The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-02-09

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tlRASl0R RuSS6lIJI 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 inquirtng. Has Pastor
Russell any special message for us?
The arrangement is that the Pastor
shall spend 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 cali,
Gods Lore Message. Addressing large
crowd under rather uufavorable cir
cumstances. the Pastor said F..
L have chosen as my text on this oc-
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" luke ii, 10} =, ] feel. that I am
not entirely stranger to many OF you,
nor you to me. For considerable
time have seen regular reports sent
in from this District to the Interna-
tional Bible Students Association. OF
which l have the honor Of being Pres.
ident, These reports informed us Of
your growing love for God and for the
Message OF His 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 coDsecrated 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. nationslities who are repre-
scented by. the. Committee now before
you. We desire, to know. OF yoslr spir,
itual state and Of what may be done
wisely and economically tn forward
the same Our Society Is not wealthy,
but the little that 1t possesses Is most
cheerfullyi aud economically used i'll
the service Of the Lord aud His Cause.
Even some of your faces are familiar
to Us, FOR Brother .Desas allayam sent
us the photos Of his. native assistants
of this, District No doubt he explain
ed to Won his own marvellous expert
ences. as he told them to US: How. as
the son of n native Methodist mission
airy, be thought to follow in his father \
footsteps. after obtaining an education.
He came to America, and. as q result
Of four years course in Il Methodist
College in Ohio, found himself an ag-
nostic-a Higher Critic. an Evolution
ist, 4 thorough uubelieyer in the inspi-
ration of the bible. Too honest to
preach what he no longer believed, be
abandoned missionary intentions.
Later, six Volumes Of STUDIES in the
Scriptures published by the Interna-
tional Bible Students Association,
brought the brother back to the Bible
and to a fuller and more intelligent
faith than he bad 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 instrument
tality. has reached many Of your hearts
and brought gladness through more
Intelligent knowledge of God. through,
His Word An dear friends We nj,
knrw wbat q joyful Message Of Trut,
has come TO Won and wc trnst that yor
vii, no paitbfn, in lstting yorr Iipbt
shine before pthors and tbns g,orifv
vour Rather IN Heaven
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