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VOL.
XL
PITTSBURGH,
PA.,
MAY
15,
1919
No.
10
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
"Fur
tlie
earnest
expectation
or
the
crca.turc
wa1teth
for
the
manifestation
of
the
sons
of
God.
FOr
we
know
that
the
whole
creati9n
graM/eth
and
trap{hlrth
in
pain
t&gether
until
nO'W.
And
not
only
they,
but
ourseh'es
also,
which
hm'e
tlio
first-frUits
of
the
-"pint,
el;en
1ce
ourselpes
groan
within
ourselve.~,
tooitin.1]
for
the
adoption,
to
lL'i
t,
the
redemption
of
our
body."--Romans
8:
19,
22,
23.
\Vatchers
in
Zion
are
eager
for
each
additional
evidence
of
earth,
and
has
brought
about
a
condition
the
likc
of
which
the
the
fulfillment
of
prophecy
relative
to
the
bringing
in
of
the
world
has
never
known.
::\forcover
famines
have
followed
in
kingdom
of
our
Lord.
It
is
a
self-evident
fact
that
the
whole
the
wake
of
the
war.
The
public
press
announces
that
every
('reation
is
groaning
and
travailing
in
pain
now
under
the
great
nation
of
Europe
has
a
great
food
shortagc,
and
from
three
load
they
arc
carrying,
and
hoping
for
somG
deliverance
from
hundred
millions
to
four
hundred
millions
of
people
face
star
that
10:l.d.
The
dei-ire
of
all
men
is
for
full
liberty,
happiness
vation
unless
America
('an
furnish
the
food.
and
life
everlasting.
They
really
desire
the
kingdom
of
the
A
great
pestilence
has
swert
the
earth
during
the
last
Lord,
but
they
do
not
know
toat
his
kingdom
will
satisfy
the
twelve
months.
It
is
annonn('ed
that
the
four
years
war
claim
.Iesire
of
all
nations.
Many
arc
the
theories
of
men
in
good
cd
victims
to
the
number
of
nine
million
pcrsons,
while
the
faith
advanced,
each
1
heory
put
forth
with
confidence
that
it
pestilence
of
influenza
claimed
twelve
million
victims
in
a
few
\\
i
11
bring
the
,lesire
of
all
nations;
but
these
are
destined
to
months,
and
this
was
not
confined
to
the
war
zone,
but
has
failure.
Kane
but
the
Christian,
however,
can
understand
why
spread
over
all
nations
of
earth.
Even
in
the
northernmost
"Ill'h
srheme~
n;ust
fail,
and
the
Christian
makes
himself
ex-
parts
whole
tribes
of
the
Esquimos
have
perished
from
this
(·eedingly
unpopular
in
the
world
at
this
time
because
he
tries
dread
disease.
to
point
(mt
thl'
rea~on
why
human
s('hemes
will
not
SHc('erd.
And
now
the
world
is
threatened
with
another
pestilenee
Yet,
realizing
his
God-givrn
privilege,
he
continues
to
hold
call
cd
lethargio
enecphaliti.~
or
epidcmic
coma-frequently,
forth
the
real
hope
of
:Messiah's
kingdom.
though
improperly
called
"sleeping
siekness."
We
would
not
The
great
world-war
has
opened
the
foyes
of
man
to
the
fact
be
surprised
if
before
another
year
the
pestilencc
will
be
greater
that
the
old
order
of
things
has
passed
away
and
tIta;
it
is
than
it
was
in
the
year
past.
We
say
this
not
for
the
pur
time
for
something
new.
){any
of
the
less
selfish
are
going
pose
of
discouraging
anyone,
but
rather
that
we
might
be
en
forward
with
schemes
for
the
cstablishment
of
the
new
order,
couraged
to
see
that
such
are
the
fulfillments
of
thc
prophetic
that
greater
blessings
may
be
enjoyed.
Every
noble
thought
is
utterances
of
the
great
Master,
bespeaking
a
better
day
near
to
be
eommended,
and
everyone
who
is
honestly
seeking
for
the
at
hand.
betterment
of
his
fcllow-man
should
be
treated
with
consid·
KINGDOM
OF
HEAVEN
AT
HAND
eration;
and.
while
we
sympathize·
fully
with
the
desire
of
the
In
view
of
these
facts
should
we
not
expect
the
other
part
world
to
have
relief
from
present
burdens
and
to
enjoy
bless-
of
this
prophecy
to
be
fulfilled,
and
if
we
sec
it
in
the
course
ings
of
liberty,
happiness
and
life,
yet
we
cannot
give
whole-
of
fulfillment
should
it
not
strengthen
our
faith
that
the
old
hearted
co-operation
to
their
plans,
because
we
know
they
are
order
is
ended
and
the
new
order
is
coming
in,
and
that
the
not
the
right
ones
for
the
acoomplishment
of
"the
desire
of
kingdom
of
Heaven
is
at
hand?
Jesus,
in
this
('onnection.
all
nations."
However,
as
we
see
these
variolli!
schemes
unfold
mentioned
revolution
as
one
of
the
evidences.
Revolutions
are
we
witness
in
them
the
fulfillment
of
prophecy,
bespeaking
the
of
two
kinds:
bloody,
or
thosc
which
result
in
great
destrue
near
approach
of
the
great
kingdom
of
lIfessiah.
To
the
stu-
tion
of
llUman
life
and
propcrty;
and
bloodless,
or
those
which
dent
of
the
divine
plan
it
is
easy
to
understand
why
there
are
by
peacl'ful
m('ans
ovcrturn
the
old
order
and
establish
a
new
so
many
theories
and
WIlY
these
arc
in
conflict
in
large
meas-
and
supposedly
bettl'r
order.
That
the
latter
type
of
revolu-
ures
with
e.lch
other.
tion
has
been
going'
on
without
general
publie
knowledge
we
SATAN
THE
AROH-ENEMY
have
strong
proof
by
what
has
transpired
in
recent
months
The
arch-enemy
of
mankind
is
Satan,
and
hence
he
secks
to
in
the
Stare
of
Korth
Dakota.
Here
a
revolution
brought
thwart
every
movement
toward
righteousness.
It
has
ever
.about
by
peaceful
means
haEi
fully
upset
the
old
or
selfish
been
his
purpose
to
keep
the
peoples
under
his
control.
Do-
order,
and
it
is
to
be
noted
that
while
it
was
in
process
of
de
minion
he
has
always
aspired
to,
and
since
he
usurped
the
do-
velopment
its
opponents
bitterly
fought
every
step.
The
Liter.
minion
of
earth
he
has
sOl,lght
to
maintain
it.
It
is
quite
rea.
ary
Digest
of
March,29th,
1919,
discussing
this
revolution
in
80nablc
to
conclude
that
he
would
try
despera.tely
to
hold
that
Korth
Dakota
says:
,lominion.
::Sillce
we
have
reached
the
end
of
the
old
order
"Less
than
four
years
ago,
when
the
sense
of
economic
greater
light
has
come
to
all
people,
and
particularly
to
those
grievance
that
rankled
in
the
hearts
of
North
Dakota's
farm
who
are
student.~
bf
the
divine
Word.
This
greater
light
ex-
ers
had
been
fanned
to
a
flame
by
the
refusal
of
the
legisla-
R
d
d'
1
.
t
d·
hte
ture
to
establish
a
state-owned
terminal
grain·ell'vator,
a
man
poses
,atan,
an
every
ence
ookm~
owar
ng
ousness
named.
Arthur
C.
Townley
J'umped
into
a
small,
hired
automo
tends
to
weaken
his
hold
upon
-mankmd.
Therefore
he
sees
his
kingdom
tottering
and
is
using
various
deceptions
to
keep
bile
and
beg-an
by
a
farm-to-farm
eanvass
the
organization
of
the
people
still
under
hi'!
cootrol.
His
method
has
always
belln
the
Non-Partisan
League.
For
months
the
oldline
]JQliticians
to
use
fraud
and
deception,
and
to
injert
into
the
human
mind
regarded
this
'Flivver
campaign'
as
a
joke,
but
today
they
see
thoughts
that
would
accomplish
his
purpose,
whether
wholly.
Afr.
Townley's
league
of
farmers
grown
to
a
membership
of
ag-ainst
the
intl'ft'sts
of
mankind
or
not.
He
well
knows
that
more
than
200,000
with
a
political
org-ani'rAtion
in
thirteen
Messia
h's
kingdom
means
thc
triumph
of
the
"seed
of
prom-
states,
representation
in
the
United
States
Congress,
and
com
ise";
hence
we
may
expect
that
Satan
has
more
or
less
part
pletely
in
control
of
North
Dakota's
government.
1Iforeover
in
all
human
projects.
He
is
a
wily
foe,
a
pastmaster
in
poli-
lLnd
it
is
this
that
is
attracting
the
attenticm
of
the
wbole
coun
ties.
If
c
placcs
one
class
against
the
othcr
and
controls
both.
try
to
the
Flickertail
state-.--before
it
adjourned
in
February,
He
incites
the
radicals
to
extreme
a.etion
against
the
capital-
the
North
Dakota
legislature
at
Bismarck
enacted
a
series
of
ists,
and
the
capitalists
to
a
radical
position
against
the
la-
laws
which
friends
and
foes
agree
are
revolutionary.
'The
horers.
Having
been
able
to
('ontrol
mankind
largely
throlll!;h
farmers
of
North
Dakota,'
declares
the
Fargo
Gourier-News,
a
the
influence
of
the
clergy,
he
lines
the
prominent
ancl
influ-
Non-Partisan
League
daily,
'have
proved
that
revolution
can
ential
among
them
lip
with
the
capitalist
class.
But
if
the
he
wrought
by
peaceful
means,
and,
more
than
any
other
.body
various
cla~ses
of
mankind
would
only
turn
to
the
divine
Word
of
men
in
this
world,
they
have
taught
the
folly
of
revolution
for
instruction
they
would
learn
that
the
interest
of
one
is
the
by
bloodshed.'
By
this
vindi('ation
of
democracy,
argues
the
interest
of
all,
and
that
Satan
is
the
enemv
of
all.
The
Oourier-Ne!os,
'North
Dakota
has
proved
its
right
to
be
des
clergy
have
pret('fi(lpd
t.o
be
teachers
of
the
di~ine
Word.
but
ignated
as
the
most
American
of
all
the
United
States.'
A
having
really
ignort'd
its
teachings
of
merev
and
love
and
be-
popular
assertion
among
tbe
NQn-Partisans,
according
to
a
Bis
ing
blind
guicle~
they
have
led
aH
whom
they
could
influence
marck
correspondent
of
the
st.
Paul
Dispatch,
is
that
'it's
the
into
the
ditf'h.
This
is
t'vidence
in
proof
that
Satan's
kingdom
greatest
little
revolution
since
1776';
and
this
correspondent,
is
nearing
the
enn
and
that
the
Lord's
kingdom
is
at
hand.
who
seems
to
think
that
tht'
farmers
will
have
a
disillusioned
awakening
from
their
dream
of
a
political
Utopia,
at
least
EARTHQUAKES,
FAMINES,
PESTILENCES
agrees
that
their
future
is
now
in
the
hands
of
'the
most
revo-
ATlsweril~g
the
qllPstioll
propounded
to
him
by
the
disci-
lutionary
political
machine
that
ever
gained
complete
{tuto
pIes
a~
to
what
would
be
proof
of
thc
pa-;~ing
of
the
old
order
cratic
control
of
It'gislative
affairs
in
any
state
in
the
Union.'
,lOcI
the
eoming
in
of
the
naw,
,JI'SUS
said:
"~ation
shall
rise
A
Bismarck
correspondent
of
the
Boston
Herald
describes
the
against
nation
and
kingdom
again,t
kingdom
[in
a
genera.!
Non-Partisan
League's
program
as
'the
most
interesting,
and
war"!
Jrpat
l'arthqllakl's
[3ymboli('a
lly
meaning
rl'yolution]
in
perha.ps
tbe
most
important,
,political
and
social
movement
now
divers
places,
a.nd
famines
and
pestilen('es."
(Luke
21:
10)
One
vigible
in
the
United
States';
and
he
adds
that
its
opponents
need
not
be
It
prophetic
student
to
note
thp
fulfillment
of
this
believe
it
to
be
'a
disguised
eampaign
for
statc
and
national
prophetic
statement
of
the
Lord.
For
four
years
the
greate~t
socialism.'
The
same
correspondent
quotes
Qne
of
the
League
war
of
all
time
has
ravished
tllC
nations
and
kingdoms
of
the
leaders
as
saying:
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-148)
Vou. XL PITTSBURGH, PA., MAY 15, 1919 No. 10 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER “For the earnest expectation of the creaturc waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of Cod, For we know that the whole creation groaneth and traviileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves alse, which have the first-frurts of the spint, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, towit, the redemption of our body.”—-Romans 8:19, 22, 23. Watchers in Zion are eager for each additional evidence of the fulfillment of prophecy relative to the bringing in of the kingdom of our Lord. It is a self-evident fact that the whole creation is groaning and travailing in pain now under the great load they are carrying, and hoping for some deliverance from that load. The desire of all men is for full liberty, happiness and life everlasting. They really desire the kingdom of the Lord, but they do not know that his kingdom will satisfy the desire of all nations. Many are the theories of men in good faith advanced, each theory put forth with confidence that it will bring the desire of all nations; but these are destined to failure. None but the Christian, however, can understand why such schemes must fail, and the Christian makes himself exceedingly unpopular in the world at this time because he tries to point out the reason why human schemes will not succeed. Yet, realizing his God-given privilege, he continues to hold forth the real hope of Messiah’s kingdom. The great world-war has opened the eyes of man to the fact, that the old order of things has passed away and tha: it is time for something new, Many of the less selfish are going forward with schemes for the establishment of the new order, that greater blessings may be enjoyed. Every noble thought is to be commended, and everyone who is honestly seeking for the betterment of his fellow-man should be treated with consideration; and while we sympathize. fully with the desire of the world to have relief from present burdens and to enjoy blessings of liberty, happiness and life, yet we cannot give wholehearted co-operation to their plans, because we know they are not the right ones for the accomplishment of “the desire of all nations.” However, as we see these various schemes unfold we witness in them the fulfillment of prophecy, bespeaking the near approach of the great kingdom of Messiah. To the student of the divine plan it is easy to understand why there are so many theories and why these are in conflict in large measures with each other. SATAN THE ARCH-ENEMY The arch-enemy of mankind is Satan, and hence he seeks to thwart every movement toward righteousness. It has ever been his purpose to keep the peoples under his control. Dominion he has always aspired to, and since he usurped the dominion of earth he has sought to maintain it. It is quite reasonable to conclude that he would try desperately to hold that dominion. Since we have reached the end of the old order greater light has come to all people, and particularly to those who are students 6f the divine Word. This greater light exposes Satan, and every device looking toward righteousness tends to weaken his hold upon mankind. Therefore he sees his kingdom tottering and is using various deceptions to keep the people still under his control. His method has always been to use fraud and deception, and to inject into the human mind thoughts that would accomplish his purpose, whether wholly, against the interests of mankind or not. He well knows that Messiah’s kingdom means the triumph of the “seed of promise”; hence we may expect that Satan has more or less part in all human projects. He is a wily foe, a pastmaster in politics. He places one class against the other and controls both. He incites the radicals to extreme action against the capitalists, and the capitalists to a radical position against the laborers. Having been able to control mankind largely through the influence of the clergy, he lines the prominent and influential among them up with the capitalist class. But if the various classes of mankind would only turn to the divine Word for instruction they would learn that the interest of one is the interest of all, and that Satan is the enemy of all. The clergy have pretended to be teachers of the divine Word, but having really ignored its teachings of merey and love and being blind guides they have led ail whom they could influence into the diteh. This is evidence in proof that Satan’s kingdom is nearing the end and that the Lord’s kingdom is at hand. EARTHQUAKES, FAMINES, PESTILENCES Answering the question propounded to him by the disciples as to what would be proof of the paysing of the old order and the coming in of the new, Jesus said: “Nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom [in a general warl great earthquakes [symbolically meaning revolution] in divers places, and famines and pestilences.” (Luke 21:10} One need not be a prophetic student to note the fulfillment of this prophetic statement of the Lord. Yor four years the greatest war of all time has ravished the nations and kingdoms of the [6431] earth, and has brought about a condition the like of which the world has never known. Moreover famines have followed in the wake of the war. The public press announces that every nation of Europe has a great food shortage, and from three hundred millions to four hundred millions of people face starvation unless America can furnish the food. A great pestilence has swept the earth during the last twelve months. It is announced that the four years war claimed victims to the number of nine million persons, while the pestilence of influenza claimed twelve million victims in a few months, and this was not confined to the war zone, but has spread over all nations of earth. Even in the northernmost parts whole tribes of the Esquimos have perished from this dread disease. And now the world ig threatened with another pestilence called lethargic encephalitis or epidemic coma—frequently, though improperly called “sleeping sickness.” We would not Le surprised if before another year the pestilence will be greater than it was in the year past. We say this not for the purpose of discouraging anyone, but rather that we might be encouraged to see that such are the fulfillments of the prophetic utterances of the great Master, bespeaking a better day near at hand, KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AT HAND In view of these facts should we not expect the other part of this prophecy to be fulfilled, and if we see it in the course of fulfillment should it not strengthen our faith that the old order is ended and the new order is coming in, and that the kingdom of Heaven is at hand? Jesus, in this connection, mentioned revolution as one of the evidences. Revolutions are of two kinds: bloody, or those which result in great destruction of human Jife and property; and bloodless, or those which by peaceful means overturn the old order and establish a new and supposedly better order. That the latter type of revolution has been going on without general public knowledge we have strong proof by what has transpired in recent months in the State of North Dakota. Here a revolution brought about by peaceful means hag fully upset the old or selfish order, and it is to be noted that while it was in process of development its opponents bitterly fought every step. The Literary Digest of March, 29th, 1919, discussing this revolution in North Dakota says: “Less than four years ago, when the sense of economic grievance that rankled in the hearts of North Dakota’s farmers had been fanned to a flame by the refusa] of the legislature to establish a state-owned terminal grain-elevator, a man named Arthur C. Townley jumped into a small, hired automobile and began by a farm-to-farm canvass the organization of the Non-Partisan League. For months the oldline politicians regarded this ‘Flivver campaign’ as a, joke, but today they see Mr. Townley’s league of farmers grown to a membership of more than 200,000 with a political organization in thirteen states, representation in the United States Congress, and completely in control of North Dakota’s government. Moreover— and it is this that is attracting the attention of the whole country to the Flickertail state—before it adjourned in February, the North Dakota legislature at Bismarck enacted a series of laws which friends and foes agree are revolutionary. ‘The farmers of North Dakota,’ declares the Fargo Oourier-News, a Non-Partisan League daily, ‘have proved that revolution can be wrought by peacefu] means, and, more than any other.body of men in this world, they have taught the folly of revolution by bloodshed.’ By this vindication of democracy, argues the Courier-News, ‘North Dakota has proved its right to be designated as the most American of all the United States’ A popular assertion among the Non-Partisans, according to a Bismarek correspondent of the St. Paul Dispatch, is that ‘it’s the greatest little revolution since 1776’; and this correspondent, who seems to think that the farmers will have a disillusioned awakening from their dream of a political Utopia, at least agrees that their future is now in the hands of ‘the most revolutionary politica] machine that ever gained complete autoeratic control of legislative affaira in any state in the Union.’ A Bismarck correspondent of the Boston Herald describes the Non-Partisan League’s program as ‘the most interesting, and perhaps the most important, political and social movement now visible in the United States’; and he adds that its opponents believe it to be ‘a disguised campaign for state and national socialism.’ The same correspondent quotes one of the League leaders as saying: (147 -148)
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