The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-07-10


l could not stag longer assuring me OF
audiences OF the higher caste natives.
They explained that as puch as they
appreciated, the, intelligence OF the.
white man and his Chyistsan religion,
they could not receive 1t because II pic
tured a God SO terrible and so unjust
as to be repugnant 10 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 obii-.
gated Him to send our forefathers the
Message In no uncertain terms.
/ felt 1t 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 rs the days so by. and
some OF us have made little more
progress than Others. 1 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
bofic phrases have been misunderstood.
mjsapplied. mistranslated: and thus.
while we had the best OF intentions.
the great Adversary. Satan. hus kept
Christendom considerably In the dark.
and has led Us to picture In our creeds
II God who Is fierce. adjust. unloving,
unwise. and who Is using His Power
contrary to every principle Of right
eousncss. Now the dawn OF the New
Age Is about upon us. The thousand
years OF Christs Reign Is shortly to
begin. God is getting ready for 1t by
sending blessings Of every kind.
We said. further. We are iu the Day
OF the Lords preparation. and His
faithful people are finding a better
light shining on the Bible. and are
gradually coming TO better under.
standing OF 1t, Cling to the Bible! We
IRE endeayOring to arrange so that your
selves and all people who are hunger;
Ing for God Of Righteousness. Jus.
tee Wisdom and Love may get a
view OF what the>Bible really teaches.
Missionaries Oppose the Truth.
am sorry to say that although the
missionaries are free TO confess that
the conversion OF the world Is an alb.
surd proposition. they are not ready for
the Bible teaching on the subject. Al.
though they know there IRE twice us
many heather today as there were one
4 century ago. they are bound, fettered
by their crceds. True. they are seek
Ing federation. cooperation: but the
cooperation includes only those who
are colaboring to get the heatlen IL
cast away his craven and molten I'm.
ages. and to take instead a written
creed image that Is worse. or course.
few Of the missionaries believe In these
creed Idols themselves; but they were
sent to foreign lands to put these fet
tiers upon the poor heathens. aud they
are not at liberty tOIdo 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 ut 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 Ell.
deavor to put these letters 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
II 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 be counted in as worship
ers ut the shrine OF the creed idol.
| Apparently for the past few years
missionary activity has been chief,
with the native children. APPARENT,
very little religious Information Is be
Ing impaired. II only the missionaries
had read the Bible to the people. many
more In heather lands would know
about MessIah's Kingdom and appreci.
ate the import OF the prayer. "Thy
Kingdom come: Thy will be done ON
earth. rs 1t is done in Heaven"
Good Tidinss to Every Nation.
My visit TO foreign lands was not
pleasure jaunt, but strictly In the In.
terest Of the true Gospel, Of which the
angels sang-"Good tIdings OF great
Joy, which shall be unto all people"
| had heard reports which led me to
believe that there were sincere people
In heathendom who were feeling after
the true God. II happy they might fud
Hin. believe that God wishes us to
carry the Message to these. have far