Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-02-24

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RASlQR RUSStlll Of their invesHga-
tlon. This Ia their
third week In Indin and they have al
ready travelled nearly two thousand
miles. They are keenly interested in
the heathen and In the Bible, but they
decline to give In advance any hint
OF what their report viii be as respects
the missionaries and their work.
Pastor Russell, Chairman OF the
Committee, preached twice today to
largo and attentive audiences IN our
finest Auditorium. One Of his ad'
dresses, from Jeremiah TX, %, "a, we
report. He said;-
Your "Clty OF Palaces greatly i'm
presses me, as doubtless it does all who
visit Il. But as look &C It's splendor
am reminded Of that portion OF my
text which declares, "I.et him that
glorieth glory In this, that he under
standeth and knoweth bic, that / am
the Lord, which exercIseth loving-klnd'
ness, Judgment and righteousness In
the earth" Wherever we 20 we per-
celye that man, by virtue Of his crea.
tlon, n worshiper The organs OF
reverence and spirituality although
only partially developed and much
shattered by Ignorance ana superstl-
ton, are to be found in every man and
their position is the very highest In
his organism. My journey TO this city
has Impressed this thought deeply
stopped en- route at Juggernaut; the
very name called up the stories Of my
childhood which 10 greatly aroused my
tymnaihles for the poor heather. Mis-
slonhy reports told OF how In igno.
rance the natives would throw them
selves before The rreat Car Of Jugger.
naut, feeling Il an honor to thus sacrl-
ice their llycs TO false god. And
now, here / am on the Ganges River
Of which IN childhood heard 80 much
that thrilled my heart with sympathy
how mothers threw their babes into
tho Gangcs, not beeause they had no
sympathy with their offspring, but be-
cause they desired to sacrifice TO and
propliiato ihor gods. Now that am
here DO thank God that, although tho
heathcn have not been converted TO a
true knowledge Of the great Jehovah,
thoy have nevertheless, como under
the strong hand OF tho British govern
ment, which, whatever lts defects,
seeks al least TO protect its subjects
from the extremes OF their own igno.
rance aud superstition.
The peairs Of All Nations.
While Il ls true that the worst form
OF government imaginable Il preferable
10 anarchy. and whllo Il " also true
that the British Government Is
amongst the most iust IN tho world,
nevertheless, no government that fallen
man has ever made or can make can
ever satlafy tho ideals OF the more In
telligent Hence for centuries the hea-
then world has dreamed Of Golden
Ago 10 como and Bible Students have
relolcod IN tho Divine promise that tho
Mcaalanlc Kingdom will follow our
prcacnt arrangement aud that Il win be
proved 10 ho "thc desire OF all natlona.'
Oh since We perceive the ignorance
and superalltlon Of heathendom, our
hearts cry ont FOR the promised reign
OF Messiah and fhe blessing that then
win accrue "a mnnklnd The very best
that wa have yot attained, IN the most
civilized lands, comes far short Of tho
Divine promise OF the conditions 20
prevail as a result OF Mosslah's rule
Then an ignorance, an superstition,
all sin, all sorrow ull palm, all death
shall 10 abolished and nnaly, with
the wlllfully Wicked destroyed IN the
second Death the time win have
como when Gods win shall be done
on earth as gully, aa completely, as Il
n now done ~ heaven, When "eyevy
knee ahall bow aud every tongue con-
fesag 10 tho glory Of God, when ',he
knowledge 0f tho glory Of the Lord
shall il tho whole earth as the wa.
tiers cover the grcni dcepH when mo
mau win need say TO hls nclghbor,
know thou the lord, Tor an shall
know Him from tho least Of them 10
the greatest ct them'~il "a for that
s.-s.c... s-..-ss..c...- .sis'','- 'i,s vvrr nvHvrr5, tiHt
we should all be hoping longlng,
praying ana striving to pepac our
selves.
snow We Know IN Part"
salnt Paul wrote, "NOw We know IN
part. but then we shall know even as
also we are known.' q Corinthians
ain, ~ Alasl every true Chriatlan
must realize bow hts own knowl.
edge Of God and that OF bis forcla,
thers has 80 slightly exceeded the
knowledge of the heathen and that he