The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-07
The HOLINESS MOVEMENT
What Evangelist SchooIfieId Has
to Say.
III Methodists Give Up the Doctrine of
Entire sanctifcation, or Suffer It to
become Dead letter, We Are Fallen
Peopre"-He Says the Methodist Church
is Holiness Movement.

Dehnition-Dr. Adam Clark Saw
"The word 'Sanctify' has two mean
iuRs: LIST. 1t signifies to consecrate, to
separate from earth and common use
and to devote or dedicate to God and
His service. 2. 1t signifies to make
holy or pure"
A man consecrates and God puriAes.
Mr.. Webster defines ssnctific ationsss
follows: THE act OF Gods grace bv
which the affections of men are purified,
or alienated from sin and the world, and
exalted to supreme love to God; also
the state of being thus purified or
sanctified."
He defines sancsity: ITO make holy
or free from sin; to cleanse from moral
corruption and pollution; to 10 AXE At for
the service Of God and the society and
employments OF Heaven"
When does the soul reach the state of
entire sanctificationp
Theme-Pickett: This question is,
after all. the real battle-ground Of
christendom on the subject OF holiness.
II is granted by all believers in the
Bible, as Is is definitely declared
therein, that without holiness no man
ahall see the Lord The idea of man
entering the sacred city OF God, and
standing In the august presence Of our
Maker, who is holiness itself, with epy
OF the pollutions or deflements of sin
upon him, is not 10 be entertained for a
moment by any believer in our holy re-
ligion. Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God Is accepted as
truth by all churches; and SO is that
declaration of the Apostle, Without
holiness no man snail see the Lord
Entire holiness as Q necessary qualifi-
cation for admission to Heaven is not.
therefore. an open question or q matter
OF debate among Christian people. The
only questions are; When and how can
entire Specification or perfect holiness
be reached? There are FIVE answers
given: The five theories may be briefly
stated az follows:
II. The Catholic theory OF sanctifica-
tion in purgatcry. after death
"2. The Calvinistio theory OF ssnctifi-
cation in death.
"3. The theory OF sanctification by
growth, held by some PresbyteriAns and
others.
~. The Z!nzendorf theory OF entire
sanctifcstion at conversion.
"5. The Methodist theory OF partial
sancsifcstion at conversions; entire
onhOtluCatlOu heCOuQ DleSSlnR.
"These theories, we think, cover the
entire ground
The Methodist Church WAS organized
for the avowed purpose OF spreading
Scriptural holiness throughout the
world, and WAS therefore, q holiness
movement. What WAS the Scripsursl
holiness referred to? An appeal to the
Standards il seems to me, would be the
proper way to obtain an answer TO the
question. We quote from DR.. Adam
CLARK: I'm no part OF the Scriptures
are we DIRECTED to seek holiness grada-
tim we are TO come to God as we'll for
an instantaneous and complete purifca.
ton from all sin as for an instantaneous
pardon. Neither the serissitn pardon
nor the grAdatim publication exists in
the Bible. 1t Is when the noul is purified
from all sin that 1t can properly grow
in grace and in the knowledge OF our
Lord jesus Christ; as the field may be
expected to produce o good crop. and
81! the seed vegetate. when the thorns,
thistles, briers and noxious weed of
every kind are grubbed out OF it,"
Agsin: "If the Methodisss give up
preaching entire sAnctifcasion (has
that day come?). they will aoon lose
their glory. This fitness to appear be.
fore God. and thorough preparation for
O'SAN"A hASA " 40 "nnt pLCb4 lOft pray
for and heartily recommend to all true
believers under the name of Christian
perfection. Let all those who retain
She Apostolic doctrine that the blood of
Christ cleanseth from all sin in this
life. pray every believer to 60 on to per-
lection and expect to be saved, while
here below, unto fullness OF the bless
Ing OF the gospel OF Christ"
Mr.. Wesley says: sit (sancsihcation)
Is the grand depositum which God has
given TO the people called Me.hodists.
and chiefly to propagate this il appears
God hiss raised them up" We quote
again from Mr.. Wesley: But what is
that faith whereby we are sanctified,
saved from sin and perfected in lover
II Is Divine evidence and conviction,
first, that God hath promised IL in the
Holy Scripture. Till we are thoroughly
satisfied of this there is no moving one
step farther. And one would magine
there needed NOS one word more TO sat.
isfy . reasonable one OF this than the
ancient promise: Then will l ciroum-
else thy heart and the heart OF thy seed,
to love the Lord thy God with al, thy