The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1912-11-22

ANihShphA ~
preached In all the world, for wit
ness unto all nations; and then shall the
End come" Matt. xiv, ~ He said
A year ago the International Bible
Students Association sent Il Commit
tee Of Seven to investigate missionary
prospects In foreign lands especially
In South India, where 1t is making spe
clal effort | was one Of that Com,
mittee, otherwise composed VI four
successful 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
pOdrOme- on March 3lst. Its Report,
published In pamphlet form, reached
wide circulation amongst Christian
people | am authorized to offer free.
until the supply Is exhausted, one copy
each to all interested In Foreign Mis-
siOns. Send postcards addressed to
~ B. 8. A., Brooklyn, n Y" re
questing copy OF the Missionary Re
port. The Committee, in preparing this
Report. laid bare the facts as gently
and kindly AS possible.
Their Report, which many Christian
people gratefully acknowledged, has
lrritated few persons These evi
IDENTIFY feared that we have discredited
their fairy tales respecting the immedi
ate conversion OF the world by human
fundamentally and more millions Of
money. We sympathlze with these en-.
thuslasts, who seem to shut their eyes
to facts, while hoping against hope to
maintain exploded theories. One Of
these, Mr.. W. r. Ellis, alias the Re
llgiOus Rambler" attacks our Report.
Falsely he declares that we jOurneyed
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 the
country, did not visit all the mission
stations, nor talk with all the mission
aries.
Our Report tells the facts The Com
mittee OF Seven scattered, and spent
six days In Japan, or total of forty
two days of investigation. Our TWEEN
ty-three days spent in India would be
the equivalent Of nearly six months
investigation by one person. We Wis
tied and interrOgated the people, saw
their conditions, attended meetings,
etc.
As for myself, this critic charges In
one breath that | did not preach the
sermons which appeared In the news
papers Of the world; and In the next
breath that spent all Of my time In
preaching, and therefore had not time
for investigation. A discerning public |
can read between the lines Of such |
what the Bible symbOllcally !
describes as "gnashlng Of teeth" OuD
Committee took the only proper course
FOR ascertaining the facts. Every mis-.
siOnary and every other person visit
Ing foreign lands within Ave years, will |
cOncede that our Report Is very truth |
full, kind and sympathetic,
PostnnilIsnniai Theories Versus Pre-.
n,illsnnial.
Foreign Mission work taught by the
Scriptures generally Is wholly differ.
mt from that which has been attempt |
I'd during the past century. under the
pOstmllennial theory-that the Church |
g to conquer the world for Christ and
20 bring about thousand years reign
If righteousness, after which Christ's
Second Advent will come. and those
blessed conditions obllterated by the
burning mp Of the world This theory.
Jet forth In nearly all Of our creeds.
8 supplemented by the theory that all
lying In ignorance Of Christ and out
Iide Of saintshlp. are passing to an
,ternity OF torture.
This frenZied view, mlsnamed Cos
Del. has been presented to the heather
With little appreciabe effect, just as
n civilized lands. The whole theory
5 wrong What the whole world needs
8 the True Bible Message stripped Of
III the ignorance OF the Dark Ages.
The Bible teaches the Premillennial
joining OF Christ-that the Second
joining Of Jesus must take place be
ore His Kingdom Is established In
lower and great glory and Satan
,ound. The dead will come forth The
iSlng sun OF Righteousness will cause
he knowledge Of God to I'll the earth.
lissolylng the mlsts Of bigotry and
upersttion and helping humanity back
o perfection.
The text declares the preaching Of
he Gospel In this Age to be, not for
he conversion Of the world, but for
YifnesS, to call an Elect Glass from
mougst mankind to be the Spiritual
ICED Of Abraham. Galatians Ill, 2S.J