Publication date
12/15/11
Volume
32
Number
24
The WatchTower
1911--Annual Report--1911
The Watchtower Magazines
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THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y. 
We 
are, 
therefore, 
praying 
the 
Lord 
of 
the 
harvest 
to 
call 
a 
feast 
in 
order 
that 
special 
opportunities 
may 
be 
af­ 
forded 
the 
lame, 
the 
halt, 
the 
blind 
and 
the 
indifferent 
ones, 
to 
"see 
themselves 
as 
they 
are" 
and 
afterward 
contemplate 
the 
King 
in 
all 
his 
love 
and 
beauty. 
We 
feel 
that 
this 
is 
the 
Lord's 
due 
time 
in 
this 
corner 
of 
the 
earth 
for 
a 
special 
awakening 
of 
estranged 
brethren 
and 
the 
shaking 
of 
the 
structures 
of 
the 
formalist, 
the 
scientist, 
the 
spiritist 
and 
the 
atheist. 
The 
"weekly 
flashlights" 
from 
across 
the 
water.s 
are 
specially 
welcome 
to 
us, 
but 
our 
hearts 
are 
fervently 
zeal­ 
ous 
in 
supplication 
to 
our 
Heavenly 
Father 
that 
he 
will 
ship 
to 
us 
the 
Instrument 
of 
his 
handiwork 
and 
favor 
u.s 
with 
his 
command-" 
Let 
there 
be 
Light." 
We 
have 
come 
to 
realize 
"the 
liberty 
of 
the 
sons 
of 
God," 
hence 
our 
full 
free,lom 
from 
restraint 
in 
holding 
converse 
with 
a 
brother 
we 
know 
and 
love, 
but 
have 
not 
yet 
seen 
'with 
the 
natural 
eye, 
but 
hope 
to 
sec 
in 
darkest 
Africa. 
AnL! 
until 
you 
arrive 
on 
our 
shores 
we 
will 
do 
our 
best 
to 
;;erve 
the 
Lard 
an,l 
"roll 
the 
oiL! 
chariot 
along" 
in 
his 
dear 
name, 
gratefully 
ascribing 
to 
him 
all 
the 
honor 
and 
the 
glory. 
May 
the 
special 
blessing 
of 
the 
Master 
rest 
upon 
you, 
tical' 
brother, 
is 
our 
earnest 
prayer 
Dnd 
thus 
will 
we 
continue 
to 
pray. 
Yours 
in 
the 
Lonl, 
'VILHEL:llINA 
J. 
PITT.-Afriea. 
• 
'DIE 
STIMME" 
STIRRING 
UP 
JEWS 
IN 
RUSSIA 
Dear 
Brother 
HUBsell:- 
Your 
favor 
of 
August 
1 
gladly 
received. 
My 
visit 
to 
this 
place 
i,s 
at 
an 
enll. 
The 
Lord 
knows 
hest 
what 
result 
shall 
come 
from 
it. 
The 
truth 
is 
spread 
considerably 
over 
the 
rountry 
in 
many 
aifferpnt 
wa.ys. 
There 
is 
also 
a 
gooll 
deal 
of 
interest 
in 
present 
truth, 
but 
the 
Roman 
Catholics 
in 
genpral 
and 
Poles 
especially 
are 
very 
slow 
to 
join 
any 
Protestant 
congregation. 
:\Iany 
arc 
coming 
to 
the 
meeting 
anL! 
are 
circulating 
our 
literature, 
but 
they 
do 
not 
join 
the 
class. 
The 
class 
at 
Warsaw 
is 
about 
twenty-five, 
at 
Pabianice 
twenty, 
at 
Riebl 
ahout 
eight, 
hesirles 
a 
few 
scatterea 
hpre 
an,l 
there. 
On 
August 
13 
seven 
of 
the 
brethren 
were 
im- 
mersed. 
Some 
interest 
is 
manifested 
in 
Lodz. 
One 
of 
our 
brethren 
here 
in 
Warsaw 
doing 
colporteur 
work 
will 
go 
there 
to 
assist. 
He 
is 
a 
young 
man, 
full 
of 
zeal, 
and 
con 
secrated; 
I 
believe 
it 
may 
be 
the 
Lonl 
'05 
will 
for 
him 
to 
go 
and 
do 
the 
work. 
Lodz 
is 
a 
large 
city 
of 
about 
500,000 
and 
is 
very 
close 
to 
Pabianice, 
where 
we 
have 
a 
class. 
At 
the 
railroad 
station 
in 
Ladz, 
at 
a 
newspaper 
stand, 
we 
placed 
Die 
Stimme; 
many 
Jews 
coming 
and 
going 
to 
Russia 
are 
buying 
and 
carrying 
the 
paper 
with 
them. 
Many 
Jews 
in 
Warsaw 
anu 
small 
towns 
already 
know 
your 
name. 
All 
Jewish 
papers 
were 
writing 
articles 
pro 
and 
con, 
but 
most 
of 
them 
have 
the 
hlp,,, 
that 
Die 
Stimme 
is 
a 
missionary 
paper. 
However, 
there 
l~ 
a 
good 
aeal 
of 
inter­ 
est 
all 
aver 
the 
country 
amongst 
the 
Jews. 
It 
is 
very 
hard 
to 
do 
colporteur 
work 
here. 
One 
or 
two 
books 
is 
all 
that 
a 
colporteur 
can 
sell 
in 
a 
day's 
work; 
be­ 
sides, 
there 
are 
many 
difficulties 
at 
every 
step. 
In 
regard 
to 
the 
permission 
for 
meetings, 
which 
Brother 
Bente 
tried 
to 
get, 
it 
is 
a 
complete 
failure. 
The 
first 
petition 
to 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Religious 
Affaits 
was 
refused 
on 
account 
of 
some 
miswording, 
though 
it 
cost 
fifteen 
rubles. 
The 
second 
petition 
was 
placed 
in 
the 
hands 
of 
a 
lawyer 
anL! 
cost 
seventy-five 
rubles 
and, 
after 
all, 
is 
good 
for 
nothing. 
I 
think 
I 
have 
founL! 
a 
man, 
howe\'f'r, 
who 
will 
do 
the 
worl, 
for 
us 
and 
bring 
desirable 
results. 
Tn 
whatever 
wav 
thc 
Lord's 
answer 
may 
come 
this 
time 
we 
will 
take 
it 
as' 
from 
the 
Lord. 
With 
this 
letter 
I 
enclose 
a 
copy 
of 
the 
Russian 
PEOPLES 
PULPIT, 
"Where 
are 
the 
Dead 
~ 
, 
, 
For 
ten 
thousand 
copies 
they 
charged 
seventy-three 
rubles, 
about 
$~6. 
I 
orderea 
also 
stereotypes 
which 
will 
cost 
about 
$4 
for 
four 
pages. 
Some 
difficulties 
were 
experienced 
before 
the 
paper 
could 
appear 
as 
it 
is 
now. 
While 
it 
is 
true 
that 
there 
arc 
many 
aillicul­ 
ties, 
nevertheless 
there 
are 
many 
souls 
longing 
after 
GoL!. 
As 
soan 
as 
I 
have 
everything 
ready 
I 
.shall 
leave 
for 
Galicia, 
and 
by 
the 
end 
of 
the 
month, 
or 
October 
1, 
I 
expect 
to 
land 
in 
America. 
May 
our 
dear 
Lord 
continue 
to 
bless 
you 
and 
all 
your 
co-workers 
until 
the 
Harvest 
work 
is 
over. 
Your 
brother 
in 
the 
Lord 
Jesus, 
R. 
H. 
OLERZYNSKI.-Russia. 
VOL. 
XXXII 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
DECEMBER 
15, 
1911 
No. 
24 
1911-ANNUAL 
REPORT-1911 
DEC. 
1ST, 
1910-DEC. 
1ST, 
1911. 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BIBLE 
& 
TRACT 
SOCIETY 
the 
onp 
sealing 
the 
heart 
an,l 
the 
other 
the 
intellect. 
The 
Swiftly 
sree<l 
the 
years-another 
has 
gone! 
But 
none 
daily 
Manna 
text 
ana 
comments 
are 
proving 
helpful 
in 
too 
swiftly 
do 
they 
fly 
when 
we 
reflect 
that 
they 
bring 
us 
many 
homes. 
Many 
are 
joining 
with 
the 
Bethel 
Family 
nea.rer 
and 
nearer 
to 
our 
goal-" 
the 
hope 
set 
before 
us 
in 
(lail~' 
in 
the 
use 
of 
the 
same 
hymn 
of 
praise 
and 
in 
the 
the 
Gospel' 
'-" 
the 
kingdom 
of 
God's 
dear 
San," 
in 
which 
reading 
of 
the 
vow. 
The 
numbers 
who 
have 
informed 
u~ 
with 
all 
the 
faithful 
of 
this 
age 
we 
hope 
to 
share, 
as 
mem- 
tl'at 
they 
have 
taken 
the 
Vow 
is 
now 
close 
upon 
10,000. 
bel'S 
of 
"thp 
hriae, 
the 
Lamh's 
wife," 
as.~ociated 
with 
him 
What 
a 
wonderful 
prayer 
circle-these 
each 
rememberin,g 
in 
his 
Throne. 
Yet, 
while 
rejoicing 
in 
the 
nearness 
of 
the 
the 
athers 
throughout 
the 
world. 
The 
Berean 
Stuaies 
with 
kingclom, 
another 
thought 
presents 
itself--are 
we 
ready 
for 
the 
printed 
questions 
are 
stimulating 
thought 
ana 
are 
help- 
it-have 
we 
the 
graces 
of 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
sheil 
ahroad 
in 
our 
ing 
Bible 
students 
to 
consider 
i1eep 
subjects 
far 
more 
than 
hearts 
~ 
Have 
we 
the 
fruits 
of 
the 
spirit 
well 
ripened 
in 
woula 
printeil 
answers. 
The 
little 
classes 
everywhere 
are 
our 
characters 
1 
The 
greater 
our 
faith 
the 
more 
earnest 
finding 
that 
they 
thus 
make 
much 
better 
progress 
than 
ever 
should 
he 
our 
zeal 
in 
the 
rllce 
for 
the 
prize 
set 
before 
us. 
before 
in 
the 
mastication 
of 
spiritual 
fooil. 
Increasing 
If 
by 
Gocl 
's 
grace 
we 
aiscern 
with 
clear 
visic')ll 
the 
goal 
of 
numbers 
are 
following 
the 
suggestions 
offered 
by 
one 
of 
our 
glory, 
honor 
amI 
immorta.1ity, 
in 
association 
with 
our 
Re- 
correspondents-that 
the 
reading 
of 
eight 
pages 
per 
day 
deemer 
in 
the 
glorious 
work 
of 
his 
Messianic 
kingaom 
permits 
the 
readering 
of 
the 
SCRIPTURE 
STUDIES 
series 
of 
six 
of 
a 
thousancl 
ypars, 
what 
manner 
of 
per.~ons 
ought 
we 
to 
volumes 
in 
a 
year. 
Great 
blessing 
is 
reported; 
truths 
arc 
be 
in 
"all 
holy 
living 
and 
godliness" 
while 
awaiting 
that 
kept 
freshly 
in 
mind 
which 
otherwise 
would 
be 
forgotten 
consummation! 
or 
last. 
The 
daily 
touch 
with 
the 
Scriptures 
and 
their 
We 
are 
glaa 
to 
be 
able 
to 
report 
from 
our 
vantage 
point 
gracious 
promises 
is 
strengthening 
and 
assists 
in 
repelling 
on 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
that 
a 
deep 
work 
of 
grace 
is 
in 
the 
spirit 
of 
the 
world 
and 
in 
entertaining 
the 
holy 
spirit 
of 
progress 
amongst 
the 
readers 
of 
this 
journal. 
We 
know 
this 
the 
truth. 
from 
the 
thousands 
of 
letters 
which 
come 
to 
u.s, 
as 
well 
But 
while 
this 
personal 
work 
is 
indispensable, 
class 
as 
through 
the 
reports 
of 
the 
pilgrim 
brethren 
ana 
from 
work 
is 
progressing 
also. 
More 
and 
more 
it 
is 
being 
real· 
our 
own 
personal 
contact 
with 
you 
at 
conventions, 
etc. 
Ap- 
izpd 
that 
while 
the 
church 
is 
indeed 
commissioned 
to 
let 
parently 
there 
has 
been 
quite 
a 
clearing 
of 
the 
spiritual 
her 
light 
shine 
before 
men 
as 
a 
witness-to 
reprove 
sin 
atmosphere 
within 
the 
past 
two 
years; 
some 
wham 
we 
and 
to 
attract 
those 
who 
are 
feeling 
after 
God-yet 
this 
loved 
walk 
no 
more 
with 
us, 
yet, 
strange 
to 
say, 
their 
places 
is 
not 
her 
only 
work 
nor 
the 
most 
important. 
The 
bride 
have 
been 
more 
than 
filled; 
and 
many 
who 
have 
come 
is 
to 
make 
herself 
ready, 
the 
variou.s 
members 
are 
to 
build 
rec('ntly 
into 
the 
light 
of 
"present 
truth" 
give 
evidence 
one 
another 
up 
under 
the 
Headship 
of 
Jesus. 
And 
more 
that 
for 
a 
considerable 
time 
they 
have 
been 
in 
the 
school 
and 
mare 
is 
it 
seen 
that 
the 
divine 
plan 
interweaves 
for 
of 
Christ 
and 
learned 
of 
him. 
In 
the 
light 
of 
"present 
our 
highest 
welfare. 
truth" 
some 
of 
these 
have 
made 
such 
remarkable 
progress 
Thus 
while 
we 
let 
our 
light 
shine 
before 
men, 
and 
addi. 
as 
to 
startle 
and 
abash 
others 
who 
have 
enjoyed 
the 
light 
tionally 
seek 
to 
build 
one 
another 
up 
in 
the 
most 
holy 
faith 
of 
the 
divine 
plan 
much 
longer. 
we 
are 
by 
both 
of 
these 
good 
works 
developing 
ourselves 
The 
general 
effect 
is 
stimulating; 
many 
are 
realizing 
the 
personally 
in 
the 
fruits 
and 
graces 
of 
the 
holy 
Spirit. 
force 
of 
what 
we 
have 
long 
pointed 
out, 
namely, 
that 
while 
Thus 
personal 
character-building 
leads 
us 
to 
"forget 
not 
the 
the 
divine 
requirement 
is 
not 
knowledge 
but 
grace, 
never· 
as'sembling 
of 
ourselves 
together 
as 
the 
manner 
of 
some 
is. 
theless, 
in 
divine 
providence, 
the 
two 
go 
hand 
in 
hand 
today, 
but 
so 
much 
the 
more 
as 
we 
see 
the 
day 
drawing 
on." 
[4934] 
(447-451) We are, therefore, praying the Lord of the harvest to call a feast in order that special opportunities may be afforded the lame, the halt, the blind and the indifferent ones, to ‘‘see themselves as they are’’ and afterward contemplate the King in all his love and beauty. We feel that this is the Lord’s due time in this corner of the earth for a special awakening of estranged brethren and the shaking of the structures of the formalist, the scientist, the spiritist and the atheist. The ‘‘weekly flashlights’? from across the waters are specially welcome to us, but our hearts are fervently zealous in supplication to our Heavenly Father that he will ship to us the Instrument of his handiwork and favor us with his command—‘Let there be Light.’’ We have come to realize ‘‘the liberty of the sons of God,’’ hence our full freedom from restraint in holding converse with a brother we know and love, but have not yet seen with the natural eye, but hope to see in darkest Africa. And until you arrive on our shores we will do our best to serve the Lord and ‘‘roll the old chariot along’’ in his dear name, gratefully ascribing to him all the honor and the lory. . May the special blessing of the Master rest upon you, dear brother, is our earnest prayer and thus will we continue to pray. Yours in the Lord, WILHELMINA J. Pirr.—aAfrica. “DIE STIMME’’ STIRRING UP JEWS IN RUSSIA Dear Brother Russell:— Your favor of August 1 gladly received. My visit to this place is at an end. The Lord knows best what result shall come from it. The truth is spread considerably over the country in many different ways. There is also a good deal of interest in present truth, but the Roman Catholics in general and Poles especially are very slow to join any Protestant congregation. Many are coming to the meeting and are circulating our literature, but they do not join the class. The class at Warsaw is about twenty-five, at Pabianice twenty, at Ricin about eight, besides a few scattered here and there. On August 15 seven of the brethren were im Vou. XXXII THE WATCH TOWER BROOKLYN, N. Y., DECEMBER 15, 1911 Brookityn, N. Y. mersed. Some interest is manifested in Lodz. One of our brethren here in Warsaw doing colporteur work will go there to assist. He is a young man, full of zeal, and con secrated; I believe it may be the Lord’s will for him to go and do the work. Lodz is a large city of about 500,000 and is very close to Pabianice, where we have a class. At the railroad station in Lodz, at a newspaper stand, we placed Die Stimme; many Jews coming and going to Russia are buying and carrying the paper with them. Many Jews in Warsaw and small towns already know your name. All Jewish papers were writing articles pro and con, but most of them have the ides that Die Stimme is a missionary paper. However, there is a good deal of inter. est all over the country amongst the Jews. It is very hard to do colporteur work here. One or two books is all that a colporteur can sell in a day’s work; besides, there are many difficulties at every step. In regard to the permission for meetings, which Brother Bente tried to get, it is a complete failure. The first petition to the Secretary of Religious Affairs was refused on account of some miswording, though it cost fifteen rubles. The second petition was placed in the hands of a lawyer and cost seventy-five rubles and, after all, is good for nothing. I think I have found a man, however, who will do the work for us and bring desirable results. In whatever way the Lord’s answer may come this time we will take it as from the Lord. With this letter I enclose a copy of the Russian PrEopLes Puupit, ‘‘Where are the Dead?’’ For ten thousand copies they charged seventy-three rubles, about $36. I ordered also stereotypes which will cost about $4 for four pages. Some difficulties were experienced before the paper could appear as it is now. While it is true that there are many difficulties, nevertheless there are many souls longing after God. As soon as I have everything ready I shall leave for Galicia, and by the end of the month, or October 1, I expect to land in America. May our dear Lord continue to bless you and all your co-workers until the Harvest work is over. Your brother in the Lord Jesus, R. H. OLEszynsxKI.—Russia. No. 24 I91I—ANNUAL REPORT—1911 pEC. Ist, 1910—pbEc. Ist, 1911. WATCH TOWER BIBLE & TRACT SOCIETY Swiftly speed the years—another has gone! But none too swiftly do they fly when we reflect that they bring us nearer and nearer to our goal—‘‘the hope set before us in the Gospel’’—‘‘the kingdom of God’s dear Son,’’ in which with all the faithful of this age we hope to share, as members of ‘‘the bride, the Lamb’s wife,’’ associated with him in his Throne. Yet, while rejoicing in the nearness of the kingdom, another thought presents itself-——are we ready for it—have we the graces of the holy Spirit shed abroad in our hearts? Have we the fruits of the spirit well ripened in our characters? The greater our faith the more earnest should be our zeal in the race for the prize set before us. If by God’s grace we discern with clear vision the goal of glory, honor and immortality, in association with our Redeemer in the glorious work of his Messianic kingdom of a thousand years, what manner of persons ought we to be in ‘fall holy living and godliness’’ while awaiting that consummation! We are glad to be able to report from our vantage point on THE WatcH Tower that a deep work of grace is in progress amongst the readers of this journal. We know this from the thousands of letters which come to wus, as well as through the reports of the pilgrim brethren and from our own personal contact with you at conventions, etc. Apparently there has been quite a clearing of the spiritual atmosphere within the past two years; some whom we loved walk no more with us, yet, strange to say, their places have been more than filled; and many who have come recently into the light of ‘‘present truth’’ give evidence that for a considerable time they have been in the school of Christ and learned of him. In the light of ‘‘present truth’’ some of these have made such remarkable progress as to startle and abash others who have enjoyed the light of the divine plan much longer. The general effect is stimulating; many are realizing the force of what we have long pointed out, namely, that while the divine requirement is not knowledge but grace, nevertheless, in divine providence, the two go hand in hand today, the one sealing the heart and the other the intellect. The daily Manna text and comments are proving helpful in many homes. Many are joining with the Bethel Family daily in the use of the same hymn of praise and in the reading of the vow. The numbers who have informed us that they have taken the Vow is now close upon 10,000. What a wonderful prayer circle—these each remembering the others throughout the world. The Berean Studies with the printed questions are stimulating thought and are helping Bible students to consider deep subjects far more than would printed answers. The little classes everywhere are finding that they thus make much better progress than ever before in the mastication of spiritual food. Increasing numbers are following the suggestions offered by one of our correspondents—that the reading of eight pages per dav permits the readering of the Scriprure STUDIES series of six volumes in a year. Great blessing is reported; truths are kept freshly in mind which otherwise would be forgotten or lost. The daily touch with the Seriptures and their gracious promises is strengthening and assists in repelling the spirit of the world and in entertaining the holy spirit of the truth. But while this personal work is indispensable, class work is progressing also. More and more it is being realized that while the church is indeed commissioned to let her light shine before men as a witness—to reprove sin and to attract those who are feeling after God—yet this is not her only work nor the most important. The bride is to make herself ready, the various members are to build one another up under the Headship of Jesus. And more and more is it seen that the divine plan interweaves for our highest welfare. Thus while we let our light shine before men, and additionally seek to build one another up in the most holy faith we are by both of these good works developing ourselves personally in the fruits and graces of the holy Spirit. Thus personal character-building leads us to ‘‘forget not the assembling of ourselves together as the manner of some is. but so much the more as we see the day drawing on.’’ [4934]

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