Publication date
3/15/01
Volume
22
Number
6
The WatchTower
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ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(96-99) 
with 
the 
Lord, 
but 
that 
it 
is 
a 
sufficient 
one 
also 
for 
any 
un­ 
mtentional 
blemish 
or 
weakness 
or 
misstep 
that 
may 
come 
to 
us 
through 
our 
own 
imperfections 
or 
the 
weaknesses 
of 
others, 
after 
we 
becom!' 
the 
Lord's 
children. 
In 
other 
words, 
we 
are 
1I0t 
only 
provided 
with 
the 
robe 
covering 
all 
the 
past, 
but 
pro­ 
\'ided 
also 
in 
the 
same 
,:;aerifice 
of 
Christ 
with 
a 
spot-remover, 
and 
any 
who 
through 
weakness 
or 
temptation 
stumble 
by 
the 
way 
and 
soil 
their 
garments 
are 
to 
be 
restored 
by 
the 
brethren 
"in 
a 
spIrit 
of 
meekness, 
remembering 
themselves 
also, 
lest 
they 
should 
he 
tempted." 
To 
re~tore 
means 
to 
help 
them 
to 
~ee 
tIlt' 
~pot, 
and 
by 
faith 
to 
apply 
the 
provided 
cleansing, 
through 
penitence 
and 
prayer. 
All 
who 
are 
in 
the 
right 
atti­ 
tude 
of 
heart. 
appreciating 
the 
purity 
of 
the 
robe, 
appreciating 
the 
Bridegroom 
and 
his 
favor, 
appreciating 
the 
great 
King 
and 
appreeiatmg 
the 
honor 
of 
being 
called 
to 
the 
marriage, 
will 
be 
Hry 
careful 
indeed 
to 
guard 
against 
spots 
and 
wrinkles, 
and 
very 
earcful 
a!f,o 
that 
if 
any 
should 
get 
upon 
their 
robes 
they 
should 
be 
as 
quickly 
as 
possible 
removed. 
This 
work 
of 
mutual 
helpfulness 
on 
the 
part 
of 
the 
Lord's 
eonsecrated 
people 
is 
rpprescnted 
as 
"the 
bride 
making 
herself 
ready." 
Tho~e 
not 
thus 
faithful 
are 
in 
a 
wrong 
condition, 
and 
spot 
after 
spot, 
wrinkle 
after 
wrinkle, 
eoming 
to 
their 
robes, 
they 
hecome 
more 
or 
less 
('areless, 
and 
especially 
as 
they 
see 
so 
many 
others 
in 
a 
similar 
condition. 
These 
are 
brought 
to 
our 
attpillIon 
in 
R!'v. 
7; 
13-16. 
We 
are 
there 
shown 
that 
they 
will 
not 
,'OIllP 
to 
the 
position 
of 
being 
members 
of 
spiritual 
I 
~ra!'L 
the 
144,000. 
filling 
up 
the 
ele('t 
number 
named 
after 
the 
tW!'he 
tnhes. 
\Ye 
are 
shown, 
however, 
that 
their 
unreadiness 
to 
be 
of 
the 
eleet 
('lass 
was 
beeause 
of 
the 
spots 
upon 
their 
robes 
and 
the 
carelessne~s 
which 
this 
manifested. 
But 
the 
Lord 
does 
not 
reject 
them 
because, 
passing 
through 
manifold 
temptations, 
they 
have 
not 
been 
properly 
('areful, 
for 
in 
wpar· 
mg 
the 
rohe 
they 
are 
still 
confessing 
their 
trust 
in 
him, 
in 
the 
merit 
of 
his 
~acrifi('e. 
He 
therefore 
provides 
for 
them 
an 
experienc'p 
whif'h 
will 
demonstrate 
to 
whieh 
party 
they 
really 
helong. 
Hp 
eau~p" 
them 
to 
go 
through 
a 
great 
time 
of 
trouble 
m 
whi('h, 
if 
the~' 
love 
sin 
and 
unrighteousness, 
they 
will 
suc­ 
pumh; 
hut 
if 
tlll'V 
love 
the 
Lord 
and 
love 
righteousness 
they 
will 
poml' 
off 
vidor~ 
eventually 
through 
the 
Lord's 
grace, 
and 
lw 
permittpd 
to 
dean"e 
their 
rohes 
with 
tl'ars 
and 
efforts, 
etc., 
as 
thl'Y 
~hould 
ha\'e 
done 
voluntarily 
hefore, 
spot 
by 
spot, 
as 
anv 
hll'mi"h 
wa,.. 
notief'(l. 
They 
do 
not 
hecome 
members 
of 
the 
hridp 
dass, 
!'H'n 
whpn 
cleansed; 
thl'v 
do 
not 
sit 
with 
Christ 
in 
his 
thron!' 
as 
will 
the 
bride; 
they 
do 
not 
('onstitute 
the 
tpmplf'. 
hut. 
on 
the 
f'ontrary, 
they 
will 
serve 
God 
in 
his 
tem~le 
(thl' 
('huTe·h). 
They 
will 
serve 
before 
the 
throne; 
they 
WIll 
have 
palm 
hran('hes, 
indif'ating 
final 
victory; 
but 
they 
will 
not 
havl' 
('rown~. 
bepause 
they 
were 
not 
overcomers, 
in 
the 
~f'n~f' 
dl'maJl(jpd 
of 
all 
who 
will 
be 
joint-heirs 
with 
Christ. 
Questwn.-I 
rl'ad 
in 
the 
TOWER 
of 
March 
1, 
1900, 
under 
the 
'·aptlOn. 
"Thl' 
Consef'rated 
Home 
Honored," 
your 
suggestion 
rp~p!'pting 
rl'sponsibilities 
of 
a 
husband 
and 
father 
as 
the 
head 
of 
his 
hon"l'hold. 
In 
that 
article 
you 
intimate 
that 
those 
who 
do 
not 
exercise 
thl' 
office 
of 
head 
of 
their 
families 
have 
I 
eason 
to 
quc~tion 
whethl'r 
or 
not 
they 
are 
overcomers, 
etc. 
The 
qUl'stion 
sel'ms 
to 
me 
a 
very 
important 
one, 
in 
view 
of 
th€' 
fact 
that 
I 
know 
a 
great 
manv 
of 
the 
brethren 
who 
seem 
to 
havl' 
('omparatively 
little 
influl"n('e 
or 
control 
in 
their 
own 
homps. 
I 
therefore 
inquire, 
To 
what 
extent 
is 
it 
reasonable 
for 
us 
to 
e)lpect 
our 
households 
to 
be 
all 
consecrated 
i 
Answer.-You 
have 
only 
partly 
grasped 
our 
thought, 
which 
is 
not 
that 
all 
the 
members 
of 
the 
familv 
should 
be 
conse­ 
crated 
to 
the 
Lord. 
but 
that 
the 
home 
and 
its 
('ondition.,; 
should 
be 
of 
the 
consecrated 
kind 
if 
the 
head 
of 
that 
home 
is 
conse­ 
crated, 
and 
is 
exerciSIng 
the 
duties 
and 
prerogativ;l" 
of 
the 
hl'ad 
of 
the 
house. 
Even 
if 
every 
member 
of 
the 
family 
were 
out 
of 
Christ, 
and 
out 
of 
sympathy 
with 
the 
religious 
vIews 
of 
the 
husband 
and 
father 
of 
the 
family, 
his 
kind 
and 
loving, 
but 
positive 
conduct 
of 
his 
house 
along 
Scriptural 
lines 
should 
secure 
to 
him 
such 
respect 
from 
every 
memher 
of 
his 
family 
that 
they 
would 
not 
only 
not 
oppose 
his 
wishes, 
but, 
on 
the 
contrary, 
would 
take 
pleasure 
in 
co-operating 
with 
them. 
Thus, 
If 
the 
Lord 
himself 
or 
one 
of 
thl' 
brethren. 
his 
rl'presentatives, 
were 
to 
pass 
that 
way, 
and 
the 
husband 
and 
fathpr 
of 
the 
family 
thought 
to 
entertain 
him 
the 
properly 
ordpred 
house­ 
hold, 
being 
under 
the 
control 
of 
hi" 
('on~p('ratl'd 
mind, 
would 
be 
one 
in 
which 
all 
whom 
he 
cho"e 
to 
im-itp 
would 
be 
made 
most 
welcome 
and 
heartilv 
pntertained. 
And 
even 
if 
some 
dissatisfaction 
were 
felt, 
it 
\vould 
be 
a 
crime 
against 
thp 
divine 
institution 
of 
the 
family 
to 
manifest 
oppositIOn. 
for 
the 
hus­ 
band 
and 
father 
is 
the 
head 
of 
the 
familv. 
as 
Christ 
to 
the 
('hurch, 
says 
the 
Apostle.-Eph. 
5 
:23, 
24. 
2n. 
3~ 
Nothing 
in 
this 
would 
mean 
arbitrarinl'ss 
on 
the 
part 
of 
the 
husband 
and 
father, 
but 
rather 
that 
hl' 
would 
wish 
to 
consider, 
as 
far 
as 
possible, 
the 
interests 
of 
hi" 
home, 
and 
to 
contribute 
to 
the 
happiness 
of 
each 
membl'r 
of 
it. 
Rut 
it 
would 
be 
his 
duty, 
as 
a 
child 
of 
God, 
to 
pla('e 
the 
wishes 
of 
the 
Lord 
paramount 
to 
those 
of 
his 
family, 
so 
that 
he 
would 
be 
prompt 
to 
invite 
the 
Lord 
or 
his 
brethren 
into 
hH1 
homp. 
as 
a 
tribute 
of 
his 
respect 
and 
love 
for 
the 
Lord. 
And 
in 
requesting 
his 
family's 
co-operation 
in 
this 
matter. 
he 
would 
know 
that 
he 
was 
bringing 
a 
blessing 
to 
them, 
whether 
they 
appreciated 
it 
or 
not; 
and 
that 
any 
failure 
to 
follow 
this 
course 
would 
be 
giving 
his 
family 
and 
their 
wishes 
precedence 
to 
the 
Lord 
and 
his 
wishes, 
a 
matter 
not 
to 
be 
('onsidered 
for 
a 
moment 
by 
any 
"overcomer." 
Nevl'rtheles'l. 
everything 
should 
be 
done, 
not 
from 
the 
standpoint 
of 
for('e 
and 
d('mand, 
etc., 
if 
possible. 
but 
rather 
from 
the 
standpoint 
of 
love. 
Let 
the 
family 
see 
your 
love 
manifested 
in 
all 
ways, 
and 
also 
know 
your 
firmness 
in 
('haracter 
on 
every 
point 
where 
principle 
or 
loyalty 
to 
the 
Lord 
are 
involved. 
Nor 
do 
we 
mean 
that 
the 
wife 
and 
family 
should 
be 
im­ 
posed 
upon 
and 
overworked 
for 
the 
sake 
of 
visitor"; 
on 
the 
contrary, 
their 
care 
and 
comfort 
are 
the 
first 
('are 
of 
the 
hus­ 
hand. 
'The 
head 
of 
the 
family 
mU'lt 
be 
watchful 
of 
the 
inter­ 
ests 
of 
all 
under 
his 
care 
to 
such 
an 
extent 
that 
Ill' 
should 
sacrifice 
himsl'lf, 
his 
own 
comfort 
and 
ponvenienpl'. 
for 
their 
proper 
care. 
But 
to 
purchase 
pea('e 
in 
the 
home 
at 
the 
ex­ 
pense 
of 
his 
own 
manhood 
would 
be 
wrong, 
and 
would 
pn('our­ 
age 
a 
wrong 
spirit 
in 
those 
he 
seeks 
to 
guide 
in 
the 
right 
way. 
However. 
where 
the 
right 
way 
has 
not 
bl'en 
seen 
and 
the 
wrong 
wav 
has 
bppome 
habitual, 
it 
would 
be 
the 
part 
of 
wis­ 
dom 
not 
to 
approaph 
the 
rtght 
too 
ruthlessly, 
but 
very 
gently; 
praying 
for 
and 
seeking 
to 
exerpise 
humility, 
patien('e. 
gen­ 
tll'nl'ss-to 
Il't 
lovp. 
and 
lovp 
only, 
hold 
thl' 
rl'1I1S 
of 
('ontrol. 
VOL 
XXII 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
MARCH 
15, 
1001 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No. 
(j 
NATIONAL 
PREPARATIONS 
FOR 
WAR 
We 
clip 
the 
following 
from 
a 
Pittsburgh 
daily, 
which 
shows 
that 
the 
Hague 
Peace 
Conference 
of 
189n 
is 
not 
taken 
very 
"eriously 
by 
any 
of 
the 
nations;- 
"To 
carry 
out 
the 
various 
programmes 
of 
naval 
construp­ 
bon, 
as 
framed 
hy 
the 
nations 
of 
the 
world, 
will 
reqUire 
an 
outlay 
of 
five 
bl1lion 
dollars. 
England 
set 
the 
pace 
several 
veal'S 
ago, 
and 
now 
many 
of 
her 
great 
ships 
are 
out 
of 
date 
an,l 
out-classefl. 
"The 
Unitl"] 
fltates 
government 
arranged 
to 
spl'nd 
$60,00').­ 
000. 
of 
which 
$~O,OOO.OOO 
will 
be 
expended 
in 
1901. 
The 
eost 
of 
the 
tools 
an' 
I 
placps 
to 
repaIr 
ship'l 
is 
almost 
as 
exppn'live 
as 
the 
ships 
thpUlQdves. 
The 
value 
of 
ships 
is 
l'phcmeral. 
ow­ 
ing 
tf' 
the 
con"tant 
ehanges 
in 
type". 
"England 
has 
under 
construetion 
17 
hattleships, 
~ 
: 
cruisers, 
R 
~loops 
of 
war 
and 
21) 
torpedo 
destroyers. 
at 
a 
total 
cost 
of 
$133.000.000. 
Thi~ 
will 
not 
complete 
the 
fleet, 
but 
moves 
them 
forwan] 
and 
('ompletes 
those 
ordered 
under 
a 
former 
appro­ 
priation. 
'Fran 
PI' 
has 
providecl 
for 
a 
naval 
eonstruption 
reaching 
to 
In07. 
in 
whieh 
a 
total 
of 
2~0 
Vf'ssel" 
are 
to 
he 
built, 
the 
outlay 
of 
InOl 
bl'ing 
figurpc] 
at 
$12-1,,000.000. 
"The 
plan" 
of 
Germany 
cover 
34 
battleships. 
32 
cruisers 
and 
80 
torpl'do 
hoat". 
The 
approJ'Iiation 
for 
InOI 
i'l 
$100,­ 
000.000. 
Russia's 
expenditurl's 
in 
InOl 
is 
placed 
at 
$46,000,­ 
000 
for 
the 
heginning 
of 
thl' 
work 
on 
new 
ships 
and 
completing 
thosp 
unc]l'r 
wav. 
"Povertv-st~i('kpn 
Tta 
ly 
will 
expend 
$~O,OOO.OOO 
on 
her 
navy 
in 
InOl. 
.Tapan's 
hudget 
for 
naval 
equipml'nt 
in 
1901 
is 
$23,­ 
ooooon. 
Austria. 
Rwpdpn, 
Holland 
and 
Dpnmark 
are 
preparing 
to 
douhle 
their 
naval 
expenditur€'s. 
V('rilv, 
the 
wings 
of 
the 
angf'l 
of 
peael' 
are 
not 
to 
!)f' 
sprl'ad 
ovpr 
the 
opean 
during 
the 
l'arlv 
Vl'ar~ 
of 
tlH' 
new 
('cnturv." 
• 
. 
CHRISTENDOM'S 
FINANCIAl. 
OUTLOOK 
Bef'au'le 
tIll' 
great 
time 
of 
anan·hi~tip 
tronhll' 
ior 
whif·h 
the 
Reripturc" 
tpa 
dl 
11 
s 
to 
100].; 
in 
t 
h" 
npa 
I' 
fllture 
i 
~ 
to 
hc 
the 
agen(')' 
through 
\\hieh 
thp 
"prpspnt 
('viI 
\\'01'1,] 
ragpl" 
will 
col· 
l:1 
pSI', 
an,] 
pl'f']Hl 
rc 
the 
\\ 
a'y 
for 
t 
hp 
Mill('nl1l:l1 
kingdom, 
there' 
fOIl' 
Ollr 
int€'Iest 
111 
thp 
financial 
SItuation 
a'l 
rplated 
to 
prophetic 
flllfilm('nt. 
"Mollp,Y·making." 
thl' 
aC(,llmulation 
of 
va~t 
wealth, 
cannot 
un,ler 
lwpsent 
con(litions 
('ome 
from 
clay·lahor 
in 
cultivating 
thl' 
~oil 
or 
othcrwlsl'. 
It 
pomes 
from 
thl' 
u~e 
of 
machinerv, 
whi"h 
today 
i'l 
~o 
eomplctl' 
and 
ahundant 
In 
civiliZl'd 
lan<is 
[2783] 
Marcu 1, 1901 with the Lord, but that it is a sufficient one also for any unintentional blemish or weakness or misstep that may come to us through our own imperfections or the weaknesses of others, after we become the Lord’s children. In other words, we are not only provided with the robe covering all the past, but provided also in the same sacrifice of Christ with a spot-remover, and any who through weakness or temptation stumble by the way and soil their garments are to be restored by the brethren “in a spirit of meekness, remembering themselves also, lest they should be tempted.” To restore means to help them to see the spot, and by faith to apply the provided cleansing, through penitence and prayer. All who are in the right attitude of heart, appreciating the purity of the robe, appreciating the Bridegroom and his favor, appreciating the great King and appreciating the honor of being called to the marriage, will be very careful indeed to guard against spots and wrinkles, and very careful also that if any should get upon their robes they should be as quickly as possible removed. This work of mutual helpfulness on the part of the Lord’s consecrated people is represented as “the bride making herself ready.” Those not thus faithful are in a wrong condition, and spot after spot, wrinkle after wrinkle, coming to their robes, they become more or less careless, and especially as they see so many others in a similar condition. These are brought to our attention in Rev. 7:13-16. We are there shown that they will not come to the position of being members of spiritual Israel, the 144,000, filling up the elect number named after the twelve tribes. We are shown, however, that their unreadinesg to be of the elect class was because of the spots upon their robes and the carelessness which this manifested. But the Lord does not reject them because, passing through manifold temptations, they have not been properly careful, for in wearing the robe they are still confessing their trust in him, in the merit of his sacrifice. He therefore provides for them an experience which will demonstrate to which party they really belong. He causes them to go through a great time of trouble in which, if they love sin and unrighteousness, they will succumb; but if thev love the Lord and love righteousness they will come off victors eventually through the Lord’s grace, and be permitted to cleanse their robes with tears and efforts, etc., aa they should have done voluntarily before, spot by spot, as any blemish was noticed. They do not become members of the bride class, even when cleansed; they do not sit with Christ in his throne as will the bride; they do not constitute the temple, but. on the contrary, they will serve God in his temple {the church). They will serve before the throne; they will have palm branches, indicating final victory; but they will not have crowns, because they were not overcomers, in the sense demanded of all who will be joint-heirs with Christ. Question.—I read in the Tower of March 1, 1900, under the caption, “The Consecrated Home Honored,” your suggestion respecting responsibilities of a husband and father as the head of his household. In that article you intimate that those who do not exercise the office of head of their families have reason to question whether or not they are overcomers, ete. The question seems to me a very important one, in view of the fact that I know a great many of the brethren who seem to have comparatively little influence or control in their own Von XNIT NATIONAL PREPARATIONS FOR WAR We clip the following from a Pittsburgh daily, which shows that the Hague Peace Conference of 1899 is not taken very seriously by any of the nations:— “To carry out the various programmes of naval construction, as framed by the nations of the world, will require an outlay of five billion dollars. England set the pace several vears ago, and now many of her great ships are out of date and out-classed, “The United States government arranged to spend $60,009,900. of which $20,000,000 will be expended in 1901. The cost of the tools and places to repair ships is almost as expensive as the ships themcelves. The value of ships is ephemeral. owing te the constant changes in types. “England has under construction 17 battleships, % ‘ cruisers, 8 sloops of war and 25 torpedo destroyers, at a total cost of $133.000.000. This will not complete the fleet, but moves them forward and completes those ordered under a former appropriation. ‘France has provided for a naval construction reaching to 1907, in which a total of 220 vessels are to be built, the outlay of 1901 being figured at $124,000.000, ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, PA., MARCH 15, 1901 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER (96-99) homes. I therefore inquire, To what extent is it reasonable for us to expect our households to be all consecrated : Answer—You have only partly grasped our thought, which is not that all the members of the family should be consecrated to the Lord, but that the home and its conditions should be of the consecrated kind if the head of that home is consecrated, and is exercising the duties and prerogatives of the head of the house. Even if every member of the family were out of Christ, and out of sympathy with the religious views of the husband and father of the family. his kind and loving, but positive conduct of his house along Scriptural lines should secure to him such respect from every member of his family that they would not only not oppose his wishes, but, on the contrary, would take pleasure in co-operating with them. Thus, if the Lord himself or one of the brethren. his representatives, were to pass that way, and the husband and father of the family thought to entertain him the properly ordered household. being under the control of his consecrated mind, would be one in which all whom he chose to invite would be made most welcome and heartily entertained. And even if some dissatisfaction were felt, it would be a crime against the divine institution of the family to manifest opposition, for the husband and father is the head of the family, as Christ to the church, says the Apostle—Eph, 5:28, 24, 29, 33 Nothing in this would mean arbitrariness on the part of the husband and father, but rather that he would wish to consider, as far as possible, the interests of his home, and to contribute to the happiness of each member of it. But it would be his duty, as a child of God, to place the wishes of the Lord paramount to those of his family, so that he would be prompt to invite the Lord or his brethren into his home. as a tribute of his respect and love for the Lord. And in requesting his family’s co-operation in this matter, he would know that he was bringing a blessing to them, whether they appreciated it or not; and that any failure to follow this course would be giving his family and their wishes precedence to the Lord and his wishes, a matter not to be considered for a moment by any “overcomer.” Nevertheless, everything should be done, not from the standpoint of force and demand, etc., if possible, but rather from the standpoint of love. Let the family see your love manifested in all ways, and also know your firmness in character on every point where principle or loyalty to the Lord are involved. Nor do we mean that the wife and family should be imposed upon and overworked for the sake of visitors; on the contrary, their care and comfort are the first care of the husband. The head of the family must be watchful of the interests of all under his care to such an extent that he should sacrifice himself, his own comfort and convenience, for their proper care. But to purchase peace in the home at the expense of his own manhood would be wrong, and would encourage a wrong spirit in those he seeks to guide in the right way. However, where the right way has not been seen and the wrong way has become habitual, it would be the part of wisdom not to approach the right too ruthlessly, but very gently ; praying for and seeking to exercise humility, patience, gentleness—to let love, and love only, hold the reins of control. No. 6 “The plans of Germany cover 34 battleships, 32 cruisers and 80 torpedo boats. The appropriation for 1901 is $100,000,000. Russia’s expenditures in 1901 is placed at $46,000,000 for the beginning of the work on new ships and completing those under wav. “Poverty-stricken Ttaly will expend $30,000,000 on her navy in 1901. Japan’s budget for naval equipment in 1901 is $23,000 000. Austria, Sweden, Holland and Denmark are preparing to double their naval expenditures. Verily, the wings of the angel of peace are not to be spread over the ocean during the early years of the new centurv.” CHRISTENDOM’S FINANCIAL OUTLOOK Because the great time of anarchistic trouble for which the Scriptures teach us to look in the near future is to be the agency through which the “present evil world [age]” will collapse, and prepare the way for the Millennial kingdom, therefore our interest in the financial situation as related to prophetic fulfilment. “Money-making,” the accumulation of vast wealth, cannot under present conditions come from day-labor in cultivating the soil or otherwise. Tt comes from the use of machinery, which today is so complete and abundant in civilized lands [2783]

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