Year Book of the Holiness Union : Containing a Full Report of the Holiness Convention Held at Memphi

YEAR BOOK of

A Full Report of The Holiness Convention Held At Memphis, Tenn., October 11–14,1904

YEAR BOOK OF THE HOLINESS UNION

CONTAINING

HOLINESS CONVENTION

HELD AT MEMPHIS, TENN., OCT. 11-14, 1904.

Compiled by Reu. H. W. Bromley, Secretary.

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Year book of the Holiness Union : containing a full report of the Holiness Convention held at Memphis, Tenn., October 11-14, 1904

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

For One Year. H. C. Morrison.

For Two Years.

L. L. Pickett. John Paul.

For Three Years. C. M. Keith. W. P. B. Kinard.

For Four Years.

]. S. Sanders. L. P. Brown.

OFFICERS.

H. C. Morrison President

L. "L. Pickett First Vice-President

J. W. Beeson Second Vice-President

John Paul. '.' Third Vice-President

B. W. Huckabee Fourth Vice-President

H. W. Bromley Secretary

D. H. Cassels Assistant Secretary

J. T. Upchurch .............•......... Assistant Secretary

E. C. DeJ ernett Treasurer

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

H. C. Morrison. L. L. Pickett.

J. W. Beeson. John Paul.

B. W. Huckabee. H. W. Bromley. E. C. DeJ ernett.

COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION.

(Now Dissolved.)

B. W. Huckabee. C. B. Jernigan.

L. L. Gladney. J. W. Beeson.

A. A. Niles. J. S. Sanders. John Paul. R. B. White.

L. L. Pickett. W. P. B. Kinard.

E. N. F. Sullivan. Miss M. M. Mallory. H. C. Morrison.

COMMITTEE ON MISSIONS.

J. W. Hughes, Ch'm'n.

B. W. Huckabee.

W. W. Hopper.

L. P. Adams.

W. B. P. Kinard.

D." H. Cassels.

A. A. Niles.

E. C. DeJernett, Sec'y. J. S. Sanders. N. J. Holmes. J. J. Smith. R. M. Guy. C. W. Sherman. L. Palmer.

J as. H. Yeaman.

INTRODUCTION AND PREFATORY REMARKS.

For years in our great Southland the Holiness warfare has been waging fiercely. The God of Battles has been with, and fought valiantly for, this determined and constantly increasing host of sanctified men.

The great victories won thus far have not been without some loss to our side of the conflict. Reputations have suffered, the sword of criticism has cut deep, our men In high places have been humbled, good circumstances have been changed for the less congenial, and in a hundred other ways, we have felt in a degree the shock of battle.

But the holiness crowd is in the war to fight it out on the same uncompromising line, if it takes all they have and are to do it.

Hence, we rise not to plead our weakness, failures, or infirmities, but to rejoice over the triumphs that have been ours, and testify to a faith that anticipates mighty things in the work of the future.

The work against the movement of full salvation has been an organized affair, or nearly so.

At least, it is so understood, that men who oppose the doctrine of entire sanctification find no difficulty in using the same tactics in their unworthy enterprise.

In order to meet this opposition successfully, and besides, to properly advance the cause in our hands, it was deemed best that a convention be called to confer, plan and perfect an organization for the preservation of our work, the cultivation of brotherly love, and a better age gressive advance on the devil and his kingdom.

So, no apology is needed for this Convention and its outcome. Many years ago, Holiness Associations were organized in different parts of the South, on independent lines, but various things conspired to their overthrow.

For instance: One would be organized, among the preachers of a certain District Conference. In a few years the appointing power changed men and places until the at5

ten dance, and consequently interest, dwindled down until the Association ceased to be.

The conditions in the South and Southwest have been such that there has been a feeling of unrest over the situation, which has demanded expression in some kind of union for a better forward movement.

What is proposed in the contents of this pamphlet is a superior order of Association. It must commend itself to all lovers of holiness, especially in the territory represented. •

Defects and mistakes will doubtless be found in the following pages, but the haste with which the MS. has been prepared will be accepted as an excuse. This booklet is not offered as a literary production, but as a record of the Memphis Convention.

Where talks, addresses, or sermons are given, the substance is aimed at and not rhetoric. They were not taken by a stenographer, but were either secured as notes while the speakers were on the floor, or kindly furnished during or after the Convention by the parties themselves.

Their characteristic methods and crispness, of course, are not retained. Much is left out, and possibly some sentences inserted in order to make sense, but in the main, it is as secured.

THE FIRST SERVICE.

The Convention was held in the commodious hall of the Young Men's Hebrew Association, corner of Second and Adams Streets, Memphis, Tennessee.

An excellent crowd assembled for the opening meeting, October II, at 7:30 p. m. They came from the North, East, South and West. They represented different fields of labor and different conditions as well.

The college president,. the evangelist, the pastor, the singer, the rescue worker, the city missionary, and the holiness editor were on hand.

The meeting was conducted by Evangelist H. W. Bromley, of Wilmore, Ky. The singing in this service and during the whole of the Convention was led by Evangelist L. L. Pickett, of the same town and State. The song book used was "Gems NO.2."

No. 90, "I'll Go With Him," was' the opening hymn, after which a fervent prayer was offered by Brother Pickett. After this, No. 72, Dr. Carradine's song, "The Wanderer," was sung. Then another soul-stirring prayer was offered by Evangelist W. H. Huff, of Peniel, Texas.

After another spiritual hymn sung by the sanctified host, the leader arose and read, and gave these

Comments On Phillippians 4:4-6:

"Rejoice in the Lord alway." It matters not what comes or goes, it is as clearly a duty as is obedience to any other command.

"Moderation." The German reads, "Let your sweet reasonableness be known unto all men." How delightful is such an experience under all circumstances. One great need these days is forbearance.

"The Lord is at hand." We should live with Jesus and eternity constantly in view.

"Be careful for nothing" has a strong meaning. We 7

would do well to consider the import of the statement and apply it to our lives.

"In everything."

How much shall we withhold from God's counsel? Have we a right to take some things to Him in prayer and lean to our own understanding with the remainder?

"With thanksgiving." This is the point I want to emphasize. There is not enough of the spirit of praise. There is much prayer, but little thanksgiving. This may explain many an unanswered petition. I believe that more praise will bring more reply to prayer. We need more gratitude to God. And we need to express it. We say that we are grateful, but God delights in praise. Let us get on our knees and' have a number of praise statements offered to God.

There were several' earnest supplications with thanksgiving. Brother Bromley then read John 17:17-23, and gave the following talk:

Address

by Rev. H. W. Bromley.

The great Holiness Movement proposes to do great things for the world and the church. And there is much to be done. United we move; divided we stop; wrangle we fall. The greatest need among us now is unity. We have no time to quarrel among ourselves. The days are fleeting rapidly. What is going to be done must be done quickly. There is a. place for every energy we have to spend. Instead of pitching into one another, let us put in the time in winning souls. We want to present a solid front to the world. An army divided among themselves will never do much in despatching the opposing forces. There was a time when the world needed to hear the doctrine, when doctrine was the main feature. But it is not enough now to have the teaching; we need the experience and practice in our lives. We want to prove the theory.

As sanctified people, we have no right to look down our noses. The Holiness Movement is no longer the small thing it used to be. The accusation that this movement is s

confined to the illiterate can no longer be made. The personnel of the sanctified host is gradually but surely rising. And it isn't all in a gush or shout. Thank God, the experience becomes a principle wrought in the soul and needs not a shout to perpetuate itself. We are not objecting to the shout, however. That always comes as "Methodist measure."

This movement has accomplished marvelous things. It is comforting and wonderfully encouraging to glance back and see what it has done. I believe in that kind of "looking backward."

This great cause has given to the church many of its most efficient soul-winning preachers. We do not get credit for it-but we are not after credit; we want facts. The churches owe much to the sanctified ministry for a great deal of the real spirituality in them.

There are thousands and thousands of sinners being definitely converted to God in holiness meetings. We are accused of preaching nothing but holiness, holiness, holiness,-but it is untrue. I venture the remark that more men are being clearly and unmistakably regenerated under holiness preachers than under any other class of preachers on the continent. Most people blest in full-salvation meetings are either converted or reclaimed. I think that threefourths of those professing salvation in my meetings are either pardoned or restored to grace. Nearly everybody, however, blest under holiness influence gets the credit of professing sanctification.

Another thing: the holiness crowd is doing more for the reclamation of the backslider and his restoration to the church and a useful life than any other class of the ministry. Nearly all that is being done on that line is by preachers baptized with the Holy Ghost. The churches are mainly working for conversions outside of the fold and for "joiners."

We do not get credit, either, for the thousands added to the church as a result of our labors.

The Holiness Movement has emancipated the women for Christian service as has no other organization or church. For this cause all women ought to be for holiness

They are made free and empowered from on high to labor for the salvation of their children and other loved ones, and their neighbors and friends.

One of its great mottoes is, "Saved to Serve." If there is any place on earth where a lazy man is out of place, it is among the sanctified crowd. And we don't want any faintness in our ranks. Faint heart never won five souls, and never will. Our work demands us to be aggressive; we must be up and doing.

A prominent preacher said, "It is my business to preach the gospel, and it's God's business to convert souls." That may do for sentiment, but it is a loop-hole, I fear, for idlers. God said, "Go ye out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in." We must do out utmost, and then, and only then, leave the results with God.

Have you, as holiness people, ever done more than you are now doing? If so, what is your excuse? Then what is the real reason? Suppose it does cost time, money, energy, and trouble? God will make it up to you abundantly in this life, and more abundantly in the world to come.

Brethren, "there remaineth much land to be possessed." The rapidity with which this world is going to ruin ought to stir us with the greatest activity.

This movement sustains a remarkably close relation in the way of salvation to politics, civil righteousness, character-traffic, the whisky evil, and missions.

And its vast possibilities are a mighty incentive to service. One soul saved may mean a preacher with his ten thousand sheaves garnered after you are dead and gone. Suppose you had been neglected as you are neglecting others!

Brethren, let us do more than we have ever done!

This talk was responded to with "Amens" as only a holiness crowd can.

The service was then opened for testimonies. A holiness meeting is hardly complete without a testimony service, and they are nearly always in place in any gathering.

Thanksgiving and praise are appropriate and becoming in the house of God.

It is a striking and suggestive thought that a sanctified soul is at home in such a meeting. And the fact is, he is almost always anxious for an opportunity of that character.

It is a good thing to cultivate the habit of praise. Many were the heart-offerings made in that service. There was no Mason and Dixon line suggested in the utterances of that night. We wish we had many of them for print herein, but they have been recorded in the Books above.

Announcements were then made as to the order of the next day's services, after which the benediction was pronounced. Old-fashioned hand-shaking ensued among the heart-fired throng.

There is something like lightning in the hand-shake of real spiritual people. The fingers' grasp, the look of the eye, the general contour of the features, all speak a language that the princes of this world know not. It is a "wisdom among them that are perfect."

The secret societies of this world give a certain twist of the hand or a move of the thumb and finger, which indicates that the individual so doing has passed through certain experiences, which are fuJly comprehended by the other at once. And then with certain words and expressions, new light dawns, and Number One is exactly located as to his present standing.

So in the fully saved life, a hand-clasp, a sparkle in the eye, a few words like "Hallelujah," "Glory," "Pentecost," "Sanctified," and others of the same family, immediately locate a soul in the Canaan-land.

THE SECOND DAY.

The Early Prayer Meeting.

It was intended that the Convention should be characterized by much real, earnest, prevailing prayer to God for unity, carefulness, aggressiveness, and power, not only In the immediate deliberations, but on the movement in all future time. Much depended on the actions of the body assembled. It was clearly felt, and the Convention did not start off in gush, lightness, or shout. There was a steadiness, and yet a blessed undercurrent of joy, delightful to see. Everybody seemed happy, and it was felt that the Lord had His hand on the situation.

At 7:30 a. m., Brother Pickett called for a season of silent prayer as the beginning of the service, which was concluded with an earnest appeal by Rev. A. A. Niles. No. 165, "Keep Me Ever," was sung.

Rev. J. J. Smith, evangelist, of Clinton, Ky., who led the meeting, then read the 133rd Psalm. This was followed with a prayer by Rev. T. E. Webb, of Ripley, Tenn., and the singing of No. 75, "What a Wonderful Savior."

What a wonderful Savior is Jesus, My Jesus;

What a wonderful Savior is mine!

What a wonderful Savior is Jesus, My Jesus; What a wonderful Savior is mine!

Brother Smith then prayed and another song followed. The remainder of the service was employed in praising God for salvation. Several spoke earnestly of the victories the Lord has given them in the past.

The 8:30 a. m. prayer, song and testimony meeting was 12

splendid, we were told, but no special notes concerning it were secured.

The piano during most of the Convention was in the capable hands of Sister Fannie McDowell Hunter, of Texas.

It will not be expected that this record shall include all the things done and said, planned and proposed, prayed for and voted on.

The general spirit that prevailed was that the very best thing be done. Nearly all the measures were carefully prepared and well considered.

It is remembered how one brother presented a resolution, which, when considered by the brethren, was not, under present circumstances, thought to be the best thing. The man referred to sweetly and with seeming but little disappointment, let the matter drop, surrendering to the will of the multitude.

THE FIRST BUSINESS SESSION.

Wednesday.

At 9:30 this bright morning a large, anxious, but patient, crowd of God's people gathered at the place of meeting for the opening of the Convention proper.

The preliminary religious services were conducted by Brother Pickett. Rev. H. C. Morrison, evangelist, and editor of The Pentecostal Herald, of Louisville, Ky., through whom this assembly was called, being late on account of a delayed train, the time was spent in addresses by several brethren.

Rev. A. A. Niles, of Henderson, Ky., gave one of his characteristic talks on the general theme of salvation. Rev. E. C. DeI ernett spoke of the gracious work being done in Texas, his native State.

Addresses by these brethren will be found elsewhere in this booklet.

Prof. J. W. Beeson talked of the work of the colleges at Meridian, Miss.

Address by Prof. J. W. Beeson, President of Meridian Female College. Meridian. Miss.

Brethren and Sisters: I bring you greetings to this Convention from five or six hundred young people in the two Holiness Colleges at Meridian, Miss. We believe these colleges are a great factor in the Holiness Movement, We feel as much called of God to establish and maintain a great holiness college for young men, and a separate one for young women, as any of these preachers feel called to the evangelistic field, or to the pastorate. We believe that while people are young is the time to get them saved, sanctified, and established in the deep things of God. We also believe that our holiness people are greatly in need of more educated men and women in our ranks. God can use dull tools to accomplish great results, but He can use a sharpened tool to better advantage. He can and will call the weakest and most ignorant of His children to His service, yet the better equipped they are, the better service they can render His cause. We therefore need great colleges, well equipped with modern appliances, an(1 a fine, up-to-date factulty filled with the Holy Ghost, for our young men and women. This is what we are trying to furnish in Meridian.

Twenty-two years' experience as a teacher, and eighteen years as college president have taught us that it is decidedly better to educate our young people separately, from the ages of about twelve until they finish their college course. We find they get their minds on their studies better, they are easier control ed, they are free from the temptations common to co-educational schools. After trying it both WaYS, we find we get much better results from having them entirely separate. While it is much more expensive to US, we are sure it is worth much more

J. W. BEESON.

to the students and patrons, and we have the Male College and the Female College entirely separate.

The Male College was established a little over two years ago, and has grown until its present enrollment reaches close to two hundred. It requires that each trustee and member of the faculty must be in the experience of sanctification or in full sympathy with it. There is to be no tobacco used by any student, teacher, or officer; no secret societies, no class distinction, no hazing. In other words, we aim to make it a clean, safe place for boys and young men of all ages from six years old and upwards.

The Female College was established in rented buildings eight years ago, and when these buildings were burned new and commodious brick buildings were erected on modern plans, with modern equipments, steam heat, electric lights, hot and cold baths, and other conveniences, in a forty-acre campus out of town in a delightful, healthful place on the electric car line, but a quarter of a mile from the Male College. These two college plants are nonsectarian, but owned and controlled by holiness people, are run for the glory of God, and for the !!'pread of full salvation, and are to be perpetuated as Holiness Colleges. They have their own Sunday School with holiness literature, their own preaching in the new college auditorium, that will seat twelve hundred people, with a holiness preacher to preach every Sunday.

The Female College has connected with it the largest Conservatory of Music in the South, with a great German Master as director, and has the largest enrollment of any private female college in- the South, and is one of the best equipped colleges for young ladies in the Southern States. Sanctified teachers are always employed, where it is possible to find a sanctified person suitable for the place. Nearly all the teachers are in the experience of sanctification and are as ready to help lead a student to Christ as to teach a class. The consequence is that nearly all the students that remain in these colleges a whole session go out saved, and many are sanctified and sent out on fire for God to spread full salvation over the land. Over half t-he States in the Union and three foreign countries are IS

represented in these colleges, and it means much to send these young pople out as educated fire-brands for God. Many. are studying to be preachers, evangelists, pastors, song-evangelists, missionaries at home and in foreign fields. It would do you good to be in one of their meetings .and hear them sing, testify, pray and preach. You would say that the future of the Holiness Movement is assured if the 'young people in these and in other holiness schools stand true and press the battle for God.

Parents, your children are never young but once, and much will depend upon who teaches them in school. A godless or worldly teacher, or an anti-holiness teacher might undo more in one day than you could teach ill a year. Don't risk them under such teachers; better teach them at home or let them grow up in ignorance than to be under some teachers. Secure a sanctified governess, or unite with neighbors and employ a sanctified teacher, or send them away to board at some holiness college, where you know they will be under the best influence. What if it does cost more? What is money compared with your child's character? Better deny yourself at home and give your children the benefit of the best possible influence. Do not wait till they grow up and become worldly and hard-hearted, and then get alarmed and send them to us. Of course "it is better late than never," but some one has made an improvement on the old addage, and said, "Better never late." Send them to us while they are young and innocent and impressible for God.

In order to accommodate those who have no good holiness teachers at home, we have arranged to take boarding pupils of all ages and grades, from the lowest primary to the highest college class. It matters not how old or how young they may be, we will take them in the name of the Lord and do our best for them under His guidance. Our expensive equipment, fine faculty, and heavy running expenses will of course make the expenses here heavier than at some places; but in order to help the many worthy ones who have limited means, we have an industrial department in which they can get through at a remarkably small cost.

MERIDIAN FEMALE COLLEGE, MERIDIAN, MISS.

'::ONSERVATORY OF MUSIC, MERIDIAN FEMALE COLLEGE.

Write us for catalogues and send us names and addresses of other boys and girls who ought to be in such colleges.

If we can help you in getting holiness teachers for your home schools, or for governesses, let us know and we will do the best we can for you.

Pray earnestly and often for these two colleges. Our responsibility is great. The devil hates them and fights them every step of the way, but God loves them, smiles on them, and gives wonderful success. Our financial burdens are heavy; we need more buildings so we can accommodate more students. Pray that God may give the further equipments needed. We want a great holiness plant here that will give educational advantages equal to that of our State colleges, and at the same time the highest spiritual influences. Already God is answering prayer to this errd,

Brother Morrison, arriving at 10:45 a. m., the Convention was then called to order.

Temporary officers were immediately chosen. Rev. E. C. De Iernett, of Texas, was elected Chairman, and Rev. H. VV. Bromley, of Kentucky, Secretary.

Brother Morrison then offered an earnest, fervent, soul-moving prayer for God's guidance upon the deliberations of this body of the holiness people. Somehow the feeling grew on us that God was going to bless and keep His hand on the situation. Brother Morrison then, in the following address, stated the object of this great gathering:

The Opening Address, by

Rev. H. C. Morrison.

We have no apologies to make to anyone for the gathering of this Pentecostal Convention.

As' for those persons who object to the doctrine and experience of sanctification as taught by the Holiness Movement, while we wish to cherish toward them tbe most kindly feeling, we will certainly not be expected to go to them for advice as to how we may best carry forward and conserve the great work of full salvation,

For those brethren who believe in the doctrine and profess the experience of full salvation, but object to such a convention as we propose, we have the most kindly consideration, but they will certainly appreciate the importance of that unity and harmony among us which can only be secured by close touch and brotherly conference together. If the Bible teaches holiness, and it does; if God wills our sanctification, and He does; if in the great day of judgment He will require of us a state of purity of heart, and He will; if a number of us have laid our all upon the altar in order to obtain this experience, and promulgate this truth, why should we not come together for prayer, for that closer touch which will cultivate brotherly love, and where in the multitude of council there shall be given that wisdom which God has promised, and which we so greatly need?

Every enterprise and movement which has for its aim and end the betterment and uplifting of the race has its organizations, associations, conferences and conventions.

By this means the churches exist, political parties hold themselves together, philanthropic movements spring up and make headway, commerce is fostered, agriculture is encouraged, men are united In sympathy and faith with their fellows, and the human family makes progress,

Anything that has ever been done, that has proven itself worth doing, has been accomplished by the close union of men who had consecrated their lives to that one great purpose. Men who would do anything worth while must associate themselves in free intercourse and helpful conference with one another.

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They must exchange opinions, swap ideas, sharpen their wits on the grindstone of discussion, generate thought, stimulate action, and cultivate the spirit of helpful fraternity. Men who would grow into the best manhood, need to keep in close touch with one another, and in the occasional assembling of themselves together, there are produced those psychic and spiritual influences that refresh and enlarge men, like falling rain refreshes and develops the harvests.

St. Paul recognized this fact when he wrote to certain friends that he was coming to see them, that he might be "strengthened both by the mutual faith which is in you and me." If the fruit men, and laundry men, and beer men, and timber men, steel men, laboring men, fraternity men, and cattle men find great advantage and helpfulness in meeting together for fraternal touch and mutual conference, may not Pentecostal men appropritely come together, get into closer touch, and in conference, united faith, and prayer, devise ways and means for the better promotion of the interdenominational work of the full salvation of the fallen race?

In the great work of spreading scriptural holiness among the people of the present generation, and handing it down to the coming generations, it will be apparent to all that some sort of organization is necessary. If we would succeed against the mighty forces that confront us in the great work God has given us to perform, we must have that strength which comes from union.

This cis evidently the will of God who has baptized us by one Spirit into one body. We have met here to consummate such an organization. It is well understood that there is a great necessity and wide clamor for such an organization as we now propose.

We want to put ourselves into good harness, strong enough to pull our full strength, and yet so loose as in no way to interfere with free and healthful circulation.

If we undertake at this time to do. too much, we will live to regret our haste. If we do too litte, we will waste precious time. If we presume to undertake to inaugurate an ideal state of things, we will fail; for the ideal state 19

exists only in the future state, and in vivid imaginations.

If we fail to act, and to act now, to lay a broad and deep foundation on which we may safely build through the coming years, we will disappoint and sadden many devout and patient hearts that have waited long and prayerfully, and I believe we will grieve the Holy Spirit who would have us win our fellow beings from sin to holiness, and build them in Jesus Christ.

If we organize, we will bring upon ourselves the criticisms of those who have opposed, and who will continue to oppose, the holiness movement, but the time has fully come when those who fear criticisms should retire to the rear and sink into silence.

If we adjust ourselves to the duties of the hour, if with prayerful patience.. unselfish purpose, and steadfast faith, under the leadership of the Holy Ghost, we form ourselves into a strong Holiness Union, we will feel within ourselves new inspiration, we will see in others the gracious benefits, and after we have passed away, generations will rise up and call us blessed.

There are many local organizations, but there is need of one of a more general character.

No existing church or local holiness organization can hope to absorb the holiness movement; this new wine must be put into a new bottle.

It will be a nice, but vitally important point in our aggressive holiness work, to keep free from the spirit of sectarianism, of self-conceit, of Pharisaisrn, of separation, and exclusiveness; to guard with care against assuming that we have all of grace and knowledge.

Those who would evangelize this generation must keep in touch and sympathy with the people, good and bad. The spirit of exclusiveness is not the spirit of Christ. Holiness movements and enterprises which would form a sort of religious trust, or exclude themselves from their fellow beings, soon go out of business for want of material.

To be eminently successful and lasting, a religious movement must go to all classes of men. Its chief tenet must be love. We shall try to love our way to victory

over the indifferences and prejudices of men. Our war will not be on preachers and churches, but on Satan and sin, with a gospel that will find the enemy wherever located. We will seek to guard with great carefulness against the harsh and bitter spirit, but undertake to bring the Word of God to bear directly upon the wickedness, unbelief, and lukewarmness of our times.

We will preach in all churches when invited, and work with any and all pastors who will join with us for the conversion of sinners and the sanctification of believers. It will be our purpose to make a united movement upon the great unconverted, unchurched, neglected masses.

We shall not consume time in wrangling with churches and ecclesiastics, but mightily cry out to the lost millions about us, and warn God's people to seek the cleansing that will prepare them for service or for standing before Him who cannot look upon sin with allowance. The religious movement of this new century that will make headway and have within itself the elements that will commend it to thoughtful people must be free from ecclesiastical harness. It must not be a supreme effort to build up a sect, but to spiritualize those who already believe, and to reach and win to Christ the great indifferent multitudes.

It must be inaugurated and carried forward by men who are not ashamed of the gospel; the gospel embracing all revealed truth contained in the Scriptures.

Had God wanted us to undertake the redemption of the race by preaching one doctrine, then He would have given us but one doctrine.

We must preach to men all the Word of Life, offering them every truth contained in the Scriptures that has to do with the saving of the soul, the building up of the character, and the enlightening of the mind for the highest and best service. We will lay great stress upon Hell as the future abode of the finally impenitent. We will enlarge upon true repentance, confession, restoration and obedience. We will insist upon conscious pardon and the witness of the Spirit. We will make unrelenting war on the carnal mind, remaining sin, and cry out that "without

holiness no man shall see the Lord." We will insist, in spite of men and devils, that the blood of Jesus Christ His Son c1eanseth us from all sin.

We will make much of the coming of the Lord, and warn men to watch, lest He come and find them unprepared. We will seek to explain to the people the teachings of the Word of God on the healing of disease, and rejoice with all who find succor from the Lord for their bodies. We will try to stir the hearts of God's people everywhere on the subject of missions; we will not go to the heathen with a grammar, but with aNew Testament.

One of our chief concerns will be to build preachers of the Word.

With one hundred wholly consecrated, entirely sanctified, Spirit-filled, discreet, courageous men, who are well acquainted with the sword of-the Spirit, and know how to handle it, we can, under God, set going a revival that will stir the whole Southland profoundly and be felt for good throughout the nation.

May God grant us broad conception, deep conviction, a perfect love, a holy zeal, and a faith that laughs at impossibilities. Amen.

The object being thus stated and now understood, a motion for a permanent Chairman of the Convention was called for. And it was befitting that Brother Morrison be unanimously elected, which was promptly done.

Rev. H. W. Bromley was then installed as Secretary, with Rev. E. C. De} ernett as Assistant.

The Convention lost no time in proceeding to business. Rev. Millard Denton, of Henderson, Ky., made a motion that the Chairman appoint a committee of twelve to formulate a basis of a perfect organization of the association proposed, that the Chairman be an ex-officio member of that committee, and that said committee report by 3 o'clock in the afternoon. This was, of course, immediately 22

carried. Later on, the hour for the report was wisely changed to 9 o'clock Thursday morning.

The following persons were appointed to that committee:

L. L. Gladney, Ind. Ter. B. W. Huckabee, Texas.

C. B. Jernigan, Texas. J. v«. Beeson, Mississippi.

A. A. Niles, Kentucky. J. S. Sanders, Louisiana. John Paul, Kentucky. R. B. White, Alabama.

L. L. Pickett, Kentucky. W. P. B. Kinnard, S.Carolina; E. N. F. Sullivan, Arkansas.Miss M. Mallory, Oklahoma.

Thus different sections and different conditions were properly represented in the formulation of the statement of belief of the organization.

On motion of Rev. John Paul, the Chairman appointed the following Committee on Public Worship: H. C. Morrison, L. P. Adams, and E. C. DeJ ernett.

After some other actions of minor importance, an offering was promptly and gladly made for the general expenses of the Convention. The meeting adjourned at 12:22.

A Sermon Preached by Evangelist A. A. Niles, of Henderson, Ky., Wednesday Afternoon, at 2 :30 o'Clock.

I count myself happy to-day in being permitted to address this great body of representative holiness men and women. I greet you with great gladness, and will say just here, that one. of my dreams of life has been that I might have the honor to preach to the Senate of the United States, but to preach to this congregation met today for the purpose contemplated, I consider myself more favored than to address the Senate of our great country. 23

Permit me, dear friends, to offer for your consideration three great questions:

First. What will it require to meet personal, individual responsibility at the judgment bar of God?

Second. What are the qualifications necessary to fit a person for winning souls?

Third. What qualification is demanded for the evangelization of the world?

Rev. F. M. Thomas, pastor of the First M. E. Church, South, invited me to preach for him in his church just before the close of his fourth year in the city of Henderson, Ky. The foregoing questions were my theme on that occasion. Considering the occasion an important one, I elaborated and enlarged upon my subject, occupying a length of time unusual for Sunday evening discourses in our city. Quite a considerable number of personal friends and several of my family were present, and one of my sons, Hon. B. E. Niles, said after we returned home, "Father, your sermon was too long; you should have divided it into three parts and given but one." My answer to him was, HI feared I should not have another opportunity, hence the reason for attempting to cover ill the discussion all three questions. That reason exists to-day, and is offered on this occasion.

First Question: What will it require to meet personal, individual responsibility at the judgment bar of God?

Text, II. Cor. 7:I. "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."

In the light of these words of inspiration, what do you understand to be the end contemplated by the Apostle? Was it anything less than perfect holiness? Does not this utterance point, as with an index finger, to a salvation consummated, perfect, complete? If it does not, will you please tell me what it lacks?

But at this point I am confronted with the question, What are we to understand to be comprehended in the words, "holiness perfected"? I answer, I take these words to mean what they say, and say what they mean. I rea24

son from the end of our salvation back to the great primary cause.

You ask me what this holiness involves? The answer is apparent, and behold, lies right before us in the chain of reasoning presented in our text; here it is: "Cleansed from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit." If this is realized in human experience, what more could be desired or demanded of a rational, moral, and accountable being? Surely the inspired writer does not hold before us an elusive phantom beckoning tis on forever, after an everreceding hope, impossible of realization in this world! If this can be realized in human experience, and the endperfect holiness-attained in this life, I am expected to show how and by what means and power it is accomplished. I answer, still ascending the chain, link by link, after the Baconian manner of reasoning, from effects to causes: The work is wrought through Faith. Where is there a basis for such faith? asks an honest enquirer. Here it is: "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved." Observe the significance of the words, "these promises," and the connective, therefore. They are at hand; they are faith-inspiring, if only considered and the subjective conditions of faith complied with.

II. Cor. 6:r6-r8. "And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God: as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people." "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing: and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

Separation from the unclean, and faith in these great promises, insures the consecrated soul, cleansing from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, and thus brings the experience of perfect holiness. Thank God for these plain, comprehensive, soul-cheering, soul-thrilling, faithinspiring promises of a mighty, covenant-keeping Redeemer!

Here I rest secure like a rock far out from land, that 25

lifts its head above the waves, unaffected by the storms that agitate the ocean. Into one side of the scale you may throw all the doubts and skepticism of a godless world: I put these promises in the other, and up goes the beam on the side of error.

Our second question shall now receive attention: What are the qualifications necessary to fit a person for winning souls?

Let me quote another text: Acts rI:24, "For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord."

These words are full of practical suggestion and profoundest wisdom. They command and deserve the closest attention and most penetrating scrutiny from all who would succeed in the great work of winning souls. Here is an example of a successful servant of God. Here is one who understood and obeyed the Savior's teaching, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven·." He had salt that had not lost its savor, and light that was not hidden under a bushel. Much people by him was added unto the Lord. What was the secret of his success, and source of his power? The secret is an open one, and the power manifest. He was a good man: Hence 'much people was added unto the Lord. The power of goodness-who can estimate it? If one sinner destroyeth much good, in like manner we may overcome evil with good. It is safe to say, that more is accomplished in either direction by being than by doing.

This man added much people unto the Lord. What greater or better work was ever accomplished by man or angel than this? Do you desire to do the same kind and degree of work? Let us examine this chain of causes which eventuates and culminates in such glorious results. "Much people added to the Lord." The first link, He was a good man; second link, was full of the Holy Ghost; third link, full of faith. I see, then, that faith takes hold on the promise of God for the gift of the Holy Ghost. His presence dispels darkness, cleanses, purifies, endues with power, and much fruit follows to the glory of God.

Promise, Faith, Filled, Goodness, Fruitage. I see it. Don't you? Will you lay aside your preconceived notions and take this sure, safe, plain, high, holy, happy way to a life of purity, peace, power, sweetness, glory, and great, glad, triumphant victory? I trust you will, and so bid you Godspeed on your way till we meet at the great white Throne!

Having disposed of our second question, we now address ourselves to the third and last: What qualification is demanded for the evangelization of the world?

Text, John 17:17-21, "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word: That they all may be one, as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that. the world may believe that thou hast sent me."

The salvation of the world through faith is the grand purpose of God in Christ Jesus. This is the plan, scope, and aim of the redemptive scheme. The world is to be saved. How? Through the church. What kind of a church? A church that is one with God the Father, and Jesus Christ the Son, and one in spirit. How is this union to be accomplished? Only by the prayer of Jesus fulfilled. What interferes with this great work? A something in the heart of believers that produces discord, jar,· friction, discussion. What is it? We answer, Carnal nature. This is not sin in action, but the state of the unsanctified child of God. Paul discovered it in the Corinthian Christians and said to them, "And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ."

Envying's, strifes, discords, divisions arose in consequence of this state of heart. These things contradict the evidences of Christianity, obscure the light, break the force of truth, produce doubt, skepticism and infidelity in the world, and retard the armies of the living God in their onsweep to the conquest, recovery and salvation of 27

the world. But Christ's prayer is going to be fulfilled. The church will be sanctified, carnality will be eradicated, harmony and union will ensue, all will be one, the world will believe, and salvation will come to the groaning, suffering, sorrowing, sinful sons of a fallen, ruined race!

God speed the day! Lift up your heads, ye sorrowing ones! The stars of hope are shining in the heavens! The prayer of Jesus is heard at the great Eternal Throne! Line up; line up, ye soldiers of the cross! Dress on the· colors, stern veterans in this holy war! Throw to the breeze the snowy banner of the skies! Let the joyful, triumphant music ring! Send a ringing shout all down the line!

It is Saturday evening in this old world's calendar of time. The Holiness Movement is the John Baptist advance herald of the Coming King in His inspired power and matchless glory! Come, Lord; come quickly. Amen.

Exult, ye saints, ye cannot fail, Your destiny ye bind To that supreme, eternal law That rules the march of mind. As God still lives-and as the soul Is His undying breath, Ye shall exult when hoary sin Is smitten unto death.

This sermon was followed by an altar service of power. Among the number redeemed was a man 84 years of age. His face fairly shone under the great blessing he received.

REV. JOHN PAUL.

A delightful testimony service was conducted by Brother Huff. After its close, Brother Paul gave a talk on Holiness Literature.

He called attention to the importance of disseminating the right kind of knowledge, while we are propagating holiness, not only to establish the faithful, but to counteract the influence of the great variety of mischievous literature the devil and his crowd are circulating.

He made mention of the two book tables in the rear of the building. He referred especially to Bro. Morrison's "Sife Sketches and Sermons," also to the Sundayschool literature now being published by the Pentecostal Publishing Company.

He then spoke of the Pentecostal Herald, the Texas Holiness Advocate, and said that other publishers would likely supply the Convention with their papers.

There was a large sale of books during the meeting.

The large crowd· which had gathered then joyously sang No. 124, "Happy on the Way Am I," which was followed with a prayer by Rev. R. M. Guy, of Penie1, Texas. No. 137, "Keep Your Heart Singing All The While," was the exhortation then sung by this part of redemption's army.

The sermon was by Rev. B. W. Huckabee, Morgan Mills, Texas. President of Texas Holiness Association. Text, Matthew 28:18-20. We had hoped to have the splendid sermon preached that night for insertion here, but a letter from Bro. Huckabee states that he is unable now to give us its reproduction.

Brother Huckabee turned the service over to Brother Morrison; who followed it with the following address and exhortation;

I have been believing for some time that we shall have sorrow in Heaven,-not a sorrow however, that shall destroy our joy. As I see the lost around me and think I have not learned to pray and trust any more than I have, my heart is grieved within me. When we get there and see our great God as He is, and then take a look at our little selves, little labors, little love, and much else that is little, I think we will be grieved. This great world needs a great crowd of wholly sanctified people to help save it. I am impressed with the. thought that it is criminal for the people of God not to get baptized with the Holy Ghost. And then how the work of God would prosper! I have great faith for the movement in the future. I believe that in less than ten years this Union can raise $ro,ooo in any annual convention in less than sixty minutes. I believe that we are going to reach a class of people who with those who are already in the movement, will contribute more liberally than ever to spread Scriptural Holiness over these lands. Brethren, Brethren, let's get filled with the Holy Ghost and get down to business. There are too many of us that are no account. If one-half of us were shipped, the other half could do more than all put together. We have the money, we have the sanctified people, we have the love, faith and self-sacrifice. We have had the sermon-now let's teake a start. (Amens!)

If the Northern armies had come at us one at a time, we would have shipped them back in boxes; but so many of them came at once that we could not make boxes fast enough. Let's get together and come upon this world until we will be felt. But before we go let's get filled with the Holy Ghost.

We don't want to go at the world grammar first, but heart first. I have tested it, and know it will work. In Cuba we had to preach through an interpreter to Spanishspeaking people. God blest the Word and the altar was full of crying penitents who "came through" with shouts to God. Grammar and enlightenment was all right, but we want the fire first. The whole heathen world stands on tip-toes to hear fire-baptized missionaries who really know the Holy Ghost. 30

Whatever our calling or work, God wants us to have the blessing of full salvation. Somebody has to cook and wash dishes. Maybe if we can wash dishes. well, God will send us out to wash souls.

Brother Morrison then gave a great invitation for seekers for pardon and for purity. The long altar was filled with hungry penitents while the congregation sang, "The Comforter has Come," and during the singing of "Rest at The Savior's Side," souls swept into Canaan. Thus closed an eventful day of the convention.

Thursday, Oct. 13, 1904.

This was another hard and busy day's work. Much was felt to depend on the action of the next twenty-four hours. The day opened propitiously.

The morning prayer service was conducted by Rev. H. H. McCain, of Texas., Presiding Elder of the M. E. Church. The congregation with great fervor sang, "Take the Name of Jesus with You." It is a delight to hear a holiness crowd join heart and voice in real praise to God. There was earnest praying by several who knew the Lord. A testimony service followed. The Lord's presence and consequent blessing was felt and enjoyed. All hearts were stirred by Rev. S. M. Cherry's recital of God's dealings with him in a long, fruitful and victorious ministry. Bro. Cherry is from Nashville, Tenn.

Thursday Morning Session.

The Convention was called to order by the chairman at 9:30 o'clock. "You May Have the Joy Bells," was announced as the opening song. Rev. J. M. O'Brien, of Missouri read an appropriate portion of the 17th chapter of John, and then offered an earnest and effective prayer. The minutes of the preceeding session were then read by the Secretary and approved. 31

At the request of the chairman, Rev. ]. W. Hughes, President of Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., addressed the Convention concerning his work in the needed field of aggressive Christian service:

Address by Prof. J. W. Hughes, President of Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky.

This institution of learning was put upon my heart by God himself, in the City of Lexington, Kentucky, while waiting for a train to take me to my family in Carlisle, Kentucky, from which I had been separated for a month in the evangelistic work.

I had often had occasion to be heart sick over the backslidings of my converts whom I had directed to enter the different institutions of learning to prepare themselves for life's work, particularly as ministers, missionaries and other Christian workers. While sitting in the depot musing on these things God put it on my heart to start a school where the Bible should be the basis of the course of study. And that all literary, theological and musical work would be kept on the line of the joint education of head and heart; and where due stress would be given to the right development of body, mind and soul, so as to make well rounded characters.

I felt sure then, and see it more clearly now, that the average so-called religious schools (to say nothing of schools that make no pretensions to religion) were emphasizing their mental and physical culture to the neglect of the moral nature of pupils; and the tendency of that line of work is either to develope physical athletes on the one hand, or dead intellectualists and often doubters, on the other.

If the. Holy Bible is what Christians claim it to be, it ought to be drilled into the mind and heart of the youth of "the country in their formative state; that they may not only respect its teachings, but learn to reverence its teaching and hunger to know more of its Author. And as prospective citizens of the commonwealth and the

REV. J. W. HUGHES.

Kingdom of God, they must be so imbued with its spirit as to glorify their Lord and Savior, and as co-workers with Him help to lift this lost world to God.

There is no thinking man but knows that the leading colleges, seminaries and universities of this country, are drifting toward "Higher Criticism," doubt and. agnosticism; their teachers and text-book writers often reflecting upon the teaching of Divine inspiration, and eliminating from their creeds the supernatural and Divine.

If the church of God ever gets back to its original purity and power, it must begin by teaching the young to believe God and to adhere to the teaching of Holy Writ. "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" is the teaching of the Author of Christianity, and will hold good till the end of time.

This college from its conception has stood for old time Christianity and thorough educational equipment. God has honored it in allowing us to send over this country and in heathen lands, in the. fourteen years we have been running, several hundred preachers of the gospel and hundreds of others in the different walks of life, to tell the story of the cross, not in any case neglecting intellectual work.

In the infancy of our work, some who did not believe in us said we were doing nothing here but cry and shout, but our boys and girls have been in the ministry and filling other prominent places long enough to prove themselves workmen that compare favorably with students of other institutions of learning.

Religious schools, in common with God's work on other lines, meet the opposition of Satan, through a cold and heartless world in connection, often, with backslidden church people on the one hand, and often fanatics who are misguided zealots, on the other. This college has been no exception, but has survived all the strokes it has received; and it now stands on a more solid basis than ever before.

Within the last year it has been changed from individual to board ownership and management, which gives it insurance of permanence and a larger usefulness.

So far as I know, it was the pioneer school on fun salvation lines in this country. It claims to do nothing on literary and theological lines that other first class institutions of learning may not do. It only claims that since they failed to do work on religious lines, God has raised it up, and also a number of similar institutions, to stress religious training in common with intellectual. May the Lord guide this and any similar institutions in a plain path, keeping them from backsliding on the one hand and becoming fanatical on the other. Surely no phase of the holiness work is more important to the rnovement than training schools. May the blessings of Heaven be upon the pastors, evangelists, editors, holiness papers, holiness book writers and holiness educators and present them a solid phalanx for the glory of God and the salvation of this lost world.

The Committee of Twelve then brought in their report. The proposed Articles of Organization were read, and with little debate "net few changes the following were .adopted :

ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF THE HOLINESS UNION.

CONSTITUTION.

Preamble.

The Holiness Union is an interdenominational organization. not. claiming to be a church, or to take the place of existing holiness organizations, but seeking to bring all holiness people into closest sympathy and union.

Article I.-Name.

The name of this Association shall be The Holiness Union.

Article n.-Purpose.

The purpose of this organization shall be to bring together and unify all holiness people, to spread a full gospel, and to teach the whole Bible.

Article IlL-Statement of Doctrine.

We accept the Bible as our rule of faith and practice.

We believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; that the third day He rose again from the dead; that He ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Alirnghty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. We believe in the Holy Ghost, the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ, the communion of saints, forgiveness of sins, resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.

We believe in conviction, wrought by the Holy Ghost; in repentance, evidenced by godly sorrow, forsaking sin, and; so far as possible, making restitution; in justification by faith, and its concomitants, regeneration 35

and the witness of the Spirit; in holiness or entire sanctification; that it is an instantaneous work of cleansing, obtained by faith, subsequent to regeneration, accomplished by the Holy Ghost.

We believe in the immortality of the soul, the eternal punishment of the finally impenitent, and the eternal reward of the finally faithful.

Article IV.-How Composed.

Sec. I. This Union shall be composed of individuals, bands, unions, ·county,· district, and state associations, holiness churches, and members of any denomination, who, as individuals, hold to and promulgate the statement of doctrine adopted by this Uri ion, and who shall make application for membership, and are received by a majority vote of the members of the Union present, they giving evidence of being in, or earnestly seeking, the experience of entire sanctification. When one ceass to give evidence of being in, or earnestly seeking, the experience of sanctification, such a. person is no longer a member .of this organization.

Sec. 2. The auxiliary and other organizations, and individuals above mentioned, shall have the privilege of becoming members of the Union any time during the interim between annual sessions, by submitting their names to the Secretary, satisfactory reference to be furnished, in case the application is made by an individual. These additions must be confirmed by a majority vote of the next annual season of the Union.

Sec. 3. The secretaries of the above named organizations shall be requested to forward to the Secretary of this Union, at their earliest convenience after their annual sessions, the number of members, with the names and addresses of all officers and delegates. Individual members shall report in person or by letter at each annual meeting.

Article V.-Officers.

The President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary and Treasurer shall be elected annually by ballot.

The terms of office of the Directors shall be four years;

one to be elected for one year, two for two years, two for three years, and two for four years, by ballot, upon the nomination of the Executive Committee.

The President shall have general oversight of the work, and preside in all business meetings. The VicePresidents shall preside in the absence of the President, and assist in the work when necessary.

The Secretary shall have charge of all records, shall record the proceedings of all business meetings, and attend to the correspondence of the Union.

The Treasurer shall have charge of all money belonging to the Union. He shall keep a plain book account of all amounts received, from whatever source, and for whatever purpose paid out. All money shall be subject to the order of the Union. He shall make a written report at each regular meeting of the Union.

The Directors shall hold in trust all property of the Union, except money, subject to the order of the Union.

The President, the Vice-President, the Secretary and Trasurer of the Union shall constitute its Executive Committee, who shall have power to call special meetings. of the Union, and transact other necessary business in the interim of the meetings.

Articl Vr.-Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of this Union shall convene at 9 a. m., on Wednesday before the fourth Sunday in October of each year.

Article VI I.-Amendments.

This constitution may be amended upon a two-thirds vote of all members of the. Union present in any of its annual meetings.

The last two articles were not added until the afternoon session, but they are inserted here. so that they all may be together.

The Convention adjourned for preaching about II o'clock.

THE ELEVEN O'CLOCK SERVICE.

It was opened with "Keep Your Heart Singing All The While." The prayer following was offered by Rev. J. S. Sanders, of Shreveport, Louisiana. The song then was, "J esus Now Is Calling You." The preacher of the hour was Evangelist W. H. Huff, of Peniel, Texas.

The Sermon By Evangelist W. H. Huff.

Text! Joel 2:28:

"And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh." Acts 2:4: "They were all filled with the Holy Ghost." Eph. 5:18: "Be filled with the Spirit."

We have in these three passages 'of Scripture a prophetic promise and historic fact and a post-Pentecostal command. They all have to do with our attitude and relation to the Holy Ghost.

In the oracles of God there is no person more frequently spoken of than the third person of the Trinity-the Holy Ghost. From the Alpha to the Omega of the Christian Scriptures his personality is spoken of and his divinity recognized and honored. No people, church or in" dividual has ever made an aggressive record in the evangelization of a lost world who have ignored Him.

'vVe find in the study of this theme that this Person is not a new comer or a late-comer on the stage of action.

I.-He was here from the beginning and has always been a factor in all the work and works of God.

(a) He moved on chaotic nature at Creation's morn. "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters." He brought light, beauty and order out of darkness, irregularity and chaos. Job said, "He garnished the heavens."

(b) He has helped man intellectually and physically. He gave Bezaleel wisdom in building the tabernacle in the wilderness. He gave Joseph the interpretation of Pharaoh's dream in prison. He showed Daniel things concerning the Ancient of days in Shushan in the palace. He

made Christ of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord and Paul said would give us a sound. mind. By Him Sampson. had a supernatural physical strength. He enabled him to rout the Philistines, rend a lion as if it were a kid and carry the iron gates of the city to the hill beyond.

(c) He has always been grappling with the consciences of men \Ve read of His striving with men in the Old Testament and reproving men in the New. He made Herod fear John the Baptist and Felix tremble under the mighty reasoning of Paul.

(d) He has always had to do with the raising up of leaders in Israel. He brought Moses from the burning bush at the Mount of God, Joshua from the banks of the Jordan; Samuel from the temple, David from following the sheep in the mountains of Judah, Elisha from the plow handles, the disciples from the fishing smacks on Galilee and Saul of Tarsus from the feet of Gamaliel.

(e) He has given prophetic vision. From Jacob's dying couch to John on the white sands of Patmos. He has shown His servants things that must be hereafter. Moses had a vision of Christ as a coming Prophet. Isaiah saw Him with dyed garments and said He would be mighty to save. Zechariah saw a fountain opened in that day.

(f) He gave prophetic utterance. "Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost." He gave Gospel truth. Peter speaks of those' who preached the Gospel with the Holy Ghost sent' down from heaven.

H.-As we look further into this theme, we see the prophetic promise and anticipation.. In the Old Testament the rank and file of. the people did not have the Holy Ghost. Only a few prophets and leaders were mightily moved by Him. But prophecy tells us that this would be changed and that the time would come when all could have Him from the least to the greatest. The wise man said, "Behold I will pour out my Spirit unto you." Isaiah said, "Until the Spirit be poured upon U� from on high." "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground; I will pour my

Spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon .thine offspring." Ezekiel said the time would come when God would put His Spirit within us. And Joel in my text says, "And it shall come to pass afterwards that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions and also upon the servants and hand-maidens in those days will I pour out my Spirit." The Old Testament closes with us on tip-toe not only for the coming of Christ, but also of the coming of the Holy Ghost. The New Testament takes up this same theme. John the Baptist speaks of the Mightier One who would baptize with the Holy Ghost. On the last great day of the feast Jesus spoke about the Spirit which they that believe on Him should receive, and the last night of our Lord on earth He talked to the disciples about another Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost. He commanded the disciples not to depart from Jerusalem till they received the promise of the Father. In obedience to His command a hundred and twenty men and women waited for tendays in one accord with prayer and supplication. And when the day of Pentecost was fully come there came the "sound from heaven," the fiery tongues, and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost. "This," said Peter, "is that which was spoken of by the prophet Joe1." From Pentecost, Gospel preaching took on a new phase. Not only was remission of sins preached, but also the gift of the Holy Ghost. The time had come when rich and poor, high and low, educated and uneducated, all the people of God were entitled to the gift of the Holy Ghost. Philips' converts at Samaria received Him, also Cornelius and his household and the twelve disciples at Ephesus. Being filled with the Holy Ghost is the normal New Testament experience. Zachariah and Elizabeth were filled with the Holy Ghost. John the Baptist, was filled with the Holy Ghost.· Jesus was filled with the Holy. Ghost. The hundred and twenty men and women at Pentecost were filled with the Holy Ghost. Stephen, Barnabas and Saul were all-said to be filled with Him.

III. There are effects that always follow being filled \With the Holy Ghost.

(a) Subjectively.

I. Christ's purity.

2. Perfect love.

3. Christ's character.

4. Holy Ghost power.

(b) Objectively.

I. Genuine aggressiveness in the Lord's work.

2. A swing of conquest in the life.

IV.-The how of being filled with the Holy Ghost. The 'Promise of the Father is back of this experience. The promise of the Son is back. of this experience. There will be no failure on the Divine side. There must be a genuine desire in the heart of the seeker, not simply a desire for more love or to be more faithful or to have more joy, but a real heart cry to be made holy, to know God and to be filled with the Holy Ghost. As long as we feel we can get along pretty well as we are or that we don't need so much after all, we will be quite likely to go without the fullness of the blessing. But when there's a hunger and thirst within and a real panting as the hart for the water-brooks, then our "redemption draweth nigh." 'There must be the emptying out of the heart of everything unholy, an inward consent that the old man in us shall die and an entire abandonment of the whole will to God, then and then only are we in the condition to believe that the blood cleanseth, the God of peace sanctifies and that the Holy Ghost does come to our poor hearts. Believe He doeth it now and the "Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to His temple." When He comes "the wilderness and the solitary places shall be glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose." "The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing and all the trees of the field 'shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of, the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."

Hallelujah, Amen.

Brother Morrison gave the altar call. Many came and there were some remarkable examples of "coming through." The tide was on and the waves rolled high. Thank God for this great Movement!

THE AFTERNOON SESSION.

Thursday.

The convention met at 2:10 o'clock with the President in the chair. After a song, Rev. J. W. Postum, of Mississippi, presented our needs at the Throne of Grace. Some business already reported was then transacted. Opportunity was given to those wishing to unite with the Union to present their names for membership. About I49 names were handed in. They represented every State in the South but one, revealing the breadth of interest shown in the work undertaken by this Union.

Upon request, the Articles were again read for the benefit of those not present in the morning session. The following was then adopted as,

A Resolution.

Believing that God's people should be definite in their condemnation of all the evils that afflict our nation, Be it resolved:

1. That we feel it our duty to express our disapprobation and condemnation of the Sabbath desecration so common in our times, such as Sunday trains, street cars, newspapers, etc., etc. We believe that our people should never lend their support to these things by their patronage.

2. That we believe in total abstinence from all intoxicating liquors, and that fermented wine should never be used at the Lord's table. We believe it also the duty of all our people to stand definitely for prohibition, local, state, and national.

3. We also feel it our duty to give no uncertain sound as to the evils of secret societies. Christians should not bind themselves into fellowship with the ungodly membership so common in many of these orders.

4. Recognizing the hurtfulness of the tobacco habit, we express it as our firm conviction that no Christian should use, raise, or sell tobacco. L. L. Pickett, C. M. Keith.

On motion of Rev. John Paul, the Union voted that the Secretary be instructed to send invitations to other Holiness Associations and Unions to become members of the organization, and that copies of the Articles of Organization be sent therewith, and that they may also be sent to the various holiness papers to be published therein.

The following is a copy of a letter which was officially received and appreciated:

Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 13, 1904.

Rev. H. C. Morrison, President Holiness Convention, Dear Sir and Brother: On behalf of the Young Men's Christian Association I take pleasure in extending to you and all the delegates to the Holiness Convention, not only our Christian greeting and hearty welcome to our city, but also invite you to visit our building and make. it your home while in the city. Our parlors are at your disposal for any meetings of any of your committees. Praying God's blessings upon your deliberations, and trusting to meet many of you personally, I am, in His name, Yours very sincerely, C. H. Hamilton, General Secretary.

A reply was later sent, thanking the Y. M. C. A. for the courtesy shown.

Rev. H. C. Morrison was elected President for the ensuing year, after which the session was adjourned for preaching.'

"The Four O'Clock Preaching Hour."

Rev. J. W. Hughes, President of Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky., 'was the preacher.

Preliminary Remarks.

If there is anything I love better than preaching, it is to go to Heaven. A thing I regret is that the school work in .which I am engaged has so absorbed my attention that for fourteen years I have done but little of it; giving vent to my pent-up powers in the chapel talks. in the College. But when I do preach, there is one fellow who is going to enjoy the sermon. He always settles that beforehand.

The Sermon by Rev. J. W. Hughes.

Text II Tim. 3:16-17. "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reo: proof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be .perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."

I would like to advertise myself as a hobbyist when it comes to believing the Book. I believe it from Genesis to Revelation, including Jonah and the whale. I believed in it when a boy, and I believe in it still. I accept the Mosaic account as against evolution, either Theistic or Atheistic.

By. the inspiration of the Scriptures is meant that all Bible writers were filled with the Holy Ghost and wrote and spoke the thought of God as the Spirit gave them thought and utterance.

There has always been a class that claimed to be advanced thinkers that throw doubt on. the inspiration of the Scriptures. They are modernly. known as "Higher Critics." They seem to take delight in dividing the inspiration into different shades of reliability. Some scriptures have clear evidences of inspiration, other portions not so clear, and still others entirely doubtful: hence 44

printed in different kinds of ink, showing the different degrees of inspiration or no inspiration at all.

Either the Bible was written by God through His inspired servants and is reliable, or it was written by men and is wholly unreliable. One of three classes of men must have written the Scriptures: (1) Bad men, (2) Good uninspired men, (3) Or good inspired men. Bad men could not have written such a correct book of ethical science if they had wanted to, and they would not have written such a book if they could; for it was condemnatory to their sinful life.

Good uninspired men could not have written it, for they claimed to be inspired and if they were not they were liars and could not have been go od men. The conclusion is therefore that they were good inspired men.

Coming from God to man, they were profitable,

1. "For doctrine." What anatomy is to the human body, the cardinal doctrines of the Bible are to Christianity.

The most important thing to a human soul in this world and the one to come is to have a clear knowledge of his full acceptance with God, which comes through the experiences of regeneration and entire sanctification, given in both instances instantaneously by the Holy Ghost.

The next most important thing is to have a clear knowledge of the fundamental doctrines of our holy Christianity. This gives character and solidity to our religious experiences.

The church of God has often erred on one of two lines; (I) Taking a clear statement of doctrine as a substitute for experience, which leads to dead formalism with an orthodox creed and a heterodox experience: (2) Or with a clear experience in grace, but without a clear understanding of the fundamental doctrines as the basis of Christianity, which leads to fanaticism: hence the importance of being clear in doctrine and experience. The Scriptures therefore are profitable, clear, and strong both as to statement of doctrine and experience of our holy Christianity.

II. "For reproof." It reproves a man for sin, i. e., 4S

shows a man that he is a sinner and that he needs the saving grace of God. Any man who will conscientiously read and study the Scriptures will readily see himself a lost sinner. The Holy Ghost who inspired the Scriptures is the Divine Illuminator of them and makes them "quick and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit."

III. "For correction." The word of God thus backed by the Holy Spirit, The divine Wielder, not only cuts men to the heart and shows them they are lost sinners, but also prescribes minutely how they may become saved. The Word diagnoses and clearly delineates the life of a sinner and with equal clearness and emphasis teaches him how to get his life corrected and rightly adjusted to God. It is so clear that "a wayfaring man though a fool shall not err therein."

Ministers of the gospel ought to know how to present the Word to awaken men to their lost condition; and then how to apply the Word to their bruised and sad hearts, thus correcting their lives and making them every whit whole.

IV. "For instruction in righteousness." The foregoing instructions lead a man to Christ which is the most important thing to him in this life. The next most important thing is to be so instructed as to retain the Christ and to walk in daily communion with him. The Holy Spirit thus instructs him on all. essential points how to live a life "hid with Christ in God:" hence the admonition of our Lord, 'Search the Scriptures." I am absolutely certain that no line of instruction or admonition of our Lord should be more adhered to and more faithfully obeyed than searching the Scripture, that a child of God may become rooted and grounded in the things of God.

V. "That the man of God may be perfect." This is not a perfection of judgment, nor of act, but a perfection in love; not in degree but in purity. It takes four distinct works of -God Almighty to fit a man as His companion in Heaven:

(1) Regeneration, viewed negatively, is taking away all

actual sin; positively, is putting into the human soul the life of God;

(2) Entire sanctification, or the baptism with the Holy Ghost; negatively, the riddance or the destruction of the carnal mind or the old man; positively, the filling with the Holy Ghost.

(3) In the resurrection of the human body, "when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality." Our bodily infirmities shall cease, and man with his glorified body united with his soul, shall live and reign with God world without end.

(4) Glorification, the fourth and last work done by God in and for man, straightens him up intellectually so that there will be no mental disorder or mistake in judgment; but, in the presence of his Lord, who has wrought this fourfold work, he stands in his right mind, with body, mind, and soul thoroughly renovated and fully restored in the image of his God to enjoy his presence, and to do his bidding as the angels do it.

VI. "Thoroughly furnished unto all good works."

The points previously mentioned in this text have to do with bringing a man to God and are purely subjective. This final point of the text is objective and has to do with man's equipment for soul winning.

God never brings salvation to a penitent sinner's soul without having two particular points in view: (1) his personal salvation because he is a lost sinner and needs a Saviour, (2) that he may go out into the world and bring others to Christ.

The crying need of this hour is men- and women thoroughly equipped as soul winners. Multiplied millions are being spent to equip men on scientific, mechanical; commercial and intellectual lines, justly stressing these important questions; but it is left thus far to a few to stress the question of how to equip men to win men to Christ. I believe the great holiness movement is doing more on that line than any other line of Christian workers in this world.

Whatever may be our natural endowments and edu-

cational equipments, that which counts most with God and man in bringing this lost. world to Christ is clear cut regeneration followed by the baptism with the Holy Ghost.

Truly, "the field is white unto harvest." To your knees, oh, Israel, for more laborers in the field.

"THE EVENING SERVICE."

The evening service was a great one. The hall was brilliantly lighted, the crowd large, nearly everybody cheerful, and the Lord was present.

Brother Morrison was the preacher of the hour. He preached as only he can, and the congregation was delighted. Only a few scattering notes in the latter part of the sermon were secured.

The Sermon By

Rev. H. C. Morrison.

We are. so engaged with things around us, so busy with the things of the Kingdom, that we neglect the King. One of the most taxing things in the world is a burden for souls. A Christian worker can become so swallowed up in his work so as to neglect his Lord. Then Christ will say, "Thou art so busy with my work that thou hast forgotten me!"

The reason that so many evangelists waver and wear out is because they are so constantly feeding others that they do not stop to feed themselves; they do not take time to commune with God. We evangelists need several days between all our meetings to somewhat recuperate the spirituality that had such a drain upon it in the preceeding labors.

I remember the time in my own experience, that John Wesley, John Knox, George Washington and Thomas Carlyle were more real to me than Jesus Christ. We are

too well satisfied with God's blessings and are not anxious enough for Him.

Sanctification does not make you a wretch that has no feeling or sympathy.

We often make a mistake in preaching holiness to the churches. We ought to begin just where the people are. You ask me how a man is to find out what a church needs. All I ask is that a man have sense and conscience; if he hasn't, his is a bad case.

Jesus said, "I go to prepare a place for you." As sure as He went, so sure will He come again. And what He wants to find is a prepared bride. If the church will be a holy bride, she will be a fruitful bride. God did not choose a harlot to give birth to Jesus the Christ" nor will He choose a worldly church to be the bride of His glorified Son.

The God. of this universe is able to keep us here in Memphis as well as in the N ew Jerusalem.

The sanctified woman who cooks, sews, sweeps, and takes· care of her own home is as in harmony with God as the highest.

The fact is, there is not much difference between an angel and a good man or woman. Nor is the devil and a bad man very far apart.

If you will tell me why the Father sent Jesus into the world, I will tell you. what your business is here. "As thou hast sent me into .the world, even so have I also sent them into the world." John 17:18.

Christ's mission was to live. If they could have broken down His life, they could have done away with His testimony; and if they could have checked His testimony, they could have also stopped His preaching.

But there was no discrepancy in His life. The Jews said, "Never man spake like this man." Judas confessed, "I have betrayed innocent blood." Pilate testified, "I find no fault with this man."- While the Roman soldiers cried out, "Truly, this was the Son of God."

J esus has called' us to live holiness and to testify to holiness and to offer ourselves as a sacrifice for its pro-

clamation. It is simply folly to preach and testify, if you do not live it.

In one of our holiness meetings one of our good women had her heart so filled with joy that she shouted and almost took the place, when some brother cried out, "Let her go it! she has those spells at home on wash day!"

I have heard people shout out of the roof of the mouth instead of the bottom of the heart. A woman who can shout on wash-day ought to be allowed the privilege of shouting at church.

As holiness people we are more interested in OUr attitude toward anti-holiness people than we are in their attitude toward us.

We have got to broaden out in the Holiness Movement. Our souls must be eager but patient and sweet-spirited. The man who would lead me into holiness could not drive me one thousandth part of an inch.

And we must have patience and endurance to stand one another.

A young girl in Canada felt called as missionary to some foreign field. She became anxious as to what move to' make. One day she received word from a lady missionary in some foreign land telling her she wanted her to come to that field. "But before you come," she said, "you must settle on several things. You will not find things here as you have them in Canada. You will be called upon to move in a different class of society. And the comforts of home life are not to be had here as you are accustomed to enjoy in America. And the food is of a much lower grade than you are used to. But the biggest disadvantage is yet to be mentioned: "You will have to contend with me."

When we live and testify and preach holiness, we are ready to offer ourselves as a sacrifice in a larger sense, and that is a sacrifice for the salvation of others.

There was a gracious altar service.

Thus closed another eventful day.

FRIDAY MORNING'S SESSION.

It was appropriate that the religious service was opened by singing, "Higher Ground."

"Lord, lift me up and let me stand By faith, on Heaven's table land; A higher plane than I have found, Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."

Rev. C. B. Jernigan, of Texas, was invited to the platform to lead in prayer.

The Union then proceeded to the business in hand. The following officers were elected, as was the President, by ballot:

Rev. L. L. Pickett. First Vice-President. Rev. J. W. Beeson. Second Vice-President. Rev. John Paul. Third Vice-President. Rev. B. W. Huckabee Fourth Vice-President.

During the count of the ballots addresses were made by Rev. N. J. Holmes and Rev. E. C. De Iernett.

Address by Rev. N. J. Holmes, Superintendent of The Bible School and Missionary Institute,

I am thankful for an opportunity to speak a few words in behalf of the Bible. and Missionary Institute at Columbia, S. C,. because I feel that it is the Master's work.

Some five years ago we felt called of the Lord t.o undertake in some way to help young men and women whose lives were yielded to the Lord, in their preparation for His service, either in the home or foreign field.

For three years we charged the students nine dollars a month for board, but in our evangelistic work we found so many who felt that they had given their lives to God, and wanted to be prepared for His work, who could not

pay any board, that we went to the Lord in prayer, and were led to open the door of the Institute to all who were thus yielded to God, without any stipulated board, believing that He would provide for them.

We felt that if He would provide for the orphans through George Muller and others, many of whom would become worldly and wicked men, He would take care of those who had given their whole life to His service, while they were being prepared to go at His will.

We asked those who felt led to come to the Institute, to write us something of their Christian experience and age ,and, after laying the letters before the Lord in prayer, we wrote them whether to come or not.

We expect those who have means, of course, to contribute towards their own support. If they have none, they are just as welcome as those who have. We make no difference between them. We have no servants, but the students all take part in the work to be done. They cook, wash dishes, clean house, cut wood, etc.

The purpose of the Institute is not to educate and teach the Bible to all who would like to come, in a general way, but only those who have yielded their lives to God. for His service and glory.

While the work is intended to help young men and women of. any denomination, there is no church or society behind it to which we could look for support. We look only to God by faith. He moves the hearts of His people to think of us as He wills. He wonderfully cares for the work.

We have been tested and tried. Sometimes the treasury is empty and no meal in the barrel for the next time; but God has never failed to provide three meals a day. We had last winter a family of about forty, for whom tolook to God for every meal.

We praise Him for the rest of faith we have in looking to Him. He will provide. We ask no one for anything except prayers, and contract no debts for the support of the work. God has promised, and He is faithful.

Address by E. C. DeJernett, of Texas, Representing The Texas Holiness University, Greenville, Texas.

This University is one that gives first-class instruction in music, business, literature, theology and science up to graduation, and at the same time places the pupil under the most wholesome spiritual atmosphere. Each pupil is required to have a daily recitation in Bible. It has a full faculty of college and university-trained professors.

One hundred and seventeen dollars will pay all of the expenses.. except books and washing, for. a boy, and one hundred and twenty-one dollars for a girl in' the literary department for a ten month's session. We have twelve thousand dollars subscribed already, and hope to soon get enough more to build a fifty-thousand-dollar building.

For the especial benefit of evangelists, pastors �,id Christian workers, we will have a term of six weeks, beginning with January 6th, in which we will conduct a Bible School under the instruction of Rev. D. F. Brooks, a Bible teacher of note. He is a member of the Troy (N. Y.) Conference of the M. E. Church. He has been appointed conference evangelist for three consecutive years, and is a member of the National Holiness Association. The entire expense of this course in this special Bible School will not exceed $25.

Rev. H. C. Morrison will hold our mid-winter revival meeting immediately following the close of this special Bible School

All persons whose names were presented for membership during the convention were considered charter members.

Rev. H. W. Bromley was elected permanent Secretary and Rev. E. C. De Jernett as Treasurer. The Secretary was allowed to nominate two assistants, and' Revs. D. H. Cassels, of Gloster, Miss., and J. T. Upchurch, of Dallas, Texas, were elected.

The following was adopted as Resolutions.

We hail with thankfulness to God the rapid and solid growth of the holiness cause in our home land. We rejoice that our people have gladly with their prayers, labors and monies, contributed to our camp-meetings, conventions, city missions, orphanages, rescue homes, colleges and papers, which have, under God, brought prosperity to the movement.

We believe that the time has fully come in the history of the Holiness Movement in this, that the prosperity of our Zion at home will be greatly increased by the holiness people taking more active steps in carrying the gospel of perfect love to the heathen abroad.

A narrow river only, for eight hundred miles, separates the unsaved millions of Mexico, and a narrow sea only, divides benighted Cuba from our territory. We do not believe that we can long remain guiltless if we do not make a heroic attempt to save these heathen whom Providence has put at our doors. The cheapness of the transportation of the missionaries to and from the fields and the simplicity of the language, commend Mexico and Cuba as very available fields for missionary effort of our holiness people of this section. The needs of the unsaved millions of China and Japan, India and Africa, and South America, are calling for the Gospel that saves from sin.

We. are informed that there already exists in our territory Holiness Foreign Missionary Societies at the Pentecostal Herald office, the Texas Holiness University, Asbury CoJlege, the Pentecostal Mission of Nashville, the Way of Faith, the Scottsville (T'ex.) Camp-meeting, The Vanguard Missionary Association, St. Louis, Mo .• and the Holiness Foreign Mission Association of Pollock, La., and the Meridian Male and Female Colleges.

In view of the foregoing facts, this union would recommend the following:

First. That all of our holiness people devote a part of their money to the purpose of promoting some holiness foreign work; that some of our more prosperous individuals, bands, unions, churches and camp-meetings, should adopt and support a missionary in the foreign field.

Second. We furthermore recommend, if practicable, that our camp-meetings set apart one day as "Missionary Day," and that a sermon on the subject of missions be preached, and an opportunity be given to the people to contribute to said cause.

Third. We recommend that the President appoint annually a committee of fifteen members on Missions, whose duty it shall be to disseminate information on that subject among our people, and to bring about a hearty co-oper-ation of the already existing holiness mission societies and seek the formation of others among us; furthermore, this committee may assist any individual or union or band, etc., to find a proper field for missionary operation, and also may assist in securing and placing proper workers in these fields. The contributors shall have the utmost liberty to give direction to the person or field to which they desire their money to go.

This committee shall select from their number a secretary, whose duty it shall be to communicate. with all of the now existing holiness missionary societies in our bounds for the purpose of securing their co-operation, and shall seek to organize other societies at each camp-meeting, and in every holiness community. And he shall, with the President of this Union, together with five others, appointed by themselves, be a committee of seven to examine and grant a certificate as a suitable person to preach, any missionary who wishes to work in harmony with us.

This will be done, if practicable, at the annual meetings of this Union, or this secretary and the President of this Union may appoint a committee of seven at any meeting of a State Union, or in any community who may attend to this matter in the interim of the annual meeting of this Union, with the provision, however, that the signature of the President and 55

secretary of this Union and of the mission secretary, be placed on the certificate in addition to the name of the chairman of the Committee of Examination.

Fourth. We recommend that the President appoint a committee of seven whose duty it shall be at once to draft a plan of an organization into which missionaries who w'ish to co-operate with us may organize their converts; the adoption of this form of organization shall not be obligatory upon any missionary, but is only designed to help those who desire our help in forming such an organization; all other kindred organizations for this purpose will be recognized by this Union, provided they have nothing in their statement of doctrine which conflicts with the statement of doctrine of this Union.

B. W. Huckabee, E. C. Del ernett, C. W. Sherman.

This was followed by a spirited address on my Missions by B. W. Huckabee.

The names below are the Committee on Missions appointed by, the chairman to draft a plan for the conserving of our work in the mission fields:

E. C. De j ernett, J. S. Sanders. N. J. Holmse.

W. B. Huckabee.

W. W. Hopper. L. P. Adams. J. J. Smith.

The meeting was then adjourned.

REV. L. L. GLADNEY.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Friday, Oct. 14, 1904.

'I'his meeting was opened with the song, "Come Thou 'Fount of Every Blessing." Rev. Chas. Royster, of Kentucky, led the assembly in prayer. The minutes of the preceeding session were read and approved.

The Executive Committee reported the following nominations for the Board of Directors:

For one year

For two years

H. C. Morrison

L. L. Pickett For three years

For four years

C. M. Keith and W. P. Kinard

oJ. S. Sanders and L. P. Brown

They were promptly elected by the Union. The following communication from Rev. S. B. Shaw, President of the National Convocation of Prayer was then read:

TO THE MEMPHIS HOLINESS CONVENTION.

To the Saints and Faithful Brethren Assembled in Convention, Greeting:-

We had expected to be with you in your important meeting, but circumstances in connection with my business hinder me from coming. The Lord has. given both my wife and myself a great burden because of the desolation of Zion, and for unity in the faith once delivered to the saints. The cause of holiness is suffering for the lack of deeper unity among the workers. We cannot hope for organic union, neither can we hope to be united by all seeing alike; but we can be so filled with Divine love that we will feel alike and love each other fervently, regardless of our many differences. If the Savior was on earth He would not be absorbed in anyone· branch of the great vine as to neglect the weaker branches, but his loving interest would be divided among all that compose the one Church. Heart division in the body of Christ is not the result of human methods or organizations; not the result of starting in or coming out of sectarian movements, but is always the result of carnality and a lack of that

love that thinketh no evil. We know by experience that Christians may be in perfect unity' with each other and belong to different organizations. We love the saints of God everywhere with pure hearts fervently regardless of their church relations. We shall request the saints of Chicago, as far as possible, to pray for your Memphis meeting, and that the Holy Spirit may lead in all that shall be said and done. We ask all present to pray for the next National Convocation of Prayer to be held in Atlanta, Ga., January 5th to 15th, and as far as possible to meet together there for ten days or more of waiting on God for an old-time revival that will sweep away all the barriers that have kept the holiness people and the children of God apart.

We remain yours for the unity of all believers, S. B. Shaw, Pres. National Convocation of Prayer.

After the reading the Secretary was instructed to reply with suitable greetings. This letter was forwarded:

Rev. S. B. Shaw, Pres. National Convocation of Prayer.

Dear Brother: As Secretary of the Memphis Holiness Convention, I am instructed to reply to your greetings to that body.

We appreciate the spirit of your utterances and are heartily in sympathy with the great move toward unity so desired by the National Convocation of Prayer.

We wish you a great time of salvation and brotherly love in your coming convention in Atlanta. A number of our people will likely be present. We trust and pray that all your meetings and deliberations may be led by the Holy Ghost.

There is a broad need to emphasize union in this great work, and such meetings as are proposed by the National Convocation of Prayer will doubtless do much toward reaching that end.

May God bless you and your co-workers in the labors you have undertaken.

Sincerely your brother, H. W. Bromley, Secretary.

Report of Committee on Foreign Work.

The Committee on Foreign Work begs leave to make the following report:

Inasmuch as the question submitted to your committee is very important and of far-reaching consequences; and the time for deliberation far too limited, we recommend that nothing be done at this session of the Union.

We further recommend that the committee stand over to the next animal meeting of the Union, and at that meeting submit their report.

We further recommend that this report do not effect any part of the Missionary Report, except that part which might provide for the ordination of our missionaries and the organization of churches.

It is recommended, however, that the committee proceed to organize Unions auxiliary to this Union in mission fields. B. W. Huckabee, For the Committee.

The following was presented and adopted as A Resolution.

Resolved· that our Secretary be requested to correspond with the representatives of the Passenger Associations with reference to the rights of our ministers and evangelists to sell religious books as a part of their work for God. L. L. PICKETT.

It was then voted that the Executive Committee select the place of holding the next Annual Meeting of the Union, and that it report at is earliest convenience.-

The Chairman then appointed a permanent Committee on Missions:

J. W; Hughes, Chairman. B. W. Huckabee. Wi W. Hopper. L. P. Adams.

E. C. De J ernett, Secretary. J. S. Sanders. N. J. Holmes. J. J. Smith.

W. P. B. Kinard.

D. H. Cassels.

A. A. Niles.

R. M.·Guy. C. W. Sherman. L. Palmer.

J as. H. Yeaman.

The Union voted that the Missionary service be included in the afternoon session. There was then a few minutes intermission.

THE MISSIONARY SERVICE.

After singing, "Thou Art More to Me My Savior," Rev. L. P. Adams led in prayer. Brother Morrison then gave an address on "The Open Door in Cuba. We wish we had that whole address to give to the reader, for it was full of encouraging matter relative to that field of labor.

He asked for $400.00 for the building of a Holiness Tabernacle on Cuban soil, and it was fully subscribed in about ten minutes. It is refreshing the way holiness people respond to requests for offerings. "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow," was sung.

Address of Rev. L. P. Adams, City Missionary and Superintendent of the Bible School and Rescue Home in Memphis, Tennessee.

(Was to have been furnished for the Year Book, but up to the time of going to press had not arrived.-Ed.)

Address of Mrs. Adams.

(The same is true with this address.-Ed.)

This was followed with talks by R. E. Massey, a student and prospective missionary to Africa, J. L. Mitchell and Miss Mollie Jones, who are preparing for work in India.

A touching song was sung by two girls who were rescued through the Bible School and Rescue Home in Memphis. Their testimonies followed, and all hearts were greatly moved at the relation of their experiences. Then followed

REV. D. H. CASSELLS.

REV. E. C. DE JERNETT.

BESSIE

An Address by Mrs. Bessie Sherman Ashton, Director of Vanguard Missions in India.

I am happy to be permitted to represent the work under the auspices of the Vanguard Missionary Association. Much depends upon making a right start, and then having the wor ld for your parish. I was converted when a little child. My faithful mother had taught me to pray, and at three and a half years of age I was soundly converted. In a precious holiness camp-meeting, conducted by Dr, John S. Tnskip, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in a children's meeting under the pavilion, I went forward for prayers and was blessedly saved. All melted. with heavenly love, I went to my mother and said, "Mama, I gave my heart to God and Jesus has taken all the naughty out and put the happy in." I might say my missionary career began from that hour. I frequently felt an unspeakable impression, that some day I shall preach the Gospel. At ten years of age I was wholly sanctified, and before twenty, I was a faith missionary on the fields of India.

I never received a salary. All our missionaries are unsalaried. We depend implicitly for temporal support upon prayer and the promises of God. We find our transit funds and all our needs amply supplied. We have a Training Institute upon the old Marvin Camp Grounds, St, Louis, proj ected and conducted upon faith principles.

I was trained from childhood in such an atmosphere of faith and prayer. I have put such principles to the proof for some twelve years upon the foreign field amid the unspeakable desolations and degradations of heathenism, and also through the trying years of two terrible famines. We have proved that the simple apostolic principles are the best and most practical solution of the "problems of missions. The missionary is thus fairly related to the fullest exercise of faith and to freedom in the Holy Ghost. Our hearts are full of courage and confidence in God. We find difficulties can always be overcome and obstacles surmounted by steadfast faith and persistent prayer.

We have been principally engaged in the famine orphan rescue and training work. We find it for many rea-

sons the most advantageous method of miSSIOn work. Nursing back to life those hundreds of skeleton famine waifs was naturally no inviting task. We could count their ribs as readily as you can the fingers of my hands, and they were more like little ravenous wild animals than human beings. The small-pox and cholera and other famine diseases spread among them and imperiled our lives in rescuing them from death. But you can now look upon groups of as grateful and bright and beautiful children as can be found anywhere. They are very tender to the truth and Spirit of Christ. '-lYe have revivals among them that make me think of our most fervent meetings in America.

We have, besides our other missions and orphanages, a Native Evangelistic Training Department at Pardi, Gujerat District, for thoroughly fiting the most effective of these orphans for missionaries among their own people. They are already showing their superior adaptation to the work and proving this movement to be a mighty Gospel agency as well as a wonderful providence of God.

Mrs. Ashton sails in a few weeks for her field of service. The meeting adjourned at 5 :22 p. m.

The following memorial was handed to the secretary, but in some way was crowded out from being read:

A Missionary Memorial.

To the Holiness Union in General Convention at Memphis. Tennessee.

Dear Brethren: "Mercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied." The Vanguard Missionary Association hereby convey to you our cordial greetings and congratulations. Weare pleased to mark the apostolic aspects of your organization, and especially the strenuous missionary spirit that pervades your movement. Weare one with you in purpose and effort in the spread of scriptural holiness. Permit us to appeal to you upon some points which 62

appear to us of vital importance, particularly as respects the relations of the modern holiness movement to foreign missions.

The most momentous issue of this age is the rapid and radical evangelization of nine hundred millions of heathen. This is the one object of supreme and overwhelming importance in the holiness movement. After a century of missions there are two hundred million more heathen on earth than when the work began. Souls have been born in heathen lands and been made rank heathen by their idolatrous environments much more rapidly than we have numbered among them even nominal converts to Christ. Instead of stopping to congratulate ourselves, we should study the situation and see if there are any fresh forces we have failed to adequately engage for the rapid evangelization of the heathen world. While half of the human race are still destitute of the Gospel and a hundred thousand heathen are drawn to death and damnation every day, we may well ask if there is any arm of power not yet properly employed for the speedy conquest of these perishing millions for Christ. An infinite compulsion is upon us as a people to rapidly pervade the world with the Gospel of the Son of God.

The Holiness Movement is the forlorn hope of the world. "Back to the Bible and to Pentecost," the watchword. The doctrine of spotless heart purity, of perfect love, as formulated in your Articles of Organization, is the mighty plowshare that alone can crush the stubborn clods of caste and bigotry and break up the sub-soil of superstition and demonism in heathen hearts. The old slogan of sanctification must resound throughout the vast and gloomy depths of idolatry before these Saharas of death can ever be made to "rejoice and blossom as the rose."

So far are foreign missions from being a "sidetrack," or mere incident or attachment of the Holiness Movement, that they are the very cynosure of the holiness heavens. Here is the true, God-appointed sphere for the permanent expansion of the holiness cause. Shall we not adjust ourselves as speedily and as positively as possible

to the infinite responsibilities of this world-wide holiness propaganda? Your in the love and patience of Jesus, C. W. Sherman, Mrs. Bessie Sherman-Ashton, Delegates.

THE FRIDAY EVENING SERVICE.

It was one of great power and enjoyableness. It had a splendid beginning in a talk given by Rev. B. L. Sarmast, a native Persian. holiness missionary. Brother Sarmast is sent out by the Asbury College Missionary Society, and is accomplishing a great work in his native land. He is temporarily in this country to represent to the holiness people the great open door in Persia. His address electrified the audience.

THE ADDRESS BY REV. B. L. SARMAST.

I was not raised under the influence of Christian parents, never heard a father or mother's prayer. I thank God for the. missionary. When I was eleven years old one of them came to our town and stopped with us. He desired to establish a school. So father was v�ry glad to furnish a room for that purpose. I remember when I began to read how happy I was, and very glad to know how to read. I soon went through the spelling book; I took the Bible as soon as I found myself able to read the Bible. It became very interesting. I would sit up nights reading. Mother and father would call me and tell me to go to bed. I would tell them I am preparing to go now. I was hungry for learning.

After spending three years in the town school, I was sent to the academy. I had put it in my mind to be a great man, but at the age of seventeen, God broke me all up. I was convicted of sin, and found myself lost, and I cried to God for salvation, and He came to my heart and gave me peace. Glory to His holy name!

The book of God became very precious to my soul. I great a great deal of my time to the reading of the Bible. Soon after my conversion, through the reading of the Bible I found myself in need of something more, in order that I might be a faithful servant of my Lord, but I did not know what it was. I tried to get al1 ,the information I could on that line from my teacher, but he could do nothing. That unsatisfied longing gave me much trouble of mind and heart. After suffering for some years for the great need of spiritual power, I decided to leave home. Nobody knew my disease but myself.

June 19, 1893, I lebt my native land and all loved ones, after searching for more religion and satisfaction for my hungry soul, I landed in New York city, September 20, 1893, with five cents of money in my pocket and without friends; but the friend that sticketh closer than a brother, provided for me.

After spending a year in New York City with many hardships, and could not find a remedy for my sick gout, a good Baptist minister of New York City gave me money and sent me to Colgate University, a Baptist school. But not finding there the experimental knowledge of the Holy Ghost, that my heart so eagerly yearned for, I left the University and began lecturing and preaching in various churches; all the while in search of a school where I could get satisfied. I came toward the south, as far as Covington, Ky. There I met Rev. J. W. Mitchell, and He knew what was my need. He directed me to Asbury College, Wilmore, Ky.

When I first saw the place I was made sure in myself, "There I shall be satisfied." Thank God, two days after I was in, school the dear Lord sanctified my soul.

After spending several years in school, I set sail for my own native land. The suffering and hardships that I have undergone over there, was able to stand it only through the perfect love of God that is in my heart. Glory to His holy name! He took all fear out of my heart.

I have faith in the dear Lord that the time is near, when holiness missionaries will go all over Persia and take Persia for God. 65

The holiness movement is the only hope for the lost world. I have been asked time and again what kind of missionary do the heathen need? By the heathen, we mean people that are out of the true God and Christianity, who believe in other Gods that are made by human hands. The great China has sunk into confucianism, India into Buddism, Turkey and Persia into Mohammadanism. To save this great multitude we need missionaries that will be one with us or a little higher, so he will look upon us as brothers and sisters, and will have love toward us; but if he live too high above the natives then he will look upon us as the white people look upon negroes in some parts of the United States. We need a sanctified Paul, so that he will like everybody (I Cor. 9:I9-26). I am sorry to say, if St. Paul was overseer of the missionary of the present age, he would out of the work great numbers of them. Nowhere does the Bible teach that we love ourselves more than our neighbors, but it teaches us to love them as ourselves. Let us look.to Jesus as our example. He loved all, and He died for all. Glory to His holy name. The heathen need the missionaries who will preach the gospel of holiness. That will fill all their needs; that is to say, a religion that will save us from all sin. He should not say, "'no, you can't be free from sin while you are in the body, but you will grow in grace and by the grace of God, you will go to heaven. Maybe some of you will say, "No missionaries will say that." Of course they will; I heard them say so. Some of them don't believe in living without sin.

I beg you, for the sake of Christ, and for .the sake of humanity, send us missionaries that will teach sanctification. That is the only thing that will satisfy their needy souls and will turn them from the old dead religion that they have been raised by.

The heathen need missionaries that will preach salvation for all. The great doctrine that is taught in the Koran, the book of "the great praphet," Mohammad, is the doctrine of predestination, that whatever came was predestined by God from all eternity (which makes God the author of sin) which is the faith of 250,000,000 of Moharnmadans. What heathendom needs is these; the

gospel that teaches clear-cut conversion, and the doctrine of the pardoning grace of God through justification, and the renewing of our inner man by putting new light in us, (regeneration), and the taking out of us of the inbred corruption, and filling with the Holy Ghost, bringing perfect love (sanctification).

This kind of missionaries the heathen need to teach them the word of God, and to be holy and live in Jesus.

Dear God's people, there is no hope for the heathen to be taught of God and to make them Christian, except through the holiness movement, and holiness missionaries. Let all that read these lines pray to the dear Father to send us holiness missionaries that will preach the whole Bible.

May God help us to know our duty as God's holy people. God bless the holiness movement.

B.

L. Sarmast, Holiness Missionary, Native of Oroomiah, Persia.

SERMON BY. REV. B. W. HUCKABEE.

Text.-Matt. 28:18-20.

The Lord help you to-night to help me. Pray while I preach.

The first thought in the text is Authority. From whence did Christ get it. It is a great question. And it is not a new one. The Jews did not understand Jesus and wanted to know by what authority He did the things that He did. My text is the answer to their question. By what authority do you preach the gospel? We need a divinely-called ministry. If God calls a man to preach, he can preach, and if he has the experience that he ought to have he will preach. If he can't get a church he will take a brush arbor or get out on the street-he will preach.

One of our men out in Texas who was called to preach went to his Presiding Elder and asked him if he would give him work in his district. The P. E. replied, "No."

"Well, will you give me work out of your district?" He received another negative answer and the Presiding Eldder further said, "You go on and attend to your business and just preach on Sundays as you get the chance!" Bud, in speaking of it, says. "I went my way preaching and he went his way grumbling,"

When God lays· His hand on a man or a church and sends them forth to preach the gospel no man has a right to gain-say or reject them. When you get your call from on high you will study. I have no sympathy whatever for a man who remains an everlasting ignoramus. The greatest men are those who have informed themselves. They have impressed themselves on the consciences and thought of the world.

There are car-loads of backsliders among us because they have not been working at their job. Chin music is cheap; it is easy to say, "I am saved and sanctified,'; but it is another thing to carry it out in the life. I take my place by the side of man who lives it and is doing something. The reason that these holiness preachers are so hot is that they are ever-lastingly at work. Many are spiritually dying because they are not burdened for souls. Some have thought that we have emphasized too much the testimony to holiness. They have misunderstood us. The testimony and life go hand in hand. You must show that you have it between meetings. I have no sympathy with the disposition to keep back the testimony. But there is danger of doing more talking than living.

The Lord has wonderfully blest our race. A few years ago French was the diplomatic language of the world. Now it is largely the English. On the very ship that carried opium and whiskey to foreign land was the missionary with a Bible under his arm. God has not forgotten us. He said that these people shall hear the gospel. This prophecy is now being fulfilled. God will not forsake any nation true to this commission. God is not with a church that does not get up, and get out and do something. The Lord help us to get where we are lost to our little movements, and get a great love for the lost. The holiness movement will die in our Southland, if we do

not do more on these lines. The people want the gospel and there is a work to do here. As we go to our own people, let's go yonder too. The blessing of God will be upon us. God will pour out His wealth, grace, and whatever else is needed. Another thought: God has a place for us all. Holiness people make a great deal of fuss and raise dust, but it settles down easily. Again: The people who tarried are those to whom this commission was given. It is the fulfillment of the Word.

We need sanctified people in the home, between the plow handles, at the engine's throttl, before the operator's table, and in every other legitimate walk of life. Why not? There is work for us all. Find your place, get into it, and get satisfied. If there is success, it lies in your own sanctified personality.

The qualification needed is .covered in that one thing, "Tarry until ye be endued with power from on high." Give me a plow-boy with the Holy Ghost in preference to a D. D. without Him. One of the greatest needs in Protestantism is a great Jerusalem. We are recognizing the need; therefore, we are on the verge of a supply. The proof of the divinity of our religion is the Holy Ghost. He constitutes the credentials of the Christian church. Shall we contend for the faith once delivered to the saints, shall we lie on our faces and weep until the world shall know that we have been with Jesus?

Weare face to face with problems that nothing but the Holy Ghost can help us to solve. Let us pledge ourselves to a deeper place in the Divine life. Now theologies teaching a heaven without a hell, a God without a devil, and a lot of other teachings, are creeping in upon us.

We will hold on to the old Bible, and Bible experiences. That. which kissed the damp off the brow, of our dying loved ones is good enough for us. When the old time preachers used to preach on hell, people recognized their danger, and saw the awfulness of sinning against God. Oh! what it means for a soul to be lost in hell. So little effort is being made by the church for the real salvation of men.

The closing thought is: Get right, keep right, and 69

deepen your experience. There is a way to do it. The Master has made it plain. The great living, controlling, passion of His life was to save the lost. The more we are like Him, the greater will be our sense of the need of this unsaved world.

God is still looking upon us and wishing us well. He has sent us for this great work-to get men saved and sanctified.

(Note. This sermon was delayed, and we thought we would not get it in time for insertion, as you will notice from our remark on page 29.)

It is said that one of the very best things at the convention was the soul-stirring sermon on the "Second Coming," by Brother Pickett. Responses were spontaneous and joyful. Many shouted while the preacher portrayed the coming of the Lord.

A SERMON BY EVANGELIST L. L. PICKETT.

Text: Matt. 24:44. "Therefore be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh."

We ask. 1. Who is coming? 2. How is He coming? 3. When is He coming? 4. Are we ready?

I.. Who is Coming?

"The Son of Man." Our Lord has many titles. He is certainly divine; He is also beyond question, human; very God, very man. His Divinity was confessed from heaven, at His baptism and the transfiguration. Matt. 4:17; by Himself, Jno. 9:36, 37; by the disciples, Matt. 16:16-18; by the centurion and others, Matt. 27:54; and last of all we would say by the very demons. Luke 4-41. His divinity will scarcely be disputed by this audience. Neither of course, will any here deny His real humanity.

But we would have you observe His constant us of the title, "Son of Man." See Matt. 8:20; Luke 19:10;

Please also note that when our Master speaks of His second coming it is almost always under the human title given in my text. And this is an important fact in this connection, He is truly the Son of God; Jno. 3:16; the Word, Jno. 1:1, 14; the life, Jno. 14:6; 1 Jno. 1:1-3; God manifest in the flesh, 1 Tim. 3:16. But His return is as "the Son of Man," Luke 21 :27. Matt. 26:64, "this same Jesus" (another human title). Acts 1 :9-17; Acts 3 :19-21. Why should He so commonly use His human titles when announcing His glorious second advent? It was no accident. This is so because men have fallen into hurtful errors on the subject of His return. They have invented many substitutes for His personal, bodily coming, His glorious appearing in divine-human personality. Let us notice some of the false ideas or vain substitutes of men for the personal return of our risen, ascended and .corning king.

1. Men say He came at the destruction of Jerusalem. VI[ e reply, first: The destruction of this city was in no sense the coming spoken of in my text. That was a destructive siege of a city by cruel, blood-thirsty warriorsmany of them •. But our text speaks of the coming of one, "The Son of man," "Your Lord," Matt. 24:42, "The Lord Himself," 1 Thess. 4:16; "This same Jesus." Now, how the coming of a legion of bloody, Christless, heartless warriors destroying homes, murdering the helpless, sacking a city and leading away many into captivity can be supposed to be the fulfillment of such scriptures as we have here kuoted, is a mystery.

But a preacher contended with me that His coming was in wrath and judgment and was simply the great tribulation spoken of by Jesus, Matt. 24:21. But to this I replied, His coming is as a man, in the clouds, visible, accompanied by His angels and the gathering of His elect, and it is after and hence distinct and apart from the great tribulation. See Matt. 24:29-31. Therefore, had the destruction of Jerusalem been the great tribulation it could not have been the coming of "the Son of man." But as He did not come in the clouds immediately after Titus destroyed Jerusalem we know that was not even the

great tribulation. Hence, the awful time of trouble and the Master's second advent are alike future.

2. Others tell us He came at Pentecost. That this is false is clearly demonstrated by the following indisputable facts: (a) The Son is the second person in the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, the third. But the Pentecost was signalized by the out-pouring of the Spirit. The coming of the Comforter. (b) Again, Pentecost occurred in' A. D. 33, before a single book of the New Testament had been written, several years before Paul was converted and he write thirteen or fourteen of the New Testament epistles. Now, these books are quite full of the doctrine and promise of our Lord's second Coming. But had the work of the Spirit at Pentecost been the promised return of the Son of man the prophecies would have all appeared after the event predicted had occurred. The apocalypse was written about A. D. 96, some 63 years after the great Pentecost. It opens with "Behold He cometh with clouds," and closes with "Amen, even so, -corne, Lord Jesus." (c) Pentecost pertains to the church; the return of Jesus to the kingdom. Dan. 7:13, 14; Luke I9:II-27.

3. But .sorne say, "He is coming all the time;" or "He has already come. to my heart to abide." Who, the Son of man, the human Jesus? A great mistake. Heaven retains Jesus till the restoration (Acts 3:21); at God's right hand till His enemies are made His footstool, (Acts 7:56 & 2:34, 35). The divine Christ, our Lord in His God-head is with us all the days, even dwelling within us (Matt. 28:20; Eph. 3:17). But as a man, the human body that was born of Mary, toiled, suffered, became hungry, sleeply, tired, that. was tempted, betrayed, mocked, spit upon, crowned with thorns, crucified, dead, buried, rose again acended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God, and thence shall come again to judge us all, He does not dwell in your heart, is not with yon, but is in heaven and from thence He shall come to earth again as "this same Jesus," as "the Son of man."

4. "But," says one, "He comes for us when we die." This seems a very plausible objection. But we shall see upon examination that it is no nearer the truth than the

other substitutes offered. (a) "The Son of man" is the coming one, but can you not distinguish between death, an enemy to be destroyed (1 Cor; 15:25, 26) and the Son of man who came to suffer death that He might save us? Jesus died, therefore He can not be the same as death. (b) Jesus. is our friend, our elder brother, our Savior, our Lord, our coming king, the destroyer of sin. He came from heaven and is the second Adam, a "quickeninglife-giving spirit" (1 Cor. 15:45). Death is the child of sin, the ally of hell, the scourge of the race, the wages of sin. Death comes in silently, for us one at a time, comes up from the ground; Jesus descends from heaven (1 'rhess. 4:14). Death lays God's saints in the grave, Jesus will raise them from the grace. (1 Thess. 4:rr). Death smites our loved ones and leaves us in tears. Jesus at His return will smite the enemy, dry our tears and fill· our hearts with laughter and our mouths with praise. Death represents Satan and swings hell ward; Jesus represents God our Father and bears us heavenward. No! a thousand times no; the coming of death is in nowise the same as the hope-begetting,. tear-drying appearing of our Lord. I may die as did my Lord, but I am not exhorted to prepare for death, to love and honor and delight in it. I must ra.ther love, honor, expect and rejoicingly await the glorious appearing of the great God, our Savior Jesus Christ. This is "the blessed hope." (Tit. 2:13, I4). His coming is the heart-reviving hope, the joyful event, toward which our hearts should constantly, longingly turn, II How will He come?

(a) In person. Not simply in the gospel or in a spiritual sense, but bodily, personally. "This same Jesus (the man of Galilee) shall so come as ye have seen Him go." He went in His body, He will come in His body," in like manner."

(b) Visibly. "Behold He cometh And every eye shall see Him." "Then shall they see the Son of man coming." It is not a dream, but a real, visible appearing of the once crucified, but now risen, exalted, crowned One, the king of glory.

(c) Angel-attended. "When the Son of man shall

come in His glory and all the holy angels with Him." What a sight that will be!

(d) Saints accompany Him. "The Lord cometh with ten thousands of His saints." Shall we join them?

(e) Suddenly. "Behold I come as a thief." "When they are saying, Peace and safety, then sudden destruction cometh upon them."

(f) In judgment. "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God and obey not the gospel."

Awful will be the day.

III.. When Will He Come?

"In such an hour as ye think not." It is a mistake to set dates for the return of Jesus. It is the tendency of young students of prophecy, of beginners in this subject, to set about telling the world when Jesus will come again. In their zeal to explain the unknown, many have foolishly set the date. Time has passed on, the day has come and. done, the propecied event has failed. The result is, the faith of many has been wrecked, the doctrine of our' Lord's return has been. put in a false light, scoffers have found new occasion for ridicule and the truth obscured has been rejected and has become a stench in the nostrils of many thinking people. But let us remember that the fact of His coming again is one thing, the time when He' will appear is another and quite different thing. A young preacher asked me how I could reconcile my interest in our Lord's return with the Master's own words, "Of that day and hour knoweth no man." My reply was, "That is the heart and core of all my teaching! As we do not know the day or the hour we should treat it as ever imminent. He may come this day, this hour."

Some set an early date for His advent, others propose that we must see the world converted ere His return. Both are mistaken. Set Him no dates, neither this year nor a thousand years from now. Only bear ever in mind that He will come suddenly, unexpectedly to an astonished and unprepared world among whom there will be wailing and sorrow, because He finds them unprepared. The signs that indicate the nearness of His coming are numerous, but I can not discuss them here.

IV Are you ready?

This is the capstone in the arch. Why should we inquire as to His coming when we neglect to prepare for the great event? The great bulk of the world is living as though He would never come again. Scoffers are walking after their own lusts and "saying, where is the promise of His coming." But despite the follies of men, the sins of the multitudes, and the wailings of the scoffers, He is coming, and it may be very soon. 0 friend are you ready? If not, get ready this day, this hour. If we would greet Him with joy we must be saved from sin. Fearful will be the day to the unholy, the worldly, the selfish, the Christless.

"What I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."

CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE HOLINESS UNION.

Rev. H. C. Morrison. Louisville, Ky.

Rev. L. L. Gladney, Claremore, Ind. Ter.

Rev. H. W. Bromley. Wilmore, Ky.

Mrs. H. W. Bromley, Wilmore, Ky.

Rev. L. L. Pickett. Wilmore, Ky.

Mrs. Ludie Day Pickett Wilmore, Ky.

Rev. John Paul. Louisville. Ky.

Rev. ]. W. Beeson. Meridian, Miss.

Rev. E. C. De J ernett. Peniel, Texas.

Rev. ]. W. Hughes, Wilmore, Ky.

Mrs. W. T. Payne. Little Rock, Ark.

Rev. C. W. Sherman. St. Louis, Mo.

W. W. Holland, Wingo, Ky.

Mrs. L. F. McCutchan. •................ Victoria, Miss.

Dr. W. F. Carlton Sardis, MISS.

Mrs. S. C. Carlton. Sardis, Miss.

Miss Rose Mason. Sardis, Miss.

Mrs. M. C. Mattose. White, Tenn.

Rev: P. B. Wise Henderson, Ky. ]. C. Roby. Erin, Tenn.

Rev. L. P. Adams, 185 Et. Paul St Memphis, Tenn.

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Rev. N. J. Holmes Columbia, S. C. T. B. Cahoe. Memphis, Tenn.

Rev. J. W.· Carter Erlanger, Ky.

J. B. Walker Coffeeville, Miss.

W. P. Walker. Coffeeville, Miss.

Rev. W. W. Hopper. Meridian, Miss.

L. P. Brown. Meridian, Miss.

Rev. M. B. Gott, 2947 Morgan St St. Louis, Mo.

W. M. Tidwell, 183 Monroe St., Memphis, Tenn.

Rev. J. H. Price. Bowling Green, Ky.

Rev. W. H. Huff, Peniel, Texas.

Mrs. Mary Prindle Little Rock, Ark.

W. B. Yates Sheridan, Ky.

Mrs. Cora Yates Sheridan, Ky.

Rev. B. L. Sarrnast. Oroomiah, Persia.

Rev. B. W. Huckabee, Morgan Mills, Texas.

Thos. B. Talbot, 2463 Amber St., Louisville, Ky.

Rev. J. M. O'Bryen, Shelbyville, Mo.

Rev. H. H. McCain, Hughes Springs, Texas.

Rev. C. M. Guess, 733 Girod St., New Orleans, La.

Rev. C. B. Jernigan. Greenville, Texas.

Rev. T. E. Webb Ripley, Tenn.

Rev. R. M. Guy. Peniel, Texas.

Rev. Solomon Irick. Lamasco, Texas.

Rev. C.·· M. Keith Greenville, Texas.

Rev. Archie B. Adams Ryan, I. T.

Mrs Archie B. Adams Ryan, 1. T.

Rev. H. D. Kirkpatrick, R. R. NO.4 Memphis, Tenn.

Mrs. D. H. Kirkpatrick, R. R. NO.4 Memphis, Tenn.

Rev. J. T. Upchurch, Sta. A., Dallas, Texas.

Mrs. J. T. Upchurch, Sta. A., Dallas, Texas.

Rev. Millard Denton Henderson, Ky.

Rev. A. A. Niles. Henderson, Ky.

Rev. E. N. F. Sullivan. ; Calamine, Ark.

Rev. J. W. Postum. Holly Springs, Miss:

Rev. J. S. Sanders Shreveport, La.

Rev. W. P. B. Kinard. Epworth, S. C.

Rev. W. F. Dallas. Beryle, Ark.

Rev. Maggie M. Dixon Upton, Ky.

Rev. D. H. Cassels. Gloster, Miss.

Rev. B. A. Cordell Austin, Texas.

Mrs. B. A. Cordell. Austin, Texas.

Mrs. S. S. Holcomb. ................• Pine Bluff, Ark.

Rev. J. J. Smith. Clinton, Ky.

Rev. W. E. Humphreys Friendship, Tenn.

David H. Humphreys Blossom, Texas.

Rev. Mattie M. Mallory, Box 1223 ...•.. Oklahoma, Okla.

Rev. P. M. Covington Columbus, Miss.

Rev. R. B. White New Decatur, Ala.

Rev. C. B. Manley. Brinkley, Ark.

Mrs. Sadie E. Manley, Brinkley, Ark.

F. M. Williams. Pritchard, Miss.

Mrs. Agnes Lindsey. Senatobia, Miss.

Mrs. Mary E. Carter Water Valley, Miss.

Mrs. Anna B. Hardy. Victoria, Miss.

Mrs. Ada B. Cooper, 442 Pontotoc St Memphis, Tenn.

C. W. Reynolds. Millport, Ala.

H. L. Fly. Coffeeville, Miss.

T W. Fly. Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs. Dessie McKeeby. Jonesboro, Ark.

Mrs. Jessie Li Lee, 184 Florida Ave Memphis, Tenn.

J. E. Gray. Vilonia, Ark.

J. T. Williams. Ripley, Tenn.

Mrs. M. Landers, 721 Woods Ave Memphis, Tenn.

Miss Nellie Chapman, 100 Pine St., Argenta, Ark.

A. B. Fountain, 49 Poplar St Memphis, Tenn.

W. D. Simmons, R. R. NO.1, Memphis, Tenn.

M. J. Guthrie .: Blossom, Texas.

Mrs. R. L. Beevers Cleveland, Miss.

A. J. McKeithen. Ora, Miss.

J no. S. Hollinger. S. McAlister, I. T.

Mrs; N. Bradford, 449 Pontotoc St., Memphis, Tenn.

Mrs. S. C. Taylor. Cleveland, Miss.

R. L. Beevers.. Cleveland, Miss.

W. C. Vickry. Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs. J. W. Hunter Longtown, Miss.

Mrs. Laura Terry. Winters, Texas.

J. H. Gilliam. Skene, Miss.

L. A. Burns. ; ......•.......... Harrison, Ark.

Mrs. Annie Miller. Kirksey, Miss.

Mrs. Mary Oliver. Gold City, Ky.

T. J. Shingler. Donaldsville, Ga.

Mrs. T. J. Shingler Donaldsville, Ga.

Lura Holland, R. R. NO.2 ....•...•....•...•• Wingo, Ky.

Miss Conda Goad, Smithville, Ark.

Mary L. Dallas Beryle, Ark.

C. V. Wilkinson. Gloster, Miss.

N. P. Steves Altoona, Kans.

r W. Harris Hardy, Miss.

John Tatum Water Valley, Miss.

W. B. Riddick. Chestnut Bluff, Tenn.

C. H. M. Freeman. Paris, Tenn.

Rev. P. A. Miller Kirksey, Miss.

M. C. Burns. Harrison, Ark.

E. A. Robertson Bruceville, Tenn.

Luke Palmer. Crystal Springs, Miss.

G. A. Pierce Hopkinsville, Ky.

Mrs. David Leitt, Somerville, Tenn.

Mrs. Mattie C. Freeman Paris, Tenn.

r G. Savage. Cascilla, Miss.

C. V. Spell, Sta. A., Dallas, Texas.

Mrs. John G. Knox Somerville, Tenn.

Dennis Rogers. Frisco, Texas.

r B. Chapman, Box 224, Pilot Point, Texas.

Rev. Allie Irick. Lamasco, Texas.

Mrs. Rosy Irick. Lamasco, Texas.

F. W. Johnson. ; Ruskin, Tenn.

W. G. Wynne, Paris, Tenn.

Mrs. W. G. Wynne. Paris, Tenn.

Dode Pope. McRae, Ark.

Rev. Allan Webb ; : Ripley, Tenn.

Annie E. McKeithen. Ora, Miss.

Dr. J. C. Marshall, 101 Robinson St., Memphis, Tenn.

P. G. Ragsdale, 73 and, '. Memphis, Tenn.

r T. Bailey. Barton, Miss.

Mrs. M. L. Bailey. Barton, Miss.

R. E. Smith. Ruskin, Tenn.

Geo: W. Stewart. Foulkes, Tenn.

Vic Rinehardt. Terrell, Texas.

Rev. W. B. Pinson. Cleveland, Tenn.

Lillie Jenkins. Ripley, Tenn

Lula Jones Ripley, Tenn.

Laura Jones Ripley, Tenn.

Lola Williams. Ripley, Tenn.

Blanch Williams Ripley, Tenn.

Eva Patton Ripley, Tenn.

Maud Alford. Ripley, Tenn.

Clara Alford. Ripley, Tenn.

Hazel Mitchums, Ripley, Tenn.

Hattie Hart. Ripley, Tenn.

[The following have been received for membership since the Convention, and are subject to the approval of the Union at its next annual meeting.]

Mrs. Vic Reinhardt. Terrell, Texas.

Rev. W. L. Selby. Petersburg, Ky.

J. G. Younger Lightfoot, Tenn.

Mrs. G. M. Chamberlain Fresno, Cal.

Mable Chamberlain. Fresno, Cal.

Effie Chamberlain Fresno, Cal.

Bertie Chamberlain. Fresno, Cal.

Rev. Geo. M. B. Turner Nashville, Ark.

W. W. Holder. Garden Grove, Cal.

Mrs. W. W. Holder, Garden Grove, Cal.

Rev. Robt. H. Barnbury. Conshatta, La.

Rev. H. W. Moss Beebe, Ark.

Mrs. Temple Moss Beebe, Ark.

W. E. William ; Many, La.

E. O. Steele Many, La.

E. C. Dillon Many, La.

Mrs. E. C. Dillon. Mary, La.

M iss Clara Estes Many, La.

Mrs. N. A. West ; Many, La.

Rev. T. J. Gilmer. Noble, Ga.

J. J. Lyde. ; Dill, Okla.

Mrs. Ella Bailey Waco, Texas.

Rev. C. V. Bailey Waco, Texas.

W. G. Anderson, Johnson City, Tenn.

]. E. Sharp, R. R. NO.5 Grant City, Mo.

Rev.· A. R. Hodges Marshall, Texas.

Rev. F. V. Harwood. Glasgow, Ky.

Hannetta Starkman. Bridgeport, Ill.

Mrs Georgia D. Shelley, Columbia, Ky.

Rev. S. B. Williams Lineville, Ala.

Mrs. Jennie Lee Williams Lineville, Ala.

Rev. }. W. Heckman Cascade, Va.

Mrs. Virgil Babbage. Cloverport, Ky.

B. P. Wynne Marshall, Texas.

Mrs. Sallie Pennington. Crab Orchard, Ky.

Allen J. Williams. Hoopeston, Ill.

V. D. Ransone. Durant, Fla.

Alice H. Davis. Basham, Va.

G. W. Ransom. McDade, Texas.

Mrs. G. W. Ransom. McDade, Texas.

I. R. Ransom. McDade, Texas.

Rev. A. S. Byrd Poplarville; Miss.

Mrs. Annie B Byrd. Poplarville, Miss.

Miss Bertha L Byrd Poplarville, Miss.

Miss May Byrd. Poplarville, Miss.

Miss Martha E. Byrd. Poplarville, Miss.

Kirby Smith Nichols Sulphur, Ky.

I. .W. Randolph Coalburg, Ala.

Rev. G. B. Sherman Darling, Miss

Dr. I. F. Hendrick Bowling Green, Ky.

Mrs Lucy S. Kurtz Webster, Ky.

R. 1. Arrington Wrens, Ga.

Mrs. :R. 1. Arrington Wrens, Ga.

Miss Eula Arrington Wrens, Ga.

Mrs Abel Russell Wrens, Ga.

James M. Wood, R. R. No. I Boyd, Ky.

Prof. R. H. Humphrey Wilmore, Ky.

Rev. John T. James Gloster, Miss

Rev. C. A. Bromley Wilmore, Ky.

Mrs.· C, A. Bromley. Wilmore, Ky.

]. M. Dodson Columbia, Tenn.

John P. England ; Fulwood, Ark.

Mrs. Emma England. Fulwood, Ark.

Mrs. N. A. Searcy... Fulwood, Ark.

1. G. Younger Lightfood, Tenn.

Rev. Jas. N. Speakes Van Buren, Ark.

J. N. Jackson Re, Texas

Mrs. Hattie Bishop Louisville, Ky.

Israel H. Baker, Swampscott, Mass.

Mrs. Loura E. Baker Swampscott, Mass.

I. H. Pritchard.................. Louisville, Ky.

Associations, Bands and Unions.

The North Mississippi Holiness Association.

Dr. I. M. Smith, President and Secreaary, Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs. Lula Brewer

Rev. R. 1. Collins

I. M. Shaw

Mrs. J. M. Shaw

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

V. S. McCullar. Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs. V. S. McCullar

Coffeeville, Miss.

I. B. Walker. Coffeeville, Miss.

J. B. Walker. Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs. J. B. Walker. Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs.' F. M. Harris

W. L. Walker

Mrs. W. L. Walker

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

W. R. Walker..... Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs.W. R. Walker

Mrs. W. C. Vicry

Mrs. W. C. Vicry

Miss Lee Hight

Miss Mattie Hight

Miss Mattie Hight

W. E. Walker

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

J essie Adams. Coffeeville, Miss.

Mrs. Jessie Adams.

Miss Ida Perkins

Mrs. Emma Perkins

Mrs. H. E. Fly.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

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Mrs. T. W. Fly

Mrs. H. O. Leonard.

Mrs. W. P. Walker

J. S. Hight

1. A. Fly

Miss May McCullar

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

Coffeeville, Miss.

The Water Valley (Ky) Holiness Band, W. J. Wellingham President, Palmore, Ky. J. S. Brookbank, J. B. Bennett, S. C. Hecks, Reuben Walker, Mr. Berryhill, Mrs. Kate Linder, Will Linder, W. J. Powell, Mrs. Bucker Neeley, Miss Mattie Hardin, John Marks, W. R.' Mobley, Mrs. Mattie Heeks, Mrs. Will Mobley.

Rebur\' (.tollege

WILMORE, KY.

Full salvation school; co-educational; thorough curriculum on Literary, Theological and musical lines. Clean town; beautiful and healthy country; the pioneer holiness school in the country. Our students are scattered over the country and in the different mission fields. Terms most reasonable The Spring Term opened January 3. For catalog address, REV. J. W. HUGHES, Wilmore, Ky.