Publication date
4/15/04
Volume
25
Number
8
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ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
ALLIlGHIlNY. 
PA. 
glory 
and 
virtue," 
that 
we 
may 
be 
ever 
in 
the 
attitude 
of 
O'lr 
dear 
Brother 
Paul, 
who 
rejoiced 
that 
he 
was 
"counted 
worthy 
to 
suffer 
shame 
for 
his 
name," 
who 
did 
so 
much 
for 
us! 
"For 
him, 
I 
count 
as 
gain 
each 
loss, 
Disgrace 
for 
him, 
renown; 
Well 
might 
I 
glory 
in 
the 
cross 
While 
he 
prepares 
my 
crown." 
May 
these 
be 
the 
sentiments 
of 
each 
dear 
"footstep 
fol­ 
lower" 
(1 
Pet. 
2: 
21) 
until 
they 
"finish 
then 
cour..,e 
with 
joy" 
and 
see 
their 
dear 
Redeemer 
face 
to 
face. 
With 
true 
Christian 
love, 
I 
remain 
yours 
in 
the 
"one 
hope 
of 
our 
calling." 
1\1. 
1\1. 
Sl'RIXGEU,-Col)l0i'tcUI". 
DEAR 
BRO. 
RussELL,- 
I 
have 
been 
long 
wanting 
to 
write 
to 
yOli. 
Since 
August 
last 
year 
when 
the 
Lord 
graciouslv 
called 
me, 
I 
have 
been 
by 
his 
gracious 
help 
holding 
steadily 
on 
to 
the 
faith. 
Your 
books. 
togf'ther 
with 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER, 
(to 
which 
I 
look 
forward 
eagerly) 
and 
other 
interesting 
tracts, 
etc., 
have 
been 
a 
valuable 
help 
to 
me, 
RO 
instructive 
have 
they 
been. 
It 
has 
helped 
to 
give 
the 
daily 
reading 
of 
the 
Holy 
Word 
an 
additional 
delight. 
Many 
paSRages 
having 
struck 
me 
as 
being 
peculiarly 
beautiful, 
I 
have 
learned 
them 
oy 
heart, 
and 
while 
at 
my 
work 
(hf'ing 
an 
engine 
driver) 
I 
love 
to 
rcpeat 
thf'm 
over 
and 
over 
to 
myRelf 
amid 
the 
roar 
and 
r'tttle 
of 
the 
revolving 
machinery. 
I 
have 
tried, 
oh, 
so 
hard. 
with, 
I 
hope, 
the 
blessing 
of 
the 
Lord, 
to 
interest 
some 
of 
mv 
fellow-work­ 
men 
in 
the 
great 
truth, 
and 
as 
you 
know 
have 
-caused 
two 
of 
them 
at 
least 
to 
become 
Rubscrlbers 
to 
the 
'VATCH 
TOWER. 
As 
a 
child 
of 
God, 
wholly 
consecrated 
to 
him, 
I 
am 
anxious 
that 
all 
around 
mc 
shouM 
partnkp 
of 
thc 
bl"""iIlgs 
am] 
rp~H'e 
of 
mind 
that 
a 
child 
of 
God 
has 
amid 
the 
numprous 
distrac­ 
tions 
of 
life. 
My 
eyes 
have 
heen 
opened 
to 
the 
fact 
that 
there 
are 
many 
blessed 
privileges 
I 
can 
live 
up 
to 
pven 
in 
this 
life, 
and 
my 
Father 
ha'i 
bem 
surpassingly 
good 
to 
me. 
I 
am 
a 
s'lm­ 
pIe 
man 
and 
do 
not 
know 
very 
much. 
hut 
the 
good 
fortune 
that 
has 
come 
to 
me 
and 
in 
which 
you 
have, 
under 
God, 
taken 
a 
part, 
impels 
me 
to 
write 
to 
you, 
repeat1l1g 
my 
thanks 
with 
a 
rejoicing 
heart. 
\Yith 
much 
Christian 
love, 
yours 
very 
sincerely, 
W. 
R. 
CONVERS.-India 
.. 
DEAD 
BRETHREN,- 
Some 
weeks 
ago 
I 
received 
(as 
a 
Presbyterian 
minister, 
I 
suppose) 
a 
free 
copy 
of 
your 
"Div1l1e 
Plan 
of 
the 
~ges." 
Before 
acknowledging 
it, 
I 
have 
taken 
time 
to 
read 
It. 
I 
now 
ask 
that 
you 
will 
send 
a 
cloth-bound 
copy 
of 
it 
to 
a 
friend 
and 
send 
your 
bill 
to 
me. 
You 
can 
also 
put 
me 
down 
as 
a 
subscriber 
to 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER. 
I 
expect 
later 
to 
order 
the 
MILLENNIAL 
DAWN 
series 
in 
leather. 
It 
is 
needless 
to 
say 
that 
the 
"Divine 
Plan 
of 
the 
Ages" 
has 
both 
interested 
and 
comforted 
me. 
I 
am 
anxious 
to 
follow 
up 
the 
series 
and 
to 
exchange 
a 
personal 
letter 
or 
two 
on 
some 
point~. 
. 
Yours 
very 
truly, 
A. 
W. 
N.,-Mtssoun. 
DEAR 
BROTHER,- 
. 
Regarding 
the 
article 
in 
the 
Feb. 
1 
TOWER 
"Can 
the 
EthIO­ 
pian 
Change 
His 
Skin," 
allow 
me 
to 
say, 
that 
I 
have. 
asce~­ 
tained 
by 
inquiry, 
from 
different 
colored 
people, 
that 
m 
thiS 
small 
town 
there 
are 
several 
instances 
of 
thiS 
change 
tak1l1g 
place. 
It 
usually 
begins 
with 
a 
small 
spot 
on 
some 
pa~t 
~f 
the 
body 
and 
gradually 
enlarge~, 
and, 
s~range 
to. 
say, 
the 
mdl­ 
viduals 
are 
loath 
to 
speak 
of 
It. 
:My 
m~ormabon 
extends. 
to 
other 
communities, 
and 
the 
same 
expenences 
are 
occurrmg 
there. 
Thill 
appears 
to 
be 
general 
amongst 
the 
race 
all 
over 
the 
country. 
If 
a 
general 
inquiry 
was 
made 
amongst 
the 
colored 
peo'ple 
throughout 
the 
country 
it 
would 
be 
found 
that 
thi'i 
is 
generally 
the 
case. 
I 
think 
that 
thi~ 
is 
one 
of 
the 
many 
indications 
of 
the 
great 
changes 
that 
Will 
soon 
take 
place 
when 
our 
dear 
Redeemer 
assumes 
his 
power 
and 
reigns. 
Yours 
in 
the 
service 
of 
the 
loving 
Master, 
C. 
C. 
SEABROOK,-[(alisas. 
GENTLEMEN 
,- 
Being 
in 
possession 
of 
the 
first 
three 
volumes 
of 
the 
MIL­ 
LENNIAL 
DAWN 
series, 
through 
a 
rather 
peculiar 
circumstance, 
I 
request 
information 
in 
regard 
to 
the 
succeeding 
volumes, 
and 
prices. 
I 
may 
as 
well 
inform 
you 
that 
heretofore 
I 
had 
hP('n 
a 
skeptic 
in 
regard 
to 
the 
Bible 
until 
I 
got 
hold 
of 
the 
hooks 
mentioned. 
No 
person 
of 
intelligence 
can 
read 
these 
books 
and 
not 
be 
convinced. 
They 
are 
truly 
wonderful 
and. 
sh~w 
that 
God 
would 
surely 
raise 
up 
men 
who 
can 
and 
Will 
mterpret 
the 
Scriptures 
harmoniously. 
Yours 
respectfully, 
H. 
C. 
MITCHELL.-Ohio. 
\"or,. 
XXV 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
APRIL 
15, 
1904 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
Xo.8 
COULD 
THE 
HEATHEN 
DO 
WORSE? 
General 
AlexeI 
Nicolacvitch 
Kouropatkin, 
the 
famous 
sol­ 
dier, 
upon 
whom 
Russia 
depends 
for 
the 
success 
of 
her 
army 
in 
the 
far 
east, 
is 
said 
to 
be 
the 
most 
popular 
officer 
in 
the 
Russian 
service, 
allll 
is 
recognized 
as 
the 
Czar's 
best 
gcneral. 
He 
was 
a 
boy 
of 
eighteen 
when 
he 
began 
his 
military 
career 
untler 
Skobeleff 
and 
participated 
in 
all 
the 
brilliant 
engage­ 
mrnts 
in 
the 
war 
against 
the 
Bokharans. 
Kouropatkin 
did 
not 
become 
well 
known 
in 
the 
Russian 
army, 
says 
Ernest 
Haskell 
in 
the 
New 
York 
Evening 
Post, 
until 
years 
afterward, 
when 
hc 
was 
Skobelefl"s 
favorite 
captain 
and 
chief 
of 
staff 
at 
Plevna, 
Turkestan, 
in 
the 
conque'it 
of 
Khokand. 
Here 
is 
a 
picture 
of 
Kouropatkin 
as 
presented 
by 
the 
Indianapolis 
Journal: 
.. 
'It 
has 
been 
twenty-two 
years 
since 
the 
capture 
of 
Geok 
Tepe; 
perhaps 
Kouropatkin 
has 
become 
less 
sanguinary 
with 
age. 
But 
if 
he 
should 
live 
to 
he 
a 
hundred 
and 
in 
that 
time 
should 
become 
as 
mild-mannered 
and 
soft-hearted 
as 
any 
hu­ 
manitarian 
of 
the 
ago, 
he 
could 
never 
live 
down 
the 
memory 
of 
that 
dreadful 
day. 
Gcok 
Tepe 
was 
a 
fortress 
in 
Central 
Asia 
helll 
by 
thc 
Turkoman" 
and 
besieged 
for 
a 
month 
by 
Russian 
forces 
under 
Skobeleff. 
Kouropatkin 
was 
the 
active 
('omnul1l<ler. 
and 
wl\pn 
at 
la"t 
the 
strollghold 
fell 
111' 
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orch'rs 
to 
givc 
nn 
qll,li"tl'r 
011 
al'l'ouut 
of 
,1ge 
or 
Rr\:. 
A 
11d 
hrrp 
he 
adlled 
thc 
("rowning 
tnudl 
to 
the 
unlovl'ly 
leput:ltlOn 
as 
a 
hlll11an 
ii,'pr 
wlti"h 
lIP 
had 
<ralllcd 
in 
t:l!~ 
Rus-;o-Tllrkl~h 
war. 
" 
'The"" 
words 
of 
an 
eye-;itness 
give 
a 
faint 
idea 
of 
the 
glories 
of 
civilized 
warfare 
as 
pxemplificd 
by 
this 
famous 
gen­ 
era 
I. 
He 
~a~'s: 
Thc 
wholt· 
COlllltr,V 
WU'i 
l'overed 
With 
l'nrp<;cs. 
The 
1ll0l'lling 
after 
the 
battle 
they 
lay 
in 
rows 
like 
freshly 
mown 
hay, 
as 
they 
bad 
been 
swept 
down 
by 
tht> 
mitrailleurs 
and 
artillery. 
Hunrlreds 
(If 
women 
were 
sabered, 
aIHl 
I 
myself 
saw 
littlo 
ballies 
bayoneted 
or 
slashed 
to 
pieces. 
Many 
women 
werl' 
(lishonored 
before 
bemg 
killed. 
The 
troops, 
marl 
with 
drink 
and 
the 
lust 
of 
fighting, 
were 
allowecl 
to 
plunder 
and 
kill 
for 
three 
days 
after 
the 
assault.' 
"-Literary 
Digest. 
FROM 
TALK 
TO 
ACTION 
"Hitherto 
Socialism 
has 
been 
a 
theory. 
It 
has 
been 
de- 
bated 
by 
doctrinaires; 
it 
has 
sometimes 
been 
appliecl 
in 
micro­ 
scopic 
experiments, 
but 
never 
until 
now 
has 
It 
captured 
the 
government 
of 
a 
State 
as 
important 
as 
Saxony. 
There 
IS 
no 
parallel 
to 
it 
in 
the 
history 
of 
civilization. 
"It 
would 
seem 
to 
be 
uood 
policy 
for 
the 
German 
Socialists 
to 
concentrate 
their 
efforts 
on 
making 
Saxony 
an 
object 
lesson 
in 
the 
value 
of 
their 
theories. 
Of 
course 
their 
roarl 
is 
not 
yet 
clear. 
The 
lower 
house 
of 
the 
Saxon 
Parliament 
is 
chosen 
by 
a 
complicated 
system 
of 
double 
elcction, 
and 
most 
of 
the 
mem­ 
bers 
of 
the 
upper 
are 
appointel1 
for 
life. 
Still 
these 
paper 
harriers 
cannot 
long 
stand 
against 
a 
determined 
popular 
ma­ 
jority 
of 
a 
hundred 
thousand. 
If 
the 
Saxon 
people 
really 
want 
Socialism 
they 
can 
get 
it 
. 
"Like 
the 
other 
German 
States 
and 
the 
Empire 
itself, 
Sax­ 
onv 
has 
advanced 
some 
distance 
in 
this 
direction 
already. 
The 
railroads 
and 
telegraphs 
are 
public 
property. 
The 
business 
which 
in 
this 
country 
is 
done 
by 
express 
companies, 
msurance 
companies 
and 
private 
savings 
banks 
is 
done 
there 
largely 
by 
puhlic 
agencies, 
municipal, 
royal 
or 
imperial. 
If 
we 
should 
begin 
now 
to 
socialize 
our 
business 
affairs 
it 
would 
take 
us 
twenty 
years 
to 
reach 
the 
point 
at 
which 
Germany 
stands 
today. 
"Since 
the 
State 
in 
Germany 
now 
does 
everything 
that 
it 
can 
do 
consistently 
with 
the 
maintenance 
of 
the 
present 
social 
system, 
the 
advocates 
of 
a 
new 
social 
system 
have 
no 
prelimi­ 
naries 
to 
dispose 
of 
before 
putting 
their 
own 
theories 
to 
a 
com­ 
plete 
test. 
They 
have 
waned 
through 
the 
shallows 
of 
public 
own('rship 
of 
public 
utilities, 
anll 
the 
next 
move 
must 
be 
to 
strike 
out 
into 
the 
deep 
waters 
of 
Socialism. 
"It 
seems 
to 
be 
'up 
to' 
the 
German 
Socialists 
to 
try 
this 
experimcnt 
in 
Saxony. 
A 
kingdom 
as 
populous 
as 
Ohio 
fur­ 
nif<!Irs 
an 
ample 
fiel(] 
for 
a 
fair 
te4. 
Tht> 
grcat 
l'ottnn 
mills 
of 
Chemnitz, 
the 
machine 
shops 
of 
Zwickau, 
the 
type 
foundries 
of 
Leipzig, 
the 
mines 
of 
the 
Erzgebirge, 
would 
be 
impressive 
examples 
of 
socialized 
industry 
if 
they 
were 
worked 
success­ 
fully 
by 
the 
State. 
Probably 
the 
success 
of 
such 
an 
experi­ 
ment 
would 
complete 
the 
triumph 
of 
the 
Social 
Democrats 
in 
the 
German 
Empire, 
and 
it 
would 
certainly 
give 
a 
powerful 
[3350] 
(111-115) glory and virtue,” that we may be ever in the attitude of our dear Brother Paul, who rejoiced that he was “counted worthy to suffer shame for his name,” who did so much for us! “For him, I count as gain each loss, Disgrace for him, renown; Well might I glory in the cross While he prepares my crown.” May these be the sentiments of each dear “footstep follower” (1 Pet. 2:21) until they “finish their course with joy” and see their dear Redeemer face to face. With true Christian love, I remain yours in the “one hope of our calling.” M. M. Sprincer,—Colporteur. Dear Bro. RUSSELL,— I have been long wanting to write to you. Since August last year when the Lord graciously called me, I have been by his gracious help holding steadily on to the faith. Your books, together with Zron’s Warcu Tower, (to which I look forward eagerly) and other interesting tracts, etc., have been a valuable help to me, so instructive have they heen. It has helped to give the daily reading of the Holy Word an additional delight. Many passages having struck me as being peculiarly beautiful, I have learned them by heart, and while at my work (being an engine driver) I love to repeat them over and over to myself amid the roar and rattle of the revolving machinery. I have tried, oh, so hard. with, I hope, the blessing of the Lord, to interest some of my fellow-workmen in the great truth, and as you know have caused two of them at least to become subscribers to the Warcu Tower. As a child of God, wholly consecrated to him, I am anxious that all around me should partake of the blessings and peace of mind that a child of God has amid the numerous distraections of life. Mv eyes have been opened to the fact that there are many blessed privileges I can live up to even in this life, and my Father has been surpassingly good to me. I am a simple man and do not know very much, but the good fortune that has come to me and in which you have, under God, taken a part, impels me to write to you, repeating my thanks with a rejoicing heart. With much Christian love, yours very sincerely, W. R. Convers.—India. ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa. Dean BRETHREN,— Some weeks ago I received (as a Presbyterian minister, I suppose) a free copy of your “Divine Plan of the Ages.” Before acknowledging it, I have taken time to read it. I now ask that you will send a cloth-bound copy of it to a friend and send your bill to me. You can also put me down as a subscriber to Zion’s WarcH Tower. I expect later to order the MILLENNIAL Dawn series in leather. It is needless to say that the “Divine Plan of the Ages” has both interested and comforted me. I am anxious to follow up the series and to exchange a personal letter or two on some points, Yours very truly, A. W. N..—WMissouri. Dear BROTHER, . Regarding the article in the Feb. 1 TowEr “Can the Ethiopian Change His Skin,” allow me to say, that I have ascertained by inquiry, from different colored people, that in this small town there are several instances of this change taking place. It usually begins with a small spot on some part of the body and gradually enlarges, and, strange to say, the individuals are loath to speak of it. My information extends to other communities, and the same experiences are occurring there. This appears to be general amongst the race all over the country. If a general inquiry was made amongst the colored people throughout the country it would be found that this is generally the case. I think that this is one of the many indications of the great changes that will soon take place when our dear Redeemer assumes his power and reigns. Yours in the service of the loving Master, Cc. C. SEaBrooK,—Kansas. GENTLEMEN,— Being in possession of the first three volumes of the MIrLENNIAL DAWN series, through a rather peculiar circumstance, I request information in regard to the succeeding volumes, and prices. I may as well inform you that heretofore I had heen a skeptic in regard to the Bible until I got hold of the books mentioned. No person of intelligence can read these books and not be convinced. They are truly wonderful and show that God would surely raise up men who can and will interpret the Scriptures harmoniously. Yours respectfully, H. C. MircHey.—Ohio. Vou. XXV ALLEGHENY, PA., APRIL 15, 1904 No. 8 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER COULD THE HEATHEN DO WORSE? General Alexel Nicolacvitch Kouropatkin, the famous soldier, upon whom Russia depends for the success of her army in the far east, is said to be the most popular officer in the Russian service, and is recognized as the Czar’s best general. He was a boy of eighteen when he began his military career under Skobeleff and participated in all the brilliant engagements in the war against the Bokharans. Kouropatkin did not become well known in the Russian army, says Ernest Haskell in the New York Evening Post, until years afterward, when he was Skobeleff’s favorite captain and chief of staff at Plevna, Turkestan, in the conquest of Khokand. Here is a picture of Kouropatkin as presented by the Indianapolis Journal: “It has been twenty-two years since the capture of Geok Tepe; perhaps Kouropatkin has become less sanguinary with age. But if he should live to be a hundred and in that time should become as mild-mannered and soft-hearted as any humanilarian of the age, he could never live down the memory of that dreadful day. Geok Tepe was a fortress in Central Asia held by the Turkomans and besieged for a month by Russian forces under Skobeleff. Kouropatkin was the active commander, and when at last the stronghold fell he gave orders to give no quarter on account of age or sex. And here he added the crowning touch to the unlovely reputation as a human tiger which he had gained in the Russo-Turkish war. “The words of an eye-witness give a faint idea of the glories of civilized warfare as exemplificd by this famous general, He says: The whole country was covered with corpses. The morning after the battle they lay in rows like freshly mown hay, as they had been swept down by the mitrailleurs and artillery. Hundreds of women were sabered, and I myself saw little babies bayoneted or siashed to pieces. Many women were dishonored before being killed. The troops, mad with drink and the lust of fighting, were allowed to plunder and kill for three days after the assault.’ ”—Literary Digest. FROM TALK TO ACTION “Hitherto Socialism has been a theory. It has heen de bated by doctrinaires; it has somctimes been applied in microscopic experiments, but never until now has it captured the government of a State as important as Saxony. There 1s no parallel to it in the history of civilization. “It would seem to be good policy for the German Socialists to concentrate their efforts on making Saxony an object lesson in the value of their theories. Of course their road is not yet clear. The lower house of the Saxon Parliament is chosen by a complicated system of double elcetion, and most of the members of the upper are appointed for life. Still these paper harriers cannot long stand against a determined popular majority of a hundred thousand. If the Saxon people really want Socialism they can get it. “Like the other German States and the Empire itself, Saxony has advanced some distance in this direction already. The railroads and telegraphs are public property. The business which in this country is done by express companies, insurance companies and private savings banks is done there largely by public agencies, municipal, royal or imperial. If we should begin now to socialize our business affairs it would take us twenty years to reach the point at which Germany stands today. “Since the State in Germany now does everything that it can do consistently with the maintenance of the present social system, the advocates of a new social system have no preliminaries to dispose of before putting their own theories to a complete test. They have waded through the shallows of public ownership of public utilities, and the next move must be to strike out into the deep waters of Socialism. “Tt seems to be ‘up to’ the German Socialists to try this experiment in Saxony. A kingdom as populous as Ohio furnishes an ample field for a fair test. The great cotton mills of Chemnitz, the machine shops of Zwickau, the type foundries of Leipzig, the mines of the Erzgebirge, would be impressive exampies of socialized industry if they were worked successfully by the State. Probably the success of such an experiment would complete the triumph of the Social Democrats in the German Empire, and it would certainly give a powerful [3350]

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