, 1911-11-30

ernacle would MOI
((RAsI0R RUSSELD) accommodate III"
crowds. As II was.
however. the Tabernacle was crowd
ed. The afternoon text was, THE har-
vest Is past. the summer is ended. and
we are not saved. Jeremiah viii. 20.
The Pastor seemed specially to enjoy
the semi privacy of this meeting with
the Tabernacle congregation. AS Is
generally known he Is about to start
on a tour of the world in company with
a committee of six gentlemen of af-
fairs. of which he is the chosen Chair
man. The committee was appointed
some months ago by the International
Bible Students Association to visit
heather lands and investigate condi-
tons there and report to the Associa-
ton and to the public their findings
along the following lines:
The Committees Instructions.
a. Are the foreign Missions being
conducted along Christian business
lines?
e. To what extent are the methods
used successful in reaching the hea-
then peoples and in bringing them to
Christianity?
81 What are the teachings. what
the Inducements to accent Christianity
and how enduring are the results!
"a What is the attitude of Heather
dom toward the Missionaries and to
ward Christianity and what are the
prospects for Foreign Missions becom
ing self-sustaining?
90 What. If any changes should be
made in teaching or in financial nd
ministration to make the foreign mis-
sionary work more successful in fu
ture?
90 What hope IS there for the con
version of the world in this genera
ton MS proposed by the Layman's Mis-
sionary Movement with its thirty-mil-
lion-dollar endowment?
"a To what extent do the monies
donated benefit the heather and could
any Improvement along this line be
suggested?
Only the Church Harvested.
The Pastor reminded his hearers that
be believes the Bible to teach that we
are now in the Harvest time of this
Age. Consequently none should mis-
understand the visit to heather lands
to imply any expectation on his part
that the heather must be converted
before this Age will end. That such
would be a human impossibility is
shown by the government statistics
the numbers of heather having lou
hled during the past century.
What he does expect is that as there
are n few of Gods very elect" In all
denominations of Christendom now to
be garnered, so also there are a few
sanity ones amongst the heather who
have accepted Christ-including some
Of the missionaries. The Harvest must
cover as wide nm area as did the SOW
ing Of the Gospel seed.
The Foolish Virgins Not Lost.
The text points out n lesson. Not
all who have professed to be follow
ers Of Christ will be amongst the
blessed ones of the Harvest and be
transported by the First Resurrection
to glory. honor and Immortality.
Among the Redeemer's parallels. the
Pastor said. IL one which pictures the
c~onsecrated saints of God in this har-
vest time as virgins But some were
wise and some foolish-all virgins.
however. The masses of mankind
yea. the masses OF Christendom. are
omitted from this %parabolic picture.
Only the virgin class Is dealt with al
all. and 1t is divided into two parts
Only the wise. the faithful. more tina
conquerors." will have the honor Of
entering into the wedding with the
bridegroom and becoming 'the Bride.
the Lambs wife" Then the door will
be shut No more will eve enter thai
door. No more will ever be added to
the Bride c~Ompany-the number OF the
Fleet will have been completed
Later on the foolish virgins pass
through tribulation and obtain the oil
and the light which they should have
had before But 1t will then be too
late TO be Of the Bride company. They
will knock saying. Lord. Lord open
nto u.s. but the bridegroom will de-
clare, | do not recognize you as mem
bers OF My Bride
The Scriptures show Us elsewhere
that these foolish virgins" passing
through II great time of trlbulation,
will he called 10 the marriage supper
Of the Lamb nnd be presented before
the great King as the virgins. the
Brides companions and subordinate
helpers. Psalm vIv. 1915.
One lesson said the Pastor. is that
it il not sufficient thai we say, Lord.
Lord thai We publicly proclaim our
selves Christians nor Is II sufficient
that we be engaged in good works,