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VOL.
XXI
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
AUGUST
15,
1900
No.
16
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
*
*
*
no
martyrdom.
The
claim
of
the
innocence
of
Dreyfus
was
simply
a
specimen
of
Protestant
treachery
in
order
to
make
it
possible
for
England
to
occupy
Fashoda,
and
William
II.
to
make
his
journey
to
Jerusalem.
All
the
defenders
of
Dreyfus
are
open
or
secret
Protestants."
"The
Protestant
Conquest"
is
the
title
of
another
of
these
blasts
of
ignorance
and
falsity,
designed
to
prejudice
the
populace
so
that
they
will
give
Protestants
and
the
Bible
no
hearing.
It
suggests
the
wisdom
and
propriety
of
murdering
leading
opponents.
both
political
and
religious,
as
follows:-
"The
Catholics
are
too
scrupulous.
Nobody
can
bake
an
omelet
without
breaking
some
eggs.
No
revolution
can
be
achieved
without
advancing
over
dead
bodies.
Do
vou
think
it
would
be
a
crime
to
condemn
and
put
to
death
'such
men
as
Zadok
Kahn,
Reinach,
Scheurer-Kestner
Picquart
Zola
Brisson,
Yves
Guyot.
Jaures,
Clemenceau,
Monod,
and'
Ranc:
because
they
have
organized
the
Dreyfus
conspiracy?
I
con
fess
openly
that
I
would
have
no
hesitancy
to
vote
for
the
death
of
this
Reinach,
etc.,
and
such
pastors
as
Monod,
etc."
French
Protestants
are
justly
indignant
at
such
unscru
puloufl
methods
of
opposition.
and
are
crvinCl'
out
for
freedom
and
fair
and
h,onest
,~reatment;
and
to
offset
it
are
publishing
pamphlets
entItled,
Away
from
Rome,"
and
scattering
them
widely.
But
now
note
the
difference
between
the
sentiments
of
Protestants
in
France,
and
Protestants
here.
\Vhere
they
are
in.
the
minority
they
want
liberty
and
God's
Word
to
pre
vaIl.
and
appea~
~o
reason
~nd
the
Bible
as
in
offflet
to
ig
norance,
superstItIOn
and
pne~tcraft.
But
how
is
it
here
in
"the
land
of
the
free"
where
Protestantism
controls
the
great
rna
]ority?
Ah!
here
we
see
thE'
weakness
of
fallen
human
na
ture
displayed;
for
here
Protestants,
like
the
Catholics
of
Frapce.
are
most
bitt~rly
opposed
to
any
advanced
light-es
peclal1y
any
further
lIght
from
the
Bihle
;-not
onlv
denying
what
they
c~nnot
gain~ay
Scripturally,
but
bf'co'ming
the
more
angry
m
proportIOn
U'l
they
find
present
truth
un-
answerablE'.
.
True,
they
have
not
published
volumes
in
opposition
to
our
presentations,
but
this
is
no
doubt
due
to
two
facts:
(1)
There
is
no
opportunity
to
confound
the
gospel
we
preach
with
any
class
of
P?liticians
or
political
aspirations;
and
(2)
they
know
.nothll1g
to
say
against
our
position
and
fear
to
call
attentIOn
to
it
lest
their
closely
guarded
and
tightly
penned
"sheep"
should
get
a
taste
of
"the
good
word
of
God,"
and
break
away
from
sectarianism
to
the
"green
pastures
and
still
waters"
of
divine
truth.
But
most
of
their
fears
are
ground
le~s,
for
the
majority
of
their
flocks
are
not
"sheep"
anyway'
a.nd
the
"goats,"
true
to
a
perver~e
nature,
would
prefe;
till
cans,
paper,
filthy
rag~.
or
anything
of
a
scnsational
character-Evolution,
Higher
Criticism.
human
philosophy
and
"science
falsely
so
called"-rather
than
the
truth.
'
United
States
Protcstant
methods
differ
from
Frencb
Roman
Cathol!c
;nethods,
but
both
have
the
same
object;
namely,
to
preJudIce
the
minds
of
the
people
under
their
con
trol.
who
are
trusti.ng
to
them
as
then
guides
and
spiritual
advIsers;
thus
to
hmder
them
from
investigating
truth
on
its
merits
and
in
the
light
of
the
dIvine
'"
on
I.
Havmg
mentioned
the
Roman
CatholIc
method.
it
i"
but
J\I~t
that
we
cite
instances
illu~trating
the
Protestant
method.
For
in'ltance.
some
years
ago
the
pa-,tor
of
the
North
Ave.
M.
R
chureh
of
thh
city
made
a
mo~t
furious
attack
upon
tbe
Erlitor
of
this
journal.
whom
he
ha<l
never
met,
and
whose
writings
he
probably
hac!
Il{'wr
rl'ad-as
would
spem
to
be
implied
by
the
false
statements
of
our
position
made
by
him
in
a
c!iseour'le
over
an
hour
long.
'Vhat
was
the
ground
for
the
attack
~
Simply
that
fh-e
members
of
his
congregation
had
been
baptized
by
m
the
week
previous,
and
that
he
knew.
in
some
way
or
otllPr,
that
we
believed
in
the
im
minence
of
the
kingdom
of
God.
He
railed
at
the
fact
that
this
teacher
did
not
belong
to
any
of
the
sects,
and
was
not
reeognized
by
any
of
them,
informcd
hts
people
that
hc
had
been
specially
educated
so
as
to
be
able
to
guide
them
in
all
spiritual
matters:
and
that
they
should
seek
no
other
counsel
respecting
God's
Word.
He
then
demonstrated
hi'!
wi~dom
an<l
ability
a"
"a
scribe
instructed
respecting
the
kingdom"
by
declaring
that
the
second
coming
of
Christ
must
be
many
thousands
of
years
fu
ture.
because
in
his
judgment,
this
was
clearly
taught,
not
by
the
Bible
writers,
but
by
the
coal
fie1cls
and
ore
deposits
of
earth,
which
he
thought
would
last
that
long.
A
Catholic
will
die
for
If
the
learned
gentleman
had
only
thought
of
it
he
migbt
but
a
Protestant
know"
have
prophecied
a
still
longer
interim-millions
on
millions
of
[2679]
(243-244)
P.EV.
R.
HEBER
NEWTON'S
OPINION
Doctor
Newton
writes
to
the
Christian
Citizenship
League
as
follows:
"The
teachings
of
the
church,
for
the
most
part,
are
far
from
following
the
teachings
of
Jesus.
Nay,
they
are
far
from
recognizing
what
those
teachings
are.
The
organization
of
the
church
is
planned
and
patterned
upon
a
policy
which
is
the
very
antithesis
of
ll.
true
society
of
Jesus.
"Commercialism
dominates
the
organization,
and
conven
tionality
tyrflnnizes
the
pulpit.
The
law
of
the
market,
rather
than
the
law
of
the
mount,
is
accepted
by
the
church
at
large.
"Our
Prote"tant
churches
are
composed,
for
the
most
part,
of
a
con~tituency
drawn
from
the
well-to-do
classes,
and
they
see
nothmg
essentially
unsound
or
unethical
in
the
economic
system
of
the
day.
The
pulpit,
therefore,
is
rarely
free
to
delIwr
its
~oul,
if
it
has
one,
upon
the
burning
questions
of
our
generatIon.
"Blind
leaders
of
the
blind,
both
seem
hastening
to
fall
in.to
.
the
ditch.
w~ich
lies
be.fore
our
civilization.
And
yet
wltIlln
the
ChrIstIan
church
IS
the
very
ideal
that
the
world
hungers
for
the
very
power
to
solve
these
problems.
Infin·
itel~'
pathetic
is
the
situation."
This
is
a
very
severe
arraignment
of
orthodoxy
in
any
case;
but
coming
from
one
of
its
leading
lights
it
is
terrible!
PROTESTANTISM
IN
FRANCE
AND
IN
AMERICA
Withm
the
past
few
year~
Protestantism
has
been
making
con~l(lprable
progress
in
Catholic
France;
but
it
is
to
he
re
memlwrl'<l
that
then'
the
term
Protestant
includes
all
systems
of
rt·liglOn
anrl
irrl'ligion
opposed
to
Roman
Catholicism.
A~
mi;rht
hp
cxpeded,
this
in
turn
arouses
the
ire
of
Romani~t~,
e~pccially
the
clergy,
who,
long
accustomed
to
full
control
of
the
ma~~es.
and
to
having
their
mandates
pass
without
di~pute
or
criticism,
are
now
furious
in
their
at
tempts
to
hinder
their
people
from
slipping
the
bonds
of
gross
relig-ious
ignorance
and
superstition,
and
escaping
from
their
control.
Deprived
of
the
civil
power
of
the
past--Iost
a
cen
tur~'
ago-and
unahle
to
torture
or
destroy
those
who
protest
against
their
system,
they
nevertheless
clearly
show
that
the
spil
it
of
the
pa~t
still
dominates
them,
and
that
onlv
oppor
tunity
is
lacking,
and
thi"
by
reason
of
a
higher
civilization
and
a
more
generally
enlightened
public
conscience-not
be
cau~e
of
a
highl'r
and
holier
religious
standing.
\Yords
are
the
cruele~t
weapons
now
permitted.
and
these
are
used
"ith
energy
and
venom
and
regardless
of
the
truth.
For
instance,
the
Bonne
Presse,
the
organ
of
the
Assump
tionists
(a
Roman
Catholic
order),
and
many
Croix,
or
Cath
oliC'
church
papers,
are
seeking
to
arouse
prejudice
and
public
sentiment
agamst
everything
not
Catholic.
by
confounding
Jew~,
Freethinkers
and
Free
Masons
with
Protestant
Chris
tians-charging
all
with
treachery
to
France,
etc.,-and
the
general
name
of
"Huguenots"
has
been
revived
as
applicable
to
all
tho~e
to
whom
Romani~m
is
opposed.
The
inference
is
deducible
from
some
of
the
writings.
that
their
authors
woulrl
like
to
see
these
modern
"Huguenots"
massacred
as
were
the
others~for
the
glory
of
God
and
the
peace
of
the
Roman
CatholIc
church.-See
MILLENNIAL
DAWN,
Vol.
II.,
pages
332-353.
The
names
of
some
of
the
tracts
and
books
published
in
the
interest
of
thi~
cru~ade
against
Protestantiflm
would.
alone,
give
a
clew
to
the
character
of
the
attack;
but
we
will
give
a
few
extracts;-
"The
Protestant
Peril,"
of
569
pages.
declares:-
"The
Huguenots
go
hand-in-hand
with
the
traitors
of
the
fatherland
and
with
the
foreign
foes
of
France,
just
a'l
their
religious
fellows
did
in
the
year
1870
.
.
.
.
.
The
Protestants
force
their
way
into
the
houses
of
the
French
people.
ostensibly
to
sell
Bihles.
but
in
truth
to
spy
out
where
the
honest
peasant
has
hidden
his
savings.
They
are
picking
out
quarters
for
the
armv
of
the
invasion.
Therefore.
we
must
keep
a
watch
over
these
imbeciles
and
force
them
to
leave
our
towns.
.
.
.
Thpse
pioufl
go~pf'l
messE'ngers
do
not
propo~c
~o
much
tn
make
converts
to
Protestantism,
as
to
demoralize
our
good
people
and
to
lay
plans
for
facilitating
the
proposed
invasion
of
our
country.
We
appeal
to
the
peasants
to
become
neW
crusaders
in
the
interests
of
the
good
cause."
"The
Protestant
Conspiracy"
charges
that
the
queen
of
England
annually
contributes
five
million
doll
an
to
propagate
Protestantism
in
France,
and
thus
to
make
the
latter
a
va"sal
state
to
Great
Britain.
AnothE'r
work
i'l
entitled,
"The
Treachery
of
Protestantism."
"Treason's
FormCttlOn"
i'l
an
other
of
these.
It
sa
vs
:-
"The
Huguenot
i~
a
born
traitor.
his
faith)'
a
Jew
to
save
his
money)'
Vou. XXI ALLEGHENY, PA., AUGUST 15, 1900 No. 16 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER REV. R. HEBER NEWTON’S OPINION Doctor Newton writes to the Christian Citizenship League as follows: “The teachings of the church, for the most part, are far from following the teachings of Jesus. Nay, they are far from recognizing what those teachings are. The organization of the church is planned and patterned upon a policy which is the very antithesis of a true society of Jesus. “Commercialism dominates the organization, and conventionality tyrannizes the pulpit. The law of the market, rather than the law of the mount, is accepted by the church at large. “Our Protestant churches are composed, for the most part, of a constituency drawn from the well-to-do classes, and they see nothing essentially unsound or unethical in the economic system of the day. The pulpit, therefore, is rarely free to deliver its soul, if it has one, upon the burning questions of our generation. “Blind leaders of the blind, both seem hastening to fall into the ditch which lies before our civilization. And yet within the Christian church is the very ideal that the world hungers for the very power to solve these problems. Infinitely pathetic is the situation.” This is a very severe arraignment of orthodoxy in any case; but coming from one of its leading lights it is terrible! PROTESTANTISM IN FRANCE AND IN AMERICA Within the past few vears Protestantism has been making considerable progress in Catholic France; but it is to he remembered that there the term Protestant includes all systems of religion and irreligion opposed to Roman Catholicism. As might he expected, this in turn arouses the ire of Romanists, especially the clergy, who, long accustomed to full control of the masses, and to having their mandates pass without dispute or criticism, are now furious in their attempts to hinder their people from slipping the bonds of gross religious ignorance and superstition, and escaping from their control. Deprived of the civil power of the past—lost a century ago—and unable to torture or destroy those who protest against their system, they nevertheless clearly show that the spirit of the past still dominates them, and that only opportunity is lacking, and this by reason of a higher civilization and a more generally enlightened public conscience—not because of a higher and holier religious standing. Words are the cruelest weapons now permitted, and these are used with energy and venom and regardless of the truth. For instance, the Bonne Presse, the organ of the Assumptionists (a Roman Catholie order), and many Croix, or Catholie church papers, are seeking to arouse prejudice and public sentiment against everything not Catholic, by confounding Jews, Freethinkers and Free Masons with Protestant Christians—charging all with treachery to France, ete.,—and the general name of “Huguenots” has been revived as applicable to all those to whom Romanism is opposed. The inference is deducible from some of the writings, that their authors would like to see these modern “Huguenots” massacred as were the others—for the glory of God and the peace of the Roman Catholic church.—See Muirvennrat Dawn, Vol. II., pages 332-353, The names of some of the tracts and books published in the interest of this crusade against Protestantism would. alone, give a clew to the character of the attack; but we will give a few extracts:— “The Protestant Peril,” of 569 pages, declares:— “The Huguenots go hand-in-hand with the traitors of the fatherland and with the foreign foes of France, just as their religious fellows did in the year 1870. .... The Protestants force their way into the houses of the French people. ostensibly to sell Bibles, but in truth to spy out where the honest peasant has hidden his savings. They are picking out quarters for the army of the invasion. Therefore, we must keep 4 watch over these imbeciles and force them to leave our towns. . These pious gospel messengers do not propose so much to make converts to Protestantism, as to demoralize our good people and to lay plans for facilitating the proposed invasion of our country. We appeal to the peasants to become new crusaders in the interests of the good cause.” “The Protestant Conspiracy” charges that the queen of England annually contributes five million dollars to propagate Protestantism in France, and thus to make the latter a vassal] state to Great Britain. Another work is entitled, “The Treachery of Protestantism.” “Treason’s Formation” i3 another of these. It says:— oo “The Huguenot is a born traitor. A Catholic will die for his faith; a Jew to save his money; but a Protestant knows [2679] no martyrdom. . The claim of the innocence of Dreyfus was simply a specimen of Protestant treachery in order to make it possible for England to occupy Fashoda, and William II. to make his journey to Jerusalem. All the defenders of Dreyfus are open or secret Protestants.” “The Protestant Conquest” is the title of another of these blasts of ignorance and falsity, designed to prejudice the populace so that they will give Protestants and the Bible no hearing. It suggests the wisdom and propriety of murdering leading opponents, both political and religious, as follows:— “The Catholics are too scrupulous. Nobody can bake an omelet without breaking some eggs. No revolution can be achieved without advancing over dead bodies. Do you think it would be a crime to condemn and put to death such men as Zadok Kahn, Reinach, Scheurer-Kestner, Picquart, Zola, Brisson, Yves Guyot, Jaures, Clemenceau, Monod, and Rane, because they have organized the Dreyfus conspiracy? JI confess openly that I would have no hesitancy to vote for the death of this Reinach, etc., and such pastors as Monod, ete.” French Protestants are justly indignant at such unscrupulous methods of opposition. and are crying out for freedom and fair and honest treatment; and to offsct it are publishing pamphlets entitled, “Away from Rome,” and scattering them widely. * * * But now note the difference between the sentiments of Protestants in France, and Protestants here. Where they are in the minority they want liberty and God’s Word to prevail, and appeal to reuson and the Bible as in offset to ignorance, superstition and priestcraft. But how is it here in “the land of the free” where Protestantism controls the great majority? Ah! here we see the weakness of fallen human nature displayed; for here Protestants, like the Catholics of France, are most bitterly opposed to any advanced light—especially any further light from the Bible;—not only denying what they cannot gainsay Scripturally, but becoming the more angry in proportion as they find present truth unanswerable. True, they have not published volumes in opposition to our presentations, but this is no doubt due to two facts: (1) There is no opportunity to confound the gospel we preach with any class of politicians or political aspirations; and (2) they know nothing to say against our position and fear to call attention to it lest their closely guarded and tightly penned “sheep” should get a taste of “the good word of God,” and break away from sectarianism to the “green pastures and still waters” of divine truth. But most of their fears are groundless, for the majority of their flocks are not “sheep” anyway; and the “goats,” true to a perverse nature, would prefer tin cans, paper, filthy rags, or anything of a sensational character—Evolution, Higher Criticism, human philosophy, and “science falsely so called”—rather than the truth. United States Protestant methods differ from French Roman Catholic methods, but both have the same object; namely, to prejudice the minds of the people under their control who are trusting to them as their guides and spiritual advisers; thus to hinder them from investigating truth on its merits and in the hght of the divine Word. Having mentioned the Roman Catholic method, it is but just that we cite instances illustrating the Protestant method. For instance, some years ago the pastor of the North Ave. M. E church of this city made a most furious attack upon the Editor of this journal, whom he had never met, and whose writings he probably had never read—as would seem to be implied by the false statements of our position made by him in a discourse over an hour long. What was the ground for the attack? Simply that five members of his congregation had been baptized by us the week previous, and that he knew, in some way or other. that we believed in the imminence of the kingdom of God. He railed at the fact that this teacher did not belong to any of the sects, and was not recognized by any of them, informed fas people that he had been specially educated so as to be able to guide them in all spiritual matters: and that they should seek no other counsel respecting God’s Word. He then demonstrated his wisdom and ability as “a scribe instructed respecting the kingdom” by declaring that the second coming of Christ must be many thousands of years future. because in his judgment, this was clearly taught, not by the Bible writers, but by the coal fields and ore deposits of earth, which he thought would last that long. . If the learned gentleman had only thought of it he might have prophecied a still longer interim—millions on millions of (243-244)
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