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JUNE
15,
1901
ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
(207-211)
of
the
Gospel
truths
committed
to
us
by
our
Lord;
let
such,
on
the
contrary,
remember
that
our
Lord
ate
meat
and
fish,
both
before
and
after
his
crucifixIOn,
and
that
the
apostleB
llte
meat,
and
that
in
no
sense
of
the
word
was
the
eating
of
it
condemned
or
evil
spoken
of;
and
that
none
of
the
Lord's
people
today
have
any
higher
authorities
or
examples
than
these.
And
let
those
who
eat
meat
not
mock
those
who
eat
"veg-etable
only,"
believing
this
course
to
be
more
health
ful
for
them.
The
fact
that
for
beast
and
for
fowl
the
Lord
originally
provided
the
same
vegetarian
diet,
is
in
perfect
accord
with
some
of
the
prophetic
statements
which
seem
to
imply
that
nnder
the
new
conditions
of
the
kingdom
even
the
lower
ani
mals
will
return
to
vegetable
diet,
when
"The
lion
shall
eat
grass
like
the
ox."
and
when
"Nothing
shall
hurt
or
destroy
in
all
God's
holy
mountain
[kingdom]."
(Isa.
11:6,
7;
65:
25)
Thus
we
learn
that
the
animals
which
at
present
are
parnivorous
(flesh-eaters)
are
not
now
in
their
original
con
dition,
but
have
been
sharers
with
mankind
in
the
result'!
of
the
catastrophe
which
came
upon
our
earth
in
the
flood;
like
wise
that
they
will
be
sharers
with
man,
their
king,
in
the
great
uplift
which
will
come
to
him
and
to
all
nature
when
God's
kingdom,
in
the
hands
of
the
Sons
of
God,
shall
be
es
tabliAhed,
and
shall
bless
the
groaning
creation.-Rom.
8:
19-22.
All
that
God
did
was
in
full
accord
with
what
he
had
pur
posed,
and
in
his
sight
was
very
good;
but
we
cannot
think
that
man
and
the
general
conditions
of
the
world
today
are
in
God's
sight
"very
good,"
but.
according
to
his
own
decla
ration,
very
bad-sin
has
marred
all;
and,
as
the
Apostle
ex
presses
it,
nothing
is
very
good
in
God's
sight
now.
"There
is
non('
righteous,
no.
not
one."
This
is
another
testimony,
therefore,
to
the
effect
that
the
fall
of
man
was
decidedly
downward,
and
that
the
Evolution
theory
of
a
gradual
and
persistent
rise
is
a
fallacy.
The
creation
of
man
was
just
in
the
close
of
the
sixth
day
or
epoch.
It
was
the
crowning
feature
of
creation,
and
fin
ished
it.
Having
finished
his
creative
work
God
blessed
the
seventh
day
(or
epoch)
and
set
it
apart,
and
rested
therein
from
any
further
creative
work-foreknowing,
however,
that
during
this
seventh
day,
which
has
lasted
from
then
until
now
(and
will
last
yet
another
thousand
years),
sin
would
enter
through
disobedience,
and
his
sentence
of
death
be
ex
ecuted
against
Adam
and
his
race,
and
the
whole
creation
be
caused
to
groan;
knowing
also
that
while
he
would
thence
forth
withhold
his
creative
power,
he
would
provide
for
the
necessities
of
the
fallen
race,
in
the
person
of
Jesus,
"a
Savior
and
a
great
one,"
who,
by
giving
the
ransom-pI
ice
for
man's
sin
would
become
his
Redeemer,
his
Lord,
and
thus
obtain
the
right
and
the
power
to
rescue
him
from
death
and
to
lift
up
all
the
willing-
and
obedient
by
restitution
procel:'~c~
to
all
that
was
lost
in
Edcn.
This
seventh
day,
in
which
God
has
rested,
to
the
intent
that
Christ
may
accomplish
the
great
work
of
redemption,
reconciliation
and
restitution
has
already
lasted
six
thousand
years,
and
altho
this
time
has
been
an
evil
time
under
the
reign
of
sin
and
death,
the
Redeemer
is,
according
to
the
divine
program,
shortly
to
take
unto
himself
his
great
power
and
reign
for
a
thousand
years,
until
he
shall
complete
the
work
of
restitution
of
the
willing
and
obedient,
and
finally
shall
deliver
up
the
kingdom
to
God,
even
the
Father,
that
God
may
be
the
all-in-all
throughout
eternity.*-Heb.
4:4-10
*
Further
reading
matter
upon
the
suhJect
of
the
Sabbath
fr"e
to
the
interested.
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VOL
XXII
ALLEGHENY,
PA
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JULY
1,
HIOl
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VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
THE
MESSENGER
OF
THE
COVENANT
\\
c
are
loth
to
utter
one
word
of
personal
criticism
in
these
columns:
we
much
prefer
to
discuss
doctrines
rather
than
personA.
And
yet
at
times
it
seems
absolutely
to
the
interest
of
the
LOld's
flock
to
identify
persons
with
false
teachings.
But
even
in
such
cases
we
seek
to
deal
with
the
doctrine"
of
the
p('r"ons
and
not
with
their
personal
affairs.
This
rule
has
Scriptural
precedent.
See
the
references
to
HymenlEus,
Philetus
and
Alexander.-l
Tim.
1
:20;
2
Tim.
2:
17.
A
man
styling
himself
"Rev.
John
Alex.
Dowie"
has
come
prominently
before
the
public
during
the
past
ten
years.
His
~p('cialty
until
about
t\\
0
~'earA
ago
was
the
healing
of
the
sick,
in
which
he
was
to
a
con~id('rable
extent
Ruccessfnl,
according
to
his
own
accounts.
\Ve
are
informed
that
he
used
neither
hypnotism
nor
medicine,
but
prayed
for
the
sick
in
the
name
of
our
Lord
Jesus.
Being
as
sympathetic
with
every
good
work
done
in
Jesus'
name
as
we
are
opposed
to
fOvery
such
work
done
by
sorcery,
hypnotism
and
other
Satanic
influence
to
deceive-such
as
Christian
Science,
Spiritism,
etc.
-we
watched
Mr.
Dowie's
career
with
a
very
friendly
interest.
Appealed
to
by
\YATCH
TOWER
readers
for
advice
as
to
whether
or
not
1\lr.
Dov;ie's
work
were
of
God,
and
whether
or
not
it
would
be
proper
for
them
to
seek
divine
healing
as
he
proposed,
we
were
obliged
to
answer
them,
and
now
think
proper
to
summarize
our
reply
for
the
benefit
of
all
our
rea(lers
and
their
friends,
as
follows:-
We
are
expecting,
according
to
the
Scriptures,
that
our
day
will
abound
in
deceptions
specially
prepared
by
the
ad
versary
to
"deceive
if
it
were
possible
the
very
elect;"
and
that
in
his
extrl'mity
Satan
will
even
cast
out
Satan,
and
heal
the
sick,
with
a
view
to
perpetuating
his
hold
of
power,
and
to
deceive
God's
people
and
turn
their
attention
away
from
present
truth.
\Ve
must
remember
our
Lord's
words,
"Many
will
say
unto
me
in
that
day,
Master,
Master,
have
we
not
taught
in
thy
name?
and
in
thy
name
expelled
demons
1
and
in
thy
name
performed
many
wonders?
And
then
I
will
plainly
declare
to
them,
I
never
approved
you.
Depart
from
me,
you
who
practice
iniquity."
(Matt.
7
:22,
23,
Diaglott
translation)
This
implies
that
Satan
will
have
not
only
false
teachers,
but
also
false
miracle-workers
who
will
deceive
them
Belves,
as
well
as
others,
as
respects
the
source
of
their
power
and
teachings,-and
only
awake
to
a
realization
of
their
true
position-that
they
are
rejected
from
membership
in
the
elect
church-that
they
have
failed
to
make
their
calling
and
elec
tion
Rure
to
a
place
in
the
kingdom
class,
when
"the
11(1
rVl><"t
iA
paqt
and
th('
qummpr
iq
cnded."-Jer.
8
:20.
Nevertheless
we
are
not
to
hasbly
aRsume
that
lIlr.
Dowl
..
is
of
this
deceived
class
;-let
us
wait
a
little,
and
not
hastil~
decide,
lest
we
think
or
speak
evil
of
a
servant
of
the
Lord.
However,
there
are
a
few
very
unfavorable
symptoms
in
thi!!
case-foreign
entirely
to
the
Spirit
of
Christ
as
we
under
stand
it.
(
I)
Mr.
Dowie'A
very
apparent
vanity
and
boastful
ness-so
differ('nt
from
the
Lord's
example
followed
by
th('
apostles-manifested
if'.
his
continual
reference
to
himself
in
laudatory,
boastful
terms
and
in
the
publication
of
sundQ'
photographs
of
himself
in
his
own
publIcations.
(2)
Thr
gentleman
uses
extremely
harsh,
vulgar
language
in
referring
to
any
and
all
who
oppose
him
;-manifesting
a
hatred
rathrT
than
a
love
for
his
enemies.
(3)
One
of
the
chal
ges
against
the
Pharisees
was
that
they
were
covetous
or
litprally
"money
lovers";
and
this
srems
to
be
one
of
Mr.
Dowie's
weaknesses
The
poor
were
drawn
to
the
Lord
and
got
most
of
his
favors,
but
the
poor
have
very
small
chance
of
participating
in
Mr
Dowie's
favors.
If
they
cannot
pay
$20
to
$25
per
week
to
stop
at.
the
hotel,
Zion's
Headquart('rs,
they
have
little
chancl'
of
contact
even
with
the
great
man's
shadow
as
he
steps
from
his
palatial
hotel
into
his
carriage.
The
occupation
and
salal')'
of
Mr.
Dowie's
followers
are
inquired
about
considera
bly
too,
and
each
is
given
to
understand
that
the
only
way
to
lIve
at
peace
with
God
and
.Mr.
Dowie
is
by
faithfully
giving
01H'
tenth
of
his
income
to
the
Lord-to
Mr.
Dowie.
These
arp
unfavorable
symptoms,
and
unless
they
arp
outgrown
we
call
hope
for
nothing
as
respect
A
Mr.
Dowie
and
the
harvest
work.
for
it
is
written
that
"The
Lord
resistcth
the
proud
hut
qhoweth
his
favor
to
the
humble."
As
respects
the
Lord's
people
expecting
miraculous
healing
in
answer
to
prayer:
we
do
not
think
that
th('y
should
expect
miraculous
healing,
or
pray
for
it.
All
of
God's
people
are
surely
welcome
at
the
throne
of
grace,
and
thpy
arc
invited
to
bring
all
their
burdens
and
cares
there
and
to
obtum
mercy
and
find
grace
to
help
in
every
time
of
need.
But
the
saints
are
never
invited
to
pray
for
their
own
physical
healing
They
are,
however,
assured
that
it
is
tile
Father's
good
pleasure
to
give
the
holy
Spirit
to
them
that
asle
it.
And
the
intimation
clearly
is
that
phySICal
ailmentq,
sorrows
and
pain
work
out
for
God's
pcople
the
grnr('s
and
fruits
of
the
spirit
if
proppllv
rereiv('fl
and
patiently
endured.
It
is
to
those
so
affiict('(]
that
the
Lord
speaks
ll'!
to
St.
Paul,
"My
grace
is
sufficient
for
thp('."
\Yjth
this
aq~urance
the
Apostle
could
glory
in
afflicttO'Tls
j
and
so
lIlay
\\e
also
leam
to
do.-2
Cor
12:7-10.
ThiR
on('
prayer
of
the
Apostlp.
repeated,
he
tells
us,
three
blllps.
jq
thp
onl."
pray!'l'
for
phv"ical
healing
by
any
of
the
[2837]
June 15, 1901 of the Gospel truths committed to us by our Lord; let such, on the contrary, remember that our Lord ate meat and fish, both before and after his crucifixion, and that the apostles ate meat, and that in no sense of the word was the eating of it condemned or evil spoken of; and that none of the Lord’s people today have any higher authorities or examples than these. And let those who eat meat not mock those who eat “vegetable only,” believing this course to be more healthful for them. The fact that for beast and for fowl the Lord originally provided the same vegetarian diet, is in perfect accord with some of the prophetic statements which seem to imply that under the new conditions of the kingdom even the lower animals will return to vegetable diet, when “The lion shal] eat grass like the ox.” and when “Nothing shall hurt or destroy in all God’s holy mountain [kingdom].” (Isa. 11:6, 7; 65: 25) Thus we learn that the animals which at present are carnivorous (flesh-eaters) are not now in their original condition, but have been sharers with mankind in the results of the catastrophe which came upon our earth in the flood; likewise that they will be sharers with man, their king, in the great uplift which will come to him and to all nature when God’s kingdom, in the hands of the Sons of God, shall be established, and shall bless the groaning creation—Rom. 8:19-22. All that God did was in full accord with what he had purposed, and in his sight was very good; but we cannot think that man and the general conditions of the world today are in God’s sight “very good,” but. according to his own declaration, very bad—sin has marred all; and, as the Apostle ex: presses it, nothing is very good in God’s sight now. “There is none righteous, no. not one.” This is another testimony, ZION’S WATCH TOWER (207-211) therefore, to the effect that the fall of man was decidedly downward, and that the Evolution theory of a gradual and persistent rise is a fallacy. The creation of man was just in the close of the sixth day or epoch. It was the crowning feature of creation, and finished it. Having finished his creative work God blessed the seventh day (or epoch) and set it apart, and rested therein from any further creative work—foreknowing, however, that during this seventh day, which has lasted from then until now (and will last yet another thousand years), sin would enter through disobedience, and his sentence of death be executed against Adam and his race, and the whole creation be caused to groan; knowing also that while he would thenceforth withhold his creative power, he would provide for the necessities of the fallen race, in the person of Jesus, “a Savior and a great one,” who, by giving the ransom-price for man’s sin would become his Redeemer, his Lord, and thus obtain the right and the power to rescue him from death and to lift up all the willing and obedient by restitution processes to all that was lost in Eden. This seventh day, in which God hag rested, to the intent that Christ may accomplish the great work of redemption, reconciliation and restitution has already lasted six thousand years, and altho this time hag been an evil time under the reign of sin and death, the Redeemer is, according to the divine program, shortly to take unto himself his great power and reign for a thousand years, until he shall complete the work of restitution of the willing and obedient, and finally shall deliver up the kingdom to God, even the Father, that God may he the all-in-all throughout eternity.*—Heb, 4:4-10 * Further reading matter upon the subject of the Sabbath free to the interested. Vou XXII THE MESSENGER OF THE COVENANT We are loth to utter one word of personal criticism in these columns: we much prefer to discuss doctrines rather than persons. And yet at times it seems absolutely to the interest of the Lord's flock to identify persons with false teachings. But even in such cases we seek to deal with the doctrines of the persons and not with their personal affairs. This rule has Scriptural precedent. See the references to Hymeneus, Philetus and Alexander.—] Tim. 1:20; 2 Tim. 2:17. A man styling himself “Rev. John Alex. Dowie” has come prominently before the public during the past ten years. His specialty until about two years ago was the healing of the sick, in which he was to a considerable extent successful, according to his own accounts. We are informed that he used neither hypnotism nor medicine, but prayed for the sick in the name of our Lord Jesus. Being as sympathetic with every good work done in Jesus’ name as we are opposed to every such work done by sorcery, hypnotism and other Satanic influence to deceive—such as Christian Science, Spiritism, ete. ~-we watched Mr. Dowie’s career with a very friendly interest. Appealed to by Watcu Tower readers for advice as to whether or not Mr. Dowie’s work were of God, and whether or not it would be proper for them to seek divine healing as he proposed, we were obliged to answer them, and now think proper to summarize our reply for the benefit of all our readers and their friends, as follows:— We are expecting, according to the Scriptures, that our day will abound in deceptions specially prepared by the adversary to “deceive if it were possible the very elect;” and that in his extremity Satan will even cast out Satan, and heal the sick, with a view to perpetuating his hold of power, and to deceive God’s people and turn their attention away from present truth. We must remember our Lord’s words, “Many will say unto me in that day, Master, Master, have we not taught in thy name? and in thy name expelled demons? and in thy name performed many wonders? And then I will plainly declare to them, I never approved you. Depart from me, you who practice iniquity.” (Matt. 7:22, 23, Diaglott translation) This implies that Satan will have not only false teachers, but also false miracle-workers who will deceive themselves, as well as others, as respects the source of their power and teachings,—and only awake to a realization of their true position—that they are rejected from membership in the elect church—that they have failed to make their calling and election sure to a place in the kingdom class, when “the harvest is past and the summer is ended.”—Jer. 8:20. ALLEGHENY, PA. JULY 1, 1901 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER Ko 13 Nevertheless we are not to hastily assume that Mr. Dowte is of this deceived class;—let us wait a little, and not hastily decide, lest we think or speak evil of a servant of the Lord. However, there are a few very unfavorable symptoms in this case—foreign entirely to the Spirit of Christ as we understand it. (1) Mr. Dowie’s very apparent vanity and boastfulness—so different from the Lord’s example followed by the apostles—manifested in his continual reference to himself in laudatory, boastful terms and in the publication of sundry photographs of himself in his own publications. (2) The gentleman uses extremely harsh, vulgar language in referring to any and all who oppose him;—manifesting a hatred rather than a love for his enemies. (3) One of the charges against the Pharisees was that they were covetous or literally “moneylovers”; and this seems to be one of Mr. Dowie’s weaknesses The poor were drawn to the Lord and got most of his favors, but the poor have very small chance of participating in Mr Dowie’s favors. If they cannot pay $20 to $25 per week to stop at the hotel, Zion’s Headquarters, they have little chance of contact even with the great man’s shadow as he steps from his palatial hotel into his carriage. The occupation and salary of Mr. Dowie’s followers are inquired about considerably too, and each is given to understand that the only way to hive at peace with God and Mr. Dowie is by faithfully giving one tenth of his income to the Lord-—to Mr. Dowie. These are unfavorable symptoms, and unless they are outgrown we can hope for nothing as respects Mr. Dowie and the harvest work. for it is written that “The Lord resisteth the proud but showeth his favor to the humble.” As respects the Lord’s people expecting miraculous healing im answer to prayer: we do not think that they should expect miraculous healing, or pray for it. All of God’s people are surely welcome at the throne of grace, and they are invited to bring all their burdens and cares there and to obtain mercy and find grace to help in every time of need. But the saints are never invited to pray for their own physical healing They are, however, assured that it is the Father’s good pleasure to give the holy Spirit to them that ask it. And the intimation clearly is that physical ailments, sorrows and pain work out for God’s people the graces and fruits of the spirit if properly received and patiently endured. It is to those so afflicted that the Lord speaks as to St. Paul, “My grace ia sufficient for thee.” With this assurance the Apostle could glory in afflictions; and so may we also leain to do.—2 Cor 12:7-10. This one prayer of the Apostle, repeated, he tells us, three times, is the only praver for phvsieal heating by any of the [2837]
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