Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-04-09


wrong impression. Many noble heart
aries 10 the heather wholly uupre.
pared for what they net intelligent
reasoning ability. etc They found thar
the heather were full OF questions.
logical questl"rs. 10. which they as
Christians had never Thought Of. arc
which they were wholly ufprepared u
answer. Comparatively few of the
missionaries IRE able 10 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 It's teachings-respecting the
mission of the Church, the hope of the
Church and the hope of the world
Missionaries are thus handicapped.
Full of ~cor1mendable 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
d 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 a God of pity, compassion, Lover
The heather ask, Why the different
denominations-the different theories
of the terms of salyation-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 a
school and does all he Is able perhaps,
to justify his presence In a foreign
land-helping the sick and doing many
other acts Of kindness which are YER.
commendab'e 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 tottness-not to conver
all the world. but for a "toitnesS" TO all
the world. The mission OF the Gospel
is to select 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 a remnant from
them, and after their national reje"-
ton, the message was to go TO tb
whole world irrespective of nationi
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 a full conservation
Of mind al body, time and talent,
even unto death. These were to be
promised the reward of a share In the
First Resurrection, to be members OF
the Royal priesthood which, during
the Millennial Kingdom of Messiah.
will bless II the remaining families
of m~ankind-all the non-elect.
We are o complaining about the
failure to convert the heather! We
are o faul'ing the missionaries! We
are taking the Bible stand that all OF
Gods purposes are being accomplish
ed; that Gods Word is accomplishing
that whereto it was sent Qsaiah ".
III; that 1t was not sent 10 convert
the world, but to gather an elect
sample or 'irst-fruits" from all ma
lions Revelation xiv, ~. Let ciriltzine
influences continue In h~eathendom, as
well as in Christendom. But let all
Christians, missionaries and others
--. .IaN Nhns. lnIAH tn mr.
in vain If they are seeking for the
Lords Jewels to the best of their abil-
ity. 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 10 hear, eyes OF faith to see
and obedient hearts TO obey the cali
TO suffer with Christ and by and by
to reign with him for the ~effectuaI
blessing of all the families of tbs
earth, by Uplifting the willing o L
Of their present conditions of sin and
degradation md death.
The Millennium a Necessity.
We have shown the value and nee
essity for the doctrine OF the Millen'
nium-that all Christians who woult
hold fast to their Bibles as a faith
anchor and who would make progress
in their study Of the Word and BE-
c~O-laborers with God in the gathering
Of the elect" need to see that The
elect only are now called 10 be heirs
of the Kingdom for which we pray
Thy Hinge om come" They need L
see that that Kingdom is Gods provi
sion for the future blessing Of the non
elect. They need to see that the Bibl'
does not teach, as many Of them sup
pose, that the saints are called Of Goo
to sit in the heavenly balcony an(
look over at the non-elect in eterna
anguish. and hear their cries.
Next let US note that the Mi1lnrn'~~
itself is an absolute necessity for th'