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THE
WATCH
TOWER
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.
SOME
EUREKA
Y
DRAMA
ITEMS
DEAR
BROTHER
RUSSELL:-
Having
haJ
so
many
good
experiences
and
rich
blessings
connected
with
the
EUREKA
Y
DRAMA
and
colporteur
work,
particularly
this
Spring,
we
wish
to
advise
you
of
some
of
them.
And
then
our
recent
visit
to
Chicago,
where
we
had
the
privilege
of
hearing
you
and
others
speak
encouraging
words
to
harvesters,
reinforced
by
personal
talks
with
many,
has
stirred
us
further
to
write
you.
Two
brothe,rs
and
sisters
are
now
working
Peoria
and
Knox
counties
(Ill.).
The
brothers
travel
in
a
wagon-a
real
DRA~fA
wagon.
In
this
they
carryall
their
baggage,
be
sides
the
DRAMA
machines,
sleeping
tent
and
cooking
utensils.
Between
towns
they
canvass
the
farmers,
which
helps
finan
dally.
vVhen
money
sales
cannot
be
made,
books
are
fre
quently
exchanged
for
eggs,
butter,
vegetables,
bread,
grain
for
their
horse,
etc.
In
this
way,
opportunities
frequently
come
to
present
the
truth
to
a
class
who
have
not
hitherto
been
reached.
We
two
sisters
have
a
little
more
expense
traveling
on
trains,
but
this
is
soon
offset
by
the
sale
of
books
in
the
towns.
vVe
canvass
during
the
three
days
in
which
the
DRAMA
is
shown,
and
often
exchange
books
for
room
and
table
board.
The
Colporteur
work
in
these
ways
we
find
much
more
interesting
and
blessed.
We
find,
too,
as
others
have,
that
the
trouble
in
the
world
is
waking
people
up
and
they
listen
with
interest
to
our
message.
We
show
the
EUREKA
Y
in
three
parts,
thus
averaging
six
entertainments
a
week.
Our
audiences
number
from
fifty
to
three
hundred;
many
of
these
are
from
the
country.
Some
times
we
have
had
the
use
of
very
good
halls
free,
other
times
paying
only
a
small
sum.
The
carbide
light
is
used
where
there
is
no
electricity
and
it
works
successfully
at
a
very
small
cost-about
fifteen
cents
per
entertainment.
\Ve
are
now
planning
to
give
some
open-air
exhibitions
in
parks.
Our
EUREKA
Y
is
practically
self-supporting.
We
have
talked
with
several
who
have
the
EUREKA
Y
lying
idle
be
cause
of
lack
of
funds,
and
thought
these
few
items
would
be
of
interest
and
help
to
others.
We
realize
every
day
the
great
privilege
of
the
harvest
work,
particularly
at
this
time,
and
that
our
sacrifice
is
very
small
compared
with
the
blessings
with
which
our
Father
rewards
our
humble
efforts.
\Ve
give
him
thanks
and
praise
for
every
manifestation
of
his
great
love
and
for
the
increas
ing
light
as
it
is
presented
in
Tm:
WATCH
TOWER.
We
also
thank
him
for
that
faithful
and
wise
servant,
and
pray
richest
blessings
upon
him.
With
much
Christian
love,
Yours
in
joyful
service,
EMMA
ANDER£ON.
AWAKENED
BY
THE
PHOTO-DRAMA
OF
CREATION
DEAR
BROTHER
RUSSELL:-
We
write
to
apprise
you
of
the
fact
that
a
class
of
Bible
Students
in
this
town
have
organized
as
an
Ecclesia-24
mem-
bers-Brother
W.
Sa,rgent
of
Halifax
officiating;
and
have
voted
you
in
as
Pastor
and
Elder.
Five
deacons
were
chosen
from
the
class.
Your
PHOTO-DRAMA
OF
CRElATION
awakened
us
when
it
was
given
in
this
town
last
August.
We
met
together
just
after
that
to
study
"The
Divine
Plan
of
the
Ages,"
and
shortly,
"vVe
who
sat
in
darkness
saw
a
great
light."
Our
class
of
truth
seekers
steadily
increased
until
now
we
number
over
50
regular
attendants
besides
many
irregular
ones.
Out
of
this
Bible
Class
24
have
made
a
full
consecra
tion
of
their
life
to
the
Lord;
and
we,
who
six
months
ago
"were
not
a
people,"
are
now
a
people
of
God.
A
few
of
us
had
lived
the
consecrated
life
for
some
years;
the
rest
came
out
of
the
world's
people,
some
with
socialist,
others
infidel
tendencies,
etc.
We
are
indeed
grateful
to
our
Heavenly
Father
and
his
Son
our
Redeemer
and
to
you
for
this
precious
harvest
truth
which
has
reached
our
ears
late
in
this
acceptable
day
of
sacrifice.
But
thank
God,
at
last
"we
have
found
him
of
whom
Moses
and
the
prophets
wrote,"
yea,
the
apostles,
too;
and
now
the
vVord
of
God
from
Genesis
to
Revelation
has
become
luminous
and
we
are
find·
ing
a
mine
of
precious
treasure.
We
want
you
to
know
that
this
class
in
this
little
corner
of
the
world
have
the
utmost
confidence
in
you
as
the
Lord's
faithful
servant,
used
to
deliver
his
message,
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
from
every
pulpit
in
this
town
and
the
adjoining
city
of
Sydney
you
and
your
teachings
are
being
denounced
as
worse
than
false.
Weare
consumed
with
a
desire
to
spread
this
truth;
and
though
sometimes
we
cast
our
pear
Is
before
swine
that
turn
again
and
rend
us,
yet
many
people
find
it
good
news
and
seek
for
more.
Praying
the
Lord's
rich
blessing
upon
you,
we
are
Yours
in
The
Christ,
ECCLESIA
AT
GLACE
BAY.-Nova
Scotia.
CREATION
DRAMA
UPSETS
BELIEF
IN
SPIRITISM
My
DEAR
PASTOR
RUSSELL:-
I
feel
I
must
write
and
tell
you
that
the
beautiful
CREA
TION
DRAMA,
shown
at
the
Opera
House,
Kings
vVay,
has
entirely
changed
my
life.
I
believed
in
Spiritism,
and
when
I
discovered
the
fall
of
the
Nephilim,
before
the
flood
of
Noah's
day,
and
read
about
it,
my
belief
was
capsized
at
once.
I
have
bought
two
of
the
SCENARIOS,
two
sets
of
STUDIES
IN
THE
SCRIPTURES
and
a
lovely
Bible.
I
also
get
THE
WATCH
TOWER.
I
thank
God
for
all
his
goodness,
and
may
he
bless
you
for
all
your
good
works.
I
pray
that
many
others
may
be
brought
home
through
your
instrumentality.
I
have
already
found
a
dear
friend
in
the
truth,
and
hope
I
may
be
enable.d
to
do
good
work
as
she
does,
in
a
village
to
which
I
am
soon
going.
Thanking
you
so
much
and
pr'lying
God
to
bless
and
keep
you,
I
remain
Yours
faithfully,
K.
SMITH.-England.
GREEK
AND
POLISH
"WATCH
TOWERS"
Greek
Brethren
full
of
zeal
for
the
Lord
and
the
truth
have
started
the
publication
of
THE
WATCH
TOWER
in
the
Greek
language.
It
is
not
set
in
type,
but
mimeographed.
Additionallv,
every
other
week
they
issue
a
translation
of
a
portion
of
the
sixth
volume
of
STUDIES
IN
THE
SCRIPTURES.
The
number
of
Greeks
interested
is
not
very
large,
but
they
are
showing
a
very
commendable
zeal.
Any
Greek
brethren
desiring
to
obtain
the
above-mentioned
Greek
tranS
lations
will
please
address
THE
WATCH
TOWER
Office.
Our
Polish
friends,
too,
are
preparing
for
themselves
reg
ular
issues
of
THE
WATCH
TOWER
in
Polish-translations
from
the
English
eoition.
Sample
copies
on
application.
VOL.
XXXVI
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
AUGUST
15,
1915
PRIVILEGES
OF
THE
THRONE
OF
GRACE
No.
16
"Let
us
therefore
come
boldly
to
the
tkro-ne
of
grace,
.that
we
may
obtain
m.ercy
and
find
grace
to
help
m
time
of
need."
Hebrews
4:
16.
While
these
words
of
the
Apostle
have
always
been
applica
ble
to
the
people
of
God,
they
are
especially
important
to
us,
for
we
realize
that
we
are
now
living
in
this
very
evil
day
to
which
he
referred
in
his
letter
to
the
Ephesians;
that
it
has
already
come.
and
that
only
those
who
have
put
on
the
whole
armor
of
God
will
be
properly
equipped
to
withstand
the
assaults
of
the
enemy.
His
instruction
that
the
Christian
supply
himself
with
the
whole
armor
of
God
indicates
a
need
for
the
armor,
a
difficulty
in
withstanding
the
attacks
to
be
ex
pected
in
this
day,
and
the
fewness
of
those,
who
will
eventually
stand.
The
exhortation
is
not
to
take
merely
the
shield
of
faith,
not
merely
the
helmet
of
salvation.
not
merely
the
breastplate
of
righteousness,
not
merely
the
Sword
of
the
Spirit,
not
merely
the
sandals
of
preparation,
not
merely
the
girdle
of
truth;
but
all
of
these.
The
implication
is
that
we
shall
need
all
of
these
if
we
stand
all
the
assaults
to
be
ex
pected
in
the
evil
day.
Alas,
how
few
seem
to
realize
the
importance
of
this
armor
which
God
has
commended!
Their
difficulty
is
the
result
of
their
not
recognizing
the
time
in
which
they
are
now
living,
of
their
not
being
sufficiently
awake,
of
not
being
zealous
to
search
the
Scriptures,
and
to
arm
themselves
therewith
for
the
battle
of
the
Great
Day
of
God
Almighty.
But
with
all
the
preparation
the
earnest
Christian
may
make,
he
should
see
to
it
that
there
is
a
direct
and
continual
communication
between
his
heart
and
his
Lord.
In
the
Bible
God
has
given
us
his
message,
his
promises,
his
instruction,
in
advance.
Elsewhere
St.
Paul
has
declared
that
this
Word
"is
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(239-226) SOME EUREKA Y DRAMA ITEMS Dear BrorHER RUSSELL:— Having had so many good experiences and rich blessings connected with the EuREKA Y Drama and colporteur work, particularly this Spring, we wish to advise you of some of them. And then our recent visit to Chicago, where we had the privilege of hearing you and others speak encouraging words to harvesters, reinforced by personal talks with many, has stirred us further to write you. Two brothers and sisters are now working Peoria and Knox counties (Ill.). The brothers travel in a wagon—a real DRaMa wagon. In this they carry all their baggage, besides the DRaMa machines, sleeping tent and cooking utensils. Between towns they canvass the farmers, which helps financially. When money sales cannot be made, books are frequently exchanged for eggs, butter, vegetables, bread, grain for their horse, etc. In this way, opportunities frequently come to present the truth to a class who have not hitherto been reached. We two sisters have a little more expense traveling on trains, but this is soon offset by the sale of books in the towns. We canvass during the three days in which the DRAMA is shown, and often exchange books for room and table board. The Colporteur work in these ways we find much more interesting and blessed. We find, too, as others have, that the trouble in the world is waking people up and they listen with interest to our message. We show the Eureka Y in three parts, thus averaging six entertainments a week. Our audiences number from fifty to three hundred; many of these are from the country. Sometimes we have had the use of very good halls free, other times paying only a small sum. The carbide light is used where there is no electricity and it works successfully at a very small cost—about fifteen cents per entertainment. We are now planning to give some open-air exhibitions in parks. Our EuREKAa Y is practically self-supporting. We have talked with several who have the EureKa Y lying idle because of lack of funds, and thought these few items would be of interest and help to others. We realize every day the great privilege of the harvest work, particularly at this time, and that our sacrifice is very small compared with the blessings with which our Father rewards our humble efforts. We give him thanks and praise for every manifestation of his great love and for the increasing light as it is presented in Tur WATCH TOWER. We also thank him for that faithful and wise servant, and pray richest blessings upon him. With much Christian love, Yours in joyful service, EMMA ANDERSON, AWAKENED BY THE PHOTO-DRAMA OF CREATION DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL :— We write to apprise you of the fact that a class of Bible Students in this town have organized as an Ecclesia-~-24 mem GREEK AND POLISH Greek s#rethren full of zeal for the Lord and the truth have started the publication of THe Watcn Tower in the Greek language. It ig not set in type, but mimeographed. Additionally, every other week they issue a translation of a portion of the sixth volume of STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES. The number of Greeks interested is not very large, but THE WATCH TOWER Brooxiyn, N. Y. bers—Brother W. Sargent of Halifax officiating; and have voted you in as Pastor and Elder. Five deacons were chosen from the class. Your PuHoTo-DRAMA oF CRHATION awakened us when it was given in this town last August. We met together just after that to study “The Divine Plan of the Ages,” and shortly, “We who sat in darkness saw a great light.” Our class of truth seekers steadily increased until now we number over 50 regular attendants besides many irregular ones. Out of this Bible Class 24 have made a full consecration of their life to the Lord; and we, who six months ago “were not a people,” are now a people of God. A few of us had lived the consecrated life for some years; the rest came out of the world’s people, some with socialist, others infidel tendencies, etc. We are indeed grateful to our Heavenly Father and his Son our Redeemer and to you for this precious harvest truth which has reached our ears late in this acceptable day of sacrifice. But thank God, at last ‘‘we have found him of whom Moses and the prophets wrote,” yea, the apostles, too; and now the Word of God from Genesis to Revelation has become luminous and we are finding a mine of precious treasure. We want you to know that this class in this little corner of the world have the utmost confidence in you as the Lord’s faithful servant, used to deliver his message, in spite of the fact that from every pulpit in this town and the adjoining city of Sydney you and your teachings are being denounced as worse than false. We are consumed with a desire to spread this truth; and though sometimes we cast our pearls before swine that turn again and rend us, yet many people find it good news and seek for more. Praying the Lord’s rich blessing upon you, we are Yours in The Christ, Ecciesia AT Guack Bay.—Nova Scotia. CREATION DRAMA UPSETS BELIEF IN SPIRITISM My Dear Pastor RUSSELL:— I feel I must write and tell you that the beautiful CreaTION DRAMA, shown at the Opera House, Kings Way, has entirely changed my life. I believed in Spiritism, and when I discovered the fall of the Nephilim, before the flood of Noah’s day, and read about it, my belief was capsized at once. I have bought two of the SCENARIOS, two sets of STUDIES IN THE ScRIPTURES and a lovely Bible. I also get THE Watcu Tower. I thank God for all his goodness, and may he bless you for all your good works, I pray that many others may be brought home through your instrumentality. I have already found a dear friend in the truth, and hope I may be enabled to do good work as she does, in a village to which I am soon going. Thanking you so much and praying God to bless and keep you, I remain Yours faithfully, “WATCH TOWERS” they are showing a very commendable zeal. Any Greek brethren desiring to obtain the above-mentioned Greek translations will please address THE Watcu Tower Office. Our Polish friends, too, are preparing for themselveg regular issues of THe Wartcu Tower in Polish—translations from the English edition. Sample copies on application. K. Smrru.—England. VoLt. XXXVI BROOKLYN, N. Y., AUGUST 15, 1915 No. 16 PRIVILEGES OF THE THRONE OF GRACE “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, -that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help im time of need.” — Hebrews 4:16. While these words of the Apostle have always been applicable to the people of God, they are especially important to us, for we realize that we are now living in this very evil day to which he referred in his letter to the Ephesians; that it has already come, and that only those who have put on the whole armor of God will be properly equipped to withstand the assaults of the enemy. His instruction that the Christian supply himself with the whole armor of God indicates a need for the armor, a difficulty in withstanding the attacks to be expected in this day, and the fewness of those, who will eventually stand, The exhortation is not to take merely the shield of faith, not merely the helmet of salvation, not merely the breastplate of righteousness, not merely the Sword of the Spirit, not merely the sandals of preparation, not merely the girdle of truth; but all of these. The implication is that we shall need all of these if we stand all the assaults to be expected in the evil day. Alas, how few seem to realize the importance of this armor which God has commended! Their difficulty is the result of their not recognizing the time in which they are now living, of their not being sufficiently awake, of not being zealous to search the Scriptures, and to arm themselves therewith for the battle of the Great Day of God Almighty. But with all the preparation the earnest Christian may make, he should see to it that there is a direct and continual communication between his heart and his Lord. In the Bible God has given us his message, his promises, his instruction, in advance. Elsewhere St. Paul has declared that this Word “is [5744]
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