Publication date
3/15/11
Volume
32
Number
6
The WatchTower
A Snare--A Trap--A Stumbling-Block
The Watchtower Magazines
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PEBRUARY 
lS, 
19rr 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
Dear 
Brother 
Russell:- 
I 
am 
still 
rejoicing 
in 
the 
"feast 
of 
fat 
things" 
which 
our 
gracious 
Lord 
is 
constantly 
spreading 
before 
us. 
Your 
.recent 
relation 
of 
the 
various 
experiences 
had 
with 
our 
Jewish 
friends 
and 
how 
they 
are 
reaching 
out 
for 
more 
and 
more 
about 
the 
Messiah 
and 
his 
Kingdom, 
brought 
me 
back 
in 
mind 
to 
the 
days 
of 
John 
the 
Baptist, 
when 
he 
an­ 
nounced 
the 
Messiah, 
etc. 
In 
connection 
with 
this, 
in 
looking 
up 
what 
you 
had 
written 
about 
Enoch 
and 
Elijah, 
I 
read 
in 
TOWER 
No.9, 
1898, 
about 
Elijah's 
career, 
and 
then 
in 
Vol. 
2, 
p. 
254, 
to 
conclusion 
of 
chapter. 
You 
speak 
of 
the 
Elisha 
class 
not 
expecting 
to 
be 
glorified. 
Could 
this 
class 
be 
the 
Jews 
who 
are 
now 
becoming 
interested' 
A 
further 
thought, 
or 
rather, 
finding-2 
Kings 
2:9: 
Elisha 
prays 
for 
a 
double 
portion. 
Marginal 
rendering 
is, 
"The 
portion 
of 
the 
first-born." 
My 
recent 
experiences 
and 
the 
reading 
of 
the 
abovl', 
and 
particularly 
the 
chapter 
on 
"Elijah 
shall 
first 
come," 
have 
energized 
me 
to 
renewed 
zeal 
and 
vigor 
to 
press 
on 
to 
the 
battle 
of 
the 
Lord. 
Our 
prayers 
go 
up 
in 
your 
behalf, 
dear 
Brother, 
that 
gracl' 
and 
strength 
and 
wisdom 
from 
on 
high 
be 
your 
portion 
suffi­ 
cient 
for 
every 
time 
of 
nl'ed, 
until 
your 
work 
is 
finished 
and 
you 
have 
heard 
the 
Master's" 
Well 
done." 
Yours 
in 
him, 
E. 
W. 
V. 
KUEHN. 
Dear 
Pastor 
Russell:- 
I 
feel 
that 
I 
must 
write 
you 
a 
word 
of 
thanks 
for 
the 
greatl'St 
blessing 
I 
have 
received 
in 
my 
life. 
I 
need 
not 
go 
into 
details, 
for 
the 
seventy-third 
Psalm 
exactly 
covers 
my 
ex­ 
perience; 
and 
I 
feel 
that 
in 
allowing 
me 
to 
read" 
The 
Divine 
Plan," 
God 
indl'ed 
took 
me 
into 
his 
sanctuary. 
Oh, 
wonderful 
patience! 
When 
I 
look 
back 
I 
can 
hardly 
helieve 
it-he 
took 
such 
infinite 
pains 
just 
to 
show 
me 
his 
love! 
Last 
year, 
after 
many 
tribulations, 
stretching 
over 
a 
de­ 
cade, 
I 
said 
to 
myself, 
Well, 
it 
may 
be 
all 
right; 
but 
if 
I'm 
not 
to 
grow 
utterly 
bad 
and 
bitter 
I 
must 
have 
a 
little 
pros­ 
perity. 
I 
can't 
bear 
this 
incessant 
going 
wrong 
any 
longer. 
(My 
principal 
temptation 
was 
that 
I 
wanted 
my 
children 
to 
have 
a 
good 
time.) 
Well, 
the 
prosperity 
didn't 
come-but 
your 
book 
did. 
It 
took 
some 
mental 
compulsion 
to 
read 
it, 
too. 
I 
couldn't 
really 
afford 
the 
set 
of 
STUDIES 
at 
the 
time 
I 
ordered 
them, 
and 
was 
cross, 
though 
much 
interested. 
So 
I 
put 
them 
on 
the 
shelf 
and 
never 
looked 
at 
them 
for 
months, 
till 
one 
day 
I 
had 
nothing 
to 
do 
and 
nothing 
to 
read, 
and 
took 
them 
down. 
I 
can 
only 
say 
they 
utterly 
changed 
the 
world 
for 
lIIe 
and 
my 
family. 
We 
,,'ere 
sick 
of 
churches-we 
had 
been 
served 
so 
many 
mean 
tricks 
by 
"Pillars." 
I 
have 
sent 
out 
copies 
of 
the 
Plan 
(five-cent 
edition) 
to 
all 
of 
my 
friends 
and 
hope 
they 
will 
benefit, 
as 
I 
have 
done. 
I 
am 
longing 
for 
the 
other 
three 
STUDIES, 
and 
hope 
to 
send 
for 
thl'm 
next 
month. 
We 
enjoy 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
so 
much. 
Always 
wishing 
to 
be 
up-to-date 
in 
my 
rl'ading 
I 
feel 
that 
I 
am 
so 
more 
than 
ever 
now. 
My 
husband 
has 
told 
many 
men 
about 
the 
book. 
He 
finds 
the 
poor 
love 
to 
hear 
about 
it, 
but 
the 
rich 
will 
have 
none 
of 
it. 
One 
old 
man 
said 
it 
was 
what 
he 
had 
been 
waiting 
for 
all 
his 
Ufe. 
He 
knew 
his 
Bible 
nearly 
by 
heart 
and 
said 
the 
"Plan" 
was 
just 
what 
it 
sl'emed 
to 
say 
to 
him, 
Indeed, 
I 
can 
say 
your 
book 
has 
answered 
the 
"Why 
1' 
, 
I 
have 
been 
asking 
ever 
since 
I 
was 
sixteen 
years 
old. 
When 
I 
had 
read 
it 
my 
little 
daughter 
(eight 
years 
old) 
asked 
me 
a 
question 
and 
I 
sat 
on 
the 
floor 
beside 
her 
alld 
told 
her 
all 
about 
it. 
When 
I 
had 
finished 
she 
looked 
at 
me 
with 
tears 
in 
her 
eyes 
and 
said, 
"Oh, 
mamma, 
isn't 
God 
good! 
It 
makes 
me 
cry 
to 
think 
of 
it." 
And 
yl'sterday 
she 
said, 
"If 
there 
were 
any 
poor 
people 
here 
I 
would 
just 
take 
my 
two 
dollars 
and 
give 
it 
to 
them' 
'-all 
she 
has-and 
she's 
been 
saving 
it 
to 
buy 
a 
doll. 
I 
believe 
she 
truly 
tries 
to 
"do 
as 
she'd 
be 
done 
by"; 
so 
isn't 
it 
possible 
that 
she 
might 
be 
of 
the 
kingdom, 
notwith­ 
standing 
her 
youth' 
She 
has 
told 
all 
her 
little 
friends 
about 
the 
Plan. 
With 
many, 
many 
thanks 
for 
the 
help 
you 
have 
given 
me 
and 
mine, 
Yours 
sincerely, 
ELEANOR 
1. 
CHILDE. 
DIVINE 
LOVE'S 
CONSUMMATION 
Beholding 
heaven's 
starry 
blue, 
I 
said, 
"Dear 
Lord, 
I 
will 
be 
true; 
Thy 
will 
shall 
be 
my 
chief 
delight, 
Clothe 
me 
in 
robe 
of 
spotless 
white." 
As 
I 
his 
glorious 
realm 
behold, 
He 
beckons 
me 
with 
crown 
of 
gold. 
, 
'Lord, 
this 
is 
all 
my 
heart's 
desire­ 
That 
I 
may 
join 
the 
heavenly 
choir 
And 
sing 
thy 
praisl's 
evermore, 
Whom 
angels 
worship 
and 
adore. 
o 
guide 
me 
to 
my 
Father's 
home, 
To 
sit 
with 
thee 
upon 
thy 
throne." 
, 
'My 
child, 
wouldst 
thou 
this 
honor 
gain' 
The 
way 
is 
narrow, 
full 
of 
pain, 
For 
he, 
who 
shares 
the 
throne 
with 
me 
Must 
pass 
through 
dark 
Gethsemane; 
Must 
often 
suffer 
scorn 
and 
loss; 
With 
patience 
daily 
bear 
his 
eross." 
"Yea, 
gladly, 
Lord; 
yet 
not 
alone, 
Sincl' 
thou 
wilt 
not 
forsake 
thine 
own 
With 
open 
face 
beholding 
thee 
As 
in 
a 
glass, 
Oh, 
let 
me 
he 
Changed 
into 
glory 
like 
to 
thine 
Until 
I 
in 
thine 
image 
shine." 
Transcending 
joy! 
He 
speaks 
to 
bless 
In 
tones 
of 
loving 
tenderness! 
"As 
sweet 
incense 
thy 
prayers 
arisp, 
Thy 
God 
accepts 
thy 
sacrifice, 
Though 
thou 
art 
in 
the 
furnaee 
proved, 
I'll 
ne 
'er 
forsake, 
nor 
cease 
to 
10\'('. 
"Though 
hard 
the 
way 
and 
templ'st 
riven, 
Meat 
in 
due 
season 
will 
be 
given; 
Thy 
faith 
an(l 
courage 
thus 
sustained 
Prl'ss 
forward 
till 
the 
goal 
is 
gained, 
As 
temple 
stones 
both 
true 
and 
tried, 
Thy 
Father 
loves 
and 
owns 
my 
bride." 
o 
love 
divine! 
Amazing 
graee! 
I 
shall 
behold 
him 
face 
to 
face. 
Lean 
on 
thy 
well 
beloved's 
arm, 
My 
heart, 
he'll 
keep 
thee 
from 
all 
harm, 
Bow 
down 
in 
adoration 
sweet; 
Be 
for 
the 
heavenly 
throne 
made 
meet. 
Thy 
kingdom 
eome, 
the 
earth 
to 
hless 
With 
healing, 
truth, 
and 
righteousnl'ss, 
'Till 
quick 
al1l1 
dead 
sin-(']pansed 
shall 
be, 
Death 
swallowl'il 
up 
in 
victory; 
And 
joyful 
anthl'ms 
rend 
thl' 
skil's­ 
The 
earth 
restored 
to 
panHlisf', 
ETTA 
C. 
SCHAFER. 
,T 
OL 
. 
xxxn 
BROOKIJYN, 
N. 
Y., 
MARCH 
1, 
1911 
No, 
;) 
-~----------==================== 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
MONEY 
TO 
BE 
DICTATOR 
rf'\'l'nues 
an(l 
bring' 
grl'at 
prl'ssurl' 
to 
bl'ar 
sociall~' 
an(l 
The 
trust 
s~'stl'm 
seems 
to 
hl' 
laying 
holJ 
of 
e\'erything 
financially, 
so 
now 
it 
is 
in 
this 
country, 
with 
eYil1ently 
more 
-rnilroalls, 
steamships, 
stl'el 
production. 
smelting, 
bridge 
to 
follow. 
works, 
oil 
refining 
and 
sclling 
ml'at, 
}1rol1uce, 
groeeries. 
AN 
ILLUSTRATION 
OF 
THIS 
POWER 
Above 
all 
it 
has 
made 
a 
manl'y 
eombination 
or 
banking 
sy,s- 
As 
an 
illustration 
of 
this 
powl'r 
WI' 
note 
the 
facts 
re- 
tl'm, 
the 
most 
gigantic 
the 
world 
has 
eVl'r 
knawn. 
Billions 
cputly 
set 
forth 
in 
the 
New 
York 
Pl'CSS 
respecting 
the 
of 
dollars 
of 
the 
people 
are 
in 
the 
banks, 
anll 
the 
banks 
Magazine 
Trust. 
Thi,s 
Trust 
has 
reeently 
bought 
np 
several 
are 
controlled 
bv 
wealthy 
svndicatl's. 
This 
money 
trust 
has 
magazines 
amI 
put 
them 
under 
onl' 
management. 
And 
a 
power 
of 
eont'rol 
which 
is'marvelous. 
As 
in 
Great 
Britain 
(lirl'etly 
anll 
inllirectly 
it 
is 
a.ble 
to 
dictate 
the 
policies 
af 
the 
titled 
aristocracy 
hold 
the 
land 
and 
collect 
immen.se 
nearly 
all 
the 
others. 
The 
Editor 
of 
Hampton'8 
Magazme 
[4771] 
PEBRUARY 15, 1911 Dear Brother Russell :— I am still rejoicing in the ‘‘feast of fat things’’ which our gracious Lord is constantly spreading before us. Your .recent relation of the various experiences had with our Jewish friends and how they are reaching out for more and more about the Messiah and his Kingdom, brought me back in mind to the days of John the Baptist, when he announced the Messiah, etc. In connection with this, in looking up what you had written about Enoch and Elijah, I read in Tower No. 9, 189%, about Elijah’s career, and then in Vol. 2, p, 254, to conclusion of chapter. You speak of the Elisha class not expecting to be glorified. Could this class be the Jews who are now becoming interested? A further thought, or rather, finding—2 Kings 2:9: Elisha prays for a double portion. Marginal rendering is, ‘‘The portion of the first-born.’’ My recent experiences and the reading of the above, and particularly the chapter on ‘‘Elijah shall first come,’’ have energized me to renewed zeal and vigor to press on to the battle of the Lord. Our prayers go up in your behalf, dear Brother, that grace and strength and wisdom from on high be your portion sufiicient for every time of need, until your work is finished and you have heard the Master’s ‘‘ Well done.’’ Yours in him, E. W. V. KUEN. Dear Pastor Russell:— I feel that I must write you a word of thanks for the greatest blessing I have received in my life. I need not go into details, for the seventy-third Psalm exactly covers my experience; and I feel that in allowing me to read ‘‘The Divine Plan,’’ God indeed took me into his sanctuary. Oh, wonderful patience! When I look back I can hardly believe it—he took such infinite pains just to show me his love! Last year, after many tribulations, stretching over a decade, I said to myself, Well, it may be all right; but if I’m not to grow utterly bad and bitter I must have a little prosperity. I can’t bear this incessant going wrong any longer. THE WATCH TOWER (63-67) (My principal temptation was that I wanted my children to have a good time.) Well, the prosperity didn’t eome—but your book did. It took some mental compulsion to read it, too. I couldn’t really afford the set of Stupizs at the time I ordered them, and was cross, though much interested. So I put them on the shelf and never looked at them for months, till one day I had nothing to do and nothing to read, and took them down. I ean only say they utterly changed the world for me and my family. We were sick of churches—we had been served sO many mean tricks by ‘‘Pillars.’’ I have sent out copies of the Plan (five-cent edition) to all of my friends and hope they will benefit, as I have done. I am longing for the other three SrupiEs, and hope to send for them next month. We enjoy THE Watcu Tower so much. Always wishing to be up-to-date in my reading I feel that I am so more than ever now. My husband has told many men about the book. He finds the poor love to hear about it, but the rich will have none of it. One old man said it was what he had been waiting for all his life. He knew his Bible nearly by heart and said the ‘‘Plan’’ was just what it seemed to say to him. Indeed, I can say your book has answered the ‘‘Why?’’ I have been asking ever since I was sixteen years old. When I had read it my little daughter (eight years old) asked me a question and I sat on the floor beside her and told her all about it. When I had finished she looked at me with tears in her eyes and said, ‘‘Oh, mamma, isn’t God good! It makes me ery to think of it.’’ And yesterday she said, ‘‘If there were any poor people here I would just take my two dollars and give it to them’’—all she has—and she’s been saving it to buy a doll. I believe she truly tries to ‘‘do as she’d be done by’’; so isn’t it possible that she might be of the kingdom, notwithstanding her youth? She has told all her little friends about the Plan. With many, many thanks for the help you have given me and mine, Yours sincerely, ELEANOR I. CHILDE. DIVINE LOVE’S CONSUMMATION Beholding heaven’s starry blue, I said, ‘‘Dear Lord, I will be true; Thy will shall be my chief delight, Clothe me in robe of spotless white.’’ As I his glorious realm behold, He beckons me with crown of gold. ‘‘Lord, this is all my heart's desire— That I may join the heavenly choir And sing thy praises evermore, Whom angels worship and adore. O guide me to my Father’s home, To sit with thee upon thy throne.’’ ‘*My child, wouldst thou this honor gain? The way is narrow, full of pain, For he, who shares the throne with me Must pass through dark Gethsemane; Must often suffer seorn and loss; With patience daily bear his cross.’’ ‘*Yea, gladly, Lord; yet not alone, Since thou wilt not forsake thine own With open face beholding thee As in a glass, Oh, let me be Changed into glory like to thine Until I in thine image shine.’’ Vou. XXXIT MONEY TO BE DICTATOR The trust svstem seems to be laying hold of everything —railroads, steamships, steel production, smelting, bridge works, oil refining and selling meat, produce, groceries. Above all it has made a money combination or banking system, the most gigantic the world has ever known. Billions of dollars of the people are in the banks, and the banks are controlled by wealthy syndicates. This money trust has a power of control which is marvelous. As in Great Britain the titled aristocracy hold the land and collect immense BROOKLYN, N. Y., MARCH 1, 1911 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER Transcending joy! He speaks to bless In tones of loving tenderness! ‘“As sweet incense thy prayers arise, Thy God accepts thy sacrifice, Though thou art in the furnace proved, I’ll ne’er forsake, nor cease to love. “‘Though hard the way and tempest riven, Meat in due season will be given; Thy faith and courage thus sustained Press forward till the goal is gained, As temple stones both true and tried, Thy Father loves and owns my bride.’’ O love divine! Amazing grace! I shall behold him face to face. Lean on thy well beloved’s arm, My heart, he’ll keep thee from all harm, Bow down in adoration sweet; Be for the heavenly throne made meet. Thy kingdom come, the earth to bless With healing, truth, and righteousness, *Till quick and dead sin-eleansed shall be, Death swallowed up in victory; And joyful anthems rend the skies— The earth restored to paradise. Erra C. SCHAFER, No. 5 revenues and bring great pressure to bear socially and financially, so now it is in this country, with evidently more to follow. AN ILLUSTRATION OF THIS POWER As an illustration of this power we note the facts recently set forth in the Mew York Press respecting the Magazine Trust. This Trust has recently bought up several magazines and put them under one management. And directly and indirectly it is able to dictate the policies of nearly all the others. The Editor of Hampton’s Magaztne [4771]

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