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VOL.
XXXII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
APRIL
15,
1911
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.8
THE
DAY
HAS
NOT
COMEI
SAYS
ARCHBISHOP
IRELAND
The
night
of
weeping
is
to
give
place
to
the
morning
of
joy,
says
GoJ's
Word.
Messiah
is
to
establish
his
kingdom
of
peace
and
compel
the
abolitiQn
of
war,
so
the
Bible
declares,
and
so
both
Uatholics
anJ
Protestants
agree.
Yet
both
Catholics
and
Protestants
agree
that
Messiah's
kingllom
was
set
up
in
power
and
great
glory
more
than
eighteen
centuries
ago.
Why,
then,
has
it
failed
of
its
mi.s
sion
~
Can
either
Catholics
or
Protestants
explain
~
Hear
Archbishop
Ireland
at
Peoria,
Ill.,
on
February
23,
as
follows:
"Has
the
day
come
of
such
eminent
prepotency
of
the
principle
of
arbitration
that
a
great
nation,
such
as
the
IJniteJ
States
of
America,
may
safely
turn
all
its
.swords
into
plow-shares
and
all
its
spears
into
sickles~
No
one
will
make
the
affirmation.
"N
0,
the
Jay
of
assured
anrl
lasting
international
peace
has
not
arriveJ,
if
e"er
ambitions
:wJ
pride
of
nations
per
mit
it
to
arri\·e.
"ToJay
the
nation
that
llismantle.s
it"
ships
of
war
and
llisbalHls
its
soldiers
puts
itsrlf
in
danger
of
gross
humilia
tion,
if
nat
fatal
llisaster.
Tollay
America
is
respected
by
its
sister
nations-it
is
respecteJ
because,
also,
it
is
feared.
"Peace
America
invokes,
hut
to
be
the
more
sure
of
peace
America
must
be
ready
at
a
moment's
notice
to
sum
mon
to
its
defense
an
army
amI
a
navy
to
whom
defeat
is
im
possible.
'
,
THE
EXPLANATION
GoJ's
kingtlom,
Messiah's
kingdom,
was
not
set
up
eight
een
centuries
or
more
ago.
That
is
the
mistake!
It
is
not
yet
set
up!
The
church
was
not
commissioned
to
conquer
the
world
anJ
to
reign
as
and
for
Christ
during
this
time.
Her
commission
was
to
"make
herself
ready."
(Rev.
J9:i.)
She
is
to
be
her
Lord's
mouthpiece
in
calling
and
instructing
the
elect,
who,
at'the
first
resurrection,
are
to
be
"chang-ell"
to
the
"lliYine
nature,"
as
St.
Peter
declares,
anll
then
will
inherit
with
their
Redeemer
his
Messianic
kingdom,
which
will
rule
the
world
with
a
"rod
of
iron"
for
its
blessing
anll
uplift
out
of
sin
and
selfishness.-2
Peter
1:~.
C'hristenrlom
(Catholic
and
Protestant)
has
labored
under
the
huge
mistake
of
supposing
themselves
authorized
to
rule
the
worlll.
The
attempt
to
live
by
their
erroneous
opinions
lleluged
the
worlLl
with
the
blood
of
religious"
holy
wars"
alHl
erue]
ppr,"ecutions
of
efleh
other
and
of
the
Jews.
It
is
time
to
awake
to
the
fact
that
the
Lord
'8
call
now
to
his
people
is
to
show
their
loyalty
by
faith
and
obedience
to
the
divine
law
of
love,
even
unto
self-sacrifice,
even
unto
,leath.
So
the
Apostle
wrote,
"If
we
suffer
with
Christ,
we
shall
also
reign
with
him."-Rom.
8:16,
17;
1
Cor.
6:2,3,
The
first
resurrection,
like
the
second
coming
of
Christ,
will
be
invisible,
exerpt
as
the
glory
and
power
of
the
Messianic
king,lom
will
f]uickly
follow.
(1)
A
time
of
world-wille
trouble.
(2)
A
reign
of
righteousness
world
wide,
the
cessation
of
wars,
etc.,
as
promised
in
the
Prophets.
Lpt
us
no
longer
deceive
ourselves
by
speaking
and
think
ing
of
civilized
nations
ns
kingdoms
of
God
in
any
sense.
Let
us
recognize
thpm,
Seripturally,
as
"
kingdoms
of
this
world,"
Gentile
kingdoms,
permitteJ
to
holJ
sway
until
the
time
of
Messiah's
kingdom-and
no
longer.
(Daniel
2
:44.)
Lpt
us
nat
expect
of
these
kingdoms
the
blessings
promised
onl.v
under
Messiah's
kingdom.
Let
us,
on
the
contrary,
watch
and
pray
for
the
kingdom
of
heaven
and
prepare
our
selves,
anJ
all
who
have
the
hearing
ear,
for
our
promised
resurrection
"change;"
and
let
us
leave
all
else
to
God.
He
is
able
nilll
willing
to
work
all
things
according
to
the
eounsel
of
his
own
will.
CroNA'S
CRY
FOR
PITY
The
intoxieating
curse
of
China
is
opium.
Half
a
century
ago,
China
endeavorell
to
control
the
situation
and
to
exclude
all
foreign
opium.
But
wealthy
Englishmpn
were
concerned,
hecause
they
l.all
large
interests
in
Imlia,
where
the
poppy,
from
whieh
opium
is
mallp,
grows
profusely.
The
result
was
a
w:u,
in
which
the
heathrn
Chinese,
not
having
up-to-Jate
Christian
(~)
cnnnons
amI
ships,
lost
heavily.
Then
the
British
fastened
themselves
on
the
Chinese,
took
control
of
a
liberal
piece
of
territory,
and
made
a
treat!-,
which
the
('onquerell
Chinpse
wpre
forced
to
ac
cept.
That
treaty
stipnlates
the
:1dmission
of
opium
into
China.
Tlw
Chiurse
eannot
stop
the
traffic
without
pre
eipitating
war
with
the
most
powrrfnl
kingclom
of
Christ
(~)
on
earth,
so
far
as
naval
strength
goes.
Now,
after
years
of
suffering,
the
Chinese
are
becoming
civilizeJ,
or
Christianized
(~),
to
the
extent
of
adopting
cannon,
rapid-fire
guns,
a
l'egular
army,
etc.
They
are
about
to
pstablish
a
Parliamentary
form
of
Government
also,
and
are
arranging
to
school
the
rising
generation
in
the
English
language.
It
is
said
that
vast
orders
for
these
new
school
books
have
been
placed
in
the
United
States.
Now
China
realizes
that
opium
is
her
great
curse;
she
has
passed
laws
against
the
growth
of
the
poppy
and
the
manufacture
of
opium.
But
she
finds
that
the
imports
of
opium
amount
to
5,000,000
poulllls
per
yenr.
She
cries
out
again,
as
in
the
past,
that
this
Great
Kingdom
of
Christ
(1)
(Great
Britain)
will
have
mercy
upon
her
a.nd
cease
to
insist
on
this
curse
being
introduceJ
to
blight
China
morally
and
physically.
A
MONSTER
PETITION
The
young
men
of
heathen
China
have
started
a
monster
petition
for
the
~essation
of
opium
importation.
The
signa
tures
arc
to
be
~OO,OOO,
representing
China
'8
400,000,000
peo
ple.
It
is
to
be
addres,sed
to
h
is
~Ia.iesty,
King
George,
of
Great
Britain
and
Irelallll,
and
Emperor
of
Inllia
anll
the
Isles
of
the
Sea
and
Head
of
the
church
of
England-the
mightiest
kingdom
of
Christ
(n
on
earth.
The
text
of
this
appeal
has
already
appearpd
in
the
New
York
Herald,
February
17.
It
recounts
that
a
previous
appeal,
of
similar
charaeter,
was
maJe
without
avail
to
the
King's
royal
granllmother
in
]
858,
when
she
was
the
repre
sentative
of
this
branch
of
Chrbt's
kingdom
(~).
Is
not
all
this
very
incongruous!
very
strange~
What
hypoerisy
we
have
ill<]ulgpd
in!
How
we
all
should
be
ashamell
of
it!
Think
of
one
of
tIl('
chief
nations
of
earth
senlling
Bibles
and
missionaries
to
thE'
heathen
in
one
hanJ
and
rum
and
opium
in
the
other!
Is
it
any
wonder
that
the
heathen
rrjeet
om'
twa-faced
ovprtures
n.s
best
they
are
able
'?
Is
it
any
wonller
that
the"
common
people"
of
Great
Brit
tain
are
unable
to
take
their
religion
seriously
and
are
fall
ing
away
from
all
church
assoriation-into
infidelity
~
It
is
no
wonller!
Let
us
get
back
to
honesty
and
truth.
Let
us
admit
that
Great
Britain
is
one
of
the
kingJams
of
this
worlll.
Let
us
not
charge
the
faults
of
our
selfishness
to
GOll
anJ
to
Christ's
kingdom.
Let
us
stand
for
the
best
possible
in
worl,lly
govPl'lunent
and
continue
to
pray
for
and
to
hope
and
wait
for
the
Kingllom
which
is
to
como
anll
to
bring
about
thp
doing
of
Goll's
will
on
earth
as
it
is
done
in
heaven,
according
to
the
prayer
of
our
,lpar
Re
lleemer
anll
Lord.
TO
SHORTEN
THE
COMMANDMENTS
AJvices
from
London
note
that
the
highe$t
counsels
of
the
church
of
Engl::tnJ
arc
considering
the
allvisability
of
modifying
and
shortening
the
Ten
Commandments-espe
cially
the
second,
fourth
and
tenth.
Those
who
admit
that
God
gave
those
commands
must
be
egotistic
in
the
extreme
to
attempt
to
correct
the
Al
mighty!
Those
who
disbelieve
in
the
Jivine
authorship
of
the
commands
would
better
repudiate
them
entirely
and
make
new
ones
to
their
own
plea,sement
and
properly
cre,litell
to
their
own
wisdom.
God's
consecrated.
people,
guided
by
his
Word
in
the
New
Testament,
realize
that
the
law
is
just
and
goad.
But
they
see
also
that
it
was
given
to
the
Jew
and
not
to
the
Christian"
new
creatures
in
Christ."
These
latter
are
spirit-begotten
and
arp
unrler
the
law
of
the
Spirit
of
Life
in
Christ-a
superior
law-a
law
which
requires
love
to
God
suprpmely
ana
love
for
our
fellow-crea
tures
as
fOl'
ourselves.
This
law
of
love
inl'1udes
all
of
the
requirements
of
the
Mosaic
law
and
more.
H
the
.Tew
coulll
not
keep
the
Mosaic
law,
because
of
the
hereditary
weakness
of
his
flesh,
nrithrr
can
the
Chris·
tian
"new
creature"
keep
his
still
highl'r
Jaw
for
the
same
reason.
But
God.
is
not
jullging
these"
new
prpatures"
as
flesh
bpings,
but
as
spirit
beings.
They
arc
heing
judged
accord
ing
to
their
minds,
thpil'
hearts,
thrir
intentions.
Thus"
the
righteousness
of
the
Law
of
God
is
fulfilled
in
us,
who
are
walking,
not
after
the
flesh,
but
aftpr
the
spirit.-Rom.
8:1.
CHURCH
UNITY
CONGRESS
Early
in
Mareh
a
"Church
Unity
Congress"
at
Los
Ange
les,
Cal.,
is
recorrlel1.
Its
principal
speaker
was
Bishop
.T
ohnson
(Epi.scopalian).
His
address,
as
reported
in
the
Los
Angeles
Tilmes,
is
interesting,
and
was
as
follow8:-
""Ye
arc
adllressing
ourselvps
to
a
project
which,
until
within
very
recent
years,
has
heen
regarlled
as
fanciful.
[4799]
(IIS-,,6)
Vou. XXXII BROOKLYN, N. Y., APRIL 15, 1911 No. 8 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THE DAY HAS NOT COME! SAYS ARCHBISHOP IRELAND The night of weeping is to give place to the morning of joy, says God’s Word. Messiah is to establish his kingdom of peace and compel the abolition of war, so the Bible declares, and so both Catholics and Protestants agree. Yet both Catholics and Protestants agree that Messiah’s kingdom was set up in power and great glory more than cighteen centuries ago. Why, then, has it failed of its mission? Can either Catholies or Protestants explain? Hear Archbishop Ireland at Peoria, Ill, on February 23, as follows: ‘‘Has the day come of such eminent prepotency of the principle of arbitration that a great nation, such as the United States of America, may safely turn all its swords into plow-shares and all its spears into sickles? No one will make the affirmation, “‘No, the day of assured and lasting international peace has not arrived, if ever ambitions and pride of nations permit it to arrive. ‘‘Today the nation that dismantles it» ships of war and disbands its soldiers puts itself in danger of gross humiliation, if not fatal disaster. Today America is respected by its sister nations—it is respected because, also, it is feared. “‘Peace America invokes, but to be the more sure of peace America must be ready at a moment’s notice to summon to its defense an army and a navy to whom defeat is impossible. ’’ THE EXPLANATION God’s kingdom, Messiah’s kingdom, was not set up eighteen centuries or more ago. That is the mistake! It is not yet set up! The church was not commissioned to conquer the world and to reign as and for Christ during this time. Her commission was to ‘‘make herself ready.’’ (Rev. 19:7.) She is to be her Lord’s mouthpiece in ealling and instructing the elect, who, atthe first resurrection, are to be ‘“ehanged’’ to the ‘(divine nature,’’? as St. Peter declares, and then will inherit with their Redeemer his Messianic kingdom, which will rule the world with a ‘‘rod of iron’’ for its blessing and uplift out of sin and selfishness——2 Peter 1:4. Christendom (Catholic and Protestant) has labored under the huge mistake of supposing themselves authorized to rule the world. The attempt to live by their erroneous opinions deluged the world with the blood of religious ‘‘holy wars’’ and cruel persecutions of each other and of the Jews. It is time to awake to the fact that the Lord’s call now to his people is to show their loyalty by faith and obedience to the divine law of love, even unto self-sacrifice, even unto death. So the Apostle wrote, ‘‘If we suffer with Christ, we shall also reign with him.’’—Rom. 8:16, 17; 1 Cor. 6:2, 3. The first resurrection, like the second coming of Christ, will be invisible, exeept as the glory and power of the Messianic kingdom will quickly follow. (1) A time of world-wide trouble. (2) A reign of righteousness worldwide, the cessation of wars, etc., as promised in the Prophets. Let us no longer deceive ourselves by speaking and think ing of civilized nations as kingdoms of God in any sense. Let us recognize them, Scripturally, as ‘‘ kingdoms of this world,’’ Gentile kingdoms, permitted to hold sway until the time of Messiah’s kingdom—and no longer. (Daniel 2:44.) Let us not expect of these kingdoms the blessings promised only under Messiah’s kingdom. Let us, on the contrary, watch and pray for the kingdom of heaven and prepare ourselves, and all who have the hearing ear, for our promised resurrection ‘‘change;’’ and let us leave all else to God. He is able and willing to work all things according to the counsel of his own will, CHINA’S CRY FOR PITY The intoxicating curse of China is opium. Half a century ago, China endeavored to control the situation and to exelude all foreign opium. But wealthy Englishmen were concerned, heeause they Lad large interests in India, where the poppy, from which opium is made, grows profusely. The result was a war, in which the heathen Chinese, not having up-to-date Christian (?) cannons and ships, lost heavily. Then the British fastened themselves on the Chinese, took control of a liberal piece of territory, and made a treaty, which the conquered Chinese were forced to accept. That treaty stipulates the admission of opium into China. The Chinese cannot stop the traffic without precipitating war with the most powerful kingdom of Christ (?) on earth, so far as naval strength goes. [4799] Now, after years of suffering, the Chinese are becoming civilized, or Christianized (?), to the extent of adopting eannon, rapid- fire guns, a regular army, ete. They are about to establish a Parliamentary form of Government also, and are arranging to school the rising generation in the English language. It is said that vast orders for these new schoolbooks have been placed in the United States. Now China realizes that opium is her great curse; she has passed laws against the growth of the poppy and the manufacture of opium. But she finds that the imports of opium amount to 5,000,000 pounds per veur. She eries out again, as in the past, that this Great Kingdom of Christ (7?) (Great Britain) will have mercy upon her and cease to insist on this curse being introduced to blight China morally and physically. A MONSTER PETITION The young men of heathen China have started a monster petition for the cessation of opium importation. The signatures are to be 200,000, representing China’s 400,000,000 people. It is to be addressed to his Majesty, King George, of Great Britain and Ireland, and Emperor of India and the Isles of the Sca and Head of the church of England—the mightiest kingdom of Christ (?) on earth. The text of this appeal has already appeared in the New York Herald, February 17. It recounts that a previous appeal, of similar character, was made without avail to the King’s royal grandmother in 1858, when she was the representative of this branch of Christ’s kingdom (?). Is not all this very incongruous! very strange? What hypocrisy we have indulged in! How we all should be ashamed of it! Think of one of the chief nations of earth sending Bibles and missionaries to the heathen in one hand and rum and opium in the other! Is it any wonder that the heathen reject our two-faced overtures as best they are able? Is it any wonder that the ‘‘common people’’ of Great Brittain are unable to take their religion seriously and are falling away from all church association—into infidelity? It is no wonder! Let us get back to honesty and truth. Let us admit that Great Britain is one of the kingdoms of this world. Let us not eharge the faults of our selfishness to God and to Christ’s kingdom. Let us stand for the best possible in worldly government and continue to pray for and to hope and wait for the Kingdom which is to come and to bring about the doing of God’s will on earth as it is done in heaven, according to the prayer of our dear Redeemer and Lord. TO SHORTEN THE COMMANDMENTS Advices from London note that the highest counsels of the church of England are considering the advisability of modifying and shortening the Ten Commandments—especially the second, fourth and tenth. Those who admit that God gave those commands must be egotistic in the extreme to attempt to correct the Almighty! Those who disbelieve in the divine authorship of the commands would better repudiate them entirely and make new ones to their own pleasement and properly eredited to their own wisdom. God’s consecrated people, guided by his Word in the New Testament, realize that the law is just and good. But they see also that it was given to the Jew and not to the Christian ‘‘new creatures in Christ.’’ These latter are spirit-begotten and are under the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ—a superior law—a law which requires love to God supremely and love for our fellow-creatures as for ourselves. This Jaw of love includes all of the requirements of the Mosaic law and more. Tf the Jew could not keep the Mosaie law, because of the hereditary weakness of his flesh, neither can the Christian ‘‘new ecreature’’ keep his still higher law for the same reason. But God is not judging these ‘‘new ercatures’’ as flesh beings, but as spirit beings. They are being judged according to their minds, their hearts, their intentions. Thus ‘‘the righteousness of the Law of God is fulfilled in us, who are walking, not after the flesh, but after the spirit—Rom. 8:1. CHURCH UNITY CONGRESS Early in March a ‘‘Churech Unity Congress’’ at Los Angeles, Cal., is recorded. Its principal speaker was Bishop Johnson (Episcopalian). His address, as reported in the Los Angeles Times, is interesting, and was as follows:— “‘We are addressing ourselves to a project which, until within very recent years, has been regarded as fanciful. (115-116)
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