Daniel Sidney Warner

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Daniel Sidney Warner (born June 25, 1842 in Bristol (now Marshallville ), Ohio , † December 12, 1895 ) is one of the founders of the Church of God (Anderson). It is usually only indicated with the initials DS Warner.

biography

Early years

His father David ran a tavern at the time of his birth. He was the fifth of six children. During the American Civil War he fought voluntarily for the Union and thus enabled his brother Joseph Warner to stay with his family. Warner attended Oberlin College for a short time when he was 23 and taught in public schools. On Easter Sunday of 1867, Warner preached his first sermon at a Methodist Episcopal meeting. In October of the same year he married Tamzen Ann Kerr, who died in May 1872 after giving birth to their stillborn triplets.

Warner became an evangelist in Winebrennarian Church, preaching six years across northwest Ohio and northern Indiana. He then went on a mission to Nebraska and was absent from home and his second wife, Sarah Keller, whom he married on June 4, 1874, for two years.

Move

He returned to Ohio and claimed on July 6, 1877 that he had attained Christian perfection as part of the sanctification movement . On January 30, 1878, he was expelled from the fellowship by the West Ohio Elderships of the Church of God (Winebrennarian). After his expulsion, he sought fellowship with various groups, including the Mennonites and the Salvation Army . Together with five other people, Warner formed the first church of the "new" movement. The second parish followed in October 1881.

In 1890 he was divorced from his wife Sarah, from whom he had been separated since 1884. She died of typhus in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1893. A few months after her death, he married Francis Miller, his third and last wife.

Publishing ventures

On March 11, 1879, Warner became part-owner and co-editor with IW Lowman of the Herald of Gospel Freedom . The following year he became primary responsibility for the publications. In 1880 D S. Warner published his work " Bible Proofs of the Second Work of Grace ". From the point of view of the church, this action marked the beginning of the Church of God Reformation . In the following year "The Gospel Trumpet" became the movement's official mouthpiece and remained so for many decades after his death. In June 1881 G. Haines dissolved the partnership with Warner and started an "opposition". JC Fisher then joined DS Warner as a partner on "The Gospel Trumpet". On June 21, 1887, EE Byrum Fisher acquired shares in The Gospel Trumpet and became its publisher and director.

Evangelistic efforts

In the fall of 1884, Warner toured and preached at camp meetings in the American Midwest. He formed an evangelistic preaching company in the summer of 1885 with several members including Nannie Kiger of Payne, Ohio; Francis Miller (future wife) of Battlecreek, Michigan; Sarah Smith of Jerry City, Ohio; and John U. Bryant and D. Leiniger of Beaver Dam, Indiana. Barney E. Warren joined the company in 1886. From June 1887 to April 1888, Warner led an evangelistic tour of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado . That same summer he held camp meetings in Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The following winter he went on his gospel tour of Ontario , Canada. In the winter of 1890, Warner conducted his preaching tour in Mississippi and Alabama and was subsequently disbanded. In 1891 he directed the tours to Pennsylvania and Ontario and from August 1892 to February 1893 he took them to California. In January and February 1894, Warner took a floating Bethel tour on the Ohio River. On December 1, 1895, Daniel Sidney Warner gave his last sermon in Grand Junction, Michigan . The theme of his sermon was Christian growth. He died on December 12, 1895.

Doctrines and beliefs

Warner made use of several denominations in his knowledge. He adopted his view of salvation from the Wesleyans and his view of the Church from the Winebrennarian Church of God. From the Baptists he took nonconformity and from the Adventists he took eschatology . The following is an overview of the key teachings that characterize Warner's life and teaching:

  • A church as the "Church of God", which consists of all " saved" people.
  • A life for the kingdom of God and its mission. The baptism of the Holy Spirit cleanses the hearts of sinful nature
  • To be against "Babylon", that is, against all false religions that have a different name or promise doctrines outside or independent of God's Word.
  • The imminent return of Christ.
  • Modesty of clothing without additional adornment jewelry, cosmetics, ties, etc.
  • Opposition to membership in secret societies
  • Washing of the feet and baptism by immersion
  • Guidance of the Holy Spirit
  • Divine healing through faith without the help of doctors
  • Marriage is considered "one man-one wife" for life, with no remarriage while the first spouse is still alive.

Spin-offs

Over time, several movements split off from his religion. The so-called Zinzendorfism , named after Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf , the Faith and victory movement (now Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma) ) and the 7th-seal movement (from 1940 onwards, the 7th seal movement took place in at least 6 documented splits splintered). See also Church of God for all of them .

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personal data
SURNAME Warner, Daniel Sidney
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American evangelical theologian
DATE OF BIRTH June 25, 1842
PLACE OF BIRTH Marshallville, Ohio
DATE OF DEATH December 12, 1895