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■ I 11. »■ —1 kept my promi W, WTO isuuw
; , ■ tb n |- the wm* Icinlea when they came together on convicting power of these worts r to f t he old home. On .the
' end Th feast m l! “ Sret <hy of the week. Amin till at once I unharnessed niy ho arjt y gaturday j n January 92,1
Sabbath had fully come to an end The W ** j _ redMnpti)>n and went home and told my com ohurehi and de „
® and not only so, but until the mfty gbteu« awnfe light, on thia li blood,even the forgive- panion of my trouble and told her " other Ga „ ett called on me to
f . the dawnofthe day ofthe week part <rf our subject. The sheaf ph. wi th holy j. thought I was going to die and the B , tv j ofißi but I refused,
very early in the morning. Then ofthe first fruits, of ”hieh we ne JI »f eat ot the that she must make the best ot a £ d cantinU ed tarefuse till the
n the aun of the new creatiou arose in the 11th verse, “He shall »na -
«in all his strength, aplendor and Lave before the Lord, to be accept- b fi re ’V and not on I thought I must pray, and so .nd did th.
4- glory totot no more forever. I on Uie morrow after ‘° 5 a Wlcould.
ly. feel just here to eadaim, “UloryjhoSabhath.’’ the morrow after th J Lord to forgive Daar brothef i have had many
ato God in the highest! this sun stdl the evidently, was the and yF lvation i 8 no t my many sins. But 6re tnal9^mO re than I can
> shines, and however severe the g re t day of the week. Christ was for entirely of Christ, my efforts in this was T “' n ’ wr ite, but out of them all, the
storm, oflife he still shines beyond the 4»t.fruit sheaf, waved in res- by works “ J— f k - seemed to me that when I would Lorf has delivered me and
,h 0 the clouds.” The Sabbath a. a tttm tlon Socepttfiee on the mor- etc isto been- try to pray that mytonguejould me . Lasl year I bap-
‘• I shadow having served its purpose mw after the Sabbath—not on the " lg l ,1 nse’who truely be- refuse to speak 0 tized twelve at Pataula, and on
; as lednway. Ut u. now urn our the Sabbath was on the n(( b<(eKpect to be saved X h ill t o my chosen resort for “sad the Lord
who I attention more parUcnlariy a« to very day the Jewish priest waved ~ • kg and partly by roc y thinkine it would be my goo i meet g ’ gimmg
the 'hat the word olGod says respeet-jbe literal sheaf, Christ show forth the tokens of when I had reached >r glad bave you
hug the first day ot the week. The the dead, fihe ,5 th ver > this finished work. The ministry it se emeed tobeover- h aQ . Do asyou
h ® work of God in creation, from L. Alld ye . ,hall count ™ * ot the law fs abolished by Christ; shad „ wed in » mist of darkne9 ’’ Ihb k best With this.
’“"Hwhich He rested on the seventh> komthe morrow * th e all its condemnation feil on him, obl gba ll never be able to describe thu
• tbe.| daT , W as greater than the work of ftom the day that yo and the believer in him is free, the angulß h of my soul at that. Yo «
rhichl redemption, from which Christres-1 ea f o counted: even justified; has peace because he event f u l moment. I 6 0 earn HB. Bland.
,d of ted, and which God declared Sabbaths shall be . venth has ceased from works and enter- th vilest sinne r on earth,,and it b een over-
f United, and accepted by the U o the morrow <^X’ d ye ed into rest- even the true Sab- there waß n 0 le mdy for >; and Jell letter
|Oy “jdeath and resurrection of Jesus I ye number fi y g-ringun- bathofGod. The old Sabbath is upon my face, a wretche , 8 • Al>rU 29 1895.
*““ from the dead. On the first day Bh all offer anew 0 I o and condcmnad .inner. How long Anat, Ga„ April 29,
works! the week “He was declared to L the Lord.” The> yP> waviu([ L,, but Lord’s d ay, a day of I remained there lean ®“®'dw and much beloved
a, nor! be the Son of God with power, ac-k, tbi ß is very p gon mp r- thanksgiving and joy. With the but as soon as I beca the Brlther.-I know you have thought
wAftctt I cording to the Spirit of holiness 1 0 { first shea the! new creature in Chnst Jesus old j arose and B t ar , . strange of my not writing, but
£ Lho offered things.are passed away and al house, and when I had gone but a K J. s 0 unworthy when J
C Tdl' Ckid raised him from the dead.” I two wave loaves geven tb things become new. I do few Btepfl vo i c Tsaying p/ojle^l 0
dmued l d lrom the dead by l on th©morrow /. ter th eSab -I wish to be understood as conten - thought I f AW : vell thee,” I totters, thinking I would send
thediß ’thegZ ofthe Father” “As it Sabbath;’ or first day law « go n thy sins be orgiven thee totte ’ but they are lAe myself so
ri.ttedlj a^n^n in the Psalms’Thou art Lath. areaboJth J in I(jgard to Go d s ln . moment^ my™
uforev- mX; to day “ave I begotten ove r W• J’ off cred. On moral government olthe world, gone; md’« te.ng.g- Wof
gvfLkgteh” We read,“This is ttie stcneiLambof God W Jesus, But I meaif for righteousness be- even t n raises of God, wy time lam cast down and am
““ tehX^alnought of youLefirsttey of from! for.God-for salvation,for peace, ed in S«X P “ten« to tel ’ ”‘ Uy ‘i h"h»
nOg . ll J builders, which is become thek or surety, *“ p ted for us. forlife,forjusUficaUon-the that j had found the Lord w ~ x
,em that h t .etc. The epis- the dead an. P pente- is utterly abolished by the cr<»s. y tfa had grs ciously forgiv-P mßny B ore trial, and oon-
X- 1-W-K. all full of the resurrection k nd , we repeat, that L g asbath wa9 God , s sign and .that y teach . «« yf X t 0 know f it» .H
♦hp dis- Ls our salvation hang® upon tt.l dayo f the ’ lhtoU gh the the re al Sabbath in .Christ inatiou ie ized me, and I f eared ifl my 8* would comfor t
n I Nnw it was on the first day of the I tidings of salv o s Jesus God’s present sign that we aie . her f or fear I should de- U oor gou j $ ye t I feel lam not
>BCS C& 41 week that Christ arose, the first-l de ath and ““ the fire t time His redeemed ones, who cease 1° I halted for a momentsL orthy to be noticed of
trdte ministration of death,- “ a “ fron) amon g the dead, the first was pro® l "" 1 ® . multitude, from works; and enter unto r ® 3 - diation . Was I deceived^ ’Had the dear “ ,otß f^ u d b]e follower
•»mn of tulnes.ofeter-1” 0 ™ f ,v em that slept. (See 2nd 1 10 the ■ wonden ng . 0 { the Te are complete in him who has forgiven? I tried to decide Idwir. tote low ] y Lamb ot
1 ..dthefirsLor Lord’s day, as *® L 1 trustee eted together they JBS gimin , : _ 1 1 with the duty °t ■■
K«.d.y of the new! God’s turn to this
of the new 1 creation, can nev
I er be broken. We may as easily
i ®iDgle light and darkness as the 1
I principles of the old and the new I
; dispensation. One is labor and i
t other is reM; one is bondage,!
fee other is freedom. The!
i *F®ciples of the old can be spell-1
» ri with two letters, “do,” and the’
| wwith four, “done,” And wd<
East see the former dispensation r
I nitterly abolished by the cross
| of Christ, before we can have the J
LRper apprehension of the pres- w
B 1D thepolrer of resurrection- al
Wtbing i n (he past was on the
principle of obedience to a carnal I P
i Everything in so
e present spring from the power ’ foi
or new life Oh, thatp°J
lC °fiM comprehend more fully | wa
Mower of his resurrection! Now
. Dofc this account for the strik- an<
between the Jewish I ou t
. Tl. an^the Kristian’s first I an<
pe one was strictly com™
tod legal obedience ’
*oo pain of death to those I
kee P <be cov ‘ I
works. But believers l od
them there is no thro
a Sabbath, ! b]o °
lEgrc ® ad ‘ is nothing | iowi
the t wo. One I rtießs
ggfefr simple ground that I were
||^”... Passed away. In [ salen
el??’ rea<J ’ ujn the en<j ther ’
as to dawn l and
EX the week.’ untj ‘l
fee angel of the Lord I
nd inMark| carae
■and whenihe Sab- 1 cord i
Igpssed.’’ What do these all fill
MEL ? The glory of the I There
at this ti me I why (I
S abba th|the gr
desilß 80 U L
appeared; it van-I Ghost i
glory of the I Pentec
iS * fc ” Os a ' fhep e»
an nev I thoughts therein contained are
easily in keeping with our present sub
as the pect. Let us ask, on what did
tenewr JOd receive Hi 3 rejected Son
r andl , thedeadand give him this
ndageJfr^ 7 Do “ bfcle9B 011 the first day
’ a • This then ’ t 0 «*
spell U \ ys ' ,hich (be lord
a n -.u ,“ ade ’ aDd tl,oße wh ° one
d (he with him— that is. raised from the '
id wcpicad, are glad and without a com-f
lation mand to keep it, rejoice in it. Be
cross , aUBC on the first of the ’ week f
b the , Wasreßur rected, was raised f
nr ffi f °r.7? aßtlfication ’ and through 1
Pres- which his people are blessed, with “
tion- all spiritual blessings in heavenly M
i the jpiaces, he being the first fruit and F
rnal I pledge of the comming harvest—!
’ in Iso that day on which he arpse is a d<
.wer foretaste of the eternal peace and lh
that I J°y at his right hand in glory. It I nc
ally was on the first day of the week de
low that Jesus opened the Scriptures bu
rik- I and showed his disciples how he I be)
ish °°ght to have suffered these things thi
Irst jand enter into his glory (Luke I the
•m-1 xxiv --r-read the whole chapter). I
Bn- I was on the same day evening, I l ' ol
>se I being the first day of the week’ I nnt
>v-1 that Jesus for the first time declar- Baaa
)r8 ed the glad tidings of peace tr »y
10 I through his broken body and shed | had
b J blood. Again, the first day fol- said '
lg flowing he came with the samel brok
ie I message of peace. The disciples I
it were commanded to wait in Jeru-1 mflDI
n I salem for the promise of the Fa-1 ba
d 11her, the Holy Ghost (Acts i, 4-8). ” the
j I and the holy Ghost did not come I
’ until the day of Pentecost was remei
11 fully come, and when it fully w y o<
: I came they were all with one ac- l cu py e
I cord in one place, and they were I be
I all filled with the holy Ghost, phis is
I There must have been a reason I P eo f he
I why the Lord Jesus remained in
the grave until the Sabbath wftsp^ 0
so fully passed, and the Holy
■ Ghost remained away until the r* r 91
Pentecost was so fuiiy conle, for Iby th o *
the Pentecostal scene, like the res-1 they ret
urrection,began early in the mom-! So this v
»an e
ed are °. n . 1 *
nt Bub - hA fi S T> CTenttMllphce on the
iat did f efi 'stday of the week. Surelv
d Son af(OT all this, the believer needs I
u this n “«°‘»»>and to remember with
st day F' a<, . neBBBUCh a to?- So mod:
to the , 8 th e case that the fol
-3 Lord o Christ have regarded 11 a /
re one da y for breaking bread, etc., ever
•m the B J nce : Jt ,na J be said that Con-1 (
i com- r tautin e changed the day. Doesn’t “
, Be- the disciplesobserved theL,
week first day of the week for the pur- I
raised P° se ab ove named before Constan- gr
rough tine ’ s day. (Notice Acts xx. 6). go
“ And upon the first day of the an
venly week j when the disciples came to- wh
t and I T’other to break bread,Paul preach-1 1
est—jod unto them $ ”etc. Mind you, it phii
is a does not say when they met to keep *oi
and | lb e Sabbath; the word Sabbath i» I s hoi
It I nowhere used in the Scripture top*ve
reek! denote the first day of the week;! 8000
ures but they met and broke bread and in 8i
]i e I heard Paul preach. What was abou
“breakingofbread”.that was yeare
uke I bought so much of by the disci-! a Mie
er). I Pte® ? “For I have received of the I Couni
ngj I Lord that which also I delivered! 1
I unto yog, that the Lord Jesus the f 8
ar _’ I same night in which he was be-1
ice I trayed took bread, and when he I em ‘
ie< j I had given thanks he brake it,
said. Take, eat; this is mjr body
ne j broken for you; this do in remem- Lg t I 1
bemnoerf me. After the »ameL M a “
0 j manner also he took the cup when of th
Jhe had sopped, saying, This cup patch &t
a jh the new teamen tin my blood; gry
□ this do ye, as oft wye drink it, in and
a rememberance of me. For as on About te
Im ye cat this bread and drink this in this r<
, cup ye do show the Lord’s death giving ©x
, till he ( ?ome.”-18t Cor. xi. the bitt
| This is full instruction to Gods | denied a
J people both as to what it is f Or j“0 fo o j ? v
! them to break bread -and what it! b °rd in v
Ltodoso on the Lord’s day. They, a °d looke
Iby the bread, remem-1 8 pok(
ber his death till he comes, and n ° 000 I
Iby the day on *hich it is done P1 ° Wed on
they remember his resurrection. | UpS ifc 04
So this was the <>bj oo t of the dis- , V ° ice 1 ha<
I heaven. I
*
100 on the I . ' 81t f *onw precious exno?
» Surely, d °“ r chi,d >-«n of
Ver needs L. ’ avtrdecided to write afe w
über with f °j yoQr Precious H ttle Ban I
So much t l a ’:, try to tell ‘some things
lbe fol. poo ß Lord ha ß done
arded it a ‘ J I
-te-. everL„. ’ as J wtD >n Quitman Co. Ga
>at Con- LuniJ, \ ,89 °- M . v father and I;
Doeßn ’ l ohiH™, ? family of ‘Mrteen j't
rved the I est J’ ° " hlci > I was the young. e
be P«M had «L“ n a" 1 "® 8 P oor N
’onstan- g reif „ p 7 U so time ° f H ' 1 «
6). gone to rhn i gnoiance ~-bavwg a
Os thelandthatat'th« n y montL8 >, al
‘»e to- rti Cll £ ‘ ag ” 1 tßu oi
pmach- Wheu ! B '
you, it think of dJu, a , ChJd , 1 ""ouid an
okeepkouid become ’ of E!
bath is I should die Th; -V soul if las
ire to S^msgreaJro^M 0 1
week soon ware off ‘ &Ud “ Wpl,,d <Jis
» J ever. 1 his was imi
Xn 9atil,lWaßlß Ib<
a- ■ aMi«,r j. t Iwa ‘ “ Brrwd to fror
C »X fla ° f Barb ° nr try
Ifelli» A ” Astor 1 «">« married Mas
® red lwiW / OtOpauy w ith some very this
0,6 y ° UD « a *>d AM
k’ them. I So* 1 . dßal ° f “ y time with and
he anv become as wicked a « thou
aild I Profane y BSBoclaUB - 1 was very But i
°dy 1884 Jj • cou t lQ ued so until [were
,m Jaslh Pon 2t P leased the Lord lon a
We lcondltlnn’ me my awful broup
len I that About the first of June soon i
U P Patch WM P lowiD £ a would
)d; gry with Cott< " n ’ and becoming an- west,
inland swearV 1 W °“ ld cnrse 1 wen<
’ft About to , the top of my voice andro
din th’ rat d T Whde beh * 1
h giving 8 f aDgor ’ and wfaile next m
j the g ®* preß3i °n to the same in (as. Bu
s Uemed ^ 8 pOßfilbJe ’ it arrang!
»I “0 fnni * heard a voice saying where e
Lord ° ’ Why tako the namo of the sit dow]
GlX ain? ” 18topped my 1 t
had o -i Sll ab °ntme to see who 'disobedi
Plow o n and w ' 1 t
»tep 3 it ? go “ 8 20 1 of “y*>i
Win “ 6 thi,t ‘ho would re
had heard was the voice off Pataula
6atOn ’ * so Jwiaed with the whatever
18 1 dream whioh L’ ’ WWI.W
of dutv a great de" 7 .’ itb
tea few b«in or-. ’ 1 ««»med to
ilo Ban. crowd W,th “ TCry lar!?e
dos |,e °P' e > “Ml several nor i
one f - Wf,te bsptized and some
pnß one say-Ho tlj,t beiiveth and "
[ baptized shall be saved.” i I
h“C> h, t T ', re ? PtiSt Cbnrcb “d know
a, rteen but httle about them. I soon ioin <
mT w a ‘ hfl MiS * i °"‘ Iy « a P«X but’ <
man |wasnevers»t l9 fie d , I livsd wit J (
& -t them about one year and quit therr 0
Z7 aT T ed r ba - k to o e on b
onths, after tins I related a short account i«
years, of my little hope to the Primitive p
m m Ba j ptl “' 9 at <”d Pataula church , w
vould and was received and baptised bv J*
what Eider J. L. Biackshear? and f?
ash °rt timed enjoyed a sweet rest, on
m.s, But eorn this sweet feeling was Q'
■pnld disturbed by a feeling or impres- fiel
Inlge .ion for public duty. I had an
was imp r e 88 i O n to try topreach, which .to
egged my adorable Lord to take for
to from me, as I felt too illiterate to can
>our try to speak in the name of my hßd
nod Master. But I found no rest, for ye9 '
."a l h * 1S / eelinßorbnrd9n fol lwed me. Jry
nd At length I sold out all my goods aifli’
ith and went to Texas, where Ibe I
as thought I would be a free man ,D * 1
>ry But instead of this my troubles
til were multiplied, I was soon thrown wfth
rd on. bed of sickness, and was Ure
1 brought near to death’s do or. As ct ed i
oe soon as I recovered I thought I Lord
a would again sellout and go further ( ®
i- west. Alter I had sold everything hXrt
e I went tothe depot at Gilmer Tex., God, a
e and rented a room for the night
e being determined to take the cars Aarou
0 next morning for Pan Handle Tex- m h 8
) as. But after making all necessary for he
t arrangments I went into the room and ai
’I where my little family was, and! ■^ oar
sit down to think, reflect and tu*n f° r int
I felt that if I persisted in my lam
M-sobedience my sorrows and mind
troubles would be multiplied. I £ efc a'fe
begged the Lord to spare the life WTI
of myself and family, an d I feelX'
would return-to Georgia to Old [the dear
Pataula church, and try to 4o lan
whatever He eommauded I
! »e th (to
med to papriVed of . -
7 large off V Baints and
ral Der - c,nld°l go? w“’ at Wbere f ’ oh
rd some J haTO « Q comfort would
and 18 -:i d r r.K e
m an r havo h ’a ye nsa 9 WUnwoft by , I fell to
d knew I people. I often*^ >, ose dear
1 join- did receive me der how the V
ts but I c ?nld tell, surely ft 8^ 0 ? 1
I With e>'y «ake. There is one thto °f
“ hem th«e n^’p“ I “ d b “ 8t Ido io g H
Soon with the o f 1 thftm
count is a question forma to V Thia
nitive always thought The OlT’p"- .• 1
■X r a i,? b h T t f^v in “-
d by for them that T . rh u adfchat J ove
1 for tb ?es I can have a good’ time 01 ”d
rest, enjoy the things fartai e l and
was and * odiin ess, but it t 0
' ,r ° 8 ‘ Bl 'd°S “they do 8 0”?^ 08co ”‘-
an but they arn on afl t
bioh do com£ 2ndi d B T„L WbBn «>£
take for the bTst tomeXdb?./“V
to P»n give God all the praise w!
my bad a good meeting at
. yesterday, slater wtir -* oaß ant
VOUUggJi Xuoin
me. ary, was baptized «i <ebru
□ds and was not abl’e to
I oe baptized on the regular
m. (ng time, so they had a called
188 bT“oLw
vn with me, I to^T 4 ' 016 tt waa
h l ex!
ctedingjoy to see how the
1 hTme ri ± g b? i 8
« motofoXvfol the n? 88 ? ° n “
* ttdto o°f
: sa&s. w tr
1 [ for intruding* r ’ o PleB3 o u par ' !Qn ■® e
time with this imperfwt aTS,” 8
I am writing to tiv anrlLr lbblp
mind. I would like Tr He ? my
get a letter from you if
r h a 1
sSSfS: SpSfrJ .
Lu,a Cowart.