Publication date
4/1/03
Volume
24
Number
7
The WatchTower
Views from the Watch Tower
The Watchtower Magazines
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MAReK 
15. 
190:1 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(94-99) 
chance 
(') 
sentence 
or 
two 
of 
mine 
one 
day 
in 
the 
shop 
raised 
a 
question 
in 
his 
mind 
which 
I 
was 
only 
too 
glad 
to 
answer. 
The 
seed 
seemed 
to 
light 
on 
good 
soil, 
and 
I 
gave 
him 
the 
first 
volume 
to 
read, 
then 
the 
second 
and 
third. 
Of 
course 
pro­ 
fanity 
had 
to 
go, 
and 
then 
tobacco 
and 
so 
on, 
and 
he 
is 
really 
making 
remarkable 
progress. 
Your 
brother 
in 
the 
Lord, 
C. 
B. 
SIIULL.-Ohio. 
DEAR 
FRIENDS 
:-our 
volunteer 
report 
is 
tardy, 
but 
the 
churches 
have 
comparatively 
few 
in 
attendance 
until 
the 
weather 
begins 
to 
be 
unfavorable 
at 
the 
beaches, 
at 
which 
time 
also 
the 
tourists 
begin 
to 
reach 
here, 
making 
it 
more 
favorable 
to 
await. 
We 
received 
14,000 
TOWERS 
for 
distribution, 
only 
400 
of 
which 
are 
on 
hand; 
these 
remaining 
ones 
we 
will 
see 
are 
properly 
disposed 
of. 
Our 
volunteers 
have 
manifested 
more 
love 
and 
zeal, 
I 
think, 
than 
in 
the 
past, 
and 
feel 
they 
were 
disappointed 
to 
find 
the 
work 
completed 
for 
this 
time. 
We 
meet 
more 
opposition 
than 
ever 
in 
the 
past. 
One 
minister 
came 
out 
the 
church 
and 
said 
he 
would 
see 
to 
it 
that 
there 
were 
laws 
passed 
which 
would 
stop 
this 
distribution 
of 
literature. 
When 
he 
left 
his 
church 
his 
farewell 
sermon 
was 
against 
this 
truth. 
In 
private, 
this 
same 
man 
said 
he 
thought 
he 
would 
do 
God 
a 
service 
to 
take 
the 
lives 
of 
such 
people 
who 
held 
such 
devilish 
doctrinel!. 
We 
served 
about 
110 
churches 
in 
L-A-and 
about 
21 
churches 
in 
surrounding 
towns. 
The 
friends 
at 
P- 
APTved 
their 
churches 
alone 
this 
year. 
We 
thank 
you 
all 
for 
your 
share 
in 
this 
work, 
your 
labor 
of 
love, 
and 
are 
grateful 
for 
the 
privilege 
we 
have 
in 
service, 
and 
trust 
we 
may 
receive 
more 
ammunition 
for 
future 
work. 
Sincerely 
your~ 
111 
Hllll, 
ROlli'. 
XAIR"X,-Ualtfo 
rnw 
. 
DEAR 
BRETHREN: 
-I 
received 
box 
of 
tracts 
some 
time 
ago 
with 
joy, 
It 
gives 
me 
joy 
to 
read 
the 
report 
in 
the 
TOWER 
at 
the 
last 
of 
the 
year-to 
know 
of 
the 
tons 
of 
glad 
tidings 
going 
forth 
in 
search 
of 
wheat 
grains. 
I 
have 
filled 
out 
and 
mailed 
all 
the 
addressed 
wrappers 
you 
sent 
me 
for 
India 
and 
other 
foreign 
countries, 
without 
the 
loss 
of 
one. 
I 
have, 
by 
the 
Lord's 
help, 
mailed 
over 
forty-seven 
thousand 
tracts 
since 
March 
26, 
1901, 
including 
the 
India 
and 
foreign 
mail, 
besides 
about 
twelve 
thousand 
before 
that 
date, 
while 
I 
was 
not 
so 
deeply 
interested. 
As 
I 
am 
appointed 
by 
the 
community 
of 
this 
place 
and 
the 
Postoffice 
Department 
to 
hold 
the 
office 
of 
post­ 
master, 
the 
Lord, 
I 
think, 
has 
opened 
a 
way 
for 
me 
to 
work. 
I 
wish 
to 
use 
it, 
so 
long 
as 
it 
will 
be 
opened, 
for 
the 
good 
work, 
as 
I 
fear 
soon 
we 
will 
not 
be 
permitted 
to 
distribute 
the 
glad 
tidings. 
The 
Lord 
said, 
"Work 
while 
it 
is 
day, 
for 
the 
night 
cometh 
when 
no 
man 
can 
work." 
Your 
unworthy 
servant 
in 
the 
Lord, 
J. 
L. 
FREED.-PennsyZvania. 
So 
he 
died 
for 
his 
faith; 
that 
is 
fine­ 
More 
than 
most 
of 
us 
do. 
Bllt, 
stay, 
can 
you 
add 
to 
that 
line 
That 
he 
lived 
for 
it, 
too? 
In 
his 
death 
he 
bore 
witness 
at 
last 
As 
a 
martyr 
to 
truth; 
Did 
his 
life 
do 
the 
same 
in 
the 
past, 
From 
the 
days 
of 
his 
youth? 
LIFE 
AND 
DEATH 
It 
is 
easy 
to 
die; 
men 
have 
died 
For 
a 
wish 
or 
a 
whim- 
From 
bravado 
or 
passion 
or 
pride­ 
Was 
it 
harder 
for 
him? 
But 
to 
live-every 
day 
to 
live 
out 
All 
the 
truth 
that 
he 
dreamt, 
While 
his 
friends 
met 
his 
conduct 
with 
doubt, 
And 
the 
world 
with 
contempt;- 
Was 
it 
thus 
that 
he 
plodded 
ahead, 
Never 
turning 
aside? 
Then 
we'll 
talk 
of 
the 
life 
that 
he 
led­ 
Never 
mind 
how 
he 
died. 
-l?rnest 
Crosby. 
VOL. 
XXIV 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
APRIL 
1,1903 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No.7 
THE 
GROANING 
CREATION 
tIll' 
Rubsequent 
electioll.-1!J08. 
Then 
they 
and 
the 
Kai~er 
The 
greatest 
affliction 
of 
the 
world 
is 
discontent: 
the 
great 
will 
have 
a 
settlement. 
prosperity 
of 
the 
few 
causes 
the 
masses 
to 
"fret," 
and 
the 
NEWER 
METHODS 
IN 
WINNING 
SOULS 
more 
so 
as 
knowledge 
increases. 
Individually 
and 
nationally 
the 
world 
is 
restless. 
Yet 
statesmen 
especially 
are 
fearful 
of 
Under 
the 
above 
caption 
the 
Rt. 
Loui" 
Globe-Dpmo('mt 
war-fearful, 
too, 
that 
despite 
their 
desire 
to 
avoid 
it 
some- 
publishes 
the 
following 
account 
of 
a· 
recent 
discourse:­ 
thing 
may 
enkindle 
the 
blaze 
which 
may 
involve 
all 
Europe. 
(I) 
"Dr. 
David 
F. 
Bradley, 
president 
of 
Iowa 
College, 
Grin­ 
Trouble 
is 
feared 
in 
Macedonia, 
an 
eastern 
province 
of 
Turkl'y, 
nell, 
la., 
occupied 
the 
pulpit 
of 
the 
First 
Congregational 
peopled 
by 
so-called 
Christians 
who 
are 
in 
a 
state 
of 
ferment 
church 
yesterday 
morning 
and 
eVl'ning. 
At 
the 
morning 
serv­ 
became 
of 
various 
oppressions. 
The 
country 
under 
the 
mis- 
ice 
Dr. 
Bradley 
spoke 
from 
John 
12: 
32: 
'And 
1. 
if 
I 
he 
lifted 
rule 
of 
Turkey 
is, 
according 
to 
apparently 
reliable 
accounts, 
up 
from 
the 
earth, 
will 
draw 
all 
ml'n 
unto 
myself.' 
so 
infested 
with 
robbers, 
"brigands," 
that 
neither 
life 
nor 
prop- 
"Dr. 
Bradley 
asked 
if 
,Je"us 
expected 
the 
fulfilment 
of 
the 
erty 
is 
safe. 
The 
Turkish 
tax-gatherers 
oppress 
the 
people. 
prophecy 
that 
all 
men 
would 
be 
drawn 
to 
him, 
and 
If 
the 
The 
result 
is 
discouragement, 
and 
anarchy 
is 
expected 
in 
present 
indications 
pointed 
to 
its 
fulfilment, 
answering 
both 
the 
spring. 
This 
will 
call 
for 
Turkish 
soldiers 
and 
a 
general 
questions 
in 
the 
affirmative. 
and 
terrible 
slaughter 
is 
expected. 
"The 
Christian 
powers. 
he 
said, 
were 
dominating 
the 
earth. 
(2) 
The 
further 
fear 
is 
that 
Russia 
will 
seize 
such 
an 
and 
this 
was 
especially 
true 
of 
the 
last 
century. 
St. 
Louis, 
occasion 
and 
join 
in 
the 
war 
;-either 
because 
of 
the 
sympathy 
with 
the 
vast 
territor~' 
of 
which 
it 
was 
the 
center, 
a 
hundred 
of 
the 
people 
of 
Russia 
for 
all 
Greek 
Catholics 
or 
with 
a 
desire 
years 
ago 
was 
in 
savagery, 
but 
was 
now 
dedicated 
to 
Chris­ 
on 
the 
part 
of 
their 
government 
to 
seize 
more 
territory. 
(3) 
tianity. 
This 
condition 
was 
true 
not 
only 
of 
Amenca, 
but 
of 
It 
is 
generally 
admitted 
that 
this 
mig-ht 
lead 
to 
further 
stl'itf' 
other 
countries. 
between 
the 
great 
powers 
of 
Europe. 
This 
might 
start 
a 
flam!' 
"Africa, 
the 
dark 
continent 
of 
It 
few 
years 
ago, 
was 
now 
of 
war 
which 
might 
be 
difficult 
to 
extinguish; 
for 
(4) 
Aus- 
dominated 
by 
Christian 
countries, 
and 
slavery 
in 
all 
its 
hid­ 
tria-Hungary 
is 
in 
a 
bad 
way-almost 
ready 
for 
civil 
war. 
eous 
forms 
was 
rapidly 
being 
eliminated 
by 
the 
onward 
march 
(5) 
Italy 
has 
a 
grudge 
against 
Austria 
of 
37 
years' 
standing, 
of 
the 
Christian 
religion. 
which 
olle 
of 
her 
chief 
ministers 
of 
state 
recently 
referred 
to 
"The 
emancipation 
of 
Egypt 
by 
the 
occupation 
of 
the 
Eng­ 
publicly. 
(6) 
France 
still 
nurses 
her 
grudge 
against 
Ger- 
lish, 
and 
the 
control 
of 
India, 
with 
its 
250,000,000 
of 
people, 
many 
Rnd 
wants 
back 
Alsace 
and 
Lorraine. 
(7) 
Germany 
is 
by 
a 
monarch 
who 
is 
the 
sworn 
defender 
of 
the 
faith, 
were 
approaching 
some 
kind 
of 
a 
crisis: 
Socialism 
there 
is 
grow- 
indications 
that 
all 
men 
were 
being 
drawn 
to 
Christ. 
ing 
so 
rapidly 
that 
all 
the 
other 
political 
parties 
have 
been 
"Russia, 
which 
had 
reclaimed 
northern 
Asia; 
Japan, 
which 
compelled 
to 
unite 
to 
oppose 
it. 
The 
three 
old 
parties 
have 
had 
joined 
the 
family 
of 
Christian 
nations, 
and 
the 
recent 
just 
entered 
into 
an 
agreement 
that 
whichever 
party 
polled 
opening 
of 
China 
to 
the 
outside 
world, 
thus 
bringing 
one-third 
the 
largest 
vote 
in 
each 
district 
at 
the 
last 
election 
shall 
have 
of 
the 
population 
of 
the 
earth 
in 
direct 
contact 
with 
the 
pro­ 
the 
support 
of 
the 
others 
as 
against 
Socialism. 
This 
will 
gressive 
peoples 
of 
other 
nations, 
showed 
that 
the 
fulfilment 
probably 
keep 
the 
Socialists 
from 
getting 
full 
control 
until 
of 
the 
prophecy 
was 
near 
at 
hand. 
[3169] 
Marcw 15, 1903 chance (1) sentence or two of mine one day in the shop raised a question in his mind which I was only too glad to answer. The seed seemed to light on good soil, and I gave him the first volume to read, then the second and third. Of course profanity had to go, and then tobacco and so on, and he is really making remarkable progress. Your brother in the Lord, C. B. SuuLt.— Ohio. Deak Frienps:—Our volunteer report is tardy, but the churches have comparatively few in attendance until the weather begins to be unfavorable at the beaches, at which time also the tourists begin to reach here, making it more favorable to await. We received 14,000 Towers for distribution, only 400 of which are on hand; these remaining ones we will see are properly disposed of. Our volunteers have manifested more love and zeal, I think, than in the past, and feel they were disappointed to find the work completed for this time. We meet more opposition than ever in the past. One minister came out the church and said he would see to it that there were laws passed which would stop this distribution of literature. When he left his church his farewell sermon was against this truth. In private, this same man said he thought he would do God a service to take the lives of such people who held such devilish doctrines, ZION’S WATCH TOWER (94-99) We served about 110 churches in L—A—and about 21 churches in surrounding towns. The friends at P— served their churches alone this year. We thank you all for your share in this work, your labor of love, and are grateful for the privilege we have in service, and trust we may receive more ammunition for future work. Sincerely yours i Him, Rosr. NAIRN,—Californi. Deak BRETHREN :—I received box of tracts some time ago with joy. It gives me joy to read the report in the TowER at the last of the year—to know of the tons of glad tidings going forth in search of wheat grains. I have filled out and mailed all the addressed wrappers you sent me for India and other foreign countries, without the loss of one. I have, by the Lord’s help, mailed over forty-seven thousand tracta since March 26, 1901, including the India and foreign mail, besides about twelve thousand before that date, while I was not 80 deeply interested. As I am appointed by the community of this place and the Postoffice Department to hold the office of postmaster, the Lord, I think, has opened a way for me to work. I wish to use it, so long as it will be opened, for the good work, as I fear soon we will not be permitted to distribute the glad tidings. The Lord said, “Work while it is day, for the night cometh when no man can work.” Your unworthy servant in the Lord, J. L, Freep.—Pennsylvania, LIFE AND DEATH So he died for his faith; that is fine— More than most of us do. But stay, can you add to that line That he lived for it, too? In his death he bore witness at last As a martyr to truth; Did his life do the same in the past, From the days of his youth? Was it thus that he It is easy to die; men have died For a wish or a whim— From bravado or passion or pride— Was it harder for him? But to live—every day to live out All the truth that he dreamt, While his friends met his conduct with doubt, And the world with contempt ;— lodded ahead, Never turning aside? Then we’ll talk of the life that he led— Never mind how he died. —Ernest Crosby. Vou. XXIV ALLEGHENY, PA., APRIL 1, 1903 No. 7 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THE GROANING CREATION The greatest affliction of the world is discontent: the great prosperity of the few causes the masses to “fret,” and the more so as knowledge increases. Individually and nationally the world is restless. Yet statesmen especially are fearful of war—fearful, too, that despite their desire to avoid it something may enkindle the blaze which may involve all Europe. (1) Trouble is feared in Macedonia, an eastern province of Turkey, peopled by so-called Christians who are in a state of ferment because of various oppressions. The country under the misrule of Turkey is, according to apparently reliable accounts, so infested with robbers, “brigands,” that neither life nor property is safe. The Turkish tax-gatherers oppress the people. The result is discouragement, and anarchy is expected in the spring. This will call for Turkish soldiers and a general and terrible slaughter is expected. (2) The further fear is that Russia will seize such an occasion and join in the war;—either because of the sympathy of the people of Russia for all Greek Catholics or with a desire on the part of their government to seize more territory. (3) It is generally admitted that this might lead to further strite between the great powers of Europe. This might start a flame of war which might be difficult to extinguish; for (4) Austria-Hungary is in a bad way—almost ready for civil war. (5) Italy has a grudge against Austria of 37 years’ standing, which one of her chief ministers of state recently referred to publicly. (6) France still nurses her grudge against Germany and wants back Alsace and Lorraine. (7) Germany is approaching some kind of a crisis: Socialism there is growing so rapidly that all the other political parties have been compelled to unite to oppose it. The three old parties have just entered into an agreement that whichever party polled the largest vote in each district at the last election shall have the support of the others as against Socialism. This will probably keep the Socialists from getting full control until the subsequent election.—1908. will have a settlement. NEWER METHODS IN WINNING SOULS Under the above caption the St. Louis Globe-Democrat publishes the following account of a-recent discourse :— “Dr. David F. Bradley, president of Towa College, Grinnell, Ia., occupied the pulpit of the First, Congregational church yesterday morning and evening. At the morning service Dr. Bradley spoke from John 12:32: ‘And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself.’ “Dr. Bradley asked if Jesus expected the fulfilment of the prophecy that all men would be drawn to him, and 1f the present indications pointed to its fulfilment, answering both questions in the affirmative. “The Christian powers, he said, were dominating the earth, and this was especially true of the last century. St. Louis, with the vast territory of which it was the center, a hundred years ago was in savagery, but was now dedicated to Christianity. This condition was true not only of America, but of other countries. “Africa, the dark continent of a few years ago, was now dominated by Christian countries, and slavery in all its hideous forms was rapidly being eliminated by the onward march of the Christian religion. “The emancipation of Egypt by the occupation of the English, and the control of India, with its 250,000,000 of people, by a monarch who is the sworn defender of the faith, were indications that all men were being drawn to Christ. “Russia, which had reclaimed northern Asia; Japan, which had joined the family of Christian nations, and the recent opening of China to the outside world, thus bringing one-third of the population of the earth in direct contact with the progressive peoples of other nations, showed that the fulfilment of the prophecy was near at hand. Then they and the Kaiser [3169]

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