The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-09

/ l1A2IlIS kg22L4llJ TOPIC OF interest,"
for several weeks
Not only are Christian natives aIert to
meet him, but their heather country
men are. also, interested. MoIlamme.
dams have been inqulrlng. Has Pastor
Russell any special message for us:
The arrangement is that the Pastor
shall spend Il full week in this Dis.
trict and lie ut Madras next Sunday.
lie will. OF course. be speaking every
day and, although this will be done
through an interpreter, the natives nfe
keenly alert to hear what they call,
Coils Lore Message. Addressing IL large
crowd under rather mfayorabIc cir
cumstnnceS. the Pastor said:-
have chosen as my text on this &C.
casion the Message of the angels at
the birth of our Redeetner-"Fear not!
Behold. we bring you good tidings Of
great joy. which shall be unto all peo-
pie" luke Ii. 1OJ feel that am
not entirely stranger to many of you,
nor you to me. For considerable
time have seen regular reports sent
in from this District 10 the InternH-
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 fIts grace set before US in
the Bible Everything Of interest that
tranSpires amongst you here is prompt
lS reported to us-the numbers WHO at
tend the meetings, the numbers Of
adults immersed and the numbers Of
children conSecmted by their parents.
These reports in turn are published
to the Bible Students ali over the
world. we want you to know OF the
Christian love OF these children Of God
of various nationalities who are repre-
secuted by the Committee now before
you. We desire to know OF your Spir-
itlull state and OF what may be done
wisely and economically TO, forward
A.. the same. Our Society is not wealthy.
but the little that 1t possesses is most
cheerfully and economically used in
the service of the Lord and His Cause
Even some of yOur faces are familiar
to us. for Brother DevaSilllayam sent
us the photos of his native assistants
of this District. No doubt he explain
cd to you his own marvellous expert
ences, as he told them TO us: How. as
the son of a native Methodist missions
AIRY, he thought to follow in his fathers
footsteps. after obtaining an education.
He came to America. and, as Il result
Of a four years course In Il Methodist |
College in Ohio, found himself an az.
mOstlc-a Higher Critic, an Evolution
list. Il 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 IntcrlIa-
tionaI Bible students Association,
brought the brother buck to the Bible
and to II fuller and more intelligent
faith than lie had ever before known.
Then lie had Message &c ''gnod It'd
ings" for his race. and Gods provi-
denre sent him back TO you: and NOW
the true light, through his instrumcu
tally. has reached many of your hearts
aud brought glndncSS through Il more
knowledge of Go'l, through
His Word. Al, dear friends, we al!
know what joyful Message of Truth
has come to you, and we trust that you
will be faithful IN letting your light
shine before others anu thus glorify
Your Father In Heaven.
The Father of Mereies.
Two days ago. on the Island Of Cey.
Ion, my attention was drawn to the
tomb of the good Bishop Heller. In
mcdiatply to my mind came the words
OF his well-known hymn,
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft Ger Ceylon's Isle,
And every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile!'
From childhood | had sung those
aud finally found myself on
Ceylon's Isle But, my dear hearers,
| am not 50 sure but that the dear
Bishop exaggerated little the vile
ness of the human types of this ri-
Unity. Poverty, indeed, see on
very hand. aud If vIlrness lie meas
lrcd by our grent Creator by lack of
wealth. then certainly you are vile in
to some more wealthy.
But can we really believe that this is
he Divine standard? Shall we moi
'athpr believe the words OF Jehovah.
Man looketh upon the outward APP
,caranre. hut God looketh upon the
inart:" q Samuel xvi. ~
am not here to fiNtter you-nOt
ere To say that poverty is a proof OF
'urlty of heart. On the contrary, 1t