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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLEGHENY.
PA.
their
Hank.
He
says,
"The
wall
would
not,
by
any
Oriental,
be
supposed
to
be
an
actual
wall
rising
up
beside
them,
any
1J10re
than
'the
wooden
walls
of
Great
Britain'
are
board
fl'nces
about
the
island:
or
'the
hedge
about
the
law,'
which
the
rabbis
built
by
their
precepts,
was
a
growth
of
vegetation."
There
are
numerous
lessons
connected
with
this
narrative,
profitable
to
the
Rpiritual
Israelite9.
As
already
suggested,
the
experience
of
the
Israelites
and
the
Egyptians
at
this
tlllle
n'prl'~l'nte'd
the
experience
of
the
world
in
the
close
of
t
hi.,
Gospel
age,
and
in
the
dawn
of
the
new
dispensation
the
Ill'llOd
of
dellvrranee
of
God's
people,
too,
from
bondage
(0
~1I1
aIH!
dl'ath,
\\
hich
will
bl'
acC'omplishE'd
at
the
dawn
of
tlH'
~[I1klll1la!
agl'
\\'c
may
reaRollahly
understand
that
the
l:l~t
or
tenth
pla;:''1le
upon
Egypt
symboliz.es
the
bitter
ex
PPIIPTlCP
of
the
\1011,]
at
the
clORe
of
the
presE'nt
age,
and
that
tlll'~p
l"
PCIIPIICl'8
wJ11
be
favorable
to
the
Lord's
people,
and
IIPf:l\OI:ddp
to
othf'T~,
do\\n
to
a
certaill
point
where
the
(,Olltp,t
\\
III
1)('
ahan,lollc'],
and
thORl'
in
authority
in
the
world
\\
111
a,UTl'C
10
the
full
1I1JPrty
of
all
Ilho
love
righteousne98
nn'!
\\
ho
']I',i!
P
to
walk
in
the
Lord's
way.
Quite
possibly
"(hp
1'0\1'1'1"
thnt
Iw"
lIJay
concl'dp
for
a
time
the
demands
of
thp
I\pak
alll!
thp
helpll's'i,
and
subsequE'ntly
reppnt,
and
,lt1l'mpt
thl'il
]('-l'apturl'
under
the
Rlavery
of
selfish
IH'--,
a
nl!
HI
through
a
Red
Sl'a
of
trouble
the
Lord
will
tlll'1l
ndmillht('J'
a
final
chaRti"elllPnt
upon
all
thoRe
who
op
po,p
11l~
d"lilcran"e
of
the
poor
and
the
nl'cdy
and
they
that
have
no
helper,
and
who
cry
for
righteousness,
and
follow
the
leadings
of
his
representative,
Messiah.
Surely,
when
the
new
dispensation
has
been
opened
up,
and
the
silver
trumpets
of
the
Jubilee
shall
sound
rclease
and
restItutIOn
through
all
thl'
world,
therc
will
he
a
great
rejoicing
amongst
all
who
love
righteousness,
and,
in
the
language
of
our
Go]den
Text,
they
may
say,
"I
wiII
sing
unto
the
Lord,
for
he
hath
triumphed
gloriously."
And
already
the
spiritual
Israelite
can
by
faith
thus
rejoice
and
realize
his
release
from
sin
and
death.
Another
thought
we
may
draw
from
this
narrative
is
the
unlimited
power
of
God,
who
has
promised
us
that
if
we
arE'
his,
and
Will
follow
the
leadings
of
our
Master,
the
anti
type
of
Mose'>,
all
things
shall
work
togE'ther
for
good
to
us.
vVe
are
to
learn
that
nothing
is
too
wonderful
for
Our
God
to
accomplish,
and
in
proportion
as
faith
increases
our
joys
will
increa1se,
and
we
will
have
the
full
asRurance
of
faith,
the
full
assurance
of
victory,
for
"This
is
the
vietory
that
overcometh
the
world,
even
our
faith."
\Ve
arc
to
learn
that
whIle
the
wicked
may
triumph
for
a
time
the
Lord
is
against
them.
He
i9
on
the
side
of
the
poor
and
opprl's~e<l,
who
arc
seeking
to
know
his
will
and
to
do
it,
and
though
he
bear
long
With
them,
as
represented
in
the
pa
1'3
ble,
yet,
Hna
lly
he
will
avenge
them
of
their
adversary:
theIr
E'nemicR
shall
then
become
the
enemies
of
the
Lord,
and
the
cncmieR
of
the
Lord
shall
hite
the
dust-be
destroyed.-Luke
18:
7;
Micah
7.17.
VOL
XXII
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LLEGHENY,
PA.,
DECEMBER
15,
1901
APPROVAL,
WHETHER
SUCCESSFUL
OR
NOT
No.
2--1
We
know
not
to
what
extent
the
Lord
may
be
pleased
to
use
anlI
bIl'S~
our
united
efforts
to
keep
open
the
door
of
op
portunity
a
{fOI
dcd
by
present
favorable
postal
laws.
But
in
any
{'VPllt
we
fecI
sme
that
he
will
appreciate
our
humble
efforts
In
thi9
direction.
Any
who
have
not
yet
written
to
the
President,
as
suggested
in
our
i.,sue
of
Nov.
15th,
we
ad-
vise
to
do
so
at
oncE'.
Let
us
do
our
part
and
thl'n
rl'st
con
tent.
The
law
is
there,
all
right,
and
l'vpn
the
humhlest
foreigner
has
a
right
to
appl'al
to
it,
and
for
its
Ill'netits.
and
to
protect
agaInst
its
violation.
But
therc
wc
will
Jet
it
stop.
If
prote,>t
is
unavailing
we
will
fl'ekon
that
It
is
the
Lord's
will
that
we
endure
the
wrong
cheerfully.
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
"LIBERTY
ENLIGHTENING
THE
WORLD"
that
the
next
few
years
will
witne'>s
a
Rl'riOU9
cmt:l.ilmE'nt
\\'e
havl'
no
sympathy
with
Count
Tolstoy's
un
scriptural
of
liberty
on
the
part
of
those
in
power,
and
that
the
gl'nl'ra!
relil!lOu"
view,.;
for
which
he
was
ex-communicated
by
the
spirit
of
liberty
and
alertness
to
its
defen~e
is
"0
dcficlent
Grpl'k
C,ltho]i,'
chnrl'h;
yet
we
note
with
surpri"e
that
his
among
the
masses,
here
as
well
as
in
Europe,
thnt
It.,
wing:'!
puhli,hed
rl'plv
to
his
ex-communil'ation
has
been
forbidden
will
be
clipped
rapidly,
in
the
name
of
la\\,
order.
l'xpedil'ncy
R:lle
hy
thl'
Puhlic
Pro"ecutor
of
Ll'ipsic.
Germany.
A
cable
-until
the
people
finally
awakening
to
the
situation,
in
fear
dlspntch
to
thc
X('w
York
Sun
says:
of
a
return
to
complE'te
serfdom
will
revolt
in
anarchy.
"'[1]1'
H'n
~Oll
I!in'n
for
the
Rl'lIure
Is
that
the
work
is
cal-
How
comforting
the
thought
that
the
bright
hnlllg
to
this
cu]atl"!
to
IJI
ing
thl'
rhurch
into
contempt,
and
the
prosecu-
cloud
is
the
Millennial
kingdom
which
will
promptly
be
es-
tOl'~
adi"n
is
ba"l'd
on
a
paragraph
of
the
German
penal
tablished
on
the
ruins
of
"the
present
evil
worl,l"-on
the
('od('
\\
hIl·h
IlIljl"'I'"
11
maximum
ppnalty
of
thrl'e
yparR'
nTI-
ashes
of
present
civil,
religious,
political
institutions
\\'e
priHlIIllll'nt
on
an~
1)I)(ly
publirl~'
in~uJting
one
of
the
Christian
who
th1.ls
hope
for
the
salvation
of
the
world
whieh
God
has
ehul'l'h""
or
other
religious
communities
l'njoying
in
Germany
promised
can
possess
our
souls
in
peace
as
reSpE'et9
these
tIll'
privill'ges
of
a
corporation.
Pprhaps
the
most
remark-
matters,
waiting
and
hoping
for
a
share
in
the
new
order
able
fC:ltmp
of
the
ineillrnt
is
that
Count
Tolstoy's
indignant
of
things-the
new
heavens
and
new
earth-wherein
will
dwell
reply
to
his
l'x-colllmunicator"
is
allo\\'l'd
to
circulate
in
Rus-
righteousness.-2
Pet.
3:
13.
sia,
the
Ho]v
S\'no<!
refraIning
from
prosecution,
while
the
offiein]"
of
tl;c
('(;untry
which
indor;:;l'd
Lutlwr's
protest
against
FEDERATION
OF
METHODISTS.
AND
OTHERS
the
HOIllnn
churc'h
:lcl'k
to
extinguish
the
words
of
the
Russian
Rev.
Dr.
George
Elliott,
pastor
of
the
Central
"l\Idhodist
refornH'r"
Episcopal
church,
who
has
just
rl'turned
from
attl'ndance
TlJpll'
al'l'
any
numbcr
of
people,
in
all
countries,
of
sim-
upon
the
J\Iethodi'>t
Ecumenical
conference
in
London,
Eng-
i]a
rly
I1H
rrow
~oul
we
have
everv
rea
'ion
to
believe.
Fallen
land,
says
that
the
recent
assembly
was
especially
marked
hUTll;lll
II:JtUJ't'
though
not
inelined
to
elaim
for
it,>eJf
perfee-
by
its
con9tant
response
to
spiritual
religion
and
by
the
utter
tion.
lo\'p<,
to
\IIPld
power
and
to
de'!troy
its
enemies
or
those
absence
of
dogmatism.
Perhaps
the
mO'lt
important
matter
h
t
that
came
before
the
assembly,
which
consisted
of
some
!'iOO
against
whom
it
i~
])I'cjudieed;
although
uncertain
as
to
w
a
is
trllth
it
i~
rcady
to
decide
what
is
error
upon
very
slight
Methodists
from
all
over
the
world,
was
that
of
church
unity
As
a
rpsult
of
the
ecumenical
conference,
held
in
Ba]timore
evidf'llee.
\\)10
can
douht
that
God's
provilleIlCc
held
back
America
ten
years
ago,
all
the
Australian
Mcthodists
are
now
unitel!
untIl
till'
dUI'
tImt',
when
its
di,.;povery
0pl'ned
a
door
of
free-
in
a
single
body.
At
the
late
conference
in
London
all
the
dam
for
thl'
oppressed
and
prip:lt-and
king-ridden
Europe.
smaller
Engli'lh
bodies
signified
their
willingness
to
unite
"Lihl'lh'
pnli"htl'lling
the
worl,]"
has
been
a
fact
for
now
with
the
Wesieyan
church,
which
is
the
strongeRt
hranch
of
,...
']1
d
bt
the
denomination
in
the
British
Isles.
Dr.
Elliott
thinks
the
mOl
I'
Ulan
a
(·,'ntllrv.
No
well-informl'd
pcrson
WI
ou
that
lIluelJ
of
tlll'
hhl'rty
enjoyed
by
the
peoples
of
Europe
outlook
good
for
a
consolidation,
or
at
least
for
a
federation,
today
:\I'P
the
rl'~u!t
of
the
~nfluencc
which
has
gone
back
to
of
the
different
branches.
th,.
:
Lit
!JI.llalll!"
11
0111
the
hberty-!oving
pl'oplp
who
comming-
The
advance
in
this
direction,
however,
was
not
so
notice-
lJ
ng
!Jne
havl'
le:\1
nl'<!
to
think
more
jmtly
anI]
more
broadly
able
among
the
delegates
from
the
United
States,
although
nan
tfH'y
or
thl'lr
fathl'rs
could
think
um!er
their
old
envi-
some
progress
was
made.
The
delegates
from
the
Methodist
1'l,lIl1ll'nb
Episeopal
church
south,
which
left
the
main
body
at
the
Custom
bl'coml's
law:
tIle
illustration
of
American
liberty
opening
of
the
civil
war,
had
little
to
say
on
the
subject.
"ith
pro<'IH>rity
compels
a
Iibprty
in
EuropE'
which
otherwise
Half
a
day
was
spent
in
considering
the
matter
of
a
federa-
woull!
not
e'\
1st
tOllav.
But
it
looks
as
though
the
pendulum
tion
Rimilar
to
the
church
federations
in
this
country,
which
ha9
~\\'ung
it'!
full
length
liberty-ward,
even
'in
America,
and
should
include
the
Presbyterians,
the
Congregationalists,
the
a'!
though
it
had
start
cd
in
a
return
movement.
We
believe
Baptists
and
the
Methodists.
There
already
exists
a
free
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(383-387) their flank. He says, “The wall would not, by any Oriental, be supposed to be an actual wall rising up beside them, any more than ‘the wooden walls of Great Britain’ are board fences about the island: or ‘the hedge about the law,’ which the rabbis built by their precepts, was a growth of vegetation.” There are numerous lessons connected with this narrative, profitable to the spiritual Israelites. As already suggested, the experience of the Israelites and the Egyptians at this time represented the experience of the world in the close of this Gospel age, and in the dawn of the new dispensation— the period of deliverance of God’s people, too, from bondage to sin and death, which will be accomplished at the dawn of the Millenmal age We may reasonably understand that the last or tenth plague upon Egypt symbolizes the bitter experience of the world at the close of the present age, and that these experiences will be favorable to the Lord’s people, and upfaxorable to others, down to a certain point where the eontest will be abandoned, and those in authority in the world will agree to the full liberty of all who love righteousness and who desire to walk in the Lord’s way. Quite possibly “the powers that be’ may concede for a time the demands of the weak and the helpless, and subsequently repent, and attempt thei: re-capture under the slavery of selfishness, and so through a Red Sea of trouble the Lord will then admimster a final chastisement upon all those who oppose his deliverance of the poor and the needy and they that VoL ALLEGHENY, PA., ZION’S WATCH TOWER DECEMBER 15, 1901 ALLEGHENY, Pa. have no helper, and who ery for righteousness, and follow the leadings of his representative, Messiah. Surely, when the new dispensation has been opened up, and the silver trumpets of the Jubilee shall sound release and restitution through all the world, there will be a great rejoicing amongst all who love righteousness, and, in the language of our Golden Text, they may say, “I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously.” And already the spiritual Israelite can by faith thus rejoice and realize his release from sin and death. Another thought we may draw from this narrative is the unlimited power of God, who has promised us that if we are his, and will follow the leadings of our Master, the antitype of Moses, all things shall work together for good to us. We are to learn that nothing is too wonderful for our God to accomplish, and in proportion as faith increases our joys will increase, and we will have the full assurance of faith, the full assurance of victory, for “This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.” We are to learn that while the wicked may triumph for a time the Lord is against them. He is on the side of the poor and oppressed, who are seeking to know his will and to do it, and though he bear long with them, as represented in the parable, yet, finally he will avenge them of their adversary: their enemies shal] then become the enemies of the Lord, and the enemies of the Lord shall bite the dust—be destroyed.—Luke 18:7; Micah 7.17. No. 24 APPROVAL, WHETHER We know not to what extent the Lord may be pleased to use and bless our united efforts to keep open the door of opportunity afforded by present favorable postal laws. But in any event we fecl sure that he will appreciate our humble efforts in this direction. Any who have not yet written to the President, as suggested in our issue of Nov. 15th, we ad SUCCESSFUL OR vise to do so at once. Let us do our part and then rest content. The law is there, all right, and even the humblest foreigner has a right to appeal to it, and for its benefits, and to protect against its violation, But there we will let it stop. If protest is unavailing we will reckon that it is the Lord’s will that we endure the wrong cheerfully. NOT VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER “LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD’’ We have no sympathy with Count Tolstoy’s unscriptural religious views for which he was ex-communicated by the Greek Catholic church; yet we note with surprise that his published reply to his ex-communication has been forbidden sale by the Public Prosecutor of Leipsic, Germany. A cable dispatch to the New York Sun says: “The reason given for the seizure 19 that the work is calculate] to lning the church into contempt, and the prosecutor’s action is based on a paragraph of the German penal code Which imposes a maximum penalty of three years’ 1mprisonment on ansbody publicly insulting one of the Christian churches or other religious communities enjoying in Germany the privileges of a corporation. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the incident ig that Count Tolstoy’s indignant reply to his ex-communicators is allowed to circulate in Russia, the Holy Synod refraining from prosecution, while the officials of the country which indorsed Luther’s protest against the Roman church seek to extinguish the words of the Russian reformer ” There are any number of people, in all countries, of similarly narrow soul we have every reason to believe. Fallen human nature though not inclined to claim for itself perfection, loves to wield power and to destroy its enemies or those against whom it is prejudiced; although uncertain as to what is truth it is ready to decide what is error upon very slight evidence, Who ean doubt that God’s providence held back America until the due time, when its discovery opened a door of freedom for the oppressed and priest-and king-ridden Europe. “Liberty enlightening the world” has been a fact for now moe than a century. No well-informed person will doubt that much of the lnberty enjoyed by the peoples of Europe today are the result of the afluence which has gone back to the ‘fatherland’ trom the lberty-loving people who commingling here have lenined to think more justly and more broadly than they or their fathers could think under their old envirenments Custom becomes law: the illustration of American liberty with prosperity compels a liberty in Europe which otherwise would not exist todav. But it looks as though the pendulum has swung its full length liberty-ward, even in America, and as though it had started in a return movement, We believe that the next few years will witness a serious curtailment of liberty on the part of those in power, and that the general spirit of liberty and alertness to its defense is so deficient among the masses, here as well as in Europe, that its wings will be clipped rapidly, in the name of law, order, expediency —until the people finally awakening to the situation, in fear of a return to complete serfdom will revolt in anarchy. How comforting the thought that the bright hnimng to this cloud is the Millennial kingdom which will promptly be established on the ruins of “the present evil world’’—on the ashes of present civil, religious, political institutions We who thus hope for the salvation of the world which God has promised can possess our souls in peace as respects these matters, waiting and hoping for a share in the new order of things—the new heavens and new earth—wherein will dwell righteousness.—2 Pet. 3:13. FEDERATION OF METHODISTS, AND OTHERS Rev. Dr. George Elliott, pastor of the Central Methodist Episcopal church, who has just returned from attendance upon the Methodist Ecumenical conference in London, England, says that the recent assembly was especially marked by its constant response to spiritual religion and by the utter absence of dogmatism. Perhaps the most important matter that came before the assembly, which consisted of some 500 Methodists from all over the world, was that of church unity As a result of the ecumenical conference, held in Baltimore ten years ago, all the Australian Mcthodists are now united in a single body. At the late conference in London all the smaller English bodies signified their willingness to unite with the Wesieyan church, which is the strongest branch of the denomination in the British Isles. Dr. Elliott thinks the outlook good for a consolidation, or at least for a federation, of the different branches. The advance in this direction, however, was not so noticeable among the delegates from the United States, although some progress was made. The delegates from the Methodist Episcopal church south, which left the main body at the opening of the civil war, had little to say on the subject. Half a day was spent in considering the matter of a federation similar to the church federations in this country, which should include the Presbyterians, the Congregationalists, the Baptists and the Methodists. There already exists a free [2920]
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