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

MOI only are SHF1Stlan natives alert TO
meet him, but their heather country
men are, also. interested. Mohamme-
dams have been inquiring. 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 .caH,
Gods Lore Message. Addressing large
crowd under rather unfavorable cir
cumstances. the Pastor said T..
L have chosen as my text on this oe-
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-
Pile" luke Ii. 103 J., ] 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 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, nationalities who are repre-
scented by. the. Committee now before
you. We desire to know, OF yolr spir,
itusl 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
cheerfully aud economically used i'll
the service. Of the Lord aud His Cause.
Even some of your faces are familiar
to US, for Brother Desasallayam 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 a native Methodist mission
airy, be thought to follow in his fathers
footsteps. after obtaining an education.
He came to America. and. as Il result
Of four years course in Il Methodist
College in Ohio. found himself an ag-
nostic-a Higher Critic. an Evolution
list, thorough uubeliever 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 fuller and more intelligent
faith than he bad ever before known.
Then he had a Message of coed 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. Ali. dear friends. we all
know, what a joyful Message of Truth
has come to you. and we trust that you
will be faithful in letting your light
shine before others and thus glorify
your Father In Heaven. -. - -.
The Fathsr5 Of Msreiss. -.
Two days ago. on the Island OF Cey:
Ion. my attention was drawn to the
tomb Of the good Bishop Heber. Iln-
nediately to my mind came the words
OF bis weii-known hymn,
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft DER Csylon's Isle.
~ And every prospect plsases.
! And only man 10 yiieI.' :;
From childhood had sung those
words, and finally found, myself OF
Ceylon's Isle: But, my dear hearers,
i, am not 50 sure. but that the dear
Bishop exaggerated. q, little the vile
ness Of the human types Of this Vi
cinity. Poverty, indeed. I see on
every hand. and, II yiieness be meas
ured by our great Creator by lack OF
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.
Man looketb upon the outward ap.
pearance, but God looketh upon the
heart?" u Samuel xYL ~
am not here to latter you-not
here to say that poverty is a proof Of
purity of.hsart. On the contrary. 1t