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VOL. XLVII
Ko. 1
SEMIl\lO:"lTHLY
Anno Mundi 6:>54 -January 1. 1921
OONTENTS
WHO WILL HONOR JEROVAH? ..._ 3
God Forgotten
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Zion Not Forgotten
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His Organization
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Show Forth His Praises
Himself a Name _.._
Unparalleled Favors
JEsrS AND THE SA,rARITAN
Parallels i1> Our Day
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WOMAN _.__ _ ._ . 8
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lESUS FEEDS THE FIVE THOUSAXD ....._ 11
How One Eats the Bread of Life
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lESUS HEALS AND SAVES A BLIND MAN _ ....13

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This journal stauds firmly for the defense of the only true foundation of the Christian's hope now being so generally repudiated
-redemption through the preciot1~ blood of "the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom [a correspOnding price, a substitute] for
all". (1 Peter 1: HI; 1 Timothy 2: G) Building up on this sure foundation the gold, sil"er and precious stones (1 Corinthians 3: 1115; 2 Peter 1 : 5-11) of the \Yord of God, its further mission is to "make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery which . .has
been hid in God, to the intent that now might be mauc known by the church the manifold wisdom of God"-"which In other age.
was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed".-Ephe.sians :;: 5-9, 10.
It stands free from all parties, sects and creeds of men. while it sceks more and more to bring its every utterance into fullest
subjection to the wiII of God in Christ, as expressed in tlIe holy Scriptures. It is thus free to declare boldly whatsoever the Lord
hath spoken-according to the divine wisdom granted unto us to un,:erstand his utterun('es. Its attitude is not dogmatic, but confident;
for we know whereof we affirm, t,.cadlng with implieit faith upon the sure promise" of God. It is held ~s a trust, to bc used only in his
service; hence our dedsions relative to what may and whut may not appear III its columns must .Je according tC' our judE,"Illent of hiB
good pleasure, tJle ten('hhj~ of hi~ \Vord for the upbuilding of his people in grace and l:':'lOwledgo. And we not only-indte but urge our
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TO US THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH

!l1llat the church is "the temple of the living God", peculiarly "!lis workman~hip"; that its const.ruction has been in progress throu~hout
tile gospel abe-ever since Christ hecame the wO"ILl's R"deemer and the Chief Corn"r Stone of his temple, through which, when
finished, God's blessing- shall come "to all people", and they find access to him.-1 Corinthians 3: 16, 17; 'Ephesians 2; 20-22 ;
GeneSIS 28: 14; Galatia1*ls 3: 29.
That meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing of consecrated belieYers in Christ's atonement for sIn, progresses; and when the
last of these "liyin~ stones", "elect and precious," shall have been made ready, the great Master \\"orkman will bring all to~('tber
in the nnt resurrection; and the temple shall be fiIIed with his glory, and be the meeting place belween God and men throughout
the ~llllennium.-ReYelation 15: 5-1>.
That the basis of hopc, for the church and the world, lies in the fact that "Jesus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death for ever"
mun." H a ranSObl for aU," Ul.l.U wLl be "the true light WhICh lightetb every fnan that cometh into th world"~ "in due time".Hebrews 2; 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timotlily 2: 5, 6.
That the hope of the church is that she may be like her Lord, "see him as he is," be "partakers of the divine nature',' and share hi8
glory as his jomt!lelr.-1 John 3:2; John 17; 2-i; RomallS 1>' 17; 2 Peter 1: 4.
!rnat the present mission of the church is tlle perfecting of the saints for the future work of service; to develQp In herself every
grace; to he God's wltne.ss to the world; and to prepare to be klllbS and prHlsts in the n1!Xt age.-Ephesians 4: 12; l\latthew 24:
14; Revelation 1: 6; 20: 6.
That the hope for the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opportunity to be brou!rht to all by Christ's Millennial king:dom, the
restitution of all that was lost In Adam, to all the willmg and ol><'dient, at the hands of their Redeemer and his glorified chureb.
when all the wilfully Wicked will be destroyed.-Acts 3; 19-23; Isaiah 35.
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VOL. XLVII
JANUARY
I, 1926
No.1
WHO WILL HONOR JEHOVAH?

"Blessed be the Lord out of Zwn."-Psalm 135: 21.
HESE are the words for our text for the year
1926. Blessed or bless, as used in this text, means
to venerate, to adore, to worship, to honor and to
glorify. Who will come within the class that thus
honors Jehovah God? They that abide in Zion will
do so with gladness.
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Gratitude, if had, would induce all creatures to
honor and praise the name of the Creator. The fact
that the peoples do not do so is due to blind ignorance,
which is the result of the influence of the wicked one.
Comparatively few ever stop to inquire who is the
great Creator and Giver of every good and perfect gift.
Many who profess to be Christian cannot give a reason
why they should worship God. :Many ignorantly hold
that God is desperately trying to get some of the human race into heaven to save them from the Devil and
his perils. '1.'heJ do not understand who is the AImighty One.
No man has ever seen God. No man ever will see
God. The creature must know the Creator by faith.
Such faith is the result of knowledge of the fact of
the Creator's existence and a confident reliance upon
such indisputable facts. Knowledge and appreciation
of his loving kindness increase faith and induce love
for and adoration of God. Wisdom results from applying true knowledge according to the divine standard.
"Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge
rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than
rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not
to be compared to it." "Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge." Proverbs 8: 10, 11; 23: 12.
God is pleased with those who diligently seek him.
He makes known his name and goodness to such. Few
are they who understand the meaning or significance
of the name of God. Long ago the question was asked:
iHWho is God?" Moses, being directed to go to the
chilldren of Israel with a message, asked what he
should say is the name of God. "And God said unto
Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt
thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent
me unto you." (Exodus 3: 14) By this we understand not
that God was or will bel but that he is nowl ever was,
and ever will be; without beginning and without end,

from everlasting to everlasting.-Psalm 90: 2.
5 When the time came for the Lord to make a cove~
nant with Abraham he appeared unto Abraham under
the name of Almighty God (Genesis 17: 1); by this
meaning that his power is without limitation, that he
is omnipotent and irresistible. When he wills to do a
thing his power carries into action his will. When Abmham was returning from the slaughter of the kings and
was met by Melchizedek, the Lord God is mentioned as
the most high God". This would convey the thought
of God, the great Creator of heaven and earth, and
his relationship to the entire divine plan; that he is
the One above all, besides whom there is none, and
that he has supervision over all things.
When Pharaoh had refused the request of Moses
to let the Israelites go, then God spoke unto 1IIoses
and said: "I am the Lord: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of
God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not
known to them." (Exodus 6: 2, 3) The name Jehovah
signifies the self-existing One, the eternal One, the
One who is eternal; that is to say, the One who had no
beginning and no end. "Thou whose name alone is
JEHOVAll, art the most high over all the earth."
(Psalm 83: 18) "Who only hath immortality, dwelling
in the light which no man can approach unto; whom
no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and
power everlasting."-l Timothy 6: 16.
f Jehovah is the everlasting strength and joy and
the salvation of those who are of Zion. (Isaiah 12: 2;
26: 4). The fact that Almighty God has provided his
kingdom, which kingdom will overthrow the enemy,
is proof that he has an army. "The Lord, The God
of hosts, is his name." (Amos 4: 13) Host means an
organized body prepared for w-ar; a company of service
soldiers, waiting upon the Lord, ready for war. (1
Samuel 15: 2) 'l'hus is God known by the name of the
Lord of hosts.-Haggai 2: 23.
To Zion there is but one God, and besides him
there is none other. With him ihere was no beginning
and shall be no ending. He is the great First Cause,
the self-existing One. He is the Most Highl making
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and carrying fOliyard his plan at his good pleasure;

and hi~ power is irresistible. In his mm due time he
'will lrad his righteous hosts against organized and
entrenched wickedness, and will sweep the enemy and his
organization before him with the broom of destruction.
He is the source of life and light, and in him there is
no darkness at alL-John 5: 26; 1 John 1: 5.
9 In God the primary attributes of wisdom, justice,
love and power are equally and exactly balanced and
find complete expression. He is too wise to ever make
the slightest miscalculation either as to tIme or man~
ner of the operation of his great plan. It is impossible
for him to make even the slightest deviation from equal
and exact justice. He is the perfect expression of
unselfishness. His power knows no bounds and none
can withstand it. His mercy endures forever, and the
cries of the poorest and weakest do not pass him unnoticed. Those who heed his Word he daily loads with
his benefits (Psalm 68: 19), and no good thing will
he withhold from those who walk uprightly before him.
(Psalm 84: 11) To know him is to live. (John 17: 3)
In his presence is fulness of joy, and at his right hand
are pleasures for evermore.-Psalm 16: 11.
10 David had some conception of the goodness of
God, but not nearly so clear a conception as have those
of whom David was a type. Truly did David write:
"I will lo';e thee, 0 Lord, my strength. . . . I will
call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so
shall I be saved from mine enemies."-Psalm 18:1,3.
11 The inanimate creation of God testifies of his glory
and sings praises to his holy name. (Psalm 19: 1-6)
'rhe trees of the wood joyfully wave their arms in tune
with the gentle winds that sing above their heads;
the stars of heaven shed their sweet smiles upon those
who humbly walk below. Early in the morning the
varied rays of light shoot through the majestic clouds,
painting them in all the gorgeous colors of the solar
spectrum, and all the earth and creation stand in awe
and wonder at the revealed glory thereof. Few are
thcy of earth's teeming millions who ever give honor
and glory to the Creator of heaven and earth, or praise
his name when they stand in the presence of such manifestations of his wondrous po"ver and glory.
12 Since the days of Eden eyery organization on earth,
save one, has brought reproac:h al}d dishonor upon the
name of God. That exception is Zion. Jehovah has at
all times advised his creation that their mMare depends
upon recognizing him as the only true God; but he has
never. compl<lled anyone to worship him. He is pleased
with those who worship him in spirit and in truth,
honestly and voluntarily. Without faith it is impossible to please God. Faith never results from compulsion. Faith comes by. knowledge, obedience and love.
Few of those of earth have faith. Satan has blinded
man so that he cannot receive a knowledge of the Lord
God unless he breaks away from Satan. Then Satan
leads nuw into disobedience to what knowledge he has
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received and fans the flame of selfishness in man and

thus hinders him from knowledge, obedience and love.
13 Satan has always sought to receive the worship to
which .Jehovah God is justly entitled. Presumptuously
and wickedly he has tried to run ahead of God. To
this end he has made God appear in the minds of the
people as a fiend and not the loving Benefactor that
he is. Satan has UEed every subtle means to turn the
minds of the people away from God. If unable to induce men to worship him, then Satan has takrn the
next step to induce the worship of the creature instead
of the Creator-anything to keep the people from giving the honor and glory to Jehovah that is justly due
him.
GOD FORGOTTEN
14 God organized the people of Israel into a nation
and made with them a covenant. He gave to them his
fundamental law and statutf's and set before them blessings and showed them that the only way to life, health
and happiness is by obedience to and worship of him.
He did not compel Israel but invitcd Israel to agree
to obey his law. All these things Israel agreed to do.
But only a short time was required for Israel to fall
away to the worship of some creature or thing and forget God, their real friend and benefactor. That people
fell further away from God and became allied with
the enemies of Jehovah. "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked
they him to anger. They sacrificed unto devils, not to
God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that
c:ame newly up, whom your fathers feared not. Of the
Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast
forgotten God that formed thee."-Deuteronomy 32:
16-18.
15 All other nations long ago forsook God, if indeed
they ever recognized him at all. All this evil is due to
the influence of the Devil, who SO'llght to turn the minds
of the people away from Jehovah. When God established his church, with Christ Jesus as the head and
foundation thereof, the enemy organized a system in
the name of the Lord but in name only. Subtly and
wickedly Satan turned the minds of the ecclesiastics
away from God, and either directly or indirectly likewise misled the people.
1~ To kf'ep the minds of the people away from .Jehovah, Satan the enemy causes these ecdcsiastics to
erect crucifixes all over the land with the ootensibh
purpose of fixing the minds of the people upon J csus ;
and then these pious leaders of the unholy system parade before the people as the representatives of Jesus
and solicit from the people the glory and honor for
themselves. God is not in their thoughts, much less
in their hearts and worship. Showy garments and robes,
lighted candles, ''holy water," loud-sounding bells and
misleading ceremonies are performed by these piousfaced frauds, and are held constantly before the minds
of the people that the people may think 01 and worship
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Elich and forget God. They deify a woman and call
uJxm the people to pray to and worship her as the
mothcr of God, and this to turn away the minds of the
people from Jehovah.
17 The so-called Protestant systems do likewise. They
regularly perform what they call "church service",
whidl is merely a formalism which the preachers
through their super-lard's influence make the people
b21ievc will save them from the wrath of a fiend whom
they call God. They laud and magnify the names
of men and maintain before the people hero worship.
'rhey di~rcgard the \Vord of God and join in affinity
with v;icked men upon the preteAi of cstabli~hing the
kin,~dor:a of God on earth. In the language of the prophet th'::l preachers preach lies before thrir congregations,
exalt men and the power thereof, and boast-of the greatHess of certain political leaders and of their divine right
to rule.
13 S0emingly the people love to have it so, even as
the propht foretold. (Jeremiah 5: 31) Concerning this
the prophet of the Lord says: "How long shall this be
in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies? yea,
'they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart:
which think to cause my people to forget my name by
their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal."
-Jeremiah 23: 2G, 27.
10 These systems hYF0C'ritic1'lly call themsplves lly
th" name of Uod, aud all Euch h.:ve ilh;;it reiattollbhlP
with every other part of the Deyil's organization. (Ezekiel 23: 35) For this reason the people are destroyed
for lack of knowledge. (Hosea 4: 6) Thus they are
('~:a1ted in their own minds and forget God.-Hosea
13: 6.
20 Why this wrongful course? It 'was and is due to
the selfishness and willinf,rness of mind in yielding to
tl13 influence of the Devil. "Professing themselves to
be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of
the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man. and to birds, and fourioot.ed beasts, and
creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to
tmclranness through the lusts of their own hearts, to
dlshonour their own hodies between themselves: who
chan[ 2,] the truth of God into a Ii(" and worJlippd
aJJ(l ;;"l'ved th,' CI'0iJTUn) more than the Creator, who is
blcsseJ for ever." (Romans 1: 22-25) Such do not retain God in the:r minds, and therefore God has given
thcm over to a mind yoid of judgment.-Romans 1: 28.
21 Then there are those \Tho are consecrated to the
Lord who fall easy victims to the worship of the creature and not the Creator. There is a tendency to give
men credit for the wonderful message of truth and
the plan of salvation. There is a disposition to follow
leaders and elders in classes and to forget the appointed
way of the Lord God. Let us always remember that
the truth and the plan of salvation proceed from God.
It is his truth and plan and not man's. No man is
entitled to credit for either. We are commanded to

love one another, and this we should do. We are Dot
to be worshipers of heroes or of men who possess more
than ordinary attainments.
22 When Jesus was on earth he always honored Jeh()o
yah. Time and again he said: "I can of my OW11 self
do nothing." "I came to 00 the will of him who sent
me." His statement was: "Render unto God the things
that are Cod's." (Matthew 22: 21) Jesus neyer sought
the honor that was or is due to J ehovnh. (John 8: 49)
He remembercd and was obdient to the words of Jehovah: "I am the Lord; that is my name; and my
glory will I not givE' to another, neither my praise to
graven images."-Isaiah 42: 8.
28 Those who are pleasing to Jehovah must take the
course that Jesus took, because his course was right.
Let us always remember that if there is an inclination
to worship the creature and to forget the Creator, this
course is induced by the adversary, and that we should
quickly turn away from it.
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ZIO~ NOT FORGOTTEN
24 All the people may forget God, but God never
forgets Zion. It is dear to his heart. The love of a
mother is more nearly perfect than any other earthly
love. Um,elfishly she will look to the interest of her
child. She will beg, starve and steal that her child
may be fed and dothI'd. Yet even a woman will SOMetimes forget her offspring; but God never forsakes nor
forgets Zion. Concerning Zion he says: Can a woman
forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget,
yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have grayen thee
upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually
before me."-Isaiah 49: 15, 16.
25 J ehoyah watches carefully for the interests of Zion,
shidds and protects and blesses those of Zion. "The
LDrd loveth the gates of Zion." (Pwlm 87: 2) Those
who go into Zion and abide theJ'e are the joy to the
heari of the Lard; and he surrounds them with his
power like as tlie mountains are around about Jeru&alem, imprcgnable, eternal.
HIS ORGANIZATION
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then i:; this wonderful Zion which God never

forsakes and 'which he loyes so dearly? It is his organization, which he has chosen for his meeting-place between himself and his creatures and as a glory to his
name. The Hcad of Zion is his belayed Son, who has
always been the delight of his Father. God gave man
an opportunity to obey him and live in peace and happiness, but men and all of man's organizations hay/)
disobeyed him and failed. Then God began the operation of his plan and to build his own organization.
"Therefore thus 8aith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in
Zion for a foundation a stone; a tried stone, a precious
corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall
not make haste."-Isaiah 28: 16.
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:u Before God laid this precious and sure foundation stone he tried him. He put his beloved Son to
the most severe test. Never for one moment did the
Son attempt to run ahead of Jehovah God. Never has
he been in haste to do something that will bring honor
to himself but has always waited upon the commands
of his Father. 'l'he course taken by him was exactly
opposite to that of Lucifer, now Satan the Devil. Willingly Jesus, the beloved Son, divested himself of heavenly glory and spirit nature and took upon himself thQ
form of a fallen race and became a Jew as though he
were, like them, in bondage. He associated with vile
and degraded people, yet he never failed to render good
unto them as opportunity offered.
28 Seeing it was the will of his Father that he die as
a sinner to the end that God'~ plan for man's redemption be carried out, Jesus humbled himself under
God's mighty hand. Complete obedience under this
most crucial test won for Jesus the high place of honor
and glory next to the Father. (Philippians 2: 6-11)
Thus God laid the everlasting foundation of Zion.
2D Jehovah, in selecting a city on earth in which his
name might be known, chose Jerusalem, the city of
peace. There he assembled the people with whom he
had made a covenant. (Deuteronomy 16: 6) The holy
hill of Zion in Jerusalem was the official seat of government of that city. Both the city and Zion were
typical. While Jerusalem would represent all the consecrated people of God, Zion pictures those who are the
called, chosen and proved faithful. They are of the true
and tried class even as the Head, the great chief corner
stone, is tried. \Vhen Zion is complete the called, chosen and faithful will be there. "For the Lord hath
chosen Zion: he hath desired it for his habitation."
(Psalm 132: 13) The name of Jehovah is upon this
organization; hence it is God's organization. The overcoming ones, the faithful unto death, shall have the
name of the city (organization) of God, which is Zion.
-Revelation 3: 12.
80 A house was built in Jerusalem, and the Lord God
put his name there. The people of Israel and J erusalem forsook their covenant and forgot God, and he
took away his name therefrom. (1 Kings 9: 3, 7-9)
Then the Lord God began to build a new city, the true
holy organization; and for a precious corner stone and
chief foundation he laid his beloved and faithful Son.
The organization of Israel was typical of the true and
better one to follow.
E1 How does one become a member of this city, the
holy organization of God, called Zion? By believing
on the Lord Jesus Christ and by fully consecrating to
do God's holy will and by taking up the cross and
faithfully following in the footsteps of Jesus. (Matthew 16: 24, 25; 1 Peter 2: 21) Those who are begotten and anointed of the holy spirit have entered into
the holy city of God; that is to say, into his organization. But not everyone who says Lord, Lord, shall
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be of the glorious organization when finished; but he

that doeth the will of God faithfully to the end shall
be there.-Matthew 7: 21.
82 Jesus Christ is the precious cprner and foundation stone. All who are brought unto Christ are living
stones being prepared and builded up into the holy
organization. St. Peter states it thus: "To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men,
but chosen of God, and precious, ye also, as living
stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus
Christ."-l Peter 2: 4, 5, 7.
SHOW FORTH HIS PRAISES
But why has God chosen Zion and gradually builded her? God would have a people which would honor
and praise him under adverse circumstances and by
which he would show others that the only course that
leads to life and endless happiness is to serve and obey
Jehovah God. Having laid the chief corner stone Christ
Jesus, he then began to build up into that holy house
others. These were called and chosen to show forth his
praises. St. Peter thus states: "But ye are a chosen
generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ;ie should show forth the praises of
him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."-l Peter 2: 9.
84. Those of Zion will not show forth the praises of
men or of organizations or of creatures; but they praise
and bless him who has called them out of darkness and
given to them the privilege of his great light and truth
and life. Those of Zion bless God by telling of his
loving kindness, his justice, his wisdom and his power.
They venerate, they laud and magnify his holy name.
85 God's announced purpose is to plant the new heavens and lay the foundation of the earth, and this he
does through his organization, Zion. It is his purpose
to establish his kingdom, both visible and invisible to
man, which kingdom shall rule the people of earth
and establish righteousness amongst them; and this work
he does through his organization, Zion. Concerning
such he says: "And I have put my words in thy mouth,
and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand,
that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations
of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people."
-Isaiah 51: 16.
86 It is Zion that gives birth to the new government
which shall rule the nations of earth. This birth takes
place before the great travail or great trouble upon
the earth. (Isaiah 66: 7-9) Zion is pictured by the woman who gives birth to the man child; to wit, the new
government, which is to rule all nations. (Revelation
12: 1-5) Zion travails in the battle with the Devil's
organization. Zion gives birth to the government, the
kingdom that rules the world. After the birth of the
nation the Devil is wroth with the woman (God's organization), and desperately attempts to des'la'oy those
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remaining on earth of that orga.nization who keep the

commandments of God and who have the testimony of
J csus Christ.
HIMSELF A NAME
The natural descendants of faithful Abraham were

domiciled in Egypt. The name of God was then ignored, and was pot in the thoughts of the people of
i hat nation nor of any other nation of the world. Da,id records the fact that God went down to Egypt to
(~(liver his people and to make a name for himself.
('2 Samuel 7: 23) Now a like condition exists. Those
, ho are of the faith of Abraham are domiciled in this
, 'eked world, all the organizations of which have for::';:en God and have defamed his holy name.
38 The time approaches when God will make for hims('l a name. God will have somebody to be hig witTI('SBes in the earth. And who could we expect would
have the privilege of filling that place? Surely none
oth('1' than Zion, God's organization, some members of
dlieh are on earth. To such Jeho~'ah says: "Ye are
my witnesses, saith the Lora, and my servant whom
I have chosen; that ye may know and believe me, and
understand that I am he: before me there was no God
formed neither shall there he after me. I, eTen I, am
the Lo~d; and beside me there is no saviour. I have
(lecla-red, and have saved, and I have shewed, when
there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are
my witnesses, saith the Lord, 1.1.at I am God." -Isfliah
43: 10-12.
39 A witness is one who gives testimony to all issue
that is due to be understood. Now the Lord will have
a testimony given in the earth that he is God, that besides him there is no other; and those who do this will
be the faithful remnant class of Zion. This same class
is otherwise spoken of as the temple. Concerning this
the apostle, addressing the faithful followers of J (oSUS,
says: "Ye are the temple of the living God." (2 Corinthians 6: 16) "In his temple doth everyone speak
of his glory." (Psalm 29: 9) This must mean that after
the Lord comes to his temple every one of the tem pIe
class will delight to speak of the glory of Gad; and
thus, in harmony "'ith our yl'ar text, they will be saying, "Blessed be the Lord out of Zion."-Psalm 135: 21.
40 As the day approaches for the Lord God to gd
for himself a name it is the privilege of those who
are of the temple class, and therefore of Zion, to lift
up their voices and tell the people concerning God and
his wonderful kingdom.
41 Before the physical overthrow of Satan's empire
God would have his standard raised to the people to
the end that those people of good will might prepare
themselves to receive the righteous King and his kingdom. Those of Zion whom God has chosen as his witnesses must now show forth his praises by lifting up
the divine standard to the people. The people are blind
and misled because of the machinations of Satan the
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enemy. The fulness of the Gentile Times is hero. Soon

all of Zion will be glorified. The blindness will be removed. There shall come out of Zion the Deliverer,
who shall deliver all those who turn to righteousness.
(Romans 11: 26; Isaiah 59: 20) Before this deliverance the witness must be given. Those who are of Zion,
the faithful remnant of the consecrated, are the onea
who will give the witness.
42 A picture of this was made with natural Israel
The people of Israel were organized by the Lord
were therefore called Zion. They were the typical ones
of real Zion. They were unfaithful to God, and for
this reason he removed his name from them. (1 Kings
j;l: 7-9) God permitted them to go intQ captivity. The
time came when he brought a remllant back to Palestine. He did not do this for the sake of the Jews, but
he declared: "I do this ... for mine holy name's sake,
which ye have profaned among the nations, . . . and
the nations shall know that I am the Lord."-Ezekiel
36: 22, 23.
43 As only a remnant of the Jews returned from Babylon thus to testify for Jehovah, so now only a remnant of those professin~ to be followers of Jesus will
be faithful and true witnesses of our God. Now all
the nations calling themselves Christian have defamed
God's holy name; and he will bring upon the world
a gn'at time of trouble "in that great and terrible day
of the Lord", and will make for himself a name that
the people may know that he is God. He Wlll haVE a
witness of this fact given now, and this witness he h81
privileged Zion to give. The work now before the truly
consecrated is that of lifting up a stalldard to the
people by removing from their minds the false doctrines that have long stumbled them; turning their
minds back to the true God and pointing them to the
fact that it is his kingdom and his King that will bring
deliverance to the people. Therefore all those of Zion
must now be sending out from Zion the message which
shall be to the praise and honor and glory of our God.
These lift up their voices together and say: "Blessed
be the Lord out of Zion."-Psalm 135: 21.
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UNPARALLELED FAVORS
The favors which have now come tQ the faithful

of the Lord have 11('wr been so great. "The Lord ;;hall
send the rod [sceptre of authority] of thy strength
ant of Zion [his organization, saying]; Hule thou in
the midst of thine enemies." This prophecy is now in
course of fulfilment. lIe whose right it is, who holds
the sceptre or authority to rule, has begun his reign
and all of those who are of Zion joyfully prodaim this
fact. Concerning them it is recorded: "Thy people
shall be willing [volunteer8] in the day of thy powe:r,
in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth." (Psalm 110: 2, 3)
The Ilew government is born from the womb of the
morning and comes forth with dew or f:reslmesa of.
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youth and vigor and is now shining to the glory of God.

.G God has not shined out of nominal Christendom.
On the contrary nominal Christendom has defamed his
holy name and pushed him into a corner and made him
appear in a bad light. It is ''I'Titten: "Out of Zion, the
perfection of beauty, God hath shined." (Psalm 50: 2)
This prophecy is now in course of fulfilment. Out
of the true Zion God is shining, because Zion is praising his holy name and tcstifying that he is the true
and only God. Never was such a privilege granted before to beings on earth.
6 God loves Zion because it is his organiz~tion, symbolized by his city. "Glorious things are spoken of thee,
city of God." (Psalm 87: 3) 'I'he Psalmist David
now addressing himself to those who stand in this time
of darkness and proclaim the message of the kingdom,
says: "Behold, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the
Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord.
The Lord, that made heaven and earth, bless thee out
of Zion."-Psalm 134.
., The day will come when there shall be a great
home gathering of triumphant Zion. Faultless belore
the presence of the glory of our God and with exceeding joy shall the members thereof be presented by the
beloved Head, Christ Jesus. (Jude 24 ) "As well the
singers as the players on instruments shall be there:
all my springs are in thee." (Psalm 87: 7) Every one
in Zion will be perfect and clothed in the 1.leauty of
holiness. Singers with voices unsurpassed for sweetness, players upon instruments such as were never
known, all will be singing the praises of God and glorifying his name forev'!'. And in the ages to come these
will be the everlasting recipients of blessings from J ehovah God. Jehovah having granted to his beloved Son
the power to give life tCt the world, then during his
reign will be fulfilled the above prophecy that all the
springs or sources of life for the world will be in Zion;
and when the work is finished all the creatures in
heaven and in earth, brought together under one head,
Christ J ems the chief corner stone of Zion, will be
praising God and giving to his name the glory and
honor which is hi'S due.
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QUESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY
What Is the import of our year's text for l[l26? Why da

not all creatures acknowledge and honor their Creator1
~ 1,2.
How may we know God, whom no man has seen or can see?
'Vhat increases faith and induces love for Jehovah?
'Vhat did he mean when he announced to Moses, "I AM
THAT I AM"? 11 3, 4.
What is the significance of the titles, Almighty God, Most
High God, Jehovah, and the Lord of hosts, respectively1
How is God known to the Zion class? 'If 5-8.
E;xplain the primary attributes of Jehovah. Whom did
David typify? Did the psalmist, who praised the Lord
In poetic phrase, know God as W'll do today1 If not,
why? 'If 9,10.
How does the inanimate things of creation testify to God's
glory? What one organization on earth has sought to
honor God throughout the ages? Of what does this organization consist, when did it lwgin, and what has been
its binding inJluence? 11 11,12,26.
What has ever been Satan's chi~f ambition? 'Vhat measures has he taken to realize it? How did he overreach
the nation of Israel and lead them to forget their covenant with God? 11 13-15.
How has Satan sought to turn the minds of Christians
away from Jehovah? How have the clergy aided the
Devil, and what is the attitude of the people relative
thereto? 11 16-19.
Why do ecclesiastics take this wronlP'ul course against the
Lord? How are true Christians liable to fall victims to
Satan's artifices? 11 20,21.
What example did Jesus set us with respect to giving honor
to God? What is a safe rule for us to observe in this
matter? 11 22,23.
Jehovah's love for Zion is comparable to what? V 24,25.
'When and where was the precious corner stone of Zion
laid'r How was it "tried" and what results did the te"t
bring? .1I. 26-28.
What did the city of Jerusalem typify in God's arrange
ment? What did Mt. Zion t~'Pify? "II 29,30.
How does one bpcome a member of Zion? 'Vhy are such
called "living stones"? 'II 31, 32.
What is God's purpose in building Zion? How do the
members of Zion bless Jehovah? 11 33-35.
To what does Zion give birth, and when does this take
place? 'Vhat Is meant by Zion's "travail"? 'Vhen was
Satan to display special wrath against Zion, and how1
'If 36.
When in times past did God purpose 00 make a name for himself, and what was the result? Is he now making a name
for himself in the earth? If so, how; and who are his
witnesses? 'If 37-40.
What is God's standard, and how is it to be raised up? ~ 41.
'VIlO are typified by those Jews who returned from the
Babylonian captivity? Explain fully. 11 42,43.
"'hat are some of the present and future favors of the
Zion class? How has God "shined" out of Zion? (Psalm
50: 2) What will our homecoming be like? 'lI 44-47.
JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN

--JANUARY
24-JORN 4: 13 TO 26--
"With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.J)-Isaiah 12: 3.
ESUS spent the first winter of his ministry in J e-
rusalem and Judea, and did many wonderful works,

that the people might have good reason for be~
lieving in him. During that time he and his disciples
in some measure continued or supported the ministry
of the Baptist. (Cf. Matthew 3: 2 and 4: 17.) J eus did
not baptize; but his disciples did, and baptized more

persons than did John. Jesus heard that the Pharisees
h..'Ilew that more went to him than to John; and kllOW
ing their evil nature and that they would surely try to
hurt John, he determined to leave for Galilee. No
doubt he faw that he had not much to gain by staying
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in the south. Had he continued to do the same work

as John, the question would arise as to how John was
herald for him; and both their ministries would have
been discounted.
J There were two wavs from Jerusalem to Galilee;
one through Samaria, the other east of Jordan. The
Jews usually took the latter because they hated to go
through Samaria. But John says of Jesus: "He must
needs go through Samaria." (.T ohn 4: 4) We ask: \Vhy?
We know that he was not hurrying north, that he must
take the shorter and quicker route for that reason. The
Samaritans claimed to be descendents of Jacob, and
to worship God according to the law of :Moses. It is
evident that Jesus did not consider the Samaritans
as Gentiles to whom the word of truth must not yet
be preached, and that he would be pleased to see whether
or not they had an ear for his message. No doubt the
real reason was that the spirit of Cod moved him to
take that road; for God knew there were some in Samaria who would listen to the word Jesus carried, and
would accept him as the one sent of God.
I At noon, probably on the second day after leaving
Jerusalem, Jesus and his little company of disciples
(All The Twelve were not yet with him.) came to
Sychar, where Jacob's well was. Weary, Jesus rested
at the well while his disciples went into the city to buy
food. While he waited a woman from the city came
to draw wat~r, and h(! asked her for a. drink. But she
was not ready to respond; she was more taken with the
fact that a Jew had asked for something than with his
need. Instead of complying she preferred to remind
him of the attitude of the Jews to her people the Samaritans, and to ask him why he asked of her. His
reply, which had in it a rebuke of her forgetfulness,
must have seemed strange to her. He said: "If thou
knewest the gift of God, and who it is that Baith to
thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of
him, and he would have given thee living water." (John
4: 10) She was in greater need of the water which he
could give than he Wl!.S of that which he asked of her.
\Vhat he meant by living water she could not understand, for her mind did not rise above material
things; she could think only of Jacob's well. IlolI'
could he give water when he had nothing with which
to draw it, and why should he speak of living water?
Was he greater than Jacob, who digged the well!' Jesus
then spoke of the difference between the water which he
could givc and that which could be drawn from the well.
Those who drew from Jacob's well must come again
for more, but the water he could give would lastingly
satisfy; indeed, the drinker would be as if he had within a well of the water of life, and those drinking it
would never thirst again. The woman, failing to see
that Jesus was speaking of truths which would satisfy
the mind, said: "Sir, give me this water, that I thirst
not, neither come hither to draw." (John 4: 15) She
was ignorant in these thing~, but was not 60 worthy of

blame as Nict'ldemus who, though a master in Israel,
was spiritually blind.-John 3: 10.
5 Jesus made no attempt to explain; but M if, while
desiring to continue the conversation, he would prefer
to confine it to more recognized forms, said: "Go, call
thy husband, and come' hither." The woman then
prevaricated; she said: '''I have no husband." Jesus
replied: 'I know,' and added: "Thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband;
in that saidst thou truly." (John 4: 18) She replied:
"Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet." But, unabashed, she was ready to enter into an argument as
to the relative claims of Gerizim and Jerusalem to be
the true place where God must be worshiped.
WHY JESUS PREACHED TO SAMARITANS
Jesus treated the woman as a woman of understanding, and proeeeded to say S<lme of the most important
things he ever spoke. She was not a bad character
but had, probably recklessly, broken through the conventions of life and the bounds of morality. He told
her the Samaritans did not lmow what they worshiped,
and that salvation was of the Jews; but that the due
time had come when God would be worshiped neither
in the temple in Jerusalem nor in that on Gerizim,
but in every place where worship was offered in spirit
and in truth. He also said that the Father was seeking
those who woula thus worship him.
1 To the believer in the divine purpose it was not
a mere chance which took this woman to the well at
Sychar at an unusual time of the day, a woman to whom
Jesus could speak the wondrous troths such as were
there disclosed. Without doubt when John said that
Jesus "must needs go through Samaria" he was thinking of the need from God's point of view. God knew
of those honest hearts in Sychar who, freed from the
darkness of Judaism, and (as is seen to be the case)
comparatively free from their own religious leaders,
were prepared to listen to him a stranger, a Jew, and
to accept the troth.
S "''hen Jesus sent his disciples into the city it was
merely to buy food, not to tell the people that they
were traveling with the Son of God and to bring a
congregation back. The links were in God's hands, and
he by a seemingly small incident united Jesus and the
Samaritans. To an outsider the incident at the well
,,'as a mere happening; and from the limited point of
view of Jewish propriety it was one which ought not
to have happened. It was unusual for a man and a
woman to hold conversation in this way. Jesus had no
more respect for foolish conventionalities than the woman had.
9 The incident is a reminder of the two spies who
went into Jericho ahd were guided to the house of a
woman of similar character, who became a true Israelite
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and a daughter of Abraham. (Hebrews 11: 31; Matthew 1: 5) Surely it was of God that those men were
guided to Rahab's house. God works by what seems
natural means to arrange the deepest spiritual ends,
and often what seem slight changes have far-reaching
effects in the out-working of his plan. N a doubt amongst other things God intended to show the Jewish
people that he had respect for the Samaritans; and that
the Jews with all their profe~sion and boasting were
llot so ncar God, and were therefore not so near a desire for the truth, as were the despised Samaritans.
TWO IMPORTANT TRUTHS IMPARTED
10 It was then to the woman at the well that Jesus
first said some of the most important things our Lord
had to reveal. It was to her first that Jesus said the
time of the overthrowing of the then organized religion had come. The Jews had their temple in J erusalr:m; the Samaritans theirs in Mt. Gerizim; but the
hour of their dissolution had come. The worship of
God ,,-as no longer to be in temples made with hands;
his won,hip should be according to his nature; for
"God is a spint; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."--J ohn 4: 24.
11 The woman, who knew that truth would be spoken
so.'lle day, then saw in this man more than a prophet.
He carried conviction; she perceived that he knew spiritual truths even as he knew her circumstances. She
spol,e of the Messiah as one who would know and tell
all things. Jesus said unto her: "I that speak unto
thee am he." (John 4: 26) Thus while he said plainly
to her that he was the Christ, more than two years
passed before he let his disciples know that fact. (:Matthew 16: 17) Evidently these were truths necessary to
bring the woman to a definite conclusion, and there
was not the same hindrance to his work in the Samaritans knowing this as there was in the Pharisees having the knowledge. It fnquently happens that outsiders
are more ready for the truth than those who profess
orthodoxy.
12 The immediate result was that a number of Samaritans believed on Jesus and invited him to the town,
where he stayed two days with the further result that
many more bclieved in him. (John 4: 40, 41) It was
not possible for these Ramaritans to get the blessings
of God till after Pentecost; but we may take it as certain that when the gospel was later preached there by
Philip these same ones should then hear the Lord and
believe in him, obtaining a taste of the water of life,
the living water of which Jesus spoke.-Aets 8: 5, 6.
PARALLELS IN OUR DAY
In this incident 1ve may legitimately find encouragement to help us to do the Lord's work. The faithful servants of the Lord put forth their best efforts to
serve others with the truth in the mission which is
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given them, and some are helped by the ministry; but

the God and .B'ather who rules over all, and the Lord
Jesus, the Head of the church to arrange and order i1'.8
affairs, see that the very circumstances of our witllCBll
are made aids to accomplish the divine purpose. The
senant of the Lord must do with bis might ""hat he
finds to do, and often where and when he shall serve
i~ left to hig initiative. But he is also divinely helped
and guided and aiued in things which he could not
foresee nor control. 'The coopf'ration with God is mutual. In the setting up of the kingdom the Father
works, Jesus works, the church works. And, as it was
with the Lord at the well, it is their pleasure even in
resting and waiting to receive and take the opportunities brought to them all to further the interests of
the kingdom.
14 This saying of Jesus about worshiping God neither
in Jerusalem nor in Gerizim has been accepted by his
professed followers. But they have done little more
than make it a literal statement as to place; for they
have organized great churches, with the result that
their centers of organization (their temples) have been
merely tranderred from Jerusalem and Gerizim to Rome
or Canterbury, or other places, and under other headships. And these have disputed amongst themselYes
even more bitterly than the Jews and Samantans did.
I t has pleased God to permit this to bring a testing
UDon Christendom; it has not been his will to have
his worship organized before the time when it should
be established in his kingdom.
15 The time has again come to declare that the truth
is not to be found in the great ccnters or organizatioIlB
of religion, but in the message which his servants bring.
God is now establishing the Zion and temple of truth
of which he spoke through the prophets. The great
human systems of religion are no longer recognized by
him in any degree; and he who would worship God
must free himself from these.
Where did Jesus spend the first few months of his minllltry, and what form did his ministry take? Why did
Jesus determine to go to Galilee? 11 l.
Why did the Jews avoid pussing through Samaria wh~
truveling between Jerusaiem and Galilee? Why did Jes\l.S
selpl't this routp? 'If 2, 7.
Narrate what happened when .Tpsus stopped at Sychar.
"That did Jesus Illean by his reference to "living wuter'"
, 2,4.
Why did not Jesus explain to the Samaritan woman?
truths did he expoulJd to her, and why? 11 5-8,10.
What Old Testament happening does this Incident at Ja-coVs well l'e<.'llll? What lesson ill contained therpln? ,. 9.
Why did Jesus reveal his Messiahship to the Samaritaa
woman iong before he disclOlled it to his own discipleil'
'Vhat was the immediate result of this revelation? f11, 12\Vhat encouragement may we derlye from this lesson? 1T 1S.
How has Jesus' sa~ing about worshiping God neither at
Jerusalem nor In Gerizirn been accepted by Christendom'
What was his true meanlui? 11 14,
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JESUS FEEDS THE FIVE THOUSAND

--JANUARY 31--JOHN 6:1 TO 14-M
J esWJ said unto them, I am the bread of Ii!e: he that cometh to me shall never hunger, a,nd he that believeth
em me shall never thirst."-J ohn 6: 35.
CONSIDERABLE period of time elapsed between the time when the Lord talked with the
woman at the well of Sychar and the miracle
()f feeding the 5,000 men, which gives us our study for
today. But John made no attempt in his Gospel to
give a consecutive or full record of our Lord's ministry.
'l'herefore we look in what is written for an account
which will give the purport of the ministry as John
saw it.
2 Jesus said to the woman of Sychar that acceptance
()f his message would mean that he who believed should
have a satisfying drink of truth, which would make
him realize that he had that which only God could
Bupply. Today's study shows us Jesus as the bread of
life which if one should eat he would never again hunger; and he repeats that he who believed on him should
never thirst.
3 At the time
of this miracle Jesus had been all
about Galilee, and was now well known throughout all
the land. The people of the towns and villages of Galilee had followed him because of his wondrous miracles
and because of the blessing of renewed health which
they got from him. Galilee received Jesus much more
gladly than did they of the south; for though prejudice
and tradition had laid fast hold of them, as well as
those of Jerusalem and Judea, they were not so tightly
held by these things and therefore were not so much
under the control of the scribes and Pharisees as was
the case with the others.
'Isaiah had prophesied that the people round about
the territories of Naphtali and Zebulon should see the
great light (Isaiah 9: 1,2) ; and Jesus wrought there
his most active ministry, not in attempt to fulfil the
prophecy, but because the people were readiest to listen.
G At the time this miracle of feeding 5,000 men was
wrought, our Lord's popularity in those parts was at its
highest point. One day desiring to get away for a time
from the crowds which continually surrounded him,
so as to give his disciples a period of rest, he took them
across the northern part of the sea of Galilee, to the
eastern side, which was not so densely populated as the
western. But as they were pushing (')ff, and apparently
setting sail for the other side, the other boats which
had been crowding round those of the disciples also
made a move to go with them; and a corresponding
movement began with the people on the shore, who
were watching. Great crowds went round the head of
the lake, so that as soon as Jesus and the disciples land~
ed they were again in the midst of a curious and probably rather noisy assemblage.
6 Jesus began to speak to them and they were channed with his words. But they were excited and did not
specially want teaching. It was something for them

selves they sought. They were ready to make him their
king. As the evening drew on, the disciples went to
the Lord and said: "Send them away, that they may
go into the country round about, and into the villages,
and buy themselves bread: for they h~ve nothing to
eat."-Mark 6: 36.
THE MIRACLE A TEST TO THE DISCIPLES
Though unquestionably the disciples were thinking

of his welfare, this in a measure was interference on
their part. They were thinking of his need as they
perceived it; but J esliS had a care for the multitude
as well as they. He was not 80 anxious to speak spiritual truths to them as to forget their bodily needs;
and, with a little rebuke in his words, he said, "Give
ye them to eat." (Mark 6: 37) They were surprised
that he should say this; for it was a desert place where
bread could not be bought, and in any case they had
no money wherewith to buy bread for a multitude.
Jesus said this to test them and to instruct them.
8 No doubt the disciples considered themselves to be
practical men and our Lord somewhat of a visionary
who might do well at preaching but hardly as capable
as they in looking after the more material things; and
for the moment his answer would confinn them in this
view. But he wanted them to remember that he was
God's representative, with power to do what he thought
necessary for the furtherance of the interests of the
kingdom which he represented.
e The disciples ",-jth helplessness of thought, through
lack of faith and understanding, said that the only supply they could see was a small one which a boy had
and which, of course, would not serve for more than
two or three men. Jesus ordered the disciples to have
the people seated. Then all in due order the five loaves
and the two fi~hes which the Lord would have had purchased from the boy were broken by him and multiplied
to the fecding of the multitude. Our Lord would show
by this outward demonstration the spiritual fact which
next day he declared, and to which our Golden Text
calls attention, that God hlld sent life by him. He said
unto them: "I am the bread of life: he that cometh to
me shall never hungQr, and he that believeth on me
shall never thirst."--John 6: 35.
10 But the people, seeking to please themselves and
ignoring his teaching, would gladly have made him
their king; and had he agreed to their proposal they
would, under his leadership, have rebelled against Rome.
Jesus, although he spoke of the kingdom of heaven and
said that he represented it, had something better to
give them than independence. To get what they wanted
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would l<,ad them into dC'~perate warfare. To get that

which he had to give would entail nothing harder than
tlJe giving up of one's self-will.
WHAT CONSTITUTES THE BREAD OF LIFE
God sent his Son into the world to give life, and
the gift is well symbolized by br<,ad as well as by water.
"Man doth not live by bread only" was God's word to
Israel. (Deuteronomy 8: 3) Bread represents the food
which gives physical life; but never since the sentence
of death passed in the garden of Eden on the first
parents of the race has any man been able by bread to
kCf'p him8<,1 alive, or even to keep himself in health.
It is evident that if a man is to live he needs soml/thing
more than that which he can provide for himself out
of the abundance of nature. He can live only as he is
in communion with God amI has the knowledge which
God sent by his Son Jesus.
12 Speaking later J csus said, "I am the bread of
life: he that conwth to me shall never hunger" (Johu
6 : 35) ; and then he added, "Except ye eat the flesh oaf
the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no bfe
in vou." (JaIm 6: 53) It pleased God to arrange the
way of life for man thus; he must accept it i.n the
nerson of God's representative. A mere declaratlOn of
good intcntion is not enough. Nor is an ack1:.owletlgement of the majesty of God sufficient. Life can be had
only in him who is the way, the truth, and the life;
awl if a r::an would hnve that which God can give he
cau have it only by Jesus. The.Jews wanted life. and
they wanted the blessings of God; but when they ~ound
that J ('sus said that accepting him was the only way
to obtain these things they veTy gladly put him ont of
their sight in the hope that they miGht not be troubled
any more. They would not buy the favors of God at
the expense of accepting .1 esus.
l ' The 8ame condition obtains today.
Men claim that
they want to be in harmony wit~ righteousness: They
will talk about being in touch wIth truth and III tune
with the Infinite, but they will not accept Christ nor
the will of God as shown in Christ. Men do not care to
have to acknowledge that they are sinners and need a
covering of atonement. '1'hey would rather think of
themselves as worthy of some praise for having done so
well' and if thev come to God they would prefer to
com~ with a mea;ure of self-confidence, as if God should
rather be pleased that they have accorded to him their
acknowledgement and worship.
11
HOW ONE EATS THE BREAD OF LIFE
"The truth which Jesus brought was not in itself

the bread of life; it was not what he said, but he himself. The Word of God was made flesh and dwelt amongst us. He was the embodiment of truth, and it
pleased God to make the human life of Jesus the bread
from heaven for the life of men. 'Therefore Jesus said,
4'My flesh I give for the life of the world." He who
belic7es the word of God concerning J Sus and accepta
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his sacrificed life as God's gift, or, in other words, he

who acecpts the iact that the perfect man J eSUB died
as a sacrifice for sin, finds that he thereby cats the bread
of life. IYut no man can find a satisfying portion who
seeks merdy to find a philosophy of life in the teachings und sayings of Jesus.
15 It is the privilege of the disciples of Jesus to declare this truth, which is as unpalatable a portion today
to Christendom as it was to the Jews in those day".
T'he Jcws Were content with their temple service, th(';r
self-righteousness worship, and the sacrifices which
were continually offered. To be told that now there was
no way of acceptance with God except through Jesus
of Nazareth, and that by his death on their behalf, was
abhorrent to them; they would have none of it. '1'h,ir
unbelief, and the lack of belief today, and the fact
that the world as such does not know of God's plan ar
purpose in Jesus, docs not alter it.
16 God sent his Son to give life to the world; and as
surely as Jesus broke the 'bread by the Galilean sea, so
surely was he broken that there might be a ransom
price for all men, and so surely does Jesus come again
b make all men see the provision God has made for
them in him. God did not ask man whether or not he
would be ransomed; the provision is made. Any man
who has known of the bread which God has prov~ded
may refuse to eat it; some have done so. But there is
no'reason for thinking that the multitudes of men WIlD
are now aliens from God in spirit will remain 80 wh"n
once they know him. They have not yet tasted t:le
swertness of that bread; they have felt the bitterness
of having to acknowledge themselves as sinners.
17 Rut in the kingdom now being established, when
Christ destroys all man's enemies and deliyers all frOID
the bondage of ignorance, and brings the dead forth to
share with the liying, they will "taste and see that
Jehovah is good", and will enjoy the feast of fat things
which in that kingdom of life "'ill be spread before
them.-Psalm 34: 8; 1s.aiah 25: 6.
Does John's CORpel attempt to g-i,e a consecutive or full

record of Jpsus' ministry? 'Dllis lesson presents Jesuil
in what aspect? , 1,2,11.
.
Why did the Galileans receive Jesus more readily tlH~n
did the
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'VlwrE', and umler what circumstunpes, was the miracle of

tolla v's lesson performed? 'U 5, 6.
How (lid it serve us a mild rebuke to his disciples? ,. 7-9.
'Vhat interest did the people have In Jesus, and wily did
they want to make him king? 'l! 10.
'Yhut did Jesus meun when he said, "Except ye eat the
flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, 3e have
no life In you"? How was this statement received by
the Jews? 1T 11, 12.
Does a similar attitude obtain amongst the people today'
'\[ 12.
Does merely hearing the truth which Jesus taught constitute mUng the bread of life? If not, whllt <loes? 'If 14'Y!.lv was not Jesus, who gained such populal"lty by hi.
n{iraeles, ac'Cepted by the Jews? 1T 15.
What is the spiritual lesson contaIned in t;l1e miracle ot
feeding the 5,0007 1 16,17.
JESUS HEALS AND SAVES A BLIND MAN

--}<'Ln.:llJ..tilY 7-JOHN
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~ shDll 1I'Ot u'01k in the darkness.. but sMU nave

life:'-John 8: 1~.
HE nerl miracle that John relates, after feeding

of the 5.000 men, is the healmg of a man born
blind. Jesus was again in Jerusalem with his
disciples. Passing along the street, he saw the man
,.hose healing iB the subject of today's study. Whether
or not Jesus directed the attention of his disciples to
the man John does not say_ Probably he did. and perl:::rs the man "as well knO'\"Il; for the disciples seemed
to how about the case and took the opportunity to
AS!;: the Master a queEtion often raised.
:z The Jews knew that their Scriptures showed distinctly that obedience to the Law weuld give them the
lliessings of freedom from sickness. (Exodus 15: 2G)
f.s DO one escaped being sick and very many were aif, ided with physical infirmity, and as they were 60
< 1 tain of their own rif!hteousne!'s, thry came to the
< :-r.clusion that their trouble must be the result of their
I.arents' sin; alld they claimed Scriptural support, for
.1f'l'emiah had said: 'arhe iather.=; lwve eaten a sour
p-rape, and the chJ.1dren's teeth are set on edge."Jeremiah 31; 29.
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ciple!, without hesitation he went and washed and received sight. He went home, and his neighbours could
hardly believe that he was the man they knew as lliind.
He asserted his identity, and they asked how he came
by his sight. !Ie told them what had happened. Apparently not one of them rongratulatcdhim on the hle85ing which had come to him, hut sternly asked where
the man was who healed him. As he had made no arrangement to mect Jesus again he said: "1 h."IlOW not."
A GOOD WORK CONDEM."mD
e It was the sabbath day; and these men hurried the

man to the Pharisees, who questioned him, and were
greatly put out because this thing had been done on
the sahbath day. Some aid U:at the healer must be
a sinner; that he could not be of God or he would have
kept the sabbath as they did. Others said: "How can
a man that is a sinner do such miraeles?"-John 9: 16.
7 They were divided amongst themselves; but wben
he who had been blind asserted his belief that Jesus
hiB healer was one sent of God, for such a miracle had
never been known ill !:srue!. they pat him out of the
PERVERTED THEOLOGY
6yna~ogue. (John 9: 34) These religious cruel men
B The righteous Pharisees would blame their parents,
would ha'\'e preferred to have the man kept in blindness,
but took no dIscredit to themselves. Kot discerning the and to hav~ his healer put out of their sight, rather
Jll:m of God. their only alterr.ative was to suggest that than that their prestige and authority as the teachers
tIle physical diFabilities of life were the result of pre- in Israel should be lessened.
natal sins, or that God, foreseeing that a man would
B We may view this incident of the blind man in
be a sinner, se'.tenced him before he was born. The both its particular and its general relation to the plan of
Jews are not alone in such perverted thou!!hts. The God. It was necessary to his ministry that Jesus should
great WeFtern churches have taught simil.:J.r tlun;s, and have such an incldeut as this occur, and here was the
han~ practised prenatal baptlsm to E.ave an unborn child suitable occasion. There mll~ have been other Jews in
irom the torment of hell fire. There is no force so Jerusalem born blind, but this man proved to be such
powerful to tum the minds of men from sane thinking a man as well served the purpose of Jesus. He had
as perverted theology.
spirit and purpose to believe, to reason, and to stand
4 Instead of entermg into an argument with his disfirm for Jesus. Ko doubt as with the woman at the
cinlrs. Jesus maue a statement whIch must have sound- well. the heavenly Father was supervising the ministry
cJ startling. He said: "Neither hath thIS man sinr.ed, of his dear Son.
nor his purents." He did not mean that neither the
e But it is clear that Jesus alO used the incident as
rran nor his parent.<; had not tramgrcssed the law of a ~eneral illustration: The man 18 typical of the world
{~c.d, but that this amici-ion WI\.Cl Tlot the result or trans- held in darkness, "born blind." JCiUS said: "I must
gression on the part of the parents or the child. He said work the works of him that sent me, while it is day:
that the man was born blind in order that the works the night cometh, when no man can work. As long
d God should be made manifest in him. (John 9: 3) as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."Jesus proceeded to show ,,,hat he meant.
Johll 9: 4, 5.
5 Stopping the rr.an, Jesus spat on the ground :111d,
11' Jt would be impossible for the disciples to undermixing his spittle with th<' dust, spread the clay over stand the purport of these words; it is easier for U8
the man's eyes, bade him go to the pool of Siloam now, because we live in the day when God is diffusing
llDd wash his eyes therein. The mar. felt the power of his light abroad. It is clear from the words of Jesus
our Lord's presence and words and, almost certainly that he meant to convey the thought that his Father
having heard J~us' answer to the question of the dis- bad permitted evil to OU1e into the world. Tha se,nu
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tence of death, which was not immediately executed dark as to the knowledge of God, have never seen light,
and which delay allowed man to propagate, had brought have never had spiritual understanding.
this about. It is this the psalmist meant when he said:
16 The Pharisees of today, the clergy and the eccle"Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, Return, siastically minded, much prefer that the people should
ye children of men."-Psalm 90: 3; Genesis 2: 17; 3: 17. .remain in ignorance in order that they may be kcpt
11 It is evident also that Jesus perfectly well underunder the power of the church; and they would, if they
nood that his Father, the gracious Creator, had as yet could, put out of the way all those who speak the truth
made no attempt to stem the flow of evil. Nur, with of God's Word and who therefore are contrary to them.
the exception of that which he had given to the chosen Like the Jews of Jesus' day their bitterest feelings are
family through his covenants and by his prophets, had towards those who express the truth of God. The J eW8
he sent any light into the world to tell men his course tolerated the Roman yoke, and were rather glad to have
of action. He had almost left them alone.-Amos 3: 2. such glamour as association with the Roman world
brought them. So today the religious organizations are
12 Now for a little while, and Jesus knew it must be
IUch, God sent his Son into the world to be the light pleased to have political association, though they would
for it. He knew there was a night approaching for destroy its power if they could; but their enmity is
him, when his lamp, the only one which was lit, must rabid against those who speak the truth of God.
be quenched; hence he must work the works of God,
lT Jesus knew his time for lighting the whole world
to show his goodness and glory, while it was day, that had not come. He saw the end of his own day; he saw,
is, while he had opportunity.
too, that the light would be spread abroad by the disciples and by those who should believe on him through
THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
them. But he knew that the kingdom of light could
18 Being the Light of God to lighten mankind, it
not come till the prince of darkness should be dethroned.
must be that wherever he manifested himself darkness When that time should come, then the world's darlcne58
must flee from before him. Jesus lived and ministered would be removed; and the glory of God, his power,
amongst a people who were physically sick, infirm with his love, his majesty of goodness would be manifest to
blindness, deafness, lameness, and smitten with many all his creatures, in heaven as well as in earth.
18 The permission of evil will bring eternal blessings
dreadful diseases; a people who were spiritually blind,
yet intensely proud and full of hypocrisy, wilfully hid- to men because of the lessons of evil. But it also ening their condition from themselves. Most of these got hances the glory of Gad; for men could never have
no benefit from his presence. But wherever the sick known him fully unless his compassion, mercy and
physically, spiritually or mentally sought him, or were tenderness had been seen. And it is evil that has manibrought to him by others, or were visited by him, or fested these things. He who knows the plan of God
(as in this case) where there was contact, he always and knows that God intends to make evil itself show
manifested himself as the One sent from God. Thus forth his praises, inasmuch as the world is to be delivit was that none ever came in actual contact with Jesus ered from the bondage of evil, and from all sickness
for physical healing but went away blessed. It could whether moral, mental or physical, enters into the glory
of God, the light of life. And this knowledge is now
not be otherwise.
1. Jesus did not heal the people to make disciples, free to all who come to God by Jesus.
but to manifest that he came from God, and to show
what the power of God would do when it should be
What miracle is related in today'S lesson, and what quesmanifested amongst the peoples of earth. In the healing
tion did it raise? c,r I, 2.
of the multitude in Galilee it was not merely the com- What was the Pharisees' perverted view of human imperfection? Do others have similarly preverted views topassion of Jesus that was in operation; it was because
day? ~ 3.
he represented the fact that God was present in him. How did Jesus answer the question before him? 'If 4.
It is this fact which explains why so many who came Tell how Jesus restored sight to the blind man. What attl~
tude diu the people and the Pharisees take toward this
to him for healing got their blessing, even though they
act of healing, anu why? 'If 5-7.
.did not wish to have anything more from him than What particular relation doeS this incident have to the
divine plan? ~ 8.
that which they sought.
What general lesson does it teach? How can it be said
15 In the attitude of the Pharisees the religious mind
that God turned man to destruction? ,. 9-11.
is exactly typified. It pleased God to allow "Christian" Was Jesus the light of the world at his first advl'nt? 'If 12, 13.
did .Tesus perform so many acts of healing, and yet
formality to develop hypocrisy in great religious sys- 'Vhy
did not heal all the sick? 'lI 14.
tems which have professed to be established in the teach- Show the similarity between the attitude of the Pharisees
toward the truth and that of the religious mind of today.
ing of Jesus. And Pharisees innumerable are existent
Why are ecclesiastics bitter toward those who preach the
today as then. In the light of the knowledge of the
truth of God's Word? "I 15,16.
glory of Goo which is now manifest through the knowl~ Did Jesua expect that he would enlighten the ""hole world
during his ministry? f 17.
edge of the divine plan, there is that which would
What blessings shall result from the permission of evU
bring light to all mrn, to those whol born into a world
on earth 1 11 18,
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"She was delivered of a moo child."-Isaum 66: 7.
"Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth."

-Isaiah 42: 1.
HIS and corroborative Scriptural texts prove conclusively that those who \vill constitute the official family of God's organization, which shall
reign over the earth, must first be servants of the Lord
Jehovah. The chief servant is Christ Jesus the foundation, the precious corner stone, and the head of Zion.
He plainly said that the greatest in the ruling class
must first be servants. (Matthew 18: 4; 23: 11; Luke
22: 2G) This is conclusive proof that those who refuse
or neglect to joyfully engage in the service now are
missing the greatest privilege. If we love our brethren
as our "Lord loved us we will urge them to avail themsd\ es of every opportunity of service to the glory of
Gail. The Lord's truly consecrated servants, even as
Elicha, now have a double portion of the spirit, and
WIth increasing joy they embrace the privileges of wit.nessing to the Lord and helping to raise up a standarll
for the people. This explains why there has been such
gr2at enthusiasm in the service since 1918, when the
Lord came to his temple.
It is those who joyfully participate in the service of
the Loru who have the Lord's favor. In these "my
soul deli:iht-,F~, saith the Lord". It is thid sa"11,; ci~ss
whom the Lord upholds, sustains and keeps fast in the
time of great stress and all of the time. Of them the
Lonl says: "rhese are mine elect' ; that is to say, those
whom he will elect as the official part of the holy city,
the government of righteousness.
Furthermore the Lord says: "I have put my spirit
upon him." These have the power of the Lord, bec.ause
he snstains them and keeps them by and through his
name and strength; and they go forward gladly proclaiming the message of J ehoyah and that h2 is God
anu thut his kingdom will bring the relief for which
all the creation has groaned and travailed in pain even
until now.
Speaking of this same class God's prophet says:
"Thou art a priest for ever aHer the order of Uelchizedek." A priest is one who serves. Uelchizcdek pietured the class that carries out God's purposes, operating under the Head, Christ J csus.
It is this mme faithful class that God speaks to when
he says: "He shall bring forth judgment to the nations." Here the Lord applies the text to the Christ,
which includes all who are in Christ and who are faithful overcomers and who therefore compose the official
family of Zion. Necessarily these are they who in the
days of the beginning of the kingdom give a faithful
witness to Jehovah and joyfully proclaim: ''Blessed be
the LortI out of Zion."
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HE feminine name is often applied to an orga

nized city or other organization. Zion is God"s
organization and is the one here mentioned as
"she". Also in lwvelation twelfth chapter Zion, or
God's organization, is mentioned under the symbol of
a woman "clothed with the sun". This organization.
being God's is approved by him and is the recipient of
the light of God's plan, symbolized by the sun. Being
God's organization she walks or goes forth in complete
harmony with his rules of adion, as symbolized by
"the moon under her feet".
'l'he precious stone and head of that organization of
Zion is Christ Jesus, who is clothed with all power in.
heaven and in earth; therefore the organization symbolized is crowned with twelve stars upon her head. It
is the organization, or Zion, symbclized by the woman,
who gives birth to the man-child. 'rhe man-child is
the new government or kingdom that shall rule the nations with a rod of iron. It is the official government
af righteousness, the kingdom or reigning house of
which Jesus is the Head, and the overcoming saints
form a part. 'l'hese are also called Zion, because constituting the official family or govC'rning f:wt('rq of
:=;tJ:..~~s ki.ngdom..
"Before she travailed she blought forth. \{ho hath
heard of such a thing?" It seems almost impossible.
But nothing is impossible with God. Zion, the woman,
God's organization, gives birth to the new nation or
government; and as soon as born the great battle in
heaven bC'gins between this righteous government, of
which Christ Jesus is the Head, and Satan the enemy.
That marks the time when God-'s words, as uttered by
the prophet (Psalm 110: 2), are fulfilled. Here is stated
that J l'homh sends forth out of Zion the rod (sceptre,
the right to rule) and says to his Son: "Rule thou in
thel midst of thine enemies"; and the travail b{'gins.
The stmggle in IH:aven being finished, now the force8
are gathering for the final struggle on earth "of the
great and terrible day of the Lord" and "the great
battle of God Almibhty". It is the time of the bnttlell
of the bC::2t against the Lamb. 'rhe travail is liot yet
over. With the birth of the kingdom or nation the
LNd comes to his temple, and those who are reallv of
Zion "are willing in the day of thy power". (P~alm
110: 3) These delight to be witnesses that Jehovah is
God and that the day of his triumph of righteousness
through his holy organization is at hand.
Let all the spirit-begotten and anointed see now their
pri'''ileges and enter fully into the joy of the Lord and
have that blessed privilege of being of the remnaut,
saying, "DleSlled be the Lord out of Zion."
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Hartford. S. Dak. _
Mitchell, S. Dak
Parker, S. Dale
Menno. S. Dak
Chancellor. S. Dak.
Sabetha, KanR
St, Joseph. Mo
Kansas City, Mo,
Lea\'enworth, Kan'S
Lawrence, Kans...
CenU'opo!is. Kans.
1a. 27
__.'28.:.:9
. "
31
__ Feb.
1
"
2
..
3
De Kalb. Tex.
J an.
Texarkana, Tex. .....
18.
Atlanta, Tex. __._..
.'.
Shnuls, Tex. -.._ __._ _ _"
Greem'iIIe, Tex
22.
WinJlBbQro, Tex.
U
17
20
19
21
25
24
Wolfe City. Tex

Dallas. Tex
_ _
I'lano, 'l'ex. . _
l\leKmney. Tex.
Greenville. Tex.
Lone Oak. Tex.
__Jan. 26
.. 28-;a
.....Feb.
1
2
3
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BROTHER C ROBERTS
BROTHER C. W. CUTFORTH
1l'a1l8 Creek, Pa. ..
.1 an.
Brockway, Pa
."
Kane. Pa.. .__
_
_.....
DeYoung. Pa
_
.'.
Clarh'\gtlln. Pa.
CIarlo Pa.._._.................
Butler. Pa. .._

l,nwood City. I'a
New Brighton, ~a.
New Castle. Pa.
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VI'eRt Middlesex, Pa.
Farrell. 1:'a.
15
17
IS
19
20
21
Jan. 22
" 24
25
.'. 26
27
28
;:a.
John. N. B.
Jan.
]<;vandale, N. B . .__
.'. 18,
Deep Brook, N. S. ._.__.."
Centreville, N. S. _..__. ."
Yarmouth. N. S.
..
Liverpool. N. S.
17
19
21
22
24
25
Brldg-ewater. N. S
Jan. 26
M'uluetOn, N. S. __ _
"
27
l\.lal'garetsville, N. S
"
~8
Kelltdl1e, N. S. .
_..'f 29, 31
E Hall's Harbor. N. S. Feb. 1.2
Halifax, N. S
"
3
BROTHER O. L. SULLlVAN
BROTHER H. H. DINGUS
~rldgeport.
Conn. _._.._.Jall.18
~ranford, Conn. .__.
....
19
New HaveR, Conn.
..." 20
Derby. Conn. ._ _. __ _.._...'. 21
Waterbury, COHn. . .__._.__" 22
lrorrIB&ton. C D
_ _"
21
h
New Britain, Conn

Jan.211
Hartfort, Conn. .
" :~6
Cromwell, Conn
__.._ _..._" 27
Deep River, Conn
_..... 2,~
Kew London, Conn.
" 29
Norwich. Conn
" 31
"
Cedar Rapids,
Rochelle, Ill.
Chicagll, Ill.
Jackson. Mich
Detroit, Mich
\Vindllor. Ont.
Ia
_ __..
_
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_
_
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BROTHER
Jl'orrest City. Ark

Jan.
),Iempltls, Tenn. ..
" 19.
Keis@r, Ark
__..
.__.."
Blytheville. Ark. .....__.....
Lafe, Ark. ..._......_.............
1Iector. Ark.
"
18
28
20
21
22
24
ESHLEMAN
Jonesboro. Ark
WeRt Ridge. Ark
Gadsden, 'l.'enn
Big Sandy. Tenn
Palmyra. Tenn. .
Guthrie. Ky
-----
Jan. 211, 26
"
27
_. __._"
29
_ .'.
31
reb.
1
"
2
BROTHER A. J. ESHLEMAN
Jl'rederfck8burl!'. Va
Jan. 11
kuther Glen, Va
_ ..'.
12
Frenericks Hall. Ya.
13
Orchid, Va.
14
IIlchmond. Va
" 15, 17
1\ewport News. Va.
19
Exmore, Va
__
Chincotea:::ue. Va
Norfolk. Ya
Suffolk. Va.
South Hill, Va.
LawrencevIlle. Va
-----
Jan.20
_ " 21
" 24
28
29
_" 31
BROTHER M. C. HARBECK
Warren. Pa
Oil City, Pa
Pittsburgh, Pa.
M"('Kp~sport, Fa. __.
Johnstown. Pa. ..
Altoona. Pa. ..._
Jan.18
" 19
20
.._ " 21
_ .'. 22
_..... 24
Harrisburg. Pa
York, Pa
__
Laneaster. Pa.
Rheem~. Pa.
Lebanon. Pa.
Readin:;. Pa.
----
Jan.25
_ " 26
27
_._.__ " 2101
29
31
BROTHER H. E. HAZLETT
Colnmbiana. O
__
Llebon. O
__
_
Po,\<-er l'oint, O
Negley,.
East Lnerpool. O.
Younr;stow:n. O.
<;
Jan. 17
.'.
18
"
19
20, ~~
2..
"24
_ __-::
Rosemont, O
Jan.211
"'Hes, O. __ .__._
__.'. 26
"arren, O
__.._..!' 27
~Iecca. O
_._._._. __.._.. __ " 28
Ashtabnla, O
_
__" 31
Painesville, O.
_
Feb. 1
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BROTHER l\T. L. HERR

Bradford. Pa
Franklinville, N. Y
Olean, N. Y
Shinglehonse. Pa
Bolivar, N. Y
_
I'lllmere. N. Y.
Ja1'\. 14
"
15
"
17
.'.
18
" 19, 20
2_1_._2..2
Perry. N. Y
_ ..Jan.
Batavia, N. Y
"
Getzville, N. Y. _
"
'l'oIl'llwanda.:'<. Y. _
.'.
Nial(ara Falls. N. Y
_."
B_u_ff_alo. N. Y
29.
24
25
26
27
28
31
BROTHER 'V. M. HERSEE

L&:ndon, Onto .. ........ Jan.
Stratfold. Onto ._..
." 15.
Seaforth, Onto
Godorith. ant
._...........
llipley. ant. __ ..__
"
)'Clrdwlch. ant
_.............
14
17
18
19
20
21
Palmerston, Onto
Jan. 22
Mount Forest, Onto .._ __ "
24
Harriston, ant
_....
25
Hano,'er. Onto
__ ..
26
Allenford. ant
_.'27,28
Owen Sound, Onto
__.'29,31
BROTHER 11. S. MURRAY

l"ew Orl@an~. La. __. ..Jan. 14
"avelalld. Miss
-__ .'.
III
)lobile, Ala. ._.
.._..........
16
Pensacola. Fla. ....
.'.
17
Jacksonville. Fla.
19
I:ampa. Fla. _._.._._._.." 2124
Jacksonville. Fla
__Jan. 211
Marianna. Fla
__.._ 26. 27
Pensacola. Fla. ..
__..__" 29, 31
Biloxi. Miss. .
__
_Fcb.
1
Lyman, Miss
"
2
Saucier. Miss.
_..
3
Jan. 7
" I:l
_ ..'. 10
11
.'. 17
_ ..'. 2,1
Kalamazoo. Mich
__
Haullllolld. Ind
St. Loms, Mo
_.._
SJlrinl(field, ~Io
Claremore. Okla. _
r-owata. Okla
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Jan.28
__-'. 29
__.."
31
]'eb.
1
"
2
...'.
3
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Bellln:ham. Wash
Jan.17
Seattle, Wash. --_
.'. 18
Long' Branch. Wash. __
" 19
Olympia. Wash
" 20
Aberdeen. Wash. ..
_...'. 21
Centralia. Wash.
22
~hehalls. Was~
_ ..J~n. '24
Vancouver, Wash. _......
211
Odell, Ore. .
.'.
26
Bend. Ore
__
27. 28
}ortland. are
" 29, 31
Ashland, Ore.
_ Feb.
2
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,BROTHER T. H. THORNTON
Augusta. Ga
_
Savannah. Ga
Jacksonville, ]'Ia.
Tampa. Fla
Palatka. Fla. ..
Waycross. Ga. -
Jan.
."
11
18
19
" 2124
.'.
26
_.....
27
Ridgpland, S. C
Charleston. S. C
Elko, S. C
Augusta. Ga.
Harlem, Ga.
Dearing. Ga.
__Jan. ~3
_29 31
]'eo.' 1
2
3
4.
BROTHER S. H. TOUTJIAN
Wacf). Tex.
Alvarado. Tex
_.._
l<'ort Worth, Tex
Cleburne. Tex
Weatherford, TeL
Woodson, Tex...._._
Jan. 13
.'14.15
" 17, 18
"
19
20
__." 21. 22
Old Glory. Tex.._._ Jan. 24

Rochester. Tex...__ _...'. 25 26
Dallas, Tex
_.._
_._." 2831
Abilene. Tex
_._
Feb. 1.2
Merkel. '1'ex
_...'.
3
Sweetwater. Tex. _._..._"
4.11
BROTHER J. C. WATT
Hermiston. Ore
Pendleton, are
Joseph. Ore. ..
I.aGrande. Ore
Weiser. Ida
_.._
Ontario. Ore.
-
Jan.
.'. 15,
.'. 18.
." 20.
_...'. 22.
."
14
17
19
21
24
25
Payette. Ida
_.._
J;;llllllett, Ida
Boise. Ida
Nampa, Ida
Pocatello, Ida
Laramie. W~'o.
Jan.
."
28
29:
Feb.
26
27
31
31
1
3
BROTHER J. B. WILLIAMS
Chicago. Ill
__
Jan.17
Geneva. Ill.
_...'. 19
Rochelle. Ill.
.'. 20
ARhton, Ill
" 21
Clinton, Ia. ..
_............. 22
Davenport. Ia. _
.'. 24
Rock Island. Ill. _

Jan.25
East Moline, Ill. _._
.'. 26
1If0line. Ill.
27'
Knoxvllle. Ill
_ ...'. 28
Kewanee. Ill. .. _............. 29
Peoria, 111.
_
__.._...'. 31
BROTHER C. A. WISE
ArcadIa, Fla
Bradentown. ria. ..
SaraRota. Fla. .._
St. Petersburg, Fla
Tampa. Fla
Oldsmar. Fla.
Jan. 17
,
18
.'.
19
.'.
20
.'. 2124
25
Tampa. Fla
-._._..- .....:ran.26
Lakelall'd. ]'Ia. ._.._ _...'. 27
Zephyrhills, Fla. .._
.'. 28Martin. Fla. ......._ .._
.'. 29
HomassasRa. Fla..__.._...'. 31
Ocala. Fla.
__
Feb. 1
BROTHER L. F. ZINK
El Reno. Okla _._
Jan.17
Norman, Okla. _ _
" 18
Noble. Okla. _._
,
:: 19
Purcell. Okla. _._.
2P
Paoll. Okla........
._...'. 22
Wynnewood. Okla. _._......... 24
Elmore. Okla
_ Jan. 25
Ardmore. Okla. __.._ .'.
26
Dallas. Tex. ._ _ .._
_.. 2831
Fort Worth. Tex. __ Feb.
1
Comanche, Okla.
....
2
Minco. Okla........__._...'.
3
CONVENTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED BY BROTHER RUTHERFORD

Tampa. Fla. Jan. 2024. Address R Stansel. 214 Hyde Park Ave,
Dallas. Tex. Jan. 28-31. Address li'<.Iward Telkamp. 464-1 Travis St.
ft~l{~r~d'}l1iW&1m~~lf;at ~ft~ j'ft9bt?

t1l)e n~mbns ~$tb,8llllldIa ~ a!gOF-lsaiaIJ
VOL, XLVII
No, 2
SEMIMoNTHLY
Anno Mundi 6054 -January 15, 1926
CONTENTS
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LE,nXIXG TO PRAy
~}~~~se1.~,?S.;:sa~...:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~
How One Becomes a Son

Plate of Prayer
To Whom Should'Ve Pray?
A ~Io(lel Prayer
The Kin~(lom
A Sear('h ill'~ Test
rreluptation
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PnO\YER-:UnETTxn
TEXT (lO'DIEXTS
SITEPIIBRD
LAZARUS F'nml 111E DEAD
IX'lERNATIOXAL Co:n'ENTloN
NEW DOOKS BY 'l'lIE SOCIE'ry
DATE OF TIlE ME110RIAL
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"I will stand liP on my toafeh tmd waJ s" fII1I foot
upon the Tower, ana will watoA to soo toMt He will
Ball unto me, and ",hat /ln81OO1' I shan mahB to them
that oppose me."-Habakkuk ,: 1.
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JCU~NAL AND
ITS SACRED MISSION
HIS jftmal W ODe 01 the -prime faetorB vr- instnuneIlt!l" in tbe .,..... ot Billie Instruriimr, or ''Sl!IDl1JuT E%teDs!oD'" _
IIeUw
pnaeDted 1n all puts at. tAweiT1hsed 'WUritl by tise W ~ To'll"EK B1m& 6: ftACr ~ ~ dmr12red ..LD. 18l*. "For tbe PromotlaD of Chrtlrtian KDawled",.'"V". It Bot 0Di7 .@RBI as a claa..-. ..m.e Btbie atmienUl 'IAT -.eet.Dr the sma, of. the d i _ W.... !Nt:
a1aD as a mannel of commuaicaUon thruu;:h which ~ JDQ' lie _child with IUlDDUJlcemeJlCI: ot the SodeO"II- I:IIIJInRticme aDd gf the
~ of Ita U&TeliDl:' ~tiYell, styled . ~ . aJId ~.1rith reports of its eGnftIltilIDIL
our "Berean Z - . - am topieal rebeu'IIIIla or ~ewa.of __ 8ecietT. pm,l1abl!Id SruDDlll ~ ~ ~ . - ft!7
belpful txt all wbo would DlII'lt tbe onlT hol101'U7 degree which the Society accords, TiL, Tmt Dei .Jl....ter (V. D. M.), which traDIIIateli
into ~Iish Is JIiJliBtn- Of Go4'11 'Word. Our ttClll.tment of the lDterDational Smu1a.7 Sdaool Lessoas is 1IJ*iall1 lor the older BIble
lltudenta and teaehen. By- wome this feature is eoJUddered iJIdiapeaabIe.
ThllI journal stands arml,. for the defene of the only true foundation of the Chrtatill.D's hope DOW being 110 ceaenll7 repoc11ate4
_Ndemption thro~h the predou blood of "the maD Christ Jens. who glLn IllmBe1t a f'lJII.to. 1& eorrespcmding priee, a-llUbstitute] fer
all". (1 Peter 1 :~tl; ~ Timothy~: Gl DulldiJl:; up on this !lUre foaJldatioa the gold, Bil,er and precious .amea (1 <lorinthialUl .3: 1115: 2 Peter r: 6,11) of tbe Word of God, its further mission Is to "make all see what is the felloW'llhlp of the mystery which bas
becD hid In God, to the intent that now m1:ht b& made kDomt ~ tbP clnr1"eh tbe 1DllD.itold visdlmr ut GocI"-"w'hidr :in ot!rez-~
"as =t mnde kDOWD unto the 8OJ1S of men as it Is now reve:l.led".-I:phesilms ::: :;,0, 10.
It stands free from All parties. m!cts IlDd creeds of men. w14Je It seeks more and more to bring its eovery uttl!l'llllee into fullest
IJUbjecuon to the will IJ! God In ChrlSt, ll.!I expreMed in tue uoly Scriptures. I t is thus free to dec1Ju'e boluly 1Il1JatllOever tbe Lord
hatb spoken-according to tbe uil'ine wisdom sranted unto us to Dn~erstand bis Dtter.Ulees. Its attitude Is Dot dogmatic, but contident;
for we know ~'bereot we affirm, treading witb implicit faith upon the SlIl'8 prornble~ of GOO. It is held as a trust, to be ns.?d only in hill
service: bence our declsioDs relative to wlmt may and wlUlt mllY DOt 1l"J1ll8U" in 1m columllS must: be according to <lur judImJent of h18
I:"ood pleasure. the teat"hln~ of IllS Word. for the upbulJdlng ot hL~ people In s:race Ilnd knowled~e. ADd we not only iDvlte but Ullie our
readers to prove all its utteraDces by the infallible Word to wblch reference l'l constantly Di&de 1:0 facilitate lIuell testilll;.
TO US THE SCRIPTURES CLEA-JU.Y TEACH

That tbe church Is "the temple of the livln~ Gn-.1", }lfOCuliarly "his wor"man~hiJl"; thnt 113 construt"tion ba3 been in progress ~hout
the Jro!,,,1 age-eyer slnl'e Christ bame the world's Hoof!elDer and the Cblef Corner Sro~e of bla temple, throU;;b ....hicb, wben
finisllcll, God's blessin;; sh:lll come "to all people", and they JiDd aecess to hlm.-l Corinthians 3: ~G, J.7; Ephes.iaDs 2: 2().2:!:
Gencsls 2~: 14; Galatians 3: Zl}.
That meantime the chiseling, sha.ping, and JlQ1isbln~ of consecrated belien!rS in Christ'a atonement for Bin, progresses; and 1I"he1l the
last of tbese "Iil"lDg stones", "elect anel prcclOOS," shall h:l..-e b~n maele rend)'. tbe ~e:It l.laster WorkmaD w1ll brin~ all tOgt'tbel'
in the first resurrection; and the temple shall be filled wUh hla glory, and be the meetiDj; place betweell ~..A11ILmeD througbout
the l\lIl1ennlum.-He....elation 15: 5-8.
That the hasis of bope, for the church and 1he world, lies in the fact that "Jesus Cbrist:, by the IUsce of God. tasted death for e-t,'erJl
man." "a ransom for sll," and ,,'iii be '"the true light whicb }i;;htcth everl/ lIIaB 11/(:: cOlllcth into ths IOOrI4". "in dne time'.Hebrews 2: lJ; John 1: lJ; 1 Timothy 2:;;, G.
That tbe hope of the cburcll is that she may be like her Lord, "aee him a.~ he is," be "partllkers ot the diviDe 1lIlt1D'e',' aDd abare his
~Iory as bls jOlDt-helc - 1 John <1:2; Jobn 17: 24; nomana : 17; :: Peter 1:-!.
That the pre!lent mission of the church Is tile perfecting ot the sainTS jor the furore "Work of se""lce~ to ilevelop In- benoelf frre77
Jrrace: to he (;ods wltne.,s to we world; and to prepare to be J;:I.D;;& anel pnest3 ill tile .n.en ~e.-EpbeslaDll -4; 12; Matthew 2-1:
14; He"elatlon 1; 6; :W: G.
lrhat the hope for the world lies in the blesslnl:9 of knowled~e and npportunity to be brou;::ht 10 aU by Christ's )flllenni.:11 kin/!dom, the
restitutIon of all tbat wns lost In Aaam, to all the w!ll1n~ nnd ol)('(lIcnt. at the hanus ot their lledeemcr anu bls glorilied cl1ureh,
wben ail tbe wilfully wicked nil be autrollca.-Acts ;3: 19,2::; Isamb :;;;.
EXCO(;"RAGEME),"T FOn WORAERS
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to get tlti" messn;::p to tltt' .1t'ws. All thi:' ronse<Tat..d will
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Lord's due time to give such u mess;I;!p,-I8aiah 40: 9.
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Lourton C'on'E'ntlon. May 24th to 31st, ]926, inclusiye. There
is ample proyislon for mf'('tln~ with a recreation park in
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MEMORIAL DATE
The nearest new moon to the equinox 1920 Is March 14th.
.1ernsalpm time. ThE' fourteenth ony tht'I"ffifter woulll end
:\larelJ ~8th. nhOlll lIix p. m_ which lllarks the true b('::ininz of the Pftl>!o-oyer. Thel'E'fore, Saturuay evening, March
:::7th. In:::a, lIffel" six o'clock, is the proper time for the
celebration of the Memorial.
{9kWATCH TO ER
AN D HE~ALD OF CHR~STS PRESENCE
YOLo
XLVII
JANUARY
1'0. 2
15, 1926
LEARNING TO PRAY
"Lord, teach us to pray."-Luke 11: 1.
ITH many prayer is merely a formality. With
others it is a mockery. Some pray to be
heard of men. A few pray with a sincere
desire to have the will of God done concerning them.
Such was evidently the reason why the disciples of Jesus requested him to teach them how to pray. If it were
necessary for the disciples of Jesus to l"arn how to pray,
surely it is necessary for all to learn how to pray intclligently who expect to have their prayers answered.
~ One of the greatest privileges the Christian enjoys
is that of prayer to God. Offered in harmony with the
Word of God, and with confidence in God and in his
Word, an answer may be confidently cxpected. Not every
one has the privilege of prayer. One's privilege may
differ at different times. It is therefore important to
have an understanding of the subject mattN as outlined in the Word of God that we may understand who
has the privilege of prayer and under what circumstances.
8 Prayer is a petition asking for relief or favor. If
intdligently made, it is addressed to one possessing
the power and ability to grant the relief or favor desired. A comprehensiYe definition of prayer therefore
is: A petition asking for relief or favor addresS{'d to a
being or creature possessing the power or authority to
grant such relief or favor. God is all-powerful; he
possesses the power and authority to grant relief. Thercfore a petition addressed to Jehovah, according to his
will as expressed in his Word, may receive a favorable
consideration.
4 Many of the peoples of earth address their prayers
to stones or to statues of wood or to other inanimate
objects. Some turn wheels and count that as prayer,
while others count beads and repeat formal phrases and
believe that this is prayer to God. Such prayers are
worse than useless. They are never answered. Many
prostrate themselves in an attitude of devotion before
images of wood or stone, or before some inanimate objeet in the form of a cross, believing t11at the presence
of such object will aid them in their prayers. Such
prayers are offered without a proper understanding of
the Scriptures. The people who offer these prayers are
not to be blamed; and what is here said is not said for
the purpose of ridicule, but that the attention of seekers
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God, the Giver of every good and perfect gift.
WHO MAY PRAY
Do not all persons have the privilege of approaching

God ill prayer? They have not. People may pray, but
with no assurance of having their prayers answered.
The Apostle Peter, under inspiration, wrote: "For tho
eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears
llre open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord
is agaimt them that do evil." (1 Peter 3: 12) By thi3
authority it is seen that only the righteous have the
privilege of prayer. Such may present their petitions
to God and expect to be heard and answered accordin~
to his holy will.
6 Does not the sinner have the privilege of prayer?
If one who is a sinner, going in the way of sin, repents
and is converted, which means to change his mind and
his course of action, and desires the mercy of Gorl, he
may call upon God for mercy; and if he follows God's
appointed ,vay he may come into harmony with God
and later enjoy the privilege of prayer. An example of
a sinner praying to God is found in thc Scriptures
(Luke 18: 13): "And the publican, standing afar off,
would not lift up so much as his eyes unto h('an~l1,
but smote upon his breast, saying, God be mcrciful to
me a sinner." It will be observed, however, that he had
not the full privilege of prayer. The Scriptures show
that it is only the child of God who can approarh him
and address him as Father, and expect to reeei\"e an
answer to his prayer.
1 Who are righteous, and how docs one become rightcous? The psalmist says (Psalm 14: 3): "They are all
gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is
none that doeth good, no, not one." Again the psalm..
ist declares that all were born in sin and shapen in
iniquity. (Psalm 51: 5) This is corroborated by the
Apostle Paul's statement in Romans 5: 12: "Wher8fore, as by one man sin entered the world, and death
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by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for

all have sinned." All are born Einners, but the
God has provided a way for sinners to return to
Faith is the fir~t thing essential. "But without
that
Lord
him.
faith
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it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to

God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder
of them that diligently seek him."-Hebrews 11: 6.
8 Abraham is called the "father of the faithful". Because of his faith God counted him as righteous. 'rhis
is proven by the words of St. Paul in Romans 4: 20-22 :
"He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; and
being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he
was able also to perform. And therefore it was imputed
to him for righteousness." Abraham had the privilege
of prayer to God because he was a friend of God, being
so considered by reason of his faith and obedienee.James 2 : 23 ; Isaiah 41 : 8 ; 2 Chronicles 20: 7.
9 Likewise Isaac and Jacob and others of the proph.ets had the privilege of prayer. God made a covenant
with the people of Israel; and as long as that people
tried to keep that covenant they had the privilege of
praying to God; and he heard their prayers. Abraham
prayed nnto God. (Genesis 20: 17) When the people
cried unto Moses, Moses prayed unto the Lord. (Numbers 11: 2) When the Israelites were afflicted by serpents they went to Moses and asked him to pray to
the Lord; and Moses prayed for the people and the Lord
heard his prayer. (Numbers 21: 6-8) Hannah had no
son and was in bitterness of soul ; but she prayed unto
the Lord and she bore a son and called his name 8amuel
She committed her son unto the Lord's care.-l Samuel 1: 9-20.
10 These and many like instances which appear in
the Bible show that the people of Israel enjoyed the
privilege of praying to God because that nation was in
a covenant with God through Moses as mediator. Israel
is designated in the Scriptures as the house of servants. With them God's law covenant operated as a
friend or pedagogue to lead them to Christ. When
Christ came, those of the nation of Israel who accepted
him as the Anointed One were transferred from the
house of servants to the house of sons; and as members
of the house of sons they were granted the privilege of
prayer.
HOUSE OF SONS
11 Moses was the head of the house of servants, and
that house had a limited privilege of prayer to God.
That house was typical of the house of sons. Jesus
Christ is the head of the house of sons. (Hebrews 3:
5,6) "And Moses verily was faithful in all his hOUSfl,
as a servant, for a testimony of those things which
were to be spoken after; but Christ as a son over his
own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the
confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the
end." Sons of God have the privilege of addressing the
Father. The Lord Jesus often prayed, addressing J ehovah God as Father. The disciples of John had the privilege of praying, as the servants of God; but they did
not understand how to pray as the followers of Christ.
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HOW ONE BECOMES A SON

12 In John H: 6 it is written:
"Jesus saith m:to
him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no man
cometh unto the Father, but by me." Thus it is seen
that after the coming of Christ not even a Jew could
come to God except through Christ Jesus; beca use
Christ Jesus is the Son of God, and he is the way that
God has providcd "'hereby all shall come to him and
into harmony with him. In Matthew 16: 24 Jesus said:
"If any man will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross, and follow me." The steps therefore to become a son of God are as follows: (1) Faith
in Jehovah as- the great eternal God; (2) faith in the
Lord Jesus as the Redeemer of mankind, that his shed
blood provided the ransom price; then (3) a full consecration to do God's holy will. Consecration to the
Lord means that we, in substance, say to Jehovah that
having faith in him and in t\le Lord Jesus Christ we
agree to do the will of God, trusting in the merit of
Jesus' sacrifice.
13 The next stcp is justification, which means to be
made right with God. 'rhose who are justified by faith
through the blood of Christ are no longer aliens from
God but have peace with him, as St. Paul states in Romans 5: 1: "Therefore being justified by faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ."
Justification is in fact a judicial determination by
Jehovah that the one who makes a consecration is right
with him. These three things must follow in the order
named: (1) The exercise of faith by making a consecration, (2) imputation of the merit of Christ Jesus,
and (3) the judicial determination by Jehovah. Hence
it is written in the Scriptures that by faith are we
justified (Romans 5: 1), by the blood of Jesus are we
justified (Romans 5: 9), and also that it is God that
justifies. (Romans 8: 33) Justification is for the purpose of enabling one to sacrifice his right to human life
and be begotten to the divine nature. Justification
therefore is an invitation to the high calling.
14. Then such an one is begotten by Jehovah, by his
holy spirit, as recorded in James 1: 18: "Of his own
will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should
be a kind of firstIruits of his creatures"; and in 1
Peter 1: 3,4: "Blessed be the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant
mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an
inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth
not away, reserved in heaven for you." Begetting means
the beginning. This marks the coming into Christ. The
apostle says in Romans 8: 1, 14,15: "There is, therefore, now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit,
For as many as are led by the spirit of God, they
aTe the sons of God. FOT ye have not received the spirit
of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the
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spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."

Thus it is seen that such have the privilege of addressing Jehoyah as Father, and these are they who have
the priyilcge of prayer as the sons of God.
15 Can a :Mohammedan or other heathen pray to God
and expect relief? The answer is: No; because such
do not belieye in the Lord Jesus Christ as the great
Hedeemer of man and the way of coming to God.
Why is it necessary to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
as the Redeemer? Because all the human family became sinners by reason of Adam's disobedience to God.
God provided for the death of his beloved Son that
through the merit of that sacrifice Adam and his offspring might be relieved from the effecb of the judgment of condemnation. God does not force this privilege upon anyone but grants it only to those who come
and ask, as sinners, that they might be relieved of their
ditliculties and come into harmony with him through
Christ. It follows then that if anyone comes in any
other way except through Christ he would not be received. '1'he Scriptures leave no doubt about this. We
read in Acts 4: 12: "For there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be
saved."
10 What then shall we say about Modernists?
Tlce
Modernist clergymen in particular say that they do nIl+;
belieye that man fell because of sin, nor do they even
believe that God created man, but claim that man is a
creature of evolution, and that man is gradually evolving. They say that they do not believe that the blood
of Jesus was shed as a redemptive price for man; hence
they have no faith in the ransom sacrifice. These often
stand in a public place and pray; do they have tbe
priyilege of prayer, or arc their prayers heard? V,' e
can judge this only by the Scriptures; and ,yhen the
Scriptures plainly say that no man can come unto God
except through Christ Jesus, then it follows conclusivAly that any man who believes neither in the fall of
Adam nor in the redemptive price, and hence denies
Christ Jesus as the great Redeemer, has no priVIlege
whatsoever of prayer.
17 Does this mean that doctors of divinity, who class
themselves as Modernists and are such, and who pray
in public, never have their prayers heard? It could
mean nothing else. 'rhe prayer of such in public or
otherwise is a mockery. Do not these have the privileg.,
of prayer at least to the same extent as do sinners?
'1'his question can be answered by an instance recorded
in the Scriptures.
18 In Jesus' time there were clergymen who claimed
to represent God. In Luke 18: 10-14 we read: "Two
men went up into the temple to pray; the one one t:.
Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood
and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee that
I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week,
I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publicln,

standing afar oiT, would not lift up so much as his
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying,
God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man
went down to his house justified rather than the other:
for everyone that- exalteth himself shall be abased j and
he that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
PLACE OF PRAYER
19 In Jesus' day the ecclesiastical element, particularly the scribes and the Pharisees, who claimed to represent God, took much pleasure in walking on the streets
in long robes and in appearing' in the synagogues in
such and receiving greetings, and in occupying the chief
rooms at the feasts. They also delighted to, display their
piety by standing in the synagogues and on the street
corners in prayer. Jesus said that these were hypocrites,
that they were praying to be seen of men, and that they
had their reward, because men might see them and say:
How wonderfully pious are these men!
20 After 1800 and more years this class of men have
not passed from the earth but rather they have increased in nJImbers. The words of Jesus (Luke 20:
46,47) seem now quite appropriate: "Beware of the
scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love
greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the
synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts; which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers:
the Eame shall receive greater conuemnation." "And
when thou praY'2st, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites
are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and ill the corners of the streets, that they may be seen
of mpn. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."-Matthew 6: 5.
21 There is a time and a place for everything.
God
does not judge one according to the place where he
prays, but judges him according to his purpose and intent. If his prayer is uttered in a public place that
others might hear and remark upon the piety of the
one praying, then such a. one may receive the reward
of commendation of others; but he does not receive the
approval of God. 'rhere are certain conditions in which
it would be proper to pray in public. Where there is
a public assembly of Christian people for the purpose
of holding public worship it would be entirely appropriate for the leader, or some consecrated Christian in
the presence of all, to act as the spokesman to give EXpression of thanksgiving to God for his manifold blessings and to ask his guidance in the consideration of
the matters in which the assembly is to participate.
22 It should be remembered always that prayer is
offered not to the people but to Jehovah God. Only
God can grant the answer to prayer. If therefore there
is a thing in which a public assembly of the consecratw.
is equally and jointly interested, and if all desire to
ask the same thing, it would be proper then for one to
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utter audibly this prayN that the minds of all might

be guided in unison. Where there is a mixed audience,
or many present who do not believe the Lord, then if the
Gne serving desires to pray it would be far better for
him and more in keeping with the Scriptures if he
.hould pray privately.
23 Thanksgiving means to give expression of gratitude
tor favors and blessings received. It is proper for all
people to express their gratitude to the Giver of every
lood and perfect gift. :For a leader of a public as~mbly, however, to stand up before the people and tell
Jehovah God what he is expected to do, is not only
presumptuous but often blasphemous. Long prayers
u~tered in the presence of others are generally uttered
for the purpose of attracting attention to the spcaker.
We may be sure that Jehovah does not hear and answer
such prayers. Ofttimes the leader prays because he
loves to hear his own voice and that others might comment upon his eloquence.
94 The Lord Jesus left no doubt as to where the
Christian should pray. He said: "But thou, when thou
prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut
thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and
thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee
openly." (Matthew 6: 6.) If you desire a special favor
at the hands of some earthly ruler, you would not wish
to call a public assembly of the people and loudly announce in their presence your requests addressed to the
!'Iller. You would. prefer to have a secret audience with
him that you might present your matter in a better and
lUore direct way. Since prayers are addressed to Jehovah, the effectual prayer is that petition which is
secretly presented to Jehovah God in the name of
Jesus Christ.
23 Shortly after Jesus had been baptized in the Jordan he desired to pray to God before the selecting of
the twelve whom he should use as his apostles. Be it
notcd that he did not stand up to pray before the multitude. It is recorded of him: "And it came to pass
in those days, that he went out into a mountain to
pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And
when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and
of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles."
-Luke 6: 12, 13.
26 It was not unusual for the Lord Jesus to withdraw to a secret place for prayer. He did not utter
prayers for the benefit of the multitude, that they might
hear him. Concerning this we read: "And when he
had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he
was there alone." (Matthew 14: 23) He hclli swcet and
precious communion with his. Father in heaven by
means of prayer. This is true of each true and faithful
follower of the Lord Jesus. To all such prayer is a
Jaered privilege.
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this. The point is that it seems more appropriate for
a child of God who has a petition to present to his
Father to do so secretly, or else in company with others
of likc precious faith that the mind of each one may
be solemnly set upon the thing that they ask in the name
of the Master.
LONG PRAYERS
28 Is there any virtue in a long prayer?
Or might
we expect the Lord to surely hear and answer our prayer
if we repeated it time and time again? Many good,
honest peoFle are told that if they will repeat their
prayers so many times a day, and count the numb['r
by going over their beads, this will result to them in
many blessings. Undoubtedly they are honest in theIr
endeavors, but the trouble is that they are not advised
as to what the teaching of the Scriptures is upon the
point. .Tesus, when instructing his disciples to pray,
said: "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as
the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard
for their much speaking. Be not ye fuerefore like unto
them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have
need of before ye ask him."-Matthew 6: 7,8.
29 It is not necessary to tell the all-wise Creator,
time and time again, our heart's desire. As the Lord
here stated, our Father knows in adyance what things
we have need of. The question then may arise, Why ask
him at all if he knows in advance what we need? The
answer to that is this: Jehovah is a just, wise and
loving God. He does not force anything upon another.
He wishes his children to learn certain lessons and to
express themselves in full harmony with his will, and to
earnestly desire his blessings before he bestows them.
Any good parent can see the wisdom of this course. If
he wishes to properly train his child he will prefer to
see the child first request a thing that is desired; then,
if his wisdom leads him to believe that the chilli is in
need of it, he takes dclight in giving it. Jesus lays
down the rule when he says: "And I say unto yon,
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every onc
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and
to him that knocketh it shall be opened."-Luke 11: 9, 10.
TO WHOM SHOULD WE PRAY?

30 As hereinbefore stated, the Jews prayed to God
because they were senants of God under the terms of
the law eoYenant. The Christian is directed to pray
to Jehovah God and to address him as Father. Only
those who arc the sons of God have this privilege. The
Lord Jesus lays down the rule definitely, in John 15:
1 G. that the petition must be presenteu in his name:
"Ye have not chosen me, but I hav'e chosen you, and
oruained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit,
and that your fruit should remain: that 'whatsoever
ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it
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you." Again he said, in John 14: 6: "I am the way,

and the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the
F<1ther, but by me. "
31 This fixes the rule, then, as to who can come to
God and to whom the Christian must presellt his petitioll or prayer. Necessarily it excludes un believers and
also those who claim to be Christians but who deny
God's Word and his plan of redemption. It cannot be
said that because a man poses before the public as a
minister or prencher he has the privilege of praying to
God. He mayor he may not have. When the Lord
J eSll" was on earth the scribes and the Pharisees were
the most zealons of all in claiming to represent God.
Without doubt their prayers 'wei'e not heard by Jehovah, for the reason that Jesus said of and concerning them: "If God w('re your Father, ye would love
me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither
came I of myself, but he sent me. W'hy do ye not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my
word. Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of
your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the
brginning. and abode not in the truth, because there is
110 truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh
of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."J oh11 8: 42-44.
REVERENCE
82 Some pray in an arrogant manner.
Others pray
,dth arrogant words. If a mn~l were being receiv('d into the presence of some earthly potentate he would approach that ruler with due respect and consideration.
When one desires to be received into the presence of
Jehovah God, surely at least as much consideration and
respect should be shown a~ if he were being presented
to an earthly king. Quite often an expression like this
is boldly uttered : We come into 'thy presence, Jehovah
God." Not only is this grating and abrupt, but it sounds
presumptuous. It would be more in keeping with the
happy relationship between the child of God and the
heavenly Father if he should say something like this:
"Humbly and reverently, gracious God, I beseech thee
to receive me into thy holy presence in the name of
thy beloved Son, my Redeemer, Christ Jesus."
33 This does not mean that prayer should always be
couched in the same w01'(ls or become a mere form. It
does not seem that the frequent repetitions of forms
could be pleasing to the Lord. 'fhe Psalmist David
gives an instance of reverentially approaching the throne
of heavenly grace when he says: "Bless the Lord, 0
my soul. 0 Lord my God, thou art very great; thou
art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest
thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest
out the heavens like a curtain." (Psalm 104= 1, 2) "0
come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before
the Lord our maker." (Psalm 95: 6) No man can approach God in prayer and expect to be heard unless he
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has first learned of his own insignificance, and that the

Lord is infinitely superior, and that God is perfect in
wisdom, justice, love and power.
S~ Would it not be proper to pray to Jesus? This
would not be improper for a Christian to do, because
Jehovah God has committed to Jesus all power in
heaven and in earth. But the Lord Jesus himself directed the Christian that when he prays he should say:
"Our Father who art in heaven"; and that then he
should ask in the name of Jesus the beloved Son of
God. He says: "If ye abide in me, and my words abide
in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done
unto you." (John 15: 7) By this we understand that
the Christian alone has the privilege here mentioned.
He must be in Christ, in this, that he has been begotten
and anointed of the holy spirit and now is a new creature; and he who abides in that blessed condition and
the 'Word of God abides in him, then he shall ask what
he will and it shall be done unto him.
35 But mark the conditions.
If the Word of God
abides in him then the Christian will ask only in harmony with the will of God and not ask something contrary to God's expressed will. (John 14: 13, 14) And
whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that
the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask
any thing in my name, I will do it." By this text, then,
we sec that it is proper for the child of God to address
his prayer to Jehovah, the Father, and in the name of
thr. Son, Christ Jesus.
86 Wauld it be proper then for a Christian to pray
to God that a sinner be converted and brought into the
church? '1'he answer is, No; for the reason that the
church is the body of Christ. God himself is selecting
the members of the body of Christ. It would not be
proper to ask him to select some one who was not inclined toward the Lord. But some one might have a
loved member of his family that he wanted to become
a Christian. Would not it be proper for him to pray
for such an one to become a Christian? It would not.
It would be proper for him to pray that his beloved
friend might have brought to his attention such a knowledge of God's truth that he might turn his heart to
the Lord, but it is for the Lord himself to make the
selection of those who are his. We must remember that
God is not trying to convert the world. '1'ho whole work
of the past nineteen hundred years has merely been to
preach the gospel that those who desire to follow the
Lord might do so. Now the message is going forth that
the people might have a knowledge that God's kingdom
is at hand, to the end that they might voluntarily turn
their minds to the Lord and worship and serve him.
87 It was not until three and one-hali years after the
resurrection of our Lord that the way was open for
Gentiles to be followers in the Master's footsteps. It is
written: HThere was a certain man in Cresarea, called
Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band,
a devout man, and one that feared God with aU hiJ
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house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed
to God al"way." (Acts 10: 1, 2) Here was a man who
was <levout, but the Lord waited his own good time to
hear this man's prayer. The Lord then sent to Cornelius
a messenger who said: "Thy prayers and thine alms are
come up for a memorial bfore God." (Acts 10: 4) Undoubtedly Cornelius had oonsecrated himself to God by
agreeing to do Jehoyah's will, and now the time had
come when he should receive a blessing.
38 The Lord God therefore sent Peter to Cornelius;
and when Peter appeared before Cornelius it is written
(Acts 10: 34-36): "Then Peter opened his mouth, and
said, Of a tmth I perceive that God is no respecter of
persons: but in every nation he that feareth him, and
wor~~eth righteousness, is accepted with him. The word
whi<.:h God sent unto the chil<lren of Israel, preaching
peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lor<l of all)." Then PetrI'
proceeded to tell him of the divine plan, and Cornelius
became a Christian. He was the first Gentile that had
this privilege. Since then every Gentile who has taken
a similar <.:ourse of seeking the Lord. has found him;
provided, of course, his seeking was diligent, in honesty
and in truth.
A l\fOD'EL PRAYER
39 Xow what is the proper method for Christians to
use in praying? 'I'his answer should be found in the
Scriptures and nowhere else. "And it came to pass,
that as he was praying in a certain place, when he
ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach
us to pray, as John also taught his disciples." (Luke
11: 1) Jesus answel'e<l, "After this manner therefore
pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be
thy name." (Matthew 6: 9) It is observed that here he
directed that the prayer shall be addressed to Jehovah
God., who shall be addressed as Father. This docs not
mean the fatherhood of God to all mankind nor the
brotherhood of all men, as some men have foolishly
taught. Jehovah God is the Father to those only who
have been begotten by his spirit, and this after a full
consecration to do his will.
40 These sons of God arc the ones addressed by St.
Pdl'r ill :? Peter 1 : 2-4:: "Grace and peace be multiplied
unto yOll through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus
our Lon1, according as hi.s divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness,
through the knowledge of him that hath called us to
glory and virtue: whereby arc given unto us exceeding
great and precious promises; that by these ye might be
partakers of th (livine naturc, having escaped the cornlption that is ill the world through lust." These are
the same <lnes mentioned by St. J aIm in 1 John 3: 1, 2:
"BehoTd, what manncr of love the Father hath bestowed
upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:
therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew
him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of Gou.; and it
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doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know

that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him: for we
shall see him as he is."
H Of necessity this rule of prayer excludes all those
who are not sons of God. The petitioner, after thus aJdressing J ehoyah, acknowledges him as the great eternal
God, that his name is sacred, and that he is worthy to
receive all praise and adoration. It shows marked reverence on behalf of the Christian for the great J ehoyah.
There is nothing about it that would ,varrant the conclusion that the petitioncr may irreYCTently rush ido
the presence of the Almighty. How diJIerent this from
what we often hear-some persons publicly praying and
arrogantly telling God what he should do I
THE KINGDOM
'2 "Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as
in heaven." This expression 1neans that the petitiol1er
expr~sses himself in full harmony with God's holy will,
that he dcs'''es the coming of God's kingdom, that thi~
kingdom may rule in the earth to the end that the ,rill
of God might be done in the earth and in heaven a1ik('.
The petitioner recognizes the injustice, sickness and surrow in the earth, and that the kingdom of God is fle
only relief for this; and thus he expresses his Inl1nuk,
sincere desire to see God's will operating in the lwarts
of all the peoples of earth instead of that which now
controls selfish men.
43 It is not an uncommon thing to hear clergymen
say that the present kingdoms of this earth arc here
by divine right and that therefore they represent God.
'I'his is directly contrary to what Jesus saiu.. When Iw
stood before Pilate he declared: ":My kingdom is not <'f
this world." (John 18: 36) The reason why he sad
this was that for a long period of time Satan had 1J '('n
the god of this world. Jesus was teaching his disci pit's
to keep their hear~s in harmony with himself, and to
patiently wait and pray for the coming time ,rhen the
kingdom of God should be established and when th2 ,rill
of God should be done here. It expresses a hope that in
God's due time his kingdom will be established for the
benefit of mankind.
"The presumption is that the one who thus prays
seeks to ascertain the will of God by studying his Won1 ;
and that from the Word of God he sees that in God's
due time Christ shall take charge of the affairs in
earth, that he will bind Satan that he may deceive the
nations no more, and that he will establish peace and
righteousness among~t men that they may be brought
back into harmony with him. This has really been the
desire of the true and faithful Christian throughout the
age. He has properly not been praying to God to convert the world, because he knows from the Word of
God that it is not vet God's time to do this. He
has been praying tl,~t God's "will and plan shOUld be
carried out, and he knew from God's Word that his
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plan is to establish his kingdom amongst men. For

this rE'ason the true Christian is zealous in telling other
people about that kingdom, that they might have a
hope cf relief from present sufferings and learn about
the blessings that will corne through the ministration
of that kingdom.
<15 The King James Version of the text reads: "Thy
will be done in earth as it is in heaven." Some have
taken exception to the statement heretofore made in
TUE WATCH TOWER to the effect that Satan has been
in heaven during the Gospel Age, and they cite these
words in the text above quoted. They have therefore
objected to the article "The Birth of The Nation" on
the ground that if the will of God is done in heaven
Satan could not be there. If by the word "heaven",
as here used, is meant the council of Jehovah, then of
course God's ,vill has always be('n done in his court.
Rut we cannot imariably limit the ,,'ord heaven to the
throlle of Jehovah. There has been rebellion in the invisible as well as in the visible realm. 'Ylwn the time
came to put the rebellious ones out God sent forth
the rod out of Zion, with the order and authority to "rule
. . . in the midst of thine enemies". (Psalm 110: 2)
"'hicheYer construction we may place upon the words
of the Master in this prayer it does not at all militate
against the thought that Satan ,vas in heaven, and has
now been expelled from heaven; or that this expulsion
took place in or immediately after 1914.
46 We know that for centuries Satan has been the god
of this world (2 Corinthians 4: 3, 4), and that the
world constitutes the evil heavcns and the evil earth.
The Apostle Peter says: "Nevertheless 'we, according
to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth,
wherein dwelleth righteousness." (2 Peter 3: 13) It
follows then that the old hcm'en is the Devil's and is
thercfore evil. The Devil has now becn cast out of
heavcn. The Lord Jesus has assumed his power and
reigns. The next act is to expel Satan from the earth;
and then there will be a new hem'en and a new carth;
and in it the Lord will establish righteousness.
47 "Give us this day our dailv bread."
This means
both literal food and the things ~lpon which it is necessary to fecd the mind. Thc Christian is a new creature
in Christ. A creature consists of mind, will, heart and
organism. The organism of the new creature is flesh
and blood, like that of other men. This organism rcquires daily food for sustenance. It is entirely proper
that the son should request these things of the Father,
because it is the will of God that his children should
ask and receiYe that which is for thcir good. The Christian properly does not ask that he bc given houses and
lands and factories and great quantities of money; but
he as~(s his Father to provide his daily needs; and he
asks 111 confidence, because Jehovah God has promised
that his little ones shall not suffer for the things that
are nccesmry.-Psalm 37: 25.
68 It is therefore entirely proper for the child of God
to daily ask his heavenly Father to provide for him load

a~d raiment that may be necessary, to the end that he
m~ght serve the Lord. This of course implies that he
WIll be thankful for what he does receive and he will
delight each day to express his thanksgi~ing both by
word and by action. The child of God grows as he
feeds his mind upon the precious things of the divine
plan. He has a command from the Lord to be not canforn:ed to this world but to be transformed by the reneVY111g of the mind. (Romans 12: 2) This means that
the child of God will study the Bible, God's Word; and
a~ he studies he will ask the heavenly Father to feed
hIm upon the precious things thereof that in due time
he may haye a vision or a clearer understanding of his
great truths.
49 Eyery true child of God has experienced this
blessed privilege. As he studies the Lord's Word confidently trusting in him, the Lord leads him into ',videI'
fields of understanding and fulfils to him his precioHs
promise: "The path of the jmt is as the shining light
that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.';
(Proverbs 1: 18) The Lord Jesus said concerning the
new creature: "Man shall not live by bread alone, but
by every word of God." (Luke 4: 4) The Christian
therefore. properly will be asking for the things needful for hIS deyelopment as a Christian in harmony with
God's will. Jesus then proceeds in the model prayer
tllU5l :
A SEARCHING TEST
50 "Forgiye us our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us." This is a searching test for
the Christian. If some one has done him an injury
and he feels resentment and refuses to forgive ~llch an
one, he cannot conscientiously approach Jehoyah God
in prayer and ask to be forgiven. This teaches the
Christian to be merciful and kind and to look upon
the afflictions of his fellow creatures ,,'ith sympathv and
to be willing to forgive ,,'henewr forgiveness is ~sked.
If we are not ,,'illing to thus forgiye we cannot cxpect
our Lord to forgive us. We haye to come to the Lord
frequently for forgivcncss, acknmYledging am shortcomings.
51 St. Peter asked Jesus how oftcn he should forgire
an offender. It is ,,'ritten in Matthew 18: 21, 22: "Then
came Pder to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven
times ? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until
seven times; but, Until seventy times seyen." This really means that we should never refuse to forgive an offender where that offender asks for forgiveness. Our
Lord and Master stands as the Ach-ocate of the Christian; and while this is no warrant for a Christian to do
a 'Hong, if he does commit a wrong he has the priyilege of going to God in prayer and asking help. (1 John
2: 1, 2) He should cultivate the disposition of doin&
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the same to\mrd his fellow creatures. The prayer continues:

TEMPTATION
52 "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from
evil." God does not lEad anyone into tmptation.
(James 1: 13) The King Jamcs Version does not here
give a clear rendering. Other translations read: "Abandon us not in temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one."
53 We observe that when the Lord Jesus had made a
consecration and had spent forty days in the mountain,
then the Devil was permitted to tempt him. (Luke 4:
1-4) He was therefore put to a test as to whether or
not he would prove his loyalty and faithfulness to God
un d e r the test. He wit h s too d the test and
proved his faithfulness. The Apostle Peter tell~ us, in
1 Peter 2: 21: "For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leadng us an example,
that ye should follow his steps." In corroboration of
this St. Paul declares: "For whom the Lord loveth he
chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth."
(Hebrews 12: 6, 7) Chastisement here means to discipline or test. The te.3t must come to each one that he
may have the opportunity to prove his faithfulness to
God.
54 CcncerniF.g thoBe who are faithful undpr the test
it is written, in James 1: 12: "Blessed is the ,na12 that
endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promiS"d
to them that love him." God does not tempt any man,
but he permits the test to be put before man; and the
Christian is to pray that the Lord God will not abandon
him in that test but that he will sustain him; and he
may have faith and confidence that the Lord will deliver him. This is really a time of temptation. Concerning the Christian's privilege in time of temptation
the apostle writes: "Seeing then that we have a great
high priest, that is passed into the heavens, ,Tesus the
Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have
11<lt an high priest which cannot be touched with the
feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted
like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come
boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."Hebrews 4: 14-16.
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to continue this prayer until Satan is ousted completely

and God's will is done in the earth.
56 J esns appreciated the privilege and valne of prayer.
'1'he reco1'(l tells of his repeatealy going into a secret
place to pray and sometimes all night. His disciples
saw the importance of praying aright, and asked him
to teach them to pray. He did teach them, and the lessons ,,,hich he taught to them apply with equal force
to all of his followers. The Christian should daily keep
Hear the Lord that the way of communication by prayer
may always be open between him and his Father, through
the Lord and Sa,"ior Jesus Christ, his Head, Redeemer
and King.
QUESTIO~S
FOR BEREAN STUDY
\'.'hy did the disciples ask Jesus how to pray? Does everybody have the privilege of prayer? U 1,2.
What is prayer, and how is it generally rE-garded by "Christendom" and heathendom'! U 3,4.
Who may pray to God and be heard? Are sinners heard
jf they pray? U 5, 6.
'Vho are Iio.;hteous? 'Vas Abraham righteous, and did he
have the privilege of prayer? U7,8.
l\Ienti'On other Old Testament characters whose petitions
were heard by Jehovah. Were all the house of servants
privileged to pray to God? U 9-11.
How may one become a son of God? Define consecration
and justification. Which takes place first? 11 12-14.
00 Modernists have any more right to pray 00 God than do
Mohammedans? If not, Why? U 15,16.
Do not such have as much privilege of prayer as do aekm1wlpdged sinners? Cite an instance in point. U 17,] 8.
Ilow do Pharisees, ancient and modern, seek reward in
pra~'er? ~
19, 20.
Where and how should Christians pray? U 21,22,24.

What is thanksgiving? How is publi-c thanks to God often
made a mockery? U 23.
'What noble examples concerning prayer did Jesus give
us? Is public prayer appropriate? U25-27.
Should prayers be long, formal and indefinitely repeated?
What did Jesns say. about this? If God already knows
our needs, why pray at all? U 28,29.
To whom should our prayers be addressed? 11 30,31,34.
In what attitude should we approach the wrd in prayer?
What improprieties are often committed along this line?
U 32,33,41.
'Vill all proper prayers be answered? For what should we

pray? Should we pray that sinners; or friends o~ relatives
be brought into Christ? U 34-36.
Y-Iow did the pra~"ers of Cornelius "corne up for a memorial
before God"? U 37,38.
Does the opening sentence of the "Lord's prayer" support
the idea of the fatherhood of GOO and the brotherll'Ood
of man as commonly taught? How have S1. Peter and
81. John identified the sons of God? U 39,40.
'If Christendom already exists, should Christians then pray.
65 The words in the prayer above quoted, "For thine
"Thy kingdom corne"? U 42-44.
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever," If Satan remained in heaven until 1914, h'Ow shall we exare not in the older manuscripts. These are an interplain the dause: "Thy will be done III earth as it is in
heaven"? U 45,46.
polation; and evidently this was done at the instigation of Satan tQ aid his emissaries to foist upon the What is meant by "daily bread"? 11 47-49.
What searching test does this prayer impose upon the petipeople the thought that the kingdoms of this earth betioner? U 50, 51.
long to God. It is inconsIstent with the first part of Does God ever lead us into temptation? Explain. 11 52-54the prayer: "Thy kingdom come." 'l'he time has come, What purpose was probably back of the interpolation:
"For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory
howe:v.er, when the Lord is assuming his }!lower and beforever"? y 55.
gillning his reign. Still it is proper for the Christian What is the value of prayer to the Christian? U 56.
PRAYER-MEETING TEXT COMMBNTS

TEXT FOR FEBRUARY 3
ham for membershilJ in this organization. (He::re\T1

2: 16) No greater honor could be conferred upon a
creature than this. No wonder each one who ultimately
is to be of that gOYemment must be thoroughly tested I
God gives these an opportunity while in the flesh to
prove loyalty, faithfulness and love to him. As the
light increases, the responsibility of those selected increases and they are put to the severe test. Those who
stand the test and appreciate their privilege delight to
have part in fulfilling the prophecy expressed: "Blessed
be the Lord out of Zion."
"For the Lord hnJh chosen Zion . .. for his habitatation.>J-Psalm 1312: 13.
HE word here rendered "habitation" really means
an assembly place or seat of government. After
the deflection at Eden Jehovah began the development of his plan to redeem and reconcile man to himself. ]'01' the instruction of man he first had a typical
seat of government at Jerm'alem. He chose the descendants of Abraham; and these, as a people, dwelt
in Egypt. They were typical of God's real people, who
have long been in the evil world, of which Egypt was a
type.
.
The Israelites were organized into a natIon or government. Moses was their leader. Moses was a type of
Christ, the great Head of the real goycrn~ent. When
we speak of the people we have more partICUlar reference to the multitude or aggregation of persons, but
when we speak of the nation we have particular refe.rence to the organized government made up of 'certa111
classcs of the people. The latter is the official element
or governing factors. The Israelites were God's people
10nIT before the coming of Uoses to deliver them. They
beIT~n to take form as a nation or organization at the
de~th of Jacob when he, addressing his sons, recognized
them as heads of the organized tribes. Later their organization took on a more specific form of government.
The p<'ople thus organized were prol1erly spoken of as
the nation of Israe1.
God laid the foundation of his real government when
he chose Jesus his beloved Son as the chief stone or
foundation. (Isaiah 28: 16) The new antitypical Governor or King was chosen and anointed many yral'S before he began to function in an official capacity. He
must wait his I,'ather's due time before beginning action
in his official or governmental capacity; and the beginning of such action or functioning marks the birth of
the nation or official government or kingdom, because
that is the time 'when the rod is sent forth out of Zion,
when its ruler acts officially.-Psalm 110: 2.
The prophet assumes a position at the time of the
birth of the nation, and as the mouthpiece of Jehovah
says: "The Lord hath choscn Zion: he hath desired it
for his habitation." It did not please God to choose the
angels of heaven; but he chose the man Jesus, and called
out other men and justified them and chose them to
be associates with his beloved Son. These he organizes
into a seat of government for the purpose of assembling
there and bringing back into harmony with himself
the human family. It is his meeting place.
";'hen the angels of heaven had some intimation that
such organization was the plan of Jehovah they had a
keen desire to know about it. (1 Peter 1: 12) God did
not confer this honor upon angels, but he selected from
amongst men those who had the faith like unto Abra-
TEXT FOR FEBRUARY 10
"My k(ng 1lpon my holy hill of Zion."-Psalm 2: 6.

HIS statement of the prophet as the mouthpiece
of God could not have a fulfilment prior to the
time \':hen the King takes his power and reigns,
which time we understand to have begun in 1914. 'ras
not Chrit t Jesus exercising his power as king from
the time of his ascension until 1914? The Scriptures
Fhow that \\'hen he ascended on high the Lord Jehovah
~aid to him: Sit thou at my right hand, until I make
thine enemies thy footstool." 'Vhen that time arrived,
"the Lord [Jehovah] shall send the rod [sceptre,
or the right to rule1 of thy strength out of Zion."
(Psalm 110: 1,2) That would correspond to the time
of the fulfiln:ent of Psalm 2: 6. It is in this day, after
the Lord takes his pOWel', that the faithful ones of h~~
jollowers willingly participate in the kingdom work.
This corresponds with the time immediately following
the birth of the nation. (Psalm 110: 3) It corresponds
again with the words of the prophet: "I will also
clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints sllal!
shout aloud for joy. There will I make the horn of
David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for ntine
anointed. His enemies will I clothe with shame; but
upon himself shall his crown flourish."-Psalm ! 3~:
16-18.
It is corroborated by the prophecy of Isaiah 61: 10.
The priests are those who are anointed aHd who are
willingly and joyfully participating in being God's witnesses. These scriptures make the position of the truly
consecrated so clear that the entire situation is really
thrilling-.
Tho most momentous event that has transpired in
centuries is now progressing; and the anointed ones,
clothed with the robe of righteousness, as witnesses fa!"
the Lord are permitted to proclaim the message of glad
tidings to the world and to thereby lift up the standard
of the Lord and point the people to the way which
brings to them cOIlJ!l.lete and everlasting relief. These
arc pointing to the fact that Jesus Christ the King has
been placed upon his throne by Jehovah. Let all the
saints with joy say now: <'Blessed be the Lord (, It of
Zion."
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JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD

--FEBRUARY
14-JoHN 10: 1-5, 11-16--
"[ am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep."-John 10: 11. R. V.
N THE current studies from John's Gospel we have

had the sayings of Jesus, (1) that he had the water
of life to give (John 4: 10), (2) that he was the
bread of life (John 6: 48), and that he was the light
of the "world (Jolm 8: 12). Now in the parable of the
true shepherd we have Jesus showing himself caring for
his Father's shecp, and saying of himself, "I am the
good shepherd."-John 10: 14.
2 The parable is related to the incident of the healing
of the man born blind; for John closely associates it
with our Lord's concluding words to the Pharisees at
that time. By their action in that incident these leaders
in Israel exposed their perversity and wickedness of
spirit, and it became necessary for Jesus to note it openIv. He said openly that he had come for judgment as
~ell as with ble8sing, that some might be made blind,
as well as that some might be given sight; and by the
Parable of the Good Shepherd he proceeded to show the
motives of these people. Professing to be shepherds and
caretakers, they were robbers of God's flock.
3 Taking the familiar illustration of the sheepfold
Jesus reminded them that the shepherd always went
openly to the door of the fold, and that he who got into
the sheepfold over the fence was evidently a thief and a
robber. The p.jrter who had the care of the sheep kney
the shepherd and opened to him. The sheep also knew
their shepherd; and when he would have them out, he
called and they followed him; but a stranger the sheep
would not follow, because they did not know his voice.
4 John says that our Lord's hearers did oot understand his meaning. (John 10: 6) Without stopping to
explain Jesus went on with his illustration. Changing
the picture somewhat he now said: "I am the door of
the shc(~p." (John 10: 7) When he spoke of the shepherel going to the door and being admitted by the porter,
he had referred to himself. Now he says that he is the
door of the fold. None can get entrance or exit except
by him; but if any man will enter into covenant reIatiollship with God by him, that one shall be saved and
shall find pasture.-John 10: 9.
5 Jesus again spoke of thieves and robbers, this time
not of fence climbers, but of some who had preceded
him, professing care of the sheep. Of these he said:
"All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers."
-John 10: 8.
6 It has been suggested that the sheepfold of the parable "ras the Law Covenant, because by it Israel was
separated from other peoples. It is comparatively easy
to take that connection because Paul says that by the
Law Covenant Israel was under a bondage. (See Galahans 4: 25) The Law Covenant was a wall of division
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which separated Israel from all other peoples, but

Israel's covenant does not appear to be intended by the
Lord.
1 We suggest that to say the fold was the covenantcare of God is more correct and harmonious. ,Yhen J esus came to Israel there were many who cared little for
the covenant which God had made with their forefathers
at Sinai, except indeed as they might use its forms and
cercmonies for their plcasure or to their advantage.
Israel as a people could hardly be considered God's sheep
in his fold; there were more goats than shcep among
them. But there were some who, like Simeon, were
"waiting for the consolation of Israel".-Luke 2: 25, 38.
8 The manifestation of the angels in the fields
at
Bethlehem to the shepherds thirty years before, and
the strange incidents connected with the birth of John
the Baptist (Luke 1: 65, 66), brought many into a
state of expectant waiting on God. And when John began his mission, Luke says that there were many who
believed that unusual things were then to be expected.
(Luke 3: 15) It seems fitting to consider these waiting
ones as the sheep waiting for the shepherd.
9 Though the New Testament is silent as to any comparison between the profession and hypocrisies of the
leaders of Israel of Jesus' day and of the generation
immediately preceding it, there seems no reason for
doubting that when Jesus was ministering these had
reached a culminating point. They were at the height
of their outward show of their profession of serving
God. No doubt the expectancy in the people helped to
that end; for those men wQuld try to get advantage for
themselves. They would make even greater profession
so as to get the confidence of the people. It was to these
Jesus made reference when he spoke of some climbing
the fences to get amongst God's sheep, anel of others as
going before him pretending to the sheep that they were
the God-appointed shepherds. The Lord said the sheep
had not recognized their voice; they had declined to follow the call.
10 Jesus certainly spoke of false shepherds of his own
day. He said: "All that ever came before me are
thieves and robbers." (John 10: 8) When the true
shepherd appeared, the porter knew him and opened
the door of the sheepfold to him. John the Baptist was
surely the porter at the door. He was the herald, telling
of the coming of the shepherd; and the sheep, the loyalhearted towards God who were in expectation of the
coming of the shepherd (See Luke 3: 15), heard his
voice and knew him. Andrew said to Peter : ''We have
found the Messiah" (John 1: 41); Nathanael said to
Jesus: "Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the
King of Israel."-John 1 : 49.
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11 'When Jesus spoke the parable he could tell of a

little company of faithful "sheep" who saw in him the
hope of Israel, and who had been led out by him into
green paf'tures. To them the Shepherd was indeed the
one sent of God. The Pharisees, who had set themselves
to lead the people, had never had a voice which could
warm the hearts of those who waited for the hope of
Ism: 1. K othing that they could say could touch the
heal'ts of such as John and Peter and Andrew and
Kathanael; but with the coming of Jesus these saw and
felt the power of God in him. Nor had the Pharisees
any introuuction from God to the people of Israel as
J esns had; they were self-appointed leauers.
12 Israel ought to have been liuspicious of men who
srt themselves up as leaders. The Lord had no hesitation in giving these men their tl'lle names. They were
thieves and robbers-thieves because they deceived the
people, depriving them of their rights and property;
robbers because sometimes they used open violence to
;:~ain their ends.
13 Jesus speaks of himself as being henceforth the
door of the sheepfold; but he is still the shepherd who
l'uls his sheep in and out of the fold. He contrasts
himself with the thief, who comes to steal, to kill, and
to destroy, and says: "I am come that they might have
life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
(John 10: 10) He calls himself "the good shepherd"
and contrasts himself with the hireling, who ilees to
save himself when he hears or sees danger.
14 Jesus now discloses that in the new arrangemm.t
which God made with his sheep with the coming of the
good Shepherd there was something over and above
anything which his people might have expected. The
sheep were not merely saved in the sense of being
brought under the care of the shepherd and providetl
with an abundance of pasture so that they might live
in fulness of life, but were entered into an intimate relationship with the shepherd. All those who became his
sheep by accepting him as the One sent of God would
enjoy the same union with him as he enjoyed with the
Father who sent him. "I am the good shepherd; and
I know mine own, and mine own know me, even as the
Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lq
down my life for the sheep." ( John 10: 14, 15, A. S. V.)
All these Jesus loved because of their love for his Father,
and for them he would lay down his life.
15 That Jesus was not thinking of merely risking his
life as when protecting the sheep at the risk of his own,
nor of wearing himself out in his care for them, is
clear; for he goes on to speak of an arrangement made
by his Father for him, and of the understanding which
there was between them on behalf of the sheep.. "Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my
life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from
me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power [authority] to lay it down, and I have power [authority] to take
it again. This commandment have I rC'ceived of my

Father." (John 10: 17, 18) This saying discloses the
intimate relationship in the matter of the world's salvation through the coming and death of the Son of God.
16 There is no place here for the entirely false dogma
of the cr~ds which teaches that the redemption of man is
effected by a manifestation on earth of God in human
form. The Son of God tells how his human life is to
be laid down as a sacrifice; it was to be laid as it were
on God's altar to be that great sacrifice for sin to which
all the offerings of Israel had pointed. (Hebrews 10: 5)
No man could take Jesus' life: it was at the disposal of
God both by Jesus' consecration and by God's arrangement.
11 Jesus of himself as a man could have no liberty to
offer his life as sacrifice; no man could do that unless
by agreement. Nor by thus offering himself as sacrifice
to God could he have any right of expectation to receive
his life back. That also must be by agreement. Hence
Jesus needed the authority of his Father both to lay
down his hfe and to take it again; that is, to receive it
back by faith.
18 Thus Jesus shows that the offering of his life and
his faith by which he took hold of it again (See Psalm
16: 8-11, which is prophetic of Jesus' taking hold of
life while yet laying down his humanity.) were actions
which, while voluntary on his part, were yet his Father's
will for him. It is evident Jesus speaks of giving himself for his sheep as their ransom. There is indeed no
way by which even the sheep of Israel could be acceptable to God except by sin atonement.-l Peter 2: 24.
19 How beautiful is this picture of the sheep which
are of the fold and the flock which Jesus called the
little flock, of whom he said: !'It is your Father's good
pleasure to give you the kingdom." (Luke 12: 32)
These know the tender care of Jesus, and know that no
possible power can. take them from him. The true sheep
abide in his care, and foolish indeed are those sheep who
leave him and the fold.
"Thou Shepherd of Israel, and mine,
The joy and desire of my heart,
For closer communion I pine,
I long to reside where thou art."
In what various aspects has Jesus been presented to us in

our previ'ous studies from .John's Gospel? In wllat different aspect is he presented in today's lesson? What was
the purpose of this parable? n 1, 2.
Who is the shepherd of the parable? What does the d00r
represent? Harmonize the pictures. n 3,4,13.
To whom did Jesus refer as "thieves and robbers", in verses
1 and 8 respectively? n 5,9-12.
What is the sheepfold of this parable? Who were the
sheep? n 6-8.
How were the sheep to be protected by the shepherd? V 14.
Why did Jesus suggest that he had obtained authoritll to
lay down his life? n 15-18.
How may the sheep be assured of the continued p1'otection
of the Good Shepherd? I 19.
JDSUS RAISES LAZARUS FROM THE DEAD

--FEBHUARY
21-JOHN 11: 32-44-
'1<1 am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live."-J ahn 11 : 25. ll. V.
of the man born blind it is evident that there was a

special purpose in both miracles and that John purposely recorded them together.
5 'Yhrn Jesus had spoken thc parable of the Good
ShrphrrJ alter hraling the blind man, there was grc at
feeling against him; the Jews were ready to stone him
because he saiJ he was the Son of God. It was impossible for them, held in darkness by the natural miIal,
anJ in perverseness of spirit refusing the light ,rhi\.:11
he broup;ht, to understand his claim to relationship with
God. They thought that he was making himself God.
Jesus would show that God had sent him; so he spoke
of God as his Father and appealed to his 'works as confirming that he had come from God. lIe said, "If I
do not the works of my Father, believe me not. But if
I do, though ye believe not me, bcliere the works: tlwt
ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me allli
I in him."-John 10: 37, 38.
6 Neither then nor since have men had the right to
make out that Jesus said that he and his Father are
one and the same person or being. What he stateJ was
the close and holy communion which existed betwel'll
himself and God, the gracious Creator, Jehovah of
Tsrael. His relationship with Jehovah, his Fathcr. "'as
proved by the fact that he was fulfilling the scriptmes
which told of the one whom God would send, and that
his works manifested the same power as God had mallifested in Israel in their past history.
7 The person of Jesus and his relation to God have
always been stumbling stones to the supporters of
organized religion, whether the Pharisees of Jesus' day
or ecclcsiastics since. In his day the Pharisees were
ready to stone him because they thought that when he
spoke of his Father and said he was the Son of God he
made himself God. Today the ecclesiastics are ready
to stone his messengers beeause they say of him what
he himself said, whereas orthodoxy wants them to say
that he is God. No man, said Paul, can understand the
truth on this except by the holy spirit. Error is deadly
blinding as to the person of Jesus. See 1 Cor. 12: 3.
ODAY'S study takes us a step further in the

phases of "the truth as it is in Jesus" as shown
by .I ohn's Gospel. and by it we are brought to
what is perhaps our Lord's greatest saying. "I am the
resurrection, aml the life." (John 11: 25) Because our
Lord declares these things eoncerning himself orthodoxy
claims that he is God as much as and in exactly the
E'ame way as his Father who sent him. Jesus claimed
for himself that he is the Son of God and is God's instrument and channel for all the blessings whi<:h have
come or are to come to man. He is also the repository
of truth. To make him its author is to be gnilty of
diminishing the glory of the Creator. The dogma of a
trinity in GoJ is derogatory to God, and is a direct
penersion of the teaching of Jesus.
2 '1'he makers of the creeds are not to be considered as
deceivers of their fellows. They themselves were led
astray by Satan, who deceived them as he deceived Eve,
and by the same means; namely, by a perversion of
truth. When Satan found that the disciples of Jesus
increased in numbers he made it his policy to try to
pervert the truth concerning Jesus. He succeeded. 'rhe
statement of .I esus that he was the Son of God, and his
claim to be the ehannel of life, were made proofs of that
which he himself repudiated.-John 10: 36.
TRINITY THEORY FROM SATAN
s Satan in his great scheme to tlnmrt the purposes of

God in senJing his Son to tdl of himself, and to confirm the prophecie8, took advantage of men. The truth
of a deliverer seed had trickled down the ages from the
davs of Eden. Now a seed, Jesus, had come who was
cldarly not of men but from heaven, and who spoke
familiarly of God and claimed to represent him; and
Satan persuaded men to exalt the Son and. to declare
that he ,,,ho claimed sO much was God himself manife,teu as a man. By this one dogma Satan destroyeJ
in the church the idea of the preeminence of the Creator,
and misled men as to J ems himself. The idea of a
Supreme Being was lost; the fact also 0 f a real ransom
was completely hidden.
8 The time had now come when the outstanding sign

of Jesus' earthly ministry should be given. But it "'as
given for the disciples, and for those who desired to
know ahout Jesus; it was not given for the Pharisees.
(See Matthew 12: 38, 39.) In Bethany, close enough
for all J erusalcm to know what happened there, the
fumily of Martha and Mary and Lazarus liv('d. Theirs
was the only family as sueh which in the Bible is related to the life of Jesus, and each of the three membel'S was lowd by him.
9 Lazarus fell sick soon after Jesus went a'\'ay from
Jerusalem when the Jews would have stoned him, and
4 The way in which these truths were revealed throws

light upon the di\ine method. The greatest of Jesus'
words were spoken either to individuals or to the few,
and his greatest and most gracious deeus ,,'ere done in
the presence of little companies rather than before the
crowds. Jesus' declaration, "I am the resurrection, and
the life," was made to Martha of Bethany when he was
about to raise her brother Lazarus from death. Jesus
had said that this death was for the glory of God; and as
he used the same expression in the case of the healing
30
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CfJ,e
\7 A.TCH TOVI Ei<'
th3 sickness threatened his life. At the danger point

the t\\-O sl~tel'S sent to Jesus, \rho was thell \111('1'3 he
first met John not far from the sea of Galilee, to tcll
him their brother was sick. So sure were they ef the
Lord's love and care that they apparcntly madc 1:0 request for him to come; perhaps they thought that J e~us
might speak the word \yhieh \yould heal their lJrothr1'.
When Jesus heard of the sicklless he said, and he evidently intended his words to comfort the sisters, "This
sickness is not unto death, but is for the glory of God,
that the Son of God might be glorified by it." (John
11 : 4) But he neither moved from the place where he
\YUS, nor sent any word of healing.
10 As if J aIm wanted to show that Jesus was not unsympathetic he says, "Now J csus loved Martha, and
her sister and Lazarus." After two days J csus said to his
disciples, "Let us go into Judea again." (John 11: 5, 7)
They wondercd why he should go again since he had ,,0
lately gone out of the way of the Jews; but he knew that
he must go, or the purposes of God in this siclmesscould
not be accomplished. As GO(l's faithful servant he regulated his life according to his Father's will; and in all
those providences which held his life at his Father's disposal he was watchful to obey as he himself wanted his
disciples to be watchful in tMt which he called them
to do undcr his direction. Jesus therefore turned south
to go to Bethany without regard to the fact that the
Jews sought his death.
11 '1'he sisters heard of bis coming, and Martha went
to meet him. Mary prcferred to wait in the house. In
Martha's greeting she showed faith in his power and
confidence in his love, but, perhaps, a little rebuke that
he had not come earlier; for she said, "Lord, if thou
hadst been here, my brother had not died." She also
intimated her desire, adding, "But I know, that eyen
hOW, whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God will give it
thee."-John 11: 21, 22.
12 Here are faith and confidence in a high tlegree, and
Jesus must have been pleased to hear her express herself thus. She showed she understood that he was so
much at one with God and was charged with such responsibility that God would give him whatever he might
ask. Jesus did ll{)t wi~h her to understand that a miracle of resuscitation could be performed or that broken
ties could be reunited merely because there ,,"as mntual
love and affection; and he said) "Thy brother shall
rise again." Martha took the obvious import of the
words and said, "I know he shall rise .. " at tl181ast day."
Then Jems spoke those words to her which haye become
part of the inheritance of the church of God, and which
are God's declaration concerning Jesus. He said, "I
am the resurrectio~ and the life."
13 J ems was not only the channel of life. Those who
accepted him entered thereby into life; he ,,-ho believed
realized that he was transferred from the penn'1' of
death into life. Also the resurrection of the dead ,\Us in
31
him. The dead could net exercise faith; but when

Jesus hall completed the work giYCll to him, God in his
O\yn time and \ray \yould accept him as the ransom
price for all men; awl he was God's assurance to all
mPll that the dead should be raised. Sec Aets- 17: 31;
1 rl'imothy 2: 4-u.
11 .Te,:ns now asked for Mary, and Martha went for
her. ,rhen Mary came ~he also said, "Lord, if thou
haud be211 here, my brother had not died." (John 11:
32) l'CThaps she felt her loss more keenly than Martha
did, and therefore had not so mueh room for faith; for
she did not say, as Martha had done, "But I know, that
eY8n no"", \vhatsocver than wilt ask of God, God will
give it thee." Mary's distress and the strain of the occasion bronght J eS11S to groaning in spirit, and to tears.
Asking to be taken to the graye he was led there, again
groaning within himself. Commanding that the stone
be taken away Martha \yould haye stopped him, even
though phe had expressed her faith in his power; but
J csus reminded her that he had said if she would believe she should see the glory of God. (John 11: 40)
Crying to his Father to thank him because his prayer
had been heard, Jesus bade the dead come forth; and
Lazarus, bound hand and foot and his face covered
with a napkin, came from the dead and was given back
to his loved ones.
15 TJ util the time when Jesus, clothed with divine
1'0\1"('1' speaks the dead to life, this is the greatest miraele wronght by him. It was his last sreat act, the culmination of his miracles, and surely representative of
that power which is now his. In it he met the power of
death as it were face to face; but he needed the }XJwer and
hl~'ssing of his Father and his Father's cooperation in
order to bring Lazarus back from the grave. Now,
clothed with divine power, and with the keys of death
and d hades, he will, in the day of his kingdom now
uawnil1g'. speak the d::-url to life again: even as he said,
"IIIarvel not: . . . for the hour is coming, in the whieh
all that are in the graves shall hear his voice." (John
5: 28) Tho day of the resurrection of the dead is near
at hand. "The ransomrrl of the Lord shall return, and
comp to Zion ,,"ith s<mgs and everlasting joy upon their
hra(t,: th'y shall ohtain joy anrl gladness, and sorrow
and sighing shall flee away."-Isaiah 35: 10.
'What is 11el'haps the ~luster's greatest saying? Why? Who
was the 'I\ltllOr of the trinity theory, and how does this
doctrine disllOllOl" .TellOnllJ? 11 1,2.
'What (U(l Satan hOIW to flccornplish by his effort to exult
Jesu,.; to equality with GOt]'! n :3,
'Vlmt pUl'IlOSf' ditl -ft'sns haH' ill rnising Lazarus? If 4.
"What ('ans('(1 the feli'ling -against .Tesus after he had healed
tIl(> bliJl(l lllaH? liDW has his relationship to God been
misull(!pl'..;1ood fmm then until now? n 5-7.
'Vlmt was t]w outstanding -sign of Jesus' ministry? 'Vhy
did he "ay that Lmmrus' sickness was not unto death?
""hy (lid be SH~" it \TUS "for the glory of God"? If 8-11.
Narrate tl", ('ntil'e iJlPWent of this lesson and -show what
it teaches us. 11 12-13.
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BROTHER T. E. BARKER
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BlWTJlER H. H. DINGUS
Day"me, C011'1l
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Tyler, Tex.
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BROTHER C. ROBERTS
Lea"enworth, Kans. ..
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PRAY FOR PEACE ....................._ ......... 35
Selfishness DestroJ's Peace

lIIake Peace
Priesthood of Peace
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PRAYERMEETING TEXT CO~DlEXTS
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JESUS TEACIlES RESI'E<:"l' FOR 'III!, LAW ...........42

JESUS 'VASHES IllS DISCIPLES' F1mT
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LAST WORDS OF JESCS WITH IllS DISCIPLES
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IIIEMORIAL
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TRANSPORTATION TO CONVENTION
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COMFORT FOR THE JEWS

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PRAY FOR PEACE

"Praying alu'ays with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance antZ
supplication for all saints."-Ephesians 6: 18.
F ALL the desires of a Christian were summed up in

one, that one would be that he might see Jehovah
God face to face. The pmlmist expresses the sincere rlesire of the Christian ,\'hen he says: "One tIring
have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that
I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of
my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple."-Psalm 27: 4.
2 The Christian who will ultimately realize this great
desire to see Jehoyah face to face will also realize every
other righteous desire of his heart, because he will see the
Lord in his temple; he will be one made in the liken0ss of
the Lord Jesus Christ, and will be the recipient of the
favors of Jehovah in all ages to come. In tipctikin b of
God's grllciousness toward the members of the body of
Christ, which will be extended to them throughout
eternity, St. Paul says: "And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places
in Christ Jesus; that in the ages to come he might
shew the exceeding riches of his grace, in his kindness
toward us through Christ Jesus."-Ephesians 2: 6, 7.
3 To see Jehovah and have personal fellowship with
him Jesus prized above all things else and for this
reason he prayed: "AntI now, 0 Father, glorify me
with thine own self, with the glory which I had with
thee before the world was." (John 17: 5) Manifestly
it is proper for the followers of Jesus Christ to pray
that they might see God. It is the will of God that his
children should seek his face. (Psalm 27: 8) He
taught them to pray that the face of the Lord might
not be turned away from them. (Psalm 132: 10) DaYid,
who represented the sons of God, for their benefit antI
in their behalf uttered the words: "As for me, I will
behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied,
when I awake, with thy likeness."-Psalm 17: 15.
~ The Christian is well taught that peace is a fruit
of the spirit and that to possess and follow peace is a
condition precedent to seeing the Lord. The apostle
says = "Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root
of bitterness springing up trouble you; and thereby
many be demed." (Heblews 12: 14, 15) This state35
ment is so positive that it leaves no room for argument

or doubt.
5 Great di::asters often have small beginnings.
No
greater disaster could befall a Christian than to have the
face of the Lord forever turned away from him. Two
brethren are walking together. Both of them are anxious
to please the Lord and to see him face to face, in his
due time. A slight difference arises between them. This
difference increases until there result violent words and
sometimes even bitter and angry vituperation. Their
troubles are then carried into the congregation; and each
(Jlle diligently presses his side, believing that he is right
and thinking that he must be vindicated.
6 The small seed of anger is permitted tQ inoreasa
and soon it develops into a root of bitterness. That bitterness is expressed by the two principals in the prcsence of others of the ecclesia. The various ones in the
ecclesia take sides, some supporting one brother and some
the other. All who enter into the controversy on either
Ilide are more or less defiletI thereby, even as the
apostle here points out. Satan the enemy sees to it that
this plant of bitterness receives nourishment. Soon the
peace of that ecclesia is gone and many are driven a\vay
from the Lord. Unless they are recovered they cut
themselves off from seeing the Lord face to face; because the apostle's statement is positive and without
exception, that one who will see the Lord must dwell
in peace and follow holiness.
7 Let each one who reads this solemnly ask himself
these questions: Do I find any condition in the ecclesia
where I assemble that indicates danger of my losing the
favor of the Lord? If there is such a condition, am I
in any wise responsible for it? Am I failing to perform
the conditions which guarantee my seeing Jehovah's
face? Do not read this now and say that it applies to
the other brethren but does not apply to you. The
time is present for an individual and careful scrutiny
by each one to determine whether or not he or she is
meeting the conditions that the apostle lays down and
which must be met if one would see the Lord.
8 We know that we have come to the time when the
old Dragon, Satan thG DeYil, is making war against "the
remnant of the seed of the woman". (Revelation 12: 17)
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The Lord has promised to make all the provision necessary for his children. Seeing that the Lord has permitted the church in recent months to have a clearer
understanding of Satan's organization and his methods
of operation against God's people, shall we not conclude
that this is for the special benefit of the church? It
seems that the Lord has permitted his people to have
a clearer vision of the birth of the nation, and also of
the Dragon, the enemy, at this time in order that the
remnant class might be forewarned and therefore forearmed to stand the assaults of the enemy. All who fail
to keep the commandments of God the Dragon will devour. One of these commandments now is: "Follow
peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man
shall see the Lord." The Christians cannot indulge in
fighting amongst themselves without lending aid to
their deadly foe. Peace is an effective weapon against
the enemy.-Hebrews 12: 14; Galatians 5: 15,16.
9 Peace means an absence of strife or violent controversy. It is a state of tranquility or quietness. It is a
freedom from disturbances or agitation. Th<?Se who
dwell together in peace move forward together harmoniously and with one accord. There is nothing more
detrimental to the development of the Christian than
to indulge in strife and controversy. Love for one
another requires at this time the use of plain speech
in pointing to these matters.
10 In recpnt months there have been bitter and acrimonious accusations laid against one another in certain
ecclesias. Both sides claim to be in harmony with the
Lord and in accord with the work that the Lord is
now conducting in the earth. The position assumed and
the actual conditions that exist seem to be inconsistent.
'rhe eternal destiny of each anointed one is now at
stake. Each one should ask himself calmly and sincerely: Am I trying to safeguard my own eternal interests
and the interests of my anointed brother? Can I safeguard that interest and at the same time indulge in
controversy with my brethren?
11 Sometimes there is a separation in an ecclesia,
both sides claiming to be in harmony with the Lord
and with the work which he is carrying on in the earth.
One will say of the other: "They went out from us,
but they were not of us." ( 1 John 2: 19) In other
words one side assumes that the other is entirely wrong
and out of harmony with the Lord and that for that
reason they have gone out. This scripture is often
misapplied. What St. John was here discussing was a
class who are a part of the Antichrist. This text should
not be so freely used by one part of an ecclesia against
another part, where the controvers.y is about some personal matters.
12 If the controversy is over doctrines, and one is indulging in a doctrine contrary to that which the Lord
and the apo.stles have taught us, then the apostle plainly states: "From such withdraw thyself." (1 Timothy
6: 5) He does not say to do so by indulging in per-
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verse disputings, envy and strife; this is not authorized.

Says the apostle: "If any man teach otherwise, and
consent not to wholcsome words, even the words of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; . . . from such withdraw thyself." (1
Tim. 6: 3, 5) But where the controversy is because of
some personal difference then let each one carefully examine himself and see what is the real cause. It usually
will be found to be selfishness on the part of some and
probably on the part of all, and that the adversary is
taking advantage of this selfish disposition to cause
strife and controversy amongst the people of God. Let
each one then who really desires to be in harmony with
the Lord and his cause put forth his best efIort to make
peace and to keep peace in the ecclesia. Keep always in
mind that peace is essential to victory.
13 St. Paul uses the Olympian games of contest to illustrate the Christian's course. (2 Timothy 2: 5) It is
permissible that Christians at this time use modern
games of contest to illustrate the course that the Christian should take or does take. Sometimes "the children
of this world are in their generation wiser than the
children of light". (Luke 16: 8) It is possible to learn
a lesson even from one of the world. Hence a comparison
may be profitable.
14 There are certain seasons of the year which are
given over to the game of football. Teams are trained
tC' engage in the contest. Many contest for the supremacy. Each team has a "coach" who gives directions as
to what should be done. Each player is expected to follow the rules carefully and each one anxiously watches
his mvn part that he may work in exact harmony with
his comrades. When the day to engage in the contest
approaches each participant is carefully preparing himself to perform his part; and each one has and manifests
a burning and sincere desire that his side might win.
Uppermost in the mind of each one is the slogan: We
must win!
15 If it is found that there is one in a team who looks
back or who refuses to work in harmony or provokes
discord, he is retired. The purpose is to have each one
recognize that working in exact harmony is absolutely
essential to success. They go upon the field of contest, every one eagerly watching his part and zealously
performing it. '1'he command is given and they move
on as one man. They know that controversy amongst
themselves will spell disaster. They are at peace with
one another and maintain that condition until the contest is finished. They do not stop to argue the proposition as to who is in command. They recognize that
somebody must be; theirs is to obey orders and to work
in exact harmony.
16 Manifestly the Apostle Paul, when he wrote the
text of Ephesians 6: 18, had in mind the great controversy between the forces of darkness and the forces
of light at and near the end of the Christian's earthly
pilgrimage. While it may be true that this text has had
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some application throughout the Gospel Age, it comes

with greater force at the end of the age. Its application could not have been so keenly appreciated by the
church until the Lord came to his temple. When we
get the proper setting of the text, and this we get
through the context, we more keenly appreciate the importance of it at this time.
n In verse ten the apostle says: "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his
might." (Ephesians 6: 10) The word "finally" locates
the time at or near the time of the final battle of the
Dragon or Devil against the "remnant of her seed".
The apostle does not say that the Christian is to be
strong in himself, but that his strength is in the Lord;
and here we should remember that the joy of the Lord
is the Christian's strength. One who indulges in vituperative controversy with his brother cannot be very
much in the joy of the Lord. If your brother is wrong
let him alone, but do not fight.
18 The apostle warns the church to prepare for the
final conflict and advises us with whom the battle is to
be fought. He says: "Put on the whole armour of God,
that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the
devil." (Ephesians 6: 11) This implies a tremendous
conflict with the Devil and that the armor of the Lord
is essential to the conflict of the Christian. Some for
a time were induced to believe that the Devil was bound,
and all of us for a time believed that all the demons
were incarcerated.
19 'fhe apostle then shows that there is a great host
of devils working together with Satan the chief Devil.
It is quite manifest that this company of devils or demons have been with Satan in heaven all these centuries
past, participating in and forming a part of his empire
invisible to man. The apostle adds: "Because our conflict is not with blood and flesh, but with the governments, with the authorities, with the potentates of this
darkness, with the spiritual things of wickedness in the
heavenlies." (Ephesians 6: 12, Diaglott) We could not
have such a clear understanding of this until the Lord
came to his temple, and until the birth of the nation,
and until the Lord was pleased to show it to his people.
Here the Apostle Paul is giving us a view of the Devil's
organization, and in Revelation ,ye are having a clearer
view of it. One of the wonders mentioned in Revelation
twelfth ehapter is God's organization, Zion, giving birth
to the new nation, the kingdom or government that shall
rule the earth and the heavens. The other wonder there
mentioned is the Devil's organization, which attempts to
run ahead of the Lord and to set up a kingdom, and
then attempts to devour the Lord's kingdom when the
time comes for it to function.
20 We have observed that a controversy in heaven followed, resulting in the Devil and his angels being cast
to earth. Then comes the warning : "Woe to the inhabiters of the earth, and of the sea! for the Devil is
come down unto you, having great wrath, because he
knoweth that he hath but a short time." (Revelation

12: 12) Then we are plainly told that "the dragon
was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with
the remnant of her seed, whieh keep the commandments
of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ". (Rev.
elation 12: 17) Now we see that Satan is making a
concerted, organized movement against the people of
God particularly, those who have the testimony of Jesus
Christ that they are his. If those engaged in a worldly
contest see the necessity of standing together, with
stronger reasoning should the little handful of the
Lord's people, the remnant, now see the necessity of
standing shoulder to shoulder battling for the cause of
righteousness.
21 Then the apostle proceeds to specifically set forth
how the members of the church this side the vail must
be armed and eqUipped for the war and how they must
stand together against the wiles of the Devil. "Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ya
may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand." (Ephesians G: 13) What is here
meant by "haying done all"? '1'here have been no
new fundamental truths brought to light in recent years,
but the Lord has fulfilled his promise that the light
should shine clearer as we come nearer the end of the
way. (Proverbs 4: 18) The church has "done all" it
could to acquire a knowledge of the fundamental truths
and to walk in the light.
22 Each one now must be provided with the accoutrements of war. 'fhe apostle continues: "Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness." (Eph. 6: 14)
To be girt around the waist is a symbol of servitude,
therefore meaning that from this time forward no one
can stanu against the wiles of the enemy unless he employs the faculties with which he is endowed for service
in the Lord's cause as opportunity affords. The breastplate of the warrior fits over the vital organs, particularly the heart, suggesting the thought here that the Christian must have a pure heart, which means that he must
be unselfish, that he be equally as interested in his
brother's winning the warfare as he is to win.
23 "And your feet shod with the preparation of the
gospel of peace." The feet are shod because the presumption is that each one is moving in action. His feet must
not be shod with something that will produce irritation
and controversy within the ranks of the Lord's family
but shod with the message of good tidings of peace.
Where there is love amongst the brethren, of necessity
there must be peace; and where there is the opposite of
peace, namely, strife and controversy, selfishness predominates.
24 "Aboye all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith
ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the
wicked." (Ephesians 6: 16) Faith means to know the
Word of God and to confidently rely upon it; and unless we rely upon the Word of the Lord and trust hi..ul
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implicitly we shall go the wrong way. We are told that

if we trust him and acknowledge him in all our ways
he will guide us in the way that we should go. (Proverbs
3: 5, 6) "Thou wilt keep him in peace, peace whose
mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee."
(Isaiah 26: 3) If one maintains an abiding confidence
in the Lord then the darts of the wicked one will strike
his shield and fall harmless at his feet. One who is in
the joy of the Lord, and singing his praises and is at
peace, must have faith.
25 "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of
the spirit, which is the word of God." (Ephesians
6 : 17) The helmet fitted over the head and therefore
is a symbol of intellectual appreciation of the truth as
it is revealed. Some foolishly have thought that all the
truth was given to the church several years ago. These
should remember the promise of the Lord that "the path
of the just is as a shining light, that shineth more and
more unto the perfect day". (Proverbs 4: 18) Thetruth
is the Lord's and he will give it to his people in his own
good time and in his own good way. The Christian must
keep his mind alert and see to it that he does not become
a dreamer but that his vision is clear; and this will en~
able his heart to rejoice. Then having the Word of God,
the sword of the spirit, and wielding it according to
God's will he has both an offensive and a defensive
weapon.
26 Jesus said: ffBe of good cheer: I have overcome
the world." (John 16: 33) How did he overcome the
world? The answer is that he relied upon the Word of
God. With each thrust of the adversary he replied:
(fIt is written." Otherwise stated: I stand by the Word
of God and will follow it. Of my own self I can do
nothing. I do not wish to exercise my own conclusions
unless they are based absolutely upon the Word of God.
21 Thus we see the Christian fully equipped to enter
upon the field of contest. Now suppose everyone enters
into a controversy with everyone else. How long would
the company of little Christians stand before the adversary? He would get them all. If each one has keenly
at heart the interests of every other one he will watch
for the interest of that one; and while he is watching
he will have an anxious, burning desire that his brother,
as well as himself, might win in this fight. If he loves
his brother he can take no other course.
28 The apostle under inspiration emphasizes now the
importance of standing shoulder to shoulder in the controversy. He says: "Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto
with all perseverance and supplication for all saints."
(Ephesians 6: 18) Supplication means to entreat, to
seek earnestly, to beseech. It means to humbly implore
and petition with great solicitude.
29 Perseverance means to continue, to persist in the
prosecution of any enterprise begun. It means steadfastness, constancy, persistency in prosecuting the work
at hand. It means to continue regardless of opposition
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or discouragement, never giving over and never abandoning what is undertaken. This is what the apostle says
each one must do for each other one of the Lord's
little ones. This prayer and supplication must be in the
spirit of the Lord, which is love, unselfishly looking
after the interests of one's brother; and while praying
the command is: "Watching thereunto with all perseverance." Be it noted that this prayer and watchfulness is not merely one for one other, but it is for each
one for all the saints. Otherwise stated, each one in the
company of the Lord recognizes every other one in that
company as a member of the body, and that the interests of all are mutual, and that all must stand together. It is manifest that if brethren are following
this instruction of the apostle not only are they dwelling in peace but they will be avoiding everything that
tends to controversy.
30 A good way to put the Devil to flight is to pray
incessantly when one is tempted to sayar do something
against his brother. That is what is meant by praying
always; namely, upon every occasion and at all times to
go quickly to the Lord in prayer. What a blessed privilege it is in the hour of contest! If men upon the gridiron had such a sure one to go to in their contest they
would be invulnerable. The Christian knows that the
one who stands at his right hand is invulnerable to the
attacks of the enemy. If he appreciates the necessity
of keeping in harmony then with his Lord he will be
anxious to maintain peace amongst the brethren.
81 Those who engage in controversy amongst themselves could hardly be worthy of the name Christian.
Christians mean those who follow the anointed one, the
Prince of Peace. The Apostle Paul stresses this matter
in addressing the Philippians, saying, "Only let the
lives you live be worthy of the good news of the Christ,
in order that, whether I come and see you or, being
absent, only hear of you, I may know that you are
standing fast in the one spirit and with one mind,
fighting shoulder to shoulder for the faith of the good
news. Never for a moment quail before your antagonists.
Your fearlessness will be to them a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it will be a sure token
of your salvation-a token coming from God."-Phihppians 1: 27, 28, Weymotlth.
32 Nowhere in the Scriptures are Christians warranted
in fighting each other. When Nehemiah was building
the wall around Jerusalem he said to the men under his
command: "Fight for your brethren." (Nehemiah 4:
14) He there pictured the people of God inside of the
organization of Zion at the time of the final assault by
the enemy. Let each one then who is of Zion remember
his duty and obligation to fight, not against his brother,
but for his brother. The fearlessness of the Lord's pea
pIe in the proclamation of the message of the King, and
doing this in harmony, will be to each one a token of
salntion. It will bring joy to the heart, and "the joy
of the Lord is your strength".
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33 The Christian therefore in following the admonition of the apostle must earnestly and with supplication
present his petition to Jehovah God, asking for unity
amongst the brethren, for strength, for peace; and while
doing this he must watch with perseverance, refusing
to give over to the enemy illlder any circumstances.
34 As the people of God come near to the end of the
earthly journey the Lord seems pleased to give them a
clearer vision of the enemy's organization and of the
enemy's determination to destroy them, and at the
same time to show them his means of complete protection. Through his prophet God shows the faithful ones
that they are clothed with the garments of salvation and
covered with the robe of righteousness. (Isaiah 61: 10)
'1'his knowledge comes to them after the Lord comes to
his temple, examines and approves and finds the faithful, and invites them to enter into his joy. From what
has heretofore been published on this point it is understood that the coming of the Lord to his temple, and
the covering of the members of the church with the
robe of righteousness, took place approximately in 1918.
'1'hose who, from that time forward, have had the testimony of Jesus Christ that they are the Lord's, who are
identified with him and have entered into his joy, may
be classed as the remnant.
35 But keep in mind that the fact that one is under
the robe of righteousness, and is of the remnant, does not
nE'ces"arily ll1i'all that he will ~lwa~Tf' be there. If he
continues to walk humbly and obediently with the Lord
he 'rill be kept in safety by the Lord. If he loves the
Lord he will keep his commandments. But even though
he should once be under the robe of righteousness and
should let selfishness get the upper hand, forget his
obligation to the Lord and to his brethren, he might
take himself out from under the robe of righteousness
and therefore remove himself from the remnant class.
That is exactly what Satan the Dragon is attempting
to accomplish.
36 The enemy is not limited to one method of making
war against the remnant. He will employ many
methods. One of his methods is to stir up strife among
the brethren, plant in the hearts of some the root of
bitterness, nourish and canse it to grow until sne'h an
one takes himself out from under the robe of righteousness and from the protection of the Lord. He then
ceases to wear the garments of salvation and is no longer
of the remnant class. Let no one be deceived into believing that he is beyond all danger merely because he
has on the garments of sah-ation and is under the robe
of righteoumess. All danger will be past when he is
changed into glory. It is true that he is absolutely safe
as long as he abides close to the Lord; but the permission of selfishness, leading to controversy, will take
him away from the Lord and from the Lord's protection. This opens the door for the adversary to get in.
31 The Lord takes the part of his own and fights the
battle for his own, but in order to be of that class one
must keep himself in the love of God. (Jude 21) This

he does by being diligent to observe and to joyfully
do the will of God. It is only those who love and joyfully serve the Lord, and who are faithful, that he will preserve. "0 love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord
preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the
proud doer."-Psalm 31: 23.
88 The prophet in the one hundred and eighteenth
Psalm discusses a vision given to the church. The
faithful ones in Christ Jesus up to this point now say
concerning the enemy: "Thou hast thrust sore at me,
that I might fall; but the Lord helped me." (P.salm
118: 13) The Christian, realizing that he is in the
love of the Lord and has his protection, says: "The
Lord is my strength and song, and is become my
salvation." (Psalm 118: 14) He then sees and realizes
his position of danger because of the enemy,' and yet is
fully conscious of his complete safety if he remains true
to the Lord. He understands that his full and complete salvation and deliverance depends upon remaining
faithful to the Lord and obedient to his commandments,
and he prays: "Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go into them and I will praise the Lord; this
gate of the Lord into which the righteous shall enter."
-Psalm 118: 19,20.
39 The Christian then realizes that the Lord has
clothed him with the garments of salvation, and he
says: "I will -praise thee; for thou has heard me. and
art become my salvation." ~ Psalm 116: ,d} The time
is indicated as when the Lord as::mmes his great p"wer
under the direction of Jehovah, when God sets his
king upon his throne. (Psalm 2: 6) It is the time
when "the stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the Lord",
doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This is the day
which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad
in it."-Psalm 118: 22-24.
40 The Christian now realizes that the final conflict approaches; that it is the time when the Lord
Jesus, the King of Glory, goes forth to make war. (Revelation 10: 11-13) It is the time when the faithful followers of the Lord J ems Christ are willing to follow
and obey his commands. (Psalm 110: 3) At this crucial
haUl' eyery one who is really and unselfishly devoter1 io
the Lord, who is under the robe of righteousness, is
expected to have the keenest interest in every othe::- c.ne
who is in a similar position. He is anxious to fight
for his brother and anxious that his brother should win.
He appreciates the great necessity of being at peaCJ and
in full harmony with his brethren. He knows that Lbe
remnant will win and that those who are faithful to
the Lord will be of the remnant. He knows that COllfident reliance upon the Lord and harmonious action
with the Lord are necessary, and hence he prays: "Save
now, I beseech thee, 0 Lord; 0 Lord, I beseech thee,
send now prosperity."-Psalm 118: 25.
u Not only does he pray for peace amongst his
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brethren but he watches earnestly for the welfare of

each one and speaks words of encouragement one to
another. He sees his brother fighting in the name of
the Lord, for the cause of righteousness, and for his
encouragement says in his presence and hearing:
"Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord. God
is the Lord, which hath shewed us light; bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar."
(Psalm 118: 26, 27) He encourages his brother to bind
his sacrifice with cords of love unto the power of the
altar and stand steadfastly against the assaults of the
enemy.
'2 Jerusalem is one of the names applied to the organization of the Lord God. The name applies generally to all the household of faith; namely, the little
flock and the great company class. In the final conflict
some who compose Jerusalem "shall go into captivity"
while the remnant shall be victorious.-Zechariah 14: 2.
'3 The one hundred and twenty-second Psalm is one
of the Songs of Degrees describing the experiences of
the church in the last days of its earthly pilgrimage.
It pictures how each one of the Jerusalem class should
have a keen interest in every other one. The time of
its application is located at the time when the Lord
has come to his temple for judgment. Those who compose Jsrael are admonished to pray for peace among
themselves. The importance of peace is emphasized by
the words of the psalmist: "For there are set thrones
of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray
for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love
thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within
thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I
will now say; Peace be within thee. Because of the
house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good."Psalm 122: 5-9.
H If every member of O-ou's organization is seeking
the good of every other member, strife will be avoided.
Insteau of quarreling amongst themselves they will "depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it."
(Psalm 34: 14) The Psalm (122: 5-9) above quoted
may also, in a measure, be applied to the Jews. The
evidence is now clear that the Lord is holding out his
hand toward natural Israel, because her warfare is ended
and the time to deliver her has come. The Christians
therefore also with propriety may pray for the peace of
natural Israel that God's name may be glorified.
'5 The Lord has spoken peace to his people, whom he
has brought under the robe of righteousness and to
whom he gives the garments of salvation. Those who
would turn away from this would turn again to folly.
The Lord admonishes his people to continue in peace
and not to turn again to folly. "I will hear what God
the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his
people, and to his saints; but let them Dot turn again
to folly."-Psalm 85: 8.
.. Storms may rage from without, and the enemy will
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continue to make VIClOUS assaults upon the renmant;

but the faithful have no need for fear as long as they
continue faithful. They who keep near the Lord, and
who constantly seek peace, shall find it. "The Lord will
give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his
people with peace."-Psalm 29: 11.
'7 To what extent shall the Christian pray? The
Scriptures answer: "Pray without ceasing." (1 Thessalonians 5: 17) This does not mean that we should
be praying every minute of the time; we have other
things to do. It does mean that we are never to cease
to pray. One should not form the habit of living without prayer. If the Christian becomes loose in his habits
and ceases to pray, even for a day, he begins to notice
a difference in himself. If for two or three days he
neglects to pray to God his closer friends and associates
will notice the difference in him. If he refrains from
praying for several weeks every one will mark the difference in him. Prayer is the Christian's safeguard because it keeps him nearer to God.
'8 It has ever been the policy of the Devil to divert
the attention of men from Jehovah. He is now making a desperate effort to destroy the remnant of the seed
of promise, and if he can turn the minds of any of
these away from God he is succeeding in his efforts.
Praycr enables one to keep his mind upon the Lord and
to keep close to the Lord. Prayer for one's brethren enables him to keep at peace and ,,-atch with his brethren,
and watch for the interests of his brethren.
SELFISHNESS DESTROYS PEACE
fI The new commandment which Christ gave to his
disciples, and which applies to all now, is: "That ye
love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also loye
one another." (John 13: 34) Love is truly the expression of unselfishness. If one is unkind in his speech it is
because he is selfish. If he stirs up strife it is because
of selfi"hness. If he insists on what he believes to be
his rights, and causes trouble when he does not get
them, it is because of selfishness. If one is easily offended it is because of selfishness, which means a lack
of love.
6The apostle emphasizes this when he says: "He
that loveth his brother abideth in the light; and there is
none occasion of stumbling in him." (1 John 2: 10)
Love for one's brother means an unselfish lookout for
the interest of one's brother-. If one really loyes the
Lord, and loves his Word, he will enjoy peace.Psalm 119: 165.
MAKE PEACE
The enemy always takes adYantage of selfishness to

detltroy peace amongst the people of God. Do not aid
the enemy. On the contrar,y be peacemakers. Remember
the promise to the peacemaker' "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.'
(Matthew 5: 9) A peacemaker of necessity must
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Jlossess a pure heart, which means he is unselfish. He is

willing to suffer wrong done to himself in order thatp'eaee might be maintained. The pure in heart are
those that are moved by an unselfish desire to do good
to their fellow man and especially to the brethren in
Christ. They have the promise of a special reward.
"Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."
-Matthew 5: 8.
52 St.
Paul emphasizes the imj'01'tance of peace
amongst the brethren during the last days. He points
out to them that they are children of light and should
walk in the light. He admonishes them to comfort each
other and then admonishes the brethren to be at peaca
amongst themselves.-1 Thessalonians 5: 11, 13.
PRIESTHOOD OF PEACE
53 Those who will see the Lord will be the order of
the Melchisedec priesthood, which means a priesthood
of peace, of which the Prince of Peace is the head.
(Hebrews 7: 1, 2) This is in corroboration of the
apostle's statement that only those who follow peace
and holiness shall see the Lord. Holiness means purity,
cleanliness and righteousness. It means purity in
thought, word and action. Since it is impossible for the
Christian to come to the point of absolute perfection in
the flesh his perfection is counted unto him if he abides
in Christ and if he is pure in heart
114 'The heart is the seat of motive. There resideg affection. Where the motive is pure a man will manifest
unsdfis!1l1ess. Such alone will be counted as perfect.
(Psalm 37: 37) ThJ Christian should pray for peace
and he should likewise pray for a pure heart. "Create
in me a clean heart, 0 God; and renew a right spirit
within me."-Psalm 51: 10.
55 Let everyone of the anointed of God consider carefully the position which the saints this side the vail now
occupy. Get a clearer vision and appreciation of the enemy
that is now desperately attempting to destroy the brethren. Appreciate more fully the necessity of standing
shoulder to shoulder and watching for each other's interests. Remember the admonition to pray for peace
amongst the brethren. If we are earnestly praying for
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each other and watching for each other we shall continue in the joy of the Lord and shall be strong in the
Lord and in the power of his might and be certain of
victory.
What is the sum of all the desires of the Christian? It

they realize this one desire what else will they receive?
Should we pray that we may see God face to face? U1-3.
Quote and explain Hebrews 12: 14,15. What is the gl'entest
disaster that could befall a Christian? How are whole
ecclesias often led into danger, and how may we safeguard ourserves? U 4-7.
Why has the lJorli permitted clearer light to come to his
people recentlj-? What is peace, and why does Satan
seek to disturb it? U 8-10.
What is the mE'anillg of 1 John 2: 19, and how is this text
often misapplied'! U 11, 12.
How do ancient amI modem games well illustrate the
Christian's contest? U13-1.l.
'Vhat did the apostle manifestly have in mind when he
wrote Ephesians G: 18, and to what time does the text
specially apply? How do we know'! U16-18.
Read Eplwsians G: 12, Diaglott, alltl explain it in the light
of Revelation twelfth chapter. U 1\), 20.
'Vhat is meant by "having done all"? 'What is the significance of "huving j-our loins girt about with truth"?
'What is "the breastplate of righteousness"? 'Vhy IIro
the feet "shod with the preparation of the g'Ospel of
peace"? U 21-23.
'Vhat is "the shield of faith", the "helmet of sa1nltion",
and "the sword of the spirit"? U 24-26.
HQW doE'S the apostle emphasize the importance of standing shoulder to shoulder at this time? If 27-29.
How may we put the Devil to flight? Can a Chdstiul1 be
engaged in constant controversy'/ U 3()-33.
When were the saints clothed with "the robe of righteousness"? Will all who al'e thus clothed remain under the
coverin g? 11 34-36.
How may we keep ourselves in the love of God? If 37.
What is the import of- Psalm 118, and to what time does
it apply? "'That are "the gates Qf righteousnE'SS", Hnd
how has the Lord become our salvation? U38,39.
Why is peace amongst Christians so important at this
time? U40, 41.
What does Jerusalem stand for? If 42.
What does the 112th Psalm describe, and to whom does
it apply? U 43, 44.
Why are we warned to "not turn again -to folly" (Psalm
85; 8), and how may we avoid dQing so? U45,46.
'Vhat is meant by tIle admonition; "Pray without ceasing"?
U 47, 48.
What is the cause of evpry disturbance of peace? How may,

we be peacemakers? U 49-52.
Wllat does the Melchisedec priesthood stand for? U 53.
'What does it n1E'an to be "pure in heart"? If 54.
'Yhat outstanding facts should we now especially keep in
mind? U 55.
PRAYER-MEETING TEXT COMMENTS

"1 desired . the hotlse of the Lord."-Psalm 27: 4.

E spokesman here is David. He expresses the
heart's sincere desire of the anointed ones. He
speaks concerning Zion, which is the Lord's
house, of which house J eSliS Christ is the Head. The
first application of the text is to the Lord Jesus. His
great desire was that he might for ever dwell with J ehovah and behold his beauty and inquire ia his temple.
Be it noted that he did not say that he "'anted to sit
on a throne that he might judge. That privilege Je-
hovah grants to him and to his associates, but not to

those who seek it for selfish reasons. The real heart's
dcsire is to behold the beauty and glory of God and to
inquire in his temple; that is to say, to learn what is
the will of God and joyfully do it now and in all the
ages to come.
The temple class in part is on this side the vail, as
we believe. The Lord Jesus has come suddenly to his
temple. (Malachi 3: 1) Those of the temple class can
now have a deeper appreciation of the prophet's words
expressing their desire to be for ever in that temple of
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the Lord. Are not these having a clearer vision of God's

plan? Are not they more clearly seeing God's purposes and their own privileges at this time? They are
not dreaming dreams about what they learned when
first they knew the Lord; but now, as they behold the
beauty of the Lord, they diligently and earnestly inquire
in his wmple; and the Lord fulfils to them his promises to let the light shine more clearly as the perfect
day approaches.-Proverb 4: 18.
As their vision of the Lord's beauty continues to increase, their hearts respond with gladness and they sing:
"Blessed be the Lord out of Zion."
'lYe are my witnesses, ... that I (lim God."

-Isaiah 43: 12.
ERE Jehovah is speaking to the anointed ones
this side the vail. The time has arriverl for J ehovah to make for himself a name. By his own
power he will do that. Before he exhibits his power,
however, he will have a 'Yitness given in the earth, calling attention to the fact that Jehovah is God, Jesus
is the King, and the kingdom is at hand.
When Jesus was born God sent a host of happy angels
from heaven to be witnesses. When the new nation is
born and the time comes for God to make his name
known in the earth, he selects the faithful ones in Zion
to be his witnesses.
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Comparatively few people on the earth know that J ehovah is the only true and living God. His purpose is
that more shall hear about his name before he completely dashes to pieces Satan's empire. Those who see the
great honor and privilege God has thus conferred upon
them and who appreciate it now are not only willing in
this day (Psalm 110: 3) but they rejoice to be witnesses for God. While the forces for the battle are
gathering, it is the delight of the anointed ones to sing
the praises of Jehovah by telling the world the meaning
of the marvelous events that are now transpiring and by
holding up to the people the standard of the Lord and
showing them how their blessings must come through
God's kingdom. "Dlessed be God out of Zion," is the
song in their hearts and upon their lips.
Call to mind the happiness that filled your heart
when you began to realize that you were a witness for
the Lord, also thc joy that filled your heart when you
had an understanding that the Lord had come to his
temple and you entered into his joy. Since then you
have bcen rcalizing that "the joy of the Lord is your
strength". Let not now your hand be slack. 'rhe
angels of heaven had the privilege of announcing the
birth of the babe. The saints now have the privilege
of announcing the King and his kingdom and of telling the people that Jehovah is the great and loving God,
besides whom there is none.
JESUS TEACHES RESPECT FOR LAW

--FEBRUARY 28-MATTHEW 22: 15-22-"Think not that I came to destroy the law, or the prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfil."
-Matthew 5: 17} R. V.
FTER the raising of Lazarus Jesus left the neighborhood of Jerusalem. But with the approach
of Passover he prepared to return; and he and
his disciples joined the bands of pilgrims from Galilee
who were going up for the feast. Jesus now went there
to present himself representatively as their God-appointed leader. 'rhe leaders in Jerusalem EaW that he
had no fear of them. They would have destroyed him
out of hand, but feared the people.
2 Matthew tells of those days and how the chief I11n
tried to trap Jesus by catching him in some saying by
whieh they might accuse him before the Sanhedrin or
the Roman governor. The scribes, Pharisees', Sadducees,
Herodians, chief priests, lawyers and elders were all of
one mind in this.-Matthew 22: 15,16,23,35; 26: 3.
a First the chief priests and the Pharisees tried to
override him; and all the chief priests at that time were
Sadducees, unbelievers. They asked him by what authority he taught the people and did such things as when on
the previous day in the temple he had overturned the
tables of the money changers. Jesus said that he would
teU them when they had answered a question for him.
He said, "The baptism of John, whence was it?
from heaven, or of men?" (Matthew 21: 25) That is}

By whose authority did John speak? They were caught.
They dared not say John's ministry was of himself;
for all the people acknowledged John to be a prophet.
And they would not say that it was of God; for then
they would have exposed themselves to the thrust that
they had not obeyed the known voice of God.
5 The Pharisees then sent some of their disciples to
the Herodians to see if together a way could be found
by which J rsus could be entangled. They devised onc.
'1.'he Herodians were professed supporters of the Herods,
who, of the stock of Esau, were alien in spirit to the people over whom they ruled.
6 The Herodians were really no lovers either of their
own people the Jews, or of the C<:esars; they were politicians, professedly supporters of the Herods, and
therefore professedly loyal to Rome. They in common
with the others hated Jesus because he represented truth.
7 They went to Jesus with flattering words. Pretending to give him honor as a teachfJr whose advice they
would be glad to follow, they asked him if it was
proper that they, who were Jews, should pay tribute
to C<:esar. Ought they, the chosen people of God, to ac
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knowledge in this way subjection to Gentiles? The Lord

had no sympathy to spare for these wickedly disposed
men. Speaking plainly to them he told them that they
were hypocrites, and asked why they tempted him.
8 Then he said, "Show me the tributc money." They
brought him a penny. Jesus said, 'Whose superscription is this?' They said, Cresar's. He then said, "Render therefore unw Cresar the things which are Cresar's;
and unto God the things that are God's." (Matthew 22:
19-21) They had answered their own question; their
usc of Cresar's coinage showed they acknowledged him.
9 These men, professing loyalty to God and to Cresar
through Herod, were faithful to neither; they would
gladly have had freedom from the tax which Rome e11fcrced, and they were not ready to give W God that
which was his due.
10 Jesus always considered himself as bound by the
law of Sinai, but it is clear that he had no sympathy
\"ith the traditions which had been fastened on the law
and had made it irksome to the people. (Matthew 23 : 4)
His answer also shows that he acknowledged the Roman power as having the right to tax Israel, because
God had given Israel and all peoples into the hands of
the Gentiles "till he come whose right it is".-Ezekiel
21: 27.
11 But Jesus did not expect the law of Sinai to remain permanently on Israel, and he well understood
that in due time all Gentile dominion over the earth
would end. (Daniel 2-: 44) In separating his disciples
from "the world", Jesus did not withdraw them
from obedience to the "powers that be" in all the ordinary elements of life; but the disciples well understood
that no authority, civil or ecclesiastical, had th8 ordering of their lives in their responsibilIties toward God.
12 Thus when the Sanhedrin commanded the apostles
to speak no more in the name of Jesus when he had
made them his apostles to carry his teachings throughout the world, the disciples faced the leaders of Israel
with the question as to whether they considered it
proper that they or God should be obeyed. They turned
the question and responsibility upon the leaders of Israel.
13 There are those who believe that the disciples of
Jesus should seek to amend the condition of the world
by means of state legislation. But there is nothing in
the teachings of Jesus to warrant any such action on
the part of his disciples. Jesus obeyed the law of Israel
because it was Jehovah's law, and he acknowledged the
Roman regulations because the Roman power exercised
authority over the Jews according to the purpose of J ehovah. But he knew that Jehovah had not made, and
till he established his kingdom would not make, any
legislation to regulate any other people than Israel.
14 If in the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gave that
which seems to be the word of the Lawgiver, it must
be understood that what he said was given to regulate
the lives of his disciples.-See :Matthew 5: 1,2.
15 Since Israel's overthrow God has had no nation on
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earth, and will not have until he sets up his kingdom.

(Revelation 11: 18) Thus it follows that while any nation which sought righteousness would thereby exalt
itself, it would be entirely presumptuous for any people
or combinations of peoples, or even all peoples of earth,
to claim that they were God's kingdom because they
sought good moral conditions. The establishment of
the kingdom of heaven on earth is not a result of mil]]-'S
advancement or of evolution; it is the direct act of Gar!
through Christ's second advent.
16lt has been generally accepted by Christendom that
because Jesus said, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil" (Matthew 5: 17), he meant that
the law of Sinai was to be kept by all his followers and
that it was to be the basis of Christian precept. Tho
great church systems have fallen before this thought,
and have i~1~cribed the Ten Commandments on their
church \yalls even as Israel did on the stones of Lhe
altar at Ebal.-Deuteronomy 27: 8; Joshua 8: 32.
17 But if they had remained faithful to the Lord Jesus
they would have made his law their standard; for ho
said, "A new commandment I give unto you, That yo
love one another." (John 13: 34) The law of Sinai is
negative in its order; it is rather "Thou shalt not do"
than "Thou shalt do". The teaching of Jesus is mOTe
than, Do no hurt W thy neighbor; it is, Ye shall lore
one another. The great church systems have never
risen to Christian precepts.
18 When Jesus said he came to fulfil the Law he meant
two things: (1) That he was to fulfil many of its types
and shadows, as in that he was the antitypical Lamb of
the daily sacrifices, and the Passover (John 1: 29; 1
Corinthians 5: 7); also (2) by keeping the Law he
showed that it had not been a counsel of perfection,
something outside the possibility of human nature; he
thus magnificd it and made it honorable.-Isaiah 42 : 1.
19 That God will bless the "'orld under the law of
righteousncss, whenever the rule of Christ begins on
earth, is clear; but it should not be supposed that thc
law of Sinai will be reenacted or enforced. Its CC'l'emonies will not be necessary; and, as afore not"d, its
commandments are negativc in character, Rather it
should be expected that its own summary statement
will be the expression of the Law \rhich will thcn prevail; namely, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with
all thy heart, . . . and thy neighbour as thys('1."Matthew 22: 37, 39.
20 It is manifest that this condition can be obtained
only by a change in man's heart, a work which is b3yond the possibility of human enactments. Only the
power of the kingdom can change the heart by the
entrance into it of the true knowledge of God. 1I1en
will love their God when they know him.
2! But if Jesus had respect for the Law he had litHe
for its then representativp~. '1'hry wrre altog( th0r lillworthy menl self-seeking, who conmiuLlLd lWlJect from
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none and who received honor only from one another,
and that only because there "'as something to be gained.
( See John 5: 44.) These representatives of the world
order were not interested in the welfare of the people.
They did not rob openly, but they continued to live by
oppression; they were robbers by indirect mcans. (Matthew 23: 4) Ecclesiastical systems have ever produced
the hardest of men.
22 It is one of the ironies of social life at all times,
but particularly of the present day, that the wealthy,
the politically powerful, and the ecclesiastics, who have
the greatest opportunities of service, are the chief transgressors against the royal law, "Thou shalt love thy
neighbour as thyself." But with the kingdom of Christ
now being established comes the happy deliverance from
all sclfishnef's; and with the bond of a common love for
God and for truth and righteousness there will come
the joy of wanting to do right, and righteousness and
peace will again have kissed each other, and tmth shall
then spring out of the earth.-See Psalm 85: 10, 11.
QUESTIO~S
DROOKLYN,
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FOR BEREAN STUDY
Why did the leaders of the Jews hesitate to take Jesus'

life? What method did they adopt to' accomplish their
end? U 1,2.
What question did Jesus put to the chief priests who sought
to trap him, and why did they not attempt to answer?
U 3,4.
Who were the Herodians? How did they cooperate with the
Pharisees to ensnare Jesus? 'Vhat was their question to
him. and his ,mswer? U 5-9.
Did Jesus consider himself bound by the law of Sinai? By
the Roman law? When and where did he and his disciples draw the line respecting obedience to the powers
that be? Cite an instance in point. U 10-12.
Why would not Jesus and his disciples seek through legislation to better the laws and amend world conditions?
'Vas he not seeking to instruct the world in his sermon
on the mount? U 14,15.
Did he not expect that the law of Sinai should constitute
a basis fur Christian precept? 'Vhat did he mean by
saying that he had come not to destroy the law but to
fulfil it? 1) 16-18.
Will the law of Sinai bE' reenacted during the Messianic
kingdom? If not, why? 1) If),20.
While respecting the law, did Jesus always respect its
representatives? 'Vhat classes of men are the chief transgressors against God? Will it ever be otherwise? 1) 21,22.
JESUS WASHES HIS DISCIPLES' FEET

--MARCH 7-JOHN ]3: 1-17--
"The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many."Matthew 20: D8.
N CONTINUING the study of the outstanding
features of Jesus' r.lini~try as seen by John, we now
have our attention brought to the incident of Jesus
washing his disciples' feet. It occurred on the evening
of his last day with his disciplcs when they were about
to eat the passover supper, and apparently when they
had taken their places at the table. In John 13: 2 the
Common Version states that supper was ended"; but
evidently a mistake has occurred in translation, for
Judas was present (verse 11) and the sop had not yet
been given to him. (Verse 26) The verb ginomai,
"being ended," literally means generated or brought
forth. The thought is that the supper had been brought
forth; that is, prepared, made ready.
2 The usual custom of washing the feet on entrance
into a house had been omitted, and so regular was the
custom it seems impossible to think it could have been
forgotten. Perhaps the disciples had expected that the
man who had lent the room would see to this necessity.
(See Luke 7: 44.) To the surprise of the disciples their
llfaster rose from his place at the table, girded himself
with a towel, got the waiting basin, poured water and
began to wash their feet.
a In turn he came to Peter; but that loving, impulsive
disciple said, "Lord, thou shalt never wash my feet."
It was a well-meant objection, but revealed Peter's impulsiveness and self-will and that he had to learn that
he could not be the one to determine what should be
done. Jesus answered, If I wash thee not, thou hast
no part with me." (John 13: 8) He saw there was
more in the action of Jesus than the periormance of 8
necessary act of hospitality; and he replied, Lord, not

my feet only, but also my hands and my heart." Now
he erred by wanting more than was necessary.
~ Self-will has many ways of expressing itself, and it
is never more dangerous than when it seems as if an
act of goodness was contemplated or a good motive could
be shown or apparent humility manifested. After Jesus
had expressed himself Peter should have submitted; he
ought to have understood that Jesus could not give way
to please him.
5 This incident is chosen in its series because it serves
as .the best example of its kind in the life of Jesus to
exemplify his compliance with his own saying as recorded in the golden text for this present study; namely,
"The Son of man came not io be ministered unto, but
to minister." From his own words it is clear that by this
act Jesus did not seek merely to give a lesson of humility and lowliness of heart.
6 When he had finished Jesus said, "Know ye what I
have done to you? Ye call me :Master and Lord: and
ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and
Master, have '\Yashed your feet; ye also ought to wash
one another's feet. For I have given you an example,
that ye should do as I haye done to you." (John 13: 1215) This was the lesson he would have his disciples
learn; namely, that if he considered each of them worthy
of such attention from him, in turti each ought to think
of his brother as worthy of the same attention, and each
should copy his Master's example. "Ye ought to wash
one another's feet."
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ever since the early days of the church discloses the need ing in J esns when he came to Judas; but, making no
for such instruction. Jesus knew what the chief trouble difference, he washed the feet of the betrayer even as
amongst his disciples would be; for cven that night he washed those of the others. Probably Judas thought
when such dangers as threatened to take their Master thereby that J esns did not know what was in his heart,
from them were about, they were concerned as to who and that when Jesus had said, "Ye are clean but not
was greatest among them.
all," he meant that they were not wholly clean.
8 Two forms of pride have ever assailed the followers
15 The question must necessarily sometimes arise,
of Jesus. One of these is pride of place and position, "How am I to aet in the case of one to whom some sernot so noticeable in the earliest days as in those which vice can be rendered but who does not appear to be livfollowed and at the present time. It manifested itsel.f ing as he ought ?" The answer seems to be, If the one
in the distinction made between clergy and laity; as a concerned is plainly not living rightly he ought to be
dass the clergy have been as far from the humility of a told of his conduet; but it should be remembered that
disciple of Christ as it has been possible to get.
there may be some misunderstanding and a wrong judgo The other great danger to the Christian has been ment may be made. If no public notice has been taken
more pronounced among those who have gathered spe- of the conduct of the one in question it is better to act
cially to the Lord at th~ first and now at the second as if there was no cause for comment.
16 AppaTently the feet-washing disposition is necesadvent, gathered by the fact of the Lord's presence.
These because of the special circumstances have had saTy to continued discipleship. Probably Jesus meant
great temptations to pride among themselves; and es- it to be understood that no follower of his could UB
pecially amongst those who have had the privilege' of acceptable and could be considered clean unless he had
serving as elders, who too often have no thought of do- this same disposition. He counted the disciples clean;
ing such apparently menial service as washing each for he said, "Ye are clean, but not all"; and yet they
needed 13 0 met h in g more. Though one may b3
other's feet.
justified he cannot retain his blessings unless he con10 Experience proves that it is most difficult for the
tinues
in the way of the Lord, serving his brethren
Lord's saints to look upon eaeh other as such. Two
in
the
same
spirit in which the Lord hinlself serves them.
reasons for this may be mentioned: '1'he one because each
11 Jesus made a contrast between his relation to his
knows his O\vn weaknesses and is so conscious of theIr
that he finds it hard to think of himself s,s :1 sai.!. t; the disciples as Lord and Master and his conduct towards
other because each knows so well the weaknesses of hi. them in that he acted as if he "rel e a bCl'Vant. On a
fellows that he finds it very difficult to think of them ail previous occasion he had said, "I am among you as he
saints. It is here that our Lord's example and precepi that serveth." (Luke 22 : 227) He did not say that he was
their senant. Because of the blinding error which has
give us the true viewpoint.
been taught concerning J esns and his relation to his
11 Each disciple is dependent upon the blood of Christ
Father, that of servant has not been understood as it
for his cleansing and his standing before God, and upon
ought to have been.
the mercy of God accorded in Christ by which he is
18 Writing to the Philippians
(chapter 2: 7) Paul
accepted in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1: 6,7) But if we
says that when Jesus came from heaven he took the form
have accepted the grace of God in Christ which has
of a servant. So far as the church is concerned he is
washed us from all defilement as before God, and are
their Lord and Master, but so far as he is concerned
living in harmony therewith, we should have no hesitawith his Father he was their servant, thereunto appointtion in considering ourselves as saints. Not to do so is
ed by his Father. This relationship is specially noticeto fall short of honoring God, who calls us by that
able in connection 'with the disciples, but is continued
name.-Romans 1; 7, et al.
in those who believe on him through their word.
12 But it is equally necessary that each should con19 It may, however, be considered as specially applicsider his brethren in Christ as saints of God. Indeed able to those IV ho are pTivileged to be elders in the
it is probably less dangerous for each to think of him- churches. Ii these were to consider themselves as priviself as lacking than it is to think lightly of his brother leged of God and called to serve, there would be little
whom God has set in the body of Christ, and thus to fail trouble in the classes; but all too frequently the eluers
in giving him honor whom God has already honored. act in the same way as the unquickened disciplel> beSurely this is what Paul had in mind when he said, fore Pentecost.
"Let each esteem other better- than themselves."-Phi20 John reminds us that "Jesus knowing that the
lippians 2: 3.
Father had given all things into his hands, and that
13 The church has pictured Jesus on the cross, and in
he was come from God, and went to God . . . took a
the act of blessing children; has shown him in all his towel, and girded himself". (John 13 : 3, 4) To the great
goodness of service; but it has no mental picture of mind no act of service can ever be small) and he that is
Jesus girded with a towel. It would be to the advantage great in spirit never fears to do what is commonly called
of his disciples if they sometimes thought of him thus. a menial act; it is the small mind which fears lest it
H It would be easy to imagine some revulsion of feellose some of its carefully preserved dignity.
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"':u; it aft"r the Passover SUllper had ""ndE'll" that .T"sus
washed his disciples' feet? Why hatl this customary act

been ove1'look('(l on this occasion? n 1, 2.
'Yhat di(1 Peter's oh.i"ction r"veal? How does self-will frequently disgui,;e itself? n 3,4.
'Why did Jpsus perform this menial service for his companiO:lS? n 5,6.
lIow soon aftpr this did the discip!<'s show their need of
~uch a lesson? n 7.
What two dangers have ever assailed the followers of
Jesus? U 8, D.
TInoOKLYN, N. Y.
,\Yhy is it difficult for the Lord's people to regard one anoth~

er as saints? On what does saintship depend? Is it
necpssary that we look upon our brethren as saints?
n 10-12.
'Yhy is not Jesus more often thought of in the role of

servant? n 13.
Dill Jesus wash the feet of Judas? Should we hesitate to
serve brethren who are not living as they ought? n 14-16.
How is Jesus both master and servant to his disciples?
n 17,18.
Do elders frequently ign'ore the purport of this lesson of

Jesus? How may sen-itude exemplify true greatness?
n 1D,20.
LAST WORDS OF JESUS WITH HIS DISCIPLES

--MARCH 14-JOHN 14: 1-17-"] am the way, and the truth, and the Zifc."-John 14: 6.
FTER partaking of the Passover supper with his

disciples, and thrn iI1Etituting that :Memorial of
himself which the chnrch was to keep till he
should come again, Jesus told them as he entered with
them into the most solemn hours of fellowship they had
known, of his going away, but mid that whither he was
going they could not go. This saying must have snrprised them. Now he told thrm that he was going
to his Father's house, in which there werc many mansions,
and that he was going to prepare a place for them.
He bade them love one another, and said it would be by
this that men would know that they wcre his disciples.
2 Peter, who evidently did not recall that Jesus had
told the Jews that they could not go where he 'was going
because he was going to the Father, asked him, "1Vhith
er goest thou?" Peter want2d to know ,yhere Jesus was
going; for he had the intention of going where his Master
went. On Jesus again telling him that he could not then
follow, but that he should do so later, Peter said, "Lord,
why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life
for thy sake." (John 13: 37) Ill' meant well, but had
yet to learn his ,reakness. Jesus told him that before
morning came he would have denied Him three times.
3 After this Jesus addrrssed the disciples at length;
he told thrm he ,,-as going to the Father in order
to privide a place for thcm. Ill' said, "In my Father's
house are many mansions"; and then he added, "If it
,yere not 80, I ,,,ould have told you. I go to prepare a
place for you. And if I go amI prepare a place for you,
I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that
where I am, there ye may be also."-John 14: 2, 3.
~ This saying of Jesus is rather singular. If th.e
disciplcs had expected to go to heaven, where he saId
he ,vas going, and a possible doubt had presented itself,
there would have seemed to be reai'on for saying, "If it
were not so, I would have told you." Contrary to generally
received opinion, based not on the Bible but on the dogmas of ecclesiasticism, the fact is that till Jesus came
speaking of a future life in heaven no man ever had a
thought of going there. Why should any so think? :u an
is of the earth, and of himself could never have gotten
the thought of bccoming a dweJlrr in heavcn as a spirit

being. But Jesus had already bidden his disciples to lay
up their treasures in hcaven.-Matthew 6: 20.
5 It is then, as if he had said: 'I told you the truth
when I told you of a hope in heaven for you; now I go
to prepare a place for you. And if [since] I go, I will
come again and receive you unto myself.' The heavenly
dwelling place being one altogether unexpected, it seemed
necessary to say that a place had to be prepared; but if
orthodox teaching were right, which claim that all good
p10ple go to heaven when they dic, then it was strange
that J csus should talk of preparing a place for them.
6 There are those who say that the church is not to
be considered as the bride of Christ and, in face of Paul's
statement (Eph. 5: 24-28), is never considered so by
the New Testament; and these teach that it is a serious
error to consider the church as in such relationship to
her Lord and Head. But surely here is the picture of
that happy union, and of Jesus like a true lover, preparing to have his bride where he is.
7 Since the habitation of the church in heaven is only
a place in his Father's house, we can but suppose that
Jesus meant that God's house included "a home" for
all those who served him. It is comparatively easy to
conceive the picture. We may think of Jesus as speaking
of his Father's mansion, and of himself as the son who,
according to his Father's will and purpose, is about to
take his bride to live within his Father's house.
8 While it is true that in the Scripture the Father is
shown as finding the bride for the Son, it is also true
that the Son himself seeks his bride. The pictures of
Rebecca found for Isaac and for Jacob seeking Rachel
are both true to the plan of God.
9 Thomas probably thinking that Jesus meant the
temple at Jerusalem, for he had spoken of the J eWB
turning his Fathcr's house into a den of thieves, said:
"Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can
we know the way?" (John 14: 5) They were puzzled.
Their long experience with Jesus ought to have been
sufficient to quicken their minds. But as yet none of
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them seemed to have had the slightest thought that their

Master was soon to be received ido heaven.
10 In answer to Thomas Jesus spoke the words which
form today's golden text. He said, "I am the way, and
untD the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye
the truth, and the life"; and added, "No man cometh
should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, an<l have seen him." (John 14: 6, 7)
'l'his remark immediately raised the request from Philip,
"Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us." This
in turn brought a mild rebuke from Jesus, who said,
"Have I been so long time with you, an<l yet hast thou
not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen
the Father."-John 14: 8, 9.
11 Philip is typical of the natural man, incapable as
Nicodemus was of ullderstan<ling spiritual things, but
is also (an<l this is a closer resemblance) a picture of
those who though begotten of the spirit are dull in understanding. Like Philip they ask for so met h in g
more than they have had, and wish for other
things, which they profess to believe will bring them the
conviction that th.ey desire to have.
12 It is manifest that ,vhen Jesus said, "Henceforth
ye know him, and have seen him," he did not mean that
from that moment their natural eyes saw what they
ha<l not seen before; and certainly the creedal teaching
that Jesus hereby would have his disciples understand.
thd he and his Father were really one and the saill'~
being is a perversion of his words.
13 The ecclesiastics of Christendom have made exactIv the same mistalw as the Pharisees. Because Jesus
s'poke so confidently of his relationship with his Father
they have made out that he intended to be understood
to say that he is one and the same as the Father. Bu~
keeping in mind that Jesus was revealing his particularly close relationship to the Father it is difficult to
see how more distinctly he could have expressed a difference than in the way he chose.
14 Further, to show that this same relationship to
the Father was to be shared by his faithful disciples he
said that they should do even greater ,yorks than he
had done, and for the same reason and by the same
power; namely, the holy spirit of God would be give:r.:
to them even as it had been given to him.
1;; Jesus' declaration of himself, "I am the way, and
the truth, and the life," made in answer to Thomafl'
remark, is the fullest he made of himself. It pleased
God to arrange that all the gifts which he has for any
of his creatures, whether angels or men, should be obtained through his beloved Son. By the glorious be~
ings in heaven, whether Satan, who as Lucifer was the
son of the morning (Isaiah 14: 12), or Gabriel, 01"
whoever may be named of angels in heaven, or of men
on earth, the person of Jesus must be accepted, or the
gift of God cannot be realized.-Ephesians 2: 9-11.
l6 This has been a test to Satan and to other great
spirits (Ephesians 6: 12), has been a test to many among
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men, and will continue to be till all need for testing is

fini~hed. Jesus, his person, and the truth he revealed,
and to the disciples in the work he bids them do for
him, is the ,yay to God and to life. All truth is in him,
and God's gift of the fullness of life is found in him.
-See Ephesians 1: 4-6.
U But besides being a statement of faetR there is a
progression in time to be noted, which may be considered as a dewlopment of understanding in thp
church's knowledge of Christ. In the first days of the
clip-rch the brethren spoke of being in "the way". (See
Paul in Acts 9 : 2)'; 18: 26.) In the present days, sinc(>
the time of the return of the Lord those who have come
into the knowledge of the Lord have said that they have
come "into the truth". But now another change can
be discerned. Those who have come into the way of th('
Lord and a knowledge of the fact of his return, do not
express themselves as having come into the truth so
much as having come into life.
18 .Jesus then went on to tell his disciples of the gift
of the holy spirit, which would be to them a guide, a
comforter, and the power of God working within them,
that they might both know and do the will of God.
This was the same power which he had had, given
to him that he might do the work set for him by his
Father. Because Jesus personified the holy spirit, naming it "the Comforter", ecclesiastics have by the dogma
of the church declared that all believers must consider
the holy spirit as a person-another blinding ~lTOr.
19 Jesus also said that the disciples would have the
same privilege of prayer which he had enjoyed, and that
in heaven he would minister to them. Also he assured
them of his :Father's love and care for them, and that
the Father loved them as he loved Jesus. Then Jesus
left his parting blessing with his beloyed disciples, and
thus he prepared them and the church through them
for all the trials and dangers of the way till he should
return.
Was the :l\Iemorial a part of the Passover supper? What

did Jesus say would be the mark by which men would
recog11ize his disciples? 'Vhat was Peter's rcqueBt on
this occasion, and Jesus' answer? U 1,2.
"~h[\t dill Jesus say further on this memorahle evening?
In whdt conllPetion, and why, did. I1' (ledare, "If it were
not so, I would have told you"? ~ 3-G
In what respect does St. Paul in Bphesians 5: 24-28, picture the churcll? Where will the home of he bride be
located? Does the Father seek the brilla for the Son,
or is she sought out by the Son himself? U 6-8.
W.hy did not the disciples understand that Jesus was about
to ascend to heaven? How did the Master rebuke Philip1
U 9,10.
What class does Philip typify? U 11.
What did .Jesus mean by the statement, "Henceforth ye
know him and have seen him"? How have these words
been misunderstood? U 12-14.
Explain the statement, "I am the way, and the truth, and
the life." ~ 15-17.
Why was the holy spirit personified as "the comforter"?
What was the SUbstance of Jesus' last words to his d.isc1pies? U 18, 19.
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Coffeyville, Kans.
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Hepler, !{ans
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Eldorado, H:allR. .
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Gaines, Pa. __
]<,Imira, N. Y
Alba, Pa.
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'l'liroop, Pa.
Carbondale, Pa.
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Cortez, Pa.
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Scranton, Pa. .
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Hazleton, Pa.
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Newport, IL I. .. .. .. ."
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Stoughton. :lJass.
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PI~mptoIl', Mass.
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Plymouth, Mass.
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Quincy, lIlass. .__ ..
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Bo&ton, Mass.
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Louisville, Ky. .
Elizabetht0\\ n, Ky
Riney, !(y. .
Brandenburl!:. Ky.
Jeffer:-.ontown. l~.r
Shelbyville, Ky
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Lexington, Ky. ..._....
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Tazewell, Tenn.
"26
KnoxYille, Tenn.
28
Roanoke. "a...
East Radford, Va
Pulaski, Va. ..__
'Vytl1eville, Va
Bristol. renn
Pennington, Va
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16
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" 21
Coeburn, Va. ..
Honaker. Va
Lrnchburg, Va
Chatham, Va
DanVllle, Va.
Leakesville, N. C
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Akron, O
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Charlottetown, P. E. I."
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'I'iffin, O.
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Moncton, K. B . .
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!\e\\Tw,tle Bridge, N. B
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Fredericton, K. D
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IIIillville, K. B.
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Cullman, Ala
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Albany, Ala
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Athens, Ala
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r:ruHcun:bl3., Ala
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nirnlin~hanl, Ala...... :l\Iarch
I:essclner, Ala
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17
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19
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22
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BROTHER O. L. SULLIVAN
l\lcAlester, Okla. .
McCurtain, Okla. ..
Quinton. Okla... _._..
Muskogee. Okla. ..
1-'1':ro1', Okla
Peggs, Okla
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18
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1I1uslwgee, Okla
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Sngler, Okla. .
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Tamaha, Okla.
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Fort Smith, Ark
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Sallisaw, Okla. . __
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BROTHER W. J. THORN
San Di.eg-o, ~alif.
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OceansIde, CalIf...
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Long Beach, Calif. .
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Hawthorne, Calif
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Whittier, Calif. ..
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HiYerside, Calif.
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Colton, Calif. ._
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3
Redlands, Calif.
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Rome, Ga. __...
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Rock Springs, Ga.
Chattanooga, Tenn
Loudon, Tenn. _
KnoxyiUe. Tenn.
IIIOI~ristown, Tenn...
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17
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22
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Greenville. Tenn. .. ..
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Bristol, Tenn
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Pennington, Ya. ~ .._
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Coeburn, Va.......__ .. lIIarch I, 2
Honaker, Ya. ...__...... .....
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Lubbock, Tex
Brownfield, Tex
Quitaque, Tex
IIurley, Tex. _.._
Arch. :-<. Mex
Taiban, N. 1I1ex.
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16
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Alamogordo. N. 1I1ex __.__." 28
Cloudcroft, N. IIIex
lIIarch I, 2
EI I~aso, Tex
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Albuquerque, N. !lfex.
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Korth Platte, Nebr
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Brady, Nebr
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Omaha, Xebr.
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Cedar Hapids, la __
Clinton, la
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17
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19
21
22
Hammond, Ind.
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Kalamazoo, l\li('h. __ __ __ "
Battle Creek, !\Iich
Jackson, 1I1idl
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Detroit. llIich
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Win-dsor, Ont
lIIarch
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Anniston, Ala. .__
Lineoln. Ala
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~eddon', Ala
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PeB City. Ala
Leeds, Ala
llinninghaln, Ala
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24
25
26
28
14
BROTHER M. L. HERR
Cortland, N. Y
Syracuse, X. Y
Auburn, N. Y
Oneida. N. Y.
Home, N. Y
'''atertown, N. Y.
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Canajoharie, N. Y.
" 24
Johnstown, N. Y
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GloversYilIe, N. Y
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Schenectady, N. Y.
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Saratoga Springs, N. Y. lIIarch 1
Gillespie, Ill. __
Bunker Hill, Ill.
East Alton, IIi.
Belleville, Ill
Dix, Ill. __ .
Patoka, Ill.
..__
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21
Alma, Ill
-..Clay CIt~', Ill.
1-'lora, Ill.
Hinard, Ill
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Ledford, IIi. _
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!lfounds, Ill
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..Feb. 22
.. 23
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25
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BROTHER L. F. ZINK
P~ns~cola!
F~,b. 1~
Fla. __
BIlOXI. MISS
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Lym~n,
M~ss
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Hattie.,burg, lIIiss
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lIIeridian. 1I1iss
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24
25
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Keokuk. la. .
Hamnton, IlL
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Burlington, la
Moline, Ill. ..
East 1II0line, Ill
Rock Island, Ill. ._.
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... 18
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21
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23
DaYenport. la. -]\luRcatille, la

J\lart"ug-o, Ia
('pdar HepldR, Ia
I",Ya City, la
Olin, la
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!' 25
" 26
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lIIarch t
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Clinton. Okla
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Hydro, Okla. .__ __ __... 17.18
WQodward. Qkla
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Shattucl,. Okla
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22, 25
Follett. Tex. ..._..__
23
Arnett, Okla
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24
Mooreland, Okla
Feb. 26
AIya, Okla.
.. 28
Hardtner, Kans
.!lfarch I, 2
ADthon~', Kans
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Arkansas City, Kans.
4
Douglass. Kans. ..
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MEMORIAL
The New York congregation will celebrate the Memorial

at Metropolitan Auditorium, Manhattnn, at eight p. m.,
f'aturday; March 27th. This hall is In the Metl'opolitau
BUilding, l\Iadison AYe. and 23rd St. Visiting friends wiII
please tak-e notice. All consecrated belieyers in the ransom
sacrifiCf>, who are striving to walk in the Master's footsteps.
are invited, to come.
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Anno Mundi 6054-February 15, 1926
CONTENTS
OBEDIENCE LEADS TO LIn ..._ _._.._ _ .. 111
The Crime .._._._ ......__._........_......113

:JESUS DIES AND RISES FROM: THill DEAD ..._ .....117
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REVIEW: ~'HE GOSPEL OF JOHN .........._ . 59

JESUS ApPEARS TO llIS DISCIPLES ._ _. 61
PRAYER-::\{EETING
TEXT
COMMENTS
63
C01U'ORT FOR THE JEWS ......._ .. 50

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Upon the earth diatreos of nation. with perplexity; ;h~~_ and the wave. (the r...tI..... dieoontented) roariac: men'. h ts failing them fer f..... all<! for lookinc to
"'e thing" eomlng upon the earth (society); fo< the powers of the heavens (eecl"'liMtiesm) .hall be shaken. When ye s th""" thinae ~. to _ . t. _ . til...
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No. -i
OBEDIENCE LEADS TO LIFE

"Por the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light: and reproofs of instruction are the way of life."
-Proverbs 6: 23.
EROVAR has provided rules of action which, if

followed faithfully, lead to life everlasting. All
of Jehovah's creatures are created perfect. (Deuteronomy 32: 4) Every perfect intelligent creature possesses the right to life as long as that creature is obedient
to God's commandments. The plan of God discloses
that he grants everlasting life to his creatures only after
they have proven loyal and faithful under the test.
2 Every perfect creature must be a free moral agent.
The creature must have the liberty to exercise his power
for good or evil as he may choose. In no other way could
he be tested and proven. God could have made all of
his creatures so that they could not do evil; but had he
done so that would have prevented them from exercising
freely their attributes, and God would thereby preclude
himself from testing and proving his creatures.
3 The heart represents the seat of affection or motive.
It is that faculty of the being which induces action.
If impurity enters the heart impurity of action is almost certain to follow. Hence it is written: "Keep thy
heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of
bfe."-Proverbs 4: 23.
~ Love is one of the divine attributes. Love is the
p<'rfect expression of unselfishness. Selfishness, the very
antithesis of love, begins in the secret intent of the
heart. Selfishness expels love. With love gone out
the heart becomes malicious. The creature possessing
a malicious heart is one who is extremely selfish, having
no regard for duty or obligations to others and fatally
bent on accomplishing his purposes regardless of great
wrong that may result to others.
6 The glory and beauty of the heavenly creatures, the
perfection of man and his happy home, with the power
and authority to fill the earth with his kind, furnished
the opportunity for exercll;ing selfishness or love. The
test came, and some of the mighty creatures of God
fell under the test. The joy of heaven and earth was
turned into great woe.
6 The tragedy of Eden has never known a parallel.
In fact all other crimes and tragedies may be traced
to that one in Eden. Its enormity is enhanced by
reason of the intelligence and greatness of the perpelil
trator of the crime, by reason of his confidential rela~

tionship to the Eternal Creator. That terrible crime
blighted the hopes of men and angels, filled the earth
with woe and caused the very heavens to weep. It
started the wheels of evil and has caused them to roll
on down through the corridors of the ages, spreading
war, murder, disease, pestilence and famine, and crushing out the life-blood of countless millions. So powerful,
deceptive and cunning has been that arch criminal that
the sensibilities of mankind have been stunned aJ1(1 b2numbed, and the people for centuries have been krpt
in ignorance of the cause and its far-reaching effect. nut
now rt seems certain that the time has come lor God to
pull back the curtain and let man have a better view
and understanding of the terrible criminal and his
crime, that men may flee from the influence of the
wicked one and find refuge in the arms of the Savior
of the world.
T Jehovah was Adam's benefactor and friend.
He
had created man, given him a wife, .provided him ,nth
a beautiful home, made him monarch of all he surveyed, clothed him with power to subdue the earth,
amI to fill it with a perfect race of peopl/?, and rule it.
Naturally Adam would love God. In addition to that he
was so created that he would instinctively wor~hip the
One who was his friend and provider.
8 The will of God is his law. When that will is expres~ed toward man it is the law of God by which man
is to be governed. A refusal to obey God's law makes
the creature a disloyal subject. Without law there could
be no way of testing man's loyalty. There mu~t be a
rule of action, commanding that which is right and
prohibiting that which is "'Tong. God provided a law
for man. It was in connection with the food oi Adam
that God expressed his will or commandment. No evil
effects would of course result merely from the food,
because all the food was perfect; but the evil result
would be from the act of disobedience to God's law.
The loss of life to man meant the loss of everything.
God could not permit an unlawful creature to possess
eternal life. He provided man's food and in connection
therewith said: U And the Lord God commanded the
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ma.n, saying, Of every tree of the gardeu thou mayest

freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou
eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."-Genesis 2: 16, 17.
It was in keeping with God's loving provision for
man to appoint an overseer or helper or protector, one
who should aid man in avoiding the doing of that which
was wrong and which would bring upon him the penalty
for the violation of God's law. It was the bright shining
one, Lucifer, whom God selected and placed in Eden as
overlord or protector of man. Concerning him and his
appointment to this responsible office God said: "Thou
art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set
thee so." (Ezekiel 28: 14) "Anointed" means that
Lucifer, the cherub, was clothed with power and authority in the name of God to do certain things, and in this
instance he was clothed with power and authority as
overlord in the "garden of God" to look after the interests of man and keep him in the right way. "Cherub"
means an officer or deputy to whom is delegated certain
powers and duties. The word "covereth" means to
screen with power and authority to act as an overseer
for man; to screen, to shield and protect him from taking the wrongful course of violating God's law. It was
Lucifer's solemn duty, both to man and to God, to
direct and influence man to go in the right way that
he might thereby honor God and prolong his life on
the earth.
10 God had also clothed Lucifer with the power of
death. (Hebrews 2: 14) It was therefore a part of the
official duty of Lucifer to put to death the man if he
violated God's law. For this reason Lucifer occupied Ii.
confidential or fiduciary relationship toward God and
man. There was committed into his hands the sacred
trust of keeping God's newly begun goverument on
earth in a pure and proper condition. To betray that
trust in order that he might overturn God's appointed
means of government in Eden would be an act of
treason. The perpetration of the crime of treason under such conditions would cover the perpetrator with
perfidy and make him a nefarious, despicable creature
and the blackest of all criminals. Clothed with the most
honorable position in the universe aside from that of
the Logos, even different from the Logos because placed
as overlord and protector of a domain, the betrayal of
that trust by Lucifer is so terrible that it could not he
properly stated in human phrase. The beauty, the purity and innocence of the perfect man and perfect woman,
in an inviroument far more beautiful than any human
eye has ever seen since, emphasize the depravity of
the heart that could commit the terrible crime hereinafter described.
11 Being one of the "sons of the morning" who witnessed the creation of man and his perfect home, and
being appointed to the position of trust and confidence
as man's overlord, Lucifer of course knew that God had
empowered man to produce his 0 wn species and that in.
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due time the earth would be filled with a perfect race

of people. He knew that man was so created that he
must worship his benefactor.. He knew that he must
destroy in the mind of man the thought that God was
his benefactor if he would gain man's worship for himself. Lucifer became ambitious to control the human
race and to receive the worship to which God was justl:.
entitled. Lucifer was impressed with his own beauty
and importance and power, and forgot that he owed an
obligation to his Creator. Selfishness entered his heart.
His motive was wrong and his heart became malignant.
He was moved to take action concerning Adam, and
his motive was wicked. Concerning this evil purpose
the prophet records of Lucifer: "For thou hast said in
thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my
throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the
mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds: I will be
like the 1tfost High." (Isaiah 14: 13, 14) The Scriptures clearly show that Lucifer's process of reasoning
was like this:
12 "I am overlord of man in Eden. I have the power
to put man to death, and even though man violates
God's law I will not exercise that power. I will induce
mau to believe that God is not his friend and benefactor
but that he in truth and in fact is deceiving man.
Furthermore, God will not be able to put man to death
and at the same time maintain his own consistency, because he has declared that that tree in the midst of
Eden is the tree of life and to eat of that tree means
that one will live for ever. I will take man to that
tree and direct him to eat and then he will not die but
will live for ever. But before I do that I will first induce him to believe that God is keeping him in ignorance
and withholding from him the things that he is justly
entitled to receive. Adam loves his wife. I will first
induce Eve to do my bidding, and then through her I
will be able to control Adam. I will so throw the circumstances around Adam that he will also eat of the
forbidden tree of knowledge, and then I will refuse to
put them to death. Then I will immediately take them
to the tree of life and have them eat of that fruit, then
they will live for ever and not die. By this means I
will win them over to me and I will keep them alive
for ever. I will defy God; and while he has a realm of
angels and other creatures of heaven that worship him
I will be like the Most High and will be worshiped
even as God is worshiped."
13 The Scriptures show that thus did Lucifer plan
a rebellion. It was a cunning scheme that Lucifer thus
devised; he thought that it was a wise scheme. Evidently God knew about it all the time, from its inception;
but he did not interfere until Lucifer had gone to the
point of committing the overt act of overreaching man
and inducing him to sin. Concerning this God said:
"Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou
hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness.'~
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(Ezekiel 28: 17) This selfish meditation in the heart

of Lucifer was the beginning of iniquity in him. Up
to that time he was perfect, because of him God says:
"Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou
wast created, till iniquity was found in thee." (Ezekiel
28 : 15) The imperfection of Lucifer dates from that
moment. That was the beginning of rebellion. That
selfish meditation in his heart led to the terrible crime
of treason and all the baneful effects that have followed
since.
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14 Having carefully planned his crime Lucifer proceeds to carry it out. To do so he resorts to fraud, deception and lying. When the Logos was on the earth
he stated that Lucifer "is a liar and the father of it"
(John 8: 44), showing that Lucifer uttered the first
lie ever told. That lie is: "There is no death"; and the
emissaries of the evil one have been telling that lie to
the people ever since.
15 Lucifer employed the serpent to carry out his
scheme, because the serpent was more subtle than any
other beast of the field which the Lord God had made.
Lucifer therefore spoke through the serpent and said:
"Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of
the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We
may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of
the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden,
God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye
touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the
woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know
that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be
opened; and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for
food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree
to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit
thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband
with her, and he did eat."-Genesis 3: 1-6.
IG God had given his word that this tree produced a
fruit that would increase the knowledge of those who
ate it. The result was that when Adam and Eve did
eat this forbidden fmit their knowledge was increased
in harmony with God's announced law. They were conscious of the fact now that they had done wrong; because they hid themselves amongst the trees in the
garden from the presence of the Lord. He brought them
before him. They entered a plea of guilty, confessing
that they had done wrong, and thereupon God entered
against them the following judgment, to wit: "Unto
the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow
and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth
children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and
he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife,
and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee,
saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground
for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days
of thyliie; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth
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to thee: and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; in the
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: fat
dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."Genesis 3: 16-19.
11 The Scriptures mention three classes of fruit-bearing t~ees in the garden of Ed~n, to wit: (a) Every tree
that IS pleasant to the sight and good for food; (b) the
tree of life in the midst of the garden; and (c) the
tree of knowledge of good and evil. ( Genesis 2: 9)
God told Adam that he might eat of all the trees that
were good for him. "And the Lord God took the man,
and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to
~eep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saymg, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thon
shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest there
of thou shalt surely die."-Genesis 2: 15-17.
18 There is no evidence that Adam knew anything
about the tree of life that was in the midst of Eden.
On the contrary he must have been ignorant of it, because there was no specific command given to him concerning it. Lucifer as the officer in charge, being clothed
with the power of death and entrusted with the high
office of overlord of man, would of course know all
about the tree of life. The fact that God gave Adam
command about other trees in the garden and said nothing about the tree of life is evidence that man knew
nothing about this tree. The eating of the tree of knowl~
edge of good and evil doubtless would open the way
so that Adam would shortly know about the tree of life.
But now comes the proof showing conclusively that
AJam had no opportunity to eat of the tree of life
and therefore must not have known about it until immediately before his expulsion from Eden.
19 God summoned the guilty parties before him, and
upon a full hearing of the facts pronounced judgment
against the woman and against the man and against
the serpent which Satan had employed to deceive Eve.
The final judgment against Lucifer or Satan is set
forth in the prophecy of Ezekiel, and it provides that
in due time he is to be destroyed and never shall be
again. Immediately following the pronouncement of the
judgment against man God addressed some one, then
and there present; and it seems almost certain that he
was speaking to the Logos, his true and trusted Son.
We read: "And the Lord God said, Behold, the man
is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now,
lest he put forth his hand, and fake also of the tree of
life, and eat, and live for ever." (Genesis 3: 22) Mark
the words of Jehovah here recorded: "Man is become
as one of us to know good and evil."
20 Knowing that the situation was critical seemingly
God acted immediately, before man had an opportunity
to get to that food and eat of it, and before Lucifer
even had time to inform man of the location of the
tree of life. The words addressed to the Logos Wit,
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cut short; the sentence seemingly stops in the middle
without being finished, to wit: "And now, lest he put
forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat,
and live for ever :-" Note the record; God did not
apeak another word, but he acted immediately. His
action is recorded in the next verse, which reads:
"Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was
taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the
east of the garden of Eden cherubims, and a flaming
",ord which turned every way, to keep the way of the
tree of life."-Genesis 3: 23,24.
21 It was doubtless God's purpose at some time to
permit man to partake of the tree of life and live for
ever, and had Adam proven faithful under the test
that would have been his reward. Lucifer therefore
eaused him to fail in the test, caused him to fail to get
life, and caused him to bring upon himself and all of
his progeny the great sorrow and distress that has afflicted humankind through the centuries.
Z2 Lucifer had now manifested his unfaithfulness and
treachery, and doubtless he intended to act as quickly as possible and to lead man to the tree of
life and let him eat of that fruit. He knew
that God had given his word that the fruit of that tree
'Was a fruit of life, and that if man should eat of it he
would live and not die. Lucifer therefore reasolled that
he would be able to prove to Adam and Eve that God
was purposely deceiving them and keeping them in
ignorance and keeping them away from the opportunity
for life, but that now he, Lucifer, was telling them the
truth and had brought them great blessing; hence that
lle was entitled to be worshiped by them and by all of
their offspring.
23 Had Adam eaten of that fruit of the tree of life
hnmediately he could not have been put to death by
Jehovah himself, because God cannot be inconsistent.
God had given his word that this is a tree of life; and
to permit man to eat of it and then put him to death
would make void his word, which is impossible for God
to do. (Psalm 138: 2; Isaiah 46: 11; 55: 11) Therefore in order that God might keep his word inviolate
&lld enforce his judgment against Adam, he immediately e..'{pelled Adam from Eden and set. a powerful officer
on guard with a flaming sword turning in every direction, to keep man out of Eden and away from the tree
of life.
a Why did not God destroy Lucifer at that time?
Other scriptures show that it was and is the purpose
of God that all of his intelligent creatures shall observe
a.nd learn the evil effects of sin, and that Lucifer and
his sin will serve as a means of testing other creatures.
In due time ,every intelligent creature of God will have
an opportunity, under full and fair conditions, to follow the course of Lucifer and take the consequences,
or to follow the righteous commands of God and receive
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the reward of being permitted to partake of the tree

of life and live for ever.
25 Why did not God kill man at that time?
Other
scriptures show that man at that time had not exercised
his powers to beget children. No children had been
born. Furthermore, the Scriptures show that it has been
and is the purpose of God to permit all men to profit
by the experience of Adam. Hence he permitted Adam
to continue on earth 930 years, during which time he
begat and brought forth his children. Now he has permitted a sufficient length of time to elapse for the birth
of a sufficient number of descendants to populate the
earth in due time. All of these have suffered from the
baneful effects of sin and in due time all shall come to
a knowledge of the truth, that they may know the
reason.why they have suffered. Then they shall have an
opportunity of abiding in sin and suffer eternal destruction or of following the righteous commands of
God and live. Otherwise stated, God's purpose is to
teach the entire human race by experience.
26 Adam was sentenced to death. 'l'his sentence was
enforced against him by compelling him to eat of the
fruits of the unfinished part of the earth. This gradually resulted in his death. Within that period of 930
years his children were brought forth. While these were
not formally sentenced to death they were all born
sinners. The imperfect Adam, undergoing the death
sentence, could not beget perfect children. Hence it is
written by the psalmist: "Behold, I was shapen in
iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me."
(Psalm 51: 5) To the same effect is the apostle's statement in Romans 5: 12: "Wherefore, as by one man sin
entered into the world, and death by sin; and so daath
passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Thus is
seen the terrible and far-reaching effects of this rebellion in Eden. It has brought -all the suffering and
sorrow, sickness and death, wars, famines and pestilence to which humankind have been heir during the
past six thousand years. The very first son that Adam
had was a murderer, and Lucifer the Devil induced
him to commit the murder. Therefore Lucifer was a
party to the crime. Lucifer is guilty of every murder
that has ever been committed on earth.
27 No longer did God permit his creature Lucifer to
go by the name which signified a bright, shining one.
His name was changed from Lucifer, and thereafter
he was known by four names, to wit: Satan, which
means adversary or opponent; Devil, which means
slanderer; Serpent, which means deceiver; and Dragon,
which means devourer. He has been defiant and arrogant, and has opposed God ever since the time of Eden.
He has slandered God's holy name and brought reproach upon him and upon everyone who sought to do
the Lord's will. He has used every possible means to
deceive the people and to turn their minds away from
God. He has sought to devour or destroy everyone that
has faithfully tried to obey God's holy will. He has
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had many emissaries on earth who have paraded themselves in the name and as the representatives of the
Lord. .Amongst these were the clergy of Jesus' time,
and to them and of them he said: "Ye are of your father
the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He
was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in
the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he
speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar
and the father of it."-John 8: 44:
28 The rebellion did not stop with that of Lucifer
and man. In heaven there was a host of angels, many
of whom afterwards rebelled. The children of Adam
increased. The women were beautiful in form and fair
to look upon. The angels saw that men and women
cohabited and that children resulted. It was the will
of God that the angels should remain on the spirit
plane and that they should not leave their estate or
life on the spirit plane and mingle with human beings
and cohabit with women. But many of these angels,
misled and seduced by Satan the Devil, joined in the
rebellion against God, as it is written: "And it came
to pass . . . that the sons of God saw the daughters
of men that they were fair; and they took them wives
of all which they chose. . . . There were giants in the
earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons
of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they
bare children to them, the same became mighty men
which were of old, men of renown. And God saw that the
wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that
every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only
evil continually."-Genesis 6: 1, 2, 4, 5.
29 In due time these rebellious ones who kept not
their first estate were imprisoned. (Jude 6; 2 Peter
2: 4) Many other angels of heaven joined Satan in his
rebellion, and for centuries they have been serving with
him and following his wicked course of reproaching
God and greatly oppressing men. The Scriptures declare that in God's due time all these wicked angels
that joined the rebellion with Satan shall be destroyed.
-DaniellO: 13; Ephesians 6: 12; 1 Kings 22: 22.
30 What terrible havoc this rebellion wrought!
The
great, beautiful and wonderful Lucifer, now degraded
and covered with perfidy, becomes the very embodiment
of wickedness. Many of the pure and holy angels of
heaven, once enjoying the smile of the great Jehovah
God and the fellowship with the faithful Logos, turned
to wickedness and now find themselves in prison ultimately to be destroyed. Adam, once pure, holy, pBrfect,
strong and vigorous, was driven from the perfect Eden
into the unfinished earth; and his offspring have ever
since been compelled to earn their bread in the sweat
of their face and to suffer disease and sickness, and in
Borrow to finally go down to the grave. Above all, man
was deprived of sweet communion with the mighty eternal God. All of these centuries man has been in bondage
to sin and death} groaning and travailing under his
burdens, desiring, begging nd praying that soma time

and in some way he might be delivered.
31 Early God began the operation of his marveloUl
plan for the deliverance of man and for his restoration.
Exercising his power in exact harmony with justice,
wisdom and love God has been working out his great
plan to this end. NDw the time has come for the pe0ples of the earth to begin to get a clearer vision of God's
great plan of salvation and to learn how and when God
will bring about man's complete deliverance.
32 Now is given unto the faithful few on earth to declare to the people that Jehovah is the only true God,
that Jesus Christ is the King of kings, that he has been
seated upon his holy throne and has begun his reign,
and that now everyone will be required to take his
stand on the side of the Lord or on the side of the
Devil. God says to his anointed on earth: "Ye are my
witnesses"; and these are the ones who must be witnesses.-Isaiah 43: 10, 12.
33 What now as Christians have we, by the grace of
God, learned concerning his righteous plan and the
opposition thereto by the enemy? We have learned
that God has given his word that he will produce a
seed of righteousness, and we know that that word will
be fulfilled. We have learned that the seed will be
taken from those who have faith, illustrated by the
faith of Abraham; that those who compose the seed
must be put to the most severe test and under the test
must prove faithful and loyal to God because of their
loving devotion to him; that thus being proven under
the most adverse conditions this seed shall be given the
divll1e nature; that in itue time these tlie Lord will
give to eat of the tree of life; that God in his due time
will establish a government or nation for the benefit of
man; that the seed of promise shall be the officials
who shall perform the functions of that government
of peace and righteousness and carry out God's purposes; that under this government all the families of
the earth will be given a full and fair opportunity to
prove loyalty and faithfulness to God; and that the
faithful ones shall ultimately eat of the tree of life
:IDd live for ever.-Revelation 22: 2.
34 We have also learned that no one will be granted
life everlasting on any plane without first proving loyal
and faithful under the test; and that since the anointed
ones, the Christ, will be granted the divine nature, the
highest element of life, it follows that each one of these
must undergo the most searching test and prove loyal
and faithful under that test. It is also manifest that
Satan and his organization are permitted to buffet the
members of the seed of promise that they may prove
faithful uncleI' the most adverse conditions.
85 Many have been
called to this high position.
Throughout the Gospel Age many have made a conge...
cration, been justified and begotten to the divine nature,
which of itself constitutes the call. By the Devil anc!
his organization these have been put to the test. A
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few have proven loyal and faithful and have been approved by the Lord, as indicated by their being granted
robes. (Revelation 6: 10, 11) The mass, however, have
been on the other side. The Devil has placed his subtle
temptation before the church. Many leaders fell to his
lillandishments. 'Ihey became a part of the Devil's
Qrganization, supporting the evil systems o~ this world,
of which Satan is the god. The result at thIS end of the
age is that the so-called Christian church is no longer'
pure, and that there is a great multitude of so-~e,d
followers of Christ who are in fact a part of the Devil s
organization and serving him. These have had their
minds turned away from God and are used to turn
the minds of the people generally away from God.
Comparatively few of those who consecrated have been
chosen, and these are pictured as being clothed with
garments of salvation and brought under the robe ~f
righteousness. (Isaiah 61: 10) Now the final test lB
on. Who will prove faithful? Mark that it is the faithful
who shall stand victorious with the Lord at the end of
the great fight.-Revelation 17: 14.
al Now we have a clearer vision concerning Zion; we
understand that it is a name given to God's organization, by and through which he brings into existence the
kingdom or government of righteousness which he long
ago promised. (Isaiah 9: 6, 7; 28: 16) Of course Satan
the enemy, that old Dragon, has known of the purpose
of God for this kingdom. Following his custom
he stood before, or in advance of, the Lord and tried
to establish a kingdom on earth in the name of the
Lord, and had his emissaries declare that God's kingdom had come to the earth. When he saw the new
nation or government of righteousness about to be born
his desire and endeavorr was to destroy that kingdom,
which is pictured by the "man child". But the man
child, which is the Messianic kingdom or government,
was caught up to the throne of God, in that it is God's
kingdom, his government, and the authority proceeds
fl;om his throne. Satan canna\; do violence to that kingdom or government now. It will carry out God's purposes. (Revelation 12: 5) The "woman", which is God's
organization, gave birth to the government or kingdom,
and also gives birth to the individual members who make
up that kingdom or government. (Isaiah 66: 7,8) We
understand therefore that after the kingdom or government is born and begins to function there are yet some
anointed ones on earth who will be born of Zion and
will become a part of that kingdom. These are known as
ICthe remnant".-Revelation 12: 17.
n Having some vision now of the wickedness and maliciousness of Sabn the Dragon, we may know that he
will use every possible means at his command to destroy
the remaining members of the seed this side the vail.
The Lord has forewarned these that they might be foreanned. The strength of each one is in the Lord. They
haTe been permitted to see what is the joy of the Lord
Jesua when he comes to take his power to reign and
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reigns. These have been invited by the Lord to enter

into his joy and they realize and appreciate the fact
that the joy of the Lord is their strength.
88 It seems clear that had Adam proved loyal and
faithful to God, then in the course of time God would
have permitted him not only to know about but to eat
of the tree of life. He failed. God has provided redemption for him and his offspring.
89 The perfect man Jesus possessed life and the right
to life. Being wholly obedient to God's command, even
to the point of laying down his life in sacrifice, God
not only granted him everlasting life but granted him
the divine nature, which is a nature like unto Jehovah.
He also granted unto him immortality, which means
that he can never die; and hath clothed him with the
power to give life to others. During his reign the Lord
will grant life to all the obedient ones of the human
family. These, at the end of the Millennial Age, will
be put to the final test; the faithful will be granted
life everlasting. Those who now consecrate themselves
to the Lord may become justified through the merit of
Christ; and then proving faithful under the test, being
fully obedient to the commands of the Lord, are led in
the light, and ultimately may be granted life everlasting,
immortality, becoming partakers of the divine nature.
On what terms does God grant everlasting lIfe to his crea-
tures? V 1, 2.
What is meant by keeping "the heart"? What is a malicious
heart? What facts emphasize the enormity of the tragedy
of Eden? V 3-6.
Is it natural for man to worship God? How may God's law
be defined, and What is its purpose? Concerning what
was God's will first expressed to man? I 7, 8.
Why did God appoint for mankind "the anointed cherub
that covereth"? Who was he, and what does this title
mean? Why does St. Paul declare that Satan "hath the
power of death"? V 9, 10.
How and why did Satan seek worship from humanity?
How did he doubtless reason respecting man's transgression and the divine penalty? I 11,12,22.
What was the beginning of Lucifer's iniquity? How did he
become "the father of lies"? What did be induce our
first parents to do, and what was the divine judgment?
V 13-16.
How many kinds of trees of Eden are mentioned in the
Scriptures? Is it probable that Adam knew about "the
tree of life" long before his expulsion from Eden? i 17-20.
Could God consistently have put man to death had he allowed him to eat of the tree of life? 11 21,23.
Why did nQt Jehovah destroy Lucifer as soon as he sinned?
Why did tht> Lord allow Adam to live for centuries after
his transgression? n 24-26.
By what names is Lucifer now known, and why? 11 27,30.
Who besides man joined in Lucifer's rebellion? What was
the result? 11 28, 29.
What is God's plan of salvation, and what should be our
constant endeavor? 11 31-33.
How are Christians put to the test? 11 34,35.
What is Zion? What is "the man child" that is born to
her? Who are her other children? (Isaia,h 66: 7, 8) Why
is the Dragon especially wroth with "the remnant" class?
11 36,87.
Will all mankind eventua1l1 ee.t Of the tree of life? { 88,89.
JESUS DIES AND RISES FROM THE DEAD

--MARCH 21-JOHN 19: 23-30; 20: 19,20-"Therefore doth my Father lO1Je me} because I lay down my life, that I may take it again."-John 10: 17.
HE title of the lesson for today, as arranged by

the International Sunday School committee, calls
for remark. Considered only as a statement of
historical facts concerning Jesus no comment is necessary. But the purport of the second part is to imply
that J eSTIS ruised himself from the tomb; whereas the
Bible never states it thus, but always that God raised
him from the dead.
2 A few hours after Jesus had eaten the passover with
his disciples, he was seized by a mob of soldiers and a
rabble of men whilst in the garden of Gethsemane, to
which he had retired to enter into supplication with his
Father. As the overshadowing darkness of his last
hours grew on him he would have been glad if it had
been possible for his Father to find another way whereby
the divine will could be done without its being necessary
for his SO'Il to die the shameful death of one apparently
cast away from God. But more than life itself he wanted
his Father's will to be done.
3 It was a sacrifice complete and perfect. Had it been
in any "'ay less than perfect and complete it would
have failed to accomplish the purpose of God in the
redemption of mankind. He who was the corresponding price as a ransom must be perfect, as Adam was before he wilfully sinned. (Hebrews 9: 14; 1 Timothy
2 : 6) Jesus' perfection of manhood and his delight in
doing his Father's will made him acceptable to God.
-Hebrews 10: 7.
After a mockery of a trial first by his own people,
to whom he had come specially as a minister of God,
and then by Pilate, who represented the power of Rome
and therefore of the outside world, Jesus was led as
a lamb to the slaughter. Had he been left in the hands
of his own people, the Jews, he would have been stoned.
But that would not have met all that was necessary;
for it must be that he should die as one accursed.Galatians 3: 13.
5 He was crucified at nine o'clock in the morning,
after a night of much mental suffering and then of the
scourging and buffeting by the cruel Roman soldiers.
He lived for six hours and at three o'clock died, committing his spirit to his Father's care. He of whom
it was said he was the light of men (John 1: 4), and
who had said of himself that he was the life (John
11: 25), 'was now dead. It seemed as if Satan had
conquered him who said that he was the resurrection
and the life.
6 But the conquest was not what is seemed, nor what
Satan hoped for. There could not be said to be any conquest, since the death of Jesus was wrought at a time
appointed of the Father and for a certain purpose according to the divine plan. Thus Jesus died a victim
of wickedneu of the J....., a.nd of. & ca.re1eu indi1lerenee
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of Rome; but he was not taken from his work. Though

he was murdered, he died by the determinate counsel
and foreknowledge of God. (See Acts 2: 23) Hia death
lies to the charge of the generation of his day; but he
was God's sacrifice for sin, and the will of God wae;
done in his death and exactly at the appointed time.
7 It must be noted that Jesus was not hindered in his
work even by what happened through Judas. He kept
the passover with his disciples undisturbed, and afterwards said all that he wished to say. He had previously
said, "My hour has not yet come." Now it had come,
but he had finished the work given him to do.
8 We may know for certain that Jesus had finished
his work. He had fulfilled all the prophecies written concerning himself; there remained only the few w~ich
told of what should be done to him during his last
hours, or which specially were to be fulfilled by him in
his dying. The soldiers cast lots for his garments as he
hung on the cross. He cried, ('1 thirst I" as had been
foretold. He cried in his distress to God; and having
finished everything written of him he commended his
spirit to God.-Psalms 22: 1, 18; 69: 21; John 17: 4.
9 Satan is the one who has had the power of death.
(Hebrews 2: 14) He has brought much suffering upon
the human race by the bitterness of strife, perhaps by
diseases; for he has ever sought to have the character of
God misunderstood and misjudged by men. But he has
been altogether unable to touch the Lord's people except by pennission.
10 Jesus said,
"I lay down my life . no man
taketh it from me." (John 10: 17, 18) He might have
avoided Jerusalem and thus have continued his life.
Or being in Jerusalem he might have called upon God
to keep him from the power of evil men. Also he might
have resisted, as when in Gethsemane he caused the
mob to fall back when he spoke. (Matthew 26: 53 ;
John 18: 6) He knew that it was part of his work
for his Father that he should die, and he knew the
time had come when his offering of himself made at
Jordan long ago should now be completed in sacrifice.
11 That the death of Christ was a life offered as a
sacrifice to make atonement for the sin of the human
race is not accepted by the Modernist. He rejects the
teaching of Paul and the other apostles, and of Jesus
himself. This doctrine, he says, savors of Judaism;
and he claims it to be not the teaching of Jesus but of
the Apostle Paul who, he says, was a Jew who never
got free from Judaism and who succeeded in fastening
the doc\rine of atonement on the teaching of Jesus. Instead of considering Paul as a great gift of. God to the
church the Modernist looks upon him as the one who
led it astray. The truth is, these men do not want the
truth of the ransom; they know well it is absolutel1
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fatal to their dogma. of evolution; both cannot live in
the church.
12 But the teaching of the ransom does not depend
upon Paul, though it was given to him to state it for
the church and to show its philosophy. God had 10000g
shown his people .that acceptance with him could be
gained only by a~nement for sin; and when Jesus
came it was said of him that he was the Lamb of God
which shQuld take away the sin of the world. The only
reasonable interpretation of that saying is that he was
God's Lamb of sacrifice.-Isaiah 53: 7.
13 Fundamentalists as well as Modernists err in respect to the atonement. Like the Modernist they are
held fast by the creeds. Teaching that Jesus was God
(who cannot die), also that as man he had an immortal
soul and therefore could net die, their only basis for
sin atonement is Jesus' obedience. But the basis of a
ransom is a corresponding price; and in the case of mankind it must be a human life for a human life.Hebrews 2: 9.
H The ransom consisted not in the fact of obedience
as aga.inst disobedience, nor in an exhibition of loyalty
under suffering, nor in an act of righteousness as
against a sin. The value of the ransom was in the
voluntarily sacrificed human life given as 't ransom
price to make sin atonement for the world. So the
Scripture says, "He poured out his send [his being]
unto death." (Isaiah 53: 12) It was the person of
Jesus which died.
15 Jesus said, "Therefore doth my Father love me,
because I lay down my life, that I might take it again."
(John 10: 17) If he died he had the promise of the
Father that he should be delivered from death in and
by a resurrection. In these words Jesus discloses the
intimate relationship between himself and his Father.
The Father loved the Son because he was willing to go
into death in faith and trust in his Father's power to
bring him back from the dead. Hitherto a few dead
bodies had been revivified, thus temporarily restoring
the soul or being; but there had never been complete
resurrection from the dead.
16 Death could not hurt the Son of God.
Not that
while dead he had the ability to break free from it,
but because there was no reason in himself why he
should die, and because as our golden text reminds us,
there was an arrangement by the Father that if Jesus
laid down his life he should take it again. He laid it
down in sacrifice; but knowing the Father's purpose
for him he by faith took it again. He died in the sure
hope of a resurrection.
17 That Jesus did not expect to be raised as a man
is clear; for he spoke of giYing his flesh for the life of
men; and the Scriptures show that his body, his human life, had been prepared for him for the purpose of
making a sacrifice for sins. (Hebrews 10: 5) Hence
death to him was much more than expecting to have
his lungs quickened after they had ceased fl.Ulctioning.
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18 According to the Scriptures J esua was raised from

the dead on the third day, very early in the morning.
During that day he was seen by many of the loved
ones, and by the disciples as they met together at night.
They all knew that their Lord was raised; but because
he was changed none knew him till he disclosed himself to them. Nor apparently did he ever appear twice
in the same form.-See Acts 1: 3.
19 It should be noted that the New Testament consistently speaks of Jesus as being raised from the dead
by his Father. This is, of course, in harmony with the
fact that Jesus the person died-the Bible knows nothing
of the dogma of the creeds that dead human beings
are more alive than ever. There are only two passages
in the New Testament which, even on the surface reading, could be made to lend any support to the teaching
of orthodoxy that Jesus raised himself from the dead..
But neither of these gives support to the dogma.
20 One of these passages is when Jesus speaking, of
the temple of his body, said, "Destroy this temple, and
in three days I will raise it up." (John 2: 19) But
it should be noted that Jesus did not here refer to the
actual bringing again of his physical body into life,
but of himself as the temple of truth. His word was
fulfilled when on the third day, being raised from the
dead by the glory of the Father (Romans 6: 4), he
again began his ministry to his disciples, explaining
the Scriptures, and proving that all things written of
him in the Psalms and in the prophets had been fulfilled. (Luke 24: 44) As a further fulfilment his body
members are being raised up on this third thousand-year
day since Calvary.
21 'rhe other passage forms the golden text for today.
Jesus said, "Therefore doth my .Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again."
This passage refers to Jesus during his lifetime when,
laying down his life as a sacrifice, he by faith laid hold
of that life which his Father had promised him at his
right hand, as is shown in the prophecy which spoke of
his resurrection. (Psalm 16: 11) The resurrection of
Jesus is God's assurance of a resurrection for al1.Acts 24: 15; John 5: 28, 29; Philippians 3: 11, Diaglott.
Did Jesus raise himself from death? Why did he ap.

parently shrink from the ordeal of the cross? ff 1,2.
Why was Jesus' sacrifice acceptable to God? Was it necessary that he be crucified? fI 3, 4.
Why was not his death a victory for Satan? ff 5-7.
Mention some of the prophecies which Jesus by his
death fulfilled. Why does St. Paul declare that Satan has
the power of <leath? Does he have power over all? 'l[ 8-10.
How is the doctrine of atonement regarded by Modernists?
By Fundamt'ntalists? Of what does the ransom really
consist? n 11-14.
Did Jesus, in John JO: 17, mea.n that while dead he could
take up his life by his own power? 'If 15,16.
Did Jesus expect to be resurrected as a man? n 17,18.
What two texts have been misinterpreted to mean that
Jesus raised himself out of d&athi lUplain these passages fuliy. ~ 19-22.
REVIEW: THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

--MARCH 28--
"These are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, ye may hav,
life in hi.3 name."-John 20: 31, R. V.
HE studies for the past quarter of a year have

taken us through our Lord's ministry as recorded
by the Apostle John, though only some of the
more important items have come under review. It is
evident that his mind was full of his Master's work;
and that his memory, aided by the holy spirit according to Jesus' promise, brought back to remembrance
the Lord's words and deeds.-John 16: 4.
2 We need not suppose that John, who wrote his
Gospel so much later than the others, did so to make an
attempt to complete their unfinished works; rather we
Ilhould understand that Matthew, Mark, and Luke,
guided by the holy spirit, had each written all that was
necessary from their respective points of view. It follows that John was guided by the holy spirit to give
to the church those things which were then becoming
necessary to its life, and which must serve for guidance
as well as food for all those who, becoming true followers of Jesus, would come into the light of truth.
B When St. John wrote there were already in the
church evidences of the very mischievous teaching that
Jesus was superhuman and a human manifestatiO'll of
the deity. This was a perversion of the truth that
Jesus came to manifest his Father, and was the beginning of the teaching that Jes11$ was really the same being as the Father but appearing amongst men in human form.
'At the first the Pharisees and Sadducees, professedly the servants of God but disbelieving' the revelation
of God concerning Jesus, made out that Jes11$ was the
son of Joseph. But later when there was so much evidence of his divine mission, and Jesus was manifested
to so many as the Son of God with power (Romans 1:
4) Satan, aided by the trend of Grecian teaching and
of all the heathen mysteries, succeeded in foisting on
the people the id<>a that Jesus was God. Hence J aIm
wrote his Gospel that mell might know the truth; namely, that Jesus was the Son of God, and that whoever
believed in him would have life by him: "Eut these
are written that ye might believe that Jesus is the
Christ, the Son of GSJd; and that believing ye might
have life through his name." (John 20: 31) Yet in
spite of this, ecclesiastics still persist in saying that
John's Gospel was written to prove that Jesus was the
divine being in human form, a perversion as definite
as when at the first Satan said deliberately that God
had not told the truth.-Genesis 3: 4.
6 John begins his story of Jesus' ministry by telling
that the Logos, the Word, who was with the Father in
the beginning, and who himself was a god, a mighty
one, became flesh "and dwelt among us". (John 1: 14)
It is only the necessity of error that causes the further
fill
perversion of dogma which claims that John's "in the

beginning" means eternal existence,. which has no beginning. Nothing in all Scripture gives support to that
thought. Its statements are that he was the firstborn
of all creation.-Colossians 1: 15; Revelation 3: 14.
6 Jesus was born a true babe of Mary of Bethlehem,
and was under her care and that of Joseph till manhood.
He continued to live at Nazareth till the time came
when he should enter into his service for God. John
was associated with him from the first day of his ministry. He and Andrew went to Jesus on the day that
John Baptist pointed his dis.ciples to Jes11$; and John,
who was with him at the last hour, said: "We beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,
full of grace and truth."-John 1: 14.
1 Once Jesus' ministry began it continued without
break. Peter and Philip and Nathanael came quickly in
touch with him; and they, with James, the brother of
John, became disciple.g and ultimately apostles. This
ready response to Jesus was, under divine providence,
partly due to the faithful ministry of the Baptist.
Among the people were some ready to receive the truth;
but they needed to be prepared. Hence John Baptist
was sent to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
(Luke 1: 17) It was the Baptist's pleasure to know
Jesus first, and to point out that Jesus was the one
sent of God, the Lamb of God who should take away
the sin of the world.-John 1: 29.
8 The studies next brought our attention to Jesus
and Nicodemus, and to the great truths which were
told to that doubting and hesitating inqllil'ctr. It was
to him by night on the silent hillside of Olivet that
Jesus first clearly stated the wondrous love of God in
giving his Son as a means whereby the world might be
brought to him. Jesus repictured Israel in the wilderness bitten by fiery serpents because of their sin, and
the brazen serpent which Moses set upon a pole, and
said that he was thus to be treated and the world might
look to him and live. Jesus foresaw his shameful death;
but he was a glad sharer in his Father's plan because h6
too loved mankind, amongst whom for a time he had
come to dwell.
9 After this John tells at length the incident of Jesus
and the women at the well, and how Jesus told her that
he had the water of life to give, such water as those
who drank of it would know they had everlasting satisfaction. This, the first clear statement of this fact, was
given, not to a multitude, not even to an inquiring Jew,
but to a woman of Samaria who was not even a good
woman. But Jesus, untrammeled by the limitations
of Jewish prejudice and tradition, and who judged
not according to the sight of the eyes (Isaiah 11: 3),
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saw in the woman one to whom he could give these

precious truths, and who would become a channel of
blessing to others. To an extent the woman, and the
others of Sychar with whom Jesus stayed for two days,
drank then of "that life-giving stream" but their full
joy could come only after Jesus himself had entered
into hi,s glory, and had sent the holy spirit.-Acts
8: 14-17.
After this John tells of Jesus feeding 5000 men
and women, and how in connection with the miracle
Jesus said, ''1 am that bread of life." (John 6:
48) That truth which he had to give if eaten would
bring lasting life to the eater, not as with earthly food
which merely refreshes and reinvigorates for a few
hours. Jesus said that whoever came to him should not
henceforth hunger, and he who believed him should
never thirst again.
11 The next study was the incident of Jesus healing
a man blind from birth, the first miracle of its kind
(John 9: 1), and specially wrought to show another
phase of Jesus' ministry, and evidently intended to set
forth the purpose of God in respect to every disability
of mankind. The miracle was wrought on a sabbath
morning in Jerusalem, to the great vexation of the
Pharisees and of this religious people. This wondrous
miracle which ought to have raised the hopes of Israel
to the highest pitch because at last God's power was
amongst them, became to them a reason for questioning
whether or not this miracle-worker was a good or bad
man. The majority judged that he was bad because he
did not conform to their ideas of how the sabbath should
be kept.
12 But the real reas.:m was that Jesus ignored theoo
ecclesiastics; and this was a. cause of deep anger. They
excommunicated both Jesus ard the man who was the
recipient of his goodness. Jesus said that this man's
blindness was for the glory of God. His purpose in the
miracle was to show that God intends to make everlasting good come out of the blindness and perversity of human nature since the day it came under the power of
evil. (Genesis 3: 17) It was on that occasion that
Jesus said, "I am the light of the world." (John 9: 5)
His light has as yet reached only the few, but he is to
enlighten all in that day when the knowledge of God
as it shines in the face of J csus Christ will be seen
by all.-2 Corinthians 4: 6; Habakkuk 2: 14.
13 This miracle brought forth the parable of the Good
Shepherd. Jesus showed himself in contrast with those
who called themselves shepherds and said that they were
thieves and robbers because thev fed on the flock; also
that some who posed as sheph~nls were only hirelings
who cared only for their wages; that is, for the living
which their ~cupation gave them. In contrast with
these J csus is the Good Shepherd who gives his life
for the sheep; for the sheep needed to be ransomed
from the power of the grave, and it was arranged between his Father and himself that he should lay down
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his life for them. Jesus told these men who wanted his
life that no man could talm it from him. His sacrifice
for his sheep's sake was purely voluntary, out of love
and obedience to his Father and love for the sheep.
U John now gives an account of the greatest of Jesus'
miracles, the raising of Lazarus of Bethany from the
dead. Of this death, as in the case of the man born
blind, Jesus said that it was for the glory of God. This
miracle or revivification was unique because the body of
Lazarus was already corrupting when Jesus restored
him to life; and never hitherto had there been such a
miracle or restoration. The breaking down of the corruption was arrested, and health was given to the organs,
and Lazarus came forth from the grave restored to his
family as when smitten by the sickness.
15 It was at that time Jesus said, "I am the resurrection, and the life." (John 11 : 25) It is evident therefore that the miracle was intended to show that God
purposed by Jesus to overcome the power of death and
to restore its victims. Gpd's glory is to be manifested
in the raising of the dead human family to life. See
Acts 17: 31 ; Numbers 14: 21; Isaiah 25 : 8.
16 This miracle roused the hatred of Israel's leaders,
and they gladly would have put Jesus to death. Despite
this, and knowing that the coming passover would be
the end of his earthly life, Jesus went to Jerusalem
presenting himself riding upon an ass as the one who
fulfilled the Scriptures written concerning the Messiah,
and who properly received the acclamations of the people. The Pharisees began to scheme how they could
destroy him. Day by day they met Jesus, and he disclosed their hallow pretensions and hypocrisies.
11 Exactly on time, as Jesus was keeping the passover
with his disciples, the betrayer Judas went out to give
him into the hands of the Pharisees. But Jesus continued his last words with his disciples undisturbed, until the hour came when he should be delivered into the
hands of his enemies. The last few hours with his disciples, in which he gave them lessons in humility and
guidance for their future conduct and welfare, were
the most solemn of his life.
18 Then Jesus was led as a lamb to the slaughter,
was crucified by the Romans on the clamorous call of
the Jews, both leaders and people; and he died "the
just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God"
(1 Peter 3: 18), and that the world might be deliyered
from its distresses. But according to the Scriptures
he was raised on the third day, and manifested himself
to his disciples. By his resurrection he was demonstrated to be t 11e Son of God with power.-Romans 1: 4.
19 John states his reason for writing these things, but
ecclesiastics prefer Bot to accept his word. He says,
"But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus
is the Christ, the Son of God; and that, believing, y8
might have life through his nama" (John 20: 31)
They say that John wrote to prove that JefmS was God
himself.
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Since the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke were already written, why did St. John deem it necessary to
write on the same general subject? What error did he
seek to correct? 11 1-4.
How d08s John begin his narrative, and how have his words
been perverted? 11 5.
WhC'1l did John become a disciple of Jesus? Which disciple was with the Master in his last hour? What part
ditl .John the Baptist play in the inauguration of Jesus'
ministry? ~ 5-7.
What great truth did Jesus tell to Nicodemus? 11 8.
Relate the incident of Jesus and the woman at the welL

Also that of the feeding of the five thousand. 11 9, 10.
Why did not the healing of the man born blind draw admiration from all? What was Jesus' purpose in giving
the parable 'Of the Good Shepherd? 11 11-13.
What was the Master's greatest miracle, and what was It
intlCndecl to show? 11 14,15.
Did Jesus then realize that his death was near? Relate
the outstanding circumstances leading to the crucifixion.
11 16-18.
What does St. John say was his reason for writing his
Gospel? Then why do ecclesiastics ignore and pervert itt
11 19.
JESUS APPEARS TO HIS DISCIPLES

--APRIL 4-JOHN
20: 24-29; 21: 15-17--
"Because them hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."
-John 20:29.
HE women who had followed Jesus. to Calvary

and waited there while he was on the cross, and
who had sought to serve him at his hurried burial,
were ready at the tomb on the first day of the week in
order to continue the work of covering the body with
spices, as was the custom, and thus to do their last
possible service for their Master.
2 To the surprise of the women they found that the
stone which had been placed over the mouth of the
tomb was rolled away. They were told by some, whom
they discerned to be angels, that the Lord was risen;
and they were bidden to go and tell this to the disciples.
They went; and Peter and John ran to the tomb, but
found only the empty sepulchre.
S A little later as Mary Magdalene lingered in the
garden, weeping, one whom she supposed to be the
gardener asked her why she wept. She, presuming he
knew, in tum asked him what had been done with the
body of her Master. It was Jesus who had spoken to
her; now as she was turned from him he spoke her
name, Mary. The voice, the intonation, and the familiarity revealed the Lord. She called him Rabboni, or
Master, a name which told of her acceptance of him.
4 She would have fallen at his feet to worship him and
hold him in such affectionate embrace as was possible
to her; but he bade her go to "my brethren, and say
unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father;
and to my God, and your God". (John 20: 17) Obediently she went, to become the first bearer of the message of brotherhood as between her risen J esllS and his
disciple~, and of his forthcoming ascension.
5 Jesus next appeared to the other women as they
were yet on their way to the disciples; he met them and
made himself known to them. They were filled with
joy; for their Lord was surely alive. But he was different; for even to these devoted women who had been
with him he WlUl not known until he manifested himself.
8 Later in the day Jesus appeared to Peter, but no
record is liven 01 wh&t 11"&1 said by either. Durini the
afternoon of that same day he joined himself to two

of the disciples who were leaving Jerusalem for Emmaus, who appear to have waited during the earlier
part of the day for any news of their Master. They
had heard of the empty tomb and of what the women
had said; but like the others they considered that ther;;e
were but strange tales of excited women.-Luke 24: 11.
1 The stranger, as they thought he was, began to ask
them why they appeared sad; and they asked him if he
had been in the city during the week-end and had not
heard the strange things that had taken plaee. They
told him of their faith in J eSliS of Nazareth, and now
or their disappointment in not seeing him that day.
'I'I) their surprise their companion began to show from
the Scriptures that all things that were written about
Christ were being fulfilled in the things which were
happening; and speaking plainly to them he said, "0
fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets
have spoken! Ought not Christ to have suffered these
things, and to enter into his glory?" -Luke 24: 25, 26.
8 Their conversation continued throughout the eight
miles of their journey; and when they reached Emmaus
they desired the stranger to turn in with them and
take some refreshment. This he did; but as the meal
was served he took upon himself to give thanks and to
bless the food. This act stirred their imagination; and
as the stranger did and said that which only their
Master had done, their eyes were opened and they saw
that he was their Lord. But he vanished from sight,
and they set out at once to return to Jerusalem to tell
the others the glad news. Arriving there, they learned
that the Lord had also appeared to Peter and to the
other apostles, Thomas being absent.
S We may ask, Why did not the Lord call first for
the disciples 80 as to meet them and assure them of hi.
resurrection? We may answer that very probably he
had their safety in mind. Had he called for them he
might have brought them into dangerous prominence.
Also before he parted with them. he had told them that
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they should go into Galilee (Matthew 26: 32), and they Had they not been hard pressed to find proofs for their
had not seen any urgency for obeying him. But at even- dogma of the trinity they would not have used that
ing Jesus gaye them his bles-sing.-John 20: 22.
argument. They ignore the saying of Jesus who as a
brother,
even after his resurrection, said, "I ascend un10 In all Jesus appeared eleven times to his loved
ones after his resurrection: (1) Faithful loving Mary to my Father, and your Father: to my God, and your
was given the witness of the resurrection; then (2) God." (John 20: 17) Thomas saw that Jesus was the
the women who had loved and served; then (3) Peter, one of whom the psalmist wrote, who was both Lord
now of a broken heart because he had denied his Lord; and God, yet was the servant of Jehovah.-Psalms
then (4) the two disciples, perhaps to show that all the 45: 6; 110: l.
16 Of all the things written concerning the advent of
disciples were the Lord's care; and (5) finally Jesus
appeared to the company of apostles, Thomas being Jesus Christ, and which have been held by church
absent. Then after an interval of a week he (6) ap- systems as things most necessary to be believed, nearly
peared to the eleven on the first day of the week, Thomas all are now rejected by the Modernist. Even those less
being present. Then during the following thirty-two extreme have given up belief in the miraculous birth of
days he appeared (7) to bome of them on a mountain Jesus as something which cannot be held in the light
in Galilee; (8) to some on the lake shore; (9) to of present day advancemrnt in knowledge. The miracles
.Tames; (10) to 500 brethren at once; (11) finally to are explained away or dcnied.
17 But all profess to hold the resurrection of Jesus
the disciples when he took them as far as Bethany that
they might be witnesses of his ascension. After this as the one great fact which is unassailable; the great
Paul says, "Last of all he was -seen of me also, as of unmovable rock; the last trench, which can never be
taken. And yet Christendom's rock is but a negative
one born out of due time."-l Corinthians 15: 8.
thing;
it trusts in the empty tomb; the body of Jesus
11 The witnesses .of Jesus' resurrection were chosen;
was
not
there. And indeed Christendom is trusting for
but even so, in no case did any see the Lord till he
disclosed himself to them. Luke says that he showed its greatest fact to a negation; for it holds an entirrly:
erroneous view of the resurrection of Christ, one whi(;h
himself "not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen
before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with of necessity must fail it.
18 It starts with the perverse dogma of the person of
him after he rose from the dead". (Acts 10: 41) It is
clear that there was no purpose to make the resurrection Jesus, saying Jesus was God in the fullest sense. It
claims as an essential of Christianity that it must be
known. to all by Jesus showing himself to the people.
believed that Jesus and his Father are one being; it
12 Further proofs of the resurrection were to be and
claims that when he said, "I and my Father are one"
have been found in the power which came upon the (John 10: 30), he meant so to be understood. This
disciples when the holy spirit was given, and for which being so, it would have been impossible for Jesus to
Jesus bade his disciples wait. By these things men die. Beside this Christendom teaches as an essential of
should know that they, his disciples, were still in com- Christianity that man is immortal and cannot die.
munion with him. And when in course of events the
19 Accordingly, from that point of view, Jesus being
fact of the resurJ'C'Ction will be made known to all the God by nature, incorruptible and immortal, and being
world it will n0t be becaUSE- men have discovered it; man also endowed with immortality, could not die; it
the truth will be forced on their attention by the re- follows that they must say his death did not affect his
turn in power of Jesus of Nazareth to establish the being, and that he ,ms as much alive as ever; and that
kingdom of God.-Revelation 1: 7.
if he was to experience a resurrection it could be only
13 The true explanation as to God's apparent slowness
in the matter of his body, the coming together again of
in bringing salvation ecclesiastics refuse to accept. They his spirit and his body. In turn they must hold that
will not see that there are two ages in which God makes Jesus took his human body to heaven, and is forever
known his plan of salvation; the one, the present age, limited by it, so that on his return to earth he mllst
between the two advents; the other to come, which is come in that human form and be visible to men.
known as "the reign of Christ".-Matthew 13: 16;
20 All this is contrary to Jesus' own words.
Jesus
Isaiah 52: 10.
always said he was the Son of God. The Scriptures
B When
Jesus and Thomas met and Jesus used show that he was born a true human child, and died
Thomas' words of doubt (though, as Thomas knew, a true man; that he was sent by his Father to die for
Jesus had not been told them) Thomas' doubts flew man that a way of salvation might be opened for manfrom him. With practical mind and loyal heart he kind. It is derogatory to God and to Jesus to say his
saw that Jesus was all he claimed to be, and more than resurredion was only the reunion of his "soul" and body,
Thomas had fondly hoped; and, giving him the style and that he took a human body to heaven. Holding a
and place which God had for him he said, ":My Lord wholly wrong view of the resurrection of Jesus, ecclesiastics still teach that the corrupted human bodies
and my God."-John 20: 28.
are necessary to resurrection. They do not believe their
15 Because Thomas said this, ecclesiastics have claimed
his words as proof of the absolute divinity of Jesus. own creeds in this, but they have no alternative.
FEDRUARY 15, 1026
G3
CfheWATCH TOWER
21 The Apostle Paul says (1 Corinthians 15: 38) that

God, through Christ, will raise the dead, giving such a
body as pleases him, to the church a spirit body, because
their dwelling place is in heaven; to mankind a human
body in the likeness of Adam before his fall and of
Jesus as a perfect man, commensurate with man>s home
and earthly needs, for "the earth hath he given to
the children of men".-Psalm 115: 16.
'Vhy did the women come to Jesus' tomb on the morning

of the third day? What did they see and hear? ~ 1,2.
How did Jesus appear to Mary Magdalene, and what message did he give her7 U 3,4.
To whom else did Jesus manifest himself that day? I 5-s..

Why did Jesus not call for all of his disciples as soon as
he was raised 7 How many times did he appear to hiS
disciples after his resurrection 7 Name the occllrre~ces.
II 9,10.
Why did Jesus not manifest himself to the people in general? Aside from his appearances to his disciples, what
further proof d'O we have of his resurrection? U 11, 12.
Wb:y has God apparently been so slow in bringing salvation to mankind? II 13.
What words of 'l'homas have been grossly mIsapplied? Ex-
plain his statement. U 14,15.
How much of the recorded facts concerning Jesus' first
advent do Modernists believe? Wbat is Christendom'S
view 'Of the Lord's resurrection? U 16-19.
How is their erroneous view derogatory to both God and
Jesus? What is the truth on this subject7 U 20,21.

TEXT FOR MARCH 3
TEXT FOR MARCH 10
"The city of the Lord.J>-Isaiah 60: 14.
"'lIe shall be a priest upon his throne."-Zech. 6: 13.
HE Prophet Isaiah identifies the servant as the

elect of God, in whom he delights. This servant
class is the Christ, Head and body. In fact
Christ Jesus is the servant, and the body members are
added thereto. He was despised and rejected by the
Jews, particularly by the ecclesiastical element. He has
been despised ever since by those whom Satan the enemy
has been able to use. The same may be said of all faithful ones who have followed in Jesus' footsteps.
The Christ, Head and body, are called "the city of
the Lord", because they constitute the official family of
God's organization. At this time the Lord Jesus Christ
has begun his reign. The nation of righteousness is
born. '1'he time draws near when the Jews, the descendants of those who persecuted the Lord, will be
turning to the Lord. The nations and peoples of the
earth will be seeking the Lord that they may find the
way to life. All who get life must willingly be submissive to the Christ. This is in harmony with the
statement of Revelation 3: 9 to the effect: "Behold,
I will make them to come and worship before thy feet,
and to know that I have lovcd thee." Hence the prophet
of God, addressing the servant class, now says: "The
sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending
unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow
themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall
call thee, '1'he city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy
One of Israel."-Isaiah 60: 14.
l\fembers of the church yet on earih occupy a unique
and remarkably favorable position. These are specially
commissioned to act as witnesses for Jehovah and to
declare his name to the people. Faithfully performing
this commission anu duty to the end they shall become members of the blessed "city of Goa". This
glorious prospect set before the Christians should now
encourage them and be a great inducement to faithfulness, and these should with joy continue to Bing:
"Blessed be the Lord out of Zion."
HE loyal son of Jehovah came to earth and became

a man in obedience to his Father's will. He endured the contradiction of sinners especially for
three and one-half years. He was subjected to the most
igrlominious death at the instance of those who claimed
to be his :Father's representatives. By the things which
he suffered he learned obedience. He w:..s thereby perfected. (Hebrews 5: 8) To him Jehovah granted the
greatest of all honors. To him is committed all power
and authority in heaven and earth. He is the builder
of ~he temple of God and is himself the chief corner
stone. The glory and honor are his.
He has now taken his power as king alid rules. Contrary to every arrangement of man he is a priest upon
his throne. By this is meant that he rules as king and
as priest of the Most High God, of which Melchizedek
was a type: he is the active officer of the divine plan.
Some of his body members are already with him.
Some are still in the flesh. It is now the privilege of
the latter to be witnesses for Jehovah and to declare
unto the world God's plan of salvation. With delight
they do so. Therefore it is written concerning the Lord:
"Even he shall build the temple of the Lord; and he
shall bear the glory, and he shall sit and rule UPQill his
throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the
counsel of peace shall be between them both."-Zechariah 6: 13.
The Lord J eE,US makes the promise to his faithful
followers: "To him that overcometh will I grant to
sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and
am set down with my Father in his throne."-Revel.ation :3: 21.
The saints now are the most favored because they
are v.itnesses of the incoming kingdom of God and
have the prospect of the greatest favors in the near
future when made members of the royal house 01
heaven. There is every reason why they should be declaring the praises of Jehovah.
International Bible Students Association Qasses

llecture~ dIld StudlC8
btl 'frdVelinCA Brethren
Wallaee, W. Va
Mar.
1
N. Martinsvil!!!J W. Va. .. 2, ~
)Ie Mechen, w. Va
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Wheeling, W. Va.
0
Marietta, O. .
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Parkersburg, W. Vn. ......
9
Gallil?olis, O. .
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Huntmgton, \V. Va.
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IrontoD', O.
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Ashland, Ky.
.. 14
Huntington, \V. Va. _... .. 15
Charleston, W. Va.
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Iowa City, Ia
Olin, la. ...__
Ctinton, la.
Dubuque, la.
\Vaterloo, la.
Oelwein, Ia.
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Eureka, Kans. ..
Eldorado, Kans.
Protection, Kans.
Wichita, Kans.
Hutchinson, Kans.
Feb. 28
1\1ar. 1
2
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8
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Pratt, Kans. .
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10
Preston, Kans.
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Garheld. Kans.
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BROTHER V. C. RICE
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BeaumoD't, Tex.
Fannett, Tex. __
Port Arthur, Tex.
Devers,' Tex.-
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Waller, Tex.
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Nanticoke, Pa.
Benton, Pa.
Danville, Pa.
Northq.mberland, Pa.
Shamokin, Pa. ..
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Lewistown, Pa.
Sandy JUdge, Pa.
Philipsburg, Pa.
\\'00d1and, Pa.
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15
C1lftondale, l\lass
L7DD, Mass. .
Beverly, Mass.
Newburypo,rt, Mass.
Byfield, Mass.
a&verhill, Mass.
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Knoxville, Tenn. .
Dorton, Tenn. ..
Rockwood, Tenn.
OIattanooga, Tenn.
Loudon, Tenn.
Knoxville, Tenn.
1
2
3
4
5
7
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1I1ar. 1
2
3
4
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Lawrence, Mass. .
lIIar. 8
Lowell, Ma>s.
9
\Vest Chelmsford, Mass... .. 10
Fitchburg, Mass.
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Orange, Mass.
.. 12
Greenfield, Mass.
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D. ESHLEMAN
Luttrell, Tenn. ..._...Mar.
7
Lexjn/rton, Ky.
8.11
lI!c.Robe!ts, ~y
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I amtsville, l\.~'. . ..
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Patrick, Ky. .
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Ashland, Ky.
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x-ksville, N. C.
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1
Willllton Salem, N. C. .. .. 2, 3
Greensboro, N. C.
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Reidsville, N. C.
5
Durham, N. C.
8
Stem, N. C.
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9
Henderson, 1'\. C. ....Mar. 1<:1, 11

Rosemary, N. C. ......"
12
LouiSburg, N. C.
14
Raleigh, N. C.
15
Selma, N. C.
16
Kenly, N. C.
17
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Fretnont, O
Bellevue, O.
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Toledo, O.
Alvordton, O.
Br~an, O. ..
lcdgerton, O.
Auburn, Ind.
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
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B-ROTHER R. L. RQBIE
BirmIngham, Ala. ..
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Columbus, ,Ga.
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Union Springs, Ala... I I
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Bufaula, Ala.
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Cla~ton, Ala.
14
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Dothan, Ala.
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Whittier, CalIf
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Redlands, Calif.
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San Bernardino, Calif.
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DellllDg, N. Mex
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Albuquerque, N. Mex
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Pueblo, Colo. ..
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Colorado Sprlngs, Colo. " Hi,11{
Cripple Creek, Colo.
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Victur, Colo. .._....... "
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BROTHER J. C. WATT
BROTHER l\f. L. HERR
.ratoga Springs, N. Y
Glens Falla, N. Y.
Warrensburg, N. Y.
Fort Edward, N. Y.
Ticonderoga, N. Y.
Granville, N. Y.
Mar. 1
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5
7
GreeD'Wich, N. Y
lIIechanicYille, N. Y.
Troy, N. Y.
\\"aten-liet, N. Y.
Albany, N. Y. __
Stottville, N. Y.
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Detroit, Mich. ..._

Windsor, Om
Toledo, O.
Roseland, III.
Waukegan, III.
Zion, Ill. ..
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Kenosha, Wis. ..
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l\1ilwaukee, Wis. .
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Hamilton./, Onto
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8,9
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Sudbury, Onto
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MacLennan, Onto
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Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. .. l1i,16
Searchmont, Ont. ._ ..
17
BnOTHER H. S. MURRAY
Waynesboro, Miss. _...Mar.
Birmingham, Ala. _ _ ..
Albany, Ala. .......___"
Nll8hville, TenD. _ _ "
Lonlsvine, Ky.
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0, 7
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Palmyra, Ind. .
...Mar. 12
New Albany, Ind.._ _ ,. 14Jeffersontown, Ind. - _ .. IllS
Salem, Ind.
II
Bedford, Ind.
17
Orlealis, Ind. _....... .. 18
Anna, III.
Mar.
Carbondale, Ill.
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Marion, Ill.
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White Ash, Ill.
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Hardtner, Kan.s. __...Mar. 1, 2
Anthony, .Kans. .____..
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ArkllJlllas City, Kans. _ "
Douglll8s, Kans. ..
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Winfield, Kans.
7
Wellin~ton, Kans
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Independence, Kallll. -Jdar. 10

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OJe~tmlins~&t>>Itu4a~aI,01''-lJai~
Vol:. XLVII
No. 5
SEllI-MONTHLY
Anno Mundi 6054-March I, 1926
CONTENTS
THB KING'S
MEMORIAL _.
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PurpoRe of Memorial __..

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Why the Divine Plan?
_..__
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MORes Returns to Egypt
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69
JeRus Keeps the Passover
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70
Who Shall Partake? ..._..
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._ 72
P!lAYER-MEETING TEXT COMMENTS __
_ 72
THill STORY Oil' CREATION ._.....
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74
THE BEGINNING Oil' SIN _
INTERESTING LETTERS
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The Truth in Syria ..__

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Class Study of TOWERS Profitable
WORLD-WIDB WITNBSS, MARCH 28.
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WATCH TOWEll BIliBEAN STUDIES FOR MAY ..._ ..__
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78
.78
.79-66
66
tt1 will 8tand upon my watch and will 8et my roof

upon the Tower, and will watch to 8e" what He tOUr
8ay unto me, anti What an8wer 1 8han mak" to t~
that Opp086 m6."-Habakkuk II: 1.
,..,
I

HIS 'oumal ftI OM of the prblte faetolll or instruments in the system ot Btble UMtruction, or "Seminar7 Extension". SlO.... belll.
pre-euted
T
_tion et
ill all parts ot tile civilised world by the WATCH: TOWIlIt BIBLa '" TuCT SOCII!lTT, chartered A. D. 1884, "For the ProChrtstiaJl Kllowledp". It not onl7 serves as a class room where Bible students JDay JDeet in the study ot the divine Word but
abo as a chalaael ot eOJl1Blunleation through which they may be reacbed with announcements ot the Society's conventions and ot. the
with reports of its conventioDS.
Our "BereaJl Lea_uN are topical rehearsals or reviews ot our Society's published STUDI moat eJltertaiDiD&17 arran:ed, and very
Ilelpful ts all who would merit the onlT honorary decree which the Soeiet7 accords, viz., V"rb4 Dei Jl4niater (V. D. H.), which translated
Into ED&llsh is Jl"'iat.". ./ Go"s
Our treatment ot th. International SundlJ' School Lessons is speclallT tor the older Bible
lta4ents an4 teachers. BT somo this teature is considered indispensable.
This joarul staDds Annl7 for the defense of the only true foundation of the Christian's hope new beiJlg' so l:enerallT repudiated
-re4eB8ption tllro~ the precious blood of "the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom [a correspondlJlg' price, a substitute] fo~
all". (1 Peter 1: 19; 1 Timethy 2: 6) Buildin&, up on this sure foundation the gold, silver and precious stORes (1 Corinthians 3: 11.
IG; 2 Peter 1: 11-11) of the Word of God, its further mission is to "make ali see what is the fellowship of the mystery which . hU
been hid in God, to the inteat that now might be made known by the church the manifold wisdom of God"-"which in other agel
was not made known unto the sou of mea as it is _ow revealed".-Ephesians 3: 59, 10.
It stands free from all parties, seets aud creeds of men. while it seeks more and more to bring its every utterance into fUllest
lubjection to the will of God in Christ, as expl'esseQ in the holy Scriptures. It is thu8 free to declare boldly whatsoever the Lord
hath spoken--accordiJlg to the divine wisdom r:rallted unto us to understand his utterances. Its attitude is not dogmatic, but confident;
for we know whereof we amrm, treadln: with implicit faith upon the sure promise~ of God. It is held as a trust. to be used only in his
lervice; hence our declaiens relatiTe to what may and what may not appear in its columns must be according to our judgment of his
cood pleasure, the teaching of Jais Word, fOT the npbuildlug of his people in grace and knowledge. And we not only invite but U1"&e OUll
reader. to Fove all its utterances bY the infallible Word to which reference is constantly made to facilitate such testing.
-m. of ia traYeliq repr_tativeII, styled "Pllgrima", a:ad refreshed
W......
IrJlat the uureh is "the temple of the n~ God", pectlliarly "his workmanship"; that its construction has been In prQ/{ress throughout
the CQllPel age-ever since Christ became the world's Redeemer and the Chief Corner Stone of his temple, through which, whell
finished, God's blessing shall come "to all people", and they tlnd access to h1m..-1 Corinthians 3: 16, 17; Ephesians 2: 20-22;
Geaesis 28: 14; Galatiana 3: 29.
lrbat meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishiDc of eoneecrated beli~ in Christ's atonement for lin, progresses; and when the
last of these "liTing stones", "elect and preeiOUll," shall have "!leen made ready, the great Master Workman will bring all togeth~
in the first resurrection; and the temple shall bft ftlled with his glory, and be the meeting place between God and men througbout
That the basis of hope, for the church and the world, Ues in the fact that "J."us Christ;. b)' the grace of God, tasted death for ever"
mu," "a ransom for all," and will be "the true light which lighteth everl/ man taat cometh 4nto the WOrld", "in due time".Heltrews 2: 9; John 1: 9 i 1 Timothy 2: ll, 6.
trhat the hope of the cllurch ill that she may be like her Lord, "see him as he is," be "partakers of the divine nature',' and share hil
glory as hill j,oint-heir.-1 John 3:2; John 17: 24; Romans 8: 17; 2 Peter 1: 4.
IDtat the pi"8geBt miSllioD of the church is the perfeetinr: of the saints .for the future work of service' to develop in herseif everT
grace; to be God's wiuesa to the world; and to prepare to be kings and priests in the next age.-Epbesians 4: 12; Mattbew 24:
14; Revelation 1: 6; 20: 6.
Irhat tbe hope for the world 11es in the blesslnp of knowledge and opportunity to be brought to aU by Christ's Millennial kingdom, the
restitution of all that was lost in Adam, to all the willing and obedient, at the hands of thelr Redeemer and his giorified churcho
when all the wUfully wiell:ed will be destrotfed.-ActB 3: 19-23; Isaiab 35.
ipUBLlSH~D
B.Y
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ANOTHER WORLD-WIDE WITNESS, MARCH 28

With each succeeding world-wide witness It has become
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thus make concerted efforts in their work of witnessing
for him and for hi;; kingdom. His blessing has especially
attendPd each of the witness days thus far arranged, and
thl' hearts of his people have been refreshed and strengthened. Sunday, March 28th has been appointed as the next
world-wide witness, the general topic for that date being
"COMFORT FOR THE PEOPLE". Let us endeavor by the
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more effective than the last.
WATCH TOWER BEREAN STUDIES FOR MAY
The current assigned Berean lessons on "The Atonement"
take us to the end of Volume V, with the last Sunday in
April. It is therefore suggested that beginning in May the
study of recent W ATCII TOWER articles be taken up. The
following lessons are assigned for May and June:
"The Robe of RiJrhteouaness" (Z Feb. 15, 1925): May
2 'I! 1-30; May 9 'II 31.-4-5; May 16 ,-r 46-70.
"The Birth of The Nation" (Z Mill". 1, 1925): May 23
, 1-19; May 30 'ft 20-48; June 6 'I! 49-65; June 13 'ft 66-94.
In event any of the ecclesias have already studied these
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to Life" (Z June 15, '25) ; "The Remnant" (Z July 15, '25) :
"Protection and Deliverance" (Z Ault. 15, '25) ; "The Kina
in Action" (Z Sept. 1:5, '25).
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AND HE~ALD OF CHRISTS PRESENCE
VOL.
XLVII
lUBell 1, 1926
No. l5
THE KING'S MEMORIAL

'This cup is the new covenant in my blood; this do you, as often as you may drink, for my remembrance."1 Corinthians 11: 5, Diaglott.
HE Memorial season of 1926 draws near, and those

who truly love the Lord do well to have in mind
the meaning thereof. Following the custom of this
journal THE WATCH TOWER publishes something concerning the King's Memorial.
2 The proper time for the celebration of the Memorial
this year is after six o'clock Saturday, March 27th, 1926.
That will be the fourteenth day of the first month, Jewish time. When the Israelites were about to leave Egypt
God gave a command as follows: "And the Lord spake
unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,
This month shall be unto you the beginning of months:
it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak
ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the
tenth day of this month they shall take to them every
man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers,
a lamb for every house. ... And ye shall keep it up
until the fourteenth day of the same month: and the
whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill
it in the evening."-Exodus 12: 1-3, 6.
The beginning of the month was marked by the
new moon nearest the spring equinox. The equinox uBually falls on March 21st. In the year 1926 the new
moon nearest the spring equinox is on March 13th,
(14th, Jerusalem time). That will mark the first day
of Nisan, which begins about six p. m., sundown. The
fourteenth day thereafter begins March 27th., six p. m.
Therefore Saturday, March 27tb, after six p. m., is the
proper time for us to celebrate the Memorial.
~ It will be noted that the Jewish passover, according
to the time calculated by them for the year 1926, does
not begin until the 29th of March. Lest some confusion
may result in the minds of the readers of THE WATCH
TOWER it is proper to state here the reason for this
discrepancy.
In thp. early part of the Christian era the "holy
rabbis", because of their animosity toward Christians,
formulated a plan of their own for the calculating of
time, which does not always follow the Scriptural command. They agreed among themselves that their feast
or holy days should not be had on the Sabbath day of
the Christians. Hence when the new moon nearest the
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spring equinox appears on Saturday or Sunday they

do not count tbose days but begin to count on the Monday following, in orde~ that the fourteenth day may not
begin or end on a Sunday, the Christian's Sabbath day.
e In the year 1926 the new moon nearest the equinox:
appears Saturday, March thirteenth. Now if the Jews
began to count the month Nisan as starting on that
day, at six pm., as they should, then their feast day,
two weeks later, would, of course, begin on a Saturday
evening. Hence to avoid-this they do not this year start
the month Nisan until two days after the new moon,
according to the rule of the "holy rabbis". Saturday
March 27th is the correct passover date for 1926 according to the Scriptures.
PURPOSE OF MEMORIAL
'A great mass of peoples on the earth have called

themselves by the name of the Lord, many of whom
have been sincere while others have been and are hypocrites. Of all these only a very few have understood the
real purpose and import of the Memorial of the death
of Jesus. Many of the sincere ones believe it to be
their duty to celebrate this Memorial every Sunday
morning. Of course this is not proper. We know that
our Lord died but once; and when the purpose of his
death is known and appreciated, it is readily seen that
it is proper to celebrate the Memorial of his death but
once each year, on the anniversary of the Jewish passover, which marked the day of his death.
The Memorial of the death of Jesus relates to an
important part of the divine plan. To understand and
appreciate it means to understand and appreciate the
only way that leads to life and happiness. It is the
Memorial of the death of the Son of God, in which
death bis followers are invited to participate.
g Standing face to face with death is the greatest of
all ordeals. But if one can do so, fully assured of the
fact that if he is faithful God will raise him up out
of death to endless life, the ordeal loses its sting. If
he Can appreciate the further fact that his death and
resurrection will result in vindicating the name of Jehovah God and be to the glory of God, then he can face
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the onleal complacently and with joy. Such have the

promise that they may see Jehovah face to face.
10 The prophet of God, speaking for Jesus and his
faithful followers, said concerning Jehovah: "In thy
presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are
pleasures for evermore." (Psalm 16: 11) Jesus knew
this and therefore he said to his followers: 'Keep this
memorial of my death until my kingdom come and
then I shall share the joy with you.'
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of Jesus. Its confirmation and inauguration is a later

matter. It will then go into operation.
15 It will be observed that both the making and the
confirmation or inauguration of each of the two covenants laFt named, were attended by a demonstration of
Jehovah's power. The purpose thereof was to convince
the people that Jehovah is the Almighty God, thai
there is none other besides him, and that all who obey
him are absolutely certain of receiving the blessings
which he has promised.
WHY THE DIVINE PLAN?
The divine plan is understood by but a few. Many

ask, Why should God have a plan? The divine plan is
manifestly for the purpose of convincing men, and all
other intelligent creatures, that Jehovah is God, that
there is none other, that he is the source of life and
happiness, and that those who diligently seek to faithfully serve him under the test he rewards with blessings of endless life and happiness and all other blessings incident thereto.
12 The Abrahamic covenant is a part of the divine
plan. It is an unqualified declaration made by Jehovah
of his purpose to produce a seed through which he will
bless all the families of the earth. The mere fact that
therein we find the expression of the divine will is con
elusive proof that the same will be carried out to the
letter and spirit regardless of what any of God's creatures might do. The Abrahamic promise or covenant
is a unilateral covenant or promise, which means that
its accomplishment by Jehovah does not depend upon
whether anyone else performs. God gave his word and
his oath that he would produce the seed that will be
the channel of blessing, and beyond his word there is
no controversy.
13 The other covenants hereinafter mentioned are not
a part of the divine plan but rather they state the manner or means of carrying into operation the divine plan.
Both the law covenant with Israel and the new covenant are bilateral agreements, meaning that they are
two-sided, because there are two parties thereto. God
on one side makes a promise of doing certain things,
upon condition that the other side does its part.
a The complete carrying out of the law covenant
depended upon the performance on the part of Moses the
mediator and the Jews, and because they were imperfect
the covenant failed. The accomplishment of the new
covenant depends upon the full and complete performance of Christ, the Mediator, and the obedience of the
people for whom the covenant is made; and we have
the assurance from the Word of God that this covenant
will not fail but will fully accomplish the divine purposes. It is the latter covenant which Jesus mentioned
at the time of the institution of the Memorial at which
time he said: "This cup is the new covenant in my
blood." (Luke 22: 20) This is proof conclusive that
the new covenant was made at the time of the death
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THE DIVINE PLAN

11 Without knowing of and understanding the divine
plan, the Memorial cannot be understood or appreciated.
God created man perfect. He told Adam that eternal
life and happiness depended on obedience to God's law.
Lucifer, one of the sons of God, became ambitIOUS and
turned traitor. He conceived the idea that he would have
a kingdom of his own, like unto God; that he might
receive the worship of man, to which God is justly entitled. Being clothed with power to inflict the penalty
of death he reasoned that he would not exercise that
power against man, that he would lead man to the tree
of life and thus save him from death, and thereby prove
God a liar and himself man's benefactor.
17 At once the issue arose: Who is Almighty God?
That issue is still before the people. Jehovah has permitted his traitorous son to go to the full limit of
wickedness. But from time to time God has given a
demonstration of his mighty power in order that man,
and all other intelligent creatures, might see the futility
of following Satan, the Devil, and the absolute necessity of obeying God if man would live in happiness.
How else could the free moral agency of the creature
have been made possible?
IN EGYPT
18 Joseph, the great-grandson of Abraham, had been
sold into Egypt. In the course of time his father and
family moved into Egypt. This of course was the outworking of the divine plan. God first dcmonstrated his
loving kindness to the Egyptians by using Joseph to
ave them from a terrible starvation. The famine
passed, the Egyptians prospered and forgot God. N oi
only that, but they went further and persecuted the
chosen people of God who bore his name. The king of
Egypt was an arrogant, cruel and wicked tyrant.
19 Here was a striking picture.
Egypt, a picture of
the organization of Satan on earth; the king Pharaoh
a picture or type of man's overlord, the Devil himself;
and the suffering of the Israelites representing the suffering of humanity, especially those who have tried to
follow the course of righteousness. The oppression of
the Israelites in Egypt became great and the due tim.
arrived when God determined to go down to Egypt and
make tor himself a name and to this end to make such
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a demonstration of his power that the people might not

forget the way to life. At the same time he foreshadowed his method of carrying into operation the promise he had made to Abraham.
MOSES RETURNS TO EGYPT
God heard the cry of his pl"ople and sent Moses to

Egypt to delIver them. God ~aid to Moses: 'Tell the
Israelit~ that the God of thefr fathers has sent you
unto tht>m. Say to them that the "1 AM" sent you
unto them.' (Exodus 3: 7-14) When Moses in1oTJr.~d
the people of his mission thry believed and worshiped
God. (Exodus 4: 31) What God wa.8 now about to do
was to make for himself a name that the peoplr might
know thl.'lt he is God; that they might not forget that
Jehovah is the Almighty One.-2 Samuel 7: 23.
21 Moses and Aaron appeared before Pharaoh,
the
king of Egypt, and requested that he permit the Israelites to go and worship the Lord. "And Pharaoh said,
\Vho is the Lord, that I should obpy his voice to let
Israel go? I know not the Lord. npither will I let IHwl
go." (Exodus 5: 2) "Then the Lord said unto Moses.
N ow shalt thou see what i will do to Pharaoh: for with
a strong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong
hand sh"all he drive them out of hiS land."-Exodus 6: 1.
22 In carrying out his purposes Jehovah sent upon
Egypt a number of plagues. Pharaoh would relent and
offer to let the Isradites go, llnd then brpak his word
and become more obstinate than ever. God then dirpcted
Moses to prepare for the terrible night when the death
angel would pass over the land of Egypt and smite all
the first-born of man and beast. In order that the
Israelites might save their first-born from this terrihh:
calamity, God gave to that people through Moses his law
and thereby afforded them an opportunity to obey him
and save their loved ones. This was really the beginning
of the law covenant.-Galatians 3: 17
23 Be it noted that the making of the law covenant
was attended by the shedding of blood and by a great
demonstration of God's power. Be it further noted that
when that law covenant was confiTIlled or ratified at
Mount Sinai the ceremony was attended by a sprinkling
of the blood of animals and a further great demonstration
of God's power. (Exodus 19: 7-18) The manifest purpose
was to thereby teach the people that Jehovah is the
Almighty God and that his plan of salvation for man
requires the shedding of blood for the remission of
Bins.-Hebrews 9: 22.
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resided; and that then the family must go mslde and

remain there and, having roasted the lamb whole, they
must eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
:G "And thus shall ye eat it; with your loins girded.
your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and
ye shall eat it in haste; it is the Lord's passover. Fo!'
I will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and
will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both
man and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I
will execute judgment: I am the Lord. And the blood
shall be to you for a token upon the houses where Y8
are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you,
and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you,
when I smite the land of Egypt. And this day shall
be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feas.
to the Lord throughout your generations; ,e shall keep
it a feast by an ordmance for ever."-Exodus 12: 11-14.,
2G At midnight on the fourteenth of Nisan God demonstrated to the Egyptian king and all the people that
he is the Almighty God: "And it came to pass, that at
midnight the Lord smote all the firstborn in the land
of F...gypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his
throne, unto the firstborn of the captive that was in
the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle."-Exodua
12: 29, 30.
2T But why should the Israelites keep this passover
as a memorial each year? The evident purpose was
that they might not forget that Jehovah is the AImlghty God, their friend and benefactor, and that he
is the only source of life. Keeping this memorial each
year would enable them to keep these things in mind
until the coming of the Messiah. The law covenant
was a pedagogue that took Israel by the hand and led
her until the coming of Christ-Galatians 3: 24.
28 But why to the Jews only?
Because the paschal
lam b represented Christ Jesus, a member of that race,
who must be slain to provide the great redemptive price
for mankind. The Israelites did not know these thinga
at the time, but had they been obedient to God they
would have known in due time. Those Jews who were
faithful to God he did show, in his due time, the necessity for the death of Christ Jesus as the great antitypieal passover Lamb. The only means for the Jews to
escape the wiles of the Devil, their only course of safety,
was to keep in mind that Jehovah is God, and to re
member this terrible night in Egypt; and an annual
ceremony would help them keep this in mind.
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JESUS KEEPS THE PASSOVER

THE PASSOVER
The beginning of the law covenant was the proviIrion for the passover. God commanded Moses to instruct
the elders in Israel that each family should take a male
lamb, without blemish; that it should be selected on
the tenth day of the month; that on the fourteenth of
the month the lamb must be slain and its blood sprinkled
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Ilpon the door posts of the house wherein tha :fa.mily
29 As a member of the nation of Israel it was incumbent upon Jesus to observe the passover because God's
law required it. After Jesus was begotten of the holy
spirit at the Jordan he knew that he was to be the
antitipical passover Lamb. He knew that after three
and one-half years his ministry would end at the passover time, and that then he must die to provide redemption for mankind.. Before his death he had many thinp
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to tell his disciples, but he must await the opportune
time. The time drew on for him to observe the passover, and preparation for the same was made. At the
given hour he and his disciples assembled in the upper
room in a building situated on Mount Zion. "And he
laid unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this
passover with you before I sufl'er."-Luke 22: 15.
ao Jesus knew that this would be the last personal
fellowship alone with his disciples before his death. It
was the opportune time for him to disclose to them
certain truths that in due time they would understand.
He gave them instructions concerning the kingdom and
of course told them much that they could not understand until they had received the holy spirit. He knew
that the law covenant was at an end and that with his
death that covenant would have fully performed its
purpose. The time had come for the making of the new
covenant which God would make with Jesus Christ as
Mediator for Il'rael and through Israel for the whole
yorld of mankind.
&1 In
connection with the making of this covenant
there must be the shedding of blood, and on this occaaion it must be the blood of God's beloved Son. The
Inaking of that covenant was also attended by a great
aemonstration of God's power which made even the
enemies of the Lord recognize that he was the Son of
God and that God was taking cognizance of the wonderful events. (Luke 23: 44-47) That law covenant will
he confirmed when the body members have finished their
course; and at the time of its confirmation and inauguration it will be attended by the sprinkling of the blood
of Christ as the great sin-offering for the people and
also attended with a great demonstration of power on
behalf of Jehovah, in which he will get himself a name
that the peoples will never forget.-Ht'~rews 12: 18-29.
When Jesus had finished eating the passover he
Instituted the Memorial of it!! complete fulfilment, which
is a Memorial of his death. Taking the cup of wine
he said: "This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
which is shed for you." These words have a twofold
meaning which the discipleb did not then understand
but which they afterwards understood: (1) The blood
of Jesus shed on the cross provided the redemptive price
for the disciples and for the whole world, and was
presented when Jesus ascended on high for and in behalf of the church, and in due time will be presented
as a sin-offering for and in behalf of the whole world;
and (2) J esns, inviting them to partake of this cup,
meant that they would be privileged to be in the coveJlant and in the kingdom with him. Jesus then said to
them: "And I covenant for you, even as my Father
has covenanted with me, a kingdom."-Luke 22: 29,
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Diaglott.
&3 Long prior to that time God had said through his
prophet, of and concerning his beloved Son: "Bhold
my servant, whom I uphold, mine elect, in whom my
lOul deligbteth; I have put my spirit upon him; he
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shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. ... I the

Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold
thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a
covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles."
(Isaiah 42: 1, 6, 7) Through the mouth of the samt'
prophet the Lord had declared that "the government
shall be upon his shoulder", meaning the shoulder of
his beloved Son. (Isaiah 9: 6, 7) Now the time had
come for the selection of those who should be associated
with the Lord Jesus in that kingdom and in the covenant for the people.
a. Jesus, addressing his disciples on this occasion,
further said: "Ye are they who have continued with me
in my trials," and the Lord then invited them to be
with him in his kingdom and in the covenant Taking
the cup he said, in substance: 'This cup of wine represents the potion which my Father has poured for those
who shall have the privilege of being in the c.ovenant
for the people and in the royal family of the house of
sons. Take it and divide it amongst yourselves. This cup
represents my blood and you shall be counted in as a
part of my poured-out life if you will faithfully drink
the potion which my Father has provided for you. This
do ye as often as ye drink in remembrance of me. By
thus doing you are preaching to those who hear concerning my death, and the purpose of my death, until
I come again.'
U Why should Jesus impress upon his disciples the
importance of remembering this occasion? Why should
he want them to keep in mind this terrible night of
suffering until he should come in his kingdom? Why
should he desire all of his followers to keep this Memorial and thus keep in mind his great suffering and
death? Some will answer that it was selfishness on the
part of the Master. But surely that could not be so.
Others will answer: Jesus loved his disciples and they
loved him, and he did not want their love to grow less.
LIke as a man going on a long journey and leaving
behind him his betrothed, would say: "Now do not
forget me I Keep in mind our experiences and be looking for me until I return," even so our Lord would
want his disciples to remember him until he come. But
that would be a selfish reason; hence it could not have
been the purpose of the Master. He knew that he was
going to his Father where he would enjoy boundless
love and fellowship. He could not have had a selfish
purpose in desiring those on earth to remember him.
Then why did he institute this Memorial?
a. Jesus knew that the disciples would be subjected
by the Devil to the three great temptations. He knew
that the Devil would do everything possible to turn
their minds away from him and from Jehovah God. He
knew that if they yielded to these temptations they
would be lost. He knew that their safety and the safety
of all of his followers depends upon faithfulness to him
and to God. Therefore he knew that if his disciples,
and thereafter all of his other followers, would keep
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constantly before their minds the reason why the Perfect One had died, and that this reason was that they
might be delivered from the Devil and live, then such
would be better enabled to withstand the assaults of
the Devil and to stand firmly for God and for his causeThe real purpose of the Memorial necessarily has been,
and is, for the safety and welfare of the followers of
Christ Jesus, to safeguard them from the wily influenee
of the Devil.
87 In enjoining upon his disciples the keeping of
this Memorial Jesus was following exactly the course
that his Father has always taken; namely, to aid those
who love him to keep near the Lord and to keep under
his protection. God had commanded the Israelites that
they must have no other God. This was wholly for
their benefit. They turned to false gods and fell to
the wiles of the Devil. Jesus was here instituting the
Memorial to enable his followers to keep a proper mind
and heart condition and thus to keep them from th,e
Devil.
88 Many professed Christians have entirely forgotten
the purpose of the Master's death. It became very easy
for them to forget this when once they began to have
illicit relationship with the Devil's organization. The
Lord planted his church a pure vine; and as the prophet
says, it became a degenerate vine of the earth because
the professed ones failed to keep in mind the purpose
of the death of the Lord Jesus. There is but one safe
course and that is to unreservedly identify oneself with
the Lord and never deviate therefrom.
THE CEREMONY
89 Desiring to do all possible to aid those who had
consecrated themselves to foIJow in his steps, Jesus
instituted the Memorial. He took the bread and broke
it and in substance said: 'This bread represents my
body, my human life, which is broken for you. Keep
that in mind. This cup represents my blood, which
blood is the basis of the new covenant which my Father
has made with me, and this blood is shed for you. Remember that. You cannot fully understand now; but
I will pray my Father and he will send you the holy
spirit; and then you shall understand, for he will lead
you into all truth and understanding. It is my Father's
plan that I shall have others associated with me in my
kingdom and I am going away to prepare a place for
such and in due time you will understand why I must
go. You will also understand the full import of my
words that I now speak unto you, and keep these things
in mind until I come again. This cup represents the
course you must take, and if you do not follow the
course my Father has outlined for you, as represented
by this cup, you can have no life in you.' Of course
this is a paraphrase of Jeaus' words, based upon the
Bcripture.s.
.. "'l'hen J eBUS said unto theml Veril'l verily, 1 I&y
unto you, Exoept ye eat the flesh of the Bon of man,

and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso
e.ateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal
life; and I will raise him up at the last day." (John 6 :
53, 54) Those who once koow the full import of ths
Memorial of our Lord's death and then by negligence
or selfishness forget it, or fail to understand and appr~
ciate, will never see the Lord. Only thoslI who truly
h.lve in mind all.d heart the reason for the Lord's death,
and the reason why he invited the consecrated to participate therein, and who then faithfully observe the way
the Lord has marked out, will see the Lord. Those
who thus do will enter into fulness of joy in due time.
THE KINGDOM COME
At the time Jesus presented the cup to his disciples

he !laid: "For I say to you, I will not drink from henceforth of the product of the vine, till the kingdom of
God shall come." (Luke 22: 18, Diaglott) What could
he have meant by those words? Understanding now that
the wine in the cup represented the potion which God
has pourpd, and of which each one must drink who will
be of the seed according to the Abrahamic promise, the
Words of Jesus, spoken as above, when paraphrased
seem clearly to have the following meaning:
.2 'For three and one-half years I have been traveling
the narrow way. It has been a way of suffering. The
law covenant was made for Israel, to lead them to me.
I have fulfilled the law. The law covenant is now ending, and with my death it will fully end and all my
suffering will then be over. Then I will go to my Fath;r
and with him there will be fulness of joy. This cup
rf'presents both sorrow and joy because it represents
the way that must be trod by the house of sons. First
there must be suffering and then to the faithful will
follow: boundless joy. If you willingly partake of my
suffermgs you shall in due time share in my joy.
.3 'You are in an unfriendly world and you must
remain here until your course on earth is finished. Satan, the wicked son of my Father, is the prince of this
world. In this world you will have much tribulation'
but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. (J o~
16: 33) During all your journey I will have you in
mind and aid you and comfort you, and my Father will
comfort yo~ by the holy spirit which he will give you.
Wh~n the tIme comes for me to take my power and reign
I will oust the enemy and establish a new heaven and
a new earth wherein will dwell righteouness. My great
joy is to do my Father's will and to vindicate his name.
'1.'he time is coming when the kingdom of God will come
and when I will begin my reign; then I will come to
you and invite you to share my joy with me. Then I
will drink of the cup again with you and that drinlcing
will be joy. I cannot drink of the cup any more noW'
because my sufferings are ended, and when I drink with
you again it will be when the kingdom has come and
you will drink it with me in joy. Keep iD. D:l8!1101'1 tb.I
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}'lU'rpose of my !lU:f!erin~ and death, and joy will follow
in due time; when I come to you, you may enter into
my joy.'
H In 1914 the Lord Jesus stood up and began the
exercise of his kingly power. Satan the enemy, was
expelled from heaven. Joy then began in heaven. (Revelation 12: 12) In 1918 the Lord came to his temple
for his examination of those this side the vail who were
following in his footsteps. To those whom he found
faithful he said: 'You have been faithful over a. few
things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter
[now] into the joy of thy Lord.' (Matthew 25: 21)
The saints this side of the vail have entered into the
joy of the Lord, and they see that his joy is the beginning of the reign of righteousness and the vindication
of Jehovah's name. They enter into the joy now, and
together liit up the voice with singing.-Isaiah 52: 8.
415 Such continue to keep the Memorial because it
keeps them fully in mind of the purpose of the death
and re8urreetion of our Lord and of his kingdom and
of the covenant. While keeping it they continue to be
faithful witnesses to the Lord of love; and thus continuing faithful until their earthly course is finished
in death these shall awake in the likeness of the Lord
and enter into the fulness of joy, where there are plea.lUres for evermore.
WHO SHALL PARTAKE?
''Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, and

drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty
of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and
drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh
unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself,
not discerning the Lord's body." - 1 Corinthians 11:
27-29.
'7 A person may claim to be consecrated to the Lord,
and be consecrated, and have a vision of the Devil's
orranization and of God's organization, and yet try to
have fellowship with both. But he cannot be faithful
to the Lord unless he refuses to lend his influence, sympathy and love to the Devil's organization. Concerning
this matter the apostle says: "But I say, that the things
which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and
Jlot to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowahip with devils. Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord,
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and the cup of devils; ye cannot be partakers of the

Lord's table, and of the table of devils. Do we provoke
the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?"-1
Corinthians 10: 20-22.
6 Lt all then of the consecrated examine themselves
and let each one see ii he can truly say: 'I have consecrated my life to the Lord. With me it is God
first and all the time. By his grace I will follow
in the footsteps of my Master. My devotion shall be
and is to the Lord. Unreservedly I will support his
cause. I delight to identify myself with his organization, of which Christ Jesus is the head.' All who can
thus conclude upon self-examination may gladly partake
of the Memorial. The Christian now realizes that the
King has begun his reign and that if he continues faithful in the remnant class unto the end, in a little while
he shall see the Lord face to face.
How Is the passover and l\Il'morial date calculated according to the Scriptures? 1 1-3.
Why do the Jews sometimes calculate differently T1 4-6.
Why should not Christians celebrate the Memorial every
week? '\I 7,8.
What fact enabled Jesus to face the ordeal of death com
placently? '\I 9, 10.
What is the purpose of the divine plan? How do the throo
..reat covenants stand related thereto? Why is the makIng and confirming of the law covenants attended by
demonstrations of divine power? ~ 11-15,23.
Can the Memorial be appreciated without some knowledge
of the divine plan? Briefly, what is God's plan? '\I 16, 17.
Show how the Israelites and Egyptians represented the
Lord's and the Devil's organizations respectively. 1 18-22.
When and how was the passover instituted? 'If 24-26.
Why were the Israelites required to repeat the passover
annually? Why were none other than Jews required or
invited to observe such an ordinance? 1f 27,28.
Did Jesus keep the passover each year, and did he know
its antitypical significance? ~ 29,30.
Bow and when is the new covenant made and confirmed?
, 81.
Was the last passover supper of our Lord, and the Memorial,
one and the same thing? Explain his statement: "This
cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for
you." 1 32-84.
What prompted Jesus to institute a Memorial of his death?
'I 35-37.
Dave all Christians remembered the purpose of Jesus' death,
and is it necessary that they should? 11 38,40.
What does the bread represent? The cup? 11 39,41-43.
What is the import of the words: "Enter thou into the joy
of thy Lord"? Should luch, after entering in, continue
to o~rve the Memorial? 1 , 45.
Who are privileged to partake of the Memorial? How may
we determine if we have that privlleie? 'II 46-48.

TEXT FOR MA.CJI 17
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royal prie6tho.tl.-l Petlr!:9.
ELCHIZEDEK was lriB&' and at the same time

was a prielt of the Molt RiCh God. He was
a type ef the lleaaiah, the put King 01 glory.
The Kelcbi se4elr Jlriuthood ill ~Ol'IIIl.t from any other
priesthood in this, that it is a royal priesthood. This

prieahoed ill ordained of the Most High God to execute
Jehonh'. plans, not merely to minister to mankind.
The prillthood therefore reips as king and at the same
time acts as servant of the Most High God. The promise is that all tho~e who prove to be fll'ithful follow-
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ers of J esns unto death shall be of this priesthood.

St. Peter then gives the members this Bide the vail
instruction concerning their present duty. The instruction is to the effect that these must now show forth the
praises of him who called them out of darkness into
his marvelous light. For this reason they are appointed
witnesses for .Tehovah on earth and are members of the
priesthood even while in the flesh and faithfully performing the duties assigned to them.
Jehovah God now directs how this must be done;
namely, by telling the people that he is God, that Christ
Jesus is the King, and that the kingdom is here. Of
course the dragon hates these witnesses and will try to
destroy them. They appreciate their own danger; yet
they have no fear because as long as faithful they know
they are protected under the hand of the Lord, and in
his strength they perform their duty. It is their delight
to praise God out of Zion and this each one of the
priesthood henceforth will do.
TEXT FOR MARCH 24
"Princes in all the earth."-PsaJ,m J,.5: 16.
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HE definition generally of the term world, and

that which is supported by the Scriptures, is:
Mankind organized into forms of government
under the supervision of an overlord. The world conIlists of heaven and earth. The heaven or heavens is the
invisible, while the earth is the visible, part of the world.
For many centuries Satan and his angels have constituted the heavens while the earth has been made up
of the three parts; namely, commercial, political and
ecclesiastical classes, the latter being called the "false
prophet". The earth constitutes the visible part of
the world.
St. Peter declared that there shall be a new heaven
and a new earth wherein dwells righteousness. The
Lord Jesus, in Revelation, stated the same thing. (Revelation 21: 1, 2) The new heaven is already a reality
and is composed of Christ Jesus and those members of
his body who are already with him, while there are
Itill some members on the earth representing the Lord.
As soon as Satan is bound, God's kingdom on earth
will be in full sway because Satan's unrighteous earth
will be destroyed. Preparations are now moving rapidly forward for the great and final conflict in which the
old earth will be destroyed and the new earth established.
The new world established will have representatives on
earth and will then be a part of Zion, because of God's
organization.
St. Paul makel it quite clear u to who will be these
representatives. He enumerates the faithful from Abel
to John the Baptist. He ..ya: "But now they dellire a
better eountry, that it, an heavenly: wherefore God ia
not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city."-Hebrews 11: 16.
City is a Bymbol of a government. The new government rests upon the shoulder of Christ. (Isaiah 9: 6, 7)
The government will be heavenly because controlled
from heaven. Jehovah is the God of these faithful representatives on earth, and therefore they are a part of
his organization and of Zion. Hence the prophet says:
"Instead of thy fathers shall be thy children, whom
thou mayest make princes in all the earth." - Psalm
45: 16.
It is the precious privilege of the saints on earth
now to declare these facts to the world and thereby lift
up the standard for the people and ''bless the Lord out
of Zion".
TEXT FOR MARCH 31
"Praise thy God, 0 Zwn:'-PsaIm 147: 1.
HE descendants of Jacob, who was also named

Israel, were organized into a nation and used
by the Lord to foreshadow better things to come,
and were used as examples for the purpose of teaching
those who should follow. God commanded that people
to have no other God beside him. This he did not for
any selfish reason, but for the benefit of the Israelites,
and through them to teach others the neCCBsity for their
having no other God. He knew that the enemy Satan
had turned the minds of all other people away from
the true God and had led the people into the way of sin.
Had natural Israel been obedient to God's commands
they would have escaped great trouble. Satan, of course,
would lead them in no other way except in sin, because
of his own wickednelis; and hence he was their greatest
enemy. Jehovah was their real friend and benefactor.
Rad Israel continued to praise God in sincerity and in
truth, that people would have escaped the clutchell of
the Devil.
During the Gospel Age many have been called out
of the darkness of the world and given the light of
God's loving provision for mankind. Many of these have
furned away to the Devil's organization and walked in
the way of darkness, not knowing at what they stumbled.
'!'he time of crucial testing is now upon all who are of
God's organization. The Lord is the strength of those
who are in Zion and those who praise God in sincerity
and in truth will remain close to their true Friend and
Benefactor. Herein is their safety, and their ultimate
and complete blessing.
The purpose of directing the saints now to praise
God is for the benefit of the saints even 8.8 it was for
the benefit of natural Israel. His praises can be shown
forth by earnestly and devotedly making known to
hungry hearts his plan of redemption, salvation and
deliverance of the people.
THE STORY OF CREATION

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NIn tM 'beginning God created the heaven a:nd the earth:'-Gernesis 1: 1.
HE dated serlel of lessons now take. us to the
There is no reason here for saying, as ecclesiaBtiC8

do, that the Bible means that another God, called by
them the third person of a trinity of Gods, began to
share in the work of creation. But it is evident that a
preparatory work there began; for God then said, "Let
there be light: and there was light." (Genesis 1: 3)
The heaviest of the vapor clouds doubtless began to con~
dense and fall, allowing a little of the external light to
penetrate to the earth. Darkness and light were separated; a limited period of darkness was followed by on.
of limited light; and the darkness was called Night, and
the light, Day. Thus passed "the evening and the morning" of the first day.
T In ordinary usage the word "day" means a period
of twenty-four hours, but it also means an indefinite
period of time, sometimes many years; and there is no
reason why we should say in this case that there must
be a limitation to the diurnal motion of the earth, the
period of twenty-four hours.
8 In Volume Six, chapter 1, of the STUDIES IN THB
SCRIPTURES, reason is advanced for belief that the "days"
of the creative week were each of 7,000 years duration.
Scientists who call for a much longer period than
48,000 years for the production of all physical phenomena on earth, take no account of the fact that special
creative forces were in operation for 42,000 of those
years.
9 We remark that some of the long ages for which
scientists argue may belong to the period before God
began the work of preparing the earth for man; but we
cannot admit that the formation of the rocks which contain the remains of life belongs to periods of chaos.
Scientists who in forming their theories do not consider
the Bible, and who take no account of the Creator's
work as facts necessary to be considered, are not true
to their name. But the clergy who follow them in their
irreverence for the Creator are much more blameworthy.
18 As the world has grown older and men have become
more learned and, as they believe, possess more ability,
they are even more inclined to put aside the thought
of God's work in creation. It is notorious that the
teachings of the present day, particularly that of the
higher schools and colleges of Christian lands, result
in destroying belief in God and in the Bible as his revelation. Rarely does a young man or woman go through
a collegiate course and retain faith in God.
11 The attempt to refute the unbeliever, whether h.
be atheist or destructive critic, need not be the concern
of the believer. The Bible does not concern itself with
objections or objectors, save lUI when it saya, in the wordt
of the psalmist, "The fool hath said in his heart, Ther.
is no God." (Psalm. 53: 1) It may be taken as certain
Old Testament and to the beginnings of human

history. We are not of those who find reasons for
non-acceptance of the early chapters of Genesis, as if
they are not a true record but merely ancient legends
no more worthy of credence than the mythological stories of the Greeks, and probably not as worthy as the
recorda of old Babylon!
t To us the opening chapters of the Bible and all the
lucceeding ones, are to be accepted as the Word of God,
as they are accepted by all subsequent writers of the
Scriptures; and especially because the teaching of Jesus,
the Head of the church, is based upon them. Even
to those who do not see the divine harmony of the Scriptures, it seems foolish to reject the only clear and reasonable account of the beginnings of human history
which the race possesses.
If the story of Genesis is not accepted, we are left
to the vagaries of mythology or eastern imaginations;
or, and almost worse still, to the vain imaginings of
modern teachers. It is agreed by the accepted leaders
of the world's thought that science and church dogmas
are at variance. We agr~, but remark that science and
the Bible are not and cam;.ot be at variance. But scientists speculate, and now and again disclose their foolishness; and churchianity dogmatizes, and has taught
things absolutely contrary to the Bible. Let scientists
drop their unproven conjectures and cease to treat their
speculations as facts, and let the Bible be properly interpreted, and there can be no difference between them.
'The Bible makes no attempt to explain about the
Creator and thus to satisfy the curiosity of the human
mind, but begins its story by stating what was done by
God when he prepared the earth for his human family.
Therefore speaking of the beginning of things it only
states that when God began his work of preparing the
earth it was without form and was void, or empty of
life and order. It is with this mass of matter, cooled
and solidified from the gaseous state, that the story of
creation deahl.
G It had not been the pleasure of the Creator up to
that time, to have this plastic matter, consolidated from
the gases, take any definite shape; and the mass of
igneous matter was covered with heated waters, while
thick vapors cast darkness over all. (Job 38: 4, 9) We
may properly suppose a long period between the opening words of the second verse and the statement that
"the spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters".
We are not told what the direct result of this was; but
according to the uniform usage of the Bible we may
know that it was the power of God in operation to do
hiswill.
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that the heart is really the seat of unbelief, whether as

with the atheist of the fact of God, or with the higher
critic of the fact of revelation. Paul says of these that
they are given up w a mind void of judgment because
they do not like to retain God in their knowledge. (Romans 1: 28) Peter says of a similar class, but more
blameworthy, that they are "willingly ignorant" of the
knowledge of God.-2 Peter 3: 5.
11 In few words, which none but a master mind could
have ananged, the story of earth's preparation is continued. The waters were gathered together, and the
dry land appeared; due, of course, w a buckling of the
earth's crust. Then the earth began to bring forth its
grass and herbs and fruit trees, according to the will
of the Creator. More of the mineralized vapor clouds
undoubtedly condensed and fell; and then on the fourth
day the sun appeared quite distinctly through the lighter
vaporous canopy and began its blessing of the earth,
while the moon and the stars helped to lighten the
night; and day and night and the seasons of the year
followed.
13 After this, on the :fifth day, life began in the waters;
and they brought forth abundantly. Then the birds,
flying in the open firmament, made their appearance.
Next the creation of the great whales is mentioned. It
is worthy of note that the evolutionist h3. failed w find
any progenitor for the whales; he knows of no evolutionary process which could have produced them. He
will probably not find any. It may be that in the ordinary forms of animal life God used processes of nature evolutionary in character; but it is a gratuiwus
assumption to say that all life and intelligence on the
face of the earth sprang from one common first movell1ent of life and-that the first living cell or protopl3.m
was produced by accident.
16 When the earth had brought forth its living creatures, and the cattle and the beasts of the field, then God
said: "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the
sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle,
and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creepeth upon the earth." (Genesis 1: 26) It is
evident that God spoke to his coworker, the glorious
Logos, of whom John and Paul say that he was God'i1
agent in bringing all things inw being. (John 1: 3 ;
1 Corinthians 8: 6) And man, the crown of God's earthly creation, came forth, and was able at once to enter
into communion with his Creator. Accordingly, to
Adam and to Eve, who is represented in Adam's creation, God gave his personal word of blessing and inatruction.
11 Thus during six "days"
(or geologic ages) of
creation the various strata had been laid upon the fireformed rocks, by the successive deluges of condensed mineralized vapors and by myriads of fossilized organism
and heavily carbon-laden Tegetation. These strata were
in such ordeI' that man could not merely sow and reap
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upon the earth's crust, but could find therein those

minerals which would enable him to sustain himself
upon the planet in the more complex conditions of
later days.
16 If we take the Bible as God's revelation of his
will we may not pick from it only that which suits our
conception of things. These first words of the Bible
are as necessary as are its last or any part of it It is
necessary that we believe that man is in no sense the
result of an evolutionary process, but is, as stated, the
direct creation of God. The Bible presents a plan of
God concerning man of which each part is necessary to
the whole. It should be noted that God's commission
to man, and his purpose for man, is stated in the first
chapter of the Bible.
IT On the seventh day God rested; that is, his work
of creation was finished. He blessed the day and sanctified it; it was to be a day noted for ever. Taking the
iJuggestion aforementioned, that each creative day was
7,000 years in length, and the Bible's own chronology,
which shows that to the present year (A. D. 1926) about
6,054 years are counted from Adam's creation, the
seventh day of God's rest has still nearly 1,000 years to
run. Thus in all there is a long period of 49,000 years
from "the beginning", when time began to count on
this planet, w the end of the millennial reign of Christ,
when man will have passed through all the experiences
necessary to fit him for entering into the enjoyment of
the ages of glory which are to follow.-Ephesians 2: 7.
18 The Genesis account puts no strain on reason, and
DO researches of science can show it to be wrong. However, the imaginings of some teachers must be ignored.
In any case "scientists" are no more harmonious than
are the ecclesiastics. But with scientists each succeeding
half-generation repudiates the teachings of its predecessors, while the ecclesiastics refuse to advance beyond
their worn-out creeds.
18 It is clear that God never intended that the conditions
of human life which history records should remain unchanged. God gave the earth to man to be his home,
and gave him dominion over all animate nature, whether
of things in earth or of the sea or sky. But it soon came
to pass through the reign of evil that a few began to
exercise dominion over their fellow men, while the many
have been poor and oppressed and have not enjoyed
the blessings of God. But God will restore mankind,
that all together they may enjoy his blessings in their
common dominion, a dominion not of force but of love.
To this end God has appointed One who shall have
dominion over the whole earth, namely, his Son, the
Prince of Peace; but the whole purpose of that dominion is to deliver up the kingdom w the FatheI'.-Malachi 1: 11; 1 Corinthians 15: 24.
20 Thus it may be said that the work of creation and
the perfecting of man through bitter experience takes
the whole period of the seventh creative day. There is
no ground for thinkini' that man, who is not a creatUlI
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of evolution, will become such; and that he will grow
into another form of life. That man has a physical
organism which is in general likeness to that of the
animals does not make him one with them; it merely
shows that the digestive and circulatory systems, with
their many functions and variations, are deemed by the
Creator as suitable for the sustaining of all animate life.
How did the writers ot the Bible, including Jesus, regard

the Genesis account? Is there any variance between it
and the findings of science? 1 1-3.
What "beginning" is referred to in Genesis 1: I? Explain
how the earth was "without form and void". What is
meant by God's spirit moving upon the waters? How
did ii~ht apIXlar on the first day? 1f 4-6.
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How long are the "days" mentioned In Genesis 1? May not

the earth havE' exi!lted in a chaotic state for ages prior
to the be~inn1ng of the preparatory work here mentioned 7
~ 7-9.
Why do modern scientists generaii" deny the existence ot
God, and what dops the Psalmist say of such? 11 10. 11.
How did the Run make Itll appearance on the fourth day?
\Vhat occurred on the fifth day, and was an evolutiona17
process employed? 1 12, 13.
What occurred at the ('nd of the sixth day? How was the
work of the preceding- days conducted for man's ultimate
benefit? Can a Christian consistently reject the Gl'nesis
record and claim to believe the rest of the Bible? '1114-16.
In what sense did God rest on the seventh day? Is he still
resting? II 17.
How are eccleo;iastics less progressive than scientists? Did
God intend that human conditions, past and present,
should remain unchang-l?d? ~ 18, 19.
Does man's organic similarity to animals make him one
with them? 'I 20.
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"For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive."-1 Corinthians 15: !H~.
A FTER the account of the preparation of the earth,

~first
for animal life and then for man, and then

of man's creation, we have the further account
of God's purpose to have man be fruitful and multiply
and replenish the earth, and exercise dominion over the
earth and over all mundane things. We then come to
the first of those records of Genesis, each of which begins with ''These are the generations". Our study on
'(The Beginning of Sin" begins with "These are the
generations of the heavens and of the earth".-Genesis 2: 4.
2 It should be noted that the book of Genesis is mainly
a compilation of a number of manuscripts quite evidently of hoary antiquity, which bear the signs of genuineness. There is no reason for thinking that the editor
was other than Moses, nor that God used anyone else
to write the opening chapters; for Moses was God's
chosen servant, and was learned in all the wisdom ane
knowledge of his day.-Acts 7: 22.
a Each manuscript begins with the words, "These
are the generations of." No doubt some of them overlap; and they are not always in absolute agreement;
but they do not deny each other. This account is the
record of God's first arrangement for his earthly children, and of the relationship between the heavens and
the earth. The beginning of his purpose for his earthly
human likeness is now more fully disclosed. Conceivably God might have left man on the earth to take care
of himself and to make the best out of his situation,
using such powers as he possessed to subdue his somewhat wild dominion. But God did not follow that plan;
for he had a plan and a purpose for man-one which,
according to divine foreknowledge and wisdom, was to
bring lasting blessings to man, and which would prove
to be of advantage to all God's creation throughout all

ages.
The beginning of his purpose was to place the man
whom he had formed from the dust and into whose
nostrils he had breathed, and who was thereby quickened into life as a living soul, in a garden which he
himself had prepared. The man would have been a
lonely creature, the only one of his kind on earth, and
would conceivably, despite his perfection, have had constantly to assert his superiority over the beasts who
roamed at large. By being placed in the garden Adam
was sheltered and protected and thus preserved from
outside difficulties and dangers while he had time to
meditate upon his relationship to his Creator, and to
begin that development of his mind which was possible
to him as a perfect being. The garden was a beautiful
home for Adam. He was not yet to till the ground but
was to dress and keep the garden. He might eat freely
of every fruit tree save of the tree of knowledge of good
and evil, and he was plainly told that in the day he
ate of it the sentence of death would fall on him. Two
trees in the garden are especially noted; namely, the
tree of life which was in the midst of the garden, and
the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which apparently was nearby the tree of life.
& How Adam was able to converse with his Creator
we are not told. That his mind was that of a perfect
man is revealed by the fact that all the animals were
brought to him that he might name them. God did
not name them for him, because he had given Adam
the dominion of the earth; the animals were Adam'.
subjects.
o God saw that it was not good for man to be alone.
Apparently it was partly for the purposo of preparing
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Adam and quickening his mind, that God gave him an

opportunity of seeing the animals mated. Adam realized that amongst them there was no helpmeet for him.
A helpmeet for him must be one like himself who had
a reasoning mind, able to converse with him and comIllUne with the Creator.
7 After this Adam was put into a deep sleep while
Gael took from him that from which he could form
an helpmeet for Adam. This means that Adam at the
first was a bi-sexual creature, and that God took away
from him that part which would make the female. God
formed a woman and then brought her to Adam. When
he beheld his counterpart, still more graceful than he,
he named her isha (woman) ''because she was taken
out of ish [man]". (Genesis 2: 23) The woman, then,
\yith Adam, formed not of clay as Adam was, but from
him and perfect like him, together with him enjoyed
the garden and the blessings of God, and continued to
learn more of their gracious Creator.
S Adam and his beautiful consort were not allowed to
enjoy their happiness unmolested. A temptation to a
break with their beneficent Creator came. The tempter,
who came as a serpent was said to be more subtle than
any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.
The real tempter, as later scriptures show, was Satan,
known also in Scripture as Lucifer, the Son of the
Morning (Isaiah 14: 12), and as the Devil, the opposer
of God; and who is also pictured in the last book of the
Bible as the Dragon, he who would devour all God's
people.
9 The tempter knew that Adam and Eve were not to
eat of all the trees of the garden, and the temptation
came first in the suggestion that they lacked liberty.
Satan tempted the woman, evidently considering her
as the one more susceptible to his deceit and suggestion.
They talked of the limitation; and Satan suggested th.at
God had a selfish motive, and that he knew well if the
fruit of that tree was eaten the man and the woman would
become as knowing and wise as God himself. The woman
did not stop to consider that if God did thus fear he
would not have given them such a chance of becoming dangerous to himself; and, falling to the temptation
to enjoy the pleasures of knowledge and of eating and
of disobedience, she took of the fruit. The tempter had
done his wicked deed, evil had begun its deadly work.
Eve now took of the fruit of the tree to Adam, and he
also ate. Paul says that the woman was deceived, but
that Adam was not. (1 Timothy 2: 14) In an altogether
unexpected way they experienced an increase of knowledge-they realized that their sense of purity was gone I
Now they felt the need for covering their bodies, and
prepared clothing from the leaves of the fig tree.
10 As has been fully shown in THE WATCH Tow:u
there were and still are three ways for evil to find entrance into the citadel of the human heart. Satan knew
them and used them all, and the woman succumbed.
She had not defuritely perceived that her action Wal
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really in opposition to the will of God. But Adam understood; and, well knowing, he took of the fruit and ate,
knowingly and understandingly choosing his own way
instead of his Cr('ator's, and in wilful opposition to
him. God called for Adam and, as it were, in open
court d('alt with the sin and with all concerned. Upon
Adam fell the sentence of death, t'Dust thou art, and
unto dust shalt thou return." (Genesis 3: 19) The
woman was to have sorrow in her conceptions, and the
serpent was condemned to degradation11 The Bible shows that sin did not originate in the
mind of either Adam or Eve. It came from without,
from Satan. Satan, who was a bright star in heaven,
one of the brightest of the sons of the morning, was
evidently given the care of Adam in the garden, and
of the garden itself. He was the covering cherub (Ezekiel 28: 14), and had therefore the oversight and care
first of Adam and then of the human pair who, unlike
any other of God's intelligent creatures, had the power
and privilege to propagate their own species.
12 Satan, then known as Lucifer, instead of proving
a faithful caretaker and a loyal servant of God, sought
to enrich himself; and apparently it was as he, in mind,
saw these his charges as progenitors of a race that he
first conceived the thought, as related by Isaiah (chapter 14, verse 14), of becoming like the Most High. He
perceived that in the human family was the possibility
of developing a great empire for himselt and doubtless
dreamed of having the whole of the habitable world
filled with people, and himself acknowledged as their
great emperor.
13 In order to accomplish this purpose he resolved to
subject the pair to temptation and succeed in breaking
their allegiance from God, and so sever them from God,
in the belief that God would turn away from them and
perhaps divert his attention to the furtherance of the
same kind of life in some other place in the universe,
leaving the earth to Lucifer.
14 That Satan succeeded in his purpose we have already seen. But the final consequence to him is shown
in the concluding chapters of the Bible. (See Revelation
20: 10.) That God did not intend to have Satan thwart
his purpose is shown by his word to the woman (not
to Adam), that a seed should come which should bruise
the serpent's head. They would surely take out of this
word a hope of restoration to favor, and deliverance
from the evil under which they had come.
15 The Modernist cannot accept the story; he says
that it is merely a legend, an attempt on the part of
some good man in days long ago to show how evil entered the world. He claims that it could not have happened, that God did not make man nor hi v-e him his
blessing as the Bible states, but that man is an ordinary
development of animal life. And yet with all his sureness he cannot find solid ground for his feet. Not long
ago the higher critic was sure that the first man's grand,father was a monkey; but he never could find man'.
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father. Now he is not so sure that his former idea was

correct; he thinks the monkey is merely his possible cousin, and is not at all sure as to their mutual progenitor.
16 The beginning of sin has but little place in the
Modernist's moral world. He talks more of the dawn
of moral consciousness, and does not know when the
animal merged into a man, nor whether one or many
evolved, nor how the evolution of woman came about.
He seems certain of only one thing; namely, that the
Bible story is not true. If his idea be true, then of
course man is to be commended for the moral progress
he has made, rather than to be condemned under sentence of death because of sin against his Creator's law.
And if this Modernist idea be true, then there could be
no place for a ransom, nor need for a sin-offering for
an original sin which involved the race.
17 But the whole of the Bible, whether Old Testament
New Testament, is based upon the Scripture statements that God made man perfect; that he fell; and
that his progeny were born in imperfection, and have
followed their first parents in the downward path. Not
that each has wilfully Binned as Adam did, but never-
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theless all share in the condemnation. (Romans 5: 19)

'rhe continuity of the Bible is seen in the fact that
Jesus Christ came born of a woman but free from the
corruption of the race through Adam, and was brought
purposely into the world that he should make atonement for sin by providing a ransom price (Galatians
4: 4, 5), and that an end might be made to sin, bot h
in heaven and in earth.-Romans 5 : 21 ; Ephesians 1 ; 10.
What Is meant by the statement, "These are the generations
of the heavens and of the earth"? Bow was the book of
Genesis composed, and what is its purpose? 'lI 1-3.
What was God's original purpose r~specting man? Why
did Jehovah leave the naming of the animals to Adulll?
, 4,5.
Tell when and how Eve was created. Bow and why did
Satan tempt Eve? ~ 6-D.
What are the three avenues by which sin may invade the
human heart? When, where and how did original sin
originate? What was Lucifer's deep-laid scheme? 1l10-1a.
How did God indicate to Eve that Satan would ultimately
be overcome'l ,. 14.
.
What does the Modernist believe respecting man's fall?
Amid his increasing uncertainties, what is the one tllIllg'
of which he does seem positive, and why'l What is tll~
basis of the whole Bible narrative? 'I 15-17.
INTERESTING LETTERS
REJOICING IN THE TRUTH
BELOVED BROTHER RUTHERFORD:
Loving greetings in his dear name! It gives me great
Joy to write you and express my deep appreciation for all
Jour labor of love in behalf of the Lord's little ones; those
whom he has purchased at such a cost, even with the
Pl'ectous blood of his dear Son.
The WATCH TowERS are just grand. As Brother Russell
110 often said, they "satisfy my longings as nothing else
C!Ould do". "The Birth of the Nation" article was wonderful; 80 clear, so reasonable and in fullest harmony with
the Lord's Word. This is the very thing we have been
waiting and longing for-the time when our beloved Bridecroom would take to himself his great power to reign.
It is sad that some take exception to this article after
professing for so long to love the Lord and the setting up
of his kingdom. If there is error in this article, as some
..y, would we not expect that subsequent articles would
cet even further away from the truth 'I But the very article
following was "The Philosophy of the Ransom", and it is
the clearest and most concise article I have ever read on
the subject. I believe that all the Lord's people will agree
to this.
Surely this should be sufficient for any to clearly see that
It is the Lord himself who still, true to his promise, is
.erving us with things new and old from the storehouse.
I often think, dear brother, of those happy days I was
privileged to spend with you in the Lord's work in 1914.
And now 1925 has come and gone, a year most wonderfully
marked with rapid and successive flashes of truth; and for
this we give thanks and look forward to still more unfoldlngs 'Of the divine Word.
I am glad to say that we are rejoicing in the opportunities
of service, and desire to be spent more and more. We thank
J"ou for all the loving exhortations to be faithful to our
every opportunity.
:My prayer, dear brother, is that you may daily be kept
by the mighty power of God and strengthened to fight
apinst the evil organization of Satan till victory is complete.
Yours in his service,
A. H. Jl:DD.-Englana.
),IT l)unT
THE BLIND SEE

[This poor girl who has not J1'Iltural eyes has begun to ~ee the
beauty of God's plan. The letter is selt-explanatory Some ot the
friends sent her a copy ot THII HA.RP Oll' Goo in Braille J
FRIEND:
Please accept my sincere thanks for the lovely book,
THE HARP OF GOD. It is a very remarkable book and I urn
drinking in i!s beautiful truths as eagerly as II fiower drinks
in the sunshIne and dew.
Wit~ all my heart I thank you, dear friend, tor making
it pOSSible for me to POSSl'SS this interesting and Inspiring
book in Braille. Please convey my deep 2'ratitude to those
who assistc-d in contributing to my happiness.
Very sincerely yours,
-ARLINE PHILUPS,
),Iy DEAR
Bec'1I. Penmlllvania .488'n tor the Blind.
THE TRUTH IN SYRIA

My DUR BRETHREN IN CHRIST:
The work here is being accompanied by the spirit of the
Lord and has brought forth joy and satisfaction. All
the people who hear the message or read it are delighted,
and are showing signs of indorsement or a tendency to believe the gospel of the kingdom. So far as I remember
only three individuals to whom I have witnessed have de:
elined to read or discuss the snbject, the pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of Tripoli being one of these.
People everyWhere are wondering what the present turmoil in the world at large, and in Syria especially, will
bring. The message we are spreading seems to them the
answer to this question, and many are returning- to the
Holy Bible to see if these things are so. Many people are
desirous to read our literature, and when we distribute
tracts we usually find that we need more than we have on
hand.
The fear that has filled the hearts of the people in
Syria has made them inquire as to the cause of this trouble
and for the remedy for the present terror. 7be kingdom of
MARCH 1, 1926
'The
WATCH TOWER
Christ is universally believed in, by Christians, Moslems

and Jews-in dogma at least. Thus I have found that
many, it not all, adherents of the dl1Tl"rent sects have rejoiced and were delighted in the discussion of the subject.
Your brother in Christ,
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My daily prayer is that the Heavenly Father wlll continue ro bless, strengthen and uphold you day by day, and
~ve you grace to carryon his work in his own appointed way.
Your sister in the Lord,
EMILY SMITJl.-oO~pt.
ABJU.HAH ATIYEH.--SUrla.
ELDERS SHOULD BE CLEAR

PROPER FOOD FOR THIS TIME
DEAR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:

I am wriUn~ to Il"t you know that I appreciate very
much the Sl"rnce yoou and your -coluborers are rendering
the Lord's ppople at this time.
After revwwing the TOWERS back to 1918 I am convinced
that THE WATCH TOWER Is giving us the proper food for
this time. Thesl' TowERS should not only be read, but
studied, as WI' are doin~ here in the class.
I know you are being assailpd by thl" enemy from I'vl'ry
side. Only by special gruce from th' Lord could you hpar
this as yoou do, with out letting it hinder the great work
you are doing.
'fhe things that are written and said against the SOCIETY
I take as pl'rsonally said about me, because 1 fully endorse
all that is being said and done hy the SOCIETY. I am keeping "My Vow unto the Lord", to remember you dail~' at
the throne of heavenly grace, and I believe that all who
are loyal to the Lord are doing the same.
I am writing you, dear brother. not to take your valuable time in having you to straighten oU,t some local affairs, for we are all one here; hut I write yOll to t'I1courage you. Your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 'Ve
have watched you ever since you have been active io the
Lord's w'Ork, and in many ways you have been an encouragement to us.
My prayer is that the good LoTd will keep you In peace
until your work is finished.
Your brother In the faith,
J. D. AKER8.-Tann.
DIl:A.B BROTHEB RUTHER~'ORD:

I am glad to g-reet you again and assure you ot my continued love for the Lord. his cause and his people; my earnest desire is to be faithful and loyal
I am enjoying the seTVlce very much; I pray it may be
u!'Pd to his bonor and glory, to my own good, and to the
good of t:'ose I serve.
I regret that some of the classes are not absorbing the
TOWER artlclt"S, due I think to a lack of proper individual
and class study. "Yhere the elders are clear, and properly
appreciate the impor'tance of the articles, the classes of
course thrive much better.
As the pTessure increases, I fail to see how anyone can
hope to "stano", unless he is fully alive to the position the
church occupies.
"Time is no longer," we have reached the kingdom:
praise the Lo"d I The time featmes like mile posts have
done their work well, they have brought us to the kingdom,
and those approved of the Lord, aTe engai(ed with him in
kingdom work.
I find the TOWEB articles wonderfUl words of life. I am
glad it Is now madE' clear which "heaven" Satan was cast
out of; some haw been quibbling over that point.
I appreeiate, dt'Rr brother, your rontinued firm and uncompromising stand for the King and the king-dom, and
the presentation of the whole troth, not a part of it.
I pray continueO !!1lidance and protection and blessing
upon you, and rejoice that I have the privilege of rolaboring in this great work.
Your brother by his grace,
J. C. WATT.-Ore.
THANKFUL FOR INCREASING LIGHT

Although I know your time is so fUlly occupied that I
feel great diffidence in writing, yet I feel I must send you
just a word of gratefUl thunks, not only for your bt'[lUtiful
Christmas :reE'ring, and encouraging !I1'ssugt> for 19:.!G. lind
yoour kind enc[(osure, all of which I appreciate very highly,
but also for the "meat in due season" which the Lord has
been pleased to dispensE' to us through you during the past
year, so rich and bountiful, and which hus enao/pd us to
follow the Apostle John's admonition, ro "walk in the
li~ht". Ind'Pd, one flash of lightning has followed the
other so qUickly that we have to almost race to kp(>p up
with the li2'ht, which gives us a much clearE'r understanding
of many precious truths and brings refreshment, joy and
gladness to our hearts and minds.
Every TOWER during the Pltst year was so good that
one wants to enuml"rate them all; but the articlE'1! "Rohe
of RightPOusness", "Birth of the Nation," "ThE' Remnant,"
"The Way to Life." and "The Holy Spirit Poured Out",
have brought special enlightenment and blessing to my
heart. I am so grateful that throngh the Lord's grace I
have been enabled to get the understanding of each article
as it has come to us, and so have been ready for the next.
The report of the work for 1925 was wonderful. Truly
"it is the Lord's doing", and helps us to realize bow the
message of the kingdom is encircling the globe and his
kingdom majestically marching on, and that the foundations
of the new earth are being laid.
I am so thankful for the privilege of being one of the
Lord's witnesses in my little sphere, and helping to Uft up
"The Standard" for the people. Because of sickness and
lack of strength I have not been able to accomplish so
much in the sale of books, which has caused me some disappointment, yet I haye had increasing joy in his service
and look forward With thankfulness to the privilelite ot
service during anotller ;rear. D, V.
CLASS STUDY OF TOWERS PROFITABLE

No dOUbt thpre are times when yOUT heart is subject to
depr-ession, when discouragement bears down upon your
spirit and you oped fellowship and encouragE'ment.
It is hopPd tha t this message reaches you at such II
time. for It is the purpose and intent to serve you in this way.
Perhaps no better plan can be devised than to tell you
how much you are bein~ used by the Lord to bless and
comfort his ppople.
The class hpre has been using the recent TOWERS as a
basis fur study and we have gone over the principal articles
of this year witb plt'Rsure and profit.
We are glad to say that the effect of the study is good..
Th~ truth is that "the path of the just is as the shining
light, which shineth more and more unto the perfect day".
All who are reading and studying recent TOWER articles and
looking to the LoTd for his blessing are realizing the fulfilment of his precious promises.
We aTe glad to say that few, or none, are setting up them!ll>lves in oDPosition to the thoughts pTesented In the articles. All seem to realize that nothing is so injurious as
a sPirit of opposition OT lawlessness; that if those who do
not see the truth of a presentation will wait on the Lord
in meekness and faith, they will no doubt receive increasing light.
Our prayers for you are olTered daily that you may have
the Lord's blessing and guidance in every effort tx> please
and sene him, and that we may have the joy of co-operatin~ with you in the gTeat fight between the Dev1l's organiza.tion and the remnant of the seed.
Yours in love and fellowship,
LOB ANGELES ECCLESU
Edward Stark, Ohairrrta41.
If. P. Sherman, Oorrel. Seo'lI.
International Bible Students AssocIation Qasses

l.lecture6 dl1d Ptud1e.s bt.J 'frdVelin'J Brethren
BROTHER
& BARKER
1I11Dtfngton, W. Va. -Mar.

15
Charlellton, W. Va. _ .. 16,21
Coco.. W. Va. .__._"
17
Ink view W. Va. _ "
18
Nitro, ,i/. Va..._ _ "
19
Wickham, W. Va. _
.. 22, 23
11ft .LOOkout'v W. Va..Mar. 24, 25

Divide, W. a. ..._.....
26
Clifton Forge, W. Va."
28
Lynchburg, Va. _ _ : :
29
Chatham, Va. _ ....._
30
Danville, Va.
31
BROTHER V. C. RICE
Q!i SCOI!, Tef,' _ _...M,~r. 23, 24
Sealy, Tex.
..Mar.
15
Houston, Tex. ._.._... .. 14, 18
~alle,:, Tex. ".,,,,_._ ::
1-7
ctorla, Tex. """"""
19
Corpus Chr~ti, Tex.....
21
Alice. Tex. _",,_,__
22
Syracuse, Kans. _..._...M~r. 25

Pueblo, Colo. ..._...........
26
Grand Junction, Colo.
28
Midvale, Utah
31
Salt Lake City, Utah ..ARr. I, 2
Ogden, Utah
_...
4
Woodstock, N. B ....Mar.
16
Montreal, P. Q.
..
18
Ottawa, Onto ., _.. .. 1921
Pembroke, Onto
.. 22,23
Flower Station, Ont... .. 24,25
Carleton Place, Ont... ..
26
BROTHER
A8hland, Ky. _ _...Idar. 16, 17

Ironton, O. .__.._.........
18
Portsmouth, O. ,,_,_ :: 19, 21
Chillicothe, O. '"''_'''
22
Lancl18ter, O.._ .._._ ::
23
Crooksvllle, O.
24
23
24
26
28
29
81
lIfidland City, Ala. ..Mar.

17
Enterprise, Ala...._.....
18
Elba, Ala. ..._.._.._.....
19
Opp, Ala. ......__._.._._..
21
Andalusial . Ala. .__._ .. 22, 23
Florala, Ala. .._._'.'
24
ZanesvJlle, O.
...Mar. 211
Dresden, O. "'_"_"""_'" .. 26
DCoshoctoon, O. .
_._ :: 28
over,.
29
New Philadelphia, O. ... " 30
Dennison, O. .
_._.._ .. 31
Van Nuys, Calif. ......Mar.

16
Santa Maria, Calif. .. .. 17.18
Santa Barbara, Cal._ .. 19, 21
Ventura, Calif
_"
22
Santa Paula, Calif. . .. 23, 24
Los Angeles, Calif. . . "
25
Binghamton, N. Y. .
Mar.
Northumberland, Pa.
..
Coles Summit, Pa.
..
Alexandri~ Pll.
::
Altoona, .l:'a
_...
Johnstown, Pa.
wn80n, N. C. _....._...Mar.
Olive, N. C..._... ..
Clinton, N. C .""_." ..
Rocky Mount N. C. _ ::
Tarboro, N. . ....._
..
Whitakers, N. C. ._ .
18
19
21
22,24
23
24
17
18
19
21
22
24
Bristol!, Tenn. .._...._....Mar. 21

Chatta ooga, Tenn. _....
22
Inka, Miss
_.._.._... .. 23, 24
Memphis, Tenn
_.........
25
Little Rock, Ark. __.....
26
1'uarkana, Tex........_.....
28
Simms, Tex. ...._ __Mar. 29

Texarkana, Tex. . _._..
30
De Kalb, Tex. .............."
31
Pari~. Tex. .
_._....Agr. I, 4
Wolfe City, Tex.
2
Bonham, Tex.
..
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26
28
29
30
31
HERR
Brooklyn, N. Y. ......__1tIar. 28
Danbury, Conn. _ .._._....Apr. 2
Pittslleld, Mass. .
_.....
4
Pownall Vt. .
_
_."
fi
Rutlano, Vt. ..._
__
6
Burlingln, Vt. _ ..__._ N
7
Casper, Wyo_... .. Mar. 28

1<lort Laramie, Wyo. ...."
30
Slater, Wyq
_
..Apr. 1
Cheyenne, Wyo
_._..
4
Laramie, Wyo.
.. II 6
Cheyenne, Wyo.
'7
Colo. Springs, Colo Mar.

18
Denver. Colo
_. .. 19, 21
Boulder, Colo.
22
Berthoud, Colo.
23
Loveland, Colo. ..._.....
24
Greeley, Colo. _ ..__. "
25
BROTHER
J[lDgston, N. Y........Mar.
16
poughkeepsie, N. Yo....
1T
Newburgh, N. Y _... .. 18,21
Walden, N. Y. ...__... H
19
'farrytown, N. Y_._"
22
Yonkers, N. Y.
._"
23
Bakersfield, Calif. ..-Mar. 26 28

Porterville, Calif. ...."
29
Tulare, Calif.
30
Hanford; Calif.
81
Selma, Calif. ..._.._...Apr.
1
Fresno, Calif.
..
4
BROTHER S. H.TOUTJUN
Urbana, O.
__..
Mar.
Grwnville, O
_.._.._... ..
Wapakoneta, O. .. _... ..
Sidney, O.
Piqua, O. .
_.._...... "
Troy, O. "'''''_''''''''_''_'_ ..
BROTHER M. L
25
28
29
30
31
1
BROTHER T. H. THORNTON
Enfield, N. C...._..
...Mar.28
S~otland Neck, N. C.
" 28
Kinston, N. C. .
_... .. 29
Trenton, N. C
_
" 30
Bridgeton, N. C
_._
" 31
Vanceboro, N. C. __...Apr. I, 2
BROTHER H. & HAZLETT

Deftance, O. _ .._
..Mar.
Lima, O. . ._ ....._
_... ..
Van Wert. O. _ _..__._ "
)larioD, O
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J)eIaware, O. ._
_... ..
Iprillgfieli'.. O. __.._.._
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.Mar.
l>ensacola, Fla. ..____ ..
Brewton, Ala. ..._..
..
Bay Minette, Ala. _._.. ..
Mobile, Ala. ..._
..
Biloxi, Miss. _
_.._..Apr.
BROTHER W. J. THORN
ESHLEMAN
J(t.
Smith's Falls, Ont...._...M~r. 28

Stirling, Onto ..._.._.._...
29
!Ia"elock, Ont.
_.._._.. 30
Peterboro, Onto
_.........
31
llallliltonA Ont. ---.....Ap,r. 2-4
Milton, unt. ..._ _. _ _ '
fi
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Jluthampton, Mass. _ ...Mar. 15
Holyoke, Mass. .._.__ .. 16
Springfield, !lIass.
__
.. 17
Pittsfield, MaBs. ..._....... .. 18
TrOY. N. Y..._.
.._... .. 21
~:v, N. Y. "'_"_""'" .. 22
25
26
28
29
30, 31
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
Dodge Clttt. Kans. _.Mar.
17
.khart, ",,-ans. _ _ "
18
Rolla. Kans. ..._.._ "
19
Garden City, Kans. _ .. 21,23
J'riend, Kans. _ _ "
22
Lakin, Kans.
24
KIngSVIlle, 1 ex. ..._...

Br-GWnsville, Tex. _.."
Harlingen, Tex. _ _ "
~fercecles, Tex. ,_ _ ".
McAllen, Tex.._ _ "
Windsor, Onto
_..
...Mar. 14
Toledo, O. .. __ _... .. 21
Roseland, III
_._ :: 22
Waukegan, III. .
__.._ .. 23
Zion; III. _ _
__
24
Kenosha, Wis. __._..__ .. 25
C. VVATT
Wis. -._..__..Mar. 26
lIlilwaukee, 'Vis
_......." 28
Waukesha, Wis
_..... 29
Madison. Wis. .
_..... 30
Lake Mills, Wis. .. _..... 31
Rockford, IlL
_
..Apr.l4
Ra~ill'l!,
BROTllER W. M. HERSEB
IearchmoDt, Onto ... .M~r.
17
'White River, Onto
19
Port Arthur, Onto
.. 21,22
3
Oxdrift,
Onto --'-"
J[enora, Ont.
..._..__ .. 24, 22 5
Winnipec, Man. .._
.. 26, 28
Winkler, !\fan.
.....Mar. 29
Altona, Man. .. __._... .. 30
Morris, Man.
.. 31
Roland, Man
__ ..Apr. 2
Port~ge La Prairie, Man.:,
4
SOUrIS, Man. ...
.._...
G
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J)lUIb1U7, O.
Montgomery.. Ind.
.Mar.25
Vincennes, ~nd. --..-... .. 28
Evansville, Ind. ..__.._... .. 29
CanneitoD, Ind. ...___ .. 30
BooLville, Ind.
.. 31
Sullivan, Ind
....Apr. 1
port} 111.
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ora ill. _ _.__.. .. 18
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Id.
.. 19
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1I10nett, MO
_.._.._.._... .. 19
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Noel, 11I0_
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MEMORIAL
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at Metropolitan Auditorium, Manhattan. at eight p. m.,
Saturday. March 27th. This hall is in the Metropolitan
Annex, Madison Ave. and 24th St. Visiting frIends will
please take notice. All consecrated believers in the ransom
sacrifice, who are strivlDC to walk lD the Master'. footatell..
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Anno Mundi 6054 - March 15. 1926
OONTRNTSMANIFESTATION OF IllS GOODNESS ..................... 83
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His Witnesses
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Year of Goodness
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PRAYER-MEETING TEXT Co~nlENTs
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TIlE STORY
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ABRAM
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15, 1926
No.6
MANIFESTATION OF HIS GOODNESS

"Thou crownest the year of thy goodness."-Psalm 65: 11, Margin.
HIS entire psalm is a prophecy. It was composed
by David, one of God's approved prophets. A
prophecy can be understood when it has been
fulfilled or is in the course of fulfilment. The more
nearly fulfilled the clearer will be the understanding
and appreciation thereof.
2 The conclusion seems to be warranted that the Lord
sometimes placed his prophets in environments that
would naturally influence their thoughts and words.
David was a lad of the soil. From his childhood he
was familiar with the hills and the valleys, the brooks
and the grazing land, the haunts of the wild beasts and
the corral of the sheep. By experience he knew of the
seeding time and the time of the harvest, and he knew
how to rejoice with others of the land when there wad
an abundant crop. He saw many nights in the hills
of Judea and there reveled in the glory of God's creation.-Psalm 8: 3-5; 19: 1-3.
a In the evening he would stand upon the hilltop
watching the sun sink beyond the great sea and the
darkness creeping in, and then he was moved to say:
"Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the
beasts of the forest do creep forth." Impressed with
the wonderful Bcenes which from his point of vantage
he beheld, he exclaimed: "0 Lord, how manifold are
thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the
earth is full of thy riches. So is this great wide sea."
(Psalm 104: 20-25) Leading his flocks into green pastures, and watching them rest by the brook of sweet
waters, he was moved to say: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in
preen pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters."
-Psalm 23: 1,2.
'Knowing the necessity and importance of the early
and latter rains to grow and mature the crops, and
seeing that the Lord furnished these, he was moved to
give glory to God therefor. Watching the grapes and
figs, the corn and other grain, growing in their respective seasons to maturity for the harvest, and that in
abundance, he gave credit and glory to God for these;
and when the year was ended and the granaries and
wine vats were full, when the old folks were happy
and the children romped with joy, he turned his grate-
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ful heart to God and said: 'Thou crownest the year at

thy goodness, because all this we have comes from thy
gracious hand.'
5 As David meditated upon the loving kindness at
God he would take his harp with which he was experienced and, sweeping its strings with trained fingers,
to its accompaniment he sang praises to the great and
good Giver of every perfect gift. And then, marking
the time when the people would march up to Jerusalem
to indulge in feast and song, he was moved to say:
"Praise waiteth for thee, 0 God, in Zion." But these
words had a far deeper significance than David undcrstood. He was a prophet and spoke as the mouthpiece
of God and for the benefit of others. He left his psalms
behind him to be used by those who should follow after
and who loved Jehovah God.
6 In the course of time Hezekiah, a descendant of
David, succeeded him and sat upon the throne of Israel.
That was after the t~mple had been builded and was
in use. David did not see the temple. This same sixtyfifth psalm was later used by Hezekiah for the temple
service and it is known as the temple song of praise on
behalf of Israel and all nations.
T It seems quite impossible for one picture to mark
out the entire course of the church, therefore sometimes
one person was used by the Lord to show one thing
while another person would be used by the Lord to
show another thing or work in connection with his
church. David's name, as we know, means belove<l; and
he was therefore a type of the beloved of God, which
is Christ, Head and body. David, in composing this
psalm, would be speaking in some measure for all the
church throughout the age; but that would not mean
that the church at all times would have an understanding of the psalm. Surely God intended for the antitypical David class to understand it. But when?
8 In view of the fact that this sixty-fifth psalm was
prepared for use in the temple service, and was used
for this purpose, may we not be warranted in suggesting that the understanding of the psalm would first
begin with those who are of the temple class? Not until
the Lord took his power and began his reign was the
temple of God opened. (Revelation 11: 17-19) Thca
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it was that the L<>rd came to his temple. (Malachi 3: 1)

Is it not to be expected that the Lord would permit
those of the temple class to see some of the beauties of
these precious prophecies, which for a long while have
been kept a secret?
9 It is interesting to note the time that this psalm
was first used as a temple song. The history of the
Jewish people shows that it was first used at the time
of the first full harvest reaped in Palestine after Sennacherib's army had fallen before Jerusalem. It was
then sung, not only for Jews but for all nations. God
intended that greater light should be thrown upon this
picture sometime. May we then not also be warranted
in concluding that the prophecy now beginning to be
understood will be completely fulfilled after the happening of that which the fall of the Assyrian army did
in fact picture? It seems well that we here consider
what happened to Sennacherib's army and what that
meant.
10 The name Sennacherib means "Moon-god" and is
a symbol of sin. This Assyrian king first directed his
efforts to the crushing of the enemies of Assyria, and
then he turned his attention to Samaria and later to
Hezekiah, king of Judah. Sennacherib attacked the
fenced cities of Judah and took them. Then Hezekiah
removed the silver and the gold from the temple and
from the king's house and gave it to Sennacherib, evidently for the purpose of appeasing his wrath and stopping his march on Jerusalem. Surely in this he showed
lack of faith in God, but thereafter the L<>rd forgave
him. Sennacherib determined to take Jerusalem; but
before beginning the assault he sent messengers up to
Jerusalem to deliver a message to King Hezekiah, for
the evident purpose of destroying Hezekiah's confidence
in God. He believed that he could break down Hezekiah's confidence and faith in Jehovah and that he
would cease his rebellion and give his allegiance to the
king of Assyria and that then Assyria would control
all of Palestine.
11 The messengers of Sennacherib appeared before the
walls of Jerusalem and boasted of the great power of
their king and reproached the Almighty God. When
Hezekiah heard the insolent message from the Assyrian
king he was greatly troubled. He rent his clothes and
covered himself with sackcloth, and then he went into
the house of the Lord. He called a messenger and sent
him to Isaiah, the prophet of God, with the message that
"this day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there
is not strength to bring forth. It may be the Lord thy
God will hear all the words of Rabshakeh, whom the
king of Assyria his mastel' hath sent to reproach the
living God; and will reprove the words which the Lord
thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up thy prayer for
the remnant that are left".-2 Kings 19: 3,4.
12 The Prophet Isaiah had confidence in God.
He
trusted him implicitly and the Lord directed him what
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to do. And then he sent King Hezekiah this message:

"Thus shall ye say to your master, Thus saith the Lord,
Be not afraid of the words which thou hast heard, with
"rhich the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me. Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and
he shall hear a rumour, and shall return to his own
land; and I will cause him to fall by the sword in his
own land."-2 Kings 19: 6, 7.
13 King Hezekiah, being strengthened in faith because
of the message received from God's prophet, sent away
the messengers of Sennacherib. Then Sennacherib
wrote another insolent letter to King Hezekiah and sellt
his messengers with it unto the king of Judah. In this
letter he said: "Let not thy God in whom thou trustest
deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered
into the hand of the king of Assyria. Behold, thou hast
heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all
lands, by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be
delivered? Have the gods of the nations delivered them
which my fathers have destroyed: as Gozan, and Haran,
and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in
Thelasar?"-2 Kings 19: 10-12.
14 Hezekiah received the letter and read it and then
he went up in the house of the L<>rd and spread the
letter before the Lord. In his extremity he laid the
whole burden before the Lord and called upon him for
needed help. Noone has ever thus called upon the Lord
without receiving some reward for his faith. "And
Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said, 0 Lord
God of Israel, which dwelleth between the cherubims,
thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms
of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. Lord,
bow down thine ear, and hear: open, Lord, thine eyes,
and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath
sent him to reproach the living God. Of a truth, Lord,
the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their
lands, and have cast their gods into the fire: for they
were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and
stone; therefore they have destroyed them. Now therefore, 0 Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out
of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may
know that thou art the Lord God, even thou only."2 Kings 19: 15-19.
15 Only the Devil could prompt such a contemptuous
and insolent letter as that sent by the Assyrian king
to Hezekiah. Up to that time there had never been
such expressed insolence against Jehovah God. The
Devil is the author of all such presumptuousness, arrogance and insolence. The time had come for the Lord
Jehovah to rebuke this arrogance in order that the people
might know and keep in mind that he is the great J ehovah. The L<>rd there directed Isaiah to prophesy against
Sennacherib thus:
16 "Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and
against whom hast thou exalted thy voice, and lifted up
thine eyes on high? even against the Holy One of Israel.
By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and
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hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am

come up to the hright of the mountains, to the sides
of Lebanon, and WIll cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into
the lodgings of his borders and into the forest of his
Carmel. ... But I know thy abode, and thy going
out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up
ido mine ('aI'S, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose,
and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by
the way by which thou camest. ... Therefore thus saith
the Lord, concerning the king of Assyria, He shall not
come into this city, nor shoot an arrow there, nor come
before it With ,h Jeld, nor cad a bank against it. By
the ,my that he came, by the same shall he return, and
Ehall 110t come into thIS city, Eaith the Lord. For I will
defend thiE citv. to Eave it, for mine own sake, and for
my sen ant D~vid's 8ake."-2 Ki11gS 19: 22,23,27-36.
17 Kow because of the faith of Hezekiah in .Jehovah
God, and because of his rcfmal to rcnder obedience to
the DeVIl and his representatives, the Lord God gave
him assurance that tllls cruel and presumptuous invader
should not prevail; and Hrzpk13h relied upon the Lord.
18 '1'h('re mmt have been much suppressed excitement
in the holy CIty that night. Before its walls were now
encamped a mIghty army of warriors under the leadership of a general who had never before known defeat.
'1'he old men of Israel inside of the walls would be 'ook
ing as best they could to the protectIOn of theIr wives
and little ones, while the younger and more vigorous
men would keep watch on the wall, armed and ready
for an attack. WIth trembling and fear the inhabita11ts
of the city would watt for what might come before the
dawn of another day. It was a night of great suspel15e.
Some would haye faith in King Hezekiah, and in Isaiah
as God's prophet, and would believe that the Lord would
hear their fJrayers alld would speak to the people through
the prophets and would protect them, while many others
would be without faith.
19 The Lord God pulled the curtains of night about
the walls of the holy city and it lay wrapped in dark
ness. Na one would dare go outside of the walls of the
city that night. With the first grey streaks of morning
light coming over the eastern horizon the watchmen
on the walls and in the towers would be straining their
eyes expecting that with the coming of day they would
see the enemy in battle array moving against the city.
But to their great amazement and surprise as they looked
they saw no one stirring. There seemed to be no life
in the camp of the enemy. With the light of day fully
come, the sentinels discovered what had transpired.
While the Israelites had waited breathlessly for the assault of the enemy the Lord had stretched out his right
hand against the enemy, and now there lay prone in
the dust the lifeless bodies of one hundred and eightyfive thousand of Senna.cherib's bravest warriors. - 2
Kings 19: 35-37.
20 The Assyrian army, under Sennacherib, was a type

of the Devil's organization. Now at this time the Devil
is gathering all of his forces to make war against the
Lord. (Revelation 17: 14) Satan and his visible representatives, to wit, big business, big politics, and especially big preachers, arrogantly assume that the earth
is theirs, that they are for the earth, and that they shall
control the earth. They despise God and despise every
one who proclaims the truth. In the great battle of
God Almighty he will so completely rebuke these arrogant ones that all the haughty will be brought low. At
tIllS tlme he will get himself a name that the peoples
of earth may know that Jehovah is God.
21 The sixty-fifth p8alm, as a temple song, was first
sung at the full han est following the downfall of Sennacherib. The first full and complete harvest, in a symbolic sense, follml"ing Satan's overthrow will be the end
of the period of restoration, when the peoples will be
broug-ht back into harmony with God and all will have
learned of God's glory. It will be a time when the
knowledge of the glory of the Lord has filled the earth
a8 the waters fill the deep. The fall of Sennaeherib's
army pIctures the fall of Satan~s empire. The year of
God's goodness is the ptriod of blessing that follows this.
HIS GOODNESS
To be good, in the fulness of that word, means to

~ everythmg that is true, reliable, benevolent, gracious,
pure, righteous, hQly, and in everything and in every
way opposed to that WhlCh is evil. God is good. His
!!\~"dness has beer: from everlasting and will be to everla~tmg. He i;:: merCIful and loving. "For thou, Lord,
art good. ::lIld ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy
m.te all them that call upon thee." (Psalm 86: 5) "For
the Lord is good, his mercy is everla8ting; and his truth
endureth to all generations." (Psalm 100: 5) "Praise
ye the Lord. 0 give thanks unto the Lord; for he is
good for his mercy endureth for ever." (Psalm 106: 1)
"Hear me, 0 Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good:
turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender
mercies."-Psalm 69: 16.
.. To know God is to have life. (John 17: 3; Psalm
34: 8; 25: 8; 37: 23; 84: 11) God's goodness has been
manifested to all who have sought to know him. "The
year," in the psalm under discussion, evidently means
the period of time in which the goodness of God will
be manifested toward all; that is to say, all will come
to a knowledge of the glory and goodness and loving
kindness of our God.
God was good to Adam. He gave Adam everything
that an honest heart could desire. Adam became evil, and
God manifested goodness to him even in entering judgment against him and causing him to meet it in the manner in which he did. Then God made manifest his goodness toward Abraham and to him promised that through
his seed all the families of the earth should be blessed.
'l'he Lord God was good to the natural descendants 01
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Abraham. He delivered them from the oppression in

Egypt; he fed them in the wilderness; he shielded them
from their enemies; and notwithstanding that they repeatedly fell away from him he led them into the land
of great riches, and had they been obedient to him they
would have received everything that he promised them.
nTruly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of
a clean heart."-Psalm 73: 1.
:0'5 Why are there so few people in all the earth who
know of God and his goodness? Because Satan has
blinded the minds of the people and turned them away
from God. (2 Corinthians 4: 3, 4) Satan, through his
emissaries, has induced the people for centuries to believe that God is a fiend who delights in torturing the
wicked with endless fire and brimstone. Such is a foul
defamation of the good name and reputation of God.
The loving God takes no pleasure in the suffering of
the wicked. He would have all men to be saved and
come to a knowledge of the truth if they would so choose.
Instead of being what Satan has made him appear to
be, on the contrary "God is love". He so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten Son that the peoples of
earth might have an opportunity to live.-John 3: 16;
10: 10.
28 Everything God has done, or will do, is good. He
is the perfect expression of unselfishness, which is love.
Through the death and resurrection of his beloved Son
he opened the way for those who have sought him that
they might be brought back into harmony with him;
and not only that, but he has made it possible for these
to become members of the royal family of heaven.
27 God was under no obligation to provide for man
a way to life. The first man possessed life, and had he
shown an appreciation of the goodness of God he would
have continued to live. Following solely the rule of
justice God would have wiped out man for ever. It was
his goodness that provio.ed redemption for man. (Hosea
13 : 14) The ransom once provided, the Lord began to
manifest his goodness toward those who desired to do
right that they might seek after him and find him. (Acts
17: 27) In due time he brought to these a knowledge
of the truth.
TO THE SAINTS
During the Gospel Age there has been a proclamation of the message of truth so that those who have
had a hearing ear might hear and learn of the goodness
of God. Through his beloved Son he opened the way
for men to learn of his goodness. (John 14: 6) In the
earth his beloved Son was and is the great light to enlighten those who have sought the right way. To such
Jesus said: "If any man will come after me, let him
deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
(Matthew 16: 24) The Lord, through his prophet, to
Buch has 'Said: "Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way." (Psalm 25: 8)
"0 taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the
man that trusteth in him."-Psalm 34: 8.
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20 Some have shown their faith in God's goodness and

loving kindness and have consecrated themselves to do
his will, trusting in the precious blood of Jesus. To such
the Lord God has manifested his goodness by justifying
them. (Romans 8 : 33 ; 5 : 1, 9) Then in the exercise of his
loving kindness the Lord invites such to an exalted
place in his kingdom as joint heirs with his beloved
Son to whom he promised the kingdom. That these
might enter the narrow way that leads to life and glory
he begets them by his own Word of Truth to a hope of
life with Christ Jesus.-James 1: 18; 1 Peter 1: 1-3.
10 Such consecrated ones God in his goodness anoints,
thereby designating them to some position in his kingdom.
(2 Corinthians 1 : 21) Thus begotten and anointed, these
become new creatures in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5: 17)
"Every creature of God is good." (1 Timothy 4: 4)
Being in Christ Jesus their imperfections are covereJ
by his merit. This is not the robe of righteousness that
covers them but the merit of Christ which stands good
for their imperfections.
81 If the Christian then obeys the Lord he will go in
the way which the Lord directs and will receive his
blessings. (Proverbs 3: 5, 6) He is now a good man by
reason of being in Christ. "The steps of a good man
are ordered of the Lord; and he dclighteth in his way."
(Psalm 37: 23) Those who walk humbly and uprightly
before God shall always be the recipients of his goodness,
"For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will
give grace and glory; no good thing will he withhold
from them that walk uprightly."-Psalm 84: 11.
82 When one of his children, because of inherited
weakness, stumbles and falls and then humbly seeks his
help, God's loving kindness is quickly made manifest
to such. "For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call
upon thee." (Psalm 86: 5) The saint who thus walk~
with the Lord continues to learn of his goodness and
desires to know more of his righteous ways. "Thou art
good, and doest good: teach me thy statutes." (Psalm
119: 68) As the saint experiences God's goodness mani.
fested to him in so many ways on so many occasions
his hope grows stronger and his heart in gladness finds
expression in the words of David: "Surely goodness ana
mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I
will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever."-Psalm
23: 6.
HIS WITNESSES
88 Satan and all of his emissaries have testified against
God and defamed his good name. The time approaches
when Goo. will make for himself a name in the earth,
to the end that the people might know of the way to
life. For this purpose he provides for himself witnesses.
Whom should we expect that he would choose for his
witnesses? Surely those, and those only, who love him.
Those who really love the Lord keep his commandments.
-John 14: 15,21; 15: 10.
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84 When the Lord Jesus came to his temple, which

the proof shows was in 1918, and began the examination of his saints, the approved ones he brought under
the robe of righteousness. These entered into the joy
of the Lord. These appreciate the goodness of God.
These say: "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul
shall be joyful in my God." (Isaiah 61: 10) To such
who thus appreciate the goodness of God he says: "Ye
are my witnesses .. , that I am God." The Lord then
indicates the time when those thus chosen for his witnesses might give testimony to his goodness. That time
is when all the nations are gathered together. (Isaiah
43: 9-12) That time is now, when all nations lire assembled under their god, Satan the Devil. All are turned
away from Jehovah God and all ignore his goodness.
35 Only those who truly love the Lord are on his side.
Those who govern the world not only ignore God but
push him into a corner, and false prophets in the name
of the Lord prophesy lies to the people to blind them.
God will shortly give a demomtration of his power, that
the people might learn that he is the true and living
God who alone provides the way to life. He will rebuke
the arrogance of Satan and bring low his hanghty and
proud rrprcsentatives. This was foreshadowed by the
destruction of Sennacherib's army.
36 While the Lord is preparing for this great time of
trouble upon the Devil's army his witnesses, those who
love the Lord, will be singing his praises because he has
called them out of darkness into his marvelous light.
(1 Peter 2: 9, 10) Now the saints realize that the Lord
has come to his temple, that he has examined and found
some faithful; and these that walk in the light of
the Lord begin to have a clearer view of the prophecy
of this sixty-fifth psalm as well as other prophecies.
Being of the temple class they can see, to some extent
at least, the meaning of this temple song and they join
in its sweet refrain: "Praise waiteth for thee, 0 God,
in Zion."
ZION
87 The city of David was called Zion because it was
typical of God's organization. (1 Kings 8: 1) The chief
corner stone of that blessed organization is Christ, the
true and tried and faithful one. (Isaiah 28: 16) It is
Zion, symbolized by the woman, that gives birth to the
kingdom or holy nation which shall rule all the nations
of the earth. (Revelation 12: 4; Isaiah 66: 7, 8) It is
the city [government] of the great King. (Psalm 48: 2)
God will never forget her, and his loving kindness will
always be shown to her. (Isaiah 45: 15) It is the habitation which the living God hath chosen for himself
and through which he will bring back to himself all
the peoples of earth who will obey his righteou~ laws.
-Psalm 32: 18.
38 The government or righteous nation,
the "man
child", was born in 1914 when God set his king upon
his holy hill of Zion. (Psalm 2: 6; Revelation 11: 17)
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After that others of the faithful, even the remnant,

shall be born in Zion and become part thereof. (Revelation 12: 1-17; Isaiah 66: 7, 8) These will for ever sing
of the loving kindness of our God.
39 In due time those who will be of the great COllipany class will be born, and these shall be servants of
the government before the throne of the Lord. God
shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and they shall
be glad and sing his praises and tell of his goodness.Revelation 7; 9-17.
40 In due time the ancient worthies, who were tried
antI proven faithful and true unto God, shall be brought
forth perfect men and be given a place in this blessed
governmrnt of Zion, the new nation, because God hath
prepared a place for them in that government. (Hebrews 11; 16) '1'he new government, or kingdom, will
thrn be complete and a new heaven and a new earth
will then constitute the new world.
YEAR OF GOODNESS
Then will begin the year of goodness mentioned b~

the prophet, during which time God's loving kindness
and goodness will be manifest to all. That year of goodness is a period of time marked by the reign of the
Messiah. This will begin to be made manifest to the
world after the great time of trouble in which God
will make for himself a name, and which was foreshadowed in the destruction of the Egyptian army (Exodus
14: 13-25); in the fall of the Assyrian army (Isaiah
37: 1-35) ; and in other instances.-2 Chronicles 20: 1-20.
42 The temple class now see the beginning of the ful.filment of the prophecy spoken by David, and they reJOIce. So seeing they appreciate that it is their privillege,in obedience to God's command, to go through the
gates and point the people to the way of the kingdom;
to give a witness to the good name of Jehovah God and
thus prepare the people to receive his loving kindness;
to tell the people that God will have a highway for
their return to him and a way of holiness, which way
of holiness will mark out the rules by which the people
may walk if they would receive of his goodness. They see
now that it is their privilege to gather out the stumbling
stones, to wit, the false doctrines by which the enemy
has blinded the people and defamed the good name of
God. They see then their privilege to lift high God's
standard for the people and thus be witnesses in obedience to his commands.
43 In his due time the Lord God will gather together
all under Christ. "That in the dispensation of the fulness of times, he might gather together in one all things
in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are all
earth; even in him." (Ephesians 1: 10) Then all who
have ever been of the human race, and who have tasted
of the loving kindness of our God and who have proven
faithful under the test, will be brought into and become
a part oi Zion. They will enter God's organizatic>u.
44 'lhrn Zion will be a monUIDent to the everlastm,
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praise of our God. When "the year" of hiB goodness,

namely the Millennium, is done, that year will be crowned and its crown will be God himself, who is the perfect
expression of goodness. Then will the prophecy spoken
by David have its complete fulfilment: "Thou crownest
the year of thy goodness." The way of the Lord shall
provide an abundance of blessings and joy for all of
his creatures: "And thy paths drop fatness." (Psalm
65 : 11) Then David, the perfect man on earth and a
glorious prince, will smile at his own prophecy. He will
see that the environment in which God had placed him
when he was king of Israel was conducive to his uttering the prophecy: "Praise waiteth for thee, 0 God, in
Sion." He will rejoice to see its fulfilment.
45 When David composed this prophetic psalm the
people marched to the city of Jerusalem, called Zion,
and sang praises unto Jehovah God. At the first bountiful harvest following their deliverance they sang this
song for themselves and for all other nations. At the
end of "the year" of the manifestation of God's goodness the temple class wiil be singing the song of praise;
and all the nations of earth, and everything that hath
breath, will join together in that song of praise.Psalm 150.
46 Now the temple class can see the great privilege
of being witnesses for God, testifying to his goodness
and telling the people that Jehovah is God. While so
doing they can, with gladness of heart, lift their heads
to heaven and say: "Praise waiteth for thee, 0 God, in
Zion." That blessed day shall come when every thing
in heaven and in earth shall praise him.
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QUESTIONS FOR BEREAN 8TUDI

When Is prophecy understandable? How ~d the Lord sometimes influence the thoughts and words of his prophets?
1T 1,2.
Mention some phrases of the Psalmist which were doubt
less based on personal eA})erience. Did David's utterances have a deeper meaning than he realized? How do
we know1 ~ 3-5.
How was this Sixty-fifth psalm later used and what was
it then called? 'Yhom did David, voicing the praises of
this song, represent? f 6,7.
When and by whom did God intend that this psalm should
be understood? 'When was it first used as a temple song?
Mention the circumstance. , 9-12.
How was King Hezekiah strengthened in his distress? How
did he then reply to Sennacherib and what was th~
latter's response? How did Hezekiah then pray to Goll?
'If 13-15.
How did Isaiah prophesy against Sennacherib? Portray the
situation in the holy city that night, and tell what the
Israelites beheld at the break of day. 1T 16-19.
What was t~'pified by the A>1syrian army and its downfall?
What woulll the following harvest, when this temple SOil';
was first used, represent 'I ~ 20, 21.
What is goodness? What is "the year" which is crown ell
thereby? , 22,23,41.
Mention some special instances of God's goodness since the
fall in Eden. Why is not God's goodness generally recognized? , 24-27.
Why are various truths hidden in past ages now being mnde
known? How is a proper appreciation of Goll's goodness
manifestell, and how lloes the Lorll specially favor tho,;e
who do so? How lloes he treat those of his children who
stumble? , 28-32.
Why docs the Lord need witnesses, and who are they? Are
any others than these on the Lord's side? 'Vhat is now
the duty of the saints? 1T 33-36,42.
Why was the name Zion applied to the city of David? 1\ I'e
any born in Zion after she gives birth to the man chilll
or new government? If so, who? f 37-40.
What will Zion eventually consist of? ~ow is "the year",
the Millennium, to be "crowned"? ~ 43,44.
Who will eventually sing this temple song? Who only can
sing it today? 'l 45. 46.

TEXT FOR APRIL 7
"Glorious things are spoken of thee, 0 City of God:'Psalm 87: 3.

HE original word here rendered "glorious" is
sometimes used to ~ convey the thought of extremely bad things as well as the thought of extremely good things. The city of God is symbolically
used to represent God's organization. Satan the enemy,
and his emissaries, have always indulged in speaking
the worst things possible about Zion and have made it
appear as black in the eyes of all those who are under
the Devil's control. (Psalm 121: 5-7) The enemy ac
cused those of Zion before God until he was cast out
of heaven. His emissaries on the earth continue to
speair evil against those of Zion. Thus we see how the
word "glorious" is sometimes used to express the worst
things.
But one who is so fortunate as to be of Zion rejoices
under such slander and persecution because glorious,
,ea, erlremely good things are spoken of the faithful
by all who have the spirit of the Lord. For this reason
St. Peter says to the faithful: "If ye be reproached for
the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory
and of God resteth upon you; on their part he is evil
spoken of, but on your part he is glorified."-l Peter
4: 14.
Those who are not faithful to the Lord will not be
the objects of the evil darts of the enemy; but those
who suffer the assaults of the enemy, because of their
faithfulness to the Lord, have every reason to rejoice.
When the peoples of the earth are relieved of the
blindness caused by Satan the enemy they will turn to
Zion and come with songs of praise upon their lips and
they will say glorious things concerning" Zion.-Rev
elation 3: 9; Isaiah 49: 23.
The holy angels of heaven and the saints beyond the
vail are now rejoicing over Zion. (Revelation 12: 10, 12)
The saints this side the vail are rejoicing also because
of the birth of the new government and their privilege
of declaring the praises of Jehovah. Hence now glor
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ious (good) things are being said of Zion, and the

time will come when all will speak of her glory. The
saints have the privilege now of seeing this coming
gk,y and of using the faculties with which they are
endowed to praise Jehovah God by being his witnesses.
TEXT Fon APnIL 14
"Rule thou in the midst
of
thine &nemi~s." - Psalm
l1U: 2.
HE chief corner stone of Zion is Christ Jesus.

"''hen the due time came for him to take his
power and reign, which we understand to have
been in 1914, Jehovah sent him forth with full power
and authority to oust Satan and to take possession. The
command of the heavenly Father is found in the words
of the text: "Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies,"
There Zion, the organization of God, gave birth to the
new government or nation, symbolized by the man
child which is to rule all the people of the earth. Then
came the time for great rejoicing in heaven, because
Satan the enemy was cast out.-Revelation 12: 10, 12.
That rejoicing is now taken up by the saints on this
side the vail, and it is their privilege and duty to represent God and to sing his praises by telling the people
that the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Singing the
praises of God means to perform faithfully the office
of witness for him. (Isaiah 43: 10, 12) All the anointed
now can participate in this witness by placing in the
hands of the people the printed message, advising them
of the standard which the Lord is raising up for the
people, and pointing them to the highway and the way
of holiness by which they may return to life. With
joy these saints are now proclaiming: "Blessed be the
Lord out of Zion."
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TEXT FQJl APRIL 21
"The Lord will roar from Zion/'-A.mos 1: 2.

NE part of the commission given by the Lord
to those of Zion is to declare the day of the vengeance of our God and to comfort all that mourn.
(haiah 61: 2) Those who love the Lord and who are
faithful to him will obey his commandments. To declare the day of vengeance of our God is to plainly tell
the people that Jehovah is the only true God, the Creator
of heaven and earth; that his disloyal son, Lucifer, the
Devil has blinded the people and put stumbling stones
in their way and brought great reproach upon God's
name; that the time has arrived when God has sent
forth his beloved Son, Christ Jesus, who reigns; that
Satan has been cast out of heaven and that God's righteous indignation is about to be expressed against Satan's
earthly organization. This must be told in no uncertain
terms. The faithful will be volunteers, in the day of
God's wrath, to tell this message to the people. (Psalm
110: 3) To know these great truths and fail or refuse
to tell them would mean to be unfaith.ftll. The Lord
will roar from Zion by having his faithful witnesses in

the earth to declare this message of his righteous indignation.
But how can the witness of God be a comfort to those
who mourn and at the same time declare the message
of his vengeance? It is the oppressed people of earth
who mourn. They mourn because of the oppressor, the
Devil, and his instrumentalities; because of the wickedness that is upon every hand and because they see no
relief therefrom. To tell the people that God's kingdom is here and that his kingdom will relieve them from
the oppressor and deliver them from all their sorrows,
and that if they are obedient they will receive the blessings of peaee, prosperity, life, liberty and happiness;
such will bring comfort to their hearts.
By faithfully so representing the Lord the saints who
are members of Zion will be sending forth the praises
of God out of Zion. Therefore let all the saints lift up
the standard for the people and say to them that the
day of deliverance is here and that God now will get
for himself a name such as the people for ever shall
remember.
TEXT FOR APRIL 28
"The Lord is my light and my salvation."-Psalm 27: 1.
HE words of David here recorded applied to him

in time of danger of the enemy. The saints th~,
side the vail, and who are in Zion, are now in
the greatest of danger because the Devil, that old Dragon, goes forth to make war against those who keep the_
commandmeuts of God and who have the testimony of
Jesus Christ. (Revelation 12: 17) While in greatest
danger the saints lmov, of their absolute and certain
safety. Each one of the faithful knows that our God
is all-powerful and that no power can prevail against
him. Therefore they rest in full assurance of faith that
if they remain faithful to the Lord he will preserve
them and keep them from all harm.-Psalm 31: 23.
All the light of truth which is theirs, and which is
shed upon their pathway, is from the Lord God. (Psalm
119: 105) For the benefit of these faithful ones the
light is shining with increased brilliancy as the perfect
day approaches. (Proverbs 4: 18) The threats, bluffs,
and bluster of the enemy and his visible emissaries are
sufficient to frighten to death the negligent ones if
they could really see and appreciate the. power of the
Devil's organization. But to the faithful these threats
and bluffs and noise are as nothing. They rest in full
confidence in the Lord and continue to sing his praises
out of Zion and say: "The Lord is my light and my
salvation; whom shall I fear? The- Lord is the strength
of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? ... And now
sh211 mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round
about me:' therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy'; I will sing, yea, I will sing praic('s unto
the Lord."-Psalm 27: 1, 6.
THE STORY OF CAIN AND ABEL

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"Am I my brother's keeper?"-Genesis 4: 9.

HILE in the garden of Eden Adam and Eve
retained their continence; it was only after
their expulsion that the original command,
"Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth,"
was obeyed. In course of time Cain was born; and Eve,
perhaps expecting that her son would be the one of
whom God had spoken, the seed to bring deliverance, said,
"I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah." (Genesis 4: 1, A. S. Y.) She attributed the birth of this
first child born into the world to the blessing of their
Creator. Later Abel his brother was born.
2 Nothing is related of the earliest days of the family;
but when they grew up the brothers took the necessary
two phases of the pastoral-agricultural life; these men
were not wild hunters fearing for their lives, or killing for pleasure and in order to eat. Abel became a
keeper of sheep and Cain a tiller of the ground. There
is nothing whatever to indicate that Adam guided his
children to serve Jehovah or to make offerings to him;
it may be assumed that such instruction was entirely
lacl6ng. But in the process of time both Cain and Abel
decided to offer to Jehovah. How long a period elapsed
before Cain brought of the fruit of the ground and
Abel of the firstlings of his flock, as an offering to Jeho'rab, we do not know. Evidently a considerable time
had elapsed; for the expression "in process of time"
(Genesis 4 : 3) reads in the margin, "at the end of days."
a In a way not stated Jehovah had respect to Abel and
his offering, but to Cain and to his offering he had not
respect. Cain was very angry, and went about with a
fallen countenance. God asked him why these things
were, and said, "If thou doest well, shalt thou not be
accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the
door." (Genesis 4: 7) The full import of the words is
not easy to comprehend, but the main idea to be conveyed is apparent. Cain was assured that if he sought
to do well he would have God's blessing in being made
able to overcome any evil suggestions, and that he should
have rule over his spirit and have power over the enemy.
4 Cain did not correct himself but allowed hatred of
his brother to possess him, until finally he determined
to kill Abel. He talked with Abel, and (according to
the Sinaitic and other versions) he asked Abel to go
into the field. While there Cain slew him. John says he
did this because Abel's works were righteous and his
own were evil.-1 John 3: 12.
6 Jehovah now said to Cain,
"Where is Abel thy
brother?" Cain replied, "I know not," and in rudeness
of spirit said, "Am I my brother's keeper?" God then
said to him, "What hast thou done? the voice of thy
brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. And
~ow art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened
her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand. "
9Q
(Genesis 4 : 9-11) From that time whenever Cain tilled

the ground it should not yield its increase to him, and ho
was made a fugitive and a w,anderer in the earth.
6 Cain apparently expressed no regret for what
he
had done, but complained of his punishment. He said,
"My punishment is greater than I can bear." Even if
the softer marginltl reading, "My iniquity is greater
than that it may be forgiven," is taken, the sense is
unaltered. Like his father Adam, Cain was an unrepentent sinner. He further said, "Behold, thou hast
driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and
from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive
and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass,
that every one that findeth me shall slay me." (Genesis
4: 14) Cain was seized with the weakness and fear
which come upon those who do injury to others. The
slayer was afraid lest he himself should be slain; the
one who had taken his brother out in the field was afraid
he might be caught in a lonely place.
7 Jehovah, while not extending compassion to him, yet
gave him a measure of protection from such death as he
feared. 'rhe Authorized Version says God set a mark on
Cain lest any finding him should smite him, and this has
come down as "the brand of Cain". But there is a diffrrent reading (See A. S. Y.) which says that God appointed a sign for Cain lest he should be slain, as he
frared. God neither branded Cain nor gave him an assurance that he should not be slain. His assurance was
rather that it should be known that whoever should slay
Cain vengeance should be taken on him sevenfold, and
none would readily involve himself in such a penalty.
8 The presence of the Lord from which Cain feared
to be driven was almost certainly the cherubic representative of Jehovah placed at the east of the garden
to keep the way of the tree of life. (Genesis 3: 24) It
is reasonable to think that this representative of God,
which also represented man and his dominion, the chief
of the beasts of the field, of cattle, and of birds, remained
for a considerable time, that the children of Adam
might realize the fact that mankind was not enjoying
the primeval happiness because of his wilful sin against
God. There is some proof of this in the fact that the
cherubic representation of God is one of the chief traditions of the race. It is found in Assyria in the winged
lion and the winged bull, in Egypt in the sphinx, which
is a representation of a lion with a human head. Its true
symbolism is, of course, found in the Hebrew Scriptures.
(Exodus 25: 20; Ezekiel 10: 14) The first home of
the human race would be as near the garden as possible,
and surely it was to this presence that Cain and Abel
brought their offering, and from which Cain feared to
be sent. He feared not for his loss of any communion,
but only for his life. Probably God's acceptance of
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Abel's offering was as if fire came from the glittering

sword and consumed the sacrifice.-See Leviticus 9: 24;
2 Chronicles 7: l.
9 The Apostle Paul tells why Abel's sacrifice was acceptable to God while Cain's was not. It was because
ALel's was offered in faith. (Hebrews 11: 4) Abel believed that God in due time would deliver them from
the curse of sin and death. Evidently Cain had no faith
in such deliverance, and did not look for a seed who
should deliver them. Abel's sacrifice was offered in
view of what God had done in Eden when he had provided Adam and Eve with the covering. He offered a
life as a covering for his need. Cain's offering was
bloodless; he paid to God his homage of the fruits of
the ground, but his offering had no possible acknowledgment of sin.
10 These two phases of mind are those which even yet
make the distinction between those acceptable to God
and those not acceptable. There are even yet comparatively few who follow the way of Abel and faith, who
acknowledge their need of a covering for sin and that
they have no right of themselves to live, lind who look
in faith to God, both for his promised reward for their
own faith, and the fulfilment of his promise to save
mankind. But there are many who follow the way of
Cain, however unconsciously. These will now and again
acknowledge their indebtness to God for such good
things as come to them, but they content themselves
with such acknowledgment and think that God also
should be satisfied. These do not acknowledge their
need of a ransom and that a sin-offering should be made
on their behalf.
11 Cain's complaint of his punishment, and his fear
of being slain by whosoever should find him, indicates
a measure of public disgrace and also that the brothers
were now well along in years; and that the first. family
was fruitful. As Seth whom Eve received as from the
Lord in place of Abel (Genesis 4: 25) was born when
Adam was 130 years old, it is probable that the murder
of Abel, which resulted in the loss of both sons to the
family, did not long precede the birth of Seth.
12 Without doubt Cain was made a type of those who,
rejecting God, must be cast off by him, cast from his
presence, and at the mercy of any destructive forces
without any further protection from him. (See 2 Thessalonians 1: 9; Jude 11.) Cain went away, evidently
taking with him as his wife a sister who sympathized
with him. He began to prosper, and from him came
men of energy and ability, those who first made a business of agriculture, who were first to learn the arts of
music and the use of mechanical instruments. Cain and
his immediate descendants are typical of the world of
humanity, those who use the advantages and pleasures
of nature and human life.
13 The question raised by Cain, "Am I my brother's
keeper?" is very frequently quoted as if it should be
answered in the affirmative. While no man can be re-
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sponsible for another man's moral rectitude, yet each

foUower of Jesus is called to help his brother in all
ne~dful things; he must follow Paul's word, "Bear ye
one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ!'
-Galatians 6: 2.
14 We have already noted that, like his father Adam,
Cain manifested an entire absence of any regret or sorrow
for what he had done. Adam was evidently rebellious against God, and made no call for any remission of his sentence, nor made any offer to do better. Neither did Cain.
He expressed sorrow, but it was for himself. Human nature has not changed, and those who have Cain's spirit
are never sorry for their transgressions; their only sorrow is for what may happen to themselves. Both Adam
and Cain sinned wilfully in that their sin was done
willingly and in defiance of God. Cain is made in
Scripture a type of those who sin against God to their
own destruetion.-Jude 11; 1 John 3: 12.
1G God said that Abel's blood cried from the ground
for vengeance. Justice must be maintained; Cain must
suffer for his sin. But the apostle shows that the blood
of a Redeemer substitute is found, and that the blood
of Jesus, speaking better things than the blood of Abel
(Hebrews 12: 24), is used as a ransom price for the
deliverance of all who will come to God by him. A
Redeemer is provided for Adam and for Cain; and both
these men will yet have opportunity of getting back
into harmony with God, in the kingdom of the Redeemer now being established.
18 This sad incident of hatred and murder was not,
as is sometimes said, the result of momentary envy and
jealousy. Cain was not envious of his brother's acceptance with Jehovah. It was the first instance of that
condition so plainly described by Jesus when he said,
"Men loved darkness rather than light, because their
deeds were evil." (John 3: 19) Cain was evil in heart
and had the spirit of the Devil; he hated the goodness
of Abel. (1 John 3 : 12,14) Then when the time came that
they offered to God, and Abel found acceptance while
he did not, Cain determined not to bear it any longer;
he put his brother to death. And in fear, pleading for
his life, he only lengthened his punishment.
What did Eve say when Cain was born, and why? What
vocations did Cain and Abel follow, respectively? What
offerings did they each make? ~ 1,2.
What did God say to Cain when the latter's offering wall
not accepted? Why did Cain slay Abel? 11 3, 4, 16.
What was Cain's punishment, and how did he meet it?
Did God set a mark on Cain? What is meant by Cain's
going out "from the presence of the Lord"? 11 5-8.
"'hy was Abel's sacrifice acceptable and Cain's was not?
Explain how Cain's view is shared by. most people today.
11 9,10.
What indications are there that Cain and Abel were about
a hundred years old when the murder occurred? 1f 2,11.
WlIat did Cain then do? Whom does he typify? In what
sense should we be our brother's keeper? 1f 12,13.
What was Adam's attitude after his fall and sentence?
Does God forgiVe wilful sin? Will Adam and Cain be
redeemed? 1 14, 15.
GOD'S COVENANT WITH NOAH

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2-GENESIS 9: 8 TO 17--
t(1 do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth."Genesis 9: 13.
HE words of the golden text are part of God's

first covenant with fallen man. No doubt a
covenant between God and man was implied in
man's perfect condition as he came forth from the hand
of his gracious Creator, and in the law which was given
to Adam. But after the flood there was a more definite
covenant between God and man and the earth, both of
law and of promise.
2 The children of Adam apparently degenerated rapidly. The history of Cain's family is related first, and it
is only of these that any detail is given. There was in
those days little faith and probably no open worship
of Jehovah. Of Adam nothing is recorded except the
increase of his family; he evidently looked for nG .l111g
from God. But Eve, at least for a time, continued to
look for that "seed" which should restore thcm to that
which they had lost through their sin. When Seth was
born Eve accepted him as from the Lord and as his
substitute for Abel.
8 It is recorded that in the days of Seth's son Enos,
men began to call on the name of the Lord; but probably
the marginal reading that "then began men to call
themselves by the name of the Lord" (Genesis 4: 26)
is correct. There is no reason for thinking this indicates a beginning of real worship of Jehovah, but rather
that then was a profession of righteousness, the beginning of organized hypocritical worship such as in later
times has proved so hurtful to men.
4, The race degenerated and became easy victims to
the scheme by which Satan planned to thwart God in
his purpose for men. Later scriptures show that the
race was still under the care of Satan as overlord and
that he had with him angels willing to cooperate with
him. He conceived the idea of defilement of the human
race by a mixture of angelic beings with them. With
the power of materialization which was then unrestrained, but which later they were hindered from using,
many angels intermarried with the daughters of men.
The result of this cohabitation was that giants were
born among men, almost certainly those beings known
in mythology as the gods and the sons of gods, who
lived among men.
5 There followed such a time of wickedness, violence,
terror, and corruption of man's heart, that the Scripture record is, "God saw that the wickedness of man
was great in the earth, and that every imagination of
the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."
(Genesis 6: 5) The corruption of nature was almost
complete. Noah and his family were evidently the only
ones uncontaminated, and so great was the pressure of
evil, it was humanly impossible that they in their own
strength could have withstood it. Ii the human family
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was to be preserved, and a true seed come out of it,

there was necessity that the saving power of God be
manifested.
6 God determined to destroy all who were thus contaminated and all who were on the side of the evil
angels and under their influence; and this meant all
except Noah's family. But previous to the time when
God would do this, perhaps 120 years before (Genesis
6: 3), God told Noah what he purposed, and commanded him to build an ark. Noah obeyed and thereby manifested both his faith and his loyalty. Thus he became
a preacher of righteousness, and it is sald of hlm that
he walked with God.-Genesis 6: 9; 1 Peter 3: 20.
1 It was surely in the providence of God that Noah's
children (Shem, Ham and J aphet) were not born till
after Noah was 500 years old. They were thus saved
from the evil in the world by reason of the fact that
they were brought into it at that late date-after God
had disclosed his purposes to their father Noah. They
were brought up in the knowledge of the impending
disastcr; in "present truth" as we of today would express it. Thus Noah's obedience in building the ark
saved his sons as well as himself. Noah prehaps employed help from those who laughed at his idea, but this
only made his witness more definite.
8 Contrary to common thought Noah was not called
upon by the Lord to get as many people as posslble into
the ark; it was bUllt for himself and his family, and
for the preservabon of such species of animal life as
should be pleasing to God. In due time the animals
came, brought by God; of the beasts and birds, two by
two; but of the clean animals seven of each kind were
brought.-Genesis 6: 19, 7' 2.
9 Warned by God. Noah and his family went into
the ark and shut the door. Seven days later the fountains of the great deep were broken open. The vaporous
canopy which had encompassed the earth condensed and
fell upon the planet. (See STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES,
Volume Six, pp. 24, 25.) It was the mightiest of cloud
bursts. For forty days the waters increased until at
last all the high hills under heaven were covered.Genesis 7: 17, 19.
10 The Bible does not say whether or not the flood was
universal. Its purpose was to destroy the now mixed
progeny of angels and women, and there is little reason
for supposing that the race was then scattered all over
the earth. For 150 days the waters prevailed. Then
they began to assuage and gradually lessened in depth,
until within a little more than a year after Noah had
entered the ark he was free to leave it. (Genesis 7: 11;
8: 13, 14) When Noah and his family came out of the
ark he built an altar to Jehovah and offered a sacrifice
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of every clean beast and every clean fowl; and God

manifested his pleasure with this offering which denoted
allegiance, confidence and honor.
11 Then God determined, so the record says, that he
would never again curse the ground for man's sake,
though the imagination of man's heart should be evil
from his youth; nor would he again smite every living
thing as he had done: but promised that "while the
earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold amI
heat, and summer and wintrr, and day and night shall
not cease". (Genesis 8: 22) A new order of things was
there inaugurated. Petrr describes it as the coming in
of a new heavens and rarth, and says that the previous
heavens and earth were destroyed in the flood. Noah
and his family now stood before God as Allam hau
done at the beginning; and then, even as God had blessed Adam, so now he blessed Noah and his sons.
12 There was now a change III manner of life; evidently the breaking of thr ring of waters round the
earth had altered climatic conditions. Man was now
given animal food, exceptmg only the blood, as freely
as previously he had been given the green herb. But
God charged the community with the sanctity of human life and with retnbutlVe justice; for the shedding
of man's blood was to be followed by the death of
the murderrr. God would rcqUlre this because man wab
made in the image of God. Man might slay the beasts,
but neither beast nor man might slay mankind.-Genesis 9: 1-6.
13 God now entered into a covenant with mankind,
who were represented in Noah and his sons. He saiu
that he would never again drstroy all flesh by the waters
of a flood, nor again by a flood destroy the earth. (Genesis 9: 11) By reason of the vaporous canopy there had
been no rain prior to the deluge (Genesis 2: 5, 6) ; but
now God made the rainbow, which can be seen only
during or as a result of rain, which became his token
of the covenant which is bl:'twren God and man and
every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.
-Genesis 9: 17.
14 Such wholesale destruction of life as was caused
by the flood is said by critics to be incompatible with
the attributes of God, and the Modernist declines to
believe that any such event took place as a purpose of
Jehovah. He may admit the calamity and that great
waters swept the earth, but he is an unbeliever in the
Bible record. He knows no reason why God should do
this thing, and he rcjects the Bible's own reason. He
cannot sa'y with the Psalmist, "The works of his hands
are verity and judgment: all his commandments are
sure."-Psalm 111: 7.
15 The account of the flood is more than a record of
a fact in human history. It is written also because the
conditions of life which preceded and caused the flood,
as well as the flood itself, were typical of things to be.
Jesus said that the days of his return would be like
those of N oab's day. The people then were utterly in-
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different to Noah's witness of the coming catastrophe;

so on the Lord's return the world would be utterly indifferent to and scornful of the message of his second
presence. They would carryon as if his return to control affairs were an impossibility.-Matthew 24: 37-39;
2 Peter 3: 4.
16 With the return of the Lord Jesus there comes a
destI11Ction of the world order as complete as that of
tlw flood. As then the present heavens and earth took
the place of the former, so at the return of the Lord
these heaycns and earth give place to the new heavens
and earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. Peter says
the clemcnts that make up the present world organization shall be consumed by fire.-2 Peter 3: 6, 10, 12, 13.
H As then, so at the present time; the conditions of
the world and the heartless indifference to God and to
rightrollsness which obtains throughout the world, reveal such a state of opposition to God that there is no
hope of amendment. But the fire of trouble will purge
the world even as the flood cleansed it, and will prepare
it for the new order, the new heavens and earth under
the direct rule of the Prince of Peace.
18 Noah's sons have transgressed and broken the covenant whICh God made with them, as Adam transgressed
and broke his covenant. God put the responsibility for
general welfare upon all, but himself made no attempt
to shepherd or protect condemned mankind. Soon they
went their own ways, making only one attempt at unification, namely, when they undertook to build the
tower of BalX'l; and that was done in a spirit of oppositIOn to God, without any sincere purpose for mutual
help or bencfit. Since those ancient days large and
small dominions have arisen an10ng men, and the history of mankind has been written as with a pen dipped
in blood. 1\1en have hall no respect for the faet that
God made a coyenant with thcm and the earth; human
life has bcen hcld very cheap, and the earth considered
as if it belongeJ to whoever could get the mastery thereof.
19 The World War may be considered as man's latest
sin against his covenant. Civilized nations have professed to hold life most sacred, and have had laws which
carried out the injunction of the covenant; murder has
becn punished by taking the life of the murderer. But
these nations were wholesale transgressors in this last
and greatest outrage on the covenant; and this has
again brought necessity for God to act in a universal
way for the rccovery of his honor and glory and for tho
salvation of mankind, as is plainly seen by those who
faithfully follow the Bible as the God-given guide. The
many nations of earth which are considered Christian
have little regard for the honor and glory of God among
men. The world is rapidly becoming indifferent to God.
No nation is conducted on Christian lines, but all on
pagan indifference to J chovah.
20 That God purposes to shortly clean the earth and
prepare it for the millennia! reign of Christ is clearly
stated by many scriptures) and that Satan who has
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attempted to defile the minds of the people and to lead

them away from God by erroneous creedal teaching is
to be checkmated, is also clearly shown. He succeeded
in convincing the first parents that the oral Word of
Goel was not to be relied upon; now he has persuaded
the so-called Christian nations to believe that the written
Word of God is not to be trusted. But soon the vail
that is spread over all nations shall be removed.Isaiah 25: 7.
What was God's first covenant with fallen man 1 Did mankind worship the Lord prior to the flood 1 ~ 1-3
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What means <lid Satan adopt prior to the flood to thwart

God's lmrpose concerning humanity? \Verp all containinate<l? What did God do in consequence1 U 4-6.
Why is it apparent that God overruled respecting the time
of birth of Noah's sons? 'Vas Noah directed to urge the
people to enter his ark? What were the cause, nature and
purpose of the flood 1 1f 7-10.
What was God's promise to man following the flood? What
new order of things way!'! there inaugurated 'I What id
the significance of the rainbow as a pledge? '\I 11-13.
Is the flood, and its destruction of life, compatible with
the attributes of God? The flood and attending conditions were typical of what? '\I 14-17.
What course did man take subsequent to the flood 1 What
does God purpose to do in consequence? 'Vhat has Sahl'l
succ'eded in doing for more than 6,000 years? How will
his deception be overcome? 'if 18-20.
ABRAM AND THE KINGS

--MAY 9-GENESIS
14: 1-24-
"In all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us." - Romans 8: 37.
r"'f"'HE increase of Noah's family after the flood was
~ ~uch more rapid than at the first under Adam.
When the race began again there were three families of Noah's children, and an account is given of
each. The whole earth was of one language and one
speech; but because the human mind was perverted it
was soon necessary for God to do something to save
them from themselves, lest mankind should get out of
hand. This he did when, on their attempt at Batel to
make a central government apart from and really in opposition to God, he threw them into confusion by causing them to speak differently one from the other.
2 There were but few who retained My desire to honor
God, and apparently these were limited to the descendants of Shem. Shem's descendants dwelt chiefly in
Mesopotamia, the land lying between the two great
rivers, Euphrates and Tigris. The name Mesopotamia,
however, was applied to the northern portion, the southern
part being known in Scripture as Chaldea and Shinar.
3 Eight
generations from Noah came Terah of
Chaldea, to whom were born three sons, the youngest being Abraham who became the father of God's chosen
people. In Genesis 11: 31 it is said that Terah removed with his family from Ur of the Chaldees, with
the intent to go to the land of Canaan; and that he
settled at Haran in Mesopotamia and died there. He
did not cross the Euphrates. Stephen tells that God
had already spoken to Abraham and told him of the
purpose he had for him. Abraham was to leave his
father's house and kindred and was to follow the lead
of God into a land which God would tell him of, and
God would reward him by making him the means of
that blessing which had been foreshadowed in the garden of Eden when God said that the ,,'oman's seed
should bruise the serpent's head. (Genesis 3: 15) It
would be through Abraham's family that the seed of
promise should come.-Genesis 12: 1, 2; Acts 7: 2.
'When Terah died God removed Abraham into the
land which he had for him, and promised it to him for

everlasting inheritance. Abraham was accompanied
from Haran into Canaan by Lot his nephew. When he
got to Shechem in Canaan he built an altar to Jehovah.
Later he removed further south to Bethel, where also
he built an altar. Then because of a famine he went
down into Egypt, and there through lack of faith he
fell into temptation; he failed to trust God in respect to
flarah. his wife. But God delivered them, and brought
them out of Egypt with increased riches.
3 Abraham and his nephew Lot now settled in the
land of promise. Both increased in substance, and as
there was not enough pasture for both their requirements, and their herdsmen quarreled, Abraham gave
Lot freedom of choice. Lot selfishly and thereby unwisely chose the well-favored valley of Siddim and dwelt
near Sodom.
6 It happened that about that time a combination of
four kings of the east came over the same route that
Terah and Abraham had traveled when they left U r.
Why they were attracted to the small country of Palestine is not recorded. The vale of Sodom was rich,
and five towns occupied by these kings were evidently
storehouses of goods. Perhaps they had eyes also on
the rich country of Egypt further south. They conquered the five- kings of the valley of Siddim and held
them in tribute for twelve years; but in the thirteenth
year the Siddimites rebelled.
7 In the fourteenth year the four kings of the east
returned to subdue their rebellious subjects; but first
they went further south, well on to the borders of Sinai,
smiting all the peoples of the lands. They returned by
Kadesh, smiting all the country of the Amalekites and
the Amorites. 'rhen the five kil).gs of the valley fought
them in the vale of Siddim, but were conquered. Then
the cities were rifled and many people were taken captive.. Some escaped, amongst them the king of Sodom.
8 Amongst those taken captive was Lot. All his goods
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were taken, and apparently hi,s wife and daughters also.

One who escaped told Abraham, known as the Hebrew
living then at Hebron not far away. Abraham at once
armed his trained servants, born in his own house, 318
ofthem (Genesis 14: 14) ; and with some help from Aner,
Eshcol and Mamre, the Amorites, he pursued the four
kings and came up with them at Dan. With strategy he
attacked them by night. They fled, and he pursued them
unto Hobah, not far from Damascus, delivered the
captives, both men and women, and brought back his
nephew Lot and his goods, and all the goods of the
Sodomites.
Q The king of Sodom hearing of this gratefully went
out and met Abraham in the king's dale. Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine.
He was both king and priest of the most high God, and
he blessed Abraham. To him Abraham, in recognition
of Melehizedek's priestly office, gave a tenth of all he
had taken.
10 The king of Sodom then said to Abraham, "Give
me the persons, and take the goods to thyself." (Genesis 14: 21) But Abraham replied, "I have lift up
mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, that I WIll not take from a
thread even to a shoelatehet, and that I will not tak~
anything that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have
made Abram rich."-Genesis 14: 22, 23.
11 There are interesting points to be noted in this
portion of Scripture. For a long time the self-appointed critics of Genesis disputed this account, saying
there was no such movement of the kings of the ra,:,t;
but recent archmological discoveries are all on the side
of the Scriptures. It will be well when men learn that
reverence for God is the beginning of wisdom.
12 The Bible student is interested in the care of God
in preserving Abraham from attack by these predatory
kings. Rich in cattle and flocks and in jewels of silver
and gold, he might have been considered fine prey for
th~m. They would hardly have kept away from him
through fear that he was well able to defend his flocks;
the probability is that they had not heard of him, and
that by this means God preserved him. These kings took
a road which led them about fifteen miles away from
where Abraham lived in Mamre near Hebron. Thus
God protects and keeps his own.
13 Lot was not protected by the Lord. He had selfishly Ghosen the valley of Siddim because it happened to
be well watered. It is not at all likely that Abraham,
knowing of its wickedness, would have chosen to move to
Sodom. But Lot being the younger should nevertheless have given his uncle the privilege of choosing. Also
he should have gratefully remembered that the reason
they were in the land at all was becanse God had made
a covenant with Abraham. Further, the wickedness of
those cities of the Sitlllim valley was notorious; and
Lot should have known that any increase to his prosperity would be at the expense of his spirit.
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14 The introduction of Melchizedek to the sacred

record is most interesting to the Bible student. Melchizedek was king of Salem, probably the Jerusalem
of later days. (See Psalm 76: 2.) It may be that the
king of Sodom lllet Abraham near the city, and that
Melchizedek came out to bless him: indeed the expression "brought forth" bread and wine lends some weight
to this. l1elchizedek is described as priest of the "Most
High God", a title of Jehovah not previously disclosed. Evidently Abraham learned that title of God
from Melchizedek at that time. Nothing more is said
of the ministry of this royal priest, and yet he is one
of the important typical persons of the Bible.
15 In the Epistle to the Hebrews Melchizedek is spoken
of as having neither father nor mother. This does not
mean that he was a supernatural being, but rather that
he came on the scene just for the time and left it when
his work was done. In this Melchizedek was a type or
figure of the Son of God, who was made a priest a('~
cording to the power of an endless life. (Hebrews 7 : 16,
17) Speaking by the holy spirit David had foretold
this ministry. He told of One who should minister for
God, who would be a priest after the order of Melchizedek whose ministry so far as Scripture record is
concerned was not inherited from man nor passed on
to others; One who would wield kingly power.
16 Anether point worthy of note and containing an
important lesson is that Abraham refused to be enriched
by Sodom; he would not have it said that he shared
in the riches of Sodom. He realized that had he taken
any of the spoils belonging to Sodom the king would
have said that he had made Abraham rich. ( Genesis
14: 23) But Abraham here said even more than he
knew. Without doubt the Devil, who was Sodom's real
ruler, would have said that Abraham's riches were not
the re~ult of the blessing of the most high God, but that
he hau had a share in giving them,
17 This battle is the first conflict between God's people
and the kings of the far east noted in Scripture. In
later days there were many conflicts, mostly to the
hurt of Abraham's seed. But ultimately the would-be
destroyers of Abraham and his seed shall themselves be
destroyed, according to the declaration of God to Abraharn.-See Genesis 12: 1, 2; Revelation 18: 20, 21.
What notable blessing in disguise came to man after the

deluge 'I Which branch of Noah's family apparently retained some desire to honor God? ~ 1, 2.
Where did Abram live when lie received God's promise?
Why did he then go to Egypt? What happened there before his return to Canaan? ~ 3, 4.
Who was Lot aud Why did he locate in Sodom? What happened to him while there? ~ 5-7.
H\)w and why did Abraham rescue the Sodomites? When
did he meet Melchizedek? Who was this kingly priest,
and what does St. Paul say of him? ~ 8,9,14,15.
Why .lid Abraham refuse the proffered spoils of Sodom1
n 10. ]G.
Wily nrc we interl:'sted in this account? Why was not Lot
protected by the Lord?
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Niles, O. __
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Rosemont, O. __
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Youngstown, O
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Columbiaiia, O.
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Ea1lt Palestine, O.
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Salem, O. ..._
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Ogden, Utah _.. _.._........"
4
Pocatella, Ida. ............"
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Twin Falls, Ida
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San Antonio, 'rex. ........"
4
Cornfort, Tex. ..
... JJ 5, 6
Kerrville, Tex. .............."
7
Pipe Creek, 'rex.
8. 9
Lancaster, Pa
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Rheems, Pa. _ _..... ..... "
Downingtown. Pa. .
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Sp,rings, Pa. ..-...ARr. 8

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Lansdale, Pa
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Norristown. Pa.
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Hamilton, Onto
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~rampton, Onto .
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Barrie, Onto
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Lancaster, O
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Crooksville, O
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Zanesville, O.
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Coshocton, O. .
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Monessen, Pa. .__ _.._..... _Apr.

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Bentleyville. Pa.
Elizabeth, Pa.
Buena Vista, Pa.
McKeesport, Pa.
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14
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1
Lyman, Miss. ............"
2
S"aucier, l\Iiss. . ._......"
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Hattiesburg, lIIiss......_"
5
Laurel, Miss. .._.. _........
7
Lucedale, Miss. .......... " 8,11
Selma, Calif
Fresno, Calif.
Orosi, Calif. .
Reedley, Calif
Modesto, Calif.
Stockton, Calif.
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Regina, Sask
_.. .. 15, 16
Moose Jaw, Sask .
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Mossbank, Sask.
19
Mazenod, Sask. .. _._"
20
Assiniboia. Sask. ._... .. 21, 22
Evansville, Ind
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Sullivan, Ind. .
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Dugger, Ind. _
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Linton,. Ind. "''''."._._... ..
J8.llonnlle, Ind
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Tuolnmne, Calif
Apr. 13,
Oakdale, Calif.
San Francisco, Calif. " 16,
Hollister, Calif.
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Santa Cruz, Calif. .._"
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Paris, Tex. ..
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Wolfe City, Tex
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Bonham, Tex
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)jenison, Tex.
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lIIcKinney, :rex. ..
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Plano, Tex.
Apr.
12
Dallas, Tex. ..._.."." .. 13,18
mnnsboro, Tex
_.. .. 14,15
Terrell, Tex. .
_..
19
Grand S line, Tex. .. .. 20, 21
Alba, T..x.
II
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Slater, Wyo.
Apr. 1
"Vrlyn....._....... ,: 4, 7
J..IaNunle, Wyo.
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Sterling, Colo. .._ _.._..
8
Haxtum, Colo. ..._.__
9
Hol~oke, Colo..._.. _
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eheyer~ne,
Sterling, Colo. ....._...Apr.

12
Alliance. Nebr. ",,,,_, ..
13
Whitman, Nebr.
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l,itchfield, Nebr.
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Ravenna, Nebr
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18
Grand Island, Nebr. _ ..
19
BROTHER J. C. WATT
11
12
13
14
15
16
BROTHERW.M.BERSEE
Portage La Prairie, Man. Apr. 4
Souris, Man. .__
Apr.
5
Brandon, Man.
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6
Rutler, lIIan. ..
_.....
7, 8
Wawota, Man.
.. 10, 11
Regina, Sask. -.............
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Cincinnati, O
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Wilming-ton, O. .........."
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Lancaster, O. .. __
13
CrooksYille, O. _.............
14
Zam!sville, O.
15'
Dresden, O. ._.
16
BROTHER M. L. HERR
Danbury, Conn
Pittsfield, lIIass.
I ~ownal, vt. .
Rutland, Vt.
Burlington, Vt.
Waitsburg, Vt.
Apr.
_........
....."
Washington, D. C
_.....Apr.11
Hoanoke, Ya. .
_....... .. 18
\VinstoD Salem, N. C. .... .. 19
Libetty, N. C
. n 20
lIigh Pointt. N. C.
n
21
Weleome, .N. C.
22
Tippecanoe City, O
Apr. 1
Dayton, O. ..._................ .. 2, 4
Middletown, O.
5
Hanulton, O
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6
Covington, O.
7
Mowrystown, O.
8
Waynesboro, Miss.....Apr. 12, 13

Enterprise, Miss. ...."
14
1I1eridllln, Miss. ..._..."
16
Columbus, Miss. ......"
18
Olwlona, Miss.
19, 20
West Point, Miss.
21
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New Philadelphia, O
lIIar.30
Dennison, O.
.. 31
Urichsvill~ O. .._
Apr. 1
:SteUbenville, O.
2
Pittsburgh, Pa..._.............
4
New Brighton, Pa
May 2
Vanceboro, N. C. ..........Apr. 1, 2
Wilmington, N. C.
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i
Salemburg, N. C.
5
Hayne, N. C.
6
Fayetteville, N. C.
7
Moncure, N. C.
8
Gravenhurst, Onto ....Apr.

15
Bracebridge, Onto .._. "
16
North Bay, Onto ._ __ " 18,1\}
MacLenuan, Out.
.. 20,21
Sault ~te. Marie, Onto " 22,23
~earchmont, Onto ..." ..
2il
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Somerset, Pa
._ ..
Connellsville, Pa.
Lecl,rone, Pa. .__
__
Point Marion, Pa.
Rice's Landing, Pa.
Brownsville, Pa. ..._
Tarplay, Tex
Apr.
11
San Antonio, Tex. _._. I t 12,15
Kingsbury, Tex. ...._."
13
Gonzale~, Tex.
U
14
San lIIarcos, Tex. ......
16
Austin, 'l'ex.
18
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
qle~ter
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Lisbon, O. ..
_._..Apr.
8
Power Point, O.._._... "
9
ElUlt Liverpool, O. __ ..
11
Negley. O.... ..._._..._ .. 12,13
Allilmce, O.
._ ..
14
Louisville, O. "'''''_'_ ..
15
BROTHER V. C. RICE
Nampa. Ida.............._...Apr.11
Emmett, Ida. .
_.. .. 12
Ontario, Ore.
" 13
\Yeiser, I<la. .
_..... .. 15
I,a Grande, Ore. . _....... " 16
Joseph, Ore. ._ _
. __. " 19
Harrisburg, Pa
1
2
4
5
6
7
New Goshen, Ind.

.Ap,r
8
Brazil, In<!.
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9
St. ;Louis, Mo
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Joplin, 1110. _.._.._
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Wichita, KaliS. ..._... .. 14,15
Rockford, Ill. . ........_..Apr. 14

Freeport, Ill.
........"
5
Gratiot, Wis. ..
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Mon'roe, \Vis. ..
_
7
Monticello, Wis. ..._......."
8
Madison, Wis...._...__.._"
9
Oshkosh, Wis. .._

Wis. .
Manitowoc, Wis
Two l{ivers Wis'
Green Bay,' Wis:
Black Creel!:, Wis.
.A ppleton,
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12
13
14
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16
Fort Smith, Ark. _
Apr.
I..lamar, Ark. ...
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Russellville, Ark. ..._... "
Havana, Ark...._._....... ..
Danville, Ark. ..._..____..
Little Rock, Ark...._ _ "
1, 2
4
5, 6
7,8
9
11
ROland Ark. ...__.._.._ ..Apr. 12

Ferndal e, Ark. ......_..._ .. 13
Scott, Ark. .
_.._..
.. 14
England, Ark. .
_... II 111
Pine Bluff, Ark. ......__ .. 16
Hot Springs, Ark. _ _ II 1.8
BROTHER L. F. ZINK
Kewanee, Dl. _ _...Mar.
21
Princeton, Ill. ..._.... ..
22
Aurora, Ill.
.. 23,24
South Bend, Ind
_ ..
25
Elkhart, Ind. ..._ _.. ..
26
Toledo, O. ..
_... ..
28
Danbury, O.
Mar. 29, 30
Sandusky, O. __. _ "
81
Painesville, O. - - -..ARr. 1
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VOL. XLVII
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No. T
Anno Mundi 6054-Aprill. 1926
OONTENTS
HYPOCRISY AND "THE TRCE" ......... _ .._.
99
Beginning of Hypocrisy
The True
Examples of Hypocrisy
Modern Pharisees
Peace Feast
The Faithful and True
Jesus
Reward of The Truil
100
100
101
101
102
103
103
104
PRAYERMEETING TEXT COMMENTS
105
ABRAHAM AND THE STR.\NGERS ......._ 106
ISAAC AND HIS WELLS .,
_
108
JACOB AT BETHEL
_
110
WORLDWIDE WI1'NESS-!lIAY 30
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'Xhat the church is "the temple of the living GOd", peculiarly "his workmanship"; that its construction has been in progress throu~houll
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VOL. XLVII
APRIL
1, 1926
No. '1
HYPOCRISY AND ((THE TRUE"

"With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth."-Psalm 35: 16.
YPOCRISY is the act of feigning to be that

which one is not. It is downright dishonesty.
It is the practising of fraud and deoeit. It is
mockery. It is often used for bringing reproach on
others. Like all other evil practices hypocrisy originated
with the Devil and is used chiefly in connection with
so-called religion. It is one of the practices which Satan
the enemy uses to reproach God and everyone who
diligently tries to be true to God. It is the very opposite of a true and sincere worship of Jehovah. A
hypocrite is one who practises hypocrisy. Anyone who
is us~d as a tool by the Devil to reproach the Lord God
in the name of the Lord is a hypocrite.
2 "The true" is a title or term that applies to those
who are unwavering, loyal and faithful to the principles
of righteousness. It means that the course of such is
always in harmony with the truth. So true and faithful has the Lord Jesus always been to God, his Father,
that God gave him as one of his titles "the Faithful
and True".-Revelation 19: 11.
3 The Devil and his willing emissaries have followed
the course of hypocrisy and mockery toward God. By
this means many reproaches have been brought upon
the Lord Jehovah. In the same way the enemy of truth
and righteousness reproached the Lord Jesus when he
was upon the earth and has likewise ridiculed, reproached and covered with ignominy those who have
tried to follow in Jesus' footsteps.
4 Hypocri'Sy ultimately leads to disgrace and destruction. Faithfulness ultimately leads to life and glory.
The Christian is privileged to learn these great truths
in advance of the world. Happy is the man who follows the honest, sincere and faithful course.
5 The beginning of hypocrisy, as recorded in the Bible,
was in connection with religious wor~hip. The praetice has been employed by Satan throughout the ages.
In the latter days hypocrisy has reached its greatest
height. Truly hypocrisy has gone to seed, and the time
for the harvest thereof is due. It is both interesting and
instructive to search out from the Scriptures the beginning and working of hypocrisy as practised by the
enemy. Much of the Bible is written in symbolic language and could n{)t be understood until God's plan
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had progressed in course of fulfilment, and not then

until God's due time.
6 It is recorded of the serpent that he was more subtIe than other beasts. The serpent was employed by
Satan to deceive Eve. The serpent is therefore used as
a symbol of Satan the enemy. Those who willingly
yield to the influence of the Devil and support his cause
are designated as "the seed of the serpent". Those who
willingly practise hypocrisy, particularly in connection
with religion, of necessity would have to be placed in
this class.
7 A pure and chaste woman is used in the Scriptures
as a symbol of the righteous organization of Jehovnh
God. Zion therefore is designated as "the woman". It
is Zion that gives birth to the kingdom of God; that is
to say, to the nation that shall rule all the peoples of
the earth. It is Zion also that gives birth to the individual members, the one hundred and forty-four thousand and one who go to make up the royal family and
who comtitute the officials of the new nation or government. For this reason all those who love righteousness and hate iniquity, and who strive to follow in the
way of righteousness after having consecrated themselves to do God's will and who are begotten of the holy
spirit, are spoken of as the "seed of the woman". WhIm
God pronounced judgment at the time of the rebellion
in Eden he said to the Devil, as represented by the serpent: "I will put enmity between thee and the woman,
and between thy seed and her seed; and it shall bruise
thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."-Gen. 3: l!>.
S Satan is the greatest of all hypocrites. Since Eden
he has followed the course of unrighteousness. God
hates iniquity, and all in harmony with God hate iniquity. From the time of Eden Satan, the Devil, has
opposed God and fought against everyone who has
diligently tried to serve God. To accomplish his purposes he has resorted to various methods and employed
divers means. These include ridicule, mockery and hypocrisy, by which means the Devil has delighted to reproach
God in every possible manner.
9 Be assured that God could have imprisoned or destrayed the Devil at any time, but his Word discloses
that it has been the pUrp<lse of Jehovah to Ie! the Evil
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fJ:lie
WATCH TOWER
One come to a full in his. evil course before he executes

his final judgment ag.ainst him. While he is dQing this
the Lord permits others of his intelligent creatures to
choose either to follow the Devil in his wrongful course
or to war against 'iniquity and follow righteousness and
be classed as "the true".
BEGINNING OF HYPOCRISY
10 Adam was a wicked man because he deliberately
disobeyed God and continued in that course. He had one
son who loved righteousness, and the Devil caused him
to be murdered by his brother. About two hundred and
fifty years thereafter a grandson of Adam, named Enos,
was born. By that time, as far as the Scriptures disclose, every man on earth was following the course of
wickedness. This of course warrants the conclusion that
all the human race by that time was under the control
of the Deyil. Satan must have thought that he had
succeeded in having all men worship him and that he had
turned them all away from God; and therefore be set
about"b mock God by establishing a system of hypocrisy.
It was in the days of Enos that hypocrisy begilu to
manifest itself for the first time and then in connection
with religious worship.
11 It is recorded in the Scriptures: "Then began men
to call themselves by the name of the Lord." (See
Genesis 4: 26, margin.) Why should they desire to call
themselves by the name of the Lord if they were wicked?
The answer is that such 'vas a scheme of the Devil to
have the people pretend to be sons of God and vet to
pursue a course in exact opposition to God, and therebv
to ridicule and reproach God and hold his name up t~
scorn.
12 The reason why it is important to call attention
to this ancient occurrence is that it discloses a scheme
of Satan which he has followed and practised ever since;
namely, to have as a part of his government some kind
of organized system of religion by which he could brin-'
ridicule and reproach upon the name of J ehovah. Further~
more, Satan knew that man was so constituted that
he would need to worship some higher being. He, of
course, wished to always keep man under his control
and have man to worship him; but should he not be
able to keep man completely under his control and have
his worship then he would establish amongst men hypocrisy, and thus while they would pretend to worship
their Creator they would be unfaithful to God. This
practice of hypocrisy in religion would be a reproach
upon the name of Jehovah and a ridicule of God. Subsequently a few men did turn to the worship of the
true God, but it is observed that throughout the ages
the major portion of religion has been the practice of
hypocrisy.
13 Seemingly now the time has come when the Lord
will give his people a clearer vision of Satan's methods
of operation. This would indicate that a final and
crucial test is about to be placed upon those of earth
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shall fall under the test except those who in honesty
and in sincerity follow the truth and keep close to the
Lord.
THE TRUE
14 The first man mentioned with favor in the Scriptures aftrr Abel was Enoch. He was of the seventh
generation from Adam. (Jude 14) The Scriptures hold
him forth in great contnlst to Enos and men of his
time. E:noch belongs to the class known as the true.
(Genesis 5: 22) Aside from Abel every man from
Adam to Enoch was undoubtedly evil.
15 '1'he human race was going the road of corruption
and wickedness. Enoch ,,'as thr exception. He believed
in Jehovah God. He brlieved that ~ome day God would
reward all those ,rho would obey him. Sat'an the Devil
had been so active that the people of earth by that
hne even doubted the existence of Jehovah God. It
was necessary for Enoch to exercise faith that God
actually exists. This was necessary in order for him
to please God. "Without faJth it is impossible to please
God; for he that compth to Gae] mmt believe that he is,
and that he is a re'I'arder of them thai d;ligently seek
him." (Hebrews 11: fi) That he pleased God is shown
by the following statement: "And Enoch walked with
God; and he was not; for God took him." (Genesis 5:
25) To the same efl'l'ct St. Paul teshfies: "By faith
Enoch wa~ translated that he should not see dpath; and
was not found, because God hod tr<m~lated him; for
before his translation he had this tesbmony, that he
pleased God."-Hebrews 11: 5.
16 Enoch, because of his faith in God, was an outstanding figure amongst all the men oi his day. He
was a witness on the earth for God. Surdv he was
known amongst the other men and known by the fact
that he believed on God and served him, while all othrrs
were against the Lord. Such faith under such adverse
conditions was pleasing to God, and God rewarded that
faith by translating Enoch. In those days it \yas usual
for men to live for seven or eight centuries. Enoch
lived only three hundred and sixty-five years, und then
God took him away. No one saw him go, no one buried
him, and no one knew where he went.
17 Satan the Devil had the power of death, and without douLt he would have killed Enoch had not God
prevented him from so doing. Of coursc God has the
power of death, but he did not put Enoch to death for
any wrongful act on Enoch's part. Nor did Enoch die
because of sickness, the result of the inheritance from
Adam, his grandfather. The Devil had nothing to do
with putting Enoch to death. He was a young man compared to other men of his day. While in the vigor of
youth and while he walked with God and joyfully conformed himself to God's righteous law, the Lord manifested his pleasure in the faith of Enoch by taking him
away, by putting him to sleep without his having to
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18 It seems reasonable that Enoch never saw any ana.
die, because St. Paul testifies that he did not "see death".
(Hebrews 11: 5) St. Paul, after enumerating a number
of faithful ones, including Enoch, states: "These all
died in faith." (Hebrews 11: 13) It follows, of course,
that E'noch was not taken away to live on some other
planet, but that God took him by quietly and suddenly
putting him to sleep without pain or anguish and without fear of the terrible monster death. Here God began
to indicate that at some time he would destroy death
nnd deliver all those who have faith in him from all
their enemies, including the enemy death.-1 Corinthians 15: 25, 26.
19 It is recorded that Enoch prophesied that in some
future time the Lord would come with a mighty host
of saints and f'xecutc judgmf'nt upon the ungodly. (Jude
14, 15) Of course he would give utterance to this prophecy in the preFC'pce of other men, and they would mock
and jeer and taunt him, and thcn the Devil would use
every pO'H'r at his command to destroy him. But the
Lord Jehovah held his hand over Enoch. From this
Ecripture it seems quite evident that God had told
Enoch, or by some means had put it into Enoch's mind,
that some time in the future he was going to send his
mighty representative to execute judgment upon all the
enemies of God and to deliver the pc"p]e from bonrlagf'
The spirit of the Lord moved apon the mind of ]!;noch
and caused him thus to prophesy, because his heart
was right toward God. This was the first prophecy of
a coming Deliverer.
20 'l'hus by these two men, Enos and Enoch, is made
manifcst hypocrisy, a detestable thing in the sight of
God, and true faith, which is pleasing to God. Hypocrisy, the fruit of wickedness, is from the Devil; faith
is a gift from God. 'rhus God early made manifest his
rule, from which he will never deviate, that those
who have faith in him and walk with him in the way
of righteousness, in obedience to his command, shall
be rewarded by deliverance from the enemy and be given
the blessings of life. The goodness and mercy of the
I,ord endureth for ever. Ilis loving kindness is marked
by his every act.
EXAMPLES OF HYPOCRISY
Since the days of Enos hypocrisy has been on the

increase. Satan has devised selleme after scheme by
which he might d.eceive the people and reproach God.
At the birth of Jesus the Devil directed savants of the
east to seek the babe Jesus and worship him. Then he
steered them directly to Herod, the then petty ruler of
the Jews, who was ambitious and wicked. Learning
that the prophets foretold that the birth of Jesus would
be at Bethlehem, Herod employed hypocrisy in order
to destroy the babe. "And he sent them to Bethlehem;
and said, Go and search diligently for the young child;
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and when ye have found him, bring me word again, ihat 1

may come and wo:r.ship him also." (Matthew 2: 8) Of
course Herod had no thought of worshiping the babe
Jesus.
22 Wnen the Devil saw his scheme had failed he caused
Herod to have all the children in that vicinity under
two years old killed. Had Herod been sincere in his
expressed desire to worship the Lord such worship
would have been proper, but his insincerity and hypocrisy are shown by what followed.
23 Judas walked with the Lord Jesus for three and
one-half years. With others he sat at the Master's feet
and listened to the gracious words that fell from his
lips. He saw the great work the Lord did. He knew
that Jesus was the Son of God sent from heaven and
that he was The Christ. While carrying into operation
his wicked scheme to have our Lord put to death JUi~as
still feigned to be a follower of Jesus. When Jesus ,ras
celebrating the last passover he announced that Oh.~
present would betray him; and Judas had the effrontery
and dishonesty to ask, "Is it I?" When Judas had
concluded his wicked arrangement with the clergy to
betray Jesus into their hands for the paltry sum of
thirty pieces of silver he led the mob to the place where
Jesus was found, and approaching the Lord, said, "Hail,
Master," and kissed him. Judas met the fate of a
hypocrite.
24 'T'hc Phflrisees, serites and priests, composing the
clergy of Jesus' day, piously claImed to be relJl'eselltatives of God and the spiritual guides of the people. They
knew that Jesus was the Son of God and that he was the
Anointed One of God. (John 3: 1, 2) These clergymen
knew the law of God and knew that it commanded that
they should not kill. While claiming to be God's representatives and preaching his Word they deliberately
planned to murder his beloved Son.-Matthew 12: 14;
John 8: 37- /17.
25 Then Jesus told them in plain phrase that they
were hypocrites; that they devoured wiJows' houses, and
for a pretense of righteousness made long prayers, that
they might be seen and heard of men and be called
pious. He told them that they hypocritically encompassed sea and land to make one proselyte and that
when he was made he was twofolJ 1110re a child of death.
He told them that they made a pretense of meeting
the letter of the law but deliberately avoided its spirit;
that they made clean the outside of the cup and of the
platter but that within they were full of extortion and
excesses. He denounced them as whited sepulchres,
which appear beautiful on the outside but within are
full of dead men's bones. He told them that they were
serpents and a generation of vipers and the children
of their father, the Devil.-Matthew 23: 13-34; John
8: 43, 44.
MODERN PHARISEES
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t1en'ed many people. As the hypocrites in Enos' time

called themselves by the name of the Lord, so the modern
Pharisees practise hypocrisy in the name of Christ. The
hypocrisy practised in Christ's name at the present time
is the worst of all ages.
27 Jesus Christ is the Head over his church which is
his body. (Colossians 1: 18) He is the chief corner
stone in God's organization and also the foundation. No
other foundation can be laid.-Isaiah 28: 16; Acts 4:
11, 12; 1 Corinthians 3-: 11.
28 Shortly after our Lord began the development of
his church Satan, the enemy, began the development of
the "mystery of iniquity" or of lawlessness which, following his usual custom, he founded upon hypocrisy.
By this means he has reproached the name of Christ
and of God. With blasphemous effrontery ambitious
men teach that the Roman Catholic system is the church
of Christ, founded upon St. Peter; and that all the popes
in their regular order are the successors of St. Peter,
and that the pope is the representative of Christ on
earth with full authority to act as such. Great multitudes of people have been deceived by this stupendous
hypocrisy.
PEACE FEAST
29 Now the Lord Jesus has taken his power and reigns.
The Devil has been ousted from heaven, and he sees
that he must act quickly in order to keep the people
deceived and not permit them to see and hear and understand the message concerning the Lord's kingdom.
'1'he peoples of earth have suffered long from strife and
war, and they would now welcome peace coming in any
reliable manner. The Devil would now make the people
believe that their desire for peace can be had only by
following the lead of his system of iniquity, the Roman
Catholic system.
30 The subsidi::ed press, which forms a part of the
Devil's organization, with a great blare of trumpets
announces that at the end of the year 1925 the "Holy
Father" instituted a new festival day, to be known as
"The Feast of the Kingdom of Christ", which will be
observed on the last Sunday of October of each year
hereafter. The following quotations are taken from the
press dispatch from Rome:
The new festivity, says the Pope, is a part of the program

()f his Pontificate-"The Peace of Christ in the Kin~dom of
Christ." By recalling each year to everyone's mind that
Christ is King of all the peoples of the world, it will
be an efficacious remeuy against "the pest of our age", namely, laicism.
Laicism, continues the encylical, by lowering Christianity
to the level of all other religions, even false ones, causes
"discord between nations, unleashing of passions often disguised as patriotism, covetousness for earthly possession,
contempt of domestic duties, discord and instability in
families, threatens society itself with ruin".
Then the enc~'clical exhorts all Christians "to militate
comageously under the banner of Christ the King, to go
back with apostolic fervor to the rebels and misguided ones
and strive to maintain the rights of God himself intact";
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for "when in international meetings and parliaments the

sweet name of our Redeemer is passed in shameful silence
it is highly necessary to acclaim it publicly, announcing
everywhere the rights of his sovereign dignity and power"!
In conclusion, the enc~'clical states that the church claims
as its right complete liberty and indl'penuence from civil
power, the same conditions being extendl'd to religious [Catllolic] orders and organizations of both sexes. The Pontiff
closes with the reminder that not only private individuals
must publicly venerate and obey Christ, but also magistrates, law-makers and princes, as one day they will be
"called to account to God if they do not obey the divin~
commands".
The Pontiff declares that for a long, long time the empire
of Christ over all the peoples has been denied; even "the
right of the church, which springs from the right of Christ
to teach the people, give them laws and rule them in order
to lead them to eternal happiness", has been denied.
111 On the face of it this will appear to many as a
laudable move to get all the people to recognize Christ
as King, and therefore that this encyclical is the proper
thing. It will sound well to millions who will be dcoeived thereby. Some who claim to be consecrated to
the Lord will be deceived. If it were possible "the elect"
would be deceived, but that is impossible. If they are
deceived they cannot be of the elect.
;j2 To the child of
God this is a plain hypocritical
move of the Devil, through his organized system, to
turn the minds of the people toward the Catholic system and away from the true kingdom of God. Examination of the encyclical issued by the pope shows that he
regards himself as the true representative of Christ on
earth and that thereby the people giving allegiance to
the kingdom of Christ must do it through him. Truly
the hypocrisy of Enos is surpassed a thousandfold at
the present time.
33 The pope, as above quoted, says: "Laicism lowers
Christianity to the leyel of all other religions." The
manifest purpose is to "keep all the people, aside from the
clergy, in ignorance of the Scriptures by holding, as the
Papal system has always held, that only the clergy can
interpret the Scriptures. Stated in plainer phrase the
clergy want the people to lie supinely on their backs
while the clergy bind them hand and foot and rob them.
34 Hypocrisy has matured and gone to seed. Of all
the reproaches that have been brought upon God's holy
name, of all the insolence and vainglory on the part
of men and religious systems, of all the presumptuous
sins committed against God by men or organizatiom,
those in times past pale into insignificance when com
pared with the present time. Modern wickedness is
worse because evil-doers perform their evil deeds in
the name of the Lord. A great religious system, steeped
in wickedness and crime, is headed by one man; and it
is claimed for his office that he is the vicegerent of
Christ on earth and possesses power equal to that of
Jehovah God. The clergy of this system fraudulently
represent to the people that their loved ones who haye
died are now consciously suffering in purgatory because
of the wrath of God; and these clergy claim to be able
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by their prayers, and for a sufficient consideration, to

relieve the suffering ones from purgatorial fires. Thus
under false pretenses they receive money from the people and turn the minds of the people away from the
true and living God. This system is spoken of in the
Scriptures as "the great harlot".
35 The offspring of this impure religious system, the
daughter, likewise claims to represent God but defames
his name by teaching that God is tormenting millions
of unfortunate souls in a lake of eternal fire. The
clergy of these religious systems hypocritically call themse I ves by the name of the Lord and pose before the
people as God's representatives, at the same time denying
the Word of God and repudiating the blood of Jesus
Christ given for man's redemptive price. These religious
systems have illicit relationship with the commercial
and political powers of the world; and the Lord himEelf denounces the one as the mother of harlots and the
other as the daughter, both of equal unchastity and
unrighteousness.
36 And now let the Lord's people be fully forewarned
and forearmed, that they may not be deceived by the
,,,ily enemy. Hypocrisy is practised in such a manner
that it ,,-ill be necesmry for each one to be on the alert
,,-ho desires to escape the deception and its wicked influence.
followers of Christ as true models of fidelity and faithful devotion to the Lord.
JESUS
Before he came to earth Jesus was known by the

title Logos. He was the only begotten son of God. He
was entrusted with the work of the creation of all things
that were created. (John 1 : 1~4) God sent him to earth
to perform the great work of carrying out the divine
program of redemption and devotion to mankind. As
soon as he began his ministry Satan set before him the
three great temptations, and used all of his wiles and
blandishments to induce the Master to be untrue to
Jehovah.-Matthew 4: I-II.
40 Jesus refused to receive honor from men. He refused to claim honor for himself, and declared that if
he testified of his own honor his testimony would be untrue. (John 8: 54) He did not try to make the people
believe that the message he preached was his own message. He plainly told them that it was from his Father.
(John 5: 31) He misled no one. He was always honest
and true. For three and one-half years he endured the
contradiction of sinners against himself. He knew that
the reproaches that came upon him were from Satan.
He ,vas fully aware of the fact that Satan had for centuries heaped reproaches upon his Father. The prophet
represents Jesus as saying, "For the zeal of thine house
THE FAITHFUL AND TRUE
hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that
37 '1'he right and true course taken by Enoch ha~ hern
reproached thpe are fallen upon n,e."-Psalm 69: 9.
followed by a few others. At all times since Enoch's
41 In everything Jesus was faithful to his Father and
day it seems safe to say that God has had some faithful
unswerving in his allegiance and devotion to God's
witnesses on the earth. St. Paul enumerates a list of
righteous cause. By h18 full and complete obedience to
these in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. Those faithGod he gained and received at his Father's hands the
ful men conformed to the rules of God insofar as it
title "the faithful and true". The honor conferred upon
was possible for them to do so. For their fidelity they
the Lord Jesus is the greatest in all the universe, God's
bUffered at the hands of the enrmy. They were tortured,
alone excepted.
not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a
42 As God was reproached by the Devil even so Christ
better resurrection. "And others had trial of cruel mockis reproached by those now who call themselYes by his
ings, and scourgings, yea, moreover, of bonds and imname and fraudulently and hypocritically claim to adprisonment: they were stoned, they were sawn asunder,
vocate his kingdom, but who in truth and in fact are
were tempted, were slain with the swprd: they wandered
drawing the people away from God's great plan
about in sheepskins and goat skins; being destitute, afthrough Christ for the establishment of the kingdom of
flicted, tormented; (of whom the world was not worthy;)
righteousness. Thus the "false prophet", as an instruthey wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens
ment in the Devil's hands, with pious face and sanctiand caves of the earth."-Hebrews 11: 36-38.
monious phrase is proclaiming before the people a fraud38 These worthy men refused to compromise with any
ulent message; and like a great, windy bullfrog with
part of the Devil's organization. "And truly if they had assumed wisdom (Revelation 16: 13, 14), it is announcbeen mindful of that country from whence they came out, ing that this is the only way to establish peace on earth.
they might have had opportunity to have returned."
43 The Lord plainly sets forth in his Word that only
(Hebrews 11: 15) They preferred to bear the reproaches
a "remnant" of the professed Christians will be faithcast upon them as witnesses for the Lord rather than
ful unto the end. The remnant means those who conto receive anything that the organization of Satan might
tinue faithful, and who are separate and distinct from
give to them. Because of their faithful devotion to God
those who feign to be lovers of God. Such are finally
they received his approval, and God has provided for of the remnant class and will be the ones who are called
them a place in his kingdom of righteousness and glory. and chosen and faithful even unto death.
(Hebrews 11: 16) These men the apostle cites as ex44 The hypocrisy practised by the "false prophet" and
amples of faithfulness, and holds them up before the its two allies, big business and big politicians, the other.
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two "unclean spirits", are preparing for the great day

of God Almighty. (Revelation 16: 16) In this conflict
that portion of consecrated Christians of earth who compromise in some degree with the Devil's organization,
and who are pictured as a part of the "city of J erusalem", will fall in that great battle; but "the remnant"
shall not be cut off from God's organization. (Zechariah 14: 1,2) Only those who show their fidelity and
love for the Lord will finally be of the remnant.
REWARD OF THE TRUE
45 Men who practise hypocrisy deceive the people and
often deceive themselves by reason of the seductive influence of Satan, but they never deceive the Lord. The
heavenly reward is not promised to those who merely
believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and confess his name.
Many are called but few are chosen to membership in
the royal family. Those who will share with Jesus in
his kingdom and receive the high reward will be subjectcd to a severe and crucial test, which test manifestly
includes loyalty to God. Each one must faithfully serve
the Lord. There can be no compromise with any part
of the Devil's organization. Love for God is the principal thing; and this does not mean feigned love but it
means an unfeigned, honest and sincere devotion to the
Lord.-2 Corinthians 6: 1-6; 2 Peter 1: 7.
46 Now since Satan is cast out of heaven he is using
every means within his grasp to destroy the last members
of the body of Christ on. earth, known as the remnant.
(Revelation 12: 17) No doubt he will try to induce all
who profess consecration to merply call themselves by
the name of Christ and not to bc extremists; that is,
causing them to be careful to say little aT nothing about
the ecclesiadical, hypocritical systems. Among the professed followers of Chri~t who believe in his presence
and his kingdom there wiil be found some who will say:
Why should we say anything in particular about the
Devil's organization now? Let us continue in the love
of God and be good, and the Lord will take care of
evcrything. Such will be lulled to sleep by the enemy.
47 Let the consecrated rcmembcr that the time has
come when God will make for himself a name in the
earth, and that he will have a witncss of himself and
his kingdom given in the earth by those who are devoted to him; that those who are approved finally as
faithful will be the ones and only ones who show an
unfeigned allegiance to the Lord and who will have
boldness in the proclamation of his message.-1 John
4: 17, 18.
48 It is written concerning the Lord Jesus that he
"loved righteousness and hated iniqUity". He hesitated
not to tell the hypocrites of their unrighteous course. It
is not for us to single out individuals and call 'them
hypocrites, but it is the duty of the consecrated to plainly
point the people to the kingdom of God as the only
solution of man's ills. All faithful ones must hold them-
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selves aloof from every alliance or entanglement with

Satan's organized world, meanwhile speaking against it.
49 Let no Christian now be content by merely calling
himself by the name of Christ. Let him remember that
he must be faithful unto death if he would receive the
Lord's approval. There could be no title more desired
than that of "Faithful and True". Let each one of the
followers of Christ now diligently endeavor to manifcst
his devotion and love to the Lord so fully that the Lord
may be able to say of him: He is faithful and hc is
true. In this hour of great stress upon humankind none
others have the assurance of preservation except the
faithful. Everyone who is faithful will love the Lord.
The greatest thing is love. Love means an unselfish,
unreserved, unfeigned, honest and faithful devotion to
God. "0 love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord
prescrveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the
proud doer."-Psalm 31: 23.
What is hypocrisy and where did it originate? Who are

designated "the true", and what does the title imply?
U1,2,5.
'Who practisl?s hypocrisy. and why? To what does such a
course lead? U3, 4.
Why has not Satan's scheme of religious hypocrisy been
clearly understood in times past'! Who constitute "the
seed of the serpent"? U5, G, 13.
How is God's organization symbolized? To what does Zion
give birth? Who constitute "the seed of the woman"? U7.
In what ways do.,s Satnn reproach God? Why does not
God destroy him? U8, 9.
Who is the first righteous mnn mentioned after Abel? What
hypocrisy was instituted in the da~'s of Enos, and why?
U10-12,14.
What does the Bible say about Enoch? How was he rewarded? U15-18.
'Who was the first to prophesy a coming Deliverer? 'Vhat
is made manifest by the lives of Enos and Enoch respectively? U19,20.
What hypocritical worship did Satan suggest at the birth
of JfSUS, and why? 'Yhat other notable case of religiou;:!
hypocrisy occurred 33! ~'ears later? U21-23.
Did the PhnriSfeS and rulers who opposed Jesus know who
he was? (John 3: 1,2) What did Jesus say of them?
Is there such a class on earth todny? U24-26.
How has Satan countl?rfeited God's organization? 'Vhat is
one of Satan's latest pronouncements? U27-30.
How is this encyclical hypocritical? U31-33.
'''hy is modern llypocrisy in both "mother" and "daughter"
systems especially reprehensible? What should be our
attitude relative thereto? U34-36.
Has God always had witnesses 011 earth since Enoch's da~'?
Name some of these. U37, 38.
'''hat was Jesus' title before he came to earth? How was
he tempted when he began his ministry? 'Vhen he resisted,
what did Satan proce'ed to do'! U30-41.
What is the "'false prophet" of Revelation IG: 13? Who are
represented in the other "unclean spirits"? 'Vho constitute "the remnant", and will all remain faithful? U42-44.
'Yho only are promised heayt~nly reward and how may thpy
attain it? How does Satan now seek to overreach these?
U45,46.
'Vhat is our present duty as witnesses for Jehovah, and
what title will the IOJ!UI Qnes receive? n47-49.

TEXT FOR MAY 5
((City of the grea-t King."-Psalm 48: B.

HIS EOng was sung at the temple service. While
it had some reference to the natural city of Jerusalem it is a prophecy relating to Jehovah's great
organization of which Christ Jesus, the King of glory,
is the head. Weare now witnessing the beginning of
the transition period. Satan's organization is crumbling
before the onward and victorious march of the great
King whom God has set upon his throne. In the near
future, as we believe, the Lord's kingdom will be in full
sway in the earth. Gradually the people will learn of
the mighty and righteous organization of God. This
organization is spoken of in poetic phrase as "the city
of the great King".
As the people learn of the goodness and loving kindness of the King of kings they will come to Zion with
songs of praise upon their lips. To them Zion will be
a place of refuge, refreshing and blessing. As the people become obedient to the law of the government of
righteousness, and are the recipients of the blessings
thereof, the beauty of the city of God will be greatly
enhanced in their minds. It will then become to them
what the Psalmist here prophetically says: "Beautiful
for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion,
on the sides of the north, the city of the great King."
(Psalm 48: 2) That the people will recognize it as
God's kingdom is shown by the expression, "on the sides
of the north," which is the position of .Jehovah with
l'eference to all of his creation.
By faith the anointed of the Lord now see and appreciate the city of thc great King; and it is their privilege
to sing the King's praises and to tell the people of the
blessings that will be brought to them through this
kingdom. Thus they are blessing God out of Zion.
TEXT FOR MAY 12
((Out of Zion shan go forth the law."-lsaiah 2: 3.
AW means rule of action commanding that which

is right and prohibiting that which is wrong. It
is the will of God that when a creature learns of
God's law and obeys the same he is converted or rEturned
to the faror of God. "The law of the Lord is perfect,
converting the soul."-Psalm 19: 7.
Zion being the official part of God's government as
related to man, J ehoyah's rule of action ,rill be expressed through that organization. For this reason it
is written that "out of Zion shall go forth the law".
Likewise the message or announcement of the law will
be from Jerusalem, which is another name of God's
organization. It is the place of authority from which
proceeds the expression of God's law. To Zion will be
committed the authority of declaring the law of God
to mankind.
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"The word of the Lord from Jerusalem" seems merely

to be a poetical manner of expressing the fact that it
"'ill be from the organization of God that will go forth
the mesmge to the people, announcing to them what is
the law by which they must be governed. The obedient
ones of the people will learn to delight in the law of
God that proceeds from Zion. They will say: "Give
me understanding and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall
observe it with my whole heart."-Psalm 119: 34.
Before the kingdom is in full operation in the earth
some one must give to some of the people a witness of
the coming blessings. This privilege is committed to
the anointed ones designated by the Scriptures as "the
remnant". These must now lift up a standard for the
people by telling them that God's kingdom is at hand
and will relieve them from all their woes. They must
be pointed by these messages to the highway that leads
to life. Those who truly love the Lord will engage in
this proclamation with joy. From the depths of the
heart they now are saying, "Blessed be the Lord out
of Zion." They are saying this by word of mouth and
by placing in the hands of the people the printed message concerning his kingdom.
TEXT FOR MAY 19
((Heirs of God, joint-heirs with Christ."-Romans 8: 17.

HRIST J erms, the King of glory, is the chief ool'ncr stone of Zion. He is also the heir of all
things. (Hebrews 1: 2) Because of his loyalty and
faithfulness unto Jehovah he attained to this most honorable of all places in the universe. It was necessary for
him to go through suffering that he might learn obedience and thereby be made perfect. (Hebrews 5: 8) All
those who will be joint-heirs with Christ Jesus must of
necessity meet the terms the Lord has provided before
they can be of that favored class. To meet such requirements entails suffering upon those who are striving
for this great prize. Being in an environment that is
wicked, dwelling in the midst of a wicked and perverse
generation, the ones who give a true and faithful witness
for the Lord must expect to haw some suffering, even
as their Master suffered.
Gladly these meet such requirements because they
know it is the Father's will. So great is Jehovah's interest in each one who is thus running for the prize
that he overrules all things for their good. Because of
their faithful devotion to the Lord he delights in th2m.
Appreciating his privilege and his blessings the anointed
child of God in these days of turmoil and the disintegration of Satan's kingdom, delights to sing Blessed
be the Lord out of Zion." He appreciates the fact that
this is now his work upon the earth. and that he may,
thereby be a witness that Jehovah is God.
ABRAHAM AND THE STRANGERS

--MAY
16-GENESIS 18: 1-8, 16-19--
((AlZ the nations of the earth Shall be blessed in him."-Genesis 18: 18.
FTER the events related in connection with the

rescue of Lot God said to Abraham in a. vision
by night, "Fear not, Abram: I will be thy shield,
and thy exceeding great reward." Perhaps Abraham
feared that his conquest of the kings would bring fear
of him amongst the people of the land, and that they
might combine against him.
2 Abraham, already rich in cattle and goods, reminded
God that he was childless, and that one of his servants
was his heir. God assured him that he should have a
son of his own who should be his heir. He took Abraham
out of his tent and bade him tell the number of the
stars, and said, "So shall thy seed be." (Genesis 15: 1,
3, 5) Abraham believed in the Lord, and it was counted
to him for righteousness. God then entered into a solemn
covenant with Abraham that his seed should inherit all
that land, from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates.Genesis 15: 18.
3 Rut the years passed and still Abraham had no son.
Following an accepted custom he took Hagar to wife,
and Ishmael was born. Rut when the boy was about
thirteen years old God told Abraham that Ishmael could
not be the promised seed and that Sarah should bear a
son to him. It was at that time God changed Abram's
name, calling him Abraham instead of Abram; then also
he made the covenant consequent on circumcision: none
should share in the covenant .tf uncir~ulliCised. At one>
Abraham, now ninety-nine years old, obeyed. At that
same day he and all the men of his household were
circumcised.
4 Not long after this, as Abraham sat in his tent
dom: in the heat of the day he saw three men standing
near him. With quick hospitality he hastened to them;
and as there was that about them which seemed to call
for honor, he bowed himself to the ground before them.
As if there was a movement to pass on Abraham begged
of the one ,rho seemed to be chiefest that he would stay
and take rest and refreshment. They agreed. Abraham
hastened to Sarah to tell her to bake cakes, then to the
herd, and selecting a tender calf, had it prepared.
5 To Abraham's surprise they asked for his wife by
name, saying, "Where is Sarah thy wife?" (Genesis 18:
9) And then came the promise that she should have a
son. Sarah close by, behind the tent door, heard this
and laughed to herself; she had no longer any expectation of having such pleasure. Challenged as to her
laughter she denied that she had laughed; for she was
afraid. There was no rebuke except in the plain statement, "Nay; but thou didst laugh."-Genesis 18: 15.
6 In accordance with the custom of the Bible which
makes a messenger speak as its sender, the speaker is
now said to be Jehovah. The Scripture does not intend
us to understand that the invisible God was now on the
Illains of Mamre, eating meats and cakes and drinking
milk; for God never describes himself as changing into

human form. We may properly suppose that it was he
who ever represented Jehovah and had the right to use
his name as representative, and who elsewhere is called
the angel of the Lord and the angel of his presence.
(See Exodus 23: 23; Isaiah 63: 9) That these were
angels (even though such an angel as the glorious Logos)
is clear from Hebrews 13: l.
7 The men rose and made as if they would go to
Sodom; and Abraham, continuing his hospitality, went
with them to bring them on the way. As Abraham was
on the point of leaving them, and as if the question only
now arose, the Lord said, "Shall I hide from Abraham
that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely
become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations
of the earth shall be blessed in him?" And the Lord
added, speaking not to Abraham but to those with him,
"For I know him, that he will command his children and
his household aft~r him, and they shall keep the way
of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord
may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken
of him."-Genesis 18: 17-19.
8 The disclosure was in respect to Sodom. The cry
against Sodom and Gomorrah was great because their
sin was very grievous, and Jehovah by his representative
had come to make inquiry. The two men now went on
their way towards Sodom, but Abraham stood before
the Lord as it he would decain him. l,hraham knew of
the wickedness of Sodom, but took upon himself thus
to stand before the Lord and make an appeal. He asked
first if God intended to destroy the right~ous with the
wicked, and that if there should be fifty righteous within
the city that it might be spared.
9 Abraham was moved with kindly feelings; and as
he had even then been reminded that all the nations of
the earth should be blessed in him, he presumed that
he had some privilege of being a mediator, and that here
he might venture on his privilege. He continued his
supplication from fifty until he got down to ten, and
then left off. There were not ten righteous persons there.
10 Ii we consider that Abraham somewhat presumed
in speaking thus to Jehovah's angel, certainly he was
not blamed for standing before the !Alrd. 'This is the
first recorded instance of prayer, and it is appropriate
that it should be a petition of mercy offered by the one
whom God had appointed as the earthly holder of the
covenant by which all the families of the earth are to
be blessed.
11 'There are those who think that. Abraham failed;
that he should have continued pleading for God to spare
the cities even if no righteous person was found in them.
These little understand the way of the !Alrd. They indeed presume, and that through failure to take the instruction of the Word of Truth.
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12 The promise made to Abraham when he entered into

the land is like a grand bow of promise stretching over
all human history, over all nations, and all the families
of aU nations. 'fhe preparation for the fulfilment of
that covenant promise is the main theme of the Bible,
both how the seed is gathered, and how, then by means
of the kingdom of righteousness, it shall be fulfilled.
13 Today the Christian world pays little heed to these
things. The numbers of those who have faith in the
Word of God spoken to Abraham, in which he trusted
and whereby he became the father of believers (Romans
4: 11), are very small in comparison with the multitude
of professors. The Modernist has no place for them as
realities; to him they are vain imaginings. The Fundamentalist accepts them as facts, but he emasculates the
promise of blessing the world by saying it was fulfilled
when Jesus died for mankind.
14 The close of the present order of human history
is now on the world, and only a few even of earth's
present millions have heard of Jesus. Comparatively
few know why he died, and still fewer trust in him as
their Savior. The Fundamentalist by adhering to the
creedal teaching effectively prevents himself from seeing
that the covenant with Abraham calls for the blessing
of the multitudes of the human family.
15 Abraham is given a chief place in the world, but
his day is yet to come. Paul speaks of him as "heir of
the ,,'orld". (Romans 4: 13) Yet Abraham becomes
second to his seed; for the seed is Jesus Christ, and the
consecrated who faithfully follow in his steps are chosen
with him, as Paul says, "And if ye be Christ's, then
are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."-Galatians 3: 29.
16 Also the apostle declares that the oathbound prom~
isc made to Abraham respecting his seed is primarily
for those who come into Christ. (Genesis 22: 18; Hebrews 6: 18) These, the seed of Abraham according to
the faith, are with Christ exalted to divine glory, and
by these, his spiritual children, even Abraham himself
is to be placed in his position of favor.
17 Abraham had no promise of heaven, and when he
died he did not go there. He lies asleep, "gathered to
his people" (Genesis 25: 8), and sleeps until awakened
in the resurrection. When he shall be awakened his
promise is still his. His inheritance, his land of promise,
is the land of Palestine, waiting for him and his children, sharers with him in his covenant. Isaac and Jacob
were partakers with him; also with him will be those
who shared his faith. It is evident that God will restore these to perfect manhood, and that these are the
princes who will rule and guide the nations of the
earth under the guidance of Abraham's spiritual seed.Psalm 45: 16; Isaiah 32: l.
18 Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob lived as strangers in the
"land of promise" but looked forward to the time when
it would be their homeland. God has provided this for
them in that city (organization or government) called
the city of God, that government which will bring all

God's promises to fulfilment.-Hebrews 11: 9-16.
19 The way in which this account of the immediate
promise of a seed is given leaves the impression that had
Abraham not offered hospitality to the strangers they
might have passed him by. Evidently this is what the
apostle meant when he urged that hospitality should be
a prominent feature of the disciple's life. (Hebrews 13:
2) Evidently the grace of hospitality is a necessity to
a complete life; failure to have it as a grace of life
means that many of God's blessings will he missed.
20 But there is a further demonstration of Abraham's
grace revealed in this incident. It is seen in his willing
desire to serve. First he entertained the strangers, then
he would take them on their way. But it was only as
they were about to part that he got the favor of hearing
what was to happen to Sodom.
21 Very probably there was no other man at that time
who was of such a disposition towarns God and right~
eousness, and who wouln train his children in the W'dy
of righteousness, as Abraham. This is indicated in
Jehovah's words, "For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and
they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and
judgment; that the Lord may bring uT,on Abraham that
which he hath spoken of him." Gun always rewards
ri{;hteousness.
After the rescue of Lot what special encouragement llid

Abraham receive? Why should he need such encouragement at that time? IT 1.
What were the terms of the covenant which God then mad'
with Abraham? Why was his name changed at that time?
Upon what condition could his descendants share in that
covenant? Has this covenant ~'et been fulfilled? Why?
IT 3, 4.
Relate how Abraham entertained angels unawares. On what
mission hall they C'Ome to him? Had his hospitality any
bearing upon the further promise that he shoulU have a
son within the year? IT 4-7, 19.
Why were Sodom and the other cities of the plain to be
destroyed at this time? In what way do Abraham's words
seem to indicate that he thought the judgment upon them
a hasty one? Does the Lorll criticise him for pleading
in their behalf? IT 8-11.
Of what importance is the C'Ovenant made with Abraham?
Why may the preparation for its fulfilment be said to be
the main theme of the Bible? IT 12.
Wily do so few professing Christians know anything about
the Abrahamic Covenant? What prewnts them from seeing its importance? IT 13.
How 110 we know that the world has reached the climax
of its history? How widespread is the knowledge of the
work accomplishell at our Lorll's first advent? Of the purpose of the return of our Lord to set up his kingdom? IT 14.
'Yhat light has the Apostle Paul thrown upon the Abrahamic
Covenant? IT 15, 16.
'Yhere is Abraham now? What will be his reward when he
returns to earth? Who will share with him in his
covenant? U17,18.
What graces of life did Abraham evidently possess, as
suggested in this lesson? Why probably were the angels
sent to him rather than to Lot or any other man? If 20, 21.
ISAAC AND HIS WELLS

--MAY 23-GENEsIS 26: 12-25--
UA soft answer tumeth, atv-ay wrath,; but a gri6'IJous ward stirreth up anger."-Proverbs 15: 1.
BRAHAM lived in the land of Canaan for one

hundred years, and died at the age of one hundred and seventy-five "in a good old age, an
old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his
people". (Genesis 25: 7,8) Isaac was then seventy-five
years of age, the same age that his father was when
God brought him unto the land of Canaan. When forty
years old he had married Rebekah, his cousin.
2 Soon after his father's death there was again a
famine in the land; and, naturally, this would be a test
to him as the previous famine had been to his father.
Isaac seems to have purposed doing as his father had
done, namely, move on to Egypt; but God appeared to
him and told him not to go down to Egypt but to
sojourn in the land of promise, and God would bless him
there. Then God repeated to him the covenant already
given to his father. God said, probably as both all assurance and an encouragement to Isaac, that he now
received this oath-bound covenant promise because Abraham had kept the obligation which the covenant laid
upon him: "Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my
charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws."
-Genesis 26: 5.
3 Isaac remained in Gerar of the Philistines, where
God had spoken to him. But owing to the same lack ')f
faith his father had shown, he made the same kind of
arrangement with Rebekah his wife as his father had
made with Sarah; they were to pose as brother and
sister, for he was afraid that he would be slain if he
said she was his wife. Hebekah did not get involved in
such danger as that into which Sarah fell, but the deception was discovered; for Abimelech the king saw Isaac
sporting with Hebekah, and that their relationship was
more familiar than that which usually obtained between
brother and sister. AbimelE'ch reproved Isaac and saw
that he and Sarah were protected.-Genesis 26: 1L
4 Isaac sowed in that land and was blessed of God;
he reaped the fullest crops. Also he had great possessiems of flocks and herds, and a great store of husbandry.
The Philistines envied him, and to injure him filled up
the wells which his father had digged. At last King
AlJimelech requested Isaac to leave them. He did so,
but did not go far away. He digged again other wells
which had also been stopped, and gave them the names his
father had given them; also in the Yalley he found a
spring, a well of living water. The Philistines contested his right to the water, and there was strife between the herdsmen. Precious though it was, Isaac let
the Philistines have it. He digged another well, and
they strove for that also. Then he removed further away
and digged another well, and for that there was no
strife. II e called the name Rehoboth, meaning room;
for he JlOW had room to live in peace.
5 But from there he went northward to Beer-sheba;

and, as if God accepted his action, that same night God
appeared to him and told him that he would be with
him and would multiply him for Abraham's sake. Isaac
built an altar there, pitched his tent, and there his servants digged a well. Here also Abraham had digged a
well. Both were called Beer-sheba, or the well of the
oath. The two wells are said to be there even today.
6 To him there carne Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, and desired to make a covenant of peace, and to
gain a promise that Isaac would not seek to hurt them,
and saying, what was hardly true, that they had done
him nothing but good and had sent him away in peace.
They also mid, "Thou art now the blessed of the Lord."
(Genesis 26: 29) They saw and acknowledged hIm as
in Abraham's stead, and tbat the blessing of the Lord
was upon him. Isaac entered into agreement with them,
and they departed in peace.
f Besides the later very full account of Isaac's attempt
to bless Esau and to make him his heir in opposition to
the known will of God, and though he knew that Jacob
was the holder of the birthright, Esau having shown
that he despised it (Hebrews 12: 16), the foregoing is
almost all we know of Isaac's life. Isaac does not bear
the stamp of a strong man; but that he was a man of
faith waiting upon 1:he Lord we kncw. God made him
a sharer with his father Abraham in tlIe great covenant
which is God's instrument for conveying a blessing to
all the families of the earth, in fulfilment of the hope
he gave to the fallen pair ere yet they were sent out of
the garden of Eden.-Homans 8: 20.
8 It should be noted that in both the instances when
God spoke to Isaac promising blessings, they were promised because Isaac was the son of his father, of course
with the condition that Isaac 'was obedient. Isaac was
a mild man, a man of peace; and it was by this characteristic that he received his guillance from God. When the
Philistines strove with his servants Isaac, instead of
continuing the fight and contending for his rights, took
each occasion as if it were an order from God to move on.
9 'That Isaac represents the church of God, the tru3
followers of Jesus, is statell by the Apostle Paul when
he says, "Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise." (G alatians 4: 28) There the particular correspondency is that of the birth of Isaac and
that of the members of the church, new creatures in
Christ Jesus. Isaac was born by the power of God; for
Abraham had grown old beyond the expectation of having a son and Sarah his wife had gone past the time
when she could have any expectation of giving birth to a
child. Isaac therefore was a type of those who are
brought forth by the power of God according to the
spirit, the spiritual class.-JOM 1: 14; Romans 8: 1.
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CfhLWATCH TOWER
10 No evolutionary process can produce new ereahM:el;

in Christ Jesus; neither knowledge, nor desire, nor development from within avail. The life is the gift of
God. True discipleship of Jesus is mGre than being
moved by good desires; it means the active operation
of the spirit of God in the heart and the mind. No
man may command this, but God has given the holy
spirit to all who have come to him in full consecration
through Christ.-Acts 2: 38, 39.
11 Also Isaac's sheltered and protected life represents
tk~ care of God over his own, whether the individual
as he seeks to walk with God in spirit, or the company
of the consecrated as they seek to represent him in an
alien world. For as I:;aac was a stranger in the land,
EO the follower of Christ is a pilgrim and a stranger
in this world. (Hebrews 11: 1:3; 1 Peter 2: 11) Evilly
disposed men 113"l'e ever sought to destroy the followers
of Jesus, and still seck to do so. Satan ever seeks their
de~truction in such ,mys as are possible to him. But
Cod cares for his own and directs their way.
12 The consecrated arc enjoined to have the same
SIJirit as Jsaac had "'hen he moved out of the way rather
tkm fight for what were undoubtedly his rights. The
trnth as it is revealed and the service of God they cannot
gi, e up; but they may not fight for those things which
after all only prove they arc yet strangers and pilgrims
in the world. They seek to honor God both in their
warfare for truth and in living peaceably with all mel
as far as it is possible.-Romans 12: J 8.
13 Apparently Isaac moved into the land of the Philistines with some danger to himself and Rebekah, even
as was the case with his father and mother. But when
there God told him to remain; yet when circumstances
cnme which caused Isaac to move he saw them as providences, and instead of striving he took their leading.
There is no reason for thinking that Isaac desisted from
strife through fear or lack of energy; he wanted peace,
and God blessed him and renewed the covenant to him.
14 This lesson shows us that though God's blessing
was manifested upon Isaac, it was no part of his plan
to keep him free from the things which would tcst his
faith. Hence even the land of promise and hope was
stricken with famine. To Isaac must have come the
question as to whether the land was all that should be
expected of a Gael-given everlasting home, and could
really be considered as a land having God's special favor.
15 Besides the correspondency between Isaac and the
spiritual children of Cod through Christ Jesus, begotten
of the holy spirit, in that both are born out of the order
of nature and also in that the experiences of Ieaac are
like those of the members of the church in that they are
blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus
(Ephesians 1: 3), there is in this lesson that which has
a very close connection with the church of God at this
day when we are gathered together as one body to him.
lG The connection is seen in the golden text for the
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shLdy, "With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells

of salvation." (Isaiah 12: 3) It is also made in the
meaning of Isaac's name ''laughter'', given to him because his father laughed, and his mother did also, when
it was promised that the child should be born to them.
17 In the beautiful song of praise from which the
golden text is taken (Isaiah 12) the people of God restored to favor are heard voicing their praise. The song
is for "that day", the day of the Lord's favor to his
church, that which comes to them with the time of his
return. Till the time of the return of Jesus the Lord's
people had difficulty in finding the truth, so deeply was
it hidden under the creedal rubbish heaps; and there
was but little of the water of life to be found in the
desert places of the church systems. But with the return of the Lord came the blessings and fulness of joy
in the disclosing of the plan of God. The Bible was
made plain. The Lord's people began to meet together
in study; and with joy ther found continuous supplies
from the wells of truth, the knowledge of the salvation
of God then made known. This joy began to be realilled
in the year 1878, when present truth began to be made
known; and truth seekers rejoiced in it; and since that
time the joy of drawing the water of truth from God's
wells of salvation has been ever increasing in quantity.
18 Also when in the Psalms or the Prophets there is
mention of a time of joy for the people of God. it will
hI' feund that there IS f reference to the time or fact
of the setting up of the kingdom of God; for that is
the time when the promises of. God are to be realized
by his waiting people. Weeping endures during the
night of waiting, but joy comes with the morning.Psalm 30: 5.
19 There is sadness while the Lord, the Bridegroom,
is mmy, and when evil powers seem as if they were set
forever; but with the morning comes delivcrance, and
laughter comes with the joy. 'rhey say, "When the Lord
turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them
that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
and our tongue with singing: then said they among the
heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them"
(Pmlm I2G:I,2. See also Psalm 47:1; 98:4-8.), a
prophecy 'which the Lord's people realize is fulfilled in
their experiences in their deliverance from "Babylon".
20 Isaac's enjoyment of the wells of water after the
time of strife, coupled with the fact that he was the
promised seed of Abraham, shows that he was a figure
of the spiritual seed of Abraham, clearly manifested to be
so by the blessings of God, and discerned by the Philistines. This type or figure shows then that there would
come a time when God would give his people the joy
of rest in undisturbed possession of the truth, the water
of life. This is indeed the present privilege and the
experience of those who watch the way of the Lord and
seek to know it in order to do his will.
JACOB AT BETHEL
--:MAY
30-GENESIS 28: 10-22--
"1 am with thee) a.nd will keep thee whith,er thou goest."-Genesis 28: 15.
SAAC married his cousin Rebekah when he was forty

years old, but until twenty years later there were
no children of the union. Then in response to
Isaac's entreaty of the Lord on his wue's behalf she
became a mother. Twins were born, two boys, whom
the parents named Esau and Jacob.
2 Esau became the favorite of his father, but for no
better reason than that Isaac loved the venison and the
savory dishes which Esau brought him. Jacob was
loved by his mother and for the reason which ought to
have attracted his father to him, for Jacob was a plain
man; that is, an upright man, no roamer, but a dweller
in tents. He saw the need of care of his father's
property, and sought to live in harmony with a people
called to be separate to God.
a The revelation of the attitude of the parents to the
children discloses their attitude to the covenant. Isaac
cannot be commended in his treatment of his sons. He
saw Esau growing up without any respect to the promise, and yet because he loved the savory meat which
Esau brought he indulged himself in that son's ways.
Jacob on the other hand lived according to the tradition of the covenant and sought the interests of the
family. But as to both Jacob and his mother we must
think of them as being concerned in the hope of the
family. Rebekah the mother, who had left home to
sham in the promise, must have asked herself the question, What if Esau becomes the inheritor? Is he the
kind of man to live in harmony with it?
4. Developing into manhood Esau, spending his time
and strength in hunting instead of caring for the things
of home, one day came from the the field faint; and
finding his brother Jacob preparing a meal for himself,
he asked for it. The brothers, so different in temperament,
were not specially loving toward each other; and probably Jacob realized that Esau had no regard for the
hope of his grandfather Abraham. Jacob took the occasion to ask for a trade deal. He said, "Sell me this
day thy birthright." (Genesis 25: 51) Esau showed at
once that Jacob rightly appreciated Esau's estimate of
the birthright, namely that Esau was without respect
to God or the covenant. He was ready to barter his
birthright with which was associated the hope of the
promise, for the savory food he smelt. Jacob, untrustful,
asked him to swear to his word, and the transaction
was completed.-Genesis 25: 34.
5 It should not be understood that Jacob drove a hard
bargain with his brother. Esau said he was ready to
die, but that was merely an expression of a tired, faint
man. He had 100 years of strong healthy life before
him, and he would not have died if Jacob had not happened to be there preparing some food for himself.
That Jacob took advantage of the circumstances canDot be questioned, but that he took an unfair advantage
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Esau could haye gotten all the food he needed.
6 Very many years later, when Isaac was 137 Y2ars
old, and thinking his end was not far distant) and
without notice to his family of what he purposed, he
called Esau to him, and telling him he knew not the
day of his death, he asked him to go out into the field
and "make me savoury meat such as I love, and bring
it to me, that I may eat: that my soul may bless thee
before I die."-Genesis 27: 4.
7 Rebekah heard this and was immediately concerned
and distressed. She was confident that a great wrong
was about to be done. Jacob was surely the one who was
God's choice for the continuance of the Abrahamic hope
to whom Isaac should give his parting blessing. Esau
was still a hunter apparently caring little for the family
interests, and she would know that Esan had sold his
birthright blessing to Jacob.
. a We must think of Rebekah not as a designing, selfIsh woman, but as a good woman of energy and ability,
sincerely desirous of doing right. Believing as she did,
what was she to do? Isaac was set in his purpose. The
peculiar situation caused by the elder son showing continued despite of the family hope did not seem to affect him. Should Rebekah protest to Isaac? The wifC'ly
attitude which obtained amongst the patriarchs almost
prevented her from taking that course. She immediatrly
decided on a subterfuge in order to get for Jacob that
which now by right belonged to him.
9 Rebekah told Jacob of her plan.
She would prepare savory food, and Jacob was to act as Esau and to
cover his wrists and the smooth of his neck with goat's
skin, so that if Isaac touched him he would feel like
Esau. Jacob agreed. Their action cannot be commended,
but their course was as right as that which Isaac and
Esau took. All the four are seen as committing wrong.
Isaac paid no notice to the fact that his son was not of
the right spirit to inherit the birthright, and he mmt
have h.11own that Esau had sold his birthright. Esau
was certainly acting dishonorably; he had sold his birthright for ,,"hat he thought was a goad equiyalent, but
was neverthelC'Ss ready to defraud his brother.
10 The scheme succeeded, for though Isaac was doubtful he gave his blessing to Jacob. (Genesis 27: 23)
When Esau on returning discovered that J aeob had got
their father's blessing for himself he cried bitterly, and
asked his father for a blessing for himself. He said
that as soon as their father died he would slay J awb.
He said his brother was rightly named Jacob, or supplanter, for he had now supplanted him twice; he had
taken his birthright and now his blessing. Esau did not
speak the truth. He had despised that which he now
cried for and which he had lightly sold for a meal. He
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had no right to the blessing which he would now have

taken from his brother.
11 Esau wept bitterly. Tears in full flowing from a
grown man bring sympathy; but bitter tears arise from
resentment and disappointment. If he sought a place
of repentance his tears were not for the wrong he had
done, but for the loss he had sustained. Had he been
really repentent he, like all others, would have found
the favor of God, for God is ncar to the contrite heart.
T~Jat there was no change of mind in Esau is evident,
for he said that he would slay his brother.-Gen. 27: 4l.
12 This was told to Hebckah, and she urged Jacob that
he would go away till Esau's anger had softened and he
had fOl'gutten "that WhICh thou hast done to him".
(Genesis 27: 45) In order to accomplish bringing this
about she went to Laac, saymg that her life was made
wcary by rla~on of Esau's two Canaanite wives, and if
Jacob should also take a Canaanite wife to himself
"what good shall my life do me?" This apparently
roused Isaac, and he called Jacob and charged him that
he should not take a wle of the daughters of Canaan,
but he was to go to his own people, hIS mother's brother,
and take a wife from among~t them. Sending him away
he called God's blessing upon J acob.-Genesis 28: 4.
13 It seems necessary to' state these matters in some
measure of detail because of the wrong conception which
hlS obtaim:d as to Jacob's action, and because immediately afterwards when Jacob left hume God appeared to him
at Bethel and made lum a slwrer in the covenant gIVen
to Abraham and Isaac. The fact that God did this without calling upon Jacob for a repentance from evil ways,
~nd without allY suggestion that he was a selfish, grasplllg mall who suught to get nch even at the expense of
otners, should be sufficient for any devout Bible reader
tt) come to the conclusion that God did 1l0t see in Jacob
that for wluch unimaginative interpreters have condemned him.
14 Jacob's first
day's journey took him to Bethel.
Tired WIth the day's hard walkmg through the hill
clmntry he lay dOvVll to sleep. He took of the stones of
that place, perhaps those of the altar Abraham had
built there 100 years before, alld made himself a pillow.
As he slept he dreamed. He saw a ladder set on earth,
alld the top of it reached to heaven, and the angels
ascending and descendmg on it. He heard the voice of
Jehovah speaking to him, and saying, "I am the Lord
God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the
lalld whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to
thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth'
and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to th~
east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and
in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all
place~ whither thou /?oest, and will bring thee again into thIS land; for I WIll not leave thee until I have done
that which I have spoken to thee of."-Gen. 28: 13-15.
15 When Jacob awoke, he said, "Surely the Lord is in
this place; and I knew it not." He was afraid and said,

"How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the
h~use of God, and this is the gate of heaven." (GeueSIS 28: 17) Very early in the morning he set up the
s~one upon which he had slept as a pillar, and poured
011 on it, and called the name of that place "Bethel"
because to him it was the house of God. He then vowed
a vow.-Genesis 28: 20-22.
16 The covenant of promise to Abraham, that in him
and his seed all the families of the earth should be
blessed, had now been given to Isaac and to Jacob. The
covenant is expressed a little differently to each of these
three, and as such it was never spoken to any but these
three. To Abraham the covenant was full and general.
Whcn God gave it to Isaac he said, "I will make thy
seed to multiply as the stars
heaven." (Genesis 26: 4)
To Jacob he said, "Thy seed shall be as the dust
the
earth." (Genesis 28: 14) This marks a difference in
the holders of the covenant, and also the corresponding
phases of the salvation of God.
17 Isaac, as we have already seen, is typical of the
spiritual seed of Abraham, that seed of which Jesus was
the first member and which is composed of all those
w.ho in the days of the holy spirit have come to God by
h1m and have been begotten of th.at spirit. Jacob in this
connection represents the earthly phase of the Abrahamic
promise. Abraham has two seeds; the one consisting of
those who are his children according to the spirit, the
other his children according to the flesh.
18 This great .covenant of blessing is shortly to be put

mto full operatlOn, for the spiritual seed represented by
Isaae is now almost gathered. With the close of the call
to the Narrow Way, which means full consecration to
God, th~re wil~ co~e a return of the favor to earthly
Israel WIth whleh WIll be associated the return from the
dead of Abraham and of Lhose with him who were faithful ~o God before the call to follow in the footsteps of
Chnst was made known. This gracious work of spreading abr?ad the knov~ledge of the Most High will then go
on untIl all mankmd have been brought to a saving
knowledge of the truth of God.
at
at

Why were the t';i':8 which were born to Isaac and Rebecca
so named? \\ luch son was Isaac's favorite and Whic.h

was Rebecca's favorite? U I, 2.
What does this attitude of the parents toward their children
reveal? Were the tWins fond of each other? Under
what circumst~nces did Esau sell his birthright? U 3-5.
How a~d why. dld Rebekka and Jacob conspire to obtain
Isaac s blessmg? Are they blameworthy for their deception? U 6-9.
What attitude di~ Esau assume when he learned of the
scheme? Was his resentment justifiable? U 10,11.
Why did Isaac c~arge Jac!>b to marry among his kinsmen
and what partmg blessmg did he give him? Why (lid
not God call upon Jacob for repentance? U 12,13.
Where and under what circumstances did .Tacob's ladder
dream occur? Wllat did he see in the dream aUd What
did he say and do when he awoke? U 14,15.
How was the covenant of promise expressed to Abraham
to Isaac ~nd to Jacob ~espectively? Whom did Isaac
.Jacob tyoify? Wheu will the Dromise be fulfilled? II IG-l&
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Qe)'f.nal"S C'Mdt.... &~aIHl"-1Hii9
VOL. XLVII
SEMI-MONTHLY
Anno Mundi 6054-April15, 1926
OONTENTS
THE SHINING LIGHT .......115
What Is Truth?
116
Whose Truth?
_
116
His Temple .........................................................117
Greater Light
_ 117
JAt:OB AND ESAU
118
JOSEPH'S FIDELITY __._
122
JUDAH'S
124
jJ
PLEA ...._
PRAYER-MEETING TEXT ('mfMENTs

MEMORIAL REPORTS
for
1926
WORLD-WIDE WITNESS-MAY 30
127
114
114
"] wm ataM vIIO.. tnSo' ..etch 8M 1M" ,fit tn' toot

vPOtl the T01CJer, 4n" trill wetoh t. a". lOhat H. wm
aaSl tlnto me, and tchClt _ _..- ] ahan tn~ te t"that Op'086 m6."-HdlUh~ I: L
~~~e.
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"'"'" the earth dillt.- of "atio... with perplenty; the _ ud the

~ qthe restl_. cn-teated) roariJaIr; meD'. haria fail.... thea for f.... ud fOr-1ookloll: to
&lie thillp colDin~ llllOn the .....th (llOciety); for the ""were of the h ve... c;.c.l"';uticem) .hall be .hake".. WIle!" , . _ t~ thiDaIa bcia to _
to ..... thea
that the KiqQoDl of GtKI. ill at haad. Look up, lift up your haade. reioi for your red....ptio" draweth Diaa.-Matt. :H:lIlI: Mn 13'2ll: Luke 2\ '. .31
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Irhat the church Is "the temple of the Unn&" God", peculiarly "his workmanship"; that its construction has been In progress throughout
the gospel ag~ver since Christ became the world's Hedeem~r Rnd the Chief Corner Stone of his temple, through which, when
finished, God's blessinl: shall come "to all people", and they find access to him.-1 Corinthians 3: 16, 17; Ephesians 2: 20-22;
'1'hlllt meantime the chiseling, shaping, and pollshing of consecrated believers in Christ's atonement for sin, progresses; and when the
last of these "lh-ing stones", "elect and precious," shall have been made ready, the great Master Workman will bring all together
1U the tlrst resurrection; and the temple shall be IDled with his Clory, and be the meetinl: place between God and men throughout
the Millennium.-ReYelation 1Ii: 5-8.
Xhat the basis of hope, for the church and the world, llM in the fact that "Jesus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death for everv
man," "a ransom for all," and will be "the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world", "in due time".Hebrews 2: 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothy 2: G, 6.
Xhat the hope of the church Is that she may be llke her Lord, "see him lUI he la," be "partakers of the divine nature',' and share his
Ilory as his joint-heir.-1 John 3;2; Jobn 17: 24; Romans 8: 17; 2 Peter 1: 4.
lrnat the prellent mission of the church 1s the perfectln,; of the saints for the future work of service ~ to develop in her~elt every
grace; to be God's witness to the world; and to 'prepare to be kln!:s and prlesu in the next a=e.-Ephesians 4: 12; Matthew 24:
14; Revelation 1: 6; 20: 6.
trhat thl' hope for the world lies In tbe hle88lnp of knowled~e and opportnnity to be brought to all by Christ's Millennial kinl(dom, tha
reMlitutlOn of all that was lost in Adam, to all the willin<: and obedlPnt, at the hands of their Redeemer and his glorified church,
when all the wilfully wicked will be destroyed.-Acts 3: 19-23; Isaiah 3:1.
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No.8
THE SHINING LIGHT

"But the path of the just is
the wi<;ked is
the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. The way 01
darkness; they know not at what they stumbZe."--Proverbs 4: 18, 19.
IGHT means illumination that enables one to see.

When the sun rises in the morning it is not full
light; but as it rises higher and higher it sheds
forth greater light, and at noonday it is said to have
reached Iulness of light. A light day is properly said
to be a bautiful day and it brings gladness to the
heart of man.
2 Darkness is symbolically used to represent the way
that leads to unhappiness and death. It is the way of
the wicked. Those who walk in the way of darkness
stumble and do not know the reason why. Fear takes
hold a.f all such who walk in darkness, and groping on
they go to despair.
8 Light is a symbol of life, and they that walk in thu
light of God walk in the way that leads to life and ha (lpiness. "This is life eternal, that they wight know thee
the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast
sent." (John 17: 3) "Light is sown for the righteous."
(Psalm 97: 11) Happy is the man who walks in the
way of light.
, In the text of Proverbs 4: 18, "the just" means those
who are justified and who are therefore counted by the
Lord as righteous in his sight. This text is intended
for the benefit of the saints during the Gospel Age.
The saints are just and righteous, not because of their
own intrinsic virtue or value, but their righteousness
results by :Leason of the merit of Christ Jesus imputed
to them at the time of consecration and justification.
Being in Christ as new creatures they are counted
righteous in his sight. (1 Timothy 4: 4) It is for such
that the light is sown. These are they who start to walk
in the pathway of light; and all such who continue to
walk in that way, in obedience to God's commands, will
in due time reach the fulness of light, which is designated
by the Lord as the perfect day.
6 Jesus, the beloved Son of God, is the great Light
that came into the world, and through him all must
be enlightened who receive the light. (John 1: 9; 3: 21)
He that walks in the light must therefore follow in the
footsteps of Jesus in obedience to God's commands.
(1 Peter 2: 21; John 12: 46) The pathway of the just
is the way wt.,;"..h the Lord provides for the Christian. in
which way he must walk. The promise is that to such

the light shall increase as time draws on and nears the
end of the way.
6 It was not the purpose of the Lord that all light
upon his plan should shine forth at one time. Not evrn
Jesus, when on earth, was given all the light. (Matthew
24: 36) The promise is that greater light shall shine
at the end of the age. (1 Corinthians 10: 11) Even then
the light is progressive.
T In the time of darkness, during which the Papacy
was holding full sway, the plan of God was obscured
under the debris of false teachings. Then it pleased God
tD turn on the light and begin to open the door so that
those who desired the light might see. It pleased him
to use Martin Luther to start a reformation. The special
truth magnified by Luther was justification by faith
in the blood of Jesus Christ. It was in October, 1517,
that Luther began his great fight against Papacy. Those
who were truly devoted to the Lord in that day walked
in the light as it was then shining and as the light continued to increase.
8 But before many years passed the leaders in the
church fell to the seductive influence of Satan the enemy
and began to walk in the way of the wicked and stumbled
in the darkness. Many people who had a tendency
towards serving the Lord became followers of Luther
and have since been known by the name of Lutherans.
Many of these concluded that all the light upon God's
Word was given to Martin Luther and that after his
day there would be no more light to be had. The true
followers of Christ knew that such a conclusion was
erroneous. The same thing may be said of the Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Congregationalist and oth~r
denominational organiza:tions. All of these held some
truth, and many of each congregation thought that all
the truth was held by their respective organization and
by none other. But it is well known that these systems
go to make up what the Scriptures term Babylon.
9 Then came "the time of the end". God's Word testi.
fies that until then the time prophecies, particularly
concerning the Lord's coming, would be sealed, but that
in due time the wise would understand. "Many shall
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be purified, a.nd made white, and tried; but the wicked

shall do wickedly; and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand."-Daniel 12: 10.
10 God promised a special blessing to those who should
be following in the narl'OW way at that time. Many
experienced this promised blessing. And then, true to
his promise, the Lord turned on more light; he used
Brother Russell to bring to the attention of Christians
this light upon his Word and plan. The light of God,
shining upon the pathway of the justified, then disclosed the beauties of the ransom sacrifice, the mystery,
and the restoration of the human race during the reign
of Christ. This was a time of restoration of truth. That
marked the beginning of the time of gladness on the
part of those who were following in the footsteps of
Christ Jesus.
11 The Psalmist had previously composed, for the
benefit of the saints, a song of gladness which now they
could sing. "When the Lord turned again the captivity
ot Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our
mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath
dcrle great things for them. The Lord hath done great
thngs for us; whereof we are glad." (Psalm 126: 1-3)
Truly this prophecy here is, that that which first made
glad the hearis of Christians then was the revealing of
the great truth that God has provided restoration blessings for all the nations of the earth.
12 In 1881 TABERNACLE SHADOWS was published, and
many thought that it contained all the truth on the
divine plan. Then came volume one of STUDIES IN THE
SCRIPTURES, and others thought that surely there is
no more truth to be learned. In their turn followed
the other volumes of STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES, and
with each edltion there was some change made by the
author because of greater light.
18 For a long while Brother Russell held that the
church is under the new covenant. As the light increased
he saw that this position could not be true, and he so
announced. Some became offended because of his change
of views and turned away from following the Lord and
forsook the truth and walked in the way of the wicked.
Their way became darkness, and they stumbled and knew
not at what they stumbled. It will be observed that
those who thus stumble are never able to give a good
reason why. In fact they become so blind that they do
not know they are stumbling.
1. For some years Brother Russell held and taught
that one may be justified and remain in that justified
condition for a long period of time before consecration.
In later years, as the light increased and he as a just
man walked therein, he saw that his position was incorrect and he set forth the reasons then why consecration
must precede justification. He saw it would be unreasonable for God to justify any man who would not first
humble himself by agreeing to do God's holy will. Now
~verybody in the truth can see it. But at that time a
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number became offended at this change in position and

turned away from following in the lIght, joined the
wicked and stumbled on in the darkness, not knowing
at what they stumbled. Now they have gone back into
the world and great is the darkness thereof.
IS In
1916 Brother Russell died. As there were
Lutherans who followed Luther, now some became
Russellites and followed Brother Russell. They reasoned
that all the light of truth promised in the Word of God
had been given to the church through Brother Russell
and no more light would follow. They refused to walk
in the light as it shines more and more, and some of
these became offended at some things that have appeared in THE WATCR 'lOWER since Brother Russell's
death and have turned again to the world and walk in
'the way of the wicked and darkness, and know not at
what they stumble'.
WHAT IS TRUTHT
16 Jesus declared concerning the will of God, as expressed in the Holy Scriptures: "Thy word is truth."
( John 17: 17) The prophets of old wrote the Word of
God as they were moved upon by the spil'lt of the Lord
God. They recorded God's will and Word, and not their
own. What they wrote was God's Word and not the
word of man. When Jesus was on earth he was clothed
with power and authority from the Father to speak;
and thus he spoke, but not for himself. He taught the
will of God, his Father.
17 The apostles wrote a portion of the Scriptures, but
what they wrote was not their own message but the message of the Lord. When Jesus arose from the dead he
was clothed with full power and authority in heaven
and in earth. This carried with it the authority in him,
as the active agent of Jehovah, to direct the minds of
the apostles in what they wrote. This is what he promised to do and did. (Matthew 18: 18) Not one of the
writers in the Bible claim any credit or authority for
the truth. All give credit therefor to Jehovah God.
WHOSE TRUTH '1

18 Lutherans have proceeded upon the theory that all
the truth belonged to Luther. The same may be said
of Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians, Congregationalists and others in regard to their founders. Others
who saw that the Lord had chosen Brother Russell for
a special service, and had used him to bring meat to the
household of faith in due season, concluded that all the
truth belonged to Brother Russell. Of course Brother
Russell made no such claim. In St. Paul's day some
were saying: "I am of Paul"; and others, "I am of
Apollos." St. Paul rebuked them, and said: "Who then
is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye
believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? I have
planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither
he that watereth; but God giveth the increase. Now he
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that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every

man shall receive his own reward according to his own
labour."-l Corinthians 3: 5-8.
19 The Word of Truth belongs to God. It belongs to
no man. But why have so many good men and women
followed certain men and w hiped them and concluded
that all the truth resided in them? It is due to the influence of the cnpmy Satan. He is a wily foe. With
Satan it is anything to turn the minds of the people
a,Yay from Jehovall God. 'rhat has been his policy from
Eden until now. St. Paul saw the reason for this in
his day, and what he spoke then has been true ever since.
He spoke of those who "worshipped and served the
creature more than the Creator". (Romans 1: 25) The
same error is still practised among men.
20 There is but one Jehovah God, and his glory is not
to he gwen to another. (Isaiah 42: 8) The true saints
are told that they have been chosen by Jehovah as his
witnesses, and their duty and privilege is to give testimony that Jehovah is God and to give him the honor
that is due his holy name. (Isaiah 43: 10-12; Psalm
29: 2) This is exactly what Jesus did when he was on
earth. He did not claim that the message of truth was
his, but he taught that it was his Father's Word. "If
I bear witness of myself. my witness is not true." (John
5: 31) "If any man will do his will, he shall know of
the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak
of myself. He that speak:eth of himself seeketh his own
glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the
same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him." (JolIn
7: 17, 18) "If I honour myself, my honour is nothing."
(J aIm 8 : 54) "The words that I speak unto you I speak
not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he
doeth the works."-John 14: 10.
21 W p do well to follow the example of Jesus.
Those
who honor God are the ones who are pleasing to him.
The clann that all the truth is committed to one man is
presumptuous, to say the least. It is God's truth and
God's light that shines' on the pathway of the just to
guide them in the right way. It is presumptuous to
give credit to man for any of it. "Thy word is a lamp
unto my feet, and a light unto my path."-Psa.119: 105.
22 Then the prophet of God speaks concerning the
chosen ones who are of Zion: "I will also clothe her
priests with salvation; and her saints shall shout aloud
for hy. There will I make the horn of David to bud:
I huve ordained a lamp for mine anointed." (Psalm
132: 16, 17) The time of clothing the priestly class
with garments of salvation is when the Lord comes to
his temple and covers the temple class with the robe of
righteousness, and those thus covered enter into the joy
of the Lord.
HIS TEMPLE
The temple of the Lord is made up of the living

members who are the faithful saints, and whom the Lord
tinds to be faithful when he comes to take an account
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with them. (1 Corinthians 3: 16) It must be conceded

that the Lord would come to his temple some time, because the Scriptures specifically so state. (Malachi 3: 1;
Psalm 11 : 4) It is equally well settled by the Scriptures
that he comes to his temple and that the temple is
opened after he takes his great power and reigns. (Revelation 11: 17-19) All who are now really consecrated
and devoted to the Lord, begotten and anointed, understand that the Lord began his reign in 1914. Before
coming to his temple he prepared the way before him.
24 The purpose of coming to his temple is for judgment. This judgment must begin at the house of God.
(1 Peter 4: 17) That the coming of the Lord to his
temple would be a trying time to the consecrated is conclusively proven by the words of the prophet of God:
"&chold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me; and the Lord, whom ye seek,
shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger
of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall
come, saith the Lord of hosts. But who may abide the
day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers'
soap." (Malachi 3: 1, 2) The physical facts show that
a great trial came upon the church at the beginning of
1918. That marks the time when the temple of God was
open, and being open those of the temple class would be
given greater light, and which light would shine upon
their pathway even as promised.-Revelation 11: 19 ;
Proverbs 4: 18.
GREATER LIGHT
True to his promise greater light has come to the

church of God since 1918. It is upon the pathway of
those justified ones who have been awake and desirous
of walking in the light that the greater light has been
shining and continues to shine. It was in the year 1919
that the Lord permitted the church to see for the first
time that Elijah pictured the work of the church prior
to 1918 and that Elisha pictured the work of the church
thereafter. When Elijah was about to be taken up he
said unto Elisha: "Ask what I shall do for thee, before
I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray
thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing, nevertheless,
if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so
unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so."-2 Kings 2: 9, 10.
26 Elisha did see Elijah when he was separated from
him by the fiery chariot and taken away by the whirlwind. When the :fiery chariot came in 1918, marking
the great time of fiery trial upon the church, the Elijah
work ceased. There was a separation there between the
Elijah and Elisha work. There was a period of waiting.
Then a number of the consecrated were privileged to "see"
from the light of God shining on their pathway that this
:fiery trial of 1918 marked the dividing point between
the Elijah and Elisha work; and true to the prophecy
and the promise they received a greater measure of the
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spirit of the Lord and entered into his work with greater
zeal and joy than ever before. It is to be expected therefore that the Elisha class, to wit, those now zealously
and joyfully engaging in the service of the Lord, would
enjoy the increased light and in proportion as they
walked therein would continue to enjoy it. True to what
might be expected, since that period of time the church
has had a clearer vision of the truth.
21 Since 1919 the church has clearly discerned the
parables of the Pounds and 'l'alents and has seen that
these parables mark the time when the Lord comes to
his temple for the examination of his servants. They
see that those whom the Lord then found faithful he
invited to enter into his joy, and that the joy of the
Lord results from a knowledge of the fact that the time
has come for him to vindicate the name of his Father;
and this the true Christians are doing at the command
of their Father. (Psalm 110: 1,2) Many of the saints
have entered into the joy of the Lord according to his
invitation.-Matthew 25: 14-29.
28 Since 1919 the church has also had a clearer vision
of the parable of the Virgins and of the parable of the
Sheep and Goats. (Matthew 25: 1-13, 31-46) Since
then the light of the Lord, shining upon the pathway
of the justified, has enabled them more clearly to discern
their own position and the work that they must do as
the servants of the Lord, and that this work includes
the declaring of the day of the vengeance of our God,
proclaiming the message of the kingdom, and comforting those that mourn.-Isaiah 61: 1-3; Z 1925, 3-10.
29 Then the Lord has given the church a clearer understanding of the "garments of salvation" and the "robe
of righteousness" and that these are received at the
hands of the Lord when he comes to his temple. (Isaiah
61: 10) And the Lord also has enabled the church to
see more clearly the meaning of the "wedding garment"
and how it is the privilege of each one to put on this
wedding garment by doing the Lord's work in the
Lord's appointed way.-:Matt. 22: 1-12; Z 1925, 35-40.
30 Then the Lord, shedding his gracious light upon
the pathway of the just, enabled the church to see the
"two great wonders" in the heaven; namely, Zion giving
birth to the nation or kingdom of God, and the great
red dragon, the Devil's organization, warring against
the same.-Revelation 12th chapter; Z 1925 67-74.
31 Likewise the Lord has enabled the church to see
how that he had held back the great time of trouble by
stopping the war and giving a period of comparative
peace that the gospel of the kingdom might be preached
in all the world as a witness, and that this had been
done for the elect's sake.-1Ifatthew 24: 14-22; Z 1925,
131-135.
32 The Lord has shown the church since 1918 a clearer
vision of the Devil's organization than ever before. It
has been particularly pointed out in THE WATCH TOWER
how the l>evil is making a warfare to destroy "the
remnant", and the manner of the Lord's special protec-
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tion for them; and bing thus forewarned they are for&o
anned.-Z 1925,179-183; 211-217.
33 God's Word, more and more illuminated,and which il.
luminates the pathway of the just, enables the saints to
now see that the Lord Jesus was to remain inactive until
1914, and that then he would stand up and take his
power and oust the enemy from heaven and prepare
for the great and final conflict on the earth. Thus the
church now sees the King in action.-Z 1925, 275-279.
U The Lord has also permitted his church, since that
time, to have a clearer vision of the prophecy of J ocl
concerning the outpouring of the holy spirit; and this
enables the consecrated to understand why so many
have come to a knowledge of the truth since 1918 and
why these are greatly rejoicing to make proclamation
of the King and his kingdom.-Z 1925, 339-342.
35 Why has the Lord blessed his people with a clearer
understanding of these great truths? Is it because a
man or men are gifted with the powers of interpretation of the Scriptures? Emphatically, No. The Scriptures are not of private interpretation. (2 Peter 1: 20)
The Word of Truth belongs to God. He is his own interpreter. In his own good way and time he gives interpretation to his church through the Head of the
church, our beloved Lord Jesus Christ. It is God's
light which shines upon his Word and which also giyes
a clearer vision to his anointed ones. To claim that
the light belongs to man or that men bring forth new
light or that man interprets the Scriptures because of
his superior wisdom is presumptuous before the Lord.
The giving of glory to the creature when it justly belongs to the Creator is a presumptuous sin. Evidently
this is why the Psalmist prayed: "Cleanse thou me
from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from
presumptuous sins." (Psalm 19: 12, 13) This prayer he
uttered not for the benefit of himself but for the benefit of the saints.
36 A good deal of the habit of giving credit to man
for the truth is due to secret faults. A secret fault,
within the meaning of the foregoing text, is a fault
secret to one's self. When the L9rd reveals a fault to
one, and the fault is still indulged in, it becomes a
presumptuous sin before God. Many are inclined to
give credit to man for the truth and for the light of
the truth, and this may be classed as a secret fault.
But when one clearly sees that all truth belongs to J ehovah God and all light emanates from him and that
he brings it all to his church through his beloved Son,
Christ Jesus, then to give credit to man therefor is a
presumptuous sin before God within the meaning of the
above scripture.
37 The Lord has put on watch those who are of the
temple class. Those who are faithfully watching are
clothing themselves with the wedding garments; that is
to say, they are doing the Lord's work in his appointed
way. These the Lord clothes ",ith the garments of salvation and covers them with the robe of righteousness
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Isaiah 61: 10) These are watching and walking together in the light and they see eye to eye. To these the
Lord says: ''Ye are my witnesses, . . . that I am God."
(Isaiah 43: 10, 12) "And I have put my words in thy
mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine
hand. that I may plant the heavens and lay the foundation of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people."-Isaiah 51: 16.
38 These, in obedience to the command of the Lord
as his \\itnpsses, lift up the voice and sing together.
(Isaiah 52: 8) The voiC represents the message of
the King and the kingdom which they are joyfully proclaiming. These grasp every possible opportunity to
serve the Lord and his cause by telling ethers of the
goodness of our God and of his kir.gdom now beginning.
Upon the pathway d these thE' li,<;ht shines brighter and
brighter and leads them on to the pcrfect day.
S. If there has been no additional ligl:t on the plan
of Uod 8111ce 1916 thm it mmt be admitt(~d that we
reachi'd the perfect day in 1916, because the Lerd promised that the light should continue to shme unto the
perfect day. Does any saint believe that we reachlO'd
the pcrft'ct day in 1916? Surely not. Does any saint
believe that we have yet rlO'ached the perfect day? Manifestly not. If we have not yet reached the pErfect day,
then as surely as the Word of God is written just that
surely the light will continue to shine, illuminating the
pathway of the saints until the day is perfect. The
perfect day will be realized when all the saints have
finished their course on earth and have been received into glory, when Satan's organizatIOn is eliminated from
the earth, and when the kingdom of righteousness is in
full sway throughout the earth.
40 The words of God's prophet indicate that even now,
before the day is perfect. the light upon the pathway of
the faithful will be greatly increased. "Moreover, the
light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and
the llght of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of
seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the
breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their
wound."-Isaiah 30: 26.
41 The moon is a symbol of the law of God, therefore
a symbol of the will of God towa:'d his people. In times
past Christians have had some difficulty in determining
what is the will of God concerning them. Now they
can see his will more clearly than ever before. Now they
know the King is here and has begun his reign, and
therefore with them time is no more. They know that
it is a time of rejoicing because the Lord invites them
to enter into his joy, and that his joy began when he
stood up and took his power to vindicate the name of
his Father. They know that the time is now here when
the good news of the Lord's kingdom must be proclaimed
to all nations as a witness before the final end. They
know then the will of God is that they should be his
witnesses, and they respond with gladness. They know
that it is the will of God that they should have bold-
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ness now in proclaiming the message of the kingdom,

and this they do have.-1 John 4: 17,18.
42 The sun is a symbol of the light of the kingdom.
The Sun of Righteousness is arising; and the light of
God is shining round his organization, Zion, and particularly upon the Head thereof. This increased light
the Lord Jesus, the Head of Zion, transmits to 1,nose
who are of Zion walking in the path of light. It seems
clear from the Scriptures that before all the saints have
passed from the earth God will give such a great demonstration of his power and majesty that the people may
know that he is God; and that approximately at that
time or before, the sun will shine with sevenfold brightness.
43 With the light the Lord is causing to shine upon
the pathway of the Christian does it not seem that the
saints are nearer that time of brightness of the perfect
day? The great fundamental truths which were restored to the church during the Elijah work have not
and will not be changed nor altered. At no time has
'l'HE WATCH TOWER even intimated a change. No one
who is really in the truth desires a change. THE WATCR
TOWER desires to he used only to call the attention of
the people of God to the increased light shining upon
the path"way of his children. The Lord will see to it
that his people have the light in his own good time and
way, that to them new beauties may appear and that
they may have a greater appreciation of his love.
44. Those who love the Word of God and love him and
walk in his light will not be offended. (Psalm 119: 165)
Let the saints then be mindful of the fact that the truth
is the Lord's and rejoice therein. Let them remember"
that the Lord takes pleasure in those who serve him
faithfully. These he will beautify with increased light
upon their pathway. Let all such then walk in thi' light
of the Lord and rejoice in the sunshine of his Jvve.
"Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness."-Psalm 29: 2.
Is full light ever e},:perienced at dawn? At what time of

day is fulness of light attained? What is symbolized by
darkness and light respectively? n 1-3,6.
Who are "the just" mentioned in Proverbs 4: 18? What is
their pathway? n 4,5.
What special light shone out in Luther's day? What mi!r.
take was then made by many? n 7,8.
What was God's promise for "the time of the end" ancl how
has it been fulfilled? n 9, 10.
'
What song 01' gladness especially applied to the saints at
this time? When "present truth" came to the cburch what
did many conclude? U 11, 12.
What two great doctrines became clearer as the harvest
progressed, and Why were some stumbled thereby? n13 11
What is a Lutheran? What is a Russellite? Did t~th
originate with the prophets or the apostles or with any
other men? What did St. Paul say about this? f, 15-18.
What has caused the sectarian spirit amongst Ohristians?
What example did Jesus give us contrary thereto? Y 19-21..
When and bow does the Lord of Zion "clothe her priests
with salvation"? (Psalm 132: 16) What is the temple ot
the L>rd? When and why d'Oes he visit and open it?
U 22-24.
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What ll~ht has the churcb received concerning the Elijah
and Elisha pictures~ 11 25:-26.
What four parables have been clarified since 1919? Explain
brielly. 11 27, 28.
What do we now understand to be signified by "the robe
of righteousness" and "the wedding garment" respectively? II 29,37.
What are the "two great wonders" of Revelation 12? How
and why was the great time of trouble "shortened"?
II 30,31.
How and why d1() we now have a clearer vision of Satan's
organization and of the King in action? 11 32, 33.
What clearer light has shone on .Joel's proph('cy concerning
the outpouring of the holy spirit? Why bas the Lord
blessed his people with a clearer understanding of these

great truthS? II 34,35.
What are "secret faults" and "presumptuous sins"? 11 36.
How are the saints now lifting up the voice and singing together? (Isaiah 52: 8) Was the light to shine only until
1916 or unto the perfect day? What is the "perfect day"?
II 38,39.
When and how is it that "the light of the moon shall be as
the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be
sevenfold"? (Isaiah 30: 26) What do the moon and sun
symbolize respectively? 11 40-42.
Will the increasing light alter the fundamental truths of
the divine plan? Why are some offended at the increasing light, and woo will not be offended? II 43, 44.
JACOB AND ESAU

-JUNE 6-GENESIS
33: 1-11--
"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you."-Eph. 4: 32.
HE subject for today's study is the experiences of
Jacob during twenty years' absence from his
father's dwelling while he was in Padan Aram,
of his return to the land of Canaan with his family and
flocks, and of the meeting of the two brothers when he
was on the road journ<:'y. It is probable there had not
been any direct communication between the brothers
iluring all those twenty years, but there is no reason for
thinking that either of them lacked knowledge of what
had happened to the other. Indeed, the statement that
Jacob sent messengers to Esau in Mt. Seir to inform
Esau of his return (see Genesis 32: 3) indicates that he
knew his brother was not then living in the land of
Canaan. Both had increased in riches, though while
Jacob got his increase by hard labor Esau seems to have
gotten his by raiding.
2 When Jacob left home to seek a wife from amongst
his mother's people and to wait until such time as his
brother's anger towards him had cooled, he did not expect to be away for so long a time as circumstances under
providence deternlined for him. His mtroduction to
Rachel and his immediate and persistent love for her
make one of the beautiful love stories of the Bible.
n is not generally realized that Jacob was over sevcntysix years old when he left his father's house. But that
was not a great age in those days; he was then in the
strength of manhood. His activity of spirit and strength
of body are shown by the incident which gave him his
introduction to Rachel and her father. When he
reached Laban's settlement he found flocks waiting
around the well. This seemed wasted time to J acoh and he
asked the reason. He was told they must wait until
the shepherds could together roll the stone from the
well's mouth. Rachrl then came with her flocks to
join those who were waiting; and Jacob, inspired by
her presence, himself rolled the stone away and watered
her flocks.
Jacob at once found a wife; but he could not get
her at once, for he had no dowry to offer her. Her

avaricious father, taking advantage of Jacob, agreed that
Rachel should become Jacob's wife if he would give his
labor for seven years. Jacob gladly agreed, and because
of the love he had for her the years seemed short. But
when the marriage was to be consummated Jacob was
tricked, apparently a comparatively easy matter owing
to the customs of the time. The veiled bride presented
and accepted in the dimmed light proved to be Leah,
Rachel's sister. The treacherous uncle drove another
hard bargain, and so sure was he of Jacob's love for
Rachel and his fidelity to his word that Rachel was now
given in marriage on the promise that Jacob should
serve another seven years for her. Thus J acoh's marriage
to Leah and to Rachel were not separated by more than
a few days' time.
'During these years Jacob's family increased rapidly.
At the end of that time he entered into an agreement of
service for wages, so that he would have sufficient means
to care for his family. But Laban frequently changed
his wages, ever to Jacob's disadvantage; and had not
J aoob been an industrious man and had not the blessing
of God been upon him, he would have remained a poor
man.-Genesis 31: 42.
5 At the end of twenty years Jacob realized that the
time had come when he should return to the land of
Canaan. Laban's attitude had changed; also Jacob got
a message from the Lord. (Genesis 31: 3) He decided
to leave his uncle secretly; not, as is so frequently said,
because Jacob was treacherous, but because Laban was
a jealous man and was not to be trusted. Jacob was in
a difficult position; he was leaving behind him a treacherous father-in-law, and ahead he must almost certainly
meet his brother Esau, who had threatened to kill him,
and with whom there must be some agreement made.
As he neared the land of promise, where his hopes were
set, and which was home to him as much as could be
where yet he was but a stranger and a pilgrim, he was
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told that Laban came after him. It is improbable that

Laban intended to raid Jacob's flocks, but knowing
Jacob's mildness of disposition he no doubt expected
to browbeat Jacob into yielding up some of the flocks
and herds for which he had wrought so arduously.
6 Laban claimed that Jacob had stolen his gods. The
fact was that Rachel had taken some small images,
which she still succeeded in hiding from her father, even
though he and Jacob made careful search. Laban was
suspicious, and Jacob felt he was unjustly treated. They
made a covenant with each other, but it was a covenant
based upon mistrust. A stone was set up as a pillar, and
round it they gathered stones in a heap. Laban said,
"This heap is a witness between me and thee this day."
(Genesis 31: 48) And they called it Mizpah, that is,
the heap of witness, for Laban said, "The Lord watch
b,etween me and thee, when we are absent one from
another." The word "Mizpah" is often engraved on
brooches and tokens of remembrance as if it meant "The
Lord watch in care over thee" ; but Mizpah in its origin
is rather a remembrancer of suspicion than of mutual
love.
r Jacob went on his way, evidently traveling more
leisurely than hitherto. As he went on he had a vision
of some of the angels of God, and he said, "This is
God's host." He named the place Mahanaim, or tWlO
hosts; there were his and God's. (Genesis 32: 2, 3) He
now sent messengers to Emu to tell him of his retum,
and saying that he hoped to find graoe in his sight. Ere
long he was told that Esau was coming to meet him but
with 400 armed men. Jacob was made afraid. He did
not realize the import of the host of angels he had
seen. Taking some natural precautions, not for fight,
for he neither could nor would fight Esau, he also betook
himself to prayer, pleading before God the covenant God
had given him twenty years before at Bethel.-Genesis
28: 13-15.
8 Jacob also made preparations to conciliate Esau. He
separated very considerable numbers of his flocks and
herds and camels and asses as presents, and with the
wisdom he ever showed he had these placed at considerable distances one from the other so that there might
be a cumulative effect on Esau's mind. As a further
precaution he sellt all his flocks and his family over
the brook Jabbok. But he remained, evidently for
prayer; for he had none with whom he could commune
save God.
D Now a strange thing happened; when he would go
on he was stopped by another wayfarer on the hillside.
His persistence in his attempt to follow his loved ones
was met by as great a resistance by his strange, silent
opponent. They wrestled till break of day. Then Jacob's
opponent in order to get mastery over Jacob hurt him,
apparently in the sciatic nerve. But now Jacob would
not let him go, for he realized he was wrestling with one
who could bless him, apparently the leader of the host
of angels.
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10 The two hosts had passed, Jacob's had gone o;ver

the brook J abbok, the angel host had gone the other
way, the two leaders had stayed behind. Jacob pleaded
for a blessing, for he realized that the host of angels
had been before him to prepare the way for him. He
got more than he expected, for now he was assured of
his acceptance with God, and in relationship with God
his name was changed from Jacob, which was his earthly name, to Israel, which means "Prince with God".
Jacob asked for his blesser's name, but it was not given
to him. He called the name of that place "Peniel", for
he said, "I have seen God face to face." He could now
have little doubt that his meeting with Esau would result in peace to them both. Jacob's presents and his
demeanor made Esau see that Jacob had never intended
to take a mean advantage of him, and that Jacob still
acknowledged him as the elder brother. They met and
parted III peace.
H The golden text selected for this study makes this
incident appear as a lesson in forgiveness. We venture
to say that it is not that. Jacob feared J:<.isau and tried
to propitiate him, but he did not ask for forgiveness,
nor did he acknowledge that he had done his brother any
wrong. The incident rather provides a lesson in making
attempt to live peaceably with all men. It is better
to try to appease anger than to stand upon one's rights.
The incident certainly provides a lessun to show that
prayer must be supported by works, for in some circumstances prayer without works is as dead as is faith without works.
12 Jacob was a good, loyal, God-fearing man who,
when placed in difficult circumstances, JUdged he must
do what he could to overcome them. He was not so noble
as Abraham, nor so placid as Isaac, but is honored of
God, who allows himself to be known as the God of
Jacob. (Psalm 46: 7) Jacob was a very generous man.
He was generous to his uncle in bearing heavy burdens
in labor for him, and he was generous with Esau on his
return. He was a hard-working man, a good figure or
type of those who are called to and have the privilege of
working fat the Lord. He was a man ready of spirit
who never let opportunities go by without taking al.lYantage of them.
13 If Jacob sinned it was against God and his father;
but in the absence of allY indication that either God or
his father expected any expression of rppentance from
Jacob we arc not entitled to say that he did knowingly sin.
That he lacked faith we may surely say, also that he is a
good illustration of those who seek to carryon in the
strength of their own wisdom.
14 To get the true value of this study it must be remembered that both Jacob and Esau are made representative men by the Scriptures. Therefore this meeting
of these two men, both so representative, is surely intended to bring into contrast the two classes they represent. Jacob is a type of those who through difficulty and
often without special guidance seek to de th~ will of
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God, who in heart are ever faithful to their covenant,

and whose lives aFe dominated by it.
15 These records are not merely tales of happenings of
long ago; they are illustrations in the divine plan. Sometimes, as in Isaac's case, it pleases God to direct his
servants' ways; sometimes, as in Jacob's case, it pleases
him to have them go through experiences where much
depends upon the exercise of their judgment and their
knowledge of human affairs. He who seeks to know and
to do the Lord's will has, in these days of the Lord's
second presence, many opportunities of seeing this
method of instruction in operation. Many things done
for the Lord, in all sin!3rity of heart seeking to do his
will, have been judged by those who have proved to be
the enemies of the truth as being men's schemes to deceive and take advantage of others.
16 Esau is a type of those who thrust themselves into
a place of prominence, who for a time and until demonstrated to be unworthy, are allowed to have favor from
God, even though in heart they are aliens to God and
his will. It is very probable that the strange conflict
which Rebekah experienced before the children were
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born, and which caused her to inquire of God, was a

happening which gave Esau by chance and not by right
the claim to be the first-born.
17 Esau represents the clergy of today who in spirit
are not servants of God, and who like him have sold their
inheritance for present privileges of position and selgratification. Incidentally it is these who misrepresent
Jacob, despising him, and who set up Esau as being an
honorable and noble man. It is the law of like to like.
What is the subjt'Ct matter of today's study? Is there anY'

evidence that .Jacob aIllI J:<jsau had kt'pt in touch with
e:lch other during their t"'enty p'ars sppal'ation? How old
was Jacob when he left his father's house? ff 1,2.
How did Laban trick Jacob? How did God bless the latter?
ff 3,4.
When and why did Jacob return to Canaan? What did
Lab:1n tlwn do? What was the origin of Mizpah and
Mahaniam? ff 5,7.
How did .Jaeob prepare to meet Es:m? What strange thing
tlwn occulTed? How did the hrothers finally meet? Did
either ask for forgiveness? ff 8-1l.
What are Jac'Ob's outstanding qualitips and faults? What
classes do Jacob and Esau respectively represent? 114-17.
JOSEPH'S FIDELITY
--JUNE 13-GENESIS 39: 1-23--
ttSeest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings."-Proverbs 22: 29.
HE sons of Jacob were born to him rapidly during
the second of the seven year periods of his service
to Laban for Rachel. Joseph, who is the chief
figure in today's study, was born of Rachel about seven
years before Jacob returned to Canaan. When he was
about seventeen years old an event happened which
changed his life, and in the providence of God altered
the oourse of the history of the chosen people.
2 Joseph was his father's favorite son, and his father
made him conspicuous by making for hun a coat "of
long sleeves" such as the chiefs wore, and which showed
that he considered Joseph as his first-born. His brothers
because of that hated him. (Genesis 37: 3,4) Perhaps
Jacob was not wise in his demonstration, but there was
nothing unjust in it, for Joseph was the elder son of
Rachel; and Reuben, the first of Jacob's sons by Leah,
had already forfeited his birthright by his sin against
his parent. Apart from this Joseph had had two dreams
which Jacob evidently interpreted as divine guidance,
and which confirmed him in his purpose toward Joseph.
3 Furthermore, Joseph was separated in spirit from
his brothers. The ten young men appear to have grown
up without much self-restraint. Little different in age
there was a lack of the control which elder brothers give
the younger, and being often away from home with the
flocks they had not the parental restraint necessary for
good upbringing. They helped each other into mischief,
and Joseph told his father of their misdeeds. This was

not tale-telling as ordinarily understood, but was loyalty
to his father, and was done out of consideration of his
father's interests. Indeed, loyalty to his father is the
di6tinguishing feature of this boy.
40 n one occasion, when the brothers had been away
from home for some time with their flocks, Jacob sent
Joseph after them to see how they fared. When they
saw him coming they determined to destroy him; but
Reuben counseled moderativn and prevailed. (Genesis
37: 21, 22) It happened that a Midianitish trading
caravan was passing, going to Egypt, and at Judah's
suggestion they sold Joseph to these traders for thirty
pieces of silver. Joseph's coat they dipped in blood, and
they told their father that they had found it. Their
cruelty toward their father is shown in their words,
''Know now whether it be thy son's coat or no."-Gen~
esis 37: 32.
G Joseph's fidelity to his father had brought him into
trouble. His love for his father and his sense of justice
and honor place the conduct of his brothers and his in
sharp contrast; it is evident they cared little for their
father's interests, and nothing at all for his feelings. But
though Joseph suffered he had the consciousness 01' suf
fering wrongfully, and with it that faith in God which
ever prevents such suffering from souring the heart. On
the other hand his brothers carried the heavy burden;
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not only had they degraded their brother in selling him

into slavery, but so far as they could know they had lost
him for ever; and always they had their father's questioning mind upon them. They lied to him and he suspected them.
6 In Egypt Joseph was bought by Potiphar, one of
Pharaoh's chief officers, who found the young man so
wise and prudent that he soon made Joseph ruler over his
household. The blel'lsing of J ehovan was not only upon
Joseph, but for his sake was upon the house and affairs
of his master.-Genesis 39: 3.
T But Joseph's courage and purpose in life were after
a time put to a very severe test. 'fhe wife of Potiphar
became enamored with Joseph, who was good looking,
attractive, and as bright as he was faithful. (Genesis
39: 6, 7) She endeavored to seduce him from his fidelity;
and at last to secure his freedom he had to escape her
presence, getting away only by a struggle in which his
loose outer garment was torn from him. In vexation
and hatred at being spurned she showed Joseph's garment to her husband as proof that Joseph had endeavored
to wrong her and her husband. Joseph was cast into
prison, and apparently that was the end of his relation
with Potiphar, for the sentence was not for a particular
term. It was in God's providence that he was put into
the king's prison.-Genesis 39: 20.
8 This untoward happening did not unbalance Joseph,
because his mind was set for righteousness. He had
said to his temptress, "How then can I do this great
wickedness, and sin against God?" (Genesis 39 : 9) Now
in prison he could and would serve God faithfully while
counted as a wl'ong-doer, even as he had done in the
sunshine and liberty of Potiphar's house and home. He
had the balance of mind which is unaffected by circumstances. He and David are alike in this as in so many
other things.
9 The governor of the prison had considerable measure
of liberty as to what he would do with the prisoners
under his care; and as he saw the young Hebrew was no
criminal, but of the strictest integrity, he gave him the
whole care of the prison. Were it not that the Psalmist
says of him, "Whose feet they hurt with fetters; he
was laid in iron; until the time that his word came;
the word of the Lord tried him" (Psalm 105: 18, 19),
and for that of Genesis (40: 3) which says that Joseph
was "bound", it would have appeared as if he had a
comparatively easy time in prison. But he was never
allowed to forget that he was a prisoner; probably he
was never entirely free from the fetters.
10 These circumstances made Joseph a man of affairs;
his care at home when he had no responsibility, then his
care in Potiphar's business and home, and now this oversight of men who were in prison, justly or unjustly, gave
him a wide experience. We do not know how long a time
he was in prison, but two years before he got his freedom
an incident occurred which ultimately gave him liberty
and great advancement.
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11 Two of Pharaoh's chief servants, the chief butler and

chief baker, had offended the king and had been put in
ward under the care of the governor of the king'1
prison. On a certain night both had a dream, and each
sought an interpretation but failed to get it. Joseph saw
them with sad faces, and was told the reason. He said,
"Do not interpretations belong to God.?" And he asked
to be told the dreams. (Genesis 40 : 8) The butler told
his, and Joseph interpreted it as meaning that within
three days the butler would be restored to favor. On
hearing this favorable interpretation the baker told his.
Joseph interpreted it as meaning that within three days
the baker also would be lifted up, only he would be
hanged. Both these things came to pass.
12 Joseph told the butler of his own unjust imprisonment, and asked the butler to tell his ca~ to Pharaoh.
But the butler forgot him, and Joseph remained in
prison for two years after that. Joseph's release finally
came about through Pharaoh's having two dreams which
perturbed him. He saw in a dream seven lean kine eating up seven fat ones and themselves getting no fatter.
Both of these herd of kine, the fat and the lean, came
up from Egypt's river. He also dreamed of seven ears
of corn, very full and fat, growing on one stalk; and
of seven thin ears devouring them. '1'he king's wise
men and his magicians were helpless to understand and
to interpret these dreams.
13 The butler now told Pharaoh of his fault in not
remembering Joseph, and he related how this young
Hebrew had interpreted the dreams of the butler and
baker, and that his interpretation was according to what
actually happened. Joseph was sent for and Pharaoh
told him the dreams and his failure to get an intcrpreta~
tion. Joseph avowed his personal inability, but said,
"God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace." (Genesis
41: 16) He quite well understood that God was in this
matter; he did not believe that this was just a happen.
ing, for he well knew that he was in the hand of God.
l<' Joseph then gave Pharaoh the meaning of his
dreams. There were to be seven years of plenty in
Egypt, the river with its overflow bringing rich mud
which would give plentiful harvests; but these would
be followed by seven years of famine, which would quite
nullify the apparent prosperity of the seven full years.
He interpreted the doubling of the dream as evidence that
the dreams were of God; his own had been doubled, and
he thus gives confirmation of his belief in them.
15 Then he gave advice to Pharaoh.
He suggested
that a suitable man should be chosen to superintend a
special work in gathering and safeguarding the overflow
of the crops during the seven years of plenty which were
to come. Further he advised that a fifth part of the land
should be kept specially under the control of the king.
This was a new policy, to some extent comparable to the
war measures of late years. The whole land was to come
under the control of the crown. The king was wise
enough to see that Joseph was the one for this place of
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honor and responsibility, and he chose him. It was plain
that Joseph was not seeking anything for himself, for
a prisoner could not have any expectation of aspiring to
such a position.
16 Joseph was at once installed in his office as prime
minister or dictator, and Pharaoh gave everything into
his hand; so much so that no one in Egypt could move a
hand or foot without Joseph's permission. This was a
dictatorship of a stricter kind than that which presently
obtains in one of the kingdoms of Europe. In Joseph's
case it was a rule of power for the goud of the people
under the guidance of divine wisdom and grace; the
dictator sought only "the good of the people and the
glory of God whom he served.
17 That the course of Joseph is typical of that of the
church of God is clear to any Bible student. The disciple
of Christ must first suffer pain and humiliation before
he ean get that high honor which in the kingdom awaits
the faithful follower of Christ. It is only after he has
su:IT~red and endured the afflictions of the Christ that
he can be exalted with him. (1 Peter 4: 16) But since
the Bible is written not so much to tell of things to
come after the Christian's course is ended, but to guide
the church in the flesh, and specially to gIve it guidance
at the end of its <;ourse, at the time of the Lord's return, it cannot be unreasonable to expect that these incidents are intended to give instruction at this time.
This we find.
18 In each position in Egypt, in Potiphar's house, in
the prison experience, and as Pharaoh\; representative,
Joseph was chief steward; in each case he had control
over all the household and the goods. This is so much
like the position of the servant of Luke 12: 42-44, so
prominently brought before God's people in these days,
that it cannot be passed by unrelated. The three ex-
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periences COf]'~spond roughly to the three phases of the

harvest werk and peried:
19 The first, during the time when the truth was being
made known, and which seemed to 0ppvl:lers to be put to
an end by the slanders which to outsiders were never
really answered; and which, like those from which
J oscph suffered, it did not please God to have publicly
cleared. up. There were slanders as to the morals of the
leader, and slanders as to the motives of the SOCIETY
itself, as if personal gain were sought.
20 Then came the prison experience, when the faithful
of the church knew that God was caring, though it appeared to some as if the door had finally closed on the
w()rk.
21 Then came the clear sight of the present work of the
Lord, and a certain mesmge and work which can be
readily compared with the set work which Joseph was
given. The truth is given to the faithful now even as
the opportunity of service was given to Joseph. In this
picture Pharaoh represents Jehovah, Egypt the world,
Joseph the Lord and his church. The truth is given as
a stewardship to be used for the glory of God and the
blessing of the world.
Howald was Joseph when he was sold into Egypt? Why
was he hated by his brethren and especially loved by his
hther? n 1-3.
Rt' ~Lte the circumstances of ,Joseph's disapPffirance, and of
his bre-thren's cruelty, particularly toward their father
JaL'Ob. n 4,5.
Who was Potiphar. and why did he have Joseph imprisoned?
n 6-8.
How was Jl'lseph treated while in prison? What dreams
did he inte!1ll'et for Pharaoh's butler and baker? rr \)-11.
How was Joseph's release finally broug-ht about? What was
Pharaoh's dream, and how did JosepiJ interpret it? n 12-14.
What advice did Jospph then give to the king, and \\ith
what result? n 15,16.
Were Joseph's experiences typical? Explain fully. I 17-2L
JlJDAH'S PLEA
--JUNE 2O-GENESIS 44: 18-34--
"A broken and a contrite heart, 0 God" thou wilt mot despise."--Psalm 51: 17.
HE Pharaoh of Joseph's day was a wise and strong

man. He had perception to see that Joseph was
the best man he knew for the work before them,
and he had strength to set him in place at once; though,
as in all high places of earth, there must have been
many present before him who thought they were well
fitted for the task. If the scheme which Joseph outlined
was to be carried through properly there was an immense
amount of organization to be done and no time to be
lost, for the realization of the dreams was to come to
pass quickly.
2 Joseph's plan was that a fifth of the land of Egypt
was to come directly under the king. This may mean
either that more land would go under cultivation or,

more probably, that one-fifth of all the produce of the
land was to be the king's property. Storehouses were to
be built, and arrangements made for the purchase of all
the surplus of the crops. Probably no private trade with
foreign buyers was to be allowed.
8 Joseph was further honored by being given the
daughter of the priest of On in marriage. (Genesis 41:
45) As he knew he was in the hands of his God it is
evident that he thought this was the will of God for
him. God was making him the savior of Egypt and fol'
the time being he became as one of them. He traveled
through the land, supervising every arrangement. ThJ
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plans he made were so successful that the extraordinary whom they spoke; but on the third day he made the
crops which came were taken care of, whether those of proposal that one of them should be kept and the others
the great fields or those of the suburbs of the cities.- go back. He chose Simeon as the prisoner (chapter 49:
5), almost certainly because Joseph had suffered most
Genesis 41: 48.
, This great work took the whole time and attention at his hands. Simeon wa.<; known to be cruel. The brothof Joseph. He seems not to have made any attempt to ers had already reminded themselves of their persecution
of Joseph. They felt that retribution was coming UpOll
~rt into touch with his father, and we must suppose
that he saw good reason why he should not do so. To them. (Genesis 42: 21) This, and not punishment, was
him this matter also was in the hands of God. He took Joseph's purpose. In time they came back with Benjahis separation from hi!" fathrr and home as a dispensa- min, whom his father let go with them only after a hard
tion of providence, and evidentlv he considered that it struggle, for Jacob had no confidence in them. He had
would not be in order for him to 'seek to break it. "\Vhat- long- come to the conclusion that they had done away
ever the reason for Joseph's silence we may be certain with his beloYed son Joseph, for he now said to the nine,
"Me have ye bereaved of my chil<lren: Joseph is not,
that it was satisfactory to him aml to the Lord.
and Simeon is not." (Genesis 42: (6) He did not be5 Thp years of plenty came and left their supply; the
storehouses were full to overilowing, and so much corn lieve them about Simeon.
9 When the brothers arrived in Egypt Joseph's steward
came in that they left off keeping count. Then the Iran
years came, gaunt like the lean cattle of Pharaoh's brought Simeon out to them, and spoke comfortingly to
dream. The Nile, which is the river of Egypt, failed them and refreshed them, and told them they were to
to bring that overflow of water and mud which makes eat with the governor at noon. Then when Joseph apEgypt possible as a place of habItation. It had failed peared they made obei~anee to him even as he had seen
before a.<: since; hut when it failed on the eighth year, in the dream. (GenC'sis 37: 6-11) To their great surexactly as foretold by .J oseph, the Egyptians must have prise he had them placed at meat in the order of their
prrceived that the hand of God was in this matter. When age. To Benjamin he sent five times as much as to the
the people had exhausted their corn they cried to Phara others.
10 While eating, as the governor sat apart from both
oh for bread; but he sent them all to Joseph, making
no more attempt to regulate the distribution of the the Egypt:ans and his brothers, he asked about the old
man of whom they had spoken. He agreed to accept
grain than he had done of its gathering.
t}em as honest and true men, and to have them supplied
6 The famine was not confined to Egypt, but was
general, and the peoples from the neighboring countries with the corn they sought to purchase. But as yet he
came to Egypt for brrad. The famine ext _llded to ha(: no real test of their attitude toward their father;
Canaan, which was not dependent upon the R Ie's over- nothing had transpired to indicate that they had changed.
flow; and Jacob and his family were sufferers from the lie devised a plan to discover this. He ordered his
drought. But it was the old ml'TI who had to stir the steward to see that his special cup should be put into
young men into activity. He sa d to his sons, "Why do Benjamin's sack of corn in order to make Benjamin a
ye look one upon another?" (lTellesis 42: 1) He told prisoner. The men started on their journey to Canaan,
them there was corn in Egypt. He bade them go down but were followed by Joseph's officers, who said the
to Egypt, and ten of them went; Jacob would not let governor's cup was stolen, evidently by those who had
eaten with him. 'l'hey all denied guilt, but agreed that
young Benjamin go.
the
guilty party must suffer. To their consternation the
T Apparently Joseph gave much personal attention to
cup
was found in Benjamin's sack. It was a smitten
purchasers of corn, especially unusual buyers, or to those
company
who went back with the officers. Their posifrom other countries. Jacob's sons were brought before
him and he knew them. He spoke roughly to them as tion was calamitous; Benjamin was as good as lost,
if they were not genuine purchasers, but said they were either by death or by imprisonment.
11 The scene when they were brought before Joseph
spies come to see the nakedness of the land. However
is
one of the most dramatic in human records. And
startling to them, this was not an unreasonable view for
the governor to take; it was apparent that these ten Judah's plea for Benjamin's release, for their father's
unusual men in the prime of life were not ordinary sake, and his offering himself instead, because he euuld
traders. But there was an intended sting in the sug- not again face his father, is one of the world's great
gestion; he had not forgotten that this was what they pleadings. Nothing finer of its kind was ever spoken or
had thought of him when last he saw them. But though written. There could be no doubt left as to the changed
there was a sting in what he said it is evident that he attitude of the brothers towards their father; they
did not make this charge against them in seriousness; cared for him with earnest desire. Joseph could not
he would have dealt with them differently had that been restrain himself; he left them while he wept. This
the case.
strong man who could rule Egypt had the tenderest of
hearts. But his tears were not merely the outlet for
8 He proposed to detain nine of the brothers and to
send one of them back to bring the young brother of emotion. He wept for joy because there was now a "!fa.y
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of wiping out the past. His brothers were ready to be

trl'ated with forgiveness; their hearts were softened
and were contrite.
12 Now God had opened the way for reunion with his
father, and such a complete family reunion as would
be pleasing to God and provide that which a family
chosen of God should present to the world. Joseph, after
a period of weeping, came back; and, now, speaking to
them in their own tongue, he told his brethren who he
was. For a brief moment they were concerned almost
to distress. But Joseph explained that it was all of
divine order; without mentioning their wrong he saiel
that God had sent him before them to preserve their
lives.-Genesis 45: 5.
13 Here was Joseph's strength; God and God's will
and purpose were the things most prominent in his life.
He saw himself as God's representative and treated himself and his life accordingly. His dreams, his hard experience, his special relationship to his father, and the
hope which his father shared with Isaac and Abraham,
were ever before him. They were his life, and whatever
happened to him must be adjusted to his relationship
with God.
14 As there were yet five years of famine to come
Joseph saw that he could be of best service to his father
and his brothers if they came to Egypt. He would prepare for this; his father and the family should dwell in
the land of Goohen. The reunion of Joseph's family wa.~
told to Pharaoh-though nothing is said to indicate
that Pharaoh knew that Joseph had been sold as a slave
by his brethren. Pharaoh was pleased, and himself issued
such an order as Joseph desired.-Genesis 45: 17, 18.
15 When the sons of Jacob returned home and told
their father about Joseph he would not believe them;
he had no reason to do so. It was only when he saw the
wagons Joseph had sent that he believed. He decided
to go to Egypt. When he got as far as Beersheba, on
the borders of the desert which lay between Canaan and
Egypt, and where God had appeared to both Isaac and
Abraham, he offered Facrifice to God. Apparently he
had not considered it necessary to ask his God whether
or not he should go to Egypt; Joseph's being in Egypt
and sending word of his understanding of the providence of God was sufficient for him. But since it was
an important move God gave him assurance, and told
him in an affectionate way that he should die there.
He said, "Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes."
-Genesis 46 : 4.
16 The reunion of father and son was very affecting
to both. Joseph told Pharaoh of all that was being
done, and Pharaoh agreed to and directed the provision
which was made. But the Egyptians abominated the
pastoral life and it was good policy to keep Jacob's
family separate. The only available place, but at once
the most convenient and the richest land in Egypt,
was the land of Goshen; and there by Pharaoh's order
they were placed. Pharaoh gave audience to Jacob and
BROOKLYN, N.
r,
five of Joseph's brethren, and instructed Joseph to use

his brethren if possible in any work he had in the land 01
Egypt. Jacob lived seventeen years after this in peacethe easiest, and apart from the happiness of the earlier
days when he met Rachel, the happiest he had enjoyed
in his eventful life.
11 Joseph piloted the kingdom of Egypt through its
time of trouble. But the plan upon which he worked
necessarily brought practically all the money, the cattle,
the land, and at last the people themselves, into the
direct possession of Pharaoh; the people sold everything,
even themselves, for bread that they might live. After
this Joseph, no doubt helped by his brethren and by
counsel with his father, reorganized the state of Egypt,
planting the people where they could be of most benefi.L
to the state and to themselves. This work of Joseph in
Egypt is the Bible's picture of the forthcoming restoration of the world under the rule of the Christ, whom
Joseph represented. It was shared in by Jacob, who
represented the earthly phase of the Abrahamic Covenant which blesses the families of the earth.
18 The golden text calls attention to the advantage
and the blessing which comes to a contrite spirit. The
sons of Jacob, born out of Canaan and under circumstances which made their training difficult, seem to have
had little respect to the family covenant with God which
separated them from all other peoples. But the main
lesson of this history is not one of instruction in development in grace. Its purport is mainly typical, and is
given for guidance to the Lord's people in the time of
earth's trouble, typified by Egypt's distress. In thii
picture Joseph represents the Lord's people who, in hi~
providences and because of their full consecration to
him, have been brought to a realization of his purpose.
To these he has given the work of witnessing for him
and of telling out his truth, the truth which establishes
the new heavens and the new earth. (See Isaiah 51 : 16.)
Joseph's brethren correspondingly would represent those,
the greater number of lovers of God, who have served
God according to their own way, whether it be by supporting creedal teachings or by other means, who gave
but little attention to the covenant promises of God but
who, in the famine of truth which comes widespread,
find the truth at last, but through bitter experiences and
from those whom they despised and sought to injure.
But as Pharaoh gave Joseph permission to make use of
his brethren in serving the interests of the kingdom, so
the class whom the brothers represented are, when restored to harmony with God and his arrangements, mer}
of God to serve him in his great work for all humanity.
What kind of character was the Pharaoh of .Joseph's day?

What was Joseph's governmental plan? Whom did he
marry in Egypt? 11 1-3.
Why did not Jos('ph return to Canaan Qr communicate with
his father and brethren? Did the famine affect Eg~'pt
only? 11 4-6.
Did Jacob send all of his sons to Egypt? How were they
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received by Joseph? Why did he send them back empty

handed and keep Simeon a prisoner? ff 7, 8.
What hap~ned when they returtletl with Bl lljnmin? Relate
the story of Benjamin's arrest and of Judah's plea before
the governor. If 9-11.
When and huw dirt .Juseph reveat his identity? Wherein lay
Joseph's strength? 112,13.
Tell about Jacob's coming into Egypt, and of the provlsioo

Joseph made for him. If 14-16.
What were the favorable and unfavorable results of Joseph's
economic governmental scheme? What does his reorgani.
zation work picture? What further lessons may we get
from this history of Joseph and his brethren? U 17,18.

TEXT FOR MAY 26
"Make mention that his name is exalted."-Isa. 12: J,..
"IN
fully serving because of love for his Father, the Christian is serpne and peaceful in his heart. He knows that
ihe great God is in the midst of Zion, because Zion is
his organization and he loves her. He knows that because
God is in Zion those who abide therein cannot be
moved.
Early in the morning of the establishment of the kingdom God shall help her and deliver her. He puts his
great protecting hand over the various faithful ones, and
in substance sweetly says to them: "Ye are my witnesses,
and I have put my words in thy mouth and have covered
thee with the shadow of my hand; and now 1 am planting the heavens and laying the foundation of the earth,
and I will call thee Zion." Blessed consolation this 1
The Christian, appreciating his position and his privilege, joyfully responds: "Blessed be the Lord out of
Zion \"
THAT day," as used in the prophecies, almost

invariably refers to the period of time just preceding the overthrow of Satan's organization.
It is the time when the witness must be given to the
peoples of the world that God will make for himself a
name. The ones who will give this witness are the anointed who love the Lord better than this life and who
delight to do his will. The prophet represents these as
saying, "Behold, God is my sah'ation; I will trust, and
not be afraid: for the LORD J E H 0 V AH is my strength
and my song; he is also become my salvation. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of
salvation. And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord,
call upon his name, declare his doings among the people,
make medion that his name is exalted."-Isaiah 12: 2-4.
This is the class that in the day of the Lord's judgment upon the nations have boldness in declaring his
TEXT FOR JUNE 9
message, and they do so because of their love for him.
Yet
willI
not
forget thee."~Isaiah 49: 15.
(1 John 4: 1'1, 18) Tbre seems to be no other way in
o ONE can please God without faith. The faith
which love for God may be perfected.
of the Christian must increase, and he must
The Lord has clothed his servants with the high comstand firm for the Lord. The faith of those in
mission of being his witnesses on earth that he is God.
Blessed is the man who faithfully performs this com- Zion must be strong in order to remain in that blessed
condition. Sometimes the Christian becomes discouraged.
mission.
He says in substance: "I am so weak and I make sO
many mistakes; how can I hope to receive my Lord's
TEXT FOR JUNE 2
approval? Surely God cannot love me, and he will for God is in the midst of her."-Psalm 46: 5.
get me." But in such an hour it is his privilege to
HE Devil is now very angry at Zion, and to vent remember that God has given to those in Zion his exhis wrath against her he endeavors to destroy the ceeding great and precious promises, and that the L<>rd
remnant of her seed which keep the command- never fails in one of his promises. He cannot forget the
ments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ labor of love on the part of his child as long as that
that they are his. (Revelation 12: 1'1) These being in one, prompted by love, is continuing to serve. (Hebrews
the temple condition, and SErving God, are a part of Zion 6: 10, 11) Foreknowing the moments of discouragement
and therefore the name Zion is properly applied to them. that at times must come to the Christian the L<>rd,
t<The city of God" is symbolic of his organization, which through his prophet, said: "Can a woman forget her
is called Zion.
sucking child, that she should not have compassion on
When in the presence of a deadly foe who possesses the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will
power to destroy one instantly if not prevented, it is a I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the
real consolation for the Christian to know that the great palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before
God who is his Father and who is for him is greater than me."-Isaiah 49: 15, 16.
the enemy and all of his forces, and will not let the
How wonderful is our Father! To know him and his
enemy hurt him. The Christian who really believes beloved Son is life and joy. The Christian, appreciating
this is fearless, and his heart responds with love to God. these facts, in these marvelous times goes forth with a
If he is fearful his love for God is not perfect. (1 John real burning zeal for the Lord, and his heart responds:
4: 17, 18) But trusting implicitly in the Lord and joy- ''Blessed be the Lord out of Zion."
International Bible Students Agsoclation Qasses

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Sunnysid&, Wash.
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Yakima, Wash.._.._
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Roslyn, Wash
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Ellensburg, Wash
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Pine City, Wash. .
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Warren, Pa. ................... " 12
Kane, 1'a.
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Clarington, Pa.
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Lake Benton, Minn...May 13, 14

Huron, S. Dak. . ......"
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Lebanon, S. Dak
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Mellette, S. Oak.
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CoIl'de. S. Dak.
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Ipswich, S. Dak.
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Clay ~enter, Kans.
Riler, Kans
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Randolph, Kan ,. .
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Junction City, Kana.
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Greenville, S. C.
Anderson, S. C
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Florenc&, S. C.
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Roeklln, Calif.
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Chico, Calif.
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Port Arthur, Tex
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Bloomington, Neb.
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Loomis, Neb.
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Sutton, Neb
" 9
Hastings, Neb
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Brady, Neb.
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North Platte, Neb. __. . "
Big Spring, Neb.
Fort 1\[organ, Colo..."
Wauneta, Neb
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San Rafael, Calif.
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Cabrl, Bask. ....
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Attica. O
Bucyrus, 0.
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BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
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VOL. XLVII
MAY
1, 1926
No.9
CHARACTER OR COVENANT-WHICH?
"For if ye do these things, ye shall never fall/'-2 Peter 1: 10.
HE expression "character development", and like

expressions repeatedly made from pulpit and
platform, have resulted in much confusion.
Christians have been led to believe that they must develop, while in the flesh on the earth, a character that
is perfect before they can have an entrance into heaven.
2 Some of the expressions that have been repeatedly
used by teachers are here quoted, to wit: ''\Ve must in
this life become a perfect character or else we cannot
eternally dwell with God." ''Your part and my part in
the eternal plan of God depends upon our character
development." "Wnether we are to be of the heavenly
number depends upon our individual character development." "Since Christ's character is the standard to be
reached, and since it is reached gradually, we must get
busy developing this character or sooner or later we
shall become completely IlJld forever separated from our
relationship with the Lord." "EVtery defect in our
character is evil." "Fitness of character to meet God's
approval must be accomplished while in the flesh. Death
and resurrection will make no change in our character."
ICAs a new creature he [Jesus] had his human body in
which to develop a character." "The matter of cultivation of Christian character is not one to be accomplisherl
in a few hours or days. It is the work of a lifetime, the
process by which virtue is added to virtue, grace to grace.
assimilated by the spiritual germ of the new creature until the embryo new creature is formed, and then it must
be developed to completion."
3 The above excerpts or quotations, which are commonly used expressions, are here cited in order that the
issue may be clearly drawn. If any of us have relied
upon such expressions and have been misled thereby,
then it becomes our duty to get them out of our minds
that we might see more clearly God's provisions and rejoice.
Many have thought that Christian character development means that a man who is a Christian must develop
IOmething separate and distinct from his being or perIOn, and that this thing which he develops must be
developed while in the flesh, by his personal efforts.
They have believed that this personal development of a
character must be brought to perfection before they can
enter into eternal life. This wrong conception of the
matter has led many to believe that they can reach prrfection in the flesh. Thus believing they have attpmptrd
to accomplish the same, and the effort has generally Ird
to one of two things: (a) The complete discouragement
of the Christian and the giving up of the good fight of
faith, or (b) pride and self-satisfaction, the disposition
of "more holy than thou", causing such an one to lo~e
sight of the necessity of the merit of Christ Jesus' great
sacrifice wherein the Christian must stand, and therefore
finally resulting in such an one falling completely into
the net of the adversary. Past experience has shmrn that
one persisting in' the course of self-satisfaction in what
he calls "character development" does not long remain
in the truth.
5 The words of the apostle in 2 Peter 1: 3-11 have
often been used as authority to prove that the Chril-tian
must, while in the flesh, develop a character to tlHl
point of perfection; and that if he does so, then he shall
have an abundant entrllJlce into the kingdom. Is that
the proper meaning of the apostle's words P Bewre discussing this question it is first necessary to get our prop2f
bearings by defining the word "character".
WHAT IS CHARACTER?
The Greek word from which the English word

"character" is translated appears but once in the Scriptures. The word is there rendered "image". "Who being in the brightness of his glory, and the express image
of his person, and upholding all things by the word of
his power, when he had by himself purged our sins,
sat- down on the right hand of the Majesty on high."
(Hebrews 1: 3) This description of Christ Jesus rC'lates
to the time when he was resurrected and exalt(;d to
divine glory. The express image of the Father, which
Jesus Christ now enjoys, is not something that he lieveloped during his three and one-half years of suffering.
The apostle plainly says that Christ Jesus enjoyed this
express image from the time when he "sat down on the
right hand of the Majesty on high". This glory he did
not acquire by his own efforts, but it came to him as a
reward from God because of his absolute obedience and
.faithfulness.
7 The word "image" is from the root word which ill
translated in tloe English "character". This ~haractel
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was not something that Jesus possessed, separate and

apart from his being. The DUGLOTT renders the text in
this manner: '~o, being an effulgence of his glory,
and an exact impress of his substance." From this we
must conclude that when Jesus was exalted on high he
then became the express image of his Father and that
the divine nature has to do with that express image.
That being true it was an absolute impossibility for
Jesus to develop it while in the flesh. The Greek word
translated "character" means, "the figure stamped in;
an exact copy; express image."-Strong.
8 "Character i8 that which a person or thing really
is." (Webster) This definition is in harmony with the
Scriptures. It is true that the English word character
has many shades of meaning given to it by lexicographers
as the result of usage, but usage by men can in no wise
change the Scriptural meaning of a word or term. If
the Lord through his inspired scribes plainly shows the
meaning of a word used, then no man has authority to
give that word a different meaning and then apply that
meaning to the Scriptures.
UNSCRIPTURAL EXPRESSIONS
9 Frequently these expressions are used, to wit: "God's
righteous character"; "Jesus' character"; "the Christian's character," etc. Observe that in each of these expressions the possessive case is employed; that is say,
ownership or possession, separate and distinct from the
being or creature, is implied. Does God possess a character separate and distinct from himself? Does Jesus own
and possess a character which is separate and distinct
from himself and which he has developed? Has a Christian a character which he owns and possesses and which
he develops by his own effort?
10 Webster further defines the Greek word rendered
character in harmony with the Scriptures, thus: "The
peculiar quality or the sum of qualities by which a person or thing is distinguished from others; that which
a person or thing really is."
11 What distinguishes God from all others?
The
answer must be that at all times, without beginning and
without ending, the four primary attributes, wisdom,
justice, love and power, are expressed by and in him in
exact harmony. Such cannot be said of any other.
Jehovah therefore is THE character. That being true
the expreMions "God's character" or "God's righteous
character" are unscriptural. These attributes are a part
of Jehovah. He is THE character. He does not possess
or own a character.
12 From the time of the creation of the Logos, afterwards called Jesus, he was always a character and he was
always perfect. When God raised Jesus up out of death
and clothed him with all power in heaven and in earth
and exalted him to the highest place in the heavens, he
made Jesus Christ exactly like himself, his express
image. Therefore and from that time he is a character
like Jehovah. This does not indicate that he possesses
something which he developed and which is called char-
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acter, but that he is a character and he is like his Father.

13 Man is a being, an. entity, a soul. There lire manv
people on the earth who believe themselves to be Christian and who use the expression, "I have a soul to save,"
thereby meaning that they possess something called a
soul which is separate and distinct from themselves.
We know that this is not Scriptural. No man pOBSesses a
soul. Every man is a soul. Likewise no man possesses
a character. Every man is a character. "Character is
that which a man really is." The expressions "Jacob's
character" or "Esau's character" are not properly Scriptural terms. Jacob was a good man and therefore a good
character. Esau was a bad man and therefore a bad
character.
H Is it a proper expression therefore to say that a
Christian must develop a character pleasing to God
before he can be received into the kingdom? Such is
not a correct expression, because it implies that the
Christian must develop something to a point where God
will approve him, that he must do this by his own efforts,
and that the thing developed is something separate and
distinct from himself. No wonder then that many
Christians have become discouraged. The improper view
of the matter is discouraging, whereas the proper understanding of it gives courage to the Christian. It
should be our purpose always to encourage and help
one another.
16 A printer's type is made from metal. The letter
A is a character. This letter may be cut out of a
rough piece of steel. As soon as it is formed into the
letter A it is a character, but it is rough and unsightly.
The roughnesli is taken o:ff and it is subjected to a high
polish until it becomes very beautiful. The polishing
process is not the developing of a character. It is the
change of the identical character from one degree of
unsightliness to a degree of beauty.
16 At the time one is begotten of the holy spirit he
becomes a new creature. He is then a character. He is
a Christian. He does not possess a Christian nor does
he possess a character. He is now in the rough. Must
this Christian, this man, this new creature, this character, undergo a change, or must this Christian develop
a character to perfection before God can receive him?
This question must be answered by the Word of the
Lord. Man's theory is unsatisfactory.
BEING TRANSFORMED
11 The apostle's argument is that Jehovah, before beginning the new creation, provided in his plan that
his beloved Son should be the head of that new creation
and that all the members should resemble him. "For
whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be
conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the
firstborn among many brethren." (Romans 8: 29) This
does not even intimate that Christ Jesus must develop
a character and that the members of his body must
develop each a character. The word "image" as used
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in this text is DDt derived fmm the same word which is

tra.nslated "imagEi' in Hebrews 1: 3. In the text above
quoted from Romans the word "image" does not mean
char~ter, but it does mean to resemble, to be in the
likeness of. The new creature in Christ, who is a character in the rough, undergoes a change from glory to
glory by the spirit of the Lord, which change is complete when he awakens in the likeness of the Lord in
the chief resul'l'ection.-2 Corinthians 3: 18.
18 Again, St. Paul says that the new creature must
die as Jesus died; that is to say, a sacrificial death;
and that thus doing he shall be made like Jesus in the
rei'urrection. (Homans 6: 5) In this text the word
"likeness" means "to become similar, made like unto."
'" The apostle's argument elsewhere is that Adam was
a perfect man and that he who will ultimately be of
the heavenly class first bore the image of Adam, but
shall bear the image of the heavenly Lord Jesus Christ.
"And as we have borne the image of the earthly, we
shall also bear the image of the heavenly." (1 Corinthians 15: 49) Here the word "image" meallil to resemble, to be made like. This heavenly likeness is attained in the resurrection, not while in the flE'sh.
20 St. John corroborates this conclusion when he says:
"It doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know
that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him: for
we shall see him as he is." (1 John 3: 2) The words
of St. John here rendered ''like him" mean "similar
in appearance"; but we note from St. Paul's statement
that there will be some difference, although a similarity.
(1 Corinthians 15: 40-42) The Christian's indivi(hvu
effort does not bring about this change of appearancz.
If it did then he would know this side the vail what
that likeness is to be. If he cannot know it while in the
flesh, then how could he develop it while in the flesh?
21 Without doubt there is much for the Christian to
do while he is in the flesh, but the question here at issue
is, Is that doing developing a character or is it the performance of his covenant with God by s~rifioe? The
Christian must perform his part, but it is God who
really does the transforming.
MISCONCEPTIONS
22 Many Christians have been led to believe that morality and chastity constitute the character of a person
which the Lord will approve. That is the world's
standard. That is the standard that the enemy has induced nominal Christendom to set up. Every honest
person should be moral, chaste and virtuous. There are
millions of people on earth who are good when gauged
by such a standard. Every Christian must be moral and
chaste, but such alone will not bring the approval of
the Lord. The devil has induced nominal Christians to
believe that if they are moral and chaste and do not
commit other unlawful acts God will approve them
and take them to heaven as soon as they die. This is
entirely a misconception. The true Christian must~have
a far higher standard than that.
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23 Other Christians are of the opinion that if they

are genteel, kind, and appear to be meek, speak: B&ftly
and assume a pious attitude, read a certain amount of
the Scriptures daily, and think of themselves as holy
and pray much, they are "developing a character" that
will guarantee their entrance into heaven. This is also
a misconception of what the Scriptures teach. But does
not St. Peter say that "if yo do these things" then you
shall enter the kingdom? (2 Peter 1: 10) Do not the
words of St. Peter show that we must develop a character before we can enter the kingdom? St. Peter says
we must do much, but he says nothing about developing
a character.
FOLLOWERS OF JESUS
H In both of his epistles St. Peter addresses the new
creature in Christ Jesus. To these he says: "For even
hereunto were ye called.: because Christ also suffered
for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his
steps." (1 Peter 2: 21) N ow the question is : Was
Jesus required to develop a character before he could
be received into the kingdom, and did he develop such
character while on the earth? The proper answer to
this question will furnish the criterion by which the
followers of Jesus must be guided. The answer to the
question must be emphatically No, because Jesus was
a perfect character when on the earth. He did not have
a character to develop; he was a character, and he was
perfect, otherwise he could not have been acceptable as
the great ransom sacrifice.
25 But from the time he was begotten to the divine
natUle until his resurrection did not Jesus have to develop a perfect character as a new creature? He did not.
Had he developed such a character as a new creature
while in the flesh then he would have had that lIkeness
spoken of by the apostle before he died and arose from
the dead. lIe did not raise himself from the dead but
God raised him up.
26 But the scripture says that he was "made perfect'~
and that he learned "obedience by the things that he
suffered". (Hebrews 5: 8, 9) Does not this mean that
he was made perfect in his character? The answer is,
No. Jesus entered into a covenant with his Father to
do his Father's will. He was put to the most severe
tests, and under these test<l he proved his unswerving
loyalty, devotion and faithfulness to God. The purpose
of the things which he suiIered was to prove his faithfulness under the most adverse circumstances. He met
all these tests and thereby completely learned obedience.
27 "Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience
by the things which he suffered; and being made perfeet, he became the author of eternal salvation unto
all them that obey him." (Hebrews 5: 8, 9) "He became obedient unto death." (Philippians 2: 8) The
word "perfect" used by St. Paul in the above text means
to consummate, to complete, to accomplish. Note that
this text docs not say that Jesus perfeeted his character
by the thillgs which he suffered. What it does Bay is
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this: He learned obedience by the things which he suffered, and having completed or consummated his covenant he became the author of eternal salvation. Otherwise stated, when Jesus finished his covenant of sacrifice God gave him the reward by making him the author
of the eternal salvation of the human race. At the same
time God gave unto him the divine nature and a glory
like unto himself, and thereby he became "an exact impress of his [God's] substance".
28 What Jesus did his followers must likewise do, beeause they are called to follow in his footsteps. All such
who will ultimately be made perfect, glorious characters,
must be so made by Jehovah God in the first resurrection.
CHRISTIAN'S COVENANT
The word covenant is the solemn fonn of expressing the word contract. Two are required to make a
covenant and the minds of both parties must agree.
Christian is the name applied to a man who makes a
full consecration whereby he agrees to do God's will,
trusting in the merit of Christ Jesus as his Redeemer.
In substance, his part of the contract may thus be
stated: "I believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and I
promise and agree to do thy will, whatsoever it may be."
God on the other side of the contract, if he accepts the
consecration of Christian, forthwith justifies him and
then begets him to the divine nature. This begetting is
God's part of the contract which he will afterwards
faithfully perform. By his own will and by his Word
of Truth he begets.
30 Stated in common phrase and upon the authority
of the Scriptures, God in substance says to the Chrl8tian: "Since you by your consecration agree to do my
will I count you as righteous through the merit of my
beloved Son; and my will concerning you is that you
1ihall die a sacrificial death. I give to you my word of
promise that if you perform your part of the covenant
faithfully I will grant to you the divine nature." Note
the words of St. Peter in harmony with this: "According as his divine power hath given unto us all things
that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious
promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the
divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in
the world through lust."-2 Peter 1: 3,4.
3ll The contract .or covenant on both sides is now
made. This is a covenant by sacrifice. (Psalm 50: 5)
God has now given to Christian his exceeding great
and precious promises which will result in his attaining
the divine nature. God is absolutely certain to carry
out his part of the contract, because he never fails. The
only question now is, Will Christian carry out his part?
If Christian performs his part of the covenant he is
certain to have an abundant entrance into the kingdom;
he cannot fail. There is nothing said about Christain
developing a character i here everything refers to his
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performing his part of the covenant, and he is told

what he must do in order to perform it. Christian is
absolutely certain to have an abundant entrance into
the kingdom and see God face to face if he keeps and
performs his part of the covenant. This covenant is
based upon his faith in the shed blood of J eaus. The
Apostle Peter, in our text, is not telling Christian how
to develop character but is telling him how to perform
his covenant, and then for the encouragement of Christian he adds: "If ye do these things, ye shall never fall."
82 Why should man read into the inspired words of
the apostle that which is not there? Where in the
Scriptures do we find warrant for the statement sometimes made: "Your part and my part in the eternal plan
of God depends upon our character development, and
we must get busy and develop this character; we must
develop a perfect character while in the flesh"? Every
Christian knows that he cannot do anything perfectly
but he does know that he can do his best to perform
that which he has agreed with the Lord to do. The
Apostle Peter states what we must DO; and to do means
to work, and that work must be done with joy. If this
doing is continued, with rejoicing in the hope to the
end, Christian is certain to be of the house of sons.
(Hebrews 3: 6) Let us now consider what the apostle
tells us to do.
"IF YE DO THESE THINGS"
as The new creature now brought into the body of
Christ stands by faith in the grace of God, hoping for
the time when he may enter the kingdom and see God.
(Romans 5 :2) But he must do something more than
merely to have and exercise faith. St. Peter now says
to the Christian: 'All things are yours pertaining to
the kingdom of heaven provided you give all diligence
to add to your faith.' The word "add" means "to
furnish besides; that is, fully supply or contribute."
(Strong) Otherwise stated, besides having faith the
Christian must use diligence in furnishing, in adding
and supplying, the things mentioned by the apostle;
and the first thing mentioned is virtue.
84 The word here translated "virtue" means manliness,
valor or fortitude. Christian, having engaged to be a
follower of Jesus, takes his stand on the side of God;
and there he must stand firmly, and with manliness and
valor fight for the cause of righteousness and refuse to
compromise in any manner with the Devil or any part
of his organization. He must be a real soldier of God
and quit himself like a real man. (2 Timothy 2: 3-5 ;
Philippians 1: 27; 1 Corinthians 16: 13) There must
be no wavering now; having taken his stand on the
side of the Lord he should remain stedfast to the end.
-Hebrews 10: 23; James 1: 6-8.
a5 In addition to the foregoing the Christian must
increase in knowledge, which means to have a clear perception of the truth. He must walk in the light, which
light increases from day to day because it is God's light.
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(Proverbs 4: 18) This will require that he shall :faithfully study the Word of God in the light of the unfolding prophecies and not conelude thai he shall reach
a cerlain point when no more light will be given on
God's Word.-Ephesians 5: 8.
86 He must also supply or add thereto temperance,
which word means self-control. An unstable man is
easily controlled by others. He is never certain where
he stands. He is never able to take a stand on the side
of the Lord and hold to it. If some one whom he admires forsakes the truth he follows that one out of the
truth. Such a person is controlled by passion, which
means outside influence. The very opposite of passion
is principle, by which the Christian must be controlled..
Principle is a synonymous term. for law or settled rul~
of action. The law of the Christian is God's Word. He
must learn to be guided and always be guided by the
'Vord of God and control himself accordingly.-Proverbs
3: 5, 6; Psalm 119: 105.
37 Then the apostle says that another thing that must
be supplied is patience; which word means constancy
in the performance of duty, enduring hardship as a
good soldier, and doing so with an inward joy, knowing
that a right course is being pursued, which is pleasing
to God. The Christian may become impatient with others, he may even become fretful or peeved because of the
wrongful course or foolishness of others; but he never
becomes impatient with serving the Lord, with being
God's witness and showing forth the praises of Jehov~1J.
God. With joy he alwayil J"emembers that God is 110t
unfaithful to forget what he is c:l.()lng, a;hd therdore
with patience he endures. (Hebrews 6: 10; 10: 35, 36)
He is certain that God will faithfully keep every promise he has made, and Christain knows that if he performs his part of the covenant he can never fall. This
is a great consolation to him. It results in an inw8-:d
joy that none can know except the Christian himself.
38 Says the apostle : "Add thereto godliness."
One
authority renders this word "godliness" thus: "Specifi.
cally the gospel scheme." It means that the Christian
in the performance of his covenant must be sincerely and
earnestly devoted to the plan of God and diligently pursuing the course of action marked out for him by the
Word of the Lord. This would mean that he must be
diligent in doing whatsoever he can to carry out the
plan of God, by telling others the good news of God's
gracious provision for the blessing of the human race.
(Hebrews 12: 14; Psalms 96: 9; 110: 3) It means constant, devout and sincere perseverance by the Christian
in the course of doing right as pointed out by God's
Word; and no one can do right unless he employs his
faculties, as opportunity affords, to be a witness for
the Lord. This is godliness, for the reason that God
from eternity to eternity stedfastly pursues the course
of doing right.
eg The Christian must also have and manifest "brotherlv kindness, says the apostle; which means love of the
brethren. This will mean tha.t he is unselfiahly watching for the interest of his brother; and knowing that
his brother also hu made a covenant with the Lord by
sacrifice he is anxious to aee his brother perform. his
part of the covenant, that he too may have an entrance
into the kingdom. He earnestly beseeches his brother
to render his reasonable service unto the Lord. (Romans
12 : 1) The Christian will not be anxious that he should
enjoy some honor at the expense fj)f his brother, but
rather he will in honor prefer his brother. (Romans 10:
12; Ephesians 6: 18) There will be a real family feeljng; and as members of God's family we must stand
shoulder to shoulder, safeguarding each other's interests,
"fighting for your brethren," and always contending
for the gospel of Jesus Christ.-Nehemiah 4: 14; Philip~
pians 1: 27, 28.
40 Then, says the apostle, to all this there must be
added and manifested love. Love is the sum total of all
that must be done in the performance of one's covenant.
What is love? God is love. In God is the perfect expre&sian of love. Love is the complete expre&'lion of unselfishness. Everything Jehovah does or has done is marked
by unselfishness. The Christian, in the performance of
his covenant, will love God supremely. How can he prove
his love for God? "By this we know that we love the
children of God, when we love God and practise his
commandments." (1 John 5: 2, DIAGLOTT) "If ye love
me, keep my commandments."-John 14: 15.
~ The day of judgment is upon the nations. Now
the time is here for the Christian to pmve his lave fur
God. He must be perfect in love. His heart devotion
must be to Gou and his righteous cause. COIlceTlliug
this it is written: "Herein is our love made perfect,
that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no
fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because
fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect
in love."-l John 4: 17, 18.
42 Only selfishness would cause one to fear. The Christian who is completely devoted to God fears nothing.
The worst that any enemy could do against him is to
kill him, and this cannot be done except by God's permission. If this takes place while he is in the faithful
performance of his duty it means his perfection in glory.
He will not fear what man may say about him, but
with a burning zeal for the Lord's cause he will be
anxious to obey his commandments.
43 There are some specific commandments which apply
to the church at this time. "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations; and then shall the end come." (Matthew 24: 14) He who loves the Lord must now, in the
performance of his covenant, obey his commandments.
Again Jehovah says: aYe are my witnesses that I am
God.." In the performance of his covenant the Christian,
now will be anxious to testify as God's holy witness.
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essential now to the Christian, in making his calling what we have agreed by the terms of our covenant to
and election sure. For this reason THE WATOH TOWER do, and leave the character to God.
has time and time again sought to en{lourage the breth'1 The Christian's part of the work to be done, which
ren to zealously engage in the service of the Lord.
leads to complete salvation, is marked out for him.
~~ The Christian may put forth his very best endeavBut remember, it is God who does the real effectual
ors to do the things mentioned by St. Peter, and yet work. "Work out your own salvation with fear and
he is always mindful of his many weaknesses and im- trembling; for God is he who is working effectually
perfections. He knows he is not perfect. With the among you, both to will and to perform, on account of
wrong understanding of "character development" he his benevolence." (Philippians 2: 12, 13, DIAGLOTT) The
would certainly become discouraged, but with a proper real efficient work is done by the Lord. It is his spirit
understanding of his covenant with God he with joy or invisible power that is transforming the Christian
can say: "1I1y Father is the righteous God. He knows who faithfully performs his part of the covenant. It ig
my heart and he knows that I love him, and I am God who will make a glorious character of him who is
striving earnestly to be his true and faithful witness." faithful unto death. In the resurrection glory that
To such Christians the message of the apostle joyfully character or creature will be perfected. That likeness
rings in their ears: 'Be not discouraged; if ye do these of the Lord will be given to those who have faithfully
things, ye shall never fall.' This means that if you performed their covenant while in the flesh.
faithfully pnt forth your best efforts to perform your
~8 The Christian then who is trusting in the Lord,
part of the covenallt you are absolutely certain to win and who is giving all diligence to making his calling
and to have an abundant entrance into the kingdom, and election sure by earnestly and faithfully doing what
because the Lord has so promised.
the Lord has commanded him to do in the performance
of his covenant, may truly say: "As for me, I will be~5 The dreamers will not do "these things". The
hold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied when
~tmore holy than thou" class will not do these things.
The negligent and indifferent will not do these things I awake, with thy likeness." (Psalm 17: 15) Th~n, ami
as commanded and required by the terms of their cove- not until then, will the Christian become a perfect
nant. Those who will form the great company class will character.
be those who fail to do these things. Concerning such
the apostle sa'ys: "But he that lacketh these things is What has been the belief of many Christians conernin'"
"character development"? To what absurdities and fa::;1
blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that
consequences have some been misled therpby? 111-4,14.
he was purged from his old sins." (2 Peter 1 : 9) Some What
passaga has been thought to particularly teach that
may speak gently, never express anger or displeasure,
entrance into heaven depends upon development of a pprfeet character while in the flesh? What is character?
always appear to be very good, quiet and pious, read
\Vhen did Jesus become the "express image" of his father?
the Scriptures daily, think of holy things, and imagine
115-8,10.
they are "developing a wonderful character"; yet th2Y What do the expressions, "Jesus' character," "the Christian's character", etc., imply? How is God, as a chara'~
will fail of the kingdom if they have failed or refuiled
tel', distinct from his creatures? Is Jesus now a characto do the things required by their covenant. The words
ter like unto ,Jehovah? 11 9-12.
of St. Peter in the foregoing texts are not instructions What is the relationship between soul and character? Do
we p088es8 either? How does a printer's type illustrate
as to how to "develop a character" but are plain state~
character? Does a character undergo polishing or transments of that which must be done by all Christians in
formation? If so, how does this differ from "character
the faithful performance of the covenant they have
development"? 111316.
What does the Lord's \Yord mean when it says we are "to
made by sacrifice.
be confol1ned to the image of his Son" and made inlo
~6 Dreaming Christians are blind. They look to their
"his likeness"? \Vhen and how shall we "bl'ar the image
of the heavenly" and become "like him"? 1117-21.
own virtues and forget that their cleansing was by the
blood of Jesus and that their standing before God is What is the highest standard known to the world? 'Vill
that standard bring anyone to the divine natul'C? DOl"3
only by virtue of his righteousness. Let dreaming and
2 Peter 1: 10 refer to "developing character"? 1122,23.
talking of "developing of a perfect character" cease. Did Jesus develop a character as a man? As a new creature?
How was he "made perfect" and taught "obedience by
Let all Christians be active in the performance of their
the things that he suffered"? What then is expected of
covenant. '1'hose who thus M "shall neither be barren
us? 1124-28.
nor unfruitful in the knowledge" of the Lord Jesus, but What is a Christian? What is the Christian's covenant?
What is our part? What is God's part? Upon what does
they will be appreciating the light of truth as God
our exaltation depend? 11 29-32.
gives it to his church and showing that appreciation What does S1. Peter tell us to do to insure an abundant
entrance in the kingdom? What is meant by "ad4 to your
by joyfully participating in his service. There is a
faith"? What is meant by "vir.tue"? 11 33, 34.
tremendous witness to be given in the earth before the How and to wimt extent are we expeeted to add "knowlfinal overthrow of Satan's organization. Christians,
edge"? "'hat does the apostle mean by "temperance"?
By "patience"? 11 3;);\7.
gird up your loins, and go forth to that service joyfully,
\Vhat does "p-odliness", as here used imply? If we have
ahowing forth the praises of him who has called you
"lJrotllt'rly killdness" what will it impel us to do? 1138,39.
out gf darkness into his marvelous light 1 Let us do What is love, and how can it be best shown? Will a Chrilr
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tian he .f~rful if he lovf>s God supremely? Why not?

What leads to fenr? U40-42.
Mention some specific commands which apply to the Christian now. Are St. Pf>tf>r's instructions discouraging to us
or encouraging? n43,44.
Who will fail to do "these thIngs"? Who are dreamIng

Christians? How are they "barren and unfruitful" in the
knowledge of the truth? U45, 46.
Can we effectually work out our own salvation? When wIll
every Christian become a perfect character? n47. 48.

TEXT FOR JUNE 16
"The battle is not yours, but God's ."-2 Chronicles

20: 15.
ECORD has been made in the Word of God of

certain striking events showing forth the power
of Jehovah, which power is always exercised in
love. Such records are made for the encouragement of
those who are of Zion, particularly in the end of the age.
The nation of Israel was typical Zion. The armies of
Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir came up against Jehoshaphat and the people of Israel. These enemies of
Israel well picture the three great wings or divisions
of the Devil's organization pitted against the pople
of Zion. From outward appearance the contrast is so
great and the enemy so overwhelming that the remnant
in Zion would be completely discouragecl except for
faith in God. But by the eye of faith they see that
they are on the Lord's side, and they know that nothing
can prevail against the Lord. 'They learn that the fight is
not their fight, but that it is God's fight against the
Devil's organization, and that in his clue time he
will clear that organization out completely lUlU that
then these faithful ones will enter into fillness of joy.
The words of encouragement in the text were written
long centuries ago, but for the benefit of the Christian
now on earth in this critical hour. Let each one take
courage and go on praising God by testifying with joy
to his majesty and loving kindness. The day of deliverance is at hand; and all who belong to the Lord, and
who now love the Lord and continue faithfully serving
him, he shall preserve. God will fight for his people
and deliver them.-Psalm 31: 23.
TEXT FOR JUNE 23
"He shall rule them."-Revelation 19: 15.

OR many long centuries the peoples of earth have
been rilled by unrighteous men whose overlord
is the wicked one, Satan the Devil. Now the
enemy has been cast out of heaven, and soon he shall
be shorn of all his earthly power. The great Headstone,
the true and tried One of Zion, has taken charge. He
has cast the enemy out of heaven, and the day rapidly
approaches when he will clear Satan out of the earth.
Many of the wicked men will still be on earth, but no
more will they be permitted to oppress the poor.
The greut and righteous King will rule the peoples
and nations with a strong handl instantly enforcing hi;$
law and compelling obedience and righteousness. Swift

justice will be meted out to the evil doer, while every
righteous act will be rewarded; and the people will be-gin to learn of the gracious goodness and blessedness of
the Prince of Peace. The faithful overcomers will be of
that blessed Zion class and shall participate in carrying
blessings to the people.
But before fully enjoying this privilege faithfulness
must be demonstrated by joyfully witnessing now for the
Lord. This is the time when God will have his people
on the earth show forth his praises and tell those of
the world that God will shortly make for himself a
name and bless those who turn their hearts to him.
Now all of the temple class will be singing Jehovah's
praises. See to it, dear brother, that you are doing your
part in blessing God out of Zion.
TEXT FOR JUNE 30

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Zion, that bringest good tidings/'-Isaiah ;,0: 9.
HE Scriptures completely prove that the time

must come when the message of comfort must
be given to the Jews. Once the Jews were God's
chosen people. -They were cast off for a time; but now
the time approaches when God will show his face to
them, because their warfare is ended. Who will give
tbis witness in the name of the Lord? God through
his prophet answers: "This witness must be given by the
members of my organization, Zion." It is the remnant
of Zion on earth whom God has appointed as his witnesses. (Isaiah 43: 10, 12) To these the Lord says: "0
Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the
high mountain; 0 Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings,
lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not araid;
say unto the cities of Judah, B~hold your God ["Isaiah 40 : 9.
This is a clear command from the Lord and all who
love him will obey this command. "The voice" is a
symbol of a mes8age. The Lord will send his message
to the Jews. The faithful servants of the Lord will
bear the mes8age. The Gentiles 8hould also know of this
mes8ag~, because there are millions of them who are
of good will and who will rejoice to know that the blessings for the Jews mean the beginning of the recovery
and the blessing of all mankind.
Then to the work, everyone of Zion. This is a com~
mand from God. Let each one who is of Zion respond I
"Blessed be God out of Zion."
REVIEW
--JUNE 27--TlrE BOOK OF GENESIS--
A.nd we Tcnow that to them that love God all things work together fo1' good. e'Ven to them that Me called according
to his [J'Urpose."-Romans 8: 128.
UR lessons have taken us through the Book of

Genesis, the book of beginnings. Genesis, making no declaration about God himself, tells of
the beginning of his work as it relates to the earth and
man. It is a record of the beginning of creation and
of a well-ordered world, of the beginning of human life.
It discloses the way of deliverance from sin, and of the
plan of God which is to work out human emancipation
and man's restoration from sin and death. It is not
only a record of beginnings; it is the root out of which
all the truths of divine revelation grow.
2 Genesis has been the happy hunting-ground of the
higher critic. In it he could always find sport; always
there was something to kill. He has, to his own satisfaction and to the destruction of faith in many, conelusively proved that its records are not reliable. Yet
were it not for these same records even the critic woulcl
have had but little knowledge of what men in those
far-off days thought -and said and did, and of how they
lived.
3 Genesis is full of typical teaching, as is shown by
Jesus' reference to the flood, and by Paul's references
to Melchir.edek and to the resurrection of Isaac. (Matthew 24: 37; Hebrews 7: 11; 11: 19) Hence by its
records and by its types the Book of Genesis covers
the whole ground of revelation and the whole period
of the permission of evil, from the garden of Eden to
the end of the times of restoration at the end of the
reign of Christ. This restoration is shown by the salvation of Egypt (which in the symbology of Scripture
ever represents the world), by means of the chosen
family, the seed of Abraham.
4 The lessons of this quarter began with the preparation of the earth as the home for man. The Bible always associated the earth and man as a pe:rmanent part
of God's purpose. It knows nothing of the teaching
of the creeds that the earth is a mere temporary
home for God's human family, that man is really
not a creature of earth, but is to find his permanent
home in heaven above or in a hell beneath, a supposed place of torment in the bowels of the earth or
elsewhere. The Psalmist, agreeing with the Genesis
account, says of man and the earth: "Thou madest him
to havQ dominion over the works of thy hands: thou
hast put all things under his feet" (Psalm 8: 6) ; that
is, all earthly things; as is shown by Psalm 115: 16:
"The earth hath he given to the children of men."
The sanctions of God's law were life in happiness and
peace with God, and dominion in all the earth or, if
disobedient to the Creator's will, to be cut off in death
from the consciousness and blessedness of life.
i For a short time Adam and his consort Eve enjoyed
the blessedness of God's gift. How through temptation

and, on the man's part, wilful disobedience, they sinned
against God is fully related. The woman listened to a
suggestion, which came from the Devil, that they were
in bondage through being held in ignorance; that God
was keeping something from them because he was afraid
that they would know too much. The woman heeder!
the tempter and took of the fruit of the tree denied them
for a test. She then became the tempter of Adam. She
had been deceived, but Adam was not deceived. Hi.!!
was a wilful sin.-1 Timothy 2: 14.
6 In Adam's sin were all the elements which make
up that which defies God and which must meet with
demonstration of divine disapproval. There was indulgence in the pleasures of self: The taste, the eye, the
desire to be and have more than God had given. In
Adam's case he opened his heart and will to an indulgence in disloyalty, self-will, defiance, anger. Eve's
sin was sin of the flesh, in yielding to fleshly desires;
Adam's sin was more the defilement of spirit and wu
the more serious in every way. The dogma of evolution
of necessity makes the beginning of sin merely a failure
to live up to the perception of a moral idea. The Bible
statement is that man fell through deliberately choosing a way contrary to that enjoined by God. The two
ways are contrary, and cannot be harmonized.
1 The
consequences of sin were soon apparent.
Through it the first two sons born to Adam and Eve
were both lost to them. The elder, Cain, slew his brother
Abel because Abel sought to please God; and Cain,
though making profession of paying homage to God,
had no such desire. Cain was them banished by God
from the family settlement as one unworthy of living
amongst them. The reign of sin was manifesting itself.
Cain had the spirit of the Devil, who would destroy
anything, anybody, even God himself were that possible,
in order to get and keep his own way.
8 A brief account is given of the generations of the
sons of Adam; first of Cain's seed, then of Seth's. Only
one record of righteousness is given prior to Noah's day j
namely, that of the effort of Enoch, the seventh from
Adam, to seek God. Wickedness increased to such an
extent that the whole earth became corrupt. This was
not wholly through the now natural corruption of man;
it was greatly increased by an attempt on the part of
Satan to corrupt the whole human race by the admixture
of wicked spirits, and so prevent God from bringing
forth the Seed he had promised.
9 The result of this scheme was such corruption that
only Noah's family was not involved. God, if he would
save them, had no recourse than to destroy all the others.
The flood of waters came. It carried Noah and his
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family on its bosom to safety; the others were swept

into destruction. When they left the ark after a year
in it God made a covenant with Noah and his family,
and with the earth, that he would never again destroy
the earth with a flood; and he made the rainbow his
sign to that covenant.-Genesis 9: 16.
10 The race had now a second beginning; God again
said, "Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth."
N ow he sanctified human life; the community was
charged to avenge ~very violent death, whether it came
by man or beast. This covenant has never been kept,
but in these last days has been violated in a shameful
manner by all the earth. The WorId War, originated
in Christendom and most energetically supported by its
preachers, is the world's great sin against that covenant;
by it men proved themselves unworthy to hold dominion
or the blessings of earth. But the salvation of the ark,
and the new start of the race after the flood, are in themselves types of better things to be. They prefigure th-3
time and the fact when the new order will be established,
in which righteousness reigns.-2 Peter 3 : 13.
11 Rather more than four hundred years after the
flood God made his first apparent move toward the fulfilment of the promise to produce a seed who should be
a deliverer. He called Abraham out of Chaldea to the
land of Palestine, and promised him that (1) he should
have that land for an everlasting inheritance, and (2)
that in him all the families of the earth should be
blessed. From that time and from that event the Bibl,,3
really becomes the history of that hope.
12 At the first God did not associate Abraham's seed
with the blessing of the nations, but Abraham must
have understood that God's purpose was not to be fulfilled in him personally. There is no indication that he
expected that he himself would be a blesser. He was
kept waiting long for the promised child, but his faith
was rewarded. Isaac, a figure of those begotten of the
spirit (John 1: 14), the new creatures in Christ Jesus,
was born after both father and mother had gone beyond
the years when they could hope to have a son.
13 When Isaac was grown Abraham was instructed to
offer him as a sacrifice to God. Unflinchingly he obeyed,
and was on the point of slaying his son when his hand
was stayed. Today even apparently devout men refuse
to believe this record. They claim that Abraham was
ignorant, and was now taught the wrong of these heathen
sacrifices; they claim that he did this thing because he
had a stricken conscience for his act of turning his
son Ishmael out of home at the demand of a jealou'3
wife. But these devout (?) men must put aside the
New Testament as well as the Old; for this incident
is shown by Paul to be God's illustration of the resurrection of the dead.-Hebrews 11: 19.
16 Mter the death of his father Isaac was made a
sharer in the Abrahamic covenant, God using the same
terms to him, namely, "In thy seed shall all the nations
of the earth be blessed." (Genesis 26: 4) Isaac is a
type of the church of Christ. Indeed, these are the

real seed; for that which is spiritual takes precedence
over that which is natural, and Paul in Hebrews says
that the oathbound covenant made with Abraham and
his seed was specially for the church.-Hebrews 6: 17-19.
11 Many years later, when Isaac thought that his end
was near, his wife heard him telling Esau that he was
ready to bless him. Esau wrongfully prepared to talrs
the blessing which he had despised, and which long ago
he had sold to his brother. By a subterfuge suggested
by his mother, Jacob got the blessing from Isaac. To
avert the danger of his brother's threat to his life, and
also in order to marry one of their kindred according
to his father's wish, Jacob left home to go to his uncle
Laban in Padan Aram. On the first night of Jacob's
journey God definitely associated him in the covenant
made with his father Isaac and with his grandfather
Abraham. To him also is was said, "In thee and in thy
seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed."Genesis 28: 14.
16 In this great covenant picture Abraham becomes 3
type or figure of God, the only one in the Bible. He
is the great blesser. Isaac is a figure of the spiritual
seed, the Christ; and Jacob represents that earthly phase
of the kingdom which, when the kingdom of God is
established in the earth, shall be God's direct representative to men.
11 Jacob remained in Padan Aram for twenty years,
suffering hardships but sweetened with the joy he got
through being near his beloved betrothed wife. With
her and his family he waited till God told him to return to Canaan.
18 Besides these things our lessons brought to our
attention the contrast between the brothers Esau and
Jacob; Esau as representing those, both of days past
and in the present time, who have the privileges of God
and despise them, and Jacob representing those who
seek after God if haply they may do his will and find
favor with him. Esau undoubtedly represents the privileged classes of Christendom, particularly the clergy
class. These have had the privilege of the first-born, but
as a class have ever despised it for the trumpery things
of present pleasure; they have satisfied the flesh at
the expense of their spirit.
19 Jacob, whom Christendom affects to despise, was
significantly honored of God on his return. By changing
Jacob's name God rewarded his loyalty to him in seeking
the blessing of the covenant. He was now named
Israel, a prince with God. Whatever uncertainty there
might have been in respect to his endeavor to get his
rights by subterfuge God he-reby wiped it out. Christendom prefers Esau rather than Jacob, because it is
akin to him in spirit and in despising the future promises of God, preferring present things and the applause
of men.
10 The history now centers around Joseph. His story
is typical and is given at length because he is set as
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an example of faithiul, loyal adherence to righteousness.

and to God und~r most difficult circumstances. Faithful
to his father at the expense of his brother's hatred;
faithful to his God, though his brethren despised him
and called him "this dreamer", thus despising the God
who gave him the dreams; faithful in service in Egypt;
faithful in degradation, Joseph's trust in God never
faltered. Then when exalted to the highest place possible
to him on earth, he retained his fidelity to his God.
This was particularly manifested in his bringing his
father and his family to Egypt; for his father represented the hope which called the family apart from all
the peoples of the earth. Joseph's record in the Bible
is comparable to that of David in amount of detail,
and doubtless all of it is typical. But the outstanding
feature is certainly his loyalty to God, his trust in him,
and a readiness of spirit even in difficult circumstances.
21 Jacob in a measure made his own course, but
Joseph's was set for him. Though apparently contradictory, both these pictures are true to the life of the
servant of God. In that which shapes the course the
hand of God can be traced; he determines the times
and places of our service. And yet, as with Jacob, there
is certainly that phase of our life which makes us responsible for the outcome. With Jacob we must learn
how to make the best of our opportunities to increase
that which God has committed to our hands, that we
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Y.
may prove good stewards. With Joseph we must hold

fast to the Word of God, that our faith fail not even
though he should appear to have forgotten us, and with
Joseph learn to be submissive to God's will.
22 The guidance of Egypt through its time of trouble
and the restoration to prosperity which Joseph brought
about, typifies the restoration of the world after the
trouble, which but for God's intervention would have
destroyed it.
28 Thus Genesis, which tells of the purity of man's
beginning, of the happy social condition of the first,
shows how the world in its increase shall be saved from
all its troubles and be restored to happiness and to
prosperity.-Acts 3: 19-21.
What is the scope of the Book of Genesis? How is it regarded by modern theologians? 111-3,23.
What is God's expressed purpose with respect to the earth
and mankind? Was Adam a wilful sinner? What were
the immediate consequences of his act? 11 5-7.
Who was the only righteous man mentioned prior to Nooh 1
Why was the flood sent? What covenant was there made.
and how has it been kept? 11 8-10.
When and how did God first move to fulfil his promise to
Eve? To whom was his promise conflrmed? 1111-15.
Who are typified by Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Esau respectively? 11 16-19.
Briefly relate the story of Joseph and outline the typical
features thereof. 11 20-22.
ANNUAL REQUEST FOR PILGRIM VISITS
HE visit of the Pilgrim brethren results in a

double blessing. It blesses him who serves and
blesses them that are served. It is in obedience
to the apostle's admonition concerning the assembling
of ourselves together. The Lord has blessed this branch
of the work, thereby stamping it with his appro~al.
The class that fails to have these visits misses a bleSSIng.
The SOCIETY routes the Pilgrims, however, in harmony
with the requests; and this request is expected to be
made once annually.
Classes and isolat~ friends who desire a continuance
of the Pilgrim visits are requested to renew their applications at this time. It is urged that these renewals be
sent in promptly; and the Secretary of each class should
take it upon himself to present this matter to the class
at the first opportunity. The class will then take a vote
on the matter and instruct the Secretary to renew the
request by answering the questions given below. Prompt
attention to this matter is desirable.
In making these requests use postal cards, for convenience in our files. The questions herewith set forth
should be answered, numbering your answer to correspond with the number of the question. The question
itself need not be repeated. Please write the names distinctly.
In giving the name of the Secretary or any other
address, do not give a post-office-box address only, but

give the street and number also. Telegrams and other
messages cannot be delivered when sent to a post-officebox address.
Because of the importance of the time, there is now
an increased desire on the part of the public to hear
the truth. Therefore we urge the friends to arrange for
at least one public meeting during the visit of the Pilgrim. To this end a good, well-located, reputable hall
should be provided, special efforts being made for the
public witness Sunday afternoon or evening, as it may
be convenient to the class. Remember, dear brethren, the
blessed privilege we have to be coworkers with the Lord
in the proclamation of the message now due. Hence we
ask your cooperation with us and with the Pilgrim
brethren in this behalf.
The friends everywhere take pleasure in entertaining
the Pilgrim brethren as servants of the Lord. These do
not expect luxurious entertainment, but only wholesome
food and a comfortable room where the necessary rest
can be had. They travel at the expense of the SOCIETY;
hence are its representatives.
We ask you to answer the following questions, which
information is needed for our immediate guidance in
preparing the Pilgrim routes:
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(a) State number Gf Bible Students in YGur class who are

in harmony with the work of the SOCIETY.
(b) Are weekly meetings held?
(c) Where do you now meet on Sunday? (Give full street
address and name of auditorium, hall, or home. Notify
us of changes.)
(d) At what hours are the Sunday meetings held?
(e) Was a vote taken on the Pilgrim invitatiGn?
(f) If a Sunday appGintment is made, will a thoroughly
advertised public meeting be arranged?
(g) Have the members of your class chosen leaders in aCcordance with Volume VI, chapters 5 and 6?
(h) Give name and address of one member of class (other
than Secretary) whom we may notify regarding Pilgrim visits.
(I) Give the name of proper railroad station at which the
Pilgrim is to stop.
(j) How many miles from station is the meeting place?
(k) If at a distance from railroad station, doos some member of the class have a conYeyance to transport the
Pilgrim?
(1) Give fUll name and address of Class Secretary (aiways
notify us of changes).
The SOCIETY desires to serve all the classes, regardless

of size, insofar as it is possible; and believing that all
the consecrated desire the visits of the Pilgrim brethren
we are pleased to have the information requested in order
to facilitate our routing of these brethren. Where there
are isolated friends, only one or two, and you desire a
Pilgrim visit, please send in your request; and if possible
the Pilgrim will call on you when passing your way.
Great care is used in selecting brethren for the Pilgrim service. In a special sense they are representatives
of the WATCH TOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY, as it
represents the Lord. They therefore represent the kingdom now so close at hand. Their duties are to serve the
friends in spiritual matters, to advise, aid and comfort
them for their development as new creatures. They come
prepared to hold two meetings a day, afternoon and
evening.
GOOD HOPES FOR 1926-27
HE work of the WATCH ToWER BIBLE & TRACT

SOCIETY is the preaching of the gospel of Messiah's kingdom. Every consecrated child of God
is privileged to participate in this work. Brother Russell always outlined the work during the year in proportion as the Lord provided the money through his
consecrated children. We continue to follow that example, as appropiate in the church.
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Each one who has been enlightened by the truth appreciates the faet that this blessing came to him as a gracious gift; and as he has a zeal for the Lord he appreciates his privileges of using time, energy, and money
in telling the message to others. Some are not blessed
with endowments for going about and telling it to
others, while they are blessed with some money which
they desire to use in the Lord's service, to the end that
hungry souls might be fed upon the precious truths, as
we have been fed.
The custom of setting aside each week so much to be
used in the Lord's service has always proved beneficial
to the giver. A notice to the SOCIETY that you hope t.o
give so much, enables us to outline the work, based upon
what is expected.
Since a large portion of such donations is used to
defray the Pilgrim expenses, we have thought it wise to
let the notice for Pilgrim requests and the "Good Hopes"
notice appear in the same issue of THE WATCH TOWER.
Upon receipt of this issue of THE WATCH TOWER
kindly write two cards, exactly alike. One of these put
aside for your own record of what you have promised;
the other send to us. Or, if you prefer, put it in the
form of a letter, keeping a copy of the letter for your
own convenience. We suggest that it be brief and that
nothing else be written except the following:
"By the Lord's grace I hope to be able to giye to his
work for spreading the gospel during the enSUing year the
amount of $ .
. .._._.... I will remit in such amounts
and at such times as I can tlnd convenient. according as
the Lord prospers me."
(Signature)
_ _._.._.
_
Kindly address this card to the
WATCH TOWER BIBLI!l & TRACT SOCIErY,
Financial Department,
124 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Brethren residing outside of the United States should

write their respective offices in the countries where they
reside, and remit their "Good Hopes" to such offices.
Of our own selves we can do nothing, but we are
assured that the prayers of the righteous avail much.
Hence we ask the brethren to present us daily before
the throne of heavenly grace, that we may be given wisdom and grace to use the money to the best advantage
in spreading the gospel to the Lord's glory, and to do
the work entrusted to us.
INTERESTING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

UESTION: In Isaiah 66: 7 we are told that before her pain came Zion was delivered of a man
child, whereas in Revelation 12: 2 we read:
It And she being with child cried, travailing in birth,
and pained to be delivered." Please harmonize.
ANSWER: Zion is God's organization represented by the
woman. Sometimes the name Jerusalem is used synony-
mously with Zion. An instance of this is Galatians 4: 26,

which reads: "But Jerusalem which is above is free,
which is the mother of us all."
"The man child" is the government or kingdom of
the Lord. It is the ruling factor. The government shall
be upon his shoulder. (Isaiah 9: 7) Zion gives birth
to the government or kingdom and also gives birth to
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the individual members that constitute the official family of that kingdom. Jesus Christ is the Head of the
new creation and the foundation stone of Zion. He was
born to the divine nature at the time of his resurrection
from the dead. When he ascended on high he received
the command from God: "The Lord said unto my Lord,
Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies
thy foo~stooI." (Psalm 110: 1) This is corroborated by
St. Paul's statement in Hebrews 10: 12, 13.
Christ Jesus could not take his power and begin his
reign until God's due time. That due time arrived in
1914, in the autumn season. There the government or
kingdom of the Lord was born. There he took his great
power and reigned. (Revelation 11: 17) After the birth
of the "man child", that is to say, the nation or government or kingdom, pain came upon Zion, who is represented by the woman that gives birth thereto. This
pain is represented by the fight between Christ Jesus
and his angels on one side and the Dragon and his
angels on the other side. (Revelation 12: 7-9) Christ
Jesus, the great executive officer of Jehovah, led this
fight. Therefore, "before she travailed she brought
forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man
child."-Isaiah 66: 7.
In the great travail that followed the birth of the
nation or government Satan was cast out of heaven.
"After she travailed then she brought forth her children." After the Lord took unto himself his power and
began his reign, and after he had cast Satan out of
heaven, then he came to his temple.-Isaiah 61: 10;
Malachi 3: 1; Psalm 11: 4, 5.
Now let us look at the words used in Revelation,
twelfth chapter. "And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered." (V. 2)
The government or "man child" was born in 1914, as
above stated. Those anointed Christians this side the
vail, faithful to the Lord, are properly called Zion because they are of Zion; that is to say, they are members
of God's organization. For some time prior to 1914
these saints were in great expectancy of the kingdom.
They believed that the kingdom would be set up in
October 1914, or thereabouts. Their condition Wail
likened unto a woman great with child and expecting
at any time the child to be born. The church this side
the vail was at that time in great anxiety for the kingdom to be set up. When a person expects some great
event to transpire, moments seem hours and weeks years.
Nothing describes the condition better than the word
"travail", or "pain".
The words of the Revelator are symbolic. These words
well describe the condition of the church prior to and
during 1914. The "man child" was born at that time;
that is to say, the government was born and the kingdom began. Then after the birth great pain came up()n
those of Zion. This was particularly so during the years
1917 and 1918, and concerning this pain and suffering
all WATCH TOWER readers are familiar.
Bnooxr:nf, N. Y.
QUESTION: Is the birth of the "man child" (Isaiah 66:

8) the same as our coming under the robe of righteousness? If not, what is the distinction to be made?
ANSWER: No. The birth of the nation is not the same
as coming under the robe of righteousness. The birth
of the nation, represented by the man child, took place
when Jesus Christ took his power and began his reign
in 1914. The robe of righteousness could not be received
by the church until Christ Jesus came to his temple,
which was three and one-half years later. The birth
of the nation or man child is the beginning of Christ's
reign, in fulfilment of prophecy. (Psalm 110: 1, 2) The
robe of righteousness pictures the covering given by
Jehovah, through his beloved Son, Christ Jesus, to the
faithful ones who are in line for membership in the
bride class at the time he comes and takes account with
them as his servants, as shown by the parables of the
pounds and of the talents.
QUESTION: Are the (Irobe of righteousness" and the
"garments of salvation" the same? Why is one in the
singular and the other in the plural?
ANSWER: The robe of righteousness and the garments
of salvation are not the same. The garments are always
used as a mark or means of identification. It is not
unusual for the profession of a man to be indicated by
the garments that he wears; not by one garment but
by several. He may have his coat buttoned close up to
his chin, his vest buttoned in the rear, and likewise his
collar on backwards, and a peculiar kind of hat. 'Any
one meeting a person so garbed would not conclude
that the man is a gardener or a blacksmith. In our time
there would be no difficulty in determining his profession. A woman wears different kinds of garments
from that worn by a man. These are marks of distinction or identification.
The bestowing of the robe of righteousness signifies
that the church as a company is approved by the One
who grants the robe. The garments of salvation symbolically represents that the Christian has individual
evidence furnished by the Lord by which he can determine that he is one of the Lord's. This evidenee to
the new creature is cumulative; it enables him to identify himself as one of the Lord's. These are they who
''have the testimony of Jesus Christ".-Rev. 12: t7.
There is but one robe of righteousness because there
is but one bride, and the robe is for the bride as a class.
Those who have the approval of the Lord, upon his
taking account with his servants, come under the robe
of righteousness. These things bring joy to the Christian because he recognizes that he is one of the Lord's,
that he has the Lord's approval, and that he has entered
into the joy of the Lord. The only way to keep such an
one from serving the Lord would be to put him where ha
cannot serve God openly, and even then such an one
would serve in his mind and in any other way he could.
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QUESTION: What is the relationship between the "garments of salvation", and the "white raiment" of Revelation 3: I8?
ANSWER: "The white raiment", as used in Revelation
3: 18, seems to correspond with the wedding garment.
That means that the Ohristian is joyfully serving God
in the Lord's appointed way. One who insists on following his own selfish way, and who makes his own plans
for service if he serves at all, is thereby leaning to his
own understanding and could not have the Lord's approval. (Proverb 3: 5, 6) He makes himself ridiculous
and shameful in the sight of the Lord, as represented
by nakedness or without clothing. If he is joyfully doing the Lord's will and serving the Lord in the Lord's
appointed way this will bring upon him fiery experiences,
as illustrated by the gold refined in the fire.
By taking the course pointed out by the Lord he is
thereby putting on the wedding garment. This done
he will have the testimony of the Lord that he is one
of his own, which is also represented by the garments
of salvation; that is to say, he has the witness of the
spirit of the Lord that he is of Zion. The one who is
thus pictured as having the white raiment will have his
eyes of understanding anointed that he may see; that is
to say, he may have a clearer vision of the unfolding
of God's wonderful plan, and this will cause him to
greatly rejoice.
QUESTION: Do those who consecrate since 1918 have

on the "wedding garment" for a time before receivin6
the Lord's approval?
ANSWER: It seems reasonable that the Ohristian must
put on the wedding garment furnished by the Master
of the house before he could have the Master's approval.
One consecrating after the Lord came to his temple
in 1918 must serve the Lord in his appointed way and
thereby demonstrate his faithfulness and devotion to
the Lord before he could be approved of the Lord, which
would be pictured by coming under the robe of righteousness. Of course the Lord determines whether or not
one is in this attitude and how long it requires him to
get in the position of approval. It is an indisputable
faet, however, that many who have come into a knowledge of the truth since 1918 have readily and joyfully
accepted present truth and have entered into the service
thereof with a zeal peculiar only to the Lord's house.
QUESTION: Does the November 15th WATCH TOWER,
article "The Holy Spirit Poured Out", teach that the
"all flesh" includes the millions now living who will
never die? Is it proper for those who expect to be of
the "millions" to celebrate the memorial? Is it the
thought that the memorial will continue to be celebrated
after the church is gone home, and on down through
the millenium?
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.ANSWER: A careful study of the article in THE WATCH

TOWER will demonstrate that the holy spirit being
poured out does not include the millions clasw who expect to live on earth. The holy spirit will not be poured
out on anyone during the Millennial Age. The whole
world will be under the control of the Mediator of the
New Oovenant, who is Christ, and at the end of the
age will be turned over to Jehovah for the final test.
H would not be proper for anyone to celebrate the
memorial who is not begotten of the holy spirit. When
the Lord Jesus instituted the memorial he said, 'This
is the blood of the new covenant,' and then he invited
the disciples to drink of the cup with him. Again he
said, in John 6: 53, "Verily, verily, I say unto you,
except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink
his blood, ye have no life in you." This clearly is limited
to the class who are begotten of the holy spirit and who
are looking forward to immortality. Only those who
are rewarded with immortality will have inherent life,
within the meaning of the above text. Since the million
class are not begotten of the holy spirit, it would not be
proper for them to partake of the memorial.
There is no reason to understand that the memorial
will be observed during the restoration period. The
question as to who shall partake of the memorial has
been thoroughly discussed in Volume Six of STumM
IN THE SCRIPTURES, and also in former issues of THE
WATCH 'TOWER.
QUESTION: Referring to the article in THE WATCH
TOWER of February 15, are we to understand that there
was a greater or higher degree of life in the tree of
life than that which was given to Adam ? Would the
perfect man Jesus, the ransom, require the same quality
or degree of life as possessed in the tree of life to purchase the earth, including the tree of life, and if so
would he still be a corresponding price for Adam? If
the tree of life was destroyed at the time of the deluge
will it be created again or brought into existence, and
will mankind again have access to its life-sustaining
fruits?
ANSWER: We would not understand that there was some
special virtue in the fruit itself but that God had given
his word that those who should partake of that fruit
would be granted everlasting life. Doubtless he intended that Adam and Eve should have this fruit in due
time if they withstood the test. The fruit that they
did eat in violation of the law was not of itself evil
fruit, but the evil consisted in their disobedience. The
comment that the earth itself was purchased is not
correct. The earth had not been sold. The purchased
possession mentioned in Ephesians 1: 14 refers to the
human race. The blood of Jesus had nothing to do with
the redemption of the literal earth. There is no evidence
that the tree of life was destroyeQ. in the deluge and
we see no profit in speculating about the matter.
Intelnational Bible Students Association Oasses

~ecture~ ood &udIe6 blJ 1fdVe~ Brethren
Benewab, Ida
_.._.May 17
Coeur d'Alene, Ida.
..
1'1
Spokane, 'Va.h
_
19, 20
Colville, Wash
_ __."
21
Danville, 'Vash
__._" 23, 24
Chesaw, Wash
." 25, 26
BROTHER&& MURQAY
Oroville, Wash. --._ _Mal 28

Okanogan, Wash
_.._..... 30
Wenatchee, 'Vash
_.._
" 31
Soap Lake, Wasn
June 1
Wenatchee, "'ash
_........
2
Everett. Wash.._
_..... 4,6
_ May 9
_
11
12
14
_.._
16
_
_._ .. 17
Courtland, OIl't
Straffordville, Onto
AV'y'elnmnea,:, 00nntt'. :
St. Thomas, Onto
Ridgetown, Onto
Huntington Beach, Callf. lune 3

San Pedro, Calif.
._.....
Long Beach, Cl;llif. _ .
" It
Hawthorne, calif__....... " 1
Eagle, Rock, Callf. ___..... 8
Whittier, CalIf.
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I'oronto, Onto
Stouft'viHe, Onto
Port Perry, Onto
Woodstock. Onto
London, Onto
limcoe, Onto _
Yuma, Ariz. ''r..;.-..-...May 10, 11

EI Centro, Calif
_..... "
12
San Diego, Calif
_..... 16, 23
Oceanside, Calif. .._ "
30
Santa. Ana. Calif
_..June 1
AnaheuiI, Calif
._" 2
1.1ay 18
19
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:23
24
~prlngfield,
May 17
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~ippecalloe
City, O.
roy, O
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Wapakoneta, O. ..
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20
" 21
" 23
SidIl'CY, O
.May 24
Lima, O
_.___._.._ .. " 211
Findlay, O. ..._._._.._......... 26
Fremont, O
_._.......
21
Fostoria, O.
28
Defiance, O.
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BROTHER V. C. RICE
Falls Creek, Pa,
May IS
Sandy Ridge, Pa
_..... 19
Philipsburg, Pa.
20
Woodland, Pa
_
_..... 21
Mahaffy, Pa. .
_..... 23
McGees Mills, Pa. ...__._" 24
Punxsutawney, Pa
Bro~kway, Pa.
Bradford, Pa. ..._
Olean, N. Y
Shinglehouse, Pa.
Bolivar, N. Y
_.._
May 2:1
26
_..... 27
28
30
June 1
San Angelo, Tex

May 16
Miles, 'l'ex
17, 18
Brownwood, Tex. . __
" 20, 23
Brookesmith, Tex.
21
Harbin, 'rex.
__._ ~."
24
Dublin, Tex
_.._.__ "
:1:1
WOOdson, ~ex
_ May 26,27
Breckenridge, Tex.
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28
Merkel, Tex.
30
Sweetwater, Tex
__ June I, :I
Odessa, Tex. ..._.._
"
3
Barstow, Tex....__.._._"
4
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
White, S. Dak
Arco, MiIl'n
Lake Benton, Minn
Huron, S. Duk.
r..ebanon, S. Dak
Mellette. S. Dak,
1.1av
9
11, 12
" 13, 14
]6
17,18
19, ::0
Conde, S. Dak
May 21, 23
Ipswich,:"'. Dak.
25
Brisbane, N. Dak.
26,27
Belfield, N. Dak
28,30
Bismarck, N. Dak.
31
Max, N. Dak
_ June 1-3
Manhattan. Kans
May 17
Randolph, Kans
18,]9
lunction City, Kans
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20
Russell, Kans
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21
Abilene, Kans.
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23
Waldo, Kans
_._..
24
Salina Kans. .
Hutch l nson, Kans
Garfield, Kans.....May
Dodge City, Kans.
Elkhart, Kans. ..
Rolla, Kans. .. _
1.1ay 2:1
27-30
31, June 1
2
_....... 3
__..... 4
Charleston, S. C
May 16
Florence S. C
_
17, 18
Columbia, S. C.__ _.....
19
Rock Hill, S. C
_
" 20, 21
Charlotte, N. C
__."
23
Moncure, N. C
_..__._ H
2:1
Raleigh, N. C
WilSOll, N. C
Petersbur!!, Va,
Lynchburg, Va
Washington, D. C.
Williamsport, Pa,
May 26
2830
..
31
June 1
2
_.. 3
Byesville, o. ..
_..May 17
!\ewcomerstowIl', O.....__. I t 18
Coshocton, O. ..
_... 19
Port Washington, O.
20
Uhrichsville, O
_.... 21
Dover, O. ..._
__ .. 23
New Philadelphia, O
May 24
Dennison, O. ..
_ .. " 2:1
Steubenville, O..._............. 26
Toronto, O
_.._
27
Mansfield, O.
30
Fort Wayne, Ind
June 11
Brandon, Man. .
May 22-24
Kelwood, Man
_......... ..
%6
Dauphin, Man
_
27,28
Gilbert Plains, Man. _."
30
Grandview, Man
_..
31
Fork River, Man
__..June 2
Winnipegosis, Man
June 3
Ethelbert, Man
_.... ..
Swan IUver, I1Ian.
6
Mlnitonas, lilaII'
_
_.... 7
Kenville, Man
_ _._" 9
Durban, Man. __._._ _ " lQ
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
PoplarvllIe, Miss. .
May
New Orleans, La.
Bogalusa, La. ...__
_ "
Folsom, La
_
26,
Covington, La.
Baton Rouge, La.
..
21
23
2:1
27
28
30
Crowley, La.
._..3'une
1
Lake Charles, La. _ _.. .. 2,8
RosepiII'C, La. .. _._..... 3, 4
Leesville, La
_ _....... .. 6, 7
Glenmora, La
" 10,]1
Kelly, La
_._.._._._ "
13
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Chico, Calif
_.._ May 24, 27
Paradise, Calif.
25, ~6
Sacramento. Calif
_" 29-31
MacDoel, Calif
June I, 2
Klamath Falls, Ore.
3,4
Ashland, Ore
_
_"
6
BROTHER
Houston, Tex
_.._ May 20, 23
Waller, Tex
"
21
Sealey, Tex
_ _._.. "
24
Crosby, Tex
_.............
25
Houston, Tex.
26
Victoria, Tex. ..._ _._..
27
Medford, Ore. . __ June

8
Rogue River, Ore. _
" 10, 11
Wolf Creek, Ore. _.__. ..
13
Canyonville, Ore. _ _ ..
14
Oaklaud, Ore
__._.. "
16
Roseburg, Ore
_
H
17
H.THORNTON
Corpus Christl, Tex
_ May 30
Alice, Tex. ......_
_..... 31
Kingsville, Tex
_ June I, 2
Brownsville. Tex. _ _.....
3
Mercedes, Tex. '.__._... ..
4
McAllen, Tex. _ ___ "
8
Norton, Kans
_..__ May 19
Oberlin, Kans
_
20
Achilles, KaIl'S.
21
Lenora, Kans. ..
_._.. 23
Jamestown. Kans. _._
" 25
Solomon, Kans. ......._._ _ " 26
Hutchinson, Kans__.May 27M

Dodge City, Kans. _._. "
31
Pueblo, Colo. ........._.._ ..June 1
G~aIl'd Junction, Colo. _._.. .. 2
MIdvale, Utah
___ .. 4
Salt Lake City, Utah. ._._" 8
BROTHER M. L. HERR
Hallowell, Me__._.._ May 20
,6.uburn, Me
_
_.._._" 21
Lewiston, Me
_ .._
_... " 23
lay, Me..
_.__.._........ 24
Wilton, Me
_
_._
2:1
K:ennebunk, Me.
_............. 26
Kittery, Me
_
May 27
Newburyport, Mass
__
28
Haverhill, Mass
_
_..... 30
Byfield, Mass
_.._......... 31
Lawrence, Mass
June 1
W. Chelmsford, Mass_"
:I
Courtenay, B. C. .._ ...._... May 26
Quallcum Bea~ B. C. ._ " 27
lAdysmith, B. \..;,.
.. 28
Duncan, B. C_ .
" 30
Halahat, V. Y., B. C. _.... 31
Duncan, B. C. _
Jun. 1
Sidney, B. C. _ _....Tun.2
Victoria, B. C. __._.._ _ " 3
Vancouver, B. C
__ .. 4
New Wesmlnster, B. C..._" 6
Langley Prairie, B. C. __ " 7
Matllqul, B. Co _ . _ " 8
BROTHER J. C. WATT
Superlor~ Wis
_ May
Duluth, l\Iinn
_ " 21,
Two Harbors, Minn. _... ..
Duluth, Minn
_.....
Hibbing, Minn. _._.__.....
Proctor, Minn. _....._.._._ ..
20
23
24
2:1
26
27
Grand Rapids, Minn_...May 28

Bagley, Minn....
.._.... 30
McIntosh, Mlnn. _ .._......... 31
Erskine, Minn. .....__..June 1, 3
Mahnomen, Minn. _._.......
2
Kennedy, Mlnn.
...
Normandy, Tenn. __..May 17
Milton, Tenn.
" 18, 19
Nashville, Tenn.
"
20
Hopkinsville, Ky.
"
21
Guthrie,. Ky. __.._ _ "
22
Elbabemtown, 'Ky. _
..
24
Riney, Ky
.May ZII
Cecilia, Ky...._._ _ " 26
Beaver Dam, Ky.
..... ~7
OwenSboro, Ky. _ . _ . . . . . 2~
Evansville, Ind. _--1IaY'29-31,
Dixon, K;r.
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VOL. XLVII
SE~LI-:\rONTHLY
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Anno Mundi 6054-May 15, 1926
CONTENTS
Ror.nmss UWIO TTiE Lon)) ................................. 147
Holiness Defined
147
Children of the HaIr Oll~
149
How to Become Holy
150
PRAYER-l\IEETINI1 '.rEX,), CO'Dn;xTs
152
ISRAEL ENSLAYED I1I" E',YPT
153
"GOD'S SAFE Hor-mNO" (Poem)
155
CHILDHOOD AN)) EI>I'C.\1'ION OF' lIIOSES
156
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY ........158
I:-1'IEUESTlNG LETTEHS ""'"
158
IMPUOVED 1I1ATLING SYSTE1I
WORLD-WIDE WIT:-1ESs-JrNE 27
CONVENTIONS FI" " ~26
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upon tltfl--
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'(ten to see ",hat He wtIJ
'" 1 shall make to them
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rrpoll the earth dietr... of natioD8 with pe@lexih'; the sea and th<! waves (the restl_.
tlie tblQgS coming upo,,* the earth (soeiety); for the powers of the heavens (ecclesiastiC8lIl)
bow thanhe Ki......... of G<>d ill at hand. Leok Up. lift up your heads. rejoice. for ;your "
; tnen!e heartsrai1ing them for f#Jar and for l<>ok::i'

te
. When ye see these tninp beirin to c(}lJle te vasa
draweth !U&il.-M!'tt. 24;33; Mark 13::IliI; Lulie In:.
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also as a channel of communication throubh which they may be reached with announcements of the Society's conventions and of thQ
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into Bnglish is Jlin;ster oj God's lIont. Our trcatment of the International Sunday "School Lessons is specially for the older Biblo
This journal stands firmly for the dcfense of the only true foundation of the Christian's hope now being so generally repudiated
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was not made lmown unto the sons of men as it is now re,-ealed".-Ephesians :.:: :i-9, 10.
lt srancls free from all parties, sects and creeds of men, while it sceks more and more to bring its every utterance into fullest
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for we know whereof we atllrIn, treading with implicit faith upon the sure promi';cs of God. It is held as a trust, to be used only in his
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:I'hat the church is "the temple of the living God", peculiarly "his workmanship" ; that its construction has been in progress throughout
the !(Obpcl al~e-cvcr since Christ became the wo"I<1's Itedeemcr and the Chi"f Corner Stone of his temple, through which, when
fmished, God's b:e",;in~~ shaH come "to all people", and they find access to hlm.-l Corinthians 3: 16, 17; Ephesians 2 :-20:22;
GenCSiS 2S: 14; Galatians 3: 29.
:I'hat meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing of consecrated believers in Christ's atonement for sin, progresses; and when the
last of these "living stones", "elect and precious," shall have been made really, the great 1\1aster Workman will bring all together
in the hrst resurrection: and the temple shall be filled with his glory, aud be the meeting place between God and men throughout
the ~lillennium.-Uevelation 15: 5-l:!.
That the basis of hope, for the church and the world, lies in the fact that "Jesus Christ, by the graee' of God, tasted death for every
man." "a ransom for all," a"d wi.! be "the true li;:;ht which Jighteth every man that cometh into- the world", ''in due time".Hcbrews 2: 9; John 1: \); 1 Timothy 2::i, G.
glory as his Joint-hcir.-1 John 3:2; John 17: 24; Romans 8: 17; 2 Petcr 1: 4.
:I.'nat the present mission of the church is the perfecting of the saints for the future work of service; to develop in herself every
grace; to be Gou's witn"ss to the world; and to prepare to be klllgs and prIests III the next age.-Ephesians 4: 12; Matthew 24:
14; Itevelation 1: 6; 20: G.
!l'hat the hope for the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opportunity to be brought to all by Christ's 1I1illenniai kingdom, the
restitution of all that was lost in Adam, to all the willinl!; and obedIent, at the hauds of their Uedeemer and his gloritied churcb,
when all the wilfully wicked will be destJ-oyed.-Acts 3: l(l-23; Isaiah 35_
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WORLD-WIDE WITNESS-JUNE 27
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CONVENTIONS
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No. if
HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD

NAs obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the fonn('r lusts in your ignorance: but as he 1I,ft ielt
hath called you is holy, so be !Ie holy in all manner of con versation; because it is u'ritten,
Be ye holy; for 1 am holy.''-l Peter 1: 14-10.
OLINESS is required of those who shall sre the bring Christians may come nearer to keeping this standLord. To understand the Scriptural meaning of ard than do some ,,,ho profrss to be consecrated Ch] isholiness is therefore of greatest importanee to tiam.
t~:2 Christian. An incorrcct definition and improper
5 That tlwre may be no mis11ll(lrrstanding of what is
u11(1~r,:tanding of this subject not only result in confuhero I"aid, we wish to emphasize that THE \YATOll ']'01, ER
siou but often lead into grcat error, causing the Chris- holds that all honr~t men and women should b'pp,
tian to miss the vcry important thing that he should insofar as possible, all of the aboye mentioned regulalearn.
tions, 11'h('thor they be professed Christians or not. But
2 "Heliness is moral purity."
Such is the definition "'e also emphasize the fact that if every one kept that
often giycn by Christians as well as others. The defini- standard perfedly it would not constitute holiness unto
tion is good as far as it goes; but it is insufficient; it the Lord within the mranil1g of the Scriptures. Those
does not go far enough. Moral purity is defined as who haYe carefully weighed the matter realize that it
"mallllC'r of living as regards right and "Tong; clean, is practically impossible for a man to be' perfeet in
purt', guileless and chaste; freedom from indeccncy in th0ught, word and deed; and for this reason many l~a \'e
ad or in speech".
[wen deterred from attempting to be Christians; alld
3 The adn'rsary has taken advantage of this limited
many Christians, having a misunderstanding of GO(rS
drfinition and has blindrd many to the true meaning \Yord, have become discouraged. Some will say, hOI\'of holiness. The standard of drccnt society requires eyer, that what the Lord really requires of a man is that
that a man or a "'oman should be chaste and pure in he must be perfect in intention. \Ye answer that mallY
thought and in act, particularly with reference to the good, noble people of the world habitually intend to do
opposite sex; that they shoulU carefully and faithfully right and not to do "Tong. Something more thal~ mereobserve the laws of the land; that they should do that ly a good intent is required by the Lord.
which is right and avoid doing that which is wrong.
HOLINESS DEFINED
'1'his standard requires that a man shall not cheat his
neighbor, shall not rob him of his property or his wife
6 Holiness, within the meaning of the ScriptureR,
or his goO(] name or rqmtation; and that he should do nwans an unreserved consecration, absolute dedication
good unto all even as he would have his neighbor do and continued l111splfish deyotion to God. It means to
be set apart to the wor~hip and senice of God. It means
good unto him.
4 The laws of the nations of the earth provide severe
to be complotely reserved from profane or common use.
punishment for those who are gnilty of l~w<l, unchaste, Holiness nwans to be whole, unimlJuired and !Sound
indecent conversation or conduct in the presonce of from eyery wrongful affection. It means an unselfish
others or ,,,ith each other, and for acts that rrsult in in- zeal toward God as his true and faithful senant. ~f'he
jury to another; and there are millions of people on antonym of the term is "impure, fractional, divided cr
earth who diligently 8triYe to live up to the aboye de- impaired". When we speak of "the whole solar system"
scribed moral standard. 'rhey are kind and considerate we mean the entirC', complete solar system, not a part
with others; they are chaste in their relationship with therrof. Likewise, holiness unto the Lord means to be
the opposite sex; they observe the laws of the land; wholly, completely and absolutely devoted to the Lord,
they diligently shun evil and try to do good, and are in the faithful performance of duty and obligation that
therefore those of the earth who may well be called is laid upon the creatnrp.
1 This holiness was foreshadowed in the garments of
nature's noblemen. Many belieye that such a course
of conduct guarantees for them eternal happiness in glory and beauty worn by the high priest. "And thou
heaven. Muny of the world who make no pretense of shalt make a plate of pure gold, aud grave uPOn it,
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like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE

LORD." (Exodus 28: 36) The following quotation is
from TABEHNACLE SHADOWS, paragraph forty-nine:
8 Upon the golden plate was inscribed "Holiness to the
Lord", thus proclaiming, This High Priest is entirely devoted to the accomplishment of Jehovah's purposes. The golden crown also proclaimed his royalty: Christ is to lJe "a
priest UpOil his throne"-"a priest for ever after the order
of l\lelchitiPllec."-Zechariah 6: 13; Psalm 110: 4; Hell. 7: 17.
THE ETERNAL ONE

9 The Eternal One is holy. "Exalt the Lord our God,
and worship at his holy hill: for the Lord our God is
holy." (r~alm 99: 9) Jehovah God the Eternal One
has always and will always pursue a course of righteousnebS and perfection. "The Lord is righteous in all
his way", and holy in all his works." (Psalm 145: 17)
His eourse is ahYaYs the same. There is no change in
him. "Evrry good gift and every perfect gift is from
abovc, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
(James 1: 17) From the course of righteousness he
never deviates. (Numbers 23: 19) "As for God, his
way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried; he is a
buekler to all those that trust in him." (Psalm 18: 30)
His rule of action is always perfect. (Psalm 19: 7)
Every act of God is unselfish; therefore God is love.1 John 4: 8.
THE HOLY SON

10 There is no record as to the time of the beginning
of the Son, the Logos. The record only discloses that
he was the beginning of GO'd's creation. (John 1: 1,2)
"The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way,
before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting,
from the b<:,ginning, or ever the earth was. . . . '1'hen
I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was
daily his delight, rejoicing always before him."-Proverbs 8; 22, 23, 30.
11 The course of action of the beloved Son has always
been in harmony with Jehovah; therefore he has always
been God's holy and beloved Son. At all times he has
delighted to do his :Father's will. (Psalm 40: 8) When
he was on the earth even the demons recognized that he
was the Holy One of God. (Mark 1: 24) He was always
perfect, harmless and without spot or blemish. His
holiness however consisted of more than perfection of
organism, mind, heart and will. The stedfast course of
righteousness which he pursued in harmony with his
Father's will led him to the most ignominious death.
He was completely consecrated and wholly dedicated to
the performance of the obligations laid upon him by his
Father. Regardless of his perfection of nature he could
not have been holy without being always in accord with
his Father. By being fully obedient to his Father even
unto death he was exalted to the highest position in
God's great universe. The members of the body of
Christ are called to follow in his steps.-l Peter 2: 21.
BaOOKLY~,
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UNHOLY SON
Lucifer was created perfect, which means that at

that time he was holy. (Deuteronomy 32: 4) He was
the bparcr of light and was entrusted with great power
and responsibility. He became unholy when he determined to take a course diiTerent from that which had
been provirJed for him by Jehovah his Father. Up to
that time he was perfect, as it is written: "Thou wast
perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created,
till iniquity was found in thee." (Ezekiel 28: 15) "Pride
goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before
a fall." (Proverbs 16: 18) Pride is the very opposite
of humility, which means complete submissiveness to
the will of God. "Whosoever exalteth himself shall be
abased." (Luke 14: 11) To his sons the Lord, through
his witnesses, said: ((Humble yourselves under the
mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time."
-1 Peter 5: 6.
13 Lucifer violated this fixed rule, became proud and
ambitious, and fell. He dragged down many of the
pure angels of heaven. He debauched and corrupted the
human race and turned all the world to unholiness. He
became the adversary of God; and his wickedness is
expressed by his names, Dragon, Devil, Satan and Serpent. Only a comparatively few in the world have ever
escaped. the wicked influence of Satan. He has turned
the minds of the people away from God and eaused
men to walk in the way of unrighteousness. He has
blinded the minds of men lest they should know the
way of holiness. (2 Corinthians 4: 3,4) His subtle influence has even blinded Christians as to their proper
relationship with Jehovah God.
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THE NEW CREATION
Long centuries ago the plan of God provided for

his new creation. To Abraham he said: "In thy seed
shall all the families of the earth be blessed." Who
should constitute that seed and how and when it would
be developed was God's great secret which he kept unto
himself throughout the ages. In due time he revealed
to the saints this mystery, and by his grace they learned
that "the seed of promise" is the Christ, Head and body.
When Chlist Jesus was raised out of death and given the
divine nature he took his position at the right hand of
Jehovah God, being exalted above all principalities and
powers and dominions, and was then given a name greater than all other names. God made of his beloved Son
the Head of his new creation. (Ephesians 1: 21-23)
"And he is before all things, and by him all things
consist. And he is the head of the body, the church:
who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that
in all things he might have the preeminence. For it
pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell."
-Colossians 1: 17-19.
13 Eleven of the apostles whom Jesus had chosen remained faithful to him. These did not even understand
t~~! meaning of the new creation until Pentecost, at
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which time they were IJPgotten as new creatures and their

minds became illuminabd by the holy spirit. The great
mystery of God, which had been hid for ages and generations, was now made manifest unto these saintly
men begotten and anointed of the holy spirit. (Colossians 1: 26, 27) They learned that this mystery is Christ
the Head and the church his bodv. who constitute the
new crt'ation of God for the cal'l'~"ing out of his plans
and purpose's. They learned that the new creation is
the royal priesthoou, of whom Udchisedec was a type;
that this priesthood is one of the titles giwn to the new
creation. St. Peter was one of the faithful who were
beg-etten and a'1ointed of the hol~" spnit. and he bC'Came
an inspired witness of Christ and cf God. It was to the
new creation that he' addressed his epistles. indu ding
the text under considc'ration herein. In this text he
admonishes the followers of Christ to be holy. He addresses. them as children of God.
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fore the foundation of the world, that we should be

holy and without blame bf'fore him in love: haYing
predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus
Christ to himself~. according to the good pleasure of his
will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein
he halh made us accepted in the helm"ed: in "\\"hom we
have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of
sins, aecorcling to the riches of his grace; wherein he
haili ahounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
having made known unto us the mY,-ler:,' of his will,
according to his gooa pleasure which he hath purposed
in himself." (Ephesians 1: 3-9) This is tlw dass that
the Apostlr Peter addresses when he says in the text
un,lrr consideration: 'You are now the children of Goel,
and as ohedieut children you must not fashion yourselves
according to the former lust in yom ignorance.' His
werds clearly show that there must be a change of course
and of action of the one who has become a child of God.
CHILDREN OF THE HOLY ONE
FORMER LUSTS
How did these beceme children of God, the Holy

One? The mystery is thus re\"ealcd. When Jesus arose
from the dead he ascended on high and presented the
merit of his sacrifice unto God, as a sin offering on behalf of those who would come to God in his appointed
way during the acc:ptable time of sacrifice, 1,',.hich is
the Gospel Age. This presentation of the merit of his
sacrifice was foreshadowed in the sprinkling of the blood
of the bullock in the Most Holy on the typical day of
atonement.
11 A man coming into Christ first lcarns that he was
born a sinner by reason of the disobedience of Adam;
then he learns that Jesus Christ, by the grace of God,
provided the great ramom sacrifice, to the end that whosoever believes upon him and obeys shall live and not
die. (Romans 5: 12; Hehrcws 2: g; 1 'l'imethy 2: 3-6;
John 3: 16) Believing these great h uths he agrees to
do God's will, which means his full consecration. based
upon the mer~t of J ('sus' great sacrifice. Then God
justifies him. (Homans [): 1, 9; 8: :33) This justIflcation
is for the purpose of making the man an acccptnble
sacrifice as a part of the body of Christ Jesus. God
accepts his consecration, through the merit of Christ,
and begets him to a hope of lifc on the divine plane.
This he does by his own will, through his Word of
Truth, and gives to the consecrated one his promise that
he shall be a partaker of the divine nature.-James 1:
18; 2 Peter 1: 3-11.
18 Now being bronght into the family of God by adoption he becomes a child of God. (Homans 8: 15-17) He
learns that God is taking out from the nations a people
for his name, and that he now has the prospect of being
one of these. '1'0 those who have taken the step of full
consecration the Apostle Paul says: "Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath
blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him be-
Lust, as that word is here used, means desire. The

new creature. as a child of God, to be pleasing unto God
must not conform himself to the things which he desired
before he became a new creature. The qurstion is,
1Yhat is meant here by the things he formerly desired?
It is manifest that the things which he desired befor~
he knew the Lord were not necessarily evil things, becanse the apostle says he desired them ignorantly. If
he desired to steal, to rob, or to be le\\"[l, or to commit
some other crime, or to do injury to his neighbor, he
'would have known such to be wrong and could not
plead ignorance.. (Romans 2 : 14, 15) It is also manifest
that the proper comse which a child of God is to take
must be one of holiness, and that holiness is something
contrary to or diff\;re'nt from the things he ignorantly
desired hr fore he became a ne\v creature. This brings
us bad~ then to a consideration of the true meaning of
holiness, as defined by the Scriptures.
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20 "Holiness is moral purity." 'l'hat definition is incomplete, hecause it does not include all that the Scriptmrs mean "\\"hen they use this term. There are many
neble-minded people in the world who al'e morally pure,
as that term is generally understood. Not many of these
no111e persons are even called to the heayenly calling.
Hntlwr those of less nobility by nature are called. (1
Corinthians 1: 26-29) It is quite apparent that the
impircd apostle is in our text (1 Peter 1: 14-16) saying in substance to the child of God: 'When you were
of the world there were certain things which you desired,
which things appeared to you to be entirely right and
proper. You were then ignorant of God's purposes, and
as to how he works out his plan; consequently it was
not then wrong in itself for you to desire those things,
as men view right and wrong. But now you are a child
of God, 8 l 1d if you will please him you must be obedient;
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an to be obedient you must be holy even as he is holy.

8m !1 holiness will require your complete dedication to
hila and your absolute devotion to him and to his cause.'
21 If a definition of holiness be limited to moral purity,
then we see how easy it is for the adversary to make
many noble people of the world believe and say: "If
I do that which is right I know my God will receive
me into heawn." It is only when a child of God comes
to undcr~tand and appreciate what a wonderful privilege
it is to follow in Jesus' footsteps that he can understand
the meaning of true holiness.
OPPOSI~G
ORGANIZATIONS
22 The DedI's visible organization is the world, of

which he is the prince or ruler. (John 12: 31; 2 Corinthians 4: 3, 4) At one time Israel was God's typical
organization; but that natioll. turned away from God,
fell under the wiles of the Devil and became a part of
his organization. Then God laid the foundation of Zion.
This foundation is Christ J eHlS his beloved Son, the
Head of the new creation. From then till now Satan
the Devil has opposed Zion, God's organization, and has
used every possible means to turn the people away from
God and to destroy those who have declared themselves
on the side of the Lmd. To accomplish his purpose the
adversary has resorted to fraud and deceit, and has even
deceived many of those who have made a consecration
unto the Lord.
23 Is it not true that during the greater portion of the
Gospel Age most professed Christians have thought it
entirely proper and in fact a duty for them to participate in politics, to seek office and hold office in the
various branches of the governments; to participate in
temperance organizations, and to promote like reforms?
Is it not also true that almost all such professed Christians have ,honestly believed that what is required of
them in order to be holy is for them to be morally pure,
chastE', virtuous, honest; not to rob, steal or commit
other crimes; and at the same time to grow patient,
kind, pious and read their Bibles much? Is it not true
that this is what many have called "character development"; and that many of them have believed that they
could perfect a character while in the flesh? And have
not many others, having such a conception of holiness,
become discouraged because they could not reach the
perfect standard?
24 Thus Satan has deceived many, causing some to be
exalted in their minds and to assume an attitude of
more holy than thou"; while others have fallen away
because of discolll'agement. Thus the adversary has
turned the faces of these away from the perfect pattern,
causing them to look to themselves, some going to one
extreme and some to anothcr extreme. The difficulty
all along was that they did not understand their duty
and obligation unto God, nor the necessity of keeping
away from all entanglements laid for them by the adversary.
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HOW TO BECOME HOLY
"As hc whith hath called you is holy, so be ye holy."

J ehoyah God is holy because all of his ways are right.
(Psalm 18: 30) 'rhe Lord Jesus is holy because he has
always been in harmony with Jehovah God, and his ways
have therefore always been right. Everything that is
out of harmony with God is unholy. Satan and his
organization are not only out of harmony with God but
oppose God; therefore they are unholy. There can be no
partnership 01' fellowship between holiness and unholiness. Jesus plainly said: "No man can serve two
masters." (Luke 16: 13) No one can devote part of himself to God and the remainder to Satan's organization.
The Christian can have no sympathy with the Devil'il
organization, or any part thereof.
26 When one becomes a Christian he may think for a
time that it is right and proper for him to participate
in and pursue a course similar to that of the respectable
part of the world. But he cannot do this and be holy.
He must leave the politics, the rrformations, the temperance organizations and every similar thing and become absolutely and completely dedicated to the Lord,
and use his faculties with which he is endowed to the
Lord's glory; in no other way can he become holy. The
Apostle Paul confirms this when he says: "Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that
good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."-Romans 12: 2.
27 The Devil has led some to believe that sanctimoniousness is holiness or saintliness. It is really a hypocritical devoutness. A hypocrite may look pious and
speak piously, be quiet and submissive in the prescnce
of others, and be regarded by them as very saintly; but
he does not deceive the Lord. What is really required of
us is to, as far as possible, live up to the highest standard of purity and righteousness and also to be dedicated
to the Lord, absolutely and completely using our faculties
to the Lord's glory and refusing to make any compromise
with the Devil's organization. The true sentiment of
the Christian's heart is thus expressed: "For thou art
great, and doest wondrous things; thou art God alone.
'reach me thy way, 0 Lord; I will walk in thy truth:
unite my heart to fear thy name." "Lead me in the way
everlasting."-Psalms 86: 10,11; 139: 24.
28 He who thus earnestly prays will diligently seek to
know the Lord's way and will refuse to conform himself to the way of the Devil's organization. The way of
the world at its best is a false way. Its good things the
Christians' desired before they became God's children.
Kow they must have no sympathy therewith. "Through
thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every
false way." (Psalm 119: 104) To walk in the right
way the affections of a Christian cannot be divided between the Lord's organization and something that is included in the Devil's organization.
29 To become holy the Christian must set his affections
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on things above and not on things in the earth. (Colossians 3: 2) To be holy the child of God must ''be conformed to the image" of God's holy Son, (Homans 8:
29) The word image here'means lihncss or resemblance.
The lArd Jesus withstood the temptations of Satan and
remained firm and stedfast in his devotion to God.
(Matthew 4: 1-11) The world is the Devil's organization. The Christian is in the world. Jesus overcame the
world by being faithful to his Father. He said: "In
the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good
cheer: I have overcome the world."-John 16: 38.
30 "Be ye holy in all manner of conversation."
The
word "conversation" used by St. Peter in our tcxt means
course of action or conduct. Our course of action or conduct, therefore, must be in harmony with God's organization and contrary to the Devil's organization. Thus the
Christian must grow up into Christ in all things.Ephesians 4: 15.
31 The apostles were holy, because they were absolutely and completely devoted to God. The Apostle Paul
declared that he was determined to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified. (1 Corinthians
2 : 2) Again he said: "Forgetting those things that are
behind, and reaching forth unto those things that are
before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the
high calling of God in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:
18,14) Saul of Tarsus was a man of affairs in the
world, but when he became a Christian he desired them
no more. The same was true of St. Peter, and of all
others who have followed in the footsteps of Jesus and
have proved faithful.
32 'rhe apostle says: We "are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself
being the chief corner stone; in whom all the building,
fitly framed together, groweth unto an holy temple in
the Lord: in whom yo also are builded together for an
habitation of God through the spirit." (Ephesians 2:
20-22) This growing up into Christ Jesus means that
we must be wholly dedicated and devoted to God and
his righteous cause. The Lord God is building a habitation for himself which is Zion, and those of Zion can
have no sympathy or fellowship with the Devil's organization. Is it not apparent then that to be holy means
to be unreservedly on God's side?
33 The apostle further says: "Having therefore these
promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from
all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness
in the fear of God." (2 Corinthians 7: 1) The adversary
has deceived many into believing that all that is required by this text is to clean up oneself from filthy
habits of the flesh and filthy thoughts and words. That
must be done, of course; yet the noble people of the
world clean themselves up from filthiness of the flesh,
filthiness of the mind and filthiness of speech and conduct. But note that the apostle goes further and says:
"Perfecting holiness in the fear of God." This means
an absolute and complete separation of oneself from
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everything that has to do with the Devil's organization,

and to be completely and absolutely devoted to God.
34 We must be in the world, of course; but we must
be fearless and faithful witDcsses for the Lord while ill
the world. 'Ve must be completrly and unreservedly
devoted to God, and the inducing cause for so being must
be OUI' love for God. About tlus there can be no doubt:
"According as he hath ChOSCll us in him before the
foundation of the "'orld, that we should be holv aud without blame before him in lvvle." (Ephesians i: 4) This
does not mean merely perfection in intrntion. A man
may deceive himself hy saying: "1 intend to be faithful
to the Lord, 1 intend to be a true Chridian," and yet
hide his light under a hushel or speak softly concerning
the nevil's organization for fear he might oITend some
0'1e; and thus fail or refuse to be a true witness for
the Lord.
35 If a child of God loves his Father he will keep his
commandmmts and keep them joy.fully. (1 John 5: 3)
Noone can keep the commandments of God at this time
without engaging in the Lord's service. THE WATCH
TOWER has been seyel'ely criticized by some for urging
service upon the brethren. It is apparent that such
criticism comes either from those who are "more holy
than thou" or from those who haye sympathy with the
Devil's organization. THE WATCH TOWER stre8ses service because of its great importance to the Christian at
this time. One of God's commandments to his children
is: "Ye m'e my witnesses that I am God." (Isaiah 43:
10, 12) There are no other witnesses for the Lord on
earth, except his children. God expects thosc who are
consecrated to him to dedicate themselves to his service
and to serve joyfully. It is the solemn duty of eyery
Christian to point out these things to his brcthren.Homans 12: 1.
36 In corroboration of the foregoing St. Jude says:
"But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your lllost
holy faith, praying in the holy spirit, keep yourselves in
the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life." (Jude 20, 21) Our "mO,it holy
faith" is complete confidence in the divine plan. We
know that the kingdom is at hand, also that thc Devil
is striving to destroy the seed of promise, and that our
only safety from his wiles is to abide in Christ and keep
God's commandments. (Hevelation 12: 17) Only those
who love the Lord and who prove their love for him are
holy in his sight.
31 A long list of faithful men is mentioned in Hebrews, the eleventh chapter. It includes the holy prophets. 'rhese men were counted holy by the Lord, not
because they were perfect in the flesh, not because they
had "developed a character", but because of their unswerving and absolute devotion to God. These are set forth
as examples to the Christian. The Bible records stern
truths about these men and women; and, judged by the
false standard that the Devil holds up by his representa~
tives, they could never be counted holy. Amongst these
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was David. Although he had weaknesses, yet God calls

him "a man after mine own heart". And why? Because
there never was any question about his devotion to G-ad.
38 God's course is one of stedfastness in righteousness,
always was and always will be. Remember that the
apostle says that (without holiness no man can see God'.
The holy ones, those who shall see God, will be those
who love him and who are faithful to his cause. "0 Io-re
the Lord, all ye his saints; for the Lord preseneth the
faithful."-Psalm 31: 23.
39 God has furnished the Christian at this time with
a clearer vision of the adversary's organization than ever
before, and sho,YS us our privilege of being on the Lord's
side. If at one time the Christian in ignorance desired
certain things of the Devil's organization which appeared
to be good, no longer shall these be desired; now will
every child of God be holy even as God is holy. The new
creature will be counted holy if prompted by love, which
is unselfishness. Such devote themselves faithfully and
earnestly to the cause of the Lord as his true and faithful witncsses.
40 Holincss is not merely a standard which the mind
can reach up to and endorse, but it must be attained.
Absolute holiness, within the meaning of the Scriptures,
must be attained by the overcoming Christian on this
side the vail. It means that he must be pure in his
thoughts, words and actions, insofar as that is possible
,,-ith his imperfect organism; but it means much more
than this. It means a complete and absolute devotion
to God's cause, prompted by love; the faithful performance of the Christian's covenant as a witness of
the Lord. A Christian can, on this side the Yail, refuse
to sympathize ,,-ith or snpport in any way the Devil's
organization, and can deyote eyery faculty that he has to
the support of and ,vitness for God's organization; and
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thus doing he will attain to the standard of hel iness.

Continuing in this attitude faithfully until death he shall
have an abundant entrance into ((the everlasting' kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ".-2 Peter
1: 11.
Is holiness required of the Christian? How is thl' tl'l'm

usually definl'11? "'hy is it to Satan's interest to have
such a definition of holiness emphasized? IT 1-3.
Should we not strive to live up to such a standard? If we
do, shall we inherit the king-110m? IT 4,5.
lVhat is true holiness? How was it typically foreshadowed?
IT 6-8.
How is the Eternal One holy? How is his belowd Son
holn IT 9-11.
Was Lucifer originally holy? If so, when and how dill he
beeoll1e unholy? IT 12, 13.
'Vhat is the "mystpry" and when was it first revea:ed?
To whom is our text adllressed? IT 14, 15.
How do we become children of God? Explain in detail.
IT 16-18.
'Vhat does the apostle mean by "former lusts in ~'oul' ignorance"? Why is the usual definition of boliness im'olllplete? Paraphrase 1 Peter 1: 14-16, IT 19-21.
What is Satan's visible organization? "When and ho,v did
God lay the foundation of Zion? How does Satan wn r
against it, and with what success has he met? IT 22-2-1.
How can we be holy as God is holy? How has Satan trallpel!
many and fostered ecclesiastical hypocrisy? IT 25-27.
'Vhy sh'Ould we not cooperate in the "good" works of lmmanity? How shall we be "conformed to the image" of
God's holy Son? IT 28, 2D.
'Vhat is meant by "be ye holy in all manner of conversation"? "'.hat examples of holiness did the apostles leave
us? IT 30-32.
Does 2 Corinthians 7: 1 refer to character building? Explain. How can we be "h'Oly and without. blame before
him in love"? Is holy intent sufficient? IT 33,34.
Is pious and chaste living sufficient to show proper love for
God? If not, what more is required~ IT 35,36,38.
'Vhy are the proplw("s callell "holJj men of old"? IT 37.
Briefly summari;w: (1) The importance of holiness; (2)
what it is; (:J) what it is n'Ot; (4) how it may be attainell. IT 38-40.

TEXT. FOR JULY 7
((The heavens declare the glory of
God.n-Psa~m 19:
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EHOVAH being perfect is preparing his creatures

so that when hi~ plan concerning man is finished
everything pertaining to man will be in harmony
with the great Creator. All his creation will respond to
his praise. '.I'he inanimate things of creation he made. to
his own praise. David, the servant of God, beholdmg
the marvelous things of God's creation, composed a song
describing how these inanimate parts of creation give
glory to God. He says that in the day the sun sheds forth
his light speaking with powerful eloquence the praise of
the Eternal One. When the day has ended, then the
night takes up the song and proclaims the great knowledge and wisdom of God. These witnesses forever put
to sileJ'ce the fool who says that there is no God, and
the egotist who says that there is a God but that he has
no plan.
David was a type of the church. The church is the
creation of God, yea the very highest part of his creation. Those who compose the members thereof are given
an intelligent understanding of Jehovah and of his great
plan. ~Ioreoyer those "ho are now on the earth are
made witnesses of God and are commanded to give in
telligent testimony to his glory and praise. As surely
as the sun and the moon and the myriads of stars testify to the glory of God, jmt so surely must all of the
new creation sing: the praises of Jehovah.
Now is the time ,,,hen God will have the witness given
on earth that the people may not forget entirely that he
is God; that they may understand, when restitution be
gins, that all their blessings must come from the gra
cious hand of the Eternal Creator. Now in the hand3
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and into the mouths of these anointed witnesses God has

placed instmments with which to proclaim his praises.
'rhe faithful ones are singing, and will continue to sing:
~(Blessed be the Lord out of Zion." When the plan is
finished every creature and every part of creation, everything that hath breath, "'ill be praising Jehovah God.
Those of Zion must do it now!
TEXT FOR JULY 14
"The government shall be upon his shoulder."-Isa. 9: 6.
HE prophet shows conclusively that it is the purpose of God to have a government for the benefit of man; that such government will rest upon
the shoulder of his beloved Son; that the Son is wonderful and his name is holy; that his Son shall establish
the earth and be privileged to be the executive officer of
Jehovah in extending life to the obedient ones of the
human race; that he shall f'stahlish everlasting peace
on ea rth awl thnt he \rill calise all intelligent creatures
to pra ise J chorah.
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Now in the end of the age God has revealed to his

people, as never before, that it is their great privilege
to represent him and his beloved Son, Christ Jesus; that
those who faithfully represent him, and wbo thus can
tinue until death, shall be associated with the great King
in his kingdom. He further reveals to them that in the
ages to come this faithful class will be the everlasting
recipients of the grace of God through Jesus Christ.
Knowing that the day of the deliverance of the church
has come, that the time of the deliverance of the people is also near, and that the time is here for the vindication of the name of God, these faithful saints on earth
joyfully proclaim the praises of Jehovah. This they do.
by lifting up God's standard to the people and pointing
them to the way that leads to life and happiness.
The joy of the Lord, which they now sharf', impels
them to urge upon their brethren, whom they love, the
necessity of like\rise joining with others of Zion in proclaiming the majesty, wisdom, love, justice and power of
the grcat Crcator. Happy are they that the new government is at hawl and that the mighty GoVe1'110r will
bring relief to the groaning crcation !
ISRAEL ENSLAVED IN EGYPT

- - JULY 4--ExoDcs 1: 1- H----- "Jehovah will not cast off his pcople."-rsal In 9-4: 14.
HE last quarter-Yf'ar series of lessons concluded

with the record of the union of Joseph and his
father and family in Egypt, and the restoration
of Egypt by the means which were employed by Joseph,
guided thereto by the wisdom giYen to him by God, and
in which almost certainly he was helpf'd by his wise,
aged father. That record concludes the first book of
1I10ses, known to us familiarly as Genesis.
2 Our present studies are taken from Exodus, otherwise l.-nown as the second book of JUoses. Exodus means
"going out". It gives a new phase of the divine re\'<'lation. The purpose of Genesis is to record the brginnings
of all things connected with man and his home and of
the divine plan of human redemptiOl~. But by its types
Genesis also tells of the deyelopment and the carrying
out of the divine purpose until realized in the restoration of the earth and man, typified, as we haye seCll, by
the restoration of Egypt which in the Bible consistently
represents the world.
a Exodus, on the other hand, tells of the dcIiyerance,
by the direct intervention of God, of the chosen people
from the hard bondage which in later years they experienced in Egypt; and thereby are furnished us (1)
a type of the deliverance of God's people from the bondage under sin and Satan, and (2) an illustration of the
great deliverance ,,,hich is to come to all the world at the
inauguration of the Prince of Peace as God's ruler,
when men will be dcIiyered from the bondage of evil and

will be free to :'go out" into the liberty of the sons of
God.-Romans 8: 2l.
4 Also, as our studies will show, Exodus discloses that
this df'li\'<'rance will be by means of redemption. The
Bible kno,,'S nothing of deliyerance by evolutioll; nor in
all human history is there any evidence of man's evolu
tion to a higher plane of life, except in material things.
He nCYer finds "the God within him", nor eyer discoyers the 'Yay to transmute his earthly life into the
spiritual. Exodus shows that deliverance comes only
through the mercy and power of God and by man's accepting this favor at his hand. Further; it tells of the
establishment of the law of God, and of his w0rship according to this law, representing the establi~hmeut of
the kingdom of heaven upon earth and the help i\-hich
will then be given to men to know and to do God's ':;vill.
5 \Y e know from later portions of the Scripture tlUl t
it was not God's purpose to have the chosen family grow
up and increase into a nation in Canaan, the land of
promise. The patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
were giyen that land as a temporary home, ,,,ith the
promise that ultimately it should. be their everlasting
possession and permanent home. In this way eyen the
land of promise was a strange land to them, and the
patriarchs were but strangers and pilgrims waiting for
the realization of their hope. This was in gL'nCl'al ftll-
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filment of the purpose of God, but also served as a type famine was on and, so far as they knew at least, until
of the followers of Christ who hold the promises of the end of Jacob's life. Under divine guidance they
God but who must, through patient endurance, prove were given a separate portion of the land of Egypt, be~
their fidelity to God.-1 Peter 2: 11; Hebrews 11: 13. . cause the Egyptians abominated a pastoral people. This
also served to keep them together.
6 Vi'hen confirming the covenant of the land God told
Abraham that his seed should be strangers in a land not
11 The Bible is careful to give in detail the number
theirs and ~hould be brought into hard bondage and be of the chosen family who went down into Egypt. Countafflicted, a:l<l that a period of 400 years should pass being Joseph and Jacob's two sons who were already there,
fore the lJdioll that they served should be judged and they were numbcred as seventy (Exodus 1: 5; Genesis
his seed d~l i \'ered. There were many reasons in the divine 4G: 27) ; though it should be noted that Stephen said
purpose for tbis. One ,,'as stated to Abraham at that that Joseph's kindred when presented to Pharaoh numtime. God said, "'rhe iniquity of the Amorites is not bered seventy-fiye. (Acts 7: 13, 14) This difference need
yet full." (Grlwsis 13: 1G) Ged had brought Abraham not be considered as a contradiction; for Stephen speaks
into a land ,dwre there was much wickedness. Indced, of Joseph's "kindre<1", and may have included some not
thc cities of the plain not far distant from Abraham's recorded in the Genesis account.
settlement are set forth in the Scriptures as examples
12 Bishop Colenso, the advance leader of the British
in degradation, and their ultimate destruction pictured higher critics, made a reputation for himself by raising
the VelJgHl.nCe of God ,rhich shall come upon all who wil- obj ections to the truthfulness of this Genesis record.
fully degnHle themselYes.-Ezekiel 1G: 50; Jude 7.
Na doubt the objection could be sustained literally; for
7 It is manifest that the divine purpose for Abraham
it includes two grandsons of Judah, and it is a moral
did not iuclude any attempt on his part to bring these uncertainty and almost a physical impossibility that
,rieked people to the knowledge of God; he made no at- they were born prior to the going down into Egypt. Also
tempt to t::ll them of the hope which God had given him, Benjamin, whom Judah called "a little one" (Gf'nesis
nor even to guide them into cleaner and better ways of 44: 20), is seemingly referred to as having taken ten
living. Abraham's residence and example amongst the sons with him into Egypt. (Genesis 46: 21) However,
Amorites ought to hare helped them, and it is clear that though the scripture does not specifically so state, it is
in that ImHl there was some witness to the true worship almost certain that this twenty-first verse is parenthetical,
of God-lHelchizedek's priesthood proves that-but the and is intended to be read in relation to the death of
time had not yet come when God could judge them. Jacob, or as a chronicle of the family with which BenHence Abraham was not commissioned to convert them. j amin was later blessed, rather than as a description
of his household at the time of the actual going down
8 Hpre is a picture "hich should have guid2d Christendom, ,rhich holds that the disciples of Jesus are expected to into Egypt; and if this be granted all the difficulties
bring about the conversion of the world. That is the vanish.
theory on which Christendom does its work, but there
13 Furthermore,
as is pointed out in SCRIPTURE
is nothing in the Scriptures to support it. Christendom STUDIES, Volumc T,yo, page 213, the death of Jacob
expects to ,ntness, preach and teach in an eril world (17 years after his arrival in Egypt) was the dividand bring the world to righteousness. But Christen- ing line between the Patriarchal Age and the Jewish
dom's theory is lost when it comes to practice; on the Age. It was then that Israel was first counted as a
one hand the preachers do not liye up to their theory, nation. Hence it is more than reasonable to conclude
and on the other hand the world is fast disregarding that the Scriptures reckon that date as marking the ofchurchianity.
ficial settling of Jacob's family in Egypt. This would
allow sufficient time for the birth of Benjamin's ten sons
9 The land of Canaan, madc to Abraham the land of
promise, represents thereby (in its final occupation) in Egypt.
14 The Scriptures should be read with reason, and
the kingdom of God upon earth. That kingdom will be
established not by a gradual growth of righteousness should not bc discarded as inaccurate because every
such as Christendom claims, but by a sudden display historical statement does not appear to agree with every
of the power of God when the wickedness of the earth other relative statement. In Genesis 35: 26, after Jacob's
has been brought to the iull; that is, when men have sons have been enumerated, it appears to declare that
had such an opportunity of learning of God and have they were all born to him in Padan Aram, though only
a few verses earlier there is record of Benjamin's birth
misused their chances until judgment is due.
and his mother's death at Bethlehem, long after Jacob
10 As it was God's purpose that his kingdom in Canaan
should be established in power by his chosen people, it had left Padan Aram. These apparent slips give op~
is evident that they must needs be separated for a time portunity for the higher critical theologians to display
from the peoples of Canaan. How God brought this their lack of faith in the Bible as God's Word.
15 Those who are acquainted with the Bible's method
about was shown by our last studies. Jacob and his fastgrowing family went down into Egypt to dwell while the of teaching by types, and who know of its consistency
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of detail in connection with its typical teachings, readily

understand that the number sewnty is typical or symbolical. '1.'he number is repeatedly associated with the
house of Israel; and in later days at Sinai God, through
:Moses, chose seventy elders of the people who were to be
associated with Moses, representing him as he represented God. This in still later days became the basis
of the Sanhedrin, composed of seventy members, who
were known as mlers in IsraeL-John 7: 26.
16 Jacob's family lived very happily in Egypt; for
Joseph's position as governor enabled him to look after
his brethren. The reconciliation had be<>n complete; and
Jacob's sons had learned to live in harmony with their
covcnant, and thus to become worthy of being counted
the heads of the tribes of Israrl. It was no doubt in
the providence of God that nearly all of .Jacobs children
were sons. They would marry amongst their rclatiwsthe daughters of Ishmael, of Keturah, and perhaps of
Esau. They wrre all very fruitful, and children were
born to them quickly. Apparently they married ,,-hen
quite young, and some of them had large families.
Ag-rceahle to Jaeoh's prophecy Joseph became like a
fruitful bough; he saw Ephraim's chil<lren of the third
gelleration.
17 Joseph's prosperity in Egypt ,\"Us in itself as nothing to him. He lived to serve his God. Before he died
he avowed his faith in the God of his fathers, according
to the oath which God had made to Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob. And he took oath of his people, saying,
"God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my
bones from hence." (Genesis 50: 24, 25) He died at the
age of 110 years--cighty years after he had stood before Pharaoh.
18 The policy Joseph instituted in Egypt seems to
have obtained for many years after his death, but as
time passed the increase in numbers and wealth of the
children of Israel becamc an important factor in the
life of Eg-ypt. It was according to the purpose of God
that the Israelites hall been settled in the land of Goshen.
1::>5
The land being fruitful, all their needs wero.) met; and
they became not only great in numbers, but rich in cattle and goods.
19 Eventually a king arose ,vho saw possible danger
to the Egyptians in the increase of the children of
Israel. He called attention to the faet that these people were more and were mightier than the Egyptians.
(Exodus 1: 10; Psalm 105: 24) He suggested that if
a war ,rith enemies occurred Israel might join with the
encmies and so get themselves out of the land of Egypt,
a statement which implies that the Israelites were profitable to Egypt. Thl'Y did not want to get Israel out of
the land, but to keep them in it, but under subjection.
It was then agreed to set OWl' the Israelites taskmasters who should afflict them in their burdens. Treasure
cities were built for the new Pharaoh, and they were
set to do the hardest and most menial work; but the
more the Israelites were afflicted the more they multiplied and grew. '1.'he Egyptians were vexed and grieved
because of this, but continued their policy with rigor, till
the lives of the Israelites were made bitter with hard
bondage. It is evident that they were treated as slaves,
and at least some were scattered abroad in Egypt. All
of this ,,~as in accordance with the purpose of God for
that people.
What portion of Israelitish history is covered in Genesis?

What does the word Exoous mean? 'Vhat is the purpose
of these t,,o books respectively'! IT 1-4.
How and why were the patriarchs strangers in the land of
promise? How were they strangers in Egypt? Why were
they oppressed, and why did God wait 4(J0 years before
punishing their oppressors? IT 5, 6, 10.
Why did not Abraham seek to convert the wicl;:ed people
around him? What lesson should this teach us? IT 7~().
How many 'Of Jacob's family migrated to Egypt? What
seeming discrepancies in the account have higher critics
stumbled over'! How can these matters be explained?
U 11-13,
How did the Lord bless Jacob's family in Eg3-pt? How

long- did Joseph lh-e, and what did he prophesy? U 16-18.
lIow did the Israelites alarm the Egyptians? Dill they want
Israel to emig-rat!'? What policy concerning them did
Pharaoh finally adopt? IT 1fJ,20.
GOD'S SAFE KEEPING

"Hold thou me up, in Christ in heavenly places,
To view my life from that triumphant height,
So shall my soul grow strong with patient courage
'1'0 run the race and wage the daily fight.
How light and brief the present conflict seemeth,
An,l short the wa3' to that eternal rest,
'Vhen ej~es of faith gaze smiling from the shelter
Of love's safe holding to my Father's breast!
"Hoi II thou me up, in Christ my righteous C'Ov'r}ng,

Till crowned immortal I in glory shine;
For now I liye through his life pUlsing in me,
As liYes the branch by dwelling in the vine,
Father, I yield in gratefUl heart~submission
'1'0 thy keen blade of purging pain and woe;
Prune as thou wilt, and perfect 101'e's fruition:
From luscious grapes sweet wine of j'Oy will flow.
"Hold thou me up, in Christ with full dominion

O'er my weak flesh and subtle self-desire,
Spurning each snare, sweet-baited by the tempter,
Guarding my robe from spot of earthly mire.
Held by thy power, no darkness can confound me,
~or haunting fears my trusting heart alarm,
TI1.Y grace and strength are perfected in weakness,
Aud none can pluck me from thy 'circling arm.
"Hold thou me up, in Christ a living member,

Swift to obey the promptings of his will,
My words and deeds his mind alone expressing
As I with joy my task of love fulfil.
If I would reign with him, a king in glory,
Here I must share his sacrifice and "haml'.
So, Father, help me bear the cross with ,IPI'11'
Till life will end in praise to thy dear nallle'"
CHILDHOOD AND EDUCATION OF MOSES

--JULY ll-ExoDuS 2: 1-10; ACTS 7: 22-"Train up a child in the way he should go, and even when he is old he will not depart from it."-Proverbs 22: 6.
ilE hard and cruel oppression which the king of

Egypt and his officers put upon the Israelites, and
which made their lives bitter, did not have the
expected effect of reducing the number of Hebrew children being born. Severer measures were ordered. 'rhe
Hebrew midwives were called before the king or his officers, and were strictly ordered to kill every male child
born of a Hebrew mother. But the midwives feared God
and they disobeyed the inhuman and atrocious command of the king.
2 They were again called up to answer for this; but
when que,'tioned why they had disobeyed they made excuse, saying that which indeed must have be~n true,
viz., that the Hebrew women were livelier than the
Egyptian women, and that their children WNe born
before the midwives arriveu. Perhaps the midwives
never hurried to answer a call. The record is that God
blessed the midwives and established them a sure place
amongst their people.-Exodus 1: 20, 21.
3 When the Egyptians saw that they were foiled in
that scheme Pharaoh issued a general order to all his
people, bidding them to destroy by casting into the River
Nile every Hebrew male child born. This cruel
order seems to have been obeyed. No doubt the priest,~,
politicians and profiteers of Egypt raised a cry in support, like the course of modern patriots; and as there
would he many Egyptians living amongst the Hebrews
in the land of Goshen, and as the Hebrews were disliked,
also in ordeT to curry favor with the officers the Egyptians would be ready to execute this cruel law. 'rhis
urgency on the part of the powers of Egypt is confirmation of the Bible's record of the great increase of that
people dUTing their stay in Egypt. Eidently the proportion of males born was unusual.
4 At the time of the dpath of Jacob (seventeen years
after he entered Egypt) there were only sevcnty peTsons
counted of the chosen family, though if the wives of
the men weTe counted no doubt there would be mOTe
than that number; wheTeas at the 'exodus, 198 years
latpr, the number of the men was over 600,000, to which
must be added the numbeT of women and children, making up a total of at least two million persons.-Exodus
12: 37.
5 These cruelties in the treatment of the Israelites in
Egypt were a reminder that the time was drawing on
when God, accoTding to his purpose, must deliver his
people. 'rhe faithful in Israel had by now realized that
the affliction, which God had told Abraham should come,
was upon them; the "iron furnace" was getting heated.
The faithful ones knew that the time was approaching
when God would deliver them, but none could know how
he ,,"auld do it.
6 The Bible now tells in simple words the story of the
birth of the one whom God intended to use as his instnlment for his people's deliverance. A man of the
house of Levi, unnamed as yet. went and took to wife a
daughter of Levi. (Exodus"2: 1) More seems intended
than a mere statement of marriage. The man was
Amram, the firstborn of Kohath, who was the second
son of Levi. J ochltbed the wife was, according to Exoclus 6: 20, Levi's own daughter, and therefore was
Amram's aunt. What disparity of age there was we do
not know, perhaps not more than ten years. '1'he genealogy of Levi shows that his family was not so productive as that of some of the other tribes. In the period
during which they dwelt in Egypt and to the entrance
into Canaan there were only five generations in Levi's
family, though there were ten in Joseph's family by
Ephmim.-See 1 Chronicles chapters 6 and 7.
7 There were altogether one daughter and two sons
born to Amram. 'rhe account, however, concerns itself
with the birth of one of these who in God's providence
was to be Israel's deliverer. It was a goodly son who
was born to the conple. Admittedly beautiful and unusual, he was too sweet a child for the mother to allow
him to be seen and seized by ruthless Egyptian hands
and cast into the river. FurthermoTe her mother love
sought to preserve the child because she believed he was
given of God. Because she had this faith she hid him
fOT three months, which indicates that the child was
good-tempered and healthy, as well as that it was well
looked after. What part Amram took in this we do not
know; he must have been a good and honorable man, living according to faith in God.
8 But Moses' own account in Exodus shows the mother
as most prominent. It was she who saw that he was an unusual child; she who hid him; she who decided he
could no longer be hidden, and then made fOT him an
ark of bulrushes; she who prepared it and placed her
child in and herself laid it in the flags by the Tiver's
brink. In Hebrews 11: 23 we read that the paTents saw
that he was a proper child, and they were not afraid of
the king's commaud.
9 Stephen (Acts 7: 20) says of the young child that
he was exceedingly fair. '1'here is no question that both
parents saw that God had blessed them with an unusual
child, and if Amram is not specially mentioned it must
be remembered that he was doubtless under forced labor
and may have been kept away from home, or would have
but little time for his family. They believed that God
had giyen them this charge, and they did what they
could to preserve him for God, probably believing that
God would do something for the deliverance of his peopIe through their child.
10 They were not afraid of Pharaoh's wrath while the
child was in their home; they rested in God's care for
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them. (Hebrews 11: 23) When the child's lungs got

stronger and he could no longer be hidden, the mother
concluded that her child must be given to the Nile, but
should be given in her way. Probably the place was not
on the main stream of the Nile as it now swec'ps past
Cairo, but in one of the streams into which it divides itself in its delta. She probably chose the place because
she knew Pharaoh's daughter was accustomed to bathe
there.
11 Rhe set her daughter Miriam, whose age is variously sU,ggested as seven or eight or possibly twrlve yrars, to
watch what should be do:~:~; for she did not expect to
see it destroyed. Rather we may say the expeet<:d happened. Pharaoh's daughter, atbnded by her retinuc of
women so that seclusion should be obtained for her,
came down to bathe. She saw the ark and sent hrr attending maid to get it. She herself opC'ned the ark and
saw the child, which be:ran to cry. Hn mother heart
was moved with compassion. She saw at once ami said:
This is a Hebrew child. Just then Miriam caml', and
quickly noting the princess' desire said, "Shall I gu and
call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she
may nurse the child for thee?"-Exodus 2: 7.
12 In the face of Pharaoh's edict it was a daring suggestion, but was exactly what Pharaoh's daughter nee<led.
It opened the way for her to keep this sweet baby boy
under her care, and to provide a mother for the child;
for no Egyptian woman would act as nurse for a Hebrew boy. Miriam was sent, and she called the child's
mother. Pharaoh's daughter_said to the mother, "Take
this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee
thy wages. And the woman took the child and nursed
it." (Exodus 2: 9) It was a wonderful happening. The
mcther had risked her beloved cmld. The river which
had swallowed up so many Hebrew children had given
her child back; and with the assurance of protection
from Pharaoh's daughter, and conscious of God's care
and blessing, she nursed her own child and received pay
for doing it.
13 It seems hardly possible that Pharaoh's daughter
did not perceive the situation. It would be strange indeed if the light in the mother's eye did not betray her.
How long the child stayed with his mother we do not
know; probably until he was weaned, perhaps a period
of four years. After that he was taken to Pharaoh's
daughter's house and he bccame her son. It was she who
gave him the 1'.ame of Moses, the name of the man who,
in the providence of God, became the greatest of all
human sons, the only possible exception being that of
Paul the apostle, another member of the same nation.
14 How much of the after-life of Moses was due to his
first four years under the care of his mother and father
we may not know. They would certainly tell their son
of the God of Israel; and his active mind, though of the
tenderest years, would be turned always to things which
were good and right. Then came the instruction in the
wisdom and knowledge of the Egyptians. It is said that
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in those day~ Egypt gave carrful attention to the traiuing of the young. Pharaoh's daughter 'would sec to it
that the child and then the youth was well trained and
cared for. lUoses got all that was to be had from the
schools of E/Iypt, then the attractive centre of the world's
learning. He became a mighty man in Egypt., mighty
in wonl and deed, and learned in all its wisdom anu
knowl('dge.-See Acts 7: 2~.
IJ Pharaoh's cruel edict was to become the direct
means of the dcliwrance of God's oppressed people.
Had it not been for the commal1(l to the mirhyiyes to
dpstroy all the male clllhlTen, and then the general order
to d('~troy them in the Nile, the chilu l\Ioses would not
haye hecn exposed to the ga~e of the daughter of
PhanlOh, and consequently be would not have been taken
under her care.
16 It is surply not without significancc that Pharaoh's
011"11 river gave up the one who should be the deliverer of
hi8 people and who, undcr the hand of God, was also
im-dved in the destruction of that mighty oppressive
PO\H'T; nor that Pharaoh's o\Yll danghtpr should be the
instrnmrnt of bringing about the destruction of her
father's plam. The future deliverer of the hated. riP.spised and opprcssed Israclites was nurtured in Pharaoh's
own courts. God makes the wrath of men to praise
him.~-Psalm 76: 10.
17 'rhe removal of Moses from his own people may
be consiuered as a necessity in his training. Under the
care of his foster mother he got experiences from /;i'eat
numbers of stuuents from many lands ,1'110 were drawn
to Egypt by its institntions, as well as from the tea,chcrs
of Egypt. H0 might have chosen a student's life-and
his after-life shows that he could have chosen to advantage almost any branch of learning-but he seems
to have preferred that of military service; for he is
said to have been mighty in ueeds. These, Josephus indicatcf, refer to great military services which he rendcred to Egypt. V cry probably he saw that such service
might help him if he were called to be the leader of his
pc'opie. Their deliveranc2 he cxpected, and he could see
no other way than by force, however exerted.
18 While Moses was growing up and. being trained
for his future great work, his people Israel wrl'e gradually smking into despair and into forgetfulness of God.
They Iell into icl01atry. .J oshua in Canaan reminded the
Israelites that their lathers served other gods in Egypt.
(Joshua 24: 14) Ezekiel discloses that the practice 01
idolatry in Egypt by the I sraeFtes ,yas general; "every
man" needed to be called back to God.-Ezekiel 20: 7.
19 God re,mrded Amram and J och~bed for their fidelity to hinl. Their remarkable family, Moses, Miriam,
and Aaron, did not just happen to be born in that home.
That the mother was an unusual woman we know, and
that Amram was a man of faith is shown by Hebrews
11 : 23. In both parents there were care and prayer and
faith. They were rich in faith and in loyalty to God,
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and thry wrre blrssed of him. It is not surprising that

God ",hould bring forth three such wonderful servants
as Moses, Aaron and Miriam out of that lowly dwelling.
What scheme did Pharaoh first adopt to destroy the Hebrew

made children, and why did the plan fail? What order did
he then issue? U 1-3.
To what extent did the Israelites increase in two centuries?
How did the faithful ones react to persecution? U 4, 5.
BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
"'ho were the parents of Moses, and what do we know concerning- them? U G, 9, ] n.
Relate the story of the child's adoption by Pharaoh's
Iluug-hter. How long was he nursed by his own mother?
U ]0-13.
Of what did Moses' traIning consist? What are the sig-Ilincunt circumstances surroumling the preservation of
this deliverer of God'lS ppople? 'Yhy was he known to
the Egyptians as one mighty in dee(ls? U 14-17.
"'hUe their deliverer was b('ing prpparpd f\)r his work, what
wa::; the general attitude of the Israelite::; toward Jehovah?
U 18.
FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY
ANY of the friends write THE WATCH TOWER

expressing their gratification and grrat joy derived from the present truth published in these
columns. No member of the committee takes any credit
for 'what here appears. We believe that the LOTd is looking after his people and that he furnishes the meat in
Ulte srason.
0crllsionally someone writes that an elder in the class
attempts indirectly to find fault with THE WATCH
TmvE"1l and to crrate doubt in the minds of some of the
friends, by asking questions like this: "If this be so,
hoyv do we harmonize it with what is published in the
Volumes?" And then when some one in the class explains it and shows how to harmonize it the eldrr begins to argue and cause trouble. This is not at all surprising to us. As heretofore shown in THE WATCH
'rOWER, there are dreamers who are dreaming about what
they learned years ago, who refuse to walk in the light
as the Lord lpuds his people, and who have not therefore ent~red into the joy of the Lord. It should be expectrd that these 'will find fault.
Let none of the Lord's people be discouraged. Let
them try to help such an one to see the truth as the
Lord gives it to his people. To all such elders ,,,ho are
having difficulty of this kind we suggest a more careful
and prayerfll 1. consideration of ,yhat appears in these
columm. Ask the Lord to help you to understand it

according to his will, and then try to find scriptures in
support of what the article says.
Invariably when one picks up THE WATCII TOWER
with the spirit of criticism, before reading it, he
begin to try to find some ""ay. to upset what is there
stated. The enemy always aids him in this respect. If
on the contrary he '''ould read THE WATCH TOWER helieving that the Lord is feeding his people, as some of
the brethren express it, and with an honest, sincere desire to be pleasing to the Lord, diligent!y seeking scri ptures in SUppOl't of what is stated, the Lord will aid him;
and that brother will walk in the light and rejoice.
If the church receiwd all the light ten years or more
ago, then the scripture would not be true which says,
"But the path of the just is as the shining light, that
shineth more and more unto the perfect day." (Proverbs
4: 18) Let us confidently trust in the Lord and keep our
minds stayed upon him; and this doing, as he has
graciously promised, he will keep such in peace, peace.
(Isaiah 26: 3) Let us avoid strife and follow peace and
holiness, if we would sec the Lord. Such is the admonition of the Scriptures. We strongly advise that each
one ,rho is an elder in a class diligl'ntly strive to maintain peace and unity amongst the brethren.
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INTERESTING LETTERS
FI~DS
JOY IN HIS SERVICE
DEAR RROTHr:I~ Hl:THERFORD:
It is six years ag-o since I wrote asking your ad"ice ahout

entf'ring- the '~olporteur work. I felt as if I had no alJility
to d'o the work and I then suggested that I continue my
nursing land put the money into the work. But in your reply
YOU ignored my suggestion and sa ill, "By all means I
~vould adyise ~"ou to have a part in the service, knowing that
the blessings received f!,om. serving the Lo~~ are much
greater than we can receIve 1- any other way.
This advice I accepted as from the Lord; and now, after
six years in the service, I can testify to the wisdom of
your words. The blessings received have indeed been great,
and each year has brought more success and more joy. I
am praying for greater zeal, greater alJility, and greater
opportunity to witness for the King.
I pray that tll(> 11P:1Ycnly Father may continue to guifle

and direct your f'fforts in the work ,vhich he has entrusted
to ~"ou. May ~ou be faithful unto df'ath.
Yours in his serrice,
ELSIE CARSO~.-Colpt.
COMMENDABLE ZEAL FOR THE LORD
BRETHREN:
I applied for the V. D. 1\1. Questions in the hope that In
searching for the answers, I would be helped and strengthened to understand more of the wonderful plan of redemption for all. Please show me plainly where I made mistakes
and where my thought Is out of harmony with the Scripture teaChing, and I shall try to overcome them.
'Ve are a little class of about twenty-five members, in
a country district in Queensland. Some of us have to gQ
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about fourteen miles to class; but we manage to get about

oae and one-half hours' study in ever~' Sund.<'lY, and love
every bit of it. ",Ve all long for the ",VATCH TOWERS to
comE', and find them very beautiful and hE'lprul. 'We prny
continually that the Lord will grant you more and more
Wh3dolll and grace to pass on the "nwat in due season"
to the hungry ones who are waiting for it.
Your sister in the glad service of Christ,
O.\1rs.) ANNIE :M. HOLTORF.-Australia.
INCREASING LIGHT GIVES STRENGTH
DEAR BRETHRE=" :
Please find enclosed my answers to V. D. M. questions.
I have spent many happy hours digging the preeious gold.
It ha,; been sudl a help, placing God's plan in illY mind
in its proper order.
I feel so thankful I find myself in harmony with the
truth and with those Whom the Lord has appointed as
his watchmen. :Many times I long to express to ~'ou, especially to dear Brother Rutherford, my gratitude and
apprecirtion for your loving devotion and faithfulness in
his service.
THE 'WATCH TOWERS all this past year have been so
grand. The interpretations of Revelation 12 are wonderful, also the sweet lesson on love (October 1st, 19:!5, issue);
but nothing has so thoroughly oonvincell me as to the
correctness of Brl}ther Rutherford's position with respect
to the Elisha class, am] that the Lord has put him then',
as the fuller light on the parable of the Sheep and the
Goats. This is so plain, not only from the Bible standpoint
but from daily observation! "'Vesel' its fulfilment.
'I'he Lord did iruieed make dear Brother Russell ruler
over all his household; but he did not deliver to him all
of the light. It shines more and more unto the pE'rfect day.
Patience and courage in always holding up the precious
standard of truth and defending it at any cost to self are
COllllnendable.
This is what you are doing, and it gives strength to all
of us. "'VI' know the Lord is with you all in his work.
l\lay the dear hE'avenly I<'ather richly bless you in your
service of love. With much Christian love,
1\1RS. IDA HARIlWICK.-Ky.
COMFORT FOR JEWS-AND CHRISTIANS
I have just read ~'ollr new book of 7] 2 Scripture citations
benl'ing upon the restoration of Palestine to the .Tewish
people.
How any Jew can read that bOHk and not be convinced
that we have the correct understanding of prophecy relative
to the Jewish regathering in Palestine in the vE'ry near
future as God's first pE'ople, is beyond my comprehension.
The Je", mus.t surel~' believe his return to divine favor is
near at hand when he rea,ls this wonderful book.
What a resmrch of Bible texts you have put into that
work! The subject throughout is halHlled admirably, forL'fully and conclusively. Except tile Lord were with you the
subject could not have been so delightfully dealt with. There
is nothing omitted and nothing more needing to be said.
It is complete.
I congratulate 3"ou on the achievement. Now it is up to
us to do our part. I'll do my very best, Faithfully yours,
J. A. BOHr-;ET.-PUgrim.
BLESSINGS BY RADIO
Greetings in the name of the One we love. Despite the
fact that we are "way down south in Dixie" we were drawll
into the zone of your speaking voice last Sunday night
through the medium of the radio!
W 0 R D came in partiCUlarly clear despite the static
disturbance and transported you bodily into our little home
circle, which recalled old times and precious memories.
TOWER
159
What an outstanding miracle in ihis gocd year of grace,

1926, that every cadence of ~'our voice uttered in Chleago,
was instantly audible in Sau Antonio, Texas! Every word
and statE'ment uttered was a powerfUl witness for our
glorious l'ather.
Every atom of my ransomed bt'ing goes out to him in
gratitude for thus using Present Truth as a whiple for all
his proclamations. How privilegl'd and honored are we
as a people at this time! In this faithless and godless
gent'ration no otller voice nor organization is being used
in defence of his name, his honor, or his divine plan of tlte
ages. Praise his holy name! I rejoke that to your Jot
ft'll the respomdbility of continuing to its final' COIlsummulion the work still to be done upon t'arth.
The radio program fro III W 0 R D on Sunday last was
fine in its entirety; the reading by Mrs. Courtney was
mudl apprepiated.
Your voke is remarkably fitted for transmission by
radiO, b( cause of its VO]UllW, clarity and dist illctness ill
prollUlwialion. You are doing a grand ,York, d, ar Brother
Uutheriord, alld are being used mightily by our Lord.
Believe me, ever and alwa~'s, ~'ours ill the swcet fellowship of the mystery.
EJUIA P ASCIUL,-Texas.
JOY AND REFRESHMENT
DEAR BRETHREN:
Greetings under tile banner of our Captain!
I 1l0W forward herewith my answers to the V. D. l\!.
qut'stions. The effort made to cl}llect data and to write
correct short answers has proven vcry illteresting and has
brought me much refreshment, joy alHl blessillg. I now
rejoice greatly for having made tlle ell'ort alld I thank ~ou
sincE'rely for haYing granted me the opportunity.
I take this opportunity to express my thankfulness for
the wealth of instruetions I have receiyed from all your
publications, especially the current ",VATeH 'l'o\YERS and Reprints, all of which are in my possession and which I regoaI'd as great treasures. I only wish more of their contE'nts were in my brain and heart. I am endeavoring to be
diligent in achieving this.
Hecognizing that you are se.t in the bodY by the Lord
for his purpose, one of which is to feed his ShN'P and keep
them together, I will ever eontinue to pray that ~'Oll may
be faithfUl to your responsibility and be sustainetl by 1Iim.
Your fellow SIOldier in the fight, A. A. D017GLAS.-B. lV. I.
KNOWLEDGE ACTUATED TO SERVICE

DF:AR BRETHREN:
For some time the brE'thren have urgE'd me to sub!'lit my
answers to the prE'pared questions from the SOCIE1'Y, that
additional privileges may be embraced. I trust the melosed
answers will proye satisfactory.
I appreciate the information which the Lord has permitted
me to gain concerning his great plap. during the past four
~'ears. :My secular work (assistant to the Director of the
Fisheries Survey of the Union of South Africa) affords me
sufficient leisure and opportunities for study, and from
viewpoints not always attainable by the average Bible
Student.
In addition to the prophetic, historical and chronological
features of the truth, I have been privileged to study, it
from the geoglogical and biological aspects also, and with
great blessings. Evolution and its absurdities, ancient history with its seeming contradictions to the divine plan, and
mythology, have also been considered-and the truth shines
brighter than ever in contrast thereto. I have also enjoyed
the study of the Great Pyramid's symbolism. Greatly indeed have I been favored of the Lord.
And now I have come to the place where I desire humbly
and gratefully to use that which the Lord has permitted
me to reeeive, by engaging actively in his kingdom work.
I am his servant. Yours by his favor,
GEORGE J. POlloTE.-S. Africa.
International Bible Students Association OasseS

liectureL3 drld 5(ud1C6 by 1i"dvelin~ Brethren
Stanwood, Wash
June
7
Mt. Vernon. "ash
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8
Friday Harbor. 'Vash. " 9,10
Oak Harbor, \Vash...... " 11. 13
Burlington, Wash
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14
Arlington, 'Vash
" 15, 16
BROTHER 11. S. MtJRR-AY
SedroWoolll~y,
'Vash....June 17
Blaine. "'ash
" 18
Vaneoll\'er, n. C
" 20
BelIinghanl, ',"ash
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Lynden. \\'a,h. ,
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Maple Falls, Wash......... " 24
Wallaeeburg, Onto
Sarnie, Out.
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Stratford. Owt
l\litd1eil. Onto
Seaforth. Ont
Goderich, OM. ..
Eagle Rock, Calit.

\Vbi Wer, Calif. ..
Alhambra, Calif.
l\!ll)'wood, Caur. ..
Lo~ Angele.-, Calif
Ontario, Calif
June 8
" 9
JI 10
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BROTHER C. W. CUTFORTJI
Leamington. Ont.
May 25,26
27
l'elee Island. Onto
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IIarrow, Onto
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30.31
Essex. Onto
June
1
2
Chatham, Ollt.
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Oceanside, Calif.
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Huntington Beadl, Calif. " 3
San })edl'o, (1 a lif
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Long Beach. Calif
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Hawthorne, Culif,
" 7
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Bryan. O.
Edgerton, O
AI\'orl]toll, 0,
Yan \Yert, O
Greellville, O
Da~ton.
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Port Alleghany, Pa...... __.Jllne 2
\Villianu;pol't, Pa. .__. ._.._" 3, G
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Bellefonte, l'a
Pleasant Gal', I'a
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Northumberland, Pa
Danville, PH
Henton, P:-1.
Nan,ticoke, Pa..
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Carbondale, l'a
Honesdale, I'll
El Pa.-o, Tex
June 10
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June 6
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EI I'u,o. Tex
Hweet\\-afpl', Tex
8n)'de1', Tex
Quita'llle, Tex
Hro\\ lJ.le!d ~rex
Lubb'H'k. 1'<,,,
11m'h"" T,".:
Dalh(ll"t, '11 e x:
Wkhita. KlUl'B
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BROTHER C ROBERTS
Bismark, R. Dak
Moffit, X. flak. __
Fredonia. X. Dak
Berlin, N. link
Enderlin. X. nak
Jj"'argo, N. Vak.
June 4
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Kathryn, N. Dak.
Jnne 14
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20
De Lamere, N. Dak
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Wyndmere, K Dak
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Minot. N. Dak. ..
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June 0, R
li'riend, Kan~
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7
Lakin, KanA:. _. __._.._.._. ._ "
9
Syracuse. KanA
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Dod~e. City. Kans
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11
Pratt, Kans.
13
Preston, Kans
Arlington. Kans.
'Viehita, Kans. __
'Vellint'ton. Kans.
Hardtner, Kans
Protection, Kans.
Jllne 14
15
" 16
17
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20
BROTHER A.J. ESHLEMAN

Columbia, f;. C
Roc], Hill, H. C
Charlotte, ;'. ,C
Moncure. X" C.
Ralel.;:l), N. !:.
Wilson, K. C
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Elmira. X. Y
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Kiagara Falls, N. Y.
May 31
June 1
2
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Roseland, Ill
lllue Island. Ill
Kankakee, Ill.
Champaign, III. ..
Dum'ille, 111,
Decatur, Ill
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Pan'a, Ill. _..__
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Patol<a, Ill.
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Alma, Ill
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Mattoon, Ill.
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Kamsack, Sa~k
Hendon. Sask
'Yadenu, Susko
Clair, /;a,k. ..
Quill Lake, Sa;o;;]r,
liUlliboldt, Sask.
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Prince .\.Ibert, Sask
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Kinil'itlllo , HaRk
Star Ciry, ~ask

!Cermaria, ~ask.
Viscount, Sask
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Lake Charle~. La
GlenulOra, La
Kell~. La. ..
Sikt'i'l, La
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Sl1r"vepOlt, La
Pine Blull', La.
June 8
" 10,11
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" 14, 15
" 17, 18
20
I1Iemphi~. Tenn
Annu, Ill.
CarbollllaJe, Iii.
St. Loui", .'\10
Sprin'(neld. Ill.
Bloomington, Ill
Jnne 22
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27
29
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BROTHER W. J. THORN
Asllland, On~
Medford. Ore
RO~lIe nilet, Ore
Wolf ('reel,. Ore
CanJ'oll\ iIIe, Ore.
Oaldand. Ore.
JunEl
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8
11
13
14
16
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Rosehurg, Ore
Ore
Ore
BUg'I'lle, ttrl'
Oakridge, Ore
AIlJllny, Ore
l\1ur~hIIPJil,
Reed~I/()lt.
McA\lu. Tex
Rarlin;.;eu, Tex....
Dliscoll. Tex
Corpn~ Chrh.:N, Tex
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San Ant0l1io, Tes:.
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KerlTille, Tex .........
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Pipe Creek. Tex
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Tarplar, Te-x.. _
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San ~\ntonio, Tex
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Gonzales, Tex
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BROTHER S. H. TOUTJlAN
Rutchin,on, KanR
May 27:\0
Dodge Cll). Kans
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Pueblo, Colo. ..
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Grillld ,JuwtlOll, Colo
" 2
Midva]e. 1"l:\h
" 4
Salt Lake City, 1'lal1
6
O~den. rtah
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LoYelo"k, Xev
Hem" Xey
Oakluud. Calif. ..
S,m 1"ra neisco, Calff
Paso Hobles. Calif ,
.Tune 1
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11
13
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BROTHER M. L. HERR
Lowell, Mass
Bel'erlJ', l\!a"s,
Boston, 1\fnss..._ _.._
CIiftollllal", Muss
Lynn, Mus". ..
Waltlllun, l\lass.
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16
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Kenneil)', :l11)]n
June 4
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NorJhome, Minn
.Tulle 14
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Onumia. Minn
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Grindrod, 1l. C
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18
Langley Prairie, B. C,"
7
Hoek Creek, B. C
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lIIatsQui, B. C.
"Grund Forks, B. C
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Chilliwack, B. C
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Trail. ll. C
" 23,U
PentietoJl', B. C. """'''''' " 11,13
Ke]"on. n. C
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" 25,27
Yeroon, B. C_._._ .. 14,15
Winlaw, B. C
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Ind
Julle 2
Brandenburg, Ky. ..
" 3
New Albany, Ind.
4
LouiHvil1e, I~y. _
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J el'fer!'oll.tpW)). Ky'. ..
" 7
ShelbY"me, Ky......_._..__ .. S
Frankfort, Ky. .._

Lexington. Ky
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Gl'uJ", I\:J'
1I1dloberts, Ky.._
,Paillt!n'iIIe, Ky
Pall'iek, Ky...._._
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VOL XLVII
No. 11
SE~IIl\IONTHLY
Anno Mundi 6054-June I, 1926
OONTENT8
SACRIFICE AND ~ERVICE .
What Is Sacrifice?
..
What Man Sacrifice~ __ , ..
The Process of Sacrifice ..
SOME
163
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INTERESTING QUESTIONS
163
164
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__169
Jehovah's Foreknowledge
....__.__...__ _ _.__ 169
Sealing of The New Covenant
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__ 169
Leaders of Prayer Meetings ..__
170
PRAYER-MEETING TEXT COMMENTS __
170
THE' CALL OF MOSES _
__ 171
THE PASSOVER
_
__ 173
INTERESTING QUESTIONS
175
CHICAGO f"*il!VENTION __
BETHETo"
~ VACATION __
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B.';
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162
162
\. my watch and wm 8et my foot

''lWilZ watch to 8ee what He win
'~;~:e:-: 8hall make to them
nte.ted) roariJlg: men's hearts failing theDl fqr f""r and for lookiDc ta
ithallbeshllken.. W""!tye_-tba..~ber;iDto ro"""'....~. til...
our redemption draweth nip.-Matt. 24:33; Marl< 13,"11. Luh .ill~aL

HIS }mrnal is on~ ~, the prime bl.ct01'8 o,r instruments in. the system of Dible instruction, 01." "Seminary Extension", now heiDI!:
preseuted in all parts of the civilized world by. tile \VATCIi ToWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY, chartered A. D. 1S84, "For the Promotiun of Chribtian Knowledge". It not only serves as a class room where Bible stndents may meet- in the study of the divine 'Vord but
alom as a channel of communication through which they may be reached with announcements of the Society's conventions and of the
helpful to all who would merit the only hono-rary degree which the Society accords, viz., Verbi Dei Minister (V. D. lIf.), which translated
into English is Minister of God's Word. Our trl'atment of the International Sunday School Lessons is speciall~' f()r the older Bible
stc1(lents and teachers. By some this feature is considered indispensable.
'rhis journal stands firmly for the defense of the only true foundation of the Christian's hope now being so generally repudiated
-redemption through the precious blood of "the man Christ Jesus, who ga\'e himself a ransom [a corresponding price, a substitute) for
all". (1 Peter 1: 19; 1 'rimothy 2: OJ Building up on this sure foundation the gold, siher and precious stones (1 Corinthians 3: 1115; 2 Peter 1: 5-11) of the Word of God, its further mission is to "make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery which . . . has
becn hid in God, to the intent that now might be made known by the church the manifold wisdom of God"-"which in other a:;es
was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed".-Ephesians 3: 59, 10.
It stands free from all parties, sects and creeds of men. while it seeks more and more to bring its every utterance into fullest
SUbjection to the will of God in Christ, as expressed in the holy Scriptures. It is thus free to declare boldly ,vhatsoever the LOlJ
hath spoken-according to the divine wisdom granted unto us to understand his utterames. Its attitude is not dogmatic, but confident;
for we know whereof we affirm, treading with implicit faith upon the sure promises of God. It is held as a trust, to be used only in hIS
service; hence our decisions relative to what may and what may not appear in its columns must be according to our judgment of hi3
good pleasure, the teaching of his 'Vord, for the upbuil,l.ing of his peolll" in g:rare and knowledg:e. And we not only innte but urge 'lur

TI::lt the church is "the temple of the living God", peculiarly "his workmanship"; that its construction has been in progress throughout
the gospel age-ever since Christ became the world's Redeemer and the Chief C'onwr Stone of his temple, through which, when
fmished, God's blessing shall come "to all people", and they find access to him.-1 Corinthians 3: 16, 17; Ephesians 2: 2022 ;
Genesis 2S: 14; Galatians 3: 29.
Th::.t meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing of consecrated believers in Christ's atonement for sin, progresses; and when the
last of these "living stones", "elect and precious," shall have been made ready, the great J\laster Workman will bring all tog"ther
1ll the first resurrection; and the temple shall he filled with his glory, and be the meeting place between God and men throughout
the Millennium.-Revelation 15: 5-S.
Th::.: the Lasis of hope, for the church and the world, lies in the fact that "Jesus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death for e>:e1'Y
man," "a ransom for all," and will be "the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world", "in due time".Hebrews 2: 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6.'
Tl,,:t the hope of the church is that she may be like her I"ord, "see him as he is," be "partakers of the divine nature',' and share his
"lory as his jomt-heir.-1 John 3:2; John 17: 24; Romans 8: 17; 2 Peter 1: 4.
':1:1:.::.1 the pre,ent mission of the church is the perfecting of the saints for the future work of service; to develop in herself eVNy
grace; to be God's witness to the world; and to prepare to be kings and prlebts in the next age.-Ephesians 4: 12; Mat1llc\\ 2~:
14; Revelation 1: 6; 20: 6.
lri:,:r tlle hope for the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opportunity to be broup;ht to all hy Chri&t'8 :!-Iillennial kingdom,_ the
restitutJOn of all that was lost in Adam, to all the willin~ and ohetlient, at the llUnds of their Uedeemel" and hls glorified thureh,
'Vhen all tile WIlfully wicked will be de8troyed.-Acts 3: 1D-23; Isaiah 35.
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SACRIFICE AND SERVICE

"1 beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a li1;ing sacrifice, Iluly, ccceptable unto God, tchich is your reasonable servi'ce."-Romans 12: 1.
N THIS text St. Paul is addressing his brethren in

Christ. These are new creatures, begotten and anointed of the holy spirit, and are properly called
Christians. A Christian desires to know the will of
God that he might do God's will and thereby receive
the approval of God. To aid his brethren in Christ to
do this very thing St. Paul, inspired by the Lord to
speak, says to his brethren: "Be not conformed to this
world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God."-Romans 12: 2.
2 In order that the Christian may perform his covenant he must progress in knowledge. The mind is that
faculty of the being by which the creature searches out
the facts, weighs them, and reaches a conclusion. By
the exercise of this faculty he obtains knowledge. When
one becomes a new creature his mind is stored with
various kinds of worldly knowledge, but in using his
mind now as a new creature he must "renew" it and
thereby effect a transformation. To renew means to
renovate; that is to say, to clear out the improper and
undesirable things and replace them with proper and
desirable things.
a What is the purpose of this renewing of the mind?
The apostle answers: "That ye may [thereby] prove
[ascertain J what is the . . . will of God." Without
the exerdcic of that faculty of the being called the mind
it is impossibLe to ascertain the will of God. And what
is the purpose of ascertaining what is the will of God
concerning the new creature? '1'he purpose is that the
new creature may have a proper view of himself and a
proper appreciation of his relationship to God and to the
Lord Jesus Christ. Without such a proper understanding and appreciation the new creature is liable to think
of himself more highly than he ought to think. He may
take himself too seriously and consider his position in
the Lord's plan far greater than it really is. This course
pursued is likely to result in pride and vainglory. "Pride
goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before
~ fall."-Proverbs 16: 18.
The questions of sacrifice and service as suggested
in our text are important ones to the Christian, and a
proper understanding of these terms should enable t;13

Christian to think soberly and see himself from the right
viewpoint. Note now the apostle's argument in tha
next verse: "For I say, through the grace given lu;to
me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think; but to
think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man
the measure of faith."-Romans 12: 3.
5 Not every Christian has the same measure of faith.
Properly defined, faith is an understanding and appreciation of God's Word as the truth, and a confident
reliance upon that Word. There must be both knowledge
and reliance upon the known facts to constitute faith;
hence the measure of faith is determined, somewhat at
least, by the knowledge of the Word of God.
6 Sometimes one who is a Christian may say: "I am
a man of great education, good address, position, influence; and I possess the ability to make a success in
business. If I should devote myself to my trade or
profession I could accumulate much money in the world.
But I am devoting all of my faculties to the sel'\'ice of
the Lord, and by so doing I am making a great sacrifice." Is that sound reasoning on the part of the new
creature in Christ? If not, wherein is it unsollnd; and
what is the danger, if any, that lurks in the pathway of
such reasoning? What, if anything, does man sacrifice
in order to become a new creature in Christ? What, if
anything, does the new creature in Christ sacrifice?
Before attempting to answer these questions it is first
essential that the term sacrifice be defined.
WHAT IS SACRIFICE?
The Christian is confronted with two kinds of definitions of the term sacrifice. One is based upon the
Word of God and therefore is according to the Lord's
viewpoint. The other is based upon the rules by which
men of the world are governed and therefore is determined by the viewpoint of natural man. The new creature in Christ must of course take the divine viewpoint
and therefore accept the definition of sacrifice which
comports with the Lord's point of view.
S The term sacrmce is here defined from both ,'iC?w-
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point3. (1) Sacrifice is the cucring of anything to God

by way of expiation or propitiation; the destruction or
Gurrcnder of anything for the sake of something else
that is higher or more desirable. (2) ""Yhen natural man
speaks of sacrifice he understands it to be to sell or
surrender something at a price lE'sS than the cost or
actual value of that thing; to go beyond the rule of
justice and duty and to suffer a loss, that another may
prot thereby.
WHAT MAN SACRIFICES
It is written concerning Jesus: "He appeared to

put away sin by the Eacrifice of himself." (Hebrcws 9:
26 ) "And every priest standeth daily ministering and
offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, \\'hich can never
take away sins: but this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever. sat down on the right hand
of God."-Hebrews 10: 11,12.
10 'l'he Lord Jesus sacrificed himself to provide a sin
offering in behalf of mankind. This great sacrifice was
forc~hadowed by the mcrifice once each year of animals
made by thc high priest of Israel. (Leviticns 16) The
animals so offered. must be without blemish. The perfect
man Adam had sinned and was sentcnced to death.
Nothing short of a perfret human lire coulo. provide a
rcdemptive price and sin offering for Adam and his
ouspring. The perfect man Jesus offered himself as
such sacrifice. which was without hlemish or spot. He
sacrificed his life as a hUTIlan being that mankind might
b2 relieved from the disahilihes resulting from Adam's
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11 J eSUil at the J ordan ent(~red into a covenant with
his Father to do hie: Father's will. He delighted to do
the wilJ of God. (Psalm 'W: 8) It was the will of God
that the perrect mUll .Jcsus should sacrifice his human
life. The covenant made at the Jordan was completed
at Calvary when J eSlls cried: "It is finishcd." He had
buffered the loss of his perfcct human life without any
conditions whatsoever attached to the covenant as to
what he should receive. But behold the great reward
given to him .for doing his Father's wiU! "And being
found in fashion as a man. he humbled himself, and
b'came obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given
lllm a name which is above every name: that at the
:la111e or JeSllS every knee should bow, or things in heav'Il, and things in earth, and things under the earth:
and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ
is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."-PhiL 2: 8-11.
12 At the cross the sacrifice of Jesus was complete
in every way. He did not ask for a reward. God gave
it to him. In the world some onc usually gains by the
loss .oufi'cred by reason of the sacrifice of another. God
never profits by reason of sacrifice. He always gives
;.norc than he receives.
13 On the typical Atonement Day, observed once each
year. the high priest of Israel, after offering the bullock,
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"brought 1\VO goats and preseli.ted them to the Lord."

These two goats represented all whom Christ Jesus, as
the great antitypical High Priest, presents before J ehovah God during the antitypical Atonement Day, to
wit: the Gospel Age-the age of sacrifice. One of these
goats, designated thc Lord's goat, was killed by the
high priest; and its blood was sprinkled in the Most
Holy, exactly as the blood of the bullock was th~r2
sprinkled. That goat rcprescnted those followers of
Christ Jesus who would give diligence to the faithful
performance of the covenant of ~acrifice after havi:':;
entered into that covenant. The othcr goat, designat'd
as the scapcgoat, represented those who are negligent
concerning their covenant to be obedient to and perfocl
God's will. The one elass renders faithful service tJ
God, and the other dOs not.
14 Those called to the high calling differ somewhat
from one another, and this diffcrcnce is often the result
of advantages or disadvantages in the world. One may
say concerning one Christian: "There is brothcr John.
When he was in the world he was a man of great possibilities. He has a splendid education; he owned many
house& and had much money. His standing was high
in the world, he wielded much influence amongst men;
and, possessing great powers of oratory, he could sway
men to himself. He possessed great ability to make and
accumulate wealth, and occupied a position in the world
far superior to many others. When he became a Christian his sacrifice was thcrcfore a very great one, far
greater than that of this other brother Samucl. Samuel
was a poor, ignorant man, with no ability whatsoever
to make himself a name in the world nor to accumulate
wealth. He did not have so much to sacrifice."
15 Is the roregoing correct reasoning?
It is false
reasoning. No one man's sacrifice is more than another
man's. The sacrifice of every man who becomes a Christian is the same. What does the man sacrifice? The
answer is, He sacrifices the right to live on the earth
as a perfect human being, that right being received by
virtue of his justification. The man who has much in
the world, and considers that his sacrifice is great compared with that of his poor brother, thinks more highly
01 himself than he ought to think. The man who is
discouraged. because he had little or nothing does not
think soberly, as he ought to think.
THE PROCESS OF SACRIFICE
Jesus said: "If any man will come after me, let
him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me."
(Matthew 16: 24) That means consecration. A man's
consecration means his unconditional agreement to do
the will of God. The man, a sinner, comes to Jesus
Christ, the great antitypical High Priest; he comes by
Lolieving that he needs a Savior, and that Jesus Christ
is able to save him. Thus believing in the merit of
C~lrist's sacrifice he denies himself by agreeing to do the
will of God. Then Jesus, as shown in the tYTle. l'r2c'('nt?
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the man before the L<Trd. (Leviticus 16: 7) God receives the man because of his faith and because of the
value of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the basis of all
justification. (Homans 5: 1, 9) Then it is that God
justifies the man.-Romans 8: 33.
IV Justification means made right with God, or approved by God as perfect, whole or holy. God jmtifies
the consecrated one in order that he might be an acceptable sacrifice as a part of the body of Christ Jesus. When
justified, the man has the right to live as a human
living. hecause he is counted perfl'ct; and every perfect
man has the right to life. This right to live which is
thus counted to the man by the Lord, is the right to
1I\'e on earth as a human beillg.
lS God COUJIlS the eOllsecratrd one perfect for what
rC<1son or purpose? III order th<1t the man might be an
accrptable sacrifice. N a blemished sacrifice can be acceptrcl by Jehovah. This perfection of the man is not
ccuute<1 to him bv .Tehoyah bv reason of man's own
ri['htcousncss. but- bv reason df the fad that he has
c;;crei~e<1 faith in the blood of Christ shed for him as
a ;:in offel'll;g. The man now belongs to Jpsus Christ,
bncau"e it is the blood of Christ that bought him and
madf' it possible for him to be justified.-1 Corinthians
G: 19,20; 1 Peter 1: 18, 19.
19 Chrif.t Jesus, the great antitypical High Priest, now
oil~prs up the man as a part of his own sacrifice. What
th'!l (10es the man sacrifice? As a man he gives up his
right to live on earth as a perfect human being. When
he agn'ed to do God's WIll that agreement carried with
it the sacrifice of his right to live, because such is the
w;l1 of Ged. Therdore it is apparent that the sacrifice
of raeh and every man is exactly the same. Wealth,
education, ability to make money, influence, and the
likr, have nothing whatsoever to do With the value of
one's sacrifice.
20 Let no one then exalt himself in his own estimation
by thinking that he has made a greater sacrifice than
has his brother who is weak and unpolished. Let no
poor, uneducated one, without ability to make for himself a name or to accomplish much of anything else,
be discouraged by thinking that his sacrifice as a man
is much less than tha t of his abler brother. Up to this
point both stand exactly the same, so far as their sacrifice is concerned. They each have made a like covenant
with the Lord. The question then is, 'Vill each perform
his covenant with faithfulness? If not, which one will?
The one who does perform his covenant with faithfulness will have an abundant entrance into the kingdom.
The one who is negligent or indifferent will lose the
prize of the high calling. It is all important now for
the Christian to think soberly and think of himself as
he ought to think.
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THE NEW CREATURE

21 Each one who has surrendered his right to live as
a man, and is accepted by Jehovah as a part of the
sacrifice of God's beloved Son Jesus, is at that moment

begotten to the divine nature. It is God who begets him
by his own will and by the exercise of his invisible power
through his Word. Such a one is now a new creature
in Christ hy reason of the fact that he is begotten to a
hope of life on the divine plane. (1 Peter 1: 1-3) God
gave man the right to human life by justifying him.
In order to become a new creature his right to human
life was sacrificed. Man therefore surrenders or sacrifices the YUlue of a thing, to wit, the right to live as
a man; but now he is given the right to live as a spirit
being, provided he meets the conditions. Is this right
to live on the spirit plane an absolute right? From
God's viewpoint it is, because God has given the creature his promise and God always keeps his promises.
If the new creature now performs his part of the covenant he is certain to win the prize.-2 Peter 1: 10.
22 But now as a new creature, in order that he might
inherit the blessings of eternal life on the divine plane,
must he not suffer loss of certain things on the earth,
and is not this a sacrifice; and at the Pame time must
not he develop a character? '.r'hat is not what the Scriptures say. As a creature he does not possess a character;
he is a character. His own efforts, unaided by the Lord,
will accomplish very little in developing himself. True,
he must do what he can; but it is God who does the
effectual work by his spirit. (Philippians 2: 12, 13,
Dwglott) Whatsoever the creature does he must do
according to the will of God.
23 Now the Lord, through his Word of 'I'mth, says in
effect to the new creature: "What is required of you
is that you perform your covenant; and if you do that
you shall never fall; you are c('rtain to have an abundant
entrance into the kingdom." This covenant, which has
been made by sacrifice of the human right to live, must
now be performed and performed faithfully.-Psalm
50: 5; 31: 23; Revelation 2: 10.
24 The new creature consists of (1) a mind, which
is that faculty of the being or creature by which he
searches out the truth, weighs the facts, and reaches a
conclusion as to what is the perfect will of God concerning him; and (2) a will, which is that faculty of the
being by which he determincs, after a,:certaining God's
will, what he will or 'will not do; and (3) a heart,
which is that faculty of the being called the seat of
affection and which discloses the motive for his action
and which he exercises particularly by setting his affections upon things above and not, on things of the earth.
As a man he is dead; as a new creature he must live or
lose.-Colossians 3: 3, 4.
25 These three parts of the new creature he surely
does not sacrifice, but he uses them in harmony with the
will of God. No creature can exist without an organism;
therefore the organism or body of the new creature while
on earth is the body of flesh, his human organism. In
th2 performance of his covenant the new creature must
employ all of his faculties in harmony with the will of
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Celd. What then is the will of God concerning him?

St. Paul answers in the text: "I beseech you therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a 'living sacrificp, holy, acceptable unto God,
which is yom reasonahle service." (Romans 12: 1) The
apostle recognizcs- this as being so important that he
beseeches the llCW creature to perform his covenant in
the manner hcrc set forth.
26 But does llot the new creature sacrifice his body?
Be it noted that on the Atonement Day the high pricst
did the sacrificing. Serving with the high priest the
undcr priests would bring to the high priest that which
was to be sacrificed. Christ Jesus is the great antitypical
High Priest, and it is he who is offering up his body
members as Ii, part of his 0\n1 sacrifice. The body members are connted in by him as a part of his sacrifice.
No member of the body, while in the flesh, is qualified
to olfer cwything unto God. That office of offering unto
God belong" to Jesus Christ. His body members, when
complete a:1d glorified, will then become a part of the
High Priest; anLL then, and not until then, will such
body members participate in the sin offering. They
pnrticipatc by virtue of the fact that they are members
of the body. But while in the flesh there is something
for each one of the anointed ones of the Lord to do in
order to perform his covenant.
27 Suppose the comecJ'ated one should decide to withdraw from his covenant. Could he do so? He could;
hut by doing so he would lose everything. The great
antitypical High Priest would not further count such
it one as part of his own sacrifice, nor would that one
withdrawing from his covenaDt ever participate in the
bin ofiering. What then shall the new crcature do?
Paraphrasil.g the words of St. Paul, his aDswer to the
new creature is in substance: 'You have maue a covenant
to serve the Lord God. As a new crcature everything you
possess is to be used in the performance of that covenant;
you must u<e your minu to ascertain God's will; you
must use your will in harmony with God's will; you
must set yom Ilffections on things above. Your body,
the organism of the new creature, is counted holy; because you :lre in Christ, and the Lord Jesus counts your
flesh as a p:ut of his sacrifice. Therefore see to it that
you constantly presellt your body thus to be used in
hannonv wilh the L-ord's will.'
28 Th~ word "present" used in this text means, "To
stand beside; to he at hand ready to serve; to assist and
bring before altd yield up." Note that the apostle does
not say 'Sacrifice your body', but he says, 'Present it as
11. sacrifice'. Thc High Priest will do the sacrificing.
'l'hen says the apostle to the new creature, 'Your reasonahle service under tbe terms of your covenant is to
llse all the faculties witb which you are endowed in behalf of the Lord's cause. Be on the alert therefore at
all times to obey the will of the Lord. Your body is
counted alive and is the organism of the new creature;
therefore see to it that the use to which it is put is in
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harmony with God's will, according to the terms of your

covenant. If you withdraw from the performance of
that covenant you cannot receive the divine nature to
which you have been begotten.'
29 In harmony with this conclusion the Psalmist
prophetically says to the Christian: "Bind the sacrifice
with cords, eyen unto the horns of the altar." (Psalm
118: 27) How can the new creature bind this sacrifice
to the altar? The altar represents the place of sacrifice,
and it is by the new creature's loving devotion to the
performance of his covenant that he thus binds it that
the Lord may offer it up. In other words, with the
cords of love he binds his sacrifice to the altar.
80 The woru ''bind'' as used in the above text, means
to make ready and to keep ready, and is exactly in
harmony with the apostle's statement "present", which
means to stand ready to serve. It is the new creature
who does this; he has the liberty to withdraw his sacrifice and take the consequences or to remain firm and
true to his covenant and be certain to receive the reward
promised. It is so manifest from these Scriptures that
the new creature does not do any sacrificing that there
can be no doubt about the conclusion. As a man he
sacrificed the right to live as a human being; as a ne,v
creature he is presenting himself that the High Priest
may offer him up; and the new creature's part is to
always 'stand ready to serve'. It is his "reasonable service", it is not unreasonable; and since it is his reasonable service then he must perform it if he will receive
that which God has promised.
81 Note again the question: What, if anything, does
the new creature sacrifice? Man's definition of sacrifice
we repeat: "The sale of something at a price less than
actual value." Measured by this definition the new creature is sacrificing nothing. The Scriptural definition is:
"The making of an offering of something acceptable
unto God." In the light of this definition the new
creature is not sacrificing, because it is our High Priest
who is making the offering. The part performed by the
new creature while in the flesh is the performance of
his covenant, by using all the faculties with which he
is endowed and using them according to the will of God.
82 This identical thing was shown in the type, in the
consecration service of the priesthood. In the type Moses
brought a ram of consecration. Aaron and his sons
laid their hands upon the head of the ram. Moses slew
it and put the bloou upon the right ear, right thumb and
right foot of each one. Then he took the fat, the rump,
all the fat of the inwards, and the right shoulder, and
a basket of unleavened bread, a cake of oiled bread and
one wafer, and put all upon Aaron's hands and upon
his sons' hands; and they waved them for a wave offering before the Lord. Moses then took them from off
their hands and burned them upon the altar upon the
burnt offering. It was "an offering made by fire unto
the Lord". (Leviticus 8: 22-28) What did this represent? TABERNACLE SHADOWS, paragraph 81, answers:
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3r The choice portions. of the ram, its "inwards" and

"fat", r('{}resented our heart seutiments, our best powers,
'~'h\'"e were taken in the hands of the priests and "wayed"
-passed to and fro before the Lord-representing the fact
that a consecrated offering is not given to the Lord for a
moment, a day, or a ~'('ar; but that we consecrate to continually keep our affections and powers uplifted, never
ceasing until accepted of him as having finished our course.
Ancl Moses took the wave-offering off their hands (the priests
did not lay it down), God's acceptance being shown by fire.
~30 \\'{'. the royal priests, may not lay clown or cease to offer
nil our powers in GOll's service, until God shall say, "It is
e!lough, come up higher,"
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the whole world and lose everything? (Matthew 16: 25,

26) The Apostle Paul warned against this very danger
of the Christian's turning his mind toward money-making, and pointed out that this danger would be especially
apparent in the end of the church's earthly experiences:
Your lives 8hould be untainted by love for money. But
be content with what you have; for God himself has
said, I will never, never let go your hand: I will never,
never for8ake you."-Hebrews 13: 5, lVeymonth.
38 But should not a Chri8tian withdraw from the active
service of the LDrd in order that he might make pro34 'fhis shows that what the new ereature, as an under
vision for his parents, that they may have more ease and
l'1'iest, 'while preparing for the kingdom, must do is to comfort and enjoy his fellowship and the fruits of his
v;rform his cownant, and that his is not to withdraw labor? The apostle answers: "For the children ought
tram it. He is not roacrificing. He is doing his duty, not to la.'\ up for the parents, but the parents for the
y;hich is his rea20nable service. Where one docs that childreJl." (2 Cormthians 12: 14) And Jesus added:
\, hich is reasonably required of him it cannot be said "He that 10\ dh father or mother more than me, is not
worthy 01 me: and he that loveth son or daughter more
to be a sacrifice.
thaJl me, is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not
35 1 the Lord fumi, hes the new creature an opportunity to render a senice unto him as a witness con- IllS cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
cCl'l1ing his kingdom, would that new creature ever be (Matthew 10: 37, 38) It is true, however, that if a
jU8tified in leaving that service in order that he might mall has brought children into the world then there is
make money and make a name for him8elf in the world \' an obligation upon him to provide the things necessary
Most emphatically, No. '1'0 take oncself out of the ser- for the mother of the children and for the children themvice of the Lord places him in great danger of losing selves, and to make a reasonable provision for himself.
all. Suppose a Christian who is giving himself to the -1 Timothy 5: 8.
service of the Lord in the colporteur field or at the
39 It is a wOl1l1er1ul privilege to be permitted to serve
S;)CIETY'S heauquartcrs, where the books and other king- the Lord. If the LDTd has so arranged the affairs of
dem literature are prepared, has the ability to make the new creature that he can give all of his time and
noney or ~~[lke for himself a name; but, rather than energy, money, ipfiuence, everything that he h38, that
give his time to making money or making himsclf a he might be a witness for the Lord and his cause in
name, continues faithfully in the Lord's service; by so spreading the gospel mes8age, then it is his "reasonable
doing would he not be 8acrificing? No; because the service" to do that very thing. That which is pleasing
service that he is rendering, 8ays the apostle, is but his to the Lord is an unselfish devotion to him and his
"reasonable service" in the performance of his covenant. cause, and in order for one to make manife8t this deIlegardless of how much he does he brings no profit to votion he must joyfully perform the terms of his
th2 Lord. Whatsoever he does he docs to prove his lov- covenant.
ing devotion to the Lord, by keeping himself ready,
40 If one gets the idea into his mind that he is making
~dive and on the alert to be used by the Lord at any
a great sacrifice by devoting his abilities to the wrd's
and all time8. When ye shall have done all things service rather than to the accumulation of wealth or the
which are commanded you say, We are unprofitable enjoying of bodily ease or the making of a name or
8enants. We have done that which was our duty to do." reputation, then he is not thinkmg "soberly" within
-Luke 17: 10.
the meaning of the apostle's words, but is thinking more
36 God has provided that the Christian must do cerhighly of himself than he ought to think. That is the
bin things in the pcrformance of his covenant; but very reason why the apostle in this twelfth chapter of
these things the Chri8tian does, not for the benefit of Romans urges the new creature to use his mind to
the Lord, but for his own benefit. The Lord God needs search out God's will, and then to think soberly; and
the services of no creature on earth. He could do his when he thinks soberly he will see that having made a
'Yitnessing in some other way. But the privilege of covenant with the Lord to serve him it is only reasonEervice furnished by the Lord is an opportunity for the able that he should sene him to the point of always
n2W creature to prove his devotion to the Lord in the having himself ready to sene, not asking how or why,
performance of his covenant. This being true, then it but tuhe'lL. 'Lord, here am I, send me now.' Such is the
,,'ould be entirely improper to say that the new creature attitude of the temple class. (18aiah 6: 8) The covenant
is Eacrificing.
of the new creature demands that he use his very be8t
37 The new creature might possibly make for himself
endeavors in the Lord's service. With him the service
a name in the world, but that would be of no value to of the Lord is not a secondary thing, but it is of first
h.m as a new creature. What would it profit him to gain iffiportance.
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41 It is true that the humanity, the organism of the

new creature, is being offered as a sacrifice; and that
this sacrifice must be consumed. But it is not the new
creature who is doing the sacrificing. The High Pricst,
Christ Jesus, is offering it as a part of his own sacrifice. So far as the new creature is concerned he presents
to the Lord his body and all his faculties to be used
to thc Lord's glory, and ihis is his reasonable service.
42 Sometimes the word "sacrifice" appears in the
Scriptures as related to the new creature. For instance:
"And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine
enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his
tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing
praises unto the Lord." (Psalm 27: 6) What this really
means is that the new creature, surrounded by his enemies, fnlly trusting in the Lord, comes unto the Lord
with songs of praise upon his lips and his heart lovingly
devoted to God. It is an offering that is well pleasing
unto God; but this is not a "sacrifice" within the meaning of the word as defined by the world; it is the Christian's joy and pleasure.
43 St. Paul uses these words: "But to do good and to
communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God
is well pleased." (Hebrews 13: 16) Here doing good
unto others and communicating to othcrs about the
goodness of God is a devotion to the Lord that is well
pleasing unto him. It does not mean that the creature
is giving up something of value to the Lord, but that
in the reasonable performance of his covenant with joy
he does good and communicates good things to others;
and this is pleasing to God. We are now in the temple
of the Lord, God's organization, and the joyful :rerformance of our obligations is but our reasonable service;
it shows a loving devotion to God that is well pleasing.
44 The mere surrendering of something unto God at
the loss of anothcr is not that w,hich is pleasing to him.
"In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had
no pleasure." It is the doing of the will of God that is
pleasing to him. (Hebrews 10: 5, 6) "To obey is better
than sacrifice." (1 Samuel 15: 22) The pleasing part
that the Christian performs is the heeding of the admonition of the Apostle Paul to daily present his body;
that is to say, the keeping of himself always ready and
on the alert to use all faculties with which he is endowed and which operate through his body, to the
glory of God in the performance of his covenant; and
this is but his "reasonable service". He who does this
with joy and rejoicing unto the end shall be rewarded
with an abundant entrance into the everlasting kingdom
of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
SUMMARY
45 Does the new creature sacrifice? The final and
correct conclusion, based upon the Scriptures, is: At
the time God justifies a man he thereby gives him the
right to live as a human being, and this right God gives
him in o:der that he might be acceptable as a part of
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the sacrifice of God's belm-ed Son. This right the man

voluntarily surrenders. This sacrifice must take place in
order that he become a new creature. This is a privilege
to the man. The consecrated one, being counted perfrd,
is now accepted by the Lord God as a part of the sacrifice of his beloved Son. 'l'he man is then and there bcgotten by Jehovah as a new creature.
46 The ncw creature does not sacrifice. He must perform his covenant with diligence, and that covenant is
to do the will of God. It is the will of God that Christ
Jesus, the High Priest, offer up the consecrated one as
a part of his own sacrifice. The part to be performed
by the new crcature is to always be ready and on the
alert to do the will of God. Such is his reasonable service. It is the service that is reasonably required by
his covenant. The performance of a reasonable service
could not be a sacrifice on the part of one rendering it.
47 The new creature may withdraw from his covenant
and take the consequences. His eternal life now depends
upon the faithful performance of his part of the covenant. God has begotten him to a hope of life, and God
is certain to perform his part. If the new creature presents his body, through which all of his faculties operate,
to the use and glory of the Lord, such is his reasonable
service. It is of the utmost and vital importance that
every new creature in Christ Jesus perform his reasonable service. The performance of service means the joyful obeying of God's commands. The Christian is not
privileged to nse his faculties for selfish purposes.
Prompted by love for God he will use them to God's
glory.
48 Love means the unselfish devotion of one's faculties
to God. This often entails suffering on the creature.
But this is a great privilege, says the apostle, and it is
the condition precedent to entering into the kingdom.
(Philippians 1: 29, Diaglott, 2 Timothy 2: 11, 12)
This is the reason why "love is the principal thing",
because love induces a joyful service unto the Lord.
Noone can truly love the Lord without being faithful,
and if he is faithful he will love the Lord. Love and
faithfulness are thus inseparable. Therefore says the
Psalmist: "0 love the Lord, all ye his saints; for the
Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth
the proud doer."-Psalm 31: 23.
49 Each one of the new creation then who really loves
the Lord and loves his brethren will be following St.
Paul's course of beseeching his brethren, by word and
by example, and for their own good, to actively, earnestly
and zealously engage in the service of the Lord and thus
do God's commands. These commands are to be witnesses for the Lord and to proclaim his message to the
nations and peoples of earth.-Isaiah 43: 10, 12; Matthew 24: 14.
To whom is Romans 12: 1-3 addressed? How and why must

we "renew" the mind? 'Vhy in this connection does the
apostle warn against self-exaltation 1 1r 1-4, 40.
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"'hat is faith? Do all Christians have the same nwasure

of it'! Does the new creature sacrifice earthly prosperity?
\VIm t is sacrifice, as viewed by God and by lllan? U G-8,
'What did Jesus sacrifice, and why? What was his reward?
U0-12.
'Why was the Lord's goat dealt with exactly like the bullock
on the Atonement Day? Are all Cilristians equally endowed? Do all sacrifice equally? I[ 13-15.
'Yhat is meant by denying oneself? Define justification and
explain its purpose, I[ 16-18.
"'hat is the only sacrifice any consecrated person may
make? I[ 10, 20, 31.
When and how uo we become new creatures? 'What is then
required of us? I[ 21-23,
Of what does the new creature consist? Does any part of the
new creature sacrifice? Does he not sacrifice his bouy?
I[ 24-26,41,
Can the new creature withdraw from his con'l1ant? Paraphrnse our text. What is lllcant by the woru "present"
as used in Romans 12: I? If 27,28.
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What is meant by binding our sacrifice to the horns Q;1 Ulll

altar (Psalm 118:27)? 1[29,30.
What is taught by the consecration ceremony of LeviticuS
8 : 22-28? I[ 32-34.
Is "reasonable sen-ice" a sacrifice? Does the Lord lleed
our services? I[ 35, 36.
How are some tempted to withdraw frol11 the Lord's service?
'Yhat does St. Paul and the Loru Jesus say ahout responsibility toward parents as compared with responsibility
toward the Lord's service? What responsibilitJ' do parents,
have? If 37-39.
Explain the word sacrifice as used in Psalm 27: 6 anrl Hebrews 13: 16. Does God have pleasuee in sacrific('? If
not, in what way may we give him pleasure? n42-44.
Briefly summarize the truths of this lesson. What is of
utmost importance to us now? I[ 43-47,
'Vhy is love called "the peincipal thing"? Can anyone have
true Im'e for God without being faithful to him nlHl to
his cause? If we do love him what will that impel us to
do? n48, 40.
SOME INTERESTING QUESTIONS

UESTIOK: Did Jehovah have foreknowledge of
Adam's deflection in Eden, and what shall be
the answer to this in view of the following scriphue, "Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world" (1 Peter 1: 20) ; and to what particular time does this foreordination refer?
ANSWER: It would not be becoming for any creature

to answer this question in a dogmatic manner. God
having invited his creatures to reason upon his Word,
it is entirely proper that we reason upon this question
in the light of the things that are revealed.
God could have had foreknowledge that Adam would
fall, and he could have withheld this knowledge from
himself had he so desired. He made man perfect and
gaye to him the authority to multiply and fill the earth
and have dominion over it. He told him that a violation of his law would result in his death. Suppose man
had not violated God's law? Then the result would have
been a perfect race of human beings. The fact is that
man did violate God's law, and death resulted.
It would not at all be necessary for God to foreknow
that Adam would fall. If he did foreknow and foreordain his fall, then it follows that Adam did not have
freedom of action. The opinion is therefore here expressed that God made his plan in the alternative; by
this we mean that he made it in such a manner that it
would meet any emergency. If Adam should remain
loyal, then no redemptive provision would be needed.
If A.dam sinned, then redemption would be necessary.
Man must be free to choose good and have righteous enjoyment, or to choose evil and take the consequences.
Hod God foreordained what Adam would do, then Adam
could not have exercised his freedom in choosing evil.
We know that God is endowed with power to foreknow,
and it is just as certain that he is endowed with power
to withhold from himself any knowledge that he desires.
For this reason it appears that he did not foreordain or

even foreknow that A.dam would sin.
The text 1 Peter 1: 20 refers to the Lord Jesus Christ.
The word world therein means the organization of men
on earth; and since that began Satan has been the god
of all the peoples of earth, except the Jews while they
were in covenant with Jehovah. It is quite probable
that St. Peter here refers to "the world that now is",
existing at the time he wrote; and in that event he would
refer to the world that had its foundation after the
flood. But suppose he did refer to the first world or
"world that was"; even that was organized aiter the
fall of man.
The fact that God made provision that in the event
of man's deflection he would redeem him by the precious
blood of his Son, would not at all make it necessary
for God to foreknow that Adam would sin. As SOon as
Adam did sin God began the execution of his plan.
There is no reason to believe that God had foreknowledge or foreordained that Adam would sin and that his
Son would die, but he made his plan so as to cover either
emergency; as the Scriptures declare, "Known unto God
are all his works from the beginning." (Acts 15: 18)
This does not say that God foreknew all of his works
before the beginning of the world. It seems reasonable
that God would let man be absolutely free to choose the
way he would go, and such being true he would undoubtedly desire to withhold and would withhold from
himself specific lmowledge of the course that Adam
would take.
QUESTION: At what time does the sealing of the new

covenant take place?
ANSWER: The expression "sealing of the new covenant" is not a Scriptural phrase. Since the word seal
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is sometimes used in the Scriptures to mean stamp, im}ll'C'ss or make genuine, it is probable that the expression
" caling of the new covenant" has been used amongst
Bible students with reference to its ratification. The
law coyenant 'WQS made in Egypt at the slaying of the
paschal lamb, and the blood that formed the basis of that
cO\'pnant was the blood of the lamb. That covenant was
Inter ratified at Mt. Sinai, and the blood of ratification
"'as the blood of animals.
The new covenant was made while Jesus was on earth.
At the time of his death his blood was shed, and he
stated that the blood of the new covenant was his own
bloed; that is to say, the shed blood of Jesus constituted
the basis for the new covenant. That covenant docs not
go into operation until it is ratified or confinned. '1'he
Apostle Paul in the 12th chapter of Hebrews states that
we are approaching the Mediator of the new covenant
and the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things
than that of Abel. Evidently this means the final rati:fication of the covenant. We understand from the type
that this will take place when the church is complete.
The word confirm means to stabilize, to establish or
make sure. By con:firmation then we would understand
that when the blood of the Christ is presented at the
end of the Gospel Age, after all the members of his
body arc complete, such presentation of Christ's merit
is a :final stabilizing of and making sure that the cove-
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nant is now to go into operation for the benefit of mankind. The covenant, of course, is made with Israel and
for Israel's benefit, but with Christ as Israel's legal
representative. Therefore the term "sealing" of the
covenant must haye arisen with reference to confirmation
)f it, applying to the time when it is ready to go into
operation and not before.
QUESTION: Should a deacon be appointed to lead a
prayer, praise and testimony meeting when an elder of
the class is available?
ANSWER: This is one of the most important meetings
that the Lord's people hilYe. It is essential that the
opening remarks of the chairman should be in line with
the text directing the thoughts of the class. For this
reason the prayer-meeting comments are published in
THE WATCH TOWER in adyance. It is a good thing for
the clder to Tead the comments and then ask that the
class, in their testimonies, stay close to the subject under
consideration. This being a meeting of such importance
an elder should always lead it. A deacon should not be
appointed to lead a prayer meeting unless there is no
one else available; and if a deacon must be appointed to
lead a prayer and testimony meeting, the class, by virtue thereof, should make him an elder for that meeting.
By all means let the prayer meetings be led by the most
competent and spiritual brethren in the class.

TEXT FOR JULY 21
aTo him willI give power over the nations."-Rev. 2: 26.
CREATURE with a proper condition of

heart would desire to exercise power over the
nations except in harmony with the divine will.
'1'he Lord will extend this great privilege only to those
who meet the conditions named. Some deceive themEclves into believing that all that is necessary for them
to do is to make a consecration to the Lord, and thereafter appear pious and wise in the eyes of others, and
to study and meditate upon the Word of the Lord ~nd
~ream about how wonderful it will be to enjoy rulmg
oyer the nations. It is more important for the Christian now to mark the conditions precedent to entering
into the kingdom.
Who then will exercise power over the nations? "He
that overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end,
to him will I give power over the nations." That means
11 diligent application of oneself to keeping the commandments of God by doing his work. The reasonable service
of such while this side the vail is a complete devotion
of one's endowments and faculties to the Lord. (Romans 12: 1) Noone can be an overcomer who compromises in any way with Satan's organization. He cannot even sympathize with any part of that wicked system.
His affeetions must be so completely set upon the Lord

and his kingdom that his whole endeavor will be tc.
serve the Lord to his glory.
Overcoming means to be holy, and holy means to be
absolutely and completely devoted to the cause of God.
Such ,vill appreciate the privilege of serving God in
harmony with his expressed will. These are the ones
who will be his faithful witnesses while on earth. Because of their faithfulness they overcome the \.-orld and
its wrongful influence. To such will be granted the
privilege of being with the Lord Jesus and with him exercising power oYer the nations of the earth. By the eye
of faith they now see this; and being of Zion they now
joyfully proclaim the praises of God because they love
him.-John 4: 17, 18.
TEXT FOR JULY 28
"Ye shall see . . . the prophets in the kingdom."

-Luke 13: 28.
NDOUBTEDLY this reference is to the earthly

phase of God's kingdom. It means the new
earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. It means
that the organization upon the earth will be in harmony
with the will of God and under supervisi(}ll of his be-
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loyed Son, the King. Why would the Ulrd giye this
positive assurance that the prophets shall be in the
kingdom? Is it because those prophets had "developed
a perfect character" ? Is it because they had become pious
and sanctimonious? Such is not what the Scriptures
say. These prophets are called "holy prophcts" because
they were wholly and completely devoted to God. They
were imperfect men. God caused to be recorded in his
Word things pertaining to their imperfection. The
record made by the Lord magnifies the faithfulness,
loyalty and devotion of these men to God. Because of
their complete devotion they are holy, or wholly. They
thus continued faithful unto the end. Under all conditions they declared the glory and majesty and justice
and love of God. By their course of action they testified
that they desired a new government, that is to say, the
hcavenly government. "Wherefore God is not ashamed
to be called their God," and has prepared for them a
place in his kingdom. (Hcbrews 11: 16) Thus the rule
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is established that faithful deYotion to the Ulrd is that

which he rewards.
The same rule applies to those who will have a part
in the spiritnal phase of the kingdom. Loyalty, faithfulness, absolute devotion to God and his righteons
Son must be made manifest. Such is proven by a joyful
obedience to the Lord's commands.
Let no Christian overlook the commands of the Ulrd
applying to the end of the age. The gospel of the kingdom must be preached to all the nations as a witness.
God has constituted the faithful ones his witnesses that
he is God. rrhese are the ones who are invited to enter
into the joy of the Lord. These are they who are called
Zion because of Zion. These are special targets of the
Devil because they keep the commandments of God.
They do not fear. Being of Zion and the appointed
ambassadors of the kingdom they delight to carry the
mesmge of the kingdom to othrrs. By their course of
action they are saying: "Blessed be God out of Zion."
THE CALL OF MOSES

--JULY
1S-ExODUS 3: 10-15; 4: 10-12--
"Certainly 1 will be with thee."-Exodus 3: 12.
'1' IS apparent that Moses followed his studies in

the higher schools of Egypt with the ardor of an
active mind. If, as seems probable, he chose a military career we may suppose that he did so in view of
the possibility of such training being useful to him; for
so far as he would be able to see, the only way his people could get freedom from that hard military power
which held them in bondage would be by an armed conflict.
2 When forty years of age Moses thought that he had
such experience as would enable him to be of service
to his people. He went down to visit them, and "he
supposed his brethren would have understood how God
by his hand would deliver them: but they understood
not." (Acts 7: 25) But an event happened which speedily altered the course of his life. He saw an Egyptian
smiting a Hebrew; a task-master was using the lash on
a wearied toiler. Moses killed the brutal fellow, and hid
the body in the sand. This act if known was sufficient
to bring the anger of the king upon him and to sever
his connection with the court; for Pharaoh and his
officers would thereby know that Moses, though so long
associated with them, was still a Hebrew at heart and
could not be depended upon should the Hebrews rise in
revolt.
8 Next day Moses saw two Hebrews striving together
and, with his ever present strong sense of right moving
him, he said to the aggressor, "Wnerefore smitest thou
thy fellow?" (Exodus 2: 13) The man turned on him
and said, "Who made thee a prince and a judge over us?
intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedest the Egyptian ?"

Moses feared and said, "Surely this thing is known."
He saw that he could expect neither help nor sympathy
from men who would oppress their own brothers in
bondage. Pharaoh heard of what Moses had done and
sought to slay him j and 1I10ses, in danger of his life
and not acceptable to his brethren, fled to the land of
Midian, where he remained for forty years.
4 In Hebrews 11: 24-26 Moses is said to have renounced his position in Egypt, and in faith and in
loyalty to God to have made a deliberate choice of affliction and poverty with God's oppressed people rather than
have the treasures of Egypt. Nothing is there said, however, about his living in Midian, far removed from the
land of Goshen. These accounts, though apparently contradictory, are easily reconciled by considering that
Moses with his high position in Egypt could readily
have cleared himself of any supposed action against
Egypt; but that he deliberately chose not to reinstate
himself, but to take the consequences of his action in
behalf of his brethren, even though the throne ofEgypt
was within his grasp.
& Moses found labor and a home in the household of
Jethro, the princely priest of lfidian, one of whose
daughters he married; and there he had a safe refuge
for forty years. The long period of waiting evidently
caused him to think that he had mistaken his mission.
But that he did not let his mind remain inactive is
apparent; for when at eighty years of age God sent
him forth he was aet-ive in body and mind; and from
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that time on he manifested those mental and moral
qualities which raised him to the highest pmnacle in
human history.
6 The suggestion that during that time Moses wrote
the book of Job is not unreasonable; for that book displays such a knowledge of the treasures of nature and of
the ways of God as could be di~played only by one who
was learned in all the knowledge of the world, to which
was added the knowledge that came from contemplation
upon the revelation of Gael already made to the
patriarchs. Also it may very well be that during that
time Moses brought togethcr the series of documents
which later became known as the first book of l\~oses.
His flight from Egypt would not be so precipitous as
to prevent him from taking with him such ,uitings
and books as would form the trcasure store of the knowledge of hifJ day.
7 God's call to 1\I ose~ emne unexpretedly.
Having removed the 110cl;.s of J eHEo neal' to the mountain later
knmvn as the mount or God, he one day mw a bush
aflame: vet it was not consumed. When his attention
was ca'ught and he had turned aside to see what this
thing was, twice he heard his name called from the
bush. The l1ame of 1ire was one of God's angels; for,
as it pleases him, "he maketh . . . his ministers a flame
of fire."--Psalm 10:1: 4.
8 As Moses appronched he was bidden to stay and
even to take his sandals from his feet; for the place
,\'as holy. Since:Moses showed no presumption probably
this commanu was not so much a lesson in humility,
and could hardly be considered a rebuke; rather it was
an intimation that God himself was very specially represented by the angel who spoke to him. '1'he occasion was
not merely to give Moses an angelic message; he was
to understand that God himself was undertaking this
matter. Earlier he had thought that he should organize
the deliverance of Israel; but then he had no commission
from God. Now his call came in such a way as to
make him realize that he was to be the servant of God
under God's direction.
9 God spoke, and Moses covered his face.
God told
him that he had heard his people's cry and knew their
sorrows; that he had come down to deliver them from
Egypt, amI now would lead them into the land promised
to their fathers. God offered to send Moses to Pharaoh
and that he should bring Israel out of Egypt. He said,
"Come 110\\' therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh." (Exodus 3: 10) But Moses was not desirous of
being sent, and said, "\Yho am I, that I should go unto
Pharaoh, alJ(l that I should bring forth the children
of Israel out of Egypt?" (Exodus 3: 11) God then gave
him the assurance of our golden text, "Certainly I will
te with thee." Also he gave him a token (which was
really an assurance that his work should be completed),
>:aying, "\Yhen thou hast brought forth the children of
Israel out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountaiE.'--;::-'(:l'~ 3: 12.
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10 This mmt have seemed to Moses a strange token;

for why should Israel going out of Egypt to Canaan
btl found in the mountains of Horeb, in the southern
part of the Sinaitic peninsula? Moses began to asl{
questions. He said, "Behold, when I come unto the
children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God
of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall
my to me, What is his name? \"hat shall I say unto
them?" (Exodus 3: 13) This seems to indicate that
Moses knew that the Israelites, during the interval of
215 years since God last spoke to them, had lost touch
with the covenant God had macle with their fathers,
and had also fallen into idolatry. In response God gave
him, for Israel, the name .Tehonh, which the A. Y.
translates, "I am that I am," usually interpreted, "allsufficient and self-existent," but \"hich is probably better
translated, "I will Le that I will be." (See A. S. V.)
T~len God added, "This is my name forever, and this
is my memorial unto all generations."-Exodus 3: 15.
11 Moses was told to go and gather the elders of I~racl
together, tell them of his commission, and then with
them go to Pharaoh and. say, "The Lord God of the
Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we
beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness,
that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God." (Exodu~
3 : 18) God informed Moses that the king of E,gypt
would. not agree, that as a consequence he would sm,te
the power of Egypt, but that at last the Egyptians tlJPmselves would send the Israelites out of Egypt \\~ith their
goodwill, and laden with jewels of silver and of geld,
and. raiment, even to the extent that Egypt would he
spoiled of its wealth.
12 Moses still raised objection; he said that the people would deny that Jehovah had appeared to him. To
help him God gave him two signs. He bade Moses ca~t
the rod he held in his hand to the ground. It became
a serpent, and Moses stepped back hurriedly. God told.
him to take it by the tail; it became again a rod in
Moses' hand. Now the Lord told him to put his hand
into his bosom. He did so, and took it out as lepTou ~
as snow. He was told to put it in again; then he plucke<]
it out, to find it turned again as his other flesh. God
gave him a further sign to be wrought when he got
into Egypt.
13 Still Moses had objection. He said, "0 my Lord, I
am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast
spoken unto thy senant: but I am slow of speech, and
of a slow tongue." (Exodus 4: 10) Jehovah bade him
go and said that he would be with his mouth and teach
him what he should say; it was not by human eloquence
that the people should be delivered, but by the word
of the !Alrd. Moses submitted, yet not with glad acquiescence, but saying, "0 my Lord, send I pray thee, by
the hand of him ,,,hom thou shouldest ~end." (Exodus
4: 13) God's anger ,,,as roused; and Moses ,vas told
that Aaron his brother, who could speak ,,-ell, f1hJUIJ
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be Moses' spokesman, and that Moses must share his high

pl'lvilege with his brother.
14 Moses went to Egypt, taking his wife and sons;
but he had yet further lessons to learn. On the way,
at an inn, his life came into peril from the Lord, probably by a senous sickness. His son had not been
circumcised, and this brought a dispute between himself
and his wife. Zipporah hrrsdf circumciscu her son,
Un:> scaling her unIOn "'ith .Moses in the blood of her
chilu. (Exodus 4: 23, 26) Thus it 'was that with much
furbearance and patience on the part of Gou the one
man specially fitteu for the task ,vas brought to the
point of service.
15 Aaron, sent by God, met Moses on the ,yay; and when
in Egypt they met with the el(lers of hrad. The signs
God had given 'HTO ,nought and the people believed.
Their time of drJiwTflllce h:1(l come, aLd they war ,Iliped.
The elders of Israel do 110t appear to h:n," shown any
enthusiasm for the missIOn of ~loses, nor do they appear
in the account of the visit to l'haraoh. (Sec Exodus 3:
18; 5: 1.) Pharaoh met God's requeot thro\!,,;h Moses
for a three days' leave of absence for Israel from their
labors with the haughty answer, "Who is Jehovah that
.1 should obey his voice?" (Exodus 5: 2) Angrily he
ordered God's servants out of his presence, and commanded that still heavier tasks be laid upon the people;
they must now continue to make the same number of
bricks, but in addition they must find their mnl ~traw
and stubble.
IG Failure to keep up "vith these orders brought the
'Yhip on the backs of the officers of Israel, treatment
which speedily led them to appeal to Pharaoh direct,
173
ignoring Moses and Aaron, and asking the king WilY

he dealt so hardly with his servants. Apparently they
were willing to carry on as before Moses app aree..
These Hebrew officers were much more sorry for themselves than for the people. They were roughly answered
by Pharaoh, and as they met Moses and Aaron on leaving the palace they poured upon them the bitterness of
their hearts. Moses then in turn poured out his heart to
Jehovah. His trstillg was complete, and God's purp0se
was served; God had been clearing the way for him.
Eviuently the officers and elders of Israel were to have
no part in the work of deliverance; they would b2 but
a hindrance to Moses.
17 God llOW revealed himself further and showe(1 his
plan more clrarly, a~l(l then proceeded to lay a c1,(1r e
upon both Moses and Aaron that they should do thIS
work of dealing with l'haraoh, and of bringing the
children of Israel out of EgTPt. It was a formal ordrr,
and the time had now come for God's action.-Ex. 6: 13.
Why would Moses have chosen a military career in Egypt?

What caus{'(l him to migrate to l\lidian? rr 1-3.
How long dill he rpside there? Explain_ HehrC\VS 11: 24-2G
,Yhat special work did l\Ioses probably do in l\Iidiall'l
rr 4-6.
How did God's call come to 1\loses, and how did he react
thprpto'! ~ 7-\J.
'Vlmt qtws(ion did he ask of Corl, and why? What was he
direetcli to dv, and what sig-Ils were given him? rr 10-1~_
What further objeeiioll did Moses raise and how was it
met? How was Moses received hy the elders of I"rapl?
rr 13-15.
WllUt happened when Moses and Aaron appeared be:ore
Pharaoh? rr 16, 17,
THE PASSOVER
--JULY 25-ExODUS 12: 1, 2, 21-28-"Our Passover also hath been sacrificed) even Christ." -1 CrYrinthians 5: 7.
HEN God's time had come for Moses to enter
into conflict with Pharaoh, he again commissioned Moses, repeating in Egypt that
which he had spoken in Horeb. But now upon Moses
was laid the charge of carrying God's message to Pharaoh
and of leading the children of Israel into their promised
land. Once more Moses raised an objection. He said,
"I am of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh
hearken unto me?" (Exodus 6 : 30) God now told Moses
what he intended to do, of the purpose he had in his
demands upon Pharaoh; also Moses was instructed respecting Aaron's share in his commission.
2 When Moses' and Aaron's reasonable request that
Israel be allowed to go out of Egypt a three-days' journey
to worship their God was presented to Pharaoh, he
demanded a supernatural exhibition of power to prove
that God had sent them. Then Aaron, as previously
instructed, cast Moses' rod to the ground, and it became
a serpent. When this was done before Pharaoh his magicians, who evidently were spirit mediums, cast their rods
to the ground; and their rods also became serpents; hut
Aaron's rod swallowed up the others. I'haraoh, however,
refused to listen, even as Jehovah had said.-Ex. 7: I;}.
3 Then began the series of ten plagues which by th ,j r
ever increasing severity were intended to break the pride
and spirit of that hard, bitter king and to make him and
Egypt know that Jehovah, Israel's God, is the living
God. Egypt was then the greatest of the world powers;
and Pharaoh was therefore the world's greatest monarch,
himself being worshiped as a god. To understand God's
action at that time it is necessary to look beyond the
mere fact of Israel's suffering and of God's purpose to
have them freed. That could easilv have been accomplished, even as Moses reminded rharaoh. God could
h:lYe ocd it pe;,tilence which would have destroyed all
th::> EgypU:118. (Exodus 9: 15) God had a great p-.u-
Iii
'TheWATCH TOWER
pose in view. It had become necessary that he should

assert himSBlf both for his own sake and for man's,
and the deliverance of his people gave the opportunity.
David said of that time that God went down into
Egypt to get himself a nalllc.--2 Samuel 7: 23.
4 Also it is reasonable to think that the work which
God then did in Egypt preserved the earth from the
corruption into which it was fast falling; for he had
not manifesteu his power to mankind since the Flood,
except when men wcrc building the tower of Babel in
order to keep themselves together to strengthen themselves against God, ancl when, lest they should get out
of hand, he broke their evil unity. He had m:1nifested
his goodness to Egypt throngh Joseph; but men ,,'ere
no lovers of God, and whatever worship they offered
was offered to idols. Even the chosen people fell into
the idolatry of Egypt. (See ,10shua 24: 15.) Only a few
of them worshiped God, waiting upon him in faith.
Perhaps the family into which Moses was hol'l1 was
almost as singular in this respect as Noah's family in
his day. If God did not do something to declare himself
the living God.. his name and power and right would be
as nothing among men.
5 Simulhmcous with the loss of the knowledge and
worship of God amongst the peoples there was an increased arrogation of authority by their rulers, and a
presumptuous e:'{ultatiol1 of themselves even to being
worshiped. It was necessary then that God should make
himself known. As he had allowed his people to fall
under Pharaoh's hard bondage, so had he purposely
brought to the throne of Egypt at that time this imrerious, proud man who represented in fullest measure
the bitter opposition of the human heart to God, and
who in this is made a representative of Satan, whose
purpose he served. Pharaoh said, "Who is Jehovah,
thJt I should obey his voice?" During the conflict
Moses told Pharaoh that he had been specially raised
up to the throne of Egypt at that time that God might
show his power over him.
a Another important feature of those great doings was
that God having seen the affiiction of his people said,
"I am come down to deliver them." (Exodus 3: 8) It
has also become evident to the Bible student that the
work which God did in Egypt was also typical of that
which he would do when, in the fulness of time, he
would bow the heavens and come down to earth to
deliver from the power of sin and death his first-born
Israel (both spiritual and natural) and all of the human family who in the reign of Christ will accept life
at the hands of that Prophet like unto 1I10ses. (Psalm
144:5; Denteronomy 18:15) No injustice was done
to Pharaoh in this; that which hardened his heart was
in each case his deliberate misuse of God's forbearance
and mercy.
T The first three plagues, that of water turned to
blood, the pestilence of frogs, and then of lice, were more
of inconvenience than of positive injury. Then the
DROOlO YN.
N. Y.
second three brought soreness and disease, and afflicted

beast as well as man. But the last three came as a
destruction upon the whole land except Goshen, in
devastating thunderstorms and hail, followed by locusts,
and then by a darkness which could be felt.
8 Pharaoh's attitude changed as the plagues developed.
When the first plague came he merely "turned and wen t
into his house". (Exodus 7: 23) Mter the second he
entreated Moses for respite, and said that he would agree
to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord. Moscs bade
him command him when the plague should cease, Pharaoh named his time, to which Moses agreed; and the
Lord did according to the word of Moses. (Exodus 8:
13) But Pharaoh hardened his heurt and went back
on his word.
9 After the plague of flies Pharaoh was willing to
allow Israel to sacrifice in the land. Moses gaye him
good reasons why this should not be so, besides that it
was not what Jehovah called for. (Exodus 8: 25, 26)
Later, while the hail and thundrrstorms were raging,
the king sent hastily for MoSBs and, acknowledging that
he had sinned, asked to be entreated for, saying that on
the cessation of this dcYastating plague he would let
the people go. (Exodus 9: 27,28) Moses went out into
the storm and lifted up his hands abroad unto the Lord;
and the thunders and the hail and the rain ceased. But
Pharaoh again hardened his heart and sinned yet more.
10 Moses then carried to the king a message from God
saying that on the following day locusts would come
and eat up all that was left of everything green in the
land. Pharaoh's servants appealed to the haughty monU1 ch to save Egypt, and he agreed that the Hebrew men
might go. But Moses insisted that all Israel should
go to hold the feast unto the Lord. (Exodus 10: 8, 9)
After the locusts Pharaoh again acknowledged his sin
and asked for forgiveness, and Moses again went out to
entreat the Lord for him.-Exodus 10: 16, 17.
11 After the darkness came Pharaoh was willing to
allow all the people to go, but not the flocks and herds.
Moses replied, "Our cattle also shall go with us: there
shall not a hoof be left behind." (Exodus 10: 26)
Pharaoh, angry, bade Moses go from his presence. He
complied, but before going he told Pharaoh that there
should be one more plague, and that even at midnight
Pharaoh's servants would come and bow down to Moses,
praying him to get out of Egypt and to take all the
people with him. "And," said Moses, "after that I will
go out." (Exodus 11: 8) Moses left while Pharaoh was
in a great heat of spirit. But the man who said his lips
were uncircumcised and who was afraid of himself continually rose in strength as he was faithful to Jehovah.
Compared with him Pharaoh, with his haughty spirit
and backed with the power of a mighty kingdom, was
small indeed.
12 The tenth plague did not follow until after a short
interval, thus allowing Israel to prepare for their exodus.
A new era was dawning for them, and the month they
'[he WA~lL..lJ.
"1-.1
h2,1 already entered upon was to be the first of a new

y, ~:r. On the tenth <lav of that new muon a lamb was to
be taken by each family, and on the fourternth day it
,ras to be killed. Some of its blood was to be sprinkled
all the doorpods and lintels of eaeh Israelite's house;
and that night, dressed ready to travel, they were to eat
,,,ith unleavened bread and bitter herbs the roast flesh
et the lamb. That same night God's angel passed over
all l~gypt, and in every house in the land \\'here the blood
war, not put on the doorposts and lintels the first-born was
slain. Pharaoh upon the throne, the sening maid behind
the mill, and the captive in the dungeon, all suffered
alike.
13 Egypt wailed in distress.
Pharaoh rose from his
bed and called :Moses and Aaron alld said, "Rise up,
m:u get you forth from among my people, both ye and
the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye
have said. Also take your flocks anu your herus, as ye
have) said, and be gone; and bless me also." (Exodus
12: 31, 32) The proud monarch was broken in spirit.
He and his people alike realized at last that they were
fighting God, and that to keep Israel back would mean
thci r destruction.
11 '1'he earliest plagues fell alike upon Israel and the
Egyptians, but afterwards the Israelites were spared.
'The last one was to come upon all Egypt; and Israel
could be sared from it only if they took the means
provided. If they would escape they must show their
desire, and thus their agreement to God's method of
giving their freedom. The blood of the lamb saved their
first-horn; but by it God again showed, as in Eden,
that sin could be covered only by the covering blood of
a sacrifice. They had seriously transgressed in that they
hau forsaken him for the gods of E).0pt. (.T oshua 24:
14; Ezekiel 20: 7; Jeremiah 2: 11) Hence they needed
an atonement, a coyc)ring, to bring them unuer the care
of God.
13 'I'his slaying of the lamb was the beginning of those
Tor-""'1
_ Vv' Lh
sacrifices,whieh later. God used so f1..:e1y to show t) hi3
people how, by means of a ransom and sin atonement,
the way to life would be opened. \Yithout the shedding
of bloou there is no way to life, because without it there
is no remission of sins. (Hebrews 9: 22) The lamb was
a figure of Christ; and the first-born who were specially
saved on hracl's lJight of delnerance, typified those
who after Chl'i,t's death \"oulll apply the blood of hu;
sacrifice to tlli'i l' hcarb. C;od suwd Israel, 1ut by the
method. used he took a toll on Israel; for the savcu firstborn were ill a s1)eciul ,ray to be separated to God, as
,\'Us later dearly ana definitely shm\"ll in the wilderness.
(Exodus :12: 2(;) These, hmr~ver, ,rere separated to the
service of God for their hrethren's sake, to nllllister as
priests ana Rena llt~ and to ill~truct the people.
10 Thus I~rael lost her first-10m to God, while Egypt
lost her fir~t-rJorn in death. '1'his also is a picture for
these d.ays \\ lwn God has conle down for the clclirerance
of his people. He is now gathering his first-burn to himself. But the first-born of the \\'01'1<1, those ,rho ha \ e
destroyed the earth (See Revelatioll 11: 18.), arc to be
destroyed. By their policies and schemes these, instead
of making the earth "a fit place to live in", have <lestrayed it. There can be no peace in the world till mankind acknowledges God; and, like Pharaoh, human nature will not do that till it is made wretched in its
distress. Then will have come God's opportunity to save.
'Vhen God r-epeated his conllnission to l\1oses in Egypt what

objedion did the latter raise? "'hat IJUppened when Aaron
cast :Uoses' rod before Pharaoh? n1,2.
'Yhat purpose did God have in prolonging the work of delin:l'ance? n3-6.
"-hat were the ten plagues, and into what groups may they
bp divided? \Vhat was Pharaoh's attitude towanl tllem?
n7-11.
Df"serilw the tenth plague in detail, and how Israel was

HIHued therefrom. n12-14.
Explain the uH'aning f'f the passover type. 'Vho are illuHtrutell by the lirst-born of Egypt and of Israel respectively?
n15, 1v.
INTERESTING LETTERS
LOYAL, ACTIVE, STUD:OUS
APPRECIATES HIS COMMISSION
DI:.\R BRETHREN I:" CnTIIST:
DEAR BllETHREN:
I cannot but express to ~'ou my appreciation for the r0CCnt

al', icles in '.rIlE \V.\TCH TOWEl:. The subj('C't "Obetlience
Ll',lds to Life" hac. giyen me wonderful light on the tl'l'e
01 life. Thank God for the unfolding of such truths at an
110ur when Satan is bent on destro~'ing the r0nlllant of the
seed. If we are loyal to God, active in his service and
~tndious, nothing shall pluck us out of his hand.
I am able to deYote only half a day each week in canvassing, but I am greatly blessed. Some of the people whom
I yisit invite me to giye lectures, and usually ask me to
return. Thank God for such privllegT's.
We here in Jamaica pray for rou (laily and try to follow
~'our example in announcing Messiah's kingdom.
With loV1e and best wislles, ~'oul's'in fellowship and spryice,
P. H. D.,u'IDI)DJ'(.-B. lV. I.
I am herewith Pllclosing my ans\yers to the V. D, 1\1.

snbllli t ting them to ~'O\l for grading, I ha ye long'
l10sitated to answer them, being sure first that I was spirit
bt';'.otten amI that I had also receiYed the Lord's approyal
in his seryice.
But since rpading the current articles on "The Robe of
Righteousness" and "The Birth of the Nation" I see that
it is clt'urly writtt'n in Isaiah 61: 1-3 just what the Lord
has purposed in me. I also remember that you are servants
of the Lord in this same commission, and I appeal to the
Lord at the throne of grace for your continUed guidance.
I ask that ~ou remember me also in your prayers.
Hoping to reeeive an ('arly report from you on the encloJed answers, I remaiu, Yours in the ~Iaster's service.
qut'~tions,
DWIGHT CLAllALGH.-Oll~"

llecturel3 and as(udle~ by Trc1velin<;j Brethren
Maple Falls, Wash.......June 24
},;verson, Wash
_... .. 25
Bellingham, 'Vash.
.. 27
Alderwood Manor, Wash. .. 28
Seattle, Wash.
.. 29
P. Townsend. W. June 30, JUly 1
Seattle, Wash..._
July
4
Bremerton, Wash.
..
5
Long Branch, Wash... ..
6,7
Midland, 'Vash. ......... ..
8
Tacoma, Wash
.. 9,11
12
Enumclaw, 'Wash .. ..
June 13
.. 14
.. 15
~'
16
.. 17
.. 18
~an ~ernardin.o, Calif
asa ena, CallI.

Glendale, Calif.
June
..
..
"
"
15
16
17'
18
20
23
Monrovia, Calif
June
Van ;\iuys, Calif
,
Santa Paula. Calif. ......"
Ventura, Calif
July
Santa llarlmra, Calif "
Santa lIIana, Calif.
"
21
29
30
1
2 4
<; 6
Kitchener, Onto
Limvood, Onto
Palmerston, Onto
Harriston, Onto
Gorrie, Onto
Clifford, Onto
C,?lton r Calif
Riverside, Calif.
Hedlands, Calif.
1I1ount Forest, Ont.

June 20
Ayton, Onto
::
Hanover, Onto ............... ..
Allenford, Ont. ...............
23
WiartoJ1', Onto
.. 24
IlIaI', Onto
_ .. 25
~incinll'atl, O. .
June
towrJ'stown, O. ......"
11?Ol;~~OUgl, O.
::
,
Ashland, Ky. ............"
n ulltingtoll, 'V. Va..... tI
16
17
18, 20
21
22
23
24
Gallipolis, O
Jllne
Wellston, O.
,.
~eISOll,Yl.ll~,~
_.... ::
l\:ew Htraitsnlle 0
Shawnee, O
: ~..:::::: "
Croolio:;Yille, O. .............. "
25
*1
~8
:l9
30
BROTHER V. C. RICE
Cortez, Pa.
Scranton, Pa.
'Vilkes Barre, Pa.
Hazleton, Pa.
Pottsville, Pa.
Mahanoy City, Pa.
June
..
..
..
..
17
Shamokin, Pa
Mc Clure, Pa.
llurnham, l'a.
18
20
21
22
23
Lewi:stown, Fa.
Junc 24
" 25
27
"
lIIifllin, Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa. ......._ ..
2R
3"
BROTHER
Protlll!tlon, Kans. .
June 20
Wicl11ja, Kans.
.. 21
Arkansas City, Kans. .. .. 22
Winfield, Kans.
23
lJ'ouglass', Kans
_.
24
Augusta, Kans. ......_ .. 25
Minot, ,N. Dak

June 29
Stanley, N. Dale June 30, July 1
Grenora, N. Dak
July 2, 4
Zahl, N. Dak.
5
Bonetrail, N. Dak.
.. 6, 7
Dore, N. Dak
,.._ .. 8,9
ESHLEMAN
Eldorado, Kans
June
27
},;ureka, Kans.
.. 28, 29
Olpe, Kans.
30
Emporia, Kans. .
July
1, 2
Topeka, Kans.
..
4
Sabetha, Kans. ..._... ..
0
Ormia, Om
June
15
Bracebridge, Onto
16
North Bay, Onto
17
New Liskeard, Onto . :: 18,20
Matheson, Onto
21
Ansonville, Onto _.
22
Dalhart, Tex
June 24, 2lS
\\~le)llta, l~alls. ........"
27
'.ropeka, Kuuos. ............"
28
Kan,as CIty, Kans. . . "
29
Streator, 111.
30
South lJend, Ind
July
1
29
BROTHER G.H. DRAPER

20
De Lamere, N. Dak. J~f'e
21
'Vyndmere, N. Dak.
Minot, N. Dak.
..
22
Rugby, N. Dak.
..
23
Mohall, N. Dal,.
.. 24,25
Sherwood, N. Dak
.. 27,28
Sweetwater, Tex
June
13
Sn,yder, Tex. ............."
14
Quitaque, 'l'ex. ......... " 15, 16
Brownfield, Tex. ...... " 17, 18
LublJock, Te'"
20
Hurley, Tex.
21,22
Timmins, Onto
June 23
Nakina, Onto
_........... .. 25
'Vinnipeg, :\Ian.
.. 27
Portage La Prairie, lila... .. 28
Dauphin, Man.
29
Gilbert Plains, Man.._ .. 30
BROTHER
Humbolt, Sask
June
18
Saskatoon, Sas".
.. 20,21
PrinceAllJert Has"
.. 22, ~3
Kinistino, Ht{sk.
..
24
Htar City, Sask.
25, 27
Kermaria, Sask.
28,29
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Memphis, Tenn.
_ Juoo
Anna, Ill.
..
Carbondale, Ill. ............. "
St. Louis, :\10.
..
Springfield, III.
..
Bloomington, Ill.
22
23
24
27
29
30
Champaign, 111_ June

16
Danville, 111.
17
Decatur, Ill.
18
Tayloi'ville, III.
20
Pana, 111. ..
_... .. 21, 22
Vandalia, Ill.
_..
23
Patoka, 111
_
June 24
Alma, 111. ._...
.. 25
Mattoon, 111_
_... .. 27
Arcola, Ill
_ .. 28
Paris, 111. ..
_. .. 29
Indianapolis, Ind. ..._ .. 30
Freeport, 111
Rockford, IIJ.
Delvidere, Ill.
Marengo, Ill.
Eh;in, 111.
Chicago, Ill.
.ruly 1
4
25
26
27
29
_._ ..
..
..
BROTHER W. J. THORl'f
Roseburg, Ore.._....June
Marshfield, Ore.
" 18,
Reedsport, Ore.
Eugene, Ore.
" 22,
OakrIdge, Ore.
Albany, Ore.
25,
17
20
21
24
23
27
West StaJ'ton, Ore

June 28
Salem, Ore. .
_._"
29
Dallas, Ore
_.................
30
FaiIs City, Ore.
1
lI1cMiull'\'iII e, Ore. ....... ..
l:I
Portland, Ore.
II
:r
Gonzales, Tex. .
June
22
Kingsbury, Tex.
" 23, 24
San Marc08, Tex. ......"
25
Austin, Tex
27
lIIarquez, 'i'ex.
29
Normangee, Tex.
30
u.::
ROBERTS
Viscount, Sask
June
110
Saskatoon, Ha"k
July 1 4.
Walllwright, Alta
..
5
Ryley, Alta
_... "
7
Edmonton, Alta.
" 9,11
Tuwatinuw, Alta.... "
13
Taylor, Tex. ..
Bastrop, Tex.
Temple, 'i'ex.
Kempner, '11 ex
Miles, Tex.
San Angelo, Tex.
July
U
..
It
1
2, 4
5, 6
7.8,
9
11
Midvale, Utah
June 4
Salt Lake City, Utah .. "
6
Ogden, Utah
7
Lo\'elock, Nev. ................"
8
Reno, Nev.
.. 10
Oakland, Calif.
.. 11
San Francisco, Calif. ....;rune 13

Paso Robles, Calif.
.. 20
Fresll'O, Calif.
.. 27
Oakland, Calif
July 25
Ashland, Ore
" 27
Roseburg, Ore. ._
_
28
BROTHER M. L. HERR
A tUeboro, Mass. _
J
Taunton, Mass.
Brockton, Mass. .
_
Htoughton, Mass. ..........
Quincy, Mass.
North Duxbury, Mass. _
une 11
:: 18
.. 20
21
22
.. 23
Plympton, Mass. _ .._ ...June 24

Plymouth, :Mass. .._..._._ " 25
Ne,v Bedford, l\Iass. _._ " 27
Fall River, l\fass
_
" 28
Newport, R. I
__ " 29
ProvideIl'Ce, ll. I. _
" 30
BROTHER W. M. HERSER
McConnell, Man
June
11
C~fdova, Man.
13
Rapid City, Man. ......::
14
Minnedosa, Man. _
15
1 86
NeepRWda, ,~fan
- :: 17. 1
Jtelw~o ......au. _ _AoO
Dauphin, Man. .._.__.June 20

Gilbert Plains, Man. _
.. 21
Grandview, Man. " _ _ .. 22
RUDllymede, Sask.
_ .. 23
KwaIDSaCk'SSask
:
24
a d eua. ask.
_
25
BROTHER J.
Pease, Minn. ..__...June
On!lmia, Minn. ..._.......
Boy mver, Minn. _
:: 22,
Ironton, Minn. ..._._
Aitkin, Minn.
Superior, Wis.
"
20
21
23
24
25
27
WAlT
Grantsburg, Wis. . June

Centuria, 'Vis.
Taylors Falls, Minn..."
St. Paul, Minn.
J".uly I,
Ellsworth, Wis. ..._... ..
Minneapolis, Minn. .. ..
2l!I
29
30
4, IS
2
6
Ashland, Ky
_June
20
Charleston, W. Va......
21
Coc~, W. Va
_
.. 22,23
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boll' that the KiJa&dorn of God islOt hand. Look up, lift up your heads. rejoice, for your redemption draweth ni&h.-Matt. 24:33: Marl< 13'2\1; Luke 21 :25-31.

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SACRIFICE AND OBEDIENCE

"Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of tcilchcraft, and st1/ubornness t:s as iniquity and idolatry."-l Samuel 15: 22,28.
T IS manifest that God intends his church to learn

some important lesson from the above text. Otherwise the matter would not have been recorded. It
is also manifest that the chief lesson intended to be
taught by this incident is that of full obedience to God
as expressed in his 'Yord. Obedience was the great lesson which Jesus was required to learn and which he did
learn by the things that he suffered. The body memLers
must likewise leal'll to joyfully obcy.
2 All incidents recorded in the Scriptures are there
for a purpose, because God put them there. The inspired witness for the Lord says that they were written
aforetime for the admonition and aid of those upon
whom the ends of the ages are come. (Romans 15: 4;
1 Corinthians 10: 11, 12) God has recorded many incidents for the purpose of impr~ssing his creatures with
whom he is dealing with the vital importance of loyalty
and faithful obedience to him. The new creature must
use his mind to search out these recorded incidents, and
then carefully weigh the facts therein stated that he may
ascertain, as far as possible, the great truths therein COlltained; to the end that he may know what is the good
and acceptable and perfect will of God concerning the
new creation.-Romans 12: 2.
3 To get the best results the new creature must keep in
mind that he is not a part of the Devil's organization,
that he is entirely separate and distinct therel'rom; and
he must see to it that he does not conform himself in
any wise to the enemy's organization. The anointed
of the Lord must keep always in mind that he is a witness for God and therefore the Lord's representative on
earth. His chief heart's desire must be to do God's will
and thereby please him. By this means the new creature
comes to know God and his beloved Son and the diyine
program of his opC'rations. This is the way to life
everlabtillg.-J ohn 17: 3.
"In the last issue of this journal, under the caption
"SaerifieC' and Seryiee", the new creature's relationship
to sacrifice and &C'rYice is explained. :K ow let us examine some of the incidents recorded in God's Word that
we may be better able to ascertain the will of God concerning his anointed ones, particularly at this crucial
hour in the church's experience.
SIG~IFICANT INCIDENTS
The childrcn of Israel spent forty years in the wilderness, on their journey from Egypt to Canaan, the
land of their inheritance. The Israelites were the (leseendants of Jacob and were the chosen people of God.
Esau, who persecuted Jacob, represented the Deyil's
organization, which opposes God and the people of God.
Amalek and his people were the descendants of Esau.
The Amalekites seem particularly to represent the ecclesiastical element of the Dcvil's organization. While
the Israelites were on their journey from Egypt to
Canaan the Amalekites, without any just cause or provocation, assaulted the Israelites. Joshua, in command
of the Israelites and under the direction of Moses, led
the fight against the Amalekites and defeated them.
(Exodus 17: 8-14) The Israelites, being the chosen people of God, would therefore represent the consecrated
and anointed people of God, journeying towards the
antitypical Canaan; namely, their heavenly inheritance.
6 Nominal Christians, to wit, the ecclesiastical part
of the Devil's organization, haye been the chief ones
who have tried to hinder the progress of the people of
God. 'rhey have made the journey of the true saints
difficult. The attending conditions and circumstances
have furnished an opportunity for the true saints to
learn the lesson of obedience. Nor does God forget those
,,,ho oppose his purposes and who do violence to his
people. In his own due time he will recompense those
who interfere with him and his work.-Isaiah 33: 4;
Deuteronomy 32: 41; Pmlm 94: 1.
7 While the Christian may know that God will punish
his enemies in due time, yet the Christian who has full
confidence in GoJ ",ill never attempt to run ahead of
him, but will with confidence wait upon the Lonl. He
who lully trusts the Lord knows that the Jay of c1clin~r
ance must come, Loth for the church and for the peoples of earth who desire to haye deliverance. The Lord
,,'ould haye his people learn these lessons and keep them
in mind and thereby be encouraged.
8 More than four hundn'd years had passed after the
interference with Israel"s journey by the Amalekites, as
above mentioned. God bided hi~ own good time to give
attention to them. He docs eyerything in ilnlur. Short-
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ly after he had edabliEhed his typical kingdom in Israel

Ged began to take action against the Amalekites, whose
iniq llity had steadily increased. Saul had been anointed
as the king of Israel. Through his prophet Samuel God
now said to Saul: "I rcmember that which Amalek did
to Israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when
he CHme up from Egypt. Now go and smite Amalek, and
utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not;
but slay hath man and woman, infant and suckling, ox
and sheep, camel and ass."-1 Samuel 15: 2,3.
o Saul, being the anointed king of the Lord's chosen
people, would necessarily represent all the anointed ones
in Christ, whether such anointed ones be inside the
nominal systems or outside of them. The anointed ones
of the Lord are commissioned by him to do certain things
while in the flesh. Those who truly love the Lord will
obey his commandments joyfully and will receive his
approval. The inference is that there will be some of
the anoint2d who will not obey and who will merit and
reccive his disapproval.
10 It should be expected that the Lord would choose
his anointed to carry out his orders, and therefore that
Saul would be sent to clear out the Amalekites. Previously the Lord had caused a prophecy to be spoken, and
Balaam was used to speak that prophecy. It might be
mentioned here that Balaam's prophecy in connection
with the Amalekites was the first prophecy concerning
the coming of Messiah that had been uttered since the
deathbed prophecy of Jacob. (Numbers 24: 16, 18;
Genesis 49: 10) While Balaam was used to announce
some great truths, he also became a type of those who
preach for hire. (Revelation 2: 14) There have beee
many who have preached some truths and yet have also
used the truth for selfish or commercial purposes, just
as Balaam did. It does not follow that because one is
anointed of the Lord he is certain of the kingdom. His
reward will depend upon his faithful and joyful obedience to the Lord.
11 From this prophecy, and other facts shown by the
Scriptures, it is seen that Jehovah arranged the incident
with reference to the slaying of the Amalekites for the
purpose of testing Saul, and at the same time for the
foreshadowing of other events to transpire at the end of
the church's earthly experiences. Seeing that God arranged this, we may know that he has some lesson for
the church to learn thereby, and that the learning of this
lesson in due season would be important.
12 With an army of two hundred and ten thousand
Israelites Saul moved against the Amalekites, to "utterly dEstroy" them as God had commanded. Everything that was vile and mEan about the Amalekites Saul
did destroy utterly, but the thmgs that looked good to him
b.e kept for himself. He Gl'en bok Agag the king alive and
brought him bl~k with him. He took for himself the
best sheep IUld oxen and other of the Amalekites' fat
a.nimah, and brought them back to Gilgal. (] Ramuel
BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
15: 4-9) Samuel, directed by the Lord, went in search

of Saul and found him at Gilgal.
13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto
him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed
the commandment of the Lord. And Samuel said, What
meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears,
and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? And Saul
said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for
the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen,
to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have
utterly destroyed.
14 "Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will
tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And
he said unto him, Sayan. And Samuel said, When
thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made
the head of the tribes of Israel, and the Lord anointed
thee king over Isracl? And the Lord sent thee on a
journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners
of the Amalekites, and fight against thcm until they be
consumed. Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice
of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil
in the sight of the Lord? And Saul said unto Samuel,
Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone
the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag
the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the
Amalekites. But the people took the spoil, sheep and
oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in
Gilgal."-l Samuel 15: 13-21.
15 This record discloses that Saul was a liar and a
hypocrite and unfaithful to God. He knew that he had
done wrong, and in his attempt to make excuses he
placed himself in a worse predicament. He attempted
to deceive Samuel the prophet, to deceive God, and to
deceive the people of Israel. He did not succeed. With
a pious face and sanctimonious air Saul addressed Samuel
thus: "Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed
the commandment of the Lord." Samuel knew that Saul
was not telling the truth, but that he was a deliberate
hypocrite. Turning upon Saul he replied: 'Why did
you do this evil in the sight of the Lord? Why did you
take the spoil for yourself in disobedience to the commands of God?' Saul was now so convinced of his own
wro11g-doing and so confused that he was ashamed to
call Jehovah his God, but replied: "The people took the
spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which
should have bee11 utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the
Lord thy God in Gilgal." He did not now dare to speak
of Jehovah as his own God.
16 Following the course of the hypocrite, Saul thought
to flatter the prophet and thereby to obtain favor in his
eyes. But in classic phrase of stinging rebuke Samuel
rpplicd: "Hath the Lord as great dehg-ht in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as ill obeying the voice of the
Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to
hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin
of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniqll:ty and idol-
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atry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord,

he hath rejected thee from being king."-l Samuel
15: 22, 23.
17 This is not the fir:::t time that Saul had blundered. On
a former occa,:on the Phili~tines had gathered together
to battle against IsraeL Samuel the prophet was expected to arnve at a 8tated time, and as prophet and
pricst he would perionn the :::uerif1ee unto Gou. Saul
knew this; yet in diFo))('dienc:~ b the Loru's commands,
and in his attempt to run ahead of the Lord, he was
guiJty of thc pr(','umptu()n~ ad and sin of ofIrTing up
the ~>Jcrifice hiIll~plf. \\'1l1'n S,1l11w'l em,lC and found
what Saul had dOlle, h0 rehuked :-:illll a~l(l told him that
God \\'a~ di~plul"ed \\ iill him mlll that God had "oug-ht
him a man after hiF own lwaJt. (1 Samuel 13: 1-1-1)
Suul thcre put in jeol;unly h,,-, ]Jl'inlcge of COJltll111111g as
king ovrr God's ChOFC'll pcoplc.
18 \Yhen
Samuel rd( rrrd to Gail's Fecking a man
after his own heart hl' alllllled to Daviu, \rho \I'a,: aft,'rwards anointed king. This wr01;~'fl1l ad dvod a::umst
Saul, and now the Lord God \1 a3 gi\ ill;:' him au opportunity to retrieve Jus wrl:l!g. He vn, giving him
anothcr chance to show a willlllgne,:s to oh::>y, anu this is
one of the rea"ons why he Fent Saul to slay the Amalekites. Had Saul been faIthful on that occasion God
might have fully forglven him. Gou dees not cut one off
instantly without giving him an opportunity to prove of
what matenal he is.
THE LESSON TAUGHT
Throughout the Gospel Age Satan, who is pictured

by Ewu, has put forth his best efforts to hinder the
journey of the church toward their kingdom home. He
has used his offspring, ecclesiasticism, pieturcd by the
Amalekites, to specially hinder the journey of the church
to its inhcritanee. About 1874 the true church began
to announce the second coming of Christ Jesus and the
setting up of his kingdom. 'l'his of course was in harmO~lY with Cou's will and was the command of the Lord.
Then and there the saints began \'{.lth zeal and energy
their journey toward the kingdom. At anu since that
time the Lord l,as especially warned nominal Christendom of his purposes, by causing the truth to be preached
in their prcsence and hearing. Im,t('ad of heeding the
message of the Lord and tuming thcir hearts to him
they hardcn their hearts, anu continue to put obstacles
in thJ \\ ay of the saints journeying toward the kingdom.
-Mnlachi 4: 5, G.
20 In 1~14 the timc came for the Lord, the Kiug, to
take his power anu relgn. There Jehovah placed his
King upon his throne. (Psalm 2: G) The time had come
for the fulfllmed of the prophecy: "Out of Jacob shall
come he that "hall have dominion, and shall destroy
him that remaincth of the city. And when he looked on
Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek was
the first of the nations; but his latter end shall be that
he perish for cver."-Numbers 24: 19, 20.
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21 The time was then at hand when the LoTd sent forth
his rod [sceptre] out of Zion [his organization1 saying:
"Hul::> thou in the midst of thine enemies." At the same
time the truly consecrated and anointed saints were willing and joyful volunteers to do thc will of God. (Psalm
110: 2, 3) The first work of the King of glory was to
onst the Devil from heaven. Shortly after the beginning
of the Killg's reign God's uue time had come to slay
thc counterpart of the Amalekites. Prior to that time,
anu siucc 1874, the \vvrk of the church had been to
gather the saints together and give the mrmbers a
knO\dclIge of the truth. This ,york \\'us foretold by
E7,ekicl as tllat \I'hich would be done by "the man with
the \ITiter's inkhom by his siue".
22 Aftl'r thiF a further work was to be accomplished.
Ti' e read: "Belold, six mcn camc from the way of the
higher gate, \rhich lieth tlmanl the north, and cvery
ma'l a slanghtrT \vrapon in his hamL" (Ezckiel D: 2-4)
Six is a symbol of incompleteness; therefore it pymbolically represellts the number of the incompletc anoinbd
class on carth. Thc coming of the six men from "the
\I'ay of the higher gab \vhich lilth toward the north",
signifirs that thesc represent a class commis8ioned by the
Lord to do some work. In this commission given to
them is set forth the work they must do, and it is
stateu by the prophet in these warus : "And to the
others he mid in mine hearing, Go ye after him through
thc city, and smite: lct not your eye spare, neither have
ye pity: slay utterly old anu young, both maids, and
little children, and women: but come not near any man
upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary.
'1'hen they began at the ancient men which were before
the house."-Ezekicl 9: 5, 7.
23 The work of the slaying of the Amalekites foreshadO\vell the work of the anointed of the Lord in the
end ef the age, and this work the anointed arc commanded to do. Christians are not to employ carnal
weapons. This commission therefore means that by the
proclamation of the truth, by the use of the spirit of
thc Lord, they must declare the day of the vengeance
of God; and in so uoing thry participate ill slaying
the false systems which haYe hindered the church in its
homcward journey. The anointed of the Loru, pictured
by Saul the anointcd king, would illclnde all those in
thc nominal church anu all those WIthout who are begotten anu anointed of the holy spirit. All s11eh are
now offcred the opportunity of taking a firm stand on
the side of the Lord and obeying his commission. This
commission corresponds exactly with the coming of the
Lord to his temple. His coming to the temple is for the
purpose of judgment. "The Lerd is in his hely temple,
the Lord's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold. his eyelids try, the children of men."-Psalm 11: 4-G.
24 Exactly on time, and in obedience to the Lord"s
command, the anointed began the asoault i 1 pcn the
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antitypical Amnlekites. the purpose being to brenk down

the false doctrines nnd to vindicnte the name and Word
of God. It ,ras jmt at this time that the SOCIETY put
forth a great hail of free literature, as well as books,
exposing false doctrines an<l the wicked practices of the
ecclesiastical elements of the earth. Following shortly
upon this the ecclesiastical systems, as shown by the
fulfilment of prophecy, wcre completely rejected by the
Lord; and they openly joined forces ,rith the Devil by
announcing the Devil's substitute, to wit, the League
of Nations, as "the political expression of God's kingdom on earth".
25 In the
carrying out of this work some of the
anoint<~d have failcd, and some have refused to participate therein in obedience to the Lord's command. Some
have reasoned -I:hus: "Why should we make ourselves
obnoxious to thu many respectable people of the world?
'fhe mean and cvntemptible things we will denounce;
but those things that appear respectable we will spare,
hecause this may result beneficially to ourselves." Furthermore they have reasoned that they would acquire and
hold more of the things of this world for ease and comfort, and that then in due time they would use these as
a sacrifice unto the Lord. The facts are, however, that
those who have acquired much are the ones who use the
least in spreading the message of the truth. There is a
deceitfulness about wealth and its acquisition. The more
that is acquired the less is the inclination to use it in
the Lord's cause. Be it noted that the faithful class,
those who are able to contribute but a small amount,
are the ones who now bear the brunt of the burden in
sending the message to the various parts of the earth.
26 The less faithful class of anointed ones further
reason: "Why should we speak about the clergy of the
nominal systems as being a part of the Devil's organization? Why not bring them along with us, with a hope
that we may give them the truth? The nominal systems are not so bad after all. Why be so hard on them?
'fhere are many rC'spectable people amongst them. Let
us bc generous and spare them, and in the end we will
have favor among them and thus have things more
comfortable for ourselves."
27 The fo]'C'going is about the same kind of false reasoning that Saul indulged in while looking after his own
selfish interC'sts. Doubtless he had no intention of sacrificing the fat sheep and oxen when he took them, but
he fell upon this as an excuse when confronted by Samuel. And even so it has been in the end of the age.
Many who have claimed to be followers of the Lord, and
who have been anointed of him, desiring ease and comfort, desiring the approval of men and not having sufficient love for the Lord, have pursued a selfish course.
Probably they have no thought of making a sacrifice for
the Lord, but w11en confronted with the situation they
claim that they are sacrificing and expect to fmther
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SACRIFICE SOMETIMES A MOCKERY
The Israelites had been commanded to perform

sacrifices, and Saul evidently reasoned: "There can be
nothing better in God's sight than that." But true
sacrifice is simply an ouhmrd confession of inward devotion to God. It is not the sacrifice itself that is pleasing to God; it is the sincere heart devotion that is pleasing to him. Sacrifice, unaccompanied by a true and sin~
cere heart devotion to the Lord, is a mockery. Addre~s
ing himself to the elders of Israel, God expressed himself as displeased with such a sacrifice:
29 "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the Lord: I am full of the burnt.
offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of
he goats. "Vhen ye come to appear before me, who hath
required this at your hand, to tread my courts? Bring
no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto
me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the
solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed
feasts my soul hateth; they are a trouble unto me; I am
weary to bear them. And when ye spread forth your
hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye
make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full
of blood."-Isaiah 1: 11-15.
30 To the spiritual Israelites the same rule obtains; it
is laid down in the Word of God, wherein it is written:
"And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor,
and though I give my body to be burned, and have not
love, it profiteth me nothing."-l Corinthians 13: 3.
31 Some have the thought that if they have an understanding of the truth, are able to have their eloquence
heard by many, if they practise outward formalism,
make long and many prayers, daily read so much in the
Bible and Bible helps, attend the meetings regulm'ly
and participate therein, that these things constitute sacrifice unto the Lord, and that this will bring the approval of the Lord to them. Such formalism is not
pleasing to the Lord. It is the heart's sincere devotion
that he is pleased to see. He who keeps the Lord's commandments with a joyful heart, and who does not complain about such as being a burden, is the one that is
pleasing to the Lord.
32 In the "slaughter" work that began after the Lord
came to his temple a number of the anointed have joyfully participated, and continue thus to do. As they
have thus served, the Lord has given them a clearer
vision of his purposes; and their hearts have responded
with greater joy. These have not hesitated to proclaim
the truth. They have not spared any enemy of God.
Their delight has been to vindicate the name of the great
J eho\"ah and to tE'stify of the blessings that will come
to the people through the fulfilment of his program.
33 One of the positive commands from the Lord now to
his anointeJ is that they must carryon the slaying work
until it is finished; anJ this is done by exposing the
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false and deadly doctrines of Satan's offspring, the ecclesiastical systems, pictured by the Amalekites. One of
the commands to the anointed is to declare the day of
the vengeance of our God against the Devil's organization. (Isaiah 61: 2) 'rhe anointed are commanded to
tell the people that Jehovah is the only true God and
that besides him there is none other, and thus to destroy
in the minds of the people their belief in the false gods.
(Isaiah 43: 10,12) The anointed are commanded to
prepare the ,ray for the people, by faithfully representing the kingdom and the kingdom interests which have
been committed to them, by gathering out the stumbling
ftones of false doctrines, by pointing the people to the
highway that leaus to life, and by lifting up a standard
for the people. (Isaiah 62: 10) 'rhey are to tell the
people that the "'orlu has enued, that God's kingdom
his begun, that the time of trouble is just aheau, wherein God will completely de~troy Satan's organization, and
that millions now living will never die.
OBEDIENCE IMPERATIVE
There is no ambiguity or uncertainty about these

commands from the Lord. He has given his people a
clearer vision of his purposes and made clearer his commands. Obedience thereto is now imperative. The responsibility attaching to the office of the anointed cannot be evaded by any kind of reasoning Or sophistry.
Each one of the anointed is now being put to the test;
and upon the manner of meeting this test will depend
his entrance into the kingdom. It is a crucial hour.
Obedience is vital. No matter what may have been
given up in the past, that will not suffice. We have seen
the new creature is not, in fact, sacrificing anything, but
that whatsoever he does is merely the reasonable performance of his covenant. His corcnant is to do the will
of God now; and his commission, as clear as the clarion
notes upon the morning air, is telling him what he must
do.
35 Saul did not lose the right to the kingdom because he turned to spiritism; he had lost it before he
got that far. He lost his right to the kingdom because
he disobeyed God's plain command. Saul represented
the anointed ones. It has been observed that many of
these anointed ones who have hau an opportunity to
obey God's command and have failed and refused to do
so, having withdrawn themselves from opportunities of
service, have quickly drifted back into the world; and
many of them have become victims of demonism.
3" It was bad enough for Saul to attempt to deceive
Samuel, but that was not the reason why he lost his
right to the kingdom. He lost it before that, because
he had failed and refused to obey God. The commission
to Saul was no more specific than are the commandments now to the anointed; in fact he could not understand its full import. But the anointed can now understand the full import of the commandments giren to
them.
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31 The Lord God has an appointed way to carryon

his work. Christ Jesus is his chief officer for the execution of the divine plan. He has assumed his power and
reigns. He now goes forth to make war against Satan's
organization, and the faithful anointed ones joyfully
follow after him. (Revelation 19: 11-15) The Lord's
work is done in order. There is no confusion about it.
His commanus are clear. Now let each one of the anointed
of the Lord ask himself: Have I fully aligned myself
with the Lord's way, and am I joyfully obeying his
commands?
38 Some may respond: What is it that I may do?
The answer is: The Lord has provide his people with
printing presses and with books and literature. He has
provicleu his anointed ones to operate these machines
and to prepare the literature that sets forth his plan
which must now be told to the people. His message of
truth is a slaughter weapon in the hand of each one of
the anointed. It has pleased the Lord at this time to
give his people clearer light concerning the wickedness
of the Devil's organization anu its operations, and he has
clothed them with the ability and opportunity to expose
such to the people and to show the people that the time
of deliverance is at hand. The Lord will have this message go to the people. Who will take it? Those of the
temple class, who really love the Lord, respond: "Here
am I; send me."
39 Some of the anointed ask:
How long shall we proclaim the message? and the Lord answers: "Unti! the
cities [the Devil's organized systems] be wasted without inhabitant, anu the houses without man, and the
land be utterly desolate."-Isaiah 6: 8-11.
40 Not all the anointed are joyfully participating in
the work. Some are being deceived by others and some
are deceiving themselves. They spend a goodly portion
of their time in finding fault with their brethren, and at
the same time claim to be "developing" love for the
brethren. Becoming offended, and not having the joy
of the Lord, they refuse to have anything to do with the
Lord's organization and with the message that must now
go the the people. They oppose the SOCIETY which the
Lord is now using, and say: "We have all the truth,
set forth in the STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES, and we can
serve the Lord in our own good way by staying at home
and studying these. We will not put ourselves into bad
repute with the rulers by calling attention to their
derelictions. We will save something for ourselves, and
when the due time comes we will sacrifice that unto the
Lord."
41 Attention is not called to these things for the purpose of criticism or ridicule, but with the hope of stirring
up the minds of some that they may retrieve their mistakes and yet come into God's full favor. Because Saul
rejected the Lord's commands the Lord rejecteu him.
The same rule must apply now to all the anointed. Those
who reject the Lord's commandments he will rejact from
the kingdom. A failure or a refusal to obey the Lord ia
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described in his Word as rebellion. "nen Samuel made

anDouncement of this great truth to Saul it was not
made solely ror the king's benefit but ror the special benefit of the anointed ones in Christ. "For rebellion is as
the sin or witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity
and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word or
the Lord, he hath also rejected thee rrom being king."
-1 Samucl 15: 23.
42 Witchcrart is intprrelatiomhip with the Devil or
other demons. Disobedience or God's commands is rebellion, and rebellion is also the sin or communion with
devil". 'Those who ignore the Lord's way and his commandments are described as stubborn, because they reruse to be led by the Lord. Stubbornness is iniquity,
which means lawlessness; that is to say, a violation of
God'" law. Such la,Y1essness is described as idolatry,
which means turning away rrom God and turning to
God's enemies; and this means the loss or the kingdom.
43 If we believe the Lord is carrying on his work, and
that he has organized his people into a body or a society
for the systematic and orderly method or doing his
work, then a railure or refmal to cooperate heartily
therein comes elearly within the definition of disobedience as given by the prophet-rebellion, stubbornness,
lawlessness, idolatry, a turning away rrom God.
OBEY AND HEARKEN
There may be an outward obedience that is not true
and sincere. God judges by the real motive that prompts
one to action. There may be an outward obedience in
service that is made to appear as a sacrifice. Some may
be devoting their time, energy and raculties to the Lord's
service, without having proper heart loyalty and obedience; and at the same time they may deceive themselves
into believing that they are perrorming a great sacrifice.
Such could not be pleasing to the Lord. It is obedience
with a joyrul heart that pleases him. "To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat or rams."
To hearken seems to refer to a deep, rull and complete
heart obellience. It is a readine"s to obey, obeying joyrully. It means to cliliglmtly seek to know the will or
GOll and then to joyfully obey his will. Such an one
keells his cars open to hear the commands or the Lord,
watches for opportunities to serve the Lord, and renders
that service with a joyful heart.
45 Referring to this very time the pTophrt expresses
it thus: "Behold, as the eyes of serYallts look unto the
hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto
the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the
Lord our God, until that he hay mercy upon us."
(Psalm 123: 2) Jesus marked with approval these
words: "There is one God; and there is none other but
he: and to Im'e him with all the heart., and with all the
understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the
strength, and to loy his neighbor as himself, is more
than all whole burnt olIerings and sacrifices."-Mark
12; 32, S3.
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46 The anointed ,\ho arc truly devoted to the Lord

will not fear the reproach or men "nor rear what might be
done against them: God has not given his anointed the
spirit of rear. If any have rear it is because or selfishness or because or having been overreached by the enemy.
God imparts his 0,Vl1 spirit or power and of love and or
a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1: 7) Love is the very opposite or rear. There is but one desire in the hearts or
those who love the Lord, and that is to please the Lord.
He who loves the Lord will keep his commandments:
"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have
boldness in the day or judgment: because as he i8, so
arc we in this world. There is no rear in love; but peTrect love caRteth out rear; because rrar hath tormrnt.
He that reareth is not made perfect in 10ve."-1 John
4: 17, 18.
47 Jesus delighted to do the will or God.
As he was
a witness ror God while on the earth, so are now his
anointed rollowers witnesses ror God while on earth.
Full obedience to the Lord's commands at this time may
entail some hardships and some suffering upon the
anointed. Even ir this be so let each one remember that
the great Head or Zion, Christ Jesus the beloved One,
learned obedience by the things ,vhich he suffered. Full
and complete obedience to our God is the great lesson
that each one or the body members must learn.
48 Seeing then that it is the will or God and his plain
command that the good. news or his kingdom shall be
proclaimed in the earth as a witness now, berore the final
destruction of Satan's empire, let each one or the
anointed gird up his loins and go rorth to the service
with gladness. It is the joy or the Lord Jesus that the
time has come ror him to vindicate the name or his
Father and to establish a government or righteousness
ror the people. He invites his true anointed rollowers
to enter into his joy. Those who do, appreciate the rad
that the joy or the Lord is their strength. To think that
we could bring anything or profit to the Lord, or add
any lustre to his good name by "sacrificing", would be
presumptuous. With such outward demonstration he is
not plrased. If the outward demonstration however is
brought with a sincere and honest heart devotion to the
Lord, in obedience to his command, with that he is well
pleasrl1.
49 Saul dreeiyecl himself and attempted to decrive
others. rrhose whom Saul roreshadowed will rerus(' to
obey the Lord's command and will not joyrully participate in the spreading or the message or present trllth.
Thereby thry will deceive themselves and will try to
deceive others. The raithful and true ones are n'presented by Samuel, who rearlessly and unhesitatingly
finished the work which Saul had railed to do. (1 Samurl
15: 33) Samuel is mentioned with approyal berore the
Lord. Those who joyrully obey him will likewise receive
tho Lord's approval.
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'Whnt chief lesson are all the anointE'd to learn? Are nIl
rpconlpd incidents in Holy "'rit intended ror our a it! ?
How may we recE'iYe their full benefit? U 1-4,
Whom do the Amnlekites rE'present? 'Vhat ~hould be our
attitude toward God's enemies'! U 5-7.
'Why was Saul commanded to "utterly destroy" the AmnlE'kitE's? Wh\Jm doE'S Saul represent? 'Vhom does llalaam
reprE'sent? U 8-11.
lIow did Saul fail to obey God's commnnd? Relate what
happened whE'n Sannwl arriyed at GUg-al. U 12-14,
What does this r0co1"(1 disclose concerning Saul? "-hat was
Samuel's classic rebuke to Saul's hypocrisy? U'13,16.
What preyious blullller had King Saul madp? Could he
haye retrievE'd 11is wrong? U 17,18,
lIow do Israel's wanderings parallel with the course of
the church in the ('wI of the age'! 'Vhat is the preSE'llt
work of the church? U 19-21.
What two phases of the church's work are outlined in
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U 22-24,
How do some of the anointed class now show the dispo~i
tion of Saul? U 25-27.
What is true sacrifice? 'Vhat doE'S the Lord say concerning this in Isaiah 1: 11-15 and in 1 Corinthians 13: 3?
U 28-31,
'Whnt is the present commission to the an\Jinted, and hmv
110 the faithful onE'S n1l'et it? U 32-34.
Why did Saul lose his right to the throne of Israel? U 35, 36.
Does the Lord haye an appointed way for conducting his
work? If so, what is our obligation relatiye thereto?
U 37-3\),
Are all the anointed ones participating in the "slaying" of
the antitypical Amalekites? What constitutE'S rebellion
against Go(l, and are any of the anointed in that position
today? U 40-43,
Could one be E'ngaged in the Lord's s<,rYice without hnving
propE'r hea rt loyalty and obE'diE'nce? 'Vhat kind of service
is a lone acceptable to him? U 44-48.
"'hom doE'S Samuel represellt? n 49.

TEXT FOR AUGUST 4
TEXT FOR AUGUST 11
"Good and upright is the Lord."-Psalm 135: 8.
"Th,e Lord is our defence:'-Psalm 89: 18.
HE great Jehovah is upright; that is to say, he

is straight, just and righteous. He is holy because
from everlasting to everlasting his course is exactly right. It is impossible for him to make a mistake.
Man is a sinner because he was born imperfect, the
re~ult of Adam's wrongful course. :Man desires to live.
Satan, the mimic god, guides men into death. Jehovah
God alone can grant life eternal. If therefore man is
guided by Jehovah and is obedient to the perfect guide,
he can never go wrong. Hence David, the prophet, said:
"Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach
sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgmf'llt: and the the meek will he teach his way. All the
paths of the Lord are mel'cy and truth unto such as keep
his covenant and his testimonies."-Psalm 25: 8-10.
If man has an honest sincere desire to know and to
obe:v God he will he guided into the right way. The
patlmay the Lord has provided for such is marked by
mcrcy and truth. 'rhose who have the proper appreciation of self, and who recognize their dependence upon
God, anu who in sincerity obey him, he will guide into
the right way and into all truth.
A goou man desires to know these \\"onderful truths.
The evil one tries to keep him in ignorance of the true
Gou anu his righteous way. It is now the due time for
the saints to boldly giye testimony that Jehovah is the
only true God, anu that his way leads to life and happiness; and this testimony should be given for the benefit of those who have a desire to hear. Gn:ut is the
privilege of being witnesses for Gou. The saints, by
joyfully availing themselvcs of this privilege, are thereby blessing Gou out of Zion.
N THE context the P~almist eloquently proclaims

the incomparable excellencies of Jehovah. For himself and for Israel the prophet says: "Let me sing
the kindness of Jehovah to the ages. To generation
after generation let me make known thy faithfulness
with my mouth." Thus he speaks the true heart sentiments of the faithful new creatures in Christ Jesus.
The Lord God, in the exercise of his loving kinuness,
broadens the vision of his begotten sons who are following in the footsteps of his beloved Son; and these are
thrilled at the scene and prospect set before them. '1'0
be witnesses for him, the great and loving Jehovah, to
testify to a wicked and perverse generation of his loving
kindness aud of his provision for the removal of evil and
the establishment of righteousness, what a privilege that I
In giving such testimony the members of Zion realize
the danger to which they are subjected because they
know that the Evil One now seeks to destroy all those
who keep the commanuments of God. They have greater
boluness than ever in proclaiming the me~sage of God's
kingdom because they love God. Thcy have no fear.
Confidently they rely upon Jehovah who has promisrd
to preserve those who love him and who are faithful.
(Psalm 31: 23) Threatening evil does not deter one
when he knows he is perfectly protected. As long as he
is faithful the Christian is perfectly anu completely under the protection of Jehoyah. Over such God lovingly
places his hand.
In the mouth of his servants Jehovah has placed his
message. These uelight to sing the praises of J ehoyah ;
and in so doing they are joyfully tcstifying to others
that God's kingdom is at haud. Happy the prople of
Zion who engage in this sacrcd song of praise 1
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TEXT FOR AUGUST 18
TEXT FOR AUGUST 25
'<God will cause righte01lsness and peace to spring forth."

-Isaiah 61: 11.
"Game, y8 blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdo.m."

-Matthew 25: 3.~.
HEN the Lord came to his temple, those whom

he found faithful he clothed with the garments
of salvation and covered with the robe of
righteousness which Jehovah provided. The prophet of
God puts into the mouth of these the happy song: "I
will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall be joyful in my God." For those who are in, and who continue
in, this happy condition it is impossible for them to refrain from singing the praises of Jehovah. 'These possess
the zeal peculiar to Zion, and joyfully they bless God out
of Zion.
It is a blessed privilege to bear the message of pace
and good will to hungry souls and to tell them that the
time is at hand when the Lord God, through his beloved One, shall cause righteousness and peace to spring
forth to the nations. For long centuries the poor creation has groaned and travailed in pain, waiting for the
manifestation of God's kingdom. The happy day is
opening. The people must know about it. They must
be told that shortly the Wicked One, who has for centuries ruled the nations of earth, shall be shorn of his
power; and the righteous Executive of Jehovah's plan
shall assume full control.
In the springtime the earth brings forth buds, and the
garden wherein the seeds have been planted causes the
vegetation to spring forth. The prophct says that this
is an illustration. Long ago the seeds of righteousness
were sown, and now the time has come for righteousness and peace to spring forth for the benefit of man.
Let the saints who have been appointed as witnesses
for God in this blessed time with joy continue to sing
his praises out of Zion.
N THE earth at this time there are millions of

people of good will. These sincerely desire a better condition for themselves and for others, but
they are not alive to God's way. Many of these see the
efforts put forth by the true witnesses of God in telling
of the good things of his kingdom; and insofar as they
can they a.e moved to extend aid and comfort to God's
servants because they are his servants. This they do
because of the good that is still in them.
The day is not far distant when the Lord will say to
such in substance: 'From the foundation of the world
the kingdom has been prepared for all of good will
who show forth that good will, and those who obey shall
receive the blessings of the kingdom. You saw my faithful witnesses trying to tell about the blessings coming,
and you ministered unto them. Therefore you did these
good deeds as unto me. No good act thus performed
shall go unnoticed by me. Come therefore and enjoy
the blessings of the kingdom. Be obedient unto my
righteous laws and live.'
It is a great privilege now to give witness to the
name of the Lord even for the benefit of those who are
merely of good will. Blessed is the man who renders
good unto another. Blessed is the Christian who in the
name of his God renders good unto the groaning creation. These good deeds may now be done by Zion, by
the members thereof proclaiming the goodness and praise
of the great eternal God. The Lord has placed in the
hands of his saints the means whereby this message of
good news may be dclivered to the people. With joy
and faithfulness let it be delivered by all those who
love the Lord God and his bcloved King.
DELIVERANCE
HE SOCIETY has recently published a new book
under the title DELIVERANCE. The letter following will be of interest to all WATOH TOWER
readers:
My DEAR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:

I have now read the copy of the new b'ook DELIVERANCE,
which you kindly gave me; and I hereby express my thanks
for it. It came to me as a pleasant surprise. My first
perusal of it was very refreshing; it was like a draught of
the wine of the kingdom. But a closer study and some
meditation about its purpose makes me venture to write to
you at some length, fvr I am decidedly of the opinion thl~t
the book is a special gift of the Lord to the church at thIS
time, for its enlightenment and for the strengthening of his
people.
We have long been familiar with the Plan of the Ages,
but in DELIVERAN"E there is light on that plan that makes
familiar things live anew. I venture to say that what is
sfid of Lucifer, hi,. action and his purpose, is truth stated
for :he f1rst time. The clearer light on the development of
the first _.::;e, of Adam's course, and of the beginning of
human hypocrisy; the inner meaning of the Tower of Babel,

revealing Satan's policy, is true education for the Bible
student. Also, so far as I know, never before has God's
purpose in the plaguE'S of EgJ'!}t been &0 clearly stated.
'l'he chapter on the world power shows why Egypt was made
typical of the present evil world and of the present time,
when God is about to fight the battle of Armageddon. The
long but mvst interm;tin,g chapter on the Deliverer I find
refreshing, a resetting of truths long known, but here
brought into a different order of statement. The chapters
on Satan's preparation for his empire, on God's nation born,
on the final battle of Armageddon, showing h'()\v the forces
on each side are rallied, are specially helpfUl because they
bring to the fore and in clear order those truths which of
late have been throwing light on the Christian's pathway.
I am so convinced that the knowledge of these phases of
the plan of God is essential to the proper equipment of the
Lord's people for the days of labor and of warfare that
are not far distant, that I venture to urge the desirability
of the book's being taken up in class study at once. The
Lord's people must be properly equipped and prepared for
their fight in the great battle for which God is preparing his
arm)", and for which Satan is gathering his forces; and I
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cannot conceiye of any better way that this preparation

may be done than by the classes' taking up the bo?k for
careful Derean study. DgLIYERA:SCE to me comes like an
order from the Head of the army, an instruction for marshaling in battle array.
. '
With appreciation, praying the Lord's contll1ued blessll1g
With ~ou and with mudl loye in him, I am
,
Your seryant in the Lord,
J. HE~lEI:Y.-EI1[1.
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study the DELIVERANCE book as quickly as possible in
order that they may be equipped to actively participate
in the service ,,ork. Let cach one remember that the
Lord has said: "Ye are my witnesses, that I am God."
(Isaiah 43: 10, 12) The tillle has come that a strenuoui:l
'\"ltness must be given to the peoples of earth, that J ehoyah is the great God of the universe and that he hai:l
set his King, Christ Jesus, upon his throne.
H is hoped that the book DELIYERANCE will be a great
aid in giying this witness.
THE DELIVERANCE AT THE RED SEA

--AUGUST I-EXODUS
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"Jehorah is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation."-Exodus 15: 2.

~E destruction of their first-born made the Eg~pt
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realize that they could not fight agamst

Jehovah; the singling out and the smiting only of
their first-born was positive proof that no blind chance
was at work. Now there was no question as to whether
or not Israel should have a respite; all Egypt wanted
them out of the land at once and forever.-Exodus 12:
31-33.
2 'The Israelites ate the passover lamb as instructed,
standing as ready for a journey. Moses had said that at
midnight a cry would go forth, but neither Pharaoh nor
Israel knew on what night freedom would come. Apparently not until the day of deliverance were the Israelites instructed to eat the paschal lamb, standing and
ready to go; hence they were unprepared with victuals
for the exodus journcy. (Exodus 12: 39 ) No matter
what commotion arose, no Israelite might go outsidc the
door until morning.
3 In the morning Israel went forth in orderly array,
with not a fe~ble person amongst them. (Exodus 11: 1 ;
13: 18) They took their flocks and herds; aud there
went with them a large number of other people, "a
mixed multitude," who for various reasons preferred not
to stay in that smitten land. (Exodus 12: 38) Succoth
was their reudezvom. Thence a pillar of cloud by day
and fire by night led them.
4 Moses also \vas dircctcd to lead the people to,,ard
the Red Sea, not directly toward Canaan. God told
Moses the immediate reason for this. The spirit of
Pharaoh was not broken, and God purposed yet to get
himself the honor due to his name. God knew that
Pharaoh would think that Israel were being badly led;
and that he had opportunity to drive them back to
Egypt, and thus gain honor against Israel's God. A
host such as Israel could not move rapidly; and on
Pharaoh's being told where Israel was, he hastily mobilized his army and pursued the Israelites. He came
upon them gathered by the Red Sea.-Exodus 14: 2, 3.
5 'Vhen the Israelites saw Pharaoh's army thry were

struck with terror and cried uuto the Lord. They turned
upon Moses and said, "Becanse there were no graves
in Egypt, hast thou taken us awav to die in the wilder~
ness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry
us forth out of Egypt?" (Exodus 14: 11) And they
added, ((Is not this the word that we did teU thee in
Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the
Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the
Egyptians, than that we should die in the wilderness."
(Exodus 14: 12) Smitten with fear and absolutely without gratitude they failed to perceive that Moses had
done his work wholly as the servant of the Lord and
was entirely unselfishly laboring in their interests. Hence
,re may judge that their cry to the Lord was not so
much a cry seeking his aid but rather a complaining of
their distress.
6 :Moses had already learnrd that despite the evidence
that he was God's messellger to them the people were
but little more disposed to accept him than when forty
years before he had gone to them expecting that they
would receive him as their deliverer. Now like a kindly
father to them, and because God had spoken to him to
tell him of Pharaoh's design, he spoke calmly and comfortably to them, bidding them not to fear. He said
that God would that day show his salvation; and as for
the Egyptians whom they saw that day, that they would
see thcm no more forever. He said, "'1'he Lord shall
fight for you, and ye shall hold yom peace."-Ex. 14: 14.
7 Although the Bible does not say so, it is evident that
Moses turned from the people to cry unto the Lord; for
we read that the Lord said to him, "Wherefore criest
thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that
they go forward." (Exodus 14: 15) The Lord told
Moses to lift up his rod and to stretch out his hand
over the sea and divide it, and the children of Israel
should go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
God further said that he would harden the heart!' of the
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Egyptians that they should follow Israel, and that he
would get honor upon Pharaoh and upon all his hosts,
that "the Egyptians shall know that I am Jehovah".
Moses was probably told more than is stated in the
record; it is almost certain that he understood that while
Israel would pass through the sea the Egyptians would
be drowned by it.
8 A rebuke to Moses is implied in Jehovah's reply.
Eyi<lently he might have done something instead of crying to God. The pillar of cloud had stood over the sea
as if to tell Moses that this was their way; and Moses
possessed the rod of God. It appears as if he should have
tried it in obedience .to the cloud's guidance. The lesson
for God's people is that apparently impossible barriers
are not to be considered as such when we are in the way
amI service of God. But Moses had mistaken God's plan;
he thought that God would slay the Egyptians as they
approached Israel to capture them.
9 The pIllar of cloud now moved from before the
Israelites and stood behind them. Night came on, but
the cloud shone over Israel, and probably the waning
moon was still of service to them. The cloud, however,
was positive darkness to the Egyptians; and, though
they were on the move, they could not find the Israelites
all that night.-Exodus 14: 20.
10 Moses stretched out his hand over the sea according
to the word of the Lord, and the waters were divided
by a strong east wind which began to blow and which
kept at least part of the waves in a heap. Without
hesitation, but impelled by fear, the children of Israel
went into the road made for them through the sea; and
the waters were a wall of protection unto them on their
right hand and on their left. The pillar of fire followed
them. The Egyptians saw what had happened and, in
their eagerness to seize Israel, followed on.
11 When the morning drew on
"the Lord looked
through the cloud". (Exodus 14: 24) The dark cloud
was pierced with shafts of light, which caught the
Egyptians and threw the drivers and their hmses into
confusion. The plunging and twisting threw the chariot
wheels off the axles, and the army was soon a confused
mass. They realized that Jehovah was fighting for Israel
against them, and they turned to flee. By that time all
Israel were on the further side; and Moses was told to
lift his rod again ever the sea, this time to bring the
waters togcther. The strong wind which had kept the
waters apart now suddenly changed and brought them
together with a rush. Pharaoh's host was drowned to a
man.-Exodus 14: 28.
12 Though the Bible does not say in definite words that
the destrnction of Pharaoh's host at the Red Sea was
typie[' I of the destruction of the forces of evil at the
time of the second advent, as it does of the flood (for
Jesus said, "As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it
be also in the davs of the Son of man"), yet there can be
110 question that both events are typical of the great
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eccurr;r.ces due to ta!,e place when God delivers his

church.-Luke 17: 26.
13 Pharaoh represents
Satan, the opposer of God.
Egypt represents Satan's dominion as it is seen among
men. Pharaoh's officers, who represented the power of
Egypt, illustrate those rulers of earth described in Revelation as "kings of the earth", who by their policies,
their creeds and their schemes "destroy the earth".Revelation 11: 18.
14 This complete deliverance of the children of Israel
at the Red Sea represents that of the believer ,,,ho is
"in Christ". (See Homans 12 : 5.) Their passing through
the sea was typical of the Chridian's baptism into
Christ, of his death to self, and of his entrance into
newness of life. (1 Corinthians 10: 1-6) rrhough Satan
is permitted to tempt these, he is as unable to hurt them
as Pharaoh was unable to hurt Israel after they had
passed the sea. It is in this sense that
"Our life is hid with Christ in God
Beyond the reach of harm."
13 The Egyptian people are not specially dealt with
in this picture, but it is easy to conceive them as representing that vast multitude of earth who have not
known or who do not know God. Though orthodoxy
rules the multitudes of earth out of the pale of salvation, either saying, as Calvinists do, that God does not
ehoose to save them, or as Arminianism teaches, that
God would save them if he could (both implying that
he is unable to do so), nevertheless these are that great
family "subjected to vanity", who yet will have full opportunity of entering into the glorious liberty of the
sons of God. (Romans 8: 21) The salvation of the
elect, whether of Israel after the spirit or after the flesh,
does not mean that there is no salvation for the nonelect. All are eventually to have a knowledge of the
truth, that they may know God and enter into his salvation.-l Timothy 2 : 4.
16 But this picture means even more than this.
To
those who know the present work of God, begun outwardly in the World War, there can be no question that the
plagues, intended to make the world realize the right
and power of Jehovah and to bring to naught the powers
that be, even to the bineling of Satan, have already begun.
17 rrhe ten plagues on Egypt ,,,ere not sufficient to
bring the full deliverance of the childrcn of Israel; the
last great calamity at the Hed Sea was necessary.
Neither will "the seven last plagues" which come upon
the earth bring down the power of Satan's organization.
There will still be the last great oyerthrow in the sea
of lawlessness. vVe would that all who love righteousness would hear the "noise" of the messages of truth now
going forth.
18 Moses' triumphant song which was composed and
sung aftcr the deliverance from Egypt, and from which
our golden text is taken, is the basis of prophetic declaration, and is a proof that those events are typical of the
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things of this day. A present mlvation had been realized.

Moses said, "The Lord has become my salvation."
Israel's foes were conquered, and they were now free
to serve Jehovah. Isaiah, correspondingly speaking prophetically of the retum of the Lord to his people, says,
"He is become my salvation." (Isaiah 12: 2) His people now realize this, and sing the song that the Lord
gave to Isaiah for them. God has put forth his mighty
strcngth and is delivering his people.
19 Those of the Lord's people who at the present time
realize his great work, have entered into this joy even
before Satan's hosts are destroyecl, They know assuredly that the Lord has retUI'lleu and has taken them to
himself, in the sense of giving them his service directly.
Through this knowledge they are as triumphant in spirit
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as was Moses when he saw the rising flood swee.p the

oppressors away.
'What caused the E;{yptians finally to want Israel to depart? Did Moses know in advance when the day of delh'erllucP woulll COIlle '! Did Ochers join the Israelites in
the exodus? n 1-3.
'Vhy did tlw Lord dit'eet that the Israelites should go by
way of the Ited Sea'! ,nmt attitUlle did the Israelites
show when Pharaoh ovpr(opk them, and what did ~Ioses
then do'! n 4-7.
"'!l:lt Ipsson Illay we learn frpm the TIed Sea incident? How
was uPliverance effpctell? n 8-11.
"'hat did the destruction of Pharaoh's hosts and the deIiyprance of Israel typify? 'Vhorn Illay the people of Egypt
represent in this picture? n 12-15.
'Vha t more does this picture mean to us? Do we enjoy a
present salvation? U 1G-1D.
THE GIVING OF THE MANNA

--AUGUST 8-ExODUS
16: 1-36--
uJ csus saie! 1mta them, I am the bread af life."-J ahn 6 :35.

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I" 'HE children of Israel rejoiced in their deliverance
and fredom. Moses sang his joy to the people in

prophetic language, voicing their gladness in God;
and Miriam and the women of Israel took up the song
,,-ith timbrels and dances. Dc~pitc the haC'tc with which
Israel left Egypt, the women had taken their timbrels
,\'ith them. It is noteworthy that both Mosrs' song and
Miriam's refrain are expressions of gladness over the fact
that God had vindicated his name over all his enemies.
Their happiness in their freedom was enhanced in their
rcjoicing in God's honor. This is thE' true note of praise
to God.
2 Israel went forward three days' joumey, but their
water gave out, and no supply could be found. At last
they came to water, but it was bitter, and the people
murmured. Apparently their faith and their happiness
in their freedom could not stand trouble. They forgot
all their blessings; and instead of helping Moses by forbearance and patience, they clamored at him; and, perhaps expecting that he could provide water at will,
asked, "What shall we drink ?"-Exodus 15: 24.
3 In response to his cry God told Moses to get a certain
f'hrub and to cast it into the water. This he did, and the
watrr \\'as made sweet. '1'he incident brought a testing
to Israel; for we reil.d that God made there "a statute
and an ordinance, and there he proved them". The
brackish water was an illustration of the disposition of
their hearts, and the people were shown that they would
need something to h"al tlwm if they were to retain Goel's
blc~sings. Hcnceforth they were to find his bles,ings
conditional upon obedience. (See ExorlllS 15: 25, 26.)
'l'hcir tree of hraling would be found in their obedience
to God; with this they \\'ould fh.d that his way would
be eil.sy and his care constant.
4 Israel now came to Elim, an oasis where there were

twelve wells and seventy palm trees; and there they encamped in restful peace. Little is said of Elim, but
much is implird. To Israel it signified the blessings
which 'were to come to them under the favor of God.
Already the numbers of the wells and palm trees were
sigmticant ill Israel: Jacob had twelve sons, and seventy
was the number of their expansion; for the accepted
hcalls of their tribes numbered seventy.-See Genesis
46: 26.
3 The Christian has seen in Elim an illustration of the
church with its twelve apostles, and of the rest of faith
in Christ. But now that the pla.n of God is known,
Elim is more elearly seen to represent the two phases
of God's salvation. The twelve wells represent the blessing of the church; and the seventy palm trees represent
the restitution blessings which are to come through the
princes whom God will have represent him in the earth.
6 Israel departed from Elim a month after lraving
Egypt, strengthened and refreshed for their journey in
the wilclerness. But soon they began to feel the pinch
of hunger, and the whole congregation began to murmur. They said that they 'wished they had died in Egypt
by one of the plagues; for at least they would not have
dieu hungry. Israel could stand very little. Their faith
went quickly when things were not easy for them. The
root trouble was that they had no gratitude for what
God had done for them. Blessings given to an ungrateful heart create expectancy; and when they do not get
all they wish for or think they need, all such become
fretful and full of complaints.
7 Israel's complaint to Moses and Aaron ,\'Us a bitter
one for those two leaders to bear. But the Lord did not
,Yait for Moses to cry to him for guidance he told him
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what to do, and indicated that he would thereby prove

whether or not the people would walk in his law. (Exodus 16: 4) 1I1.08e8 and Aaron assured the people of
quick relief awl of sure evidence that it was Jehovah
who had brought them out of Egypt, that the evidence
would begin to come that night, and that next morning
the glory of the Lord would be manifested.-Ex. 16: 6, 7.
8 As the pcople were gathcred toward evening, the
cloud which led them shone ,vith an added brilliance.
The Lord was manifesting himself. That night quails
came up in large numbers; and the next morning dew,
apparently unusually heavy, lay rounel about the camp.
As the dew lifted, a small round thing like hoar frost
was seen. It was manna, brearl received from heaven,
which the Psalmist in poetic language calls "angels'
food".-Psalm 78: 25.
9 It was there in plenty, sufficient for all. Moses gave
the people instructions how much and when it was to
be gathered. There was an omer, or nearly three quarts,
for each person. That which was not gathered melted
with the sun; it disappeared like the dew. They were
told that on the sixth day a double portion would fall;
and that the people were to gather twice as much on that
day, because on the seventh day none would fall; and
that which was gathered on the sixth day and left over
to the sabbath would not corrupt as on other days.
10 But some gathered more, some less; some tried to keep
a portion for the morrow to save having to gather again;
and some went out on the sabbath to gather, but none
was found. Jehovah expressed his displeasure at these
and laid a command against such going out; for these
searchers were manifestly disobedient in spirit, also they
were unbelievers, no doubt saying that the falling of the
manna was from a natural cause. It continued to fall
for forty years and never failed. In order to keep a
memorial of this wonderful thing for all future generations a pot full was gathered which, in due time, was to
be kept as witness to the fact that God had fed his people in this miraculous manner. 'I'his miracle was the
greatest of all that God had yet done.
11 Some of the wonders of Egypt were intensified natural causes, the miracles consisting in their special control; the commencement and the ending of the plague
being not according to nature, but according to the will
of God. 'I'he higher critics of our day are not the finit
of the unbelievers; without doubt there were many in
Israrl in those days. But there can be no natural
explanation in this matter of the manna.
12 This wonderful demomtration of the power of God
must have a sprcial place in his pnrpose. We arc not
left to question; for J rsus, referring to the manna, said
of himself: "This is the brea<1 which cometh down from
heaven, that a man may cat thereof, and not dir." (John
6 : 50) He is the bread from heaven which gives life to
the eater; but his body must be broken that the world
might cat and live. 'rhat Jesus referred to his death is
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dear; for he also said he 'rho \rolll(l ellter into life bv

him must also drink his blood.-John 6: 53, 51.
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13 'l'hrre are many \vho take the name of Christ and
who profess to accept the teaching of Jesus as God's
bread from heaven; but they mean lIttle more than a
profession of acceptance of the golden rule as the law
of life and of the parable of the good Samaritan as its
exemplification. But that which God gives for the life
of the world is not merely an example which men mu"t
follow, nor an ideal for which they may strive, nor a
philosophy which it is hoped will guide them into righteousness. None can come to God unless by accepting the
person of Jesus as the human Son of God, brought into
the world by divine power, that as a perfect man he
might give himself a ransom, a corresponding price.
14 The contemporaries of Jesus, blinded by Satan, SilW
no more in him than a son of Joseph of Nazareth. Thr.
Christian world, also blinded by Satan, has gone to the
other extreme and has exalted Jesus to equality with
his Father and made him "very God of very God". Either
teaching is an absolute barrier to the truth. It was
the perfect human life lived in absolute harmony with
the will of God which was broken for the life of man.
The value of that life is the ransom price which liberates
first the church and then the world from the sentence
of death, and brings freedom to enter into the will of
God.
15 The footstep followers of Jesus have eaten this food,
and by it have known that they have entered into life.
But the world does not yet know this, and will not till
God has given them freedom by breaking the power of
this world's arrangement (represented by Egypt) and
that of Satan, who was represented by Pharaoh. Then
the world will realize the truth, the blessing of God
through Christ falling upon them as the gentle drw
from heaven, food which will satisfy heart and mind
and bring life and strength.
16 It was the giving of the manna which determined
the day of Israel's sabbath. As the sixth day closed no
manna fell with the evening dew, and none was to be
seen as morning came on the seventh day. Until that
time every day in Isracl had been alike; sabbath had not
been kept. When, therefore, at Sinai a few weeks later
God said, "Remember the sabbath day to keep it holy,"
he referred to the day already designated; and now he
incorporated its keeping in his law. Also the sabbath
was made a sign of the Sinaitic covenant, even as circumcision \ras of the Abrahamic.-Exodus 31: 13; Genesis 17: 11.
17 'lYe have already noted that God said he would
prove his people by the giving of the manna. Its coming did prove a test to many; the disposition of the
hearts of the people was proved in this matter. Some
\rere selfish, wanting more than their share; some made
no attempt on the siAth day to gather in a double quantity; some wanted to gather it on the seventh day,
altliollgh advised beforehand to the contrary. The mat-
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tel' of food very frequently discloses the disposition of

the heart toward God.
18 It is easy for our minds to pass from the picture
of Israel gathering manna morning by morning, to the
Lord's prayer of "give us day by day our ([aily bread".
N a doubt Jesus had the gathering of the manna in mind.
rfhe followers of Jesus are obligated to get their supply
of heavenly bread day by day as Israel was. He who
llE;gleds to gather surely brings spiritual starvation
upon himself. 'fhe mercies of God are renewed every
morning.-Lamcntations 3: 23.
19 After Israel had received the manna they went on
toward Sinai, and came to Rephidim. Here again they
lrteked water. Again the people murmured; and though
l:lOrning by morning the blessings of God were with
them manifesting his care, so rebellious in spirit were
they that a crisis was precipitated. Finally God gave
them i\ ater out of the rock in such abundant measure
as 8upphed all their needs.
20 These miracles, the healing of the brackish water,
the giving of the bread from heaven, and the miraculous

source of water supply coming after the freedom from
Egyptian bondage, are the Bible's illustrations of how
God will deal with the human family when, under
Christ, who was represented by 110ses, they shall be led
to his law and to their restoration. The peoples of the
earth are to be led and fed, with every need supplied,
until they come to God with full opportunity to enter
into covenant blessings with him.
'Vhat was the outstanding note in Moses' song of deliverance? What was pictured by the clemlsing of the bitter
waters? U 1-3.
Describe Elim and state what it represents. U 4, 5.
'Vhat next caused Israel to murmur? 'What then was God's
promise to Moses, and how was it fulfilled? U 6-8.
How was the manna to be gathered? What greater miracle
did God perform in this connection? U 9-11.
'Vhat did the manna represent? U 12-15.
Huw was Israel's sabbath thereby designated and the people tpsted'i "'hat h'sson may we get therefrom'! U 16-18.
'Vhat lmppenp(] at Hellhitlim? "'hat do the mirades in behalf of Israel picture in general'l U 1D, ~().
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THE LIGHT IN SPAIN

T have just finished reading your bOOk, CmlFORT FOR THE
.JEWS, and f,el that I must congratulate you on being the
instrument in God's hand in producing a most remarkable
work. The logic is unassailable, the argument from start
to finish is superb, and the climax is magnificent. 'rhe
rpsult among the people for whom the volume is intended
must be productive of great good.
I am rejoicing with you, dear brother, in that the Lord is
using you as an instrument in his hllnd in the accomplishment of "his work, his strange act". TrUly yours in the Lord,
I. D. ALFoRD.-Texas.
DEAR BRETHREN IN THE LORD:

A few days ago I received a sample of Vol. I, No.6,
L.,," 'l'Ol!RE DEL VIGIA [Spanish 'VATCH TOWER] and after
reading it carefully I have pleasure in advising .yuu that
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new sentiments almost similar to those whicll I experienced
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I am surprised to find out how little I knew of the Word
of God. JUany things I had altogether ignol'ed or have
been ignorant of, although I have been preparing for the
ministry for some time. I have not understood the depth
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in the salvation which is in Christ.
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GRATEFUL FOR LORD'S BLESSINGS

Dr;AR BROTHER RI"TIIERFORD:
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delight, your book, CO~IFORT FOT THIC .JEWS, that I cannot
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Your humble and devoted brother, J. B. BERNOUDY.-Mo.
A PRIVILEGE TO ZION
DEARLY BELOVED BROTHER IN THE LoRn:
vVith unspeakable joy we read your book, CO~IFORT FOR THE
.JEWS. Biessed be the Lord out of Zion! How it inspires
one to read of the Father's tender love for fleshly Israel,
and what a privilege to Zion and Jerusalem to assist in
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people who are dear to him! The way is made plain to all
Jews who seek the return of God's favor.
May the dear Lord's special blessings rest upon you is
our daily prayer.
BRO. & SR. J . .A. COLWELL.-Minn.
[Translated from
the S;JUnish.]
THE NOBLEST SCIENCE

DEAR BRETHREN:
I am enclosing herewith my answers to the V. D. l\I.
Questions for your consideration and marking, and request
that you please advise me of my standing in them at vour
earliest ('Onvenience. I was greatly blessed in preparin; the
answers to these questions which are of such vital i~~por
tance, as I found the answers so clearly set forth in the
Scriptures when viewed with the light of present truth.
Surely this is the noblest science of all.
I rC'joice that the Lord has given me an understanding
of his great "Plan of the Ages"; and it is my desire to
show forth more, my appreciation of him who has called
me out of darkness into his marvelous light. May your
joy in the Lord be full as you lay down ~'our lives in the
service of our King.
'Vith warm Christian love,
RODEnT B. l\loRRISoN.-JIinn.,
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BarrIe, Out.
_.
Hendrie. Onto
Lamaster, O.
Delaware, O. ...
Hebron, O. ...__
lIIansfielcl, n ..
lilt. Vprnon. n.
Newark, O
__.._
.July 1
__ 0' 2
__ __.
3.
..
__
J!mlporla, Kans. ... .....July 1, 2

Topeka, l\::an:-:. .~.~ ... ~ .. ~..."
4
Sabetha, Kans. .~ ..,
_.. n
5
St. Joseph, Mo.
__ ..."
6
LeaYenworth, !{allS. ... n
7
Kansas City, 1\10.
8
13
Outlook, Mont
__.July
Scobey, ~.1ont
. 11
14
Avondale, Mont. _..... 15,16
Brockton, Mont. __._... ..
18
19
Poplar, l\1ont
..... "
20
Nickwell, Mont
_... ..
9
11
BROTHER
1
2
4
5
6
Lawrence, Kans. ..__..._...July 9

Centropolis, KanR. . ~~ .._..... " 11
!)Olllonu, Kan.s. _
_.. n 12
\ViIliamsburg, Kans.
.. .. 13
Ottawa, Kans.
.. ..
14
Garnett, Kans.
......._._ .. 15
Greenfield, Mass.....__. .July 8

Basthanlpton, l\las~. __._.."
9
Holyoke, MasR. __ .....
... " 11
Springlleld, 1\Ias:s. __ ..__._.. " 12
Hartford, Conn. ..
__ ..
13
New Britain, Conn
" 11
Falls City, Ore...__

July
1
3-5
lIIcMinnville, Ore.
"
Portland, Ore. . .... tI
6,8
Astoria, Ore. __.
.. "
7
Pendleton, Ore. ..._... ..
9,11
Ukiah, Ore. ..._.._....... .. 13,14
Swan RIver, 1Ilan. _.July

18
l\I1uitonas, l\Ian.
"
10
KenYille, 1\1 an
__.._. "
21
Durban, 1\la11
__.. _.~. H
22,23
Yorkton, ~a,k.
....
23
WI
lIIelville, Sask. . _.- ..
Ventura, Calif. _... ...July 1
Santa Barbara. Calif. " 2, 4
Santa Maria, Calif. __
.. 5, 6
Paso Robles, Calif.
11
Pacific Grove, Calif. ...."
11
Santa Cruz, Calif....__"
12
San Jose, Calk ...

..July 13
Hollister, Calif. . ...._... .. 14
San Jose, Calif. __.. ._.... " 18
Mountain View, Calif..... .. 19
Palo Alto, Calif. ..... ... .. 20
Redwood City, Calif. __ .. 21
Elkhart, Ind. ..__ __

July
La Porte, Inc!. ..
"
Clinton, Ia. .
__..
._. "
Ce~lar RapidR, la
__Aug.
OlIn, la. __
_.
__. . "
10"" City, la
__....._.......
28
29
30
1
2
4
ROBERTS
Leduc, Alta
_ July 16
Edmonton, Alta.
.. 18
Camrose, Alta.
.. 18
Lorraine, Alta.
__
.. 21
Coronation, Alta. 0.'_.__. u 22
Rosedale, Alta.
.. 23
PeI!dleton, Ore. .
July
16
Welser, Ida
_ "
18
OntariO, Ore. .
._ "
19
Emmett, IlIa.
..
20
NUlupa, Ida.
.__.. " 21,22
Boise, Ida. __.
., 2325
Taylor, Tex. .. __
July
Bastrop, Tex
__ _._. "
rl:elnple, Tex. ..._._._......... ::
Kempner, Te". __
..
lIIiles, Tex. .
San Angelo, Tex. ....
1
2, 4
5, 6
7, 8
9
11
Brownwood, Tex..._.July 12 13
Brookesmith, Tex. .._"
' l4
Bro1':llWOOd, Tex. _._::
15
Dub l.n, ~ex ....__._."'._,,
16
Harbm, Tex. __ ....._...
18
Fort Worth, Tex. __.,
19
BROTHER J. t::. W ATl'
Saskatoon, Sask
__.July
1-4
'Vakaw, SaRli::. ..._ ~.."
6, 7
Prince Albert, Sask..."
9, 11
Kinistino, Sask...
. " 12, 13
Star City, Sask.
.. .. 14,15
HudsonBllY Junct'n,Sask. ..
1'3
8
9
11
12
13
14
BROTHER W. J. THORN
ESHLEMAN
BROTHER M. L. HERR
East Greenwkh, R. 1. ...__.July
New I..ondon, COHll . . . "
Norwich, Conn. _
__
"
Dayville, Conn. ...__ _._. . "
I1'itehburg, l\la~8. . _ _... ::
Orange, Mass. .......__..__
6
7
Saskatoon, Sask...._ ..July 14

Wainwright, Alta.... "
5
Ryley, Alta
__
..
7
Edmonton, Alta. ._...... " 9,11
Tawatinaw, Alta..._.. "
13
Calmar, Alta
..
15
..
..
..
..
4
tt
12
13
14
July 8
Boyertown, Pa. .... e........."
BROTHER
Coshocton, O. . __
July
Dresden, O
_._"
Zane::, ville, O
__ _~ __.. "
~toekport, O. _,
,_,
,~."
"
lIIariptta, O......__..__.__.. __.. "
New MartinsYiIle, W. Va.
BROTHER V. C. RICE
.
Lin'field, Pa.
.__.
Chester Springs, Pa. ......
Downingtown, I'a. ...
Norristown, lOa. __.__.._...
Grenora, N. Dak
July 2, 4
Zahl, N. Dak....
....."
5
Bonetrail, N. Dak.
.... .. 6, 7
Dore, N. Dak.....__... .. 8,9
Froid, Mont.
..__.. ....
11
Reserve, Mont.
...._.....
12
_.
Sandusky, O. ..
__ July 2
Bnffalo, K. Y
__ ..........."
4
Fort Edward, N. Y. __
" 11
Troy, N. Y....
" 18
Erie, Pa.
..
_...
26
Elyria, O.... ......__ __ .. 27
Pottstown, Pa. .
12
13
14
15
16
18
6
Elmvale, Onto
.. Jnly
7,8
lIIidland, Onto ..
__ "
l)
Orillia, Onto .
.. "
11
Lindsay, Onto ..__
__ "
Canleron, Onto __ ,... " 12, 13
Halibur.ton, Onto
.. 18,25
29
30
1
2
4
Nee'lawa, Man......__.. ...July

1Ilinnedosa, Man.
_.... ..
Shoal Lake, Man.
..
Millwood, Man.....
"
Bredenbury, Sask. . ._._. "
Yorkton, Sask.
... __.._. "
Ellsworth, Wis. __.

St. Paul, lIUnn.
.J?,ly
l\liulleapolis, l\1i IlIl. .... "
Eureka Center, l\linn.._ "

AustIn, 1.finn
_
. "
Whalen, lIUnn. ..
__... ..
2
4,5
6
7
8
9,11
Winona, lIIlnn. __._ July 12

Roehester, l\linn.
tI
J
~!ankato,. l\1inn.
Evan, lIImn.
Areo, l\1iUll. ._.~. __. ..."
Lake Benton, lIIlnn.
e
.::
13
14
15
16
18
19
DIvide, W. Va. ..
July 2
4
Clifton Forge, Va
__.. "
Ii
Waynesboro, Va.
..
Dayton, Va. . ..
J'
6
Wincheste-r, Va
_.
" 7, 8
Charles Town, W. Va. _
9
washing:ton, D..C.
.July 11
A nnapolIs, Md
_.._... .. 13
Baltimore, Md
_
_.. .. 14
Havre De Grace, Md. ... .. 16
Masonic Temple, N. Y. _ .. 18
New York, N. Y.
'f 211
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SEMI-l\loNTHLY
No.
13
Anno Mundi 6054-July I, 192&
CONTFJNT8
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:JETHRO'S WISE COUNSEL

THE TEN COMMAND~fEN'rS: DUTIES TO GOD ...
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: DUTIES TO !\IAN ....
NEW YORK CONVENTION ..........................
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204
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8ay unto me. and u1<at answer 1 8hall make to them
that oppose me."-Habakkuk It: 1.
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been hiJ III Gou, to the intent that now might be made known by the church (!Ie manifohl wisdom of God"-Hw.hich in other ~ell
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leaders to prove all its utterances by the infallible Word to which reference is constantly l.lade to facilitate such testing.

That the church is "the temple of the living God", peculiarly "hi, wor1:"lallShi;,'" that its constl'UctiOIl has wen in progress throug!l(JlJ't
the g-ospel age-e\'er sinee Christ becnme the world's Redeemer n'l(, the CIH"l Corner f;ttme of his temple, 1hrou;.'h which, when
fjnislleli, Gou's bles"in~ shall corne "to all people", and tlley find access to him.-1 Corinthians 3: '1.6, 1'7:; Ephesians .2 :'2022;
Genesis 20: 14; Galatians 3: 2D.
That meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing of consecrated believers in Christ's atonement for sin, prQl'N'SSe; and :w!len ftlre
last of these "liying stones", "elect and precious," shall have been made ready, the gTeat l\luRter :\-Vorlnuan will bri'llg all together
in the first resurrection; and the temple shall be filled with his glory, and Le the meeting place between God and men thl'ullghout
the Millennium.-Revelation 15: 5-~.
Tl:.:lt ihe basis of hope, for the church and the w01'ld, lies in the fact that "Jesus C-hrist, 1'5 ihe grace of God, t...rred .(JeaTh for elYer.lI
man," "a ransom for all," and will be "the true light which IiglIteth fmwy man .that ,cometh into the world"., "in due -time".Hebrews 2: 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothy 2 : 5, 6.
That the hope of the church is that she may be like her Lord, "see him as he is," he ".paltakers of the diVIDe na:tll1'e',' and share :his
glory as his joint-heir.-1 John 3:2; John 17: 24; Romans 8:] 7; 2 Pe.ter 1: 4.
~:n::t the present mission of the church is the perfeeting of the saints for the future work of service; to develop in .herself eyer
grace; to be God's witness to the world; and to prepare to be killgS and Priests in t:le lIext age.-EplJesians ll: 1:!; Matthew 24.;
14; Revelation 1: 6; 20: 6,
That the hope for the world lies in tile blessings of knowledlXe and opportunity to 'be brought to 011 by {'..brist'g 1\1Uhmnial kingdom, the
restitution of all that was lost in Adam, to all the wllliM; and ohedient, at the hllnd& of thelr lletleelller and bu, glori1J.ed dmrch.
when all tile ,,,lfully wicked will be destroyed.-Acts 3: 1D-23; Isaiah 35.
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Z August 15, 1925

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Aug, 15 . , 11 1-14
Aug. 22 . , . -11 15-28
29-43
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Sunday
Monday
TUl'sday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
:1 145
2 143
3 81
4 :J7
5 184
G 31.2
'1 13
8 107
"9 2:>4
U) 154
:11 320
12 52
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NEW 'Y"ORK ODNVEN'l'ION

THE ,"VATeH TOWER allnounc,-s thn:t 'a conventinn df ifihe
LNTERNATI01'\AL BUlLE STCDEN'rs AsSOGIATION is' urrmrged
for New York Oity, to be helt! on 0:' 'her 15-18 inchIsive.
The meetings far the 15th, 1Gth, and It-lth, will he held in
the Manhattan Opera Honse, V,est 34th B~r(et. O.n 'Suniu)' the 17th too New Ma(liso:l SqllllTe 'Gardea ...vLll 'l)e 11Sed
for the entire dll.Y anti a 'public ,meeting w-1l1 be' heJel at
three o'clock in the aft1'DfJO'n, aJ!ldl'esSt:'d1 ~y the President
of the SOCIETY, The new MadiR01l SqUlwe Garden llfiS a
st'ating capacity of twent3' thousand and is DI"obably the
best equipped hall on earth for a pnbJ.1c n:te&ing.
RAruo ~(,;:RAM-S
The follawing are the radio Rtll'1Jiom .broadcasting tile Dressage of the kingdom;
WBBR, New York, N. Y. 273 ,ureters broali1casting :S:urrda;1'
morning, aHernoon and .evening; Monday, Tkl'lJ.rsdD.:v 2llncl
SaturdU'y -eveuing-s.
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morning, aHernoon and evelling; Tuesday., "Vednesd~:,
Thursdll~:, Frida~" and Saturday eveni~s,
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morning, -afternoou ani! e~ni.ng ; .also M~nday evening, ~'ues
da:v afi-er.nmm .and ev~g, W.oones.&y. TlnlTBdll.Y. 'Friday
and :Sai;nrday 'evenings.
'Vf.I'K, Cleveillnd, ,0. 21~ met-ers brI'Ja~om;ting gunday
morrong-, afternoon mld overring.
KTCL, Seattle, W.ash. {l05.9 meters, broadcasting Sunday
ll'lld Tnesuwy -eveIliings.
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PRESENCE
AN D HERAtD OF CH1R~STS
VOL.
XLVII
J"L""LY
I, ID26
No. 13
EUROPEAN CONVENTIONS
r'J""HE consecrated ones throughout the earth, being

~
of one family, have a keen interest in the affairs

of each other when these things pertain to the
kingdom interests. Admonished by the inspired writer
"not to forsake the assembling of yourRelves together",
those truly devoted to the Lord delight to come together
in convention. "Yhen prompted by an unselfish desire to
help one another such a convention always results in
great blessings.
The church is now in the time when the Devil and his
organization is desperately trying to destroy those who
keep the commandments of God and who have the testimony of Jesus Christ. (Revelation 12: 17) This he
attempts in various ways. If he can produce discord
among the brethren his hope is to discourage some and
completely destroy others.
The evil one's methods were fully demonstrated recently in Switzerland. Trouble arose in various parts
of the country among the classes, some from one cause
and some from another. There was great distress amongst many of the brethren. For this reason it was
feared, by some of them at least, that the fiery trials
that had come upon them would make a convention
almost impossible, and that few if any blessings would
be realized. This conclusion was due to lack of faith
in the Lord.
Jehovah has promised to preserve those who love him
and who are faithful, and to bless them richly; and upon this promise the children of God may rely ,ritll abBolute confidence. The Devil cannot destroy the Lord's
work. He will succeed in taking those a'l'ay who are
not completely devoted to the Lord. All ,rho are
prompted by any other motive than love will fall before
the assaults of the adversary. Each therefore should
keep in mind always that love means an unselfish devotion to the Lord and to his cause. Those who love
the Lord he holds in the hollow of his hand, and the
evil one cannot injure them.
BASEL
The convention was held at Basel, Switzerland, May

1-3 inclusive. Doubtless some attended the convention
with a desire that more trouble should result. If so
they were disappointed. Most of them came with a
prayer to God that he would bless them and their
brethren. 'Their prayers were answered. The net result
195
was that it proved to be the best convention evu' h:ld

in Switzerland. Fully 2500 consecrated attended. :Each
day was marked by much joy among the brethren.
When the convention concluded all were happy. The
Devil found no consolation in that assembly of God's
people. It resulted to the glory of the Lord.
Brother Rutherford first address.ed the convention on
the subject: "Holiness to the Lord," pointing out to
the brethren that holiness means a complete devotion
to God and to his cause, and that they must dwell together in peace and holiness if they hope to see the
Lord. ThiS" and all the other addresses by Brother
Rutherford were well received by the friends, and they
saw the necessity of putting to flight the adversary.
Some of the trouble had grown out of reports concerning Brother Binkele and his opposition to the SOCIETY,
and concerning this Brother Rutherford said:
About a year ago Brother Binkele, being ill, was asked
to give up the duties of manager at Berne, Switzerland,
and go to America and go under the treatment of a doctor
for the recovery of his health. I requested him to do this
and had a telegram from him tha.t he desired to go. He
was relieved from official duties and another brother was
appointed to fill the place of manager. A short time thereafter Brother Binkele wrote me that he did not wish to
go to America at that time. Then it was reported by sollie
that Brother Binkele was in opposition to the SOCIETY and
that he had been wrongfully ousted from his position. TIlls
was an improper report. Brother Binkele, because of his
illness, his phj'sical condition, or while under great stress,
llIay have said some things that were uncomplimentary
aoout the President of the SOCIETY or about the SOCIETY'S
\Yurk. He has assured me, howeYer, that he deeply regrets
anything that has been said, that he is not out of IJ:ll'Illony
with the SOCIETY, but that he is in harmony and desires
to fully cooperateo
Brother Binkele then appeared before the convention

and expressed his great gratitude that the Lord had
permitted him to live to this day, that the misunderstandings might be cleared away and that he might be
placed properly before the friends. He stated that he
was in full harmony with the SOCIETY and desired io
fully cooperate in whatsoever way his physical condition
would permit him to do; that he had great love for
Brother Rutherford and always wished to stand. by him
firmly and by the SOCIETY and to serve the Lord faithfully. This information was gladly received by the
convention.
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TteWATCH TO\VER
Everybody rejoiced in the discourses deliverf'd, and

the joy \\'as o,crflo\\ iIcg at the te~timOI!y meetings.
Many \\'ere stgnding up waiting for an opportunity to
testify to their great joy in the Lord. A very interesting
question meeting was held, conducted by the Pn~sident
of the SOCIETY. 'Ye gj,e here a brief report of some of
the questions and answers:
QUESTION MEETING
QT'ESTION: Have the ancipnt worthif's returned?

A:\"SWER: Certainly thf'y have not rf'turned. No one has
seen thf'lll, and it would bf' fonl ish .j 0 nUl kc such an annOUl1c('ment. It was stated in th'! "i\lilliom;" book that we
might reasonably expect them 10 return shortly after H):!3,
but 1his was merl'ly an expressed opinion; besides it is
still shortly aftpr Hl2'i. There is no good rl-'aSOIl WIlY we
sllOuhl expect the ancient \yorthies to return until the
clmrdl is complete and the ,,"ork of the church on earth
is (:one. At this time til(' \\"ork is not conlplete, and it is
quite evident that many of the members of the body of
CI\1':st are still here.
QeEsTION: Did the work of the clmrch cease in October,
1923, as some claim, or is there something else ~-et to do?
ANSWER: The work did not ccase in 1923 and is still
gloing on. Tht' Lord is at the head of hIs work and it is
going on with the same force and momentum that it has
heretofore. Some misguided ones in Switzerland conceived
the thought that the work had ended in 1925, that only
a small remnant of the consecrated were within the fold,
and that eYer~'bOlly who did not agree with this thought
were out. Of coun;e such fi thought is a foolish ORe; it is
the result of a disturbed mind and not the result of candid
consideration of God's ,"V@rd.
There is nothing in the Scriptul's to 'hldicate that tll
Lord will reveal to his church just how soon the work is
going to end, but each otle who is ,devoted to the Lord
should be willing and anxious to press on and do with his
might what his hands find to do, until the Lord suys it is
eI:ough. Let no one be disturbed by the foolish prodamation that has been put forth by one or two misgUided brethren to the effect that the ancient \vOlthies wene 'back in
1025 and that the work of the clnll'clJ there ceased, and
th:1t all those who do not agree with them are outside.
TLe Lord is still able to manage his own affairs and to
carry out his work in his own good way, ,without the expressed wisdom of some self-constituted wise people. Trust
in the Lord and follow his 'Vord, and you will be safe.
QUESTTON: In a class the elders have instructed the
brethren not to distribute the "In(lletment", and have
spoken against the SOCIE1'Y'S work. What should the class
do?
ANSWER: Nearly all the trouble that arises ill classes is
due to the fact that the elders, or SOllle of them, tllke themselves too seriom;ly. 'Ve should expect this, b2eause it has
ever been thus. In St. Paul's day it was exactly the same.
'Ve recall (hnt he admonished the elders at Ephesus and
told them tha.t ,ambitious OIl(lS would arise to draw awaY
followers after them, and be warned the church ag-dinst
such. The Lord commanded the elders to feed the flock
of God; he did not te11 them to lortl it over his hpritage.
Whenever un elder gets to the poim where he thinks he
is lord of the eongregation then Ms usefulness is gone.
The Lord is at the head of llls OW'll wOl'k. He has O1'$anized
his warle The SlilCIETY is his ,orgl,lllllmtiQn, filld in his ,own
regular way he causes the literature to be prepared and
sent out for distrib'ltion. He has not left it to one 'or two
self-co:.l Fi;p(l e!tlers in an if'olated to\\"n in f3,witzerlan([, f\f

anY\\'lilTP e],;e, to say wlleUwr the vDlunteer liLer.ltun' .,;1. tll
or ~hall not be distributed. Had Ule LO'l'd not wanted i.t
lUi'triltllted he would not ha ye had it published aMI (listrilml('d to the extent of mi:lions throughout the eart:1.
'YlJeneyer the friends find lIll eId('!' in their class assumi 'g
too much re"polJ~ilJj]ily and attempting to command them
10 do or not to do cert ain thing~, thpy i'll/)uld ask that
eIller to n'~i,~n. and if he refwws to re,~,ign the" remove
hill!. Tile Scrip1ures declare that \\"e should dwell togetl'er
in l,,'a,'t' and holine~s; else \ye shall not see the Lor,!. There
can be no V0al'e or wlJOle-hparte(1 deyotiLln to the LOl'd
",lIPl'P pIdprs are trying to eornrnand the clai'i' to do or I''lt
to llo tliat \\'hidl is me)'el~' in the mint! of tlie elders. Let
tlie e'lL'ri' sep to it tliat they arc trying to help the brethrpn Wid 10 wa'k in harmony with tlJe Lord and his dUly
('Ollsra utell ,,"ork.
SERVICE DAY
On b'"H1C(' (lay morC' than 400 of the ])']7ethren went

out in lllC ,'-ork, and the ~:des totalcd upwards of 3000
books. 'iney returned to the hall in the afternoon far
a tC'stimony meeting and\\ ere OYCrfJ0\\ ing with jl'y 111
the blessings that thp Lord had granted unto them.
'The public meeting was held OIl Monday night and
was attended by 2600 peopl. About 2000 01 the;;e were
strangers, the major portion of the brethren hm-ing
already returned to their hOlllBS. rfhe audlClloC li,stenea
with the henpst interest to 1he sprakrr, and mallife<lted
their further interest at the oonclu,sion hy standing aud
expressing their deEil~e far a go\"(~rllmcnt of righteousness, \yhicb the Lonl is now begilllling io establish. The
pubhc 'pr('ss gaye good l'e-pcrts of the ID,eeti:ng.
"-ithout doubt the BaBd cOllYcntion will result .in
grf~at bleN;i1ig to the brethren and a gI'eat impetus to
the messtlge of the kingdom throughout SWItzerland.
TRE WATCH TOWER bidB the brethren in aU classes to
unitedly present a solid front agaimt the enemy. Be
earnest, actiYe and zcalous in the l'JL:clamation of the
truth. Stand firmly, shoulder to shoulder, declaring the
message of God's kingdom. The Lord will bless all such.
Only those who loye the Lord will do thi:;:, and tholle
who ,do love the Lord will follow this eOUTBe.
MAGOOBURG
The Lord's blessing_ upon the work in Germany ill

manifest to a marked dtcgree. In 1921 the 80CMIT'
purchaBed a buildillg at MagdeIYurg covering ground
space about two hundred by sixty feet, aLd a two a:nd
one~half story building. 'i'he omce at the time was ;in
Barmen. The office J,\~as moved to Magdeburg and the
work increased. In 1925, or about Qne yEar ago, th
SOOIETY purchased prop( rty near by, covering ground
space of about one hundred and forty feet by two
hundred f'Cet, on ,vll'i'Ch were flome building. Other
buildings were erected duri'ng the year, and several
machines for priming and ma'lIUfaeturing hoeks were
purchased and iIffiialled. The mB:J'lufactming department is one story with a saw-tootn reof, the light being
received iihrough -the Todt 11he machines aT-e so aTraIlgeil.
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rc;l paper is taken in at one end of the building

the pre,~ desireti, and step by "trp it
iti printed, folded, as,,;embled, ,,;e,Yed and trimmed, being
moved around from one machine to the other; and by
the time it rcaC'hp~ the farthest point in the building
froll1 the entrance the book,; arc complete.
The laetary is 1:01\' eqUipped in Fplcndid order and
has a tapac;ty 'If O~'j']'o.\ilrd( ly ,ix thrlFancl books per
day, of four hl~' ldt ~cl pages coch. 'I'hr ~,OCIETY has
erected amI cmcratci' Its m\,]] l'lcctTie lw:hting and power
plant, wh,ch ?ul'llii'h2s light ami pm\'(:,;"ior thc operation
of the m~\ ;lllIC, and fur ll;~htillg th'2 Imildings and
oiEee, at a greatly reduced price. 'Ilw~c impr'J\'emrnts
ha\C~ be('n l;ad.~ po,;"iblc by Ow hd P of many brcthren
in Germany, aJ~10ngd ,\hom have been e']1nt mechanics
,dlO have llC'ljJed to do the ,y,'rk.
On a part or the premi,ei' of tlw SOCIETY has been
erected a hall for the meeting of the congregation, and
it ha" a sc atmg capiwity of apprmimately one thousand.
'1'he work of cnetiLg this hall has been done largely by
volunteers, the SOCIETY bearing the expenses for all
materials. It is a beautiful hall, both in appearance
from the Gut"i,le 2.nd imide. The bl'0threu ha,e named
it "The Harp Hall". On the ouhiide is a large design
of a harp made III cement and then cut, having the appearance of E ~one. The inside drcoratious 01 the hall
are very dhccctive and pleasing. Amongst the elc'coratiOllS is la,;,rdid ,',-ork in t 1,c ]'( ar 01 the hall, representing David seaied with his harp by his "ide and
gazing into the heavens at night beholding the glories
of God's erration. This bas-relief 'rmk i~ al~o clone in
cement and cut to have the appearance of stone.
While exca rating for the hmlding a large sand~tone
was dug up; and one of the brothers, ,rho is a sculptor,
cut out from this i'tone a life-size representation of
the Lord; and this has becn ereded on a pedestal in
the yard.
'1'h(' grounds have been lwautified by the planting of
trees al'<1 ilo\\l'rs. This work has been clone chiefly by
the office and fadory force, after 'workiug hours. The
brethren have found great delight and plc'asure in preparing these grounds and the buildiugs, and this at the
verv minimum expt'Ei'e. The hum of the maehmes makes
sw~t music to the ear 31' they produce the books and
ether literature to send forth, aEllOuncing the kingdom
cf our Lord. It is a real joy to be in the factory while
it is in operation.
Magdeburg had no hall adequate to take care of the
uumber of cOl:secrat -d who were expected to attend the
convention. Our brlthren therefore rented from a concern in Leipzig the framework of a great hall or tent,
which they erected on a large lot facing on the Elbe
river, and then this framework was covered with canvass. Inside seats were arranged to the number of
eleven thousand seven hundred and fifty, broad aisles
being left between the various rows of seats. The sides
o the pavilion were so constructed that they could be
easily rolled up, and many thousands co(.id stand just

outside, vO'ice amplifiers having been installed so that all
could hear ,rith pcrfect case. In addition to this a
similar tent was erected for an administration office and
also for a prirate office for the use of the SOCIETY'S
representatives, and for consultation.
Still another tent was erected on the grounds for the
fceding of the multitude. Army kitchens had beBn
procured, and with these the food was cooked. Brethren
undertook the feeding of those who came. Great quantities of food had been brought and stored in th2 commise'alT. much of \\'hich had been prepared by th~
brethren themselves. Certain ones were assigned to thB
army kitchen", others to the counter" to serve; and the
friends \\ ho desired food purchased meal trckets and,
forming a line, marched to the serving tables and were
sel'Yed. It was a wonderful sight to see how qmckly
such a crowd could be fed; and the food was wholesome
and good.
The convention was held at .Magdeburg" May 13-16
inclnsiYe. Long before that time many applications for
accollllllodations were received at the SOCIETY'S office
in l\Iagdeburg. Early on the first day of the convention
ten special trains arrived, fully loaded with happy
soldiers of the King of kings. .!\fany others came by
automobile, mctorcycle, bicycle, while others walket\
from near-by towns. The first session of the convention,
held at ten o'clock in the mODling, was opened with a
joyful rally, participated in by twelve thousand consecrated. Every seat in the great tabernacle was occupied,
while many "tood. A special platform had been constructed for the OTchestra. One hundred and twenty
brethren, playing various imtruments, formed the
orchestra, which was conducted by a brother ~who is a
professional orchestra leader. The splendid music and
singing, which are peculiar to the German people, were
inspiring and thrilling.
The convention grounds spread out along the banks
of the beautrful Elbe river. Its waters sweepiug on
seemed to catch up the glad song of the mulbtude of
God's people gathercc1 on its banks, and to bear the
message of encouragement on to a sorrowing world.
Happy will be that time when, like the stream of a
mighty river, the truth flows on until the knowledge
of God's glory deriYed therefrom will fill the whole
earth.
ADDRESSES
At 10: 45 on the morning of the opening of the

convention Brother Rutherford addressed the friends
on ~he subject "The King in Action", the text being
Psalm 110. From the Scriptures he stated in substance
that the Lord Jesus Christ learned obedience by the
thmgs ,\'hi(;h he suffered, and that as a reward he was
exalted by his Father to the highest plaee in the universe; that God did not interfere with the Devil plying
his wicked methods, because God has a fixed time in
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Father to remain inactive against the Devil until the
Father's due time when the Devil should be ousted;
that Jesus necessarily observed the wicked course of
Satan and his oppression of the people, particularly of
the church; that he observed how Satan continued to
defame God's holy name but that he must await his
Father's due time for action.
It was then pointed out that the due time for action
came in 1914; and then "he whose right it is" to be
King was sent forth by" his Father and directed to rule
amongst his enemies; that his first action was to oust
Satan from heaven; that this he did as the Executive
Officer of Jehovah, which was foreshadowed by Melchizedek, priest of the Most High God; that his activity
in vindicating his :Father's name in ousting the Devil
from heaven, and the early prospect of the complete
exaltation of the church, followed by blessings for all
the families of the earth, of necessity has brought great
joy to the Lord; that since he has come to his temple,
to those whom he finds faithful in his service he
says in substance: 'Because you have been faithful over
a few things my purpose is to make you ruler over many
things; enter therefore now into my joy.'
The brethren were then reminded that the truly consecrated lovingly, gladly volunteer to do the will of the
Lord because they love him, and that they in truth
~nter into his joy; that those who love the Lord keep
his commandments, amongst which are these specifically
given to the church: "Ye are my witnesses that I am
God," and "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached
in all the world for a witness" (Isaiah 43: 10, 12; Matthew 24: 14) ; that now the Lord is blessing his people in giving this proclamation of the message of his
kingdom, and that they rejoice to have an opportunity
so to do.
lt was recalled that the Lord, among other things,
has permitted his people to build a printing and bookbinding establishment in Germany for the purpose of
preparing and sending forth the message of his kingdom to the people, and that this message must be given
to the people before the great and terrible day of God
Almighty; that the time of Armageddon is rapidly
approaching when the Lord Jesus, as the active Agent
of J eho-vah, will completely dash to pieces the Devil's
organization, and thereafter shall begin the restoration
of the world. The brethren were greatly encouraged
and enthused by the address, and by a rising vote they
expressed the determination to even more zealously go
forth in spreading the message of the kingdom.
At other sessions of the convention Brother Rutherford spoke. On one occasion his subject was "The
Pouring Out of the Holy Spirit", and another "Holiness to the Lord". In substance he set forth to the
friends that the prophecy of Joel (2: 28, 29) is having
a second fulfilment, and this since 1918; that prior to
that time the work of the church was pictured by Elijah
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and his experiences, and subsequent thereto was foreshadowed by Elisha and his experiences; that those
during the ;Elisha period, who have received and fully
appre~iate the truth, have indeed received a "double
portion" of the spirit, have entered into the joy of the
Lord, and are enjoying the second refreshing showers
and blessings foretold by the Scriptures; that these are
really the ones who are fulfilling their covenant with
God in giving the witness concerning his kingdom; and
that these delight to have the opportunity to lift up
God's standard to the people. Then the speaker propounded the question as to how many had come to a
knowledge of the truth since 1918, and at least eighty
percent of the great audience lifted up the hand.
In the discussion of the subject, "Holiness to the
Lord," the speaker made the point that the plate of
pure gold, which the high priest was required to wear
and on which were engraved the words, "Holiness to the
Lord," shows that the priest was absolutely devoted
to the Lord's service; that the antitype therefore is
that those who are holy to the Lord are the ones who
are completely and absolutely devoted to the service
of the Lord; that the emphasis should be placed on the
words, "to the Lord"; that holiness means whole and
complete, and therefore must mean a complete devotion
to God and to his cause; that those who had thought
that sanctimoniousness and piety constituted holiness,
or that merely purity of thought and word and action
constituted holiness, are wrong; that those who had
thus been following a course of apparent righteousness,
and at the same time indulging in politics, in temperance and other organizations had deceived themselves.
It was pointed out that no one is actually perfect
even in his thoughts; that he must be, insofar as it is
possible, pure in thought and word and action; but he
must go further, he must be wholly, absolutely and
completely devoted to the Lord God and joyfully obey
his commandments; that everyone who is holy, within
the meaning of the Scriptures, will joyfully participate
ill giving the witness concerning God's kingdom, in
accordance with his command, insofar as it is possible
for him to do so; that instead of quarreling amongst
themselves Christians must dwell together in peace and
devote their time and energy and efforts to the glory
of the Lord, otherwise they could never see the Lord.
Many of the friends expressed themselves as being
greatly helped in seeing that the privilege of the real
Christian now is to represent God and his kingdom on
the earth and to forget self entirely. Sunday morning
Brother Rutherford conducted a question meeting. The
questions showed that the friends are really studying
and trying to keep abreast with the truth and to serve
the truth. Space does not here permit to insert the
questions and answers, but THE WATCH TOWER in a
subsequent, issue may publish some of these.
The Magdeburg convention was addressed by other
brethren as follows: Brother R. J. Martin, of the Brook-
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EOW manager of the branch office at S\\-itzerland;
Bl'others RalzeTeit, Bucholtz, D,,-ingeT, Bade, Zimmer,
Hcrkendahl and others. All the addresses were wrll
rC("'iYed, and the friends gave evidence of being gTeaUy
benefited thereby.
PUBLIC ADDRESS
The meeting for the puhJic of Magdrhurg was held
Friday eyenmg and \' a, add re:"sed by the Presidrnt of
the ~OCIETY. The \\ alb of the tel1t \\'f're rolled up.
Every a\,ailable ~pac(; 1118io(; ""as occll],i('d and lllany
thousands stood on the oub-ide. Th(; frie11([8 ha 1 beell
Ttquested to EUTTrlldiT the seats to tLn pu1)iic. It is
estimded that full.," twenty-fin, thousand. people were
pTesellt. and by lllca1b of the voice ampl ifiers all could
hear. The subject \n18: "Comfort for the I'eople."
The speaker shmn:;d that the clergy arc the real
enemies of the people and enemies of God, because thoy
misrepresent the Len] and mislC'ad the people. The
gre:::t audience received this \rith marked approYal.
Th:'ll the spraker set forth at ler;,gth the hlessings that
God has in store fOT th people throngh his kingdom
which he is now estublishing. The great audience; aiter
listening for an hour and a half, seemed loath to go.
After being dismissed they took th('ir scats and as the
or:chestra played they joined in singing hymns. It was
a most impressive meeting. The public press gave a
good report of the meeting. It is evident that the people of Magdeburg have great respect fol' the truth and
manifest a desire to know more about it.
CGNCLUDING DAY
A number of the brethren addressed the convention

Sunday, which was the concluding day. Among those
was Brother R. J. liaTtin of the Brooklyn office, who
took for his text the 97th Psalm, and who said in part
the following:
The Lord has perfected his organization on earth in a
most remarkable way. His work is moving forward as
never before in the history of the clmreh. lVIi'lliOllS of copies
of THE HA'RP OF GOD 'ha'Ve been printed and distributed all
over the earth. ~'his book has been translated into nearly
thirty languages. THE HAllP has 8urel~' blen uSt'd by Jehovah as one -of the strokes of lightning mentioned by the
Psalmist, to bring light to the worl<1. Ewrry flash of lightning helps to break the bands that 'hold the people in
bondage to Satan.
In December last Brother Hutherford deliver-ed to me
manuscript for a new book called COMFORT FOR THE JEWS.
By the end of one month we lmd printed 225,000 copies.
These were practically all disposed of in six weeks. Another editien 0'(' 150,000 was placed in the factory, and at
the time Brother Hutherford and I sailed for Europe a
great many of th'em were disposed of.
This book is another stroke of lightning that will SWef'p
away darkness from the earth. It tells Why so many
wonderful things are taking place in Palestine. Nathan
Straus, perhaps fhe wealthiest Jew in the world, was given
the first copy off the press, and he read it with a great
deal of joy. He ,has' wr'itten Brother Rutherford two very
fine letters about the book. It is a most remarkable book.
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It proves the entire plan of the ages from the Old Testament alone. It shows why Jesus could call the preaelwl'S
of his day "a generation of vipers". ~'hey had the divine
plan in their law and prophecies. They should have bEen
the tirst to have hailed Jesus as their Messiah. Inste,td
they crucified him. 'l'hls book has already been translated
into German, Yiddisb and Hebrew.
Books in these thl'e langnngps nre being manufactured
in the f11('tory here at l\Iag(lelmrg and will soon be in your
lwnlls for distribution to the people. As soon as received
I urge all of you to rp:u1 it carefully and then go forth in
the strength of tile Lord, with this song of gladness on
your lips, and IIplp show the people that Jehovah is the
Great Gm:, that Cle time has come for his long promised
blessings to come to them.
At about the Silme time that the factory in Brooklyn
receiYP,1 I1JHnuSl'ript for the ".Jew" book Bl'other Butherford fl'rnh';:led us copy for another flash of lightning, calleu
THE STA!\lL\HD Fon THE Pr:Ol'LE. By the end of Ifebruary,
this ypur, this booklet bad been printed and sent out to
Englis1l-speaking classes to the extent of one million two
hundred and fifty thousand copies. \Vhen we left America
it had been translated into fifteen other languages. The
German translation is already here and each class will soon
recein' its quota for distribution this year.
And now, last and best of all, J have a secret to tell you.
But please do not let Brother Rutherfor(l know that I
10ld you. A great driYe has been planned for America, to
begin .July 1st. At tlmt time another new book of 384 pages
will he distributed to the people of America. Brother
RuthlTford has named tbis book DELIVERAJ'iCE. It is by tar
tlie best that he hus ever written, and I feel sure that when
that great bolt of lightning has been let loose on the earth
the Devil and his assistants will surely 'be dizzy. THO
hundred thommnd copies, cloth bound, have already bb~n
sent to the classes in America and England.
DEL1VER"I.!\lE is a most remarkable book. It deals with
the divLJe plan of the ages from an entirely new Viewpoint.
It clears up many scriptures that long confused Bible
students. It tells just what the battle of Armageddon is
and bow it will be fought. It is truly a wonderful WOJ'k.
I feP! sure that everyone here who reads DELIVER.I.NCE will
do what I did \vhen I read it: ('TOt down on your knees and
thank the great God that ~'ou are in the truth and have the
womlerful priYilege of passing this book ou to the people
to help open their eyes so that tlley may know that tl<e
great .lehovah is God, that his kingdom is here, and that
the reign of evil, sorrow and death is nearly ended.
Following Brother Martin's address Brother Rutnerford appeared on the platform and, taking up the te:Ji.t
Isaiah 62: 10, briefly outlined the duties and privileges
of the Lerd':,; people now, of proclaiming the tTUth to
the people. Brother Balzereit, the SOCIETY'S manager,
is again under aTTest for distributing the "Indictment"
passed at the Columbus convention, the charge being,
"Blasphemy of th3 Church." Brother Rutherford called
attention to this in connection with his discussion of
the duties of the tTUly consecrated. In substance he said:
BRDTHER RUTHERFORD'S DISCOURSE
Our God has permitted us to engage in the greatest work

that was ever done on earth; the greatest, because it is the
time for the establishment of his kingdom. We m"c aot
groping in the dai"k as to what \ve" should do. Tl1ro 11gu
his Word the Lord gives us the cleaT light as to What \v~
shull do. We know that the nation is burn, that the 1,oril
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;resus, as the active agent of Jehovah, is going forward to
victory; and we rejoice to follow where he directs.
The prophet, in the 62nd chapter of Isaiah, tenth verse,
'-'ells us what we should do at this time. There are five
Ipecific things there mentioned: (1) that the kingdom clm~s
must go through the gates; (2) that they shall prepare the
way for the people; (3) that they shall cast up a highway;
(4) that they must gather out the stones; and (5) lift up
a standard for the people. Here is a positive commanu
from Jehovah. Not only must we praise Jehovah but we
must serve him with joyful hearts. The consecrateu must
keep their faces turned toward the kingdom. By their
course of action they must indicate to the people that they
are headed for .the kingdom. This one thing they must do;
everything for Jehovah and for his cause.
We must prepare the way for the people of the earth.
How can this be done? Jehovah says: "Ye are my witnesses
that I am God." There is no one else on earth who constitutes the witnesses of ,Jehovah except the truly consecrated. The church must now tell the people that Jehovah's
day is here, they must tell the people that God has placed
his King upon the throne in Zion. They must tell the
people the truth, and then they must cast up the highway,
The highway means the way to life.
The Prophet Isaiah, in another place (Isaiah 35: 8), says:
"And an highway shall be there, and a way, and. it shall
be called, The way of holiness." This does not mean the
highway of holiness. We have been speaking of it as the
highway of holiness, but that is not what the Scriptures
say. That way is the way to go. There is only one way
to go over it and that is to go in the way of holiness; and
that means to be wholly devoted to God. The church is
now wholly devoted to God, and everyone who reaches the
end of the highway must be wholly devoted to God. Therefore the way is the way of holiness. This truth musf be
told to the pE'ople.
Then the church must gather out the stones. This means
the stumbling-stones over which the people have stumbled.
The Devil has placed these stones in the way. He provided the stones and the preachers have planted them in
the road. They stumble over them themselves and cause
others to stumble. They have taught the God-dishonoring
doctrine of eternal torture, the devilish doctrine of the
trinity, the doctrine of the inherent immortality of the soul;
they have taught the people that the kings in themselves
rule by divine right. All of these are stumbling-stones
that must be removed.
Another stone that the clergy have placed in the way
Is to tell the people that these dpnominations constitute the
church. They have builded great structures of stone, installed in them bells to ring, and use these to awe the
people. They have dr('ssed then~selves up in long, Howing
robes; they have put theil' vest wrong side in front, they
wear flat hats, and they walk with pious faces and hold
out their hands to the people and say: "You must not
speak of us; if you do ~'ou blaspheme The Church." They
have induced their allies, the politicians, to pass laws in
their favor, and they cause the allies to say that "any man
who blasphemes us blasphemes The Church".
The clergy have deceived the politicians, they have deceived the people, but they have NOT deceived the Lord;
and the time is come when deception sllaU be removed from
the people. The Lord will tear the fraudulent veil from
off their faces. The people must know the truth; the Lord
commands his people to tell all others the truth; and the
telling of the truth constitutes the removing of the stone&,
You owe it as a duty to God and as a duty to your fellow
men to proclaIm the truth to the people; and thus armed
lD. an holy cause of righteousness, under ilie banner of the
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King of glory, you shall march on to absolute victory;

and all the darts of the adversary can have no effect upon
you. You shall go forth in the joy of the Lord and "the
joy of the Lord is your strength".
Then the Lord says that you must lift up a standarll
for the people. This standard is Jehovah's standard. It
is the standard for his King. It holds forth the way to
life and happiness. It bespeaks liberty for the people. It
poin.ts the way to life and happiness. It casts glory upon
Jehovah. I know from the sentiment of this convention that
you are anxious to go forth in this righteous cause, and
in the spirit of the Lord ~you are anxious to tell the truth
to the people. 'I'he Lord has permitted this convention for
a purpose, and he will see to it that it casts glory upon
himself.
You live in a happy part of this earth. It was here that
the spirit of the Reformation first had its birth. When the
Devil was using the systems long ago to oppress the people the Lord sent forth Martin Luther to head the fight,
and the Lord blessed that movement. The people of (~"r
many love liberty. They are in favor of religious freedom,
and I am sure that when they understand the truth they
will no longer support the ungodly class of men who mIl
themselves the clergy. 'I'he8e men have defamed the name
of Jehovah for a long period; but now the day has eome
when they witI have to hide their faces, because the p( 0pIe will know the truth, and the truth shall make them iree.
Some time ago, in America, the International Bible
Students passed an "Indictment" against the clergy. Why
was this done? Because the time had come to charge the
preachers with the fraud that they had perpetrated upon
the people. Because the Scriptures plainly set forth th:lt
this is the duty of God's people, millions of these "lnrlit-tments" were distributed in America and in other parts of
the earth. Millions of them have been scattered throughout
Germany, and thousands of German people have rejoieed
that this was true. But the clergy were disappointed. The
Devil was touched because his children were stung. He
did not want the people to know the truth. So he brought
together his long-robed clergy and, with pious words upon
their lips and with instruments of destruction in their
pockets, they called upon their ally, the political power, to
put to silence the Bible Students. In the name of Jehomh
God and the King of kings and Lord of lords we DEFY
the Devil and all his instruments under the sun. \Ye are
here to represent the Lord, and we shall tell the truth a.~
he gives it to us.
'I'he clergy, calling upon their allies, the politicians,
caused Bl'Other Balzereit, the SOC1ETY'S representative in
Germany, to be indicted in the courts because he and otllPr
brethren in Germany distributed this "Indictment" of
ecclesiastieism. 'Why did they do this? Because they do
not want the people to know the truth. I want this convention to sene notice upon the authorities and courts of
Germany that the preachers are misrepresenting the Bible
and misrepresenting their rights. They charge Brother
Balzereit and other Bible Students with blaspheming The
Church, and they say: "'We the clergy are The Church."
We deny that! The Apostle Paul says that the church is
the body of Christ. The church consists of those who nre
truly devoted to the Lord.
It does not lie within the power of lJUY court on earth
to dE'termine who is a member of the church. It does not
lie within the jurisdiction or power of any court on earth
to determine when The Church is blasphemed. It is not
a violation of the Scriptures nor a violation of the law to
blaspheme the clergy. We have no fight with them RS
individuals, but we have a fight with the Devil and his
system; and by God's grace we will ten the trntli. to thB
people. Now the time has COJDe for 1$ to express ourselvelI'
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and I have draftf'r] IIf're a pnpf'r whi('h I want to read to

you, and after I ha"e reau it in English I will ask Brother
Zimmer of Dresuen to r('ad it in German.
Brother Rutherfo1'Cl then read to the convention the

resolution in Engli~h, after which the translation in
German was read to the audience. The question ,vas
put to the convention upon the adoption of the resolution. There were at that time fully fifteen thousand
people present. All seated manifested their approval by
springing to their feet as one person, and then they
all joined in singing a hymn. It is manifest that the
f:pirit of reforn~ation is still in the German people.
The peoples of Germany love religious liberty. The
resolution passed is as follows:
RESOLUTION
THE IKTERNATIOXAL BIBLE STl:DENTS in general convention assembled at l\Ingdeburg unanimously make this declaration:
As consecratel1 followers of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ it is our privilege and duty to obey the commandments of God and to teach the people the truth concerning
God's Word:
That in so doing we have incurred the displeasure of
clergymen of various church denominational systems in
Germany, who have inuuced the arrest and persecution of
certain of our brethren, particularly Paul Balzereit, the
Manager in charge of our work in Germany; and they have
based this charge upon the ground that literature distributed by our Associa.tion in Germany, and which was first
prepared in Ameriea, is a blasphemy of the church.
WE DO HEIUi;BY enter our solemn protest against such
prosecutions and persecutions for the following reasons,
to wit:
FIRST: Because such prosecution is contrary to the
Word of God, and is a denial of religious liberty in the
land of Germany.
SECOND: As defined in the Bible, particularly in Colossians 1: 18 and Ephesians 1 : 22, we hold that the church
is the body of Christ, made up only of those individuals
who are devoted to the Lord, and that no earthly court can
possibly determine wllO evt'n is a member of The Church,
and that certainly no earthly court has the power to say
who constitutes The Church, and therefore that no earthly
court has jurisdiction and power to determine whether The
Church is or is not blasphemed.
THIHD: 'Ve deny that the denominational church systems, or any of thou, in Germany or anywhere else, constitute The Chureh, 01' an~' part thereof, within the m~an
ing of the Scriptures; and that therefore it is impossible
for any person to blaspheme such church systems within
the meaning of the law and within the meaning of the
Bible.
FOURTH: We hold that the people of Germany have
the right to know what is the truth of the Bible; and
that neither the denominational systems, nor their clergy,
nor anyone else, has the right to invoke the aid and power
of the courts to keep the people in ignorance of the truth
of the Bible. We believe and hold that the clergy for a
long while have taught the people error, misrepresented
God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and God's plan of salvation, and we deem it our duty to call the attention of the
people to the truth thereof; and our only purpose is to
indua& the people to stUdy the Bible that they may learn
the truth. We aN not seeJdng IWRiI10enship nor money. We
are seeking only to help our fellow men, and we hold that
we have the right to do so WitilOut interference from llny
source.
We therefore call upon all the good, order-loving people
of Gernlany to take notice of the fact of the unrighteous
and wrongfUl persecution and prosecution of the INTERNATIONAL BmLE STUDEKTS; and we ask them to take notice
that the Bible Students are trying to help the people to
avail themselves of a knowledge of the truth, for the
reason that the kingdom of heaven is at hand and the
time has come when the people must know the truth.
'Ye therefore solemnly protest against any attempt made
by any system or association or individual, by appealing
to the courts or otherwi~e, to keep the people of Germany
in ignorance of the truth of God's Word; and we respectfully ask the courts to cease the prosecution of Paul Balzereit and that his case and all other like cases in Germany
be dismisseu.
CLOSE OF CONVENTION
After listening to further words of admonition and

encouragement it was announced that the convention
would now come to a close. '],he great orchestra led the
singing and the entire convention joined in "God be
with you till we meet again"; in German "Auf Wiederseh'n". They bade one another goodbye with many expressions of joy and gladness, and then the' great crowd
began to march to the railway station to depart. 'ren
special trains moved into their places in regular ordcr,
and within a short time they were loaded with human
freight. In the great space before the railway station,
and in the streets, certain brethren held high ahove
tte heads of the people various banners bearing inscriptions, directing the friends to their proper trains; and
in splendid order, such as the Germans known how to
keep, the companies formed and marched to the trains,
which bore a,my a happy throng, while many ethers
departed by private conveyances in which they came.
The books sold during the Magdeburg convention
were approximately twelve thousand volumes. When it
is reme_.lbered that a great many people in :M:agd(~hurg
already have the books this was a splendid record. '1 he
German edition of THE GOLDEN AGE now has a subscription list of 270,000. This will carry the resollltic)ll.
It will also be scnt to the press throughout Germany,
and a copy filed with the courts. It will be interc,t.ng
to know how the courts can judicially determine \,ho
constitutes the church; and if the courts cannot d trrmine who constitutes the church then how can the comt
determine whether or not The Church has been blasphemed?
This was a wonderful convention. It thrilled the
hearts of those who were there, and encouraged them.
It is believed that the convention will result in much
good. The dear brethren came to honor ~,he name of
Jehovah, and he honored them by pouring out upon
them his rich blessing, through his belayed Son, the
present King of ki:ngs and Lord of lor~s.
The London convention will be reported in a subsequent issue.
JETHRO'S WiSE COUNSEL

--aUGUST 15--ExODUS
18: 1-27--
UTo each one his 1uork,"-]Jar7c 18: 3-4.
rrtIE Israelites JYl.oved forward from the wilderness

~o,mrd the mountailil of Horeb. At Hephi,lnn
they pitched tent, E;v'ide1l1tly the pillar {)f cloud
whicb led them indicated a stay thre. But there was
no water for the people, and soon they began to chide
Moses and say, "Give us water that we may drink.
Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt thc Lord?" For they had said, "Is
the Lord among us, or not'?"-Exodus 17: 2, 7.
2'The people asked Moses why he had bronght them
out of Egypt to kill them and their cattle with thirFt.
.Moses cried unto the Loru, saying, "What shall I do
unto this people? they be almost ready to Etone me."
(Exodus 17: 4) The Lord told him what he should
do lIe waf' to go before the people, and in their sight
take tile eLders of Israel wrrth him and stanu upon a
certain rock in Hrn'eb and smite it. Moses uid this in
the sight of the elders o Israel, amd the rock poured
forth its refreshing treasure and served 18rael durin,g all
the time of their 8:ay in the neighborhcod of Sinai.
Moses called the name of that plillce "~J:eribah", or
strife, because there the children of Israel set themBelves against Jehovah; they would foree him to {leffionstrate whether or not he was what his name implied,
a covenant-keeping God.
8 While they wre there the .Am.alelcites, who occupied
0.11 that region, made an attack upon Israel. They were
a warlike people, eviderrtJly well armored. Moses chose
Joshua and set lJ.im to gather an :army out of Israel
to repel the Amalekitas' attaG}s t\.Jlld he himself went
to the top of a neaT-by hill with the rod of God in his
hand. Aaron and H ur went up with Moses. When
Jl,Ioses held up J1il, hand Israel prevm.iled; but when, to
rest himself., he laid it down Amalek prevailed. l\I08es'
hands grew heavy; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his
hands. OJ'.e on one side, and the other on the other,
they kept :tis 'hands steauy until the going down of
the sun (Exodus 17: 12) Joshua overcame Amalek
and many of the enemy were slain.
It is commonly supposed that Moses' hands were
lifted up in supplication to God, and that as he ceased
the supplication 1)f lifted hands the enemy prevailed,
as if God was showing -the necessity of continued prayer.
But it is much more probable that Moses lifted his rod,
"tne rod of God," toward hea,en, sometimes held in
one hand, sometimes in the other; otherwise both Aaron
and Hur would be as tired as lI1:oses. This is more than
indicated in the llame of the altar which Moses erected
there in memory of the victory of that day; he called
it "Jehovah-nissi", or "The Lord is my hanner."-Exodus 17; 15.
1.
5 These things, like all otiYrs in the Olil Testament,

are written lor tlw iustruciion of splritual Ierael, but
are specially intended for us "'upon ,dlOm the ends of
theage~ are come". (1 Corinthians 10: 11) In Israel's
e2..'peTienee in the ,vilderness is yaluable instmetion for
the Lord's pcople who aTe now being leu to the place
where God is, under the direction which he has given.
One le'sson is of the danger of murmuring; Israel were
almo~ reaGY to stone Moscs.
61Iurmuring always means forgetfulness of past
lllerCleoi received from God, and ac; surely llle[1I1S forgrifulnesoi of past mistakes. ] srael forgot beth Cod's past
goodness anu then own previous il1gratitudc, Further,
their murmuring against Moses Teally meant murmuring against God. Jesus salli of the J eiYS and himself,
"He that believe i.h all me, ll2lieyeth
Oll him that
sent mc. . . . He that rejecteth me,
hath one that
judgcth him." (John 12: 44-48) '1'0 murmur against or
to refuse God's scnant or Gou's order, is the same as
refusing God; anu this is true in all spheres of action,
local or general.
7 J\Illl'nJuring against Gou leads to tempting God.
We have no claim to put ollIi'eh'es in such a position
as to force God to prove himself. Israel said, "Can God
furnish a table in the wilderness?" (Psalm 78: 19),
as if they said., 'Let us see hinl do it.' Again, murmuring leaves bad memories behind.. Rephidim means
"rest"; God would there have provided for his people,
and Rephidim would have forever been a happy memory
for Israel. But the place was renamed "Ma~oah" and
"Meribah", or strifB, the name which remains attached
to it for ever. How often are God's chosen restingplaces turned into unplmsant or liad memories by l'eaSOll
of ref'tlessness and bitterness ,of spirit!
8 The attack by Amalek ,,~as of serious importance to
Israel. It was the first fighting they had known, and
Ismel wa-s unpl'eparud. Those whose eyes are opened
to the great attempts by Satan to thwart God's purpose
readily see in the attack by Amalek another of his
endeavors to keep God from fulfilling his purpose; he
hoped that Amalek might destroy Israel and thus keep
God from fulfilling his promise and purpose.
9 Amalek knew of the deliverance of Israel from
Egypt; they knew these people could subsist in the
wilderness orly by divine support. Therefore, because
the Amalekites let themselves become Satan's instrument, God declared be would uttedy put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. (Exodus 17: 14)
The children of Israel were God's people fmever;
Amalek, who tried to stop :them rom getting their
inheritance) is nestroyed. fOTe~1:r.
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10 Ours is the day when God has manifested his purpose to set his people in his kingdom. There are those
who attack the truth as well as its representatives.
Amalek represents these opponents of the establishment
of God's kingdom, those who in this day are found in
opposition to the truth and who seek to destroy it. The
servants of Jehovah are now called upon to lift up his
standard. The need of keeping it aloft is the lesson
specially for them now. Any slackening in that work
will surely mean a corresponding amount of loss to
the I.Alrd's work. Each must bear his responsibility
before the Lord.
11 After the Amalekites had been beaten off, Jethro,
the father-in-law of Moses, came to visit him, bringing
with him Moses' wife Zipporah (Jethro's daughter) and
her two boys, Gershom and Eliezer. The reunion of
Jethro and Moses was a very happy one, and we may be
certain that Moses was happy in having his family with
him. As Jethro approached he sent word to Moses to
tell him of his coming, and Moses went out to meet
him. Moses told Jethro in detail all that God had done
for Israel, and Jethro rejoiced in all God's goodness
to his people. Jethro, a Midianitish priest, then blessed
the name of Jehovah and declared his confidence, saying, UNow I know that Jehovah is greater than all
gods."-Exodus 18: 11.
12 Then elderly Jethro took a burnt offering and
sacrifices, and Aaron and the elders of Israel were invited to come and partake of a feast before God. There
can be no question as to whether or not these sacrifices
were acceptable to God; it is clear they were acceptable.
God had not yet indicated his pleasure to accept the
sacrifices of his people only in the places he should
choose.
lit The next day Jethro came into the camp with
Moses and saw him busied with the pe9ple. It was one
of Moses' days for hearing the people and instructing
them. All day Moses was engaged hearing the plaints
of the people and acting as judge for them. Jethro
saw that Moses was being worn by these things and
that, however kindly intentioned Moses was, he was
really acting in the interests of the few who were complainers and not in the interests of the people.
H Jethro then ad\'ised Moses what to do; he had a
plan. He suggested that Moses should henceforth
arrange for a regulated division amongst the people. He
advised that a gradation of cases and causes should be
established, lesser courts which would deal with all
cases of ordinary nature; and that only the more important matters should come before Moses.
1G It seems strange that under the circumstances in
which Israel was placed need should arise for so much
adjustment of matters between neighbor and neighbor.
Perhaps there had been a considerable amount of booty
taken from the Amalekites after their defeat, which
gave rise to controversy. Whatever the cause, the advice was good; and though Moses could not put it into
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operation immediately he accepted it for future use;

always, of course, under the will of God. It is probable
that this was the beginning of the numbering of the
seventy elders in Israel. The people were not dealt
with according to their tribes; else there would have
been a multiple of twelve. In the matter of justice
Israel was to be considered as one; a tribal arrangement
"'ould have served to divide Israel.
16 The advice as to the qualifications of the men who
should be chosen for the office is such as might have
been expected from one instructed in the way of God.
Choose God-fearing men, said Jethro. Perhaps he spoke
better than he knew; for the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Men must be chosen who loved truth
and hated covetousness. Jethro knew that not many
cases would get into a court, large or small, if all the
people loved truth and hated covetousness; and he
knew that he who should try a case would deal out
justice to the people if he were a lover of truth and
hated covetousness.
17 That these three things are essential for the follower of Christ does not need stating. T~e first and
the last may be said to be the law of God stated in
other words, love to God and love to man; and the
second expresses love for truth. Let everyone examine
himself as to how he stands in these things. That there
is danger of exaggeration in repeating a matter to another is clear from experience. This sometimes is so
positive that it perverts the facts into untruths; and
here is neither love for God, for truth, nor for the
neighbor.
18 In a former issue of this journal there was a
quotation given which suggested that this arrangement
was that of representative government. But it cannot
be taken as such, since the appointments were made by
Moses, and the judges must be supposed to represent
him. Rather, the arrangement should be considered as
typical of that which will obtain in the Millennial Age
when all the world will be under the care and control
of the Prince of Peace. By such a system of judicature
as is here disclosed the people were trained to the right,
and to a discernment of the principles of truth and
righteousness which must be the guide of a people who
seek to live in peace and happiness.
About what did the Israelites murmur while at Rephidim,

and what resulted? What else of importance happened
there? U1-3.
Why did Moses lift up his hands during battle, and what
did this picture? \Vhat important lesson may we learn
from the attitude of Israel in the wilderness"1 \Yhat does
it mean to murmur? U4-7.
Whom does Amalek represent? U8-10.
\Vho was Jethro, and what did he do when he arrived?
U11,12.
What was Jethro's wise counsel and why was It necessary?
U13-15.
What qualifications were the "seventy" to possess? Do
Christians need the same qualifications? ,vas this
arrangement typical? 116-18.
THE TEN CO:VUvlANDMENTS; DUTIES '1'0 GOD

"'T,'cu shalt l0'1'I' JcJw:'ah thy God l:'i,','& (./.7/ thy hm,'t, (,'nd u;ith all thy 801/1, and wi,'lt a71 th:; might:'
-Deuteronomy 6: 5.
FTER Jethro had returned to his own land the

I TMlites rnoyed all toward Sinai, '1'h2 distant
a:'p1'oach to tne mountains of Horeb brought an
unusual sight to these people who had lived all their
dayB ill the uat land!' ()f Eg~'pt, and tk~ir C'Dtrance into
the mountains and to the mount of God m1L'it have been
very impressive to tlH'm. Moses fTweutly lmdf'r~tood
that h was to report himfd! to Goel at this place; for
in sending him to Et,rypt God had said that ISfDRl slLmld
worship Him "in this mountain". It was as if God had
sent Moses to Egypt to bring his people to Sinai whil-e
God waibl for them there,
.2 As soon therrfore a.s the people were encamp<-'d before the rnouLtRin J'lfoses 'went up to meet with God.
As he apl-l' ill heel, J (hcyah callrd to him out of the
nwuntain. A message for the people ''ras gi)'('ll to him.
God said, "Thus shalt thou fay to the house of Jacob,
and tell the children of I ~rael; Ye hayc seen what I
did lmto the Egyptians, and ho.... I hare you on cagles'
wings, and brQught you unto mysdf." (Exodus 19: 3, 4)
Not a word did God .my abcut all the murmurmg and
complaining which Israel had doue b}' the way; but
speaking of them as acceptahle children of oue with
whom God had made .a covenant, and whom he had
called <ta prince with God", he reminds them d his own
kindliness to them; he had borne th2m on eagles' wings
to himself.
1l God now offered to make a covenant with IErael.
Looking not at their weaknesses} their petulence) their
ingratitude, he sees their pcssibilities and offen; them
that which can make them r:ally true children ()f their
fathH .Jacob, who waH a prince l\'ith God, faithful to
the cO\'llant God gave him, God proposed that if they
would o1.ly his voice and keep his covenant in truth,
he would make them a peculiar tr0a.-ure to him above
all other people; "'for," faid he, "all the earth is mine."
(Exouus 19: 5) 1\1oreover he would make them a kingdorn of priests and a holy nation. ,Moses came down
the mount, called for the elders of the people, and they
and all the people agreed to the words of the Lord.
4 Moses returned to tell Jehovah of Israel's agreement. Now he ,,'as hidden to t211 the pccple to be ready
for the third day; for God woulel then manifest himself on i"ir;ai in the sight of all the peoplf'. Beunels
'Were to l.Je set which must not be passed; mId if man
or beast came near the mountain he must die. When
the trumpet should sound long, they were to approach
from the camp; and the people prepared themsC'lves.
D On the third day in the morning there were thundel'S and LDhtnings and a dense cloud, and the sound
of.a trumpet exceeding loud; manifestations of natural
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and ~uperDatural pheeomena "'hieh rnadf' [1,] th" people

in the camp tremble, ilIO~(,F brought them out 0; the
camp to med with God. Soon SilJaI was as a vole:allo;
its top was as on fire, va~t don<1s of smoke a,,;celllled
from it, alld th:; ",hole mountain "hook as ,,:ith an
enrthquake, ApI'arently l\loses aJmoul1ced their preSeIhJC:,
and God answerer! by a voice bidding hJm come up the
mount. But God sent Moses dowIl quickly to charge
th", p,-ople of their wmgrr. Theil' flr",t fem removed,
both pTiedb and p,'Yjple lo~t their sense of J'('verence in
curiositr and 1YEre in uangc'r of the death penalty.
oil Soon ail the people heard a voice from the mountain
s:Pca::i"g' the ten commandments of the law. 011 h('aring the voice of God thf'Y ,,'ere s('lZ_d with fi'ar and
fled far b8.ck. 1J]'d said io' Mo"eR. "0jh ak thou with ue;
and woe will hear; but let not God ~peak with us, let't
we die." (Exodus 20: 19) Thus the p,:,ople, to whom
was offered the privilege of being milli,ters to God for
otht'r~, dernolJStrawd that they were not "'mthy of that
neal'lless to God which priesthood dE'manded.
7 The commUlldments were altenrnrds given to UOSell,
written on two tables of stone. It is commonly thought
toot the first four, which direct th.e ",'orsmp of God,
wem .nittell on <me tallle; lmd the remainder, wInch
order the relatiDnship of man to man, on the other.
The first series aTe summarized in the word", "Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart"; the
second in, '"ThOll snalt love thy neighbor as thyself."
8 The commamlments were prefaced by God's declaration that he .ms Jehovah, their God, who had brought
them out of the land of .Egypt, out of the hClllS of
bondage. He asserted his claim upon them for his
goodness, ana his right to orde-r their worship, because
his power demonstrated on their behalf prm ed that he
was the liying God.
9 God's fin't commandment was, "Thou shalt have no
other gods before me." GDd's claim is to th::ir worship.
He will ord(:;l' it as he clw(,s\,s, He may chooEe to give
his servallts another one to whom worshlp In!1Y be
offered., but he must have the direction.. Vespite the
knowledge of God's power and his g cod'll ess, the ehildrell of men are prone to turn away from him to give
'\I/Or~hip to lesser gcds of their own choice. Satan, to
wb.,;;m God gave authority and allowed to presume, has
taken great advantage of this tendency; under the pretence of religion he has gotten much worship.
2j/ The seoond comIllilndment was against making a
likeness of anything in heaven above or in earth beneath, alldbowing down to these as in worship. God
declares that he is a j~OUB God, tlutt he neither can nor
will allow such worshIp. God made no attempt to stop
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th:, peoples of Egypt or Assyria or Babylon or others

L~m the worship of the works of their hands or from
t he' worship of his own powers manife~ted in nature;
1 ;,t those who mter ido coyen::nt relationship wIth
hIll must not do thif'. This law dues nut forbi(l "I\'orl,s
dart; the comnumdn;ent "I,"as against making any
It.;eIwss ill order tv worth:p it.
11 J ehuyah Fays ot himsdf that he is a jealous God,
YJciti;lg the f'ins of fathers on their childrcn to the
third and fourth generation. (Exodus 20: 5) This has
been staled as bring the orllinary operation of the law
of ratur0. \fc Yrnture to I'D:" that there would be no
I'peeial peint in staLllg' that Let in eonnection with the
glYlllg of the law. Su"ely there is something" else that
if' lC1CDnt. It mu~t ]):' underdood a,~ being the punishment meted out to those who hate God; that is, those
who know him and his will and) ct openly refuse to
admowledge him. It is a penalty which fo1l0\\"s a wilful
sb. A rebel agaiI,t God brings trouble on his family,
0', cr and above that "I\"hieh follo,,"s in the ordinary course
d lwredity.
12 God's jealousy is because any neglect of his will
or of his hOl]e:,r means incipient or open rebellion, and
r;~ust bring hurt to' him who woulu worship an image
a'- well as to at hprs. The good of all is bound up in
thr haDar of Ged truly ackJ~O\dpdgcd.
13 The th:rd comnwnLr;Kllt, "Thou shalt not take the
ramo of H18 Lord thy God in Y& ,n," was intended to
hep the honor due to the Dame el God. The Israelite
must not use lightly the name of .J chovah. He must
110t associate that name with his caths, nor say that
he was doing things in the llame of the Lord when he
was merely carryiNg out his own schemes. He who
proved himSlf prone to idolatry was as prone to think
lightly of the llame of his Gall., even as the later history
of the Jews fully demonstrat;:d.
14 Here also there is an ad(led word, "Jehovah will
not hold him gUlltless that taketh his name in vain,"
commonly read 8S meaning that the Loll will hold
hIm guilty who decs this; but this text should be understood as meaning that the sacrifices offered in Israel
would not in. themselves atone for the guilty use of
the name of J ehoyah. The transgressor placed himself
outside the benefIts of the day of atonemfmt.
15 The fourth commandment is, "Hemember the I'abbath day to keep it holy," with the explanation that
fix days should be [pent in labor, but the seventh should
be a rest unto J ehoyah. God arranged this because he
himself had rested on his great seventh day, which day
v;as his sabbath. '111e sabbath had already been determined by the giving of the manna. The other six
commandments will be considered in the next study,
entitled, "Duties to )I,{an,"
1.6 The law seems to have been given from Sinai on
the fiftieth day after Israel left Egypt; the "same day"
(Exodus 19: 1) appears to mean the first day of the
month, Israel evidently reached Sinai forly-five days
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alter leavillg Egypt. Two days passell while l\Iog:,., :vas

going up the mountain to God and returning to the
people with God's message to them, and then again
going up the mount. It was then that God ordered the
pl'oplc to be really for the "third day", which 'would
be the fiftieth day. It was on the corresponding day
164-7 years later that the blessing of heaven came in the
UPIWT room ill ,Jerusalem, manifested with signs and
WO'll:' is alld hriI~f.6ng God's power to keep his law.
17 The manifestations which accompanied God's presence Dt Sinai arc representations of the great shaking
of hem"ell Dnd earth at the time of the breaking up of
thL, ,,"arId's orgauizations, preparatory to the establishmed of the kiI~gdom of heaven. In other wordf', when
the law of Gall. is to be set for mankind's acceptance
God ,'hakes the heavens and the earth that men Irav
know that he has visited them, and that the law of Gal i,
the law of ri::;Lteousness, is to be obligatory. That great
event is on the world now; hence the impossibiLiy of
mUll's settling anything. The eDrth tT(ombles, aul no
solid foulHlatlOn can be found.
18 It should always be remembered that the law given
at Sinai \Ias to regulate the house of Israel, an (1 "I\"ag
not in itsdf intendecj. for the Gospel Dispensation \\"hich
came with the first coming of Jesus; nor indeed wou1<1
it apply to his rule which would come with his return.
The principles of the law must of course ever ahi(t>;
God will never abrogat<o it or change it in principle.
But the disciple of Christ keeps the law in spirit and
not merely in the negative form in which it was ~et
for Israel; for the love of Ged and the love of his f~l
lows and of righteousness are in his heart.
19 Nor will the law as set at Sinai in negative form
be the guide for the house of Israel and the world of
mankind in the restoration of the Millennial Age; for
the law of God, the royal law of liberty, will be written
in men's hearts, and men will seek to praise him. Guided
not by negative instructions as to what they are not to
do, but with love to God and love to man being the
desire of every heart, each one will seek to praise God
and do good to his fellows. Only this will suffice for
a basis for the happy and peaceful life w11ich God intends men shall enjoy on the earth forever.
\Vhat caused Moses to halt at Sinai and ascend into Mount
Horebl What message did God give him for Israeli ~ 1"3.
'What was their answer and .Tehovall's reply? What followed on the third day thereafter'! U4-6.
How may the commandments be summarized I How were
they prefaced? U7, 8.
What were the first two commandments, and why were
they given? 11 9-12.
\Vhat is meant by taking the name of the Lord in vain?
Why was the seventh day selected as a rest day for
Israel? f 13-U5.
How long after the exodus was the law formally given?
Wbat did the accompanying manifestations picture?
1116,17.
Was it intended that Christians should keep the Sinaltie
law? 'Vill it be the guide for mankind in the Millennium?
1[ 18,19.
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS: DUTIES TO MAN

-AUGlTST 29-ExoDus 20 :12-21--
"Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."Leviticus 19:18.
HE first four of the ten commandments relate

to Israel's attitude toward God. It was necessary
that a similar code be given to regulate their
conduct toward each other, and these other six do that.
2 The first of these, the fifth in order, is, "Honor
thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long
upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
In the repetition of the commandments in Deuteronomy
(5: 16) the words, "and that it may be well with thee,"
are added. Paul remarks on this commandment that
this is the first with promise. (Ephesians 6: 1-3) The
commandment to honor parents followed the commandments to worship God and to keep his sabbath.
8 No doubt there is divine intention in the order in
which the commandments were given; for next to God,
the author of all life, come parents, who represent him
to their children. God knew, and history has demonstrated, that there could be no happy communal life such as
Israel expected to have unless on the basis of love to
God and honor to parents.
~ But it is interesting to note that contrary to expectation the only promise of the law, and a promise
such as men desire, long life and happiness in life,
went with a commandment to honor parents. Probably
it is the case that he who honors his parents never goes
far wrong in his relationship with his fellows. Paul
said that one of the signs of the last days would be
"disobedience to parents" (2 Timothy 3: 1, 2) ; and truly
one of the notable signs of the present day is a general
break-down of parental guidance, and in many children
an almost absolute disrespect for parents and for customs of the past. A new age has come, they say, and
nothing of the past can be of much service to the younger generation; in any case the young detcrmine that
the past shall not be allowed to hinder them from following their own way.
5 For this attitude of mind the parents of the present
generation must beheld as chiefly responsible. They
have forsaken the sense of gravity and sobermindedness
and have sought to cultivate a friendliness with their
children based not upon parental love and care, but
on mutual pleasure, as if they were all of an age with
their children. When children are allowed to call father
and mother by their given name it is impossible that
there should be the respect which this command calls
for.
6 It is of course true that mankind was never put
nnder the law of Sinai, but Christendom (though wrongly) has taken the ten commandments as its standard,
lild their responsibility is established accordingly; and
~hey must suffer the consequences of transgression. As
the fir~t years of life mostly determine the character

of tl:e. future, t~ere is laid uFon parents the necessity
of gIvmg such mstruction and guidance as will, when
they grow to years of discretion, enable the children to
honor them and to have respect for them. Paul's use of
this commandment in a word to the children of the
church makes this feature of the law obligatory on the
children of spiritual Israel.
1 The sixth commandment is short: "Thou shalt not
kill." This cannot mean that life shall not be taken
under any circumstances; for some of the sanctions of
the law given by God himself were the loss of life. It
is premeditated killing, or murder, whether of another
or of self, that is forbidden. Life is to be counted as a
responsibility held under God, and only to be taken
away violently according to his law. This in the case
of Israel was the law of Sinai, and with men generally
the law given immediately after the flood.
'
8 There is in these days a growing demand in the
world tha~ death shall cease to be the penalty of any
transgressIOn of human law. This is partly because of
''humanitarian'' feeling and partly because some still
believe that one who dies condemned must almost certainly lose all hope of making his peace with God. But
the humanitarian puts his view of human life higher
than that of the Creator, whose law demanded this
penalty in order to preserve the sanctity of life' and
t~ere is. no need to fear the loss of a chance of g~tting
TIght WIth God, for God has provided for the murderer
as well as for all others who share in the fall of man.
9 The foregoing commandments are against transgressions of communal life. The seventh is against
adultery; it demands that a person must not merely
respect himself, but must respect his neighbor. Purity
of fellowship as well as sanctity of life is demanded.
10 The eight and ninth commandments are against
tIansgressions which would rob a fellow man of his goods
or his reputation; they demand that a man shall not
steal his neighbor's goods, nor bear false witness aO'ainst
him.
b
11 The tenth is against transgression in thoughtagainst covetousness. As this sin might be kn.own only
to the transgressor, it forms a link between outward sins
discernable by others, and those which might be known
only to the person and God. In other words, it is the
connection between the law given on tables of stone
and that deeper necessity which demands purity within.
The Psalmist says, "Cleanse thou me from secret faults."
-Psalm 19: 12.
12 When Jesus came he taught the law of God, but
not in the form given at Sinai. He said, contrary to
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.vhat some have mpp0Bpd, tlUlt he came n()t tv destrvy

the law but to fulfil it, He hmght the need for conforming to righteousness,. but would have every item
krpt as from the heart. He said that he who hates his
brother is in danger as a murderer; he who looks upon
a woman to desire her should be counted as an adulterer,
13 But though the law was stated at Sinai in negative
form, it is clear. that its purposu was positive. It was
so dated by Moses hin'self. After the repetition of the
law in Deuterollomy, ch!' ))ter 5, ~Iose~ said to 1;:;rael:
"II ','ar, 0 Israel: The Lonl our God is one Lord: and
tbm ~halt 10Yl' the Lord thy God with all thine heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And
these words, which I command thce this day, shall be
i1: thine lwurt." (Deuteronomy G:4-G) Als~ in giying
su~]dry repetitions of the law he said, "Thou shalt love
th:- neighbor as thy;oelf."-LeYiticus 1!l: 18.
14 Jrsus put his disciples undrr the law of lovr, to
God amI ~:len. As 110 Jew ever kept the lei'ser, outward,
law of Sin<li, it is manifest that none could keep the
more onerous form of purity and obedience from the
heart. But aftr Jesus had made his appearance in
heaven on behalf of his people, and. God had given him
the holy ~l1irit, he sent forth that I\'hich became not only
the pOlyer of life but the pOlw:r of righteousness; the
holy spirit became the power whidl wrought the love
of God and men in the hearts of his disciples. S1. Paul
says that the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in
them who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.
-See Homans 8: 4.
15 Writing to the Hebrews (chap. 12: 26), Paul says
that the voice 01 God at Sinai shook the em'th, but
adds that God (through the Prophet Haggai) foretold
another time when God would speak, and when not only
the earth bnt the heavens also would be shaken. That
time has now comp, 'rhe voice of tTuth concerning the
e~tablishment of his kingdom is Gou's yoice shaking
earth and heaycn. Satan's empire, which has been both
spiritual and human, or of heaven and earth, is being
shaken and is falling to pieces.
16 The Moderni~ts, aided by a general falling away
from faith in the 'Vord of Cod, deny both these things.
'1 hey deny that God spoke from heaven, and they deny
i \at the kingdom of heaven will come in any other way
t:lRn by the dif1usi()l1 of their teachings. They will not
have a snpernatural revdation of the will of God, nor
will they have the coming of the kingdom of God by
any superimposing of his power. The facts are plain;
the hisi{lrical evidence i;;; suflicient f{Jr any reasonable
mind; and the present evidn-ces of a shaking of heaven
and earth are sufficient for the same. There is no
"011, teach me, Lord, that I may teaCh

The precious tmtns tbou dost impar.t;
And v,iug my words, that they lllay reach
The hidden depths of many a heart.
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question as to whether or not 8upematUl'al power is

moving in the earth.
17 There is one phase of the Law of Sinai not oftcn
noticed. St. Paul, writing to the Homans (chapter 7:
11) and to those who knW nnd trusted in the law. says
that the law, insteau of being the help to Israel that 'it
wa~ generally considered to be, was aetuall y a hindrance
to them. He says, spenking of the Israelite, "T hao not
known concupiscence unless the law had said. Thou
shalt not coyet" This illustrates the impos~ibl1ity of
any ouhmrd law really proving of service to the unregenerate heart. The law not to covcof actually set
the selfish mind to wondering what the neighbor had
whirl! was worth .coveting, and thu5 actually set up
a mcntal operation which rcsulted in sin, The true
way of correction is that already mentioned: The implanting ()f a desire for righteousuess in the heart; and
this, when gain!'<!. will forever do away with the need
for a law writtkOll on tables ()f stone.
lS Though the disciple of Jesus is not unde!' t.he law
of Sinai, he is l10t free from the seduchons of the flesh,
nor free from the malignant tcmptatlOns of Satan his adVe1'8ary. In Paul's most l{Jfty epIstle, the Ephesians,
h~ tells the follower of Christ that he must keep himself
free from these things of the flesh, The follower of Christ
may not be tempted to steal, but he may be tempted
(and faets show that he often falls under such temptation) to Rp<'ak untruthfully about something his neighbor, his brother, has done or said. An exaggeration, or a
little perversiDn, often results in bearing false witness.
And the sin of coveting some service, some ability or
SOllle recognitiDll which a brother may have, often leads
to much sorelless of heart. The principle of the tenth
commandment cuts deep down into the hidden things
of the heart of Israel, for covetousness is a root sin;
it is even so today; and the disciple of Jesus needs to
wateh lest he be overcome by it.
'Vhat is the general purpose of the last six commanumentF;?

What is the import of the fifth commandment, and what
does St. Paul say about it? If 1-5.
Has Christendom put herself under the Sinaitic law? Are
Z~hristians to be go,erned thereby? If 6, 14.
Explain the sixth commandment. Is it opposed to capital
punishment? If 7,8,
'Vhat are the last three commandments, anu what did Jesus
say respecting them? If 9-12.
Is the Sinaitic law positive or negative? 1113.
Wlm.t did the shaking of the earth at the giving of the law
portend? Are there superillitul"al exhibitions of power in
the earth today? If 15, 16.
Was the law an unmix.ed blessing to Ismel? Are Christians
tempted to violate any of the righteous principles laId
do\"n in the law? If 17,18.
"Oh, give thine OWll sweet peace to me

That I may speak with soothing power
A word in S'eason, as from thee,
To weary ones in needful hour."
Intelnational Bible Students AssocIation Qasses

~ecture~ dlld is(udle6 by'frdVelin9 Brethren
Olympia, Wasb. .
Aberdeen, "Vash. .
Centralia, "'ash. .
Chehalis, Wash. ..
Kelso, Wasb
Vancouver, \Vasb. .
July
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"
" 20,
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Hi
16
18
19
21
22
Portland, Ore.
Astoria, Ore. .
Portland, Ore
Bend, Ore. ..
1I1d>linndlIe, Ore
Dallas, Ol'e. .
July 23, 25
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26
" 27,30
" 28,29
Aug.
1
"
2
Wheellng, W. Va
July 16
Pittsburgh. Pa. ..
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18
Bellaire, O. ..... _.._............... 19
Cambridge, O. .._................. 20
ByesyiJIe, O. ..._.. _..._........... 21
Kewcornerstown, O.
22
Haliburton, Ont.
Lindsay, Onto
Claremont, Onto
Toronto, Onto
Oshawa, Onto
Trenton, Onto
July 18, 25
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29
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30
Aug. 1
" 2
" 3
Stirling, Onto
Belle,ille. Onto
Kingston, Onto
Gananoque, Ont.
BrockdlIe, ant. .
Prescott, Onto
.A.ug. 4, 5
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6
"
8
"
9
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10
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11
Port Washington, O
,Tuly 23
l'\ew Philadelphia, O.
25
Doyel', O. ......._.................... 26
Dennison, O. .. _
_.... 27
Chicago, III.
- July 29-Aug. 1
Terre Haute, Ind. .._.._ " 2
BROTHER V. C. RICE
Troy, N. Y. .
Rochester, "". Y
Erie, Pa. _..
Elyria, O. _
__
Elkhart, Ind.
La I'orte, Ind
July 18
:" 25
, 26
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27
28
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Clinton, Ia. ..
Cedar Rapids, Ia. ..
Olin, Ia. .
Iowa City, Ia.
Marengo, Ia.
Da"enport, Ia. .
July 30
Aug. 1
" 2
4,
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5
6
Lansdale, Pa. ..
Lebigbton, Pa. ..
Kunkletown, Pa. ..
AlleIi'town, Pa. .
Dangor, Pa. ..
E., Stroudsburg, Pa.
July 15
" 16
" 18
" 19
" 20
21
P,.. .
Easton,
July 22
Ul1per Black Eddy, Pa
" 23
'l'rentoD, N. J. __ ~_ ..__. ..__. n 25
Philadelpbia, Pa.
~..
26
Chester, Pa.
27
Havre De Grace, Md.
28
BROTHER C ROBERTS
Calmar, Alta
Leduc, Alta.
EdmOtlton, Alta.
Camrose, Alta. .
Lorraine, Alta. ..
Coronation, Alta.
July 15
16
18
" 19
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Rosedale, Alta. .
_.JulY 23
Calgary, Alta. ..
_
25, 26
Kamloops, B. C
,
28
Vancouver, B. C. JUly III Aug. 2
Chilliwack, B. C.
3
MatsguI, B. C. .
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BROTHER~H.DRAPER
Poplar, Mont. .
July
Nlckwell,' Mont
"
WOlf Pomt, ,Mont.
l'll;I!lpleo, Mont.
Corral Coulee, Mont. . " 23,
Virgelle, Mont. ......._
26,
19
20
21
22
25
27
Great Falls, Mont. ..._ ,Tuly 28

Helena, Mont
" 29
Butte, Mont
.A.ug. 1
Deer Lodge, Mont. .
"
2
Billings, Mont. .
_..... 3, 4,
Arvada, Wyo. .._............. 0, 6
Hepler, Kans. ..
_ July 2&
}'ort Scott, Kans. ..
" 27
Pitt._burg, Kans. ..
" 28
Joplin, Mo. .. _
" 29
Baxter Springs, Mo.
SO
Cardin, Okia. ......._
Aug. 1
Paradise Hill, Sask
July
8
Edmonton, Alta. ..
10,
Prince George, D. C
13,
Prince Rupert, ll. C
16, 18
Ocean Falls, H. C
_
20, 21
Vancouver, B. C.
..
25
Victoria, B. C
luly 26
lISiuney, B. C. .. - ----..... 2 7
Ialahat, V. I. .. _.._
.. 28
Duncan, B. C. . _..
" 29
Nanairno, B. C
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,... 30
Vancouver, n. c
" 31
BROTHER M. L. HERR
l'orrington, Conn. ..........July 15
Waterhury, Conn
_........... 16
Cromwell, Conn-.
_
" 18
eep River, Conn. .
.._" 19
ew Haven, Conn.
20
ranford, Conn.
21
Derby, Conn. ..._

July 22
Milford, Conn. ..
_....... 23
Bridgeport, Conn.
.. 25
South Norwalk, Conn
" 26
Stamford, Conll'.
27
Flliladelphia, Pa.
29
River, Man. . July

initonas, Man.
enviJIe, Man. . _..........
burban, Man. .._
22,
rorkton, Sask. ..._
"
Melville, Sask. __.._ "
18
19
21
23
25
26
Regina, Sask. ..
July 28
Earl Grey, Sask
" 29, 30
Regina, Sask. ..
.A.ug. 1
Moose Jaw, Sask
_ _..... 2
Mazenod, Sask. .
_..
" 3
lIIossbank, Sask. __..
" "
July 25
" 26
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3
Marcellu8, Mlcb. ......._ ...!ly I

Three RIvers, Mich. __.. ' 5, 6
Kalama<!oo, Mich. .
_.. "
8
~tu-rgis, Mich. .
.. 9
Colilwater, Mich
_
10
Jcksou, Mich
_ " 11
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Pendleton, Ore. .
,Tuly 16
Weiser, Ida. .
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18
Ontario, Ore. .
_.....
19
Emmett, Ida.
20
Nampa, Ida. ..
21, 22
Boise, Ida.
23-25
Buhl, Ida. .
_
J'uly 26
Twin Falls, Ida.
27
Pocatello, Ida.
28
Laramie, Wyo. ..._.._......... 30
Cheyenne, Wyo. .
.A.ug. 1
North Platte, Neb._._ " ~
Harbin, Tex
Fort Worth, Tex.
Cleburne, Tex.
Alvarailo, Tex.
Midlothian, Tex.
Corsicana, Tex.
J"uly 18
19
20
21
22
23
Waco, Tex. .
_ _.,Tuly 215
Punneln, Ter. ..
26, 27
GURtine, Tex
,Tuly t9Aug. 1
Dublin, Tex. .
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2
Woodson, Tex.
3, 4,
Breckenridge, Tex. _._"
0
Cruz, CaUf
,Tuly 12
an Jose, Calif. ..
13, 18
oIUster, Calif.
14
ountain View Calif."
19
I'alo Alto, Calif. ......._._"
20
eIlwood Cit. Calif. _"
:11
San Mateo, Calif

,TuI1
San Bruno, Calif.
San Francisco, Calif. . "
Healdsburg, Calif. ..
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Eureka, Callf. ..
27,
Upper Lake, Callf.
" 29,
Pipestone, MinD.
July
Jasper, 1"finn... .
"
Glenwood, Minn.
Parkers Prairie, Minn."
Detroit, Minn. ..
_ 26,
Fargo, N. Dak. _._..__._"
20
21
23
25
27
28
R1Rmarck, N. Dak. ..._...J"uly 29

n"lfield, N. Oak. July 30Aug. 1
Miles City, 1110nt.
_. .. 2
Santlcrs, Mont. .
_......... 3
BilIil1'gs, Mont.
_
4, 6
Rapelje, Mont.
.. iii
antlt
Ill,
BROTHER J. C. WATT
BROTHER W. M. HERSEB
wan
M/lre~o,
m. .
Niles, Mich. .
_.......
South Bend, I$ld. ..._.._.....
Paola, Kans. .
_
July 16
lola, Kans. ._
"
18
Nee(lesha, Kans.
19
Independence, Kans. . " 20, 21
Coll;eyville, Kalls,
22
Parsons, Kans, ..._.._._" 23, 25
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Bel'l'ldere,
22
23
25
26
28
30
Washlngton D. C. .
July 11
Annapolls, Md. .
:: 1143
Baltimore, Md. .
.
Havre de Grace, Md.
16
Brooklyn, N. Y. .._..._..... 1&
New York. N. Y. _.._..... 25
Norfolk, Va. ... _._._.Ang. 1, 3

Currituck, N. C. __..__ "
~
Rosemary, N. C. ......_....
"
Scotland Neck, N. C. _ "
IS
Enfield, N. C. ......._.._ . "
II
Whita!l;er$; N. C. _ "
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Vor.. XLVII
SEMI-MONTHLY
Anno Mundi 6054-July J5, 19~6
OONTENTS
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d u]prs .......................211
rJ her utherford's Address
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~O~l~a~,;~e~od ......................... 213
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LONDON CONVENTION
HE LOND put his blecsing upon the London be di~tribute<1 freely to the people. As the resolution
Convention of the I~TERXATIO~AL BmLE STU- together with the public address will constitute the
ImXTR. The enemy opposed it but failed. A few volunteer matter for this year, the brcthr<:ll every\yhel'(~
weeks before the time for the assembly a great labor will want to have it thoroughly in mind at the beginning
disturhanee arose in Great Britain, and eyery wheel of of the distribution; therefore THE WATOll 'l'OWER
commerce stopped. The trouble was very serious. 'rhe carries a full report of the same.
military took charge. The government used its iron
Public meetings were held at Royal Albert Hall.
hand. The labor organization soon was defeated and Seyeral months prior to the convention the subject
the strike came to a sudden end.
selected for the public address to be delivered by the
Prior to the strike the railway companies had granted President of the SOCIETY was: "WHY; WORLD PO\\'reduced fares to the Bible Students for the convention. EUS ARE TOTTERING-THE REMEDY." '1'he
When the strike was ended the reduced fares were can- labor disturbance about the time of the convention made
celled. The brethren were determined to come, however, the subject even more appropriate. Two hours in adand did come. They came from South Africa, Switzer- vance of the time of the meeting the crowds began to
land, Ge~many, Denmal'k, Finland, Sweden, Australia, gather about Royal Albert Hall, London's great assembly place; and when the doors were thrown open the
~pain, Canada, America, and from the British Isles,
About four thousand of the consecrated were in atten- great hall was filled exactly in eleven minutes, so eager
dance. From the very beginning it was manifest that were the people to rush in. Hundreds of others werd
these consecrated children of the Lord had come ex- left standing in the streets. This was anticipated, and
pecting a blessing. They were not disappointed. Never voice amplifiers had been installed oub;ide so that those
has such enthusiasm been seen amongst Christians in in the streets could hear as well as those inside.
this land, and surely none greater any where else on
Prior to the meeting it was thought well to make an
earth.
attempt to have the public address published in a LonThe convention opened Tuesday, :May 25th, and closed don paper. '1'he effort was made. The Lord blessed th'J
1I1ay 31st. It was held at Alexandra Palace, a place effort. Of course the space had to be paid for, but thi'l
beautiful for location, roomy and airy, and removed - was gladly done that the people might have the message.
from the noise and disturbance of the city. It was an The public press, being part of Satan's organization,
ideal place for a convention. The chairman of the con- yields to the influence of money. Uonday morning
vention was Brother Hemery of London, who was following the public meeting, The Daily News, London,
assisted by Brother Barber of Brooklyn and Brother Dey with a regular circulation of eight hundred thousanu,
of Copenhagen. Addresses were delivered by the follow- carried the full report of the resolution and public
ing named brethren: Brothers Senior, Hemery, Gillatt, address. :Many extra copies were printed and sold to
Barber, Walder, Bowland, Young, Batchelor, Franz, the people on the streets. The resolution and public
Harrison, Lloyd, Pinnock, Scott, Guiver, Dey, Martin, discourse follow:
Burton, Richards, Harbeck, Hobinson, and Brother
A TESTIMONY
Rutherford. All the addresses were enthusiastically reTo THE RULERS OF THE \VORLP :
ceived.
The INTERNATIONAL BIllLE STUDE]';TS In general convention
Those who symbolized by water immersion totalled
assembl'd declare their unqualified allegiance and devotion
one hundred and eighty-four.
to the Almighty God; and believing it to be their privilege
The outstanding feature of the convention was the and uuty SO to do, in obedience to the commandments of
unanimous adoption of a resolution as "A TESTI- God, send this testimon~' t9 the governing powers of the
MONY TO THE RULERS OF THE WORLD". world, to wit:
FIRST. That it is of paramount importance that all
'1'his is a message which the Bible Students believe to recognize
that Jehovah, the Creator of-heaven and earth, is
be their privilege and duty to send to those responsible the true and Almighty God, besides whom there is none
for earth's governments. This will be done. It will also other; tllat his plan for man is set forth ill tile Bible, whieb
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is his Word of Truth, and that Christ Jesus is the Executor- of Jehovah's plan; that it is now apparent to all
that the nations of the world are in dire distress and perplexity; that great trouble, more terrible than any heretofore experienced, is now threatened; that the efforts of the
rulers to establish a desirable government or world pOWE'r
have failE'<1; and, now be it known unto you, that the outworking of Goo's plan concerning man, an<1 that alone, can
and will stabilize the worl<1, and bring las ling peace, prosperity an<1 happiness to the peoples; and that the time has
come for those who are exercising govE'rning power over
the peoples to recognize these great truths.
SECOND. That the reason for the prevailing condition of
perplexity and distress is, beclluse man disobeye<1 the true
God and ~'ielded to the wicke<1 influence of Satan the false
god; that Lucifer, originally the rightful overlord of man,
because of his dislo~'alty to God became Satan the Devil, the
instigator of all evil, the adversary of God and the arch
enemy of man; that the evil one alienated man from the
true Go<1 and caused him to sin, by reason of which man
lost his perfect home and his right to life and happineRs;
that since then man has organized govel'nmE'nts ami worl<1
powers in an attE'mpt to govern himself, but in so doing
has ignored the 'Vord of God and submitted to the control
of Satan the Devil; that until now God has not interfere<l
with Satan, to the end that man might be free to choose
right or wrong and by experience learn the baneful effects
of eVil; but now the time has come when God will interfere in behalf of the peoples.
THIRD. That Christ Jesus, by his faithfulness unto death,
became the lle<1eemer an<1 Deliverer of mankind; that when
on earth he taught that the time for the deliverance of
the people would begin when the evil worl<1, under the
rulership of Satan, shall end; and that he, Christ JE'SUS,
would return and set up God's king<10111 of rightE'ousness
that the peoples might know and follow the right way;
and for this reason he taught his followers to pOly, "Thy
kingdom come, thy will be done IOn earth as in heaven";
that in the meantime various world powers have uE'en
organized and carried on for the purpose of ruling and
controlling the peoples; and these world powers are designated in the Scriptures by the symbol "beast", for the
evident reason that they are the result I()f the combined
efforts of the commercial, political and ecclesiastical leaders
of men, and are influenced anu dominatE'd b~' Satan, the
god of this world; and these powers have been and are
military, harsh, cruel and oppressive, and manifest the
spirit of Satan, thE'ir invisible ruler or god; and now the
repeated cries of oppressed humanity have reached untIl the
God of heaven, who will hear and deliver them.
FOURTH. That divine prophecy, now fulfillE'd anu in the
course of fulfilment, bears testimony to the fact that Satan's
lease of power is done, that the old world has elHled, and
that the time is at hand when Christ Jesus, the Executive
Officer of Jehovah and the rightfUl King of earth, will oust
Satan the evil one and begin His rightE'ous government
which shall establish God's will on earth; that beginning
with 1914 divine prophecy, in the course of fulfilment, gave
testimony that the end of the evil world had begun in this,
to wit: The world war, famine, pestilence, earthquakes,
revolutions, the return of the Jews to Palestine and, later,
the general distress and perplexity of the nations of the
world; that this testimony of the fulfilment of the divine
prophecy having bE'en lllainly given to the governing pm\'('rs
of the world, tllE're is placeu upon the sh'oulders of the
rulers a rE'sponsibility that cannot be avoided.
FIFTH. That although Jehovah Gou furnished conclusive
proof that the edl worl<1 had ended and that the time for
the reign of his beloved Son ha<1 eomE', yet this tE'stimony
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was ignored and pushe<1 aside by those who should have

known better; and contrary to the 'Vord of God the commercial, political anu ecclesiastical rulers attempted to
stabilize the world and keep the peoples under control by
adopting that makeshift which is called the League of Nations and which was wrongfully and blasphemously hailE'll
as the political expression of God's kingdom on earth J that
the real author amI father of the League of Nations compact is Satan the Devil, the god of this evil world, and
was put forward by him as his last dE'sperate effort to
deceive the peoples, turn them away from the true Gou,
and hold them under his own wickeu control; that now
after seven years of laborious effort on the part of the
proponents of that compact to establish peace and prosperity, it is practically conceded that the League I()f Nations
is a complete failure and that its utter collapse is a matter
of only a brief space of time; that even now, while its advocates are striving to reassemble their forces to maintain
that disintej.{rating and unholy alliance, the peoples are
hearing the solemn warning of God's prophet concerning
the felleration, saying, "Associate yourselves, 0 J'e people,
and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far
countries: gird yourselves and ye shall be broken in pieces,
Take counsel together and it shall come to n~ught; speak
the word and it shall not stand."-Isaiah 8: 9,10.
SIXTH. That uy reason of the blinding influence of Sata:l
the minus of tile rulers and the ruled are turned away
from the true God, and the evil forces are gathering the
whole world unto the great battle of the Lord God Almighty; that there is now impending a time of trouble
such as the world has never known, during which conflict
Satan's powerful organization shall fall, never to rise again,
and thel'e shall he such a demonstration of uivi'lle power
that all the nntions will learn that Jehovah is God ancI
that Christ JE'SUS is King I()f kings and Lord of lorus.
S~~VENTH. That the great tribulation will reveal to the
people the kingdom of God, which kinguom shall rest upon
the shoulder of his beloved Son, the Prince of Peace; anu
of the peace of that kinguom there shall be no enu; it will
bring the heart's dE'sire of all peoples 'Of good will, and in
that kingdom the blind ignorance with which the people
have long bE'en afflicted will be forever removed; a.nd with
the knowledge of and obedience to God there shall come
to the people everlasting peace, prosperity, health, life,
libE'rty and happiness; and the kingllom will be the complete fulfilment of the prophetic song of the angels, "Peace
on earth, good will toward men."
Therefore we earnestly bear before ~'ou this testimony:
That Jehovah is The God, and that he has installed Christ
his Son, as The King of the E'arth, and bids ,you to give full
obeuience to earth's rightful King. Do so and use your influence to turn the minds of the people to THE TRUE GOD,
that uisaster lllay not befall you.-Psalm 2: 2-12.
BROTHE:t RUTHERFORD'S ADDRESS
WIlY WOllLD POWERS ARE TOTTERING

-THE HEMEDY
In the councils of the lE'nrned rulE'rs of the world thE' burning questions llre; "Why do the nations continue in distrpss anu perplexity? What remedy can be applieu that will
stabilize the worlu'l"
::\Iore than seVE'n years have passed since the signing of
the armistice "'hicll marke(l the end of the "'arid 'Val',
and ~-et tllE'l'e are today more tangiule evidences of the
uisrupti'on and dissolution of the nations than ever before.
There is goo<1 reason for this. 'l'here is a sure and certain
remedy. The rulers of the world are respectfully requE'sted
to giYe canui(] consideration to the argument here sUbmitteu
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in support of the assigned reasons and the anl1'Ounced

remedy. The seriousness of the situation warrants such
candid consideration.
The governing factors of the present world powers claim
that their rule of the peoples is by divine rLght and authority, and therefore they have committed themselves to the
divine law; and by this they should be governed and judged.
'1'his being true, then I need make no excuse for using the
Bible as a basis for my argument.
I propose to now prove that the trouble of this world
has resulted because: (:t) The law of Jehovah God has beea
disregarded and ignored; (2) and that throughout the ages
world powers have been organized and succeeded each other,
and have now reached a climax in the British Empire; (3)
that in all of these world powers fraud has been freelY'
practised in the name of religion and in the name of the
Almighty G'od, and that the clergy have been chiefly used
in the practising of such fraud; (4) that the time has
come when Almighty God will make himself known to the
people and will express his indignation against all hypocrisy; (5) that to this end .Tehovah God has set his
anointed King upon his throne of authority and judgment;
(6) that the kingdom of God is the complete remedy for
all human ills and that there is none other; and (7) that
the rulers of the earth should now hear and heed these
facts. In the consideration of these important questions a
brief reference to the history of man, in the light of divine
prophecy, is essential.
JEHOVAH IS GOD
Jehovah, the Eternal One, the Creator of heaven and

earth, is the only true and living God. In him rl'side all
rightful power and authority. He created man perfect and
clothed him with authority to inhabit and rule the earth.
(Genesis 1: 26, 27; Isaiah 45: 12, 18) He assigned his son
Lucifer as man's overlord, thereby establishing a confidential relationship between Lucifer and Jehovah, and charged
Lucifer with a sacred duty toward man. Becoming ambitious
to be like the Most High God, Lucifer betrayed his sacred
trust and induced man to violate God's law. By this means
man was alienated from Jehovah. (Genesis 2: 1-5, 15-24)
Thereupon Jehovah changed the name of Lucifer to that
of Dragon, Satan, Serpent, and Devil, which names bespeak
his evil disposition.-Revelation 20: 1-3; Isaiah 14: 12-15.
God expelled man from Eden, and permitted him to work
out his own devices in an attempt to establish self-government. He did nDt dl'prive Satan of the authority as man's
overlord, nor did he interfere with Satan's influencing of
man. Jehovah placed before man his way of truth and
righteousness, and left man free to exercise his own will
either to obey the true God or to takil the wrong way and
J'ield to the influence of Satan, the evil god.
Early in their experienc('s men began tn organize into
bollies politic. Satan easily overreached men by introducing fraud and deceit. In mockery of Jehovah the adversary
early induced mc'n to call themselves by the name of the
Lord; while at the same time, in truth and in fact, they
were tilt' instruments and subjects of the Devil. Thus
hJ'pocrisy was first introducell. (Uenesis 4: 2G, Margin) It
is easy to see that hypocrisy has been practised during the
entire period of man's history.
none other. (I<}xodus 20: 4) The Isrfte'!tl'S we:e oppressed

by the governing factors of EgJpt. (\0'1 sent Moses to deliver his people from the oppressive hand of the tyrannical
ruler of that world pow.er.
At that time Jehovah made a great iemom;(rati'on of his
power by overthrowing the Egyptian world power; and he
declared that he did so that the people might not forget;
to their own hurt, that Jehovah is the trlle God. (2 Samuel
7: 23) Moses foreshadowed the great Messiah, the anointed
King of Jehovah. In the overthrow of the Egyptians and
the deliverance of the Israelites, God foreshadowed the
ultimate deliverance of the oppressed peoples of earth from
the wicked hand of Satan and his world powers, by which
the people have long been held in subjection.
In the course of time the Israelites J'iehled to the wicked
influence \If Satan the Devil, and their nation fell. 'Vith thl'
fall of Israel Satan became the god, or invisible ruler, of
aU the nations of the earth, and is therefore designated in
the Word of Jehovah as "the god of this world". (2 Corinthians 4: 3, 4) But with the overthrow of Israel God declared that he would, in his own due time, send his anointe:!
King with full power and authority to act, and that he
then would rule the world in righteousness.-Ezekiel 21:
24-27.
I<Jxperience a~one can teach man lasting lessons. For
centuries man has been passing through fiery experience~;,
being buffeted, misled and defrauded lJy Satan. At all
times God has placed before man the evidence that he i"
the true and righteous God, but few of mankind have heeded
this testimony. Man has readily yielded to the seductive
influence of Satan, and has suffered therefor and continues
to suffer. In due season, by reason of these trying experiences, man will learn that his true Friend and Benefactor
is the great Jehovah God, that his way is the right way,
and that to knIJW Jehovah God and obey him leads to life
and happiness. This lesson, dearly bought, will be lasting
and beneficial. Mankind is now at a period of the greatest
crisis in their experiencps. Their deliverance from despotic
and unrighteous ]l'Ower is near at hand.
WORLD POWERS
World powers have been organized by men, with Satan

as invisible ruler or overlord. '1'0 accomplish his PUl'POS('S
in keeping man under his control Satan has always resorted
to deceit; and by this means he has overr"ached and controlled the world powers that have existed in all the ages,
past and present.
A world power is an organization formed and operat('d fo['
the purpose of ruling the peoples. Seven great world powprd
haye existed, in the IJnler named, to wit: l'}g-J'pt, Assyrh.,
Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Home, and the British Em]lire. The governing factors of each and eyery one of these
world powers haye been three, to wit: the commercia.,
political and religious elements. The god or invisible rukr
of each has been Satan the Devil, evpn as the Scripture;
declare. (2 C\Jrinthians 4: 3, 4; John 12: 31) '''hen Howe
adopted Christianity as her religion she was there hnwcritically calling herself by the name of the Lord; but in
truth and in fact she continued to be th() representative
of the Devil, even as was done in the day of I~nos.-Genesi3
4: 26, margin.
GOD FORGOTTEN
BEASTS
The first great world Il'<lWer ol'ganizf'd by man was ancient

Egypt. Its invisible rUler, or god, was Satan the Devil.
In that land were domiciled the Israelites, whom God chose
for his own lleoplc and whom he used to foresha(low his
future purposps. He organized his people into a nation and
commanded that thc J' should have him as their God, and
All of tlwsc world j1owpr" are indicate.} h J' J~hOV~lh in

his Word, and each one of them is dpsignated by thE Lord
God under the s~'lllbol of "Lpast". (Daniel 7: 3) 'tne cIi.
(lent rt'ason for this is that all of these world powers have
bt>en harsh, fel'oeious and oppressive. The commercial element is cold, calculating, military and harsll. The politkgl
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element is suave, diplomatic and faithless. The religious

clement is, and alwaJ's has been, sanctimonious, hypocritical, fraudulent and seductive. All of these reflect the
disposition of their invisillie ruler, Satan the Devil. In
keeping with divine proplwcy, these world powers have eVt'n
Gesignated themselve>; under the symbol of "beasts". The
lJritish Empire has adopted the Lion us its symbol,
past, h;>"e declared would come at some future time. Now

God himself has given conclusive proof, which proof is
available for all mankind and particularly for the rulers,
that his due time has come; and he now calls upon the
Tulers of earth to recognize and render allegiance and
obpdience to his auointed King, whom he has set upon his
throne.-Psalm 2: 2-12.
GREATEST OF ALL
'''ithout qupstion the greatest world power that has ever
existed is the British Empire. The boast is truly made that
"the sun never sets on ller domains", During the period
of her existence educathm, science and invention have
surpassed that of all other times. In finance she leads. In
military strength she is at the head. In the exercise of
]lolitical diplomacy she has no equal. Her clergJ'men are
the acknowledged Ipal]el'S of the ecclesiastical world.
The claim is made for the British Empire, as has been
done for other world powers, that she rules by divine right
and authority. The British Empire, together with other
nations, claims to form "Christendom" or Christ's kingdom
on earth. Therf'fore these call themselves by the rame of
the Lon!. But the law of ,T!!hovah God is ignored and his
name brought into rlisl'eputp.
Because Britain is the greatest of all world powers, because she together with her allies claims to be "Christendom"
and to be ruling by divine right and authority, there rests
upon the British Empire a.grave resplmsibility which canllot be evaded. Because the British world power is the very
center and bulwark of the world's civilization, and which
the Lord symbolizes as a "beast", and because London is
its seat of ,government, and these governing factors claim
to rule by divine right, here then is the very "seat of the
beast".
The fall of the British Empire means the breaking up of
the world's civilization. Her learned rulers must see that
ller very pillars are now tottering to the fall. All the other
nations of earth, moved by dread of impending disaster,
are, together with the British Empire, arming for anothel'
and a more terrible conflict than has ever before been
fought. I!'or this reason the attention of the rulers is here
earnestly directed to the divine prophecy relating to the
powers of this world and to the kingdom of God, now in
course of fulfilment.
And now I charge that the British world power, the head
of so-called "Christendom", while claiming to rule by divine
right and authority, has openly repudiated the great Jehovah God and has rejected his anointed King, and that
her clergy are chiefly responsible for this great wrong. Because of the rejection of Goo's duly anointed King the
world's greatest trouble is impending and about to fall,
THE PROOF
EVERLASTING KINGDOM
Prominently set forth in the Word of Jehovah is his
purpose to set up his kingd'Om of righteousness, with his
anointed Son, the Messiah, as the King. By the mouth of
his holy prophet Jehovah describes the beastly world powerfl or kingdoms, of which the British world power is the
sE,,~mth; foretells their warring with each other; and then
declares: "And in the daJ's of these kings shall the G'Od
of IH'aven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed :
and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it
shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and
it shall stand for ever."-Daniel 2: 44.
This prophecy relatE'S to the kingdom foretold by all the
llOly p;'iphets of Jehovah. 'i'his is the kingdom for which
Jesus (2, ught his followers to pray, "Thy kingdom come;
thy wilL be done on earth as in heaven." This is the kingdom wh,ch the clergy of all denominations, in all times
Jesus taught that he would return and set up the Itlngl10m

of Jelr,Jyuh. For nineteen centuries his faithful followers
have anxiously waited for that time to come. Before
Jesus departed from the earth the question was propounded
to him by his faithful disciples: "'Vhen shall these things
come to pass, and what sllal! the proof of thy presence lle,
and of the end of the world?" (:Matthew 24: 3) The lion]
Jesus, as the mouthpiece of Jehovah God, speaking prophetically and with authority, answered that the time would
be marked by the fact that the nations and kingdoms of
the earth would become angry; and that then there woulll
be a great world war, followed slJ'ortly by famines, pestilences, earthquakes and revo utions; and that these things
would be the beginning of sorrows upon the nations anll
kingdoms of the eal'th.-Mattlww 24: 7-18; Rev. 11: 17, W.
In HJ14, exactly the due time as foretold by the propllPt
<of God, this great trouble began up'On the nations anll
kinglloms of Christendom. 'i'he Lord God there furnished,
particularly to the goyerning powers of the earth, the clear
ey!dence that the w'Orld had ended and that the time for
the beginning of his kingdom of righteousness had arrived,
'i'he ecclesiastical element of the 'w'Orld powers ,,,ere dutybound to take notice of this evidence and to call it to the
attpntion of their allies, the commercial and political
elements.
As a further proof that the time had arrived for God's
an<ointed King to take possession, the Lord foretold that
the Jews would begin to return to and inhabit the land of
Palestine. The British Empire recognized this, by its conduct at least, and was the first of all the nations of earth
to make it possible for the Jews to retm"n to their homeland; and now all see the fulfilment of this prophecy.Luke 21: 24.
As a further evidence of the time above mentioned, the
Lord declared that the nations would then be in perplexity
and distress, and that men's hearts would be failing them
for fear; and surely there is not one amongst all of the
governing factors of earth today but that recognizes the
fulfilment of this prophecy. (Luke 21: 25) The British
in the trades strike not yet settled, is having much distress
and perplexity,
The second mming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the
establishment of his kingdom under God's anointed King-,
has been the hope of Christians for nineteen hundred years.
This great truth has not been hid under a bushel. It has
been proclaimed from the housetops throughout the earth.
For the purpose of establishing the fact that the clergy
of the greatest world power, to wit: the British Empire,
have recognized the diyinely-provided evidence as proof of
the Lord's second coming and of the establishment of his
kingdom, I n'ow read into the record a statement published
by the London press in the latter part of 1917, and which
was republished by other papers throughout the empire and
throughout the entire world:
The following manifesto was recently issued by a number of
England's most noted ministers:
"FIRST.
That the present crisis points toward the close of the
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"SECOND. That the revelation of the I,ord may be expected at

any moment. when he will be manifested as evidently as to his
disciples on the evening of his resurrection.
"THIIW. That the completed church will be translated. to be 'for
ever with the Lord'.
"FOURTH. That Israel will be restored to its own land in unbelief. and be afterward converted by the appearance of Christ
on its behalf.
"FIFTH. That all human schemes of reconstruction must be sub8i<liary to the second coming of our Lord, because all nations will
be subject to his rule.
"SIXTH. That under the reign of Christ there will be a further
great effusion of the Holy Spirit on all flesh.
"SEVENTH. That the truths embodied in this statement are of the
utmost practical value in determining Christian character and
action with reference to the pressing problems of the hour."
This remarkable statement was signed by A. C. Dixon and F. B.
Jlfpyer, Baptists; George Campbell :Morgan and Alfred Byrd, Congregationalists ; William Fuller Gouch, Presbyterians; H. Webb Peploe,
J. Stuart Holden, Episcopalians; Dinsdale T. Young, Methodist.
'j'hese are weli-known names, and are among the world's greatest
preachers. That these eminent men, of different denominations,
should feel calipd upon to issue such a statement is of itself exeeedingly significant.
In this manifesto the divinely-provided proof was brought

home to the greatest world power by her own miilisters,
that divine prophecy has been fulfilled as to the end of the
world and the second prpsence of the Lord. But has due
heed been given to this divine proof? It has not been heeded.
(JII the contrary, these very distinguished men who signed
this manifesto have since vE'hemently spoken against present
truth and the Lord's kingdom. l<'urthermore, the rulers of
the world have ignored the divinely-provided testimony, as
is shown by what has followed.
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
'Vith propriety these questions may here- be asked: If

these governments of earth are operated by diVine right and
nuthority, then why shOUld God permit the devastating
World 'Val' to corne upon them? If the British world power
together with other nations constitutes Christ's kingdom,
which claim is made by reason of their calling themselves
"Christendom", then why should the Lord permit the destruction of his own kingdom? It is obvious from the correct answer to these questions that the claim that these
world powers rule by divine right and authority is false,
fraudulent and blasplwmous.
Satan, the god of this evil world, seeing that his governing
factors on earth were weakening each other, sought means
j'o cement the people and the rulers in a closer compact.
During the "'orld War he caused an appeal to be made to
the patriotism of the <.'ommon people, by having them adopt
the slogan: "The war will make the world safe for Democracy." The purpose was to gain for the military the
~mppo~t of the democratic element of the people.
God,
through his prophet, had foretold that this very thing
would transpire.-Daniel 2: 41.
'Vhen the war cpased the grave and wise men of the
world powers assembled at Paris for conference. There the
rulers took counsel tog-pther, which counsel rpsulted in bringing forth a compact against Jehoyah and against his anointed
King. Kecessarily Satan, the g'od of this world, would
know the purpose of .Tphovah in establishing his kingdom;
Bnd therefore ~atan set ahout to produce something to
offset that kingdom, whereby to turn the minds of the
rulers away from it autl away from God. 'l'o do this he
must again resort to fraud and deceit.
The commercial and political elements, constituting the
military of the "'orld powers, in substance said: "To stabilize the world we must have to compact of nations, in
which all nations shall agree that our council shall govern
and control them." The result was the formation of the
League of Nations. Notwithstanding the claim that thes6

world powers rule by divine right and authority, neither
the name of Jehovah God nor his anointed Son were even
mentioned in the League of Nations compact. But in order
to lend a sacred tinge thereto, and that the people might be
further deceived, Satan, through the clergy element of the
world powers, in sanctimonious phrase declared the League
of Nations to be "the political exprpssion of God's kingdom
on earth". Notwithstanding that the clear proof had been
given to them by the Lord that the world had ended and
that the second presence of Christ had begun, and that
special attention had been directed thereto by leading clergymen of the world, the Federal Council of Churches of the
world endorsed the League of Nations as a substitute for
the kinglklm of God. This august body of ecclesiastics in
January 1919 issued the following blasphemous proclamation:
The time has come to organize the world for truth, right, jURtice
and humanity. To this end as Christians we urge the establishment of a League of Free Nations at the coming Peace Conference.
Su('h a league is not merely a peace expedient; it is rather the
pohtical expression of the kingdom of God on earth. The League
of Nation" is rooted in the gospel. I,ike the gospel. its objecti",)
is "Peace ou earth, good will toward men". Like the gospel, its
appeal is universal.
The heroic dead will have died in vain unless out of victory
shall come a new heaven and a new earth, wherein dwellel!l
righteousness.-2 Peter 3: 13.
The church [nominal] can give a spirit of good will, without
which no League of Nations can enuure.
These distinguished ecclesiastics, contrary to the teachings of the Prince of Peace whom they claim to represent,
and in dirE'ct violation of his law, preached men int'O the
trenehes and hailed the ',"orld 'Val' as a means of making
the world safe for democracy. Thereby they deceived lhe
young men and sent them to untimely graves. (Jeremhh 2:
34) And then after the war they completely repudiated tile
Lord God by openly allying themselves with and endorsing
the Devil's substitute for God's kingdom.
The League of Nations is against God and his anointed.
In it is nothing but darkness. Its approval by the clergymen, as a substitute for Messiah's kingdom, has caused
gross darkness to settle down upon the peoples of the world.
(Isaiah 60: 2) No longer can the ppople look to the clergymen as safe leaders. Their leadership is done.-Psa. 82: 1-;').
LEAGUE FORETOLD
God foretold the seven world powers, to wit, Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-l'ersia, Greece, Horne and the British
Empire, and also foretold that out of the seven would gro,Y
the eighth. The latter is also symbolized as a "beast", because its purpose is to rule an,l control the peoples of tho
earth. The Lord foretold its birth, its short existen 1'1', all(I
its everlasting end.-Revelation 17: 10, 11; Isaiah 8: 9, 10.
The ,governing factors of the world powers, particularly
the ecclpsiastical element, by reason of claiming that th2se
world po\yers rule hy divine right and authority, thereby
or <1 of God is trup. 'l'herefore they must
admit that the
be judged by the 'Vonl and are estopped from denying the
Scriptural proofs which disclose their wrongfUl acts. Ko
one will attempt to ,lelly tlmt the British world vower i:;
the earthly agency that was responsible for the formatio:l
of the League of Kations compact. The British Empire is
the very bulwark therpof. Let Britain withdraw alld there
will be no League of K'ltions.
But who is primarily responsible ror the League of Nations compact? Is it formed and dops it exist uy divine
right and authority? I answer, No. The Devil is its father,
the British Empire is its mother, and the other nations
which support it are its wet nurses. At this time the advocates of tile League of Nations are desperately strivinll:
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to unite its belligprent members. 'Vith fear and trembling

they spe that unholy 'off~pring of Satan headed for perdition,
even as the Lord foretold.-Revelation 17: 8.
The Devil caused the governing factors of so-called Christpwlolll to entpr into tllis compact against Jehovah and
his anoJntcd King and tlwrby, in fulfilment of prophecy,
to say in effect: "LE't us rpfuse to give \lUI' allegiance allli
support to Jehovah and llis King, but mthE'r let us cast
tlwm away from us and hold to our prE'spnt evil organization."
I-lear now, if you plensp, tllf' inspir21] words of God's
holy prophpt, which were Wl'ittPll thl'pc' thousalld years ago,
writtpll to apply at this vei':f time, aIHI which do apply at
this hour:
""'ll<'rpfore have nations conselltpcl tOg'pther? or should
ppoples kec'p mnttcrillg all empty thing? The killg's of cal'th
take tlIPi!' stand. awl gT:In' lllPn h:lYe sat ill c'orl('lave together, against JpllOnlh aIH] ag-ainst his Alloilltpc] Onp, Raying, '1,pt us tpar apal"t tl)pil' ball<'s. anel C':lst away fl'om us
their c'on!s:' OnC cnthl'oIH'C! ill thp he avpns will l:lugh, my
SO\'ereig'n Lon] will mock at tlJPm; tllE'1l will he R]lpak to
them ill his ang-er. allcl in his wmth will e1iRmay thPm:'Yet I hllYe illstalle(! my killg on Zioll lll~' holy mountaia,
Ipt him t"l1 my clpc'I'PP:' Jellov:Ih saiel to mp:- 'l\[v Son art
thou, I to[la~' han' J)('golte'l tIH'P: Ask of me, [I1'H] Ict me
give nations for thine illheril anC'p, allel as thy posscsRioll
the ellds 'Of the earth: Thou shalt slH'plw}'(] them "'ith a
sceptre of il'oll. as a pol tE'r's vPsRel shalt thou dash them
in jlipcps."-l'salm 2: l-ll, NotllCrham.
But in order that thosp who have been inv"iglec] into the
Devil's trap might sep their mistake nnl] ['epent anc] escalle,
Goll further says to tllPm through his prophet: ":\'ow thprefore ye kings, show your prmlcncp, be allmonishell, ye juc]gE'S
of earth: Sprve ye Jehovah with revprencE', aIHI pxult with
trpmbling: Kiss thE' Son, Jpst be be angTy, and ~'e perish
on the way; for SOOll might be kinllJed his anger. How
happy are all who take refuge in Him !"-Psalm 2: 10-12,
R(Jtherhan~.
The clergy are the most reprehensible of all the E'lemC'nts

thHt go to make up the governing powers of the world.
Claiming to be teachet"s of the W~)rd of Gall, their duty
was to ascertain the truth and explain it to the others.
But instC'ad, thE'Y have causec] the rulers of earth to commit
fornication with an npostate church system, and have made
the people drunk with t1Jf'ir false lloctrines. (Hevelation
18: 3) 'l'he commercial anll political rulers admit the
ecclesinstics to their councils, with the evident thought that
their piety and sanctimoniousness will remove the curse
from their own skirts; but now they see that tllPse ecclesiastics ]lave practisell a fraud upon them, because they are
not in truth and in fact the representatives of God as they
have claimed. Even now the ecclpsiastics are hatell by the
other rulers, and soon this hatred will be manifested in a
more tangible manner.-Itevelator 17: 16,17.
THE CAUSE
The real reason for earth's trouble is, because the rulers
have rejectell GOtl's c]ul~' llll'ointed King and refused his
kingdom. And since tIlPY persist in this course of defiance
against God, he has declared that he will dash them to
pieces as a potter's vessel. (Psalm 2: 9) In corroboration
of this, God's prophet further says: "ThUS saith the Lord
of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation,
and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts
of the earth. And the slain of the Lorll shall be at that
clay from one end of the earth evpn unto the other end of
the earth: they shall not be lamE'nted, neither gathered, nor
buried: thE'Y sball be c]ung upon the grollnll. Howl, ye
shepherds, and cr~'; and wallow ~'ourselves in the ashes,
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ye principal of the flock: fot' the days of your slaughter

and of ~'our dispersions are accomplished: and ye shall
fall like a pleasant vessel. And the shepherds shall have
no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. A
voice of the cry of the shephel'lls, and an howling of the
principal of the flock shall be heal'll: for the Lord hath
spoilpc! thpir pasturp. And the pPllcE'able habitations are
cut down bf'cause of the fierce anger of the Lord."-JeremiaIJ 25: 32-37.
.l\'o rlliel' can givE' a satisfactory anSWE'r as to why the
'World ,"ar slllldpnly stopppll in lll]8. But God's Word
explains that the rpason it ceased at that time was that
an opP'<lrtllnit.\' might be giwn to the rulprs. as well as to
the ppoplp, to hpar til(' tpRtimony concerning" the Lord aIHI
his kingdom. Failin;..: to tnke hecd to this, the Lorll Jesus
df'c]ares then' shall follow a time of trouble such as the
wor1<] has nevpr known. anel that this shall be the last
trouble of C'arth.-:\latthew 24: 21,22.
All thc natio"s and kin;..:c"'))]]s of earth arC' rapidly marcllin,::: to th:' p'C'at hat 11e of God AIlJJi,gllt~. This will convince
tllp peop](s. as \vpll as the rulel's, that JpllOvah is Gocl ancl
that .J esus Christ is the I\:illg of kings and Lord of lords.
THE REMEDY
""hat men Ilcsirp is a righteous gOY('l'lImE'nt, one that will
gum'antE'E' to tlll'lll pE'I1(''', prosperit:\', hC'alth, life, liberty
and happiness. !<'rom the beginning- it was God's purpnse
that man should enjoy t111'SP blessings everlasting-Iy. Because of sin mHn lost the rig-ht to all of them. God then
begHll to work out his plan of rpdelllption and de1ivE'rance
f()]' man. He vromisE'c] to rpclpPlll llJan fr01ll death ancl frolll
tile 11'owpr of OIP grave. (llospa 1:~: 14) In llue time he
spnt his be]()vp(] Son .TE'sUS into the world, to rE'dcE'1Il the
'''01'](1. (,J..,lm :!: 1G; 10: 10; ;\lattlJPw :!O: 28) Tile cleatll and
rpsuITection of Jesus pl'Ovided re(]pmption for all, and in
Gall's due tillle all mankiml shall have the benefit thereof.
-Hpbrews 2: 9; 1 Timothy 2: 3-6.
God promised that Jpsus Christ, his beloved Son, slJ'Ould
come again ancl restore to men all things that hac] been
lost. (Acts 3: 19, 20) ~ow the time has arrived. Christ has
come as God's anointed King, .Jehovah has set him upon his
holy throne to rule, ancI now he commands all 1'0 give
allegiance to his King and kingdom. (Psalm 2: 1-11) Let
the rulers of the earth now take hepd to Jehovah's 'Vonl,
accevt his anointetl King, anll lencl their power and influence
to turning the minds of the people away from the Devil
and to Jeh'Ovah God and to earth's rightful King. Thus
doing, they will employ their powers and faculties in the
interest of peace and righteousness. Messiah's kingdom now
at hand will bring the desire of every honest heart.
PEACE
There can be no lasting peace without a righteous government. God promised that his King shall reign in righteousnpss and his representatives with justice. (Isaiah 32: 1)
Upon the righteous shoulder of the Prince of Peace shall
that government rest, ami the peace thereof shall never pmI.
(Isaiah 9: 6,7) ]'\0 more shall the people be afflicted with
war, nor be burdened with taxation for the prpparation
for war; nor shall they even have fear of such.-Isaiah
2: 2-4.
PROSPERITY
Under the present world powers a few people have an

abundance, many must skimp in order to eat ancl be c1'Othed,
while many others are objects of charity. Such will not be
the conditions um]pr God's anointed King, whom he has
now placE'd upon his throne. In this kingclom "shall the
Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things".
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(Isaiuh 2fJ: 6) Every man tlwn will enjoy the fruits of

his labor and dwell in happiness with those whom he loves.
pIe and put themselves in line for the eternal bleslliugs of

Jehovah.
HEALTH
All the E'fforts put forth by the world powers cannot
bring health to the people. Ko one now has perfect health.
But be of good courage! Under the righteous reign of
Jehovah's anointed King all who are obedifont to his reign
will be made well. God has promispd to cure them and
bring them health, to the end that nn more shall the inhabitant saJ': "I am sick."-Jereilliah 33: 6; Isaiah 33: 24.
MEETING FOR THE JEWS
LIFE
The first lie told by Ratan was: 'Tllpre is no death.'
Long E'xppripnce has proven to man how grpat was that
falsehood. G,)(l gave man life. God took a\va~' the right
to ]ifp, because of 'man's t]iso!wdipnce. .TpllOyah GOt] alone
can pr'<JYidp life fol' the human race. He has made pwvision
for the obedient onps to haw lifp throug-h C!ll'ist JE'SUS, and
thprefore it is wl'itten: "This is life eternal, that t!ley might
know thee, the only true God, aIHI Je~us Christ whom thou
hast sent."-John 17: 3All the world powers are the offspring of Ratan. These
can never bring life to man. God's king-dom through Christ
Jesus is n'()w at hand, and those who ren,]"r themsPlves in
obedience to this kingdom shall liye an,] shall not (lie. God's
",,'ord declares that Christ Jesus comes to jntlg-e the living
U!HI the dead. (2 Timothy 4: 1) 'rhe living sha II first be
given an opportunity, then all who HI'E' in OlPir gravE'S shall
come forth; and thosE' who kE'Pp the law of Go,] shall never
spe death. (.Tohn 5:2D; 8:51; 11:26) God's kingdom is
IH're; therE'fore with confidence it can he announced that
l\IILLIO~S KOW LIVI::O<G YVILL NEVER DIE!
The presumption is that when rpstorntion blessin,~s lwgin, millions
will gladly avail thelllselves of the 0pllortunity for life.
God made the earth for man's hahitation. (Isaiah 4.): 12,
18) The earth shall be the pternal home of restored mlln.
The reign of Christ will destroy all of man's enemies, the
chiefE'st amongst which is dpa tho (1 Corinthians 15: 2.:>, 26)
Satan himself shall eventually he destroYPd, and there shall
be no more death.-Hebrews 2: 14; Revelation 21: 1-6.
HAPPINESS
'Vith a rightpous government functioning for man's good;
with lasting peace on earth ami good will toward men;
with all the people enjoying health, an<l with n'o fear of
sickness and death; with all families being united together
and dwelling in peace, the human race will enjoy eternal
happiness,
Let the kings and rulprs of the earth now give their allegiance and devotion to the Lord. Let them acknowledge
.Tehovah as God, and Christ .Tpsus as his anointed King;
and thus doing they will render a real service to the peo-
Monday evening, at the same hall, Brother Rutherford addressed a meeting for the Jews. The great hall
was well filled, and the attention was rapt. Like the
meeting on the previous evening, it was a great success.
I t was interesting to 'watch the many Jews drinking in
the proof that the time has come for them to return to
the land of their fathers. The message was really a
comfort to them.
SERVICE DAY
Our brethrE'n at Brooklyn headquarters, hearing of

the labor didlll'bance in England, concluded that it
might be nrcei'sary to grt an extra supply of booklds
over for tlw convention. Accordingly they gladly workeu
day and night until an extra number of THE STANDARD
FOR THE J'EOPLE booklE'ts was completed; and when the
"Tui'cania" sailed bearing the American brethren for
the London convention it also carried 11'7,000 extra
copies of this booklet.
The President of the SOCIETY told the convention
why the American brethren had made this extra effort.
The brethren at the convention arose to the occasion.
'They quickly bought for sale on Service Day 111,000
of these hooklets, besides the many other HARPS and
combinations regularly provided for Service Day. On
Saturday morning; as a well organized divis~on of the
Lord's army, directed by Brothers Johnson of America
and Swain of London, these enthusiastic workers moved
into the field for action. Never was a Service Day attendcd with such enthusiasm. Nearly every one attending the convention participated. As they sold the books
on the streets they invited the people to attend the
public lecture. The sale of books at the two public meetings and on service day totalled one hundred and twenty thousand nine hundred (120,900).
Nothing like this has ever been known on Service
Day at a convention. The friends were bubbling over
with enthusiasm. They felt that they had done their
best to obey the command of Jehovah: "Ye are my witnesses that I am God."
OUR KING IS MARCHING ON

Mine eyes can see the glory of the prE'sence of the Lord;
He is trampling out the winepress where his grapes of wrath
are stored;
I see the flaming tempt'st of his swift descending sword;
Our King is marching on.
The Gentile Times have ended; for their kings have had
their day;
And with them sin and sorrow shall forever pass away;
For the tribe of Judah's Lion now comes to hold the sway:
I can see his coming judgments as thpy circle all the E'a rth ;
The signs and groanings promised to precede a second birth;
I read his righteous sentence in the crumbling thrones of
earth:
The seventh trump is soun<ling, and our King k:mws no

dpfpnt;
He is sifting out the I,earts of mE'n lJPfol'e his judgment seat.
Oh, ue SWift, my soul, to welcome him; be jubilun t, my feet I
Our King is marching OU.
1926 MEMORIAl REPORTS

J
HE participants at the 1926 Memorial services of

the Lord's people throughout the world, which
have thus far reported to this office, make a grand
total of 84,777. No reports have as yet been. received
from Switzerland, nor have all the classes in America
and other countrie been heard from; although the majority of class secretarie were more prompt this year
than usual in making their report to the home office.
If all would send in these reports early, they could b
published in THE WATCH TOWER much sooner.
:r>ew York, N. Y
__
1134
(Inclu<lPR 22:~ Colorp,l)
Angeles, Calif.
917
Chicago, III. (Poitsh)
,,15
pittRburgh. Pa.
... 500
Boston. Mass. ....
. 4(;2
Chicago. III. "".
.. ... 4(;2
Cleveland, Ohio.
__ . -121
Detroit, Mich. . .
..... g~~
St. Louis, Mo. .........
,
Detroit, :Mich. (Po1i: h) . . ::32
Philadelphia, Pa. .. ..... __ .... 2RH
ColurnbuR, Ohio. ....
__ 2G3
Oakland, Calif.
24U
Minneapolis, Minn, ..
. 2;,3
Cincinnati, Ohio. ..__
_ ~:!9
Cleveland. O. (Polish) ...... 225
Portland, Ore.
. 225
Washingtoll', D. C
219
Indianapolis, Ind.
218
Baltimore. Md. ..
211
San Franciflco, Cal'f.
. 207
Buffalo. N. Y.
204
Denver. Colo.
.. .. 171
Kansas City, Mo.
1 GS
Milwaukee, Wis.
. Hi-1
Dayton, Ohio.
..
IGO
Chic,,~o. Ill.
(Lithuanian) 157
Miali'ii., Florida. . .
.__ .
152
Milwaukee. Wis. (Polish) .. 152
1~an Diego, Calif, .__
152
;;pokane. Wash
152
liJverett. Wash.
.
139
<J'oledo, Ohio.
.. 139
Reading. Pa.
.. 138
.-\.kron, Ohio. .
...... 134
W'orcester, Mass. . ......
__ . 131
Buffalo, N. Y. (Italian)
..130
Orand Rapids. Mich. .. ..... __ . 124
~jan Antonio, Tex.
__ 1~2
Houston. Tex. ..________
. 121
]'lrie. Pa......
.
. 120
I~oR
4"~acoma,
\VaNh.
11G
I:oseland, Ill. ....__

..
115
Allentown, Pa.
.
. III
I,ouisville, Ky. __ .
105
J:uffalo. K Y. (PoIIRh)
1~)2
'Wichita, Kans. .....
.
102
Hochester, J\'. Y. (Italian) 100
f:t. Paul, :llinn.
.. __ . __ . 100
New York City (Grepk) .
.. 9()
I .. ancaster, Pa.
..
___ . H3
Chicago, Ill. (Ukrainian) .. 91
Pasa,dena, Calif.
... .. 90
Hpringfield, Mal'3s.
.._. R9
Oklahoma Cit~', Okla.
.. !-iK
Norfolk, Va. .. __ .
.. Fl3
\\:ratertown, N. Y. .
K5
'WhPPling, W. Va.
. 1-:3
La Salle, Ill. (Polish)
.. ,~4
Brooklyn. N. Y. (Polish)
,,2
Dallas, Tex. .. __..
Fl1
J"acksollville, l;-']a.
._
__.7H
Lynn, l\Iass. _.__
_
. 78
'Tampa, Fla. __
__. 7S
JUnghmnton, K. Y.
__ .__ 7n
-Camden, K. J.
. 76
I'lint. Mich.
__ .. 75
rassaic, N. J. _'"
_ 75
Vresno, Calif. ._.
72
l\,[enlphis, Tenn.
, __ . 72
'''ashing-ton, D. C (Colore<1) 72
Browlls'ille & Ye:o:tabnl'g, Pa.
(Hussian)
... TO
Ran Jose, Calif.
__ . (if)
East St. LOllis, Ill.
...... G!-i
Phof>uix, Arizona.
. \OS
Rochp,tpr, N. Y. .
.. G7
Young-stown, Ohio.
n7
1\ tianta, Ga.
...
. ..
.. Gn
Patprson, X. J. .
.
__ .. nn
Pittsburgh, Pa. (l-'olbh)
G5
Phila:lelphia, Pa. (Polish) 65
Riyerside, Calif.
........ __ ... 65
Fort Worth, Tex.
.. G;)
Xew York City, ~prlllall)
()3
St. JOReph, 1\10.
. __ . . t>:)
Wilmill'gton, Del.
G~
Cleveland, O. (German)
t>2
t!yracuse, N. Y.
01
Tiffin, O.
..
__ 01
Hinuingham, \lu.
(iO
Richmond, Va.
GO
York, Pa. ...
.
. (:0
Duquesne, Pa.
59
Xewark, N. J.
. :,9
Kew Brighton, I'a.
.
.. __ 59
Canton, O. ._____
___ 5S
DORton, ~Iass. (Greek)
57
Cleveland, O. (HUll~al'jan) 57
Hammond, Ind. (Polish) . __ ti7
Panama. C. Z. (Colored)
57
Chicag-o, Ill. (Grpek)...
.. __ tiG
Des l\IoineR, !o,va. .__.....
;)()
Juekson, :VIich.
. __
_ __ 5G
Santa Ana, Calif. ._..
.
[j(j
llocl\ford, Ill.
_
5;)
:r>ew HaYen, Conll. . __
.. __ 54
Hawtborne, Calif.
__
. ti3
Long Beach, Calif....
__ .. __ ti3
l'uebIo, Colo.
..
__ 53
CleYeland, O. (Colored)
52
Niagara Falls. N. Y...
52
Philadelphia. Pa. (ColorcJ) ,,2
Auburn. Ala. (Colored) ..__ .... 51
Kalamazoo, "'Hch. .. ...
. __ 51
Bremerton. 'VaRh. ...
50
Brooklyn. N. Y. (Italian)
50
St. Petersburg-. Fla. __ __ .. __ 50
Schnectady, K. Y
30
Warren, Ohio. . __.
. 50
Waterbury, Conn...... __ ....
50
Allianee. O.
..
.49
Hartford, Conn. .
49
Johnstown. Pa. ...
__ ... 49
Tulsa, Okla. "'''__
. 49
Orlando. Fla.
. 4';
Quincy, lIlass. ..
__ __ .. __ 48
Chicago. Ill. (Colored)
47
I'hila<1elphia, I'a. (Italian) 47
Duluth. :lfinn. ..... ..... __.... .4G
l\loline. Ill.
.. __ __
... __ 4G
ProYi<1ence, R. I. ..
__ . HI
Proyidencp, R. I. (1'ol1sh) __ 4t>
Sacranlento, Calif. ._.
.__ -j n
Will,ps Barre, Pa. (Polish) 4n
Elizabeth, N. J. __ ......__ . .... 4,3
Fort Wayne, Ind. .. ..
.43
Omaha, Nebr.
..
.45
Omarga, Ill. __
__
. 45
1'awtucket, R. 1.
__ 45
Springfield, ]\10. __.
__ 45
Tacoma. Wash. No. 2
..45
7.ancsdlle, Ohio.
~_____
_ 45
Champaig-n & Crbana, Ill. .. __ "14
Chicag-o, Ill. (Germal')
-14
Lone Oak, Tex.
44
:lIa,slllon, O. . __ ...__ .__.
..__ -,3
:'\ew Bedford, :lia~R. . __
. 4~
Xew KenRing-ton, Pa.
43
.\kron, O. (l'krainian)
42
Cumberland. ~1,1.
42
j)ptroit, ~'!ich. n:kraiman) 42
Easton, Pa. ...
42
J\'p", Albany. Ind. __ .. __
__ __ 42
Xpw York City, (l'krainian) 42
1'it tRllllrgh. Pa. (Greek)
42
Pnrt Huron, :lIich......
_. .. 42
~an Antonio, Tex. (Colored) 42
"'ausau. Wis.
. __...
... . 42
Buffalo, X. Y. (German) ..__ 41
Chieag-o, Ill. (Swedi:;h) .. __.__ .41
Ifammolld, Ind. _
_
41
King-stoll'. K. Y. ..
.. 41
Lowel1. Mass. .
__ .41
Scranton. 1'a
41
218
We: list below, according to countries, the ecclesias

which have reported twenty or more participants. The
total opposite each city does not necesl3arily represent all
of the consecrated in that city. In New York, N. Y.,
for instance, 1134 are given. This represents only the
English-speaking brethren; whereas there are about 400
other bl'ethren in this city who sp::ak other languages.
These appear elsewhere in the list, in numerical order,
with the language or nationality in parenthesis. The reports follow:
Shawnee, Ohio.
41
West Palm Beach, }<'Ia... __.... 41
lIiattoon, Ill. .... __ ....
..
40
rtica. N. Y... __..
__ ..
40
Waltham, Mass.
__ . 40
Bridgeport, Conn. ..
..__
39
Clinton, Iowa...
39
Bast Lhel'pool. Ohio. ..
39
Lima, Ohio. .........
39
:lIanRfield, Ohio.
.
39
Manchester, N. H. U;reel<j 39
Xewburgh, N. Y.
_
a9
Salt Lake Cit~'. l.;tah.
39
1>outh Bend, Ind. .....
39
Ilutler, Pa.
.
..... 3F1
Gary, Ind. (Poli~h)
38
BeaUlllont, Tex. ._.__
__..
37
Brockton, l\lass...
37
Pottstown, Pa....
. 37
Altoona, Pa. ..
__
..
3G
Auburll', Ind
__
36
Bloomfield, K. J
__
__ __ ... 3(;
Christobol. C. Z. (Colored) 3G
Kenosha, Wis. (Poh"h)
3G
Minneapolis, ~Iinn. (Polish) 3G
Stod,ton, Calif. ..
..
.. 3U
Topeka, Kans,
3G
Donora, Pa. (Vkrainian)
35
Linton" Ind. ....
... __..
.35
Lorain, Ohio.
.
. 35
Los An!(eles, Calif. (Spanish) 35
Hrazil. Ind. .... __......
.. __ 34
eedllr Rapids, Iowa. .. ...
. 34
Detroit, Mich. Ko. 1 (Colored) 34lola, Kan,. .
3~
Michigan City, Ind
. 34
~outh Bend, Ind. (Polish) .. 34
Tonawanda, N. Y. ..
34
Unity. Wis. __ .
..
34
Great Fal1s, 1I10nt.
__. 33
Junetion City,
.33
1\Ianatee, Fla. .. .......__ ....
. 33
l"ewurk, O.
.
J:~
~ete~shur~, Va. __
___ .
~3
Shalon, I a.
___ "-)3
Danville, Ill.
..... ;,2
Fall Riyer, ~Ia"s. .
__ . ;;2
Hatley, Wis. (Po1;'.h)
:::2
Junction City. Wis. (l'obh) 32
Midland. :l1Ich. .
. :::2
lIIodesto, Calif.
__
32
Pittsfield, Mass.
. 32
Pul1man, Ill. (Poli:;h) __ ... . 32
Hoanoke, Va __...
__
32
Springfield, Ill. _.___
.._... 32
StottVille. N. Y...
......
.32
Anaheim, Calif.
__ __ . ~,1
Belling-ham, Wash.
.. .... 31
Chicago, Ill.
(DanoXorwegian) .. __ ....
;31
E nlllSVl lie, Ind. __ .
.
31
lIIilwaukee, Wis (German) .. 31
J\1uneie, Ind. ..__
. __ .
31
NashVille, Tenn.
.31
~anta Barbara, Calif. __ ....
. 31
Wilkps Barre, Pa. __ .....
.. 31
Abilene, Kans.
.
. __. __ . __ 30
A tlan ta, Ga. (Colored) ..
. 30
Bedford, Ind.
. 30
Henton Harbor, :l1ic-h.
. __ ~O
Chester, Pa. .. ..__ .
30
Chipkasha, Okla.
__ .. :lO
BI Paso, Tex. ..
30
HarrisbUl'g, . Pa.
. __
30
Huntington. 'V. Va
__
30
Little Hock. Ark
. 30
lIlarietta, Ohio
__ __ 30
Alones:-ipl1', Pa. .
.
30
Kew Brunswick, X. ,J. ....
30
Cincinnati, O. (Colored) .. __ 29
Ellflieott. K. Y. .
__.. 29
Lall:-iing, )liC'h. .
.29
:\1arlon. Ohio. .
..__
29
' 'j,;, .
New Castle, I'a. _

__ __ 2!l
l"ew Orlean~, La. ~ ..
__. 2!)
Paso Robles, Calif. __ ....
2Ll
~l!-n Antonio,. Tex. (Spanish) 2!J
ooster, OhIO. .
.. . 20
Berlin. N. D. ....
... 2:,
Brooklyn, N. Y. (Srrian) .. __ 2H
Burlingtoll'. Wash
2:>
Carnagie, Pa. (HuRSian)
2:3
Cleveland, Ohio. (l:krainian) 2:,
Colyer & Wehrum, I'a.
(Russian) ..... __ . ..
28
Duluth, Minn. (Polish)
2:,
I-~~lkhart, Ind.
.. __..__.
2: j
Ellwood, Ind. .. ...
.2:3
Greenfield, lIlass. ..__
2 ;
Lynchburg, Va. __ ..
__ .. 2 ;
Erie. Pa. (Polish)
__
2 ..
Hamilton. Ohio. ..
2r
newcastle, Ind
..
.27
Pun ta Gorda, Fla. ..
2 ..
Zion City, Ill.
__ .27
Akron, Ohio. (Hungarian) .. 2';
Boise, Idaho. ..........
.. 2 ;
Cleveland. Ohio.
(Lithuanian) ....
__.23
Colorado Springs, Colo
2';
Detroit. Mich. (Lithuanian) 2G
Elmira. N. Y. .
2G
Fargo. N. Dak
..
2G
Gary, Ind. (Slovak)
2G
~~n~~ J~~' ..::::.::::::::::::::::::::: ~g
McKeesport, Pa. (Russian) 2G

Midland, Wash. ..
__.2(;
1\Ior!(antown, W. Ya
__ .. 2G
South Chicago, IlL (Polish) 2G
Youngstown. O. (Greek) .... 26
Kemacoliu-Palmer, Pa.
(Hussian) .. __..
2G
Bellaire, Ohio. ..
__ .. 25
Cambridge, Ollio. __
__
25
Chehalis. Wash. ..
..
25
Freeport, Ill.
. __ .......
.... __ 25
Glens Falls, N. Y. .__ ~
2:>
McKeesport, Pa. .. ....
... __. 25
Salelll, Ore. .__...__.
. ._.
2;)
Springfield, Ohio. ..
...__ .25
Alhambra, Calif. .
. 25
CrooksYille, Ohio. .
...
25
I,'lndlay, Ohio.
.. ____.
25
Akron. O. (Polish)
...__.24,
Bea,'er FallR, Pa. (Polish) .. 24,
Cleyeland. O. (Greek)
..
24
Fralninghatn, Ma:-:~. .
~4
Hutchinson, KanR. .....
24
Lakeland. Fla...
21
Linfield. Pa. .
.
__ . 24
Lorain, Ohio. (Pohst) . . __ 24,
New Dritain. Con--.....
.. 24
pittRhurg-, Kan~.
__ .
.24,
Santa Cruz, Cailf.
.. 24
Birming-ham, "\Ia. I :.'c] L 1) 2:~
DUllbury, Ohio.
_.. 23
Dall'yille, Va.
.__ __
.23
Green Bay, ",if-,. ._ ... _ __. .. 23
Greellsboro, 1;. C . . __
_
2~
Independence. 1\10...
...... 23
?tIa(hson, Wi '.
. __ .. 23
:r>ew Philade'Jlhia, Ullio
__ .. 23
l"OJTistowl1. Pa. .
_. .23
Parsons. KW1S. .._
23
ARhtabula, O. __ .
.. 22
Atlantic CitJ', N. .1. ('o]or,',:) 22
Belyidere, Ill. __
__ 22
Black Rock, N. Y. (,')!;"ll) 22
Brooklyn, N. Y. (T,ithu.miun) 22
Carpenters\'iile. J il
__.... 22
Dover, Ohio. .___._
__._.22
Erie, Pa. (l'olisL)
.... 22
Gustine, Tex. .__
__ 22
IIartford, Cf nn. (~. :;J,'
22
IIoquiam, 'Yash. ._
__ 22
Lawren~e, Mass.
22
Meadville, Pa. .....
.._ __. 22
Monrovia, Calif. .....
. 22
l'ew Ken8in/(ton, I'll. (Poli8h) 22
Philadelphia, Pa. (T:krainian) 22
\\'aterloo, Iowa.
.._
__ .. 22
'Yilmington, N. C. .
.
22
A8hton, Ill. .. __..
._
__. 21
Atlanta, Ga. (Greek)
21
Fr08thurg, :ltd. ... _. __ .._.
.. __ 21
Gille8pie, Ill.
__ __
21
Hallowell, Maine.
21
IndianapoJi8, Ind. Xo. 2
(Coloo'ed)
.. 21
Knoxviile, Tenn.
..
21
J\ewliano, La
21
OPP, Ala...
..
21
Ottawa, Kan". ..____ _
21
J'en8acola, Fla.
__ __
_ ~1
Philadelphia, Pa. ;erllla:J) 21
l'iqua, Ohio.
_
:H
J'ort Chester, J\. Y.
_ 21
Rock 18Ian'd, TIL ..
:2 L
HO~'al Oak, l\lirh.
.._.._.. 2 L
fihreYfl'port, La...
. ....._... :!1
~'ole(lo, O.
(Ukrainian)
:'L
'\'art'en, Pa. ....
......__ . 21
21)
Allentown, Pa. (German)
20
('Ial ksl.Jul~. W. \ a,
:20
Colfax, \\~aHh. ._.__._ ..
__.. 20
j\
fla.
Okla.
._______ __
I :llllllett, Idaho,
.. _
Jalllf'stoWIl. N. Y.
__ ....
:Marion, Ind. ..
... _..
.. __
lIlonticello, Wis, .. _
_ __
J\ew Orleans, La. ,~Iorc:)
Olwlika, Ala, .. __
_
Scotlano Neck, N. C
Rhattnck, Okla. ..
_..
Sioux City, Iowa.
'l'renton, X J, (Pol;";h)
2')
:10
2')
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
YalH'OUyer. \Ya~h. .,
20
'~nllingford. Conn. (l'olidl) 20
CJ:l~R~Q of ](l~~ than twenty
members. Total
_.'U6;:;1
C.\NADA
Toronto, Onto
_ 6~7
'Vinnijleg, Man.
3K7'
Vancouver, D. C.
__ ;j;-):)
Winnipeg, Mnn. (l'krainian) 15-1
Saskatoon, Sask
.......... 1:111
Montreal, P, Q
112
Bdlllonton, Alta.
lOS
'Valmw, Sa8k. (l'Lr,lInial1') 10!
J,ondon, Ont...
....
'il)
Hamilton, Ont, ..
..__ ... G5
Brandon, lIlan. ..
.. __..
4;;
Ile~ina,
Sask. .____
_
.. 4S
Relkirk, !\lan. (Ukrainian) __ 4S
IlrantfoI'd, Ont,
.. ..
.. 41
Kitchener, Onto
47
Sault Ste, Marie, Ont.
44
'Yill'dsor, Onto ..
..
42
Cal~ary, Alta,
..
41
lIJoose Jaw, Sask,
.. 41
}'ortage la Prairie, Man:
40
Galt, Onto
.... ..
. 38
Stratford, Ont, ..
..
31
Rt. John, N, B ...
.... 36
Camper, Man. (German)
33
Cllatfield, ]\fan. n;krainian) 32
1\'ia~ara Fa1l8, Ont,
32
Glace Bay, N, S...__
.. 29
SYdney, N. S. ..
__ .. __ .. 29
Cllatham, Onto ..
..
.._.. 2S
Gilbert Plain8, Mall.
.. 28
Port Arthur, Onto
.
28
Beams ville, Ont.
27
ottawa, Ont. __ ...
.. 23
l~entictoll', D. C. ..
__. 23
Lethbridge, Alta. ..
24
I'eterh01'o, Ollt...
__ 2-1
Guelph, Onto ..
___ 23
Hamilton, Onto (l'oli"lt)
... 23
lIledicine Hat, Alta...
23
Kam8a8k, Sask..._..
.. 22
St. Catharines, Ont,
. 22
J\ew Li8keard, Onto ..
21
Pleasant Home, Man.
(Ukrainian)
....
.21
I'rinee Albert, Sa"k. ..
.__ .__ 21
Halifax, N. S. __.. ..
.. 20
Classes of less than twenty
members
__.. 1583
r ondon ..
(aa~gow
_.1 ve}'pool
BRIT.n",
..
_. __.
219
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..__ .1,193
_ 5k5
__
318
J\fa!I'Chester __ ....... .
...__ 2S6
~~il~~~~~a~~-..:::::::::::::::::::::::::: i~g
Leice"ter ..
]n
Hull
..
Oldham ..
Sheffield __..
],ristol
l\ranor Park.
..
~t()li:e-on-Tl'ent
Lincoln
J','ew('a8tle ..
Portsmouth
\1t "Hl'l'ing'tol1
]-al'kt?nh~ad
----- ... --....

.
__
_
__
Z:"'l
,
.1
71
CJ
_.---- (;.,
.__
C-!
:::touthend-oll'-Sea
Ca nlJ II __
Woln'l'hampton
_C;1
CO
- __ I 0
'YiL;an
]'oulllemouth
Olrl J1il1
St. Helcn"
\,"poSt Bl'OIllWkh
Ahenleen
Aeel'UH.:ton
.
_
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G;3
__ ;;:3
;;'1
[)1
fiO
GO
. . .)(}
;;0
-1,,,
Hi
-!.l
__ -!;~
__ 4:.!
__ 41
-1,0
40
__ 40
40
~____
East Kirkby
(;IIIlU..; lly
Ilmlln",ton
Hal'I'ow-ill-Ful'nc:-. ~
Jhllllilton
~to{'kp()l't
:Kuneatoll
Kir!'aldy
Bedford
__
('1y,la('h
J,aIH'a8ter ..
"'ifines .._
Hastinl;s
Hl'lghton . .
l\Iallsl1eld .. _.
l'oole
.
Preston . __.
.:;0
... _... _.....

._ ...
.
.
.....
. .
:,9
3H
8i
;:;1
37
~~i~~~\~OI~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~
A:--hton-uIHlt'l'-Lj'lIe
_ _
36
Blal.Jy
..
:>ll
Bradford , ,, ,
_ _. 3H
Coatbridge ..
_ 3ll
Derl.Jy ..........
_.... __ ....
30
J'(el8on ..__..__.. __..
_
3ll
'Vallasey
..
...... ::;G
J\Iiddle~brou~h
..
~5
BarnoldHwick
34
Colne
.._.......
.. __..
34
Hotherham .. _
_ ....__ ....... 34
'.rl1nluidge Wells ..__..
:>3
Vowlai"
.
........_.. ~2
lllackpool ....
_
:ll
Bath .. __.._..
~1
Bastwood
._. .__ .
;-;1
Ho('hdale
_
;~l
Stockton
..__..._._._.
.. :31
Bexley Heath
..
:10
Halifax .. __..
_ _
30
l;]'Hluley __ .. .
._
_.
._. 29
Cheltenham
..
29
] r u<!dersfteld ..
..
..__.. 29
Ketterin~
..
__ 29
South Shield"
.. _
29
SpenuYllioor
__..__.._.. .29
Bolton ......__..
..
__.. ...... 28
lenarth
_..__ _..__ .
28
Peterborough
..__ ... 2S
SUIl',lerland .. _
..
2S
\\'arwick
..... 27
Beaufort ..
__
.. 26
Perth ........__
..
.... 2';
Plymouth .. __
_....
..
2ll
Pontypool __ __.. .. __.. __.. .... _ 26
Chehnsford
25
A bersychan
__..__
_
24
Beverley
24
I~lanelly
2-1
l\lotherwell
__
24
Northampton
2-1
Hadchffe .
- ..__.. __
24
Ashton-in-i\lakerlield
__. 2:>
Oxford
_
2~
Dew"bury
__
__
22
Ipswich .. __
__ __
22
Lnton-Dunstable
.. 22
Margate ..
__
__
22
J\ ewport
22
Southampton
__
22
Whitley Day
22
Sterkrade
. . .:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
51
g~
}f;:;~~~i~ke..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~~ ~:~~:fc~
Beaconsfield ..
__ __ _ 20
~\~~~~b~ri ..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: gg
Dublin, Ireland
20
L",\'estoft ..
.._..__
20
members
__..__
2,082
GERJ\IANY
l\la~df'bur~
__
Altl'iIlt'hnl'l
21
21
__
~f~~&~n.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::_~:~~1
.---::::::::
;.~
..__..... .
_ __ G:.?O
.
7H
i;~~~"a~\ry ..:: .
"-alsall ".
~ ottinghanl
I u ndee
Gillingham
].eed"
(iloucester
......__.... 131
120
.. 110
_
1,)9
.....
.. j(k~
. . ] n5
___..
99
_ UG
__ KS
Chase Terrace
Runcorn
rssen Hnhr
Chellinitz
Hamburg
1\lunrIlf'u
]\;lirllllCl':~
..
_. __
..
._ ...
..
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Kiel
.. .
JIalllhorn .. __ . _ ..
~tNtin __.... __
7.wiek:lll ._ __
Hcrne Westf .
Hre-.;]au
__ ._. _
',"ilhpIrwdlayen _.
Auc E,'z eb.
__ 492
__ 4H7
..__ .. 4KO
__ ~Ul
__
.
..
._ __
.
Fl'anl-tul't).L
Hanzl~
__
...
:.?95
_:283
... _:!72
__ 2U9
_2,')0
236
.
:!:~4
107
.. __ 11-\0
.... .
17S
1H7
..
..
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.....
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I 'OIUIIU.:,1 .. __ ..
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J rH IlI'O \-er .
.
. . .__
I.Jlan'ltz
.
.__.. __
Halle Saale
_
..__
l\lannlwllll ..
_
__
l:rPlIlerhayen .__ __ _. __
Freital
.. __..__..
I~oehum
__ __.._
__ .__
WamlP ..
..
__
A ug-~burg
_
_ _
__
l:a 1'111 en ._
_. __
.__
I{ol1igslwrg
..__
__
Lllllbnck Sa. ..
..
l'forzheim
.. ..
Kirehleug-erll
__
Bad Oe,\ nhansen .
I-;rkell>chwick
~ch,\ erin .:\Jeklbg.
Karlsrllhe Baden
Pirna Sa.
..
'I'reucn Vgtl. __..
Velten
..
HUI'l;stiidt
lIIarienwerder..
Hemsf'lleid
025
..
1.38
1 GJ
14,"
14:1
141
1:,4
1;:}2
127
l:.?ri
] 25
12,)
125
121
115
..__ . 112
108
105
] 04
..__... 102
100
.._
99
..
..
98
.....__......__ .. 93
..__.. ..
93
Ludwig~burg
__
92
Oberhau"en
..
..
92
Bl'Plllt'll ~
. __
91
Liil.Jeck .. __..
..
88
Witten Hullr
.. __. KS
'Yaldenbul'g Sa. ..
....
87
Falkenstein __ ..
..
..__. 86
l\lersel.Jul'g ..
... .. .__..__. 85
R[lt'yer
__. 8:>
.
..
__
~~~~~rl~~":~da.--:::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 77
~~
Ludwig8hafen __
..
......
J\Jarienberl; W
__
..__
Riegen Westf, __ ..__ ..
..
Gt'I'a .....__...
...
Willmu ..
__...
..__
llartmannsdorf ..
.. .
.
77
77
76
7G
74
Lorrach Baden
__
56
)!eerane
__
56
Lintfort
__..
55
Ohercrinitz
..
__ 55
Tailfingen
55
'l'ibit ..__
..
.__
55
Altona ..__
...__ ..
__.... 54
Ol<lenhurl(
..
..
.54
Wilhelm8burg .._....
54
Altenburg ..
53
Gerthe
..
..
53
Hilrlesheim __..__.. ..
. 53
1\'eumunster ._ _
_
53
Osterfeld __... ..__
.. .. 53
Giitprsloh .. ~ ..
._._. .__
52
Glacll.Jeck __.____________
_
..__ 51
Gottesllt'rg..
..
.......__. 51
:I!tilltenu Ruhr
..
51
11 a"ll"
..
..
.. _......
50
Heiclelberg
.... 50
.1 anllowitz
_
_. ........ 49
HuhpDI<1I11g __..
..
..__...... 49
A ltwa8ser ..
. 48
HueI'
. ..
...
... 47
Allerbaeh
..
..
46
Bottl'op ..
..
46
Hehwennil1'gell .. _.._
46
Ebcrs\"alde
.45
Eisenach .....
.. .. __.... ...
45
] lag-ellow
..__..
45
Lohnc Westf,
..
..__ ...... 45
'l'alllau
..
..
..__ .45
'yel'lll~erode ..
..__.....
.__ 45
\Vittenber~e ..__
..
45
lIIarker"dorf
..__..
..__.. 44
('ustrin ..__
__
.. 44
};Utlll ..
__..
.. 44
Gollnow ....
44
\\'elbenfe1s .....
... ....
44
\\'erdan ..__.. ..__ __..
... 43
)o'loha .... ...
..__.42
Gotha ..
..__
42
Griinhain ..
..
..__
42
Gunil;felcl
..__.. ..
..__
42
Langendreer
__
42
Wehot'l __ ..__ ..
..__
.. 42
Weigelsdorf
..__...... 42
Bad-Wannhrunu
_.... ..__.. 41
Bsslingen .....
__... 41
Glauchau ..
__.. 41
Herten ......__.....
..__... 41
Ing-01stadt .
.__ 41
Konstanz ..__
__
......__ 41
\Vismar .....
..__...__..
41
Dnrmstadt ..
..
..__
40
Gestrinp;en
_.._ _40
Harburg .. .. ..__
40
Herringen .....
..
40
K(ibnltz . ..__..
.....
40
Lutzen ..
..__ 40
J\farktredwitz
__
__..__
40
Possessern .. __..
..
..
__ 40
Rheplt
. ....__....__
40
\\'ildenau __
.
..__ 40
Kehl
..
__..__....
39
Lauban S~hles __ __..__..
39
J','ol'llhausen
..__ :>9
Pietzonkell' ..
39
Sin~ell --.
..
:>9
.. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-~~
~~~l\~~
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
g72 ji~~i;~~er~
Friedland ....
......__..__. 38
)o'reil.Jerg Sa,
..
Zeitz
.. __....__..
_.. ..__.. 72
J ingen BIllS. ~
_
71
lIIemel
..
..
..__ __ 71
Heutlingen
..
..
70
Waldenburg Sehl. __.......__..
70
Altdamm .
..
..
69
'Vehofen
......__..... 69
Biinde Westf.
..__..
GS
Crlmmitschau
__ ...
__. G7
Eochlarmal'li: ..__..
..__
67
Liegnitz
.. _ __
__. 6G
(-;f::~lsenkirchen
.._
_
B-3
Hennigsdorf ..
__
ll5
Eickhorst ..........
__..__. H3
Heilbronn
__.. .. __. 63
Heichenl.Jach V. ..__ _
. 63
Vienenburg... G3
Gustrow ClIklhg.
. 62
Offenbach
__..__......__. G2
Kolberg __..
..
..
G1
Star~ard
..__.. __..
...__ G1
)o'lell'sburg.. . 59
Kirchberg Sa
__..
.........__ .59
~~~~~~;el(~.._::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
~~
.__
..__ 58
Bltterfeld
Bielefeld
__..__
57
Schlinebeck
.. .
.:>8
\Vil<lal1 ....__...__
.. ....__..__. 38
Habinghorst __..__
..
.. :>7
Hamm Westf. ....
..__..__ .37
Insterburl(
__.. ..
... 37
Ahlen '''estf,
.. 36
Emlllendiugen
__
... ~6
~g~~~in.~.~~ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ~g
J\Iainz
..
36
l'irmasens
_
__
30
Ros tock
.. _..
.. __.. . 36
Raalfeld
..
.__. 36
Schlawe
..__
36
Vlotho ..__ __..
36
Altenessen
__...
.. ..__
35
For"t
.. __ ..__
35
Heydekrug
__
35
Kaiserslautern
.. ....__
.. 35
l\feerbeck-Hheinberg
35
J,Oneburl( .....
__ .34
Peis8enberg -..
:>4
Penig . -_ ..
..
..
34
Oranienburg- ..
..
:>5
\yager~rott
_ __
35
Frierleherg __ _..
..__
.. __. 34
Herford
__
;H-
2~O
'The
~~~~Je~..:.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ii
Frankfurt Ode"
Fiirthe"
Hohenstein .._..
Landshut
33
----.-----.. 33
33
----.--.... 33
~fiNf : : : : : : : : :-::-:--::::::::_U
Liitl:endol'tmund.
Minden Westf.
Wermelskirehen
ZUtau .
Baden-Baden
Belgard a Pel's.
8~~i~enau
32
_._ ...__ . 32
32
32
31
31
. - - . - - : : : : :__ :
HalberRtadt
_31
l\Ieuselwitz .
.
31
Nordhorn .__
_31
Hummelsburg __ .__
_31
Crostau
._..
_ __ 30
Ebersbrunn
_. 30
Einswarrten
.. 30
Elberfeld .
. 30
Hausberge
__ .. 30
Jena
.
.30
Schonheide
._ 30
Tempelburg
30
Walsum ._.._
_.. 30
Zeithain ... __
_
30
Eickel
_
_ 29
HorstEmsdlt'r
__ 29
Koln Him.
_
__ 29
Krefeld _...
_
_ 29
Suderwich ...
_ 29
Tondorf
:W
Waren
_
.. 29
Wasserll'hen
._._ 29
Weinbi,hla
_
29
Aschersleben
.. 28
Blankenloch
._ 28
Ilraunschweig
.
~ 28
Dessau
28
~~~~~si~.g : : : : : : : : : : : : ~~
Leubingen .____ _
_
28
Naumburg
28
Neustadt Sa.
28
Otterndorf
_ 28
Hecklinghausen
28
Wattenscheld
.
28
Wiescherhofen
"'_ 28
Braunsberg
.
27
Friedrichstadt
.... 27
Heben b Ham:n
_. __ 27
Malente .__ ...._
_
._ 27
Osnabruck ..
_. 27
Worms
27
Altreichenau
.26
Celie
.____
_ 2G
Gehlenbeck
.. 26
lchenhansen
..
26
Munster Westf.
__ .. 26
Oederan
.._.__
_
26
Ilosenheim _
__" __ 26
Ulm Donau
.. 26
Uszloknen
_,,_ .. 26
Duisburg
.. ....__ ..__ ..__ .
.._ 25
Dusseldorf ._
_ .. 25
Muskau 0 L
.. 25
Sindelfingen
.... 25
Calbe
_ _ __ .
.. _.._
___ 24
Charlotten!>runn
.. 24
GrossPostwitz
__ .. .__. 24
Hiils ..........
___ 2\
lserlohn .____
__.. 24
Uuhhn~hausen
.. ".,
:) 1:
Hollinghausen
.
24
'Veimar .....
..
__ .. :':4
Din-slaken
_
_.. :.!3
li'hnshorn .
..
___ :';:3
Erlangen-GrOSt-igrdllJI.
.__ . :,3
Zschopau
_". 2:1
Z~chornewitz
Bad 1\1einber.(
Burgso]ms
~_
Canlmin ~_______
Degow
._.__
_
Crossen
.____________
Einfelrl J runge:ldorf
:F'alkenhain
}"'rauenstein
1\iederlungwitl.
Solin~ell .._.__
RoUn ._.. .__
"esel .. _.___
Demmin
__
(~eYelsher~ __
_
Lyck
_
NI'uru!,!,in
_
_
Ophrln~E'll
::?lasd.lkeJl
_.. _
'28
22
.
.22
___ ._. ~2
._.,22
_..... :..'2
22
... ~2
. :22
. ... 22
_ :72
... ~~2
_
2~
_.... 21
21
._ .. :.'1
:.'1
. .__ .21
_ n
WATCH TOWER
Sehmlllkll\(Jen ..
21
Sehmatal
_ 21
Wildenfels ._ _
.. _.
.. 21
Aurich
_
20
Butow
.___
_ .__ :.'0
Heessen b. Dad I i,scn
20
H"lsternausen .____
___ . 20
Ho,rel'Swerda ...
.
. _._ ~u
Iekel'll ._
_ 20
Qelsnitz (BrzgelJ. Jc)
20
Ostntz _
_ 20
Wolgast
. ..
__
__ ':'0
Classes of less t:. .. ~l t,. ,.l'.y
lllembel"S
.. _
__.__
1,573
ALBAl\IA
13
~nscellaneoll"
ARGEl\;'I.'I:\"A
Miscl'nanl'Ous
.. __
_. 42
AHME:\"IA:\'
Beirut, S~'l'1R
37
"1!scplIaneous the ,-.-orld ""er li3
Al'STHALASIA
]\fl'lbonl'lle
230
._. 223
177
140
117
57
2li
26
26
~;ydnt"y
Brisbane
__ _
Adelaide
l'erth .. _.__
\Yellin<l:ton . , . . _.
Christchurch. X. Z.
Lann<>estofi', 'ra:-;,
To(moomba
ClassH~ of le~~ t'Ll
membrs. 'I.'otal
BRAZIL
Total ._
_.t~
......__ .. 333
__
__.. 89
BRITUlH GCLL',A
Georgetown, Demerara _.... 120
merubers. '1:otal .. .. __..... 25
BRITISH WEST I:\"DIBS
Kingston, Jamaica
.... 133
Bridgetown, llarbados
88
Port of Spain, ~"rinida,l
. 79
'.runapunR, 'rrinidad
.
_. 61
Linstead, JaulaicR
.!J7
San }1"'er"nando, Trini(~,lJ
.. 39
St. George, Gl'enada
31
Cahforma, Trinidad
23
lo,nterpri"e, Trim(lad
23
Falmouth, Jamaica .
.21
Classes of Ie"" than t .:c .. J
members. '1'olal .__ ........
333
Ganzo"a
HULGAHI.\.
.. ......... _.. 22
CCYI.O.;
Colombo
CDSTA laCA
l'ort Limoll, :\"0. 1
25
Cla,ses ut Ie-ss than t,,-ellty
luembers. Total ._ ...
....
35
Cl'B.\
Classes of les" tha n twenty
members. Tutal
....... 36
CZECHOSLOYAKIA
Yelke Lu('ki
._________
_61
Bycldv Ye
flO
Zahor
_ ~ 36
Kra~non'e
3-l
Teplitz
__ . 3!
Krayne
.
32
l\IoHt _
_
27
Garany
24
Absa
:!O
HrUZOYH
__
_.. __
:20
O!>erleutenH<1ol't
20
Cla::-;Kelli of le~~ tll.lll t\\ enty
members. Totul
.. 346
I1EXMAHK
KobE'nhayn
_ __ _
Yi!>or~
Aarllll' __
Es!>jerg
Handel"
Ski"e
Henne
Aalbor~
TIrnndf'
307
.. 40
_. __ 3:3
33
.33
33
29
2S
__ . 28
Hjerrin~
Odense ._
Clasf:Ses of
members.
t h .t11
'1'otal
It...;:-:;
.:21
_
21
t" en tj
241
BROOKLYN, N. Y.
DUTCH GUIANA
Nickerie
.__.__
21
F1KLAND
Helsinki
.
..__..
363
Turku .._.. .._ ...__ ..__....
.. 113
Pori
.
...... 75
Tnwpere
.
. .
73
Parainen
......
. 33
Lahti
___
](eIui ._._._._._..
__ 2.-)
Alberga
..
_2G
r<HTOO
__ +___________
__ 25
S::ll'kballl1i ..
_"_ .. _23
Lal'l'eenran,a
22
J~-"liHI'yhi .. __
_
21
Kotka
..
21
OUlll .______
_
.. _. 21
Yiil'nl'i .__.. . __..
21
Forssa
_20
Kyminteh . .
20
Cla~sc;-, ot 1('~.s tl1.. ':l h-.-enty
members
... __ 373
0~
FHAXCI;
Sallanmine, (Polish)
Berlin (PoIiHh)
103
65
_.....
LellK (POliHh)
__._ 52
Ecaillon (Polish) _
__..
Yillers (POliHh)
_
Houdain (Polish) __
_
Sin Ie Xo!>le (PoliHh)
D'Arenberll: (Pulish)
..
Calonne-HicolHH't (l'oE:.!:) __
Harnes (Polish)
PUII"h classes of lesH than
twenty members. Total
38
37
35
35
34
32
24
63
GALICIA
1\Iehyla (l."kl'llllllan) .
.. .. 25
Lemberg (Ckraulian)
24
Zolot~'j Potik
(l."ln-ainian) 23
Cla~HC?R of 1p.['o;R than twenty
members. (l."ktaiman) Total80
GREECE
.
A then,,Perea
Xilikous
Trikala
(Dadbn)
77
2-1
22
..
ClaHseR of l{\<.:R than twel1tv
memb<,rs. ;1'otal
..__: 199
Hl.'XGAHY
Hajduszoboszlu
..
22
ll\'DIA
Thottaeaud, Trayan<>ore .
137
nlembers. '~rotal .
. .. _..... 8
ITALY
Rosburgo
20
Cla~se:; of If"s~1 n::::'l hn?nty
members. Tutal .
56
nJGOSLA VIA
Yladirnironlc -...
KOitEA
Seoul ...... __.......
Ri;;a
..
::;0
....
28
LA"..",-L\
..
.... 13
L1THli.\;'IA
Miscellaneous
__._ ...
lIlEXICO
1\le"i('o City
Clas:-:;e;;; of Ie ~K tIla:l
lllembers. Tota 1
1 ~1
30
:~:lty
2J
:-;EWFOl.'l\;DL.\XD
St. JOIlllS
21
KOUWAY
Oslo
.... 103
Bergp11
'l'rondheim.
__ fi1
-..j()
_ ~o
Arelldal
__.2-::1:
Cluf'se..; of 1- ; 11':111 t\.2nty
lllelllbcr~. '.rotal
.. 145
~kien
POUTT'GAL
Cia<ses of less than bYe1l'ty
members. Total
...... .... 10
Anillonsa
RO{;~I.-\.XL\
.... ... __.

.. __
'l'H!'ll:nl~Iures
._ .. 147
___ 140
g~j~u~ijt~r.::::::::::::::.:::::::::::::i~g
lapa
. .. __.. __.. __
100
Cluj
.. ...._ __
._ _96
Yulcan
-.-- ------ .. ....
94
BaialIlare si ju!' .__
_
.. 85
Fetesti si jnr .. -... ------ ._..
.71
.JimbOt' si .iur . .. __
_
68
Rodna-Veehe
-----66
Petl'oseni
64
\"ad
.
. ... 58
I~~stl'ita ..
__. .._.....
~6
Itora
. ,,-1
Ilm~lal'e
.. 53
RHea si jur
.. _.. 49
Yoitmel si jll.
48
Stremti
... 47
Hl't'b,
.. _46
Cnmpul\'egru
.. 46
(kna de SIlS _
_ ...
.. 44
Cucerdea-rolluu::l
.
. __.... 42
'I.'erebna .
..__ ..
42
TIt'as,)\"
_
...... 41
Lupeni
.. _.
Ab!'ud
Hucllr<,sti
Sibiu si ju_
l\lanaRtuJ".
lara si ,im'
UUmbl"aVlOill',l
Fl'atautii-Yecl1i
\"all'a1\lare
Yolulenl
.__ _
Ocna-lJ<,j _
~aracsau
61
39
_ _.
oJ
. ... 38
38
_.._.._._..__ .... 38
_.. .
.. 36
..
.. 34
33
.. 32
32
_
.... 3~
_
.. :31
~lr
\'olo,all
Arfluzei
_
Drelea
_
Felliru si J,lr
Pantieeu
Coc()sd _
Poleti-Ih'a
Holda Fli jur
Jule,tl
__ _
Ximigea d~ JO,; _
31
__ .. 31
.. 30
.. 29
.. 29
.29
_ .. 28
.. 28
27
_
.. 27
_
.
.27
neghinulS,u.;e.~c
. __ ._.27
BOl1tida
_ .. 2li
Hurez si jut'
_ .. 26
Samoa1l'a
_. __.. _.
._ .. 26
Bene~at si jUl'._
_...... __ ... _.. 25
C'urtuiuRul :'.1ic
.__ .. 25
Tohanul\'echi si ,i ur
.. 25
Turon
. .._._._ ...
. .. ~5
Yalea Larg-a si jur ..
_._ .. 25
1\1: 'I'U
.
_
.. 24
Siranti de ,ius
__....
.. 24
~iclU
_
_.
._ .. 23
Fehlioara
__...
.. 22
Ilahueu _ _
_
.. 22
Rodlla de JU"
._. __.. .. __._.. 22
Dorna-Candreni si jet'
21
Contesti .
20
Cotlnjeni ....
.
20
Jac
.__ ..
..
.. 20
I'raid
_
20
members. Total ........__....__997
+
m;SSIA
Lubimoyski Post .
....._. ._ .. 41
Cla'Hes of less than twenty
members. Total .....
........ 19
SOl:TH AFRICA
Cape Town
__ __
_.. 50
Durban
40
J Ohall11E'~lHl1'g
30
Cla:-:'Hes of ieHs than twenty
lne-moers. 'rotal
_102
Kati"e ClaHses
101
SPAIX
Clas,es of less than twenty
lllemlJen;;" Total
. ..__..... _]4
SWEDE:'!
Sto('kholm
.. _..... 102
G6teborg
__. .. 101
l\Ialmo
.
.. 5:1
Orehl'o
_ ___ .
.... . .. 53
Gnmmelstna
._ .. 36
Korrkopillg' .
. .__.._.... ~ __ .__ . 32
Hahdngborg
. __ .29
I(arlskrona-'orhulllll
..
28
Hjo .__ ..
..
... _.. 27
Segmon
.__
__. .
. . 27
"a"io __
_
24
Katrinehohd
.__
_
21
ChlH,seH of le:-.-.; than t" enty
memoer". Tutal
701
SYRL\.
Tripoli
.
_.. 22
ClaSHes of le'H ihan twenty
members. Total
5
THE TENT OF MEETING

5-ExoDus 33--
--SEPTKHBER
"J :;hova.'o spr,}ce unto }.[oses face to fae:J, as a man speaketh unto his friend."-Exodus 33: 11.
HE incident which is the center of our study occurred some weeks after the law had been spoken
from Sinai. When Jehovah finished speaking the
words of the law in the hearing of all the people, in fear
they asked Moses that God should not speak to them
any more, but that he should speak to God for them.
God told Moses that the arrangement pleased him well.
(Deuteronomy 5: 28) Accordingly henceforth Mas""
was the channel of all communications between God and
the people.
2 God then called Moses up Sinai to receive instruetions for the people, based upon the ten commandments
which are recorded in Exodus 21: 24 to 24: 2. Mm;es
returned to the people, told them all that God had said,
and the people with one voice agreed and said, "All the
words which the Lord hath said will we do."-Ex. 24: 3.
3 Moses then wrote all the words of the Lord (the first
note of writing in the Bible) ; and to ratify the covenant
between God and them he built an altar and offered
sacrifices. Half the blood was sprinkled OIL the altar;
Moses read the book of the covenant in the audience of
the people and they formally agreed; with the remainder
of the blood he sprinkled the people, and the covenant
was sealed. Then in accordance with the instruction
already given him (Exodus 24: 1, 2) he took Aaron,
Nadab and Abihu, and seventy elders of Israel and, accompanied by Joshua his minister, he went up the mountain. These men of Israel saw the glory of God manifested; but Moses was called higher. Taking Joshua
with him he bade the others wait for him.
4 Moses was up the mountain forty days and forty
nights, while the Lord gave him all the details of the
tabernacle which he wished to have built, and whose pattern he showed to Moses. (See Ex. 25: 9,40.) God also
instructed him respecting the ministry of the priesthood,
which was to fall on Aaron and his sons, all of which
is recorded in Exodus 25: 1 to 31: 17. At the end of
forty days he gave Moses two tables of stone, tables of
testimony, written with the finger of God, even as he
had promised.-Exodus 24: 12.
5 The people began to wonder what had happened to
Moses. Apparently giving up hope of his return, they
went to Aaron and said, "Up, make us gods, which shall
go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that
brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not
what is become of him." (Exodus 32: 1) They were impatient of re;,traint and unmindful of the fact that they
were in the hands of God, and that whether they stayed
at Sinai a long or short time was not their business. No
noubt some of them suggested that Moses had forsaken
his charge. No doubt they all claimed that they wanted
to make progress and get on toward Canaan. They
could not command the cloud to move and guide them,
but they could make a god of their own and thus set
their own pace. It is ever thus; those who are not abe-
dient in heart are al~ays either wanting to go too fast
or are found lagging behind.
6 Aaron fell before the temptation; perhaps because
even then, as was revealed by a later incident, he had a
weakness in respect to his younger brother's leadership.
Aaron had not altogether agreed with Moses, being
spokesman for the people, nor with God's action in calliug Moses alone up the mouutain; and because he lacked
the qualities of leadership, Aaron fell before the temptation. So Aaron bade the people bring their golden ornaments. The metal was melted and moulded into the
image of a calf; and the people set it up, and began some
of the degrading orgies of worship in which they had
indulged in Egypt.
7 'rhis coincided with the time when God had finished
his instructions respecting the construction and appointments of his tabernacle. Suddenly he ordered Moses
down from the mount, saying, "Go, get thee down;
for thy people which thou broughtest out of the land of
Egypt, have corrupted themselves." (Exodus 32: 7, 8)
He told Moses what they had done. Moses apparently
made an appeal, but God prevented any petition, aud
offered Moses that he would make a great nation of him
in their stead. But Moses appealed to God for the sake
of God's honor, and for the people, because God had
counted Israel his people. God heard his request, ami
said he would not cut off the people as he had thought
to do.
8 Moses turned and came down to the people. Joshua,
hearing the noise of the people, thought it was the
noise of war. But Moses knew the shouts were ueith'T
those who cry because of mastery, nor from fear, but
were of revelry. His anger rose as he saw the calf worship, and he cast the two tables of stone out of his hauds,
as if saying that the law of God could be of no use td a
people who would do such things. Up the mountain he
had pleaded for the people, but now he saw that nothing
but the severest measures woulu prevent a wreck of all
the hopes of Israel. Aaron offered the poorest excuse;
he pleaded his helplessness and blamed the people. A
time of crisis had come. Moses stood on the edge of the
camp and cried, "Who is on the Lord's side, let him
come to me." (Exodus 32: 26) Only a few responded.
'rhe tribe of Levi nobly associated themselves with thpil'
head, and soon they were called to seal thyir decision lor
the Lord in the blood of their f(>11ows; for rebellion broke
out.
9 Next morning Moses spoke to the people.
'l'elling
them of their grlUt sin, he said that he would go back
up the mountain in the hope that he might make an
atonement for them. Hitherto he had gone up tIl(' mount
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only on God's invitation; now he would venture into

the presence of God uncall~d. God graciously received
him, and listened to him when he began to plead for
Israel. He, had but little to ~ay; but taking God's own
word that God would make of him a nation in place of
the rejected people, he pleaded that if God could not
forgive Israel he would accrpt of him as thrir equivalent.
He was willing to be blotted out instead of them.Exodus 32: 31, 32.
10 This is perhaps the grratest single incident in all
the Old Testament pictures. It is the nearest type
which history' can give of the corresponding price which
Jesus gave for human redemption. (1 Timothy 2: 5, 6)
Jehovah could not accrpt 1l10ses' sacrifice to make such
atonement. Hut he partly agreed to Moses' request, and
told him to prepare for going forward toward the land
promised to the fathers, and that he would give it to
Israel, but that God himself would not go with them
"lest", he said, "I consume thee in the way."-Ex, 33: 3.
n "When the people heard that God would not go with
them, they mourned and stripped themselYes of their
ornaments. Moses now took the tabernacle, called the
tent of meeting, where his "rod and pot of manna would
be kept, and pitched it outside the camp. Eyeryone who
sought the Lord followed him there, and they saw when
Moses went into it that the cloudy pillar "which was
always over them descended and stood at its door. The
people rose up to worship, every man standing at his
tent door. The Lord thus honored Moses, and accepted
what he did.
12 Up in the mountain Gad had spoken to :Moses by his
angel, giving instruction as to a servant; but now God,
as it were, had come do"wn to him, speaking face to face
as a man speaketh to his friend. (Exodus 33: 11) They
spoke as in friendly conversation, and we are told what
was said. Moses asked for assurance that God would be
with his people, and God assured him, saying, to:My
presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest."
(Exodus 33: 14) And Moses, now associating himself
with the covenant and the people, told of his desire that
it might be known abroad in the earth that God's people had found grace in his sight, and that thus "I and
thy people" might be separated from all the people that
are upon the face of the earth.-Exodus 33: 16.
13 As if God "would renew his covenant, Moses was now
instructed to prepare two tables of stone to replace those
he had broken and to go again up Sinai. There, according
to :Moses' request in the tent, God gave him a manifestation of himself and declared his glory. Moses as an auvocate for his people used the occasion to ask God for
grace for them, saying, "If now I have found grace in
thy sight, 0 Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among
us; for it is a stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and sin and take us for thine inheritance."Exodus 34: 9.
14 God kept Moses in the mount a second time for
f.orty days (Deuteronomy 9: 18), and then sent lum
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down. Now his face shone, for the glory of God was
impinged on it. In all he had made seven journeys up
and down the mountain; the last down with the glory
on his face, representing the Lord Jesus who, after his
sacrifice for men and going to God, comes again in the
glory of his Father.-Matthew 16 :'27.
15 rrhese experiences "were hard, but they were exactly
what was necessary to prepare Moses for his office of
Mediator of the law covenant. His ofl'er to make atonement apparently sealed him in that office. God prepares
his servants in his own way; natural qualities of mind
and heart are given chances of use, and when faithfully
used for God he adds to them by the operation of his
spirit. The grandeur of Moses' self-sacrificing spirit, and
his fihwss for the great and very onerous place he had,
is repeatedly shown. He rose to the height of his privileges and obligations. Without presumption, and keepiug a true meekness of spirit, he used every occasion
for getting some blcssing for his people. He was a grand
type of his still greater and grander antitype, the Son
of God.
16 In the matter of communion with God no other
man of the days of the law and the prophets had such a
favor as 1\1oses. To others of his servants God spoke by
visions or by dreams, or by impressions on the mind, as
when holy men spoke by the spirit of God upon them;
but to Moses he spake direct. yet 1\1oses, with all his
glory, did not have so great a privilege of communion
with God as is the possession and privilege of the least
of the saints of God at this time.
11 It was with the coming of the holy spirit at Pentecost that there came the privilege of communion with
God as children to a father, as sons needing parental
advice. Moses could get this great favor only as God
chose to give it to him; and the tabernacle and the
temple were set as the place for prayer. But Jesus had
the privilege of going to his Father at all times, and
finding his place of prayer wherever he chose. This
privilege, through him, to those who have come to God
by him and who have been begotten of God's holy spirit,
belongs to every child of God. Wherever he may choose
to bow his knee or his heart, in fellowship with the
saints or alone, there he may commune with God. He
may pour out his heart, express his soul's sincere desire,
and find that he has a welcome at the throne of grace
set in the heavens.-Hebrews 4: 16.
18 The Lord does not now speak to his people by
audible voice. He guides them by his Word. There is
so much written that he who wants to know how to
cleanse himself from self-defilement, to resist temptation
and to grow in grace, may readily find all he needs.
The Lord guides his church by his Word, and also by
the circumstances of his providences; and it constantly
realizes his care. '1'he church in its work realizes the
direction of the greater than Moses, as clearly as the
faithful in Israel realizeu God's direction by the hand
of Moses.
JULY
15, 1926
"fheWATCH TOWER
QUESTION9 FOR BEREAN STUDY

"'hat chief incident is cm"ered by this lesson, and when
did it occur? How was the law covenant sealed? n 1-3.
How long was Moses in the mount receiving instructions
concerning the tabPrnllcle? What happened while he was
away, and why? rr 4-6.
What did Moses do when he returned from the mount?
What course did the Levites take? U 7,8.
What great plea did Moses make in behldf of the peopl(\

and how did God respond thereto? U 9, 10.
Explain Exodus 33: 3 and 14. How long was Moses in th~
mount rewriting the law? rr 11-14.
What was the purpose of Moses' trying experiencps? How
do our privileh~s of cOllllUunion with God compare
with those of Moses and the prophets? How does God
now speak to his people? U 15-18.
INTERESTING LETTERS
CONVENTION AND TOWERS A BLESSING
DE.J.R BROTHER RUTH~;RFORD:

Greetings and love in Jesus' precious name! It is with
very great joy that I have read today in the London l)oil!J
,Yews, the resoluti'on put forward at the London convention,
and I rejoice with my whole heart that such an t'ffectunl
witness has been given throughout this country to the fact
that the kingdom of God is now at hand, even at the door.
I take this opportunity, 1'00, to place on record my unqualined allegiance and devotion to the Almighty God, and
to Jesus our great High Priest. I believe it to lIe J'W
bounden duty and privilege to obey their commands, desiring t'O serve loyally in their cause and to be a witness
for God in the earth.
It is my earnest prayer that this convention may be th,~
means of stimUlating the brethren in this country and elsewhere to see the won(l2rful privileges accorded to us at
this time, and that we may day by day endeavor to spend
and be spent wholly and fUlly in the service of the King
of kings.
.l\LaJ' the Lord continue to strengthen and uphold you as
J'ou endeavor to fulfil loyally your part of the covenant,
and may your h"art be comforted in the knowledge that
~"OU are a source of strength and encouragement to the
Lord's people generally. Our privilf'ge it is to bear you up
daily at the throne of grace, praying that an abundant
measure of the llOly spirit may be given ro you to enable
~"OU to bring forth from the Storehouse further meat in
due season for the Lord's little ones, and that J'ou may
be enabled to overcome all your adversaries and difficulties
in the strength of the Lord.
The articles in THE 'VATCH TOWER at present are simply
SUblime, givifrg evidence that the church is walking in the
light, and that the writers are growing in grace and in the
kno\vledge of the truth. The recent articles, "Charach'r or
('ovena'nt-'Vhieh '!" and "Sacrifice and Service", are a great
stimulUS and comfott. WOe cannot merely r'ead our TOWERS
now, we must ::-\'l'l;DY them, if we desire to walk in the
light anll remain faithful and true.
Our class at 'Vallsend has recently adopted the idea of
studJ'ing the Tmnms as published, i. e., we cover the current
leading article in two studies, also the S. S. lesson on the
day appointed, and tile 'Veekly l'raJ'er Meeting Comment
at the Testimony meeting. Tlms our 'l'OWERS are used, and
already there seems to be a greater desire on the part of
nil to express their tllOUghts more freel)' at the studif's,
and it is otherwise having a very beneficial effect upon our
ecclesia.
Yours in his grace and service, JAB. ~l. STEPHEXSO:'l',-Eng.
LORD'S PEOPLE TESTED BY DELAY
DZAR BRF.'fHm;:-;:
A great \vorl, has been and is now being done by the
I. B. S. A. under the (lirection of the Lord; and the Lord
has been pleased to bless the efforts of his faithful ones.
'L'he 'L'OWEllS are full of instruction, encouragement, and
cvmfort to me. And I thank the Lord for them and for the
God-fearing mf'n wllO 11llve the preparing of them for the

household of faith.
I am able to see the awful con(litions all oyer the earth,
and why, and the end of all evil through Christ .Jesus and
the church in due time; and I Ion!\' for the tiIlle wlll'n Christ
shall rule in righteousness as pronlist'(]. 'Ve can S<'e that the
time of tmuhle has come mort' gnu]ually than Pastor
Russell was ahle to Sl'e. And because of it, some have becOllie discolll'llged. Surely a great testing of the saints is
taking place, U!H] Satan is doing his utmost to stumhle us.
Surely a great battle is going on between the Lord and
his army, and Satan and his army; and sOIlle nre falling.
This is a grief to see. Rut the Lord 1;:lIoweth all things;
for he is alI-seeing, all-knowing, and nothing Can come to
us except be nermits it, for OUl' good if we cun only accept it in this way.
Tile people in Milford seem pleasure mad, ea tillg, drinking, dancing; Wholly given over to the (]esil'l'S of the flesh.
I think there is It very noticeable effort among hoth CaUlollcs and Protestants to increaRe their numhers and strength.
It seems as though this must be the rise before tIle final
fall of whieh we are told in ReYelation 18: :!1.
I know that our Lord 10yes all mankind ane] gave .himself a willing sacrifice while we were ~'et sinners. The
Lord loves his church, and nothing can pluck us out of his
hand. I read Homans, chapter 8, this 1lI0rning; and every
time I reat] it I find something new. What a '\wm<!erful
book the Bible is! 'What a wonderful God of love to give
Ull the Book!
Spring ha>; come again with all its wondt'rful beauty and
the manifestation of the creatiYe power of our Lord. The
sure resurrection of the human family is always fresh in my
mind in tht' spring time. May the Lonl continue his blessing upon your efforts to serve him and the dl'ar people, is
my prayer.
Yours in the one hope.
MRS. In.\ S. HARVELL.-N. H.
TOWER ARTICLE GIVES ENCOURAGEMENT
OUR DK\Il BROTHER RUTHERFORD:

Greetings of love in the name of Ollr King'. The joy of
the Lord is our >;trl'ngtl1. ~illce rea(ling the artil'le in May
1st \VATCH 'rOWER on Character or CovelHUlt, I felt that I
must write and tell you how very nmell I have appreciated
it. I thank the Lord fol' making clpar to me what has been
so difficult to understand; for I had founll it impossible to
develop a character different from what I was, and, as the
article state~ I woul(] often 1mve [wen discouragt'd, onl;y
that I would come't'v the con('\usion that the Lord knows
my heart and the covenant that I have malle with him. He
knows that I want to walk in olw(J]ence to 11is "'ill.
I just love the great privilrge of sharing in his service
passing on the hlessing that has so rkhl~" blesst'd me. Thi~
article Itas g-iven me great l'omfort and assurancE'. This
prt'cious truth came to me in 1002, and is still more llrecious
toLla~' because of the increasing light ll'tlW sl]ining on God's
Word.
Praying- the Lore]'s richest blessing anLl guidance on you,
dear Rrotl1Cr Rutherford and all our dear brethren, especially tho>;e at the front of this grrllt army, with contillUf'd
love ill the Lord, I am ~'our sister and fellow servant.
L. LAW, OolporteUi'.--Ellolallll.
International Bible Students A~sociation Qasses

I ecturel5 and S(udle.s by Trclvelin'iJ Brethren
McMinnville, Ore. .
Dallas, Ore. .
I~'alls City, Ore. .
Salem, Orl? _.
Albany, Ore. __.__
Eugene, Ore. .
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Bl'(wk\ Ille, Ont.
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Selma, Calif. __
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Heedley, Calif. __..__ __
Orosi, Calif. .
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10
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' 16
17
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13
Toronto, Onto
OHhawa, Ont.
r~rrp.nton, Onto
StIrling, Onto
Bell f' \'l lIe, Onto
Klll'g::;tOll, Ont.
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Oakridge, Ore.
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Marshtiehl, Ol"e. .
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,,'"' 9
Hedford, Jno, . __ _.
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" 11
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" 12
l\lit('!lell, Ind.
_......__..._... ~" 13
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BROTHER V. C. r::CE
BROTHER H. H. DIl\'GUS
Chesterto\Yn, ~[,l.
Henderson, ~ld. ...
Georg-etown, Del.
l 'hilH oteague, V:1.
Exmore, '-a
Ke\Yport Ke\Y", Va...
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Hnftolk, Va.
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l{irhmond, Ya. ._.
Fl'f'derick~l)urg,
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Hutherglen, Va. ...
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Litchfield. Nebr.
" 12
Lincoln, Kebr. .
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l\:am:;aR City, 1\10
_" 15
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Chieago, Ill.
Marshall, Ill.
Hobinson, Ill.
Lawreneeville. Ill.
Flora, Ill.
Clay City, Ill.
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Carbondale, Ill.
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Vancouycl'. n. C
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Keolml;. Ia. .
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Awakening of God's Witnesses
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THE TEMPLE OF GOIl
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No. 15
THE TEMPLE OF GOD

"Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me,' and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall
suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, u'hom ye delight in: behold, he shall come.
saith the Lord of hosts/'-Malachi 3: 1.
T IS Jehovah God who here speaks through his proph- people." (2 Corinthians (j: 16) Addressing the same
et Malachi. Primarily his speech is addressed to consecrated class the apostle says: "For through him
Israel after the flesh. With greater force and sig- we both have access by one spirit unto the Father. Now
nificance his words apply to spiritual Israel, both nom- therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but
inal and the true saints on earth. The promise is that fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of
God, in due time, will send his Messenger. The word God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles
messenger here used means deputy or ambassador, and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief
Llothed with full power and authority to act for J e- corner stone; in whom all the building fitly framed tohovah. All power and authority was granted to Jesus gether groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord; in
Christ when he arose from the dead. (Matthew 28: 18) whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of
That does not mean, however, that he was to use that God through the spirit."-Ephesians 2: 18-22.
power and authority immediately. It means that he will
<I The Apostle Peter refers to the same ones as living
at all times exercise that power and authority in har- stones in the temple of God: "Ye also, as living stones,
mony with his Father's will.
are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to
2 l\felchisedec was a priest of the Most High God. He
offer up sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."
was a type of tl)is great Ambassador, or Deputy of (1 Peter 2: 5) Christ Jesus is the head of the temple
Jehovah, the Messenger. He foreshadowed Christ Jesus, class, otherwise spoken of as the house of sons. (Heclothed with all power and authority as the executive brews 3: 6) The temple of God is holy unto the Lord
officer of the divine program. Therefore the text under because those who compose the temple class are devoted
consideration identifies Christ Jesus as the Messenger. to him. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
Jehovah states that his Messenger or Ambassador will and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man
prepare "the way" before him. A way means a course defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for
to be pursued or a mode of action. A traveler goes a the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are."-l
certain way. It seems here clearly to mean "the way" Corinthians 3: 16, 17.
which GCld has prepared for men to get life, whether
5 Having now identified the temple class, and the
upon the spirit plane or the human. plane; and that Messenger who comes suddenly to the temple, let us
this way is prepared by his b210ved Son. Jesus said: next determine (1) the fact of his coming, (2) the
"I am the way, the truth, and the life." (John 14: 6) purpose of his coming, and (3) the time of his coming
The preparing of the way must specifically refer first to his temple.
to the preparation of the church, ami later to the way
FACT OF HIS COMING
for all the people who will come into harmony with
6
In
describing
the Messenger who comes to his temGod. The prophet also identifies the beloved Son of
ple
the
prophet,
addressing
the temple class, says: "The
God as the Messenger of the great covenant through
Messenger
of
the
covenant,
whom
ye delight in; behold,
which the blessings must come. This was the covenant
that God made with Abraham. It is this Messenger or he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts." The great delight of the members of the temple class is Christ Jesus,
Ambassador who comes suddenly to his temple.
the Bridegroom. This is pictured in the parable of the
THE TEMPLE
Virgins. With eagerness the wise virgins waited for
a The Scriptures identify the temple class as corn- his coming. Their delight in him and their eagerness
posed of those consecrated Christians who are faithful for his coming is indicated by the fact that they took
unto God. "Ye are the temple of the living God; as oil in their vessels, with their lamps, and went forth
God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in to meet him. Then the parable of the Virgins shows
them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my that with joy they cried out: "Behold thE; Bridegroom 1"
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7 The fact of his coming is further shown by the
parable of t~.e 'l'alents. "After a long time the lord
of those senants cometh, and reekoneth with them."
This is further corroborated by the parable of the
Pounds. (Luke 19: 15) Here the posihre statement
is that the King or .Messenger docs return and comes
to those to whom he had committed the interests of his
kingdom.
s It may be suggested that these are merely parables
and cannot be taken as conclusive proof of the Lord's
coming to his temple. But the words of the Prophet
Malachi leave no room for doubt as to the fact of the
Lord's coming, when he says: "The Lord, whom ye
seek, shall suddenly come to his temple..... behold,
he shall come." The word "suddenly" here used means
straighhray. When the due timc arrives for him to
come, he comes and does not tarry nor delay. The
coming of the Lord to his temple is not an imaginary
thing; it is a fact, positively and emphatically stated
in the Scriptures. Furthermore this coming to his
temple, as shown by the Scriptures, does not take place
beyond the vail but while at least the "feet" members
of the Christ are yet on the earth.
PURPOSE OF HIS COMING

9 The purpose of the Lord's coming to his temple is
clearly indicated by the parables of the Pounds ant! the
Talents. These two parables show that he comes to take
account with his servants, to whom he had previously
comrnJtted thc interests of his kingdom. He "cometh
and reckoneth with them". (Matthew 25: 19) He
comes, and calls his servants to him that he might determine what they had done in caring for the interests
of his kingdom during his absence. (Luke 19: 15) That
he does take account with the saints, and approve the
faithful ones, is shown by his words: "IVell done, ihou
good and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over
a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things.
Enter thou [now] into the joy of thy Lord." (Matthew
23: 21) That he comes to his temple for the purpose
of judgmcnt is furthcr shown by the words of the
prophet: "The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's
throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try,
the childrcn of men. The Lord trieth the righteous:
but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul
hateth."-Psalm 11: 4,5.
10 It is rcasonable from the &riptures that the Lord
would first take an account with his servants. The
Apostle Peter says, concerning the judgment: "For the
time is come that judgment must begin at the house of
God: and if it first Iwgin at us, what shall the end
be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" (1 Peter
4: 17) The words of the Prophet Malachi show that
the Lord comes to his temple for the purpose of judgment, first to examine and judge the true church, and
then the nominal church; and that this judgmellt will
thoroughly search the hcarts and works of men. "But
nllOOKLY~, ~.
y.
who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall
stand when he apprardh? for he is like a refiner's fire,
and like fullcrs' soap: and he shall sit as a refiner and
plll'ifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi,
and plll'ge them as gold and silver, that they may offer
unto the Lord an offering in rightcousness."-Malachi
3: 2,3.
11 Be it noted that the Lord sits to refine the sons of
Levi. The Levites represent thc household of faith;
that is to say, thosc ,rho were consecrated to do thc will
of God. It was from the tribe of Levi that thc priests
were taken. The overcomers amongst the antitypical
Levitcs will constitute the royal priesthood, the temple
class collectively. Others from the tribe of the antitypical Levites will find a place in the great company
class.
12 St.
Paul testifies that the work of all such shall
be subjected to fire. (1 Corinthians 3: 12-15) While
this fiery test seemingly must apply to all the consecrated at some time during their experience it seems
quite certain that it has a special application at the
end of the age when the Lord comes to his temple.
"For the day shall declare it." The Prophet Malachi
indicatcs that such trial must be so crucial and severe
that those who are not fully devoted to the Lord will
be put out, to the end that those who do abide the fiery
trial, and are approved by the Lord, "may offer u~to
the Lord an offering in righteousness." The offering
which the saints bring to God consists of their heart's
sincere devotion to him, that which leads them to faithful service as his witnesses.
13 It seems evident that the Lord will have finally
a temple class, or class of witnesses, who will be wholly
devoted to him. St. Paul defines the offering of the
Christian when he says: "Let us go forth therefore
unto him without the camp, beaTing his reproach. For
here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to
come. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of
praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips,
giving thanks to his name. But to do good and to communicatc forget not: for with such sacrifices God is
well pleased." (Hebrcws 13: 13-16) Those ,vho thus
bring an offering in righteousness will be the special
targets of the Devil, because they keep the commandments of God.-Revelation 12: 17.
14 God is pleased with those ,dlO worship him in
spirit and in truth, and who have no confidence in self
l)r in outward ceremonies, and who do not think more
highly of self than they ought to think. (Philippians
3: 13; Romans 12: 3; J aIm 4: 23, 24) Such are the
ones who bring an offering unto God in righteousness.
Such are wholly and unreservedly devoted to the Lord.
These are they who are made holy even as the Lord
is holy, as he commanded.-l Peter 1: 14, 15.
15 Upon ('oming to his temple all others are cleared
out, and this work is doutl during the time of the fiery
trial. The Lord sits upon his throne of jud:;-r,'ccd, in
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his temple, in the h<lUse of God, and conducts this

examination which is searching and complete. It is
manifest from the language of the prophecy that there
must be much work done by those 'rho are witnesses
for the Lord, alter the Lord comes to his temple; that
such work must be done by the approwd sons of Levi;
amI that these must continue as the faithful witnesses
of the Lo;d. Another purpose of eomillg to his temple
is to judge those of nominal Christelldom and their
allies, as indicated by other senpturcs.-:JIicah 1: 2, 3.
TIME OF HIS COMING
16 Since the Lord is inyisible to man, and his coming
is invisible, proof of the coming to his temple must be
made by evidellce other than that which can be seen
with natural eyes. Also the time of his coming must
be determined by circumstantial evidence, based upon
God's revealed Word.
17 When
God took away from his typical people
Israel the right to rule he stated then that this would
be for a fix.ed time, until the coming of the One whose
right it is to rule, and that to him he "'ould give that
right and power. "I will overturn, overturn, overturn,
it; and it shall be no more, until he come whose right
it is; and I will give it him." (Ezekiel 21: 27) Although the Lord Jesus possessed all power and authority
from the time of his resurrection, it would seem to be
inconsistent for him to exercise that power against
Satan's organization until the times of the Gentiles
expired.
18 In harmony with this St. Paul writes: "But this
man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever,
sat down on the right hand of God; from henceforth
expecting l waiting] till his enemies be made his footstool." (Hebrews 10: 12, 13) This is further corroborated by the testimony of the proph2t: "The Lord said
unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make
thine enemies thy footstool."-Psalm 110: 1.
19 These scriptures would warrant the conclusion that
the time of the Lord's exercising his power against
Satan's organization would be at the end of the Gentile
Times. The period of the Gentiles is 2520 years and
ended in the autumn of 1914. rl'hat date should mark
the time when Christ Jesus assumed his power to reign,
in fulfilment of prophecy. At that time he must become active: "The Lord [Jehovah] shall send forth the
rod [sceptre of authority] of thy strength out of Zion
[saying], Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies."
(Psalm 110: 2) Jesus himself testified that that would
mark the time for him to begin the exercise of his regal
authority. Then the nations would become angry and a
great World War would follow.-Revelation 11: 17, 18;
Matthew 24: 7,8.
20 The events that transpired during the closing days
of the Jewish Age undoubtedly find a parallel in the
closing events of the Gospel Age. The evidence is clear
that the Lord Jesus began his ministry at the time of
his first adYent, in the autumn season. Three and onehalf years thereafter, to wit, in the spring of A. D. 33,
J esns presented himself unto Israel as her King but
was rejected by that people as King. At the same time
he entered the temple at Jerusalem and began to cl2anse
it. (Matthew 21: 1-13) About the same time God,
throngh Christ Jesus, formally cast off the house of
Israel.-Matthew 23: 38, 39.
21 The Gentiles Times cnded in the autumn of 1914.
The evidence is quite conclusive that hcre the Lord
Jesus Christ, in obedience to God's command, stood up
and began to exercise his power. (Daniel 12: 1; Psalm
110: 1,2; Revelation 11: 17, 18; Matthew 24: 7, 8)
If we are '''ananted in applying the rule of the parallels,
then we should expect that the Lord would come to
his temple three and one-half years thereafter, to wit,
in the spring of 1918. If this is true then we should
expect also to find some evidence that the Lord there
began to cleanse the antitypical temple; and that
shortly after that nominal Christendom, or spiritual
Israel, would be completely rejected by the Lord.
EVIDENCE IN PROOF
Evidence is that which is submitted to ascertain

and establish the truth upon a question at issue or for
determination. PositiYe evidence is that which is given
by witnesses who testify to things which they have seen
and know to be true. Circumstantial evidence is a combination of harmonious circumstances which naturally
lead to a certain result, as effect from cause. :Where
things transpire in accordance with God's fixed laws,
and such facts we know to be true, these may be said
to be physical facts. If God has caused his holy prophetB
to testify that certain things will transpire at some
unknown time, and then such events do transpire which
we see and know to be true, such facts are properly
called physical facts, and such proof is properly cZilled
circum"tantial eyidence.
23 The reliability of positive evidence depends much
upon circumstances which are known to be true. If
thcrefore ,re find that certain events have transpired
in our day and that these events are know'1l to us and
known to be true; and such events and facts are exactly
in harmony with divine prophecy, then we may say,
rrhese are physical facts which we may confidently rely
upon as competent proof to establish the question for
determination. The question now at issue and for determination is, When did the Lord come to his templa
and what is the proof thereof?
24 In the autumn of 1914 the nations became angry;
the World War came, followed quickly by famine and
pestilence and earthquakes; then occurred persecution
of Christians, and other things foretold by Jesus Christ
as marking the end of the world. That was the time,
as shown by the Scriptures, when he would take his
power and begin his reign. The date parallels exactly
with the time when he began his ministry at his first
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ndvent. Then three and one-half years after the autumn
of 1914, to wit, in the spring of 1918, there came upon
the consecrated people of God a great fiery trial, now
well known to all Chrii'tians. This came exactly in
harmony with prophecy, fitting exactly the prophecy of
Malachi as to what would transpire when the Lord
suddenly comes to his temple.-Malachi 3: 3.
25 "For he shall sit as a refiner and a purifier of silver
and shall purify the sons of Levi." Such are the words
of the prophet. The sons of Levi picture the household
of faith, that is to say, those who are really consecrated
to the Lord and spirit begotten. In harmony with this
the Apostle Peter says that judgment must begin at the
house of God. (1 Peter 4: 17) The real purpose of
this cleaning or refining is that the ones who are found
approved, ,1'110 abide the fiery trial, should offer thereafter unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. It
follows then that if any of the consecrated fail to stand
the test, thereafter they would not bring to the Lord
an ofl'ering in rightcoumess; that is to say, they would
not joyfully engage in serving and praising the Lord
in harmony with his holy will.
26 The trial that came llpon the church in the spring
of 1918 was a very severe one. Some of the consecrated
were arrested and cast into prison. Some who had been
engaged in the service of the Lord, professing full consecration, conspired with the enemy and betrayed their
brethren, even as Jesus had foretold would be done.
(Matthew 24: 10) Others became fearful and fled from
giving an open witness to the Lord. Others formed
themselves into companies claiming to be followers of
Christ Jesus, yet refused to have any further part in
the service of announcing his kingdom.
27 So far as the facts appear they conclusively meet
the requirements of the prophecy. These facts constitute circumstantial evidence or physical facts which are
thoroughly reliable. These facts are known by Christians to be true, and known to be in harmony with the
prophecy; therefore they may be taken as competent
and reliable evidence establishing the fact that Christ
Jesus came to his temple in the spring of the year 1918.
28 Since the parable of the Talents suggests that the
Lord comes to his temple for the purpose of taking an
account with those to ,,,hom he had committed kingdom
interests, it is to be expected that the work of examination would progress. The parable shows that the Lord
found some faithful. These he approved, and invited
them to enter into his joy. The facts show that since
1918 many of the antitypical sons of Levi, to wit, the
consecrated ones, have entered into the joy of the Lord
and now appreciate the fact that the joy of the Lord
is their strength. This explains why th0se who have
been actively engaged in the kingdom work in the past
few years have found such great joy therein. They
have appreciated the fact that the time has come for the
Lord to set up his kingdom, which will bring deliverance to the church and then to the whole human family.
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29 The approved ones would also correspond to the

ones approved in the parable of the Wedding Garment,
those who put on and keep on the weddding garment.
The putting on of the wedding garment means that
they are joyfully doing the will of God, and engaging
in his service in his appointed way, in harmony with
his expressed commands.
80 The approved sons of Levi mentioned in this text
would be the ones who would also receive the robe of
righteousness when the Lord comes to his temple, and
whose heart's sentiments are expressed by the Prophet
Isaiah: "I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul
shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with
the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with
the robe of righteousncss, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth hersclf
with her jewels."-Isaiah 61: 10.
81 This .rould also mean that the antitypical sons of
Levi who abide the fiery trial, would receive at the
hands of the Lord a clearer vision of the divine plan.
(Revdation 11: 19) In harmony with this. the church
after 1918 was given a clearer understanding of the
divine program. It was after that date that the clear
distinction between the work of the church, as foreshadowed by Elij ah and Elisha, was understood. It
was seen that Elijah pictured the work of the church
prior to 1918; that the fiery chariot that separated
Elijah and Elisha corresponds, at least as to time, with
the Lord's coming to his temple, which event was attended by a fiery test; that the period of waiting between the taking of Elijah and the crossing of tha
Jordan by Elisha, foreshadowed the period between
1918 and the latter part of 1919, of apparent inactivity
of the church. The real distinction between Elisha and
Elijah was that Elijah manifested some fear while
Elisha manifested no fear. "\Vhere there is perfect love
there is no fear. Perfect love means unselfish devotion
to the Lord.-1 John 4:17,18.
82 This explains why there has been such a strenuous
witness joyfully given by the anointed since 1919. Then
the church was given a clearer vision "Of the parables
relating to the kingdom; of the remnant; of the birth
of the nation; of the pouring out of the holy spirit;
of the robe of righteousness; of the meaning of Zion;
and of the privilege and duty of those who are of Zion,
to now magnify the name of Jehovah God. The evidence is overwhelming so far as the church is concerned
that the Lord came to his temple in 1918 and that the
examination is still in progress.
JUDGMENT OF OTHERS
If the above calculations are correct, then we should

expect to find some evidence showing that shortly after
1918 nominal Christendom completely repudiated
Christ's kingdom and was rejected by the Lord. "Hear,
all ye people; hearken, 0 earth, and all that therein is:
and let the Lord God be witness against you, the Lord
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from his holy temple." (Micah 1: 2) "nut the Lord

is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silenee before him." (Habakkuk 2: 20) These scriptures indicate that the judgment would extend to others than
the sons of Leyi.
34 The Prophet Isaiah had a vision of the Lord in
his temple, seated upon his throne. "I mw also the
Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and
his train filled the temple." (Imiah G: 1-11) Undoubtedly the throne here referred to means Christ in his position of judgment when he comes to his temple, and
(loes not mean his Millennial throne upon which he
SltS to judge the tribes of the earth. Quotiug from this
prophecy of Isaiah Jesus applied it to the ecclesiastics
of natural Israel. (John 12: 40) Applying the .rule
here, it therefore must apply also to nominal spiritual
Israel at the end of the Gospel Age. Even the circumbtances stated by his prophecy fix the time of the
Lmd's being in his temple.
35 Isaiah says that his vision 'Yas in the year that
Kmg U zziah died. Uzziah clearly picturcd nominal
spiritual Israel, which has for a long time claimed to
represent the Lord. Uzziah was a king of Israel for
more than fifty years. For a long while he did right in
the sight of God. He prospered and became very rich.
He fought many successful battles. He was a great
builder. He became a mighty ruler. Self-conceit and
presumptuousness led to his fall. He died a leper,
symbolic of sin.
36 Ecclesiasticism, or spiritual Israel, was organized
for a righteous purpose. (Jeremiah 2: 21) Fo:r some
time the people of that system spoke the message of
God. She builded many churches, schools and hospitals.
She did much toward the moral uplift of mankind.
Self-conceit and presumptuousnesB has led to the fall
of ecclesiasticism. St. Paul warned against this very
thing.-Romans 11: 25.
37 Uzziah, as king, had no authority to act as a
priest. He became so impressed with his own importance that he considered himself above the rules of the
temple, and in violation thereof he went in to offer
incense. The duly constituted priest tried to prevent
him from so doing. Uzziah became angry and insisted
that he would offer the incense, and was immediately
stricken with leprosy.
38 For a number of years prior to 1918 the message
of present truth was proclaimed throughout Christendom. The ecclesiastics, however, boasted of their riches
and power. When the World War came in 1914 nominal
Christendom supported the war, and her leaders preached
the young men into the trenches and even told them
that if they died upon the battlefield they would be a.
part of the vicarious atonement of Christ. Although
the evidence was :repatedly presented to them that this
World War.. and attending circumsUa.nces, proved the
end of the age and the p.resence of the King, they refused to heed it. Although a number of leading minis-
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proyed the prcscnce of the King and the nearness of
the kingdom, this Manifesto ,,'as not heeded; and the
ones "'ho issued it afterwanls repudiated it. Kominal
Christendom failed to learn her lesson. Drunken with
power and riches game<l by an unholy alliance with
the commercial an<l political powers of the earth, she
became greatly exalted, self-conceited, and presumptuous.
39 '\rhen the political and commercial }Jowers brought
forth the League of Katiom, ,vhich is clearly a product
of the Devil's arrangement, ecclesiasticism, instea<l of
repudiating it, became its advocate and haile<l it as
"the political expression of God's kingdom on earth".
Here thcy became presumptuous and assumed to say
to J ehoyah: "Now by reason of this League of Nations
we will sct up your kingdom on the earth for you."
By th2ir repudiating the Lord, the Lord fmever rejreted them. That took plac~ in January 1919, and
parallels the time ,vhen Jesus as Goel's representative
cast off Israel at the first advent.
40 The
presumptuous sin committed by nominal
Christendom is manifested by the ,,'ords employed in
endor~ing the League of Nations. The Federal Council
of Churches issued the following statement:
The time has come to organize the world for truth, right
justice and humanity. To this end as Christians we urg~
the estalJlishment of a League of Free Nations at the coming Peace Conference. Such a league is not merely a peace
expedient; it is rather the political exprC88iOll. 01 the
kmgdorn 01 God on eaJ'th, The League of Nations is rooted
in the gospel. Like the gospel, its objective is "Peace 0:1
earth, good will toward men". Like the gospel, its appeal
is universal. The heroic dead will have died in vain unless
out of Victory shall come a new heaven and a new earth.
wherei'Il dwelleth righteousness. (2 Peter 3: 13) The church
[nominal] can give a spirit of good will, without which
no League of Nations can endure.
41 Thus they denied the coming of the Lor<l and hi!!
kingdom to bless mankind, and openly allied themselves
with the Devil's schcme; and then they presumptuously
and blasphemously attempted to offer this before the
Lord. Like their prototype Uzziah, the leprosy immediately appeared upon the nominal systems. Thus we
are enabled to locate the time of the fulfilmcnt of
Isaiah's vision.
AWAKENING OF GOIYS WITNESSES

42 It is not unusual for the Lord God to use his people to perform a fulfilment of prophecy, and thereafter
permit them to see that fulfilment. During the major
portion of 1918 and most of 1919 there was little done
toward giving a witness to the truth. The church was
restrained because of conditions resulting from the war.
In the autumn season of 1919 several thousand of the
consecrated of God's people assembled in convention at
Cedar Point, Ohio. It was at this convention that mention was nEst made of the distinction between the Elisha.
an<1 the Elijah work. It began to dawn upon tha
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cor.secrated that the cessation of the work had been
foreshadowed by Elijah and that now Eli~ha foreshadowed a work yet to be done by the church.
43 Isaiah the prophet of God represented the true
people of the Lord in the temple condition. The vision
which Isaiah had pictures the church at a time shortly
following the coming of the Lord to hi's temple. He
saw standing above the throne the seraphim, which
means bright shining ones; and he heard one crying
to another: "Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the
whole earth is full of his glory."-Isaiah 6: 3.
44 When Isaiah had' this vision, knowing himself to
be an imperfect man he cried out: "Woe is me, for I
am undone." (Isaiah G: 5) It seems clear that his uncleanness had something to do with the wonls of his
mouth, or rather the words that he had failed to speak.
He recognized that he ought to be found praising God,
as the seraphim ,,'ere doing. His penitent cry led to
his purgation. "Then ilew one of the seraphims unto
me, haying a liye coal in his hand, which he had taken
with the tongs from ofl' the altar: and he laid it upon
my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips;
and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged."
-Isaiah 6: G, 7.
45 The mouth of Isaiah was cleansed by a live coal
of fire taken oft' the altar. This indicates that in harmony with the work done by the Refiner in refining the
sons of Levi, their lips were purged; that is, the temple
class was awakened to the fact that greater activity
should be manifested in representing the Lord. The
faithful ones are represented as saying: "Here am I;
send me." ((Isaiah 6: 8) This is exactly in harmony
with the words of the Psalmist: "Thy people shall be
willing [volunteers] in the day of thy pmver, in the
beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning:
thou hast the dew of thy youth."-Psalm 110: 3.
46 The willingness to go was shown by the prophet's
expression: "Here am I; send me." The appreciation
of the Isaiah class, the purged sons of Levi, of their
privileges of serving God, greatly increased; and by
1922 there was a thorough organization to systematically
carryon the work or proclaiming the message of truth.
47 Verses nine and ten of the prophecy (Isaiah, sixth
chapter) clearly refer to the leaders in ecclesiasticism
and show that now the truth concerning God's plan
should be declared to them. In harmony with this the
temple class has sent forth proclamations, indictments
and messages, that ecclesiasticism may appear in the
right light before the people Of good will and that those
who haye a hearing ear may hear. The work has continued with the zeal befitting the house of the Lord.
48 Some anticipated that the work would end in 19:;5,
but the Lord did not so state. The temple class is represented as propounding this question: "Then said I,
Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be
wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man,
wd th~ land be utterly desolateY (Isaiah 6: 11) Thus
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is indicated that it is the duty and priVIlege of the

sons of Leyi to bring an ofl'ering in righteousness until
the work is completed. This offering in righteousness
is a full devotion to the Lord in representing him.
49 These prophecies in the course of fulfilment should
be a wonderful encouragement to the anointed' class.
They furnish proof that the Lord is dealing with the
chuTC'h. The fact that the Lord has come to his temple
and has been purging the sons of Levi explains why
there has been gTcater activity in the Lord's service in
tLe last few years. It explains why the church has had
a clearer vision of God's plan. A clearer understanding
and a greater zeal for the Lord go hand in hand.
50 Those who have come under the robe of righteousness, those sons of Leyi who haye bC'en purged and 1'11:0
have put on the wedding garments, now possess ana
manifest a double portion of the spirit of the Lord
(Joel 2: 28-30), in harmony with the type of the Elisha
work. As the ilashes of light have come to the temple
class they have appreciated this light and have rejoiced.
'They have appreciated the fact that God has said to
them: "Ye are my witnC'sses." (Go and tell the people
that Jehovah is God; that Christ Jesus is his King;
and that he is now upon his throne; that the kingdom
is at hand. Tell the people that Satan's organization
must fall. Gather out the stumbling stones that have
caused the people to stumble; point them to the highway
anrl show them that God will open it, and that they may
go over it in due time if they observe the rules of holiness. Lift up a standard for the people. While so
doing tell those of Zion that the Lord reigns l'
51 It has also been observed that during the past few
years there have been some professing consecration who
are more impressed with their own importance than
with the Lord's service, who are sticklers for having
what they call their own rights and privileges, who insist on doing what little they do in their own way,
ignoring the Lord's way. These have not entered into
the joy of the Lord and they do not take any real joy
in the service.
52 From the fulfilment of these prophecies it is manifest that the Lord in his temple is continuing his examination, the latter part of the parable of the wedding
garment is being fulfilled, he has been bringing in the
last members to make up the required number for the
wedding; and these, as they come to a knowledge of the
truth, grasp it more readily and with grltater zeal than
some who have been long in the truth. These come with
their offering in righteousness; that is to say, they are
wholly and completely devoted to the Lord.
53 And then there are some who are dreamers, who
dream about how wonderful it will be when they get
their "character developed" so that the Lord will be
anxious to receive them into the kingdom. Undoubtedly
the Christian must do all within his power, but the
Lord has not commanded his people to "develop a
character" that would be perfect, or such as would
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warrant him in receiving them into his kingdom on that

account. If this were true then the individuals would
be building the house of the Lord themselves. The
prophet, evidently referring to this very time, says:
"Except the L<>rd build the house, they labor in vain
that build it; except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."-Psalm 127: 1.
54 Christ Jesus is the foundation of this building.
"In whom all the building, fitly framed together, groweth into an holy temple in the Lord." (Ephesians 2:
21) What part then docs the Christian have to do with
building this tcmplc? The ailS,ver is, He must be holy
even as his Father in heaven is holy; and holincss
means a whole, complete, absolute devotion to the Lord
of all the faculties with which onc is cndowed. Doing
this thc Lord effee:tually works in him to ,,-ill and to do
his good pleasure, and thus the Lord builds the temple.
As the apostle says: "For God is he who is working
effectually among you, both to will and to perform, on
account of his benevolence." (Philippians 2: 13, Diaglott) Christ Jesus is the chief corner stone in this
glorious building. God laid that chief corner stone
and it is God who builds the house: "Ye also, as living
stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthooo."-1 Peter 2: 5.
55 Let the saints be encouraged now.
Do not look at
self and become discouraged because of imperfections.
Do not look at self and become wise in your own conceits and think, How wonderful am I! Having received
Le robe of righteousness, and l1aving entered into the
joy of the Lord, see that you abide there and that each
one of you performs his part by making a t11le and
faithful witness unto the Lord. Those who thus do
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have God's sure promise that thcy will have an abundant

entrance into his glorious kingdom.
To whom is our text addressed? 'Vhat does the word

messenger here mean? 'Vho is he and how does he pre
pare the way? What temple is meant? U1-5.
What parables particularly illustrate the fact of the Lord'3
coming to his temple? What is meant by his coming
"suddenly"? U6-8.
What is the purpose of his coming, and what was to be hi~
first work? UH, 10.
What is signifif'd by purif~'ing the sons of Levi, and when
was this to be (lone? What constitutes "an offering in
righteousness"? U1l-1i!, 25.
"-hilt woull! the proof of the Lord's coming- to his temple
consist of? Why did he not come sooner? U16-18.
'Vhen was he to exercise 'lis regal authority against Satan?
What eYents in the close of .Jesus' ministry parallel with
eyents in our time'? n19-21.
Define the tf'rms eYidence, positive evidence, circumstantial
eyidence, and physical fads. 'Vhat is the question before
us for ddermination, and what kind of evidence have we
in proof? n22-24, 27.
'Vlwt trial came upon the church in 1918, and what was
the result? U26.
When were the saints to be invited to enter into the joy
of the Lord? '''hen were they to put on the wedding
garment and robe of righteousness? U28-30, 50.
Row is the Elisha picture being fulfilled? U31, 32, 49.
What is indicated by Micah 1: 2 and Habakkuk 2: 20? U33.
'Vhat throne is referred to in Isaiah 6: I? Whom does
King uzziah picture, and wllat was his great sin? U34-37.
'Vhat similar sin did Christendom commit in recent years!
~ 38-41.
What truth began to dawn upon the church in 1919? 1! 42.
What was Isaiah's vision (6: 1-11) and how does it appl~'!
'Vhat was signified by the cleansing of the prophet'S
mouth with a coal of fire from the altar? U43-46.
Explain in detail verses 9-11 of this vision. U47, 48.
'Vhat has the Lord's present examination in his temple
revealed? Do Christians build the Lord's temple? U51-53.
How may we gain an abundant entranceinto the kingdom?
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--SEPTEMBER 12-ExODUS 35: 20-29-"11onor Jehovah with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase."-Proverbs 3: 9.
..i.IB sin of Israel in making a golden calf and wor~
shiping it, within six weeks after hearing the
voice of God from Mount Sinai, whose first words
then were a command that they should have no other
gods before him, nor make any graven image to which
they should bow down in worship, brought a crisis in the
relationship between Israel and God. Their entry into
the law covenant was a very definite event in Israel's
relationship to Jehovah; it made them his people in a
special sense.
2 But in their sin they had broken that covenant almost
wilfully. In consequence God no longer counted them
his people as he had done; a permanent change occurred.
He now spoke to Moses of Israel thus, "Thy people whom
thou broughtest out of Egypt." That this was a definite
change on God's part, well understood by Moses, is seen
by Moses' words spoken nearly a year after, when he
said, "Wherefore hast thou affiieted thy servant?
that thou layest the burdcn of all this people upon mc?
Havc I conceived all this people ?"-Numbers 11: 11, 12.
3 At Sinai, when asking for forgiveness for the sin of
the people, Moses very humbly yet definitely associated
himself with the people, saying, "Pardon our iniquity
and our sin, and take us for thine inheritance." (Ex~
odus 34: 9) In response God showed that while he
could not pass over the sin of Israel, he would make
arrangements for continuing his mercy to them. The
crisis had served to purge them. He instructed J\Ioses
to make two other tables of stone for those he had broken,
and to take them up the mountain. Again God kept him
forty days. Israel now waited for him; they did not now
contemptuously say, "As for this Moses we wot not
what has become of him." When he came down he bore
signs of the presence of God; his face shone so t'lat the
people were unable to look upon him. The glory of God
was upon him..-Exodus 34: 30,
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4 Moses gathered the people together to tell them of

the things God had spoken in Sinai on both occasions.
At first sight it seems strange to find that his first words
were concerning the keeping of the mhbath, and the giving of what seemed even a trifling instruction about kindling fires on the sabbath. (Ex. 35: 2, 3) The reason is
that the sabbath was the outward manifestation of their
covenant. As to the law, a man who killed another might
hide his victim; or might steal and hide his theft;
might covet and no man know it; he might in his heart
refuse to worship God. These things might be hidden;
but as to the sabbath, the outward sign of the covenant,
everyone could see whether or not his neighbor kept that
commandment; and there must be no violation.
5 Israel now had two signs which distinguished them
from other peoples. One was circumcision, which linked
them with the Abrahamic covenant; the other was this
arrangement of the sabbath. As circumcision outwardly
separated the circumcized from all others, so keeping the
sabbath every seventh day dii3tinguished Israel from all
others. Both these were signs of the covenant God made
with Abraham and his seed. These two signs are continued in the disciples of Jesus; they compose the
spiritual seed in circumcision of the heart, and they
keep the sabbath rest of faith in God through Christ.
But these have another distinction, a special sign of the
covenant Jesus made with them. He said, By this
shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have
love one to another."-John 13: 35.
G Moses went on to tell the people about the tabernacle
which God had instructed him to make. It was to be a
tent of meeting for them and for God. There they would
meet with God, for God would manifest his presence.
Also it was to be a place where their sacrifices should be
offered, and atonement made for the people. He told
them of God's choice of Aaron and his family to be
priests unto him. Apparently Aaron had not previously
been advised of this appointment. On hearing this he
would realize that his repentance, and his quick and
definite decision when Moses called for all those who
were on God's side, had brought Goel's forgiveness of
his sin. Without doubt his deflection did much to make
him a merciful high priest, for he had proved he was
touched with the infirmities with which the people suffered.-Hebrews 5: 1,2.
1 Moses also told them of the choice of Bezaleel and
others, who were called to do particular work for the
tabernacle. He told them of the particular arrangement of the building, the tabernacle itself, of its curtains, of the things which were to be placed inside its
two compartments for use and for ornamentation, and
of the court and its appointments. The boards for the
tabernacle proper were to be covered with beaten gold,
as were also the mercy seat and the cherubim in the most
holy place.
S Moses' statement to the people had a heartening effect upon the people. They went away from the presence
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of Moses; but they soon returned, every one whose

heart stirred him and whom his spirit made willing,
bringing their offerings. Some had jewelry, some had
skins, some had goats' hair which could be woven. The
rulers brought precious stones which served for the
breastplate of the high priest's ephod. Some had spices
and some oil; and thus all that was necessary was found
quickly.
9 Here is an example for the Lord's people to follow.
Everyone privileged to hear of the present truth has
something he can give to the Lord's work; or there is
something he can do. While it is true that the consecrated followers of Jesus, true to their vows, have always givcn to him of their substance as well as giving
themselves, yet there is a special means now of giving
to him. Never were there privileges of service which
cost, and even seem to impoverish, as there are now.
It would be a great joy to one who had given a precious
stone to think that very probably it was fixed ill the
garment holy to the Lord, or to know that a little piece
of gold had been beaten with others into a covering for
the tabernacle, perhaps even made part of the covering
of the mercy seat. Even so we should view our present
privileges.
10 The people stayed at Sinai for several months, but
henceforth there was no complaint. No doubt their having something to do, and seeing something done, helped
them to patient waiting. Also giving of their money
and their valuables helped them, for giving always does
help the giver. The statement that all the willinghearted gave, indicates that some were not willing; those
who unwillingly withheld their gifts when the opportunity offered, were surely the grumblers of the later months
who wrought havoc in Israel. It is probable that much
then given to the Lord came from those gifts of gold and
jewels which Israel received from the Egyptians on the
morning they left; perhaps also from valuables taken
from the Amalekites.-Exodus 13: 35.
11 The tabernacle was prepared, and on the first new
year's day after leaving Egypt the tabernacle was set
up. This structure, particularly ordered of God, was
intended to be more than Israel's center of worship; indeed the whole congregation of Israel could not worship
there. It had instruction for "them, for its design was
symbolic. But still more specially it was intended to instruct spiritual Israel, who in later days were to be
brought into being, and for whom Israel according to
the flesh were acting as types.
12 The tabernacle illustrates many features of the plan
of God: (1) Its two compartments separated by a curtain, the smaller called the most holy, the larger the
holy, signified the two ages during which the two Israels,
earthly and spiritual, are called. (Hebrews 9: 8,9) The
first represented the Sinaitic covenant under which God
had a glory hidden, and which could not then be known
because not due to be declared. The priests in the Quter
compartment might not look into the glory of the inner,
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for that represented a glory which neither prophets nor

angels might see until due time. (1 Peter 1: 10-12)
(2) The tabernacle, by its sacrifices and services, told
Israel of their need for covering from the condemnation of the sinner, and for the constant forbearance of
God. Thus was signified to all men that restoration to
God can come only after sin atonement has been made.
(3) The spiritual Israelite, guided by the Scriptures,
sees in the tabernacle that which tells him of his separation from the world, and that his standing before God
and his ministry are like that of the priests of Israel
in that they are seen only by God, while (4) the course
of the high priest, from the gate of the tabernacle to
the mercy seat and cherubim in the innermost place, tells
him of his walk from his consecration till it ends in the
presence of God. (5) Also, the tabernacle represents the
kingdom of God as it will be known upon the earth.
13 No doubt the most important of the typical features
are: First, that which represents the disciple's progress
from the world (the camp) till he approaches God, seeking him. He comes, as it were, to the gate of the court
and there, giving himself in consecration, he is permitted to enter. He approaches the altar; and accepting
the great sacrifice of Jesus which God caused to be made
that he might thus come, he is accounted holy, is justified. Then he presents himself at the altar to be sacrificcd and to follow in the footsteps of his Uaster. He
washes at the laver, enters into the holy place to live by
the hidden bread, his walk in life to be guided by the
light of truth. In other words, he is living a life in
communion with God which only the consecrated know.
AccorcJ.ing to the hope set before him he looks forward
to the life bevond the vail, which rcpresents his flesh,
to the life in "the presence of God.
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14 The second typical feature of the tabernacle is that

it represents the Christian's standing before God. He is
seen in three phases of his life. In the one he is seen in
the court, sacrificing; in another he is seen serving God
in a life hidden with Christ, impossible for the natural
man to understand. In the third he is seen, as it were,
in the presence of God, seated with Christ in heavenly
places, the vail torn away that the glory of God may be
seen, the glory hidden from Israel now disclosed.
15 The gifts of the people to this dwelling place of God
and their tent of meeting, tell us that while the people
of God get a means of salvation wholly free (of grace)
nevertheless they must contribute to their salvation.
Only he can be saved who gives of his substance and life
energy. It is impossible to get the blessings of God unless one enters into his purposes with him. If in these
days God has given us the privilege of building his
house of truth, he who fails to cooperate may surely not
expect the blessings of that house.
How soon after agreeing to the terms of the law did Israel
take up idol worship? What changed attitude did God
now show toward them? IT 1-3.
'Why were God's first words thereafter, through Moses, concerning the sabbath? What two signs distinguished Israel
from all other people, and how are these fulfilled in the
followers of Christ? IT 4, 5.
What did lIIoses tell the people concerning the tabernacle?
What effect did his instructions have upon them? IT 6-8.
What lesson may we learn from the people's response to
the call of Moses? Did they murmur during their further
stay at Sinai? IT 9, 10, 15.
'When was the tabernacle set up, what was its purpose and
its chief lessons? IT 11-14.
OBEDIENCE TO LAW
--SEPTEMBER 19-LEVITICUS 26-"Drink no wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee."-Leviticus 10: 9.
ODAY'S stucly brings to our attention the re2 The command of thc goldcn text was specially given
wanis or puni"hmE'llts which should follow Isra- to Aaron the priest, and was an instruction to him and
el's obedience or disobt:c1ience to their law cove- to all his sons who should hold the offict- of priest in
nant. The Sunuay School Committee has chosen it Israel. It should be noted that it was given only after
with special reference to temperance; with the golden Aaron's two sons, Nadab and Abihu, had died suddenly
text, "Drink no ,vine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy by a stroke from God; because they wilfully violated
sons with thee," as a pointer. But this text may not a divine instruction which had just been laid upon them.
be takcn as a general law imposed upon all mankind; God had given definite regulations for all their service;
for the law given at Sinai to Israel was never intended but these two took upon themselves both to go into the
to be legislation for the world; nor was this personal most holy place, and to carry therein their censers filled
command to Aaron and his sons, as priests, ever im- with fire. They were submissive neither to Jehovah
posed upon Israel as a people. God has his own time nor to their father, the priest. The inference is that
and way for bringing all the world into direct obliga- they did this thing because they were under the intion to his will. The kingdom of his Son, now being fluence of wine, a portion of which "'as to be offered
set up in all tbe earth, is expressly appointed for that with certain sacrifices. (Exodus 29: 40) These two
purpose.
men apparently drank that which was to be offered to
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the Lord. Like numberless priests of all later times

they were stealers from the altar.
3 The book of Leviticus gives in detail the various
offerings which were to be made in the tabernacle, some
as offerings in worship to Jehm'ah and some as sacrifices for sin atonement to cover the transgressions of
the people. Then follO\\'s a full account of the consecration of the priests. who were to receive the gifts of the
people and offer their sacrifices. There is particularity
of detail; for every item was important.
4 Following the account of the consecration of the
tabernacle and its priests nrious regulations were given
concerning ceremonies to be performed, and many
arrangements were detailed, all that Israel might keep
their purity as before the Lord and also retain their
health and sanity in their relation one with another.
5 In the sixteenth chapter there is a closely dctailed
instruction for the special sacrifices of the day of atonemcnt, the most important day in Israel's calendar; for
on that day sin atonement was made for all Israel that
they might stand before God, not as sinncrs but acceptable to him. This great day showed in type those
sacrifices for sin-coverings which in later days God
would provide for the whole world of men, in order
that he could through Christ dcal with thcm, not as
a sinful race condemned, but, not attributing their
trespasses unto them, could hand them over to his
great High Priest, who should lead them into life and
peace and happiness.
6 It seems as if that service which took place annually
on the tenth day of the seventh month, and which Bible
students know so well because of their study in the
Day of Atonement sacrifices, was fixed on that day only
after the death of Nadab and Abihu.
7 The tabernacle was set up at the beginning of the
second year after the exodus, on the very first day of
the year. (Exodus 40: 17) After the first eight days,
during which Aaron and his sons were consecratcd
(Lev. 8 and 9), its service was ready for the people.
It represented God's presence amongst them, and the
cloudy pillar by day and the pillar of fire by night which
hovered over the tabernacle 'was God's witness to his
people that he was amongst them. The cloud stayed
over the tabernaclc until the twentieth day of the second
month, or forty days after the consecration of the priesthood.
8 Thus there are three periods of forty days in connection with the giving of the law: Two on Mt. Sinai,
separated by Moses' proffered atonement; and the third,
now mentioned, was while Israel waited at the foot of
the mount while Moses was receiving from the Lord
those various regulations referred to above. After the
tabernacle was set up God spoke all that he had to say
from the mercy seat behind the inner vail as 1\1oses,
and sometimes both he and Aaron, stood in the holy
place.-Leviticus 1: 1; 11: 1; Numbers 7: 89.
B It will have been noticed that when the covenant
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was ratified with hrael at Sinai, which was based

upon the ten commandments, there were no sanctions
mentioned; there was named neither special reward for
obedience nor ill consequences for disobedience to the
commandments. The main feature of the covenant was
whether or not Israel should be God's chosen people, a
special treasure unto himself.-Exodus 19: 5.
10 Contrary to the general idea held by Christians,
the result of the erroneous teaching of the creeds (even
now tenaciomly held by Fundamentalists), there was
nothing said to Israel of blessings to be enjoyed in
heaven if they kept thcir covenant, nor of dreadful
punishments in a fiery hell if they did not. But attach,od
to, and indeed included in the covenant, were many
ordinances, statutes, and judgments, intended to regulate the communal life of the people. To these,
sanchons were named. Individual transgressions against
the ordinances of the law were met with certain pcnalties; the more serious ones, sins against the intercsts
of the people and dircct disobedience to the commands
of God, were to be met with dcath; those found guilty
were counted as unworthy of life amongst God's people.
11 The commandments and ordinanccs of the later
chapters of Leviticus concern the people and the land
when Israel should be settled in it. They were to keep
a sabbath for the land every seventh year; also there
was to be even a greater cycle of sabbath reckoning, for
every fiftieth year was to be a sabbath as well as every
forty-ninth year. The smaller cych, was no doubt intended in part to serve a purpose for the land; the
year's rest was beneficial to it. But the fiftieth or jubilee year's rest following the forty-ninth year sabbath
could hardly be intended for the land.
12 In that jubilee year Israel readjusted their socia.!
arrangements; anyone who had got into debt, and whose
goods or lands were involved, or who had been forced
to sell his personal liberty, was automatically freed by
the coming of the jubilee year, and his property reverted
to him. This was a regulation intcnded to stop Israel
from having a rich leisured class who lived on the toil
of their fcllows. 'rhis arrangement, as later events
proved, was also intended as a test of Israel's fidelity
to their covenant and to God. But besides that, God
had purposes which could be revealcd only later-as
his plan developed.
13 As no one failure, nor evcn several occasional omissions to keep thcse ordinances, could really prove whether or not Israel was disobedient in regard to them, it
is evident that God foresaw that a considcrable perioll
of timc must pass before the covenant relationship of
Sinai could be finally determined. The law looked far
forward.
14 The twenty-sixth chapter of Leviticus, which is
set as the basis of our present study, is an outstanding
statement of the law. For the first time national rewards for obedience are named, and punishments for
disobedicnce are stated. If Israel should kcep their cove-
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nant \vith God he would hless them in their land with

continued prosperity; the land ,heuld yil'ld rich rewal'lb
for their labor, and God would protect them from their
enemies. If however they did not keep the cownant
God would bring punishments upon them; their labor
would be in vain, the heaven would withhold its rain,
their enemies would be allowed to do them hurt; indeed
their enemies would be allowed to keep them captive
and remove them from their land, and the conquerors
themselves would dwell in it.
15 It is clear from this that Israel could not free
themselves from their covenant by a mere nrglect of
their obligations to it. It ,vas an everlasting CO\ enant ;
.and God, who gave rewards for fidelity to it. "'hieh
IHael accepted, had a right to bring punishment UllOll
them for disobedirnce. This twenty-sixth chapter of
Lviticlis contemplates the failure of Israel. ,God foresaw their perver.sity in evil ways, and that even under
chastisement they would 110t amend their ways. Appropriately enough, it is in this statement of God's
purpose toward Israel that an indication is given of
the length of time during which God's dealings with
Israel, of favor and <lisfavor, should be continued until
his will in them by that covenant should be accomplished. It is found in the expression "seven times".
-Leviticus 26: 18, 21, 24, 28.
16 The translators of the A. Y. and the A. S. V. saw
no other meaning than seven times more in severity,
Qf in repetition, when God said, "And if ye will not
yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you
seven times more for your sins." (Leviticus 26: 18)
But, as is indicated by the a.bsence of the word "more"
in the three other verses above cited, the meaning is
clearly that of a period of "seven times", with the idea
of duration.
17 Orthodoxy so-called, which claims so much,
has
paid no attention whatever to the fact that God has
given in the Bible a revelation of his plan for the
salvation of the human family. It sees man's fall, his
need of a Savior, and that such an one is provided in
Christ. Then, according to one school, it sees salvation
only for those who are elected to be saved ; or, as an-
other contradictory orthodox teaching has it, for thosl

who happen to hear of it, and for infants and imbecilel
\rho haye no moral responsibility. Kor dces orthodox)
take any acc:ount of God's reyolation of the timrs and
seasonsduring \vhich his plan is in its nrious phase~
of execution, or that he discloses their length so thai
the c:lmrc:h at the eud of the days may not he in igno.
ranc'\? but may "ene him ,,"ith understanding.
10 It is by Israel's jubilee system, detailed in the
twenty-fifth chapter of Leviticus, and by the u seven
times" of the bn'nt~"-sixth chapter, that the chrtlnological system of the Bible is verified. 'The seven time3
or sewn "years" (of 3GO days each) of punishment are
seyon periods of 3GO years each, or 2520 years in all,
which began \rith the destruction of the national life
of Israel as a kingdom. in GOG B. C., and which ende<l
ill 1914 A. D. with the outbreak of the
orld War,
when Christ began to take control of earth's affairs.See Daniel 12: 1; Revelation 2: 27.
19 The twenty-sixth chapter of Leviticus contemplatea
the favor of Israel. It looks forward to the time when.
Israel will acknowledge that their tribulation is a con
sequence of their transgression against their God. Thia
chapter has in it the germ of the new covenant promise,
definitely revealed by the Prophet Jeremiah. (31: ~n)
God ever had in mind his everlasting covenant with
Abraham, and since he had associated Israel with that
cOYenant he would for his own sake bring- about their
restoration.--Leviticus 2G: 42, 44,45.
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To whom was our golden text audresseu? When and why'

~ 1,2.
Brit'tiy. what does the book of Leviticus contain? \Vhat i~
set forth in chapter 16? On what date was Israel's Atone
ment Day observed, and when was it so fixed? ~ 3-6.
When were 1he tabernacle set up and the priesthood consecrateu? Mention the three periods of forty days in con
nection with the giving of the law. ~ 7,8.
\Vhen the covcnant was mtified at Sinai were either punish.
lHt'nts or rewards specified? When anel why were the
ordinances aild judgments set forth? ~ 9, 10, 14, 13.
"'hat Ol'elinances are given in the later chapters of Leviticus? 'Vhat was the purpose of the sabbath ~'ears anel
of the jubilce? ~ 11, 12,18.
1Vlmt is the meaning of the "seyen times" of punishment?
'''hy haye the "times and seasons" of the elivine plan
been oyerlooked by "orthodoxy"? ~ 16-19.
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DE.\R BRETHREN:
Some years ago I answereel the V. D. JU. Questions and
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partake of some wOllllcrful fooel and I elesire taking them
u,gain to see if I 1m ve developed any by the use of the
marvelous things upon the Lord's table of late (and always)
-the TOWER articles, the HARP, the COllFORT FOR THE JEW,
all the booklets anel, last anel greatest of all, DELIVERANCE.
I can hardly lay it down. It is the most complete work of
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examination over, please send questi'Olls, anel oblige.
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It affords me pleasure to enclose my answers to the
V. D. JU. Questions whil'h you so kinelly sent to me.
Five years ago I heard Brothel' Huthcrforll give his
lecture, "Millions Now Living will Kever Die," in the Capitol Theatre in Hartford. I attended subsequent lectures,
and four years ago withdrew from the Baptist Church,
when I saw my privileges to enter into the hanest work.
In my humble opinion, the intel'Iwetations of the Scripttires as gh'en by our late Pastor Hussell anel now by tile
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QUARTERLY REVIEW: EARLY LEADERS OF ISRAEL

--SEPTEMBER
26 - -
"Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our f(J;ith."
-Hebrews 12: 1,2.
HE past three months' studies have taken us
through Israel's experiences, from their deliverance from Egypt to the time when their laws for
worship and for the regulation of their life in Canaan
were fully d::-livered. The historic time under review is
a little short of one year.
2 The first lesson of the series was of Israel enslaved
in Egypt. Under the policy of a new dynasty their
condition became unusually hard; the Egyptians were
afraid that the Israelites, who had increased at an
altogether unusual rate despite repressive measures,
might join themselves to any enemy who should attack
Egypt. They therefore oppressed Israel, and so cruelly
as to leave no spirit in them. But oppression cannot be
considered a sufficient reason for Israel's low mental
and moral condition.
3 The fact is, the Israelites had lost the sense of their
high position and had demeaned themselves to the degrading idolatries of the Egyptians who, leaving the
knowledge of God which reason gives, worshiped even
creeping things as gods. Man can live no higher than
his conception of God. (See Romans 1: 23; Ezekiel 20:
8.) But though Israel forgot God, he did not forget
them. He permitted these experiences for many reasons,
one of which was the necessity which he saw would
come in later days, of proving to them that they had
been wayward.-Ezekiel 23: 19.
4 Though Israel could not know it, God had fixed a
time for their deliverance. Eighty years before the time
of their exodus Moses was born of parents loyal to God
and full of faith. They tried to keep the child from the
erne-I death of drowning, to which all Hebrew male
children were condemned. When the child could no
longer be hidden his mother made an ark and put her
son in it herself, and placed him on the water. Found
by Pharaoh's daughter, he was taken by her and was
trained and educated as her own son; and so Moses, for
so she named him, got the best which Egypt could
give. History confirms Stephen's statement of Moses'
greatness in Egypt, and of his prowess and ability.Acts 7: 22.
5 When forty years of age Moses renounced everything
he had in Egypt, to associate himseH with his own peopIe; believing they would accept him as their emancipator. To his surprise they declined, and he actually had
to flee from Goshen for his life. For another forty years
he was exiled in Midian, living as a shepherd. When
Moses was eighty years old God, by his angel, spoke to
him and told him that the time had come for Israel's
deliverance; and offered to send him to do the work
which he had expected to do forty years before. Now
:Moses was not ready to accept the privilege of service;

but later, stimulated with the promise of God to be
with him, he went. God told him that Pharaoh would
refuse his request for Israel's freedom, and that he
would then manifest his power on Pharaoh.
6 Neither Moses nor the people were ready for God's
action. Moses, demurring, showed a preference for being left alone. But he rose to the height of his privilege;
and the people, seeing the hand of God, became ready
to go. Moses made his appeal to Pharaoh on Israel's
behalf, but was refused. A series of plagues on the
Egyptians began, ever increasing in severity. As
Pharaoh continued to harden his kart Moses discerned
God's purpose more clearly and told Pharaoh that God
had specially raised him up to be king of Egypt at that
time that He might manifest His power on him.
1 The plague which at last gave Israel their frcedom
had an immediate effect; the firstborn in every house in
Egypt was slain, while the firstborn of the Israelites were
saved by their placing the blood of the Passover lamb
on the doorposts and lintels of their houses, according
to divine instruction. Pharaoh gave Israel freedom that
night; and next mODling, on the four hundred and
thirtieth anniversary of the day when God made a covenant with Abraham, they got their freedom from
bondage.
S The Passover became a memorial in Israel forever.
But their firstborn, though saved to them that night,
were nevertheless lost to them as a class; for they were
to be devoted to the special service of God. (Numbers
1: 47-49) They were types of those who in the later
days of the Gospel Age were to be priests unto God and
the Lamb, the footstep followers of Jesus.
9 Egypt hearing that Israel seemed entangled in the
desert (having, as it seemed, taken the wrong direction)
Pharaoh pursued them. God delivered his people by
opening the sea for them. Pharaoh's army followed;
but Moses' rod, symbol of God's power, closed the road
for them, even as it had opened it for' Israel. Pharaoh's
army was destroyed, Egypt was broken, but all Israel
was safely landed on the further shore.
10 These great events provide a picture of the greater
deliverance whieh God has begun to work in the earth.
The Israelites represent both God's people at this day
and also the whole human race, all of whom have been
held under the bondage of Satan and the power of evil,
represented by Pharaoh and Egypt.
11 Spiritual Israel has realized their salvation from
the power of sin and of the Devil, and mankind also is
soon to be freed from all the powers which have held
them in bondage. God will not permit sin to thwart his
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good-will toward the Duman family, nor permit Satan

to bring His good intentions to nothing.
12 The experiences of Israel after the Red Sea are illustrations of the means which God ,yiJl take to bring
the world of men to a knowledge of himself. As L,;rael
had brackish ,vater made sweet and were given bread
from heaven, so mankind will be shmnl that healing
virtues far man's restoration will be found at his lland,
already stored in nature. He will also frnlI true bread
from heayen in the knmdedge of the lawaI the Creator;
f\)r ,vhen man comes to know God he loves to worship
him, and all such will enter into a life of pcace and
hlrppiness on earth.
13 The rccorll of the vL~it of Jethro to Moses, and
his recommendations fo1' the better onlering of Moses'
time and strength, which were finally adopted and
brought into use, shows that God will have natural order
used in the regulatIon of his v'ople's affairs. :Man will
be used to help his fellows, but all direction will be the
rule of Christ, which rule will train men to rule themselves.
14 The attack which Amalek made as they approached
Sinai was more than a raid for robb('ry. It ,vas also an
attempt on Satan's part to keep God's people ant of the
land and thus to thwart God's purposes, allCI it ,yas one
of Satan's attacks on the promised deliverer "seed".
Because Amalck knew that God was with Israel and yet
sought to destroy them, God said he would destroy
Arnalek from amongst the nations.-Exodm, 17: 14.
15 Israel now came to Sinai, and God offered to make
a covenant with them, incorpomting his law. They accepted; and a few days later God spoke from :Mt. Sinai
the words which are known as the ten commandments,
which, though negative in form, expressed the purpose
of God.
16 Israel was now tested.
Moses, at the call of God,
went up into Mt. Sinai, but did not reappear. When
nearly forty days had passed the people asked Aaron to
assume control, and to make them a semblance of a
god to go before them. Aaron, perhaps flattered, foolishly agreed. Goel, as if. he would conclude hi,; relationship with this people who so soon fell away from him,
sent Moses down the mountain. But :Moses pleaded for
them and for God's honor involved in his promises, and
offered to make atonement for them.
17 God could not accept him, but agreed partly to his
petition. The law covenant was concluded, Israel undertaking to keep the law which God had given; and God
on his part agreed to make them his own people, and
promised that they should live in the land of Canaan.
As Paul uses the manifestation of Sinai as an example
of the then future demonstration of God, when he will
establish his kingdom, we may safely say that the progress of Israel from Egypt to Sinai is an illustration of
the experiences the world will have in their training
after the present order of things has been broken down;
and that the shaking of the world at the present time
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is that which was foreshown at Sinai.-Hcb. 12: 18, 22.

18 The long wait at Sinai was not expected by Israel.
They thought on leaving Egypt that they were going
almost directly into their land of promise; but, led to
Sinai, they now found that they were to be allowed to
enter and rcbin that land only upon conditions, namely, that th('y should keep the Jaws of God as given at
Sinai. They hall to learn that Canaan, given to Abraham, I~aac, and J 11cob by a covenant of promise, was
gi,'en to the tribes of Israel only under agreement to
keep God's law.
10 Israel llid not perceive the difference this made, but
thought of thcm~dves as the natural inheritors of the
covenant pl'()mi~es. Panl reIers to this when speaking
of himseH as an Israelite UlHIer the law. He says, "I
was alive without thl' law omc; bnt "hen the commandmCEt camc, sin reyiwd, and I died." (Homans 7: 9)
hrnd "aliYe", as they thought, in the promise given to
their fathers, found that they could retain their favor
only by keeping the law of Goo.. But the law, because
it was too strong for them, slew them; for its commandments actually quickened the motIOns of sin in them.
20 Broao.ly speaking, it may be said that the great
church systems have never ascended to higher ground
than Sinai. Each Church of England eo.ifice set for
,rorship has the ten commandments written on its walls,
as if they are its standaro. for Christian practice. Christendom has never followed Jesus Christ in discipleship.
In practice thf'Y have done little more than tell their
adherents, "You must not do this or that." Had they
been true to their profession the law of love in Christ
would have been set before the people, and the world's
history would not have ended in the present disaster.
21 Israel's
ten commandments, negative in form;
Christendom's negative rule of wOTship and practice,
which amounts to little more than commands of restraint; and the ,,'o1'1d's negative form 01 the gol<lcn rule,
"Do not to others what you would not have them do to
you," are not sufficient to bring mankind to restoration
and periection. God has provided the better way by
the power of the holy spirit in the hearts 01 the disciples
of Jesus now, and:in the knowledge of God's love, which
will soon be understood by the world. These motive
powers for good will heal and restore all the willing
hearted.
QUESTIONS }'OR BEREAN STUDY
\Vhat portion of Israel's history is covered in this review?

What was Israel's mental alld moral condition at time
of the EXOdus, and why? IT 1-3.
Briefly review the circumstances from Moses' birth to his
call as deli yerer. IT 4-6.
What was pictured by the Passover, the firstborn spared
the Red Sea deliverance and the destruction of Pharaoh'~
host? IT 7-11.
\Vhat were Israel's outstanding experiences from the Red
Sea to Sinai, and what did these illustrate? IT 12-14.
How was Israel tested at Sinai? What effect did the law
have upon them? IT 15-19.
How and why has Christendom sought to put herself under
the Sinaitic law? U 20,21.
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Lecturel3 dnd S(udle~ by Tm.velin'J Brethren
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BROTHER W.M. HERSEE

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THE SERVANT AND SERVICE

"Tholl art rny sen'ant, 0 Israel, in U'lwrn I will be glorified." -
Isaiah 49: 3.
[The propl1PCY i(lentitips the fnithful nllointed as The Servant, the remnant b\'ing a part tlwl'Mf. The Serv~nt
under the llireetion of the Lord, first to the great company elnss amI tlwn to an the peoples 'Of goofl WIll.
Many of the !treat ('ol1lpany eluss are in the denominational prison honses. and '1'he Sl.'rvant is f'ommissioned to bid
tllPm to come fori h and show themselves and to take their stand on the sille of the Lord. The Rel'YHnt is also commi~siOlH'll to lift up a stalH1Hrl] for the people, and, millions of peoples of good will IIPar the messa~e of truth. 'rhe
Servant uses the tl'Uth H>: a ;,harp swonl and as a polishell shaft. While 'l'he Servant is giving this witness, even
thong-h the tinIPs are llallgerous, God 110hls the faithful ones in the hollow of his hanl! and shields them from the ussaults of the enemy.]
speak~
ERE speel1lation as to the meanin~ of a scrip- another occasion the same prophet, adc1ressing the same
hue is never profitable. Divine prophecy can- servant class, says: "Behold my servant, whom I upllot be undentood until it is fulfilled or in the holc1, mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have
comse of fulfilment. When we see a prophecy in the put my spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment
course of fulfilment, and have other plain scriptures to to the Gentiles." To the same anointed class the spirit
show its application, it is then particularly profitable of the Lord grants the commission to preach the good
for the new creature to examine that prophecy, careful- news, declaring the day of God's vengeance, and to
ly and prayerfully. By the Lord's grace he may find bring comfort to those that mourn.-Isaiah 61: z.
precious truths therein that will grC'atly encourage and
5 'l'he faithful remnant of the anointed clasg, those
strengthen him.
who are honored and used of the Lord in this end of the
2 'l'he Lord seems to be turning his light more and
age as his witnesses, were foreshadowed by Shear-jashub,
more upon the prophecies relating to the work of the the son of Isaiah (Isaiah 7: 3; W. T. '25-212); and
anointed. Amongst these is the prophecy set forth in that these are to be made prominent in the last days
the forty-ninth chapter of Isaiah. Therein two classes of the Gospel' Age is iuLcated by the words of the
arc made prominent, to wit: the faithful remnant class prophet here recorded: "In that day shall the Lord of
of Zion, and a less faithful class, which latter class is hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of
generally designated as the great company. The op- beauty, unto the residue of the people, and for a spirit
portunity' to the faithful remnant class to sene God and of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and for
maG;nify his name is now greatly enlarged. If it is strength to them that turn the battle to the gate."found that this prophecy discloses such fact, then it Isaiah 28: 5, 6.
should greatly encourage and help the anointec1 to push
6 Some have misundC'rstood "The Remnant" article,
Oll in the work with patience and zeal, in joyful obedience which appeared in the July 15, 1925, issue of THE:
to the Lord's commands.
WATCH TOWER, and ha ve thought that "the remnant'"
3 The only purpose of THE WATCH TOWER to here atmeans that class who love earthly blessings of restitutempt to explain this prophecy is to encourage and glac1- tion. This is entirely wrong. The remnant means those
den the hral'ts of the anointed. With a prayer to God faithful anointed and true saints who remain steadfast;
that he may guide and direct, and with confidence that who continue as the faithful witnesses of God, even unto
he will do so, let us now examine this scripture. Before death. Some of the anointed repudiate the Lord and go
beginning a critical examination of the text, each one into the second death. Others of the anointed become
is strongly urged to carefully read the entire chapter, in negligent, indifferent or fearful, and are relegated to
the King James anc1 also in the Revised Version. Then the tribulation or great company class. The remnant
what is herein. said should be carefully studied, and each class are those who abide in Christ and who loyally
scripture that is cited should be carefully considered and faithfully continue there until received into glory.
in connection with the comments herein made. A casual These will be the overcomers who have their reward in
reading will not be profitable.
the first resurref''-ioL) being almnc1antly received
4 The words of the text,
"Thou art my servant, 0 into the kingdom or heayen. (Revelation 20: 6; 3: 21;
Israel, in whom I will be glorified" (v. 3), undoubtedly 2 Peter 1: 11) "In that day," which is the day of God's
have reference to The Christ, Head and body. On vengeance and judgment ag3,inst the nations ruled by
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Satan, this anointed faithful remnant class will be
specially honored by having increased opportunities of
serving the Lord.
7 Heretofore the forty-ninth chapter of Isaiah's prophecy has been applied to the Millennial Age exclusively;
but it now seems quite manifest that this prophecy has
to do with the closing experiences of the church, while
some of her members are still in the flesh. St. Paul applies it to the anointed class, and fixes the time by his
quotation from the prophecy. (2 Corinthians 6: 2) 'rhe
prophecy applies primarily to the Lord Jesus Christ
and secondarily to the- members of his body, when the
Lord comes to his temple and when the servant class is
made up. Whatsoever the body members are now doing
on earth to the glory of God they are doing under the
direction of the Head, Christ Jesus. He is present with
them, he has clothed them with the garments of salration and covered them with the robe of righteousness,
which Jehovah has furnished by and through his beloved Son for the bride class.
S In verses one to five of the prophecy of the fortyninth chapter of Isaiah the statement is made that this
servant is formed and "called from the womb". The
woman who conceives and gives birth to this servant class
is Zion, which is God's organization. Christ Jesus is
the chief one of Zion. (Isaiah 28: 16) All who arc begotten and anointed of the Lord, and who abide under
that anointing, are counted as a part of Zion and also
as her children. Jerusalem, which is sometimes used
synonymously with Zion, is called the mother of all the
spirit-begotten and spirit-born ones. (Galatians 4:
26) Zion gives birth to the kingdom, or official government, as \rell as to the individual members of that royal
line.~Hevelation 12: 5; Psalm 110: 3; Isaiah 66: 7.
9 The above texts locate to a certainty the servant class
and show that sl~ch class is composed of Christ, the
Head, and the body members. The body members colLectively, while in the ilesh, are referred to in the Scriptures as "The Senant". The Lord Jesus Christ speaks
of his body members thiH side the vail as a part of
himself. (Pt;alm 69: 5) Such are the servants of Jehovah God to execute a part of his plan.
10 The opening words of the forty-ninth chapter of
Isaiah show the servant class speakmg thus: "Listen,
o isles, unto me; and hearken, ye peoples, from far."
(R. V.) To whom is this message addressed? ,rho is
meant by the isles? Isles or islands are stable places of
land in the midst of restless waters. The lUass of mankind is restless. The isles, therefore, particularly represent certain companies of Christian people ,\'l).() mingle
with mankind but who do not trust in the powers of
il'estless humanity. They love the Lord to a degree, and
:ret they are afraid. They do not fully exert themscIves
Gn the side of the Lord. These arc they who cannot see
well. (2 Peter 1: 9) These are of the antitypical city of
Jerusalem who are made manifest "in that day of the
Lord". JUany of these are in the houses that will suiIer
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destruction in the time of trouble. These are they who

compose the great company or tribulation class.-Zechariah 14:1,2.
11 Verse one of Isaiah forty-nine thus shows the servant class calling upon the great company class to
listen to what the senant class is about to say. The
servant speaks first to the great company class, and
then to "ye people, from far". 'Ye will first consider
the "isles", or great company class.
12 As shown by the parables of the pounds and of the
talents, when the Lord comes to his temple and conducts the examination of those ,,,ho have been anointed
he finds some who have been faithful; and these he approves and invites to enter into his joy. 'rhis is the
class described by the Prophet Isaiah in chapter fortynine, yerses one and three, and mcntioned under the
pronoun "me". 'Thcse are the ones whom the Lord
now uses for his special work. 'rhis is the class that addresses the me,:sage to the grcat company cla,:s, described as the "isles". At the first advent Jesus did not
speak to the great company class. This is proof that the
servant class must now deliver a message to the great
company class; that is to say, in the end of this age;
and this being true, we are now at the time of the fulfilment of this prophecy. Of course it is the message
of the present Lord himself, being spoken through his
visible representatives, his faithful witnesses.
13 Verses two and three of the prophccy are:
"And
he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the
shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a
polished shaft: in his quiver hath he hid me; and said
unto me, Thou art my servant, 0 Israel, in whom I will
be glorified." Here the Lord causes the senant to speak
of the work to be done, to wit: that the message of
truth must go forth as a sharp sword, as a keen, clearcutting and piercing, polished shaft, like arrows into
the hearts of the enemy.
14 Confidence is then given to the senant by his being assured of the Lord that hc will hide the senant in
the shadow of his hand; that as darts are shielded in the
quiver so shall the Lord shield his senant. Thus shielded
and protected, God sends forth his senant class that
his name may be glorified. (1 Peter 2: 9) While the
message strikes terror into the heart of the encmy, yet
it cheers and comforts those ,,-ho mourn, because it
brings good news of the time of deliyerance. With this
full assurance from the Lord, his senant is strong in
the Lord and in the power of his might. He is eager
for the work because he knows it is the Lord's will, and
he knows that everything shall work together for his
good.-Romans 8: 28.
13 'Yhen the Lord came to his temple in 1918 (the
autumn of 1917, modern time) that was the time for
the beginning of judgment. 'Yhether the saints then
realized it or not, those who really loyed the Lord \rent
forth declaring "the day of yengeanee of our God",
wielding the sharp sword and using the polished shaft;
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or, otherwise stated, themselves being used by the Lord

as a sharp sword, as a polished shaft, and as a piercing
arrow against the bulwarks of Babylon. Great trouble
fell upon them, and their work seemed to be in vain.
The headquarters at Brooklyn were dismantled and
moved to another place; London and other branch offices
were cut off from connection and communication with
headquarters, and there was much to bring distress and
discouragement. Yet the faithful waited in patience and,
in the language of the prophet, said: "Then I said, I
have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for
nought, and in vain; yet surely my judgment is with
the Lord, and my work with my God."-Isaiah 49: 4.
16 After a period of waiting, the prophet shows, the
Lord revives his senant class, the faithful saints, by
telling them that they are his witnesses that he is God.
(I::aiah 43: 10, 12) He tells this servant class that he
will use them to plant the heavens and lay the foundations of the earth; and that while so doing the servant
shall have no occasion for fear, because the hand of the
Lord is over him. (Isaiah 51: 16) After the discouraging experiences in 1915, and in the months that followed,
the servant class was greatly revived; and with greater
zeal than ever they re-engaged in the kingdom work.
11 Note now the marginal reading of the next verse
of the prophecy: And now, saith the Lord that formed
me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob
again to him that Israel may be gathered to him and I
may be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God
shall be my strength." (Isaiah 49: 5, R. V.) In harmony with this prophecy the work of the anointed now
takes on a wider scope, consisting of three phases, to
wit: First, the gathering together into a compact body
of the faithful members in Christ, who compose the
servant class (Psalm 122: 3,4) ; second, the a"wakening
of the great company class; and third, the carrying of
the message to the rulers and princes and peoples of the
earth.
18 The prophecy continues:
"And he said) It is a
light thil1g that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up
the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the desolate of Israel."
(Isaiah 49: 6) 'rhe gathering and raising up of Jacob,
mentioned in verses five and six, clearly means the
gathering together of the full number of the "one hundred and forty-four thousand". This is in exact har1:"1Ony with Rcwlation 7: 4-8, in ,,-hieh the Hevelator
points out that hyphe thou,:und are gathered from each
of the twehe tribes. Dlll:illg this periocl of the "latter
rain", that is to say, the time of refreshing, "which work
is represented by Elisha and known as the Elisha work
of the church, the Lord has poured out his spirit upon
his senants and handmaidens. (Joel 2 : 2a) 'rhese have
been gathered and organized as never before for the
service of the Lord, and have in the spirit of the Lord
gone forth proclaiming the message of truth. It has been
a great gatlwnng tIme from Ins until the present
time; and, as heretofore stated in these columns, many
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and have given every evidence of being anointed of the
Lord; and many of those who have thus come in recent
1y are showing greater zeal for the Lord than many whQ
came into the truth long prior thereto.
19 ''To restore the desolate of Israel" clearly refers to
the reviving of the great company class. 'rhose consecrated ones who have remained inside the nominal
church, as well as some outside, have been fearful of
men and negligent of privileges of service. They were
once anointed of the Lord, but have lost that anointing
and have missed many privileges of service. They have
feared the influence of men. The prophet describes them
thus: "Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of
death,. being bound in affliction and iron; because they
rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the
counsel of the Most High: therefore he brought down
their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was
none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in thE'ir
trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He
brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
and brake their banc1s in sunder." (Psalm 107: 10-14)
'1'he same company is described as "a great multitude"
gathered from all the nations of the earth.-Revelation
7: a-14.
20 Up to this point Isaiah's prophecy shows that the
servant class has a work to do amongst the "desolate"
class, the great company class. The prophecy also shows
that this must be done in troublesome times, while men's
hearts are failing them for fear, while the world is in
distress and perplexity, and when there is much danger
to the church upon every side. Other scriptures show
that this work must be done while Satan is desperately
bent upon destroying "the remnant" who have the testimony of Jesus Christ that they are his, and who are
keeping the commandments of God. (Reyelation 12: 17)
'l'hereore that the senant class may be encouraged, the
Lord through his prophet says: "Thus saith the Lord,
In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a (lay
of salvation have I helped thee: and I will preserve thee,
and give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish
the earth, to cause to inherit the uesolate heritages."
-Isaiah 49: S; 2 Corinthians 6: 2.
21 In other words, to this faithful servant class. the
Lord now says: 'In my acceptable time I heard you;
in the day of sahation ,,-hen I came to my temple I
helped you, because I found you faithful; and now in
this time of stress, fraught with much danger upon
every hand, I will preserve you.' The Lord gives his
positive promise that he will preserve those who love
him and who are faithful to him. This assurance is in
harmony "with the promise given by the P~almist: "0
love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth
thl' faithful, and plentifully re,mrdeth the proud doer."
-P6a]m 31: 23.
22 Th('U, continuing to address the servant, the Lord
says: "I will . . . give thee for a covenant [a solemn
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guarantee] of the people, to establish the earth, to

cause to inherit the desolate heritages." (Isaiah 49: 8)
Here again the desolate are mentioned; here again the
great company class is referred to. In harmony with the
qnotations from the prophecies above, these have been
in darkness and in desolation because of their environment and because of the snares into which they have
fallen. There are many of these in the creed prisons of
Christendom, in both the Catholic and the Protestant systems. 'l'hey love the Lord; and yet they are restrained
from freedom hecause of the prison keepers, the clergy,
who club them into Submission and coerce them into
silence. Many of these are held in darkness concerning
the grcat an;l loving plan of God for the blessing of
mankind. Many of them would break away from these
prisons and take tlwir stand on the side of the Lord if
they knew the great plan of salvation in the light of
present truth. Do not the facts show that some of these
have been recently found by those \"ho have been canvassing with the litrrature of present truth? When
found they have gladly availed themselves of the books.
23 These are the desolate heritages, and these must be
brought to the light. It is true that some who have
rejoiced for a time in the truth and in the anointed
have dropped back into the great company class, but
surely there are many yet in the nominal churches; and
these are described as in prison and in darkness. Therefore the commission is given to the servant class, as
stated in verse nine of the prophecy, as follows: "That
thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that
are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the
ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places."
24 In Isaiah 42: 6, 7, God again addresses his senant,
The Christ, and says: "I the Lord have called thee in
righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep
thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for
a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring
out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit
in darkness out of the prison house." This prophecy
could not possibly refer to the 1hllennial Age. It shows
a work to be done by The Servant class while on the
earth. Here the Lord says: 'I will hold thine hand
and keep thee.' 'l'here will be no necessity for God to
hold the servant's hand and shield and keep him after
he reaches his kingdom home. This clearly means that
God will shield and protect the servant class from the
enemy while performing the commission that God has
given him to perform while on earth; and that commission is that he, the senant, is given as a light to the nations. An~ for what purpose? To open the blind eyes,
and to bring out the prisoners from the prison and them
that sit in darbless out of the prison house.
25 The apostle, in 2 Peter 1: 9, plainly states that the
great company is blind. The Apostle Paul, in 2 Corinthians 4: 3, 4, states that the world in general is blind.
The pr'son houses here mentioned must of necessity be
the houses of ecclesiasticism, where some consecrated
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ones are kept prisoners; and there they sit in darkness

because their teachers and leaders, acting as instruments
of Satan, hold them back from the truth.
26 Otherwise stated, the Lord says to his servant: 'Tell
these prisoners to get out of the denominational prisons;
tell those who are in darkness to show themselves and
to take their stand on the side of the Lonl, that they may
feed upon the precious things of God"'s ord.' Has not
the servant class been doing this wry thing in the past
few years, by sending millions of "Hesolutions", "Indictments," "Messages of Hope" and "Comfort" to the
desolate?
27 It is since the Lord came to his temple that he hilS
used the ra(lio to spread the message of the truth. He
has greatly blessed this method of sendmg forth the gospel message. The ecclesiastical system's prison walls
cannot stop the message of truth from going to those
truth-hungry ones who are in the prison. '1'he message
goes right through these prison walls, and the keepers
cannot prevent the hungry souls hom hearing and feeding upon it. Many of these hungry ones arc now writing
to the SOCIETyJS radio stations, expressing joy because
of the truth which they have heard, and are gladly
availing themselves of the books containing the message
of the divine plan. This is in fulfilment of the prophecy:
"They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall
be in all high places." (V. 9) When we see the
prophecy thus being fulfilled we may know that this
is the proper understanding of it and that it does not
refer to the Millennial Age. It refers to the present time.
28 Mark that this scripture does not say: "The prison
house of death. n We have read that into the scripture.
The text reads: Say to the prisoners, Go forth." How
could the servant say that to the prisoners if they were dead
and in the tomb? The Psalmist describes these prisoners
as sitting in darkness, because they have disregarded the
Word of the Lord; and then he says that they cry unto
the Lord in their trouble and the Lord brings them
out of darkness and breaks their bands asunder. (Psalm
107: 10-14) This corresponds exactly with the statement of the Prophet Isaiah. Many of those who are
now hearing the truth by radio and by other means,
who are reading the books, and who claim to be consecrated to the Lord, do not give evidence of being of
the anointed class; and yet they are rejoicing. Is not
this the great company waking up, and is there not much
more yet to be done? Does it not seem that this work
is just begun?
29 Then the prophecy adds: "They shall not hunger
nor thirst neither shall the heat nor sun smite them:
for he th;t hath mercy on them shall lead them, even
by the springs of water shall he guide them." (Isaiah
49: 10) Again the words of the prophet are corroborated
by the plain statement of Revelation, which refers to
the great company class, and which reads: They shall
hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall
the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb
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which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, heavens and lay the foundations of the earth. The plantand ::;11.111 lead them unto living fountains of watcrs: ing of the heavens, there mentioned, must refer to the
gathering of the spintual class unto the Lord. Laying
anti God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes."
(Revclation 7: 16,17) Surely these wortis of the Rev- "the foundations of the earth" must refer to the earthlY'
elator annlv to those who will comnose the great company class that shall hear the mesEage of truth at the mouth.
cla.:;s: ~u' that, too, while they 'are still on the earth, of the faithful anointed class. "The people from far"
not after they have reached heaven, There would be no (Isaiah 49: 1), therefore, must refer to earth's milliong
occasion for 'their having tears after they have reached '\7ho hear the truth and '\\ho are happy to hear it, yet
who do not make a consecration unto the Lord at this
the heuvenh' courte
30 Y erses 'eleven to thirlcen of this forty-ninth chapter
time but who will be ready to embrace the earthly phase
of I,aiah seem to apply entirely to the ~rillennial Age of of the kingdom when that bcgms.
restoration: and e\'illently are placed hcre as a paren3~ K ow let us consider the latter part of verse sb: and
t!letH.:al statclllcI:t, for the purpose of mfegual'l1in~ the verse seven, together with verses twenty-two and twentysecret:: of thi~ prophecy until GOU'g uuc tnne for his three, of haiah forty-nine, because it is apparent that
peu!'k to m:derstanu it.
they all rc:late to the same thin~. After speaking tD the
": \"er~c fourteen of the nronhccv reads: "But Zion sen-ant class rdatiyc to the gathering of the trihes of
sait]. The Loru hath forsal:.:eu" me: and my Lord h:lth J .'leaL. anJ th0 restoring of the desolate ones of IEracl,
for;:'otten me," In Ins many of the Lord's people' \':ere then the prophecy read,;: "I will also give thee for a
di -coura!!ed, and some said. at least b\' theIr condnet: light to the nations, that thou mayest be my [111eans
"The Lo-rd huth for~otten ~s," The "';'lter he~rd these of brmgin~:J sahatlOn unto the end of the eartll." It is
very worus used by some in that yenr: but 111 the ful manifest, therefore, that the messa~e of truth must go
lmnnn- ,car the same ones ,,'ho h:lG thu~ ~T)oken wer:! to the natlOllS of tile earth in oroer that the foundarevi,,;:L' ane. they nrc still rejoiclllg- in the Lord. A~am hans of the new cal tItly organization may be laid; and
ill 19'2.:; mQl1\' saiJ: "The anCIent \rorthics hU\'e not this mnst be done bciore the church's work is finished
rcmmeJ ; a,:J ,0n10 'I';ho seem to Jy,' 1'::11nt3 arc still on on canh,-:Jlatthe\\' 2--1: H.
the e<:r::l: ~:l1'cJ:: the Lord hath for;otTcn u~." Y ('r~C3
3G In verse seven of Isaiah's prophecy Goel is spcnk:fiftccll :Iud ElXU',,'ll of tllJ'; !>rophcc:, 1, thl' rc,~!>onsc from il:~. Ilrst to Jesus ChriEt anti then to the faithful Inemthe LOl'll lL \\-hle11, in ~uhotancc, he' 1':l:,~: 'Thou~ll a bel'S 01 his Lody, anJ for the special encouragement of
,,'om::'l1 11Wy for~et ]1('1' ba!>'~', yet Gou will r.eyc1' or;ct the l.ltter: "Kmgs shall see and arise, princes also 1'kl11
Ziu]]: be bas graren her UpOll the palms of his hands, ,\'or~l11p, uecame of the Lord that is faithful, llUJ the
anu Ehc is ccntinually before him.'
Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee." KlllgS or
:~ III 101~ there were Eome \yho h::12. been actiYc1y
rulers :u e those ,rho exerei::e the ruling power alllollt'st
cn~iJ:!(,0. III tiw Loru's ~cf\'ice. but \rho undcr stre"s bethe TI:1tions. Docs not this indicate that the me~oa{2" of
tr;)'eCu thelr brethre11 into the hanus of the enemy, eyen truth may yet be hearJ hy some of those in earthl~'
a~ Jesus foretolu. D1D.tthew 24: 10) Anu then they
authority, and. acknowledgeu by them as the truth, and
hurrieclr uel':ll'tCU from the truth. How strikinzlr this that some of these may eycn support the message of
i~ foret~lJ ~y the ~eYcntecnth \'Cl'se of the pr~i)ilecy, the truth? In tlu,; connection note the marginal rcau."hi( h sDcai,:s of these chJlJren of Zion: "Thy chiloren ing of \'Crse tlyenty-three: "'Kings shall be thy nouri~h
51:0.11 !:;~kc ha~tc : thy l1e~troycrs and they that made thee ers," indicating that some in authority may yet Sl1Jl~
wa"tc ~:,.l!1 ::0 10rth of thee"!
port or nouri~h those who proclaim the message of truth.
3J Ti:0 a1';11 of the Lord was not shortened.
Others The saints, of course, will not depend upon such support;
(luicJ.:J ' t0v:~ t1~2 nbc" of tLose \\ 110 hiltl departeJ. It tllell' stl'en~th cometh from the Lord: but if it please the
\~a3 a1:l'" ti:c L.1r;l came to hi~ tem;Jle that the proph- LorJ to open the minds of some of the rulers then the
ecv 01 Joel had Its second fulfilment, when the spirIt sen ant should rcj oice.
the Lord. wa~ Doured out upon his serYa.nt,; and hand31 "Princes also shall worship."
Princes would. repmaiue!:s: and tl;cEe eame to" Zion and rejoiced. in the resent those who have less to do \\ith the actual goVCl'llLorJ, ar:a Etill rejoice. Eyen so the Prophet Isaiah, in ment of the worlll, yet who wield great influence to
ycrses nille~eCll anll twenty of this forty-ninth chapter, that end. The clergy are of this class. It is not un~ho\\'s :nat mum' ethers should. come; auu tlu,; has had a
reasonable that some of the clergy, as indiYiduals, are
fulblmcnt. ..:\g-.~in verse twenty-one is corroborateu by still in the Lord's favor; and such may hear the mes~
Reyel~,ion :-: 13.
sage of truth and come to worship the Lord because of
the faithful witness given by those whom he has chosen.
"PEOPLE FRO:\! FAR"
In St. Paul's bme there were some of those in authority.
U In the nrouhccv of Isaiah 51: 16 the statement is
made that Gou' has' put his message into the mouth of who were his friends and who supported him. (Acts
the f.1ithful servant class, that he has shielded this 19: 31) Is it unreasonable that some of this class may
class from the assaults of the enemy, and has sent his now see the truth, before the conclusion of the work of
lienaL: fonh as his witness that he IDay }Jlant the the anomteJ ones on this side the yail?
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STANDARD FOR THE PEOPLE
It is "the people from far" who must be encouraged

to rally to the standard of Jehovah. "The servant" is
commanded to lift up God's standard, which means he
must give to the people the testimony concerning God
and his kingdom. '1'hc command to the servant is: "Behold, I will lift up mille hand to'thc Gentiles, and set
up my standard to the people: and they shall bring thy
sons in their arms, and thy daughters shall be carried
upon their shoulders,"-Isaiah 49: 22.
3" The standard of the people is a message of life
that "the senant" is hringmg to the prople. Has not
"the srrvant", the church. during the past few yrars
been telling the prople that mIllions of them shall get
life and shall neyer die if thry chry the LorcH Our
slogan has been, and is, l\lILLIONS NOW LIVING
WILL NBVER DIE! A great many of these have
manifested the keenest intere~:t in the me::;sage and expressed their desire to sre the kingdom estahlished.
These may with propriety be designated as children of
"the senant" in this that "the senant" has brought to
them the message of life. that is to say, the message
that shall give to them life.
40 The prophd indicates that many other peoples must
yet hear, and that hraring they shall rejoice. Figuratively speaking, those thus hearing bear up in their arms
and upon their shoulders these children who have been
brought to a knowledge of God's provision for giving
them life. They thereby express their joy and approval.
When a people are happy they find no better way to express it toward another than to carry upon their shoulders or in their arms the one who is favored. Great
numbers of the people are providing themselves today
with the books which teach God's plan. Even greater
numbers are h('aring ihe mrssage by radio. These are
telling others about it. 1\1any of these have become
friends of those who love the Lord and his message;
and while they give no evidence of being spirit begotten
yet they rejoice in the truth and in its message of life
and express this joy in their O\rIl way, illustrated by
bearing children up in their arms and on their shoulders.
41 This is exactly in harmony with the command given
by the Lord to his servant class, wherein it is written:
"Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way
of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather
out the stones; lift up a standard for the people." (Isaiah
62: 10) This is a work to be done by "the senant", the
anointed class, and these may expect encouragement and
nourishment from others who are not spirit begotten.
42 God loves the oppressed people of the world.
So
great is his love that he gave his only brgottcn Son that
the people might not perish, but that those who should
hear and obey might live. It would be just like him to
make everything ready for them to hear at the proper
time. For more than six thousand years man has been
alienated from God. Anticipating the time of the glad
return of the exiles unto himself, God throngh his
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prophet, bids his anointed servant mark out to them the

way that leads to life. He tells them to go and make
ready the road for the entry of the people; to bank up
the causeway; to gather out the stones; and then to
lift up a standard to which the people may rally.
43 To this end the Lord is now sending forth a worldwide proclamation that the time of DELIVERANCE
is at hanc1. Those who are of Zion, those who arc of the
servant cla.ss, will joyfully ohey these commands; and
herein will God be glorified. While this witness is being
given, the Lord will keep in security and in safety his
anointed who obey his commands. This also marks the
time of the recompense of the evil one. God's promise
is that "I will contend with him that eontendeth with
theC', . . . and I will feed them that oppress thee ,,-ith
their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their
Own blood". (Isaiah 49: 23, 26) The Lord God will
vindicate his good name and cause his praises to bo
heard in the earth.
44 It is so manifest from this prophecy that there is
much for the anointed yet to do that the anointed shonld
be greatly encouraged thereby. It furnishes evidence
that the Lord is dealing with them, that they are his
people, and that he is now using this servant cla;;s to
accomplish his good purposes. Knowing that the time
of deliverance draws nigh, let the anointed ones look
up and lift up their heads. These are they whom the
Lord has placed on watch, therefore let them with gladness proclaim the message of truth, even as God's prophet has commanded: "Thy watchmen shall lift up the
voice; with the voice together shall they sing; for they
shall see eye to eye, when the LOT d s h a II
bring again Zion." (Isaiah 52: 8) The dreamers and
fault-finders will not see their privileges; and instead of
helping with the work they will attempt to hinder it.
Nothing, however, can hinder the progress of the Lord's
work. Let not the faithful anointed ones stop to discuss
matters of trouble. Let them busy themselves by pressing on with the kingdom work.
45 In recent months the Lord has revealed to his people a clearer understanding of the Devil's organization,
and of his purpose to wreck that wicked system that the
people may have complete drliverance. This message he
has been pleased to permit to appear in the book entitled
DELIVERANCE. Has not God provided this instrument in
the hands of his anointed class? Let those who so believe carefully study the message therein and be prepared to use it.
46 Armed with the message of truth which shall proceed out of their mouth like a sharp sword, while they
are held by the Lord in the shadow of his hand and made
by him like a polished shaft, being protected as a hunter protects his quiver in his shield, let the anointed
servant go forth to the battle, singing the praises of
Jehovah as he goes. Let fear be flung to the winds; and,
moved by a burning zeal for the Lord, let the saints
march on to victory and to the kingdom of God. Arouse
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15, ID26
the gtE-at company class. Riel them leaye their prisons

of darkness alHl come forth and take their stand on the
side of the Lord. Lift high the standard of the Lord
for the people. Point them to the highway, that they
may prepare themselYes to go up on it in the way of
holiness in God's due time. Great now is the "'ork of
the anointed! Blessed is he "'ho participates therein!
QUESTIO~S
FOR BEREAN STUDY
,Yhen only mav a diyine prophecy be ullllerstood? On what

class of propheeies is the Lord now turning his Jigl]t?
"'hat two eompanies are ma(le I)J"ominent in Isaiah 49?
'''ho is the senant n>ferre<l to? n 1.J,. 9.
'Yhat cI:1SS did Isaiah's son Shenr-jn"llJlh forpsha(low? '''ho
will "turn the battle to the gate"'! 'Yh'O constitutes "the
remnant"? ~ 3, fl.
Whnt light dews St. Paul throw on Isniall 49? To whom
does this prophecY npply? \\'ho giYes lJirth to the serHlI1t? n 7.8.
.
'Yhat is reprpsentpd by "the isles"? \\'ho is referred to In
yerse 1 by the pl'onoun "nlP"'! n 10-12.
'''hat is mennt in YPI',.;e 2 by the "sharp sword" and the
"polished shaft"? \\'hat comfo'rt does the L'Ord here giye
us? How wns yerse 4 fulfilled? IT 1316.
"'hat three plwsf's of the sen'ant's present work are em

plllJsized in this proIJhE'c~'? Who are "the desolate of
I"rnel"? IT 17-19.
'Yhnt circumstances will attend the work of reYiving the
great comIJany? What assurance does the Lord gi,e us
in this connection? U 20, 21.
What are the "desolate heritages" of yerse 8? 11 22,23.
Do('s Isainh 42: 6, 7 refer to the work of the ;\Iillenninl
Agop? '''ho are "the blind", and what constitutes "the
prison"? How is this IJassage being- fultiJ]P(I? n :!4,28.
Show the relationship bptween Isaiah 49: 10 and Revelation 7: ]6, 17. To what time do these texts refer? IT 2Cl.
EXIJlain Isaiah 49: 11-1~. How and to what time does the
fourte<>nth yerse apply? "'hat is the significance of the
Lord's rpsponse in wr,.;ps ] 5 and 16? U 30, in.
'Vha t IlH}1]le!w(1 in 1918 and since that coincides WiOl verses
li-:!l? U 3:2,33.
Wllat is nJPant in Isaiah 51: 16 hy planting the heavens
and In~'ing- the foundations of the earth? ]n the lig-ht of
thi,.;, who is evidently meant in Isaiah 49: 1 by the "pf'OpIe from far"? U ~.J,.
How dof's the latter part of I"aiah 49: 6 correspond to the
statelllPnt in nIatthl'w 24: 14? U 3.1.
\Yhat is indicatpd in wrsps 7 and 23 of Isaiah's prophf'CY?
"'ho are the kings HnlI princes there mentioned'! IT 36, in.
How is yerse 2:! to hp fUlfilled? n 38-43.
What piTpct shoul(l this prophecy have upon the Lord's sel'
yaut class? IT 44,46.

TEXT FOR SEPTEMBER 1
"The Lord is great in Zion.';-Psalm 99: 2.

HE LORD here mentioned is Jehovah, the Most
Hi:;h God. He is represented as manifesting himself in a special way through his beloved Son, hi~
anointed King whom he has set upon his throne. "1
have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."-Psa. 2: 6.
This could not take place before 1914, because prior to
that time God had commanded that his Son remain inactive against Satan and until due time. (Psalm 110: 1)
There the Gentile times ended, and then it was time for
the Anointed One to act, and he did act. It was in 1918
that he came to his temple for judgment. (Psalm 11: 4)
This marks the time when God will begin to establish
equity in the earth, and the people must have notice
thereof. There begins the day of God's wrath; because
the first work of establishing righteousness is his expression agamst unrighteousness.
The text represents the Most High seated amidst the
cherubim. The Revelation likewise pictures God upon
his throne and round about him four beasts, symbolically representing wisdom, justice, love and power. Prior
to this it had been made to appear that God is unjust,
because so much unrighteousness is practised amongst
men, who say God is responsible for it. It has been represented that God's power is insufficient to restrain evil;
that he was not wise enough to establish a different
condit"Oll; and that he is not a God of love, otherwise he
would not permit so much suffering.
Now the time has come for the four divine attributes
to be expressed. Zion, his organization, is the instnl

ment used to make kno\\'n these great attributes working
in harmony. Out of Zion God shines. (Psalm 50: 2)
It follows, then, that those who are in Zion must he
devoted to the Lord and that those of ~ion yet on earth
delight to proclaim his praises and hold forth his standard. Such are the accredited witnesses of God on tha
earth and they delight to give testimony conceruing him
and his loving killdness.-I~aiah 43: 10-12.
"King of kings and Lord of lords."-Revelrttion 19: 1f1.

HIS scripture could not have its application until
after the Gentile times had ended. It more particularly applies at the time the Lord comes to
his temple. It does not seem proper to say that this
scripture means that Jesus Christ is Lord of many other
lords who are memLers of his Lady. It clearly means
that he is the supreme ruler of the earth and that the
time has come for him to begin to exercise his authority.
He comes to his temple for judgment. (Psillm 11: 4)
"Jurlgment must begin at the house of God." (1 Peter
4: 17) His judgment then proceeds against the natiCl1s
of the earth. At the time mentioned there are lords and
kings in the earth who have been ruling even though
not by divine right. All these kings are now called upon
to give their allegiance to Christ, God's anointed King,
and to serve him. (Psalm 2: 1, 12) The GDntext of our
text (Revelation 19: 11-15) shows that the time has
come for God to judge the earth, and that he has clothed
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his beloved Son with full power and authority to perform this great work. This great truth must be made
known, because the kings of earth and the people must
have notice. It follows that the anointed ones of the
temple class must give this witness. It is therefore seen
that service of the Lord by now proclaiming Christ
Jesus as King, and his kingdom, and announcing this as
God's kingdom, is the work that the church must do at
the present time. The message must be heard by those
who will form the great company class. It must be
heard by the peoples of earth of good will.
Who will then perform this work? Jehovah said:
"Ye are my witnesses that I am God." The plain privilege and duty of the members of the church on earth,
therefore, is to make known to the people that God's
kingdom is at hand, and that his beloved Son is now
the rightful King of all earthly kings and is now Lord
of all earthly lords.
r(A diadem of beauty, unto the resid1le of his peopZe."

-Isaiah 28: 5.
HEN does this scripture begin to have its fulfilment? The prophet answers: "In that day."
The expression "in that day" always refers to
the time when God becomes active through his King
concerning things of Satan's orgauization. It seems
quite clear that this particularly begins to apply when
the I~ord comes to his temple, for the reason that it is
those then found faithful and who continue faithful to
whom this promise is made. 'ro such the Lord says
when he comes to take account 'with them: "Thou hast
been faithful over a few things. . .. Enter [now] into
the joy of thy Lord."
The diadem is that lacer about the head to which the
crown is fastened. The one wearing a crown and diadem
is pichued as having been honored by his superior. "In
that day" the Lord of hosts will be a diadem and a
crown to the remnant. This title of Jehovah suggests
his army in action as indicated by the llOth Psalm.
It is a great honor to be appointed by Jehovah as his
witnesses at such a time and to proclaim to others his
juutice, wisdom, love and power. Giving this witness is
loeally the office and present work of the remnant.
'}'he text shows that "in that day" pride will be greatly manifested by some, particularly the rulers of earth.
'1'he rulers of earth have decked themselves with pride.
Their pride shall be broken; and the breaking WIll be
done by Jehovah through his beloved Son, his anointed
King. The remnant class is commissioned by Jehovah
to give testimony of these great tmths. Thus God
honors them by permitting them to lift up the standard
for the people. At the same time he particularly shields
and protects them while they are singing his praises out
of Zion.
BROOKLYlI, N.
Y.
'1'he Lor:JU. . . . '/.S

. my re f1lge anU..3 my
-Psalm 91: 2.
f ortress.
11
F COURSE it may be said that the Lord has

always been a refuge to those who follow faithfully in the footsteps of his beloved Son. This,
however, is not the proper and particular application
of the text. The text shows that this refuge is at a
time when there is war or trouble about the church. It
clearly appears that it begins to have its fulfilment with
the day of judgment, when the Lord comes to his temple,
and thereafter until judgment is completed. It is that
time when the enemy is assaulting the faithful representatives of the Lord on the earth. It is after the time of
the birth of the nation and during the time when the
dragon, namely, the Devil and his organization, makes
war against those who keep the commandments of God
and who have the testimony of Jesus Christ. The only
righteous are those who are in Christ and their righteousness is by virtue of being in Christ. It is against these
that the enemy is arrayed. "They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn
the innocent blood. But the Lord is my defence; and my
God is the rock of my refuge."-Psalm 94: 21,22.
But these faithful ones have no need for fear, because
they are in Christ, under the robe of righteousness, in
the temple; and abiding there, they are in the secret
place of the Most High. Being wholly devoted to the
Lord and seeing their privilege, they delight in singing'
the praises of Jehovah God out of Zion. A failure to do
,uch would be unfaithfulness. All in the temple proclaim the praises of Jehovah God.
"Christ is Lord, to the glory of God."-Phil. 2: 11.
HEN did this scripture begin to have its fulfilment? Surely not during the entire Gospel
Age; because ecclesiasticism during that time
has put an entirely wrong interpretation upon the text.
These have said that Jesus Christ is Lord equal to God;
in fact, God himself. The DIAGLOTT gives the proper
rendering. The text means that the time must eom3
when Jesus Christ will be acknowledged as Lord of
heaven and earth, and that this will redound to the glory
of Jehovah God. As long as Satan is in full control this
could not be tme. 'When the due time arriYs for him
whose right it is to assume his power and reign, Jesus
Christ begins action. He goes forth in obedience to J ehovah's command to rule amidst his enemies. The time
has come for God to begin the work of making the enemy
and his organization His footstool. From that time the,
work must progress until Satan's organization is completely destroyed, and until every creature that is granted
life, both in heaven and on the earth, will join in proclaiming the fact that Jesus Christ is Lord, is King of
kings, that he is God's anointed King; and thus is the
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glory of the great JehoYilh God miltle milnifest to all

c:rriltion.
The remnant class is highly honored; because God
gin's such a yisiol1 of tIm great privilege when the
temple opew;:. Of necei:isity all such recognizing that
Chnst Jesus is Lord, and that the time has come for
2;:;1
him to reign, delight to sounu forth the praises of J e~

honlh out of Zion. 'l'hey give Jehovah God the glory
Dnd honor Jue his name because he is the great Author
who ma(Ie an(l who is carrying into execution his mar
velous plan. This plan and execution bespeak his
wisdom, justice, love and power, to his glory and praise.
ISRAEL JOURNEYING TOWARD CANAAN

--OCTOBER 3-NmrBEHS
10: 11-36--
"Gome thott tcith ttS, and we will do thee good."-Numbers 10: 29.
HE days which immediately followed the erection
of the tabernacle were bu.~y 011es for Moses and
Aaron anJ for the leaders of the people; for besides the consecration of the priei'ts amI the tabernacle
there was much necessary instruction to be received and
giyen for the regulation of the general affil irs of Israel.
2 "'hile Moses was receiving from God the final instructions already noted in our course of studies, the
people were being instructed as to their order for marching. It was on the fiftieth day of Israel's second year of
freedom from Egyptian bondage that the cloud removed
from over the tabernacle, God's signal that J srael were
to proceed on their journey to Canaan. They "'ere ready;
and on the day the tabernacle was prepared fer conveyance their tents were folded and their jOll1'ncy was begun, all of which indicates that they were wahhiul; for
it could have been no easy matter to get such a multitude
on the move. We can imagine the pleasure they had in
starting on the journey.
3 Israel went on their journey in ordered array. The
tilbernacle was to be the center of the milrch; and the
thirteen tribes were given fixed places which they were
to continue in relation to it, and therefore to each other.
The tribe of Levi was placed in the midst of the march
near to the tabernacle, which was their special carr. The
twelve tribes were divided into four camps: The Ylll1, the
two wings, and the rear, l?ach composed of three tribes.
Each camp had a standard. Tradition says Hwt each
standard was emblazoned with one of the figures of the
cherubim, a lion, an eagle, an ox, and a man.
4lt was a terrible wilderness into which ISl'ael must
enter. The land of hope and promise might be all that
was claimed for it, but there was a great wilderness and
hard travel between it and them, unescapable in whichever direction they went. Perhaps it was because of this
that Moses asked his brother-in-law, Hobab, to go with
them, saying, "Come thou with us, and we will do thee
good." (Numbers 10: 29) Whether Hobab had come on
a short visit, even as his father had done a year before;
or, as appears more probable, whether he had visited
lIoses and decided to stay with Israel for some time, we
may not know. Hobab's reply to Moses, "I will not go
with you]; but I will depart to mine own land, and
to my kindred," indicates that he had been a time with

Israel.-Numbers 10: 30; Exodus 18: i5, 6.
;; The suggestion made by Moses to Hobab seem a
vcry reasonable one, and one which any leader of men
in a similar position would be likely to make. It is
almost certain that Hobab would not be alone, but as a
chief in lUidian would have many men with him awl at
his service, all of whom could render service such as
:Moses had in mind. Yet it seems as if Moses made a
mistake in asking this help from Hobab; for J ehoyah
had promised that his angel should go before them to
lead them.-Exodus 23: 20.
6 As yet there had been no definite intimation that the
pillar of cloud and fire was to be their guide, but it
may be said that this was understood. The Scriptures
make no comment on Moses' action; they only record
the incident. Moses meant well, both for Israel and for
Hobab. But it is to be noted that the Bible almo~t immediately says, "The ark of the covenant of the Lord
went before them to search out a resting place for them."
(Numbers 10: 33) The use of the words "search out" in
this connection is significant; the ark represented Gall in
finding the best place for his people. He was eyes for
them, and they needed no other guide.
7 We have already noted that the Levites were not
numbered with the twelve tribes. They belonged to JehOYah, having been taken from Israel in place of the firstborn of all the tribes. Ephraim and 1I1anasseh (Joseph's
sons) were then each considered as tribal heads. Aaron's
mm tribe (Levi) was given to him for the service of the
tabe1'llacle, not through favoritism but because of the
quick response of the men of Levi made at the time of
the crisis in Israel. (Exodus 32: 26 ; Numbers 3: 12)
The choice of the tribe of Levi for the service of the
tabernacle entailed a loss upon them; for they had to
forego a tribal portion when the land of Canaan should
be divided amongst the tribes of Israel. From a human
point of view this separation was also a loss to Israel;
for Levi could not be called upon in times of national
danger.
S But this arrangement was excellent for Israel; for
the Levites, who were to be teachers ill Israel and provide an educative guiding influence for the people and
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their children, were to live in towns and villages with

their allctmnts, throughout all the land of Israel. By
divine arrangement the tribes of Israel still numbered
twelve, even though God had now taken this one tribe
for himself, for the service of the people.
9 Beyond the immediate service which Levi was to ren~
der to Israel was that ~which (though all unconsciously)
they did for God as types, portraying a service to be
rendered to him by the church of God in later days.
The Levites in their separation from their fellows are
an exact type of those who, gathered out of the world
between the two advents, are separated to God as disciples of Jesus Christ, who gave themselves in consecration to him.
10 Wnen Jesus first came he called all who would follow him to eanetify themsplves as separated from the
world. (See John 17: 17.) To some, such as the apostles
and some of the deacons of the early church who \vere
called to direct senice for their brethren, this meant
actual separation to the ministry of the gospel. But the
many, the great majority of the true disciples of Jesus,
could not, of course, be thus separated. They were never~
theless separated from the world, and they shared the
ministry of reconciliation of ,,'hich all are partakers.
rrhese must labor in secular employment for their daily
bread, even as the Levite had to till the ground to give
him his garden produce; but like the Levite in Israel,
these make no contribution to that which the world is
pleased to call its uplift.
11 From the time of their consecration and acceptance
of God, they are citizens of the kingdom of heavcn, and
are pilgrims and strangers in the earth. Jesus said of
these, "They are not of the world, eWn as I am not of
the ,,'orld." (John 17: 16) In separating these from the
world God does no injustice to the wOTld, even though
they ha\'e such a spirit of helpful desire for the good of
their fello\rs as ,,'auld make them the world's best
helpers. NOT in their scparation may these be careless or
indifferent to the wclfare of their fcllows. They must
ever have the spirit of Jesus, who gave himself that
the ,,'orld might live. God, as it were, takes his own,
yet leaves the world \yith the full complement of its
tribes.
12 In due time the ,\'orl(l will find that God has provided some better thing for them than they could have
expected; for God's separated people are called to be
senants to him for thcir brethren's sake. When in the
kino-dam of heavcn the peoples of carth learn of God's
pro~ision for them, they will surely bow beforc him and
adore him; for they will realize that those who are appointcd to help them and guide thrm and judge them
\yere of themselves chosen of God for the purpose and
\yho proved their \YOl'th and fitness by their faithfulness
to God and Christ whilst ,,'alking through an evil world.
Jesus said that his Father had given him authority to
execute judgment "becanse he is the Son of man" (John
5: 27) > an assurance of a forbearing merciful judgment
llROOKLYN,
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by One who knows the difficulties and who understands.

13 As for the purpose of their ministry in Israel, and
chiefly in connection with the tabernacle, the Levites
were themselves divided into two classes, (1) Aaron and
his sons, to \rhom the priesthood was a perpetual appointment and (2) all the others for the service of the
priests; so it will be with their antitype when all are
gathered out. From this viewpoint all of spiritual Israel
are "Levites". Some formed a royal priesthood (Revelation 5: 10) ; but the many, the "great multitude" seen
by John in vision (Revelation 7: 9), are servants to
sene day and night before the throne of God.
14 Too commonly this journeying of the Israelites
through the wilderuess has been considered as being a
great trek, a people migrating from land to land. But
that is not the picture the Scriptures present; rather,
Israel on the move after Sinai is to be considered as an
army marching in orderly array, and under strict supervision according to the arrangements made.
15 That this was the view which Moses had is clearly
seen by the fe,Y recorded words of the martial song as the
cloud rose from ahove the ark, and as it stopped to indicate the place where the ark should rest. To him this
represented both the presence and the power of Gcd.
"And the cloud of the Lord \yas upon them by day, when
they went out of the camp. And it came to pass, when
the ark set forward, that Moses said, Hise up, Lord, and
let thine enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee
flee before thee. And when it rested, he said, Return, 0
Lord, unto the many thousands of Israel."-Kumb2rs
10: 34-36.
1G Moses had a true view of Egypt, whence Israel lwd
come, and of Canaan, whence they were going. Egypt
to him represented the power of evil against \rhich Gud
must manifc~t himself, and Canaan represented anot:1er
and a vile phase of that same dominion which God mu~t
destroy before he could establish his kingdom. In all this
there is important instruction for all Bible students of
today. These are well a,rare that for a generation God
has been gathering a people for himself, out of a bondage
of oppressive error comparable to that of Israel in Egypt.
17 until recently it has been with Christians as it was
with Israrl then; enly a comparatively few got a clear
idca that there was anything in the work of God bcyond
deliYering his people and giving them an inheritance in
heaven, after the trials of a wilderness journey through
their course of human life had proved their worthiness
for that reward. '1'he fact now clearly discerned is that
God has brought his people out to himself to be his army
to do his work of conqucring his foes; all those forces of
evil beings, persons and institutions, which hinder the
establishment of his kingdom. For their O\Yll sakes the
Lord's people "hould thus see thcmsclYcs called to go
forwanl to do his \vork. This is the vision \\"hich saves.
,8 The choice of Moses' ilwitation to Rebab, "Come

thou \vith us, and \ve will do thee good," as the golden
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text for this study, is intended to emphasize the "evangelist" view of the gospel message; which is an invitation to anyone and to all to enter into the fulness of
Christ's blessings. Moses' word is indeed a word of hope
and of promise, which every Christian may speak to
another; but in its truest sense it is not to be taken to
mean that every man who hears the gospel message may
thereby be offered a share in that which God has for the
footsteps followers of Jesus. There are some things
which God has reserved for himself, even as J esus ~hO"wed
when John and James sought each a place on his right
and his left in the kingdom.-Matthew 20: 23.
19 Comparison has been <lrawn between the refusal of
Hobab to go with I~rael and the drawing away from
discipleship of the rich young man who went to Jesus.
But there is no real comparison in the circumstances.
Jesus was calling out from his own people those who
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loved God, and in doing so he put So test on them as to

whether or not they did love him. The young man who
refused Jesus declined an invitation from God, and this
could be done only to his own hurt. But Moses gave
an invitation to one who was not of Israel, and who by
Israel's laws could not enter into fullest fellowship with
them. (Leviticus 22: 10, 13) Events proved that Hobab
was better away from that rebellious people.
After the law was given at Horeb how was Mose:\!' time oe
cupif'd '! When lind how diU Israel leave the vicinity of
Sinai'! U 1-3, 14, 13.
Who was Robab, and why did Moses ask him to accompany
the Israelites'! Was his help necessary and Was his refusal illustrative? rr 4-O, 18, lll.
vVhy and how were the Levites separated from the twelve
tribes? What service were they called upon 1'.) do? U 7-9.
Whom did the Levites i;ypify? How were they divided?
U 10-13.
What did Egypt and Canaan respectively represent? U 1fi\-18.
THE REPORTS OF THE SPIES

--OCTOBER 10-NuMBERS 13: 23-33--
"We are well able to overcome it."-Numbers 13: 30.

SRAEL'S stay at Sinai, while the tabernacle was being prepared and their laws were being taught them
and while organization was being set, was a busy
time, and should have heen wry profitable. But their
entrance into the wilderness soon proved that they had
neither stamina of faj: h nor any 1 ea1 desire for the land
of promise. Consequently, as soon as the hardships of
the ,,-ilderness began to be frIt they began to mUTmur.
Thry ,yere ('J1couraged in their complaining by the
"mixed multitude" "oho had left Egypt with them
(Exodus 12: 38), and who had wearied of the manna.
They all ,,-anted flesh mrat; and Goel gave them qUaIls,
\yhich fiew over the camp in abundance and for nearly
a month. Of these they ate until they could eat no more,
and until a plague broke out.-Numbrrs 11: 33.
2 After a month's jcurncying they reached the south
border of Canaan. The book of K umbers tells that God
then instructed Mosrs to send spies to search out the
land, that the people might know their prospects and
how to approach their difficulties; for, as they must have
known, the country \ras inhabited by strong and warlike
pcoples.-Nnmbers 13: 1-3.
3 But the Numbers account must be rrad in conjunction with 1\1oses' review of that period reeorucd in
Deuteronomy 1: 22. There he plainly tells that the propesal to send spies came from the people, and he adds
that it pleased him well. It seemed a reasonable thing to
do, and yet it proveu to be a calamitous project. We
may reasonably ask the question, Why should a people
under divine guidance want information about the land
,,-hich God \ras giving them, or want to know the best
way to go there, when God himself was their guide .d
was under promise both to direct them and to bring them

into the land? (See Exodus 23: 20.) Without doubt
there was lack of faith in this, and it seems as if for
the moment the very practical mind of Moses had been
allowed to lead him from faith.
4 This incident and its results give an illustration of
the method which, apparently, God always takes with
those who profess to seek to do the divine will, but who
really wish for their own way. In prayers for guidance
it is necessary that there must be a real desire to do God's
will if his answer is to be given to oUT benefit; for God
will answer according to the desires of the heart. (Ezekiel
14: 4) Without doubt this is why many prayers ,yhich
are answered according to our pleasUTe do not always
turn out to be blessings. Israel wanted to know, and
God bade them to seek out for themselves. But God's
way with Israel wrought out his pUTposes; for the sending of the spies brought a great test on Israel, and revealed what was in their hearts. Some were helped, but
most of them were injured.
5 The spies searched Canaan from the south to the
north. No doubt for safety's sake they went two by
two, arranging a place to meet for their return to their
people. They all reported that there was good and productiY(' land; but their report \vas not otherwise favorable, and ten of them tried to diseoUTage the people from
any attempt to go forward. They told of the walled
cities and of giants they had seen, so great that they
saw themselves as grasshoppers; and thry said they knew
that this was how they appeared to the giants. Caleb and
J osll1la, the other two of the spies, earnestly endeavored
to correct this report, both in its statements and in the
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lJpirit in which it had been given. They tried hard to encourage the people, and said that Israel was well able
for any task to which they might be set.-Num. 13: 30.
G'1'he result of thc majority's report was immediate
and dif'astrous. The root of fear and doubt hac1 been
plautec1 amongst the people, and they wept all that
night. (Numbers 14: 1) Th('re was no grit in these people. On the next day, mmmurmg against Moses and
Aaron, they incited oue another to make a captain who
,vould lead them back to Egypt. Rebellion broke out.
Moses and Aaron fell on their faccs as if all hope had
gone. Caleb and J of'hua pleaded with the people, and
told them that whatever difficulties there were must be
as nothing before the angel of the Lord who was leading
them on their way and who was their sme protector.
But the people spurned their logic, and it was only because the glory of the Lord appeared that Caleb and
Joshua were saved from being stoned to death.-Numbel'S 14: 4, 10.
7 God again said to Moses that he would destroy all
these people and make of him a mighty nation. Moses'
answer seems rather sharp, but he pleaded with God
for the people and for God's own honor, because the
Lord's name had become involved in the welfare of the
people. God heard his plea, but the people's sin could
not be passed by. He would not destroy them at once,
but would mark his displeasure by causing all those who
had no faith in him, who were ever rebellious, and who
had sinned "ten times", to perish in the wilderness.
But their children, for whom they had professed such
great concern, should enter the land into which God
would have led their fathers. They were to wander in
the wilderness forty years, a year for each day of the
absence of the spies whose evil word they preferred before the word of God.-Numbers 14: 22, 34.
8 This calamitous incident shows that there are some
sins which cannot be forgiven, but which must be met
with punishment comparable to the transgression. The
fact is that some sins involYe God's honor, and he cannot let such go past unnotiecl1. God had taken Israel
for his own, and their conduct involved his name. This
is one of the responsibilities iuto which the consecrated
enter. Even with thcse it has not been easy to get clear
of the ideas implanted by the errors of Christendom.
The questions, What shall I do to be saved? How shall
I continue to keep mysclf? Shall I surely be saved?
have thrust themselves forward anc1 have been retained;
whereas our chief concern should be, How can I honor
him who has called me for himself? What is his purpose
anc1 how can I conform to it?
9 The punishments began to fall; the ten spies who
had tried to discourage the people were smitten by a
sudden death. A general mourning of the people now
began; but it was not sincere, even though the people
acknowledged their sin. They were willing to admit that
they had done wrong in saying that they would make a
c1alJtain to leAd them back to Egypt; but they ,,,ere
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mourning for themselYes, and not bf'cause they had done

wrong in the sight of God. Their tears were like thof'e
which Esau shed when, after trying to deprive Jacob
of his right, he found that his expectation had come to
nothing. Emu despised his birthright, and Israel despised the promised land.-Gen. 25: 34; Psalm 106: 24.
10 That their mourning "'as not an expression of sorrow for their disobedience to God is clear; for now, contrary to the command of God, who had said that they
should turn again into the wilderness, they said that
thf'Y "'ould go up toward Canaan. It was as if they now
had fervor for the hope set before them as a peopl!'.
Moses tried to stop them, but they wo-uld not be stopped.
-Nnmbers 14: 40, 41.
11 Their first problem "'as to get np into the hill country occupied by their enemies, the Amalekites. When
they attempted this they were smitten and driven back.
It was a bitter prospect whieh was now before them.
They could not go fonyaI'll; for unless God was with
them they could have no expectation of overcoming
either their wilderness enemies or the people of the land
which they hoped to make theirs.
12 If they should make themselves a captain, and set
out on the journey to Egypt, they would have no prospect of getting back there; for they could not expect the
manna to continue to fall. The journey would waste
them, and any residue that got to Egypt would at once
pass into abject slavery. Nearly forty years of wandering and dying without any hope of change was before
them; and the swift judgment on the ten spies was a
warning as to what they might expect. They turned
into the desert, and the desert swallowed them up. They
passed almost into oblivion; for we have no record 0:11
their lives until almost the end of that time.
13 There is an interesting correspondency
between
God's dealings with Adam and with Israel. In the one
case it was an individual who was tried and failed; in
the other it was a nation which was separated unto God,
placed in a favored position as Adam was in the garden,
but which failed as he did because of wilfulness, the great
sin of presumption. Both Adam and Israel had the
spirit of Satan; thf'Y were rebellious against Jehovah.
As Adam's posterity has gone into oblivion, save for
the records necessary to the plan of God which have
been kept for the education of his people, so Israel went
into obscurity in the wilderness. The perfect man Adam
failed, and the chosen nation failed; proving that neither
man nor nation could live apart from obedience to God.
14 This crisis in Israel was a determining factor in
God's purposes. It appears to be to this same time that
God, by his servant the Psalmist, refers when he says,
"0 that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel
had walked in my ways! I should soon have subdued
their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries." (Psalm 81: 13, 14) Yet God's purposes are
carried out on his own schedule for times and seasons.
15 There are many lessons here for the disciples of
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Christ; but, like so much of the Scripture, this account

has special lessons for these days when the ends of the
ages have come. These things are set forth for examples,
some that we may copy to advantage, some as warnings
that we may know what mistakes and errors to avoid.
-1 Corinthians 10: 6.
16 When we look for the causes of this great and saddening debection in Israel the quest is not a difficult
one. The Bible emphasizes their unbelief. (See Hebrews
3: 19.) In heart Israel never left Egypt, and consequently they never set the land of promise before them as a
hope; nor did they ever exercise the will to believe.
'l'his lack of desire made it easy for their great sin of
ingratitude to fasten itself upon them; perhaps never
was a people more ungrateful than Israel at that time.
Being constant murmurers, every untoward incident became a difficulty; and lacking faith, they had no spirit
for the trials and difficulties of their journeys. That
their life in the wilderness was incomparably easier than
their life of bondage in Egypt, they forgot. Their greedy
eating of the quails showed that they put no restraint
on themselves. It is quite probable that their gorging
on the quails had something to do. with their rash spirit
on hearing the discouraging account of the ten spies.
17 But there is something in this lesson whic~L comes
very close to those who at this time see themselves as
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255
a people gathered together to serve God, and who are

being led by him to a place of inheritance. It would
be no stretch of the imagination to say that at this particular juncture in the life and work of the church, we
might be tempted to send out spies to see what the difficulties of the near future may be.
18 Israel's loss of faith, and her increase of a rebellious
spirt, should be an example for us not to do as they did.
It is not our business to try to seek into the future; it
is our duty to follow his every lead. If we endeavor to
spy out the land instead of holding ourselves ready to
follow, we shall surely bring ourselves into doubt and
fear, and, as some have done, into a rebellious spirit. We
do well to encourage each other to go forward, following the Lord without questioning or inquiry as to where
he leads or why.
Did the Israelites really desire the land of promise? When,
why find at Whose sllggestion were the spies sent forth?
",Yhut lesson may we learn from this circumstance? 1f 1-4.
",Vhat was the spies' report, and what effect did it have
upon the people? II 5, 6.
",Vhut punishment did God now bring upon them, and what
lesson is taught us thereby? 1f 7, 8.
",Yhy did the people mourn, and were thf'Y sincere in this?
What further mistake did they now make? 1f 9-12.
",Vhat correspondency is there between God's dealings with
Adam and with Israel 'I What further lessons may we
learn from these incidents? 11 13-17.
INTERESTING LETTERS
MADE YOUNG AND ENERGETIC
The following letter from a dear sister past eighty-seven years
of age \vill be read with interest by the brethren. She ha~ been long
tn ni" narrow way, faithfully following the Master; and although
unable to do much active service she seizes e,-ery opportunity she
can to give the witn-ess for the ldngdolll. 'Vhen she could not
walk she sat in a place in the park and handed out hundreds of
the ':Ue,sage of Hope to people who passed by. Friends brought
her to the dock that she might bid goodby to the American brethren who sailed from Southampton, following the London convention.]
:My DEAR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:

I cannot refrain from sending you a few lines just to say
bow greatly comforted and upheld I have been by your kind
words of encouragement to us during our brief meeting on
the tender that conveyed you to the "Columbus" last Thursday. I felt that our beloved Lord and Master was in :rour
message, and I have borne your words in my heart ever
since. I wish by his grace to do my best, even though it
is small, in witnessing to his presence as King and to the setting up of his kingdom. ,"Vhat a glorious hope is ours!
The JUly 1st TO"-EI\ came ~'estenlay. It is wonderful!
'Ve have been reading and rejoicing over the splendid succe:5S
and enthusiasm of the brethren, as shown in the rep'ort of
the COllventions at Basel and Magdeburg. I can enter into
its spirit as I read J,our address on Isaiah 62: 10. It surely
will enthuse the smallest member of the body to exert himself to the utmost in proclaiming the King' and his kingdom
daily. '1'he Germans have the spirit of Luther in their wit
ness against nome and her chilUren.
I am also rejoicing over the book, COMFORT FOR THE JEWS.
It will surely be a. great work, among both the Jews and
Gentiles, in showing the fulfilment of the prophecies concerning the restoration of Israel.
And now, dear Brother Rutherford, your newest book
DELIVEllANCE is a crowning treasure. The dear Lord is
abundantly pouring out upon his body members his sweet-
ness and strength through you. We bless and thank him,

and lovingly commend you to his special care. ",Ve three
sisters here in this little home hold you in our prllJ-ers
continually.
Your loving aged sister by his grace,
MRS. MARY B. DA.VIE.-England.
BRETHREN APPRECIATE PRESENT TRUTH
OUR DEAR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:
The little ecclf'sia at nedlands, Calif., desire to express
their appreciation of having Pilgrim Brother Murray routed
here. His visit has been one of encouragement tv us, increasing our joy and zeal for our King and his righteous
government.
His talks, using the leading articles 'of recent TOWEIlS, have
helped us to grasp more fully the meat from them, which
is riCll food indeed. His manner and courage in presenting
the whole truth to the public was also appreciated by them,
as shown by their undivided attention and by the fact that
more than half pun:hased books at the close. According to
attendance, interested attention and number of books placed,
it was the most successful public witness we have had in
Redlands for over a yem..
More than ever before, through his efforts, we rejoice in
seeing the light on and the contrast between the tw'o great
,,"onders in heaven; Zion, God's holy organization, versus
Satan's beastly organization.
Brother Murray not only
helped to stimulate us spiritually, but as a result of his
visit we feel ";young" again and too energetic to sit quietly
and "dream" like aged "Russellites". ",Ve hope that soon
another faithful servant like Brother Murray will be sent
to us.
W~ ar~ your baWS brethren ef the Redlands Ecclf;!sia.
l!l:ros. DA.YID D. HO~'!i.:a.-secll.
International Bible Students A~sociation Qasses

I.tecture~ dIld Sf.udle~ by Trdvelin<;J Brethren
BROTHER G. I{. POLLOCK
Ukiah, Calif. ..
HealdRburg, Cali.f. __
Santa ]to:-;u, CalIf.
San Hafael. CalIf.
San PnuH:bco, Calif
S.lll Uruno, Calif.
Sacramento, Calif
Sept. 3, 5
ValleJo, CalIf.
"
6
St. Helena, Calif. ........"
7
Richmond, CalIf. ............"
8
Eureka, Calif.
" D,10
TJoper Lake, Calif. ......"
12
Sept. 13
:: 1~
1;)
" 1<i
, 10
20
Chicago, Ill.
Sept. 1
Lake "I ill ", WiR.
" 3-6
~Iilwaul{ee, \Yu:;. ............"
7
lIalHllwlH1. IIltI
_ _.. "
8
U:uy, Ind. .
__ _
"
0
l\11clllgall City, In(1. ......"
10
BROTHER C. W. CUT FORTH

Peterborlt, Onto
Aug.2J
Apsley, Ont. .__.._
_.______ " ~a
Peterboro, Onto
__
Scpt. 2
'1'oronto, Onto
_.. __
"
.)
Galt, Onto .._ _. __
....."
()
Orillia, Ont.
_
_..
H
LIWTlIEH H.
Long I,land, Ya
Sf'pt.
3
LylJ.'chllllt'g, ra
__ ..__ .. "
5
Chfton Forge, Yn........ " 6,"{
HOillloke, Ya
"
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Wythe\'illc,
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PulaskI, Va
__
10
'fl. ............"
12
13
14
15
It)
11
BROTHER V. C. RICE
9
Gr,n cuhurst, Onto
::!cgt.
nr<u...-eln'l(lge, Onto .. ,.
10
12,13
l\"ol'th BUJ, Ont. ._
14
,rai.'l'en, Ont.
II
13
::-;wlhul'Y, Ont. .---.. -..... "
17
~UaeLellllall, Onto
l)
n.
Grand HapHIR, Mich

Sept.
Laporte. Ind.
"
France~yille, Ind
"
Logansport, Ind
"
('ulVt>r, Ind. . _..................
~()nth Bend, Ind.
Sioux City, Ia.

Altoll. la
_
HaWarden, Ia.
111''"00(1. la. .
Estherdlle, Ia
:'-;ul'erJ.ol, lao
.. S.'pt. 1
4 _
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EaRt Iladtol'll, Yr,

Sept. 12
Honaker, Ya.
OJ
13
Coehurll, Ya
"__._
"
10
:PeUlll11gtoa Gap; Va
"
26
BrlRtol, 'a
Od.
3
Doone, N. C
__.... " 4, 5
:!
"
"
3
;:)
6
7
E,>lhernlle, Ia
Sept.
8
Lal,e :::\hll__ Ia.
"
9, 10
11e:-. :::\IoineH, la. ....... "
12
\\"atel'loo. lao
" 13. H
Odweln. Ia.
"
15
Ell1Ia, Ia.................... JJ
16
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
Lethbridge, Alta
Sept.
l\[edi('lllP Hat, Alta
"
~laple Creek, S.i~k
"
Swift Current, ~a::,k.
"
"'eo!). ~a~k...." " '.'.'.. "
H erbert, Sa~k.
..
tl
U
10
]2
13
14
Chaplin, SaRk
HaNle
Sasli:.
Sept.
"
:::\:ooHe Jaw,
l\Iazenod,
]{pg-ina. Sa~k.
~illtaiut:l,
Hl'an(loll,
~af.:lk.
~Iall.
"
"
._......
"
.........
JJ
15
16
17
1D,20
~l
22
Iuka, :\IiRR
Scpt.
TUHCtllnbHl, Ala...........-..
Albany, Ala
Athen" Ala
Albany, .-\.Ia
CullnHul, Ala. .
"
"
.
.
.
..
3
6
9
10
Bil'llllllgham, Ala. . Sept.

Boaz, Ala
"
Alabama City, Ala. .. "
Anniston, Ala. ......__. "

Piedmont, Ala. .........
Lincoln, ...-\.la. ...........
12
13
14
15,20
17,19
21
Dublin, Ga
Sept.
1
1\1acon, Ga
2, 5
Fort Valley, Ga
"
3
\Villard, (Xa. .................
H
AthenR, Ga.
7, tl
()nion Point, Ga. ........"
9
II
'l'homRon, Ga
Sept. 10, 12
Veal'lng, Ga. .............."
13
Harienl, Ga
"
14
Augu~ta, Ga. .............."
15
WasneRboro; Ga
"
16
l\Iilleu, Ga. ............... n
17
BHOTHER A. J. ESHLEMAN
Sept. tl
9
"
10
v~~~~~{., ~~~(;~ :~:::~::~:::~::::: :: 12
13
P;OUlder, Colo
..
14
~el'thoud, Colo. ..._
.
Colorado SpringR, Colo
L:"ipnle Creek, Colo.
LO\'elalld, Colo
Sept.
Ureeler, Colo
"
Cheyenne, 'V yo. ..._._.
"
Ca."per, \,,",yo. ........_._._._.. "
Fort Laruulie, \Vyo....__. "
Slater, \Vyo. _.................. "
15
16
17
19
21
23
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I'\:~'\\'ad~~,
ill.
Knox\-ille, Ill. __
I~o(l~ Island, Ill.
la\'l:llvon, lao
'[olllle, Ill
__
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Sept. 8
__. "
D
_..
10
" 12
" 13
14
BROTHER 1\1. L. HERR

l'harer, l\Io
Sept. 6
J;outh Fork, Mo. ............"
7
Uoody, l\Io.
tl
(;abool, :\10.
10
Mount.ain Groye, ~10...... " 1:!
"va, lIlo.
13
~:Jl.ln~tif>ld. )10
~e,J?t.
15
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1<i
Holinu', 1\10. . _
.
17
:-;lll'1I1;.!;!leld, .:\10. ....... "
1D
Lehauon, 1\10. ' .."."'.'. " 20,21
ilolla, ~10. ................. "
22
Wheeler, Mich
Sept.
Merrill, :\11eh.
"
~agillaw. :l\lich................ "
CheKal1ill~, :i\Iich. ........... "
BIrch Hun, l\Hch.
"
Bay City, 1I1ich.
"
9
10
12
13
14
15
BROTHER W. J. THORN
1
Sept.
36
"
:: 7,12
tl
.
9
"
10
..
Elkhart, Ind
Lake :lIill', Wis.
l\.,Iadi.son, '~is.
UratlOt, 'VIS
l\lonroe, 'Vis.
:lIlonticello, Wis.
Waul,esha, Wis
Sept. 13
1II1Iwaukee, 'Vis
" 14
ORhkOJih, WiR.
" 15
Appleton, 'Wis.
" 16
Two Hi vel's, 'Vi8. ........... .. .1.7
Manitowoc. 'Vis..._....... .. 1!J
~Ir'keJ,
:fex. .
SeNt.
H~~~~~~V. r~~x.::::~:::::::::~::"
Keokuk, IH. __
lI.uuilton, Ill.
l-'eoria~ Ill.
BlooUllllgtoll, Ill.
Ltl'eatol', Ill.
I'cru, Ill.
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Flint, Mich
Sept.
1
Durand, Mjeh.
" 2, 3
Fen ton, l\lieh. .-.............."
[)
Owosso. 1\11c11. .............."
6
Alma, 1I1ich.
7
St.. Louis, Mich.
8
EI Paso. Tes.
Valentine. Tex.
Dalb'R, Tex.
"
Thornton, Tex. .
......
:r\m;;1l\~ille, 'l'eDI1. ....... "
I(ll.ox~~ille, ~~lln. ....... ::
Balles ton, Ienn
.
r)
5,
6, 7
9
K{~~~il~l~i~~'T~~~.
Segt.
10
11
12
13
14,15
16
~akina, Onto
Se,\'t. 12.\~
r.rhnI11111s. Onto .._
.
:Matheson, Ollt
"
14
::\'"ew Liskeard. Ont "
lG,17
~orth Bay, Onto ........"
10
Huntsville, Onto ......"
20
Dracebridge, On-to .... SQpt.

21
(Travellhurst, Onto ... "
22
OriIlia, Onto ............. "
23
Da rrie. Onto
_._.. "
24
rl'oJ"onto. Out. ........... "
26
St. Catharines, Onto _ JJ 27,28
BROTHER J. C. WATT
acra!"ento, . ~allf.
3;)
..SeNt.
7
,ocklm, Calif
.
8,!J
'evada City, Callf.
..
10
Iiacramento, Calif. ... ..
12
Oroville, Calif.
..
I:hico, Calif.
.. 13,15
Panulise, Calif
Sept.
14
:\lac<1oel, Calif
" 16,17
KlaIlIath Falls, Ore.....
1921
ARhlan'l1, Ore. ..
_..
22
Medford, Ore.
" 23, 24
Rogue River, Ore.
26
1
I!Jverett, Wash
::!ept.
2
lderWOOd Manor, ,V... "
3
remertoD, 'Yash. ....... "
46
..
, acoma, 'Vash.
7
eattle, Wash.
..
~t ~owJlSend. Was h._ .. 8,9
Seattle, WasIl.
Sept.12
PuyalJup, WaRh.
.. 13
EnumClaw, "'ash.......... n 14
'J'acoma, Wash.
15
Long Branch, WaRh.
.. 16
Olympia, Wa~h.
.. 17
Medicine Hat, Alta

Swift Cunent, SaRk
Herbert, Sask.
Chaplin, Sask.
Moose Jaw, SaRk.
Regina, Sasl<.
Sept.
"
5
6
7
8
..
9
10
Brandon, Man
Sept.
Portag:eLaPrairie,lIIan:'
Winnipeg:, lIlan-,
"
Kenora, Ont.
Fort William, Onto .. "
Sanlt Ste. Marie, Ont."
12, 13
14,15
17, 19
20
22
24',26
Stem, N. C. ...__
Sept.
1
Durham, N. C.
"~
Reidsville, 1>1. C.
..
3
Greensboro, N. C. .........."
1)
Liberty, N. C.
6
'Vinston ::!alem, N.
7. 8
c... ..
Welcome, N. C
Sept.
9
High Point, N. C.
"
10
Salisbury, N. C.
" 12,14
Barber, N. C.
..
13
I{annapoIi~, N. C.._ "
Hi
Concord, N. C__._ ,.
10
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No.
THE WINEPRESS
"1 kave trodden the winepress alone,' and of the people ther(J was none with me,' for 1 will tread them in min.
anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will
$tain all my raiment. For the day of 1JMgeance is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemerJ
is come."-1saiah 63: 3, 4.
HIS prophecy has not been fulfilled, but its fulfilment is beginning. Guessing at the meaning
of prophecy is not beneficial. We may guess
right or we may not. The physical facts showing the
fulfilment, or that the prophecy is in course of fulfilment, furnish the key to interpretation. When a
prophecy begins to be fulfilled, then those who are in
the temple class should begin to have some understanding of it.
2 This prophecy could not even begin to be fulfilled
until after 1918 and, of course, could not be understood until after that time. The argument hereinafter
Ilubmitted is believed to strongly support this view.
No one is to be criticized because the prophecy was not
understood prior to 1918, and no one is entitled to any
credit for calling attention to its fulfilment after that
date nor at any other time. The Lord is his own interpreter, and he will make known his truth to his church
in his own good way and time.
3 It is remarkable and wonderfully enconraging to
note how many prophecies have had fulfilment since
1918. There is a reason for this. The reason is that it
was in 1918 that the Lord came to his temple. (See Z
1926, pages 229-232) Agreeable to the promise of the
Lord, there the temple was opened, followed by :flashes
of light upon the divine plan serving as encouragement
and consolation to those privileged to be of the temple
class.-Revelation 11: 19.
~ As a prelude to the examination of the sixty-third
chapter of Isaiah, reference is made to the words of the
same prophet as follows: ''1 have set watchmen upon
thy walls, 0 Jerusalem; they shall never hold their
peace day nor night: ye that are the wrd's remembrancers, take ye no rest, and give him no rest, till he
flJtablish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the
earth."-Isaiah 62: 6, R. V.
6 The watchmen here are those who are wholly devoted to the wrd and who have the heart set upon
the establishment of his ki~gdom. These are not particular about daily formalities, not believing that these
prepare them for the kingdom. They are not spending
time in meditating upon how they can "develop a
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character" that will make them more sanctimonioUi

than others. '1'hey are not performing eye service that
they might shme before men or have the approval and
compliments of men. They are not so much concerned
about wearing clothes of a certain cut or pattern. '1'hey
are not particular to seat themselves in the pulpit be.
fore the congregation and assume a sanctimonious atti.
tude by bowing the head to be seen of men.
6 The true watchmen appreciate the fact that the
things above mentioned belong to ecclesiasticism and
not to the tru'l and honest service of God. "As the
servants of Christ, [they are] doing the will of God
from the heart; with good will doing service, as to
the Lord, and not to men." (Ephesians 6: 6, 7) They
are concerned about the kingdom, and are earnest and
diligent in performing their part of the covenant eniered into with God, that thcy might please him and
receive his approval.
7 Jerusalem represents God's organization, and in
that organization thcre is a faithful "remnant" class
which are called watchmen. These are the ones whom
the Lord has set on watch. The negligent and indifferent ones of that antitypical city will be of the great
company class. 'When the temple of God was oppnen,
and those of the remnant had a vision of its meaning,
the heart of each one burned with zeal for the Lord.
These began to have an appreciation of what the kingdam really means, to wit, that it will bring the downfall of the wicked organization built up by the Devil;
that it will release the great company class from the
prisons wherein they are held by the ecclesiastical wing
of the Devil's organization; that it will relieve the
people from their oppressors; that it will bring the
complete union of the members of the church with her
glorious Head; and that above all, it 'will be a complete
vindication of the name of Jehovah, the Most High.
8 Being thrilled with this vision, the watclm1en keep
continually before the Lord their prayers in behalf of
the kingdom. (Psalm 83: 11-18) These watchmen see
that the Lord must destroy Satan's organization before
the name of the Most High can be vindicated and before
restoration of the peoples of earth can begin. The
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watchmen see that tlll'Y have a part in the great work

now in progress, and that there must be no cessatiou
of their efforts. Like an army on the march, following
the General in whom they have absolute confidence,
they are pressing on to certain victory.
9 As Gideon pursued the enemy when he flcd, even
so thes:e faithful ones see that the fight must be pre,"sed
to a successful conclusion. As the prayers of Cornelius
went up before the Lord and were placed 011 file until
God's due time to consider them, even now the prayer8
of the remnant of Jerusalem, watching upon the walls,
ascend before God continually for the complete estab~
lishment of his government upon earth, which will lift
the veil of ignorance and break the shackles from the
arms of oppressed humanity. As these faithful watchmen pray and work, the command from the Lord comes
to them: "Go through, go through the gates j prepare
ye the way of the people j cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the
people."-Isaiah 62: 10.
VISION OF ARMAGEDDON
10 Then opcns the sixty-third chapter of Isaiah's
prophecy. These watchmen catch a glimpse of what
is about to transpire. They sce that the great God has
set his King upon his throne. There are many kings
and lords on earth, but now Christ Jesus has become
King of kings and Lord of lords; and all are commanded
to render obedience to him. They will refuse, however,
to obey; and dire results shall follow. (Psalm 2: 1-10)
The watchmen have a vision of the Mighty One marc'hing in the greatness of his strength. He is faithful and
true, and in righteousness he comes to make war and
judge. He is clothed with complete authority and power
and is now beginning to exercise it. (Revelation 19:
11, 12; Pmlm 110: 2) Onward in his majesty and
greatness he marches. It is a prelude to Armageddon.
11 The first verse of the prophecy (Isaiah 63) is in
the nature of a colloquy. The first speaker is the prophet. His words constitute a declaration by the Lord for
the encouragement and comfort of his people. The
second speaker is "The Servant" of Jehovah. The first
speaker says: "\Vho is this that cometh from Edam,
with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is gloriOUS
in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his
strength?" The second speaker answers: "I that speak
in righteousness, mighty to saye." The first speaker
inquires further: "Wherefore art thou red in thine
apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the
winefat?" '1'0 this "The Servant", the mighty Executor
of the divine plan, replies: "1 have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me j
for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them
in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon
my ga.nuents, and I will stain all my raiment. For the
day of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my
Jedeemed is come."-Isaiah 63: 3, 4.
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DEFINITIONS
Some of the words of this prophecy have a symboli4

meaning. It is important to ascertain if possible the
correct meaning. The one "marching in greatness and
strength" is pictured as coming from Edom and Bozrah.
13 EDOM: The name Edom represents that which is
opposEd to the Lord. (0 badiuh 1: 1) It has the same
meaning as B~an, and therefore refers to the orgamzation of Satan, the most reprehensible element of which
is cccl2siasticism.-Gencsis 36: 1-8; Psalm 137: 7, 8.
14 IDUMEA:
Idumea has the same meaning as
Edam, and Teally is Edam. (Isaiah 34: 5) The 'Hnth
of God is especially against Idumca. (Ezekiel 35: 1.))
I t refers to the same wicked system that is dcscrih_'J
in Hevelation 19: 19,20.
15 BOZRAH: Bozrah was the chid city of E001~1.
T11crefore Bozrah would reprcscnt, that ,vhich i8 e;3
center or most important part of the Devil's organization; to wit, the ruling factor. The ruling factors of
the Devil's organization visible consist of the commercial, political and ecclesiastical powers, the latter of
)vhich is the most :reprehensible, because claiming to
represent God. Satan's organization has many supporters, but the ruling factors form the chief part thereof.
16 WINEF'AT: The word winefat, used in the Scriptures, means a vat to hold the grapes while pressing
them, or a receptacle in which the pomace is held when
pressed.
17 WINEPRESS: A winepress is an instrument or
arrangement employed to crush or break up the fruit.
18 THE V INE: The vine IJroduces the fruit, the
grapes. The true vine is Christ, and his faithful body
members are branches thereof. (John 15: 1-3) These
producc the fruit of the spirit, which fruit is unselfish
devotion to Jehovah God and is used to bless the people. The true vine therefore is the official part of God's
organization.
19 VINE OF THE EARTII: (tThe vine of the earth"
(Revelation 14: 18, 19) produces the grapes or fruit of
the earth. The earth represents the Devil's organization
visible to man. The vine of the earth is the very antithesis of the true vine and is therefore the official part
of the Devil's visible organization. The vine of the
earth produces the fruit of wickedness by which the
Devil has held the people in subjection to himself. '1'his
false vine of the earth and its fruit must be destroyed.
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THE WINEPRESS
In addition to the prophecy here considered, the

winepress is mcntioned in Hevelation, chapters fourteen
and nineteen. It seems clear that the same winepress
is referred to in each instance. Since the winepress is
the instrument employed by the husbandman to crush
the grapes, and since Jehovah is the husbandman (John
15 : 1) J it follows that the winepress is the means OJ!
instrument employed by Jehovah to destroy the Devil'.
organization. This is both reasonable and ScripturaL.
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Having its proper definition we should therefore have

no difficulty in locating the winepress.
21 Zion is God's organization; and it is opposed by
the enemy Satan's organization, which controls the na~
tions of the earth. The prophet says: "The Lord shall
send forth the rod (sceptre of author~ty] of thy strength
out of Zion." (Psalm 110: 2) Christ, the anointed
King, is the One sent forth with authority. Why is he
sent forth? The prophet answers: "To rule among his
enemies." Then the prophet shows that the One sent
forth is the great antitypical Priest after the order of
Melchizedek who is, to wit) the Executive Officer of
Jehovah God. 'l'he winepress therefore must mean God's
organization, of which Christ Jesus is the head, and
which Jehovah employs to destroy Satan's organization.
22 The treading of the wineprcss is another picture
of the great battle of God Almighty against the Devil.
It picturcs the complete destruction of the enemy's
entire organization, and not merely the hmniliation of
the false religious systems. It is apparcnt that the
members of the church could not see the meaning of
this prophecy until first they had a vision of Satan's
organization. That vision wa.s not given to the church
until after 1918. It follows that the understanding of
the prophecy could not be had until after 1918.
BEGINNING OF FULFILMENT
All prophecy relating to the treading of the wine~

press shows that the treading takes place during the
time of the wrath of God. "I will tread them in mine
anger, and trample them in my fury. . . . For the day
of vengeance is in mine heart, and the year of my re~
deemed is come." (IsaiaH 63': 3,4) In harlllony with
this the Revelator says : "And the angel thrust in his
sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth,
and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of
God." (Revelation 14: 19) "And he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God."Revelation 19: 15.
24 The end of the Gentile times came in 1914, evidenced by the World War and what followed immediately. Prior to that time the great Executive Officer of
God had remained inactive against Satan. (Psalm 110:
1; Hebrews 10: 12, 13) It was in 1914 that the nations
became angry, and it was after 1918 that God's wrath
against the nations began. The Lord came to his temple
in 1918, as heretofore shown in this journal. He came
for the purpose of judgment. (Psalm 11: 4; Malachi
3: 1-3) That judgment must begin at the house of
God. (1 Peter 4: 17) After that the judgment against
the nations forming the visible part of Satan's organization begins.
25 As long as the ecclesiastical systems had any favor
whatsoever from Jehovah this prophecy could not have
had a fulfilment. The World War brought before the
ecclesiastical leaders the conclusive proof that the world
had ended and that God's kingdom is at hand. Acknowledgment of this proof is made by them. Ten rep23
resentative clergymen in the spring of 1918 iosued

from London, the very "scat of the beast", that memor'"
able manifesto declaring their belief in the nearne83 01
the kingdom of God. Thereafter these men and theit
allies openly repudiated this proof by opposing the truth
concerning the divine plan. '1'he year following, namely,
January 1919) the Federation of Churches, officially
representing the ecclesiastical systems of the world,
openly repudiated the Lord's kingdom and nilopted the
League of Nalions compact as a substitute therefor.
From that time forward all the ecclesiastical systems
ceased in every sense to be spiritual Israelites. They
completely allied themselves with tho rulers of the world
under the supervision of her god, the Devil.
26 It is here worthy of note that the Herods, who
were the last rulers of Palestine, were not Jews but
Idumeans. Then the Pharisees (the ecclesiastics), the
Herods (the politicians), and the Romans (the great
commercial power of the carth) united against .Jesus.
Herod tried to kill Jesus; the Pharisees set the tr.l:;:> 101'
his death; and the Romans aetnally put him to denth;
but the Devil was the prime mover of the foul crime.
The fate of that first unholy triple alliance following
the first advent, which was complete destruction, foreshadows the fate of the later unholy alliance at thl)
present time.
27 The time comes to begin the work against the vins
of the earth) and the Lord in the prophecy here undel'
consideration says: "And I looked, and there was none
to help; aud I wondered that there was none to uphold:
therefore mine own arm brought salvation lmto me;
and my fury, it upheld me." (Isaiah 63: 5) Of necessity this observaLion by the Loru mu~t take place before
the beginlling of the treading of the winepress, that is
to say, "The Servant" of God) who is Jehovah's Executive Officer, must first observe that there is none to help
him in the wor:\: of destroying Satan's organization;
and hence he proceeds to do the work himself.
28 Since :t was in the ytar 1919 thdt the religious
systems, claiming to represent the Lord, openly repudiated him, it follows that the fulmment of this pr0phccy must take place nfter that dr-tc. Now we are in
the close of 1:)26; :md it is apparent to those in ih03
temple that the forces ure gathering for the great battle
of God Almighty, at ,,-hich time the winepress shall
clUsh out the grapes of the vine of the earth. The ful~
filment of the prophecy has begun, and therefore tllEJ
Lord's people may have some unclrstandulg of it.
"NONE WITII ME"
'rhe second speaker, "The Servant" and Executive

Officer of Jehovah, says: "I have trodden the winepress
alone; and of the people there was llone with me.'~
These words prove that no church system on the earth
will be supporting the Lord in his battle to overthroW'
the Devil's organization, because the church systems ars
now a part of that enemy organization. Does it meaIl
then that no one will be with ths Lord1 Does thiII
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mean that the Lord Jesus will be supported by none?
Many prophecies show that the Lord counts the loyal
and faithful members of his body as a part of himself,
therefore when he uses the pronoun "me" he includes
all such loyal ones. A few scriptures are submitted
here in proof of this point, which will establish conclusively that the faithful remnant class are counted in as
a part of the Lord, participating in this great battle
of God Almighty.
30 In Psalm 69: 5, which undoubtedly refers to the
Lord, he speaks of himself thus: "Thou knowest my
foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee." This
could not refer to the Lord J eEliS himself, because he
was not foolish nor did he have any sins. It clearly then
refers to the body members, who are imperfect yet loy&lly devoted to God.
31 Psalm 110: 3 says, "Thy people shall be willing
[volunteers] in the day of thy power." Thus the prophet locates the faithful followers of Christ Jesus, who are
counted in as a part of himself and participate in the
ight.
32 In Revelation 19: 14 it is recorded: ((And the
armies which were in heaven followed him upon white
horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean." The
faithful members of his body constitute the army and
therefore are counted as a part of himself. The great
fight is that of the beast, which is the Devil's organization under the leadership of the Devil, against the Lamb,
the Lord of lords and King of kings; and his chosen
and faithful are with him in the fight because they are
part of him.-Revelation 17: 14.
33 It is recorded in Psalm 149: 5-9: "Let the saints
he joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a
two edged sword in their hand; to execute vengeance
upon the nations, and punishments upon the people; to
bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with
fetters of iron; to execute upon them the judgment
written: this honom have all his saints." (Psalm 149:
5-9) This without question has referenoe to the faithful members of the body of Christ, who participate in
the battle because they are part of him.
M The prophecy shows that the Lord goes into the
winefat, and with his feet treads out the grapes of the
vine of the earth. The last members of the body of
Christ on earth who continue faithful unto the end
are designated "the feet of him", therefore a part of
him. (Isaiah 52: 7) Again it is written: "Behold my
servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul
delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall
hring forth judgment to the Gentiles." (Isaiah 42: 1)
"My servant" here un<loubtedly refers to Christ Jesus
and the faithful members of his body; because thesa
are part of him and he counts them as such. Many other
scriptures corroborate this, proving that the "faithful
Ullto de.,th" are counted in as a part of the Christ.
Iii Whm thE! Lord says: ((Of the people there was
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none with me," he means that of all the peoples of

earth who profess to be followers of Christ none are in
fact with him, except those whom he counts as a part of
himself because of their faithfulness. It therefore conclusively follows that no one now on earth, regardless
of what he may have heretofore done in the name of the
Lord, can be counted in as a part of the Lord, the
Christ, unless he is with the Lord, actively supporting
him in the fight against the Devil's organization. It
could not include any of those in present truth or other
professed Christians who in any wise compromise with
the Devil's organization or sympathize with it. Nor
can there be among such who form a part of him ((any
calm or tempered steel", because the Lord says that he
does this work in his fury. There must now be a boldness on the part of the saints in this day of judgment,
because only such show that they love the Lord; and
none others does he approve.-1 John 4: 17, 18.
36 The proclamation of the truth must be given before
many peoples, nations and kings (Revelation 10: 11) ;
and this must be given with a zeal for the Lord and
'without fear. There can be no slacking of the hand now.
A withdrawal from joyful and active service of the
Lord, or a refusal or neglect to have a part in the service as opportunity affords, will spell disaster to such,
depriving them of membership in the kingdom. The
saints should bear in mind that God is not merely preparing them for heaven that he might use them there.
He is offering to them an opportunity to prove their
faithfulness and devotion to him; and those who are
faithful and true even unto death shall receive the heavenly reward, and none other have the promise of such.
(Revelation 2: 10) These scriptures show that the Lord
Jesus Christ and the members of his body, both on the
other side and on this side the vail, shall have a part
in the great battle of Armageddon which shall crush
"the vine of the carth" and its fruitage, and that none
others will have a part therein.
OUR PART
The haste are marching toward Armageddon now,

Are you in th~ ranks? If so, on which side? Armageddon shall mark the use of the winepress which shall
completely crush out the vine and the fruit of the earth.
In just \vhat manner the Lord will bring about this
destruction the prophecy does not reveal, but it is certain that the Lord himself will do the crushing.
What part then in that great work is to be performed by the faithful members of the body, the remnant class, yet on earth? The Scriptures make it clear
that their part is to declare the day of the vengeance
of OUr God (Isaiah 61: 2) ; to be witnesses that he is
God (Isaiah 43: 10, 12) ; to sing the praises of him who
hath called them out of darkness into his marvelous
light (1 Peter 2: 9); to be unreservedly and wholeheartedly on the side of the Lord (1 John 4: 17, 18);
and to hold forth his standard for the people, that they
may know which way to go. iIsaiah 62:.10) This they
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do by constantly participating in the service of the Lord

as opportunity is offered. Their part is really to sing.
&I A vivid illustration of this is given in 2 Chronicles
the twentieth chapter. There the peoples of Moab,
Ammon and Mount Seir, the descendants of Esau, all
fitly representing the Devil'-a organization as it now
appears, entered into a conspiracy to destroy the Israelites. To the Israelites God said: ''Be not afraid nOl
dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the
battle is not yours, but God's. . . . Ye shall not need.
to fight in this battie: set yourselves, stand ye still, and
see the salvation of the Lord with you, 0 Judah and
Jerusalem: feu not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go
out against them; for the Lord will be with you." (2
Chronicles 20: 15, 17) Then the Lord commanded that
as they went to battle they should put the singers in
the van of the marching hosts ot Israel and that these
should sing the praises of Jehovah and extol the beauty
of his holiness. This is what they did, and the Lord destroyed the en6Illy's army.
411 In harmony with this the prophet, in describing
the part to be performed by the saints on earth, says:
"Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud
upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in
their mouth, and a two edged sword in their hand."
(Psalm 149: 5, 6) These are the instruments they use
in participating in the great battle. They are the witnesses of the Lord, proclaiming his message, announcing
his kingdom, and testifying what he is about to do.
BLOOD ON HIS RAIMENT
In Isaiah's prophee, the Lord is recorded as el\ying:

"And their blood shall be sprinkled upon my ganuents,
and I will stain all my raiment." (Isaiah 63: 3) The
stain upon all his. raiment is a testimony that all of the
saints, both on the other aida and on this side, shall
participate in the battle in the crushing out of the vine
at the earth.
U In this same connection, in this chapter, the prophet refers to the time when Moses as an instrument of
the L<>rd overthrew Egypt and delivered the people.
God sent Aaron with Moses to Egypt to act as a mouthpiece for Moses. It was Aaron's business to talk. Soon
thereafter Egypt was overthrown, that God might make
for himself an everlasting name. (Isaiah 63: 12) Now
in the end of the world God will overthrow Satan and
his organization, of which Egypt and her ruler were
types; and this he does that he might make for himself
an everlasting name. His saints are to be witnesses
concerning this fact and give the testimony in the earth.
-Isaiah 43: 10-12.
43 Now he sends the antitypical Moses to do this
great work; and with the antitypical Moses he senda
the members of his body who are on earth, pictured by
Aaron, and who are therefore to be the spokesmen to
declare the message of t.ht Lord to the peoples of the
earth. This is another proof of what part the saints
on earth have in the treading of the winepress. They
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must tell the people who is God, what h. !J about to do,

and that his kingdom wffi relieve them from thea
afllictions. The Lord will require faithfulness on. t1uI
part of these.-l Corinthians 4: 2.
44 When Egypt was overthrown it could be properly
claimed that the blood of her hosta was upon the gar~
menta of Mosea and Aaron, because they were the
instruments used by the Lord to overthrow that nation.
When the lif&-blood of Satan's organization is crushed
out, as pictured by the treading of the winepreSll. thQ
blood of those who shall perish may properly be said
to be upon the raiment of the Lord and the faithful
members of his body; for such is the instrument which
Jehovah uses to accomplish this purpose.
FEAR NOT
... The treading of the winepress is near at hand; because the day of God's wrath has come. It will be a
time of tribulation such as mankind has never before
lmown. (Matthew 24: 21, 22; Jeremiah 25: 30-36) But
the true and faithful remnant will have no fear, neither
will they slack their zeal in the proclamation of the
message of the Lord. In that terrible day now pending
Jehovah will be a crown of glory and a diadem of
beauty unto this remnant of his people.-Isaiah 28: 6,6.
48 To this class the Lord, the Most High, says: "Fear
not; for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by
thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through
the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers,
they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through
the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall th81
flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God,
the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for
thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou
wast precious in my sight, thou has been honourable,
and I have loved thee: thereiore will r give men for
thee, and people for thy life."-Isaiah 43: 1-4.
WITHOUT THE CITY
4" Referring to the winepress the Revelator says: The
winepress was trodden without the city." (Revelation.
14 : 20) The city undoubtedly refers to the city of .Jerusalem, which is a symbol of God's organized people.
The word ({without" here means "outside of". Therefore
it shows that the great destruction and trouble is outside
of the city, or away from God's people.
4.S Another picture is given in Zechariah's prophecy,
(Zechariah 14: 1-3) There the Devil's organization i.
shown engaged in battle against Jerusalem, God's or.
ganized people. "The city shall be taken, and the houset
rifled, and the women ravished," and a part of the city
goes into captivity, which clearly represents the great
company class. But the residue or "remnant" of God'.
people, representing the faithful ones, shall not be cui
oif from the city.
.. "Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against
those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.'"
(Zechariah 14: 31 In this ft~ht ahall the !mil, outaidt
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of the city, crush the life-blood out of the Devil's organization. The far-reaching scope of this terrible trouble
is described by the Prophet Jeremiah when he says:
"And the slain of the Lord shall be at that day from
one end of the earth even unto the other end of the
earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor
buried; they shall be dung upon the ground."-Jeremiah 25: 33.
60 Blood poured out alway! represents denth. Therefore when the Revelator say!, "Blood came out of the
winepress," it indicate! death or destruction to those
constituting the DeTiF! organization. And Jeremiah
definitely locates who the chief ones in this organiztion are, when he says: ((ADd the shepherds shall have
no way to flee, nor the prinaipal of the flock to escape."
(Jeremiah 25: 35) This trouble will be world-wide
because against the god of this world and all of his
force. Upon one side shall be arrayed the Devil and
his powerful organization. Upon the other side the
Lamb of God, the Executor of the divine plan; and
.with him, proclaiming hi! praises and his victory and
extolling the name of Jehovah, will be the called, the
chosen and the faithful saints, including those faithful
ones now on this side who thus continue faithful until
the very end.
61 The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah was an
illustration of the destruction of Satan's organization.
The winepress i! another picture of its complete destruction. The annihilation of the wicked system is described again by the Prophet leaiah in these words:
"For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it
shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of
my curse, to judgment. The sword of the Lord is filled
with blood; it is made fat with fatness, and with the
blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys
of rams: for the Lxd hath a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a
great slaughter in the land of ldumea. . .. For it is
the day of the Lord's vengeance, and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion. And the streams
thereof shall be turned into pitch, and the dust thereof
into brimstone, and the land thereof shall become burning pitch."-Isaiah 34: 5, 6, 8, 9.
52 The land of pitch and brimstone above mentioned
illustrates complete destruction, and col1lesponds exactly
with the picture of the same thing given in Revelation
19: 19, 20. In the latter picture the Devil's organization, and especially the false religious system which
forms a part thereof, is cast into the lake of fire and
burning brimstone. All of this is done in the closing
hours of God's wrath expressed against a wicked system,
an organization that has blasphemed his holy name and
oppressed humankind for ages past.
53 The vine of the earth is the wicked organization of
which the Devil is the head. It produces the grapes of
the earth, the fruits of wickedness. The vine of God,
which is the vine of righteousness, is Christ the Head
Uld the faithful members of his body. The winepress
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of God is the instrument or means which he uses to

crush the life-blood out of the grapes of the earth, which
instrument is his beloved Son, willingly and joyfully
supported by the faithful members of his body. Jehovah
brings this terrible trouble upon all creatures of earth,
particularly those outside of his own people (pictured
by the city of Jerusalem), in order that he might establish amongd all creatures his everlasting name.
B Of course no one this side the vail can see every
detail of the operation of the winepres~. The earnest
watchmen of the temple class, however, can see that it
means the instrument Jehovah will employ to annihilate
that wicked system that has long defamed his name
and oppressed the human race. Seeing the wonderful
results that will follow, these are thrilled with joy,
because they know that the day of deliverance for themselves and for mankind in general is at hand. These
faithful watchmen have entered into the joy of the
Lord and these keenly appreciate the fact that the
joy of the Lord is their strength. With joy and yet
with keen and earnest watchfulness they continue to
pray: "Save now, I beseech thee, 0 Lord: 0 Lord, I
beseech thee, send now prosperity."-Psalm 118: 25.
What constitutes the key to prophetic interpretation? When

did Isaiah 63: 3, 4 begin to be fulfilled? Who are the
watchmen mentioned in the preceding chapter? V1-6.
Who are "the remnant", and what does the kingdom mean
to this class? How does Isaiah 62: 10 apply?
Who are the speakers of Isaiah 63: 1-4? 11 7-11.
Define Edom, Idumea and Bozrah. 112-15.
'What is meant by "winefat" and "winepress"? What constitutes "the vine" of John 15: 1-3 and "the vine of the
earth" of Revelation 14: 18, 19? 1116-19,53.
Do the winepress of Isaiah's prophecy and that of Revelation 14 and 18 refer to the same ;thing? What is illustrated thereby? 1120-22.
When does the prophecy show that the treading of the
winepress takes place, and why? What are the ph:rsical
facts which show the necessity for the treading work?
V23-25, 28.
What three elements desired and plotted the death of
Jesus? Whom did they foreshadow? Who helps "the
servant" tread the winepress? 11 26-29, 35.
How may we know that the church shares with the Lord
Jesus Christ in the work of treading the winepress?
'What if we should now withdraw from active service?
V30-34, 3~.
What is respectively the Lord's part and our part in tltis
work? ~ 37-40.
What is meant by "their blood shall be sprinkled upon my
garments"? 11 41, 44.
How is the present work of the saints pictured in Aaron?
U42, 43.
What specifll comfort may we derive from Isaiah 28: 5, 6
and 43: 1-4? ff 45, 46.
What is "the dty" of Revelation 14: 20? Is it the same
city mentioned in Zechariah 14: 18? 147--49.
What is signified by blood coming out of the winepress?
Mention other forceful pictures of the destruction ot
Satan's organization as given in the Scriptures. V50-52.
What effect SllOUld these things have upon the temple class?
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TEXT FOR OCTOBER 6
TEXT FOR OCTOBER 20
"God will establish it for ever."-Psalm 48: 8.
"A pillarr in the temple of my God."-Revelation 3: 1!J.
HE context shows that the beginning of the fulfilment of this prophecy is when the Lord comes
to his temple. He there begins the exercise of
his power as King of kings. God calls upon the rulers
and lords of earth to render allegiance to his great
King. Christ offers himself as King and is rejected by
the rulers of earth. Although rejected, Jehovah declares
that he will establish his glorious organization for ever.
His due time has come to establish it.
Those of the temple class recognize Zion as God's
Grganization and know that if they abide there they are
in the place of complete refuge. It is the faithful who
liay: "My God hath clothed me with the garments of
Ilalvation, and covered me with the robe of righteousness." They appreciate their divinely-given privilege of
now being witnesses for Jehovah, and they delight to
lend forth his praises out of Zion. This is the reason
why they are zealous in telling others concerning God's
great plan of redemption and salvation. They know that
Zion will overthrow the enemy organization and bring
to the people that for which they have long waited.
The establishment of Zion will continue for ever being a blessing to the human race and a monument of
praise to its great Builder, Jehovah.
HIS promise is to those who overcome the influence of the enemy and his organization and
who are found always faithfully and joyfully
supporting the cause of the Lord. As each one is begotten and anointed of the holy spirit some interests of
the kingdom are committed to him. When the Lori!.
came tv his temple, all such servants were required to
'give an account of their stewardship concerning these
interests of the kingdom. He found some who were
loyal and unselfishly supporting him. Those who were
approved and were brought under the robe of righteousness began to have a realization of the great privilege
of being a part of God's organization. The temple
opened; their vision became clearer. They refused to
have any part with the enemy's organization. On the
contrary they joyfully supported the Lord and his organization. They are the willing ones mentioned by
the prophet in the day of the Lord's power.-Pila. 110: 2.
A pillar is a symbol of a support as well as a standard
held forth as a witness. These now are witnesses for th(J
Lord God, and thus continuing faithful to the end,
they shall there be a pillar or monument to the glory
of the Lord in his holy temple.
To be an overcomer now means that one must joy.
fully support the Lord's cause. Increased knowledge
brings increased responsibility. The enemy likewise
tnakes the test greater; but the Lord provides grace
sufficient for eve:ry one of the temple class to be a complete overcomer if they unselfishly devote themselves to
him. Their work in so doing necessarily causes them to
delight in sounding forth his praises. In all the ages
to come these overcomers will be the recipients of the
exceeding riches of God's grace.-Ephesians 2: 7.
TEXT FOR OCTOBER 13
"With my Father in his throrne."-Revelation 8: 1.

HRONE is a !)'IIlbol. of rulersbi-p and judgment.
He who sits upon the throne rules and judges
those within his jurisdiction. Jehovah is the
great ruler and judge. He has appointed his beloved
Son to be ruler over the earth and to exercise this
ruling power with him in heaven.
When Jesus arose from the dead there was given to him
all power in heaven and earth, but he did not at once
begin the exercise of that power against the enemy of
God. He must wait until God's due time for him to
act. That time came when Jesus began the exercise of
his power by expelling the enemy from heaven. Later
the Lord comes to his temple; and to those whom he
finds faithful he says: "You have been faithful over
a few things; I will make you ruler over many things."
That implies that their faithfulness must continue even
unto death, and that then in the resurrection they shall
be granted rulership with the Lord.
All who reign with the Lord must be overcomers.
They must overcome the same temptations that were
placed before Jesus by the enemy. (Matthew 4: 1-4)
Only those who do overcome receive the reward and are
made to sit down b the throm~ with the Lord Jesus,
even as he reigns with his Father. Only those who are
prompted by love, and who continue in joy as witnesses
for God at this timel can hope to be overcomers.
TEXT FOR OCTOBER 27
"Ga.ther togethf/T" all things Wi. Ohrist."-Eph. 1: 10.
HE plan of God, as revealed to man, is that God

has appointed his beloved Son to be King; that
he has made him the chief corner and foundation
of his organization, Zion; that in due time he is presented as earth's rightful King; that although rejected
by all, God completely establishes his organization,
which brings righteousness to the earth; that whcn the
work of restoration of man is completed, every creature
who is obedient unto God will be granted everlasting
life and will be joyfully supporting and rendering homage to the great king. Then to him every knee shall
bow and every tongue shall confess that he is the Christ,
the anointed King of Jehovah, and his great Executive
Officer. Then God's organization, Zion, will be the joy
of the whole earth, because it is God's means of deliver.
ing and blessing the people.
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When all creatures in heaven and in earth are gathered
togethex under one head Ohrist Jesus, and all through
him subject to the Father, all things will be to the
glory of God. Jehovah would have this message made
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&.II his witnesses those of the temple class, and gives
command to them to lift high his standard. Those who
are of Zion will delight so to d0
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MOSES HONORED IN HIS DEATH

-OCTOBD 17-DEuTERoNo:u:Y 32: 45-52; 34: 5-8-
wPrecious W1, the sight
of Jehowih,
is th! aeo.th of his saints:'-Psalm 116: 15.
HE Scriptures give no record of Israel's wanderings in the Sinaitic peninsula, except a bare
statement of the places where they stayed. The
1'eason is obvious. The people were treated as cast off from
God, and there was but little more reason for recording
what happened to them than for giving a detailed account of the current Egyptian or Assyrian happenings.
2 On two occasions now God had threatened to destroy
Israel, and had offered to Moses to make another nation
through him. God, on Mt. Horeb, heard Moses' :first
plea for mercy for the people, when he offered himself
as a substitute for them that they might be reinstated
to divine favor. On the second occasion, at Kadesh,
.Moses rather sharply answered God, but pleaded that
God would honor himself by showing mercy to the pe<>jle who were so rebellious; and, lest the people be cast
off immediately and utterly, he reminded God that he
had promised to spread their punishment over three
or four generations.-Numbers 14: 17, 18.
God heard him, but only to the extent that he would
not cut Israel off altogether. But so serious was the
occasion that God registered an oath that his purposes
should not fail: "As truly as I live, all the earth shall
be filled with the glory of the Lord."-Numbers 14: 21.
What murmurings there were, and what trials Moses
had to bear during the long years of wandering, are
not related. We know that the people degenerated. As
they did not keep the law of circumcision, which means
that they had little or no respect for the covenant it
represented, we may properly suppose that they would
not keep the covenant into which they entered at Sinai.
There is no record of any observance of the day of
atonement sacrlfices, but this in part may be because
their laws were really intended for their life in Oanaan.
Whatever the reason, the picture presented is that of a
people who were covenanted to Jehovah but who had
loosed themselves from their obligations, and who were
covered from their transgressions by the sin-o:ffering
eacrifices provided therefor.
It is a saddening picturfr-a people who had been
delivered from a terrible bondage and the hardest affiiotion, who had seen God destroy a mighty nation in ord81'
to give them their freedom, who had heard the voice
(If God speaking from heaven, and who w.re fed day
by day with food which fell from heaven, yet who were
10 ungrateful as to rebel against God and bring UpOIl.
themselves the loss of all things.-Deuteronomy 4:: 34.

If we look for the root cause of this condition it will
be found in the fact that in Egypt the people had
given themselves up to idGlatry and to such pleasures
as Egypt could give them, having fcngotten that they
were a chosen people to God; and that they had never
really left the pleasures of Egypt in spirit. In Egypt
they cried out because of hardships, but not to God.
7 Before Israel were turned into that terrible wilderness wandering, two attacks made upon Moses served
to make his position as God's representative more definitely sure. One was made by his sister and his brother,
apparently instigated by Miriam; the other by the sons
of. Korah. Miriam, supported by Aaron, claimed that
Moses had no right to be leader of Israel, because he had
married an Ethiopian weman. She professed a wish to
have Israel'I ministry pure; but that which really
troubled her and Aaron wu jealousy over Moses.
In any case the IIUl.tter wu between Moses and the
Lord.; for if the Lord chose to use Moses why should
they assume to be :first guardians of Israel's purity?
Be&i.des, God had called Moses to his service notwithstanding tha.t he was already married to an alien. (There
is no reason for thinking, as some have, that Moses at
that busy time had married again.) They were judging
God's management. Further, if they were right, then
the standing of two of the leading tribes of Israel must
be questioned; for Ephraim and Manasseh were children
of an Egyptian mother.
, These two, Aaron and Miriam, were in opposition
to God while making profession to be seeing to the
Lord's intereets. To such extent does jealousy blind its
victim I The other rebellion against Moses was of a like
cause, but professed to have a di:ffexent motive. Korah
and certain others made out that Moses was treating
the people as if he had a right to order all their affairs;
and they claimed that all the people were the Lord's
people, and that nGna should have such preeminence.
1t Just before this, Moses, tried by the murmurings
of the people, had somewhat complainingly said to God
that he was nlilt able to bear the burcien of all these people. (Numbers 11: 14, 15) God told him to take seventy
of the elders of Israel and set them apart. Sirly-eighi
went to th.e tabernacle court; and there God took of the
spirit of Moses, the spirit of loyal devotion to God and
of service to the people, and put it upon them. Tlie
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two others who were not present, for an unexplained well known to us as Deuteronomy. The higher eriti.
cause, were also similarly endowed; evidently there was finds for himself very satisfactory reasons for saying
that Moses knew nothing of this book. But the spirit
neither sullenness nor rebellion in them.
of truth is not in them, and the Bible student knows
11 Thus the suggestion of Jethro, Moses' alien fatherin-law, was brought into effect. Perhaps the critics, !Corah no reason why he should accept the critic's statement.
and others, thought Moses was acting on advice from It is one of the great books of the Bible, full of the
outside, and they professed to be desirous of correcting spirit of truth and of instruction Tor spiritual Israel.
such influence. But in a special way God ind~cated that
16 It took about a month to close the life work of this
Moses was his servant; the offenders were cut off from man of God; then with no further farewell to the peoIsrael, and the affairs of Israel were so settled as to fix ple than that of his grande~t song, his prophetic blessthem for the thirty-eight years of wandering in the ing on Israel (Deuteronomy 32, 33), with his eye undesert. (Numbers 16: 1-3) There they removed from dimmed and his natural force unabated, in full vigor
place to place, apparently only as occasion demanded. of body and mind, Mose~ went at God's command on a
12 As the years of wandering drew to an end, the
lonely climb up Mount Pisgah. With wistful eyes he
Israelites come again into the picture. Miriam died, saw Mt. Lbanon, Mt. Gilead, the hills of Canaan, the
evidently in the first month of the fortieth year. Then Jordan valley, and all the goodly lands of the south.
Israel moved to a place where again there was no water. Then with that land imprinted on his eyes they were
Now the people gathered together and openly chode with closed in death by the loving God he had so faithfully
the aged Moses, and said, "Would God that we had served. "So Moses the senallt of the Lord died there
died when our brethren died before the Lord" (Numbers in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord.
20: 3) ; as if they would say that they had no respect And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab,
for the Lord, that better they had died smitten of God over against Beth-pear: but no man knoweth of his
than suffer thirst in the wilderness. The people were sepulchre unto this day."-Deuteronomy 34: 5, 6.
strong in their denunciation; a spirit of rebellion was
17 Moses stands preeminent among men. For sincerity
abroad. Finally the glory of God appeared, and the of purpose and ability and length of service he has no
Lord instructed Moses and Aaron to speak to a certain compeer excepting the Apostle Paul. God's record of
rock, which should bring forth water before their eyes. him is that he was faithful in all God's house, worthy
13 Moses now fell into a grievous fault. He and Aaron
to be a type of Jesus himself. (See Hebrews 3: 2) And
made a mistake, so serious as to result in a sentence the Scripture record is that he was the meekest of men.
which seemed like a cutting-off from the promise of Evidently he died a poor man; he had not sought anyIsraeL He called the Lord's people rebels, and said, thing but the welfare of God's people. That he did
~'Must we fetch you water out of this rock?" Then, in- not seek to have his office continued in his family ill
stead of speaking to the rock as instructed, he smote it clear; for he requested Jehovah to set apart one who
twice. It was not a mere slip of the tongue or a pre- could be trained to the service of the people.-Numben
cipitous act; God spoke of it as definite rebellion against 27:16,17.
him. (Numbers 20: 24) Evidently there was some op18 In his service, and by the appointment of God,
position to the will of God; it appears as if they were Moses is made a type of a greater than he (Deuteronomy
not willing to give the people water, even at God's 18: 15), of Jesus, who has been to his disciples a Ladel'
command. The Psalmist says that Moses spake unad- building a house of sons, and who is to be the Leader of
visedly with his lips. (Psalm 106: 33) There was also that great human family for whose deliverance the
some unbelief; for God says: "Because ye believed me Father sent his Son into the world.
not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel,
ID Today's golden text is taken from Psalm 116: 15.
therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the We have to call attention to the fact that there is no
land which I have given them."-Numbers 20: 12.
immediate connection between the death of Moses and
H The people were rebels, and God would not have
the text. Moses was a good man, a servant of God; nonl!
them despise his servants; but neither would he have was ever more faithful. (Hebrews 3: 5) But we might
Moses take too much upon himself. It was the one time ask, What could there be about the death of Moses which
when before the people he failed to give God the glory would make his death precious to God? the fact is that
due to his name; it was not a simple mistake but a the Psalmist wrote for other people of other days, of
sin of rebellion, and must not go unpunished.
those who are called to be the sons of God through Christ
Jesus.
15 After these things God directed Moses concerning
Aaron's death and the passing on of the priesthood to
20 ~foses was consecrated to the service of God, and
his son Eleazar. (Numbers 20: 23-25) Also, directed all his life and its powers were therefore at the disby Jehovah, Moses appointed Joshua to be his successor posal of God. But Moses was not of that company whom
as leader in Israel. A month before the end of his life God designates as saints, whose death is precious in hi3
Moses began that account of Jehovah's dealings with sight. Jesus was the firFt of that company, and the
bis people, and the reiteration of the law, which is so Psalmist speaks of him first. Jesus presl'lltcd himsel1
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to God in sacrifice, and the end of his life was not
therefore like the end of Moses', namely, merely the end
of a life of service; it was also the consummation of a
sacrifice, and it was of him first, and of his disciples
"ho follow in his footsteps, that the words were written,
~recious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his
aaints."-Psalm 116: 15.
:u These disciples of Jesus are the saints, separated
unto God in Christ. Death is an enemy-the last and
greatest enemy; and the only death which can be pleasing to God is such as that of the Lord Jesus, who gave
himseli in love for the honor of his Father and that the
blessing of God might go to all the ransomed, a death
which his faithful disciples are privileged to share.Romans 6: 5.
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Why do we have no record covering all the years of Israel's

wandering in the wilderness? From what is recorded,
may we assume that these were years of peace or ot
turmoil for Moses? H1-4.
'Why were the Israelites so ungrateful? H5, 6.
What two incidents served to make snre Moses' position as
God's representative? What false reasoning did the rebellious leaders advance? U 7-1l.
In what attitude do we find the Israelites as they emerge
from their forty years' wandering? What grievous error
did Moses now commit? V12-14.
'Whom did Moses alJPoint as his successor? Who succeeded
Aaron? When did JUoses evidently write Deuteronomy2
lfI5.
When and how did Moses finish his remarkable career?

Huw is he (leserilJed in the Scriptures? Whom did h.
typify 7 U16-18.
\\'110' was Ps,lIm 116: 15 chosen as the golden text for this
stUdy? Explain the text. ~ 19-21.
JOSHUA. ISRAEL'S NEW LEADER

--OCTOllER 24-NUM.BERS
27: 18-20; JosHUA. 1: 1-9--
"Be strong and of good courage; .. f&r Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."-Joshua
1: 9.
HE children of Israel mourned thirty days for man in middle life, strong and robust, one thereby well
Moses, even as they had done for Aaron. The fitted to lead an army into battle. But certainly he had
end of the time of mourning brought the end of gone past the freshness of the strength of life, and
the year, and also the end of the forty years from Egypt, there seems no good reason for thinking that he was
all of which time they had been in the wilderness. naturally a courageous man. Moses had chosen him to
Moses v.<lS probably the last of all those who died in the be his servant because he had the qualities of a good
wilderness under the penalty which fell on the people steward and helper, rather than for physical strength
at Kadcsh-Barnca, when God declared that none of and military prowess. He died at the age of 110.
those who left Egypt twenty years old and upwards
6 Joshua occupied an unusual position in Israel. He
should enter the land of promise.
was not merely successor to Moses as leader; he must
J Moses and Aaron became involved in that sentence
also be looked upon as the finisher of Moses' work. It
because they also "rebelled" against Jehovah in failing was because :Moses once failed to honor God that he
to sanctify his name at the second giving of water out was not permitted to enter Canaan; for when he died
of the rock. Not to enter the promised land was a great he was as able to go on with his work as at the time of
grief to Moses; he longed to see the land whose praises his strength. Joshua was brought in to complete the
he. had told. Thrice he besought the Lord to alter his work originally given to Moses. There is a comparison
ISeIl.tence, but without avail. God's justice may not be between Moses and Elijah and between Joshua. and
questioned, but undoubtedly there was also a typical Elisha. Elisha was given the task of completing thll
teaching purposed in the death of Moses at that time. work which God set Elijah to do, but from which he
Moses represented the law of Sinai which, Paul says, fied. God said to him, ((Anoint Elisha . . . in thy
could make nothing perfect. Correspondingly Moses, room." (1 Kings 19: 16) Also there is comparison in
its representative, could not be UEed to take the people the fact that Elisha was servant to Elijah even as
into their inheritance.-Hebrews ,,: 19.
Joshua was to 11o,;es.
B "'ben the time came that Moses must relinquish
(; The first word of the book of Joshua connects the
his place and office as leader, God had a servant ready. events therein recorded with those which preceded it.
He was Joshua, Moses' faithful servant for forty years. Moses, God's servant, was dead; but the work of God
Sometimes, as in the case of Elijah, the Lord raises up must go forward just the same. '1'0 Israel it might well
a man to do his will who is unknown to his people, seem as if none could be a sure leader save Moses. But
but who nevertheless is found to be exactly suited to the generation which arrived at the banks of Jordan
his purpose; but it may be said that usually God has was purged from the evil heart of unbelief which their
his servants under long apprenticeship, especially where fathers had; they knew that they were in the hand and
there is need of organization. 1l10ses himself, and under the care of God, and that God could lead by
Joshua, David and Jeremuw are examples of tIm.
Joshua as by Moses. Also, directed by Jehovah, Moses
.. Joshua as leader in Israel ia often portra.yed as a had publicly declared Joshua as his God-ordained suc-
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cessor, and he had also been set as Israel's leader by

Eleazer the high priest.-Numbers 27: 22, 23.
1 It was a formidable task which faced Joshua. Moses
had said that in the land into which they were to be
led there were seven nations greater and mightier than
Israel. The people whom Israel ,,'ere to attack were not
nomadic tribes; they were highly organized military
peoples, and by no means ignorant. They were i11l1c>cd
of the same people as the Phoenicians, from whom the
lrcrning of the West first came. Perhaps Joshua had
military skill, though as to that there is no evidence
SQse that forty years before he had been Israel's leader
against the attack of the Amalekites. He was given no
instruction as to the detail of the task before him, but
he received encouragement to fearlessness and courage
and strength.-Joshua 1: 7,9.
8 Though Joshua took up the unfinished work of
Moses) yet his position before the Lord was different
from that of Moses. God had already given Moses a
legislation necessary for the well-being of hi~ people,
and Moses had received instruction direct from God.
'1'0 Joshua the command came to abide by the word of
the Lord already given, and to seek unto it. He must
have both the letter and the spirit of the law before
him. He was to be like the man of whom the Psalmist
wrote) ",V11086 delight is in the law of the Lord," and
of whom it is said, "Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
(Psalm 1: 3) Perhaps indeed he is the subject from
whom the Psalmist drew this picture.
9 But beside the instruction he would get by paying
attention to the things written in the book, Joshua
was to be instructed through Eleazer the priest, who
was to ask counsel for him by means of the Urim before
the Lord. (Numbers 27: 21) God's commission to
Joshua was e..'\.ceedingly broad and liberal. The bounds
of the land given to Israel had been stated by Moses.
(Numbers 34: 3-12) The amount of inheritance which
Israel would get under Joshua depended upon their
energy and purpose; for God said, "Every place that
the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given
unto you, as I said unto 110ses."--3oshua 1: 3.
10 God promised that no man should be able to stand
before Joshua all the days of his life. But there were
conditions to this; Joshua must be very courageous and
be ever observant of the things written in the law and
according to all which Moses had commanded him. 1'ne
utmost and closest fidelity was called for; and God
assured him, saying, "The Lord thy God is with thee
whithersoever thou goest."-Joshua 1: 9.
:u The destruction of the Canaanites under Joshua
must not be looked upon as an arbitrary, wicked deed.
The fact was, that these people were not fit to live on
earth; they were corrupters of mankind, and their de-.
struction was a blessing to the human family. God
knew there was no hope of Israel helping them to a
better condition; but that if not destroyed they would
bring a.bout the degradation ot the Israelites.
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12 Joshua was originally named Oshea, which means

salvation, but Moses changed his name to Joshua which
means "Salvation of Jehovah". In its later form it
means the same as Jesus, and is so used in Hebrews;
and Joshua in leading Israel into his inheritance was
a type of Jesus, who has led God's spiritual house into
the rest of faith.-Hebrews 4: 8.
13 God instructed Joshua to lead the Israelites oyer
Jordan, and Joshua at once set about to do this. He
ordered that all should be in readiness for going oyer
into Canaan on the third day. Food must be prepared,
and the order of going properly arranged. The ark
was to go first, the host following at a distance of a
thousand yards. This was not so much for sanctity for
the ark as that the people might not crowd in upon it
and bring confusion in the passing of the river. At
that season the J ordun was in flood, but this was nothing to Joshua; when, where and how the people should
move was God's affair. Joshua had seen the wonders
of God in Egypt and the parting of the Red Sea.
On the day when the people were ready God told
Joshua that he would begin to magnify him in the eyes of
Israel, and assured him that the water of Jordan in
swift flood should form no barrier for them. As soon
as the priests' feet rested in the water (They must step
into the flood.), the water began to divide; the current
below flowed on, while that above went back. The
Psalmist says, "What ailed thee, 0 thou sea., that thou
fieddest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back?"Psalm 114: 5.
15 The priests with the ark waited in the bed of the
riv",' while the people ha3ted across. When the people
were gone over, Joshua was told to appoint twelve men
to take up each a stone from the place where the priesia
had stood during the hours of the passing. These were
to be placed in Israel as a memorial for future generations, a reminder that Jordan had stopped in its flood
for God's people to enter the land.
16 Whether this miracle was the direct act of God,
or was caused, as some think, by an earthquake, yet
the power of God is seen; for if the outward immediate
cause was an earthquake it was timed for the exact
moment, and its effect on Jordan was caused to take
place just as the feet of the priests touched the water.
']'here is no good reason to say that it was caused by
an earthquake. Nothing is impossible with God.
11 It ,yas on the tenth day of the first month that
Israel entered the land. On the next day almost all the
males were circumcised; for that sign of the covenant
had not been kept during the forty years of the wiluerness. (Joshua 5: 1) To safeguard his people at that time
God had put fear in the hearts of the peoples of the
land by the stopping of Jordan; hence Israel were in
no immediate danger of attack by them.
;I.S We have already referred to Israel's entrance into
Canaan as typical of spiritual Israel's entrance into the
rest of faith. Jesus, a greater than Joshua. leads the
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people of God through the Jordan, which signifies

death; and in this case portraying their absolute consecration to God, that henceforth they may live unto
God. But though the follower of Jesus enters into a life
()f rest in God by faith, he must fight for his inheritance
as Israel fought under Joshua.
19 In this picture the foes of spiritual Israel are those
things which we must destroy if we would have peace
in the land. Paul says that these are the things which
defile the flesh and the spirit. Failure to reduce these
foes to subjection will as surely render the follower of
Christ unfruitful in the work" of the Lord as Israel was
hindered and injured by their failure to dispossess the
people of the land.-See Joshua 23: 12, 13; 2 Cor. 7: 1.
20 But besides and beyond this, there is the further
picture of the time when the L:Jrd will lead his people
into their inheritance. Joshua leading Israel represented
Jesus on his return leading God's enthusiastic people
to their share of the work of establishing the kingdom
of heaven on earth. Those who know the message of
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present truth and are wholly following the L:Jrd know

that they are gathered as one, to act as God's army under
the leadership of Jesus to do his will. In joy of service
they labor, knowing the happiness which shall coma
when all enemies of righteousne~s are finally destroyed.
'Why was not MosE's permitted to enter Canaan? Was there

any typical significance in this fact? n1,2.
Why was Joshua selected as Moses' successor? What comparison may we sec between Moses and Elijah, and between Joshua and Elisha? n3-5.
'Vas Joshua a capable successor? 'Vhat tasks confronted
him, and how did his position differ from that of Moses?
n6-9.
What did God promise JORhua? Was his destruction of the
Canaanites a wicked deed? 'Vhat does the name Joshua
signify? n10-12.
Describe the passage of Israel over Jordan. n13-16.
What did Israel do the next day, and Why? Why were not
the Israelitish invaders immediately attacked by their
enemies? n17.
What is the typical significance of Israel's possession of
Canaan? n18-20.
ADDITIONAL MEMORIAL REPORTS

HE following belated reports of participants at
the 1926 Memorial sE'rvices, when added to those
listed in our issue of July 15, bring the grand
total reported to this office to date to 89,278.
8eattle, Wash
_
267
Dubuque, Iowa
_.._... 63
Portsmouth, Ohio
55
!l'ulsa, Okla. No.2 (Colored) ..23
members
141
AVSTRIA
Vienna
_
_....... 312
Graz
43
Klagenfl1rt
26
Classes of lcss than twenty
members
_....... 52
BELGIUM
members ..._.._.._...._.._.., 59
FRANCE
Denain
_...........
Sin Ie Noble
Lievin
members
55
45
31
48
A Is aceLorraine
Strasbourg
lIIulhouse
Bischwiller-'Vissembourg
160
81
33
Pctel'~ba('h-Diellleringen _._.. ~ 20
Sarrguenlines
20
members
_ 59
Saar and NahethaZ
Saarbrucken
_ 108
Neunkirchen
_.._................. 64
Sulzbach
55
members
60
POLAND
Warnaw
_
_ 129
Lodz
105
KOl'chow
70
Krakow
_..................... 6:5
Poznan
60
Losince
46
Lwow
42
Dornaczewo
33
JablonJ'U
_ 30
Wola llatorsl<a
20
Lublin
_
23
Krasnc
_............... 24
Lipowiec Trazep
20
members
211
SWITZERLAND
Basel _.._.._ _
_
_
325
Bern _._
__
_
_....... 263
St. Gallen
Zurich
Rorschach
Biel
Aarau-Wildegg
Baden
'Yintcrthl1r
Rheine('h-Ll1tzenberg
OltenOftrill'gen
Solothurn
Genf
_... 127
65
64
48
44
43
41
34
33
32
31
J~ausanne
_
31
Zurzach
29
Langnau ilE
28
Thun
28
Deringen
27
Horf!:en
_............................... 27
Luzcl"n
26
Eppishausen-Amriswil
26
Zofillgen
_................. 24
Bienne
23
Fl'aUellfeld
22
Wienfelden
22
Belp ..._...._............................. 21
Classes of less than twen ty
members ._._....._.._.._._ 236
INTERESTING LETTERS
[The following letter, though marked confidential, is
so pointed and seemingly so important that THE WATCH
TOWER publishes it, omitting all names:]
FRIENDS APPRECIATE PRESENT TRUTH
DEAR BRETHREN:
This is a personal letter and Intended as ronfidential.
Recently our ecclesia was honored with having PiLgrIm
Brother - - present during our three-day convention.
He gave us four wonderful talks during the convention and
four before the convention, and I heard seven out of the
eight lectures. I wish to inform you that we all appreciate
very much his way of presenting the truth. He presented
it fearlessly and beautifully, and gave us PRESENT truth.
He did not go back fifteen or twenty years, and give us some
old out-of-date ideas that do not apply now.
If yuu will pardon me for offering a suggestion, I would
like to suggest that more pilgrims be placed on the list who

talk about present truth, and let our old pilgrim brethren
who have not prepared an up to date lecture take a rest at
the Bible House; llnd give them time to read the late WATCH
TOWERS and assimilate them, and then prepare talks on
them. I mention no one at all; but I am sure that it would
be advantageous to themselves and to the classes they try
to serve, if all the pilgrims would make it a point to prepare a discourse upon each leading article that comes out
in the TOWER, and give this out to the classes they visit.
This would indeed be helpful both to the pilgrims and to all
the friends who like to get a clearer understanding of
present truth.
Again, I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart
for the good that Pilgrim Brother - - did for our
ecclesia here. He is one of the "young men", a mighty,
soldier of the cross.
Your Brother in Christ.
SEPTEMBEB
1, 1926
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DELIVERANCE BRINGS JOY

For some time I have had it in mind to write and teU
you how much I enjoyed reading DELIVERANCE. Nothing
that I have ever read has given me so much pleasure and
joy since I first read volume one of Mrr.LENNUL D.~wI'l'.
The reading and hearty acceptance of DI!:LIVED.NClll hlUll
not only increased my hope and faith, but it has energized
me in a manner that nothing else has for a l1>na: time.
And one of the chief reasons is, that it helped me to
straighten out one or two parts that I had not been able
to understand in the article on "The Birth of the Nation".
I never at any time opposed this or any other article;
just simply some points I did not fully understand; and,
as you suggested in the article, I "calmly and carefully
waited on the Lord". I spent many hours in study and
prarer, and have been rewarded a thousandfold. I aill more
than ever convinced that the Lord will not allow me to be
poisoned from the same source that has fed and nourished
me for over thirty-ooe years.
Another thing I am convinced of is that the Lord's organization is going to show a more perfect co-ordination
than ever before; it may be smaller, but like Gideon's three
hundred it will be well equipped, and in every particular
loyai and obedient.
May God bless and keep you ever faithful to that which
he has given you to do.
Sincerely your brother in the Lord,
ERXEST D. SEXToN.-Calif.
"FULFIL YE OUR JOY"
BELOVED BROTHER RUTHERFORD:
It is with great joy that we make use of our privilege to
write you how grateful we are for the precious food, which
the dear Lord is continually giving us in every issue ot
THE 'tV ATCH TOWER. It is our "meat in due season" indeed
and, as time has proved, it is indispensible for our growing
in grace and knowledge in the building up of the booy ot
the Anointed.
We cannot else but must confirm in deep thankfulness
our appreciation for this source of blessings, and that the
ever-rising light reveais to us more and more the beauty and
significance of service.
I wish to specially mention the recent article on "Character
or Covenant-Which 1" We cannot help but tell you of our
gratitude for this food from the Lord's table, which en
abIes us now to get rid of all those wrong conceptions about
"character development" and "holiness". These studies have
made us free, and we rejoice in the Master's service more
than ever before. The same can be said alrout the PrayerMeeting Text Comments. We have found an unexhaustible
gold mine in them. Respecting these comments we should
like to submit a humble request:
It is our personai experience that classes that have chosen
these texts as a basis for Berean Study on Sunday, and for
giving testimonies on Wednesday night, have been blessed
abundantly. These classes have proved to be specially
'stablished, strengthened and settled'; their members are
united in one spirit, always joyfUl and zealous in the
Lord's work.
There is, for instance, in our neighborhood the Hamburg
class, with about 500 members. These have followed tha
advice of the SOCIETY, using these text-comments from the
very day they began to be published. The sheep of that
class have been led by faithful elders on the green pastures.
They enjoy and profit by the "meat in due season"; and
what a joy to see tWa llourishing class I We have often
profited by their joy.
Another faithful little class in our neighborhood Is at
Malente. The twelve friends there show the same joyful
spirit. And please observe now the fruit of this joy, from
enclosed colporteur report of a week's drive. Surely this
healthy condition largely depends on the elders' faithfully
leading in those things wWch the Lord has graciously provided.
In contrast to the above, please compare the poor showIng of - - , a class of three hundred friends. Our hearts are
weeping because of them. ContinUal strife among their
elders has driven away their joy fD the Lore! and the
strength which we all need for the kingdom work. They still
use merely the Manna texts at prayer-meetlnp, and OUll'

up-to-date text-comments are hardly menUeaed i very often
not at all. Is it any wonder that their zeal for the colporteur service has l1ed away, as indicated by the poor results shown in enclosed reporU Formerly, under thlll
leadership of a faithful elder whom they han now pushed
into a corner, this class showed much better service results.
We have a sincere desire that their former joytul burning
zeal might return.
Our request, dear Brother Rutherford, is, Help us by sending a few lines to dear Brother Balzereit. your representative, that he might lay special stress upon our keeping
up to date with the "meat in due season". The Lord will
recompense! We always pray for you that the dear Lord
may bless you in your labor of love. We remain,
Yours by his grace and service,
- - --Germany.
-----GREAT AWAKENING IN SPAIN BEGUN
My DEAR BBOTHJJI RUTH.ERJrORD:
Greetings in the name of our dear Redeemer and Saviorf
Since last writing you I have much pieasure in reporting
that over one hundred and forty-five letters have come in
asking for printed copies of your radio lectures also further
information. These letters are from all over Spain, also
some requests from France and North Africa.
These lectures have been used of the Lord to reach a
class of people which could not have been reaCJled in any
other way. Letters have come in from doctors, lawyers,
professors, bankers, etc. Many express deep luterest and
gratitude.
I am also thankful to report that the special Spanish
TOWEB containing the two leetures passed the censor yesterday and 16,000 copies are now be1ni run ofr.
Following herewith are translated extracts from a few
of the letters which have come in, requesting copier of the
radio lectures:
Sa.
JUEZ. J. F. RUTHERFOIlD:
I would be very grateful If you would forward me a copy of
your lecture as given by radio the evening of the seventh, also
th.. literature which you offered Il,t the clOtie of your conference.
I wait the receipt of thie literatu1'l!l with interest; because notwithstanding the fact that I have listened to many lectur. anll
sermons upon similar subjecta. I have never before been so CO~
mced of the truth.
81<1. LUlZ B.-Madrid, BflaMt.
A doctor from Caceres writes:

Sa. D. JUIZ J. F. RUTHERFORD:
I am writing requestinr: a copy of your conference given by
radio. Also the other literature. I am always anxious to learll
of spiritual things and I feel that I must secure a copy of your
excellent and profound exposition, which is worthy to have a place
1D every library.
810. A. ;I!lLYl&", lr:L D.--<lGCeru.
A gentleman from Madrid writes:
Would be very grateful indeed if you would forward me a copy

of your sublime conference, "The Dawn of a New Day." After
I have received it I will quite probably writs you again, invitinll'
JOU to accept something of value for the furtherance of the Ideal.
SIG. PElla" Du.z.-Madrid.
Another gentleman, a member of the Madrid Chamber ot

Commerce, writes asking for a copy of the lecture, and
offering as a little token of appreciati1>n a gift of rare
china from his old and varied collection.
These are a sample of many similar letters which clearly
indicate that the message of the kingdom is not proclaimed
In vain.
As per our conversation in London, we are now actively
proceeding with the distribution of 100,000 copies o! the
special Spanish TOWER.
Friday Brother Corzo left for Noya de Galecia. About
twelve brethren have become interested there. A TOWEB
was received by a gentleman called Passos about eight months
ago, and ever since he has been actively proclaiming the
message. He withdrew from the church, and a little class
of twelve now meet at his home. From here Brother Corzo
goes to Maria, Vigo, Coruna, Lugo, Huesca, Valladolid.
Saulander, etc. In all these cities 1>! n1>rthern Spain are
readers of the TOWER. Brother Corzo D. V. will put out
28,000 TOWERS and will canVRliS as he goes.
GEO. YOVNG.-Szuu"
International Bible Students Association Gasses

l.iecture~
dIld ~tudle5 by'fraveIinCj Brethren

BROTHER V. C. RICE
BROTHER J. A. BonNET
8an Mateo, Calif. ..._
Sept.
Redwoo<l City, CalIf _... ..
Palo Alto, Calif. .
_... ..
Mountain View, Calif. ..
Ban Jose, Calif. .,.__.._..._..
Hollister, Calif
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21
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23
24
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27
Santa Cruz, Calif.....Sept 28, 29

l'acihc Grove, Calif.....
30
Oaklan'll, Calif. ..__..... Oct. 1, 3
Stockton, Calif.
..
4
Lo(h, Calif. _....
.. "
5
Modesto, Calif.
6
Elma, Ia.
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Sept.
16
Waucoma, Ia. . ._.... .. 17,19
Fayette, Ia.. ._.
...
20
Independence, Ia._.....
21
Oelwein, Ia...
....._ "
22
Dubuque, Ia. ._._.,_... .. 23, 2G
BROTHER C. W. CUTrOltTIl
MacLennan, Onto .. __ Scpt.
17
Sanlt Ste. Mnrie, Onto " lD,::!O
SC"drchmont, Onto ....__,'
:!l
Furt WIllIam, Ont. .__. .. 24,26
Fort Pranee..:::, Onto "_0 0'
29
Winnip<>g, M:tll. __.. .. Oct. 1,:':
PUl'tageLaPrairie,M.
Neepa".. a, l\lan.
...
Eelwoou, l\Ian. ... __._..
Gliher~ Plains, Man.
Grn.ll'fivlew, Man_.._
Danpliill, Man.
Oct.
"
"
"
8
10,13
14, 16
17,18
27
28
29
3(\
1, 3
4, Ii
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
4,5
G.7
Austin, lIliIl'Il..._.__._.Sept.
Owatonna, Minn_....__
::Il:iukato. ::I1inn
Evan, Minn. __._
._.....
Arco, Minn... _.._ _. ._.__Oct.
L~e Benton, Mmn. _. "
Brandon, Man. . ..__ Sept.

22
Portage La Prairie, M. ..
23
'Vinnipeg, Man. _..
.. 24,26
Nakina. Onto ..
.._._ .. 28, 29
Timmins, Onto .__.Sept. 30, Oct. 1
New Liskeard, Onto _. .Oct. 3, 4
North Bay, Onto _...

Bracebridl(e, Ont.
.
Toronto, Ont. _.
.__.
Orangeville, Onto
..
Camilla, Onto
._______
Owea Sound, Ont
Oct.
~
11,11
7,8
10
20
21
22,24
"
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BROTHER n. n. DINGUS
LynchlJur~,
Va
_. ..Sept.
::;
Clifton Forge, Va. _.
II
0,7
Rouuo}ie. Va. .................."
8
Wytheville, Va...._._ __. "
\l
Pulaski, Va.
.._._ _....."
10
E. Hadford, Va.
1:':
HOll.'kcr, \a
- ..---.SeNt.
\"a
__.
....
(Tap, Va. ...."
ilThtol. \.l. ....
.. Oct.
Boono,:(\. C. _._.. . .._.._... "
,lul'nsfoWll, Tenn.
PC~:.:.:1illbtOll
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
13
1.'9
CudHUll,
26
3
4, 5
G, 7
Fenton, linch. _._....._.....__ Sept. 5

Owosso, Mich...._..__.._.._... " 6
Alma, Mich. ._. ....._.__.._...
7
St. Lotlls, Mich. ...
..."
8
Wheeler, Mich.
._.._..
9
Merrill, Mich. ....._._.._... .. 10
Saginaw, Mich. __.__._.Sept.

12
Chesaning, Mich.
.,_ ..
13
Birch Run', Mich. _.__., ..
14
Bay City, Mich. . .. ..
15
Ossineke, Mich. .
.. 16,11
Midland, Mich. ._....._ "
19
Lincoln, Ala. _._.. .
._Sej'l.
Sooc1on, Ala.
.._.......... .
Pell City, Ala. .__.. ...._... ::
Leeds, Ala._
_._..........
Birmingham, Ala. .._. .
Bessemer, Ala..
.__._
2l
22
2:1
24
2G
27
TUScfllousa, Ala.._ ._._.Sept.

Al:l. ...__.__.. "
Rclma, Ala.
..._..
"
Notasulga, .!Ja. ._._...__ Oct.
Montgomery, Ala.
_..."
Union Sprin..' S, Ala..._._"
~Ol thport,
28
29
30
1
3
4
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Clintonville, Wis. . Sept. 20, 21
Bonduel, 'Vis. _.
,.. .. 22, 23
Green Bay. Wis. ._...."
24
Vulcan, Mich
_.....
26
Marinette, Wis. ._____..
27
GI'een Bay, WIS. _. . . .
28
Black Creek, Wis.._.

Sept. 29
Stevens Point, Wis. _....
::0
J~l).<;tion C~ty, Wis. _.. ~~t.
;r.
~.ausau,
WIS.
._._
2,3
Plover, Wis. __.._._,
._..
4
Stevens Point, Wis. _ "
'Ii
BROTHER A. D. ESHI,EMAN
Savannah, Ga. ._.._.. _Se~t.
Jacksonville, Ina_._ '
Waldo, Fla. __.....
..
Martin, FIll. __._._"
Ocala, Fla.
.__. .. 23,
Williston, FIll.
19
20
21
22
27
24
Homasassa, FIll.
.Sept.
Tampa, Fla.
_. .. 28,
Oldsmar, Fla. __.
.__..
Clearwater, Fla. __._....Oct.
St. Petersburg, Fla... ..
Bradentown, FIll.
26
29
30
1
3
Ii
E. lIlolIne, Ill. ._._... Sept.
15
Rochelle, Ill.
.__. . "
16
Ashton, IlL _._.__._._."
17
Geneva, Ill.._._.._._"
19
Joliet, Ill. ._.
._.._._"
20
Aurora, Ill. _._._._
21,22
St. Louis, Mo. .

Sept. 24-26
Bloomington, Ill..__
27
Waukegan, Ill. _ _.....
28
Appleton, Wis. ._..__"
29
Clintonville, Wis._._"
30
Wausau, Wis. _ .._.._Oct. 2,3
BROTHER M. L. HERR
Bolla, Mo. ._.__.
Sept.
22
St. Louis, Mo. _.__.__._.. 24-26
Leasburg, Mo.
....
27
St. Jamel!, Mo.
~..
28
Billings, Mo. ._.__.__ " 29, 30
Verona, Mo.
.. Oct.
1
Pierce City, Mo. _ .._._...Oct.

Monett, Mo. _._._._____"
Rogers, Ark. ..__.
....
Wheaton, Mo._._.__._._._"
Noel, Mo.
.._._.__ ..
Joplin, Mo....__._____ ..
2g
19
20
21
22
23
24
6
8
10
Ro~ebur~, Ore...._..._.__._Oct.
3
Marshfield, Ore. ._.
. ..
4
:)
Reedsport, Ore. .
..
Eugene, Ore. .-.___________ :
6
Oak Ridge, Ore. .
....
7
Eugene, Ore.
.._.~
8,10
Astoria, Ore. .
..Sept.
26
Portland, Ore.
27
Odell, Ore. __._._....__
28
Bend, Ore. .
.. 29,30
Pendleton, Ore.
Oct. 1,3
Joseph, Ore. _'_"___ ..
4
Elkhart, Ind..--.-...SeRt.
19
Goshen, Ind_._._._ ~
20
Garrett, Ind. - _ _ . .
21
Auburn, In'll.
22
8t. Louis, Mo...__.._._" 24-26
Fort Wayne, Ind_
.. 27,28
&
Woodstock, Onto ...

London, Ont. _..__ .. ,
Chatham, Onto
.
Leamington, Ont. .__
Harrow, Onto ,__,_,,_,,_,
Windsor, Onto ..
._..
Oct.
..
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..
4, :)
6, L
8, 10
11,12
13,14
15,17
BROTHER J. C. WATT
MacLennan, Onto ....Sept.
27
Sudbury, Ont. . ._. . .. 28, 29
Bala, Ont. .
Sept. 30, Oct. 1
Toronto, Onto
Oct.
3
Guelph, Onto ..__.._._"
4,5
Kitchener, Onto
6,7
29
3~
3
4
Ii
Galt, Ont. . .. . .._Oct.

BrantfoTd, Onto
..
Woodstock, Ont .
London, Ont.
.__. "
Chatham, Ont
._._. ..
E'ssex, Onto __._..__. ......
8
10,11
13,14
15,17
18,19
20,21
Rock Hill, S. C.._..
.Sept.
Charlotte, N. C. ._.________ ..
Shelby, N. C.
. . ..
Gastonia, N. C.
._...
Hickory, N. C....__...__.__
Hendersonville, N. C. _ ..
17
19
20
21
22
23
Flat Rock, N. C. _
Sept.
Asheville, N. C. __
.. "
Spartanburg, S. C. ._._._ ..
Greer, S. C. :__:_.__.:
.... n
Greenville, S. C. __._..
.. "
Anderson, S. C. _._.._... ..
24
26
27
28
29
30
I.IlS"A. BEREAN BIBLE STUDIE.S

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Wabash, Ind. ..
.._Sept.
Marion, Ind. . . ._...._ "
Hartford City, Ind._.._Oct.
Muncie, Ind. _..
. _ _ ..
Farmland, Ind..__ . _ . .
:RIchmond, Ind.._
..
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BROTHER S. II. TOUTJIAN

OriJIia, Ont. _.
Sept.
23
BarTle, Ont.
":04
Toronto, Onto
._.__.__. "
2G
St. Catharines, Onto " 27,28
Beamsville, Onto
.._.. 29,30
Hamilton, Ont. ._. . .Oct. I, 3
Aberdeen, Wash._.
Sept.
Centralia, 'Vasil. ..__...
..
Chehalis, Wash. .
Kelso, Wash. __._

_.. ..
Vancouver, Wash_.__. ..
Portland, Ore. ..._.._.,___
__ .Sept.
12
Nash"iJle, Tenn
"
13
Knoxville, Tenn
" 14,11.
Baile;yton, Tenn.
U
16
Greenville, Tenn. __
i7
Bristol, Tenu. ._..._. __.. "
11
l\IeIlIphis, Tenn
Ashlan'll, Ore. _..__.__ Sept.
22
Medford, Ore.
. . .. 23, 24
~ogue River, Ore..._."
26
Wolf Creek, Ore.
..;'
Canyonville, Ore. .____'
3
Oakland, Ore. ..._.. Oct.
1
El Paso, Tex.._. __._.._.._. __ Sept.
5
Valentine, ~rex. ._#
... " 6, 7
EI Paso, Tex. ...__. .._....
8
Dallas, Tel:. .._......_..."
9
Thornton, TelL
._..."
10
Corsicana, TeL _._.__._"
11
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15, 1926
THE NEW WORLD

"And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may jJ7ani
the hea'vens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people:'Isaiah 51: 16.
ROM many scriptures the student of the Word

learns that it is the purpose of Jehovah to establish a new world wherein shall dwell righteousness
and which shall reflect his dignity and glory. In connection with his great work in this behalf the scriptures
also disclose that he will have some to give a witness
concerning his work. The above text relat~s to this
work of the Lord.
2 God, through his prophet, states his purpose to
plant the heavens and lay the foundation of the earth,
and to have a witness given concerning such work. To
this end he puts his words into the mouths of his
anointed ones and commands these to declare his purposes amidst a wicked and perverse generation. While
these witnesses are so doing he declares that he will
protect them and hold them under the shadow of his
mighty hand. In considering this text it seems profitable that we more clearly define some words used in
connection therewith.
HEAVEN
3 The word heaven is defined as that which is lofty

and high, that which is looked up to. To men the things
of heaven are invisible. The invisible powers of heaven
are exercised over men, influencing and controlling
them. The righteous man, made so by reason of being in
Christ Jesus, is influenced and controlled by the Lord
God. The glory of the Lord is set above the heavens.
(Psalm 8: 1) That would mean that Jehovah is above
all things that are lofty and high, and greater than the
heavens.
<I Satan, the invisible enemy, exercises power and control over men. Evil men, who have no knowledge of
Christ, are under the influence and control of Satan,
the evil one. The Scriptures seem to warrant the conclusion that Satan has made a counterfeit of the divine
plan and that therefore his organization is somewhat
like God's organization. In Satan's visible organization
there are different ranks or degrees. By the visible j;:l
meant the organized powers of earth. There are municipal, county, state and national divisions of his organization. The apostle refers to Satan's invisible organization
as being composed of principalities, powers and rulers.

(Ephcsians 6: 12) Such being invisible to man, and
exercising power and influence and control ovcr man,
they constitute the evil heavcns.
5 St. Paul indicates that there are degrees or divisions
of the invisible organization of Jehovah God. (1 Corinthians 15: 40, 41) In heaven there are angds
(Matthew 18: 10), cherubim (Psalm 99: 1), and seraphim (Isaiah 6 : 2) ; and above all these is Christ J esu~,
the Anointed One of God. It is written concerning J ehovah that he rideth upon the heavens of heavens of old.
(Psalm 68: 33) From these scriptures we understand that
there are degrees or ranks in the heavenly organization
which is in harmony with Jehovah, that Jehovah God is
above all, and that all {)f his organization supports him
and bears him up; hence he I'ides above the organization or above the heavens. Jehovah is the God of the
heavens, the invisible organization of all righteous
creatures; and he is the God of all the righteous ont'S
of earth; and to such the place of his abode is their
heaven.
6 Certain scriptures show that Satan for a long while
had access to heaven and that at times he appeared with
the righteous sons of God before the Eternal One. (Job
1: 6-8) This was true because God did not prevrnt him
from being there. But the time finally came for the
Anointed One of Jehovah to act and to exclude Satan
from heaven, and this he did.-Psalm 110: 2; Revelation 12: 1-5.
1 THE WATCH 'TOWEI( has heretofore indicated that
Satan's heaven has been destroyed. It was not intended
thereby to convey the thought that Satan's organization has been destroyed; but that Satan, being cast out
of the presence of Jehovah and no longer permitted W
appear there nor to carryon his operat.ions in the rcalm
of God, must henceforth confine his operations to the
earth. Satan is yet invisible to human eyes. Iris earthly
organization looks up to him. In the eyes of the peoples
of the world he is still lofty and high; and although his
operations are confined to the earth and to the peoples
of the earth, his heaven amI the heaven of the world in
connection therevnth "till pcr:,i:;t. '1'hi:; i:; the lwa \ en
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"'hieh must pass away with a great noise, and the Scriptures declare that this will take place during the battle
of Armageddon.-2 Peter 3: 10; Revelation 19: 11-21;
20: 1-3.
a The first mention in the Scriptures of Satan's being expelled from heavcn is in Revelation twelfth
chapter. The text shows that such took place following
the time when Christ began his reign, in 1914. (Revelation 11: 17-19) Prior to that time Satan, and his
angels making up his organization, had acccss to
heaven; that is to say, they were not prerented from
appearing within the realm of Jehovah and there placing accusations against the brethren of Christ.-Job
1: 6-8; Revelation 12: 10.
9 "-hen Jesus ascended on high he was commandcd to
sit down; that is to say, he was to mmain inactive
against the Devil until God's duc time for him to act.
(Hebrews 10:12,13; Psalm 110:1) Thc due time
came when he took his power to rcign (in 1914), and
then God sent him forth to begin operations against the
enemy. (Psalm 110: 2-6) There occurred the battle
between the anointed of God and his angels on one side,
and Satan and his angels on the other side; and the
latter ,yere cast out of heayen and for ever barred from
again appearing there in the presence of Jehovah. (Rcvelation 12: 7-9) From that timc forward the Devil and
his angels must confine their operations to the inhabitants of the earth,-Revelation 12: 12.
10 Knowing that his timc is short in which to gather
his forces for the great attack against the representatives
of the Lord Jehovah, Satan proceeds to the work of
gatheTing them. He and his angels are still invisible to
men and exercise influence, power and control over
men of the world; and his organization invisible, therefore, continucs to constitute the heavcn of the world of
mankind. It is this invisible organization or heaven
that the Scriptures declare must pass away with a great
noise in the battle of Armageddon.
EARTH
11 The earth literally means, of course, the mundane
sphere, planet or globe on which man resides. It also
relates to the organization of man on the earth. When
used it distinguishes the organization of men, con~tituting the governing factors, from the restlcss,
disorganized elements of humanity, which are symbollzed by the sea. The earth therefore is properly
lnentio~led as the visible part of Satan's organization,
Ilf which he is the god. In symbolic language the earth
is represented as a beast, which more particularly rclates
10 the governing powers of the peoples of carth.
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The term world is propcrly defined as mankind

trganized into forms of goyernment undcr the superbsion and control of an invisible overlord. The chief
_verlord is Satan the Devil; and he is assisted by his
~vil an~~+, [:~ '-0 invisible to man, the operations of all of
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whom are now confined to the earth. Prior to the great

deluge the world was made up of the evil heavens and
evil earth. That evil organization, both visible and invisible, was destroyed. "But the heavens and the earth
which are now, by the same word are kept in store,
resened unto fire against the day of judgment and
perdition of ungodly men."-2 Peter 3: 7.
U The "present evil world", composed of the visible
and invisible part of Satan's organization, shall pass
away with a great noise, and the elements forming the
earthly part thereof will melt with fervent heat; and
this takes place, as the Scriptures declare, in the day of
God's wrath. (2 Peter 2: 10-12; Revelation IG: 13, 14;
Isaiah 51: 6) Therefore we see that the world is made
up of heaven and earth.
NEW HEAVENS AND EARTH
14 Through his prophet God declares his intention
to create a new heavens and new earth. (Isaiah 65: 17)
In discussing the passing away of the present evil world
St. Peter says: "Kevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein
dwellei.h righteousness." (2 Peter 3: 13) Undoubtedly
this new hraven and new earth will constitute the new
world mentioned by the Psalmist as the world that shall
be established and not be moyed. (Psalm 96: 10)
Therefore this is further proof that the world is composed of heaven and earth; that is to say" the visible
and the invisible parts of an organization having
influence and control over man.
15 The new heavens here mentioned could not have
reference to the righteous organization of Jehovah that
has existed from the beginning. It must have reference
to the government of the peoples of mankind. Satan's
invisible organization has long constituted the heavens
of mankind. Now the time has arrived when God will
establish a righteous, invisible rule for mankind, and
that invisible ruling power will constitute the new heavens. Christ is the invisible ruling power for the saints
on carth. God, through Christ, Y,-ill establish a righteous rule for all mankind on earth. Before that is done
the wicked inyisible ruler must be restrained and his
rule destroyed; henc'C the prophecies foretelling the destruction of the old heavens and the old earth.
16 This work is described under differcnt figures of
spccch. For instance: "Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
and look upon the eari.h beneath; for the heavens shall
vanish a,vay like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like
a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like
manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my.
righteousness shall not be abolished." (Isaiah 51: 6)
When something "goes up in smoke" it means it is at an
end. When a garment grows old it is put aside for ever.
Then again the prophet says: "And all the host of
heavcn shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled
together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down,
as the leaf falldh off from the vine, and as a falling fig
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from the fig tree."-Isaiah 34: 4; Revelation 6: 14-16.

17 It is Jehovah who establishes the new heavens and
the new earth. Christ, at his first advent, was anointed
to be King. He took his power and began his operations
as God's anointed during his srcond advent, in 1914.
There the heaven was planted. Heaven, in this instance,
refers to the invisible ruling powers that ultimatC'ly shall
l'ule and control all the nations of the earth. That
heaven was planted when Satan was expelled and Christ
began his reign. The foundation of the earth is the basis
for the new organization of righteowiDess amongst men
on the farth.
18 It is God's purpose to have a witness given to the
people conce1'l1ing this new heavell and ncw earth before he
completely destroys the ol(!. To accomph~h this purpose
he puts his message into the mouth of those \dlO are of
Zion. To thorn he says: 'Ye are my \\'itnesses that I am
God; go now and tell the people what my purpose is; by
performing this commission faithfully you \1'ill prove
that you are of Zion and therefore I may say unto you:
"Thou art my people." ,
THE TESTIMONY
l'he testimony concerning the new heavens and new

earth must be given by the saints \vhile on the earth.
This testimony must be given to the nations and peoples,
that some at least may be prepared to n~ceive the kingdom and be ready to walk npon the highway of the
Lord. God puts into the mouths of his anoillted ones
his words and directs them to u say among the nations
that the Lord reiglleth: the world also sha11 be establbhcd that it sha11 not be moved: he shall judge the
people righteously". -Psalm 96 :10.
2U The time for the giving of this testimony is fixed
when the Lord takes his power and begills his reign.
The promise then is that the world, to be composed of
the new heavens and new earth, shall be established
tllat it cannot be moved. That means that the peoples
of the earth shall beeome subject to Christ instead of
subject to Satan, and that the organization of God on
the earth will be a righteous one j for the 1.<m1 shall
judge in righteousness.
21 Water dropping upon a rock for a long period of
time will wear the rock away. The truth stated from
many vielvpoints, time alld time again repeated alld
kept before the mind of the consecrated, will ultimately
make an impression. Some have wondered why so much
is said at this time about service. The reason is that
seniee of the Lord concerning his kingdom is essential
to the welfare of the anointed ones. It is the expressed
will of God that certain things shall be done. He has
declared that the remnant of his people will do that
work. That the duties and obligations laid upon these
may not be overlooked, the Lord states his will concerning such in different ways and in different places.
In addition to telling his people that he has put his
words into the mouths of such, and that these are his
witnesses, he tells them more specifically what they shall
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do. Through his prophet he says: aGo through, go

through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people;
cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones: lift
up a standard for the people."-Isaiah 62: 10.
22 Paraphrasing the language the Lord here uses, he
says in substance to the anointed ones: 'Let the course
of action taken by you be in harmolly with and always
toward the kingdom. All the faculties with which you
are endowed should be used in that direction. By taking
this course of action you are going through the gates;
that is, passing in the way of the kingdom and thereby
poillting others to the way of entrance, that they may
receive the blessings of God. The \vay for the people
must be prepared. The peoples of earth must know that
there is a righteous God and that he has constituted his
anointed ones as the new inyisible ruling power of men,
therefore the new h('a\'ens.
23 'Cast up the highway for the people, by acquainting
them with the fact that God has provided a great way
by which the people can ,return to him and receive his
blessings. In the way that the pl'ople have gone there
are many stumbling stones which prevent them from
learning the Lord's way. The stumbling stones have
been placed there by Satan and his agents. l'hese are
in the form of false doctrines and misrepresentations of
God and his plan. Hemove these stones by telling the
people ~w11at is the truth.'
24 The people hHe for a long time been called upon
to rally to various standards, all of which are false stan.
dards. The enemy has caused these various standards to
be raised up that blindness might result to the people
ana they be turned away from the true God. Now it
is the duty of the anointea, to whom God has committed
his 'Vord, to lift up the true standard of God. This they
do by telling the truth concerning the Devil's organization and conceming God's organization, and how God
is going to deliver the people from their oppressors and
bless them with everlasting life and happiness. The
Lord God has provided this message and will have it
delivered. The truly anointed ones will give this testimony. This is one of the present works for the church.
THE CHILDREN
25 Recently a convention of Bible Students was held
at Chicago. At that convention the question was
brought prominently to the fore: "What shall be done
concerning the teaching of tmth to children?" Many of
the conseerated of the Lord have children. Some of
these consecrate their children to the Lord while in infancy and then do their best to teach the children
concerning the divine plan. Others give little attention
to their children and let them just grolV up. In addition to these, there are many children who associate with
children of the consecrated, but whose parents are not
consecrated. Do the saints now on earth have any obligation toward any of these children, and if so, what?
During the Chicago convention a special meeting ol
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several hundred consC'cratf'J brdhren was held to discuss

these questions. That meding pasi'C'd a rcsohltion calling upon the Presidrnt of the SOCIETY to giye some
expression concerning the teaching of the children.
26 At another session of the comention the following
questions were propounded and answered:
27 QrEsTIoN: What cyidence have we that teaching
the children thc divine plan meets with the Lord's approval?
'18 ANSWER: The children are a part of the people.
They are more C'asily influenced than their elders because they haye not learnpd so much error and have not
become so deeply ennwshed with the Devil's organization. Many of these childrcn may live through the time
of trouble and neH'!' r1ie, seeing that the kingdom is here.
In referring to the second appearing of the Lord Jesus
St. Paul says that Christ comes to judge the quick and
the dead. (2 '1'imothy 4: 1) It is manifest that the
first work of restoration will be performed with those
living on the earth. Doubtless many of these will be the
children now living. In harmony with the command of
the Lord given in Isaiah 62: 10 it becomes the duty of
the saints to point ant to the people the highway, that
they may walk over it in the way of holiness. '1'his must
apply to those who arc still on the earth.
29 The command further is that we must prepare a
way for the people. God has put his Word into the
mouths of his saints that the foundations of the new
world shall be laid. (Isaiah 51: 16) It is manifest that
the way for the people is to be prepared by telling them
what the Lord is doing and will do for those who obey
him. '1'he children are part of the people. One of the
best ways to interest the parents is to interest the children. May not it be one of the hest ways to gather out
the stones over \I hich the older ones have been stumbling, to teach the children the truth that the parents
may see that their ways haye been in error? Then 'the
little child may lead them'. Turn the mind and heart
of the little one to the standard of the Lord, and many of
the parents will see the standard of righteousness and
rally to it.
30 QUESTION: How do we know that the Lord will be
pleased to have us use our consecrated time in conducting childn'J!'s elasf'eS?
31 ANSWER: Because he has declared that the foundation of thl~ world must be laid, that a testimony
concerning' the same must be given, and that the people
must be told that he is God. The children can be marie
to understand these things. If this is a part of the
commission of the church, and it seems clearly to be, then
it is expressly the will of God that the consecrated
should use some part of their time in teaching the
children.
32 QUESTION: If the children's work is important for
us, why did not Brother Russell put forth more effort
in this direction and give it his unqualified approval?
sa ANSWER: Because Brother Russell was on earth at
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thc time the church "'as doing the work f01'0shadowed by

Elijah. Thc chief part of that work, in obedience to the
<;Ol1JIl'and, was to "gather my saints together unto me;
those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice".
(Psalm 50 :5) That was particularly the period of
God's preparation, before the Lord Jesus came to his
temple. (Malachi 3: 1) The period of the Elijah work
was not the due time to declare the message that "the
Lord reigneth, the world also shall be ei'tablish2d".
That could be declared only when the Lord took hs
power and began his reign. That due time is now 11: r:'.
God has now set his anointed King upon his throl'2
and commands the rulers and people to hear and renlkl'
obedience to him. The time is now here to give that t ~:;
timony to the people, and the children are a part of the
people.
34 For a long while we thought the chief thing for the
saints to do is to "develop a character", not understanding what that meant. The chief purpose seemed to be
to get rrady to go to heaven. Now we see that the chid
tlung for a Christian to do is to perform his covenant,
faithfully doing the will of God, and by so doing he
prepares himself that he may be "meet for the iI~herit
ance of the saints in light" ; and to such God will grant
an abundant entrance into his kingdom.
Th3
misconception concerning "character development" has
kept many from seeing their real obligation in the
performance of their covenant. The teaching of the
children is not the only work nor even the chief work
of the church now. The chief work of the church now
is to be God's faithful witnesses that he is Jehovah,
and in so doing the saints are to unreservedly take their
stand on the side of the Lord God and declare his kingdom. In so doing the church may tell all who have a
hearing ear concerning the gracious provisions made by
the Lord God.
WHO MAY TEACH THE CHILDREN
It is not necessary that elders occupy their time in

teaching the children, if they find something else to do.
There is no Scriptural authority to preclude deacons or
even sisters in the congregation from teaching the
children. Either a brother or a sister who is comprtent
may be selected to teach the children. This can be done
without at all interfering with the regular and usual
work of the elders. Noone should be selected to teach
unless that one is fully consecrated to the Lord, wholly
devoted to his cause, and eager to be his witness. None
other is qualified to faithfully represent the Lord. The
Lord has put his Word into the mouth of none except
the anointed of Zion. In addition thereto the teacher
should love children and love to tell them of the loving
kindness of our God. The teacher should enter into the
joy of the Lord, and have a loving zeal to see the name
of Jehovah vindicated in the minds of mankind and the
people delivered from the oppressive hand of Satan and
righteousness established in the earth.
36 It was suggested that there should be some appro
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priate name given to this branch of witnessing to the

kingdom. It was then suggested further that the Bible
sp<'aks of the prophets as a company, the church as a
company of Christians, the tribulation saints as a great
company, and the ancient worthips as a company. The
nanw JUNIOR BIBLE STUDENTS CmrPA~Y, by
ullanimous vote, was selected as the name to apply to the
classes or companies of children being taught the Word
of the Lord.
37 At this time the work of the church seems truly
great and coyers a greater FeOjH' than it has heretofore
appeared. It is manifest that there are great numbers
of Christian people in the d<'l1ominahonal churchps who
are consecrated to the Lord and ~lVho must hear the
testimony, that the name of .J ehovah may be knmvn and
that these may have the opportunity to take their stand
irrevocably on the side of the Lord. The testimony mmt
be ca.rried to the J e\IA. that they may be told that
.Jehovah is God and that J esm Christ is his anointed
King. The testimony mltst be given to th2 rulers of the
carth, that thC'y may have no excuse to say that they
knew nothing about God. The Lord God has ~et his
Anointed OIle UpOIl his throne and now commallels the
rulers of the earth to give allegiance to him. A testil:lOny concerning this must be given.
38 '1'he testimony of the Lord's kingdom must be taken
to the people in general that they may have an opportunity to rally to the standard of Jehovah-and this
nuely incluues the children. All of these must have an
opportunity to see the differen~e between the Devil's
organization and God's organization. It becomes the
privilege and duty of tll chur(;h to tell all the people
these great truths. '1'he 1-1ord has provided the mdio;
he has provided books, magazines and tracts contailling
the message; anel now each one of the consecrated may
moail himself of some opportullity to obey Jehovah's
command.
THE HOLY CITY
3" In vision ~t. J olm beheld the new heavens and new
cal th and saw that the oW had passeel a\l'aY. He also
declared that there was no more ~ca. ~\rhen the new
,rorld is in operation there will be no more turbulent and
nnrestrailled elements of humankind, whidl are symbolized by the sea. Then St. John says: "I John saw the
holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from Oed
out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her
hnsband." (Revelation 21: 2) The latter is descriptive
d the beauty of the city. The word "city" is derived
from the Latin civis, anel relates to citizen or citizenship, a bouy or orgallized government. 'rhe figure or
symbol is introduced by the Revelator to show how the
new heaven will have control over the civic afrairs of
men of the earth.
40 Concerning the saints the apostle says: 'We, however, are free citizens of Heaven, and we are waitillg
with longing expectation for the coming from Heaven
of a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, ~wbo, in t1le exercise
of the power which He has even to subject all things

to Himself." (Philippians 3: 20, 21, Weymouth)
Throughout the age the citizenship of all the people has
been in the Devil's government. Now the church has
the hIessed privilege of telling the people how there shall
be establi~heel a new heaven and a new earth and thal
then their citizenship will be in that holy government.
This gOYernment shall rest upon the shoulder of tha
beloved One of God.
41 The apostle declares that the city of Jerusalem
which is above, and which is God's organization, gives
birth to all of the saintly class. (Galatians 4: 26) To
these the heaven has been and is Goel's invisible organization, of \I"hieh Christ Jesus is the head and over all
of which is Jehovah God. The affairs of the true church
are directed from this ci1,y. St. .John in vision beheld thtl
influence of that holy city descending out of heaven and
taking charge of the affairs of earth, that from hence-forth it should control not only the affairs of the invis4
ible but the civic affairs of the peoples of the earth.
(Isaiah 2 : 2-4) J enml1em in symbol now stands for the
whole church. In the future the new Jerusalem, the
holy city of God, will stand for both heaven and earth,
becautie all the affairs of the obedient ones to God will
be controlled hy it, and the citizenship of all the abe-dient ones will be in God's blessed government.
42 The Revelator then declares that God will dwe!1
with the people, and they will be his people and he will
be their God. The kingdom of Messiah will be God'.
kingdom because it is the outworking of the great
divine plan. There will be some trials in the kingdom
for the peoples of the earth, but as they learn obedience
"God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes". The
peoples of earth who give their unqualified allegiance ta
the IWW government, to the new heavens and new earth.
will find their citizenship in the new anel holy city, and
,nIl recognize JehGvah as their God and themselves as tha
people of God. Those who pursue the course of holiness
\nll ultimately completely pass over the highway, will
he funy re,tored amI become a part of that grand hallelujah chorus which shall for ever sing the praises 01
the great Jehovah God.
THE JOY OF THE LORD
When the Lord Jesus ascended on high he was the

anointed King of ,Jehovah. To him was committed all
p0wer in heaven and in earth. He was at the right hand
of Jehovah in the heaven d heavens. Necessarily he
observed the Devil in his heaven. He observed how that
he constantly defameel the name of Jehovah God and
continuously accused the brethren of the Lord Jesus
and persecuted them. Because it was the will of his
Father it was necessary for him to remain inactive
against the Devil until God's due time to make the
enemy his footstool, which meant until the due time
for God to cast the enemy out into the earth, which ia
the footstool of Jehovah.-Isaiah 66: 1.
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H In 1914 the Gentile Times en(lr(1.

The Lord Jehovah sent f ,rih his beloved Son as the grC'at Prie~t, of
'whom l\Idchi::{'dck \ra~ a type, allL] :,aid to him: "Hul(~
thou in the mid"t of thine enemies." (Pmlm 110: 2)
Then the Lord Jesm began his operations against
Satan and cast him out of heayen, which precludes him
from again appearing in the presence of .lehovah. The
Lord Jesus of course knew that the time had come to
vindicate his Father's name and oust the enemy, to lift
up his body members and to proceed with the establishment of his own government, \rhich shall deliver the
people out of the hands of the oppressor. This of necessity thrilled the Lord':, dear heart. Such is the joy of
the Lord.
45 Then the Lord comes to his temple and begins the
examination of tho:,e who have made a covenant with
his Father by sacrifice. Thm:e whom he finus faithful
he brings under the robe of righteousness, which th')
Father has provided, which marks their approval.
(haiah 61: 10) To such he says: 'You have been faithful over a few things; my purpo:'E' is to make you ruler
over many. Enter into the joy of your Lord.'
46 Then it \ras that these fuithful ones of the temple
class bC'gUll to see more about the divine plan. 'Yalking
in: the light that shines more and more unto the perfect
day their h{ arts have been thrilled with joy, because
they have entered into the joy of the Lord; and the joy
of the Lord is their :strength. Now they see that their
chief purpose is not merely to get to heaven, but that
the chief ohligation laid upon them is to joyfully bear
witness to the name of the great Jehovah God and to
tell the people that God is now establishing the new
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ness, awl that this new heaven and new earth will
comtitute the new world or govemment of mankind,
nnder the supervision of the righteous Lord, and that
this new world shall stand for ever and can never be
moved.
To what time and work does Isaiah 51: 16 refer? What is

meant in the Scriptures by the word heaven? n 1-3.
'What similarity is there between Satan's and God's organizations? n 4, fi.
Has ~atan had aceess to the heavens of heavens sinee his
rebellion? Is Satan's heaven now destroyed? n 6-8, 43.
\Vhen did .Tesus take action against Satan? \Vhat is Satan
doing- now? n 9,10,44.
.
"'hat is meant in the Scriptures by the word earth? \Vhat
is sil\nilied by "the world"? n 11-13.
\Vhat are the new heavens and new earth of 2 Peter 3: 13?
Quote texts \"hi('h allude to the destruction of the 01<1
IlPan~ns and earth. n 14-16.
\Vhat is JI]{'ant in our text by planting the heavens and
laying the foundations of the earth? 'Vhen was this to be
done? What must be accomplished before the old onler
passes away? n J7-20.
\Vhy is special emphasis now being laid upon service? Quote
Isaiah 62: 10 and paraphrase it. How do we lift up the
standard? n 21-24.
Shoul<l we now make a special effort to teach the truth to
childrC'l1? If so, why has this not been done throughout the
harvest period? n 25-33.
\Vhat did we formerly regard as our chief work? \Vhat is
really the chief thing for us to do now? n 34,46.
\Vho may conduct children's classes? Why is the naThe
"Junior Bible Students Company" appropriate for a juvenile Bible study class or organization? n 33,36.
\\'ho must now be reached with the kingdom message?
n 37,38.
\Vhat is meant by the Revelator's statement, "There shall
be no more sea"? What is pictured by the "new Jerusalem"? Where does our citizenship belong?
39-41.
\Vill there he trials and tears during Messiah's reign? n 42.
\Vhat special favor does the Lord's faithful ones enjoy since
he has come to his temple? n 45, 46.

TEXT FOR NOVE:\1:BER 3
"My soul shall be joyful in my God."-Isaiah 61:10.

OT every one who claims to be a Christian can
now say that he has entered into the joy of the
Lord. The manifest reason is that only
those who are of the temple class can so say. 'rhey must
continue in that relationship to the Lord, and this they
do by their faithfulness. They realize that they have the
testimony from the Lord which identifies them as those
whom the Lord has approved because of faithfulness.
Such see that Chri~t Jesus is the bridegroom, that he
has come to his temple for his bride, and that he has
brought those prospective members of the bride class
under the robe of righteousness which is furnisheJ by
Jehovah God.
To whom, then, do these saints owe their greatest
nebt of gratitude for making this provision for them?
ro the great Author of the plan of salvation, Jehovah
God. They worship and praise the Lord Jesus; and they
recognize Jehovah as the Most High and the everlasting
Ruler thereof, and as the Giver of every good and perfect gift. Appreciating their privilege of being witnesses
for the Eternal One they delight to send forth his
praises out of Zion. A joyful participation in the service
of the Lord by carrying his message of reconciliation to
others is one of the best evidences that one has entered
into the joy of the Lord and is covered by his robe of
righteousness.
TEXT FOR NOVEMBER 10
uU pan one stone shall be seven eyes."-Zechariah 3: 9.

N THIS prophecy the titles "Joshua" and "Joshua
the high priest" are used. Joshua, when used alone,
refers to the members of the church on earth; where..
as Joshua the high priest refers to the entire Christ.
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After 1918, when the Lord came to his temple

Joshua", thoEe of the temple class, began to have a
clearer vision of what Goll's organization is and of his
purposes concerning his people. Then apply the words
of the prophecy: "For behold the stone that I have laid
before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes."
(Zechariah 3: 9) The one stone is Christ Jesus, the
chief stone of Zion, which is laid before Joshua, the
body members on earth.
It is with the eyes that we have a vision of tangible
things. The mind is represented by the eye; and with
the mind's eye, figuratively speaking, we have a mental
vision. Seven is a symbol of completeness. The term
"seven eyes" seems clearly to mean that upon this one
stone there is shining the full and complete light of
God's plan, and that this light is reflected into the faces
of those of the temple class and gives to them a clearer
vision of God's purposes. (2 Corinthians 4: 6) For this
reason the temple class is now receiving a clearer vision
of the unfolding of divine prophecy. The complete unfolding is in Christ Jesus, the chief stone; but through
him God reveals to his body members his plan in a
clearer way now because the due time has come.
This increased vision brings joy to the hearts and together they lift up their voices with singing. The voice,
a symbol of a message, means that they are harmoniously proclaiming the message that Jehovah is the great
God of the universe. Out of Zion come his praises. These
are the only true witnesses God has on earth. All who
are of the temple class will delight to be such witnesses.
It
"Ye are the temple of God."-1 Corinthians 3: 16.
T IS manifest that at the time St. Paul wrote this

message to the Corinthians there were some disposed to give too much honor and glory to the elders
in the church and not proper worship and devotion to
Jehovah. Such was evidence of a carnal mind. The
apostle found it necessary to tell the Corinthians that
neither himself nor Apollos nor any other man amounted
to anything, but that God is the great Builder. Then
he adds: "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you?" He would
have them know that Jehovah is building this temple
and not men.
The fear of man is a snare, likewise undue honor
given to men leads to a snare. Leaders in the congregation should never encourage others to praise or worship them. It is destructive both to the brethren and to
the leader. If a brother in the congregation by his conduct invites and encourages other brethren to pay him
honor and to tread with fear in his presence such a one
is doing violence to the temple of God. Concerning this
the apostle says: ''Let no man deceive himself. If any
roan among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let
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him become a fool, that he may be wise. .

Therefore
let no man glory in men."-1 Corinthians 3: 18-21.
A member of the church who is given to paying undue tribute and praise and honor to men who are leaden
in the church is neglecting to give proper consideration to
Jehovah God. This is one of the snares that the adversary has always laid for God's people, and many hav()
been those who have fallen into it. This is another rea
son why the church must now completely discard everything that smacks of ecclesiasticism. There must be II
true and honest senice of God.
All of the temple class will proclaim God's praise.
and not the praises of men. Speaking to those of thl
temple class the prophet of the Lord says: "Let the high
praises of God be in their mouth and a two edged sword
in their hand." If the Devil can get God's people to
praising men and to say nothing about the Devil's or
ganization he has got them in a snare. The true temple class now appreciate the privilege of fearlessly and
unselfishly sounding the praises of Jehovah out of Zion.
"Let not thy hands be slac7e."-Zephaniah :J: 16.

HIS admonition is addressed to Zion and applie.
in the day of God's wrath against the Devil's organization. The ,nath of God began to be expressed after 1918, at which date his beloved Son was
presented as King. Since then some who have professed
to be fully consecrated to the Lord, and who know
something of his plan, have declined to do anything
towards giving the witness concerning God and his
kingdom. They say: "Now we must wait until God
takes us to heaven." Surely these do not have a clear
vision of what the Lord is now doing. They do not
recognize the controversy between the Devil's organization and that of Jehovah and that the hour approaches
when God will make for himself a name. Soon he will
give such a demonstration of his power that none will
have any excuse for not knowing that he is God.
As this day approaches he says to those of the tempIe: "Ye are my witnesses that I am God." 'Therefore
lift up my standard to the people that they may know
the right way.' In this hour of stress, when the forces
are gathering for Armageddon, the Christian must not
slack his hand but must be diligent in the performance
of duty. He must be a witness for Jehovah, joyfully
proclaiming his praises both by word of mouth and by
placing in the hands of the people his message of truth
in printed form. This explains why there has been a
wider witness for the truth during the past year than at
any other time. The reports from the classes in vaxious
parts of the earth corroborate this conclusion.
The command is now to all such: "Do not become
weary in well doing. In this day do not slack your hand
but put forth your best efforts to glorify God."
THE EVILS OF STRONG DRINK

--OCTOBEU
31-PRovEuBs 23: 29-35--
"At the le-st it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder."-Proverbs 23:32.
TRUE man could do other than abhor the

thought of ever finding himself brought under
the power of strong drink, nor wish other than
that none of his fellows should come under its mastery.
Yet all the 'world knows of the mustcry which alcohol
has gained over countless thousands, and that myriads
yearly die under its bondage. It is only to be expected
that men of good will would endea\'or to free their
fellows from its toils and its curtie.
2 The unusual power over both body and mind which
Ftrong drink possesses serres to make it a symbol of
the principle of evil. Its first effed of stimulation, a
feeling of bodily strength renewed, or "'ith others, of
quickened mental activity, brings a great temptation.
'rheD, as more is taken, there comes the effect of intoxication, with 'loss or lack of control of body and of mind.
The fine human machine is broken down, the body is
dulled, the mind is muddled; and he "'hose original
image "'as in the likeness of Gad, which image he
still in a meaSlue bears, is degraded to a level lower thall
that of beasts. Rarely does a man see himself when
intoxicated; when he sees others in such a condition he
cannot bring himself to believe that he ever lets himself
down so low.
3 All this is like the action of sin itself, and therefore
the evil of strong drink in its indulgence and its consequences becomes a fitting illustration of sin and its
effects. In transgression there is an excitement which
eyilly stimulates. Then comes further indulgence in
wrong doing, aDd there follows clear evidence of danger;
for there is a breaking down of standards and a growing
disregard for consequences, whether in obligations to
God or to man. If the course of self-indulgcnce is continued all moral sense is lost, and man's ability is
turned to base uses and to a degradation of his human
glory.
4 '1'he Bible spenks of the me and misuse of strong
drink, even as we should expect it to do. It is the Bible
which tells us of man's original glory (No man could
know of it but for the divine revelation.), and of the
glory and honor which man will have when he is
brought back to love and obedience to God; and no man
can know of that glory save by the same divine revelation. Therefore it is to be expected that the Bible will
consistelltly be found condemning anything which degrades mankind. The golden text and the passage set
for today's study are rxamples.
5 But the Bible is llot a temperance worker's textbook, nor set to be a prohibitionist's guide. It speaks
of the hurt, the dangers, the yice of impurity. as it
does of those of strong drink. ",Yhen men speak of these
evils with "'hich mankind is affiicted, and quote the
Bible for support or authority, it must newr be for-
gotten that the Bible never claims any attempt to guide

the world of men.
6 True, the Bible contains the text of the law of God
for Israel; also it has light and instruction for the
Christian, the true follower of Jesus; but it gives little
advice to the mere church-goer or church member whose
heart is not turned to God and righteousness. These
use it for their special purposes, as and when they desire; but they care little for its study, and do not wish
to be guided by it except as it suits them.
7 While therefore some of Israel, as the N azarites,
took a vow to God which sometimes enjoined abstinence
from the use of strong drink, and while the wise man
could properly give the exhortation to his people in the
words we study today, it must not be understood that
there is in thrm any warrant for the temperance reformer of today, who claims them as a God-given instruction
and warrant to preach total abstinence from strong
drink on the authority of the Bible, nor for the prohibitionist to claim a right to enforce some Bible in-struction as law upon the nations.
8 The first recorded misuse of wine was by Noah, found
drunk by one of his sallS. Probably he was caught unawares through atmospheric changes which produced
alcohol in the juice of the grape where before there had
been nothing of the kind. But we must think there ,,"as
indulgence on his part; else the incident could hardly
have been so disastrous. The sin which brought expulsion from the garden of Eden, and the sentence of death
all Adam was one of rebellion against God, which spirit
was shared by his descendants. Noah, who in a sense
was the second head of the race, manifested no rebellion;
but thi" fault of self-indulgence, even to the extent of
sin against himself, bis family, and his God, has been
the sin of many of his children.
9 After
Noah's day yarious incidents with strong
drink in association are recorded in the Scriptures, and
always they show its destructive or degrading power.
Kadab and Abihu, Aaron's two sons, died by a visitation
from God because of a wilful disobedience almost eertainly chargeable to wine. This did not cause God to
alter his law which made an offering of wine necessary
to some sacrifices, though a statute was then made forbidding the priests to drink wine and strong drink when
they were going into the tabernacle, "lest ye die."
(Leviticus 10: 9) '1'hrre is little evidence that Israel
as a people were addicted to strong drink, but it does
seem evident that the priests and their associates indulged themseh"es in its use. (Isaiah 28: 7) When used
in moderation it was one of Israel's wholesome beverages; used in excess it became a destroyer.
10 Wine and strong drink are God's own simile used
by the prophets respecting false tenching and fnlse
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doctrines. This same simile is continued in the New

The unfaithful womall of Hevelation is
seen drunk with the wine of her fornicatioll; her t2aching and her indulgence gamed thereby. ,rine intoxicates
both body and mind. The wine of false doctrine destroys
the spirit. Those who seek to impress temperance and
prohibition legislation upon any people, and who profess to take the Bible for their guide and authority,
should not confine themselves to only a portion of what
it teaches.
11 We have already noted that the Bible gives no hint,
much less any direct statement, that what it has to say
is intended for the guidance of the world of men. Rathe'r
it consistently declares its instruction is for the people
of God, particularly for the footstep followers of Jesus
Christ in the walk of a consecrated life. It shows that
God has fixed a time when he will take the wmld situation in hand, and when, under the rule of Christ, neither
strong drink nor anything else hurtful to man will be
allowed.
12 Then there will be all round prohibition of all
things evil, and at the same time a general diffusion of
true knowledge of God and all things good. (Isaiah 11:
9) Then all men will be shepherded in the ways of right
and truth. This rule will be continued till every man is
so near the original perfection of being as Reen in the
fir~t man Adam before his fall as to allow him to be
subjected to a test which shall prove 'whether or not he
has heart obedience to God, and therefore \\hether or
not he is worthy of continuous life on the earth from
which the curse will then have been removed.-Hev. 22: 3.
23 In view of these thiI~gS sO clearly taught in the
Bible, the Bible stuoont has no hesitancy in sa~'ing that
it gives no warrant for professing Christians to attempt
any kind of temperance legislation. This is not to say
that temperance agitation is not good in it.rlf, nor
that any people should not legislate to kill traffic in
alcoholic dl'ink of whatever kind or even of all kinds;
but legislation for the repression of strong (lrink or
any other evils, and all such attempts to brillg it about,
should be based on other grounds, moral or economic,
rather than as Biblical. The kingdoms of this world
as such are not under the care of God; it is only in his
kingdom that the laws will be acknowledged by him.
14 Attention however must be drawn to the fact that
the Bible is strong in its denunciation of the strong
drink of false doctrines and of self-appointd prophets,
and the wine of ecclesiastical fornication, the two forms
of strong drink which are in general use by the majority
of those who are advocates of temperance or of the
prohibition of alcoholic drinks, and who misuse the
Bible for their authority.
l~ Jesus said of some who, with a professed reverence
for the Scriptures, claimed to regulate the life of the
people, but who in attempting to deceive others had
badly drceivrd themselves: "If therefore the light that
i~ ill t1.:'r he' darkness, how great is that darkness I"
rl'e~tament.
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(Mattliew G: 23) These do not perceive their condition

of hlindllrss to the purpose of God. Isaiah speaks at
the leaden; of ecdesiabticism of today as well as those
of his own day, \\'hen he says, "Take your pleasure, and
riot [margin]; they are drunken, but not with wine;
they stagger, but not with strong drink." (Isaiah 29 : 9)
'These have no more understanding of the vision of God
given by the prophet than those of Isaiah's day; they
are as those who are muddled by drink, and are as
sleepy as the man who is in a drunken stupor. The
reason is given. It is because "this people draw nrilr
me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me,
but have removed their heart far from me, and their
fear toward me is taught by the precept of men".Isaiah 29: 13.
16 Bestiality in priestcraft was not first known in
the dark ages; it was known in Isaiah's days, as it
apparent from the picture he draws, saying, "Woe ta
... the drunkards of Ephraim ... they also have erred
through wine, and through strong drink are out of th~
way; the priest and the prophet have erred through
strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they a]'1
out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision,
they stumble in judgment. For all tables are full 01
vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean."
(Isaiah 28: 1, 7, 8) The context shows that this terriblt
picture of a disgraceful condition is not to be understood
merely as an exposure of Israel.
11 The New Testament is as emphatic as the Old in
its denunciation of this evil. The "mother of harlots",
the false church systm, is depicted as drunk with th41
blood of the saints, and the kings and the inhabitanh
of the earth as drunken with the wine of the fiereenest
of her fornication. The strong drink of error and 01
false claims has perverted the minds and blinded thq
eyes of Christendom. Its leaders stagger and fall.RevcIation 17: 2.
18 'rhe Lord Jesus when on earth, gave his disciples
a hope of a place in heaven with him, if they proved
faithful; they were to share with him in the work of
the kingdom. (Luke 12: 32) The church was to be the
bride of the King, and the marriage feast was to tab
place on his return. (Psalm 45: 9, 11) The faithful
followers of the lowly Jesus have long waited for him
to give them the reward promised. They have died in
faith, believing the promise would be made good. They
have been despised, but have been content to be reckoned
as of no account by the world so long as they had their
Master's approval and the continued witness of the
spirit that they ,,,ere the children of God. But the
majority of those who have professed to be followers
of Jesus have not had this faith and hope, but have
sought for and gained reward in the present life.
What arC' some of the evil effects of strong drink? Do the

Scriptures condemn it? n1-4.
Is the Bible intended as a guide to the peopl" of the worl<12
What is Its purpose? n5-7.
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What is the first recorded misuse of wine found in the

Scriptures? Contrast Noah's sin with that of Adam. 'Vere
the Israelites addicted to drunkenness? U8, 9.
"'hat do wine and strong drink illustrate in the Scriptures?
1110,14.15.
BROOKLYN, N.
Y.
Why does not the Bible urge temperance reform work upon
Christians? U1] -13.
Is bestiality in priestcraft limited to the dark ages? U16, 17.
Is the course of obedient Christians generally misunderstood? How may they prove themselves faithful? 1118.
THE FALL OF JERICHO

"This is the victory that ot'ercometh the world, even our faith." -1 John 5: 4.
--:KOYE~IHER
7-JOSHUA
OSHUA lost no time in entering upon his task. As

soon as Passover was emled he went out toward
Jericho, apparently alone. 'l'he spies had brought
their report; yet, like all good lcaders, he wanted to see
for himself. But he seems to have been less alert as a
war scout than genf'rals are supposcd to be; for it is
said that "he lifted up his eyes", and saw a man near
him with a drawn sword in his hand. Without fear
Joshua spoke to him and asked him if he was for
Israel or for their adversaries. The man replied, "As
captain of the host of the Lord am I now come." Joshua
immediately honorcd him. He fell on his face to worship him; and, acknowledging his superior in command,
said, "What sayest my lord unto his servant 7" Joshua
was told to take off his shoes because the place where
he stood was holy. He obeyed.-Joshua 5: 13,14,15.
2 The captain of the Lord's host then gave him instruction as to how Jericho should be attacked. There
was never an army instruction like it before or since.
Joshua ,ms commanded to march his army around the
city for six days in succcssion. The ark of the covenant was to go with the march, and seven priests were
to go before it with ram's horn trumpets. On the seventh day the circuit of the city was to be made seven
times. On the last round the priests were to blow a
long blast on the trumpets, the people were to give a
great shout, then the wall would fall, and every man
in Joshua's army was to go up straight before him and
attack the city. Joshua charged his army that none
should say a word on any day till the time came for the
shouting; they must neither answer the sneers of the
people on the wall nor exult in cries of battle.
3 As commanded, Israel marched round the city six
days. It is easy to imagine the men of Jericho being
at first excited at the demonstration of Israel; then they
would think that Israel realized their inability to attack the city; aud they would begin to feel a sense of
security. But as Israel began the unusual demonstration on the seventh day, excitement would keep them on
the anxious watch; and the long blowing of the priests'
trumpets would bring all the people onto the walls.
Then came Israel's great shout, and the wall fell down
fiat as if it crumbled under its own weight. Its fall
would mean the death of many and the injury of many
more, and would throw all the people into confusion.
All kin<1s of suggestions haye been made to ac-
6: 12-20--
count for this strange thing. Some have said that the
vibration caused by the shout was the cause. Some think
an earthquake ,ms the cause; but if so it is surely singular that the quake appears to have followld the more or
less circular wall, as if accommodating itself to the
wall. As there is no need to suppose anything but the
intervention of God, these explanations are unnecessary.
5 This work of God for hrael was surely intended to
show them that the battles they were to fight and the
work they were to do were God's concern. They were his
army. Israel was not equipped for an attack on a walled
city; but the warfare was God's and theirs. Jehovah
would do for them in those things beyond their capacity,
but they must do their share of fighting. The walls of
Jericho, which God showed he would bring about, represented the greater difficulties of Israel's campaign.
6 :Much has been written and spoken about the injustice of Israel's war of conquest and of the cruelty of
their instructions to destroy the men, women aml children of the land of Canaan. 'fhe reason for this drastic
warfare is found in the fact of the terrible degradation
of the peoples of the land, or which an account is given
in Leviticus 18: 27,28. The looseness and lewdness of
Canaan the son of Ham, which brought the curse of
Noah upon him (Genesis 9: 25), had run riot in his
seed; until now they had become amongst the peoples
of the earth as a cancerous growth is in the human body,
out of which it must be cut if life is to be prolonged.
7 Jehovah, by Joshua and Israel, cut out this deadly
growth for the saving of the other peoples. The minds
of the older people were defiled, their bodies were corrupt, and the bodies as well as the minds of the children
would be likewise. The peoples were destroyed from
amongst men for the same reason that Sodom and
Gomorrah and their inhabitants were destroyed. Humanly speaking it may be that (because corruption
spreads so rapidly) the course of humanity's progress of
later days would have been widely different from that
which has been had God not so acted. Some of the
steps of degradation have been retarded by the strife and
conflict of ,yar or otller causes; some, as in the case of
the Canaanites, by acts of God.
S In the earlie~t days of Joshua's leadership he sent
two spies across the Jordan. He wanted information
about Jericho; for it was manifest that Israel was to go
into Canaan at that point, since they had been led of the
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Lord to the fords of Jordan near to Jericho. Joshua

could not then know that God would fight for them in
the way afterwards shown, and the need of immediate
action after crossing Jordan was apparent; hence for
him to send spies would seem a reasonable thing. Unlike the former sending of spies into Canaan, no evil
came to Joshua nor to Israel from this sending, though
it is to be noted that no advantage was gained in their
" arIare.
9 Gad led his people on; and Joshua would know,
when he saw the captain of the Lord's h06t come to assume command, that there was no nred for the spies'
report. That the Lord was not di~pleased with Joshua's
s21Hling spies is evi<1ent from the use he made of it. It
,,'as thr011gh them tl]at Hahan of J erieho, an unusual
woman, the Old Testament's eorrespondency to the "woman of the city" with ,vhom Jesus held such profitable
conversation at the well of Syehar, became part of the
Bible's story, and was received into the family which in
uue time gave birth to Jesus of Nazareth.
10 The spies got into Jericho as travelers, and to the
inn kept by one Rahan. Someone noticed them, and the
king ,ms informed. He sent to Rahab to have the men
hrought to him, but she lrd the men to the roof of her
house and hid them under some stalks of flax. Then she
misled the searchers, saying that the men had had refreshments and had gone, that she did not know which
way they had gone, but suggested that a hard pursuit
,,"auld get them. Her advice ,ms taken.
11 Rahab then told Joshua's spies that she knew that
Jehoyah, of ,vhose name she had learned, had given
Israel the land; and she said that all the people of the
land were in terror, and were faint because of Israel.
'rhey had heard of all that God had done in Egypt, and
of the recent battles with the Amorit~s on the other
side of Jordan. Rahab said that she knew, and her
words seem to mean that she knew the others knew also,
that Jehovah the God of Israel was God of heaven and
carth.-Joshua 2: 11.
12 Rahab then pleaded with the spies for the lives of
hrrself and her kinsmen. The two men bound themselvrs before the Lord that no harm should come to her
or her people if she preserved secrecy and bound in her
window the cord which she used to enable them to
escape from the roof. Rahab gratefully bound the scarlet
cord in her window, and in faith gathered her kinsmen
to hrr to ,vait for the sahation which would preserve her
from the destruction soon to come upon the city. She
was saY(~d by her faith, and by her works which resulted
from her faith. (Hebrews 11: :31; James 2: 25) Rahab
was probably the only person in Jericho who had faith
and purpose. It was no chance which guided the feet of
the spies to her house. The Lord knew her thoughts and
her heart.
13 Jericho was the first city of Canaan to fall before
Israel. It was well situated for commerce, and because
of the nearby fords of Jordan it had an importance as
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a gateway into Canaan. It was wealthy, and to savG

Israel from the sin of greed strict injunction was given
that everything in it was devoted to destruction. Besides this, Joshua put a curse on any attempt at reo
building the city. The foundation should be ac~
companied by the death of the builder's firstborn son,
and the gates set up should be accompanied by that 01
his youngest son, eYidcJ1tly meaning that the building
of the city would be the destruction of the builder's family.-Joshua 6: 26; 1 Kings 16: :34.
14 J cricho thus was one of the cities of Old Testament
hi~tory used as types of things to be destroyed. In thi~
it takes its place with Sodom and with Babylon. The
tenor of all scripture is the purpose of God in restitution; first, that of man, back to the perfection of being
which he enjoyed in Eden; second, that of the earth,
his home, which is to be freed from the curse so that
it may yield its increase for the sustenance of the multitudes of men in the days of restoration, when th6
earth will be filled with a happy, healthy people.~
Acts :3: 19-21.
15 But the Bible does not say that all men will ultimately become obedient to righteousness and to God,
and it is not unexpected therefore to find that the Bible
shows in this way that a curse will remain upon those
who deliberately and with understanding reject the
mercy and favor of God. But Sodom, Jericho, and
Babylon represent conditions obtaining in the earth and
among men, rather than men themselves.
16 The warfare upon which Christ has now entered,
to establish the earth in righteousness, corresponds to
Joshua's warfare. There are therefore lessons in the
fall of Jericho for the present time. Perhaps the first
and chief is that the fight in which the church is engaged is the Lord's battle. 'The Lord's people are but
a feeble flock; but just as it seemed impossible for
Israel to overcome J erieho, since they had no wal' engines wherewith to smash the walls, and probably no
ladders to !.mable them to climb the walls, so we lack
weapons of a carnal nature. But of what use are these
when at the sound of the trumpets and the shouting the
walls of the city crumbled under their own weight?
11 The servants of JehoYah, who have heard the call
of God through the truth now given to his people, and
who form his army to stand for him against those forces
of entreJ).[~hed evil, seen now as Satan's organization,
are but a feeble army in comparison with the mighty
forces against ,\ hieh they are arrayed. Hut just as it
seemed impossible for Israel to overcome the defences
of Jericho, using neither engines of war to batter down
its walls nor ladders to scale them, and yet were victorious, so the Lord's people today, faced with the seeming impossibility of making any impress upon the great
kingdom of evil, will find that God has used their witness, their shout of the truth, as the power of victory.
The battle is the Lord's, and the conquest of the organization set by Satan for the establishment of rebellion
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against God is certain. Happy arc tho,~e 1,Yho :ue units

in Jehovah's army, uncler the banner of his deal' Son.
When and how did Joshua me('t the captain of the Lord's
host? \Vllat instruction did the latter impart? U 1, 2.
nltOOKLY~,
N. Y.
How was the order carrird out, an!l what was the result?
\Yha t lesson is there in the fall of Jericho? II 3-5.
What was the rf'ason for Israel's drastic campaign against
Canaan? U 6, 7.
Relate the story of Joshua's spies at Jericho. 'Who was
Rahab '! How and Why was she rewarded? U 8-12.
Why did Joshua destroy Jericho and forbid its rebuilding?
YVhat is herein illustrated for us'! U J3-17.
INTERESTING LETTERS
MASTERPIECE OF TRUTH LITERATURE
DEAIl BROTHER RL"THERFOllD:
Surely the time has come for the world to know its God,
He has now prepared the truth concerning his being and
bis plans and purP'<)sf>s in such concrNe form, and with
such plainness of speech, that eyen the casual reader cannot
fail to :oee sonlC'thing- of the Icng-th and breadth, and heig-ht
nnd depth of his wonderful loye and his glorious purposes
concerning his creatures, Nor can they fail to see the awfulness of Satan's empire, and the wickedness and treachery
of the god of this world.
I refcr Po the book DELIVERANCE, Some one was so kind
as to hand me a copy of this book the other day, and I
must say that it is the most wonderful book I ever rea(l,
It is not merely a mastel'piece; but I believe it is the masterpiece, not only of Brother Rutherford's writings, but
of all Scriptural literature-unless we would make an exception 'Of the book Co~IFORT FOR THE JEWS, which is also a
wonderful book in its narrower scope,
Apparently the Lord has given his little army this wonderful weapon at an opportune time. For a J'ear or more
I have noticed a growing friendliness toward the truth on
the part of the public. I doubt not but that there are hundreds of thousands of people who are almost persuaded
that the International Bible Students Association have, and
are teaching, the real Bible truth. With a lit~le more Iip-ht,
Rnd some little circumstance to draw the hne, I beheve
there wiII be many thousands line up on the side of the
Bible Students. Oh, that all the dear friends could see and
appreciate theIr privilege, and put forth their utmost ef
fort on behalf of these!
May the Lord continue to bless and use you, dear brother,
In furthering the interests of his kingdom. Pray for me,
that I may be kept faithful and zealous to the end.
Yours in the love and service of our King,
H. H. DINGUS.-Pilgr'im.
ROUSE YOURSELVES FOR THE KINGDOM MESSAGE

l\fY DEAIl BIIOTHER RUTHERFORD:
I know that you are a yery busy man; but I must write
you a few lines first, to let you know that I am enjoying
the work and the delightfUl things of our God coming
through the 'VATCH TOWERS. You cannot make too strong
the necessity of studying the TOWER. The deal' friends along
the way read it; but so many of the Lord's dear people
do not seem to grasp the idea that we are not in the harvest
field, but on the battlefield. From the reports I get along
the way, even the Pilgrims talk to the friends more about
being late or their bed or what they eat than about the
King in Action.
I have just been in a three-day convention where four
elders took up about four-fifths of the time and never once
mentioned the kingdom work. They talked on character
development all the time, making a few excuses for the
WATCH TOWER. But the part that I am getting at is that
Zion sat there to get the message, and did not know but
that they were getting it until I reminded the brethren
that they were fifteen years back in the harvest and not in
the kingdom at all.
Isaiah 56: 10 can well apply to the elders and to many of
the Pilgrims. A watch dog is expected to warn the house-
holder; and if the brethren are lying do,yn beside Brother

Russell twenty years ago, they are asleep and cannot hark.
The thing for PiIgTims, and for ewry one else who is a
leader, to do is to study the \VATCH 'l'oWER frolll "The Shepp
and the Goats," "Vil'g-ins Fair," "Bilth of The Nation,"
"The King in Action," "Holy Spirit Poured Out," and every
one of the late TOIn:r:s, the CO~HOItT FOR THE JEWS, amI the
DEUYERANCE lJOok, The,;e are the tIJings I am trJ'ing to get
into rn~' head and heart.
I want to thank my heavenly Father, awl you as his
servant, for that 1V0nderfuI article in tile May 1st TOWER
-"Charader 01' Covenant-Which?" If ,,'c are on the '''hite
horse, we cannot stop to ,nlsh our faces, Imt must fight; and
if we see a brothel' being drawn over to the f;ide of the enemy,
it is not brotherly loye to let him go witllOut a wOi'll of
warning-. SOllie of the friends are dJ'ing of sweet diabetes,
but do not know it.
Again I thanlr you for this trip, 'Yish I could see you
for an hour, but am glad that I can hear from you once a
month. God bless J'ou ana keep J'ou, is the prayer of
Your brother in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ.
GEO. H. VIL\.PER,-Pilgl im.
GREEN PASTURES AND STILL WATERS OF TRUTH
DEAR BRETHRlCN:
Christian greetings, It is my privileg-e to write at this
time and to expl"f'ss my appreciation of the continued supplies of the spiritual food to feed the sheep of the Lord's
pasture. By the "still waters" he leads the willing ones,
and there is rest, peace and joy for the faithful children
of God who walk in heayen's appointed way.
As God is the source of all truth, we gla(lly acknowledge
him as the Giver; and we rell(lpr thanks also to the faithful servants "'ho dispense the "meat in due season".
I have just finished reading the article in May 1st TOWER
entitled "Character or Covenant-Which?" It is certainly
Scriptural and yery encouraging. How it magnifies and enriches that beautiful text: "'Ve are his workmanship," and
at tIle sallie time make's it clear what can be accomplished
by the children of God!
I am enclosing a postal money order to help a little in
spreading the gooll news of Messiah's kingdom.
With Chrj,;tian lo,'c to our Brother Rutherford and to
all the dear friends at Bdhel, yours in the Mastel"S service,
(lIiRS,) E. HUKTJ<:R,-Fia.
BRUISING THE SERPENT'S HEAD

DEAR BROTHER Rt:THERFORD;
I haye hurriedly gone over your new publication, DELIVERANCE, and expect to read it more carefuly. It is written
in such a manner that the reader would not desire to stop
until it is finislled. It is as interesting as a novel. I feel
sure that it will be a means for making a name for Jehovah.
It is a book that will appeal to lllany people, eyen those
not professing Christianity, It is a clear exposition of the
"enmity between thy seed and her seed", and it shall bruise
the Serpent's head. Satan's power will soon end,
With love, and with prayers that the book lllay accolllplish its mission, I remain J'our brothel' in Him,
DAVlD D"'V1DIAN.-Calil.
SEPTEMBER
15, 1926
CfheWATCH TOWER
VISUALIZES THE INVISIBLE

DEAR BROTHEn Hel'HERFORD:
l'U!Hlay I finished reading your book, DELIYERAKCE. The
Il()ok instl'UlIlental in bringing me into the trutJl was the
1ll\T\E l'L.\N, and I shaH neyer forget how Illy heart was
tb1'illcd as that hook, for the first time, discloserl to my
mind the marvplous bpauties of Gml's wonderful plan. But
I {"an say that my heart was thrilled in the sallie way when
I read DELIYERAKCE.
"'hile tbe elean'r ligllt on many points and the beantiful
(j, ~eription of the "yalley of LIpssin"s", at tIlP elose of the
lIOo!\:. all guye llle a g'reat blps:~illg, yet the outstanding gain
Sl l'lUed to be the elearer uuder"Wmling of tile al,ti Yitips,
\ isihle amI inYi-.iIJle, of the t\\ 0 organizations "Zion" 1lI1d
tIl'" "Dragon", in('idplIt to tllP estahlj"hll1pnl of tllP kingdom.
To my mind DEl.IYEI:A!\ll: yi"WI lized. brought into tlH' realm
of reality an<1 made tangible, tho(' inyi"iblp, a" it lies h<c'hind
thp yisible, ju"t as dl~arly as the Dln:'>E PIA:" unran'lt'd
lI:e llI~'steries of Illllnan bistory and reyealed the glories uf
ITstitution,
I receiyed a singul:1l' awl pxcevtional blessing from the
book. Cons('qupntly, Ik:II' BlotIl('r, I want to thank you
as well as tlIp Lord, for i1. I lIen'r tlIou,c:ht when I rp('ph'ed
it that it was going- to ('nriell nlY hl'art and mind so Illueh;
I expected a ble:"sing but not so great a one. 'l'he foo<l which
HlP Lord has gil'pn us, throug'h the \YATI'H TOWER, etc.,
('~pC'dally sinee the Hrtil'lp 011 "Art' Yuu l'sing His l'ound?"
has beell so reircshing and enco\1I'aging that it ha" made
me fed just as though I were coming into tile truth again.
I cannot describe the joy in any other way, 'nlHt the Lord
llJay g!\'e you grace, and strength of mind and body, to
sen'e Ilis )lPojJl-e to the end, is my earnest pra~oer.
Your brother in his joyous serYiee,
F. H. D01:GHERTY,-N. Y.
ENCOURAGED BY CLASS WORKERS
DEAR BRoTImR ltrTHERFoRD:
Greetings in Zion!
Your letter of Jul~' 21st reepiyed and appreciated for the
('u('ourag-ement it contained, Seeing that the !Jon} is taking pleasure in usin,g HlP TOWER to instruct his anointed,
I ha\'e for s<,yeral months eonlined the class talks to the
Il'alling articles in the TUWERS, following the ins( ructions
cO:ltained by admonishing the brethren tv actiyity in sel'vice,
lHll'tieularly house to house canyassing. Younger brethren
rpj",i-ep in the message while man~' of the eillers are causing
(O,lllsitlel'able opposition, by n'fusing to go out, alld throwing C'old watpr Oil those who do go out. If it had not been
for the encoura.gement that I ha\'e recehoed from tllP class
\\"drkers, I would ha\'e been down and out long ago. Therefm'e, <lear brothpr, I a\lpr('l'iate your Jetter the more so.
I alll of the opinion that two-day appointments, dpyoting
the extra time to lea<ling- the friends out in the cannlssing
parties, will be bless"ll by the Lord, by increasing the actiyities of the fait!JfuL Lud-er the present conditions it has
1aken all of my time to prepare the TO\n:n talks for the
friends.
:\!:l~' the lJOrd continue to lead you in lhe path of the just
that through you \ye might be the more IIPtenninpd to follo,v the Lmn't. \Yith mudl lovc and prayers for you, I am
Ever your brother and senant of the King-,
H. S. ~floRRAY-Pilgrim.
DELiGHTED WITH DELIVERANCE
DEAR FRn;); us :
1 Im\'e reeeiycd and read the new book DELlYElUXCE. To
8a~' that I am llipase(l would not exp1'ps" my appl'C'eiation,
I am dc!i~hted; it i" g-reat. Thprp is eyery eyidl'IH:e that
the Lord direetpd lind supcrvis('d its prpparation, I am
thankful to all ('oncerned in its pl'Psentation to tlw dlUreh.
It should be grpatly to the bene11t of all the Lord's true
people as "food in due sem.on".
I am sincerely ~'ours, in hOlle of an inheritance with the
saints in the glorious kingdom now inC\Jll1ing,
ELSTO;\, LUl'TllliLL.-Alauama.
287
CLASS STUDY OF DELIVERANCE SUGGESTED

DEAR BROTHER ReTHERFuRD:
The book DELIYERANCE is a splendid addition to our literature. It presents in clear, lucid and conyincing language
the inner working of Satan's organization, and exposes
the actions of a malicious s;rstem that has blasphemed God
and enslaved a race. That system will surely waken under
the light of such exposure.
It brings vivillly to mind TIey. 11: 1!): "Lightnings and
yoil'e" , , , HlHl grpat hail," lugh-powered truths destructive Ilf PITOI'. It is another evidence of tlIP "King in Action",
to those who "have the testimony of Jesus ClIrist",--Hevelation 12: 17.
So yaJuablp is tIl(' hook would it not be ,vell to prppare it
fm' f'lnss stully by numbering the paragraphs and adding
questions?
It weavps t\J~ptlIPr many 'VATCH TOWER articles, exposin/!; the out\vorbng of a ma!ieious mind, and the wisdom,
justirp, love amI power of a mighty Benefador. "Dlessed
be the Lord out of Zion."
Christian loye amI grppting.
Your brother and servant by his grace,
J. C. \YATT.-P~lgrim.
LIKE MORNING DEW
DEAR BROTHER TIUTIIImroRD:
Gl"eetings in the name of our present King!
'l'he July Fith, 1D2G, issue of THE -WATCH TOWER ha.
encouragpd us greatly, particularly becam;e of the rich benefit dpriypd fmm it by its stu(ly in class. 'I'lle antieipatPd
surccss of the EUf'<JIlPan tour, eulminating in the London
(,OIIYCntion, tlIe passing of "_l Testimony to the TIulers ot
the World", and ~'our address on the subject: "\Vhy \Vorld
Powers are Tottering-'l'he H('med~;," finds a ready response
in our heart,;, This blessing frolli the Lord has been and it
like dew upon the ,grass in the early morning.
At the L'\Jnclusiol1 of the reading of the "Testimony" to
the world's rulcrs, it was adoptpll unanimously as expressing the sentiments of tlle entire class here, alHl the ChlS~
secretary W.IS instructed to advise you of its action,
\Ye han' noted ,,-ith dpep appreeiation and satisfaction
how diyine graee has sustained you and blessp(] ~'ou in
tllis fearless, clear-eut and ('omplete address ddivered b:l'
you in the Royal Albprt Hall, London, 'Ve d'<>ubt not it.
effica('y in elliing attention of the rulers of the world in
particular to the estahlished, IIPW and e\'erlasting kingllom
of Got!, and to earth's present King. Unquuiijj"lll~' and joy.
fully we \yi~h to go in record as h<c'ing' among those
seatte]'('cl thnmghout the eurtll \dlO can, by the Lord's grace,
giyc expr~s~ioll to the desire and determination to stand
with you in thi" C'onilict of right against wrong, trutb
against ('nor, olIering no \jlIaIter to the enemy and asking
none, Iweause \\'e kno,,' tbnt in this battle of the ages the
"Lamb" amI his follow('rs \yill be yidorious. All honor to
Jeho\'ah and OUl' great King ~
\Vith mudl Christian loye and daily prayers for you and
your faithful co-workers at IlPadquartprs, we are
Your brethren in C ilrist,
FORT 'YOUTH ECCLl'..SL\.,
B. H. KENT, Becy.
DEEP APPRECIATION OF MAY 1ST TOWER
DE_-\R Fl:lE:'>US:
I am writing to t<,11 you of my apprel'iation of the article
in the May 1st 'YATtoH TO\\'EI{ OIl "Character or CoYcnant\Yhidl':" I \yas 0PlJ"8pd to it at first. But after a eareful
8llJ(i~o of it, I fouud that it answere<l llIany thin,:;:-S t hat I
ll<\l\ 1)('('11 llPrpll'xpd 0\ cr. 1 had alway" lllOUg'ht that we
hall 1\) (le\"']olJ a Cll<lnlcter, hut now I kno\y what is the
pl'int'illnl tbine;. Knowledge i" one thing, but wisdom how
to u,w it is the main thing, l\Iay the Lord increase your
wisdom to continue the good work.
Your fellow seryant,
THOS. JUCKEXZLE,-Micn.
International Bible Students Association Qasses

Lecture~
lind p(Ud1C6 by Tfd.velin<;J Brethren

BROTHE,R V. Co RICH
Oakdale, Calif
Tuolu~lne, Ca~if.
Y08eullte, CalIf.
Madera, Calif. ..
Fresno, Calif. ...__
Selma, Calif
Od.
7
._.:: 8, 1?
11, 12
" 14, 15
__ _-::
17
__
18, 19
Tnlare, Calif. ..
Oct. 20, 21
Bakersfield, Calif. .__ " 22, 24
PortersYiIle, Calif.
25. 26
Orosi, Calif. ..
" 27,-28
Reedly, Calif
::
29
FresnQ, Calif.
31
~~k.e nenton, Minn
. 1Ite, S. D. __
Plpestone,- 1IIinn
Jasper, MinH'.
Hartford, S. D
Mitchell, S. D
_
_
Neepawa, 1\lan """""_ ..Oct. 6, 7
Kelwood, ]\lau....__.. __.__.. "
8
Gilbert Plains, :lIan. __.. " 1 0, 11
Grandview, Man
14, 15
Dauphin, lUan
_
" 17, 18
Ethelbert, lIIau. ..
.. " 19, 20
:llinitonas, Man
_Oct. 21, 22
Swan River, :lIan
" 23, 2'1
Birch River, :llan
__ "
25
KenviIle, lIIan. ..._. ." 26, 27
Durban, 1\fan
__ " 2S, ~9
Kamsack, Sask.
..
31
Ollt. 4, 5
6, 7
" 8'-10
" II, 12
" 13, 14
" 15, 17
Corsica, S. D
Oct.
Vermillion, S. D
_
"
Yllhkton, S. D
_.......
Avon, S. D.
Irene, S. D
_
"
Chancellor, S. D.
18, 19
20,21
22, 25
2-1
26, 27.
28, 29
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
Timmins, Onto ..__
_Oct. 1
l\~ew LiRkeard, Onto
__
" 3, 4
North HaJ', Onto .. _..._._
_" 5, 6
Braeebridg-e, ant. .__ .. __
" 7, 8
'l1 ol'onto, Onto
_
__ JI 10
Orangeville, Onto
__
" 20
Camilla, Onto
_. __ Oct.
21
Owen Sound. Onto
" 22, 24
Wiarton, Onto
" 25, 26
Hepworth, Onto
_
"
27
Allenford, ant
.. __ " 28, 29
lIleaford, Onto
Oct. 31, Nov. 1
AsheYille, N. C
.__ Oct. 8, 10
Braf~~town, ~. C
" 11,12
AsheYllle, K C. ._
_ "
]3
Flat Itock, )i. C. __
" 14,15
Henuersom-ilIe, N. C.
17
Hickory, N. C.
" 18,19
Gastonia, N. C
Oct.
Seneca, S. C.
.. "
,A]](lerson, S. C
__.__.. _"
GreenYille, S. C.
..
"
G reel'. ~. C.
"
l;ptlrtailburg, S. C....... "
20, 21
22
24, 25
26, 27
28, 29
31
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Mnskegon, Mich..__
Oct.
3
Sparta, Mich. __..
_"
4, 5
Grand HaIHfI.R, lIlich
"
6
Sunfield, Mich. ..._ _......
7
Lansin!" Mich
_..
10
Leslie, lIlIeh. __
II, 12
Charlotte, Mich
__Oct.
Ba ttle Creek, Mich
"
Otsego, Mich.
"
Kalamazoo, Mich. _
"
South Haven, Mich.
Benton Harbor, Mich. ..
13,
15,
18,
20,
14
11
19
21
24
25,24
Montgomery, Ala
__ Oct. 3,4
Uniou Springs Ala
"
5,6
Clayton Ala.'
_.. "
7,8
Dothan: Ala
__." 10, 11
Midland Citv Ala
"
12
Enterprise, Ala.
.. " 13, 14
Elba, Ala. __..

_Oct.
apI', Ala...
._. .__
" 17,
Andalusia, Ala
" 19,
Stella, Fla. .__.._
"
Florala, Ala. _..
"
Pensacola, Fla. ..
" 25,
15
18
21
22
24
26
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Auburndale, "'is
lIfar"htield, 'Vis
LOJ'al, 'Vis. ..
UnitJ', Wis. __
Athens, \Vis
Withee, Wis. .
Oct.
__
6
7, 10
8
II, 12
" 13, 14
" 15, 17
"
_
__._
Woodmere, Fla. .. .._..Oct.
6
Sarasota, Fla
"
7, 8
Arcadia, Fla. .
" 10, 11
Punta Gorda. Fla. ._
" 12, 13
Wauchula, Fla
__." 14, 15
Lakeland, Fla.
. .. 17, 18
Moore Haven, Fla. __.. Oct. 19,20

Ayon Park, Fla.....__. " 21,22
W. Palm Beach. Fla."
24
Key West, Fla. ._.._......... 27, 28
;\Iialni, Fla. .
"
31
Delray, Fla
__ Nov.8
Rock, W. Ya......._
Oct. 5, 6
Weleh, 'V. Ya. .
__
"
7,8
'Yar, W. Ya... ..
"
10
Huntino::ton,
Va. .,.. " 11, 12
CharleRton, 'V. Va
" 13,17
Nitro, W. Va
" 14, 15
'V.
Oshkosh, WiR
l\1i1"'aukee, \ViR
Racine, Wis.
Kenosha, Wis. _..
Zion, Ill.
_._.
Chicago, III. ..
_..
Oct. 4, 5
"
6, 7
" 8, 10
." 11, 12
.. " 13, 14
.. " 15, 17
:\[cll'ose Park, Ill.

Oct.
Elg-in, Ill.
..
_.. .. " 19,
:\[arcngo, Ill.
.. ... " 21,
I;elddel'e, Ill... .. .. __ " 24,
Hocl'ford, Ill. ..
....... ,. 2G,
Freeport, Ill. __ .... _
.. 28,
18
20
22
2;)
27
29
BIlOTffER M. L. HERR
Joplin, Mo. .. _..
Oc1
Cardin, Okla
.. 11.
Baxter Springs, Kn :1:<. ., 13,
Webb City, Mo... __..
" 15.
Carthal(e. Mo.
..
" IX,
J aSIler, - Mo. ...... __...... ----_ '
10
12
14
17
]9
20
Fl'pfl'man, ?\fo...
....__ Oct.
21
1'1\ ,l:-.Hll't T1Ill. \10.
22
Ka llHH:-. 'it,v. )!o.
_ _" 2-1, 23
Jude
~ 'HCe, ~!o.
Bt. Joseph. Mo.
IIoplun~, 1\10.
~',,:2,
31
BROTHER H S. MURRAY
Eugene, are.
Oct. 8,
Oak Ridge, Ore
.. " 11,
Salem, Ore.
..... " 13,
Independence, Ore. ._.. __ "
Dallas, Ore.... __...._........._..
Falls City, Ore.
.._.. " 18,
10
]2
14
15
17
19
POl'11and, are.
.. __.Oct. 20, 21
lIlc:\Iinndlle, are. ..__.. ,. 22. 24
A IlJaIl y, Ore...
..
25
Ashlan,l. Ore.
.. _.. "
26
San Franci8co. Calif. .. ..
27
San Jose, Calif.
.. 30,31
La Grandi', Ore
Oct. 5, 6
.
_."
7,8
"aitsburg-. 'Vash.
10
Dayton, \Va8h.
.. ." 11, 12
Pornero,y, 'Yash. . .__
" 13, 14
Walla "'alla, Wash
" 15, 17
,"Teston, Ore. .
BIlIlnJ'side. Wash
Yakill1Ol, Wash. _
Ellen,lmrg, Wa8h
Pine City, Wash
Thornton, 'Vash
Colfax, Wash
_
_Oct.
__." 19,
_.._.. "
_
22,
25,
27,
18
20
21
24
26
28
Newcastle, Ind
Muncie, Ind
Anderson, Ind
Elwood, Ind. ..
~pton, Ind.
Peru. Ind. __.._
__
Oct. 6, 7
" 8, 10
1] .12
13, 14
"
lIS
"
17
Kokomo. Ind. ..._..__ Oct.

KoblesvilIe, Ind.
Acton, Ind.
IndianapoliR, Ind
__ " 21,
Nashville, Ind
_ __ "
Madison, Ind.
18
19
20
::4
22
:!-.
Wickham, W. Va. __ _Oct. 18,19

lilt. Lookout, W. Ya
" 20 21
Divide, W. Va
__
_." 22: 24
Coco, 'V, Va
25, 26
Elk View, W. Ya
_ "
21
Heaters, W. Va. -" 28, 29
London, Onto
_
Oct. 6, 7
Chatham, Onto _
" 8, 10
Leamington, Onto
" 11, 12
Harrow, Onto
__ " 13, 14
Wllldsor, Onto .
..__." 15, 17
Detroit, lIlieh
_
"
18
Logal}sport, Ind
DanVIlle, Ill
St. LOUIS, Mo
Lebanon, Mo
Springfield, lifo
Claremore, Okla. .
_Oct. 19, 20
__ .. 21, 2~
" 24,2:S
" 26,27
".28, l!9
"
31
BROTHER J. C. WATT
_" 2X, 29
"
Superior, Wis
Oct. 20, 21
Duluth, Minn. . _
" 22, 24
Two Harbors, Minn.
25, 26
Proctor, Minn. .
"
27
Hibbing, Minn. ..
" 28, 29
Grand Rapids, 1\1. Oct.31, Kov. 1
Kitchener, Onto ..__

Galt, Ont.
Bnllltford, Onto
Oct. 6, 7
.. _,.
8
.. 10, 11
\Vood~tock! Onto .,..
"] 3,14
Londoll, Onto
_.. ._ "15, 17
Chatham, ant.
.... _ "18, 19
E8sex, ant. __
Oct. 20 21
Wihdsor, ant
__ " 22' 24
Harrow, Onto
__._
" 25' 26
LeanIington, Onto _ _." 27' 28
Hiugetowll, Out. '
29
St. Thomas, Onto Oet. 31, Nov. 1
0
'"
Florence, S. C
_.. __Oct. 5, 6
Charleston, S. C. . __.__ "
7, 8
Savannah, Ga
" 10, 11
Screyen, Ga. .
:: 12, 13
'Va ,'crORS, Ga.
14,15
Dothan, Ala
" 17, 18
:ao
Cairo, Ga
_ Oct. 19,
Tholllaville, Ga.
"
21
Syll-ester, Ga.
22
Albany, Ga
__
24
C?lumbus, Ga
" 25,26
FItzgerald, Ga.
27,28
BETHEL HYMNS FOR OCTOBER
Sunday
Monday
'tuesduy
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Vol. XLVII
No. 19
SElInMoNTHI.Y
Anno Mundi 6055-0etober 1,
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OONTENTS
TUE PRICE OF PEACE _ _
The Criterion
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Peace with God
Peace of God
Fear a Snare
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InRtances of Stumbling
Belligerent Elders
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286
PRA1ER-!\fEETING TEXT COMMENTS ................ 297

CALEB'S FAITHFULNESS REWARDED ......... 208
JosHUA RENEWING THE COVENANT .......... 300
IN'ERESTING LETTERS
_ .... 302
NEW YORK CONVENTION ......... 303
CONVENTION _ _ ..__ ._ .... 200
BUILDING BONDS ..._ .....
290
"1 will stand upon my watch and will Bet my loot

upon the Tower, and win watch to /ree what He wilJ
sflY unto me, and whttt answer 1 shalZ make to them
that oppose me."-Habakkuk 2: L
t'fpon the earth distress of nationa with perplexity; the sea and the waves (the reetl_, die!Iontented) roaring; men's hearts failing them for fear and for looklne te
'he thin:;. coming u{>On the earth (society); for the powers of the heavens (eccleeiasticsm) /lhall be shaken.. When ye see theee th;"gs ""gin to come to p ...., the.
Dow th&~ the Ki"l:dom of God is at hand. Look up, lift up your heads, rejoice, for your redemption draweth ~h.-M..tt. 24:33; Mark 13:20; Luk. 21:~3:t.

HIS ;l0tlnl.n1 is one of the prime. f~,:,tors or in1<truments in the t:ystem of Bible instruction, or "Seminary Extension", now beIIIC
presented in all parts of tile cIvilized world by the WATCH TOWEll BIBLE & TRACT SocIETY, chartered A. D. 1884, "For the Pr0motion of Christian Knowledge". It not only serves as a class room where Bible students may meet in the study M thE! divinf> Word but
WSG as & channel of communication through ...hich thC may be reached with announcements of the Society's conventions aDd of the
corning of its traveling rcprEJslltath'es, styled "Pilgrims", and refreshed with reports of its conventions.
Our "Berenn Lessons" nre topical rehearsals or reviews of our Society's published STUDIES most entertainingly arranged, and very
belpful to 1111 who would merit the only honorary degree which the Society accords, viz., Terbi Dei Minister (V. D. llf.), which translated
into Jo;nglish is Minister of God's Word. Our treatment of the International Sunday School Lessons is specially for the older Bible
-redemption through the precious blood of "the man Christ Jesus, wlI<) gave himself a ransom [a corresponding price, a substitute] for
all". (1 Peter 1: HI; 1 'rimolhy 2: C) nuHding up on this sure foundation the gold, sih'er and precious stones (1 Corinthians 3: 1115; 2 Peter 1: 5-11) of the Word of God, its further mission is to "make all see wliat is the fellowship of the mystery which . .haJJ
was not made known unto the s,)Us of men as it is now revealed".-Ephesians :I: [J-D, 10.
It stands free f"olll all parties, sects an<1. creeds of men, while it seeks more and more to bring its every utterance into fullest
subjection to the will of God in Christ, as expressed in the holy ScriplUl'es. It is thus free to declare boldly "hatsoever the Lord
hath spoke11-li<:cording to the divine wis<1om granted unto us to understand his ulterances. Its attitude is 110t dogmntic, but conhdent;
for we know whereof we affirm, treading with implieit faith upon the snre promises of (".0<1. It is held as a trust, to be used only in his
sen'ice; hence our decisions ""Jative to what may and what lllay not appear in its columns must be according to our judgment of his
good pleasure, the teaching of his Word,. for the upbuild,ng of his people in grace and knowledg-e. And we not only invite but urge our
leaders to prove all its utterances by the infallible Word to which rcferenee is constantly made to facilitate such testing.

(['hat the church is "the temple of the living God", peculiarly "his workmanship"; that its construction hag been in progress throughout!
the gospel a~e-ever sinee Christ became the worl<1'8 Redeemer and the Chief Corner Stone of his temple, through ....hieb, when
fmished, God's blessing shall come "to all people", and they find access to him.-l Corinthians 3: 16, 17; Ephesians 2: 2022;
That meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing of consecrated believers in Christ's atonement for sin, progres.~es; and when the
last of tl1ese uliYing stones", "elect and precious," shall halOe been made ready, the great l\laster \Vorlauan will bring all together
in the first resurrection; and the temple shan be filled with his glory, and be the meeling place bet" cen God and men throughout
the 1I1illennium.-Revelation 15: [J-~;'
Tllat the basis of hope, for the church and the world, lies in the fact that "Jesus Christ, by the g,'ace of God, tasted death for every
man," "a ransom for all," and will be the true light wlUeh lighteth everll mau that cometh into the W{)rlfl", "in due time".Hebrews 2 : 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6.
That the hope of the church is that she may be like her Lord. "see him as he is," be "partakers of the divine ns.ture',' and share biB
glory as his jomt-heir.-l John 3:2; John 17: 24; R01Il33!s 8: 17; 2 Peter 1: 4.
(['nat the present mission of tite church is the perfecting of the saints for the future work of service; to develop in herself e'eery
grace; to be Goa's wHne,,, to the world; and to prepare to be kings and priests in the next age.-Ephesians 4: 12; Mattbew 24:
14; Revelation 1: 6; 2(l: 6.
That the hope f",r the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opportunity to be brought to <Ill by Christ's lIlillenniai kingdom, the
restitution of all that ,,-as }<:>st in Adam, to all the willing and obedient, at the hands of their Redeemer and his glorified <:burell,
when all the wlltully wie:ked will be liIestTOlIed.-Acts 3: 19-23; ISaiah 35.
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One person writes objecting to the SOCIETY issuing building bonds saying that such a course is soliciting money for
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entirely inadequate to handle the work. That amount of
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that amount of money together with other money a\-ailable
the building can be erected and $15,000 per year paid to
the brethren as interest on their bonds. The security for
the bonds is a :first mortgage on the lots and factory building and a guarantee by tile SOCmTY which carries aU the
property the SOClli'TY owns. The security for the bonds
including the mortg'age on the real estate and the gual'autee
back of it amounts to more than double the amount for
which bonds are issued. It is a plain business proJlQsition.
The friends regard it as such. Many have asked why should
not the Lord's people handle their own business without
going to the world for aid and without paying the world
for the use of money or property. That conclusion is
reasonable and proper.
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AN D HElRALD OF CHR~STS PRESENCE
Vol. XLVII
OCTOBER
No. 19
I, 1926
THE PRICE OF PEACE

"Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them." -
IrE law of God is the rule of action which he has

prescribed for all of his intelligent creatures.
His law is eternal. His law docs not change,
even as God himself does not change. (Malachi 3: 6)
His will is his law, whether that be expressed or not.
"The law of the Lord is perfect." (Psalm 19: 7) The
law of God applies to all of his int('lligent creation.
and in a particular sense to those "'ho are in a state of
peace with him. He has marked out a general course
for all, and following that course leads one to a general
result.
2 He who loves God's will is possessed of great peace;
and continuing to love that law, and to walk therein, his
reward is life. Hence the instruction given: "My son,
forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and
peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth
forsake thee; bind them about thy neck; write them
upon the table of thine heart: so shalt thou find favour
and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."-Proverbs 3: 1-6.
3 The wise man is he who diligently endeavors to apply his knowledge :lceording to the divine standard. It
is therefore essential that one carefully study the law
of God, and then make an honest effort to deport himself accordingly. Such an one gets understanding and
wisdom. "Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and
the man that getteth understanding: for the merehandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and
the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious
than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not
to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her
right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
Her "'ays are the ways of pleasantness, and all her
paths are peace."-Proverbs 3: 13-17.
4 God's revelation to man opens with an anthem of
praises sung by his two "morning stars", which song
evoked a joyful and tremendous applause from all his
heavenly sons. (Job 38: 7) Then God caused to be recorded in his Word the course taken by each one of
these great stars and the net result to each. Why this
Psalm 119: 165.
record? Mamfestly one of the purposes thereof is that

all of God's intellIgent creation might profit by know
ing the truth. He who receives this knowledge and acts
wisely thereon will follow the law of God and love that
law. He who is selfish and ambitious will be unwise,
take the wrong course, and fall.
5 Lucifer, one of these morning stars, knew th(' law
of God; but he did not love that law. Selfishness. wbieh
is the very opposite of love, controlled him. Selfishness
quickly defiled his heart, and the fruit of ambition resulted. To gratify that ambition he assumed to have
cause for offense against God, denounced his great
Creator as a liar, and set himself up in opposition to
Jehovah. Since then he has ever pursued the course of
strife and hostility to God and has gained for himself
the titles of Prince of Darkness and the Prince of
Devils; and his end will be everlasting death.-Matthcw
9: 34; John 12: 31; Ezekiel 28: 18, 19.
THE CRITERION
The other of those two great stars always followed

the course of righteousness. He knew the law of the
Most High, loved that law, and delighted himself in
obeying it. (Psalm 40: 8) He was always the delight
of his Father. (Proverbs 8: 30) He loved the law of
his Fat her. (Psalms 119: 97; 18: 1) So com
plete was his devotion to the law of God that he could
do nothing contrary thereto. (John 5: 30) His Father
had provided and poured his potion for him, and that
he would drink and did drink without offense. (J aIm
18: 11) His love for and complete obeJience to the law
of God continued even unto death. He gained for h1lnself the title of Prince of Peace. He was given life
on the highest plane and became the Author of !:lalvation and the great Life-giver to man.-Isaiah 9: 6; Hebrews 5: 8, 9.
7 The course taken by these two great creatures furnishes
the criterion by which all of God's creatures will be
guideJ. TlJe course of the disloyal son, who took offense
against his Father, will lead him to endless death. The
course of the loyal Son, who loved his Father's law and
delighted therein, marks the way to everlasthlg life.
8 'The church is now nearing the cOllsummati(.Ill of her
hopes. The few remaining members on the earth must
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not only make sure of their high calling and election

but unto them is given the gracious priyilege now of
lifting up the standard of God's law. Joyfully conforming to the Lord's commands leads these into the right
course, and permits them to be used of the Lord that
others may be led into the way of peace and everlasting
life. A loving conformity to the law of God aud the
great peace of God is now vitally essential to every member of the church this side the vail. Each one should
sce to it that he permits nothing to offend him within
the meaning of this text.
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14, 15), and as such he must now be governed by the

law of God. He cannot obey the law uules,; he knows
something of that law. '1'0 gain such knowledge he
must search the Scriptures, ,,,atch the unfoliling of
diyine prophecy whereby the will of God concerning
his creatures is made known. Some ,,,ho make consecraseem to think that theretion to the Lord to do his
after all effort on their part to ascertain the law of
God is unnece~sary. The fact is that their efforts have
just now begU11, if they would be overcomers.
,,,ill
PEACE OF GOD
PEACE WITH GOD
o Peace means a condition of reconciliation, harmony

and accord between those who were once at discord.
It also means a state Qf quiet or tranquility; freedom
from disturbance or agitation and strife; a state of
mind resulting from a sense of absolute security in body,
health, property, life and happiness. He who has such
p~ace feels safe and well and joyful. Peace with God
therefore means that condition of reconciliation, harmony and accord between man and God which has been
brought about by God's gracious provision.
10 The sin of Adam caused all men to be born sinners, and therefore at variance or out of accord with
Jehovah. Through the death and resurrection of his beloved Son, God made provision for the reconciliation of
all those who comply with the terms of his law. In
OTder to be reconciled to God man must first exercise
faith. Some know-ledge is essential to faith. Man learns
that he was born in sin and shapen in iniquity because
of Adam's wrongful course. He learns that Jesus Christ
died and was raised from the dead that all who believe
en him as the great Rcdeemer and Savior may be reconciled to God. 'fa have faith means to have a knowledge
of God's provision for sahation, and then to confidently
rely upon it.
11 The Word of God is an expression of his law.
After receiving a knowledge of God's gracious provision
made for his reconciliation man must exercise faith by
trusting implicitly in the merit of Jesus' shed blood as
the price of redemption and by fully agreeing to do the
will of God. Upon the basis of the great sacrifice of his
Son Jesus, and upon the faith of the believer, God
justifies the man thus believing. He judicially determines that such an one who believcs is in accord with
him, and therefore such man is reconciled to God and at
peace with God. "Therefore being justified by faith, we
have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
by whom also we have acce~s by faith into this grace
wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of
God."--Romans 5: 1,2.
12 Tl.e one justified is justified for the purpose of
enabling him to be a part of the sacrificial body of
Christ. Being there accepten by the Father and begotten,
such an one becomes a new creature in Christ. (2 Corinthial1'l 5: 1':') He is now a SOD <;\f God (Romans 8:
13 Noone of the human race can have the peace of

God except through Christ Jesus. Not everyone who
is begotten of the holy spirit, and thereby brought unto
Christ, continues to enjoy the peace of God; for some
such do not love the law of God. To continue in the
peace of God is essential to the heavenly reward. When
Jesus was about to finish his earthly ministry he spoke
at length to his disciples, giving them some advice as
to the course to take. 'fhen he added: "These things I
have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace."
~John 16: 33.
14 These faithful disciples were received into Christ
at Pentecost, and thereafter they enjoyed the peace of
God that passeth all human understanding. They continued in that peace because they loved the law of God,
and put forth their best efforts to obey that law. The
same rule pursued by them must be observed by all
who will ultimately receive the high favor of the kingdom. On that same memorable night Jesus told his
disciples that his Father would send to them, in his
name, the holy spirit; and that thereby they would
be taught and comforted. Then he added: "Peace I
leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the
world giveth, give I nnto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid." (oJ ohn 14: 27) His
words are proof that only the Christian enjoys the peace
of God.
FEAR A SNARE
The peace of God enjoyed by the Christian is the

r('sult of absolute faith in and unselfishness to God.
He who abides in Christ and loves the law of God feels
safe, secure, happy and well, and knows that all things
shall work together for his good. He who continues in
this happy condition knows no fear; for there is no fear
in love. (1 John 4: 17, 18) Where the fear of man
exists there is no great peace.
16 Some men in the church fear other men in the
church. "\Vhere one occupies a higher position in the
eccle~ia than his brother there are times when there is
a disposition manifested on the part of the one occupying the higher position to induce others to fear him.
Such a course is contrary to the law of God. Then,
again, there is one anxious to please a brother in a
higher position than himself; and he renders service as
unto man, as a man-pleaser. This is not pleasing in the
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sight of the Lord. The Lord himself is no re'-l)('etpr of

persolls. To him all the mem!J<.>l"S of his body 1'\'('('ive
like c,)u.-Ideration.-Ephesians G: 0-9.
17 The nominal Christians of Europe have especially
wfl'ered from this malady of fear of men and man\, Of ship.
'rhe clergy have induced the laity to fear
them. and the elders have C'neouraged the more lowly
to fear them. When those of present truth were brought
out of ecclesiasticism some of the disposition of fear of
mrn came with them, the meek and lowly ones fearing
those abo\'e them in the church. Such fear of men led
to a measure of the worship of the creatnre, contrary
to the law of God. Those who have this fear have not
enjoyed that great peace of God because they did not
suflleiently know and fully lo\'e the law of God. Relating to this the Jaw of God is writtPll: ((The fear of
lllan bringeth a snarc: bnt whoso putteth his trust in
the Lord shall be safe."-Proverbs 29: 25.
18 Every Christian should love his brother and put
forth his best endeavors to work in harmony with him,
but the Christian who really enjoys the great peace of
God fears no man. Seeing that where there is perfect
Ion) there can be no fear, we can appreciate the apostle's
\10rels when he says: "And besides all these things put
on love; it is the bond of completeness. And let the
peace of the Anointed preside in your hearts, for which
:nm were also called in one body; and be thankfuL"Colossians 3: 14, 15, DIAGLOTT.
FEAR OF THE ENEMY
Where there is fear of the creature there can be no

gn'at peace. Now the ehurch has a clearer vision than
heretofore of Satan and his organization. Being in the
temple condition, these are aware that the Devil is now
seeking to destroy them and would destroy them if not
hindered in so doing. Knowing that Satan has many instruments in the earth which he is using to accomplish
his purposes, rome Christians have fear that he will use
these instruments to their own injury or destruction.
Having such fear they do not enjoy the great peace of
God. The reason is that they do not love God's law.
Of tourse no one could love God's law unless he knew
about that law.
20 It is true that the church is now face to face with
a grrat peril, but it is equally true that no faithful member of the church need fear. Concerning such the Lord
expresses his law to them in these words: "But I am
the Lord thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves
Toared: the Lord of hosts is his name. And I have put
my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the
shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and
lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion,
Thou art my people."-Isaiah 51: 15,16.
21 Knowing then that the law of the Lord concerning
them is that they are covered under the shadow of his
all-powerful hand, they have no occasion to fear the
",'Teatest of all enemies; but they enjoy sweet peace.
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Again the Lord sa~'s: ""'hen thou passest through the

\mbrs, I will be with thce; aud through the rivers;
they shall not oH'rilO\\' thee: when thou \\'alkest through
the fire, thou shalt not be bnrnp(l; neither "hall the flame
kindle upon thee." (Isaiah 43: 2) Knowledge of this
law and love for it bring peace; and love illcreases.1 John 4: 17, 18.
22 There may be in one a knowledge of the Word of
God, and he may render an outward obedience to the
Lord; but in order to enjoy that great prace of God
man must render service unto the Lord, oui of love for
God and love for his law. That means that he must be
wholly and unselfishly devoted to the Lord. Suc:h can
rest confidently in the peace of God and rely upon his
many promises, amongst which is this: "0 love the
Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the
faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer."Psalm 31: 23.
NOTHING SHALL OFFEND
23 Not only are the ones who love God's law guaranteed
great peace, but the Lord's statement is that "nothing
shall offend them". The word offend here used means
a stumbling block. It means, in the order given, to
falter, to stumble, to cause to fall, and to ruin. That
which keeps one from stumbling and falling is love for
God's law. The text mllst refer to those who are reconciled to God, hence to the new creaLioll. It llllUit mean
that if the new creature does not love Gail's law he will
falter, stumble and fall illto ruin. Then of comse that
which causes the stumbling must be something lacking
in him with reference to God's rule of action givcn for
the government of the new creation.
LAW OF THE HARVES'f
The instrument through which the Lord will bles3

mankind is the "seed of promise", \\'hieh is the church,
Christ Jesus the Head and his body membrrs. (Colossians 1 : 18; Galatians 3 : 1G, 27-29) The Lord organized
his church on earth to be his witness. (Acts 1: 8) The
ministry of reconciliation was committed nnto Christ
Jesus, including the faithful members of his budy.
These faithful members of the body of Christ throllghout the Gospel Age have sencd as the al1lbassalkr~ of
Christ. They have been the representatives of Goel and
Christ on earth. (2 Corinthians 5: 18-20) Throughout
the age the Lord has caused these to preach the ga.-pel,
that those having a hearing ear might hear and come
to him.
25 Jesus declared that the age should end \\'ith the
harvest, at which time he would be present and direc~ing
it himself. (Matthew 13: 30-41) '1'he first work of the
harvest, as shown by the physical facts as well as by the
Scriptures, has been the gathering together of those who
have made a covenant to do the will of God, and who
have been counted in as a part of Christ Jesus' sacrifice.
(Psalm 50: 5) It necessarily follows that all of tb.OSEt
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in Christ, who haye his 'YoI'd in them, would be clesiastieal systems. This gave them joy and, as the
gathered together; and that these would stand together Psalmist expresses it, their mouth was filled with laughin one compact body as long as they remained in Christ. ter and their tongue with singing.-Psalm 126: 1, 2.
If any fell away, that would in no wise hinder the
81 The light did not come to the Lord's people all at
organization of the Lord. Only the one falling would once. Of course many errors clung to them, because
suffer injury.
they had been long mixed with ecclesiastics. They could
26 The Lord himself is always faithful, and those who
not learn everything immediately. Those who are really
continue faithful will continue with him and stand to- devoted to the Lord believe that the Lord himself orgether, working together harmoniously under his direc- ganized his harvest work and that he provided THE
tion. What would hold them together? The apostle WATCH TOWER as a medium through which to instruct
answers: "The love of Christ." (2 Corinthians 5: 14) his people; and that this, together with other literature
'1'here could be no division in the body of Christ. (1 and books in harmony with 'l'HE WATCH TOWER, has
Cor. 12: 12-30) Those who are really devoted to God furnished the "meat in due season for the household of
Rnd who continue in that attitude will stand together. faith". The Lord himself has furnished this, but he has
permitted imperfect men to have to do therewith, and
27 The law of the harvest therefore is that God sent
forth his beloved Son as Head of the church, to gather of course it could not be served in any other way than
together under him his true people for the purpose of imperfectly.
~'lVing a witness in the earth; and that all who are the
INSTANCES OF STUMBLING
Lord's will be witnesses in the name of God and to his
82 THE WATCH TOWER once taught that the church is
name. These of necessity must love the law of God,
developed
under the new covenant. In due time the Lord
lnd all who do will know' of that law and joyfully obey
permitted
its editor to see that such is not true, but
It; and this law declares that they will be witnesses of
that
the
church
is the offspring of the Abrahamic covthe Lord and that they will see eye to eye and will
harmoniously engage in the Lord's service.-Isaiah 43: enant. At the time of this change of position, as frankly
published in 'I'HE WATCH TOWER, some who professed
10-12; 52: 7,8; Matthew 24: 14.
consecration became offendrd. They turned away from
28 Now we know from the facts that such a class has
the SOCIETY and from the Lord's work, stumbled and
txisted through the period of the harvest, and we have
fell. They assumed to have a cause for offense, but their
taIled this organized body of Christians on earth "the
offense was not against men. It was against the Lord and
SOCIETY". It is understood that "the SOCIETY" is made
against his law. Had such loved the law of the Lord
np of those who are begottcn and anointed of the holy
they would not have been offended.
lpirit and who love the law of God and who faithfully
88 For a long while THE WATCH TOWER taught that
continue to labor together in his service. If from time
he
who becomes a Christian is first justified and then
to time some of these become offended and drop out,
makes
a consecration. Later the editor saw that this
this would in no wise hinder the work of the Lord; but
position
was not a correct one, and set forth the Scriphis organization would go straight forward in the performance of the work meted out for it. R 0 one could tural proof that consecration must take place first, and
hinder the work of the Lord. By withdrawing from his then justification; that it would be inconsistent for J eorganization and his work such persons would do in- hovah to justIfy one who had not agreed to do his will.
jury to themselves, but no injury to the Lord's work (W. T. 1916, p. 108) With this greater light upon the
would result. This is the rule or law of the harvest, as Word of the Lord some became offended, faltered, turned
shown both by the Scriptures and by the facts in ful- back, became opponents, stumbled and fell.
84 The literature of the SOCIETY once plainly set forth
filment thereof.
that 1914 would mark the eomplet8 glorification of the
SOME OFFENDED
church. :Many set their hearts upon that date. The time
29 The facts unmistakably show that since the beginpassed, and the church was not yet glorified. Then THE
ning of the harvest work a number have become offended WATCH TOWER began to set forth the truth as to where
and have fallen away. These have first faltered, then the mistake in calculation had been made, and that 1914
stumbled, become opponents, and ultimately have re- was in truth and in fact a correct chronological date,
turned to the world. Surely some good reason for this but that the mistake was as to what would transpire at
should be found in the Scriptures, and we do find it that date. Because of this increased light others became
there.
offended, faltered, became opponents, turned away and
so The Lord promised that greater light should come fell.
to his people at the end of the age, and the apostle warns
35 Why did these fall? The ansvver is, Because they
that at that time there would be danger of falling. (1 did not love God's law. Their peace of mind and their
Corinthians 10: 11, 12) With the coming of the light "peace of God" were disturbed because of lack of un
at the end of the age Christians began to be released selfish devotion to him. Had they loved the Lord's laW'
from. their place of bondage and captivity in e:c lC- ;ud taken heed thereto they would have known that the
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Lord declares: "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect
day." (1'ro\'erbs 4: 18) Since his law has declared that
this light would incr~ase from time to time, those \\ ho
loved it rejoiced in the illcrea~ed light as it was reycaled.
iG With greater light, anything may be found to be of
a diiIerent form from that which first was seen. For
in~tance, if one observes an object irhen the first gray
:otreaks of light uPlwar in the east in the early dawn,
that object may appear to he a certain form; but within
thirty minntes, whpn the light aronml it increases, a
qmte different form appears. Eveu so with the Word of
the Lord. We i1rst get a lIttle light upon something;
then, as the light incrra"es, the Jivine pIau appears far
more wOlHlerflll to us, and we rejoice aU the more. The
vision of the one who loves the Lord broadens continually; and as his vbion enlarges, his joy increases. Some
haJ set their hearts on the fact that justification must
ta':e place before consecration, and others had set their
hearts on the fact that the church must be glorified in
In4. It was sPlfislmess that caused them to tenaciously
Leld to these things and then become offended when
greater light came upon them.
37 In 1917 the Seventh Volume of STUDIES IN TUE
f'ClUPTURES iras pnblished. It contained some rather
startling statements. Again some became offended,
/Stumbled and fl'll. Had these loved the law of God they
woulJ not have faUen. They would have concluded that
the Lord permitted the Seventh Volume to be published
for a good reason. 'rhose who loved the Lord's law said:
"He is at the head of his work, and he knows how to
guide it." '1'he Lord has provided his own way to carry
on his harvest work and he has his organization. This
work is done with imperfect men, of course, all of whom
make mistakes. '1'here are mistakes in the Seventh
Y olume; there are mistakes in aU the other volumes of
STL'DIES IN TUE SClUPTUImS and in aU the other publications of the SOCIETY, and in aU versions of the Bible.
It could not be expected otherwise, because each one is
prepared by imperfect instruments; and God has permitted these things as a test of our love and loyalty for
him.
38 Now TUE WATCU TOWER is publishing some articles that are somewhat different from what has heretofore appeared in the SOCIETY'S publications, and particularly in Volume Seven; for instance, the article on
the twelfth chapter of Revelation under the title "The
Birth of The :K ation". Does that mean that the Seventh
Volume and the SOCIE'l'Y should be rejected because of
thi~ change? Is that any jnst cause or excuse to become
oiIendcd and to withdraw? It should be remembered
that the Seventh Volume contains a statement
of the great fundamental truths of the divine
plan; and merely because some parts of it are not in
harmony with the greater light shed upon the Lord's
Word is 110 reason why it should be cast aside.
39 Now the church sees what it could not see until
God's due time; to wit, that the Lord came to his temple
in 1918, and that it is the law of God that the church
from that time fonrarJ should ha\'e a clearer vision upon
his plan than before. (!levelation 11: 19) Those who
love the Lord's law know that the truth is his, not any
man'~, and that what man says about it is not iyith
absolute authority; but God permits his people to rea~on
Up011 his Word and reach a conclusion. As hi~ ligLt increases they see his plan more clearly and rejoice exCee(lillgly.
40 Lucifer assumed a reason for becoming offenJed at
Jehovah. That ,yas because of his own sclfishness; his
heart was not honest. He follows the same COUT8e in
oYClTeaching the Christian; if there is any dishol1e~ty
in the heart he will see that it is fed. A11Jone who
selfishly a~sumes a cause for offense against the Loru's
orgallization and his work, pretenJing to be oiIended at
individuals who are doing the Lord's work, is in truth
and in fact offended at the Lord. The cause for this
offense is a lack of love for God's law. 'rhis is illustrated
in the Lord's dealing with Israel through Samuel.
41 Samuel was chosen as the Lord's instrument to lead
Israel. In similar fashion the Lord has chosen his
organization, the anointed members on earth, as his
representative to carryon his iyork; which organization
we term "the SOCIETY", irrespective of the individuals
who are working in that SOCIETY. When the children of
Israel called for a judge for purposes of administration
Samuel took the matter to the Lord; and the Lord said
to Samuel: "Hearken unto the voice of the people in
all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected
thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign
over them." (1 Samuel 8: 7) Even so, when one assumes a cause for offense and turns aside to start something in opposition to the Lord's hanest work he is offended in truth and in fact against the Lonl, anJ this
offense is due to the .fact that he does not love Gull's law.
42 The Lord has only one way of canTing on hi~ work.
The Lord himsel will be the judge of his people. This
will not be committed to another. (!lomans 14: 4) No
one consecrated to the Lord can find a just cause or excuse to become offended at the Lord's organizaL0n and
withdraw therefrom. The fact that some do become offended, withdraw and become opponents, is conclusive
proof that such do not love the law of God. One individual may become offended at another and have a just
cause for such oiIense, but if so he will pursue the
course directed by the law of the Lord to straighten out
that difficulty. (Matthew 18: Hi-IS) He cannot as~ume
that snch a circumstance is valid rea~on for his becoming oiIendcu at the Lol'J's organization and withdrawing from it.
43 !lece11tly there was some disturbance in one of the
bra11ch offices of the SOCIETY. One ecclesia, without
knowing the facts, proceeued to judge 110t only the
brother or brethren in question but the entire SOCIETY,
and to withdraw its support therefrom. Then it began
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to publish this to the church and eyen to the world and
to set itself up in opposition to the work. Had this
class really loved the law of God it would not have done
this, even though there were some wrong doing on the
part Qf some brotlwr or brpthren in the Lord's sen-icc.
It is not the prcrugatiye nor the duty of anyone nor
any class to pas~ j1HIgmcnt upon allother. E~pecially is
this true when they have neither the facts nor the
jurisdiction to determine what action should be taken
by the SOCIETY, as in this ea,e. Had the aforementioned c1a~s loyed the Lord's law they would have remembered what it said and followed it. Their excuse
was that were they to continue to support the work
others might think they as a class were endorsing an
improper course, which they supposed had been taken by
some individuals.
H What could induce such a conclusion? Selfishness,
of course; and selfishness is a lack of love. The law of
the Lord governing such cases plainly is: "Speak not
evil one of another, brethren. He LlUt speaketh evil of
his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of
the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the
law, thou art not a doer of the law, but tl judge. There
is one lawgircr. who is able to save and to destroy: who
art thou that judgest another?"- J ames 4: 11, 12.
45 Even though some brethren of the SOCIETY were
guilty of some wrong, that would be no just cause nor
excuse for our becoming offended at the Lord's organization. The duty of every one who loves the Lord and
his law is and should be to immediately set about to try
to help the erring one, and meanwhile not to cease to
sustain and support the work of the Lord. Where a
course different from this is taken by individuals or by a
class they lose their peace of mind, do not enjoy the
peace of God, and are easily stumbled; and unless quickly recovered they fall away entirely.
46 It will be seen that the words of the Psalmist in
our text do not refer to individual offenses. Such are
treated in other parts of God's Word. '1'he offenses here
referred to are those against the Lord. He who loves
God's law will be always unselfishly seeking to obey that
law. He will rest in pace, in quietucle, in tranquility;
he will feel safe awl secure, because he knows that the
great God can mnke no mistakes and that he will cau~e
all things to work ant to his oWn glory awl to the good
of all those who love him. Not only will such have and
enjoy the great peace of God but it is utterly impossible
for anything to cause them to become offended and
stumble and fall away from the Lord.
BELLIGERENT ELDERS
Sometimes there is a leader or elder of a clnss who

does not agree with what THE WATCH TOWElt publishes. He is impressed with his own importance and
wisdom and decides that THE WATCH TOWER is grossly
wrong, and he assumes this as a cause for offense against
the SOCIETY. He becomes belligerent and sets about to
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draw others of the clnss awny from the support of the

SOCIETY and from the work that it is carrying on. He
refuses to participate in the service and tries to discourage others from so' doing. The adversary sees to it
that his a~~nmed cause for offense is cultivated, until
such elder becomes really an opposer of the Lord's work.
"What is the reason? Because he does not love God's law.
He is selfish, proud, and does not wish to admit that he
has been wrong in his understanding of some scriptures.
He has lyt been walking in the light as the Lord is
causing it to shine upon his Word. The cH,r permits
his selfishness to turn him away, causing him to stumbl.:!
and fall away from the Lord and from his work.
48 What should the class do with such an elder? Upon
the SOCIETY, that is to say, upon those Christians who
are unreservedly devoted to the Lord, there is laid the
privilege and obligation of giv~,1g the witness on the
earth at this time concerning God and his kingdom.
Those who are joyfully engaged in this work should not
indulge in controversy with anyone who opposes, but
let all belligerent ones alone. Those who really love the
Lord should get on with his work. Any opposer to that
work should be set aside as an elder and asked to refrain from interfering with what others are sincerely
trying to do in serving the Lord.
49 But suppose there are some in a class who cannot
see all matters as published in THE WATCH TOWER, yet
who honestly and sincerely desire to have a part in the
Lord's service; what should be the attitude of the class
toward such? By all means one in that attitude should
be treated with the greatest consideration and kindness.
As long as he has a desire to cooperate in the service he
should be encouraged to participate therein. He should
be encouraged to attend the studies of THE WATCH
TOWER and should be helped if possible to a better understanding. Undoubtedly, where one keeps his heart
right, in due time the Lord will more fully illuminate
his mind.
50 If an cliler cannot agree with THE WATCH TOWER
because he cannot understand it then he should not attempt to lead a WATCH TOWER study, but may lead
other Berean studies with which he does concur. It is
only when one becomes an opponent and tries to disturb
the work of giving the witness of the kingdom that he
should be set aside. One who is an opponent should not
even vote at the class meetings, and surely he should
never be elected as a servant of the church.
51 The obligation rests upon the faithful ones to carry
on the Lord's work. A minority of opponents in the class
shoulJ not be permitted to thwart the purpose of the
majority in loyally and faithfully serving the Lord. Under such circumstances the class should have all questions determined by a majority vote consisting of fiftyone percent of the members of the class. If all are in
harmony they will all vote one way anyhow. If there
are some who are purposely and wilfully opposing, then
this minority should not be permitted to rule. All who
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really love the Lord and his law will be found working
harmoniously together to the glory of the Lord as his
witnesses.
52 Let all the consecrated ones who are anointed to
be witnesses of God heed the admonition of the apostle,
and at all times be found "standing fast in one spirit
and with one mind, fighting sho111der to shoulder for
the faith of the gospel. Never for a moment quail before your antagonists. Your fearlessness will be to them
a sure token of impending destruction, but to you it
will be a sure token of your salvation".-Philippians
1 : 28, TV eymouth.
53 Such will have great peace and will be always rejoicing in the Lord. They will at the same time appreciate the fact that the joy of the Lord is their
strength. The price of great peace therefore is unsclfish
devotion to the law of God, This is likewi~e a guarantee
that you shall never stumble nor fall. All who maintain
this attitude towards Jehovah "shall lift up the voice
together with singing" as witnesses to the majesty of
the great Jehovah God.
What is God's law? How alone may real peace be enj'Oyed?

'What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom?
ff 1-3.
What is the theme of God's revelation to man? 'Vho were

the two "morning stars" of Job 38: 7, and did each of
them know and. love God's law? What will be their respective rewards? ff 4-7.
What is now vitally essential to each member of the church?
What is peace? What is faith'! ~ 8-10.

How awl wh~' HI'f' Wf' jn~tified? ff 11, 12.
How may '\Ye receiye and rf'tain the peace of God'! ~ 13, 14.
How and why is fear sometimes fostered in the church?
Can those who fear have peace? ~ 15-18.
How may the spirit of fear be overcome? ~ 19-22.
"'hat is meant in our text by the word "offend"? ff 23, 46.
"'hat is the present mission of the church? 'Vhat is the
"-ork and law of HlP harvest? How are the faithful ones
held to~pther? ff 24-27.
Of what docs "the SOCIETY" consist? "-hen any members
drop Ollt is the Lord's work eyer jeopardized thereby?
'\'hy do I'ome lJecome offended? ff 28-30.
Did fnl1 light ('ome to the church at the beginning of the
harn'st? Has "me,it in uue season" eyer been served to
the clml'ch in a perfect form? Cite instances of increasill~ li.({llt whleh \lflelllled some. ff 31-34.
Why (lid lllf'se fall? Is it unusual for the form of anything to appear different under ditIel'ent degrees of
Ught? ff 3.), 36.
Should the Se\'l'nth Volume, or any of the other volumes of
SCRlPTrRE STl-DIES, or any of the versions of the Bible,
all of which contain the fundamental truths of the divine
plan. be (,l1st a"dde because Qf certain mistakes they may
contain? IT 37 -3D.
How ([ops Satnn seek to cause offmses in our ranks? When
anyone ceases to support the Lord's work is his offense
alwa~'s against the Lord? U 40-42.
Cite a case in point. E,'en though certain brethren in the
Lonl's sprvice should uo a great wrong, is that just cause
for offense ag-ainst the Lord's organization? ff 43-46.
'Vhat is a belligerent elder, and what should a class do with
such? What should be theil' attitude toward those who
are anxious to engage in the service but who may not be
able to see all matters treated in THE 'VATCH TOWER?
~
47-50.
What special obligation now rests upon the faithful, and

how shall they fulfil it1 What is the diVinely stipulated
price of peace? ~ 51-53.

TEXT FOR DECEMBER 1
"The Lord hath anointed me."-Isaiah 61: 1.
HIS TEXT at once suggests to the Christian

that the Lord God has something for him to do
and that he will require of him faithfulness in
the performance of such duty. '1'0 be anointed by the
Lord means that the one anointed is officially designated
to some service for Jehovah. His part of God's service
is important and cannot be neglected with impunity.
Its importance is to thc one who is commissioned to
do it. Those who maintain the anointing will remain
of the temple class and may expect their vision to
increase as God's plan unfolds. The time has come for
God to make himself known. That means a manifestation of his divine power in such a marked degree that
all mllst take notice thereof. The Lord does nothing
in the dark. He gives notice in advance of his purposes
so that all mouths may be stopped and precluded from
ever saying that they had no notice of what God intends to do. It is therefore seen to be important to
have a witness given. The giving of this witness he
has committed to his anointed ones, and he who fails
or refuses to perform the duty and obligation of his

office as opportunity affords might expect that anointing to be taken away. The anointed class will delight
to sound forth the praises of God out of Zion, and this
they are doing by his grace.
TEXT FOR DECEMBER 8
"Trees of righteollsness, the planting of the Lord."

-Isaiah 61: 3,
TREE is a symbol of a creature possessing everlasting life. (Genesis 21: 33) The trees ot
righteousness here mentioned in the text mean
the various members of the new creation. These trees
are planted by Jehovah and those who are faithful to
the end will be granted life everlasting on the divinq
plane. They will have inherent life even as Jesus said
that God had given him to have life within himself.
(John 5: 26) That wonderful grove of 144,000 and
one trees, the one being the great Head, Christ Jesus,
will be an everlasting monument to the glory of Almighty God. These trees of righteousDEsS God will givi
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for the hl('~~ing and peace awl life of the world. III
the l'ni(bt of the grfat highway and on either side of
the riYer of truth these trees of righteoumess will bear
their fruit and will feE'd and heal and bless all the
obedient ones of the families of earth
God has commanded that i:hose of Zion shall now
point out to the people the highwa}; that they shall
gather out the stones that haye caused the people to
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stumble; that they shall lift up his ~talH1anl to the

people and declare to them that J rhoyah is the grc'at
God "'ho has proyided a \ray for their retul'll to him
that they may receiyc the blessings of life eyerla, i illg.
Those of Zion now see their prh'ilege and d~light
to proclaim this glad news to the praise of J ('l1Omh
God, and this they are doing in the manner which he
has provided.
CALEB'S FAITHFULNESS REWARDED

--KOYECllBER l--JOSHUA
14: 6-15--
"1 wholly followed Jehovah my God."-Joshua 14: 8.

ITH the fall of Jericho Joshua at once began
the attnck on Canaan in geJleTaI. It is easy
to imagine the zeal of the men of IsraE'1 as they
set out from Gilgal to make the lalld of promise their
own and to cIean~e the land, which God had promised
to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, from the defllement it
had suffered through its Canaanite inhabitants. It
would be difficult to find any human record revealing
greater debasement than that into which the Canaanites
had fallen.
2 rfhe manifestation of the mighty power of God in
the collapse of the walls of Jericho showed the Israelites
that God was fighting for them and that he had begun
war. But at the next place they attacked, the small
town of Ai, Israel was self-confident and met with a rebuff; the men of Ai drove them from before the wall
and Israel fled for their lives. Joshua's heart failed
him, and he feli on his face in distress; for Israel had
turned their backs to their enemies. But.Toshua's concern was not only because of the apparent catastrophe
which had fallen upon them; he was concerned for the
honor of God's name. (Joshua 7: 6-9) In his fear he
saw Israel defeated and cut off, and the peoples of the
land exulting in their conquest and despising the name
and power of Israel's God.
S The word of Jehovah came to Joshua with the sharp
command, "Get thee up; wherefore liest thou upon
thy face?" 'l'hen the Lord continued, "Israel hath
sil;ned." (Joshua 7: 10, 11) Apparently this fact had
not occurred to Joshua. The Lord commanded that the
people sanctify themselves; for he could not continue to
giyc them victory unless an accursed thing was removed. In order to discover the sinner against Israel
and against God, lots were cast; and ultimately Achan,
of the tr':'be of Judah, was taken. At Joshua's word he
confessed that he had coveted some of the spoil of
Jericho and had taken it and hid it in his tent. As those
of his household must have known what he had done
but had shielded him, he and all his household were
stoned because of this sin against Israel.
i .Alter the accursed thing was removed from Israel
and they themselves \,yere sanctified, the warfare was

continued; and Ai \\'as soon subdued. 'l'hen for six
years or more hrael fought till all Canaan was subdued.
Sometimes, as in the case of the confederacy of the
kings of J C'l'ucalem, Hebron, J armuth, Lachish, and
Eglon, led by Aclonizedek king of Jerusalem (Joshua
10: 3-5), he was helped by the combination; for the
yictory which God gaye him at Beth-horon over those
kings brought all of southern Canaan into subjection.
5 J o~hua ever fought under the direction of the captain of the Lord's host, who appeared to him at the
first but who is not again mentioned. How this angelic
captain guided Israel we do not know; it is certain that
.Joshua did not look for any mystic guidance. He mu~t
be considered as a military general conducting his
campaign on certain rules of war. The early battle
of Beth-horan, fought for the relief of Israel's allies the
Gibeonites, shows him to be a man of energy and resource; yet the original cause of that battle, Joshua's
being beguiled into making an agreement with the Gibeonites, also shows that he had not that watchful care
which is usually associated with a military commander.
6 At last the time came when the tribes of Israel were
ready to divide some of the land. Reuben, Gad, and
part of the tribe of Manasseh already had their portions
on the east side of Jordan. Caleb, Joshua's compallion
and faithful ally in the trouble which camc upon Israel
when the spies brought back their alarmist report, saying that it was hopeless to expect that the children of
Israel could overcome the peoples of Canaan and secure
their land for an inheritance, now came before .Toshua
supported by men of the tribe of Judah.
1 Caleb reminded Joshua of what had happened fortyfive years previous when he, Caleb, was forty years of
age, and how he had attempted to avert the disaster
which then threatened Israel through the lack of faith
in the people and their stubbornness in setting themselves against God. He reminded Joshua of the oath
which Moses had then sworn, that because Caleb had
wholly followed the Lord he should have for his in-
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heritance in the land of Canaan the places on which

his feet had trod.-Numbers 14: 24,
8 He further said to Joshua,
"And now, behold, the
Lord hath kept me alive as he said, these forty and five
years . . . and now, la, I am this day fourscore and five
years old. As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the
day that Moses sent me." (Joshua 14: 10, 11) Perhaps
it was his eighty-fifth birthday. He chose from Joshua
the town of Hebron, the city of the giant Anakims;
and full of faith and courage he said, "If so be the Lord
will be with me, then I shall be able to drive them out,
as the Lord said."- Joshua 14: 12.
9 Joshua blessed his old-time companion in tribulation and in fidelity, and gave him Hrbron; and it became the inheritance of Caleb, because he wholly followed the Lord God of IsraC'!. Calrb thus got a special
inheritance, for Hebron was not only the center of fertile lands, but was Abraham's burial place; and he had
the pleasure of tilling the lands where Abraham had
lived, and of caring for his burial place.
10 This incident reveals the fact that though Israel
had brought the land of Canaan into subjection their
enemies were not all destroyed, nor all their opposition
broken. The land was conquered in the sense that it was
no longer possible for set warfare to be made against
Israel, nor for city t{) cooperate with city against Joshua
and Israpl. Caleb wpnt down to his inhNitance and
drove out from it the three sons of Anak the giant. It
was the sight of these three mondrous men, and perhaps their'father, and the report of them, which had
done much to strike fear into the hearts of the spies,
and through them into the hearts of the people of Israel.
But Caleb, though now eighty-five years of age but
strong in the .trength which true faith in God imparts,
frarlessly attacked them and thrust them away.
11 The Bible student knows that these things are
written for his instruction in the ,rav of the Lord. They
are to guide him as the pillar of ~loud gmdr(l Israel,
or for his assurance in the way he has taken. guided as
he believes by the Lord. Paul says, ",Yhatsoc'vPT things
were written aforetime were written fur our learning,
that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures
might have hope."-Romans Hi: 4.
12 This record of Caleb's spint anJ of his courage
is surely an encouragement to every servant of Jehovah,
and to take it to heart must be to anyone's advantage.
There had been many things during that long and wearying wilderness journeying which might have been allo,ved to depress him, as they must have depressed those
who had not faith. But those things which depressed
others were to him eviJences of the watchful anJ certain purposes of God. Since those earlier days when he
had expressed his faith, he had seen the word of God
fulfilled in the death of that multitude who were unfaithful, and who were sentenced to die in the wilderness; he had seen Jordan turned back at its flood, and
the walls cf Jericho fall; and he had experienced the
constant anJ regnlar \'idorirs of Israel against pc'()pl('s

greater anJ mightier than they. He knew that God "':1-"
ever true to his word.
13 As in courage and confidence his spirit retained its
vigor, this in turn proved to be strength to his body,
making him at eighty-five as strong as he was at forty.
However, this. was not wholly the result of his own
spirit, or the natural result of a clean and pure life and
desire; it was a reward from the Lord, a contrast from
the sentence of disfavor upon the many, to show that the
Lord did reward those who were faithful to him. (Jo;;hua
14: 8, 9, 14) Every lover of God and of righteousness
desires to have the same spirit as Caleb. This is particularly the case with those who see the things which
GoJ has now given to his people, who know that he is
setting up the 10ng-promiseJ kingdom of his drar Son,
and is c,tabli,Jlin~ truth and righteousness in the earth.
14 True Chri,tians perceiye that there are two outstanding phases of service for God at this time, namely:
(1) Individually witnessing for him, and (2) collectively campaigning, each one constituting a umt in his
army, under the leadership of the IVorJ of GoJ. (Uevelation 19: 13-16) He sees that these correspond to the
two outstanding incidents of Caleb's life. Caleb came
under notice and into immediate prominence when the
spies were sent from Kadesh-Barnea, anJ when, contrary to the ten, he declared his faith in God, anJ at
the risk of his life stood for God's honor in the matter
of Israel's call and God's purpose for them. It was
then fir~t said of him that he "fully" followed the Lord.
-Numbers 14: 24.
15 For our guidance and encouragement we ask, What
is involved in fully or wholly following the Lord? In
Caleb's case we may say, fint, that he very definitely
believed God's word of promise; second, as definitely
he trusted in God, believed in God's fiJelity; third, he
set his mind accorJingly, and thus tripd to see things
always from God's viewpoint. This really meant that he
was a true servant of the Lord, one who sought God's
interests.
16 The second incident is that which gives us our present study and its lesson. Caleb Jid not now ner(l to
stand for God in opposition to his unbelieving brethren,
yet his faith may be said to have been as inspiring ,rhen
he requested Joshua to giye him Hebron despite it~ difficulties and dangers as it could have been at Kadesh.
Faith and courage came from his loyalty to God; at
Kadesh he had courage to withstanJ the whole people;
before Joshua he had faith to believe that no oppo;;ition
coulJ withstand an Israelite living accorJing to his covenant. Instead of being tired with the rough fighting
of the past six years of warfare, he was stimulateJ by
its activitv.
17 God llas now called a people apart to witness for
him and of the establishment of his kingdom, Each one
gladly tells of that good and gracious provision for the
sufl'ering world; amI, against all the worl(l's sClllullrnt
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and expectation, they proclaim the fact of Jehovah's

kingdom and of his absolute right to determine the
course of his human family.
18 But they are also called as soldiers of his army.
God has a great battle to fight, the battle of God
Almighty; and those who are faithful are being enrolled in the army of his Son, the Word of God. Let
all these take the example of Caleb; they have the
spirit of the Lord, which is not of fear, but of power for
their call (2 Timothy 1: 7) ; and if they wholly follow
the Lord in eamest desire to serve him, the same acknowledgement as Caleb received will surely be theirs also.
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With the fall of Jericho what dill Joshua undertake? 'Yhy

did the Lord pcrmit Israel's defeat at Ai? How was
Israel's sin discovered ami dedit with? U 1-4.
'Vas Joshua a grent military commander? How was he
guided in his task? n 5.
Who was Caleb? 'Vhat portion of the land did he claim,
and why? 'Vhat fact does this incident reveal? n 6-10.
Why are these things recorded? "'hat lesson may we get
from Caleb's experiences? n 11-13.
'Vhat are the two outstanding phases of service for God at
this time? What does it mean to wholly follow the Lorll,
and how did Caleb do this? How may we llo the same?
n 14-18.
JOSHUA RENEWING THE COVENANT

"Choose you this day whom ye will serve, ... but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah."-Joshua 4: 15.
--NOVEMBER
21-JoSHuA 24: 14-25--
HE conquest of Canaan occupied at least six years. After that the "cities of refuge" were determined upon,
At the end of that time the land was divided chosen in snch convenient places as to med the requireamongst the tribes, though the tribes of Reuben ments of the law already given by Moses. (Numbers 35:
and Gad and half of the tribe of Manasseh already had 11-14) Of the six cities thus chosen Hebron had been
their portions of land on the east side of the Jordan. given to Caleb for a special possession. It was indeed the
The first tribe to settle on the west side of the Jordan first settlement made in Israel.
in the land of Canaan proper was Judah. Then the
4 When the T,evites had their cities and villages given
tribe of Ephraim got its portion. Their places in the to them Hebron was made a Levitical city; now as a
land and their boundaries were made according to the city of refuge it came under the control of the priestcasting of the lot, but it is evident there was divine di- hood. We may be confident that Caleb, that good man
rection in the matter. (See Proverbs 16: 33.) The tab- who wholly followed the Lord, would gladly acquiesce in
ernacle was then set up in Shiloh, in Mt. Ephraim, be- this expressed will of the Lord, and would rejoice that
cause Ephraim was the chief representative of Joseph, his city could be used so directly for the honor of God
who held the birthright in Israel. (Genesis 48: I!), 20) and for the benefit of the people. Caleb still retained the
After this the remaining seven tribes were provided for suburbs of the city as his personal possession.
by the casting of lots.
5 Joshua's summary at that time of the providences of
God upon Israel is that Israel had entered into the rest
2 The Levites remained apart; no tribal portion was
allotted to them, but only certain cities and villages and the possession 'that God promised them long ago,
with their suburbs were given to them, for they were and that "there failed, not ought of any good thing
separated unto the Lord, and were to find their in- which the Lord had spoken unto the house of Israel;
heritance and satisfaction in Israel in other things. all came to pass".-Joshua 21: 45.
This is stated in three different ways. The sacrifices
6 The men of the tribes of Reuben, Gad and M:anasseh
they offered for Israel were to be their inheritance were now ready to be sent home to their possessions on
(Joshua 13: 14) ; the Lord God of Israel was their in- the east side of Jordan; and they went with the good will
heritance (Joshua 13: 33); the priesthood was Levi's of their brethren and the consciousness of a work well
inheritance. (Joshua 18: 7) 'rhus while there were accomplished. When they had crossed Jordan they dethirteen tribes of Israel (Ephraim and M:anassch, the termined to build an altar, evidently intended to be a
two sons of Joseph each heading a tribe), yet there were somewhat important structure. But when their brethren
only twelve which had a tribal portion, the tribe of Levi whom they had just left heard of this they became
being set apart for special service both to God and to the suspicious, and considerable feeling was aroused.
people. The Levites represent those true followers of
7 Then Phinehas, who though a priest was a capable
if esus Christ, the church of God, who are called to a military leader and a man of quick decision, was chosen
heavenly inheritance, and are separated unto the Lord to head a deputation to the men of Reubcn and Gad to
by consecration.-Hebrews 3: 1; 1 Peter 1: 4.
ask why this was done, and to tell them of the danger
which would arise, -{lnd that already division in Israel
3 When Israel had divided the land all the people gave
was showing. 'rhe answer given by the tribes was sat~oshua an inhedance in lUt. Ephraim. (Joshua 19: 50)
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isfaetory; they assured their brethren that the altar was But Joshua told them they could not do this, for God
ever intended for srrvice, nor to show division, but to was jealous. The people reiterated their purpose and
prove that they were all one. It was to be a reminder said, "Nay; but we tcill serve the Lord." (Joshua 24;
to their children in days to come that they had the same 21) Joshua then called upon them to put away at Once
wcrship as tIle tribes on the west side of Jordan.
the strange gods which were among them, and to incline their hearts unto the Lord; and he called them as
8 Howevlfr, it must be noted that Reubf'n and Gad
and J\Ianas:"eh, in choo:"ing their own inheritance rather witnesses againot themselYes, and this they did, saying,
than wait until they could share with their brethren in "IVe are witnesses." Joshua then made a covenant with
the land which God had apportioned for them, had sown the people that day, and it was set in Shechem for a
the seed of division in Israel. God agreed to their some- statute and an ordinance in IsraeL
13 Solemn as that cownant was the people could not
what selfish choice, as he usually docs when his people seek to serVe themselves; but he did not hinder th~ bind their children; und, as the subsequent history of
growth of the misunderstanding which arose. The les- Israel shmi's, it ivas Oldy that generation which kept the
son should be drawn from this that it is never safe for a coYenant. Probably it would he r13'ht to say that some
scnant of God to endeavor to choose for himself when of the seeds of idolatry which later prayed so productive
or where he will serve, but should abide by the terms of of eyil and so hurtful to Israel had alreadv been sown.
The children of these people were already ~ontaminated
his covenant of full consecration.
9 Later Joshua called Israel together to remind them
with the evils of idol worship.
14 A retrospective or backward view of the way God
of their blessings, and to warn them of the dangers
which surrounded them. There were many of the peo- had led us is ever good. It is from past experiences in
ples of Canaan left amongst the tribes, and there were the mercy of God, as well as by the forward look in
evidences that they would become hurtful to Israel. That confidence in his promises, that God's people grow in
there was need for such warning is shown by the ques- strength of spirit. Paul says, "Forgetting those things
tion, "Is the iniquity of Pear too little for us, from which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things
which we are not cleansed until this day, although there which are before." (Philippians 3: 13) But he did not
was a plague in the congregation of the Lord?"- Joshua mean by this that he forgot those rich past experiences
22: 17.
of God's mercy to him, nor would he forget any valuable
10 Not long afterward Joshua, realizing that his last
lessons of life. He would forget those things which once
days were upon him, called all the tribes of Israel to he had counted gain, but which he had proved to be
Shechem, recognized as the governing center of Israel; loss and dross, hindrances in his way. Moses says, "Reand with the people came their leaders and judges and member all the way which the Lord thy God led thee."
officers. It was a gathering of God's people to present -Deuteronomy 8: 2.
15 As has been before stated, the servants of God haye
themselves before the Lord. (Joshua 24: 1) Joshua addressed all Israel and, like all other men of God whose evep reminded his people of the mercies of the past,
words are recorded when they have addressed God's which, when rightly taken, always cast the mind to the
people, he reviewed God's way from the earliest days of future. But letting the mind dwell upon the futme
their fathers down to his mYll day.
must be done only in harmony with truth. The Chris11 Joshua saw that Israel was faced with dangers which
tian has his hope set before him, and he casts it as an
were not fully realized; he saw the need for bringing anchor within the vail (Hebrews 6: 19) ; but he must
the tribes to a realization of their responsibility. He not cancel'll himself as to what tomorrow or the followclosed his review with an earnest exhortation, urging ing l1ay will bring him. Sufficient for him that day by
them to serve Jehovah in sincerity and in truth, and to day a fatherly care will be over him.
"put away the gods which your fathers served on the
16 This lesson emphasizes the need of learning by the
other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the lessons of life, and of constant watchfulness. FamiliarLord". (Joshua 24: 14) It is clear from this that Israel ity with things out of harmony with the will of God,
were then worshiping idols; they still worshiped the gods whether by sight, sound, or otherwise, tends to make the
of Egypt, and also the gods which Abraham's fathers mind less careful, and there may be downward tendencies
had worshiped in U l' of the Chaldees, on the other side which are not discerned. No doubt the Israelites, who
of the greut Euphrates.
daily saw the worship of Baal in the yalleys and on
12 Joshua called upon the Israelites to decide which
the hillsides, familiarized themsclyes therewith; and seethey would do, and declared his own purpose for himself ing that bowing to an image or acknowledgement of the
and his house. lIe smd, "As for me and my house, we same did not seem to have any particularly ill effect
will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24: 15) The people de- upon the worshipers, began to think but little of idol
clared themselves as set for the worship of Jehovah. worship. But everything that is known to be contrary
Remembering all that God had done for them since to the will of God should be fought with resolution and
Egypt, and in the settlement of the land of Canaan, they determination and, as in the case of Joshua with Israel,
.eplied: "\Ye will serve the Lord; for he is our God." a witnes" set up as a help.
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11 If we would seek the cause of IsmC'l's failure it will

be found in their lack of obedience to the command of
God, and in their failure to take hold of the provision
God had made for them. They failed to drive out the
people of the land. It is true th~t God had said he would
not drive out all the people of the land in one year, lest
the wild beasts, of which there were many, should multiply so fast as to become a danger to Israel, and lest
the land should become desolate. But Israel was lax;
they left some of the people in the land and then allowed
themselves to become contaminated with their evils.
18 Up to a certain point God said he would drive out
the inhabitants of the land, but from the time Israel
dacked in their work God no longer made an attempt
to drive them out. Aftcr that he would not fight tor
Israel, but withheld his special blessings from them.
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(Joshua 23: 11-13) The only safe way, and therefore

the only road to happiness, is in being true to our task
and to our vow of consecration to Jehovah.
How long a time did the conquest of Canaan occupy? 'Yhat

tribps settled east of Jordan? Where did Judah settle?
Levi? 'Vhere was the tabernacle pitched? R 1, 2.
'Vhat inlwritance did .To~llUa rpceive? How many cities of
refuge were designated '! Mention one in particular and
give its history. R 3,4.
'Yhat did J'O~hua say at this time? Who was Phinehas, and
what incident brings him into the record? What le~~on
may \ve deriYe from the course of the three eastern tribes?
R 5-8.
'Yhat reminders and warning did Joshua later give to
Israel? How did the pl'ople respond to his call? R 9-13.
Yfhat special lessons are there in these things for us now?
R 14-]8.
INTERESTING LETTERS
GOOD USE OF TOWER ARTICLES
THE ARROW OF THE LORD'S DELIVERANCE
DF:AR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:

Enroute to the Chicago Convention I received your letter
oJ: July 21. I hoped to have opportunity at the Convention
to tell you of my love for you and of the joy brought to
me by the news your letter contained.
Many times I have felt that I was not the help to the
friendS that I should be, so with gladness I read of the
two-day appointments and the opportunity of canvassing
with the friends. I have alreu(ly had some privileges of
canvassing, but not to the extent the new plan will permit.
I am wholeheartedly in accord with aU the increased light
that has come to us during the period of the Elisha work.
Part of my discourses are from recent TOWER articles and
the remainder are from the older TOWERS and from the
volumes. But for some time past it has been my intention
to use only the recent articles, and now I am doing that,
and intend henceforth also to use the titles just as given
in THE TOWERS.
Some of the points I have been tr~'ing to emphasize relative to the leading TOWER articles are:
'J'hat these articles are getting right at "What say the
Scriptures".
That while some want things so ~tated as not to require
much thinking, such is not the Lord's method. When John
sent to him asking, "Art thou he that was to come?" Jesus
answered, "Go show .Tohn again the things ye do see and
hear"-and let John do some thinking.
That those who can understand one article invariably
come to an understanding of all; and that those who oppose
one article usually come to oppose all; and that this is
the case because all the articles are harmonious, and because the 'J'ruth cannot be accepted merely in part.
That while some of our former views could be repeated
parrot fashion, the recent articles are of such a nature
that only those who study and get an understanding of
them can give an explanation.
That it is not wise to search for Scriptures to oppose;
the Bible way is to search the Scriptures to pro'L'e-"to see
if these things be so."
That it is a mistake to take St. Paul's statement in
Philippians 3: 15 to mean, "Lay it on the shelf." Unworked
problems laid on the shelf by the schoolboy get him into
trouble on examination day.
As I read of the message df'livf'rel1 at the great public
meeting in London, and of the 'l'estill1ony to be distributed, I felt like leaping for JOY. And again I rejoiced in
the things I heard at the Chicago Convention. I a~k an
interest in ~'our prayers and daily I fervently pray for Y'OU.
Your brother in Christ,
H. E. HAZLETT.-Pilyrim.
DEAR BROTHEll RUTHERFORD:

It was with joy and anticipation that we received the
advance notice of your new book DELIVERANCE, in the
GOLDEN AGE, and I had the privilege of selling four bO'oks
the first day the notice appeared.
Rev. H. J. Krehbiel, who was the foremost advocate of
abolishment of war and of establishing peace, on the Pacific
Coast, and who suffered persecution on account 'Of his activities on behalf of the C. O's during the "'orld War, in a
baccalaureate address here expressed a desire fol' a Harriet
Beecher Stowe with inspiration to write a book that would
lead to lasting peace as "Uncle Tom's Cabin" opened the
way fur the abolition of slavery.
It will give me great pleasure to place in Mr. Krehbiel's
hands the epochal book DI!:LIVEllANCE; for after reading and
reviewing this wonderful story of Jehovah's good will to
man, I am convinced that it will prove to be the "Uncle
'l'om's Cabin" of "Armageddon". More than that, it is the
"arrow of deliverance" (2 Kings 13: 17) shot from the window while the Elisha class is still domiciled in the flesh.
It is a Daniel's interpretation of the handwriting on the
wall of Christendom, and like the trumpet blast and shout
of Israel that destroyed Jericho's walls, 'Or like Moses' song
of deliverance.
One of the outstanding features, and one which all must
recog-nize, is that the warfare and the victory are already
accomplished by the "sharp sword" (Revelation 19: 15),
the Word 'Of God. All that remains is the dissolution of
Satan's organizati'On; and naturally that is caused by the
corruption and decay within.
The book is of vital interest to every living member of
Adam's race. It is of universal address, and easily the
grpatest work of modern times. Truly it is the Lord's
doing, and marvelous in our eyes.
.
Faithful Zion now has the "light" and the "trumpet";
the "pitcher" is broken; and soon the l\Iidianitish hosts of
evil will be confounded; for Zion is ready to smite the
ground with the arrows of deliverance, not only three or
five or six times, but seven times, if the Lord requires.
-2 Kings 13: 18.
How good is the heavenly Father to show us his salvati'On! (Psalm 50: 23) For "out of Zion, the perfection of
beauty, God hath shined". Desiring a part in the distribution of this new book and remembpring you and all the
brethren daily at the throne of grace I remain,
Truly yours in the Lord,
H. A. SCoTT.-Calit.
OC'lOliEl~
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SO:.\IE LOSING APPRECIATIO:\, OF

DE_\H
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pnE5~XT
TRUT!I
BHI<.;l'HUE~:
It vms \.lur privilege to haye BrotllPr Murray with us for

three days last week and to be encouragell to I\oal fUl(l activity. \Vhile some, that is not mo]'(~ than three 01' four,
spemed to take offense at some things Iw ,,:lill. the things
he said were only tIle things that have been said in THE
\VATCH 'rOWEll and Bl:LlliTI:.'\S from time to time. Those
\vho become offended an, only tho'o;p who 11:1 \ (. ]wpn long
in 1 he trnth and have foul1(l fault with the thll1gs in THE
\Y.\llH TO\nm from time to tiltle.
The result of }lj'()t!JPr l\IulTay's mooting wns t!J:lt we had
a c.lr-Ioad of CaI1VaSSers ont today, something \ve have not
been able to do for sOllle wPpks past.
Pnl~'ing the Lunl's blessing upon your effol'ts in sending
the llear brethren to stir up our miud" to :lPlll'eeiate our
privilege in m!\'ertising the King allli his kingdoltl, I am
Your brother in his ,;c'rnce,
--~ -Director.
ANOTHER STATION RADIOCASTS THE TRUTH
D}:.\R BROTHER H"UTHERFO){!):

I have been wanting' to write you for some time and tell
~'ou how much we were appreciating the TO\nm artieles;
allli after realling the recent TO\n:n containing your discourse and lTsolution in London I can refwin no longer.
Your tearless and untiring efforts in behalf of the Lord
and his kingdom have been a source of great pl1('ouragement
to us and should be to all the saints.
I can plainly spe that all wl10 St:ly in Imrmony with the
channel, doing the Lord's work in his appointed way. will
be led on to vietory; for we Inwe a .Josl1ua who will deliver
us. I<'rienrls who have heretofore been in doubt as to
whether the Lord is stilI using the same ehUlmel SllOUld,
after having read that article, dismiss for all time all such
doubts, buckle on the armor the tighter, and continue with
tile prodamation that the Lord has put into our mouthS,
until the cities are laid desolate.
\Ve are thankful, dear Brother, that we can have a little
part in helping hold up ~'our IIands. \V e feel that you will
]}e pleased to know tiHlt OUl' ecdesia is in perfect harmony
\\'ith the SOCIEl'Y and with each other; all are Iwpp;r in the
Lord, with peace and qui<'t pn-'yailing. You will be glad
to l1f'ar that Brother Gabas, formerly a French Catholi~,
and operator and part owner of radio station K F J 1,' of
Oklahoma City, has accf'pted the Truth and symbolized
his conseeration, and has a burning zeal for the Lord. \Ve
have the privilege now of using this station every ::Sunday
night at 9: 30, without cost to the eedesia, and already
have had letters from fifteen different states, asking for
litprature. \Ve would like to see this station annouI1eed
in THE TOWER.
Last Sunday the LOIlllon Hesolutioll \vas radiocast from
here.
Praying the Lord's blessing upon you in your ministry
to the saints and to the world, we are,
Yours by his grace,
S. F. Cou:.-07.:lahoma.
WATCH TOWER GREATLY APPRECIATED
DE.\U DRETIlllE:" :
Loving Christian greptings. I am writing to express my
apIJreciation 'Of the helIJfuI and encouraging artides that
have been appearing in THE \VATCH '1'0\\ 1m recently. It
seems only proper that I should acknowlerli!."e the help rpeeived froID. these arUdes. 'l'he article on "Hypocrisy and
the 'l'rue" in the April 1st TOWER was ver~' gooll, and so
were the articles Q,."1 "The Shining Light" and "Character
or Coyenant-Which?" in the April 15th amI lUay 1st
TOWERS respeetively. I never quite liked the thought that
we used to hold concerning Enoch, that he might have been
taken no some other planet, and that thus he did not see
death. The explanation given in the April 1st TOWER is
much more reasonable. Enoch, being taken by the Lord in
the prime of life, did not see death, because he was taken
slHldenly. The compari:;on between Enos and Enoch too is

ver.\' good. the one an example of hypo,:ri~y and the other
an pxample 'M faith in God. The light of truth is surely
shining very clearly.
The article on "Character or Covenant-\Vhich?" rejoieed
lIlY hpurt, amI the explanation which it giye;; of 3 Peter 1:
5-11 is wry good.
~
With warm Christian love I rf'main
Yo~r brother' in Christ,
GERALD BARllY.-Canada.
FonCE OF TRUTH BANISHES DOUBTS
DE.\R BRETllllE:" IN CHRIST:

"\.fter coming into the "truth" late in 1922 I occasionally
haye had some "doubts and f(~ars" as to the claim of TH1;
\Y.\TCH TOWElt to beillg' the "challnel" exdusively used of
tlw Lord at this time. Rut, praying and trusting the heay('nly Father for guirlanep, I no longer doubt but f<?el assured that our !.Jle,;sed Lord anll J\Iastcr is smely using the
;';OClETY to (lo his work. \\'110 could doubt as THB W.\TCH
'l'O\VEI:S suceeed each other, opening up tbe prophecies and
giving accounts of the great work which is being done in
the Name of the Lord!
I \vas greatly Illovpd by the account of the London ConYentlon, also by the article of Aug. 1st, 'The Temple of God."
Rurely we can see that the Lord is in his temple! \Vhat
an honor and priYilege to be of this class!
I ,,ou!l1 like to say, too, how greatly 1 appreciate the
Sunllay Selwol L2ssons. They are so helpfUl to a right
understanding of the Seriptures.
With loye and pra~-ers for your continued zeal ill the
sen'iee of our H(~deemer and King, I remain
Your sister by his grace,
C. E. DEA:"E.-B. TV. I.
NEW YORK CONVENTION
Again we remind the brethren of the convention to be

heW ut Manhattan Opera House, New York City, October
1::;-18 inc1usiye. Tbis bUilding is situate on \Yest 34th St.,
near the Pennsylvania station. Effort will be made to locate
the visiting brethren as near the meeting place as possible.
'l'he public meeting will be held at the New Madison Square
Garden, Sunday afternoon, Oct., 17th, to be addressed by
Brother Hutllel'fOl'l1. 'l'here will be a general servil~e day
in which eyery one attending the convention will have an
opportunity to engage in the service. Let us all keep the
mntter before the Lord that the conyention may be all
oceasion of a great witness to GOll'S holy nallle in th.
largest city on earth. Bear in mind the privilege of bein8
Gods witnesses. Let eaeh one come to the convention witi
a desire to be a blessing and to recpiye a blessing and te
be a glory to the Lord. TIlE WATCH TOWEll has, in a fOnnf'1
issue, giyen information about railroad rates. For furthel
information address 'l'HE \VATCH TOWER DIBLE & T1U(~
SOCIETY, Convention Committee, 18 Concord St., Brookl~'ll
Kew York.
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Lecture~ drld .s(udle~ by Tr'lVelin<jJ Brethren

l'Tanford, Calif
~'a~o Hobles, Calif. .
Sallta Maria, Calif
Sallta Barbara, Calif
Santa Paula, CalIf.
Ventura, Calif
Nov. 1,2
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4, S
" 9,10
" II, 12
14
15, 16
17
18
19
22
24
26
Indianapolis, Ind
Oct. 2-1
Madison, Ind. . _
_... .. 25
Milan, Ind.
.. 2(j
Dayton, O. .
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27
Pitt:,bnrgh, Pa
Oct. 29-~oY. 1
Columbus, O
Xov. 2
Prince Albert, SaRk. Nov. 12, 14

Hieharo, SaRl\:
" 13,lG
Korth Ilattleforo, S.
17
Eihnontoll. i\lta
__.. " 10,:.n
Calmnr, Alta. .._
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Buford, Alta.
23
Chancellor, S. D
Oet. 2S, 29
~[ellno, R D
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31
Parker, S. D
Ko\". I, 2
Huron, t;. D
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1 ""hanon, H. D. .h...........
5
Mellette, S. D
7, 10
Van Nuys, Calif

_ Kov.
Eagle Rock, Calif. .
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Glendale, Calif. ..._
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LOR Angeles, Calif
" 21,
lIIaywood, Calif.
Alhambra, Calif. .
" 25,
KamRack, SaRk
Yorktoll, Sa~k
'Yillo\\ brook. SaRk.
Kov.
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2, :1
4
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5
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7, H
10, 11
~eUffllell,
HaNk. .
Sasl\.atoon, Sask
Kinistino, Sasl,
BROTHER V. C. RICE
BHOTIIER H. H. DINGUS
Spartanburg, S. C
);0Y.
~<he]h~, X. C.
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2,:1
Hock lIill, N. C.
4, ;;
Charlotte. :K. C
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7, ,q
Concord, N. C. _
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9,10
Kannapolis, N. C
II, 12
BROTHER
"alJ"IHlry. N. C
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'Yij':"'1no1 Salenl, :X. C. "21, 2~
Greensboro, N. C.
23
Barher.~.
lIi~h I'oint, N. C
Lexllu~ton, X. C
('01l\ng-wood, O--t
~'ln;..,hallllJton, Out
':Poronto. Onto
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llralll[lton, Out
Guelph, Onto
Linwood, Onto
Saucier, J\1iRS.
Lymau, :Miss.
Diloxi, l\1iss.
New Orleans,
J C'unette, La.
Lal,e Charles,
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8
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9
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Clarksburg, W. Va
Oct. 31
J\lorgautown,
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3
Philippi, 'V. Va
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Fairnl011t, 'V. Va
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Clarksburg, 'V. Va.
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15, 16
17,18
IH,21
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Patrick, Ky
Paintsville, Ky.
l~mnla, K.y
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Deepwater, Mo.
15
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19
21
2-1
25
26
16
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18
19
21
23
16
17
19
Charlson, N. D.
ROBERTS
:\!ilverton, Onto
Nov. 17, 18
l'alnlel'stoll, Onto _
" 1U,20
:\lount Forest. Onto
21,22
lIarr.istoll, Ont
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Gorl'le, Onto
2", .. 6
Goderich, Onto
28
Sprinll:field, Mo
:Monett, ~Io. .
JOl1lin,
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8,9
10
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Wichita, Kans. ...._...........

Arkansas City, Kans.
Tonlmwa, Okla.
S,t. Paul, .Minn

N~v. 12, 14
1 eaRe, MlIln.
15,16
Priuc-eton, Minn.
17
Cambridll:e, :Miun.
18, 19
lHinnenpolis, l\linn. __.. "
21
Grantsburg, Wis.
22
Coeur d'Alene, Ida

Soap Lake, WaRh.
Wenatchee, WaHh
Okanogan, Wash.
Oroville, Wash
Chesaw, Wash._
Wallace.. W. Va
Nov.9,10
X. J\Iartlllsville, W. Va. ..
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:\[(']\[ef"heu, 'V. Va.
f2
Whe"linll:, 'V. Va.
14
Bellaire, O. ..
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Martins Ferry, O.
16
r\owata, Okla. .
Col1'eyvll1e, KanR.
Bartlesville, Okla.
PawhnHka, Okla.
Barnsdall, Okla. ..
Tulsa, Okla
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7, I'!
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9
10; 11
Sapulpa, Olda...-.......Nov. 12, 14

Broken Arrow, Okla."
15
MURkogee, Okla.
16
Rtig-ler, Okla.
17
Tnmnha, Okla. . __
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18
Fort SmIth, Ark....._. "
19
BROTHER J. C. WATT
Ran FranciRco, Calif. Oct. 27

San Jose, Calif,
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30, 31
I'aso HohleR. Calif. ....Nov. I, 2
Santa TIm'bara, Calif... .. 3,4
Sauta Paula, Calif.
:;
Los Angeles, Calif.
7
Ridgetown, Onto _
Oct. 29
St. ThomaR, Ont. Oct. 31, Nov. 1
Aylmer, Onto
_..Noy. 2, 3
Straffordvll1e, Onto
4
Toronto, Ont,
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6-8
Hamilton, Onto
9, 10
Beamsville, Onto
Nov.
St. Catharlnes, Onto
Niagara Falls, Onto
" 14,
Niag-ara Falls, N. Y
16,
Lockport, N. Y
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Medina, N. Y
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11
12
15
17
19
21
Colfax, Wash. _
Oct. 27, 28
MoscoW, Ida.
29, 31
Peck, Ida. ..._
Nov. I, 2
Lewiston, Ida.
3, 4
Spokane, Wash.
5, 7
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Clinton. ,10
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HooHville, ~Io. .__
Jell'erson CitJ', Mo
22,
Dallas, Ore.
Oct.
Falls City, Ore
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Portland, Ore. ..
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McMinnville, Ore. ..
22,
Albany, Ore.
Ashland, Ore.
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Chillicothe, Mo,
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BROTHEH W. J. THORN
DUluth, 1I1lnn. ......_..... N~v.
2
Onamia, Minn.
3,4
Superior, 'Vis.
5
Aitkin, Minn.
7
Ironton, l\1inn
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Hoy River, Minn. ..
10, 11
rritusville, Fla. .
Nov.
Daytona. Fla.
New SUlyrna, Fla. .,_, 1I
Sanford, Fla. . ~ ._ _.. "
l~l"nnd 18]nn(1, !t'la
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31
Portsnlouth, O....... _Nov.
14
Carter, Ky
" 15, 16
Ashland, Ky
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Huntington, 'V. Ya
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Loui~a, I{y. .
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lIIiebigan City, Ind

Oct. 26
Gary, Ind. .
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D1oomil1g'tol1', Ill
,. 28
Sprin~flel<1, Ill.
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" 2U
E'ast St. Louis, Ill.
" 31
Lebanon, Mo
Kov. I, 2
Miami, Fla. .
Delray, Fla.
W. Palm Beach, Fla.
Pierce City, Fla
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Quay, Fla.
Melbourne, I"la. ..
Xov. 2,3
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4
"
6-8
" 10, 11
I:.?, 14
Conde, S. D
BROTHER H. L. ROBIE
Brewton, Ala. ..
Oet. 27, 28
Bay ~[jnette, Ala.
29
MobilC', Ala... ~Oct. :n, No,'. 1
Lucedale, :l\Iiss. ..
2, 3
Laurel, l\fiss.
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Hattiesburg, l\liss.
7
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5,7
Oklahoma City, Okla.
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EI Paso, Tex. ..
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11
Deming, N. Mex.
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11
12,14
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16,17
IS, 19
McRae, Ga. .
Eastman, Ga
Dublin, Ga. ..
Fort Valley, Ga. ..
Macon, Ga.
Willard, Ga.
Oct. 29, 31
Nov. I, 2
" 3, 4
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7, 8
9
J\Iilledgeville, Ga....Nov. 10, 11

Waynesboro, Ga
12, 14
Augusta, Ga.
15, 16
Harlem, Ga.
11
Thomson, Ga. ..
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also as a channel of communic.ation through which they may he reached with announcements of the Society'. conventions and of the
Our "Bercan Lessons" are topical rehearsals or redews of our Society's published STrDIEs mop! entertainingly arranged, and very
helpful to all who would merit the only honorary degree which the Society accords, \lz., l"eroi Dei J1illistcr (V. D. ~t), which tranalated
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This journal stands firmly for the defense of tile onl~' true foundation of the Christian's hope now being so generally repudiated
_redemption through the precious blood of "the man (,hrist Jebu., who gaye himself a ,an80m [a corresponding price, a substitute] for
all". (1 Peter 1: HI; 1 Timothy 2: G) Building up on this sure foundatiOn the gold, sil"er llnd precious atones (1 Corinthians 3: 11Hi; 2 Peter 1: 5-11) of the Word of God, its further mis'ion is to "mal,e all see what is the fe1i{)w~hip of the mystery which . . ..haa
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was not mAde known unto the sons of men as it is now revealetl".-I;phesians 3; 5-0, 10.
It stands free from all parties, sects and creeds of men, whilc it seeks more amI IIlore to bring its eyery utterance into fullest
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for we know whereof we affirm, treading with implicit fnith upon tile sure prmni"es of l:od. It is held as a trust, to be used only in his
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good pleasure, the teaching of his Word, for the uplmi!,l.ing of his people in grace and 1:'lowledge. And we not only invite but urge our
leaders to prove all its utterances by the infallible Word to whkh reference is con,tanUy made to facilitate such testing.

lrhat the church is "the temple of the living God", peculiarly "his wor];manship"; that its construction has heen in prog~ throU;hout
the gospel age-eyer sinc'e Christ became the world's Hedeemer and the Chief Corner Stone of his temple, through 'Ohirh, when
finished, G<>d's blessing shall come "to all people", and they find access to him.-1 Corinthians 3: 16, 17; Ellhesians 2: 20-22;
~t meantime the chilileling, shaping, lind polishing of cousecrated believers in Christ's atonement for sin, progresses; and when the
last of these "living stones", "elect and precious," shall have been made ready, the gr"Rt Master Workman will bring nil together
in the first resurrection; and the temple shall be filled with his /;Iory, and be the meeting place between God and men throughout
the .l\li11ennium.-Revelation 15: 5-8.
That the basis of hope, for the church and the world, lies in the fact that "JesUl! Christ, by the grace of God, tasted denth for everp
man," "a ransom for all," and wiil be "the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world", ''in due time".Hebrews 2: 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothr 2: 5, 6.
That the hope of the church is that she may be like her Lord, "see him as he is," be "partakers of the divine nature',' and share h~
glory as his joint-heir.-1 John 3:2; John 17: 24; Romans 8: 17; 2 l'eter 1: 4.
Tnat the present mission of the church is the perfecting of the saints for the future work of servic~ to develop In herself ever7
grace; to be God's witnesg to the world; and to prepare to be kings and prIests in the next age.-.r.opheoians 4: 12; Matthew 241
14; Revelation 1; 6; 20: 6lrhat the hope for the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opportunity to be brought to all by Christ's Millennia1 kingdom, the
restitution of all that was lost in Adam. to all the wiilin!; and obedient, at tbe hands of their Redeemer and his glorified thurcho
w.hen all the wilfully wicked will be dest..ollea.-Acts 3: 19-23; Isaiah 35.
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including the mortgage on the rt'al estate and the guarantee
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It is the hope of the SOCIJo.'TY to hold a general convention
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OCTOBER
THE STONE OF ZION

"Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious comer
stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste."-Isaiah 28: 16.
HIS is one of the prophecies relating to the kingdom of God. In due time it must have a fulfilment. Prophecies relating to Christ and his
kingdom often have a double fulfilment; that is to sal,
{he first fulfilment in miniature at the time of the
Lord's first advent, and a second or complete fulfilment
at the time of his second appearing. An examination
of the prophecies relating to this matter seems to warrant the conclusion that such a double fulfilment is a
safe rule to follow. The prophecy concerning the laying of The Stone in Zion comes within this announced
rule. Some Scriptural proof in support of this rule
may be ('f interest here.
2 It is well known that the prophecy of Isaiah 61: 1, 2
had a partial fulfilment at the Lord's first advent; and a
complete fulfilment is taking place during his second
presence. It is written in Psalm 102: 16: "When the
Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory."
The building up of Zion prophesied here to take place
did not take place at the time of the Lord's first appearing, because he did not then appear "in his glory".
Likewise the prophecy concerning Elijah and his work
had a partial fulfilment in John the Baptist, but its
complete fulfilment occurred during the second presence
of the Lord. More Scriptural proof will be submitted
as this argument progresses.
ZION
There was a typical Zion and there is a real Zion.

God first established typical Zion, which foreshadowed
the real. Zion means God's organization. A city is
a symbol of an organization. Jerusalem means "city of
peace", and represents God's people. The name Zion
was used in connection with that city. It is called "the
city of God", therefore it symbolizes God's organization.
(Psalm 87: 2,3) Zion is also called "the city of David".
(1 Kings 8: 1) David was the chief man of the city
because he was the king. David means beloved. David
'Was a picture of Christ, the beloved Son of God, thd
chief One in God's organization.
When David brought the ark from Obed-edom he
placed it in the tabernacle on mount Zion. From that
time forward Zion represented the official part of the
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city. (2 Samuel 6: 10-17) Later the temple was built on

mount Moriah. (2 Chronicles 3: 1) Then the ark was
removed to the temple. (2 Chronicles 5: 2; 6: 10,11)
Thereafter the name Zion was given to the place of UI'J
temple because that became the official part of the city
of J ermalem; and hence the name Zion was applied to
the entire city.
5 The city of Jerusalem represents the entire people
of God in a condition of peace with God, whereas Zion
:more particularly represents the official part of God's
organization. Jerusalem was the chief city of the
Israelites, and the Israelites were the typical people of
God. (Exodus 19: 5, 6) Zion was chosen by Jehovah
as a place of habitation. (Psalm 132: 13) God cast
away typical Zion, and her house was left unto her
desolate.
THE REAL
6 The people of Israel were the people of God under
the law covenant. St. Paul is authority for the stater.lent that 'the law was a type of good things to come'.
(Hebrews 10: 1) We are therefore warranted in concluding that typical Zion foreshadowed the real Zion
of God's organization that shall stand for ever.
7 It seems that Jerusalem and Zion are sometimes
used to mean the same thing. Strictly speaking, Jerusalem refers to all the people reconciled to God, all
who form any part of his organization, and embracing
therefore God's little flock and the great company class.
Zion specifically means the official part of God's organization, and therefore refers to the ruling class.
Those this side the vail who are received by the Lord
and approved, after he comes to his temple, are designated as "the remnant" of Zion.
8 It is Zion, God's organization, that is symbolized by
the woman who gives birth to the government or kingdom which is to govern the peoples of the earth. She
also gives birth to the individuals who go to make up
that official family. The government or kingdom is
symbolized by the man child, whereas the individuals
are the offspring or children of Zion. The individual
members of Zion remaining on the earth after the birth
of the government or nation are called collectively "the
remnant of her seed". (Revelation 12: 5, 17) "Before
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Ihe travailed, i"he brollght forth" the man child. that

Is to say, the government; and afterward, or "as SOo'1
ls Zion travailed, she brought forth her chiloren".Isaiah 66: 7,8.
9 "Jerumlem which is ahove , .. is the mother of
us all." (Galatians 4: 26) It is God's organization th,lt
gives birth to all who are born on the spirit plan~;
whereas Zion, symbolize<} lry the woman, more particularly refers to the birth of th0 ofilcial family, Christ
JesuJ the Head and the faithful members of his body.
10 The Scriptures abundantly prove that Zion is God's
organization thrcugh which he executes his plan and
purposes. It is the city of the great King. (Psal In
48: 2) "Yet have I set my king upon my hoI) hill of
Zion." (Psalm 2: 6) The prophct then declares that
the law shall go forth from Zion that shall govern th/~
(eople. (Ii'aiah 2: 3) Again the prophet says that "Goi
IS in the midst of her" ; that is to say, she is his and he
Is her stay. (Psalm 46: 5) Zion is dear to Jehovah,
~nd he will never forget her. (Isaiah 49: 15) It is
fjion that brings good news concerning the kingdom.
(Isaiah 40: 1,9) "Jehovah is great in Zion," declares
the prophet. (Psalm 9!J : 2) God will establish Zion for
lver. (Psalm 48: 8) "'l'he Lord [Jehovah] will roar
rrom Zion" in the expression of his wrath against the
lJevi1's organization. (Amos 1: 2) Zion is the city or
trganization of the Lord. (Isaiah 60: 14) "Out of
eion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined," and
his official family shall for ever reflect his glory and
beauty. (P,'alm 50: 2) In the fuiness of time Zion
~hall appea l' in her beauty and glory and, all to the
praise of ,J ehoyah, she shall be the joy of the whole
earth.-Psalm 48: 2.
THE STONE
11 It is in Zion, the prophet declares, that The Stone
1s laid. It is important for us to find the correct definition or meaning of The Stone. That definition must
be in harmony and have the support of the Scriptu res.
All the Scriptures bearing upon the question sc('m to
refer to one thing; therefore the following abstra<:t definition is given which it is believed will be fonnd to
be supported by the Scriptures, to II"it : The Stone mpans
GOD'S ANOINTED KING. It means the one appointed
and anointed to carry out God's plan and purposes concerning man. Christ means "anointed one", therefore
Christ Jesus is The Stone.
12 Christ Jesus is often mentioned in the Scriptures
as the King. His body members gathered unto him
become a part of the King, hence the term King sometimes applies to the entire Christ. (Psalm 21: 1-13)
Furthennore St. Peter refers to Christ as the chid
Stone and also the members of his body as living stonE's.
(1 Peter 2: 3-7) He quotes the prophecy from Isaiah
and definitely identifies Christ Jesus, the anointed
King, as The Stone. St. Paul corroborates this stateIllent in Romans 9: 33 and Ephesians 2: 20-22. The
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statl"ment of the PFalmist also fully corrohorates the

conclusion that Christ, the anointed King, is 'The Stone.
-Psalm 118: 22; Acts 4: 11.
13 Christ Jesus is also referred to as the kingdom.
(Luke 17: 21, DrAGLOTT) Necessarily the kingdom embraces the governing pall er, or royal line, and the realm.
By estahlishing world pOII'ers the Devil attempted to
copy the kingdom of God, which kingdom shall be th,~
power that shall rule the carth in righteousness. But
the prophet sholl"s that God cuts out or takes out elf
his great plan, his realm, a Stone which becomes the
true world power, and that it rules the earth. Thrse
scriptures fully establish the point that The Stone is
Cod's anointed King. It is this Stone that is laid in
Zion.
FULFILMENT IN MINIATUnE
It is written: "The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." (Revelation 1:): 8) The world, in
the Scriptures, means an organization of and for man
into forms of government under the supervision of an
overlord. The foundation of the evil world is Satan,
its invisible ruler and god. (2 Corinthians 4: 3, 4) The
world embraces both the invisible and visible parts; to
wit, heaven and rarth. The foundation of the new world
of righteousness, upon which foundation is built the
great structure for the blessing of mankind, IS Chri8t
Jesus. The fouudation of the righteous world under
Christ was laid at the time Jesus was consecrated at
the Jordan. He was there selected and anointed to lJe
the Ruler. From that time he was "the LamL slain".
'1'hat fixes the time for the laying of the precious and
righteous foundation of the ncw world; to wit, the
"ncw hcayens and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness".-2 Peter 3: 13.
15 But the laying of The Stone in Zion is not the
same as the laying of the foundation of the new world.
Zion is God's organization to carry out his plans and
purposes, whereas the world is organized specifically
fer the benefit of man. The new world will be the organization of mankind into a government under the Sll pervision of the righteous Overlord. Since J CRUS, selected
to be the new world's Overlord, is the beginning of the
world of righteousness, he is the foundation of the
world; and as the scripture above quoted says, he was
"the Lamb slain from [the time of] the foundation
of the world".
10 Israel, typical Zion, was falling almy from God.
The right to have a king had been taken away from her,
and the declaration was made that such condition should
obtain 'until he whose right it is shall come'. At the
time Jesus came to the Jordan there was still a measure
of God's favor being extended to Israel. She was not yet
entirely cast away. John the Baptist was preaching to
Israel: "Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand." After his temptation in the wilderness Jesus
also began to preach to Israel: "Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." (Matthew 4: 17) lsrad
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must yet have an opportunity of accepting .Ieijyg as the

Messiah, the anointed King. At the time JellU8 began
thus to preach The Stone had not been laid in Zion,
for two reasons: (1) Because Israel, that is to say,
typical Zion, was not yet completely cast off, and real
Zion had not in fact begun; and (2) because althoug~
anointed as King, Jesus had not yet been tried. The
prophet, be it remembered, had written that at the
time of the laying of the foundation Stone of Zion,
which Zion is God's real organization, The Stone laid
was a tried stone".
11 During the three and one-half years of the mini.stry
of Jesus Satan sought every possible means to dcsiroy
God's anointed King. Jesm was subjected to all manner
of trials, tests and persecutions. He was tried and
proven precious and sure. Then came the time for
.I esus to offer himself to Israel as her King. At the
time of his baptism at the Jordan the Jews did not
know that Jesus was the anointed King, and therefore
they could not accept him at that time. But during the
three and one-half years that followed, God caused to
be brought to the attention of the Jews, and particularly
to the scribes, Pharisees and rulers, the evidence so
clearly proving Jesus to be the anointed Messiah that
there was no excuse for them to doubt it. Even they
themselves had acknowledged that he was the One fo~
told by the prophets. Jesus had told them in such plain
and convincing phrase that they could not doubt it.
18 The due time came for the ceremony of the laying
of The Stone in Zion, which means the offering of
Jesus to Israel as her King. In fulfilment of the prophecy, and at the proper time, Jesus rode into Jerusalem
and presented himself as King. (Matthew 21: 1-10)
The scribes, Pharisees and rulers, the official part of
typical Zion, rejected Jesus as King. On that day J csus
went into the temple and drove out the money changers,
saying to them, "It is written, :My house shall be called
the house of prayer; bnt ye have made- it a den of
thieves." (Matthew 21: 13) The day following Jesu~
pronounced the curse upon the fig tree, thus in symbol
declaring typical Zion should bring forth no more fruit.
He then entered the temple and told the chief priests,
scribes and rulers of Israel that they had rejected the
preaching of John the Baptist and had rejected the
kingdom, and that harlots would go into the kingdom
before they would. In the same connection he quoted
the prophecy concerning The Stone. (Psalm 118: 22)
Then he said to them: "The kingdom of God shall be
taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth
the fruits thereof."-Matthew 21: 43.
19 Then turning to the multitude Jesus addressed his
speech to them and told them of the hypocrisy of their
leaders. He concluded his speech to the multitude with
the words, "And whosoever shall exalt himself, shall
be abased; and he that shall humble himself, shall be
exalted." (Matthew 23: 12) 'l'hen directing himself to
the scribes, Pharisees and rulers, he administered to
th@m th\l most scathing rebuke that was ever delivered

agalmt man. Concluding theae words of rebuke he mUl:
"0 J erusal@m, J@rufJalem, thou that killest the propheto',
and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often
would I have gathered thy children together, even as a
hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ya
would not I Behold, your house i8 left unto you desolate!'~l\latthow :::3: 37, 38.
20 Thus it is seen that it was at this time, when J e..-"ll!J
presented himself to Israel as King, that he was rejected; and then he withdrew God's favor from Israel,
marking the end of typical Zion and marking the fulfilment in miniature of the prophecy, the laying in
Zion of the foundation Stone, the tried Stone, the precious Stone and sure foundation. All who would ever
be of true Zion must be builded upon that sure and
precious foundation and be conformed to the lines
thereof. The buile!ing of God, the true Zion, must
follow in God's due course of time.
21 The selection of The Stone, the anointing and the
laying of the foundation of the new world, that is to
say, the new heavens and the new earth, took place at
the time of Jesus' baptism in the .Jordan. The laying
in miniature of The Stone in ZiOll, the tried and proven
One, took place three and one-half years thereafter,
when Jesus presented himself to Israel as her King.
The proof therefore is conclusive that God's anointed
King is The Stone, and that the laying of The Stone
is the presentation of the King to those over whom he
would rule.
OTHER STONES
At Pentecost other stones for the temple of God

began to be prepared. It was there that the disciples
\\ ere begotten and anointed of the holy spirit as living
stones for the temple. For three and one-half years
thereafter this favor was given to individual Jews to
the exclusion of others, even though the nation of Israel
had ended. Then the way was opened for those of the
Gentiles who were to be selected and conformed to the
precious foundation Stone. The selection of the church
progressed, and writing to the saints concerning that
the apostle says: "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord
is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone,
disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precions, ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual
house, an holy priesthood, to oiTer up sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ."-1 Peter 2: 3-5.
23 From Pentecost until the second coming of the
Lore! other living stones have been selected and prepared for the temple, waiting for the time for the Lord
to erect his temple. From the time of the beginning of
the harvest until the Lord came to his temple is th13
day of God's preparation. (Malachi 3: 1) During that
period of time, to wit, the period of the harvest, tho
prophecy has been fulfilled, namely: "Gather my saints
together unto me; those that have made a covenant with
me by sacrifice."-Psalm 50: 5,
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COMPLETE FULFILMENT
Following the rule hereinbefore announced coneerlling the miniature fulfilment and the fulfilment in
completion, we should now expect to find some proof of
the complete fulfilment of Isaiah's prophecy. Adhering
to another rule well understood, that prophecy cannot
be understood until it is fulfilled or in course of fulfilment, if this prophecy has been fulfilled or in course of
fulfilment we should now expect to find some proof
thereof.
25 When Jesus ascended on high Jehovah said to him:
"Sit thou at my right hand until I make thine enemies
t;1y footstool." (Psalm 110: 1) From that time the
Lord must wait until his Father's due time for him to
act. (Hebrews 10: 13) The period of time of waiting
must continue until the end of the Gentile Times. In
the meantime the selection of the church, the other living stones for the temple, and their preparation, must
continue. In 1914 the Gentile Times ended. The time
had now come for the anointed One of God to take his
power and begin action. This work he did as the great
Priest of the Most High God, typified by Melchizedek.
Then began the fulfilment of the prophecy, as stated:
"The Lord shall send the rod [authority to act] of thy
strength out of Zion [saying], Rule thou in the midst
[presence] of thine enemies. . . . Thou art a priest
for ever after the oraer of Melchizedek." (Psalm 110 :2,
4) Then followed the great fight in heaven between the
mighty One of J ehovah ~nd the Devil, resulting in
Yictory for the great Priest of the Most High God.Revelation 12: 7-9.
26 At the first advent of the Lord Jesus, from the
time of his consecration until his death, he was constantly beset by the Devil. He resisted the Devil. He
withstood all manner of trials and temptations and
persecutions and came off victor in every one of them.
Hence at the time that he was presented as King to
Israel he was the "tried stone". Now again he goes into
action in 1914. He again engages the Devil in combat,
and again he is the vietor and casts the Devil out of
heaven. Again he was tried and again he won the fight.
21 Then followed the fulfilment of the prophecy or
Isaiah in the completion. Then was laid in Zion the
tried Stone, the anointed King of Jehovah God. In
1914 he began his activity as Priest of the Most High
God and anointed King; amI three and one-half years
thereafter, to wit, in the spring of 1918, as the proof
has heretofore been set forth in THE WATCH TOWER,
he came to his temple; and to all professed spiritual
Israelites he offered himself as King, which constitutes
the laying of The Stone in its fulfilment or completion.
That marks the time of the fulfilment of the prophecy,
"Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion."
(Psalm 2: 6) That was the time that Jehovah said:
''Thou art my son, this day have I brought thee forth."
It can therefore be stated with confidence that the com
Jllete fulfilment of Isaiah's prophecy relating to the
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laying of The Stone in Zion occurred in 1918, as shown

by the facts.
CHIEF STONE
28 In quoting the prophecy from Isaiah the apostle
uses these words: "Wherefore also it is contained in the
scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone,
elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not
be confounded." (1 Peter 2: 6) The Lord Jesus, the
anointed King of Jehovah, is both the foundation and the
chief Stone of Zion. The foundation stone of a building
is laid in the groun(: and is not open to general observation. As the structure of the building progresses
there comes a time when the angle stone or chief stone is
placed in the building. It is this stone from which the
plumb-line is dropped; it gives the proper angle to the
building, and to this stone every stone in the building
must be made to conform. This illustrates thE fulfilment of the prophecy in mininture and in completion.
The laying of the sure foundation was what took. place
at the time J e~us presented himself to the Jews as
King. The laying of the chief corner stone took place
when Christ Jesus, the anointed King of Jehovah, came
to his temple in 1918. There it was that the plumbline was dropped, and everybody who measures up to the
temple must conform to the chief stone.
THE PURPOSE
29 What could be the purpose of laying The Stone in
the completion? This question seems to be answered in
one word; to wit, judgment. The prophet says in connection with the laying of the Stone: "Judgment also
will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet;
and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and
the waters shall overflow the hiding place." (Isaiah 28:
17) No judgment came upon God's spirit-begotten ones
at the time of laying The Stone in miniature, for the
reason that at that time there were no spirit begotten
ones to judge. It was at Pentecost that the first ones
were begotten of the holy spirit. This is another proof
that the layi Ilg of The Stone in the completion must
take place d li ring the second presence of our Lord.
30 The commg of the Lord to his temple is for the
purpose of judgment. (Psalm 11: 4,5) The apostle
declares that this judgment must begin at the house of
God. (1 Peter 4: 17) The parables of the Pounds and
Talents corroborate this conclusion. That is the time
when the Lord comes to his servants to take account
with them. (Matthew 25: 14-30) The Stone is laid
before them, and then the ju(lgmEmt begins. When The
Stone is set or laid the plumb-line is dropped, and all the
the temple class must be measured thereby. The facts
relating to the fulfilment of the prophecy show that in
1918 and thereafter the great test came upon the people
of God, and the reason therefor is because the Lord haJ
come to his temple and judgment had begun. His judgment a.lso extended to nominal Christians, or all professed Christians of the denominations. A short time
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thereafter nominal Christendom wholly and completely

rrjrcted Christ as King, by adopting the Devil's substitute, namely, the League of Nations, in the place of
the kingdom. The anointed King whom God had set
upon his throne, namf>ly, The Stone, now laid in the
completed sense, was wholly rejected by these systems
of the world.
THE WORK
"" The prophet says: "And the hail [solid truths made
pl :lin and clear] shall sweep away the refuge of lies,
ill'd the waters [of truth I shall overflow [disclose 1 the
Illdillg place." (Isaiah 28: 17) When the Lord came

to his temple those whom he found faithful he approved,
ami invited them to enter into his joy. Then followe.l
in harmoliy with the Scriptures, fla~hes of light from
the temple. (Revelation 11 : 19) The temple cla"s began
to have a clearer vi~ion of God's purposes. They saw
that the hiding place of these great Ii eo was in fact the
nevil's organization. Therpaftl'l' they began the most
\ IgOroUS cam palgn ever prosecuted against the Devil's
organization, and not only again~t eccle8ia~tics but
against their allie::, II horn the Devil has uscd to oppre&and keep the people ill darkness.
32 With the clear truths which even the unconsecrated
can undE'r~tand, the temple class are now s\l'eeping away
the refuge or bulwark of lies by which the Devil and
his organization and agencies have blinded the people.
This is one of the chid works in which the temple class
l1a\'e been engagp(j since 1922. Shall we not then say
that the Lord has permitted the temple class to now
~ee how he has been making use of them and that this
lS great cause for encouragement?
The temple class
~eeing this, and having entered into the joy of the Lord,
can continue to hurl forth the hail which shall completely
disclose the hiding place of these hypocrites and lies,
and which will enable the people to sce that deliverance
mu~t come to them and will come through God's kingdom and through his anointed King.
33 As hereinbefore stated, the foundation of the new
world in miniature was laid at the time of the consecration of Jesus at the J onlan. Three and one-half
years later the laying of The Stone in Zion in miniature
took place. In 1914 the Gentile Times ended, and the
Lord .1 esus began to exercise his power as earth's rightful Huler. There the foundation of the new world,
consisting of the new heavens and new earth, was laid
in the completion. Three and one-half years thereafter
the foundation and chief cornerstone of Zion is laid
in completion. The Lord is now proceeding with his
work of establishing the world. He is likewise proceeding with his work of completing Zion, by bringing together the living stones of the temple class and erecting
them into the completed building of Jehovah God. These
must now do a work in the name of the Lord.
84. It is to this clllB8, Jesus the Head and his body
members, that God has committed the ministry of reconciliation. (2 Corinthians 5: 18, 19) This is the temple
class, and it has nothing in common with the De"il'.

organization. It cannot sympathize with that organi-m.tion, think well of it, or support it, but must be openly
against it. "And what concord hath Christ with Belial?
or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?
for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath
said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will
be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore
come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith
the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will
reeE'ive you."~2 Corinthians 6: 15-17.
35 Now the Lord has permitted his temple class to
see the Devil's organization in its hideousness. Anything that his organization touches is unclean. The
ecclesiastical systems form a part of his organization.
Anything or pC'I'son who supports Satan's organization
is unclean. The great company class confined in its
denominational prisons will have to be cleaned up. The
temple class can have no sympathy with any part of thii
ad\'Cr~ary organization; it must hold entirely aloof
therefrom. But is the tern pIe class to do nothing in
behalf of those held in bondage to the Devil's organization? Most assuredly, yes! To those in that system
must be carried the message of the kingdom. They must
be told to come out of the prisous and show themselve...
-Isaiah 49: 9; 42: 7.
36 God ha~ set his King upon his throne in Zion, and
the kings of the earth must be told about this great
truth. (Psalm 2: G, 10) The peoples of the nations
must be told about the kingdom. (Isaiah 49: 22, 23)
The time approaches when God will make for himself a
name, by dashing the kingdoms of this world to pieces.
(Daniel 2: 44) That will be the expression of his indignation, and he has declared that the testimony of
his venb"eance shall be given before he destroys Satan's
organization. It is to the temple class that he has committed the work of giving this testimony. The members
thereof are God's witnesses on earth. They are the
watchmen in ~ion who with joy will continue to proclaim the message of the kingdom as God's witnesses to
the end. It is alter the Lord came to his temple that
the command must be fulfilled to preach the good news
of God's kingdom before the great and final trouble.Matthew 24: 14,21,22.
37 If only the consecrated would see these great truths,
to wit, that The Stone has been completely laid in Zion;
that the Lord has come to his temple; that those who
are approved are under his robe of righteousness and
haye entered into his joy and must now express it I
Surely none such would object to serving the Lord.
How can we express our joy to the L<lrd except by telling
others of, his goodness and the blessings that his kingdom will bring P If one is really in the joy of the LoId,
and therefore in the temple, he will be speaking of GO<Ps
glory; and this he will do by declaring the message 01
his kingdom.-Psalm 29: 9.
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II So important d<!es it appf'ar that the friends should

be more fully encouraged to enter the Lord's service
that the Pilgrim brethren henceforth will be given two
days at each appointment, holding meetings only in
the evening, and spending the afternoons encouraging
the friends and helping them to canvass in the field
and get the books and literature into the hands of the
people.
89 Those who hecome offended at the Lorn and his
work, unless they are recovered from that offence, w111
stumble and fall. One of the important things in can
nection with The Stone is that the prophet declares
that it becomes a stone of stumbling to hoth houses of
Israel. In the Lord's providence THE WAT(;n TOWER
in the near future will examine the prophec,Y with reference to the Stone of stumhling, and its relationship to
those in present truth.
QL1ESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY

Do prophecies 80llletlllles have a double fUlfilment? Cite
instances. fl 1, 2
"nUll Is Zion, ano hOW I!' it vllriously oe"ignaH>d In the
Scrioptures? What do"" Jeru,,"ll'm represPllt? U3-7.
What Is represented by the womall, thl' mall child, alld the
children, In Isuiah tit): 7, I:l? Quote sevel'ul promises lint!
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declarations re!'pecting Zion and explain their significance.

n8-10.
What is the Stone thnt Is lall! In Zion? Why Is Christ Jesus
sometimes called the kingdom? flll-13.
Wiwt is the "world" mentioned in Rlcvelatlon 13: 8? Is
the la.vlnJ:( of the fonndatlon of the new eartb the same ~s
the Illying of the stolle in Zion? U 14, 15.
\Yas tilt' stone Illid In '7;lon at the bpginnlng of Jesus' ministry? If no!. wty? How did he become a "tried stooe"?
U 16. 17.
Whpn and how was the stone laid In ZJon? Wben was the
foundlltiOlI of t1w OPW earth laid? U 18-21.
\Yhen will the tpillple be cOlllplpte, and of wbat muterial
is It built? fl '22.23
What two rules of prOTJtll'('~' !'honld be kept In mind? Explair, Psallll 11()1,2.4. U24.25.
Has rhp l.ord .lp"u8 lJt'plI twiee "trtl'd'" as a chlpf stolW?
Whell was thts SIIJlIP lain ill thecOlnplete sense? U 26,27, 3:t
Bow if' It II foulJ(latlol1 alld at thl' same time a chief corner
stonp? Why does 81. 1'I'tpr lefer to It 10 only the latter
calJaeio"/ U 28.
What I~ thl' purpose of laying the stone at thl!' time? Did
judglnplII cOllle upon the churdl wli"n the stone was laid
ill minialure at tli" tir"t advent( fl 2\).30,
What spel'ial w()r~ bl'gan shortly after 1918? Explain
Isaiah 28; 17. U 31,32.
How (hw~ tilt' t(,fIIple class now regard flatan's organization,
IlIHI what if' thell altitude toward those held In bondage
thereto? fl 34-36.
Whal out"tanding truths shonld give us great joy at this
tJm,,? Flow ean tlli" joy be best expressed? How does
th\" stOllp bpcolue a stumblirlg block to some? U37-31:l.

TEXT FOR DECEMBER 15
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hath covered ms with the robe."-lsatah 61: 10.
HE robe of righteousness is providecl by Jehovah

to be used by his beloved Son, the Brirlegroom,
as a covering for those of the bride clasl whom
he approves when he comes to his temple. The robe is
a symbol of approval. The righteousnesl;l of ~hc saints
is counted unto them by virtue of their being in Christ,
and the robe symbolically represents this approval in
righteousness. This robe is not furni1'hed to thp church
at all times. The cortext show!" that it is thp approval
which Jesus speaks to those whom he finds faithful when
he comes to his temple. Those who continue loyal and
faithful remain under that robe. Should any become
unfaithful, of nece!"sity they would lOse the benefit of
the robe of righteo:lsness. It would mean that they
would put off the wedding ~arment alFo.
Having the witneSS of the spirit that they have been
privileged to come under the rohe brings to them great
peace and joy. It should be expected that the love of
8uch for the Lord would increase. That would mean an
honest endeavor put forth to serve the Lord and to
praise and magnify his name. All such are anxious to
have a part in this service. They see that the kingdom
is here; that the day of deliverance is at hand and because of their love for the great Father of mercies and
God of all comfort they are anxious to tell others about
ft,
Jehovah is the only true God. His is the only plan
of salvation and those of Zion rejoice to be privileged t.l

tell others concerning him and his loving kindr:ess toward the children of men.
",4 royal diadem tn the hand of thy God."-lsaiah 62: 3.
HE diadem was fitted around thl head, and to it

was fastened the crown of the priest. It symbolized that the wearer was clothed with honor
and authority. '.1'0 the faithful followers of Christ Jesus
this text is one of the exceeding great and precious promises. When the church is completed and for ever in
glory with her Head, then she shall be an everlasting
testimony to the goodness and loving kindlless of God.
Jehovah says that he will hold such in his haul as a
crown of glory and as a royal diadem. This means that
to the people he will make known who are of the class
that have heen born in Zion and are for ever in hi~
hou!"e.-Psalm 87: 5.
The manlfe~tation of such goodness and unselfishness
is what we 1'hou1d expect to proceed from the great
Jehovah. Truly he is love. He is the perfed e::pression
of unselfishness. To him all honor and glory is due;
and yet he declares that those who are faithful followers
of his beloved Son he shall exhihit with honor and glory
to all his creation. These shall be clothed with honor
and authority from Jehovah God.
Only a little while remains for the saints on the earth
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to here declare berore men the praises of Jehovah.

Every one who really loves him will see to it that hi~
time is well occupied by continuing to bless God out of
Zion.
"Praise God tn
hIS
sanctuar1j."-Psalm 150: 1.
OO chose Israel, and gave that peopte an opportunit.Y to for ever praif'e his name. Thf'Y
failed. Israel's counterpart is found in the denotllll1ations of professed Chri,:tians. These likewise
fa i led to devote themselves to the service and praise of
the Lord.
Then during the harvest period Goo revealeo his plan
to l.. large number, and many of these failed to sre their
privilege of continuous service and praise to Jehovah
God. The end of the agE' ha~ come. Of all the peoples of
earth who have heard the truth, there remains onl'y 'I
small remnant who delight to sing God's praises. These
are they who remain faithful to thE' Lord when he comes
to his temple. ThE'se conf'titntes the sanrtnary of God.
'I'he divine commanri, sTJoken by the prophet of Jehovah
is, "Praise God in his sanctuary." All who are found of
the sanctua ry class will be continually praising God out
of Zion.
Soon the shackles that bind the peoples of earth will
be broken and deliverance will come. The sanctuary
class wiII be privileged to point the people to the great
highway, and those who walk on that way in holiness
tl1S
may go over it ani! fully return to Goil. The great

Prince of Pl'ace will lead them and wess them. In the
fulness of time all the obedient ones of God's nniverse
\""ill he glltherl'd togl'ther under anI', Christ Jesus the
Head of Zion. Then all crpation of heavl'n and earth
will be praif'ing God for his mighty acts and according
to his excl'J If'nt ,!rood npss. The tntm pet and the psalter,
the harp and thp timbrl'L the t'tringed instruments and
the reed imtfuments, the ('ymbals and every other instrument will be brought into action and sounel the
praises of Jehovah. To thl'se instruments of praise will
be added the perfed song of angels and men, and the
crl'atmeE of heaven and earth; and the whole creation
will resounrl with praises to his majesty and glory.
What a ha ppy prospect God has set before us I N oIV
the membl'rs of thl' tl'mple class composing the sanctuary of God on earth are permitted to begin that song
of emlless praise. Throughout the year our consicleration of texts has been concerning the praise of God proclaimed from Zion.
o member of Zion, what a happy lot is thine to now
begin the song on earth I That blessed song of praisa
now begun shall never end, but will go on and on until
every creature that hath breath shall be praising the
Mo~t High God because of his loving kindness expressNI
to all of his creation. Let no one of the temple class
slack his hand until his work is done and until it shall
plp8se the Lord to present the members of his body
faultless before the presence of the glorious throne of
hE'av~n I
INTERESTING LETTERS
LIKE A RIPPLING, R.i:FRESHING STREAM
THANKFUL FOR PRIVILEGES OF SERVICE
DEAR BRETHREN:
I have just read your Intest book DELIVERANCE, having

been favored by lhe thc,ughtfulness of a loving brother in
Christ who sent me a copy from FJngland. It Is a wonderful privilege God Almighty has bestowed on you to write
t:..lt book. Truly 11 is one of those "channels", "streams
of th~ river," which the Lord God Is supplying to gladden
the city of God at this crisis of the ages. It veritably resounds with thl' joyfUl music of a rippling river-"a stream
ever ('oplous, l-:1iding f1lon~"
At times iTs stirring truths rush forth with a roar, Ilke
a strpam down fI cataract; \ ividly ~alling to the mind the
powerfUl manifesTation of God's retrihlltive j\l~ti<'e. when
he "ri~es to the prey". A~ain It ripples along '''mid the
trees ny the riv"r'" wel,ding its way through the stones
Rnd pebbles of hnman sllirpring, sin and dpl-:radatlon that
yet pll'vail, fhen onward to Its happy de~tinlltion-a pool
to refresh lll.d revi VI' tt.e parched ground of thirsting liud
hungering hURlanity.
I tl'lllk God that I am still In that cOTHlition of heart
to rejoice grell tly in the message of this grE'a t book, and
In the privilege of passing it all to my fellow men on earth,
nn
tllat In hearty cooperation with God's organization,
Zion, and its visible channel, the WATCH TOWER BIBLE &
I truly am thankful to the Lord for the roof! rovldeil for

his people throngh THE WATCH TOWER. I firmly believe that
this is his servant and that each one in a position of influence has been set so by the Lord. (l Corinthians 12: 18)
Not only that. but I beliE've that the Lord Is closely guardIng the Interests of bls church at this time; and that If be
finds anyone unfl'lthfl11 he is abundantly able to take that
person away and put someone In his stead. Our prayers are
that the Lord will grant you more and more l,ight upon bls
Word as it hecomes due, that we may have It through THB:
TRACT ~OCn;TY.
Ever remembering you and your cola borers In your great

labor of love before the tbrone of grace, I am
Your brother In the. Master's service,
P. J. DE JAGEK,-South Africa..
\VATCH TOWER.
It has been my privilege to spenk on World, Wide WItness

days; and the Lord Is letting me renllze a hope that has
long bE'en with me, namely, to be able to appear before
pf"lple and find words with which to 'xplain what I believe to bE' true ac('ording to the Bible. I find that I need
more and more experience, and the Lord ets me have It.
After each public witness
rememb( r many things that
I should have said: and sometime, I hope, I can remember
them while I am speaking so those listening will have the
benefit of them als~.
!\lay God continue to bless you all as you faithfully fuIJU
your covenant of sacrifice, Is my ea mest prayer.
Your brother by bls grace
ABTHUB E. ANDER!lON.-Minn.
GIDEON AND THE THREE HUNDRED

--1\O\'E:IiBEH ::8-,JlJDGE~
UBp
S:UIIII/ 111
011'- IAJrd. and
111
t/u strell!ltlz 01
HUS study, of Gidccll and hl~ Yalial1t band of three

hundred men by whom ,Jehovah freed Israpl from
the hard oppression of tlw l\Iidianites, is the ollly
one of this series taken from the book of Judges; but
it is the best known of the many stories in that record of
stirring events. After Joshua's death Israel remainrd
faithful for only a short time to the covenant to serve
God into which they had entered with him at Shechem.
Only about twenty years elapsed after Joshua's death
before Israel fell into idolatry, dOlJ1g evil in the sight
of Jehovah by worshiping Baalim and the gods of the
people round about them.-Judges 2: 11-13.
2 Because of this, as Jehovah had said, they fell under
the power of their enemies. Their first oppressor was
the king of Mesopotamia, from whom, on their cry after
eight years, the Lord delivered them by the hand of
Othniel, the son-in-law and nephew of Caleb. But the
attractions of their neighbors proved too much for
Israel; and soon they were again under bondage of
the Moabites, then of the Philistines, then of the northem peoples under J abin, from whose cruel rule they
were delivered by Deborah and Barak.-Judges 4: 2-24.
a God did not trouble Israel's neighbors because of
their idolatrous and wicked practices; but Israel was
covenanted with him, and as they were to have blessings
for fidelity to their covenant so they were to have tribulation if they broke it. (Leviticus 26) After a period
of reft. Israel, because of further transgression of their
covenant, fell under the grievous bondage of the Midianites, w:th whom the Amalekites and other peoples of
the em 1. all enemies of Israel, were confederate. Israel,
weak ill the presence of their enemies, became the prey
of theC'e cruel raiders; and their well-favored land was
desolated by them.
~ ThiS Midianite oppression seems to have been very
hard (,Jl Israel; for they came in large numbers, waJ'ting
the land and destroying its increase; and Israel, who
ought to have dwelt as a prosperous people in a smiling
land, were driven into the dens of their mountains llnd
into caves and strongholds; and such corn as they sowpd
was n'aped by their enemies. Th,v cried unto J eho\ ah
because of their affiictions; and he sent a propllPt to
remind them of their lack of obedience and to tell them
what he had done for them and what he had promised
to be to them.-Judges G: 8-10.
Though the prophet promised nothing as from J e
hovah, it was soon apparent that be was undertaking
for hiB people. An angel came and ~at under an oak,
apparently watching Gideon of Manasseh, who was
threshmg wheat nearby the winepress so 8S to hide his
work from the Midianite raiders. SOOll the messenger
ahe.V1cd himself to Gideon and said to him, "The Lord
7: 1-2,)--
!tIS
1::':Jltt."-Ephps1a'ft., U: 10.
is "ith thee, than mighty man of valour." (Judges 6:

12) Gideoll n'plied that, if so, he could not under~tand
why the people were in snch di,;tress. Then came the
me~"age, as recordrd: "And the Lord looked upon him,
ll,.nd said, Go in this thy might, and thou shaft save
Israel from the hand of the Uidianites: have not I sent
thee?"-,Judges G: 14.
Gideon manifested his humilitv and lowliness of
mind, but asked for a sign to prove 'that it was Jehovah
who Iyas speaking with him. With true eastern hospitality he desired his visitor, who had approached unseen,
to wait while food was prepared. The angel promised
this; and when the food was prepared he told Gideon
to lay the flesh upon the rock and pour out the broth.
Then the angel touched the flesh and the cakes with the
end of the staff, and fire rose out of the rock and consumed them. This was Jehovah's sign to Gideon that
the messenger was from him. Gideon built an altar and
called it "Jehovah-shalom" or "the peace of Jehovah".
- Judges 6: 24.
T But before Gideon could be entered upon his work
he must be tested, to prove and to set his consecration.
The test was a sharp one. He was called upon to prove
it upon his father much as the Levites at Sinai proved
theirs by their willingness to use the sword even upon
their brethren. (Exodus 32: 27) Gideon was told to
throw down the altar of Baal which his father had built,
and to cut down the grove of trees by the altar, and in
its place to build an altar to J ehovah. Al~o he was to
take one of his father's special bullocks and offer it upon
the altar, using the wood of the grove for the fire. He
destroyed the altar and the grove by night, because he
feared his father and the men of the city.-Judges G: 27.
8 This de~truction of the worship of Baal and
of
Ashtoreth, and the substitution of the worship of .lehovah, was symbolic. The little town was thrown into
commotion. The people rose in anger, even though it
was because of this sinful worship that the evil from
which they cried for deliverance was upon them.
Gideon's father, brought to his senses, said in answer
to the clamor of the people, "Will ye plead for Baal?
will ye save him? he that will ph>ad for him, let him
b? put to death whilst it is yet morning: if he be a god,
let him plead for himself, because one hath cast down
his altar." (Judgrs (): 31) To mark his own decision
he named his son that day J erubbaal, or destroyer of
Baal.
9 Just about that time the Midianites with their confederates were gathered together and were pitched in the
valley of J ezreel, not very far distant. Evidently they
had come to collect Israel's harvest. The spirit of the
Lord canle upon Gideon and, sounding a war trumpet,
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815
he there gathered to him out of the northern tribes of with which they were provided-a lamp, a trumpet, and
Mana~seh, Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali an army of
a war cry!
32,000 men, though it was small in comparison to the
15 Thinking that they were surrounded with a large
multitude in the valley of Jezreel, which was at least army the Midianite hosts were thrown into confusion.
four times as large.-Juclges '7: 12.
The Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, and
10 Still timid of himself, and desirous that he might
they slew one another while fleeing for the fords of
ha ve adflitional assurance that hi~ call was of Jehovah, Jordan; and the men of Israel, the remainder of the
Gideon again asked for a sign. He would put a fleece 10,000 aud the 22,000, began the pursuit. The fleeing
on the floor (probably a threshing floor); and if the bands were followed and destroyed; Israel's victory was
dew should be upon it only, he would take that as complete. The Psalmist, writing of the flight of Midian,
evidence that he was called by the Lord to save Israel. says of them that they were as stubble before the wind,
It was so, but that sign did not bring satisfaction. driven as a wheel, or as fire burning a wood, as flames
Probably he remembered that the fleece would more that set the mountains on fire. (See Psalm 83: 13, 14)
rapidly absorb the clew. Now hc asked for a more defi- It was a battle and a rout long remembered in Israel,
nite teFt-that dew might be all round about, but the so much so as to be used of God as a figure of the battle
fleece dry. God answered him, and he was then satisfied of the great day of God Almighty. See Isaiah 9: 4;
10: 26.
of his call.
16 That this battle and its main incidents and results
11 Israel's army approached the Midianites, but the
Lord told Gideon that the numbers with him were too are typical of things yet to be is clear from the Psalmist's
many. Israel would surely say that they had driven reference already cited. There is nothing in the history
the Midianites away, and the lesson of their peril and of the church of God yet transpired which is comparable
of Jehovah's help would be lost. Gideon was to bid all as antitype to type with this battle; no doubt it pictures
the fearful to return; and out of 32,000 men no less some phase of the battle of Armageddon yet to be. It
than 22,000 took the chance to go home; two out of is written for the encouragement of God's people, those
every three were timid. But the Lord said that even yet who now have the truth and who, crying to the Lord for
there were too many; and a test, known only to Gideon, the desolations of God's people, have been privileged to
was put upon them which should disclose the ready and be called into his army. These take encouragement that
earnest.
will serve them in good stead for any and every work
which the great Jehovah has for them to do.
12 The test was severe and unexpected. Taken to the
pool of fresh water to drink, only those were chosen who
H It is evident that though Gideon was called a mightin their eagerness and watchfulness satisfied their need y man of valor by the angel he did not think this of
by using their hand to lap the water. Nine thousand himself. But the Lord knew him, and knew of the
seven hundred out of ten thousand lay down beside the courage of faith which could rise from him, and of his
water and satisfied themselves; these had not the spirit qualities as leader in Israel as they were developed by
of fear, but they were not so alert as the few. The three the providences of God. The lesson brings us to the
hundred were set apart for the Lord's service, while the need for watchfulness for Jehovah's interests, for readiothers remained in their tents.
ness to serve, for consecration demonstrated to him at
13 That night the word of the Lord came to Gideon
any cost, for courage in the face of difficulties, and of
to tell him that he had delivered the hosts of Midian the confidence that all such have in Jehovah that the
into his hand; but for his encouragement he was bidden battle is his, and that it is the sword of the Lord and
to go with his servant into the valley where the Midian- of truth which will bring ultimate victory.
ites were. There he heard a man telling a dream to his
fellow, and the other answered and said, "This is nothQUESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY
ing else save the sword of Gideon the son of J oash, a
man of Israel: for into his hand hath God delivered What course did Israel pursue after Joshua's death? What
punishments came upon them as a re8ult? U1-4.
Midian, and all the host."-Judges '7: 14.
How did God finally show compaSsion upon them? 'Vho wag
14 Gideon was encouraged. He hasted back, divided
Gideon and what qualities did he possess? What was the
his 300 men into three companies, put a trumpet into
first sign given him by the Lord's messenger, and to what
each man's hand, provided each with an empty pitcher
test was he then put? U5-8.
and lamps or torches within the pitchers. He set the How many men responded to Gideon's call? What further
signs did Gideon then ask of the Lord? U9, 10.
300 round about the Midianites; and at a given signal
they blew their trumpets, broke their pitchers, held their How was Gideon's army reduced to 300 men? How was he
then encouraged? U11-13.
lamps in their left hands, blew with their trumpets in
What
strategy did Gideon use against the Mldlanltes, Bnd
their right hands, and cried, "The sword of the Lord
with what result? What lesson Is taught llS by these
and of Gideon." (Judges 7': 20) It was strange armor
circumstances? Y 14-17.
RUTH AND NAOMI

---DECEMBER
5-RuTH 1: 14-22--
"Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God."-Ruth 1: 16.

URING the latter portion of the long period of
the judges of Israel, which St. Paul says lasted
about 450 years (Acts 13: 20), and therefore
a long time after Gideon's victory over the hordes of
Midian, famine came upon the land of Judea. Famines
were not unknown in that part of Canaan; each of the
patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, experienced
thE'JD there. It is probable that that land was subject to
droughts, and that this was meant by the spies whE'n
they said that it ate up its inhabitants. (Numbers 13:
32) But with Israel's entry into the land these famines
would have ceased if they had been faithful to their
covenant; for God had promised them that their sowing
and reaping should constantly have his blessing and
care.-Leviticus 26: 3-5.
2 The story of Ruth and Naomi shows that the famine
was felt very sorely in and about Bethlehem. That it
was persistent is evident; for Elimelech, a man of some
note there, took Naomi his wife and their two sons
from the fields he owned and farmed, and left to go into
the land of Moab. This reveals that the famine was local
to Israel, perhaps to Judea, and was not general all
over that part of the country.
3 Elimelech's action in leaving Canaan tells that he
had lost faith in God. He preferred the land of Moab,
and the company of Israel's enemies, before the land of
God's promise; he had more thought for the material
welfare of his family than for their relation to the covenant and the hope of IsraeL Elimelech may be said to
have given up and to have despised the covenant into
which he was entered by birth. This seems to be intended to be stated by the story; for, besides being a
historic record of an actual occurrence, it is evidently
typical. Bethlehem, the place he left, means "house of
bread"; and the story discloses a typical application.
In sending dearth God was still keeping covenant with
Israel; therefore it was Israel's lack, and not God's
neglect of his promise, which caused the house of bread
to become a place of famine.-Leviticus 26: 20.
4 Elimelech found Moab more attractive than Israel
and he settled there. But he did not find Moab the land
of life; he died there while yet in his prime. His two
sons developed into manhood in Moab, and each married
a daughter of Moab. They also died young and childless.
Naomi was left with her two Moabite daughters-in-law.
5 After ten years had elapsed
Naomi heard that
the Lord had visite'd his people and had given them
bread, and she determined to go back to Bethlehem.
Orpah and Ruth decided to go with her, and all started
on their journey of about sixty miles. On the way
Naomi, believing that her daughters-in-law would do
better to stay with their own people, bade them return
~lG
each to her mother's house. But there was much mutual

love amongst them; for the two young women had been
kind to their mother-in-law and to her sons, their husbands. They all wept together, but both Orpah and
Ruth said that they would go with her to her people.
Naomi stressed their future, seeing but little hope for
their happiness in Israel. Then Orpah kissed N aow
goodbye and returned.
6 But Ruth clem'ed to Kaomi, and stedfastly persisted
in her determination to go with her mother-in-law,
whom she loved with a tender daughterly affection. But
the narrative shows that there was much more than that
which moved Ruth to go on. She had seen something
of the life of Israel, and learned of Israel's God from
Naomi. She said, "Entreat me not to leave thee, or to
return from following aftcr thee: for whither thou goest
I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy
people shall be my people, and thy God my God."Ruth 1: 16.
1 The two went on their way together and came to
Bethlehem. The city was moved; and the people said,
"Is this Naomi?" The sorrows of the ten years had aged
and saddened her, and she said, "Call me not Naomi,
call me Mara: for the Almighty hath dealt very billerly
with me. I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me
home again empty." (Ruth 1: 19-21) It was at the time
of the barley harvest that they returned. Ruth immediately went about to look for something to do to earn a
living for Naomi and herself. She asked Naomi if she
might go into the fields to glean, hoping, though a
Moabitess, to find grace in someone's eyes.
S Ruth happened to go into the field of Boaz, a wealthy
kinsman of Naomi's husband. Finally Boaz came out
from Bethlehem into the fields and greeted his reapers
with "The Lord be with you", to which they responded,
"The Lord bless thee" (Ruth 2: 4), an artless, simple
picture of capital and labor in mutual good-will; employer and employes both using the name of the Lord
from the heart and with good intent.
9 Then Boaz noticed Ruth, and asked of his responsible man, "Whose damsel is this?" He was told that
she was the l\Ioabite damsel who had returned with
Naomi and that she had requested to be allowed to glean
and gather after the reapers; and the servant added that
she had been working hard all day, tarrying only just
a little time. Evidently she had borne the burden and
heat of the day. Boaz went to Ruth and, calling her
"daughter", bade her not seek any other fields in which
to glean but to abide in his and close by his maidservants. He told her that he had instructed that she should
not be molested and that she was to have freedom to the
water which the young men had drawn.
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Huth modestly acknowledged hiB kindness, and

13031 replied that he had learned of her care for her
mother-in-law, and how she had left her own land and
people to come amongst a people whom she had not
known. And then, in words which have become a sweet
part of the Bible, he said, "The Lord recompense thy
work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God
of brael, under whose wings thou art come to trust."
(Buth 2: 12) Boaz felt that Israel was honored by
tlw coming of this Moabitish maiden.
11 Ruth replied saying that she knew she was not
Iikp the maidens of Boaz's house, and she gratefully
accppted his kindness. She was given freedom to eat
with the reapers and took a place beside them; and Boaz
placed himself near to her and he himself served her.
When she had eaten sufficient she arose and returned to
hpr task. Boaz then commandrd his young men to see
that there was plenty of glraning left for her.
12 Ruth gleaned till evening time, then beat out the
ears of corn, and related to Naomi all that had happened
through the day. Naomi, well versrd in the ways of
human nature, and seeing in the evcnts of the day the
hand of the Lord. told Ruth that Boaz was a near kinsman and, without explaining furthcr, said to her, "It
is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens,
that they meet thee not in any other field." (Ruth 2:
22) Ruth obeyed and kept by the maidens of Boaz all
the time of the barley harvest, and all the time of the
wheat harvest, and dwelt with her mother-in-law.
13 When threshing time had come Naomi thought to
bring possible circumstances to a test or conclusion.
She showed Ruth what should now be done. Naomi
knew that there was an obligation upon Boaz to art on
behalf of Naomi and Ruth; and, judging it would be
unwise for her to put what she considered Boaz's obligation before him verbally, she took an unusual and somewhat daring course, advising Buth to claim relationship by approaching Boaz's sleeping place at his threshing floor and, when she was laid down to sleep at his
feet, to pull his coverlet partly over herself also. Boaz
awakened and, discovering what had happened, asked who
lay at his feet; and Ruth said, "I am Ruth, thine handmaid." (Ruth 3: 9) She claimed kinship; for she said,
"Thou art a near kinsman." Boaz was glad to have the
claim but, realizing the difficulty for them both, bade
her stay till the morning. He also told her that there
was a still nearer kinsman whose claim must first be
settled before he could act the part of kinsman.
14 With kindliness of mind and true nobility of
heart Boaz took the responsibility, called the town
as witness to the nearer kinsman of the obligation that
lay upon him; and when this unnamed kinsman declined the obligation because, though willing to have the
inheritance he was not willing to marry Ruth, Boas
openly accepted it and Ruth became his wife. Ruth was
all the dearer posseasion to Boaz because for a little
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time there had been the possibility of her becoming the

wife of the other kinsman.
15 Without doubt this intimate story of the life of
these lovable people is introduced to give some links in
the genealogy of Jesus; for it concludes with the generations of Pharez, the son of Judah, and links him with
David. It connects Rahab the inn-keeper of Jericho
with Ruth the Moabitess, and both with that family of
Judah out of whom the expected one of Israel was to
come.-See Matthew 1 : 5.
16 It is easy to see in Boaz and Ruth a picture of the
union of Christ and his church. Ruth has ever been
accepted by Christians as a picture of the church. Besides there is in this story a representation of Israel's
losing faith in his covenant and being restored. Israel's
house of bread, the favor of God, became subject to
famine because of Israel's sin; and the law which seemed
to him to be unto life was found to be unto death.
(Romans 7: 10) But the house of Israel, now so long
estranged from the favor of God, will again enjoy the
blpssings of God in the land 'which God gave to their
fathers and to them.-Elekiel 36: 28.
17 The dutiful, faithful Ruth well illustrates those
who, called of God in Christ, have the spirit of service
and seek to live in harmony with the ho1-e of the gospel.
Her course of unselfish devotion is a fitting example
for the followers of Christ. And it can truly be said that
only those who have that spirit will be found worthy to
share the joys of the marriage supper of the Lamb.
18 But beyond these things there is in this story reference to the deep things of God. It has been suggested
in rl'HE WATCH TOWER (June 15, 1925, page 182) that
the unknown kinsman of this story represents that one
who once was a "morning star", but who became Satan
the enemy of God. As for selfish reasons the unknown
kinsman declined his obligation toward Ruth and toward the law, so Satan sought to serve himself rather
than conform to divine requirements. He has long followed his own way, has become the outstanding opponent of God, and will meet his destrucfion when it
pleases God to finish his purposes with him.
Who was Elimelech, and why did he leave Canaan? Why

did God permit famine in the land of promise? U1-3.
Was Elimelech blessed In Moab? Who were Naomi, Orpah
and Ruth? What noteworthy declaration did Huth make
to her mother-in-law? U4-6.
What happened when they reached Bethlehem? Who was
Boaz, and what conversation passed between him and
Ruth the day they met? V7-11.
What was Naomi's advice to Ruth, and what plan did she
later propose? V 12,18.
What rule in Israel concerning widows and their kinsmen
did Boa21 recall, and what course did he adopt? Why is
this story recorded? 114, 111.
What typical aspects does this narrative seem to possess!
U16-18.
THE BOY SAMUEL

-DECEMllER
12-1
SAMUEL
3: 1-10, 15-19- -
'"Speak, J ehovaA; for thy servant heareth." 1 Samuel 3: 9.

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period of Israel's history covered by the Book

Judges lasted 450 years. (Acts 13: 20) The
book does not profess to give a history of Israel's
life and doings during that long time, but its records
reveal much of the general conditions which prevailed.
The tribes held together, but more as a community of
families with a common worship than as a nation. They
were to be distinctive from the nations round about
them, and indeed from all others, in their manner of
communal life aB well as in the fact that God had
made lines of demarcation for them. They were not to
marry with the other peoples; their seal of the Abrahamic covenant, circumcision, was to be kept in its
spirit; and in their worship they were not to have any
visible representation of their God. But their worship
of Jehuvah at Shiloh three times a year was their chief
bond of union.
2 There was no attempt on the part of the Israelites
during these 450 years to set up a kingdom. This was
in harmony with the divine will; for God intended them
to be witnesses for him amongst the nations, a people
without an army, a defenseless people, yet inviolable
in the presence of their enemies, a constant witness to
his care and protection.
3 The book of Ruth discloses that sometimes the
people enjoyed a happy pastoral life, but from the
Judges record of Samson's exploits it is evident that
sometimes their lot was very hard indeed. Under the
Judges the people had none of those burdens which
bear so heavily on modern life. There were no taxes to
burden the people; for there was neither police nor
army. There was nothing which in these days corresponds to parliamentary representation, and therefore no
particular reason for the people being thrown into opposing factions.
4 Sometime during that period the priesthood changed
hands. It was transferred from the line of Eleazar to
that of Ithamar, the younger son of Aaron. There is
an entire silence as to why or when the change was made.
In the later years their worship developed from simplirity into a regular system of organized worship and
government. The priesthood became corrupt, and there
fore very injurious to the people. There is no record ir..
Judges of any keeping of the great feasts of the Lord,
though the fact of the established priesthood makes it
certain that some of the feasts were kept. Indeed, today's study from the opening chapters of the book of
Samuel shows that a yearly visit to Shiloh was a recognized part of the Israelites' life. At the time of
Samuel's birth Eli, of Ithamar's line, was high priest.
fi The book of Samuel opens with the story of Elkanah
and his two wives, Hannah and Peninnah, a family of
Mount Ephraim. Hannah the beloved wife had borne
:no child to him j but Peninnah, whom the Scripture
1.
calls her "adver8luy', had several children. Hannah was

continually provoke<1 by Peninnah, and her life was
made unhappy with her sorrow and her longing for a
son. Her husband's love alone could not satisfy her;
aTIlI she earnestly prayerl to Jehovah for the blessing of
a son, and vowed that if God gave her one she would
devote him to the service of J ehovah.-1 Samuel 1: 11.
6 We may not know whether or not Hannah in her
heart desired to see the priesthood cleansed from its
defilement, when she offered her prayer for a son; but
it is worthy oi note that Elkanah's going up to Shiloh
yearly to worship and to sacrifice to Jehovah, accompanied by his wives, is associated in the record with the
facts concerning Eli's two evil sons, Hopi and Phinehas,
the priests of the Lord, who were there.
7 Though the priesthood was corrupt, the tabernacle
was the house of God to Hannah; and there she poured
out her heart to God in prayer. In her earnestness her
lips moved, though no sound escaped them. Eli saw
her and, apparently unaccustomed to such worship but
rather accustomed to profligacy in the tabernacle courts,
&nd thinking that she was drunk, bade her go horne.
It was hardship indeed to have her heart's sincere desire so evilly spoken of; but without retaliation of spirit
she told him of the abundance of her complaint and of
her grief, and Eli gave her his blessing and said, "Ga
in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition
that thou hast asked of him."-l Samuel 1: 17.
S Hannah's prayer was heard; she became the mother
of a boy whom she named Samuel, or "Asked of God".
She did not go up to Shiloh again until the child waS
weaned; for she proposed to take him as early as POS4
sible and leave him there. When the child was of such
an age that he could be left they went to Shiloh and
took with them a notable offering to the Lord, three
bullocks, with flour and a bottle of wine, and the child.
Hannah made herself known to Eli the high priest and
gave her boy to him, saying, "The Lord hath given me
my petition which I asked of him: therefore also I have
lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be
lent to the Lord."-l Samuel 1: 27, 28.
9 Apparently Samuel was not so young as to need care,
and was old enough to do some little service for Eli
and in the tabernacle courts. As Hannah left her boy
with the Lord she prayed; and with prophetic gift she
opened her heart and gave voice to a song of praise
which has become one of the basic rocks of Scripture
truth. See 1 Samuel 2: 1-10.
10 The time was one of crisis in Israel, and God was
arranging accordingly. Eli knew of his sons' transgresEdons and of their wickedness, but rebuked them only
in mild terms. They wcnt from bad to worse; not only
did they take from the sacrifices the best pieces of meat
for themselves, but were openly profligate in the taber-
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nacle courts. Indeed the tabernacle courts became a
Tl'lH!evolls for profligate women, and the house of the
Lord was made a center of evil rather than of good.
11 Th~ boy Samuel, girded with a linen ephou, ministered before the Lord in Shiloh; and year by year his
mother made and brought him a little coat. (1 Samuel
2 18,19) Samuel grew and was in favor with God and
man. Eli did not sllcceed in stopping his sons in their
evil ways; and God raised up a man to tell him that
he should be cut off from the priesthood, that there
slwuld never be an old man in his house, and that his
SallS should go to other priests asking bread.
12 The Scripture says, "The word of the Lord was
precious in those days; there was no open vi~ion." (1
Samuel 3: 1) Appare'ntly for llJany years there had
bE'en no messages from Jehovah through Eli at Shiloh.
While Samuel was yet very young, God spoke to him.
One morning before the day broke, and "ere the lamp
of God went out in the temple of the Lord" and while
Samuel slept, the Lord called his name. The boy heard
and immediate answered, "Here am 1." He ran to Eli,
but Eli said that he had not called and bade the boy
lie down again. Again the call came, and Samuel responded as readily as before. This readiness reveals
much. The boy was willing and patient with the old
man Eli; for though Eli denied calling him, yet Samuel,
believing that he heard him, still readily obeyed. Eli
finally perceived that it was the Lord, and he told Samuel this and how to reply when next the call came.
l ! God again called and told Samuel all he was about
to do to Eli and his house, and that the iniquity of the
house could not be purged with sacrifice or with offering; that because Eli knew the wickedness of his sons
and restrained them not his house must be judged for
ever. Samuel lay until the morning, and then went
about his work as usual, hesitating to tell Eli. But Eli
wanted to know what had been said and, insisting, put
the boyan an oath to tell him, which shows that Samuel
was unwilling to do this. Samuel then told him every
whit and hid nothing from him. Eli submitted; he said,
"1 t is the Lord: let him do what seemeth him good."
(1 Samuel 3: 18) But the submission came too late.
I t was better than resentment, but it did not suffice to
condone his past. He should have seen to it earlier that
the will of God was done in his house.
14 Samuel grew and the Lord was with him, and all
Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that the Lord had
raised up a prophet in Israel. Thus the Lord honored
the boy Samuel. God honors youth with his message as
he does old age. Years count for little with God. Long
service and grey hair are honorahle only if the life be
found in the way of righteousness. Let the heart be right
toward the Lord, and God will use one or another such
persons as it may please him. The heart of one who is
old in years is young when in the service of the Lord,
and the heart of one young in years is mature when in
the service of the Lord.
1D The keynote of the lesson as well as that of true

service is found in the golden text, "Speak, Lord; for
thy servant heareth." Evidently Eli's ears werE' not
open. He had become set in his place of service and
was not ready to listen to what the Lord might have to
say to him. It was in this matter of the rejection of
Eli and the placing of Samuel as God's representative
that God said, "Them that honour me I will honour,
and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed."1 Samuel 2: 30.
1G It is the heart attitude which rletermines whether
or not service rendered as for the Lord is really acceptable and is profitable to him who serves and to God.
Eli and his sons ostensihly rendered God service, hut
their hearts were far from him; and therefore however
much they appeared to serve, God could not honor them.
Furthermore, such service is seen by this text as r('al1 y
despising God, for the reason that human desire is
thought more of than God himself. The Lord's message
stood Samuel in good stead; no doubt it proved a glliding word in his life. It was both a counsel and a wu ming. It has served other young mcn besides Samuel and
will continue to do so.
17 It is a common saying that a time of crisis always
produces the man capable of taking the situation in
hand. That this is not true is being abundantly demonstrated at this time, whrn the whole world is in
trouble, and leaders to show t he way out are not forthcoming. But Israel, however unfaithful, were God'3
people and were under his care. Samuel was no chance
happening. We have seen how he was prepan>d; first,
the mother's faith and devotion, then the young buy',;
faithful service to Eli and to .J ehovah. Thus God prepared his servant for the need, and thus he has done
&t all times.
QUESTIONS fOR BEREAN STUll\

\Vhat WllS the condition of lsl'llp! during tile period of the
.Judges. and what servell to hold the nlltiOll to~ether? ~ I-a.
\Vhllt may we know cOlJcernilJ~ their prit'sthood during this
time? n4, 10.
'Who were ElIwnfill allll Hannnh'~ \"'hat was the burden of
the latter's pl"ayer beforp till' LOl"d. allll what did til~
high priest say to hel"? n 3-7.
What did HalJnah SHy Hnd do \\hell II<,xt Sill' wellt 10 :-;hiloll?
What dicl the ehild S:II11llpl do tltl-'I"l'? n8-] I.
Explain 1 Samuel :{: 1. How 'Illd \111.\ dill lilt' Lord add!"l-'~>l
the boy Sumuel? How did Ell :H'eept nod's lllPssage?
n 12,13,
What fact does God's dp:JIItI!~ \\ ith YO\JlI,~ S IlIlllP! l'lllp II ,I ,
size? What is the keynote alld siledal lesson ill thiS
study? n14-16.
Can humanity produce u eapatllp leader for e\"el"\" erisis.
and was this true in the ease of Sallluel? n 17:
III.S.SA. BEREAN BIBLE STUDIES
i{3YMeanSOf
II
"The Watch Tower"
"Hypocrisy and the True" "Character or CoveoRnt-\\"IJI<"!""

Z April 1. 1926
Z May 1, lll:!,;
Week of Dec. 15 .. 'I 1-215
Week of Dec. 19.,. ~ 1 2:J
Week of Dec. 12 ... 'I 26-49
Week of Dec. 26 ... 'II 2~ ~J
International Bible Students As-sociation Qasses

LectureC\ dIld p(udlel1 by Tr'lvelin<jJ Brethren
Santa Paula, Calif
Nov.
14
Ventura. Calif,
.. 15 16
Van Nuys, Calif.
. 17
Eagle Rock, Calif.
IS
Glendale, Calif.
19
Los Angeles, Calif. .. .. 21, 22
Maywood, Calif
Nov.
24
Alhamllra, ('alif.
.. 25, 26
Pasadena, Calif.
2S, 29
Monto, ia, Calif. Xov. 30, Dec. 1
Ontario, Calif.
Dec. 2, 3
Hedlands, Calif.
.. 5, 6
Pittsburgh. Pa
Nov.
1
Cu)umhus, O. ................"
2
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3
Springfield 1110
4
Oklahmna City, Okla
" 5,7
Fort \Vorth, Te~. .........."
8
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10,11
Calmar, Alta
nulford. Alta.
1'1'\I1'('e Aillert, 'Sask .. ..
12,14
Call11'o.,;;;e,
E.lllh:tino, Sask. .
7,8
~ask.
15,1 ()
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Edmonton, Alla. ...... "
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HI( h,lf'
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25, 2G
28, 2D
Corona lion. A Ita.._

Swalwell. Alta
Nov. 30, Dec. I
llei,eker, Alta. ..
Dec.
2, 3
llismarek, N. Dale
Nov.
14
Max, N. Dale .....
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Char1c:-.on, ~ Dak..."
18
Dore, :'0. Dal< .
19,21
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Greensboro. N. C. ......
21,22
23
Stem,:'o' C
Nov. 30, Dec. I
Hender'on, N. C
Dec.
2, 3
Lexlugton, N
C.
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Guelph, Onto
Nov.
Llilwood, Onto
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Pallllerston. Ont.
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l\IO\m1 Fore,t. Ont .. ..
Harriston, Ont. ...... "
N~v
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9
10.11
12. 14
13. Hi
17,18
19, 21
Hosepllle. La
Nov. 22, 23
Lake Charles, La.
24
Glenmora. La.
.. 25. 26
I":pll~
La.
" 28,29
Sikes, La
Nov. 30, Dec. 1
Shreveport. La. .......Dec.
3, 5
Ponch City. Okla

Red Rock, Okla.
Perry Okla. . .I'awnee Okla.
Enid, OI<1a.
Hingwood, Okla.
10
Nov.
11
..
.. 12,14
.. 15. 16
.. 17,18
19,21
.
Sanford, ~'Ia. .
N ov. 22, 23
Grand Island, Fla.......
24
Apopka, Fla.
.. 25. 26
Orlando. Fla.
28
Palatka, Fla
Dec.
1,2
Green Cove Spr. Fla."
3. 7
Paintsville,
Emma, Ky.
McRoberts.
Lexington,
Gray, Ky.
Lexington,
Ky
Ky.
Ky.
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Ky.
14. 15
16,17
18. 19
21,22
23.24
25
Glace Bay, N. S
Pictou, N. S
Springhill, N. S.
Amherst. N. S
Moncton, N. B.
Alma, N. B.
&'
Nov. 26,28
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30
Dec.
1,2
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5
TIroken Arrow, Okla

Muskogee, Okla.
Stigler, Okla.
Jefferson City. Mo
Hannibal. Mo.
ralmyra, Mo.
Quincy III.
Keokuk, la.
Hamilton, Ill
Nov. 12. 14
15
16, 17
18,19
21
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22
Tuwaha, Okla. ,.. _0._'_'_""
Nov. 22, 23
.. 24, 25
26
28
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Dec.
1
Niagara Falls, Onto ..Nov.

Niagara Falls, N. Y... ..
Lockport. N. Y.
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lI1edina, N. Y.
Rochester, N. Y.
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Batavia, N. Y.
..
Nov. 25 2~
28
Nov 30, Dec. 1
Dec.
2,3
4, 5
6.7
Alva, Okla
Nov.
22
Mooreland, Okla.
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23
Shattuf'k. Olda. ._... "
24
Follett Tex.
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25
Woodward, Okla. _." ..
28
Blair, Okla.
.. 29,30
CenturIa, Wis
Kov.
23
TaylOl:H I~alls, Wis. .. " 24,25
11~n:H\'(Ht~
\Vis. ........"
28
!urel,a Center. Minn."
29
Owahmna, 1\111111. Nov. 30, Dec. 1
Rochester, Minn.......Dec.
2,3
Nov.
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14
15
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18
New (',,,tle. Pa
Nov.
19
'10UD.W.;;towu, O
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Sharo11, Pa ._
" 22,23
.Farrell, Pa. .
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24
Erie, lla. ..__ __.__' ..'_ "
2628
Painesville, O.
" 29,30
Nov.15
.. 16
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1"ort Smith. Ark.

Sallisaw, Okla.
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21
I'nor. Okla
Nov.22 23
ll1:e:-l\ogee, Okla. ........."
' 24
Peg!!s O'da.
25
Locu" Grove, Okla.
26
Henryetta. Okla.
28
Okmulgee, Okla.
.. 29.30
BROTHER J. C. WATT
Port Hill. Ida. _........NoT.

13
Sandpoint, Ida. .. .. 14. 25
i8S0UI!lt Moot. ..._... ..
26
ablo, Mont. .._.........
28
1lIsonla, Mont. ..._.....
29
Deer Lodge, Mont. _ .
80
Gorrie, Onto
Goderiet-, Onto
~eaforth, Onto
Stratford, Onto
London, Ont.
Sarnia, Onto
15
16, 17
18, 19
21
22, 23
24,25
Erie, Pa
_
Westfield, N. Y.
Clymer, N. Y
Jame,town, N. Y.
Conewango, N. Y.
Tonowanda, N. Y.
Nov.26 28
.. 29' 30
Dec.
i 2
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3' 15
' 6
Wenatchee, Wash
Okanogan. Wash.
Oroville, Wa..h.
Chesaw, Wash.
Dan ville, Wash.
Spokane, Wnil.
Nov.24
.. 25
" 26
" 28
" 29
.. 3G
McMechen, W. Va
Wheeling, W. Va.
llellaire. O.
Martins Ferry, O.
S teubensville, O.
Toronto, O.
BROTHER M. L. HERR
Independence, Mo.....Nov. 1114
Deepwater, Mo. ........"
15
Clinton. Mo.
.. 16, 18
Coal, 1110.
17
Sedalia, lIIo.
19
BoonvillQ.. \10,
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21
Nov.12
" 14
_.... " 15
.. 16
. . " 17
.. 19
Nov. 24, 25
26
.. 28 29
' 30
Dec.
1 2
' 3
BROTHER W. M. HERSEB
Kentville, N. S
Nov.
Halifax, N. S
Truro, N. S.
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Stellarton, N. S.
..
Sydney. N. S.
..
Whitney Pier, N. S. ..
12, 14
15.16
17,18
19, 20
21,22
23,24
St. Paul, Minn

Nov. 12, 14
Pease, Minn.
.. 15. 16
Princeton, ~Iinn. ......"
17
Cambridge, Minn.
" 18. 19
~iInllenpolis, l\Iinn
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21,2t>
Grantsburg, Wis~
22
Portsmouth. O
Nov.
14
Carter, Ky.
.. 15, 16
Ashland. Ky.
.. 17, 18
Huntington, 'V. Va... .. 18, 21
Louisa, Ky.
22
Patrick, Ky.
23
Archer, Mont
S,ob"\, Mont
A V( llliale, ;\lont.
r11 H1nr 'ko. 1\lo11t.....
Wolf l'oint, Mont.
llroekton, Mont.
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Pierce City, Fla
Quay, Fla.
Melbourne, Fla.
Titusville, Fla.
Daytona, Fla.
New Smyrna, Fla
Los Angeles, Callf. .. ,.

San Uel'llurdino, Calif."
10
11
12, 14
15. 16
21
28
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
BROTIIER G. H. DRAPER
Lma,n, II.USB
BIlOXI, 1\11ss.
New Orleans, La.
Jeanette La.
Lake Charles, La.
Leesville, La.
~.rlZ.
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
8ROTHEH It. H. DINGUS

Sali,lIury, N. C
Harher, N. C
High Point, ~. C.
Yuma,
_Nov.
;:
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AriZ ... ....
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BROTHER V. C. RICE
BROTHER C. \". CUTFORTH

Saskatoon, Sask. ._ Nov.
EI Paso. 'l'ex...._
Vemin.g, N..Mex.
Harlem, Ga.
Thomson, Ga
Dearing, Ga.
Union Point,
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A STONE OF STUMBLING
"And he shatt be
tOT a sanctuary; but tor a stone of stumbl11lg, and tor a rock of offence, to both the hrnf.'f-.- r,f l8
rael; tor a gm and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem."-lsawh 8: 14.
NA FOIUI ER issue of THE WATCB Tow ER the laying of The Stone ill Zion was considered. Now we
consider the same Stone as a sanctuary and as a
Stone of stumbling. It will be found in the outworking
of the divine plan that God's anointed King becomes a
sanctuary to the faithful remnant class and that he
becomes a stone of stumbling to both houses of Israel;
that some of these who stumble are ensnarerl by the
course of action which they take, and that others are
ensnared and fall because of the way they think. The
prophecy has its fulfilment in miniature and in completion; in miniature at the first advent of our Lord,
and in completion during his seconrl presence.
THE STONill
Z Where the inspired writer in the New Testament
quotes 8 prophecy from the Old Testament and makes
application of it we know that such application is correct. In the same sentence the Apostle Paul quotes a
part of Isaiah 8: 14 and a part of Isaiah 28: 16, to wit:
"Ephold, I lay in Sian a stumblingstone and rock of
offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be
&i'hamed." (Roman!' 9: 33) He applies the prophpcy
primarily to Israel after the flesh, but that in no wise
interferes with its arplieation to what Israel foreshadowed. Since Israel after the flesh foreshadowed spiritual Israel we may expect to find, and do find, that the
prophecy has a wider application to the anhtype.
8 In the same connection St. Peter quotes Isaiah 28:
16 and Isaiah 8: 14, and does not apply the prophecy
to natural Israel. His application without doubt is to
spiritual Israel: "Wherefore also it is contained in the
scripture, Behold, I lay in Sian a chief corner stone,
elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not
be confounded. Unto you therefore which believe he is
precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone
which the builders disallowed, the same is made the
head of the corner, and a stone of stumbling, and a rock
of offence, even to them which stumble at the word,
being disobedient; whereunto also they were appointed."
-1 Peter 2: 6-8.
6 Jesus quoted at the same time from Isaiah 8: 14
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and Psalm 118: 22, 23, and appliecl the prophecy, identified The Stone, and indicated who woulrl stumble and
with what result to those who did stumble. While in
the temple, speaking to the chief priests -and elders, he
said: "Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone
which the builders rejected, the same is become the
head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is
marvellous in our eyes? . . And whoE'oever shall fall
on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it
shall fall, it will grind him to pow('er."-Matthew 21:
42,44.
5 It is essential to keep before the minrl the cortect
definition of The Stone. As heretofore defined it is
"God's anointed King". It means the One whom God
has appointed, anointed and empowered to rule. The
worde of Jesus from the above quotation, and what he
said in connection therewith, identify himself as the
allomted One of God who is The Stone. The laying of
The Stone has to do with Christ Jesus as the anointed
King, presenting himself as King, in harmony with
his Father's will. The 8to.:1e is the truE: and sure foundation upon which God erects his building to completion,
and by and through which he will govern the earth.
When that Stone is laid, particularly in completion, it
becomes a testing stone upon which all who claim to
be in Christ must be and are tested. When tested thpreb. The Stone becomes a plare of sure refuge to some
and a stone of offense and stumhling to others. Some
fall over The Stone and are broken; and upon some The
Stone falls, and they are destroyed. The laying of the
stone in its completion took place when God's anointed
Kil1g came to hiE' tpmple in 1918. Thereafter the real
test came.
ML.'1IATURE FULFILMENT
6 It quite clearly appears that this prophecy concerning The Stone of stumbling has both a miniature and
a complete fulfilment. 'l'he miniature fulfilment was at
the time the Lord offered himself as King to Israel, and
shortly thereafter; while the complete fulfilment occurs
during his second presence, particularly in 1918 and
thereafter. The record of the miniature fulfilment seems
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to haye been written to enable the people of God to understand and appreciate the complete fulfilment.
7 The two houses here mentioned that stumble and
fall over '1'he Stone have heretofore been understood as
being the house of Israel after the flesh and the nominal
spiritual Israel. This, ho,reYC'r, could not be ,rhat the
prophecy means. There are two separate and distinct
houses or Israel, both at the miniature fulfilment and
at the complete fulfilment.
8 At the time of our Lord's first appearing Israel,
'rhile being one nation, was separated into two classes
or diYi"ions, to wit: those of the north and those of the
south country. Jesus came from Galilee, the north
country. Eleven of his apostles came from the same
country of the north. In the north country the common
p20ple predominated. In the southern part of Palestine
,ms to be found the clergy, made up of the priests,
Pharisees, Sadducees and doctors of the law. Judas ,vas
the only one of the disciples who came from the south
country. There was a marked difference between the
peoplE'S of the two paru;. All of the nation of Israel
comtituted God's typical organization, symbolized by
Jerusalem and Zion. All therefore made up the whole
house of Israel; and yet it can with propriety be said
that there were two portions of that house, or two houses.
God had foretold through the prophet that the people of
the north country should see a great light, and this
they did see. Jesus fulfilled this prophecy, as it is recorded.-Isaiah 9: 1, 2; Matthew 4: 12-16.
9 The ruling class of the southern country predominated. This class claimed to know the law and the prophecies. They did hear Jesus, and had every reason to
believe that he was the anointed One foretold by the
prophets. (Matthew 2: 6; 8: 2-4; 12: 24-38) The leaders or official part of Israel were duty-bound to read the
law and the prophets to the people. The common people had learned to expect a King who would come and
expel their oppressors, and who would then feed them
and make their existence one of ease and happiness.
Their desire for the kingdom was entirely selfish. (John
6: 10-15) Because these common people did so believe,
and believed that Jesus was the One, they would have
taken him by force and made him King had not our
Lord prevented it. (John 6: 15) When the time came
for the laying of the foundation Stone in Zion in miniatme, Jesus rode into Jerusalem and there offered himserf as King. The common people, composing one house
of Israel, thinking the time had arrived when their
really seifish desires were to be fulfilled, applauded the
approach of Jesus and supported him by their words.
But a little later, when the real test came, they forsook
him. They stumbled and fell. A small remnant remained faithful to the Lord.
10 The other house of Israel, made up of the clergy,
priests, Pharisees, Sadducees and those who reigned with
them, to wit: the profiteers and politicians, were also
expecting a king. 'l'hey, too, were entirely selfish in
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their expectations. They had not thought of giving

glory to God. They relied upon their own rightousness
by virtue of the law, and of their own importance, and
were expecting tLat a king ,rhom the prophets had
foretold would come, and that he would make them the
chief ones in the kingdom. When Jesus did come and
present himself as King these J e\Vs were completely
disappointed and became offended; and they stumbled
at The Stone and fell, as the prophet had foretold, which
facts the Apostle Paul afterwards records as a fulfilment
thereof.-Romans 9: 29-33.
11 The offering of himself to Israel, both to the common people and to the ruling classes, as their King,
marks the time of the laying of The Stone in Zion in
miniature. Both branches of the house of Israel according to the flesh, that is to say, the common people and
the ruling class, were offended at him, stumbled and
fell. This finds its exact counterpart in the complete
fulfilment of the prophecy at this end of the age. At
the time of Our Lord's first advent thrre could have been
no judging and falling of the spiritual house of Israel,
because at that time there was none. No one at that
time had been begotten of the holy spirit; none were
begotten until Pentecost, which was some time afterwards. The greater fulfilment of this prophecy, therefore, must be found at and during the second presence
of Christ.
COMPLETE FULFILMENT
12 Following the rule heretofore announced, of the
miniature and the complete fulfilment of prophecies
relating to our Lord, we must expect to find that the
rule applies with reference to the division of spiritual
Israel into two houses, and with reference to the stumbling of these houses over The Stone.
13 Throughout the Gospel Age the message concerning
the kingdom of God has been preached, and many have
heard that message. Those claiming to be followers of
Christ and therefore Israelites after the spirit, foreshadowed by natural Israel, have been divided into two
separate companies or divisions, to wit, first, the clergy
class, made up of both Catholic and Protestant clergymen in particular, together with the leaders and teachers, and as Jeremiah calls them, "the principal of the
flock" (Jeremiah 25: 33-35); and second, the great
multitude of Christian people, so-called, who have joined
the church systems and who have had some expectation
of the coming of God's kingdom.
14 The clergy have expected and claimed that by reason of their calling, their learning, their association,
their titles and their influence they would have much
more important places in the kingdom than would any
other class. They had concluded that because of their
importance they must proceed to establish the kingdom
for the Lord and that therefore they must bring into
their churches the rich and the influential, and make
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them the principal of the flock; then that they should

get themselYes into politics and participate in the ruling
of the nations, and thereby COllYert the world. 'l'hey
haY(~ not considered the glorifying of the name of God.
Their hopes and expectations have been entirely selfish,
and they have acted accordingly.
10 The
common people have been kept down Rnd
caused to suffer much, and have looked forward to the
kingdom about which they have heard something, hoping that they might be taken to heaven and thereby
Teliewd of all their woes and sufferings and be gmnted
everlasting ease and comfort and happiness. Their chief
purp0l'e has been to escape eternal torment and have an
easy time. Their desires for the kingdom also have been
ellt'ircly selfish. But among hoth the clergy and the
common people there has been a small number who have
loved the Lord and have been devoted to him, and whose
hopes for the kingdom have been unselfish. Such describes generally the condition of the two classes in the
church nominal throughout the Gospel Age and up to
the tinw of the harvest.
16 The time came for the LaTd to begin his harvest
work, during which time he would be present and direct
the same. There the kingdom began to be announced
and the truth brought to the attention of Christian people as it had not been since the days of the apostles.
Quite a number from the denominational systems heard
and accepted the truth. Some of these were clergymen,
while othen; were from the common people. 'l'hey were
gathered together from every denomination, Catholic
and Protestant, and rejoiced in what they saw concerning the divine plan. Now mark that of this house of
Israel, those who have believed the harvest kingdom
message, there have been two separate and distinct
classes, to wit, those who have reasoned that because of
their learning and their position in the church as leadcrs or elders they should have the chief place in the
kingdom; and, second, those who have accepted present
truth and have really liked it and have looked forward
to thc timc when they might be taken to heaven and be
relieved of all their earthly toils and there enjoy for
eyer ease and comfort.
17 It i,; a "'ell-known fact that at the conventions held
by those of present truth during the past several yean;,
\rhile the fripnds have talked much about the kingdom
thc common themc of conversation has been: "'Vhen are
\\"e going home? When shall \ve be relieved of earth's
woes and entpr the kingdom and rule with the Lord?"
Has not ihe motive of both the classes abovc mentioned,
of those in present truth, been largely selfish? There
have been some among each group, however, who have been
really devoted to the Lord because they love the Lord,
and \rho above all things desire to do his will. These
have gone forward in the service of the Lord because
they unselfi,;hly desire to glorify his name.
18 Now we can see clearly that the facts show that
therc wcrc two separate and distinct houses of Israel
after the flesh, and that there have been two separate
and distinct houses of Israel after the spirit, to wit,
nominal Christianity and those of present truth; and
that of the nominal house of Israel there have been two
separate and didinct divisions; and that of those in
present truth there are two separate and distinct divisions. If the prophecy is to haw a larger and complete
fulfilment at the cnd of the Gospel Age, then we must
expect the stumbling of some from "both the houses of
Israel" . that is to sav both from the denominations and
from those of present truth.
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THE TEST
1D The Stone becomes "a stone of stumbling" after
it is laid in Zion, and not before. It was in 1918 that
the Lord canle to his temple and presented himself as
King. That marked the time of the complete fulfilment
of the prophecy of Isaiah 28: 16 concerning the laying
of The Stone in Zion, which subject has heretofore been
discussed in THE WATCH TOWER. The laying of The
Stone is the presentation of the Lord as King at the
time he comes to his temple, which time was three and
one-half years after he took his power and authority and
began his operations against the Devil's rule. The proof
of this was set forth in THE WATCH TOWER of Al.<gust
1, 1926.
20 The Lord comes to his temple for the purpose or
judgment. (Psalm 11: 4-6; Malachi 3: 1-3) Judbrment
must begin at the house of God, which means that those
who are really consecrated to the Lord are the first ones
to be judged. (1 Peter 4: 17) But, even though a little
out of order, let us first consider the judgment of nominal Christendom, which claims to be spiritual Israel,
and thereby clear the way so that we can have a better
view of the consecrated class of present truth and which
class, as the other house of Israel, is indicated by the
prophecy.
21 Before 1918, to wit, in 1917, the proof was brought
plainly home to nominal Christendom, the one house of
Israel after the spirit, that the Lord had returned and
that the time for the kingdom was at hand. This was
particularly indicated by the publication of a manifesto
by clergymen of London, which was sent to all clergymen throughout the earth. In 1918 The Stone was laid
in Zion, and the Lord then and there presented him,;el
as King when he came to his temple.
22 Thereafter, to wit, in January, 1919, the nominal
house of Israel, represented by the ruling ones of the systems, openly rejected the Lord as King and rejected hi'l
kingdom; and fearing that their prominence might be
overlcokcd and that they would not get the most important places, they proceeded to establish God's kingdom for him. They here assumed to have a cause of
offense against the King as preached to them. They did
become offended, within the meaning of the text, and
stumbled and fell over The Stone, the anointed King,
and set up the League of Nations, the Devil's institu~
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tion, which they hailed as the political expression of

God's kingdom on earth. There the nominal house of
Israel after the spirit completely fell.
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class but would serve as a great test to all of the consecrated.-Revelation 11: 1; 21: 15.
THE FACTS
MEASURING STONE
Through his prophet the Lord God says to the

church: "For, behold, the stone that I have laid before
Joshua: upon onc stone shall be seven ryes: behold, I
will engrave the graving thereof, saith the Lord of
hosts." (Zechariah 3: 9) It will be obseryed that in this
prophecy of Zechariah the terms "Joshua" and "Joshua
the high priest" are used. (3: 1,8) "Joshua" usell alone
rders to the mrmbers of the body of Christ this side
the vail ,vho have l~ot yct proven themselves as overcomers; whereas "Joshua the high priest" is a picture
of the glorified Christ, the anointed King. In 1914
Jesus Christ, the glorified One, began operations against
Satan in heaven, expelled the evil one from heaven and
cast him out into the footstool of God, to wit, the earth.
-Psalm 110: 1,2; Revelation 12: 1-9.
24 In 1918 Jehovah God placed upon his throne his
beloved and anointed King, in fulfilment of prophecy.
(Psalm 2: 6-8) That was at the time our Lord came
to his temple. That corresponded to the time when the
prophecy was fulfilled, to wit: "Behold, the stone that I
have laid before Joshua." This same Stone, the anointed
King, is also called "a chief corner stone". (1 Peter 2: 6)
This is the chief stone or angle stone by which all other
stones of the temple of God must be measured, and
all the approved ones must be engraved with the engraving like unto the chief stone. This prophecy says: "Behold, the stone that I have laid before Joshua [the true
church class] : upon one stOlle shall be seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the graving thereof." Otherwise
stated, each one of the "living stones" (1 Peter 2: 4, 5)
who is to be tested must be tested by the angle or chief
corner stone.
25 Seven is a symbol of completeness; therefore the
"seven eyes" mentioned by Zechariah symbolize thr complete light of truth concerning God's plan. It is with th8
physical eye that we have a vision of tangible things. It
is with the mind's eye that we have a vision of intangibl'J
things; that is to say, we have a mental vision of the plan
of God through the eye of the mind. This prophecy of
Zechariah therefore seems clearly to say: Upon Christ
the anointed King of God is shining the complete light
of truth concerning God's plan; the time has come for
those of the temple class to have a clearer vision of that
light of truth; the temple of God is now open and there
are flashes of light coming forth therefrom, wherein is
laid The Stone that reflects the complete light of truth.
-2 Corinthians 4: 6; Revelation 11: 19.
26 It is to be expected that greater light would come
to the church after the Lord appears in his temple; and
that this increased light reflected from the King, that
is to say, The Stone, would nm only measure the temple
23
27 It was in 1918 that the great trial and test began

upon the church. That, as we understand, marked the
end of the Elijah work. It was in 1919 that the church
for the first time saw the distinction between the Elijah
and the Elisha work. It was in 1922 that the church
awoke for tIl(' first time to the importance of making
a tremendous witness in the earth. Then followed a
clearer vision of the kingdom, and particularly of the
parables relating to the kingdom. Accordingly the eyes
of undcr~tanding of the members of the church have
been opened to a broader vision of God's wonderful
provision for them and for mankind, and of the work
that is now to be done. It was after the coming of the
Lord to his temple that the church saw that wonder in
heaven, "a great red dragon," the Devil's organization.
It was also after the Lord's coming to his temple that
the church saw "another great wonder in heaven", the
woman who gives birth to the man child that is to
rule the world.-Revelation 12: 1-5.
28 As the"Joshua" class, representing the incompleted
church this side the vail, have looked upon that glorious
Stone upon which there are seven eyes, symbolizing complete light, their vision and appreciation of God's plan
has continued to increase; and those who have walked
in that increased light have greatly rejoiced, and still
rejoice. Does it not seem that this is the reason why the
church has had a broader understanding of God's plan
during the past few years, and why the witness for his
kingdom has taken on such a tremendous impetus as
compared with times past?
"ROCK OF OFFENCE"
29 That glorious Stone, now laid in Zion, has also become "a rock of offence" to some who were long in
pres('nt truth. Note the prophet says: "A rock of oftence
to both houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to
the ill habitants of Jerusalem." A gin means a spread
net for the feet, which catches the unsuspecting one by
the feet. The word snare means a noose or hook for the
neck, and is used for the purpose of catching creatures
by the neck. Now be it noted that those who take offence
at the greater light resulting from the King in his temple (Isaiah 6: 1-10), represented by The Stone laid
upon which there are seven eyes (Zechariah 3: 9), fall
into the Devil's trap. Some of these he takes by the
neck and others he takes by the feet, as indicated by
this prophecy and as shown by the facts in fulfilment
of prophecy.
30 When the Lord came to his temple in 1918 the
test came; and some who had selfishly looked forward to
the time when they might be in the kingdom and reign,
thus reasoned and said: "The work is all done. From
this time forward the SOCIETY is cast off. We are the
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little flock. ,,-E' will do no more work. We will lt too

grE'at company c1a~~ finish the work, and those woo work
in the lIame of the SOCIETY will constitute the great
company claEs. We will listen to nothing more that
claims to be light upon God's Word coming through the
SOCH:TY. No more service will we do." That was false
reasuning. They used their heads in a wrong way. The
noose ensnared them bv the head or neck, and they fell.
They were offended at'their brethren who continued to
proclaim the kingdom message and therefore were
o/fended at God's anointed King, Christ Jesus, in his
temple. Th'Y did not think right, because their motives
were selfish; and the light reflected from The Stone
(hechariah 3: 9) became to them darknesll and blinded
them, and they 8tumbled over The Stone. They fell
II pon The Stone and were broken, eYen as the Lord had
foretold.-M:atthew 21: 44.
31 Others of prC'l'ent truth claimed to have certain
other reasons for being offended at the ROCIETY. Some
oa~ed their cause for offense upon certain things which
appeared in THE WATCH TOWER, and with which they
did not agree oC{'liuse they did not understand. Some
Jx>came offended Uecause they did not receive some special place in the service or were not clothed with as
much prominence as they thought they were entitled
to. Some said in substance: "Things are not going the
way they should go. '1'00 much is said about service,
and about the adversary, and about the Devil's organization, and about the King lind the kingdom; Brother
RU8sell's will is not being followed; and because of
th{'8c things we Irill have nothing more to do with the
SOCIETY."
32 These now turned away and walled another way,
and soon they walked hack into the world. They became
open opponents of the SOClh'TY and its work, and de,-eloped into bitter enemies. Their claimed offense was
against the SOCIETY; but in fact their offense was
Lgainst the Lord, the anointed King, because they were
offended at his manner of conducting his work. They
were not willing to leaye to the Lord the judgment of
any oue in his organization that mIght go wrong. 'rhey
desired to do the judging themselves. By reason of their
selfuhness they turned to bitterness, and they forsook
the kingdom work and the King. They walked away
from the Lord. The Stone became to them a gin; that
is to say, the Devil entrappecl them by the course of
action which they took and ensnared their feet. Thereafter they walked in the opposite way of truth. Having
once been supporters of the kingdom, and haYing turned
against the anointed King and his kingdom, The Stone
fell upon them; and their fate is announced by the Lord
Jesus as being ground to powder.-Matthew 21: 44.
33 Therefore it is clear that at the end of the age, when
the Lord came to his temple and The Stone was laid
in completion, there were two houses of Israel after the
spirit-tllOse of the nominal system who claimed to be
the Lord's constituting one house, and the other house
consiEting of those who lWeept-ed present truth. Also

there are two divisions of each of these two houses. The
anointed King became a stone of stumbling and a rock
of offense to both of thBse houses. The physical facts
are ill complete harmony with and fit thB prophecy exactly. In harm~:my with this God's prophBt said: '"'Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small
remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should
have been like unto Gomorrah/'-Isaiah 1: 9.
34 The remnant is made up of those who love the
Lord God llnd his law. These Ilfe the ones whom tha
Lord approves whBn he COlnes to his temple. These are
the ones to whom he commits all the interests of his
kingdom. He uses them to give his message concerning
the planting of the heavens and the laying of the foundation of the earth. (Imlwh 51: 16) To such Jehovah
says: '''Ye are my witnesses that I am God." (Isaiah
43: 10,12) These are the ones who have on and keep
on the wedding garment, and who receive the garments
of salvation and are brought under the robe of righteousness. (Isaiah 61: 10; Mathew 22: 11, 12) Such are
the watchmen who see eye to eye, and who together lift
up the voice in siuging the praises of Jehovah. (Isaiah
52: 7,8) These are members of "The Servant" of the
Lord; those who delight to carry the message of the
kingdom to the people, to point the people to the highway, to gather out the stwnbling stones, and to lift up
God's standard to the people to which the people may
rally.-Isaiah 62: 10.
36 To such faithful witnesses, those who continue
faithful, The Stone ill a sanctuary and a complete refuge, even as the Lord has prorn.i.Eed. (lBaiah 28: 5, 6')
Those who are in this position, and who so continue
faithful to the end, shall stand with the Lord of lords
and King of kings in his great battle against the Devil's
organization, and shall be granted a place with him in
his kingdom. ( Revelation 17: 14; 2: 10) 'The test of
necessity must continue till the end; and those who
stand in the test, aud are brought off victorious, mnst
continue faithfully and unreservedly, prompted by love,
in the service of the Lord.
HEAD OF THE CORNER
36 Before the birth of the man Jesus the prophet of
God wrote: "The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner." (Psalm 118: 22)
When Jesus ,vas addressing !he J ewi8h clergy he quoted
this prophecy. (Matthew 21: 42) It could not have had a
fulfilment at that time. The context shows that the
fulfilment of the prophecy takes place after the Lord
is present the second time and when he comes to his
temple. Its fulfilment corresponds to the fj.ll:fi1ment of
Isaiah 61: 10, when the Lord gives to the temple cla-"s
the garments of salvation and the robe of righteousness.
37 Then it is that the temple class realizes that Christ
J e8US is become the head oi the corner and that the
forces are rapidly gathering to the great battle oi C-od.
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Almighty. The context of the prophecy is proof of this:

"I will praise thee; for thou hast hearn me, and art
become my salvation. The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is
the Lord's doing; it is marvellous in our eyes. This
is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice
and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech thee, 0 Lord:
o Lord, I beseech thee, send now prospenty." (l'~alm
118: 21-25) The temple class now sees this prophecy
in course of fulfilment and rejoices.
38 Throughout the Gospel Age all the clergy and leaders in the church systems have claimed to represent
the kingdom on earth and have declared that they have
waited and hoped for its coming. But \yhen the King
came and presented himself as King, the same class
rejected the King and allied themselyes with the Devil's
organization completely. Nevertheless God set his King
upon his throne in Zion. (Psalm 2: 6) There he became the head Stone and the corner Stone, to which
every stone in the building of God must now be conformed.
39 Leaders in the work of the harvest time, those engaged in proclaiming the message of the second presence
of the Lord and the setting up of his kingdom, also
claim to be of the building of God. When the Lord
came to his temple and presented himself as King, and
commanded all to go forth and proclaim these great
truths and to be his witnesses, many of these leaders in
the church rejected the King and rejected the message
and turned away from the kingdom work. They became
offended and fell. Christ Jesus now became the Head
of the corner, the chief One of the building, the One
to which all others must be conformed; and both houses
of Israel, to wit, the nominal house and many of the
real house, stumbled and fell. Only the remnant survived, and only the remnant will survive to the end.
40 What lessons do we gct from theo.e great truths?
The lesson to be emphasized seems to be this: That those
who are pleasing to the Lord and who have his approval must joyfully conform to the will of God; that
their every motive must be entirely unselfish; and that
they must delight to serve the Lord because they love
him. These are not anxious to get away from the earth
merely to get a place of ease and authority and comfort,
but they are anxious to please God and to glorify his
name; and to this end they hurry on in his service.
Those who thus have and manifest the spirit of the
Lord he designates "the remnant", and these joyfully
obey him. This remnant class is the class that the
Devil now is attempting to destroy. (Rev. 12: 12, 17)
These now must learn that their safety depends on remaining with Christ in the temple and continuing, without slacking the hand and without becoming weary in
well doing, to proclaim the praise& of God out of Zion.
-Zephaniah 3: 16; Galatians 6: 9.
41 This tiMe is fraught with great peril because the
teat ia on, and the Devil is trying to destroy them that
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keep God's commandments and have the testimony uf

Jesus Christ. (Revelation 12: 17) Those who are of
the remnant because of their faithfulness, and who continue loyal and faithful, need not fear.. The prophecy
says that The Stone shall be to them for a sanctuary.
A sanctuary means a holy place, an asylum, a place or
condition of safety. Those who remain in Christ and
under the robe of righteousness furnished to the bride
are promised special protection by Jehovah as long
as they there continue. When the great battle of God
Almighty is on, even if these are still on earth, the
promises of God are that they shall be shielded and
protected. The Lord's promises are sure. He never fails
in one. Note some of his exceeding great and precious
promises which apply now, and which will apply in a
more emphatic sense as we near the end:
42 "In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown
of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the remnant
of his people." "In that day" means the day of the
Lord's vengeance, and to the faithful remnant he promises special protection.-Isaiah 28: 5.
43 Again says Jehovah through his prophet: ''When
thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee;
and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:
when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be
burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."
(Isaiah 43: 2) Those who remain faithful even though
passing through the fire shall not be injured.
44 In corroboration of this God gives another promise
through his prophet: "There shall no evil befall thee,
neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For
he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee
in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands,
lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." (Psalm 91: 1012) The faithful ones shall not stumble over The Stone,
God's anointed King. His kingdom work will not become an offense to them, but they shall rejoice in the
light reflected by The Stone upon those of the temple
class, and shall delight to go on in the service until it
is finished.
45 With full assurance those of the remnant will, with
united efforts, give the witness to the name of Jehovah,
continuing to proclaim his praises out of Zion. To such
the promise is that they shall have an abundant entrance
into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ; that they shall dwell in the house of
Jehovah for ever and behold his beauty, and continue to
be the recipients of his grace and loving kindness.
Why is the Stone of Isaiah 8: 14 called a sanctuary and

also a stone of stumbling? V1,5.
Cite New Testament proof of the double fulfilment ot
prophecy. n2-4.
Does the prophecy of Isaiah 8: 14 ha~ a double fnlfilment7
What is prtmarUy meant in. this text by "both the bouses
of Israel"? Why did they stumble? n6-11.
How is Israel after the spirit divided into two houses. and
wbat 1r'<1S been the ambition of each? U12-15.
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In present ,truth divided Into two ciasses as well

as those of nominal Christianity? Expiain fully. n16-18,83.
When did the Stolle bt'Come a stumWlng block? What Willi
the Lord to do when he should come to his temple? \V'hut
are the evidences that he hils come? n11)-22.
'Vhat Is the stone mentioned In Zechariah 3: I)? 'Vho,is
pictured by ".Joshua the high prle"t", and why Is his title
omitted In certain verses of the prophecy? n23,24.
'Vhy were there "seven eyes" upon this stone? \Vhat marked
the entl of the Elijah work and the beginning of the Elisha
aeti vities? U25-28.
Are tlaQS41
'Vhy is the Stone called "u rock of ofl"ence", a "gin" s.nd a

"snare"? How did SOlrnl in the church take offe~ In
1918 and thereafter? f 29-32.
Who are "the remnant", and how are they variously 1deDtifled In the 8erlptures? U34, 35.
'Vhen does Jes11>l become "th.e head stone of the corner"
(Psalm 118: 2"2), and \vho lire "the builders" who refuse
him? USG-S\).
'Vhat leswns do we get from these grE'at truths? \Vhat are
SOlliE' of the spedal promises to those who tind the StOIlIJ
a sanctuary? f -10-43.
SAMUEL THE JUST JUDGE

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"Direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only."-l Samuel 7: 3.
LL the time of .Samuel's early years .t~e Israe~ites luting trouble in Israel. 'l'hey gathered to Mizpeh at
were either actually under the domInlOn or lIved Benjamin, and there under the guidance of Samuel
in fear of the Philistines, their fierce, war-lov- they renewed their covenant with Jehovah.-1 Samuel
ing neighbors in the southwest of Canaan. But when 7: 4-7.
Israel realized that Samuel was the Lord's prophet the
4 The Philistines, hearing of Israel's gathering, prepeople rallied in faith and in courage. Whether or not pared to attack them; and Israel, unprepared, seemed
Samuel aroused them to a sense of their loss of the to be helpless before the enemy. But their helplessness
blessings they might have from God if they were faith- ,vas their safety; for it caused them to cry to Jehovah.
ful to him, we do not know; but it is related that Israel He answered them by a sign in the heavens: A thundergathered themselves to do battle with the Philistines in storm, altogether unusual and therefore unexpected,
the endeavor to throw off their yoke. The Lord per- came up; and the Philistines were dispersed by it in
mitted the Philistines to defeat them; for Israel's priest- great fear. Israel won [; great victory over them at that
time, and the Philistines were quieted for many years.
hood needed purging.
Samuel set up a stone and called it "Ebenezer" (a wit2 Israel then said that if the ark was taken with
them they would of necessity conquer their enemies; ness), saying, "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." (1
they thought no enemy could stand before it. They took Samuel 7: 12) The Lord thus blessed his people when
it; Hophni and Phinehas, Eli's sons, being in charge. they called upon him, and gave them the rest necessary
When it reached the army the people shouted with a for their development.
great cry as if victory was already theirs. The Philis5 It was evident that Samuel was a capable leader and
tines, hearing the cry, were afraid; but rousing them- organizer; and, as had been the custom with their deselves they defeated Israel, captured the ark, and slew liverers, he was now made judge in Israel. He estabEli's sons. The terrible news or Israel's loss and of the lished a regular series of assizes, though it is not certain
disaster to his family was carried to aged Eli at Shiloh; that he tl'aveled in the northern part of the kingdom.
and as he heard it he fell backward from his seat and He established Hamah as his headquarters, and there
broke his neck. Thus his house ended that day in dis- built an altar, evidently a substantial structure; for
aster. Those in charge at Shiloh hastily took down the only a few years ago a Palestine explorer discovered at
tabernacle structure and carried it away. The Philistines Ramah the foundations of a great altar which, evidently
came quickly and swept away all that was left; and very ancient, may well have been the foundation of
thus in utter destruction ended Israel's first ecclesiastical Samuel's altar.
establishment.
6 Later Samuel set his sons to share in the work of
~ The ark was taken to the towns of the Philistines,
judging Israel. But they were not true men; hence
but plague broke out wherever the ark rested, and the justice was perverted. The people gathered together and
Philistines loaded it on an ox cart and turned the oxen voiced their complaints, and went to Samuel, asking
towards the borders of Israel. For twenty years it was him that a king might be appointed in Israel and that
in the little town of Kirjath-jearim. There was no they might be made like the peoples round about them.
tabernacle erected to shelter it, and therefore there were Samuel was sorely hurt by this; but the Lord comforted
no sacrificial or other services such as the law called him, saying that really the people had turned against
fol'. After twenty years Samuel, moved by God, actuated Jehovah rather than against Jehovah's prophet.
Israel to a revival of their duty and their hope~; and
f Saul of 'Benjamin. the tallest person amongst tham,
the people cleansed themselvllS fr,Qm idols, ever the pol- a man after tlIle people'. own heart and evidentll, ..
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later history shows, a man of ability alld with great

possibilities before him, ,ras chosen king. Before long
Saul distinguished himself in a skirmish with the
Philistines. and the people were pleased with their king.
-1 Samuel 11: 14, 15.
B Samuel now gathered Israel to confirm the kingdom
to Saul. Samuel ,,-itnessed to the people of the constant
goodness cf God, and did not refrain from reminding
them of his own integrity. He had served them without
fear and without seeking faYor, as a servant of God
caring for his people, and as a man amongst his fellows
endeavoring to do them good. He told them of their
need of COllstant watchfulness; and, for a solemn ratification of his words, not for his own sake but for theirs,
he called for a witness from heaven. God answered by
thunder, as once before, and at an altogether unexpected
season.-l Samuel 12: 16-18.
9 Samuel's purpose was to show the people that they
had transgressed against God and agaillSt his guidance
of them. Their call for a king was not because of need
(for J ehomh was better to them than a thousand kings),
but because they were like the other peoples in disposition, and wanted to make a show in the flesh. Israel's
establishment as a nation was that God might have a
people who were to witness in the eyes of other peoples
that Jehovah is God; and Israel, in wanting to be like
the others, effectively stopped the possibility of this phase
of their witness to him.
10 As Samuel talked with them the people realized
their lack toward God, and asked Samuel to pray for
them. He assured them of the mercy of God, and said
that he would continue to intercede for them. Samuel
and prayer are associated all the days of the prophet's
life. He came into the world in answer to his mother's
prayer; his name, which means "Asked of God", was
a constant reminder to them and to him of the prayer
of his mother. He carried Israel on his heart before
God, and prayer for them was ever ready on his lips.
He said that it would be sin for him not to intercede
for them. God had relieved him of the particular care
he had in judging Israel; for that phase of his work,
which had given him a very busy life, was taken over
by King Saul. But Samuel might not drop his interest
in the Lord's people; to do 80 would be for him to sin
against all that he knew. He was obligated to keep his
interest, his trust; and he could keep it best by prayer.
-1 Samuel 12: 23.
11 Samuel is the last of the judges of Israel, and was
himself like a king. Also he was prophet in Israel; and
as Israel had no priesthood in office, Samuel, already a
priest, acted as nearly as was possible in the office of
high priest for Israel. Thus in some measure he was
typical of the great One who was to come who should be
Prophet, Priest and King. Samuel was a king-maket.
He anointed Saul to be king; also" in later days, wh6n
that man of opportunities, who made much profession of
lmmility and ilervice but who in his heart had the sp{!'it
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of self-will and therefore rebellion, was cut off be-cause

of it, Ramuel wa~ sent to anoint David, the youth of
Bethlehem, to be king in Israel in Saul's stead.
12 It had already been diselosed by Moses (Deuteronomy 17: 14) that God intended that in due time Israel
should have a king, and that the kingdom of Israel
should be a type of his great kingdom, and its king a
type of the great King whom he would set up in all the
earth. But the people of Israel were wron~ in their
motive for wanting a king, and were to be blamed for
thus seeking to have one. Without doubt when the time
had come that God would have a king in Israel he
would have put the desire for one into the minds of his
people; perhaps directly by his prophet, or in some other
manner he would have made them understand that his
time had come.
13 The whole history of the election and the reign of
Saul shows that the people made a serious mistake, one
which led them into many difficulties. In this crisis
which brought pain to Samuel the Lord made his ,,'ay
easy for him; for though he was deprived of much service yet he became very fond of Saul, and it was a
pleasure to Samuel to see Saul king in Israel, and to
support him in his kingly office.
14 It is not without significance that the record of
Samuel the judge is not included in the book of Judges
but is in one which, while bearing his name, is yet one
of the books of the kings. '1'he two books known in the
A. V. and A.S. V. as the first and second of Samuel
are in the Septuagint named the first and second Book
of Kings. We have already noted that Samuel was a
king-maker in that he anointed the first two kings of
Israel, and had much to do with instructing them in
their duties.
15 The Bible does not directly say how much of the
subsequent prosperity of the kingdom was due to the
institution of regular worship and to the administration
of justice under Samuel, or as a result of his suggestion;
but there can be little question that much was owing to
his wise organization. The schools of instruction which
gathered young men, known as "sons of the prophets",
were organized by him; also it is probable that he did
much to set in order the temple service.
10 Samuel himself is known as the first of the prophets.
Peter says, "All the prophets from Samuel, and those
that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise
foretold of these days" (Acts 3: 24), evidently referring to the fact that the prophetic office began with
Samuel and was continued. As leader of the people in
the ways of the Lord, as beginner of their schools of
learning for the training of men to teach the people,
as starter of the system of administration of justice, as
instructor of Saul and, above all, as the ever ready
mouthpiece of Jehovah, Samuel stands eminent in Israei.
17 All this is particularly interesting to the people of
God in these days when God is setting up that kingdom
of whieh Israd 1.lUUt'f David was a t'ype. Here are les-
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sons for such as to faithfulness to God's interests, to

seek them at all times, and to prayer for those interests.
18 Samuel's mistakes are seen in his neglect to bring
his sons to judgment; all the more blameworthy because
he himself had bcen brought into prominence through
Eli's lack in this very thing. And Samuel got a mild
rebuke from God because he clung to Saul after God
had "0 plainly rejected him. (1 Samuel 16: 1) But his
mistakes, though serious, seem small in comparison with
the great and good service he did for Israel and for
Israel's God.

What was Israel's condition during Samuel's early years?
What happened to the ark during these days? ff 1,2.
When and why did Samuel gather the people to Mizpeh, and
what happened there? ff 3,4.
What else did Samuel do in behalf I)f the people? 'Vhy
dill IsnH>1 desire a king, and were they pleased with the
one chosen? U 5-7.
'Yhat cOllvktion did Samuel now bring to lhe minds of the
people? U 8-10.
In what cHpacitiC's was Samuel typical of Christ? Did God
intplId that Israel should be a kingdom? U 11-13.
'Yhy IS not the work of JUtlge Samuel recorded in the Book
of .lullgps? What otlwr work did he do? U 14-16.
'Yhat leRsons may V;'e deriYe from this study? 'Vhat error
did Samuel commit? U 17,18.
REVIEW: MOSES TO SAMUEL

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"Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell
HE Israelites were kept at Sinai for a little over
a year. The time was spent in giving instruction
in the law of Jehovah, but was also intended as a
time of recuperation for the people after the hardships
of Egypt and the exciting time of their deliverance.
Without doubt they were much refreshed and strengthened by the long rest. Also during the second half of
the period the tabernacle, which was to be the dwellingplace of the ark and the center of their worship, was being made. When their new year came, and the tabernacle was set up, and the priesthood set in pl'rfect order
for service, there was still a little further time of waiting
while instruction was given as to their cond !lct in the
land whither they were going.
2 At last the Israelites were ready to move on. It was
with rejoicing that the people prepared. !10ses' relative
Hobab was with them at the time, and Moces urged
him to go with Israel to the land of their inheritance.
"Come thou with us," he said, "and we will do thee
good." In the lifting of the cloud and in the ark going
forward Moses saw God in action for the bake of his
people; and he sang both as the ark went and as it came
to rest: 'God arose to scatter Israel's enemies,' and
'God returned to rest with his people.'-Numbers 10:
29,35,36.
S But the first few days of the journey disclosed the
natural depravity of the people; the hardships which
they found in the particularly hard part of the wilderness into- which the ark led them showed that they were
not speaially wanting the favors which God had for
them. The Israelites never asked God to intervene on
their behalf, and they were never very grateful for his
goodness to them.
4, At last, after several trying experiences, Israel arrived at the borders of Canaan. Many were already rebelliQUS in spirit; and the people readily fell in with a
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our land.n-Psalm 85: 9.
suggestion that spies should be sent to report on the land,

and, presumably, to ascertain what the prospects were
for a successful attack upon its inhabitants. 1IIoses approved of the suggestion; and, God agreeing, a man
from each tribe (Levi not participating) was sent. They
took a good survey of the land, and after forty days
returned to the camp.
Ii The spies' report resulted in disaster. They brought
some samples of fruit and gave a fair report of the
country; but, evidently referring to the fact that sometimes Canaan was troubled by droughts, they said that
the land 'ate up its inhabitants'. Also they said that the
natives were warlike and strong, and that giants were
there who made them look and feel like grasshoppers.
6 The people broke into rebellious unbelief towards God;
they repudiated ~1:oses as their leader and determined
to appoint one of their own to lead them back to Egypt,
preferring anything they might meet in Egypt to going
forward. All that God had done for them, all his promises, were unheeded or forgotten. They had lost faith,
and had no will to believe. This almost unbelievable
condition was probably the result of their indulgence to
excess in the diet of flesh for which they had craved, and
which God had sent them. Evidently the manna was
much more suited to the wilderness condition than was
a diet of meat. Indulgence either of the flesh or of the
fleshly mind will break down any good.-Psalm 78: 26-31.
7 Because of their rebellion against God they were debarred from going into Canaan, and were sentenced to
wander and die in the wilderness during a period of
forty years-only their children should live to enter the
land. The sentence fell upon all over twenty years of
age, save only the two faithful spies, Joshua and Caleb.
The sentence began to take effect at once. The people
went into oblivion in the wilderness, wandering in a
solitary way; and for more than thirty-eight yea!'s there
is hardly a reeord of their doings.
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A new generation arose; but as these were brought
ap by parents and kinsmen who had rebelled against
God, neither were they free from the spirit of disobedience. As the time approached when God's purpose
must be fulfilled trials, tests, came and again the murmuring spirit was disclosed. Even Moses and Aaron
now came under the ban of God's displeasure, because
they did not honor God when God would give the people
water out of the rock. Moses spoke unadvi:oedly with his
lips, says the Psalmist (Psalm 106: 33) ; he called the
people rebels, and Aaron was evidently at one with him
in this. For this lack of faith ("Ye believed me not,"
says the LDrd, in Numbers 20: 12), and their neglect
to honor God, both of these leaders were deprived of
entrance into the land of desire.
9 Nor was Moses' earnest plea for the remission of the
sentence of any avail. But, noble man that he was, he
did not let his service for God and for the people become
slack by the setback. God honored him in his death.
In these circumstances, without doubt, there was a type
being worked out. M03CS represented the law, which
"wa'3 weak through the flesh" (Romans 8: 3), and which
could never take Israel into their inheritance.
10 Israel was close on the borders of the land of promi3e for some bme. Moses died overlooking the land, and
Israel mourned for him for a month. Then Joshua,
nlready appointed, a man in whom was the spirit, and
who in his companionship of service to Moses knew !'letter than any other man how to conduct the work of serving the people, was put into the office of leader. (See
Numbers 27: 18.) As his name Joshua means "Savior",
and is the same as "Jesus", it was fitting that this man
should be appointed to lead the people to their inheritance. Joshua was no seeker of position, but he
surely had the spirit of service; and the fact that such
a capable man as he had been content and willing to
humbly serve under Moses for forty years is an indication that he had the ability to lead others, for only those
who faithfully serve are really fitted to be leaders.
11 The work which Joshua was called to do was in effect a continuance of Moses' work, to bring it to a completion; his was a work in two phases, much as the work
of Elijah and Elisha were one. He did his work valiantly; but the fact that a word of encouragement, "Be thou
very courageous," is given several times to Joshua indicates that he was of a retiring rather than of a bold
nature. It is clear that he was not self-confident. He
was told that if he would have success he must observe
the law, and that to this end he should study it day and
night; that he must know no fear, and must let nothing
discourage him; that he must be neither dismayed nor
affrighted. Being a man of energy he at once proceeded
with his work.-Joshua 1: 10, 11.
12 The Lord led the people through Jordan at flood
time, a great miracle. Then when in the enemy country
all the males were circumcised; for it would not be in
harmony with tb fitness of things were an uncircumcised
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people to fight the battles of the Lord. This act performed at such a time would be as madness unless the
people were assured of the protection of their God; for
temporarily it rendered them physically helpless in the
face of their enemies. But God preserved them; the
miracle of stopping the rush of Jordan for the Israelite,;
to cross over had pnt the fear of Jehovah into the hearts
of their enemies.
13 The angel of the Lord now appeared to Joshua, announcing that he had come as captain of the Lord's
hosts. This was exactlv what such a man as Joshua
would desire. He was then instructed how to attack
Jericho. It was to be done in the unmilitary fashion
of marching round the walls to the sound of trumpets;
and he was told that on the seventh day, after six days
of once marching round and six times on the seventh
day, the seventh march round on this final day should
conclude with a great shouting of the people, and then
the city's walls should fall. Joshua complied and the
victory came to Israel as promised.
14 There can be no question as to this being an act
of God, intended to manifest his presence with his peopIe; unless indeed the account is rejected altogether.
But if it be rejected then all that is associated with the
account, and things which follow after, must also be
rejected as imagination. If it is admitted that there
is a personal God who will manifest himself to his people
and give witness of himself, then it is to be expected that
he will sometimes manifest hiLself by superhuman
power. It was by the act of God that the walls of
Jericho fell, but they would have continued to stand firm
except for the faith of the Israelites. Thus faith cooperates with God. This happened that the people might
be assured that their warfare thus commenced would
be brought to a successful termination in the conquest
of the land.
15 Joshua at once led Israel into their general campaign; but immediately they got a setback at Ai through
the sin of Achan who, because of it, was punished with
death, in which his family also was involved. God thus
as definitely manifested his determination to have his
people pure as he had showed that he would be with
them in their fighting. For six years or more the warfare continued, sometimes against combinations which,
though apparently the more dangerous, were yet an advantage to Israel's cause, because one conquest meant
the defeat of many confederates.
16 At last came the end of the great battles; and
Caleb, now eighty-five years of age but energized by the
fighting, asked for the inheritance promised by MoS('s.
It was Hebron he asked for, one of the most difficult of
places to possess; for it was a strong city, and a family
of giants dwelt there. But his courage, his faith, his
loyalty, and his physical strength were the same as when
forty-five years before he had "wholly followed the
Lord".-Deuteronomy 1: 36.
17 The land was now divided amongst the tribes. The
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division was by lot; but it is evident that God guided
the casting of the lots (See Proverbs 16: 33.), for the
portion that fell to Judah included the area already given
to Caleb, who belonged to that tribe. The people now
settled down after their warfare, and were not zealous
to drive out all the people of the land as God had commanded. Their neglect proved a great danger to them;
but Joshua, shortly before he died, realizing this, called
all the people together and caused them to enter into a
solemn covenant before God that they would follow his
example and would 'wholly follow the Lord'.
18 It was a happy covenanted people that Joshua left.
They were now settled in tLeir own land, with neither
taxes to pay nor army to maintain; with no politicians
to disturb or disrupt their existence, and with God as
their defense and their blesser in life. But Israel soon
fell away from their fidelity to God and began to join
in the licentious practices of their Canaanitish neighbors. Because of this, according to God's covenant, they
were soon subjected to bondage. As they cried to the
Lord he delivered them, then they disobeyed and would
again go into bondage, later to be delivered; and for
some hundreds of years they passed through such experiences. One victory they had over Midian proved so
great a deliverance that God made it typical of the
greater deliverance of the world of mankind from the
bondage under which it suffers. The rout of Midian is
typical of that of the enemies of God in the battle of
Armageddon.-Psalm 83: 11-15.
19 Amidst these vicissitudes of Israel's life, we are
given the beautiful story of Ruth and Naomi. Because
there was a famine in the land, Elimelech of Bethlehem
went with his family to live in Moab. He had lost faith

and hope in Jehovah, but the foreign land proved a land
of death to him. The story of Ruth's leaving the land
of ~foab and her faith in Jehovah is one of the sweet
stories of the Bible. The man of Israel had no faith in
Jehovah, but the woman of Moab had; and God richly
rewarded her. She became a mother in Judah's line,
from which came David and later the Savior of the race.
20 The period of the Judges ended in disasteT. The
great priestly establishment which had grown at Shiloh,
and which, through Eli's weakness and the wickedness
of his sons, had become a hindrance to the people, was
swept away. God, by the boy Samuel, started a new
ministry, though not a new priesthood. Through him
there came a change of dispensation, and the kingdom
became established in Israel.
How long were the Israelites at Sinai, and how was the
time occupied? How did Moses and the people regard the
command to move forward? U 1, 2.
Wha.t fault did the people soon manifest? Why were the
spIes sent forth and What effect did their report produce?
U 3-6.
How was that rebellious generation punisrred? Was the
new generation rebellious alS'O? How and Why was Moses
punished by the Lord? U 7-9.
Who succeeded Moses as leader, and what qRalifications did
he possess? U 10,11.
What two miracles confounded their enemies when Israel
entered the land? Describe the fall of J edcho. U 12-14.
Why was Israel defeated at Ai? How long after this diU
they possess the land, and how was it divided? What in. struction did they now violate? U 15-17.
What in brief is Israel's history during the remainder of
the period of the Judges? Relate the story of Ruth. Tell
about the boyhood of Samuel and of the end of the Judges
U 18-20.
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Yours in his grace and service,
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BROTHER~
Branford, Conn...............Dec.1
New Haven, Conn. ......... " 2
Deep River, Conn.
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New London, Conn
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5
East Greenwich R. I
U
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Providence, R. 1.
" 7
BRUT'tER J.
Ontario, Calif
_._ De~.
2, 3
Redlands, Calif. .. . . "
5, 6
San llernardJllo. Calif."
7,8
Colton, Calif. ._
_._"
9,10
IUvendde, Calif.. ._."
12
Hawthorne, Calif. ... " 13,14
by'frdveUnCA Brethren
E.BARKER
Woonsocl,et, R. I ............Dec. 8
Pranklin, Mass............. "
9
Milford, MasS. .............. " 12
Lowen, !\lass... _.~..
,I'
26
New I-Iaven,. C'6nn..... .Tan. 2
Chester, I'a. .............. " 4, 5
u.
A.
Oasses
Butte, Mont. .
Dec. 1, 2
Helena, Mont. .._....... ..
5
Great I<'alls, Mont _ "
6,8
VirgeHe, Mont.
..
7
Moore, l\lont. ........... ..
9
Billings, Mont........_. .. 10, 13
Bear Creek, Mont.....Dec. 11, 12

Sanders, Mont. ........"
1,4,
Miles City. Mont. ......"
15
Belfield, N. Dak.
16
Bismarc/l, N. Dak.
17
Fredonia, N. Dak. .. .. 20,21
BUHNET
Lomita, Calif............Dcc.
f'an Pedro, Calif...._.. "
Long Deaeh, Calif..
Huntington Ech, Calif."
Santa Ana, Calif.
"
Anaheim, Calif.
"
15
16, 17
19,20
21,22
23, Z-1
26, Z7
BROTHER C. ,\< CUTFORTl1

Beiseker. Alta........_.Dec. 2,3
Langley Prairie, n. C. Dec.
17
Calgm'y, Alta.
"5, 6
Vancouver, B. C..._._. " 19,20
Drumheller, Alta..... "
7,8
New Westminster, B.C." 21, ~~
KamloojJs, B. C........ ;: i~' i~
~.iJtorla'BBCC,
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27
Chilliwack, B. C.
,
I ney, . .
29
Matsqui. B. C.
15, 16
Malailat. B. C.
BROTHER V. C. RICE
Nickwall, Mont.
Dec.
Poplar, l\Iont
_._. .__ _ "
Stanley, N. Dak. """""'_" "
Grenora, N. DalL
..
Ilondrail, N. Dak. ._ ,... ..
Powers Lake, N. Dak. ... ..
1
2
3
5
7
8
Minot, N. Dak. ...... __ Dec.

9
Sherwood, N. Dal,..__ . .. 10, 12
Mohall, N. Dak. "" __,,
13
Rugby, N. Dak....._..."
14
Grand Forks, N. Dak. " 16,19
Fargo, N. Dak.
" 20, 21
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
Stratford, Onto
Dec.
2,3
London, Onto ........... "
4,5
Sarnia, Onto _
... "
0, 7
Wallliceburg, Oat. ...."
8, 9
Chatham, Onto ....... " 10, 11
Windsor, Onto
.. 12,13
Essex, Onto
Dec. 14, 15
Harrow, Onto .
" :6,17
Onto ._._ " 18,19
St. 'I.'homa.. , Onto __. .. 20,21
Aylmer, ant. .__
" 22,23
Toronto, Ont.
_ Jan.
2
l~eamington,
2,3
Henderson, N. C....Dec.
5,6
Louisburg, N. C......_ ..
7,8
Haleigh, N. C.
"
9,10
Selma, N. C............ ::
12,13
Wilson, N. C............
Hocky Mount, N. C. .. 14,15
Whitakers, N. C
Dec.
16
Enfield, N. C.
.. 17,19
ltosemary, N. C.._........
20
Scotland Neck, N. C... " 21,22
Vanceboro, N. C..... " 23,2-1
Bridgeton, N. C. ........"
26
Sikes. La.................Dec. 3,5
Shreveport, La. ........"
6, 7
Baton Rouge, La. ....::
8, 9
Covington, La.
10
Folsom, La...._............
12, 13
Bogalusa. La.
14,15
Wanilla, Miss. ..
D~c. 16. 17
Brookhaven, Miss. ....'
19
JT~ckson, ~fis~. __..__..._::
20
\ Icksburg, }\llss. """
21, 222
3
J~ckson, MISS.. """"" ..
\\ eathersby. l\11ss.
24
Palatka Fla....._._..._.Dec. 1,2
Green Cove Spr., Fla. U
3,4
Jacksonville, Fla... U
7, g
Apalachicola, I!'la
_ .. 10, 12
l\larianna, :b'la. _.
_..
14, 15
Panama City, Fla. .. .. 16,17
)f
Ponce De Leon, Fla...Dec.

De Funial< Springs, Fla."
Florala, Ala. """"",,_, ..
SteHa, ],'Ia. _
_....."
Pensal'ola, Fla. __
..
Bay l\llnette, Ala.
19, 20
21, 22
23, 26
24
28; 29
30,31
BROTHER H. E. HAZLET1
Grays, Ky. .Ky.........D.~C.
LeX111gtOll',
Frankfort. Ky.
"
Shelbyville, !(:Y'" -... ::
Jeffersontown, hy....
LouisYille, Ky.
1 .)
, :3
(;
6,7
8,U
10,lZ
r\ew Alhany, Ind....Dec. 12, 13

Jell 0't':-.o 11 \ lLe, Ind
"
14
Seymour, Ind.
" 15, 16
l\Iilan, Ind.
.__....__.__"
17
Ciu<.:lllnati, O. ._.__.._._ " 19, 20
l\lansfield, O.
2(\
BROTHEH M. L. HEltR
Hamilton, Ill
lJec.
1
Rutledge, 10.'10 ......._ _.....::
Medill. Mo. ..................
::I
Ursa, Ill.
.. 5, 6
Hannibal, Mo.
7
Springfield. Ill.
.. 8, 9
10
'raylorville, IH
Dec.
12
Pana, Ill. .-.--... "
Gillcspie, Ill.
" 13,14
Bunker Hill, Ill. "",_" .. 15,16
17
Alton. Ill. ......._......... ..
East St. Louis, 111... .. 19,20
----
Moncton. N. B. _
J)ec. 3
Alma, N. B.
5
Cody'S, N. B
- .. 7, 98
Fredericton. N. B. _._
Millville. N. B
__
10
Woodstock. N. B.
12
Sherbrooke, P. Q. . Dec.
14
Montreal, P. Q. ._
" 15,16
0stbl\h"~' FOnt. - ---..... .. 17,19
mIt salls. Onto .
20
Havelock, Ont.
21
Peterboro, Onto
..
22
El Paso, Tex. .
:E'l Centro, Calif. _ .....Dec.
1
Yuma, Ariz.
..."
Phoenix; Am. __.....

Deming, N. Mex. _._-::
Hatch. N. MeL _
JJbI1querque, N. MeL "
2. 3
5. 6
7, 8
9. 1 0
12. 13
Dec.
14
ClOUdcroft, N. Mex... .. 15, 16
Alamogordo, N. !\Iex."
17
El PasQ, Tex.
19
Barstow. Tex........ " 20,21
RO.\iwell. N. l\1e.l'. _... .. 23, 24
BROTHER R. L. RUBIE
Frederick, Okla............Dec. 1
HooseYelt, Okla
_._."
3
Hooart, Okla. ................"
9
Clin1:on, Okla.
6
Hydro, Okla.
" 7, 8
Lawton, Okla............. "
9
Walters, Okla.
_ ....Dec.10
Comanche, Okla.
_... " I;!
Cruce, Okla.
.. 13
Bowie, Tex.
.. It
l~ort Worth, Tex. ......... ..
15
Thornton, Tex
_ .. 16
BROTHER W.J.THQRN
Owatonna. Minn. .
R~chester, ~nnn
Dec.
.::
'y mona" Mll~n. .........

1, ountalll, Mllln. .......
..
Whalen, Minn. .........."

Tunnel City. Wis. ... "
1
2, ~
7
8, 9
10,12
Black River Falls, Wis. Dec. 13, 14

Milwaukee, 'Vis
"
15
Fort Wayne, Ind. . " 16, 17
l\~ansfield, O. .
_.."
19
Sharon, I'a. ............... " 20, 22
I!'arrell, Pa.
__"
23
BRDTHER. T. H. THORNTON
Ashtabula, O. .
_.Dec.
I, 2
3, 5
J etlerson, O... .. .__"
Johnston, O. . ._ __ "
6,7
Cortland, O. .
_... ..
8
"~an'en, O.
.._..__.__..."
9, 10
Niles, O. .__..__.....__..._.."
12
Rosemont, O. .
Dec.
13
Youngstown, O
_.
14,15
East Palestine, 0.
" 16, 17
East Liverpool, O. .. .. 21,23
Power Point, O. ..._.....
24
Lisbon, O. .................."
26
BROTHER !'\ H TOUTJIAN

ChandleJ', Okla. ..
Dec. 1,2
Shawnee, Okla.
Dec. 15, L6
Druull'ight, Okla.
.."
3, 5
l\leLoud, Okla. .........."
17
!1J-dIllond, Okla. ._
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ChickaRha, Okla. .... " 21, 22
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Jamestown, N. Y ... pec.
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Getzville, N. Y. ....... ..
8
Buffalo, N. Y
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:Franklinville, N. Y... " 13, 14
Olean, N. Y
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Bolivar, N. Y
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Bradford, Pa
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Limestone. N. Y_ "
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Nashville, Tenn__. "
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Vol. XLVIII
SEMI -1\1 ONTTILY
No.
2~
Anno Mundi 6055-Novembec l5, 19.26
CONTENTS
LIBERTY OF THE PRISONERS - . ______ ._ . 339
Who Are the Prisoners? ..........................__.339
i~O~~~!~:~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-.::1:8
God Will Loose Them ................................_ ..342

Means Employed ...- ...................................._ ..342
THE CHRISTIAN A FOLLOWER OF JESUS _._ 34:5
!1'HE STANDARD OD' CHIUSTIAN LIVING _ 347
SOME INTERESTING QUESTIONS .. - ........_ __ .349
Wearing a Head Covering In Meeting
_ ..349
The Tree of LIfe - ..--.----._.350
"Them That Offend and Do Iniquity"
_ 351
Difference Between Priest and Saint ......_ 351
~IBLES _.____.__ _ _ _ ........._ 338
H&MOIIlS OD' PASTOR RUSSELL _ ......_ 338
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"[ will stand upon my watch and will set my foot

upon the Touer, and win watch to see what He will
say unto me, and v::hat answer [ shall make to them
that oppose me."-HaJJakkuk 2: 1.
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-:?"-.pon th" ....rth distr""" of nations with perplexity; ~h~~sea and th" :~ves (the re.tl....., disoonteBted) roaring; men'. heart. failing them for fear and for looldu . .
'he things cominlt upon the eart!> (society); for the pow~rs of the heavens (ecdesiasticam) .hall be .h"ken.. Whe!, ye see these th,ull8 ""KiD to come to pal., the.
_ow that the Kiwzdom of God 18 at hand. Look up, lift up your heada. rejoice, for your redemptlOD draweth qh.-Matt. 24:33: Yark 13:211; Luk. 21:26-i'"

MS '(fUroal Is one of the prime factors or instruments in the system of Bible instruction, or "Seminary Extension", now belq
presented in all parts of the civilized world by the WATCH TOWEll BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY, chartered A. D. 1884, "For the Pr0motion of Christian Knowledge". It not only 8erves as a class room where Bible students may meet in the study of the divine Word but
also fiS a channel of communic.ation through which thl'Y may be reacbed with announcements of tbe Society's conventions and of the
Our "Bcrean Lessons" are topical rehearsals or reviews of our Society's published STeDIEs most entertaIningly arranged, and ve17
helpful to all who would merit the only honorary degree which the Society accords, viz., l'erbi Dei MifliRter (V. D. M.), which translated
Into En/;Ibh is Minister 0/ GO(1'8 Word. Our trcatment of the Intl'rnational Sunday School Lessons is specially for the older Bible
students and teachers. By some this feature is considered indispensabie.
This journal stands firmly for the dcfense of the only true foundation of the Christian's hope now being so generally repudiated
_rcdemption through the precious blood of "the man Christ Jesus, who ga\'e himself a ransom [a corresponding price, a substitute] for
all", (1 Peter 1: 19; 1 Timothy 2: G) :Gnilding up on this snre foundation tbe gold, sih'er and precious stones (1 CorinthiaDs 3: 1115; 2 Peter 1: 1)11) of the Word of God, its further mission is to "make al! see wbat is the felJowship of the mystery which . . .bn
been hid in GOtl, to the intent that now mIght lJe made known by the church the manifold wisdom of God"-"wbich in other age.
was not m.'\de known unto the l!IOns of men as it is now re\ealed".-Rphesians 3: 5-9, 10.
11 stands free from all parties, sects and creeds of men. while it seeks more and more to bring its every utterance Into ful!est
subjcction to the will of God in Christ, as expre~sed in the holy SCriptures. It is thus free to declare boidly whatsoever the Lord
hath ;,poken-according to the divine wisdom grantcd unto us to understand hi~ utterances. Its attitude is not dogmatic, but confident;
for \ve know "1\ hereof we affirm, treading with implicit fai th upon the sure promi~es of God. It is heid as a trust, to be used only in his
service; hence our decisions reiative to wbat may and wbat may not appear in its columns must lJe according to our judgment of his
good pieasure, the teaching of his 'Vord, for thc upbuildoing of bis people in grace and knowiedge. And we not only invite lJut urge oUl'
reallers to pro"e all its utterances by the infallible Word to Which reference is constantly made to facilitate sucb testing.

That the church is "the temple of the living G()d", peculiarly "his workmanship"; that its eonstrnction has been in progress throughout
tlle gospel agc-ever sim'e Christ became the world's Redeemer and the Chief Corner Stone of his temple, throu~b whlcb, when
j nisbed, God's blessing shall come "to all people", and they find access to hlm.-l Corinthians 3: 16, 17; Epbes.ians 2: 2022;
(;enesis 28: 14; Galatians 3: 29.
Tha: meantime the chiseling, shapin/;, and polL,hing of consecrated believers in Chri>.t's lltonement for sin, progresses; and when the
last of these "Jiving stones", "elect and precious," sllail ha\-e been m.ade ready, the great :Master Workman will bring all together
In the first resurrection; and the temple shall be filled with his I:lory, and be tbe meeting place between God and men tbrougbout
tIle 1IIillellnium.-Revelation 15: 5-8.
That the basis of hope, for the cburch and the world, lip_~ in the fact that "Jesus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death for evC11l
man," "a ransom for all," and will be "the true light wbieb llghteth every ma. that cometh into the world", "la due time".ITebrews 2: 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothy 2: 5, G.
"That the hope of the church is that she may be like her Lord, "see bim as he is," be "partaker. of the divine Dature',' and s1uJ.re hla
glory as bis jointheir.-l John 3:2; Jobn 17: 24; Romans 8: 11; 2 Petcr 1: 4.
That the present mission of tl,e church is the perfeeting of the saints for the fnture work of service~ to develop in herseif every
l';race; to be God's witnCSll to the world; and to prepare to be kings and priests in the next age.-.<;pheslans 4: 12; lI1attbew 24:
14; Revelation 1: 6; 20: 6.
That thc hope for the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opportunity to be brought to all by Christ's lIHllennial kingdom, the
restitut100 of ali that "'as lost in Adam, to all tbe willing and obedient, at the hands of their Redeemer and hi glorified cburch,
when all the wilfully wicked will be destroyed.-Acts 3: 1(l-23; Isaiah 35.
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BIBLES
The Bible b~lU8e of its binding has alwnys heen associated with thl' Pe('lesillstks. Therefore tlw Blhle hl1s become a reproach in the eyps of Illany penpl!'. There seems
no good reason why the Bihle should not II<' hound as other
books Ilre hound. It it'; thl' Word of God, lind the people
should bt> induced to 10yE' it. The SOCIETY hus nrrangE'11 to
furnish Bibles in plain binding at moderate prices. Below
we give a list:
P120 4* x Ii, French Morocco ,,_.__._.
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P125 4* x 7i, with Coneor'lance ... .__.__._. . .._.
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Pl33 4. x 7g, with concordance ...__..
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K60 41 x 6;, French :\loI"Occ:o .. . .__ ._.._ _.__.. ._. B, l()
KG.) 4~ x 6J. \vith coneor'dance _~ .. ~_~_~_ .. _.~
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MEMOIRS OF PASTOR RUSSELL
The Conkey COllllJany IS sending out 11 circular Jetter to

'YATCH TOWER 8ubscl'ibers. Huw the addr~ses of these
brpthren are obtained we do not know. The letter is an
effort to sell what is culled "i\!pmoirs of Pastor nusseH".
It states, "The text deals authentically and grllphief]lly with
the life, \Yorks, etc., of Pastor Russell." THE \VATCH TOWER
called attention several ~'ears ago to the fact that this b'Ook
is not autlwntic. It contains a number of statements which
are not true. Of course the only intl'rest of the Conkey
Company is to get their money. This is 1:'0 advise the friends
that the SOCIETY does not endorse the book because it does
not contain an authentic statement.
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Vol. XLVIII
NOVEMBER
15, 19::!6
No. 22
LIBERTY OF THE PRISONERS

"The Lord looseth the prisoners."-Psalm 146: 7.
HESE inspired words of the prophet of God prove

that there are those who are prisoners; that the
time mUioit come \\ hen they will be set at liberty;
and that Jehovah will liberate them. The questions then
arise: Who are the prisoners? Where are the prisoners?
How do they become inmates of the prisons? Who are
the prison-keepers? When are the prisoners to be loosed,
and what means will Jehovah employ to give them their
liberty?
WHO ARE THE PRISONERS?
1I The thought usually exvressed has been tbt the
grave is the prison and that the lledo are the prisoners;
hence the familiar expression, "Those who are in the
prison-house of death." The Scriptures do not support
that statement. It is nowhere stated in the BIble that
death is a prison-house. On the contrary the prophet of
God, speaking concerning the prisoners, says: "Let the
sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to
the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are
appointed to die." (Psalm 79: 11) "For he hath looked
down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did
the Lord behold the earth; to hear the groaning of the
prisoner, to loose those Lhat are appointed to death; to
declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in
Jerusalem."-Psalm 102: 19-2l.
8 Sooing that these prisoners are not yet dead but are
appointed to die, that they are crying and mourning and
praying unto God, and that their pravers are heard, it
follows that such prisoners must be held somewhere alive,
in bonda~e and in restraint by the enemy. 1 they were
dead and in the grave they would neither be crying nor
sighing nor praying; because there is no knowledge, nor
wisdom, nor thought in the grave.-Ecclesiastes 9: 5, 10.
'A prison is a place where prisoners are held in restraint of personal liberty. Prisoners are those who are
in a state of restraint or confinement; th&t is to say,
those who are in restraint of their liberty or freedom
of artion. Prisoners are held by coercion or by physical
force. A person may be held as a prisoner behind
impregnable walls and iron-barred gates, or he may be
held in restraint by reason of fear.
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8 When one by reason of fear of another is held in

rel'traint such fear is a snare unto him. "The fear of
man bringpth a snare: but whoso puttet h his trust in
the Lord shall be safe." (Proverbs 29: 25) The word
here rendered snare literally mpanl' a noose put around
the neck or head to hold the creature. The language
used by the prophet here is symbolical. The head is the
seat of the mind. It is with the mind that man thinks.
One put in fear of another or of an institution is thereby ensnared and becomes a prisoner, bt'cause restrained
of exercising his liberty. The one who produces or
caust's the fear by which the other is held in restraint is
properly called the pril'on-keeper.
6 Answering the que::,tion,
Who are the prisoners?
the Scriptures seem plainly to refer to the tribulation or
great company class as those who are held in restralllt
as prisoners. Strictly speaking, the grpat company dass
is not a body or company until the eno of the Gospel
Age. Then those who compose that company are ~ent '
forth into the wilderness; that is to say, into a condi~
tion in which there are no COInfOl ting message of truth
and no sympathy for thoRe who love the truth. The con~
secrated who are now in the denominational systems of
religion are rpally in that condition. The leaders, and
those who control snch denominational systems, have
no love for nor sympathy with any who are real lovers
of the Lord and who desire to see the will of God done
on earth.
T The consecrated are not happy in the denominational
systems; they sigh and cry because of their condition,
and long to see a real whole-hearted worship of God
such as they observeo \\ hen first they knew the Lord.
Their heart sentiments are recorded by the prophet:
"0 remember not agalllst us former iniquities: let thy
ten(ler mercies speedily prevent us: for we are brought
very low. Help us, 0 God of our salvation, for the
glory of thy name; and deliver us, and purge away oux:
sins, for thy name's sake. Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? let him be known among
the nations in our sight by the revenging of the blood
of thy servants which is shed. Let the sighing of the
prisoner come before thee; according to the greatneSi
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of thy power preserve thon those that are appointed to

die." (Psalm 79: 8-11) The fact that these are prisoner J, aud the further fact that they are appointed to
die, ;l. e conclusiye proof that they are not already dcad
and in the graye.
8 \Vhy is it said that those forming the grrat company class mcntioned hcre are appointed to die? All
spirit-begotten ones are called in one hope of their
C8.1] iug. (Ephcsians 4: '1) This call of the high calling
is ('"tended to (ach one at the time such an one is
justified by .Tehonh, the justification itself constituting
the call or invitation. \rhen one makes a full COllSccraLon to do the will of God the great High Priest, Christ
Jesus, presents such an one to Jehovah; and Jehovah
justifies that one. Justification is for the very purpose
of permitting the consecrated one to become a part of the
surrifilte of the Lord. His call dates from that time.
9 No one is called to the grent company class, but all
arc caned in "one h01Je". Thm,e \yho fail to perform the
covenant of sacrifice are described by the apostle as
bEnd and cannot see. (2 Peter 1: 9) All who are begotten of the holy spirit must die in onler to be born
on the spirit plane. '1'he covenant is one b-y sacrifice,
whereuy it is agreed that the will of God shall be done;
and his will is that all such mllst die in order to live on
th~ spirit plane. (Psalm 50: 5; Matthew 16: 24, 23)
'The members of the body of Christ die willingly, joyfully following in the footsteps of J'esus. Those who will
form the great company class must be forced' into a
sacriflcial d~'ath by conditions anti circumstances. When
put to the test they refuse to join and EUpport the
De\Til's organization and are taken caphve.-Zech. 14: 2.
PRISON-HOUSES
1() '''{here are these prison-houses in which the prisoners
are incarcerated? 1'l1e denomillational ehurch systems,
both Catholic and Protestant, form the prison-houses.
God commanded Israel to make no graw'll images. (Exodus 20: 4) "Ye shall make you no idols nor graven
image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither
shall ye set up any image of slone in your land, to bow
down unto it: for I am the Lord your God." (Leviticus
26: 1) Israel repeatedly violated this specific command.
Being a typical people what did these gra\-en images
represent? hrael after the flesh for'shadowed those
who are profet'sedly the people of God, to wit, the denominational sysh~ms. These ecclesJastical systems build
great cathedrals, with altars and Dtatues and figures of
stone awl wood representing Jesus and representing
Mary; and before these il,allimate objeds they bow
down and worship. These sy"tellls therefore constitute
the ,[?,Taven images. The gl'aven images erected by
natural Israel represent the denominational systems,
whieil are grawn images.
l'1 Concerning these images the Prophet Isaiah says
much, showing th~t they in fact refer to the denomina-
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tional sFtems. Natural Israel set np graven image5

and claimed to worship God through these images. Nom.
inal spiritual Israel set up great images and claim to
worship God through these; but in truth and in fact
they are being deceived and are \Vorshi ping the Devil.
"'1'hey that make a gmven image are all of them vanity; ant1 their delecb hle things shall not profit: and they
are their OW11 witnesses; they see not, nor know; that
they may he ashamed." (Laiah 44: 9) Th,)se who have
set up these graven images and cause the people to worship b('10re them shall be turned back and greatly
humbled and made ashamed, the prophet declares.Isaiah 42: 17.
12 The ecclesiastical syi:!tems, being the antitypieal
graven images, cons-titute the prison-house; in these
sYfltems are great numbers of the consecra.ted who remain there and are afraid to come out. These ecclesiastical systems arc a part of the Devil's organization, and
are often designated in the Scriptures as BalDylon. God's
veng-ea11ce shall be expressed against these sybtems.
These are spoken of by the prophet as graven images,
ann be tells how the' people shall be turned away from
them and how the systems shall b(~ destroyed. "A drought
is upon her waters; and they shall be dried up: for it is
the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their
idols."-Jeremiah 50: 38.
THE CAPTIVES
Many of those who are in true Zion were captivefi

in these systems until God's due time came to bring to
them a knowledge of the truth; and to that mesBage of
truth the true ones in Zion l'EBpOnded and gladly eame
out. The Psalmist, whose wonL"! without aoubt apply to
thB period of pTcparaiion (luring the Gospel Age harvest,
saJ1': "When the Lord turned again the captivity of
Zion, we were like them tbat dream. Then was our
mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing:
then said they am0l1g the natiooo, The Lord hath done
great thi11gS (or them. The Lord hath dOl1 great things
for us; whl'l'eof we are glad."-Psulm 126: 1-3.
14 Their brethren "ho remained in the Babylonish
systf:ms, becau8e of full' of men or for any othr rea"on,
not hecf1ing the mcsinge of the Lord, are held as prisoners. .J e:ms declared that the true saillt" should be in
the same field \\ith the h.vpocrite~ udil the time of the
hanest. (Matthew 1:1::30) The facts are according to
this prophecy. In God's due time he eausen the message
of the kingdom to be declared, and those who love him
truly 11('0.1'(1 the message and came out. Others who were
consecrated to the Lord remained in tire systems, and
there they have had no real food, and they have become
weak and fearful. As a creature grows weaker his fear
increases.
13
THE KEEPERS
Each congregation of these systems has its own

keeper or shepherd. These call themselves shepherds,
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and they refer to their congregations as their Docks.

These shepherds or keepers are interested in keepiug the
flock together for the benefit of the keel)er. From the
flock the keeper gets his food and rain1ent. He is the
watchman, and each one of these watchmen looks for
gain from his own congregation. (Isaiah 56: 10,11)
These keepers are working their prisoners under figurative ball and chain, as they do literally in the de, ili,;b
prison systems elsewhere in Satan's arrangement. The
chief warden of all these prisons is the Devil himself,
and the keepers of the respective prisons are his chlldren
and his servants. (John 8: 44; Romans 6: 16) The
keepers of the pri8ons, in other words, are the clergymen
of the various denominations, who have no real love and
sympathy for the Christians and no respect or worship
for God.
16 Every effort on the part of any of the servants of
God to take these prisoners some spiritual food is resisted by the keeper. These keepers resort to lies, fraud
and deceit to keep those asleep who are prisoners in
their prisons. They warn them not to listen to anything
about religion unless it is said by some clergyman of
some denomination, no matter which one. rl'hey tell
them to buy no books unless the clergymen endorse them,
and never to attend any meetings held by anyone aside
from some of the clergy or their allies. The spirit begotten ones who are in these prison-houses belong to the
Lord, because he begat them. They have desired a beiter
condition and to see a pure worship of the Lord, but
the clergy have prevented them from hearing the truth
and serving God.
11 Concerning these flocks and the keepers who have
assumed to keep them, the Lord God says: "Thus saith
the Lord God unto the shepherds, Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the
shepherds feed the flocks? Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe
you with the wool, ye kill them that are fed; but yc feed
not the flock. The diseased have ye not strengthened,
neither have ye healed that which was sick. neither
have ye bound up that which was broken, neither bave
ye brought again that which was driven av;uy, neither
have ye BOught that which was lost; but \,'ith force and
with cruelty have ye ruled them. . . . rrhcrcC0rc, 0 ye
shepherds, hear the word of the Lord; thUf\ saith the
Lord; Behold, I am against the shephcds; and I will
require my flock at their hand, and cau."," them to cease
from feeding the flock; nlther shall the shepb'nls feed
themselves any more: for I will delIver my tlock from
their mouth, that they may not be meat for th{;m. :For
thus saith the Lord God, Behold I, even I, will both
search my sheep, and seek them out."-Ezekiel 34:
2-4, 9-11.
18 These clergymen or prison-keepers claim to be the
only ones who are authoriZf'd to interpret and teach the
Scriptures. Not teaching the truth, they prtvent those
841
in their systems from hearing the truth; thereby they

hold them in darkness and their darkness increases.
These consecrated ones can see enough to know that
these clergymen or prison-keepers have entirely forsaken
the truth themselves, but they are fearful to leave the
systems and take a bold stand on the side of the Lord.
They sigh because of the miserable condItions there and
they cry unto the Lord. Go among them and you will
hear them say something to this effect: "We are in
great distress because of the 'worldliness in our church.
But what can we do? We must stay in the church to
keep it from going to pieces. Our ministers declare that
if we go then there will be no church left. We owe it to
the Lord to stay there. Our ministers say so." But in distress they cry, and their cries are foretold by the prophet
of God, as hereinbefore set forth.-Psalm 79: II.
19 In
the scripture last citcd the prisoners ara
again identified as the great company class, because they
are appointed to die; and, being begotten by the holy
spirit and yet in prison, they are in distress. They sit
in darkness concerning the truth of the kingdom and are
held bound by the prison-keepers. They trusted the
prison-keepers' word instead of giving heed to the message of God's Word of Truth. Now the clergymen walk
on in darkness while the truly consecrated mourn and
cry because of their condition.
20 Again the prophet of the Lord describes the condition of these prisoners: "Such as sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
because they rebelled against the words of God, and con
temned the counsel of the Most High: therefore he
brought down their heart with labour; they fell down,
and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the
Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their
distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the
shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. Oh
that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and
for his wonderful works to the children of men I For he
hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron
in sunder."-Psalm 107: 10-16.
21 During the period of the hanest the 'Yitnesses of
the Lord have declared his truth in thr earIll. and have
sent to these prison-houses the printed mrf'sage warning
the prisoners to come out if thry v;ould escape the fate of
the ecclesiastical systems. (Revelation 18: 4) This has
been the message from heaven because it is God's message. Many in the systems have heard this message
and have disreg::mled it because the prison-keepe-rs put
them in frar and b'?ld them in a snare. These prisoners
were held because they contemned, which means to disregard, the Word of the Lord. Now the time draws near
when these systems shall be destroyed, and those who
have been held in them must bear all the iniquities of
the peoples of the systems; and for this reason the Lord
God has provided in his plan to relieve the prisoners bl
his own due time.
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there began, as we understand, to take account with

those to whom hE' had eommitt<>d the interests of his
kingdom. The year following, the denominational systems completely rejected God's anointed King. Hence
those systems became barren, without truth within thpm,
therefore constituting a dry or deE'olate land. In these
systems at that time were undoubtedly hundrrds of
thousands of conf'ecrated people. They are still there.
These we understand were picturerl by the scapegoat,
and constitute the great company class. In the type the
high priest confesserl over the scapegoat all the iniquities
of Israel; and Israel here surely must represent the ecclesiastical system, which has become a worlrl religion.
This indicates that the scapegoat must share in the iniquities that come upon the system.
24 The scapegoat was th<>n sent away into the wilderness. A wilderness is a place where there is nothing to
sustain life. It is also called a solitary land. folince a
place represents a condition, it therefore clearly seems
that those whom the scapegoat pictured go into a wilderness condition; that is to say, a condition where there
is no truth. The a pprovPd ones of the Lord come under
the robe of righteousness and are brought into the tern pie
condition. Others of the spirit-begotten ODes must go
somewhere. These, rcpresented by the "capegoat, are sent
into the wilrlerness. Since the nominal systems are llOW
absolutely without truth, therefore they conbtitute a
solitary place or wilderness condition; and there is
where the grrat company is.
kc<>pl'r", f'ollcprnin!! thi" the prophet of God says: "God

~ettpth the sulitar}' 111 tamilies, IlP t>ringeth <)lIt the
pn~oners into prosperity: but the reheJJious dwell in a
ranhed land."-Psalm 6H: 6, R V.
26 Those who compose the great company now go into
a solitary place; and these, says the prophet, "God setteth . . . in familie>:." (Psalm 68: 6) The margi nal
reading is "in a house". God bring" the solitary O~les,
who are prisoners, into a condition of fellowship with
the true household of faith. Thus the prophet corrohorates the point that the great company cla>:s is in prisonhousrs and bound and held there in restl'llint. God sets
these spirit-begotten ones in families, separate and distinct from the others who com pose the prison systems,
and then brings them out of the prison-how,es into prosperit,v. He hrings out those who are bound in chains,
but "the rehellious which means all others in the ecclesiastical systems who do not sene'and worship God]
remain in this parched land [or condition where thcre is
no tru th I." This scri pture shows therefore that the
great company class goes into the desolate conditIOn before the last members of the Lord's goat class pass from
the earth.
l7 The promise in this prophecy is that the great company class will be brought into prosperity, into a condition of joy; but those of the systems who rebel and continue to stay in that rebellious condition will be left
where there is no truth. The consecrated who corn pose
the great company class, and who are in prison, cry and
pray unto the Lord; and their prayers are heard. as the
Psalmist records: "I cried unto the Lord with my vOice:
with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. I poured out my com plaint before him: I shewed
before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path: in the
way wherein I walked have they privily laid a sllare for
me. I looked on my right hand, and bf'held, but there
was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no
man cared for my sou!. I cried unto tll('e, 0 Lord: I
>:aid, Thou art my refuge and mv portion in the land
of the living. Attenrl unto my cry; for I am brought
very low: deliver me from my perr:eclltors; for they Ilre
stronger than I. Bring mv soul out of prison, that I may
praise thy name: t he righteous shall compass me about;
for thou shalt deal bountifully with me." (Psalm 142:
1-'1) This prophecy really dt~scribes the condition of
hundreds of thour:ands of consecrated now in the church
systems who would love to see a better conrlition but who
are held in rebtraint. And the promise plainly is: "The
Lord looseth the prisoners."
25 \Vho is the man in readiness to lead the scapegoat

there? Undoubtedly this has reference to the preachers
or prison-keepers. God sent away the nominal systems
from himself by casting them off and into a wilderness
condition. Many consecrated are in these systems and
therefore are prisoners, led away captive by the prison-
28 Seeing that Jehovah will relear:e the prisoners, the

question is, When will he do it? The prophet of God
answers; and his answer shows that it will be after the
Lord comes to his temple, after the Chief Corner Stone
is laid and after he begins to build Zion. And he thus
shows that the servant class has much yet to do: "When
On the typIctll day of atOlJenH'llt t\\'o goats were

presented b<>fore the Lord. One of thr~e was ~<>I<>ctcd as
the Lord's goat. Thr other bpcame the scapeguat. The
Lord's goat was sac rificpd. During thr timr thut this
sacrifice was being performed the scapegoat remained in
the court, and nothing was done with it untIl the conclusion of the sacrifice of the Lord's goat. Concrrning
this it is written: "And when he Lath made an end of
offering for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and
the altar, he shall present the live goat: and Aaron
shall lay both hands upon the hrad of the live goat, and
confess over hIm all the imquities of the children vf
Israel, and all their transgrpssions, even all their sins;
and he shall put them upon the head of the goat and
shall send him awav hy the hand of a man that is in
readiness into the wilderness: and the goat shall bear
upon him all thpir iniquities unto a solitary land: and
he shall let go the goat in the wilderness."-Leviticus
12
Hi: 20-22, R. V.
28 It was in 191R that the Lord rame to his tE'mple and
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the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his

glory. He will regard the prayBr of the destitute, and
not despise their prayer. This shall be written for the
generation to come; and the people which shall be
croated shall praise the Lord. For he hath looked down
from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the
Lord behold the earth; to hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death."Psalm 102: 16-20.
29 Amongst the Fundamentalists there must be many
thousands who are honest and sincere. Thev have been
made to believe that they must convert th~ world and
set up the kingdom before Christ will come. They now
begin to reali.ze that in this they are wrong. '1'he Scriptures indicate that they will yet more clearly see how
futile their efforts have been. The clergy, under the
supeTYision of their 1oro the D<:~vil, h.'l.ve held them in
pri'Son; and now they say, as the prophet foretold: "0
Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion
o"er us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy
name."-Isai.ab. 26: 13.
so As their distress in the prison-house increases they
become more fully aware of the mistakes and errors
amongst them. Then they are represented as crying unto
the IAJrd, "Lord, in trouble have they visited thee, they
poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
Like as a woman with child, that draweth near the time
of her ddivry, is in pain, and crieth out in her pangs;
so have we been in tlly sight, 0 Lord. We have been
with child, w::: have hee-n in pain. we have as it were
bronght forth wind; we have not wrought any de
liverance in the earth, neither have the inhabitants of
the world fallen." (Isaiah 26: IG-18) Those sincere
OUN; in the prison-houses will realize their true situation, and then they will be willing to hear the Word of
the Lord. Not nntil thn will God loose the prisoners.
-3t Again let us refer to the promise: "God 100seth the
pri80ners." We read: <'Happy is he that hath the God
of .J ::Leob for his h8'lp, whose hope is in the Lord his God:
. . . which -exC'Cuteth judgment for the oppressed: which
givdh foot! to the hungry. The Lord looscth the prisoners: the 1)01'(1 openrth the eyes of the 1)liml : the Lort!
raisrth them tl1at are bowed dc),Hl: the Lora loyc,th the
righteous." (P"alm I-if): 5, 7, 8) Do the Scriptures show
what agelley or llleallS the Lon1 ,J ehoyah ",ill employ to
accomplish the wOlk oilooi'ing the pri"oners?
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82 The eOElmi:::sion [.:i1'en to the Christ, Reau and

body, is set forth in Isaiah Gl: 1-3. Shortly after ,J esus
lJegan his ministry lw qll0tet! this prophecy and applied
it to himself. (Luke 4: 17-19) We know therefore that
this states the commission given to The Christ. This
prophecy had its fulfilment in part when Jesus was on
earth in the flesh, and a complete fulfilment dUTing his
second presence. 'l'his prophecy of Isaiah contains these
words of commission: "And the opening of the
us
pri~n
to them that are bounil." 'rhese words Jesus did not

quote at the time of his first advent. It must be con~
sidered then that these wo;-ds of the commission have a
fulfilment during his sec0nu p~-esence, and that this
work he would do through his faithful body members
who constitute the temple class. This conclusion is in
exact harmony with the statemcnt of the prophet in
Psalm 102: 16-20, hereinbefore cOllsid"red. This proves
that the message must be taken by the remnant class to
those who will make up the great eompany class.
3~ Further corroborative proof is found in the forty"
ninth chapter of Isaiah. There "The Servant" of the
Lord speaks and addresses the "isles", which clearly
symbolize those who go to make up the grrat company
class. "The Servant" undoubtedly has reference to those
who are of the temple class whom the Lord has covered
with the robe of righteousness, of whom the Loru Jesus
is the Head, which class constantly and faithfully serve
the Lord by proclaiming the message of his kingdom as
his witnesses.
"4 Among the things which "The Servant" in this
prophecy is directed must be done is this: "To restore
the desolations of Israel," and "to cause to inherit the
desolate heritages". (Isaiah 49: G, 8, 'margin) Those
mentioned as "the desolate" are undouhtedly that class
designated the great company. The Psalmist refers to
this same class as desolate, ,\'hell he says that they are
"bound in aillietion and iron" and thereby held as
prisoners. (Psalm 107: 10) Then the prophet addresses
;'1'h.; Servant" and ']cdafeb what that Srrvant shall do:
"That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to
them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall
feed in the ways, and thrir pa~tures shall be in all high
places." (Isaiah 49: 9) '1'hi8 (lefinitely proves that "The
Servant", acting um1cr the direction of J chovah, must
deliver a message to these prisoners, to them that are in
darkness.
35 Note again that the"e prophecies referring to the
prisoners speak of them as belllg hlind. (Psalm 146: 8;
21'eter 1: 9) This is not literal blilHlness, but inahility
to perceive and understwd a;\(1 appreciate the plan of
God. Th('i l' eyes of ll:Hli'l'sL11':ll J~g must be opened, and
tlwy must have an 0PIJortUJdy to hear the truth. "The
Senant," which is the lait hfut ho(lv members of Christ,
under his umxhon antI \"hik yet in the flesh, must do
this work. The Lon1, c:,CQ;,1116' to the same "Servant",
further says: "I the L{,rd Ll\ '. <'u:lcd thee in righteouslle~s, and will hold thill2 h~1i](l, imd will keep thee, and
give thee for a covenant of thl~ people, for a light of tha
Uentiles; to open the blinu e~'e", to bring out the pri&oners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness Ollt
of the prison house." (I~aiah 42: 6, 7) Hereby tha
work of the church yet on earth is plainly marked out;
these faithful members of the temple class must have to
do with carrying the message to the prisoners.! that their
blintl eyes may be opened..
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86 And wnat will be tne rffrd of 811('h rnemlge and
work? God will advise the prisoners of his goodness
and enable them to see a manner of ('~('ape; and then in
his own due time he will break their bands and release
them from prison. (P~alm 107: 14-16) Then, says the
Prophet Isaiah, he shall feed them, and they shaII no
longer hunger. "They sha II not hllnger nor thirst;
neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that
hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the spnngs
of water shall he guide them." (Isaiah 49: 10) The
Lord's goodness to the great company is expressed after
he hears their cries. As heretofore stated, they cry unto
the Lord and he hears their cries. (Psalm 107: 13; 102:
19,20) But when God brings these prisoners out of the
prison-house, there will be no more tears OIl" crying, because the Lord "God shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes".-Revelation 7: 17.
87 What is heretofore stated shows the work "The Servant" class must do, and whIle that is going on there
is still another work done by the Lord J e~us in which
all of the saints partici pate. These keepers of the prison-house are rulers in the systems and are regarded as
nobles therein. These, de~lare the prophet, must be
bound; and while the sai;lts are participating therein
they are rejoicing: "Let the saints be joyful in glory:
let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises
of God be in their mouth, and a two edged sword in
their hand; to execute vengeance upon the heathrn, and
punishments upon the people; to bind their kings with
chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute
upon them the judgment written: this honour have all
his saints." (Psalm 149: 5-9) The LOl'd is thus binding
the prison-keepers or rulers, and at the same time is
breaking to pieces the gates and bars that hold the
prisoners. The part that the remnant class perform in
this is to declare the praises of Jehovah out of Zion,
acting as witnesses for Jehovah God.
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ta ken to the prisoners by "his servant"; and that then

the Lord God, in his own good way and time, will
break the bands and cut asunder the bars that hold the
prisoners; that the Lord Goo will lead them forth and
feed them upon the precious Word of Truth so that they
shall not hunger nor thirst; and that then the Lord will
wipe away their tears.
89 Here again the Lord tells "The Servant" about a
work thJ.t must be done and which he commands shall
be done. To the faithful remnant class, to those of the
temple, he says: 'Ye are my witnesses that I am God.
Go and deliver my message of truth to those who sigh
and cry unto me for help.' Some one must carry this
message to them, and the proof is clear that "The Servant" class will do this work. The message of truth
must be taken to the great company class while in the
flesh. There would be no occasion to carry the message
to these Christians after they have died. There will be
no tears of bitterness shed by them when they stand before the throne as servants of the Lord because, says
the prophet, "with glaoness and rejoicing shall they be
brought." (Psalm 45: 15) It is before this that their
cries are heard by Jehovah.
40 To this class the prophet of the Lord says: "Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people
because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the
Lord in Zion? is. not her king in her? Why have they
provoked me to anger with their graven images, and
with strange vanities?" (Jeremiah 8: 19) Then the
great company class, realizing what they have missed,
respond: '''l'he harve8t is past, the summer is ended,
and we are not saved."-Jeremiah 8: 20.
41 God has provided the means to get his message to
the pnsoners. The keepers of the prison prevent the
prisoners from associating with those who proclaim the
message of the Lord. They threaten and coerce them and
prevent them from hearing the truth. But their efforts
must fail; now they are beginning to fail. In his due
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time the Lord has brought forth the radio that the message of truth may be proclaimed by this means, and the
8S Briefly summing up the 8criptures ri'lative to the
prisoners, this is what we find: That the prisoners are prisoners can sit in their homes and hear the truth; and
those consecrated Christians who are in the denomina- this they are doing, as the facts show. 'l'hen the wittional systems and who have been negligent of their nesses for the Lord visit them in their homes and carry
privileges; that these church systems eon~btllte the pris- to them the printed message, and this they read and
on-houses; that the prisoners are held there by the clergy, begin to understand.
42 Truly the work is now growing, and marvelous is
who are the prison-keepers, the chid warden of the
prisons being the Deyil him8i'! f; that the prisoners are the privilege to have a part therein! Let no child of
held by reason of the fact that they ha"e feared man God who sces and rejoices in the privilege of service
and listened to man's me88age and have disregarded the permit himself to be deterred in his work of service by
Word of the Lord God; that for this reason they have the influence of others who are against it. There are
become hlind to the truth and their privileges of serving those who are walking with the remnant who are against
the Lord God; that realizing their condition, that they the service work. They talk against it, and they seek
are out of place, that their efforts have been fruitless to discourage the workers. The true workers, however,
and that they are not of the kingdom class, they cry. are not discouraged; and the work goes on to the Lord's
unto the Lord God in their distress and he hears them; glory, ever increasing. Those who have a part in it are
that the Lord will cause his message of truth to be bbsed and will continue to be blessed.
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.8 If you believe that the Lord is doing his work in an

organized manner, and if you love the Lord. then enter
into his joy and gladly partIcipate in the service work.
If you do so you will be of the class designated by the
prophet as "watchmen" who "lift up the voice" and
who proclaim the message with gladness at this time.
-Isaiah 52: 8.
What queries does our text call forth? Are the prisoners
clpad or alivp? U 1-3.
What restrains the prisoners of their liberty? Who are the
prisoners, and what are thl'ir hl'art sentiments? U 4-7.
Why are they said to be "appointed to die"? (Psalm 79: 11)
How do they die? U 8,9.
What are the prison-hvuses? What is pictured by the
"graven images" of apostAte natural Israel? U 10-12.
To what ciass does Psaim 126: 1-3 apply? Did all the consecrated heed the harvest message? U 13, 14.
Who are the keepers of the prisons, and how do they otherwise style themsplves? How do they keep thdr flocks,
and what did Ezekiel prophesy concerning them? U 15-17.
How do many of the prisoners now regard their keepers?

How are the prisoners dl'i'"cribed in Psalm 107: 10-16?
Why have they disregarded the message heretofore?
U 18-21.
To what place was the scapegoat banished, and what does
this place rl'present? What is typifit'(l by the scapegoat,
and who is illustrated by the man who led it away? U22-25.
What is nll'ant by the statement, "God setteth the solitary
in families"? (Psalm 68:6) Psalm 142:1-7 voices the
st'ntimt'nts of what class? U 26.27.
When wiII the prisoners be released? Is Isaiah 26: 13, 16-18
now being fullilled? U 28-:.IU.
What means will the Lord employ in loosing the prisoners?
What corroborative proof on this point is found in IsaIah
49? U 31-34.
"'hy are the prisoners described as sitting in darkness and
also as blind? What will open their eyes? What other
work will The Servant class do? II 35-37.
Summarize the teachir'gs of the various scriptures which
mention these prisoners. \Vhat special command applies
tx> The Servant class now? How will their message be
recel ved? U 38-40.
Can the keept'rs prevent the prisoners from hearing the message as God's time for deliverance draws on? What must
be the attitude of the remnant class at this time? U 41-43.
THE CHRISTIAN A FOLLOWER OF JESUS

--JANUARY 2-MARK
1: 16-20; 2: 13-17; 1
JOHN
2: 6--
"He said unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him."-Mar!c 2: 11,..
:N THE very beginning of his ministry, in the late

months of the year of his baptism, A. D. 29, Jesus
attracted the four dIsciples, Andrew, Peter, James
and John, whose call to be with him in his ministry is
the subject of this study. They were disciples of John
the Baptist, and were with him either immediately or
in close association, when on the day of Jesus' reappearance
after the wilderness temptation John pointed to Jesus
and said, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away
the sin of the world." (John 1: 29) They then became
the disciples of J ems. They did not then entirely forsake their regular occupation, neither for John nor for
Jesus; but appear for a while to have given only as much
time to one or the other as the necessity of earning a
living allowed.
2 Jesus spent his earliest months in Galilee, then went
.outh to Jerusalem; then in the early part of the following year he returned north to carryon his mission round
about the west side of the sea of Galilee, and some of his
disciples were with him much of the time. Mark's account of those early days, which gives us our reading today, is very brief; and one might hastily infer from it
that when Jesus gave this call to these four fishermen it
was the first time they had met. But such evidently was
not the case; for he had already proved their worth.
8 It should be understood that even now they were not
called to be apostles, but only to be with him constantly.
Their call to apostleship came later. (See Mark 3: 13L9.) Luke's account shows that their call as disciples
took place immediately after the miraculous draught of

fishes which the Lord gave to Peter and Andrew, apparently as an acknowledgment for the use of their boat
while he addressed the multitudes. (See Luke 5: 1-4,
10.) While the great haul of fishes was before them
Jesus said to them, "Come ye after me, and I will make
you to become fishers of men."-Mark 1: 17.
The miracle, for such it must be considered, may
be understood as meaning that the message which Jesus
had would gather to him and to God a harvest of human hearts. Also, though perhaps in a minor degree,
the miracle may be considered as a test; the disciples
might have been tempted to think of the prosperity they
could have if they continued in their usual occupation.
Mark, whose Gospel seems to have been written to tell
of the service of Jesus, says that Simon and Andrew
were ca~til1g a net, and that James and John were engaged in mending theirs. Neither God nor men engage
those for helpers who have no disposition to work.
5 The study includes the call of Levi, the son of
Alphaeus, otherwise known as Matthew. He was a taxgatherer, one of the despised publicanR; but he was a
lover of truth, and had seen so much of Jesus as to
believe that he was sent of God. He also was engaged
at work when Jesus called him; but without hesitation
he arose at once and followed Jesus.
This call to apostleship is not to be understood, as
is sometimes inferred, as simply a call to believe on
Jesus; for these men already believed. Rather it was a
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call tD special ~ervice, and to the priyilege of being with
Jesus to help him in the work which God had committed
into his hands. We ask, What does the call mean?
Luke says, "'fhey forsook all, and followed him" (Luke
5 : 11) ; that is, these n"hermen now left their ordinary
means of obtaining a livelihood.
7 ,Ve are not informed of \"hat happened to the little
corporation or company in which .John alld ,lames and
Alldrew and Peter shared, probahly un(lC'r the direction
of Zebedee, and which H~C:r;lS to Layc been mo(krately
prosperous; but we may be c,'rt.lin that .Jesus. ever considerate"for otherE, would not s(~ek succe:>s for his mission
at the expense of someone else. Zcbedec being left to
look aiter th business would have the means to do so.
NDT would the call put a burdn of concern upon the
men whom Jesus called to serve him. rrhey were to be
frffl from all things which ordinarily would concern
them as men facing life. in order that, like their Master,
they might devote all their time and energy to the service of God.
S But following Jesus meant much morc than leaving
home ties and home comforts, and the legitimate ambitions to be and to do something in their day and generation. The call entailed "enice \vhich seemed to be
apart from the supposed national interests of the Jews;
for .Jesus preached a gospel which semed to have no
special relationship to the natural prosperity of thc J ewish pople. The lcaders of the pr0ple alrcady (liscerned
that the teaching of Jesus would expose all the shams
which thy perpetrated upon tlw many, as well as that
it had \vithin it that whi('h \vould put an end to the
institutions which were the means of their livelihood,
and which, in their opinion, were neces~ary to the life of
the nation.
9 Discipleship. therefore, meant srparation from the
world and sharing with .I rsus in any (lv'repute \vhich
might come upon him. This separation may not be
considered as being the same as \vhrn a stud(-'nt leaves
h0I110 to spend ."ears in colle~~e prepariltion for some
future profession, expreti ng tlI"ll t., carry all or ,11a ,'r in
thc worl(l's proi'periiy. Jt mrallt far morc than tlwt.
Since thosr days there has alw,ws brpn a raIl to separation to God tl;rough Christ; hut this has h0'('n a call to
disciplcship only. There has hern no call k apo~tlcslllp
nor to any a!\ostolie offirr Sil,CP the davs of thc parly
apostlcs. Thc clenominutions havr of thems"/I'es mode
the distinction y;hieh di\'i(k:-: t!wir mrmk'r,bin illto
clergy and laity; hut Jesus authonzcd no such (li~hnc
tion.--J\Iatthew 2~) : 8.
10 All the followers of .Jrsus are called in consrcration;
the difference between thcm and the apostles being that
according to the fa\'or of God the apostles were to be
wholly separated to the service of God in manner of
lif, as well as in s0'paratioll to him in spirit. The consecration to Ood of e\'ery disciple entails a similarity III
conditions and iu rdatlOn to God as well as to man and
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his world, as it did to the apostles, save in this, that the

Lord ha.<; not been calling his ppople apart from thB
need to earn their living. 'rhe disciple lives in the wOrld;
to his fellows he appears to be like them, save that he
seems to them to be peculiar; but to God he lives as
in the spirit.-1 Peter 4: 6.
11 The disciple of Jesus must live as in the world, attending to hi" obligations and dubes; but he must use
hi" life in the senicc of God, even as Jesus did. This
makes him "unWOrldly", but he IS none the less a neighbor to his fellows. He is not at enmity with men, but
he is 110 friend of this world's arrangements. (Jams 4:
4) His inner life, his hopes, his joys, his anticipations
center on "those things which are above, where Christ
sitteth on the right hand of God". (Colossians 3: 1)
All such are citizens of heaven; and, though not alienated
from their fellows, they are aliens to this world in its
order of things. rrheRe are "strangers" ; they are pilgriIIiEl
passing through this world; they seek a country.
12 Following .Jesus eutails taking up a cross.
Jesus
said to his disciples, "He that taketh not his cross, and
followeth after me, is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:
38) Cross-nearing, of which so much has been heard
in some religious circles, does not consist in bearing with
patience the awkwardness of others, or even in bearing
patiently the burdens of life. It means a taking up of
tho"e conditions of service to God which effectively put
to dt ath human desires, and which definitely serve to
separate thc follower of Jesus fTom all othcr men. It
meallS death to his own otherwise perfectly proper
natural desires, and <lcath as to the good-will of mento the world-who cannot at all understand the course
of action he takes.
13 Jesus knew perfectly well that his course of life
would lead to an estrangement with all the men of
Israel; al~o that, as later his message went out to the
wider world, they also would reject both It and his messengers, eyen as Israel would reject him. Jesus apparently knew that this word of his would be fulfilled
in a very litrral wav as far as he himself was concerned;
he forp~aw his death. The truth which he brought was
unwelcome to the people. It pulled them up too sharply,
and t!m'atl"ned to take away 1'r0m them the liberty they
had taken of serYin~ God in their own way.
14 Tlw truth as reycalpd in ,J esus has an effect upon
tho."e who heal' it, similar to that of the law of Sinai
upon Israel. The Jc,,"S tho\l,~ht their law would give
tlw1l1 life. (Homans .. : 10) But Paul ,ays that their exIJPrience \\'Us that the law which they thought would
lead to life Teally lw1d them down in the vwy of death.
The law really hindered the Israelite; for instead of
killing the motions of sin within a man it actually
quickened them and made them active for evil.
15 Paul Slly8, "I had not known lust, except the law
hac! said, 'l'hou shalt not covet." (Romans 'I: 'I) The
command not to co\"et quickened both a train of thought
and a measure of opposition in the mind; a man be-
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came curiou,; as to what his neighhor had, went around

to spe, thpn cOVl'terl something he saw, and thus found
him8<M a tr8n8~r('gSOr of tnl' vf>ry law which had by its
own prohibition started the motion of sin in his mind.
16 So it is with the truth. The world instinctively
finrls itself with a dislike to the truth of the kingdom of
righteousr.ess which .Je81\8 hrou,!!ht. Whenf>ver it is
hf>arrl, if the heart is not r~lld.v for it a dislikf> is started
which, if not checked, learls to hatred of hoth the messenger of the truth anrl his message. Jef'US knf>w that
what he harl to say woulrl result in his being hatell even
unto death. He indeed carried a cross on his back aU
the way to Calvary.
17 Jesus called his apoAtles to be "fiAhers of men".
There waA a close correAponrlency between the occupation which the four fishermen hac! and that to whirh he
called them. Jesus had a ministry which was to last far
beyond the short few years allotted to him, and which
was to extend far beyond the narrow conn nes of Palestine and to nations yet unborn. Jesus knew th' limitation of his ministry as to time and place; and theAe men
who had already been prepared to some extent hy John
wpre now to be further prepared, through their consecration and by their constant communion with him, for
the reception of the holy spirit which would completely
furnish them with ability to carryon his miAsion.
18 Of some of those who were called to the apostleship
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we know much, of some we know but littlf'. Peter and

John became very prominent amongst the apostles, and
therefore in the church. Of Andrew and James comparatively little is recorded. That IlII the upost1es, with
the exception of Judas, were faithful men, must be
ag-reed to. But the glory of the call was not only to the
immediate work of following up the message of Jesus;
it was the heginning of the ministry which, in the resurrection, was to he given them again when they would
have the privilege which all the true followers of Jesus
would Ahare, of Eletting up in the earth the kingdom of
peate and righteousness which Jesus proclaimed.
QlJESTTaNS FOR BEREAN STUDY
What do we know about Andrew, Peter, James and John

before they became apostles? When Jesus said to them,
"Follow me" (Mark 2: 141. was he then calling them to
the apostleship? When were they called to be apostles?
What WIiS the sij,(nitlcunce of the mlrucle of their draught
of fishes? V 1-4.
Who was MlIttl\l'w at the time of his call? Whllt did the
call to the upostlpship meall? Would Jpsus allow It to
create a hurdpn for t/lplr dependents? V 5-8.
Whllt Is thf> price of tlis('\pleship, and how does It dIffer
from IIpostieshlp? V 8-11.
What Is cross-IJParill~? V 12,13.
What effect dId the law bave upon Israel, and how doe!
tbe truth now produce a sImilar effect upon thm'e who
hear It? I 14-16.
Why did Jesu!" refer to his apostles as "fishers of men'"
Did their apostleship end with Heir deuth? U 17, 18.
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-JANUARY
9-LuKE 6: 27-3B--
"Ye therefore shall be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect."-Matthew 5: 48, R. V.
HE reading set for today's study is, according to

Luke, a portion of a discourse which Jesus spoke
to his disciples in It plain in Galilee in the hearing of a great gathering of people. Matthew records the
same words as being spoken on a mountain to which
Jesus had withdrawn from a crowd of people, and as
being part of the discourse commonly known as the
"Sermon on the Mount". Contradiction of the Bible has
been alleged, but there is really no ground for the
criticism. Luke tells of the multitude of the people,
gathered from the south as well as from Galilee, as being in a plain or valley in that hilly country. Matthew,
somewhat more definite on the particular point, says
Jesus withdrew his disciples to the mountain while he
addressed them. As Luke also says the words were addressed to the II isci pIes it is evident they were not spoken
to the multitude, though Jesus had no objection to the
people, who had gathered in the plain or valley below,
hearing them.
2 These verses set the standafll of the Christian's life
in his relationship to all others who are not followers of
Christ; and they embrace that which is commonly called
the "golden rule", here quoted by Luke, "And as ye would

that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."
(Luke 6: 31) But Jesus' words were for his disciples
only; and herein Christendom's teachers have badly
erred, for they have at leaHt profesAed to preach these
things to their congregations as the standard of life
whith ml'st be kept as if all of their hparers were consecrated Christians. They have altogether missen that
which am Lord seemed to emphasize, namely, that this
rule was only for those who are truly disciples. Jesus,
by withdrawing his disciples from the crowd, emphasized
this distinction; but the clergy have acted on the theory
that every attendant at a church should be considered to
be a Christian.
" The law of the Sermon on the Monnt is a standard
too high for any save the footRtep followers of Jesus. Indeed even tbey could attain to it only by the power of
the holy spirit, which is given to the consecrated to
quicken the heart of the d [sci pIe to a love of righteousneAS and tc a course of conduct ill harmony with God's
will. To set before others, eyen adherents or members of
a denomir,ation, so high a standard as is here c)111p.'1 for,
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is worse than wasted effort; and the hearers are deceived

as to the true relationship they bear towards ODd. Also
to all such the Sermon on the Mount is a counsel of perfection, a counsel which they know they can never keep.
~ If the clergy's idea were true their hearers are
placed in a more difficult position than was Israf'l under
the Law. That law, only negative in form, for it did not
reach above "Thou shalt not . . . ", was yet beyond the
capacity of the Israelite. Paul indeed saY<i that the law
slew Israel; it served to condemn, but had DO power to
help. "And the commandment, which was ordained to
life, I found to be unto drath."-Romans "I: 10.
5 In his commands to his disciples J csus takes the
positive position; he bids th0m aet according to the law
of love, the law which gUldes God in all his actions. Now
it is manifest that no man, of himself, can do this;
and the Gentiles amongst whom this word was to go
were less able to keep this law than Israel was able to
keep the law of Sinai. The standard thus set is not for
men generally, but is for the disciple of Jesus; that is,
for all the true followers of Jesus who have entered into
a covenant of consecration to God as he did.
6 Ecclesiasticism is in confusion in this matter as in
almost all others which it has touched. It has professed
to teach the doctrines of the Sermon on the Mount, and
has said that the teachings of Moses and the Law should
henceforth be considered as superseded by Jesus' teachings. But for all that, organized Christianity, while thus
professing to take the standards of Jesus, has never risen
higher in actual conception of Christian living than that
which was set by the law of Sinai. They get no higher
than the ten commandments and "Thou shalt not . . . ".
Jesus never repudiated the law and the prophets. He
said to the Jews, "I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."
(Matthew 5: 17) It was the tradition of the fathers that
Jesus spoke against, which teachings had made the law
of Moses to be of none effect.
7 The "golden rule", contained in today's study, is
wider in its operation than is usually considered. Our
study passage sets it forth in three phases: '1'he rule is
to apply not only to those things which may be called
the regular things of life which make its amenities; it
touches also the need for extending mercy, and to kindness in judging others, to generOSIty to\I<uds those in
need. And then, as if stretching to the fartbe:;t extent
possible, it commands that a man shall love his enemies
and be kind to the unthankful and to the evil. The
disciples of .T esus are not to wait till someone has done
them a kindly action before they show good-will, but
are to be watchful for the opportunity to do this. They
are to be the originators of the action; they must act
because love moves them. Nor are disciples to confine
their goodness to their brethren, sharers in the faith of
Christ. They must lend to those who might be their
enemies, never despairing becaU/>e there seems to be no
inuncc:"ate re'1J011Se to their kindness.
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S But there are rewards for the apparent losses un(iler

this rule. Jesus says that the rewards for lending even to
enemies, lending and hoping for nothing in return, shall
be great. He says of giving, "Give, and it shall be gival
unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom.
For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall
be measured to you again." (Luke 6: 38) It is plain
that these words cannot be understood to mean that the
re:vard of generosity shall not be delayed; and that the
"smners", ~nd those who have no gratitude, and from
whom nothmg was expected, shall unexpectedly change;
but that God would see that this apparently fruitless
sowing should bring its harvest. He said, "Great is your
reward in heaven."-:Matihew 5: 12.
9 The golden text of the lesson, ''Ye therefore shall be
perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect" (Matthew 5: 48), summarizes the true Christian's attitude.
This docs not mean that Jesus meant that his discipl.es
should be in disposition and conduct, in graciousness
and goodness, as perfect as God is in the enjoyment and
exercise of his attributes. There are thQse who claim
that the intention of this passage is to set forth the
faet that a man may live on earth sinless before God,
that the Scriptures reveal this intention; and who also
claim to have that experience. But this passage does
not d~ :Vith the question of sin, and it is entirely
wrong to Impose such a meaning into it.
10 The New Testament sets forth in clear detail the
provision which is marle for the sin of the disciple, so
that he may constantly have his standing before God,
being counted as holy, because he is justified and accepted
in Christ. It needs to be restated that no one is really
entitled to the name Christian unless he has opedy porfessed Jesus as his Master, has consecrated himself to
God to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, and is consistently trying to live in harmony with his consecration and
the word of Christ.
11 The common acceptance of the terms which divide
the human family into Christian and non-Christian
(meaning thereby those who in ol'ganized religion accept what is called Christian do<.:trine, and those who do
not, viz., Jews, Mohammedans and heathen) is altogether
artIficial. A man canllot be born a Christian, though
a child born of true Christian parents is under the care
of God till he arriycs at the age when he must decide
for himself. (1 Corinihjans 7: 1'40) Nor does a child be-come a Christian bccause it is haptized by a clergyman.
At the first the distinction was dear; only the active
disciples of Jesus were called Christians. (Acts 11: 26)
The time has now come when the name must revert to
those to whom it rightly belongs, when the disciples of
Jesus will be known as such.
12 The standard for Christians is that which was seen
in Jesus himself who lived so true to God, which enabled him to say, "He that hath seen me hath seen the
Father." (John 14: 9) Jesus loved his enemies. He did
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not haye.. anJ coulJ not be rxprd('(l to haYe, brotherly

affection for them; but he had no hatred eyell for those
who vilified Ius name, and who sought his life. He ga.ye
his life for them, and "greater love hath no man than
tlus". In this he was like God, who while we were
~'ct enemies gaye Christ to die. (Romans 5: 8) Jesus
was like his Father in this also. that when the multitudes came to him fOT healing he did not IitOP to ask
them if they were living aright, but gave his blessings
as they were sought.
13 Following Christ also entails an attitude of nonresistance toward tbose who seck to uo them harm. J e~us
"aid, ''',"hosoe'"er ,hI! smite thee on thy rip-ht cJ1C'ek.
111m to him th,' O1!lrr nbo'" (~[atthrw 3: 3!)) Till" is
abS<.llutely contrary to nature, contrary to all that the
world admires, and is conduct which it despises. The
world considers snch action to be that of a weakling.
]:I~'htly seen it takc,; the highcst courllgc to 10])0\1' Christ
1Il thrsp tlUIlf'S.
14 The Christian following Jesus must refrain from
carrying any de~ire to 1"etaliate. He must ever remember
that '''vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord"
(Romans 12: 19); because if a desire for vengeance is
held even ll'lomel'lta:rily it womd mean a danger of hatred
obtaining a place in the hell:Tt. The other phase of this
law or rule for the disciple is that he must be merciful,
aud the least desire for vengeance would effectively stop
the flaw of meTeY.
1.> John snys, "He thnt chnllcth in lo,-e uwellcth in
Call. and God in him" ; also, "As he is. so arc we in tluB
,,"orld." (1 John 4: IG, 1i) This text hn:- Lerll illterpreted as if John intcudcd to wTitc. '.-\, he [.T ('sus]
tras so al e we in tlus worlu.' It is true th:"tt i 11f' Chri>tlnn
must foliow the example of Jesus. but hrrc' Johu pOlllts
alit the honore(l pu;;itlOl1 of tl1(' disci pl\., of .Tesn;;. snyin;!
that the disciple not only represents the Lord Jesus but
is directly the representative at God. lIe is a son of
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the Highest and must be rendy t.o manifest goodne!S and

lIwrcy, and to gin' lo....c for hatred. Therefore as God is
low. so nrC' we while yet in the world.
Ie There is nothinc- in this to indicntr thnt the wrong
which men do is to~ he E:l1orcd. It inihca1es that the
Christian must live abow' am' fcclin~ of rCf'entmrnt beenuse of wrong done to him. 'and be "like God-"'ho has
permitted his namp to be c"illy spoken of for thousands
of v('al'" and ,\"ho wt mallii('st~ Ill.'; 10Ye. Ai' God is, so
lJ1U'~l tile' som of dod be. In thlS the~' are allowed to cooperate "'ith him in his p:l'eat purposes.
1.7 The "golden rule" will come into operation among
men when the kingdom of Christ is established; when
men will not only be compelled to live according to it
under penalty at being cut off as unworthy of human
fellowship, but when they will be enabled to do so because
the law of regeneration will be in operation. This rule
in operati'on \viti remove all those things which now precipita.te humanity's social problems. At the same time
the blcssings of heaven will be in operation, removing
those things which are beyond man's skill; then the elements wiJl become harmonious, and nothing shall hurt
or destroy, but everything shall give life.-Isaiah 11: 9.
Ho,w sh:.lll we lmrmonize Matthew's and Luke's aecmwts ot
to(hl~":; study? How have these teachings of Jesus been
misa PI'Hed? U 1-3,
How d()<,s the Sermon on the Mount compare or contrast
with the Mosaic law. and how have the twe been confUsed
by ecclesiasticism? lI' 4-6.
,""hat is llll'ttnt by the "golden rule", and to whom does it
apply'! WiII anyone 108e by its ob~rvanee'l Will it ever
be generally observed? U 7, 8, 17.
How does Matthew 5: 48 summurize the true Christian's attitucIe? Does this text meau that Christians must be gin
less while in the flesh? 1 9, 1~.
How are the terms Gbristiun and non-christian gener.ally
and improperly used? Wbat is the Christian stanllard, and
what does foil(}'wing it entail? 1) 11-14.
'What did St..Joim mean when he said, "As he is, fO are wQ
ill this world:" II 15, Hi.

UESTIOX: Is it ahnIYS neceFsarv for the COllsecl'UH'd women, when nttcndlllg a mertmg of
the Loru's people or where the Loru's \\'ord is
being e:xpoullded, to wear a hat or other head coYering?
ANSWEr.: The scripture with reference to women
hll\'ing their hcads coyered reads: "But c\'cry woman
that praycth or prophrsieth witll her head uncoycnd
dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she
were shaven." (1 Corinthians 11 : [,) In the next chapter of the same epistle ~t . .Paul illustrates the bouy of
Christ, by making reference to the human body; and
then he stresses the fact that each one of the Christ
body, like each member in a human body, has his function to perform. In connection with the head covering
he ,ny.,: "I-;very man pJ'llymg- or prophesying. haYing

his hcwl covcred, dishoJJol1l'cth his head." (1 Corinthians
11: 4) It IS mnlljIl'~t tlwt the lesson intended thereby
is thIS:
The m:m and thp woman respE'eti"ely represent Jesus
and the church his body. Christ .Tesus bein~ the head
thereof. The man repres~lts Christ and is th~ head over
the won~an, representillg the body members. When a
mlln npppars before a congrcgati011 of believers, or in
any meumg to teach the \\'ord of the LorJ.. he i" thA
representatlye of Christ Jesus. The man should hare his
head uncovered, because "the head of every man is
Christ". A consecrated woman might be called upon to
offcr public prayer or e"Cll to lead the sen-ice. Thero
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might he no man prC'f'f'nt to ]rnd. or some n1('11 might
bp prpspnt who arc llot competent to lrau; 01' it might
bl' a ml'ptillg wlwre any woman woulc! he privileged to
speak. Under such circumstances the apostle savs that
the woman who docs pray or prophesy should have her
head covered. !JPPflllSe if Rhe dol'S not she clil'honors her
head. In other words she would thereby assume to repfPsrnt the man, who must be uncovprec!. She would thus
fail to recognize the order that the Lord has made in
the church and would also be casting dishonor upon the
head of the house.
Rut when the woman is mrrely attending a ml'eting,
Bitting in the congregation to listen to the man pray or
vreach, there is no Scriptural authority f'aying that she
must have her head covered at that time. But suppose
8 woman is attending a Brrean f'tudy. and proponnrls
II question. and is al'ked to give answer to the question.
:::;he is neither praying nor prophesying in this, and
there is no Scriptural rule requiring her head to be
covered at such a time.
Sisters attending conventicm or meetings of the class
often find it very difficult to be comfortable if compelled
to kpep their hats on. Being uncomfortable, it is diflicult for them to listen to the speaker. Under such circumstances the apostlc's statement above mentioned
should not be used to defeat the very purpose of the
meeting so far as the sisters are concerned. They should
hl' permitted to sit quietly in a meeting, with their heads
llllcovered, and listen to the discourse or lesson and profit
thereby.
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pastmastcr. First he would cause Eve to belicve that

God had decein'd hpr and thf'l'd>V alienate 11,'r t rom
God, and then through heJ induce Adam to trnllsgnss.
This he did. Evidently he had in mind his purpos(' to
ind llce them to eat of the t rce of lifc, when he said to
Eve: "Ye shall not surely die."
The very statement of the text indicates that Adam
and gve harl no knowledge of the tree of life at the tllne
Lucifer beguiled Eve. Jn (kncsis 2: 9 we read: "And
out of the ground made the Lord God to grow e'Vpry
tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for fOud;
the trPe of life also in the midst of the garden, and the
tree of knowledge of good and evil." It is then indicated
that of "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good
for food" Adam would be permitted to eat. But note
that the text does not include either the tree of life or
the tree of good and evil as among thosp which wcre
pleasant to the eye and good for food, llitholigh they
evidClltly aprlPared so to Eve under the spell of Satan's
temptation.-Genesis 3: 6.
It would be the food-bearing trees that Adam would
be interested in, because he kne" thllt he must have food.
vf course he would enjoy thipgs IlPantifnl, but food was
the important thing to hIm. Tlwn God ,aid to him:
"Of every tree of the garden thou mayc~t freely eat:
but of the tree of the knowledge of g,JOd and evil, thou
shalt not eat of it: for in the da v that thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2: 1(1.17) The words
here used, "Of every tree of the garden thou maypst freely
eat," must be construed in harmony WIth the words in
the ninth verse, to wit: "Every tree that is good for
food:' Adam under~tood that everyone of the trees deQUESTION: In THE WATCH TOWER, February 15, scribed as good for food he might eat of, but that he
1926, the tree of life is discussed. Is it intended thereby must avoid the tree of the know ledge of good and evil;
to convey the thought that had Adam eaten once of that and he would therefore reason that the lat ter was not
tree he would have had life or would it be necessary good for food.
for him to continue to eat thereof? 1 eating of the
Since nothing had been said to Adam about the tree
tree but once would have granted him life why would of life the presumption is that he did not know about it.
not the wily Lucifer have taken the man to the tree The language used subsequently by the Lord implies
first and then procecd with the temptation to sin thus that Adam had no knowledge of the tree of life prior to
forestalling any subsequent hindrance to his scheme? the time he had eaten of the forbidden frUJt of good
ANs WER: Let the question be answered by asking and evil: "And the Lord (lod saId, Bphold, the man is
another. Suppose Lucifer had first led Adam to the bp('ome a~ one of liS. to know I!0od a nd evil: and now,
tree of life and the latter had partaken thercof; under lest bp put forth bis band, and tllke ali"o of il,P tree of
God's fixed law that would have granted Adam life life, and eat, and li\e for ever." (Genesis 3: 22) It
everlasting. Then suppose Lucifer had bepn unable to was after A(lllm had paten of the tree of good and evil
induce Eve to sin or to cause Adam to violate God's law, that he bcgan to acquire knowlrdge of good and evil;
would not Lucifer thereby have failed entirely in his and the LOld knew that he would shortly know about
scheme? Certainly he would have failed. He realized the trre 0: life, hence his qUlch, action in expelling Adam
therefore that he mm,t first :.tJjpwl1e Eve, and then from the garden lest he should eat of the tree of life.
H seems reas,)nable to conclude that eating hut once
through her alienate Adam, from Jrhovah, and thus get
thrm safdy on his own side; then his scheme would be of the tree of hie would be all thnt would have been
to tell them of tlw tree of life, induce them to eat, and required to give Adam everla;,tilJg life. And why?
then claim that he, Lucifer, had made it possible for Because God had given his law that he who ate of that
thcm to live for evcr and that therefore they should wor- fnut should live for ever. God havmg made that law
ship him and not Jehovah. He went about it just is could not set it aside and remain consistent. Evidently
a scheming politician would do, of which he is now the the law vf God is that to eat of the tree of life is a
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privilege given only to those who have proven themselves

faithful to him under the test. \Ve might w-ell Bay that
the eating of that tree \\'ould symbolize life grantecl, just
as \vater immersion symbolizes death "to our humanity.
The j nice or the fruit of the tree of life would not nec0':sarily of itself give life everlasting, but being grantecl
t1l0 privilege to -partake of t.hat tree would symbolize that
such an one had been favored by Jehovah with life everlai'ting. Arlnm now had deprived himsell' of the ri6'ht
to life eyerlasting, and therefore GDd would not permit
him to pnrtake of the trce; hence he expellcu him from
Eden that he could not partake thereot
QL:ESTION: In the article appearing in THE WATCH

TOWER of July 15, 1925, un~r the title "THE REMNAN'l"', the thought is expressed that there iB a difference between "the tares" aud them "that offend, and
them \yhich do iniquity". (Maithew 13: 40, 41) Just
what constitutes this difference and what proof is there
that there is any difference?
Aw, Wl:R: J esus Btat(~d that the tams grew from seed
sown by the DeviL (Matthew 13: 39) They never wer-e
tn1e followers of Christ Jesus. A.ll the time th-ey were
pn1tenders. Down through the age they have been mixing with God's people, calling themselves by the name
Df the Lord, parading as Christians; but in truth and in
fact have been representatives of the evil one. Now the
Lord says that in the end of the age he will send forth
his mrs~rngers to gather out of hiB kingdom nl1 that
Dfl'end and thenl \"hich do iniquity. Clearly here are
two classes mentioned, both of whom are gathered out,
But be it noted that they are gathered out of the kingd,)ll1. They must first be in the kingdom before they
could be gathered out; that is to say, nt some time tlwy
mnst hnye been begotten and anointed of the holy Bpirit
311d have been IJTospective members of the body of -Chrirl
Dll ('arth.
To offend within the meaning of this text means to
il)I'i:eo and ensnare others and draw them away from
tl .' truth. The fnds lllainly show that in the latter part
Df \he hnrve:'t period some who e];~ :n, to he conse'cnlted
to the Lord make it their busines~ to ensnare awl eutrap
oi:h"rs anu draw them away from tlw Lord's ReHice.
Tlwy do this by misrepresenting the Lonl's work ami the
ill~trument, nanwly, the' SOCIETY, which he is using to
carryon his work. They hecome offelH1cd and cause
others to be offended. '1'hey lose their love for the Lon[
and 10\'e for their brethrrn; selfishness preuominatcs,
alld they go into outer darkness.
Iniquity means lawle,:,sness. As useu in the above text
it applies to that class of conseerateu Christians who
have had set before them the opportunity of being with
the Lord but who fail and refuse to obey the rules which
the Lord has laiu down, -and therefore thf'J 11ave become lawless. They separate themselves from others who
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are diligently trying to do the Lord's work, and start

something of their own, usually for the purpose of exalting self. They claim to represent the Lord and claim
to be Christians, but they do nothing to ea rry out the
commandments of ill(' Lord in respect to procln iming the
message of the kingdom. It is clea:ly seen theTcfuJ'l' that
there is a distinction between the tares and tho,;e who
have once been begotten of the holy spirit.
QUESTION: Whai: is the difference between a priest

and a saint? Are we priests in any sellse Oll Hus side
of the vail?
ANSWER: There is a difference between a prie:,-t and
a saint. A priest, as flefined in the Script1ll'l's, is one
who is appointed, authorized and empoweT(~d by Jehovah to act in his name and to serve him fur allu in
behalf of others. Aaron and his sons "we a]J}Jol11t~d
and designated to serve in that capacity. A saint is one
who stands right with God, therefore one \vho in God's
sight is pure. Strictly speaking, a saint simply llleans
a purified one. Everyone at the -time of being justified
and begotten of the holy Bpirit is a saint. He is made
so by reason of being in Christ.
The Aaronic priesthood was employed by the Lord to
minister before him in behalf of the Israelites, to make
types and shadom; conee.r:ning God's plan of redr~ption
and deliverance of man. No man takes this honor unt.o
himself; but the honor is conferred upon him by the
Lord God, as was the case with Aaron.-IIcbrvws 5: 1-4.
Melchizedek ,,"as a priebt of the Most High Goel.. \\'hi('h
meant that he ministered unto God by' eking Gael's se'rvice as God's representative. That priedhoou typiike[ the
Logos, J csus, allel -Christ .Jesus. "'l'hou ,1.1 t a pril<st for
ever after the order of lUelehizedek." (Hebrews J: G)
Everyone who is anointed of the holy spirit mHl indneted into the bodY of Christ is countecl :~ part of Hlat
priesthood of which" ChriFt Jesus is the Hear:, tIle' )Idehizcdek priesthood. If he prow's fa;tbful lllje' rlt\lth
he will be of that priesthood, ministerin[': ;:1 the lJriv,t's
office Ll]' ever with Christ ,Yhile ill Chri,t, and this
sirle the vail. he lS eoullt,'d in as a part (,j' tl!~1l Vi.,~t
hood. "1'"e nrc a choscl! generation, a r\Jyal pi jei'OThooJ,
an holY nation, a peculiar people; that ye sllemld dlOW
forth t\le prai~es of him who hath called ,Yt1l1 01\1 of eliil'Kness into his marvello\ls light."-1 retn ;? : ').
As thesr now em earth, as the repreSeJltallYCS of God
a11(1 the repl'r~entatives of Chrii't, proclaim tht) J1les~age
of the Lord God as his witnesses, such ale ]Jerfol'llling
some duties ill th(' llriestly oilke, In no other sense is
a f'aint whtle ill the Jiesh prrfol'ming any of the duties
of a priest. He is now conntot1 in the body of Christ, but
when tl](' priesthood is completed and such a saint has
proYeJl himself an oyercomer he will participate in
the sin-offering in behalf of the 'World by virtue oi the
fact that he is a member of that divine priesthood.

Lectured dl1d p(udled by'frclvelin<l Brethren
~
BBOTHER
New Haven, Conn..._
Dec.
Deep Hiver, Conn..__ _... "
New London. Conn
_._
East Greenwich. U. 1.
..
Providence. R. 1.
..
2
3
5
6
7
BBOTHJJ:~ J.
li!an Bernardino. Cal. Dec.

7,8
Colton. Calif. ... ........"
9, 10
Riverside. Calif.
12
Hawthorne. Calif.
.. 13, 14
Lomita, Calif.
15
E. BARKER
Woonsocket. R. L __._..Dec.
FrankllD, 1\1ass
_........."
Milford. ~lass. .
_....... "
Lowell. Mass.
"
New Haven. Conn.
Jan.
8
9
12
26
2
Belfield. N..Dak.
Dec.
16
Bismarck. N. Oak
"
17
Motlit. N. Oak
_..."
19
Fredonia, N. Oak.
.. 20,21
Berlin, N. Dak. _._... " 22, 23
16, 17
19.20
21,22
23.24
26,27
Long Beach, Calif. ........Dec. 5

Santa Barbara. Calif..... .. 12
Los Angeles, Calif. Dec. 30. Jan. 2
Bakersfield. Calif...._...Jan. 4, 5
A. BOHNET
San Pedro. Calif......Dec.
T,oll'g Beach. Calif..... "
Huntington Bch. Calif."
Santa Ana. Calif.
"
Anaheim. Calif
_. ..
Enderlin, N. Dak
Dec.
24
Kathryn, N. Dak
..
::!6
Wyndmere, N. Dak... ..
28
Milnor, N. Dak
.. 29,:'-:0
De Lamere, N. Dak... ..
31
'lfre':.olno, CalIf.....__._....... "
6, 7
Sacramento, Calif. . Jan.

9
Chico. Calif.
..
10
Paradise, Calif. . __ " 11,12
Chico, Calif. ..._
_ ..
13
Macdoel. Calif. . _ .. 14,1-6
BBOTHER C. W. CUTFORTH
Drumheller. Alta
Dec.
7.8
Kamloops. B. C
" 10.12
Chilliwack, B. C.
.. 13, 14
Mats~ui. n. C . . . .
15.16
Langley Prairie, n. C."
17
Vancouver. B. C
Dec. 19, 20
New Westminster. B.C." 21,22
Victoria, B. C. ........"
26
Si\lney. B. C. ..
::
27
:\lalahat. B. C.
29
BROTHER V. C. RICE
Grand Forks, N. Dak. Dec. 16, 19
Fargo, N. Dak.
.. 20, 21
Detroit. Minn.
.. 22, 23
St. Paul. Minn.
26
Minneapolis, MinD. . . "
27
Black River Falls, Wis

Dec. 28
Milwaukee, Wis.
" 29
Elkhart, Ind.
.. 30
Toledo. O
,.......... .. 31
Schenectady, N. Y
Jan. 9
BBOTHER H. H. DINGUS
WhltakeI'S, N. C
EnlIeld, N. C
Ro"cmary, N. C.
Scotland Neell. N C
Vanceboro, N. C.
Oec.
16
" 17,19
20
" 21, 22
" 23, 24
Bridgeton. N. C
Trenton. N. ('
Kinston. N. C.
~H. Olhe, N. C
Clinton. N. C
D.":'C.
26
27
" 28.29
" 30,31
Jan.
2,3
BROTHER C. ROBERTS
Chatham, Ont.
Windsor, Onto
Essex, Onto
Harrow, Onto
Leamington. Ont. .._
Dec.
..
..
..
..
10, 11
12, 13
14, 15
16,17
18, 19
St. Thomas, Onto

Dec. 20, 21
Aylmer, Onto
_... .. 22, 23
Toronto, Onto
_ Jan.
2
Hamilton, Onto
_..
4, Ii
Beamsville, Onto ._._ ..
6
BBOTHER G. H. DRAPER
WaniUa. Miss
Dec. 16, 17
Brookhaven. Miss. ...."
19
Jackson. i\Hss. .__ ......"
20
Vicksburg. 1IIiss. ..... " 21, 22
Jackson, Miss. .........."
23
Weathersb.y, Miss. . Dec.

24
Cohay, ]\1Iss. ;.
" 26,27
PoplarVIlle. MISS.
29
Lumberton, Miss.
30, 31
Hattiesburg, Miss.....Jan.
2
Florala, Ala
_._
Stella. Fla
Pensacola. Fla.
Bay MIllette, Ala.
Mobile, Ala
Dec. 23, 26
"
24
" 28,29
.. 30, 31
Jan.
2,3
BBOTHER H. E. HAZLETT
Jefl'ersontown, Ky
Dec. 8,9
Louisville, Ky.
.. 10,12
New Albany, Ind. .,.. .. 12,13
Jeffersonville, Ind. ...."
14
Seymour, Ind........_... .. 15,16
Milan, Ind
Deo.
17
Cincinnati. O
_... " 19,20
Mansfield, O
"
26
Dayton, O. .
Jan.
2. 3
Elizabethtown, Ky. _ "
4, Ii
BBOTHER M. L. HERR
Gillespie, TIL ..._
Dee.
Bunker Hill, III.
..
Alton, III. ......
....."
East St. Louis, Ill. ... ..
Belleville, Ill.
..
13, 14
15, 16
17
19,20
21, 22
_...
~g~Iew;;~'ik Te;:":::::=
BBOTHER A. D. ESHLEMAN
Apalachicola. Fla.....Dec. 10. 12
Marianna, Fla.
"14.15
Panama City, Fla.
.. 16. 17
Ponce De Leon, Pia... " 19, 20
De Funiak Spr., Fla... .. 21, 22
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Walters, Okla. ..
Comanche. Okla.
Cruce. Ol<la. ..
Swanwick, Ill. _
Dee. 23, 24
Va her. III.
26
We't Frankfort, III... .. 27,28
White Ash. Ill.
" 30,31
Marion, III.
Jan.
Dec. 10
.. 12
13
..
t~
Thornton, Tex _ _
Dee.
Hearne, Tex
"
Houston, Tex. ..
_... "
Waller, Tex.
..
Sealy, Tex. ..
Jan.
18
17
19
26
:I
BROTHER W. J. THORN
Mllwankee, Wis
_ Dec.
Iii
Fort WaYlle, Ind.
.. 16,17
Mansfield, O.
19
Sharon, Pa
_........... .. 20,22
Farrell, 1'a. _.............
23
West lIIirldlesex, PaDec.

24
Meadvill", Pa
" 26,27
Cambridge Springs. Pa." 2"8, 29
Erie, Pa
_..__ .. 30 31Titusville, Pa. _..__Jan. ':1
El Reno, Okla. __.._...Dec.
19
MiIl'Co, Okla. ..
_..
20
Chickasha. Okla. _._ .. 21, 22
Purcell, Okla
_..
23
Paoli. Okla. _.._.._ . .
24
Wynnewood, Okla
Dee. 26, 28
Elmore, Okla
_"
21
Ardmore, Okln.
.. 29, 30
MadIll, Okla. ..
_.....
31
Hickory, Okla
Jan.
2, a
a
BROTHER J. C. WATT
BROTHER M. A. HOWLETT
Warren, O. __
NileR O
_._
RoseInont, O
Youngstown, O
Sharon, O
Deo. 9, 10
_._."
12
--..- ;: 1 13
_"
4,15
_
Hi
Farrell, Pa.
.Dec.
17
Erie, Pa
_..
"
19
26
1.'oronto, Oni_ _-- ::
Buffalo, N. .
__ .. 27,28
Jamestown, N. Y ....
29.30
Barstow, Tex.
_ _
It
20,21
Roswell, N. Mex
Arch, N. Mex.
Taiban, N. Mex
Farwell, Tex.
Limestone, N. Y..._ Dee.

27
Perry. N. Y.
.. 28,29
Newark, N. Y.
30
Geneva, N. Y
Jan.
:I
Auburn, N. Y
_"
3, ,
El Paso, Tex
Dec.
14
Cloudcroft, N. Me-".. .. Iii, 16
Alamogordo, N. lIIex.....
17
El Paso, Tex.
19
FriendshIp, N. Y. ....Deo.
17
Bolivar, N. Y
_.....
19
Shinglehouse, Pa
_ .. 20,21
Salamanca, N. Y._ .. 22,23
Bradford, Pa. _ _ .. 24, 26
_ Deo. 23, 24
26
" 28,29
..
::0
Hurley, Tex...:::::::.Jan.
Guthrie, Ky. _ ..__ .Dee.

20
Palmyra. Tenn. _ _ "
21
Big- Sandy, Tenn_ "
22
Gadsden, Tenn. _ _ ..
23
:\Iemphis, Tenn.. _ _ .. 24. 26
Nashville, Tenn. ..._ Dec.

27
Springfield, Tenn.
..
28
Lebanon, Tenn...._... .. 29.30
Crossville, Tenn. "_ ..
31
Rockwood, Tenn. __.JlUI.
t
~td))1JiJil~1lil9~1I;al'lt ()ft!l)~Nu~n,t1
tIl)e:1ifomi11lS ~etbtmd ~j.i~ alsOl"-IsaiaIJ
Vol. XLVIII
Sr;~rr-~1 OC"THT.Y
No. 23
Anno MundI ,'0.,., - nee:m oer l. 1926
OON1'EN'l'8
bE NEW YonK CONVENTION ._ _ _ _ 31111
Satan's Coming
__
"Against the People"
Service Day and Snnday
_....._.._ 356
_..__.._ ..357
_
_ 358
THE PITTSBUnGll CONVENTION .. __
360
Annual Meeting and Election
361
Shareholder's Resolution .
.._.._.._
_ 361
THE CHRISTIAN'S USE OF TITE BIBLE
_ .. .362
HEARS THE TRUTH OVER WBBR (Letter)
_ 364
PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE __
__
_ 3611
SOME INTERESTING LETTERS _
_ . 367
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Los ANGELES CON\'ENTION

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354
354
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ever. We have thought of thy lovingkindness,O God, in the midst of thy temple." - Psalm 48: 8, 9.
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A Christian not QUly must attend a convention but must
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therein, to really appreciate it. Even then human words are
inadequate to properly and fully express one's appreciation. It can be confidently asserted that no convention of
God's children assembled in the harvest time has been
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Lord than that convention held in New York City Octobel' 14-18 inclusive. It will not be forgotten by those who
attended and had a part therein.
Of course, like in other gatherings, there were a few
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hard to find. Such had no fellowship or joy in the convention, and it was noticed that these very few were left
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Apostle Paul, who said: "Now I beseech you, brethren,
mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary
to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ,
but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches
deceive the hearts of the simple." (Romans 16: 17, 18)
Those devoted to the Lord were too busy to listen to anything except that which would bring glory to the King
and our heavenly Father's name. They were happy with
each other and anxious to do what they could.
The saints are acquiring a deeper appreciation of God's
organization. They recognize that Jehovah's organization is Zion, of which Christ is the Head, and that
all the members of that organization who are on the earth,
if they would continue therein, must be in complete harmony with and devoted to the Head, Christ Jesus, and to
the heavenly Father. In order to be in harmony one
must joyfully obey the commandments of the Lord.
For one to obey the commandments of God at this time
means that such an one must joyfully and earnestly engage in the service of the Lord as opportunity is offered.
No one can be counted as a part of the "servant class"
(Isaiah 49: 3; 42: 1) unless such an one gladly and

earnestly engages in the service d the Lord. These dear
saints, having an ever-increasing vision of the outworking of the divine plan, find expression in the words of
the Psalmist: "Great is the Lord, and greatly to be
praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his
holiness." (Psalm 48: 1) These recognize the greatness
of Jehovah, and that the "city" here mentioned is a symbol of his organization, and that out of his organization
(Zion) shall the praises of Jehovah now be sounded.
The saints not only see but more fully appreciate that
the "man child", which is the kingdom or holy government, is born; that the Devil has been expelled from
heaven; that the conflict has been transferred to earth;
that now is the day of God's vengeance, and that it is the
solemn and joyful duty of the saints to give testimony
concerning the same. They see that the Lord is in his
temple and that those whom he finds having on the wedding garments he brings under the robe of righteousness,
and gives to them the garments of salvation which Jehovah has furnished, and now commands them to go into
the gates of the kingdom; to gather out the stumbling
stones that lie in the way of others; proclaim liberty to
the prisoners who are in the prison houses of Satan's 01'ganization; to point the people of good will to the highway of tne Lord; and to lift up for the people the standard
of the Lord that they may rally unto him.
Never before have the saints appreciated these things
so much as now, and no earthly power can prevent them
from giving the witness; and they will contmue to give
the witness until the Lord says it is done. Such was and
is the zeal of the dear ones who came to the New York
convention to be a blessing, to receive a blessing, and to
glorify the name of Jehovah God. About 2500 of the consecrated attended. They began to arrive Wednesday evening the thirteenth, and they wore the real smile that does
not come off.
Brother R. J. Martin was the chairman of the convention and Brother E. J. Coward was assistant to the chairman. The convention was held in Mecca Temple, a
beautifully appointed assembly hall situated in ~Ianhat-
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llnOOKLYN,
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The various newspapers took the copy for the advertan; but all the Sunday meetings were held in the New
:Madison Square Garden, which is America's greatest and tisements and agreed that publication thereof should be
best appointed auditorium.
given on days certain, which days were agTeed upon.
At ten o'clock Thursday morning the convention Among those papers so engaged were the New York
opened with a praise and testimony meeting which af- Times, the New York Sun and the New York Herald.
forded an opportunity for the dear friends to give ex- Each one of these papcTs, having the copy in possespression to their pent-up feelings of joy. Then followed sion with the understanding that it was to be pnblished
a discourse by Brother C. A. Wise, which greatly comin a certain issue, held it for several days for this purforted and encouraged the brethren. Another testimony pose. The New York Times was to appear Thursday. Just
service was had at 2 p. m., followed by a discourse by before going to press the representative of that paper
Brother George S. Kendall. With his usual fire and notified the SOCIETY'S advertising agent that the ad
earnestness Brother Kendall stirred up the friends to vertisement would not be carried at all. No reason Wal
greater heights of joy. Brother E. J. Coward next gave a assigned. Then followed the New York Sun and the N e"
discourse, pointing out the privileges of the brethren to York Herald with their refusal to publish.
daily present themselves unto the Lord to be wholly used
Having held the copy for several days, with the underin his service and to his praise. By seven o'clock the standing that it was to be published on the dates agreed
brethren were fully ready for another testimony meeting, upon, these newspapers doubtless reasoned that there
in which they engaged with real earnestness. Then came would now be no other means of ad\'ertising the New
Brother A. H. Macmillan, and with his enthusiasm and :Uadison Square GaTden meeting, and that if they refused
firing zeal he emphasized the privileges that the people to advertise it the SOCIETY would be left in a hole; and
of God now enj oy in knowing of his plan and serving him. of course that would greatly please the Devil. Without
Thus ended the first day; and the brethren, contented a question of a doubt the policy of the big metropolitan
and happy, retired to their resting places and arose next papers, which are owned and controlled by big business,
morning fully refreshed and ready for another blessed is to do everything possible to thwart the spreading of
the message of the Lord's kingdom; and they reasoned
day.
Friday was "the day before"-it was the day of prep- that one of the best ways to oppose it would be tp treat
aration for the army to move out into action. The the Bible Students with silent contempt.
assembly opened at ten o'clock in the morning with a
By way of explanation, attention is here called to the
testimony meeting, which gave the friends opportunity fact that the President of the SOCIETY delivered an adto tell each other of their joy in the Lord. Brother T. J. dress at Royal Albert Hall, 1,()ndon, on May 30th last;
Sullivan then gave a discourse, pointing out the privileges and that this address, together with a resolution passed
of the brethren to serve the Lord and emphasizing the fact by the London convention, was incorporated in a tract
that on the morrow they would have the opportunity to and widely distributed throughout the earth.. On Sepgo forth and personally give a witness to the people in the tember 12th the London Sunday Express devoted two
columns to a harsh and critical review of that resolution
great metropolis of America.
and the address in particular. The following is a quotation from that paper:
SATAN'S COMING
The brethren are now beginning to see the hideousness
of the Devil's organization. They are also seeing more
clearly the Lord's organization, because they are in the
temple condition. When the Devil attempts to thwart the
Lord's purposes the Lord quickly enables his people to
see the movement, and furnishes them an opportunity to
have something to do as his instruments.
The New Madison Square Garden had been taken for
the public address to be delivered Sunday afternoon. An
advertising agency was engaged to handle the newspaper
publicity in behalf of the SOCIETY. Agents of these newspapers solicited advertisements, some of them with great
earnestness, asking that they might be permitted to print
full page announcements. Of course they did this for the
money that they would receive for it. The newspapers
Beemingly all being anxious to take the advertisements,
preparation was not made to do much advertising outside
of the newspapers. The billboards were not engaged, nor
the street cars, as heretofore on such occasions.
Under the guise of Bible exposition there bas been let loose
upon the world a tIood of virulent anti-British abuse, which
must be as offensive to the ordinary American as it is annoying to the British citizen. As long as the Judge and his friends
kept themselves to theIr own country they could be ignored,
but their new campaign in England demands some investigation. Within the past two or three days there has been in.
serted in six million letter boxes a copy of II. leaflet called:
"WORLD POWERS ADDRESSED, by Judge Rutherford, President
of the INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION."
Here is the positive proof that the policy of the American papers that are controlled by British influence has
been and is to ignore the Bible Students. As soon therefore as information was received that the New York Sun
had refused to carry out its agreement to publish the
notice of the public meeting of the New Madison Square
Garden, Brother Rutherford issued a statement over his
own signature, which appears below. Friday afternoon
Brother R. J. Martin, chairman, appeared before the convention and informed the brethren of. the wrongful actio.
taken by these papers, and read before the convention
Brother Ruthrford's statement, which is as follows, to wit:
IfheWATCH TOWER
DECEMBER 1, 1926.
AGAINST THE PEOPLE
Here is the evidence that The New York Times and The Sun
llre against the people and wish to keep them from kuowing
the truth. These papers contracted with the International
Bible Students Association press agency to carry advertisement of ,TUDGE RrTHERFOHD'S NEW MADISON
SQUARE G;tHDEN IIlass meeting Sunday afternoon, October
17th. One of th"se papers on hcnded knees begged for the
business. At the last moment both papers repudiated their
contracts and refused to publish the advertisements. V,hy?
many are asking.
The reason seems apparent. They wish to keep the Ameriean p'ople in the dark. It is generally understood that The
New York Times is controlled by British capital. The Sun
is decidedly pro-British.
In May I deliyered a speech at Royal Albert Hall, London,
telling the people concerning the world powers and particularly the true status of the British Empire. The preachers and
profiteers did not like it. The common people heard it gladly.
Recently more than a million copies of tha t speech have been
placed in the handS of the peoples of New York City. At the
New Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon I expect to
tell Americans some great truths that they should know.
The New York Times and The Sun are against tJ::u> American
people. Their interests are better served by keeping the people in ignorance of certain truths.
At S o'clock next Sunday afternoon at the New Madison
Square {;arden, 50th street and 8th Avenue, the peoples of
New York City will hear a plain statement of the truth, and
then judge for themselves whether or not the above-mentioned
metrovolitan dailies are justified in repudiating their agreements.
;T. F. RUTHERFORD
Then Brother Martin made an announcement to the

following effect: ''We have started our own presses, and
our boys will work them day and night until one million
two hundred and fifty thousand copies of this statement
are printed; and we are going to ask the brethren at
this convention to go out and give them to the people."
Being aware of Satan's subtle manner of warfare, the
truly consoorated of the Lord's organization were not deceived but were ready for action.
These dear saints know that the time has come for
the Lord to establish his kingdom, and that his kingdom
is the city of the great God which shall ultimately bring
blessings to the people. They know that this being the
Lord's time nothing can stop his work. Their hearts
find a'Cpression in the words of his prophet: "As we
have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of
hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for
ever." (Psalm 48: 8) Therefore' all the dear brethren
responded quickly, and between the afternoon meeting
and seven o'dock that same evening upwards of 300,000
copies of the statement had been put into the hands of
the people on the streets. Some policemen interfered
with some of the brethren, and some were arrested, but
they were released and went joyfully on with the Lord's
work.
At 8 p. m. the conventioners returned to listen to a
discourse by Brother Rutherford, on the subject: "The
Laying of the Stone in Zion." In substance Brother
Butherford said that The Stone in Zion is God's anointed
King; that this Stone was laid in miniature :first and in
completion later; that the laying in miniature took place
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at the time Jesus offered himself as King to Israel, as

set forth in Matthew twenty-one; that the laying of the
Stone in completion took place when the Lord offered
himscIf as King in 1918, when he came to his temple;
that on both occasions he was rejected by the professed
people of God, who were not in truth and in fact fully
devoted to the Lord.
The sppaker then pointed out that those who now
recognize Christ as King and have a proper apprecia~
tion thereof have resting upon them a peculiar obligation; that God ha~ said to such: "Ye are my witnesses
that I am God" ; that the time has come for declaring to
the people that the kingdom of heaven is here; that God
has now set his King upon his throne; and that these
things being true the Lord is now furnishing opportunities for all who really love him to obey his com~
manclments in spreading the glad tidings to the people.
Then he announced that the morrow would be Service
Day, and that everyone of the conventioners would be
privileged to go out and place the books and literature
in the hands of the people and thus inform them of
the kingdom, also to hand them a copy of the statement
concerning the public lecture on Sunday and invite them
to the meeting. The convention was greatly enthused
and eager to engage in the work.
The only place available for storing the stock of books
and literature for the workers was a livery stable situated
immediately across the street from the Mecca Temple.
This seemed to be rather a fitting place to the Lord's
saints, They reasoned that if it pleased God to have his
beloved Son born in a manger wheFe the cattle had fed,
surely it was a great favor for God's people now to assemble in a livery stable, arm themselves with ammunition, and go forth to engage in the work of proclaiming the Lord's kingdom. It was a happy throng that
crowded into that stable that night and out on the sidewalk. Many of them, armed with a quantity of the
statements entitled "Against the People", sallied forth
on the streets to put them into the hands of the people.
Many of them worked upon the streets until midnight.
Some were apprehended by officers of the law and soma
few were evilly spoken against, but the people were generally eager to take the notices and read them.
The distribution continued through Saturday and
Sunday morning, until the great city of New York from
the northern edge of the Bronx to the south end of
Staten Island had b8n well covered with a million two
hundred and fifty thousand copies of the statement. By
this time the Lord's saints were exceedingly happy that
they had been able to prevent the Devil from keeping the
people in the dark concerning the public witness. All
praise was given to the Lord, and their hearts found expression in the words of the Psalmist: "According to
thy name, 0 God, so is thy praise unto the ends of thll
earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness. Let mount
Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, becau.
of thy judgments."-Psalm 48: 10, U.
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SERVICE DAY
Saturday had been set aside for Service Day. Pmctically all who attended the convention, and who were able
to go, went out on Saturday. They each carried with
them a quantity of the statements above mentioned, together with books, etc. In the forenoon they canvassed
especially for the DELIVERANCE book. Each worker had
received sealed instructions which were to be opened
at one o'clock, and all were asked to start promptly at
1: 30 p. m. in obedience to these sealed instructions.
Each one had alSQ received sealed packages of booklets,
put up in combinations of five, with a special price thereon. It is recognized that New York City is the hardest
place to interest people in the Lord's work, but the results of this day were exceedingly gratifying. When the
day's results were totalled up in the evening the sales
were, to wit: 3,783 DELIVERANCE books, and 35,140
booklets.
SUNDAY
BROOKLYlf,
N.
y.,
The public could see the proper application and

vociferously manifested their approval. The speaker
stated that the New York press were not carrying hi~
public address he was then making because their policy
is to ignore the truth, that they prefer to publish falsehoods rather than the truth. Hp then said:
The New York American is the only great daily in the
city of New York that has the moral courage to pUblish
this address, and tomorrow morning it will carry a full report. I imagine you are asking: "How did you induce that
paper to publish this address?" My answer is that! we
bought the space and paid upwards of $1300 fur it and
we did this for the ~enefit of the people, that they :night
hear the message. We do not expect the press to pUblish
the truth for nothing, because its interest is on the opposite side. We are glad that the Lord provides the money
which we can use to publish these truths for the benefit of.
the people. The press states that they do not publish a dig..
course of this kind becam,e it is not news. I Insist that it
is not only news but good news; it is the good news which
the Lord now will have the people know and which the
angels prophesied of centuries ago, at the birth of our Lord.
Then the speaker said to the audience: "I want every

A praise and testimony meeting was had Sunday morn- one of you who believes that this is good news, and that
ing at nine o'clock at Madison Square Garden. At ten the press should publish it for the benefit of the people,
o'clock Brother W. F. Salter spoke, and at eleven Brother to indicate it by saying, Aye I" There was a tremendous
George S. Kendall spoke briefly, followed by a testimony roar of Ayes from approximately all of the twelve thoumeeting participated in by those who had had specially sand people assembled there. Then the speaker coninteresting experiences on Service Day. These dis- cluded by saying: "Having heard the description of
courses and testimonies were of much encouragement the Lord's kingdom and the blessings it shall bring to
mankind I desire to ask everyone of this great audience
and help to all the brethren.
The public meeting was held at three o'clock in the who would like to see such a kingdom established, to
afternoon, at the New Madison Square Garden. There stand up." The whole audience rose and bowed their
was a musical program rendered by the "Watchtower heads at the request of the speaker, while a brief prayer
Trio" and assisted by Brother Franz, tenor, which pre- was offered.
As the audience dispersed the brethren stationed in
ceded the public address. About twelve thousand people attended this meeting, and many of the friends were various parts held forth the books for sale, and the net
heard to remark: "It is an unusually intelligent result was that approximately nine thousand volumes
were sold to that audience. It is believed that this is
audience."
Shortly after three o'clock Brother Rutherford began the best record ever made of sale of books at a publio
his public address, and for one hour and thirty minutes meeting. The audience went away enthusiastic, and the
there was the keenest interest shown by the vast audience. opinion is here volunteered that those people who heard
It was noted that the only ones who left the great hall on Sunday afternoon at the New Madison Square Garden
were a few preachers, marked by their peculiar garb, and will make themselves good advertising agents against
a few of the Bible Students who evidently felt that they the Devil's press and for the Lord's kingdom.
The Monday morning edition of the ~ew York Amermust get outside. It is unfortunate that any of the consecrated should leave a public meeting, because it is as ican carried a full report of the public discourse, acmuch their meeting as it is the speaker's. The audience cording to copy furnished. '1RE GOLDEN AGE will also
wa::; Ullusually attentive, frequently manifesting their ap- carry a full report. The New York Sun and the Times,
proval by prolonged applause, and on several occasions in a shame-faced manner, carried a few lines of misby shouting and crying out aloud their approval.
representation of the facts. '1'he Daily Graphic carried
The speaker plainly stated the position of the metro- quotations exposing the clergy and their allies.
On Sunday night the COllyention assembled for a
politan press as a part of the Devil's organization and
how it opposed the Lord's kingdom and adopted the meeting at the New Madison Square Garden, which was
policy of keeping the people in the dark. He also pointed addressed by Brother F. W. Franz. They were all happy
out specifically how the preachers and the politicians and in a proper attitude to receive the splendid address
worked together as the blind instruments of Satan's which was given, and which was in corroboration of the
empire and especially how the clergy, posing as repre- laying of the Stone in Zion. It was helpful and upliftIElIltatives of the Lord, are hypocrites and in truth and ing to the brethren. On Monday morning Brother
In :fact are representatives of the Devil'a organization. Barber delivered a discourse on baptism, which was
DECEMBER I, 1926.
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followed by thirty symbolizing their consecration by

water immersion. At two in the afternoon a te3timony
meeting was held, and at three o'clock Brother Victor
Schmidt addreBsed the convention. His address was both
strengthening and helpful.
At four o'clock on Monday Brother Rutherford addressed the convention on the subject: "The Stumbling
St.one in Zion." Briefly stated, his discourse was to
the effect that Israel after the flesh i'tumbled over the
Stone, God's anointed King; that there were two divisions of the home of Israel then, one division in the
north and the other in the south country; that only a
remnant of Israel after the flesh accepted the Lord as
the anointed One; that the complete fulfilment of the
laying of the Stone in Zion took place in 1918; that
then and there God's anointed King became the measuring Qr test Stone by which all professed Christians must
be measured (Zechariah 3: 9); that then in harmony
with the prophecy in Isaiah 8; 14 nominal Israel, meaning the denominational systems, stumbled and fell; that
was one of the houses of Israel; that many in present
truth composing the other division of the house of
Israel stumbled and fell-some of these because they
reasoned wrongly and were ensnared in the head, others
because they walked in the wrong way, opposed the
Lord's work, and were ensnared in the feet and walked
back into the world.
The speaker emphasized that there is only a remnant
and will be only a remnant of the professed ones in
present truth who will stand, and that whether or not
one is of the remnant depends upon his continued faithfulness even unto death; that this prophecy shows why
a number in present truth have turned away since 1918,
and have fallen and become opponents of the truth; that
these make themselves judges of their brethren and are
not willing to leave the judgment to the Lord; that
their opposing the work of the SOCIETY is not merely opposing that which is visible but that they are opposing
the Lord, because the Lord is carrying on his work in
one certain way to give witness to the peoples of earth.
This discourse has appeared fully in THE WATCH
TOWER, and for that reason is not here repeated in full.
On Monday evening there was a symposium in whieh
Brothers Riemer, Van Amburgh, C. J. Woodworth and
Macmillan addressed the convention. Each one of these
addresses was splendid and brought much joy to the
hearts of the friends. Then with a few appropriate remarks from Brother Rutherford the couventiou concluded, all standing and singing together, "God Be 'Ylth
You Till We :Meet Again," and giving each other a

chautauqua salute. Thus ended one of the happiest and
most blessed assemblies of God's people that has ever
come together.
The brethren also had opportunity to visit the radio
station WllBR, the Bethel Home, the factory, and the
site where the new building is being erected. They were
happy at the manifest evidence of the Lord's direction
of his work and gave glory to the Lord.
rt was announced by Brother Rutherford at the conclusion of the convention that the bonds for the erectIOn
of the new building, heretofore mentioned in THE
WATCH TOWER, have been over-subscribed; that it is
gratifying to know that by far the larger part of these
have been subscribed by brethren of small means, who
took bonds of $100 denomination; that a few brethren
having large amounts of money took none, probably
because they thought their interest of six or seven percent received from other investments would be better
than five percent invested in a building used for the
Lord's purposes; that it seems that it is pleasing to the
Lord to carry on his work by the efforts of the feebler
ones; that the bond issue was not a solicitation of money
but an opportunity for the brethren to furnish the money
for the building (which is a good investment and upon
which they receive interest) rather than for the SOCIETY
to borrow it from worldly sources; that there had been
a general and liberal response by the brethren in this effort; and that while all the money belongs to the Lord
and he can get all he wants, yet the friends are more and
more appreciating the fact that it is a wonderful privilege to use what little they have in his service. The
convention expressed its delight that the bonds have been
over-subscribed and that the larger part thereof have
been taken in small denominations.
To be in the service of the Lord is a blessed and
happy privilege, and the brethren who are really consecrated to the Lord are more and more appreciating
the fact that they are greatly favored to have any opportunity to tell others about the kingdom. The purpose of
building the factory and increasing the machinery is
to enable the Lord's people to get into the hands of the
public a greater quantity of literature advertising the
King and the kingdom. That the Lord's hand is in this
matter is clearly shown by his manifest approval. Without doubt the work will go grandly on until it is finished,
whether there be few or many engaged in it; and everyone of the truly consecrated can now praise the Lord thai
he permits us to be his witnesses.
PRESSING TO THE BATTLE

''Light hath arisen; we walk in its brightness.
Joy hath descended; its fulness has come.
The word hath been spoken; we hear it, we take it.
Angels are singing. Shall we only be dumb?
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"Lead on, our Captain I We follow, we follow;

Life is no slumber; our battle no dream.
Lift up thy banner; we rally around it;
Wave high thy sword; we pre~s on in its gleam,.'1
PITTSBURGH CONVENTION
CONVENTION of Bible Students at Pittsburgh
is always of peculiar interest because it was
there that the Lord was pleased to begin the
harvest work of his second presence. October 29, 30, 31
and November 1 were the dates this year. The sessions
of the convention were held in Memorial Hall, a beautiful place, with a capacity of about 2500, and affording
everything desirable' for a convention. Brother A. H.
Macmillan was the chairman.
'l'he convention opened Friday morning at ten o'clock
with a testimony meetmg. This was followed by a discourse delivered by Brother C. A. Wise. Another testimOllY meetmg was held at 2: 00 p. m. Then Brother
G. R. Pollock addressed the convention. Another testimony meeting was hcld at seven. Brother Kendall was
on the program; but he being unable to attend, Brother
Pollock supplied his place. It was a happy day. On
Saturday a praise service was had at ten o'clock. At
10: 30 Brother Rutherford arrived and delivered a discourse to the convention on "The Laying of The Stone
in Zion" and the test that followed.
Saturday afternoon was Service Day. The friends
were cnthusiastic about participating in the service and
practically all attending the convention went out into
the work. The sales for the afternoon aggregated about
5300 volumes. 'l'his is a splendid showing, seeing that
canvassing parties have bcen going over Pittsburgh year
after year. It further proves that there is always some
one who has not previously heard the message who desires to know something about it. At 8: 00 p. m. Brother
A. H. Macmillan addressed the convention. Sunday
morning the convention was addressed by Brother Van
Amburgh.
At 1: 30 p. m. Sunday Brother Rutherford delivered
a lecture over the radio. A loud speaker was installed
at the convention hall and the lecture was heard with
the same distinctness and clearness as if the speaker had
been personally present. In fact some remarked that it
was even clearer. The radio is a marvelous invention,
and without doubt was brought about by the Lord for
the benefit of those who are now trying to give his witness. While it is true that others use the radio, the real
purpose of the invention is to let the world know in this
way that Jehovah is God and that Christ is King. At
three in the afternoon Brother A. H. Macmillan again
addressed the convention and Brother Pollock at four
o'clock. All the addresses of the convention were upbuilding and helpful, and the friends delighted therein.
Sppcial advertisement had been made for the public
meeting for Sunday evening. This was for the Jews.
Brothel' Rutherford was advertised to speak on the subject, "PALESTINE FOR THE JEW-WHY?" Many
prominent Jews of the city had participated in adver~
tising the meeting, and the Jewish paper had carried
editorials for several days. The principal seats in the
ball were reserved for the Jews. A Jewish orchestra of
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very exceptionally fine musicians furnished the instrumental music preceuing the lecture. Brother Macmillan
appeared on the platform and gave an introuuction concerning the Jewish question, and announced the book
CO~[FORT FOR THE JEWS. The orchestra then played
another selection, at the conclusion of which the speaker
of the evening appcared. He was enthusiastically received by the Jews. The hall was well filled, and the
attention was remarkable.
A few left the hall during the lecture, but not one
Jew left. Those who went out were Bible Students. It
really seems too bad that those who claim to be consecrated to the Lord, when they invite strangers to
come to a meeting will take good seats and then walk
out. But it seems almost hopeless to call this to the
attention of the friends. Some of them feel absolutely
at liberty to walk in and out of a meeting as the whim
takes hold upon them.
The Jewish audience hung upon every word and frequently manifested their approval and joy by enthusiastic applaw,e. At the conclusion of the lecture a quartet
sang a Jewish hymn. The audience was so impressed
that some of the Jews in the audience joined in the hymn
with real feeling. The Jews left the hall enthusiastically,
some of them buying as many as four books each.
Brother Macmillan appeared in the crowd as they were
passing out and the Jews mistook him for the speaker
and almost mobbed him, but he soon explained that he
was the first speaker of the evening and they were just
as glad to greet him. It is quite evident that the Jews
who have faith in the Bible delight to see that the time
has come for the fulfilment of the prophecies which
foretold that they shall come again into God's favor.
The convention concluded Monday afternoon following the annual meeting of the WATCH TOWER BIBLE
AND TRACT SOCIETY. Discourses were delivered by several of the brethren and at 8: 00 p. m. Brother Rutherford appeared on the platform and gave a brief talk of
twenty minutes, at the conclusion of which the hymn
"God Be With You Till We Meet Again" was sung;
and with a chautauqua salute the brethren bade each
other goodbye and went to their respective homes.
Many telegrams were received from various parts of
the world expressing confidence and encouragement and
asking God's blessing upon the conventlOn and annual
meeting. Amongst these were some from Europe, particularly from the London Bethel Family, and from
other parts of the country. The K ew York church, having had a happy day during Saturday, sent the following telegram:
We greet you and thiose assembled in convention in the
Dame of Jehovah and rejoice with you In the King's service.
Class in action had banner day. Sold seven thousand.
It was a happy convention, and many were the remarks heard to the effect that they had never seen such
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a sweet spirit manifested and that not one word of criticism was heard against any person or any thing. Everybody seemed to be in full harmony. The brethren expressed thankfulness for the help received from THE
WATCH TOWER; and we were glad of this, because the
only desire is to help the brcthren. Withal, it was a
blessed season of mingling together and of aiding each
other to understand some of the precious things of God's
wonderful plan.
and for the Board of Directors for the ensuing term of

three years, to wit: .T. F. Rutherford, C. A. Wise, W. E.
Van Amburgh, A. H. Macmillan, R. J. Martin, H. H.
Riemer and .T. A. Baeuerlein. The Secretary then announced that there were present, in person and by
proxy, 157,484 votes, all of which he cast by ballot for
the persons above named as a Board of Directors. Thereupon the President declared that upon the advice of the
voters and of the vote cast accordingly the above named
seven persons were duly elected as memb~.rs of the Board
of Directors for the ensuing term of three years.
ANNUAL MEETING
The next order of business was the election of officers.
The
.name of Brother J. F. Rutherford was presented as
(Copy of the Minutes)
PreSIdent. There were no other names presented. TherePursuant to notice duly given as provided by law and
upon it was moved that by unanimous consent the
by the charter and by-laws of the SOCIETY the annual
Secretary be instructed to cast the entire vote of the
meeting of the WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOmeeting for Brother J. F. Rutherford to serve as PresiCIETY was held at Memorial Hall, Pittsburgh, at ten
dent for a term of three years. Brother C. A. Wise was
o'clock Monday, November 1st, 1926. The time for the
called to the chair and put the motion which was unanregular annual meeting is October 31st, but this date .
'
I~ously adopted. Thereupon the Secretary cast the enbeing Sunday the meeting was held according to law
tIre vote of, to wit, 157,484, for Brother J. F. Rutheron the day following.
ford for the office of President of the SOCIETY for a
The meeting was called to order by the President in period of three years.
the chair, who called upon Brother W. E. Spill to offer
Brother C. A. Wise was then nominated for Viee
the opening prayer. Reading of the minutes of the
President. Brother A. H. Macmillan also was placed in
previous meeting was omitted by common consent. The
nomination. Brother Macmillan withdrew his name and
next order of business was the report by the President
thereupon the meeting unanimously elected Br~ther
on the work of the SOCIETY during the fiscal year, which
Wise as Vice President for the ensuing term of three
closed September 30th. This report is quite voluminous,
years.
covering some sixty pages of manuscript. The convenBrother W. E. Van Amburgh was nominated and by
tion voted to have it read. The President thereupon
unanimous consent of the shareholders elected as Secreread the report.
This report was enthusiastically received, and tary and Treasurer for the period of three years. Brother
upon motion the members of the annual meeting voted H. H. Riemer was then nominated and unanimously
their unqualified approval thereof. The Treasurer then elected as Assistant Secretary and Treasurer.
The President then called the order of unfinished
made his report. The law does not require these reports
to be made, nor does the charter; but they are made for business, and there being none next called for new
the encouragement of the brethren. This was the state- business. Thereupon Brother L. L. Bulleit of Indianapolis announced to the Chairman that he had a resolu~
ment made by the President of the meeting.
The next in order was the election of a Board of tion to present and that the resolution had to do with
Directors of seven members, to serve for a period of the officers of the SOCIETY. The President then anthree years. The Board, as constituted at that time, nounced, "In view of the statement of the brother as to
was, to wit: J. F. Rutherford, C. A. Wise, W. E. Van the nature of his resolution I now ask Brother C. H.
Amburgh, A. H. Macmillan, C. H. Anderson, H. H. Anderson of Baltimore to take the chair and preside over
Riemer, and J. A Baeuerlein. A motion was made that the meeting during the consideration of the resolution!'
the corporation meeting proceed to re-elect the seven Brother Bulleit was also invited to the platform, to read
persons above named as the Board: Brother R. J. Martin the resolution, and at the conclusion thereof he moved
was then also placed in nomination. Thereupon Brother its adoption.. Brother Spill of Pittsburgh, Brother
C. H. Anderson arose and stated to the corporate mem- Saunders of PIttsburgh, and a number of other brethren,
bers that he was so situated that he could not give enthusiastically seconded the resolution; whereupon it
personal attention to the duties as a member of the being put to a vote was unanimously adopted. Tho
Board of Directors, and therefore withdrew his name and resolution is as follows, to wit:
asked the corporate body to vote for Brother Martin in
SHAREHOLDERS' RESOLUTION
his stead.
As consecrated followers of Christ, assembled in convenThereupon a motion was made that the Secretary of
the SOCIETY, by unanimous consent, cast the entire vote, tion at Pittsburgh, Pa., and at the annual meeting ot thtI
WATCI:l TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY. we send love anel
present and voting, for the following named persons as greetings to our brethren throughout the earth.
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We are aware of the fact that all who are earnestly keepIng the commandments of God as his witnesses on earth
are the targets of the Devil and his emissaries. The venom
of such attacks is manifest more particularly against those
In the front ranks of the battie for the truth.
The enemy has caused to be circulated against officers of
the SOCIETY, and especially against the President of the
SOCIETY, false and wicked accusations which have a tendency to disturb some of our brethren. We regret to note
that these malicious accusations have been carried about
by some who have professed to be in present truth but who
no more walk with us. 'Ve would take no notice \)f these
vicious attacks except for the purpose of encouraging our
brethren who are not in a position to know the facts as
well as we know them.
For ten years Brother J. F. Rutherford has zealously and
faithfully served as President of the SOCIETY. His election
has been unanimous each time during that period, and at
this meeting he again has been unanimously elected.
The blessing of the Lord attending his efforts is the best
evidence of the Lord's approval upon him. This convention
and annual meeting now goes on record expressing our full
faith and confidence in Brother Rutherford and in those who
are associated with him at headquarters, and in his managers in the various countries who are actin,g under his appointment. We call upon our brethren everywhere to stand
together fighting for the gospel of the kingdom and thereby
giving their unqualified and loyal support to Brother Rutherford and the brethren associated with him in conducting
this work.
BROOKLYN,
N. Y.
We request that a copy of this resolution be presented to

Brother Rutherford, and a copy be sent to the local manager of each and every country, and that it be published in
THE WATCH TOWER, in the English and the foreign editions.
Under the leadership of our Lord we are marching ta
victory. Let us all march firmly together.
There being no further business to come before the

shareholders' meeting at this time the meeting adjourned.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
seal as Secretary, this first day of November, A. D. 1926.
(Signed) W. E.
VAN
AMBURGH, Secretary.
The annual report, as heretofore announced, being too

voluminous to publish in THE WATCH TOWER, will be
published in the YEAR BOOK of the SOCIETY. This
book will also contain a brief history of the SOCIETY and
a text for each day of the year, and a special prayermeeting text and comment for each Wednesday during
the year. This book will be handsomely bound in royal
purple cloth and gold stamped. The price to all will b.
fifty cents. Orders are being received now.
THE CHRISTIAN'S USE OF THE BIBLE

--JANUARY 16-DEUTERON01>1Y 6: 4-9; 2 TIMOTHY 3: 14-17--
"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path."-Psalm 119: 105.
HE true disciple of Jesus, while always interested
in all things relating to the Bible, gives himself
no concern in the matter of textual criticisms
which are leveled against it by men learned in the
world's wisdom; nor in those more numerous and much
more harmful higher criticisms which are made by the
clergy who, though set apart by their respective organ_izations to expound the Bible, nevertheless spend time
in criticism professedly to make it clearer but really to
destroy the thought that it is the revelation of God to
man.
2 To the disciple it is enough that Jesus accepted the
writings of Moses, the Law, the historical records, the
Psalms, and the prophets as a God-given record for the
guidance and instruction of all his servants, not excluding himself. To him these sacred writings were a
treasure store of God's revelation of his purpose for man.
a Today the Bible is in greater circulation than ever
before. The Bible societies which exist to get it into
circulation are active in their work; they ardently
further their work abroad; and at home, partly because
of their activities, it continues to be a "best seller".
Yet by the great mass of Christian peoples, who profess
to be guided by it, it is held in less esteem than ever;
for the critic has been abroad in the land, with thE' result that confidence in the Lord's Word is very low.
4. If it is objected that without "scholarly criticism"

we do not know that the Scriptures which we reverence
and to which we trust are the same as those which Jesus
knew so well and which he took for his guidance, we
answer that the Old Testament as we have it, which
contains the same writings that Jesus used, is consistent
with itself; and there is no indication of its having lost
or gained in its long journey through the changing centuries. The quotations from it which were made by the
apostles in setting the foundation of the faith and practice of the church of Christ :fix its authority in the
church.
5 Further, the researches of men of good will, and
even of those who have searched rather to find errors
than to find corroboration, have served to prove to the
follower of Christ and to the lover of God that the Bible
is singularly free from serious blemishes which might
naturally have so easily gotten into it. To the Bible
Student there is no room for doubt on any matter essential to a true knowledge of the will and purpose of
God.
6 To the Old Testament scriptures must be added the
writings of the apostles, the whole making the Word of
God, which is to be received by the followers of Jesu.e
now and ultimately by all men. Every word of JeSUI
which has been recorded is part of the revelation of God.
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Also the accounts written of his birth and works, of his

death and resurrection, are received as God-given. The
trivial matters of the early Christians' daily arrangements and of their communal life were not necessary to
the life of the church, and are not recorded.
7 That the holy spirit of God brought back to the
apostles' memory those things necessary to be recorded
and believed is certain. (John 16: 13) The doings and
sayings of the apostles as they instructed the church
were made part of the revelation in order to guide the
church; and the whole forms the Word of God as it must
be received, the Word which is able to make a man wise
unto salvation and to make the man of God perfect
in his equipment for service. Besides this, it should be
understood that the Scriptures are God's witness to himself. Its prophecies were placed on record that when in
God's due time their time for fulfilment would come,
they would thus be a proof that Jehovah alone is God.
None other than Jehovah could foretell the future; and
there are thousands of years between the prophecies and
the events which have fulfilled them.
a How is the Word of God to be used? Moses told
Israel that the things which he taught them about God
they were to bind on their hand for a sign, and have
them for frontlets between their eyes. How literally
this was to be understood is not certain. A sign indicates
something seen; perhaps a ring with a seal, or a bangle
on the wrist with a token, was here intended. Jesus did
not condemn the Pharisees for wearing 8 phylactery;
all he said was that they made them broad so as to call
the peoples' attention to their claim to reverence for
the law.
9 Israel was to write the instruction of Moses on the
door posts; that is, some reminder, 8 text as we would
say, was to be written there as now-a-days we have
mottoes with Scripture words for hanging on the walls
of dwellings. But the Israelites were also to write the
words of the law on their hearts; that is, they were to
lay them up in their minds so as to be /1,ble to meditate
on them day and night, abroad or at home; and to preserve them by telling their children the story of God's
wonderful dealings with them, and of all his goodness.
10 Israel's sons in the days of Israel's degeneracy made
a great profession of reverence for the law of God, and
with great ostentation wore their phylacteries, with passages from the law, on their arms and on their foreheads. But it was almost all for outward show. The
Word of God was not in their minds, nor the love of the
Word of God in their hearts. The org'lnized systems of
Christendom have made the same profession of reverence
for the whole of the Bible as the Jew did for his sacred
writings, the Old Testament. But they have done exactly as the Jew did. 'rhe churches of Rome and of
England have done little to explain or expound the
Word of God. Each based its claim upon the Word,
founded their services and creeds, and then expected no
further light.
11 In later days, as Protestantism began to be broken

up into sects, more attention was paId to the Bible. In
still later days sects have arisen who have called attention to certain texts of Scripture and, by making "8
belief" out of their choice, have emphasized them. Thus
it has come about that with many there is a much wider
knowledge of the Word of God than ever before. It is
apparent that a knowledge of certain texts is not in itself of service; indeed, frequently such knowledge does
more harm than good, because pride takes the place of
a hum ble desire to serve God. "Knowledge puffeth up,"
said Paul; and he referred specially to Bible knowledge.
12 But granted a knowledge of the truth of the Bible,
and humility with it, also a desire to glorify God by
means of that knowledge, then the more of it the follower of Jesus has the-better he can serve his Master.
Here is where the disciples were advantaged; they were
well versed in the Word of God. Other things considered,
it may properly be supposed that those of them who were
the better versed in the Scriptures were of the most
service in the church. However, some were called for
one reason, some for another. It is manifest that even
some of the apostles were not called to be interpreters
of Scripture.
18At Pentecost Peter said at once that the manifestation which the people saw was the fulfilment of Joel's
prophecy, and he quoted Joel probably without any
reference to the Scripture roll. It should not be understood that Peter's mind was miraculously charged with
the words of the prophecy; the holy spirit merely stirred
them to remembrance, but did not put them intrl his
mind. In exactly the same way those who now are called
apart from the world to serve Jehovah can serve him
best if they serve with a clear understanding.
U The Bible is more than a collection of ancient writings and of the sayings and doings of good men. It
speaks of itself as the living Word, as when Peter says,
I'Having been regenerated, not from corruptible, but
from incorruptible seed, through the living and enduring
Word of God." (1 Peter 1: 23, DIAGLOTT) Evidently
more is intended than the thought of the Scriptures
conveying words which lead to life--the Word itself
is living.
15 The words of the Bible can co~fort as nothing else
can do; and there is a power in its words, when quoted,
which seems to be over and above that which might
naturally be expected. It is adaptable to every experience in the Christian's life. Probably there is no
experience which the Christian would describe or relate
but that he will find scriptures which express better
than his own words that which he would say. If he
would tell of his gratitude to God, if he wishes to offer
praise and to honor God, if he would pray, he finds in
the Bible a store of words upon which he may draw to
express his heart or to guide his thoughts.
16 It follows then that a disciple of Jesus must ever
:find the Scriptures a constant source of strength and
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a guide in all the varying phases of life; and it will ever

be to him as life itself. Paul writing to Timothy says,
"But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned
and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast
learned them. . . . from a child thou hast known the
holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto
salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect,
thoroughly furnished unto all good works."-2 Timothy 3: 14-17.
11 Reading and prayerful meditation upon the Scriptures will make the man of God complete, "thoroughly
furnished" in every good work. Every man who, like
Timothy, is privileged to serve God as a "man of God"
will find all his equipment through the Word. Such a
one will have the guidance of the holy spirit; but he will
receive that, not apart from the written Word, but by
light upon it. The disciple of Jesus, therefore, must be
an earnest reader and student of the Word of God if he
w:ould make progress in life and service.
18 What should be the attitude of the Lord's people
who in this day are gathered together by the fact of the
Lord's return, even as the disciples of Jesus were
gathered together at the first advent by him? Should
these companies meet together for direct study of the
Word of God alone, ignoring all else? At first sight it
seems as if when present truth came, making the Bible
a readable book, those who rejoiced in the truth should
meet for further study of the Bible alone, to acquire
more knowledge and thus to worship God; and to many
who followed thill course any question of its propriety
has been resented. To others very frequently this course
has seemed doubtful, because of the temptation these
have had to forget the reason for the giving of present
truth which illuminated the Bible, and because many
began to decide for themselves what truths may be accepted and what teachings may be rejected, and thus
withdraw from cooperation in the kingdom work.
19 The history of the early church gives us a lead.
BROOKLYN,
N.
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Then brethren met for prayer and fellowship, and to be

guided by the apostles: "They continued stedfastly in
the apostles' doctrine." (Ads 2 : 42) It would be natural
for those Jews instructed in the doctrines of Christ to
want to know more of the meaning of their sacred Scriptures, and when they met together they would surely
delight to have them read. But there is nothing to indicate that they met merely to study the Old Testament,
or that they were directed to do so.
20 The Bible shows that whenever God has a message
for his people he has raised up a messenger, as in the
days of Israel; or instructed teachers, as when the
church, composed of believers in Jesus, was brought into
existence. These messengers brought into prominence
those portions of the prophecies due to be understood.
Thus fresh light on the Scriptures meant more intelligent reading, and they became "meat in due season";
and those who followed the light were encouraged and
strengthened. This was what happened at the first advent; and surely this has been his way at the present
time, in these days of the second advent. The fact of
the Lord's return was disclosed; the truths concerning
this were emphasized in God's appointed way. The
Lord's people were gathered round these truths that
they might be fully instructed therein. The Scriptures
glowed with light, and thlil personal reading and meditation have been made a constant source of enjoyment, confirming God's people in his truth and his work.
What is the Bible Student's attitude toward textual and

higher criticism, and why? What results have these
criticisms wrought? How shall we answer their daim
for recognition? 11 1-5.
What constitutes the Scriptures, and how did the holy spirit
operate in their preparation? 11 6, 7.
How was Israel commanded to use the Scriptures, and
what hypocrisy relative thereto did their leaders commit?
Is there a parallel in Christendom now? 11 8-11.
Is a knowledge of the Scriptures a .handicap? Were all the
apostles called as interpreters of the Word? 11 12, 13.
Why is the Bible called "the living Word"? How does it
make the man of God "complete"? 11 14-17.
How should the Scriptures be studied by the ecclesia?
What course did the early church follow in this matter!
How has the Lord ever imparted bis messages? I 18-20.
AN INTERESTING LETTER
HEARS TRUTH OVER WBBR
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FRIENDS IN THE LORD:
It Is a little more than a year since I first learned of the

Truth through WBBR. I had been praying for a long time
to God to show me his way, and I believe that WU1l God's
way of answering my prayer.
I am sure that God is blessing the efforts of the bret;hren
in their labor of love, and especially our beloved Brother
Rutherford. I took great pleasure in reading Judge Rutherford's wonderful address given In the New Madison Square
Garden, as published in the N. Y. .Anlericaol-, Oct. 18th, and
believe our Lord's blessing went with it in spite of Satan'!

opposition.
I am rejoicing in the Truth and in the incoming kingdom,
and am anxious that others shall know about it. I bave
read nearly all the literature that is publlshed by the
I. B. S. A., and could not live without it.
Please accept inclosed money order for use tn the Lord"
service. I also wish to thank the WBBR radio performera,
who are so faithful in entertaining us with good music anil
singing.
Truly yours in the Lord,
MRs. VIJ:u. W. CoNKLIN.-N. J.
PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE

JANUARY 23-MARK
1: 35; 14: 32-36; MATTHEW 6: 9-13-
"Ask, and it shall be given y:Ju,' seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto yl1t.'" -JfattMfJI 'f: 1.
LTHOUGH there is no record in the Old Testament of prayer being oifered earlier than Abraham's appeal for Sodom made to the angel of
Jehovah and asking that the city might not be destroyed
if at least ten good persons were found in it, yet we must
suppose that his was not the first prayer offered to God.
Men worshiped God as they sacrificed to him; and
Abel's offering, acceptable to God, would be accompanied
by some expression of his hed-rt, whether voiced or not.
2 It was true then as now that "prayer is the soul's
sincere desire, uttered or unexpressed," It was natural
that such men as Abel, Enoch and Noah should voice
their praise and express their desires as they offered their
sacrifices to God; and God, who never changes, must
always have had his ears open to the cry of those who
put faith in him.
a There is no record of the patriarchs praying for
counsel in their affairs, nor intimation of any attempt
or thought to enter into communion with God. When
in need of instruction in any new matters which arose
in Israel, Moses had a means of approaching God; he
BOught and was given his answer in the holy place of
the tabernacle. Apparently in all matters relating to
Israel he was limited to that more ceremonial form of
prayer; there is no suggestion that at either morning 01'
night he supplicated for God's guidance of his work
for Israel. Moses' song, in which Miriam joined, and
Deborah's song of triumph were of the nature of prayer,
but were not supplication.
~ The first supplication recorded in the Bible is of
Hannah, the mother of Samuel, who in bitterness of
soul prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. Her attitude
of prayer was woefully misunderstood; Eli the high
priest, accusilomed to seeing dl unkenness in the court,
thought she too was drunk. But as the time approached
when God would establish a kingdom in Israel, centered
around a temple service, which may be called the
second phase of Israel's life, prayer became more common in Israel. Samuel who was then the Lord's chosen
leader, and who in so many things set the worship in
Israel, was a man of prayer. His cry in prayer was
known throughout IsraeL 'Towards the close of his life,
when the people desired a king and really rejected him as
their leader and God as their invisible King, they nevertheless asked Samuel that he would not cease to pray for
them. They depended very much upon his prayers.
I When Davl'd came to the throne, and the temple of
God was in prospect, it was fitting that songs of praise
should bi prepared. Then it was that God gave the
PsaJ.m.g, the songs of the King and the kingdom.. These
yords of God., many of which are prophetic in matter,
were not given as the prophecies were, nor for the same
reason. These words of prayer and praise, and often of

deep supplication in communion with Jehovah, are a
special portion of the storehouse of divine truth. They
served a purpose in the days when they were given to
Israel; but they were specially given for the church ot
God, that when these faithful in Christ Jesus should
come they should find for their communion with him
exactly those things which would enable them to expresl
themselves in praise or supplication.-See Romans 15: 4.
6 When the temple was built it was to be a house of
prayer for the people of Israel, where they might meet
God; and it was to be representatively a house of praye;r
for all peoples. In his prayer of dedication Solomon said,
"Hearken therefore unto the supplication of thy servant.
and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward
this place; hear thou from thy dwellingplace, even from
heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive." (2 Chronicle.l
6: 21) From that time prayer became a more familiar
feature of the life of God's people. Daniel in exile in
Babylon prayed three times a day; not ostentatiously,
but certainly he did not mind that others saw him.
7 When John the Baptist came heralding Jesus, he
taught his disciples to pray; and later the disciples of
Jesus said, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught
his disciples." (Luke 11: 1) Apparently Jesus had no
set formality in prayer, and there is nothing to indicate
that he and his disciples had morning worship together;
but the presumption that they did so worship would not
be out of place; it seems to have been his custom to give
thanks before they partook of their meals. It is also ap..
parent that Jesus often rose early in the morning in
order that he might be alone in prayer with his Father.
8 The prayer commonly known as the Lord's prayer,
which in answer to their request Jesus taught to his
disciples, though itself a model was given more especially
as a guide as to what things should be prayed for rather
than as a specific form to be used. While Jesus was with
them there is little evidence of their directing their
minds to prayer; but in his last talk with them he told
them that the holy spirit would come and would prompt
them as to their needs. He said that in that day they
too should go to the Father as he had done, presenting
their prayers in his name; that is, standing in his cov~
enant, and asking as it were in his stead-not, as is
commonly understood, for his salce. When the holy spirit
came the disciples were often in prayer; and it is apafte .
parent that they spent considerable time there
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waiting upon God.-Acts 6: 4.
8 Thus with the coming of the holy spirit at Pentecost
there was a change in the matter of prayer. A com"
munion with God was given not hitherto called for 0Jl
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his part, nor hitherto possible for his people to enjoy;

this privilege of communion with God in the spirit was
first enjoyed by Jesus. The Acts of the Apostles tells of
the whole company of brethren in their new-found life
and joy continuing stedfast in the apostles' doctrine
and fellowship, in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
(Acts 2: 42) For what the brethren prayed when they
met together we are not told. No doubt they now felt
a desire to express themselves in unison, in a way not
possible in the temple service which they still used in
part; we read that "Peter and John went up together
into the temple at the hour of prayer."-Acts 3: 1.
10 Being moved by the same spirit as that which now
moves those who enjoy the truth, they would certainly
give thanks to God for the truth, and pray for his blessing on their endeavors to live in harmony with his will,
and that they might faithfully witness to their faith.
When the apostles had been held up by the leaders of
the people, they went to the brethren and all prayed together that the Lord who had exalted Jesus would grant
that with all boldness they might speak his word, and
that signs and wonders might continue to be done by his
name.-See Acts 4: 23-30.
11 The active ministry of Paul and Barnabas may be
said to have begun through the more responsible brethren
in Antioch, who fasted and waited on the Lord, evidently
seeking his will concerning the ministry to the Gentiles;
and the Lord guided them to the sending of Paul and
Barnabas abroad amongst the Gentiles. (Acts 13: 1-3)
Paul tells much about his prayers on behalf of the Lord's
people and for himself, and he urges the brethren to
prayer. It is evident from his many references to prayer
that he expected it to have an important place in the
life of all followers of Jesus.
12 From all this it is apparent that prayer is to be
considered as a special privilege given to the church, and
must take its place with the reading of and meditation
upon the Word of God and our daily strivings to lead
a life in harmony with the divine will. He who neglects
prayer usually becomes unthankful, and is in danger of
making shipwreck of his f.aith.
Though the believer is enjoined to pray constantly
there is no indication that he should spend much time in
retirement. Probably the long prayers of the closet must
be avoided even as the long prayers of the market-place;
the one is an open exhibition of hypocrisy and self-flattery, the other tends to feed or produce a self-satisfaction which is dangerous to the spirit.
13
H For what should the Christian pray? He should

pray for his brethren in the faith, for the interests of
the church, for the Lord's cause, for all that which will
bring honor to the Lord. He should also pray for such
guidance and counsel as he may need in his daily walk
through life. The Lord's prayer is a guide in this mat-
BROOKI.YN,
N. Y.
ter. It first expresses reverence and praise to J ehoyah ;

then a prayer that his kingdom may come; that his ,rill
may be done on earth as in heaven; then that the family of Christ, the household of faith, of which the one
who prays is a member, may have given to it that daily
portion of spiritual food which is necessary; then comes
the reminder that if one prays he must go to God with
clean hands, holding no evil thought in his heart towards
any, and requests that he may be forgiven for his wrong
doings in proportion as he himself is ready to forgive.
1~ There is little of the personal in the Lord's model
prayer; but, as it does not suppose the church could meet
daily in order to offer it, it must be considered also as a
personal supplication given in this form, that the one
who prays may always remember that he is a member
of a community, the family of God. It follows that such
a privilege of prayer as is given to the consecrated, who
have the liberty of going to God asking whatsoever they
will in the name of Christ, cannot mean that any believer could selfishly choose what he would and obtain it.
16 Prayer takes its place with the gift of the spirit, and
the gift of the Word of God made plain, all of which are
gifts to the church. These three great blessings are
therefore intended for the church of God as a whole, to
be enjoyed by the various members only as they are in
harmony with the church and therefore with the Lord.
H this were properly understood and accepted prayer
would be more truly appreciated and used rightly.
17 It seems proper for a son of God to tell his Father
of his heart's desires; and we may suppose that God is
well pleased for his child to tell him of all things connected with his life; of his joys, sorrows, trials, temptations. But he must be careful in making his supplications to God; he must not pray to try to cause God to
conform his providences to the wish of the heart. In
other words, prayer is not intended to control or alter
the providences of God, but is instituted in order that
there may be a wise understanding of how the providences of God should guide the life.
What is the first mention of prayer in the Scriptures? Was

it not practised until then? How did Moses commune
with God? rr 1-3.
What is the first recorded supplication in the Bible? Wh1
was it fitting that songs of praise should be prepared in
David's clay, and what was their real purpose? U 4,5.
\Vhat other records of prayer have we prior to Jesus' ministry? What purpose was our Lord's model prayer intended to serve? What further information (lid Jesus
leave with his disciples in this regard, and what followed?
U 6-10.
How was Paul's ministry to the Gentiles begun, and what
instruction concerning prayer did he give to the churches?
What results from neglect of prayer? 11 11, 12.
Are long prayers advised in the Scriptures? For what should
Christians pray? Analyze the Lord's model prayer. What
three great blessings have been given to the church? 13-11.
SOME INTERESTING LETTERS

telling you how wonderful I think they all are. Truly we
are walking in the light.
I had oLce thougilt that thE're was too much being sllid
about service and not enough about Christian development;
but now the precious "yoice of the Lord" has made all
that clear, and to me sefvi-cf} has become the sweetest ot
words.
'.rhe truly anniuted ones will no longer need to be urged
to service, but ,,'ill be eager, willing, proud doer8 of the
Word; and the Lord is plentifully rewarding them as they
go from house to house.
We need not hesitate to urge the people to buy the DELlVElLlNCF; book, hecause it has the message of the hour.
It is the IU'OSt ,vonderful book in the world today. I find
many who are eager for it, especially those who have read
THE HARP OF' GOD and have appreciated its message.
0, how r do thank m;\, heavenly Father that he has made
it possible for me to spentl a few hOUl'S each week in his
blessed service! Pray for me, dear brother, that if it is his
will a way may be opened so that I can spend more time
in his service.
Assuring you of 1'ry warmost Christian love, and that I
am one hundred percent on the Lord's side and hence in
full harmony with the SOCIETY, I am
Your sister in the ::\laster's service,
MRS. F. BRANT.-Oal.
STAYING TILL THE WORK IS DONE
DEAR BllOTHr:n H UTHERFORD :

I hope that I do not arrest too much of YOl~r time,. but
I have just read the last ",VA'l'CH TOWER article entItled
"Tbe Stone of Stumbling", and I wish you to know h~w
mudl I appreciated it. It is simply excellent. No one w~th
a rle:ht heart attitude toward the truth could do anythlllg
but eommend it and thank the dear Lord for it, and also be
appreciative that 11e is using you, dear brother, in such an
effectual way in this great work.
Since the day I read TIlE DIYlNE PLAN I ha,e been rejoicing in the glorious light of truth, but I can most truthfully say that it was never so beautiful as at prpsent. The
whole matter is upening up wonderfully, and the joy ot
being here and doing something to get the truth into the
people'S minds as they crack open is most blessed indeed.
I could not but smile a pleasant relief as you bumped the
"going home" talk. Candidly that has grated on me for a
long time. It somehow has had the sound of an old home
retreat, or a sort of old age pension.
.
Every true saint, of course, longs for the time when they
can be forever with the Lord and uplift the human race and
have the blessings attendant to that pleasant work and
position; but to want to quit here b~fore the Lord has accomplished his work is a selfish motive, as you have aptly
stated.
Assuring you of my love, and rejoicing in being in this
great warfare and witness, I remain
Your fellow servant of our King,
H. L, PHILBRICK.-MIM8.
BLESSED BY FLASHES FROM THE TEMPLE

After a careful study of the two recent ",VATCH TOWER
articles on "The Stone of Zion" and "The Stone ot
Stumbling", I simply must express my heartfelt gratitude
for the comforting, sustaining and searching t~ths there!n
presented. Your arguments, being both SCrIptural and
reasonable leave absolutely no room for doubt; they are
masterfully logical and unmistakably conclusive. .
Your time is too valuable to be spent on mere tnfies, but
just please permit me to say that I wish you. could fully
realize how much I have been helped, and the JOY that has
come into my heart and life, through an appreciation vf
the various "flashes from the temple"-thanks to him.
Your brother and colaborer in him,
GEORGE L. HOBERTsoN.-Pa.
FEEDING ON PRESENT TRUTH
OuR DEAR BROTHER RUTHERFORD:
The little Bunker Hill, Illinois ecclesia sends you greetings

of Christian love, and wishes especially to express to you
their deep appreciation of the DELIVERANCE book which we
have just finished as a Berean Study. It is truly marvelous,
and we thank the Giver of every good and perfect gift for
this best of all gifts for our learning, except the Bible.
",Ve are studying the WATCH TOWER articles three times
a week now. On Sundays we study the ones appointed by
the SOClETY fur those dates, We are so thankful that we
can all see the new light as it comes due; and we are walking in the light as he is in the light, and have sweet fellowship one with another.
Your brethren in the Lord,
BUNKER HILL Eccu;sIA.-IU.
100 PERCENT FOR THE LORD

After reading THE HARP OF GOD and each succeeding
good article that has come out in 'rIlE WATCH TOWER since,
I have wanted to tell you of my appreciation, but since
reading DELIVERANCE and the article in August 13th TOWER
on "Servant and Service" I can no longer refrain frulIl
CONVENTION BLESSINGS FAR-REACHING

DEAR BROTHJ<;R HUTHERFORD:
I am taking this, the earliest opportunity after my return
from Bdtain and the International Convention in London,
to express my gratitude and appreciation for the great
privilege afforded me in being able to attend. I thank my
heavenly Father, and I thank you as his honored instrument, for making it possible for me 1.'0 enjoy such a favor.
The convention has done much for me even as it must have
done much for all who attended with the true kingdom
spirit. It will be something more thalil a memory, for the
Lord used you wonderfully to clearly and courageously set
forth his way and will.
It must have been manifest to all that the key note of
supreme reverence for Jehovah and his Son, of loyalty and
devotion to his cause, and the necessity for not only seeing
the L'ord's will but of doing it, which permeated all your
discourses, is also the key note of your life; thereby making it possible for the Lord to use you so wonderfully. 'l'he
position you occupy and the prominence it gives you makes
you a continued target for the adversary and his active associates, also the butt of jealous and small-minded so-called
brethren. Bue the Lord must love you for your steadfastness and courage; and if it is any comfort for you to know
it, I am glad to assure y>Ou for myself and for the many
others here that we love you and shall seek continually to
uphold and strengthen your hands.
The "Testimony to the Rulers of the World", and your
wonderful Albert Hall lecture in SUppOl't of the same, indicates very d,'arly the lines to be followed in the ill'ore
public kingdom work of the immediate future. r am bappy
to assure you of my whole-hearted desire to faithfully follow
such a leael here in South Africa, even as I know the Lord
is directing you.
'l'he return voyage provided opportunity for a more careful reading of the DELIVERANCE book. I can say no more
than tllat lily heart just overflows in gratitude to my
heavenly Father for this, the greatest ~'et of all messages to
the church at this end of the age i and not only to the
church but to the world alS'O.
I am glad to tel! >'ou that everJ't hing was in good shape
on my return, and that BrotlJer Phillips had done well in
his general care of things. He is well, and sends his love
alld ;;reetings to you.
Assuring you of my continued fervent love and devotion
tv the Lord's cause, I am,
Your brother and servant in the Lord,
THOS A. WALUER.-SO. A.frWa.
au,
Intelnational Bible Students A~sociation Classes

!.tecturel3 dnd p(udle.g by Tmveling Brethren
BBOTHER. T. E. BARKIm
New Haven. Conn........Jan.
Chec.;ter, P::I. __
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'Yllnllngton, Del. ..._._
Ald. ...._..
Georgetown. Del.
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Chc~tCl tfHvn)
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Los Angeles. Calif.....Jan.

Yuma, .\L"iz.
P110l'ni'X. AI'IZ
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l-Iatch,
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Exmore. \ a.
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~ewport New., Va. .. ..
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Norfolk, Va
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Currituck. N. C. ........"
17
Chincotea.~ue,
Va.
Hurley, Tex
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Farwell, Tex.
Panllandle, Tex
"
A.marIllo, Tex. .... u......,.
Dalhart, Tex..._....._... " 6.
J. A. BOHNET
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9.10
11,12
13, 1.1:
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Albuquerque, N. l\fex. Jan.

El Paso, Tex
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Valentine. 'l'ex
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Bar::;to\v, Tex
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Abilene. Tex.
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Jan.
::
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2.3
4,5
6
7.9
10. 11
Los Angeles, Calif

J an.
1. 2
Bakersfield, Calif.
4. 5
Fresno, Calif.
G, 7
Sacramento. Calif. ..
9
Chico, Calif.
.. 10, 13
Columbia. S. C
_ Jan.
Orangeburg. S. C.
Charleston. S. C.
..
Savannah. Ga.
..
Jacksonville. Fla.._ ..
Waynesboro. Miss
Jan.
Mel'ldian. Miss.
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Columbus, "MiS::--i. ..... It
West Point. Miss.
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McCool. Miss. .
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OJ
11
\2,13
16
17,18
Fort Wayne, Ind

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13
J',Iansfic.ld, O.
,. 13, 14
PittsbUl'gh, l'a
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16
Altoona. Pa. .
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17
Harri"burg. l'a. .. _
}8
Parat11~e"
Calif.....
l\lacdud, CalIf.
t_t. ,;,.
Klilmath Falls. Ore._

Asbland. Ore
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Medford. Ore. .
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11,12
14.1!
17,1
19,2
21,23
BROTHER V. C. RICE
11. 12
13
14.16
17. 18
19,20
Schenectady, ~. Y. J an
9
Gloversville, N. Y
_ "
16
Batada, N. Y
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18,19
Ashtabula, O. ........... " 20;21
Auburn, Ind.
" 23.24
1012
13, 14
16
17, 18
19, 20
Toronto, Onto
Hamilton, Onto
Beamsville, Onto
St. Catharines, Onto
Niagara Falls, Onto
Garrett. lnd. _
....Tan.
23
part Wayne, Ind. _
.. 26, 27
'Varsaw, Ind.
..
28
Goshen, Ind. ..._....... ., 30. 31
Elkhart, Ind. .
Feb.
1. 2
BROTHER C.ROBERTS
Jan.
"
2
4, 0
6
7
9. 10
\Yelland, Onto
D,unnville, Onto
SImcoe. Onto
Brantford, Onto
Kitchener, Onto
J"8.l1. 11. 12
13
14
.. 16 11
" IS: 19
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Owensboro, Ky .......Jan.12,13
.. 14 16
Evansville, Ind.
, 17
Providence, Ky. --''''''
Dixon. Ky
---.. .. 18.19
Hopkinsville, Ky
.. .. 20,21
Belmont. Ill..._.._ Jan.

Robinson. Ill.
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Lawrenceville, Ill.
Clay City. Ill.
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Flora, Ill.
_ _... ..
Cl..lllul'eSR, Tc.\
Sealy, Tex
Jan.
2,3
Crosby, Tex.
.. 23, 24
Dayton, Tex. ............::
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Devers, Tex.
27
Beaumont, Tex
.
Orange, Tex
Jan.
28
Port Arthur, Tex. .. " 30 31
Beaumont, Tex
Feb. ' 1
Faniiett. Tex. .....__..
2, 3
Galveston, Tex. _ _ "
4, a
BROTHER W. J. THORN
BBOTHERM. L. HERR
2
Marion. Ill.
_
Jan.
3.4
Carbondale. Ill.
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0,6
Anna, Ill. ..
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7
Mounds. Ill.
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Ledford, Ill. ......_._. .. 9,10
Electra. Te;.... . "
Urand 1,'orks, B. C.....Jan. 11. 12

Trail, il. C. ................"
14
:Kelson, B. C.
1G
\Yinla \v, ll. C. ............"
]7
Passmore, I3. C.
18
Dayton. O
EII7;a.bethtown, Ky
C~cll1a. Ky.
Rllleyvl11e, Ky.
Beaver Dam, Ky.
7"
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Amal iIlo, Tex. ..
BBOTHER G. H. DRAPER
Hattiesburg. Miss
Jan.
2
Su~rall, \\1iss. ............::
3
CollIns, l\lu~s__....... " 4,5
Vosburg, l\IIss:
_......... .. 6. 7
EnterprIse. MISS
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Quitaque, rr'ex...,....... "
Minneapolis, Minn .....Jan.

2
St. Paul, .Minn. .........."
3,4
ij'a~~on, la. .............."
.ii, l1
u tH1Ue, Iu.
7, U
Rockford. Ill.
" 10. 11
Clinton. N. C
Jan. 2. 3
Salemburg. N. C.
4
Ha~'lIe. N. C.
.. 5, 6
Wilmington, N. C. "'_'" .. 7.9
}'lorence. S. C.
10
Newlill', Tex...........
17, IS
10,2:\
20.21
24
2U, 27
Port Coquitlam, il. C.....Jan.
3
I:enticton, 1\ C. ..........::
5
'el non, B. C.
G, 7
l'e .tifton, D. C. .........."
9
Rock Creek, B. C.
10
2
:{
11. 12
13 14
' 16
17. 18
19, 20
Titusville, Pa.
Jan.
2
Oil City, Pa.
.. 3.4
Warren. Pa.
.. 0,6
Bradford. Pa.
7
Shinglehouse, Pa. ........
9
Bolivar, N. Y. _ _ Jan. 10, 11

Olean. N. Y
_... .. 12 1-3
Port Allegany, Pa _ "
' 14Bradford, l'a
_
16
Kane, Pa.
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17
Windsor. Onto
Jan.
Harrow, Onto ............... It
Leamington, On t. .._.......
Chatham, Onto
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Wallaceburg, Onto
2. 3
4,5
6, 7
9
10
Sarma, Onto
Jan. 11, 12
London, Onto
.. 13, 14
St. Thomas. Onto ..__ .. .. 1G,17
Aylmer, Ont. _...............
J8
Tilsonburg. Onto ..........
19
ME'adville, Pa
Collallbian-a, O.
Eaf't Palestine, O.
power POll1t. O
East Liverpool, O.
Jan.
2
.. 3, 4
:: 5, 6
" 9 17
,1
N~gley, O. ..
Jan.
10
Llshon, O.
.. 12, 13
Sal.em, O. ....................:;
14
tlll~nce. O
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16
oUlsville. O.
17
BROTHER A. H. MACMILLAN
Loa Angeles. Calif
Jan.
2
San D.iego. 9alif
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9
Phoelllx. Al'lz.
16
Ell Paso, Tex.
_
]8
i'ori Worth, ~ex. __ .. 21,23
Dallas. Tex
Jan. 22. 23
Waco. Tex
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24
Brownsville, Tex.
26
Corpus Christi. Tex.. .. 29, 30
San Antonio, Tex. .... .. 29,30
Hickory. Okla
Alla. Okla.
Atoka, Okla.
Durant. Okla.
Achille, Okln.
Jan.
..
_... ..
2.3
4, 5
G,7
9.12
10. 11
Idabel, Okla. _ _.Jan. 13 1.

Valliant, Okla. ..._..."
' 16
Ant}ers. OkIn. _ _
.. 17 18
Albwn. Okla
_ .. 11/20
Fort Smith. Ark. _
.. :n: 23
BROTHER J. C. WATT
Auburn, N. Y
Jan. 3, 4
Elmira, N. Y ................ "
5
Almond. N. Y.
6
Elmira. N. Y.
.. 1.9
Hammondsport. N. Y.
10
Binghampton, N. Y. Jan. 1l.U

0neonta N Y "
13
Bainbridge, N.
14
Endicott, N. Y....._ ..
18
Johnson City, N. Y. _ ..
11
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Rockwood. Tenn
Jao.
2
Knoxville, Tenn. ............::
3
Tazewell, Tenn.
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Luttrell, Tenn. ..___
6. 7
Knoxville, Tenn. _ _ _ . .
9
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Loudon. Tenn
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Morristown. Tenn. _
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Baileyton. Tenn. _
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Greenville. Tenn. _
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Bristol, ~enn. .. 14,1'
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SEMI-MONTHLY
Anno Mund
605j-Dee~ml)er 15.
No. 2.
1926
CONTENTS
871
A Prophecy ................_ _
__._._-871
Fulfilment ..._.._..............................._............_. 872
Why Child Born
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373
The Ransom _._...........__.............._
373
Why a Jew _
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__ 374
Sentence and Redemption ............._ ._ ...._374
Government __
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_.._.......__ 375
EARTH'S RIGHTFUL GOVEIlNOR _ _.___
THE CHRISTIAN OVERCOMING TEMPTATION _ 877

THE PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP __ 379
AN INTERESTING LicTTER ___
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_ 381
Light Penetrating Baltic States ..
..... 381
882
flOME INTIllRESTING QUESTIONS _._.
Los
AlI'GIIlLli8 CoKVIIlKTlOK
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_ 370
"I will 8tand upon my watch and w1lZ 8ct my faa'

upon thc Tower, and will watch to 8ee what He
wm
8ay unto me, and what an8wer I 8hall make to the'll

that OPP08e me."-Habakkuk Il: 1.
mms 30urnal Is OM
of the prime factors or instruments in the system of Bible instruction, or "Semlnar:r Extension", DOW' bem.
.L presented in. :ill. parts of the civilized world by the WATCH 'l'OWBR BlBLB 8r: TBA.CT SOCIETY, chartered A. D. 1884, "For the Pr0motion of Christian Knowledge". It not only serves as a claSg room wIrere Bible students may meet in the study of the divine Word but
illso ns a channel of commlL""1ication through which they may be reached with announcements of the SQcit!ty'. conventiona and of the
coming of irs traveling representatives, styled "Pilg:rim.a", and refr"ef>hed with reports of its conventiona.
Our "nerean Lessom" are topical rehearsals or reviews of our Society's published STUDIES most entertainingly arranged. and vel7
helpful to ail who would merit the only honornry degree which the Soci<!tY accords, viz., Verb' Dei Minister (V. D. llf.), which 1:r:ulalatecl
into Ettglisll is .Minister oj (]{)d's Word. Our treatment of the International Su~ School. Lessons ill specially for the older Bl'bM
students and teacllers. By SQme this feature is considered illdisIlensable.
!l'l!j,;> :iDurnal stands fi-rmly for the defense of the only true fC'lndation of the Christian'a hope now being so generally repudiatetl
--redempti{)n tllrougll the precious blood of "the man Christ ;resus, ",.10 gave himself a rrmalJm [1 corresponding price, a substitutel fo
all". (1 Peter 1: 19; 1 Timothy ~: 6) lluilding up on tbis sure fO.1ndation the gg1<1, silver and precious stones (1 Corintbiana 3: 1115; 2 Peter 1 : 5-11) of the Word of GDd, its further mission is to "make all see what 13 the felluwship of the mystery which .Ilaa
J>een hid in ('rOd, to the intent that now might be made known by the church t:_e manifold wisdom of God"-"which in other It,,''"eS
_
not Ill:,de known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed".-Epbesians 3: 5-9, 10.
It stan'18 free from all parties, sects and creeds of men. while it see1<3 more and more to bring Its every urterance Into fullest
subjection to the will of God in ChrL;t, as eXDrcssed in the holy Scriptures. It is thus free to deelare iJoldly whatsoever the Lord
hath spoken-according to the divine wisdom granted unto us to understand his utterances. Its attitude is not dogmatic, but confident;
for we know whereof we affirm, treading with implicit faith upon the sure promises of God. It is held as a trust, to be used only in hi1l
!;Crvice; hence our dedsions relative to what ma~ and what may not appear in its columns must be according to our judgment of hI.
good pleasure, the teaching of his 'Vord, for the upbuild.ing- of bis people in grace and knowledge. And we not only invite but urge ow:
readers to prove all its utterances by the infallible Word to which reference is constantly made to facilitate such testing.

That the church Is "the temple of the living Goo", p~uIiarly "his workmanship" ; that its constructlen has been In progress throughout
the gospel age-ever since Christ became the world's Redeerr"er and the Chief Corner Stone ()of his templ~, through whic.b, wha
finished, God's blessing sball: come "to all peopre", and the,y find l\cces to him..-1 Corlnthiana 3: 16, 17; EphesiaDs 2: 20-221
That meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing of consecrated believers In Ch:I:iat's atonement for sill, progresses; aJ:Id when tQ
last of tbese "living stones", "el~t and preciO"us," shan have been made really, the g~at Master Workman will llring all togeth~
in the first re<urrection; and the temple ohall be filled with his glory, and be the meeting place between God and men thro~
the :Millennium.-Revelation 15: 5-0>.
That the basis of hope, for tbe church and the worid, lies in the fact that ";resus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted dell.th for every
man," "a ransom for all," and will be "the true light wwc:h lighteth every m5lt that cometh \nto the 'WOrla", ''in due time".Hebrews 2: 9; John 1: 9; 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6!l'bat the hope of the church is that she may be like hff Lord. "see him as he is," be "partakers at the divil1e Datnre',' aJld share Jrla
glory as his joint-heir.-1 ;robn 3:2; John 17: 24; Rl"I'Il>allS 8: 17; 2 Peter 1: 4.
'nIa.t the present mission of the cburch is the pafecting of the salmts for the future work lit 1!a"Vke..L~_.d.':!elop bl herseI! everT
grace; to be God'a witness to the world; aoo to prepare to be kings and priesta in the next a g e . ~ -t: 12; lII1a1:tlllew 2~:
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restitution of all tlUlt was 1'l1rt in Adam, to all the willing and obedient. at th.e hall.<;t:s of tlIeir lited_ aile fI:i,s g1<ilrifietll dl.JInb,
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No. 24
15, 1926
DECEUBEB
EARTH'S RIGHTFUL GOVERNOR

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his
shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace."-Isaiah 9: 6.
ITH the coming of the Christmas season all

Christians have something to say about Jesus.
That is supposed to be the time of his birth.
Most of the professed Christians at this season
of the year give the three wise men wide advertisement
by highly colored cards picturing them, by cantatas, and
by divers and numerous other ways. Satan has ever
been on the alert to see to it that he and his agents are
to the fore and get plenty of advertisement. By this
means he turns the minds of the people away from the
Lord. He has deceived most of the people about Christmas as well as about many other things. Students of the
Bible know that the wise men were not representatives
of the Lord but were tools of Satan, used by him to
carry out his conspiracy.
2 The Scriptural account of the wise men is set forth
in Matthew 2: 1-16. This record, together with corroborative facts, shows that the vision had by the wise
men, and the light which they followed, were approximately two years after the birth of the child Jesus.
Satan seized upon the incident and has worked it overtime for the purpose of turning the minds of men away
from God and his beloved Son and from the true facts
concerning the birth of the Savior and God's great plan
of redemption.
Students of the Scriptures also know that the birth
of the babe Jesus did not take place in December; yet
because of the general belief upon this point by most people, it seems to be an appropriate time to speak the
truth concerning his birth and the purpose thereof.
The Scriptural testimony, supported by extraneous
facts, shows that the birth of Jesus occurred approx~
imately October 1st. The event is so important that it
is always appropriate to call it to the minds of the pe~
pIe, regardless of the date.
illS LOVING KINDNESS
4 It is written: "God is love." Few of earth's Cl'elItures have ever understood the full import of that
atatement. Love i.a the perfect expression JI unselfish-
fULmI
ness. God's love for man has been made manifest in

many marked ways. The Scriptures were written for
the benefit of men who love God, that all such may be
thoroughly furnished unto all good works. (2 Timothy
3 : 17) God desires his people to learn and to have
their hearts comforted by a knowledge of his plan, and
for this reason he caused the Scriptures to be written.
(Romans 15: 4) Unselfishness prompted the Lord God
to do this. The making of the record is no profit to
him. He did it for man's benefit. After having written
his Word he then makes man acquainted with it, and
permits the light from his countenance to shine upon
that Word with increased brilliancy for man's benefit
as man makes progress in the narrow way.-Prov. 4: 18.
& In the early days of man's experience God provided
that his beloved Son should eventually come to earth
and be born of a woman in order to become man's Redeemer. It has been his loving kindness for man that
has caused God to unfold his purposes gradually and to
show man the outworking of his plan to redeem and
bless him. As man comes to understand the Word of
the Lord his faith in God increases and his desire also
grows to be unselfish and to be devoted wholly to the
Lord.
A PROPHECY
When Isaiah wrote the above text, ''Unto us a child

is born," the Child had not been born. The words he
wrote applied to a future time; hence these words constituted a prophecy. Isaiah could not understand the
full meaning or import of his own words, nor could any
man prior to the giving of the holy spirit. Isaiah did
not know about that. Why then did the prophet lllly,
flU nto us a child is born"? Whom did he mean by "us" ?
Primarily he meant the natural house of Israel, which
house constituted God's chosen people, whom God had
selected and set aside for his own purposes. Israel aftet
the iiesh foreshadowed spiritual Israel, and the prophecy had more particular reference to the latter.
f Certain faithful Jews before the birth of tht auw
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"'ere used as types foreshadowing future events. God
<laused Isaiah to say: "Behold, I, and the children whom
the Lord hath given me, are for signs and for wonders
In Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in
mount Zion." (Isaiah 8: 18) These words, "signs and
wonders," mean that Isaiah and his sons were types used
by the Lord to foreshadow things to happen in the future. The words of the pro:)het, especially concerning
the "child", refer to some future time, although spoken
in the present tense as though pertaining to the time
when Isaiah was serving in the office of prophet. The
time must come when this prophecy will be fulfilled.
FULFILMENT
All of the prophecies of God are fulfilled exactly in

his due time, not before nor after. 'l'his one of Isaiah
9 : 6 began to have its fulfilment approximately 1926
years ago, and is still in course of ful~ment. We shou~d
expect the light of it to increase unitl the fulfilment IS
complete. God had promised the Jews that he would
Bend them a mighty One of whom Moses was a type.
Of course the devout Jews were expecting a fulfilment
of that promise. Then the Lord, through his angel, addressed the virgin who was to give birth to the Child,
and informed her that his name should be called Jesus.
He further said, "He shall be great, and shall be cal~ed
the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall gIve
unto him the throne of his father David: and he shall
reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end." (Luke 1: 32,33) This
latter statement from the angel to Mary was also a
prophecy, and is directly linked to the prophecy which
Isaiah had written long before.
9 The holy angels of heaven must have been informed
of what was soon to take place, and that information
surely broucrht great joy to the angels. The due time
came; and : company of these angels was organized in
heaven and directed to proceed to the earth and there
give testimony in the name of Jehovah God concerning
the birth of the mighty Child. When these angels left
the ho&t of heaven, and as that happy train moved toward
the earth they must have indulged in continuous praises
unto J eh~vah, rejoicing because of the commission which
they were soon to execute. When they reached the proximity of the earth one of these angels was given the
distinguished honor of making the announcement of
the purpose of the visit.
10 God knew, of course, that the enemy would attempt
to deny the birth of the Child. Therefore the Lord
arranged for competent witnesses who wo~ld, f~r ~an's
benefit thereafter give testimony concernmg hIS blYth.
God did not select the three "wise men from the east"
to be his witnesses, nor did he select the clergy ?f the
Jewish people for that purpose. Later the DevIl saw
that these wise men and the clergy together would make
a good combination for him to use in ~is attempt to
destroy the Child and thereafter to deceIve the people;
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and that is why the wise men have been given such prominence in connection with this account. God evidently
had their visit recorded in order to show that he did
not select any of the Devil's instruments for his purposes, and that the Devil could not thwart his purposes.
11 The Lord God selected honest men, who would not
think more highly of themselves than they ought to
think, to be his witnesses. Those selected as his witnesses were herders of sheep. They had brought their
sheep into the corral, just over the brow of the hill
upon which was situated the little town of Bethlehem.
There they were watching their flocks to safeguard them
from the wild animals, even as the Lord causes his
flock to be watched to safeguard them from the wild
dogs generally called D. D.'s. (Isaiah 56: 10, 11) "Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the con..
cision."-Philippians 3: 2.
12 That honored heavenly messenger who made the
announcement of the Savior's birth was clothed with
glory from Jehovah, and the Lord caused that glory
to shine round about the shepherds. The Bible record
shows that the appearance of the angels always brings
dread and fear to men, and gives the reason therefor.
Of course these humble shepherds were afraid, because
they knew that the representative of the great Jehovah
God was there. UndoubtedIy they had heard of angels
appearing on previous occasions to their forefathers,
and now as they witnessed these heavenly messengers
they stood in great awe and fear. The mighty messenger from heaven, in order that he might still their
troubled hearts and allay their emotions, said to them:
"Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of
great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you
is born this day, in the city of David, a Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord."-Luke 2: 10, II.
13 At this point began the fulfilment of the prophecy
which Isaiah had previously written; and here the angel
gave utterance to another prophecy fr.om God which in
due time shall be completely fulfilled, and all people
shall know about it; and then those who obey the Lord
will greatly rejoice in its fulfilment. While this special
heavenly messenger deliv:ered the glad tidings to the witnesses the other members of the heavenly train seemed
to wait at a respectful distance; then at the opportune
moment they appeared, and all together joined in singing an anthem of praise, which also was a prophecy, to
wit: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace,
good will toward men."
14 This last-mentioned prophecy also is directly connected with that previously pronounced in Isaiah 9: 6
concerning the birth of the Child who is to be the Prince
of Peace. It must have its fulfilment in due time. The
time must come when there will be la:sting peace on.
earth and good will expressed. toward all men. The im..
parlance of this wonderful Child is emphasized by the
prophet's utterance concerning the same. The im.-
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portance of the prophecy is greatly enhanced in the

minds of Christians as the divine plan is revealed to
them. In God's due time its importance will appear to
all the families of the earth, and the day will come
when every creature in heaven and in earth will join
together in joyful acknowledgment of Jesus as the
Christ, all to the glory of Jehovah God.
WHY CHILD BORN
15 Of course the enemy Satan would employ every
possible means of fraud and deception to blind the minds
of men concerning the reason for the birth of this Child
of God. Among other means employed is that deceptive
theory, since taught to the people by the clergymen in
various denominations, namely, that Jesus when he was
on earth was God himself, merely incarnated, using a
body of flesh for the time being. If their statement is
true, then God himself was practising a fraud upon
mankind. It is just like the Devil to make God appear
as a fraud, which he, the Devil himself, is. The preachers of this error have been used by the Devil for many
centuries to practrse this fraud upon mankind and to
blind honest thinkers from a true understl:tllding of the
philosophy of the ransom sacrifice.
16 The human race came under condemnation
bv
reason of Adam's sin. Adam was tried before Jehovah,
found guilty of a violation of the divine law, and sentenced to death. (Genesis 3: 15-24) At that time no
children had been born, the parents were under the sentence of death, and the children were afterward born
without a right to life, hence condemned before Jehovah
God. The children were not sentenced to death, but by
reason {If inheritance were born in sin and shapen in iniquity; and for that reason they had no right to life.
-Psalm 51: 5.
17 Being without the right to life mankind must die,
and they must remain dead for ever unless God should
make some provision for their deliverance out of death.
.And God made such provision. "'iVhcrefore, as by one
man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so
death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
.. therefore as by the offence of one judgment came
upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life."-Romans 5: 12, 18.
THE RANSOM
18 In the exercise of his loving kindness God made
provision for the redemption of mankind. This he did
in agreement with his promise. (Hosea 13: 14) Ransom
means "exact corresponding price"; that is to say, an
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life.
Such is the statement of the divine law. (Exodus 21:
!B, 24; Deuteronomy 19: 21) An angel could not beoome man's redeemer, because angels are greater than
men and oi & different nature.-Psalm. S: 5.
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19 The term incarnate means to be innsted with a

body of flesh, to be clothed with flesh. An incarnated
being would therefore mean a spirit being who is merely for the time being clothed with a human form, but
in truth and in fact at the same time is a spirit and
not a man. The incal'llation theory is that Jesus, when
he was on this earth, was a divine being who walked
around in human body; and that it was only this human body that died. It is easy to be seen that an incarnated creature could not provide the ransom price.
The one who furnishes "a life for a life" in behalf of
Adam must be one who not only appears as a human
being perfect in organism, but who must really be a human being, and have the right to life as a human being.
He must exactly correspond with the one sentenced to
death.
20 The one who would provide the ransom price for
Adam must therefore be just exactly equal to Adam. For
this reason it is recorded in the Scriptures that upon
earth there was none who could meet these requirements
nor give to God a ransom for man. (Psalm 49: 7) But
in due time God sent forth his Son, made of a woman,
which means that he was made flesh and dwelt amongst
men. (Galatians 4: 4 ; John 1: 14) Of course Jehovah
God and the Logos were at all times higher than the
angels; God is without beginning, and the Logos was the
beginning of God's creation and the active agent of
J eh()vah God in the creation of all things that wex:e
created.-John 1: 1,2; Revelation 4: 11; Proverb 8: 22.
21 It is written: "But we see Jesus, who was made a
little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death,
crowned with glory and honour: that he by the grace of
God should taste death for every man." (Hebrews 2: 9)
The one providing the redemption for man of necessity
must be a man, not more nor less; otherwise he could
not be an exact corresponding price. That Jesus was a
man is further testified to by the apostle: "For there is
one God, and one mediator between God and men, the
ma.n Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all,
to be testified in due time."-l Timothy 2: 5, 6.
22 To provide the ransom price such man must be
without sin. But how could he be without sin if brought
forth from an imperfect woman? The answer is that Jesus
was not begotten of imperfect man but begotten in the
womb of Mary by the power of Jehovah. (Matthew 1:
18) Hence he was born holy, complete, harmless, without sin or iniquity, or otherwise imperfect. The birth
of this wonderful Child was necessary in order for God
to fulfil his promise concerning man's redemption.
(Hosea 13: 14) It was necessary for that Child to hi
born perfect and grow to manilOod's estate in ordeJ
that he might be the Redeemer. The hope of man for lift
is entirely dependent upon this great and wondertal
event. Without the birth of the perfect One the rll.IlSCmlt
sacrifice could not have been given.
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WHY A JEW
.. Was it nec@l'lsary for the Redeemer to be born &

and if so why? A perfect man had sinned and
was sentenced to death. A perfect man must become the
voluntary substitute for the condemned man in order
that the one sentenced and his offspring might be released from that judgment and the effect thereof.
Under the rule laid down by Jehovah, n arne 1 y,
"a life for a lile," a perfect man could have provided the
ransom price regardless of whether he were a Jew or
a Gentile. But since Jesus was born a Jew there must
have been a good reason therefor. There was more than
one good reason for this.
U Abraham is the father of Israel. To Abraham God
made promise, saying, "In thy seed shall all the families
of the earth be blessed." The Redeemer therefore must
be of the "seed of Abraham" in order to meet this promise of God. Jacob was the grandson of Abraham; and
God also caused a prophecy to be made at the time of
Jacob's death, to wit: "The sceptre shall not depart
from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until
Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the
people be."-Genesis 49: 10.
25 Moses was a Jew and a natural descendant of
A.braham; and God caused this prophecy to be written
loncerning Moses and his antitype: "The Lord thy
God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of
thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall
hearken; .. I will raise them up a Prophet from
among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put
my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them
an that I shall command him."-Deut. 18: 15, 18.
26 David was a direct descendant of Abraham; and
God made promise to David that the Redeemer must
be from the house of David and that this descendant of
David should for ever sit upon the throne. All of these
prophecies must have a fulfilment. God never fails to
carry out what he says. "I have spoken it, I will also
bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it."
(Isaiah 46: 11) "So shall my word be that goeth forth
out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void; but
it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall
prosper in the thing whereto I sent it."-Isaiah 55: 11.
~ew,
SENTENCE AND REDEMPTION

IT The statement is often made that the Jews were
under a double sentence, (1) by reason of the sin of
Adam, and (2) by reason of their failure to keep the
law covenant. It has been difficult to understand how
one could be under sentence to death and then again be
teIltenced to death. The difficulty has arisen from con~
fusing the terms sentence and condemnation. When 8
man is tried in a proper court with competent jurisdiction, and found guilty, the judgment of the court is
then entered against him, sentencing him to the punishlI1ent. It 11 the aentenoe or judicial determination, made
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and entered on record against the one personally involved, that is carried out. Condemnation means dig.
approval or that which is wrong and not approved because imperfect.
28 When Adam sinned he was required to appear before
Jehovah. He had a hearing before that great court, was
judged and found guilty; and the judgment or sentence
of death, and expulsion from Eden to enforce that judgment, was then and there entered against Adam. (Genesis 3: 17-19 ) None of his children were yet born, and
therefore they could not be on trial and could not be
sentenced. Later they were born; and being born of
parents who were under sentence of death and therefore
imperfect, these children came forth imperfect, unrighteous, wrong, therefore disapproved or condemned in the
sight of Jehovah. It is proper therefore to say that all
of Adam's posterity were born under condemnation, even
though they-were not under sentence. In agreement with
this it is written: "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity,
and in sin my mother did conceive me."-Psalm 51: 5.
29 All the Jews were descendants of Adam and therefore came into the world under condemnation; they
were wrong, disapproved, and were without right to life,
just as were all other peoples. God then made a covenant or contract with the nation of Israel, acting through
Hoses as the mediator. And when Moses laid before the
Israelites the terms of this contract, "all the people answered together, and said, All that the Lord hath
spoken we will do." (Exodus 19: 8) The Lord God
stated to the Jews: ''Ye shall therefore keep my statutes,
and my judgments; which if a man do, he shall live
in them."-Leviticus 18: 5; Romans 10: 5.
80 As descendants of Adam, neither the Jews nor
other peoples were under sentence of death by reason
of Adam's sin; but they were disapproved, condemned,
because born imperfect, and therefore were without the
right to life. This disapproval or condemnation was
the result of Adam's sin by inheritance. Had the Jews
been under a sentence of death, as was Adam, they could
not have entered into a covenant with God. ITntil the
value of a perfect human life is substituted for Adam it
will be impossible for him to enter into a covenant with
God; for he is under a sentence of death. But a condemned
person or people might enter into a covenant with Jehovah through a mediator, which mediator must have
the approval of God. The law covenant was made with
Moses as mediator for the nation of Israel.
11 If the people of Israel could not make the covenant
direct with Jehovah how could they enter into a covenant with Jehovah through Moses as mediator, seeing
that Moses was also an offspring of Adam and therefore born disapproved or under condemnation? The
answer to that question is given by the Apostle Paul
Moses had faith in God and in the coming of lIfessiah,
and because of his faith God counted this unto him for
righteousness or justification, and by reason of his faith
God could deal with him as a righteous man and thereb1
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make him the mediator. It was true that Moses was not
actually perfect; but God counted him so by reason of
his faith, that he might make of and with him a type
of the great Mediator to come.-Heb. 10: 1; 11: 2.3-29.
82 The law covenant provided a penalty for failure to
keep its terms. That penalty the nation of IHael agreed
to. (Exodus 19: 8) The law provided that anyone
guilty of a wrong that was punishable by death should
be hanged on a tree, and counted accursed by Jehovah
for that reason. Other violations of the law brought
llpon them severe penalties. (Deuteronomy 21: 22, 23;
27: 1-26) The Jews broke every statute of the law covenant, therefore under the contract or covenant they
were subject to the penalty agreed upon. They slew the
prophets of God and were guilty of death. Agreeing to
the penalty of the law, which they did, was equivalent to
a judicial determination or sentence against them.
83 A perfect man, Jew or Gentile, could provide redemption from the condemnation resting upon the JewS
by reason of Adam's sin. No man, however, could relieve them from the disability resulting from a violation of the law covenant, which entailed upon them a
penalty to which they had agreed, unless that man was
born under the law. Jesus was born a Jew, born under
the law. He kept that law perfectly, because he was a
perfect man and was always in harmony with Jehovah.
He did not gain anything for himself by keeping the
law; but he did prove that the law is honorable and
right, and that a perfect man can keep it, and that God
was dealing sincerely with the Jews when he told them
that he would give them life if they could keep the law.
M Note now the argument of the Apostle Paul: "But.
when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth
his Son, made of a woman, :made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." (Galatians 4: 4, 5) Being
made of a woman, that is to say, being a mail born of
woman, the death of Jesus w<)Uld have provided a ransom price for all, removing fI'om all the disability resulting from Adam's sin. But being born of a woman,
and also being born a Jew under the law, and dying
upon the tree or cross, as or in the place of a sinner,
Jesus thus met all the requirements of the law and the
penalty imposed by the law covenant, being acceptable
instead of or in the place of the Jews as a nation or
people. (Galatians 3: 13) Jesus therefore by his dcath
on the cross provided the price to remove the disability
upon the Jews and upon all men, thereby making it
possible for the Jews as well as the Gentiles to become
the sons of God by faith in Christ.
35 The law covenant served as a schoolmaster or tutor
to lead the Jews to Christ and to prove to them that it
was utterly impossible for them to get life by their own
efforts. It also for ever stops the mouth of every human
beiDg, be he Jew or Gentile, from claiming that it is
possible for man, by his own efforts, to obtain life everlasting. Every member of the human fa.m.ily who will
receive life upon any plane mu!t receive :It br reason

of his faith in the blood of Jesus shed tor him, and
render lull obedience to the law of God.
36 Answering therefore the question,
Why must the
Redeemer be born a Jew? (1) Because God had said that
a descendant of Abraham and a 'descendant of Jacob,
through the house of David, would be the Redeemeq
and God must keep his word. (2) The One thus born to
redeem the human race was born a Jew not only that he
might redeem mankind from the disability resulting
from Adam's sin but that he might remove the disability
resting upon the Jews by virtue of their violation of
th.-;ir law covenant. This is not a double sentence.
Their condemnation through Adam is not a sentence.
But the condemnation resulting to the Jews under the
law covenant bears a close resemblance to a sentence for
the reason that the Jews, acting through their mediator,
had agreed to the penalty imposed for a violation of the
law; and this penalty must be met before the account
can be squared. Behold the economy of Jehovah in thus
arranging that by the death of his beloved Son all these
disabilities could be removed.
GOVERNMENT
&1 The Jews had tried to establish a desirable government, but had failed. For a long time they were in
bondage to other rulers. God had promised by the prophets that a Messiah should come. The Jews were anxious
for the coming of the promised Messiah that they,might
be relieved of their burdens. They knew nothing about
the necessity for a ransom sacrifice. Isaiah the prophet
therefore prophesied, saying, "Unto us [Jews, and afterwards to the Gentiles] a child is born, unto us a son is
given."
88 When the time came for the fulfilment of this part
of the prophecy the Child born could 'and would prove
that the law covenant would give life to any who could
keep it, and further prove that only a perfect man can
keep the law covenant, and therefore that the Jews
could not get life under the law covenant because they
could not keep it. This Child now born, being the Son
of God, was therefore perfect and able to do the will
of God perfectly. God clothed him with power to save
to the uttermost.
39 The Prophet Isaiah says further: "And the government shall be upon his shoulder." Thus he states that
this mighty One would bear up the government; and
then in other parts of his prophecy he proceeds to tell
the Jews and all who would hear and believe that this
mighty One not only would be the Governor but would
rule in righteousness and bring blessings to the poople..
.0 The Jews looked upon Moses as a great leade:t,
upon David as a great king, and upon Solomon as the
wisest man of all time; but now says Isaiah the prophet
unto them cOllcerning this Child about whom he proph.esied: "His name shall be called Wonderful,'# mea.nin
thereby that his name would become marvelQUlIa thai ha
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be the worker of miracles, that his fame would

IJlread throughout the ~whole universe and that his greatness would far exceed that of anyone else. The prophet
then adds that he shall be called "Counseller", which
means that he would guide the people aright, advise
them and teach them to go in the right way, and would
lead them into life and happiness. He then adds that
he would be called "The mighty God". The Jews would
thereby understand that their magistrates before had
been called gods or mighty ones, but now this Child
when born would be One who would receive all power
and authority to act for and in their behalf.
4.1 Then the prophet also says that he shall be known
as "The everlasting Father". Father means giver of
life; and those understanding the prophecy would know
that this mighty One would be clothed with power and
authority to grant life everlasting to those who would
obey. In harmony with this Jesus afterwards said: "This
is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true
God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." Then
adds the prophet that he shall be known as "the Prince
of Peace". The word prince means governor or lord.
This mighty One, then, is to be the rightful Governor
of the earth. Unto him shall the gathering of the people
be, and under his righteous reign peace shall be established and never end.
It was a great privilege enjoyed by Isaiah the prophet to be permitted to foretell the birth of the Hedeemer
and earth's rightful Governor. lIad he been able then
to comprehend the full import of his own words he
would doubtless have been overwhelmed with joy. Even
greater than his was the privilege of the angels to an!lOunce the birth of this mighty One. The Apostle Peter
clearly intimates that the angels themselves did not
understand the full meaning of the birth of the Master.
(1 Peter 1: 12) But they knew that it was the outworking of God's plan in behalf of mankind, and probably
understood that it was the beginning of the fulfilment
of the prophecy uttered by Isaiah. What they did know
thrilled their hearts with joy and they sang praises to
Jehovah God. It was a still grcateI favor which the
disciples of Jesus enjoyed by being permitted to walk
with him and for three and one-half years talk with him
and hear the gracious words that fell from his lips.
They greatly rejoiced when they learned that he was
the Messiah and the Redeemer.
4S But now a much greater favor is conferred upon the
truly consecrated saints of God on earth in being permitted to know that this great and mighty One has
taken his power and begun his reign, and in being permitted at this time not only to speak of his birth but
to tell forth the g~dness of God and that it now is the
time for the beginning of the fuliilment of prophecy
which in God's due time will result in the complete
establishment of peace on earth and good will to men.
"These saints, now enjoying the privilege of being
at the temple class, can to some degree appreciate the
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when he began operations to establish his kingdom in
1914 and, further, when he came to his temple in 1918.
It was then to the faithful ones that he said: 'You have
been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler
over many. Enter into the joy of your Lord.' Those
who have now entered into the joy of the Lord appreciate
the fact that the joy of the Lord is their strength.
45 Blessed is the privilege of the saints now!
As
these now look upon the works of Jehovah and his beloved Son Chri~t Jesus, and know that Christ Jesus is
earth's rightful Governor and that he has taken his
power and begun his reign, they lift up their voices in
song, saying, "Great and marvellous are thy works,
Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou
King of saints."-Revelation 15: 3.
\Vhat particular incident has been given undue prominence

in connection with the birth of Jesus, and Why? When
was Jesus born? U 1-3.
Why did Jehovah cause the Bible to be written? 11 4, 5.
What is meant by the statement, "Unto us a child is born"?
Explain Isaiah 8: 18. U 6, 7.
What prophecy did the angel give to Mary the virgin? To
whom did the angels make announcement of our Savior's
birth? Why did they not make their announcement to
the "wise mpn"? Why is the visit of these wise men mentioned in the Bible? U 8-11.
Why did the angel say to the shepherds, "Fear not"? What
prophecy was then made unto them? U 12-14.
How has Satan confused the mmds of many concerning the
reason for Jesus' birth as a human being? What was the
reason for it? U 15-17.
What does the word ransom mean? What is the incarnation
theory, and Why do we know that Jesus was not an incarnated Logos? U 18-20.
Explain Hebrews 2: 9. How could Jesus be perfect, seeing
that he was born of an imperfect mother? U 21, 22.
What prophecies had foretold that JeSus would be born a
Jew? 11 23-26.
Were the Jews under a double sentence? What is the difference between sentence and condemnation? Was Adam
sentenced? Were his children sentenced or merely condemned? U 27, 28.
How could God consistently enter into a covenant of life
with Israel? Could he have made such a covenant with
Adam after he had sentenced him to death? U 29, 30.
How could Moses, being imperfect, be approved by Jehovah
as a mediator? \Vhen Israel violated their covenant with
God what position did this place them In before him?
U 31,32.
Could the Jews have been redeemed by the death of a perfeet Gentile? What is St. Paul's argument in Galatians
4 : 4, 5? U 33, 34.
What purpose did the law covenant serve? Summarize the
reasons why the Redeemer must be born a Jew. V 35, 36.
Were the Jews anxious for the coming of the Messiah? Why?
What did Jesus' keeping of the law prove to them? 137,38Explain the entire text of Isaiah 9: 6, especially the titles
therein given. 1 39-41.
How does the privilege of the Prophet Isaiah, and that of
the angel who announced the ChIld's birth, compare with
the privIleges of the King's witnesses on earth todaJ'1
U 42-45.
THE CHRISTIAN OVERCOMING TEMPTATION

--JANUARY
30-LuKE 4: 1-13; 1
CORINTHIANS
10: 12, 13--
"In that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted."-Hebrews !: 18.
HE golden text for this study calls attention to

the fact that Jesus is able to succor his followers
who are tempted, because he himself was tempted
and suffered thereby. Today's reading (Luke 4: 1-13)
is Luke's account of Jesus' temptation in the wilderness,
where he was led by the spirit in order to be tempted
of the Devil. The Bible reveals that all illtclligent creatures, whether angels or men, a.re, each in his own
season, to be subjected to temptation; for God will have
their loyalty to him and their love of righteousness, and
therefore their love for God, demonstrated by test.
2 Virtue-strength and purity-is not mere innocence; it is that which has been tested by evil and has
rejected it, and which is determined at all costs to preserve its purity, its loyalty to righteousnrss and to God.
It is chiefly for this reason that Satan, the great enemy
of God, has been allowed so much power; only an evil
spirit could become the tempter of the angels. Since the
fall of Satan all temptation comes through an individual.
We must conclude that before he fell there had been no
sin, no transgression amongst the angels, in thought or
deed.
3 The principle of evil, the opposite of good and virtue, must, of course, have always existed, and the possibility of accepting it must have been present to all the
angels; for they were not incorruptible. It pleased God
to elevate Satan to a position of privilege, and to give
him a glory which was commensurat with that position.
Satan, comparing himself with his fellow Son of the
!lorning, began to feel pride. He fell before it, and it
may be said that thenceforth Lucifer, "son of the morning," became the positive source of all temptation and
the personification of sin, as in due time the faithful
Son of God became the personification of loyalty and
truth.
~ The Bible shows that God will have all men subjected to the temptation of this evil spirit, Satan. In
the Revelator's vision Satan is shown as being loosed
from his prison at the end of the millennial reign of
Christ in order that he should go abroad amongst the
then gathered and restored masses of humanity to tempt
them; they must be tested as to whether or not they
have true loyalty to God and to righteousness. Also
Satan is to have that last exhibition to demonstrate to
angels and men for all ages that he is an evil spirit, one
that would seek to destroy all mankind when in the
enjoyment of the happiness which they will then have as
the restored family of God, and that he would waste all
God's creation in order to injure God and to please himBell. None but a most malignant evil spirit could attempt to do what Satan will do.-Revelation 20: 7,8.
I It should not be thought that the human family in
its fallen condition, forgetting God and thus sinning

agaimt him, has done all the wickedness which human
hi~tol'Y might record at the direct instigation of the
Devil. Man has been subjected to the fallen flesh with
its natural tendency to evil. The five senses of the imperfect human body do not naturally tend to elevate th8
mind, but rather to lower it and to corrupt it because
of the law of sin which works thT011gh them. Also the
mind becomes depraved and the heart turned from God j
and Satan has used these things to bring mankind more
completely under his control.-See Romans 8: 2; 1 John
5: 19.
6 While it is true that angels and men, each in God's
own time and way, are subjected to temptation, nevertheless the Christian is made the special subject of temptation. Although he comes under the care of God and
is removed from Satan's power, yet in a usual way he
is allowed to become the object of Satan's attempts to
destroy him. But while Satan seeks his destruction,
the temptation by which he seeks to accomplish his purpose becomes under God's providence the means of demonstrating the love and loyalty of the disciple, and
strengthens him in his course. Thus God makes the
wrath of Satan to serve him.
7 There is a special reason why the Christian should
be put to the test of Satan's direct attack. It is because
he is called to be the seed of the woman which is to
bruise the serpent's head. When Satan tempted Eve
and brought her downfall, God said to the serpent (and
he spoke to the Devil, who for God's purpose was not
yet exposed as the author of the temptation), 'her seed
'" shall bruise thy head.' (See Genesis 3: 15.) Satan,
who had used the serpent, knew very well that this was
a prophecy which meant hurt to him.
8 Of all the sons of men, till Jesus came, there was
none who could withstand Satan. Without doubt he
was divinely prevented from interfering with Jesus as
a boy, but furthermore he saw in him One amongst
men who had not moral taint. When Jesus presented
himself to his Father at Jordan, Satan saw there a man
sinless and set for the service of God. He would know
that this One was in some way to be the Seed who should
crush his head. Knowing that Jesus was dependent upon
his Father, and that his continued sinlessness depended
upon loyalty to God, Satan therefore determined to destroy Jesus. He knew that if in the least measure he
could create in Jesus a desire for self-gratification or
for ambition, his object would be accomplished; and
Satan would know that if this One failed, who had been
so long faithful to God, it was hardly possible that God
could find another to stand when his first-born Son had
fallen.
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g God determined to have his Son openly challenged

loyalty must be proved. But God, who permits Satan
to demonstrate that a sinless man, with a knowledge of to approach so close to his faithful servants, sees to it
the Word of God and with love for and loyalty to God that there is no pressure of temptation beyond that
in his heart, could successfully rebut the temptation of which may be borne, nor ,rhich is outside that which
the adversary. Hence it was that Jesus was led up by the is common to all. The measure of the grace of God is
spirit into the wilderness that he might be tempted of sufficient for every need, and therefore no disciple need
the Devil.
fall before any temptation.
10 There are three avenues by which Satan may ap15 The disciple of Jesus can overcome the temptaproach the human citadel: He may come (1) by means tions of the evil one by copying Jesus' example. There
of indulgence of the flesh, (2) by means of ambition must be unswerving loyalty to God and to the conse(indulgence of the mind), and (3) by an attempt to cration which has becn made. There must be, therefore,
BOW his o,vn particular sin (pride) in the heart. In the
an entirely unselfish devotion, backed by a knowledge
limited way in which he could tempt Eve, he caused her of the Word of God, which is the Christian's shield
to become convinced that the forbidden fruit was "good and is also his "sword of the spirit".
for food", was "pleasant to the eyes", and was desirable,
16 Paul, when writing of these things, indicates that
because it would "make one wise".-Genesis 3: 6.
temptation may sometimes be long continued after its
11 Jesus was set forth as the loyal Son of God who
pressure has been first felt; but he assures the saints
would not yield to any temptation to satisfy himself, that God will also make a way of escape, "that ye may
not even concerning his apparent needs, at a question- be able to bear it." (1 Corinthians 10: 13) Nor is the
a.ble cost of going contrary to the will of God. It was follower of Jesus assured of any time when he may be
necessary, however, that Jesus should be tempted to free from temptation while in the flesh. Satan is alprove this. Satan, taking full advantage of his oppor- lowed to attack at unexpected times, by circumstances
tunity, tempted him by suggesting that he make bread which apparently arise unusually. He is a fowler with
in a miraculous manner in order to satisfy his body's a snare; he is a lion seeking prey; he is a wicked spirit,
need. In other words, Jesus was tempted to use his ever ready to do harm. But the disciple is assured that
special miraculous power on himself. But there was no no temptation shall come upon him which is unusual,
question of -indulgence. He refused to satisfy his need, in the sense of being something not common to all.
because God had given him power of the ordinary laws
11 In overcoming temptation prayer is not enough.
of nature only for his ministry,not for himself personally.
There must be watchfulness with prayer. '!'he Christian
12 Satan had failed.
He then tempted Jesus to leave must, as it were, pray with his eyes open; that is, as he
the narrow pathway which God had set for him. Satan waits upon God in prayer he must also watch lest he
promised him all the glory of the kingdoms of the world fall into temptation. No one can overcome temptation
ii he would warship him, that is, if Jesus would ac- by being passive; the active attack of the enemy calls
knowledge Satan as his god; for he was "the god of for an equally active opposition. The Devil must be
this world". (2 Corinthians 4: 4) Jesus as positively resisted.- James 4: 7.
refused to accept this ready w!ly to honor as he had re18 James says, "Dlessed is the man that endureth
fused to satisfy his hunger, his flesh. He avowed his
temptation: for when he is tried he shall receive the
loyalty to God; he would worship Jehovah alone.
crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them
13 Then Satan tempted Jesus to take his own waythat love him." He further says, "Every man is tempted,
rather to take the way the Devil suggested-in order when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed."
that he might get a good start to his ministry; he urged (James 1: 12,14) There is no sin in the fact of temptaJesus to cast himself down from the pinnacle of the tion; else Jesus must be accused of sin. The sin is in
temple. He would have Jesus do a marvelous thing; yielding to it; and the measure of transgression is acand he quoted some words of the Scriptures (adding cording to the measure in which lust or desire is allowed
some of his own and omitting others) to show that this to conceive.
was foretold, and that Jesus would thus fulfil a propha A difference must be made between trials and tempecy. The temptation \vas intended to get pride to lodge
tations. God not only permits Satan to tempt ilie folin the heart of Jesus. But Satan was repulsed here,
lowers of Jesus, but will have him do this that the disalso. Jesus said that he would not tempt God; he
ciple, like the Master, may prove his loyalty in the face
wonld not thus take his own way, nor Satan's suggesof direct temptation to be disloyal, self-indulgent and
tion. He would honor God in everything.
self-willed. The apostle distinctly says, 'God tempteth
1lIo AJJ.y temptation which may come to the Christian
will be found to be related to one or another of these no man.' (See James 1: 13.) But as certainly as the
throo temptations put to Jesus. John speaks of these disciple is tempted of the Devil, so God tries his faithtemptations as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the ful servants.
20 God does this in various ways, as when he tried
eye, and the pride of life. (1 John 2: 16) God permits
Satan to tcmpt his loved. ones,.for their probity; their Abraham by keeping him waiting for the fulfilment of
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the promise that he should have a son. Sometimes his

apparent non-intervention, when his faithful servants
are oppressed, becomes a test to them. Sometimes there
are burdens of misunderstandings heavy to be borne. But
all are intended for the development of the Christian's
life, to bring forth strength, as when Job said, "Though
he slay me, yet will I trust in him." (Job 13: 15) Also
see Isaiah 24: 15. The trials may become temptations,
but only when the Christian fidgets under them and
when Satan watching suggests evil thoughts and for the
moment gets the mastery.

Are all God's creatures subject to temptation? What Is
virtue and Its opposite? Has evll as a principle a!\vnys
existed? When did sin actually invade G()(i's dornu 111"1
U 1-4.
Are all human sins instigated directly by Satan? Who are
spedal Rubjects of temptation? and why? U 5-7.
'Vh,1' eould not Satan overcome .TeRus as a boy? 'Yhy did
God later pt'rmlt him to be tempted? U 8, 9.
'Vhat three forms of temptation does Satan use? Explain
how lie tempted Jesus. U 10-14.
How may we overcome temptation? Are we assured of ever
being free therefrom? U 15-17.
Is tPl1lptation alwa~'s a blessing? What Is the difference betwe<>I! trials and temptations? How does God try the
Christian? U 18-20.
THE PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP

--FEBRUARY 6-MATTHEW
25: 14-30--
-rhou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee o'ver many things; enter thou into the joy of thy
Lord."-Matthew 25: 21.
UR lesson is based on Jesus' parable oithe talents,

one of his best known parables. The evident
intention of the Sunday School committee was to
draw attention to the responsibilities which fall upon
the Christian in respect to his time, his possessions, his
money and his natural or acquired abilities, of which he
is to consider himsell as a steward and for the best use
of which he must give an account. This parable has
been specially dealt with in THE WATCH TOWER, issue
of March 1, 1923, and at greater length than is here
possible. There it is shown to have a deeper and a fuller
meaning than is usually understood.
2 Today's study provides an opportunity to consider
the parable in its setting, showing that fuller meaning, as
well as to discuss the Christian's relation to lesser things
which lie nearer the surface. In a Christian's life
there is nothing of small importance, but the things
of daily life which make up the common round of the
day are not so important as the Christian's life itself.
a When Jesus spoke this parable he was giving his
last talk to his disciples before entering into Jerusalem
to keep the la~t supper. On his way to the city from
Jericho he had discussed with them some of the reIponsibilities which would come upon them and upon
all his true followers. Now as he sat on the Mount of
Olives, with Jerusalem before him across the valley of
the Kedron, he told of the trouble which in later days
would come upon the world. He knew that his going
away would be followed by a long-continued absen",'
from his disciples, and he foresaw during that time the
veat developments of the peoples. He kne,,' that the
nations of the world would in the end treat his disciples exactly as Jerusalem was treating him.
~ Jesus there saw the culmination of Daniel's visions
of the nations, and knew that then, at the time of his
return, would come the great time of trouble of which

Daniel the prophet had spoken. He told of the terrible
war that would then come, of the famines and pestilences, of the outbreak of lawlessness, and that because
of these things the love of many who professed to serve
him would grow cold. Then he told that the churcll
would be gathered together, for the hour of its deliverance would have come; and he gave this parable with
the purpose of calling the attention of his disciples to
their responsibility by reason of their relationship with
him; for despite all the dangers to which they might
be subject, and the difficulties under which they would
serve, there would be opportunities which a good steward
would turn to ad,oantage.
a Jesus was the Lord of the parable, who took a long
journey, and who entrusted his interests during his absence
to his servants. He went to heayen at his Father's call
to receive a kingdom, but he could not return to take
the kingdom till the Father's time to establish it had
come. On his return, and before the actual setting up
of his kingdom would take p~,lee, he would meet with
his servants to receive from them an account of their
stewardship. Each was entrusted w:;th that which was
the measure of his ability.
It if! not at all probahle that by "talents" Jesus
meant time or money or other things which go with
purdy earthly affairs; for the ability of the disciple to
Sf rYe his Master in the interests of the kingdom arises
from his conspcration, through the joyful submission
of his will to God and a loyal devotion even unto death.
In proportion therefore that one has the spirit of the
Lord does he possess power or ability for the service
of God.
T It should therefore be understood that the talents
of this parable are kingdom interests, which used with
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ability, loving and joyful submission to the Father's

will, are the things which make increase for God and
which will enable each steward to show a return to his
Lord on the things committed to his hand. In the parable the Lord commends those who have thus made increase for him, and says: "Thou hast been faithful over
a few things, I will [in the future] make thee ruler
over many things; enter thou [now] into the joy of thy
Lord." This commendation and reward were given alike
to the one who had five talents and to the one who had
only two.
S The parable thus tells how Jesus will meet with his
disciples, the faithful ones, and give them present joy
of entering more directly into the service of establishing
his kingdom, before the world knows that he has returned to set up that kingdom. They are to share with
him in the joy he has in doing the Father's will.
D This parable, encouraging as it is, disclosing the
trust of Jesus in giving his servants such important interests as representing him while he is away, yet is al~o
a sharp reminder of the danger of laxity in this matter.
One man who surely felt that he had been unjustly
dealt with when the talents were entrusted to the servants, in that only one was given to him, and who in
his self-righteousness deceived himself by making himBelf believe that the talent should not be wasted, was at
the end confronted willi the fact that the Master expected to have a retm:n :in the way of increase, and also
with the fact tbat the others had nnderstood and accepted their responsibilities and, seeking the master's
interests, had made increase for him. Not only was the
man rebuked, but he had the pain of seeing a fellow
servant, of whom surely he must have been jealous,
given his own taknt 1;0 make use of, and himself being
considered as wicked and given a portion with the hypocrites.
'10 Because those whom the Lord calls to the riches of
:fai.th and the joy of his service are poor in this world's
goods, it has been suggested that most of the Lord's
people are receivers of one talent only; but in the light
of the foregoing that view is wrong. The point of the
parable is that everyone may make increase for the Lord.
11 This parable of the talents therefore shows that
special interests are committed into the hands of the
Lord's disciples, those who follow him in the pathway
of consecration to God-interests which could never
come to them by nature" and whieh they could never
assume; for no man, however worthy, or with whatever
good desire he might have, could enter himself as a
steward in the household of God. The position of steward is in this respect the same as the call to the priesthood. No man may take such a ministry upon himself.
-See H-ebrews 5: 4.
1a There is, however, another phase of the disciple's
ltewardship in the things of the Lord. It is in relation
to those things which may belong to him by nature,
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he is privileged to present himself in consecration. The
apostles sene as an illustration. Each of these men,
when called into the service of Jesus, had certain natural abilities; and possibly some of them had means,
which they manifestly used to help to keep themselves.
13 Neither the Lord nor the disciples appear to have
been depcndcnt for daily needs upon the gifts of the
people among&t whom they happened to be. When Jesus
was traveling north from Jerusalem and came to the
well of Sychar, he waited by the well while his disciples
went into the city to buy bread. The Gospels do not
tell where their small supplies of money came from, but
we may suppose that some of the disciples had something
which each could present to God as he consecrated himself.
14 Consecration is not a Scriptural word, but it represents a truly Scriptural idea; for just as it was necessary
for Jesus to presen t himself to the Father at Jordan,
so his followers must definitely present themselves. This
is the meaning of baptism. Consecration is often misunderstood. It is considered as if it merely meant that
he who consecrates should give himself to the service of
God) and that any things of special value in possession
should henceforth be at God's disposal. Consecration t()
God of course includes such an intention, but the consecration is the giving of oneself to God. If that ill
d(me, whatever the possessions or natural ability one
may have all arc carried with the consecration.
15 The Psalmist presents this in a very de:finite way.
Voicing the words of God) he says: "Hear, . . . 0
Israel, and I will testify against thee." (Psalm 50: 7)
God's people had been offering many sacrifices, and making much profession of service; but God tells them that
he does not need their offerings. They thought that
they were giving something of value to God; but he
tells them t11at the cattle on a thousand hills are already
his, and that if he wanted a sacrifice not all the wood
on the hills nor all the cattle thereon would be sufficient
to make an acceptable offering. Then he bids them offel
themselves and thus fulfil their consecration vow.Psalm 50: 10, 14, 15.
~6 When a lover of God who has seen the truth in
Christ accepts his privilege of consecration, he may have
little to offer besides his own heart's love and his devotion to God; but that is an offering to God of a sweetsmelling savor. Another may be rich according to the
world's standard, and may have much human ability
and show many qualifications for service. Barnabas of
the early church was comparatively rich; he had lands
which he sold. Perhaps Paul was not poor; and he was
also well equipped mentally for making his way among
men. But the rich or well equipped are no more acceptable to God than the poor man; for they can add nothing
to the wealth of God.
11 Consecration then is not a presentation to God of
what a man hasj but is an o:ffering 01 kim.self. In accept-
DmCIlMBER
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IfheWATCH TOWER
ing him it pleases God to make him a steward of those

things which are associated with his natural life, and
every Christian thus becomes responsible for good stewardship of all the things he naturally enjoys. The poor
man who may have but small mental ability has a
stewardship, for there is no wealth comparable to the
wealth of a loving heart; and the truth rightly accepted
always enriches the mind and makes a man, who ordinarily would have but little opportunity of learning,
to become rich in the things which really ennoble and
enrich a man.
18 But bcsides this stewardship there is that which
rests upon the church as a whole. In the series of parables recorded in the 15th and 16th chapters of Luke
Jesus gives the parable of the Unjust Steward. By it
he shows the change of dispensation, and that the Pharisees and scribes, who hitherto had the key of knowledge,
a stewardship from God, wcre about to be deprived thereof, and that it was to be given to others. Those who
were to receive that stewardship were his disciples; in
other words, the church Off God.
19 Thus there are three phases of Christian stewardship: (1) That which is given in the reading for today's
study, the entrusting to each disciple of one or more
talents, which represent the interests of the kingdom
entrusted to each disciple who has the knowledge of the
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truth-that privilege of service which gives ~ery consecrated one the privilege of being a coworker with God
in the closest possible manner; (2) that which is given
to each individual as a charge, namely, those things
which he brought with him as he presented himself before God, and which are not taken from him but are
henceforth to be held in trust as a stewardship, and (3)
that which is given to the chruch as a whole; they are
made the holders of the truth of God, to be used for
him. Each individual who has the truth is jointly responsible with all others for the best interests of that
which God has given to all in common.
What daes the Christian's stewardship primarily involve!

When did the Lord give the parable of the talents, and
What else did he say on that occasion? 11 1-4.
In this parable what is represented by the lord, the servants
and the talents? When and how were the servants tu
enter into the I,ord's joy? U 5-8.
What warning does the parable contain? What is the
special point of the parable? 11 9-11.
How do the Christian's earthly possessions and natural
abilities figure in his stewardship? Did Jesus and his
disciples depend upon others for their livelihood? I 12 13.
What does consecration mean? What does the Lord'say
about earthly sacrifices, and what is taught thereby1
I 14-17.
Does the church as a whole have a stewardship, and if so
what is it? Summarize the three phases of Christiau
stewardship as shown in the Scriptures. I 18, 19.
AN INTERESTING LETTER
LIGHT PENETRATING BALTIC STATES

Loving greetings in our Lord.
As I look back to the London Convention and all it has
meant to the church I desire to thank you from the bottom
of my heart for the privilege of being there. The Devil
tried to prevent its being held at all. and opposed many
obstacles to its success. More and more clearly wa can see
just why; for Jehovah had gathered his people together
to clarify their vision and to instruct his servant as to
his work. The clarification of Revelation 17: 10, the identification of LondQn as the seat of the beast, the disclosing
of the work ahead of the church in connection with gathering the great company class and lifting up a standard
for the people--all mark the convention as a great milestone on the way'to the Heavenly City. The Lord surely
guided you in the preparation of the "Testimony" Which,
presented as it was in the world's most famous hall and
published in one of London's dailies, has without doubt
caused many to gnaw their tongues for pain.
It was fitting, too, that the DELIVERANCE book was there
given out; and I thank you for my copy. It has enabled
me to grasp more clearly than ever before the tremendous
scope of the Devil's organization, his rank hypocrisy and
his arrogant blMphemy. I also appreciate more the privilege that is mine, of being a witness that Jehovah is God.
The old truths are so clearly, logically and concisely set
forth, and the new light is so incorporated, that the whole
shines more clearly even as the beauty of a gem is enhanced by its setting. It will strengthen all the Lord's
people and equip them for more effective partiCipation in
the work as empire builders. The HARP has had a tn>mendous circulation, but I predict a still wider one for DELIVElU.NCE. Without doubt the Lord will use it to enlighten
the thousands of his people still in Babylon and to open
the eyes of honest-hearted men everywhere. We look forward with joy to putting it out in Scandinavia and the
Baltic States.
At the convention, too, you made arrangements for Latvia

and Esthonia; and already the Lord's blessing has been
manifestly upon them. On July 11th, as reported, we had
a small convention ()f twenty at Riga, when I introduced
Bros. Taylor and West. In an hour and a half's service
we put out 53 books. Fourteen of us took part. It was
quite interesting to Ulle a Lettish canvass. The brethren
were very much encouraged and put out a further 330
books in the following two weeks. It was a happy time.
On July 18 and 19 we had a convention in Mazeikiai,
In Lithuania. Here ten symbolised their consecration to
the Lord in a nearby river. A small Baptist chapel had been
placed at our disposal, for the large hall for the public
meeting had been cancelled; and here in addition to soma
thirtyftiends a further 100 people crowded in. Twenty-one
booklets and sixteen WATCH TOWERS were sold. Monday
morning was devoted to service, and twenty-two of us
sallied forth and sold 174 books and 36 WATCR TOWERS.
Additionally thirty more were sold on the train by brethren
coming from Memel, so that the convention was responsible
for 277 pieces of literature. The testimony meeting was
inspiring even if one could not understand the language.
The faces were eloquent, and the Lord was there.
On JUly 25th Bro. West and I had fellQwship near Tapa
with Bro. Hugo Kose, his wife and his sister-in-law. They
have been letting their light shine thereabouts. We walked
eighteen miles from Tapa to their home. Now we are in
Reval, trying to secure an office; but rooms are very scarce,
and Englishmen all deemed to be millionaires. The Lord
will help us here also. Brothers Taylor and West are
managing fairly well in German and, being young, will
soon pick up Lettish and Esthonian.
All Scandinavia has felt the impulse of the London Convention, particularly Denmark, from which nine brethren
attended. I think its efrect upon the work will be increa!tlngly manifest and will be felt to the ends of the earth.
No wonder, then, that the Devil wanted to stop it I
With warm love in our LGrd, your brother by his grace"
W. DJrr.-Northern European OjftO&J

UESTION: In 1 Corinthians 3: 17 it is written:
"If any man defile the temple of God, him shall
God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which
temple ye are." Can anyone defile the temple of God
who is not of the temple class?
Lord and because they do represent the Lord. Such a

class thus doing will suffer destruction; and they are
described by the Lord and symbolized by the goats, in
the parable of the "Sheep and Goats" of Matthew 25:
31-46.
ANSWER: The answer to the question is, No. Any

one who is now of the temple class of necessity must be
under the robe of righteousness, having on the wedding
garment and dwelling in the sccret place of the Most
High. While he thus remains faithful to the Lord none
could do such faithful creat ~re harm. But if that one,
who is of the temple class, should wilfully sin against
light and truth, and repudiate the blood of Jesus Christ
that bought him, he would thereby immediately put off
the wedding garment, come out from under the robe
of righteousness, lose his standing as a member of the
temple class, lose his justification, and would ultimately
luffer destruction.
When writing to the Hebrews the apostle was more
!pecific about this matter. He said: "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of
the holy spirit, and have tasted the good word of God,
and the powers of the world to come, if they shall fall
away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing
they CTllcify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and
put him to an open shame."-Hebrews 6: 4-6.
To the same effect the apostle wrote in Hebrews 10:
26-31: "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no
more sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful looking
for of judgment and firry indignation, which shall deyour the adversaries. He that despised Moses' law died
without mercy under two or three witnesses: of how
much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought
worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God,
and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith
he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath don~ despite
unto the spirit of grace? For we know him that hath
said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense,
saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his
people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the
living God."-Hebrews 10: 26-31.
This destruction by the Lord God befalls the one who
was once of the temple class but who defiles it in one of
the manners above indicated. Anyone who is not of the
temple class could not defile one who is of the temple and
thereby cause his destruction. So long as one of the
temple class remains faithful and true to the Lord he
has the assurance of the Lord's protection. It is only
when one of the temple class puts himself in the position.of sinning against light and truth that he is subject
to dire results. This must not be confused with a like
result that comes to others who are not of the temple
class but who, having once received some light, wilfully
and maliciously persecute those who are representing the
QUESTION: Do the tabernacle arrangements picture

only the earthly pilgrimage of the church?
ANSWER: The tabcrnacle pictured more than the
earthly pilgrimage of the church. The typical day of
atonement pictured the Gospel Age. On the typical day
the priest slew the animals in the court and carried their
blood into the Most Holy, and after the burning of incense he sprinkled that blood upon the mercy seat and
before the mercy seat. He thus made an offering for
sin, first on behalf of himself and then on behalf of
~l the people.-Leviticus 16.
The bullock slain in the court on the typical day of
atonement represented the perfect man Jesus slain at
the time he presented himself to God at the Jordan.
Thereafter Jesus proceeded with the performance of his
duties until his death and resurrection; then he ascended
into heaven itself and there presented the merit of his
sacrifice, represented by his life-blood, unto God as an
offering for sin. "It was therefore necessary that the
patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with
these; but the heavenly things themselves with better
sacrifices than these. For Christ is not entered into the
holy places made with hands, which are the figures of
the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the
presence of God for us."-Hebrews 9: 23, 24.
It is therefore made manifest that the sin-offering
which the Lord presented in heaven began to be prepared on the earth. His life was poured out on the
earth; and the value of that life, represented in the
blood sprinkled upon the mercy seat, was presented in
heaven itself, before Jehovah, as an offering for sin (1) on
behalf of the members of his household and (2) on behalf of all the people. Therefore it was necessary for
Jesus to die as a man on earth, and it was necessary for
him to be resurrected as a divine creature and have access to heaven, in order that he might appear in heaven
itself and complete the sin offering.
On the typical day of atonement the Lord's goat was
slain by the high priest in the court, and its blood taken
within the M.ost Holy and there sprinkled on the mercy
seat, even as was the blood of the bullock. The Lord's
goat pictured members of the body of Christ, which
Christ Jesus is offering up as a part of his own sa,crifice.
When this sacrifice is complete the Lord Jesus Christ
will present the merit of his sacrifice in heaven, before
the mercy seat of Jehovah, as a sin offering on behalf
of the entire human family. Therefore it is plainly to be
seen that the tabernacle pictures the course taken by the
church from the time of being begotten by the holy spirit
until the faithful overcoming members are prf'scatcd !;y
the Head Christ Jesus, blameless, before t!J.(; thron~ :)f God.
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International Bible Students Association Oasses

ltecturel3 dnd ptudies blJ TrdVclinq Brethren
BBOTHER T. E. BARKER
New Raven, Conn
Chester, Pa.
Wilmington, Del.
Chestertown, 1I1d.
Georgetown, Del,
Jan.
2
., 4,5
..
6
7
9
Chincoteague, Va
Jan.
10
Exmore, Va. .__
.. 11. 12
Newport News, Va. .. .. 13,14
Norfolk, Va.
.. 16, i87
Currituck, N. C.
..
Hurley, Te::r.
J .:lll.
2
Farwell, 'rex.
H
Panhandle, Tex. ............"
1
Amarillo, Tex.
1)
Dalhart, Tex.
.. 6, 7
A;madllo" Tex.
J~n.
9
NeWill", rex
.
11
Qulia/lue, Tex.
.. 12,13
ChildI:e&s, 'rex. __.__
.f
16
Electra, Tex. _._...._._ n 17,18
BBOTHER J. A. BOHNET
Los Angeles, Calif.....Jan.
2
Yuma,. Ariz:
_. ..___"
9, 10
Pboelllx, Arlz.
11,12
Deming, ~. ~Iex. .- " 13, 14
Hatch, N. Mex
_.....
16
.\llmquerque. N. 1I1ex. Jan. 17, 18

El Paso, '.rex. .__.
. " 19,23
Valentine, .Te.~
:: 20, *1
Jk~~'8tO\V, ~'ex...---.---... " 26;;j
AbIlene, 'I ex.
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Minneapolis, ~Iilln..".Jan.
:s t. Paoul, l\1inn.
"
\Vaukon, la. _.~ ._.__.. "
:),G
Dubuque, la
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7,9
Rockford, Ill.
" 10,11
3,4
Fort Wayne, Ind

Jan.
13
Mansfield, O.
,. 13,14
Pittsburgh, Fa.
Iii
...-\..ltooIla, Pa.
._.
"
17
Harribburg, Pa.. _....."
11
Port Coquitlam, n. C.....Jan.
3
Pentietoll, 13. C. _._e__.___"
5
Veruon, B. C....__.._._
" 6,7
Penticton, B. C.
9
Rock Creek, B. C.
10
Grand Forks, n. C
Jan. 11, 12
Trail, n. C.
H
14
l'\elson, B. C.
..__.. __. "
10
'Vllllaw, n. C.
17
l'assmore, B. C.
18
Los An !!;eles, Calif
J a u.
1,2
Bakel':31:leld, Caiif.
"
4,5
Fresno, Calif. _._... ~_.~... u
6,7
Sacramento, Calli. __.; "
9
Chico, Calif.
" 10,13
Paradise, Calif. ..
.
~lacdoel, Calif.
..
Klamath Falls, Ore ..
A,lJland, Ore.
1I1edtord, Ore.
..
11.12
14,16
17,18
19,20
21,23
Clinton, N. C
Salemburg, N. C.
Hayne, N C.
Wilnlington, N. C
Florence, S. C.
Jam 2, 3
4
.. 5, 6
.. u 7,9
10
Columbm,:S. C
Jan. 11, 12
Orangeburg, S. C. ......"
13
Charleston, S. C.
.. 14, 16
Savannah, Ga. ~_~~.~._._ " 17,18
Jacksonville, Fla. .... .. 19, 20
BBOTHER G. II. DRAPER

lIattiesburg, lI1iss
Jan.
2
Sumrall, lIliss.
3
<;'ollins, l\11~S . .
~. __.. _~.. ::
4, 5'\ osburg, 1I1lss: ..._......... .. 6,7
Enterpl'lse, MISS.
9
BROTHER V. C. RICE
l)
Sehenectady, N. Y
Jan
Gloversville, N. Y.
"
16
Batavia. N. Y.
" 18, III
AshtabUla, O.
" 20,21
.luburn, Ind. ..._.._ _ U 23,:)4
Wa~n~boro . Miss
J~n. 10-12
Meridian, Miss
_...
13, 14
Columbus, Miss. ~ .._._"
16
West Peint, Mis", .... .. 17, 18
McCocl, Miss. "'"'''''' .. 19, 20
Owensboro, Ky. .._JIUI'.

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Evansville, Ind.
Providence, Ky
..
Dixon, Ky
..
Hopkinsville, Ky.
"
12, 13
14,16
17
18,19
20,21
BBOTHER M. L. HERR
2
Marion, Ill.
Jan.
3,4
Carbondale, Ill. ...,,_... ..
5,6
Anna, Ill.
..
7
Mounds, Ill. .
_ .
Ledford, Ill.
" 9,10
Jnn.
11
2,3
23,:!4
~g
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9-,
Devers, Tex.. -'--O_'.-'_.)f
Beaumont, Tex.
11, 12
13, 14
16
17, Hi
19, 20
..
Orange, Tex
Jan.
28
Port Arthur, Tex.
.. 30,31
Beaumont, 'rex. ..
Feb.
1
Fannett, Tex...._.._....
2, 3
Galveston, TeL
4, 6
BROTHER W. J. THORN
~tus'l':ille, Pap .._.._ _ _"J~?
2
011 CIty, Pa.
3,4
\Varrell, Pap _. __
5, G
Bradford, Pa. ................"
7
ShInglehouse, Pa.. .__..
9
0 __
Belmont, Ill
Jan.
Robinson, Ill.
,.
Lawrenceville, 111....."
Clay Cit), Ill.
..
Flora. Ill.
"
._.
"
Bolivar, N. Y
Olean, N. Y
l'ort Allegany, Pa.
Bradford, Pa.
Kane, Pa.
2, .3
Okla
J~n.
4,5
Ad", Utdl1
..
ti, 7
Ato:,a, Ukla.
"
9,12
Durant, Okla. . ~.-...----.
Adlllle, Ok1a. ...--.._-.. " 10,11
IIi~kory,
Windsor, Onto
Harrow, Ont.
Leamington, Onto
Chatham, Ont.
Wllllaceburg, Onto
Jan.
..
"
"
2, 3
4, 5
6, 7'
19
0
Sarnia, Ont.
London, Ont.
St. Thomas, Onto
Aylmer, Onto
Tilsonburg, Onto
_ Jan. 11,12
.. 13, 14
.. 16, 17
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]8
19
2'
Jan.
.. 26,27
28
.. 30, 31
Feb. 1, ~
BROTHER R. L. ROBIE
Sealy, Tex
Crosby, '.rex. ._
Dayton, Tex.. ..
Dayton, O
Jao.
2,3
Eh";a.bethtown, Ky. ..;;
4, 5
C~cI!la,. Ky..;.............. ..
6
Rmeyvllle, Ky;
"
7,9
Beaver Dam, Ky. _..
10,11
Garrett, Ind
Fort Wayne, Ind.
Warsaw, Ind.
Goshen, Ind.
Elkhart, Ind.
Idabel, Okla. .
"alliant, LJkla
Antlers, Okla.
Alulvn, Okla.
li~ort Smith, Ark.
Jan. 10, 11
" 12,13
14
1a
17
11
Jan. 13,
"
1
.. 17,1
.. III 2
II
~1: 2
BROTHER J. C, WATT
Aub~rn,
Meadville, I'll.
Columbian'll, 0. 0
East Palestine, .
Jan.
.. ::
Power Point, O.
.._...
East Liverpool, 0
tl
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g,,
2
~
9,11
Negley, 0.
ffal'sbon, 00'
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em,
__
Jan.
10
;; 12, 13
_...........
14
Alliance, O. _._
16
LouiSVille, 0
"
17
;-r.
Y... ~._.
J~n. 3, 4
ElmIra, N. Y.
5
Almond, N. Y ._
__ ft
6
Elmira ~. Y.
1,9
HamffiOndgport, N. Y. . . "
10
BROTHER A. H. MACMILLAN
1,011 All-geles, Call!.
Jan.
2
Baa Diego, Calif. _'" "
11
:Phoenix, Ariz. ...._.....
16
El Paso, Tex
-_"
18
)rort Worth, T= _ _ .. 21,2S
Dallas, TeL
_ Jan. 22, 23
Waeo, Tex. ..._.............
24
Brownsville, 'l'l!3:.
26
Corpus Christl, Tex.. .. 29,30
San Antonio, Tex.._ .. 29, 30
883
IJinghampton, N. Y. Jan. 11.12

Oneonta, N.. Y.
"
13
Bainbridge, N. Y
"
14
Endicott, N. Y.
"
16
Johnson City, N. Y
..
11
ROekw?od, Tenn
KnOXVIlle, Tenn.
Tazewell. Teno.
Lnttrell. Tenn
Knoxville, TenD.
J~n.
..
..
..
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2
3
4,5
6,7
9
Loudon, Tenn
Jan.
10
Morristown. Tenn.
11
Baileyton, TeIlll. ......"
1:1
GreenvUle, Tenn....._ "
1~
Bristol. Tenn. ".__ .. 1. If
INDEX FOR 1926

tlVho
wm
Honor Jehovah?
~i~ 6ro;~~i~~tion-:::=::=::::=::=:::::=:::::=:::~
Show Forth His Praises

__
6
Himself a Nanle ....._... ..__._ _
7
Unparalleled Fa VOl'S .
7
lesus and the Samaritan Woman
'1
lesus Feeds the Fh'e ThousaJ](1 _
_.11
esus Heals alHl Saws a Blind :lIan .. _ _.13
rayer-1\leeting Text COlllments ..
15
nternational COD,enlion
_
2
Character or Covenant-Which?
131
What IR Charaeter?
_..
131
Prayer;Ueeting Text Comme!lts
137
Heview of The Book of Gene,,, ._
138
Annual ne<juest for Pilgrim ,"lHls
140
Good Hope' for 1D27
_. __ _._
.H1
Intere>lting Questio!!', and Answer, .
l-n
In re The Birth of Thl' ;-\ation
1a
In re The Holle of nll::ht(,ou:-'lle~"
1 ~
In l'e Pnrtaldng of The :.\IpIl101'J,11 . _.''':;1
\,"orld WHJe Witness, :\Jay :::0 . .. __ ___ 1.W
j
JANUARY 15
Rolin"" 1mto The Lord
I Iolille::-.~ I ::lllC'J .
.
1:0\\- to Bf'('OlllC Holy
.. __.__
_ __ .. _._. __ 1-17
__
1 J '7
___ .1~!}
Text Conllnent~
_..... 132
I'l"de! Ensla\cd in E~ypt .___..
... 153
"God's Safe Holding" (Poem) .__ . _ . 135
ChHdh:Jod (lml E(:u(':ltion of ~Iost'.,
l:-.G
Ff,od for The Hun~ry
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1~S
Interesting LetterR __ .
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I "
\YOlld-"'irle \YltllCS:-;, June 27 ._.
.1 ~()
Conventions for 1\)26
_ _
._ .] 4u
Prn.~ ('l'-2\le(~tl11~
JUNE 1
Sacl'ifice Rnd !'len-ice _. __
_
_ 103
:s,oIlle Intel'e.. . . ting Que~tiolls
.1H9
Jeho\ .ihR Fmelo1<)" ledge .__ _
_lug
SealJlJg of The Xew 0"-,,,,, (lt
__ 1(;9
Leaders of l'ra>'E'r )leetin'~"
.170
PraJ.er-~,leetillg Te:\.t COIlllllcJlb
.1,0
The Call of ~Ioses
_.
_J ,1
The Passover
.__ __._.. ~ __.._. __ ._.._. ..
.173
Interesting LetterR
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.173
Chicago Com-ention .. _
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162
Bethel Familr 'Rcation
._ ..lu2
i~~' ~~~i~n1~I!C~~a~4i~ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::f~
Interesting Letters
....__ .... _78
Class Study of Towers Profitahle
_79
World.Wide Witne"s, :\larch 2,~
.. _ ___ .(;6
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FrayerMeeti!lg 'l'e:\t ComnH'nts

The" Story of Cain Rilli Abel
God's Co\"enant with Koah
A-bram and The Kings _. __
World.Wide Witness Day
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82
APRIL 1
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The Kew ',"orld ._. __ . ._. . __ _

:!75
XC"\' Hcrn f'!lR f1lHl Earth .. _
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\\ 11.0 ).lay '1 'at 11 the Clllldren
_
.!. j~
The IIoiy Cit.,
.. _
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Pra~ er-:\leetinJ," T('xt COllll.'cats . __ .. __ .. _ :' ,U
'1'110 l~\'il~ of ~qrOJ1~ Drink __ _. .
:.:-,2
The I, all of .ICII>'I,O .. _.. _.._.
...... __ 2S4
IJttf'J'f"11 ,~ IJ'ttl'l .... <._ _ _. __ ._ 2')6
\\Ol.'ld\\'l(h." \\ Itllt'SI"-Octol:('r 17 __... ..274:
Heal E~t:'l(' I:ollti..; .__ ._
._.__.274
i\ew 1'01'1.. ("OBvention
__...__._..__...._2 j 1:
The Price of P"a Cl' _._
Fear a Hllare
_
Law 01 thp I Irr\ ('st
_
_..
291
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._.._
_.2:)3
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l
Pr:1-,\ el'-:.H'( lJ.l~ TC'At COmllH'llts __ ._

_ 2~l7
Cnlel,':-: ]'(I)t;,llll11eRs Hew:ll\'t"l
_
__ ._i98
Jo:-.hll<l H('lll \\ lUg the COyeUilllt
.._. .300
IntereHtlllg Ll'tters
_ __
__302
1\ew 10('1,: Con\ ention __._._._ _~ _
_ 3l,3
Building Bonds
2UO
NOVEMBER 1
European Conventions
195
Com-ention at lla>eI
1\}5
Question ~Ieeting
196
Com elltlOn at ~Iagdeburg
_.. lU6
Public Disconrse
lU9
Condufllng Dav
_
199
Brother Rutherford's Discourse
lD9
Jethro s Wise Counsel
_
_ 202
The Ten Commandments: Duties to God 2U4
The Ten Commandments: Duties to l\1an 206
Kew York Convention
_
lU4
A Stone of StumlJling .. _._._

Miniature }'ullihuent .. _
Complete Fulfilment _. __ ._
The Tpst
The Facts
Samnel the Just Judl'"e
Review: 1Il0s""s to Samuel
Interesting Letters
_
Price List for 1D27
Calendar for 1927
Year Book
_
323
323
_.................324
325
_._......32u
329
_._
_ 331
_ _
333
_
334
322
_
322
NOVEMBER 15
The London Convention

_._ .. _ _
__
:!11
A TestimonJ' to \\ ol'ld Rulers
_.. ~11
Brother Rutherfol(l's Ad'lless
:!12
Britain Greatest World l'ower
_._214
Service Day in LOIlclon
__ .._...__
217
"Our King Js Marching On" (Poem) .. _217
Memorial ltel'0rts for 1926
_:n .,
The Tent of ~Ieeting
_
_._~:!1
Interesting Letters
_ _
_.. __ ~23
"'ol'ld.Wide \I'ltness, Angu>t 1
2]0
1. B. S. A. Weel,. August 2229
:HO
Li~~~~t% 1,fe tfl;e r,l;!i~~I~~~~i":::::==:=::j~~

Prbon Houses
___...340
The Keepers
_
_._ 340
The Christian a Follower of Jesus
345
'rhe Standanl of ChriRtian Llvlq
347
Some Interesting Questions:
_
349
Wearing a JJl'ad Covering In Meeting 349
The Tree of Life
350
"Them that Offend and Do Iniquity" 351
Difference Between Priest and Sa..int ..3li1
DECEMBER 1
2;13
235
237
238
The New York Convention

_._ __.. _355
"Against the People"
_
_
35'1'
The Pittsburgh Con,'ention
_.__
360
Annual l\Ieeting and Election ___ 361
Shareholder's Resolution
_._ 361
The Christian's Use of the Rible __._ 362
Prayer in the Christian Life ....._.._ 365
Who lIlay Defile the Temple of God 1 .. 367
'Vhat Tabernal'le Arrangements Picture 367
Some Interesting Letters _._
3117
Bibles and Year Book
__
354
The Servant and Serviee _._.._

243
"People from Far"
247
Standard for the People
2~8
Much for the AIl'Ointed Yet to Do
248
PrayerMeeting Text Comments
249
Israel Journeying Toward Canaan ._.. 251
The Report of The Spies
_._ .253
Interesting Letters
_
_.... 255
V. D. 1II. Questions Discontinued _.___ 242
.Annual Meeting
_
_ _-.242
New York Convention
---242
Earth s RlghtfuJ Governor

.. 371
Why Child Born .......
..373
The Ransolll
.313
Why a Jew....
..37.
Sentence and Redemption ..
..374
The Christian Overcoming Temptation 377
The Practice of Christian ~tewardship 379
Light Penetrating Baltic States _
. 381
Some Interestlnl; QueetioDB
._382
In re Defil1ng the Temple __
.38l11
1D re Tabernacle Picture of Churcll lSI
The Temple of God

_
_
Faet of Chrlst's Coming to Temple
Purpose of His COBliIlg
._ __ ._..__
Time of His Coming
_
l:Jvidenee in Proi)f
__ ._.. . __
.._
Jndgment of Others .. _
_
Awakening of God's Witnesses
Gifts for the 'l'abernacle
Obe<lience to Law
__
Interesting Letters
_
_
Quarterly Review _.._.._
_
_.._
227
227
~2R
229
2:!9
230
231
AUGUST 15
APRIL 15
fte S~ining Light
115
What Is Truth?
116
Whose Truth?
116
Bis Temple .._
_.._._
_ 117
Greater Light
_
117
COb and Esau _
_
_.._
118
oseph's Fidelity
_
122
udah's Plea
_
_ 124
ayerMeeting Text Comments ._
127
emorfal Reports for 1926 ......._._ _..114
oddWide Witneu, ldaJ 30
IOn
OCTOBER 15
AUGUST 1
Hypocrisy find "The T.rue" _

99
Beginning of Hypocr!sy
_. __ 100
Examples of HypOCrISY
101
Modern PhariRees
_ _101
The Faithful and True
_._
_103
Reward of The 'I'rue ._ _ __ .__ _
_104
Prayer.Meeting Text Comments
_
_105
braham and The Strangers
_.106
saac and His Wells
_
101:l
acob at Bethel
__
__ 110
World-Wide Witness Day, lIlay 30
_..98
('Ill
Bond:'
The Stone of Ilion _.,, __.__

_
__._
307
Fulfilnwnt in ~liniRture .__
_ _ 308
Complete Fulio!ment
_. __._
310
The "'ol'k
.
311
PrayerMeetin.~ Text Comm<'ll1S
312
Interesting Letters .__ _. _.. __ .
_
313
Gideon and Ihe Three Ilnndred
314
Ruth and KUOJlli
_.. _
_.. _.316
The Boy Samuel
_
318
Building BOll"S
_
_
306
Convention for 1927
306
JULY 15
MARCH 15
Manifestation of His Goo,lne,s
His Gootlne8s ---_._---_
------. ---
E~tate
JUNE 15
~acrifice
JULY 1
MARCH 1
Real
and Obedience
_..179
Si;:;nificant Incident.s .. __
_ _.179
The Lesson 'l'aught
__. ._ _
.181
Sacrifice Sometimes Mockery
_.182
ObedlelH'e Imperative
__ .. _
_ 11;\3
PraJerMel'ting Text Comments
_ 1:-<5
Deli vera nee
_
__
_186
The Del" erance :It. the Sea
_ 187
The Giving of the ~lanna
_
11>9
FEBRUARY 15
I'he King's Memorial __

_
67
PUl'pORe of ~Iemorial
__
. 07
Why the DiYine Piau? ._
_ __ ~8
Jesus Keeps the l'assoyer
__ .. _
,0
Who lIlay Partake?
.. __
.. 72
Pra\,erl\1eeting Text Comments
_72
New York COli \
OCTOBER 1
FEBRUARY 1
Pray for Peace

_.._._......................
__ 35
Selfishness DestroJ's Peace ._
_.. _ __ 40
")Iake Peace ._._
_._
__ ._.__
.; {)
Priesthood of Peace
_
__ _._ .. _A 1
FrayerMeeting Text CommentR ._
__-11
Je.~us Teaches nespect for '.rhe Law _. __ .. _ 42
Jesus WaRhes His Disciples' Feet
,44
Last Wor,IR of Jesus with His DiscipleR 46
The :llemorial
_
_ .48
Comfort for '.rhe Jews
_ _
_._ _:::4
~ransportation to Convention
_:::4
Obedience Leads to Life
51
The Crime
_
__
53
A Clearer Vision Concerning Ilion
_._56
lesus DieR and niRes from the Dead
57
~eview: The Gospel of John
_
_ _59
II'RUS Appl'ars to IIiR DiRciples
_
61
PrRyerl\Ieeting Text Comments
__ 63
Comfort for '.rhe Jews
_. __ _. __
_.. _50
"orld.'Vide 'Vitness. February 21
_.. __ 50
Improved ~!ailing System _ _
_. _50
The lIIemorial
_
_
uO
The Winepress .
.__
_
251t
Beginll'"!; of Fllltilment _..__. __
261
Blood on His J:aiment
_
_263
Prayer-Aleeting rJ'~'At Comments
2m~
lIlose" Honorl'd in Hi" Dea t h _
_ 2(;6
Joshua. If'.l'dlc".'R Xl~\'V LeadL:l'
..
2G8
Adrtitiunal l\rl~I:Hd ':11 Hepm't:-: ..._. ._. .. 270
Interc~d In;.!," Lc'1 tt'l ...... _......
_ 270
Pi ttsbur!;h Conyenl ion
__ .__
_
2:>8
SEPTEMBER 15
MAY 15
Learning to Pray
_
19
Who :lIay Pray
_.. _. ---.-...........
--:,:~
To Whom Should'Ve Pray? ' ..."'--A !lIodel Pra~ 1'1' ..... _._._._ _... _.
:2 I
A Searchinf.{ Te~t
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Frayer:I!eetilll; T(':\ t ('ommentR
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esus the Good Shepherd .. ---.----- .. e..<;;us Rai~es Lazarlls frOln the Dead ._ :.0
nternational Convention ._ _ _. __.
1.~
ew Books by the :-:ociety
_ _._._.____ I ~
ate of the l\Iemorial
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__ 18
SEPTE1\fBER 1
MAY 1
JANUARY 1
DECEMBER 15

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What is the purpose of Jesus' coming to the temple according to the passage?

What is the purpose of Jesus' coming to the temple according to the passage?

What evidence is provided in the passage to support Jesus' coming to the temple?

What evidence is provided in the passage to support Jesus' coming to the temple?

~tdl)mnJcaJ.ml9~~t ~ttb~ Nfigbt?

tll)e)l'1oming CoM~b,m4a ~ "sOl"-IsaiaIJ

Anno Mundi 6:>54 -January 1. 1921

Parallels i1> Our Day

lESUS FEEDS THE FIVE THOUSAXD ....._ 11

How One Eats the Bread of Life

lESUS HEALS AND SAVES A BLIND MAN _ ....13

"1 will stand upon my watch and will set my foot

THIS JOURNAL AND ITS SACRED MISSION

TO US THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH

\VATCH TO\VER BIBLE. & TRACT SOCIETY

The SOCIETY, by the Lord's grace, has arranged for an

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STUDY XV: l'A RA:'\SOIll FOR ALL"

Week ot Feb. 21..

BETHEL KYMNS FOR FEBRUARY

WHO WILL HONOR JEHOVAH?

and ever will be; without beginning and without end,

and carrying fOliyard his plan at his good pleasure;

received and fans the flame of selfishness in man and

entitled to credit for either. We are commanded to

then i:; this wonderful Zion which God never

be of the glorious organization when finished; but he

remaining on earth of that orga.nization who keep the

The natural descendants of faithful Abraham were

enemy. The fulness of the Gentile Times is hero. Soon

The favors which have now come tQ the faithful

youth and vigor and is now shining to the glory of God.

QUESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY

What Is the import of our year's text for l[l26? Why da

JESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN

ESUS spent the first winter of his ministry in J e-

rusalem and Judea, and did many wonderful works,

not baptize; but his disciples did, and baptized more

in the south. Had he continued to do the same work

was ignorant in these thing~, but was not 60 worthy of

PARALLELS IN OUR DAY

given them, and some are helped by the ministry; but

JESUS FEEDS THE FIVE THOUSAND

specially want teaching. It was something for them

THE MIRACLE A TEST TO THE DISCIPLES

Though unquestionably the disciples were thinking

would l<,ad them into dC'~perate warfare. To get that

HOW ONE EATS THE BREAD OF LIFE

"The truth which Jesus brought was not in itself

his sacrificed life as God's gift, or, in other words, he

Does John's CORpel attempt to g-i,e a consecutive or full

'VlwrE', and umler what circumstunpes, was the miracle of

JESUS HEALS AND SAVES A BLIND MAN

"1 am the Tight

the fDOrld: ke t"Mt followeih