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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLEGHENY.
PA.
ing
the
meat
to
the
household
of
faith
at
that
time.
But
un
faithfulness
on
his
part,
and
a
disposition
to
tyrannize
the
household,
would
be
sure
to
result
in
his
being
cut
off
from
further
opportunities
for
serving
the
household,
and
lead
to
his
having
a
severe
experience
with
the
unbelievers
in
the
time
of
trouble
then
to
come
upon
the
world.
And
altho
it
is
not
,t-lted,
it
i~
fairly
infelable
that
such
an
one
belllg
deposed
irom
stewardship,
another
would
take
his
place,
subject
to
similar
terms
and
conditions
as
to
faithfulness.
In
certain
senses
of
the
word,
and
in
cerLain
respects,
every
child
of
God
is
a
steward-a
steward
of
his
own
tal
ents,
opportunities,
privileges,
abilities
in
the
Lord's
service;
and
each
one
is
to
recognize
that
his
responsibilities
as
a
steward
in
the~e
respects
is
toward
the
Master
who
gave
him
the
talents,
and
who
will
require
at
his
hands
an
account
thereof-an
increase
by
rellson
of
proper
use.
We
are
not,
therefore,
to
understalld
our
Lord's
answer
to
Peter
to
imply
that
none
of
the
household
but
the
one
are
in
any
sense
of
the
word
regarded
as
stewards.
Such
an
interpretation
would
be
in
conflict
with
numerous
Scriptures.
\Ve
are
to
notice
that
the
stewardship
mentioned
is
not
a
stewardship
of
talents
and
opportunities,
but
a
stewardship
of
spiritual
food
merely.
Neither
does
it
imply
that
in
the
end
of
this
age,
and
at
the
time
of
our
Lord's
presence
and
the
sending
forth
of
meat
in
due
sea~on
that
the
special
steward
alone
will
have
to
do
with
the
dispensing
of
the
food
for
the
household,
for,
as
shown
in
Matthew's
account
of
this
parable
(Matt.
24:
45-51)
,
there
are
"fellow-servants"
whose
duty
and
privilege
it
will
be
to
co-operate
with
this
steward
in
the
dispenSIng
of
the
nands,
the
feedlllg"
of
the
household
of
faith.
The
thought
would
seem
to
be
that
in
the
interest
of
the
household
and
for
its
comfort
and
joy
and
blessing
the
Master
at
an
appropriate
time
would
furnish
to
some
one
of
his
servants
a
key
to
the
precious
things
of
his
Word,
thus
providing
bountifully
·'things
new
and
old"
for
the
sustenance
and
joy
of
the
house
hold,
and
minister
these
through
numerous
fellow-servants,
as
well
as
through
the
one
to
whom
the
key
of
this
steward
ship
would
be
specially
entrusted.
In
this
connection
we
are
to
remember
that
every
stew
ardship
brings
with
it
weighty
responsibilities,
and
while
such
responsibilities
are
not
to
be
shirked,
neither
are
any
of
them
to
be
undertaken
lightly,
without
appreciating
the
fact
that
everyone
who
becomes
a
servant
of
the
household
of
faith
has
thereby
a
larger
degree
of
responsibility,
not
only
toward
the
household,
but
toward
the
Master
of
the
house,
from
whom
comes
every
commission.
And
every
servant
is
to
re
member
that
unfaithfulness
would
surely
lead
to
his
removal,
even
as
every
manifestation
of
humble
faithfulness
on
his
part
will
endear
him
to
the
Master
and
to
every
faithful
member
of
the
household,
and
imply
his
continuance
in
the
~erVICe
until
the
Ma~ter
"hall
"ay,
"\Yell
done.
good
and
faith
ful
servant;
enter
into
the
joys
of
thy
Lord."
REVIEW
OF
THIRD
QUARTER
REPTEMBER
30.
"lIe
ye
doers
of
the
wOf'd,
and
not
hearers
only,
deceiving
your
own
selves."-James
1:22.
R('vie'ws
are
h
equently
profitable,
and
especially
so
when
eOn(llleted
in
the
light
of
this
Golden
Text;
with
a
view
to
notll1rt
to
"hat
e'l:tent
we
have
hpard
the
voice
of
the
Son
of
:Man,
"'antI
to
"hat
extent
we
have
been
obedient
to
his
mes
sage's.
To
L1ncy
ol1l'~elves
as
making
spiritual
progress
mere
ly
by
gaining
information
respecting
the
Lord,
~is
miracles,
his
teachil1g~,
etc.,
is
to
get
the
nut
and
crack
It
and
drop
the
kerm'!,
thl'
thing
of
rf'al
value
It
iR
in
harmony
with
this
thought
that
our
Lord
de
clared,
"The
dead
shall
hear
the
voice
of
the
Son
of
Man,
and
the'Y
that
hcar
Rhall
live."
The
dead
arc
the
entire
human
fami!".
all
of
whom
must
hear
the
voice,
the
teaching
of
this
great'
Prophet,
whom
the
Father
has
sent,
not
only
to
redeem,
but
a
Iso
re~tore
so
many
of
the
human
family
as
will
accept
his
favors
upon
his
terms.
All
must
hear
eventuallv
but
comparatively
few
have
the
hearing
ears
at
the
prescnt'
time.
The
prince
of
this
world
blinds
the
mind,
closes
and
stupefies
the
ear,
or
makes
what
may
be
heard
of
no
effect
through
traditions
of
men,
or
through
hardness
and
selfishness
of
the
hearer's
own
heart.
Blessed
are
our
eyes
if,
seeing
and
hear
ing
of
the
Lord's
grace
and
goodness
toward
us
and
toward
all
of
his
creatures,
we
at
once
fall
into
obedience
to
the
spirit
of
the
great
Teacher's
instructions.
In
so
doing
we
will
have
passed
from
death
unto
life-gradually,
until,
under
the
ministry
of
the
great
Prophet,
as
sharers
in
the
first
resurrection,
we
shall
be
perfected
and
possess
life
in
perfec
tIon,
yea,
life
more
abundantly-immortality-the
,1Ivine
nature.
VOl,.
XXI
ALLEGHENY,
P
A.,
SEPTEMBER
15,
1900
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
18
THE
SPREAD
OF
MOHAMJIIEDANISM
If
reports
are
to
be
believed
Mohammedanism
is
spreading
in
Asia
and
Africa
much
more
rapidly
than
is
Christianity,
This
is
credited
to
three
reasonA.
(I)
Its
simplicity
of
doc
trine,
which
makes
it
commendable
to
persons
of
low
intel
lectual
capacity-Believe
in
Mohammed
and
obey
his
simple
law
and
have
an
eternity
of
sensuous
bliss.
(2)
Its
permis
sion
of
polygamy,
common
throughout
those
countries.
(3)
[The
following,
author
unknown,
came
from
India,
from
a
Christian
Missionary.
It
is
excellent.]
WHAT
IS
THE
END
OF
LIFE'l
of
God.
It
may
be
to
work
or
tc
walt;
to
stand
fast
or
to
lay
The
end
of
life
is
not
to
do
good,
although
so
many
of
us
still.
'Tis
he,
our
blessed
Lord,
who
will
keep
us
in
his
will,
think
so.
It
is
not
to
win
souls-although
I
once
thought
so.
if
our
eyes
are
fixed
on
him.
The
end
of
lIfe
is-to
do
the
will
of
God.
That
may
be
the
How
can
you
build
up
a
life
on
that
principle?
Let
me
line
of
doing
good
or
winning
souls
or
it
may
not.
For
the
give
you
an
outline
of
a
little
Bible
reading:-
individual.
the
answer
to
the
question,
"What
is
the
end
of
The
definition
of
an
ideal
life:
my
life?"
is
"To
do
the
will
of
God,
whatever
that
may
be."
Acts
13:22-"A
man
after
mine
own
heart,
which
3hall
Spurgeon
replil'~
to
an
invitation
to
p.r~ach
to
an
excep-
fulfil
all
,,;y
will.".
tionally
largc
audlene'e,
"I
have
no
ambition
to
preach
to
The
obJect
of
hfe:
10,000
people,
but
to
do
the
will
of
God"-and
he
declined.
Heb.
10:7-"1
come
to
do
thy
will,
0
God."
If
we
could
ha
l'e
no
am
bittOn
past
the
will
of
God,
our
The
first
thing
you
need
after
life,
is
food:
liJ;cS
1w1Lld
be
successful.
If
we
could
say,
"I
have
no
ambi-
John
4:
34-"My
meat
i8
to
do
the
will
of
him
that
tion
to
go
to
the
l!C'athen;
I
have
no
ambition
to
win
souls;
sent
me."
mv
ambition
is
to
do
the
will
of
God,
whatever
that
may
be,"
The
next
thing
you
need
after
food
is
society:
that
W011ld
make
all
lives
equally
great
or
equally
small,
Mark
3:35-"Wh080ever
sooll
do
the
will
of
my
Father
becausc
the
only
great
thing
in
a
life
is
what
of
God's
'Yill
in
heaven,
the
same
~
my
brother,
QhI(j
sister,
and
mother."
there
is
in
it.
The
maximum
achievement
of
any
man's
hfe,
You
want
educatIon:
after
it
is
ull
over,
1S
to
have
done
the
will
of
God.
Psa.
143:10-"Teach
me
to
do
thy
will,
0
my
God."
Xo
man
or
woman
can
have
done
any
more
with
a
life-
You
want
pleasure:
no
Luther,
no
Spurgeon,
no
Wesley,
no
Melanchthon
can
have
Psa.
40:8-"I;
delight
to
do
thy
will,
0
my
God."
A
whole
done
any
more
with
their
lives;
and
a
dairymaid
or
a
scav-
life
can
be
built
up
on
that
vertebral
column,
and
then,
when
enger
can
do
as
much.
all
is
over,
Therefore,
the
supreme
principle
upon
which
we
have
to
I
John
2:17-"He
that
doeth
the
will
of
God
abidet'"
run
our
lives
is
to
adhere,
through
good
report
and
ill,
through
forever."
temptation
and
prosperity
and
adversity,
to
the
will
of
God,
wherever
i
hat
may
lead
us.
It
may
take
you
to
China,
or
you
who
are
going
to
Africa
may
have
to
stay
where
you
are;
you
who
are
going
to
be
an
evangelist
may
have
to
go
into
business;
and
you
who
are
going
into
business
may
have
to
become
an
evangelist.
But
there
is
no
happiness
or
success
in
any
life
till
that
principle
is
taken
possession
of.
And
the
highest
service
is
first,
moment
by
moment,
to
be
in
the
will
€271-275) ZION’S ing the meat to the household of faith at that time. But unfaithfulness on his part, and a disposition to tyrannize the household, would be sure to result in his being cut off from further opportunities for serving the household, and lead to his having a severe experience with the unbelievers in the time of trouble then to come upon the world. And altho it is not stated, it is fairly inferable that such an one being deposed from stewardship, another would take his place, subject to similar terms and conditions as to faithfulness. In certain senses of the word, and in ceriain respects, every child of God ig a steward—a steward of his own talents, opportunities, privileges, abilities in the Lord’s service; and each one is to recognize that his responsibilities as a steward in these respects is toward the Master who gave him the talents, and who will require at his hands an account thereof—an increase by reason of proper use. We are not, therefore, to understand our Lord’s answer to Peter to imply that none of the household but the one are in any sense of the word regarded ag stewards. Such an interpretation would be in conflict with numerous Scriptures. We are to notice that the stewardship mentioned is not a stewardship of talents and opportunities, but a stewardship of spiritual food merely. Neither does it imply that in the end of this age, and at the time of our Lord’s presence and the sending forth of meat in due season that the special steward alone will have to do with the dispensing of the food for the household, for, as WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa. shown in Matthew’s account of this parable (Matt. 24:45-51), there are “fellow-servants” whose duty and privilege it will be to co-operate with this steward in the dispensing of the viands, the feeding of the household of faith. The thought would seem to be that in the interest of the household and for its comfort and joy and blessing the Master at an appropriate time would furnish to some one of his servants a key to the precious things of his Word, thus providing bountifully “things new and old” for the sustenance and joy of the household, and minister these through numerous fellow-servants, as well as through the one to whom the key of this stewardship would be specially entrusted. In this connection we are to remember that every stewardship brings with it weighty responsibilities, and while such responsibilities are not to be shirked, neither are any of them to be undertaken lightly, without appreciating the fact that every one who becomes a servant of the household of faith has thereby a larger degree of responsibility, not only toward the household, but toward the Master of the house, from whom comes every commission. And every servant is to remember that unfaithfulness would surely lead to his removal, even as every manifestation of humble faithfulness on his part will endear him to the Master and to every faithful member of the household, and imply his continuance in the service until the Master shall say, “Well done, good and faithful servant; enter into the joys of thy Lord.” REVIEW OF THIRD QUARTER SEPTEMBER 30. “Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.”——James 1:22. Reviews are frequently profitable, and especially so when eonducted in the light of this Golden Text; with a view to noting to what extent we have heard the voice of the Son of Man, and to what extent we have been obedient to his messages, To fancy ourselves as making spiritual progress merely by gaining information respecting the Lord, his miracles, his teachings, ete, is to get the nut and crack it and drop the kernel, the thing of real value It is in harmony with this thought that our Lord declared, “The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of Man, and they that hear shall live.’ The dead are the entire human family. all of whom must hear the voice, the teaching of this his favors upon his terms. All must hear eventually but comparatively few have the hearing ears at the present time. The prince of this world blinds the mind, closes and stupefies the ear, or makes what may be heard of no effect through traditions of men, or through hardness and selfishness of the hearer’s own heart. Blessed are our eyes if, seeing and hearing of the Lord’s grace and goodness toward us and toward all of his creatures, we at once fall into obedience to the spirit of the great Teacher’s instructions. In so doing we will have passed from death unto life—gradually, until, under the ministry of the great Prophet, as sharers in the first resurrection, we shall be perfected and possess life in perfec great Prophet, whom the Father has sent, not only to redeem, tion, yea, life more abundantly—immortality—the divine but also restore so many of the human family as will accept nature. Vou. XXT ALLEGHENY, PA., SEPTEMBER 15, 1900 No. 18 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER {The following, author unknown, came from India, from a Christian Missionary. WHAT IS THE END OF LIFE? The end of life is not to do good, although so many of us think so. It is not to win souls—although I once thought so. The end of life is—to do the will of God. That may be the line of doing good or winning souls or it may not. For the individual, the answer to the question, “What is the end of my life?” is “To do the will of God, whatever that may be.” Spurgeon replied to an invitation to preach to an exceptionally large audience, “I have no ambition to preach to 10,000 people, but to do the will of God’—and he declined. If we could have no ambition past the will of God, our lives acould be successful. If we could say, “I have no ambition to go to the heathen; I have no ambition to win souls; mv ambition is to do the will of God, whatever that may be,” that would make all lives equally great or equally small, because the only great thing in a life is what of God’s will there is in it. The maximum achievement of any man’s life, after it is all over, 1s to have done the will of God. No man or woman can have done any more with a life— no Luther, no Spurgeon, no Wesley, no Melanchthon can have done any more with their lives; and a dairymaid or @ scavenger can do as much. Therefore, the supreme principle upon which we have to run our lives is to adhere, through good report and ill, through temptation and prosperity and adversity, to the will of God, wherever that may lead us. It may take you to China, or you who are going to Africa may have to stay where you are; you who are going to be an evangelist may have to go into business; and you who are going into business may have to become an evangelist. But there is no happiness or success in any life till that principle is taken possession of. And the highest service is first, moment hy moment, to be in the will It is excellent.] of God. It may be to work or tc wait; to stand fast or to lay still. °Tis he, our blessed Lord, who will keep us in his will, if our eyes are fixed on him. How can you build up a life on that principle? Let me give you an outline of a little Bible reading:— The definition of an ideal life: Acts 13:22—“A man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.” The object of life: Heb. 10:7—“I come to do thy will, O God.” The first thing you need after life, is food: John 4:34—“My meat ia to do the will of him that sent me.” The next thing you need after food is society: Mark 3:35—“Whosoever shall do the will of my Father in heaven, the same ts my brother, and sister, and mother.” You want education: Psa. 143:10—“Teach me to do thy will, O my God.” You want pleasure: Psa. 40:8—“T delight to do thy will, O my God.” A whole life can be built up on that vertebral column, and then, when all is over, 1 John 2:17—“He that doeth the will of God abideth forever.” THE SPREAD OF MOHAMMEDANISM If reports are to be believed Mohammedanism is spreading in Asia and Africa much more rapidly than is Christianity. This is credited to three reasons. (1) Its simplicity of doctrine, which makes it commendable to persons of low intellectual capacity—Believe in Mohammed and obey his simple law and have an eternity of sensuous bliss. (2) Its permission of polygamy, common throughout those countries. (3) [2694]
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