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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
.
\LLEGHEN
Y,
P
\
truth
as
usual
proved
Itself
powerful,
and
we
hope
that
many
well'
IInpres~ed
by
its
beauty
and
SImplIcity.
Brother
Herr,
from
Pottsville,
was
present
and
assisted
in
the
serVICe,
and
also
III
upholdIllg"
the
truth
afterwards.
13Iothn
Faunee
wrote
you
of
the
experience
we
had
at
thi!
l-nlted
Bretlllen
dIUrch
here,
a
week
ago
last
Sunday.
lYell,
<l'l
a
'll"jucl,
l.l,t
~unday
evenIng
the
pa,>tor
undertook
to
~how
the
un~cnpturalness
of
l\lrLLEKNIAL
DAWN,
and
by
IIIvi
tation
se,'eral
of
the
friends,
including
myself,
were
present
to
hear
what
this
very
blInd
shepherd
had
to
say.
Needless
to
~ay
he
had
a
,cry
thin
al
gument,
and
succeeded
in
mak
Illg
lllm~elf
ndiculous.
1I1~
Ignoranee
of
God'"
"ord
was
simply
amazing,
and
Hlll,t
ha,,'
been
appalent
to
('\'ery
thinking
person
present.
Un
the
"holl'.
I
thlIlk
hp
(unwIttingly)
helped
the
truth
r,lthl'r
than
hin,lelecl
It,
for
he
read
"ome
excellent
extracts
lrOII1
thl'
D.\w",.
~ome
of
thpm
I
"hould
have
chosen
my
,pIt
had
1
heen
IldmtIllg
the
point~
with
him.
He
also
read
the
l'xtla,·t
from
Atlanta
ConstItutIOn
from
the
back
of
a
IfllS'lOn,lI
y
envelope
willeh
he
had.
\Vhilst
he
had
to
admit
that
had
..
,
nll'ant
the
grave,
he
also
"aid
that
it
meant
marl'
than
that,
to
u,e
his
own
words-"Hades
IS
a
place
dinrll'd
into
two
eompartml'nts,
onc
where
the
bad
spirits
c:o
to
anrl
the
otheJ
Pal,tdls("
whpre
Jesus
went."
All
of
illS
"'('J
iptur,ll"
proofs
were
"home
spun,"
and
unfortunately
I
[PI
Illm
I
c'OlIlll
not
Ill'
warranted
not
to
shrink.
Of
course,
the
::\[01
(·hl'ad
trad
",IS
ill
evidence,
.1.nd
so
were
about
200
of
;\0.
n,
01,1
Theology
tracts.
All
that
was
done
by
the
frlf'n'!,
to
uphold
the
truth
was
done
in
the
spIrit
of
]O\!'
and"
Ith
IJP(,ollling
di<tnitv.
l'm
slIn'
you
"ill
Iw
plea~ed
to
know
that
the
friend8
hlT('
~h,,\\'
mu('h
7('al
for
the
truth,
and
are
growing
apace.
\\'
l'
ha
Yt'
now
started
a
mid-week
meeting,
which
promises
to
lH~
a
....
U('('(l"~.
The
Yolunteer
work
will
also
be
taken
up;
the
arrange
ment,
for
it
are
to
be
made
next
Sunday.
I
alll
hal
dly
able
to
go
fully
into
my
colporteur
work
yd.
hut
hope
to
do
~o
soon;
in
the
meantime,
shall
en
deayor
to
do
a
little
c:lIlYa"sing
herr,
awl
altho
this
place
was
worked
last
year
I
hope
to
be
able
to
reach
some
and
di~pose
of
some
DAWNS.
Please
pray
for
me
that
I
may
have
strength
and
courage
to
walk
tllf'
narrow
way.
With
Christian
loye
to
yourself
and
the
Billie
House
iamily,
I
remain
your
brother
in
Christ.
ERNEST
D.
SEXToN,-Pcnnsylrania.
1'.\S1'OR
C.
T.
RUSSI·:LL,
My
DEAR
SIR
:-After
services
on
the
first
Lord's
day
of
tlll~
year,
I
found
in
my
study
a
parcel
of
books
with
nO
name.
I
wa,>
leaYing
the
next
day
for
a
400-mile
voyage,
and
took
WIth
me
:l
vols.
of
MrLLEN:>IAL
DAWN,
which
I
perused
with
O'lowinO'
interest
in
the
intervals
of
services
as
we
sailed
irOIlI
island
"to
island.
I
WIsh
to
subscribe
to
the
WATCH
rOWER.
and
to
have
tract,>
sent
me
(as
ppr
list);
for
tbis
I
em'lose
$2
fiO,
whi('h
I
hope
will
conr
expenses
of
postage,
('tl'.
I
am
yours
faithfully,
DANIEL
WILSHERE,-West
IncUes.
Bahama
Baptist
Union-Supt.
of
Misfoionfl.
:'I[n.
ETlI1'OR·-J
cannot
tell
you
llOW
thankful
I
am
to
you
ior
fI('n,ling
ll"
a
sample
copy
of
your
paper.
Oh,
the
good,
erlad
tidll1lN'
How
many
Wlet,·hed.
awful
days
it
would
have
~a\(,ll
1l]('11i\(l
I
known
it
long
ago.
1
believe
you
implicitly
III
a
11
'ou
say.
It
'<eems
so
mueh
more
like
God
ought
to
be.
I
lli.
Illy
,\
nJ',I~
are
too
crude
and
I
am
too
ignorant
to
express
what
I
feel,
but
I
am
so
glad.
For
years
I
have
been
a
Presbyterian,
and
a
doubter
all
the
tIme,
and
only
those
who
have
gone
through
it
know
what
that
means.
I
will
distribute
any
tracts
you
may
send
me,
and
be
glad
to
do
so.
MRS.
FRANK
CAREY,-Pennsylvanloa.
DEAR
BROTHER
C.
T.
RUSSELL:-Grace
and
peace!
Your
\'Pry
kind
favor
of
the
4th
in
st.
to
hand.
Had
an
injury
receIved
to
my
nght
hand
about
a
week
ago.
Am
gettlllg
out
on
the
road
nOw
In
my
busine~s
as
an
architect,
and
the
Lord
is
biesslllg
the
efforts
put
forth
in
spleadIng
the
truth.
Had
another
expenence
ot
Ius
wonderful
grace
tonight
here
in
town.
I
was
planning
and
thinking
how
I
could
take
along
a
lot
of
D.\WNS,
that
I
could
sell
in
large
numbers
in
single
vols.
After
having
depleted
my
stock
In
the
grip
to
two
vols.,
and
taking
orders
for
three
set,>
and
coming
hl're
after
6
p.
m.,
I
went
out
to
inquire
about
business.
Finding
a
hardware
store
(where
I
usually
inqllire
in
every
town)
and
finding
no
news,
I
showed
the
D.nv:",
but
being
a
perfect
stranger,
I
did
not
for
a
moment
ihink
they
would
part
with
the
cash
simply
on
my
face
and
the
name
in
my
order
book,
etc.
I
sold
five
sets
in
that
store,
and
two
III
another,
spot
cash,
making
51
volfl.
for
today.
To
God
he
all
the
glory.
To
say
I
was
astonished
is
putting
it
lightly.
I
cannot
get
out
of
here
until
tomorrow
at
3
p.
m.,
so
can
possibly
sell
some
more
in
the
same
way.
Glad
to
sec
names
on
the
list,>
where
the
Lord
used
me
to
hand
them
the
truth.
The'Se
blessingfl
should
make
me
run
the
raee
WIth
much
joy.
Enclosed
please
find
P.
O.
order
fOI
money,
alill
order
for
books
to
be
spnt
to
various
partle~.
Pray
that
I
may
b"
kept
humble,
as
J
desire
and
require
much
more
humility
and
love
for
the
sacril1ee
than
I
possess,
so
it
will
not
be
a
duty
love
to
feed
the
little
ones
and
spread
the
truth,
hut
so
the
zeal
of
the
Lord
ma.y
bnrn
me
up.
Hope
to
see
more
name"
on
thp
TOWER
lists
some
day
in
the
paths
of
our
DAWN
work.
I
feel
very
happy
over
this
new
phase
of
the
work,
a~
It
fleems
it
ought
to
be
very
fruitful.
February
17th.-Grace
and
peace!
Ju"t
home
from
a
week's
trip
on
business
in
the
country,
and
the
most
blessed
of
trips
so
far
as
DAWN
sales
are
concerned
that
I
know
of.
~old
2:{!l
vols.
in
a
wepk.
.Ju'<t
returnl'd
trom
,!111·k,on.
:'-llJlll
Knew
of
a
TOWER
reader
there
and
looked
for
him.
I
found
the
restaurant
where
he
takes
his
meals,
and
supposed
he
had
sold
DAWNS
there,
but
when
I
found
he
had
not
I
tried,
and
sold
a
set.
This
started
the
ball
rolling
in
Jackson.
where
I
am
quite
well
acquainted,
and
received
orders
for
i5
,·ols.
before
leaving.
Then
I
had
to
be
careful
not
to
sell
to
the
Presbyterians,
as
I
was
after
their
church.
Hope
to
sell
a
volley
to
them
later.
If
I
had
used
my
opportunities
the
last
two
years
on
the
road
with
the
success
I
now
receive,
it's
hard
to
estimatp
how
many
DAWNS
could
have
been
sold.
This
is
a
new
venture
to
get
rash
in
advance
for
books.
To
thc
Lord
be
all
the
glory.
May
we
do
continually
with
our
might
what
our
hands
find
to
do.
Praying
God's
richest
blessing
and
low
to
you
and
all
the
dear
ones
in
the
Bible
House.
I
rp
main
vour
fellow-soldier
of
the
cross.
.
M.
P.
THORI,-Minnesofa
..
[Our
dear
Brother
Thori
is
one
of
the
leading
architects
of
Minnesota.
and
in
going
about
attending
to
this
business
he
takes
the
DAWNS
along,
and
is
daily
becoming
more
expert
in
rpaching
hearing
ears.
He
usually
sells
five
volumes
at
a
time,
and
collects
in
advance,
the
books
being
delivered
by
mail.
He
has
a
letter
from
us
showing
his
authority
to
do
this.
His
success
of
late
is
phenomenal.
He
hafl
sold
over
4,400
volumes
in
the
past
five
years.
The
Lord
is
blessing
his
zeal
with
both
still
increasing
wisdom
and
grace.]
VO!.
XXIT
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
APRIL
1,
1901
PATIENCE
AS
AN
ELEMENT
OF
CHARACTER
No.7
Hcr-Ill/sc
thou
hast
kept
the
word
of
my
patience
I
will
also
keep
thee
from
the
hour
of
temptation
which
shall
come
upon
all
the
world
to
try
them
that
d1cell
upon
the
earth."-Rev.
3:
10.
"'('
will
not
h"r"
di'I'nc;fI
thifl
v"rse
from
the
standpoint
of
Special
stress,
we
see,
is
laid
upon
patience-"the
word
of
It..,
appljcntion
to
the
Philadelphi~l
epo('h
~f.
the
('huf(·~'s.
hi;;-
my
p.at.iencf',"
or,
the.
l?atience
which
my
word.
incu.lcates.
tal
v.
111lt
will
content
ourseh'e,>
WIth
l'xamlmng
the
prInCIples
Exammmg
the
word
CrItIcally
we
find
that
two
qUIte
dlstmct
Implicd
in
It<;
statr'lllent,
believing',
as
w~
do,
that
the
Lord's
wor.ds
i~
the
~reek
are
translated
b:y
our
Engli~h
word
cl"alIn"~
WIth
hi,>
l'hnr"h
throughout
thIS
Gospel
a~e
follow
patIenl'e
In
the
New
Testament;
the
one
IS
malcrothv.n1a
(Heb.
the
~,~me
Ime".
are
in
harmony
with
the
same
principles.
6:12:
James
5:10;
Acts
26:3):
this
is
the
word
which.
in
a
\\
hatev"r
"onrlition,
thereforp,
would
be
acceptable
and
pleas-
genpral
way
l'orresponds
to
the
common
thought
of
patIence,
Illg
to
the
Lord
as
respected
the
Philadelphia.
ppoch
~f
t~e
ll;s
we.
speak
of
it
connected
wi~h
every:day
affairs
of
o~r
l'1111]'(.11'<;
history
would
be
aC('eptable
and
pll'afllllg
to
hIm
In
IIvefl;
It
meanS
merely
long-sufferIng,
and
Indeed,
makrothuma
rp"-p(>ct
to
ourselves
and
all
others
of
his
people
during
this
is
generally
so
translated
thronghout
the
New.
Testament.
age.
(Rom.
2:4;
9:22;
Eph.
4:2;
Col.
1:11;
3:12;
1
TIm.
1:16;
2
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+1t1-115) ZION’S truth as usual proved itself powerful, and we hope that many were impressed by its beauty and simplicity. Brother Herr, from Pottsville, was present and assisted in the service, and also in upholding the truth afterwards. Biother Faunce wrote you of the experience we had at the United Brethien church here, a week ago last Sunday. Well, as a sequel, last Sunday evening the pastor undertook to show the unscripturalness of MILLENNIAL Dawn, and by invitation several of the friends, including myself, were present to hear what this very blind shepherd had to say. Needless to say he had a very thin argument, and succeeded in making himself ridiculous. His ignorance of God’s word was simply amazing, and must have been apparent to every thinking person present. On the whole. I think he (unwittingly) helped the truth rather than hindered it, for he read some excellent extracts trom the Dawyx, Some of them I should have chosen myselt had I been debating the points with him. He also read the extract from Atlanta Constitution from the back of a missionary envelope which he had. Whilst he had to admit that hades meant the grave, he also said that it meant more than that, to use his own words—'‘Hades 1s a place divided into two compartments, one where the bad spirits vo to and the other Paradise, where Jesus went.” All of his “-criptural” proofs were “home spun,” and unfortunately (ter him) could not he warranted not to shrink. Of course, the Morehead tract was in evidence, and so were about 200 of No. 41, Old Theology tracts. All that was done by the friend, to uphold the truth was done in the spirit of love and with becoming dignity. I'm sure you will be pleased to know that the friends here show much veal for the truth, and are growing apace. We have now started a mid-week meeting, which promises to He a sueeess, The Volunteer work will also be taken up; the arrangements for it are to be made next Sunday. I am haidly able to go fully into my colporteur work yet, but hope to do so soon; in the meantime, shall endeavor to do a little canvassing here, and altho this place was worked last year I hope to be able to reach some and dispose of some DAwNs, Please pray for me that I may have strength and courage to walk the narrow way. With Christian love to yourself and the Bible House tamily, I remain your brother in Christ. Ernest D, Sexton,—Pennsylvania. Pasror C. T. RuSSELL, My Dear Sir:—After services on the first Lord’s day of this year, I found in my study a parcel of books with no name. I was leaving the next day for a 400-mile voyage, and took with me 3 vols. of Mr-tenniaL Dawn, which I perused with growing interest in the intervals of services as we sailed from island to island. I wish to subscribe to the WartcH ower, and to have tracts sent me (as per list); for this T enclose $250, which I hope will cover expenses of postage, ete. IT am yours faithfully, DANIEL WILSHERE,— West Indies. Bahama Baptist Union—Supt. of Missions. Mr. Enrror-—J cannot tell you how thankful I am to you for sending us a sample copy of your paper. Oh, the good, glad tidings! Tlow many wretched, awful days it would have saved me had T known it long ago. T believe you implicitly in all you say. Tt seems so much more like God ought to be. Oh, my words are too crude and I am too ignorant to express WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa what I feel, but Iam so glad. For years I have been a Presbyterian, and a doubter all the time, and only those who have gone through it know what that means. I will distribute any tracts you may send me, and be glad to do so. Mrs. Frank Carey,—Pennsylvania. Dear BrorHer C. T. Russert:—Grace and peace! Your very kind favor of the 4th inst. to hand. Had an injury received to my right hand about a week ago. Am getting out on the road now in my business as an architect, and the Lord is blessing the efforts put forth in spreading the truth. Had another experience of his wonderful grace tonight here in town. I was planning and thinking how I could take along a lot of Dawns, that I could sell in large numbers in single vols. After having depleted my stock in the grip tu two vols., and taking orders for three sets and coming here after 6 p. m., I went out to inquire about business. Finding a hardware store (where I usually inquire in every town) and finding no news, I showed the DawN, but being a perfect stranger, I did not for a moment think they would part with the cash simply on my face and the name in my order book, etc. I sold five sets in that store, and two in another, spot cash, making 51 vols. for today. To God he all the glory. To say I was astonished is putting it lightly. IT eannot get out of here until tomorrow at 3 p. m., so can possibly sell some more in the saine way. Glad to see names on the lists where the Lord used me to hand them the truth. These blessings should make me run the race with much joy. Enclosed please find P. O. order for money, and order for books to be sent to various parties. Pray that I may be kept humble, as T desire and require much more humility and love for the sacrifice than I possess, so it will not be a duty love to feed the little ones and spread the truth, but so the zeal of the Lord may burn me up. Hope to see more names on the TowER lists some day in the paths of our Dawn work. I feel very happy over this new phase of the work, as it seems it ought to be very fruitful. February 17th—Grace and peace! Just home from a week’s trip on business in the country, and the most blessed of trips so far as Dawn sales are concerned that I know of. Sold 239 vols. in a week. Just returned trom Jackson, Mann Knew of a Tower reader there and looked for him. I found the restaurant where he takes his meals, and supposed he had sold Dawns there, but when I found he had not I tried, and sold a set. This started the ball rolling in Jackson. where 1 am quite well acquainted, and received orders for 75 vols. before leaving. Then I had to be careful not to sell to the Presbyterians, as I was after their church. Hope to sell a volley to them later. If I had used my opportunities the last two years on the road with the success I now receive, it’s hard to estimate how many Dawns could have been sold. This is a new venture to get cash in advance for books. To the Lord be all the glory. May we do continually with our might what our hands find to do. Praying God’s richest blessing and love to you and all the dear ones in the Bible House, I remain your fellow-soldier of the cross. M. P. Tuort,—Minnesota. {Our dear Brother Thori is one of the leading architects of Minnesota, and in going about attending to this business he takes the DAwNs along, and is daily becoming more expert in reaching hearing ears. He usually sells five volumes at a time, and collects in advance, the books being delivered by mail. He has a letter from us showing his authority to do this. His success of late is phenomenal. He has sold over 4,400 volumes in the past five years. The Lord is blessing his zeal with both still increasing wisdom and grace.] Von XX iT ALLEGHENY, PA., APRIL 1, 1901 No. 7 / PATIENCE AS AN ELEMENT OF CHARACTER Because thou hast kept the word of my patience I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth.”—Rev. 3:10. We will not here discuss this verse from the standpoint of its application to the Philadelphia epoch of the church’s history, hut will content ourselves with examining the principles implied in its statement, believing, as we do, that the Lord’s dealings with his church throughout this Gospel age follow the same Imes, are in harmony with the same principles. Whatever condition, therefore, would be acceptable and pleasing to the Lord as respected the Philadelphia epoch of the church’s history would be acceptable and pleasing to him in respect. to ourselves and all others of his people during this age, Special stress, we see, is laid upon patience—‘“the word of my patience.” or, the patience which my word inculcates. Examining the word critically we find that two quite distinct words in the Greek are translated by our English word patience in the New Testament; the one is makrothunia (Heb. 6:12; James 5:10; Acts 26:3): this is the word which in a general way corresponds to the common thought of patience, as we speak of it connected with every-day affairs of our lives; it means merely long-suffering, and indeed, makrothunia is generally so translated throughout the New Testament. (Rom, 2:4; 9:22; Eph. 4:2; Col. 1:11; 3:12; 1 Tim. 1:16; 2 [2790]
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