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SEXfI-~IONTHT.Y No. 1 Vo/~. XLVII Anno Mundi6;)54-January 1. 192t CONTENTSWHO WILL HONOR JEHOVAH? ............................... GodForgotten ..................................................... Zion Not Forgotten .......................................... His Organization ............................................. Show Forth His Praises .................................... Himself a Name............................................... Unparalleled Favors ............................................ ~ESUS AND THE SAMARITAN WOMAN............... Parallels in. Our Day .................................... mTESUSFEEDS THE FIVE THOUSAND ..................... HOW One Eats the Bread o Life .............. JESUS HEALS AND SAVES A BLIND ~AN ........... PRAYER-MEETING TEXT COMMENTS.................. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ......................... "I will stand upon wy watch and will set upon the Tower, and will watch to see what say ~nto ~ne, and what answer I shall rnal~e that oppose mv."--Habakkuk ~: 1. 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 10 11 12 13 1~ 2 my foot He will te the~

~pon the earth distress of nations with perplexity; the sea and the waves (the rest2 .ess, discontented) roaring; mens hearts fsillng .them for fear and for lookinq ~e thm~s coming upon tbe earth (somety) ; for the powers o( the heax~ens (eocleemstlcsm) shall be shaken... When ye see these, things begin to come to pas~ then know that the Kingdom of God ~s at hand. Ldok up, lift up your heads, rejoice, for your redemption draweth mgh.--M~tt. 34:33; Mark 13:29; Luke 21:2~1.

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one of the prime factors or instruments in the system of Bible instruction, or "Seminary Exte~ton", now be~$ all parts of the civilized world by the WATeI[ TOWER BIBLE & TRACTSOCIETY, chartered A.D. 1884, "For the Promotion of Christian :Knowledge". It not only serves as a class room wahere Bible students may meet in the study of the divine Word but also as a channel of communication through which they may be reached with announcements of the Societys conventions and of the coming of its tJaveling representatives, styled "Pilgrims", and refreshed with reports of its conventions. Our "Berean Lessons" are topical rehearsals or reviews of our Societys published STUDIES most entertainingly arranged, and verlr helpful to all who would merit the only honorary degree which the Society accords, viz., Vcrbi Dei Minister iV. D. ]~I.), which translated into English is Minister of Gods Word. Our treatment of the International Sunday School Lessons is specially for the older Bibl@ students and teachers. By some this feature is considered indispensable. This journal stands firmly for the defense of the only true foundation of the Christians hope now being so generally repudiated ~redemption through the precious blood of "the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom [a corresponding price, a substitute] for all". (1 Peter 1 : 19 ; 1 Timothy 2 : 6i Building up on this sure foundation the gold, silver and precious stones il Corinthians 3 : 1115 ; 2 Peter 1 : 5-11) of tile Word of God, its fertber mission is to "nmke all see what is the fellowship of the mystery which...has been hid in God .... to the intent that now might be made known by tile church the manifold wisdom of God"--"which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed".--Ephesians 3 : 5-9, 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 Scriptmes. It is thus free to declare boldly 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 his service ; hence our decisions relative to what may and what may not appear in its columns mus~ 9e according te our Judgment of hill good pleasure, tile teaching of l~i~ Word, for the upbuilding of his people in grace and k;mwiedge. And we not only invite but urge our leaders to prove all its utterances by the infallible Word to which reference is constantly made to facilitate such testing. TO US $~E SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH ~hat the church is "the temple of the li~dng God", peculiarly "his workmanship" ; that its construction has been in progress throughout the gospel age--ever since Christ became the worlds Redeemer and the Chief Corner Stone of his temple, through which, when finished, (teds biessing shall come "to all people", and they find access to him.--1 Corinthians 3 : 16, 17 ; -Ephesians 2:20-22 ; Genesm28 : 14 ; Galatia,s 3 : 29. That meantime the chiseling, shaping, and polishing of consecrated believers in Christs atonement for sin, progresses ; and when the last of these "living stones", "elect and precious," shall have been made ready, the great ~M,~ster Workman will bring all together i~a the first resurrection; and the temple shall be filled with his glory, mad be the meeting place between God and men throughout the Millennium.--Revelation 15 : 5-8. hat the basis of hope, for the church and the world, lies in the fact that "Jesus Christ, by the grace of God, tasted death for ever U man." "a ransm~ for all," and wiA be "the true light which lighteth every man that cometk into She 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," be "partakers of the divine nature, and share hhl glory as his joint-hint.--1 John 3:2; John 17:24; Romans 8 17; 2 Peter 1:4. ~m~t 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 Gods w~tntus to the world ; and to prepare to be kings and pmosCs in the next age.--Ephesians 4 : 12 ; Matthew 24 : 14; Revelation 1: 6; 20:6. ~hat the hope for the world lies in the blessings of knowledge and opi~artunity to be brought to all by Christs Millennial kingdom, tha restitution of all that was lost in Adam, to all the wilhng and obedient, at the ha.ads of their Redeemer and his glorified (hurcha when all the wilfully wicked will be destroyed.--Acts 3 : 19-23; Isaiah 35. ~LIBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

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The SOemTY, by the Lords grace, has arranged for an international convention of the Bible Students to be held in London, England, beginning Tuesday, May 25th and extending for seven days, including May 31st, 1926. Alexandra Palace on the north, side of London has been secured for this purpose. There is a large concert hail and a theater huihling that will be used. Another hall in connection therewith may be used for the large assembly. The concert hall and theatre will be connected with voice amplifiers so that one speaker may be heard in all places at the same time. Alexandra Palace is situateit ever increasing severity were intended to break the pride and spirit of that hard, bitter king and to makehim and Egypt knowthat Jehovah, Israels God, is the living God. Egypt was then the greatest of the world powers ; and Pharaoh was therefore the worlds greatest monarch, himself being worshiped as a god. To understand Gods action at that time it is necessary to look beyond the mere fact of Israels suffering and of Gods purpose to have them freed. That could easily have been accomplished, even as Moses rmninded Pharaoh. God could have serf a pestilence which wouht have destroyed alI the l~g3pt:ans. (Exodus 9: 15) God had a great par-

WATCHpose in view. It had become necessary that he should assert himself both for his own sake and for mans, and the deliverance of his people gave the opportunity. David said of that time that God went down into Egypt to get himself a name.--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 manifested his power to mankind since the Flood, except when men were building the tower of Babel in order to keep themselves together to strengthen themselves against God, and when, lest they should get out of hand, he broke their evil unity, lie had m~nifested his goodness to Egypt; through Joseph; but men were no lovers of God, and whatever worship they offered was offered to idols. Even the chosen people fell into the idolatry of Egypt. (See Joshua 24: 15.) 0n]y a few of them worshiped God, waiting upon him in faith. Perhaps the family into which Moses was born was almost as sin~ilar in this respec~ as Noahs family in his day. ]f Cod did not do something to declare himself the living God. his name and power and right would be as nothing among men. Simultaneous 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 exaltation of themselves even to being worshiped. It was necessary then that God should make himself knm~m.As he had allowed his people to fall under Pharaohs hard bondage, so had he purposely brought to the throne of Egypt at that time this iralpcrious, proud man whorepresented 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, that 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. 6 Another important feature of those great doings was that Godhaving seen the affliction of his people said, "I am come down to deliver them." (Exodus 3: 8) 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 dm~mto earth to deliver from the power of sin and death his first-born Israel (both spiritual and natural) and all of the humanfamily who in the reign of Christ will accept life at the hands of that Prophet like unto Moses. (Psalm 144: 5; Deuteronomy 18: 15) No injustice was done to Pharaoh in this ; that which hardened his heart was in each case his deliberate misuse of Gods forbearance and mercy. 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

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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. s Pharaohs attitude changedas the plagq~es developed. Whenthe first plague came he merely "turned and went into his house". (Exodus 7: 23) After the second entreated ]~Ioses for respite, and said that he wouldagree to let the people go to sacrifice to the Lord. Mosesbade him commandhim 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 heart and went back on his word. 9 After the plague of flies Pharaoh was willing to allow Israel to sacrifice in the lang. Mosesgave 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 thunderstorms were raging, the king sent hastily for Mosesand, acknowledgingthat he had sinned, asked to be entreated for, saying that on the cessation of this devastating plague he would let the people go. (Exodus 9 : 27, 28) Moseswent 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. ~o Mosesthen 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. Pharaohs servants appealed to the haughty moninch to save Egypt, and he agreed that the Hebrewmen 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 ou~ to entreat the Lord for him.--Exodus10 : 16, 17. n After the darkness came Pharaoh was willing to allow all the people to go, but not the flocks and herds. Mosesreplied, "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, tie complied, but before going he told Pharaoh that there should be one more plague, and that even at midnight Pharaohs 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." (ExocIus 11: 8) Moses left while Pharaoh was in a great heat of spirit. But the manwhosaid 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 spiri~ and backed with the power of a mighty kingdom, was small indeed. ~2 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

rh WATCHTOY,;hc,l ahcady entered upon was to be the frst of a new y, Jr. On the tenth day of that new ninon a lamb was to be taken by each family, and on the fourteenth day it was to be killed. Someof its blood was to be sprinkled on the doorposts and lintds of each Israelites house; and that night, dressed ready to travel, they were to eat with unleavened bread and bitter herbs the roast flesh c* the lamb. That same night Gods angel passed over all Egypt, and in every house in the land where the blood wm put on the doorposts and lintels the first-born was not slain. Pharaoh upon the throne, the ser\-ing maid behind the mill, and the eaptive in the dungeon, all suffered alike. *~ Egypt wailed in distress. Pharaoh rose from his bed and called ]Koses and Aaron and said, "Rise up, and get you forth from among my people, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the Lord, as ye have said. Also fake your flocks and your herds, as ye lmve said, and be gone; and bless me also." (Exodus 12: 31, 32) The proud monarch was broken in spirit. lie and his people alike realized at last that they were fighting God, and that to keep Israel back would mean their destruction. ~ The earliest plagties 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 saved from it only if they took the means provided. If they would escape they must show their desire, and thus their agreement to Gods method of giving their freedom. The blood of the lamb saved their first-born; but by it God again showed, as in Eden, that sin could be covered only by the covering blood of a sacrifice. Theyhad seriously transgressed in that they had forsaken him for the gods of l]oFpt. (Joshua 24: 14; Ezekiel 20: 7; Jeremiah 2:11) Hence they needed an atonement, a covering, to bring them under the care of God. ~5 This slaying of the lamb was the beginning of those sacrifices.which later. Godused so fleely to showt) hi.~ people how, by means of a ransom and ska atonement, the way to life would be opened. Without the shedding of blood there is no wayto life, because without it there is no remission of sins. (Hebrews 9 : 22) The lamb was a figure o2 Christ; and the first-born whowere specially saved on Israels night of dehveranee, typified those who after Chri~-ts death would apply the bleed of hm sacrifice to tl>ir heart.-. Godsaved Israel, but by the methodused he took a toll on Israel; for the saved firstborn were in a special way to be separated to God, as was later clearly amt definitely shownin the wilderness. (Exodus 32: ~(i) These, however, were separat,~d to service of Godfor their brethrens sake, to minister as priests and servants and to instruct the people. ~o Thus -rael lost her first-born to God, while Egypt lost her fir~-t-l;orn in death. This also is a picture for these days v, hen Godhas come downfor the deliverance of his people. He is nowgathering his first-bonl to himself. But the first-born of the worhl, those who ha~e destroyed the earth (See Revelation 11: 18.), are to destroyed. By their policies and schemes these, instead of making the earth % fit place to live in", have destroyed it. There can be no peace in the world till mankind acknowledges God ; and, like Pharaoh, humannature will not do that till it is made wretched in its distress. Then will have comeGods opportunity to save.QUESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY When God repeated his conHnission to Moses in Egypt what objection did the latter raise? What happened when Aaron east Moses rod before Pharaoh? ~1 1,2. What purpose did God have in prolonging the work of deliverance? ~ 3-6. What were lhe ten plagues, and into what groups may they be divided? What was Pharaohs attitude toward them?

7-1l. I)cscribe the tenth plague in detail, and howIsrael was sparedtherefrom.~[ 12-14. Exphdn the meaningoe tile passover type. Who are illustrt~ted by the first-born of Egyptand of Israel respectively? ~1 16. 15,

INTERESTING LETTERSLOYAL, ACTIVE, STUD:OUS I)EKR BRETHREN CtlRINT: IN I cannot but express to you my appreciation for the recent ar, ieles in TIIE WATCI~TOWEl/. The subject "Obedience Le.tds to Life" tins given me wonderful light on the tree oI life. Thank God for the unfolding of such truths at an hour when Sqtan is bent on destroying the renmant of the seed. If we are loyal to God, active in his service and ctndious, nothing shall pluck us out of his hand. I am able to devote only half a day each week in canvassing, but I am greatly blessed. Some of the people whom I visit invite me to give lectures, and usually ask me to return. Thank God for such privileges. We here in Jamaica pray for you daily and try to follow your example in announcing l~Iessiabs kingdom. With love and best wishes, yours-in fellowship and service, P, H. DAIDSON.--B.]V. I. APPRECIATES HIS COMMISSION DEAR BllETHREN : I am herewith enclosing nay answers to the V. D. 3I. questions, submitting them to you for grading. I have long hesitated to answer them, being sure first that I was spirit begotten and that I had also received the Lords approval in his service. But since reading the current articles on "The Robe of Righteousness" and "The Birth of the Nation" I see that it is clearly written 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 you 1,emember me also in your prayers. Hoping to receive an early report from you on the eneloded answers, I remain, Yours in the Masters service. DWIGHT CLABAUC, H.--O hi:t~,

International Bible StudentsAssociation ClassesBROTHER Maple Falls, Wash ......... June " Everson, Wash.............. Bellingham, Wash ......... " Alderwood Manor, Wash. " " Seattle, Wash ................. P. Townsend, W. June 30, July J. 24 25 27 28 29 1 A. BOHNET Seattle, Wash............ Rremerton, Wash ....... Long Branch, Wash... Midland, ~Vash........... Tacoma, Wash........... E~umciaw, Wash ...... July 4 " 5 " 6, 7 " " 9, 11 " 12 BROTHER Colton,Calif ................... June " Riverside, Calif ............. " Redlands, Calif ............. San Bernar(iino. Calif... " Pasadena,Calit ............... " " Glendale, Calif ............... H. 15 16 17 18 20 23 S. MURRAY Monrovia, Calif ......... June 27 Van Nuys, Calif ........... " 29 " 30 Santa Panla, Caltf ....... July ~,entura, Calif .............. Santa Barbara, Calif... " 2 Santa Mama, Calif ....... " 5 6

BROTHER Kitchener, Ont ............. June Limvood,Out ................. " " Palmerston, Ont ............. Harriston, Ont .............. " " Gorrie, Out..................... " Clifford, Ont...................

C. W. CUTFORTH 13 Mount Forest, Ont. ....... 14 Ayton, Out .................... 15 Hanover,Ont ................. 16 Allenford, Out ................. 17 Wiarto~, Ont ................ 1S Mar, Out .......................

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R. POLLOCK Gallipolis, O................... Wellston, O ................... NelsonvHle,0 ................ NewStraitsville, 0 ....... Shawnee, ..................... O Crooksville, 0 .................

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Shamokin, Pa ............... McClure, Pa ................. Burnham, ................. ia Lewistown,Pa ............... Mifflin,Pa ....................... Harrisburg, Pa ..............

Sweetwater, Tex ....... Snyder, Tex ............. Quitaque, Tcx ........... Brownfield, Tcx ....... Lubbock,Tex ............. Hurley, Tex .............

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C. RICE Dalhart, Tex ............ June 24, 25 " Wichita, Kans ......... 27 " Topeka, Kan~........... 28 Kansas City, Kans... " 29 Streator, Ill ............. " 30 July i South Bend, Ind ....... ROBERTS g0 Viscount, Sask ........... June Saskatoon, Sask ......... July Wainwright, ......." Alta 154 l~yley, Alta ................. " 7 " 9, 11 Edmonton, Alta ......... " 13 Tawatiuaw, Alta .......

De Lamere, N. Dak. June ~Vyndmere, N. Dak... " " Minot, N. Dak ......... " Rugby, N. Dak ........... Mohall, N. Dak ......... " 24, Sherwood, N. Dak ..... " 27,

BROTHER G. H. DRAPER June 29 20 Minor, ,N. Dak ............. 21 Stanley, N. Dak. June 30, July 1 22 July 2, 4 Grenora, N. Dak ........... " 5 23 Zahl, N. Dak ................. " 6, 7 Bonetrail, N. Dak ......... 25 " 8, 9 28 Dote, N. Dak ........ .....

BROTHER C. ttumbolt, Sask ........ June 18 " 20,21 Saskatoon, Sask ....... Prince=4_lbert, Sask... 22, 23 " Kinistino, Sask ......... " 24 Star City, Sask ......... " 25, 27 " 28, 29 Kermaria, Sask .........

BROTHER June ProteCtion, Kans .......... " Wiclt~a, Kans. Arkansas City, i~ans."]~." " " Winfield, ~, Karts ............... " Douglass Kans. " Augusta, Karts ..............

A. D. ESHLEMAN 20 Eldorado, Kans ........ Eureka, Kans ........... 21 Olpe, Kans ............... 22 23 Emporia, Kans ......... 24 Topeka, Kans ........... 25 Sabetha, Kaus ........

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BROTHER R. L. ROBIE Memphis, Tenn ........... June 22 Freeport, II1 .................. " 23 Anna, ......................... Ill Rockford,IIJ .................. " 24 Carbondale,Ill ............... Belvidere, Ill ............... " 27 St. Louis, 3Io ................. Marengo, .................. Ill " 29 Springfield, Ill ............... Elgin, 111....................... Bloomington, Ill ............ " 30 Chicago,Ill .................... BROTHER W. June 17 " 18, 20 " 21 " 22, 24 " 23 " 25, 27 J. THORN West Stayton, Ore. ....... Salem, Ore ................ Dallas, Ore .................. Falls City, Ore .............. MeMiu~ville, Ore ......... Portland, ()re .................

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BROTHER June Orillia, On,t ............... " Bracebridge, Ont ..... " North Bay, Ont ......... " 18, New Liskeard, Ont... " Matheson, Ont ......... " Ansonville, Ont ......

A. J. ESHLEMAN 15 Timmins,Ont ................ June23 16 Nakina, Ont .................. " 25 17 Winnipeg, Man............... " 27 Portage La Prairie, Ma... " 28 20 Dauphin,Man................. " 29 21 22 " 30 Gilbert Plains, Man .....

Roseburg, Ore .......... Marshfield, Ore ........ Reedsport, Ore ......... Eugene, Ore ............. Oakmdge,Ore ........... Albany, Ore, ...........

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Champaign, Ill ........ Danville, I11 .............. Decatur,Ill ............... Taylorville, Ill ......... Pana, Ill .................. Vandalia, Ill ...........

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E. HAZLETT Patoka, Ill .................... Alma,I11 ...................... Mattoon, II1 ................. Arcola, Ill .................... Paris, Ill ....................... Indianapolis, Ind .........

BROTHER T. H. THORNTON Taylor, Tex.................. Gonzales, Tex .......... June 22 " 23, 24 Bastrop, Tex................. Kingsbury, Tex ......... " Temple, Tex ............... 25 San Marcos, Tex ...... " 27 Kempner,Tex ............... Austin, Tex ............... Marquez, Tex ........... " 29 Miles, Tex..................... " San Angelo, Tex ........ Not~uangee, Tex ....... 30 BROTHER S. l~Iidvale, Utah ................ June 4 Salt Lake City, Utah .... " 6 Ogden, Utah ................. " 7 " 8 Lovelock, Nev ................ " 10 Reno,Nov....................... " 11 Oakland, Calif ..............

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H. TOUTJIKN San Francisco, Calif. .... Yune 13 Paso Robles, Calif ......... " 20 Fres~m, Calif ................... " 27 Oakland,Calif ................. July 25 Ashland,Ore .................. " 27 Roseburg, Ore ............ " 28

BROTHER M. L. HERR June 17" Plympton, Mass ....... Attleboro, Mass ......... " 18 Plymouth, Mass .......... Taunton, Mass ............. " 20 Brockton, Mass .............. New Bedford, Mass .... " 21 Stoughton, Mass ............. Fall River, Mass ....... " 22 Newport, R.. I ............ Quincy, Mass.................. North Duxbury, Mass. - " 23 Providence, R. I ...........

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BROTHER J. C. WAI T Grantsburg, Wts ..... Jun~ June 20 Pease, Minn ......... " " 21 Centuria, ~Vis ........... Onamia, Minn ......... " 22, 23 Taylors Falls, Minn... ~ D~y River, Minn. __ " 24 Ironton, Minn ....... St. Paul, Minn ........ J a~y 1, " 25 Ellsworth, Wis ........ Attkin, Minn........... Minneapolis, Minn. _ " Superior, Wis ..... " 27 BROTHER J. Ashland, Ky. .......... June 20 21 Charleston, W. Va.._ " " 22, 23 Coco, W. Va ........ 24 Elk View5, W. Va. -- " " 27 Nitro, W. Va .......... " 27 Charleston, W. Va..--

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McConnell, Man ...... Cordova, Man.......... Rapid City, Man....... Minnedosa, Man ..... Neepawa, Man ....... KQIwood, Man.--.~

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M. HERSER Dauphin, Man .......... June Gilbert Plains, Man. __ " " Grandview, Man .... Rnnenymede, Sask ........ " " Kamsack, Sask ............. Wade]aa, Sask ............. "

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B. WILLIAMS Wickham, W. Va. ..... .Tu~e 28, Mt.Lookout, W.Va. June~O,July .July Divide, W, Va. ....... Clifton Forge, Va. " " ~aynesboro, Va. ~" " Dayton, Va.

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CONTENTSSACRTFTOE OBEDIENCE AND .................................... ]79 Sign] ficant Incidents ........................................ ]79 The Lesson Taught .............................. 1 7 him an opportunity to retrieve Ins wr,u~. He wn, giving him another chance o show a withngness to obey, and this is one of the reasons whyhe sent Saul to slay the Amalekires. Had Saul been truthful on that occasion God might have fully fort!yen him. Goddoes not cut one of[ instantly without giving him an opportunity to prove of what material he is.THE LESSON TAUGHT

~9 Thronghout the Gospel Age Satan, who is pictured by E,~au, has put forth his best efforts to hinder the journey of the church toward their kingdom home. He has used his offspring, ecclesiastieism, pictured by the Amalekites, to specially hinder the journey of the church to its inheritance. About 1874 the true church began to announce the second coming of Christ Jesus and the setting up of his kingdom. This of course was in harmonywith Gods will and was the command the Lord. of Then and there the saints begs11 w,th zeal and energy their journey toward the kingdom. At and since that time the Lord has especially warned nominal Christendomof his purposes, by causing the truth to be preached in their presence and hearing. In~,tead of heeding the message of the Lord and turning their hearts to him they harden their hearts, and continue to put obstacles in the ~x ay of the saints journeying toward the kingdom. ~MMachi4: 5, 6. 2o In 1914 the time came for the Lord, the King, to fake his power and rmgn. There Jehovah placed his King upon his throne. (Psalm 2 : 6) The time bad come for the fulfilmel:t of the prophecy: "Out of Jacob shall crone he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth 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 ever."--Numbers24: 19, 20.

21 The time was then at hand whenthe L(rrd sen~ forth his rod [seeptre] out of Zion [his organization] saying: "!~ule thou in the midst of thine enemies." At the same time the truly consecrated and anointed saints were willing and joyful volunteers to do the will of God. (Psalm 110:2, 3) The first work of the King of glory was to oust the Devil from heaven. Shortly after the beginning of the Kin~s reign Gods due time had come to slay the counterpart of the Amalekites. Prior to that time, and since 1874, the work of the church had been to gather the sabots together and give the members a knowledge of the truth. This work was foretold by Ezekiel as it;at which would be done by "the man with the writers inkhorn by his side". ~ After this a further work was to be accomplished. Weread: "lbhold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every t?mu a slaughter weaponin his hand." (Ezekiel 9: 2-4) Six is a symbol of incompleteness; therefore it .ymbolieally represents the numberof the incomplete anointed class on earth. The coming of the six men from "the way of the higher gate which lieth toward the north", signifies that these repre~ent a class commissioned the by Lord to do some work. In this commission given to them is set forth the work they must do, and it is stated by the prophet in these words: "And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the elf y, and smite : let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity: slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women:but come not near any mart upon whomis the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house."--Ezekiel 9: 5, 7. ~a The work of the slaying of the Amalekites foreshadowed the work of the anointed of the Lord in the end of the age, and this work the anointed are 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 the Lord, they must declare the day of the vengeance of God; and in so doing they participate in slaying the false systems which have hindered the church in its hemeward journey. The anointed of the Lord, pictured by Saul the anointed king, would include all those in the nominal church and all those without who are begotten and aalointed of the holy spirit. All such are now offered 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, tits comingto the temple is for the purpose of judgment. "The Lord is in his hclv temple, the Lords throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men."--Psalm11 : 4-6. ~* Exactly on time, and in obedience to the Lords command, the anointed began the as~auL upon tim

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antitypieal Amalekites. the purpose being to break doxxm the false doctrines and fo vindicate the name and Word of God. It was just at this time that the SocIETYput forth a great hail of free literature, as well as books, exposing false doctrines and the wicked practices of the ecclesiastical elements of the earth. Following shortly upon this the ecclesiastical systems, as shown by the fulfilment of prophecy, were completely rejected by the Lord; and they openly joined forces with the Devil by announcing the Devils substitute, to wit, the League of Nations, as "the political expression of Gods kingdomon earth". 2~in the carrying out of this work some of the anointed have failed, and some have refused to participate therein in obedience to the Lords command.Some have reasoned thus: "Why should we make ourselves obnoxious to th~ manyrespectable people of the world ? the mean and contemptible things we will denounce; but those things that appear respectable we will spare, because this mayresult beneficially to ourselves." Furthermore they have reasoned that they wouId 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 messageof 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 Lords eanse. 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: "Whyshould we speak about the clergy of the nominal systems as being a part of the Devils organization ? Whynot 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 so hard on them ? be There are many respectable people amongst them. Let us be generous and spare them, and in the end we will have favor among them and thus have things more comfortable for ourselves." 27 The foregoing is about the same kind of false reasoning that Saul indulged in while looking after his own selfish interests. 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 Samud. And even so it has been in the end of the age. Manywhohave 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 sufcim~t love for the Lord, have pursued a sel~sh course. Probably they have no thought of makinga sacrifice for the Lord, but wlmnconfronted with the situation they claim that they are sacrificing and expect to fmther ~aerifice.

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~8 The Israelites had been commandedto perform sacrifices, and Saul evidently reasoned: "There can be nothing better in Gods sight than that." But true sacrifice is simply an outward confession of inward devotion to God.It is not the sacrifice itself that is pleasing to God it is the sincere heart devotionthat is pleas; ing to him. Sacrifice, unaccompaniedby a true and sincere heart devotion to the Lord, is a mockery. Addressing himself to the elders of Israel, Godexpressed 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. Whenye 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 eamaot away with ; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts mysoul 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 makemanyprayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood."---Isaiah 1: 11-15. ao To {he spiritual Israelites the same rule obtains; it is laid downin the Wordof 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.~----1 Corinthians 13:3. 8~ Somehave 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 regularly 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 hearts sincere devotion that he is pleased to see. He whokeeps the Lords commandmentswith a joyfuI heart, and who does not complain about such as being a burden, is the one that is pleasing to the Lord. ~2 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 nameof the great Jehovah and to testify o~ the blessings that will come to the people through the fulfilment of his program. aa One of the positive commands from the Lord now to his anointed is that they must carry on the slaying work until it is finished; and this is done by exposing the

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false and deadly doctrines of Satans offspring, the ecclesiastical systems, pictured by the Amalekites. One of the commands the anointed is to declare the day of to the vengeance of our God against the Devils organization. (Isaiah 61:2) The anointed are commanded tell the people that Jehovah is the only true God and that besides him there is none other, and thus to destroy in the mindsof the people their belief in file false gods. (Isaiah 43: 10, 12) The anointed are eommanded prepare the way for the people, by faithfully representing the kingdom and the kingdom interests which have been committed to them, by gathering out the stumbling stones of false doctrines, by pointing the people to the highwaythat leads to life, and by lifting up a standard for the people. (Isaiah 62:10) They are to tell the people that the world has ended, that Gods kingdom his begun, that the time of trouble is just ahead, wherein Godwill completely destroy Satans organization, and that millions nowliving will never die.OBEDIENCE IMPERATIVE

84 There is no ambiguity o1" uncertainty about these commands from the Lord. He has given his people a clearer vision of his purposes and madeclearer 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 nowbeing 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. Wehave seen the newcreature is not, in fact, sacrificing anything, but that whatsoever he does is merely the reasonable perrefinance of his covenant. His covenant 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. a~ 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 kingdombecause he disobeyed Gods plain command. Saul represented the anointed ones. It has been observed that many of these anointed ones who have had an opportunity to obey Gods command and have failed and refused to do so, having withdrawn themselves from oppmCunities of service, have quickly drifted back into the world ; and many of them have become victims of demonism. a~ 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 nowto the anointed; in fact he could not understand its full import. But the anointed can now understand the full import of the commandmentsgiven to them.

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described in his Wordas rebellion. WhenSamuel made announcement of this great truth to Saul it was not madesolely for the kings benefit but for the special benefit c.f the anointed ones in Christ. "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king." --1 Samuel15 : 23. 42 Witchcraft is interrelationship with the Devil or other demons. Disobedience of Gods commands rebelis lion, and rebellion is also the sin of communion with devils. Those who ignore the Lords way and his commandments are described as stubborn, because they refuse to be led by the Lord. Stubbornness is iniquity, which means lawlessness; that is to say, a violation of Gods law. Such lawlessness is described as idolatry, which means turning away from God and turning to Gods enemies; and this means the loss of the kingdom. 4a 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 of doing his work, then a failure or refusal to cooperate heartily therein comesclearly within the definition of disobedience as given by the prophet--rebellion, stubbornness, lawlessness, idolatry, a turning awayfrom God.OBEY AND HEARKEN

~ There may be an outward obedience that is not true and sincere. Godjudges by the real motive that prompts one to action. There may be an outward obedience in service that is madeto appear as a sacrifice. Somemay be devoting their time, energy and faculties to the Lords service, without having proper heart loyalty and obedience ; and at the same time they maydeceive themselves into believing that they are performinga great sacrifice. Such could imt be pleasing to the Lord. It is obedience with a joyful heart that pleases him. "To obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." To hearken seems to refer to a deep, full and complete heart obedience. It is a readiness to obey, obeying joyfully. It means to diligently seek to knowthe will of God and then to joy;ully obey his will. Such an one keeps his ears open to hear the commands the Lord, of watches for opportunities to serve the Lord, and renders that service with a joyful heart. ~5 Referring to this very time the prophet expresses it thus: "Behold, as the eyes of servants took 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 ha~e 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 lme him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the sou% and with all the strength, and to lme his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."--Mark 12 ~ 3~, ~a.

6 The anointed who are tru]y devoted-to the Lord will not fear the reproach of men nor fear what might be done against them: God has not given his anointed the spirit of fear. If any have fear it is because of selfishness or because of having been overreached by the enemy. God imparts his exam spirit of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) Love is the very opposite of fear. There is but one desire in the hearts of those wholove the Lord, and that is to please the Lord. He who loves the Lord will keep his commandments: "tIerein 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 perfeet love easteth out fear; beeau.~e fear hath torment. tie that feareth is not made perfect in love."--1 John 4: 17, 18. 7 Jesus delighted to do the will of God. As he was a witness for God while on the earth, so are now his anointed followers witnesses for God while on earth. Full obedience to the Lords commands this time may at entail some hardships and some suffering upon the anointed. Even if this be so let each one rememberthat the great Head of Zion, Christ Jesus the beloved One, learned obedience by the things which he suffered. Full and complete obedience to our God is the great lesson that each one of the body membersmust learn. 4s Seeing then that it is the will of Godand his plain commandthat the good news of his kingdom shall be proclaimedin the earth as a witness now, before the final destruction of Satans empire, let each one of the anointed gird up his loins and go forth to the smMee with gladness. It is the joy of the Lord Jesus that the time has come for him to vindicate the name of his Father and to establish a government of righteousness for the people, tie invites his true anointed followers to enter into his joy. Those whodo, appreciate the fact that the joy of the Lord is their strength. To think that we could bring anything of profit to the Lord, or add any lustre to his good name by "sacrificing", would be presumptuous. With such outward demonstration he is not pleased. 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 pleased. 4u Saul deceived himself and attempted to deceive others. Those whomSaul foreshadowed will refuse to obey the Lords command will not joyfully patriotand pate in the spreading of the message of present truth. Thereby they will deceive themselves and will try to deceive others. The faithful and true ones are represented by Samuel, who fearlessly and unhesitatingly finished the work which Saul had failed to do. (1 Samuel 15 : 33) Samuel is mentioned with approval before the Lord. Those whojoyfully obey him will likewise receive the Lords approval.

WATCHQUESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY ~lmt chief lesson are all the anoint( left to question; for Jesus, referring to the manna,said ing did prove a test to many; the disposition of the of himself : "This is the bread which eometh downfrom hearts of the people was proved in this matter. Some heaven, that a man mayeat thereof, and not die." (John were selfish, wanting more than their share; some made 6: 50) lie is the bread from heaven which gives life to no attempt on the sixth day to gather in a double quanthe eaDr; but his body must be broken that the world tity; some wanted to gather it on the seventh day, might eat and live. That Jesus referred to his death is altliough advised beforehand to the contrary. The mat-

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ter 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 Lords prayer of "give us day by day our daily bread". No doubt Jesus had the gathering of the manna in mind. The followers of Jesus are obligated to get their supply of heavenly bread day by day as Israel was. He who neglects to gather surely brings spiritual starvation upon himself. The mercies of God are renewed every nlorning.--Lamentations 3 : 23. 19 After Israel had received the mannathey went on toward Sinai, and came to Rephidim. Here again they lacked water. Again the people murmured; and though l>orning 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 ~ater out of the rock in such abundant measure as supphed all their needs. ,,o rhese miracles, the healing of the brackish water,

the giving of the bread fromheaven, and the miraculous source of water supply coming after the freedom from Egyptian bondage, are the Bibles illustrations of how God will deal with the human family when, under Christ, whowas represented by Moses, 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.QUESTIONS FOR BEREAN STUDY What was the outstanding note in Moses song of deliverance? What was pictured by the cleansing of the bitter waters? ~1 1-3. Describe Elim aad state what it represents. ~ 4, 5. What next caused Israel to murmur? What then was Gods promise to Moses, and how was it fulfilled? I] 6-8. How was the manlm to be gathered? What greater miracle did God perform in this connection? 1[ 9-11. What did the manna represent? ~ 12-15. H~)w was Israels sabbath thereby designated and the people tested? Wlmt lesson may we .get therefrom? ~ 16-18. What happened at Rel)hidim? What do the lniracles in behalf of Israel picture in general? 1I 19, 20.

INTERESTING LETTERSPRODUCTIVE OF GREAT GOOD DEAR ]3nOTHEI~]:~UTHERFORD : I have just finished reading your book, CO~n~RTFOR THE JEWS, and feel that I nmst congratulate you on being the instrument in Gods hand in producing a most remarkable work. The logic is unassailable, the argulnent from start to finish is superb, and the climax is magnificent. The resutt anmng the people for whom the volume is intended must be productive of ~eat good. I am rejoicing with you, dear brother, in that the Lord is using you as an instrument in his hand in the accomplishmeat of "his work, his strange act". Truly yours in the Lord, I. B. ALFORD.--Texa8. THE LIGHT IN SPAIN DEAR BRETHRENIN THE LORD: A few days ago I received a sample of Vol. I, No. 6, LA TORRE DEL VIGIA [Spanish WATCHTOWER] and after reading it carefully I have pleasure in advising you that I desire to become a subscriber. It has aroused within me new sentiments ahnost similar to those which I experienced when first I became a Christian and felt the love of Christ. I am surprised to find out how little I knew of the Word of God. Many things I had altogether ignored or have been igm)rant of, although I have been preparing for the ministry for some time. I have not understood the depth nor clearness of the Word of God. It gives me a new joy in the salvation which is in Christ. Would you be so kind as to write me something about this? Is there any one in Barcelona with wlroln I could ineet or visit? I am enclosing one. peseta [about 25 cents] tlmt you nmy write me. SATURINO M. FERNANDEZ.--Spa~L [Translated from the Sl~anish.]

GRATEFUL FOR LORDS BLESSINGS DEAR]3ROTHER I{~TIIERFOI~D: I bare just l~ad in one sitting, and with such thrilling delight, your book, C0-~FORTr0T Tm~: JEWS, that I cannot resist the compelling impulse to drop you this note of appreciation. Surely the Lord has blessed you most abundantly, and through you a multitude of others, including Your humble and devoted brother, ft. ]3. ]3Ea~OUDY.--M0.

THE NOBLEST SCIENCE DEAR BRETHREN : I am enclosing herewith my answers to the V. D. M. Questions for your consideration and marking, and request that you please advise me of my standing in them at your earliest oonvenience. I was greatly blessed in preparing the A PRIVILEGE TO ZION answers to these questions which are of such vital imporDEARLY BELOVED ]3ROTHER IN THE LORD: tance, as I found the answers so clearly set forth in the when viewed with the light of present truth. With unspeakable joy we read your book, CO-~tFORTfOR THE Scriptures Surely this is the noblest science of all. JEWS. ]31essed be the Lord out of Zion! How it inspires I rejoice that the Lord has given me an understanding one to read of the Fathers tender love for fleshly Israel, of his great "Plan of the Ages"; and it is my desire to and what a privilege to Zion and Jerusalem to assist in show forth more, my appreciation ~)f him who has called leading back to their Homeland those whom he loved; the me out of darkness into his marvelous light. May your people who are dear to him! The way is made plain to all joy in the Lord be full as you lay down your lives in the Jews who seek the return of Gods favor. service of our King. May the dear Lords special blessings rest upon you is With warm Cln~istian love, our daily prayer. BRO. & SR. J. A COLWEXZ~.--Minn. I~OBF~T]3. MORRISO~.--JIin~.

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BROTHER M. East Greenwich, R. I ...... New London, Corm ........ Norwich,Conn................. Dayville, Conu................. Fitchburg, Mass ............. Orange, Mass.................. July " " " " " 1 2 4 5 6 7

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BROTHER T. Taylor, Tex.................. July 1 Bastrop, Tex................. " 2, 4 " 5, Temple, .................. 6 Tex " 7, 8 I~=empner, ............... Tcx " 9 l~liles, Tex ..................... " 11 San Angelo, Tex .........

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Greenfield, Mass ............ Easthampton, ~Iass ....... Holyoke,Mass................. Springneld, Mass ........... Hartford, Conn............. NewBritain, Court .........

Browmvood, Tex ..... July 12, 13 Brookesmith, Tex. __ " :14 " Brownwood, Tex .... 15 " Dublin, Tex ............. 16 " Harbin, Tex ........... 18 Fort Worth, Tex. __ " 19

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W. M. HERSEE Swan River, ~lan. _.July " Mmitonas, Man......... Kenville, Man........... " Durban, Man............. " " Yorkton, Sa~k ........... ~ ]~lelville, Sask ...... 18 19 21 22, 23 25 ~a

BROTHER J. July 2 Ellsworth, Wis ......... " 4, 5 St. Paul, Minn ........... " Minneapolis, Minu ..... 6 " 7 Eureka Center, Minn... " 8 Austm,Minn............... Whalen, I~linn ........... " 9, Ii

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July 1-4 Saskatoon, Sask ....... " 6, 7 VCakaw,Sask ........... " 9, 11 Prince Albert, Sask... " 12, 13 Kinistino, Sask ......... Star City, Sask ......... " 14, 15 ttudson Bay Junctn, Sask. " 16

~Vinona, Minr~ .......... July 12, 13 Roclmster, Minn ....... " 14 " Mankato, Minn ......... 15 " ~2van, Minn............. 16 " Arco, Minn.............. 18 Lake Benton, Minn. _ " 19

BROTHER H. Ventura, Ca]if .......... Santa Barbara, Calif... Santa Maria, Calif ....... Paso Robles, Ca]if ..... Pacific Grove, Ca]if ..... Eanta Cruz, Ca]if ...... July 1 " 2, 4 " 5, 6 " 11 " 11 " 12

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BROTHER J. Divide, W. Va .............. Clifton Forge, Va ......... Waynesboro, Va ........... Dayton, Va .............. Winchester, Va ............ Charles Town, W. Va.. July 2 " 4 " 5 " 6 " 7", 8 9 *

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San Jose, Cali~ ......... 3"uly 13 " 14 Hollister, Calif ........... " 18 San Jose, Ca]if .............. " :19 Mountain View, Ca]if ..... " Pa]o Alto, Calif ............ ~ 20 Redwood City, Calif. __ 21

Washington, D..C .... July 11 Annapolis, Md.............. , 13 Baltimore, Md .............. " 14 " 16 Havre De Grace, Md ..... Masonic Temple, N. Y. - " 18 _ _ ,t 21$ New York, N.Y.

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CONTENT81 .~.~ EUROPEAN CONVENTIONS ...................................... 195 Basel .................................................................... 1~6 Questio~ Meeting ............................................ Service ...................................................... Day 196 ] ~6 Magdeburg ........................................................ Addresses ............................................................ 197 ]PublicDiscourse ............................................... 109 Concluding ................................................ Day 199 ]99 Brother Rutherfords Discourse .................... 20l Resolution .......................................................... 20t Closeof Convention ........................................ ~ETHROS COUNSEL WISE ................................. 202 ~HE ~EN COMMANDMENTS : DUTIES TO GOD .... 204 2(}6 THE TEN COMMAND1MENTS: DUTIES TO ~LkN .... 194 NEW CONVENTION YORK ...................................... ,:,..." q will stand upon my watch and will set my toot upon the Tower, and wilt watch to see what He 4viii say unto me, and wltat answer [ shall make to them that oppose me."--Habakbuk $: 1.

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ing; mens hearts failing.them for fear and for |ook~ to things comingupon ~ e earth tsoc~ety~ ; for ~ne powers of the he~vens (eeelesiastirsm) shall beshaken... When see these things begin to cometo pm~, t]~em ye ~ow that the Kingdom ofGod W%t hand. Look up, lift up your heads, rejoice, for your redemption draweth nigh.--Matt. 24:33; Mark 1~~9: Luke 21:2~-~lh

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THIS JOURNAL AND ITS SACRED MISSION

is one of the prime factors or instruments in Vhe system of :Bilale i~astruction, or ~Semi~.~rj, ~xt~~rslan", now bei~ in all parts of the civilized world by the WATCH Towl~It BIBLE ~ TRACT ~OCIETY, chartered A.D. ]~gi, ~For the i*romotion of Christian Knowledge". It not onl7 servc~ as a class room wlmre Bible students may meet in the s.udy of the divine Wor4 but also as a channel of communication throuzh which they may be reaclmd with annmmeemens of the Societys conventions and o~ coming of its tra~.eling representatives, styled "Pilgrims", and refreshed with reports of its ~on~rentions. Our "Ber, ean Lessons"-are topical rehearsals or reviews of our Societyr published STUDIESmost entertainingly arranged, and helpful to all ~ho would ~el, it the only honorary degree which the Society accords, viz., Yerbi Dei ~Liuister (V. D. M.), which translated imo English is Minister of Gods Word. Our treatment of the International Sund~y School Lessons is specially for the older Blbha stL~dents and teaehezs. By stone this feature is considered indispensable. Tbis journal stands firmly for the defense of the only true foundation err the-Christians hope now being ro generally repudiated --redempHon through the precious blood of "the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom [a corresponding price, a substitt~e] for all". (1 Peter I : &9 ; I Timothy 2 : 6) Building np on this sure foundation the gold, silver and precious stones (1 Corinthians 3: 15 ; 2 loter .l : 5 11) of the Word of God, its further mission is to "make all see ~hat $s the fei~,wuhip cf the mystery wMdh...ha~l to the intent that now might be made known by the church t!le nmnifold wisdom of God"--"which in offmr ages been hid in God .... was not nlade known unto the sons of men as it is now revealed".--I~phesians 3 : 5 9, 10. It stands free from all parties, sects and creeds of men. while it seeks more and Iaore to bring its every utterance into uih~st subjection to the will of God in Christ, as expressed in the holy Scriplures. It is thus free to declare bold]y wdmtsoever tlle Lord hatil si;oken--aceordlng to the divine wisdonl granted unto us to understand his utterames. Its attitmlc is eel dozma|iat~ Iv six thousand books per dw, of four hu~(hed pages each. The ~.OCIETYhas erected and operates ~ts own electric hghting and power plant, wh.ch furnishes light and powe- for the operation of the mq, hlno~ and for hghthlg the buildings and otEee, at a greatly reduced price. These improvements hale been 1: a,.i.: posAblc bv tl> help of man brethren N in germany, amongst ~homhave been e~cpert mechanics who have hell;ed *o do the work. On a part of tl:e premises of the SocmTY been has erected a hall for the meeting of the congregation, and it has a st atmg ea>mity of appro:dmately one thousand. The work of erecti~ C this hall has been done largely by vohntoers, the Socir.T bearing the expenses for all materials. It is a beautiful hall, both in appearance from the enbide and inside. The brethren hale named it "The tIarp Hall". On the outside is a large design of a harp made m cement and then cut, having the appearance of s,one. The inside decorations of the hall are very cttradive and pleasing. Amongstthe decorations is las-rclief v:ork i> t!,e r(ar of the hall, representing ])avid scaled with his !mrp by his side and gazing into the heavens at night beholding the glories of Gods creation. This bas-relief workis al~;o done in cement and cut to have the appearance of stone. While excavating for tbe bmlding a ]argo sand,-_tone was dug up; and one of the brothers, whois a sculptor, cut out from this stone a life-size representation of the Lord; and this has been erected on a pedestal in the yard. Tt> grounds have been bvautified by the planting of trees a~d timbers. This work has been done chiefly by the office and factory force, after working hours. The brethren have found great delight and pleasure in prepuring these grounds and the buildings, and this at the very minimumexpense. The hum of th~ machines makes sweet music to the ear as they produce the books and ether literature to send forth, announcing the kingdom cf our Lord. It is a real joy to be in the factory while it is in operation. Magdeburghad no hall adequate to take eare of the number of em:seeratd who were expected to attend the convention. Our brethren therefore rented from a eoncorn in Leipzig the frameworkof a great hall or tent, which they erected on a large lot facing on the Elbe river, and then this framework was covered with eanvass. Inside seats wcre arranged to the number of eleven thousand seven hundred and fifty, broad aides being left betweenthe various rows of seats. The sides Of the pavilion wexe so constructed that they could be

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easily rolled up, and manythousands eoaid stand just outside, re.ice amplifiers havingbeen installed so that all could hear with perfect ease. In addition to this a similar tent was erected for an administration office and also for a private office for the use of the Socmrvs representatives, and for consultation. Still another tent was erected on the grounds for the feeding of the multitude. Army kitchens had been 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 the eommis;ary, much of which had been prepared by the brethren themselves. Certain ones were assigned to the army kitchens, others to the counters to serve ; and the friends who desired food purchased meal hekets and, forming a line, marched to the serving rabies and were served. It was a wonderful sight to see how qmekly such a crowd could be fed; and the food was wholesome and good. The convention was held at Magdeburg,. ~[ay 13-16 inclusive. Long before that time many applications for accommodationswere received at the SocI~.xs office in Magdeburg. Early on the first day of the convention ten special trains arrived, fully loaded with happy soldiers of the King of kings. Many others came by automobile, motorcycle, bieyete, while others walked from near-by towns. The first session of the convention, held at ten oclock in the morning, was opened with a joyfnl rally, participated in by twelve thousand consecrated. Every seat in the great tabernacle was occupied, while many stood. A special platform had been constructed for the orchestra. One hundred and twenty brethren, playing various instruments, 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 beautiful l:lbe river. Its waters sweeping oa seemed to catch up ~he glad song of the multitude of Gods people gathered 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 Gods glory derived 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 the 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 things which he suffered, and that as a reward he was exalted by his Father to the highest place in the universe ; that Goddid not interfere with the Devil plying his wicked methods, because God has a fixed time in

WATCH TOWERwhich he does all things; that Jesus was told by his and his experiences, and subsequent thereto was foreFather to remain inactive against the Devil until the shadowed by Elisha and his experiences; that those Fathers due time when the Devil should be ousted; during the Elisha period, who have received and fully that Jesus necessarily observed the wicked course of appreciate the truth, have indeed received a "double Satan and his oppression of the peop]e, particularly of portion" of the spirit, have entered into the joy of the the church; that he observed how Satan continued to Lord, and are enjoying the second refreshing showers defame Gods holy name but that he must await his and blessings foretold by the Scriptures; that these are really the ones who are fulfilling their covenant with Fathers due time for action. It was then pointed out that the due time for action God in giving the witness concerning his kingdom; and came in 1914; and then "he whose right it is" to be that these delight to have the opportunity to lift up King was sent forth by" his Father and directed to rule Gods standard to the people. Then the speaker proamongst his enemies; that his first action was to oust pounded the question as to how many had come to a Satan from heaven ; that this he did as the Executive knowledgeof the truth since 1918, and at least eighty Officer of Jehovah, which was foreshadowed by Mel- percent of the great audience lifted up the hand. chizedek, priest of the Most High God; that his activity In the discussion of the subject, "Holiness to the in vindicating his Fathers name in ousting the Devil Lord," the speaker made the point that the plate of from heaven, and the early prospect of the complete pure gold, which the high priest was required to wear exaltation of the church, followed by blessings for all and on which were engraved the words, "Holiness to the the families of the earth, of necessity has brought great Lord," shows that the priest was absolutely devoted joy to the Lord; that since he has come to his temple, to the Lords service; that the antitype therefore is to those whomhe finds faithful in his service he that those who are holy to the Lord are the ones who says in substance: Because you have been faithful over are completely and absolutely devoted to the service a few things mypurpose is to make you ruler over many of the Lord; that the emphasis should be placed on the things; enter therefore now into my joy. words, "to the Lord"; that holiness means whole and The brethren were then reminded that the truly con- complete, and therefore must mean a complete devotion secrated lovingly, gladly volunteer to do the will of the to God and to his cause; that those who had thought that sanctimoniousness and piety constituted holiness, [~ord because they love him, and that they in truth enter into his joy; that those who love the Lord keep or that merely purity of thought and word and action constituted holiness, are wrong; that those who had his commandments, amongst which are these specifically given to the church: "Ye are my witnesses that I am thus been following a course of apparent righteousness, God," and "This gospel of the kingdomshall be preached and at the same time indulging in politics, in temperin all the world for a witness" (Isaiah 43: 10, 12; Mat- ance and other organizations had deceived themselves. thew 24: 14); that now the Lord is blessing his peoIt was pointed out that no one is actually perfect ple in giving this proclamation of the message of his even in his thoughts; that he must be, insofar as it is kingdom, and that they rejoice to have an opportunity possible, pure in thought and word and action ; but he so to do. must go further, he must be wholly, absolutely and It was recalled that the Lord, among other things, completely devoted to the Lord God and joyfully obey has permitted his people to build a printing and book- his commandments;that everyone who is holy, within binding establishment in Germany for the purpose of the meaningof the Scriptures, will joyfully participate preparing and sending forth the message of his king- ~n giving the witness concerning Gods kingdom, in domto the people, and that this message must be given accordance with his command,insofar as it is possible to the people before the great and terrible day of God for him to do so; that instead of quarreling amongst themselves Christians must dwell together in peace and Almighty; that the time of Armageddon is rapidly approaching when the Lord Jesus, as the active Agent devote their time and energy and efforts to the glory of Jehovah, will completely dash to pieces the Devils of the Lord, otherwise they could never see the Lord, organization, and thereafter shall begin the restoration Manyof the friends expressed themselves as being of the world. The brethren were greatly encouraged greatly helped in seeing ~hat the privilege of the real and enthused by the address, and by a rising vote they Christian now is to represent God and his kingdom on expressed the determination to even more zealously go the earth and to forget self entirely. Sunday morning forth in spreading the message of the kingdom. Brother Rutherford conducted a question meeting. The At other sessions of the convention Brother Ruther- questions showed that the friends are really studying ford spoke. On one occasion his subject was "The and trying to keep abreast with the truth and to serve Pouring Out of the Holy Spirit", and another "Holi- the truth. Space does not here permit to insert the in ness to the Lord". In substance he set forth to the questions and answers, but T]~E WATcvrTowm~ a friends that the prophecy of Joel (g: 2%29) is having subsequent issue may publish some of these. a second fulfilment, and this since 1918; that prior to The Magdeburg convention was addressed by other t&at time the work of the church was pictured by Elijah brethren as follows: Brother R. J. Martin, of the Brook-

hm office; Brother Harbeck, formerly of America but Ioav manager of the branch office at Switzerland; B~.others Balzereit, Bucholtz, Dwinger, Bade, Zinuner, Hcrkendahl and others. All the addresses were well rcc.ived, and the friends gave e~idenee of being greatly benefited thereby.PCBLIC ADDRESS

The meeting for the public of Magdeburg was held Friday evening and ~, as a.qdre:~sed by the President of the SocIzTY. The nulls of the trait were rolled up. ]~very a~.ailable space mat{to ,,as occupied and many thousands stood ou tlle outside. The friends hal been requested to ~urren&T the seats to the pubiie. I is estimated that full,- two, ply-five lhousand people were presmxt, and by meata~ of the voice amplifiers all could hear. The subject was: "Comfort for the People." The speaker showed that the clergy are the real enemies of the people and enemies of God, because they misrepresent the Lord and mish"~d the people. The great audience received this with marked approval. rl-h:n si)eaker see forth at le~!gth ~heblessings tllat the God has in store for {lc people through his kingdom whieh he is nowestablishing. lhe great audience; after listening for an hour and a half, seemed loath to go. Aftei being dismissed they took thc, ir scats and as the orchestra 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 %hepeople of Magdeburghave great respect for the truth and manifest a desire to knowmore about it.CONCLUDIN~ DAY

A number of the brethren addressed the convention Sunday, which was the eone]uding day. Amongthose was Brother R. J. :Martin of the Brooklyn office, who took for ~stext the 9~th Psalm, and who said in part the following :Tt~e Lord has laerfeeted his organization on earth in a most remarkable way. His work is moving forward as never before in the history of the church. Miqlions of copies of THE HARPOF GODhave been printed and distributed all over the earth. This book has been tmmslated into nearly thirty languages. THE HARe has surely bcen used by Jehovah as one ,of the strokes of lightning mentioned by the Psalmist, to bring light to the world. Every flash of lightning helps to break the bands that hold the people in bondage to Satan. In December last Brother Rutherford delivered to me manuscript for a new book called COMFORT FOR TIIE JEWS. By the end of one month we lind printed 225,000 copies. These were practically all disposed of in six weeks. Another edition og 150,000 was placed in the factory, and at the time Brother Rutherford and I sailed ,for Europe a great many of them were disposed of. This book is another stroke of lightning that will sweep away darkness from the earth. It tells why so many wonderful things are taking place in Palestine. Nathan Dtraus, perhaps the wealthiest Jew in the world, was given the first copy off the press, and he read it with a great deal of joy. I:Ie has-written Brother Rutherford two very fine letters al)out the book. It is a most remarkable book.

It proves the entire plan of the ages from the Old Testament alone. It shows why Jesus could call the preachers of his day "a generation of vipers". They had the divine phm in lheir law and prophecies. They should have bean the first to have hailed Jesus as their Messiah. Instead they crucified him. This book has aheady been translated into Gernmn, Yiddish and Hebrew. Books in these three languages are being manufactured in the factory here at Magdeburg and will soon be in your hands for distribution to the people. As soon as received I urge all of you to read it carefully and then go forth in the strength of the Lord, with tlds song of gladness ~n your lipG and help show the people that Jehovah is the Great God, that the time has come for his long promised blessings to come to them. At about the same lime that the factory in Brooklyn received manuscript for the "Jew" book Brother Ilutherford fvrnished us copy for another flash of lightning, called THE ~TANI)AR1) ]:OR mIIE PEOPLE. By the end of February, this year, this booklet imd been printed and sent out to English-speaking classes In the extent of one million two hundred and fifty thousand copies. When we left America it had been translated into fifteen other languages. 32ha German translation is alre.ady here and each class will soon Ieeeive its quota for distribution this year. And now, h~st and best of all, I have a secret to tell you. But please do not let Brother Rutherford lmow that I lotd you. A great drive lms 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 Rutherford has named this book DELIVERANCE. is by Iar It the best that he has ever written, and I feel sure that when thqt great bolt of lightning has been let loose on the earth the Devil and his assistants will surely be dizzy. Two hundred thousand copies, cloth bound, have already been sent to the cltsses in America and ISngland. DELIVERANCE a nlost relnarkable is book. It deals with the divine plan of the ages from an entirely new viewpoint. I.t clears up many scriptures that long confused Bible students. It tells just what the battle of Armageddon is and how it will be fought. It is truly a wonderful work. I feel sure that everyone here who reads DELIVERANCE will (10 what I did when I read it: Cret down on your knees }tied thank the great God that you are in the truth and have the wonderful privilege of passing this book on to the people to help open their eyes so that they may know that tie great Jehovah is God, that his ldngdom is here, and that the reign of evil, sorrow and death is nearly ended.

Following Brother Martins address Brother Ruinerford appeared on the platform and, taking up the texg Isaiah 62: 10, briefly outlined the duties and privileges of the Lcrds people now, of proclaiming the truth to the people. Brother Balzereit, the SOmETYS manager, is again under arrest for distributing the "Indictment" passed at the Columbusconvention, the charge being, "Blasphemy of the Church." Brother Rutherford called attention to this in connection with his discussion of the duties of the truly consecrated. In substance he said:BROTHER RUTHERFORDS DISCOURgE Our God has permitted us that was ever done on earth; time for the establishment groping in the da~k as to his Word the Lord gb-es us shall do. We know that the to engage in the greatest wort, the greatest, because it is th~ of his kingdom. We are "an1. what We Should do. Ttiro~Jgi~ the clear light as to what we nation is lmrnj that the I~r~l

WATCH~esus, as the active agent of Jehovah, is going forward to victory; and we rejoice to follow where he directs. The prophet, in tim 62nd chapter of Isaiah, tenth verse, tells us what we should do at this time. There are five t~pecific things there mentioned: (1) that the kingdom class 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) lit a standard for the people. Here is a positive command from Jehovah. Not only must we praise Jehovah but we must serve him with joyful hearts. The consecrated 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. ~ow can this be done? Jehovah says: "ge are my witnesses that I am God." There is no one else on earth who conutitutes the witnesses of Jehovah except the truly consecrated. The church must now tell the people that Jehovahs day is here, they must tell the people that God has placed his King upon the throne in Zion. Tlmy must tell the people tile 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 no mean the highwc~y 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. Thare 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 must be told to the people. Then the church must gather out the stones. This means the stmnbling-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 tile trinity, the doctrine of the inherent immortality of the soul; they have taught tile people that tile kings in themselves rule by divine ri