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Publication date

8/15/25

Volume

46

Number

16

Publication page

242

The WatchTower

Protection and Deliverance

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THIS

JOURNAL

AND

ITS

SACRED

MISSION

T

HIS

joumal

Is

OllQ

of.

the

prime

fac1D=

0"

inst.l:uments

in.

the

flystem

of

nibie

instruction.

or

"Seminary

Extension",

now

being

presented

in

all

PlU'.ts

of

the

civili$ed

world

by

the

WATCH

TOWEll

BmLE

&

TRACT

SOCIETY,

chartered

A.

D.

1884,

"For

the

Pro

motion

of

Christian

Kno-wled;;:e".

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

communi"ation

through

which

they

may

be

reached

with

announcements

of

the

Society's

conventions

and

of

the

coming

of

its

traveling

representatives,

styled

"Pilgrims",

and

refreshed

with

reports

of

its

conventions.

Our

"Berellll.

LeSfl<lns~'

are

topical

rehean<als

or

reviews

of

our

Society's

published

STUDIES

mORt

entertainingly

arranged,

and

very

helpful

to

all

who

would

mCl'lt

the

only

honorary

degree

which

the

Society

accords,

viz.,

Verbi

Dei

Minister

(V.

D.

lIf.),

which

translated

into

English

is

_Minister

of

God's

Word.

Our

treatment

of

the

International

Sunday

School

Lessons

is

specially

for

the

older

Bible

students

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

generall~'

repudiated

-redemption

througIL

the

precious

blood

of-

"the-man

Christ

J.esus,

who

gave

himself

a

ransom

[a

corresponding

price,

a

substitutel

for

all".

(1

Peter

1

:

HI;

1

'rimoth~'

2

:

G)

nuilding

up

on

this

sure

foundation

the

gold,

sil

vel'

and

precious

stones

(1

Corinthians

3:

11

13;

2

Peter

1

:

5-11)

of

the

Word

of

God,

its

furtber

mission

is

to

"make

all

see

what

is

the

fellowship

of

tile

mystery

which

...

has

been

hid

in

God,

•••

to

the

intent

that

now

might

he

made

known

by

the

church

the

manifold

wisdom

of

God"-"which

in

other

ages

was

not

made

known

unto

the

sons

of

mcn

as

it

is

now

revealed".-Ephesians

;::

5-9,

10.

It

srands

free

from

all

partie..,

sects

and

creeds

of

men,

while

it

seeks

more

and

more

to

bring

its

every

utterance

into

fullest

subjection

to

the

will

of

God

in

Christ,

:'tS

expressed

in

the

holy

Scriptures.

It

is

thus

free

to

declare

boldly

,,'hatsoever

the

Lord

hath

spoken-accl'rding-

to

the

divine

wisdom

granted

unto

us

to

undprstand

his

utterances.

Its

attitude

is

not

dogmatIC,

but

confident;

for

we

know

whereof

we

affirm,

treading

with

implicit

faith

upon

the

sure

promises

of

God.

It

is

held

as

a

trust,

to

be

used

only

in

his

service;

heuce

our

decisions

relatiye

to

what

may

and

what

may

not

appear

in

its

columns

must

be

according

to

our

judgment

of

his

good

pleasure,

the

tea"hing

of

his

'Vord,

for

the

upbuilding

of

1<j"

people

in

grace

and

knowledge.

And

we

not

only

im·ite

but

urge

our

leaders

to

prove

all

its

utterances

by

the

infallible

Word

to

wbich

fcference

is

constantly

mude

to

facilitate

such

testing.

TO

US

THE

SCRIPTURES

CLEARLY

TEACH

'J'hat

the

church

is

"the

temple

of

the

living

God",

peculiarly

"his

worl,manship"

;

that

its

construction

has

been

in

progress

throughout

the

gospel

a:.~e-e,-er

sinee

Christ

became

the

world's

Hedeemer

and

the

Chief

Corner

Stone

of

his

temple,

throuj{h

WhlCh,

"hen

finished,

God's

blessing

shall

come

"to

all

people",

and

they

find

access

to

him.-1

Corinthians

3:

1G,

17;

Epbesians

2:

20-22

;

Genesis

28:

14;

Galatians

3:

29.

That

meantime

the

chiseling,

shaping,

and

polishing

of

consecrated

believers

in

Christ's

atonement

for

sin,

progresscs;

and

when

the

last

of

these

"Hying

stone:;;",

"elect

and

prec'ious,"

shull

have

becH

Iuatle

ready,

the

gl

eat

l\laster

\Vorll.:Inan

will

bring

aJl

together

in

the

first

resurrection;

and

the

temple

shall

be

filled

witb

his

glory,

and

be

the

meetmg

place

bet"

een

God

and

men

throughout

the

Millenmum.-Heveiation

15:

5-8.

That

the

basis

of

hope,

for

the

church

and

the

world,

lies

in

the

fact

that

"Jesus

Christ,

by

the

grace

of

God,

tasted

death

for

every

mall,"

"a

ranSOIn

for

all,"

and

wCI

be

"the

true

light

which

lighteth

every

1nUl1,

that

cometh

into

th6

world",

"in

due

tlme".

Hebrews

2

:

9;

John

1:

0;

1

Timothy

2:

5,

G.

That

the

hope

of

the

church

is

that

she

may

be

like

her

Lord,

"see

him

as

he

is,"

be

"partakers

of

the

divine

nature','

and

silare

his

glory

as

his

joint-hClr.-1

John

3:2;

John

17:

24;

Homans

8:]

7;

2

l'etcr

1:

4.

Tnat

the

present

mission

of

the

church

is

the

perfecting

of

the

saints

for

the

future

work

of

service;

to

develop

in

herself

every

grace;

to

be

God's

witness

to

tile

world;

and

to

prepare

to

be

klllgS

and

pnests

in

the

next

age.-Ephesians

4:

12;

Matthew

24:

14;

Heveilltion

1:

6;

20:

6.

'J'hat

til('

hope

for

the

world

lies

in

the

blessings

of

knowledge

and

opportunity

to

he

brought

to

all

by

Christ's

]llillennial

kingdom,

the

restitution

of

all

that

was

lost

in

Adam,

to

all

the

willing-

and

obedi',nt,

at

the

hands

of

thell'

Hedeemer

and

his

gloritied

chureh.

when

all

the

wilfully

wicked

will

be

destroyed.-Acts

3:

lD-23;

Isaiah

35.

\VATCH

TOWER.

BIBLE

&

TRACT

SOCIET)'

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U.S'A-

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PLEAf-m

ADDRE3S

THB

SOCIE'I'Y

IN

EVERY

CASE.

YEAllLY

SUlJSCJUl'1'JON

PRJCE:

U:-lI'l'ED

S"'A'£ES,

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CANADA

AND

l\lISCELLANEUU~

FOUEIGN,

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GUEA'I'

nUI'l'AIK,

Ar;,sTHALAHIA,

AND

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AFItICA,

7s.

AUlel'ican

relJuttanceH

~hould

be

made

by

Express

or

Postal

Money

Orders,

or

by

Dan"

Draft.

Canadian,

llriti,h,

South

African,

and

A

ustralasmn

ren11

ttanc~s

should

be

made

to

b,

aneh

oJjices

only.

Helnittan~es

frOlll

seattered

fOleign

territory

Inay-

be

made

to

the

Brooklyn

offief',

but

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Committee:

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journal

is

published

under

the

superdsion

of

an

editOrIal

committee,

at

least

three

of

whOIn

ha\'c

read

and

approved

as

trnth

each

and

eyery

aeticle

appearing

in

these

columns.

The

names

of

the

editorial

commiUee

are:

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F.

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I,:

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'V.

E.

VAN

AMBURGII,

J.

HE~IERY,

I-L

II.

BAUIlI'Il.

('

I';

:-;H;\\-mT.

2'er1ns

to

the

Lord's

Poor:

All

-nihle

;turlents

W11O,

Ly

rcason

of

oltl

age

or

ollier

lulIlllllly

or

adverf·;ity,

are

unahle-

to

pay

for

this

JOlll'lwl,

"ill

lie

MIJlldled

ieee

if

they

send

a

poslal

card

each

l\Iay

stating

their

case

and

requesting

sueh

provlsio~.

"'e

ure

not

only

willing,

but

anxiou

•.

that

all

sueh

he

on

our

list

contlDually

and

in

touch

with

the

nerean

:-:tl1c1ip<;,;.

Notice

to

Subsc1''lbers:

\Ve

do

not,

as

a

rule,

f.ip]lfl

a

card

of

l1('knowl

edgment

for

a

renewal

or

for

a

new

suhscription.

ne~ei"t

';Ind

entry

of

ren~wal

are

indicated

within

a

month

by

change

III

expIra·

tion

date,

as

shown

on

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label.

Entered

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Class

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at'

Brooklyn.

N.

Y

Postoffice.,

Act;;f

March

3

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r879.

SPRINGFIELD,

MASS.,

CONVENTION

AUG.

13-16

The

Spring-fielll,

Muss.,

Chamber

of

Commerce

is

coopE-rat·

ing

with

the

SOCIETY

to

make

this

four

days'

convention

a

succpss.

They

write:

"The

Springfield

Chamber

of

Com

merce,

in

behalf

of

the

City

of

Springfield,

will

do

every

1

hing

possible

to

see

that

your

stay

here

in

Springfield

is

comfortable,

profitable

and

spiritually

beneficial."

For

furtlwr

information

address

Bro.

A.

E.

Poor,

Secy.,

457

Riverdale

St.,

West

Springfield,

~1ass.

INDIANAPOLIS

GENERAL

CONVENTION,

AUG.

24-31

As

the

time

approaches

the

consecrated

are

prpparing

to

journey

to

Indianapolis

for

the

general

convention.

'l'his

will

be

the

outstanding

convention

for

1925.

Monday,

Augm;t

24th,

will

be

assembly

day.

The

first

Rl'ssion

of

the

convention

will

be

a

testimony

meeting

at

7;

00

p.

m"

followed

at

8;

00

p.

m.

by

the

opening

address.

The

convention

will

continue

until

Monday,

August

31st.

FriIlay,

AUl!:ust

28th,

is

set

aside

for

service

day.

BrotllPr

.Johnson

of

Columbus

will

be

in

chal'ge

of

the

service

al'

rangements.

IllImediatl'ly

upon

YOUl'

arrival

enter

your

name

and

automobile

with

him

fol'

service.

IDveryone

will

wish

to

eng-age

in

the

sprvice

work.

't'he

public

meeting

will

be

hpld

Sunday

afternoon

and

will

be

addressed

by

the

President

of

the

SOCIETY.

Service

day

will

furnish

an

opportunity

for

further

advertising

this.

Good

board

is

obtainab'e

$1.00

a

day

and

up;

room

at

hotel

with

bath.

three

in

a

room

$1.50

a

day

up.

For

further

information

apply

to

Bro.

L.

L.

Dulleit,

717-719

.J.

1<'.

Wild

Bldg.,

123

East

Market

Stl·.,

Indianapolis,

1m!.

WORLD·

WIDE

WITNESSES

TIppor!s

come

from

some

parts

of

the

country

that

the

l'nthnsiasll1

for

thc

wOl'ltl-wide

witnessps

has

not

been

up

to

the

stan(lHl'll

l'l'eenlly.

Let

us

all

have

in

mind,

dear

bl'ethren.

that

unity

of

action,

on

the

salllP

(lay

aIHI

the

same

subject,

is

bounII

to

have

a

tremendous

effpct.

Keel)

in

mind

always

that

.Jehovah's

words

apply

to

the

church

now:

'Ye

are

my

witnpsses.'

(Isaiah

43:

10)

If

we

are

witnl'sses

for

tIle

Lord,

then

we

must

give

the

testimony.

If

the

frientls

find

that

tlwy

are

financially

unable

to

have

lar!!e

public

mpf'tings.

then

anange

for

many

small

ones.

The

next

public

witness

will

be

on

Sept.

13th,

aIHl

the

topic

will

be

"TIlE'

Yl'ar

of

.Jubilee".

Let

each

one

of

the

dtlers

whQ

is

qualified

to

give

a

public

addl'ess

prepare

for

this

day,

and

let

every

class

arrange

for

meetings

either

slllali

or

large.

Please

order

imml'diatf'ly

handbills

requi:ell

for

this

witness

that

we

llIay

print

them

be[ol'e

our

vacatiOn

period,

which

begins

on

August

21st.