Publication date
4/1/17
Volume
38
Number
7
The WatchTower
"Consider Him"
The Watchtower Magazines
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ANGELOPHONE 
COMPANY 
CLOSING 
OUT 
The 
friends 
who 
organized 
the 
Angelophone 
00. 
had 
hoped 
to 
furnish 
good 
records 
dictated 
by 
Brother 
Russell. 
Some 
of 
the 
first 
were 
not 
ll4l 
clear 
as 
desired, 
and 
Brother 
Ruasell 
expected 
to 
re-record 
them, 
but 
passed 
away 
before 
being 
able 
to 
do 
80. 
Orders 
came 
in 
so 
rapidly, 
the 
number 
of 
records 
to 
be 
handled 
was 
so 
great, 
and 
the 
requests 
so 
urgent, 
that 
it 
was 
impossible 
to 
test 
each 
set 
before 
shipping; 
hence 
the 
filling 
of 
many 
of 
the 
orders 
in 
the 
original 
packages 
of 
the 
ma.nuf1W· 
turers. 
It 
was 
later 
found 
rthat 
these 
records 
were 
not 
even 
as 
good 
as 
those 
firElt 
received, 
and 
the 
manufacturers 
claim 
they 
cannot 
do 
better. 
So 
many 
complaints 
have 
lately 
been 
received 
that 
tlhe 
Angelophone 
Co. 
has 
decided 
to 
close 
out 
a.t 
once. 
Some 
of 
the 
records 
a.re 
quite 
good, 
and 
all 
orders 
on 
hand 
will 
be 
filled 
as 
fa.r 
as 
possible, 
unless 
otherwise 
ordered. 
Some 
may 
deaire 
to 
have 
even 
these 
imperfect 
records. 
If 
so, 
orders 
should 
be 
sent 
at 
once. 
The 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BIBLE 
AND 
TRACT 
SOCIETY 
posSll88eS 
two 
excellent 
Columbia 
records 
of 
Brother 
Russell's 
voice, 
consisting 
of 
four 
introductory 
and 
four 
intermi&Sion 
talks 
of 
the 
PHOTO­ 
DRAMA 
OF 
CREATION. 
Each 
of 
these 
is 
a 
double 
record-two 
talks 
on 
each 
side. 
These 
records 
oan 
be 
used 
on 
an 
Angelo· 
phone 
by 
reversing 
the 
reproducer. 
We 
are 
obliged 
not 
to 
sell 
tlhe 
Columbia 
records 
under 
$1.00 
per 
record. 
NO 
EXECUTIVE 
COMMITTEE 
After 
the 
passing 
away 
of 
Brother 
Russell, 
who 
was 
execu­ 
tive 
officer 
of 
the 
Society 
by 
virtue 
of 
being 
President, 
the 
Board 
of 
Directors 
provided 
for 
an 
Executive 
Oommittee 
to 
look 
after 
the 
executive 
work 
of 
the 
Society. 
'f,hat 
<»mmi,ttee 
ceased 
to 
exist 
upon 
the 
election 
of 
a 
President; 
hence 
there 
is 
now 
no 
Executive 
<»mmittee. 
To 
avoid 
del.ay 
and 
con· 
fusion, 
please 
address 
no 
mail 
to 
the 
Executive 
Committee. 
The 
!'resident 
of 
the 
Society 
is 
the 
executive 
officer 
of 
the 
Society 
and 
matters 
of 
that 
nature 
are 
in 
his 
hands. 
VOL. 
XXXVIII 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
APRIL 
1, 
1917 
"CONSIDER 
HIM" 
No.7 
with 
us! 
But 
why 
does 
the 
Father 
Because 
he 
is 
seeking 
a. 
certain 
class 
In 
Jesus' 
case, 
he 
was 
seeking 
one 
church. 
In 
our 
case, 
he 
is 
selecting 
"Consider 
him 
who 
endured 
such 
contradiction 
of 
sinners, 
lest 
ye 
be 
wearied 
and 
faint 
in 
your 
minds.' 
'-Hebrews 
12 
:3. 
[On 
Wednesday 
evening, 
October 
11th, 
1916, 
at 
the 
Brooklyn 
Tabernacle, 
after 
the 
Church 
Activities 
Committee 
had 
read 
the 
various 
reporlll 
d 
the 
work 
done 
during 
the 
paat 
quarter, 
Brother 
Ruaaell 
gave 
a 
ahort 
addreaa 
to 
the 
New 
York 
City 
Congregation, 
which 
proved 
to 
be 
hi. 
last 
word. 
to 
the 
church 
in 
the 
midat 
of 
which 
he 
lived 
and 
labored. 
Those 
worda 
were 
taken 
down 
at 
the 
time, 
and 
are 
lIere 
tran.aer1bed 
for 
tile 
benefit 
(Jof 
the 
friends. 
The 
topic 
and 
test 
were 
thoae 
of 
the 
MannI' 
for 
the 
week, 
and 
were 
the 
same 
as 
those 
used 
on 
the 
aame 
evening 
by 
cl&sses 
of 
the 
I. 
B. 
S. 
A. 
the 
world 
over.] 
There 
is 
a 
natural 
tendency 
amongst 
people 
to 
tire 
of 
a 
Whom? 
We 
all 
know 
that 
he 
is 
referring 
to 
our 
Lord 
Jesus, 
thing 
when 
the 
novelty 
wears 
off. 
Even 
the 
hearing 
of 
the 
the 
one 
great 
"HIM" 
in 
all 
the 
whole 
world. 
What 
shall 
we 
truth, 
strange 
as 
it 
may 
seem, 
causes 
weariness 
to 
some 
after 
consider 
about 
him! 
His 
birth 
t 
Yes, 
that 
is 
profitable; 
but 
it 
a 
timE:. 
It 
is 
the 
same 
way 
with 
the 
soldier. 
It 
is 
easy 
for 
is 
not 
what 
the 
Apostle 
here 
suggests. 
His 
glory 
and 
honor? 
him 
to 
enlist 
and 
march 
forward 
when 
the 
drums 
are 
beating 
Not 
that 
exactly; 
but 
rather, 
how 
much 
HE 
ENDURED 
WITHOUT 
and 
the 
bands 
are 
playing, 
and 
enthusiasm 
runs 
high; 
but 
GETTUlG 
FAINT 
AND 
WEARY, 
without 
giving 
up 
the 
work 
which 
when 
the 
damp, 
cold 
weather 
comes, 
when 
ice 
forms 
in 
the 
he 
undertook 
to 
do. 
He 
undertook 
to 
do 
a 
certain 
work, 
and 
trenches 
and 
there 
is 
no 
martial 
music, 
he 
is 
liable 
to 
grow 
so 
have 
we! 
In 
some 
respects 
we 
have 
undertaken 
to 
do 
the 
weary; 
and 
army 
life 
does 
not 
seem 
to 
be 
nearly 
so 
attractive 
same 
work 
that 
Jesus 
did. 
Let 
us 
consider 
him, 
lest 
we 
get 
as 
it 
appeared 
at 
the 
first. 
This 
is 
true 
in 
our 
spiritual 
weary 
and 
faint 
in 
following 
on 
in 
his 
footsteps 
I 
warfare-in 
fighting 
the 
good 
fight 
of 
faith. 
There 
are 
times 
Of 
course, 
the 
world 
is 
not 
exhorted 
in 
this 
text, 
but 
merely 
when 
all 
around 
seem 
joyous, 
when 
the 
Christian 
soldiers 
those 
who 
have 
come 
into 
the 
Lord's 
family, 
and 
have 
taken 
are 
marching, 
and 
all 
ar£' 
stimulated 
and 
encouraged; 
whereas 
up 
their 
cross 
to 
follow 
him-those 
who 
have 
consecrated 
there 
are 
times 
when 
the 
clouds 
hang 
low 
and 
are 
dark, 
chilli- 
themse]ves 
to 
him, 
those 
who 
have 
made 
a 
covenant 
with 
the 
ness 
surrounds 
us, 
ardor 
is 
abated, 
and 
we 
are 
lia.ble 
to 
get 
Lord 
by 
sacrifice, 
declaring 
that 
they 
will 
give 
all 
to 
him 
discouraged. 
It 
is 
partly 
for 
this 
reason 
that 
the 
Lord 
has 
and 
his 
service-that 
they 
will 
follow 
him 
at 
any 
cost. 
These 
directed 
us 
to 
"consider 
him," 
that 
thereby 
we 
might 
be 
are 
the 
ones 
who 
are 
exhorted 
to 
consider 
him. 
stimulated 
and 
encouraged 
to 
press 
on 
and 
to 
inspire 
others. 
But 
what 
about 
him 
shall 
they 
consider! 
W'hat 
he 
en- 
He 
knew 
just 
wha.t 
we 
would 
need. 
dured 
without 
fainting, 
in 
carrying 
out 
the 
Father's 
will. 
What 
he 
endured 
in 
the 
way 
of 
contradiction 
of 
sinners 
against 
• 
'LES'f 
YE 
BE 
WEAlUED 
AND 
FAIft 
m 
YOtrB 
MDiD8" 
himself. 
This 
is 
the 
very 
kind 
of 
difficulty 
which 
we 
have 
in 
The 
Apostle 
Paul 
exhorts 
us 
not 
to 
forget 
the 
assembling 
our 
endeavor 
to 
carry 
out 
the 
Father's 
will. 
If 
there 
were 
of 
ourselves 
together, 
and 
so 
much 
the 
more 
as 
we 
see 
the 
no 
devil, 
no 
sinners, 
and 
no 
trials, 
this 
would 
be 
a 
very 
pleas. 
day 
approaching. 
Why 
so? 
Because 
"the 
day" 
will 
have 
its 
ant 
world 
to 
go 
through. 
It 
is 
becali'l!e 
we 
have 
to 
swim 
up' 
peculiar 
trials, 
its 
difficulties, 
its 
a,ttractions 
in 
various 
direc· 
stream, 
aga.inst 
the 
current, 
when 
almost 
everything 
is 
going 
tions; 
and 
the 
story 
of 
the 
Cross 
will 
likely 
seem 
old-not 
in 
the 
opposite 
direction, 
that 
we 
have 
such 
a 
difficult 
work. 
as 
new 
as 
Borne 
thmgs; 
and 
consequently 
we 
shall 
need 
to 
Watch 
the 
swimmer! 
He 
must 
battle 
up-stream 
against 
the 
bear 
each 
other 
up. 
Because 
there 
is 
danger 
of 
becoming 
down-flowing 
current; 
a 
moment's 
relaxation 
and 
the 
current 
luke 
warm 
spiritually, 
it 
is 
generally 
recommended 
tha.t 
the 
carries 
him 
downward. 
With 
us 
there 
is 
a 
natural 
tendency 
Lord's 
people 
meet 
together; 
for 
to 
do 
SO 
is 
stimulating. 
In 
in 
ourselves, 
as 
well 
as 
in 
the 
currents 
of 
thought 
and 
activity 
proportion 
as 
we 
seek 
to 
stir 
up 
others 
in 
the 
way 
by 
putting 
about 
us 
in 
the 
world, 
to 
pull 
us 
·back 
in 
the 
opposite 
direc· 
them 
in 
remembrance, 
we 
are 
thereby 
reviving 
our 
own 
minds. 
tion 
from 
which 
we 
are 
trying 
to 
go. 
w: 
e 
can, 
therefore, 
see 
a 
wisdom 
in 
all 
of 
God's 
a.rrangements 
OUR 
LORD'S 
LOYAL'fY 
AND 
OBEDIEJrCB 
WIth 
respect 
to 
the 
truth. 
. 
. 
. 
I 
believe 
that 
in 
every 
congregation 
there 
is 
danger 
of 
Let 
us. 
conSIder 
hIS 
example, 
hIS 
words; 
or 
e~se 
we 
may 
growing 
weary 
in 
well.doing. 
Well-doing 
costs 
something. 
It 
becomoe 
falfntt 
h 
· 
T~eretharte 
manr 
hrteason~dwhYthwte 
tmhlght 
be~to~e 
. 
fi 
. 
If 
. 
th 
L 
rd' 
so. 
ne 
0 
em 
IS 
a 
we 
mIg 
consl 
er 
a 
e 
0PPOSI 
Ion 
means 
sa~rI 
cmg. 
:r 
ou 
are 
servmg 
e 
0 
s 
cause, 
you 
against 
us 
is 
too 
great. 
Jesus 
had 
the 
opposition 
of 
all 
are 
.denymg 
yourself 
m 
some 
way. 
Unless 
we 
h~ve 
some 
those 
of 
na.tional 
influence 
in 
his 
day. 
He 
was 
continually 
spec.lal. 
love 
for 
the. 
Lord 
and 
for 
the 
truth, 
yre 
mIght 
say, 
m,i.srepresented 
ntil 
fi 
ally 
th 
slanders 
lmin 
ted' 
his 
"ThIs 
IS 
a 
very 
tedIOUS 
work, 
I 
am 
pressed 
m 
many 
other. 
,u 
f 
n 
e 
h 
d 
cu 
a 
In. 
directions, 
and 
there 
are 
those 
who 
are 
inviting 
me 
to 
ilee 
bell~g 
called 
a 
pro 
ane 
pe~BOl!, 
one 
who 
a. 
spoken 
blasphemIes 
them." 
So 
many 
things 
come 
to 
you, 
and 
to 
us 
all, 
that 
we 
aga1Dst 
God, 
who 
~ad 
saId 
that 
he 
was 
hke 
God, 
an.d 
was. 
as 
might 
consequently 
be 
retarded 
and 
slacken 
our 
efforts. 
The 
great 
as 
God. 
ThlS 
. 
was 
a 
part 
of 
the 
charge 
agamst 
hlm. 
world, 
the 
flesh 
and 
the 
adversary 
are 
pressing 
hard 
to 
draw 
:\lthough 
the 
accusatIOn 
was 
not 
true,. 
nevertheless 
he 
endured 
us, 
not 
exactly 
from 
the 
prize, 
but 
from 
the 
narrow 
wa 
that 
It, 
even 
though 
he 
had 
power 
to 
stop' 
It. 
If 
he 
could 
cast 
out 
1 
d 
t 
th 
i 
e 
They 
ould 
lacke 
0 
1 
I 
be 
t 
demons 
and 
open 
the 
eyes 
of 
the 
blind, 
then 
surely 
he 
could 
ell, 
s 
0 
e 
pr 
z 
. 
w 
s 
n. 
ur 
zea 
an 
a 
have 
done 
something 
to 
change 
things 
in 
his 
own 
case. 
Why, 
our 
~?urage 
down; 
t.hey 
would 
make 
us 
famt 
an~, 
cause 
us 
to 
then, 
did 
he 
not 
do 
it? 
Because 
he 
was 
doing 
the 
Father's 
say, 
Oh, 
I 
am 
so 
tIred; 
I 
~annot 
do 
any 
more!. 
~oubtless 
will; 
and 
it 
was 
the 
Father's 
will 
that 
he 
should 
bear 
wit­ 
we 
all 
have 
had 
such 
expe.flences. 
If. 
we. 
get 
.fam~ 
I~ 
body, 
neBS 
to 
the 
truth 
and 
demonstrate 
his 
loyalty 
in 
connection 
we 
can 
rest 
ourselves; 
but 
If 
we 
get 
famt 
1D 
mmd, 
It 
IS 
more 
'th 
·t 
difficult 
to 
become 
refreshed. 
WI 
Is 
I 
it 
not 
the 
same 
WBA'! 
SHALL 
WE 
CONSIDER 
ABOU'l' 
HI1l/[7 
care 
about 
our 
loyalty? 
What, 
then, 
shall 
we 
do, 
in 
case 
we 
get 
weary 
and 
faint' 
for 
a 
certain 
purpose. 
in 
our 
minds? 
The 
Apostle 
tells 
us: 
"CONSIDER 
HIM!" 
to 
be 
the 
Head 
of 
the 
(82-100) 
[6064] 
ANGELOPHONE COMPANY CLOSING OUT The friends who organized the Angelophone Co. had hoped to furnish good records dictated by Brother Ruseell. Some of the first were not as clear as desired, and Brother Russell expected to re-record them, but passed away before being able to do so. Orders came in so rapidly, the number of records to be handled was so great, and the requests so urgent, that it was impoasible to test each set before shipping; hence the filling of many of the orders in the original packages of the manufacturers. It was later found that these records were not even as good as those first received, and the manufacturers claim they cannot do better. So many complaints have lately been received that the Angelophone Co. has decided to close out at once. Some of the records are quite good, and all orders on hand will be filled as far as possible, unless otherwise ordered. Some may desire to have even these imperfect records. If so, orders should be sent at once. The WatcH TowER BIs_z anp Tract Society possesses two excellent Columbia records of Brother Russell’s voice, consisting of four introductory and four intermission talks of the PHoroDraMa OF CREATION. Each of these is a double record—two talks on each side. These records can be used on an Angelophone by reversing the reproducer. We are obliged not to sell the Columbia records under $1.00 per record. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE After the passing away of Brother Russell, who was executive officer of the Society by virtue of being President, the Board of Directors provided for an Executive Committee to look after the executive work of the Society. ‘That Committee ceased to exist upon the election of a President; hence there Vou. XXXVITII BROOKLYN, N. Y., APRIL 1, 1917 is now no Executive Committee. To avoid delay and confusion, please address no mail to the Executive Committee. The President of the Society is the executive officer of the Society and matters of that nature are in his hands. No. 7 “CONSIDER HIM” ‘Consider him who endured such contradiction of sinners, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.’’—Hebrews 12:3. [On Wednesday evening, October 11th, 1916, at the Brooklyn Tabernacle, after the Church Activities Committee had read the various reports of the work done during the past quarter, Brother Russell gave a short address to the New York City Congregation, which proved to be his last words to the church in the midst of which he lived and labored. Those words were taken down at the time, and are here transcribed for the benefit of the friends, The topic and text were those of the Manna for the week, and were the same ss those used on the same evening by classes of the I. B. 8. A. the world over.} There is a natural tendency amongst people to tire of a thing when the novelty wears off. Even the hearing of the truth, strange as it may seem, causes weariness to some after a time. It is the same way with the soldier. It is easy for him to enlist and march forward when the drums are beating and the bands are playing, and enthusiasm runs high; but when the damp, cold weather comes, when ice forms in the trenches and there is no martial music, he is liable to grow weary; and army life does not seem to be nearly so attractive as it appeared at the first. This is true in our spiritual warfare—in fighting the good fight of faith. There are times when all around seem joyous, when the Christian soldiera are marching, and all are stimulated and encouraged; whereas there are times when the clouds hang low and are dark, chilliness surrounds us, ardor is abated, and we are liable to get discouraged. It is partly for this reason that the Lord has directed us to “consider him,” that thereby we might be stimulated and encouraged to press on and to inspire others. Be knew just what we would need, ‘‘LEST YE BE WEARIED AND PAINT IN YOUR MINDS’ The Apostle Paul exhorts us not to forget the assembling of ourselves together, and so much the more as we see the day approaching. Why so? Because “the day” will have its peculiar trials, its difficulties, its attractions in various directions; and the story of the Cross will likely seem old—not as new as some things; and consequently we shall need to bear each other up. Because there is danger of becoming luke warm spiritually, it is generally recommended that the Lord’s people meet together; for to do so is stimulating. In proportion as we seek to stir up others in the way by putting them in remembrance, we are thereby reviving our own minds. We can, therefore, see a wisdom in all of God’s arrangements with respect to the truth. I believe that in every congregation there is danger of growing weary in well-doing. Well-doing costs something. It means sacrificing. If you are serving the Lord’s cause, you are denying yourself in some way. Unless we have some special love for the Lord and for the truth, we might say, “This is a very tedious work, I am pressed in many other directions, and there are those who are inviting me to see them.” So many things come to you, and to us all, that we might consequently be retarded and slacken our efforts, The world, the flesh and the adversary are pressing hard to draw us, not exactly from the prize, but from the narrow way that leads to the prize. They would slacken our zeal and beat our courage down; they would make us faint and cause us to say, “Oh, I am so tired; I cannot do any more!” Doubtless we all have had such experiences, If we get faint in body, we can rest ourselves; but if we get faint in mind, it is more difficult to become refreshed. WHAT SHALL WE CONSIDER ABOUT HIM? What, then, shall we do, in case we get weary and faint in our minds? The Apostle tells us: “ConsmpeR HIM!” (82-100) Whom? We all know that he is referring to our Lord Jesus, the one great “HIM” in all the whole world. What shall we consider about him? His birth? Yes, that is profitable; but it is not what the Apostle here suggests. His glory and honor? Not that exactly; but rather, how much HE ENDURED WITHOUT GETTING FAINT AND WEARY, without giving up the work which he undertook to do. He undertook to do a certain work, and so have we! In some respects we have undertaken to do the same work that Jesus did. Let us consider him, lest we get weary and faint in following on in his footsteps! Of course, the world is not exhorted in this text, but merely those who have come into the Lord’s family, and have taken up their cross to follow him—those who have consecrated themselves to him, those who have made a covenant with the Lord by sacrifice, declaring that they will give all to him and his service—that they will follow him at any cost. These are the ones who are exhorted to consider him. But what about him shall they consider? What he endured without fainting, in carrying out the Father's will. What he endured in the way of contradiction of sinners against himself. This is the very kind of difficulty which we have in our endeavor to carry out the Father’s will. If there were no devil, no sinners, and no trials, this would be a very pleasant world to go through. It is becattse we have to swim upstream, against the current, when almost everything is going in the opposite direction, that we have such a difficult work. Watch the swimmer! He must battle up-stream against the down-flowing current; a moment’s relaxation and the current carries him downward. With us there is a natural tendency in ourselves, as well as in the currents of thought and activity about us in the world, to pull us back in the opposite direction from which we are trying to go. OUR LOED’S LOYALTY AND OBEDIENCE Let us consider his example, his words; or else we may become faint. There are many reasons why we might become so. One of them is that we might consider that the opposition against us is too great. Jesus had the opposition of all those of national influence in his day. He was continually misrepresented, until finally the slanders culminated in his being called a profane person, one who had spoken blasphemies against God, who had said that he was like God, and was as great as God. This was a part of the charge against him. Although the accusation was not true, nevertheless he endured it, even though he had power to stop it. If he could cast out demons and open the eyes of the blind, then surely he could have done something to change things in his own case. Why, then, did he not do it? Because he was doing the Father's will; and it was the Father’s will that he should bear witness to the truth and demonstrate his loyalty in connection with it. Is it not the same with us? But why does the Father care about our loyalty? Because he is seeking a certain class for a certain purpose. In Jesus’ case, he was seeking one to be the Head of the church. In our ease, he is selecting [6064]

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