The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-03-01

the lnternational
Bible Students As.
ISOLATION forthe in.
II vestlsatiou Of Ror-
eIgn Missions nave
spent three weeks
10 India aud tray
elled over thre e
thousand miles,
The seven mem
bers divided the
Il6EICR RIJSSETHl work anon gst
- 7-==-= = themselves at the
I.yStdns stoppingspoipts and, will colahof
ID the ,peport We report today's dis,
course 10 the y. NJ. c. A. Auditorium
by Pastor Russell, the Chairman OF
The. Committee. as follows:-,d
lshad IA great interest in your land
and Its people before coming TO- your
shores. but my Interest has been
greatly Increased by what J haze Wit
hessed dnrlug. the past three weeks IN
Inda-not 0aly IN your largest cities.
but also 90 your towns. villages and
hgrleulturai districts AS there are no
other extremes In the world 50 great
as between the caps Of your HlqlaelRlya
nuhntains aud the wash, Of yNpr coral
strands. @LgOO feet below Them so
likewise there eau I've found no greater
contrast socially and financially then
between your wealthy princes and
your poverty stricken lower castles.
Although such contrasts are deplora'
Bile We have no remedy to suggest. ,ex;
rept the Divine one-the establish
ment OF Messiah's Kingdom.
Sympathy MisappIied.
Meantime. IL poverty be favorable to
saIatslip. there should be excellent
nMtcrInl 1T abundance here. Indeed.
me Of the things which has impressed
me Is the religious sentiment Of India.
The religious feryor of the thhIsanus
Lwho bntlie In the GangeS. and the
numerous temples and shrlnes II every,
dts. rttkIhd me OF Saint lsinl's words
psSRtctf6g S6mes Of his DAY: feeling
aftaR1SoH. 1f9 ilaply9 ',tlnty uhielti find
Hinhgit FIEetw0 tfiohsilhd temnFs,Fnd
shrines5iSf tine one city Of Bshnres
speak volumes, for the religious SenHf
mpnt of the people aud. although !
have remarked of your hundreds OF
millions OF llopeIesslSslioor. laye MT
overlooked ille fact thai some Ut your
wealthy have shown. that they IRE nor.
without geterous, Instincts. Many OF
your merchant princes have evidently
sivpn5 latsely to the charitable tnStttH'
tiolls liotablr In BolnbaSs aud would
not overlook the fact that in one OF
sonEreat rlties largeianLnlat hospitals
have been provided for decrepit chick
ensA donkeyS. horses etc, However
We may consider such sympathy mis-
applied. in view Of human need md
suffering, wc cannot overlook the fact
that sympathy is there only waiting;
for thr proper direction which Mes,
siah's Kingdom will shortly give
In your own grand Bombay ! noted
with uStunishment the Towers Of 81
lence where. the Parsee element OF
your population gives the flesh Of It's
llead to feed the vntures. Alas! my
soul cries out. Is not such bGhiSm
worthy OF better cause would moi
these Parsecs make wonderfully faith
ml. Christians. II they hui, lind the
blessing Of the true Light? How | re.
jpIre In the Divine promise that the
true Light OF; the world shall get light,
en- every man that comah iaiO the
world. John /, o. How Glad. am
that now i see the Divine provision
for the hundreds Of millions Of india
and OF the whole world to come to d
knowledge OF the glory q God, under
the uplifting Of the Kingdom Of Mes.
| siah! And how rejoicesto believe It
is near. even ut the doors-just behind
Il terrible time Of trouble and anarchy,
which India will not escape!
Heights and Depths Divine.
But must not dwell too much on the
| dark side Of lndla's picture: you know
1t too well already. will allow the
wonderful heights of the Himalayas
from your sen shore to draw our alten.
| ton to tile Apostles words respecting
',the heights and depths, the lengths
ind breadths OF the Love Of God.
which passeth all understanding That
is the text Of my parting words 10
lndh, 10 the past our torefOthers
studied Gods Word with the light Of
a taIIow candle. nr Of pine knot, or
of Il smoking lamp; now we may
search tue Scriptures in the clear
steady light OF the electric. limp which
brings US: almost 5poqn day bright
ness.
Correspondingly. we find beauties In
rhe Divine Wepl.anar Plan which. orr
forefathers Of the day 1t the taIlow
Zip could not discern 6 ionGe6Te be:
lleved with our forefnthcrs that Gods
1--we was merely for the "elect," salntly
few, and that the non.elect. in His dis,
pleasure. He had doomed to eternal
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