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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
AI,U:GH~NY.
PA.
said,
"My
heart
just
runs
over
with
joy
all
the
time,
and
please
say
to
Brother
Russell
for
me
that
he
has
made
one
poor
ignorant
old
woman's
life
rich,
oh,
80
rich
and
that
every
word
he
has
written
I
have
read,
and
not
only
read,
but
lived
on.
May
God
bless
him
always
is
my
constant
prayer!"
How
often
my
own
heart
feels
the
blessedness
this
dear
old
sister
speaks
of.
Truly
your
sister,
HELEN
BBEWSTEB,-Indiana.
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are
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neM
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\Va
bid
you
all
God-speed
in
this
very
effectIve
preaching
of
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Gospel.
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order
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u>-ed
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year
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for
I,UUO,OUU
cOIJles.
0\
er
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ot
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a"
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printers
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supply
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\\
e-
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~(jon
now,
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srnt
us
small
onbrs
for
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shipment
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tience.
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have
her
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work."
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400,000
more
of
these
issues,
so
as
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your
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orders.
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let
those
who
have
not
been
engaged
in
this
branch
of
the
service
inquire
of
themselves
whether
or
not
they
can
afford
to
miss
so
grand
an
opportunity
for
showing
forth
the
praiscs
of
him
who
has
called
us
out
of
diU
kness
into
Ins
marvelous
lIght.
Do
you
know
of
and
arc
you
using
a
better
method
of
preaching
the
truth?
"He
that
rea
peth,
recelvcth
wages
[Joy
and
peace
and
blessing
in
the
present
life
even)
anl!
gathcleth
fnut
untu
e\
el'la"tlng
lIfe."
INTERESTING
QUESTIONS
ANSWERED
IN
MY
FLESH
SHALL
I
SEE
GOD
Question.-In
\\hat
~l'nse
can
thl'
statl'ml'nt
in
.Tob
19:2\'.
be
trul',
sin('c
\\
c
undcr~tand
he
will
not
have
power
to
"see
God"
as
a
human
being?
A.nsuTr.-Thc
passage
might
be
llnuerstood
in
two
different
way~:
(a)
A~
an
c~,pression
of
Joh's
trust
in
the
Lord
that
lJotwI1.1htandln--:
t11P
H'r!OllS
muLvl,v
With
whil'h
he
waH
ai1hctl'd,
and
the
apparent
utter
destruction
of
his
skin,
by
a
loathsome
discas",
yet
he
hoped
for
recovery
and
that
he
should
yet
J>lill-e
tJlI'
Lord
1/1
tilC
11(
..
),
allil
in
hpi/lth.
VI'
(b)
It
may
be
undelstood
to
rder
to
a
futur<'
life
and
.rob's
eonfidnH'e
that
1
j,ol1gh
his
sieknp~s
might
result
in
death,
complete
dissolu
tion,
y(,t
it
did
not
JllPan
iI!
him
an
eveI
lastIng-
l'xtinetion.
As
previously
state<!,
God
wouM
call
and
he
\\olll,l
an,wer
in
his
Hes!:.
His
scein;:
Go(1
in
the
flesh
sllOuld
not
be
understood
uS
that
which
is
ilnpos
,iblp,
of
which
OUr
1,01'<1
says,
"No
man
hath
seen
God
at
allY
time,"
ar.u
of
wll1ch
the
Apostle
says,
"\\/IWI;l
no
man
h'1th
qppn
nor
can
sec."
It
shoul,1
be
under
Btood
in
the
way
in
which
it
is
pomrnonly
use,l
today,
viz.,
that
God'f!
ppop!p
SPP
him
in
his
work~.
as
we
sometimes
say,
"I
sep
God's
hantl
in
this."
A,Hl
agnin.
we
are
informed
that
"all
flesh
shall
sl'e
thp
sah'ation
of
Gorl."
And
again,
"Look
unto
me
and
be
;I'e
saved,
all
the
cnds
of
the
earth."
VARIOUS
READINGS
OF
OLD
MSS.
Question,.-'.Vhy
do
you
quoil'
and
PoTl'IIlCIlt
on
Luke
22
:43,
44,
when
old
J\fSS.
omit
these
verses?
Answcr.-Bl'cnuse
while
"ODIe
oM
]\[SS.
omit
these
verses,
we
find
that
others
do
not.
If
you
\\
III
look
in
the
foot-notes
of
Tischendorf
Testament,
you
will
find
that
"82"
omits
these
verses:
the
S
reprl'sents
the
Sinaitic
MS.
hut
the
2
represents
a
secon(lary
or
nlt('fl'd
rcading
of
that
MS.
From
this
it
is
evident
that
the
Sinaitic
:MS.
originally
contained
these
verses;
but
some
later
hane!
obliteratcd
them,
thus
making
this
:MS.
to
concur
with
the
Vatican
and
Alexandrine.
On
the
whole
we
are
inclined
to
think
these
verses
genuine,
partly
from
the
fact
that
tlley
are
in
(11<1
MSS
..
am!
partl,\'
IrtlIll
the
laet
tlnt
till'
incidpnt
narrated
is
only
what
we
shoul<1
expect
under
the
cir
cumstances.
CHANGED
FROM
GLORY
TO
GLORY
Que,~tion.-In
what
senSe
of
the
word
are
we
"changed
from
glory
to
glory,"
even
as
by
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
1-2
Cor.
3:IH?
Ansu;er.-After
we
are
justified
by
faith
we
are
called
to
the
adoption
of
sonship;
and
after
we
accept
that
call
by
making
a
full
consecration
of
ourselves
to
the
Lord
we
are
made
recipIents
of
the
spirit
of
his
holiness,
the
spirit
of
adoption
mto
his
family,
and
after
WI'
receive
this
spirit
of
adoptIOn
we
are
guided
by
it
and
taught
by
it
respecting
the
things
pleasing
and
acceptable
to
our
heavpnly
FatllPr;
WE'
are,
so
to
speak,
under
thi3
influence
moul<1ed
amI
fashioned
into
the
likeness
of
his
dear
Son
our
Lord
.Te~us.
This
mould
ing
and
fashioning
we-
are
required
to
do
to
a
comiderable
extent
for
ourselves,
but
a,e
sLimulated
to
such
transforma
tion
of
character
by
the
light
of
the
knowledge
of
the
dIvine
character
which
we
behold
in
God's
\Vord.
TIlis
transforming
of
our
characters
is
not
instantaneous
but
gradual-we
grow
more
and
more
like
Christ,
we
are
changed
from
glory
to
glory
in
our
minds,
our
wills,
our
hearts,
our
charaeters
this
change
will
not
be
complete
until
our
rpsurrection,
when
we
shall
be
like
him
and
see
him
as
he
is,
and
share
his
glory
to
the
full.
An
article
on
this
subject
w~ll
be
found
in
our
issue
of
March
1,
1893.
·VOL.
XXIII
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
JULY
15,
1902
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
14
'l'HE
"HIGHER
CRITICISM"
IN
SCOTLAND
Scathing
Press
Comments
A
Scottish
reader
of
Zion's
Watch
Tower
writes
:-The
fore
the
Assembly
for
disposal
extraordinary
interest
was
month
of
May
annually
witnesses
the
great
ecclesiastical
taken
in
the
proceedings,
and
the
large
st.
Andrew's
Hall
was
m(,l'thgs
kno\\
n
AS
the
(;pneIlll
A~semhlies
of
the
Pre~byterian
crowded
all
day.
Rev.
Dr.
Kidd,
Glasgow,
submitted
the
re-
Uhm
diPS
in
Scotland.
This
year
the
Assemblies
of
the
Estab-
port.
Principal
Rainy
moved
that
the
Assembly
adopt
tha
)jqhed
church
,tnd
of
the
Free
church
(the
latter
consisting
of
recommendation
of
the
report
to
the
effect
"that
it
was
not
those
\\
ho
di(1
not
entl'r
the
union
hetween
the
former
Free
the
duty
of
the
church
to
institute
any
process:
agllinst
PIOfe".-
<'1lUrch
aJ
,,'I
thp
formE'r
Unitpd
Presbvterian
church.
now
called
SOl'
Smith
in
connection
with
his
lectures
recently
published;
in
union
the
United
Free
churph)
~et
in
Edinburo-h,
the
his-
but
at
the
same
time
declared
that
they
were
not
to
be
held
fnrie
papital
of
thp
country.
while
the
As,\pmbly
otthe
United
as
accepting
or
.authorizing
the
critic~l
.theories
therpin
ser
Frpl'
ehurch
was
heM
in
Glaso-ow.
To
rpa(lers
of
Dawn
the
forth."
The
motIon
also
called
upon
mInIsters
and
professor&
1lrincipal
interl'st
in
the
voIt~minous
discussions,
extending
to
take
care
that
reverence
for
Holy
Scripture
should
be
con-
over
some
tl'n
days,
will
he
III
resprct
to
the'
qul'qtion
of
the
spicuously
manifest
in
their
writings.
.
.
.
.
"Highpr
Critichm"
in
connpdinn
\\
ith
\\
hieh
there
was
a
In
a
long
speech
in
support
of
the
motIon,
Prmclpal
Rh:ny
great
debate
in
the
U.
F.
Assemhly
at
Glasgow
on
Friday,
May
contended
that
the
present
was
not
a
.fitting
time
to
enter
23rd.
The
matter
arose
in
this
wav:
Cl'rtain
memorialIsts
into
the
large
question
that
had
been
raI".pd,
and
that
a
Com-
had
callpd
attention
to
thp
tpaching-s
of
1'rofp8sor
George
mittee
of
t~e
church
could
not
8ati~factori~v
de?"l
with
the
Adam
Smith
(one
of
the
Prdpsqors
of
the
church)
in
a
vol-
matter.
NeIther
he
nor
those
a"soclated
WIth
hIm
had
any
ume
of
lectuf('S
reppntly
puhliRl1pO
hv
him.
in
Wl1iph.
tl1PY
con-
dp,;ire
to
make
things
uncomfortahle
for
Professor
Smith
..
The
tenrled,
vipws
arc
qpt
forth
whollv
sllhversivp
of
thp
divine
au-
Bible
would
live
triumphantly
through
all
facts
establIshe<j
thority
and
authenticity
of
thp
i'priptureq.
Thf'
mpmnrial
had
:IS
facts,
and
all
the
consequPllces
fo~lowing
.from
them.
Pro-
been
remitted
to
the
Collf'ge
Committpp
for
con~idpration.
and
fessoI'
Orr
seconded.
Dr.
John
Smlth,
EdInburgh,
moved
~
this
committee,
after
(]plilJPrating-,
rpsolved
unanimouqlv
to
long
aml'ndment,
setting
forth
thar
the
recommendation
of
the
recommend
that
the
Assembly
should
not
take
any
action
College
Committee
d~d
!Jot
deal
WIth
~he
:nost
serioufl
m~ttf'r
against
Professor
Smith.
When
this
recommendation
came
be-
raised
by
the
memonahsts,
and
that,
In
Vlew
of
the
mamfest
[3040]
(206-211) said, “My heart just runs over with joy all the time, and please say to Brother Russell for me that he has made one poor ignorant old woman’s life rich, oh, so rich and that every word he has written I have read, and not only read, but ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, PA, lived on. May God bless him always is my constant prayer!” How often my own heart feels the blessedness this dear old sister speaks of. Truly your sister, HELEN BREWSTER,—Indiana, MORE VOLUNTEER AMMUNITION The friends are displaying great energy this year in the distribution of literature near Christian meeting places. We bid you all God-speed in this very effective preaching of the Gospel. Qur first order for the special issues of our journal used this year was for 1,000,000 copies. Over one-half ot this quantity has already gone out to fill large requisitions and nearly 200,000 are on back orders waiting for the papers as fast as the printers can supply them. We hope to get caught up very soon now, and request that those who have sent us small orders for mail shipment exercise just a little more patience. “Let patience have her perfect work.” We have just issued 400,000 more of these issues, so as to be ready for your later orders. Meantime let those who have not been engaged in this branch of the service inquire of themselves whether or not they can afford to miss so grand an opportunity for showing forth the praises of him who has called us out of darkness into ns marvelous hght. Do you know of and are you using a better method of preaching the truth? “He that reapeth, receiveth wayes [joy and peace and blessing in the present life even) and gatheteth fruit unto everlasting life.” INTERESTING QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN MY FLESH SHALL I SEE GOD Question.—In what sense can the statement in Job 19:26, be true, since we understand he will not have power to “see God” as a human being? Answer.—The passage might be understood in two different ways: (a) As an expression of Joh’s trust in the Lord that notwithstanding the serious malady with which he was afflicted, and the apparent utter destruction of his skin, by a loathsome disease, yet he hoped for recovery and that he should yet praise the Lord im the flush and in health. Ur (b) 1t may be understood to refer to a future life and Job's confidence that though his sickness might result in death, complete dissolution, yet it did not mean iv him an everlasting extinction. As previously stated, God would call and he would answer in his flesh. lis seeing God in the flesh should not be understood as that which is imposible, of which our Lord says, “No man hath seen God at any timc,” and of which the Apostle says, “Whem no man heth seen nor can see.” It should be understood in the way in which if is commonly used today, viz., that God’s people see him in his works, as we sometimes say, “T see God’s hand in this.” And again, we are informed that “all flesh shall see the salvation of God.” And again, ‘Look unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth.” VARIOUS READINGS OF CLD MSS. Question —Why do you quote and comment on Luke 22:43, 44, when old MSS. omit these verses? Answer.—Because while some old MSS. omit these verses, we find that others do not. If you will look in the foot-notes of Tischendorf Testament, you will find that “S2” omits these verses: the S represents the Sinaitic MS. but the 2 represents a secondary or altered reading of that MS. From this it is ——_—_—_—_ evident that the Sinaitic MS. originally contained these verses; but some later hand obliterated them, thus making this MS. to concur with the Vatican and Alexandrine. On the whole we are inclined to think these verses genuine, partly from the fact that they are in old MNSS., anu partly from the fact that tne incident narrated is only what we should expect under the circumstances. CHANGED FROM GLORY TO GLORY Question.—In what sense of the word are we “changed from glory to glory,” even as by the spirit of the Lord ?7—2 Cor. 3:18? Answer.—After we are justified by faith we are called to the adoption of sonship; and after we accept that call by making a full consecration of ourselves to the Lord we are made recipients of the spirit of his holiness, the spirit of adoption into his family, and after we receive this spirit of adoption we are guided by it and taught by it respecting the things pleasing and acceptable to our heavenly Father; we are, so to speak, under this influence moulded and fashioned into the likeness of his dear Son our Lord Jesus. This mouiding and fashioning we are required to do to a considerable extent for ourselves, but are stimulated to such transformation of character by the light of the knowledge of the divine character which we behold in God’s Word. This transforming of our characters ig not instantaneous but gradual—we grow more and more like Christ, we are changed from glory to glory in our minds, our wills, our hearts, our characters— this change will not be complete until our resurrection, when we shall be like him and see him as he is, and share his glory to the full. An article on this subject w-l] be found in our issue of March 1, 1898. Vou. XXII ALLEGHENY, PA., JULY 15, 1902 No. 14 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THE ‘‘HIGHER CRITICISM’’ IN SCOTLAND Scathing Press Comments A Scottish reader of Zion’s Watch Tower writes:—The month of May annually witnesses the great ecclesiastical meetings known as the General Assemblies of the Presbyterian Churches in Scotland. This year the Assemblies of the Established church and of the Free church (the latter consisting of those who did not enter the union between the former Free ehureh and the former United Presbyterian church, now called in union the United Free church) met in Edinburgh, the historic capital of the country, while the Assembly of the United Free church was held in Glasgow. To readers of Dawn the principal interest in the voluminous discussions, extending over some ten days, will be in respect to the’ question of the “Higher Criticism” in connection with which there was a great debate in the U. F. Assembly at Glasgow on Friday, May 3rd. The matter arose in this way: Certain memorialists had called attention to the teachings of Professor George Adam Smith (one of the Prefessors of the church) in a volume of lectures recently published by him, in which, they contended, views are set forth wholly subversive of the divine authority and authenticity of the Scriptures. The memorial had been remitted to the College Committee for consideration, and this committee, after deliberating, resolved unanimously to recommend that the Assembly should not take any action against Professor Smith. When this recommendation came be fore the Assembly for disposal extraordinary interest was taken in the proceedings, and the large St. Andrew’s Hall was crowded all day. Rev. Dr. Kidd, Glasgow, submitted the report. Principal Rainy moved that the Assembly adopt tha recommendation of the report to the effect “that it was not the duty of the church to institute any process against Professor Smith in connection with his lectures recently published ; but at the same time declared that they were not to be held as accepting or authorizing the critical theories therein se¢ forth.” The motion also called upon ministers and professors to take care that reverence for Holy Scripture should be conspicuously manifest in their writings. , . In a long speech in support of the motion, Principal Rainy contended that the present was not a fitting time to enter into the large question that had been raised, and that a Committee of the church could not satisfactorily deal with the matter. Neither he nor those associated with him had any desire to make things uncomfortable for Professor Smith. The Bible would live triumphantly through all facts established ag facts, and all the consequences following from them. Professor Orr seconded. Dr. John Smith, Edinburgh, moved a long amendment, setting forth thai the recommendation of the College Committee did not deal with the most serious matter raised by the memorialists, and that, in view of the manifest [3040]
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