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THE
WATCH
TOWER
Pn''1'SRVRGH,
l'A.
the
Tower,"
for
~ov.
I,
1018,
is
solid
ground.
I
have
read
it
twice.
Here
are
my
heart
and
my
hand,
trusting
that
we
ahall
all
stay
in
the
ship,
storm
or
no
storm,
until
we
reach
harbor.
His
hand
is
on
the
helm.
His
voice
is
speaking
peace
to
the
warring
elements.
How
very
good
to
have
him
with
us,
to
be
with
him,
to
be
his,
his
forever!
In
a
general
way
the
Lord'a
family,
while
yet
in
the
f!./!sh,
reaemble
a
natural
family
in
some
thinga.
We
manage
by
the
grace
of
God
to
hang
together.
It
takes
much
graee.
So
to
speak,
we
hug
and
scratch,
we
kiss
and
make
faces;
but
we
are
trying
to
be
good.
I
believe
that
the
dear
Master
loves
us
dearly;
for
his
grace
hides
our
imperfections.
We
do
not
always
do
ao,
and
it
hurts.
But
the
sea
is
rough;
the
ship
rolls
and
is
tossed;
the
passengers
are
jostled.
But
it
is
safe
to
stay
on
board.
Your
brother
by
his
grace,
J.
P.
M.-Oh1o.
AN
EXFRESSION
OF
LOVE
AND
OONFIDENCE
DEARLY
BELOV~;ll
BRI!.'THREN
IN
CHRIST:
At
a
convention
of
Assoriated
Bible
Students
assembled
in
East
Palestine,
Ohio,
on
Dec.
1,
a
motion
was
made,
which
carried
without
a
dissenting
vote,
t.o
send
you
an
expression.
of
our
love
and
confidenre.
The
re.olution
follows:
RESoLn:.o,
That
we,
Associated
Bible
Students
here
assem
bled,
hereby
rl'nll'W
our
pledge
of
loyalty
and
support
to
our
brethren
in
charge
of
the
work
at
the
offices
of
the
Wateh
Tower
Bible
&
Tract
Society.
We
believe
THE
WATCH
TOWER
i.
being
uaed
of
the
J.ord
today
as
mueh
as
at
any
time
in
the
past.
It
is
indeed
"meat
in
due
season"
to
all
who
abide
in
the
"Holy."
Be
assured,
dear
brethren,
of
our
continued
prayers
that
the
Lord
will
direct
and
uphold
you
in
the
work
he
has
plaeed
in
your
hands.
God
bless
our
Soeiety
and
ALL
the
faithful
co-laborers!
Co
M
1.1
ITTEE.
GLAD
TO
SEE
HARMONY
DEAB
BBF:l'HREN:
Loving
greetings
to
all
the
dear
ones
at
the
Wateh
Tower
Offiee.
We
appreciate
more
and
more
the
loving
service
of
the
dear
ones
whom
the
Lord
is
using
to
gh-e
us
the
food.
I
was
so
glad
for
the
little
visit
to
Pittsburgh
and
glad
to
see
the
harmony
there.
May
the
dear
Lord
keep
you
all
humble
servants,
worthy
of
a
place
in
the
kingdom.
How
foolish
to
let
a
little
pride
and
desire
for
honor
shut
us
out
from
our
eternity
of
honor
and
glory!
With
sincere
love
to
all,
we
beg
to
remain
By
his
kind
favor,
Brother
and
Sister
J.
G.
T.-QMo.
APPREOIATDlG
Tn
LORD'S
PROVISIONS
DEAR
BRETHREN:
I
wish
to
express
my
appreciation
for
the
meat
iIi
due
season
and
things
new
and
old
provided
by
our
Lord
through
TUE
WATCH
TOWER
for
the
household
<)f
faith.
My
earnest
prayer
is
that
God
may
fill
you
with
his
holy
~pirit
ann
over
rule
and
direct
your
actions
to
his
praise
and
glory
forever.
Surely
our
faith
should
multiply
and
we
should
put
forth
double
effort
in
overcoming
the
world,
the
flesh
and
our
adveNlary,
and
in
perfecting
holiness
as
we
see
the
unmis
takable
signs
of
the
end
of
the
age
and
the
inauguration
of
the
kingdom
of
Jesus
Christ.
May
love
abound
in
the
bonds
of
peace,
and
may
we
be
filled
with
the
joy
that
no
man
taketh
from
us.
Your
fellow-la.borer,
C.
F.-Md.
A
FEW
WORDS
OF
KINDLY
GREETINGS
DEAR
BRETHREN:
Just
a
line
to
greet
you
at
the
new
offices
of
the
Society,
and
to
assure
you
of
my
warm
Christian
love
for
you
all
and
of
my
hope
and
trust
to
continue
faithful
to
our
Lord,
the
truth
and
the
brethren,
not
only
in
great
matters,
but
also
in
the
little
things
of
life.
We
still
continue
to
remember
you
all
in
our
daily
prayers.
With
warm
Christian
love,
I
remain
Sincerely
your
brother
in
the
Lord,
G.
B.-Ont.
TILUlltFUL
:ro:&
INOREASED
LIGHT
DEAR
BBETHBEN:
While
our
Society,
like
its
Lord
and
Head,
is
moving
about
doing
good,
we
are
joyous
to
know
that
we
are
absolutely
in
harmony
with
its
management,
its
movements,
its
sayings
a.nd
its
doings.
We
are
indeed
happy
to
know
that
those
who
rep
resent
the
Society
in
the
true
sense
of
the
word
know,
backed
by
Seriptural
evidenee,
what
the
ma.rk
of
the
beast
is.
So
beautifully
was
this
matter
explained
in
conneetion
with
a
discourse
delivered
by
our
dear
Brother
Thorn
on
last
Sunday,
that
many
of
the
dear
brethren
who
heard
it
acknowledged
to
him
their
mistaken
ideas
re
this
matter.
'l'hank
God
for
the
inereased
light
now
shining!
Your
brothl'r
and
fellow
servant,
R.
H.
J.-'I'exa8.
VOL.
XL
Pl'rTSBUHGII,
P;\",
JANUARY
15,
1919
No.
:2
LORD,
TEACH
US
TO
PRAY
[Paragraphs
12
and
13
were
reprinted
from
article
entitled,
"Pray
Without
Ceasing,"
published
in
issue
of
April
15,
1904.
The
remainder
was
reprinted
from
article
entitled,
"Lord
Teach
Us
to
Pray,"
published
in
issue
of
July
1,
1906.
Please
Ilee
the
articles
named.]
T.HE
LORD
WILL
DIRECT
THE
ISSUE
It
is
as
important
as
ever
to
keep
,before
our
minds
the
thought
of
our
Lord's
personal
relationship
to
every
feature
of
his
work.
If
the
early
church
were
to
remember
his
words,
"Lo,
I
am
with
you
always,
even
to
the
end
of
the
age,"
the
thought
of
the
Lord's
perRonal
presenee
now
in
the
harveet
should
,be
still
more
imprl'ssive
to
us.
If
he
kept
a
supervision
or
control
of
all
the
afl'airs
of
his
people
throughout
the
age,
does
not
the
thought
of
his
serond
coming
and
still
more
inti
mate
association
with
every
little
detail
of
what
is
planned
make
1.lJ8
rejoice
to
be
more
eall'ful,
more
zealous?
To
the
ex
tent
that
we
are
able
II)
keep
this
clela.rly
before
our
minds,
it
will
make
us
happy
III
respect
to
right
fighting
and
right
doing.
For
installt'£'.
,hi
'II
ht
the
adYer~ar;v
make
su/!"gestiolls
to
us
of
discontent
or
dissatisfact.ion
with
the
manner
in
which
things
pertaining
to
the
Lord's
people
have
been
pro
gressing,
let
us
answer
him
that
we
know
he
is
mistaken,
for
the
lJ(m1
himsclf
is
prescnt
and
is
supervising
his
work.
If
at
any
time
matters
seem
to
be
going
contrary
to
our
hopes
or
expectations,
let
us
not
think
the
Lord
has
negleeted
the
su
pervision
of
his
work
and
is
allowing
the
Adver.sary
to
da.sh
it
to
pieces.
On
the
contrary,
let
us
establish
our
hearts
in
the
fact
that
the
Lord
is
too
wise
to
err
and
is
as
able
as
he
is
willing
to
make
all
things
work
together
for
good
to
us,
and
to
all
the
called
ones,
according
to
his
purpose.
If
tempted
to
intermeddle
with
mattl'rs
that
the
Lord
has
put
into
the
hands
of
another,
let
this
thought
rt"Btrain
us
and
counsel
us
to
give
closer
attention
to
that
which
the
Master
has
eommitted
to
our
care;
and
to
reml'mber
that
"to
his
own
Master
each
ser
vant
stands
or
falls"
and
that
it
is
for
him
to
approve
or
dis
approve.
It
is
not,
therefore,
for
us
to
grasp
management
or
control
or
in
any
degree
to
force
our
viewa
upon
others,
but
rather
to
do
our
part
as
faithfully
as,
possible
and
to
leave
the
results
to
the
Lord.-Z.
'09,
p.
5.
ANNUAL
MEETING
OF
SHAREHOLDERS
In
view
of
events
which
have
taken
place
during
the
paat
:'o"ear,
the
dear
friends
everywhere
have
taken
the
keenest
interest
in
the
annual
meetin"
of
shareholders
of
the
\V
ATCH
TOWER
BIBLE
&
TRACT
SOClET;'
whieh
was
held
in
the
Soldipl's'
Memorial
Hall
in
Pittsburgh,
I'a.,
Oil
Saturday,
,January
4th,
1919.
With
eagerness
has
eve-ry
Bible
Student
the
wOl'ld
over
lookerl
forward
to
the
events
whieh
would
transpire
there,
and
count!e.ss
prayers
have
ascended
to
the
throne
of
heavenly
grace
that
the
will
of
the
Lord
might
be
Cllearly
manifested
at
this
meeting.
We
are
sure
these
pra,yers
were
answered;
and
the
unanimity
with
which
the
results
were
receiVed
by
all
present
seems
unmistakaoble
evidenee
that
the
same
Mighty
Otle
who
has
directed
the
affairs
of
hill
church
throughout
the
centuries
still
stands
guard
over
the
interests
of
his
little
ones,
and
that
no
weapon
f()rmed
against
them
shall
prosper,
for
this
is
the
heritage
of
all
the
servants
of
righteousne8ll.
(Isaiaill
54
:
17)
How
comforting
a.nd
reassuring
is
Our
year
text
for
1919
in
this
regard!
FOUR
DAYS
OF
SWEET
FELLOWSHIP
Preliminary
to
the
shareholders'
Il.nnual
meeting
of
Sat-
[6378]
(15-23) the Tower,” for Nov. 1, 1918, is solid ground. I have read it twice. Here are my heart and my hand, trusting that we shall all stay in the ship, storm or no storm, until we reach harbor. His hand ia on the helm. His voice is speaking peace to the warring elements. How very good to have him with us, to be with him, to be his, his forever! In a general way the Lord’s family, while yet in the flesh, resemble a natural family in some things. We manage by the grace of God to hang together. It takes much grace. So to speak, we hug and scratch, we kiss and make facea; but we are trying to be good. I believe that the dear Master loves us dearly; for his grace hides our imperfections. We do not always do so, and it hurts. But the sea is rough; the ship rolls and is tossed; the passengers are jostled. But it is sate to stay on board. Your brother by his grace, J. P. M.—Ohto. AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE AND CONFIDENCE DeagLy BELOVED BRETHREN IN CHRIST: At a convention of Associated Bible Students assembled in East Palestine, Ohio, on Dec. 1, a motion was made, which carried without a dissenting vote, to send you an expression, of our love and confidence. ‘The resolution follows: RESOLVED, That we, Associated Bible Students here assembled, hereby renew our pledge of loyalty and support to our brethren in charge of the work at the offices of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society. We believe THE Watcl TOWER is being used of the Lord today as much as at any time in the past. It is indeed “meat in due season” to all who abide in the “Holy.” Be assured, dear brethren, of our continued prayers that the Lord will direct and uphold you in the work he has placed in your hands. God bless our Society and ALL the faithful cu-laborers! CoMMITTEE, GLAD TO SEE HARMONY DEAB BRETHREN: Loving greetings to all the dear ones at the Watch Tower Office. We appreciate more and more the loving service of the dear ones whom the Lord is using to give us the food. I was so glad for the little visit to Pittsburgh and glad to see the harmony there. May the dear Lord keep you all humble servants, worthy of a place in the kingdom. How foolish to VoL. XL PITTSBURGH, PA, LORD, TEACH THE WATCH TOWER Prrrssurcu, Pa. let a little pride and desire for honer shut us out from our eternity of honor and glory! With sincere love to all, we beg to remain By his kind favor, Brother and Sister J. G. T.—Ohio. APPRECIATING THE LORD'S PROVISIONS Dear BRETHREN: I wish to express my appreciation for the meat in due season and things new and old provided by our Lord through THe Warcn Tower for the household of faith. My earnest prayer is that God may fill you with his holy Spirit and overrule and direct your actions to his praise and glory forever. Surely our faith should multiply and we should put forth double effort in overcoming the world, the flesh and our adversary, and in perfecting holiness as we see the unmistakable signs of the end of the age and the inauguration of the kingdom of Jesus Christ. May love abound in the bonds of peace, and may we be filled with the joy that no man taketh from us. Your fellow-laborer, C, F.—Md. A FEW WORDS OF KINDLY GREETINGS Dear BRETHREN: Just a line to greet you at the new offices of the Society, and to assure you of my warm Christian love for you all and of my hope and trust to continue faithful to our Lord, the truth and the brethren, not only in great matters, but also in the little things of life. We still continue to remember you all in our daily prayers. With warm Christian love, I remain Sincerely your brother in the Lord, G. B—Ont. THANKFUL FOR INCREASED LIGHT Dean BRETHREN: While our Society, like ita Lord and Head, is moving about doing good, we are joyous to know that we are absolutely in harmony with its management, its movements, its sayings and its doings. We are indeed happy to know that those who represent the Society in the true sense of the word know, backed by Scriptural evidence, what the mark of the beast is. So beautifully was this matter explained in connection with a discourse delivered by our dear Brother Thorn on last Sunday, that many of the dear brethren who heard it acknowledged to him their mistaken ideas re this matter. Thank God for the increased light now shining! Your brother and fellow servant, R. H. J.—Tezas. JANUARY 15, 1919 US TO PRAY No. 2 [Paragraphs 12 and 13 were reprinted from article entitled, “Pray Without Ceasing,” published in issue of April 15, 1904. The remainder was reprinted from article entitled, “Lord Teach Us to Pray,” published in issue of July 1, 1906. Please see the articles named.] THE LORD WILL DIRECT THE ISSUE It is as important as ever to keep before our minds the thought of our Lord’s personal relationship to every feature of his work. If the early church were to remember his words, “Lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age,” the thought of the Lord’s personal presence now in the harvest should be still more impressive to us. If he kept a supervision or control of all the affairs of his people throughout the age, does not the thought of his second coming and still more intimate association with every little detail of what is planned make us rejoice to be more caieful, more zealous? To the extent that we are able to keep this clearly before our mindg, it will make us happy in respect to right fighting and right doing. For instance, should the adversary make suggestions to us of discontent or dissatisfaction with the manner in which things pertaining to the Lord’s people have been progressing, let us answer him that we know he is mistaken, for the Lord himself is present and is supervising his work. If at Any time matters seem to be going contrary to our hopes or expectations, let usa not think the Lord has neglected the supervision of his work and is allowing the Adversary to dash it to pieces. On the contrary, let us establish our hearts in the fact that the Lord is too wise to err and is as able as he is willing to make all things work together for good to us, and to all the called ones, according to his purpose. If tempted to intermeddle with matters that the Lord has put into the hands of another, let this thought reatrain us and counsel us to give closer attention to that which the Master has committed to our care; and to remember that “to his own Master each servant stands or falls” and that it is for him to approve or disapprove. It is not, therefore, for us to grasp management or control or in any degree to force our views upon others, but rather to do our part as faithfully as, possible and to leave the results to the Lord.—2Z. ’09, p. 5. ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS In view of events which have taken place during the past vear, the dear friends everywhere have taken the keenest interest in the annual meeting of shareholders of the WatcH Tower Bisie & Tract Society, which was held in the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Saturday, January 4th, 1919. With eagerness has every Bible Student the world over looked forward to the events which would transpire there, and countless prayers have ascended to the throne of heavenly grace that the will of the Lord might be clearly manifested at this meeting. We are sure these prayers were answered; and the unanimity with which the results were received by all present seems unmistakable evidence that the same Mighty One who has directed the affairs of his church throughout the centuries still stands guard over the interests of his little ones, and that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, for this iy the heritage of all the servants of righteousness. (Isaiah 54:17) How comforting and reassuring is our year text for 1919 in this regard! FOUR DAYS OF SWEET PELLOWSHIP Preliminary to the shareholders’ annual meeting of Sat [6378]
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