Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-06


you; whom the heavens must retain until the I
times of restitution of all things which God
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
In 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 its teachings the
mission of the Church, the hope of the
Church and the hope of the world!
Missionaries are, thus handicapped!
Full 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
a 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 God of pity, compassion, Love?
The heather ask, Why the different
denominations-th different theories
of the terms of salvation-by Water,
by Election. by Free Grace. by joining
the Church. etc The missionary. who'll
ly unable to answer the adult native
gathers children about him, starts
school and does all he is able perhaps.
to justify his presence in foreign
land-helping the sick and doing many
other acts of kindness which are very
commendable, whether from Il 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 l0itness-not TO convert
all the world. but for "loitness" TO all
the world. The mission of the Gospel
is to select the Kingdom class. little
flock" The first opportunity to be-
come members of this Royal Priest
hood was offered to the Jews and, aft
them, and after their national reiec-
ton. the message was to go to the
whole world irrespective of national
lines. boundaries or language-any-
body, everybody having the hearing
ear" was to be instructed respecting
Christ and the opportunity of becom
ing his disciples by full conservation
Of ind nd fol
even unto death These were to be
promised the reward of Il share in the
First Resurrection. to be members of
the Royal Priesthood which, during
the Millennial Kingdom of Messiah
will bless all the remaining families
Of mankind-all the non-clect
We are not complaining about the
! failure to convert the heather! We
are not faulting the missionaries! We
are taking the Bible stand that all of
! Gods purposes are being accomplish
ed: that Gods Word is accomplishing
that YheretO it was sent isaiah w.
III; that it WAS not sent to convert
the world, buT to gather an elect
sample or 'tirSt-fruits" from all ma
lions Revelation xiv. A. Let ciruieing
influences continue i'll -heathendom. as
we'll as in ChriStendom. But let all
Christians. missionaries and others
know assuredly that their labor is not
in VAIN if they are seeking for the
Lords jewels to the best Of their abiI-
ity. I am in touch continually with
laborers in India and Africa and well
know that the pure Gospel Of Christ
is not greatly affecting their teeming
millions. But the Gospel of the King
dom is seeking out. blessing, sancti-
flying. happifying. encouraging some.
here and there; some. who have ears
Of faith to hear. eyes of faith to see.
and obedient hearts TO obey the "call"
to suffer with Christ and by and by
to reign with him for the effectuaI
blessing of all the families of the
earth, by uplifting the willing out
Of their present conditions Of sin and
degradation and death.
The Millennium Necessity.
Weshave shown the value and nee,
essity for the doctrine of the Millen-
nium-that all Christians who would
| hold fast TO their Bibles as a faith
anchor aud who would make progress
/ in their study of the Word and be
| co-laborers with God in the gathering
| of THE elect" need to see that the
! elect only are now called to be heirs
of the Kingdom for which We pray.
Thy Kingdom Gomez They lieed to
see that that Kingdom is Gods pEeyi
sion for the future blessing of the non-
elect. They need to see that the Bible
does not teach. as many of them sup.
lose. that the saints are called of God
to sit in the heavenly balcony and
look over at the non-elect in eternal
anguish. and hear their cries.
Next let us note that the Millennium
itself is an absolute necessity for the