--our hope is in vain2 ,the good that we seek we ne'er shall obtain3 ,but when such suggestions our graces have tried1 ,this answers all questions1 #8,the ,lord will provide4' ,no strength of our own1 nor goodness we claim3 ,our trust is all thrown in ,jesus' name2 ,in this our strong tower for safety we hide2 ,the ,lord is our power1 #8,the ,lord will provide4' ,when life sinks apace1 and death is in view1 ,the ,word of ,his grace shall comfort us through3 ,not fearing or doubting with ,christ on our side1 ,we expect to die shouting1 #8,,the ,,lord ,,does ,,provide6'0 ,,vii4 ,a ,,peculiar ,,people4 ,the elect1 the ,chosen of ,god1 those who are ordained unto life eternal1 are ,god's peculiar people2 they were in the past1 they are now1 and will be for all time to come4 ,hear the declaration of ,holy ,writ3 8,now therefore1 if ye will obey my voice1 indeed1 and keep my covenant1 then ye shall be a peculiar people1 or treasure1 unto me above all people1 for all the earth is mine4--,ex4 #ai3e4 ,for thou art a holy people unto the ,lord thy ,god1 and the ,lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto ,himself1 above all the nations that are upon the earth4--,deut4 #ad3b40 ,then in #bfth chapter and #ahth verse the same thought is expressed3 8,and the ,lord hath avouched thee this day to be ,his peculiar people1 as ,he hath promised thee1 and that thou shouldst keep all ,his commandments40 ,the ,psalmist caught the inspiration and gave thought and expression in like manner3 8,for the ,lord hath chosen ,jacob unto ,himself1 and ,israel for ,his peculiar people40 ,under the blazing light of the new dispensation1 with a heart and tongue all on fire with love divine1 and vision turned upon the redeemed of ,god1 he declares what ,god would have us understand more perfectly that1 8,ye are a chosen generation1 a royal priesthood1 a holy nation1 a peculiar people2 that ye should show forth the praises of ,him who hath called you out of darkness into ,his marvelous light2 which in time past were not a people1 but are now the people of ,god2 which had not obtained mercy1 but now have obtained mercy40 ,the condition rendering ,god's people peculiar is of a twofold character--internal and external1 and both internal and external are likewise of a twofold character1 the positive and negative4 ,a person may be very peculiar1 and yet be far away from ,god4 ,there is much that is odd1 very odd1 yea1 very peculiar1 connected with some very good people which is no part of ,christianity4 ,a few years ago ,i had the pleasure of attending a ,sabbath ,school ,convention of the ,m4 ,e4 ,church at ,black ,river1 ,n4 ,y4 ,a part of the program was a discussion of this proposition3 8,shall we teach the peculiarities of ,methodism in our ,sabbath ,schools80 ,there was much said1 but nothing that had any special bearing on the subject4 ,rev4 ,mr4 ,d---- said that he had a right to speak on the subject1 as he was a ,methodist1 of ,methodists parents2 two of his sisters married ,methodist preachers2 and beside he had two brothers that were ,methodist preachers1 and his father's house was a home for ,methodist preachers4 ,he related many pleasant things that occurred among the preachers1 and many peculiar things4 ,he said there was one ,bro4 ,lovice that was often at his home1 a holy man4 ,he really enjoyed holiness4 ,at the table one day1 mother1 at the close of the meal1 took the platter containing a custard pie1 passed around the table and gave to each a piece4 ,when she came to ,brother ,lovice1 she said1 8,my dear brother1 will you have a piece of pie80 ,he replied1 8,yes1 ma'am10 holding out both hands1 and received his pie in that peculiar way4 ,this he related1 and then said1 8,i believe in the peculiarities of ,methodism40 ,there are too many1 ,i fear1 who entertain similar views of the qualities that go to make up what constitute a peculiar people4 ,it is not eccentricity--though people lay much stress on that4 ,it is not in being careless or indifferent1 to any of the claims that ,god1 or our neighbor has upon us2 nor indifference in regard to our personal appearance4 ,the dress question is one of great importance4 ,god requires us to adorn our bodies in modest apparel4 ,now1 to meet the conditions1 some things are necessary3 ,first--,the color and quality of goods purchased4 ,secondly--,the style or manner in which they are made4 ,it is not for the glory of ,god to have your clothes cut and made so that all who see you would never mistrust your clothes were made for you1 but for some person of a much larger make-up4 ,there are some people who are real saints1 but in their manner of dress1 they have no respect for the 8terms0 modest or adorn4 ,i maintain that the saints are the best-looking people the world has got1 and they ought to dress the best4 ,thank ,god1 some do6 ,the material should be becoming1 age1 and condition in life1 embraced in a thus saith the ,lord4 ,in the next place1 garments should be made to fit4 ,we should dress ourselves with care and neatness--not slovenly1 or in a careless and untidy manner4 ,many seem to have no respect for the fitness of things1 especially for how their clothes fit4 ,we should be in a presentable condition3 8adorned in modest apparel40 ,many have lost measurably their influence for good by their untidy1 and utter disrespect of ,god's requirements in the matter of adornments4 ,a real saint1 has the outside1 and the inside of real salvation1 which renders them ,god's peculiar people2 inside1 and outside1 righteousness4 ,it consists first1 in having our sins taken from us--removed as far as the east is from the west1 so that it has no more dominion over us1 having our inner being washed and set free from all the remains of the carnal mind4 ,this is preceded by a real death to carnality--a death which too few experience1 but necessary in order to prove the heights and depths of love divine4 ,it is to be so dead to sin and self1 that we shall be just like clay in the hands of the potter1 fashioned by ,him as he wills and we lovingly submit and say1 8,thy will be done1 ,o1 ,lord6 my ,god1 and my ,redeemer40 ,to be a peculiar people1 means death to the tricks and wiles of the devil--so that in presenting his claims with all his ,satanic art1 there is no response within1 but a repelling power springs up immediately4 ,he will tempt you to disbelieve in ,jesus ,christ1 that is1 don't expect ,him to save you so thoroughly as some claim4 ,he will persuade you if possible to tone down a little2 but with this death1 and this resurrection power1 you are more than a match for him4 ,he will follow you all the way down to death4 ,everywhere he will present his claims1 and with the least possible chance1 he will overcome you4 ,we are not above our ,master4 ,the world1 with all its grandeur1 will make its demands4 ,as ,christ was tempted to bow the knee1 so will it be with us4 ,the flesh will clamor for indulgencies1 but the child of ,god that is dead indeed to sin and alive to ,him1 will overcome by the word of their testimony and the blood of the ,lamb4 ,the internal evidence that you are one of that family1 a peculiar people1 is grandly pronounced in the following manner3 ,the first noticeable manifestation after you have made clean your escape from the land of bondage and destruction1 will be a state of peace that will thrill your entire being4 ,this will appear strange1 after the awful conflict that you so recently passed through4 ,coming into a state of reconciliation--everything about you will seem to be in a lovely mood4 ,as you move on in the divine life1 this state of joy and gladness will increase1 so that your peace will flow as a river2 and as you continue faithful in the grace already given1 you will soon have what the ,psalmist called 8,great peace40 8,great peace have they which love thy law1 and nothing shall offend them40 ,that is1 if you are sanctified wholly1 made perfect in love1 you have a peace that will not stumble over anything that may occur2 the ungodly things that are on all sides will not turn you out of the direct way to ,heaven4 ,everlasting joy belongs to this people2 it comes natural to them1 as rays of light from the sun1 or as rain from the clouds4 ,the command is1 8,rejoice evermore40 ,this would be impossible without a pure heart and a holy life4 8,the redeemed come to ,zion1 with songs and with everlasting joy upon their heads2 they shall obtain joy and gladness1 and sorrow and sighing shall flee away40 ,while the saints all have joy1 they do not all have the same degree of joy2 neither will they in the world to come4 ,st4 ,paul says that 8one star differeth from another star in glory4 ,so also is the resurrection40 ,holy joy is like a musical scale1 with its added lines4 ,every note of praise has its positive1 comparative and superlative development4 ,the first note of holy joy that will be discovered in us will be in singing the songs of ,zion4 ,the redeemed come with songs2 and yet there may be the joy1 not only of the justified believer1 but of the wholly sanctified4 ,glory to ,god4 ,while this may be true1 not all that sing the songs of ,zion are blessed with this holy1 triumphant joy4 ,only the redeemed have it4 ,the second degree of joy1 in the natural scale1 will be found in the hearty amen2 especially if it be born of the ,spirit4 ,a great many amens were never born of the ,spirit2 they are counterfeits4 ,how blessed are the sanctified amens4 ,how rich the service that is well interspersed with them4 ,the amen corners in our churches are of inestimable value2 as much so as the ,urim and ,thummim in the ,mosaic dispensation4 ,it clearly revealed the presence of the ,most ,high2 so do the spirit-inspired amens4 ,how encouraging the unctious amens to the saints4 ,how it lifts the preacher while proclaiming the everlasting gospel4 ,oh1 that ,god would baptize the church with more sanctified1 ,holy ,ghost amens4 ,the note of praise running still higher in the scale of holy joy will be1 8,praise the ,lord40 ,how little we hear of this1 to what we ought to hear4 ,but as we advance in the divine life1 the praises of ,god will increase in our hearts1 and upon our lips1 and we shall feel like saying3 8,let everything that hath breath praise the ,lord40 ,the next higher note of joy will be 8,glory40 ,this will spring up so natural if you occupy just the right spot on the scale of experience4 ,you cannot pump it up1 if the well is dry4 ,there must be living water in the well4 ,jesus said1 8,the water that ,i give you shall be in you a well of water springing up unto everlasting life40 ,as you ascend the mount of holiness1 the next higher note struck will be 8,hallelujah60 ,this note is sweeter than honey and the honey comb4 ,in order to understand music on this key1 you must live in the promised land4 ,thus far in the scale of everlasting joy we have language to express in a very faint degree the heaven that reigns within4 ,but there comes a condition in our onward flight when all the language employed by mortal beings fail to express the joy that floods the soul4 ,st4 ,paul1 master of the ,greek language1 which is said to be very expressive1 could not give it in that1 so1 doubtless1 he gave it in the language employed by angels4 8,for10 says the ,apostle1 8,believing1 ye rejoice with joy which is unspeakable and full of glory40 ,that must be a little of the bliss that we shall know when we surround the throne2 bliss without alloy2 joy unspeakable and full of glory4 8,the joy of the ,lord is our strength40 ,god grant that the reader and the writer may have a great deal of this joy1 regardless of the outer manifestation4 ,but in this condition of salvation1 there will be outer manifestations2 outer developments4 ,life is not an even spun thread4 ,rivers are not all the way through1 the same1 width and depth4 ,the earth is not a dead level--a vast prairie--not all hill--not all valley1 but a variety4 ,the beauty of creation1 is this endless variety4 ,who could bear to gaze forever on a vast plain1 or mountain scenery8 ,i believe that ,heaven will be made up of change4 ,it will take all of eternity to develop ,god's creative power4 ,it is true1 there will be some general features that will abide2 it is so with ,christian life2 but outwardly there will be new developments1 new manifestations4 8,good works10 will be the most marked1 demonstration4 ,this people are 8zealous of good works40 ,the work of beneficence occupies a large place with all that truly belong to ,jesus4 ,in this they will be like ,him1 who went about doing good to the souls and bodies of men2 feeding the hungry1 clothing the naked1 visiting the sick1 and so far as we have the power1 helping in every legitimate way3 8,the voice of charity is kind1 ,she thinketh nothing wrong-- ,to every fault she seemeth blind2 ,nor vaunteth with her tongue4 ',tis not to pause when at the door-- ,a shivering brother stands3 ,to ask the cause1 what made him poor6 ,or why he help demands40 ,christian men and women are stewards for ,god4 ,their income1 after economically providing for their own needs1 goes for ,god's cause4 ,how this cause would move1 if all that profess to be disciples of ,christ1 were thus actuated4 ,the secret of living where the great ,shechinah will shine full-orbed upon your soul2 where1 not a cloud will arise to intervene for a moment1 to darken the soul's vision1 comes when you are under1 and daily bearing the cross4 ,what blessed opportunities are presented daily1 for denying self1 and making glad hearts which have long been in the deepest sorrow1 and affliction4 ,how we may cheer the broken-hearted1 if we will1 and help the pilgrim on his way4 ,the very best investments come on this line4 ,but woe to him that is greedy of gain1 that is constantly seeking to lay up treasures on earth where moth and rust doth corrupt1 and where thieves break through and steal4 8,whatsoever a man soweth1 that1 shall he also reap10 is the fiat of fate2 the unchangeable law of ,him that made and controls all things on earth1 and in ,heaven4 ,this people will have another class of manifestations1 peculiar and marvelous4 ,when the ,holy ,ghost comes on an individual1 as it will1 when a complete surrender has been made1 there will be at times1 visible evidences of that fact4 ,this manifestation will not be the same with every individual1 neither will it be always the same with the same person4 ,the ,spirit's operations are differently presented2 some will fall--others will laugh--some will cry--run--jump--shake as with the ague--shout--praise ,god--sing--and in various peculiar ways1 ,god the ,holy ,ghost will manifest ,himself4 ,this has been the condition of things in the church of ,god from the beginning down to the present time when the church has been alive in ,him1 earnestly seeking to do ,his will4 ,but when a church is dead--plucked up by the root--cold1 frozen1 stiff1 formal1 backslidden1 why1 then they have things 8decently1 and in order40 ,there are lots of churches in these days that1 a legally constituted amen1 would give them all a severe run of fever6 ,i suppose that if ,david1 the ,king of ,israel1 should come to worship with you as he worshiped before the ark1 dancing with all his might1 you would have him stop1 or put him out4 ,i have no doubt but that you would set as umpire and cry out fanaticism1 wild-fire4 ,jesus1 on his triumphal entry into ,jerusalem1 was followed by the crowd2 the children that were there worshiped ,him1 crying out ,hosannah to ,jesus1 the ,king of ,israel6 ,the old ,pharisees then acted just as they have ever since when ,god blesses ,his children1 requesting them to stop their noise4 ,jesus gently reproved them in the statement made4 ,said ,he3 8,if these should hold their peace1 the stones would cry out40 ,how this truth has been verified again and again4 ,when one people stop praising ,god in the way the ,spirit directs and operates1 then another is raised up to take their place1 thus it has ever been4 ,the ,free ,methodist church was raised up to take the place made vacant by others1 to offer the tribute of praise in its various moods and tenses to the ,lord ,almighty4 ,beware how you put your hands on the ,ark6 ,death comes on that line4 8,quench not the ,spirit40 ,alas6 the fumes of the dead killed in that way cover the land like a malaria1 and the odor in many of our churches is stifling4 ,o1 for a breeze of salvation's life and power on all the churches4 ,but to return4 ,the man healed at the beautiful gate by ,jesus ,christ through ,peter1 went off leaping1 and walking1 and praising ,god4 ,it must have looked very strange to those who saw it4 ,a man1 lame from his birth1 performing in such a peculiar manner4 ,why did he not after the healing power came on him1 walk off quietly8 ,why excite curiosity8 ,doubtless it was for ,god's glory4 ,if he had gone to his home in a quiet manner1 but few would have taken notice of the circumstance2 whereas leaping1 and walking1 and praising ,god1 drew the attention of the people and of those who never had known him1 to the marvelous fact1 that a miracle had taken place on this man1 and while their curiosity was in lively exercise1 ,jesus ,christ was preached unto them as the ,physician for soul and body4 ,he wants the glory for what ,he does for our souls and bodies4 ,the day of ,pentecost was a sample day of what we might have every day1 during this dispensation1 if the church wanted it and would put herself in the same condition to receive it1 and doubtless with as peculiar1 and marked demonstrations4 ,on that occasion1 it sat upon each like a tongue of fire1 and they all began to speak with other tongues1 as the ,spirit gave them utterance4 ,it has been said that some seventeen different languages were spoken on that occasion4 ,what other outer demonstrations there were on that occasion we are not informed2 but it is quite evident from what followed1 there were some1 for ,peter's denial of the charge of drunkenness would indicate the fact that they did take place4 8,these are not drunken as ye supposed40 ,in every genuine revival the church has had from the very beginning up to the present time1 powerful manifestations of ,god's presence in a way calculated to arouse the most hardened and wretched sinner to a realization of their awful danger while in their sins1 causing them to cry out from the very depths of despair1 ,god be merciful to me a sinner4 ,we often hear persons pray for the influences of the ,spirit4 ,under certain conditions that would be right1 but what we always need1 is the mighty baptism of the ,holy ,ghost and fire1 just as it came on the sample day1 and if ,i read the scriptures aright1 the promise is that ,god will pour out of ,his ,spirit in this dispensation1 upon all flesh1 not sprinkle us with an influence but saturate and fill us4 ,for ,he says1 8,be not drunk with wine1 wherein is excess1 but be filled with the ,spirit40 ,methodism1 in the days of ,wesley1 ,whitfield1 ,asbury and ,peter ,cartwright1 was marked by very peculiar outer demonstrations4 ,falling1 like the dead slain in battle1 was a very common feature4 ,at a camp-meeting held in about the year #ahjc in ,kentucky1 five hundred at one time fell under the power of the ,holy ,ghost4 8,somewhere between #ahjj and #ahja1 in the upper part of ,kentucky1 at a memorable place called ,cane ,ridge1 there was appointed a sacramental meeting by some of the ,presbyterian ministers1 at which meeting seemingly unexpected by ministers or people1 the mighty power of ,god was displayed in a very extraordinary manner1 many were moved to tears1 and bitter and loud crying for mercy4 ,the meeting was protracted for weeks4 ,ministers of almost all denominations flocked in from far and near4 ,the meeting was kept up both night and day4 ,thousands heard of the mighty work1 and came on foot1 on horseback1 in carriages and wagons4 ,it was supposed that there were in attendance at times during the meeting from twelve to twenty-five thousand people4 ,hundreds fell prostrate under the mighty power of ,god1 as men slain in battle4 ,stands were erected in the woods from which preachers of different churches proclaimed repentance toward ,god and faith in our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 and it was supposed by eye and ear witnesses1 that between one and two thousand souls were happily and powerfully converted to ,god during the meeting4 ,it was not unusual for one1 two1 three1 and four to seven preachers to be addressing the listening thousands at the same time from the different stands erected for that purpose4 ,the ,heavenly fire spread in almost every direction4 ,it was said1 by truthful witnesses1 that at times more than one thousand persons broke out into loud shouting all at once1 and the shouts could be heard for miles around40 ,the ,methodist preachers that were at this meeting possessed some of the ,john ,wesley ability to utilize whatever might aid in advancing the ,redeemer's ,kingdom1 saw in the meeting just described a glorious opportunity1 which they immediately embraced1 and out of which evolved the notorious camp-meeting referred to in another place as a child of ,methodism4 ,bishop ,simpson said in a sermon that he preached to a large congregation of class-leaders at ,philadelphia1 ,pa41 from these words1 8,he shall baptize you with the ,holy ,ghost and with fire10 8that the ,methodists owed their success to this baptism2 and what made them peculiar was the fire40 ,this was a double blessing1 producing intensity of life and action1 with visible manifestations of ,god's presence and power often manifested in peculiar ways4 ,i remember well for more than fifty years1 how the ,lord graciously poured out ,his ,spirit on our beloved ,zion4 ,the times of refreshing1 cries for mercy1 the songs of praise1 the amens and the glorious ,hallelujahs that ,i heard half a century ago1 come welling up in my soul as though it were yesterday4 ,i attended a quarterly meeting at ,albion1 ,n4 ,y41 in the old brick ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,l4 ,stiles pastor1 in #aheg4 ,this was one of the original meetings gotten up by ,rev4 ,b4 ,t4 ,roberts1 and ,rev4 ,l4 ,stiles4 ,it was a four day meeting4 ,i had never been away from home before to attend a meeting of this character4 ,i had a good deal of anxiety to know what kind of people ,i should see at that meeting4 ,an old class-leader that lived near me was on his way to that meeting with me4 ,said ,i1 #8,brother1 what kind of folks will attend the quarterly meeting8' ,said he1 #8,the very cream of the church4' ,as we came near the church we could hear the saints as they met each other coming in from the regions round about1 greeting one another with #8,praise the ,lord1 ,i am so glad to see you1 how does your soul prosper1 well8 glory to ,god4' ,then would ring out ,spirit-born amens4 ,this was before the meeting had commenced4 ,i was captured by these greetings4 ,this meeting commenced at #i o'clock ,a4 ,m41 with a prayer meeting1 first was five minutes of secret prayer4 ,in about two minutes an old gray-haired pilgrim got blessed1 sprang up and commenced shouting glory1 ,hallelujah1 with what ,i thought1 unearthly power4 ,he jumped to his feet and ,i to mine4 ,he continued to shout1 and ,i gazed with wonder1 and shook from head to foot as though everything around me was moving heavenward4 ,very soon ,i got on my knees again and asked the ,lord to steady my nerves1 for ,i felt that ,i must have something1 for the element around me was perfectly awful and solemn4 ,i had been on my knees but a short time before a ,bro4 in the back part of the church sprang to his feet and with such lung power as it seemed to me at that time ,i had never heard before shouted with all his might--#8,hallelujah'--and this he repeated until the house was full of glory1 and of ,god4 ,this was a ,pentecostal meeting4 ,here the saints received the baptism of the ,holy ,ghost and fire1 fitting them up for the awful ordeal of expulsion from their own home1 consecrated by the dearest ties of nature and grace2 made dear by every recollection of bygone days4 ,here in the beginning of our ,christian life1 were ,spiritual fathers and mothers1 who cared for us with great tenderness and solicitude4 ,now1 to be thrust out from our dear old home1 simply because we loved her and were trying to maintain her rights1 was cruel indeed4 ,but ,god had a purpose in this1 as much as ,he had in the selling of ,joseph into ,egypt4 ,benjamin must be cast out to man the ,,life-,,boat1 to rescue the perishing4 ,nearly thirty years has come and gone with trials1 conflicts1 persecutions1 broadside after broadside from the old craft1 and other crafts1 yet1 the ,captain has maintained his place at the mast-head1 holding high the insignia that brought us to the front1 #8,,holiness ,,unto ,,the ,,lord4'0 ,may his life and health be preserved for years to come to maintain the same work that he has so tenaciously held to in the past1 amen4 ,while others have been raised up to help in bearing aloft the banner of heart purity1 noble men and women1 our brother has not become puffed up by great prosperity1 but maintains the simplicity of the gospel as in other days4 ,rev4 ,amos ,hard lived in the town of ,murry1 ,n4 ,y41 five miles from ,albion and four from ,holly1 ,i lived neighbour to him4 ,perhaps there was not another man in ,genesee ,conference that did so much to stir up war as ,bro4 ,hard4 ,as a ,sister remarked on the old ,bergen camp ground1 8,bro4 ,hard is all heads and points40 ,his relation to his church was supernumerary4 ,this relation he occupied for twenty-five years1 so that he was at liberty to go and come when he pleased4 ,it was expected that when the ,free church was organized1 he would come right in1 but he did not4 ,if he had been expelled1 as others were for doing some of the same work that he did1 doubtless1 he would have come in4 ,there was just one thing that prevented his expulsion1 and that was1 his two sons that were in ,genesee ,college4 ,his character was arrested several times1 and the only thing that saved his head from the axe1 was his superior sons4 ,it was argued like this1 8,you expel ,brother ,hard1 and we lose two of the smartest students we have in the college10 and the last time that our ,brother was put through the crucible1 it was added1 8and the ,free ,methodists will get them40 ,this statement ,i had from ,sister ,hard4 ,his home was a rendezvous for those engaged in making war on church idols4 ,much harm has been done to the cause of ,christ by not properly estimating religious demonstrations4 ,some have laid too much stress upon them4 ,while blessed in the past1 they had peculiar manifestations1 and then come to this conclusion1 that1 when blessed of ,god1 they would always have the same outer demonstrations2 and if they did not have the same1 readily concluded that they were not right with ,god1 when at the same time they had not knowingly grieved the ,spirit in any way4 ,the next step with them has been to cast away their confidence in ,christ1 quit doing duty and of course1 they were soon far away from the ,lord4 ,we should always hold fast the profession of our faith1 if we have not committed sin1 regardless of everything else4 ,if we have done wrong1 hasten to make it right4 ,the cause of ,christ has suffered great damage and in many places it has been completely smothered by those that sit in judgment and condemn every phase of experience that does not meet their preconceived notions of just how a person should act when blessed of ,god2 condemning what may seem peculiar and strange because they do not understand it1 is not wise4 ,the ,holy ,spirit has been grieved1 yea1 blasphemed in too many cases in that way4 ,charges and conferences have been greatly checked1 and in some cases dried up by the root1 by harshly condemning the ,spirit's operations4 ,i have no doubt but that they honestly sought to remedy what they supposed was a serious difficulty--greatly hindering the work of the ,lord4 ,their efforts were not blessed of ,god1 and worked ruin1 because they resorted to wrong measures4 ,i believe that the devil has power to imitate the ,spirit1 especially in demonstrations4 ,but suppose that he has8 ,we need be a little cautious how we give him credit4 ,john ,wesley and others at ,fetterlane fell into the same difficulty which grieved the ,spirit and brought deadness to the work at that place1 and leanness into their souls4 ,they sought unto the ,lord to know the difficulty and ,god let light upon them1 just as ,he would do by you if you are guilty of a like offense4 ,wesley and others made the following confession3 8,we acknowledged our having grieved ,him by our divisions2 one saying1 ,i am of ,paul1 another1 ,i am of ,apollos2 by our leaning again to our own works and trusting in them1 instead of ,christ1 by our resting in those little beginnings of sanctification1 which it had pleased ,him to work in our souls1 and1 above all1 by blaspheming ,his work among us1 imputing it to nature1 to the force of imagination and animal spirits1 or even to the delusion of the devil4 ,in that hour1 we found ,god with us as at the first4 ,some fell prostrate upon the ground4 ,others burst out1 as with one consent1 into loud praise and thanksgiving4 ,and many openly testified there had been no such day as this since ,january the first preceding40 7,wesley ,journal1 ,volume #c1 page #adj47 ,after confessing their faults1 one to another1 the blessing of the ,lord came as on former occasions4 ,dear ,brothers and ,sisters in ,christ1 is not the above remedy what we need among us1 as a people8 especially in some places4 ,wherever it has been tried1 it proved gloriously successful4 ,in fact1 it is the only remedy for the like difficulties4 ,a good square confession is always health to the soul1 it works like a charm4 ,if you have grieved the ,holy ,spirit1 try it4 ,during more than fifty years ,i have witnessed a great many powerful revivals1 and from what ,i have seen ,i come to this conclusion1 that it is impossible to have a revival of ,god's salvation where the real burden of the ,lord will rest on ,zion1 so she will feel a little as ,christ felt when in the ,garden1 when such conviction will come on sinners that they will see themselves and their real danger1 leading them to cry for life1 without manifesting much that will be decidedly peculiar4 ,but to stop and spend1 or waste time in trying to regulate the ,holy ,ghost1 is exceedingly foolish4 ,you might as well try to regulate chain-lightning as it came from the clouds4 ,when there is much fire in the furnace clinkers are formed1 but you don't spend your time working at clinkers1 it's the fire you want4 ,a great many have tried to manage the train to suit their views of things1 but the result has been in too many cases1 a fearful smashup4 ,others through their blinded zeal have got on the train just in time to be side-tracked or ushered suddenly into eternity4 ,how many have come into the ,free ,methodist church apparently with a desire to run this train according to their schedule time1 but were soon side-tracked1 or ceased to be4 ,god ,almighty's train must be managed according to the old time-table4 ,jobbers--compromisers--and all that love and make a lie1 off from the track at once4 ,but few brakemen are needed on this train1 but a premium is offered for first-class firemen4 ,beloveds1 up with the brakes1 and let the train move on1 and don't become alarmed if she gets under big headway4 ,in #ahfc ,brother and ,sister ,cooley and the writer held a camp-meeting at ,blood's ,corners1 ,n4 ,y4 ,after the ,sabbath we were helped by ,brother and ,sister ,roberts4 ,brother ,james ,matthews and others came in from a meeting that had just closed at ,akron4 ,it was a very hard place to run a meeting from the fact that in that section of country nearly all professed to be ,christians1 when it was plain to be seen that in most cases they were in a backslidden state if they had ever been converted1 which was doubted4 ,crowds came on the ground and openly and in other ways opposed the work that we were called to do1 that was to spread 8scriptural holiness40 ,on one occasion when ,brother ,cooley was exhorting a large crowd on this subject1 a local preacher belonging to some church1 jumped up and commanded ,brother ,cooley to stop at once1 8they did not want to hear such stuff40 ,brother ,cooley paid no attention to this but continued to exhort4 ,then the fellow turned on ,brother ,c41 and cried out with all his might for the ,holy ,ghost to knock our brother down4 ,this he repeated1 declaring they would not hear such talk4 ,this was a hard fought battle field but victory came on this wise4 ,on ,tuesday night about twelve o'clock it was thought by a number of real saints that came on the ground from ,new ,york ,city1 and from ,illinois1 and by those that had been there from the beginning that ,god could and would give the victory if we should make a more thorough effort4 ,accordingly twenty or more 7and they were members of eight denominations7 went into ,brother ,roberts' tent and engaged in earnest prayer to this end4 ,our praying was characterized by intense earnestness1 all that were in that meeting felt that way4 ,some took a very humble position1 especially ,brother ,belden of ,n4 ,y4 ,he was a ,presbyterian minister4 ,he confessed he had compromised1 but would do so no more4 ,he would preach a whole gospel the remainder of his life1 if compelled by so doing to beg from door to door4 ,it seemed to take us until four o'clock in the morning to reach the spot where faith sprang up claiming the ,holy ,ghost and the fire4 ,at this point it came on all in that tent4 ,it made no difference because we belonged to different organizations1 all fell as slain in battle1 except one4 ,at this meeting our dear ,brother ,roberts fell under the power of ,god several times4 ,he approached the person that did not fall to lay his hands on their head1 but when his hands came within one foot of them he fell the quickest of any person that ,i ever saw fall4 ,this was one of the most glorious meetings that ,i ever knew anything about4 ,after this salvation flowed in upon us like a mighty river1 souls were saved1 believers were sanctified wholly1 and the ,free ,methodists struck an abiding place at that time1 and from this point it has gone out to bless others in regions beyond4 ,in those days we made it a point to have the victory on all occasions4 ,if at first we did not succeed we would try again1 let the drill go down until we struck the living stream4 ,there is no such thing as failure with those whose faith and trust is in ,god4 8,this is the victory that overcometh the world1 even our faith40 ,free ,methodism is a child of ,providence1 born in due time4 ,she is a spontaneous production of the ,holy ,ghost1 and all legitimate children are made so by the same power4 ,it cannot be learned from any other source4 ,a great many come in with us from other churches1 but when our machinery gets under full headway1 they become alarmed at what they see and hear and then try to adjust things to their primary knowledge of the science4 ,in trying to do this as preachers1 they have gotten themselves and the societies over which they were placed into serious difficulty4 ,not having a natural induction into the science of ,free ,methodism1 they did the best they knew1 but when they should have raised the valve and let on more steam1 down went the brakes1 and when faith should have been encouraged1 personal grievances were introduced4 ,now to illustrate--,you may have carried a watch for many years and know much about the object of a watch1 but if you were to go into a watch maker's establishment to make watches1 you would have to commence at the very foundation in order to know how to make a watch4 ,it is precisely so in this science4 ,to work understandingly and in harmony with it1 one must be born into it1 ,,born ,,of ,,the ,,spirit4 ,our machinery is the very best ever devised1 providing that it is well worked4 ,it must be worked in order that its beauty and symmetry may be seen and appreciated4 ,but if it is allowed to go on the dry dock1 it presents a forlorn appearance4 ,it is only when under sail with a stiff breeze1 that her grand proportions are visible4 ,,viii4 ,,the ,,free ,,methodist ,,church ,a ,,necessity4 ,completeness in all the works of ,god are everywhere manifest4 ,harmony prevails in the vast system of worlds above1 and all around us4 ,by the aid of the telescope1 we view with delight the increasing magnitude of those heavenly bodies1 from the asteroid1 up to that mysterious orb that gives life and light to the vegetable and animal kingdoms1 and the worlds that move in space4 ,the chain is complete4 ,every link is in its proper place4 ,this is correct in both kingdoms4 ,you may trace with profound interest the smallest insect that crawls upon the leaf to the giant mastodon that roams the forest4 ,this law prevails likewise in the kingdom of grace4 ,as one star differeth from another star in glory1 so also is the resurrection4 ,and when we stand upon the sea of glass mingled with fire1 and gaze upon that innumerable company that have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the ,lamb1 the law of necessity1 and development will be manifest4 ,heaven would be very incomplete if this were not true4 ,if there were none but arch-angels and matured saints2 if the children of all grades1 those just blooming into life were not there2 if men and women with the feeblest intellect redeemed to ,god by the blood of the ,lamb were not there1 then indeed1 the chain would be broken1 and ,heaven would be incomplete4 ,what joy comes to the ,christian parents1 when compelled to lay their dear child1 that had already given them so much real pleasure1 away in the cold silent grave1 to feel that we shall meet again1 and be forever with the ,lord4 ,we now come to a different consideration1 that is1 the ,christian church or churches4 ,this is of a twofold character1 internal and external4 ,it may have an existence where it does not appear externally2 and what often has an external appearance as the church of ,christ1 may have no relation to ,him4 ,nevertheless1 it does possess the invisible and the visible organization4 ,the invisible or spiritual church of ,christ1 is one1 in ,heaven1 and on earth4 ,the visible organization is manifold4 ,she might well be compared to a family with many members1 all striving to do the will of the parent4 ,all have not the same office4 ,every branch of the ,christian church have their mission1 and will be required to do just what they are fitted for by nature1 culture1 and by grace4 ,where much has been given1 much will be required4 ,responsibility measures up to the above rule4 ,the whole family of churches evolved one after another from the old ,catholic church3 and all1 seem to have a mission in the world's drama4 ,just what that mission is1 ,i am not able to define4 ,perhaps some are to operate as parasites on others4 ,the mission of the church of ,christ was to seek and save the lost and perishing4 ,the ,wesleyan ,methodist church declares in her book of discipline that they were raised up to spread scriptural holiness over these lands2 and while she was true to her mission1 nothing could stand before her4 ,where ever she unfurled the banner of the cross1 rebellion ceased1 and ,jesus ,christ was crowned ,lord of all4 ,at least multitudes were saved to ,god and joined the ranks of the redeemed4 ,the doctrines of the ,m4 ,e4 ,church were ordained in heaven1 honored of ,god1 and blessed to the salvation of millions4 ,her general rules were a strong tower2 mighty bulwarks1 rendering her when within that fortification impregnable4 ,for nearly a century she stood the assault and rage of earth and hell without flinching1 and the glory cloud did rest upon her4 ,but the time came when she fell2 not by the mighty invading forces without altogether1 but by internal foes that she had taken to her loving embrace4 ,her manner of life is entirely changed1 or nearly so4 ,humility has given way to pride and ostentation4 ,the doctrines that she once placed such stress upon1 the witness of the spirit1 entire holiness1 a confession of sin1 restitution1 plainness of dress1 she now largely ignores4 ,those internal foes that she cares for so tenderly have robbed her of her ,spiritual life and power4 ,the glory manifested during the service of preaching1 prayer or class-meeting1 has in many places entirely disappeared4 ,beside the enemies already mentioned1 she had taken within her pale1 members that belong to speculative ,free ,masonry1 who are opposed to ,jesus ,christ and his gospel2 hence1 war was waged within the church by this army of ,satan1 against ,christ and ,his army1 the saints4 ,this division of purpose by the two armies within the church was everywhere manifest3 each party1 seeking for the supremacy4 ,while the saints held tenaciously to the ancient land-marks which our fathers set1 ,satan's wing labored to introduce the new order of things4 ,one of the great mistakes made by this church is in receiving members that were never converted1 but simply had a lukewarm desire to go to heaven when they had exhausted every round of earthly pleasure4 ,bishop ,peck made this statement in a sermon that he preached a short time before his death1 8,i am persuaded that more than three-fourths of all the members in my beloved church1 were never converted40 ,a sad confession indeed2 but observation proves his statement correct4 ,no wonder1 with these elements within1 our mother sought to array herself in gorgeous apparel4 ,what a contrast between these days of pomp1 and vanity1 and worldly mindedness1 and the days of blessed memory1 when arrayed in ,christ's righteousness4 ,no wonder that there was war in the church1 when ,susie and ,john came home from boarding school1 backslidden completely from good desires1 with the new order of things fresh in their minds1 were ashamed of mother's old fashioned style1 determined that there should be a change in the programme4 ,so they commenced by banging mother's hair and putting rings in her ears and on her fingers4 ,the bustle1 put in its horrid appearance with extra yards of cloth1 buttons1 ribbons1 all of which gave our dear old mother the appearance of a stranger4 ,of course1 she was urged to comb her hair back as in the days of her simplicity1 and decorate herself in modest apparel1 without gold1 or pearls1 or costly array2 but she was obstinate1 and has been ever since4 ,the time was when the ,methodists were a plain1 clean1 ,godly class of people4 ,their churches were built plain with free seats1 good enough for the rich1 and none too good for the poor2 and all were welcome1 rich and poor4 ,the principle that actuated them in bygone days was1 the house of ,god should be as free as the gospel we preach1 and both as free as the air we breathe2 and on this line the glory of the ,lord was manifest in the salvation of souls1 and in the sanctification of believers4 ,the new order of things brought with it a new order of church edifices2 seemingly just to accommodate the rich to the great neglect of the poor6 ,of course1 in all churches where the seats are sold1 a few are reserved for the poor1 and for colored people4 ,after a poor man or woman have accepted the paupers' seat for a ,sabbath or two1 they get tempted over it1 and stay away from church altogether2 when if the seats had been free1 they would have continued their attendance upon divine service1 and likely been converted to ,god1 and made a great blessing to the church1 and to the world4 ,it is a tremendous mistake1 the practice of dedicating a church to ,god1 and then selling it out to whom8 why1 anybody that have a mind to buy it2 and in a multitude of cases1 wicked1 ungodly wretches have bought the best seats in the house1 giving them power over that society1 so that in ninety-nine cases out of every hundred1 the preacher in the pulpit of such churches1 is gagged2 some subjects he dare not touch1 because forsooth1 his bread and his butter is at stake2 that because of this system1 millions have been kept away from the house of ,god and have perished4 ,one of the most embarrassing things the learned clergy of to-day have to meet constantly is1 what shall we do with this great estrangement of the poor from the house of ,god8 ,my answer to the above proposition is1 free churches throughout the land1 baptized with the ,holy ,ghost1 and with fire1 will solve this mighty problem4 ,this is the only solution4 ,instrumental music is another innovation4 ,the music that pleases ,god1 is that which comes from a heart1 consecrated to ,him1 inspired by love divine1 springing up like a fountain of life2 the spontaneous outgoings of the spirit4 ,we must sing in the spirit1 and with the understanding also4 ,this part of divine service should be free to all present1 not marred by the instrument1 neither by the select few4 ,in this1 we should study to show ourselves approved unto ,god4 ,i cannot believe that ,he loves ignorance in the service of song1 any more than in preaching ,his gospel4 ,we should aim at the greatest efficiency in all the service rendered4 ,this was the original plan as it came to our fathers4 ,but with the new order of things came the organ1 and the distressing few1 to do the most precious part of divine worship4 ,preaching the gospel was the means ordained of ,god for the salvation of the lost1 and where this is done with the ,holy ,ghost sent down from ,heaven1 the work is accomplished4 ,god never ordained the reading of essays as a means to bring sinners to ,christ4 ,his prophets anciently spake as they were moved upon by the ,holy ,ghost1 and success crowned their efforts4 ,carnal ,amusements are a great hindrance in carrying forward the work of the ,lord in any church4 ,they grieve the ,spirit and cause those that indulge in them to backslide and become worthless as laborers in the cause of ,christ4 ,the ,sabbath ,school should be the nursery of the church2 and is1 when the salvation of the school is the primary object4 ,when time1 talents and means are employed to that end1 but if carnal amusements are held up as the object for which they aspire1 then indeed1 much of our labor will be in vain4 ,camp-meetings are an ,american institution and a child of ,methodism4 ,eternity alone can tell the good accomplished by these means of grace4 ,thousands have been attracted to ,god's leafy temple where the greatest amount of ,spiritual freedom generally prevails1 especially when ancient simplicity and earnestness prevails1 because there is always something inviting1 something grand and glorious about these ,god ordained gatherings4 ,can you imagine a place more lovely to behold1 and to enjoy1 than a beautiful forest dotted with ,israel's tents1 and a company of those that are in earnest to get to ,heaven8 the songs of praise1 the shouts of new-born souls1 and on every side to feel that ,god and angels are there4 ,truly1 such a place has a charm for all that love the good and the beautiful4 ,but when the camp-meeting becomes a place for trade and speculation1 a place for visiting1 for idleness and feasting1 for airing one's opinions1 for anything and everything but self-denial and earnestly seeking the baptism of the ,holy ,ghost on their own souls and on the souls of the unsaved1 then the ancient glory departs1 and as a substitute culture in style1 from the tent1 to the magnificent cottage1 the exclamations of holy joy in the electric amen--praise the ,lord--glory to ,god--,hallelujah--give way to jesting1 to light and trifling conversation1 and to engaging in those things that produce the most fun4 ,then1 indeed1 it becomes necessary that another people should be raised up to do camp-meeting work as in former days1 when the glory of the ,lord rested upon this branch of ,zion4 ,in too many cases the camp-meeting of to-day is simply a huge ,pic-,nic6 ,i believe the real difficulty has been1 and is1 in failing to preach1 experience to live1 and enforce sanctification1 or perfect love4 ,this was the central thought with this church1 and should be with every ,christian denomination4 ,it should tower above every other consideration4 ,it is true that the doctrine of holiness has become quite popular in some directions1 but that kind that contains the cross that kills1 and produces resurrection life and makes a complete separation from all carnality1 is no more popular to-day1 than it was in the beginning4 ,this was the issue in the ,m4 ,e4 ,church more than thirty years ago resulting in the foundation of the ,free ,methodist church4 ,other things came in which greatly enlarged ,satan's army1 so that on almost every occasion there was war4 ,this continued with increasing force until the powers of darkness were in the ascendancy1 resulting in the expulsion of some of the best the old ,genesee ,conference had4 ,this occurred in #aheh4 ,in one of ,dickens' works1 ,i think it is1 this statement is made3 8,the first settlers of ,england were what are now1 the ,welsh that occupy ,wales4 ,they were at war with the ,scots and ,picts4 ,before this they had been harassed for a long time by the ,romans4 ,now the ,saxon comes in and makes war upon them1 and then takes possession of the country1 forcing the ,britons back to the mountains of ,wales2 so1 ever since the ,saxon have been masters of ,great ,britain1 ,scotland and ,ireland40 ,this bit of history clearly illustrates the condition of our mother church4 ,as the ,britons were driven to ,wales1 so ,christ and ,his followers have been driven out by the new order of things4 ,perhaps a streak of salvation might be sandwiched in1 in some country church2 or in a classroom far away from public gaze1 where if the ancient power and glory should come in1 no one would be hurt4 ,but this order of things that the ancient power and glory should have no more place in this church1 was decreed by many in authority nearly thirty years since1 which my ears heard1 and my eyes have seen performed in the expulsion of the good and the true from that body4 ,during this war ,i became acquainted and was for a time quite intimate with ,rev4 ,john ,robie1 then ,editor of the ,buffalo ,advocate1 the organ of what was then known as 8,the ,regency ,party40 ,on one occasion visiting this ,brother quite a number of ministers from this conference met in his office to do what they considered very important business1 and that was to strengthen each other's hands in the horrid work already begun1 in expelling every one in that conference that endorsed ,b4 ,t4 ,roberts1 ,styles1 and all that class that did not stand by the new order of things4 ,this ,i lived to see accomplished1 to the very letter1 both in the ministry and with the laity4 ,they not only expelled1 but they bought up and removed all so far as they had the ability1 that believed in the life and power of salvation1 or 8,methodism10 as she was in the early days of her espousals to ,christ1 when the glory cloud was everywhere manifest4 ,this work was not confined to the ,genesee ,conference1 of making war on those that were true to their vows to ,christ and to this branch of ,his church1 but extended to other parts4 ,other ,conferences are guilty of proscription1 past1 and present4 ,that the forces which brought ,methodism into existence1 that gave to the world the grandest model ever planned for the salvation of the lost1 should be forced to abandon its birthplace1 is strange indeed4 8,tell it not in ,gath1 publish it not in the streets of ,askelon60 ,in this expulsion the best blood of the church was forced out2 and by the spiritual law of gravitation they came together and formed a conglomerate1 which they named1 8,the ,free ,methodist church40 ,it has been called 8,the ,free ,methodist life boat40 ,the organization took place in perilous times4 ,many societies were being engulfed by formalism1 and death4 ,this life-boat was a timely aid to rescue the perishing4 ,thousands will thank ,god to all eternity for their salvation through this instrumentality4 ,the casual observer might have entertained grave doubts in her ability to navigate the stormy sea of life1 and cope with other crafts claiming to be engaged in the life saving service1 but presenting sails of a decidedly different character2 but no where drawing fire from the enemy1 but worldly commendation4 ,it is true1 her external appearance did not1 and does not1 give to those that merely gaze upon the outer appearance1 much to hope for4 ,when the ,ericsson ,monitor steamed up ,hampton ,roads1 rebels laughed and our fleet were in great alarm1 expecting complete destruction by the iron-clad ,merrimac4 ,she had already destroyed several ships4 ,now1 what the rebels called the ,yankee cheese box puts in her appearance just in time to save the balance of the fleet from utter destruction4 ,the ,monitor had a power out of sight that deceived those that merely saw the outside4 ,this is true of our beloved church4 ,when first launched1 she was called a ,cheese box--a ,dug-out--an old ,scow--a ,theatre1 and many other names she received4 ,nevertheless1 wherever this life-boat touched in former days she took passengers aboard1 some from the hedges1 lanes1 by-ways1 the poor1 the lame1 the halt1 the blind1 and many from other churches2 and with former equipments1 rebels are taken upon all seas for ,king ,emanuel--even to-day4 ,it is an acknowledged fact1 past and present1 that the ,f4 ,m4 church has been of untold value to all other evangelical bodies1 and to ,christianity in particular--especially in the ,united ,states4 ,it has caused them to consider in a new light the claims that ,god had upon ,his people1 that holiness of heart and life was binding upon all4 ,i have heard some of the most eminent for piety and usefulness in other churches say that above stated2 and that they hoped the free church would continue to succeed1 because of the great value she had been to them4 ,her position as standard-bearer in all the moral reforms of the day1 gives her a prominent position4 ,our schools1 papers1 periodicals1 are all on that line4 ,other church papers have often used our editorials1 but did not always give due credit4 ,we are under great obligation to the ,almighty1 for the schools that have been raised up to us2 where the young may be educated in a pure atmosphere1 and from these schools many are going out to bless the world with a richer experience2 a life more completely consecrated1 educated1 mentally1 morally1 socially1 and physically4 ,in the moral and social rank1 we claim the pre-eminence for our schools and for our literature4 ,there was1 and there is1 and there will continue to be1 a need1 for a people to do just this kind of work2 and while we continue humble and obedient1 ,god will use us to this end4 8,but if we forsake ,him1 ,he will forsake us40 ,if we turn aside to other ,gods1 ,he will cast us forth as a branch that is withered1 and we shall be like other nations4 ,one of the most wide spread evils of the day1 filthy in all its make up1 disgusting in the extreme to a clean1 well-bred person1 robbing men of their manhood1 and of their mental and physical powers1 is tobacco4 ,forty years ago it was considered ungentlemanly to smoke in the presence of ladies1 but now1 in almost every mode of travel1 on the street1 in the stores1 and in nearly all public places1 ladies and all are insulted by the filthy fumes of the pipe or cigar1 compounded with decayed teeth1 and the deadly ,upas of the saloon1 forming a drug that produces mental derangement1 insanity1 crime1 pauperism1 poverty and shortens the life of its victims4 ,the use of tobacco is a bar to membership in the ,f4 ,m4 ,c4 ,in this1 she stands supremely above all other churches4 ,she is doing a glorious work in making war on tobacco1 and exposing its effects on the human system4 ,it has been said that some of our preachers were raised up to make tobacco a specialty1 as it occupied a corner in every sermon regardless of the text4 ,well1 suppose that is true1 is it not a fact that all reformers dwell on the thing that needs reforming8 ,perhaps this class of preachers are better acquainted with this evil in its length and breadth1 and know by a blessed experience the source of deliverance from the habit1 and all longing after the same4 ,such preaching is worth a great deal more than that from those who never knew by experience the power of the habit1 and the virtue of the blood that cleanseth from all sin1 and all desire for the unclean4 ,fashion brings its devotees into servile compliance with its most debasing demands4 ,those that wear this yoke1 are lost1 to that which makes humanity lovely1 good and beautiful4 ,a remark so commonly made1 8that you might as well be out of the world as out of fashion10 is true of this class4 ,in adhering to this tyrant1 millions of women and men have been ruined for life4 ,those that have labored to live so as to equal or go beyond certain others in matters of equipage1 have been compelled to abandon1 in order to meet fashion's demands1 the honest mode of life1 and resort to fraud and speculation to obtain what their souls lusted after4 ,our jails1 and portions of ,canada1 are largely made up of that class4 ,the pressure brought upon men to supply the wife and daughters with fashion's demands1 have driven them to the lodge1 the gambling hell1 the brothel--and the worst of all--the saloon6 ,what can be more appalling than a lady martyred to fashion8 from head to foot out of shape--distorted--compressed--pulled out--cut off in trying to fit the fashion plate4 ,alas6 ,alas6 ,we are imitative beings4 ,in this the poor ape the rich so far as they are able4 ,if they cannot wear the glittering gems of great value1 they will decorate themselves with shoddy finery4 ,is it not time to call a halt to this wicked1 ungodly mode of life8 ,for any man or woman to come out from this style of things1 and endorse plainness in dress1 and righteousness all the way through by precept and example1 requires a holy heart1 filled with love divine4 ,and this manner of life pays bountifully in this present world1 and will in the world to come1 even life everlasting4 ,during the past fifty years ,i have noticed those that the ,lord blessed the most1 and were the most useful in the church and world around them1 were that class that conscientiously carried out in their lives the ,apostolic plan already referred to4 ,there is much connected with fashionable attire that is supremely wicked4 ,first1 the cost of the material2 secondly1 precious time spent in its making2 thirdly1 the wearing of such is in violation of the word of the ,lord4 #a ,peter #c3c1 #d4 ,the only organized opposition to this mode of life is the ,free ,methodist church4 ,she has stood like a beacon light for nearly thirty years1 warning men and women of their imminent danger4 ,holiness unto the ,lord--is the key to the arch that spans the temple of the living ,god4 ,it is that which gives symmetry to life and character1 a state that we enter into when the soul has been swept and garnished by the ,holy ,ghost and the blood of the ,lamb1 which greatly enlarges our views of ,christ and ,his powers to save1 that brings perpetual sunshine to the soul1 that makes earth a paradise1 that causes flowers to bloom in the desert1 and the water of life to spring from the flinty rock1 and the heart of the needy to rejoice with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory4 ,it is food to the hungry1 drink to the thirsty1 and comfort to the weary and heavy laden4 ,it is full of hope2 big with immortality4 ,over this boundless plain comes the odor of ,eden1 fresh from the throne of ,god4 ,this holiness is a state1 an experience1 8where only ,christ is heard to speak1 where ,jesus reigns alone40 ,it does not reflect upon the character of others in their absence4 ,it is long suffering1 it behaveth not itself unseemly1 is not provoked1 is not puffed up1 thinketh no evil1 bears the burdens and responsibilities of life meekly1 rejoiceth in the truth1 believeth all that ,god hath said4 ,this grace never faileth1 but will shine brighter1 clearer to all eternity4 ,you may have the tongues of men and angels1 and lack this experience1 you are nothing but a sinner in the sight of ,god4 ,a church armed with this power is more than a match for all the powers of darkness4 ,the first church under the gospel dispensation were poor1 uneducated men and women4 ,they tarried at ,jerusalem until they were baptized with the ,holy ,ghost and with fire1 and with this blessing upon them the powers of darkness fled in dismay4 ,nothing could stand before them4 ,it was said1 8ye shall receive power after that the ,holy ,ghost is come upon you1 and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in ,jerusalem1 and in all ,judea1 and in ,samaria1 and unto the uttermost part of the earth40 ,this was literally true4 ,ancient systems of idolatry which had grown gray with age1 melted away like the mist at noon-day as ,god's army advanced1 and over every battle-field the blood-stained banner of ,king ,emanuel was unfurled4 ,deserts were made to blossom as the rose1 and woods1 and fields1 and rocks1 and rills1 all seemed to offer the tribute of praise and thanksgiving for the wonderful display of ,god's power in the salvation of the nations round about them4 ,this power is forever the same1 and when the church meet the conditions1 it comes as on the day of ,pentecost1 with visible manifestations of ,his presence and power to save1 8,jesus ,christ the same yesterday1 to-day and forever40 ,i believe that the ,free ,methodist church was born of the ,spirit4 ,god owns her as a legitimate child4 ,in every place where she meets the requirements1 times of refreshing1 and the salvation of souls are reported4 ,no church1 in my opinion1 so fully meet the conditions on which the precious promises are made4 ,she is an important link in the family of churches4 ,may she ever reflect a certain light1 live in the experience of perfect love1 be true to all the vows that she has made to ,god1 constantly making war upon the enemies works until every rebel flag shall trail in the dust1 and ,jesus ,christ crowned ,lord of all4 ,amen4 ,,ix4 ,,dreams ,,and ,,presentiments4 8,man is fearfully1 and wonderfully made10 with capabilities as boundless as eternity4 ,this is true so far as our moral and intellectual make up is concerned4 ,we may grow in grace1 and in the knowledge of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 while this life shall last1 and forever1 in the life that is to come4 ,progression is the law of our being4 ,god1 who made us1 has his own peculiar way of imparting knowledge to his children1 or the creatures which he hath made4 ,in our public school system we have the primary1 and the higher grades4 ,it is so in the school of ,christ2 there is the primary1 and the higher grades of instruction4 ,the primary grade consists in what we learn from the schools1 books1 and papers4 ,the higher grade is confined to the teaching of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,too many are satisfied with the primary grade1 and treat insultingly the ,holy ,ghost4 ,but where ,he is received with loving embrace1 and allowed to have his own way1 ,he will lead us into all truth4 ,preconceived notions gathered from theological schools1 very much interfere at times with our receiving and being instructed by the ,holy ,ghost4 ,science has done much to facilitate culture4 ,news gathered from all lands1 comes to us with lightning speed4 ,the improvements of to-day annihilate time1 and bridge over vast distances4 ,in the evening we receive the doings of the morning in continents far away4 ,but with all the improvements in science and art1 it cannot compete with the ,holy ,ghost4 ,the great mistake of to-day1 is substituting the arts1 and sciences1 and the wonderful discoveries made in ,biblical literature1 for the ,holy ,ghost and its teachings4 ,there is nothing that can take its place4 ,we can learn more1 comprehend more1 experience more about the things pertaining to our spiritual and eternal well-being in a moment of time1 when under the direct inspiration of the ,holy ,ghost1 than can be gained in all coming time from every other source4 ,one pentecostal flash of the ,holy ,ghost on a consecrated heart1 and mind1 brings intelligence that all the culture of the day cannot fathom1 nor in any way comprehend4 ,some people are afraid of this power1 and being led of the spirit1 because individuals have been mistaken1 and were under a wrong spirit when they thought that they were really under the influence of ,christ4 ,it is true1 we may be moved by a wrong spirit1 our intellectual machinery is very sensitive to the touch of a good1 or a wrong impression4 ,how shall we know when an impression comes upon us1 from whence it comes8 ,there are certain rules laid down in ,god's blessed book1 which if we are careful to observe1 we shall not go astray3 8,it will be a lamp to our feet1 and a light unto our path40 ,god has not set us to navigating the broad ocean of life without chart1 or compass4 ,thank ,god1 we have a chart1 and the ,holy ,ghost to make it plain2 so plain1 that the wayfaring man1 though a fool1 shall not err therein4 ,the impression that comes upon us1 if it leads us to exalt ,christ1 it's all right4 ,the soul's pressure that comes on all at times1 may be from either the following causes4 ,condemnation1 conviction of sin1 or an advanced state in ,christian life2 temptation1 or a burden for souls4 #a--;,if it be a burden of sin1 the spirit will direct us to the sin for which we should repent4 #b--;,if it be temptation of the devil--while he will accuse us of something wrong1 he will be very indefinite in regard to what the thing is that we have done or have not done that was wrong4 8,he is the accuser of the brethren40 #c--;,if the pressure that comes upon us is for an advanced state in holiness1 how our hearts will cry out after ,god1 the living ,god6 ,it will be thus expressed--8,my heart-strings groan with deep complaint1 my heart lies panting1 ,lord for thee2 and every limb1 and every joint1 stretches for perfect purity40 ,while the spirit of ,god comes upon all men1 for he said1 that1 it should come to pass in the last days1 8,i will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh2 and one notable result would be1 ,dreams and ,visions40 ,not all dreams are chargeable to the ,holy ,spirit4 ,the mind of man is supposed to be always in operation1 though not under the control of our judgment1 or will1 when the body is asleep4 ,god does make impressions upon our minds in our sleeping state1 of things that are coming to pass1 with the person thus impressed4 ,we are sometimes conscious of the mind's operations when in deep sleep2 when the spirit of the ,lord may not have anything to do with it4 ,it would seem that ,god often warns poor sinners of their danger by dreams2 this being the only way seemingly1 when the ,holy ,spirit can find way to their heart2 as then1 they are quiet2 the cares of life are for a moment hushed into silence4 ,the great difficulty in bringing sinners to ,christ1 is their constant stretch after the amusements1 pleasures1 and the riches of the world4 ,so ,god1 in his infinite love and mercy1 comes in this way to the sinner1 to warn him of his danger1 and the sleeping state being the most favorable1 reveals the on-coming storm4 ,folger1 ,secretary of ,state1 had a short time before he died1 one of those alarming dreams4 ,political life had worn upon him so that he thought retirement from business1 and a trip to the ,bermudas necessary in order to regain health and strength4 ,the awful scene presented to him in the dream completely changed his mind so that he gave up the contemplated trip4 ,the dream as related by his near friends is as follows3 8,the steamship on which the party had taken passage was sailing along serenely2 the sea was as smooth as glass1 and everybody was happy1 when suddenly a great dark cloud was observed on the forward horizon moving rapidly toward the vessel1 accompanied by an incessant and terrific rumbling4 ,the heavy cloud soon reached the ill-fated craft1 overspreading the sea with the darkness of ,egypt1 great sheets of lurid flame shot forth in all directions2 the vessel tossed and quivered1 and the sea was lashed in mountainous billows4 ,the ,secretary saw the forms of his party and the crew enveloped in fire1 playing through the angry elements4 ,suddenly1 he stood alone on the deck1 with the vessel sinking beneath him into a sea of fire1 and he awoke trembling like an aspen1 and covered with cold beads of perspiration1 to find that it was a dream40 ,a short time after this1 he passed suddenly into eternity1 and for aught we know1 just as he had lived1 without ,christ1 and hope for the life that is to come4 ,job had knowledge of the revelations of dreams from ,god1 and that they were for divine instruction4 ,he said1 8,when ,i say1 my bed shall comfort me1 my couch shall ease my complaint2 then thou scarest me with dreams1 and terrified me through visions40 ,nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams1 wherewith his spirit was troubled1 and his sleep brake from him4 ,i suppose that the ,king was so given up to wine1 women1 and debauchery1 the only time that ,god could make an impression upon the wicked ruler1 was when deep sleep was upon him4 ,god warned ,abimelech in a dream1 not to come near to ,sarai1 8,abraham's wife assuring him if he did1 he was a dead man40 8,jacob dreamed1 and behold a ladder set upon the earth1 and the top of it reached to heaven2 and1 behold1 the angels of ,god ascending and descending on it40 ,this dream was given to ,jacob1 doubtless to point out to him the intercourse that exists between heaven and earth1 and the connection of both worlds by means of angelic ministry4 ,this doctrine is clearly taught in the old and new testament4 8,are they not all ministering spirits1 sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation80 ,it was probably a type of ,christ1 in whom both worlds meet1 and in whom the divine and human nature are united4 ,the ladder was set up on earth1 and the top of it reached to heaven2 for ,god was manifested in the flesh1 and in him dwelt all the fulness of the ,godhead bodily4 ,jesus ,christ himself1 took this view of the dream4 ,he said to ,nathaniel1 8,hereafter ye shall see the heaven opened1 and the angels of ,god ascending and descending on the ,son of ,man40 ,the ,almighty appeared to ,abraham in dreams1 gave him instruction1 and very encouraging promises2 assuring him of boundless prosperity1 to him and his seed1 which should be as numerous as the sand of the sea1 forever and ever1 which he believed1 and received the honor which comes only from ,god4 ,and this honor which he received for believing what ,god said to him in a dream1 will pass down to the latest period of time4 ,o1 what honor there is1 in believing ,god1 even life eternal4 ,god warned ,laban the ,syrian1 to take heed to what he said to ,abraham1 either good or bad4 ,so the ,lord takes care of ,his own4 ,joseph dreamed1 and he told it to his brethren1 and they hated him1 yet the more1 and he said unto them1 hear ye the dream which ,i have dreamed4 ,for behold we were binding sheaves in the field1 and1 lo1 my sheaf arose and also stood upright2 and behold1 your sheaves stood round about1 and made obeisance to my sheaf4 ,and his brethren said unto him1 ,shalt thou indeed reign over us2 and shalt thou indeed have dominion over us2 and they hated him yet the more for his dreams and for his words4 ,and he dreamed yet another dream1 and told it to his brethren1 and said1 ,behold ,i have dreamed a dream more2 and1 behold1 the sun1 and the moon1 and the eleven stars1 made obeisance to me--and he told it to his father1 and to his brethren1 and his father rebuked him1 and said unto him1 ,what is this dream that thou hast dreamed8 ,shall ,i1 and thy mother1 and thy brethren1 indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee1 to earth8 ,the history of ,joseph is one of the most interesting contained in the oracles of ,god4 ,it is replete with interesting matter1 from beginning to end4 ,i presume that ,joseph knew the interpretation of his dreams when they were given4 ,i think that with the dreams1 came the interpretation also4 ,when others dreamed1 he knew what it meant4 ,what an impressive dream was that of ,pharaoh1 standing on the river's bank and gazing intently on that beautiful stream1 when lo1 he sees with wonder and amazement living objects emerging therefrom4 ,they prove to be kine1 fat-fleshed1 and well-favored4 ,and as he continued to gaze and wonder1 other sights did appear more wonderful than the former scenes4 ,other kine came up from the river very lean and ill-favored1 and they devoured the fat and well-favored1 and as this scene passed he awoke4 ,god sent an angel to warn ,joseph in a dream to go down to ,egypt and stay there until ,he1 the ,lord1 should send them word to return1 until the danger of ,herod had passed4 ,pilate's wife warned ,pilate to have nothing to do in condemning ,christ1 because she had suffered much in a dream because of ,him this day6 ,i suppose that the impression came upon her with such force and with such clearness that ,jesus ,christ1 that was then before the ,jewish court1 was the true ,messiah1 the ,lord of life and glory1 ,he that came to make an atonement for the sin of the world1 and this was doubtless in her wakeful moments4 ,i suppose it is what would be called a presentiment4 ,an intuition1 a knowledge of facts that will occur1 or that are now transpiring4 ,it might be called a wakeful dream1 or an inspiration4 ,just as the ,almighty has in the past1 and does now1 and will to all eternity make known ,his will to the sons of men4 ,and these divine impressions1 whether they come in our wakeful moments1 or when deep sleep is upon us1 will always be in harmony with a thus saith the ,lord4 ,our intellectual machinery is so wonderfully made up with receptive powers so vast that ,god the ,holy ,ghost coming upon us1 can1 when it is for his glory1 impart to us more in a moment of time1 than we could receive from all other sources combined4 ,i remember how interested ,i was when passing the ,united ,states ,mint to see them stamping the stars and spread eagle on the gold coin4 ,it took a tremendous power to do it4 ,so when the ,almighty puts the stamp of divinity on us1 knowledge comes with power and clearness1 lasting as time4 ,i can never forget the impression that came on me when a lad about fifteen years of age4 ,i was distant from home about one hundred miles4 ,had been absent some four weeks4 ,all were well when ,i left4 ,i had a brother that ,i loved very much1 away from home at this time1 ,i visited him just before ,i left4 ,this impression came on me as sudden as a flash of light1 and with it this thought4 8,there is trouble at home and ,i must return as quick as possible40 ,the impression was that some of the dear ones were very sick and that my presence was greatly needed4 ,my feelings were intense1 and my mind like the needle that points always to the pole1 pointed steadily toward home as the place where ,i should be4 ,my employer did not want me to leave him and tried to discourage me from yielding to my feelings4 ,i could not eat1 nor sleep much4 ,the impression that was on me was painful and for two days ,i suffered this intense agony before ,i got started for home4 ,the only way of traveling in those days was by stage1 or the two mile per hour on the ,erie canal1 or go on foot4 ,i took each of these modes of conveyance1 and after about thirty-six hours travel1 ,i reached home to find a house of deep mourning4 ,my dear brother that ,i loved so tenderly was dead1 and the time for his funeral had just arrived4 ,the people were there for the funeral service4 ,they had written to me but it had not reached me4 ,i knew nothing of my brother's sickness and death until ,i was within one mile of home4 ,from whence came this impression that there was trouble at home1 and that ,i must hasten to their assistance8 ,i know that some entertain peculiar notions about the relation that mind sustains to mind1 and the strong sympathy that exists between such minds1 and the peculiar1 invisible1 and undefinable way such minds have of communing with each other4 ,whatever there may be in the above philosophy1 ,i know not4 ,but the impression that came to me on the above occasion ,i believe was from the ,lord4 ,during my brother's sickness he often called for me and would say1 8,has not ,zenas come yet80 ,at this time ,i was not a ,christian1 but a sinner1 well rounded out4 ,the promise made1 8,that in the last days ,god would pour out of ,his spirit upon all flesh0 is true4 ,i think that it came upon me at that time4 ,years after this occurrence1 ,i had another experience1 quite similar to the one just related4 ,i was doing business for ,m4 ,tilden ,co41 ,new ,lebanon1 ,n4 ,y4 ,i had a wife and one child at this time1 and was living in ,canaan1 ,n4 ,y4 ,i had gone into the western part of the state expecting to be gone from home some six weeks4 ,after an absence of about two weeks1 an impression1 or a presentiment1 came on me with such force that ,i could not work1 nor eat1 nor sleep1 and with this impression1 came the thought that1 wife1 or my first born son was very sick4 ,i had received a letter from my wife only the day before1 stating that they were well and did not expect me home for at least six weeks4 ,this impression came on me about four o'clock in the afternoon4 ,my feelings were so intense1 that ,i arranged my affairs1 took the stage early the next morning1 rode fifteen miles1 and took the express train for ,albany1 where ,i remained all night1 or the rest of the night1 as we did not reach there until eleven o'clock4 ,that was a night of intense anxiety1 and mental suffering1 for it seemed to me that my wife or child was very sick1 nigh unto death4 ,imagine my feelings as ,i stepped from the cars on arriving at ,canaan four corners1 when one of my neighbors approached me with this question1 8,mr4 ,osborne1 is your boy alive80 ,the same hour of the day when the impression came on me1 my dear wife was washing1 she dipped out a pail of scalding water from the boiler1 set it down1 went out to hang out some clothes4 ,my little boy1 ,henry ,z41 went up to the pail1 pulled up his dress1 and put his foot in this pail of scalding hot water4 ,he screamed4 ,his mother rushed into the house1 took the boy from the pail2 but oh1 what a sight6 ,the dear child's flesh drops off1 in places1 near to the bone4 ,the boy went into spasms4 ,the physician had doubts of his recovery4 ,this was an anxious time for my dear companion2 she wrote me right away1 but ,i had not received her message1 but the ,almighty had telephoned me most emphatically1 and ,i obeyed the summons1 and found the impression was not a delusion1 but a divine impression4 ,after my dear child had so far recovered as to be considered out of danger1 ,i returned to my field of labor in western ,n4 ,y4 ,was it not the ,lord that made known to me the serious sickness at home1 and inspired my heart to hasten to the suffering family8 ,and was it not kind in the blessed ,lord1 to help in such a time of need8 ,truly1 ,god is good1 in all ,his works and ways2 and ,his loving care is graciously manifested to all the creatures that ,he hath made4 ,how much of earth's storm and tempest we might avoid1 if we would only keep our eyes and our ears open to see and hear what ,god would have us see and hear4 ,during my pastorate at ,seneca ,falls1 ,n4 ,y41 ,i not only preached at ,seneca ,falls1 but at ,auburn1 ,owosco and ,niles1 ,n4 ,y4 ,every other week ,i would preach at ,owosco and ,niles on the ,lord's day1 and on my way back to ,seneca ,falls1 ,i would stop at ,auburn and preach the word of life1 on ,monday evening at sister ,osborne's2 and this was my home when at ,auburn4 ,on the occasion of which ,i now speak1 ,i was requested to stop1 and take tea at another place1 where ,i had never been before4 ,the family where ,i was to stop was made up of three persons1 father1 daughter1 and an aunt of the daughter4 ,father and sister-in-law were perhaps fifty years of age4 ,the daughter ,i should judge1 twenty-five years of age1 and a member of the ,m4 ,e4 ,church in that place4 ,i had never met with any of this family prior to this meeting1 except this young lady1 and her1 only one week before1 and that at a ,quarterly meeting4 ,i called at this place according to agreement to take tea1 and spend a couple of hours before service4 ,it was in mid-winter4 ,i entered the house1 the young lady met me very politely1 took my hat and overcoat1 and ,i took a seat4 ,this was a well-to-do family2 they had an abundance of this world's goods4 ,the house was large1 and well furnished4 ,i had not been in the house five minutes1 before a strange impression came on me1 bewildering1 sickening1 and with it1 came this thought1 8unclean devils1 unclean devils40 ,it seemed to me that ,i should die1 if ,i did not leave that house4 ,i called for my hat and coat1 and left4 ,this woman followed me for several weeks1 and always when she came near me1 the same impression would come over me1 unclean devils4 ,suffice to say1 she was a bad woman4 ,she had been too intimate with a married man1 who was a class-leader in one of the churches4 ,was she actuated by the same spirit that those women were that followed ,paul and ,silas around and declared that they were the real servants of ,god2 and is it not a fact1 that the quickest way to destroy the work of ,god in any place1 is to have doubtful characters1 professedly1 embrace it8 and herald abroad the praises of the servants of ,god8 ,and these persons being so well understood1 their lives and their character so well pronounced as to become a stench in the nostrils of the community1 and a tremendous bar to the progress of ,christianity in every community where such exists4 ,i am always troubled when some people endorse me1 and feel like saying1 ,the ,lord have mercy on me now6 ,god gave me great prosperity on this big charge1 a revival prevailed through the two years4 ,more than one hundred professed conversion at ,seneca ,falls1 besides many were converted at the other points4 ,at ,seneca ,falls1 at one time during our stay there1 souls were converted in every means of grace for several months1 more than one hundred professed to be sanctified wholly4 ,some of the richest displays of ,god's saving power that ,i ever saw1 was at points on this field of labor4 ,many that were poor1 and wretched slaves to intemperance and licentiousness1 were washed1 and made clean during our stay here1 gems were gathered in1 that will deck the ,saviour's ,crown forever and ever4 ,more than twenty years have come and gone since we left that field of suffering1 cross-bearing1 and victory1 and yet we would not have the time we spent there blotted out of life's work for any amount of earth's riches2 and ,i want to record right here1 while this subject is before us1 praise and thanksgiving to my heavenly ,father1 for blessing us1 and opening our eyes to see danger1 and grace to avoid it1 especially in the case referred to at 8,a0--,i have no doubt1 but that the devil in some way1 wanted to use that wicked woman to destroy the work of ,god on that big charge4 ,did not ,bramwell have knowledge given to him to see the deception of the man that professed he wanted help for ,god's cause1 when ,bramwell was led to see1 it was a bastard child1 help was sought for8 ,the church has suffered much in the past by the deception of wicked men and women which might have been different1 had the church been baptized with the ,holy ,ghost as it was her privilege to be4 ,peter saw at once the fraud practiced by ,ananias and ,sapphira and justly rebuked them4 ,and what a blessing it would be to the church and the world1 if the ministry1 and laity1 had the anointing--the eye salve of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i have been perfectly surprised at the success that these saintly appearing frauds have had in playing their tricks upon credulous1 godly people4 ,the real saint1 the wholly sanctified1 the pure in heart1 have the eye salve daily applied2 ,yea1 they carry with them1 a bank note detective2 their coin1 is weighed and measured at sight4 ,perhaps all clearly saved people have not so clear a conception of character1 and are not able to judge so readily1 of their merit1 or demerit as others4 ,however that may be1 ,i believe that all clearly saved people1 have remarkable good judgment in regard to character as well as in other matters4 ,but to return to the theme before us1 ,dreams1 ,presentiments--,dreams come1 when sleep is upon us1 ,presentiments come upon us in our wakeful moments2 and both may be of the ,lord as already shown1 though not always4 ,it is wise1 however1 to try the spirits1 and hold fast to that which is good4 ,i have had mapped out to me in my dreams1 and ,i think by the spirit of the ,lord1 fields of labor that ,i afterwards occupied1 as clear as a sunbeam2 and the peculiar phases of my field of labor1 and the peculiar characters of the new field1 as though written out by the hand of inspiration4 ,i will give but one or two incidents4 ,three months prior to my being stationed at ,oswego1 ,n4 ,y41 ,i found myself in my dream at ,oswego1 on my way home from conference1 to look over the situation1 and arrange for moving on4 ,i met a few1 very poor saints1 discouraged1 and ready to give up and die out4 ,i was told in my dream that ,i had better look at ,brother ,l4 ,h4 ,r's4 house1 perhaps it would suit me4 ,at this time ,brother ,robinson was preacher in charge at ,oswego1 and what was still more strange about this dream1 this was his first year at ,oswego1 and some three months before conference4 ,i was very much concerned about a four gallon jug that ,i had full of very rich1 sweet milk4 ,i was anxious to have it kept sweet4 ,a brother pointed out to me a living stream that run near by1 and said that ,i could put my jug of milk in that stream and it would keep4 ,conference sent me to ,oswego that fall1 and every step that ,i took in my dream came literally to pass1 looking at the former preacher's house1 and all1 except my jug of milk4 ,i soon discovered what my milk meant4 ,the saints at that place had been very much soured up over the conduct of some laborers that they had placed great confidence in1 so that the smut covered them deeply4 ,i found my big jug of sweet milk just what they needed4 ,the pure unadulterated gospel1 was to them the sincere milk of the word4 ,they received it gladly and grew thereby4 ,in many of the fields of labor that ,i have occupied1 ,i have previously occupied in dreams when sleep was upon me4 ,a short time before1 being stationed at ,binghamton1 ,god1 by ,his holy ,spirit when deep sleep was upon me1 printed upon memory's tablet1 that beautiful ,parlor ,city2 surrounded by those lovely hills1 covered with green foliage2 and those beautiful streams1 clear as crystal1 reflecting the sunlight of heaven2 reminding one of that 8stream that makes glad the ,city of our ,god40 ,i saw ,court street as clear as day2 our church and parsonage2 ,i also saw our society4 ,at that time they were having a little that was unpleasant1 a church trial4 ,i saw the division of feeling1 one party stood a little way off from the other1 shaking their fists at the other party1 but as soon as ,i approached them1 they came together and all was lovely4 ,x4 ,,healing ,,faith4 ,much has been said and written on the subject of healing faith4 ,god has said much on that subject for our benefit4 8,the prayer of faith shall save the sick1 and the ,lord shall raise him up40 ,many scriptures might be introduced bearing upon this subject2 but the statement above so clear1 and emphatic1 will suffice4 ,genuine faith is begotten of the spirit4 ,it is not born of simple desire4 ,here a great many good people have made great mistakes1 they have had great desires for those that were sick1 that they should recover--they have prayed to this end1 and have gone so far as to make statements very positive that they knew they would recover1 because ,god had told them so1 when the facts were very clear--their supposed faith was nothing but desire4 ,this has proved true in a great many cases1 the subject of prayer passing into eternity soon after these positive statements were made4 ,if they had had genuine faith1 the sick would have recovered4 ,in no case1 have we ever discovered the ,almighty arrayed against ,himself1 but in every operation we find it in exact harmony with a 8thus saith the ,lord40 ,take the case of ,president ,garfield4 ,the nation prayed for his recovery4 ,many said--8,he will recover10 but he died4 ,why did he not recover8 good people prayed for him--and thought--and said that he would be spared to the nation4 ,to this ,i answer1--,the prayer offered for him1 was not inspired by the ,holy ,ghost2 if it had been1 ,god would have raised him up4 ,the word of the ,lord is--8,the prayer of faith shall save the sick40 ,doubtless1 the inspiration of this class was purely carnal4 ,the word of the ,lord is1 8,that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask1 it shall be done for them of my ,father which is in ,heaven40 ,now1 a great many were united in praying for the ,president1 and they were good people2 but they put in an if in every prayer2 and that if1 in every case sums up a tremendous doubt1 which reveals as clear as day1 the lack of that faith1 begotten of the 8,spirit10 which brings health immediately to its possessor4 ,faith begotten of the spirit is very positive3 it amounts to a divine assurance--and utters forth its triumphant voice1 8,it shall be done0--and it is done4 ,this kind1 has no ifs in it4 ,it makes its possessor bold to move on to the aid of the sick and suffering2 and has an intuitive perception1 that the 8power of the ,lord is present to heal40 ,good-will was1 doubtless1 the great incentive in the ,president's case4 ,the scriptures very clearly indicate that the power of the ,lord is not always present to heal2 likewise experience by those that have been healed by faith1 and have at times had faith that has brought health immediately to the bodies of others1 are not always thus blessed4 ,st4 ,paul1 left his co-laborer1 ,,trophimus1 sick at ,miletus1 which he would not have done1 had he been in possession of that faith1 which so wonderfully characterized his labors on other occasions4 ,william ,bramwell1 a man of mighty faith in the power of ,god to heal1 had prayed for a certain person and ,god had raised them up in answer to his prayers on several occasions1 but the last time that he was called upon to pray for this person1 he could not1 and said they must die1 or that in substance4 ,i praise ,god1 that ,i was ever put in possession of that faith1 which brought health to my body1 when sick1 and suffering4 ,when stationed at ,utica1 ,i was taken one ,sabbath evening while preaching1 with the dysentery4 ,i was very sick until ,friday4 ,i had quite frequent bloody evacuations1 with tenesmus1 of a very severe character4 ,my dear companion was very much alarmed in regard to my very dangerous symptoms1 and thought she had better go for the doctor4 ,i felt all through me--,i want no doctor but ,jesus4 ,in that direction ,i continued to look4 ,my symptoms became more alarming4 ,anxiety on the part of my family increased4 ,conviction with me1 that ,jesus ,christ was coming to check disease1 and heal my body1 seemed to grow more and more like a living reality4 ,friday morning dawned upon us1 and to all appearances1 ,i was rapidly yielding in my physical powers1 to the destructive power of the fearful disease that was preying so rapidly upon my body4 ,after much solicitation on the part of my very precious wife1 ,i consented to let her go after the doctor4 ,a moment after she left the house1 ,jesus came--laid ,his hand upon me1 and made me every whit whole3 ,bless ,his holy name6 ,the doctor did not come until ,saturday4 ,he left me two very small bottles of pills1 and charged me not to go to church on the coming ,sabbath4 ,however1 ,i went to church1 preached twice at ,utica1 rode twelve miles and preached1 making three sermons2 and with such a blessing1 it did seem to me that my soul would leave my body if ,god should let another drop of love on me4 ,growing out of this1 ,i had an experience where ,i knew what the statement meant1 8,for ,i am sick of love40 ,on another occasion after this1 when sick1 and much worn down by overwork1 ,i went to the ,murray camp-meeting with a view of recuperation4 ,i felt peculiarly led of the spirit to go4 ,on arriving there ,i was powerfully tempted to leave the ground and return home4 ,as it was about tea time ,i was invited to take tea with an old friend4 ,after tea we had prayers4 ,the ,lord blessed me--,i felt better1 but did not get the healing power on my body which ,i so much needed4 ,i was very much helped all through the meeting4 ,the day the meeting closed1 ,brother ,roberts was tying up his tent1 ,sister ,roberts asked me if ,i had received the help in my body that ,i needed--,i said no2 but while in conversation with her1 the blessing came with such force that disease and weakness oozed out from the very center of every bone in my body1 and instantly ,i was covered with perspiration2 and for months after this1 ,i felt as though ,i was made up of iron4 ,i could preach1 visit1 sing1 pray and study a good share of the hours out of every twenty-four4 ,on a good many occasions1 the blessed ,jesus has wonderfully blessed1 and healed1 both soul and body4 ,god has at times1 touched my heart1 and given to me faith for others1 and in answer to prayer1 ,i have seen them raised up to health4 ,i have not always had faith for myself1 nor for others4 ,i have been sick1 have suffered pain1 but could not cause the heavens to bend1 seemingly a single inch towards my deliverance--when at the same time my soul was blessed and happy in ,god4 ,i will mention a few cases where ,god in answer to prayer healed them almost instantly4 ,twenty-five years ago our conference was held at ,binghamton1 ,n4 ,y4 ,a number of preachers were kept at ,sister ,sparks4 ,one of them was very sick1 with an intense fever4 ,we sat down to the table for our tea4 ,the burden came on me for this suffering brother1 ,i could not eat1 and proposed that prayer should be offered for him4 ,in a few moments the fever was checked1 and a copious perspiration followed4 ,the brother got up1 took tea1 went to church1 exhorted after the sermon as though he had never been sick in all his life4 ,at a camp meeting1 a sister1 one of my members1 tenting with the ,rose pilgrims as we had no tent on the ground1 was taken sick with what seemed to be1 ,asiatic cholera4 ,her case was so alarming after a night's suffering the ,rose preacher came to me and said1 ,brother ,osborne1 that sister is so sick that you must have her taken off the ground as none can stay in the tent except those that wait on her4 ,instantly my faith took hold on ,god for her recovery4 ,i did not know until that moment that she was sick4 ,i went into the tent where she was4 ,i saw she was very sick4 ,i said to her1 8you know that ,jesus can make you well in a moment40 ,she answered1 8,yes40 ,i said1 8don't you think that ,he wants to make you well now80 ,she replied1 8,i think ,he will if you ask him40 ,in less than three minutes she was on her feet praising ,god with all her might4 ,she dressed herself1 ate her breakfast1 went about her ,master's business and enjoyed the meeting the rest of the time as though she had been on ,pisgah from the beginning4 ,sister ,francisco of ,rome1 was to all appearance1 nearly used up with what a number of the great doctors called cancers4 ,one in her throat1 nearly choked her to death4 ,another on her upper gums4 ,the first time that ,i visited her1 ,i said1 8,sister1 you know that ,jesus ,christ can make you well40 ,she replied1 8,yes1 but the doctors all say that ,i must die40 ,she became so bad off--the odor emanating from the cancer was so offensive1 that it was with difficulty that anybody could be in the house with her4 ,i thought on several occasions as ,i went to visit her1 this will be1 in all probability1 the last time that ,i shall visit her until ,i go to preach her funeral sermon4 ,the last time ,i called upon her before she was healed1 she said to me1 8,brother ,osborne1 the ,lord ,jesus is going to make me well40 ,i replied--8,praise the ,lord1 it is just like him to do so40 ,two days after this the ,lord touched her2 the cancer left her throat--dropped off her gum--and she ran about that part of the city and reported what great things the ,lord had done for her4 ,immediately she went at hard work1 and now1 more than three years have passed away1 and she is still strong and healthy4 ,another case at ,rome1 ,sister ,conrad had been very sick for about two months1 with fever and other difficulties4 ,her right lung had lost its power of action2 her left arm had become paralyzed4 ,the neighbors thought she could not live but a short time2 the doctors considered her case hopeless4 ,wife and ,i thought that we ought to visit her that ,wednesday4 ,on that day she looked more like a corpse1 than a living being4 ,we sang1 and prayed--,the ,lord was present to heal4 ,such a display of ,god's power to heal ,i never saw before4 ,first she was made clear in the blessing of perfect love4 ,this was glorious4 ,after this1 came a mighty wave of liquid love and fire--and health4 ,when it touched the withered lung1 how she did shout forth the praises of our ,god4 ,this aroused the people in that region who came around to see what the matter was4 ,then the power struck the palsied arm1 and that began to move about to the tune of 8,glory ,hallelujah10 and this she continued for more than two hours4 ,she got up1 dressed herself1 went to supper1 ate a hearty meal1 and slept the soundest1 the sweetest1 that night1 that she had done for a long while before4 ,she rose early the next morning1 mended her husband's pants1 ate her breakfast1 and moved about as well as ever4 ,i must mention one more occasion when the good ,lord wrought seemingly a miracle on my body1 when very sick4 ,i had just finished my fourth camp-meeting4 ,at the last one ,i had taken the worst cold ,i think that ,i ever had4 ,a severe rain the first night of the meeting had moistened all the bedding in the tent where ,i made it my home4 ,the bed that ,i occupied1 was wet from head to foot2 ,i suppose that was the secret of my cold2 it covered me from head to foot--and all through my being4 ,the next morning after my arrival at home1 and during the morning's hour of prayer and worship1 the ,lord touched the heart of my wife for me1 and showers of blessings came down on my soul and body--and such an operation6 ,my cold broke up like the breaking up of a river after a severe winter4 ,it oozed out from every pore4 ,if ,i had been put through one of ,dr4 ,strong's ,turkish baths1 the operation could not have been any more marvelous4 ,the promises of ,god are for the comfort1 and special benefit of the saints4 ,the theory already advanced of faith healing1 we believe is the doctrine of the ,bible4 ,we might introduce many more important experiences bearing upon the correct theory of faith healing1 but what we have already said1 may be sufficient4 ,there are other theories of faith healing1 that contain some truth1 and much error4 ,for instance1 the theory that in the atonement1 a perfect state of health was secured for the body1 the same as perfection for the soul4 ,some scriptures are introduced to substantiate this theory4 ,the following are some of them4 8,the prayer of faith shall save the sick20 and1 8,who1 healeth all thy diseases20 8,ask and ye shall receive20 and many others are quoted to prove their doctrine4 ,i cannot see that they prove the theory4 ,the experience of the saints in all ages prove the contrary4 ,job was a representative saint4 ,god endorsed him as being correct according to ,his standard of righteousness4 ,i maintain that sickness1 is a part of ,god's plan for disciplinary purposes1 just as much as changing seasons are necessary for the growth and development of vegetation4 ,suppose that perpetual sunshine was to cover the earth2 it would soon become sterile1 barren and desolate4 ,for the well-being of the human family1 and the production of earth's blessings to sustain the same1 the changing seasons1 sunshine and cloud1 stormy wind fulfilling ,his word1 are all necessary4 ,we are so made up1 that a great strain of prosperity1 very much endangers our remaining meek1 and humble1 like our divine ,lord and ,master4 ,perhaps one scripture will be sufficient to prove this theory4 8,whom the ,lord loveth1 ,he chasteneth1 and scourgeth every son whom ,he receiveth40 ,sickness1 is a tremendous scourge1 and some people have a great deal more of that kind of discipline than they would have1 if they were more studious1 and tried to learn the lesson ,god designed4 ,the mind cure1 falsely so called1 is perhaps1 the most subtile humbug of the day4 ,while it contains some truth in small homeopathic doses1 its heavy coating is profound deception4 ,its assumptions in the main1 are false4 ,without going into a thorough analysis of this science1 falsely so called1 we proceed to notice what little truth it contains4 ,it is a well-known fact to the learned1 that the mind1 has a marvelous power over all of our physical nature4 ,many have been made sick1 by simple imagination4 ,in times of pestilence1 doubtless1 one of the greatest means of spreading the disease1 has been1 the imagination4 ,history tells us that men condemned to death have been given over to physicians in order to test the power of the mind over matter2 and in many cases death was the result1 where the patient was not harmed in any way1 but simply made to believe that a vein had been opened in their arm1 and that they were slowly1 but surely bleeding to death4 ,thirty years since1 ,i was living in western ,n4 ,y4 ,in the place ,spiritualism was running high4 ,a canal boat stopped1 a man on board they thought had the cholera1 they sent for a doctor4 ,a spirit-medium near by heard the request1 and without being asked1 stepped aboard the boat1 and went into the cabin where lay the sick man4 ,the medium commenced about this kind of talk1 8,what are you laying here for you lazy fellow8 get up1 and go out on deck1 or you will die sure10 assuring him there was nothing the matter of him4 ,he continued this kind of talk--would pull and haul the fellow1 and finally succeeded in getting him on deck2 and in a little while1 he was declared well--and the boat moved on4 ,the next morning1 a neighbor of mine1 strong in the faith of this humbug philosophy1 came into my house just as we had finished our morning meal4 ,the following dialogue ensued4 8,now1 ,mr4 ,osborne1 what have you got to say when spirits come right into this place and cure a man1 sick1 nigh unto death with the cholera80 ,i replied1 8it was simply the power of mind over matter2 and ,i can illustrate my meaning1 and all there was of that4 ,here is my little boy1 seven years old1 perfectly healthy1 he has just finished a hearty meal4 ,now1 by the same process1 ,i can make him vomit up his hearty breakfast40 ,i commenced by telling him that he was sick6 ,i repeated it4 ,i made sickening faces1 groaned and said1 8,lester1 you are sick60 ,inside of three minutes1 he vomited as heartily as though he had taken an emetic4 ,this was accomplished without the aid of departed spirits4 ,the ,wesleys were quick to discover the good there was in the surroundings of life1 and utilize it for the ,glory of ,god4 ,the wicked in their ,bacchanalian sports1 used some grand tunes1 for their songs of mirth4 ,charles ,wesley said1 8,music alas6 too long has been pressed to obey the devil20 and many of these tunes he rescued from their perilous associations1 clothed them in the garb of saintly purity1 and sent them forth to bless the saints of all ages2 and thus1 men and women have learned something of the ,god given law that mind has over matter1 and have connected to this power1 the illegitimate monstrosity1 born of delusion1 and speculations1 and named it 8,,christian ,,science1 or ,,mind ,,cure40 ,now1 about how far1 and in what way may we be benefited by this knowledge8 #a--;,it is a well-known fact1 that good nature1 hopefulness1 and cheerfulness1 are great preventives to sickness4 ,i believe that many are made sick by simple anticipation2 and to disabuse their minds of such an idea1 often works wonders4 #b--;,business men often use this power to create a panic in the 8,stock market40 ,on ,wall street1 ,n4 ,y41 they have their ,bulls and ,bears4 ,one class are ready to buy1 the other to sell4 ,one cry up stock1 the other cry down stock1 as the case may be4 ,this procedure affects the market all over the country4 ,speculators understand this much of the 8,science40 ,it has been truthfully said1 8,that the children of this world in their generation1 are wiser than the children of light40 ,oh1 that we might be as wise1 and press good out of all the events of life4 #c--,we should on all occasions1 cry up stock6 health for soul and body1 and prosperity for ,zion--,amen4 ,i have heard it said that one scurvy sheep1 would affect the whole flock4 ,a minister1 class leader1 steward1 or any prominent member of a society1 will1 if always complaining1 murmuring1 fault-finding1 breed death and desolation1 where ever they go4 ,such characters1 should never be allowed to enter a sick room4 ,that class carry gloom and discouragement in their very appearance2 and instead of being a comfort and help1 they produce in many cases1 a dangerous relapse4 ,preachers1 sometimes1 linger about the sore spots1 until all1 seem to be putrification4 ,instead of looking at the fountain of life1 its immensity1 enough for each1 enough for all1 enough forevermore1 and receiving its fullness in themselves1 always ready to help others1 come short by the former process4 ,don't say much about your troubles2 cry up stock to the best of your ability1 and as ,god1 and your conscience will allow1 but don't report for the devil4 ,there is great force in always looking on the bright side of every question4 ,but this1 you cannot1 nor will not do1 unless you live on the sunny side of the ,rock4 ,it is right1 and proper1 to turn the attention of the sorrowing ones of earth to the bright side--yea1 to the sun bright clime of ,paradise1 where the shadows of sorrow will never strike across our pathway2 where the inhabitants will never say 8,i am sick60 ,here1 is where the real saint lives1 under the wing of the ,almighty1 8where ,god the ,son forever reigns1 and scatters night away40 ,this is not all in eternity1 but on this side of the boundary line of time1 we have the sunshine of heaven1 and breezes from the land where flowers forever bloom4 ,abstractly considered1 aside from the influence the ,holy ,spirit has upon the ,christian character and life1 the mind has a marvelous power over our entire being2 and this1 has been prostituted1 for worldly purposes4 ,here1 is where the great wrong comes in4 ,the term1 8,christian science1 or mind cure10 is misleading4 ,it does not claim to depend upon the merits of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ1 for any of its accomplishments2 but upon the knowledge they have of the power1 the mind has over matter4 ,to be a ,christian science1 it must draw its inspiration from ,christ ,jesus the ,lord4 ,some of its advocates1 openly1 and unblushingly deny the divinity of ,him1 and the glory of whatever is accomplished by this power1 they give to humanity1 and the force of nature1 and some to departed spirits1 and not to ,jesus ,christ4 ,as an example of ,christian ,science superstition exceeding anything attempted by the most ignorant advocates of patient ,faith ,healing1 read the following1 taken verbatim from a text-book on ,mind ,cure1 issued by the president of the 8,new ,york ,school of ,primitive and ,practical ,christian ,science10 who states that his school will be free from 8eccentricity1 pretension1 and fanaticism60 8,,prayer ,,for ,a ,,dyspeptic40 8,holy ,reality6 ,we believe in ,thee that thou art ,,everywhere present4 ,we really believe it4 ,blessed ,reality we do not pretend to believe1 think we believe1 believe that we believe4 ,we believe4 ,believing that thou art everywhere present1 we believe that ,thou art in this patient's stomach1 in every fibre1 in every cell1 in every atom1 that ,thou art the soul1 only ,reality of that stomach4 ,heavenly1 ,holy ,reality1 we will try not be such hypocrites and infidels1 as every day of our lives to affirm our faith in ,thee and then immediately begin to tell how sick we are1 forgetting that ,thou art everything and that ,thou art not sick1 and therefore that nothing in this universe was ever sick1 is now sick1 or can be sick4 ,forgive us our sins in that we have this day talked about our backaches1 that we have told our neighbors that our food hurts us1 that we mentioned to a visitor that there was a lump in our stomach1 that we have wasted our valuable time which should have been spent in thy service1 in worrying for fear that our stomach would grow worse1 in that we disobeyed ,thy blessed law1 in thinking that some kind of medicine would help us4 ,we know1 ,father and ,mother of us all1 that there is no such a thing as a really diseased stomach1 that the disease is the ,,carnal ,,mortal ,,mind given over to the ,,world1 the ,flesh1 and the ,devil2 that the mortal mind is a twist1 a distortion1 a false attitude1 the ,,harmatia of ,thought1 ,shining and ,glorious ,verity1 we recognize the great and splendid ,,fact that the moment we really believe the truth1 disease ceases to trouble us1 that the truth is1 there is no disease in either real body or mind2 that in the mind there seems to be a disease is a false belief1 a parasite1 a hateful excrescence1 and that what happens in the body is the shadow of the ,,lie in the ,,soul4 ,lord1 help us to believe that ,,all ,,evil is utterly unreal2 that it is silly to be sick1 absurd to be ailing1 wicked to be wailing1 atheism and denial of ,god to say #8,i am sick4' ,help us to stoutly affirm with our hand in ,your hand1 with our eyes fixed on ,thee that we have no dyspepsia1 that we will never have dyspepsia1 that there is no such thing1 that there never was any such thing1 that there never will be any such thing ,amen40--,hazzard4 ,mrs4 ,eddy of ,chicago1 and others1 have written much on 8,christian ,science40 ,in some of her writings she disclaims affinity with ,spiritualism2 but according to my knowledge of the matter1 it was evolved from that source4 ,some thirty-five years since1 ,i sat with them in a seance1 where a lady1 almost gone with consumption was operated upon by the same treatment that the 8,christian scientists0 practice to-day4 ,from a helpless1 speechless condition she revived so that she was able to dress herself and walk about the yard4 ,she continued to improve for about three months1 then suddenly relapsed1 and died4 ,where disease has been located simply in the mind1 which is often the case1 some marvelous cures have been effected by this class of doctors2 and because they found a supposed mental cause adequate to a cure in a few cases1 leaped to a wild conclusion that all causes were mental1 and would yield to the same treatment4 ,they claim that our bodies are sensationless2 they do not suffer1 they have no pain1 that all suffering is in the mind2 then to work up a belief1 that we do not suffer1 and some are really made to believe that doctrine4 ,whatever pretensions the teachers of this 8,science10 present to the public1 as a curative power2 and however much they may claim sympathy for the sick and suffering1 the real gist of the matter seems to be1 they are after cash4 ,they charge enormously for teaching the 8,science10 and the same for helping the sick2 as ,i have been informed1 they do not teach1 or give aid to the sick1 without pay in advance4 ,how unlike ,jesus1 is all such operations1 who1 went everywhere doing good1 without money1 and without price4 ,whoever heard1 of a real child of ,god1 asking pay1 for going to pray to ,god1 through ,jesus ,christ our ,lord1 for a sick brother1 or sister1 or the wickedest person on earth8 ,we come to this conclusion1 that1 their foundation is on the sand2 and not on the merits of the precious blood of our ,lord and ,saviour ,jesus ,christ4 ,,xi4 ,a ,,double ,,cure4 ,hark6 a light step--followed by a heavy tread--is approaching my study4 ,what does it mean8 ,it is a cold1 freezing day in ,february1 and it is ,saturday--a very busy day for me4 ,well1 ,i should think wife would entertain company in the parlor4 ,but here she comes1 followed by a person right from the ,state lunatic asylum--one that ,i had met with before4 ,i must confess that ,i felt a little strange with such company2 but ,i immediately arose and gave the brother my hand1 and said--8,good morning1 ,mr4 ,van ,benschoten2 how do you do80 8,i am well1 bless ,god6 ,i called1 ,brother ,osborne1 to tell you what great things the ,lord has done for me40 ,he then gave me his experience1 which is as follows3 ,i have been in the ,new ,york ,asylum for two years1 and have been growing worse1 so that for several months ,i have not been outside these prison walls4 ,recently1 ,mr4 ,gray1 the superintendent1 wrote my wife that ,i was an incurable case4 ,of course1 ,i expected to remain incarcerated within those prison walls2 but what was still worse1 ,i expected my reason to remain dethroned2 which in the past had been periodically4 ,but ,i was growing worse2 my body was quite emaciated3 ,i had lost my appetite1 and in fact1 ,i was full of fearful forebodings1 a wretched man4 ,my case was a sad one4 ,here ,i must suffer out this brief existence1 in misery--pain--sorrow--shame and remorse--and then an eternity with devils and damned spirits2 and all this brought on by my own licentiousness4 8,o wretched man that ,i am6 who shall deliver me from the body of this death80 ,a companion in tribulation said to me1 the ,lord can heal you1 soul and body1 and gave me this passage of ,scripture3 8,and the prayer of faith shall save the sick1 and the ,lord shall raise him up2 and if he has committed sins1 they shall be forgiven him40 ,i thought1 that just covers my case--but how1 to make it available8 ,i was told by my comrade in distress1 that ,i must fast and pray2 which ,i did1 until ,i wore my knees sore4 ,i was then watched very narrowly1 and prohibited from getting upon my knees2 and finally1 ,i was shut up at night in a crib1 in order to prevent1 as ,i suppose the doctors viewed it1 a further development of my new phase of insanity4 ,the crib is something like a large cradle1 without rocker1--with a cover of slats that shut over the top1 and is locked down when occupied by any one4 ,while in this condition1 ,i was led to think of ,god's goodness to me in sparing my life so long1 and ,i a rebel against him4 ,i thought of the effort ,i had been making to get to ,him2 my sins had appeared in dreadful array1 which ,i loathed with all my heart4 ,i felt that there was real godly sorrow in me4 ,i had besought the ,lord to pardon my sins1 and heal my body4 ,i believed that he was able to do it2 yea1 ,i thought that he was willing to do it2 ,i thought of the promise1--8,the prayer of faith shall save the sick1 and the ,lord shall raise him up2 and if he has committed sins1 they shall be forgiven him40 ,i said ,o ,lord1 why not now6 they have locked me up to prevent my getting upon my knees2 but can't the ,lord bless me lying on my back8 ,can't the ,almighty come right through these slats8 ,i heard a voice saying1 yes6 ,he can4 ,the next moment ,i was believing in ,god with all my heart4 ,something said1 why not believe that ,god will do his work1 and do it now6 ,i said ,lord1 thou wilt do it now6 ,just then ,i felt a very strange sensation going all through my body2 and with it a conviction that the work was done4 ,i felt glory to ,god6 all through my soul and body4 ,it flowed from my heart1 like oil from a flowing well2 and continued to bubble up just as ,jesus promised it should do4 8,the water that ,i give you1 shall be in you a well of water1 springing up unto everlasting life40 ,praise our ,god forever6 ,the next morning1 soon after coming out of the crib1 ,i met the head physician4 ,he said good morning ,van2 how are you8 ,i am well1 ,i replied1--glory to ,god6 ,van1 what do you mean8 ,i mean that the good ,lord came right down into the crib last night and healed my soul and body--glory to ,god6 glory6 glory6 glory6 forever and ever6 amen6 amen6 ,the doctor looked wild1 and said3 ,van be careful1 or we shall put you up in ,no4 8#aa40 7,the hall where the incurable cases were kept47 ,the brother constantly affirmed that ,god had made him whole1 every whit4 ,within four weeks from the time the superintendent wrote this brother's wife that her husband was incurable1 he wrote her that he was so much better that she could come after him2 but did not state how he was cured4 ,three years after1 ,i met this ,brother on the cars4 ,his first utterances were1 as ,i approached him1 ,glory to ,god6 ,brother ,osborne1 the ,lord saves me soul and body4 ,he said that he had not had a symptom of his old disease since his last night in the crib4 ,our ,god is mighty to save6 ,,xii4 ,,justification4 ,justification implies pardon for our sins1 past and present--something that ,god does for us2 and regeneration is something done within us4 ,justification is generally understood to embrace both pardon and regeneration4 ,they are1 however1 so near together as to belong to the same family2 in fact1 they are twins1 and1 taken together1 they imply--first1 reconciliation to ,god4 ,in our natural condition1 we are enemies to ,him--made so by the sin of our first parents2 secondly1 by our own wicked works4 8,because the carnal mind is enmity against ,god2 for it is not subject to the law of ,god1 neither indeed can be4 ,so1 then1 they that are in the flesh cannot please ,god40 ,jesus says1 8,without me1 ye can do nothing20 so that in our natural1 unsaved condition we cannot do the will of ,god4 ,reconciliation implies ,godly sorrow for sin1 and a confession of the same1 and obedience to the divine law4 8,who so confesseth and forsaketh them1 shall have mercy40 ,again1 it implies making wrongs right4 ,if we have taken in deal1 or in any other way1 that which did not belong to us1 we shall promptly restore4 ,if we have wronged another in his character1 we shall hasten to make it right4 8,whoso keepeth the whole law1 and yet offendeth in one point1 is guilty of all40 ,many are in the dark in regard to their ,justification2 but there is no necessity for that1 for where this work is wrought in the heart there are evidences that are unmistakable4 ,for1 says the ,apostle1 8,ye have not received the ,spirit of bondage again to fear2 but ye have received the ,spirit of adoption1 whereby we cry1 #8,abba1 ,father4' ,the ,spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of ,god40 ,here are two unimpeachable witnesses to the fact of a man's conversion to ,god4 ,first1 the ,spirit of ,god witnesses to the fact2 that is1 ,god the ,holy ,ghost divinely impresses the soul that the work is wrought--an inward conviction that our sins are forgiven2 that so far as the east is from the west1 so far hath he removed our transgressions from us4 ,again1 our spirit or our mind is turned inward1 and being illuminated by the ,holy ,ghost can discern or perceive the great change wrought within2 and the witnesses uniting declare the great transaction done1 and the soul cries out instinctively1 8,i am my ,lord's1 and he is mine40 ,glory to ,god6 ,amen4 ,again the fact that the kingdom is fixed within1 bringing forth its legitimate fruit--righteousness1 and peace1 and joy in the ,holy ,ghost--is positive assurance that reconciliation to ,god has been consummated4 8,that being translated from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of ,god's dear ,son10 the soul is exquisitely happy1 and in joyous exclamation sings1 8,tongue cannot express the sweet comfort and peace of a soul in its earliest love20 and so long as the soul retains pardon1 it can sing1 8,jesus all the day long is my joy and my song1 ,o1 that all his salvation might see40 ,again reconciliation to ,god implies that we have renounced the devil and all his works1 the vain pomp and glory of the world1 with all covetous desires of the same1 and the carnal desires of the flesh1 so that we will not follow or be led by them4 ,here1 is coming out from the world4 ,the eye has become single to the glory of ,god1 and the whole body is full of light4 ,a justified soul has the light in regard to all the demands the ,almighty has upon them and a determination to walk in it2 hence1 everything that is designed to please the lust of the eye1 the lust of the flesh1 the pride of life1 will be laid aside4 ,we shall eat1 drink1 labor and dress for the glory of ,god1 and1 if in any of these practices1 whether it be eating or drinking1 chewing1 snuffing1 or smoking tobacco1 there remains a doubt in regard to the right or wrong of the matter1 we are under condemnation if we practice the same1 and this extends to all the relations of life4 8,he that doubteth is damned if he eat1 because he eateth not of faith1 for whatsoever is not of faith is sin40 ,a justified soul has light in regard to costly churches1 and the modern mode of selling them to the highest bidder1 and running them according to modern expediency4 ,it will not engage in such work1 neither will it endorse by its means or its presence1 the worship of ,god1 singing1 praying1 or preaching1 by unhallowed lips4 ,it will not join hand in hand with the secret oath bound fraternity1 that in heart1 and in life1 are opposed to the ,gospel of ,christ1 full of worldly speculation1 pride1 fashion1 banqueting1 revelry1 mirth1 trifling1 worldly mindedness1 having the form of godliness1 but denying the power thereof1 from such1 the command is to turn away1 and the soul that is freely justified before ,god responds1 8,lord obediently ,i'll go40 ,yes1 ,glory to ,god1 it is in their hearts to turn from every abomination4 ,o1 glory6 ,justification is a wonderful blessing6 ,with this1 we are enabled to keep all of ,god's commands4 ,it is not true1 as commonly reported in religious meetings1 by those professing salvation1 that they are in the way1 and yet1 they are making zig-zag paths4 8,strait is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life10 and the justified soul has found it1 and is walking in it4 ,hallelujah6 ,the first introduction into the kingdom of grace1 gives the victory over the world1 the flesh1 and the devil1 and not only so1 they are happy in ,god4 8,believing10 says ,james1 8ye rejoice with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory40 8,again1 the redeemed of the ,lord shall return and come to ,zion1 with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads2 they shall obtain joy and gladness1 and sorrow and sighing shall flee away40 ,glory to ,god for justifying grace4 ,this takes murmuring1 complaining1 fault-finding1 dishonesty1 covetousness1 hatred1 ill-will1 emulation1 strife1 wrath1 jealousy1 adultery1 and every miserable thing1 blue devils1 and all out of a man4 ,dear reader1 do you enjoy this grace8 ,,holiness ,,defined4 ,we read this paper before the ministerial association of ,oswego1 ,n4 ,y41 ,january1 #ahhj4 ,we give the paper1 and some of its criticisms3 ,they gave me this scripture to write from4 8,and the very ,god of peace sanctify you wholly40--#a ,thess4 #e3bc4 ,we formulated it in this way4 ,what more did the prayer embrace than what they already had8 ,they were a ,christian people4 ,this they manifested4 ,first1 by their faith in the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,secondly1 by their love for ,god and each other4 ,and thirdly1 by their keeping the commandments1 and entertaining a blessed hope of a glorious resurrection4 ,in this epistle1 the first ,i think that the apostle wrote to any church1 he does not reprove them for any faults1 or failures in their moral or religious character1 which he was always sure to do1 if the condition of things required it2 but treated them as a pure church2 manifesting at the same time1 a strong desire that they should attain unto all that completeness of life and character1 which ,god required at their hands2 and that holiness1 which will alone permit us to see his face in peace4 8,and holiness1 without which1 no man shall see the ,lord40--,heb4 #ab3ad4 ,do the scriptures teach a distinction between regeneration1 and entire sanctification8 ,they do4 8,and ,i brethren1 could not speak unto you as unto spiritual1 but as unto carnal1 even as unto babes in ,christ4 ,for ye are yet carnal2 for whereas there is among you envying1 and strife1 and divisions are ye not carnal1 and walk as men80 8,having therefore these promises1 dearly beloved1 let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit1 perfecting holiness in the fear of ,god40 ,in that wonderful prayer of the ,saviour1 8,sanctify them through thy truth1 thy word is truth10 the same doctrine is clearly brought to light4 ,the scriptures do assume a distinction between regeneration1 and entire sanctification1 or being sanctified wholly4 ,to sinners1 ,god says--8,ye must be born again40 ,to the regenerate1 ,he says1 8be ye holy1 for ,i am holy40 ,unanswerable argument4 ,these two classes of commands1 in their various forms1 are prominent through the gospels1 and epistles4 ,different terms are employed in the scriptures to represent the same state1 a perfect salvation4 ,perfect love1 perfection1 sanctification1 and holiness1 are synonymous terms1 pointing to the same exalted state of saving grace1 enjoyed in this life4 ,but while they all denote the same religious state1 each one of them indicate some of its essential characteristics1 and peculiar phases4 ,these terms are significantly expressive of the state4 ,the term1 8sanctification10 has regard especially to the work of a complete consecration of soul and body to ,god4 ,to 8sanctify10 means to set apart2 to devote to holy uses4 8,sanctify yourselves therefore1 and be ye holy40 ,the term 8perfection10 refers especially to the completeness of ,christian character2 its freedom from all sin1 and its possession of all the graces of the spirit2 completeness in kind4 8,let us go on unto perfection40 ,the term perfect love points more directly to the spirit1 temper1 and element in which the wholly sanctified and perfect ,christian lives4 8,god is love10 and they that dwell in ,god1 dwell in love4 ,in regeneration sin does not reign2 in 8sanctification10 it does not exist4 ,in regeneration1 sin is suspended2 in sanctification1 it is destroyed4 ,in regeneration1 irregular desires1 anger1 pride1 unbelief1 envy1 malice1 are subdued2 in 8sanctification10 they are removed4 ,regeneration is salvation from the voluntary commission of sin2 8sanctification0 is salvation from the being of sin4 8,it is the will of ,god1 even your sanctification40 ,this state of grace is both permissive1 and authoritative4 ,the cleansing stream is in reach of every believer1 and the declaration has gone out1 8,whosoever will1 let him take the water of life freely4 ,it is gloriously possible to touch the hem of his garment1 and be made whole every whit40 ,but secondly1 it is the will of ,god in an authoritative sense4 ,he requires us1 to seek entire holiness4 ,the length and breadth of the evangelical law1 is this3 8,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god with all thy heart1 with all thy soul1 with all thy mind1 and with all thy strength1 and what is this but a state of entire sanctification10 and what less could ,god require8 ,i believe that all real ,christians accept this statement1 but disagree in regard to the time when this blessed work shall be accomplished4 ,many putting it at1 or near death1 while we1 upon the authority of ,god's word say that now1 is the acceptable time1 8,to day1 is the day of salvation40 ,this state of grace1 bears its own legitimate fruit2 and when ,christians love the ,lord with all their hearts1 love the souls of men more than their own ease1 or emolument1 8and love each other with pure hearts fervently10 their example speaks volumes1 and preaches more effectively than words in favor of the cause they profess to love4 8,then they put to silence the ignorance of foolish men40 ,then the gospel acquires an influence which wins its way to the heart of the multitude4 ,the sacramental host of ,god's elect1 clad with the panoply of ,god1 saved from the corruptions which are in the world1 and armed with holy faith and mighty prayer1 hold in check the powers of hell1 and triumphs over the most formidable1 and appalling obstacles4 ,in her infancy1 when few in number1 the church by her purity1 silenced the objections of philosophers1 and the power of persecution2 successfully assailed the strongholds of superstition1 and finally demolished the whole fabric of idolatry1 which had been rendered venerable and sacred by the lapse of ages4 ,she 8quenched the violence of fire1 escaped the edge of the sword1 out of weakness was made strong1 waxed valiant in fight1 turned to flight the armies of the aliens40 ,the simple preaching of the cross1 by men 8sanctified0 wholly1 baptized with the ,holy ,ghost and with fire1 backed up by a holy and self denying life1 like an earthquake struck dumb a giddy and clamorous world1 and carried terror to the very gates of hell6 ,who can look back to the period when ,christianity achieved her noblest triumphs1 and see altars and temples crumbling to dust1 and the ,gods of the heathen given to the moles and the bats1 the church multiplied and increased under the bloodiest persecutions1 martyrs going to the stake in ecstacy1 and their very executioners converted by the grandeur of their example1 and in their turn following them to the possession of the martyr's crown--who ,i say1 can survey these scenes without feeling convinced that there is a power altogether unearthly in a life of purity and self-denial4 ,a life1 wholly consecrated1 and completely 8sanctified10 heart and tongue set on fire with ,god's eternal love4 ,when the purity and simplicity of the apostolic age shall characterize the great mass of ,christian believers--when the institutions of ,christianity shall be strictly conformed to the original plan1 and the members of the church shall stand forth completely armed with the 8armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left10 then will the kingdom and dominion1 and the greatness of the ,kingdom under the whole heaven be given to the people of the ,most ,high whose ,kingdom is an everlasting ,kingdom1 and all dominions shall serve and obey ,him4 ,daniel #g3bg4 ,if these be facts and who can say they are not8 then1 what is the duty of every believer8 and especially every minister of the gospel1 but to seek until he1 or she obtains the blessing8 ,after the paper was read the chairman called on the clergy to go tell what they thought of the paper4 ,brother 8,b40 was first called on4 ,he was a ,congregationalist4 ,said ,brother ,b41 8,i was brought up on that cream1 but ,i don't believe a word of it now40 ,doubtless this ,brother had been converted4 ,his father was a ,united ,brethren preacher1 and believed in the life and power of salvation4 ,this ,brother had said to me previous to this that he and his father used to hold meetings with just such results and manifestations as you ,free ,methodist have4 ,he was looked upon by the association as a free thinker4 ,doctor ,d4 ,t4 was next called on4 8,well10 said the aged divine1 8,i sin every day in thought1 word and deed4 ,that is all ,i have to say about that paper40 ,a ,congregationalist missionary to the churches of ,america1 was present1 having preached in the city the ,sabbath previous4 ,when called upon to state his views upon the paper1 remarked1 8,i take no stock in the doctrine discussed by the paper4 ,if it means to feel good1 there may be something in it and it's possible ,i have got it1 for there are times when ,i feel pretty good40 ,several preachers present would not venture a remark on the subject4 ,the only one that endorsed the paper was ,rev4 ,frank ,beck1 an ,m4 ,e4 preacher4 ,he endorsed it heartily1 backing up his argument by ,scripture1 ,wesley and others2 at the same time he was in bondage to oath-bound societies1 and lacked that freedom and unction which every minister of the gospel ought to possess--might possess1 if all was on the altar1 accepted of ,god1 set on fire of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i was surprised with that intelligent1 cultured1 company of ministers1 who manifested such ignorance in regard to what was meant1 in being a gospel minister1 or a real child of ,god4 ,brother ,h4 ,h4 ,s41 a ,presbyterian1 when asked what he had to say1 replied1 8,i never met with any of those changes2 and am satisfied with this--,i have always been good4 ,i think that ,i was converted before ,i was born1 never since40 ,,xiii4 ,a ,,direct ,,route4 ,many have a desire to see ,jesus1 but miss the route1 and fail in the end4 ,they say a great deal1 and do much--but after all they fail4 ,we read of one away back in the days when ,christ was on earth1 who desired to see him1 and hearing that he was to pass that way hastened to the road where he was to pass1 and climbed up a tree1 in order as he supposed to have a fine prospect2 but ,jesus called him down4 ,it is just so with many at the present day2 they want to see ,jesus1 but take the wrong route6 they climb up1--i4 e41 they tell you how good they are2 how much good they have done here and there4 ,i heard a young preacher say1 he went to ,baltimore and converted two souls4 ,his talk was full of self4 ,jesus was not the one altogether lovely with him4 ,it's down at the foot of the cross1 where flows the blood1 that bought our guilty souls for ,god4 ,this brother like a great many1 fail to touch the blood1 consequently1 they always dine on old manna4 ,the last ,i saw of him he was loaded down with old musty bread1 gotten from the ,gibeonites4 ,too many take this route and fail4 ,the direct route to ,jesus1 starts from low down in the valley1--the place called self-abasement4 ,it is true1 that way down here1 there seems to be clouds and vapor1 mixed with mist1 while the eye is turned inward1 and especially while under the direct rays of the ,holy ,ghost we see our unlikeness to ,god1--our infirmities--our ignorance--our sins--our short comings1 heart wanderings1 and alienations from him2 and as we confess these to ,god and our brethren1 we grow less in our own estimation4 ,and as we go down in this way--confessing to the very bottom1 suddenly1 and as by magic1 the clouds disperse1 shadows fly--the invisible appears to mortal eye--glory to ,god6 ,would you see ,jesus8 come down into the valley of blessing so sweet6 8,he that humbleth himself shall be exalted40 8,if we seek to save our lives we shall lose them40 ,god has opened up a new and living way2 that is the route of repentance--and confession--and faith in our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 8,if we confess our sins1 he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins1 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness40 ,we need not be deceived in regard to our whereabouts4 ,this route is paved all the way through with blood divine4 ,then1 too1 the cross that kills is here2 and this is always visible2 and upon its beams are written3 8,he that would be my disciple1 let him take up his cross daily1 and come after me40 ,the direct route to ,jesus is covered completely by the cross6 ,would you find it8 ,come down from your high perch6 get off from your stilts1 limber up2 be child-like2 leave off your affectation2 talk natural1 be just what you are2 let ,god have you--and as quick as light from the smitten steel1 you will find yourself in the direct route to glory2 high above the storm and vapor--winging your way to the land that hath no storms4 ,,xiv4 ,,rest1 ,,but ,,not ,,loiter4 ,there is a bridge crossing the river ,thames1 at ,london1 and at one end of this bridge1 there is a seat prepared for the weary pilgrim to rest himself2 and just above this seat hangs a sign1 with these words1 8,rest1 but not loiter40 ,in the great plan of salvation1 ,god has provided a mercy-seat1 where all may find rest2 rest to the weary soul2 rest from the commission of sin1 rest from the inbeing of sin1 rest from all moral defilement2--rest from slavish fear1 rest from the fear of evil tidings1 rest from the fear of man2 rest from the fear of what the people will say2 rest from the fear of want2 rest in prosperity1 when all goes well1 and in adversity when all goes ill1 rest in the fire1 rest out of the fire2 rest in sickness1 rest in persecution1 in necessities1 in cruel mockings1 in stripes1 in imprisonments2 rest under all the ills which flesh is heir to2 and1 ,o6 what a blessed prospect of rest in death--in the resurrection morn2 rest1 rest forever in the paradise of ,god4 ,how few have found this rest4 ,the multitude are loitering about ,christ1 as in bygone days1 for the loaves and fishes4 ,you find them thronging holy places1 and in fact1 their names are on the church record--they call themselves ,christians1--but1 ,o6 how destitute of soul-rest4 ,they talk of rest1 but how easily is their rest turned into unrest1 their humility into vain pomp and show2 their love into downright anger2 their benevolence1 into ,god-dishonoring covetousness2 their separation from the world into commingling with those that hate ,god and trample his law under their feet4 ,the lust of the eye1 the lust of the flesh1 and the pride of life1 sits enthroned in their hearts4 ,many thronged the ,saviour when he was on earth1 but how few got near enough to touch the hem of his garment4 ,on one occasion1 a poor woman pressed her way into the crowd1 touched the ,saviour and found rest2 yes1 glory be to ,god1 she found rest for soul and body4 ,hallelujah6 ,we may rest1 and not loiter4 8,come unto me1 all ye that labor and are heavy laden1 and ,i will give you rest40 ,thank ,god6 there is a place of rest4 ,you need not be fretful1 peevish1 impatient1 cross1 proud1 vain1 fierce1 heady1 high-minded1 jealous1 full of deceit--evil speaking--tale-bearing1 covetous1 filthy1 fearful1 unbelieving4 ,no6 there is power in ,jesus' blood to wash these all away1 and give perfect rest to the soul4 8,for we which have believed do enter into rest40 ,how refreshing to the weary pilgrim1 after the toils of the day are o'er1 the sun sinking in the west1 the shades of night coming on1 to have a place of rest1--a place where the cares of life are for the time-being forgotten1 and the mind is at liberty to roam the vast fields of thought1 and revel in all the delights of fancy4 ,how blessed it will be1 after the toils and conflicts of life are o'er1 to have an eternity of rest--to be forever shut in with ,god1 8,where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest40 ,rest1 but not loiter4 ,,xv4 ,a ,,living ,,sacrifice4 ,god requires a living1 not a dead sacrifice4 ,the time for sacrificial offerings is past4 ,jesus ,christ suffered unto death1 even the death of the cross1 to redeem us from all iniquity1 and to purify unto ,himself a 8peculiar people10 and make us meet for the inheritance of the saints in light4 ,god now requires1 that we should be a complete offering to ,him2 soul1 body and spirit3 all we have1 all we are1 and all we ever expect to be1 for time and eternity4 ,we frequently say with our lips1 but do we say it deep down in our heart3 8,take my soul and body's powers2 ,take my mem'ry1 mind and will2 ,all my goods1 and all my hours2 ,all ,i know1 and all ,i feel2 ,all ,i think1 or speak1 or do2 ,take my heart1 but make it new40 ,this is just what ,god requires2 hear the command3 8,i beseech you therefore1 brethren1 by the mercies of ,god1 that ye present your bodies ,a ,,living ,,sacrifice6 holy1 acceptable unto ,god1 which is your reasonable service4 ,and be not conformed to this world3 but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind1 that ye may prove what is this good and acceptable and perfect will of ,god40 7,ro4 #ab3ab47 ,again1 8,ye are not your own6 ,for ye are bought with a price3 therefore glorify ,god in your body1 and spirit1 which are his40 7#a ,cor4 #f3ai47 ,the above expresses in general1 what is implied in being1 8,a living sacrifice40 ,too many1 are content with a sort of wholesale consecration2 and too many we have reason to fear1 keep back a part of the price4 ,let us1 dear reader1 look carefully at our offering1 to see1 if it be just what ,god requires1 without blemish or spot1 or any such thing4 ,first1 ,our memory3 ,is it devoted to ,god8 ,do we always1 and under all circumstances1 recollect ,god's commandments8 ,do we always inquire of ,him1 before engaging in any business transaction8 ,do we remember daily1 to discharge our obligations1 to ,god1 our brethren and sisters1 our neighbors1 and all we have to do with8 ,do we always act out our religion1 just what we profess before the enemies of the cross of ,christ1 as well1 as when among ,his friends8 ,second1 ,the mind3 ,we must serve ,god with our intellects4 ,the mind must be cultivated for ,his ,glory4 ,we have no right to remain in ignorance4 ,the command is1 8,study to show thyself approved unto ,god40 8,thou shalt love the ,lord thy ,god1 with all thy soul and with all thy mind40 ,our intellects must be cultivated2 not to gain the applause of men1 but that we may have more power to win souls to ,christ1 and build them up in that ,holiness1 without which no man shall see the ,lord2 and not prostituted1 to a time-saving policy4 ,third1 ,our will3 ,the will1 to our intellectual machinery1 is the same as the rudder to a vessel4 ,this gives direction to the ship when under way1 and if in the hands of a skilled helmsman1 she goes just as desired4 ,it is so with the will1 if in the hands of the ,holy ,ghost1 our minds will be guided into all truth4 ,fourth1 ,the eye3 must be wholly sanctified to ,god1 or else we shall be running after strange flesh1 and strange sights4 ,if the eye be single1 thy whole body shall be full of light4 ,fifth1 ,the ear3 ,when fully consecrated will be quick to hear when ,god speaks1 by ,his providence1 ,his spirit or in ,his blessed word2 but will not listen to reports of slander1 not unsanctified music when offered up as worship to the great ,i am4 ,sixth1 ,the face3 ,the index of the soul must be clean and comely4 ,it affords great comfort and delight to look upon1 especially when ,jesus ,christ is living and reigning in the heart2 when the oil of gladness makes the face to shine2 but how it detracts in beauty and expression1 if the mouth be covered over with moustache1 like worldly minded men4 ,to me it is an expression of pride and vanity1 as much as for females to cover their head with flowers and ribbons4 ,seventh1 ,the mouth3 ,we must not allow anything to enter our mouths that would in any way defile our bodies knowingly4 ,that class of food that proves injurious to the system we must not use2 neither drink what hurts4 ,tobacco1 used in any form1 defiles2 hence1 we cannot use it and be a 8living sacrifice40 ,eighth1 ,the tongue3 ,is an unruly member1 full of deadly poison4 ,no man hath ever been able to tame it without the grace of ,god2 and with this it requires constant watching1 held in with bit and bridle4 ,o6 how much it means to have a sanctified tongue2 having our conversation always 8seasoned with salt1 ministering grace to the hearers40 ,ninth1 ,our bodies3 ,with all pertaining thereto1 life1 health1 strength1 family1 friends1 farms1 bank and railroad stock1 all are to be devoted to the cause of human redemption4 ,we give ourselves up to do and suffer for the ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,god wants men and women thus devoted to ,his cause in every department of life4 ,in the pulpit and in the pew2 the merchant1 the mechanic1 the sailor1 the scavenger1 the manufacturer1 teachers1 servants to do the little work1 mothers to rear families1 presidents1 statesmen1 judges1 and all rulers in authority4 ,tenth1 ,the results3 ,when professors are thus devoted to the cause of ,christ1 a slumbering world will awake to righteousness1 and not before4 ,then nations will be born in a day1 they will learn war no more4 ,the blood stained banner will be unfurled in every clime2 ,jesus ,christ will reign from the rivers to the ends of the earth4 ,are you a living sacrifice8 ,,xvi4 ,,the ,,law ,,and ,,the ,,gospel4 ,the law is our schoolmaster to bring us to ,christ4 ,this is the route ordained of ,god1 there is no other way4 ,both are necessary to our salvation4 ,the law reveals to us our lost condition4 ,we must be made to see our danger1 before we will apply the remedy2 the ,gospel is the remedy4 ,the law declares that we are diseased4 8,from the soul of the foot even unto the head1 there is no soundness in it1 but wounds1 and bruises1 and putrifying sores4 ,they have not been closed1 neither bound up1 neither mollified with ointment40 ,isaiah #a3f4 ,the sight that ,god gives of our natural condition is not very flattering4 ,the sinner is inclined to think himself pretty good1 until ,god makes these revelations4 ,then1 as the eye is turned inward1 we are often overwhelmed as we gaze upon our own hearts when under the direct rays of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,we loathe ourselves when ,god we see1 and at the same time1 we hear the law proclaiming1 8,that the soul that sinneth1 it shall die40 ,now the sinner is burdened with his own guilt4 ,there seems to be a mountain's weight upon him1 and from the very depths of his soul he cries out3 8,o wretched man that ,i am6 who shall deliver me from the body of this death80 ,rom4 #g3bd4 ,i1 that speak in righteousness1 mighty to save6 ,i from ,edom1 the land of ,bozra1 with garments dyed in blood4 ,the sinner hears the voice2 he listens--he looks away to ,calvary--to the cross2 he sees the bleeding victim1 he hears words of comfort4 8,look unto me1 and be ye saved1 all the ends of the earth2 for ,i am ,god1 and there is none else40 ,isaiah #de3bb4 ,there must be harmony between the law and the gospel4 ,if we deal in the law exclusively1 we shall fail to get men saved to ,god4 ,if we stop declaring the law1 we shall fail to reach the gospel of our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,we must be made to know that we are sick1 before we will apply the remedy4 ,the servant of ,god must cry aloud1 and spare not2 lift up their voice like a trumpet and show the people their sins1 and ,israel their transgressions4 ,the great mass of professors seem to ignore the law altogether4 ,it has become very unpopular to tell the people that they are sinners1 and on their way to hell1 and unless they repent1 they will surely perish4 ,but on the other hand1 they are made to believe1 and that too1 by preachers1 that they are naturally very good1 and that we almost confer a great favor on the ,almighty1 by letting ,him bless us4 ,a man will never give up his sins1 until he becomes sick of them4 ,hence he should be made sick as soon as possible1 and as sick as possible4 ,make him so1 by declaring the law to him1 that he will disgorge freely and fully1 throwing up anything that caused a bilious state of soul4 ,when this is accomplished1 you can safely apply the gospel remedy1 without much fear of a speedy relapse1 or of healing slightly4 ,there is not much danger of the disease returning1 where the system has been thoroughly purged by law remedies4 ,but to give the sweatmeats of the gospel to them that need the law1 tends to aggravate the case1 and make it worse4 ,but1 says one1 does not the blood cleanse us from our sins8 ,yes1 the blood is the foundation1 if we confess our sins ,he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness--,glory to ,god6 ,but to illustrate3 ,in passing a marble factory we see a large block of marble upon skids4 ,the block upon which we look is about eight feet long1 five thick1 and four wide4 ,a set of gang-saws1 propelled by steam power1 are cutting this huge piece of marble up into slabs1 about two inches thick4 ,above this piece of marble is placed a conductor of water1 conveying it the whole length of the marble1 and to every saw4 ,on the top of this marble is placed a bushel or two of sand4 ,the water falling upon this1 washes it down upon the saws1 causing them to execute their design more rapidly upon the marble4 ,now1 to the point3 ,our hearts are naturally hard1 stony4 ,we have to be squared by the law2 these saws represent the law4 ,whatever the law condemns1 must be abandoned4 ,the water falling upon the marble1 represents the gospel4 ,we need to mix in a good deal of the gospel with the law4 ,the sand falling upon the saw is repentance and confession4 ,to make the law cut1 we need to confess our sins2 this brings us directly to the blood4 ,o1 glory to ,god6 ,its good to live where the blood is continually dropping upon our hearts4 ,bless ,god for the squaring process of the law1 and the polishing touches of the gospel4 ,brother1 please mix well your preparations with a proper amount of law and gospel4 ,after dosing out law1 until your hearers are in a state of despair1 introduce them to the banqueting house of corn and wine1 and oil2 let them feast to their heart's content1 until 8,old things have passed away1 and all things become new40 ,,xvii4 ,,keep ,,the ,,sabbath ,,day ,,holy4 ,the laws of ,god are not arbitrary4 ,every commandment is as reasonable as it is divine4 ,wherefore the law is holy1 and the commandments holy1 and just1 and good2 having as much regard to the well-being of man1 as to the honor and glory of ,god4 ,their tendency in every instance is evidently beneficial2 and he who breaks them1 not only sins against ,god1 but wrongs his own soul4 ,they enjoin nothing but what is conducive to man's happiness1 nor prohibit anything but what would ultimately injure him1 so that the observance of every command of ,god1 is as much our interest1 as our duty4 ,the ,sabbath is a great blessing to mankind4 ,it is well adapted to his fallen condition4 ,it gives him rest from labors1 and anxiety1 and affords him time to acquire a knowledge of his ,author1 and destination1 and to prepare for that ,eternal rest which is at ,god's right hand4 ,therefore remember the ,sabbath day to keep it holy3 six days thou shalt labor and do all thy work3 but the seventh day is the ,sabbath of the ,lord thy ,god1 in it thou shalt not do any work1 thou1 nor thy son1 nor thy daughter1 thy man servant1 nor thy maid servant1 nor thy cattle1 nor any stranger that is within thy gate4 ,there are many ways in which we may break the ,sabbath4 ,it is not confined to buying1 or selling goods1 running cars1 or vessels1 cheese factories1 or patronizing any of these on ,god's holy day2 neither is it confined to blacking boots1 shaving1 getting up extra dinners1 polishing stoves1 or knives and forks4 ,truly in these ,god is dishonored1 and his laws broken4 ,we are not to visit on the ,lord's day1 except in a real cause of mercy4 ,if to help the sick1 or to relieve the needy1 it is right2 but if we neglect the sick on week days1 because we cannot afford the time1 or practice a little self denial1 and take the ,sabbath for this purpose1 we are guilty before ,god4 ,many seem to think they can visit a brother or sister on the ,sabbath1 and spend one1 two1 or more hours1 in religious conversation4 ,is not the ,sabbath1 a day of rest8 ,ought we not1 after attending the usual means of grace1 to spend the remaining part of the day1 in reading ,god's word1 in meditation1 and in prayer before ,him4 ,these hours1 are sacred to every child of ,god1 and should not be lost1 or their sanctity destroyed1 by thoughtless visitors4 ,the day is often profaned1 by visiting at church1 before and after services4 ,how painful1 to see men and women1 professedly saints1 standing around the door1 grouped together in the aisles1 visiting on ,god's holy day4 ,brother1 sister1 ought you not as soon as you enter the church1 commence a prayer meeting1 and let it continue until time for preaching4 ,how much better to enter upon this solemn service1 with hearts burning with the love of ,god1 and a faith that brings conviction down upon the hearts of sinners1 and holds up the preacher while he is proclaiming ,god's eternal truth2 where this is done the shouts of victory will be heard4 ,works of piety1 may be done on the ,sabbath1 but we may not do our own works1 or lean to our own ways4 ,we are not to travel on the ,lord's day1 except on works of mercy1 or on works of piety1 and this may be determined by the necessities of the case4 ,if to relieve the sick1 or help the needy1 all right4 ,but is it right for those that attend our quarterly meetings1 general or otherwise1 to remain until after the morning service1 and then hitch up1 and drive five1 ten1 twenty1 or more miles1 on ,sabbath afternoon and evening1 to reach their homes2 is it not in opposition to the law1 which says1 ,remember the ,sabbath day to keep it holy4 ,i think it is4 ,i know some that practice this1 claim that it is necessary4 ,not long since1 a load of 8,pilgrims10 7,i think eight1 or ten17 came to a general quarterly meeting1 where ,i was stationed4 ,immediately after the morning service they commenced preparations for returning home ,sabbath afternoon4 ,they were urged to remain1 and not break the ,lord's day2 they thought it necessary1 and so they started1 but were caught in a snow storm1 and detained just as long as they would have been had they kept the ,sabbath and remained at the meeting4 ,there are other cases of this kind1 where disappointment1 and loss resulted from this course of action4 ,but if there is no pecuniary loss by such actions1 there is great loss to the soul1 and to the cause of ,christ4 ,another reason why one should remain over the ,sabbath1 is1 all the strength of the meeting is needed on ,sabbath evening2 the interest of the meeting has been on the increase1 conviction on the hearts of the unsaved has become more intense1 some have almost decided to say1 8,i yield1 ,i yield40 ,god's saving power is hovering over precious souls1 but it still needs1 a steady1 unwavering faith in ,god4 ,a mighty faith1 a united faith1 and the whole faith of the church1 to bring the victory2 and just when help is most needed1 7,i mean human1 for ,god works by means7 the laborers are scattered in various directions1 wending their way home4 8,if thou turn away thy foot from the ,sabbath1 from doing thy pleasures on my holy day2 and call the ,sabbath a delight1 the holy of the ,lord1 honorable1 and shalt honor ,him1 not doing thine own ways1 nor finding thine own pleasures1 nor speaking thine own words3 then shalt thou delight thyself in the ,lord2 and ,i will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth1 and feed thee with the heritage of ,jacob thy father3 for the mouth of the ,lord hath spoken it40 ,,xviii4 ,,your ,,fruit ,,unto ,,holiness4 ,a few years since1 ,i visited the home of my childhood1 after an absence of more than twenty years4 ,imagine my astonishment1 as ,i passed along the way where my weary feet had often trodden in my childhood's days4 ,a complete transformation had taken place4 ,the wilderness had given way to well cultivated fields4 ,it had truly been made to bud and blossom as the rose4 ,the little log hut1 once the home of the pioneer1 had given way to stately mansions4 ,the stillness that had formerly reigned in those regions1 had passed away2 and the hum of husbandry had taken its place4 ,i realized that something had been done to produce this great change4 ,many a hard blow had been given in felling the trees2 much toil in removing the timber1 and burning up the underbrush4 ,it then became necessary to introduce the stump machine1 that the old stumps and roots might every one be removed from the soil4 ,and then1 what a transformation6 ,i thought ,i saw in this a complete analogy of our natural1 depraved condition1 and the transforming power of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,i realized1 in some degree1 the labor and suffering that had been given to produce these wonderful results4 ,my mind instantly reverted to ,gethsemane2 to ,pilate's ,hall2 to ,calvary2 to the ,crucifixion2 the precious blood2 its all-cleansing power to remove the foulest stains that sin hath made2 and blessed be ,god6 to remove all the roots of bitterness connected with our old man1 depravity6 8,his blood can make the foulest clean1 ,his blood avails for me40 ,but then1 how are we to avail ourselves of this glorious power8 ,repentance toward ,god1 and faith in our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 ,without repentance1 there is no approaching ,deity4 ,this must precede all acts of saving faith4 ,place it just as ,god has it4 ,repent and believe the ,gospel2 and by this we understand godly sorrow1 which will lead to a confession of our sins1 and a separation from them1 and restitution where possible4 8,if we confess our sins1 he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins1 and to cleanse us from unrighteousness40 ,here is the secret of success4 ,repentance6 ,repentance6 8,he that covereth his sins shall not prosper2 but whoso confesseth them shall have mercy40 ,when old depravity has been thoroughly broken up by repentance1 and the heart washed in the all-cleansing blood1 then we have our fruit unto holiness4 ,there will be a blessed realization that this consecration which we so frequently make with our lips1 has been made with our hearts1 and accepted by the ,lord4 8,take my soul and body's powers2 ,take my mem'ry1 mind and will2 ,all my goods and all my hours2 ,all ,i know and all ,i feel2 ,all ,i think1 or speak1 or do2 ,take my heart1 but make it new40 ,whether1 therefore1 we eat or drink1 or whatsoever we do1 it will be done for the glory of ,god4 ,your fruit--unto holiness1 and your end--everlasting life4 ,,xix4 ,,without ,,natural ,,affection4 ,has earth a scene more lovely than the family circle--father1 mother1 sons and daughters1 well-bred1 loving each other tenderly1 and bending all their energies to do the will of ,god on earth1 that they may finally gain the skies8 ,i think not4 ,then how gladly they welcome additions to this lovely group4 ,baby1 with its little pug nose1 flaxen hair1 ruddy cheeks1 soft eyes1 and such a sweet1 expressible mouth1 are sources of wondrous delight and admiration4 ,how sad1 indeed1 must those families be that are not blessed with children4 ,one of the grandest and most sublime features of the world that is to come will be the children4 8,for of such is the kingdom of heaven40 ,the family relation is recognized by the ,almighty as a holy relation4 ,he gives us to understand that children are a blessing1 and not a curse4 8,lo1 children are a heritage of the ,lord2 and the fruit of the womb is his reward4 ,as arrows in the hand of a mighty man1 so are children of the youth4 ,happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them20 for they shall be 8like olive plants around thy table40 ,and yet there are a great many that are ashamed of ,god's blessing4 ,i wish right here to ask two questions1 and answer them3 ,what is the most precious thing that each generation has in its keeping8 and what is that which it most neglects and undervalues8 ,to both ,i make but one answer--,children4 ,in this sinful generation it is considered by many a disgrace to give1 or allow them to have a being1 and they resort to methods highly objectionable to gratify their licensed sensuality4 ,thus they prevent life1 or cause its destruction2 ,i mean1 they commit murder6 ,the wrath of ,god is poured out on the nations for the awful crime of child-murder4 ,the man that whipped his child to death a few years since1 in ,western ,new ,york1 aroused the indignation of every human being that was made acquainted with the affair4 ,no one blushed to call it by its right name--murder6 ,and is it not murder to take the life of a human being at any age8 and ought not murderers to be punished accordingly8 ,is it any the less a crime because it is fashionable1 and millions are doing it8 ,and is it not time the veil was drawn aside and light from the pulpit and the press let in upon us brighter than the sun at noonday1 until public opinion shall be thoroughly aroused1 and condemnation written on the guilty4 ,to have children is a duty equal with any of the responsibilities of life4 8,multiply and replenish the earth10 was the command ,god gave to ,adam and ,eve2 and this was repeated after the flood4 ,god says again1 8,i will that the younger women marry1 bear children1 guide the house1 give none occasion for the adversary to speak reproachfully40 ,save us1 ,o ,lord1 from false modesty1 and give us natural affection1 for ,jesus' sake4 ,amen4 ,,xx4 ,,sowing ,,and ,,reaping4 ,it is said that like causes will produce like results in all ages of the world4 ,this is true1 both in a moral and temporal point of view4 ,if we sow wheat1 corn1 barley1 thistles1 we shall reap the same4 ,whatever our doings are1 it will bring forth its legitimate fruit4 8,for whatever a man soweth that shall he also reap4 ,for he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption2 but he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting40 ,this has been clearly demonstrated in many places where costly churches have been built4 ,the spirit of emulation has taken possession of the people1 especially in church building4 ,they desire greatly to go beyond their neighbor in this2 and in most cases1 they have gone in their planning operations far beyond their means2 consequently1 they are compelled to resort to the lottery department1 pic-nics1 sociables1 banquetings1 excursions1 ice-cream1 strawberry1 and necktie parties1 to carry forward the grand enterprise4 ,one case will illustrate the many of this character2 and yet1 the results may not in every case be as sad as the one ,i now refer to4 ,but nevertheless1 pride1 worldly conformity1 spiritual death1 will follow all such departures from the old landmarks4 ,a society in this city have been struggling along for some years1 in all the ways mentioned above1 to raise money to build a costly church4 ,the last banquet this society held 7which was of the necktie order7 proved very disastrous to some members of the church in their domestic relations1 if not their eternal ruin4 ,i took the following extract from the ,sunday ,mercury1 which shows the nature of the seed sown3 8,of ,twentieth street ,m4 ,e4 ,church1 ,philadelphia1 the brethren and sisters have been having a calico festival4 ,by ,sister ,boyer1 in ,new ,jersey1 the wrinkle was learned4 ,of the pattern corresponding to her apron1 each sister deposited a gentleman's necktie4 ,by the gentleman1 for a quarter of a dollar1 the sister whose apron the article matched the pattern of his purchase1 he was permitted #8piously' to #8treat4' ,by ,brother ,broin the party was opened4 ,sweet ,sister ,carrigan the brother led out4 ,the more neck-ties of different patterns a brother purchased1 the more sisters of course he #8treated4' ,among the heavy buyers were ,brother ,kent and ,brother ,hoffman4 ,what worried ,sister ,hoffman was that the religious writer of the ,mercury might #8be about4' ,of ,sister ,busby the apron was the handsomest4 ,brother ,roberts on six neck-ties made investment4 ,so1 also1 did ,bartine4 ,altogether the festival was a success40 ,this is about the way these things move2 and--yet1 there were things connected with this party of a grave character4 ,a brother--a man having a family--a steward1 and a leading man in the society1 purchased a neck-tie4 ,he very soon found a young damsel1 whose apron corresponded with the neck-tie just purchased4 ,he1 of course1 according to the rule of the party1 was bound 7to use a bar-room phrase71 to 8treat0 her4 ,she took his arm1 and away they went to the place prepared for refreshments4 ,the brother's wife was present1 and while looking upon the scene1 her husband1 joking1 trifling1 spreeing--and that with a woman he had no right to--no right within such relations2 she became disgusted1 indignant1 at such a departure from pure religion--yea1 from common decency and respectability4 ,late at night they returned home1 the wife with injured feelings1 the husband delirious from the effects of the exciting scenes that he had just passed through4 ,we would gladly draw a veil over the scene that followed1 but ,god must be honored1 the truth must be told4 ,the balance of the night was spent in unpleasant words4 ,in the morning1 the husband repairs to a drinking saloon and gets drunk1 which he continues to do4 ,his family--a wife and a very lovely daughter1 eleven years of age1 took the matter very much to heart1 weeping and wailing almost incessantly1 which brought on the daughter a violent disease1 and in a few days1 death6 ,the wife is very much worn down by grief1 and expects in a few days to follow the daughter4 ,if we sow to the flesh1 we shall of the flesh reap corruption4 ,a mistaken idea prevails among many religionists1 that the end 7if it be a laudable one7 sanctifies the means2 and this prevails to an alarming extent2 hence1 the resorting to many ways condemned of ,god1 and by most1 if not all1 our legitimate bodies1 who declare lotteries to be gambling1 and are prohibited by law2 and1 yet1 many professors of the grace of ,god resort to this1 to raise means to build costly churches1 and carry forward what they call the work of the ,lord4 8,shall we do evil that good may come8 ,god forbid60 8,no room for mirth or trifling here1 ,for worldly hope1 or worldly fear1 ,if life so soon is gone2 ,if now the ,judge is at the door1 ,and all mankind must stand before ,the inexorable throne6 ,no matter which my thoughts employ1 ,a moment's misery or joy2 ,but1 ,o6 when both shall end1 ,where shall ,i find my destined place8 ,shall ,i my everlasting days1 ,with fiends or angels spend8 ,nothing is worth a thought beneath1 ,but how ,i may escape the death1 ,that never1 never dies6 ,how shall ,i make my election sure2 ,and when ,i fail on earth1 secure ,a mansion in the skies60 ,dear reader1 remember every act goes to the account2 every vain and trifling word2 every misspent hour2 every neglected ,sabbath2 every time ,christ has been offered you and rejected2 every gospel sermon that you have heard and have not given heed thereto2 every profane word uttered2 every lie told--yea1 every act of life1 and all the upbraidings of conscience1 are treasures of wrath laid up for you to reap through all eternity6 ,but if you have been sowing to the ,spirit1 life everlasting4 ,be not deceived1 ,god is not mocked4 ,,xxi4 ,,to ,,actual ,,settlers4 ,our government has been very generous in making a law1 giving to every man a homestead1 upon the simple condition that he will settle upon it4 ,to enjoy this he must be an actual settler4 ,he may talk much of the beautiful ,west1 how inviting it is2 how independent people become who go ,west2 how strong his desires are to go1 and that he means to go2 but unless he packs up and moves on1 he will never get there2 he will never know anything about the grandeur of possessing a home in the ,west4 ,god has provided a home in the land of ,canaan1 the land of perfect love for all actual settlers4 ,holiness is a blessed theme2 many love to talk about it1 and speculate about the fruit that grows in that fair clime1 where the sun never goes down2 8a land of corn1 and wine1 and oil1 favored with ,god's peculiar smile1 with every blessing blest40 ,there are no obnoxious weeds1 such as anger displayed in kicking back2 no pride1 as seen in the wearing of gold1 and pearls1 and costly attire2 no gay churches1 too grand for the poor4 ,no1 blessed be ,god1 in that land of perfect love all is pure2 the fountain-head is holy4 ,every desire is unto the ,lord4 ,the stream of life is without mixture1 full of health and life eternal4 ,but as lovely as this land may be1 to possess it we must move upon it1 be actual settlers4 ,when we purchase a farm and pay our money for the same1 we receive a warrantee deed1 made out correctly1 signed by proper authorities1 and sealed by the government seal4 ,it is precisely so with those that settle down upon a homestead in the land of perfect love2 their title is made as clear as ten thousand suns could make it4 ,the ,holy ,ghost writes1 ',tis done1 the great transaction is done2 8thou art cleansed from all unrighteousness10 and this produces a sensation and the soul cries out1 8,glory to ,god60 ,then comes a very comfortable feeling1 8,i am washed in the blood of the ,lamb40 8,his ,spirit beareth witness to this great truth1 that we are citizens of the heavenly ,jerusalem40 8,now we have received not the spirit of the world1 but the ,spirit which is of ,god2 that we might know the things that are freely given to us of ,god40 ,a homestead or entire sanctification is one of the things that are freely given to us of ,god1 and it is the office of the ,holy ,ghost to make us know that we have received it4 ,,xxii4 ,,the ,,widow',s ,,mite4 ,a few days since1 while visiting the ,united ,states mint1 ,i was deeply impressed with various objects of interest that ,i saw there4 ,the scales for weighing metals1 to the amount of one hundred thousandth part of an ounce4 ,the dies1 for stamping coin1 requiring a pressure of eighty tons4 ,here1 ,i saw the coin used by different nations2 some of great value1 others of less4 ,but what impressed me the most was a piece of money called1 the widow's mite2 supposed to be worth one half farthing4 ,i gazed with intense interest upon the widow's mite2 and at the same time1 my thoughts ran back to the time1 when ,jesus stood opposite the treasury1 and saw the rich casting in their abundance1 unto the ,lord1 when along came a poor widow1 and cast in two mites4 ,how little1 ,i thought1 as ,i compared 8the mite10 with the large pieces of silver and gold that were upon either side4 ,i presume that many that witnessed the above transaction1 recorded by ,st4 ,mark1 thought1 8how insignificant the offering40 ,there was one present1 whose eye of flame penetrates the very intents of the heart1 thought differently4 ,he1 declaring to the multitude that1 the poor widow's mite was in ,his estimation1 greater than the large amounts cast in by the rich4 ,there are reasons1 why1 the blessed ,jesus put such high value on the widow's ,,mite4 ,first1 she made sacrifice of all her living4 ,she gave to the extent of her ability4 ,in making her consecration1 she did not retain a part1 as did ,ananias and ,saphira2 but placed herself squarely upon the ,gospel platform1 where she could fully trust the ,lord1 and claim ,his favor4 ,jesus says1 8,give1 and it shall be given to you2 good measure pressed down1 and shaken together1 and running over1 shall men give into your bosom4 ,for with what measure ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again40 ,second4 ,she gave1 ,,cheerfully--8,for ,god loveth a cheerful giver40 8,for if there be first a willing mind it is accepted according to that a man hath1 and not according to that he hath not40 ,thirdly4 ,she gave her mite1 in faith2 for what is not of faith is sin4 ,she doubtless realized1 that all of our offerings to ,god must be in faith in order to be acceptable4 ,many lose their reward in giving1 because they do not give cheerfully1 but grudgingly2 not to the extent of their ability1 nor as much as the case demands1 or conscience1 and the ,holy ,ghost says give2 not in faith1 but doubting1 because an unwillingness on their part to walk in the light4 ,this class never prove the fulness of the blessing of the ,gospel of ,christ2 8pressed down1 shaken together1 and running over40 ,jesus says1 8,that it is more blessed to give than to receive40 ,glory to ,god6 ,here1 is encouragement to give of our substance as ,god hath prospered us4 ,there is no investment that we can make with our goods that pays so well as to give to him that needeth2 and especially1 to the house-hold of faith4 ,and to those that have but a mite to give1 it shall receive its reward2 if it be to the extent of our ability1 if it be done cheerfully2 and if in faith1 because we love ,god1 and the souls and bodies of perishing men4 ,,xxiii4 ,,are ,,we ,,drifting8 ,yes ,i hope so--out into the ocean of infinite love2 away from the dangerous reefs of formalism2 away from the universal spread of pride and vanity2 away from the devil's most successful snare1 secretism2 away from the abominable1 filthy habit of whiskey-drinking and tobacco using1 and all its slimy associations2 away from the cramping1 belittling1 soul-destroying1 man-debasing element--covetousness2 far away from all longings after the world1 its pleasures1 its allurements1 its honors1 its riches1 and plunging into all the fulness of ,god4 ,it's glorious thus to drift2 to have a consciousness that you abide in ,christ2 that you are growing in grace2 that you are gaining on your enemies2 that your faith overcomes the world2 that you are taking greater delight1 day by day1 in the things of life and immortality4 ,o1 glory to ,god for the assurance that the saints have that they are getting nearer and nearer to ,god every day1 drifting out into the great abyss of ,god's eternal love4 ,to the question so often propounded--8,are ,we ,drifting80--,i can answer for myself1 ,i am1 according to the above4 ,glory to the ,lamb forever6 ,although ,i am drifting1 moving along with giant strides by the mighty waves of free grace1 yet ,i never felt so completely anchored to ,christ as now4 ,i have a hope that is an anchor to my soul4 ,it's cast to that within the veil1 and it's both sure and steadfast4 ,it holds my vessel steadily on her course1 'midst all storms of life4 ,it matters not how high the billows may roll1 how fierce the storms may beat against my frail bark1 ,i am safe4 ,i ride proudly above the waves1 because ,i am anchored to the eternal ,rock of ,ages4 ,vessels often break loose from their moorings1 because their anchorage is poor4 ,it may be their anchor is dropped in the sand or mud4 ,in either case1 they will drift until their anchor takes hold on rock1 or she drifts ashore and is wrecked4 ,it is so with us4 ,if our anchor is cast into any of the elements of this world1 we shall drift1 not into ,christ1 but away from him1 and become wrecks4 ,how sad it is to find wrecks all along life's way6 to see those that were once saved of ,god1 moving on to ,mount ,zion with songs1 and everlasting joy upon their heads2 they did obtain joy and gladness1 and sorrow and sighing did flee away2 but now1 alas6 ,how is the fine gold become dim4 ,which way are you drifting8 ,do you enjoy perfect love8 ,are you as clear in your experience as when you joined the ,church8 ,are you walking in all the light that ,god lets shine upon your heart8 ,does the light shine as clear as in bygone days8 ,do you have sensible manifestations of ,god's presence8 ,do you have the joy of the ,lord8 ,do you really get blessed of ,god8 ,do you rejoice evermore8 ,do you in everything give thanks8 ,do you love the cross8 ,is the way that ,god leads you delightful8 ,and can you sing-- 8,jesus all the day long1 ,is my joy and my song80 ,now1 can you1 from the very bottom of your heart1 say ,yes6 to these questions8 ,if so1 ,i think that you are drifting heavenward2 if not1 hellward4 ,which way are you drifting8 ,,xxiv4 ,,pap4 ,webster says the word 8pap0 means 8soft food designed for children or infants40 ,children1 whose stomachs are weak and unable to digest hearty food1 have to be fed on this4 ,it requires but little effort of nature to dispose of this kind of food4 ,we have in ,zion a great many aged infants that require this kind of spiritual provender4 ,you feed them with the solid roast beef of the gospel1 and immediately they are in cramps and spasms2 and ,o1 such wailings of displeasure4 ,it is as true to-day as when ,st4 ,paul wrote to the ,corinthian brethren1 there are many that ought to be full grown men and women in spiritual attainments1 but are mere babes1 and have to be fed on infant's food2 and the only way that many can be persuaded to remain in the church1 or even to make a half-way profession of the religion of ,jesus ,christ1 is to give them large doses of this precious diet4 ,many will hang on tremendously1 and pull mightily1 so long as they receive that attention and nursing that their infantile natures demand1 but as soon as that stops then comes the chills4 ,the cause lies in the fact1 they were not weaned4 ,the ,psalmist says1 8,surely1 ,i have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is weaned of his mother3 my soul is even as a weaned child40 ,if you want to spoil a child1 indulge him in all that delights his fancy4 ,our heavenly ,father knows better than to indulge his children in all their wants4 ,he has promised to give us what we need--not all we want4 8,my ,god shall supply all your need1 according to his riches in glory by ,christ ,jesus40 ,the best discipline that we get in this life1 is to learn to deny self4 ,the direct route to glory lies along that line4 8,if any man will come after me1 let him deny himself1 and take up his cross and follow me40 ,a radical cure is experienced in bearing the cross4 ,this will crucify us to self1 and our longing to be rocked and dandled at the expense of everybody4 ,bearing the cross1 helping the souls and bodies of men as they need1 and as you are blessed with means and opportunity will cause you to outgrow all of your infantile notions4 ,it is gloriously possible to be fully saved in this life2 to run the whole length of the ,christian race with joy and gladness2 go on forced marches2 yea1 on the double quick1 carrying heavy knapsacks of sorrow and affliction1 rejoicing evermore1 and in everything giving thanks4 ,,xxv4 ,,victory4 ,it is impossible to have a victory1 until we have had a fight4 ,it would be impossible to shout the shout of victory1 unless it had been fairly gained4 ,in order to win a victory we must fight4 ,the route from earth to glory is through the battle field4 8,we must fight if we would reign40 ,thank ,god1 we fight not against flesh and blood1 but against powers1 against principalities1 against the rulers of the darkness of this world1 against spiritual wickedness in high places4 ,many a ,christian warrior comes from the field of battle with an inglorious defeat1 because he fails to properly estimate the strength of his enemy4 ,nations have suffered fearful defeats because they failed to estimate the character and strength of their foes4 ,when our rebellion broke out1 ,lincoln called for #ge1jjj men to put it down4 ,a great many at the ,north said the #ge1jjj men could conquer the ,south before breakfast2 but ,bull ,run told another story4 ,what a sight6 implements of war scattered all the way from ,bull ,run to ,washington6 ,how many of ,zion's soldiers have started out1 full of hope and courage1 giving promise of wonderful achievements1 but alas6 the very first foe1 the skirmish line1 and perhaps that was no more than a simple sneer from the devil1 and defeat followed2 like ,ahab1 pierced between the joints of the harness1 they were borne from the field of battle on the litter of discouragement4 ,the hospitals all over the land are full of wounded soldiers2 those who went into battle full of zeal1 but failed to estimate the job they had on hand1 were captured1 and are now in the hands of their enemies4 ,ask such to shout victory6 ,it would be for them an impossibility4 ,they are prisoners of war4 ,god expects us not only to fight1 but to win4 ,we ought to go from every battle flushed with victory4 ,the ,word says1 8,fight the good fight of faith2 lay bold on eternal life40 ,that is1 obtain victory in every place2 the closet1 at the family altar1 in the prayer meeting1 when the word of ,god is preached1 among the children1 in the kitchen1 parlor1 trade and commerce1 when laboring to bring poor sinners to ,zion1 paying your vows unto the ,lord1 helping on the gospel as ,god has prospered you with means1 and in every place and under all circumstances1 let victory be written upon your banner4 ,it is shameful to suffer defeat4 8,this is the victory that overcometh the world1 even our faith40 ,how sickening to simply play fight and never know what a square victory means4 ,god has provided for our complete success in every engagement4 ,we may be clad with heavenly armour sufficient to make the weakest saint victorious4 ,the idea of being on the sick list half or two-thirds of the time is extreme folly4 ,if you have on the whole armour of ,god1 you will stand complete in all the will of ,god1 and never know defeat4 8,courage6 your ,captain cries1 ,who all your toil foreknew-- ,toil ye shall have1 yet all despise2 ,i have o'ercome for you40 ,think of it6 ,the ,master has overcome for you6 ,glory to ,god6 ,,xxvi4 ,,lock ,,up4 ,boats1 when running on canals1 do not go far on a level1 before they come to a lock4 ,this is made of solid masonry1 with two sets of gates1 upper and lower4 ,the water above the lock is from five to fifteen feet higher than the water below4 ,in order that the vessel may pass through and pursue her journey1 she must enter the lock1 shut the lower gates1 turn a wicket in the upper gate which will let in water from above1 filling the lock1 and raising the boat to the level above2 the gates will then open1 she will pass out and pursue her journey4 ,now1 is it not very much so in our religious experience8 ,when converted1 we enter the channel of life4 ,we run on this level for a season2 with some1 much longer than others2 all1 perhaps1 too long4 ,on some canals1 levels are very short2 but all1 that are born of the ,spirit1 very early in their experience come to a point where they must take advance ground1 lock up6 or go back4 ,we must go into the lock1 shut the gates behind us1 leave no possible chance for retreat4 ,this locking up might represent reconsecrating ourselves to ,god4 ,in doing this1 we ought to be very specific4 ,discriminate under the blazing light of the ,holy ,ghost4 ,humble yourself under the hand of ,god1 by confessing your failures1 making wrongs right1 and ,god will lift you up4 ,be thorough4 ,do not be satisfied to run on the same experience1 day in and day out2 week in and week out2 month in and month out2 year in and year out4 ,alas6 alas6 how many run in this way1 on the same level until it becomes a dead level6 ,in some cases it would be impossible to tell whether there was any current either way4 ,when we first enter the channel of life1 we have peace with ,god through our ,lord ,jesus ,christ4 8,by whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoice in hope of the glory of ,god2 and not only so1 but we glory in tribulation also knowing that tribulation worketh patience1 and patience experience1 and experience hope3 and hope maketh not ashamed1 because the love of ,god is shed abroad in our hearts by the ,holy ,ghost which is given unto us40 ,what we greatly need in many places among us1 is to lock up into the faith that will give us access into the rich experiences that were once delivered unto the saints2 ,elijah1 ,paul1 ,hester ,ann ,rogers1 ,carvosso1 ,bramwell1 ,fletcher1 ,wesley1 ,madam ,guvon1 ,muller1 and a host of others4 ,then1 the communion of faith and love will bear us up to things above4 ,i said that to elevate a boat from a lower level to a higher one1 water was let in from above4 ,it is precisely so in the ,christian life4 ,if we aim at obedience1 becoming more holy1 of living a purer life1 in walking in all of ,god's ordinances blameless1 we must go often into the lock of crucifixion2 then the water of life will come in from above in living streams1 and our experience will be clearer than the noonday sun4 ,like the tree planted by the rivers of water1 bringing forth fruit in its season1 our leaf also will not wither4 ,i want to ask1 my dear brethren and sisters of our beloved ,zion1 don't you think it is time that you locked up8 ,why tarry8 ,remember your vows to ,god and the church4 ,press for the mark6 8,ye shall receive power1 after the ,holy ,ghost is come upon you40 ,bend all your energies for the summit level4 ,,xxvii4 ,,success4 ,success in any department of life1 depends upon the right use of right means2 at the right time2 in the right place1 and in the right manner4 ,like causes will produce like results in all ages of the world4 ,hence the farmer wishing to raise wheat1 breaks up the soil1 sows his seed1 and waits patiently for the early and latter rain with the assurance 8that seed-time and harvest will not fail20 and with rejoicing he gathers thirty1 sixty or a hundred fold into his barn4 ,this is also true of spiritual things4 ,success is certain to the man called of ,god to preach1 if he avails himself of the right means1 employs them at the right time1 and in the right manner4 #a4 ,the means to be employed is the ,word of ,god2 and this must come forth like a stream of fire1 from a heart blazing with the love of ,god4 ,the command is1 8,preach the ,word40 ,into this armory man may enter1 and take to himself just the weapons that will give him victory on every battle-field4 ,i thank ,god6 he may be thoroughly furnished1 and never know defeat4 8,all scripture is given by inspiration of ,god1 and is profitable for doctrine1 for reproof1 for correction1 for instruction in righteousness1 that the man of ,god may be perfect thoroughly furnished unto all good works40 ,but there is more to follow2 8,create in me a clean heart1 ,o ,god2 and renew a right spirit within me4 ,cast me not away from thy presence2 and take not thy ,holy ,spirit from me4 ,restore unto me the joy of thy salvation2 and uphold me by thy free ,spirit4 ,then will ,i teach transgressors thy ways2 and sinners shall be converted unto thee40 ,here success is based upon being thoroughly furnished with heaven's panoply1 the blessing of a clean heart1 and possessing the joy of the ,lord4 ,the more ,i search ,god's ,word1 the more ,i am convinced that he has provided means for the complete subjugation of this world to himself4 ,he never designed that defeat should be written upon our banners1 but that we should press the enemy to the very gates of hell4 8,he that goeth forth and weepeth1 bearing precious seed1 shall doubtless come again with rejoicing1 bringing his sheaves with him40 ,here is a declaration from ,god who cannot lie1 that1 if we go forth in his strength1 having renewed within us a right spirit1 the spirit that will cause us to weep over sinners lost1 as ,jesus wept over ,jerusalem1 and erring ,samaria1 with this spirit1 clad in armor all divine1 we shall come forth from every field of battle1 bringing our sheaves with us4 ,but in order to wield heaven's artillery successfully1 an experimental knowledge of the same is necessary4 8,the laborer must first be partaker of the fruit40 #b4 ,as to time and manner4 8,not slothful in business2 fervent in spirit2 serving the ,lord40 ,in order to make full proof of our ministry1 every redeemed power must be in complete harmony with ,god2 employed at the right time1 place1 and in the right manner2 by being instant in season1 and out of season2 reprove1 rebuke1 exhort1 with all long suffering and doctrine4 ,and ,god who is ever faithful1 will make us successful in winning souls to himself1 and leading on believers to the promised land of perfect love4 ,,xxviii4 ,,they ,,might ,,be ,a ,,success4 ,there is1 just now1 considerable inquiry by some portions of the ,methodist family1 how to make their class-meetings a success--how make them more spiritual--how get the members to attend them4 ,i have a recipe which answers the above1 and proves a success in all cases4 ,in order to get a perfect understanding of the idea1 ,i will relate a circumstance3 ,when a boy ,i learned to hunt bees4 ,the country was new1 and bees were often found in hollow trees--frequently with a large amount of honey4 ,in order to find where the bees lived1 ,i took a box about ten inches long1 six wide1 and six deep1 with a glass cover4 ,i would place in this box about one pound of honey4 ,i would then catch a bee from off some flower1 and put him in the box with the honey1 then put the box in some clear place where the sun could shine upon it4 ,when the bee had filled himself with the honey1 he would fly away to the tree where he lived1 always going in a straight line4 ,he would soon deposit1 and return1 bringing several more bees with him4 ,these would fill themselves and fly away to the tree1 deposit1 and return1 with perhaps an increase of fifty bees4 ,by some process the bees would communicate the fact that they had found honey1 so on every return trip their numbers rapidly increased1 until it seemed the whole hive was after the honey4 ,now1 let a class-leader find the honey--get it in his own soul--the honey of perfect love--the real thing--not a guess so affair1 but a positive holiness2 holiness that comes by a perfect consecration1 with a clear endorsement of the ,holy ,ghost2 holiness that shines as clear as the sun at noonday2 opposed to all pomp and display2 arrayed against the devil and all his works2 that is dead to the world and alive to ,god2 holiness that has love divine in every element1 running through every vein1 and fibre1 and muscle of his spiritual and intellectual being4 ,this will be the real honey4 ,yea1 sweeter than honey and the honey-comb4 ,then you will talk salvation--not simply about salvation1--you will talk it4 ,the real honey will flow out in your words1 and songs of praise1 as water flowed from the smitten rock4 ,a hallowed influence will attend you everywhere4 8,the wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad0 for you2 8and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose4 ,it shall blossom abundantly1 and rejoice with singing40 ,then your members will be charmed with your godly conversation4 ,they will come to class to hear you talk of ,jesus' wondrous saving power--how he saves you from sin and sinning4 ,and while you talk the fire will burn4 ,they will catch the flame and carry the glad tidings to others1 and they to others1 until the whole church will be on fire with ,god's love4 ,this recipe is exceedingly good for ministers of the gospel1 and in fact for everybody4 ,try it4 ,,xxix4 ,,fear1 ,,or ,,the ,,scare-,,crow ,,devil4 ,farmers1 frequently put up some frightful object in their corn-fields to scare away the crows--preventing them from pulling up and eating the corn4 ,the devil works in like manner1 to prevent honest souls from partaking of the real corn of the kingdom4 ,he succeeds remarkably well1 if by any means the saints are prevented from getting blessed1 baptized with the ,holy ,ghost1 and made all alive in ,christ ,jesus1 and sinners converted to ,god4 ,he don't care how much religion we profess1 if we are only destitute of real piety4 ,he loves to have us profess a giant's grace if1 in fact1 we are empty4 ,this scare-crow1 when simmered down to a philosophical point1 is ,fear4 ,it often presents the very frightful character of ,wildfire1 ,fanaticism1 ,nazarite1 etc4 ,the ,devil is exceedingly busy1 on all occasions1 at every means of grace1 especially at quarterly and camp-meeting1 to prevent the work of grace4 ,one of the strangest things in connection with this work is that1 the saints professedly1 will help the ,devil do his miserable work of unfurling the scare-crow banner4 ,how many inglorious defeats we have as 8,pilgrims10 all through fear4 ,fear of what8 ,why1 our reputation is at stake4 ,some are afraid the saints will shout more than is meet2 others that they will jump too high2 or the glory that is unutterable will become unmanageable in some way2 or that the car of salvation will get out of the groove of modern quiet1 still no excitement1 sweet1 precious holiness that disturbs nobody1 kills nobody1 resurrects nobody1 leaving all in the cold embrace of death4 ,from such we say1 ,good ,lord1 deliver us4 ,it is exceedingly distressing to be where the work is managed by men full of fear4 ,if a saint happens to get blessed1 their appearance1 the peculiar noise made1 the length of the amen1 the terror produced among the unsaved1 all must be critically tested by their rules of propriety4 ,what we need is perfect love that casteth out fear2 especially this tormenting fear4 ,he that feareth is not made perfect in love4 8,for ,god has not given us the spirit of fear2 but of power and love1 and of a sound mind40 ,thank ,god6 we may be delivered out of the hand of our enemies1 and serve him without fear1 in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life40 8,give to the wind your fears1 ,hope and be undismayed40 8,for whom the ,son maketh free1 shall be free indeed40 ,,xxx4 ,,trust4 ,there are those that know what the word 8trust0 means2 they know what it is to trust ,god for soul and body1 for time and eternity4 ,they have given themselves to him by a perfect consecration2 not merely lip-work1 but a consecration that has entered into their very life2 every item has been carefully put on the altar1 and then watched--the fowls kept away until fire from off ,god ,almighty's burning altar has fallen upon it and consumed it4 ,they have become a living sacrifice2 dead indeed unto sin1 and alive unto ,god4 ,they realize that they are not their own2 that they have been bought with a price--even the precious blood4 ,they are no longer carnally minded1 but spiritually minded2 no more seek after the flesh1 but after the ,spirit2 no more desire the applause of the world1 but the glory of ,god4 ,like the birds of the air1 they trust ,god for their daily bread1--and glory be to his holy name1 they are not disappointed4 ,cut off from every other resource1 they lean with all their might on ,him that is mighty to save1 and help in every time of need4 ,though storms and clouds may gather about them1 they are not dismayed1 for above all a voice comes from ,him who controls the winds and calms the tempest1 saying 8,i will never leave thee1 nor forsake thee40 ,it is perfectly impossible to trust in ,god with all the heart1 so long as we are trusting in earthly good1 of whatever kind or character it may be4 ,o1 how precious it is to trust in ,god with all the heart1 to have every shore line cut--launching out into the deep of his eternal love2 drinking continually from the stream that makes glad the city of our ,god2 trusting him every moment for soul and body1 wisdom1 and the spirit to guide us in all the affairs of life4 ,trusting in ,god implies being saved to the uttermost--walking in all the commandments blameless6 ,trusting implies victory over all sin--the world1 the flesh and the devil4 ,trusting implies peace and joy in the ,holy ,ghost4 8,they that trust in the ,lord shall be as ,mount ,zion1 which cannot be removed1 but abideth forever40 8,blessed is the man that trusteth in ,thee40 8,lord1 ,i'm ,,trusting now in thee1 ,dear ,lamb of ,calvary1 ,at thy cross ,i humbly bow1 ,jesus saves me1 saves me now40 ,,xxxi4 ,,seeing ,,eye ,,to ,,eye4 ,the more ,i experience of light and love shed abroad in my heart by the ,holy ,ghost1 the more ,i am led to believe that all that get fully saved see things in the same light2 i4 e41 eye to eye4 ,i mean those things which are essential to faith and practice4 ,if the ,holy ,ghost is our teacher and the things taught us are a knowledge of ourselves1 our destination--how to secure eternal life--then all would receive the same instruction4 8,howbeit1 when ,he1 the ,spirit of ,truth is come1 he will guide you into all truth40--,st4 ,john #af3ab4 8,he shall glorify me2 for he shall receive of mine1 and show it unto you40--,st4 ,john #af3ad4 8,but the ,comforter1 which is the ,holy ,ghost1 whom the ,father will send in my name1 he shall teach you all things1 and bring all things to your remembrance1 whatsoever ,i have said unto you40--,st4 ,john #ad3bf4 ,this teaching will be in harmony with ,god's ,word1 and that the ,holy ,ghost will make plain to our understanding4 ,without this1 the ,word of ,god1 so far as practice and experience are concerned1 is a sealed book6 ,but with the ,holy ,ghost shining upon the sacred page1 all is luminous4 ,glory to ,god6 ,worldly conformity1 in all its moods and tenses1 is as clear as sunbeams4 ,this gives you an altitude of experience that all the real saints attain4 ,placing you where ,moses stood1 on ,pisgah's top1 you view the surroundings at a glance4 ,this experience puts away strife and an unholy ambition for position4 ,it brings an end to controversy between preacher and members4 ,he can preach the whole truth touching any point of faith and practice with an accompaniment of hearty amens1 and the high praises of ,god1 instead of murmuring and complaining4 ,how many come into the church with the light shining upon them2 they promise to walk in the light2 they have let go of the world and renounced the hidden things of dishonesty2 put on plain attire2 given up their covetousness2 have been a great blessing to the church and cause of ,christ4 ,but in an evil hour they have let go of ,christ1 and brought darkness upon their souls1 and are now ready to condemn what they once endorsed4 ,the reason why so many oppose the real work of ,god1 is1 because the ,holy ,ghost is not their teacher2 if he was1 they would see eye to eye with ,god's real workmen4 ,then there would be 8a long pull--a strong pull--and a pull altogether10 and the work of the ,lord would move gloriously in all our borders4 ,rain would fall in all parts of the land4 ,the wilderness would blossom as the rose2 the voice of the turtle would be heard2 showers of grace1 the conversion of sinners1 and the sanctification of believers would be an every day realization4 ,oh6 for a mighty baptism of the ,holy ,ghost on our beloved ,zion1 amen4 ,how important that we see eye to eye6 8,how can two walk together1 except they are agreed8 ,what fellowship hath light with darkness8 ,and what concord hath ,christ with ,belial8 or he that believeth with an infidel40 ,in view of these facts we need to be exceedingly cautious who we receive into our communion1 whether it be church1 or what is commonly termed social relations4 8,but now ,i have written unto you not to keep company1 if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator1 or covetous1 or an idolater1 or a railer1 or a drunkard1 or an extortioner2 with such an one1 no not to eat40--#a ,cor4 #e3aa4 ,how1 then1 can the saint of ,god unite in holy wedlock with an unsaved person8 ,how can a young lady1 professedly a saint1 keep company and allow herself to be waited upon by an ungodly man8 ,how can a saint enter into copartnership in business relations1 and allow the partner to keep rum and tobacco anywhere on the premises8 ,if our eye be single1 our whole bodies shall be full of light4 ,,xxxii4 ,,the ,,edge ,,off4 ,there are many in these days that once enjoyed the keen edge of perfect love4 ,it was round about them like a wall of fire4 ,it was seen in their faces4 ,it beamed out in sacred song1 in fervent prayer2 in their testimony it cut its way through like a two-edged sword1 causing sinners to cry for mercy1 and the saints to rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory4 ,it was manifest in the tone of voice2 in the very look2 it was not wanting in exhortation1 and in preaching1 the word was in power and in 8demonstration of the ,spirit40 ,it gave a freshness to all their labor1 and they were emphatically 8the lights of the world0--8living epistles1 known and read of all men40 ,their experience was positive2 nothing doubtful or misty1 but the genuine ring of the pure metal4 ,they passed current for one hundred cents on the dollar4 ,they did not repudiate a single claim the ,almighty had upon them1 but endorsed the whole of ,god's ,word from ,genesis to ,revelation2 hence they lived under the direct rays of the ,son of righteousness1 causing even the desert to blossom as the rose4 ,but now1 alas6 alas6 how changed4 ,the gloom of night is upon them4 ,they go with their heads down like a bullrush4 ,they make the same motions as formerly1 but the power is gone1 the edge is off4 ,o1 my dear brother1 sister1 let me exhort you to edge up4 ,just put your head on the grindstone of humble confession2 make all wrongs right1 so far as you have the power and ability to do so4 ,you will be perfectly astonished at the result1 if you will just take the back track to the cross1 and then renewedly consecrate your all to ,god for time and eternity4 ,rest not a moment until you are fully restored2 until love1 yea1 perfect love1 sits enthroned in your heart1 and you can sing1-- 8,o love divine1 how sweet thou art1 ,now ,i have found my willing heart1 ,all taken up by thee40 ,,xxxiii4 ,,the ,,old ,,salt-,,lick4 ,when living at ,dryden1 ,i was very much impressed with an incident that came under my observation quite often4 ,it was this3 ,just in front of my house was a lot which had been used a number of years for pasturing cattle4 ,there was one spot near my house1 where they had in the past salted them4 ,but time and rain had1 to all appearance1 washed away every bit of salt6 ,the place had been so thoroughly 8licked10 that neither grass nor weeds grew there4 ,a horse was pastured in that lot during the summer of my stay there4 ,every day that poor old horse might be seen at that old 8salt-lick10 lapping the dry sand and gravel4 ,i presume that same old horse had been pastured there when some kind hand had dispensed real salt to the beast4 ,i was led to reflect on this wise3 ,how many that profess to be ,christians1 that once enjoyed the favor of ,god1 and took great delight in meeting the saints1 and hearing the words of life preached4 ,these used to be seasons of great refreshing from the presence of the ,lord4 ,the real bread of life was broken with the ,holy ,ghost sent down from heaven1 while shouts of victory and the divinely inspired amens were richly interspersed during these gatherings4 ,preachers once thought the ,holy ,ghost an indispensable in feeding the sheep--not only so1 they placed the salt where it could be had1 and the sheep liked it4 ,how strange it is to see those that once fed on real manna1 7salt7 corn1 and wine1 and oil1 now satisfied in licking dry sand and gravel--earthly pleasures2 a religion that has no ,holy ,ghost in it2 a simple skeleton1 bones without meat2 yea1 the sensuality of a godless world4 ,is it not a fact1 that multitudes1 as specified above1 feed on the carrion of this poor world1 and call it salvation8 and then wonder why they do not see such displays of ,god's power as our fathers did4 ,thank ,god-- 8,there is a place where ,jesus sheds ,the oil of gladness on our heads40 ,a great many have said to me1 8,i have not had a square meal in a long time4 ,we get occasionally a few crumbs40 ,bless ,god6 our ,father is rich4 ,if you will pay the price you can eat the good of the land4 8,rejoicing now in earnest hope1 ,i stand1 and from the mountain top ,see all the land below4 ,rivers of milk and honey rise1 ,and all the fruits of paradise ,in endless plenty grow40 ,,xxxiv4 ,,be ,,positive4 ,the ,bible is positive in all its statements4 ,the religion of ,jesus ,christ is positive4 ,all the work of the ,spirit is positive2 conviction1 regeneration1 the witness of the ,spirit1 pardon and purity1 are alike positive2 and so in every step in grace1 from its beginning to its consummation in glory4 ,thinking1 hoping1 and guessing1 that ,i am a child of ,god1 is dispensed with in the work of grace4 ,the real child of ,god has passed from the doubtful1 misty1 uncertainties1 to a glorious realization of facts4 ,we hear him exclaim1 ,i know that my redeemer liveth1 ,glory to ,god6 ,again1 whereas ,i was once blind1 ,i now see4 ,once more1 ,i am crucified with ,christ1 nevertheless ,i live2 yet not ,i1 but ,christ liveth in me2 and the life which ,i now live in the flesh1 ,i live by the faith of the ,son of ,god4 ,brother1 sister1 dispose of your uncertain experiences1 and get a positive1 ,bible holiness1 bearing its legitimate fruit--righteousness1 and peace1 and joy in the ,holy ,ghost4 ,,xxxv4 ,,the ,,dead ,,line4 ,during the great ,rebellion1 the rebels had1 at ,andersonville1 a prison1 or stockade1 where our fathers1 brothers1 and sons were unmercifully murdered4 ,within this stockade was drawn a line1 marking the utmost limits of their freedom1 and this was called 8,the ,dead-line40 ,it said to the prisoners1 8,thus far thou shalt go1 and no farther40 ,the penalty of death was inflicted upon all that approached this line4 ,many received the deadly bullet for daring to tread forbidden ground4 ,the ,dead-line fairly represents this world1 and the utmost limits of our freedom4 ,when ,god created man1 he placed him in ,paradise1 and put around him the 8dead-line10 saying 8,in the day thou eatest thereof1 thou shalt surely die40 ,adam transgressed the command of ,god1 and received the death-penalty4 ,adam died4 ,the ,dead-line is still visible1 and laid down in the great ,statute ,book1 as the 8broad way that leads to death40 ,we see almost every day1 men and women approaching the ,dead-line1 and death ensues4 8,whosoever1 therefore1 will be a friend of the world1 is the enemy of ,god40 ,was it not strange1 that our boys in blue1 in seeing their comrades shot down daily for approaching this line1 would go in the same direction1 and receive their fate8 ,it is precisely so with many that profess the grace of ,god to-day4 ,women that were once saved in ,god1 conforming to the divine command1 8,i will that women adorn themselves in modest apparel1 with shamefacedness and sobriety1 not with broidered hair or gold1 or pearls or costly array1 but which becometh women professing godliness1 with good works40 ,but now1 alas6 how changed4 ,the gold has become dim4 ,hearts that were all aglow with the love of ,god2 tongues employed in giving glory to him1 telling of his wondrous power to save2 physical powers all devoted to the redemption of a lost world2 goods and chattels1 all consecrated to the grand end of life eternal2 time and talents2 yea1 all my store1 more shouldst thou have if ,i had more1 was the language of their hearts2 but now1 alas6 they have evidently been too near the 8,dead-line40 ,the odor of death is realized all through their ranks4 ,it might well be sung-- 8,hark6 from the tomb a doleful sound40 ,avoid the route that brings spiritual death6 8,if thine eye offend thee1 pluck it out and cast it from thee10 or anything as dear as the eye1 for it is better to enter into life halt than to be cast into hell with all our members4 ,,xxxvii4 ,,pump-,,logs4 ,they are used for conveying water from the fountain to the inhabitants in the valleys below4 ,should they become decayed--rotten1 the water must of necessity be greatly injured1 if not entirely spoiled4 ,frequently whole communities have been made sick1 and in some cases many have died in consequence of using poisoned water4 ,every minister of the gospel is a drawer of water to his congregation4 ,but if ministers become rotten by coming in contact with foreign substances--such as jesting1 filthy conversation1 mingling in the society of the worldly minded1 in parties of pleasure1 joining hand in hand with secret oath-bound societies1 doing all for policy's sake1 preaching a gospel to please ungodly professors of the religion of ,jesus ,christ1 or catering to the lusts and passions of the professedly unregenerate1 wearing gold1 sneering at those who profess to live without sin1 treating lightly1 or wholly ignoring the doctrine of being made holy in this life--they must be indeed rotten pump-logs4 ,god expects that every minister1 in his ministrations to the people1 will convey the water of life pure4 8,be ye holy10 is the great command2 and through the foolishness of preaching ,god intends to save them that believe4 8,be ye clean that bear the vessels of the ,lord40 ,,xxxvii4 ,,the ,,end4 ,,the ,,grave1 is the end of all men1 so far as this world goes2 especially1 is this true in regard to the rich1 they have their portion in this life2 they make no provision for the great hereafter1 or the life that is to come4 ,with them1 it is emphatically1 8,earth to earth1 ashes to ashes and dust to dust40 ,they see nothing beyond the grave worth their time and thought2 consequently they make marvelous1 and very costly preparation for resting places for their bodies1 and leave their souls1 that must live forever1 in bliss or woe1 to chance4 ,we give below the preparation that some of the millionaires have made for their bodies4 ,the death and burial of such famous men as ,grant1 ,tilden1 ,hendricks and ,arthur1 and the recent removal of the remains of ,william ,h4 ,vanderbilt from the receiving vault in the ,moravian cemetery at ,,new ,,dorp to its final resting place in the big granite tomb1 awaken an interest in the instances where well known living men have made provision for their interment after death4 ,all the beautiful cemeteries in the vicinity of ,new ,york1 contain evidence of the care with which some men have arranged for their bodies a resting place after the soul has passed into eternity4 ,woodlawn seems to take the lead4 ,although the late ,commodore made no preparation for his grave except to own a modest little lot at ,new ,dorp1 and the newly constructed mausoleum of ,william ,h4 ,vanderbilt contains several catacombs1 several members of the family have secured beautiful plots at ,woodlawn4 ,among the mausoleums built here1 is that of the late ,frederick ,butterfield1 erected long before he died1 which cost #dj1jjj4 ,,opposite ,,cornelius ,,vanderbilt',s plot at ,central and ,poplar avenues1 is that of ,william ,h4 ,appleton1 joined by that of ,a4 ,h4 ,borney4 ,a little further along is a beautiful mausoleum of ,westerly granite1 built by ,christian ,hester1 of ,hester ,brothers4 ,mr4 ,h4 ,h4 ,cook1 the millionaire of ,seventy-,eighth street and ,fifth avenue1 paid #bj1jjj for a plot sometime ago1 and is building a mausoleum which will cost #dj1jjj more4 ,a large plot on ,beachlawn1 conspicuous for a large figure of ,hope eight feet high1 mounted on a pedestal rising thirty feet high1 from a base nine feet square1 marks the burial plot of ,william ,h4 ,havemeyer4 ,h4 ,m4 ,flagler1 of the ,standard oil company1 has a beautiful tomb built on a hill not far from that wherein rest the remains of ,marshall ,o4 ,roberts1 whose sarcophagus marks the same appreciation of art that characterized his life4 ,,collis ,p4 ,,huntington1 president of the ,central ,pacific railway1 and one of the best known of the magnates of ,wall street1 has laid some curious plans for his grave4 ,he intends that his remains shall be laid to rest at ,woodlawn1 in a mausoleum more pretentious and more costly and of greater proportions than any yet built4 ,the stones that will be used in its construction he proposes shall each be of such enormous weight that no ordinary railroad car can carry them4 ,they will be brought as near as possible to the cemetery by boat1 and then rolled on immense rollers over the country roads to the site of the tomb4 ,if they have to cross over bridges1 they will be strengthened by new abutments4 ,,jay ,,gould has made elaborate provision for the disposition of his body after death2 but nothing for his soul4 ,he has erected on ,central avenue1 in ,woodhaven cemetery a costly and imposing structure4 ,it occupies the highest elevation of the grounds1 and commands a view of the #djj acres given up to tenements of the dead4 ,the ground on which the mausoleum stands is #bej feet across1 and is circular in form4 ,it cost #fj1jjj4 ,the mausoleum1 the exterior of which is modeled after one of the most famous buildings that once stood on the ,acropolis in ,athens--the ,parthenon cost #ej1jjj4 ,more than #hjj tons of ,westerly granite was used in its construction4 ,the building is #cg feet long and #ai feet wide1 and is surrounded by ,doric pillars1 thirty in number4 ,five pieces of solid granite compose the roof1 each piece being #cj feet long and #f feet wide4 ,the door is solid bronze and cost #c1jjj4 ,within the mausoleum are twelve shelves or catacombs1 divided by an aisle #aj feet wide1 at the end of which is an ornate stained glass window1 representing the heavenly choir4 ,each of the catacombs is #h feet long and #b feet deep4 ,a heavy slab of polished marble constitutes the face of each1 and will doubtless contain the name and so on of the person whose body is deposited therein4 ,imbedded in each stone is a heavy bronze handle4 ,no name will appear on the outside of the mausoleum to show who lies buried within4 ,many more rich business men of ,new ,york and other parts of this country have made like preparation for their bodies when they die4 ,,leland ,,stanford of ,california1 is preparing a mausoleum of far greater pretensions than any other ,american2 when finished1 it will cost #ajj1jjj4 ,the site selected is a beautiful four acre plot in the ,senator's grounds just outside ,san ,francisco4 ,the structure will be in the form of a temple1 and will be twenty-five feet square4 ,there will be a double row of massive granite columns supporting the roof of the portico at the front4 ,on each side of the entrance will be a majestic sphynx carved from a single block of granite4 ,heavy bronze gates close the entrance1 and within are solid doors of polished granite4 ,the stone used is from ,barre1 ,vermont4 ,it will be finished inside with polished marble from ,italy4 ,here will rest the millionaire1 wife and son1 and here will end their history4 ,,charlemagne1 that in the eighth century1 made ,europe tremble by his political power1 gave direction that when his body should be laid in the dust1 it should not be like common mortals4 ,he was therefore1 arrayed in a royal mantle1 and placed in a kingly chair4 ,a crown crested with jewels1 rested on his lifeless brow2 his favorite sword1 ,joyuse1 was by his side1 and the open scroll of the gospels on his knees2 and thus the mighty conqueror was left alone in his sealed tomb for one hundred and eighty years4 ,then it came into the mind one day of his successors to open this tomb and see how it fared with the great ,emperor1 and what had become of the riches of his grand mausoleum4 ,so ,king ,otho ordered the sealed tomb to be opened1 and with curious eye he entered this vault of death1 ,,charlemagne sat there still6 ,but ,oh1 what a ghastly sight6 ,the royal robes were dropping away from the skeleton form4 ,the crown had sunk over the skeleton brow1 and this was the only mark of royalty left4 ,otho called1 but the great ,emperor was silent4 ,he approached and touched the ,monarch1 but in an instant it collapsed into dust4 ,no matter how great or prosperous our lives may have been here1 all must end at last4 ,even a ,king's riches cannot bribe death and the mouldering graves4 ,how much better it would have been1 had these millionaires consecrated their lives1 their wealth1 their influence1 to ,jesus ,christ4 ,they might have secured to themselves robes of royalty1 and crowns1 all immortal1 that would not have crumbled at the touch of time1 but grown brighter and brighter to all eternity4 ,they bartered all for earth's gilded toys1 ,o1 think1 of what they might have had1 the unspeakable gift--a life in ,christ4 ,,eternity6-- 8,what is ,eternity8 ,can aught ,paint its duration to the thought8 ,tell every beam the sun emits1 ,when in sublimest noon he sits2 ,tell every light-winged mote that strays ,within its ample round of rays2 ,tell all the leaves and all the buds ,that crown the garden1 fields1 and wood2 ,tell all the spires of grass the meads ,produce1 when spring propitious leads ,the new-born year-- ,be this astonishing account ,augmented with the full amount ,of all the drops the clouds have shed ,where'er their watery fleeces spread ,through all time's long-protracted tour2 ,tell all the sands the ocean laves1 ,tell all the changes of its waves1 ,or tell1 with more laborious pains1 ,the drops its mighty mass contains4 99 99 99 99 99 ,were there a belt that could contain ,in its vast orb the earth and main1 ,with figures were it clustered o'er1 ,and not one cipher in the score2 ,and could your laboring thoughts assign ,the total of the extended line3 ,how vast the amount1 the attempt how vain ,to read duration's endless chain2 ,for when as many years have run1 ,eternity is but begun6 ,then think1 ,o man1 and strive to attain1 ,the eternal life1 the ,immortal's gain60 8,what is a man profited1 if he shall gain the whole world1 and lose his own soul8 or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul80 ,,xxxviii4 ,,conclusion4 ,it may be due the patient reader to know that ,i was born ,july the #ahth1 #ahbd1 in the town of ,scipio1 ,cayuga ,county1 ,n4 ,y4 ,i received some of the advantages derived from the common schools of the day1 but my most thorough drill has been the long and varied term of rugged experience1 burnished up at the ,university of wide-spread observation4 ,having had the blessing of the ,lord on my heart while writing this book1 and writing1 as we humbly trust1 for the glory of ,god1 we now send it out to greet the dear saints--with the prayer that all that read it1 may be greatly blessed and made much better for so doing4 ,yours in ,christ1 ,,rev4 ,,zenas ,,osborne4 ,,transcriber',s ,,notes ,chapter3 #b1 paragraph3 #g - #8convictions' replaced with #8conviction' 7,my conviction for this7 ,chapter3 #d1 paragraph3 #ag - ,opening quote marks missing in text4 7and the ,congregational churches407 ,chapter3 #e1 paragraph3 #b - #8annointed' replaced with #8anointed' 7,touch not mine anointed17 ,chapter3 #e1 paragraph3 #bc - #8intantly' replaced with #8instantly' 7,the ,baptist sister was killed instantly47 ,chapter3 #e1 paragraph3 #bd - #8dephts' replaced with #8depths' 7the very depths of humility17 ,chapter3 #f1 paragraph3 #b - #8providental' replaced with #8providential' 7,god's providential care7 ,chapter3 #f1 paragraph3 #ae - ,opening quote marks missing in text4 7in time of need407 ,chapter3 #f1 paragraph3 #af - #8visted' replaced with #8visited' 7,wife and ,i visited those7 ,chapter3 #f1 paragraph3 #ag - #8eppointment' replaced with #8appointment' 7,at another appointment where7 ,chapter3 #f1 paragraph3 #ah - ,opening quote marks missing in text4 7anything from that source407 ,chapter3 #g1 paragraph3 #cj - #8,abion' replaced with #8,albion' 7quarterly meeting at ,albion1 ,n4 ,y417 - #8,pentacostal' replaced with #8,pentecostal' 7,this was a ,pentecostal meeting47 - ,opening quote marks missing in text4 7#8,,holiness ,,unto ,,the ,,lord4'07 ,chapter3 #g1 paragraph3 #ca - repeated word #8heads' removed 7,bro4 ,hard is all heads and points47 ,chapter3 #g1 paragraph3 #ci - #8illustarate' replaced with #8illustrate' 7,now to illustrate7 ,chapter3 #h1 paragraph3 #af - #8experiance' replaced with #8experience' 7in failing to preach1 experience to live17 - #8seperation' replaced with #8separation' 7and makes a complete separation7 - #8ascendency' replaced with #8ascendancy' 7powers of darkness were in the ascendancy7 - #8occured' replaced with #8occurred' 7,this occurred in #aheh47 - #8harrassed' replaced with #8harassed' 7they had been harassed for a long time7 - #8,brittons' replaced with #8,britons' 7forcing the ,britons back to the7 - #8,britton' replaced with #8,britain' 7masters of ,great ,britain17 ,chapter3 #h1 paragraph3 #ag - #8,brittons' replaced with #8,britons' 7the ,britons were driven to ,wales7 - #8,advocats' replaced with #8,advocate' 7,editor of the ,buffalo ,advocate7 ,chapter3 #h1 paragraph3 #bj - #8,erricson' replaced with #8,ericsson' 7,when the ,ericsson ,monitor steamed 7 - #8where-ever' replaced with #8wherever' 7wherever this life-boat touched7 ,chapter3 #h1 paragraph3 #ba - duplicate #8a' removed 7consider in a new light7 ,chapter3 #h1 paragraph3 #ca - #8yerterday' replaced with #8yesterday' 7the same yesterday1 to-day and forever47 ,chapter3 #i1 paragraph3 #i - #8accurser' replaced with #8accuser' 7,he is the accuser of the brethren47 ,chapter3 #i1 paragraph3 #af - ending quote mark added 7descending on the ,son of ,man407 ,chapter3 #i1 paragraph3 #bj - #8,pharoah' replaced with #8,pharaoh' 7impressive dream was that of ,pharaoh7 ,chapter3 #i1 paragraph3 #bf - #8discoverd' replaced with #8discovered' 7,i soon discovered what my milk meant47 ,chapter3 #aj1 paragraph3 #c - #8possesor' replaced with #8possessor' 7immediately to its possessor47 ,chapter3 #aj1 paragraph3 #ah - #8be we' replaced with #8we be' 7in what way may we be benefited7 ,chapter3 #aj1 paragraph3 #bh - leading 8 mark not needed and removed 7,as an example of7 ,chapter3 #ab1 paragraph3 #bd - #8philosopers' replaced with #8philosophers' 7the objections of philosophers7 ,chapter3 #ae1 paragraph3 #a - #8sarificial' replaced with #8sacrificial' 7,the time for sacrificial offerings7 ,chapter3 #af1 paragraph3 #c - #8billious' replaced with #8bilious' 7that caused a bilious state7 ,chapter3 #ag1 paragraph3 #d - #8heep' replaced with #8keep' 7to keep it holy7 ,chapter3 #ag1 paragraph3 #e - #8the with thee' replaced with #8thee with the' 7feed thee with the heritage of ,jacob 7 ,chapter3 #bi1 paragraph3 #b - #8excedingly' replaced with #8exceedingly' 7,the ,devil is exceedingly busy7 ,chapter3 #bi1 paragraph3 #d - ,opening quote marks missing in text4 7all the days of our life407 ,chapter3 #ca1 paragraph3 #d - #8darknesss' replaced with #8darkness' 7and brought darkness upon their souls7 ,chapter3 #ce1 paragraph3 #a - #8prisioners' replaced with #8prisoners' 7,it said to the prisoners7 ,chapter3 #cg1 paragraph3 #a - #8wordly' replaced with #8worldly' 7the society of the worldly minded7 ,chapter3 #cg1 paragraph3 #b - #8paesed' replaced with #8passed' 7after the soul has passed into eternity47 ,chapter3 #cg1 paragraph3 #h - #8,,charlemange' replaced with #8,,charlemagne' 7,,charlemagne sat there still67