Publication date
6/15/15
Volume
36
Number
12
The WatchTower
Conquest of the Antitypical Canaanites
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JUNJ! 
1, 
1915 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(175-179) 
suggested 
that 
we 
go 
to 
the 
cemetery 
and 
leave 
"Where 
Are 
the 
Dead 
1" 
and 
"What 
Is 
the 
Soul1" 
in 
the 
open 
mauso­ 
leums, 
which 
we 
did. 
On 
the 
car 
we 
noticed 
young 
man 
reading 
his 
Bible 
and 
left 
paper 
for 
him. 
We 
had 
not 
gone 
far 
into 
the 
cemetery 
when 
we 
heard 
someone 
call, 
and 
found 
it 
was 
the 
young 
man, 
tract 
in 
hand. 
We 
had 
thought 
him 
Training 
School 
student 
and 
expected 
"lecture," 
but 
he 
asked 
if 
we 
were 
associated 
with 
the 
1. 
B. 
S. 
A., 
saying 
he 
had 
been 
trying 
to 
find 
our 
meeting 
place, 
and 
had 
wired 
the 
Head 
Office 
for 
information. 
Then 
we 
learned 
that 
rela­ 
tive 
of 
his 
had 
taken 
home 
tract 
from 
public 
lecture, 
through 
which 
he 
had 
sent 
for 
"STUDIES 
IN 
THE 
SCRIPTURES, 
had 
read 
these, 
and 
started 
out 
to 
identify 
himself 
with 
class. 
We 
invited 
him 
to 
our 
home 
and 
to 
the 
evening 
meeting, 
from 
which 
brother 
invited 
him 
home 
for 
the 
night. 
The 
following 
day 
he 
symbolized 
his 
consecration. 
Our 
cup 
of 
blessing 
was 
running 
over! 
was 
so 
happy 
that 
for 
time 
could 
not 
pray, 
but 
could 
think 
only 
of 
the 
Scrip­ 
ture, 
"In 
everything 
give 
thanks," 
thanks, 
THANKS! 
Had 
given 
out 
hundreds 
of 
tracts, 
but 
never 
had 
been 
so 
filled 
with 
the 
Spirit 
nor 
received 
such 
"wages." 
We 
never 
cease 
praying 
the 
Lord's 
richest 
blessings 
for 
you, 
hoping 
soon 
we 
shall 
meet 
in 
the 
kingdom. 
It 
was 
from 
our 
dear 
Brother 
Rutherford 
that 
received 
the 
first 
message 
of 
truth 
over 
four 
years 
ago. 
Your 
sister 
by 
His 
grace, 
MRS. 
E. 
L. 
BEN:'!ETT.-New 
York. 
INFIDEL 
THANKS 
GOD 
FOR 
PASTOR 
RUSSELL 
DEAR 
PASTOR 
RUSSELL:- 
It 
is 
with 
pleasure 
take 
this 
opportunity 
to 
write 
and 
thank 
you 
for 
the 
comfort 
have 
received 
from 
your 
STUDIES 
I:'! 
THE 
SCRIPTURES. 
will 
thank 
God 
for 
them 
as 
long 
as 
have 
breath. 
appreciate 
better 
than 
can 
express 
the 
good 
work 
you 
are 
doing. 
know 
that 
the 
Lord 
will 
award 
you 
abundantly. 
Although 
some 
of 
the 
preachers 
may 
try 
to 
paint 
you 
blacker 
than 
Satan, 
any 
man 
with 
grain 
of 
common 
sense 
can 
see 
through 
their 
game. 
am 
only 
working-man 
with 
limited 
education, 
and 
from 
what 
good 
have 
received 
from 
your 
writings, 
would 
be 
willing 
to 
stake 
life 
itself 
that 
you 
are 
not 
what 
your 
enemies 
paint 
you. 
They 
say 
you 
are 
making 
infidels. 
We 
can 
thank 
God 
for 
such 
infidels 
(1). 
The 
sooner 
people 
get 
knocked 
off 
the 
creedal 
foundations, 
the 
sooner 
they 
will 
begin 
to 
build 
upon 
something 
solid, 
something 
reasonable. 
can 
say 
with 
positiveness 
that 
know 
Pastor 
Russell's 
teachings 
are 
making 
Christians 
out 
of 
infidels, 
for 
was 
an 
out-and-out 
infidel 
up 
:0 
few 
months 
ago. 
feel 
that 
would 
have 
remained 
so 
if 
had 
not 
come 
in 
contact 
with 
the 
writings 
of 
Pastor 
Russell. 
It 
was 
quite 
few 
years 
ago 
that 
made 
up 
my 
mind 
that 
death 
ended 
all, 
and 
that 
one 
would 
better 
get 
all 
he 
can 
out 
of 
life. 
But 
thanks 
be 
to 
God 
my 
eyes 
have 
at 
last 
been 
opened 
through 
the 
good 
Pastor 
of 
New 
York. 
am 
now 
de­ 
termined 
to 
do 
what 
can 
to 
assist 
in 
spreading 
the 
truth. 
should 
like 
some 
tracts 
that 
would 
assist 
evolutionists 
and 
Jews 
to 
an 
appreciation 
of 
the 
true 
doctrines 
of 
the 
Bible. 
Brother 
Sargent, 
of 
Halifax, 
and 
Sister 
Mason, 
of 
the 
States, 
are 
doing 
good 
work 
here. 
Please 
remember 
me 
in 
prayer. 
Yours 
to 
win 
Christ, 
J. 
A. 
TAYLOR.-Nova 
Scotia. 
PROFITABLE 
BEREAN 
STUDIES 
DEAR 
BROTHER 
RussELL:- 
have 
noticed 
in 
this 
and 
other 
parts 
of 
the 
country 
that 
some 
of 
the 
brethren 
leading 
Berean 
studies 
seem 
to 
be 
under 
the 
impression 
that 
they 
are 
supposed 
to 
do 
good 
deal 
of 
talking. 
Now, 
for 
the 
leader 
of 
study 
to 
give 
five-minute 
discourse 
on 
every 
question 
or 
remark 
is 
surely 
mistake; 
rather 
he 
should 
see 
that 
his 
place 
is 
to 
see 
that 
the 
study 
is 
conducted 
in 
an 
orderly 
manner, 
endeavor 
to 
get 
expressions 
from 
as 
many 
as 
possible, 
and 
then 
with 
his 
own 
brief 
com­ 
ment 
clQse 
the 
question. 
Sometimes 
have 
noticed, 
too, 
that 
there 
may 
be 
brother 
in 
class 
who 
has 
good 
deal 
more 
ability 
than 
have 
the 
re­ 
mainder. 
He 
will 
comment 
at 
length 
on 
every 
question 
and 
emark. 
'Would 
it 
not 
be 
wiser 
for 
such 
onc 
to 
control 
his 
zeal 
that 
others 
not 
so 
able 
may 
feel 
more 
free 
to 
express 
their 
thoughts 
We 
say 
sometimes 
that 
"brevity 
is 
the 
soul 
of 
wit." 
Brevity 
in 
our 
Bereao 
studies 
might 
be 
helpful 
all 
around. 
With 
much 
Christian 
love, 
Yours 
in 
our 
Lord, 
F. 
II. 
HARRISON. 
ANSWER 
TO 
ABOVE. 
[We 
agree 
that 
leader 
of 
Berean 
class, 
to 
be 
most 
help­ 
ful, 
should 
draw 
the 
answers 
from 
the 
class-otherwise 
the 
brethren 
might 
nearly 
as 
well 
each 
read 
for 
himself 
at 
home. 
vVe 
have 
endeavored 
to 
give 
this 
thought 
in 
STUDIES 
OF 
THE 
SCRIPTURES, 
Vol. 
VI. 
We 
cannot, 
however, 
agree 
with 
the 
writer 
ahove 
that 
the 
leader's 
comments 
should 
always 
be 
very 
brief. 
There 
might 
be 
questions 
which 
the 
most 
skilful 
leader 
would 
not 
Le 
able 
properly 
to 
draw 
answers 
from 
the 
class. 
In 
such 
cases, 
after 
doing 
one's 
best, 
the 
proper 
course 
would 
be 
for 
the 
leader 
to 
answer 
the 
question 
very 
thoroughly, 
but 
in 
as 
brief 
form 
as 
possible. 
Indeed, 
all 
of 
the 
answers 
or 
suggestions 
should 
be 
brief 
and 
t.o 
the 
point. 
Anyone 
addicted 
to 
the 
habit 
of 
long 
talks 
on 
every 
question 
should 
be 
kindly 
reminded 
of 
proprieties 
by 
the 
leader 
in 
private 
way 
at 
first, 
but, 
if 
necessary, 
in 
kindly 
way 
before 
the 
class. 
If 
he 
still 
persists, 
an 
alternative 
would 
be 
to 
ask 
the 
questions 
of 
different 
members 
of 
the 
class 
by 
name, 
giving 
only 
fair 
opportunity, 
and 
to 
avoid 
calling 
for 
general 
answers. 
This, 
however, 
is 
not 
desirable 
if 
it 
can 
be 
avoided.] 
VOL. 
XXXVI 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
JUNE 
15, 
1915 
OUR 
CONQUEST 
OF 
THE 
ANTITYPICAL 
CANAANITES 
No. 
12 
"Be 
thou 
strong 
and 
very 
courogeous."-Joshua 
:7. 
Joshua 
records 
these 
words 
of 
Jehovah 
God, 
spoken 
to 
him 
the 
Bible 
could 
not 
be 
of 
God 
when 
it 
bears 
such 
instructions. 
at 
the 
time 
when, 
after 
Moses' 
death, 
he 
took 
command 
of 
They 
have 
felt 
that 
it 
would 
be 
an 
act 
of 
injustice 
for 
the 
Israel. 
The 
Israelites 
had 
then 
had 
their 
forty 
years' 
experience 
Israelites 
to 
go 
in 
and 
possess 
Canaan. 
What 
right, 
they 
say 
in 
the 
wilderness, 
and 
were 
just 
about 
to 
cross 
the 
Jordan 
and 
had 
Israel 
to 
kill 
those 
people 
and 
take 
possession 
of 
thei; 
take 
possession 
of 
the 
land 
of 
Canaan. 
Joshua 
had 
become 
land 
It 
belonged 
more 
to 
the 
people 
who 
already 
possessef] 
Moses' 
successor. 
The 
people 
had 
learned 
many 
lessons 
in 
their 
it 
than 
to 
anybody 
else. 
To 
invade 
their 
country, 
destroy 
their 
wilderness 
experiences; 
and 
now 
that 
Moses 
was 
dead, 
they 
lives 
and 
confiscate 
their 
lands 
and 
their 
possessions 
would 
be 
looked 
to 
Joshua 
as 
their 
leader. 
very 
unjust. 
The 
course 
of 
Israel 
is 
held 
up 
as 
an 
illustra- 
Joshua 
expressed 
his 
inability 
to 
serve 
in 
the 
place 
of 
tion 
of 
the 
"land-grabbing" 
disposition 
of 
the 
natural 
man, 
Moses, 
through 
whom 
God 
had 
signally 
manifested 
himself. 
which 
has 
seemed 
to 
grow 
stronger 
century 
by 
century, 
not­ 
But 
the 
Lord 
assured 
Joshua 
that 
he 
would 
bless 
him 
all 
the 
withstanding 
the 
increase 
of 
civilization 
and 
his 
professed 
ap- 
days 
of 
his 
life, 
even 
as 
he 
had 
blessed 
Moses. 
Joshua 
had 
preciation 
of 
justice. 
been 
found 
faithful 
in 
all 
his 
experiences. 
He 
was 
one 
of 
the 
This 
is 
the 
view 
that 
many 
tab', 
and 
much 
to 
their 
own 
two 
survivors 
of 
the 
wilderness 
experiences 
who, 
when 
starting 
inj 
nry; 
for 
they 
do 
not 
understand 
the 
matter 
they 
discuss. 
ont 
from 
Egypt, 
were 
over 
twenty 
yea~s 
of 
age. 
Because 
of 
vVhen 
we 
say, 
that 
they 
do 
not 
undrrstand 
the 
matter, 
we 
do 
the 
faithfulness 
of 
Joshua 
and 
Caleb, 
the 
Lord 
had 
promised 
not 
mean 
that 
they 
are 
people 
of 
inferior 
mind, 
but 
that 
they 
them 
that 
they 
alone 
of 
all 
the 
aflults 
who 
left 
Egypt 
should 
have 
not 
taken 
God's 
viewpoint. 
From 
any 
other 
than 
the 
enter 
the 
Promised 
Land. 
The 
otbers 
had 
died 
in 
the 
wilder- 
right 
viewpoint, 
the 
wI,ole 
course 
of 
Tsra81 
in 
this 
matter 
must 
ness, 
save 
Mosr's 
and 
Aaron, 
Aaron 
dying 
in 
Monnt 
Hor 
and 
seem 
to 
be 
unjust 
and 
ungodlike. 
From 
the 
right 
viewpoint, 
Moses 
little 
later 
in 
Mount 
Nebo, 
before 
the 
people 
crossed 
however, 
the 
matter 
is 
~een 
to 
be 
reasonable, 
just 
and 
rightl'­ 
over 
Jordan. 
ous 
altogether. 
The 
sins 
and 
abominations 
of 
these 
Gentile 
The 
Lord's 
exhortation 
for 
oshna 
to 
be 
shong 
and 
very 
people 
were 
such 
that 
their 
destruction 
was 
very 
desirable 
courageous 
wa" 
in 
connection 
with 
the 
instruction 
that 
the 
thing. 
God 
had 
great 
surprise 
in 
mind 
for 
this 
land 
of 
Israelites 
were 
to 
take 
possession 
of 
the 
land 
of 
Canaan 
and 
Canaan, 
which 
they 
inhabited. 
Moreover, 
the 
Jewish 
age 
was 
destroy 
the 
inhalJitants 
of 
the 
land. 
This 
command 
of 
God 
an 
age 
of 
types. 
BotIt 
Israel 
and 
these 
corrupt 
Gentile 
nations 
has 
been 
stumbling-block 
to 
many. 
They 
have 
supposed 
that 
were 
typical. 
[5705J 
Jung 1, 1915 I suggested that we go to the cemetery and leave “Where Are the Dead?” and “What Is the Soul?” in the open mausoleums, which we did. On the car we noticed a young man reading his Bible and left a paper for him. We had not gone far into the cemetery when we heard someone call, and found it was the young man, tract in hand. We had thought him a Training School student and expected a “lecture,” but he asked if we were associated with the J. B. S. A., saying he had been trying to find our meeting place, and had wired the Head Office for information, Then we learned that a relative of his had taken home a tract from a public lecture, through which he had sent for “Stupies IN THE SCRIPTURES, had read these, and started out to identify himself with a class. We invited him to our home and to the evening meeting, from which a brother invited him home for the night. The following day he symbolized his consecration. Our cup of blessing was running over! I was so happy that for a time I could not pray, but could think only of the Scripture, “In everything give thanks,” thanks, ruanxs! Had given out hundreds of tracts, but never had been so filled with the Spirit nor received such “wages.” We never cease praying the Lord’s richest blessings for you, hoping soon we shall meet in the kingdom. It was from our dear Brother Rutherford that I received the first message of truth over four years ago. Your sister by His grace, Mrs, E, L. Bennett.—New York. INFIDEL THANKS GOD FOR PASTOR RUSSELL Dear Pastor RusseLL:— It is with pleasure I take this opportunity to write and thank you for the comfort I have received from your STUDIES IN THE ScripTuRES. I will thank God for them as long as I have breath. I appreciate better than I can express the good work you are doing. I know that the Lord will award you abundantly. Although some of the preachers may try to paint you blacker than Satan, any man with a grain of common sense can see through their game. I am only a working-man with a limited education, and from what good I have received from your writings, I would be willing to stake life itself that you are not what your enemies paint you. They say you are making infidels. We can thank God for such infidels (7). The sooner people get knocked off the creedal foundations, the sooner they will begin to build upon something solid, something reasonable. I can say with positivenesg that I know Pastor Russell’s teachings are making Christians out of infidels, for I was an out-and-out infidel up to a few months ago. I feel that I THE WATCH TOWER (175-179) It was quite a few years ago that I made up my mind that death ended all, and that one would better get all he can out of life. But thanks be to God my eyes have at last been opened through the good Pastor of New York. I am now determined to do what I can to assist in spreading the truth. I should like some tracts that would assist evolutionists and Jews to an appreciation of the true doctrines of the Bible. Brother Sargent, of Halifax, and Sister Mason, of the States, are doing a good work here. Please remember me in prayer. Yours to win Christ, J. A. Tayitorn.—Nova Scotia, PROFITABLE BEREAN STUDIES DrEaR BROTHER RUSSELL:— I have noticed in this and other parts of the country that some of the brethren leading Berean studies seem to be under the impression that they are supposed to do a good deal of talking. Now, for the leader of a study to give a five-minute discourse on every question or remark is surely a mistake; rather he should see that his place is to see that the study is conducted in an orderly manner, endeavor to get expressions from as many as possible, and then with his own brief comment close the question. Sometimes I have noticed, too, that there may be a brother in a class who has a good deal more ability than have the remainder. He will comment at length on every question and emark, Would it not be wiser for such a one to control his zeal that others not so able may feel more free to express their thoughts? We say sometimes that “brevity is the soul of wit.” Brevity in our Berean studies might be helpful all around. With much Christian love, Yours in our Lord, ANSWER TO ABOVE, {We agree that a leader of a Berean class, to be most helpful, should draw the answers from the class—otherwise the brethren might nearly as well each read for himself at home. We have endeavored to give this thought in SrupIES oF THE ScRirpTuRES, Vol, VI. We cannot, however, agree with the writer ahove that the leader’s comments should always be very brief. There might be questions which the most skilful leader would not be able properly to draw answers from the class. In such cases, after doing one’s best, the proper course would be for the leader to answer the question very thoroughly, but in as brief form as possible. Indeed, all of the answers or suggestions should be brief and to the point. Any one addicted to the habit of long talks on every question should be kindly reminded of proprieties by the leader in a private way at first, but, if necessary, in a kindly way before the class. If he still persists, an alternative would be to ask the questions of different members of the class by name, giving only a fair F, H. Harrison, would have remained so if I had not come in contact with the opportunity, and to avoid calling for gencral answers. This, writings of Pastor Russell. however, is not desirable if it can be avoided. ] Vou. XXXVI BROOKLYN, N. Y., JUNE 15, 1915 No. 12 OUR CONQUEST OF THE ANTITYPICAL CANAANITES “Be thow strong and very courageous.” —Joshua 1:7, Joshua records these words of Jehovah God, spoken to him at the time when, after Moses’ death, he took command of Israel. The Israelites had then had their forty years’ experience in the wilderness, and were just about to cross the Jordan and take possession of the land of Canaan. Joshua had become Moses’ successor. The people had learned many lessons in their wilderness experiences; and now that Moses was dead, they looked to Joshua as their leader. Joshua expressed his inability to serve in the place of Moses, through whom God had signally manifested himself. But the Lord assured Joshua that he would bless him all the days of his life, even as he had blessed Moses. Joshua had been found faithful in all his experiences. He was one of the two survivors of the wilderness experiences who, when starting out from Egypt, were over twenty years of age. Because of the faithfulness of Joshua and Caleb, the Lord had promised them that they alone of all the adults who left Egypt should enter the Promised Land. The others had died in the wilderness, save Moses and Aaron, Aaron dying in Mount Hor and Moses a little later in Mount Nebo, before the people crossed over Jordan. The Lord’s exhortation for Joshua to be strong and very courageous was in connection with the instruction that the Israclites were to take possession of the land of Canaan and destroy the inhabitants of the land. This command of God has been a stumbling-block to many. They have supposed that the Bible could not be of God when it bears such instructions. They have felt that it would be an act of injustice for the Israclites to go in and possess Canaan. What right, they say, had Israel to kill those people and take possession of their land? It belonged more to the people who already possessed it than to anybody else. To invade their country, destroy their lives and confiscate their lands and their possessions would be very unjust. The course of Israel is held up as an illustration of the “land-grabbing” disposition of the natural man, which has seemed to grow stronger century by century, notwithstanding the increase of civilization and his professed appreciation of justice. This is the view that many take, and much to their own injury; for they dco not understand the matter they discuss. When we say, that they do not understand the matter, we do not mean that they are people of inferior mind, but that they have not taken God’s viewpoint. From any other than the right viewpoint, the whole course of Isracl in this matter must seem to be unjust and ungodlike. From the right viewpoint, however, the matter is seen to be reasonable, just and righteous altogether. The sins and abominations of these Gentile people were such that their destruction was a very desirable thing. God had a great surprise in mind for this land of Canaan, which they inhabited. Moreover, the Jewish age was an age of types. Both Israel and these corrupt Gentile nations were typical. [5705]

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