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tunes OF RESTITUTION oil all thlnBs' Wnlch jou Il
hath spoken by the mouth Of all his holy ]
prophets since the world began. Acts III,
1921.
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answer. Comparatively few of the
missionaries are able TO hold their own
I'm argument with intelligent people in
India, China, and Japan. There Is no
danger of their converting those peo-
pie. There Is more danger Of their
losing their own faith In the Bible,
because Of their misrepresentation OF
some of It's teachings respecting the
mission of the Church, the hope of the
Church and the hope of the world!
Missionaries are thus handicapped
Fun of commendable zeal they leave
our shores TO tell the heather that
their forefathers have gone to eternal
torment and that they are going there,
too, unless they accept Christ. 1t Is
u rude awakening to be asked
where hell Is? and why God should
have condemned them and their fore
fathers to such a horrible eternity?
and how this could be true and yet he
be n God of pity, compassion, Lover
The heather ask, Why the different
denominations different theories
OF the terms of salvation-by Water,
by Election, by Free Grace, by Joining
the Church, etc. The missionary, who'll
~ unable to answer the adult native,
gathers children about him, starts a
school and does all he is able perhaps,
TO Justify his presence In foreign
and--helping the sick and doing many
other acts OF kindness which are very
commendablc. whether from a religious
or Humanitarian standpoint.
Preach the Gospel to All Nations.
Our Lords instruction was that his
people should preach the Gospel in all
the world for a iCiticSS--not to convert
all the world, but for "WitneSS' to all
the world The mission of the Gospel
Is to selec! the Kingdom class, a little
/ flock" The first opportunity TO be-
come members of this Royal Priest
hood was offered to the Jews and, aft
er the gathering of remnant from
them, and after their national rejec-
ton. the message was to go to the
whole world irrespective of national
lines, boundaries or language
body, everybody having the hearing
ear" was to be instructed respecting
Christ and the opportunity of becom-
ing his disciples by full conservation
of mind and body, time and talent,
even unto death These were to be
promised the reward of n share In the
! First Resurrection, to be members of
! the Royal Priesthood which, during
the Millenniul Kingdom of Messiah,
will bless all the remaining families
| Of mankind-all the non-clcct.
We are not complaining about the
failure TO convert the heather! We
are not fauting the missionaries! We
are taking the Bible stand that all OF
Gods purposes are being accomplish
ed; that Gods Word Is accomplishing
that whereto IL was sent" Qsaiah w.
III; that 1t was not sent to convert
the world, but TO gather an 'elect
sample or FIRST st-fruits" from I'll ma
tlons Uevelation xiv, ~. Let ciDfltZtnG
influences continue in heathendom, as
well ms in Christendom, But let al
Christians. missionaries and others
know assuredly that their labor Is moi
In vain If they are seeking for the
Lords Jewels to the best of their abil
lty. | am In touch continually with
laborers In India aud Africa and wei
know that the pure Gospel Of Chris
Is not greatly affecting their tcemint
millions. But the Gospel OF the King
dom Is seeking out, blessing, sancti
flying. happlfying, encouraging some
here and there; some. whc have ear
OF faith to hear. eyes OF faitn to see
and obcdicnt hearts to obey the call
to suffer with Christ and by and b,
10 reign with him for the effectua
blessing OF all the families of tn
earth, by uplifting the willing on
of their present conditions of sin ant
degradation and death.
The Millennium a Necessity.
We have shown the value and nee
cssity for the doctrine OF the Millen
MUM that all Christians who woul'
hold fast to their Bibles as faith
anchor ana who would make progress
IN their study OF the Word and b
co-lnborers with God in the gatherin
OF the elect" need to sec that tn
elect only are now called TO be heir
VI the KINGDOM for which we pray
"rhy Kingdom come" They need /
see that that Kingdom Is Gods prov
sion for the future blessing OF the non
eject They need to see that the Bib
{ does not teach as many of them SUI
pose. that the saints are called of Co
, TO sit in the heavenly balcony am
/ look over ut the non-clcct In eternu
: anguish and hear their cries.
+. Next let us note that the Millennium
, itself Is an absolute necessity for th
: world, according to the statistics q
( the worldly wise Many college pre-
}. fessOrs ana -, DIS are inclined I
5 speak glihly of the Second Coming Q