THE AZUSA PAPERS

By

Rev. Raymond 'Doc' Burkhart

(c) 2000 by Doc Burkhart

FOREWORD

This book is free. There aren't too many things left in the world that are, but this is one of them. This book was either given to you, recommended to you, or you found out about it and searched it out on the Internet, or a local church or bookstore. No matter how you received it, you have it now, and it is no accident. You see, God doesn't believe in accidents.

This book is intended to show today's world about a spectacular event that took place nearly one hundred years ago. Using ordinary farm-workers, mundane house-keepers, and forgotten ministers, God decided to bring about a revival in the hearts of a few, that today has literally spread around the world.

The revival we are talking about is the one that began in a barn on Azusa Street in Los Angeles. From around the globe, God gathered together those people that had received this renewed experience call the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. From that old building went a fire, igniting hearts and changing the course of church history. Many of today's Pentecostal and Charismatic groups and fellowships can trace their history back to the fateful period of 1906-08 in Los Angeles.

What follows is their story, in their own words. The Azusa Street Mission published a series of thirteen newspapers called 'The Apostolic Faith'. These documents have been rewritten to update the language and writing style, making it easier to read and understand. It is our hope and prayer that by reading this updated edition, your heart will be moved to seek a deeper experience with God.

As we said, this is free. We encourage you to forward this document to friends and neighbors who may have a similar interest in a renewed relationship with the Holy Spirit. We ask that you forward it in it's entirety, as it is copyrighted.

We also want to distribute hard copies of 'The Azusa Papers' free to call who ask, for whatever they can afford. In order to do that, we need the help of people like you to assist in publication. We ask for your prayers, your input, and your financial support of this vision, to bring revival to our churches.

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We want to hear from you. We want to hear if 'The Azusa Papers' has had an impact on your life and your church. God Bless You!

DEDICATION

I want to thank the following:

My aunt Dorothy, without whom I would never have known Christ.

My father-in-law, Rev. Fred Burcham, for being an example to me of what a man of God truly is. 'Dad', if I could ever be just 10% of what you are, I could pass from this life to the next with no regrets.

My kids, Tandace and Shaun, for being examples to me how I continually need to approach God: open, honestly, and with child-like faith and expectance.

Finally, my wife, Cyndi. Cyndi, I have failed so many times. I don't know how you do it, but somehow you have put up with me through the years, in spite of my struggles and my ups and downs. You have been an anchor in the storm. I wish that I had your perspective, your clearness of thinking, and your determination. God knew I needed those things, and that is why He brought you in my life. I do, have and always will love you. Thank you.

THE AZUSA PAPERS

CHAPTER ONE

Los Angeles Being Visited by a Revival of Bible Salvation and Pentecost as Recorded in the Book of Acts

The power of God now has this city agitated as never before. Pentecost has surely come and with it the Bible evidences are following, many being converted and sanctified and filled with the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues as they did on the day of Pentecost. The daily scenes in the building on Azusa Street and at missions and churches in other parts of the city are beyond description. The real revival has only started, as God has been working with His children mostly, getting them through to Pentecost, and laying the foundation for a mighty wave of salvation among the unconverted.

The meetings are held in an old Methodist church that had been converted in part into a tenement house, leaving a larger unplastered, barn-like room on the ground floor. Here about a dozen congregated each day, holding meetings on Bonnie Brae in the evening. The writer attended a few of these meetings and being so different from that which he had seen and not hearing any speaking in tongues, he branded the teaching as third-blessing heresy, and thought that settled it. The writer was compelled to do a great deal of apologizing and humbling to get right with God.

In a short time, God began to manifest His Power and soon the building could not contain the people. Now the meetings continue all day and into the night and the fire is kindling all over the city and surrounding towns. Proud, well-dressed preachers come to 'investigate.' Soon their high looks are replaced with wonder, then conviction comes, and very often you will find them in a short time wallowing on the dirty floor, asking God to forgive them and make them as little children.

It would be impossible to state how many have been converted, sanctified, and filled with the Holy Spirit. They have been and are daily going out to all points of the compass to spread this wonderful Gospel.

BROTHER SEYMOUR'S CALL

Brother WJ Seymour has the following to say concerning his call to this city:

"It was the divine call that brought me from Houston, Texas, to Los Angeles. The Lord put it in the heart of one of the saints in Los Angeles to write to me that she felt the Lord would have me come over here and do a work, and I came, for I felt it was the leading of the Lord. The Lord sent the means, and I came to take charge of a mission on Santa Fe Street. One night they locked the door against me, and afterwards got Brother Roberts, the president of the Holiness Association, to come down and settle the doctrine of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, that it was simply sanctification. He came down and a good many Holiness preachers with him, and they stated that sanctification was the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Yet they did not have the evidence at the second chapter of Acts, for when the disciples were all filled with the Holy Spirit. They spoke in tongues as the Spirit gave utterance. It was after this that the president heard me speak of what the true Baptism of the Holy Spirit was he said he wanted it, too. He told me that when I had received it to let him know. I received it and let him know. The beginning of the Pentecost started in a cottage prayer meeting at 214 Bonnie Brae."

LETTER FROM BROTHER PARHAM

Brother Charles Parham, who is God's leader in the Apostolic Faith Movement, writes from Tonganoxie, Kansas, that he expects to be in Los Angeles September 15. Hearing that Pentecost had come to Los Angeles, he writes,

"I rejoice in God over you all, my children, though I have never seen you; but since you know the Holy Spirit's power, we are baptized by one Spirit into one body. Keep together in unity until I come, then in a grand meeting let all prepare for the outside fields. I desire, unless God directs to the contrary, to meet and to see all who have the Full Gospel when I come."

THE OLD-TIME PENTECOST

This work began about five years ago last January, when a company of people under the leadership of Charles Parham, who were studying Word of God tarried for Pentecost, in Topeka, Kansas. After searching through the country everywhere, they had been unable to find any Christians that had the true Pentecostal power. They laid aside all commentaries and notes and waited on the Lord, studying His Word, and what they did not understand they got down before the bench and asked God to have wrought out in their hearts by the Holy Spirit. They had a prayer tower in which prayers were ascending night and day to God. After three months, a sister who had been teaching sanctification for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, one who had a sweet, loving experience and all the carnality taken out of her heart, felt the Lord lead her to have hands laid on her to receive the Pentecost. When they prayed, the Holy Spirit came in great power and she commenced speaking in an unknown tongue. This made all the Bible school hungry, three nights afterward, twelve students received the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and cloven tongues could be seen upon their heads. They then had an experience that measured up with the second chapter of Acts, and could understand the first chapter of Ephesians.

Five years later some 13,000 people have received this Gospel. It is spreading everywhere, until churches that do not believe backslide and lose the experience they have. Those who are old in this movement are stronger, and greater signs and wonders are following them.

The meetings in Los Angeles started in a cottage meeting, and the Pentecost fell there three nights. The people had nothing to do but wait on the Lord and praise Him. They commenced speaking in tongues, as they did at Pentecost, and the Spirit sang songs through them.

The meeting was then transferred to Azusa Street and since then, multitudes have been coming. The meetings begin about ten o'clock in the morning and can hardly stop before ten or twelve at night, and sometimes two or three in the morning, because so many are seeking, and some are slain under the power of God. People are seeking three times a day at the altar and rows of seats have to be emptied and filled with seekers. We cannot tell how many people have been saved, and sanctified, and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and healed of all manner of sicknesses. Many are speaking in new tongues, and some are on their way to the foreign fields with the gift of the language. We are going on to get more of the power of God.

Many have laid aside their glasses and had their eyesight perfectly restored. The deaf have had their hearing restored.

A man was healed of asthma of twenty years standing. Many have been healed of heart trouble and lung trouble.

Many are saying that God has given the message that He is going to shake Los Angeles with an earthquake. First, there will be a revival to give all an opportunity to be saved. The revival is now in progress.

The Lord has given the gift of writing in unknown languages, also the gift of playing on instruments.

A little girl who walked with crutches and had tuberculosis of the bones, as the doctors declared, was healed and dropped her crutches and began to skip about the yard.

All over this city, God has been setting homes on fire and coming down and melting, saving, sanctifying and baptizing with the Holy Spirit.

Many churches have been praying for Pentecost, and Pentecost has come. The question is, will they accept it? God has answered in a way they did not look for. He came in a humble way as of old, born in a manger.

The secular papers have been stirred and published reports against the movement, but it has only resulted in drawing hungry souls who understand that the devil would not fight a thing unless God was in it. They have come and found it was indeed the power of God.

Jesus was too large for the synagogue. He preached outside because there was not room for Him inside. This Pentecostal movement is too large to be confined in any denomination or sect. It works outside, drawing all together in one bond of love, one church, and one body of Christ.

A Mohammedan, a Sudanese by birth, a man who is an interpreter and speaks sixteen languages, came into the meetings at Azusa Street and the Lord gave him messages which none but himself could understand. He identified, interpreted and wrote several languages.

A brother who had been a spiritualist medium and who was so possessed with demons that he had no rest, and was on the point of committing suicide, was instantly delivered of demon power. He then sought God for the pardon of his sins and sanctification, and is now filled with a different spirit.

A little girl about twelve years of age was sanctified in a Sunday afternoon children's meeting, and in the evening meeting she was baptized with the Holy Spirit. When she was filled those standing near remarked, "Who can doubt such a clear case of God's power?"

Nearly an hour and a half later, a young man was converted, sanctified, and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and spoke with tongues. He was also healed from consumption, so that when he visited the doctor he pronounced his lungs sound. He has received many tongues, also the gift of prophecy, and writing in a number of foreign languages, and has a call to a foreign field.

Many are the prophecies spoken in unknown tongues and many the visions that God is giving concerning His soon coming. The heathen must first receive the Gospel. One prophecy given in an unknown tongue was interpreted, "The time is short, and I am going to send out a large number in the Spirit of God to preach the Full Gospel in the power of the Spirit."

About 160 people in Los Angeles, more than on the day of Pentecost, have received the gift of the Holy Spirit and the Bible evidence, the gift of tongues, and many have been saved and sanctified, nobody knows how many. People are seeking at the altar three times a day and it is hard to close at night because of seekers and those who are under the power of God.

When Pentecostal lines are struck, Pentecostal giving commences. Hundreds of dollars have been laid down for the sending of missionaries and thousands will be laid down. No collections are taken for rent, no begging for money. No man's silver or gold is coveted. The silver and the gold are His own to carry on His work. He can also publish his own papers without asking for money or subscription price.

In the meetings, it is noticeable that while some in the rear are opposing and arguing, others are at the altar falling down under the power of God and feasting on the good things of God. The two spirits are always manifest, but no opposition can kill, and no power in earth or hell can stop God's work, while He has consecrated instruments through which to work.

Many have received the gift of singing as well as speaking in the inspiration of the Spirit. The Lord is giving new voices, He translates old songs into new tongues, He gives the music that is being sung by the angels and He has a heavenly choir all singing the same heavenly song in harmony. It is beautiful music; no instruments are needed in the meetings.

A Nazarene brother who received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in his own home in family worship, in trying to tell about it, said, "It was a baptism of love. Such abounding love! Such compassion seemed to almost kill me with its sweetness! People do not know what they are doing when they stand out against it. The devil never gave me a sweet thing; he was always trying to get me to censure people. This Baptism fills me with divine love"

The gift of languages is given with the commission, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature." The Lord has given languages to the unlearned Greek, Latin, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Zulu and languages of Africa, Hindu and Bengali and dialects of India, Chippewa and other languages of the Indians, Eskimo, and the deaf mute language. In fact, the Holy Spirit speaks all the languages of the world through His children.

A minister says that God showed him twenty years ago that the divine plan for missionaries was that they might receive the gift of tongues either before going to the foreign field or on the way. It should be a sign to the heathen that the message is of God. The gift of languages can only be viewed as the Spirit gives utterance. It cannot be learned like the native tongues, but the Lord takes control of the organs of speech at will. It is emphatically God's message.

During a meeting at Monrovia, a preacher who at one time had been used of God in the Pentecost Bands under Vivian Dake, but had cooled off, was reclaimed, sanctified and filled with the Holy Spirit. When the power of God came on him, his eight-year-old son was kneeling behind him. The boy had previously sought and obtained a clear heart, and when the Holy Spirit fell on his father, the Spirit also fell on him, his hands began to shake and he sang in tongues.

Brother Campbell, a Nazarene brother, 83 years of age, who had been for 53 years serving the Lord, received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and gift of tongues in his own home. His son, who was a physician, was called and came to see if he was sick, but found him only happy in the Lord. Not only old men and old women, but also boys and girls are receiving their Pentecost. Viola Price, a little orphan colored girl eight years of age, has received the gift of tongues.

Mrs. Lucy F. Farrow, God's anointed handmaid, came some four months ago from Houston, Texas, to Los Angeles, bringing the Full Gospel. God has greatly used her as she laid hands on many that have received the Pentecost and the gift of tongues. She has now returned to Houston, en route to Norfolk, VA. This is her old home that she left as a girl, being sold into slavery in the south. The Lord she feels is now calling her back. Sister Farrow, Brother WJ Seymour and Brother JA Warren were the three that the Lord sent from Houston as messengers of the Full Gospel.

An editor in Salem, OR, Rev. ML Ryan, writes: "When I finished reading in your letter of what God was doing in Los Angeles, I fell on my knees and agonized Godward a bursting soul of appreciation. A great and blessed conviction seized me, and I rushed out of the office shouting and praising God. The fire had struck my soul. I then read the wonderful works of God in Los Angeles to others and a little crowd gathered around me; they too caught the fire of the spirit in the letter and some shouted and some wept.

The disciples were looking for Jesus to set up His millennial kingdom at His first coming, and they expected to reign with Him there in Jerusalem. They asked Him when they went out to the Mount of Olives, "Lord, wilt thou at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" He said, "It is not for you to know the times and seasons which the Father hath in His own power; but ye shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you." When they received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, He would teach them things to come. Dear ones; do not puzzle yourselves by theorizing, but tarry in Jerusalem, and the Spirit will throw light upon God's Word and you will see it just as it is. He will reveal the whole Word from Genesis to Revelation.

THE PRECIOUS ATONEMENT

Children of God, partakers of the precious atonement, let us study and see what there is in it for us.

First, through the atonement we receive forgiveness of sins.

Second, we receive sanctification through the Blood of Jesus. "Wherefore Jesus also that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate." Sanctified from all original sin, we become sons of God. "For both he that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren" (Hebrews 2:11). It seems that Jesus would be ashamed to call them brethren, if they were not sanctified. Then you will not be ashamed to tell men and demons that you are sanctified, and are living a pure and holy life free from sin, a life that gives you power over the world, the flesh, and the devil. The devil does not like that kind of testimony. Through this precious atonement, we have freedom from all sin, though we are living in this world. We are permitted to sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

Third, we receive healing of our bodies. Sickness and disease are destroyed through the precious atonement of Jesus. Oh, how we ought to honor the stripes of Jesus, for "with his stripes we are healed." How we ought to honor that precious body which the Father sanctified and sent into the world, not simply set apart, but really sanctified, soul, body and spirit, free from sickness, disease and everything of the devil. A body that knew no sin and disease was given for our imperfect bodies. Not only is the atonement for the sanctification of our souls, but also for the sanctification of our bodies from inherited disease. It matters not what has been in the Blood. Every drop of blood we received from our mother is impure. Sickness is born in a child just as original sin is born in the child. He was manifested to destroy the works of the devil. Every sickness is of the devil.

Man in the Garden of Eden was pure and happy and knew no sickness until that unholy visitor came into the garden. His whole system was poisoned and it has been flowing in the Blood of all the human family down until God spoke to His people and said, "I am the Lord that heals thee." The children of Israel practiced divine healing. David, after being healed of rheumatism, (perhaps contracted in the caves where he hid himself from his pursuers,) testified saying, "Bless the Lord, Oh, my soul, and all that is within me. Bless His holy Name, who forgives all thine iniquities, who heals all thy diseases." David knew what it was to be healed. Healing continued with God's people until Solomon's heart was turned away by strange wives, and he brought in the black arts and mediums, and they went whoring after familiar spirits. God had been their healer, but after they lost the Spirit, they turned to the arm of flesh to find something to heal their diseases.

Thank God, we have a living Christ among us to heal our diseases. He will heal every case. The prophet had said, "With his stripes we are healed," and it was fulfilled when Jesus came. In addition, "He hath borne our grief," (which means sickness, as translators tell us). Now if Jesus bore our sicknesses, why should we bear them? Therefore, we get full salvation through the atonement of Jesus.

Fourth, we get the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire upon the sanctified life. We get Christ enthroned and crowned in our hearts. Let us lift up Christ to the world in all His fullness, not only in healing and salvation from all sin, but in His Power to speak all the languages of the world. We need the triune God to enable us to do this.

We that are the messengers of this precious atonement ought to preach all of it, justification, sanctification, healing, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and signs following. "How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation?" God is now confirming His Word by granting signs and wonders to follow the preaching of the Full Gospel in Los Angeles.

WJ Seymour

GOOD NEWS SPREADS

People from all over the country are sending in letters of inquiry, having heard that Pentecost has come to Los Angeles. Some have traveled long distances and report that the half has not been told them. Through this paper, we answer inquiries, as it would be impossible to write to each. Souls are hungry all over the land.

TONGUES AS A SIGN

Man is a fallen creature, and as such cannot receive the things of the kingdom of heaven, because they are spiritual and "foolishness unto him." He must be born again to understand God and His Word. God recognizes this, and all through the ages has granted signs and wonders to awaken man from his spiritual death and turn him to seeking after God.

If you will turn to Mark 16:14, you will read as follows: "Afterward He appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen." You see that after these men had been personally with Jesus for something like three years, and had witnessed His mighty power in raising the dead and performing miracles. In a few hours after His crucifixion, had allowed Satan to harden their hearts and fill them with unbelief. They were also sanctified, as we read in John 17:17, Jesus prayed, "Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth." This prayer was undoubtedly answered, as Jesus never prayed in vain. In John 15:3, we read, "Now are ye clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you." In John 20:22, we read, "And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said unto them, receive ye the Holy Spirit." By comparing the Gospel of Mark referred to above with this message from John just quoted, we believe both utterances of Jesus were made at the same meeting of the disciples. After He had upbraided them for their hardness of heart, He breathed on them the Holy Spirit to sustain them until Pentecost. They were anointed, as many sanctified souls are today while seeking a real, personal Pentecost.

Jesus at this time also said to them (Mark 16:16-17), "He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned. These signs shall follow them that believe; in My name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues." Here a belief and baptism are spoken of, and the sign or evidence given to prove that you possess that belief and baptism. This Scripture plainly declares that these signs SHALL follow them that believe.

We also read in Paul's epistles to the Corinthians that he speaks of nine specific gifts in the Holy Spirit. We also find in searching the Word that eight of these gifts were in the church before the Day of Pentecost, the gift of tongues on this day being the power that startled the multitude.

"Now, when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, (marginal reading, troubled in mind) because that every man heard them speak in his own language. They were all amazed and marveled saying one to another, behold are not all these which speak Galileans? How hear we every man in his own tongue, wherein we were born? They were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are filled with new wine. Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said unto them, Ye men of Judea and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you. Hearken to my words, for these are not drunk as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams" (Acts 2:6-8, 12-17).

In Luke 24:49, Jesus told His disciples to "Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high."

"And being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the Promise of the Father that, saith he, ye have heard of me. For John truly baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days hence. When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? He said unto them, it is not for you to know the times of the seasons which the Father hath put in his own power. Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth" (Acts 1:4-8).

They obeyed this command, and Acts 2:4 states, "And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." We see here that they ALL spoke in other tongues.

If you will now turn to Acts 10 and read the story of Peter and Cornelius, you will see that the speaking in tongues was the sign or evidence to Peter that the Gentiles had received the Holy Spirit. Peter preached the Word, and they were cleansed through the Word, as the disciples before the Day of Pentecost. This was a hard dose for Peter to take, he being a Jew and having been taught that the Gentiles were dogs and unclean. God had previously given Peter a vision of a great sheet let down from heaven, filled with all manner of unclean animals, with the command, "Rise, Peter, slay and eat." The preaching of Jesus to the Gentiles was part of the eating, but Peter obeyed, and Pentecostal signs followed (Acts 10:46): "For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God."

If you will now turn to Acts 19:1-6, you will find about twenty-nine years after Pentecost Paul found some disciples at Ephesus that had not received their Pentecost. He preached the Word and explained to them their great privileges in the Gospel, "And when Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them. They spoke with tongues and prophesied" (Acts 19:6).

How foolish so many of us have been in the clear light of God's Word. We have been running off with the blessing and anointing of God's power, instead of tarrying until Bible evidence of Pentecost came.

Sister Wettosh, a German sister of Pasadena, who was in the darkness of Romanism and in great physical suffering about a year ago, but who has marvelously saved and healed, has been baptized with the Holy Spirit, received the gift of tongues, and has gone out to carry this Gospel. Her destination was Reno, Neb.

Los Angeles, August 12th, 1906 This will certify that my daughter, Mrs. SP Knapp, of Avenue 56 and Alameda street, was healed of consumption by God on the above date, God's Spirit working in answer to prayer and through a poor Mexican Indian. For particulars, inquire of Frank Gail, with Troy Laundry; corner 14th and Main, Los Angeles.

In a cottage meeting on Morton Avenue, Elysian Heights, several souls have been baptized with the Holy Spirit, and a brother, George Hock, who has been stone blind for more than a year and a half, was saved and then received his sight. He can now read, and his relatives and friends who were unbelieving are filled with wonder and are publishing it everywhere.

Canes, crutches, medicine bottles, and glasses are being thrown aside as God heals. That is the safe way. No need to keep an old crutch or medicine bottle of any kind around after God heals you. Some, in keeping some such appliance as a souvenir, have been tempted to use them again and have lost their healing.

Jesus said, "Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in me, or else believe me for the very work's sake." He is showing signs in Los Angeles, and yet some doubt, as Philip did. If you cannot understand it, just take the Word of God. He said, "These signs shall follow them that believe: In My name shall they cast out devils: they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents. If they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover." Believe for the very work's sake. God is confirming His Word with signs following.

A young man, who a year ago was in the chain gang, is now baptized with the Holy Spirit and preaching everywhere. He was a Catholic but God took all the Romanism out of him. He is telling the Catholics to get their own Bibles and the Protestants to get to God and not lean on preachers. He is a powerfully built young man. God has so taken the fight out of him that when he was struck and spit upon in the face, he went home and was so blessed that he prayed all night. He said he loved the people who persecuted him more than if they had asked him to pray for them.

During the preaching service, the Holy Spirit fell on a preacher and he jumped to his feet shouting "Hallelujah!" and immediately spoken in tongues. He speaks Zulu and many tongues more fluently than English and interprets as he speaks. The Lord has since used him to stir a whole city. He is filled with divine love. His family were first afraid to see him speaking in tongues, thinking he had lost his mind, but when his wife and children felt the sympathy and divine love which the Holy Spirit puts in people's hearts, they said, "Papa was never so sane in his life."

FROM A MISSIONARY TO AFRICA

Brother SJ Mead, who was sent to Africa by Bishop Taylor in 1885, has been attending the meetings for several weeks. He has the following to say of God's dealings with him:

"My heart praises God, as I trace the leading of his blessed Spirit, in the past quarter of a century, when I first sought to know and do His blessed will. My call to Africa in 1884; the blessed thought of going out in His name, so full of comfort and victory; and yet my call to my native land and civilization is more wonderful and blessed. The getting down in quietness in the presence of the Holy Spirit, and letting him teach and show me what he would have me know of His Power and omnipresence. I found it so true, He is all love, "and in Him is no darkness at all." My soul groans out this morning for the Holy Spirit to have perfect control of His temple. We often hinder the blessed wooing and power of His love by cross currents of our human mind and thought. May God help us to be little in our own eyes, not over anxious to serve much, but to love Him with all our heart, mind and strength. His simple love in our hearts does the work among the heathen. The dear children of Ham are stretching out their hands for the love that is manifested in the sons of God. Often tears fill my eyes, as I think of their simplicity and kindness to us, in the years of our residence among them. One time while going down to our Annual Conference, one hundred miles from where I was situated at Malange, we often met with a slave woman, with whom we lodged nights, who showed us much kindness. She would listen to the story of the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world, and say, 'Tell it to me again,' I would go over it again. She would say, 'Tell it once more;' then she said, 'Tell it to me on my fingers.' I said to her, Hold up your hand. I bent down her first finger and said, 'That means that God's Son has died for you, and shed His Blood for your sins. Bend down the second finger, that is, if you believe it, He will take you to His home, where is no death, nor crying, whippings nor pain. Bend down the third finger, that is if you do not believe, you will be obliged to live in a land of sorrow, pain, death and crying forever and ever. She repeated it repeatedly, and we could see the truth getting into her heart. We lost sight of her for a long time; her village was burned up, her people moved away, and she had gone out of our mind. One day there was a commotion at the entrance of the compound at the Mission. I saw the same slave woman, running into the yard, leading a little boy by the hand. I did not know her at first, and she cried out, 'Don't you know me?' I remembered my lesson on my fingers,' and she repeated it over to me, and said, 'Now I know what you said about God's Son is true.' See my boy,' as she pulled him by one hand. 'He was dying with smallpox and I asked the same Jesus to make him well, and He did.' Praise God, she may have preached the fundamental truth of the Gospel to more souls in Africa than I have. My brother, if our love and faith were but more simple, to take God at His Word, our life would be full of sunshine and it would lighten and brighten up the dark places, that sin has caused on God's beautiful earth."

God called Brother Mead and wife from the Central part of Africa to Los Angeles to get their Pentecost. They recognize some of the languages spoken as being dialects of Africa. When God has fully equipped them, they will return to their labor of love.

NO BOTTOM

We meet many honest souls these days that are under the delusion that they have committed the unpardonable sin. The following incident should be an encouragement to such.

A child of God was attacked by the enemy with the suggestion that she was forsaken of God and had committed the unpardonable sin. She was then on a mission field in the South, separated from other Christian workers; and without any apparent cause, the archenemy that tempted our Savior told her that God hated her. The Words, "God hates you" seemed to be continually shouted in her ears and she could not get away from it. She lost her faith and believed the enemy, not knowing His Power. The next suggestion was, "Drown yourself in the river." She stood looking into the dark water, but the thought of her dear mother made her turn away.

She returned to her room, and throwing herself down, fell asleep and dreamed. She seemed to be on a boat on which all the people were rejoicing and praising God, except her. She heard the captain call out to the pilot, "Sound the depths and compare it with the love of God." The depths were sounded and the call came back "No bottom! No bottom!" She awoke in an ocean of God's love, all darkness past and the cry ringing in her ears, "No bottom!" For years since then, she has been in Gospel work on both sides of the ocean.

A young woman who came into the meeting unsaved, went to the altar during the sermon, under deep conviction, and was saved in about five minutes. Before that evening was over, she was sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit and had the gift of the Chinese tongue and was singing in Chinese in the Spirit. Her mother followed her to the altar and has also been saved, sanctified, baptized with the Holy Spirit and healed of asthma and heart trouble that the doctors said was incurable.

TWO WORKS OF GRACE AND THE GIFT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

We preach old-time sanctification, and old-time Baptism of the Holy Spirit that is the gift of power upon the sanctified life, and God throws in the gift of tongues.

First, justification deals with our actual sins. When we go to Him and repent, God washes all the guilt and pollution out of our hearts, and we stand justified like a new babe that never committed sin. We have no condemnation. We can walk with Jesus and live a holy life before the Lord, if we walk in the Spirit.

Second, sanctification is the second and last work of grace. After we are justified, we have two battles to fight. There is sin inside and sin outside. There is warfare within, caused by the old inherited sin. When God brings the Word, "It is the will of God, even your sanctification," we should accept the Word and then the Blood comes and takes away all inherited sin. Everything is heavenly in your soul; you are a child of God. The Spirit of God witnesses in your heart that you are sanctified.

Third, the Spirit begins immediately leading us on to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Now, as a child of God, you should enter the earnest of your inheritance. After you have a clear witness of the two works of grace in your heart, you can receive this gift of God that is a gift without repentance. Pray for the power of the Holy Spirit, and God will give you a new language. it is the privilege of everyone to be filled with the Holy Spirit. It is for every believing child.

EVANGELIST TW McConnell's TESTIMONY

About 28 years ago, I went into a meeting to break it up and the Lord broke me up. My conversion I never could doubt. I was called to preach and refused, and went on for a number of years trying to get away from the call. Finally I obeyed the Lord, and started in to work for Him, but not to preach. The Lord sanctified my soul. Then I commenced to try to preach. About two years after, the Lord appeared to me in a dream. He so filled me with His Spirit that people were not able to stand up before me, for a time. A few days after, He told me to give up my business, and make my wants known to Him, and not to man. I obeyed. The Lord supplied my every need, and was with me in revival meetings and in healing many that I prayed for. I heard of people receiving the Holy Spirit and speaking with tongues. I came to Los Angeles to investigate, and found it was a fact, and earnestly commenced to seek the Lord for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Lord, knowing my heart, came and took possession of me and spoke with my tongue. I want to say to every person, test God and you will never deny the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

THE SAME OLD WAY

It has been said of the work in Los Angeles that is was "born in a manger and resurrected in a barn." Many are praising God for the old barn-like building on Azusa Street, and the plain old plank beside which they kneeled in the sawdust when God saved, sanctified and baptized them with the Holy Spirit. Those who know God feel His presence as soon as they cross the threshold. "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?" "Come and see." This is the Nazareth of Los Angeles. Some have come from long distances to this spot, directed of the Lord, and the humble have always been greatly blessed. The work began among the colored people. God baptized with the Holy Spirit several sanctified wash women, who have been much used of Him. The first white woman to receive the Pentecost and gift of tongues in Los Angeles was Mrs. Evans who is now in the work in Oakland. Since then multitudes have come. God makes no difference in nationality, Ethiopians, Chinese, Indians, Mexicans, and other nationalities worship together.

PENTECOSTAL FAITH LINE

There are a dozen or more Christian workers who are devoting their time to the salvation of souls, having been called of God from other lines of employment to devote their time in praying with the sick, preaching, working with souls at the altar, etc. We believe in the faith line for Christian workers, and no collections are taken. During the four months, meetings have been running constantly, and yet with working day and night and without purse or scrip, the workers have all been kept well and provided with food and raiment. Workers who have received calls to foreign lands are going out, the Lord providing the means with no needs being presented. The ones that give, give as the Lord speaks to them and do not want their names mentioned. It is a poor time in these last days to board up treasures on earth. When the Lord speaks it is a blessing to the obedient, so we covet no man's gold, nor silver, nor apparel.

A sister who was called to Oakland had her faith tested as to her fare, as the time was near and she had not received it. That night she was caught away in the Spirit and when the Lord brought her back, the Words came to her, "If I can carry you around Los Angeles without a body, I can take you to Oakland without a fare." That day she received the money.

FIRE FALLING AT HERMON

Hermon is a small Free Methodist settlement in the hills near Los Angeles. At cottage, prayer meetings being held there, the Holy Spirit has manifested His presence in a marvelous way. The church people stand aloof, but God is overthrowing all opposition.

At a meeting recently held in a cottage near the church, one sister was baptized with the Holy Spirit on the front porch. She lay under the power of God for something like two hours, praising God and speaking in an unknown language.

Two nights afterward, at another cottage prayer meeting, the house was filled to overflowing with people. The meeting lasted until one o'clock in the morning. Five were baptized with the Holy Spirit and three were sanctified. Two sisters lay under the power of God until after one o'clock, speaking and singing in unknown tongues. The singing could be heard over the hills. This is stirring the people, and God is going to work wonders in this place. He recognizes no man-made creeds, doctrines, nor classes of people, but "the willing and obedient shall eat the good of the land."

CONTEND FOR THE FAITH

It is our privilege to earnestly contend for the power of the early apostolic church, so that men would be instantaneously healed and baptized with the Holy Spirit. The power of God is going to fall on men in this city. He wants people that will believe in Him and exercise the faith. Faith moves God, that is one thing that makes God get in a hurry, when he can get the faith. When they put Paul and Silas in the Philippian jail, they went joyfully. They sang and prayed and at midnight God heard their prayers in heaven and shook the earth until doors flew open. The jailer trembled and was going to take his life. He fell under conviction, and what happened? They all were saved. I believe those men had faith in God. When they called upon God, something happened. When are we going to get that perfect faith? The Lord is just preparing His people now for the work He is going to do. We have been a long ways from it. The devil does not like to see us getting back, but God is going to overrule.

THE MILLENNIUM

All these 6,000 years, we have been fighting against sin and Satan. Soon we shall have a rest of 1,000 years. We are going to rest from our 6,000 years of toil in a reign of 1,000 years. That will be the millennial age (Jude 14:15). The saints who have part in the first resurrection will return with Jesus and reign over unglorified humanity (Revelation 20:4). Our place will be higher than that of the angels, because we are partakers of His divine nature and His immortality, and angels are simply pure spirits. We can go and come, just as Jesus did when He rose from the dead. We can vanish out of sight and go millions of miles in a second. Paul prayed that the Ephesians might know, "What is the exceeding greatness of His Power to us ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power that he wrought in Christ when he raised Him from the dead." We shall be "like unto His glorious body." (Phil. 3:21). We shall have the same privilege as He had, for "we shall be like him." We shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of our Father. We shall be in the heavenly image.

That is the time when the lion and calf shall lie down together and a little child shall lead them (Isaiah 11:6-9). That is the time when God is going to give some two cities to reign over, some ten, and the twelve apostles will reign over the twelve tribes of Israel.

In the millennial age, we shall have great glory; but it will be still greater glory when Satan has been judged and cast into the lake of fire; and the meek, the justified souls, shall inherit the earth. We shall be living in the new heaven and the New Jerusalem. Jesus will turn the kingdom over into His Father's hand and sit down among the brethren. We shall have the same glory that Jesus had with His Father before the foundation of the world. God will be everything, and we shall be swallowed up in immortality (1 Corinthians 15:24).

It is wonderful how God sent His Son to take little worms of dust and to transform us into glory and immortality. We do not know what it means until we begin seeking God. "He that hath this hope in him, purifieth himself even as he is pure." We must go on to perfection and holiness, and get the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and not stop there, but go on to perfection and maturity. God has many things to teach us, as we remain humble at His feet.

On August 11th, a man from the central part of Mexico, an Indian, was present in the meeting and heard a German sister speaking in his tongue which the Lord had given her. He understood, and through the message that God gave him through her, he was most happily converted so that he could hardly contain his joy. All the English he knew was Jesus Christ and Hallelujah. He testified in his native language that was interpreted by a man who had been among that tribe of Indians. This rough Indian, under the power of the Spirit was led to go and lay his hands on a woman in the congregation who was suffering from consumption, and she was instantly healed and arose and testified.

THE SPIRIT FOLLOWS THE BLOOD

Jesus said, "Now ye are clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you." The cleansing took place before the Pentecostal baptism. Jesus said on that night before he was betrayed, "Now are ye clean, but not all." (He knew that Judas had the devil in him). The disciples had been sanctified before Pentecost, for the Word of God is true. We know they had been justified a long time before, for he said, "Rejoice not that the devils are subject unto you but rejoice because your names are written in heaven." We know they were sanctified when Jesus prayed for them, for Jesus' prayers did not have to be answered in the future, but were answered right there. He said, "They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world." They were not only sanctified but had received the Holy Spirit in a certain measure, because He breathed on them in the upper room and said, "Receive ye the Holy Spirit." Some have put it off that they were not sanctified until Pentecost. We know the Spirit only follows the Blood. The heart must be clean before the Holy Spirit can endue with power from on high. It is not the work of the Holy Spirit to burn up inherited sin and carnality; he is not our Savior. The Blood cleanseth us from all sin. The disciples were cleansed and sanctified and were sitting and waiting when the Holy Spirit fell upon them.

We know also that Cornelius was clean, for when the Lord let down the sheet before Peter, he said, "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common," or unclean. The Holy Spirit fell on them as at the beginning and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.

THE PROMISE STILL GOOD

The hundred and twenty on the day of Pentecost were baptized with the Holy Spirit according to promise. The converts of Philip in the Samaritan revival were baptized with the Holy Spirit, when Peter and John came from Jerusalem and preached the doctrine to them. The household of Cornelius received the same endowment of power, showing that the promise was also extended to the Gentiles. Again, to the Corinthian church the record is given of the fulfillment of the promise. That the Apostolic church had wonderful power is evidenced by its remarkable growth, as well as by the record of the Word. We have the promise of the same power today. What about the fulfillment of that promise?

However, did not Paul prophesy that these things should be done away? Let us see. 1 Corinthians 13:8 'Charity never faileth: Whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. Sometimes, not stopping to find out when this shall be, we jump at the conclusion that these things have been done away. We have only to read the next two verses to be set clear. "For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. When that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away." Paul knew only in part, and prophesied in part, and spoke in tongues only in part; but when that which is perfect is come, then the knowledge, prophecy, and tongues of Paul shall be done away. If they are to be done away on that great and notable day of the Lord, they must be in existence when He shall come. Divine love never faileth. When He returns these other things shall fail. God's promises must last until by God's own word they are withdrawn.

At the beginning of the Eighteenth century, among the French Protestants, there were wonderful manifestations of the Spirit power accompanied by the Gift of Tongues. The early Quakers received the same powerful religious stimulus and had the Gift of Tongues. The Irvingite church, about 1830, had the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and spoke in other tongues. In the Swedish revival in 1841-43, there were the same manifestations of the Spirit and the Gift of Tongues. In the Irish revival of 1859, there is the record of the power of the Spirit in winning souls and the speaking in tongues by Spirit filled men and women (For the above facts, my authority is Bishop Hurst's History of the Christian Church, Vol. 1). Bishop Taylor left the record that he took a young woman to labor among a certain tribe in Africa, and left her preaching through an interpreter; but returned two months later and found her preaching fluently in the native language, without having learned it.

A drunkard got under conviction in a street meeting, and raised his hand to be prayed for. They prayed for the devil of drink to be cast out, and the appetite was gone. He came to the meeting and was saved, sanctified, and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and in three days from the time he was drunk he was speaking in a new tongue and praising God for Pentecost. He hardly knows himself.

A sister was healed of consumption when she had but a part of a lung left. She lay in a trance for three days and saw heaven, hell, and unutterable things. She received the Pentecost and gift of tongues and feels called to a foreign land.

The preaching of old time restitution is owned of the Lord. People have been paying up old debts, making wrongs right, getting hard feelings out of the way, etc. One was saved from drink, and he confessed to his crimes, offering to pay the penalty of the law. People living in adultery or where one party had a living husband or wife have separated, and God is wonderfully pouring out His Spirit on this line of things.

EXPERIENCE IN TRUSTING GOD FOR NEEDS

The first time I was out of wood after the Lord had shown me to trust Him, I asked the Lord for wood and the wood did not come. The Lord had shown me that I could not ask for flour until it was gone. I went down into the basement that morning and found some hard knots that had been laid aside and had enough wood for that day. The next morning I asked the Lord for wood. The wood did not come. I picked up enough chunks and chips to do that day.

The next morning, I went to the Lord and said, "Father, there are no more chunks and chips, we are out of wood. Send the wood." I went down to the city and forgot all about it. Did not think of it, until I returned home, and my daughter said, "Papa, who brought the wood?" I told her that "she need not trouble, the Lord would send it." However, she said, "Some man brought wood, who was he that you sent it by?" I thought she was joking, but she said, "Look in the box and in the basement." I went down and found a large load of wood already for the stove and just the length that we used in our stove.

I did not know for some time who brought the wood; but one day when holding meetings in South Seattle, a man invited me home with him, and while at dinner he said, "I want to tell you something that happened to me. I was crossing the bridge with a load of wood. My wife had written out a bill of some things that we had to have, and I needed feed for my horses. I was taking this load of wood in to get the groceries and feed. While out on the bridge and no one near me, an audible voice said behind me and just above me, 'Take this wood to McConnell.' I looked around me and there was no one near me. I said, 'I cannot take this wood to McConnell, I have got to have the groceries and feed,' and drove on. The voice said again, 'Take this wood to TW McConnell.' I said, 'How can I take this wood to McConnell; I must have these groceries and feed for my horses.' The third time the voice spoke, and so strong that it scared me, and I answered, 'Well, I will,' for I believed it was the Lord talking. There was no one about.

"I went and made inquiry, finally looked in the directory and found where you lived. I drove to the house and unloaded the wood, then drove back home as quickly as I could, loaded up some wood that I had and drove back to town, sold my wood as soon as I reached town, and got my feed and groceries. From that time I have prospered as never before."

FIRE FALLING AT OAKLAND

A band of workers left Los Angeles for Oakland. All are baptized with the Holy Spirit and speak in tongues. They are Brother GW Evans and wife, Sister Crawford, Brother Johnson, Louise Condit and Brother Manley, editor of the Household of God. Brother Manley had come down from Oakland especially to see the movement but did not receive his Pentecost until after he returned. Reports brought back by Brother Evans are that hundreds have been at the altar, many converted, sanctified, and healed, and thirty have received their Pentecost and are speaking in tongues. Praise God! The saints of Los Angeles rejoice to hear the good report.

A man visited saying, "I have been afflicted with paralysis eighteen long years, if you can do anything, will you lay your hands on me? Before he was prayed for, he called a physician to be a witness. The Lord relieved the man of his distress in the presence of the physician.

A minister in the city was raised up after eight years of suffering.

A man who was deaf and said he had not been able to hear for half his life was prayed for. God instantly gave him his hearing, when he was anointed and prayed for. He was a practicing physician in Oakland. He weighs between three and four hundred pounds. The Lord dropped him on the floor and gave him the Pentecost.

THE LORD SENDS HIM

A Pentecostal missionary has left for foreign lands, Brother Thomas. P. Mahler, a young man of German nationality, has the gift of tongues besides the knowledge of several. He left here for San Bernardino. He may go by way of Alaska, Russia, Norway, and Germany and to his destination in Africa. As our brother was leaving, Brother Post spoke of his call and gave a message in tongues in regard to Brother Mahler which he interpreted as follows: "I have anointed this dear one with my Spirit. He is a chosen vessel to me to preach the Gospel to many, and to suffer martyrdom in Africa." We are expecting to hear from our brother reports of God's doings. Our prayers follow him.

ASCENSION ROBES

The secular papers have said, "These people are buying their ascension robes." Now it is not our place to refute any reports, but as this brings up the subject of ascension robes, we do believe in buying them of Jesus, for He said, "Buy of Me raiment." We believe the time of ascension is drawing nigh when "The Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. We which are alive and remain, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds." (1 Thessalonians 4:16, 17). We shall not rise to meet Him in grave clothes or any earthly clothing. We shall leave them behind as Jesus did when he left the tomb. For John saw the linen clothes lying," and Peter following him, "seeth the linen clothes lie and the napkin that was about his head." Yet, Jesus was clothed when the disciples met Him. We will be as well when we are changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, clothed in garments not made with hands, fit for the bride of Christ to wear in the courts of Heaven.

The garments that Jesus wore after His resurrection could appear, disappear, and pass through bolted doors and walls. They were none such as are worn on earth. Many who are proud of their clothing here are selling their birthright for a mess of pottage and know not what they are losing. It matters not how poor our clothing may be, the Lord knows those who are ready and all glorious within."

GOOD NEWS FROM DANVILLE, Virginia

Brother and Sister AG Garr, former leaders of the Burning Bush work in Los Angeles, were powerfully baptized with the Holy Spirit and received the gift of tongues, especially the language of India and dialects. Brother Garr was able to pray a native of India "through" in his own language, the Bengali. Sister Garr also spoke Chinese. They left Los Angeles for the East in July going by the way of Chicago, where they met with the Burning Bush leaders, then on to Danville, VA, where they have been preaching to hungry souls. From there, they will go on to India.

In a letter from Brother Garr, we learn that God is honoring His precious Gospel in a marvelous way, reclaiming, sanctifying and filling with the Holy Spirit nearly all the members of the old Burning Bush band. The brother writes that when they spoke in tongues the people had such confidence in their Pentecostal baptism that those who were sick were immediately healed.

TONGUES CONVICT SINNERS

We clip the following from the Apostolic Faith published by Brother Charles. Parham at Baxter, Kansas

"A remarkable incident of God's searching power was recorded in Melrose, Kansas, during a revival which has been held by some of our young people at that place.

"The power of the Holy Spirit was greatly manifested in the meetings by the speaking in unknown tongues. This was much criticized by the town and vicinity, so the principal physician, who was familiar with several different languages, was prevailed upon to go to the meetings in order to denounce the whole as a fake. Miss Tuthill, in an unknown language to herself, but known to him as Italian, spoke his full name. No one in the town knew save himself, telling him things that had happened in his life twenty years ago, and on up to the present time, until he cried for mercy and fell on his knees seeking God.

"He found full salvation the next day, and is now a believer in 'the Gospel' that Jesus taught, and also in the power of the Holy Spirit that was given unto us to witness to a living Christ. He now says he would rather pray for the sick than give drugs, and is seriously thinking of leaving his profession and going into the Lord's work.

"Many precious souls have been saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit as a result of the preached word under the Spirit's anointing power."

HOLY SPIRIT SINGING

A song in an unknown tongue was interpreted as follows: With one accord, all heaven rings-With praises to our God and King; Let earth join in our song of praise, and ring it out through all the days."

VICTORY FOLLOWS CRUCIFIXION

Think of what hung on that momentous hour that Jesus suffered. No hour in all history has been fraught with such eternal interests. It was a crucial hour and He was a willing offering. He said, "What shall I say, Father save Me from this hour? For this cause came I into this world." There is a crucial hour in every man's and every woman's life. Someone now may be facing their cross, their Gethsemane. Will you say, "Father save me from this hour?" You know the blessing that came when Jesus endured the Cross, despising the shame. Face the hour. God will give you grace for the hour of your opportunity. Some are drawing back. Let us pray, "Lord, save me from drawing back." Our Christ, who went every step of the way, says, "I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." When we get on the resurrection side of the Cross, the glory and victory will be unspeakable.

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JESUS IS COMING

Sister Anna Hall, who came here from Houston, Texas, in response to the call of God, is now assisting in Los Angeles. The Lord led her into the Pentecostal Baptism and gift of tongues without her hearing the truth except from the Word. She related the following wonderful vision and revelation.

A few weeks ago, as we were in our campmeeting, the first night we called our altar service there were 100 at the altar seeking God, and a strange power came into my being that I had felt once before when God wanted to reveal something to me. I have learned that it pays to be quiet before the Lord. I went home to my daughter's house and prepared for bed. Just as the gray dawn began to appear, I waked as if someone had touched my shoulder, and felt the same power. I heard the beautiful warbling of a bird and thought it was a mocking bird which one might hear there. No, it seemed away down in my soul. As that beautiful bird began to sing, I saw a little infant face right before my eyes. As the song of the bird began to ripple, it began to sound like water running over pebbles. It increased until it sounded like many waters, and the face enlarged until it was a full-grown face. I said, "Surely this is a messenger from the holy country." The voice answered. "Yes and I have come to tell you that Jesus is coming. Go forward in My name; preach the Gospel of the Kingdom, for the King's business demands haste. My people have only time to get on the beautiful garments, and prepare for the wedding supper in the Heavens." Dear ones, have you got on the beautiful robes of righteousness? I said, "Lord, reveal unto me what this means, the singing of the bird and rippling of the waters." God spoke to me, "The singing of the beautiful bird and the baby face was the proclamation of the first coming into the world; and the voice of many waters is the proclamation of Jesus Christ that is soon coming."

Repeat and believe the Gospel, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

DIVINELY HEALED

Brother JA Warren of Houston, Texas relates his experience as follows: "I had suffered two years from chills and fever and could never get rid of them. I was down with them, when it was told to me that the Lord would heal us and wanted to do it without the help of medicine, so I made up my mind that I would not have another chill; that the Lord would heal me. My chill was to come on about seven o'clock in the morning. It started to come and I was about to call my people to put more cover over me, when I thought how I had taken the Lord for my healer. I got up and dressed and would not let the devil bring a chill on me, but prepared for breakfast. When the ice wagon came along and my little grandchild called my attention to it, I started to say, "No, I will not take ice for this is my chill day." (I was in the habit of taking ice only on the day I had a fever). Then I stopped myself and said, "Yes, I will take ice," and I drank ice water all day. I was healed and in two months had gained about twenty-five pounds in flesh."

RUSSIANS HEAR IN THEIR OWN TONGUE

Different nationalities are now hearing the Gospel in their own "tongue wherein they were born." Sister Anna Hall spoke to the Russians in their church in Los Angeles, in their own language as the Spirit gave utterance. They were so glad to hear the truth that they wept and even kissed her hands. They are a very simple, pure, and hungry people for the Full Gospel. The other night, as a company of Russians was present in the meeting, Brother Lee, a converted Catholic, was permitted to speak their language. As he spoke and sang, one of the Russians came up and embraced him. It was a holy sight, the Spirit fell upon the Russians, as well as on others, and they glorified God.

A baptismal service was held at Terminal Island, one of the beaches near Los Angeles. One hundred and six persons were baptized in the ocean. About 500 people went down from Los Angeles and spent the day. A number of extra cars were filled and such a singing, shouting, joyful company Terminal Island never saw before. The day was spent in services of worship and the baptismal service. Brother Seymour performed the baptismal services. All were immersed.

Monrovia, Pasadena, San Pedro, Sawtelle, and Whittier are places about Los Angeles that are catching the Pentecostal fire. Elysian Heights and Hermon, suburbs of Los Angeles have cottage prayer meetings where souls are being baptized with the Holy Spirit. Two Holiness churches, one in Los Angeles and one in Monrovia have caught the fire, the ministers and several of the congregation having received the Pentecost and are speaking with tongues. The Burning Bush workers in Los Angeles came into the movement in a body and numbers of the different missions and the New Testament and Nazarene people are being filled with the Spirit and carrying the blessed light to other hungry souls. It is not our desire to tear down churches but to make new churches out of old ones. We pray God to send the Pentecost to every church.

THE LORD LEADS

We earnestly invoke God to manage the publication of this sheet and He is editor-in-chief and business manager. We publish it with the clear leading of the Lord. Hundreds of workers and missionaries will be represented in it. We wish no human writer to receive any honor but that it might be all to the glory of God, and that it may voice the power and presence of Almighty God who is moving on the people in Los Angeles and over the world. We start with not a cent in sight, but in the little upper room office above the mission on Azusa Street, we dropped on our knees and asked Him to send the means to publish the paper. In a short time, the money began to be sent in. No debt will be incurred. The paper will only be published as the money comes in advance.

MESSAGE FROM GOD

A message that was given in tongues for God's people was this, "Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God." He is now about to move on the world in a mighty wave of Pentecostal power and salvation. A sister had a vision of God's people as vessels that were full and the Lord said, "The vessels must be emptied and I will fill them."

ARRESTED FOR JESUS' SAKE

A brother who has been baptized with the Holy Spirit was arrested because of the disturbance that the preaching of the Gospel created among the people who crowded about the tent in Pasadena. As he stood to answer the accusation of disturbing the peace, another brother says he saw an angel standing by his side. He was released. The Lord has been doing great things in that place and we expect greater things.

Some workers were preaching on the street corner in Los Angeles and a poor drunkard had just been saved, when a policeman came up and ordered them to stop, and took two of them off to jail. The sister sang all the way to the jail, shouted, and prayed while they were there. They soon were anxious to get rid of them and let them go. Meantime the other workers returned to the mission and told how the workers had been arrested and they all went to the altar and prayed and rose praising God; and soon in walked the ones who had been arrested. We are ready not only to go to prison, but to give our lives for Jesus.

MISSIONARIES TO JERUSALEM

A band of three missionaries, Brother Andrew Johnson and Sisters Louise Condit and Lucy M. Leatherman, who have been baptized with the Holy Spirit and received the gift of languages, have left for Jerusalem, going by way of Oakland, leaving there August 10th. Reports came of meetings on the way that four souls received the Pentecost in Colorado Springs and three in Denver.

Brother Johnson has received seven different languages, one of which is the Arabic. Sister Leatherman speaks the Turkish language, and while in Oakland, some were talking on the street about the gift of tongues. Sister Leatherman began to speak just as a man wearing the Turkish fez came by. He listened in wonder and asked what college she had attended. He said that she spoke perfect Turkish tongue, as he had heard spoken by a foreigner. He was an educated man from a Turkish college in Constantinople. She told him the Holy Spirit gave her the language which she did not understand herself and he was the first person that had interpreted for her.

When we leave the Blood out, Satan has power to switch us into fanaticism, but no powers out of hell are able to make their way through the Blood.

This is a worldwide revival, the last Pentecostal revival to bring our Jesus. The church is taking her last march to meet her beloved.

Brother John Matthews, a minister of San Luis Obispo, writes that himself and little flock are in harmony with the Los Angeles revival and waiting on the Lord for Pentecost to come that way.

A returned missionary from the interior of Africa was present in the meeting, when a sister testified in an African tongue which the brother interpreted to be, "The Lord is my husband."

A band of four Spirit baptized workers left for Arizona. We hardly know people's names in this movement and have failed to get these names. We hope to have a report from them.

"He that believeth on Me, as the Scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water." We took that to mean sanctification, but since we have received the Pentecost, we see what the rivers of living water mean. It is the Lord preaching His own sermons, singing His own songs, and prophesying.

"Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: For he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain the first month." Joel 2:23. He gave the former rain moderately at Pentecost, and He is going to send upon us in these last days the former and latter rain. There are greater things to be done in these last days of the Holy Spirit.

CHAPTER TWO

The Promised Latter Rain Now Being Poured Out on God's Humble People

All along the ages, men have been preaching a partial Gospel. A part of the Gospel remained when the world went into the dark ages. God has from time to time raised up men to bring back the truth to the church. He raised up Luther to bring back to the world the doctrine of justification by faith. He raised up another reformer in John Wesley to establish Bible Holiness in the church. Then he raised up Dr. Cullis who brought back to the world the wonderful doctrine of divine healing. Now He is bringing back the Pentecostal Baptism to the church.

God laid His hand on a little crippled boy seven years of age, healed him of disease, and made him whole except his ankles, causing him to walk on the sides of them. When he was fourteen years of age, he had been sent to college and God had called him to preach. One day as he was sitting reading his Bible, a man came for him to go and hold a meeting. He began to say to the Lord: "Father, if I go to that place, it will be necessary for me to walk here and yonder, just put strength into these ankle joints of mine." Immediately he was made whole and leaped and praised God, like the man at the Beautiful Gate. He has since been in evangelistic work all over the United States, seeing multitudes saved, sanctified and healed.

Five years ago, God put it into this man's heart (Brother Charles Parham) to go over to Topeka, Kansas, to educate missionaries to carry the Gospel. It was a faith school and the Bible was the only textbook. The students had gathered there without tuition or board, God sending in the means to carry on the work. Most of the students had been religious workers and said they had received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit a number of years ago. Brother Parham became convinced that no religious school tallied up with the second chapter of Acts. Just before the first of January 1901, the Bible School began to study the word on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit to discover the Bible evidence of the Baptism that they might obtain it.

The students kept up continual prayer in the praying tower. A company would go up and stay three hours, and then another company would go up and wait on God, praying that all the promises of the Word might be wrought out in their lives.

On New Year's night, Miss Agnes N. Ozman, one who had for years "the anointing that abideth," which she mistook for the Baptism, was convinced of the need of a personal Pentecost. A few minutes before midnight, she desired hands laid on her that she might receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit. During prayer and invocation of hands, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke with other tongues as the Spirit gave utterance.

This made all hungry. Scarcely eating or sleeping, the school with one accord waited on God. On the 3rd of January 1901, Brother Parham being absent holding a meeting at the time, while they all waited on God to send the Baptism of the Spirit, suddenly twelve students were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongue. When Brother Parham returned and opened the door of the room where they were gathered, a wonderful sight met his eyes. The whole room was filled with a white sheen of light that could not be described, and twelve of the students were on their feet talking in different languages.

He said they seemed to pay no attention at all to him, and he knelt in one corner and said, "O, God, what does this mean?" The Lord said, "Are you able to stand for the experience in the face of persecution and howling mobs?" He said, "Yes, Lord, if you will give me the Experience, for the laborer must first be partaker of the fruits." Instantly the Lord took his vocal organs, and he was preaching the Word in another language.

This man has preached in different languages over the United States, and men and women of that nationality have come to the altar and sought God. He was surely raised up of God to be an apostle of the doctrine of Pentecost.

This Pentecostal Gospel has been spreading ever since, but on the Pacific coast it has burst out in great power and is being carried from here over the world. We are expecting Brother Parham to visit Los Angeles in a few days and for a mightier tide of salvation to break out.

FIRE STILL FALLING.

The waves of Pentecostal salvation are still rolling in at Azusa Street Mission. From morning until late at night the meetings continue with about three altar services a day. We have made no record of souls saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit, but a brother said last week he counted about fifty in all that had been baptized with the Holy Spirit during the week. Then at Eighth Street and Maple Avenue, the People's church, Monrovia, Whittier, Hermon, Sawtelle, Pasadena, Elysian Heights, and other places the work is going on and souls are coming through amid great rejoicing.

Four of the Holiness preachers have received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. One of them, Brother William Pendleton, with his congregation, being turned out of the church, is holding meetings at Eighth Street and Maple Avenue. There is a heavenly atmosphere there. The altar is filled with seekers; people are slain under the power of God, and rising in a life baptized with the Holy Spirit.

The fire is spreading. People are writing from different points to know about this Pentecost, and are beginning to wait on God for their Pentecost. He is no respecter of persons and places. We expect to see a wave of salvation go over this world. While this work has been going on for five years, it has burst out in great power on this coast. There is power in the full Gospel. Nothing can quench it.

Missionaries for the foreign fields, equipped with several languages, are now on their way and others are only waiting for the way to open and for the Lord to say: "Go." We are on our faces before God. Let a volume of prayer go up from all the Lord's people. Awake! Awake! There is but time to dress and be ready, for the cry will soon go forth. "The Bridegroom cometh."

Eight missionaries have started to the foreign field since this movement began a Los Angeles a few months ago. About thirty workers have gone out into the field.

The brother at Elysian Heights, who received his eyesight after being blind for a year and a half, is a living witness of the power of God. Since that he has been sanctified and anointed with the Holy Spirit and his wife has been saved.

In the City of Oakland, during the five weeks that the band from Los Angeles was there, Brother and Sister Evans and Sister Florence Crawford, sixty-five souls received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, and thirty were sanctified and nineteen converted.

A man who was twice in the insane asylum, an infidel that had been going from place to place denying the name of Jesus Christ, is now saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and working to win others.

Sometimes, among officers of the law, we find a keen judgment concerning genuine or spurious religion. In Pasadena, where the Lord was working in power some months ago, the chief of police made the remark: "I would not give much for a meeting that did not have a shout in it."

Sister Lizzie Frazer of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was one of those who received the gift of tongues when the Palestine Missionary band passed through there. She writes that she expects to go to India with a band of missionaries next month. The Lord has given her wonderful equipment.

Mrs. J. Kring was healed of cancer of the lungs on August 8, after the doctor had given her up. One lung was entirely closed up. When she was prayed for, the Lord immediately touched her body and healed her. She shouted for an hour with strong lungs, and is the happiest woman you ever saw.

A mother brought her son to the Mission to be healed of epileptic fits. He is about twenty-one years old and has been suffering for years, like the boy that was brought to Jesus that the devil had often caused to fall into the fire and into the water. The boy was so wrecked in mind and body that he was in a semi-conscious condition. Brother Batman, who is called to Africa, prayed for him, asking the Lord to cast the demon power out of him and give complete healing. The boy raised up from the floor and witnessed that the work was done and went home rejoicing.

A brother living in the east had been down sick for quite a while and sent a handkerchief to be blessed as in Bible times. His sister brought it to the Mission, praying for the Lord to show her to whom she was to give it, and the Lord showed her to give it to Sister Sallie Trainor. She immediately took it upstairs and as she knelt before the Lord, the Spirit came upon her in great power and she prayed in tongues, and kissed the handkerchief three times, as the Spirit seemed to lead her. It was sent with a prayer and the brother was immediately healed.

A PORTUGUESE MINISTER RECEIVES HIS PENTECOST

Rev. Adolph Rosa, a Portuguese brother from Cape Verde Islands, was baptized with the Holy Spirit in Oakland and is now in Los Angeles preaching the full Gospel. He was a Catholic and his father had expected to have him educated as a Catholic priest; but God had His hand upon him. He came to America, was converted from the power of Romanism and captivity about six years ago in a Portuguese Methodist church in New Bedford, MA, and entered the ministry of the Methodist church as a missionary to the Portuguese in the state of California. He was sanctified about four years ago, and is now conducting Pentecostal offerings in the People's church in Los Angeles.

BROTHER ROSA'S TESTIMONY

When Rev. Evans and his wife and Sister Florence Crawford went to the city of Oakland preaching the full Gospel, I went the first night, not to criticize but to investigate. Many preachers were there to criticize, but when I stepped in, I felt the power of God and could not say that it was the work of the devil, as most of the preachers declared, for I was practically convinced that it was the work of the Holy Spirit. I went home, began to study my Bible, and went to God in prayer to reveal to me if these people were really the people of God. He revealed to me in the attitude of my supplication that they were preaching exactly what the disciples of old preached. I was convinced that every minister of the Gospel should receive the same Baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire that the disciples received on the day of Pentecost, before they are prepared to preach the Gospel. I was teaching that when we receive sanctification, we receive the Holy Spirit, as most of the preachers are teaching. As I went to my Bible with the spirit of prayer, God revealed to me that the disciples were justified before Christ ascended: but they never were baptized with the Holy Spirit until the day of Pentecost.

The second day that I went to the meeting, the Lord put a real hunger in my soul to go forward. However, I was too proud as a minister of the Gospel to humble myself in a lowly mission and let women pray over me for the gift of the Holy Spirit. I had in my mind what people would think of me. I at the third day, as I arose to testify in the audience, the only words I could say were: "What does God think of me?" Then I could only weep for some minutes and the power of God came upon me until I dropped to the floor. I was under the power of God for about an hour and a half, and it was there that all pride, and self, and conceit disappeared, and I was really dead to the world, for I had Christ within in His fullness. I was baptized with the Holy Spirit and spoke in a new tongue.

I praise God for the light, and now I am walking in it. The desire of my heart is to see every man and woman that preaches the Gospel of Christ, baptized with the Holy Spirit, for without the Holy Spirit it is almost impossible for us to convince the world of sin, of righteousness, and the judgment.

GET INTO THE CORNFIELD

"It is an awful hard thing to get a Holiness preacher that has been indoctrinate for years to see that he has not received his Pentecost. I have been preaching for twenty years and never preached anything but a full salvation. To get a fellow that has been preaching twenty years to see that he has not received the Baptism, when he has been preaching all the time that he has it, and then to get him to turn seeker, is a hard job. I tell you it means he must get pretty near the end of himself.

"The time has come, in the full blaze of Pentecost, that if you do not walk in the light, you will become a dry chip. Bless God, I humbled myself. On the 10th day of July, the Lord gave me the evidence of the Pentecost. It took me three weeks, searching the Word, from Genesis to Revelation to see that these things were so. Any fellow that will get down on his knees and pray through and read through will find that the Holy Spirit only falls on a clean temple. You must give over and let God have His way.

"So many folks remind me of the hog that was trying to get into a big cornfield. There was a big, hollow, crooked log in the fence, laid in such a way that both ends of the log were on the same side of the fence. The hog would go into one end of the log expecting that he would get into the cornfield. He would go in, come out, and look all around to see how it was that he was not in the cornfield. There are many folks today just in that place. They crawl through a hollow log of experience and never get anything. Bless God, I would hunt the way. Jesus said, 'I am the Way.' Get into the cornfield. Hunt for the wicket gate and you will get in. Hallelujah! I am in the cornfield."

The above is the testimony of Brother Hill, a Nazarene preacher. He and his wife have both received their personal Pentecost and Bible evidence.

TESTIMONIES OF OUTGOING MISSIONARIES

A company of three missionaries left Los Angeles September 13, and are en route for the west coast of Africa. Sister Hutchins has been preaching the Gospel in the power of the Spirit. She has received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and the gift of the Uganda language, the language of the people to whom she is sent. A brother who has been in that country understands and has interpreted the language she speaks. Her husband is with her and her niece, who also has been given the African language.

SISTER HUTCHINS' TESTIMONY

I was justified on July 4, 1901, and at that time, I felt that the Lord wanted me in Africa, but I was not then at all willing to go. On July 28, 1903, the Lord sanctified me. Before He sanctified me, He asked me if I would go to Africa. I promised Him I would. From that time on, I have felt the call to Africa, and have been willing to go at any moment, but not knowing just when the Lord would have me leave.

On the sixth of last month, while out in my back yard one afternoon, I heard a voice speaking to me these words: "On the 15th day of September, take your husband and baby and start out for Africa." I looked around and about me to see if there was not someone speaking to me, but I did not see anyone, and I soon recognized that it was the voice of God. I looked up into the heavens and said, "Lord, I will obey." Since then, I have had many tests and temptations from the devil. He has at times told me that I would not even live to see September 15, but I never once doubted God. I knew that He was able to bring everything to pass that He told me to do.

After hearing the voice telling me to leave Los Angeles on the 15th, I went to one of my neighbors and testified to her that the Lord had told me to leave for Africa on September 15. She looked at me with a smile. I asked her what she was smiling about. She said, "Because you have not got street car fare to go to Azusa Street Mission tonight, and talking about going to Africa." I told her I was trusting in a God that could bring all things to pass that He wanted us to do. He has really supplied all my needs in every way, for the work where He has called me.

I want to testify also about my husband. He was a backslider, and the devil tested me, saying: "You are going out to cast the devil out of others, and going to take a devil with you." My husband was not saved, but I held on to God and said, "Lord, I will obey."

I continued to testify and to make preparations to leave on the 15th. The Lord reclaimed my husband, sanctified him wholly, and put the glory and the shout in him. Now, it is my time to laugh. The devil has oppressed and mocked me; but praise the Lord, now I can mock him. Glory to God!

It is now ten minutes to four o'clock in the afternoon on the 15th day of September. I am all ready and down to the Mission with my ticket and everything prepared, waiting to have hands laid on and the prayers of the saints, and expect to leave at eight o'clock from the Santa Fe station en route for Africa. We expect to go to Mt. Coffee, Monrovia, Liberia.

Feeling the need of a real companion in the Gospel that was out and out for God, I prayed to God that He might give me one to go with me. I had my eyes upon one that I wanted to go, but in prayer and humility before God, I found out it was not the one the Lord wanted to go. I said, "Anyone, Lord, that you would have to go will be pleasing to me." To my surprise, He gave me my niece, a girl that I had raised from a child. Now she is nineteen years of age, is saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit, and is going with me out into the work of the Lord. Therefore, instead of giving me one companion, He gave me two: my niece and my husband.

Our first stop will be Chattanooga, Tennessee, Harge Row. I want the prayers of the saints that I may stay humble.

Mrs. JW Hutchins; Mt. Coffee, Monrovia, Liberia, Africa

A GIRL'S CONSECRATION FOR AFRICA

I am saved, sanctified and baptized with the Holy Spirit and have the Bible evidence. The Lord showed me that the language I spoke was the language of Africa. My aunt, who has been the same as a mother to me, was going to Africa. I asked the Lord if He wanted me to go, to open a way for me, and the next morning He opened the way for me. I did not have the means and He gave me the fare and supplied all my needs. I am willing to trust Him through to Africa. I know the Lord wants me to go there. I want to testify to those people and teach the children about the blessed Lord, and to work for the Lord. I am willing to forsake all my loved ones for His sake. I want the saints to pray for me for I am young in the Lord.

Leila McKinney

THE ELDER BROTHER

" He was angry and would not go in" (Luke 15:28).

The prodigal son had returned amid great rejoicing to his father's house. There was music and dancing, and perhaps the whole neighborhood was stirred up and came out to see what was happening. "Joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth." When heaven rejoices, if we are connected up properly, we will catch the refrain and join in.

Father has certainly opened His house on Azusa Street for the return of the prodigals. They are coming in from the north, south, east and west. The fatted calf is daily being killed, and the fine new garments of praise and salvation are being handed out to the poor prodigals who are so lean and weary, and covered with filth and rags. Praise His name!

This causes great rejoicing among Father's servants and such scenes as the weeping prodigal, the Father's kiss of peace, the loving welcome, the whole household welcoming the prodigal, arraying him in the best robe and ring of authority, killing the fatted calf. Sweet strains of heavenly music are being repeated every day and often run far into the night. People that have been good, pious church members for years, and have been noted for their sobriety and level-headedness, are attracted by these things. If they are honest before God, they soon realize that Father is furnishing the music and singing, and supplying the wine of the feast. As the table is spread so freely, they take a small drink of the "new wine." Immediately their eyes begin to light up and heavenly illumination comes into their faces. The prodigal has entered justification, and sanctification, and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. They have never seen it on this fashion before, but they find it all on the table and all from heaven so they are soon "filled with the Spirit" and begin to speak and sing with new tongues, as the Spirit gives utterance. Business cares are forgotten, while they enjoy the feast.

There was one discordant voice in the parable, as told by Jesus. It was the elder brother's. He is here also. The father called him "son," and he was "in the field." We do not read, however, that he was doing any work. It simply states that he was in the field. He may have worn a long-tailed coat and white necktie and walked around and gave orders. If he had been hard at work all day plowing with a deep plow, with his father's interests at heart, would he not have rejoiced with the household at his brother's return?

Yes, the elder brother is angry and will not come in to the feast. He sits on the fence and finds fault, saying that the "new tongues" and other gifts that Father is handing out to His children are of the devil. He says, "It is spiritualism, hypnotism, and the rankest kind of fanaticism." Father has gone out to him several times, and continues to entreat him to come in. He says that he has not worn gold nor costly array, neither has a feather been seen in his hat, "Lo, these many years," yet he has had no fatted calf killed for him. He does not drink tea, nor coffee, nor eat hog meat; neither does a necktie adorn his shirt. He has done many wonderful works, but here are the drunkard and harlot entering the kingdom before him. He does not understand it and has not recognized his brother as any kin to him. We are praying that he will soften his heart and come in before it is too late. In the meantime, the rejoicing goes on. Father hands out the clean, white raiment, and spreads a feast of fat things. The new wine of the kingdom never runs out, and peace, joy, and heavenly music are flowing like a river, until the sound is heard over the whole land.

TESTIMONY AND PROPHECY

[The following was written down from the lips of a sister, who is unlearned and works and washing and ironing for a living. Sue received the gift of prophecy ten years ago, and though she is not learned in books or affairs of the world, she has been foretelling great events, and her prophecy accord with the Scriptures.]

Years ago there was a Jew holding meetings in Pasadena, and he invited them to come up and receive the Holy Spirit. I had a little baby in my arms and could not get to the altar, but knelt in the aisle. I did not get anything, but I went home and washed my baby and put him to bed, and got down on my knees and said, "Dear Lord, please give me the Holy Spirit, if there is such a thing as the Holy Spirit. Give me what you would like for me to have." that night He called me and anointed me with the Holy Spirit. It was just like an outpouring rain from heaven, and the next day it seemed I was nothing but a feather walking around. He told me I should see, hear and know the wonderful things that should happen, before they occurred.

He told me the Japanese would win against the Russians, and showed me these things before a gun was fired. He said, "The Japanese will win, because the Russians started the war, and they shall die in their own blood and stampede one another." He said, "They wanted blood and they shall have blood to their heart's content."

LABOR AGAINST CAPITAL

The Lord says. "The time is coming when the poor will be oppressed and the Christians can neither buy nor sell, unless they have 'the mark of the beast.'" Then He says: "The time will come when the poor man will say that he has nothing to eat and work will be shut down. The rich man will go and buy up all the sugar, tea, coffee, etc., and hold it in his store, and we cannot get it unless we have the mark of the beast."

"That is going to cause the poor man to go to these places and break in to get food. This will cause the rich man to come out with his gun to make war with the laboring man. They will cause blood to be spilt in the street as it never was before." I saw the blood ankle deep, and they were holding to the horse's bridles with the right hand and cutting and slashing right and left with their swords. The Lord said the blood would be in the streets like an outpouring rain from heaven. He says all these unions are bringing the sword to their own head, to cut their own heads off (I had never heard of unions before the Lord showed me this and I asked my husband what 'labor against capital' meant).

Then He said to me again: "The time is coming when men are going to get desperate and will go into the banks even at noon-time and hew men down, and take out the silver and gold and walk on with it. They will rob the banks in open daytime."

The Lord said the time was coming when men would not regard a man's life any more than that of a dog. Then He says again that there is going to be a war as there never was before. Four nations from the four corners of the earth are coming together for battle, and it is going to be one of the worst wars that ever was in history.

The Lord says: "The time will come when the rich man will bury his silver and gold and return to it no more, and he will floods and pestilence and earthquakes shall weep and howl and his misery shall be great."

EARTHQUAKES

The Lord says that earthquakes will come as they never have before and more often, because of the wickedness of the people. He wants His people to get ready. The only way He can get you ready is to bring disaster. If you do not repent, great many of you will be lost. Not only are earthquakes coming, but death and destruction everywhere. Every day you hear of these things, you are walking into it with your eyes open, and death is overlooking you on the cars and railroads, and in floods and storms.

The Lord says there will be more destruction than there ever has been, because you will not serve God. You will not give God your hearts. He brings these things upon the earth, that you might repent and be drawn nearer to Him. He says wars and floods and pestilence and earthquakes shall come upon us. We must prepare ourselves for it.

The Lord showed me the earthquake in San Francisco just a year before the day it happened. He showed me an earthquake coming to Los Angeles. He showed an eagle flying over Los Angeles and lighting on the highest building, and as it lit, the building began to crumble. I asked the Lord what it meant, and He said, "The eagle means death and the crumbling is an earthquake. There will be a violent shock in the morning and one at night. There will be mangling and tangling with wires, and the street car rails will bend and twist, and the telegraph poles will come down." He showed the mangling of cars and people, and live wires setting fire to the buildings. I asked Him if this was coming to pass, to show it to me again and He showed it to me again. I saw a death angel flying over the city and fire falling on the city. The Lord showed me the land was going to sink and I saw water. Then five weeks after this earthquake, He said that Pasadena would be shaken, and many cities would be destroyed, and Chicago would be one of them.

I fasted two days and asked the Lord when it was coming, and He told me: "It will not come on Sunday," but He did not tell me when it would be. He says: "Be ready and look for it." I believe He will either save us or come and catch us up to heaven. The Lord said to me ten years ago: "If you are faithful, you shall never see death." I said, "Lord, when are you coming?" He said, "Be ready when I come, saith the Lord."

THE REVIVAL IN LOS ANGELES

The Lord showed me that since Brother Seymour came to Los Angeles, there have been more souls converted and sanctified than in all the city of Los Angeles during the last five years. He said there would be more, and they should be as thick as the leaves and twigs on a tree.

Mrs. Mary Galmond 1106 N. Marenge Avenue, Pasadena, CA

THE SECOND CHAPTER OF ACTS

A preacher's wife, who at first opposed Pentecostal truth, went home and read the second chapter of Acts, and while she read, the Spirit fell upon her and she began to speak in tongues. She is a member of the Nazarene church in Vernon. As she was on the way to the church, she met a brother whom she had been instrumental in leading to the Lord. He is a foreigner and as soon as she saw him, she began to pour out her soul in French. He was amazed.

"When did you learn French?"

"What did I say?" she asked.

"You said, "Get ready! Get ready! Jesus is coming soon!"

She went on up to the church, and as they were giving out the Sunday school leaflets she began to speak in tongues again and spoke for some time. They could only listen to this manifestation of the power of God.

AWFUL REALITIES OF HELL

The question is asked: "Do you believe in hell?"

Brother, it makes no difference what you or I believe that does not do away with God's Word. Hell exists in its awful reality, whether you believe it or not, and multitudes are plunging headlong into it. "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God" (Psalms 9:17).

Jesus believed in hell, and warned men to flee from it. Why are the pulpits so silent today? It is because we are in the latter day apostasy. Read the words of Jesus:

"The Son of man shall send forth His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity and shall cast them into a furnace of fire, there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:41-42).

"So shall it be in the end of the world, the angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace of fire; there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth" (Matthew 13:49-50).

"But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivest thou good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things, but now he is comforted and thou art tormented" (Luke 16:25).

"But the fearful and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death," or separation from God (Revelation 21:8).

" The devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night forever and ever" (Revelation 20:10).

Beloved, these are the words of Jesus, and when He says "forever and ever" what could be more expressive of eternity?

PENTECOST IN DANVILLE, VIRGINIA

Dear Saints in Los Angeles: God be praised for His power and grace. We are making preparations to go to India as soon as possible. Three of us, with the baby, four in all, will go just as soon as possible, to be on the ocean in the right time.

When we came here from Los Angeles, we found the band to which we had preached while here before, most of them backslidden and fussing among themselves. When they saw that God had really done something wonderful for us, they all came in and began to seek the Lord. Most of them have been baptized with the Holy Spirit and have received the foreign tongue.

One young girl received the Baptism Friday night and she spoke in German. God sent us a German to interpret. He said he could understand everything perfectly. Sister Jennie Eans has also received the German language, and speaks it very fluently.

Sister Garr improves every day in her Tibetan and Chinese. Oh, how I praise God that He ever gave us this wonderful experience of the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

The folks fall under the power of God, and a great time is on here. The church was packed twice yesterday and the altar was overflowing with seekers. One saved man was sanctified in the afternoon meeting and in the evening meeting received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and spoke in tongues and magnified God.

A real revival has begun and three Holiness preacher boys have fallen in line. Two of them have received the Baptism and the tongues. The other one is seeking and says he will never stop until he receives it. A good many have received the tongues, we do not know how many.

The sick are being healed. Soon after we arrived, a woman sick with dropsy came to the meeting. She got out of bed to come; had been sick a long time. As she told us how glad she was to see us back in Danville and of her long sick spell, I said, "God will heal you," and took her hand. She immediately shouted that she was healed. I felt the healing power flow into her body. The next day she told us that her limbs were swollen, but that every bit of it was driven out at once. She walked down town and then told her neighbors about the wonderful things the Lord had done for her.

Several have been healed. But, best of all, many are getting the light, and as the Bible opens to us, they rejoice for the precious truths that have been hidden from us for so long by the "traditions of the elders." This is the greatest power I ever saw. Glory to God! I have wanted just this for years, but did not know how to get it. Hallelujah! After all, the great God opened my eyes and let me see the truth, and it liberated me from the bondage of ignorant teachings and the devil in general. I see the Bible now as never before.

Many are tied through fear. Some are afraid of their leaders, some of one another, some are so afraid of the third blessing that they are not quite sure of the second...and so it goes. The world speeds along its way to hell, while the so-called sanctified people are asleep or else arguing that they got it all when they were sanctified. The feebleness of the so-called sanctified is enough to convince any honest soul that they do not have the power. We rejoice daily that we are free from sectarianism. Hallelujah, that God ever showed us that there was a real witness to the Baptism. Why did we not see it sooner?

May God open the eyes of the world, and show the people that He is willing to give them what He gave the disciples on the day of Pentecost.

We are expecting God to give us a good revival in India. Pray for us.

AG Garr and Wife

SERMON FROM A DRESS

The Lord makes His truth so plain that a wayfaring man, though a fool, shall not err therein. You have all seen a dirty dress washed. You never saw a person take a dirty dress and iron it. You never saw them take a dress, wash, and iron it all at once. You never saw a person put on a dress and iron it. You never saw them take a dress, wash, and iron it all at once. You never saw a person put on a dress and iron it.

The dirty dress represents a person in sin. Your righteousness is filthy rags. "Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow." When you get the dress washed, that represents a justified experience. When the dress is washed and on the line, you rejoice because the washing is through.

The clothes need nothing else before they are ready to wear. What do they need? Why, they need to be ironed. You would be ashamed to take the clothes off the line and wear them without ironing. Jesus would be ashamed to present you before the Father if you were not sanctified, but when you are sanctified, He is not ashamed to call you brethren. Christ gave Himself for His church that He might wash it and present it without spot or wrinkle. We must let Him iron out all the wrinkles.

What is next? You take an ironed garment and there is something lacking yet. What is it? Why you need to put it on and wear it. That is no work. The work was done when you washed and ironed it. Therefore, the Holy Spirit is a gift. It is the promise of the Father to the soul that is sanctified. You do not have to repent to get the Holy Spirit, but you must be washed clean and whiter than snow. Now you have nothing to mourn over, but something to rejoice over. You can know you are baptized. The Holy Spirit will cut your tongue loose and let you praise Him in an unknown language. God will not iron a dirty piece. He will take out the spots and then the wrinkles, and after these two weeks, He will baptize you with His gift, the Holy Spirit.

Ophelia Wiley

MARKS OF FANATICISM

Fanatics are marked by harshness towards those who do not fall in line with them, and Jesus is not held up. Eventually the fruits of the flesh appear in a lack of holy living.

We note these things because some honest souls have feared that this Pentecostal movement was fanaticism. We mark some of the features of the meetings that are the opposite of fanaticism. Divine love to all, especially to the church, the body of Christ, of which every justified soul is a member. Humility: This is a humble work in a humble place and we are glad that it is. We humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God and constantly search the scriptures to know His whole will and plan. Holy lives: these people are living holy lives, separate from the world, the flesh and the devil, and rescuing other souls to a life of purity and holiness. There is a Holy Spirit shine on the faces of the workers. Is this the work of the devil? Friends, if you profess to know the Spirit of God and do not recognize Him when He comes, there is cause for you to be anxious about you own spiritual condition.

WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS

Brother HM Allen, 3081 E. 6TH Street Los Angeles, who received the gift of tongues, says he wrote down the sounds phonetically and took the standard works on languages and found out what it meant. He says: "I find everything the Holy Spirit speaks to me in the unknown tongues is of profound report. He has not given me liberty to tell all He has shown me in unknown tongues, but they are the most important things that can possibly take our attention, things that are speedily coming on the whole earth. God performed a miracle in speaking to me in unknown tongues. I have taken the dictionary of languages and found out that it was true. It may sound foolish to you to hear people speaking in unknown tongues, but if He speaks only two words they are well worth listening to."

A KNOW-SO SALVATION

If God for Christ's sake has forgiven you your sins, you know it. If you do not know it better than you know anything in this world, you are still in your sins. When you go down in the atonement, in the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ, you are accepted. If you are accepted, and He has given you a clean heart and sanctified your soul, you know it. If you do not know it, the work is not done.

If you are baptized with the Holy Spirit, you know it, and everybody else knows it. You cannot hide that one thing. When you are sanctified, people have to take your testimony and watch your life, but when He comes and covers you over and around and about, people know it. Man may say, it is of the devil and they are drunk, but glory to God, He will shine out Himself, and there is a power back of you that men and women cannot gainsay. It will give you holy boldness to stand up before the world without fear.

SHALL WE REJECT JESUS' LAST WORDS?

Many of the dear Holiness people are rejecting the last words of Jesus in the last chapter of Mark, beginning at the fifteenth verse:

"He said unto them, 'Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. These signs shall follow them that believe; in my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; they shall take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.'"

Why do they reject these verses? The reason is that Dr. Godbey, in his commentary and translation, has left them out. Why did he leave them out? Because they were not in the Sianitic manuscript from which he translates. It was a manuscript found in later years in a mission on Mount Sinai. The man, who found the manuscript, a German by the name of Tischendorf, said that some sheets of it had already been thrown into a receptacle for kindling wood. In this or some other way, a part may have been lost from that manuscript.

However this may be, we feel sure that these are the words of Jesus. The writer herself, being a great admirer of Brother Godbey, was for some time influenced by his views concerning the last words of our Lord as given above. Since being in these Holy Spirit meetings, and hearing these same words given repeatedly by the Spirit in unknown tongues and interpreted, all doubt has been swept away concerning them. Besides, they are proved true before our eyes. We have thrown all doubts to the winds and taken to our hearts the whole word of Jesus. Dear friends, do not let any man riddle your Bible for you or cut out any part of it. You need the whole. Hallelujah for the Word!

PRAYING FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT

We are now hearing from individuals, and companies who are definitely waiting on God for their personal Pentecost. Some have been stimulated in seeking by hearing of God's visitation in Los Angeles. We join hands with all such hungry seekers and meet you at the throne. Some are expecting to come this way. We expect the Lord to speedily prepare such to go out into the field. Calls are coming from every direction for workers who are filled with the Spirit and have the Bible evidence. We are expecting the Lord to send out workers all over the country carrying this Gospel.

Before another issue of this paper, we look for Brother Parham in Los Angeles, a brother who is full of divine love and whom the Lord raised up five years ago to spread this truth. He, with other workers, will hold union revival meetings in Los Angeles and then expects to go on to other towns and cities, and will appoint workers to fill the calls that shall come in. So, begin to pray right away for a revival in your neighborhood or town or city. Perhaps you need one in your own closet or at your family altar first. Nevertheless, expect great things from God. Begin to prepare for a revival and a great and deep revival, too, and believe for it. It may cost you money and it may cost you humbling processes, but prepare for the Lord's coming.

LETTER FROM BRO. JOHNSON

New York City, August, 31st

Peace be unto you. I am, God willing, going to leave New York in a few days for Palestine and Jerusalem. I am going via Gibraltar, Spain. God is working mightily. I would like to say good-bye to you before I leave this land; it may be never to return in this life.

I have been working for my Master all the way along, and God's hand is with me. He has saved a few and many have been blessed. Some have received the Holy Spirit. I give all glory to God for it. Please pray for me. I would like God to send me a brother to help me in Palestine. I am still hungry for more of Jesus. He is so good to me. The Lord has been giving me more freedom and power than I ever had before. I now speak eleven or twelve languages.

Sweet peace and love is in my heart toward every man. Pray that God will keep me humble. I want to use the gifts to the glory of God. Tell Brother Seymour that I am one with him and all the other saints in Los Angeles. I love my dear Brother Seymour so much. He has been a good help to me. May God bless him in his work.

My love is sent to all the saints. I want the whole assembly to pray for me that God may have His whole way with me in this life. My heart goes out for the Jews and every lost soul in this world. God is my refuge and He will never leave me nor forsake me.

Andrew Johnson

Address Care of Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, Gibraltar, Spain.

Sister Florence Crawford says: "There is no spot on earth so dear to me as this place, but I must go out and tell this story. Souls are perishing far and near. The Lord told me yesterday to go into the entire world and preach His Gospel. 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand,' and 'Behold, I come quickly. What He says to me, He says to every baptized soul. He wants us to go out into the highways and hedges and declare this Gospel. He has anointed me to tell the story of Jesus and I can go alone for Jesus is with me. Oh, glory to God!"

PENTECOSTAL SCENES

At Brunner, Texas, in August, the Apostolic Faith people held a wonderful meeting. Fifty, seventy-five, and one hundred seekers at a service crowded the altars for two whole weeks. The sixty-foot altar was doubled half way back, then trebled, until the whole front half of the Tabernacle was occupied with the great altar service. Think of one hundred seekers and twice as many faithful Christians assisting, all praying before God. Glory to His great name! Then see them rise with shining faces and Pentecostal power.

CAME THREE HUNDRED MILES

Some have come long distances to see the Pentecost in Los Angeles. An Armenian brother, who came three hundred miles, said, "I am like the queen of Sheba who went to see the wisdom of Solomon, only when I heard about these meetings, I did not come so far, I came only 300 miles to see if this was true. Now I am well satisfied that I see the wonderful works of God. If the people who have only a few drops from God are crazy, what will happen when the shower comes? The shower follows the drops."

UNITED TO JESUS

Jesus says, "Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me." The Lord showed me that this yoke was the covenant of the New Testament in His Blood, and we put the yoke on when we are baptized with the Holy Spirit. This covenant is a marriage covenant. We are married, not for one day, year, or life, but eternally married. When I got married to my wife, it was settled for this life. So, when I got married to Jesus Christ, it was settled forever. Hallelujah! Jesus and I are united. He baptized me with love.

THE WORK IN VIRGINIA

907 Glasken Street, Portsmouth, VA

We had a glorious meeting last night. It was the sixth night and we have six speaking in tongues. It is wonderful to see how the Lord is working with His believing children, but there is much to be done here. There is a band of saints that do not read the Bible, as saints should. They say the Bible is for unbelievers so they do not read it at all. Oh, for some one to help. Won't you come and help if you can, and as soon as you can?

God is making a short work in the earth today. He is soon coming to earth again. He said we should not get over the cities until the Son of Man should come, so we have not much time to lose. Remember me to all of the saints. Tell them to pray for me much. I can't write to all, so you remember me to all as one. Ask them to pray for the work in Virginia. It is much needed. I don't know how long the Lord is going to keep me here. There is so much to be done.

I did not come through Danville, but I am going there as soon as I can get off from this place. I came through New Orleans and changed cars there, and laid hands on two sick and sowed seed on the way from Houston here.

-Lucy Farrow

A later report is that twenty have received the Baptism of the Holy Spirit in Portsmouth.

CHINESE WANT THE GOSPEL OF THE BIBLE

A dear friend went to China as a surgical missionary, preaching the Gospel and cutting up people. She has been in China eight years and only has a little of the language (Cannot God, who confounded the people at the tower of Babel, and caused all nations at Jerusalem to hear in their own tongue, give a language?) She writes that the Chinese are smart people, and some of them had been reading the Bible and came to her with the open Book, saying, "When you do what your God tells you, then we will believe in your God. Here He says, 'These signs shall follow them that believe: they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover,' and here you come with your knives cutting us up, and with your pill bags. Why don't you do what your God tells you to do?" What do these things mean? They mean that if we go as representatives of our Lord, we must go with the equipment He gives. The heathen want the whole Gospel.

LITTLE CHILDREN RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

A number of children have been baptized with the Holy Spirit. A sister at Hermon has been holding a children's meeting daily and three have been baptized with the Holy Spirit. One Sunday night, also at Azusa Street Mission, three little girls, all sisters, were baptized with the Holy Spirit. Each of them spoke in tongues, and different languages. It was touching to see how they went to praying for others at the altar. They had to leave with their mother for Canada and expect to cross the ocean from there. However, before they left, the Lord gave them their Pentecost. A number of children have been clearly saved and sanctified in the Sunday afternoon children's meeting, led by the boy preacher, Clayborn, on Sunday afternoon and some have received the gift of the Holy Spirit, and God is using their testimonies.

Apostolic power will mean apostolic persecution. Hell with all its power will be turned lose. It behooves us to get a spiritual backbone, spiritual stamina and perseverance that will enable us to stand in these last days against all the forces of the enemy. Jesus came to destroy all the works of the devil, and He said He would give us power, the Holy Spirit coming upon us, the same power that He had.

THE POLISHING PROCESS

Several years ago, when I was very hungry, seeking God in all His fullness, I shut myself away in my closet one day, and the Lord gave me a wonderful revelation. As I was kneeling before my Maker, beseeching Him to show me all He expected me to be, right before my eyes I saw this wonderful vision. There appeared a man with a large, long, knotty, but straight log. The man had an axe. Did you ever see anybody score timber? He was scoring the log, and it seemed to me that the axe went clear to the bit. Every time he scored, it hurt me. He scored it on four sides and then took the broad axe and whacked off the knots. Then he took a line and with an adz, he made it smooth. Then he raised it in the air and taking a great plane, turned to me and said, "This is the plane of the Holy Spirit." He ran the plane up and down, until I could see the image of the man perfectly reflected in the face of the log, as in a mirror. He did this to all four sides. Then turning to me, he said, "Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee."

That is what God wants to do with us. He wants to take all the bumps, all the barnacles off. We have only begun to lay ourselves on the anvil of God's truth. The hammer is being applied to us. He may have to throw us back in the smelter several times. Let us stay in the fire until there is no more dross in us. Sometimes we think God has done all He needs to do; but something comes up that we do not like, and the old man can get up and hobble off on a good shin.

Several weeks ago, I thought surely the last stroke is put in, and now I am dead to the world. However, it was not very long until I found out there was a little self there. I was holding a meeting in a little village. We had to move a kitchen stove, and there was no way but for me to get on top of that cook stove and ride behind an old mule team, and I found Sister Hall had a little life in her yet. Thank God, I am dead to that thing now.

Let us stay on the anvil of God, until we reflect the image of the Master. There is a place where God Almighty will say: "Thou art all fair, my love, there is no spot in thee."

-Mrs. Anna Hall

A MESSAGE CONCERNING HIS COMING

A young sister, Miss Lillian Keyes, daughter of Dr. Keyes, of this city, speaks and singe in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. She also interprets, and Sister SK Mead corroborated the following interpretation, twenty years a missionary in Africa. Sister Mead arose and said that the language spoken was their dialect in Africa, a beautiful language, but one that is very difficult for English-speaking people to acquire, but the Holy Spirit, through the young woman, had given the perfect accent. The message interpreted was as follows:

"Jesus is coming again,

Coming again so soon,

We shall meet Him then.

"Prepare your hearts now, for the Lord is coming soon, and ye know not the hour. If you are not prepared, you will not go with Jesus. He sees each heart, and wants to prepare them for His coming. Seek Him now, for some day it will be too late.

"The Lord says: 'I will bless all those that s