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Publication date

1/1/31

Volume

52

Number

1

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2

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THIS

JOURNAL

PUBLISHED

SEMI·MONTHLY

BY

WATCH

TOWER

BIBLE

&

TRACT

SOCIETY

117

ADAMS

STREET

BROOKLYN,

N.

Y.,

U.S.A.

OFFICERS

1.

F.

RUTHERFORD

Presidene

W.

E.

VAN

AMBUROH

SecreeoT1

EDITORiAL

COMMIITEE

W.

E.

VAN

AMBURGH

].

HEMER

Y

ITS

SACRED

MISSION

T

HIS

journal

is

published

for

the

purpose

of

aidilig

tho

people

to

understand

Jehovah's

purposes.

It

provides

systematic

Bible

study

in

which

all

its

readers

may

regu

larly

engage.

It

gives

announcement

of

the

visits

made

to

Bible

classes

by

traveling

speakers,

announces

conventions,

and

gives

reports

thereof.

It

announces

radio

programs

and

publishes

suitable

Bible

instruction

for

broaucasting.

It

adheres

strictly

to

the

Bible

as

God

'5

revealed

\V

ord

of

Truth.

It

stands

firmly

upon

the

great

ransom

sacrifice

as

tho

fundamental

doctrine

by

\\hich

all

doctrines

are

measured.

It

is

free

from

parties,

sects

and

cree

us

of

men.

It

does

not

as

Burne

a

dogmatic

attitude,

but

confidently

invites

a

careful

examination

of

its

utterances

in

the

light

of

the

infallible

Word

of

God.

It

does

not

indulge

in

controversies,

and

its

columns

are

not

open

to

personalities.

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•

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•

Canadian

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••

Au.stralaslan

•

Soueb

African

J,

F,

RUTHERFORD

R.

H.

BARBER

E.

J.

COWARD

FOREIGN

OFFICES

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•

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Terrace,

London.

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Toronto.

Ontario

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Road.

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W

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Lelie

Streer.

Cape

Town.

South

Att,ca

Please

address

the

Society

in

every

case

TO

US

THE

SCRIPTURES

CLEARLY

TEACH

THAT

JEHOVAH

is

the

only

true

God,

the

:Maker

of

}leaven

and

earth,

and

is

from

everlasting

to

everlasting;

that

the

Logos

was

the

beginning

of

his

creation;

that

the

Logos

became

a

man;

that

he

is

now

the

Lord

Jesus

Christ

in

glory,

clothed

with

all

power

in

heaven

and

in

earth.

THAT

GOD

created

the

earth

for

man,

and

created

perfect

man

for

the

earth

and

placed

him

upon

it;

that

man

wilfully

disobeyed

God

'5

law

and

was

sentenced

to

death;

that

by

reason

of

Adam

'5

wrongful

act

all

men

are

born

sinners

and

without

the

right

to

life.

THAT

JESUS

was

made

a

human

being

in

order

that

he

might

become

the

Redeemer

of

man;

that

he

gave

his

life

a

sacrifice

for

man

and

thereby

produced

the

ransom

price;

that

Jesus

the

divine

was

raised

from

the

dead,

ascenucd

into

heaven,

and

presented

the

value

of

his

human

sacnfice

as

the

redemptive

price

for

man.

THAT

FOR

MANY

CENTURIES

God,

through

Christ,

lias

been

selecting

flom

amongst

men

the

members

of

1115

ChUlCh,

which

constitutes

the

body

of

Christ;

that

the

mission

of

the

church

is

to

follow

ill

the

footsteps

of

her

Lord

Christ

Jesus,

grow

in

his

likeness,

give

testimony

to

the

name

and

purposo

of

Jehovah

God,

and

ultimately

be

glorified

with

Christ

Jesus

in

his

heavenly

kingdom;

that

Christ,

Head

and

body,

consti

tutes

the

"seed

of

Abraham"

through

which

all

families

of

the

earth

shall

be

blessed.

THAT

THE

WORLD

HAS

ENDED;

tlmt

the

Lord

Jesus

has

returned

and

is

now

present;

that

Jehovah

has

placed

Christ

Jesus

upon

his

throne

and

now

commands

all

llations

and

peoples

to

hear

and

obey

him.

THAT

THE

GREAT

ISSUE

before

all

creation

now

is

the

vindication

of

,Tehoyah

'5

word

and

name,

and

that

it

is

the

privilege

and

duty

of

every

true

Christian

to

give

the

testimony

of

Jesus

Christ,

ancl

to

make

known

that

the

kingdom

of

heaven

is

come.

This

gospel

of

the

kingdom

must

be

preached.

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hy

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Hank

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llritl'h,

South

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and

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remittances

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territory

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languayes.)

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l'oon:

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other

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only

wl11ln~.

!Jut

awdous,

Ihnt

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list

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and

in

touch

with

the

Bcrcan

stUdies.

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to

SulJscribers:

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of

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new

or

a

rene,,'nl

"lIh

scription

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be

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only

whcn

re'lnp"ted.

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ot

'Hili

r,"

'.

when

requested.

lIlay

be

r~lX'cted

to

appear

on

a,ldrt>'s

lahrl

w,thin

one

month.

A

renewal

hlanlt

(rnrr~

In~

notice

of

c,<plratlOn)

\\

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with

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jounlUl

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3,1871).

MIDWINTER

SERVICE

WEEK

JANUARY

31-FEBRUARY

8

The

Lord

has

been

plcased

to

reveal

to

his

pcople

that

a

wit·

no::>ss

must

bo

given

regardinfl

his

purpose

to

vindicate

his

name

and

establish

a

kingdom

of

righteousness

upon

the

earth

amI

that

this

must

be

done

speedily.

In

accordance

with

this

oxpressed

will

of

Jehovah

the

Society

has

arranged

the

midwiut<lr

service

week

commencing

January

31

and

ending

February

8.

We

know

that

all

the

anointed

will

rejoice

in

this

privilege

of

honoring

the

name

of

Jehovah.

By

that

time

thQ

new

1931

prices

will

be

in

effect;

and

with

the

substantial

rllductJon

made

in

all

the

bound

books,

many

homes

will

be

able

to

take

the

message

in

that

form

that

could

not

do

so

beforQ.

The

new

w

ATCIITOWER

radio

progrnmH

"ill

have

been

on

the

air

OVil"

a

month

and

will

have

covelc,l

large

sections

of

the

country

which

'HIre

never

covered

befolO

by

tho

WATCHTOWER

pr0l:'ram.

The

Lord

showed

his

approval

on

this

branch

of

the

service

by

enabling

his

people

to

have

1;:;2

stations

participate

in

its

inauguration.

Undoubtedly

the

Lord

'5

object

in

this

was

to

prepare

the

field

for

the

workerb.

Let

each

one

recognize,

therefore,

that

the

Lord

is

going

on

be

fore

and

that

this

midwinter

drive

will

be

a

wonderful

oppor·

tunity

to

"speed"

the

work

of

mai'nifying

the

name

of

Jehovah.

SERVICE

COSVENTIONS

(Ill

each

instance

class

service

director's

name

and

addreBB

appear.)

Richmond,

Va.

Jan.

1-4

Russell

R.

Miller,

3023

Haynes

Av.

Columbus,

OhIO

Jan.

1·4

J.

A.

Nixon,

642

Jenkins

Av.

Colored:

Oscar

Newby,

1607

Pembroke

Av.

Greek:

Paul

Sicaras,

22

N.

Front

St.

Hlmgarian:

Kalman

Furolyas,

317

Barthman

Av.

Greensboro,

N.

C.

Jan.

9-11

G.

T.

McLamb,

203

Westover

Terrace

Chattanooga,

Tenn.

Jan.

16·18

R.

M.

Smith,

516

National

Av.

Colored:

Wm.

Kyle,

1810

Citico

Av.

Jacksonville,

Fla.

Jan.

23-2;:;

Fred

L.

Doyer,

1929

Pearl

St.

Colored:

A.

W.

Perry,

1618

Jefferson

Indianapolis,

Ind.

Jan.

23-25

O.

II.

lIacltemeyer,

4219

Carrollton

Av.

Colored:

Benjamin

Bonner,

551

Hiawatha

l1ull,qariall:

Charles

Kerekcsh,

723

Concord

St.

~Iianli,

PIa.

Jan.

30-Feb.

1

P.

M.

Perfect,

766

S.

W.

2d

St.

Louisville,

Ky.

Jan.

30-Feb.

1

Emil

Hammerschmidt,

117

State

St.

Colored:

Humphrey

SnIith,

2330

Green

Alley

Tampa,

Fla.

Feb.

6-8

Jolm

C.

Foster,

216

Cass

St"

Ste.

6

Klln~as

City,

Mo.

Feb.

6·8

F.

T.

Hoeck,

4510

Pennsylvania

New

Orleans,

La.

Feb.

13-15

.Joseph

L.

Gundermann,

317

S.

Telemachus

St.

ColorecJ:

Jas.

Faw,

1603

Joliet

St.