Publication date
11/15/06
Volume
27
Number
22
The WatchTower
Views from the Watch Tower
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NOVEMBER 
I, 
Ig06 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
had 
the 
appearance 
of 
evil. 
Nor 
was 
there 
evil 
in 
this, 
for 
it 
was 
the 
truth; 
but 
feigning 
great 
piety, 
great 
respect 
for 
God, 
great 
reverence 
for 
the 
promise 
of 
God 
respecting 
Mes­ 
siah-feigning 
to 
be 
thunderstruck 
with 
such 
claim 
by 
Jesus, 
Caiaphas 
arose, 
his 
face 
full 
of 
pretended 
indignation 
and 
wrath 
against 
suc'h 
claim, 
which 
he 
affected 
to 
think 
so 
dishonored 
God 
as 
to 
be 
blasphemy, 
he 
rent 
or 
tore 
his 
robe 
as 
an 
expression 
of 
his 
pretended 
righteous 
indignation. 
He 
cried 
out 
to 
the 
people, 
I' 
This 
is 
blasphemy-what 
further 
need 
have 
we 
of 
witnesses' 
Behold, 
now 
ye 
have 
heard 
his 
blasphemy. 
What 
think 
ye' 
What 
would 
be 
the 
proper 
punishment 
for 
such 
an 
awful 
crime 
as 
this' 
How 
shall 
we 
deter 
others 
from 
similarly 
coming 
forward 
and 
claiming 
to 
be 
Messiah, 
the 
Son 
of 
God, 
healing 
the 
sick, 
giving 
examples 
of 
his 
power 
in 
awakening 
the 
dead 
and 
casting 
out 
the 
devils 
from 
the 
people'" 
The 
elders, 
there 
assembled 
for 
the 
very 
purpose 
of 
murdering 
Jesus, 
answered, 
voted, 
I' 
He 
is 
worthy 
of 
death." 
Jesus 
must 
wait, 
and 
they 
meanwhile 
reviled 
him-if 
not 
the 
elders 
and 
officers, 
yet 
with 
their 
knowledge 
and 
without 
their 
hindrance-and 
smote 
the 
Lord 
and 
spat 
upon 
him 
and 
derided 
him, 
and, 
calling 
him 
Prophet, 
asked 
him 
to 
prove 
his 
ability 
as 
Messiah 
and 
prophet 
by 
naming 
his 
tormentors. 
But 
as 
sheep 
before 
her 
shearers 
is 
dumb, 
so 
he 
opened 
not 
his 
mouth" 
to 
defend 
himself, 
nor 
did 
he 
use 
the 
power 
invested 
in 
him, 
nor 
call 
for 
the 
twelve 
legions 
of 
angels 
who 
he 
previously 
declared 
would 
have 
been 
ready 
to 
respond 
for 
his 
release. 
On 
the 
contrary, 
he 
realized 
that 
he 
was 
but 
carrying 
out 
his 
cove­ 
nant 
of 
sacrifice 
and 
submitted 
himself 
accordmgly, 
desiring 
that 
this 
or 
whatever 
was 
the 
Father's 
will 
might 
be 
done 
in 
him. 
What 
is 
the 
lesson 
in 
this 
for 
us~ 
We 
have 
covenanted 
to 
learn 
of 
him, 
to 
follow 
hIs 
example. 
How 
do 
we 
receive 
the 
buffetings, 
the 
trials, 
the 
"contradictions 
of 
sinners" 
Are 
we 
similarly 
patient, 
long 
suffering' 
Do 
we 
endure 
these, 
realizing 
that 
nothing 
could 
happen 
to 
us 
except 
by 
our 
Father's 
knowledge-nothing 
that 
he 
is 
not 
both 
able 
and 
willing 
to 
overrule 
for 
our 
good' 
It 
will 
not 
do 
for 
us 
to 
say 
that 
if 
w" 
deserved 
the 
evil 
treatment 
we 
could 
take 
it 
patiently, 
for 
we 
are 
to 
remember 
the 
truth 
of 
what 
one 
of 
the 
thieves 
confessed, 
I' 
This 
man 
hath 
done 
nothmg 
amiss." 
We 
cannot 
say 
that 
we 
have 
been 
perfect 
in 
all 
of 
our 
deal­ 
ings 
with 
those 
who 
may 
despitefully 
use 
us 
and 
persecute 
us, 
even 
though 
our 
intentions 
have 
been 
the 
best, 
and 
even 
though 
we 
have 
in 
some 
degree 
rendered 
good 
for 
the 
evil 
we 
receive. 
Let 
us 
remember 
the 
Apostle's 
words 
on 
th:s 
line, 
"For 
what 
glory 
is 
it, 
if, 
when 
ye 
be 
buffeted 
for 
your 
faults, 
ye 
shall 
take 
it 
patiently' 
But 
if 
when 
ye 
do 
well, 
and 
suffer 
for 
it, 
ye 
take 
it 
patiently, 
this 
is 
acceptable 
with 
God. 
For 
even 
hereunto 
were 
ye 
called: 
because 
Christ 
also 
suffered 
for 
us, 
leaving 
us 
an 
example 
that 
ye 
might 
follow 
in 
his 
steps; 
who 
did 
no 
sin, 
neither 
was 
guile 
found 
in 
his 
mouth; 
who, 
when 
he 
was 
reviled, 
reviled 
not 
again; 
when 
he 
suffered, 
he 
threatened 
not; 
but 
committed 
himself 
to 
him 
who 
judgeth 
righteously.' 
'-1 
Pet. 
:20-23. 
Let 
us 
not 
only 
see 
to 
it 
that 
we 
are 
as 
nearly 
as 
possible 
taultless 
and 
undeserving 
of 
reproaches 
and 
buffetings, 
but 
when 
these 
experiences 
come 
to 
us 
let 
us 
remember 
to 
take 
them 
patiently, 
uncomplainingly, 
and 
thus 
to 
more 
and 
more 
develop 
and 
exhibit 
the 
character-likeness 
of 
our 
Lord. 
Those 
who 
thus 
do, 
have 
the 
Lord's 
guarantee 
that 
every 
such 
experience 
shall 
prove 
blessing 
in 
the 
end. 
Those 
who, 
on 
the 
contrary, 
undertake 
to 
"battle 
for 
their 
rights," 
show 
that 
they 
either 
do 
not 
understand 
the 
nature 
of 
the 
covenant 
they 
have 
made 
to 
take 
up 
the 
cross, 
or 
else 
that 
they 
are 
unwilling 
to 
comply 
with 
the 
terms 
of 
that 
covenant. 
VOL. 
XXVII 
ALLEGHENY, 
A., 
NOVEMBER 
15, 
1906 
No. 
22 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
during 
the 
'I 
times 
of 
restitution 
of 
all 
things 
spoken 
by 
the 
mouth 
of 
all 
the 
holy 
prophets 
since 
the 
world 
began," 
shall 
lift 
up 
the 
poor, 
degenerate 
race 
from 
its 
fallen 
con­ 
dition 
and 
bring 
it 
gradually 
back 
to 
all 
that 
was 
lost 
in 
Eden 
by 
the 
first 
man's 
transgression-back 
to 
the 
image 
and 
likeness 
of 
God. 
True, 
there 
will 
still 
be 
room 
for 
the 
1m­ 
man 
will 
to 
exercise 
itself, 
and 
any 
who 
knowingly, 
willingly, 
understandingly 
reject 
and 
oppose 
the 
divine 
restItutIOn 
work 
will 
be 
utterly 
destroyed 
in 
the 
Second 
Death.-Acts 
:19-23. 
The 
whole 
world, 
then, 
is 
waiting 
for 
the 
good 
Physician, 
and 
the 
Scriptures 
tell 
us 
how 
long 
they 
must 
wait 
and 
what 
blessings 
will 
come 
to 
them 
as 
soon 
as 
the 
waiting 
time 
is 
ended. 
They 
must 
wait 
until 
the 
church, 
the 
body 
of 
Christ, 
has 
been 
selected 
from 
the 
world 
and 
proven 
itself 
wortllY 
of 
its 
call 
by 
willing 
and 
glad 
participation 
with 
Jesus 
in 
his 
work 
of 
sacrifice, 
that 
they 
may 
also 
be 
participators 
in 
his 
coming- 
work 
of 
glory 
and 
blessing 
and 
uplifting. 
Then 
all 
the 
blind 
eyes 
shall 
be 
opened, 
all 
the 
deaf 
ears 
shall 
be 
unstopped 
and 
the 
lame 
shall 
be 
healed-physical, 
mental 
and 
moral 
healing 
and 
enlightenment 
are 
herein 
proclaimed 
as 
the 
work 
of 
the 
great 
Restorer, 
soon 
to 
begin. 
The 
entire 
work 
will 
require 
one 
day's 
time-not 
twenty-four-hour 
day, 
but 
the 
"Day 
of 
Christ," 
for, 
as 
the 
postle 
Peter 
declares, 
we 
should 
not 
be 
ignorant 
of 
this 
one 
thing, 
that 
day 
with 
the 
Lord 
is 
as 
thousand 
years.' 
'-2 
Pet. 
:8. 
ANOTHER 
OPERATION 
AT 
TOLEDO 
The 
Toledo 
ews·Bee 
says 
:-' 
'Nearly 
year 
has 
elapsed 
since 
Doctors 
J. 
P. 
Donnelly 
operated 
on 
Harold 
Hurley, 
an 
incorrigible 
boy, 
at 
St. 
Vincent's 
hospital, 
and 
since 
that 
time 
four 
other 
operations 
of 
similar 
character 
have 
been 
performed. 
The 
Hurley 
boy 
was 
burden 
to 
his 
family 
and 
menace 
to 
the 
neighborhood: 
he 
is 
changed 
youngster, 
obedient, 
kind, 
tractable, 
and 
the 
parents 
are 
ready 
witnesses 
to 
the 
efficacy 
of 
the 
operation 
which 
rescued 
their 
boy 
from 
degradation, 
vice 
and 
crime. 
From 
all 
over 
the 
country, 
especially 
from 
large 
cities, 
come 
eager 
inquiries 
for 
the 
Toledo 
surgeons 
seeking 
in· 
formation 
as 
to 
the 
nature 
of 
the 
operation 
and 
its 
results. 
Already 
in 
Philadelphia 
the 
city 
is 
bearing- 
the 
expenses 
of 
the 
operations 
on 
incorrigibles 
and 
considers 
them 
good 
investment, 
while 
New 
York 
is 
seriously 
considering 
the 
same 
problem. 
I' 
The 
last 
operation 
of 
this 
kind 
was 
performed 
in 
St. 
Vincent's 
hospital 
Friday 
morning 
(Aug. 
24) 
by 
Dr. 
J. 
Donnelly, 
on 
13-year-old 
boy, 
who 
was 
released 
from 
the 
who, 
workhouse 
and 
taken 
directly 
to 
the 
hospital 
for 
the 
operation. 
[3889] 
FROM 
DEVILISH 
TO 
SAINTLY 
Sl1B.GERY 
We 
have 
already 
noted 
in 
these 
columns 
an 
instance 
of 
how 
surgery, 
the 
trepanning 
of 
the 
skull 
and 
the 
removal 
of 
tumor 
from 
the 
brain, 
changed 
bad 
boy 
into 
good 
one. 
We 
now 
note, 
in 
the 
mel'ican-JouTnal-Examiner, 
the 
ac­ 
count 
of 
another 
snch 
case: 
bandit, 
desperado, 
train 
robber 
and 
murderer 
of 
the 
Northwest, 
after 
being 
imprisoned 
was 
found 
to 
have 
some 
good 
tra:ts 
and 
became 
very 
useful 
man 
in 
the 
prison 
service, 
but 
nevertheless 
retained 
vindic­ 
tive, 
murderous 
spirit. 
Seizing 
his 
opportunity 
he 
was 
about 
to 
kill 
OTIe 
of 
the 
keepers. 
The 
record 
says: 
He 
fought 
like 
madman, 
and 
it 
was 
only 
after 
spirited 
struggle 
that 
the 
handcuffs 
were 
placed 
upon 
his 
wrists. 
When 
the 
man 
regained 
his 
feet 
he 
said, 
'I 
never 
expected 
to 
be 
taken 
alive. 
Give 
me 
my 
arms 
and 
will 
defy 
the 
whole 
town." 
The 
man's 
name 
is 
Charles 
Holzhay, 
but 
he 
was 
generally 
known 
as 
Black 
Bart. 
The 
attention 
of 
the 
surgeons 
connected 
with 
the 
prison 
was 
drawn 
to 
the 
man, 
an 
operation 
was 
performed. 
tumor 
removed 
from 
the 
brain, 
since 
which 
time 
Black 
Bart 
gives 
every 
evidence 
of 
being 
greatly 
changed 
in 
his 
general 
dis­ 
position, 
and, 
as 
the 
newspaper 
records-" 
Before 
they 
cut 
out 
the 
bad 
spot 
in 
the 
brain 
of 
Black 
Bart, 
the 
murderous 
bandit, 
he 
was 
the 
wildest, 
fiercest 
villain 
and 
freebooter 
of 
the 
Northwest; 
now 
he 
is 
tame 
and 
mild, 
teacher 
in 
Sunday 
School, 
reader 
of 
tracts, 
praying 
man 
full 
of 
noble 
impulses." 
Noone 
for 
moment 
supposes 
that 
all 
the 
meanness 
and 
weakness 
of 
the 
world 
are 
caused 
by 
brain 
tumors; 
but 
from 
our 
standpoint 
we 
can 
readily 
see 
that 
all 
the 
badness 
and 
meanness 
of 
the 
world 
is 
caused 
more 
or 
less 
directly 
by 
the 
fall, 
the 
imperfect 
twists 
and 
ruts 
of 
the 
human 
mind 
in 
consequence 
of 
depravity. 
Sin 
and 
death 
working 
in 
our 
race 
have 
wrought 
the 
general 
havoc 
of 
mind 
and 
morals 
and 
physique 
which 
makes 
of 
the 
human 
family 
what 
the 
Apostle 
describes 
as 
the 
"groaning 
«:-reation." 
We 
can 
readily 
see 
that 
the 
will 
may 
have 
large 
influence 
in 
rectify­ 
ing- 
these 
defects, 
so 
that 
those 
who 
give 
their 
hearts 
to 
the 
Lord 
and 
turn 
from 
sin 
and 
meanness 
to 
copy 
the 
Lord's 
character 
to 
the 
best 
of 
their 
ability, 
may 
and 
do 
make 
considerable 
progress; 
but 
we 
all 
are 
witnesses 
that 
perfec­ 
tion 
is 
not 
attainable 
by 
any 
of 
us, 
however 
much 
we 
will 
to 
have 
it. 
As 
the 
Apostle 
said, 
To 
will 
is 
present 
with 
me, 
but 
how 
to 
do 
[all 
that 
will] 
that 
which 
is 
good, 
find 
not. 
"-Rom. 
7: 
18. 
What 
the 
world 
needs, 
then, 
is 
the 
great 
Restorer, 
NovEMBER 1, 1906 had the appearance of evil. Nor was there evil in this, for it was the truth; but feigning great piety, great respect for God, great reverence for the promise of God respecting Messiah—feigning to be thunderstruck with such a claim by Jesus, Caiaphas arose, his face full of pretended indignation and wrath against such a claim, which he affected to think so dishonored God as to be blasphemy, he rent or tore his robe as an expression of his pretended righteous indignation. He cried out to the people, ‘‘ This is blasphemy—what further need have we of witnesses? Behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. What think ye? What would be the proper punishment for such an awful crime as this? How shall we deter others from similarly coming forward and claiming to be Messiah, the Son of God, healing the sick, giving examples of his power in awakening the dead and casting out the devils from the people?’’ The elders, there assembled for the very purpose of murdering Jesus, answered, voted, ‘‘He is worthy of death.’’ Jesus must wait, and they meanwhile reviled him—if not the elders and officers, yet with their knowledge and without their hindrance—and smote the Lord and spat upon him and derided him, and, calling him a Prophet, asked him to prove his ability as a Messiah and prophet by naming his tormentors. ‘‘But as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth’’ to defend himself, nor did he use the power invested in him, nor call for the twelve legions of angels who he previously declared would have been ready to respond for his release. On the contrary, he realized that he was but carrying out his covenant of sacrifice and submitted himself accordingly, desiring that this or whatever was the Father’s will might be done in him. What is the lesson in this for us? We have covenanted to learn of him, to follow his example. How do we receive Vout. XXVIT ALLEGHENY, PA., NOVEMBER 15, 1906 ZION’S WATCH TOWER (355-356) the buffetings, the trials, the ‘‘contradictions of sinners’’? Are we similarly patient, long suffering? Do we endure these, realizing that nothing could happen to us except by our Father’s knowledge—nothing that he is not both able and willing to overrule for our good? It will not do for us to say that if we deserved the evil treatment we could take it patiently, for we are to remember the truth of what one of the thieves confessed, ‘‘This man hath done nothing amiss.’’ We cannot say that we have been perfect in all of our dealings with those who may despitefully use us and persecute us, even though our intentions have been the best, and even though we have in some degree rendered good for the evil we receive. Let us remember the Apostle’s words on this line, ‘‘For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example that ye might follow in his steps; who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him who judgeth righteously.’’—1 Pet. 2:20-23. Let us not only see to it that we are as nearly as possible taultless and undeserving of reproaches and buffetings, but when these experiences come to us let us remember to take them patiently, uncomplainingly, and thus to more and more develop and exhibit the charaeter-likeness of our Lord. Those who thus do, have the Lord’s guarantee that every such experience shall prove a blessing in the end. Those who, on the contrary, undertake to ‘‘battle for their rights,’’ show that they either do not understand the nature of the covenant they have made to take up the cross, or else that they are unwilling to comply with the terms of that covenant. No. 22 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER FROM DEVILISH TO SAINTLY SURGERY We have already noted in these columns an instance of how surgery, the trepanning of the skull and the removal of a tumor from the brain, changed a bad boy into a good one. We now note, in the American-Journal-Ezaminer, the account of another such ease: a bandit, desperado, train robber and murderer of the Northwest, after being imprisoned was found to have some good traits and became a very useful man in the prison service, but nevertheless retained a vindictive, murderous spirit. Seizing his opportunity he was about to kill one of the keepers. The record says: ‘‘He fought like a madman, and it was only after a spirited struggle that the handcuffs were placed upon his wrists. When the man regained his feet he said, ‘‘I never expected to be taken alive. Give me my arms and I will defy the whole town.’’ The man’s name is Charles Holzhay, but he was generally known as Black Bart. The attention of the surgeons connected with the prison was drawn to the man, an operation was performed, a tumor removed from the brain, since which time Black Bart gives every evidence of being greatly changed in his general disposition, and, as the newspaper records—‘‘Before they cut out the bad spot in the brain of Black Bart, the murderous bandit, he was the wildest, fiercest villain and freebooter of the Northwest; now he is tame and mild, a teacher in a Sunday School, a reader of tracts, a praying man full of noble impulses. ’? No one for a moment supposes that all the meanness and weakness of the world are caused by brain tumors; but from our standpoint we can readily see that all the badness and meanness of the world is caused more or less directly by the fall, the imperfect twists and ruts of the human mind in consequence of depravity. Sin and death working in our race have wrought the general havoc of mind and morals and physique which makes of the human family what the Apostle describes as the ‘‘groaning creation.’?’> We can readily see that the will may have large influence in rectifying these defects, so that those who give their hearts to the Lord and turn from sin and meanness to copy the Lord’s character to the best of their ability, may and do make considerable progress; but we all are witnesses that perfection is not attainable by any of us, however much we will to have it. As the Apostle said, ‘‘To will is present with me, but how to do [all that I will] that which is good, I find not.’’—Rom. 7:18. What the world needs, then, is the great Restorer, who, during the ‘‘times of restitution of all things spoken by the mouth of all the holy prophets since the world began,’’ shall lift up the poor, degenerate race from its fallen condition and bring it gradually back to all that was lost in Eden by the first man’s transgression—back to the image and likeness of God. True, there will still be room for the human will to exercise itself, and any who knowingly, willingly, understandingly reject and oppose the divine restitution work will be utterly destroyed in the Seeond Death.—Acts 3:19-23. The whole world, then, is waiting for the good Physician, and the Scriptures tell us how long they must wait and what blessings will come to them as soon as the waiting time is ended. They must wait until the church, the body of Christ, has been selected from the world and proven itself worthy of its call by willing and glad participation with Jesus in his work of sacrifice, that they may also be participators in his coming work of glory and blessing and uplifting. Then all the blind eyes shall be opened, all the deaf ears shall be unstopped and the lame shall be healed—physical, mental and moral healing and enlightenment are herein proclaimed as the work of the great Restorer, soon to begin. The entire work will require one day’s time—not a _ twenty-four-hour day, but the ‘‘Day of Christ,’’ for, as the Apostle Peter declares, ‘‘we should not be ignorant of this one thing, that a day with the Lord is as a thousand years.’’—2 Pet. 3:8. ANOTHER OPERATION AT TOLEDO The Toledo News-Bee says:—‘‘Nearly a year has elapsed since Doctors J. & P. Donnelly operated on Harold Hurley, an incorrigible boy, at St. Vincent’s hospital, and since that time four other operations of similar character have been performed. The Hurley boy was a burden to his family and a menace to the neighborhood: he is a changed youngster, obedient, kind, tractable, and the parents are ready witnesses to the efficacy of the operation which rescued their boy from degradation, vice and crime. ‘<From all over the country, especially from large cities, come eager inquiries for the Toledo surgeons seeking information as to the nature of the operation and its results. Already in Philadelphia the city is bearing the expenses of the operations on incorrigibles and considers them a good investment, while New York is seriously considering the same problem. ‘(The last operation of this kind was performed in St. Vincent’s hospital Friday morning (Aug. 24) by Dr. J. Donnelly, on a 13-year-old boy, who was released from the workhouse and taken directly to the hospital for the operation. [3889]

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