Publication date
11/15/14
Volume
35
Number
22
The WatchTower
There Shall Be Showers of Blessings
The Watchtower Magazines
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NOVEMBER 
1. 
1914 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
when 
he 
finished 
reading 
as 
he 
now 
is. 
I 
see 
from 
his 
letter­ 
head 
that 
he 
is 
a 
very 
promising 
member 
of 
the 
- 
- 
- 
Baptist 
Church 
and 
a 
leader 
in 
its 
Bible 
Class. 
His 
name 
is 
- 
- 
- 
. 
All 
this 
was 
the 
result 
of 
one 
man's 
prejudice 
and 
opposi· 
tion 
to 
the 
truth; 
and 
shows 
how 
God 
can 
make 
the 
wrath 
of 
man 
to 
praise 
him. 
I 
certainly 
felt 
honored, 
and 
thanked 
him 
for 
the 
opportunity 
of 
witnessing 
for 
him, 
though 
in 
an 
un· 
pleasant 
and 
unexpected 
way. 
That 
preacher 
looked 
at 
me 
as 
though 
he 
could 
chew 
me 
to 
pieces, 
and 
I 
suppose 
he 
thought 
he 
would 
in 
a 
few 
words 
silence 
and 
put 
me 
to 
flight; 
but 
with 
the 
dear 
Lord's 
help 
I 
stood 
my 
ground 
and 
came 
off 
victor. 
Pray 
for 
me, 
dear 
brethren, 
that 
I 
may 
be 
used 
more 
and 
more 
to 
honor 
and 
glorify 
his 
preciou~ 
name, 
and 
show 
forth 
his 
praises 
unto 
others; 
for 
I 
do 
delight 
to 
do 
his 
will, 
and 
I 
do 
so 
want 
to 
gain 
that 
most 
glorious 
of 
all 
prices-immortality, 
beyond 
the 
veil, 
and 
be 
forever 
with 
my 
God 
and 
Saviour. 
I 
am 
realizing 
more 
and 
more 
the 
shortness 
of 
the 
time 
in 
which 
to 
prepare 
for 
the 
kingdom. 
When 
I 
think 
of 
the 
change 
that 
is 
just 
ahead 
of 
us, 
I 
think 
of 
some 
fairy 
dream; 
and 
yet 
I 
know 
that 
the 
Gentile 
times 
are 
ended 
and 
the 
new 
dispen­ 
sation 
is 
being 
ushered 
in. 
I 
am 
glad 
that 
I 
shall 
not 
be 
here 
and 
have 
an 
inheritance 
in 
the 
flesh, 
but 
I 
shall 
be 
glad 
to 
see 
the 
work 
of 
restitution 
begun, 
to 
see 
the 
earth 
blossom 
as 
the 
rose 
and 
to 
see 
man 
made 
perfect, 
a 
fit 
ruler 
for 
the 
restored 
Paradise. 
I 
want 
to 
see 
the 
dead 
come 
back 
and 
to 
hear 
the 
shouts 
and 
songs 
of 
joy. 
And 
to 
be 
where 
we 
can 
see 
all 
this 
and 
to 
help 
to 
bring 
it 
about 
and 
to 
know 
that 
our 
efforts 
are 
wise, 
that 
our 
Lord 
directs 
and 
will 
succeed 
in 
the 
great 
undertak­ 
ing, 
is 
a 
prospect 
most 
transporting. 
Yours 
humbly 
in 
Christ's 
dear 
Name. 
MRS. 
DR. 
E. 
Y. 
WALKER. 
[" 
This 
honor 
have 
all 
his 
saints 
"-to 
bind 
their 
kings 
with 
chains 
and 
their 
princes 
with 
fetters. 
(Psalm 
149 
:8, 
9.) 
We 
are 
inclined 
to 
believe 
that 
this 
sister 
effectually 
bound 
a 
princeling 
of 
ecclesiasticism. 
N 
a 
doubt 
the 
Lord 
will 
grant 
special 
opportnnities 
and 
aid 
to 
others 
worthy 
of 
the 
honor 
-saints 
indeed.] 
base 
and 
false 
as 
Satan 
himself." 
He 
made 
no 
reply, 
and 
grew 
silent. 
I 
said, 
"Brother, 
you 
say 
you 
are 
a 
Baptist 
min­ 
ister 
and 
a 
professed 
mouthpiece 
of 
God, 
who 
tells 
us 
in 
his 
Word 
to 
'speak 
evil 
of 
no 
man' 
(whether 
good 
or 
bad). 
Now, 
do 
you 
think 
you 
are 
showing 
the 
spirit 
of 
Christ, 
or 
of 
Satan, 
in 
your 
false 
and 
slanderous 
remarks 
just 
uttered' 
We 
know 
that 
there 
are 
but 
the 
two 
Masters." 
He 
made 
no 
reply 
and 
grew 
very 
red 
in 
the 
face; 
and 
a 
gentleman 
sitting 
two 
seats 
ahead 
of 
him, 
who 
had 
been 
facing 
him 
and 
listening 
to 
all 
that 
had 
been 
said, 
and 
who 
knew 
him, 
said, 
"John, 
would 
you 
like 
to 
have 
some 
hot 
wated" 
to 
which 
the 
reverend 
(') 
gentleman 
replied, 
"No, 
I'm 
in 
hot 
wa 
ter 
enough 
now;" 
and 
the 
listeners 
simply 
roared 
with 
laughter, 
which 
made 
him 
madder 
and 
his 
face 
crimson. 
I 
then 
left 
him, 
saying, 
"Brother, 
I 
fear 
you 
will 
be 
in 
still 
hotter 
water 
before 
the 
Lord 
gets 
through 
teaching 
you 
some 
needed 
lessons." 
As 
soon 
as 
I 
got 
back 
to 
my 
seat, 
a 
young 
man 
came 
to 
me, 
offering 
me 
money, 
"for 
some 
more 
tracts 
like 
the 
one 
you 
gave 
me, 
if 
you 
have 
any 
more." 
I 
told 
him 
I 
did 
not 
want 
any 
money, 
that 
freely 
I 
had 
received, 
and 
freely 
I 
gave, 
and 
he 
was 
welcome 
to 
all 
he 
wanted. 
He 
took 
four 
or 
five 
and 
went 
back 
to 
his 
seat. 
Another 
young 
man 
came 
with 
his 
Bible, 
asking 
me 
to 
ex· 
plain 
some 
things 
he 
did 
not 
understand 
in 
Revelation. 
A 
sister 
sitting 
in 
front 
of 
me 
had 
a 
Bible 
with 
the 
1. 
B. 
S. 
A. 
Comments, 
which 
she 
handed 
me, 
and 
I 
turned 
to 
them 
and 
read 
to 
him. 
He 
looked 
at 
the 
Bible 
and 
said 
he 
must 
have 
one 
like 
it, 
and 
gave 
me 
his 
name 
and 
address, 
and 
promised 
to 
read 
some 
literature 
I 
would 
send 
him. 
Then 
another 
young 
man 
came 
with 
his 
Bible, 
and 
asked 
to 
sit 
down 
by 
me 
and 
asked 
me 
to 
explain 
some 
Scripture 
texts 
he 
did 
not 
fully 
understand. 
He 
also 
gave 
me 
his 
name 
and 
addres~; 
and 
I 
promised 
to 
send 
him 
some 
literature. 
Both 
are 
traveling 
men 
and 
live 
in 
Atlanta. 
When 
I 
got 
home 
I 
mailed 
them 
each 
a 
copy 
of 
THE 
DIVINE 
PLAN 
OF 
THE 
AGES, 
Missionary 
Report, 
several 
different 
tracts, 
etc. 
Yesterday 
I 
heard 
from 
one 
of 
them, 
saying 
he 
was 
reading 
the 
PLAN 
OF 
THE 
AGES, 
and 
was 
deeply 
interested, 
and 
thought 
he 
would 
subscribe 
for 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
if 
he 
was 
as 
much 
pleased 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
ASSOCIATED 
BIBLE 
STUDENTS 
We 
suggest 
that 
the 
above 
name 
be 
used 
by 
all 
classes 
locally 
in 
newspaper 
ad,ertising 
and 
otherwise 
instead 
of 
the 
title, 
International 
Bible 
Students 
Association, 
which 
name 
properly 
belongs 
only 
to 
national 
and 
international 
use. 
When 
advertisements 
appear 
on 
the 
religious 
page 
of 
news­ 
papers 
classified 
denominationally, 
this 
title, 
Associated 
Bible 
Students, 
can 
be 
used 
instead 
of 
a 
sectarian 
name. 
VOL. 
XXXV 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
NOVEMBER 
15, 
1914 
No. 
22 
"THERE 
SHALL 
BE 
SHOWERS 
OF 
BLESSING" 
"They 
shall 
not 
hurt 
nor 
destroy 
in 
all 
my 
holy 
mountain 
[kingdom]. 
"-Isaiah 
11 
:9. 
Accustomed 
as 
all 
mankind 
have 
been 
to 
misrule 
and 
mis- 
consider 
this 
Word 
of 
the 
Lord 
through 
the 
Prophet, 
as 
shown 
government, 
it 
was 
necessary 
that 
assurance 
should 
be 
given 
in 
our 
text 
and 
context. 
The 
Prophet 
declares 
that 
when 
to 
Israel 
that 
the 
kingdom 
of 
Messiah 
which 
God 
would 
one 
Messiah 
shall 
take 
the 
reins 
of 
government, 
his 
first 
step 
will 
day 
set 
up 
in 
the 
earth 
would 
not 
only 
have 
good 
motives 
and 
be 
to 
judge 
the 
poor, 
and 
to 
reprove 
the 
rich 
in 
equity, 
in 
the 
intentions, 
but 
wonld 
also 
possess 
superior 
power 
of 
knowledge 
interests 
of 
the 
meek 
of 
the 
earth. 
How 
could 
this 
be 
possible, 
and 
judgment. 
And 
this 
is 
what 
the 
Prophet 
Isaiah 
pointed 
if 
equity 
had 
already 
prevailed 
by 
a 
gradual 
process, 
so 
that 
out. 
The 
new 
King 
will 
not 
need 
to 
rely 
upon 
the 
common 
there 
were 
no 
poor 
and 
no 
rich, 
and 
so 
that 
all 
had 
become 
channels 
of 
information 
in 
the 
giving 
of 
his 
blessings 
and 
in 
meekf 
the 
administering 
of 
his 
reproofs 
and 
chastisements, 
but 
will 
Other 
Scriptures 
in 
harmony 
with 
this 
testimony 
of 
the 
have 
a 
superhuman 
endowment 
of 
power 
by 
which 
he 
will 
Prophet 
Isaiah, 
show 
that 
the 
very 
work 
which 
our 
Lord 
is 
know 
the 
very 
thoughts 
and 
intents 
of 
the 
heart. 
He 
will 
not 
to 
do 
at 
the 
beginning 
of 
his 
reign 
will 
be 
to 
correct 
the 
wrongs 
need 
to 
judge 
after 
the 
hearing 
of 
the 
ear 
or 
by 
the 
sight 
of 
then 
prevailing. 
Our 
Lord 
himself 
implies 
that 
the 
earth 
will 
the 
eye, 
as 
must 
all 
earthly 
rulers, 
however 
well 
intentioned.- 
be 
far 
from 
being 
a 
blessed 
condition 
at 
his 
second 
advent, 
Isaiah 
11: 
3, 
4. 
when 
he 
asks 
the 
question, 
"When 
the 
Son 
of 
Man 
cometh, 
It 
was 
proper 
also 
that 
Israel 
and 
all 
others 
should 
know 
shall 
he 
find 
The 
Faith 
on 
the 
e'arth 
f" 
(Luke 
18 
:8) 
The 
that 
the 
kingdom 
of 
God 
to 
be 
established 
would 
be 
absolutely 
Revelator 
also 
gives 
no 
uncertain 
testimony 
on 
this 
subject. 
just 
and 
impartial; 
for 
their 
experiences 
have 
demonstrated 
He 
says: 
"And 
the 
seventh 
angel 
sounded; 
and 
there 
were 
that 
even 
the 
wisest 
and 
best 
of 
their 
rulers, 
lawmakers, 
judges, 
great 
voices 
in 
heaven, 
saying. 
The 
kingdoms 
of 
this 
world 
are 
etc., 
have 
been 
largely 
governed 
by 
selfishness. 
The 
world's 
become 
the 
kingdom 
of 
our 
Lord 
and 
of 
his 
Christ; 
and 
he 
great 
ones 
have 
amassed 
wealth 
at 
the 
expense 
of 
their 
sub· 
shall 
reign 
forever 
and 
ever 
. 
. 
. 
. 
And 
the 
nations 
were 
angry, 
jects, 
and 
have 
made 
their 
special 
friends 
wealthy 
and 
have 
and 
thy 
wrath 
is 
come, 
and 
the 
time 
of 
the 
dead 
that 
they 
granted 
them 
special 
privilege'S, 
often-times 
at 
the 
expense 
of 
should 
be 
judged, 
and 
that 
than 
shouldest 
give 
reward 
to 
thy 
the 
poor, 
the 
helpless, 
the 
despised. 
Hence 
the 
Lord 
through 
servants 
the 
prophets, 
and 
to 
the 
saints, 
and 
to 
them 
that 
fear 
the 
Prophet 
assures 
us 
that 
earth's 
new 
King 
will 
administer 
thy 
name, 
small 
and 
great, 
and 
shouldest 
destroy 
them 
that 
equity 
toward 
all; 
that 
the 
meek, 
the 
backward, 
the 
modest 
corrupt 
the 
earth. 
"-Revelation 
11: 
15-18 
and 
unassuming, 
those 
who 
are 
indisposed 
~o 
press 
their 
claims 
BIBLE 
HARMONIOUS 
AND 
CONSISTENT 
and 
to 
assprt 
their 
rights, 
will 
have 
his 
particular 
assistance; 
Many 
Scriptures 
are 
of 
like 
import. 
The 
position 
of 
the 
and 
that 
the 
poor, 
who 
have 
few 
to 
sympathize 
with 
them 
or 
to 
Bible 
is 
throughout 
harmonious 
and 
consiste'nt. 
It 
describes 
encouragp 
or 
help 
them, 
will 
find 
in 
the 
new 
King 
a 
Friend. 
the 
present 
time', 
while 
sin 
is 
prevailing, 
as 
"the 
present 
evil 
MILLENNIUM 
NOT 
THROUGH 
EVOLUTION 
world," 
in 
which 
"the 
prinee 
of 
this 
world" 
rules, 
and 
in 
Those 
who 
expeet 
the 
Millennial 
kingdom 
to 
come 
as 
a 
which 
the 
Lord's 
true 
people, 
the 
body 
of 
Christ, 
the 
heirs 
result 
of 
pre'sent 
efforts, 
under 
the 
order 
of 
society 
now 
pre- 
of 
the 
kingdom, 
"suffer 
violence'," 
and 
declares 
that 
this 
vailing, 
and 
who 
believe 
that 
the 
world 
is 
gradually 
approach- 
violence 
is 
working 
out 
for 
those 
who 
are 
rightly 
exercised 
by 
ing 
the 
Millennium 
by 
an 
evolutionary 
process, 
should 
carefully 
it 
a 
character 
which 
will 
be 
approved 
by 
the 
Lord. 
The 
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[5573] 
THE NovEMBER 1, 1914 base and false as Satan himself.’’ He made no reply, and grew silent. I said, ‘‘Brother, you say you are a Baptist minister and a professed mouthpiece of God, who tells us in his Word to ‘speak evil of no man’ (whether good or bad). Now, do you think you are showing the spirit of Christ, or of Satan, in your false and slanderous remarks just uttered? We know that there are but the two Masters.’’ He made no reply and grew very red in the face; and a gentleman sitting two seats ahead of him, who had been facing him and listening to all that had been said, and who knew him, said, ‘‘John, would you like to have some hot water?’’ to which the reverend (?) gentleman replied, ‘‘No, I’m in hot water enough now;’’ and the listeners simply roared with laughter, which made him madder and his face crimson. I then left him, saying, ‘‘Brother, I fear you will be in still hotter water before the Lord gets through teaching you some needed lessons.’’ As soon as I got back to my seat, a young man came to me, offering me money, ‘‘for some more tracts like the one you gave me, if you have any more.’’ I told him I did not want any money, that freely I had received, and freely I gave, and he was welcome to all he wanted. He took four or five and went back to his seat. Another young man came with his Bible, asking me to explain some things he did not understand in Revelation. A sister sitting in front of me had a Bible with the I. B. S. A. Comments, which she handed me, and I turned to them and read to him. He looked at the Bible and said he must have one like it, and gave me his name and address, and promised to read some literature I would send him. Then another young man came with his Bible, and asked to sit down by me and asked me to explain some Scripture texts he did not fully understand. He also gave me his name and address; and I promised to send him some literature. Both are traveling men and live in Atlanta. When I got home I mailed them each a copy of THE DiviNE PLAN oF THE AGES, Missionary Report, several different tracts, ete. Yesterday I heard from one of them, saying he was reading the PLAN oF THE AGES, and was deeply interested, and thought he would subscribe for THE WatcH Tower if he was as much pleased WATCH TOWER (323-339) when he finished reading as he now is. I see from his letterhead that he is a very promising member of the Baptist Church and a leader in its Bible Class. His name is . All this was the result of one man’s prejudice and opposition to the truth; and shows how God can make the wrath of man to praise him. I certainly felt honored, and thanked him for the opportunity of witnessing for him, though in an unpleasant and unexpected way. That preacher looked at me as though he could chew me to pieces, and I suppose he thought he would in a few words silence and put me to flight; but with the dear Lord’s help I stood my ground and came off victor. Pray for me, dear brethren, that I may be used more and more to honor and glorify his precious name, and show forth his praises unto others; for I do delight to do his will, and I do so want to gain that most glorious of all prices—immortality, beyond the veil, and be forever with my God and Saviour. I am realizing more and more the shortness of the time in which to prepare for the kingdom. When I think of the change that is just ahead of us, I think of some fairy dream; and yet I know that the Gentile times are ended and the new dispensation is being ushered in. I am glad that I shall not be here and have an inheritance in the flesh, but I shall be glad to see the work of restitution begun, to see the earth blossom as the rose and to see man made perfect, a fit ruler for the restored Paradise. I want to see the dead come back and to hear the shouts and songs of joy. And to be where we can see all this and to help to bring it about and to know that our efforts are wise, that our Lord directs and will succeed in the great undertaking, is a prospect most transporting. Yours humbly in Christ’s dear Name. Mrs. Dr. E. Y. WALKER. [‘‘ This honor have all his saints’’—to bind their kings with chains and their princes with fetters. (Psalm 149:8, 9.) We are inclined to believe that this sister effectually bound a princeling of ecclesiasticism. No doubt the Lord will grant special opportunities and aid to others worthy of the honor —saints indeed.] ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS We suggest that the above name be used by all classes locally in newspaper advertising and otherwise instead of the title, International Bible Students Association, which name properly belongs only to national and international use. When advertisements appear on the religious page of newspapers classified denominationally, this title, Associated Bible Students, can be used instead of a sectarian name. Vou. XXXV BROOKLYN, N. Y., NOVEMBER 15, 1914 No. 22 “THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING” ‘¢They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain [kingdom].’’—Isaiah 11:9. Y J y g Accustomed as all mankind have been to misrule and misgovernment, it was necessary that assurance should be given to Israel that the kingdom of Messiah which God would one day set up in the earth would not only have good motives and intentions, but would also possess superior power of knowledge and judgment. And this is what the Prophet Isaiah pointed out. The new King will not need to rely upon the common channels of information in the giving of his blessings and in the administering of his reproofs and chastisements, but will have a superhuman endowment of power by which he will know the very thoughts and intents of the heart. He will not need to judge after the hearing of the ear or by the sight of the eye, as must all earthly rulers, however well intentioned.— Isaiah 11:3, 4. It was proper also that Israel and all others should know that the kingdom of God to be established would be absolutely just and impartial; for their experiences have demonstrated that even the wisest and best of their rulers, lawmakers, judges, ete., have been largely governed by selfishness. The world’s great ones have amassed wealth at the expense of their subjects, and have made their special friends wealthy and have granted them special privileges, often-times at the expense of the poor, the helpless, the despised. Hence the Lord through the Prophet assures us that earth’s new King will administer equity toward all; that the meek, the backward, the modest and unassuming, those who are indisposed to press their claims and to assert their rights, will have his particular assistance; and that the poor, who have few to sympathize with them or to encourage or help them, will find in the new King a Friend. MILLENNIUM NOT THROUGH EVOLUTION Those who expect the Millennial kingdom to come as a result of present efforts, under the order of society now prevailing, and who believe that the world is gradually approaching the Millennium by an evolutionary process, should carefully consider this Word of the Lord through the Prophet, as shown in our text and context. The Prophet declares that when Messiah shall take the reins of government, his first step will be to judge the poor, and to reprove the rich in equity, in the interests of the meek of the earth. How could this be possible, if equity had already prevailed by a gradual process, so that there were no poor and no rich, and so that all had become meek? Other Scriptures in harmony with this testimony of the Prophet Isaiah, show that the very work which our Lord is to do at the beginning of his reign will be to correct the wrongs then prevailing. Our Lord himself implies that the earth will be far from being a blessed condition at his second advent, when he asks the question, ‘‘When the Son of Man cometh, shall he find The Faith on the carth?’’ (Luke 18:8) The Revelator also gives no uncertain testimony on this subject. He says: ‘‘And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ; and he shall reign forever and ever... . And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, small and great, and shouldest destroy them that corrupt the earth.’’—Revelation 11:15-18 BIBLE HARMONIOUS AND CONSISTENT Many Seriptures are of like import. The position of the Bible is throughout harmonious and consistent. It deseribes the present time, while sin is prevailing, as ‘‘the present evil world,’’ in which ‘‘the prinee of this world’’ rules, and in which the Lord’s true people, the body of Christ, the heirs of the kingdom, ‘‘suffer violenee,’’ and declares that this violence is working out for those who are rightly exercised by it a character which will be approved by the Lord. The Scrip [5573]

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