Evening star., 1923-10-27


People who have 1c0nsidered that
and limited to nationalstic lineage
win be compelled to change their
views Of Judaism when they study
the missionary teachings OF the He
brew prophets. These men stand out
in number and grandeur among all
races of men. Under the most abb
sorbing influence and possession Of
the divine inspiring Spirit, they. caught
the vision of Jehovah and proclaimed
without fear or favor. the message of
God to the nation and men. These
spiritual leaders sounded no uncer-
tain note concerning the relation Of
God and His chosen nation to the
|non-Israelite world.
The mass of the people may have
failed 10 grasp the meaning of the
prophets, whose thrilling messages
uttered centuries ago contain some
when civilization IL imperilled. The
slow of heart and dull Of understand,
ing prevail. among all classes and
citizens Of every age and country.
TheysAre In danger Of believing that
the.1.slection for service is a charter
of prfvilege. The prophets pointed
out Us their fellow citizens the truth
that the tragedies Of their history
wene5a due, to their dtsobedience OF
formssheir, duty for His glory among
the nations Of the earth.
Christian America rnaE fail TO per,
form her mission In this epochai
crisis OF the worlds history because.
as Dr. Montgomery. has pointed out;
"she has Withheld her sons and
daughters, denied her oath, Of al
legiance. and all the while the Bible
summoning sum her TO. ab3ure self and
take I'm her cross of sacrifice ana
foliow Jesus for the salvation OF the
world" II we fail God and refuse
to give His iish, to aianseSins tns wGrsa the he
teachinss Of the prophets and the
commandments of our Lord and saw
iour. him q vision
Seathl Uzziah had died a leper. THIS
fiiied ali the nation with depression !
because they considered that COO a had
turned against them. aisd II was "A Him.
aI self to the young statesman. sa1d ana
c.Iied him to enter the difncult neid M a
Of prophesying to the nation tnat sir MIR
forgotten God. In the nour % mher
prospi p,hos piehovah had blessed them SO SO
that they could be a blessing 10 aG's StmT'
nations Isaiah responded 10 GoI Nv y
cali and sought to avert oasaS en-.
preves'tiit pea into any entangling alliances.
la 1ranI ,eatriot responded with ms me 81 :
saee Of warning against rum .tinn of
pnsneI of hope for the reaeiIpcted TO
the exiled nation wniSn to nhey Has
heed Gods call ana iaiieo W
Isaiah.s message was missaohI y aId
one "A well as patriotic. ,,;c,;ons.
ARMY to two missionary 5,s So nroyi
!iirmd;s righteousness and Coo prJHJ His
,G, Gou o,overnment, not alone ior I,a
uSnsan hut Of the world: ne
,,,hat one has called the hrst EXP, ~
sion of the Christian pnSo,,ab of
history in his claim i0r t;ons to
an authority over al ts "a work out
~ nrnvideuce." George ADAMS soa SLnt
ms pnointed out that Isaiah souIuI; SOU =; 4.
new world note. AS YOU ..n,,
nrophecies upon foreign nssson1 ss ~ This
Rparcaive that before the eyes ot Ia
peieeih h,,msnity. broken and scattereo
M his day as II WAS, rose w, ,.,a 10 5
roat whole. every part OF "h,cn .
suhiected to the same laws Q. ~
eonsness and deserved Ho and
prophet Of, God the Same ivy
He predicted the coming ,Ia, I sit
,,ass,ah "to shine upon them Una. = :;
in darkness and the SHADOW OF 90 h an
He saw the hour approafinigIbs iigbs IF the
Isaaid He predicted that the noui
,',ould come and It will surely cUIns
wSen "Jahovah will arise upon me
and His glory shall pc seen ap W..
thee. And nations shah uhtnass sHt Of
th, r,sine" Christ came to be tne
Teht of the world and he mas ~
ne,n,ed us to be the lights OF ths
world. II our light falas; .;on men isais h
not see the way ooorditions o., snieno" upon a
smaller scale that we face TO-DAY ns ans
saasape of the path of safety ano
STABILITY calls men today TO- & see ,eht rht
mistake OF looking upon Ine ,he ,oisht as,t
Of might. rather than upon the mlsn, an
of night" The only way TO brins a1
end to the deep -cieavages that SUI,
diy,ds men and remove the spiTit o.
strife among nations Is the pau Wnht
of love found in Jesus Inr.ss;; a; in la fifed
With His glory the nations OF e tne
sarth will be attracted to Jerusalem
by the brightness OF her rishteou' IS
ness. <.ra;un mig.
sionaIv. He was called. at an houl @
when Israel had forgotten her ms.
sion to heather nations he sousn .
to evade the summons oy puses
business ahead Of Gods cali du 10 sert, "
listen to the Lords voice as lons
as his work was along purely natlonal
lines. When Jehovah asked Jonah u
take. up missionary work IN Sns
| heather city OF Ninevah the propne'
tried to dodge the summons TO serv-
| Ice by taking a ship to Tarshish: Ine
sea received the wireless message OF
the Almighty. The winds proved te
be Gods detective that securea taS q con, r.
die to save the heather sailors. yet
! he was making the trip to aVoio
preaching to heather people .nS nd
gosrel of Divine grace he learnea
through suffering his duty ane
| The message from Jonah proves the
! love of God for the lost among az
| nations and that the conditions. oil
salvation are identical TO all people
/ The man or nation that Will repenI
can be saved. Jonah's work broughi
Quick results. He was disappoint1o
| at the success Of his preaching, ne
| wanted to see the people per1sh, put
F! Gods grace was superior to the
| prophets -sjsion. Jehovah used the
a local deity, but God who loved all
! nations. We are in danger OF think
J ing that Christ died for America
+, alone. He summons, US to-. complete
{, the task Of saving the world py
preaching His gospel to all. nations
! s6fyance of His law peace can be es-
| tablished among all nations. ,y-
| Z - -. World Peace.
| Both; Isaiah and Micah revealed by
! their views Of the snd OF war tina,
the nr6phets held International Views
OF Iehovah's supremacy among men
| and nations. In Identical Language
| thew pictured the coming Of the day
| Of international peace, when warr1ke
nations shall beat their swords into
pruning hooks" Frank Carpenter, in
one OF his recent travel letters. tells
| Of how he saw a partial ,fulfllment
Of this prophecy near the palace OF
| the league of,nations, the administra-