Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-02-22

T-.---- 800 40 $crOWuS. AS IL was.
however. the Tabernacle was crowd
ed. The afternoon text was. THE tar-
vest is past. the summer Is ended, and
we are not ed."-Jeremiah viii, 20.
The Pastor seemed specially to enjoy
the semi-privacy of this meeting with
the Tabernacle congregation. AS is
generally known he is about to start
on tour of the world in company with
committee of six gentlemen of af-
fairs. Of which he is the chosen Chair
man. The committee was appointed
some months ago by the International
Bible Students Association to visit
heather lands and investigate condi-
tons there and report to the Associa-
ton and to the public their findings
along the following lines:
The Committees Instructions.
~ Are the foreign Missions being
conducted along Christian business
| lines?
(2) To what extent are the methods
used successful in reaching the hea-
then peoples and in bringing them to
Christianity?
(3) What are the teachings, what
the inducements to accept Christianity
and how enduring are the results?
~ What Is the attitude of Heathen-
dom toward the Missionaries and to-
ward Christianity and what are the
prospects for Foreign Missions becom-
ing self-sustaining?
| (6 What. If any, changes should be
made in teaching or In financial ad-
ministration to make the foreign mis-
sionary work more successful in flu.
ture? .{
(6l What hope is there for the con
version of the world in this genera
ton as proposed by the Layman's Mis-
sfonary Movement with its thirty-mil-
lion-dollar endowment?
"a To what extent do the monies
donated benefit the heather and could
any improvement along this line be
suggested?
Only tho Church Harvested.
The Pastor reminded his hearers that
he believes the Bible to teach that we
are now in the Harvest time Of this
Age. Consequently none should mis-
understand the visit to heather lands.
to imply any expectation on his part
that the heather must be converted
before this Age will end. That such
would be a human impossibility is
shown by the government statistics
the numbers Of heather having dou-
bled during the past century.
What he does expect Is that as there
are few Of Gods very elect in all
denominations Of Christendom now to.
be garnered. so also there are a few
sanity ones amongst the heather who
have accepted Christ--including some
of the missionaries. The Harvest must
cover as wide an area as did the SOW
ing of the Gospel seed
The Foolish Virgins Not Lost.
The text points out lesson Not
all who have PROGRESSED to be follow
ers of Christ will be amongst the
blessed ones of the Harvest and be
transported by the First Resurrection.
to glory. honor and immortality.
Among the Redeemer's parallels. the
Pastor said. is one which pictures the
consecrated saints of God In this har-
vest time as virgins But some were
wise and some foolish-aIl virgins.
| however The masses OF mankind.
yea, the masses of Christendom, are
omitted from this paraboiic picture.
Only the virgin class is dealt with at
all. and II is divided into two parts
Only the wise. the faithful, more than
conguerors, will have the honor Of
entering into the wedding with the
bridegroom and becoming ..the Bride.
the Lambs wife, Then the door viii
be shut No more will ever enter that,
door; No more. will ever be added TO
the Bride company the number of the
Elect will have been completed
| Later on the foolish virgins pass
through tribulation and obtain the oil.
and the light which they should have
had before But It VIII then be too
late to be Of the Bride company They.
VIII knock saying. Lord. Lord open
unto us; but the Bridegroom will de-
clare, do not recognize you as mem.
bars of Ny Bride
The Scriptures show MS elsewhere
thai these foolish virgins i passing
through q great time of tribulation.s
will be called III The marriage supper
of the Lamb and be presented befare
the great King as the virgins. The
Brides nii,anions and s,lbardlnata
|shelpers: Psalm ylv. 1915.
One lesson. said the Pastor, is tllat
III Is NOT su aicient that We s,i Il dr.. /
Lord; hat We publicly proelasu q "a
Selves Christians nor Ia u,
that re b., rarr rcd IN gsSod
Obediene.e t0 the Ward II MS SIS