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ZION}S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLEGHENY,
PA.
limmary
restramt
of
evil
results
from
turning
on
the
light
of
present
truth,
which
makes
the
evil
the
more
manifest
and
the
less
able
to
deceive.
But
this
is
not
all,
by
any
means.
The
thought
is
that
the
great
King,
who
is
now
about
to
take
full
control
of
the
world,
has
full
power
to
bind,
to
restrain
Satan
and
every
evil
power
and
influence,
that
nothing
may
hurt
or
injure
that
whICh
is
good
throughout
the
Millennial
age,
as
has
been
the
case
during
the
present
age,
when
the
kingdom
of
heaven
(the
church
in
its
incipient
state)
suffereth
violence,
and
the
violent
take
it
by
force,
misusing
the
mem
bers
of
the
body
of
Christ,
even
as
they
misused
also
the
Head
of
the
body-<Jur
Lord.
'Vhether
Satan
and
hIS
associates,
the
fallen
angels,
will
remain
aAsociated
with
this
earth
we
do
not
know,
but
it
is
quite
sufficient
for
us
to
have
thc
Lord's
assurance
that
they
will
no
longer
be
prince
and
powers
of
the
air,
able
to
mis
Tepresent
and
deceive
mankmd,
a<,
at
pre~cnt.
Some
haH
Imrmi~ed
that
Satan
and
his
angels
would
be
deported
during
the
:MIIlpnnial
ppriod,
hut
while
"there
is
no
Scripture
that
we
are
aware
of
which
would
settle
this
point,
our
view
is
to
the
contrary
of
thIS.
We
believe
that
they
will
not
be
deporUld
but
remain,
powerles'<
to
deceive.
Our
reason
for
so
supposing
is
two-fold:
(
1)
This
earth
has
been
the
scene
of
their
original
trans·
gressions
and
subsequent
misdeeds,
and
it
would
seem
proper
that
they
should
W1tness
the
marvelous
transformation
which
will
ensue
after
the
Prince
of
Light,
the
Prince
of
Peace,
EmmanueL
shall
assume
the
reins
of
power,
and
bring
bles
sings
to
all
the
families
of
the
earth.
(2)
The
Scriptures
assure
us
that
the
work
of
the
glorified
church
will
not
only
be
to
give
trial
to
or
"judge
the
world"
of
mankind
during
the
MIllennial
age,
but
that
it
will
include
also
the
judgment
or
trial
of
these
fallen
angels:
and
if
both
mankind
and
the
angels
are
to
be
judged,
during
the
~ame
period,
it
would
seem
entirely
reasonable
that
both
should
be
associated
with
the
earth
and
its
atmosphere.-l
Cor.
6:3;
2
Pet.
2:4;
Jude
6.
"I
THAT
SPEAK
AM
HE"
JOHN
4:26;
9:37.
f'h(>
came,
thc
tlllnty
on(>,
to
11\1
lIt'l
pit,,!Ior.
And
found
a
stranger
sitting
un
t!Ip
bl
ink:
AmI
whilc
~he
puurE'd
for
him
th(>
well's
rcfrebllllJent.
He
gave
the
precious
cup
of
hfe
tu
dnnk.
And
when
"he
wondered
at
her
hfe's
rp\"ealmg:.
And
if
~le~siah
deeper
depths
could
see,
He
graciously
her
ri"ing
faith
en('ouragcd.
"1
that
bpeak
to
thee
am
Ht,
~.,
And
so
whcn
we,
blest
Master,
come,
all
empty.
To
fountains,
we
but
drink,
and
drink
in
vain;
He
thou
with
satisfying
waters
waiting,
Tha
t
we
lllay
drink,
and
nen'r
t1llrst
again.
Our
wayward
hearts'
true
ir,wardness
disclosing,
Constram
our
timid
faith
to
hope
in
thee,
And
let
us
hear
again
the
gracious
meosage--
"I
that
~peak
to
1hee
am
He'"
They
turned
him
from
the
synagogue
accursed,
Whose
gift
of
sight
the
Savior
had
bestowed;
And,
burnmg
under
grief
and
indIgnation,
He
sought
again
the
well-rememhered
road.
And
while
he
mused
upon
his
kindly
patron,
And
if
he
could
indeed
Messiah
be,
Lo.
One
with
beaming
countenance
addre~;p(l
him
"I
that
spcak
to
thec
am
If
e'"
And
so,
dear
Lord,
when
our
dim
eyes
are
opencd.
And
one·time
friends
thy
healing
power
desspise.
Be
thou
anear
with
word~
of
eheer
and
porn
fort.
To
grant
our
saddest
hour
a
glad
surprise.
And
when
life's
subtle
mysteries
}Jprplex
Uo,
Unlock
to
us
with
faith's
unfailing
ke~',
That
we
may
hear
from
out
the
oppn
pOl
tal~_
"1
that
speak
to
thee
am
He!"
The
proud
and
haughty
still
a
sign
requiring,
In
vain
the
zenith
and
horizon
scan,
,,'hile
walks
among
them
One
with
vesture
girded,
To
wield
the
purging
and
discerning
fan.
But
he
who
humbly
treads
the
path
of
duty,
\Vith
eyes
unsealed
shall
his
Deliv'rer
see;
IIis
trial
hour
shall
brighten
with
this
1oken
"I
that
speak
to
thee
am
He!"
R.
B.
HI':NNINGES.
VOL.
XXI
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
JUNE
15,
1900
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VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
12
THOUGHTFUL
WORDS
OF
AN
ABLE
:MAN
An
exchange
quotes
epigrammatic
statements
from
various
addresses
delivered
before
the
"Erumenical
Mission
Confer
ence,"
held
recmtly
in
New
York
City,
and
among
them
all
none
impressed
us
so
much
as
the
following
by
Mr.
Benjamin
Harrison,
ex-President
of
the
United
Rtates:
"The
natural
man
lives
to
be
ministered
unto-he
lavs
his
imposts
upon
others.
He
buys
slaves
that
they
may
fan
him
to
sleep,
brlllg
111m
the
jeweled
cup,
dance
before
him,
and
die
in
the
arena
for
his
sport.
Into
such
a
world
there
came
a
Kin!!',
'not
to
he
minister
unto,
but
to
minister.'
The
rough
winds
fanned
his
sleep;
he
drank
of
the
mountain
brook
and
made
not
the
water
wine
for
himself;
would
not
use
his
power
to
stay
his
own
hunger,
bnt
had
compassion
on
the
multitude.
He
pallcd
them
IlC
had
bought
with
a
great
price
no
more
servants
but
friends.
He
entered
the
hloody
arena
alone.
and,
dyin!!,
broke
all
chains
and
brought
life
and
immortality
to
light."
by
many
other
notable
reverend
gentlemen
and
Doctors
of
Divinity,
also
"orthodox,"
must
be
considered
equally
as
"orthodox"
a
conference
as
the
one
which
met
in
New
York
City.
Yet
note
the
wide
difference
in
these
applications
of
the
term
"orthodox;"
for
the
Boston
Convention
accepted
and
11Card
all
religions-Christian,
anti-Christian,
Buddhist
and
Brahmin,
Confucian
on
a
common
level.
As
a
matter
of
fact
this
word
orthodox,
which
signifies
"correct
or
sound
doptrine,"
is
claimed
by
everybody;
for
no
one
could
conscientiously
hold
to
anything
he
considered
un
Bound
or
incorrect.
But
in
applying
the
term
to
others
is
the
difficulty:
how
for
instance
can
a
Methodist
agree
that
Pres
byterian
doctrine
of
foreordination
and
predestination
is
cor·
reet
or
"orthodox"
and
still
refuse
to
accept
it?
Or
how
can
a
Presbyterian
agree
that
Methodist
doctrine
is
"orthodox"
when
it
differs
so
radically
from
his
own?
And
how
can
"Dis
ciples"
and
"Baptists"
recognize
as
"orthodox"
or
correct
and
.~ound
other
doctrines
whiC'h
ignore
water
immer"ion,
which
THE
ANOMALIES
OF
"ORTHODOXY"
Baptists
and
Disdples
strenuously
claim
is
absolutely
essen·
The
"Ecumenical
Conference"
on
missions
recently
in
ses-
tial
to
a
membership
in
the
church
of
Christ,
and
to
the
sal
sion
in
New
York
CIty,
considering
ways
and
means
for
vation
which
they
claim
is
provided
only
for
the
church'
preaphing
the
gospel
to
Brahmins,
Buddhists,
Confucians,
The
fact
is
that
the
various
sects
were
muC'h
more
ron·
Greek
Catholics
and
Roman
Catholirs-in
its
very
name
ignor.
Bistent
when
they
each
denied
that
the
other
was
"orthodox"
ing
Romanism
as
anti-Chri;tian,
since
its
missions
were
not
and
earh
claimed
that
itself
alone
was
the
"orthodox,"
the
recognized
or
included
under
the
comprehensive
term
Eoo-
('orrert
and
doctrinally
sound
church.
memcal--was
of
course
"orthodox."
At
the
same
time
there
What
brought
about
this
change?
We
answer.
Two
things
was
in
session
in
the
city
of
Boston
another
and
quite
different
compired
to
produce
the
present
inconsistent
condition.
convention
or
Religious
Congress,
which
being
under
the
lead
(I)
Religious
doctrinal
convictions
have
softened,
though
of
the
famous
"orthodox"
preacher,
Heber
Newton,
supported
the
professions
continue
as
hard
11Ild
~tout
as
ever.
Instead
of
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(375-179) liminary restraint of evil results from turning on the light of present truth, which makes the evil the more manifest and the less able to deceive. But this is not all, by any means. The thought is that the great King, who is now about to take full control of the world, has full power to bind, to restrain Satan and every evil power and influence, that nothing may hurt or injure that which is good throughout the Millennial age, as has been the case during the present age, when the kingdom of heaven (the church in its incipient state) suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force, misusing the members of the body of Christ, even as they misused also the Head of the body—our Lord. Whether Satan and his associates, the fallen angels, will remain associated with this earth we do not know, but it is quite sufficient for us to have the Lord’s assurance that they will no longer be prince and powers of the air, able to misrepresent and deceive mankind, as at present. Some have surmised that Satan and his angels would be deported during the Millennial period, but while there is no Scripture that we ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa, are aware of which would settle this point, our view is to the contrary of this. We believe that they will not be deported but remain, powerless to deceive. Our reason for so supposing is two-fold: (1) This earth has been the scene of their original transgressions and subsequent misdeeds, and it would seem proper that they should uxtness the marvelous transformation which will ensue after the Prince of Light, the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel, shall assume the reins of power, and bring blessings to all the families of the earth. (2) The Scriptures assure us that the work of the glorified church will not only be to give trial to or “judge the world” of mankind during the Millennial age, but that it will include also the judgment or trial of these fallen angels: and if both mankind and the angels are to be judged, during the same period, it would seem entirely reasonable that both should be associated with the earth and its atmosphere Cor. 6:3; 2 Pet. 2:4; Jude 6. “[ THAT SPEAK AM HE” Joun 4:26; 9:37. She came, the thirsty one, to fill her piteher, And found a stranger sitting on the brink: And while she poured for him the well’s refreshment. He gave the precious cup of life to drink. And when she wondered at her life’s revealing, And if Messiah deeper depths could see, He graciously her rising faith encouraged — “1 that speak to thee am He!” And so when we, blest Master, come, all empty. To fountains, we but drink, and drink in vain; Be thou with satisfying waters waiting, That we may drink, and never thirst again. Our wayward hearts’ true inwardness disclosing, Constrain our timid faith to hope in thee, And let us hear again the gracious message— “IT that speak to thee am He!” They turned him from the synagogue accursed, Whose gift of sight the Savior had bestowed; And, burning under prief and indignation, He sought again the well-rememhered road. And while he mused upon his kindly patron, And if he could indeed Messiah be, Lo. One with beaming countenance addressed him “I that speak to thee am He!” And so, dear Lord, when our dim eyes are opened. And one-time friends thy healing power desspise. Be thou anear with words of cheer and comfort. To grant our saddest hour a glad surprise. And when life’s subtle mvsteries perplex us, Unlock to us with faith’s unfailing key, That we may hear from out the open portals. “T that speak to thee am He!” The proud and haughty still a sign requiring, In vain the zenith and horizon scan, While walks among them One with vesture girded, To wield the purging and discerning fan. But he who humbly treads the path of duty, With eyes unsealed shall his Deliv’rer see; lis trial hour shall brighten with this token— “T that speak to thee am He!” R. B. HENNINGES. Vou. XXT =— ALLEGHENY, PA., JUNE 15, 1900 No. 12 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THOUGHTFUL WORDS OF AN ABLE MAN An exchange quotes epigrammatic statements from various addresses delivered before the “Ecumenical Mission Conference,” held recently in New York City, and among them all none impressed us so much ag the following by Mr. Benjamin Harrison, ex-President of the United States: “The natural man lives to be ministered unto—he lays his imposts upon others. He buys slaves that they may fan him to sleep, bring him the jeweled cup, dance before him, and die in the arena for his sport. Into such a world there came a King, ‘not to be minister unto, but to minister.’ The rough winds fanned his sleep; he drank of the mountain brook and made not the water wine for himself; would not use his power to stay his own hunger, but had compassion on the multitude. He called them he had bought with a great price no more servants but friends. He entered the bloody arena alone, and, dyine, broke all chains and brought life and immortality to light.” 8 THE ANOMALIES OF ‘‘ORTHODOXY"’ The “Ecumenical Conference” on missions recently in session in New York City, considering ways and means for preaching the gospel to Brahmins, Buddhists, Confucians, Greek Catholics and Roman Catholics—in its very name ignoring Romanism as anti-Christian, since its missions were not recognized or included under the comprehensive term Ecumemcal—was of course “orthodox.” At the same time there was in session in the city of Boston another and quite different convention or Religious Congress, which being under the lead of the famous “orthodox” preacher, Heber Newton, supported by many other notable reverend gentlemen and Doctors of Divinity, also “orthodox,” must be considered equally as “orthodox” a conference ag the one which met in New York City. Yet note the wide difference in these applications of the term “orthodox;” for the Boston Convention accepted and heard all religions—Christian, anti-Christian, Buddhist and Brahmin, Confucian on a common level. As a matter of fact this word orthodox, which signifies “correct or sound doctrine,” is claimed by everybody; for no one could conscientiously hold to anything he considered unsound or incorrect. But in applying the term to others is the difficulty: how for instance can a Methodist agree that Presbyterian doctrine of foreordination and predestination is correct or “orthodox” and still refuse to accept it? Or how can a Presbyterian agree that Methodist doctrine is “orthodox” when it differs so radically from his own? And how can “Disciples” and “Baptists” recognize as “orthodow” or correct and sound other doctrines which ignore water immersion, which Baptists and Disciples strenuously claim is absolutely essential to a membership in the church of Christ, and to the salvation which they claim is provided only for the church? The fact is that the various sects were much more consistent when they each denied that the other was “orthodox” and each claimed that itself alone was the “orthodox,” the correct and doctrinally sound church. What brought about this change? We answer. Two things conspired to produce the present inconsistent condition. (1) Religious doctrinal convictions have softened, though the professions continue as hard and stout as ever. Instead of [2646]
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