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(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]