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THE January 15, 1912 some time with good effect. Even Sister Smith has been giving the work a trial with marked success. Such is the wonderful effect of zeal and shows how the Lord can use weak means to great ends.—1 Cor. 1:27, 28, You can imagine the joy that this brings to our hearts. I know it will bring joy to yours also, Yours in faith and love, R. G. Smiru.—England. Dearty BELOVED BrotuerR AND Pasror:— Christian love and greetings! It has been the privilege of Sister Louise Jolly and myself to spend the past few days colporteuring some of the offices of Plainfield. The dear Lord strengthened us so wonderfully for this service and granted us such fine experiences that I felt constrained to write you. Having naturally too much caution, I have very few times colporteured the business section of towns for fear of intruding. However, here few gave the excuse of being too busy, and when they did they invited us to call again, Those who purchased Stuptes thanked us many times for calling, as did also several who did not purchase. It is such a satisfaction to present the WATCH TOWER (39-43) Message to those who are in the forefront of this great battle for existence and who scem to appreciate any literature treating the subject of present-day conditions. A dear sister said to me at the Put-in-Bay Convention, “Don't neglect the business section of your towns. The Lord has some precious grains of wheat among the busy business men.” She gave her experience as having been so timid that before she could undertake that branch of service, she would have to have special prayer of each member of the class in her behalf. “Now.” she says, “I would not take anything for my experience in the business sections.” Again I desire to express my gratitude to the great Chief Shepherd, and incidentally to you. an appointed Pastor, for these soul-refreshing, life-giving waters of Truth, and His great condescension, in using to any extent an earthen vessel which seemed of no use at all. Pray for me, dear Brother, that I may continue to be “a broken and emptied vessel for the Master’s use made meet,” now and in the glorious future. Yours in our glorious hope, M. M. Sprinere. CURE FOR APPENDICITIS It is known that only about three out of every one hundred operated upon tor appendicitis really have a diseased appendix needing removal. We give below a simple cure for appendicitis symptoms. The pain in the appendix region is eaused by the biting of worms near the junction of the transverse colon with the small intestines, low down on the right side of the abdomen, This remedy is recommended also for typhoid fever, which Vou. XXXIL BROOKLYN, N. Y., FEBRUARY 1, 1912 No. 3 is also a worm disease. The medicine is Santonine: dose, 3 grains, an hour before breakfast; repeated for four mornings, or until all the symptoms disappear. Then one dose per month for three months to eradicate all germs. This recipe is of incalculable value. Not only will it save the surgeon’s and hospital fees of perhaps $200, but it saves weeks of ill health, inconvenience, convalescence and loss of salary. THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ, the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”—Luke 2:11, 12. WHY WAS THIS BABE EXPECTED? Why were all men in expectation of him at the time of his birth’ What was to be peculiar about him to lead Israel to expect his birth’ The answer to this question is that God had made a certain promise centuries before and the promise had not been fulfilled. This promise contained the thought that a holy child would be born, and that in some way, not explamed in the promise, this child would bring the blessing the world needed. Therefore every mother amongst the Israclites was very solicitous that she might be the mother of a son rather than a daughter, that perchance she might be the mother of this promised child. Thus the matter went on for vears until, finally, the child was born. The promise back of the expectation was that which God made to Abraham, saving, “In thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” From that time forward Abreham began to look for the promised Seed—the promised child. He looked first of all to hig own children, and was finally informed that it would not be one of his children direct, but that through their children, at some remote date, this child should be born—the Seed of Abraham. From that time onward, all the Israelites were waiting for the birth of the child that should bring the blessing. But why was a Messiah necessary? Why wait at all for the birth of the child? The answer to this question is that sin had eome into the world; that God had placed our first parents—holy, pure and free from sin—in the glorious conditions of the Garden of Eden with every favorable prospect and everlasting life at their command if they continued in harmony with God. But hy reason of their disobedience they came under divine displeasure and sentence of death. ‘This sentence of death has brought in its wake aches, pains, sorrows, tears, sighing, crying and death—all of these experiences as the result of sin. Onur heavenly Father said to our first parents—and this wis the first intimation that he gave them of a deliverance— that “The seed of the woman shall bruise the serpent’s head.” The serpent in this expression means Satan—all the powers of evil, everything adverse to humanity, evervthing adverse to the blessings which God had given them, and which they had lost by disobedience. But the promise was vague and they understood little about the “seed of the woman” and “bruising the serpent’s head.” Jt merely meant in an allegorical way a great victory over sin and Satan, without explaining how it should come. So mankind continued to die; they continued to have aches and pains and sorrows; they continued going down to the tomb. They realized that what they needed was some Savior to come and deliver them from the power of sin, to deliver them from the death penalty of sin—a Savior who would be, in other words, a Life-giver. They were dying and needed new life. This is the meaning of the word Savior in the language used by our Lord and the apostles. They were hoping and expecting that God would send a Life-giver, It was on this account that they were so greatly concerned regarding the promise made to Abraham-—‘“In thee and in thy Seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed”—they shall be granted a release from xin and death. In no other way could mankind be blessed. It would be impossible to bless mankind except by releasing them from sin and death. Hence. the Scriptures tell us of God’s sympathy: that God looked down from his holy habitation, and beheld our sorrow, and heard, figuratively, “the groaning of the prisoners’-— humanity—all groaning and travailing under this penalty of death—some with few aches and pains, and some with more avhes and pains; some with few sorrows, and some with greater sorrows, but all groaning and travailing in pain. But God’s sympathy was manifested; and we read that. “He looked down and beheld that there was no eye to pity and no arm to save” and with “his own arm he brought salvation.” This is what was promised to Abraham—that one should come from his posterity who would be the Savior of the world; and heeause this promise was made to Abraham and to his seed, they were marked out as separate from all other nations and peoples, To the Jewish nation alone belonged this great honor—that through them should come this salvation. Henee, from that time onward the Jews spoke of themselves as God's people, the people whom God had promised to bless, and through whom he would bring a blessing to all others, Therefore, all other people were called heathen (or nations, which the word means). Israel was thus separated because Ged’s covenant was with them, and not with the others. But God’s covenant with Israel was for the blessing of all the others: “In thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” Now, we have the “why” of this wonderful bahe’s being horn. HOW WAS THIS BABE PECULIAR—HOLY, HARMLESS, UNDEFILED? How could he be a Savior? In what way could he he different from anv other babe?) Why not use some other babe as the one through whom salvation should come? ‘The answer of the Bible is that salvation could not come to mankind unless there should be a satisfaction of justice on account of original sin. That must be the first consideration. The [4963]