Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-12-09

crowds. As IL was. however, the
Tabernacle was crowded. His text
was. The harvest is past. the sum.
mer is ended. and we are not saved"
Jeremiah viii. 20l
The Pastor seemed specially to en-
Il Joy the semi-privacy Of this meeting
with the Tabernacle congregation. AS
Is generally known be is about to start
on q tour Of the world In company
with a Committee OF six gentlemen OF
affairs OF which he Is the chosen
Chairman. The Committee was APP
pointed some months ago by the In.
Iternational Bible Students Association
to visit heather lands. to investigate
conditions there and 10 report to the
Association and TO the public their
findings along the following lines:-
The Committees instructions.
"a Are the Foreign Missions being
conducted along Christian business
lines?
~ 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 accept Christianity
and how enduring are the results?
a. What Il the attitude OF Heathen-
dom TO the missionaries and toward
Christianity and what are the pros
poets for Foreign Missions becoming
self sustaining?
90 What. II any. changes could be
made In tcaching or IN financial ad-
ministration to make the foreign mis-
sionary work more successful in the
future?
90 What hope Is there for the con-
version OF the world In this generation
as proposed by the Iaymens Mission
ary Movement with its thirty-million-
dollar endowment?
"a To what extent do the monies
donated benefit the heather and could
any improvement along this line be
suggested?
The personnel OF this Committee is
interesting They are all deeply inter
ested in Christian work. both at home
and abroad They are Christian men
OF the highest type. and have long
been contributors to the spread OF the
Gospel They are as follows: Pastor
Russell. President; Prof +. ii. Robson.
Secretary: Gen W T. Hall. u. S. A.;
Mr.. ]. T. ID. Pyles. Washington. -.
c.. Merchant; Mr. T.. w V. Kuehn.
Merchant. Toledo. Ohio: Dr. l.. w.
Jones, Chicago. Illinois. and Mr.. II. b.
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 and will ad.
dress the public next Sunday IN Los
Angeles. California Arrangements
are perfected whereby we will be In
touch with him throughout his jour
ney. His addresses will he reported
from Japan. China, Manila. Travan-
NTH.
Discussing his text the Pastor de-
clared that as there was harvest
time a reaplng time. in the end OF the
Jewish Age. so also there Is TO he a
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 We're.
The harvest Is the end OF the Age"
By mistranslatlon His words were
rendered. The harvest Is the end OF
the world" and thus many have been
misled into fear that the second com
Ing OF Jesus will mean the end OF all
things. for all except the sanity few
Rather we should understand that
as the Jewish Age ended with a har-
vest. and it's ripe fruitage was gath
cred into the garner" so the garner
ing of the Church. In the close Of this
Age. will mean the inauguration OF
the New Dispensation OF Messiah's
Kingdom-a New Age Of blessing to
the world In general-to all the fami-
lies Of the earth The glorified Church.
In association with her Lord and Re
deemer. will reign for thousand
years. as kings and priests unto God
and unto Christ. for the worlds up.
lifting ont Of ain and death conditions.
Only the Church Harvested.
The Pastor reminded his hearers that
he 6eIIeF.S TIE Rfble ia fparir fhut we
are now Ia the Harvest time of this