Publication date
7/15/05
Volume
26
Number
14
The WatchTower
Views from the Watch Tower
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(207-211) 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWEk 
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PA. 
Father, 
because 
faithful 
in 
bearing 
the 
iniquities 
of 
the 
many, 
therefore, 
"God 
will 
divide 
him 
a 
portion 
with 
the 
great." 
How 
great 
a 
portion 
is 
not 
here 
stated. 
Other 
Scriptures 
inform 
us 
that 
the 
Father 
has 
given 
him 
a 
portion 
with 
himself-he 
over­ 
came 
and 
sat 
down 
with 
the 
Father 
in 
his 
throne. 
He 
has 
in­ 
deed 
been 
granted 
a 
portion 
with 
the 
great-the 
great 
Jehovah. 
In 
turn 
he 
shall 
divide 
the 
spoil 
with 
the 
strong, 
the 
spoil 
of 
his 
great 
conquest 
over 
sin 
and 
death 
at 
the 
cost 
of 
his 
own 
life, 
the 
spoil 
of 
victory, 
the 
reward 
of 
his 
own 
high 
exaltation 
far 
above 
angels, 
principalities 
and 
powers, 
and 
every 
name 
that 
is 
named-the 
reward 
of 
his 
high 
relationship 
with 
the 
Father, 
the 
reward 
of 
his 
Millennial 
kingdom 
and 
its 
opportunities 
and 
privileges 
of 
blessing 
the 
whole 
groaning 
creation, 
the 
reward 
of 
the 
Father's 
smile 
and 
favor 
eternally. 
This 
"spoil," 
which 
all 
came 
to 
the 
dear 
Redeemer 
as 
the 
one 
who 
kept 
the 
Law 
and 
redeemed 
the 
world 
with 
his 
own 
precious 
blood, 
this 
spoil 
he 
proposes 
to 
share 
with 
the 
faithful 
of 
his 
followers, 
the 
overcomers, 
here 
called 
"the 
strong." 
0, 
what 
a 
thought! 
In 
all 
our 
weaknesses 
and 
imperfections 
we 
are 
by 
the 
Lord's 
grace 
enabled 
to 
come 
off 
conquerors 
and 
more 
than 
conquerors 
through 
him 
who 
loved 
us 
and 
bought 
us 
with 
his 
precious 
blood. 
With 
the 
Apostle 
we 
can 
say, 
"When 
I 
am 
weak, 
then 
am 
I 
strong;" 
when 
I 
realize 
my 
own 
imperfections 
and 
shortcom­ 
ings 
then, 
by 
faith 
realizing 
the 
strength 
and 
perfection 
of 
my 
dear 
Redeemer 
and 
his 
provision 
for 
all 
who 
are 
his, 
I 
can 
be 
strong 
in 
faith 
and 
trust 
and 
love, 
and 
realize 
that 
the 
exceed­ 
ing 
great 
and 
precious 
promises 
of 
God's 
Word 
are 
yea 
and 
amen 
to 
me. 
In 
the 
present 
life, 
then, 
by 
faith 
we 
have 
a. 
por­ 
tion 
with 
the 
Lord, 
and 
may 
reckon 
ourselves 
as 
having 
passed 
from 
death 
unto 
life, 
as 
heirs 
of 
God 
and 
joint-heirs 
with 
Jesus 
Christ 
our 
Lord. 
But 
the 
attainment 
of 
all 
these 
things, 
their 
fulness 
and 
completeness, 
lies 
beyond 
the 
grave, 
beyond 
the 
res­ 
urrection, 
when 
all 
the 
faithful 
shall 
be 
with 
him 
and, 
like 
him, 
share 
his 
glory, 
for 
"he 
will 
divide 
the 
spoil 
with 
the 
strong." 
THE 
CAVSE 
OF 
THE 
MATTER 
Our 
lesson 
closes 
with 
a 
reiteration 
of 
the 
general 
facts 
stated. 
All 
of 
this 
greatness 
given 
to 
our 
Lord 
and 
shared 
with 
his 
faithful 
followers 
is 
because 
he 
poured 
out 
his 
soul 
unto 
death, 
and 
was 
numbered 
with 
the 
transgressors, 
and 
bore 
the 
sins 
of 
many, 
and 
made 
intercession 
for 
the 
transgressors. 
How 
emphatically 
the 
Scriptures 
point 
out 
to 
us 
that 
without 
the 
shedding 
of 
blood 
there 
is 
no 
remission 
of 
sins, 
that 
without 
the 
ransom 
price 
being 
paid 
there 
could 
have 
been 
no 
release 
of 
Adam 
and 
his 
race 
from 
the 
sentence 
of 
death, 
no 
hope 
of 
any 
of 
them 
attaining 
life 
everlasting. 
As 
we 
appreciate 
this 
great 
central 
thought 
of 
the 
divine 
plan, 
let 
us 
reverence 
our 
dear 
Master 
the 
more 
as 
the 
author 
of 
our 
faith, 
who, 
by 
and 
by, 
will 
be 
the 
finisher 
of 
it, 
and 
let 
us 
seek 
more 
and 
more 
to 
be 
faithful 
to 
him 
and 
to 
walk 
in 
his 
steps 
and 
to 
lay 
down 
our 
lives 
for 
the 
brethren. 
THE 
CHATTANOOGA 
CONVENTION 
Although 
we 
were 
unfortunate 
in 
the 
selection 
of 
the 
date 
of 
this 
Convention, 
June 
being 
a 
very 
busy 
time 
for 
the 
South­ 
ern 
farmer, 
nevertheless 
we 
had 
a 
delightful 
season 
of 
fellow­ 
ship. 
The 
~atherin~ 
numbered 
about 
150 
from 
every 
quarter 
of 
the 
Southland, 
with 
a 
fair 
representation 
from 
more 
north­ 
erly 
States. 
The 
Sundar 
afternoon 
session 
was 
for 
the 
public 
and 
had 
an 
attendance 
0 
between 
500 
and 
600. 
We 
have 
reason 
to 
hope 
that 
some 
true 
Israelites 
profited 
by 
the 
discourse 
on 
The 
Oath-bound 
Covenant, 
"In 
thy 
seed 
shall 
all 
the 
families 
of 
the 
earth 
be 
blessed." 
The 
dear 
friends 
of 
the 
Chattanooga 
church 
managed 
the 
arrangements 
so 
well 
that 
we 
heard 
not 
a 
single 
murmur. 
Everybody 
looked 
happy 
with 
a 
holy 
joy 
that 
lit 
aU 
faces. 
The 
testimonials, 
too, 
corroborated 
this. 
Nearly 
all 
told 
of 
a 
share 
of 
the 
opposition 
promised 
to 
all 
who 
seek 
to 
closely 
follow 
the 
Savior, 
and 
of 
joys 
from 
the 
truth 
which 
made 
opposition 
seem 
light 
amictions 
in 
view 
of 
the 
hopes 
of 
future 
glory 
with 
our 
Lord. 
Two 
Baptist 
ministers 
were 
in 
attendance 
at 
nearly 
all 
of 
the 
sessions, 
and 
one 
of 
these 
at 
the 
close 
of 
the 
Love 
Feast, 
told 
the 
writer 
of 
his 
proposed 
methods 
for 
extending 
the 
knowledge 
of 
the 
"good 
tidings 
of 
great 
joy 
for 
all 
people" 
to 
many 
whom 
he 
has 
been 
serving 
hitherto 
as 
a 
Baptist. 
Eleven 
brethren 
and 
ten 
sisters 
symbolized 
their 
con­ 
secration 
by 
water 
immersion. 
It 
is 
our 
hope 
that 
all 
present 
were 
richly 
repaid 
for 
their 
expenditures 
of 
time 
and 
money 
and 
that 
the 
blessings 
of 
the 
Lord 
poured 
upon 
their 
hearts 
will 
extend 
to 
their 
friends 
and 
brethren 
at 
their 
various 
homes. 
VOL. 
XXVI 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
JULY 
15, 
1905 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No. 
14 
LUTHERAN 
VIEW 
OF 
BAPTISM 
The 
clipping 
below 
from 
The 
Young 
Lutheram 
is 
not, 
as 
some 
might 
suppose, 
from 
a 
couple 
of 
centuries 
back" 
but 
from 
the 
January, 
1905, 
issue: 
"Often 
We 
are 
asked 
questions 
concerning 
Baptism, 
the 
proper 
time 
and 
place 
for 
it, 
who 
should 
be 
the 
sponsors, 
etc. 
It 
may 
be 
well 
to 
explain 
at 
this 
place: 
"Baptism 
is 
that 
act, 
commanded 
by 
God 
and 
promised 
his 
blessing, 
by 
which 
we 
are 
forgiven 
our 
sins 
(Mark 
1:4; 
Luke 
3: 
3) 
and 
are 
made 
children 
of 
God. 
A 
person 
who 
wilfully 
neglects 
baptism 
is 
surely 
lost, 
as 
we 
read 
John 
3:5: 
'Except 
a 
man 
be 
born 
of 
water 
and 
of 
the 
spirit, 
he 
cannot 
enter 
the 
kingdom 
of 
God.' 
"This 
may 
seem 
hard, 
but 
God 
simply 
says: 
'If 
you 
wish 
to 
enter 
my 
kingdom 
you 
must 
enter 
the 
way 
I 
want 
you 
to 
by 
being 
baptized,' 
just 
as 
any 
society 
can 
say: 
'If 
you 
wish 
to 
belong 
to 
this 
society 
you 
must 
go 
through 
the 
order 
adopted 
by 
us 
to 
become 
a 
full 
member.' 
Surely 
all 
would 
say 
they 
have 
a 
right 
to 
do 
that; 
just 
80 
God. 
has 
a 
right 
to 
say 
how 
he 
wants 
us 
to 
enter 
his 
kingdom. 
"So 
we 
see 
that 
it 
is 
very 
important 
for 
everyone 
to 
be 
baptized. 
Neglecting 
to 
have 
our 
children 
baptized 
as 
early 
as 
possible 
is 
taking 
a 
risk 
which 
none 
of 
us 
can 
afford." 
• 
• 
• 
Some 
have 
thought 
that 
in 
treating 
the 
subject 
of 
Baptism 
in 
MILLENNIAL 
DAWN, 
Vol. 
VI., 
chapter 
10, 
We 
were 
rather 
severe 
in 
our 
strictures 
upon 
the 
views 
of 
"Christendom" 
which 
make 
a 
child 
liable 
to 
enter 
torment 
becaUSe 
its 
par­ 
ents 
neglected 
to 
have 
some 
drops 
of 
water 
put 
on 
its 
head 
with 
a 
formula 
of 
words. 
The 
above 
shows 
that 
we 
were 
quite 
within 
the 
truth, 
however 
strange 
it 
may 
seem 
that 
seemingly 
safe 
and 
sane 
people 
can 
so 
believe 
and 
teach. 
Would 
that 
all 
might 
see 
the 
true 
meaning 
of 
this 
important 
ordinance! 
How 
much 
it 
would 
assist 
them 
to 
an 
understanding 
of 
the 
divine 
character 
and 
plan. 
Get 
your 
friends 
in 
all 
denomina­ 
tions 
to 
read 
that 
one 
chapter. 
RISING 
OF 
RUSSIAN 
PEASANTRY 
The 
Russian 
landowners 
are 
alarmed 
at 
last. 
All 
over 
the 
great 
middle 
belt 
the 
peasants 
are 
murdering 
the 
landlords, 
pillaging 
and 
burning 
houses 
and 
refineries. 
The 
inhabitants 
of 
the 
country 
towns 
who 
belong 
to 
the 
reactionary 
little 
bour­ 
geoisie 
are 
frightened 
for 
their 
own 
safety 
and 
that 
of 
their 
property. 
Even 
in 
Moscow 
and 
Nijni 
Novgorod 
there 
is 
great 
uneasiness. 
One 
result 
has 
been 
the 
demand 
of 
the 
nobles 
who 
met 
at 
the 
old 
capital 
that 
some 
small 
concessions 
in 
the 
way 
of 
popular 
representation 
should 
be 
made 
in 
order 
that 
the 
rising 
flood 
of 
disorder 
may 
be 
stemmed 
in 
time. 
As 
long 
as 
the 
outbreaks 
were 
confined 
to 
the 
big 
cities 
there 
was 
not 
much 
to 
fear. 
There 
the 
trouble 
was 
as 
much 
industrial 
as 
political. 
But 
many 
of 
the 
workmen 
have 
gone 
back 
to 
their 
villages 
as 
political 
propagandiSts. 
These 
per­ 
sons 
act 
as 
agents 
for 
the 
revolutionists. 
They 
are 
successfUl, 
however, 
because 
they 
found 
the 
conditions 
favorable 
.•••• 
This 
dangerous 
Jacquerie, 
or 
peasant 
uprising, 
is 
called 
pugachevshchina 
in 
Russia, 
after 
the 
eighteenth 
century 
rebel 
leader, 
Pugachey, 
who 
championed 
the 
autocracy 
against 
the 
officials 
and 
the 
landlords. 
In 
the 
same 
way 
the 
peasants 
of 
today 
have 
no 
grievance 
against 
the 
Emperor. 
To 
the 
mujiks 
he 
is 
still 
the 
''Little 
Father." 
It 
is 
the 
Tc1wnomiks 
who, 
in 
the 
opinion 
of 
the 
peasants 
brought 
on 
the 
war, 
who 
precipi­ 
tated 
the 
strikes, 
who 
attacked 
the 
people. 
The 
official 
class 
is 
blamed 
for 
supporting 
the 
landlords 
against 
the 
cultivators 
and 
the 
manufacturers 
against 
the 
workpeople. 
When 
the 
decree 
of 
the 
Holy 
Synod 
called 
on 
the 
loyal 
population 
to 
combat 
the 
enemies 
of 
the 
Czar 
and 
the 
govern­ 
ment 
the 
ignorant 
peasants 
were 
told 
that 
it 
was 
directed 
against 
the 
nobles 
and 
the 
landed 
proprietors. 
Mysterious 
leaflets 
were 
circulated, 
stating 
that 
Nicholas 
was 
in 
danger 
and 
had 
been 
deposed 
and 
thrown 
into 
prison 
by 
the 
nobles. 
The 
appeal 
continued: 
"Hasten 
to 
help 
him, 
plunder 
the 
land­ 
lords. 
slay 
the 
enemies 
of 
the 
Czar 
and 
the 
Fatherland." 
..•. 
The 
situation 
in 
certain 
details 
suggests 
the 
early 
stages 
of 
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(207-211) Father, because faithful in bearing the iniquities of the many, therefore, “God will divide him a portion with the great.” How great a portian is not here stated. Other Scriptures inform us that the Father has given him a portion with himself—he overcame and sat down with the Father in his throne. He has indeed been granted a portion with the great—the great Jehovah. In turn he shall divide the spoil with the strong, the spoil of his great conquest over sin and death at the cost of his own life, the spoil of victory, the reward of his own high exaltation far above angels, principalities and powers, and every name that is named—the reward of his high relationship with the Father, the reward of his Millennial kingdom and its opportunities and privileges of blessing the whole groaning creation, the reward of the Father’s smile and favor eternally. This “spoil,” which all came to the dear Redeemer as the one who kept the Law and redeemed the world with his own precious blood, this spoil he proposes to share with the faithful of his followers, the overcomers, here called “the strong.” OQ, what a thought! In all our weaknesses and imperfections we are by the Lord’s grace enabled to come off conquerors and more than conquerors through him who loved us and bought us with his precious blood. With the Apostle we can say, “When I am weak, then am I strong;” when I realize my own imperfections and shortcomings then, by faith realizing the strength and perfection of my dear Redeemer and his provision for all who are his, I can be ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa, strong in faith and trust and love, and realize that the exceeding great and precious promises of God’s Word are yea and amen to me. In the present life, then, by faith we have a portion with the Lord, and may reckon ourselves as having passed from death unto life, as heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ our Lord. But the attainment of all these things, their fulness and completeness, lies beyond the grave, beyond the resurrection, when all the faithful shall be with him and, like him, share his glory, for “he will divide the spoil with the strong.” THE CAUSE OF THE MATTER Our lesson closes with a reiteration of the general facts stated. All of this greatness given to our Lord and shared with his faithful followers is because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors, and bore the sins of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. How emphatically the Scriptures point out to us that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins, that without the ransom price being paid there could have been no release of Adam and his race from the sentence of death, no hope of any of them attaining life everlasting. As we appreciate this great central thought of the divine plan, let us reverence our dear Master the more as the author of our faith, who, by and by, will be the finisher of it, and let us seek more and more to be faithful to him and to walk in his steps and to lay down our lives for the brethren. THE CHATTANOOGA CONVENTION Although we were unfortunate in the selection of the date of this Convention, June being a very busy time for the Southern farmer, nevertheless we had a delightful season of fellowship. The gathering numbered about 150 from every quarter of the Southland, with a fair representation from more northerly States. The Sunday afternoon session was for the public and had an attendance of between 500 and 600. We have reason to hope that some true Israelites profited by the discourse on The Oath-bound Covenant, “In thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” The dear friends of the Chattanooga church managed the arrangements so well that we heard not a single murmur. Everybody looked happy with a holy joy that lit all faces. The testimonials, too, corroborated this. Nearly all told of a share of the opposition promised to all who seek to closely follow the Savior, and of joys from the truth which made opposition seem light afflictions in view of the hopes of future glory with our Lord. Two Baptist ministers were in attendance at nearly all of the sessions, and one of these at the close of the Love Feast, told the writer of his proposed methods for extending the knowledge of the “good tidings of great joy for all people” to many whom he has been serving hitherto as a Baptist. Eleven brethren and ten sisters symbolized their consecration by water immersion. It is our hope that all present were richly repaid for their expenditures of time and money and that the blessings ef the Lord poured upon their hearts will extend to their friends and brethren at their various homes. Vou. XXVI No. 14 ALLEGHENY, PA., JULY 15, 1905 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER LUTHERAN VIEW OF BAPTISM The clipping below from The Young Lutheran is not, as some might suppose, from a couple of centuries back, but from the January, 1905, issue: “Often we are asked questions concerning Baptism, the proper time and place for it, who should be the sponsors, etc. It may be well to explain at this place: . “Baptism is that act, commanded by God and promised his blessing, by which we are forgiven our sins (Mark 1:4; Luke 3:3) and are made children of God. A person who wilfully neglects baptism is surely lost, as we read John 3:5: ‘Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God’ “This may seem hard, but God simply says: ‘If you wish to enter my kingdom you must enter the way I want you to by being baptized,’ just as any society can say: ‘If you wish to belong to this society you must go through the order adopted by us to become a full member.’ Surely all would say they have a right to do that; just so God has a right to say how he wants us to enter his kingdom. “So we see that it is very important for every one to be baptized. Neglecting to have our children baptized as early as possible is taking a risk which none of us can afford.” * * * Some have thought that in treating the subject of Baptism in MILLENNIAL Dawn, Vol. vi., chapter 10, we were rather severe in our strictures upon the views of “Christendom” which make a child liable to enter torment because its parents neglected to have some drops of water put on its head with a formula of words. The above shows that we were quite within the truth, however strange it may seem that seemingly safe and sane people can so believe and teach. Would that all might see the true meaning of this important ordinance! How much it would assist them to an understanding of the divine character and plan. Get your friends in all denominations to read that one chapter. RISING OF RUSSIAN PEASANTRY The Russian landowners are alarmed at last. All over the great middle belt the peasants are murdering the landlords, pillaging and burning houses and refineries. The inhabitants of the country towns who belong to the reactionary little bourgeoisie are frightened for their own safety and that of their property. Even in Moscow and Nijni Novgorod there is great uneasiness. One result has been the demand of the nobles who met at the old capital that some small concessions in the way of popular representation should be made in order that the rising flood of disorder may be stemmed in time. As long as the outbreaks were confined to the big cities there was not much to fear. There the trouble was as much industrial as political. But many of the workmen have gone back to their villages as political propagandists. These persons act as agents for the revolutionists. They are successful, however, because they found the conditions favorable... .. This dangerous Jacquerie, or peasant uprising, is called pugachevshchina in Russia, after the eighteenth century rebel leader, Pugachey, who championed the autocracy against the officials and the landlords. In the same way the peasants of today have no grievance against the Emperor. To the mujiks he is still the “Little Father.” It is the Tchonorniks who, in the opinion of the peasants brought on the war, who precipitated the strikes, who attacked the ple. The official class is blamed for supporting the landlords : against the cultivators and the manufacturers against the workpeople. When the decree of the Holy Synod called on the loyal population to combat the enemies of the Czar and the government the ignorant peasants were told that it was directed against the nobles and the landed proprietors, Mysterious leaflets were circulated, stating that Nicholas was in danger and had been deposed and thrown into prison by the nobles. The appeal continued: “Hasten to help him, plunder the landlords. slay the enemies of the Czar and the Fatherland.” .... The situation in certain details suggests the early stages of [3592]

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