Publication date
6/1/15
Volume
36
Number
11
The WatchTower
The Coming Storm and Its Glorious Outcome
The Watchtower Magazines
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MAY 
15, 
1915 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(158-159) 
made 
against 
Brother 
Russell 
and 
of 
our 
alleged 
teachings 
of 
a 
second 
chance, 
no 
punishment 
for 
sin, 
etc. 
In 
our 
volun­ 
teer 
work 
we 
are 
making 
it 
a 
point 
to 
refute 
these 
charges 
whenever 
opportunity 
presents. 
\Ve 
are 
not 
inclining 
toward 
weariness 
in 
well 
doing. 
\Ve 
are 
confident 
that 
we 
shall 
reap 
unspeakably 
glorious 
results 
in 
due 
time, 
and 
we 
believe 
the 
due 
time 
is 
not 
far 
off. 
It 
is 
our 
delight 
to 
bear 
before 
the 
throne 
of 
heavenly 
grace 
our 
dear 
Pastor 
and 
all 
others 
who 
suffer 
fo'r 
righteous­ 
ness' 
sake. 
And 
we 
daily 
search 
our 
own 
hearts 
lest 
possibly 
we 
may 
shrink 
from 
joyfully 
sharing 
with 
these 
whatever 
the 
Lord 
may 
allow 
to 
come 
upon 
us. 
\Vith 
continued 
love 
and 
prayers 
for 
all, 
we 
are, 
Faithfully 
yours 
in 
his 
fellowship 
and 
service, 
SETH 
T. 
MOORK-Texas. 
OPPOSITION 
PROVED 
TO 
BE 
BOOMERANG 
DEAR 
PASTOR 
RussF 
.. 
Ll,:- 
A 
short 
time 
ago, 
having 
heard 
your 
teachings 
roundly 
denounced 
by 
one 
or 
two 
brother 
clergymen, 
I 
obtained 
the 
six 
volumes 
of 
yonI' 
STUDIES 
IN 
THE 
SCRIPTURES 
and 
began 
to 
study 
and 
investigate 
for 
myself. 
The 
final 
upshot 
of 
this 
inquiry 
has 
been 
that 
the 
whole 
of 
your 
views 
and 
position 
as 
set 
forth 
in 
the 
above 
volumes 
has 
convinced 
me 
beyond 
all 
question 
that 
modern 
Chri&tendom 
is 
upon 
a 
false 
founda­ 
tion, 
and 
that 
somehow 
the 
"churches" 
have 
lost 
vital 
integral 
portions 
of 
that 
-truth 
which 
was 
delivered 
once 
for 
all 
to 
the 
saints. 
I 
have 
therefore 
recently 
fellt 
it 
to 
be 
my 
duty 
to 
resign 
my 
position 
as 
an 
Angelican 
minister, 
as 
I 
am 
now 
certnin 
that 
the 
"churches" 
as 
at 
present 
organized 
do 
not, 
and 
cnnnot, 
truly 
and 
adequately 
represent 
our 
Lord 
to 
humanity 
as 
Rerleemer. 
\Vhy 
this 
is 
so 
you 
make 
abundantly 
and 
transparently 
clear 
in 
your 
STUDIES. 
I 
have 
been 
engaged 
in 
the 
work 
of 
the 
ministry 
for 
the 
last 
thirteen 
years, 
and 
during 
this 
time 
have 
tenaciously 
held 
on 
to 
my 
position 
in 
the 
church, 
although 
for 
some 
years 
I 
have 
had 
the 
instinctive 
feeling 
that 
in 
some 
way 
things 
were 
far 
from 
right 
within 
the 
borders 
of 
"Orthodoxy." 
The 
difficulty 
was 
I 
did 
not 
know 
how 
to 
set 
about 
to 
try 
and 
remedy 
matterfl. 
Your 
third 
volume 
of 
the 
STUDIES, 
"Thy 
Kingdom 
Come," 
shows 
clearly 
that 
there 
could 
be 
no 
remedy 
in 
these 
latter 
days, 
for 
the 
time 
of 
Harvest 
is 
come, 
and 
that 
the 
evident 
decay 
and 
disintegration 
of 
Christendom 
is 
til{; 
Lord's 
methoi! 
of 
gathering 
together 
His 
own 
spiritual, 
eled 
church. 
The 
whole 
thing 
has 
come 
to 
me 
with 
the 
force 
of 
a 
divine 
revelation-for 
such 
it 
assuredly 
is. 
I 
can 
only 
ai!d 
that 
it 
has 
lwen 
the 
deep 
desire 
within 
to 
try 
and 
do 
my 
Lord's 
will 
that 
has 
kept 
me 
within 
the 
"orthodox" 
church 
until 
the 
present. 
Now, 
however, 
that 
I 
see, 
as 
in 
a 
mirror, 
that 
He 
is 
calling 
me 
to 
corne 
out 
of 
Babylon 
as 
with 
a 
stentorian 
voice-in 
view 
of 
her 
wickei!ness, 
worldliness. 
cruelty, 
hypocrisy 
and 
errors-I 
feel 
that 
I 
must 
o'bey 
Him 
at 
all 
costs. 
I 
have 
done 
this, 
and 
already 
I 
feel 
a 
sense 
of 
inner 
peace 
and 
tranquility 
roming 
over 
me. 
May 
God 
bless 
and 
keep 
you, 
Brother 
Russell, 
and 
all 
the 
brethren 
with 
you 
who 
are 
now 
busy 
making 
ready 
for 
the 
Corning 
of 
the 
King! 
For 
myself 
I 
just 
want 
to 
do 
the 
Lord's 
will 
in 
all 
things, 
and 
will 
be 
glad 
to 
serve 
and 
eo-operate 
with 
you 
and 
the 
Assocbtion 
generally 
as 
mav 
most 
effectively 
tend 
to 
ll!ssist 
in 
the 
establishment 
of 
our 
Lord's 
kingdom. 
Kindly 
use 
me 
as 
you 
may 
judge 
will 
be 
best 
to 
this 
great 
end. 
1 
am 
a 
married 
man 
with 
three 
children, 
but 
whatever 
dilliculties 
may 
arise 
I 
have 
already 
proved 
that 
his 
grace 
is 
sufficient 
for 
me. 
He 
has 
shown 
me 
the 
road 
to 
take 
to 
do 
his 
will 
and 
he 
will 
enable 
me 
so 
to 
do. 
1 
have 
made 
myself 
known 
to 
the 
brethren 
in 
Toronto 
and 
they 
have 
welcomed 
me 
in 
a 
most 
kind 
and 
brotherly 
way. 
If 
it 
should 
be 
the 
Lord's 
will 
for 
me 
to 
remain 
in 
this 
city, 
it 
will 
be 
a 
joy 
and 
privilege 
to 
cooperate 
with 
them 
in 
seeking 
to 
further 
the 
great 
end 
we 
have 
in 
view. 
At 
the 
same 
time 
I 
have 
the 
feeling 
that 
if 
arrangements 
could 
be 
made 
for 
me 
to 
undertake 
a 
short, 
special 
course 
of 
study 
and 
training 
under 
your 
direction 
at 
Brooklyn 
it 
would 
do 
me 
much 
good 
and 
enable 
me 
to 
render 
more 
efficient 
service 
later 
on. 
I 
will, 
however, 
leave 
myself 
wholly 
in 
your 
hands 
and 
endeavor 
to 
begin 
to 
serve 
the 
Association 
as 
you 
may 
judge 
best. 
\Vith 
earnest 
prayers 
that 
your 
hands 
may 
be 
upheld 
in 
every 
possible 
way, 
and 
that 
God 
in 
his 
infinite 
mercy 
may 
shower 
upon 
you 
and 
the 
hrethren 
generally 
still 
greater 
blessings 
for 
the 
great 
day 
yet 
to 
corne, 
I 
am 
Yours 
in 
the 
Lord, 
R. 
A. 
ROBINsoN.-Oanada. 
BAPTIST 
PREACHER 
GETS 
LIGHT 
DEAR 
PASTOR:- 
I 
am 
constrained 
to 
acquaint 
you 
with 
the 
news 
that 
in 
God's 
hands 
you 
have 
been 
a 
means 
of 
blessing 
to 
us 
who 
were 
for 
some 
time 
spiritually 
cast 
down. 
I 
was 
aforetime 
a 
Baptist 
pastor 
and 
evangelist 
in 
England, 
earnest 
in 
my 
endeavors 
for 
the 
(jospPl's 
sake, 
and 
had 
to 
suffer 
because 
I 
could 
not 
bend 
to 
those 
who 
thought 
they 
had 
the 
right 
to 
lay 
down 
the 
law. 
I 
felt 
that 
there 
was 
something 
lacking 
in 
their 
teachings 
and 
was 
in 
such 
perplexity 
that 
I 
drifted 
into 
ini!ifference 
and 
unhappiness. 
Heartily 
disgusted 
with 
the 
worldliness 
and 
"isms" 
of 
the 
churches, 
and 
worst 
of 
all 
their 
denial 
of 
God's 
\Vorrl, 
I 
in­ 
voluntarily 
cried, 
"8end 
out 
thy 
light 
and 
thy 
truth; 
let 
them 
lead 
me!" 
"Restore 
unto 
me 
the 
joy 
of 
thy 
salvation!" 
About 
this 
time 
mv 
fatller 
mailed 
me 
a 
\VATCH 
TOWI~R 
copy 
of 
TH!O; 
DIVINE 
PJ~AN 
OF 
THF, 
AGJ,s, 
but 
I 
was 
so 
preju­ 
dired-regarding 
you 
as 
one 
of 
the 
modern 
upstarts-that 
I 
relegated 
it 
to 
the 
bottom 
of 
my 
box, 
unread. 
Again 
I 
was 
presenter] 
with, 
this 
time, 
a 
bound 
copy 
of 
the 
same 
book! 
In 
curiosity 
I 
began 
to 
read. 
and 
my 
curiosity 
soon 
hecame 
deep 
interest 
and 
diligent 
Bible 
study 
and 
my 
prayer 
has 
been 
answered! 
In 
God's 
power 
I 
have 
been 
able 
to 
interest 
others; 
my 
brother-in-law 
has 
joined 
in 
cur 
studies 
and 
desires 
to 
adel 
his 
testimony 
to 
mine 
in 
gratitude 
to 
God 
for 
your 
ministra­ 
tions. 
May 
Goel 
continue 
to 
abundantly 
bless 
you 
in 
your 
noble 
and 
fearless 
proclamation 
of 
TIm 
TRUTH. 
As 
opportunity 
offers 
we 
do 
our 
little 
for 
the 
spread 
of 
present-day 
truths 
and 
have 
been 
blessed 
accordin!rly. 
True, 
we 
have 
had 
to 
endure 
misjudgment 
and 
misunderstanding, 
but 
we 
reioice 
to 
be 
accounted 
worthy 
to 
suffer 
these 
things 
for 
him 
who 
endured 
so 
much 
for 
us. 
Feeling 
sure 
that 
fIuch 
testimony 
will 
gladden 
your 
heart, 
and 
rejoicingly 
awaiting 
the 
establishment 
of 
the 
Kingi!om, 
Gratefully 
yours 
in 
Christ, 
,JOHN 
A. 
PF.RRY.-i1ustralia 
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ARTICLE 
IN 
SWEDISH 
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frjpni!s 
will 
please 
note 
that 
we 
now 
have 
in 
stock 
f'wpdish 
B. 
S. 
M. 
No. 
fiS 
for 
use 
wherever 
Swedish 
ministers 
slander 
the 
Truth. 
Mention 
quantity 
you 
pan 
U8P 
without 
waste-free. 
VOTJ. 
XXXVI 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
.TUNE 
], 
]!)]5 
No. 
11 
THE 
COMING 
STORM 
AND 
ITS 
GLORIOUS 
OUTCOME 
"He 
maketh 
the 
storm 
a 
calm, 
so 
that 
the 
waves 
thereof 
are 
still. 
Then 
are 
they 
gl-ad 
beeatlSe 
they 
be 
quietj 
so 
he 
bringeth 
them 
unto 
their 
desired 
haven. 
. 
. 
. 
Whoso 
is 
wise 
and 
will 
observe 
these 
things, 
even 
they 
shall 
under- 
stand 
the 
loving-kindness 
of 
the 
Lord."-Psalm 
107 
:29, 
30, 
43. 
Psalm 
107 
seems 
to 
be 
prophetic, 
tracing 
to 
a 
considerable 
order 
out 
of 
confusion. 
Yet 
this 
must 
await 
the 
divine 
ap­ 
degree 
the 
experiences 
of 
the 
church 
of 
Christ 
throughout 
this 
pointment. 
During 
the 
present 
age 
the 
church 
class 
has 
been 
Gospel 
age. 
It 
may 
be 
applied 
individually 
and 
also 
in 
a 
world- 
selected, 
and 
the 
fItorms 
and 
difficulties 
of 
life 
have 
been 
val­ 
wide 
international 
way. 
The 
cause 
of 
all 
the 
trouble 
in 
the 
uable 
to 
them 
in 
developing 
faith. 
hope, 
patience 
and 
in 
pre­ 
world 
is 
sin. 
There 
might 
be 
various 
ways 
of 
trying 
to 
remove 
paring 
them 
for 
the 
kingdom 
honors, 
privileges 
and 
opportuni­ 
the 
difficulty, 
but 
God 
in 
his 
wisdom 
arranged 
the 
one 
plan. 
ties.- 
He 
will 
permit 
sin 
to 
bring 
storms 
and 
difficulties 
of 
life 
so 
The 
world's 
storms, 
apcording 
to 
the 
Scriptures, 
have 
been 
that 
humanity 
shall 
be 
tossed 
about, 
and 
thus 
learn 
to 
appre- 
varieel 
and 
have 
occurred 
at 
different 
times, 
according 
to 
the 
riate 
our 
great 
Savior. 
whom 
God 
has 
provided 
to 
be 
the 
Great 
conditions 
of 
mankind-sin 
and 
selfishness 
always 
stirring 
up 
Deliverer 
of 
the 
phurch 
ani! 
of 
the 
world. 
The 
whole 
matter 
a 
storm 
on 
every 
possihle 
occasion. 
There 
have 
been 
many 
has 
hepn 
arrangpd 
in 
a 
judicial 
manner, 
and 
in 
due 
time 
Christ 
storms 
in 
the 
past-wars, 
invasions, 
tumults. 
etc.-all 
start('~l 
will 
have 
the 
full 
right 
to 
bid 
all 
storms 
to 
cease 
and 
to 
bring 
from 
envious, 
selfish 
motives, 
or 
because 
of 
great 
injustice 
on 
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May 15, 1915 made against Brother Russell and of our alleged teachings of a second chance, no punishment for sin, etc. In our volunteer work we are making it a point to refute these charges whenever opportunity presents. We are not inclining toward weariness in well doing. We are confident that we shall reap unspeakably glorious results in due time, and we believe the due time is not far off. It is our delight to bear before the throne of heavenly grace our dear Pastor and all others who suffer for righteousness’ sake. And we daily search our own hearts lest possibly we may shrink from joyfully sharing with these whatever the Lord may allow to come upon us. With continued love and prayers for all, we are, Faithfully yours in his fellowship and service, Setu T. Moore.—Tezas. OPPOSITION PROVED TO BE BOOMERANG DEAR PAsStToR RUSSELL:— A short time ago, having heard your teachings roundly denounced by one or two brother clergymen, I obtained the six volumes of your STUDIES rN THE SCRIPTURES and began to study and investigate for myself. The final upshot of this inquiry has been that the whole of your views and position as set forth in the above volumes has convinced me beyond all question that modern Christendom is upon a false foundation, and that somehow the “churches” have lost vital integral portions of that truth which was delivered once for all to the saints. I have therefore recently felt it to be my duty to resign my position as an Angelican minister, as I am now certain that the “churches” as at present organized do not, and cannot, truly and adequately represent our Lord to humanity as Redeemer, Why this is so you make abundantly and transparently clear in your STUDIES, I have been engaged in the work of the ministry for the last thirteen years, and during this time have tenaciously held on to my position in the church, although for some vears I have had the instinctive feeling that in some way things were far from right within the borders of “Orthodoxy.” The difficulty was I did not know how to set about to try and remedy matters. Your third volume of the Srupims, “Thy Kingdom Come,” shows clearly that there could be no remedy in these latter days, for the time of Harvest is come, and that the evident decay and disintegration of Christendom is the Lord’s method of gathering together His own spiritual, elect church. The whole thing has come to me with the force of a divine revelation—for such it assuredly is. I can only add that it has been the deep desire within to try and do my Lord’s will that has kept me within the “orthodox” church until the present. Now, however, that I see, as in a mirror, that He is calling me to come out of Babylon as with a stentorian voice—in view of her wickedness, worldliness, cruelty, hypocrisy and errors—I feel that J must obey Him at all costs. I have done this, and already I feel a sense of inner peace and tranquility coming over me. May God bless and keep you, Brother Russell, and all the brethren with you who are now busy making ready for the Coming of the King! For myself I just want to do the Lord’s will in all things, and will be glad to serve and co-operate with you and the Association generally as may most effectively tend to assist in the establishment of our Lord’s kingdom. Kindly use me THE WATCH TOWER (158-159) as you may judge will be best to this great end. I am a married man with three children, but whatever difficulties may arise I have already proved that his grace is sufficient for me. He has shown me the road to take to do his will and he will enable me go to do. I have made myself known to the brethren in Toronto and they have welcomed me in a most kind and brotherly way. If it should be the Lord’s will for me to remain in this city, it will be a joy and privilege to cooperate with them in seeking to further the great end we have in view. At the same time I have the feeling that if arrangements could be made for me to undertake a short, special course of study and training under your direction at Brooklyn it would do me much good and enable me to render more efficient service later on. I will, however, leave myself wholly in your hands and endeavor to begin to serve the Association as you may judge best. With earnest prayers that your hands may be upheld in every possible way, and that God in his infinite mercy may shower upon you and the brethren generally still greater blessings for the great day yet to come, I am Yours in the Lord, R. A. Rosinson.—Canada. BAPTIST PREACHER GETS LIGHT Dear Pastor:— I am constrained to acquaint you with the news that in God’s hands you have been a means of blessing to us who were for some time spiritually cast down. I was aforetime a Baptist pastor and evangelist in England, earnest in my endeavors for the Gospel’s sake, and had to suffer because I could not bend to those who thought they had the right to lay down the law. I felt that there was something lacking in their teachings and was in such perplexity that I drifted into indifference and unhappiness. Heartily disgusted with the worldliness and “isms” of the churches, and worst of all their denial of God’s Word, I involuntarily cried, “Send out thy light and thy truth; let them lead me!” “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation!” About this time my father mailed me a Warcrt ‘TowrR copy of THe Divine PLAN or THE AGES, but I was so prejudiced—regarding you as one of the modern upstarts—that I relegated it to the bottom of my box, unread. Again I was presented with, this time, a bound copy of the same book! In curiosity I began to read, and my curiosity soon became deep interest and diligent Bible study and my prayer has been answered! In God’s power I have been able to interest others; my brother-in-law has joined in cur studies and desires to add his testimony to mine in gratitude to God for your ministrations. May God continue to abundantly bless you in your noble and fearless proclamation of THE TRUTH. As opportunity offers we do our little for the spread of present-day truths and have been blessed accordingly. True, we have had to endure misjudgment and misunderstanding, but we rejoice to be accounted worthy to suffer these things for him who endured so much for us. Feeling sure that such testimonv will gladden your heart, and rejoicingly awaiting the establishment of the Kingdom, Gratefully yours in Christ, Jonn A. PERRY.—Australia CONSPIRACY ARTICLE IN SWEDISH Swedish friends will please note that we now have in stock Swedish B. 8. M. No. 68 for use wherever Swedish ministers slander the Truth. waste—free. Mention quantity you ean use without Vou. XXXVI BROOKLYN, N. Y., JUNE 1, 1935 THE COMING STORM AND ITS GLORIOUS OUTCOME. — “He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. them unto their desired haven. . Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth . Whoso is wise and will observe these things, even they shall under stand the loving-kindness of the Lord.”—Psalm 107:29, 30, 43. Psalm 107 seems to be prophetic, tracing to a considerable degree the experiences of the church of Christ throughout this Gospel age. It may be applied individually and also in a worldwide international way. The cause of all the trouble in the world is sin. There might be various ways of trying to remove the difficulty, but God in his wisdom arranged the one plan. He will permit sin to bring storms and difficulties of life so that humanity shall be tossed about, and thus learn to appreciate our great Savior, whom God has provided to be the Great Deliverer of the church and of the world. The whole matter has been arranged in a judicial manner, and in due time Christ will have the full right to bid all storms to cease and to bring order out of confusion. Yet this must await the divine appointment. During the present age the church class has been selected, and the storms and difficulties of life have been valuable to them in developing faith. hope, patience and in preparing them for the kingdom honors, privileges and opportunities. The world’s storms, according to the Scriptures, have been varied and have occurred at different times, according to the conditions of mankind—sin and selfishness always stirring up a storm on every possible occasion. There have been many storms in the past—wars, invasions, tumults. ete.—all started from envious, selfish motives, or because of great injustice on [56951

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