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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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