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THE
WATCH
TOWER
Ihl)OKLYN,
N.
Y.
advIse
us
how
many
they
can
use
when
their
present
supply
10
distributed,
we
will
be
in
a
position
to
estimate
the
probable
number
needed.
We
believe
that
all
will
agree
that
this
is
undoubtedly
the
most
opportune
time
in
the
history
of
the
Uospel
age
to
witness
to
the
truth
and
to
the
rapid
approach
of
the
kingdom,
and
we
believe
that
the
new
volunteer
matter
will
.tit
the
situation
well.
1'he
Lord's
volunteer
army
is
a
large
oue,
and,
armed
with
the
weapon
of
the
truth,
is
"mighty
through
God
to
the
pulling
down
of
strongholds
(of
error)
and
every
high
thing
that
exalteth
itself
against
the
knowledge
of
God."
Minute
men
and
women
are
needed
at
this
hour;
but
the
first
am
munition
provided
for
the
year
needs
to
be
fully
cleared
away
before
the
battle
begins
afresh
with
the
new.
When
ordering
please
mention
Vol.
9,
No.5.
IN
RE
EMPLOYMENT
BY
MENA
FILM
COMPANY
Many
letters
are
eoming
to
us
from
brethren
all
over
the
country
enclosing
a
letter
sent
to
them
by
the
Mena
Film
Company,
inviting
the
friends
to
accept
employment
to
repre
sent
said
Company.
Many
of
the
friends
inquire
as
to
what
they
should
do,
while
some
write
as
though
they
thought
the
letter
had
been
sent
out
from
this
office.
We
take
this
course
through
THE
WATCH
TOWER
to
inform
the
brethren
everywhere
that
the
WATCH
TOWER
BIBLE
AND
TRACT
SOCIETY
had
nothinO'
whatever
to
do
with
sending
out
such
a
letter.
Furthermor~
the
W
ATCII
TOWER
BIBLE
AND
TRACT
SOCIETY
would
not
em
ploy
solicitors
to
solicit
money
from
the
friends
for
ilny
pur
po~e,
and
it
does
not
approve
of
soliciting
money
from
the
brethren
for
any
purpose
whatsoever.
Several
times
we
have
tried
to
make
plain
through
the
columns
of
TIl~c
WATCH
Tow"-11
that
neither
the
SOCIETY
nor
any
officer
of
the
SOCIETY
nor
anv
one
connected
with
the
SOCIETY'S
offices
has
anything
to
do
with
the
Mena
It'i1m
Company.
We
also
wi&h
to
make
it
plain,
in
answer
to
these
letters
received
by
us,
that
the
brethren
should
not
in
any
sense
be
influenced
to
believe
that
the
Socn:TY
is
either
directl.y
or
indirectly
furthering
this
enter
prise.
The
SOCIETY
takes
this
occasion
also
to
give
notice
to
all
that
the
use
of
its
name
or
the
name
of
any
of
its
officers
has
been
wholly
without
its
knowledge
or
consent.
The
:::;0
cJ,F.TY
could
not
advise
anyone
to
invest
money
in
anything
in
thpse
perilous
times.
Appreciating
the
fact
that
all
that
any
of
the
consecrated
possess
belongs
to
the
Lord,
we
would
advise
that
they
do
with
it
exactly
as
they
believe
the
Lord
would
be
pleased
to
have
them
do.
We
are
very
sorry
indeed
that
the
brethren
have
been
put
to
so
much
inconvenience
about
this
matter;
and
we
hope
that
with
this
further
explanation
the
whole
matter
may
be
made
clear.
VOL.
XXXVIII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
MAY
1,1917
No.9
PASTOR
RUSSELL
"Your
brethren
that
hated
you,
that
cast
you
out
for
my
name's
sake,
said:
Let
the
Lord
be
glorifieu;
hut
he
shall
appear
to
your
joy,
and
they
shall
be
ashamed.
"-Isaiah
66
:5.
-
WHY
LO'VED
BY
THE
CO_05
PEOPLEI
WHY
HATED
BY
THE
CLERGY
I
Man's
greatness
is
properly
measured
by
the
amount
of
good
find
that
the
life
and
experiences
of
our
Lord
Jesus
~hed
a
he
accomplishes
on
behalf
of
his
fellowmen.
The
good
accom-
great
flood
of
light
upon
the
matter.
plished
is
not
to
be
determined
in
mon.ey
value,
but
!llust
be
THE
MASTEB-"DESPISED
AllD
BE3EC'!ED
01'
MEJr"
measured
by
the
amount
of
true
happmess
brought
mto
the
lives
of
the
largest
number.
The
man
who
attains
to
this
The
greatest
man
that
ever
lived
upon
the
earth
was
position
of
greatness
must
do
'so
through
adversity,
and
for
Jesus
of
Nazareth.
He
was
the
greatest
Reformer
of
all
tiillee.
this
there
i&
a
reason.
Above
all,
he
Wll-S
the
Redeemer
and
Savior
of
the
world.
yet,
Since
Adam
and
Eve
forfeited
the
joys
and
beauties
of
he
was
"despised
and
rejected
of
men,
a
man
of
sorrows
and
EAen,
there
have
been
two
opposing
forces
contending
in
the
acquainted
with
grief."
Whyf
We
give
the
answer
bere
universe-good
and
evil.
God
is
the
perfect
expression
of
that
we
may
show
why
those
who
have
stood
for
righteousness
goodness;
Satan,
the
very
personification
of
evil.
All
of
the
have
always
been
bitterly
persecuted
and
maligned.
sorrows
of
the
human
race
are
traceable
to
the
machinations
Eighteen
centuries
before
Jesus
came
in
the
flesh,
God
ha.d
of
Satan
and
his
coadjutors.
made
a
covenant
with
the
nation
of
Israel.
He
favored
them
Every
human
being
that
has
lived
upon
the
earth
has
above
all
other
peoples
of
the
earth.
He
gave
them
a
code
fought
either
under
the
banner
of
the
Lord
of
righteousness
of
perfect
laws.
He
sent
his
prophets
to
teach
them.
He
or
under
the
leadership
of
the
evil
one-Satan.
Every
one
in
blessed
them
far
above
their
neighbors.
But
be
made
the
per-
the
world
today
is
fighting
under
the
one
or
tbe
other
standard.
petuation
of
these
blessings
dependent
upon
their
obedience
to
All
who
have
fought
under
the
Lord's
banner
of
righteousness
him.
Many
times
their
leaders
becllJl1e
disloyal
and
led
the
have
done
so
willil}gly.
The
Lord
coerces
the
will
of
no
man.
people
away
from
God,
and
for
this
he
punished
them.
When
But
the
great
ma&s
of
the
soldiers
of
the
adversary
have
fought
they
repented,
he
would
again
bless
them,
and
again
they
would
under
him
unwillingly.
They
have
been
the
bond-slaves
of
evil,
become
unmindful
of
his
blessing.
Near
the
close
of
the
long
enslaved
by
the
wrongful
aet
of
the
first
man,
and
unable
to
period
of
God's
favor
toward
them
he
said,
through
his
Prophet,
extricate
themselves
from
this
slavery.
"You
only
have
I
recognized
of
all
the
families
of
the
eartl,:
BEMABKABLE
TRIBUTE
TO
PASTOB
BUSSELL'S
WORTH
therefore
I
w11l
punish
you
for
all
your
iniqUities."
It
follows,
therefore,
that
every
man
who
achieves
real
In
addition
to
~i,:,ing
th~m
the
Law,
God
instituted
ll.monr
t
greatness
must
be
a
brave
and
valiant
soldier
of
righte()us-
th~
Jews
~he
LeVItIcal
pnes~hood.
It
was
.the
duty
of
the
ness
..
An
apost1~
of
light,
he
is
often
made
to
appear
evil
pnests
to
ms~ruct.
the
people
III
,the
way
of
rIghteousness,
and
by
~IS
adversanes;
whereas
the
great
adversary
and
his
to
~eep
them
III
mllld
?f
the
co~mg
Seed.
of
Abraham,
th.rough
coad)l~tors
often
appear
in
tbe
garb
of
angels
of
light,
thereby
whICh
~hey
would
recelye.
~
lasting
blessmg.
Jehovah
dIU
n()t
decelvmg
many.
Century
after
century
history
has
rl'peated
auth~nze
any
sect
or
dIVISIOn
amongst
them.
itself
in
this
respect.
Whyf
We
answer,
Because
the
same
When
Jesu~
came
to
earth
he
fpund
a
marked
departure
great
forces
are
constantly
warring
against
each
other,
the
from
the
teachmgs
that
had
been
gIven
to
Israel
through
the
evil
always
opposing
the
riO'ht.
holy
prophets.
Gradually,
near
the
eloBe
of
the
age,
there
had
The
world
has
produe~d
some
great
men.
Some
men
come
into
existence
certain
religious
seets,
to
wit:
Pharisees,
by
reason
of
their
untiring
struggles,
have
become
great;
S~dducees.
Essenes
and
Cyrenel!'ns.
~ese
sects
had
mixed
while
so~e
h!!-ve
attained
greatness
by
reason
of
God's
special
WIth
the
true
Wo~d
of
God
doctrmes
WhICh,
they
had
borrowed
favor.
l\ot
smce
the
days
of
the
Apostle
Paul
has
there
lived
from
~eathen
philosophers.
They
w~re
gIven
over.
~
gr~t
in
the
wo~ld
a
ll'reater
and
better
man!
than
Pastor
Russell.
fO,rmallsJ?'.
They
preten~ed
to
worshIp
God,
worshlpmg
blm
We
say
thiS
adVIsedly,
because
in
that
time
no
man
has
been
Wlt~
their
lips,
whIle
theIr
~earts.
were
removed
far
f:OID
h1m.
BO
wonderfully
used
to
bring
]astin"
blessings
to
so
large
a
TheIr
leaders
were
prOUd,
hlgh-mmded,
heady,
self-wl!led
and
number
of
people.
He,
as
a
servant
of
the
Lord,
brought
to
egotistica!.
They
practised
fraud
and
deceit
upon
the
people.
them
in
clear
terms
the
glad
tidings
of
salvation
found
in
the
The
Pharisees
w~)Uld
stand
in
the
streets
and
utter
long
pray-
S('riptures,
which
Jesus
first
began
to
speak
upon
this
earth.
ers.
Tbey
pubhcly
thanked
God
that
they
were
better
than
For
Cl'nturip~
the
ad\,prsary
and
his
coadjutors
have
beclouded
other
men.
They
loved
to
be
called
Rabbi,
Master,
Father,
the
message
of
salvation.
but
duri/l~
the
last
half
century
the
etc.
They
oppressed
the
widows
and
orphans,
making
their
Lord
ha~
caused
greater
lig~t
to
shme
upon
this
me~sage,
and
burdens
grievous
to
be
borne.
They
knew
well
that
the
Scrip-
he
used
Palltor
Russell
as
his
special
instrument
in
directing
to
tures
taught
the
coming
of
Messiah;
but
they
reasoned
that
if
that
light.
If
Pastor
Russell
wu
a
follower
of
Jesus
(and
he
should
come,
he
would
select
them
above
all
others
as
his
no
one
who
knew
him
could
doubt
it),
why
should
anyone
chief
ones,
becaulle
of
their
greatness
of
learning,
and
thefr
su
hate
him
f
Ssarching
for
the
true
answer
to
this
question,
we
periority
to
the
common
people.
[6078]
(114-182) advise us how many they cun use when their present supply 1s distributed, we will be in a position to estimate the probable number needed. We believe that all will agree that this is undoubtedly the most opportune time in the history of the Gospel age to witness to the truth and to the rapid approach of the kingdom, and we believe that the new volunteer matter will tit the situation well, THE WATCH TOWER Brvooxirn, N.Y. the Lord’s volunteer army is a large one, and, armed with the weapon of the truth, is “mighty through God to the puling down of strongholds (of error) and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God.” Minute men and women are needed at this hour; but the first ammunition provided for the year needs to be fully cleared away before the battle begins afresh with the new. When ordering please mention Vol. 9, No. 5. IN RE EMPLOYMENT BY MENA FILM COMPANY Many letters are coming to us from brethren all over the country enclosing a letter sent to them by the Mena Film Company, inviting the friends to accept employment to represent said Company. Many of the friends inquire as to what they should do, while some write as though they thought the letter had been sent out from this office. We take this course through THe Warcu Tower to inform the brethren everywhere that the WatcH Tower BisLe anp Tract Society had nothing whatever to do with sending out such a letter. Furthermore, the Watcu Toweg BIBLE aNp Tract Society would not employ solicitors to solicit money from the friends for any purpose, and it does not approve of soliciting money from the brethren for any purpose whatsoever. Several times we have tried to make plain through the columns of THE Watcu TOWER that neither the Society nor any officer of the Sociery nor any one connected with the Socrery’s offices has anything to do with the Mena Film Company. We also wish to make it plain, in answer to these letters received by us, that the brethren should not in any sense be influenced to believe that the Society is either directly or indirectly furthering this enterrise. P The Socrery takes this occasion also to give notice to all that the use of its name or the name of any of its officers has been wholly without its knowledge or consent. The SocIgTy could not advise any one to invest money in anything in these perilous times. Appreciating the fact that all that any of the consecrated possess belongs to the Lord, we would advise that they do with it exactly as they believe the Lord would be pleased to have them do, We are very sorry indeed that the brethren have been put to so much inconvenience about this matter; and we hope that with this further explanation the whole matter may be made clear. Vou. XXXVIIT BROOKLYN, N. Y., MAY 1, 1917 No. 9 PASTOR RUSSELL ‘*Your brethren that hated you, that east you out for my name’s sake, said: Let the Lord be glorified; but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.’’—Isaiah 66:5. WHY LOVED BY THE COMMON PEOPLE! WHY HATED BY THE CLERGY! Man’s greatness is properly measured by the amount of good he accomplishes on behalf of his fellowmen. The good accomplished ig not to be determined in money value, but must be measured by the amount of true happiness brought into the lives of the largest number. The man who attains to this position of greatness must do so through adversity, and for this there is a reason. Since Adam and Eve forfeited the joys and beauties of Eden, there have been two opposing forees contending in the universe—good and evil. God is the perfect expression of goodness; Satan, the very personification of evil. All of the sorrows of the human race are traceable to the machinations of Satan and his coadjutors. Every human being that has lived upon the earth has fought either under the banner of the Lord of righteousness or under the leadership of the evil one—Satan. Every one in the world today is fighting under the one or the other standard. All who have fought under the Lord’s banner of righteousness have done so willingly. The Lord coerces the will of no man. But the great mass of the soldiers of the adversary have fought under him unwillingly. They have been the bond-slaves of evil, enslaved by the wrongful act of the first man, and unable to extricate themselves from this slavery. REMARKABLE TRIBUTE TO PASTOR RUSSELL'S WORTH It follows, therefore, that every man who achieves real greatness must be a brave and valiant soldier of righteousness. An apostle of light, he is often made te appear evil by his adversaries; whereas the great adversary and his coadjutors often appear in the garb of angels of light, thereby deceiving many. Century after century history has repeated itself in this respect. Why? We answer, Because the same great forces are constantly warring against each other, the evil always opposing the right. The world has produced some great men. Some men, by reason of their untiring struggles, have become great; while some have attained greatness by reason of God’s specia] favor. Not since the days of the Apostle Paul has there lived in the world a greater and better mani than Pastor Russell, We say this advisedly, because in that time no man hag been so wonderfully used to bring lasting blessings te so large a number of people. He, as a servant of the Lord, brought to them in clear terms the glad tidings of salvation found in the Scriptures, which Jesus first began to speak upon this earth. For centuries the adversary and his coadjutors have beclouded the message of salvation, but during the last half century the Lord has caused greater light to shine upon this message, and he used Pastor Russell as his specia] instrument in directing to that light. If Pastor Russell was a follower of Jesus (and no one who knew him could doubt it), why should any one hate him? Searching for the true answer to this question, we find that the life and experjences of our Lord Jesus shed a great flood of light upon the matter. THE MASTER—''DESPISED AND REJECTED OF MEN’’ The greatest man that ever lived upon the earth was Jesus of Nazareth. He was the greatest Reformer of all times. Above all, he was the Redeemer and Savior of the world. Yet, he was “despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.” Why? We give the answer here that we may show why those who have stood for righteousness have always been bitterly persecuted and maligned. Eighteen centuries before Jesus came in the flesh, God had made a covenant with the nation of Israel. He favored them above all other peoples of the earth. He gave them a code of perfect laws. He sent his prophets to teach them. He blessed them far above their neighbors, But he made the perpetuation of these blessings dependent upon their obedience to him. Many times their leaders became disloyal and led the people away from God, and for this he punished them. When they repented, he would again bless them, and again they would become unmindful of hia ‘Slessing, Near the close of the long period of God’s favor toward them he said, through his Prophet, “You only have I recognized of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.” In addition to giving them the Law, God instituted amon-zst the Jews the Levitical priesthood. It was the duty of the priests to instruct the people in the way of righteousness, and to keep them in mind of the coming Seed of Abraham, through which they would receive a lasting blessing. Jehovah did not authorize any sect or division amongst them. When Jesus came to earth he found a marked departure from the teachings that had been given to Israe] through the holy prophets. Gradually, near the close of the age, there had come into existence certain religious sects, to wit: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes and Cyreneans. These sects had mixed with the true Word of God doctrines which they had borrowed from heathen philosophers. They were gen over to great formalism. They pretended to worship God, worshiping him with their lips, while their hearts were removed far from him. Their leadera were proud, high-minded, heady, self-willed and egotistical. They practised fraud and deceit upon the people. The Pharisees would stand in the streets and utter long pray ers. They publicly thanked God that they were better than other men. They loved to be called Rabbi, Master, Father, ete. They oppressed the widows and orphans, making their burdens grievous to be borne. They knew well that the Scriptures taught the coming of Messiah; but they reasoned that if he should come, he would select them above all others as his chief ones, because of their greatness of learning, and thelr superiority to the common people. [6078]
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