Publication date
6/1/17
Volume
38
Number
11
The WatchTower
Views from the Watch Tower
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~"y 
15, 
J!lJ7 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(143-163) 
We 
made 
judicious 
uss 
of 
the 
newspapers, 
in 
advertising 
these 
meetings 
and 
feel 
that 
we 
had 
excellent 
results. 
We 
used 
mostly 
"Readers" 
seattered 
through 
the 
papers. 
The 
total 
!'Ost 
of 
the 
four 
meetings 
will 
reach 
about 
$380, 
which 
was 
all 
pledged 
before 
we 
started 
the 
series 
for 
the 
public. 
We 
fe~1 
riehly 
ble'"ed 
and 
more 
determined 
than 
ever 
to 
go 
on 
to 
the 
enc!. 
With 
fen'ent 
Christian 
10\-1' 
to 
you 
all, 
Your 
brother 
by 
his 
grace, 
C. 
B. 
SrruLL.-Ohio. 
FOUL 
SCANDAL'S 
"Brakes 
on! 
GI) 
slow 
I 
you 
do 
not 
know, 
You 
are 
not 
sure 
that 
it 
is 
so. 
A 
vagrant 
whisper 
overheard, 
A 
sneer, 
a 
shrug, 
a 
dastard 
word 
Are 
not 
sound 
evidence--you 
may 
Unjustly 
hurt 
a 
man 
today. 
The 
thoughtless 
things 
that 
people 
say. 
The 
vandal 
I 
umors 
gossirc 
spreads, 
The 
'1 
have 
heards' 
and 
Someone 
saids.' 
DANGER 
And 
like 
remarks, 
destroy 
and 
blight 
\Vithout 
a 
chance 
to 
pro\'e 
the 
riO'ht. 
Noblesse 
Oblige! 
Who 
knows 
When 
you 
May 
stand 
in 
need 
of 
fair 
play, 
too! 
A 
thousand 
men 
and 
women 
die 
At 
heart 
eaeh 
day 
beeause 
a 
lie-­ 
Some 
ill-eonsidered, 
vicious 
flin~­ 
Has 
robbed 
their 
lives 
of 
everything." 
ANGELOPHONE 
COMPANY 
REORGANIZED 
In 
a 
recent 
issue 
of 
the 
TIlE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
we 
announced 
that 
the 
Ang'plophone 
Company 
was 
going 
ont 
of 
{,ntiineSA, 
'VI' 
are 
glad 
now 
to 
inform 
our 
readers 
that 
this 
work 
will 
con­ 
tinue, 
some 
brethren 
having 
taken 
over 
the 
Companv 
and 
re- 
organized 
it. 
• 
Thpre 
was 
a 
legal 
question 
raised 
as 
to 
whethel' 
or 
not 
the 
SoCIETY 
had 
authority 
under 
its 
charter 
to 
sell 
talkinlt 
ma­ 
chines, 
together 
with 
the 
re!'Ords. 
It 
is 
our 
desire 
to 
be 
strictly 
law-abiding. 
There 
!'Ould 
be 
no 
question 
about 
the 
right 
of 
the 
SoCIETY 
to 
manufacture 
and 
sell 
talkin~ 
and 
singing 
records, 
because 
this 
is 
another 
m~thod 
of 
preachIng 
the 
Gospel. 
The 
records 
made 
by 
Brother 
Russell 
'Proved 
unsatisfactory, 
but 
there 
has 
been 
such 
a 
demand 
for 
them 
that 
the 
SOCIETY 
has 
arranged 
to 
have 
these 
records 
made 
again, 
which 
is 
now 
b~ing 
done 
by 
the 
same 
person 
who 
made 
the 
PHOTO-DRAMA 
RECORDS 
so 
great 
a 
success. 
The 
new 
reeords 
are 
clear 
and 
distinct, 
and 
casy 
to 
be 
understood, 
and 
will 
b~ 
much 
appre­ 
ciatpd 
by 
everyone, 
especially 
by 
those 
who 
enjoyed 
Brother 
Russell's 
discourscs. 
The'll' 
records 
will 
bc 
handled 
bv 
the 
Ang-elophone 
Company, 
which 
still 
has 
on 
hand 
a 
few 
sets 
of 
records 
in 
the 
voice 
of 
Brother 
Russell. 
Because 
of 
the 
increased 
cost 
of 
rerecording 
and 
remaking, 
and 
the 
increased 
cost 
of 
material, 
the 
An/<elophone 
Company 
is 
comp~lIed 
to 
sell 
these 
records 
at 
251' 
each 
or 
$5 
per 
set 
of 
twenty-five. 
Even 
at 
this 
they 
are 
cheaper 
than 
any 
other 
records 
on 
the 
market. 
Orders 
should 
he 
sent 
to 
us 
or 
to 
the 
Angelophone 
Com­ 
pany, 
184 
Fulton 
St., 
Ilrooklyn, 
N. 
Y. 
"WHY 
DO 
THE 
NATIONS 
WAR?" 
The 
announcement 
that 
there 
would 
be 
a 
new 
issue 
of 
Vol­ 
unteer 
literature 
has 
awakened 
many 
to 
the 
importance 
of 
ordering 
the 
first 
Volunteer 
matter-Vol. 
9, 
No. 
l-"The 
\Vorld 
on 
Fire"-llnd 
distributing 
it. 
We 
believe 
that 
the 
time 
h 
more 
propitious 
now 
than 
ever 
for 
the 
Lord's 
people 
to 
work, 
and 
"The 
World 
on 
Fire" 
is 
excellent 
to 
begin 
with. 
People 
are 
thinking 
now 
as 
never 
before. 
We 
believe, 
too, 
that 
the 
Lord 
expects 
us 
to 
keep 
on 
witnessing 
as 
long 
as 
it 
is 
"called 
day." 
It 
will 
be 
time 
to 
stop 
when 
the 
night 
has 
so 
far 
!'Ome 
upon 
us 
that 
no 
one 
can 
work. 
The 
leading 
article 
of 
the 
new 
volunteer 
matter 
will 
be: 
""'ny 
Do 
the 
Nations 
Wart" 
MAny 
orders 
have 
been 
received 
for 
it. 
When 
ordering 
it 
please 
mention 
Vol. 
9, 
No.5. 
We 
had 
thought 
to 
make 
it 
eight 
pages, 
but 
after 
considering 
every 
detail, 
it 
was 
concluded, 
the 
Lord 
willing, 
to 
issue 
another 
volunteer 
number 
before 
the 
summer 
ends. 
The 
printers 
are 
at 
work 
now 
upon 
the 
new 
issue, 
and 
orders 
will 
be 
filled 
as 
rapiclly 
as 
the 
printin~ 
proceeds. 
There 
should 
be 
no 
delay 
in 
puttin/< 
it 
out 
when 
it 
rpaches 
you. 
A 
combined 
effort 
and 
systematic 
distribution 
would 
be 
best 
I 
Whenever 
there 
are 
classes, 
orders 
should 
be 
sent 
by 
the 
Secretary, 
ann 
orden 
ShOllH 
be 
rRTPfnJlv 
p,timRfrd 
{)11 
a 
'bR~iR 
of 
one 
copy 
for 
each 
English-speitking 
family. 
Where 
there 
are 
no 
classes 
individuals 
may 
order, 
based 
upon 
the 
same 
estimate. 
The 
literature 
is 
furnisped 
free; 
but 
we 
do 
not 
pay 
the 
trans­ 
portation 
charges. 
"Finally, 
brethren, 
be 
strong 
in 
the 
Lord 
and 
in 
the 
power 
of 
His 
mightl" 
VOL. 
XXXVIII 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
JUNE 
1, 
1917 
No. 
11 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
"!'lIE 
HANDWBI'1'IlfG 
0. 
TBB 
WALL" 
of 
men 
that 
in 
the 
present 
order 
of 
thinlts 
they 
are 
betwel'n 
We 
append 
an 
editorial 
from 
the 
New 
York 
Ammcaft 
of 
& 
nether 
and 
upper 
millstone. 
whose 
rapid 
revolutions 
must 
May 
IS, 
which 
we 
believe 
sets 
forth 
without 
exag~eration 
eventually, 
and 
at 
no 
distant 
date, 
grind 
them 
down 
to 
a 
mis- 
present 
conditions 
throughout 
the 
world. 
After 
certain 
parts 
erable 
and 
ignoble 
serfdom, 
unless 
interfered 
with 
in 
some 
we 
have 
inserted 
some 
paragraphs 
from 
Vol. 
IV, 
"THE 
BATTLE 
way. 
Such 
indeed 
is 
the 
lK'tual 
condition 
of 
things: 
human 
OF 
ABMAGFJ>DON," 
of 
the 
series 
of 
"STUDIES 
IN 
THE 
SCBU'° 
necessity 
is 
the 
feed-pipe 
whit'h 
presses 
the 
masses 
between 
TUBES." 
the 
millstones; 
the 
lower 
millstone 
is 
the 
tlxed 
law 
of 
supply 
The 
"BATTLE 
OF 
ABMAGEDDO:-i" 
was 
written 
twenty 
years 
and 
demand 
whit'h 
is 
crowdinlt 
the 
rapidly 
increasing 
and 
ago, 
and 
so 
faithfully 
does 
it 
picture 
present 
events 
leading 
growingly 
intelligent 
population 
of 
thl' 
world 
closer 
and 
up 
to 
their 
climax, 
"THE 
BATTLE 
OF 
ABMAGFJ>DON," 
and 
the 
in- 
closer 
to 
the 
pressure 
of 
the 
upp~r 
millstone 
of 
organized 
troduction 
of 
earth's 
new 
Government, 
the 
kingdom 
of 
God's 
sclbhness. 
driven 
by 
the 
giant 
power 
of 
mechanieal 
slaves, 
dear 
Son, 
that 
we 
could 
wish 
a 
copy 
of 
it 
in 
every 
home 
assisted 
by 
the 
colts 
and'leyprs 
and 
puUI'VS 
of 
finllnt'ial 
com- 
throughout 
the 
whole 
earth. 
Truly 
there 
lived 
among 
us 
in 
binations, 
trusts 
and 
monopolies."-Vol. 
IV, 
p. 
372, 
par. 
2. 
these 
last 
days 
a 
prophet 
of 
the 
Lord; 
and 
although 
now 
he 
May 
18,1917. 
The 
'New 
York 
American 
said: 
has 
passed 
from 
human 
sight, 
his 
works 
remain 
an 
endur- 
''These 
seem 
to 
be 
also 
the 
views 
and 
eonceptions 
of 
the 
ing 
witness 
to 
his 
wisdom 
and 
his 
faithfulness! 
Following 
public 
journals 
Ilnd 
of 
most 
private 
citizens, 
who 
naturally 
is 
the 
editorial 
referred 
to 
with 
the 
insertions 
from 
''THE 
have 
no 
other 
sources 
of 
information 
and 
of 
opinion 
than 
the 
BATTLE 
OF 
ABMAGEllDOK": 
public 
journals. 
"BA.TTLB 
OJ' 
~ 
GUA'!' 
DAY 
01" 
GOD 
ALJaGH'rY'" 
''We 
can 
excuse 
the 
private 
citizen, 
but 
it 
is 
amazing 
that 
May 
18, 
1917, 
The 
N. 
Y. 
American 
said: 
men 
who 
are 
hailed 
as 
statesmen 
cannot 
see 
what 
is 
ltoing 
"The 
official 
mind 
seems 
to 
take 
it 
for 
granted 
that 
when 
on 
bE>fore 
their 
eyes; 
cannot 
see 
that 
the 
Europe 
of 
1913 
has 
the 
~overnments 
have 
made 
peace 
and 
have 
a.rranged 
the 
vanished 
all 
completely 
as 
the 
Europe 
of 
the 
dark 
ages; 
cannot 
diviSIon 
of 
whatever 
spoils 
there 
may 
be, 
the 
peoples 
are 
see 
that 
the 
proletariats 
have 
at 
last 
in 
their 
hands 
the 
going 
quietly 
back 
to 
work 
for 
their 
former 
masters, 
to 
live 
weapons 
and 
in 
their 
mind!! 
the 
thoUl!'nt 
and 
in 
their 
heartR 
the 
unller 
the 
same 
institutions, 
to 
be, 
in 
short, 
the 
same 
nations, 
resolve 
to 
do 
away 
with 
a 
II 
the 
old 
di!!tinrtions 
and 
sorial 
guided 
and 
controlled 
by 
the 
same 
financial, 
aristocratic 
and 
inelJualiti~s; 
that 
the 
institutions 
of 
J!'ov('rnment 
and 
law. 
diplomatic 
CAStes 
that 
have 
rnl~d 
them 
for 
many 
centuries." 
whirh 
still 
se('m 
to 
be 
solid 
and 
endnrinll: 
edifl('es 
are 
in 
Twenty 
years 
ago 
Pastor 
RUlsell 
eaid: 
reality 
only 
hollow 
shells, 
mined 
and 
ready 
to 
be 
blown 
"It 
i. 
becoming 
more 
aDd 
more 
manifest 
to 
the 
maSSPR 
to 
piece. 
when 
relief 
from 
the 
preasure 
of 
outside 
war 
give\! 
[60911 
May 15, 1917 THE We made judicious use of the newspapers in advertising these meetings and feel that we had excellent results. We used mostly “Readers” scattered through the papers. The total cost of the four meetings will reach about $380, which WATCH TOWER (143-163) was all pledged before we started the series for the public. We feel richly blessed and more determined than ever to go on to the end. With fervent Christian love to you all, Your brother by his grace, C. B. SuutL.—Ohio, FOUL SCANDAL’S DANGER “Brakes on! Go slow! you do not know, You are not sure that it is so. A vagrant whisper overheard, A sneer, a shrug, 3 dastard word Are not sound evidence—you may Unjustly hurt a man today. The thoughtless things that people say. The vandal 1umors gossip spreads, The ‘I have heards’ and ‘Someone saids.’ And like remarks, destroy and blight Without a chance to prove the right. Noblesse Oblige! Who knows when you May stand in need of fair play, too? A thousand men and women die At heart each day because a lie— Some ill-considered, vicious fling— Has robbed their lives of everything.” ANGELOPHONE COMPANY REORGANIZED In a recent issue of the THE Warcn TowER we announced that the Angelophone Company was going out of tusiness. We are glad now fo inform our readers that this work will continue, some brethren having taken over the Company and reorganized it, There was a lega] question raised as to whether or not the Society had authority under ita charter to sell talking machines, together with the records. It ia our desire to be strictly law-abiding. There could be no question about the right of the Society to manufacture and sell talking and singing records, because this is another method of preaching the Gospel. The records made by Brother Russell proved unsatisfactory, but there has been such a demand for them that the Socrery has arranged to have these records made again, which is now “WHY DO THE The announcement that there would be a new issue of Volunteer literature has awakened many to the importance of ordering the first Volunteer matter—Vol. 9, No. 1—“The World on Fire’—gnd distributing it. We believe that the time is more propitious now than ever for the Lord’s people to_work, and “The World on Fire” is excellent to begin with. People are thinking now as never before. We believe, too, that the Lord expects us to keep on witnessing as long as it is “called day.” It will be time to stop when the night has so far come upon us that no one can work. . The leading article of the new volunteer matter will be: “Why Do the Nations War?” Many orders have been received for it. When ordering it please mention Vol. 9, No. 5. We had thought to make it eight pages, but after considering every being done by the same person who made the PHoro-DRAMA REcorDS so great a success. The new records are clear and distinct, and easy to be understood, and wil! be much appreciated by every one, especially by those who enjoyed Brother Russell’s discourses. These records will be handled by the Angelophone Company, which still has on hand a few sets of records in the voice of Brother Russell. Because of the increased cost of rerecording and remaking, and the increased cost of material, the Angelophone Company is compelled to sell these records at 25¢ each or $5 per get of twenty-five. Even at this they are cheaper than any other records on the market. Orders should be sent to us or to the Angelophone Company, 184 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. NATIONS WAR?” detail, it was concluded, the Lord willing, to issue another volunteer number before the summer ends. The printers are at work now upon the new issue, and orders will be filled as rapidly as the printing proceeds. There should be no delay in putting it out when it reaches you. A combined effort and systematic distribution would be best! Whenever there are classes, orders should be sent by the Secretary, and orders should he carefully estimated ov a basis of one copy for each English-speaking family. Where there are no classes individuals may order, based upon the same estimate, The literature is furnished free; but we do not pay the transportation charges. “Finally, brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might!” —— Vou. XXXVITI BROOKLYN, N. Y., JUNE 1, 1917 No. 11 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER ‘THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL'’ . We append an editorial from the New York American of May 18, which we believe sets forth without exaggeration present conditions throughout the world. After certain parts we have inserted some paragraphs from Vel. IV, “THe BATTLE or ARMAGEDDON,” of the series of “Sruprms mm THE ScarTURES.” The “Battie or ARMAGEDDON” was written twenty years ago, and so faithfully does it picture present events leading up to their climax, “Tg BarTLe or ARMAGEDDON,” and the introduction of earth’s new Government, the kingdom of God’s dear Son, that we could wish a copy of it in every home throughout the whole earth, Truly there lived among us in these last days a prophet of the Lord; and although now he has passed from human sight, his works remain an enduring witness to his wisdom and his faithfulness! Following is the editorlal referred to with the insertions from “THE BaTTLe OF ARSAGEDDON”: “BATTLE OF THE GREAT DAY OF GOD ALMIGHTY’ May 18, 1917, The N. Y. American said: “The official mind seems to take it for granted that when the governments have made peace and have arranged the division of whatever spoila there may be, the peoples are going quietly back to work for their former masters, to live under the same institutions, to be, in short, the same nations, fded and controlled by the same financial, aristocratic and iplomatic eastes that have ruled them for many centuries.” Twenty years ago Pastor Russell said: “It is becoming more and more manifest to the masses of men that in the present order of things they are between a nether and upper millstone. whose rapid revolutions must eventually, and at no distant date, grind them down to a miserable and ignoble serfdom, unless interfered with in some way. Such indeed is the actual condition of things: human necessity is the feed-pipe which presses the masses between the millstones; the lower millstone is the fixed Jaw of supply and demand which is crowding the rapidly increasing and growingly intelligent population of the world closer and closer to the pressure of the upper millstone of organized selfishness, driven by the giant power of mechanical slaves, assisted by the cogs and levers and pullevs of financial combinations, trusts and monopolies.”—Vol. IV, p. 372, par. 2. May 18, 1917, The New York American said: “These seem to be also the views and conceptions of the public journals and of most private citizens, who naturally have no other sources of information and of opinion than the public journals, “We can excuse the private citizen, but it is amazing that men who are hailed as statesmen cannot see what is going on before their eyes; cannot see that the Europe of 1913 has vanished as completely aa the Europe of the dark ages; cannot see that the proletariats have at last in their hands the weapons and in their minds the thought and in their hearts the resolve to do away with all the old distinctions and social inequalities; that the institutions of government and laws which still seem to be solid and enduring edifices are in reality only hollow shells, mined and ready to be blown to pieces when relief from the pressure of outside war gives £6091)

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