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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLEGIIENY,
PA.
rest,
exercised
moderately,
slept
well
and
ate
with
good
relish
-our
zest
being
enhanced
by
a
large
bouquet
of
handsome
flowers
beside
our
plate,
the
kind
gift
of
our
dear
Brother
Pierson
as
we
started.
Brother
Zink's
company
has
also
added
to
our
enjoyment
of
the
trip.
How
gracious
are
the
provisions
of
our
Father,
"who
daily
loadeth
us
with
mercies."
"Praise
the
Lord,
0
my
soul,
and
forget
not
all
his
benefits."
England.
Our
steamer,
"Kaiser
der
Grosse,"
was
some
eight
hours
late
at
Plymouth,
England,
where
we
took
the
Express
for
London,
arriving
there
safely
at
9
p.
m.,
and
finding
eighteen
dear
brethren
and
sisters
at
the
depot
waiting
to
welcome
us.
And
a
hearty
welcome
we
rel'eived
there
and
also
at
the
Society's
depot,
where
a
goodly
company
gathered.
Short
speeches
were
made
welcoming
us,
and
we
were
handed
as
a
l1onation
for
the
Tract
Fund
a
draft
for
£230
($1,115),
a
thank-offering
to
the
Lord.
We
were
assured
that
our
objec
tion
to
collections
and
solicitations
had
been
duly
kept
in
mind,
and
that
the
sum
was
purely
a
voluntary
one,
the
re
sult
of
mere
suggestions
passed
amongst
the
brethren
of
the
British
Isles,
and
that
the
amount
but
feebly
expressed
the
sentiments
of
the
givers,
and
that
it
would
have
been
much
larger
had
not
many
of
the
dear
friends
already
undertaken
all
they
were
financially
able
in
connection
with
the
rent
of
halls
and
advertising
for
the
meetings
we
were
to
address.
We
al'knowledged
our
surprise,
as
well
as
our
deep
appreciation
of
so
practical
a
demonstration
of
the
loving
zeal
thus
mani
fested.
We
appropriated
to
ourself
the
Apostle's
word,
as
suring
them
that
we
had
not
come
seeking
a
gift,
yet
we
had
much
pleasure
in
accepting
it,
well
knowing
that
the
voluntary
sacrifices
thus
undertaken
for
the
Truth's
sake
would
be
to
the
Lord
a
sacrifice
of
sweet
savor
acceptable
through
our
Redeemer,
and
that
corresponding
blessings
would
flow
to
the
givers.
The
following
night
we
celebrated
the
Memorial
Supper
with
450
friends
from
London
and
vicinity,
as
elsewhere
re
ported.
We
had
a
most
blessed
season
of
oommunion
with
our
Lord
and
each
other.
Wednesday,
April
15th,
we
arrived
at
Bristol,
our
train
being
met
at
the
depot
by
about
twenty
of
the
dear
friends,
who
gave
us
most
cordial
greetings.
We
were
the
guest
of
Brother
Ford
and
his
family
and
were
treated
most
hospitably.
In
the
afternoon
we
addressed
the
interested
to
the
number
of
about
100,
which
included
probably
50
from
neighboring
cities.
The
evening
service
was
for
the
public
specially.
It
was
held
in
the
Y.
M.
C.
A.
chapel.
Nearly
1000
were
present
and
close
attention
was
given
us
on
"The
Overthrow
of
Satan's
Empire."
We
left
Thursday
morning,
speeded
on
our
way
by
the
voices
of
the
friends
on
the
railway
platform
singing,
"God
be
with
you
till
we
meet
again."
Our
train
stopped
at
Gloucester,
and
on
the
platform
we
soon
found
dear
ones
anxious
to
grasp
our
hand
and
content
that
we
had
passed
by
their
request
for
~
meeting
because
such
seemed
the
provi
dence
of
God.
At
Birmingham
we
had
a
change
of
cars
and
found
about
a
dozen
of
the
friends
waiting
to
greet
us
and
to
show
us
our
other
train
and
to
tell
us
that
they
were
preparing
for
our
meetings
with
them
later
on.
Yours
in
the
bonds
of
love
divine,
C.
T.
RUSSELL.
THE
MEMORIAL
CELEBRATION
For
the
first
time
in
thirty-five
years
the
Editor
celebrated
the
Memorial
Supper
apart
from
the
Allegheny
congregation.
But
we
had
a
blessed
season
of
fellowship
and
communion
of
the
holy
Spirit
with
the
dear
friends
in
London
(England),
which
we
will
long
remember.
We
reviewed
briefly
the
time
from
the
institution
of
the
Passover
more
than
3500
years
ago
to
the
change
from
the
type
to
the
antitype
nearly
1900
yearf!
ago.
wh('n
the
Memorial
of
th('
llnleilvened
bread
and
frnit
of
th('
vin('
waf!
instituted
among~t
spiritual
braelites
a~
It
remind('r
of
the
hrok('n
body
and
shed
blood
of
our
dear
R('drem('r-"Th('
Lnmh
of
God
which
taketh
away
the
sin
of
the
world"
'Y('
r('('ogniz('d
not
only
our
Lord'f!
redemptive
work,
but
also
that
the
drinking
of
his
"cup"
signified
our
pledge
to
suffer
with
him
for
the
cause
of
truth
and
righteous
ness
as
a
condition
prel'cdfmt
to
our
sharing
with
him
his
kin~.
dom
honors
and
privileges,
according
to
his
promise.
We
also
rememb('red
the
Jewish
law
to
the
effect
that
all
Zeaven
must
be
destroy('d,
hurned,
hefore
the
Passover
could
properly
be
obs('rved;
and
we
saw
from
the
Apostle's
words
that
the
antitype
of
this
to
us
is
the
cleansing
of
our
hearts
from
anger,
malice,
hatr('d,
envy,
strife,
and
all
works
of
the
flesh
and
the
devil.
Then
we
partook-about
450-sang
a
hymn,
and
wpnt
to
our
homes
full
of
solemn
thankfulness,
but
still
feast
ing
on
our
Lamb
and
resolved
to
suffer
with
him
that
we
may
also
reign
with
him.
The
total
nnmber
so
far
reported
as
having
participated
in
the
M('morial
this
year
is
8,393.
Those
that
reported
15
participants
or
over
are
as
follows:-
New
Philadelphia,
0.;
Weathprford,
Tex.;
Carbondale,
Pa.;
Syracuse,
N.
Y.;
Healdsburg,
Calif.-15
Windsor,
Ont.;
Dpcatur,
Ill.;
Abilene,
Kans.
j
Annapolis,
Md.;
Dundee,
Sl'otland;
Cromwell,
Conn.;
Pt.
Huron,
Mich.;
Tacoma.
Wash.;
Shawnee,
Okla.;
Waterbury,
Conn.-16.
Oil
City,
Pa.;
Joplin,
Mo.;
Waukesha,
Wis.;
Santa
Monica,
Calif.:
Big
Randy,
Tex.;
SUl'rampnto,
Calif.;
Spokane,
Wash.;
Whittier,
Calif.;
San
Rafael,
Calif.;
Mahaffey,
Pa.;
Dorman
town,
Pa.;
Easton,
Pa.;
Butler,
Pa.;
Ogden,
Utah-17.
Chatham,
Ont.;
Niagara
Falls,
N.
Y.
and
Ont.;
Oakland,
Md.;
Oldham,
Eng.-18.
Rock
Island,
Ill.;
Lima,
0.;
Nashville,
Tenn.;
So.
Sharon,
Pa.;
Greenwich,
N.
Y.;
Camberwell,
Jamaica;
Wermelskirche,
Germany-19.
Gloul'ester,
Eng.;
Valdosta,
Ga.;
Rochester,
N.
Y.-20.
San
Jose,
Calif.;
M('Oford,
Ore.;
Omer,
Mich.;
Auburn,
Ind.;
Chicago,
Ill.
(Polish
)-21.
Grand
Rllpids,
Mil'h.;
Port
Limon,
Costa
Rica-22.
Everett,
Wash.;
So.
Knoxville,
Tenn.-23.
NOifolk,
Va.;
Omaha,
Neb.;
Preston,
Ont.;
Ft.
Wayne,
fnd.;
Vancouver,
B.
C.-24.
St.
Petersburg,
Fla.:
Lancaster,
Pa.;
Mansfield,
0.;
Dal
Ia
s.
Tex.
;
Jackson,
Mich.;
Port
Clinton,
O.
;
Johnstown,
Pa.
-25.
Hartford,
Conn.;
New
Brighton,
Pa.;
New
Brunswick,
N.
J.-26.
Bloomington,
Ill.;
Tampa,
Fla.;
Worcester,
Mass.;
lola,
Kans.-27.
Cedar
Rapids,
Ia.;
Galveston,
Tex.;
New
Albany,
Ind.;
Milwaukee,
Wis.-28.
Harrisburg,
Pa.;
Muncie,
Ind.-29.
Liverpool,
Enqland,
30;
Edinhnrgh.
Scotland,
30:
Sher
man,
Tex.,
30;
Cumberland,
Md.,
33;
Birmingham,
Ala.,
33;
Allentown,
Pa.,
34;
Youngstown,
0.,
35;
Springfield,
Mass.,
35;
Autryville,
N.
C.,
35;
Hamilton,
Ont.,
36;
Lynn,
Mass.,
37;
BinglJamton,
N.
Y.,
38;
Wheeling,
W.
Va.,
39;
Richmond,
Va.,
40;
San
Antonio,
Tex.,
41;
Buffalo,
N.
Y.,
42;
Pasadena,
Calif.,
42;
Houston,
Tex.,
42
;
Newark,
N.
J.,
43;
Tiffin,
0.,
44;
Altoona,
Pa.,
47;
St.
Joseph,
Mo.,
48;
Canton,
0.,
48;
Stockholm,
Sweden,
49;
Denver,
CoJo.,
50;
Kansas
City,
Mo.,
51;
San
Francisco,
Calif.,
60;
Copenliagen,
Denmark,
63;
Cin
cinnati,
0.,
69;
Toronto,
Ont.,
74;
Ballard,
Wash.,
75;
Scran
ton,
Pa.,
76;
Providence,
R.
1.,
85;
Indianapolis,
Ind.,
90;
St.
Louis,
Mo.,
91;
New
York
City,
95;
St.
Paul,
Minn.,
103;
Cleveland,
0.,
109;
Barmen,
Germany,
110;
Los
Angeles,
Calif.,
150;
Washington,
D.
C.,
155;
Philadelphia,
Pa.,
175;
Boston,
Mass.,
216;
Chicago,
Ill.,
225;
Glasgow,
Scotland,
263;
London,
England,
450;
Allegheny,
Pa.,
493.
Dear
Brethren:-
Last
night
two
hundred
and
forty-six
of
us
met
together
in
an
upper
room
in
Glasgow
and
partook
of
bread
and
wine
in
commemoration
of
our
dear
Lord's
suffering
and
death
and
of
our
participation
in
the
same.
In
addition,
seventeen
brothers
and
sisters,
who
were
prevented
by
sickness
from
joining
us,
were
served
in
their
homes.
We
felt
it
a
solemn
occasion,
more
particularly
as
we
remembered
that
so
few
Memorial
Suppers
can
now
be
held
by
the
church
in
the
flesh.
We
called
to
mind
that
since
the
last
occasion
several
of
our
number
have
passed
beyond
the
vail,
and
we
rejoiced
to
know
that
the
time
of
our
own
deliverance
from
this
world
of
sin
and
sorrow
is
now
so
nigh.
Pray
for
us,
as
we
do
for
you,
that
we
may
be
found
faithful.
The
knowledge
that
our
dear
Brother
Russell,
to
whom
we
owe
so
much
in
the
Lord's
providence,
was
at
the
same
time
partaking
of
the
Lord's
Supper
so
near
to
us,
gave
us
great
pleasure.
We
are
praying
that
our
dear
Brother's
visit
may
be
greatly
blessed
of
the
Lord,
not
only
to
himself
and
to
us,
but
also
to
many
who
are
hunjitering
for
the
truth.
With
much
love
in
the
Lord,
yours
in
the
blessed
hope,
JOHN
EDGAR.-Bcotland.
Dear
Brother
Russell:-
I
want
to
tell
you
that
the
little
church
or
gathering
in
this
place,
ten
in
all,
partook
of
the
emblems
of
our
dear
Re
deemer's
flesh
and
blood.
We
considered
the
nearness
of
the
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(148-149) rest, exercised moderately, slept well and ate with good relish —our zest being enhanced by a large bouquet of handsome flowers beside our plate, the kind gift of our dear Brother Pierson as we started. Brother Zink’s company has also added to our enjoyment of the trip. How gracious are the provisions of our Father, ‘‘ who daily loadeth us with mercies.’’ ‘‘ Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.’’ England, Our steamer, ‘‘Kaiser der Grosse,’’ was some eight hours late at Plymouth, England, where we took the Express for London, arriving there safely at 9 p.m., and finding eighteen dear brethren and sisters at the depot waiting to welcome us. And a hearty welcome we received there and also at the Society’s depot, where a goodly company gathered. Short speeches were made welcoming us, and we were handed as a donation for the Tract Fund a draft for £230 ($1,115), a thank-offering to the Lord. We were assured that our objection to collections and solicitations had been duly kept in mind, and that the sum was purely a voluntary one, the result of mere suggestions passed amongst the brethren of the British Isles, and that the amount but feebly expressed the sentiments of the givers, and that it would have been much larger had not many of the dear friends already undertaken all they were financially able in connection with the rent of halis and advertising for the meetings we were to address. We acknowledged our surprise, as well as our deep appreciation of so practical a demonstration of the loving zeal thus manifested. We appropriated to ourself the Apostle’s word, assuring them that we had not come seeking a gift, yet we had ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa. much pleasure in accepting it, well knowing that the voluntary sacrifices thus undertaken for the Truth’s sake would be to the Lord a sacrifice of sweet savor acceptable through our Redeemer, and that corresponding blessings would flow to the givers, The following night we celebrated the Memorial Supper with 450 friends from London and vicinity, as elsewhere reported. We had a most blessed season of communion with our Lord and each other. Wednesday, April 15th, we arrived at Bristol, our train being met at the depot by about twenty of the dear friends, who gave us most cordial greetings. We were the guest of Brother Ford and his family and were treated most hospitably. In the afternoon we addressed the interested to the number of about 100, which included probably 50 from neighboring cities. The evening service was for the public specially. It was held in the Y. M. ©. A, chapel. Nearly 1000 were present and close attention was given us on ‘‘The Overthrow of Satan’s Empire.’’ We left Thursday morning, speeded on our way by the voices of the friends on the railway platform singing, ‘‘God be with you till we meet again.’’ Our train stopped at Gloucester, and on the platform we soon found dear ones anxious to grasp our hand and content that we had passed by their request for a meeting because such seemed the providence of God. At Birmingham we had a change of cars and found about a dozen of the friends waiting to greet us and to show us our other train and to tell us that they were preparing for our meetings with them later on. Yours in the bonds of love divine, Cc. T. RussELu, THE MEMORIAL CELEBRATION For the first time in thirty-five years the Editor celebrated the Memorial Supper apart from the Allegheny congregation. But we had a blessed season of fellowship and communion of the holy Spirit with the dear friends in London (England), which we will long remember. We reviewed briefly the time from the institution of the Passover more than 3500 years ago to the change from the type to the antitype nearly 1900 years ago, when the Memorial of the unleavened bread and fruit of the vine was instituted amongst spiritual Israelites as a reminder of the broken body and shed blood of our dear Redeemer—“‘The Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world ” We recognized not only our Lord’s redemptive work, but also that the drinking of his ‘‘eup’’ signified our pledge to suffer with him for the cause of truth and righteousness as a condition precedent to our sharing with him his kingdom honors and privileges, according to his promise. We also remembered the Jewish law to the effect that all leaven must be destroyed, burned, hefore the Passover could properly be observed; and we saw from the Apostle’s words that the antitype of this to us is the cleansing of our hearts from anger, malice, hatred, envy, strife, and all works of the flesh and the devil. Then we partook—about 450—sang a hymn, and went to our homes full of solemn thankfulness, but still feasting on our Lamb and resolved to suffer with him that we may also reign with him. The total number so far reported as having participated in the Memorial this year is 8,393. Those that reported 15 participants or over are as follows:— New Philadelphia, O.; Weatherford, Tex.; Carbondale, Pa.; Syracuse, N. Y.; Healdsburg, Calif.—15 Windsor, Ont.; Decatur, Tl.; Abilene, Kans.; Annapolis, Md.; Dundee, Scotland; Cromwell, Conn.; Pt. Huron, Mich.; Tacoma, Wash.; Shawnee, Okla.; Waterbury, Conn.—~16. Oil City, Pa.; Joplin, Mo.; Waukesha, Wis.; Santa Monica, Calif.; Big Sandy, Tex.; Sacramento, Calif.; Spokane, Wash.; Whittier, Calif.; San Rafael, Calif.; Mahaffey, Pa.; Dormantown, Pa.; Easton, Pa.; Butler, Pa.; Ogden, Utah—17. Chatham, Ont.; Niagara Falls, N. Y. and Ont.; Oakland, Md.; Oldham, Eng.—18. Rock Island, Jll.; Lima, 0.; Nashville, Tenn.; So. Sharon, Pa.; Greenwich, N. Y.; Camberwell, Jamaica; Wermelskirche, Germany—19. Gloucester, Eng.; Valdosta, Ga.; Rochester, N. Y¥.—20. San Jose, Calif.; Medford, Ore.; Omer, Mich.; Auburn, Ind.; Chicago, TH. (Polish) —21. Grand Rapids, Mich.; Port Limon, Costa Rica—22. Everett, Wash.; So. Knoxville, Tenn.—23. No,folk, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; Preston, Ont.; Ft. Wayne, Ind.; Vancouver, B. C.—24. St. Petersburg, Fla.; Laneaster, Pa.; Mansfield, O.; Dallas, Tex.; Jackson, Mich.; Port Clinton, O.; Johnstown, Pa. —25. Hartford, Conn.; New Brighton, Pa.; New Brunswick, N. J.—26, Bloomington, Ill; Tampa, Fla.; Worcester, Mass.; Iola, Kans.—27. Cedar Rapids, Ia.; Galveston, Tex.; New Albany, Ind.; Milwaukee, Wis.—28. Harrisburg, Pa.; Muncie, Ind.—29. Liverpool, England, 30; Edinburgh. Scotland, 30; Sherman, Tex., 30; Cumberland, Md., 33; Birmingham, Ala., 33; Allentown, Pa., 34; Youngstown, O., 35; Springfield, Mass., 35; Autryville, N. C., 35; Hamilton, Ont., 36; Lynn, Mass., 37; Binghamton, N. Y., 38; Wheeling, W. Va., 39; Richmond, Va., 40; San Antonio, Tex., 41; Buffalo, N. Y., 42; Pasadena, Calif., 42; Houston, Tex., 42; Newark, N. J., 43; Tiffin, O., 44; Altoona, Pa., 47; St. Joseph, Mo., 48; Canton, O., 48; Stockholm, Sweden, 49; Denver, Colo., 50; Kansas City, Mo., 51; San Francisco, Calif., 60; Copenliagen, Denmark, 63; Cineinnati, O., 69; Toronto, Ont., 74; Ballard, Wash., 75; Scranton, Pa. 76; Providence, R. I., 85; Indianapolis, Ind., 90; St. Louis, Mo., 91; New York City, 95; St. Paul, Minn., 103; Cleveland, O., 109; Barmen, Germany, 110; Los Angeles, Calif., 150; Washington, D. C., 155; Philadelphia, Pa., 175; Boston, Mass., 216; Chicago, Ill, 225; Glasgow, Scotland, 263; London, England, 450; Allegheny, Pa., 493. Dear Brethren :— Last night two hundred and forty-six of us met together in an upper room in Glasgow and partook of bread and wine in commemoration of our dear Lord’s suffering and death and of our participation in the same. In addition, seventeen brothers and sisters, who were prevented by sickness from joining us, were served in their homes. We felt it a solemn occasion, more particularly as we remembered that so few Memorial Suppers ean now be held by the church in the flesh. We called to mind that since the last occasion several of our number have passed beyond the vail, and we rejoiced to know that the time of our own deliverance from this world of sin and sorrow is now so nigh. Pray for us, as we do for you, that we may be found faithful. The knowledge that our dear Brother Russell, to whom we owe so much in the Lord’s providence, was at the same time partaking of the Lord’s Supper so near to us, gave us great pleasure. We are praying that our dear Brother’s visit may be greatly blessed of the Lord, not only to himself and to us, but also to many who are hungering for the truth. With much love in the Lord, yours in the blessed hope, JOHN EpGsR.—Scotland. Dear Brother Russell :— I want to tell you that the little church or gathering in this place, ten in all, partook of the emblems of our dear Redeemer’s flesh and blood. We considered the nearness of the [4170]
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