Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-06-04

Pastor Russell Is returning TO Amer
ica In good condition after - wing add
dressed the public of Great Britain.
Ireland, Germany. Warsaw. Russia;
Rome and Jernsalem-m all forty
times. His largest audiences were at
London, about 1900. with Glasgow a
good second.
Mid Ocean. May 29.-As look abroad
and see wafer. water everywhere.
without "a speak Of land ia sight. and
as | reflect that we are passing over
varying depths. some Of which are AK
great az five miles. | am reminded OF
the rAnise "a the Lords Word that
ultin ~ely the whole earth, the world
of mankind. shall have such snC1buu-
dant knowledge of the Creator aud the
Redeemer. as TO be fifty illustrated b.
the depths of the sea. | have there
fore chosen as my text she words.
1.-The earth shall be full or the knowi-
edge of the Lord as the waters cover
the sea- remember also the very
similar promise by the Lord through
the Prophet CHabakkuk ii, AZ, For
the earth shall be filed with the knowl-
edge of the glory of the Lord. as the
also of the Prophets declaration that
the time will come when Every knee
shall bow, and every tongue shall con,
fess'' isaiah xiv, 23L And again THAT
at the name of Jesus every knee shall
bow, of things in heaven. and things
in earth. and things under the earth:
And that every tongue shall confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God the Father" And ! am also
reminded that IN that day, They shall
teach no more every man his neighbor,
and every man his brother, saying.
Know the Lord, for they shah all know
me, from the least of them unto the
greatest Of ITEM, sait6' the Lord"
Jeremiah xxxi, 81, The question
properly arises, TO what extent shall
eve consider these statements literally
true? What Kind of fuldllment should
we expect them TO have?
If we look out upon the heather
world, however sympathetic we Amay
be In respect to foreign missionary
work, doing all in our power to make
known to the heather the grace of
God, and the great Redeemer, we are
nevertheless compelled to admit that
there Is absolutely no hope of our ever
causing every knee TO bow, and every
tongue to confess Christ in heather
lands. even as we have long ago given
up hope of accomplishing such work
in civilized lands. The work is too
great for us. aud the errors of h%eathen-
dom are O. deeply seated to be quick
Iy eradicated. Government statistics
show us that there are twice as many
heather today as there were a century
ago. If, therefore, any of us had been
fattering ourselves respecting our abil-
ity to %ccomplish the conversion of the
world. it is time for us to acknowledge
our error and to look to the Lord, real
izing that in him alone is the worlds
hope. Doubtless this is just the les.
son that the Lord wishes us TO learn
He does not wish us to give up our eff
forts TO DO good unto all men as we
have opportunity, especially the house
hold of faith" for our own blessing i
associated with such activity on behalf
of others. But God does wish us Il
realize that of ourselves we are unable
to cope with the situation. He wishes
us TO realize that only through the es
Establishments " the Kingdom of Cod
dear Son can the glorious blessings o
the Millennium ever be hoped for
Alas! We must admit, and should fee
deeply humble by the admission, tina
even in civilized lands, the number o
footstep followers of the Lamb of Got
IS very few. The number who ar
walking, not after the flesh, but afte
the Spirit in civilized lands Is yer.
few. in comparison with the population
as a whole. We are not in this settin
ourselves as judges Of the hearts o
our fellow-creatures-remarkably FEY
make any pretention to walking in tn
marrow way which alone now lead
to life everlasting (Matthew vii. IA,
The Necessity For knowledge.
Many dear Christian people. de
sirous Of thinking well Of the HEAVIER
ly Father. are so befogged with tn
teachings of the past, that they try
imagine that the way to eternal life
not so narrow as the Master said; the
try TO imagine that somehow IN
heather will be saved In their ign'
rance, Notwithstanding the ApostI
says. How shall they believe on hil
of whom they have not heard (Romal
K. IA. And again, his assurance thi
there is none other name under hea'
en- given among men, whereby "
must be saved acts iv, 12l.
The error from the past which led
this Inconsistency is the teaching th,