Publication date
7/1/11
Volume
32
Number
13
The WatchTower
Views from the Watch Tower
The Watchtower Magazines
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THE 
WATCH 
TOWEl<. 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y. 
Gentile 
times, 
1 
think 
the 
"Shaking 
among 
the 
dry 
bones 
is 
sufficient 
for 
all 
those 
who 
have 
by 
divine 
love 
been 
of 
the 
House 
of 
1&rael" 
would 
alone 
be 
sufficient 
to 
prove 
called 
and 
chosen 
and 
are 
faithfully 
striving 
through 
the 
that 
the 
time. 
is 
at 
hand. 
It 
was 
necessary 
that 
the 
Lion 
merit 
of 
Jesus 
to 
be 
honored, 
and 
we 
have 
our 
Heavenly 
of 
the 
tribe 
of 
Judah 
should 
be 
able 
to 
take 
and 
open 
the 
Father's 
promise 
that 
the 
adversary 
shall 
not 
be 
able 
to 
Book 
an,] 
loose 
the 
seven 
seals 
thereof, 
for 
to 
him 
was 
com- 
pluck 
them 
out 
of 
his 
hanll. 
mitted 
the 
task 
of 
carrying 
out 
the 
divine 
plan. 
But 
as 
Oh, 
how 
many 
have 
reason 
to 
thank 
God 
for 
the 
wonder- 
far 
as 
the 
little 
flock 
is 
concerned, 
it 
is 
not 
necessary 
that 
ful 
help 
they 
have 
received 
through 
the 
STUDIES, 
THE 
WATCH 
they 
should 
know 
the 
exact 
hour 
of 
the 
dosing 
of 
the 
Gen- 
TOWER 
and 
all 
the 
other 
helps 
to 
the 
footstep-followers 
of 
tile 
Times. 
Hurely, 
enough 
of 
the 
precious 
present 
truth 
our 
Iledeemer! 
has 
been 
reveale,] 
to 
awaken 
even 
the 
dullest 
believer. 
Beloved 
Pastor, 
may 
the 
dear 
Lor,] 
continue 
to 
make 
We 
are 
to 
live 
by 
faith, 
an,] 
our 
faithfulness 
in 
this 
you 
a 
bles,sing 
to 
his 
church 
until 
your 
work 
is 
finished, 
matter 
may 
be 
one 
of 
the 
tests 
of 
our 
faith. 
Who, 
1 
would 
and 
you 
hear 
the 
"Well 
llone, 
gooll 
an,] 
faithful 
servant, 
ask, 
could 
rc 
a,1 
the 
parable 
of 
the 
ten 
virgins, 
and 
not 
see 
entrr 
thou 
into 
the 
joy 
of 
thy 
Lor,]," 
is 
the 
prayer 
of 
your 
its 
application 
to 
the 
time 
in 
question? 
They 
all 
slumbered 
humble 
fellow-servant 
in 
Jesus. 
and 
slept, 
but 
at 
miunight 
there 
was 
a 
cry 
made, 
"Behold 
The 
enclosrn. 
$10 
is 
for 
use 
in 
the 
harvest 
work, 
to 
be 
the 
Bri,ll'groom!" 
Only 
the 
five 
wise 
virgin,s 
who 
took 
use,] 
in 
whatever 
way 
you 
think 
hest, 
It 
comes 
in 
grateful 
oil 
in 
their 
vessels 
with 
their 
lamps 
were 
ready 
at 
the 
sUll- 
rkn 
eall 
to 
follow 
the 
Bridegroom, 
and 
went 
in 
with 
him 
admowlellgnlPnt 
of 
the 
hIrss,',] 
hope 
gaine,] 
through 
the 
to 
the 
marriage. 
Undoubtedly 
the 
attitUl]e 
of 
every 
true 
STUDIES 
and 
the 
other 
helps, 
aw] 
with 
an 
earnest 
prayer 
ehil,1 
of 
Gar] 
is 
one 
of 
prayerful 
watchfulness. 
The 
sealing 
that 
our 
Hea\'enly 
Father 
will 
gui']e 
and 
strengthen 
you 
in 
the 
fOl"('hpad 
has 
bren 
ample 
to 
all 
who 
are 
earnestly 
through 
the 
coming 
year 
as 
in 
the 
pallt, 
an,l 
continue 
to 
sPl'king 
to 
he 
overcomrrs 
through 
the 
hlood 
of 
the 
Lamb. 
make 
you 
a 
blessing 
to 
the 
household 
of 
faith 
through 
our 
God's 
wonderful 
plan 
of 
salvation, 
as 
shown 
in 
the 
STUDIES, 
lll'l'cious 
Redeemer. 
JOHN 
MCCAR'l'IIY. 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
"0 
GLORIOUS 
DAY" 
"Thou 
hast 
hren 
faithfu1­ 
ThOll 
hast 
horne 
the 
eros,~. 
'rhe 
thorns 
have 
pierce<l 
thy 
feet; 
But 
now 
the 
night 
is 
past- 
The 
<lay 
has 
come-bright, 
Glorious 
day 
of 
endless 
joy 
and 
love. 
The 
trial 
time 
hath 
prove<l 
thee 
true 
Ani] 
thou 
art 
safe, 
Beloved, 
Tn 
thy 
Father's 
home. 
-- 
----- 
--- 
"0 
gloriou.s 
day, 
for 
thee 
we 
long! 
\Ve 
will 
be 
faithful, 
will 
the 
Burdens 
bear, 
sustained 
hy 
grace 
divine. 
In 
meek 
submission 
to 
thy 
holy 
will; 
Dear 
Lord, 
by 
faith 
we 
clasp 
thy 
han,l 
As 
side 
by 
side 
we 
treal] 
the 
narrow 
way, 
And 
wait-for 
it 
will 
surely 
eome- 
Some 
day, 
some 
l]ear, 
sweet 
lby; 
Oh, 
tarry 
not 
too 
long! 
' 
, 
Yor,. 
XXXII 
------- 
------'-'-=== 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
JUNE 
15, 
1911 
ACCEPTABLE 
TO 
GOD 
No. 
1~ 
"Let 
thr 
words 
of 
my 
mouth 
and 
the 
meditation 
of 
my 
heart, 
be 
acceptable 
in 
thy 
sight, 
0 
Lord, 
my 
strrngth 
and 
my 
Re­ 
deemer.' 
'-Psa. 
19: 
14. 
IT 
ow 
heautiful 
in 
the 
sight 
of 
right 
thinking 
men 
is 
a 
well-balanee,], 
self-possrssed 
and 
disripliner] 
character! 
And 
in 
contrast 
with 
SUdl, 
how 
unlovely 
are 
the 
un,lisciplined 
:Ull] 
ungoYrrnr,]-the 
sl'lfish, 
the 
unjust, 
the 
unkilll] 
and 
the 
violt'nt·tl'mpel"("]! 
Naturally, 
the 
one 
awakens 
in 
Ug 
rmotions 
of 
pll'asure 
awl 
al]miration, 
and 
the 
other, 
of 
pain. 
And 
if 
sueh 
is 
the 
apprl'l'iation 
of 
virtue 
and 
the 
abhor­ 
n'nel' 
of 
tIle 
hek 
of 
it 
mnong 
men 
who 
hay(' 
lost 
much 
of 
the 
original 
image 
of 
Gorl, 
with 
what 
a 
keen 
apprecia­ 
tion 
must 
thl'Y 
b(' 
ohsl'l'\'r,] 
hy 
a 
pure 
aIll] 
holy 
Go,]! 
M 
rn 
of 
the 
\\'orld 
\\ 
ho 
h:we 
no 
pl'rsonal 
aeqnaintance 
with 
Go,] 
havl' 
no 
spreial 
thought 
as 
to 
how 
thry 
appear 
in 
his 
sight; 
but 
with 
\\'hat 
carrfulnl'.~s 
should 
those 
who 
loy(~ 
him 
awl 
who 
\':tlue 
his 
approval 
sturly 
to 
conform 
thl'ir 
eonrluet 
to 
his 
['ure 
anil 
hol:v 
minrl! 
True, 
all 
who 
are" 
hrgotten 
again," 
notwitllstanr]ing 
their 
imperfections 
anrl 
shortcomings 
through 
inherited 
weaknesses, 
are 
ac­ 
ceptahle 
to 
(10'] 
through 
Ghrist, 
whose 
rohe 
of 
righteous­ 
nl'SS 
ampl.v 
"over,s 
them; 
but 
the 
measure 
of 
their 
accepta­ 
l,ll'ness 
to 
Gorl, 
l'\'pn 
through 
Christ, 
is 
only 
to 
the 
extent 
that, 
while 
:n'ailillg 
oursC'!ves 
of 
his 
imputed 
righteous­ 
nl'SS, 
thry 
are 
l'a.rnestl:v 
striving 
to 
attain 
actually 
to 
the 
ht:ullbrd 
of 
prrfl'dion. 
B~' 
so 
,]oillg 
thry 
manifest 
their 
n'al 
apl'rpeiation 
of 
the 
rlivinc 
favor. 
\\'ith 
\\hat 
eonfusion 
;lll'] 
ehagrin 
woulrl 
onc 
be 
CO\-· 
1'I'l,,] 
\\'ho, 
ill 
thp 
llli,lst 
of 
:1 
fit 
of 
\"iolrnt 
temper 
or 
an 
lllljllst 
or 
mran 
transadion, 
unworthy 
of 
his 
dignity 
or 
llis 
profession, 
shoul,] 
hr 
sllddl'nl~' 
surprise,] 
by 
the 
ap­ 
l,,'aranee 
of 
a 
lwlovp,] 
fri"]lil 
of 
high 
an,] 
nohle 
character! 
.\n,l 
yd. 
thr 
ey(' 
of 
sueh 
a 
Onr 
is 
e\'er 
upon 
us. 
Anr] 
only 
to 
thl' 
exh'nt 
that 
we 
dismiss 
thi,s 
thought 
from 
our 
minds, 
or 
else 
t11at 
wr 
ull,1l'n':dnl' 
thr 
1,01',1 
's 
opinion 
an,] 
approva.l, 
"an 
we 
:1llow 
the 
evil 
propensiti,'s 
of 
the 
fallen 
n:,lture 
to 
run 
riot. 
"WHEREWITHAL 
SHALL 
A 
YOUNG 
MAN 
CLEANSE 
HIS 
WAY" 
Rl':Jlizing 
the 
,lown\vard 
tpndeucv 
of 
the 
ohl 
nature, 
how 
eonst:mtly 
shoul,] 
the 
a);ove 
pl:ayer 
of 
the 
Psalmist 
be 
in 
the 
min,]s 
of 
Gall's 
l'Ollsecrater] 
ehilrlren! 
Bnt 
how, 
one 
inquires, 
may 
thl' 
rlifficult 
task 
of 
subduing 
the 
in­ 
hl'rent 
,]epraYity 
be 
ac('omplbhe,l? 
It 
is 
hal'l] 
for 
one, 
par, 
tieularl~' 
11Ill]er 
exaspernting 
cirelllllstm1l'eS, 
to 
control 
a 
hnsty 
or 
violent 
tplIlper, 
for 
another 
to 
hri']lr 
a 
gossiping 
tongnl'; 
and 
pspeeiR.lly 
if 
the 
trials 
of 
life 
to 
some 
extent 
put 
their 
eolored 
glasses 
on 
the 
eyes. 
Anr] 
thrn 
what 
a 
host 
of 
inherent 
wl'aknes,ses 
there 
are, 
which 
eVl'r~' 
one 
of 
God's 
true 
chil,]ren 
realizes 
an,] 
knows 
t11at 
hr 
must 
strive 
against, 
if 
he 
would 
he 
aeceptable 
with 
God! 
The 
thoughts 
of 
our 
hearts 
are 
not 
manifest 
to 
fellow-ml'n 
until 
we 
ex­ 
press 
them 
in 
words 
or 
actions; 
but 
even 
the 
vrry 
thoughts 
and 
intents 
of 
the 
heart 
are 
all 
open 
nnd 
manifest 
to 
GOI1. 
\Vhat 
a 
comfort 
to 
the 
honest-hearte,]! 
The 
Psalmist 
rrpeats 
this 
inquiry, 
sa~'ing: 
"\Vhere­ 
withal 
shnll 
a 
young 
man 
cleanse 
his 
way 
~" 
an,] 
then 
re, 
plies, 
"By 
tnking 
hee,] 
thereto, 
ncror,ling 
to 
thy 
Word." 
Then 
he 
frames 
for 
us 
this 
resolution: 
"1 
will 
meditate 
on 
thy 
precepts 
and 
have 
respeet 
unto 
thy 
ways; 
1 
will 
delight 
myself 
in 
thy 
statutes; 
1 
will 
not 
forget 
thy 
Word. 
" 
(Psa. 
119:9, 
15, 
16) 
Here 
is 
the 
secret 
of 
a 
pure 
and 
noble 
life, 
acceptable 
to 
God. 
It 
is 
to 
he 
attained, 
not 
mere 
ly 
by 
prayers 
and 
righteous 
resolutions, 
but, 
in 
a(]clition 
to 
these, 
by 
careful, 
painstaking 
hee,], 
by 
systematic 
anti 
rliligent 
effort 
at 
self-cultivation, 
by 
care 
am] 
perseverance 
in 
weeding 
out 
e\"il 
thoughts, 
ana 
by 
rliligent 
and 
eonstant 
rulti\"ation 
of 
pure, 
bene\"olent 
an,] 
noble 
thoughts, 
and 
by 
nipping 
in 
the 
bun. 
the 
weecls 
of 
perversity 
before 
they 
hring 
forth 
their 
hasty 
harvest 
of 
sinful 
worrIs 
ann. 
,]eer]s. 
But 
observe. 
furtheT, 
that 
this 
heerI 
or 
care 
is 
to 
be 
takrn, 
not 
according 
to 
thc 
imperfect 
stanr]an] 
of 
our 
own 
judgment, 
but 
aceorrling 
to 
Gor] 
's 
Worn.. 
The 
standard 
by 
whirh 
we 
test 
our 
lives 
makes 
a 
\"ast 
difference 
in 
OUl" 
conclusions. 
The 
Psalmist 
further 
commends 
this 
standarrl 
to 
us, 
say­ 
ing: 
"The 
law 
of 
the 
LorrI 
is 
perfeet, 
con\"erting 
the 
soul. 
I'That 
is, 
if 
we 
take 
nercl 
to 
our 
ways 
aecon]ing 
to 
Go,] 
's 
law, 
it 
will 
turn 
us 
completely 
from 
the 
path 
of 
sin 
to 
the 
path 
of 
righteousness.] 
The 
tr~timony 
phr 
instruction] 
of 
the 
Lord 
is 
sure, 
making 
wise 
the 
simple 
[the 
meek, 
teachable 
olH,s-eleal'ly 
pointing' 
out 
to 
them 
thr 
wa~'s 
of 
righteousness1- 
The 
statutes 
[t.hr 
llecl'ees, 
orrlinances 
and 
precepts] 
of 
the 
LorrI 
nre 
right 
[thc 
infallible 
rules 
of 
righteousnes.s], 
rejoicing 
tIl 
t' 
heart 
[of 
tIle 
obe,lient 
1- 
The 
romman,1ment 
of 
the 
Lorr] 
is 
pure, 
enlightl'ning 
the 
eyes, 
The 
frar 
of 
the 
Lon] 
is 
l'!ean 
r 
not 
a 
menial, 
servile 
fear, 
hut 
a 
nohle 
frar, 
hpgottpn 
of 
!twe-a. 
frar 
of 
f:1lling 
short 
of 
his 
rightrolls 
approv:11], 
l'ndll1'ing 
forrYl'r, 
More 
to 
bp 
<1csirerI 
are 
the~' 
[the 
law 
an<1 
the 
tl'stimony 
of 
the 
Lonl] 
[48341 
(175-179) THE Gentile times, I think the ‘‘Shaking among the dry bones of the House of Israel’? would alone be sufficient to prove that the time is at hand. It was necessary that the Lion of the tribe of Judah should be able to take and open the Book and loose the seven seals thereof, for to him was committed the task of carrying out the divine plan. But as far as the little flock is concerned, it is not necessary that they should know the exact hour of the closing of the Gentile Times. Surely, enough of the precious present truth has been revealed to awaken even the dullest believer. We are to live by faith, and our faithfulness in this matter may be one of the tests of our faith. Who, I would ask, could read the parable of the ten virgins, and not see its application to the time in question? They all slumbered and slept, but at midnight there was a ery made, ‘‘ Behold the Bridegroom!’? Only the five wise virgins who took oil in their vessels with their lamps were ready at the sudden eall to follow the Bridegroom, and went in with him to the marriage. Undoubtedly the attitude of every true child of God is one of prayerful watchfulness. The sealing in the forehead has been ample to all who are earnestly seeking to be overecomers through the blood of the Lamb. God’s wonderful plan of salvation, as shown in the STUDIEs, WATCH TOWER Brookiyn, N. Y. is sufficient for all those who have by divine love been called and chosen and are faithfully striving through the merit of Jesus to be honored, and we have our Heavenly Father’s promise that the adversary shall not be able to pluck them out of his hand. Oh, how many have reason to thank God for the wonderful help they have reccived through the Srupies, THE WaTCH Tower and all the other helps to the footstep-followers of our Redeemer! Beloved Pastor, may the dear Lord continue to make you a blessing to his church until your work is finished, and you hear the ‘‘Well done, good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord,’’ ig the prayer of your humble fellow-servant in Jesus. The enclosed $10 is for use in the harvest work, to be used in whatever way you think best. It comes in grateful acknowledgment of the blessed hope gained through the STupies and the other helps, and with an earnest prayer that our Heavenly Father will guide and strengthen you through the coming year as in the past, and continue to make you a blessing to the household of faith through our precious Redeemer. JOHN McCarriuy. “O GLORIOUS DAY” ‘*Thou hast been faithfui— Thou hast borne the cross, The thorns have pierced thy feet; But now the night is past— The day has come—bright, Glorious day of endless joy and love. The trial time hath proved thee true And thou art safe, Beloved, In thy Father’s home. Vou. XXXII BROOKLYN, N. Y., JUNE 15, 1911 “‘O glorious day, for thee we long! We will be faithful, wilt the Burdens bear, sustained by grace divine. In meek submission to thy holy will; Dear Lord, by faith we clasp thy hand As side by side we tread the narrow way, And wait—for it will surely come— Some day, some dear, sweet day; Oh, tarry not too Jong!’’ No. 12 ACCEPTABLE TO GOD “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.’’—Psa, 19:14. Wow beautiful in the sight of right thinking men is a well-balanced, self-possessed and disciplined character! And in contrast with such, how unlovely are the undisciplined and ungoverned—the selfish, the unjust, the unkind and the violent-tempered! Naturally, the one awakens in us emotions of pleasure and admiration, and the other, of pain. And if such is the appreciation of virtue and the abhorrenee of the Jack of it among men who have lost much of the original image of God, with what a keen appreciation must they be observed by a pure and holy God! Men of the world who have no personal acquaintance with God have no special thought as to how they appear in his sight; but with what carefulness should those who love him and who value his approval study to conform their conduct to his pure and holy mind! True, all who are ‘‘begotten again,’’? notwithstanding their imperfections and shortcomings through inherited weaknesses, are acceptable to God through Christ, whose robe of righteousness amply eovers them; but the measure of their acceptableness to God, even through Christ, is only to the extent that, while availing ourselves of his imputed righteousness, they are carnestly striving to attain actually to the standard of perfection. By so doing they manifest their real appreciation of the divine favor. With what eonfusion and chagrin would one be covered who, in the midst of a fit of violent temper or an unjust or menn transaction, unworthy of his dignity or his profession, should be suddenly surprised by the appearanee of a beloved friend of high and noble character! And vet, the eve of sueh a One is ever upon us. And only to the extent that we dismiss this thought from our minds, or else that we undervalue the Lord’s opinion and approval, can we allow the evil propensities of the fallen nature to run riot. ‘‘WHEREWITHAL SHALL A YOUNG MAN CLEANSE HIS WAY’’ Realizing the downward tendeney of the old nature, how constantly should the above prayer of the Psalmist be in the minds of God’s consecrated children! But how, one inquires, may the diffieult task of subduing the inherent depravity be accomplished? It is hard for one, particularly under exasperating circumstanees, to control a hasty or violent temper, for another to bridle a gossiping tongue; and especially if the trials of life to some extent put their colored glasses on the eyes. And then what a host of inherent weaknesses there are, which every one of God’s true children realizes and knows that he must strive against, if he would be acceptable with God! The thoughts of our hearts are not manifest to fellow-men until we express them in words or actions; but even the very thoughts and intents of the heart are all open and manifest to God. What a comfort to the honest-hearted! The Psalmist repeats this inquiry, saving: ‘‘ Wherewithal shall a voung man cleanse his way?’’ and then replies, ‘‘Bv taking heed thereto, necording to thy Word.’’ Then he frames for us this resolution: ‘‘1 will meditate on thy precepts and have respect unto thy ways; I will delight myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy Word.’’ (Psa. 119:9, 15, 16) Here is the seerct of a pure and noble life, acceptable to God. It is to he attained, not merely bv prayers and righteous resolutions, but, in addition to these, by careful, painstaking heed, by systematie and diligent effort at self-cultivation, by care and perseverance in weeding out evil thoughts, and by diligent and constant cultivation of pure, benevolent and noble thoughts, and by nipping in the bud the weeds of perversity before thev bring forth their hasty harvest of sinful words and deeds. But observe, further, that this heed or care is to be taken, not according to the imperfect standard of our own judgment, but according to God’s Word. The standard by which we test our lives makes a vast difference in our conclusions. The Psalmist further commends this standard to us, saying: ‘‘The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul. [That is, if we take need to our ways according to God’s law, it will turn us completely from the path of sin to the path of righteousness.| The testimony [the instruction] of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple [the meek, teachable ones-——clearly pointing out to them the wavs of righteousness]. The statutes [the decrees, ordinances and precepts] of the Lord are right [the infallible rules of righteousness], rejoicing the heart [of the obedient]. The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean [not a menial, servile fear, but a noble fear, begotten of love-—-a fear of falling short of his righteous approval], enduring forever. More to be desired are they [the law and the testimony of the Lord] [4834]

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