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we would open the paper for them to write their evi-
dence for their faith wherein they differ with us, but
one subject has been replied to. The truth must be
carried over their heads to the people. The sheep
must be searched out and brought to the fold where
clean provinder can be given them. The false shep-
herds have fouled their drink, and made their food
filthy with their feet. They have also pushed them
with the shoulder off to starve and die. Oh that God
would raise up true shepherds to feed the sheep that
are now ready to perish. How can we stand longer
and be idle in the Lord’s vineyard? No one that
loves God and perishing humanity will withhold that
which belongs to God. Neither their own sacrifice
to help others to rejoice in the truth. The blood of
souls will be required at our hands. Let us arise and
shine as true messengers of God for this time. Let all
“lay the ax at the root of the tree.” Where there are
500 papers now issued monthly there should be 5.000
by the end of the year 1920. I now have faith based
on evidence there will be a new impet .us to this work
in 1920. You will see this also if you keep in touch
with the work. Don’t let others take your erown.
THE GIFT OF TONGUES.
We have in the past written on the above gift
and published it in the tract, “Bible Doctrine.” But
there are some points not noticed in that booklet which
we now wish to further consider. My attention is
called to an article recently written by an “Editor” of
one of our monthly Sabbath keeping monthlies which
calls my attention to some positions taken which I be-
lieve to be error. This “Editor” expresses his longing
desire to have this gift as he has seen it witnessed by
some Sabbath keepers who are connected with the
Apostolic people which he has come in touch with in
his labors.
He further states in his article some conclusions
which he states he has proved in his former article.
Among these positions taken are the following:
“The summing up of our last study of this subject
was as follows:
“One who speaks or prays in a tongue (one of
the gifts of the Spirit).
“1. ‘Edizeth himself” though ‘no man under-
standeth’ and he does not understand himself.
“2. He speaketh unto God.
“8. He speaketh mysteries.
“4. He giveth thanks well. ;
“Paul says that he
“1. Prayed in the Spirit without his understand-
ing and that he
“2. Sang in the Spirit without his understanding
and that he
“3. Spoke in tongues apart from his understand-
ing, more than all the members of the Corinthian
church (but not in public), and
“4, He thanked the Lord that he spake in
tongues more than they all without understanding
what be said, but this speaking was not in the
assembly.”
The above are in quotation showing them to be
copied from the article referred to.
Position one says this gift edifieth though no one
understandeth and he does not understand himself.
If this is the object of the gift, namely, no one
understandeth, neither the one possessed understand-
eth, pray tell us its purpose and benefit to any one?
None of course. To this position we could not agree,
no, not for a moment. On the day of Pentacost did
the people who heard the disciples speak understand
them? Certainly they did. and it is so stated. Did
the apostles understand what they said to the people?
They certainly did. and is so stated. It says they
heard every man in their own tongue (language). It
also says Peter spoke to them the words of Joel. How
could that be if neither understood what they said?
The above position all grows out of the “Editor's”
confusion in trying to harmonize what he has heard
and claimed to be Bible teaching on the gift on
tongues. He oucht to know that such teaching was
not true. What he has heard is not the gift of tongues,
if it had been his eyes would have been opened dif-
ferently to what they now are. :
The second nosition is off of the same piece.
Namely, “he (Paul) speaketh mvsteries.” What wage
the mystery? Was it because he snoke something
that neither he him=elf nor anv one elce couid under-
stand or did he reveal the mvsterv of the gn<nel to
the hearer in their own laneusee that thev might un-
derstand the hidden mysteries of the gospel? Further
on the day of Pentacost it was a mystery to the hearers
how those Gallileans could speak having never learned
the language, yet speak so that every man could un-
derstand them in their own tongue.
Such interpretation as this article gives is sad in-
deed when it makes our God a being who is a per-
former of such foolishness as is palmed off in our day
for the gift of tongues.
Don’t let the reader think for a moment we do not
believe in the gift of tongues for we do. But we do
not believe that what is practiced in our day is that
gift at all. T confess I have seen quite a little of what
is now called the gift of tongues, but to my mind I
have never seen the gift of tongues as referred to in
the Bible. What I have witnessed is a trick of the
devil. When I hear some one expound the mystery
of the gospel to me or any one else who has never
knew my language or the other fellow’s language, give
in an intelligent manner according to the teaching of
the word in my own tongue then I will hear this gift
and not till then.
Position one, two, three and four of the “Editor’s”
second summing up says Paul prayed in the Spirit
without his understanding, he sang in the Spirit with-
out his understanding, he spoke in tongues apart from
his understanding, and last he thanked God more than
they all without understanding what he said, more
than they all. Surely Paul was quite an artist in do-
ing things which he knew nothing about what he