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DECEMBER
I,
1914
THE
WATCH
TOWER
which
was
the
cause
of
our
seeing
and
accepting
the
truth
as
our
own.
We
believe
that
we
owe
you,
and
the
Ecclesia;
which
we
attend
regularly,
a
debt
which
we
shall
never
be
able
to
pay.
We
feel
as
if
the
Drama
was
brought
here
for
us
alone.
With
that
feeling
in
our
hearts
we
can
see
and
truly
appre
ciate
our
dear
heavenly
Father's
great
love
for
us.
But
we
cannot
see
where
we
are
deserving
of
such
great
love.
'We
are
'truly
happy
now;
we
were
not
happy
before.
We
could
see
too
much
of
one
another's
faults.
We
sought
world
ly
things,
but
now
we
count
them
"loss
and
dross,"
as
the
Apostle
says.
We
have
your
six
volumes
of
STUDIES
IN
THE
SCRIPTURES.
They
are
a
great
help.
We
spend
a~
much
time
as
we
can
in
reading
and
studying
them.
We
have
taken
the
Vow.
We
read
your
Morning
Resolve,
and
the
Daily
Heavenly
Manna
every
morning.
They
are
a
source
of
comfort
to
us.
There
are
many
things
which
I
have
to
be
thankful
for.
I
won't
try
to
enumerate
them,
because
my
dear
heavenly
Father
has
been
bountifully
blessing
me
ever
since
I
fully
accepted
the
Lord
as
my
Redeemer.
I
shall
continue
to
pray
for
you,
dear
Brother,
and
I
ask
your
prayers.
Your
brother
in
the
Lord,
VOL.
XXXV
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
DECEMBER
15,
1914
No.
24
1914-ANNUAL
REPORT-1914
WATCH
TOWER
BIBLE
AND
TRACT
SOCIETY
but
chiefly
the
poor
of
this
world,
rich
in
faith,
heirs
of
the
For
the
sake
of
our
many
new
readers
we
explain
that
the
kingdom.
Watch
Tower
Bible
and
Tract
Society,
as
the
parent
organiza-
With
this
before
your
minds,
keep
in
memory
thp
fact
that
tion,
represents
all
the
activities
in
Christian
work
with
which
last
year,
the
year
before
and
sevpral
years
back,
the
brethren,
THE
WATCH
TOWER
and
its
Editor
are
associated.
All
the
THE
WA'I'CH
TOWER
rpaders,
have
been
spencling
generously,
work
clone
through
the
International
Bible
Students
Association
according
to
their
ability,
both
of
time
and
money.
Now
ancl
Peopks
Pulpit
Association,
directly
and
indirectly,
is
the
sucldenly,
as
is
evidencecl
in
their
growing
faith
in
the
Lord
and
work
of
the
'Watch
Tower
Bible
and
Tract
Society.
The
the
truth,
in
the
fact
that
we
are
nigh
at
the
door
of
the
new
Editor
of
THE
WATCH
TOWER
is
the
President
of
all
three
dispensation,
everywhere
there
has
been
a
willingness
to
give
of
these
Societies.
All
finaneial
responsibility
connected
with
and
much
rejoieing
in
the
privilege.
Let
these
few
words
the
work
proceeds
from
the
Watch
Tower
Bible
and
Tract
prppare
you
for
the,
to
us,
stupemlous
results
of
the
year,
Society.
From
it
the
other
Societies
and
all
the
branches
of
which
show
that
about
One
Million
Dollars
have
been
spent
in
the
work
receive
their
financial
support.
There
is
nothing
the
service
of
present
truth
this
year
by
the
classes
for
thea-
unusual
in
this.
It
serves
to
keep
the
different
parts
of
the
tres,
etc.,
and
by
the
Society.
work
separate.
Just
so
01lI'
Methodist
friends
have
a
Methodist
CREATION
PHOTO-DRAMA
Book
Concern,
an
Epworth
League
for
the
young
people,
and
After
two
years
of
preparation,
the
Photo-Drama
was
barely
hoth
Home
ancl
Foreign
Missionary
Soeieties,
besides
numerous
rearly
to
give
its
first
exhibition
in
.Tanu:uy
last.
It
dill
not
get
other
aid
societies,
etc.,
etc.
properly
starte(l
with
a
full
swing
in
America
until
April.
In
Our
division
of
the
work
was
made
necessary
by
the
fact
July
we
made
a
start
in
Grpat
Britain.
By
Septemher
the
that
the
parent
society
Charter
by
the
State
of
Pennsylvania
Drama
had
begun
operations
on
the
Continent
of
Europe-in
is
not
hy
law
permitted
to
hoM
property
in
New
York
State;
Germany,
Switzerlan<1,
Finlann,
Sweden
and
Denmark.
By
Oc-
hence
the
necessity
for
organizing
a
subsidiary
society
to
hol<1
tob-r
it
han
reached
Australia
and
New
Zealand.
Few
can
any
real
estate
in
New
York.
Similiarly,
the
laws
of
Great
appreciate
the
aIJlount
of
In
bar
involyed
in
prpparing
eaell
Britain
prevpnt
any
foreign
soe.iety
from
holding
title
to
real
Drama
outfit.
The
arrangempnt
an<1
preparation
of
the
films
('stah>
there.
This
neepssitate(l
the
organization
of
the
Inter-
USP(]
is
comparatively
an
easy
matter.
Our
difficulty
lay
in
national
Bihle
Stu(lpnts
Association
with
a
British
charter.
procuring
copies
of
fine
art
pietllres
illnstrative
of
the
history
Thus
it
comes
that
we
use
sometimes
the
one
name
and
some-
of
the
worl<1
from
the
(lawn
of
preation
to
the
present
timp
an<1
times
the
other
in
varions
parts
of
our
work-yet
they
all
in
into
the
fnture.
We
adopte<1,
an<1
a<1apten,
eYcrything
we
could
the
en<1
mean
the
Watch
Tower
Biblp
and
Tract
Society-to
tin<1
already
prepare<1
and
suitable
to
our
purposes;
but
this
which
all
donations
should
be
made.
Ipft
hun<1re<1s
of
paintings
an<1
sketche,;
to
be
made,
from
1914
A
VERY
NOTABLE
YEAR
whieh
in
turn
to
make
the
sten'opticon
slides.
For
instance,
we
have
for
forty
years
been
looking
forward
With
all
this
accomplishe<1,
a
still
further
difficulty
pre-
to
the
present
year
as
the
one
in
which
Gentile
Times
would
sente<1
itself.
We
wished
to
have
those
beautiful
pictures
hand-
expire
and
the
01)(',
thcf('fore,
in
w'hich
we
might
expect
some
colore<1-really
beautiful.
To
attain
our
purpose
wc
had
some
spceial
manifpstation
of
the
transfer
of
earth's
government
to
p:linterl
in
Paris
and
some
ill
Lon(lon,
while
the
majority
were
its
new
King,
l\{pssiah.
'We
had
hoperl
that
the
ending
of
the
done
in
Philadelphia
:mrl
New
York.
We
requirerl
of
these
Gentile
'rimes
mig'ht
have
signifipd
the
enrling
also
of
the
artists
their
very
lH'st
skill
in
coloring.
We
shoul'l
not
forget
ehnreh's
tinH's,
or
years,
in
the
flesh,
the
ushering
of
all
the
to
say
that,
with
otllPrs,
onr
own
Art
Hoom
turne(l
out
a
large
Lord's
consecrated
people
into
the
kingdom.
The
latter
ex-
shnre
of
the
work.
Although
we
nrp
not
a(l<1ing
to
the
number
peetation
brought,
we
are
sure,
a
great
hlessing
to
our
thon-
of
panoramas
with
painte<1
slides,
yet
the
breakage
is
so
great
san(ls
of
rea<1ers.
It
brought
them
quickening
of
spiritunl
that
evrn
now
we
hnve
twenty
eontinually
at
work
on
replace-
interests,
anrl
zeal
to
know
and
to
do
the
Mastel'
'8
will.
It
ments
and
in
photographing
anrl
tinting
the
Eureka
Dramas.
hroug'ht
them
he:lrt
searchings,
to
sep
whether
or
not
thpy
Gorl
kin(lly
veilerl
onr
pYPs
as
resper'ts
the
amount
of
labor
wprp
rea<1y
for
the
kingrlom.
It
hrought
them
a
cOlUlition
of
eonn('de(]
\\"ith
the
Drama.
lIa(1
we
forpkno\\'n
tll(>
cost
of
time
peaer
with
God
\\"hieh
passeth
all
human
U1Hlerstanding,
so
aIHl
money
and
patience
necpssary
for
the
Rtart
wp
would
never
that
now
they
are
able
to
rejoice
in
the
will
of
the
Lord,
\yhat-
have
hegun
it.
But
neither
did
we
know
in
advance
the
grpat
ev(,r
it
may
he.
If
the
Lonl
will
eontinue
us
in
his
favor,
it
success
that
would
atteu(l
the
Drama,
and
that
through
it
nearly
will
matter
little
to
us
whether
we
are
on
this
side
of
the
veil
eight
million
l)(>0l'lp
in
the
Unitec1
Rtah>s
aIHI
Canada
havo
or
on
the
other
sic1e-so
great
are
anI'
joys
and
blessings,
and
alrea(ly
hearc1
a
glorious
message
,from
the
Wonl
of
God
(a
so
pronounced
the
peace
whieh
rules
our
hearts.
preeious
message
that
they
\yill
never
forgd),
also
that
In
God's
provic1ence
the
present
year
has
hern
the
most
other
hundreds
of
thOUS:lllds
in
other
lands
are
hearing
in
wonderful
one
in
the
history
of
our
Society.
We
believe
that
their
own
tongues
"\ron(lerful
wor<1s
of
lif('."
We
had
the
Lord
has
used
it
mightily
in
pulling
down
pre.iudiee,
tw('nty
Dramas,
whieh,
in
four
parts,
were
ahle
to
serve
eighty
ignoranee,
superstition
and
error.
It
seems
as
though
this
cities
each
day.
The
all(liences
varied
from
four
thousand
year
w('
had
the
grand
elimaet('rie
of
all
previous
efforts
on
down
to
less
than
a
hun(lred,
aecording
to
place
and
circum-
the
I'a
rt
of
Go(l
's
eonsecratcil
people
to
show
forth
the
praises
stances.
of
him
who
has
calle<1
us
out
of
darlmess
into
his
marvelous
'l'he
C];I,S('S
whi('h
put
on
the
Dramas
in
the
various
eities
light.
Tn
or<1er
that
the
r('sults
may
be
sern
in
their
truly
eXl'erienee(1
grent
blessings
aIHl
also
grpat
trials.
They
had
miraeulous
light,
it
is
proper
that
we
remin<1
our
rearlers
that
preeious
opportunitips
for
serving,
saerifieing
time
and
money.
we
han:
no
ehureh
org'anization
in
thp
orrlinary
sense
of
the
'l'hese
faithful
saf'I'ifices
the
Lor<1
rewarded,
as
he
ahYays
does.
wor<1.
no
bondage
of
nny
kin(l,
no
obligation
to
pay,
either
to
The
trials
of
faith
and
patience
sometimes
arose
from
accidents
the
parent
society
or
anyborly
else,
either
ten
per
cent.
or
eausing
(]Plays
in
the
r"cpiving
of
films;
sometimes
from
mis-
any
oth('r
sum.
Vve
remind
you
also
that
no
solieitations
un<1('rstanrlings
hetwe('n
the
frienrls
in
connpction
with
the
for
money
in
any
way
are
authorized
by
this
Society;
that
serviee
of
the
Dr;lllla;
sometin]('s
through
misuIHlerst:lIIrlings
every
amount,
thcrefo"e,
which
haR
come
into
our
halllls,
and
along
fin;l1Ieial
lines
],ee;11I8('
of
not
being
experts
in
the
matter
heen
use<1,
hns
hecn
a
voluntary
<1onation
from
a
willing
heart.
of
kpeping
:H"'OlllltS.
But,
]'i,~'htly
r('ceiverl,
all
these
trials
vVe
remiwl
you
also
that
it
is
true
of
the
Lonl's
people
in
harl
their
good
effeet,
helping
to
test
love,
to
develop
patience
general,
.lust
as
the
Seripturcs
tell,
that
among
them
are
not
an(l
thus
to
hroaden
Christian
eh:nact('r.
It
is
safe
to
say
many
rich,
not
many
wise,
not
many
learned,
not
many
noble,
that
the
Drama
has
done
as
much
for
the
friends
of
the
truth
[5591J
DECEMBER 1, 1914 which was the cause of our seeing and accepting the truth as our own. We believe that we owe you, and the Ecclesia, which we attend regularly, a debt which we shall never be able to pay. We feel as if the Drama was brought here for us alone. With that feeling in our hearts we can see and truly appreciate our dear heavenly Father’s great love for us. But we cannot see where we are deserving of such great love. We are truly happy now; we were not happy before. We could see too much of one another’s faults. We sought worldly things, but now we count, them ‘‘loss and dross,’’ as the Apostle says. Vou. XXXV THE WATCH TOWER BROOKLYN, N. Y., DECEMBER 15, 1914 (371-372) We have your six volumes of STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES. They are a great help. We spend as much time as we can in reading and studying them. We have taken the Vow. We read your Morning Resolve, and the Daily Heavenly Manna every morning. They are a source of comfort to us. There are many things which I have to be thankful for. I won’t try to enumerate them, because my dear heavenly Father has been bountifully blessing me ever since I fully accepted the Lord as my Redeemer. I shall continue to pray for you, dear Brother, and I ask your prayers. Your brother in the Lord, No. 24 1914—ANNUAL WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY For the sake of our many new readers we explain that the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, as the parent organization, represents all the activities in Christian work with which THe WatcH Tower and its Editor are associated. All the work done through the International Bible Students Association and Peoples Pulpit Association, directly and indirectly, is the work of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. The Editor of THz WatcH Tower is the President of all three of these Societies. All financial responsibility connected with the work proeceds from the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. From it the other Societies and all the branches of the work receive their financial support. There is nothing unusual in this. It serves to keep the different parts of the work separate. Just so our Methodist friends have a Methodist Book Concern, an Epworth League for the young people, and both Home and Foreign Missionary Societies, besides numerous other aid societies, ete., ete. Our division of the work was made necessary by the fact that the parent society Charter by the State of Pennsylvania is not hy law permitted to hold property in New York State; hence the necessity for organizing a subsidiary society to hold any real estate in New York. Similiarly, the laws of Great Britain prevent any foreign society from holding title to real estate there. This necessitated the organization of the International Bible Students Association with a British charter. Thus it comes that we use sometimes the one name and sometimes the other in various parts of our work—yet they all in the end mean the Wateh Tower Bible and Tract Society—to which all donations should be made. 1914 A VERY NOTABLE YEAR For instanee, we have for forty years been looking forward to the present year as the one in which Gentile Times would expire and the one, therefore, in which we might expect some special manifestation of the transfer of earth’s government to its new King, Messiah. We had hoped that the ending of the Gentile Times might have signified the ending also of the ehurch’s times, or years, in the flesh, the ushering of all the Lord’s consecrated people into the kingdom. The latter expectation brought, we are sure, a great blessing to our thousands of readers. It brought them quickening of spiritual interests, and zeal to know and to do the Master’s will. It brought them heart searchings, to see whether or not they were ready for the kingdom. It brought them a condition of peace with God which passeth all human understanding, so that now they are able to rejoice in the will of the Lord, whatever it may be. If the Lord will continue us in his favor, it will matter little to us whether we are on this side of the veil or on the other side—so great are our joys and blessings, and so pronouneed the peace which rules our hearts. In God’s providence the present year has been the most wonderful one in the history of our Socicty. We believe that the Lord has used it mightily in pulling down prejudice, ignorance, superstition and error. It seems as though this year we had the grand climacteric of all previous efforts on the part of God’s consecrated people to show forth the praises of him who has called us out of darkness into his marvelous light. In order that the results may be secn in their truly miraculous light, it is proper that we remind our readers that we have no church organization in the ordinary sense of the word, no bondage of any kind, no obligation to pay, either to the parent society or anybody else, either ten per cent. or any other sum. We remind you also that no solicitations for money in any way are authorized by this Society; that every amount, therefore, which has come into our hands, and been used, has been a voluntary donation from a willing heart. We remind you also that it is true of the Lord’s people in general, just as the Scriptures tell, that among them are not many rich, not many wise, not many learned, not many noble, REPORT—1914 but chiefly the poor of this world, rich in faith, heirs of the kingdom. With this before your minds, keep in memory the fact that last year, the year before and several years back, the brethren, Tne WatcH Tower readers, have been spending generously, according to their ability, both of time and money. Now suddenly, as is evidenced in their growing faith ih the Lord and the truth, in the fact that we are nigh at the door of the new dispensation, everywhere there has been a willingness to give and much rejoicing in the privilege. Let these few words prepare you for the, to us, stupendous results of the year, which show that about One Million Dollars have been spent in the service of present truth this year by the classes for theatres, ete., and by the Soeicty. CREATION PHOTO-DRAMA After two years of preparation, the Photo-Drama was barely ready to give its first exhibition in January last. It did not get properly started with a full swing in America until April. In July we made a start in Great Britain. By September the Drama had begun operations on the Continent of Europe—in Germany, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. By October it had reached Australia and New Zealand. Few ean appreciate the amount of labor involved in preparing each Drama outfit. The arrangement and preparation of the films used is comparatively an easy matter. Our difficulty lay in procuring copies of fine art pictures illustrative of the history of the world from the dawn of ereation to the present time and into the future. We adopted, and adapted, everything we could find already prepared and suitable to our purposes; but this left hundreds of paintings and sketches to be made, from which in turn to make the stereopticon slides. With all this accomplished, a still further difficulty presented itself. We wished to have those beautiful pictures handeolored—really beautiful. To attain our purpose we had some painted in Paris and some in London, while the majority were done in Philadelphia and New York. We required of these artists their very best skill in eoloring. We should not forget to say that, with others, our own Art Room turned out a large share of the work. Although we are not adding to the number of panoramas with painted slides, yet the breakage is so great that cven now we have twenty continually at work on replacements and in photographing and tinting the Eureka Dramas. God kindly veiled our eyes as respects the amount of labor connected with the Drama. Had we foreknown the cost of time and money and patience necessary for the start we would never have begun it. But neither did we know in advanee the great suecess that would attend the Drama, and that through it nearly eight million people in the United States and Canada havo already heard a glorious message from the Word of God (a precious message that they will never forget), also that other hundreds of thousands in other lands are hearing in their own tongues ‘‘wonderful words of life.’’ We had twenty Dramas, which, in four parts, were able to serve eighty eitics each day. The audiences varied from four thousand down to less than a hundred, according to place and cireumstances. The Classes which put on the Dramas in the various cities expericneed great blessings and also great trials. They had precious opportunities for serving, sacrificing time and money. These faithful sacrifices the Lord rewarded, as he always does. The trials of faith and patienee sometimes arose from accidents eausing delays in the reeciving of films; sometimes from misunderstandings between the friends in connection with the service of the Drama; sometimes through misunderstandings along financial lines because of not being experts in the matter of keeping accounts. But, rightly reeeived, all these trials had their good effect, helping to test love, to develop patience and thus to broaden Christian character. It is safe to say that the Drama has done as much for the friends of the truth [5591]
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