Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-04-06

IOmmltlee, announced tnut the report
as whole had been submitted to the
Association and was In the printers
hands, TO appear in pamphlet form H.
lustrated It VIII shortly be procur-
able at the small price Of I've cents per
copy, postpaid to any address-free to
the poor The conclusion Of the Re.
port Is in the nature Of a Summary,
which he read. We note some Of lts
more salient points, as folows;-
Summary Of Report.
Oriental Christians are about MS sin
cere, intelligent and earnest as the
average Of church nttendents In Eu.
rope and America few salntly.
Chrlstlnnlzlng endeavors seem pret-
ty generally TO have ceasedl Present
missionary endeayors are almost exclu.
slyely along the line Of secular educa.
uOn and medical aid
There ls less need OF Academic and
Colleglate education, such as the mis-
slonarles forward, than for Common
Schooling, The general Common School
education could best be furnished by
the government and along unsectarlan
lines, after the method followed under
the United States supervision in tho
Philippine lslunds. The tendency OF
the times In the orient M IN the 0ccl.
dent, is toward uaboiiof In any religion
The Orlentals are remarkably toler.
ant Of all religions, aud are often per.
picked at the Missionary competition,
aud opposition between Christian dc.
nominations. They would accept Chris.
tihnlty II II could demonstrate its su.
perlorlty,
0rlentals are not heathen.sayages,
but their educated clusses include
splendid specimens Of noble manhood,
the moral and intellectual peers OF Ecu.
ropcans and Americans The masses
OF these people are less vicious, less
rude, more kind and considerate than
are the masses OF Europe and Amerl-
ca Drunkenness and outward i'm.
modesty are almost unknown.
Many OF tho churches are selfsus.
tanning aud the orlentals prefer TO
have them 40, as they desire native
preachers, and TO manage their own
affairs.
The very suggestion Of the worlds
conversion is ridiculous TO the peoples
OF the East--iucluding the Mission.
aries, Tho interest ON $50.
100000, or the principal multiplied
thousand times, would accomplish ne.
tlo except along the lines OF secular
educauon-nothlng as respects the
worlds conversion Nothing short OF
"the Kingdom OF Gods dear Son. can
meet the issue.
Pastor Russelrs discourse follows.
Pastor RusselPs Hlppodrome Addrssa.
"ASk Of As and I iodi giro Thee mo
AeaiheB for ThiHo mh0itdacG and tho
aiiamost parts Of the Garth for TAv pos.
session, ~ Psalm II, g.
The prophetic words, addressed by
Jehovah 10 his Son, the Messiah, con.
tlnually recurred TO my mind as /
mingled with and observed the peoples
OF India, China, japan and the Philip.
pines during our recent World Tour
Then certain questions came before my
mind, which with their answers will
place before you,
The FIRST question was, Why do we
call these people hcdiheRg They are
not barharOus, not sayOgcs, not lawless
people, Indeed, long centuries ago, |
wheu our forefathers were barbarlans, |
these had much OF the civilization
which they stlll retain. Hut, said, |
we call them heathen because the Ri |
BILE 80 refers 70 them. Let us see how |
aud why the Bible uses this term ana |
what Is its significance. In Bible |
usage tho word rendered "hediAen" is
the same az Ia sometimes rendered ma.
Hons and GeaiilCs For centuries II ap.
piled 10 al peoples outside the little
nation of Israel, because that one ma.
zion had entered into Covenantrela.
tiOnshlp with God aud had become
His people, His dominion
All the other nations. not thus relat.
cd TO God BY Covenant were styled
Aeaiheni all the outside nations were
aliens, strangers aud foreigners from
the Covenants and PROMISES made to
Israel And this Same term continued
10 be applicable after the coming OF
Jesua Even though the Gospel favor
which was originally offered to tho
Jews, was later thrown open to Cor
aelius and all Gentlles, or heathens,
only those who accepted lis terms, aud !
came into Covenant relationship with