Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-11

| (ss$SssssA SgsS@sssal text was, This
((1ASI0R RVS5EiLJ Gospel of the
- Kingdom shall he
preached in all the world. for Wit
ness unto all nations; and then shall the
End come" Matt. xiv. ID He said
A year ago the International Bible
| Students Association sent Commit
tee of Seven to investigate missionary
PROSPECTS in foreign lands-eSpeciaily
| In South India. where it is making Spe-
| cfal effort. I was one of TINT Com
| mittee, otherwise composed of fcIr
/ successful business men, one doctor.
/ and General Hall. of the Z. s. y. Tie
| Committee made its report to one OF
i the largest Christian gatherings ever
| held In New York City-in the HID
/ podrome-on March 31st. It's Report,
i published In pamphlet form, reached
| a,wide circulation amongst Christian
/ peonle. I am authorized to offer free.
/ Until the supply is exhausted one cory
/ each to all interested in Foreign Mis-
4 sions. Send postcards addressed 10
i If B. S. A.. Brooklyn. y. " re-
/ dnesting q copy of the Missionary l'e-
l. port. The Committee. in preparing tbs
/ Report laid bare the facts as gen. Is
i and kindly as possible.
i d1iheir Report. which many Christian
|! peeple gratefully acknowledged, has
| irritated Il few persons These CT
! IDENTITY feared that VIC have discredItad
their fairy tales respecting the immc j.
ate conversion of the world by hun%n
instrumentality and more millions Of
money. We sympathize with these ell
| thusiasts. who seem TO shut their eJ;.eS
TO facts. while hoping against hope 10
maintain exploded theories. One OF
these Mr.. w. T. Ellis. alias the TIE
| licions Rambler" attacks our Report.
Falsely he declares that we journeTcd
on the same vessel from San Francs
| CO to Shanghai, giving the impression
that we had rot visited Japan at al;
| that we merely raced through iEe
country, did not visit all the mission
| stations, nor talk with Ill the mission
aries.
Our Report tells the facts. The Con-
mittce of Seven scattered. ard SpcAt
six days in Japan. or Il total OF forty
two days Of Investigation. Our tw"n'
ty-thrcc days spent in india would DC
| the eutlivaent of nearly six months
| investigation by one person. We F:S
tied ard Intercepted the people. s.T
their conditions. attended mcctin.S
| etc.
AS for myself, this critic charges III
| one breath that did not preach Tie
sermons which appeared in the news
! papcrs of the world: and in the next
breath that spent MI o? my time IL
| preaching. and therefore had not ti::ir
| for Investigation. y discerning pubic
| can read between the lines of 81 J
| criticism what the BihIc symbolica.;.,
describes rs "gnaShinG Of teeth" Cl'
! Committee took the only proper cot::a
for 3Sccrtainin@ ihe facts. Every MS
sionary and every othc" person visit
| ing foreign lands within five years. Wi!
conccde that our Report is very tru:A
full. kind and sympathetic.
| PostriIIenniaI Theories Versus Pre-
miiIcnn;sl.
| Foreign Mission work taught by The
| Scriptures generally is wholly differ
emf from that which las been atteEi.'t
ed during tie past century. under iIr
Postmillcnnial theory--that the Church
is to conquer the world for Christ md
70 bring about Il thousand years rc;-I
| of Righteousness. after which Chris. :
! Second Advent will come. and th;Ir
blessed conditions oblitcrated by ;m
burning up Of the world. This theo.y
| set forth in nearly all of or crecdS
e. supplemented by the theory that ii
! living in ignorance Of Christ and OIL
! side of saintship. are passing TO 81
.iernity Of torture.
This frenzicd view, msnamed G's
| rel, has been presented 10 the heath.Fr
yTifh little appreciable effect, just IS
II civilized lands. The whole thcry
Il wrong. What the whole world nee Is
& tho True Bible Message. stripped 81
! I'll the ignorance Of the Dark Ages
The Bible teaches the premilenn;ai
| Coming of Clrist-that the Sccc:d
| Coming of Jesus must take place !a
| fore His Kingdom is established IN
1over and great glory and Satan
hound. The dead will come forth. Tie
| rising Sun OF Righteousness will Cause
+f,e knowledge OF God to fill the ear.h
a;esolring the mists Of bigotry AK;
su,:erstition and helping humanity b:c,
| T. perfection.
1lhe text declares the preaching o;
! tie Gospel in this Age 10 be. not -;
! fra conversion Of tie world. but for :
j fitness. 70 call III Elect Glass fr1sE-
amongst mankind to he the Snirit!m
! s.74 nf Abraham. Galatians iii, 2s.J