Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-07-01

uUOAANN Ut ANNNFh
Colorado Springs, Denver, salt Lake
City. Los Angeles and Santa Cruz 10
all these cities local branches or tue
81. Il. s. A." Invited him and made ar
ranqpments for public addresses. Not
w%ithstanding the strain Of continuous
trayel and continuous public speaking
tho pnstOr seemed In excellent health
and ylror. lie spoke enthusiastically
Of the warm receptions and attentive
hearings which he had enjoyed lie
was specially pleased with his Cnllfor''
min 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 10 make up u party to ac'
company him. He gladly assented AS
result q trnln-load OF Bible Students
are with him about one hundred n
sixty In all.
While the Golden Gate Convention
Is the gonl OF the tour, II Is but tue
turning point of the excursion party.
Meetings are to be held on the return
tourney at Sacramento. Portland, Ia
conn. Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary.
Winnipeg, Duluth, Buffalo and Toron'
to, the latter being reached July 10th.
The Pastors scheme Ia a novel and a
benevolent one; for surely what be
mas undertaken and II carrying out ID
not a lazy mans burden. From the
evidences here we surmlse that the
Bible Students along his course OF
travel will be blessed. stimulated. en-
ergized Pastor Russell and bis 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
isaiah II, 81, Pastor Russell declared
that Christians have inadvertently
mlsapproprlated to themselves many
promises Of the Scriptures which are
not wholly theirs Christian creed'
and theories have surmlsed that
through the rejection OF Jesus. all jews
dying IN unbelier OF Messiah wert
f%oreordalned 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 Student
the error OF this position. Jews wit
DO not accept Jesus as their Savior ant
who do not become followers In Iii
steps IN the marrow way" will lndeet
fail OF attaining u place with Jesus II
His Throne Of Glory, They will faI
to become joint.helrs with Him in Hi
glorious Messlanlc Kingdom. The
will fail to become members of tn
spiritual Seed OF Abraham, respectin
whom St Paul said, III ye be Chrlst's
then are ye Abraham's Seed and heir
according to the promise" tGalatlan
Ill, 2M I'm thy Seed shall all the fan
HES OF the earth be blessed"
But, asked the Pastor, are there nc
many besides Jews who will fail q
making their calling aud electo
sure" TO that Heavenly %portlon-t
membership In the Messianic Body Q
Kingdom His own conviction is this
there will be found as many Jews a
Of any other nationality In that spiri
nol company which, the Scriptures d,
clare, will, all told. be but a 'llttI
flock" Indeed, there are strong rel
sons FOR believing that the whole nun
Der OF this elect company, this Ro,
al Priesthood. this spiritual Seed q,
Abraham, this Messiah OF glory. Ion
promised. will be only n hundred an
torty'four thousand" Revelatlon yi
y,
What Becomes Of the othersf
II the Church OF glory. the Body
Christ be hut a small company out
the millions Ot C%hriSteudom. what /
comes Of The remainder Of Chrlstepdo
A. well rs the lewsf II only the Ele
gain the Kingdom II only the fe
make thelr calling mud election sure
what will become Of the great ma
OF the uon.clect. both Jews and Ge
tiles, and the heather myrladsP Pl
Tor Russell declared that very fooll
lud unScrlptural conclusions have be
'eached 10 respect to elect aud nc
elect
The Apostle declares that oil nc
elect ARE TO be blessed by the elect
soon as the election Is completed. n
we, following the teachings OF a dark
time snd a less convenient B,A,e. he
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