Publication date
8/1/17
Volume
38
Number
15
The WatchTower
"Walk circumspectly because the days are evil"
The Watchtower Magazines
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OUR 
UNDER 
SHEPHERD 
"0 
Under 
Shepherd 
of 
the 
flock, 
Thou 
who 
didst 
safely 
keep 
The 
little 
ones 
of 
Clod's 
dear 
fold 
While 
hirelings 
lay 
asleep, 
Thy 
watch 
upon 
the 
mountain 
side 
Is 
o'er; 
and 
thou 
hast 
passed 
Within 
the 
palace 
of 
the 
King, 
With 
glory 
crowned 
at 
last! 
"Thy 
lot, 
0 
faithful 
one, 
was 
hard; 
Sharp 
were 
the 
rocks 
that 
tried 
Thy 
weary 
feet, 
when 
thou 
didst 
search 
The 
ruggeu. 
mountain 
side 
For 
those 
poor, 
hungry 
lambs 
who 
strayed 
Far 
from 
the 
safe, 
warm 
fold, 
Led 
by 
the 
hireling's 
careless 
voice 
Into 
the 
darkness 
cold! 
"The 
Master's 
staff 
was 
in 
thy 
hand; 
The 
Master's 
rod 
WlJ.,S 
thine; 
They 
comforted 
the 
weary 
sheep, 
They 
spoke 
the 
Word 
divine. 
They 
led 
through 
thorns 
and 
briers 
rude 
The 
weakest 
and 
the 
worst, 
Who 
wandered, 
in 
their 
blindness, 
far 
In 
paths 
of 
sin 
accursed. 
"No 
burning 
lake 
of 
awful 
fire 
Did 
thy 
keen 
eye 
discern 
To 
frighten 
timid 
little 
lambs, 
And 
faith 
to 
terror 
turn; 
llut 
up 
the 
mountain's 
rugged 
height, 
A 
path 
that 
ever 
led 
F'rnm 
darkncss 
into 
that 
clear 
light 
\\llere 
dwells 
our 
living 
IIeau.. 
"Beyond 
the 
shadows 
thou 
hast 
climbed, 
But 
still 
thy 
clear 
voice 
calls: 
'Press 
onward, 
little 
flock, 
thy 
God 
Is 
true; 
no 
ill 
befalls 
The 
sheep 
who 
walk 
the 
narrow 
way, 
The 
way 
the 
Master 
trod. 
fhe 
way 
which 
seems 
all 
loneliness. 
But 
where 
Faith's 
eye 
sees 
God!' 
"The 
shadows 
o'er 
that 
mountain 
top 
Will 
lift 
ere 
long; 
and 
we 
Who 
follow 
on 
shall 
find 
him 
there. 
And 
with 
him 
Christ 
shall 
see. 
o 
thou 
great 
Shepherd 
of 
the 
flock, 
Whom 
we, 
like 
him, 
adore, 
Be 
with 
us 
till 
at 
last 
we 
meet 
To 
sever 
nevermore!" 
VOL. 
XXXVIII 
B1WOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
AUGUST 
1, 
1917 
No. 
15 
========================-._--.=-"0=.. 
"WALK 
CIRCUMSPECTLY 
BECAUSE 
THE 
DAYS 
ARE 
EVIL" 
l 
This 
article 
WIth 
the 
exception 
of 
the 
paragraphs 
below, 
was 
a 
see.] 
It 
poorly 
befits 
an 
instructed 
child 
of 
God 
to 
denounce 
with 
scorn 
and 
contempt 
those 
of 
the 
poor 
world 
whose 
fail­ 
ings 
and 
lacks 
in 
character 
may 
be 
apparent 
to 
us. 
If 
in 
some 
respects 
we 
have 
been 
more 
nobly 
-born 
than 
are 
many 
others, 
have 
we 
anything 
whereof 
to 
boast 
in 
this 
regard? 
"What 
hast 
thou 
that 
thou 
hast 
not 
received? 
And 
if 
thou 
hast 
received 
it, 
wherefore 
shouldst 
thou 
boast~" 
Since 
we 
realize 
more 
and 
more 
as 
we 
go 
on 
in 
the 
narrow 
way 
how 
many 
and 
how 
humiliating 
are 
our 
own 
infirmities, 
we 
should 
learn 
to 
be 
very 
pitiful 
toward 
the 
infirmities 
of 
the 
poor, 
fallen 
world. 
And 
since 
the 
Lord 
is 
graciously 
willing 
to 
cover 
our 
many 
blemishes 
with 
the 
-merit 
of 
the 
precious 
blood, 
we 
cannot 
do 
less 
than 
manifest 
this 
same 
spirit. 
if 
we 
hope 
to 
be 
pleasing 
and 
acceptable 
to 
him. 
Self-righteousness 
and 
a 
"holier 
than 
thou" 
attitude 
will 
surely 
separate 
us 
from 
the 
favor 
of 
the 
Lord 
to 
whatever 
extent 
we 
harbor 
such 
a 
spirit. 
Let 
us 
search 
our 
hearts 
carefully 
along 
this 
line, 
for 
we 
have 
a 
wily 
adversary, 
and 
our 
own 
flesh 
is 
very 
deceitful. 
reprint 
of 
that 
pUblished 
in 
issue 
of 
July 
15, 
1905, 
which 
please 
Even 
though 
the 
failings 
and 
weaknesses 
of 
some 
of 
the 
brethren 
or 
of 
the 
members 
of 
our 
own 
family 
be 
different 
from 
our 
own, 
who 
shall 
judge 
that 
they 
are 
less 
acceptable 
to 
the 
Lord 
than 
are 
we? 
"To 
his 
own 
~faster· 
each 
servant 
standeth 
or 
falleth." 
A 
captious 
spirit 
of 
criticism 
and 
of 
magnifying 
the 
faults 
of 
others, 
a 
desire 
to 
show 
them 
up 
in 
their 
worst 
light, 
may 
be 
far 
more 
culpable 
in 
the 
eyes 
of 
the 
Lord 
than 
are 
the 
faults 
that 
seem 
so 
reprehensible 
to 
us. 
Let 
parents 
and 
children, 
brethren 
in 
the 
church-all 
who 
na,me 
the 
name 
of 
Christ-be 
of 
tender 
compassion 
toward 
one 
another. 
All 
have 
inherited 
and 
acquired 
weaknesses. 
Our 
own 
may 
be 
as 
serious 
as 
are 
those 
of 
some 
whose 
faults 
grate 
upon 
our 
sensibilities. 
Do 
our 
best, 
yet 
none 
of 
us 
can 
measure 
nearly 
up 
to 
the 
perfect 
standard. 
Who, 
then, 
arc 
we, 
that 
we 
should 
sit 
in 
severe 
judgment 
upon 
others, 
whether 
of 
the 
brethren 
or 
of 
those 
outside, 
whose 
responsi­ 
bility 
would 
be 
far 
less 
than 
ours? 
APPLICATION 
FOR 
EXEMPTION 
and 
states 
that 
he 
resides 
at 
in 
the 
City 
of 
; 
that 
he 
has 
had 
notice 
of 
call 
to 
military 
service 
under 
the 
Selective 
Draft 
Act; 
that 
he 
has 
presented 
himself 
for 
physical 
examination, 
and 
being 
ad­ 
vised 
that 
he 
is 
physically 
qualified, 
he 
now 
makes 
applica­ 
tion 
for 
exemption 
from 
military 
serv~ce 
under 
the 
prOVisions 
of 
said 
Selective 
Draft 
Act. 
and 
claims 
exemption 
upon 
the 
following 
grounds, 
to 
wit: 
(1) 
Because 
this 
applicant 
was, 
on 
llUd 
prior 
to 
the 
18th 
day 
of 
May. 
1917, 
a 
member 
of 
the 
INTERNATIONAL 
BrnLf' 
STUDENTS 
ASSOCIATION, 
a 
well-recognized 
religious 
organiza­ 
tion, 
which 
has 
been 
such 
religious 
organization 
and 
existing 
for 
a 
period 
of 
more 
than 
thirty 
years, 
the 
creed 
or 
teaching 
of 
which 
said 
religious 
organization 
forbids 
its 
members 
to 
partic~pate 
in 
war 
in 
any 
form; 
that 
the 
religious 
convictions 
of 
the 
undersigned, 
this 
applicant, 
are 
against 
war 
or 
partici­ 
pation 
therein 
in 
any 
form, 
in 
accordance 
with 
the 
creed 
or 
principles 
of 
said 
INTERNATIONAL 
BIBLE 
STUDENTS 
ASSN. 
(2) 
This 
applicant 
therefore 
prays 
that 
he 
be 
exempted 
from 
military 
service 
under 
the 
provision 
of 
said 
Selective 
Draft 
Act. 
(Signed) 
. 
State 
of 
8S: 
County 
of 
. 
. 
_ 
_ 
" 
being 
duly 
sworn, 
upon 
his 
oath 
says 
that 
he 
has 
read 
the 
above 
and 
foregoing 
applica­ 
tion 
for 
exemption, 
and 
is 
fully 
acquainted 
with 
the 
contents 
thereof, 
and 
that 
the 
matters 
and 
things 
stated 
therein 
are 
true 
. 
The 
Government 
is 
putting 
into 
motion 
its 
machinery 
re­ 
lating 
to 
Selective 
Draft 
for 
military 
service. 
Local 
boards 
have 
been 
selected 
for 
each 
county 
and 
for 
various 
districts 
in 
the 
cities. 
The 
drawing 
is 
now 
made. 
H 
you 
are 
on 
the 
list 
of 
the 
called 
ones 
you 
will 
first 
report 
for 
physical 
examination 
on 
the 
date 
named 
in 
the 
call. 
H 
you 
are 
found 
physically 
disqualified 
you 
will 
re­ 
ceive 
a 
certifi<,ate 
to 
that 
effect, 
with 
further 
instructions 
from 
the 
Board 
as 
to 
what 
to 
do. 
H 
you 
are 
found 
physically 
qualified 
and 
you 
desire 
to 
claim 
exemption 
from 
military 
service, 
then 
you 
should 
file 
your 
application 
for 
exemption. 
After 
having 
been 
found 
to 
be 
physically 
qualified 
you 
will 
have 
seven 
days 
in 
which 
to 
file 
your 
application 
for 
exemption; 
and 
you 
will 
be 
given 
ten 
days' 
time 
after 
the 
filing 
of 
your 
application 
in 
which 
to 
file 
proof 
in 
support 
of 
your 
claims 
for 
exemption. 
We 
have 
been 
expecting 
the 
Government 
to 
publish 
a 
form 
of 
application 
for 
exemption, 
but 
up 
to 
this 
time 
none 
has 
been 
published. 
As 
the 
caIling 
of 
the 
men 
under 
the 
selective 
Draft 
Act 
has 
now 
been 
made, 
and 
knowing 
that 
many 
of 
our 
brethren 
will 
be 
desirous 
of 
filing 
application 
fer 
exemption. 
and 
as 
many 
have 
written 
the 
SocIETY 
for 
a 
form 
of 
application. 
we 
have 
prepared 
one, 
which 
we 
publish 
be­ 
low, 
and 
which 
may 
be 
used. 
provided 
the 
Government 
fur­ 
nishes 
no 
form 
for 
that 
purpose. 
APPLIOATION 
TO 
THE 
LOCAL 
BOARD 
OF 
EXEMPTION 
UNDER 
THE 
SELECTIVE 
DRAFT 
ACT: 
Comes 
now 
the 
undersigned.... 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
.. 
No. 
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. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
. 
, 
(here 
insert 
your 
name 
and 
serial 
number), 
[6121] 
(221-231 
) 
OUR UNDER “Q Under Shepherd of the flock, Thou who didst safely keep The little onea of (od’s dear fold While hirelings lay asleep, Thy watch upon the mountain side Is o’er; and thou hast passed Within the palace of the King, With glory crewned at last! “Thy lot, O faithful one, was hard; Sharp were the rocks that tried Thy weary feet, when thou didst search The rugged mountain side For those poor, hungry lambs who strayed Far from the safe, warm fold, Led by the hireling’s careless voice Into the darkness cold! “The Master’s staff was in thy hand; The Master’s rod was thine; They comforted the weary sheep, They spoke the Word divine. They led through thorns and briers rude The weakest and the worst, Who wandered, in their blindness, far Jn paths of sin accursed. Vou. XXXVITI BROOKLYN, N. Y., SHEPHERD “No burning lake of awful fire Did thy keen eye discern To frighten timid little lambs, And faith to terror turn; But up the mountain’s rugged height, A path that ever led From darkness into that clear light Where dwells our living Head. “Beyond the shadows thou hast climbed, But still thy clear voice calls: ‘Press onward, little flock, thy God Is true; no ill befalls The sheep who walk the narrow way, The way the Master trod, Ihe way which seems ail loneliness, But where Faith’s eye sees God!’ “The shadows o’er that mountain top Will lift ere long; and we Who follow on shall find him there. And with him Christ shall see. O thou great Shepherd of the flock, Whom we, like him, adore, Be with us till at last we meet To sever nevermore!” AUGUST 1, 1917 No. 15 “WALK CIRCUMSPECTLY BECAUSE THE DAYS ARE EVIL” [This article with the exception of the paragraphs below, was 4 reprint of that published in issue of July 15, 1905, which please see, ] It poorly befits an instructed child of God to denounce with scorn and contempt those of the poor world whose failings and lacks in character may be apparent to us. If in some respects we have been more nobly born than are many others, have we anything whereof to boast in this regard? “What hast thou that thou hast not received? And if thou hast received it, wherefore shouldst thou boast?” Since we realize more and more as we go on in the narrow way how many and how humiliating are our own infirmities, we should learn to be very pitiful toward the infirmities of the poor, fallen world. And since the Lord is graciously willing to cover our many blemishes with the merit of the precious blood, we eannot do less than manifest this same spirit, if we hope to be pleasing and acceptable to him. Self-righteousness and a “holier than thou” attitude will surely separate us from the favor of the Lord to whatever extent we harbor such a spirit. Let us search our hearts carefully along this line, for we have a wily adversary, and our own flesh is very deceitful, Even though the failings and weaknesses of some of the brethren or of the members of our own family be different from our own, who shall judge that they are less acceptable to the Lord than are we? “To his own Master-each servant standeth or falleth.” A captious spirit of criticism and of magnifying the faults of others, a desire to show them up in their worst light, may be far more culpable in the eyes of the Lord than are the faults that seem so reprehensible to us. Let parents and children, brethren in the church—all who name the name of Christ—be of tender compassion toward one another. All have inherited and acquired weaknesses. Our own may be as serious as are those of some whose faults grate upon our sensibilities. Do our best, yet none of us can measure nearly up to the perfect standard. Who, then, are we, that we should sit in severe judgment upon others, whether of the brethren or of those outside, whose responsibility would be far less than ours? APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION The Government is putting into motion its machinery relating to Selective Draft for military service. Local boards have been selected for each county and for various districts in the cities. The drawing is now made, If you are on the list of the called ones you will first report for physical examination on the date named in the call. If you are found physically disqualified you will receive a certificate to that effect, with further instructions from the Board as to what to do. If you are found physically qualified and you desire to claim exemption from military service, then you should file your application for exemption. After having been found to be physically qualified you will have seven days in which to file your application for exemption; and you will be given ten days’ time after the filing of your application in which to file proof in support of your claims for exemption. We have been expecting the Government to publish a form of application for exemption, but up to this time none has been published. As the calling of the men under the selective Draft Act has now been made, and knowing that many of our brethren will be desirous of filing application for exemption, and as many have written the Socrery for a form of application, we have prepared one, which we publish below, and which may be used. provided the Government furnishes no form for that purpose. APPLICATION TO THE LOCAL BOARD OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE SELECTIVE DRAFT ACT: Comes now the undersigned..............,0..-e00ee No. See e eee (here insert your name and serial number), and states that he resides at..............0.5. in the City 0) ; that he has had notice of call to military service under the Selective Draft Act; that he has presented himself for physical examination, and being advised that he is physically qualified, he now makes application for exemption from military service under the provisions of said Selective Draft Act, and claims exemption upon the following grounds, to wit: (1) Because this applicant was, on and prior to the 18th day of May, 1917, a member of the INTERNATIONAL Bra.e Srupents Association, a well-recognized religious organization, which has been such religious organization and existing for a period of more than thirty years, the creed or teaching of which said religious organization forbids its members to participate in war in any form; that the religious convictions of the undersigned, this applicant, are against war or participation therein in any form, in accordance with the creed or principles of said INTERNATIONAL Biste STUDENTS ASSN. (2) This applicant therefore prays that he be exempted from military service under the provision of said Selective Draft Act. (Signed) 2.0.00... ccc cece eee eee SS: a , being duly sworn, upon his oath says that he has read the above and foregoing application for exemption, and is fully acquainted with the contents thereof, and that the matters and things stated therein are true. [6121} (221-231)

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