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FtBIlUAIlY
1.
1901
ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
(64-67)
and
they
therefore
count
themselves
base
unbelievers,
when
they
may
be
exercising
all
the
faith
that
is
required
of
them,
and
should
'rejoice
with
joy
unspeakable
and
full
of
glory,'
because
they
are
receiving
the
end
of
their
faith,
even
the
sal·
vation
of
their
souls.-l
Pet.
1
:8,
9.
It
will
therefore,
be
a
desirable
thing
to
disprove
this
unwholeso~e
doctrine,
and,
in
order
to
do
so,
it
will
be
only
necessary
to
show
that
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
was
sick,
for
he
"did
no
sin"
(1
Pet.
2
:22),
"and
in
him
is
no
sin"
(1
John
3:
5
),
and
he
could
boldly
ask,
while
he
walked
the
earth,
"Which
of
you
convinceth
me
of
sin?"
(
John
8:
46
),
a:
nd
,
therefore,
personal
sin
could
not
have
been
the
cause
of
s~ck.
ness
in
him,
as
it
was
not
in
the
case
of
the
man
born
blmd,
and
may
not
be
in
a
thousand
other
instances.
Jesus
was
a
very
sick
man
in
the
garden
of
Gethsemane.
Luke,
who
was
a
physician,
tells
us
that,
being.in
an
agony,
he
prayed
more
earnestly,
and
his
sweat
was,
as
It
were,
great
drops
(thromboiclots)
of
blood
falling
down
to
~he
gr~und.
This
sickness
with
which
Jesus
suffered
was
dmpedestS,
a
sickness
not
very
common,
and
yet
frequent
enough
to
rec~ive
note
and
attention
in
the
medical
works
and
the
cyclopedIas.
In
McClintock
and
Strong's
great
work
we
have
several
in
stances
given,
under
the
phrase,
"bloody
sweat,"
especially
that
of
Charles
IX,
of
France,
and
allusion
is
made
to
Dr.
Stroud's
book
on
"The
Physical
Cause
of
the
Death
of
Christ,"
where
the
matter
is
scientifically
treated.
.
.
Noone
can
read
the
fifty-third
chapter
of
Isaiah,
in
the
orig~nal,
without
bemg
full!,
co~vi~ce~
that
(the
chapter
c~n
tainmg
a
prophecy
of
Chnst)
It
IS
mtended
to
present
hIm
as
one
suffering
from
sickness.
In
the
third
verse
we
have
the
words,
"a
man
of
sorrows
and
acquainted
with
grief,"
Here
the
Hebrew
word
for
sorrows
is
"makaboth,"
and
means
pains,
while
the
"ord
for
grief
is
"choli,"
and
is
from
the
verb
"C'halah,"
which
means
to
be
sick,
weak,
diseased.
This
word
"choH"
is
the
word
used
when
the
sickness
of
Hezekiah
is
spoken
of,
also
when
it
is
said,
"Elisha
was
fallen
sick
of
his
sickness
whereof
he
died
(2
Kings
13:
14),
and
in
num
erous
other
instances
of
bodily
sickness.
The
same
word
is
used
in
the
fourth
verse,
when
it
is
said,
"Surely
he
hath
carried
our
griefs."
In
Matthew
8:
17
this
word
is
trans
lated
in
the
Greek
asthencias,
"infirmities"
in
our
version,
but
it
is
the
word
that
is
used
in
the
singular
when
the
sick
ness
of
Lazarus
is
spoken
of
(
John
11:
4),
and
as
a
verb
in
various
other
instances
of
unquestionable
bodily
illness.
Again,
in
the
tenth
verse,
"he
hath
put
him
to
grief,"
where
the
reading
in
the
Hebrew
is,
"he
hath
made
him
sick,"
as
in
the
margin
of
the
Revised
Version.
Thus
the
proof
from
the
Scriptures
is
ample
that
Jesus
Christ
was
sick,
and
so
able
to
sympathize
with
us
in
our
sick
nesses
and
"infirmities"
(Heb.
4:
15)
;
being
without
sin,
per
sonal
sin
could
not
have
been
the
cause
of
his
illness,
and,
therefore,
may
not
be
of
ours.
W.
S.
URMY,
Pastor
of
Potrero
M.
E.
Church,
California.
DEAR
BROTHER
IN
JESUS
CHRIST:-Your
divine
theology
is
certainly
a
helping
hand
to
me.
I
hope,
dear
sir,
that
you
will
let
me
have
many
tracts
and
ZION'S
W
ATCII
TOWER
for
my
religious
education.
I
do
certainly
believe
that
the
"little
flock"
will
be
an
instrument
by
whom
all
the
families
of
earth
will
be
blessed;
because
all
the
churches
are
in
a
very
poor
situation
and
the
world
in
great
desolation
[distress].
May
God
give
me
opportunity
to
know
more
about
your
divine
mission.
Come
to
my
help
and
let
me
take
the
water
abundantly
in
your
publication.
I
am,
dear
sir,
with
much
gratitude
Very
truly
yours,
J.
R.
VILATTE,
Archbishop
of
the
Orthodox
Catholic
Church,
Canada.
YOLo
XXII
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
FEBRUARY
15,1901
No.4
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
Naturally
enough
at
the
opening
of
a
new
century
thinking
wonders
and
glor~es.
~hey
see
God's
(spiritual)
kingdom
men
inquire
each
other's
views
respecting
the
outlook.
Nat-
abou~
.to
be
establIshed
m
the
earth:
they
see
its
wonderful
uraUy
enough,
too,
hopes
and
fears
chase
each
other
thro,ugh
prOVISIOns
of
heavenly.
love-for
justice,
equity,
righteousness
these
imaginings,
according
to
the
temperaments
of
the
thmk-
and
the
resultant
ble~smgs
of
peace
on
earth,
good-will
toward
ers
and
their
experiences
and
their
light.
.
.
men:
~hey
see
the
bmdmg
of
Satan
and
every
evil
principle
The
child
of
God,
with
his
Father's
Word
of
revelation
m
a.nd
thmg:
they
see
the
release
of
earth's
dead
and
dying
mil.
his
hand.
surely
has
much
advantage
every
way
over
others
hons
from
the
curse
to
an
opportunity
then
to
be
theirs
to
as
he
seeks
to
scan
the
horizon
of
the
twentieth
century.
But
return
to
full
heart-harmony
with
the
Creator
throuah
their
alas!
how
few
among
the
millions
of
Christendom
~r~
in
this
Redeemer:
they
see
the
channel
of
this
favor
to
b~
Christ
position
scanning
the
future
through
the
glass.
of
dlVme
reve-
and
that
the
knowledge
of
this
grace
of
God
is
yet
to
fill
the
lation.
The
masses
nominally
assent
to
the
WIsdom
of
such
a
whole
~arth
as
the
.waters
~over
the
gn:a~
deep.
course,
yet
will
not
follow
it,
confessing
themselves
"babes"
Seemg
these
thmgs
then
hearts
rejOICe
and
their
faces
are
as
respects
the
Bible,
"un
skilful
in
the
word
of
righteousness."
glad-trul~
the
holy
anointing
oil,
the
holy
Spirit
and
the
(Reb.
5:
11-14)
Such
'"babes,"
realizing
their
own
inabilities,
ble~Red
enlIghtenment
which
it
brings
them,
is
the
oil
of
joy
look
to
their
teachers
as
to
nurses,
care-takers;
and
the
latter,
whlC?
repla~es
th~
spirit
of
heaviness.
True,
they
see
also
sad
to
relate,
are
fulfilling
prophecy
in
turning
away
their
ears
the
I~tervenm~
tn~ls
of
faith
to
themselves,
and
the
sharp
from
the
truth
unto
fables-evolution
theories
and
higher
expen.ences
whIch
he
before
them.
in
the
narrow
way
ere
the
criticism
unbelief.-2
Tim.
4:
3,
4.
goal
IS
reached,
and
thl'Y
see
WIth
even
clearer
distinctness
But
the
few,
the
very
few,
the
Lord's
"little
flock,"
those
than
do
~he
worl~ly-wise
the
great
time
of
trouble
coming
who
do
trust
the
Lord
and
search
his
Word-the
very
class
to
upon
n?ml.nal
Chrlstendo~;
but
realizing
all
these
things
to
whom
our
Lord
declares,
"To
you
it
is
given
to
know
the
mys-
be
but
mCIdentals
preparmg
the
way
for
the
great
blessing
so
teries
of
the
kingdom"-the
very
class
specified
by
the
Apostle
~oon
to
follow,
they
can
and
do
lift
up
their
heads
and
rejoice
as
"taught
of
God"
and
guided
by
his
holy
Spirit
to
an
under-
m
the
God
of
our
salvation,
saying:
"Great
and
marvelous
are
standing
of
his
Word-these
certainly
have
much
advantage
thy
works,
Lord
God
Almighty;
just
and
true
are
thy
ways
every
way;
notably
as
respects
the
kingdom,
but
also
in
respect
thou
King
of
saints."
,
to
the
affairs
of
the
present
evil
world.-l
Cor.
2
:6-16;
Matt.
"What
if
the
clouds
do
for
a
moment
13:
il~
this
class
faces
toward
the
sunrise
to
note
the
world's
Hide
the
blue
sky
where
morn
appears?
b
t
Soon
the
glad
sun
of
promise
given
prospects
for
the
twentieth
century,
what
a
sun
urst
mee
s
Rises
to
shine
a
thousand
years!"
their
eye
of
faith
peering
with
the
aid
?f
t
the
4~vine
gla~st
But
now
let
us
contrast
with
the
above
bright
prospect
the
God's
Word-through
the
clouds
and
miS
s!
ey
see,
J?S
fears
and
doubts
which
trouble
the
wisest
of
the
"children
of
beyond
the
vail,
the
Lord
of
Glory
ready
to
t~~e.
possessIOn
this
world,"
because
they
see
only
with
their
own
mental
eye6
of
earth's
empire,
just
as
soon
as
the
allott~d
TImes
of
the
Gentiles"
shall
have
rUn
out!
They
see,
WIth
the
same
eye
and
lack
the
cheering
enlightenment
of
the
Bible
spy-glass.
of
faith,
the
Lord's
jewels,
his
bride,
his
joint-heir
in
the
king-
These
views
have
been
collated
by
the
New
York
World,
which
dom,
mostly
with
him
and
waiting
nOw
while
the
remainder
of
sent
out
some
time
since
to
prominent
people
a
query
respect.
the
144,000
finish
their
course
and
make
their
calling
and
ing
their
view
of
the
greatest
menace
to
twentieth
century
election
sure-passing
one
by
one
beyond
the
vail-changed
in
progress.
Some
of
the
replies
are
summarized
as
follows:
a
moment,
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye,
to
the
glorious
perfec-
"I
believe
that
ere
the
twentieth
century
closes,
the
earth
tion
of
the
first
resurrection,
with
its
glory,
honor
and
immor-
will
be
purged
of
its
foulest
shame,
the
killing
of
men
by
men
tality,
which
eye
hath
not
seen
nor
ear
heard.
neither
hath
in
battle
under
the
name
of
war,"
says
Andrew
Carnegie.
entered
into
the
heart
of
man,
but
which,
as
the
Apostle
de-
W.
T.
Stead
declares
that
the
chief
menace
to
man's
prog-
elares,
God
hath
revealed
unto
us
by
his
Spirit.
ress
is
"war,
which
threatens
Christendom
as
the
result
of
Then
looking
for
the
world's
portion
through
the
same
in-
iWloring
Christian
principles
in
its
dealings
with
one-fourth
spired
glass
and
with
the
same
eye
of
faith
they
see
still
other
of
the
human
race
which
is
born
inside
a
yellow
skin."
Sir
[2767]
Fesruary 1, 1901 and they therefore count themselves base unbelievers, when they may be exercising all the faith that is required of them, and should ‘rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory,’ because they are receiving the end of their faith, even the salvation of their souls.—1 Pet. 1:8, 9. ; . It will, therefore, be a desirable thing to disprove this unwholesome doctrine, and, in order to do so, it will be only necessary to show that the Lord Jesus Christ was sick, for he “did no sin” (1 Pet. 2:22), “and in him is no sin” {1 John 3:5), and he could boldly ask, while he walked the earth, “Which of you convineceth me of sin?” (John 8:46), and, therefore, personal sin could not have been the cause of sickness in him, as it was not in the case of the man born blind, and may not be in a thousand other instances. Jesus was a very sick man in the garden of Gethsemane. Luke, who was a physician, tells us that, being in an agony, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was, as it were, great drops (thromboiclots) of blood falling down to the ground. This sickness with which Jesus suffered was diapedesis, a sickness not very common, and yet frequent enough to receive note and attention in the medical works and the cyclopedias. In McClintock and Strong’s great work we have several instances given, under the phrase, “bloody sweat,” especially that of Charles IX, of France, and allusion is made to Dr. Stroud’s book on “The Physical Cause of the Death of Christ,” where the matter is scientifically treated. . oe . No one can read the fifty-third chapter of Isaiah, in the original, without being fully convinced that (the chapter containing a prophecy of Christ) it is intended to present him as one suffering from sickness. In_ the third verse we have the words, “a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief,” Here the Hebrew word for sorrows is “makaboth,” and means pains, while the word for grief is “choli,” and is from the verb “chalah,” which means to be sick, weak, diseased. This word “choli” is the word used when the sickness of Hezekiah Vou. XXII ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, PA., FEBRUARY 15, 1901 (64-67) is spoken of, also when it is said, “Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died (2 Kings 13:14), and in numerous other instances of bodily sickness. The same word is used in the fourth verse, when it is said, “Surely he hath carried our griefs.’” In Matthew 8:17 this word is translated in the Greek asthencias, “infirmities” in our version, but it is the word that is used in the singular when the sickness of Lazarus is spoken of (John 11:4), and as a verb in various other instances of unquestionable bodily illness. Again, in the tenth verse, “he hath put him to grief,’ where the reading in the Hebrew is, “he hath made him sick,” as in the margin of the Revised Version. Thus the proof from the Scriptures is ample that Jesus Christ was sick, and so able to sympathize with us in our sicknesses and “infirmities” (Heb. 4:15); being without sin, personal sin could not have been the cause of his illness, and, therefore, may not be of ours. W. S. Urmy, Pastor of Potrero M. E. Church, California. DeaR BROTHER IN JESUS CHRIST:—Your divine theology is certainly a helping hand to me. I hope, dear sir, that you will let me have many tracts and Zion’s WATCH Tower for my religious education. I do certainly believe that the “little flock” will be an instrument by whom all the families of earth will be blessed; because all the churches are in a very poor situation and the world in great desolation [distress]. May God give me opportunity to know more about your divine mission. Come to my help and let me take the water abundantly in your publication. I am, dear sir, with much gratitude Very truly yours, J. R. Vi~atre, Archbishop of the Orthodox Catholic Church, Canada. No. 4 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER Naturally enough at the opening of a new century thinking men inquire each other’s views respecting the outlook. Naturally enough, too, hopes and fears chase each other through these imaginings, according to the temperaments of the thinkers and their experiences and their light. . The child of God, with his Father’s Word of revelation in his hand, surely has much advantage every way over others as he seeks to scan the horizon of the twentieth century. But alas! how few among the millions of Christendom are in this position scanning the future through the glass of divine revelation. The masses nominally assent to the wisdom of such a course, yet will not follow it, confessing themselves “babes” as respects the Bible, “unskilful in the word of righteousness.’ (Heb. 5:11-14) Such “babes,” realizing their own inabilities, look to their teachers as to nurses, care-takers; and the latter, sad to relate, are fulfilling prophecy in turning away their ears from the truth unto fables—evolution theories and higher criticism unbelief—2 Tim. 4:3, 4. But the few, the very few, the Lord’s “little flock,” those who do trust the Lord and search his Word—the very class to whom our Lord declares, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom”—the very class specified by the Apostle as “taught of God” and guided by his holy Spirit to an understanding of his Word—these certainly have much advantage every way; notably as respects the kingdom, but also in respect to the affairs of the present evil world—1 Cor. 2:6-16; Matt. 13:11. As this class faces toward the sunrise to note the world’s prospects for the twentieth century, what a sunburst meets their eye of faith peering with the aid of the divine glass— God’s Word—through the clouds and mists! They see, just beyond the vail, the Lord of Glory ready to take possession of earth’s empire, just as soon as the allotted “Times of the Gentiles” shall have run out! They see, with the same eye of faith, the Lord’s jewels, his bride, his joint-heir in the kingdom, mostly with him and waiting now while the remainder of the 144,000 finish their course and make their calling and election sure—passing one by one beyond the vail—changed in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, to the glorious perfection of the first resurrection, with its glory, honor and immortality, which eye hath not seen nor ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man, but which, as the Apostle declares, God hath revealed unto us by his Spirit. . Then looking for the world’s portion through the same inspired glass and with the same eye of faith they see still other wonders and glories. They see God’s (spiritual) kingdom about to be established in the earth: they see its wonderful provisions of heavenly love—for justice, equity, righteousness and the resultant blessings of peace on earth, good-will toward men: they see the binding of Satan and every evil principle and thing: they see the release of earth’s dead and dying millions from the curse to an opportunity then to be theirs to return to full heart-harmony with the Creator through their Redeemer: they see the channel of this favor to be Christ and that the knowledge of this grace of God is yet to fill the whole earth as the waters cover the great deep. Seeing these things their hearts rejoice and their faces are glad—truly the holy anointing oil, the holy Spirit and the blessed enlightenment which it brings them, is the oil of joy which replaces the spirit of heaviness. True, they see also the intervening trials of faith to themselves, and the sharp experiences which lie before them in the narrow way ere the goal is reached, and they see with even clearer distinctness than do the worldly-wise the great time of trouble coming upon nominal] Christendom; but realizing all these things to be but incidentals preparing the way for the great blessing so soon to follow, they can and do lift up their heads and rejoice in the God of our salvation, saying: “Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.” “What if the clouds do for a2 moment Hide the blue sky where morn appears? Soon the glad sun of promise given Rises to shine a thousand years!” But now let us contrast with the above bright prospect the fears and doubts which trouble the wisest of the “children of this world,” because they see only with their own mental eyes and lack the cheering enlightenment of the Bible spy-glass. These views have been collated by the New York World, which sent out some time since to prominent people a query respecting their view of the greatest menace to twentieth century progress. Some of the replies are summarized as follows: “TI believe that ere the twentieth century closes, the earth will be purged of its foulest shame, the killing of men by men in battle under the name of war,” says Andrew Carnegie. W. T. Stead declares that the chief menace to man’s progtess is “war, which threatens Christendom as the result of ignoring Christian principles in its dealings with one-fourth of the human race which ig born inside a yellow skin.” Sir [2767]
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