Publication date
7/1/18
Volume
39
Number
13
The WatchTower
A sound mind
The Watchtower Magazines
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JUNE 
15, 
1918 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(191 
178\ 
of 
the 
people 
can 
be 
eliminated 
only 
through 
great 
effort, 
spurred 
by 
chastisements; 
effort 
aga.inst 
the 
flesh 
engenders 
suffering, 
though 
fina.lly 
that 
Bufl'ering 
cmerges 
into 
the 
peace 
and 
joy 
of 
ripened 
oharacter. 
(Hebrews 
12: 
9-11) 
The 
chastise­ 
ments 
and 
the 
sufferings 
will 
be 
the 
"boiling" 
of 
the 
flesh-the 
outcome 
of 
which 
will 
be 
a 
character 
of 
tenderness, 
like 
to 
the 
mind 
and 
character 
of 
the 
divine 
Chris,t, 
and 
fit 
to 
he 
acknowl­ 
edged 
by 
and 
assimilated 
as 
their 
own 
by 
the 
Christ, 
Head 
and 
body. 
In 
that 
way 
it 
will 
be 
true 
that 
"that 
sNvant 
which 
knew 
his 
Lord's 
will 
and 
prepared 
not, 
neither 
did 
according 
to 
his 
will, 
shall 
be 
1)eaten 
with 
many 
stripes. 
TIut 
he 
tllat 
knew 
not, 
and 
did 
commit 
things 
worthy 
of 
stripes. 
shall 
be 
beaten 
with 
few 
stripes." 
(Luke 
12:47, 
48) 
Those 
whose 
natural 
characters, 
whose 
fleshly 
minds. 
are 
tough 
and 
unassimilablc 
for 
the 
priesthood, 
s,hall 
be 
"boilell" 
thoroughly 
until 
they 
are 
tender-hearted; 
but 
those 
who 
are 
readily 
re­ 
sponsive 
to 
the 
"ministry 
of 
reconciliation" 
",ill 
need 
but 
little 
of 
the 
trials 
administered 
by 
and 
through 
the 
water 
of 
the 
Word 
of 
God. 
The 
eating 
of 
the 
Hesh 
by 
the 
offerer 
is 
the 
thorough 
assim­ 
ilation, 
by 
the 
consecrator, 
of 
the 
new 
human 
character 
idcals 
presented 
in 
the 
restitution 
tcaehings. 
There, 
too, 
'tribulation 
worketh 
patience; 
and 
patience 
experience; 
and 
experience, 
hope; 
and 
hope 
maketh 
not 
ashamed, 
because 
the 
love 
of 
God 
[on 
the 
natural 
plane] 
is 
shell 
abroad 
in 
[their] 
hearts 
by 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
which 
is 
given' 
(Romans 
5 
:4, 
5); 
for 
all 
the 
willing 
and 
obedient, 
a.t 
least, 
shall 
receive 
of 
the 
holy 
::ilJirit, 
liB 
says 
,Jehovah, 
"I 
will 
pour 
my 
spirit 
upon 
all 
flesh" 
(Joel 
2:28) 
in 
the 
world-widc 
blessing, 
Boon 
to 
corne. 
In 
the 
Ezekiel 
Temple 
the 
boring 
of 
that 
part 
of 
thc 
sacri­ 
fice 
to 
be 
eaten 
by 
the 
offerer 
was 
done 
in 
one 
of 
the 
boiling 
plaees 
in 
the 
outer 
court 
(W, 
W, 
W, 
W), 
symbolizing 
the 
intlietion 
of 
chastisenlcnts 
on 
thc 
natural 
restitution 
phne. 
1t 
was 
done 
by 
the 
Lcvites, 
symbolizing 
tho 
fact 
that 
of 
all 
who 
arc 
on 
the 
spirit 
plane 
the 
great 
company 
will 
he 
the 
most 
directly 
identified 
with 
earthly 
matters. 
This 
flesh 
when 
"boiled" 
wa.s 
eaten 
by 
the 
offerer, 
representing 
his 
moral 
assimilation 
of 
the 
ideals 
presented 
by 
the 
\Vord 
of 
God, 
touch­ 
ing 
upon 
human 
perfection. 
The 
flesh 
belonging 
to 
the 
priest­ 
hood 
is 
boiled 
in 
the 
boiling 
places 
(,J, 
J) 
in 
the 
rcar 
of 
the 
inner 
court, 
symboJidng 
the 
consecration 
of 
the 
olTerer's 
new 
wtlural 
mind, 
as 
sh~ring 
in 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
pourl'd 
out 
upon 
all 
fe~h, 
and 
symbolizing 
also 
the 
trials 
which 
he 
must 
endure 
Jnt'ntrrlly 
in 
connection 
with 
his 
chastisements. 
This 
boiling 
was 
done 
by 
tlie 
priesthood, 
suggesting 
that 
they 
will 
exercise 
snperviBion 
und 
direction 
over 
the 
acts 
of 
the 
grent 
company. 
They 
eollcctively 
constitute 
a 
'mcreiful 
and 
faithful 
priesthood 
in 
things 
Jlerbining 
to 
God, 
to 
make 
l'cconciliation 
for 
the 
~inB 
of 
thc 
pcople. 
For 
in 
that 
they 
themselves 
have 
suffered 
[in 
this 
life]' 
heing 
temptcd 
[tricd 
to 
tho'uttermost, 
"boiled"], 
they 
urc 
able 
to 
- 
succor 
them 
that 
are 
tempted.'-Hebrews 
2: 
17, 
18. 
THE 
TRIAL 
IN 
BROOKL 
YN 
The 
tria.l 
of 
the 
eight 
brethren 
from 
these 
headquarters 
was 
set 
for 
the 
criminal 
term 
beginning 
Monday, 
June 
3, 
iI} 
the 
.Federal 
Court 
of 
the 
Eastern 
District 
of 
New 
York. 
Affidavits 
had 
been 
filed 
by 
the 
eight 
defendants 
stating 
their 
reasons 
for 
believing'that 
Mr. 
JU'ltice 
Garvin 
was 
biased 
against 
us 
and 
our 
work. 
This 
action 
automatically 
removed 
him 
from 
the 
trial 
and 
adverted 
the 
case 
to 
Mr 
.• 
Justice 
Chatfield. 
He, 
how· 
ever, 
referrcd 
it 
to 
a 
judge 
specially 
brought 
here 
from 
Vcr· 
mont--Mr. 
Justice 
Howe. 
At 
this 
writing, 
one 
week 
of 
the 
trial 
has 
elapsed, 
with 
perhaps 
a 
little 
more 
than 
half 
of 
the 
testimony 
presented 
by 
the 
Ilrosecution. 
Our 
legal 
counsel, 
Messrs. 
Sparks 
and 
Fuller, 
are 
loyally 
looking 
out 
for 
our 
interests, 
and 
under 
great 
handicaps, 
for 
the 
government 
ha.s 
hud 
three 
months 
for 
pfl'p' 
aration 
and 
our 
counsel 
is 
obliged 
to 
prepare 
as 
we 
go 
along, 
because 
no 
disclosures 
were 
made 
in 
the 
indictment 
as 
to 
what, 
portions 
of 
our 
litera.ture 
were 
objected 
to. 
It 
seems 
we 
have 
a 
fair·minded 
jury, 
but 
it 
is 
too 
early 
to 
be 
able 
to 
discern 
which 
way 
t'hc 
trial 
"ill 
go. 
Of 
one 
thing 
we 
are 
certain: 
all 
concerned 
are 
perfectly 
willing 
to 
accept 
the 
Lord's 
providence 
in 
the 
matter, 
and 
rejoice 
that 
the)' 
are 
accounted 
worthy 
to 
suffer 
shame 
for 
llis 
sake. 
Foreign 
Agencies;-British 
Branch: 
LO~DO:"\ 
TABER­ 
NACLE, 
Lancaster 
Gate, 
London, 
W. 
Germa.n 
Branch: 
Unter­ 
darner 
Str., 
76 
Barmen. 
Australasian 
Branch: 
Flinders 
Build­ 
ing, 
Flinders 
St., 
Melbourne. 
Please 
address 
the 
SOCIETY 
in 
every 
case. 
[Last 
ullpearance 
of 
this 
pa.ragruph, 
which 
previously 
appeared 
in 
every 
issue 
since 
thc 
agencies 
were 
formcd.] 
VOL. 
XXXIX 
BROOKLYX, 
N. 
Y., 
JULY 
1, 
1918 
A 
SOUND 
MIND 
No. 
B 
"For 
God 
M,th 
not 
given 
us 
the 
spirit 
of 
fear, 
but 
of 
power 
and 
of 
love 
arid 
Of 
a 
sound 
mind."-2 
Ti-mothy 
1: 
7. 
Fear 
is 
one 
of 
the 
principal 
things 
that 
make 
life 
trouble· 
little 
sister, 
and 
common 
sense 
to 
the 
watchful 
guardian. 
some. 
It 
was 
doubtless 
for 
this 
reason 
that 
our 
Master 
adman- 
Power 
might 
he 
disposed 
to 
use 
itself 
roughly 
at 
times; 
love 
ished 
us, 
saying, 
"Fear 
not, 
little 
flock." 
Fear, 
when 
it 
is 
un- 
might 
be 
t.oo 
much 
impelled 
by 
tender 
feeling; 
but 
a 
sound 
balanced 
by 
hope, 
becomes 
desperation; 
and 
desperation 
spells 
mind 
modil1ps 
and 
directs 
them 
both. 
misery. 
Fear 
is 
a 
prodigious 
magnifier, 
especially 
when 
it 
has 
SOUND 
:MIND 
:MEANS 
SOUND 
J'UDG:MENT 
been 
excited 
by 
any 
unusual 
object. 
The 
traveler 
rarely 
sees 
a. 
small 
tiger; 
the 
landsman 
seldom 
experiences 
a 
gale 
at 
sea 
That 
quality 
which 
the 
Apostle 
terms 
"a 
sound 
mind" 
anil 
that 
is 
not 
a 
hurricane. 
which 
is 
popularly 
designated 
a.s 
"common 
sense" 
Illay 
be 
,le- 
In 
a 
Christian, 
the 
"fear 
of 
man 
that 
bring-etlt 
a 
snare" 
is 
fined 
as 
the 
sound 
judgment 
of 
the 
mind 
when 
reflecting 
upon 
counterbalanced 
by 
the 
fear 
of 
displeasing 
his 
Lord. 
As 
the 
problems 
of 
truth 
and 
conduct, 
without 
bias 
from 
logical 
Master 
said: 
"Fcar 
not 
them 
that 
destroy 
the 
body 
but 
after 
subtleties 
or 
selfish 
interests. 
Balanced 
,judgm~'nt 
is 
as 
valua- 
that 
cannot 
touch 
the 
soul; 
but 
fear 
rather 
him 
who 
after 
hIe 
as 
its 
application 
is 
rare. 
It 
is 
sometimes 
possessed 
to 
all 
he 
hath 
destroyed 
the 
body 
is 
able 
also 
to 
destroy 
the 
soul 
in 
astonishin~ 
degree--<>n 
matwrs 
of 
purely 
human 
import-by 
Gehenna 
fire." 
those 
outSIde 
of 
covenant 
relations 
with 
God. 
But 
this 
should 
"Ve 
fear 
usually 
one 
or 
all 
of 
three 
things: 
weakness, 
dis· 
not 
discourage 
us; 
for 
they 
were 
merely 
better 
born. 
esteem, 
mistakes-and 
tJle 
uncertainty 
which 
follows 
in 
their 
But 
the 
Lord's 
people 
have 
a 
power 
within 
them 
which, 
if 
wake. 
Fear 
instilled 
into 
the 
mind 
of 
childhood 
unconsciously 
responded 
to 
and 
followed, 
will 
1#elp 
develop 
the 
main 
features 
impresses 
and 
influences 
the 
whole 
life, 
years 
after 
the 
small 
in- 
of 
a 
sound 
mind 
in 
them, 
no 
matter 
where 
they 
sta.rt 
on 
the 
cidents 
which 
gave 
rise 
to 
the 
fears 
have 
passed 
into 
oblivion. 
-'lcale. 
That 
power 
is 
a 
desire 
for 
the 
truth. 
Honesty, 
01' 
a 
But 
the 
Apostle 
intimates 
in 
our 
text 
that 
the 
Father 
has 
love 
of 
truth, 
is 
the 
basic 
requisite 
of 
a 
sound 
mind; 
for 
if 
not 
been 
content 
merelv 
to 
advise 
us 
to 
be 
fearless, 
but 
that 
we 
do 
not 
really 
desire 
the 
truth, 
then 
we 
are 
bound 
to 
be· 
he 
has 
given 
us 
those 
things 
which 
a.re 
necessary 
to 
put 
fellr 
come 
immersed 
in 
a 
hopeless 
tangle 
of 
illusions. 
One 
of 
earth's 
out 
of 
our 
lives. 
He 
has 
given 
us 
the 
spirit 
of 
power, 
i. 
e., 
wise 
men 
has 
said: 
''The 
love 
of 
truth 
is 
the 
most 
noble 
power 
of 
purpose, 
which 
is 
courage; 
he 
has 
~iven 
us 
the 
spirit 
quality 
of 
the 
human 
intellect, 
the 
most 
enjoywble 
in 
the 
inter­ 
of 
love, 
and 
the 
spirit 
of 
a 
sound 
mind. 
ThIS 
is 
the 
powerful 
change 
of 
confidences, 
yet 
of 
all 
qualities 
it 
is 
the 
most 
rare." 
alliance 
against 
fear. 
For 
if 
we 
have 
power 
and 
courage 
we 
Coupled 
to 
this 
desire 
for 
the 
truth 
is 
the 
capacity 
for 
its 
do 
not 
fear 
weakness; 
if 
we 
have 
love 
overflowing 
in 
our 
hca.rts 
apprehension, 
which 
is 
possessed 
hy 
every 
spirit-illumined 
we 
have 
that 
which 
makes 
us 
estimable 
ill 
the 
Father's 
sight, 
child 
of 
God, 
and 
not 
by 
others. 
This 
fact 
is 
made 
plain 
by 
and 
even 
to 
some 
extent 
in 
the 
sight 
of 
others. 
Hence 
we 
do 
the 
A 
postle: 
"The 
things 
of 
God 
knoweth 
no 
man, 
but 
the 
not 
fear 
disesteem; 
for 
"there 
is 
no 
fear 
in 
love; 
perfect 
love 
Spirit 
of 
God. 
Now 
we 
have 
received, 
not 
the 
spirit 
of 
the 
casteth 
out 
fear." 
And 
if 
we 
have 
prudence, 
judgment, 
com· 
world, 
but 
the 
Spirit 
whil!h 
is 
of 
God; 
that 
we 
mig-ht 
know 
mon 
sense, 
we 
have 
no 
fear 
of 
the 
desperation 
which 
needless 
t.I,e 
things 
that 
are 
freely 
given 
to 
us 
of 
God. 
Which 
things 
mistakes 
bring. 
also 
we 
speak. 
not 
in 
the 
w"rds 
which 
m~1.ll'~ 
wi~l1om 
tlmeheth, 
Courage 
may 
be 
likened 
to 
the 
little 
brother, 
Jove 
to 
the 
1,": 
which 
the 
holy 
Spirit 
teacheth; 
comparing 
spiritual 
things 
[6281] 
June 15, 1918 of the people can be eliminated only through great effort, spurred by chastisements; effort against the flesh engenders suffering, though finally that suffering emerges into the peace and joy of ripened character. (Hebrews 12:9-11) The chastisements and the sufferings will be the “boiling” of the flesh—the outeome of which will be a character of tenderness, like to the mind and character of the divine Christ, and fit to be acknowledged by and assimilated as their own by the Christ, Head and body. In that way it will be true that “that servant which knew his Lord’s will and prepared not, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he titat knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes. shall be beaten with few stripes.” (uke 12:47, 48) Those whose natural characters, whose fleshly minds. are tough and unassimilable for the priesthood, shall be “boiled” thoroughly until they are tender-hearted; but those who are readily responsive to the “ministry of reconciliation” will need but little of the trials administered by and through the water of the Word of God. The eating of the flesh by the offerer is the thorough assimilation, by the consecrator, of the new human character ideals presented in the restitution teachings. There, too, ‘tribulation worketh patience; and patience experience; and experience, hope; and hope maketh not ashamed, because the love of God fon the natural plane] is shed abroad in [their] hearts by the holy Spirit which is given’ (Romans 5:4, 5); for all the THE TRIAL IN The trial of the eight brethren from these headquarters waa set for the criminal term beginning Monday, June 3, in the Federal Court of the Eastern District of New York. Affidavits had been filed by the eight defendants stating their reasons for believing that Mr. Justice Garvin was biased against us and our work. This action automatically removed him from the trial and adverted the case to Mr. Justice Chatfield. He, however, referred it to a judge specially brought here from Vermont—Mr. Justice Howe. At this writing, one week of the trial has elapsed, with perhaps a little more than half of the testimony presented by the prosecution. Our legal counsel, Messrs. Sparks and Fuller, are loyally looking out for our interests, and under great handicaps, for the government has had three months for preparation and our counsel is obliged to prepare as we go along, THE WATCH TOWER C191 178) willing and obedient, at least, shall receive of the holy Spirit, as says Jehovah, “I will pour my spirit upon all flesh” (Joel 2:28) in the world-wide blessing, soon to come. Jn the Ezekiel Temple the boi‘ing of that part of the sacrifice to be eaten by the offerer was done in one of the boiling places in the outer court (W, W, W, W)}, symbolizing the infliction of chastisements on the natural restitution plane. It was done by the Levites, symbolizing the fact that of all who are on the spirit plane the great company will he the most directly identified with earthly matters. This flesh when “boiled” was eaten by the offerer, representing his moral assimilation of the ideals presented by the Word of God, touching upon human perfection. The flesh belonging to the priesthood is boiled in the boiling places (J, J) in the rear of the inner court, symbolizing the consecration of the offerer’s new natural mind, as sharing in the holy Spirit poured out upon all fesh, and symbolizing also the trials which he must endure mentally in connection with his chastisements. This boiling was done by the priesthood, suggesting that they will exercise supervision and direction over the acts of the great company. They collectively constitute a ‘merciful and faithful priesthood in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that they themselves have suffered [in this life}, being tempted [tried to the uttermost, “boiled”], they are able to succor them that are tempted.’—Hebrews 2:17, 18. BROOKLYN because no disclosures were made in the indictment as to what. portions of our literature were objected to. It seems we have a fair-minded jury, but it is too early to be able to discern which way the trial will go. Of one thing we are certain: all concerned are perfectly willing to accept the Lord’s providence in the matter, and rejoice that they are accounted worthy to suffer shame for his sake. Foreign Agencies:—British Branch: LONDON TABERNACLE, Lancaster Gate, London, W. German Branch: Unterdorner Str., 76 Barmen. Australasian Branch: Flinders Building, Flinders St., Melbourne. Please address the SOCIETY in every case. [Last appearance of this paragraph, which previously appeared in every issue since the agencies were formed.] Vou, XXXITX BROOKLYN, N. Y., JULY 1, 1918 No. 13 A SOUND MIND “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”’—2 Timothy 1:7. Fear is one of the principal things that make life troublesome. It was doubtless for this reason that our Master admonished us, saying, ‘Fear not, little flock.” Fear, when it is unbalanced by hope, becomes desperation; and desperation spells misery. Fear is a prodigious magnifier, especially when it has been excited by any unusual object. The traveler rarely sees a small tiger; the landsman seldom experiences a gale at sea that is not a hurricane. In a Christian, the “fear of man that bringeth a snare” is counterbalanced by the fear of displeasing his Lord. As the Master said: “Fear not them that destroy the body but after that cannot touch the soul; but fear rather him who after he hath destroyed the body is able also to destroy the soul in Gehenna fire.” We fear usually one or all of three things: weakness, disesteem, mistakes—and the uncertainty which follows in their wake. Fear instilled into the mind of childhood unconsciously impresses and influences the whole life, years after the small incidents which gave rise to the fears have passed into oblivion. But the Apostle intimates in our text that the Father has not been content merely to advise us to be fearless, but that he has given us those thinga which are necessary to put fear out of our lives. He has given us the spirit of power, i. e., power of purpose, which is courage; he has given us the spirit of love, and the spirit of a sound mind. This is the powerful alliance against fear. For if we have power and courage we do not fear weakness; if we have love overflowing in our hearts we have that which makes us estimable in the Pather’s sight, and even to some extent in the sight of others. Hence we do not fear disesteem; for “there is no fear in love; perfect love easteth out fear.” And if we have prudence, judgment, common sense, we have no fear of the desperation which needless mistakes bring. Courage may be likened to the little brother, love to the little sister, and common sense to the watchful guardian. Power might be disposed to use itself roughly at times; love might be too much impelled by tender feeling; but a sound mind modifies and directs them both. SOUND MIND MEANS SOUND JUDGMENT That quality which the Apostle terms “a sound mind” and which is popularly designated as “common sense” may be defined as the sound judgment of the mind when reflecting upon problems of truth and conduct, without bias from logical subtleties or selfish interests. Balanced judgment is as valuable as its application is rare. It is sometiines possessed to a astonishing degree—on matters of purely human import—by those outside of covenant relations with God. But thia should not discourage us; for they were merely better born. But the Lord’s people have a power within them which, if responded to and followed, will help develop the main features of a sound mind in them, no matter where they start on the seale. That power is a desire for the truth. Honesty, or a love of truth, is the basic requisite of a sound mind; for if we do not really desire the truth, then we are bound to beeome immersed in a hopeless tangle of illusions. One of earth’s wise men has said: “The love of truth is the most noble quality of the human intellect, the most enjoyable in the interchange of confidences, yet of all qualities it is the most rare.” Coupled to this desire for the truth is the capacity for its apprehension, which is possessed by every spirit-i]lumined child of God, and not by others. This fact is made plain by the Apostle: “The things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak. not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, Iy-¢ which the holy Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things [6281]

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