The

Bridegroom's Messenger
"While the Bridegroom tarried, they all slept. And at midnight there was a cry made;
Behold the Bridegroom cometh, go ye out to meet Him."
Vol. 23. No. 275. ATLANTA, GA., JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, 1930. 50 Cents a Year.

Healing In The Atonement

"Himself took our infirmities ing in the atonement gives a sure
"Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses," "He foundation for our faith, and
and bare our sicknesses." hath borne our griefs and car- . proves to us that it is His gra-
Matthew 8:17. ried our sorrows," "He was cious will for us to be healed and
wounded for our transgressions, conditions being met on our'part
It is evident, from the story He was bruised for our iniqui- the healing must come. .condi-
of creation in Genesis, and of the ties; the chastisement of our tions of faith ("according to your
test placed upon our first par- peace was upon Him; and with faith be it unto you") and con-
ents, their, failure and conse- His stripes we are healed." See ditions of abiding in Him. ("If
quent expulsion from the garden Matt. 8:17 and Isa. 53: 4, 5. This ye abide in Me, and My words
of Eden and the tree of life, that means there is deliverance for abide in you, ye shall ask what
sickness, and death are the re- us, not only from sin, but from ye will and it shall be done unto
sult of the fall. If men had re- sickness. If Christ suffered for you.")
mained faithful and obedient, our healing as well as for our
there would have been no sick- salvation from sin, then we can How often we find in Scrip-
ness, neither death, but transla- accept and claim our healing as ture salvation and healing 'cou-
tion. After enjoying this beau- well as our pardon for sin. Heal- pled together. In Ex. 15 :36 we
tiful earth for a few hundred find Israel's healing depending
THE HOLY LIFE
years and walking and talking upon their obedience to God. Da-
with God, like Enoch, we would There is a faith unmixed with doubt, vid blessed the Lord, "Who for-
just want to go on home with A love all free from fear; giveth all thine iniquities; Who
our blessed Lord. A walk with Jesus, where is felt healeth all thy diseases." Ps.
, Nothing could be plainer in His presence always near. 103 :3. Isaiah gives the wonder-
Scripture than the fact that There is a, rest that God bestows, ful promise, "Thine health shall
Transcending pardon's peace,
when Jesus comes again He will A lowly, sweet simplicity, spring forth speedily," condi-
destroy sickness and death, and Where inward conflicts cease. tioned upon a life of godly serv-
in 'the restored new earth God There is a service God-inspired, ice. Isa. 58 :6-8. How often
will "tabernacle with men" and A zeal that fireless grows, Jesus both' saved and healed
"God shall wipe away all tears Where self is crucified with Christ, people at the same time. "Wheth-
from their eyes; and there shall And joy unceasing flows. er is easier to say, "Thy sins be
be no more death, neither sor- There is a being "right with God;", forgiven thee, or to say, Arise,
That yields to His commands d lk ?"
row nor crying, neither shall Unswerving, true fid,elity, an wa. "But that ye may
there be any more pain." Rev. A loyalty that stands. know that the Son of Man hath
21:3,4. There is a meekness free from pride, power on earth to forgive sins,
These facts prove to us that That feels no anger rise (then saith He to the sick of the
God is' not the author of sick- At slights, or hate, or ridicule, palsy), Arise, take up thy bed."
ness and death, that it was not But counts the cross a prize. James tells us: "The prayer of
( His purpose or will for us to be There is a patience that endures faith shall save the sick, and the
Without a fret or care,
in this sinful, fallen, suffering But joyful sings, "His will be done, Lord shall raise him up; and if
and dying condition, and that My Lord's sweet grace I share." he have committed sins, they
ultimately He will deliver us There is a purity of heart, shall be forgiven him." "Confess
from it entirely. A cleanness of desire, your faults one to another and
In fact, so much is God con- Wrought by the Holy Comforter pray one for another, that ye
cerned about our condition, and With sanctifying fire. may be healed." James 5:15,16.
so much does He love us, that There is a glory that awaits The preaching of the Go 1
Each blood-washed soul on high, ,spe
He gave His only begotten Son When Christ returns to take His bride and healmg should go together
for our deliverance. The Son With Him byond the sky. . always. Christ commissioned
cared so much about us that -Selected. the disciples to "preach" and to
2 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER

"heal the sick." Matt. 10 :7, 8. A LIVING EPISTLE He came back and found these
When He gave the great com- specially called ones sleeping,
mission to preach the Gospel, He "Christ has no hands but OUI' hands,
. to do His work today; '.
and He said unto Peter, "Simon,
promised signs to follow, and .. He has, no feet 'but our feet, to lead sleepest thou? couldst not thou
among them was, "They shall' men in His way., watch one hour?" \Ve may be
lay hands on the sick and they He has no tongue but, our tongue, to sure Jesus knows us by name,
shall recover." "And they went tel! men how He died; He knows our name and number
forth, and preached everywhere, He has no lielp but our help, to b,ring where we are stopping. but if
the Lord workng with them, them to Ris side.
we have been a little careless in
and confIrming the word with "We are the only Bible, the careless the past let llS now l'f:'new ourO
signs following." Mark 16: world wiII read, consecration and grip the out-
15-20. \Ve are the sinner's Gospel; we are stretched hand of Jesus more
Eeloved, we }:law~ every right the scoffer's creed. firmly for He has gone away but
\Ve are the Lord's last message, giv- He is com,ing again.
to expect God, to do the same en in deed and word,
for us today. It is our part to What if 'the type be crooked'? Wh.at In the Garden s(;ene for the
preach the word, and it is His if the print be blurred? third time Jesus returns and
part to confirm it, with signs finds those whom He has relied
following. Healing is in the "What if our hands are busy with upon so much 'still sleeping. 0,
atonement, it is a part of our work that is not His? is not that the condition of the'
What if our feet are walking where
salvation, and we should boldly sin's allurement is?
church todav? It surelv is, but
proclaim a full Gospel to a lost What if our tongues are saying He says; "Wake up now, you
and suffering world and depend things His lips would spurn? ' have failed Me, but I love you
on God to work with us, con- How can we hope to help Him, or just the same, I know you lack
firming the word. hasten His return?" power. and I am going to pay
And it is our blessed privilege -Selected. the price of your and the world's
not only to preach divine heal- . sins so you may be endued with
ing, but to live in the continual to "Let go and let God" and let that needed power and grace,
experience of it. as we abide in us remember there must be val- "Rise un. Ip.t us go! 10. he that
Him and have His Spirit abiding leys in our experience as well as betrayeth Me is at hand." The
in us. For, "If the Spirit of Him mountains. church is righi now in great
that raised up Jesus from the The first command that Jesus heaviness, and the bride. the
dead dwell in you, He that raised is giving the called out from the called out from the called out
up Chri~t from the dead, shall called out ones is, "Tarry ye ones, is making herself ready
also quicken your mortal bodies here, and watch." May I ask a thru great testings and trials, so
by His 'Spirit that dwelleth in question. Do you know any we must "pray through," pray
you." Rom .. 8 :11. . Editor. whom you consider is a called till the victory comes, pray till
out from the called out ones? If the power falls for it is power
so, I am quite sure you will say we need, not money, not houses
THE .CALLED OUT he or she is what I call a real or lands, but power. The enemy
FROM THE CALLED OUT Christian, or a hundred-fold still has his lulling influence so
Christian, and you will be sure we must tarry, watch and pray.
In Mark 14:33 Jesus calls or to find such a one tarrying and Let us picture the Ten Vir-
separates from among the rest watching and algo praying. gins, all sleeping, it is true, but
of His disciples three, namely: Verse thirty-five says: "And five were sleeping prepared;
Peter,James and John. Jesus He went forward a little, and fell they paid the price and had got
had called unto Him in the be- on the ground, ,and prayed." the goods, the oil, so alt40 they
ginning twelve disciples or apos- Jesus is .vonder praying; the sleep, their lamps burned on;
tIes, but now again He calls three hour is midnight; there is such but the others had just enough
from among them. These same a stillness, such a pressure, such oil to keep them burning while
three Jesus had called before a drowsiness; 0, how are we to
this as mentioned in Mark 9 :2. keep awake? Tlie enemy of our
awake. and we hear a cry: "Be- 0
hold, the Bridegroom cometh, go
Jesus' first call was as it always soul has worked on the natural ye out to meet Him," but sad,
is, to the Mount of Blessing, but or flesh life, for nin'eteen hun- sad indeed is .the state of these
the Garden 'of Gethsemane is dred years and is, still working, foolish ones for the wise went in
just ahead you may be sure, as so even the called out from the to the marriage feast "and the
we find it, 'with . these whom called out ones are sometimes door was shut." 0, so ,many will
Jesus had called.' If We would asleep on the job. ' .stand just outside t4e : door in
have the glorious' privilege of Yes, Jesus went "a little far- that great day!
viewing with 'the called out'from ther," a little farthe'r than any (Sermon delivered by. Rev. Walter
the.;~all~d out this wonderful' other cOlIldgo, "all the way to M. Reed at the Full Gospel PentecoRtal
Mission, 3052 Fulton Street, Brooklyn,
trap.~:f~gqripg I)cene we will' have Calvary He went for me." And N.Y.)
 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
TRANSPLANTED
Many of our Atlanta friends and
others wl10 visit our annual Camp
Meeting will miss our beloved Sister
J. M. Purse, of Waycross, Ga., who
spent a portion of her time each sum-
mer for some years in Atlanta.
Sister Purse was a faithful soldier
of the cross, with. a ringing testimony
for. Jesus, . and always abounding in
() the joy of the LOId. She went to
heaven January 31, 1930. Her last
words before falling' asieep in Jesus
were: "Oh, what a beautiful place!
isn't it beautiful!"
THEIR WORKS DO FOLLOW THEM
Truly the above can be said of our
dear Miss Maggie Stilwell, widelY
known as a city missionary in Atlanta.
For many years she has labored faith-.
fully, visiting the sick and afflicted,
. distribtlting alms, holding meetings i<1
jails, hospitals, cottages and on the
street. She' will be missed especially
in our "Atlanta Assembly, where she
so faithfully attended. always interest-
ed in every department of the work
of the church. She loved the Word
of .God, .and so often said, '~It gets
-sweeterand sweeter to me." Her
faithful testimonY, bright smile and
h~arty hand-shake 'for everybody will
.long be remembered. Sister Stillwell
went to be with Jesus, December 27,
1929, age 86' years. Since she left us
her mantle has fallen on several ladies
of the church, who have taken up city
mission work and are rejoicing in their
lobor of love for the Master.
A WONDERFUL HEALING
. Little Quentien Perkins, seven years
old, of Oconee county, Georgia, was
prayed for by Brother T. J. Middle-
brooks on the 8th of Deceber, 1930,
for enlargement of the heart. His
heart was the size of a man's heart.
His grandmother was suffering from
the same ailment. The physician had
denied them any sweets or meats
whatsoever . and . had forbidden the
~hild to run or. play at all.
! After he was prayed for he gained
-.': three pounds in' one month. The next
morning after he"was healed he said
to his grandmother, who had been
healed, too, "Grandmother, take a
piece 01' meat; we are healed now."
The little fellow was so full of praise
that he made. him a little song and
sang' it' to praise the Lord: . He went
all around the' city of' Winder telling
with boldness the wonderful .healing
that God had wrought ill him.
THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
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CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA
Prevailing conditions in Rus-
sia today stagger the world. A
veritable reign of antichrist with
scenes of tribulation is existing
reminding us that the day of th~
great tribulation when the man
of sin will be revealed to this
world is not far distant. The
following facts have been culled
from our exchanges:
Russia is making war on
the Kulaks, the well-to-do
peasant class, which is said to
be the only element in Russia
producing grain and other prod-
ucts enough for themselves and
for sale. It is said that war
against the Kulaks will reduce
agriculture to chaos. Under the
new Communistic drive the So-
viet government has passed a
resolution that by the spring of
1932 all peasants of the grain
producing section will be com-
pelled to join the Kolkhozes or
collective farms. After that
time they tell us, there will be
no. private ownership of farms
in Russia. Further resolution
has been passed for the. gradual
abolition of private trade and
capital in commerce. The Kulaks
in .reveng~ are killing and seIl-
ing'their cattle and horses. This
abnormal destruction 'of cattle
threatens the country's meat
supply, so the government has
passed a law making it criminal
co kill young cattle.
"Since the 15th of March this
year bread and tea-lines are seen
everywhere again. Bread and
tea are ;served upon the showing
of a special card, furnishe~ by
the government. to. persons who
JCtJ1 -Jhctr }q:3 0 3
are deemed worthy of such. Only
seventy per cent of the' people
of Moscow receive such bread
cards, the rest is counted as the
"burshua" (capitalist) and re-
ligious element, and, therefore,
unworthy of living. A special
committee is at work to limit still
more the privilege of voting- and
receiving the bread cards. Hence-
forth these privileges will not .be
granted to any person whose par-
ents had "sometime in the past"
owned a hoUl::~ or lot of Jl'in(t and
to any and all persons that have
anything to do with relig-ion
whatever. Such decision' of the
committee in nower is reQ"istp"p.d
in the passport of the victim. The
bearer of snch a passport is dis-
missed without any ceremony
from :In-v ioh he mig-ht have. nut
out of his house in the 'street
with all his fllmily. and no bread
card is granted. In a word. Huch
neonle a.re connemned to deat.h
by famine in the very heart of
the Canital of Russia.' With
money in hann they cannot hllV
food. not .helonging to . the
"heast." of which we read in the
Anocalynse. This surnasseq i11 Ha-
P"~city the nersecutions of Nel.'o,
Marcus Aurelius and Diocletian.
"This year the govprriment
(Hscoverpn that in the HC!hools of
Moscow 42 ner cent of thp. nunilH
are l.'egjRtered as religious. :ind
out in the provinces more than
91 per cpnt of the pllnils cn 1'l1e
from religious families. This
fact 'alarmpo the ministpr of ptl-
ucation. At the present time he
is at work revising- the' wh01e
program of instruction. In the
nel'lr future in a.U the gr~mmar
and hig-h schools anti-reJig-lous
instruction will be obligatory and
sYHtematicallv given. Atheis'1l
will be taug-ht in connection with
natural sciences. with astronomy,
sociology, psychology, etc."
"The Soviet Government is not
only atheistic. but so pronounc-
edly anti-Christian that the .pa-
per, Izvestia. which represents
the Communist government. has
started a subscription list for a
new. aeroplane, which is. to be
christened 'Anti-Christ.' : CQntri-
4 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
butions from the godless only
will be accepted.
"A Russian sailor recently re-
marked in London that when a
Russian ship enters a Russian
port a Bolshevik committee
comes on board to ask the cap-
tain whether he will fly the Bol-
shevik flag. If the captain agrees,
the Bolsheviks take command,
and the captain has no power or
authority so long as the vessel
is in port. If the captain re-
fuses, they do not molest him.
They go away very quietly with-
out ceremony. But when the cap-
tain, his officers and crew go
.ashore, they find they cannot
buy a single article in that town
or surrounding territory. No
one dares to sell them anything
for fear of punishment from the
local government officials."
"A late Soviet decree pub-
lished by the central committee
of the republic advises all Rus-
sian citizens abroad to return to
Russia, otherwise they will be
held guilty of high treason. Fur-
thermore, they will be immedi-
ately outlawed and all their
goods and property confiscated.
Should they later be found on
Russian soil, they will be exe-
cuted within twenty-four hours."
HOLDING BACK
PART OF THE PRICE
In Acts 5th chapter we. find
a man and his wife who agreed
together to keep back part of
the price. No doubt they thought
in their heart, "Who will know
about it?"
But as they came in before
Peter, the Holy Ghost revealed
to Peter the supposed secret.
And as Peter asked the question,
"Ananias, why have you allow-
ed Satan to persuade you to lie
to the Holy Ghost?" Ananias fell
dead at his feet.
Likewise, his wife, through
keeping back her part of the
agreement, fell dead.
Now, beloved, we 'find it is a
very dangerous thing for us to
lie to the Holy Ghost, and as we
"SOMEBODY HATH TOUCHED ME"
Somebody touched, with a faith
sublime, . One may say, "I have no oth-
Somebody touched my Lord,
Out of His body the virtue flowed,
Thus was the gift of health bestowed
Through Jesus the living Word.
Somebody pressed through the jostling
crowd,
Somebody made her way
Close to the side of the pitYing One, .
Touched His robe and the deed was
done;
Oh, who will touch Him today?
"Someone hath touc1J.ed Me;" yes,
only one,-
Somebody gained faith's reward;
She must not be hidden, but own His
great love,
So others maY prove His great power
from above;
Somebody touched my Lord.
Come all of you, sinful and sick ones
today,
Blessing His love shall afford,
The healing now flows from His riven
side;
Press past unbelievers, who scoff and
deride,
Come quickly, and touch my Lord.
, -By Carrie Judd Montgomery
their lives; God speaks to them,
read Scripture it makes us feel
very fearful of doing such a
thing.
But we find people who, like
Ananias, have kept back part a like Ananias, they do only a part
of the price. And while Ana-
nias died a physical death, and
was buried, people today who
keep back part of the price are
dying a spiritual death.
Jesus requires our all-spirit,
soul and body; for that is what
He paid so dear a price on "Gol-
gotha's grey hill" when He shed
His precious life-blood.
One may say, "Yes Lord, here
I am," but at the same time nev-
er make a full surrender to God,
may hold back things from God,
-it may be property, children,
mother, father, husband or wife,
or it may be some small thing. 1410 Oregon Ave., Flint, Mich.
Beloved, Jesus gave up all for
us and became poor, that,
through Him, we might become
rich. It is not your property or Did you know that over one
any of those things that Jesus million
needs, but it is you He wants- floods in the past forty years?
your whole heart, as we cannot Truly, this is the end time.
~11 -Atar /Q30
serve two masters. Exodus
20:2-6.
er God before me," but, beloved,
anything that has a tendency to
hold us back in any way from
doing the whole will of God is an
we may not see the hindrance in
our life until God' takes
through some very deep or sad
experience, or have to permit us
u.
idol or false god to us, although
or some very dear loved one in
our home to be brought to
death's door, many times taken
from us, before He is able to get
us quiet long enough so He can
speak to us, and show us. We,
like Ananias and his wife, have
kept back part of the price.
Many souls have come to Jesus
and God has blessed them in
great abundance; He healed
their sick bodies through their
promise to love and obey. For
a season they have run well,
seemingly very happy, and ev-
erything going very well. Then
suddenly there comes a cloud in
"Child, do some certain thing;
I will be with thee." Sitting
down, they think it over, and
meditate in their hearts. It is
too much to be asked to do; and,
of what God has asked, and hold
back part of the price.
We find as that day of all days
draws near, the coming of our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ,
that people are holding back
more and more from God, show-
ing us that perilous times are
upon us. But it will be a sad
day for the man or woman, boy
or girl, who has not paid the full
price and done the whole will of
God, but kept back part of the
price. Luke 13 :40-48. 0
Rev. Georgia E. Dean,
people were killed in
 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESS ENGE R

RELIG IOUS PERSE CUTIO N movem ent. Under its influen ce examp les of Christ ian fortitu de
IN RUSSI A the Minist ry of Public Instru c- under persec ution. Every where
tion, the directo rs of the Army, in Russia the religio us spirit is
spread ing with Divine streng th.
(Portio ns of an interes ting ar- and the Counc il of the Trade ary The Bolshe viks know and are
ticle in Proph etic News) Union s took the necess
afraId to know -that thousa nds
Here are some facts given by measu res. In 1928, 250,000 men of workm en help the Churc h
ac-
Lord Brentf ord, at the non-poli- were alread y traine d for an and with their money.
tical meetin g held in the Albert tive fight agains t religio n,
r2k Hall, London, on Dec. 19, 1929. during recent years 20,000,000 "As the Bolshe viks themse lves
vHe said: copies of the paper, 'The God- say: 'Two worlds are clashin g
Re- and 'Pitting their streng th
"Few here have realize d to the less,' 1,300,000 copies of the t each other. The end of
s,' and 2,000- agains
full all that has taken place in view of 'The Godles religio us campa ign of the So-
that count ry-the most cruel, 000 copies of anti-re ligious books the Gover nment must not be
viet
the most bitter persec utions the and pampl ets have been circu- nd confin ed to Russia , but must be
Christ ians have ever endure d lated in Russia . Ten thousa
since the time of the Roman Em- anti-re ligious same clubs were create d, conduc ted throug hout the whole
pire. and at the time furthe r world. '
-'Let me now give you one or help was given in the strugg le "Soldi ers of God, you must
two figures . In the years 1918_ again st religio n by semin aries fight till the victory is yours.
20, 26 Archb ishops and Bishop s, in the Unive rsity school s, cine- Your tenaci ty must be greate r
theatr e perfor mance s, than the tenaci ty of the adver-
6,775 priests suffer ed marty r- mas, and s
dom for their cause. The num- broadc asting- and anti-re ligiou. sary. Your faith must be more
ber of men and women , the laity museu ms. Churc hes were turn- power ful than his unbelief. This
dancin g-halls , cinema s, ent must not be one Of
who suffere d, was legion. Thou- ed into movem
mome ntary indign ation. It must
sands and hundre ds of thousa nds and clubs. tration camp on the war agains t
-thei r blood still cries aloud! "The concen persev ere untir
"Have you heard of the Arch- Solovky Island, on the White religio n is at an end."
of
bishop who was buried alive af- Sea-t his hell within the hen than
ter his eyes had been put out; Soviet Russi a-is fuller ned pris- WAIT FOR THE MUD TO DRY
of anothe r Bishop who was ever with poor abando
of ano- 0l!ers: To these islands , or to
plunge d into quickl ime;
ther Archb ishop who was hang- SIberIa . are sen~ tho.se who are
Fathe r Graham . as everyb ody
ed in front of his own altar: of. arreste d for theIr faIth. in the village caned him. WllS one
three priests who were thoug ht '''Let us see ~hat life in the
of the old-fashioned gentlem en.
worthy to suffer the death that ~olovky camp is like. The c~mp ts, He was beloved by everyone. and
Christ suffere d, and were cru- IS guarde d bv 2.000 ChekIs his influen ce in the little town
cified: of anothe r who was strip- who rep~esent the scu~ of
the
was great. so good and so ac-
ped naked and spraye d in a Rus- Comm~mst Party. TheIr ~ruel ar- tive was he.
sian winter with cold water until tv. theIr grossn ess and theIr A young man of the village
he was a frozen statue of ice?" bitrary metho ds are past belief. pun- had been badly insulte d and ca~e
"They have tried persecuti~n The least breach of rules is
to Father Graham , full of angry
and terrori sm and now they are ished by torture end oeatb.there indign ation, declari ng that he
trying po1iti~1 action and educa- "Amon g the prison ers d an
tion. Churc hes and synagog UElS ~e~e a hundre d ~e.mbe:s of a re- was going at once to deman
by apolog y.
have been confis cated and de- hglOUS sect dIstIng UIshed .
strove d some of them turned in- their calmne ss and resign ation. "My dear boy," Father Gra-
to ~lub~, theatr es and cinema s. "~his attitud e awake ned the ham said, "take a word of ad-
Christ ian baptis m is forbidd en. speCIal hatred of the head of the vice from an old man who lov.es
insult is like mud;
Religious weddin gs are forbidd - camp. They ~ere, therefo re, ac- peace. An
cused of plottm g and condem ned it will brush off much better
f) en. Sunda y no longer exists oblige d is dry. Wait a little till
throug hout that great countr y, to death .. The <?heki sts when it
theIr own commo n he and you are both cool and the
and the Cabine t has now entere d them to dIg legs easily mende d. If you
upon a delibe rate schem e to blot grave, then their arms and thing is
were cut off, and they were go now, it will only be to quar-
out the name of God.
"But the terribl e persec ution thrown into it. They di.ed slow- rel."
which was started agains t the ly under the eyes of theIr execu- It is pleasa nt to be able to
Ch urch proved to be insuffi cient. tioners . add that the young man took his
The Soviet Gover nment had de- "To believe in God and to con- advice and before the next day
cided to create the Associ ation of fess it is .heroism today in Soviet was done the insulti ng person
the Godless, officia lly recogn ized Russia . elless. -Ex.
as leadin g the anti-re ligious "We have seen some admira ble came to beg forgiv
6 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
UNCONSCIOUS PRIDE
"All these have 1 kept from my
youth up" (Matt. 19: 29). The one
who thus spoke was evidently sur-
prIsed 'to be told not to murder.' He
did not know the inwardness of that
law which is spiritual (Rom. 7: 14);
he did not know himelf. Mal'k 10: 21
slIgg:ests the Lord's wondrous percep-
tion ,of character, with precious ten-
derness. The young man's frankness
impr~ssed us, but there was not the
deep, ,.ork which we long to see. "He
,vent,away," but "sorrowful." He was
"~orrciwfu1." bllt "he went away." Dear
reader, have you and I seen the law,
and seen ourselves, tbat we may cry
out as Job, "I abhor myself," and as
Isa,iah, "Woe is me,"-or have we still
to, learn this?
There is more unconscious pride
than, we realize. "Behold, we have
forsaken all, and followed Thee." "I
have been very jealous for the Lord
of ,ii~sts." "I, even I only, am left."
Aild "again. "We are able." And yet
further, "Lord, I am ready to go with
Thee, both into prison and to death.'"
There was not a conscious hypocrisy
or self-glorying in all these utter-
ances. Far otherwise There WD.S a
heart of love, but there was also a
iack of humiliation. "The spirit indeed
is willing ('forward" and enthusias-
tic). but the flesh is weak" (Matt,
26:41); "Watch and pray," and one
Hebrew word for prayer means self--:
jud,dnent ImpulsiYeness is a sure-
stepping stone to a breakdown, We
mnst sit-and count the cm;t (Luke
14: 281. else we shall soon act Oil im-
Jlulse: and wl:en we thus "follow,"
"our streng-th" will fail us in the court
of t:'e high pliest. Enthusiasm snaps,
after a beautiful determinatilon, at the
crit-ic',ai moment. It is as the flower
of ~,Tass, and fa'des, But instructed
love' depends Oil the Unchang-ing One.
It rejects the pamsite growth of nat-
Ul'al zeal that looks so well, alld sim-
ply trusts the 1.01'(1 right through the
e'mergency. Natllral faith holds out for
n Tong- while amI then breaks; ~piritllal
fait~l is C01lstnllt. and lasts thloup;h.
.. AIl(i depi.;ed others." Let Us he-
ware 'of the un(:onReious pride whieh
quickly sees t he motes of oUlen;, while
we !)1a:ve heams of excused sin in our
OW1l ,eyes. And 1I0t ,only so. There
al'e t.errihle sillS in (hristendolll. But
if we ,occUJlY 0111' minds with t.hese dis-
J1ropoitionatel~, we shall hecom(;
P;llilt'y . of 1lIt('OllO;eions pridp.. "1'001'
Mr'. So Hnd So is ill sl1ch erro,."-"That
meeting is full of strife." Ah, hnt let
us go iilto t.he sanctuary. \Veneed to
be np-arp.r our Lord in our daily walk.
FINDING THE COMFORTER
\Vhen 1 came to the camp meeting
in Atlanta in June, 1909, I had never
heard a sermon on the baptism of the
Holy Ghost, but, while Brother Sam
C, Perry, read the Scriptures on the
subject, the Lord led .me to see the
light and 1 began seeking. Three days
afterwards I received the wonderful
gift of the Holy Ghost and spoke in
other tongues as they did in Acts 2: 4
and 10: 46,
Since then the Holy Ghost has been
my Helper in witnessing to many
people in many places of the mighty
power and goodness of God, It is so
blessed to have the Comforter abiding
witl} us at all times, teaching us all
things and bringing all things to our
remembrance. He makes us to real-
ize that the coming of Jesus is so
near that we want to be ready for the
call at any moment. \Ve can see the
sign of His coming being fulfilled all
about us, He will not. receive any
who have a profession but not a real
possession, so let us seek Him now
for a fresh infilling that we may be
found with plenty of oil in our ves-
sels. My all is on the altar.- my life
is in His hands to be His for all eter-
nity.-Valeria Lee Hammond.
Are there not with us, even with us,
sins against the Lord our GOl~? .(2
ehron. 28: 10). The lang1!age of an
Abijah comes too often unconscious-
lyon our Hps: "But as for us.- the
Lord is our God, and we have not for-
saken Him" (2 Chron. 13:10-12), Vic-
tory was then granted, it is true, but
liot because of Abijah's words, rather
because 'they cried unto the Lord"
(14), (md He saw this reliance (18),
and He is very gracious and tender.
But let us beware: "I am of Chrh;t"
is dang-erom; ground (1 'Cor. 1: 12).
The' 'I" is far too large. \Ve cannot
he too humble. Separation there
should be: separation there must be.
The deliverance frolll pride is not via
compromise. But we need to see our
Lord more, and "our obedience" less.
Let 118 rememher our' warfare h; in
the Spirit, and looli at OUl' Lord, and
what we 8hould he, and then the sep-
aration [rom evil around will he hllm-
!)ly linlled with the p;roaninp;, because
of evil within. Thus will there he tho
t \Yo-fold vid.OI'Y, ill the lOY' of tho
Lord's cOlltrol, and the Hol~' Spirit's
lea<linl-!;, as we pre8!; I'orward. IOllp;illg'
to Iwhold 0111' Jlredous Saviolll' ill t1w
sinlm;s seniee of that day.-8elcdf'd.
:::[q11 -/haY' )Q'30
THE POWER OF
SPEAKING IN TONGUES
"For he who speaks in a 'tongue'
addresses God, not man; no one un-
derstands him; he is talking of di-
vine 'secrets in the Spirit." (1 COl'.
12: 2, Moffatt's translation. Sacred se-
crets! Confidential reports! And the
secret warfare is carried 011 by menns
of the Spirit language. Not many wise
men after the flesh. not many mighty,
not many noble, are called. into this
service. It may be an unknown min-
istry, not advertised, but it is reach-
ing many people out of sight.
Yaul wrote to'tbe (olossians: "For
thougb 1 be absent in the flesh, yet am
1 with you in the spirit, joying and be-
ilOlding your ordel... He was' also
strong in his spirit to\\'al'{ls t.he Corin-
thians and delivered one body unto
Satan for tlie destruction of the flesh,
though be was many miles away. 1
Cor. 5:5. If a Spirit-filled saint can
deliver a body to Satan when he is ab-
~ent from him, so can a Spirit-filled
saint deliver a Satan-possessed body
that may be distant: There is wireless
telegraphy and there is wireless spir-
itual telegraph'y, the nature of which
you do not know. "-,-'here can be a far
reaching ministry through 'praying ill
the Holy Ghost in it supernatural way,
Praying in a supernatural tongue,
He that speaketh in an unknown
tongue edifieth himself. (1 Cor. 14:4.)
And there is edification for the church
by means of t~e supernatural power
vouchsafed to 'indiyiduals in the chllrch
by means of this Spirit-given ministry.
Those who are opposing this manifes-
tation of the Spirit are opposing a
God-ordained means by which the in-
dividual in the church can be edified.
'Ihe church is not so edified that she
can afford to be without this ml?ans of
edification, She need teachers; sh'e
needs instructors, slle needs govern-
ment, she needs help, she also needs
a touch from the Spirit, a supernatu-
ral touch, She needs the speaking in
tongues. She cannot afford these days
to be minus one means of p;race or
hcl~ (
"Wherefore, brethren, covet to
prophesy,.and forbid not to speak with
tongnes." (1 Cor. 14: ::19. )-The Pen-
tecostal Evanp;cl.
CO(! does not wallt to get mono~'
away from a mall, hut the mali away
from his money.
,'he New )'Ol'k Tribllne saYH 80,000
dlildrell . become "divoree children"
O\'en' year. Amel'ka It'ads the wol'!d
in <Ii Yorcc".
 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
PREPARING FOR WAR
Senator Borah, in an Article in
Collier's.
"What is the situation we now
face? Great Britain is spending
$1,000 a minute for armaments.
. Weare spending no less. In fact,
~ we are leading- the world in two
things: in talking about peace
and in spending money for arma-
ments. .Every blessed hour that
Premier MacDonald spent upon
his peace mission, the two na-
tions so profoundly moved in the
cause of peace were each ex-
pending over $60.000 in prepara-
tion for war. There are more
men in arms at this time than
at any time in the world's his-
tory. And notwithstanding all
the pledges and continued dis-
play for peace. the burden in-
creases. In this year the world
will spend $4.300.000,000 for the
instrumentalities of war."
It is estimated that even the
smaller countries, whose popu-
lations live in misery and SQu:11-
or. are spending more than 85
per cent of the revenue for war.
David Lloyd. George. Great
Britain's war-time nremier. re-
entlv said. in the British House
of t;ommons: "Thp arm<l.ments
of France are four times as pow-
erful as those of the great Ger-
m<m ~rmv of 1914." Fran('.~'s
st.~ndjng army consists of 666.-
945 mpn. with 5.0J 0.000 re-
serves that can he called out in
~. fpw ho",.,:;' notice. At a later
(hte Ml'. Lloyd George stated. in
t.he same assembly: "Mr. Hoover
has nointed out that there are
now in the world almost thirty
miIlion men under arms. inlcud-
in!'." actual reservists. or ten mil~
I lion more than before the w~r."
According to the lPallue of Na-
tions' Year :Rook it, is costing
Eurollp. $3.500.000 (100 each year
to maintain its huge armies.
Russia's standing army is only
slightly smaller than that of
France. It consists of 658,000
.'men, and this country has a
larger reserve force than has
France, that of 5,425,000.
Wars Determined'
Mussolini says: "All the world
is arming," and that certainly
includes his own country, for It-
aly's standing army reaches 346,-
990, and their reserve force con-
sists of 2,995,236 soldiers. In
addition to this, all the boys of
Italy are enlisted in a militia.
Jugo-slavia follows Italy's exam-
ple on this line, and supplements
its total army of 1,342,000 with
a militia consisting of all the
boys and girls from the ages of
seven to twenty. With the ex-
ception of Great Britain and Ger-
many, all the countries of Eu-
rope today have conscription,
and the flower of the youth of
these lands is being prepared for
the coming holocaust of war.
Even in Asia, China's army has
been increased from 400,000 to
2,500,000. And Japan can put
an army of 2,138,000 on the field.
Many are talking "peace and
safety" because fifty-three na-
tions have signed the Kellogg
Peace Pact, biit God's Word de-
clares: "Unto the end, wars and
desolations are determined." Dan.
9 :21, literal rendering.
-Selected
WHAT CONQUERED THEM
Dr. H. C. Mllbie tells the sto-
ry of Edw3.rd Payson Scott. ,vho
labored in India years ~tgo. Scott
bec3m~ convinced that Goil
wanted him to labor among a
hill tribe known as the Naga.
He had never been in their midst,
but was able in some way to mas-
tel' their language before em-
barking on his trip. As the
Naga were a highly dangerous
people, friends tried earnestlv to
dissaude Scott from his perilous
undertaking. The British offi-
cial offered a military escort.
This Scott declined. lest his er-
rand of peace be misundel'"tood.
He set out alone. carrying
,vith him a violin. for he was a
mUSICIan. At the expimtion of
three or four day's journey he
found himself ascendiug the hills
that led to the Naga country. The
people, suspicious of all strang-
ers, had heard of his approach
'J:.:11 -A1a.r- J'13{f) 7
and planned to ambush him. Sud-
denlyhe found himself surround-
ed by armed savages, spears
leveled at his heart, and any mo-
ment threatened to be his last.
Guided surely by the Holy Spir-
it, he unslung his violin, put it
to his shoulder, and began to
play and sing a hymn of the
Cross that he had previously
translated into their tongue:
"Alas, and did by Saviour bleed.
And did my Sovereign die?
Would He devote that sacred
head.
.For such a worm as I?"
By the time he had completed
the first verse, we are told, ev-
ery spear had been lowered, and
every head was bent listening to
that first announcement of the
Gospel that they had ever h~ard.
When he had finished, the
tears were rolling down some of
the faces, hostility had been ban-
ished. and Scott was welcomed
into their midst. where he spent
the rest of his life ininistering to
them.-The 'Prophetic News.
IS IT NOT UNJUST TO PUNISH A
FEW YEARS OF SIN WITH AN ..
ETERNITY OF TORMENT?
The duration of the punishment of
sin <:an never be determined by the
time it takes to ccmmit the sin: A
man can kill in a few seconds. but a
just penalty would be life-long im-
prisonment.
Further still, it is not a few years
of Ein that bring tlle eternity of punish-
ment. .-\. man may continue many
vears in sin and still escape eternal
torment if he will only repent and ac-
cept Jesus Christ. It is the rejection
of Jesus Ch:'ist that brings an eternity
of torment. When we see sin in all
itE hideousness and enormity, the holi-
ne:s of G:Jd in all its perfectionf'!, and
the glory of Jesus Christ in all its in-
finity' nothing but a doctrine that
those who persist in t he choice of sin
and who persist in the rejection of the
Son of God; whom God in wonderful
grace gaye to die for our sins that we
might have salvation-nothing but a
doctrine that thOfle who do t his shall
suffer ete: nal anguish will Eatisfy the
demand of our moral intuitions. Noth-
ing but the fact that we dread suffer-
inl!; more than we hate sin and more
than we love the glory of Jesus Christ,
makes us repudiate the thought that.
IJeings who eternally choose sin should
eternally suffer, or that men who de-
Hpise God'3 merey and sllll"n His Son
Hhould he given over to eternal ang-
IIh;h.-Selected.
 THE BRIDE GROO M'S. MESS ENGE R
Th e Young' People's Corner
For and by. the Young People
LOUIS W. STOK ES ........ Editor Young People 's Depar tment
. THE MAN JESUS
There is one God and one Mediato r
between God and man, the MAN
Christ Jesus. Heb. 2:5.
A man altd a horse cannot hold a
convers ation because they cannot un-
derstan d each other's languag e. Now
if some kind of an animal could be
found that could underst and both the
man and the horse, then commu nica-
tion would be easy. And that is what
the MAN Jesus is to us, a Mediato r
between God and man.
Jesus was born of a woman; He
suffered , hungere d and thirsted just
as YOIl and I do. He was tempted in
all points as we are (yet without sin)
and finally died the death of a mortal,
His pure red blood spilling upon His
creation , Mother Earth. This explain s
the whY of His being able to become
one with us and of being our Great
High Priest and Elder Brother .
No one before or after Him could
fill this position . of Savior and Lord
of God and man, but the One Who had
both God and man in him. Ah, how very
far away we would be if it were not
for Him V:ho had "Made us nigh by
His Blood," reconci ling us to God by
becomin g the MAN Jesus.
But not only is He man. but He is
very God of very God for "in Him
dwellet h all the fullness of the God-
head bodily! " He, i. e. the Man Jesus,
is the "man in the glory."
-L. W. S.
"It is not the place that hallows the
man;
In heaven, angels fell,
In Eden Adam fell
In Christ's compan y was Judas."
I was born in the city of Regene ra-
tion, grew up in the town of Perse-
verence and was educate d in the school
of Obedien ce and I work at my trade
Diligen ce, living now in the land of
Beulah clothed with the robe of right-
eousnes s. When a babe I fed on the
sincere milk of the Word and now I
have me;lt to eat that the world knows
not of. Notwith standin g when I am
through here I have a rich inherita nce,
eternal in the Heaven , one that fadeth
not away. -C. H. Robinso n.
The liar to the laggard cried,
"This world owes you a living,
Snatch it if yOU can!"
"An earlier debt," the voice of truth
replied,
"Must first be paid.
You owe the world a man!"
UP OR DOWN?
A ministe r was walking with his
little son, when the latter noticed for
the first. time a flag flying at half-
mast. This puzzled the little chap for
a while; and at length he venture d to
ask his father the meanin g of it. "Oh,"
replied the father, "it shows that some
well known person has just died, and
the flag is flown that way out of re-
spect. The young inquirer remaine d
satisfie d for a few seconds ; then, "But
why do they put it in the middle,
daddy?" he asked. His father ad-
mitted he did not know. Anothe r
silence, during which the perplex ing
problem was being worked out in the
active little brain. Then, "I know,
daddy, why they fly it in the middle. "
Well, my son, why is it?" "Becaus e
the people cannot tell whethe r the dead
person is going up or down." There
need be no doubt concern ing our eter-
nal destiny, for, to the believer , to be
"absent from the body" is to be "pres~
ent with tlie Lord." (2 Cor. 5: 8).
LOVE CRUCIF IED
"Since the Galilean died, Love has oft thieves. His executo rs gamble d for
been crucifie d,
But like Him has risen again, from the the earth while he was dying, and
grave where it was lain.
Love bears wounde d hands and feet, he was taken down and laid in a
round its brow the sharp thorns meet,
Love has still a pierced side in which friend.
sorrow fain would hide."
-(H. S. Delf.)
CLAIMS OF CHILDR EN
I climb.
Socrate s once said, "Could
would
to the highest place In Athens I
11ft up my voice and proclal m-'Fell ow
, why do ye turn and scrape
citizens
every stone to gather wealth, and take reigned ,
whom
so little careof your children , to
one day YOU must relinqui sh it all?"
-Famil y Circle.
THE TIRED FOOT
The potter stood at his daily work,
One patient foot on the ground;
The other, with never-s lacking speed,
Turning his swift wheel round.
Silent we stood beside him there,
Watchi ng the restless knee,
Till my friend said low, in pitying
voice,
"How tired his foot must be!"
The potter never paused in his work,
Shaping the wonder ous thing;
'Twas onlY a common flower- pot,
But perfect in fashioni ng.
Slowly he raised his patient 'eyes,
With homely truth inspired :
"No, ma'am; it isn't the foot that kicks,
The one that stands gets tired!"
-Excha nge.
You're building each moment ,
In architec t's role,
A charact er dwellin g-
A home for .the soul.
So while you're building ,
Don't potter and slack;
Just build a fine mansion ,
Not merely a shack.
ONE SOLITA RY LIFE
Here is a man who was born in an
obscure village, the child of a peasant
woman. He grew up in another village.
He worked in a carpent er shop until
he was thirty,. and then for three years,
he was an itineran t preache r. He nev-
er owned a home. He never had a
family. He never went to college. He
never put his feet inside a big city.-
He never traveled two hundred miles
from the place where he was born. He
never did one of the things that usu-
ally accomp anies greatne ss. He had
no credent ials but himself .
While still a young man, the tide of
popular opinion turned against him. He
went through the mocker y of a trial. He
was nailed upon a cross between two
the only piece of propert y he had on
that was his coat. When he was dead
borrowe d grave through the pity of a
Ninetee n wide centurie s have come (
and gone and today he is the center-
piece of the human race and the lead-
er of the column of progres s.
I am far within the mark when I
say that all the armies that ever
marched , and all the navies that ever
and all the parliam ents that
were built,
ever sat, and all the kings that ever
put togethe r have not affected
the life of man upon this earth as
has that One Solltary Life!
-Autho rship Unknow n.
 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESS ENGE R
FIELD NOTES
"Things New and Old"
This salvatio n is as old as the Book
of Genes.is and new to everyo ne who
accepts it.
The Field Editor is again being call-
ed upon by the Editor- in-chief of The
Bridegr oom's Messen ger 'to produce
to know how
field notes, but he wants
he can produce them if the differen t
ones on the field do not all send in
their reports?
In another place you will find the
informa tion about "Headq uarters" at
Atlanta , Ga. We are glad that some
one came to our rescue. We thank
God for the good spiritua l uplift the
saints had, and for those who entered
into relation s with God they never
dreame d of before.
Three of our young Christia n work-
ers in Philade lphia, who visit, the sick
and unsaved and hold meeting s,
thanked us for stirring them up, real-
izing they can do a little more for
our blessed Master. As Brother Peter
wrote, "Stiring up your pure minds
by way of rememb rance." May God
stir us all up and much more will
be accomp lished. "Many drops make
the mighty ocean."
Miss Martha Wheele r and her as-
sistant, Miss Harriet Noll, home ad-
dress 4741 Hudson Bouleva rd, N. Ber-
gen, N. J, are holding meeting s in the
East, and are open for calls, espe- rality goes up.
Cially would they like to receive calls
from Virginia , North and South Caro-
'lina and Georgia , and other places in ing others down.
the South, as they desire to visit in
the South.
Brother J. G. Davis, of Honake r, Va., ed and
has held a success ful meeting for with
Brother Hoyt Tucker at Egan Park, gle
Georgia .
Mrs. Hazel Hatcher , of Atlanta , Ga., reported .
and others, are holding a meeting near
Monroe , Ga. May God bless them in
this new field, where Brother T. J. ATHE ISTS
Middleb rook started pioneer work a
few months ago.
Brother John Ivy Tucker, of Atlanta ,
Ga., is holding and assistin g in meet- this
ings in the middle western states.
Brother W. D. Lowder , of Albema rle,
N. C., is continu ing home mission ary
work In his spare time.
0oJ1-J/1t{r/ 13 0 9
HELPIN G THE NEEDY ,'CHUR CH TRAMP
'Dear Sister Barth: I want to praise We mean the person who visits
the Lord, for what He is dOing for me. around from church to church without
God is wonder fully blessing me in the settling down with any congregation~
work He has given me to do. I can- He is found in every commun ity and
not preach like others, but I can tell lie bears the same relation to the life
of the love of Jesus, bless His holy and work of the churche s that the or-
name! It is such a blessing to work dinary tramp does to society.
for the Master. He does not like to work. He thinks
I am gatherin g clothing and grocer- churche s are good things and
the
ies for the needy, visiting bakerie s and to be sustaine d, but he leaves it
ought
getting bread for the hungry, visiting others to sustain them. He is will-
to
the sick and cleanin g their rooms, ing to enjoy the privileg es of an open
praying for them and winning them sanctua ry, but he is not willing to bear
to Jesus. the respons ibilities of keeping them
During the month of January I re- open. The burdens that must rest
ceived several bundles of clothing and upon some shoulde rs if a house of
several pairs of shoes. I receive d $10 worship is to be sustaine d affect him
in cash, which was spent for grocer- as the sight of an axe and woodpil e
ies for needy families and for car fare affect his ordinar y namesa ke. He eats
to gather the things and visiting the his dinenr and leaves the premise s.
unfortu nate. 'l'his is the most glori- If he does not have to work, why
ous work I've ever done. 'Tis a sad should he work? In other words, like
sight to see the misery some poor his namesa ke, he is a parasite .
hearts are in, but, oh! the blessing to If there is sicknes s in his family,
know you can help them. or a funeral, or the need of a ministe r,
God has put His seal upon this work one of the churche s must lend him
and given me two co-work ers" Sister its pastor. He has no right to demand
Cora Evans and Sister Nettie May- the service s of a ministe r. He has
field . If anyone has anythin g they establis hed no claim to pastora l care
min give, such as clothes you no long- of any sort. Everyth ing he gets in
er care for or grocerie s or money, wis line from preachi ng to the burial
please notify Mrs. Nora Wood, 640 of the dead is, at the cost of other
Fair St., S. E., or Brother P. T. Barth, people.
Main 2822, and your help will be great- No man can take to trampin g wIth-
ly appreci ated by us and I'm sure God out his looks betrayin g him. -His rags
will bless you. Pray for us, as we and dirt and disorde red aspect will
travel this highway ., togethe r.-Your tell the story of his vagranc y. His un-
sister in Christ, Mrs. Nora Wood. kempt appeara nce will proclaim him
a man without a home. And the
When the church goes down, immo- church will likewise carry the marks
of his homeles sness. His defectiv e
knowled ge of spiritua l things, the ab-
You cannot lift yoursel f up by pull- sence of the soul culture that results
from perman ent religiou s environ -
the callousn ess to truth pro-
Broter James Sabin, of Muskeg on, ffients,
some heal- duced by wander ing from church to
Mich., reports some saved,
church to hear men rather, than the
goi~g through to the baptism
though the strug- counsel of God, inefficie ncy and un-
the Holy Ghost,
. willingn ess for the service by which
is hard.
the Kingdo m of God advance s and' is
e are some of
Doubtle ss many of our dear Mas- made victorio us-thes
busy, but have not the things that will invariab ly distin-
ter's workers are
Pastor Paul 'l'. Barth. guish the church vagrant .
He will not persona lly particip ate
NING in the benedic tion pronoun ced by the
ARE PLAN
psalmis t or those who dwell in God's
A NEW SONG BOOK house, nor will he count for anythin g
A book of Atheis t songs is in the redemp tion of the world from
planne d. Compo sitions along the thralldo m of evil until he stopsa
for himself
line are being gather ed by trampin g and chooses he will abide.
church- home in which
the 4-A's. They will be songs -The Luthera n Observe r.
of ridicul e and hate. How "de-
lightfu l" it will be to get togeth -
er a congre gation of the godles s Church fusses are music in the dev-
and sing blasph emy. il's ears.
10 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
THE DANGER OF CRITICISM THE EVIL OF THE MIRACULOUS HEALING
CIGARETTE HABIT
While in Pittsburgh listenhi.g to a Atlanta, Ga., January 1, 1930.-
fellow-minister give an address, God A prominent chemi~t says: "To- Dear Brothers and Sisters: I want to
spoke to, me about sitting in the seat bacco in any form is bad, bu t in a thank all of the saints for their pray-
of the critic, and I went down to' the cigarette there are five poisons: the ers fOl' my healing. I went to the
basement to the coal-bin and prayed oil of nicotine, the oil in the paper, hospital and had several operations
for God to take that thing out of my saltpetre to' preserve the tobacco, and sugar diabetes came back and
heart, and put in prayel' instead. God opium to make i't mild, and the oil in caused the places to burst. My whole
blessed my heart greatly as I confessed the 'flavoring." stomach rotted out' and I had con-
my criticism. I came up, and didn't Blow a mouthful of cigarette smoke vulsions, to'o. The doctors gave me
notice the coal-black on my hands. through a clean, white handkercshief up to die and one time I was rolled
The minister said, "Will you come up, and, it will leave a dark brown, slimy out iIito the death chamber for dead.
Brother Rader, and lead us in singing stain. In this carbon deposit are the The saints did not give me up, though,
the hymn?" I came up" and had to different. poisons, which eat on the but kept praying for me.
lise my black fist. Then I had to tell delicate, spongy membrane of the I was given morphine and had skin
them why they were black. hack of the throat like acid on a piece grafted three times, but it did not heal.
When the service \';<'.3 over and the of cloth. When I went to the .hospital I was a
fellow-minister went' home ,vith us, J Cigarettes weaken physical strength sinner, but God saved me while I
round out he had been a missionary in and undermine future health. They was: there through the efforts of the
"China for lo! these many years, and sap the energy of nerve and brain "hospital crew." 'I was also made a
had come home broken down in nerves. cells, That is why athletes under dope fiend while there.
When he got through talking about training are not allowed to use them. But God wonderfully healed me of
how Jesus had worked with him, a Dr. Sims Woodhead, professor of all these things and put new skin on
lady said, "Do you know, Mr. Rader, pathology in Cambridge University, my side. I was dismissed from the
he is the most wonderful preacher we says that cigarette smoking in the case hospital 'October 22, 1929, and went to
had in Chin'a? Did' you notice his little of boys partially paralyzes the nerve church the, following Sunday and was
woman ways? Well, they are not cells at the base of the brain and this sanctified and received the Holy
woman ways, but he is a real Chinese interferes with the breathing or heart Ghost, praise the I.,ord! '
orator; and has lived with them, and action. Now I am doing fine and going to
so ,gotten their ways that he talks ex- Also, "Tobacco interferes with the the Pentecostal Church on Washing-
actly like them." He had a queue, and functions of the eye; the heart and ton and Fulton Streets ~Mrs. Ida Gos-
wore Chinese clothing; and when he of the kidneys. Tobacco smoking in- sett, 98, Berne St.,S. E., Atlanta, Ga.
preached to the Chinese, they would terferes with the development of the
say, "He is a Chinaman." "No, he boy."
One prominent paper makes the fol- TESTIMONY
isn't." '~Yes, he is." If they had taken
a vote, the majority of them would lowing statement: "Tobacco is the ad-
mitted cause of upwards of eighty dis- Hapeville, X. C., December 14, 1929.
have said, "He is a Chinaman." 'He
eases, including' blindness, and can- -Dear Sistel' Barth: I want to praise
had become a Chinese for the Chinese
cers of the lower lip and tongue, and the Lord for a wonderful healing that
and for Jesus' s;Ike. ","ow he is back
is eredited with' killing twenty thou- I have ha:1. I was healed of pneumo-
in America, going at things in the
sand in our land every year." nia fever in a marvelous way through
Chinese way, and I had sat there and
Dr J. J, Kelogg says: "I had all the the prayer of faiul. I have been saved
criticised a man who had given his
nicotine removed from a cigarette and and want you to pray for me that I
very life and vitality, poured it out
made a solution of it. I injected half may receive the IJaptislll t)f the Holy
for Jesus, away fl'om all horne ties.
of it into a frog and the frog died al- Ghost.-Yours in Christ, Lila Mae
I had sat with one corner of my lip
most instantly. The frog was full Stroud.
curled up.
grown and avel'age size . . . . . A boy
God cannot bless critics. Criticism
smoking twenty cigarettes in a day Pentecostal Song Books
kills the Holy Spirit's presence, and
iniJales enough l)oison to kill forty Books that are inspiring and suit-
ruins the hlessing in your heart,
fro/;s."-Blind Tract Minister, Box 43, able for revival services. Also songs
You ought not to sit hacl{ and ex-- Roanoke, Va. in sheet music form for solos, quar-
'pect the preacher to pray ancl take tettes, etc., as well as songs for chil-
hold of the meeting. It is your husi- dren's services and all occasions. Fold-
ness; it is your meeting; it is your
The Soviet Government of
ing organs, blackboards and other sup-
.Jesus. You ought to he interested in Russia has decided to abolish plies for Gospel workers can beob-
your own elty, for your loved ones Sunday and to establish, a seven- tained from R. E. Winsett, Box 248,
and your fIiends. ' Pride makes one a day week in industry beginning Dayton, Tennessee. Note change of
critic, and gives us OUI' temper. You with the next fiscal year, Work- address.
scorn othenl hecause you are proud of men will have the usual amount
yourself, thinking you know it all, of time off each week, but Sun-
Send for a copy of Soul Inspiring
and how it ought to he done. As!, day as a holiday will be ignored.
yourself this: "Of what' have T heen One of the Moscow newspapers Songs, one of \ViuHett's latest and best
hooks, containing the best. most spir-
takhlg Inspiration? What has had its
influence on my life? What is stimu-
declares that "all week work will itual and most used songs from other
lating my ambitions? 'Whatever it. is
be a mighty factor in the coun- hooks. These songs llave stood the
,has to come ollt."-Ask Gocl.-Pan! try's cultural revolution and will test and hav~ living power. A mid-
Rader, in \,"orhl .. \\,ido Christian Cou- deal a smashing blow to reli- summer revival and all purpose song
gion."-The European Christian. hoo!\. Address as ahove.
rier.
 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESS ENGE R
ITEMS OF THE DAY
NEWS
In Russia
Typese tters are ordered to spell the
names Jesus and Christ with small
letters. Aliah is to be spelled with a
small letter, too, but Moham med Is to
receive a large one. Jehovah and
Lord are to receive a small one but
Moses and the pagan gods are to re-
ceive large ones. The Russian s are
Rushing things along toward the day
of Tribula tion.
Mexico and Russia
"Texico has broken diploma tic 'rela-
tions with Russia because of Commu n.
istic demons trations against the Gov-
ernmen t of Mexico. "It is not fair,"
they say, "to impose Moscow 's untried
system of governm ent upon the rest
oE the world! Even Democr acy had to
fight to get a hold upon the world."
Islam at War with Itself
Those millions of Moham medans
who have believed in the greatne ss of
their prophet are now admitti ng that
he was just a man. Since the fall of
the CaliEate in Turkey, Islam has been
shaken to the founda tion.T hey are
heginni ng to see the shallow ness of
their religion and somethi ng must
come in to fill the place in their hearts
that will be left vacant. Will it be
Christia n Mission aries w;ith the only
true religion or will we let Bol!?hev ism
or some new sect or false religion take
the place of Moham medanis m?
'The Racial Problem
'What are we going to. do with all
the differen t peoples of all the dif-
fenent colors and of all the differen t
countrie s? There is unrest among the
hlacks of South Africa and there may
be trouble. The white man with his
advance d civilizat ion has tried to civ-
ilize the A friean hy taking his land,
paying him leRs wages than he does
the white man, and hy preachi ng to
him a religion that he has not demon-
fltmted, which is sad, to say the feast.
Unity of Christia nity
A ;\Yethod ist ministe r and a Univer-
(C;jl'"alist ministe r united to conduct the
funel"31 services of a Luthera n layman,
Imagine Martin Luther or John 'Ves-
ley .loing a thing like this.
Bihles an(1 tracts are eagerly
Hought 'h~' Moslem s through out Per-
!<ia. In a HpeGial Bihle "ieek in Ta-
hl'iz,' Pen;ia, more than one thousan d
"opies of Seril)llI re \\'cre Hold.
Thel'u iH no llenlral ground hetween
heaven and hell.
11
NO PEACE CHRIST WINNIN G
OVER MOHAM MED
The Manche ster Guardia n of June 9,
1928, publish es a commun ication from Rev. F. Deaville Walkei-~ secreta ry
Signor Nitti, ex-prim e ministe r to it- of the Wesley an Mission ary SOCiety,
aly, from which the follOwin g is quoted: Condon , narrate s what he terms a re-
With all freedom of assocIat ion, of markab le example of the' lack of fa-
assembl y, of the press suppres sed. all naticis m-and of the indiffer ence to
the indepen dent papers, even Conser- the tenets of Islam- in one place he
vative and Catholic , suppres sed, boys Yisited.: On entering a mosque his
and girls are to be brought up trom party Jrw several large colored prints
the tendere st years In the cult of pasted on the wall just beside. the
violence . . . . Irrespon sible children , prayer- niche. To their. amazein ent,
even young girls, are armed for the they found that the largest one was a
defense of the regime. In the streets picture of JeStlS washing the feet of
of Italy children of both sexes are to His disciple s. Mr. Walker, was per-
be seen going through military drill mitted to take a photogr aph of -the
with firearm s. They are taught the scene, a similar courtes y being ex-
11rincip les of violence ; they hear every tended to him in other mosque s. . In
day justifica tions of war; hatred is a:profoun d im...:
one place he created
inspired in their young hearts. They
are told that Italy should be an em- pression because he was the only one
pire' and that in consequ ence she will present who had read the Koran
have to go to war . . . . Every freedom through . Mr. 'Valker recites.' furtlier:
or professi onal activity is restrict ed; "During the last fifteen years the
the indepen dence of the magistr ates Wesley an Method ist Mission ary So-
ciety mission aries 'and African minis-
is suppres sed; special tribunal s, no
ters have baptized over one hundred
longer compos ed of magistr ates but of
th~llsand adult convert s fi'om .. fetish-
party member s, judge and condem n
ism in West Africa alolle: 'The othel:
their opponet s who have hardly any
means of defense and deport them al- mission s also have ha(I' llQtable in-
ways without having put them under gatherin gs. In addition to ~all these,
interrog ation. To 'leave Italy without there are the multitud es baptize d on
the permiss ion of the governm ent has the French Ivory Coast by the hlack
become impossi ble. . .. Italy has be- propll~t; 'Villiam Harris, and his help-
come a vast prison, where there is ers-pro bably from 6(},(}OO to 100,O()O.
no more laughte r and no more life, and 'Vhat can Islam show to compar e with
where an extreme poverty , in spite of these great ingathe rings? Practica lly
false informa tion spread by official nothing . The followe rs of Christ are
agents in every country in Europe and winning all along .the ;line, and our
America . is' becomin g daily more in- f<uccesses are only limited by the pau-
support able. Thousa nds 'of honorab le
city of our resourc es."-Lit el'ary Di-
citizens who can no longer get per-
mission to leave Italy have to undergo gest.
every sort of humilia tion: illustrio us
!!:enerals, deputie s, professo rs are
thrown Into llrison or deporte d to des THE NEED OF THE DAY
ert islands. Politica l crime and tor-
ture are held in 'honor as in the worstIt is extrao rdinar y power
Ileriods of the Mid'dle Ages. from God, not talent, that wins
-Select ed. the day. It is extrao rdinar r
spiritu al unctio n, not extrao rdI-
nary menta l power that we need.
INDIA LEGISL ATURE RAISES Menta l power may fill a chap-
MARRIA GES TO FOUR- el but spiritu al power fills the
TEEN YEARS church with soul anguis h. Men-
tal power may gather .a. l~rge .
Simla, Paniab . India. Septem - congre gation , but only spmtu al
we
ber 23.-A child marda ge bill power will save souls. What s.
was adopte d by the legisla tive need is spiritu al power .-Cha
assemb ly here today, 67 to H. H. Spurge on.
It applies to all commu nities
and provid es fO'r a prison sen-
tence of one month or 1,000 ru- Theodo re Monod once .said: "lIe-
pees fine for any person solemn - t ween the great things we can not do
izing the marria ge of.a girl un- and the small things we will not do,
der fourte en years of age or a the danl;cr is that W(' shall do noth-
boy under eighte en. in~."
12 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
Missionary News
OUR MISSIONARIES
Forget them not, 0 Christ', who stand
Thy vanguard in the distant land!
In flood, in flame, in dark, in dread,
Sustain, we pray, each lifted head!
Be ,Thou hi every faithful brest,
Be peace and happiness and rest!
Exalt them over every fear;
In peril, come Thyself more near!
Let heaven above their pathway pour
A radiance from its open door!
Turn Thou the hostile weapons, Lord,
Rebuke each wrathful alien horde!
Thine are the loved for whom we crave
That Thou wouldst keep them strong
and brave
Thine is the work they strive to do;
Their foes so many, they so few.
Yes Thou 30ft with them and Thy Name
Forever lives, is aye the same.
Thy conquering Name, 0 Lord, we
pray.
Quench not its light in blood today!
Be with Thine own, Thy loved, who
stand
Christ's vanguard in the storm-swept
land!
-Margaret Sangster.
FIRST BAPTISM'AL SERVICE
Sisquisique, Lara, Ven., S. A., Dec.
27, 1929.-Dear Mrs. Barth: 'l'hough
we do not yet see this town, turning
to God, we recognize that a work has
gone on in the minds of the people
at least, which has altered them a
great deal in their thoughts towards
us and the Gospe'l, and while two
years ago they thought the Gospel was
all bad, and all error, now many will
acknowledge that we preach the truth,
and will say the Gospel is the true
religion, though many add that it is too
pure and the standards too high for,
them to fololw. '
On Christmas morning we had our
first baptismal service, when three
men and two women were baptized
(rather one 15-year-old girl and a
woman).
After the baptismal service, we had
a funeral ser'vice-the first of our con-
verts to be with the Lord. She was a
young woman who heard the Gospel
when we first came here. She had
lived In sin, had two Illegitimate cmi-
dren (almost all the poor women of
~n - /lttlr-
WEEK OF PRAYER A BLESSIN~
Ertacion 25 de Mayo, 'F. C. Sud., Ar-
gentina, S. A., January 15, 1930.~My
this town have), and she turned away Dear Sister Barth: The Bridegroom's
[rom the meetings, believing the way Messenger is a very welcome visitor.
was too narrow for poor people, es- Your work in the homeland is grow-
pecially women, to walk in, But she ing and also in foreign lands. You and
became sick with consumption, and friends of The Messenger have helped
about two months ago came to us, this work more than any other, I be-
saying that she had repented of her lieve.
sins, It was very precious to see how We have just observed the univer-
a
she learned to trust Christ the last sal week of prayer with great bless-
two months of her life. She stead- ing to the "little flock." Two elderly
fastly refused to have anything more sisters came through, speaking in
to do with idols or to trust the saints, tongues; the power fell upon several
though her relatives tried to persuade others; three accepted Christ as
her, and she died peacefully, trusting Saviour; two had beautiful visions of
in Christ. The poor people here are Jesus. Please pray that this revival
buried without coffins, and so would may continue till Jesus comes.-Yours
she have been, but our people, the gratefully in Christ, Alice C. Wood.
believers, got together and bought her
one. The Gospel has put love into
Mrs. Effie G. Bradley, Chichicaste-
their hearts for one another, and this
nanga, Guatemala, Central America,
was very sweet to us, and we believe
writes: I can't tell you what the let-
a testimony to the world around.-
Lovingly yours, in His happy service, ters of our friends mean to us, for
you see we' can't see any of them;
Elsie and Adolph Blattner.
and how we rejoice that we are not
forgotten at the throne of grace, for
we surely need prayer. 'Ve praise
Miss Blanche Appleby, c/o Thomas God for how He is blessing this work.
Cook & Son, Hong Kong, China, We have larger crowds now, and have
writes: I arrived in Hong Kong De- opened up two new stations. We are
cember 29, and am staying at the Phil- to have a baptismal service. 'iVe have
lips House until the way opens up to friends among the Indians, but we
go up country. '!'here has been con- find it very difficult to' reach them
siderable fighting in the vicinity of with th'e Gospel, they are so steeped
Lupao; bombs dropped, battles, etc. in superstition and idolatry, and our
Some of the missionaries had to come only hope is that God answers prayer,
down to Hong Kong. Conditions are so pray, please pray, that God will
a little improved. So I'm hoping to touch my body. I am suffering with
go to Canton next week, if the Lord my head and kidneys . My only hope
wills. Please ask the saints to pray. is in God.
Miss Eva K. Beach, Sultanpur.
Miss Jennie Williams, 'Ving Han Oudh, U. p" India, writes: My one
Ma L'oo, T'ung Hing Fang, Canton, S. girl, the one who had a tubercular
China, writes: Praise God for Heb. hunched spine, passed away last
13: 8, otherwise we would not be here month. The other t. b. girl, Shushila,
to tell of Him, as the enemy seems to was healed when she received her bap-
want the city always. I do hope and tism. So many thanks for your pray-
pray that God will supply for this year, ers; we do so need to be upheld. '\'e
-as it is 0111' fourteenth year here, often feel we are in cruel hands these
we want to see more done than ever days.
before. Lois graduates this year in
June; please pray for her. We had
special meetings from February:l
through 8th. God blessed;, we had
A letter from Mrs. L. M. An-
glin, Taianfu, Shantung, China,
great results. Our native preacher tells of the needs; they have
is just out of the hospital; please about e~ghthundred in their
pray for him; the children think so home to support, and their
much of him, and he has been a good water is not sufficient, and they
worker for years,' Pray that those have not had food as they need
that have just been saved that they
for that large household; they
will go on and receive the Holy Ghost, need our prayers. We do hope
I am trying to help them, and we Brother Anglin has reached
have great times searching the 'Vord. home by now.
 THE . BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER 13
FAITHFULNESS WINS CHRISTMAS IN CHINA PRAY FOR REVIVAL

Transvaal, S. A., December 14, 1929. P. O. Box No. 394, Hong Kong, China, El TocuYo, Venezuela, S. A., Decem-
-Dear Sister Barth: I am thankful December 30, 1929. Dear Friends in ber 16, 1929.-Beloved Friends: The
to say that the mission work here has Jesus: Greeting. I am beginning to 'past month, has been crowned with
been moving along nicely this year. realize the blessing of poverty. I had blessings in the salvation of souls.
Toe heathen people do not flock to us no money for Christmas. Weli, it
in great numbers and repent imme- may not be such a calamity at home, The last Sunday in November we
diately and become devout Christians. but I'll say it is here. Christmas is had a precious baptismal service when
In fact, many of them oppose us, de- very important in that is emphasizes eight precious adults were immersed;
ceive us, and do all they can against the Birth of the Son of the true God, five men and three women: How you
our religion. It is only by long pa- Jesus, the Savior of-not only of would have enjoyed looking into the
tience, hard work, preaching, praying Americans-but the whole world, in- faces of those who were baptised and
and living the life before them that cluding China. seeing the very glory of the Lord
we are able to win a few of them to shining upon them as they gave forth
I think the hardest thing in con-
Christ. Little by little we win their nection with the Gospel is for the bold testimonies of the saving power
confidence. It is interesting to me Chinese to swallow the fact that the of the Lord in their lives just before
to notice the different ways in which Gospel did not start or originate in they were immersed. About 100 people
they are led to the Gospel; some China. They are glad to know of the from the town witnessed the baptisms
through sickness, some through pov- true God; they believe in Him and who never had attended the meetings
erty, some through disaster, and some His Son, Jesus Christ, but, that Christ before and all listened with the ut-
through curiosity. :A few Sundays ago was not born in China, is truly humil- most attention. Since then at least
we had a severe thunder storm in the iating. However, they comfort them- two business men have been attending
early morning. After the morning ser- selves that He was born in the East- the regular services frequently.
vice closed, news came to us that a ern hemisphere, and that Judea is It is rather amusing, the sights we
man, (who had never been to our re'ally in Asia, not in England or see: Upon entering the yard of one
services) was struck down by light- America. of these native country homes, or
ning but was still alive. After dinner, We celebrate Christmas in our Pen- huts, we find a great commotion-
Brother Freeman and I went to see tecostal Missions, but we aim to make dogs, pigs, pigeons, chickens and all
him. We spoke to him about his soul it as <sweet and spiritual and instruc- kinds of live stock coming out the
and about God and His power to heal; tive as possible, eliminating all forms front door. The family has seen the
praying for him. A few days after of worldliness. missionaries approaching and have
that he came to tell us that he was We've never been able to get even chased all the animals out to make
healed. The following Sunday he the money for electric lights from room for us! Do YOU wonder that we
came to the service, and when the al- those who come, though a few of them return home with fleas' and other in-
tar call was given he was the first always contributed a little. But when sects in our clothing? Perhaps there
to come forward and kneel in prayer. our workers knew there was no hope is one chair in the house-that is given
That .same Sunday morning just be- from me and no mail-God took their to the lady missionary and the rest
fore going into the service we found eyes from me and the mail boats-they of the family all stand up or squat on
a small snake near to our house swal- just hit the people know if they did not the ground. These people mostly sleep
lowing a frog. When he had finished contribute there would be no Christ- in hammocks and they sit in them' too,
and started away we killed him. By mas. So it began to dribble in: 20 during the day when they 'have ,no
this time quite a crowd of natives had cents, 30 cents, 50 cents, $2.00 and so chairs. Most of the huts are built of
gathered around with curiosity to 'see on until they had nearly enough. We mud with thatched roofs made out of
what was happening. Wondering if kept' looking to the Lord. There was grass, hard mud floors. Their cooking
the frog was still alive, I suggested no hope of more mail until after is done over three large stones and the
cutting the <snake open and letting Christmas. But, your letter came. fuel is wood. No chimneys in the
the frog go free. All the natives How, I do not know, but it got here in houses, so all the smoke has to get
laughed at the foolish idea and beg- time to help out on Christmas treat out through the few windows (if one
ged me not to do it, but finally I did and a little to help the Chinese also. could call them windows) but much of
cut the snake open carefully and the And the fact that it was designated the smoke remains in the house and
frog jumped out and went rejoicing for Christmas made it' all the more their clothing and all smells so smoky
on its way. It so happened that there sweet. The Chinese said, "Teen foo all the time.
was an old man in the crowd who ni hai mong-ga-ngoh-tei." 1. e. "The Pray for the Lord to keep us in
had stayed clear of us as far as re- Heavenly Father did not forget us." health in this very trYing climate. We
ligion was concerned. When I saw The Mission was full to overflowing, are not strong but He is our strength.
him looking on with interest I said, and it was a nice service, sweet and We praise Him for the wonderful
"That is just what Christ does for a
spiritual. The Sunday after, we had health he has given to our baby girl,
to' sinner who is bound in Satan's grip. an increased attendance at Sunday Ruth Aileen.
He releases him and sets him free."
School, <so we will now add two class- Your missionary friends, Viola, and
The old man said to another man, "If
, es; one of girls and one of larger Jacob Feuerteln.
that is so I think I better go to <:hurch
boys. Praise the Lord, and we thank
this morning and learn more about you and the Dear Lord.
this religion. He went to the services Yours in the blessed (}aspel, Myrtle A life that goes out to others in love
under the trees and listened atten- and service is continually growing
Bailey.
tively. I trust that Goa will save him.
wider and sweeter. It expands into
I ask you to continue to pray for The children of God should not con- beauty. It gains dally In power and
us. I am not at aU well. '
tend for their rights, eXICept at the Influence. No matter where it starts
In the service of the Master, J. W. throne of grace.-The Silent Evangel- from it goes up higher all the while.-
Brooks and wife. ist. Light and Life Evangel.
14
A .LOYAL WELCO ME
"WhooY a Mission , Cape Palmas, Li-
berla,'D eceinbe r 2~, 1929.-D ear Sis-
'te~_ Barth: ,Jude 2. You will be glad
to know th.at'the Lord graciou sly gave
us a safe and pleasan t voyage to Cape
Palmas. We found our 24 Mission -
aries all fairly 'well, and they as well
as' ,our ,native: Christia ns gave us a
loyal welcom e;
,When' we- had got without haifa
mile of' the 'mission here, we saw a
Woman,: named' Rebecca , come runn-
ing", toward-- u's as hard as she could,
,carryin g a "bunch of flowers in her
ha'nd: She ,threw her arms around
me, and gave me a good old-fas hion-
e'd African' hug, and then handed me
the flowers. ' :Rebecc a was wonder fully
saved, and':bap tized, in The Blessed
'Holy Spirit; i while we were holding
our Christm as meeting in her heathen
town, :some' 'five years ago. Imme-
diately after; she took stand for God,
and', was bapti~'ed in water, her hus-
--band' and' familY people began to per-
.secute' ,_,her" ' aI).d - made it so hot for
her that ,she would run away and come
down to r;rewaka for a time. Her hus-
band" would -beat her and do many
,mean :thi,ngs ,to her, but the persecu -
tion, WQuld. ~lllly make the fire of God
,burn 'more brightly in her soul, and
she, told them. that beating no fit t,o
f;inlsh the', thing that God had illit In
her heart.,',
,Finally ,we persuad ed the husband
to allow' us, to ,redeem Rebecca , and
let her ,be ,'free ,to serve God. and
preach -the Gospel to the women of
her own and other tribes ..
Please ,continu e to pray. Sincere ly
'Yours, In "Hi~Glad Service , J. M. and
Jessie Perkins ,
AMONG THE COOLiE S
Shangh ai, China, Februar y 1st 1930.
,-Dear Sister Barth: We have been
having the' most wonderf ul meeting at
the Changh ai Coolie Mission . '
One old woman, whose husband was
Ii. Christia n, lay sick unto death dur-
ing these meeting s. ,She stubbor nly
had refused the love of the Master, so,
accordi ng to' custom when very near
death. they dressed her in her "grave
clothes" and laid her in her coffin.
But looking up to her husband , she
rememb ered that.he had always pray-
ed to the Master when ill and that his
prayer had been answere d and she
comman ded them' to lift her up and
carry her to the ,Mission. Tender hands
carried .-her and laid her before the
Alter' and there she cried to God to
'save her and the loved ones w'ere
startled shortly aUer to see her arise
from the Alter testifyin g that she knew
THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESS ENGE R
Jesus had saved her and she left the SHARA NNAGA R MISSIO N
Mission to go to her little hut, not only
,saved but healed by the preciou s blood Nawabg anj, Gonda, U. P., India.
of the Lamb. Her old coolie husband 's Dec. 16, 1929.-D ear Sistel' Barth: We
prayers had been answere d. have a wonderf ul God. I have ,trust-
The very greates t need we have just ed Him for all ,my needs for the past
now besides the weekly feeding of sevente en years, and He has 'never
about 400 coolies is a Mission Build- failed me.
ing for these poorest coolies.
The mission expense s come to over
Will you pray that God will lay it
a thousan d dollars a' month now. It
upon thehea l'ts at home? The only
coolies know after a is wonderf ul how He speaks, 'to this
JOY that' these
hard aay of labor is to gather into one and that one in a time of need ,
'and thus the needs are met. Mail),
these Coolie Mission s and hear the
Gospel. Many au old coolie comes to times when' we have not had a cent
ex- to buy grain for our people the Lord
'our minds tonight who had heard
ted
'pounde d "The City FOllr Square" (the'y has' sent it from some unexpec
: can neither read nor write) and as source and some one whom we nevel'
it really gripped their hearts a heaven- knew or heard of before. ' Our family
ly light broke over their weary coun- has almost doubled this past year and
tenance . yet the Lord has put the children ' up-
, Lovingl y yours for Lost Souls, Wal- on the hearts of the people at' home
ter and Eva Turner and family. as never before. We are asking Him
to put the old people on the, hearts
of the people also.
WELCO ME HOME
A few weeks back there was a large
Mela near here. You see we live just
Taianfu , Shantun g, China, Decem- near one of the sacred rivers of India.
ber 4, 1929.~Dear Sister -Barth: It
where thousan ds of people come to
'is now more than two weeks since I with the hope of washing their
bathe
arrived in Tianfu. A great crowd of away. During the two or three
were down sins
boys, girls. men and women of this Mela our boys and
big days
at the station to meet ns. As 'we got twenty- five hundred gos-
workers sold
off the train the boys began to blow
'beat their drums pels. Please pray with us that the
their bugles and
the Word living to
'while the Chinese flag and the Hom~ Lord wil\' make
they read. 'During the
flag floated in the air. We all march- these people as
us. The man
ed through the main street homew ard ~lela a family came to
as ,our boys blew their bugles and and boy, about six, were living skele-
beat their drums. ' tons. There was a woman and girl
'As I ca~e into the yard of our of about twelve years. They had been
Home I found aU the little children ,all over India on pilgrim ages trying to
Who did not go to 'the station lined up get salvatio n. Both of the children
to greet me. That evening there was a had been born wl}en they were on a
'special meeting of welcom e for me pilgrima ge, but, in spite of all this,
,which they had planned . 'they had not found peace and they
It is your and other saint's co -opera- heard of the mission and came to us.
tion with us that enables us to carry Some friends have written that we
on the work) here. Let us not be ought not to take people in as we do,
weary in well doing for we shall reap but only preach the Gospel. What
,in due season if we faint not. It is would you have done if this famil)'
real strength to my soul to know that had come to your door? Would yon
we have the whole word of God back have told them of the love of Jesus
Of us in the work we are dOing.
and said, "Be ye filled and clothed, "
: , Yours in His Fellows hip, L. M. An- and sent them away naked and hungry
glin. '
to die by the roadsid e?
\Ve took them in and fed them and
prayed for them and gave the man
Christ Holds the Key
a Bible to read and the workers talked ,~
He holds the key of all unknow n, to him about the Lord. They are high
And I am glad. caste. and he can read and he sits
and reads all day. We had speCial
If other hands should hold the key,
Or if, He trusted it'to me. prayer for him in the church. He could
I might be sad.
scarcely walk In the church., but we
What if tomoror w's cares were here called him for prayer and the Lord
Withou t its rest?
underto ok and healed him. Pray fOI'
I'd rather He unlocke d the day,
And as the hours swing open, say Sharann agar.:......Yours and His f~r souls,
"Thy will is best." Esther B. H~rvey. .
 THE BRIDEGROOM'S MESSENGER
EAGER TO HEAR THE WORD
Barquisimeto, Venez. Feb. 12, 1929.
-Dear Beloved Friends: Brother
Bender and my 'Brother-in-law left for
a weeks trip to the interior, a days
journey by auto. This is the town of
San Nicolas in the state of Portugese
where there are a number of converts
and the work is badly in need of a
worker:
The Lord met them and th"y were
a great blessing to that company .of
believers.
The closing nights there were a
number at the alter, backsliders were
reclaimed and ~d was glorified in
their midst. The travellersretiirned
telling of the great need, many, many
children and such a need of teachers
and a worker to take charge there.
Brother Bender said they met one man
there that was a marval so taught of
God, and as they visited him in the
home the power of God fell upon them
and they had a wonderful time;
El Tocuyo is still the scene of re-
vivaL Last week five souls took a
definite stand for the Lord. If mv
sister should be writing to any of YO~
she will tell yOU of the blind lady, an
elderly woman who yielded to the' Lord
last week. She is so happy and says
the night she . yielded.she saw a
bright light. She' is praying for her
healing. Her grandchild yielded the
same ni~ht and another woman who
has. heard the ~spel for a long time.
They are all so happy .and had given
upon their chimon-a native tobacco,
or snuff~and' they were rejoicing in
their Saviour.
Our young people have been doing
personal work as well as holding their
weekly meetings, and have been able
to sell some Bibles and place some
New Testaments among interested
people. Than'ks so much for your in-
terest in the wo~k.-LovinglY, i~ Him,
Adah M. Winger.
TANGAR; TSINGHAi,
VIA-KANSU, CHINA
Dea r Co-Laborers: Our last letter
told of the horrible things done by
the bandits. For months we did al-
Cit most nothing but dress the most hor-
'1,:;', rible wounds. In the midst of thig
came the plague, so awful that the
looks on the faces of the sllfferers
iillger. with me.
In the midst of this came great
crowds of famine refugees. Our
strength being already so taxed, we
knew if we once started to give out
food. we would be crowded and feared
'we wo.uld not be able to. keep it up.
Another thing was, we needed nioney
to. buy grain. In all this the' Lord
wonderfully undertook and fulfilled
the promise: "Before they call I will
answer." Before letters could possi-
bly reach us word was received that
money had been cabled to us for this
purpose. Barley was bOlight and
ground with great difficulty. The'riv-
er was so low that the mill hardly
moved, taking a long time to do the
grinding. While this was being done,
the starving people in great numbers
began crying outside our door for
food. We could hear their cries com-
ing from all over the city from early
morning till late evening. Oh, it was
so. terrible!
When we stalted giving out flour,
the crowd increased so rapidly that
within a few days the street in front
of our place was crowded for a dis-
tance. After' our morning devotion
and breakfast we would open the doors
and the desperate mob would, crowd
in till our front yard and stable yard
would be filled to the very limit; we
used an adjoining yard.
All being in order, the do.ors were
opened and barley flo.ur was given to
each; person according to. their needs.
This we did fo.ur days of each week
to an ever-increasing cro.wd till we
finally reached the number of 2,250
in one day. Every day immediately
after we were through with this, we
would look after the many wounded
who were waiting for us. The lo.ad
was heavy and after some days I col-
lapsed. But, as we prayed the Lord
definitely touched my body so that
in a few days I was about again deal-
ing out food and caring for the
wo.unded.
The final day came when the offi-
cial gave order that the people fro.m
other places must return to their
homes a heartless thing to do. I asked
him to allo.w them another few days
so we could give them another lot of
food, because many had only a day's
supply and could not travel far on
that. So, on this particular day, we
gave them a special allo.wance and
also a gospel to each grown person
and a few others who could also read.
Many thanked us for help.
Having mentioned that many fam-
ine refugees left' Tangar, you may
think we have none to care for now.
\Ve no longer have the great cro.wds,.
but we give out .. regularlyflour: grain,
clothes and bedding, also so.me cash.
You can never imagine even a very
light degree the suferings among the
l)eople from hunger and cold. If you
want Ii blessing then consider the
poor. . Please pray for us.
V. G. and Ruth -L. Plymire.
~Yl - /11a.r /q 30 15
MISSIONARY MONEY SENT DUR~
ING D:ECEMBER, 1929, AND JAN-
UARY, FEBRUARY AND
IvlARCH, 1930.
Africa-
Mrs .. A .. E. Turney .............. :..... $ 4.00
John M. Perkins ........................ 2.00
Miss Agnes E. Bjorklund ........ 7.00
Central America-
B. A. Schoenich ........................ 4,00
South America-
Miss Adah M. Winger's work 4386
Miss Erma C. Roth 2.00
Miss Alice C. Wood ................. .
1500
Mr. and Mrs. JacobF~~;~~:.:
stein ....................................... . 9.91
l\lr. and Mrs. A. Blattner ... .
2.00
Nicholas Vetter ...................... .. 5.00
China- .
:Mr. 3.ndMrs. L. M. Anglin .... 8.00
Orphans, c/o L. M. Anglin .... 74.35
Famine Sufferers, c/o L. M.
Anglin ................................ :.. . 5.00
Miss Jennie Williams .......... .. 81.48
Geo. M. Kelley ......................... . 3.00
Miss Blanche Appleby .......... .. '2.00
Miss Bettie Brown ................. . 15.00
Egypt-
Miss Lillian Trasher ................ 3.00
C. W. Doney................................ 2.00
India-
John E. Norton ........................ .. 4.00
Orphan, c/o John E. Norton ... . 10.00
Miss Anna Helmbrech ........... . 5.00
Mr.s. Esther B. Harvey........... . 10.50
Orphans, c/o Mrs. E. B Har-
yey .......................................~ .. 11.10
Miss Marguerite Flint.. ...... ~ .... . 5.00
. Orphan, c/o Miss M. Flint.. .. .. '20.00
Jerusalem-
Miss A. Elizabeth Brown .. :..... 5.00
Japan-
'C. F. Juergensen ...................... '2.00
M'exico-
Miss Anna Sanders .................. 5.00
Russia-
Russian and E. E. Mission .... , 2.00
Home- .
Miss Martha Wheeler (for
India ....................................... 2.00
Hoyt' Tucker (for 'South
America ................................... . 21.0~
$381.20
SOME GOOD TRACTS
Sanctification and the Gift of the
Holy Ghost, per 100 ........................50c
Palm T!"ee Christians, per 100 .......... 25c
Pentecostal Light, per 100 ....... :........ 25c
Pentecost. per 100 ......................:......... 25c
Things of the Kingdom, per 100 ........ 20c
A Warning, dozen ................................ lOc
Crucified with Christ, dozen ............ 10e
History of Tongues, by V. P. Sim-
mons, per 100 ............................... _._50c
Thy Sun Shall No More Go Down,
per 100 ................................................35c
Divine Healing, per 100 ........... :........ 35c
Trip tc. the Holy Land ........................ 25c
God the Father Through the Eternal
. Spirit, E. M. Stanton ........................ 5c
Divine Indwelling,E. M. Stanton .... 15c'
A Friendly Talk to' Christian Critics
of the Latter Rain, dozen ................10c
The Reasonableness of Hell, the
New Earth, the. Pentecostal .
Movement .................................... _... 250
.Address Bridegroom's . Messenger,
892 Berne Street, S. E., Atlanta, Ga..
R. D. 3. .
16 . THE BRIDEGROOM~S. MESSENGER
AS SEEN . AT Beulah Heights Bible Institute ASSEMBLIES
HEADQUARTERS A practical_ Bible Training School
for ministers, missionaries and Chris- ATLANTA, GA.-Apostolic Assem-
tian workers. In the two years course bly, Washington and Fulton Sts. Paul
It h as b een my. priviledge for every part of the Bible is studied. T. Barth, Pastor, 892 Berne St., R. D. 3.
the last month to be here at Other studies are: Church History, Phone: ATLANTA,
Main 2822.
GA.-Pentecostal Mis-
~dquarters, in Atlanta, Ga., Bible Atlas, Dispensational-Truth, .Bi- ~ion, Hightower and Humphries Sts.,
and it has indeed refreshed my ble Doctrine, Homiietic~, '''Synthesis, Bartow 1. Mingledorff, Pastor.
soul to see the work that is being Christian Evidences, ChrIstian Work, ATLANTA, GA.-Pentecostal Mis-
done for the Lord in this part of and English. The present term closes sion. Marietta St. at Howell' Mill Rd.
His vineyard, and to note how in ~ay. If you are thinking of at- A. J. Williams in charge. r ..
His blessing is resting so sig- tendmg B~ble School in the fall write BROOKLYN, N. Y.-Christian Home, o
nally upon thispeQple:'~,'oThey:.,~~~~.~,;\l,~?,ow. i.cldress:. ' .. . i44 Clinton Ave., care of Sister S. L
have a grip on God that I have Pastor - aul T. Barth, Greer.' .
. t h " - bl 892 Berne St., BROOKLYN, N. Y.-FulJ. Gospel
no t f ound In any 0 er .nl)sem y, Atlanta Ga Mission, 3052 Fulton St. Mr. and Mrs.
as a whole, yet I find that hun- ' . John Ennulat, and' Walter E. Reed,
ger and longing in them for still pastors. :;,'-;" .
greater things, that must ever. Groups of the members go to EGAN PARK, GA.-Pentecostal As-
be found where God works. the Hospitals, Prison, private sembly .. Rev. Hoyt Tucker in charge.
All of the regular services homes, or wherever they know PHILADEJLPHlA, PA.-Pentecostal
seem to be times of refreshing of those who need their help in Mission. German and English. 1229
from the presence of the Lord; getting to God. It is not unusual Lawrence St. G. Schmidt, Pastor.'
opportunity is usually given for for three or four services to be FULL GOSPEL MISION.-638 Wes-
testimonies when the Pastor re- going on the same night in dif- . tern Ave., Muskegon, Mich. James Sa-
quests that they tell, not of some frent parts of the city by the bin, Pastor.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.-Pentecos-
blessing they received years members of this Assembly. Of tal Mission, 1168 Ionia Ave, N. _W.
ago, but of some blessing course' God can manifest Him- Rev. Wm. Murphy. in charge.
they received that day or the self with such a people! FLINT, MICH.-Hillcrest Taber-
day before, a fine plan for We have greatly enjoyed the nacle: 3311 Mildred St., Mrs. Zola T.
other Assemblies to followju.dg- Beulah Heights.;' Bible . School ;~.~rrle~t" PastOr. ../....
ing from its, effect on,:this':As:' . .:w'h...e.r e some. sp1end'd, . . <_i,,"'BR'OKEN ARROW, .OKLA.-Pente-
I . young men-':-:;"costal Assembly. Rev. Wm. E. Eman--
sembly. It helps us to' realize and women are being trained uel, Pastor in charge.
we are serving a living God, who by Brother and Sister Barth. WEST PLAINS, MO.-Pentecostal
is intimately interested in all the Brother T. J. Middlebrook and ~f:i~r:.blY, .Orchard Grove, R. D., West
.small details of our small lives. Brother L. W. Stokes. to go out HIGHSPIRE, PA.-Pentecostal As-
They have a well organized in active service for the Master, sembly of God Church, Harry Sweitzer,
Sunday School with consecrated b U t we wouId rk leo t see many, Pastor .
CINCINNATI, OHlO.~West End
teachers and an average atten- many more of our young people Gospel' Mission Home and Mission
dance of about one hundred and taking advantage of this oppor- Church. Temporary location (offi{:e)
thirty. .It does one good to see tunity. 60>8 W. 9th St. Mrs. Jennie. Miskimen,
80 many come for the study of '. W e were greatly pnvI ' '1e dge d Pastor. ZANESVILLE OHIO.-=-The Monroe
His Word. Besides the usual in having Sister Zola DePriest, st. Mission Ch~rch, 528 Monroe St.
Sunday School offerings, they of Flint, Michigan, with us for Mrs. Mil.rtha Bailey, Superintendent,
have a Joy Offering, . the pro- t en d ays 0 f reVIva . I serVIces.
. The Goddard CHICAGO, Ave. IIJL.-Langley Ave. All
ceeds of which goes to China; Lord greatly blessed her mes- Nations Pentecostal Church, 3716-20
and a Birthday Offering, the sages to us, and we all seemed Langley Ave. Elder Lucy Smith, Pas-
proceeds of which goes to India. to get a refreshing. Some were tor. .
One 'of the noticeable things saved, some sanctified, one re-
Closing Out Book Sale
about this Assembly is the large ceived their baptism, and some
number of young people who are were healed, for which we give at one-half and one-third price. Send
so fully out for the Lord. They God all the glory. The good for price list to The Pentecostal Her-
have a .service Tuesday nights, work is still going on, and three ald, 7950 Normal Ave., Chicago, Ill.!'J
also Sunday nights at 6 :30 more received their baptism in
where the Lord's blessing is so the week following the close of Wm. Burton McCafferty Roswell,
present that often a large part meetings, thru the labors of the New Mexico, Rt. 2,Box {)lA, c/o L.
of their congregation consists of workers in the homes. As we McAnally, would like to secure a cloth
adults. Each' service an offer- all stand together an~ work with bound copy of "Psalms, Hymns and
ing is taken for Foreign Mis- the one aim of lifting up Jesus
sions. Pray for these young and His finished work on the Songs Spiritual," by Squire and Kin-
people that God may use them cross we may expeCt the show- nee, now out of print.' Someone hav-
mightily in this welfare that is ers which are due us to fall .. ing a copy and would like to give, sell
now on. :-Miss F. C" Perry~ or swap, write the above address.