Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-12

D
Iney explained that as much as they
appreciated the intelligence of the
white man and his Christian religion.
they could not receive 1t because it pic
tured a God so terrible and so unjust
as to be repugnant to their minds.
Why, said they, our gods, and our
religion, teach us to be kind, even to
the dumb brutes, and to cause them no
unnecessary pain. How, then, could
we worship the God Of the mission
aries? They tell us that He has con-
signed our forefathers from the remot-
est generation to everlasting torture
because they did not believe In Jesus,
whose name is the only name by
which any can be saved. We cannot
believe In so unjust God. The slight
est degree of justice would have obli-
gated Him to send our forefathers the
Message in no uncertain terms.
felt it obligatory to apologize, not
only for myself, but for all Christen-
dom. We said, We Christians have
erred. We neglected our Bible, and
thus brought on the Dark Ages. Since
then we have been trying to get near
er to the light as the days 60 by, and
some Of us have made little more
progress than others. am preaching
the God Of the Bible, the God of all
grace, the Father of mercies," whose
name is Love.
We said, Certain parallels and SYM
bOlic phrases have been misunderstood,
misapplled, mistranslated; and thus,
while we had the best of intentions,
the great Adversary, Satan, has kept
Christendom considerably In the dark,
and has led US to picture in our creeds
a God who is fierce, unjust, unloving,
unwise, and who is using His Power
contrary to every principle of right
eousness. Now the dawn of the New
Age is about upon us. The thousand
years Of Christ's Reign is shortly to
begin. God is getting ready for 1t by
sending blessings Of every kind.
We said, further, We are In the Day
Of the Lords preparation, and His
faithful people are finding a better
light shining on the Bible, and are
gradually coming to a better under
standing of 1t. Cling to the Bible! We
are endeavoring to arrange so that your
selves and all people who are hunger
ing for a God Of Righteousness, JUS
tice, Wisdom and Love may get a
view Of what the Bible really teaches.
Missionaries Oppose the Truth.
l am sorry to say that although the
missionaries are free to confess that
the conversion of the world is an abb
surd proposition, they are not ready for
the Bible teaching on the subject Al
though they know there are twice as
many heather today as there were one
century ago. they are bound, fettered
by their creeds. True, they are seek
ing federation, cooperation; but the
cooperation includes only those who
are cOlaboring to get the heather to
cast away his craven and molten i'm
ages, and to take instead a written
creed image that is worse. OF course,
few Of the missionaries believe in these
creed idols themselves; but they were
sent to foreign lands to put these fet-
ters upon the poor heathens, and they
are not at liberty to do otherwise.
One would think that even then they
would rejoice to have somebody else
proclaim the Message Of God Of Love,
and one chance Of salvation to every
member of Adams race. But they do
not; they oppose our teachings at every
step. We cannot read their hearts; we
must therefore imagine some Of them
are still fettered by the ignorance and
superstition Of the Dark Ages and are
thoroughly conscientious in their en-
deavOr to put these fetters on others.
Others, we must assume, feel their
responsibility in respect to the reports
they will make to the home Boards OF
Foreign Missions. Their reports in the
past have been colored to the very lin
it to show progress and to encourage
contributions to the missionary funds.
The very thought brings terror, that
any Of their followers would get more
light. more knowledge Of God, and
thus cease to he counted in as worship
ers at the shrine of the creed idol.
Apparently for the past few years
missionary activity has been chiefly
with the native children. Apparently
very little religious information Is be
ing impaired If only the missionaries
had read the Bible to the people, many
more in heather lands would know
about Messlah's Kingdom and appreci
ate the import of the prayer, "Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done OF
earth. as 1t is done in Heaven"
Good Tidings to Every Nation.
NV visit to foreign lands was not
pleasure jaunt, but strictly in the In
terest of the true Gospel, Of which the
angels sang-"Good tidlngs Of great
ioy. which shall be unto all people
had heard reports which led me t
believe that there were sincere peopl'
in heathendom who were feeling aftel
the true God. If haply they might fine
Him. believe that God wishes us t.
carry the Message to these. | have fal
greater interest in such, whether a.
home or abroad. than in the vast ma
jority Of people, who are utterly care
= less. utterly Indifferent utterly faith
less. and who do not wish to find Got
or to know Him.
Chrlst's Millennial Kingdom vii