The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-30
NO PECULIAR BELIEF

Attaches to the Gospel Trumpet sect
That Has Established Itself at
Moundsville-An Interesting State
ment of Their Work.
Since the Gospel Trumpet colony Of
Christian workers moved from a Mich
igan town to MoundsviIle nearly two
years ago, there has been some mIscOn-
ception on the part of the public as to
their belief. one story that reached
considerable circulation being that they
were Mormons. The IntelligenceF has
secured the following statement of the
Gospel Trumpet colony's work and be-
lief which will doubtless be read with
interest by all who have heard OF their
novel and really effective work being
carried on through their publishing
I house:
THE Gospel Trumpet Publishing
Company moved to Nioundsville June
%, 1895, by special train Of nine freight
cars, two passenger cars and a baggage
car They came from Grand Junction,
Michigan, a small town Of about $50 in
habitants. where they had been located
for n number Of years. There being
no bank nor other business houses OF
any size in that place. the company had
outgrown the village. Having had ia
vorable opportunities and inducements
offered In Moundsville. their plant was
located at that place.
Many people have n mlsunderstand-
ing concerning the Gospel Trumpet
Publishing Company and their religious
belief Some have gotten the idea that
they we're a community Of people Of
curious belief who had settled down and
Isolated themselves from other people.
having nothing to do with any one who
did not fall in line with their peculiar
belief, and when people become Of the
same faith they came into this COM
munlty. But such Is not the case. The
church which they represent and the
Gospel Trumpet Publishing Company
are separate and distinct. As church
they take the name Church OF God:
they claim that Jesus Christ Is the
founder OF this church: that he Is the
door into IT, that in order to get into
this church one must be born into It
by n spiritual birth; they also teach
that Jesus Christ Is the head Of the
church; they do not believe in humanity
organized churches, but claim that God
sets the members, every one of them, in
the body as It hath pleased Him; they
have no discipline except the Bible; for
proof that there Is nothing further nee
essary they use the Scripture in Tim.
3;16., which says. ".\ll Scripture Is given
by inspiration OF God. and is profitable
for doctrine. for reproof. for correction,
for instruction IN righteousness: that
the man If God may be perfect. thor
oughly furnished unto all good works"
They teach the unity Of all Christians,
and claim to contend earnestly for the
faith once delivered to the saints, ac-
cordiug to the apostle Jude. While they
oppose the divisions and worldliness Of
the various religious denominations, yet
they acknowledge Christians wherever
they find them. or, IN other words do
not consider them not being Christians
simply because they belong to some de-
nomination. Just so they are living the
life OF true Christian. As n church
they aPe called the Church OF God; as
individuals they are sometimes known
rs saints. as they sny every true Chris
tIan is n saint, and those who are not
are sinners, rs they say that the Bible
teaches only two classes. They do not
take members Into their church. but
consider that when n person. Is convert
ed he IL already IN the church without
any further ceremony, and when people
Join any other denomination they Join
Just that much moro than what the BIZ
BILE teaches. They have no fellowship
nor afIlIllatlon with the scot OF the Lat
ter-Day Saints. or Mormons,
holiness is one Of their principal
doctrines taught; also divine healing.
They report many cases OF healing Of
MI kinds Of diseases in communities
all over the world wherever there nre
believers. These people are becoming
widely scattered throughout the entire
world
"The chief paper Of the GOSPEL Trum-
pct Publishing Company is tho Gospel
Trumpet. published at Moundsvllle.
This Is an elght-paEe weekly. and is
sent to MI parts Of the world. The con-
Germ ls a stock company. so arranged
ns to carry on charitable work, no
dividends TO be given during the entlre'I
life NJ tho company, which IS char
tered for fifty years The company Il
carrying on very largn business. Be-
tween afty ana onn hundred persons nrc
engaged in tho publishing house. nearly
all NJ which donate their services free
without anllry. None Of the managers
receives salary for his work The llv-
ing expenses arr paid by the company.
and all above the expenses and needed