The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-02-07

h - ee-e.-s coming mas peeI
l(RASl0R fuSSElL topic of interest
for several weeks.
Not only are Christian natives alert to
meet him. but their heather country
men are, also, interested. Mohamme
dams have been iRquiring. Has Pastor
Russell any special message for us?
The arrangement is that the Pastor
shall spend a full week in this Dis
trict and be at Madras next Sunday.
He will, of course, be speaking every
day and, although this will be done
through an interpreter, the natives are
keenly alert to hear what they call,
Gods Love Message. Addressing large
crowd under rather unfavorable cir
cumstances, the Pastor said
l have chosen as my text on this &C.
casion the Message of the angels at
the birth of our Redeemer-"Fear not!
Behold, we bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be unto all peo-
pie" duke ii. 109 / feel that / am
not entirely a stranger to many of you,
nor you to me. For a considera bic
time / have seen regular reports sent
in from this District to the lnterna-
tiOnal Bible Students Association. of
which / have the honor of being Pres
ident. These reports informed us of
your growing love for God and for the
Message OF Els grace set before us in
the Bible. Everything of interest that
transpires amongst you here is prompt
~ reported to us-the numbers who at
tend the meetings, the numbers of
adults Immersed and the numbers of
children cOnsecrated by their parents.
These reports in turn are published
to the Bible Students all over the
world. We want you to know of the
Christian love OF these children of God
Of various nationalities who are repre-
scented by the Committee now before
YOU We desire to know OF your spir
itlal state and Of what may be done
wisely and economically to forward
the same. Our Society is not wealthy
but the little that it possesses Is most
cheerfuNy ana economically used in
the service of the Lord and His Cause
Even some Of your faces are familiar
TO US. for Brother Devasahayam sent
us the photos of his native assistants
OF this District. No doubt he explain
ed to you his own marvellous expert
ences, MS he told them TO us: How, as
the son of a native Methodist mission
airy, he thought TO follow III his fathers
footsteps, after obtaining an education.
He came to America, and, as a result
of four years course in Methodist
College in Ohio, found himself an ag
nostic-a Higher Critic, an Evolution
ist a thorough unbeliever in the inspi-
ration of the Bible. Too honest to
preach what he no longer believed, he
abandoned missionary intentions.
Later, six Volumes of Studies in the
Scriptures" published by the lnterna-
tiOnal Bible Students Association,
brought the brother back TO the Bible
and to Il fuller and more intelligent
faith than he had ever before known
Then he had Message of good It'd
ings" for his race, and Gods provi-
dence sent him back TO you; and now
the true light, through his instrumen-
tality, has reached many of your hearts
and brought gladness through Il more
intelligent knowledge of God, through
His Word. All, dear friends, we all
know what a joyful Message OF Truth
has come to you, and we trust that you
will be faithfui in letting your light
shine before others and thus gloufy
your Father IN Heaven,
This Father of Meroies.
Two days ago on the Island of Cey-
Ion, my attention was drawn to the
tomb Of the good Bishop Heber. I'M
mediately to my mind came the words
of his well-knowu hymn
''What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft Ter Ceylon's Isle,
And every prospect peases,
And only man is vile!"
From childhood ! had sung those
words. and finally found myself on
Gsylon's Isle But my dear hearers,
: nm not $50 sure but that the deHr
bishop exaggerated u little the vile
ness Of the human types of this vi
entity. Poverty, indeed, / see on
every hand, and, if vleness be meas
uFcu Dg our great Cieatot ~ 'oCh u
wealth, then certainly you are vile In
comparison to some more wealthy.
But can we really believe that this is
the Divine standard? Shall we not
rather believe the words of Jehovah,
''AIan looketh upon the outward APP
pcarance. but God looketh upon the
hearth" q Samuel xvi ~
am not here to Batter you-not