Publication date
2/15/04
Volume
25
Number
4
The WatchTower
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FEBRUARY 
I, 
1904 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(47-51) 
the 
entire 
Gospel 
age. 
They 
began 
when 
our 
Lord 
consecrated 
himself 
to 
death 
at 
baptism. 
They 
reached 
a 
large 
degree 
of 
accomplishment 
when 
he 
finished 
the 
sacrifice 
at 
Calvary. 
The 
finished 
sacrifice 
represented 
in 
value 
all 
that 
Justice 
did, 
or 
could, 
demand 
as 
the 
ransom 
price 
for 
Adam 
and 
his 
entire 
race. 
Consequently 
our 
Lord, 
when 
he 
ascended 
up 
on 
high, 
was 
fully 
prepared 
to 
present 
his 
sacrifice 
to 
divine 
Justice 
as 
in 
full 
offset 
for 
the 
sins 
of 
the 
whole 
world. 
But 
the 
divine 
plan 
contemplated 
an 
Anointed 
One 
composed 
of 
many 
members, 
under 
the 
headship 
of 
Jesus; 
and 
in 
har· 
mony 
with 
this 
arrangement 
those 
who 
would 
be 
invited 
to 
be 
members 
of 
the 
anointed 
body 
were 
granted 
the 
opportunity 
of 
participating 
with 
the 
head 
in 
his 
sacrifice, 
that 
they 
might 
also 
in 
due 
time 
be 
participators 
with 
him 
in 
the 
divine 
nature 
and 
the 
glorious 
work 
of 
the 
kingdom, 
the 
restitution 
work. 
For 
this 
reason 
alone, 
and 
not 
because 
of 
any 
lack 
of 
sufficiency 
in 
our 
Redeemer's 
sacrifice, 
his 
work 
before 
the 
Father 
when 
he 
ascended 
up 
on 
high 
was 
merely 
applied 
for 
the 
household 
of 
faith 
and 
not 
for 
the 
world. 
True, 
certain 
passages 
of 
Scripture 
speak 
of 
our 
Lord's 
work 
as 
"a 
propitiation 
for 
our 
sins 
[the 
church's 
sins] 
and 
not 
for 
ours 
only, 
but 
also 
for 
the 
sins 
of 
the 
whole 
world." 
This, 
however, 
according 
to 
the 
clear 
showing 
of 
the 
type, 
is 
an 
ac· 
commodated 
expression, 
referring 
to 
all 
the 
work 
which 
will 
ultimately 
be 
accomplished 
by 
our 
Lord 
as 
the 
result 
of 
his 
atonement 
sacrifice. 
Nothing 
is 
more 
clearly 
taught 
in 
the 
Scriptures 
than 
that 
atonement 
has 
not 
yet 
been 
accomplished 
on 
behalf 
of 
the 
world, 
but 
as 
yet 
only 
on 
behalf 
of 
believers. 
All 
this 
is 
mo~t 
beautIfully 
typified 
m 
the 
day 
of 
atonement 
sacrifices. 
* 
These 
are 
shown 
to 
be 
one, 
in 
the 
sense 
that 
they 
are 
all 
performed 
by 
the 
high 
priest 
and 
in 
the 
one 
day, 
and 
as 
p~uts 
?f 
the 
one 
great 
atonement! 
but 
they 
are 
distmctly 
di· 
vIded 
mto 
two 
as 
respects 
the 
sacrIfices: 
(a) 
the 
bullock, 
which 
represented 
our 
Lord 
sacrificed, 
and 
its 
blood 
applied 
specifi­ 
cally 
for 
the 
priest's 
members, 
and 
his 
house, 
typical 
of 
the 
body 
of 
Christ 
and 
the 
household 
of 
faith; 
(b) 
followinO' 
this 
came 
the 
sacrifice 
of 
the 
goat, 
not 
for 
the 
same 
class-n~t 
fOT 
the 
members 
and 
household 
of 
the 
priest--but 
"for 
all 
the 
people." 
The 
blessing 
of 
God 
resulting 
from 
the 
sacrifice 
of 
the 
bullock 
was 
merely 
upon 
the 
priestly 
tribe, 
representing 
the 
church, 
and 
the 
household 
of 
faith 
of 
this 
Gospel 
age. 
Only 
by 
re~son 
of 
our 
Lord's 
sacrifice 
would 
any 
of 
us 
have 
any 
standmg 
whatever 
before 
the 
Lord, 
or 
any 
privilege 
whatever 
in 
the 
way 
of 
sacrifice. 
Not 
until 
the 
sacrifice 
of 
the 
goat 
had 
been 
complete, 
and 
its 
blood 
had 
been 
sprinkled 
upon 
the 
Mercy 
Seat, 
was 
there 
a 
passing 
over 
or 
remission 
of 
the 
sins 
of 
the 
people. 
And 
so, 
in 
the 
anti 
type, 
the 
blessing 
of 
the 
Lord 
has 
come 
to 
the 
household 
of 
faith 
during 
this 
Gospel 
age, 
granting 
us 
the 
great 
privilege 
of 
becoming 
joint-heirs 
with 
the 
Lord 
while 
the 
foretold 
blessing 
of 
the 
wOlld, 
"all 
the 
families 
of 
th~ 
earth," 
waits-waits 
until 
the 
sacrifice 
of 
the 
goat 
shan 
have 
been. 
finished-:-waits 
until 
the 
High 
Priest 
shall 
thus, 
by 
the 
sacnfice 
of 
hIS 
body-members, 
make 
atonement 
for 
the 
sins 
of 
mankind 
in 
general. 
As 
soon 
as 
that 
work 
shall 
have 
been 
ac­ 
complished 
we 
may 
be 
sure 
that 
the 
blessing 
of 
the 
Lord 
the 
manifestation 
of 
his 
forgiveness, 
etc., 
will 
be 
made 
knov.:n 
to 
.. 
See 
"Tabernacle 
Shadows 
of 
Better 
Sacrifices." 
the 
whole 
world 
of 
mankind, 
and 
the 
curse 
still 
resting 
upon 
the 
race 
as 
a 
whole 
will 
then 
be 
lifted 
from 
every 
creature, 
and 
instead 
the 
light 
of 
the 
knowledge 
of 
the 
glory 
of 
God 
shall 
flood 
the 
earth. 
"Ye 
see 
your 
calling, 
brethren"-your 
invitation 
to 
the 
priesthood-the 
Melchisedec 
priesthood. 
We 
see 
our 
Lord 
Jesus 
as 
the 
great 
High 
Priest, 
and 
his 
faithful 
ones 
of 
this 
Gospel 
age, 
as 
a 
royal 
priesthood, 
under 
his 
headship. 
We 
thus 
consider 
the 
High 
Priest 
of 
our 
profession, 
order, 
Christ 
Jesus. 
Only 
the 
High 
Priest 
could 
offer 
the 
blood 
of 
these 
atonement 
sacrifices 
at 
the 
Mercy 
Seat. 
He 
offered 
first 
him­ 
self, 
and 
during 
this 
age 
has 
been 
workinO' 
in 
his 
members 
to 
will 
and 
to 
do, 
enabling 
them 
thus 
to 
sacrifice, 
and 
givin~ 
merit 
and 
character 
to 
their 
sacrifices, 
making 
them 
acceptable 
as 
a 
part 
of 
his 
own. 
He 
will 
shortly 
finish 
the 
work 
and 
present 
the 
whole 
before 
the 
Father, 
and 
this 
will 
signalize 
the 
closing 
of 
this 
Gospel 
age 
of 
sacrifice; 
for 
there 
will 
be 
no 
opportunity 
of 
participating 
in 
this 
sacrifice 
after 
the 
elect 
members 
shall 
have 
filled 
up 
the 
measure 
assigned 
to 
them 
by 
their 
Lord. 
When 
we 
think 
of 
our 
priesthood, 
let 
us 
call 
to 
mind 
the 
statement 
of 
the 
Apostle, 
that 
every 
priest 
must 
have 
somewhat 
to 
offer. 
(Heb.8:3) 
Our 
Lord 
had 
himself, 
the 
Perfect 
One, 
to 
offer-a 
sacrifice 
well 
pleasing 
to 
the 
Father. 
No 
other 
soul 
in 
all 
the 
world 
could 
have 
presented 
this 
sacrifice, 
for 
no 
other 
was 
worthy, 
and 
any 
addition 
to 
it 
would 
have 
been 
not 
only 
a 
superfluity, 
but 
an 
insult 
to 
him 
who 
arranged 
the 
plan. 
But 
the 
redemption 
having 
been 
guaranteed 
in 
our 
Lord's 
death, 
Justice 
could 
make 
no 
objection, 
and 
did 
make 
no 
objection 
to 
his 
appropriating 
a 
portion 
of 
this 
merit 
to 
those 
who, 
believing 
in 
him 
and 
being 
justified 
by 
faith 
in 
his 
blood, 
and 
thus 
ac­ 
counted 
righteous, 
should 
desire 
to 
follow 
in 
his 
steps 
of 
sac­ 
rifice, 
and 
be 
counted 
in 
with 
him, 
and 
have 
their 
sacrifices 
counted 
in 
as 
a 
part 
of 
his 
sacrifice 
on 
behalf 
of 
the 
sins 
of 
the 
whole 
world. 
In 
order 
to 
be 
members 
of 
this 
royal 
priesthoorl., 
then, 
it 
was 
necessary 
that 
we 
offer 
something, 
and 
we 
offer 
ourselves. 
We 
offer 
ourselves, 
not 
as 
ourselves, 
but 
as 
those 
justified 
through 
our 
Redeemer's 
merit, 
and 
degirous 
of 
being 
counted 
in 
as 
members 
of 
his 
body, 
and 
having 
whatever 
sac­ 
rifice 
we 
may 
perform 
counted 
in 
as 
a 
part 
of 
the 
general 
sacrifice 
of 
our 
Lord. 
The 
heavenly 
Father 
is 
pleased 
to 
accept 
the 
matter 
in 
this 
way; 
more 
than 
this, 
he 
planned 
it 
and 
fore­ 
shadowed 
it 
in 
the 
typical 
sacrifices 
of 
ancient 
times. 
This 
is 
in 
full 
agreement 
with 
the 
Apostle's 
statement, 
"By 
man 
came 
death, 
and 
by 
man 
came 
also 
the 
resurrection 
of 
the 
dead." 
The 
first 
man, 
who 
brought 
death, 
was 
Adam; 
the 
second 
man, 
who 
brought 
life, 
is 
our 
Lord; 
but 
our 
Lord 
has 
accepted 
a 
little 
flock 
as 
members 
of 
his 
body-"one 
new 
man." 
This 
is 
in 
harmony 
with 
the 
statement, 
also, 
that 
"there 
is 
one 
mediator 
between 
God 
and 
man, 
the 
man 
Christ 
Jesus, 
who 
gave 
himself 
a 
ransom 
for 
aU, 
to 
be 
testified 
in 
due 
time." 
It 
was 
for 
all 
in 
the 
most 
absolute 
sense--because 
without 
that 
sac· 
rifice 
all 
could 
not 
have 
received 
the 
intended 
blessing, 
and 
because 
all 
are 
to 
receive 
the 
blessing- 
as 
a 
result 
of 
that 
sacrifice, 
in 
God's 
due 
time. 
The 
fact 
that 
the 
church 
is 
asso­ 
ciated 
with 
the 
Lord 
as 
his 
members 
during 
this 
Gospel 
age 
alters 
the 
matter 
not 
one 
whit. 
It 
is 
still 
of 
him 
and 
by 
him 
and 
through 
him, 
and 
not 
of 
us 
nor 
by 
us 
nor 
through 
us, 
that 
the 
blessings 
are 
to 
corne 
to 
mankind 
. 
VOL. 
XXV 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
FEBRUARY 
15, 
1904 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No. 
-:I: 
SELFISHNESS 
RULES 
BOTH 
SIDES 
We 
he~r 
muc~ 
ab?ut 
the 
selfishness 
and 
tyranny 
of 
capital, 
and 
how 
It 
at 
tIme 
IS 
unJust, 
unless 
restrained 
by 
law. 
We 
even 
hear 
claims 
made 
that 
the 
laws 
favor 
the 
rich. 
We 
could 
expect 
nothing 
else 
under 
the 
present 
course 
of 
this 
world, 
under 
the 
law 
of 
selfishness. 
We 
have 
often 
wondered 
that 
our 
laws 
are 
so 
just, 
so 
equitable 
toward 
all 
classes 
as 
they 
are. 
But 
while 
longing 
for 
the 
reign 
of 
love, 
let 
us 
not 
look 
for 
it 
in 
any 
other 
than 
the 
one 
direction: 
let 
us 
not 
look 
to 
man, 
but 
to 
God, 
and 
wait 
and 
pray, 
"Thy 
Kingdom 
come, 
Thy 
will 
be 
done 
on 
earth 
as 
it 
is 
in 
heaven." 
Some 
are 
inclined 
to 
look 
for 
the 
reign 
of 
equity 
and 
love 
under 
Socialism. 
They 
are 
sa,lly 
deceived. 
The 
poor, 
if 
they 
had 
the 
power, 
would 
be 
no 
more 
equitable 
than 
the 
rich, 
no 
more 
generous, 
no 
more 
loving 
or 
gentle. 
As 
an 
illustration, 
take 
the 
following 
ac­ 
count 
of 
the 
operation 
of 
Socialism 
in 
Australia, 
where 
it 
has 
achieved 
g-reat 
influence, 
hut 
is 
not 
vet 
in 
ah~ollltp 
('ontrol 
ot 
the 
government, 
courts, 
etc. 
JUdge~l, 
by 
its 
fruits 
there, 
it 
would 
be 
a 
long 
time 
in 
bringing 
"peace 
on 
earth, 
good 
will 
to 
men." 
We 
quote:- 
The 
Philadelphia 
Public 
Ledger 
publishes 
some 
correspond­ 
ence 
from 
Sydney 
that 
throws 
additional 
li~ht 
on 
the 
Austra­ 
lian 
labor 
situation, 
as 
reviewed 
the 
other 
day 
in 
the 
editorial 
columns 
of 
The 
Journal. 
The 
article 
says 
that 
New 
South 
Wales 
appears 
destined 
to 
lose 
much 
of 
its 
shipping 
trade 
be­ 
cause 
of 
the 
exactions 
of 
labor 
unions. 
A 
case 
in 
point 
is 
cited. 
The 
American 
ship 
Andromeda 
arrived 
at 
Fort 
Jackson 
loaded 
with 
lumber. 
The 
vessel 
had 
a 
union 
crew 
and 
pro­ 
ceeded 
to 
discharge 
its 
cargo, 
when 
the 
captain 
was 
informell 
he 
must 
employ 
only 
members 
of 
the 
Sydney 
Wharf 
Laborers' 
union, 
and 
that 
his 
donkey 
engine 
must 
also 
be 
run 
by 
members 
of 
the 
Sydney 
Donkey 
Enginemen's 
union. 
The 
captain, 
find­ 
ing 
it 
impossible 
to 
unload 
otherwise, 
finally 
consentetl 
to 
em­ 
ploying 
the 
Sydney 
lahorers, 
although 
his 
own 
sailors 
were 
union 
men 
and 
were 
being 
paid 
to 
do 
the 
work. 
However, 
he 
refused 
to 
employ 
the 
Sydney 
donkeymen, 
and 
the 
result 
was 
that 
he 
was 
taken 
into 
court 
ani! 
fined 
in 
all 
$330, 
the 
money 
to 
go 
to 
the 
members 
of 
the 
Sydney 
Wharf 
Laborers' 
union. 
WHAT 
THE 
U. 
S. 
COMMISSIONER 
OF 
LABOR 
THINKS 
Speaking 
recently 
before 
the 
Society 
of 
Ethical 
Culture, 
Col. 
Carroll 
D. 
Wright 
said:- 
"The 
wages 
system 
will 
pass 
away. 
In 
its 
stead, 
I 
believe, 
there 
will 
corne 
a 
system 
which 
will 
be 
composed 
of 
the 
profit­ 
sharing 
and 
th" 
co-operation 
illeas. 
The 
great 
labor 
question 
lllPanS 
the 
struggle 
of 
humanity 
for 
a 
higher 
standard 
of 
life. 
[3319] 
Fesrvuary 1, 1904 the entire Gospel age. They began when our Lord consecrated himself to death at baptism. They reached a large degree of accomplishment when he finished the sacrifice at Calvary. The finished sacrifice represented in value all that Justice did, or could, demand as the ransom price for Adam and his entire race. Consequently our Lord, when he ascended up on high, was fully prepared to present his sacrifice to divine Justice as in full offset for the sins of the whole world. But the divine plan contemplated an Anointed One composed of many members, under the headship of Jesus; and in harmony with this arrangement those who would be invited to be members of the anointed body were granted the opportunity of participating with the head in his sacrifice, that they might also in due time be participators with him in the divine nature and the glorious work of the kingdom, the restitution work. For this reason alone, and not because of any lack of sufficiency in our Redeemer’s sacrifice, his work before the Father when he ascended up on high was merely applied for the household of faith and not for the world. True, certain passages of Scripture speak of our Lord’s work as “a propitiation for our sins [the church’s sins] and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” This, however, according to the clear showing of the type, is an accommodated expression, referring to all the work which will ultimately be accomplished by our Lord as the result of his atonement sacrifice. Nothing is more clearly taught in the Scriptures than that atonement has not yet been accomplished on behalf of the world, but as yet only on behalf of believers. All this is most beautifully typified in the day of atonement sacrifices.* These are shown to be one, in the sense that they are all performed by the high priest and in the one day, and as parts of the one great atonement; but they are distinctly divided into two as respects the sacrifices: (a) the bullock, which represented our Lord sacrificed, and its blood applied specifically for the priest’s members, and his house, typical of the body of Christ and the household of faith; (b) following this came the sacrifice of the goat, not for the same class—not for the members and household of the priest—but “for all the people.” The blessing of God resulting from the sacrifice of the bullock was merely upon the priestly tribe, representing the church, and the household of faith of this Gospel age. Only by reason of our Lord’s sacrifice would any of us have any standing whatever before the Lord, or any privilege whatever in the way of sacrifice. Not until the sacrifice of the goat had been complete, and its blood had been sprinkled upon the Mercy Seat, was there a passing over or remission of the sins of the people. And so, in the antitype, the blessing of the Lord has come to the household of faith during this Gospel age, granting us the great privilege of becoming joint-heirs with the Lord, while the foretold blessing of the world, “all the families of the earth,” waits—waits until the sacrifice of the goat shall have been finished—waits until the High Priest shall thus, by the sacrifice of his body-members, make atonement for the sins of mankind in general, As soon as that work shall have been accomplished we may be sure that the blessing of the Lord, the manifestation of his forgiveness, etc., will be made known to * See “Tabernacle Shadows of Better Sacrifices.” Vou. XXV ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, PA., FEBRUARY 15, 1904 (47-51) the whole world of mankind, and the curse still resting upon the race as a whole will then be lifted from every creature, and instead the light of the knowledge of the glory of God shall flood the earth. “Ye see your calling, brethren”—your invitation to the priesthood—the Melchisedec priesthood. We see our Lord Jesus as the great High Priest, and his faithful ones of this Gospel age, as a royal priesthood, under his headship. We thus consider the High Priest of our profession, order, Christ Jesus. Only the High Priest could offer the blood of these atonement sacrifices at the Mercy Seat. He offered first himself, and during this age has been working in his members to will and to do, enabling them thus to sacrifice, and giving merit and character to their sacrifices, making them acceptable as a part of his own. He will shortly finish the work and present the whole before the Father, and this will signalize the closing of this Gospel age of sacrifice; for there will be no opportunity of participating in this sacrifice after the elect members shall have filled up the measure assigned to them by their Lord. When we think of our priesthood, let us call to mind the statement of the Apostle, that every priest must have somewhat to offer. (Heb. 8:3) Our Lord had himself, the Perfect One, to offer—a sacrifice well pleasing to the Father. No other soul in all the world could have presented this sacrifice, for no other was worthy, and any addition to it would have been not only a superfluity, but an insult to him who arranged the plan. But the redemption having been guaranteed in our Lord’s death, Justice could make no objection, and did make no objection to his appropriating a portion of this merit to those who, believing in him and being justified by faith in his blood, and thus accounted righteous, should desire to follow in his steps of sacrifice, and be counted in with him, and have their sacrifices counted in as a part of his sacrifice on behalf of the sins of the whole world. In order to be members of this royal priesthood, then, it was necessary that we offer something, and we offer ourselves. We offer ourselves, not @s ourselves, but as those justified through our Redeemer’s merit, and desirous of being counted in as members of his body, and having whatever sacrifice we may perform counted in as a part of the general sacrifice of our Lord. The heavenly Father is pleased to accept the matter in this way; more than this, he planned it and foreshadowed it in the typical sacrifices of ancient times. This is in full agreement with the Apostle’s statement, “By man came death, and by man came also the resurrection of the dead.” The first man, who brought death, was Adam; the second man, who brought life, is our Lord; but our Lord has accepted a little flock as members of his body—‘one new man.” This is in harmony with the statement, also, that “there is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.” It was for all in the most absolute sense—because without that sacrifice all could not have received the intended blessing, and because all are to receive the blessing as a result of that sacrifice, in God’s due time. The fact that the church is associated with the Lord as his members during this Gospel age alters the matter not one whit. It is still of him and by him and through him, and not of us nor by us nor through us, that the blessings are to come to mankind. No. + VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER SELFISHNESS RULES BOTH SIDES We hear much about the selfishness and tyranny of capital, and how it at time is unjust, unless restrained by law. We even hear claims made that the laws favor the rich. We could expect nothing else under the present course of this world, under the law of selfishness. We have often wondered that our laws are so just, so equitable toward all classes as they are. But while longing for the reign of love, let us not look for it in any other than the one direction: let us not look to man, but to God, and wait and pray, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Some are inclined to look for the reign of equity and love under Socialism. They are sadly deceived. The poor, if they had the power, would be no more equitable than the rich, no more generous, no more loving or gentle. As an illustration, take the following account of the operation of Socialism in Australia, where it has achieved great influence, but is not vet in absolute control ot the government, courts, ete. Judged, by its fruits there, it would be a long time in bringing “peace on earth, good will to men.” We quote:— The Philadelphia Public Ledger publishes some correspondence from Sydney that throws additional light on the Australian labor situation, as reviewed the other day in the editorial columns of The Journal. The article says that New South Wales appears destined to lose much of its shipping trade because of the exactions of labor unions. A ease in point is cited. The American ship Andromeda arrived at Fort Jackson loaded with lumber. The vessel had a union crew and proceeded to discharge its cargo, when the captain was informed he must employ only members of the Sydney Wharf Laborers’ union, and that his donkey engine must also be run by members of the Sydney Donkey Enginemen’s union. The captain, finding it impossible to unload otherwise, finally consented to employing the Sydney laborers, although his own sailors were union men and were being paid to do the work. However, he refused to employ the Sydney donkeymen, and the result was that he was taken into court and fined in all $350, the money to go to the members of the Sydney Wharf Laborers’ union. WHAT THE VU. S. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR THINKS Speaking recently before the Society of Ethical Culture, Col. Carroll D. Wright said:— “The wages system will pass away. In its stead, I believe, there will come a system which will be composed of the profitsharing and the co-operation ideas. The great labor question means the struggle of humanity for a higher standard of life. [3319]

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