The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-12-12

findings along the following lines
The Committees Instructions.
IL Are the Foreign Missions being
conducted along Christian business
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~ To what extent are the methods
used successful In reaching the hea-
then peoples and in bringing them to
Christianity?
e, What are the teachings. what the
inducements to accept Christianity
and how enduring are the results?
~ What Is the attitude Of Heathen-
dom to the missionaries and toward
Christianity and what are the pros
poets for Foreign Missions becoming
self. sustaining?
o. What, II any, changes could be
made In teaching or in financial ad-
ministration to make the foreign mis-
sionary work more successful In the
future?
t6) What hope is there for the con-
version of the world in this generation
as proposed by the Laymen's Mission
airy 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. F. II. Robson,
Secretary; Gen. ". P. Hall, q. 8. A.;
Mr.. ]. 7. d. Pyles, Washington, D.
O., Merchant: Mr. z. w. v. Kuehn,
Merchant, Toledo, Ohio; DR.. L. W.
Jones, Chicago, Illinois. and Mr. r. 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 win 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 be reported
from Japan. China, Manila. Travan-
core. Madras, Calcutta. Cairo and Cor
NTH.
Discussing his text the Pastor de-
clared that as there was q harvest
time, reaping time. in the end of the
Jewish Age, so also there is to be q
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 were,
''The harvest Is the end of the Age"
BY mistranslation His words were
rendered. THE harvest is the end Of
the world" and thus many have been
misled into a 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 its ripe frnitage 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
Kingdoms 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 a thousand
years, as kings and priests unto God
and unto Christ. for the worlds up
lifting out of sin and death conditions
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 tho visit to. heather lands
. imply any expectation on his part
hat the heathens must be converted
before this Age win end That such
would be an impossibility Is shown by
the government statistics to the effect
that the numbers Of heather have dou.
bled during the past century.
What he does expect is, that as there
are 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 an area as did the
sowing Of the Gospel seed. To some
extent the message Of the Kingdom
has been preached amongst all ma
tons. The Bible is the special procla-
nation Of Nessiah's Kingdom rs the
hope of the world. and contains the
''call' of the Church to joint-heirship
with her Lord in that Kingdom, which
will bless the world
The essence Of this Kingdom mes
sage however. has been somewhat
confused By reason Of the many false
notions set forth In our numerous false
creeds Of the past. In bis discourses
In heather lands the Pastor intends to
lay stress upon the Kingdom feature
OF the Gospel message. While It win
be his privilege to proclaim the King
dom message. he recognizes that only
those who have the fear to hear" will
be able to appreciate and receive 1t.
His message Is one Of the Bible. to
which all Christians may rally. IL they
are rid Of UNCONVENTIONAL ties: THE
Church of the First-born. whose names
are written in heaven" and whose
Harvest time has come, are the Lord g.
wholly irrespective Of the denomina-
nons with which they are affiliated.
"Harvest Past, Summer Ended"
The text points ont q lesson. Not
all who have professed to be followers
Of Christ will be amongst the blessed
ones OF the harvest" who are TO be
transported by the First Resurrection
to glory. honor and immortality as their
reward The words of Jesus here cited
In Confederation of this are: Many
shall say unto Ne In that day, Lord,
Lord have we not taught many, and
In Thy name cast out devils, and done
many wonderful worksT' Many who
thus hope will be disappointed win be
shut out OF the Kingdom class.
Another of the Redeemers parallels.
the Pastor said. pictures the conse-
Grated saints Of God In this harvest
time as virgins" But some we're wise
and some foolish. The masses of man.
kind. yea. the masses of Christendom.
are omitted from this parabolic picture.
Only the virgin class Is dealt with
at all. and 1t Is divided into two parts,
and only the wise. the faithful. more
than conquerors. will have the honor
Of entering into the wedding with the
Bridegroom and becoming 1.-THE Bride.
the Lambs Wife" Then the door will
be shut. No more will ever enter that
door. No more will ever be added to
the Bride compsny-the number Of the
"elect'' will have been completed.