Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-04-11

A crowded, Prof, b,
ll2AsI9R RUssELLl Il. Robson. secre
T175--- tary of the Com
mittee, announced that the Report had
been submitted to the Association and
was In the printers hands, to appear
4 In pamphlet form illustrated at the
small price Of FIVE cents per copy, post
paid-free to the poor. The conclusion
OF the Report is in the nature Of q
Summary, which he read. Some Of its
salient points are
Christianizing endeayors seem pretty
generally to have ceased! Present mis-,
sionary endeayors are almost exclusive
~ along the line of secular education
and medical aid.
There Is less need Of Academic and
Collegiate education. such as the mis-
sionaries forward. than for Common
Schooling.
| The OrientaIs are often perplexed at
the Missionary competition and opposi-
ton between Christian denominations
Orientals are not heathen-savages, but
| their educated classes include splendid
specimens Of noble ma nhood, the NOR
al and intellectual peers of Europeans
| and Americans.
The very suggestion Of the worlds
conversion is ridiculous to the peoples
Of the East-including the Missionaries
The interest on $50, 600. 900, or the
principal multiplied thousand times,
would accomplish little except along
the lines Of secular education nothing
as respects the worlds conversion.
Pastor RusselI's Hippodroms Address
|3s TeIt:: Ash of Me and I 5,oill give Thee
the hedthcn for an Inheritance, and the
attcrmost parts OF the earth"-Ps. viii, Z.
This text has been before the Pas
tors mind continually during his
worlds tour. 3s5
~ Why call the people of India. Chi
ma and Japan heathens, since they are
not barbarians but civilized? We fol-
low the Bible. which uses the word
heather, Gentiles and nations inter.
changeably, and applies these terms to
all except the Jewish nation and the
Christian Church. The reason for this
Is that only Israel spiritual and Israel
natural have thus far entered into COW.
enant relationship with God.
The Pastors second question was, To
what extent is our Western civilization
superior to that of the East?
He admitted that much could be said
on both sides; that in some respects
each had superiority over the other.
Now, however, the people of the East
are tacitly admitting the superiority OF
the West by gradually adopting our
standards for schools, government, etc
The Pastors third question was
To What Extent lie Christian civiliza-
tion Blessing the WorId7 u,
He considered it beyond question
that q blessing had come to the world
through the teachings Of Jesus and the
Apostles to all who accept the Gospel
message in truth and sincerity. These
enjoy intelligently Il peace Of God such
as others cannot know
y But aside from these footstep fol.
lowers Of Jesus. the Pastor queried
whether tue remainder of mankind un-
der Christian civilization were happier
than those under heat Ken religions,
such as buddhism. What he had seen
of India, China aud Japan led him to
believe that the 700 900. 900 Of these
lands are more contented, more happy
than are the peoples of Europe and
America, even though they possess lit &
Gle of the wealth of the world.
What Is the Reason For This2
Pastor Russell's answer is. 1t is be-
cause the teac hings Of Jesus and the
Apostles, In line with the teachings OF
Moses and the Prophets. the teaching
Of human equality. begets love Of y
liberty and d contention for Ii They
get enough from Christ's teachings TO h
arouse and awaken them. but not
enough to sancrify them This was
the intimation of the Great Teacher,
Think not that / am come to send
peace upon the earth:I tell you. Nay.
but a sword 4" Matthew ii 3d. 81
= Win Give Thes the Heathsn."
AT the beginning 81 this Age our. Re
deemcr prayed for the Church, say
ing. pray not for the world tthe
heathenl. but for those whom Thou
hast given Me. that they may all be 4
one. 1t has required this entire Age
to find this elect company, and they
will be made one by the glorious
change Of the First Resurrection.
Then will come the time when . esus
will pray for the world. as intimafed
In our text, and then the world will be \