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E E GE Entered as second-class mattar, F&b. 26, 1908, a.t the postofilce at Atla.nta., Ga" under the Act of CongrsSB of l\farch g, HIT9.

Whil8 the Bridegroom tarrie4, they all slumbered and' slept. Ante at midnight ther8 was a; cry mad8: Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to me8t him.

Vol. 3. ATLANTA~ GA., U. S. A., NOVEMBER I, 1909. No. ~

FROM BROI THOMAS JUNKI ~nITORIAl;~~~-:-:::_~J I:ri.t~ ~~:=g~:Pir~n~~n!aUlt:c:~i:~i~:~! GET THE FLAME. th:'~O::reOfal:: :~~\:::~.t:~::\::1 ~ agaInSt the brethren to "SmIte our I --- doctor had been treating far day:3

.l fellow servants," and a letting down \Vhne the fire of God is falling, and could do no good. ,Ve anointed Tsao Hsien, Shantung, North China,

T H [ FI [In TH f WO R 0 sPiritu~llY: WhiC~ never can come to ,Vhile the voice of God is calling, her with oil and prayed, according to I [ [u IS l I ene wno rs lookmg for His Lord. Brothers, "Get the Flame!" James 5: 14, and the Lord, of course, September 18, 1909.

\Vhile the torch of God is burning, healed her according to His '.Vord. Mrs. E. A. Sexton and Saints.

"Oh, blessed, gloriOUS hope, wher. Men's weak efforts overturning, She is going to her churCh and out Dear Sister in Christ Jesus: "Who are these that fly as a cloud, Jesus shall' appear, Christian-a, "Get the Flame!" amang her friends, telling wbat the Greetings in Jesus' name.

and as the doves to their windows." 0, Bride of Christ, awake! surely Lord has 'done. Glory! Received your letter 6f July 21, as -Isa. 60: 8. the time is near, ~rhile the Holy Ghost is pleading, A prominent contractor of the city well as check for $31 dollars, a few

G<Jd is still gathering out His peo- vVhen this same Jesus' shall come Human methods superseding, a;'ked us to go to his home and pray days ago. Thank you, as well as the pIe' and sealing them with the Holy again, He himself the "Flame." for Lis little girl, who had a growth dear friends, in Jesus' name. Would Spirit of promise. Reports keep ,'i'hile the power hard hearts is bend· of some kind in her nose, which made an'Swer them personally, but I can-

coming 6f graciou.s Pentecostal re- "This gospel of the King to all the ing it difficult for her to breathe, and at not get the time, as cool weather vivals. The sound of abundance of ·world shall go, Yield thine own to Him surrendering night disturbed the rather so he could has set in, and the meetings are good

the "latter rain" is heard in many He 'Said the end shall come. when 'All, to "Get the Flame!" not rest, far hearing the child breath- again here as well as on the outside.

lands, and about one hundred thous- eyery tongue shall know, ing so loud, and almost struggling I have at present much work at hand; For the world at last is waking, h th 1 h and are bearing witness to this bless- Thi;; 'Same Jesus is coming again. Jar 'breath. '.Ve rebuked the Devil so muc 'e more, as my Utt e ouse·

ed Pentecostal experience in different And beneath His spell is ·IJreaking and the child was delivered com- keeper and her husband had to leave

paris of the world.

We rejoice much over the arduous greatness of things accomplished in the·' past few years· by the mighty

"We shall reign upon the earth with

Christ a thousand years,

In the millenial day there will be

Into living flame. pletely, and no more of the symp'

our o-lorious Lord is seeking, . '" toms remam The father was taken

Human hearts, to rouse the sleeping, I . h h L f'· ..' . wIt Oc ever lU a fewmghts, and

And me to go to their parents.

I have three boys ·and two

with me, picked up on the girls

street, Fired with heavenly Flame. we prayed for him, and rebuked it without parents or home. I hard-no more tears,

working of the Holy Ghost through When this same Jesus shall come in the name of Jesus, and he was ly know what to do, as the suffering If in utter life-surrender .

the ,~;aint3 of God, but we would not again." instantlL, healed. He is now eal" starts to be pretty severe, and there You would work with Christ, remem-I nestly seeking his Pentecost. is not a day when from two to twen-lose sight of the millions yet to be

bel', t fi reached, who want our help and who It is thought by some that His One lady, yery sick with chills and y- ''ie children do not ask to be taken You must "Get the Flame." . h yet will fly as "Doves to their win- coming is delayed because the Bride fever, was instantly healed. A liitle \ m. I ave at present no room, all I

For the sake of bruised and dying, - . t . th 1 dows," Praise God! The day of our hath not yet made herself ready. If child very sick with diphthe!'ia was' can ao IS 0 gIve em a mea and a . And the lost in darkness lying, l' tl h opportunity is evidently nearing its His love is turned toward us, and also wonderfully healed, and mother It eclat. You may have some idea

v\'e must "Get the, Flame!" h close. What a privilege to live so He waits to be "Glorified in His brought it to the meetings in a few w at it is when I tell you that last

near the meeting of two dispensa- saints;' how this should inspire our days. Hlory! These are only a month I· used above seven hundred For the 'Sake of Christ in glory, ,

tions, and to participate, in a small I activity and energize us in the has- few ca~es to show what our Lard and fourteen pounds of fiour. Praise And the spreading of the storr,

way, in the blwsed work of prepara- tening of the consummation of that will do, and Ihat He is just the same to cur heavenly Father. He has pro-Vi'e must "Get the Flame!"

tion for the coming of our Lord. and which will glorifY Him. Can it be yesterday, today and forever. vided wonderfully so far, let us pray

to WltneSs the Iulfillment of the word thaI all prophecy regarding His aU-I' - - The fire ~s .still falllnE' in the meet-I that He may open the way in this. - And thy clearer, brighter shining, ~

. _ I Oh, my soul, for thv refining,

of ilrophecy relative to that great day pearing is fulfilled, and now He but I ings in homes and hungry heans II case also. . ' ro not miss the Flame . . -greater than an," day the world has I wai:s our readiness? Have v:e any i se£:;:ing, ana "ick bE·h:g healed. I. can report a' wonderful ease of

,.,-~.;.",.-. e'f:e:.- lnmnu;' Our earth h:,sn<lver· time for "in!' issues? Sllall we not, 1 0 " . Your sis~;::r in His !'en'ice, ! dehver~nce from the opinm habir. A stood on the threshold of such a rna-I as members of His body, con('e;'~l n ' .. ~" ;,I,·)I", r;h·~'l.t _,:,,?iYIIlg'. ~. CL,{DL-·(,G';'rGi~; l~.a~.n1::1i'u<1"l1T.;fiJrtl!'V~"",;W}>{'> had ........ .

. .. I - - . Simnly trusting. and not trving. -mentous reyolutlon. There haye been I oU,).'selves only with this aU-important, J -. h' I. ased opium, smoking arid eating, for

• You will "Get t e Flame!" '. great upheavals recorded in historv, I all-consuming them')? Shall we not lB. hI· d' FROM INDIA. fOUl·teen years, got, in answer to - I . rot ers, et us cease our reammg, . as mell as O'eoloo-,,' ~'Onderflll and d t el . akillg read ? septembe 9.i In09 praver, delivered in fi"e da,.·s, and, is ." '" ",,>, " evo e ours ves to m . y. And while God's jiood-tide is stream. . l' - -, ~.. • •

startling transactions in the difi'erent "The fi~ld is the world," and there ing. Dear Sistel' sexton: entirely free from those terrible

ages, but none of these events of the are many among the millions of the \Ve will have the Flame. Grace and peace be unto thee and bonds, but, oh, how Satan tore and

past cail in any v.ise compare in heathen world who will tal,e this Seiected. -E"an Roberts. all the saints in America from our fiogged him those days, but, praise greatness to the pending changes so place in the body of Christ as soon heavenly Father, and our Lord Jesus. God, he~ad to go and take his traps shortly to burst on the unprepared as the story of Hi-s love reaches them, MEETING AT Yours Df 18th ultimo with enclosed also. A good many come for deliver-

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. a b ttl 1 t k millions of earth. and perhap-a there are some right at draft for $33.90, was received. The nee, u as ye can on y a"e one

Our place, even now. is in the heav- our doors who are stilf' waiting for To the Saints Abroad: L{)rd, according to His riches in Or two at a time, as my room is lim-eIllies with Christ. Our position, as our message. 1:'his is our work. be- . glory, reward each dear donor. ited, and I, must l;:eep them near me Greetmg. ~ , memhers of the body of Christ, is in loyed, and the baptism of the Holy Th(? Lord has been working and I arrived here at Dhond· from Xorth for a few days, otherwise Satan

His will; as ready to respond to His Ghost is our special equipment for manifesting His power in a wonder- India about three weeks ago. There would oYercome them. thougllt for us as the members of our this work. Missionaries are calling fu! ffianner during the meeting that is much to praise the Lord for at Ah, the harvest is ripe, dearly be-natural bod'\!' are su,bJ'ect to the dic- for help. '.Vhite hands .. and black h f·h·h ., t t' loyed, pray for us here, that we mav. o . has just closed at this place. Broth- eac ate tree mLSSlOn s a Ions. tates of our own will. hands, and brown hands are '"' Of cour~e, there al'e tr'l'al'~ and test·c, be diligent in our labor until the ers 1 add and Kennedy conducted the u u'~

SEEING JESUS ONLY. stretched out to us. This is t~e great meeting, but the Holy Ghost had can. The Deyil will see to it ethat we do end, which is very near. Hallelujah!

We D;light fill the colulllITS of our day· of our opportunity. trol of eyery seryice, and the power not g;et on without them. But, praise I· Oh, dear Sister Sexton, how I thank

little paper with a.ccounts Qf the en- E. A. S. and presence of the Lord were mani~ the Lord fO:'eyer, Satan is not victor Go~ for giving me grace to become a ChIllaman so as to get their confi·

emy's work among the people, and of festlOd in mil.llY waYE. Praise God! cyer us. A BLESSED REVIVAL At Bahl'al'nh t'hel'e has been con. denc') and loye, that I may turn their

our failures, etc., but, b~loved, you . Crowds of the leading and prom, _cL L

. , ",ldp~. "ble sl'ckness, but· the LOl'd has hearts to the true and living God: and I have a more excellent theme: ment people of all parts of the city _. -, ~ -been l're;;ant t·o heal t'he sl'cle, for It means much from a human stand-

,Ve must see "Jesus only." If we Malvern, Ark. attended. and the large tent was filled ' -~ .

I. h th k b . fl d n'hl','ll n'e pral'se Hl·m. point, but, oh, ,it is cheap at any accomp IS e war' set efore us, to over ow. Judge'S, lawyers and oc- H - "

d t I am expectinE" that my_· wife .. ~vith pric~. we must be altogether occupied with IVe are in a real Holy Ghost revi· tors were intereste. :lIany hear s ~

. h . '"ome other mis.sionaries, "'ill arr1'''e I got a letter from Los Angeles, it, and be intensely in earnest about val. PraiEe the Lord. \\'e came here tnuc ed, and numbers III altar seek- - - " ,

i l'n Indl'a l'n about t··hree =eek~, b" from a brother, K. Brower, requesting getting ready for the return of our a few weeks ago and began meetings ng pardon, and cleansing, and the " .. u J the Lord"s will. me to recall what I said about i.ir. Lord and helping others to get ready. l'n a tent·, and He sent the crowds, baptism of the Holy Ghost, and quite • Pl' th d ar lam III e Bri egroom's ~lessen-lYe are eleventh hour laborers and more than our tent could hoill. The a number came through speaking in In a dream last night I thought gel'; for, said he, when people were have no time to fight churches or to whoh> town is in a religious stir. other tongues, as on the day of Pen- that a whole shipload of Christ's just ready to accept Parham as an

criticise workers or to recite to dy- PraL=e the Lord! He surely js work· tecast. workers from America had landed in angel of God, there came a voice ing multitude·s the lamentable work ing. The Holy Ghost has revealed the India.. There is rea~IY. wo.rk enough lout of the midst of dark China, slan­er 1u1.':oc that the enemy has made There haye been more than a hun. lives of several who were not right for Euch a number, If they are only dering the name of God's anointed, in some circles; or eyen to Ea~' much dred saved, many sanctified and more with God. and had sins covered in sele.2ted by ,the Holy Spirit and sent I and so tUrning many away. Xow. a about persecutions. If you have than fifty have Teceived the baptism their lives, by written and .,;poken ferth by HIm. Please pray that paper was sent me, claiming Parham tasted persecution for Jesus, just re- with the Spirit and spoke in messages; also, through the gift of whoever comes to India. this fall may to be the sixth angel John -saw at

joice that you are counted worthy. tongues. Some blessed healings by diE'.::ernment. The Lord has also be guided by God in their choice of a Patmos; if thfs is not blasphemy I

,Ve maT rejoice also that God has a I the Lord. ::\fany are seeking the Holy I manifested His power to heal today field of labor. do not know. Praise God, I have pe.ople for His name, who -~'i1l be Ghost; yet, we expect greater things the ",arne as two thousand y.e~rs ago, I have recently spent a few days I nothing to recall, what I sald was ~alt'~fUI .. unto death, :m~ ~Y ~ H~~ g~a~~ I of Him. . _ when He went about teachmg the in Bombay in the mission carried said after earnest °prayer, and I will ,he) v.lll push the mlsslOilalJ v.0I1, The power of God has been raIling people, and healing those who were On .by the Lord, through His devoted say the .,;ame before God on the great with holy fervor and honest z~al; and all oyc'r the town, in the home, in sick. A large number have been servant, ).Iiss :Maude Orlabar, who day. I want eyery promise of the

they will continue to "Ask for rain the streets and while people are at healed of different diseases. ha's been a succourer of many of the Bible, but only that, nothing man­in the time of the latter rain," uptil theil' work. One man got his Pen- One lady, who knew nothing about Lord's servants when they were ill in I made. Glory to God, there is not a

its refreshing shall have reached tecos', while working. Praise the sauC!tification or the baptism of the her Re.3t Heme·" in the mountains shadow of a cloud .beiween me and every dry and thirsty land. Lord. Holy Ghost, heard that we prayed ror and elsewhere. during the past twen- Father, but His will must be done.

JESUS IS COMING. I 'Illi;:; meeting has been a great feast the sick, and sent for us to: come io ty-five p:ars. I tal,e the liberty to vVith much loye to you and all the This is our theme. This is our I to our souls. P~'ay that He may use her nome. \Ye ,,'ent· and found her ask lJrayer for this devoted and un· dear ones, especially the,3e whose

illss!"a;e, and this is our expectation. us more to His glory. lYe have down with consumption. vre read tiring and most unselfi'3h handmaid llames you gaYe me, I am,

\Vatcl1!ng for His appearing helps us immersed thirty in t~e creek. the Script'.lre. rebu];:ed the enemy, of the Lord, that He may graciously I Your brother for a full gospel.

to watch our ways. "And every man I yom's in His service, and laid on hands in the name of supply her with _ needed ~ellow-wor1;:- tTHOMAS JU::-'lC.

that hath this hope in him 11Urifieth HO\\'ARD A. GOSS AXD \\'IFE. Jesns. and she arose in bed, praising ers .and means, lor carr~'lllg out hn I him3eJf, eyen as He is pure." But God for healing. Her mother ran in larg,,-l1El1rted purposes for the help- I n'orkers may send for a bundle of

when we say, ")ly Lord dela,yeth His "And one cried unto another, ana frightened at the situation, and her! i~g of t~e ~ord''3 sen'ants and win· the Bridegroom's ivIes-aenger to use

comil,g," and cease to look for HIm, said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LGrd daughte.l: bega~ relEng her ill€' glad I' lll~l: ,.~ou~s 10:' J~su.s. '.~ in meetings. \Ve want the people to there is danger of lOSing what He of hosts; the whole earth is fu11 of I news lr,at sue was healed and \ "" ~ ",rate,ulh } OUl::> in Him, kno,; what God is doing in these last

has given us, and there usually comes 1 His glory."-Isa. 6: 3. ) linew li:. ALBERT XORTON. days.

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From Central America. 1 Interesting Letter __ From Johannesburg.

spend eternity?" A powerful

sage. Again, the pianist arose-she had continued lost in the Spirit aU

this time-and left the platform, this time the Spirit taking her down the

other side aisle, then across the room

to the same brother again. In thi's

Bombay_

Letter from Miss Orlebar. San Geronimo B. V., Guatemala, C. A. __ _

• October 12, 1909.

Dear Sister Sexton:

Troyeville, Johannesburg,

Africa.

South

47 \Vilhelmina Street,

Beulah, Seutor Street,

Jacob Circle, Bombay,

August 13th, 1909 May the richest blessings of our September 4, 1909. message she told him, "This is your Dea,' llr. Boddy,

last chance " He struggled· to ·his feet blessed Lord be upon you and the )1rs. A. E. Sexton. . = I understal!d that theTe are so man} d left tt Tabernacle. The Spir::-c work there. To Him be glory forever.

Thank you for the letter containing the draft for $8, It seems so sweet

to be here and' 'suffer for Him. One knows so little of what he ha'S to

II undergo as a. missionary before com­ing to try it. Men cast l1S out here as in the states, and if it were not that the law protects us, the people

an e who are praying for this Home and }1y D8ar Sister in Christ:

lVIay God bless you and all His was grieved, In the Spirit the sister for this work, I think I should write

precious saints more and more. returned to the piano and she and all (0 you a few lines to tell you how

1 II f the saints began to pray earneStl.r ble'-,'o, edl" the L·nl'd I' 0 worldn2'. and I thank rou for seYera ~o so,""' "~~. and believingly for that soul that It I .' D a"ter da" "ouls "The Bridegroom"s ::o.!essenger," which . . answermg prayer. ay L J .~

I have lately received. The safnts are might not. ,be lost. Hearts Cried unto I come here who are hungry for God Jesus our Saviour for that. soul. The I . . h

always eaO'er to get them. chienv native ChnstIans. Some of t em . '" - . voun~ man returned to the Taberna· .

ele but did not surrender to God. . . on with mighty bounds among all i ' enauirers for or.pt13m, and two or

God's work here has been movmg' " I have been sayed or restored, some are

- . - The following morning he came to . , . i would haye stoned us some time ago. classes-young and old-white and three are ;;;eeldng the oaptl'sm of the

N

I our house to learn more from the I . . ews. It would especially do you good black. I Spirit, and the Lord graclOusly meets

. sister whom the Holy Ghost used, He . . . d "I'e sendin'oz more than four to 1001;: into the face of one old lad) 'Ye praise God and the nreclOUS h. With all who neld to HIm. The Goo ,,'iCe - ~ -, " ' was 'surprised to learn t at the SlSter . . .

thousand papers free to hungry hearts who comes regularly to the services. blood for having .urevemed tne as- t d \ News Hall IS opened agam, and the - -knew nothing of what had occurre

nach month, and the demand for a She speaks of how she is not afraid cuser of the brethren" from doing I ' Lord is present there also, and to our C '. • I the evemng oefore, only as )\ e had ""eat' er number is increasine:. Some of anything because Christ is with much harm to the ~Iaster 's work and , great JOY b' ~ , told her a little. --haye kindly sent us contributions for her; and you can see the smiles .of workers here in Joharmesourg and

h dId A PERSIAN

. heaven upon her face as she talks. throughout South Africa, compared to The message of t e poun la so thi's worl;:. We thanl, you in HIS name impressed him. His 'story was as fol- priest, a refined and educated man, fo r thl'S help. ?lany u' earts and pock· Praise His precious name! the mighty and extensive, and soul . b I'

- '" lows: His life has been a very sm- has bEcorr.e. we believe, a true e lev-etboo1cs would be touched if they We are hoping by the help of the and body cleansing and healing work ful one, drink had an awful hold upon J er in the L:Jrd Jesus. Hehus come out could read the letters that come to us Lord to open up an orphanage very that has been done in the name of . ff d th

him. It had ,been many years Sll1ce very boldly, and has su ere e fr~m tho~e n'ho are not ab')e to pa'.'. soon. This· seems to be His wilL the Hal:;, Child, Jesus. "Thanks ,be v -.. his dear, Godly mother had trusted loss of everything for Christ'·s sake. Thsl'S are, in some parts, people who to God who giveth us the yictol'\' .

, '" . him with it pound. A few days pren- His face literally glows wieh the joy are calling for the gospel, and we throue:h our Lord Jesus Cuns!.·· J •• h d t. ATLANTA PENTECOSTAL MISSION -., ous to this, the SpirIt a s nven of the Lord. Hi,s conversion has been --- I are longing for the time t.o. come A deep work of grace nas Deen done \. I d 't h

. - I with him, and as Ie expresse I, e solely the work of the Holy Ghost, . . . wh",., we shall be able to have others in hearts as was endencea at a meet-· 1 f" . Me21.ings are held at the :Nllsslon, -.. . , .,' had "turned oyer a new ea.. SIllce for we have been most utterly cast

.' here to help in the work. 'So that we ing of twenty-eIght (28) workers held, . h h d t t d h' ,'t'. 173 Marietta street. every mght and I _. t:len hiS mot er a rus e 1m 1'< I II upon Him. \Ve could none of us speak

' mav be able to go out and evange- here in Brother Tom Hezmaihalch's on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, I -. . . . a pound and he had returned to her I his lane:uage which is Persian, and

't' 'lize preachlllg one or two weeks In home this week, Tuesda}- eyemng I ", and all day Sundar, beginning WI n . . " ., the correct change. He was so pleased he could not speak or understand

each town >;Ve need to stav in one (;\.u2.1rt 31) at whwn a blessed splnt I . . .. Bible study at 9:30.' Brother and Sis··" . -- b ~ , that she had renewed confidence III En"li~h \Ye had to pomt to the Wnt-

town and preach. and work until the 'of love. unity, humility and brOtherlY! t'll' d . C' ,,~, h tel' O'Neal, workers in charge. .. . . • him. Although he s 1 ua a eravm" ten 'Yord of God and ::o.1r. Gc oon-

worl;: tells. I hope you WIll be able I kindness exi'sted. . I· k ." d h d k t h'm from ' . .. ,. . . ~ fer dnn -, yet ",0 - a "ep I maker's instructions had to be given I to pTeval1 before the throne for these Tne li:e'-note or tae meeting v,as Lor I d f I h 't'

J '. _. I it and he felt the nee 0 a c ean eal . I poor lost 'souls, How much we do each one to look well to tUell' own· . h' d h . _ d \Ve nraved WIth 1m an e pla~ e

need intercessors! selYes and to praise our Father and I .-.' If H e e"'ed a blassl'n" . for nlmse. ere 1 ......::;,. In sending testimonies or articles "Pray the Lord of the Harvest Saviour from a pure hean, and to I . d fi 't· ,e

I >;Ve know not how e ill e, as v. for the 11essenger please send them that He will send more laborers into pra,' pray, uray for themselves, each, . . . , '. - - i have not seen hIm smce.

NOTICE.

prepared for the printer; distinctly Hi", vineyard."

written with pen, and on one side of There are several reasons why we . - He told us t at III e me'ssage

through a Frenchman and an atheist

wh0 acted as interpreter. But I have now seen with my own eyes that

though it is 1'ery ,blessed to have

languages,yet the one absolute neces­

sity is the Presence of the Holy Ghost. the pa1!er only. This will save the i belieye ,ve should have an orphanage time of copying and prevent mistakes. in connection with the work here,

othe,·. and for those who "Despitefully I . ·h· . th use and l)ersecute," seeing that "::\0 .. . .'

-. .... given. him the Splnt told hl_m he He has done all the work concerning root of bltterne'5s" sprmg up !ll any .." I . , - 'mUSI testIfy, that he did not do. He our dear Persian brother'S conversIOn. heart "and thereb,- many be defiled. ,. ~.I

..' . • felt when Eph. 4: 26-32 was read th",t Last evenin 0' at the little Hall The HolY Splnt taught us, , . . . < " . ., ~ it was for hIm, also the other me_- a Yen" intelliO'ent bri"ht looking

L \Ve desire to come into more The Holy Splnt spoke through a . f h'm a ticularlv . ", ~

EDITOR. Yiz.:

SOME GOOD TRACTS. intimate relations with the people. brother the followine: message: "The \ sages gIven were or 1 p r. : ' ED N

- The Spirit USEd the same sister m MOHAMM A 2. \Ve can learn fasier, and more Spirit shows me that there is some

a '3imilar way in giving a message til sta"et] ,behind as a seeker for s,alva-perf')ctly, practical, ·eyery-day Span- one in this room who has a letter in J c

100 50c a backslider· a few weeks ago. He History of Tongues, per , . . . .. . ' ish. their possession, and I charge you in Promise of the Father, ,per 100 . ,30c . t!ied 10 leave the Tabernacle and

--"n~!"l H::hT, lW-,.,.200 I •• -i'. _...,. nEt' ,.~ . .-:.:'V: __ ~e::tre _ to ~teacl;! .~~~.£.~()p~~ the n!lrg~u)f J!jsus<::h~J?t" t.o produce rounel h<'inali no power 10 rise from'

Thy Sun Shall No More Go Down . ., . ~

tion, and he then came up to our house

for iI!.':?il'uctioIf.. He:. can, read "w~ll,_.ah,d __ "~_" our Persian brother was his mullah,

T :1 by example as weUas'by word. The I that letter or forever after hold your hI·S. '.hal·r. He cried unto Jesus and '. - majority of the people here seem to peace." Agam, and agam, was mlS ~'as for.given and re-claimed on the

(testlmonv) per 100 , ........ ,2uc ···h d . h ." - that we saw of this new enquirer. He • , be under the ImpresslOn t at goo , repeated, each tIme more emp an- . G d th F athe Through the Eter «pot Praise God for the redeemmg can spealc HI'ndu'stani, which some 0, e· 1', - ha,d. honest labOr is dishonorable; so callY. The Spirit revealed to at least ~ . .

We were very much pleased with all

nal Spirit, booklet (,by Rev. E. . t . blood! in the Home understand. So we are h we deSIre 0 teach them how to gain two persons present, the whe!'eaboUls d f th

",r St to) 5c eac It rejoice:;; my heart to rea 0 e not "'uI'te so helpless with regard to ".~. an n .. , ," .. ' , . . thelr bread by the "sweat of the. of the letter referred, to, neither hay- "-Sanctification and Gift of the Holy Ghost's work throughout the him a,s we were with the priest. There brow," as we generally say. ing known it. I

Holy Ghost, per 100 .......... 25c 4. We desire to teach agriculture. Later, a worker arose (the one the world, and to lwow that He has sou s Divine Healing, .per 100 .. , ..... 25c who will make sacrifices to carry, or

The people here have so many Spirit had revealed to the two per· hdp others carry, the full gospel Things of the Kingdom, per 100.20c mules and horses, and yet they cuI- sons, although they had not spoken), 11 mes- much praise and· very much urgent

f th P · ttl Mo e , sage to a lands. peoples, and h' t 't Doctrine 0 e en ecos a 'v - tivate the land almost exclUSively and said he believed the message reo prayer, but I ave not tIme a wn e.

is very ..muciJ. that I could write which

would interest you, and call forth both

ment, per 100 .... , , ....... , .. 25c with a hoe. ferred to a letter he had received, tongues.: I am almost alone here at present. ::\fr. 'bl T th (b' M M The demand upon the time, h k h b 11 d t h I Three BI e ru s Y 1. I. GJd ,ble-S5 you, Sister Sexton. the contents of which he had not h d fi f those who Sc oonma 'er as een ca e a e p

Pinson) .. -- -- , . , .......... 5c each t'ne .",.. , strengt an nances 0 the work in our Home at Landour. Thl'nk, pra" and meditate over made known to anyone and tll2.t he h A, Vl''SI'on and a 'Yarning of the J '. ,. I are in the field is great, both for t e b 'd d b th t Fo - The Lord is working there in power. Last Days (by Miss M. Stur- above, that we may e 1;UI eye accepted the message glyen . a . 1'-1 work among whites and blacks. Jesus

00 h " d t There is quite a band of seekers in dee) ........ , .... , ... 25c per 1 Lord in all. ever hold is peace, regal' mg 1. I Eacrificed Himself for us; and He' Palm Tree Christians .. , .25c per 100 Your brother in Him, looking for Praise Jesus for the blessed Com- 11 f 'fi f am each one of Land.our, and our Home is again full Pentecost .......... .., .25c per 100 His glorious appearing, forter who reveals the. thought and ca s or sacn ces I' . . of mis'sionares. Truly I do not know

- us who are washed in HI'S ownprec-Address BRIDEGROOM'S. MES- AliOS BRADLEY. intents of the heart! ,what to do. The labourers are so few . ious blood. "In whom we have re· SENGER, 7S :'\orth Broad St., Atlanta, The Holy S.pirit again manifested and our needs are so great and very

, demlltion through His blood, the for· Georgia, r. ,..I ;~ .. jIO Himself in a mighty and wonderful

Workers desiring a bundle of the Bridegroom's Messengers to use ill

meetings will please write us.

REPORT OF MONEY SENT

TO FOREIGN FIELD

SINCE OCTOBER 1ST.

giveness of sins, acoording to the FROM BROTHER McINTOSH. way in the meeting at the Central * * In

riches of His grace; * Tab8rnacle on the following evening',

Danville, Va. An aged father and daughter, who

were here from a distance and had

whom also we have obtained an in-

Dear Readers of the

heritance, " * * That we should be to the praise of His glory, who

Brideg:room's received their baptism with the Holy 'first trusted in Christ."

Ghoat the previous Sunday evening, Praise Jesus! "To obey is bett€r 1-fessenger: were baptized in water on the Tues- tha~. I than sacrifice, and to hearken ., Vi'ife .and my'self and Brother Cox, dav evening, after which the 'Spirit

urgent. Yours in the bonds of our Lord

Jesus Christ,

1-IAUD ORLEBAR.

From Confidence.

PENTECOSTAL NEWS.

}'[isses Phillips and lVIoomau write us I J the fat of rams," That is the sacri-from Darlington, S. C". have just used a broth.er in giving a. "meSSage and when He encouraging news from China, "You To );1rs. Lillian Garr, China, ... $10.00 fice Jesus requires, clospo a ten days' meetmg at Rock· on "Ye must be born agaIU. calls us to do a thing He always will rejoice with us to learn that Pen-""'0 ThO'S. Junk, China ......... 25.00 . t 'n

... ingham, N. C., in which about twenty, During this a young SIS er arose I blesses us as we obey, and makes I tecost has come in our midst in To Mary Courtnev , India ...... 22.00 1 f t- S'" ~ om her " five souls were saved and twe ve or the power 0 ll8, Pll'lt ,1' . us feel the loss when we disobey. Shanghai, and seven of the dear Chi-T R. E. )lassey, India ........ 57.76 I

o 6.00 fourt;:;,en sanctified, and seven or eight place at the piano, with cased eyes If God's children throughout the lands ne.se have received the real baptism, To Mok Lai Chi, China, ... ,.. . d t d t th front

received the baptism of the Holy and Btble opene , s eppe 0 e would give quick and hearty obedi· one, a lady, spoke in clear English, To Misses Pittman. and Law, b k - f the Ghost. of the platform, and· ec -oneo. or ence to Jesus His kingdom would ,be also a young man, a teacher of Ger-

China ,... ' .. , .... 6,00 The D"vil wa- stirred in that town' organist to come and read the Scrip- extended in the hearts and lives of man, spoke a solid half hour in the To Albert Norton, India .... ,. 36.20 ~' ., , d tIl ' on Saturday night there came out ture. With eyes ,still clo'se e lOIS- souls in a mighty and 'speedy way. unknown tongue, and it certainly was· . To Amos Bradley, C. A, 10,00 S . t ID h 4 abo'lt fifteen men who tore our tent tel' pointed to the enp ].Ire, p. : v.;:ithholding obedience is withholding not Chinese, as NEss ,:Vloomau speaks down, and tore five big h,oIe.s in it, 26-31, The organist read it. The pi- bleslOing from unnumbered SOuls. Thofay the language fiuently, having studied Total '" .$172,9& hId (lo"-t I but ~ome men who were friendly put anist then, wit c ose eyes so. ~ Jesus bless and reward those who I it when here before.

it up for us again. About, two 'hun· in the Spirit that she did npt know give their time, talent and an to Him Our meeting has stirred the entire Brother H. D. Hood, of Dunn, N. C., dred and fifty men came back Sunday what were, her moyements), went in the homeland, and in an lands. city of Shanghai, al'so Hingho and

writes us that the home of our evening to tear it down and burn it, down the steps from the. platform, 'Vith Christian love and prayers for Soochow, and people tremble with brother, J. A. Culbreth, at Falcon, N. \Ye could not get any protection from down a side aisle to a young man God's children everywhere, fear a'S they seat themselves in our

C., was destroyed by fire. the town, for thema.yor of the lawn who was sitting quite alone and de- Your sister in Christ, midst, because Gad is revealing cov-

God has used Brother Culbreth in and one of the deputy sheriffs came livered to him a message. An 01 (}'[iss) IDA F. ,sACKETT. ered-up sin, and the resul~s are, that f::mnding the Falcon camp, establish- out with them. But, praise God, He whi::h we, from the platform, could I a geod number are getting right with. ing the holiness 'school, and in bUild-II did not aHow them to hurt us. not hear. However, this we heard: God will not give us a call without I God, '

ing the Pentec.ootal, Tabernacle at Readers, I tell you the battle is on. "Just as your mother' trusted you giving th~ priVilege"~ We are all :alled "The mis'3ionaries are moved_ and. a Falcon, and in other ways. It i's gOing to get \\'orse and worse, with that pound, so will Jesus trust to be faIthful stewards, but If He number of them are earnestly wmt-

'0103 feel sure that God will not aI- but, glory to God, I am going to you with the baptism with the Holy cans to special ministry at home or I ing for the BaptisDl." low His senant to suffer loss, but preach the truth if I have to, die for Ghost." The Sister, still with closed in foreign fie1ds, the effectual door will cause even this trial to work for it. If any one desi~'es to write us eyes, returned to the piano_ The will be opened. him "A far more exceeding and eter- you can write us at Columbia, S. C. brother Tesumed his message on "Ye

Some of the~e "waiting" mission­aries have visited us and spol{en in

nal weight of glory." His home was I We are U.3ed for G:){l, and many Pentecostal Yours for lost souls,

sain ~s _ ~a ve enjoyed his generous I .' 7

hospltallty. ; DanvIlle, 'a.

T. J. l\1:cI:-.1'TOSH.

must be born again." Then the Spirit used another sister in giying

a message on "Ashamed of Jeoms, the

need of testifying, and where will you

To be sanctified and baptized with our church, and we Ihaise God that tho" Holy Ghost does not mean that: He i~ beginning to hear and answer-YOU are an overcomer. but that you' F Tru"t have 'power to overcome. I prayer for them.- rom ~ .

"IE SHALL BE WITNESSES UNTO ME" Acts 1:8

THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER

Livingston, Ala.

october 11, 1909.

Dear Sister Sexton:

I feel that it will be to the glory

of nur God, and to, the help and en-

Testimony of a School Teacher.

C rewsvi lie, Fla.

September 15, 1909. From Bro. M. M. Pinson. The Comforter Has Come. cour:lgement of others to tell how Bridegroom's Messenger, Atlanta, Ga.

He haa mightily baptized me in the DeaF Sister Sexton:

Dear Sister: SIJndridge, Broadstairs, England. Holy Ghost and gi',en me the Scrip-I write you and readers to let 'you ___ I tural evidence by speaking through

know that we are still in the battIe D€ar Sister Sexton: I ~e in other t~ngues.. He. spe~ks, for the Lord. God has blessed us I urn only here on a visit so am I SIngs, and shouLs as It SUIts HIm, throughout the .summEr, but not like addressing ;hiS from Broads;alrs. bles'S His dear name. At times the we are expecting Him this winter. I wrote 'some month'S ago asking power is so great that I can scarcely

\Ve have moved from North Birming- you to pray that the Lord would bap. speak in Engli.sh, and I just let Him

I attended school in the rural and

graded schools of DeSoto county,

Fla., till I was seventeen years of age; then I attended a normal and

secured a teacher's certificate, and taught my first school in the fall of

1907, where some of the school pa-

4

Durant Florida.

Dear Sister and 1:t:essenger Family:

I am happy in Jesus alone-. , Glory!

I am stilI saved and sanctified and

filled with the Holy Ghost, pressing on to higher grounds, and deeper

thing!" in God. Oh, what joy there is

in obeying God in all things He bids

us do in His name!

There was a ten days' meeting at Bushnell in June'. Two received

Pentecost. One sister was healed ot a disease that the doctor failed on_

One baby'.s eyes were healed when

ham, Ala., to this place. Our postof- tize me with Hi'S Spirit, and He i'S have His way with me. trans had the ,baptism of the Spirit, we prayed for it. One healed of throat frce is Georgiana, Ala., R; F. D. No.3, laying it on my heart to write and We are now at Livingston, in a and also one of my lJUpils had the trouble of three years' standing, and

Box 4. ,Ve moved to thi's little town tell you that He has graciously ful· gTacious meeting. The Spirit is giv· bapth;m, a small girl of nine years. of other diseases. (school town) so we could send our filled His promise to-me. ing messages in tongues and one She would sometimes during school Pray for me that I may stay hum­two little boys to school.' There are I was seeking nine months and it with us has the gift of interpretation hours talk in other tongues, which, ble at Jesus' feet and l;:eep in His

a number of bright students here was for the meet part a time of trials and the messages are being received. I thought, caused a great deal of dis- high will. this year, and the outlook is much and temptations, such as I had never "Va had a great meeting at 'Iurley, iurbance. Your brother in Jesus' name and

beiter, for here at this place they known before; beside's which several Miss., where messages were given The Holy Ghost people in, that service, seem to be on ·fire. Their testimonies friends who had not been seeking and interpreted and God was glori- neighborhood would hold meetings I O. :\:1. MOODY.

rmg. nearly SO long went into the Promised fied. very often, and I would sometimes Durant, Fla.

I have been receiving letters from Land first. But the Lord was show· A .sister has bought an old <;ka. ti~g ,'attend. Although I was convinced I different parts of the world, saying ing me I had "Need of patience.'" rink l1tre, and turned it into a mrs· during my term of school there that LITHIA SPRINGS, GA.

that the little book "Tnree Bible Heb. 10: 36. sian, and Pentecost has come ,0 Liv- the Pentecostal doctrine was true ---

Truths," has been a bles'sing to them. On Thursda~', 8th of July one who I ingswn. light, I didn't acknowledge it, hecause September 12, 1909_ I have a great de3ire to get this had received the ba1)tism·' told me Tell the saints everywhere, who I was seeking after reputation, and Dca!' Bridegroom's ::.\I-essenger: truth to the people, and 'after much that I must receive the Spirit through have received the Pentecos!:ll bap- afterwards wealth. I llraise the Lord. I am saved from

prayEr over this subject, it seems to faith, which 1 did, remembering Luke tism, to seek earnestly the gifts of I attend-ed a normal college the sin and all uncleanness, I am truly

me that thue are a number of 11: H, and then I asked the Lord to the Spirit. God i"s wanting to go spring following and taught ;n the sanctified and filled with the Holy

lands and churches and individuals Eho-,y me anything that might be forward. The gifts are to be among fall of 1908 where we rested from the Ghost tllrough Jesus Christ. Pray

that would like to help scatter this hindering. He showed me one or two U'S. Many who have received their happy shouts of the true light, al- for me that I' may keep self out of truth, so I make this offer to any thing.s and they were settled up with baptism are losing out for l1!ck of though I could hear "Pentecost" whis· the way, 'So God can use me to His

and all that want to give out as many Him and with man. Friday, 9th, and the gifts. Beloved, seek the best pered here and ·there. own glory.

as one hundred of these little books: Saturday, 10th, were very dark day-so gift's, so that God may ,be glorified; After my school closed I began ::IIARY BEAVERS.

L,will let them have them at ~ubIish· The Devil tried to persuad_e me I We must go forward or fall by the work for a state certificate, taking

er's price, and they pay express or was not sanctified, nor even born wayside. Spiritual signs are follow- up Latin, geometry, trigonometry, etc., CARNESVILLE, GA.

mail. Postage and publishing all again. On Saturday, 10th, at a little ing '2aints of God who in apostolir I al.;:o reviewing some of my fi~'3t grade __ _

would amount to about $2.10 a hun- meeting at a friend's house, the ad- footsteps tread. .. '.. studies. After comlllencement I re- Dear SiSler Sexton and Readers of

dred. The Lord's money can be well dress was about the Lord 'Sometimes Be tru:; b,e. dllIgent. Tlme IS I turned home and accepted the prin· The Bridegroom's Messenger:

spent in this way. I have Immvn having to "Break us up." In prayer, short. \\ hat IS done mu'St be done cipalship of a school in my home In a tent meeting four miles from

some bitter fi~hters' eye'S opened by afterwards, i asked Him to do this quickly. That we are nearing the county of DeSoto. this place held by Brother BennY'

this little book. It gives chapter and for me. He said, "Be silent unto the end can be plainly seen. The Spirit I, Shortly after arriving home I heartL Duucan and Brother Watson Sorrow~ verse. Help me scatter the truth.- Lord and let Him mould thee." As testified that we have but little time the cry of Pentecost, which I hadn't in July, 190B, God reclaimed me. He

Order at once. Be sure and send the I waited in the silence He did break to do what is done. heard during my so·called happy days then sanctifi-ed me, and baptized me

money with order.s. Remember, this me up and, then the power of God His servant, in the normal college. I was honest w!th the Holy Ghost, with the evi-

is by the hundred; where they are fell upon me, and the Holy Spirit wit- 'iVILL O. XE\V::\IAX.! in b€l~eVing it was right, but it ~ did dence of speaking in tongues, and He to be given away. They are 5 cents neEsed that Jesus had come into His Home Addres's: Meridian, ::ITiss. i not SUlt my way, although my mOlher haG talli:ed, prayed and sung through

each when ordered one at the time. temple by filling mY,mouth with holy 'I' a?d brother h2.d the baptism at this me numbers of times since then. l'tiy next meeting is near Ozark, laughter. Every whit of the temple MY LITTLE ALL FOR JESUS. ,[Jme. I Glory, glory to the Lamb!

Ala., in a tent, ,N0yember 5. Ozark, was uttering His glory. The Lord --- l' Brother and Sister Hadsock came The 20th of August, this year. onr Ala., is the postoffice, Any worl,ers promjsed me that He would also fill Dear Bridegroom's MeSSeng~r:.. ,out a~d began a m:eting nep_r n:-~ I meeting began and we ha~ some, of

,_wanting to CiOme,~D!' those that,~1Y.aut~Ylong_u.~ with singing, and He had .1 am praising God fOI ,nctor~ I home "nd I pent OUL~O c~u:Ch. ,SIS the mostwonderful ~u!~ourmgs of the to seek the Lord may write O. C. not yet spoken by the new tongue. through the bleod. ; ter Hadsock nas the gIft at mterpn,' Spirit. It closed the 5th (If Septem­NewS(]me, Ozark, Ala., and he will The next evening while I was alone I wa'S a slave to the u.se of tobacco, I tation. I heard messages' interpre- ber. I do not know just how many

meet them. The meeting is about in my bedroom, praising the Lord for and I got under cOllviction and III ted during the meeting and al-so the gOt saved and sanctified, but there

eight miles from town. what He had done and for giving me tried t.o quit within m)-self. I quit prophesying, that completely made were eleven. who got their baptism.'

Yours in Jesus, His Spirit I asked Him to finish the about two weeks ar:d went to using i me surrender. xow we have a band of nineteen.

, hl:'1. PI",SOX, work. As I praised Jesus and pleaded the stuff again. Vi'e11, I could not I I began to seek for tile Holy Ghost About five months ago my sister

07.ark, Ala., care of O. C. Xe'l",some. the precious blood, the power of God stand that, it 'seemed that if I used I on the night of July 29th and re- and myself began praying for our fell upo~ ~e and soo.n the Holy Spirit the stuff that I would be loet. I ceived it in about one hour. loved ones_ \I,-e would pray one hour

NEW RIVER, FLA. was pralslllg Jesus m other tongues. "ehought I would ask the Lord to help I The Holy Ghost told me to give up each day and at the same time-. Now

--- The l~st ,beautif~l S~,iritual song ~ l:ne give it up, and p~aise th~ Lord, I my school ~hat He had ot~er work for there are three of our brothers that Dear Sister Sexton: reeo;l1Ized as belllg I Adore Thee, He tOGk away all deSIre for n, and I me. I praIse Ged for HIS wonderful have their baptism, our mother, two

May God b:ess yoU and all the dear from Stainer's Crucifixi{)n-not how· the Lord sanctified my soul and body. I blessings. I am young in the work'i sisters, one sister-in·law, and one saints. ever. the English words, but I knew Oil the 7th of January, 1908, I pray for me, dear saints, that I may brother-in.law that are seekers, and

'There is only a small band here, I W;:l:S worshiping Jesus in spirit and Brother and Sister Underwood and 1 get more humble and do His entire all are saved except one hrother.

but God wonderfully blesses us. ,"e· in truth. The Lord gave me His Sister Lee held a meeting in the will. since we began praying_ This

have persecutions and are called word about what He had done in me: school house, and ,there the Lord I heartily agree with Brother Cash· proyes that prayer is the key that

weak-minded, bm glory be to God, Re.-. 11:17. filled me with His Holy Spirit, and well on his letter "Unity Needed" in unlocks the windows of heaven, be­we are able to stand it all. Please pray that I mar be k~pt He abides today. Praise the Lord, I the. B'ridegroom's Messenger of Au· cause we are among the least of God's

He wonderfully baptized me with low at the feet of Jesus, 50 that I and I speak in other tongues, as the gust 15th. little on-es. the Hal)' Ghost on the 29th day of may be ready when He comes. I Spirit gives utterance. Yours in His devoted cause, Your sister, waiting and watching;

last January, and I never can praise should like to .say that while I was I trust Him to heal my .body waen ,M. T. WHIDDEN. for His coming,

Him enough for speaking peace to seeking I was so much helped by I get sick. Glory to His name. Pray L. T. WARE.,

m " soul, 'nalIeluJ'ah! '1 am tru'sting reading Brother Xorton's testimo-I for me. " WORK AMONG THE COLORED Him each day and leaving my future nies and letters in the Bridegroom's I Your sister in Christ, waiting and I PEOPLE AT BILOXI, MISS. TESTIMONY OF in HlS own dear hands. Ob, how l'.Iessenger. watchmg for HIS comlllg,

Y h d'h bl d KATHRYN GOOLSBY; sweet 'tis to live for Jesus! ours, waO' e m t e 00, LUCY A. GEE. Dear Bridegroom's :'fessenger:

Pray much for me and our little C. E. RITCHIE. Gastonia, X C. I Greetings to all the dear 'Saints of

'.band, that God may have His way God. Carnesville, Ga,

with us. WALLACE. N. C. ARCADIA, FLA. I I have been here about' eight ---Yours under the bloGd, waiting for Bridegroom's :Hes,senger. weekS, working in this place for my De a!' M{.'Ssenger and Readers::

Jesus to come and catch His waiting DEar People of God; October 13, 1909. dear Saviour, preaching the full gas. I 20m a little girl fourteen f14J

bride away. Glory to His name! I want to praise God, I am saved D£a,' Editor and Reader~: pel. Sixteen souls sanctified, seven years old. I am saved, sanctified and' XETTIE RE~FROE. and sanctified and kept by the power of t'oem h' ave recel'ved the b"ptl'sm have the Holy Ghost abiding in my

TESTIMONY OF SISTER EMMA WHITLOCK.

Newton, Ala.

Dear Sister Sexton: I praise the Lord because "I have

fOUl"d what I wanted, wh"t I sought for so long:' 301)' ·soul is washed in

the precious blood of Jesus. Glory be tt) God! I am on the highway of

holiness, oyer which no unclean thing

can pa'S::. I find it is 'Sweet t{) liye for Je.su:",

with His blessed love planted in my

soul. I have the seal of God in my

forehead, which is fhe baptism of the

Holy Gho'St, with Bible evidcnce of

,.speaking in bther tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. My heart is

full of praise unto God. Let eyery­

thing that hath breath praise God. Yours, looldng far Jesus to come,

~IRS. E::\DIA 'WHITLOCK.

Greetings in Jesu.s' name. -soul. Glory to His name!. I mean of Ged, and sealed by the blood of I 'want to tell you a bit of nevrs. with signs following.

Jesus, and on my way to glory. On the 8th of this month about 4:30 Friday night one sister saved, sanc- to 0<3 true and WOrli for Jesns_

1 ' C f t name tI'fied and b~ptI'zed ~'_it'n the Hal" We have a band here of twenty-Pray for me that the will of my bles'sed l\laster be done. God bless you all and the work you are dOing,

n the evening, tue am or er ~ ~ H J

and testified for Himself. Ghost, and spoke in tongues. thr2e (23) members; all 'seem to be·

D~ar Bridegroom's :Mes'senger, the of one accord. 'Weare going to build is my prayer in Jesus' name.

Yours, kept by the blood,

W. H. EXGLISH.

SLOCOMB, ALA.

I thank all of the dear saints who

have ,been praying for me. C. B. c.lOYER.

BROTHER ARTHUR W. DOWE WRITES:

whit~ p~ople here want a meeting, if a.ny one would come while this

plllct is stirred, much good could be don"'. These hungry souls come to our meeting, hungry, asking me

when the white people are going to DEar Readers of the Bridegroom's

:'Iessenger: "I wits in hopes of getting away to come.

India ere thi'3. Am sure the Lord has Pray for us here, we are looking In August, 1908, the Lord saved me

a.nd gaye me a pure hea:-t and bap­

tized me with the Holv Gho'St, accord-

hEard our prayers. but some one is for great things from the Lord.

holding back the financial help. Yours in Chri5t, F. W. WILLIA}iS, • "1 am confident that a goad printing

ing 1'2 _-\.cts 2: 4. . .. ., . h h . d' outfit is waiting for ItS work m nark

llrmse God far w'at e IS omg , I 1 India. The gold and eilve!' of the

for me now. About one year ago

1 H· whole world belong- to God. However,

took the Lord for my hea er. e IS - .. ... all "C.-ill soon come out ongl!t and

my healer now. true tm Jesus glorious. Victory is just ahead."

I expect to stand If Gcd 'wants this efficient \'o'or1,e1'

Pray fer me that I may do come.>. thE \yill of God.

in India, let us pray that His worl;:

i ,be not hindel~ed and that the' nece'S­

I sary means be supplied. GEORGE C. BAILEY.

SET YOUR AFFECTIONS ON THINGS ABOVE.

"0, the depth of the riches both of

the wisdom and knowledge of God!

how unsearchable are His judgments,

and His v,oays

Rom. 11: 33.

past finding out!"­

a church if the Lord is willing. Praise. His hoi:' name!

Pray for me that I may do His

wil1. Yours in Chri'St;

KATHRYN GOOLSBY_

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in Thy presence is fulness of joy; a':

Th;;, right hand there are pleasures

for evermore.-Psa. Hi:ll.

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THE,. BRIDEGROOM'l!J MESSEN(,iER

The Holiness Convention. continually dOing good and healing God's Wonders healthy, and strong, and am now ablel From Chillicothe, Ohio. all who were oppressed of the Devil. In r.ermany. to go back to all m"" work to the U J September 22, 1909.

of !'{orth Carolina., will meet at !?al. Acts 10:38, A few days afterward, 1 ., G d _ g ory o~ a . "-Frau. --' -; Dear Sister Sexton:

can, N. C., Tuesday, Xovember 23d, July 23, the Hospital physicians took Marvellous Scenes Since the Mulheim "r suffel·ed.with nervous headaches j The Lord is stilI 'blessing our lao r _ years. -"- tel' a owmg. e m- bars. Closed a series of meetings one 1909, at 10 o'clock a. m., and close off the plaster-of-paris packet and dis- Conference. fa 96 'f f 11 . th .

Friday, November 26th.' charg-ed the incurable "oung man """. t . ~ J""" oS ructIOns ~f James V., 14-15, I have week ago in the country, one mile out

f~om Gillespeville., All the preachers of this connec. completely cured, a true miracle of Description by Pastor Humburg. been fully healed of it. Hallelujah!"

tion and the delegates who expect he:ping. The father, mother and the -Frau ---. to attenq are requested to be pres. I yeung man himself testified to the ,Viih the days of the 'Second Con- "Through the laying on of hands

'Gcd manifested His power by heal-

h I ing, saviI:g, cleansing and filling with ent .at Le opening of the co. nvention. healing at the mission, Sunday even- ference of the .Pentecostal Movement, and anointing with oil ill the name

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the Holy Ghost. HundrEds attended et all the saints pray God's blessings ing, July 26. "The Lord sent His word a nem and 0 esus, ave een' ealed of long' " glorious time ofblesEing every service.

upoa this body of His. and healed him." It is written, "Only has broI,en in upon lIIuhlheim, and standing middle ear disease. On the A H BUTLER P . 1 t belioye and thou shalt see the day before the anOinting the doctor \Ve prai2e Him for His goodness to '. , reSluen. ~,< . . I would not miss just shortly sharing the children of men.

C. B. STRIGKLAXD, Secretar;... glory of GOd." ,Ve ,believed the word with you the edification and strength- had prescribed an operation as abso-

of God and ''obeyed the Scriptures,' ening of one's faith by thee great t:b.ings lntely necessary. ,Yhen it came to

TESTIMONY OF and He mani~ested His glory. "0 that the faithful Lord has done in our Monday, he was astonished and said:

Your brother in Him,

BROTHER E. S. AKINS., men would prai,se the Lord for His midst: 'The 'swelling ha;;; quite disappeared be frEsh for the next morning_

n t e atur ay after the Confer. ate:" HE' ear young SIS er rece-ived I goodness, and for His wonderful 0 h S d of itself; ,ve do not need to oper- 0 d . t the

I works to the children of men. ence we had given notice of an hour sign of tongues at the station of

I Th' . t ·tt to Sister K. iii. had toothache and an Greetings. IS IS no wn en I of prayer at ,10 a. m., and were join. Eppinghove-n after the Sunday after·

To all the Saints:

brin~ ""10"'" t an man b t" internal trouble. "After my heart was Prais€ the Lord, I am pres'sing up. '" ", • .i 0 Y .: U ed "by 150 brethren. 'Vnile much

ward. Am saved, sanctified and filled. as a warning to those who· believe I praise and prayer arose to the Lord, made quite clean the healing power

noon meeting just as many people

were arriving. She stood there with

uplifted hands, and spoke sliddenly in tongues and had also the inter·

pretation. She so prophesied in. the

Have just gone through about five and despise the Lord's healing. Acts the HOly Ghost fell upon u·s~o might. of Jesus poured through me, and the

weeks' illness. Some said if I didn't 113 : 40, 41, R. V. "Beware, therefore, ily that many began to praise the Lord I power of disease was weakened. The see a doctor and take medicine I lest that come upon you which is in new tongues. It was so wonder. dental neuralgia was so bad that for would have typhoid Or something 'spoken in the prophets: Be.hold, ye ful to notice how the Holy Ghost took a ye~r I could not bear . anything name of Jesus that it made a strong

d S . e sad d d . h touchmg my teeth, because there was

worse. But He wonderfully healed. e PIS r, n won er an pens; possession of one soul after another, and powerful impression on the The Lord permitted this illness to get for I work a worl;: in your days, a giving them the gift of tongues which a gathering. Kow I am perfectly free bystanders. As she arrived home the

L-ord gave her messages for those pre-me more humble. Praise His name. work which ye shall in no wise be- Brother Friemel interpreted. The Lord from pain. To God be the praise and joy! Also the Lord has given me the

said. amongst other things: "I have ·sent. lieve if one declare it unto you." De· spisers, through pride and prejudice,

are kept beund under the powel's of

much trouble and work with you. full Pentecostal ba)JtLsm with the. gift The unbelieving servant girl was I can announce . that I am ready

to go an:l'where as He leads, to hold

me€tings wherever I can get a house

or 'somewhere else for the meeting.

Believe in My call, and I will come to of tongues, and now I can praise Him I convicted." She went quite white for

darkness, and will surely perish in you with all the signs." Again the with a ne,,; tongue. ,Vorthy is the

this state of mind; for in it there is Holy Ghost fell upon many.brethren, Lamb!-X. B."

hours afterward, and her limbs trem·

bled. The fear of Jehovah had fallen Will get mail forv,arded rlire~tIy

from the ·postoffice at St. Catherine.

Fla., which will be my permanent ad·

dress 'So far as I know now. The

Lord may change it. Yours for His service,

E. S. AKIXS.

no deliverance. T. Al';"'DERSON.

T. Anderson, ,Valtham St. Mission,

Boston, Julr 29, 1908.-Word and

\York.

IT WAS PERFECT SPANISH

and they spoke in tongues praising God. After this the Lord poured the

oil of joy over the assembly in such

measure that a holy laughter. came

over us all without exception, and

"I haye had for two years lung UpOll her. Altogether in the last days trouble, and returned from a Sana- a number of sinners have been con­

torium not cured. During the confer- verted and our community has grown ence I was anointed according to to 95 members. James Y., and tool( healing by faith, A yound lady who was converted on

tears of joy flowed. 1:1any received journeyed to the Sanatorium H. and Sunday, 18th (viL), was baptized on

an anointing with the Holy Ghost. the head physician gave me the fa 1- Sunday, 25th, with the full pentecos·

The faithful Lord has filled our lowing certificate; 'At the present tal baptism, and spoke for a full hour

TEXARKANA, TEXAs. A company of Apostolic workerS mouth with laughter. Simultaneously, time there is no disease to be found in tongues. She was drunk with joy, and as if by a definite leading, the in the lungs of Fraulein Tb.eresa V.'- and Psalm xxxvi., 9, was fulfilled in

jubilation ceased, and the tongues Dr. S. The Lord is faithful. Hal- h€!'. The last meeting of the 26th (viL)

were started again by other brethren. lelujah!"-Th. V. was again much blessed, but the "\Vhen the_ Lord filled their mouth The Lord has also given this srster Lord dealt deeply with eight souls

with laughter, He filled also their the gift of tongues. . I can add this that were present. He gave four of

tongue with singing" (Ps. 126.1.3). myself. But the Lord will do yet more. [he brethren .' to speak in tongues,

I have been holding Sunday afternoon October 11, 1909. \ services in the city jail in Houston,

To the Dear Saints Scattered Abroad: \ Texas, for about two years. Three Greeting. h , times during t is period the workers God is visiting

here two weeks Texarkana. Opened have had the privilege to witness that

ago. Mission ser- the "~pealdng in tongues" was a real

and all day OIl sab-I perfect language and understood.

:Uexicans' behind the prison bars told . Yeste:day .t":.o reaeived the bap· us that the language, which none of

tIsm WIth BIble evidence saeal-in'" I

vices every night

bath.

' . ' ''' the workers nnderstood, was perfect in tongues. Some seekin"" o'her~

"" l - Spani",h! Yes, we could read it in

• - • 1. 1 ~ tileir faces and saw them under deep under deep conviction "Pray ~o~ th'" I work here. conviction, while the Holy Spirit

Olao to welcome God·"p.nt mini"- .-. '- h te

,.s. and . ~ --- --~ - I spOKe tnrougn some 1;1J: t e workers • workers pasSlll"" throu""n '" . ~ I in their own languag. e to them! The

this way. Brother F ?\ Rob t '. "'. er s 1Il first time the language was given to charge at present. I a sister to speak the gospel to

Your sister in Christ Jesus, them in Spanish, and twice, at W. :vI. KEITH. different times, the Lord:

BROTHER A. J. used a brother to tell the "good news" to the ::IIexicans in their own langu-

One Sister, who been obliged to }fany brothers and sisters have and at the same time the Holy Ghost leave for home before the close of discernments and visions, and have gave the spirit of interpretation. They

the meeting, received the baptism ill often seen the Lord Jesus standing came to me immediately after and

the street, and praised God with up- befol'€: them in, a heavenly light (Z. Eaid thaI the Lord had revealed to lifted hands. The people in the street B.), in each hand a golden cup, say- them that two evil spirits had many

thought the woman had gone out of ing, "I wi.n pour these. upo~. you." ! in the gathering ~nde~ .their power. her mind, but the sister soon returned (These WIll repre3ent the gift and, The'.- also named the SPIrItS. The Lord

into the room, calm and with illumin- fruits of the Spirit.) Then the Lord I therefore could I1pt bless deeply. I ed face, }Jl'aising the Lord for the appeared wi.th -;;plift~d-han-ds,l-niidy saId to tl).em: "Pray that the-LOrd

joy and power in the Holy Ghost to bless, His face lit up with smiles; will. show Himself so strong that

which filled her. then again with open arms, ,begging these souls will be willing to be ex-

ON THE SUNDAY FOLLOWING ali to come; then shining with light posed and delivered." We had not

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we had-another meeting for the-Spirit. and love. One sister saw a. threefold said anything openly, as the brethren

baptized. and the seeking ones, and light shining over the platform, which came and with hot tears declared

many. more received the baptism with I gradually took shape, and was re- these bonds, and begged us to cry to the SIgn of tongues. Each meeting is cognized as the Lord Himself. the Lord for them. I believed it my

age. different to any other and more beau· On the evening of July 21st we had duty to make a short statement. This

Arcadia, Fla. The manifestation of God's power tiful, and we look on with astonish· a mee~ing for only those who had worked on the souls, and impressed

was so plain and great, that there was menI to see how precious ·t· h no more room left for doubting whe·

October 8, 1909. ther this is a real Holy Ghost work '\'i.'e came here and commenced th" Or not.

"'meeting the 7th. Several in altar the

:first service, but the Pentecostal

power did not fall until the fourth

;service. But it surely fell then. and 'swept two into the experience and they came through speaking in

tongues, as the Spirit gave utterance.

This is written for the glory of Got1

and for the benefit of those that don't

belieYe that "Speaking in un:,nown

tongues" as some call it, is a known tongue after all. The Holy Spirit can

master and speak any language

through His people whenever He wish­The power is falling now every ES to do so:

:s;;rvice. Hope it will continue to do I ~ames of witnesses to above state· -so as long as we stay. The altar was I ment: '

full of seekers, and the aisle partly I Sister Hudson Bros. Kenney,

filled tonight. Several seekers were I Thornton. Picore, '(Heights), Joe Rus­

very much exercised under the power I selli, Sister L_ Jona, A. Kuhn and

of the Spirit. The house is tOG small I Bro. Kreiger and 'sister, a.ll(:l H. Shea-for 1he crowds. . Il'er.-The ApostolIc Trmh, Houston,

Texas. July, 1909. MIRACLE OF HEALING.

1 IS W en received the gift. It was indescribably them so mightily that they were

the Holy Ghost Himself leads and heaveniy in this meeting. The Lord confE'~sing till the next day. teaches the meeting. One could talk

They

for hours over each meeting. The Lord was so near that we were sometimes were frightful sins, committed before

quite overpowered with His ,presence. the days of their conversion, which is so wonderful in His Church, in ,Ve also begged Him for the inter· I had never heard before. But the whicb He is revealing the fruits of the Spirit. Besides giving to us the pretation of the songs, which He gave., blcod of Jesus has cleansed all.

oil of jay, He has also poured out up au us richly the oil of love, so much so that all love each other truly, and

know themselves to be united to-

and two sisters sang a beautiful duet Psalms 1 was so lit up to me that in tongues. Oh, wonderful i's the work· SillnE,rS could not remain in the com-ing of the Holy Spirit! We were pany of the righteous. Oh, what a

greatly rejOiced as we heard a sister gloriOUS time we are entering upon, 1_' ., es I'n Engll'sh of and yet how frightful for man,.'. But

gether in Jesus. slleahmg In tongu , , I tad often thought before that I which she did not know a word .. 1 also in ·this meeting our f~ithful

must arrange for a "Tea" or a "Social Evening," so that the brethren might

krtow each other better and be more

united. But what wonderful things

have happened since that, for the

blessed Holy Spirit has swept through heal·ts, and now a.ll are beginning to 1001, for great things to be accomp-

lished. Not only has the Lord worked

heartl sudden]y the words, ;'Blessing, God baptized two more souls with the

Blood." ::Vly dear wife, who sat near sign of tongues. The gifts of the the sister, heard it more clearly, "The Spirit are in our midst. So far we

Bles-sing of the Blood of the Lord have the gift of tongues, gift of song, interpretation or lJrophecy, and dis-

Jesus Christ." There was no one there with the gift of interpretation. In any cemment. cas,", it was a challenge to praise the In conclusion. I state that up till Blood of Jesus, especially in English. today fifty-five brethren have received.

the baptism with the sign of tongues. In the }feeting of ;:he 19th, four

As you wish to know what our bless' "As many of you as have ed Lord is doing for us, that the baptized into Christ, have put

been ill the souls, but also most wonder­

on fully in the ,bodies of the people, and brethren received t

One Pen"lecost' al "Vith a few exceptions they also speak in tongues, and twenty-three

hav0 the gift of interpretation. Every I hardly know where to begin or leave off. It is precious to hear and to read all the testimonies, but I can olLl}' give

baptism with the sign of tongues. It is so wonderful hoW the Holy Spirit faith of others may be thereby In- Christ."-GaI. 3: 27.

creased, I will mention the healing XOI simply the righteousness of falls so suddenly on some, and how ,Ved!H'sday evening and Sunday af· ternoon we ha\-e a meeting of the of a young man named Edmund Our SayiGur; not simply the beauty quickly they praise the Lord in new

it you in brief .. Dockrell, 22 years of a.ge, electrician, of Hi8 holiness, or the graces of His tongues. Also, we rejoice that the 238 Shawmut Ayenue, Boston, ::VIass. character, are we to put on as a gar· During the days of the Conference dear Lord preserves us from noisy

baptized ones. ,Ve have the meet-

iUg3 at present only for the members

of i11e community, and it is so prec-ious to see how the Lord is blessing He had been exami'ned by 37 physi.! miOnt. The Lord, H~mse_lf is our yes- hundreds were anointed with oil manifestations_ "\Vith most of us it

cialTs and reported as incurable, and I "cure. E-,·ery Chrrstlan IS not only a according to James '1'., with the lay- only lasts a few minutes, and their

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placed in the Hospital for Incurables Christ bearer. ,but a Chri'3t wearer. iug on of hands_ "\Vith many the heal- coutneuances -shine after visible shak-. 'dl d . Friday is a meeting for those who at Cambridge, ~lass. To relieve his We 31'e so endUEd with HiS. presence, mg went on rap! y an the pairrs ings, which rejoices me as I see it,

d -,- . S" th t vanished immedia,'tel.'· wI·t.h few ex. are baptizecl and haTe received the

spine he was invested with a Plas'I' and imbue wlch HIS Pl. i'n a men • and their tongues - speali: in new +. Th f 11 . h gifts. ,\Ye then study Sl)ecially 1 tel'-cf-paris jacket, for he was the shall see Him ,,-hen they behold us. cepdons. e a owmg cases ave language, praising and blessing God.

b Cor. 12:13-14. Vi~e heartily ask for

subject of tuberculosis of the spine, as they see our garments ,,-hen they een The meeting on sunday, the 25th yeur prayers for this meeting. I v;ould also tell you that the expenses

of this large conference have been

an incurable disease. look upon our bodies. CERTIFIED BY DOCTORS (viL), was specially blessed. The Holy His father and mother a'sked pel'. A. J. GDRDOX. in writing and by personal testimony: Spirit fillEd ten brethren amongst them

miEsion of the hospital authoricies to -Heart disease of long years stand· with the sign of tongues. Each time, fully met, so that we haye a good

sum left for Pemecostal literature. 1 tl' \ in:?;, brain disease, gall stones, rheu- as the ton~es broke out, there was

t ... · :,,8 __ le. young man to ~he l!li~SiOn, "Th_," fi,.,·e_ .shan eye,.' De ournin.g, on ~ , _ . h .. _ matism, consumption, internal cramp, great joy among the others . lilany "'-' "\'all am, Street, BO::.ton, }ha~s., Ihe alwr; It shall neyer gO out.- It very severe ischias, and violent, <'"lories and hallelujahs rose up to God, Tllr! next cOTIference will be (D. V_) July 20, 1908, to be anointed accord- I is a sad spectacle to see a person cl1roP-icneuralgia, internal diseases :I,d there was fresh power in prayer'l September 28th to October 1st. ing to James ;;: 14 and have the Lord 1"'-::10 siillbears the name of Christian,' . f neryou'S' 111 many arms, dIseases, Therc were from 400 to 500 souls who Plea_,se pray. also fur this conference. cure him. The case being beyond the on the altar of who~e heart the fire threat disease. ear dii5ease, etc.

I had l"Eceiyecl the truth of the clean I I WIll serra y01,1 further news later_

attainments {)f medicine and "Surgery. has gone cut. Il is important that "r ha"e "u""eI'ed fOI' tn'el"e '.-ear" _ _. _ lL n ., __ heart. Prayer tool;: the chief place in Hearty greetings in Jesus' love,

tIle authorities granted permis'sion, \ t:le TIrE' be kindled, but just as lID- WiIh imernal cancer. and haye been the prayer.meeting. and for three YaUl's. E}IIL HU::1IBURG. and the -grace of our Lord Jesus I pert:l;].t lil8.t it be continually re'l fully healed through the prayer of I hours there was an unceasing stream (From Confidence, a free Pentecos·

Christ was made manifest as in the' llewed, that the fire ilia:- "TIe-,-er go I faith. I praised the Lord, and too;;: of ]ll-ayer_ LJl till now we have closed tal papEI', ::\0. 11 Park Lea Road, days of His fresh, when He went about lout:, ,off my bandageS, and am now weli, at about 11 o'dock, so that all might Sunderland, England.)