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LETTERS
FROM
THE
HOME
FIELD
[The
following
letter,
written
on
return
from
the
Oakland
convention
to
the
brother
who
so
kindly
entertained
the
friends,
will
be
very
interesting
to
many
of
our
readers.
We
publish
it
with
Brother
"Veber's
permission.-Editor.]
My
Dear
Brother
Weber
:-1
am
glad
to
write
you
that
1
arrived
home
Tuel5day
morning.
Had
a
very
pleasant
and
profitably
journey,
for
which
1
thank
and
praise
my
heavenly
Fathcr.
How
much
1
thank
him
upon
every
remembrancE'
of
you
I
He
put
it
into
your
heart
to
write
to
me;
then
so
to
arrangE'
that
1
met
you
on
that
memorable
day
in
Balti
more;
thcn
in
invitmg
me
to
this
last
feast
at
your
home-to
meet
Brother
Russell,
your
own
dear
family,
and
so
many
of
God's
dear
children;
then
to
feast
at
our
Father's
table,
Oh,
how
good
It
ta~tpd
I
1
felt
~o
hungry
for
till'
truth.
Although
the
Lord
has
richly
blessed
me
since
this
glorious
truth
began
to
dawn
upon
my
soul,
1
had
never
met
with
but
two
people
of
the
Dau'n
faith
before
this.
1
have
written
a
long
letter
to
the
church,
where
1
have
been
a
member
for
nearly
thIrty
years,
asking
them
to
drop
my
name
from
their
roll
of
membprshlp,
and
giving
my
reasOn
for
this.
1
shall
also
have
to
write
to
several
missionary
societies
and
other
churches
and
colleges
where
1
have
been
a
contributor.
Of
course
for
the
prespnt
fiscal
year
1
shall
have
to
contribute
according
to
my
pledges,
but
after
that
it
will
close
and
I
shall
be
able,
if
the
Lord
continues
to
prosper
me,
to
do
more
for
this
truth
for
which
1
now
stand.
\Vell,
I
will
not
weary
you
with
too
long
a
letter.
1
thank
the
Lord
for
you
and
ask
you
to
extend
my
sincere
thanks
to
dear
Mrs.
Weber
and
the
girls
for
all
their
work
of
labor
and
love,
also
to
the
boys
that
were
kept
so
busy.
1
know
God
will
bless
them.
And
now
whenever
you
come
East
remember
your
oldest
(or
youngest)
boy
in
Cromwell,
Conn.
1
shall
indeed
esteem
It
a
favor
to
have
the
privilege
of
having
you
with
us,
and
any
of
your
family
that
can
conveniently
come
tllis
way.
I
am
arranging
with
Brother
Russell
to
have
a
Pil
grim
hrother
come
here
and
give
Chart
lectures.
Yours
in
the
Master's
service,
A.
N.
PIERsoN.-Connectieut.
Dcar
Brother
Russell
:-1
have
not
written
for
a
lon~
time;
nevertheless
my
thoughts
and
prayers
are
constantly
with
you
and
thE'
friends
at
the
"Bible
House."
Circumstances
forbid
my
entering
the
colporteur
service,
as
1
had
so
fondly
hoped;
but
1
wish
you
to
know
that
my
zeal
for
the
cause
is
no
less
fervent
than
when
I
wa"
first
enlight
ened.
The
experiE'nce
of
those
days
was
8\\
eet
to
me,
for
then
1
drank
deep
dl
aughts
from
the
fount
of
knowledgl"--it
was
sweet
in
my
mouth,
but
you
are
acquainted
with
the
after
effects.
\YP
can
have
Chnstian
experience
only
as
we
put
on
Chri~t;
and
sincE'
it
is
my
daily
labor
to
be
tr,lll~foInlell
by
the
rE'ne\\
ing
of
the
mmd
mto
an
example
of
godlllW~S.
I
can
bear
\\ltnE'ss
to
the
truth
of
the
experiences
of
the
brethrE'n.
You
may
remember
how
anxious
I
was
in
the
beginlllng
to
spread
the
truth,
how
confident
that
I
would
bE'
an
excE'llent
instruc
tor
of
the
foolish
and
erring
ones.
HaVIng
lE'all
four
volumes
of
Dalen,
I
felt
there
was
very
little
marl'
to
be
known
:lbout
the
f'criptures;
but
now
having
advanced
furthE'r
in
thp
knowl
edge
of
Uod's
plan,
and
having
developE'd
further
in
Chnstlan
charadeI',
I
feel
thoroughly
unfit
to
be
a
tcacher
of
so
great
truths.
The
school
1
had
last
winter
was
closed
premattlrE'ly
for
lack
of
students.
I
have
tried
in
many
'lay..,
to
prOVide
for
my
temporal
necessities
more
comfortably
at
home,
but
thE'y
have
all
failed
;-rather
they
have
not
materialized
as
1
ex
pected;
but
perhaps
from
the
Lord's
standpoint
thE'Y
\\1'1'1'
a.
success.
1
know
one
thIng';
thE'Y
have
tau~ht
me
humility
and
dependence
upon
God's
loving-
care.
This
as~urance
that
I
alii
still
in
the
way
I
think
is
due
you.
The
'Watch
Tower
I
find
an
indispensable
tade
mrcum,
eVE'r
full
of
instruction
profitable
for
all
who
run
for
thc
attain
ment
of
the
joy
set
before
us.
May
the
Lonl
ever
provide
you
wisdom,
5trength
and
courage,
that
you
may
Incessantly
prrach
the
\Vord,
endure
hardness
as
a
good
soldier,
anll
be
faithful
unto
death.
Yours
in
the
service
of
our
present
Lord,
JAMES
A.
BROwNE.-Georgut.
[The
above
is
from
a
colored
brother;
and
mddentally
we
remark
that
about
200
colored
person"
on
the
lVatch
TOlar
lists
give
good
evidence
that
thE'Y
are
of
the
"pure
in
heart,"
"accepted
in
the
Beloved."
Some
have
thought
that
\\p
in
some
measure
disdained
brethren
of
color,
because
we
stipulated
that
the
"volunteer"
distribution
should
be
done
at
Ii
kIte
Protestant
churches,
But
not
so:
we
meant
no
disparagement
of
Cath
olics,
nor
of
blacks;
but
arranged
thu~
merely
because
their
average
standa.rds
of
intelligence,
etc.,
do
not
seem
to
warrant
the
necessary
outlay.-Edltor.]
]EPHTHAH'S
VOW-A
BETTER
TRANSLATION
In
our
September
first
issue
we
answered
a
question
respect
ing
Jephthah's
\laughter.
Since
then
Brother
C.
J.
Peterson
calls
to
our
attention
the
following
item
from
the
Appendix
of
the
Emphatic
Diag-lott:
"The
original,
Judges
11
:30,
when
properly
translated,
reads:
'And
it
shall
be
that
whoever
comes
forth
of
the
doors
of
my
house
to
meet
me,
when
1
return
in
peace,
from
the
children
of
Ammon,
shall
surely
be
Jehovah's,
and
1
will
offer
to
him
a
burnt
offering.'
The
vow
contains
two
parts:
(
1
)
That
person
who
would
meet
him
on
his
return
should
be
Jehovah's,
and
be
dedicated
forever
to
his
service,
as
Hannah
devoted
Samuel
before
he
was
born.
(1
Sam.
1:
11
)
(2)
That
Jephthah
himself
would
offer
a
burnt
offering
to
Jehovah.
"Human
sacrifices
were
prohibited
by
the
Law
(Deut.
12:
30);
and
the
priests
would
not
offer
them.
Such
a
vow
would
have
been
impIOUS,
and
could
not
have
been
performed.
It
may
be
safely
concluded
that
Jephthah's
daughter
was
de-
voted
to
perpetual
virginity;
and
with
this
idea
agrf'e~
the
statements
that
'she
went
to
bewail
her
virginity;'
that
the
women
went
four
times
in
every
year
to
mourn
or
talk
with
(not
for)
her;
that
Jephthah
did
according
to
hi"
vow,
and
that
'she
knew
no
man.'
"
We
are
g1au
that
our
attention
is
callrd
to
this
evidently
better
translation,
which
clears
away
the
ditliculty,
and
shows
that
the
burnt-offering
was
one
thing,
and
the
devotion
of
the
daughter
another
thing.
We
are
to
remember,
too,
the
te~ti
mony
of
the
entire
Old
Testament,
to
the
effect
thnt
prior
to
our
Lord's
birth
all
the
women
of
Israel
cO\'eted
E'arne~tlv
the
great
blessing
and
privilege
of
being
possibly
the
moth'er
of
Messiah,
or
amongst
his
forebears.
We
are
to
remember
also
the
exultant
language
of
the
Vll'gin
Mary
when
finally
it
was
announced
to
her
that
she
had
won
this
long-sought
priLl':
"Henceforth
all
shall
call
me
blessed"-all
shall
recogniLe
me
as
the
one
who
has
attained
this
blessed
privilege
of
belllfT
the
mother
of
Messiah.
...
VOL.
XXII
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
NOVEMBER
1,
ElOl
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
~l
A
NEW
ERA
FOR
THE
JEWS
Lonuon,
September
24.-Israel
ZangwIll,
the
novelist,
poet
and
playwright,
who
has
become
one
of
the
most
prominent
of
the
prophets
in
the
ZiOllist
movement,
gave
today
some
sig
nificant
facts
concerning
the
coming
conference
of
the
Zionists
at
BasIl',
Switzerland.
·'It
is
not
impossible,"
said
l\1r.
Zang
will,
"thai
Dr.
Herzl
may
have
a
great
surprise
for
the
world,
to
be
announced
at
that
convention.
Ill'
has
been
negotJatmg
in
person
with
the
Sultan
of
Turkey
for
a
charter
for
Pales
tine,
and
it
is
possible
that
he
has
obtained
that
charter.
It
seems
likely
at
any
rate
that
the
charter
may
be
had
be
fore
many
months.
"Once
the
charter
is
assured,
much
larger
contributions
should
be
obtained.
We
have
at
present
about
a
million
dol-
lars.
most
of
it
from
tllTCP
or
foul'
sub"l·ribcrs.
\\"'.'1"
not
going
to
admit
anyone
except
..,kIlled
WOl
knll'1l
.Tp\\
~
II
hl)
want
to
grt
mto
PalcstillP
under
thp
nell
('jurt!'r
II
III
h.t\,'
to
come
up
'to
a
high
stanflard
finanClil1
i\',
phY~lcnlly
and
lllor,dl~'
in
order
to
be
admittpfl.
If
we
were
goillg
to
let
III
tho~c
\dlll
were
looking
for
foofl
whcre
there
wa~
no
[olhl
cxeppt
~uch
,l~
the
colonist..,
make
for
themselvp~,
it
\\oul,l
leafl
tIl
,I
':"It'.lt
disa~tpr."
""'hat
sO!
t
of
govprmnent
wouM
P,llc
e
,tllle
haYe
under
the
chartcr
hom
th!'
Rultan
9"
asked
the
rqlOrtpl'.
"\Vell,
there's
the
Chartprpd
COlllpan~'
'1Tl
:"<luth
.\frica.
for
instance.
pprhnp"
it
would
Iw
"omdhing
likp
that.
Hut
you
may
say
that
tllp
Ipaders
of
the
7,lOllhtS
h,l,\'C
read
(ll'pply
enoug-h
in
their
histories
to
know
that
the
pilgrnll
bthers
[2897]
1333
3lQ)
LETTERS FROM THE HOME FIELD {The following letter, written on return from the Oakland convention to the brother who so kindly entertained the friends, will be very interesting to many of our readers. We publish it with Brother Weber’s permission.—Editor. ] My Dear Brother Weber:—I am glad to write you that I arrived home Tuesday morning. Had a very pleasant and profitably journey, for which I thank and praise my heavenly Father. How much I thank him upon every remembrance of you! He put it into your heart to write to me; then so to arrange that I met you on that memorable day in Baltimore; then in inviting me to this last feast at your home—to meet Brother Russell, your own dear family, and so many of God’s dear children; then to feast at our Father’s table, Oh, how good it tasted’ TI felt 50 hungry for the truth. Although the Lord has richly blessed me since this glorious truth began to dawn upon my soul, I had never met with but two people of the Dawn faith before this. I have written a long letter to the church, where I have been a member for nearly thirty years, asking them to drop my name from their roll of membership, and giving my reason for this. I shall also have to write to several missionary societies and other churches and colleges where I have been a contributor. Of course for the present fiscal year I shall have to contribute according to my pledges, but after that it will close and I shall be able, if the Lord continues to prosper me, to do more for this truth for which I now stand. Well, I will not weary you with too long a letter. I thank the Lord fof you and ask you to extend my sincere thanks to dear Mrs. Weber and the girls for all their work of labor and love, also to the boys that were kept so busy. I know God will bless them. And now whenever you come East remember your oldest (or youngest) boy in Cromwell, Conn. I shall indeed esteem it a favor to have the privilege of having you with us, and any of your family that can conveniently come this way. I am arranging with Brother Russell to have a Pilgrim brother come here and give Chart lectures. Yours in the Master’s service, A. N. Prerson.—Cornnecticut. Dear Brother Russell:—I have not written for a long time; nevertheless my thoughts and prayers are constantly with you and the friends at the “Bible House.” Circumstances forbid my entering the colporteur service, as I had so fondly hoped; but I wish you to know that my zeal JEPHTHAH’S VOW—A In our September first issue we answered a question respecting Jephthah’s daughter. Since then Brother C. J. Peterson calls to our attention the following item from the Appendix of the Emphatic Diaglott: “The original, Judges 11:30, when properly translated, reads: ‘And it shall be that whoever comes forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace, from the children of Ammon, shall surely be Jehovah’s, and I will offer to him a burnt offering.’ The vow contains two parts: (1) That person who would meet him on his return should be Jehovah’s, and be dedicated forever to his service, as Hannah devoted Samuel before he was born. {1 Sam.1:11) (2) That Jephthah himself would offer a burnt offering to Jehovah. “Human sacrifices were prohibited by the Law (Deut. 12:30); and the priests would not offer them. Such a vow would have been impious, and could not have been performed. It may be safely concluded that Jephthah’s daughter was de for the cause is no less fervent than when I was first enlightened. The experience of those days was sweet to me, for then I drank deep diaughts from the fount of knowledge—it was sweet in my mouth, but you are acquainted with the after effects. We can have Christian experience only as we put on Christ; and since it is my daily labor to be transformed by the renewing of the mind into an example of godliness, I can bear witness to the truth of the experiences of the brethren. You may remember how anxious I was in the beginning to spread the truth, how confident that I would be an excellent instructor of the foolish and erring ones. Having read four volumes of Dawn, I felt there was very little more to be known about the Scriptures; but now having advanced further in the knowledge of God’s plan, and having developed further in Christian character, I feel thoroughly unfit to be a teacher of so great truths. The school I had last winter was closed prematurely for lack of students. I have tried in many ways to provide for my temporal necessities more comfortably at home, but they have all failed;—rather they have not materialized as I expected; but perhaps from the Lord’s standpoint they were a success. I know one thing; they have taught me humility and dependence upon God’s loving care. This assurance that I am still in the way I think is due you. The Watch Tower I find an indispensable 1ade mecum, ever full of instruction profitable for all who run for the attainment of the joy set before us. May the Lord ever provide you wisdom, strength and courage, that you may incessantly preach the Word, endure hardness as a good soldier, and be faithful unto death. Yours in the service of our present Lord, JAMES A. BROWNE.—Ceorgia. [The above is from a colored brother; and imeidentally we remark that about 200 colored persons on the Watch Tower lists give good evidence that they are of the “pure in heart,” “aecepted in the Beloved.” Some have thought that we in some measure disdained brethren of color, because we stipulated that the “volunteer” distribution should be done at uhite Protestant churches. But not so: we meant no disparagement of Catholics, nor of blacks; but arranged thus merely because their average standards of intelligence, etc., do not seem to warrant the necessary outlay.—Editor.] BETTER TRANSLATION voted to perpetual virginity; and with this idea agrees the statements that ‘she went to bewail her virginity ;’ that the women went four times in every year to mourn or talk with (not for) her; that Jephthah did according to his vow, and that ‘she knew no man.’ ” We are giad that our attention is called to this evidently better translation, which clears away the difficulty, and shows that the burnt-offering was one thing, and the devotion of the daughter another thing. We are to remember, too, the testimony of the entire Old Testament, to the effect that prior to our Lord’s birth all the women of Israel coveted earnestly the great blessing and privilege of being possibly the mother of Messiah, or amongst his forebears. We are to remember also the exultant language of the Virgin Mary when finally it was announced to her that she had won this long-sought prize: “Henceforth all shall call me blessed’’—all shall recopnize me as the one who has attained this blessed privilege of being the mother of Messiah. Vou. XXIT ALLEGHENY, PA., NOVEMBER 1, 1901 No. 21 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER A NEW ERA FOR THE JEWS lars, most of it from three or four subscribers. We'le not London, September 24.—Israel Zangwill, the novelist, poet and playwright, who has become one of the most prominent of the prophets in the Zionist movement, gave today some significant facts concerning the coming conference of the Zionists at Basle, Switzerland. ‘It is not impossible,” said Mr, Zangwill, “that Dr. Herzl may have a great surprise for the world, to be announced at that convention. Ile has been negotiating in person with the Sultan of Turkey for a charter for Palestine, and it is possible that he has obtained that charter. It seems likely at any rate that the charter may be had before many months. “Once the charter is assured, much larger contributions should be obtained. We have at present about a million dol [2897] going to admit anyone except skied workmen Jews who want to get into Palestine under the new charter will have to come up to a high standard financially, physically and morally in order to be admitted. If we were going to let in those who were looking for food where there was no food except such as the colonists make for themselves, it would lead to a creat disaster.” ‘What sort of government would Palestine have under the charter fiom the Sultan?” asked the reporter. “Well, there’s the Chartered Company in South Afriea. for instance. Perhaps it would be something like that, But you may sav that the leaders of the Zionists have read deeply enough in their histories to know that the pilgrim fathers (333 339)
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