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
It is not necessary for me to speak of the fanaticism and
absurdities connected with this movement; but I am not at all
surprized to hear of men losing their minds after passing through
such a meeting as the assembly at Sulphur Springs last November. I
have seen more Babylon confusion outside the churches than in. I
know whereof I speak, for I have been connected with the movement
from its beginning, and, as you all know, at the very head of it.
And while I believe it my duty before God to renounce it, and stand
aloof from it, I have all charity for those connected with it. I am
confident that I have nothing in my heart but love toward them all,
and love to my husband; nor do I reject him, but I can not endorse
either the movement or its organ, the Gospel Trumpet. I must obey
God, and walk in the light he has given me, or forfeit salvation,
which I can not afford to do. I have suffered the loss of all
things, but rejoice to know that I am counted worthy to suffer for
Jesus' sake.
In taking this step for God I have not been hasty. I have been
convicted of this duty for some time. Circumstances and the
manifestations of the spirit of this movement have been such for
several months past that I fear further delay on my part would be
disastrous to the cause of Christ and my own soul. I humbly ask the
prayers of all God's children that he will keep me firm and sweet
while passing through the furnace.
Mrs. S. A. Warner.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Apr. 22, 1884.
Brother Warner deplored his wife's going into print with their
trouble. A number of the so-called holiness papers made remarks that
were reflective on Brother Warner and the cause of truth. On account
of this, he felt it necessary to make some reply in the Trumpet and
set forth the facts concerning his wife. In the issue of July 15,
1884, he made a very clear delineation of the whole affair. He showed
the sad deception into which his wife had fallen, how it had affected
her conduct, and hardened her conscience to do things she was never
known to do before, even to being untruthful, and yet publish her
testimony abroad that she was more sweetly saved than ever. Near the
close he says:
And this is the kind of holiness the sectarian sheets have such a
jubilee over. This work of the devil which has at present broken up
a family, brought a reproach upon the cause of holiness, robbed us
of our sweet child for over three months past, and which has filled
all hell with a jubilee, the Highway of Holiness says "should be
received with thankfulness." Yes, it is received in hell with
thankfulness, and just to the extent that Babylon glories in the
same she proves that she is in league with hell.
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