THIS
JOURNAL
AND
ITS
SACRED
MISSION
T
HIS
,ournal
Is
one
of
the
prime
factors
or
instruments
in
the
system
of
Bible
instruction,
or
"Seminary
Extension",
n01'l'
beln«
presented
in
all
parts
of
the
civilized
world
by
the
WATCH
TOWER
BIBLE
&
TRACT
SOCIETY,
chartered
A.
D.
11>84,
"For
the
Pro
motion
of
Christian
Knowledge".
It
not
only
serves
as
a
class
room
where
Bible
students
may
meet
in
the
study
of
the
divine
Word
but
also
as
a
channel
of
communication
through
which
they
may
be
reached
with
annonncements
of
the
Society's
conventions
and
of
the
earning
of
its
traveling
representatives,
styled
"Pilgrims",
and
refreshed
with
reports
of
its
conventions.
Our
"Rerean
Lessons"
are
toptcal
rehearsals
or
reviews
of
our
Society's
published
STUDIES
most
entertainingly
arranged,
and
very
helpful
to
all
who
would
merit
the
only
honorary
degree
which
the
Society
accords,
viz.,
Verb.
De.
Minister
(V.
D.
lIf.),
which
translated
into
Bnglish
is
Minister
0/
God's
Word.
Our
treatment
of
the
International
Sunday
School
Lessons
is
specially
for
the
older
Bible
IItudents
and
teachers.
By
some
this
feature
is
conSIdered
indispensable.
This
journal
stands
firmly
for
the
defense
of
the
only
true
foundation
of
the
Christian's
hope
now
being
so
generally
repudiated
-redemption
through
the
precious
blood
of
"the
man
Christ
Jesus,
who
gave
himself
a
ransom
[a
corresponding
price,
a
substitute]
for
all''.
(1
Peter
1:
19;
1
Timothy
2:
G)
Building
up
on
this
sure
foundation
the
gold,
silver
and
precious
stones
(1
Corinthians
3:
11·
15;
2
Peter
1:
6-11)
of
the
Word
of
God,
its
further
mission
is
to
"make
all
see
what
is
the
fellowship
of
the
mystery
which
••.
haa
:teen
hid
in
God,
•••
to
the
intent
that
now
migbt
be
made
known
by
the
church
the
manifold
wisdom
of
God"-"which
in
other
ages
was
not
made
known
unto
the
sons
of
men
as
it
is
now
revealed".-Epbesians
3:
5-9,
10.
It
stands
free
from
all
parties,
sects
and
creeds
of
men,
while
it
seeks
more
and
more
to
bring
its
every
utterance
into
fullest
Bubjection
to
the
will
of
God
in
Christ,
as
expressed
in
the
holy
Scriptures.
It
is
thus
free
to
declare
boldly
wbatsoever
the
Lord
hath
spoken-according
to
the
divine
wisdom
granted
unto
us
to
understand
his
utterances.
Its
attitude
is
not
dogmatic,
but
confident;
for
we
know
wb0reof
we
affirm,
treading
with
implicit
faith
upon
the
sure
promises
of
God.
It
is
beld
as
a
trust,
to
be
used
only
in
his
service;
hence
our
decisions
relative
to
what
may
and
what
may
not
appear
in
its
columns
must
be
according
to
our
judgment
of
his
cood
pleasure,
the
teaching
of
his
Word,
for
the
upbuild,ing
of
his
people
in
grace
and
knowledge.
And
we
not
only
invite
but
urge
o~
readers
to
prove
all
its
utterances
by
the
infallible
Word
to
which
reference
is
constantly
made
to
facilitate
such
testing,
TO
US
THE
SCRIPTURES
CLEARLY
TEACH
What
the
church
is
"the
temple
of
the
living
God",
peculiarly
"his
workmanship";
that
its
construction
has
been
in
progress
throughout
the
gospel
age--ever
since
Christ
became
the
world's
Redeemer
and
the
Chief
Corner
Stone
of
his
temple,
through
which,
when
finished,
God's
blessing
shall
come
"to
all
people",
and
they
find
access
to
him.-l
Corinthians
3:
16,
17;
Ephesians
2:
20·22
:
Genesis
28:
14;
Galatians
3:
29.
That
meantime
the
chiseling,
shaping,
and
polishing
of
cODsecrated
believers
in
Christ's
atonement
for
sin,
progresses;
and
when
th.
last
of
these
"living
stones",
"elect
and
precious,"
shall
have
been
made
ready,
the
great
Master
Workman
will
bring
all
together
in
the
first
resurrection;
and
the
tempie
shall
be
fl1led
with
hill
glory,
and
be
the
meeting
place
between
God
and
men
throughout
the
MiIlennium.-Revelation
15:
5-8.
That
the
basis
of
hope,
for
the
church
and
the
world,
lies
tn
the
fact
that
"Jesus
Christ,
by
the
grace
of
God,
tasted
death
for
every
man,"
"a
ransom
for
all,"
and
wiII
be
"the
true
light
which
lighteth
ever]!
man
that
cometh
into
the
worla",
"in
due
time".
Hebrews
2:
9;
John
1:
9;
1
Timothy
2:
5,
6.
ll'hat
the
hope
of
the
church
is
that
she
may
be
like
her
Lord,
"see
him
as
he
is,"
be
•
partaker
of
the
divine
nature,'
and
share
hts
glory
as
his
joint·heir.-l
John
3:2;
John
17:
24;
Romans
8:
17;
2
Petcr
1:
4.
That
the
present
mission
of
the
church
is
the
perfecting
of
the
saints
for
the
future
work
of
servict;
to
develop
in
herself
lWery
f
race;
to
be,
God's
witness
to
the
world;
and
to
prepare
to
be
kings
and
priests
in
the
next
age.--",pbesians
4:
12;
Matthew
24:
4;
RevelatIOn
1;
6;
20;
6.
That
the
hope
for
the
world
lies
in
the
blessings
of
knowledge
and
opportunity
to
be
brou~ht
to
all
by
Christ's
IIflllennial
kingdom,
the
restitution
of
all
that
wu
lost
in
Adam,
to
all
the
willing
and
obedient,
at
the
hands
of
their
Redeemer
and
his
glorified
church,
when
all
the
wilfully
wicked
will
be
a"stroyea.-Acts
3:
19·23;
Isaiab
3a.
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