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OCTOBER
1
S.
1906
ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
everlasting
life
for
the
world,
and
in
order
to
fill
this
picture
each
and
all
must
be
broken,
each
and
all
must
partake
of
the
cup
of
Christ's
suffering
and
death
before
entering
into
his
glory.
And
not
until
all
these
sufferings
have
been
com-
pleted
will
the
Lord's
time
come
for
the
new
dispensation,
the
new
day,
the
day
of
blessing
instead
of
cursing,
the
day
of
restitution
instead
of
dying,
the
day
of
uplifting
instead
of
falling,
so
far
as
the
world
is
concerned.
VOL.
XXVII
ALLEGHENY,
P
A.,
NOVEMBER
1,
1906
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
21
ROMAN
CATHOLICISM
IN
TROUBLE
We
have
already
noted
the
fact
that
the
French
govern
ment
has
cancelled
its
agreement
or
"Concordat"
with
the
('hurch
of
Rome,
and
that
religion
in
France
is
now
on
much
the
same
plane
as
in
these
United
States-that
is,
that
religion
shall
no
longer
be
supported
by
the
government.
There
is
this
difference-the
French
have
gone
a
step
farther
than
America,
and
have
decided
that
the
great
church
edifices,
etc.,
built
with
the
money
of
the
French
public,
are
not
the
property
of
the
Pope
and
Roman
hierarchy,
but
to
be
supervised
by
the
French
government,
which,
being
a
Republic,
is
the
people's
governml'nt.
French
laws
on
the
subject
are
even-handed
toward
all
religions-Catholic,
Protestant,
Hebrew,
et
al.
They
will
not
recognize
the
power
of
the
Pope
and
others
in
Italy
to
close
the
church
buildin/Zs,
nor
to
otherwise
control
them;
but
insist
that
the
Catholic
people
of
the
diocese
shall
have
the
control.
To
understand
this
we
must
remember,
as
pointed
out
in
MILLENNIAL
DAWN,
Vol.
II.,
that
the
Roman
Catholic
church
is
not
composed
of
the
Roman
Catholics
of
the
con
gregation,
but
is
a
hierarchy
composed
of
the
Pope
and
higher
clergy.
The
Catholic
congre/Zatlons
are
merelv
"the
children
of
the
church,"
who
call
the
church
(the
hierarchy)
their
fathers.
This
is
the
Episcopal
idea
even
amongst
Protestants:
but
the
majority
of
Protestants
recognize,
in
theory
at
least,
that
"All
ye
are
brethren."
However,
even
amongst
these
the
division
into
"clergy"
and"
laity"
is
a
too
common
fact
-descended
from
"the
dark
ages"
and
fostered
by
Roman
and
Episcopal
usages.
The
Pope
(Pius
X.)
has
issued
(Au~.
14)
an
Encyclical
letter
to
the
Roman
Catholic
Bishops
of
France
in
which
he
denounced
the
French
government's
action,
and
while
ap
parently
forbidding
compliance
with
it
really
instructs
them
how
best
to
comply
with
it;-by
organizing
Societies
amongst
the
laity
who
can
and
will
co-operate
with
their
Ecclesiastics.
Note
the
point:
Rome
will
not
con('ede
that
her
"children"
are
in
or
of
the
ehurch,
but
she
will
out
wardly
comply
with
French
law
to
hold
possession
and
con·
trol
of
church
property.
The
poor
French
"children"
may
never
know
that
they
have
the
control
of
the
situation.
Similar
regulations
in
Great
Britain
and
in
these
United
States
mi/Zht
be
favorable
to
the
greater
liberty
of
the
people
of
all
de·
nominations.
For
instance,
then
Presbyterians
and
Methodists
and
Catholics,
et
al.,
would
control
their
own
properties
as
the
Disciples
and
some
Baptists
now
do.
ROMISH
INFLUENCE
IN
SPAIN
Ever
since
the
Spanish-American
war
Spain
has
been
awakening
to
a
realization
of
her
bondage
to
religious
super
stitions
of
the
"dark
ages."
The
action
of
France
has
been
a
lesson
to
Spain,
which
she
is
gradually
learning,
and
it
need
not
surprise
us
if
it
lead
to
separation
between
the
state-and-church
union
which
has
prevailed
there
for
centuries.
The
entering
wedge
was
the
recent
decision
of
the
Minister
of
.Justice,
that
a
civil
marriage
is
lawful
and
binding
whether
sanctioned
by
the
Roman
Catholic
church
or
not.
The
test
case
was
on
the
refusal
of
burial
privileges
to
the
corpse
of
one
married
without
the
approval
of
the
Roman
clergy.
The
decision
will
thus
be
seen
to
be
a
breaking
of
the
power
of
the
Roman
clergy
over
the
people.
A
dispatch
from
Madrid
states
that
the
church
and
State
relationship
is
exciting
heated
discussions
and
that
public
disturbances
have
occurred.
It
is
said
that
at
the
next
session
of
the
Spanish
Parliament
the
King's
representative
will
in·
troduce
a
bill
making
the
"religious
orders"
amenable
to
the
law
controlling
industrial
corporations,
and
another
bill
providing
that
the
members
of
orders
recently
expelled
from
France
shall
either
become
naturalized
citizens
or
leave
Spain.
We
rejoice
that
"the
dark
places
of
the
earth,
the
habita·
tions
of
cruelty,"
are
/letting
a
glimmer
of
the
light
of
the
Millennial
morning.
We
lift
up
our
heads
with
rejoicing
that
the
deliverance
of
the
true
and
only
church
("
whose
names
are
written
in
heaven")
is
nigh
at
hand;
and
that
then
speedily
the
great
Sun
of
Righteousness
will
shine
forth
to
bless
all
the
families
of
the
earth,
to
give
to
all
the
knowl·
edge
of
the
glory
of
God
as
it
shines
in
the
face
of
.Jesus
Christ
our
Lord.
Meantime
the
Lord
has
stirred
the
hearts
of
some
familiar
with
the
Spanish
tongue,
and
they
are
preparing
a
transla
tion
of
Vol.
I.,
("
The
Divine
Plan
of
the
Ages,")
in
that
language,
which
we
hope
to
have
ready
soon
after
the
begin.
ning
of
1907.
It
will
be
in
demand
in
Mexico
first,
but
we
learn
will
also
be
appreciated
by
considerable
numbers
in
Spain.
STRONG
PROTESTS
AGAINST
THE
POPE
A
cablegram
says
:-"
Poor
Pope
Pius
X's
honeymoon
is
over,
and
the
simple-minded
child-like
occupant
of
the
chair
of
St.
Peter
is
surrounded
on
all
sides
by
dangers
and
in
trigues.
That
his
good
intentions
have
at
least
partly
failed
and
that
the
Augean
stable
of
the
Vatican
is
still
waiting
for
a
Hercules
to
clean
it
is
no
secret,
and
it
is
also
a
well·
known
fact
that
the
pope
has
fallen
a
victim
to
the
forces
of
the
reactionary
parties
surrounding
him,
and
that
this
has
caused
great
dissatisfaction
amongst
the
Roman
clergy.
"Th~s
is
plainly
shown
by
the
numerous
libelous
pam
phlets
which
have.
appeared
during
the
last
few
months.
The
latest
of
these,
whi('h
has
created
wide-spread
sensation,
is
entitled,
'Ildebrand
monaco,'
criticizes
the
pope
in
a
manner
which
in
regard
to
forceful
language
surpasses
anything
ever
printed
in
the
Eternal
City.
'"
It
is
no
longer
you,
Holy
Father,
who
rule,
but
reckles!'l
and
unscrupulous
prelates
who
have
taken
advantage
of
your
kindness
and
modesty.
A
small
clique
of
younger
prelates,
led
by
Cardinal
Merry
del
Val,
are
bringing
disgrace
upon
the
church,
and
while
they
are
satisfying
their
every
desire,
the
priests
are
struggling
with
poverty,
many
of
them
living
on
a
lire
and
a
half
(30
cents)
a
day.
"
'We
know
that
you,
Holy
Father,
were
inspired
with
the
best
intentions
when
you
ascended
to
the
throne
of
St.
Peter,
but
though
you
do
not
realize
it,
you
have
become
a
weak,
tyrannous
pope.
You
desired
to
reinstate
the
rule
of
love
and
charity,
but
you
have
been
conquered
by
Satan,
whose
servants
are
surrounding
you,
disguised
as
young
cardinals.
"
'0
Holy
Father,
remember
that
it
is
your
llOly
duty
to
seek
truth,
and
more
so
as
many
of
us
are
beginning
to
doubt
its
existence.
Remember
that
some
day
you
will
be
called
to
account·
for
your
stewardship!'
"
HATRED
OF
THE
JEWS
Benjamin
Disraeli,
better
known
as
Lorrl
Beaconsfield,
wrote
a
political
biography
which
is
attracting
considerable
attention.
Goldwin
Smith
thus
refers
to
it:-
"It
is
natural
that
in
the
course
of
this
political
biography
Disraeli,
who
had
witnessed
the
exclusion
of
.Jews
from
the
House
of
Commons
and
who
had
found
and
was
still
finding
his
own
Israelite
descent
an
almost
insuperahle
bar
to
ad
vancement,
should
diverge
for
a
moment
from
the
main
current
of
his
narration
to
comlider
the
grounds
of
the
dis·
abilities
to
which
the
Hebrew
race
had
been
so
long
snbje('ted
in
Christian
Europe.
He
begins
by
reminding
us
that
the
Saxon,
the
Slav
and
the
Celt
have
adoptetl
most
of
the
laws
and
many
of
the
customs
of
the
,Jews,
together
with
all
the
latter's
literature
and
all
their
religion.
The
former
are,
therefore,
indebted
to
the
Israelites
for
much
that
regulates,
much
that
charms
and
much
that
solaces
existen('e.
The
toiling
multitude
rest
every
seventh
day
by
virtue
of
a
Jewish
law;
they
are
perpetually
reading,
that
they
may
be
taught
by
example,
the
records
of
.Jewish
history;
they
are
continually
singing
the
odes
and
elegies
of
.Jewish
poets;
and
they
daily
acknowledge
on
their
knees
with
reverent
gratitude
that
the
only
medium
of
communication
between
the
Creator
and
them
selves
is
the
.Jewish
religion.
Yet,
at
the
hour
when
Disraeli
wrote,
the
Saxon,
the
Slav
and
the
Celt
were
accustomed
to
treat
that
race
as
the
vilest
of
generations;
and,
instead
of
looking
upon
them
logically
as
the
channel
of
human
happi·
ness,
they
were
accustomed
to
inflict
upon
them
every
term
of
obloquy
and
every
form
of
persecution.
Had
it
not
been
for
the
.Jews
of
Palestine
the
good
tidings
of
our
Lord
would
have
been
unknown
forever
to
the
northern
and
western
races.
The
first
preachers
of
the
Gospel
were
.Jews,
no
otherR;
the
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OcTOBER 15, 1906 everlasting life for the world, and in order to fill this picture each and all must be broken, each and all must partake of the cup of Christ’s suffering and death before entering into his glory. And not until all these sufferings have been com ZION’S WATCH TOWER (335-339) pleted will the Lord’s time come for the new dispensation, the new day, the day of blessing instead of cursing, the day of restitution instead of dying, the day of uplifting instead of falling, so far as the world is concerned. ALLEGHENY, PA., NOVEMBER 1, 1906 VoL. XXVII No. 21 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER ROMAN CATHOLICISM IN TROUBLE We have already noted the fact that the French government has cancelled its agreement or ‘‘Concordat’’ with the church of Rome, and that religion in France is now on much the same plane as in these United States—that is, that religion shall no longer be supported by the government. There is this difference—the French have gone a step farther than America, and have decided that the great church edifices, ete., built with the money of the French public, are not the property of the Pope and Roman hierarchy, but to be supervised by the French government, which, being a Republic, is the people’s government. French laws on the subject are even-handed toward all religions—Catholic, Protestant, Hebrew, et al. They will not recognize the power of the Pope and others in Italy to close the church buildings, nor to otherwise control them; but insist that the Catholic people of the diocese shall have the control. To understand this we must remember, as pointed out in MILLENNIAL Dawn, Vol. 11, that the Roman Catholic church is not composed of the Roman Catholics of the congregation, but is a hierarchy composed of the Pope and higher clergy. The Catholic congregations are merely ‘‘the children of the church,’’ who eall the church (the hierarchy) their fathers. This is the Episcopal idea even amongst Protestants: but the majority of Protestants recognize, in theory at least, that ‘‘All ye are brethren.’’ However, even amongst these the division into ‘‘clergy’’ and ‘‘laity’’ is a too common fact —descended from ‘‘the dark ages’’ and fostered by Roman and Episcopal usages. The Pope (Pius X.) has issued (Aug. 14) an Encyclical letter to the Roman Catholie Bishops of France in which he denounced the French government’s action, and while apparently forbidding compliance with it really instructs them how best to comply with it;—by organizing Societies amongst the laity who can and will co-operate with their Ecclesiastics. Note the point: Rome will not concede that her ‘‘children’’ are in or of the church, but she will outwardly comply with French law to hold possession and control of church property. The poor French ‘‘children’’ may never know that they have the control of the situation. Similar regulations in Great Britain and in these United States might be favorable to the greater liberty of the people of all denominations. For instance, then Presbyterians and Methodists and Catholics, et al., would control their own properties as the Disciples and some Baptists now do. ROMISH INFLUENCE IN SPAIN Ever since the Spanish-American war Spain has been awakening to a realization of her bondage to religious superstitions of the ‘‘dark ages.’’ The action of France has been a lesson to Spain, which she is gradually learning, and it need not surprise us if it lead to separation between the state-and-church union which has prevailed there for centuries, The entering wedge was the recent decision of the Minister of Justice, that a civil marriage is lawful and binding whether sanctioned by the Roman Catholic church or not. The test case was on the refusal of burial privileges to the corpse of one married without the approval of the Roman elergy. The decision will thus be seen to be a breaking of the power of the Roman clergy over the people. A dispatch from Madrid states that the church and State relationship is exciting heated discussions and that public disturbances have occurred. It is said that at the next session of the Spanish Parliament the King’s representative will introduce a bill making the ‘‘religious orders’’ amenable to the law controlling industrial corporations, and another bill providing that the members of orders recently expelled from France shall either become naturalized citizens or leave Spain. We rejoice that ‘‘the dark places of the earth, the habitations of cruelty,’’ are getting a glimmer of the light of the Millennial morning. We lift up our heads with rejoicing that the deliverance of the true and only church (‘‘ whose names are written in heaven’’) is nigh at hand; and that then speedily the great Sun of Righteousness will shine forth to bless all the families of the earth, to give to all the knowl edge of the glory of God as it shines in the face of Jesus Christ our Lord. Meantime the Lord has stirred the hearts of some familiar with the Spanish tongue, and they are preparing a translation of Vol. 1., (‘‘The Divine Plan of the Ages,’’) in that language, which we hope to have ready soon after the beginning of 1907. It will be in demand in Mexico first, but we learn will also be appreciated by considerable numbers in Spain. STRONG PROTESTS AGAINST THE POPE A eablegram says:—‘‘Poor Pope Pius X’s honeymoon is over, and the simple-minded child like oceupant of the chair of St. Peter is surrounded on all sides by dangers and intrigues, That his good intentions have at least partly failed and that the Augean stable of the Vatican is still waiting for a Hercules to clean it is no secret, and it is also a wellknown fact that the pope has fallen a victim to the forces of the reactionary parties surrounding him, and that this has caused great dissatisfaction amongst the Roman clergy. ‘This is plainly shown by the numerous libelous pamphlets which have appeared during the last few months. The latest of these, which has created wide-spread sensation, is entitled, ‘Ildebrand monaco,’ criticizes the pope in a manner which in regard to forceful language surpasses anything ever printed in the Eternal City. “**¥t is no longer you, Holy Father, who rule, but reckless and unscrupulous prelates who have taken advantage of your kindness and modesty. A small clique of younger prelates, led by Cardinal Merry del Val, are bringing disgrace upon the church, and while they are satisfying their every desire, the priests are struggling with poverty, many of them living on a lire and a half (30 cents) a day. ‘¢*We know that you, Holy Father, were inspired with the best intentions when you ascended to the throne of St. Peter, but though you do not realize it, you have become a weak, tyrannous pope. You desired to reinstate the rule of love and charity, but you have been conquered by Satan, whose servants are surrounding you, disguised as young cardinals. ‘**Q Holy Father, remember that it is your holy duty to seek truth, and more so as many of us are beginning to doubt its existence. Remember that some day you will be ealled to account for your stewardship!’ ’’ HATRED OF THE JEWS Benjamin Disraeli, better known as Lord Beaconsfield, wrote a political biography which is attracting considerable attention. Goldwin Smith thus refers to it:— ‘*Tt is natural that in the course of this political biography Disraeli, who had witnessed the exclusion of Jews from the House of Commons and who had found and was still finding his own Israelite descent an almost insuperable bar to advancement, should diverge for a moment from the main current of his narration to consider the grounds of the disabilities to which the Hebrew race had been so long subjected in Christian Europe. He hegins by reminding us that the Saxon, the Slav and the Celt have adopted most of the laws and many of the customs of the Jews, together with all the latter’s literature and all their religion. The former are, therefore, indebted to the Israelites for much that regulates, much that charms and much that solaces existence. The toiling multitude rest every seventh day by virtue of a Jewish law; they are perpetually reading, that they may be taught by example, the records of Jewish history; they are continually singing the odes and elegies of Jewish poets; and they daily acknowledge on their knees with reverent gratitude that the only medium of communication between the Creator and themselves is the Jewish religion. Yet, at the hour when Disraeli wrote, the Saxon, the Slav and the Celt were accustomed to treat that race as the vilest of generations; and, instead of looking upon them logically as the channel of human happiness, they were accustomed to inflict upon them every term of obloquy and every form of persecution. Had it not been for the Jews of Palestine the good tidings of our Lord would have been unknown forever to the northern and western races. The first preachers of the Gospel were Jews, no others; the [3881]
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