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THE
GRACE
OF
GOD
rThi~
artic]l'
was
it
reprint
of
that
l'ntitled,
"The
~ew
Life
in
Christ,"
published
in
issue
of
March
15,
1903,
which
please
see.]
LETTERS
FROM
AFIELD
BAOK
ISSUES
A
PILIOELEBS
nmERITANOE
BEWVED
BRETHREN
IN
THE
ONE
HoPE:-
Reading
in
the
last
WATCH
TOWER
the
important
notice
and
suggestion
concerning
the
reprintinf
of
the
WATCH
TOWEBS
from
1879
to
1918
in
seven
volumes.
must
state
here
that
you
were
rl'&ding
my
heart's
wish,
afld
not
only
mine
but,
if
I
am
not
much
mistlllken,
the
wish
of
all
the
children
of
GOO
everywherl'.
How
good
it
would
be
to
have
such
a
precious
and
pricelellll
work
in
the
home.
a
priceless
inht'ritance
for
our
children!
Thanks
and
praise
to
the
lJOrd
for
this
suggestion
he
gave
you!
And
according
to
his
good
will
may
he
fulfil
our
hunger
and
thirst
for
it
to
his
glory.
Therefore,
please
enter
my
name
for
one
whole
set
of
the
seven
volumes
of
THE
WATCH
ToWER
for
1879-1918.
Maf
the
Lord
,bless
and
hl'lp
you
all!
With
praise
and
thanksgivmg
I
remain,
Your
loving
brother.
Jos.
P.
SAMEK.-New
York
Oity.
THANK
US
FOR
THE
PILIVILEGE
OF
SIGNING
[)EAR
BRETHREN:-
We
are
glad
to
be
able
to
enclose
three
petitions
filled
with
names,
and
expect
(D.
V.)
to
fill
up
more
of
them.
I
am
copying
them
on
sheet.s
of
legal
cap
and
will
send
them
in
this
form
later,
80
that
the
names
will
be
mMe
legible
for
your
use.
Very
few
people
refuse
to
sign.
Many
are
very
emphatic
in
e.Kpressing
their
disapproV'8.1
of
religious
intolerance.
Some
say
that
they
knew
about
the
trouble,
but
arc
very
mueh
sur
prised
to
hear
that
our
brethren
were
sentenced
so
severely.
They
think
that
it
is
outrageous.
Some
business
and
pr()fes
sional
men
say
that
they
thank
us
for
giving
them
a
chance
to
sign
the
petitiOJI.
May
the
dear
Lord
bless
you
all!
And
in
hope
that
our
dear
brethren
will
now
be
privileged
to
serve
many
conventions
this
summer,
we
remain,
with
Christian
love,
Your
sisters
in
Christ.
~r.
A.
and
A
.•
1.
GILLESPIE.-Kans.
NEW
VOLUNTEER
MATTER
On
March
27th
the
NATIONAL
LABOR
TRmUNE
pUblished
a
ilpecial
supplement
containing
Brother
Rutherf()rd's
Rermon
on
"THE
WOBLD
HAS
ENDED"
and
other
interesting
matter.
It
has
been
thought
well
to
use
this
two-page
sllpplement
as
regular
volunteer
matter
for
IlH9,
and
we
have
therefore
placed
an
order
with
the
Tribune
for
a
conSliderable
quantity
of
extra
copies,
whioh
are
being
used
for
filling
orders
from
the
various
ecelesias.
We
suggest
that
these
Tribunes
bc
distributed
as
qUickly
as
possible,
that
the
people
may
have
this
comforting
message
from
the
Lord's
great
prophecy.
This
issue
of
the
Tribune
has,
of
coursc,
the
same
right
of
circulation
as
any
other
issue
or
that
paper
or
of
any
other
newspa.per,
thus
eliminating
all
local
restrictions
which
might
apply
to
advertisements,
hand
bills,
etc.
SHALL
BACK
TOWERS
BE
REPUBLISHED?
The
thousand
or
more
friends
who
have
thus
far
written
Us
in
re8p()nse
to
the
suggestion
in
March
15th
issue
concern
ing
the
republishing
of
all
the
TOWE118
for
the
past
forty
years
in
book
form,
manifest
great
enthusiasm
over
the
proposition.
Some
have
said
that
they
would
gladly
take
more
than
one
set,
as
they
indeed
conilider
these
a
priceless
legacy
for
P()S
terity
and
e:x.pect
to
80
Use
them.
While
we
are
equally
anxi()us
to
serve
the
friends
by
having
these
back
numbers
re
published
as
heretofore
outlined.
nevertheless
we
regret
to
ad
vise
that
up
to
the
moment
of
going
to
press
with
this
issue
we
have
not
yet
received
a
sufficient
number
of
orders
to
justify
under-taking
it.
The
typesetting
and
plates
alone
will
cost
upwards
of
$40,000,
besides
the
cost
of
paper,
printing,
binding,
IIihipping,
etc.
It
is
obvi()usly
imp()ssible,
therefore,
to
publish
these
baek
issues
in
.book
form
unless
the
demand
warrants
an
edition
of
at
least
five
thousand
sets.
We
arp
merely
informing
you
of
the
exact
situation,
'and
now
it
is
for
our
readers
t()
decide
whether
we
shall
or
shall
not
proceed
with
the
publication
of
this
"'priceless
treasure."
As
previous
ly
announced,
the
full
set
will
comprise
seven
volumes,
of
about
1000
pages
t'ach,
same
size
pages
as
the
present
WATCH
TOWER,
lind
will
contain
all
the
TOWERS
throughout
the
en
tire
hwrvest
period,
together
with
a
complete
alphabetical
index
which
will
refer
instantly
to
every
article,
on
whatever
subject,
from
the
pen
of
our
heloved
Pastor,
back
to
the
year
1879,
when
THE
WATCH
TOWER
began
to
·be
published.
The
price
quoted
ill
$12
for
the
complete
set
of
seven
volumes,
charges
coUt'ct,
contingent
on
a
sufficient
number
of
order~
t()
justify
a
fair·sized
edition.
What
is
your
pleasurt',
dear
brethrpn?
*
ONLY
THREE
NUMBERS
NOW
MISSING
We
find
our
file
of
old
TOWERS
is
now
practically
complete,
but
we
are
still
missing
the
following
three
issues,
namely;
the
month
of
April,
1880;
also
January
and
March
of
the
vear
1881.
We
have
confidence
t.hat
some
of
the
dear
friends
possess
these
old
issue~.
We
therefore
request
that
our
oldest
readers
look
amongst
their
files,
and
if
they
have
any
or
all
the
aforementioned
issues
we
would
very
much
liP
predate
the
loan
of
same,
.that
we
may
make
copies
of
them,
thereby
making
our
file
complete
from
the
beginning.
They
will
be
returned
t()
you
after
they
have
served
their
purpose.
VOL.
XL
PITTSBURGH,
l'
A.,
MAY
1,
HlHl
?\'l.
!J
ing
cndorsement:
"This
Catechism
ordered
by
the
Third
Plen
ary
Council
of
Baltimore,
having
been
diligently
eompiled
and
examined,
is
hereby
approved.-James
Gibbons,
Archbishop
01
Baltimore,
Apostolic
Dele<~ate."
We
also
quote
from
Father
Phelan,
of
St.
Louis,
as
pub
lished
in
the
Western
Watchman
of
,June
2.,
H1l3:
"Tell
u~
we
are
Catholics
first
and
Americans
or
lLnglish
men
a.fterward,,;
of
course
we
are.
Tell
us,
in
the
contlict
between
tbe
church
and
the
civil
government
we
take
the
side
of
the
Church;
of
course
we
do
....
Why
is
it
that
the
1'0P{'
has
such
tremendous
power?
Why,
the
Pope
is
the
ruler
of
the
world.
All
the
emperors,
all
the
kings,
all
the
prince~.
all
the
presidents
of
the
world
are
as
the~e
altar-boys
of
mine.
Thc
Pope
is
the
ruler
of
thc
world."
This
very
modern
assumption
of
political
authonty
on
the
part
of
Papacy
is
in
close
alignment
with
the
Encyclical
of
Pope
Leo
XIII.,
issued
on
Novembt'r
1st.
1881i,
in
which
he
said:
"All
Catholics
must
make
themselves
felt
as
active
elements
in
daily
political
life
in
thc
C'ountries
where
the)"
live.
They
must
penetrate,
wherever
possible,
in
the
admin
istration
of
civil
affairs."
(126-1
[4)
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
ANOIlTTING
THE
FA.LSE
PROPHET
As
far
back
as
1880
Brother
Russell,
through
the
column~
of
THE
WATCH
TOWER,
clearly
interpreted
thl.'
··ten-home~
beRst,"
the
"two-horned
beast"
and
the
"image
of
the
beast
mentioned
in
Revelation
13tb
chapter
and
elsewhere.
He
showed
that
in
symbolic
language
a
"beast"
represents
a
government-not
a
purely
civil
government,
but
one
having
an
ecclesiastical
tinge;
as
for
instance
the
"beuts"
of
Daniel's
vision,
which
are
known
to
represent
respectively
the
govern
ments
of
Babylonia,
Medo-Persia,
Grecia
and
Rome.
(Daniel
2:37-44\
The
ten-horned
beast
of
Revelation
was
interpreted
by
Brother
Russell
as
representing
the
Papal
A'overnment,
which
for
a
time
rult'd
()ver
all
Europe--the
politico-ecclesi
astical
Holy
Roman
Empire.
Papacy
still
claims
to
have
the
right
or
authority
to
rule
all
nations
as
tht'
representative
or
vice-gerent
of
Christ,
as
shown
by
its
Catechism.
Question
Ko.
120
reads
as
follows:
"Q.
Why
did
Christ
found
the
Church?
_
A.
Christ
founded
the
Church
to
teach,
govern,
sanctify
and
save
all
men."
Preceding
questions
show
that
by
"the
Church"
is
meant
the
Roman
Catholic
Church,
of
which
"the
Por'
the
BishGp
of
Rome,
is
the
visible
head."
This
edition
0
the
Catechism
•
[Resumption
of
this
paragraph
in
this
form.
interrupted
Aug.
15.
before
us
is
C'opyrighted
1881i
and
1898,
and
bears
the
follow-
1918.1
[6424]
THE GRACE OF GOD [This article was a reprint of that entitled, “The New Life in Christ,” published in issue of March 15, 1903, which please see.| LETTERS FROM AFIELD BAOK ISSUES A PRICELESS INHERITANCE Betoved BRETHREN IN THE ONK Hope:— Reading in the last WatcH Tower the important notice and suggestion concerning the reprinting of the Watcn Toweas from 1879 to 1918 in seven volumes, [ must state here that you were reading my heart’s wish, and not only mine but, if I am not much mistaken, the wish of all the children of God everywhere. How good it would be to have auch a precious and pricelesa work in the home, a priceless inheritance for our children! Thanks and praise to the Lord for this suggestion he gave you! And according to his good will may he fulfil our hunger and thirst for it to his glory. Therefore, please enter my name for one whole set of the seven volumes of THE WarcH Tower for 1879-1918. May the Lord bless and help you all! With praise and thanksgiving I remain, Your loving brother. Jos. P. SAMEK.—New York City. THANK US FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SIGNING Dear BRETHREN :— We are glad to be able to enclose three petitions filled with names, and expect (D. V.) to fill up more of them. I am copying them on sheets of legal cap and will send them in this form later, so that the names will be more legible for your use. Very few people refuse to sign. Many are very emphatic in expressing their disapproval of religious intolerance. Some say that they knew about the trouble, but are very much surprised to hear that our brethren were sentenced so severely. They think that it is outrageous. Some business and professional men say that they thank us for giving them a chance to sign the petition. May the dear Lord bless you all! And in hope that our dear brethren will now be privileged to serve many conventions this summer, we remain, with Christian love, Your sisters in Christ. M. A. and A. J. GILLESPIE.—Kans. NEW VOLUNTEER MATTER On March 27th the Nationa, Lasog TrrBvuNnr published a special supplement containing Brother Rutherford’s sermon on “Tae Wortp Has Enpep” and other interesting matter. It hag been thought well to use this two-page supplement aa regular volunteer matter for 1919, and we have therefore placed an order with the Tribune for a considerable quantity of extra copies, which are being used for Alling orders from the various ecclesias, We suggest that these Tribunes he distributed as quickly as possible, that the people may have this comforting message from the Lord’s great prophecy. This issue of the Tribune has, of course, the same right of circulation as any other issue of’ that paper or of any other newspaper, thus eliminating all local restrictions which might apply to advertisements, hand bills, etc. SHALL BACK TOWERS BE REPUBLISHED? The thousand or more friends who have thus far written us in reaponse to the suggestion in March 15th issue concerning the republishing of all the Towers for the past forty years in book form, manifest great enthusiasm over the proposition. Some have said that they would gladly take more than one set, as they indeed consider these a priceless legacy for posterity and expect to so use them. While we are equally anxious to serve the friends by having these back numbers republished as heretofore outlined, nevertheless we regret to advise that up to the moment of going to presa with this issue we have not yet received a sufficient number of orders to justify undertaking it. The typesetting and plates alone will cost upwards of $40,000, besides the cost of paper, printing, binding, shipping, ete. It is obviously impossible, therefore, to publish these back issues in book form unless the demand warrants an edition of at least five thousand sets. We are merely informing you of the exact situation, and now it is for our readers to decide whether we shall or shall not proceed with the publication of this “priceless treasure.” As previously announced, the full set will comprise seven volumes, of about 1000 pages each, same size pages as the present WATCH Tower, and wili contain all the Towers throughout the entire harvest period, together with a complete alphabetical index which will refer instantly to every article, on whatever subject, from the pen of our beloved Pastor, back to the year 1879, when THE Watcu Tower began to be published. ‘The price quoted is $12 for the complete set of seven volumes, charges collect, contingent on a sufficient number of orders to justify a fair-sized edition. What is your pleasure, dear brethren? * ONLY THREE NUMBERS NOW MISSING We find our file of old Towrxs is now practically complete, but we are still missing the following three issues, namely; the month of April, 1880; also January and March of the year 1881. We have confidence that some of the dear friends possess these old issues. We therefore request that our oldest readers look amongst their files, and if they have any or all the aforementioned issues we would very much appreciate the loan of same, that we may make copies of them, thereby making our file complete from the beginning. They will be returned te you after they have served their purpose. Vou. XL —=—— VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER ANOINTING THE FALSE PROPHET As far back as 1880 Brother Russell, through the columns of THe Warcu Tower, clearly interpreted the “ten-horned beast,” the “two-horned beast” and the “image of the beast” mentioned in Revelation 13th chapter and elsewhere. He showed that in symbolic language a “beast”? represents a government—not a purely civil government, but one having an ecclesiastical tinge; as for instance the “beasts” of Daniel’s vision, which are known to represent respectively the governments of Babylonia, Medo-Persia, Grecia and Rome. {Daniel 2:37-44) The ten-horned beast of Revelation was interpreted by Brother Russell as representing the Papal government, which for a time ruled over all Europe—the politico-ecclesiastical Holy Roman Empire. Papacy still claims to have the right or authority to rule all nations as the representative or vice-gerent of Christ, as shown by its Catechism. Question No, 120 reads as follows: “Q. Why did Christ found the Church? A. Christ founded the Church to teach, govern, sanctify and save al} men.” Preceding questions show that by “the Church” is meant the Roman Catholic Chureh, of which “the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, is the visible head.” This edition of the Catechism before us is copyrighted 1885 and 1898, and bears the follow (126-104) PITTSBURGH, PA., MAY 1, 1919 No. 9 ing endorsement: “This Catechism ordered by the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, having been diligently compiled and examined, is hereby approved.—James Gibbons, Archbishop ot Baltimore, Apostolic Delegate.” We also quote from Father Phelan, of St. Louis, as published in the Western Watchman of June 27, 1913: “Tell us we are Catholics first and Americans or Englishmen afterwards; of course we are. Tell us, in the conflict between the church and the civil government we take the side of the Church; of course we do. ... Why is it that the Pope has such tremendous power? Why, the Pope is the ruler of the world. All the emperors, all the kings, all the princes, all the presidents of the world are ag these altar-boys of mine. The Pope is the ruler of the world.” This very modern assumption of political authority on the part of Papacy is in close alignment with the Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII., issued on November Ist. 1885, in which he said: “All Catholics must make themselves felt as active elements in daily political life in the countries where they live. They must penetrate, wherever possible, in the administration of civil affairs.” * (Resumption of this paragraph in this form, interrupted Aug. 15, 1918] [6424]
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