Publication date
3/15/05
Volume
26
Number
6
The WatchTower
Views from the Watch Tower
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MARCH 
1, 
1905 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(79-83) 
the 
more 
earnest 
heed 
to 
the" 
inspired 
injunction: 
"Prove 
all 
things, 
hold 
fast 
to 
that 
which 
is 
good." 
1 
remain, 
dear 
friend, 
A 
BELIEVER 
IN 
AND 
SERVANT 
OF 
PRESENT 
TRUTH. 
CHEER 
FROM 
NORWAY 
DEAR 
BROTHER 
RUSSELL:- 
You 
will 
surely 
be 
interested 
to 
hear 
something 
about 
the 
harvest 
work 
in 
Norway, 
and 
the 
progress 
it 
has 
made 
to 
this 
time. 
As 
you 
know, 
Brother 
G 
- 
has 
been 
laboring 
near 
here, 
and 
the 
result 
that 
can 
be 
seen 
by 
us 
is 
some 
thirty 
or 
forty 
interested 
in 
that 
town. 
During 
this 
last 
summer 
he 
has 
visited 
the 
towns 
in 
North 
Norway, 
and 
has 
noticed 
some 
evi· 
dences 
of 
interest 
among 
a 
few 
Cnristians 
in 
that 
region. 
Brother 
F-- 
has 
visited 
the 
towns 
in 
South 
Norway, 
and 
especially 
in 
Havanger 
(population 
30,600). 
The 
Present 
Truth 
has 
been 
received 
with 
joy, 
so 
that 
quite 
a 
few 
dear 
Christians 
there 
are 
now 
deeply 
interested, 
especially 
among 
the 
members 
of 
the 
Free 
Mission 
church. 
Many 
have 
already 
seen 
much 
of 
the 
light-besides 
there 
are 
some 
interested 
not 
belonging 
to 
any 
denomination. 
At 
present 
Brother 
F-- 
and 
Brother 
G 
- 
are 
both 
in 
Bergen 
(population 
72,000) 
where 
they 
intend 
to 
work 
together 
during 
this 
winter. 
There 
the 
DAWNS 
seem 
to 
have 
already 
set 
on 
foot 
a 
remarkable 
movement. 
In 
no 
other 
place 
in 
Scandi­ 
navia 
has 
harvest 
truth 
been 
so 
quickly 
and 
heartily 
received 
by 
so 
many, 
as 
in 
Bergen. 
A 
prominent 
preacher 
of 
the 
Free 
Mission 
church 
of 
that 
town 
has 
become 
thoroughly 
grasped 
by 
the 
clear 
light, 
and 
he 
is 
now 
setting 
forth 
the 
full 
and 
true 
Gospel 
to 
his 
always 
large 
and 
attentive 
audiences. 
Also 
another 
prominent 
man 
there, 
an 
old 
teacher 
and 
editor, 
is 
strongly 
touched 
by 
the 
truth. 
The 
testimonies 
of 
these 
two 
dear 
brethren 
seem 
to 
make 
a 
very 
strong 
impression 
upon 
the 
minds 
of 
other 
Christians. 
But 
there 
is 
every 
appearance 
of 
a 
coming 
persecution 
also. 
In 
a 
letter 
of 
December 
13th, 
Brother 
F-- 
tells 
of 
an 
inter­ 
ested 
sister, 
who 
for 
many 
years 
has 
been 
working 
as 
a 
teacher 
in 
the 
Sunday 
School 
of 
"Indre-missionen," 
and 
who 
has 
been 
summoned 
to 
leave 
that 
post. 
But 
the 
friends 
do 
not 
fear. 
The 
light 
has 
been 
spreading 
itself 
in 
the 
followmg 
way: 
Some 
time 
ago 
a 
few 
interested 
were 
arranging 
"reading 
meet­ 
ings," 
in 
which 
one 
was 
reading 
from 
the 
DAWNS, 
and 
the 
others, 
with 
their 
open 
Bibles 
in 
hand, 
trying 
every 
point. 
When 
there 
came 
a 
point 
which 
any 
could 
not 
apprehend 
clearly, 
the 
reader 
would 
stop, 
that 
some 
one 
able 
might 
get 
an 
opportunity 
to 
make 
that 
point 
dear. 
These 
meetings 
still 
continue 
and 
the 
interest 
and 
blessings 
grow. 
I 
don't 
know 
how 
many 
really 
interested 
there 
are, 
but 
at 
one 
such 
meeting, 
held 
in 
a 
private 
family, 
there 
were 
twenty-three 
present, 
all 
seemingly 
being 
of 
one 
mind 
and 
spirit. 
Of 
course 
these 
facts 
bring 
great 
joy 
to 
the 
dear 
colporteur 
brethren. 
In 
spite 
of 
the 
financial 
distress 
the 
present 
truth 
is 
accom· 
plishing 
its 
work, 
spreading 
about 
the 
light 
more 
and 
more. 
This 
makes 
us 
satisfied, 
even 
though 
we 
would 
be 
bound 
to 
en­ 
dure 
many 
privations. 
With 
much 
love, 
your 
fellow 
servant 
in 
Christ, 
FRITlO~' 
LINDKVlST. 
VOL. 
XXVI 
ALLEGHENY, 
P 
A., 
MARCH 
15, 
1905 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No.6 
The 
recent 
lamentable 
events, 
with 
such 
sad 
but 
inevitable 
re­ 
sults, 
have 
occurred 
because 
you 
allowed 
yourselves 
to 
be 
led 
astray 
by 
traitors 
and 
enemies 
to 
our 
country. 
When 
they 
in­ 
duced 
you 
to 
address 
It 
petition 
to 
me 
on 
your 
needs, 
they 
de­ 
sired 
to 
see 
you 
revolt 
against 
me 
and 
my 
government. 
'They 
forced 
you 
to 
leave 
your 
honest 
work 
at 
a 
period 
when 
all 
Rus­ 
sian 
workmen 
should 
be 
laboring 
unceasingly 
in 
order 
that 
we 
might 
vanquish 
our 
obstinate 
enemy. 
"Strikes 
and 
disgraceful 
demon!ltrations 
led 
the 
crowds 
to 
disorders 
which 
obliged, 
and 
always 
will 
oblige, 
the 
authori­ 
ties 
to 
call 
out 
troops. 
As 
a 
result, 
innocent 
people 
were 
victims. 
PATIENCE 
IS 
COUNSELED 
"I 
know 
that 
the 
lot 
of 
the 
workmen 
is 
not 
easy. 
Many 
things 
require 
improvement, 
but 
have 
patience. 
You 
will 
un· 
derstand 
that 
it 
is 
necessary 
to 
be 
just 
toward 
your 
employers 
and 
to 
consider 
the 
condition 
of 
our 
industrieR. 
But 
to 
come 
to 
me 
as 
a 
rebellious 
mob 
in 
order 
to 
declare 
your 
wants 
J" 
a 
crime. 
"In 
my 
solicitude 
for 
the 
working 
clasRes 
I 
will 
take 
meas­ 
ures 
which 
will 
assure 
that 
everything 
posRible 
will 
be 
done 
to 
improve 
their 
lot 
and 
secure 
an 
investigation 
of 
their 
demands 
through 
legal 
channels. 
I 
am 
convinced 
of 
the 
honesty 
of 
the 
workmen 
and 
their 
devotion 
to 
myself, 
and 
I 
pardon 
their 
trAns­ 
gression. 
Return 
to 
your 
work 
with 
your 
comrades 
and 
carry 
out 
the 
tasks 
allotted 
to 
you. 
"May 
God 
assist 
you." 
At 
the 
conclusion 
of 
hiR 
speech 
the 
Emperor 
told 
the 
memo 
bers 
of 
the 
deputation 
to 
C'ommunicate 
hi 
.. 
words 
to 
their 
eom­ 
rades, 
and 
said 
he 
would 
supply 
them 
with 
printed 
copies 
of 
his 
address. 
THE 
CZAR'S 
SPEECH 
TO 
WORXllIEN 
Following 
the 
appeal 
to 
the 
Czar, 
of 
the 
striking 
workmen 
of 
St. 
Petersburg, 
which 
was 
refui'.ed, 
and 
the 
bloodshed 
which 
resulted 
when 
the 
crowds 
attempted 
to 
enter 
the 
palace 
grounds 
after 
being 
forbidden 
to 
do 
so, 
the 
Czar 
sent 
an 
invitation 
to 
some 
of 
the 
leading 
workmen 
to 
visit 
him 
at 
his 
palace. 
They 
responded, 
and 
the 
following 
is 
a 
detailed 
report 
of 
their 
reo 
ception:- 
VISITING 
THE 
CZAR, 
THE 
"LITTLE 
FATHER" 
Emperor 
~icholas 
adopted 
the 
traditional 
fatherly 
tone 
in 
his 
talk 
with 
the 
workmen 
yesterday. 
He 
chided 
them 
for 
allowing' 
themselves 
to 
be 
misled 
into 
engaging 
in 
a 
movement 
imperiling 
the 
internal 
order 
of 
Russia 
and 
aiding 
the 
foreign 
foe, 
and 
for 
attempting 
to 
demand 
by 
force 
what 
he 
otherwise 
would 
be 
willing 
to 
do 
voluntarily. 
WILL 
PACIFY 
THE 
STRIKERS 
This 
interview, 
face 
to 
face 
with 
their 
"Little 
Father," 
in 
whom 
their 
faith 
has 
not 
been 
shaken 
by 
the 
events 
of 
the 
bloody 
Sunday 
of 
January 
22, 
has 
had 
a 
far 
greater 
and 
more 
reassur­ 
ing 
effect 
than 
any 
number 
of 
proclamations 
by 
Ministers 
and 
Governors 
General, 
and 
the 
workmen 
of 
St. 
Petersburg 
are 
now 
generally 
inclined 
to 
accept 
the 
promises 
of 
Governor 
General 
Trepoff 
and 
Finance 
Minister 
Kokovsoff 
at 
their 
face 
value. 
The 
gift 
by 
the 
imperial 
family 
of 
$25,000 
to 
aid 
the 
fami­ 
lies 
of 
the 
victims 
of 
the 
conflict 
of 
January 
22 
also 
has 
had 
an 
excellent 
effect; 
and 
as 
the 
news 
slowl~ 
permeates 
the 
labor­ 
ing 
classes 
of 
Russia 
it 
is 
expected 
it 
WIll 
make 
them 
content 
to 
wait 
for 
the 
promised 
reforms. 
The 
workmen 
received 
the 
royal 
assurances 
of 
reform 
with 
cheers, 
and 
after 
a 
lunch 
at 
the 
imperial 
table 
returned 
to 
St. 
Petersburg 
in 
the 
best 
of 
humor 
to 
report 
to 
their 
fellows 
as 
enjoined, 
the 
wordR 
of 
His 
Majesty. 
No 
attempt 
was 
made 
by 
PROSPECTS 
OF 
A 
RUSSIAN 
REVOLUTION 
them 
to 
present 
their 
desires, 
which 
already 
are 
sufficiently 
The 
London 
Spectator, 
in 
an 
able 
article 
on 
Russia 
says: 
evident. 
"The 
probability 
that 
the 
dynasty 
will 
be 
crippled 
anll 
a 
WILL 
GET 
PAY 
FOR 
STRIKE 
TIME 
revolution 
of 
some 
kind 
inaugurated 
is 
very 
great. 
The 
true 
The 
action 
of 
the 
St. 
Petersburg 
manufacturers 
in 
placing 
pivot 
of 
power 
in 
Russia. 
the 
mystical 
belief 
in 
the 
autocratic 
themselves 
in 
the 
hands 
of 
the 
Government 
in 
the 
matter 
of 
the 
Czar, 
has 
been 
shaken, 
if 
not 
destroyed. 
The 
autocracy 
Rub­ 
adjustment 
of 
the 
main 
points 
of 
the 
dispute, 
and 
promising 
stituted 
for 
his 
is 
that 
of 
the 
elder 
~rand 
dukes, 
who 
have 
no 
to 
grant 
the 
men 
pay 
for 
the 
time 
they 
have 
been 
on 
strike, 
not 
'divine' 
claims, 
who 
are 
divided 
by 
incurable 
jealousies, 
spites 
as 
a 
matter 
of 
right, 
but 
as 
a 
favor 
and 
their 
contribution 
in 
and 
rival 
female 
pretensionfl, 
and 
who 
are, 
with 
one 
excep­ 
aid 
of 
the 
sufferers 
among 
the 
families 
of 
their 
workmen, 
are 
tion, 
men 
without 
p;reat 
parties 
behind 
them. 
If 
they 
make, 
expected 
to 
add 
to 
the 
prevailing 
good 
feelinp;. 
as 
is 
possible, 
a 
palaC'e 
revolution, 
they 
run 
the 
risk 
of 
divid- 
The 
workmen's 
deputation 
was 
accompanied 
to 
the 
Czar's 
ing 
the 
troops, 
for 
the 
baby 
heir 
and 
t~e 
~ickly 
Grand 
Duke 
palace 
by 
Minister 
of 
Finance 
Kokovsoff 
and 
Governor 
General 
Michael 
Rtand 
between 
the 
strong 
VladImIr 
and 
the 
!lucC'es­ 
Trepoff. 
The 
workmen 
bowed 
low 
to 
the 
Emperor, 
who 
said: 
sion, 
and 
the 
army. 
or 
sections 
of 
it, 
might 
pronounce 
for 
dif- 
"Good 
day, 
my 
children." 
ferent 
men. 
Everv 
ambition 
will 
be 
unloosed, 
and 
undpr 
an 
The 
workmen 
replied: 
autocracy 
fear 
makes 
all 
ambitions 
fiercer. 
Meanwhile 
Kuro- 
"We 
wish 
Your 
Majesty 
good 
health." 
patkin 
will 
be 
hampered 
hy 
want 
of 
supplies 
and 
reinforce- 
The 
Emperor 
then 
said: 
ments, 
and 
a 
new 
discredit 
mURt 
fall 
on 
Russian 
arms, 
which 
"I 
llave 
summoned 
you 
in 
order 
that 
you 
may 
hear 
my 
are 
now 
employed 
six 
thousand 
miles 
from 
St. 
Petersburg, 
words 
from 
myself 
and 
communicate 
them 
to 
your 
companions. 
and 
liable 
to 
paralyRis 
from 
any 
interruption 
en 
route. 
The 
[3523] 
Marca 1, 1905 the more earnest heed to the” inspired injunction: “Prove all things, hold fast to that which is good.” I remain, dear friend, A BELIEVER IN AND SERVANT OF PRESENT TRUTH. CHEER FROM NORWAY DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL :— You will surely be interested to hear something about the harvest work in Norway, and the progress it has made to this time. As you know, Brother G-——~ has been laboring near here, and the result that can be seen by us is some thirty or forty interested in that town. During this last summer he has visited the towns in North Norway, and has noticed some evidences of interest among a few Cnristians in that region. Brother F. has visited the towns in South Norway, and especially in Havanger (population 30,600). The Present Truth has been received with joy, so that quite a few dear Christians there are now deeply interested, especially among the members of the Free Mission church. Many have already seen much of the light—besides there are some interested not belonging to any denomination. At present Brother F and Brother G—— are both in Bergen (population 72,000) where they intend to work together during this winter. There the DAWNS seem to have already set on foot a remarkable movement. In no other place in Seandinavia has harvest truth been so quickly and heartily received by so many, as in Bergen. A prominent preacher of the Free Mission church of that town has become thoroughly grasped by VoL. XXVI ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, PA., MARCH 15, 1905 (79-83) the clear light, and he is now setting forth the full and true Gospel to his always large and attentive audiences. Also another prominent man there, an old teacher and editor, is strongly touched by the truth. The testimonies of these two dear brethren seem to make a very strong impression upon the tainds of other Christians. But there is every appearance of a coming persecution also. In a letter of December 13th, Brother F-. tells of an interested sister, who for many years has been working as a teacher in the Sunday School of “Indre-missionen,” and who has been summoned to leave that post. But the friends do not fear. The light has been spreading itself in the following way: Some time ago a few interested were arranging “reading meetings,” in which one was reading from the DAwns, and the others, with their open Bibles in hand, trying every point. When there came a point which any could not apprehend clearly, the reader would stop, that some one able might get an opportunity to make that point clear. These meetings still continue and the interest and blessings grow. I don’t know how many really interested there are, but at one such meeting, held in a private family, there were twenty-three present, all seemingly being of one mind and spirit. Of course these facts bring great joy to the dear colporteur brethren. In spite of the financial distress the present truth is accompushing its work, spreading about the light more and more. is makes us satisfied, even though we would be bound to endure many privations. With much love, your fellow servant in Christ, FRITIor LINDKVIST. No. 6 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THE CZAR’S SPEECH TO WORKMEN Following the appeal to the Czar, of the striking workmen of St. Petersburg, which was refused, and the bloodshed which resulted when the crowds attempted to enter the palace grounds after being forbidden to do so, the Czar sent an invitation to some of the leading workmen to visit him at his palace. They responded, and the following is a detailed report of their reception :— VISITING THE CZAR, THE ‘‘LITTLE FATHER’’ Emperor Nicholas adopted the traditional fatherly tone in his talk with the workmen yesterday. He chided them for allowing themselves to be misled into engaging in a movement imperiling the internal order of Russia and aiding the foreign foe, and for attempting to demand by force what he otherwise would be willing to do voluntarily. WILL PACIFY THE STRIKERS This interview, face to face with their ’Little Father,” in whom their faith has not been shaken by the events of the bloody Sunday of January 22, has had a far greater and more reassuring effect than any number of proclamations by Ministers and Governors General, and the workmen of St. Petersburg are now generally inclined to accept the promises of Governor General Trepoff and Finance Minister Kokovsoff at their face value. The gift by the imperial family of $25,000 to aid the families of the victims of the conflict of January 22 also has had an excellent effect; and as the news slowly permeates the laboring classes of Russia it is expected it will make them content to wait for the promised reforms. The workmen received the royal assurances of reform with cheers, and after a lunch at the imperial table returned to St. Petersburg in the best of humor to report to their fellows as enjoined, the words of His Majesty. No attempt was made by them to present their desires, which already are sufficiently evident, WILL GET PAY FOR STRIKE TIME The action of the St. Petersburg manufacturers in placing themselves in the hands of the Government in the matter of the adjustment of the main points of the dispute, and promising to grant the men pay for the time they have been on strike, not as a matter of right, but as a favor and their contribution in aid of the sufferers among the families of their workmen, are expected to add to the prevailing good feeling. The workmen’s deputation was accompanied to the Czar’s palace by Minister of Finance Kokovsoff and Governor General repoff. The workmen bowed low to the Emperor, who said: “Good day, my children.” The workmen replied: “We wish Your Majesty good health.” The Emperor then said: “T have summoned you in order that you may hear my words from myself and communicate them to your companions. The recent lamentable events, with such sad but inevitable results, have occurred because you allowed yourselves to be led astray by traitors and enemies to our country. When they induced you to address a petition to me on your needs, they desired to see you revolt against me and my government. They forced you to leave your honest work at a period when all Russian workmen should be laboring unceasingly in order that we might vanquish our obstinate enemy. “Strikes and disgraceful demonstrations led the crowds to disorders which obliged, and always will oblige, the authorities to call out troops. As a result, innocent people were victims. PATIENCE IS COUNSELED “I know that the lot of the workmen is not easy. Many things require improvement, but have patience. You will understand that it is necessary to be just toward your employers and to consider the condition of our industries. But to come to me as a rebellious mob in order to declare your wants Is a crime, “In my solicitude for the working classes I will take measures which will assure that everything possible will be done to improve their lot and secure an investigation of their demands through legal channels. I am convinced of the honesty of the workmen and their devotion to myself, and I pardon their transgression. Return to your work with your comrades and carry out the tasks allotted to you. “May God assist you.” At the conclusion of his speech the Emperor told the members of the deputation to communicate his words to their comrades, and said he would supply them with printed copies of his address. PROSPECTS OF A RUSSIAN REVOLUTION The London Spectator, in an able article on Russia says: “The probability that the dynasty will be crippled and a revolution of some kind inaugurated is very great. The true pivot of power in Russia. the mystical belief in the autocratic Czar, has been shaken, if not destroyed. The autocracy substituted for his is that of the elder grand dukes, who have no ‘divine’ claims, who are divided by incurable jealousies, spites and rival female pretensions, and who are, with one exception, men without great parties behind them. If they make, as is possible, a palace revolution, they run the risk of dividing the troops, for the baby heir and the sickly Grand Duke Michael stand between the strong Vladimir and the succession, and the army. or sections of it, might pronounce for different men. Every ambition will be unloosed, and under an autocracy fear makes all ambitions fiercer. Meanwhile Kuropatkin will be hampered by want of supplies and reinforcements, and a new discredit must fall on Russian arms, which are now employed six thousand miles from St. Petersburg, and liable to paralysis from any interruption en route. The [3523]

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