The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-11-15

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text was, This
(GASIO4 RUSSElD) Gospel Of the
So Kingdom shall be
preached I'm all the world, for a wit.
ness unto all nations: and then shall the
End come" Matt. xiv, 14) He said -
A year ago the International Bible
Students Association sent Commit
tee of Seven to investigate missionar.
in iforeisn lands-especlaliy
In South India. where it is making spe'
cial effort. was one Of that Com
mittee, otherwise composed Of four
business men. one doctor.
and General Hall. Of the U. S. A. The
Committee made its. report to one OF
the largest Christian gatherings ever
held in New York City--in the Hip
podroYne~-ou March )31st, Its Report.
published In pamphlet form. Reached
a wide circulation amongst Christian
people. Il am authorized to offer free.
until the supply Is exhausted one copy
each to all, interested in Foreign Mis-
sions. Send postcards addressed to
II b. s. A., Brooklyn. N. ~" re-
questing copy of the Missionary Re
port. The: Committee, In preparing thlT
Report: laid bare the, facts as gently
and kindly as possible. r,.ra
Their Report, which many Christian
people gratefully Acknowledged, has
lrritated a few persons. These evi.
IDENTIFY feared that We have discredited
their.fairy tales respecting the iInnnedi
ate conversion, OF the world hy human
fundamentally and more millions OF
money We. sympathiye with these en-
thusiasts, who seem to shut their eyes
to facts while hoping against hope t.
maintain exploded theories.t One OF
these, Mr.. w? 4, Ellis. alias the RE
ligious Rambler attacks our Report
Talseiy he declares that We journeyet
on the same vessel from San Francis
co to. Shanghai. giving the impression
that we had not visited Japan at all
that We @ merely raced through tn,
codntrS, did not visit all the mission
stations, nor talk with all the mission
,aries.o .J-,....,y = .-...r 81 -.tccl
Our Report tells the facts. The Com
mittee Of Seven scattered, and sRen
six days in Japan. or n total of forty
two days of Investigation. Our. TWEEN
ty-three days spent In India would b
the equivalent Of nearly six months
investigation by one person. We Wis
tied and interrOgated the people: saw
their conditions, attended meetings
etc. u '-''f ~ ? ok -.r o
As for myself, this critic charges II
one breath that ! did not, preach TIN
sermons which appeared in the news
papers of the world: and In the mex
breath that | spent all Of my time II
preaching, and therefore had not tim
for investigation. "A discerning publ
can read between the lines of .sucl
criticism what the Bible symbOlicall.
describes as "gna shing Of teeth" Gu
Committee took the only proper cOurs
for ascertaining the facts. Every mis-
sionary' and every other person visit
ing foreign lands within five years. viii
concede that our Report is very truth
full, kind and sympathetic. -.tr
Postn,ilIenniaL Theories Versus Pre-
- "a miIlennial. b, .........e
Foreign Mission work taught by thl
Scriptures. generally is wholly differ
ent frOm that which has been attempt
ed during the past century, under TIN
Postpillennial theory-that the Churcl
Is to conquer the world for Christ ant
to bring about a thousand years reigr
OF righteousness, after which Christ
Second Advent will come. and thos,
blessed conditions Obliterated by TIN
burning up Of the world. This theory
set forth In nearly all Of our creeds
il supplemented by the theory that al
dying in ignorance Of Christ and out
side Of saintship. are passing to Al
eternity Of torture. q '''" .'.'t -
This frenzied view, misnamed Cos
pei. has been presented to the heather
with little appreciable effect. just a
in civilized lands. The whole theory
II wrong What the whole world need,
In the True Bible Message. stripped Of
all the ignorance Of the Dark Ages.
The Bible teaches the Premillennia
Coming Of Christ-that the Secont
Coming Of Jesus must take place be
fore His Kingdom is established IL
power and great glory and SataI
bound. The dead win come forth. Thu
rising Sun of Righteousness will cause
the knowledge of God to al the earth
dissolving the mists Of bigotry and
superstition and helping humanity bach
to perfection.
The text declares the preaching o.
the Gospel In this Age to be. not fol
the conversion of the world. but for ,
citness. TO call an Elect Glass from
amongst mankind 10 be the SHir