Publication date
11/1/17
Volume
38
Number
21
The WatchTower
A Tribute to the seventh Messenger
The Watchtower Magazines
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OC'l'OBllk 
15, 
1917 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(319-324) 
1 
pray 
earnestly 
for 
you, 
and 
surely 
the 
Lord 
will 
recom­ 
pense 
your 
work 
and 
a 
full 
reward 
be 
given 
you 
of 
him 
under 
wllose 
wings 
you 
are 
('ome 
to 
trust.-Ruth 
2: 
12. 
Your 
sister, 
striving 
for 
the 
kingdom, 
R. 
E. 
LAWRENCE. 
OOKTINUED 
APPRECIATIONS 
OF 
VOLtJME 
SEVllN 
"1 
am 
glad 
I 
can 
recognize 
the 
Seventh 
Volume 
as 
the 
?:enuine 
article. 
It 
has 
proven 
a 
blessing 
to 
me, 
and 
the 
penny' 
pay 
is 
more 
than 
satisfactory. 
It 
is 
more 
than 
1 
de­ 
serve, 
just 
like 
all 
of 
our 
dear 
Lord's 
rewards 
to 
his 
little 
ones."-C. 
R. 
P., 
Ga. 
"We 
hft-ve 
not 
ceased 
to 
thank 
the 
Lord 
ff}r 
the 
'penny' 
and 
the 
desire 
and 
hope 
of 
riding 
in 
the 
iiery 
chariot. 
The 
grand 
old 
plan 
gets 
bigger 
and 
grander 
all 
the 
time."- 
W. 
F. 
McL., 
Ala. 
"I 
cannot 
close 
without 
expressing 
my 
gratitude 
for 
the 
Seventh 
Volume. 
I 
am 
now 
reading 
it 
for 
the 
second 
time, 
and 
1 
thank 
the 
Lord 
that 
I 
have 
been 
privileged 
to 
receive 
this 
volume."-Mrs. 
C. 
J. 
P., 
Ohio. 
"We 
cannot 
express 
in 
words 
the 
joy 
and 
comfort 
the 
Seventh 
Volume 
brought 
to 
our 
hearts. 
We 
are 
filled 
with 
adoration 
and 
praise 
and 
thanksgiving 
to 
our 
Father. 
Have 
gone 
through 
the 
book 
once 
but 
11m 
now 
reading 
it, 
looking 
up 
each 
referen('e; 
and 
oh, 
the 
truths 
that 
are 
thus 
hidden! 
What 
blessing 
it 
brings!"-)lrs. 
R. 
W. 
H., 
Ohio. 
"I 
have 
received 
It 
great 
blessing 
from 
the 
Seventh 
Volume. 
I 
believe 
that 
it 
has 
('orne 
at 
just 
the 
right 
time-a 
time 
when 
the 
church 
would 
have 
severe 
trials 
and 
bitter 
experiences." 
-3. 
A. 
M., 
Ind. 
"How 
we 
are 
rejoicing 
in 
the 
light 
f}f 
Volume 
Seven, 
and 
noting 
its 
perfect 
harmony 
and 
wpr, 
our 
beloved 
Pa.stor 
could 
not 
put 
that 
out 
on 
this 
side 
the 
veIl!"-Mrs. 
A. 
T. 
B., 
Kan. 
"Havin~ 
just 
finished 
the 
first 
and 
second 
parts 
of 
Volume 
Seven, 
1 
wish 
to 
exprl'Ss 
my 
loving 
appreciation 
a.nd 
gratitude 
for 
the 
great 
blessing 
and 
in&piration 
received 
as 
a 
result 
of 
this 
unfolding 
of 
present 
trutll."-J. 
S., 
Ind. 
"1 
am 
reading 
the 
Seventh 
Volume, 
and 
I 
never 
was 
so 
happy 
in 
my 
life. 
It 
is 
just 
what 
we 
need 
in 
this 
trying 
hour."--J. 
A., 
Pa. 
"The 
Seventh 
Volume 
does 
satisfy 
me 
fully. 
1 
cannot 
tell 
you 
the 
joy 
and 
comfort 
it 
has 
given 
me. 
I 
am 
reading 
it 
the 
fourth 
time 
and 
find 
it 
better 
each 
time."-W. 
1<'. 
S., 
Ga. 
"The 
Seventh 
Volume 
is 
grand. 
While 
we 
have 
long 
been 
looking 
for 
this 
work, 
it 
more 
than 
filled 
our 
anticipa­ 
tions."-V. 
P. 
N., 
Ala. 
"1 
am 
rejoicing 
in 
the 
encouragement 
and 
help 
I 
am 
getting 
in 
Volume 
Seven. 
It 
i~ 
a 
marvel, 
a 
'wonder. 
Really, 
God 
is 
its 
Author."-F. 
A. 
I,., 
'l'enn. 
"All 
the 
friends 
here, 
without 
an 
exception, 
have 
accepted 
the 
'penny' 
with 
joy 
and 
gladness, 
praising 
and 
glorifying 
God."-G. 
B. 
R., 
Mass. 
"The 
Seventh 
Volume 
grows 
better 
to 
me 
every 
page 
I 
read. 
The 
Lord 
has 
blessed 
us 
greatly. 
It 
has 
drawn 
me 
closer 
to 
him."-L. 
T. 
V., 
N. 
Y. 
"Thank 
the 
dear 
TJord 
for 
'The 
Finished 
Mystery!' 
I 
have 
read 
it 
twice, 
the 
last 
time 
very 
carefUlly. 
1 
surely 
appreciate 
what 
is 
there 
written 
concerning 
the 
fallen 
angels. 
1 
have 
been 
beset 
by 
them, 
owing 
to 
my 
own 
weakness 
and 
my 
not 
keeping 
the 
vow 
strictly 
enough, 
and 
have 
only 
been 
saved 
from 
discouragement 
by 
the 
Lord's 
favor 
through 
the 
Resolve 
and 
the 
TOWERS 
and 
prayer. 
1 
was 
not 
fully 
confident, 
how­ 
ever, 
that 
1 
had 
not 
lost 
my 
crown 
until 
I 
read 
the 
blessed 
Seventh 
Volume. 
I 
now 
understand 
why 
my 
el'periences 
have 
been 
permitted. 
It 
(the 
Volume) 
has 
been 
like 
the 
angel 
of 
Gethsemane 
to 
me, 
the 
assurance 
that 
1 
am 
still 
in 
our 
Father's 
favor. 
I 
can 
go 
forward 
with 
renewed 
energy 
because 
more 
joyous 
zeal. 
We 
have 
already 
sold 
twenty-five. 
Please 
remember 
us 
in 
prayer."-E. 
B. 
A., 
Conn. 
VOL. 
XXXVIII 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
NOVEMBER 
1, 
1917 
No. 
21 
A 
TRIBUTE 
TO 
THE 
SEVENTH 
MESSENGER 
"The 
mystery 
of 
the 
seven 
stars 
which 
thou 
sawest 
in 
my 
right 
hand 
... 
the 
seven 
stars 
are 
the 
angels 
[messengers] 
of 
the 
!!even 
churches. 
"-Rev. 
1: 
ZOo 
Since 
the 
days 
of 
the 
Apostles 
of 
Jesus 
no 
man 
on 
e!l:rth 
in 
due 
season 
to 
the 
household." 
For 
ms,nr 
years 
Christian 
has 
held 
a 
dearer 
place 
in 
the 
hearts 
of 
consecrated 
Chris- 
people 
of 
all 
denominations 
have 
been 
lookmg 
for 
the 
mani· 
tians 
than 
has 
PASTOR 
CHARLES 
T. 
RUSSELL. 
He 
was 
festation 
of 
that 
promised 
servant. 
For 
several 
years 
some 
known 
the 
world 
around, 
and 
loved 
most 
by 
those 
who 
knew 
have 
recognized, 
and 
now 
many 
more 
are 
recognizing, 
that 
him 
best. 
For 
thirty·six 
years 
he 
was 
the 
sole 
editor 
of 
TH£ 
Pastor 
Russell 
is 
that 
servant. 
Forty 
'years 
ago 
he 
noted 
that 
W.ATCH 
TOWER. 
It 
seems 
fltting, 
therefore, 
that 
we 
should 
in 
the 
Scriptures 
held 
forth 
the 
undoubted 
testimony 
that 
the 
these 
columns 
at 
this 
time 
take 
notice 
of 
the 
first 
anniversa!'J' 
~ 
would 
end 
with 
a 
great 
time 
of 
trouble, 
which 
would 
be­ 
of 
his 
glorification, 
which 
occurred 
on 
the 
last 
day 
of 
Octo- 
gIn 
with 
international 
war; 
that 
the 
war 
would 
be 
followed 
ber, 
1916. 
by 
revolution; 
and 
that 
revolution 
would 
in 
turn 
be 
followed 
Pastor 
Russell 
was 
a 
great 
man. 
This 
fact 
is 
more 
fully 
by 
anarchy, 
whieh 
would 
wreck 
all 
the 
ecclesiastic-a 
I 
and 
civil 
recognized 
today 
than 
it 
was 
a 
:year 
ago. 
Appreciation 
of 
institutions 
of 
the 
world, 
and 
thus 
make 
way 
for 
the 
estab· 
him 
by 
the 
people 
will 
necessarIly 
increase 
as 
they 
come 
lishment 
of 
Messiah's 
kingdom 
of 
righteousness, 
for 
whieh 
to 
a 
fuller 
realization 
of 
the 
position 
he 
oceupied 
as 
a 
ser- 
Ohristius 
bw 
long 
hoped 
and 
pra.yed. 
He 
proved 
by 
Bible 
vant 
of 
the 
Lord. 
Some 
men 
are 
born 
great, 
while 
others 
at- 
chronology 
the 
presence 
of 
the 
Lord 
from 
1874 
on, 
and 
demon­ 
tain 
greatness 
by 
reason 
of 
their 
faithfulness 
to 
duty. 
Pastor 
strated 
that 
1914 
would 
mark 
the 
end 
of 
the 
Gentile 
Reriod 
and 
Russell 
was 
a 
great 
man 
from 
both 
of 
these 
viewpoints. 
The 
the 
beginning 
of 
the 
great 
international 
conflict. 
Time 
and 
Scriptures 
indicate 
that 
he 
was 
chosen 
of 
the 
Lord 
frum 
his 
events 
have 
proven 
the 
correctness 
of 
his 
deductions 
from 
birth. 
His 
mother 
was 
a 
conseerated 
Christian. 
She 
taught 
the 
Scriptures, 
showing 
he 
possessed 
heavenly 
wisdom. 
her 
son 
in 
the 
way 
of 
the 
Lord, 
and 
he 
early 
gave 
evidence 
of 
Contrary 
to 
the 
rule 
of 
ecclesiasticism, 
Pastor, 
Russell 
his 
loving 
devotion 
to 
the 
great 
Master. 
never 
lifted 
a 
collection. 
He 
spent 
his 
own 
private 
fortune 
God 
used 
the 
Prophet 
Ezekiel 
to 
foretell 
the 
event" 
that 
in 
making 
known 
the 
"glad 
tidings." 
His 
writings 
and 
publi­ 
were 
to 
come 
to 
pass 
upon 
Christendom. 
He 
used 
Pa"tor 
cations 
have 
reached 
a 
larger 
circulation 
than 
those 
of 
any 
Russell 
as 
an 
anti 
type 
of 
Ezekiel 
to 
make 
clear 
to 
Bible 
stu- 
man 
or 
class 
of 
men 
on 
earth, 
the 
Bible 
alone 
excepted. 
He 
dents 
the 
real 
meaDIng 
of 
these 
events 
as 
they 
came 
to 
pass. 
long 
a~o 
showed 
from 
the 
Scriptures 
that 
there 
would 
be 
a 
The 
great 
Maeter, 
speaking 
to 
the 
church 
through 
John 
ihe 
federation 
of 
ehurches 
nominal 
and 
a 
departure 
by 
them 
from 
Revelator, 
foretold 
that 
the 
church 
would 
be 
developed 
during 
the 
"faith 
once 
delivered 
to 
the 
saints," 
and 
that 
the 
true 
a 
time 
of 
stress, 
and 
that 
the 
entire 
QQspel 
age 
would 
be 
di- 
saints 
would 
be 
gathered 
together 
into 
the 
garner 
of 
the 
Lord. 
vided 
into 
seven 
distinct 
epochs 
or 
periods 
of 
time. 
He 
I1lso 
All 
of 
these 
things 
are 
practically 
a.ccomplished 
facts, 
all 
of 
clearly 
indieated 
that 
each 
of 
these 
periods 
or 
epochs 
of 
lime 
which 
testify 
that 
Pastor 
Russell 
is 
the 
servant 
promised 
to 
would 
be 
blessed 
by 
a 
special 
messenger 
representing 
him. 
the 
ehurch 
in 
the 
closing 
days 
of 
its 
earthly 
pilgrimage. 
Manv 
The 
grea.t 
drama 
of 
the 
Gospel 
age 
opened 
with 
the 
Apostle 
are 
perceiving 
more 
and 
more 
each 
day 
that 
he 
was 
chosen 
of 
Paul 
as 
the 
chief 
messenger, 
or 
angel, 
to 
the 
church. 
It 
the 
Lord 
to 
perform 
a 
great 
work. 
clolles 
with 
Pastor 
Russell 
as 
the 
seventh, 
and 
last, 
messenger 
ms 
OBDINAno. 
to 
the 
church 
militant. 
For 
the 
other 
five 
epochs' 
of, 
the 
There 
are 
two 
ordinations 
of 
the 
servants 
of 
QQd. 
One 
is 
church 
the 
Lord 
provided 
messengers 
in 
the 
order 
named: 
St. 
the 
divine 
ordination; 
the 
obher, 
an 
ordination 
by 
the 
chureh. 
John, 
Arius, 
Waldo, 
Wycliffe 
and 
Luther. 
Each 
in 
his 
turn 
Ordination 
means 
authoritr 
to 
aet 
as 
a 
representative 
of 
lIon· 
bore 
the 
message 
due 
to 
be 
understood 
during 
the 
epoch 
he 
other. 
Ordination 
of 
a 
mmister 
of 
the 
QQspel 
means 
author­ 
represented. 
The 
two 
most 
prominent 
messengers, 
however, 
ity 
to 
preach 
the 
Gospel. 
Comparatively 
few 
ministers 
of 
our 
are 
the 
first 
and 
last-St. 
Paul'and 
Pastor 
Russell. 
day 
have 
the 
red 
ordination. 
Pastor 
RUBsell 
had 
both 
the 
"THAT 
WISE 
.un> 
FAITHFUL 
SERV.ur.r" 
divine 
ordination 
and 
the 
ordination 
from 
the 
ehureh. 
The 
The 
Lord 
Jesus, 
in 
his 
great 
prophetic 
statement 
in 
Mat- 
ordination 
that 
comes 
from 
Jehovah 
is 
received 
by' 
all 
who 
thew 
24:45-47, 
made 
known 
the 
fact 
that 
at 
the 
end 
of 
the 
are 
begotten 
and 
anointed 
of 
the 
holy 
Spirit, 
as 
set 
forth 
age 
he 
would 
be 
present 
and 
would 
have 
a 
special 
servant 
in 
Isala.h 
61: 
1-3. 
The 
ordination 
that 
comes 
from 
the 
church 
whom 
he 
would 
"make 
ruler 
over 
all 
his 
house 
to 
gi.,e 
meat 
is 
authority 
granted 
by 
an 
assembly 
of 
Christian 
people 
to 
a 
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Octopzr 15, 1917 I pray earnestly for you, and surely the Lord will recompense your work and a full reward be given you of him under whose wings you are come to trust.—Ruth 2:12. Your sister, striving for the kingdom, R. E. LAWRENCE, CONTINUED APPRECIATIONS OF VOLUME SEVEN “J am glad I can recognize the Seventh Volume as the genuine article. It has proven a blessing to me, and the penny’ pay is more than satisfactory. It is more than I deserve, just like ail of our dear Lord’s rewards to his little ones.”—C, R, P., Ga. “We have not ceased to thank the Lord for the ‘penny’ and the desire and hope of riding in the fiery chariot, The grand old plan gets bigger and grander all the time.”’— W. F. Mel, Ala. “I cannot close without expressing my gratitude for the Seventh Volume, I am now reading it for the second time, and I thank the Lord that I have been privileged to receive this volume.”—Mrs. C. J. P., Ohio. “We cannot express in words the joy and comfort the Seventh Volume brought to our hearts, We are filled with adoration and praise and thanksgiving to our Father. Have gone through the book once but am now reading it, looking up each reference; and oh, the truths that are thus hidden! What blessing it brings!”—-Mrs. R. W. H., Ohio. “TI have received a great. blessing from the Seventh Volume. I believe that it has come at just the right time—a time when the church would have severe trials and bitter experiences.” —J. A. M., Ind. “How we are rejoicing in the light of Volume Seven, and noting its perfect harmony and why our beloved Pastor could not put that out on this side the veil!”—Mrs. A. T. B., Kan. “Having just finished the first and second parts of Volume Seven, I wish to express my loving appreciation and gratitude THE WATCH TOWER (319-324) for the great blessing and inspiration received ag a result of this unfolding of present truth.”—J. 8., Ind. “I am reading the Seventh Volume, and I never was so happy in my life. It is just what we need in this trying hour.”—J, A., Pa. “The Seventh Volume does satisfy me fully. I cannot tell you the joy and comfort it has given me. I am reading it the fourth time and find it better each time.”—W. F. S., Ga. “The Seventh Volume is grand, While we have long been looking for this work, it more than filled our anticipations.”—V. P. N., Ala. “J am rejoicing in the encouragement and help I am getting in Volume Seven, It iy a marvel, a wonder. Really, God is its Author.”—F. A. L., Tenn. “All the friends here, without an exception, have accepted the ‘penny’ with joy and gladness, praising and glorifying God.”—G. B. R., Maas. “The Seventh Volume grows better to me every page 1 read. The Lord has blessed us greatly. It has drawn me eloser to him.”—L. T. V., N. Y. ‘Thank the dear Lord for ‘The Finished Mystery!’ I have read it twice, the last time very carefully. I surely appreciate what is there written concerning the fallen angels. I have been beset. by them, owing to my own weakness and my not keeping the vow strictly enough, and have only been saved from discouragement by the Lord’s favor through the Resolve and the Towers and prayer. I was not fully confident, however, that I had not lost my crown until I read the blessed Seventh Volume. I now understand why my experiences have been permitted. It (the Volume) has been like the angel of Gethsemane to me, the assurance that I am still in our Father’s favor. I can go forward with renewed energy because more joyous zeal. We have already sold twenty-five. Please remember us in prayer.”—E, B. A., Conn. Vout. XXXVIII BROOKLYN, N. Y., NOVEMBER 1, 1917 No. 21 A TRIBUTE TO THE SEVENTH MESSENGER ‘‘The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand... the seven stars are the angels [messengers} of the seven churches.’’-—Rev, 1:20. Since the days of the Apostles of Jesus no man on earth has held a dearer place in the hearts of consecrated Christiana than has PASTOR CHARLES T. RUSSELL. He was known the world around, and loved most by those who knew him best. For thirty-six years he was the sole editor of THE WatcH Tower. It seems fitting, therefore, that we should in these columns at this time take notice of the first anniversary of his glorification, which occurred on the last day of October, 1916. Pastor Russell was a great man. This fact is more fully recognized today than it was a year ago. Appreciation of him by the people will necessarily increase as they come to a fuller realization of the position he occupied as a servant of the Lord. Some men are born great, while others attain greatness by reason of their faithfulness to duty. Pastor Russell was a great man from both of these viewpoints. The Scriptures indicate that he was chosen of the Lord frum hia birth. His mother was a consecrated Christian. She taught her son in the way of the Lord, and he early gave evidence of his loving devotion to the great Master. God used the Prophet Ezekiel to foretell the events that were to come to pass upon Christendom. He used Pastor Russell as an antitype of Ezekiel to make clear to Bible students the real meaning of these events as they came to pass. The great Master, speaking to the church through John the Revelator, foretold that the church would be developed during a time of stress, and that the entire Gospel age would be divided into seven distinct epochs or periods of time. He also clearly indicated that each of these periods or epochs of time would be blessed by a special messenger representing him. The great drama of the Gospel age opened with the Apostle Paul as the chief messenger, or angel, to the church. It cloges with Pastor Russell as the seventh, and last, messenger to the church militant. For the other five epochs’of- the church the Lord provided messengers in the order named: St. John, Arius, Waldo, Wycliffe and Luther. Each in his turn bore the message due to be understood during the epoch he represented. The two most prominent messengers, however, are the first and last—St. Paul and Pastor Russell. “THAT WISE AND FAITHFUL SERVANT’ The Lord Jesus, in his great prophetic statement in Matthew 24:45-47, made known the fact that at the end of the age he would be present and would have a special servant whom he would “make ruler over all his house to give meat in due season to the household.” For many years Christian people of all denominations have been looking for the manifestation of that promised servant. For several years some have recognized, and now many more are recognizing, that Pastor Russell is that servant. Forty years ago he noted that the Scriptures held forth the undoubted testimony that the would end with a great time of trouble, which would hegin with international war; that the war would be followed by revolution; and that revolution would in turn be followed by anarchy, which would wreck all the ecclesiastical and civil institutions of the world, and thus make way for the establishment of Messiah’s kingdom of righteousness, for which Ohristians have long hoped and prayed. He proved by Bible chronology the presence of the Lord from 1874 on, and demonstrated that 1914 would mark the end of the Gentile period and the beginning of the great international conflict. Time and events have proven the correctness of his deductions from the Scriptures, showing he possessed heavenly wisdom. Contrary to the rule of ecclesiasticism, Pastor, Russell never lifted a collection, He spent his own private fortune in making known the “glad tidings.” His writings and publications have reached a larger circulation than those of any man or class of men on earth, the Bible alone excepted. He jong ago showed from the Scriptures that there would be a federation of churches nominal and a departure by them from the “faith once delivered to the saints,” and that the true saints would be gathered together into the garner of the Lord. All of these things are practically accomplished facts, all of which testify that Pastor Russell is the servant promised to the church in the closing days of ite earthly pilgrimage. Many are perceiving more and more each day that he was chosen of the Lord to perform a great work. HIS ORDINATION There are two ordinations of the servants of God. One is the divine ordination; the other, an ordination by the church. Ordination means authority to act as a representative of gnother. Ordination of a minister of the Gospel means authority to preach the Gospel. Comparatively few ministers of our day have the real ordination. Pastor Russell had both the divine ordination and the ordination from the church. The ordination that comes from Jehovah is received by’ all who are begotten and anointed of the holy Spirit, as set forth in Isaiah 61:1-8. The ordination that comes from the church is authority granted by an assembly of Christian people to a [6159]

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