




                             The Gospel Day;

                                   Or,

                        The Light Of Christianity.

                            By Charles E. Orr.

                                  1904:

                         Gospel Trumpet Company,

                           Moundsville, W. Va.





CONTENTS


Preface.
Introduction.
Part I. The Morning.
   Chapter I. Christianity A Light.
   Chapter II. The Holy Scriptures.
   Chapter III. Sin.
   Chapter IV. Salvation.
   Chapter V. The Way From Sin To Perfect Salvation.
   Chapter VI. Fruits And The Two Works.
   Chapter VII. The Church Of God.
   Chapter VIII. The Ordinances Of The New Testament.
   Chapter IX. Divine Healing.
   Chapter X. The Soul.
   Chapter XI. Spiritual Culture.
   Chapter XII. The Course Of The World.
   Chapter XIII. The Domestic Relation.
   Chapter XIV. Evil Habits And Injurious Indulgences.
   Chapter XV. The Trinity.
   Chapter XVI. Miscellaneous Subjects.
Part II. The Noonday.
   Chapter I. The Date Of The Beginning Of Noonday.
   Chapter II. Scriptural Predictions Of An Apostasy.
   Chapter III. False Teachings Of The Apostasy.
Part III. The Evening.
   Chapter I. The Apostasy In Two Days.
   Chapter II. The Time Of The Evening.
Footnotes






PREFACE.


Our task is finished. It has not been a disagreeable, unpleasant one, but
joyous. Many times our soul was blessed and lifted up as the Spirit set
before our mind the wondrous beauty of Christianity. In our soul we
experience a deep sense of gratitude to God for his aid and guidance in
this work. Many were the prayers we offered unto him for the aid of the
Holy Spirit in the prosecution of this work. He has heard and answered our
prayer, and we are satisfied. Praises be unto God! We lay no claims to
literary ability; we have not studied to display such talent in this
volume. We have only endeavored to give simple, plain truth respecting a
holy life. We have endeavored to lift up true Christianity to its proper
plane and to remove as far as possible, the clouds of error that have long
obscured its beautiful, pellucid light. How far we have succeeded we leave
to the reader.

This work would not be much of a production for some minds, but for ours
it is quite an achievement. It is much more original than we at first
intended it to be: however, we have selected from the _Gospel Trumpet_ the
following subjects: "Woman's Freedom," "Eating of Meat," and "The Sin
Against the Holy Ghost," which were written by Geo. L. Cole, Russel
Austin, and A. L. Byers, respectively. All other selections are, we
believe, properly acknowledged where they appear.

Seventy-six pages of the original manuscript were lost in the mail. This,
at first, presented itself as a discouragement, but we at once remembered
that all things work together for good to them that love the Lord,
consequently we concluded that the Lord wanted some truth brought out that
was not contained in the first writings; so we set to our task of
reproducing the lost pages with a will, and God has crowned our efforts
with a much greater satisfaction to ourselves. We now feel we have done
what we could, and as this manuscript leaves our hand it shall be with a
prayer that God will make it a rich blessing to many hearts.

Should this book be the means of lifting up some weary, despondent soul,
or succeed in turning some sinner from the error of his way, or helping
some deceived one out of his deception, or inspiring some fallen one to a
truer, nobler life, I shall be many, many times repaid for my labor, and
shall indeed give God the glory. If some one detects an error in this work
do not be hasty in condemning me, but write me, thus giving me opportunity
of explaining the supposed error, or of humbly confessing my fault. With
deep affection in my soul, I pray the God of heaven to bless every reader
of this book, and kindly ask all who pray to pray that I may do all the
good I can in this world and gain an eternity in the blissful fields of
heaven. Yours in Christian love,

Chas. E. Orr, Federalsburg, Md.





INTRODUCTION.


In Jesus' name we are here to unveil before the reader the picture of a
beautiful virgin, whom we shall call Christianity. Never was there a
character seen upon the earth half so beautiful as she. In her loveliness
she has won the heart of many. The proud and noble have been brought down
to worship at her feet. The lowly have been lifted up to admire her
gracious charms. Peasants have invited her into their humble homes, where
she reigned as a queen of light and peace. Gloom and darkness is driven
away by her sweet angelic smile. She has lifted the despondent out of the
vortex of despair, and by her animating presence encouraged them to bright
hopes and a happy life. The bitter lot of the poor she has sweetened, and
the burden and care of riches takes wings and flies away at her approach.
She has been brought into the presence of kings and almost won their
hearts. Men have sacrificed the world to gain her love. She is a ray of
heavenly light in this dark world.

The words of finite man are inadequate to describe the true character of
Christianity. In our description we shall exalt her only by the words
contained in the book sent down from heaven. That alone is worthy to
e