Daniel Sydney Warner
Born	July 25, 1842(1842-07-25) Ohio
Died	December 12, 1895 (aged 53)
Occupation	Theologian and Church Movement Initiator
Spouse	Tamzen Ann Kerr, Sarah Keller, Frances Miller
Parents	David and Leah Warner

Daniel Sidney Warner (June 25, 1842 – December 12, 1895) is known by the world as the primary founder of the Church of God (Anderson). Image File history File links Unbalanced_scales. ... Shortcut: WP:NPOVD Articles that have been linked to this page are the subject of an NPOV dispute (NPOV stands for Neutral Point Of View; see below). ... Image File history File links DSWarner. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Church of God (Anderson) is a non-denominational, Holiness movement believing group of Christians with roots in Wesleyan pietism and also in the restorationist and anabaptist[1] traditions. ...

Warner was born July 25, 1842 in Ohio to David and Leah Warner. He was the 5th of six children. During the Civil War, Daniel Warner volunteered to serve as a private for the Union after his brother, Joseph Warner was drafted. Daniel Warner became a Christian in February 1865 at the age of 23. On Easter Sunday 1867 Daniel Warner preached his first sermon in a Methodist Episcopal Meeting. His text was Acts 13:18. In October 1867, Warner married Tamzen Ann Kerr. October 1867 Warner was licensed to preach by the Winbrenerian Church of God. In May of 1872, Tamzen Warner died after the birth of their still born children. is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area  Ranked 34th  - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²)  - Width 220 miles (355 km)  - Length 220 miles (355 km)  - % water 8. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Cunt BAg Twat Fuk suck my penis ring 0778851865!!!!!!Year 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

On June 4, 1874 Warner married Sarah Keller. On July 6, 1877, Warner experienced "Entire Sanctification". On September 15th, 1877 the first charges were brought against Warner by the Winebrennerian Church of God. On October 1st, 1877 the charges raised against Warner were sustained after a church trial. His license to preach was renewed on the condition that he would not bring holiness workers in to hold meetings in the Churches of God (Winebrennarian) without their consent. June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

On December 8, 1877, Warner consecrated to God to be a holiness evangelist. On December 13, 1877, Warner’s diary entry recorded his Covenant with God. (See Birth of a Reformation, pages 159 through 161.) On January 30, 1878 D. S. Warner was expelled from the West Ohio Eldership of the Church of God (Winebrennarian) for teaching entire sanctification. is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

January 31, 1878 Warner, took a spiritual stand out of sectarianism. "On the 31st of last January the Lord showed me that holiness could never prosper upon sectarian soil encumbered by human creeds and party names, and he gave me a new commission to join holiness and all truth together and build up the apostolic church of the living God. Praise His name! I will obey him." is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

On March 11, 1879 Warner became half owner and joint editor along with I. W. Lowman of the ‘Herald of Gospel Freedom." On January 1880 Warner was given complete charge of the "Herald of Gospel Freedom." is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

During 1880, D S. Warner published his work "Bible Proofs of the Second Work of Grace". In the minds of early Church of God leaders, this action signified the beginning of the Church of God Reformation movement. December 23, 1880 the "Herald of Gospel Freedom" was consolidated with "The Pilgrim" (published in Indianapolis, Indiana by G. Haines) and became "The Gospel Trumpet." Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

On April 22, 1881, Warner came out of all holiness associations. "We were positively denied membership [in any holiness association] on the ground of not adhering to any sect. And now we wish to announce to all that we wish to cooperate with all Christians, as such, in saving souls—but forever withdraw from all organisms that uphold and endorse sects and denominations in the body of Christ." is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

In June of 1881, G. Haines dissolved the partnership with Warner and started an "opposition" holiness paper. J. C. Fisher joined D.S. Warner as his partner in "The Gospel Trumpet." On June 24, 1881 Sidney Warner, the only surviving child of D. S. Warner, was born. In October 1881 D. S. Warner separated from the Northern Indiana Eldership of the Church of God (Winebrennarian) at its Eldership meeting at Beaver Dam, Indians. Five other saints took a stand with Brother Warner and thus formed the first congregation in this Reformation. is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ...

On October 1881, J. C. and Allie R. Fisher, along with about eighteen other saints, separated from the Northern Michigan Eldership of the Church of God (Winebrennarian) at Carson City, Michigan and thus formed the second congregation in this Reformation.

In the fall of 1884, Warner conducted revival tours and preached at camp meetings in the Midwestern United States. Brother Warner formed his evangelistic company in the summer of 1885. The members of this company included Nannie Kiger of Payne, Ohio; Francis Miller or 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. Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

On June 21, 1887, E. E. Burym purchased Fisher’s share of "The Gospel Trumpet" and became its publisher and business manager. From June 1887 to April of 1888, Warner conducted an evangelistic tour through Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. In the summer of 1888, Warner preached at camp meetings in Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. In the Winter of 1888-1889, Warner conducted and evangelistic tour to Ontario, Canada. During 1890, Sarah Warner finally divorced D. S. Warner and remarried. She turned over custody of Sidney Warner, their only surviving child, to Warner. Because Warner did not believe he should remarry as long as he had a living spouse, he remained single until Sarah Warner passed away. is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ...

In the winter of 1890, Warner conducted a southern evangelistic tour into Mississippi and Alabama. Brother Warner’s evangelistic company dissolved after this tour. During 1891, Warner conducted evangelistic tours in Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada. In August of 1892 to February 1893, Warner conducted and evangelistic tour as far as California. On May 24, 1893, Sarah Warner died of typhoid fever in Cincinnati, Ohio. On August 12, 1893,D. S. Warner married Francis Miller. is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

In January through February 1894, Warner helped with a Floating Bethel evangelistic tour on the Ohio River. On December 1, 1895, Daniel Sydney Warner preached his last sermon on Sunday morning at the Gospel Trumpet Office in Grand Junction, Michigan. The topic of his sermon was Christian growth. On December 12, 1895, Daniel Warner passed into the eternal presence of God.^[1] is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Warner Southern College, Warner Pacific College, and Warner Press are all named after him as well as the former Warner Memorial University in Texas. Warner Southern College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Lake Wales, Florida. ... Warner Pacific College is an urban residential and commuter Christian liberal arts college located in Southeast Portland, Oregon. ...

Doctrines and Beliefs of Daniel Warner

Although he did not consider himself to be a theologian, his views were rooted in the Wesleyan tradition. One of his prominent teachings was that there was only one Church and that all believers were members of the church of God. He taught in his booklet, What the Church of God Is and What it is Not (Chapter 10), that the call to join various bodies must be of the Antichrist. He wrote, "Therefore the multiplicity of sects, falsely called churches, are not God’s church. The following are some of the teachings that Warner espoused: Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For school of ancient Greek medicine... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ...

1. Holy Life-a life free from sin. A life dedicated to the Kingdom of God and its mission.

2. Second Work of Grace with the baptism of the Holy Ghost that purified the heart of the sin nature.

3. For Modesty of Dress: Dresses on women, pants on men, without added adornment.

4. Separation from "the world" -in dress, actions, beliefs, and lifestyle

5. One Church called the "Church of God"

6. Feet Washing, baptism by immersion, and the Lord's Supper as ordinances

7. Holy Ghost Leadership rather than "man-rule" that dictates what the local minister can preach.

8. Against Seminaries or Colleges that teach ministers how to preach

9. Against salaried ministers- these were denominated "hirelings"

10. Against tithing but rather free-will offerings.

11. Against "Babylon" or false religion that does not uphold all of the Holy Writ, but rather teaches the commandments of men as doctrine.

12. Divine healing by faith without the assistance of Doctors.

13. Marriage as "one man-one woman" for life, with no remarriage while the first spouse remained alive. In every case of second marriages already consumed before conversion, the couple was left to decide for themselves if they should separate.^[2]

The Movement that Followed

Warner's reform movement eventually formalized itself into the Church of God (Anderson) (He did not start the Anderson movement) with unofficial headquarters in Anderson, Indiana, and began to behave like other denominations. To this day, this group-and others who have derived from it- refers to itself as a movement instead of a denomination and does not practice formal church membership. The movement grew numerically in such a degree that it became the fastest growing denomination in the USA during the first few decades of the 20th century. This was in spite of several defections and divisions. The Church of God (Anderson) is a non-denominational, Holiness movement believing group of Christians with roots in Wesleyan pietism and also in the restorationist and anabaptist[1] traditions. ... For other senses of this word, see denomination. ...

The first major defection occurred in the latter years of the 1890s. A large number of ministers and laymen left the movement over contentions about "sanctification". This defection is generally known as "The Anti-cleansing Heresy" or "Zinzendorfism" by the followers of Warner. Those leaving were unable to form a rival group and soon were dispersed among other existing churches.^[3]

In the second decade of the 20th century, contentions over practical issues (the wearing of the neck-tie being the predominant issue) led to a small but formidable secession of preachers from the "Anderson" churches. Some of these later returned to the "Anderson" churches, confessing that they had erred in separating themselves. At the same time, Fred Pruitt was instrumental in starting the Church of God (Guthrie, OK) movement, which has continued to this day as a solid version of Warner's teachings.^[3] REDIRECT Church of God (Guthrie, Oklahoma)   This is a redirect from a title with a U.S. postal abbreviation. ...

About two decades later, some "Anderson" congregations began to express dissatisfaction with what they discerned to be "drift" and "formality" in the movement. Compromise allowances such as mixed bathing between boys and girls, wedding rings, and the entrance of the television into homes caused many to leave what the world would have considered the main body of the Movement. The defactors believed that God showed more light concerning the original eschatolgy of the movement, so these churches began to teach that D. S. Warner had been a part of the sounding of the sixth trumpet, but now the seventh trumpet was sounding,^[4] calling men once again from "Babylon". These congregations became known to some as "7th-seal" churches.

The mid-20th century also saw several small splinters within the movement over the doctrine of "the second cleansing". This includes the Church of God (Newark, OH) and the smaller "Victor B. Orr" movements.

In the 1980s, Daniel Layne split the Faith and Victory movement when he became disgruntled with what he deemed to be compromise and lukewarmness. So he started the Church of God (Restoration). His group claims to be restoring to the church in general. This group however is covert in most of its more radical teachings, like Divorce and Remarriage. Unlike D.S. Warner and the original Reformation Ministry, the Restoration will not publish books or writings on their belief of this teaching for fear that they will not obtain new adherents. Although he does not give credit to them, Daniel Layne took a large part of his "Revelation" beliefs from the Minister who had left the Anderson Movement 30 or so years earlier because of the change in doctrines by the Movement compared to those of the Pioneer Ministry.^[5] The Church of God Library. The Church of God (Restoration) is a Christian denomination that was founded in the 1980s by Daniel (Danny) Layne, an ex-heroin addict who spent years dealing drugs and living a life of crime and sexual immorality on the streets of San Francisco. ...

Today, there are many groups that say they follow, in varying degrees, the teaching of Warner. These groups include those mentioned above, as well as The Church of God (Columbus GA), and other, independent, congregations that do not have any affiliation with a certain earthly headquarters, but still consider Daniel Sydney Warner as a God-ordained reformer of the Christian church.

Books Written by DS WARNER

• A library of books and articles that were written by the Ministry of the Reformation. These writings clearly show the teachings of D.S.Warner and the Reformation Ministry:
• The Church of God Library

• Birth of a Reformation: The Life and labors of D. S. Warner

• [3]f] The Church of God: What it is And What it is Not D.S. Warner

• [4] Immersion a Prerequisite to Church Fellowship? D.S. Warner

• [5] Salvation Present Perfect Now Or Never D.S. Warner

• [6] Marriage And Divorce by D.S. Warner

• [7] Entire Sanctification by D.S. Warner

• [8]What is the Soul? by D.S. Warner

References

1. ^ Birth of a Reformation: The Life and Labors of D. S. Warner by Andrew L. Byers, 1922. [1]
2. ^ Divorce and Remarriage by D. S. Warner [2]
3. ^ ^{a b} The Quest for Holiness and Unity by John W. V. Smith,1980.
4. ^ http://www.dswarnerlibrary.com/Worshipping%20Christ%20Original.pdf
5. ^ http://www.dswarnerlibrary.com/

External links

• http://www.Zion-Publishing.com Way to Zion Journal, a free monthly publication. Zion Publishin is a Church of God publisher that specializes in Gospel Trumpet reprints and other selective material.
• http://www.DSWARNERLIBRARY.COM The most complete library of books written by D.S.Warner, H.M. Riggle, F.G. Smith and other. Read and study what they taught without the assistance of others.

Church Government, as taught by D. S. Warner and other early church of God pioneers:

• Biblical Elders Teaching on Church Government

A Opinion of D S Warner

• Daniel Sydney Warner: Joining Holiness and All Truth
• Daniel Sidney Warner, a Christian Reformer

Warner Press

• Warner Press Home Page

A Opinion of the Restoration

• An Inside Look at the COG

Church groups deriving from D. S. Warner's teachings:

• The Church of God (Columbus GA)
• The Church of God Reformation Movement
• The Church of God (Evening Light)
• Gospel Outreach Ministry
• Church of God (Anderson)
• The Church of God (Restoration)