The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-12-09

N-~ md the Tabernn-
tH4SIl2 RISSElDl Gle would not
S-F7-=T-v7-SF-Ti accommodate the
crowds. As It was. however. the
Tabernacle was crowded. His text
was, 1.-The harvest is past. the SUN.
mer is ended. and we are not saved.
Jeremiah viii. 20.)
The Pastor seemed specially to en-.
10y the semi.prlvacy. Of this meeting
With the Tabernacle congregation. AS
is generally known be Is about; to start
on a tour Of the world 10 company
with a Committee Of SIX gentlemen OF
affairs Of which be Is the chosen
Chairman. The Committee was mp.
pointed some months ago by the Iii.
ternationaI Bible Students Association
to visit heather lands. to Investigate
conditions there, and to report to the
Association aud to. the public their
findings along the following lines:-
Tho committee's Instructions.
n) Are the Foreign Missions being
conducted along Christian business
lines?
t2l To what extent are the methods
used successful In reaching the hea.
then peoples and in bringing them to
ChristIanity:asi
! a. Whit are the teachings. what the
indueemeits ito ACCEPT. Christianity;
Md; how enduring are The results?
40 What IS the attitud o~fEEtIeathens
dom stes the nISsIonartss and toward
Christianity and What nre the pres.
poets for Foreign Missions becoming,
self-snstaining?
o. What, II any. changes could be.
made in teaching OF In financial I'd.
ministration to make the foreign mis-:
sionary work more successful In the
future?l I'll
49, What hope Is there for the con,
version Of the world In this generation
as,proposed blythe Laynlen:s Mission.
agyaMossepr.eussM with Us s.thlstysmlllieas
dollar endowment?
HElsTo what extent do the moniesI
donated benefit the heather and could
any Improvement along this line he.
suggested?
The personnel of this Committee Is
interesting. They are all deeply inter
ested in Christian work. both Mt home
and abroad They are Christian peu
OF the highest type. and have long
been contributors to the spread OF the
Gospel. They are rs follows: Pastor
Russell. President: Prof. l.. Il. Robson.
Secretary: Gen. W. T. Hall. U. S, AZ:
Mr.. J. r. D. Pyles. Washington. u.
c.. Merchant; Mr.. Z. w. V. Kuehn.
Merchant. Toledo. Ohio: DR.. l.. w,
Jones. Chicago, Illinois. and Mr.. Il. u.
Maxwell. Merchant. Mansfield. Ohio.
The report Of this committee will be
awaited with great interest by many.
Pastor Russell will visit classes Of
Bible Students en- route md Will I'D.
dress the public next Sunday In Los
Angeles. California. Arrangements
are perfected whereby we Will be In
touch with him throughout Ills Jour.
ney. His addresses will be. reported
from japan. China, iManila. Trnvan.
core. Madras, Calcutta. Cairo and Cor
NTH.
Discussing his text the Pastor de.
clared that US there was II harvest
time. n reaplng time, In the end OF the
jewish Age. so also there Is to he II
harvesting In the end Of this Gospel.
Age. The fruitage Of this Age will be
gathered into the heavenly garner"
by the glorious change Of the First
Resurrection. The Lords words were.
1.-THE harvest is the end Of the Age.
BY mlstranslation His words were
rendered. '"The harvest Is the end Of
the world" md thus many have been
misled into q fear that1he second com.
Ing Of Jesus will mean the end Of all
things, for all except the sanity few.
Rather we should understand that
MS the Jewish Age ended with a har.
vest, and Its ripe fruitage was gath.
cred Into the "gnrner.n SO the garner.
ing of the Church. In the close of this
Age, will meap the Inauguration OF.
the New Dlspensation of Messiah's.
Kingdom-a New Age Of blessing to.
the world In g%eneral-to NIL the fami;
lies Of the earth. The Glorliied Church.
in association with her Lord and Re.
deemer, will reign for q thousand
years. us kings aud priests unto God
and unto Christ. for the worlds up.
lifting out Of sin. and death conditions.
Only the Church Harvested.
The Pastor reminded his hearers that
he believes the Bible to teach that we.
are pos,;ct =" ttse ~ tjm" &c thla