Publication date
10/15/05
Volume
26
Number
20
The WatchTower
The Editor's Western Tour
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ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
ALLJlCHIlKY. 
FA. 
not. 
Our 
heavenly 
Father 
wants 
us 
to 
work 
for 
him, 
not 
for 
results,-work 
from 
principle, 
not 
from 
a 
mere 
desire 
to 
see 
our 
efforts 
prospering. 
Should 
we 
not 
also 
esteem 
the 
fruit 
borne 
in 
our 
lives 
of 
more 
consequence 
than 
the 
results 
of 
labors 
in 
the 
harvest 
field? 
Does 
not 
2 
Tim. 
2: 
6 
teach 
this? 
So 
even 
if 
there 
was 
no 
fruit 
from 
the 
colporteur 
labors 
except 
the 
fruits 
of 
patience, 
humility 
and 
fortitude 
borne 
in 
our 
own 
lives, 
it 
would 
more 
than 
pay 
to 
be 
in 
that 
work, 
but 
there 
is 
other 
kind 
of 
fruit 
too, 
and 
we 
pilgrim 
brethren 
would 
like 
to 
tell 
of 
that 
for 
their 
encouragement. 
"God's 
mercy 
'tis 
which 
hides 
results­ 
A 
mercy 
which 
our 
good 
consults; 
For 
did 
he 
choose 
he 
could 
reveal 
The 
fruitage 
of 
our 
Christian 
zeal. 
"He 
might 
have 
shown 
the 
seed 
you 
thought 
Had 
surely 
died 
and 
come 
to 
naught 
Was 
living 
in 
some 
unknown 
place 
Producing 
words 
and 
works 
of 
grace." 
May 
the 
dear 
Lord 
continue 
to 
bless 
those 
noble 
brethren 
and 
sisters 
who 
in 
this 
way 
are 
"laying 
down 
their 
lives 
for 
the 
brethren." 
With 
Christian 
love 
in 
the' 
royal 
service 
of 
the 
King, 
BENJ. 
H. 
BARTON,-Pilgrim. 
DEAR 
BRO. 
IN 
CHRIST 
JESUS: 
I 
am 
so 
thankful 
to 
the 
Lord 
for 
having 
brought 
my 
hus­ 
band 
and 
myl!lelf 
out 
of 
that 
awful 
darkness 
into 
the 
light 
of 
present 
truth, 
that 
I 
want 
to 
write 
you 
a 
few 
lines 
in 
regard 
to 
same. 
We 
were 
spiritualists 
for 
five 
years: 
In 
fact 
I 
was 
a. 
trance 
medium, 
although 
I 
could 
never 
bring 
myself 
to 
take 
any 
money 
for 
it, 
as 
I 
regarded 
it 
altogether 
too 
holy 
to 
use 
it 
for 
earthly 
gain; 
yet 
for 
the 
past 
few 
years 
I 
was 
not 
satill­ 
fied 
with 
it 
and 
its 
teaching, 
and 
I 
prayed 
to 
the 
Lord 
to 
show 
me 
whether 
it 
was 
his 
work, 
as 
I 
had 
always 
remarked 
to 
the 
spirits 
if 
it 
were 
God's 
work 
I 
would 
be 
very 
thankful 
for 
the 
gift 
and 
to 
be 
his 
instrument 
to 
further 
his 
truth; 
but 
if 
it 
were 
the 
devil's 
I 
did 
not 
wish 
for 
any 
of 
it. 
Whereupon 
they 
always 
replied, 
"There 
is 
no 
devil," 
and 
that 
it 
is 
God'fl 
work. 
I 
gave 
up 
friends 
for 
their 
sake, 
and 
for 
two 
years 
I 
lived 
in 
a 
haunted 
house 
suffering 
untold 
agony, 
doing, 
as 
they 
told 
me, 
what 
God 
had 
ordained 
me 
to 
do, 
to 
release 
an 
earth­ 
bound 
spirit, 
the 
spirit 
of 
a 
man 
that 
committed 
suicidp 
by 
cutting 
his 
throat 
from 
ear 
to 
ear. 
Many 
times 
I 
suffered 
to 
horror 
and 
agony 
of 
having 
the 
sensation 
of 
a 
razor 
cut 
my 
throat 
from 
ear 
to 
ear. 
This 
they 
told 
me 
was 
to 
be 
a 
proof 
when 
that 
spirit 
was 
near 
me: 
Time 
upon 
time 
I 
suffered 
dying 
agonies 
to 
bring 
tests 
to 
friends. 
Prior 
to 
my 
coming 
into 
the 
truth 
last 
fall, 
I 
had 
a 
very 
severe 
trial, 
which 
I 
thought 
I 
could 
not 
bear, 
and 
when 
I 
prayed 
to 
die 
a 
beautiful 
little 
form 
appeared 
assuring 
me 
God 
would 
forgive, 
and 
I 
would 
suffer 
no 
punishment 
if 
I 
committed 
sui­ 
cide, 
which 
I 
had 
intended. 
But, 
thank 
God, 
my 
husband 
watched 
me 
until 
I 
became 
more 
calm, 
and 
could 
reason 
again, 
That 
was 
just 
one 
week 
before 
the 
booklet, 
"What 
say 
the 
Scriptures 
on 
Spiritualism" 
was 
placed 
in 
my 
hands. 
When 
studying 
that 
for 
two 
hours, 
and 
fighting 
the 
great 
battle 
all 
night, 
I 
knew 
whom 
I 
had 
been 
serving, 
and 
so 
you 
can 
probably 
gain 
a 
glimpse 
of 
why 
I 
say 
awful 
darkness. 
In 
fact 
I 
could 
write 
many 
more 
experiences, 
should 
you 
think 
they 
would 
be 
any 
benefit 
to 
God's 
people. 
I 
rejoice 
in 
the 
Lord 
and 
pray 
he 
may 
keep 
all. 
I 
desire 
to 
express 
my 
heartfelt 
thanks 
and 
appreciation 
to 
the 
Lord 
and 
to 
you, 
for 
the 
DAWNs-as 
Bible 
Keys. 
May 
the 
Lord 
continue 
to 
bless 
you 
and 
use 
you 
as 
that 
faithful 
steward, 
is 
our 
earnest 
prayer. 
Yours 
with 
Christian 
love, 
MRS. 
G. 
K.-Ill. 
VOL. 
XXVI 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
OCTOBER 
15, 
1905 
No. 
20 
THE 
EDITOR'S 
WESTERN 
TOUR 
(CONTINUED 
FROM 
LAST 
ISSUE) 
chairman 
and 
greeted 
all 
present 
in 
the 
name 
of 
our 
Society, 
and 
then 
the 
first 
testimony 
meeting 
began. 
Pilgrim 
Brother 
Harrison 
gave 
an 
able 
address 
in 
the 
afternoon, 
his 
subject 
being, 
"The 
cost 
to 
our 
Lord 
for 
the 
world's 
redemption." 
The 
necessity 
and 
value 
of 
the 
ransom 
were 
shown, 
as 
well 
as 
the 
Master's 
great 
sacrifice 
in 
leaving 
the 
realms 
of 
glory 
and 
en­ 
durin? 
all 
that 
our 
redemption 
cost. 
"Take 
heed 
to 
the 
doc­ 
trine' 
of 
the 
ransom 
was 
the 
essence 
of 
his 
discourse. 
The 
evening 
service, 
introduced 
by 
a 
servi('e 
of 
praise. 
was 
a 
Chart 
Discourse 
by 
Pilgrim 
Brother 
Barton, 
who 
made 
the 
various 
features 
of 
the 
divine 
plan 
very 
plain 
and 
very 
interesting. 
Saturday 
morning's 
opening 
service 
was 
one 
of 
praise 
and 
prayer, 
after 
which 
a 
question 
meeting, 
occupying 
two 
hours 
and 
involving 
a 
great 
variety 
of 
topics, 
prepared 
us 
all 
for 
noon 
refreshments 
and 
rest. 
The 
entire 
afternoon 
was 
devoted 
to 
the 
consideration 
of 
Baptism, 
showing 
the 
erroneous 
views, 
and, 
in 
contrast, 
the 
true 
teachings 
of 
the 
Bible 
on 
the 
subject-substantially 
as 
set 
forth 
in 
MILLENNIAL 
DAWN, 
Vol. 
VI. 
Following 
the 
dIscourse 
twenty-nine 
requested 
and 
received 
symbolic 
immersion 
in 
water, 
as 
illustrating 
and 
confessing 
their 
true 
baptism 
into 
Christ's 
death. 
Saturday 
evening 
Pilgrim 
Brother 
Barton 
addressed 
the 
Convention 
on 
the 
lessons 
of 
the 
Ninety-first 
Psalm-showing 
what 
it 
is 
to 
be 
safe 
under 
the 
protecting 
shadow 
of 
the 
Al­ 
mighty, 
and 
how 
these 
secured 
ones 
are 
protected 
from 
the 
various 
snares 
and 
deceptions 
of 
this 
harvest 
time. 
About 
300 
heard 
very 
attentively. 
Sunday 
forenoon 
brought 
another 
blessed 
testimony, 
praise 
and 
prayer 
meeting, 
after 
which 
we 
spent 
over 
an 
hour 
discuss­ 
ing 
the 
spiritual 
lessons 
taught 
by 
the 
Exposition, 
which 
many 
of 
you 
have 
read 
through 
the 
columns 
of 
the 
Pittsburgh 
DiB­ 
patch 
and 
other 
Monday 
publications, 
which 
now 
carry 
extra 
messages 
from 
the 
editor 
of 
this 
journal 
to 
so 
many 
of 
the 
friends 
weekly. 
The 
Sunday 
afternoon 
discourse 
we 
have 
already 
mentioned. 
The 
Convention 
closed 
that 
evening 
with 
a 
Love 
Feast 
intro­ 
duced 
by 
a 
short 
discourse 
on 
the 
Twenty-third 
Psalm. 
We 
parted, 
hoping 
to 
meet 
at 
the 
great 
Convention, 
"The 
General 
Assembly 
of 
the 
church 
of 
the 
firstborn." 
We 
left 
on 
the 
night 
train 
for 
Everett, 
Washington, 
about 
twenty 
friends 
of 
those 
parts 
accompanying 
us. 
EVERETT'S 
ONE-DAY 
CONVENTION 
Warm 
hearts 
and 
hands 
greeted 
us 
and 
entertained 
us 
at 
Oguen, 
Utah, 
was 
our 
next 
appointment. 
By 
this 
time 
our 
company 
was 
small, 
as 
some 
came 
no 
farther 
than 
Denver; 
however, 
othcrs 
joined 
us 
en 
route 
for 
Portland. 
The 
Ogden 
friends 
met 
us 
at 
the 
depot, 
and 
showed 
abundantly, 
by 
words 
and 
deeds, 
that 
they 
were 
glad 
of 
the 
one-session 
Convention. 
They 
had 
secured 
the 
use 
of 
the 
Mormon 
Tabernacle 
and 
had 
thoroughly 
advertised 
our 
discourse, 
''To 
Hell 
and 
Back. 
Who 
are 
there? 
Hope 
for 
many 
of 
them." 
About 
600 
were 
present, 
a 
very 
large 
audience 
for 
us 
in 
a 
city 
of 
Ogden's 
size. 
Excellent 
attention 
was 
given 
for 
nearly 
two 
hours, 
while 
we 
endeavored 
to 
show 
forth 
that 
the 
real 
pen­ 
ality 
for 
sin 
is 
death, 
that 
the 
tomb 
is 
the 
hell 
of 
the 
Bible 
and 
that 
the 
salvation 
promised 
as 
a 
result 
of 
Christ's 
death 
and 
a 
consequent 
reconciliation 
with 
the 
Father 
is 
awakening 
and 
resurrection-for 
whomsoever 
wills. 
We 
believe 
that 
some 
were 
helped. 
ON 
TO 
PORTLAND, 
OREGON 
We 
took 
train 
for 
Portland 
at 
2: 
30 
o'clock 
in 
the 
morning 
-spending 
nearly 
two 
nights 
and 
two 
days 
on 
the 
journey. 
A 
crowd 
of 
dear 
friends 
awaited 
us 
at 
the 
depot, 
though 
our 
train 
was 
several 
hours 
belated. 
We 
got 
a 
good 
opportunity 
to 
wash 
and 
rest 
and 
visit 
before 
the 
opening 
of 
the 
Convention 
on 
Fri­ 
day, 
September 
8. 
The 
Portland 
gathering 
had 
the 
distinction 
of 
being 
the 
only 
three-days' 
Convention 
on 
this 
trip, 
and 
it 
was 
a 
most 
en­ 
joyable 
season 
of 
refreshment. 
The 
10cal 
friends 
had 
made 
every 
preparation 
for 
the 
nearly 
two 
hundred 
visiting 
friends 
who, 
while 
chiefly 
from 
Oregon, 
Washington 
and 
Utah, 
includ­ 
ed 
representatives 
from 
British 
Columbia, 
Dakota, 
Minnesota, 
California, 
Texas, 
Pennsylvania, 
and 
one 
from 
Australia. 
The 
interspersed 
testimony 
meetings 
were 
rich 
treats, 
as 
always, 
and 
caused 
many 
hearts 
to 
"burn" 
as 
they 
re'counted 
their 
ex­ 
periences 
and 
heard 
of 
similar 
mercies 
of 
God 
variously 
mani­ 
fested 
toward 
others. 
We 
had 
"Woodmen's 
Hall" 
for 
all 
the 
meetings 
except 
the 
Baptism 
service, 
which 
was 
held 
in 
the 
Christian 
church, 
and 
the 
service 
specially 
advertised 
for 
the 
public, 
which 
was 
held 
in 
the 
Taylor 
St. 
M. 
E. 
church 
on 
Sunday, 
Sept. 
lOth. 
At 
the 
latter 
our 
topic 
was, 
"To 
Hell 
and 
Back," 
etc., 
and 
an 
audience 
of 
about 
900 
gave 
close 
attention 
for 
about 
two 
hours 
and 
then 
took 
our 
free 
literature 
with 
avidity. 
The 
program 
was 
followed 
throughout. 
One 
of 
the 
Elders 
opened 
the 
Convention 
with 
words 
of 
greeting 
and 
welcome, 
after 
which 
Brother 
A. 
H. 
MacMillan 
became 
the 
permanent 
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(303-307) not. Our heavenly Father wants us to work for him, not for results,—work from principle, not from a mere desire to see our efforts prospering. Should we not also esteem the fruit borne in our lives of more consequence than the results of labors in the harvest field? Does not 2 Tim. 2:6 teach this? So even if there was no fruit from the colporteur labors except the fruits of patience, humility and fortitude borne in our own lives, it would more than pay to be in that work, but there is other kind of fruit too, and we pilgrim brethren would like to tell of that for their encouragement. “God’s mercy ’tis which hides results— A mercy which our good consults; For did he choose he could reveal The fruitage of our Christian zeal. “He might have shown the seed you thought Had surely died and come to naught Was living in some unknown place Producing words and works of grace.” May the dear Lord continue to bless those noble brethren and sisters who in this way are “laying down their lives for the brethren.” With Christian love in the royal service of the King, Bens, H. Barron,—Pilgrim. Dear Bro. IN Curist JESUS: I am so thankful to the Lord for having brought my husband and myself out of that awful darkness into the light of present truth, that I want to write you a few lines in regard to same. We were spiritualists for five years: In fact I was a trance medium, although I could never bring myself to take any money for it, as I regarded it altogether too holy to use Vou. XXVI ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, PA., OCTOBER 15, 1905 AtiecHeny, Pa. it for earthly gain; yet for the past few years I was not satisfied with it and its teaching, and I prayed to the Lord to show me whether it was his work, as J] had always remarked to the spirits if it were God’s work I would be very thankful for the gift and to be his instrument to further his truth; but if it were the devil’s I did not wish for any of it. Whereupon they always replied, “There is no devil,” and that it is God’s work. I gave up friends for their sake, and for two years I lived in a haunted house suffering untold agony, doing, as they told me, what God had ordained me to do, to release an earthbound spirit, the spirit of a man that committed suicide by cutting his throat from ear to ear. Many times I suffered to horror and agony of having the sensation of a razor cut my throat from ear to ear. This they told me was to be 2 proof when that spirit was near me: Time upon time I suffered dying agonies to bring tests to friends. Prior to my coming into the truth last fall, I had a very severe trial, which I thought I could not bear, and when I prayed to die a beautiful little form appeared assuring me God would forgive, and I would suffer no punishment if I committed suicide, which I had intended. But, thank God, my husband watched me until I became more calm, and could reason again, That was just one week before the booklet, “What say the Scriptures on Spiritualism” was placed in my hands. When studying that for two hours, and fighting the great battle all night, I knew whom I had been serving, and so you can probably gain a glimpse of why I say awful darkness. In fact I could write many more experiences, should you think they would be any benefit to God’s people. I rejoice in the Lord and pray he may keep all. I desire to express my heartfelt thanks and appreciation to the Lord and to you, for the DAwNs—as Bible Keys. May the Lord continue to bless you and use you as that faithful steward, is our earnest prayer. Yours with Christian love, Mrs. G. K.—Ill. No. 20 THE EDITOR’S WESTERN TOUR (CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE) Ogden, Utah, was our next appointment. By this time our company was small, as some came no farther than Denver; however, others joined us en route for Portland. The Ogden friends met us at the depot, and showed abundantly, by words and deeds, that they were glad of the one-session Convention. They had secured the use of the Mormon Tabernacle and had thoroughly advertised our discourse, “To Hell and Back. Who are there? Hope for many of them.” About 600 were present, a very large audience for us in a city of Ogden’s size. Excellent attention was given for nearly two hours, while we endeavored to show forth that the real penality for sin is death, that the tomb is the hell of the Bible and that the salvation promised as a result of Christ’s death and a consequent reconciliation with the Father is awakening and resurrection—for whomsoever wills. We believe that some were helped. ON TO PORTLAND, OREGON We took train for Portland at 2:30 o’clock in the morning —spending nearly two nights and two days on the journey. A crowd of dear friends awaited us at the depot, though our train was several hours belated. We got a good opportunity to wash and rest and visit before the opening of the Convention on Friday, September 8. The Portland gathering had the distinction of being the only three-days’ Convention on this trip, and it was a most enjoyable season of refreshment. The local friends had made every preparation for the nearly two hundred visiting friends who, while chiefly from Oregon, Washington and Utah, included representatives from British Columbia, Dakota, Minnesota, California, Texas, Pennsylvania, and one from Australia. The interspersed testimony meetings were rich treats, as always, and caused many hearts to “burn” as they recounted their experiences and heard of similar mercies of God variously manifested toward others. We had “Woodmen’s Hall” for all the meetings except the Baptism service, which was held in the Christian church, and the service specially advertised for the public, which was held in the Taylor St. M. E. church on Sunday, Sept. 10th. At the latter our topic was, “To Hell and Back,” etc., and an audience of about 900 gave close attention for about two hours and then took our free literature with avidity. The program was followed throughout. One of the Elders opened the Convention with words of greeting and welcome, after which Brother A. H. MacMillan became the permanent chairman and greeted all present in the name of our Society, and then the first testimony meeting began. Pilgrim Brother Harrison gave an able address in the afternoon, his subject being, “The cost to our Lord for the world’s redemption.” The necessity and value of the ransom were shown, as well as the Master’s great sacrifice in leaving the realms of glory and enduring all that our redemption cost. “Take heed to the doctrine” of the ransom was the essence of his discourse. The evening service, introduced by a service of praise, was a Chart Discourse by Pilgrim Brother Barton, who made the various features of the divine plan very plain and very interesting. Saturday morning’s opening service was one of praise and prayer, after which a question meeting, occupying two hours and involving a great variety of topics, prepared us all for noon refreshments and rest, The entire afternoon was devoted to the consideration of Baptism, showing the erroneous views, and, in contrast, the true teachings of the Bible on the subject—substantially as set forth in MILLENNIAL Dawn, Vol. vi. Following the discourse twenty-nine requested and received symbolic immersion in water, as illustrating and confessing their true baptism into Christ’s death. Saturday evening Pilgrim Brother Barton addressed the Convention on the lessons of the Ninety-first Psalm—showing what it is to be safe under the protecting shadow of the Almighty, and how these secured ones are protected from the various snares and deceptions of this harvest time. About 300 heard very attentively. Sunday forenoon brought another blessed testimony, praise and prayer meeting, after which we spent over an hour discussing the spiritual lessons taught by the Exposition, which many of you have read through the columns of the Pittsburgh Dispatch and other Monday publications, which now carry extra messages from the editor of this journal to so many of the friends weekly. The Sunday afternoon discourse we have already mentioned. The Convention closed that evening with a Love Feast introduced by a short discourse on the Twenty-third Psalm. We parted, hoping to meet at the great Convention, “The General Assembly of the church of the firstborn.” We left on the night train for Everett, Washington, about twenty friends of those parts accompanying us. EVERETT’S ONE-DAY CONVENTION Warm hearts and hands greeted us and entertained us at [3644]

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