The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-05

the Committee Is
widely known in
this District His
- -, 9S coming has been
lSKa9lSk kU9otlll topic of interest
for Several weeks.
Not only are Christian natives alert to
meet him, but their heather country
men are, also, interested Mohamme-
dams have been inquring, Has Pastor
Russell any special message for us?
The arrangement is that the Pastor
shall spend a full week in this Dis
trict and be at Madras next Sunday.
lie will, of course, be speaking every
day and, although this will be done
through an interpreter, the natives are
keenly alert TO hear what they call,
Gods Lore Message Addressing large
crowd under rather unfavorable cir
cumstances. the Pastor said-
have chosen as my text ON this oc-
casion the Message of the angels at
the birth of our Redeemer-"Fear mott
Behold we bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be unto all peo-
pie" luke II, 100 ] feel that / am
not entirely stranger TO many of you,
nor You TO me. For q considerable
time | have seen regular reports sent
in from this District TO the Interna-
tional Bible Students Association, OF
which ! have the honor of being Pres
ident. These reports Informed us Of
your growing love for God and for the
Message of His grace set before us i'm
the Bible. Everything of interest that
transpires amongst you here is prompt
ly reported TO us-the numbers who at.
tend the meetings, the numbers Of.
adults immersed and the numbers Of
children consecrated by their parents.
These reports in turn are published.
TO the Bible students all over the
world. We want you to know of the
Christian love of these children of God
Of various nationalitles who are repre-
sented by the Committee now before
you. We desire TO know of your spir-
itual state and of what may he done
wisely and economically to forward
the same. Our Society is not wealthy,
but the little that it possesses is most
cheemully ana economically used in
the service OF the Lord aud His Cause.
Even some of your faces are familiar
TO us, FOR Brother Deyasahayam sent
us the photos Of his native assistants
of this District No doubt he explain
ed TO you bis own marvellous expert.
ences, as he told them to us: How. as
the son of native Methodist mission
airy, he thought to follow in his fathers
footsteps, after obtaining an education.
He came to America, and, as n result
of four years course in Methodist
College I'm Ohio, found himself an ag-
nostic--a Higher Critic. AN Evolution.
ist, thorough unbeliever in the inspi-
ration of the Bible. Too honest to
preach what he no longer believed, he
abandoned missionary intentions.
Later. six Volumes of Studies in the
Scriptures" published by the lnterna-
tional Bible Students Association,
brought the brother back TO the Bible
ana TO a fuller and more intelligent
faith than he had ever before known.
Then he had Il Message of good tid-
ings" for lis race. ana Gods proyi.
dence sent him bacl, to YOU: and now
the true Fight. through his instrumen.
tality, has reached many of your hearts
and brought gladness through a more
intelligent knowledge of God, through
His Word. Ah dear friends, we all
Know what joyful Message of Truth
has come TO you, and we trust that you
will be faithful in letting your light
shine before others and thus glorify
your Father in Heaven.
The Father Of Mereies.
Two days ago, on the Island Of Cey-
lon, my attention was drawn to the
:omb of the good Bishop Heber, I'M
medlately TO my mind came the words
of bis well-known hymn,
"What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft DER Ceylons Isle,
And every prospect pleases.
And only man is vile!"
From childhood | had sung those
words, and finally found myself on
Ceylon's Isle. But. my dear hearers,
am not so sure but that the dear.
Bishop exaggerated a little the vile
ness OF the human types of this vi
entity. Poyafty. indeed. see on
every hand, Rnd II vleness be meas
ured by our great Creator by lack Of
wealth, then certainly You are vile In
comparison TO some more wealthy
Brt can we really believe that this IS
the Divine standard? Shall we not
rather believe the words of Jehovah.
Man looketh upon the outward APP
pearance, but God looketh upon the
hcart?" q Samuel xvi. a.
| am not here TO natter you-not
here TO say that poverty is a proof OF
purity OF heart, On the contrary. it
is my duty as n minister of Christ to
declare that there is none righteous,
no, not one. But may say to you
that admitting that all men have
sinned some IN ways more peculiar
10 one nationality and some 20 an