Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-11-27

@sI0R RQssHV Ing has been
topic OF interes
Tor several weeks. Not only are Chris
tihn natives alert to meet him. but thei
heHthen countrymen are also interest
ed. Mohummedans have l,ecn innuif
ing. Has Pastor Russell any specia
message for us? The arrangement i
that the Pastor shall spend a full! weel
In his District ard be at Madras mex
Sunday. In his address the Pastor sa i'd
! have chosen as my text on this oc
caSi0n the Message of the angels n
the birth of our Redecmcr-"Fear not
Behold. we bring you good tidings o
great JOY, which shall be unto all PEG
pie" duke II. l0J | feel that an
not entirely n stranger to many O
you, nor You to me. For a consider
able time have seen regular report.
sent in from this District to the Inter
national Rible Students Assn, of which
! have the honor Of being President.
These REPORTS in Iurn are published
to the Bible Students all over the
world. We want YOU to know IF the
Christian love Of these children or God
or rari0uS n%ntionalities who are REPRE-
scented by the Committee before YOU.
The Father of Mercies.
Two days ngo on the Island of Cey-
Ion. my attention was drawn to tin,
tomb OF the good Bishop Heher. In,
mediately to my mind came his words.
What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft Ger Ceylon'. 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 | am not So sure
but that the dear Bishop exaggerated
a little the vileness OF the human
types Of this vicinity. Poverty, in
deed. l see on every hand, and, II
vileness be measured by our great
Creator by lack of wealth. then GER
tainly you are vile In comparison to
some more wealthy. But can we real
~ believe that this Is the Divine
standard? Shall we not rather be
iieve the words of Jehovah, Man
iooketh upon the outward appearance
but God looketh upon the heart?
am not here to flatter you-to say
that poverty Is n proof OF purity of
heart. On the contrary, it is NV duty
as a minister Of Christ to declare that
there is none righteous, no, not one.
But l may say TO you that, admitting
that all men nave slnned-some in
ways more peculiar TO one nationait-
ty II some to another-it is ours 10
point out the need of an Atonement
for sin and the fact that "the blood
sacrifice, cot Jesus Christ our Lord,
cleanseth us from all sin"-"Neither Is
there salvation in any other"
Now Look at Our Text.
Note its terms of a blessing intended
OF God for every creature. Two
thousand years before the angels ut
tered those words God gave the same
Message OF hope and joy to Father
Abraham. Let those Of this audience
who are Mohammedans, as well as
call to mind the promise to
which ] refer It was the promise
with the oath. God. f%oreknowing
that the fulfilment of the promise
would he long delayed. made oath to
1t. so that all who trust in Him might
have the consolation of that promise.
what Is the promise? God said
to Abraham. I'm thy Seed shall all the
families of the earth be blessed"
The Divine Purpose looked down to
Messiah and saw in Him the real Seed
of Abraham through whom eventually
Divine Power VIII be exercised and Df
vine Grace be shed abroad amongst
men. However. according to the Scrip
lures. the Messiah. the Deliyerer. Is
composite composed Of numerous
Each one of these members
must be tested and proven in respect
to his loyalty to God and to the princi
Piles of righteousness before he q at
tain to his glorious reward Of the dt
vine nature.
But mark you well-the selection of
this special class does n involve the
"non-elect" in eternal torment nor in
any eternal disaster. On the contrary,
the gathering OF the select should be
regarded ns an assurance on Gods part
OF the fnid1uient Of His larger prom
ise. that through these sanity ones.
great blessings are TO be showered
upon Abrn hams natural seed. yen. and
npon all the families OF the earth.
The blessing Of the world Will be
Restitution. (Acts III. 1921 II. az the
Erolutionists tell rs. the Bible theory
kA-A k-n $500 ~ ~
Is wrong and he ID really the offspring
OF nm ape. then Restitution would be
the worst thing that could possibly
rome 10 mankind. But the Bible il
quite right: namely. that man was ere
ated perfect and upright-in the Image
and likeness OF God. and that restitu-
tion will be the worlds blessing.