Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-04-20


tary of the Com
mittee. announced that the Report had
been submitted to the Association and
was in the printers hands. to appear
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 a
Summary, which he read. Some of its
salient points are
Outstanding endeavors seem pretty
generally to have ceased! Present mis-
sionary endeavors are almost exclusive
ly along the line of secular education
and medical aid.
There is less need of Academic and
Collegiate educa ton. such as the mis-
sionaries forward. than for Common
Schooling.
The Orientals are often perplexed at
the Missionary competition and opposi-
ton between Christian denominations
Orientals are not neathen-savages. but
their educated classes include splendid
specimens of noble manhood. 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 S3O.OOO.O00. or the
principal multiplied thousand times.
would accomplish little except along
the lines of secular notwithstanding
as respects the worlds conversion
Pastor RusseII's HipPodrome Addre
Iert: As; Ut Ne ana IcW gre Thee
zhe heather for an mherHdHce. and the
.s4ttcrmOsf parts of The edrth'-Ps. viii. =.
This text has been before the Pas
tors mind continually during his
worlds tour.
III 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
chanGeabIy. and applies these terms to
all except the Jewish nation ard the
Christian Church The reason for this
is that only Israel spiritual and Israel
natural have thus far entered into Gov
enant relationship with God
The Pastors second qTeStion 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 Is Christian CiviIiza-
ton Blessing the WorId7
He considered ii beyond question
that Il blessing had come to the world
through the teachings of Jesus and the
Apostles-to all who accept the Gospel
1nosSaSre in frl1rI1 SiDf-aritv These
enjoy intelligently peace of God such
as others cannot know
But aside from these fooJstep fol-
lowers of Jesus. the Pastor queried
whether the remainder of mankind I'M
der Christian civilization were happier
than those under heather religions.
such as Buddhism What he had seen
of India. China and Japan led him to
believe that the 70O.0OO.OOO of these
lands are more contented. more happy
than are the peoples OF Europe and
America. even though they possess lit
tie of the wealth of the world
What Is the Reason For This7
Pastor Russelrs answer is. 1t is be-
cause the teachings of Jesus and the
Apostles, in line with the teachings of
Moses and the Prophets. the teaching
of human equality. begets a love of
liberty and a contention for 1t. They
get enough from Christ's teachings to
arouse and awaken Them. but not
enough to sanctify them This was
the intimation of the Great Teacher,
Think not that L am come to send
peace upon the. earth. | tell you. Nay,
lbut a sword. Matthew Y. 81
81 Will Give Thee the Heathen."
At the beginning of this Age our Re
tdeemer prayed for the Church. say
ling. Il pray not for the world 6he
Iheathenl. but for those whom Thou
hast given Me. that they may all be
Zone" 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 Jesus
will pray for the world. as intima ted
in our text. and then the world will be
given to Him. Since the sacrifice of
Himself eighteen centuries ago. He has
been gathering His Church. His Bride.
to be His joint-heir in the Kingdom.
which, according to Bible prophecy.
will soon be established for the bless
ing of the world--Acts Iii. 1921