Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-04-06

l(9ASIOR RlSSElDl II. Robson. as
Secretary OF the
Committee. announced that the Report
as n whole hnd been submitted to the
Association and was In the printer :
hands. to appear in pamphlet form H.
Illustrated. II will shortly be procur
able at the small price Of Ave 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 its
more salient points. as follows
Summary Of Report.
Oriental Christians are about rs sin
cere. intelligent and earnest as the
average of church attendants in Eu
rope and America few sanity.
Christianizng endcavors seem pref
~ generally To have ceased. Present
missionary cndcavors are almost cxclu
sively along the line OF secular educa-
ton and medical aid.
There is less need of Academic and
Collegiate education. such as the mis-
sionaries forward than for Common
Schooling. The general Common School
education could best be furnished by
the government and along unsectarian
lines. after the method followed under
the United States supervision IN the
Philippine Islands. The tendency oi
the times in the Orient. as In the Occi
dent. is toward unJciicf in any religion
lkrt L., at.lsn n AL.
ant Of all religions. and are often per
picked ~ the Missionary competition.
and opposition between Christian de
nominations. They would accept Chris
iianity II IL could demonstrate its su
periority.
hut their educated classes include
splendid specimens of noble manhood.
the moral and intellectual peers Of Eu
ropeans and Americans The MASSES
~ these people are less vicious. less
rude. more kind and considerable than
are the masses of Europe and Amcri
ca. Drunkenness and outward i'm
mcdesty are almost unknown.
Many Of the churches are self.Sus
tnining and the orientals prefer 10
have them ~. as they desire nntivc
preachers. and Ia manage their own
affairs
The very suggestion NJ the worlds
conversion l. ridiculous to the peoples
Of the East including the Mission
aries. The interest on $40.
n'a.c1 ar the principal multiplied II
thousand times. would accomplish III
tie except along the lines Of secular
education nothing ms respects the
worla's conversion. Nothing short OF
THE Kingdom OF Gods dear SON can
meet the issue.
Pastor Russell's discourse follows:
Pastor Russeil's Hippodrone Address.
AK Of Ne and wW giro Thee the
hsafhrn for Thine inheritance. and The
nicrmod parts NJ me oarfh for Thy pos
scSsion. Psalm II. y
The prophetic words. addressed by
Jehovah To- his Son. the Messiah, con
tinually REQUIRED 10 my mind ~ !
mingled with and observed the peoples
~ India. china. Japan AMI the Philip
pines during our recent World Tour
Then certain questions came before my
mind. which with their answers ! VIII
place before you.
The first question was. Why do we
call these people hcaihcns They are
not barlarOuS. not savageS. not lawiess
people Indeed long centuries ago.
when our forcfathers were barbarnns,
these had much OF the civilization
which they still retain. But. ! said
We call them heather because the Bi'
bile 80 refers To them. Let us see how
and why the Bible uses this term and
what is lis significance. In Bible
usage the word rendered "hcdfhen" Is
the same rs is sometimes rendered M
fious and GcnfiIeS. For centuries II ap
piled to all peoples outside the little
nation of Israel. because that one ma
,Ion had entered into Covenant.rela
tionship with God, and had become
His people. His dominion.
All the other nations. not thus rclat'
ed TO God 10y Covenant. were styled
heather: all the outside nations were
aliens. strangers and foreigners from
the Covenants and promises made 20
Israel Aud This same term continued
To be applicable after the coming of
Jesus. Even though the Gospel favor
which wac originally offered 10 the
Jews. was later thrown open 10 cor
nelsns and IN Gentiles. or hcathens
only those 'Yan accepted its terms. AMI
came. Into Observation-Disclosures with