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D.S. Warner
Daniel Sidney Warner (1842–1895). Born on June 25, 1842, in Bristol (now Marshallville), Ohio, to David and Leah Warner, D.S. Warner was a holiness preacher and founder of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). The fifth of six children, he grew up in a tavern run by his father, a heavy drinker, but was influenced by his mother’s Pennsylvania Dutch virtue. A gifted speaker from youth, Warner briefly attended Oberlin College, taught school, and served in the Civil War for the Union, substituting for his drafted brother. Converted in 1865 at 23, he preached his first sermon in 1867 for the Methodist Episcopal Church, licensed that year by the Winebrennarian Church of God. Married to Tamzen Kerr in 1867, he endured tragedy with her death in 1872 after stillborn triplets, followed by the loss of his daughter Levilla in 1878. Warner’s fervent evangelism led to over 700 conversions, but his advocacy for entire sanctification caused his 1878 expulsion from the Winebrennarian Church. In 1881, he broke from denominationalism, forming non-sectarian holiness congregations, launching The Gospel Trumpet newspaper, and authoring Bible Proofs of the Second Work of Grace (1880). Later married to Sarah Keller (1874, divorced 1890) and Frances Miller (1893), he died of pneumonia on December 12, 1895, in Grand Junction, Michigan, saying, “Holiness cannot prosper on sectarian soil.”
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D.S. Warner preaches about the holy remnant gathered to the King of Peace, emphasizing the importance of finding full atonement and abundance of grace in Zion. He urges the congregation to heed the voice from heaven calling them out of confusion and to flee from ruin, not taking any part in the world's chaos. Warner highlights the necessity for the remnant to be dressed in white raiment, symbolizing sanctification through the Savior's sacrifice. He concludes by reminding the believers of their inheritance in the kingdom under the Shining Sun, encouraging them to stand firm on the verge of eternity, ready for judgment.
Hymn: The Holy Remnant
1 Are you of the holy remnant, Gathered to the King of Peace? Have you found a full atonement, And abundance of His grace? Yes, my soul has come to Zion, On the high and holy way, And I’ve seen the darkness flying, Driven by the light of day. 2 Have you heard a voice from heaven, Calling in a solemn tone, “Come, my people, from confusion, This is not your native home”? Yes, I heard, and to my vision, Zion’s glory brightly shone; Then I rose and fled the ruin, Taking not a Babel stone. 3 Have you learned that all this remnant Must be dressed in uniform? Are you clothed in that white raiment, That will shine before the throne? Yes, I found the precious fountain, Opened when the Savior died, Here I washed my stains of crimson, And my soul is sanctified. 4 Do you know the saints inherit— Since we’re gathered into one— All the greatness of the kingdom, Under all the Shining Sun? Yes, all glory be to Jesus! By His might I overcame, In the fullness of His blessing On His throne of love I reign. 5 Do you know, oh, ransomed brother, That we stand upon the verge, Where old Time fills up his ages, And the lost will mourn his dirge? Oh, what myriad souls are sleeping, Soon to wake in judgment fires! Help, O God! Thy remnant gleaning, Until time, indeed, expires.
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Daniel Sidney Warner (1842–1895). Born on June 25, 1842, in Bristol (now Marshallville), Ohio, to David and Leah Warner, D.S. Warner was a holiness preacher and founder of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana). The fifth of six children, he grew up in a tavern run by his father, a heavy drinker, but was influenced by his mother’s Pennsylvania Dutch virtue. A gifted speaker from youth, Warner briefly attended Oberlin College, taught school, and served in the Civil War for the Union, substituting for his drafted brother. Converted in 1865 at 23, he preached his first sermon in 1867 for the Methodist Episcopal Church, licensed that year by the Winebrennarian Church of God. Married to Tamzen Kerr in 1867, he endured tragedy with her death in 1872 after stillborn triplets, followed by the loss of his daughter Levilla in 1878. Warner’s fervent evangelism led to over 700 conversions, but his advocacy for entire sanctification caused his 1878 expulsion from the Winebrennarian Church. In 1881, he broke from denominationalism, forming non-sectarian holiness congregations, launching The Gospel Trumpet newspaper, and authoring Bible Proofs of the Second Work of Grace (1880). Later married to Sarah Keller (1874, divorced 1890) and Frances Miller (1893), he died of pneumonia on December 12, 1895, in Grand Junction, Michigan, saying, “Holiness cannot prosper on sectarian soil.”