Publication date
8/1/08
Volume
29
Number
15
The WatchTower
"If God Be for Us, Who Can Be Against Us?"
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LETTERS 
RESPECTING 
THE 
"VOW" 
Dearly 
Beloved 
Brother 
Russell:- 
I 
write 
to 
say 
how 
much 
I 
appreciate 
the 
l<:>tter 
in 
the 
last 
TOWER 
on 
the 
proper 
conduct 
of 
brothers 
and 
sisters, 
and 
to 
tell 
you 
how 
glad 
I 
am 
that 
this 
matter 
has 
been 
brought 
thus 
to 
the 
notice 
of 
all 
concerned, 
and 
that 
increased 
blessings 
may 
result. 
The 
Vow 
you 
and 
others 
have 
taken, 
as 
given 
in 
the 
TOWER, 
I 
most 
heartily 
take 
also. 
Indeed, 
it 
expresses 
my 
deepest 
heartfelt 
expressions, 
and 
by 
God's 
help, 
through 
our 
dear 
Lord, 
I 
will 
endeavor 
to 
carry 
it 
out 
fully. 
Praying 
that 
each 
one 
who 
so 
vows 
may 
have 
the 
needed 
~trength 
and 
help, 
and 
may 
be 
greatly 
blessed 
and 
made 
a 
blessing 
to 
all 
with 
whom 
he 
or 
she 
may 
corne 
in 
contact, 
I 
am, 
With 
much 
love 
in 
the 
Lord, 
JAS. 
T. 
HODGE,-Eng. 
Dear 
Brothcr 
Russell:- 
I 
want 
to 
tell 
you 
of 
my 
joy 
and 
appreciation 
of 
June 
] 
5th 
TOWER. 
It 
carne 
to 
me 
as 
a 
blessing 
from 
the 
Lord's 
own 
hand. 
I 
am 
glad 
to 
tell 
you 
that 
I 
have 
taken 
the 
Vow 
and 
am 
already 
receiving 
many 
wonderful 
blessings 
there­ 
from. 
I 
feel 
that 
it 
will 
be 
a 
great 
strength 
to 
me, 
and 
am 
thank­ 
ful 
for 
it 
and 
the 
many 
blessings 
I 
have 
received 
through 
you. 
I 
assure 
you, 
dear 
brother, 
that 
I 
remember 
you 
at 
the 
throne 
of 
heavenly 
grace 
daily 
and 
also 
the 
dear 
Bible 
House 
family. 
With 
much 
Christian 
love, 
Yours 
in 
his 
service, 
STELLA 
'VILSON,-Ind. 
My 
Dear 
Brother 
Russell:- 
Your 
article 
in 
June 
15th 
TOWER, 
glVIng 
a 
copy 
of 
the 
recent 
Vow 
to 
the 
Lord, 
which 
the 
Pilgrim 
brethren 
have 
all 
made, 
has 
made 
a 
profound 
impression 
upon 
me, 
and 
I 
feel 
sure 
it 
will 
be 
blessed 
of 
the 
Lord 
and 
result 
in 
greatly 
strengthening 
the 
brethren 
who 
consecrate 
anew 
themselves 
by 
following 
the 
example 
set. 
I 
write 
only 
a 
line 
to 
say 
that 
I 
have 
reverently 
made 
this 
Vow 
to 
my 
}leavenly 
Father, 
and 
beg 
for 
your 
prayers. 
Yours 
in 
bonds 
of 
love, 
J. 
S. 
COLE,-Fla. 
Dear 
Brother 
Russell:- 
Christian 
greeting 
to 
you. 
I 
received 
the 
letter 
containing 
the 
Vow 
to 
the 
Lord, 
and 
gave 
it 
a 
somewhat 
lengthy 
con­ 
sidera 
tion-to 
some 
extent 
forgetting 
its 
receipt 
until 
the 
matter 
was 
again 
brought 
to 
my 
mind 
afresh 
by 
the 
letter 
and 
comments 
in 
the 
June 
15th 
TOWER. 
I 
have 
since 
more 
minutely 
considered 
its 
embodiments, 
and 
must 
say 
that 
to 
me 
there 
is 
nothing 
new 
in 
the 
Vow 
with 
the 
exception 
of 
the 
last 
clause 
or 
sentence. 
In 
view 
of 
this 
would 
say 
that 
should 
the 
child 
of 
God 
be 
thus 
thrown 
into 
the 
private 
society 
of 
some 
designing 
enemy 
of 
the 
"truth," 
he 
or 
she 
would 
have 
little 
help 
out­ 
side 
of 
the 
Lord 
against 
the 
false 
and 
slanderous 
reports 
which 
such 
an 
one 
might 
circulate. 
So, 
dear 
brother, 
we 
with 
you, 
and 
all 
of 
those 
pure 
and 
desiring 
to 
be 
pure 
in 
heart, 
Vow 
unto 
the 
Lord, 
that, 
he 
being 
our 
help, 
we 
will 
fulfil 
all 
the 
conditions 
of 
this 
Vow, 
and 
abstain 
as 
much 
as 
in 
us 
lies 
even 
from 
the 
"appearance 
of 
evil." 
Your 
brother 
and 
fdlow-servant 
in 
the 
dear 
Redeemer, 
ANTHONY 
STONER,-Ohio. 
VOL. 
XXIX 
ALLEGHENY, 
P 
A., 
AUGUST 
15, 
1908 
OUR 
WESTERN 
CONVENTION 
TOUR 
No. 
16 
Sunday, 
July 
5th, 
was 
Pittsburgh's 
convel1tion 
day. 
The 
to 
do 
our 
best 
to 
present 
the 
truth, 
but 
not 
ours 
to 
give 
the 
morning 
session 
was 
devoted 
to 
the 
exposition 
of 
the 
doctrine 
hearing 
ear. 
of 
Baptism. 
The 
afternoon 
service 
for 
the 
public 
was 
held 
Dllllas, 
Texas, 
was 
reached 
in 
season 
for 
a 
Saturday 
morn­ 
in 
Alvin 
Theatre. 
Thcre 
were 
about 
1,000 
present, 
of 
whom 
ing 
discourse 
to 
the 
interested. 
The 
session 
had 
already 
started 
about 
one-half 
were 
strangers. 
Close 
attention 
was 
given 
to 
with 
a 
Testimony 
Meeting 
and 
a 
delegation 
awaited 
our 
train 
our 
topic, 
" 
Where 
are 
the 
Dead'" 
The 
evening 
service 
at 
and 
escorted 
us 
to 
the 
Maccabees' 
Temple. 
On 
our 
arrival 
Bible 
House 
Chapel 
was 
a 
Question 
Meeting, 
after 
which 
we 
the 
congregation 
of 
nearly 
300 
arose 
and 
joined 
in 
singing, 
took 
train 
on 
our 
western 
journey-accompanied 
to 
the 
depot 
' 
'Blest 
te 
the 
tie 
that 
binds 
our 
hearts 
in 
Christian 
love." 
by 
about 
a 
dozen 
of 
the 
friends. 
The 
afternoon 
session 
was 
addressed 
by 
Pilgrim 
Hoskins 
We 
stopped 
ovcr 
with 
the 
Indianapolis 
friends 
and 
had 
a 
with 
excellent 
acceptance, 
and 
the 
evening 
meeting 
was 
held 
delightful 
meeting 
with 
about 
fifty-five 
of 
them 
from 
8 
to 
on 
Brother 
Rust's 
lawn 
in 
the 
suburbs. 
About 
200 
attended. 
10 
a. 
m. 
We 
remarked 
the 
love 
for 
the 
truth 
which 
would 
The 
first 
hour 
was 
occupied 
by 
six 
speakers 
for 
ten 
minutes 
bring 
together 
nearly 
the 
entire 
class 
on 
a 
Monday 
morning. 
each 
and 
then 
we 
spoke 
for 
about 
an 
hour 
and 
a 
quarter 
on 
They 
came 
not 
from 
curiosity-to 
see 
the 
speaker-for 
they 
, 
'the 
evil 
day" 
and 
its 
peculiar 
testings 
and 
needs 
for 
grace 
had 
seen 
and 
heard 
him 
many 
times. 
They 
came 
not 
" 
to 
hear 
from 
on 
high. 
some 
new 
thing," 
for 
they 
are 
already 
well 
acquainted 
with 
Pilgrim 
Parker 
addressed 
the 
convention 
at 
its 
Sunday 
the 
divine 
plan 
of 
the 
ages, 
and 
Imew 
that 
only 
" 
the 
old, 
old 
morning 
session 
and 
quite 
evidently 
pleased 
and 
edified 
those 
story" 
would 
be 
preRented. 
Evidently 
the 
attraction 
was 
in 
who 
heard. 
the 
rehearsing 
of 
the 
old 
message 
of 
"love 
divine, 
all 
love 
The 
afternoon 
session 
was 
specially 
for 
the 
public, 
the 
excellin~." 
topic 
being, 
" 
Where 
are 
the 
Dead'" 
The 
audience 
was 
esti- 
Little 
Rock, 
Arkansas, 
was 
reached 
early 
on 
Tuesday, 
July 
mated 
at 
700 
and 
excellent 
attention 
was 
given. 
Our 
Sunday 
7. 
A 
little 
group 
awaited 
our 
arrival 
at 
the 
depot 
and 
greeted 
evening 
discourse 
to 
the 
interested 
has 
already 
been 
published 
us 
most 
heartily. 
From 
10 
:30 
to 
12 
we 
talked 
to 
about 
sixty 
and 
1138 
reached 
many 
of 
you 
through 
the 
Dispatch, 
Enquirer 
on 
the 
precious 
things 
of 
the 
divine 
plan-especially 
exhorting 
and 
other 
journals. 
the 
interested. 
The 
afternoon 
session 
was 
for 
the 
public 
and 
The 
Monday 
morning 
session 
of 
the 
convention 
opened 
with 
was 
well 
attended 
for 
a 
week-day 
afternoon. 
About 
200 
to 
a 
discourse 
on 
Baptism, 
by 
Brother 
Coward, 
and 
was 
followed 
250 
very 
intelligent 
people 
listened 
with 
manifest 
interest 
for 
by 
an 
immersion 
service. 
The 
afternoon 
session 
concluded 
the 
nearly 
two 
hours. 
We 
met 
with 
some 
of 
the 
dear 
friends 
in 
convention, 
and 
consisted 
of 
brief 
addresses 
by 
a 
number 
of 
a 
social 
way 
until 
train 
time, 
a 
considerable 
number 
accom- 
brethren, 
covering 
various 
phases 
of 
Love. 
We 
can 
give 
no 
panying 
us 
to 
the 
depot. 
particulars 
of 
Monday's 
sessions 
because 
we 
left 
at 
six 
a. 
m. 
Houston, 
Tex., 
was 
I'eached 
on 
Wednesday 
at 
5 
p. 
m. 
All 
for 
our 
next 
appointment. 
the 
sessions 
were 
held 
in 
the 
Public 
Park 
Theatre-two 
of 
Oklahoma 
City, 
Okla., 
was 
reached 
about 
five 
p. 
m., 
Mon­ 
them 
for 
the 
interested 
and 
two 
for 
the 
public. 
The 
at- 
day, 
July 
13th. 
Our 
reception 
began 
at 
once 
as 
we 
alighted 
tendance 
at 
the 
former 
was 
about 
100 
and 
at 
the 
latter 
be- 
from 
the 
train; 
about 
106 
greeting 
us 
with 
hearty 
hand­ 
tween 
500 
and 
600. 
The 
interest 
was 
good. 
shakes. 
It 
was 
our 
first 
visit 
to 
the 
friends 
of 
these 
parts, 
San 
Antonio, 
Texas, 
was 
reached 
next 
morning. 
An 
en- 
and 
we 
met 
the 
majority 
for 
the 
first 
time 
and 
received 
a 
thusiastic 
group 
met 
us 
at 
the 
depot 
and 
after 
refreshments 
hearty 
welcome. 
we 
addressed 
quite 
a 
good 
congregation 
for 
an 
hour 
and 
a 
The 
evening 
service 
was 
for 
the 
public-" 
To 
Hell 
and 
half, 
the 
essence 
of 
our 
theme 
being 
II 
Love 
the 
principal 
Back, 
"etc. 
About 
500 
heard 
for 
the 
first 
time 
and 
very 
at­ 
thing," 
and 
therefore 
the 
final 
test 
of 
saintly 
character. 
An 
tentively. 
The 
friends 
believe 
that 
a 
favorable 
impression 
afternoon 
meeting 
with 
the 
elders 
of 
the 
congregation 
took 
was 
made 
for 
the 
truth. 
The 
meeting 
on 
the 
14th 
was 
at 
two 
hours 
and 
then 
we 
addressed 
the 
friends 
for 
an 
hour 
on 
the 
Brother 
Young's 
home. 
About 
125 
were 
present 
and 
we 
had 
delusions 
coming 
on 
the 
world 
which, 
" 
if 
it 
were 
possible, 
a 
very 
enjoyable 
time 
for 
three 
hours. 
A 
portion 
of 
the 
time 
would 
deceive 
the 
very 
elect." 
,,-as 
devoted 
to 
answering 
questions 
and 
the 
remainder 
to 
the 
The 
evening 
meeting 
for 
the 
public 
was 
in 
the 
Opera 
discussion 
of 
Baptism. 
In 
the 
afternoon 
eleven 
were 
immersed 
House, 
and 
surely 
brought 
the 
truth 
to 
a 
large 
and 
very 
in- 
in 
the 
White 
Temple 
Baptist 
church, 
while 
others 
who 
would 
telligent 
audience. 
We 
have 
excellent 
hopes 
for 
the 
results, 
have 
been 
glad 
to 
do 
so, 
were 
prevented 
by 
our 
lack 
of 
time, 
but 
they 
of 
course 
are 
wholly 
in 
the 
Lord's 
hands. 
It 
is 
ours 
but 
will 
be 
immersed 
later 
on 
the 
occasion 
of 
a 
pilgrim's 
(23 
8. 
2 
43) 
[4220] 
LETTERS RESPECTING THE Dearly Beloved Brother Russell:— I write to say how much I appreciate the letter in the last Tower on the proper conduct of brothers and sisters, and to tell you how giad I am that this matter has been brought thus to the notice of all concerned, and that increased blessings may result. The Vow you and others have taken, as given in the TOWER, I most heartily take also. Indeed, it expresses my deepest heartfelt expressions, and by God’s help, through our dear Lord, I will endeavor to carry it out fully. Praying that each one who so vows may have the necded strength and help, and may be greatly blessed and made a blessing to all with whom he or she may come in contact, I am, With much love in the Lord, Jas. T. Hoper,—Eng. Dear Brother Russell:— I want to tell you of my joy and appreciation of June 15th TowrErR. It came to me as a blessing from the Lord’s own hand. I am glad to tell you that I have taken the Vow and am already receiving many wonderful blessings therefrom. I feel that it will be a great strength to me, and am thankful for it and the many blessings I have received through you. I assure you, dear brother, that I remember you at the throne of heavenly grace daily and also the dear Bible House family. With much Christian love, Yours in his service, STELLA WILsoNn,—Ind. € ‘VOW” My Dear Brother Russell:— Your article in June 15th Tower, giving a copy of the recent Vow to the Lord, which the Pilgrim brethren have all made, has made a profound impression upon me, and I feel sure it will be blessed of the Lord and result in greatly strengthening the brethren who consecrate anew themselves by following the example set. I write only a line to say that I have reverently made this Vow to my heavenly Father, and beg for your prayers. Yours in bonds of love, J. 8. CoLe,—Fla. Dear Brother Russell:— Christian greeting to you. I received the letter containing the Vow to the Lord, and gave it a somewhat lengthy consideration—to some extent forgetting its receipt until the matter was again brought to my mind afresh by the letter and comments in the June 15th Tower. I have since more minutely considered its embodiments, and must say that to me there is nothing new in the Vow with the exception of the last clause or sentence. In view of this would say that should the child of God be thus thrown into the private society of some designing enemy of the ‘‘truth,’’ he or she would have little help outside of the Lord against the false and slanderous reports which such an one might circulate. So, dear brother, we with you, and all of those pure and desiring to be pure in heart, Vow unto the Lord, that, he being our help, we will fulfil all the conditions of this Vow, and abstain as much as in us lies even from the ‘‘appearance of evil,’’ Your brother and fellow-servant in the dear Redeemer, ANTHONY STONER,—Ohio. Vou, XXIX ALLEGHENY, PA., AUGUST 15, 1908 No. 16 OUR WESTERN CONVENTION TOUR Sunday, July 5th, was Pittsburgh’s conveution day. The morning session was devoted to the exposition of the doctrine of Baptism. The afternoon service for the public was held in Alvin Theatre. There were about 1,000 present, of whom about one-half were strangers. Close attention was given to our topic, ‘‘Where are the Dead?’’ The evening service at Bible House Chapel was a Question Meeting, after which we took train on our western journcy—accompanied to the depot by about a dozen of the friends. We stopped over with the Indianapolis friends and had a delightful mecting with about fifty-five of them from 8 to 10 a. m. We remarked the love for the truth which would bring together nearly the entire class on a Monday morning. They came not from curiosity-—-to see the speaker—-for they had seen and heard him many times. They came not ‘‘to hear some new thing,’’ for they are already well acquainted with the divine plan of the ages, and knew that only ‘‘the old, old story’’ would be presented. Evidently the attraction was in the rehearsing of the old message of ‘‘love divine, all love excelling.’ Little Rock, Arkansas, was reached early on Tuesday, July 7. A little group awaited our arrival at the depot and greeted us most heartily. From 10:30 to 12 we talked to about sixty on the precious things of the divine plan—especially exhorting the interested. The afternoon session was for the public and was well attended for a week-day afternoon. About 200 to 250 very intelligent people listened with manifest interest for nearly two hours. We met with some of the dear friends in a social way until train time, a considerable number accompanying us to the depot. Houston, Tex., was reached on Wednesday at 5 p.m. All the sessions were held in the Public Park Theatre—two of them for the interested and two for the public. The attendance at the former was about 100 and at the latter between 500 and 600. The interest was good. San Antonio, Texas, was reached next morning. An enthusiastic group met us at the depot and after refreshments we addressed quite a good congregation for an hour and a half, the essence of our theme being ‘‘Love the principal thing,’’ and therefore the final test of saintly character. An afternoon meeting with the elders of the congregation took two hours and then we addressed the friends for an hour on the delusions coming on the world which, ‘‘if it were possible, would deceive the very elect.’’ The evening meeting for the public was in the Opera House, and surely brought the truth to a large and very intelligent audience. We have excellent hopes for the results, but they of course are wholly in the Lord’s hands. It is ours (238-243) to do our best to present the truth, but not ours to give the hearing ear. Dallas, Texas, was reached in season for a Saturday morning discourse to the interested. The session had already started with a Testimony Meeting and a delegation awaited our train and escorted us to the Maccabees’ Temple. On our arrival the congregation of nearly 300 arose and joined in singing, **Blest Le the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love.’’ The afternoon session was addressed by Pilgrim Hoskins with excellent acceptance, and the evening meeting was held on Brother Rust’s lawn in the suburbs. About 200 attended. The first hour was occupied by six speakers for ten minutes each and then we spoke for about an hour and a quarter on ‘‘the evil day’’ and its peculiar testings and needs for grace from on high. Pilgrim Parker addressed the convention at its Sunday morning session and quite evidently pleased and edified those who heard. The afternoon session was specially for the public, the topic being, ‘‘ Where are the Dead?’’ The audience was estimated at 700 and excellent attention was given. Our Sunday evening discourse to the interested has already been published and has reached many of you through the Dispatch, Enquirer and other journals. The Monday morning session of the convention opened with a discourse on Baptism, by Brother Coward, and was followed by an immersion service. The afternoon session concluded the convention, and consisted of brief addresses by a number of brethren, covering various phases of Love. We can give no particulars of Monday’s sessions because we left at six a. m. for our next appointment. Oklahoma City, Okla., was reached about five p. m., Monday, July 13th. Our reception began at once as we alighted from the train; about 106 greeting us with hearty handshakes. It was our first visit to the friends of these parts, and we met the majority for the first time and received a hearty welcome. The evening service was for the public—‘‘To Hell and Back,’’ ete. About 500 heard for the first time and very attentively. The friends believe that a favorable impression was made for the truth. The meeting on the 14th was at Brother Young’s home. About 125 were present and we had a very enjoyable time for three hours. A portion of the time was devoted to answering questions and the remainder to the discussion of Baptism. In the afternoon eleven were immersed in the White Temple Baptist church, while others who would have been glad to do so, were prevented by our lack of time, but will be immersed later on the occasion of a pilgrim’s [4220]

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