VOL. XXI. JUNE 1, 1900. No. 11.
Views From the Watch Tower........................163
Why Rev. Lyman Abbott is Not a
Universalist................................163
Animals Suffer Less than Man..................165
The War Spirit Growing........................166
Poem: "I that Speak am He"........................168
Philadelphia Convention, June 16-18...............168
Full Assurance of Faith...........................169
"Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread"................171
Review of the Quarter's Studies...................173
Questions and Answers.............................174
Faithful Co-Laborers Heard from...................176
Special Notice to Subscribers.....................162
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We have filled back orders and have now a good supply of this precious book. It is, we think, the very choicest collection of poems and hymns in the world. Most of them are old and familiar. 493 pages, cloth-bound, 50 cents (to TOWER subscribers 25 cents) plus 8 cents postage. No friend of present truth can afford to be without this book: hence if there be on our list any who cannot afford the price, let him so inform us and we will endeavor to have him provided free.
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r2639 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER.r2641 PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION, JUNE 16-18.
r2642 FULL ASSURANCE OF FAITH.
r2643 "GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD"
r2644 REVIEW OF THE QUARTER'S STUDIES.
r2645 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
FAITHFUL CO-LABORERS HEARD FROM.
DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL:—I praise God for the new life that has come to our Church here lately. I conclude it is the food in Vol. v. of the DAWN and the helpful articles in the WATCH TOWER as much as the "Volunteer" letters that have awakened us to new energy. The work of our dear brethren is indeed a powerful stimulant and has enlivened me. I enjoy the honor God has bestowed on me in permitting me to lay down my life in service for the brethren in Babylon.
I feel like a full-sized man while standing before a church door handing out the "glad tidings" to my fellow men. It is such an honorable business to be an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ. Everyone seems polite and nearly always thank us for the books. When occasionally they refuse them, I believe it is because they think we are selling them. The books appear too expensive to give away. They have asked me a number of times who pays for the literature. I simply answer, "The Tract Society."
How few recognize that the "glad tidings" are like a beautiful air whose accompaniment (full of deep, rich bass solos, baritone minors, bursts of wild, thrilling, harmonic chords and countless thrilling rivulets of counter melody) is the Old Testament. Before Jesus came there was no connected tune in the accompaniment. There were grand sounds of rich chords, occasional weird musical phrases and counter melodies. It took Jesus, the Lamb of God, the spotless friend of mankind to bring to light the charming tune, the entrancing air, by simply making it more prominent than the accompaniment. Imagine us listening to the orchestra of God's universe, listening to this anthem of the ages! It seems, sometimes, almost frightful in the grandeur and sublimity of its awe-inspiring greatness.
Dear brother, I appreciate your unselfish devotion in laying down your life for us—for me. I was ignorant of God in almost everything until, through the DAWNS, you divided the word of truth in its proper dispensations, massing Scripture on the various points of importance, until I saw a plan threading its way through the Bible. My life is new now, it has been changed; the love for God's business has weaned my heart away from the fleeting phantoms of the world—its pleasures. How small they now look beside the radiant beauty of pureness and truth!
To realize day by day that our trials of patience, love, our humility and all the graces of the spirit, is a discipline or training that God is imposing on us in order that we may be transformed in heart into the likeness and character of our blessed Redeemer, is what gives me peace and contentment with such things as I have, and it also makes the trials easier to "endure." "Blessed is that man who endures temptations." I used to wonder why you "harped" (Rev. 14:2) on these things year after year. Now I know why;—that when my ears got open enough to hear the instruction, I could profit by it.
Dear brother, I have learned valuable lessons from your mode of work and I want you to know how thoroughly I am in sympathy with all you do. You have helped me out of darkness, and it makes me all the more appreciative of your work because I know you do it, not for the reward of praise from us, but from your faithfulness and love of our Redeemer and God. I rejoice to know there are true hearts on the earth, that God has transformed human minds. Praise his holy name! Yours in loving service,
DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL:—Words would fail to express how thankful I feel to our dear Lord for sending me the message of "present truth" and revealing unto me the great reward that awaits those who earnestly seek both to know and to do his will.
It is now about 3-1/2 years since I began to study MILLENNIAL DAWN and to me these few years have been of more real importance than all the other 22 years of my life put together. When I look back and see how the Lord has been leading me, and how often he has delivered me from the snares of the adversary, I cannot help feeling glad. At first Satan tried to ensnare me by telling me that the sacrifice was too great—more than I ever could hope to fulfil, but after counting the cost I resolved to trust our Master for it all, and he has not disappointed me. Praise his name!
Our meetings here for the last 12 months have been very helpful to the study of the Word, and all testify to receiving great blessings from them, except a few who went out from us when the truth began to get strong. We have also had occasional visits from Bro. Hemery and Bro. Houston, which have been highly appreciated. I have been thinking of trying to colporteur DAWN here when the mild weather begins. I tried it for a month some time ago and met with a measure of success. It seems to be a little in my line; I am entirely free from worldly cares, and have a fair business experience, being in the grocery trade here. Bro. Anderson and I had thought of trying it together. With much love to all the saints in Allegheny, I remain, Yours in our Master's service,
DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL:—I must write you my thanks and gratitude for many things. The TOWERS are always full of good things for the children of the "household." For several weeks past I have been in doubt over an important point, and several times was ready to write you for instructions, but when last TOWER came in there it all was, just as if you had written for my special case. Surely God's blessing is with you and on us through you as his agent. My way has not always been clear and I sometimes find it hard to determine the right course, but it is my prayer that I may meet such chastisements as will keep me in the straight path. The last TOWER hit me quite hard, but I very much appreciated it for it served to show me my way.
I revert with special pleasure to our meeting at De Funiak. Very sincerely your friend,
SEMI-MONTHLY
VOL. XXI.
JUNE 15, 1900.
No. 12.
Views From the Watch Tower........................179
Thoughtful Words of an Able Man...............179
The Anomalies of Orthodoxy....................179
Methodism and Higher Criticism................180
Educated White Savages........................181
Keep Yourselves in the Love of God................182
Jesus Walking on the Sea..........................184
I Am the Bread of Life............................186
Lord, Help Me! Matt. 15:25......................190
Revised Price List of Bibles, Etc.................192
Special Items: The Volunteer Work.................178
Attention Watch Tower Readers!................178
SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
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The friends of the truth in every direction are joining heartily in circulation of this special issue of the WATCH TOWER. They evidently consider, as we do, that it should be regarded as a sharp sickle of truth for gathering the ripe "wheat."
We have already printed over half a million copies of it, a good share of these being already in the hands of the people. We are proceeding with the work, and hope to make the total at least a million. We regret that we cannot as yet supply foreign orders except from Great Britain on account of freight rates. We are having an edition printed in London for Great Britain.
Do not waste any, nor let any lie idle; but send us your requests for all you can use judiciously—amongst intelligent readers.
ATTENTION WATCH TOWER READERS!
We have learned recently of some readers of this journal who have not read the MILLENNIAL DAWN volumes entire. This is a great mistake. None can rightly understand or appreciate the precious truths presented herein unless he first have a clearly outlined view of the great divine plan of the ages: and hence we urge upon all that they begin this study at once.
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In view of the fact that our "earthen vessels" are so leaky we all need to replenish our stock of grace and truth continually; and hence we advise repeated readings of the DAWNS. When reading them you are really reading the Bible; for they are merely an arranged and systematized Bible. It is for this reason that like the Bible they do not grow old to the truth-hungry.
r2646 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER.r2648 "KEEP YOURSELVES IN THE LOVE OF GOD."
r2649 JESUS WALKING ON THE SEA.
r2651 "I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE."
r2653 "LORD, HELP ME!"—MATT. 15:25.
REVISED PRICE LIST OF BIBLES, Etc.
Our Society does not supply Bibles free, but it justifies the Bible feature of its name by supplying Bibles, Testaments and Bible Study Helps at wholesale rates. Additionally we give our readers the benefit of our experience and judgment respecting which Bibles are the best value at the wholesale rate. Publishers expect to make a further advance in prices of cheap Bibles January, 1901.
No. 04403 Minion type, French Seal, Divinity circuit, Selected
Helps, including Concordance.......75c Post. extra 20c
The Self-pronouncing Teachers' Bible.
No. 0823 Bourgeois type, French Seal, Divinity circuit,
Round corners, Red under Gold edge, $1.00, Postage 25c
This is a wonderful book for the price, and its self-pronouncing
feature is on a new plan preferred by many.
The Revised Version Teachers' Bible.
No. 02752 (not self-pronouncing), Bourgeois type, French
Morocco, Divinity Circuit, Round corners, Red under
Gold edge....................$1.75, Postage extra, 25c
OXFORD PRESS INDIA PAPER BIBLES.
No. 01157x Ruby type, French Morocco, Postpaid..................$1.45
No. 03009x Pearl type, Persian Levant "
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No. 03114x Ruby type, Persian Levant "
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No. 03229x Ruby type, Persian Levant "
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No. 03265x Emerald type, Lev. Morocco "
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No. 03581x Long Primer type, Pers. Lev.
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No. 0863x Long Primer type, Alaska Seal "
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No. 0865-1/2x Long Primer type, Levant "
.................. 6.55
Thumb Index, if desired, 25 cents extra.
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No. 932 Bourgeois type, French Seal, Divinity circuit, Round
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HOLMAN PICTORIAL TEACHERS' BIBLES.—BOURGEOIS TYPE.
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No. 8816 French Seal, Linen lined, Red under Gold edges.........$1.75
No. 8836 Persian Levant, Silk Sewed, specially recommended
for service............................$2.35, Postage .25
OTHER DESIRABLE BIBLES AND TESTAMENTS.
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Red under Gold edges.........................
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1c
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Morocco, Divinity circuit, Leather
lined, etc...........................
80c " 1c
The Tischendorf New Testament with footnote readings of three oldest Greek MSS., 50 cents, postpaid.
"Bible Talks in Simple Language."
This is the best book of its kind we have ever seen. It presents the Bible Stories in simple but not childish language, and seems remarkably free from the bad theology so common in this class of books. All Christian parents should have a Sunday Bible lesson with their children, and this book furnishes interesting topics, to which may be added as much concordant "present truth" as the age of the children will justify. Parents are responsible for their children's training in theology as well as morals. This will assist you in the discharge of this duty, and thus be a blessing to yourself as well as to your children.
624 pages, 250 illustrations; cloth sides, leather back and corners, gilt edges. A subscription book at $3.00. Our special price 75 cents, plus 25 cents postage.
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