The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-04

ilRASlek kUo9tlLJJ cle Woulu not
accommodate the
crowds. AS It was. however, the
Tabernacle was crowded His text
was. "The harvest is past. the sum.
mer is ended, and we are not saved"
Jeremiah viii. POI
Tue Pastor seemed specially to en-
Joy the semi-privacy OF this meeting
with the Tabernacle congregation. As
IS generally known he is about to start
on a tour OF the world in company
with Committee of six gentlemen of
affairs OF which he is the chosen
Chairman. The Committee was ap-
pointed some months ago by the In
ternationa Bible Students Association
20 visit heather lauds. TO investigate
conditions there and TO report TO the
Association and to the public their
findings along the following lines:-
The Committees instructions.
Ql Are the Foreign Missions being
conducted along Christian business
lines?
~ To what extent nre the methods
used successful I'm reaching the hea-
then peoples and in bringing them to
Christianity?
C3l What are the teachings. what the
inducements to accept Christianity
and how enduring are the results?
a. 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?
(5) What, II any. changes could be
made IN teaching or In financial ad-
ministration 10 make the foreign mis-
sionary work more successful in the
future?
(G) 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?
ca To what extent do the monies
donated benefit the heather ana 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 Mt home
and abroad They are Christian men
OF the highest type, ana have long
been contributors to the spread of the
Gospel. They are MS follows: Pastor
Russell. President: Prof. f. IL, Robson
Secretary: Gen. w. T.. Hall. u. $. A.;
Mr.. j. II. H. pyles Washington. d.
c.. Merchant: Mr.. T.. w. V. Kuehn,
Merchant, Toledo. Ohio; DR.. L. w
Jones, Chicago. Illinois ana Mr.. II. H.
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 will 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. Travar.
core. Madras, Calcutta, Cairo and Cor
NTH.
Discussing his text the Pastor de
clared that as there was a harvest
time, n reaping time, in the end of the
Jewish Age. so also there is to be 4
harvesting In the end of this Gospe
Age The frultage of this Age will bC
gathered into the heavenly garner
by the glorious change of the FRS
Resurrection. The Lords words We're
"The harvest Is the end Of the Age
BY mistranslatiOn His words were
rendered. "The harvest is the end o.
the world" and thus many have bee;
misled into fear that the second com
Ing OF Jesus will mean the end OF al
things. for all except the sanity few.
Rather we should understand tha
as the Jewish Age ended with har
vest. and its ripe fruitage was gath
cred into the garner" so the garres
Ing of the Church. In the close OF thi
Age, will mean the Inauguration o
the New Dlspensatlon OF MessiahT
Kingdom-a New Age Of blessing 4
the world in general-to all the FAINT
lies of the earth. The gloriied Church
In association with her Lord and Re
deenler. will reign for n Thousand
years. as kings and priests unto Goi
and unto Christ. for the world's up
lifting ont OF sin and death conditions
Only the Church Harvested
The Pastor reminded his hearers tha
ne believes the Bihle to teach that W.
are gov IN the Harvest time OF thli
Age. Consequently none should mis-
understand the visit to heather land
to imply any expectation on his par
that lid heath 6ust be conyerte
before ~ ~ end. That sue
SOple b Possibility is shown b