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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 finding comfort and trust in God's plan, even in times of grief and loss, knowing that God's hand is at work in all situations. He emphasizes the assurance that our loved ones are in God's better care and that we will be reunited with them in eternity. Warner encourages surrendering to God's will and finding solace in the promise of eternal life and the love of Jesus.
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Hymn: Gone to Bloom Above
1 A gentle hand unseen by us Has plucked our tender bud; By this alone our grief is blest— It was the hand of God. Refrain: O gentle one, we miss thee here, Sweet form we love so well; But in our Father’s better care, We know the child is well. 2 In all our hearts He planted deep This precious little one; As forth He takes His own, we weep, But say, “Thy will be done.” [Refrain] 3 No care was lavished here in vain Upon this plant of love; Though soon removed, ’twill bloom again In sweeter form above. [Refrain] 4 Would not our grief forever flow Upon thy silent tomb, Did not our hearts this comfort know— We soon to thee shall come. [Refrain] 5 Dear Jesus, Thou hast died for us, And for our darling, too; We trust Thee in each providence, Thy love is ever true. [Refrain]
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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.”