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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLI!GHI!NY,
PA.
great
is
the
narvest,
and
few
the
laborers.
"Pray
ye
therefore
the
Lord
of
the
harvest
to
send
more
reapers
into
the
field."
Matt.
9:37-38;
John
4:35.
And
so
in
harmony
with
these
verses
I
thankfully
and
humbly
accept
the
Lord's
invitation
and
say,
Lord
here
am
I,
send
me,
send
me.
I
therefore
await
your
pleasure
in
the
assignment
of
terri
tory,
and
by
the
Lord's
grace
am
pleased
to
subscribe
myself,
A
fellow
servant
in
the
Redeemer,
J.
H.
COLE.
DEAR
BROTHEB
RUSSELL:-
I
am
just
in
receipt
of
"Heavenly
Manna."
It
will
s~rve
to
stir
up
the
mind
by
way
of
remembrance
day
by
day!
brmg
ing
to
our
attention
preclOus
word~
ot
doctrine,
reproot,
mstruc
tion,
admonition,
warning,
comfort,
consolation
and
encourage
ment
from
the
divine
storehouse
provided
by
our
heavenly
Father,
which
I
trust
he
will
bless
to
our
good
and
develop
ment
into
the
Christ
character.
I
pray
that
our
heavenly
Father
will
continue
to
use
you
in
the
dispensing
of
"meat
in
due
s€:ason"
to
the
household
of
faith,
and
that
he
will
continue
to
grant
you
abundant
supplies
of
grace
and
strength
to
overcome
all
the
trials
and
tempta·
tions
and
persccutions
incident
to
so
prominent
an
office
in
the
body
of
Christ.
With
much
love
and
best
wishes
for
the
New
Year
to
you,
Dear
Brother,
I
am
Yours
in
fellowship
and
service.
A.
E.
BURGESS,-Michigan..
DEAR
BROTHER
IN
CHRIST:-
I
reeeived
the
"Heavenly
Manna"
book
last
evening.
I
am
sure
it
will
be
the
source
of
many
blessings
to
me
through
out
the
year.
This
morning
we
took
the
January
20th
text
and
read
your
words
of
comment,
and
as
we
realIzed
that
we
were
considering
the
same
subject
that
you
all
at
the
"Bible
House"
were
dis
cussing,
we
enjoyed
it
the
more,
and
were
stirred
to
better
thought:
to
a
greater
endeavor
to
get
every
point
fully
before
our
minds.
I
trust
that
as
the
year
goes
on
we
may
become
better
able
to
get
the
full
benefit
of
the
subjects.
All
the
family
join
with
me
in
sending
you
our
Christian
love
and
best
wishes
that
the
present
year
may
be
filled
with
rich
blessings
for
yourself
and
all
the
brethren
there.
Your
Brother
in
the
blessed
Hope,
W.
S.
McNAUGHT,
Iowa.
Dear
Brethren
of
the
WATCH
TOWEB:-
I
want
to
tell
you
the
story
of
one
little
tract.
A
few
weeks
ago
I
heard
that
an
old
friend,
that
I
had
not
heard
from
for
years
until
this
fall,
was
in
the
hospital
in
Kansas
City
for
treatment.
I
wrote
to
him
immedIately,
sending
him
Tract
No.7.
He
received
it
just
as
he
was
startmg
to
the
doctor's
office,
so
handed
the
tract
to
a
man
in
the
same
ward,
lying
there
with
an
amputated
leg
and
swearing.
When
my
friend
returned
he
found
the
swearing
man
with
tears
strcaming
down
his
face.
He
said
that
was
the
best
little
book
he
ever
saw,
and
wanted
to
keep
it
to
hunt
the
references.
He
said
he
was
done
swearing.
Now,
the
friend
is
here
visiting
us.
We
found
him
to
be
a
consecrated
Christian,
but
in
utter
darkness
as
respects
pres
ent
truth.
Today
he
was
with
us
in
our
little
meeting
and
was
much
surprised
to
learn
of
our
Lord's
presence,
but
he
seemed
to
have
a
hearing
ear,
so
we
rejoice
and
point
him
to
the
helps
our
Lord
has
provided;
for
our
tongues
are
80
clumsy.
I
do
hope
our
Lord
will
some
day
loose
my
tongue,
so
I
can
tell
the
blessed
"old,
old
story"
more
smoothly.
Yours
in
love
of
our
Lord,
MRS.
S.
B.
STRATE,-IUinois.
VOL.
XXVI
ALLEGHENY,
P
A.,
MARCH
1,
1905
THE
GREAT
DELUSION
OF
OUR
TIME
J.
H.
DENNISON
IN
"ATLANTIO
MONTHLY."
No.5
It
would
be
but
human
if
this
age
were
a
trifle
supercilious,
not
to
say
deluded,
concerning
its
own
powers.
Great
things
have
been
said
of
it,
nor
can
it
be
denied
that
it
has
fallen
heir
to
great
things.
At
least
it
has
enjoyed
and
tested
beyond
all
other
agcs
the
fruit
of
the
tree
of
knowledge.
"It
is
an
epoch,"
says
John
Fiske,
"the
grandeur
of
which
dwarfs
all
others
that
can
be
named
since
the
beginning
of
the
historic
period,
if
not
since
man
first
became
distinctively
human.
In
their
mental
habits,
in
their
methods
of
inquiry,
and
in
the
data
at
their
command,
the
men
of
the
present
day
who
have
fully
kept
pace
with
the
scientific
movement
are
separated
from
the
men
whose
education
ended
in
eighteen
hundred
and
thirty
by
an
immeas
urably
wider
gulf
than
has
ever
before
divided
one
progressive
generation
of
men
from
their
predecessors.
The
intellectual
de
velopment
of
the
human
race
has
been
suddenly,
almost
abrupt
ly,
raisE'd
to
a
hig-hcr
plane
than
that
upon
which
it
had
pro
ceeded
from
the
days
of
the
primitive
troglodyte
to
the
days
of
our
great
grandfathers."
This
statement
is
so
far
true
that
it
is
dangerous.
Doubt
less
there
are
a
great
many
people,
possibly
a
majority
of
so
called
educated
men,
who
would,
without
considering
the
limi
tations
of
scientific
knowledge,
accept
these
words
literally,
who
have
formed
the
habit
of
thinking
that
the
light
which
we
possess
today
is,
compared
with
that
possessed
by
Luther
or
George
Washington
or
Socrates,
as
sunlight
to
starlight.
Their
view
is
not
only
that
we
know
infinitely
more
than
Geor~e
Washington
knew,
but
that
we
alone
possess
the
final
critena
of
knowledge.
Socrates
and
Washington
knew
a
good
deal,
but
they
knew
vaguely;
they
could
not
distinguish
accurately
between
fact
and
delusion.
Our
supreme
advantage
is
supposed
to
be
not
only
that
we
know,
but
that
we
know
we
know.
The
egotistic
cast
or
vogue
of
thou~l1t
enyelops
the
mind
of
the
age.
It
is
more
authoritative
than
Kaiser
or
Pope,
than
dogma
or
creed.
It
percolates
through
all
classes,
it
penetrates
our
literature,
its
colors
our
judgment.
It
predetermines
oor
view,
shapes
the
outline
of
our
facts,
and
is
interwoven
with
the
texture
of
our
thought.
In
a
considerable
proportion
of
our
typical
men
it
has
bred
a
sense
of
supreme
judicial
qualifi
cation.
In
the
presence
of
a
magisterial
equipment
so
vast
and
complete,
mE'n
of
previous
ages
appear
dwarfed;
their
efforts
,"E'em
infantile.
Even
Jesus
appt>ars
to
~ope.
Our
Scientific
Judiciary
does
indeed
reverence
the
purity
of
his
spirit;
but
when
it
comes
to
his
authority,
or
his
views
about
God,
they
tenderly
but
firmly
put
him
out
of
court.
"PRIDE
GOETH
BEFORE
DESTRUOTION"
Now
this
sovereign
attitude
of
the
human
mind
has
in
the
course
of
history
proved
intoxicating,
and
therefore
perilous.
There
was
a
man
once
who
said,
"Is
not
this
great
Babylon,
that
I
have
built
1"
Too
much
magistracy
had
begun
to
im
pair
the
finer
workings
of
his
mind.
His
next
step
was
to
eat
straw
like
an
ox.
He
lost
sight
somehow
of
organic
relations.
This
suggests
a
vital
question.
Does
our
age
actually
possess
the
equipment
for
a
magisterial
attitude!
Let
us
apply
a
test:
Lilt
us
take
those
writers
who
most
thoroughly
represent
the
magisterial
attitude
of
our
times;
let
us
see
what
light
they
throw
on
the
Bocial
problem,
what
that
radiance
is
which
has
caused
the
glory
of
Socrates
and
of
Jesus
to
grow
pale,
and
has
made
the
intellectual
distance
between
Washington
and
oor
selves
so
vast
that
we
can
hardly
see
him.
I
quote
from
an
article
by
Brooks
Adams
in
the
Atlantic
Monthly
for
last
No
vember:
TBE
ABSl1RDITY
OF
•
'EVOLUTION"
SHOWN
"From
the
humblest
peasant
to
the
mightiest
empire
hu
manity
is
waging
a
ceaseless
and
pitiless
struggle
for
existence
in
which
the
unfit
perish.
This
struggle
is
maintained
with
every
weapon
and
by
every
artifice,
and
success
is
attained
not
only
by
endurance
and
sagacity,
but
by
cunning
and
ferocity.
Chief,
however,
among
the
faculties
which
have
given
superi
ority,
must
rank
the
martial
quality,
for
history
teaches
us
that
nothing
can
compensate
a
community
for
defeat
in
battle.
War
is
competition
in
its
fiercest
form."
"Human
destiny
has
been
wrought
out
through
war."
"The
first
settlers
slew
the
In
dians,
or
were
themselves
slain.
•
.
.
To
consolidate
an
homo
geneous
empire
we
crushed
the
social
system
of
the
South,
and
lastly
we
cast
forth
Spain.
The
story
is
written
in
blood,
and
common
sense
teaches
us
that
as
the
past
has
been,
so
will
bE
the
future."
Applying
this
pitiless
principle
to
our
commercial
relations,
Mr.
Adams
argues
that
our
only
salvation
is
to
maintain
it
to
the
bitter
end.
There
is
no
hope
o(
improvement;
the
human
organism
must
fight
or
die.
"The
evolution
of
human
society,
like
that
of
the
brute,
must
be
alon~
lines
of
pitiless
warfare."
Notice
in
this
quotation
what
the
light
of
today
is,
according
to
Mr.
Adams;
it
is
the
doctrine
of
Natural
Selection.
By
its
"pure
white
light"
he
discerns
without
any
illusions
the
path
way
of
society.
"Human
destiny
has
been
wrought
out
through
war."
"Dreams
of
peace
have
always
allured
mankind
to
their
undoing."
"Nature
has
decreed
that
animals
shall
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(63-67) great is the narvest, and few the laborers. “Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest to send more reapers into the field.” Matt. 9:37-38; John 4:35, And so in harmony with these verses I thankfully and humbly accept the Lord’s invitation and say, Lord here am I, send me, send me. I therefore await your pleasure in the assignment of territory, and by the Lord’s grace am pleased to subscribe myself, A fellow servant in the Redeemer, J. H. Coxe, DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL:— I am just in receipt of ‘Heavenly Manna.” It will serve to stir up the mind by way of remembrance day by day, bringing to our attention precious words ot doctrine, reproot, instruction, admonition, warning, comfort, consolation and encouragement from the divine storehouse provided by our heavenly Father, which I trust he will bless to our good and development into the Christ character. I pray that our heavenly Father will continue to use you in the dispensing of “meat in due season” to the household of faith, and that he will continue to grant you abundant supplies of grace and strength to overcome all the trials and temptations and persecutions incident to so prominent an office in the body of Christ. With much love and best wishes for the New Year to you, Dear Brother, I am Yours in fellowship and service, A, E, Burcess,—Michigan.. Dear BRorHER IN CHRIST:— I received the “Heavenly Manna” book last evening. I am sure it will be the source of many blessings to me throughout the year. This morning we took the January 20th text and read your words of comment, and as we realized that we were considering Vout. XXVI ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLECHENY, Pa, the same subject that you all at the “Bible House” were discussing, we enjoyed it the more, and were stirred to better thought: to a greater endeavor to get every point fully before our minds, I trust that as the year goes on we may become better able to get the full benefit of the subjects. All the family join with me in sending you our Christian love and best wishes that the present year may be filled with rich blessings for yourself and all the brethren there. Your Brother in the blessed Hope, W. S. McoNavueut, Iowa, Dear Brethren of the WatcH TowER:— I want to tell you the story of one little tract. A few weeks ago I heard that an old friend, that I had not heard from for years until this fall, was in the hospital in Kansas City for treatment. I wrote to him immediately, sending him Tract No. 7. He received it just as he was starting to the doctor’s office, so handed the tract to a man in the same ward, lying there with an amputated leg and swearing. When my friend returned he found the swearing man with tears streaming down his face. He said that was the best little book he ever saw, and wanted to keep it to hunt the references. He said he was done swearing. Now, the friend is here visiting us. We found him to be a consecrated Christian, but in utter darkness as respects present truth. Today he was with us in our little meeting and was much surprised to learn of our Lord’s presence, but he seemed to have a hearing ear, so we rejoice and point him to the helps our Lord has provided; for our tongues are so clumsy. I do hope our Lord will some day loose my tongue, so I can tell the blessed “old, old story” more smoothly. Yours in love of our Lord, Mrs, S. B. STRATE,—Ilinois. ALLEGHENY, PA., MARCH 1, 1905 No. 5 THE GREAT DELUSION OF OUR TIME J. H. DENNISON IN “ATLANTIC MONTHLY.” It would be but human if this age were a trifle supercilious, not to say deluded, concerning its own powers. Great things have been said of it, nor can it be denied that it has fallen heir to great things, At least it has enjoyed and tested beyond all other ages the fruit of the tree of knowledge. “It is an epoch,” says John Fiske, “the grandeur of which dwarfs all others that can be named since the beginning of the historic period, if not since man first became distinctively human. In their mental habits, in their methods of inquiry, and in the data at their command, the men of the present day who have fully kept pace with the scientific movement are separated from the men whose education ended in eighteen hundred and thirty by an immeasurably wider gulf than has ever before divided one progressive generation of men from their predecessors. The intellectual development of the human race has been suddenly, almost abruptly, raised to a higher plane than that upon which it had proceeded from the days of the primitive troglodyte to the days of our great grandfathers.” This statement is so far true that it is dangerous. Doubtless there are a great many people, possibly a majority of socalled educated men, who would, without considering the limitations of scientifie knowledge, accept these words literally, who have formed the habit of thinking that the light which we possess today is, compared with that possessed by Luther or George Washington or Socrates, as sunlight to starlight. Their view is not only that we know infinitely more than George Washington knew, but that we alone possess the final criteria of knowledge. Socrates and Washington knew a good deal, but they knew vaguely; they could not distinguish accurately between fact and delusion. Our supreme advantage is supposed to be not only that we know, but that we know we know. The egotistic cast or vogue of thought envelops the mind of the age. It is more authoritative than Kaiser or Pope, than dogma or creed. It percolates through all classes, it penetrates our literature, its colors our judgment. It predetermines our view, shapes the outline of our facts, and is interwoven with the texture of our thought. In a considerable proportion of our typical men it has bred a sense of supreme judicial qualification. In the presence of a magisterial equipment so vast and complete, men of previous ages appear dwarfed; their efforts seem infantile. Even Jesus appears to grope. Our Scientific Judiciary does indeed reverence the purity of his spirit; but when it comes to his authority, or his views about God, they tenderly but firmly put him out of court. ‘‘PRIDE GOETH BEFORE DESTRUCTION’? Now this sovereign attitude of the human mind has in the course of history proved intoxicating, and therefore perilous. There was a man once who said, “Is not this great Babylon, that I have built?” Too much magistracy had begun to impair the finer workings of his mind. His next step was to eat straw like an ox. He lost sight somehow of organic relations. This suggests a vital question. Does our age actually possess the equipment for a magisterial attitude? Let us apply a test: Let us take those writers who most thoroughly represent the magisterial attitude of our times; let us see what light they throw on the social problem, what that radiance is which has caused the glory of Socrates and of Jesus to grow pale, and has made the intellectual distance between Washington and ourselves so vast that we can hardly see him. I quote from an article by Brooks Adams in the Atlantic Monthly for last November: THE ABSURDITY OF ‘‘EVOLUTION'’ SHOWN “From the humblest peasant to the mightiest empire humanity is waging a ceaseless and pitiless struggle for existence in which the unfit perish. This struggle is maintained with every weapon and by every artifice, and success is attained not only by endurance and sagacity, but by cunning and ferocity. Chief, however, among the faculties which have given superiority, must rank the martial quality, for history teaches us that nothing can compensate a community for defeat in battle. War is competition in its fiercest form.” “Human destiny has been wrought out through war.” “The first settlers slew the Indians, or were themselves slain. . . . To consolidate an homogeneous empire we crushed the social system of the South, and lastly we cast forth Spain. The story is written in blood, and common sense teaches us that as the past has been, so will be the future.” Applying this pitiless principle to our commercial relations, Mr. Adams argues that our only salvation is to maintain it to the bitter end. There is no hope of’ improvement; the human organism must fight or die. “The evolution of human society, like that of the brute, must be along lines of pitiless warfare.” Notice in this quotation what the light of today is, according to Mr. Adams; it is the doctrine of Natural Selection. By its “pure white light” he discerns without any illusions the pathway of society. “Human destiny has been wrought out through war.” “Dreams of peace have always allured mankind to their undoing.” “Nature has decreed that animals shall (3514)
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