The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1911-09-14
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE
Students CONFERENCE
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Nearly Six thousand was the Daily
Attendance at Mountain Lake Park.


The many special train parties of In
ternational Bible Students, in conven-
ton at Mountain Lake Park from Sep
TENDER LIST until the 18th, have returned
to their respective homes IN all portions
OF the United States and Canada, the
first train having left the Park for Mem
phls, Tenn, shortly after midnight Sun
day, and on Monday special as well as
regular trans were departing nearly
every hour, until Monday afternoon
when comparatively few OF the MANY
thousands IN attendance were left upon
the grounds.
Inc convention opened FRIDAY, the
LIST INST with about TOUR thousand peo-
pie present Some delegates attended
only during the opening days, who were
unable to remain throughout the conVen-
tlon, and departing, gave place to more
than an equal number OF DEBATED arriV-
ais.
The average attendance was near the
five thousand mark, with a total at
tendance OF SIX thousand on SPECIAL
days,
Last Sunday by lar the largest crowd
during the days OF the convention was
present when Pastor kusseI delivered
MS farewell sermon to the assembled
students. Pastor Russell took for his
text, ISAIAH IL, :, but included IN his
discourse the remainder OF the chapter,
the SUBJECT OF MS address beng God
hlngdom Is AT Hand.
lie declared that IN the symbolic IAN
guage OF the Bible, the Mountain OF the
Lords House means the Kingdom OF
the Lord, ruled over by Messiah ana
HIS House, the Church. Inc promise
OF the text, that some day Messiah will
reign over all the kingdoms OF earth,
the speaker believes VIII soon be reallz-
ed. 1t Is Tor this Kingdom that God
people have Tor wears been praying,
Ihy hlngdom come, my VIII be done
on earth as 1t Is done IN heaven.
None OF the Kingdoms OF TINS world
are Messiah kingdoms declared Pas-
tor Russell. None OF them bear the
earmarks OF Messiah hlngdom' out
lined IN the Bible. They are the king
domS OF TINS world, ruled by the Prince
OF this world, who now Worketh IN
the hearts OF the children OF dlsobedl-
ence. ~ Nevertheless, Messiah's King
dom will be inaugurated; Satan S En-
plre or Mountain, deceiving mankind
through ignorance and superstition VIII
be brought to an end. Satan Will be
bound for thousand years, while Mes
sIah Kingdom, equally invisible, Will
dominate the world, chasing away lgnor-
ance and superstition and illllng the
whole world with the knowledge OF the
glory OF the Lord.
The speaker declared that the Bible
everywhere shows that Messiah IN
visible Kingdom Will be represented
amongst mankind by prlncely charac-
tiers Of the Jewish race, who will be res
directed to human perfection for this
very work. Instead Of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob and the Prophets being any
longer the Fathers, they will be the
children-the tirst-born children of Mes
siah, in the full perfection Of human ma
turp The Church the Bride of Christ
is not, declared the Pastor Scnptually
known as children OF Messiah In per-
feet accord IS the text, "One IS your
Father, even God; and again, The
God and Father OF our Lord Jesus
Christ who hath begotten US Il Peter
l, 81.
Discoursirg on other features of the
chapter, Pastor Russell called attention
to the fact that the words declare
judgment of the nations. In the time of
trouble which will then overthrow So