The Ordway new era., 1912-05-10

llPASlGk kUSStllJJ Ing more attention
to one and others
to another phase OF missionary inter.
est. Pastor RusSelrs address to til"
Chinese In Hong Kong In their fine
City Hall Auditorium was both helpful!
and encouraging. He directed special
attention to the words Of st. Paul. nr-
plicable to humanity In general and nj
the present time specially to the Chi
nese: "The whole creation gronneth
and trnvaileth In pain together until
waiting for the manifestation OF
the sons of "-Romans viii. 81
China's war experiences In recent
years have been severe trials. particu-
lnrly to people OF their tcmpcr:im ment
peace preferring. gentle. courteous t"
each other and to foreigners. lie had
been told that their courtesy OF man
ner arose. not from love and sympn.
thy. but from law and custom cen.
turtles old. He could not judge the
heart. but had sincerely wished that
some OF the favored race OF so-cnlicd
Christendon possessed In larger de-
gree some OF the admirable traits Of
the Chinese-thcir respectful demeanor.
their courtesy. civility and energy.
Tho God Of All Grace.
1t shall not be my mission. said Pas.
tor Russell. to urge you to become
identified with any sects Of Christen.
DOM nor to recommend to you nny OF
their creeds Nevertheless. In all OF
those creeds there is more or less OF
n trtpfh IA I'm
came to the ears OF humanity: but.
alas! In n darker period 1t became so
mixed with human tradition rs to he
today dishonoring to God and offensive
to the intelligence Of many. l can
readily see reasons why you have not
been more influenced by Christianity.
Very properly yo,hr heads and hearts
refused adherence md worship to One
whom you were told had foreordained
the eternal torment Of your ancestors
and all mankind except favored few.
1 may never again have the opportu.
nifty Of addressing you: let me. there.
fore. tell you now Of another Chris
tianity (of which probably you have
never before heard, from the ame b.
BILE used by the missionaries here and
confessed by NIL to be Gods Message.
but u very different Message from that
which my brethren here confess.
"Waitins For the Sons Of God"
My text declares that the relief for
the grooming creation waits for the
manifestation OF the sons Of God.
Jesus. as the pre-cminent Son OF God.
died for our sins and ascended to tn"
right hand Of Divine Majesty. wh"r"
He Is waiting: and meantime the
groaning creation must wait also for
the same thing-for the manifestation
of the sons OF God. Here Is a matter
which seems to have been for II time
hidden under the rubbish of the Dark
Ages-the fact that God not only fore.
ordained Jesus. the great Son Of God.
to be the worlds Messiah to deliver
them from sin and death. but that He
foreordained also the selection of. II
special class from amongst mankind T."
be the Redeemer's associates and joint.
heirs in His Kingdom.
Surely nll will admit with me that
no god Of any people has ever mnni-
tested such n love and interest In his
creatures us has the God Of the Bible
the God of Christianity. 1t Is the Love
of God which constrains us-draws us
mot the threat Of eternal torture. which
has no foundation In the Bible,. And
His exceeding great and precious prom
ises work in our hearts both to will
and to do His good pleasure.
It is my understanding Of the Scrip
lures that the time for making our
"calling and election sure" to this
Kingdom class is now very short. 1t
therefore behooves all who desire this
glorious rea tionship with Messinh to
"give all diligence" and to run with
patience the race set before us" in tn"
Gospel. looking unto Jesus. the Author
of our faith.
Tho Non. elect Also Exhorted.
The wonderful blessings Of our day.
other Epoch In the worlds history.
have reached even here to China. and
what we already see appears to be only
The beginnings Of wonderful things
Evidently Divine Power has within tn"
past century been lifting the veil "f
ignorance and superstition. We are
lust on the threshold Of the New Dis
pensation. The Church tthe elect SON
Of Cod is about complete. The mani
festation Of the sons Of God for tn"
mid of the grooming creation is ut band
and Messiah's Kingdom is about to b'
ushercd in. The blessings of the pres
ent are only n foretaste Of those glori
Gus bIesstots for the world Of man
kind.