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Kiadás dátuma

1925. 02. 15.

Kötet

46

Szám

4

Kiadvány oldala

50

Az Őrtorony

The Year of Jubilee

Az eredeti angol nyelvű Őrtorony folyóiratok

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THIS

JOURNAL

AND

ITS

SACRED

MISSION

mBts

Journal

Is

one

of

the

prime

factors

or

instruments

in

the

system

of

Bible

Il1struction,

or

"Seminary

Extension",

now

beln~

.I.

presented

In

all

parts

of

the

civilized

world

by

the

WATCH

TOWER

BIBLE

&

TRACT

SOClI!lTY,

chartered

A.

D.

1884,

"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

Worl!

but

also

as

a

channel

of

commnnication

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

"Berean

Lessons"

are

topical

rehearsals

or

reviews

of

our

Society's

published

STUDIES

most

entertainingly

arranged,

and

very

11eIpful

to

all

who

would

merit

the

only

honorary

degree

which

the

Society

accords,

viz.,

Verbi

Dei

Minister

(V.

D.

M.j,

which

translated

Into

English

is

Mi11ister

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

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:

6)

Building

up

on

this

sure

foundation

the

gold,

silver

and

precious

stones

(1

Corinthians

3:

11

15;

2

Peter

1:

5-11)

of

the

Word

of

God,

its

further

mission

is

to

"make

all

see

what

is

the

fellowship

of

the

mystery

which

...

has

been

hid

ill

God,

•••

to

the

intent

that

now

might

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".-Ephesians

3:

5-9,

10.

lt

stands

free

from

all

parties,

sects

and

creeds

of

men.

while

it

seeks

more

and

more

to

brillg

its

every

utterance

into

fullest

lJubjection

to

the

will

of

God

in

Christ,

as

expressed

in

the

holy

Scriptures.

It

is

thus

free

to

declare

boldly

whatsoever

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

whereof

we

affirm,

treading

with

implicit

faith

upon

the

sure

promises

of

God.

It

Is

held

as

a

trnst,

to

be

used

only

in

his

sen'ice;

hence

our

decisions

relative

to

what

may

and

what

may

not

appear

in

its

col.umns

must

be

aceording

to

our

judgment

of

his

good

pleasure,

the

teachiJig

of

his

Word,

for

the

upbuild.jng

of

his

people

in

grace

and

knowledge.

And

we

not

only

invite

but

urge

our

leaders

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

lrhat

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,

whel

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;

GalatiaBs

3:

29.

That

meantime

the

chiseling,

shaping,

and

polishing

of

consecrated

believers

in

Christ's

atonement

for

sin,

progresses;

and

when

the

last

of

these

"living

stones",

"elect

and

precious,"

shall

have

been

made

ready,

the

great

lIlaster

Workman

wilt

bring

all

togethr

r

in

the

first

resurrection;

and

the

temple

shall

be

filled

with

his

glory,

and

be

the

meeting

place

between

God

and

men

throughout

the

Millennium.-ReveIation

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

er"ery

man,"

"a

ransom

for

all,"

and

will

be

"the

true

light

which

lighteth

every

man

that

cometh

into

the

world",

"in

due

time".

Hebrews

2

:

9;

John

1:

9;

1

Timothy

2:

5,

6.

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

share

h·is

glory

as

his

joint-heir.-l

John

3:2;

John

17:

24;

Romans

8:

17;

2

Peter

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

the

world;

and

to

prepare

to

be

kings

and

prIests

in

the

next

age.-Ephesians

4:

12;

:llatthew

24:

14;

Revelation

1:

6;

20:

6.

That

the

hope

for

the

world

lies

in

the

blessings

of

knowledge

and

opportunity

to

be

brought

to

all

by

Christ's

:!\Iillennial

kingdom,

the

restitution

of

all

that

was

lost

In

Adam,

to

all

the

willing

and

obedient,

at

the

hands

of

their

Redeemer

and

his

glonlied

church,

when

all

the

wilfully

wicked

will

be

destroyed.-Acts

3:

19-23;

Isaiah

35.

"GOD'S

KINGDOM

HAS

COME-

Millions

Now

Living

Will

Never

Die"

"TIME

OF

DELIVERANCE--

Millions

Now

Living

Will

Never

Die"

"THE

WORLD

SHALL

BE

ESTABLISHED-

MilliollS

Now

Living

Will

Never

Die"

"A

STANDARD

FOR

THE

PEOPLE

Millions

Now

Living

Will

Never

Die"

"MESSENGERS

OF

PEACE-

Millions

Now

Living

Will

Never

Die"

September

13:

"THE

YEAR

OF

JUBILEE-

Millions

Now

Living

Will

Never

Die"

"THE

TRIUMPH

OF

RIGHTEOUSNESS

Millions

Now

Living

Will

Never

Die"

October

11:

June

21:

August

9:

April

26:

March

22:

:May

31:

WORLD-WIDE

WITNESS

It

is

deemed

advisable

to

notify

the

classeS'

as

far

in

advance

as

possible

of

the

dates

for

world-wide

witnes3

for

1925.

Below

are

given

the

dates

and

subjects

as

signed

for

each

date.

We

ask

the

drar

friends

every

where

on

earth

to

make

arrangements

for

a

public

witness

on

the

dates

mentioned,

using

the

subjects

as

set

forth

below.

Select

good

halls,

advertise

the

meet

ing

well,

and

have

your

best

speakers.

May

the

Lord's

blessings

be

upon

this

effort

to

advertise

the

King

and

his

kingdom.

WATCH

TOWER.

BI

BLE

&-

TRACT

SOCIE"t>'

18

CONCORD

STREET

0

0

BROOKLYN.

~.y~

U.S·A;}

FOREIGN

OFFICES:

British:

34

Craven

Terrace,

Lancaster

Gate,

London

W.

2;

Canadian:

38-40

Irwin

Avenue,

Toronto,

Ontario;

Australasian:

495

Collins

St.,

Melbourne.

Australia;

South

African:

fI

Lelie

St.,

Cape

Town,

South

Africa.

PLEASID

ADDRESS

THE

SOCIETY

IN

EVERY

CASE.

Notice

to

Subscribers:

'Ve

do

1l0t,

as

a

rule,

send

a

card

of

ael'llowl

edgment

for

a

renewal

or

for

a

new

subscription.

Re~eipt

';lnd

entry

of

renewal

are

indicated

within

a

month

by

change

1D

expIra

tion

date,

as

shown

on

wrapper

label.

Entered

as

Second

Class

Matter

at

Brooklyn,

N.

Y.

Postoffice.,

Act

of

March

3rd

,879.

MEMORIAL

DATE

For

the

year

1925

Wednesday,

April

8,

after

6

o'clock

p.

m.,

is

the

proper

time

for

the

celebration

of

the

Memori·

al

of

our

Lord's

death.

All

the

eccIesias

will

please

take

notice.

We

hope

this

may

be

a

season

of

great

refreshing

to

the

Lord's

people.

Kindly

send

your

reports

in

immedi

ately

after

the

Memorial,

giving

the

number

partaking.

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II"

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STATES,

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CANADA

AND

MISCELLANEOUS

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BRITAIN,

AUSTRALASIA,

AND

SOUTH

AFRICA,

7s.

American

remittances

should

be

made

by

Express

or

Postal

Money

Orders,

or

by

Ban':

Draft.

Canadian,

British,

South

African,

and

Australasian

remittan.,.,s

should

be

made

to

branch

o!fices

only.

Remittances

from

scattered

foreign

territory

may

be

made

to

the

Brooklyn

office,

but

by

International

Postal

Money

Orders

only.

(Foreign

translations

of

this

journal

appear

in

several

language8)

Editurial

C"mmittee:

This

journal

is

published

under

the

supervision

of

an

editorial

committee,

at

least

three

of

whom

have

read

and

approved

as

truth

each

and

every

article

appearing

in

these

columns.

The

names

of

the

editorial

committee

are;

J.

F.

RUTHERFORD.

W.

E.

VAN

AMBURGH,

J.

HE~IERY,

Lt.

H.

BARBER,

C.

K

S'I'EWART.

Terms

to

the

Lord's

Poor:

All

Bible

students

Who,

by

reason

of

oid

age

01'

other

intii'lllity

or

adversity,

are

unable

to

pay

for

this

joul'llal,

wili

be

supplIed

free

if

they

send

a

postal

card

each

:May

stating

their

case

and

requesting

such

provisio~.

We

are

not

only

wllling,

but

anxious,

that

all

such

be

on

our

hst

contlllually

and

In

touch

with

the

Berean

studies.