Birth of a Reformation; Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. WarnerByers, A. L. (Andrew L.)
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Birth of a Reformation; Or, The Life and Labors of Daniel S. Warner
Byers, A. L. (Andrew L.)
Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) -- History; Warner, D. S. (Daniel Sidney), 1842-1895
Through the kindness of a brother who happened to have a copy of
the Christian Harvester of May 1, 1884, we are able to give to
the readers the article by Mrs. Warner in which she renounced the
movement which she brands Come-outism.
COME-OUTISM RENOUNCED
The following communication pretty fully explains itself. It was
written by Sister Warner, the wife of D. S. Warner, the Come-out
leader, and editor of the Gospel Trumpet. Those who know Sister
W. generally, among the straight holiness people, have confidence
in her integrity. God bless her, and may she save her husband from
his strong delusions. She desires the holiness papers to copy her
article:
Dear Brother Doty: My soul praises God today for a perfect
salvation in Jesus. He sweetly abides in my heart, and I do know
that his Word is true. His promises to save from all sin and keep
in perfect peace are most wonderfully verified in my case; praise
his name! Salvation is sweeter to my soul every day I live.
"And how sweetly Jesus whispers,
Take the cross, thou needst not fear;
For I've trod this way before thee,
And the glory lingers near."
Yea, praise God for the cross, and the glory that always follows.
I feel it my duty to say to all God's children, that he has opened
my eyes to see the evils of come-outism. I am free from it, and
forever renounce it and praise God that he has so completely
delivered me from the spirit of it. I am thoroughly convinced
that this effort to unite God's people by calling them out of
the churches is not God's plan of unity. It simply cuts off a
few members by themselves, who get an idea that none are clearly
sanctified unless they see as "we" do; and, then, they have a
harsh grating that is the very opposite of love. I have found
that the predominant spirit of the come-out movement is the same
self-righteous, pharisaical spirit that Christ rebuked when he was
here on earth. They hold and teach that no one can be entirely
sanctified and belong to a "sect."
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