The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-07-04

81 VA tor russell al
rs dressed large audi
ences twice today
at the Golden Gate.
He d dres
1 Convention of
sf the international
Bible Students AS
ISOLATION In SEES
sion here. He has
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including Indian
apolis, St Louis, Kansas City, Pueblo,
Colorado Springs. Denver. Salt Lake
City, Los Angeles and Santa Cruz In
all these cities local branches of the
Il. B. s. A." invited him and made ar
engagements for public addresses. Not
withstanding the strain of continuous
travel and continuous public speaking.
the Pastor seemed In excellent health
and vigor. He spoke enthusiastically
Of the warm receptions and attentive
hearings which he had enjoyed He
was specially pleased with his Califor-
mia experiences and the glorious climate
noted at his several stopping places.
The Pastors visit is unique in an
other respect Learning Of his intend
ed program. some Of his friends asked
permission to make up party to ac-
company him He gladly assented- As
a result a train-load of Bible Students
are with him-about one hundred and
sixty In all.
While the Golden Gate Convention
is the goal of the tour. it is but the
turning point Of the excursion party
Meetings are to be held on the return
journey at Sacramento. Portland. Ia
coma. Seattle. Vancouver. Calgary.
Winnipeg, Duluth. Buffalo and Toron-
to. the latter being reached July 10th.
The Pastors scheme is novel and
benevolent one; for surely what he
has undertaken and is carrying out Is
not lazy mans burden. From the
evidences here we surmise that the
Bible Students along his course Of
travel will be blessed, stimulated. en-
erg1zed. Pastor Russell and bis party
bear with them from the Golden Gate
the good wishes and Christian love of
many friends
The Earthly zionisni.
Speaking from the text 1.-THE Law
shall go forth from Mt Zion and the
Word Of the Lord from Jerusalem"
isaiah Ii. 81. Pastor Russell declared
that Christians have inadvertently
Incorporated to themselves many
promises of the Scriptures which are
not wholly theirs. Christian creeds
and theories have surmised that.
through the rejection of Jesus. all Jews
dying in unbelief of Messiah were
foreordained TO an eternity of torture
because of that unbelief in the Only
Name
more careful study Of the Bible.
he declared. is showing Bible Students
the error of this position. Jews who
do not accept Jesus as their Savior and
who do not become followers In His
steps in the narrow way. will indeed
fail Of attaining place with Jesus in
His Throne of Glory They will fail
to become joint-heirs with Him In His
glorious Messianic. Kingdom. They
will fail to become members of the
spiritual Seed of Abraham, respecting
whom st Paul said. IF We be Christ's.,
then are ye Abraham's Seed and heirs
according to the promise" Galatians
iii. 29I In thy Seed shall all the fam
lilies of the earth be blessed"
But. asked the Pastor, are there not
many besides Jews who will fail of
making their calling and election
sure" to that Heavenly portion-to
membership in the Messianic Body or
Kingdom? His own conviction is that
there will be found as many Jews as
of any other nationality In that spirit
uai company which. the Scriptures de-
clare, will. all told. be but little
flock" Indeed. there are strong rea-
sons for believing that the whole num-
Der of this elect company. this Roy
al Priesthood. this spiritual Seed of
Abraham. this Messiah of glory. long
promised. will be only "a hundred and
forty-four thousand Revelation xiv,
u.
What Becomes Of the Others7
IL the Church of glory. the Body Of
Christ. be but small company out Of
the millions Of Christendom. what be-
comes of the remainder of Christendom
as well as the Jews? If only the Elect
gain the Kingdom-if only the few
make their calling and election sure
what win become of the great mass
Of the non-elect, both Jews and Cen
tiles, and the heather myriads? Pas
tor Russell declared that very foolish
and unscripturaI conclusions have been
reached in respect to elect and nom
elect.
The Apostle declares that all non
elect are to be blessed by the elect as
soon as the election is completed. But
we, following the teachings of darker
time and less convenient Bible. have
declared that when God predestinated
to elect the Church, He equally pre-.
destinated to damn to eternal torment
all others. But not a word Of author.
fly could be found for such a view ir
the Bible. St Paul's statement is
wholly respecting the Church, not the
world. when he declares, Whom BE
did foreknow, them He also did predes-
innate that they should be conformed
to the image of His Son." Such a pre-.
destination on Gods part, all can
heartily endorse. Who can say that IL
would be right on Gods part to accept
any to membership in the glorious Mes
sianic Body. of which Jesus is the
Head. except such as are pure In heart,
sanity, and so demonstrated even by
fiery trials and disciplinesl
God kept secret this mystery, st.
Paul declares-the mystery that He Is
now selecting favored class to be
associates with Messiah in the King
dom of God. for which we have been
praying, and through which the whole
world of mankind will shortly be
blessed. Now the Church's election Is
about completed. the Pastor believes;
and therefore noio is the time for more
light to shine out. that Gods further
gracious purposes toward natural Is
raei and the world may be more clear.
ly seen.
The Heavenly zionism.
The Zionism Of the past eighteen cen
turtles has been of the heavenly kind.
It has been calling and inspiring to
loving zeal. obedience and activity
such as have the hearing ear" for the
heavenly calling to joint-heirship with
Messiah. This glorious privilege Is
about to end because the full number