extensive circulation.

SETH C. REES.

PROVIDENCE, R. I., NOVEMBER 15, 1898.





PREFACE.

WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION?


No one who accustoms himself to the observation of spiritual
tides, winds and currents can be ignorant of the fact that the
devout men and women of the present are earnestly inquiring, "What
is sanctification? What does holiness mean?" They are demanding of
the pulpit and of the church editor something more than the time-
worn and moth-eaten excuses for not teaching a deeper work of
grace. The "seven thousand" who have not "bowed the knee" to the
modern Baals are insisting that, if God's Word teaches entire
sanctification for the disciple of Christ obtainable by faith now,
they must possess themselves of this heavenly grace.

THE AUTHOR'S DESIRE.

It is with the purpose and hope that some seeking heart may be
helped that these pages are penned. The author has purposely