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ZiON'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLeGHENY.
PA.
aggressIvely,
as
you
"ugge",t,
or
def€:n~ively.
Really
we
are
I.n
the
defell~ivp-the
stronghold
Zion
i"
attacked
bv
enemie"
trom
without
and
withm.
The
Bible
is
attacked
by
so-called.
HIgher
Critics,
and
the
cro<;s,
the
doctrine
of
the
ransom,
i"
attacked
by
Evolutionist"
and
hosts
of
others.
and
the
long
entrenched
errors
of
doctrine
are
now
stumbling
many
who
want
to
be
on
the
Lord's
side
of
this
battle-the
side
of
truth.
The
enemy
of
truth,
Satan,
and
his
deluded
follow
er"
must
be
shown
up
and
driven
pompletely
out~ide
Zion'"
walls
that
now
at
last
"wheat"
may
be
distinguished
from
""tare~."
\\'e
know
of
no
better
alll
in
this
conflict
than
the
"Volunteer
TOWER."
It
is
an
inspiring
scene
to
see
the
Al
legheny
church
volunteers
going
forth
every
Sunday
morn
ing,
and
it
must
be
still
more
so
to
witness
the
larger
com
pany
of
the
Boston
church-about
80
per
cent
of
the
entire
church,
we
und.erstand,
are
"volunteers."
The
influence
of
such
preachers
and
their
message
is
bound
to
tell
on
the
right
elas<;.-EIHTOR.]
BIBLE
READING
INDISPENSABLE
DEAR
BROTHER
RUSSELL:-I
can
hardly
appreciate
the
adVIce
given
by
you
in
the
last
'WATCH
TOWER,
under
caption
of
"Attention,
\Vatch
Tower
Readers!"
inasmuch
as
I
am
al
ways
benefited
by
a
re-reading
of
the
DAWNS,
but
permit
me
to
say
that
I
!Jplieve
there
are
some
who
may
misconstrue
thc
last
two
sentcnces
of
the
above
al
hell'
and
think
into
them
a
meaning
it
is
not
intended
they
should
contain,
viz.,
that
you
afl'
advocating
the
reading
of
the
DAWNS
exclusive
of
God's
Word.
I
havc
learned
from
observation
that
those
who
merely
read
the
DAWNS
without
examining
the
context
of
Scripturcs
quoted
do
not
become
well
established
in
thc
truth,
so
that
when
the
fire
that
tries
every
man's
faith
be
come"
mure
~ntcn~c,
thl'Y
are
unablc
to
endure
the
ordeal.
It
has
furthpr
bel'n
lily
e'pericnee
that
those
who
state
that
"they"
have
the
Bible
to
read,
and
that
it
is
sufficient
for
them
without
reading
the
DAWNS,
never
come
to
a
clear
kno\\
ledge
of
the
truth,
because
they
thereby
ignore
the
in
strumentality
that
God
has
been
pleased
to
honor
in
setting
forth
his
truth
in
these
last
days.
And
in
ignoring
the
in
strumentality
they
ignore
not
man,
but
God,
"who
worketh
all
things
after
the
counsel
of
his
own
will;"
and
hence,
as
long
as
they
maintain
such
an
attitUde,
they
cannot
hope
to
he
led
into
all
truth.
But
happy
are
those
who
keep
their
minds
in
a
reccptive
condition
for
truth,
willing
to
receive
it
through
whatcver
agency
the
Lord
may
be
pleased
to
send
it
to
them.
l\Iay
the
Lord
enable
each
onc
of
us
so
to
be.
Beforc
closing
I
must
tell
you
that
I
was
grcatly
encour
agPl1
by
the
article,
"Kl'pp
VOllI
sel\'l'~
in
the
love
of
God."
How
it
has
refreshed
me
III
spIrit!
I
appreciate
more
full.y
now
the
fact
that
it
is
onc
thillg
to
possess
the
"love
of
God"
and
another
thing
to
maintain
it
to
the
end
of
our
course.
How
much
effort
on
our
part
is
implied
in
the
word
"keep!"
-continuous
effort,
yet
ever
mindful
of
the
fact
that
the
Lord
is
the
"author"
as
well
as
the
"finisher
of
our
faith."
It
is
to
"pray
without
ceasing,"
to
"quenCh
not
the
spirit,"
to
"despise
not
prophesying,"
to
"prove
all
things
and
hold
fast
that
which
is
good."
Some
three
years
ago,
when
I
began
to
appreciate
the
beauty
of
"present
truth,"
I
realized
I
had
lost
much
presi
ous
time,
and
desiring
to
make
the
best
of
the
little
I
had
left,
I
thought
over
several
plans
and
finally
de('ided
on
thi~
onc,
"Every
day
I
will
try
to
become
a
little
more
like
Jesus,
and
then
he
will
make
plain
to
me
those
thinO's
I
do
not
now
underi-talHl."
And
I
find
that
my
knowledge
of
the
""deep
thing?
of
God:'
has
ever
been
commensurate
with
my
prog
ress
III
becomIllg
more
and
more
like
God's
dear
Son,
but
herem
I
became
aware
of
the
greatest
struggle
of
mv
hfe,
a
struggle
to
the
death
of
the
old
nature,
and
oh,
what
a
struggle
it
is,
only
those
who
have
tried
to
stem
the
current
of
a
fallen
and
depraved
natm
I'
know.
I
found
arraye<!
against
me
the
world,
the
flesh
and
the
devil,
but
"tlla~ks
be
to
God
who
giveth
us
the
victory
through
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ!"
How
appropriate
are
the
words,-
"Keep
I'triving:
the
winnerR
are
thosp
who
ha
VI'
striven
And
fought
for
the
prize
that
no
idler
has
won;
To
the
hand
of
the
stedfast
alone
it
is
given,
And
before
it
is
gained
there
is
work
to
be
done."
Enclosed
find
order
for
DAWNS.
With
much
ChI
istian
low,
!
am,
Yours
in
our
Redeemer,
E.
J.
COW_\RD.-Texas.
VOL.
XXI
ALLEGHE~Y,
PA.,
JULY
15,
1900
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
14
IS
THE
CHINA
TROUBLE
PROPHETICALLY
SIGNIFICANT?
Apparcntly
a
serious
crisis
in
the
world's
affairs
is
being
reaelll,1
III
China.
For
thc
past
sixty
years
Europeans
have
been
intI
IHling
thpm~dves
upon
the
Chinese,
ostensibly
for
the
hcnp\'olent
purpo~p
of
blessing
the
Chinese
with
Europ~an
civiliz:thon,
bllt
really
for
commercial
purposes,-supplymg
thcir
neptl~
for
a
monev
consideration.
Subsequently,
about
torty
~
pal",
.\~(),
11l111pr'
cOIllpul~ory
rpgulationR
forccd
upon
thc
Chinei-p,
(,lll
ishan
missionaries
were
pelmitted
to
enter
the
1<lowcl
y
Empne
to
contradict
its
religious
and
moral
i<leas
pllPri"h('d
fm
c('ntlll'ip<;.
Thc
new
religion
brought
fam
ily
stJifp-ef\p('cwll~-
hpPHlIO.C
it
taught
the
people
that
their
anpP~tOl
s
(\1
hom
t
hp
ChillP~e
worship
a~
demi-gods),
not
bp
inO'
]'('IH'vp1
~
in
thp
onlv
n,unc
WhCll'Ill
i~
s,l1nttion,
were
lo-t
et~l'IIally-(looll'l'11
to
e~-crlasting
tormcnt".
Thp~e
lllis~ionaries,
and
all
'foreign
merchants
who
lodged
\\
ith
thpm,
\\,prp
"ppcially
protected
by
treaty
laws
and
reg
ubtion~.
n!lll
t11ll~
\I'pre
pxemptpd
from
Chinpse
laws
and
be
camp
a
fnvore<l
people,
posRes~cd
of
gl
eater
privile~es
and
libel'tiei-
thnn
thp
natives.
~Iorco\
er,
the
missionaries
(es
(lpcially
tl](>
TIol11anists,
from
all
accounts)
attempted
to
ex
tpIH]
;hp<,:,
~PP,
inl
tl'pat~-
rig1lts
to
such
Chinese
as
professed
"":I'PI~lOn-thp
pI'''
-~s
hp('ame
thc
attorneY'l
of
their
peoplt',
:tr'!
h'
:1r::(lIn]('nt"
aIHl
threatR,
etc.,
generaily
got
their
faith
fnl
11
;'1'
110m
clurgI'",
brought
against
tll('m.
'll,u~
mch
by
:I~ch
the
white
man
forcibly
intruded
upon
t11e
vdlow
ll1a~,
until
t1,p
war
between
China
and
Japan.
"hirh
displayed
to
the
ciVIlized
world
the
helplessne~s
or
China,
the
second
grcatest.
nation
of
th!'
world
numerIcally
(400,000,000).
Since
then
the
white
man's
arrogance
has
in
CTr'lsed,
and
the
newspapers
of
the
world
have
told
the
Chi
nes"
that
it
is
only
a
question
of
time
until
their
nation
WIll
nl'
Ion
O'er
exist,
being
divided
among
the
nations
of
Europe,
who
h7tve
grasped
ports
and
whole
districts,
compelling
a
nominal
acquie!;cenc!'
on
the
part
of
the
Chinese.
The
Chine"e
are
a
thrifty
people
and
peaceably
disposed
and
not
specially
patriotic,-else
they
would
not
have
sub
mitted
to
the,;e
intrusions
so
long
as
they
havc.
Indeed,
they
are
quite
tolerant
toward
foreigners
who
will
adopt
their
civilization,
submit
to
their
laws
and
mInd
their
own
business.
enderstanding
the
pircumstances,
WI'
cannot
so
much
wonder
at
the
recent
upIising
againRt
fOI
pigners
under
the
au~pices
of
an
athletic
society
called
the
""
Bo,\ers."
It
is
worthy
of
note
that
the
prespnt
outbreak,
while
it
has
ex
tended
to
all
missionaries
and
all
foreigners,
nevertheles,>
beglln
with
Roman
Catholics
exclusively.
.Much
as
we
musi
deprccate
the
killing
of
many
missionaries
and
many
native
converts,
we
must
admit
that
such
an
uprising
would
have
opcurred
long
ago
among
white
men
of
any
nationality.
Lack
of
patriotic
sentiment
amongst
the
ChInese,
and
in·
ferior
arm[lment.
etc.,
accounts
for
the
delay
of
this
outbreak:
the
l,pople
have
been
kept
so
busy
providing
for
life's
necessi·
tiPR
that
love
of
money
has
('rowded
out
love
of
country.
Europe
is
astounded
at
the
late
uprIsing,
for
two
reasons.
(
I)
It
offers
a
suggestion
that
a
patriotic
feeling
may
yet
take
hold
of
thE'
Chinese,
which
with
their
overwhelming
numbt'ls
\I<mld
make
them
a
mena('e
to
Europe,
for
they
could
Inu,;ter
an
almy
twice
as
numerou~
as
cOllld
all
Europe
combinpd-an
al
my
accustomed
to
obedience,
and
very
eco
nomical.
(2)
Even
should
the
whites
succeed
in
coercing
the
Chinese,
and
hold
the
kingdom
as
a
vassal
empire,
or
divide
It
amongst
the
"mort'
civilized,"
the
danger
is
that
interna
tional
jealousies
over
shares
in
the
spoils,
"spheres
of
in
flu
en('e,"
etc.,
would
ultimately
lead
to
great
wars.
far-reaching
in
their
influence,
and
quite
possibly
involving
all
Europe.
It
IS
from
this
standpoint
that
affairs
in
China
are
of
special
interest
to
those
who
know
that
we
are
living
in
the
harvest
time
of
the
Gospel
age,
and
who
are
instructed
from
the
Word
of
God
to
expect
this
age
to
close
with
a
great
time
of
trouble-beginning
with
international
complications,
[2662]
47s ZL) aggressively, as you ouggest, or defensively. Really we are on the defensive—the stronghold Zion is attacked by enemies from without and within. The Bible is attacked by so-called Higher Critics, and the cross, the doctrine of the ransom, is attacked by Evolutionists and hosts of others. and the long entrenched errors of doctrine are now stumbling many who want to be on the Lord’s side of this battle—the side of truth. The enemy of truth, Satan, and his deluded followers must be shown up and driven completely outside Zion’s BIBLE READING Deak BrotHer Russect:—I can hardly appreciate the advice given by you in the last Warcn Tower, under caption of “Attention, Watch Tower Readers!” inasmuch as I am always benefited by a re-reading of the Dawns, but permit me to say that I believe there are some who may misconstrue the last two sentences of the above article and think into them a meaning it is not intended they should contain, viz., that you are advocating the reading of the Dawns exclusive of God’s Word. I have learned from observation that those who merely read the Dawns without examining the context of Scriptures quoted do not become well established in the truth, so that when the fire that tries every man’s faith becomc> more intense, they are unable to endure the ordeal. It has further been my experience that those who state that “they” have the Bible to read, and that it ig sufficient for them without reading the DAWNs, never come to a clear knowledge of the truth, because they thereby ignore the instrumentality that God has been pleased to honor in setting forth his truth in these last days. And in ignoring the instrumentality they ignore not man, but God, “who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will;” and hence, as long as they maintain such an attitude, they cannot hope to be led into all truth. But happy are those who keep their minds in a receptive condition for truth, willing to receive it through whatever agency the Lord may be pleased to send it to them. May the Lord enable each one of us so to be. Before closing I must tell you that I was greatly encouraged by the article, “Keep vourselves in the love of God.” How it has refreshed me in spirit! I appreciate more fully now the fact that it is one thing to possess the “love of God” and another thing to maintain it to the end of our course. ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa, walls that now at last “wheat” may be distinguished from “tarer.” We know of no better aid in this conflict than the “Volunteer Tower.” It is an inspiring scene to see the Allegheny church volunteers going forth every Sunday morning, and it must be still more so to witness the larger company of the Boston church—about 80 per cent of the entire church, we understand, are “volunteers.” The influence of such preachers and their message is bound to tell on the right class.—EDITor. J INDISPENSABLE How much effort on our part is implied in the word “keep!” —continuous effort, yet ever mindful of the fact that the Lord is the “author” as well as the “finisher of our faith.” It is to “pray without ceasing,” to “quench not the spirit,” to “despise not prophesying,” to “prove all things and hold fast that which is good.” Some three years ago, when I began to appreciate the beauty of “present truth,” I realized I had lost much presious time, and desiring to make the best of the little I had left, I thought over several plans and finally decided on this one, “Every day I will try to become a little more like Jesus, and then he will make plain to me those things I do not now understand.” And I find that my knowledge of the “deep things of God” has ever been commensurate with my progress in becoming more and more like God’s dear Son, but herein I became aware of the greatest struggle of my hfe, a struggle to the death of the old nature, and oh, what a struggle it is, only those who have tried to stem the current of a fallen and depraved nature know. I found arrayed against me the world, the flesh and the devil, but “thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ!” How appropriate are the words,— “Keep striving: the winners are those who have striven And fought for the prize that no idler has won; To the hand of the stedfast alone it is given, And before it is gained there is work to be done.” Enclosed find order for Dawns. With much Christian love, T am, Yours in our Redeemer, E. J. Cowarp.—Tezus. Vou. XXI ALLEGHENY, PA., JULY 15, 1900 No. 14 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER IS THE CHINA TROUSLE PROPHETICALLY SIGNIFICANT? Apparently a serious crisis in the world’s affairs is being reachel in China. For the past sixty years Europeans have been intruding themselves upon the Chinese, ostensibly for the benevolent purpose of blessing the Chinese with European civilization, but really for commercial purposes,—supplying their needs for a money consideration. Subsequently, about torty years avo, under compulsory regulations forced upon the Chinese, Christian missionaries were permitted to enter the Flowery Empire to eontradict its religious and moral ideas cherished for centuries. The new religion brought family strife—especially beeause it taught the people that their ancestors (whom the Chinese worship as demi-gods), not being believers in the only name wherein is salvation, were lo-t eternally—doomwed to everlasting torments. These missionaries, and all foreign merchants who lodged with them, were specially protected by treaty laws and regulations. and thus were exempted from Chinese Jaws and became a favored people, possessed of gieater privileges and liberties than the wuatives. Moreover, the missionaries (especially the Romanists, from all accounts) attempted to extend ihese special treaty rights to such Chinese as professed conversion—the priests became the attorneys of their people, ard by arguments and threats, etc., generally got their faithfut free from charges brought against them. thus imeh by inch the white man forcibly intruded upon he vellow man, until the war between China and Japan. which displayed to the civilized world the helplessness of China, the second greatest nation of the world numerically (400,000,000). Since then the white man’s arrogance has inereised, and the newspapers of the world have told the Chinese that it is only a question of time until their nation will no longer exist, being divided among the nations of Europe, who have grasped ports and whole districts, compelling a nominal acquiescence on the part of the Chinese. The Chinese are a thriftv people and peaceably disposed and not specially patriotic.—else they would not have submitted to these intrusions so long as they have. Indeed, they are quite tolerant toward foreigners who will adopt their civilization, submit to their laws and mind their own business. Understanding the circumstances, we cannot so much wonder at the recent uprising against foreigners under the auspices of an athletic society called the “Boxers.” It is worthy of note that the present outbreak, while it has extended to all missionaries and all foreigners, nevertheless began with Roman Catholics exclusively. Much as we must deprecate the killing of many missionaries and many native converts, we must admit that such an uprising would have occurred long ago among white men of any nationality. Lack of patriotic sentiment amongst the Chinese, and infcrior armament, etc., accounts for the delay of this outbreak: the people have been kept so busy providing for life’s necessities that Jove of money has crowded out love of country. Europe is astounded at the late uprising, for two reasons. (1) It offers a suggestion that a patriotic feeling may yet take hold of the Chinese, which with their overwhelming numbeis would make them a menace to Europe, for they could muster an army twice as numerous as could all Europe combined—an army accustomed to obedience, and very economical. (2) Even should the whites succeed in coercing the Chinese, and hold the kingdom as a vassal empire, or divide it amongst the “more civilized,” the danger is that international jealousies over shares in the spoils, “spheres of influence,” ete., would ultimately lead to great wars. far-reaching in their influence, and quite possibly involving all Europe. It 1s from this standpoint that affairs in China are of special interest to those who know that we are living in the harvest time of the Gospel age, and who are instructed from the Word of God to expect this age to close with a great time of trouble—beginning with international complications, [2662]
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