Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-04-05

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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 respecting 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
rude awakening to be asked
where he'll is? and why God should
have condemned them and their fore
fathers to such a horrible eternitvf
and how this could be true and vet he
be God of pity, compassion. Love?
The heather cSk, Why the different
denominations-the 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 a foreign
land-helping the sick and doing many
eommendable, whether from 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 icitness-not to convert
all the world. but for '',citness" 60 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
er the gathering of a remnant from
them, and after their national rejec-
tion 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 mind and 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 all the remaining families
of mankind-all the non-elect.
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 whereto 1t was sent isaiah ",
If; that 1t was not sent to convert
the world. but to gather an ELECT"
sample or ''first-fruits" from all ma
tions Revelation xiv. ~. Let cirili<iRg
influences continue in 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 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 therea some. who have ears
of faith to hear, eyes of faith to see,
and obedient hearts to obey the "calP'-
to suffer with Christ and by and by
to reign with him for the effectual
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.
We have 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 and 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 come" They need to
see that that Kingdom is Gods provi-
sion for the future blessing Of the non
elect They need to see that the Bible
does not teach. as many of them sup
pose, 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
world. according to the statistics Of
the worldly wise. Many college pro-
fessors and ID. DIS are inclined to
speak glibly of the Second Coming of
Christ being far in the future-''tifty
thousand years yet" say some. But
evidently these learned gentlemen have
not used their educational advantages
in connection with such statements
Any school boy can figure up what the
population of the earth would be one
thousand years from now. taking the
present population as per the census
at sixteen hundred millions and the
ratio of increase as shown by the cen
sus reports at per cent In ten years
The total would show 3.375. 325. OOe. 900
population for the year 300 A. D.