The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-06-30

llYasl2k-kUS2tlllJ Of continental tour,
including Indian
/ apolls. st. Louis, Kansus City. Pueblo.
Colorado Springs. Denver. Salt Lake
| City. Los Angeles aud Santa Cruz. In
all these cities local. branches of the
81. b. S. A." invited him and made ar
rangements for public addresses. Not.
withstandng the strain Of continuous
travel and continuous public speaking,
the Pastor seemed I'm excellent health
and vigor. He spoke enthusiastically
of the warm receptions and attentive
hearings which he had enjoyed. He
was specially pleased with his Callfor-
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
n result n train-load of Bible Students
are with him-about one hundred and
sixty i'm 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. Dulnth. Buffalo and Toron-
to, the latter being reached July 10th.
The Pastors scheme IS n novel and a
benevolent one; for surely what he
has undertaken and is carrying out Is
not lazy mau's burden. From the
evidences here we surmise that the
Bible Students along his course OF
travel will be blessed, stimulated, en-
ergized. Pastor Russell and his party
bear with them from the Golden Gate
the good wishes and Christian love of
many friends.
The Earthly zionism.
Speaking from the text, "The Law
shall go forth from Mt. Zion and the
Word of the Lord from Jerusalem"
Qsaiah ii. ~. Pastor Russell declared
that Christians have inadvertently
misappropriated 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 I'm unbelief OF Messiah were
foreordained TO an eternity of torture
because of that unbelief in the Only
Name.
A 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 marrow way" will indeed
fail OF attaining place with Jesus in
His Throne of Glory. They will fat
to become joint-heirs with Him In His
glorious Messlanic Kingdom. They
win fail TO become members Of the
spiritual Seed of Abraham respecting
f, whom st. Paul said. IF ye be Christs
then are ye Abraham's Seed and heirs
according 10 the promise" Galatians
iii, 29). I'm 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
Kingdomy His own conviction is that
there will be found as many Jews as
of any other nationality in that spirit
ual company which, the Scriptures dc.
clare, will. all told. be but 'littlc
flock" Indeed. there are strong rea.
sons for believing that the whole num-
ber OF this elect company. this Roy
al Priesthood. this spiritual Seed OF
Abraham. this Messiah OF glory. long
promised. viii be only "a hundred and
fory-four thousand Revelation xiv.
u.
What Becomes Of the Others?
II the Church OF glory. the Body OF
Christ. be but a small company out OF
the millions OF Christendom. what be-
comes Of the remainder Of Christendom
as well as the Jews? II only the Elect
gain the KinGdom-if only the few
make their calling and election sure
what will become OF the great mass
of the non-elect both Jews and Gen
tiles. aud the heather myrlads7 I'as-
tor Russell declared that very foolish
ami unscrlDturaI conclusions hare beer
reached in respect 20 elect and non
/ elect
The Apostle declares that al non.
elecr are 70 he bleaEcd by the elect az
soon as the cIectIotss completed But
we, following lie teachings OF darker
tme ana a less convenient Bible. have