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AUGUST
I.
1906
ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
(ZSS-ZS9)
and
don't
you
talk
to
me
of
the
love
of
God
I
If
there
is
such
a
being-which
I
sometimes
doubt
entirely-he
has
shown
anything
but
love
for
me
I
He
took
away
my
babies
as
soon
as
they
had
breathed
a
few
times.
He
has
robbed
me
of
my
hearing
and
thus
taken
away
my
greatest
pleasure
in
life,
my
music,
etc.,
and
at
the
same
time
raised
a
barrier
between
me
and
the
world
which
I
can
never
overcome.
He
has
isolated
me
from
all
the
world
while
still
leaving
me
in
it,
and
he
would
have
shown
more
love
for
me
if
he
had
taken
me
out
of
the
world
entirely;
and
all
this
he
has
done
notwithstanding
the
fact
that
I
have
always
been
a
worker
in
his
church
and
cause,
have
always
praised
him
with
my
voice,
was
ever
ready
and
willing
to
serve
him
with
hand
and
voice
in
any
geod
cause,
and
this
is
the
way
he
shows
his
love
for
me
I
Oh,
to
me
he
seems
a
good
God
to
be
hated,
but
not
one
who
is
worthy
of
my
love
and
confidence
or
reverence.
'
,
My
friend,
with
tears
rolling
down
her
face,
clasped
me
in
her
arms
and
said,
"Poor
child
I
I
am
so
sorry
for
you.
It
does
seem
hard,
but
still
I
can't
help
feeling
that
the
time
will
come
when
you
will
feel
differently
and
see
things
in
a
better
light."
Was
ever
anyone
so
wickedly
rebellious
as
If
I
continued
to
feel
the
same
for
years,
during
which
time,
on
the
rare
occasions
that
we
met,
my
friend
would
drop
some
word,
principally
concerning
events
which
were
likely
to
soon
take
place
in
the
world's
history,
and
about
three
years
ago
she
sent
me
some
tracts
which
I
was
tempted
to
at
once
throw
into
the
waste
basket;
but
it
occurred
to
me
that
after
she
had
taken
the
trouble
to
send
them
to
me,
the
least
I
could
do
was
to
read
them
before
destroying
them.
I
did
read
them,
and
one
of
them
at
least
I
kept,
thinking
it
might
come
handy
to
refer
to.
So
I
put
it
where
I
saw
it
daily,
and
naturally
read
it
over
frequently.
After
a
while
I
began
to
wonder
what
those
DAWN
books
really
contained.
My
curiosity
very
gradually
increased
until
I
sent
to
my
friend
for
the
first
two
volumes
and
began
to
read
them.
But
the
"eyes
and
ears
of
my
understanding"
still
re
fused
to
open
and
I
was
nearly
through
the
first
volume
before
my
interest
was
fully
aroused.
As
I
now
recall
it,
it
seemed
like
awaking
from
a
night's
sleep:
we
begin
to
be
conscious
it
is
morning
and
soon
will
be
time
to
get
up;
then
we
close
our
eyes
for
another
nap,
until
we
suddenly
find
it
is
broad
daylight
and
we
must
be
up
and
about
our
business.
Then
we
get
fully
awake.
So
it
was
with
my
reading
the
DAWNS.
At
times
in
reading
Vol.
I,
my
interest
would
be
aroused,
but
I
soon
relapsed
into
that
dreamy,
half-conscious
state,
until
toward
the
last
of
the
volume
I
found
myself
fully
awake
and
was
eager
to
begin
the
next
volume.
Before
I
was
half
through
that
I
sent
for
the
other
four
volumes
to
have
them
at
hand
as
soon
as
needed.
The
little
tract
that
awakened
my
interest
was
"Do
You
Know'"
and
I
intend
to
scatter
that
seed
wherever
I
think
there
is
a
chance
of
its
doing
good.
I
wish
I
could
express
in
words
my
thankfulness
for
the
blessing
received
through
reading
the
DAWNS
and
the
study
of
God's
Word
in
connec
tion
therewith,
and
also
the
TOWER
publications.
Right
here
let
me
thank
whoever
is
responsible
for
sending
me
recently
a
package
of
six
of
your
discourses
published
in
a
Pittsburg
journal.
I
am
so
grateful
for
them,
for
I
need
all
this
"meat.
'
,
80
far
as
I
know
there
are
but
two
other
people
in
town
who
believe
in
MILLENNIAL
DAWN,
and
they,
unlike
myself,
seem
not
to
care
to
run
for
the
prize
of
the
high
calling
in
Christ
Jesus,
and
I
have
no
one
In
full
heart
sym
pathy
with
me
to
talk
with,
so
it
is
a
real
feast
to
me
to
get
the
TOWERS
and
all
such
reading
upon
the
subject
now
so
dear
to
my
heart.
As
for
me,
I
feel
that
I
am
indeed
a
"new
creature."
I
cannot
recognize
myself
today
as
being
t.he
same
person
who
once
was
so
ready
to
"curse
God
and
die,"
and
to
think
that,
after
all
my
sinful
rebellion
against
him,
he
should
permit
me
to
see
this
wonderful
revelation
of
his
plan
and
receive
the
blessing
far
beyond
anything
I
should
evpr
have
dared
to
hope
for,
teaches
me
a
lesson
in
humility
that
I
shall
never
forget.
Now
in
days
of
trials
and
perplexities
I
can
say,
"Be
stilll
It
is
the
Lord.
Let
him
do
whr..t
seemeth
to
him
good."
I
can
even
thank
him
for
bringing
me
through
these
devious
paths
of
doubt
and
despair,
sorrow
and
suffering-rejoicing
in
tribulation,
since
it
has
brought
me
to
his
feet,
humbled
and
ashamed,
but
now
ready
and
anxious
to
do
his
will
wherever
it
may
lead
me.
Last
spring
I
withdrew
my
membership
from
the
Uni
versalist
church,
although
less
than
a
year
before
my
only
child
united
with
the
church.
Then
was
a
trial
for
me.
I
felt
if
I
was
to
belong
to
the
one
true
church
of
the
living
God
I
should
"come
out
of
Babylon,"
yet
I
knew
not
what
influence
my
doing
so
would
have
upon
my
child.
But
since
I
took
that
step
in
obedience
to
what
I
believed
to
be
the
Lord's
will,
I
felt
that
no
harm
to
my
child
should
result.
My
daughter
has
since
come
to
see
this
"present
truth,"
and
wishes
now
that
she
had
not
joined
the
Universalist
church,
yet
does
not
quite
want
to
withdraw
from
it,
and
I
do
not
urge
it.
The
seeds
of
truth
are
sown
in
her
heart,
and
she
says
she
"can't
believe
anything
else
since
she
has
seen
this,"
so
I
am
content
to
trust
the
outcome
to
the
Lord.
She
is
really
but
a
child
yet,
and,
living
the
pleasures
of
youth,
does
not
seem
to
want
to
sacrifice
much
for
the
truth's
sake.
Later
on
she
may,
for
she
is
a
good
girl,
very
bright
and
intelligent,
and,
with
all
her
fondness
for
the
good
times
usually
enjoyed
by
young
people,
she
has
an
undercurrent
of
sober,
serious
thought
and
a
deep
reverence
for
those
things
which
so
greatly
interest
me-and
herself,
too,
only
in
less
degree.
Pardon
this
lengthy
letter,
which
I
hope
has
not
proved
uninteresting
to
you,
and
now
may
the
Lord's
blessing
be
upon
you
and
all
co-workers
in
his
cause.
In
deepest
gratitude,
I
am,
your
sister
in
Christ,
---,N.H.
VOL.
XXVII
ALLEGHENY,
P
A.,
AUGUST
15,
1906
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
]6
JEWS
FLOCKING
INTO
PALESTINE
London,
England.-The
correspondent
of
the
Daily
Mail
at
Jerusalem
remarks
that
the
influx
of
Jews
into
Palestine
during
the
last
few
months
has
been
remarkable.
Five
thou
sand
of
them
from
Russia
landed
at
Jaffa
a
few
weeks
ago.
They
will
settle
on
the
plain
of
Sharon.
A
few
days
ago
some
Jewish
financiers
made
a
trip
east
of
the
river
Jordan.
They
were
highly
satisfied
with
the
land
there
and
are
willing
to
establish
colonies,
but
they
are
rather
suspicious
of
the
Bedouin
tribes.
It
is
believed,
if
the
government
will
guarantee
protection,
the
sale
of
large
tracts
of
land
will
soon
be
completed.
The
correspondent
states
that
the
Jews
are
regaining
pos
session
of
the
land
by
degrees,
and
that
should
the
present
quick
rate
continue
the
whole
countr;r
in
a
few
years
will
belong
to
them.
•
•
•
The
above
is
a
confirmation
of
the
item
we
published
recently
to
the
effect
that
the
Turkish
government
had
re
moved
the
restriction
on
Jewish
settlement
in
Palestine
which
had
been
in
force
since
1892.
Undoubtedly
there
will
soon
be
a
general
rush
of
Russian
Jews
to
the
Holy
Land-the
land
of
Abraham.
Thus
is
prophecy
fulfilling
before
our
eyes.
The
Zionist
movement
of
recent
years
was
caused
largely
by
the
refusal
to
allow
Jews
to
go
to
the
land.
The
Zionists
planned
to
buy
Palestine,
but
did
not
succeed.
Now,"
in
due
.time,"
God
has
opened
the
door
to
Palestine
without
their
purchasing
it.
The
next
eight
years
will
no
doubt
show
wonders
there
as
well
a9
elsewhere
throughout
the
world-all
in
line
with
the
Word.
"PRIESTS
ARE
KNAVES"
A
bricklayer
named
Loos
was
severely
punishetl
on
Feb
ruary
15th
at
the
Berlin
Criminal
Court
for
"dishonoring
the
institution
of
the
Christian
church."
In
a
speech
delivered
at
a
meeting
of
co-workers,
Loos
spoke
of
religion
as
being
superfluous
to
workmen,
and
used
the
expression"
Priests
are
arrant
knaves,
who
keep
the
people
stupid.
"
The
Public
Prosecutor
argued
that
this
expression
con
tained
an
insult
to
the
priesthood,
and
the
Court
sentenced
Loos
to
three
months'
imprisonment.
YOUR
LJlT'l'ERS
APPRECIATED
Since
the
issuance
of
the
July
15th
WATCH
TOWER
the
Editor's
mail
has
been
greatly
increased
by
letters
expressive
of
sympathy
and
confidence.
These
are
highly
appreciated,
aear
friends
Each
one
would
have
had
a
personal
reply
haa
that
been
possible.
Sinre
Convention
work,
etc.,
etc.,
renderNl
personal
replies
impossible,
we
request
that
all
accept
this
general
acknowledgment.
V-l0
(3837J
AUGUST 1, 1906 and don’t you talk to me of the love of God! If there is such a being—which I sometimes doubt entirely—he has shown anything but love for me! He took away my babies as soon as they had breathed a few times. He has robbed me of my hearing and thus taken away my greatest pleasure in life, my music, etc., and at the same time raised a barrier between me and the world which I can never overcome. He has isolated me from all the world while still leaving me in it, and he would have shown more love for me if he had taken me out of the world entirely; and all this he has done notwithstanding the fact that I have always been a worker in his church and cause, have always praised him with my voice, was ever ready and willing to serve him with hand and voice in any geod cause, and this is the way he shows his love for me! Oh, to me he seems a good God to be hated, but not one who is worthy of my love and confidence or reverence. ’’ My friend, with tears rolling down her face, clasped me in her arms and said, ‘‘Poor child! I am so sorry for you. It does seem hard, but still I can’t help feeling that the time will come when you will feel differently and see things in a better light.’’ Was ever anyone so wickedly rebellious as I? I continued to feel the same for years, during which time, on the rare oceasions that we met, my friend would drop some word, principally concerning events which were likely to soon take place in the world’s history, and about three years ago she sent me some tracts which I was tempted to at once throw into the waste basket; but it occurred to me that after she had taken the trouble to send them to me, the least I could do was to read them before destroying them. I did read them, and one of them at least I kept, thinking it might come handy to refer to. So I put it where I saw it daily, and naturally read it over frequently. After a while I began to wonder what those Dawn books really contained. My curiosity very gradually increased until I sent to my friend for the first two volumes and began to read them. But the ‘‘eyes and ears of my understanding’? still refused to open and I was nearly through the first volume before my interest was fully aroused. As I now recall it, it seemed like awaking from a night’s sleep: we begin to be conscious it is morning and soon will be time to get up; then we close our eyes for another nap, until we suddenly find it is broad daylight and we must be up and about our business. Then we get fully awake. So it was with my reading the Dawns. At times in reading Vol. 1, my interest would be aroused, but I soon relapsed into that dreamy, half-conscious state, until toward the last of the volume I found myself fully awake and was eager to begin the next volume. Before I was half through that I sent for the other four volumes to have them at hand as soon as needed. The little tract that awakened my interest was ‘‘Do You Know?’’ and I intend to seatter that seed wherever I think there is a chance of its doing good. I wish I could express Vou. XXVITI ALLEGHENY, PA., AUGUST 15, 1906 ZION’S WATCH TOWER (255-259) in words my thankfulness for the blessing received through reading the Dawns and the study of God’s Word in connection therewith, and also the Tower publications. Right here let me thank whoever is responsible for sending me recently a package of six of your discourses published in a Pittsburg journal. I am so grateful for them, for I need all this ‘‘meat.’? So far as I know there are but two other people in town who believe in MmnteNNIAL Dawn, and they, unlike myself, seem not to care to run for the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus, and I have no one in full heart sympathy with me to talk with, so it is a real feast to me to get the Towers and all such reading upon the subject now so dear to my heart. As for me, I feel that I am indeed a ‘‘new creature.’’ I cannot recognize myself today as being the same person who once was so ready to ‘‘curse God and die,’’ and to think that, after all my sinful rebellion against him, he should permit me to see this wonderful revelation of his plan and receive the blessing far beyond anything I should ever have dared to hope for, teaches me a lesson in humility that I shall never forget. Now in days of trials and perplexities I can say, ‘‘Be still! It is the Lord. Let him do what seemeth to him good.’’ I can even thank him for bringing me through these devious paths of doubt and despair, sorrow and suffering—rejoicing in tribulation, since it has brought me to his feet, humbled and ashamed, but now ready and anxious to do his will wherever it may lead me. Last spring I withdrew my membership from the Universalist church, although less than a year before my only child united with the church, Then was a trial for me. I felt if I was to belong to the one true church of the living God I should ‘‘come out of Babylon,’’ yet I knew not what influence my doing so would have upon my child. But since I took that step in obedience to what I believed to be the Lord’s will, I felt that no harm to my child should result. My daughter has since come to see this ‘‘present truth,’’ and wishes now that she had not joined the Universalist chureh, yet does not quite want to withdraw from it, and I do not urge it. The seeds of truth are sown in her heart, and she says she ‘‘can’t believe anything else since she has seen this,’’ so I am content to trust the outcome to the Lord. She is really but a child yet, and, living the pleasures of youth, does not seem to want to sacrifice much for the truth’s sake. Later on she may, for she is a good girl, very bright and intelligent, and, with all her fondness for the good times usually enjoyed by young people, she has an undercurrent of sober, serious thought and a deep reverence for those things which so greatly interest me—and herself, too, only in less degree, Pardon this lengthy letter, which I hope has not proved uninteresting to you, and now may the Lord’s blessing be upon you and all co-workers in his cause. In deepest gratitude, I am, your sister in Christ, , N. aH. No. 16 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER JEWS FLOCKING INTO PALESTINE London, England.—The correspondent of the Daily Mail at Jerusalem remarks that the influx of Jews into Palestine during the last few months has been remarkable. Five thousand of them from Russia landed at Jaffa a few weeks ago. They will settle on the plain of Sharon. A few days ago some Jewish financiers made a trip east of the river Jordan. They were highly satisfied with the land there and are willing to establish colonies, but they are rather suspicious of the Bedouin tribes. It is believed, if the government will guarantee protection, the sale of large tracts of land will soon be completed. The correspondent states that the Jews are regaining possession of the land by degrees, and that should the present quick rate continue the whole country in a few years will belong to them. *e & The above is a confirmation of the item we published recently to the effect that the Turkish government had removed the restriction on Jewish settlement in Palestine which had been in force since 1892. Undoubtedly there will soon be a general rush of Russian Jews to the Holy Land—the land of Abraham. Thus is prophecy fulfilling before our eyes. The Zionist movement of recent years was caused largely by the refusal v—10 to allow Jews to go to the land. The Zionists planned to buy Palestine, but did not succeed. Now, ‘‘in due time,’’ God has opened the door to Palestine without their purchasing it. The next eight years will no doubt show wonders there as well elsewhere throughout the world—all in line with the ord, ‘“‘PRIESTS ARE KNAVES’’ A bricklayer named Loos was severely punished on February 15th at the Berlin Criminal Court for ‘‘dishonoring the institution of the Christian church.’’ In a speech delivered at a meeting of co-workers, Loos spoke of religion as being superfluous to workmen, and used the expression ‘‘ Priests are arrant knaves, who keep the people stupid.’’ The Public Prosecutor argued that this expression contained an insult to the priesthood, and the Court sentenced Loos to three months’ imprisonment. YOUR LETTERS APPRECIATED Since the issuance of the July 15th WatcH Tower the Editor’s mail has been greatly increased by letters expressive of sympathy and confidence. These are highly appreciated, dear friends Each one would have had a personal reply had that been possible. Since Convention work, ete., etc., rendered personal replies impossible, we request that all accept this general acknowledgment. [3837]
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