Data publicării
15.12.1902
Volumul
23
Numărul
24
Turnul de veghe
Views from the Watch Tower
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D£C£KBIlR 
I, 
1902 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(367-371) 
receive 
truth 
even 
from 
"Nazareth." 
I 
read 
all 
five 
volumes 
with 
my 
Bible 
always 
open 
and 
with 
ever-increasing 
delight. 
Again 
I 
thank 
you 
for 
pointing 
so 
constantly 
and 
faith· 
fully 
to 
the 
"more 
sure 
word 
of 
prophecy;" 
truly 
it 
"shines 
as 
a 
light 
III 
a 
dark 
place." 
Enclosed 
find 
one 
dollar 
for 
the 
WATCH 
TOWER. 
I 
am 
working 
at 
myoId 
trade, 
stone-cutting, 
and 
shall 
continue 
at 
it 
(D. 
V.). 
I 
should 
like 
to 
distribute 
some 
more 
tracts. 
Your 
brother, 
E. 
L. 
KENDRICK,-Missouri. 
My 
DEAR 
BROTHER 
RUSSELL:- 
I 
enclose 
you 
$--; 
please 
send 
me 
one 
of 
those 
new 
ref­ 
erence 
Bibles, 
and 
the 
remainder 
please 
apply 
to 
the 
"Good 
Hopes" 
of 
m.yself 
and 
wife. 
I 
am 
sorry 
we 
cannot 
at 
this 
time 
bend 
a 
larg-1'1 
ell.presslOn 
ot 
our 
"Guod 
Hopes," 
tor 
the 
"'glad 
tid­ 
ings 
of 
great 
joy 
which 
shall 
be 
to 
all 
people." 
We 
hope 
to 
supplement 
this 
offering 
shortly. 
And 
now 
I 
wlint 
to 
express 
to 
you 
and 
all 
those 
of 
the 
Bible 
Houoe 
at 
Allegheny 
how 
we 
enjoyed 
the 
convc'ltion 
at 
\Vash­ 
ington. 
It 
was 
the 
greatest 
privilege 
of 
our 
lives 
to 
meet 
with 
so 
many 
dear 
friends 
of 
like 
preeious 
faith. 
It 
was 
truly 
a 
··time 
of 
refreshing 
from 
the 
presence 
of 
the 
Lord." 
Especi­ 
ally 
was 
I 
delighted 
to 
witness 
on 
this 
oceasion 
the 
symbolic 
baptism 
of 
my 
wife 
into 
the 
death 
of 
our 
Lord 
Jesus 
Christ. 
We 
are 
now 
not 
only 
one 
in 
the 
flesh, 
but 
one 
in 
the 
spirit 
and 
body 
of 
Christ, 
and 
probationary 
members 
of 
the 
church 
trium­ 
phant. 
\Ye 
pray 
that 
\\ 
e 
may 
pass 
our 
trial 
successfully 
and 
"rejoice 
in 
our 
suffel 
ings 
and 
fill 
up 
that 
which 
is 
behind 
of 
the 
afflictions 
of 
Christ 
in 
our 
flesh 
for 
his 
body's 
sake," 
and 
in 
so 
doing 
may 
finish 
our 
course 
with 
joy. 
For 
your 
benefit 
and 
encouragement 
I 
want 
to 
say, 
dear 
Bro. 
Russell, 
the 
literature 
you 
are 
sending 
forth 
as 
"meat 
in 
due 
season," 
is 
making 
the 
household 
of 
faith 
strong, 
yea. 
brave 
in 
the 
Lord, 
by 
truth. 
This 
morning 
I 
was 
hailed 
on 
the 
street 
by 
my 
former 
pastor, 
a 
D. 
D. 
(in 
whose 
presence 
two 
ylc'ars 
ago 
I 
would 
have 
quailed). 
He 
iIltroduced 
me 
to 
an­ 
other 
D. 
D., 
and 
asked 
if 
I 
had 
any 
news. 
I 
said, 
"Yes, 
good 
ne" 
s!" 
and 
drew 
from 
my 
poeket 
one 
of 
the 
discourses 
as 
I 
h'ld 
taken 
It 
down 
at 
Washin~ton. 
I 
said, 
"Look 
here,-in 
Ads 
:l: 
21 
God 
ha~ 
promised 
restitution 
of 
all 
things, 
and 
that 
a 
II 
the 
holy 
prophets 
had 
spoken 
of 
it," 
and 
I 
showed 
him 
in 
their 
respf'ctive 
order 
from 
I 
Samuel 
to 
Malachi 
they 
all 
had 
spoken 
of 
it 
copiously. 
and 
that 
further 
God 
himself 
harl 
made 
a 
covenant 
with 
Abraham 
as 
to 
thi'! 
restitution 
and 
affirmed 
the 
same 
to 
Isaac 
and 
Jacob; 
and 
now 
that 
these 
patriarch'! 
were 
dead. 
together 
with 
countless 
millions 
who 
had 
not 
received 
those 
blessings, 
said 
I, 
"the 
Lord 
has 
shown 
us 
in 
Jno. 
5 
:28. 
20 
when 
and 
where 
to 
look 
for 
thc 
solution 
of 
this 
matter" 
In 
repeating 
the 
last 
clause 
of 
the 
29th 
verse 
he 
broke 
in 
and 
said 
"damnation." 
I 
said, 
"No 
87r! 
'by 
judg­ 
mf'nt,' 
and 
you 
know 
as 
well 
as 
I 
do 
that 
'by 
judgment' 
is 
the 
correct 
rendering. 
Now, 
gentlemen, 
why 
don't 
you 
preach 
the 
Gospel 
of 
our 
Lord 
Jesus 
Christ 
1" 
By 
this 
time 
Bro. 
H-­ 
had 
Bro. 
C--by 
the 
arm, 
pulling 
him 
down 
the 
street, 
and 
said 
to 
me, 
"Well, 
I 
reckon 
you 
will 
have 
to 
make 
the 
ministers 
preach 
it 
right." 
May 
God 
have 
mercy 
on 
the 
preachers 
who 
are 
promulgating 
false 
doctrine! 
Yours 
in 
Christian 
love, 
W. 
B. 
SUTToN,-Virginta. 
My 
DEAR 
BROTHER 
RUSSELL:- 
I 
want, 
in 
a 
few 
words, 
to 
express 
my 
appreciation 
of 
the 
good 
things 
which 
we 
all 
received 
at 
the 
Washington 
conven­ 
tion. 
It 
was 
the 
grandest 
feast 
it 
has 
ever 
been 
my 
privilege 
to 
attend, 
and 
the 
memory 
of 
it 
will 
remain 
with 
me 
as 
long 
as 
I 
remain 
in 
this 
tabernacle. 
I 
wish 
to 
express 
my 
thanks 
both 
to 
the 
Washington 
brethren, 
who 
contributed 
so 
much 
to 
the 
welfare 
and 
enjoyment 
of 
visiting 
brethren, 
and 
also 
to 
yourself 
and 
coworkers 
for 
the 
part 
which 
you 
contributed 
unto 
edifying 
the 
"body 
of 
Christ;" 
but 
above 
all 
I 
wish 
to 
thank 
our 
dear 
Lord 
for 
his 
manifest 
presence 
and 
blessing. 
I 
belie\ 
e 
it 
is 
impossible 
to 
estimate 
the 
good 
resulting 
from 
the",e 
con­ 
ventions, 
in 
the 
way 
of 
spiritual 
blessings. 
Each 
person 
gets 
sume 
new 
light 
on 
different 
features 
of 
the 
plan 
and 
purposP, 
and 
these 
are 
taken 
home 
and 
given 
to 
the 
Lord's 
truth-hun­ 
gry 
people 
who 
could 
not 
attend; 
and 
the 
"unity 
of 
the 
spirit" 
is 
so 
manifest 
at 
these 
gatherings, 
that 
the 
"body" 
is 
more 
and 
more 
"knit 
together 
III 
love," 
while 
all 
realize 
the 
significance 
of 
Paul's 
statement, 
"Forsake 
not 
the 
assembling 
of 
yourselves 
together," 
as 
they 
otherwise 
would 
not. 
In 
my 
own 
case, 
I 
can 
truly 
say 
that 
I 
received 
such 
an 
uplift 
and 
bles'!ing 
as 
it 
has 
never 
been 
my 
lot 
to 
experience 
before. 
Praise 
God 
for 
his 
goodness, 
blessing 
and 
love, 
as 
it 
is 
now 
manifested 
to 
his 
chm,en 
people. 
May 
his 
favor 
and 
his 
spirit 
be 
continued 
to 
you, 
dear 
Bro. 
Russell, 
and 
to 
all 
the 
brothers 
and 
sisters 
everywhere, 
and 
may 
we 
all 
be 
kept 
by 
the 
power 
of 
God 
until 
we 
shall 
receive 
the 
"change" 
promised,-is 
my 
daily 
prayer. 
Sincerel.}', 
your 
brother 
and 
servant 
in 
the 
Lord, 
R. 
H. 
BARBER,-NetV 
rork. 
DEAR 
BROTHER 
RUSSELL:- 
I 
am 
an 
old 
man 
78 
years 
of 
age, 
with 
a 
very 
limited 
edu­ 
cation, 
but 
a 
subscriber 
to 
\VATCH 
TOWER 
for 
two 
years 
and 
have 
MILLENNIAL 
DAWN. 
Pardon 
me 
for 
intruding 
on 
your 
precious 
time 
in 
telling 
you 
how 
I 
enjoy 
reading 
the 
DAWNS 
and 
TOWERS,. 
and 
now 
after 
being 
a 
member 
of 
the 
]\1. 
E. 
church 
for 
35 
years 
I 
have 
withdrawn 
from 
that 
church 
as 
I 
could 
not 
endorse 
its 
doctrines; 
am 
no 
member 
now, 
but 
try­ 
ing 
to 
serve 
the 
Master 
as 
best 
I 
can. 
Pray 
for 
me. 
Yours 
truly, 
A. 
J. 
JONEs,-Pennsylvallia. 
[\Ve 
trust, 
dear 
brother, 
that 
you 
may 
never 
withdraw 
from 
the 
true 
church-"whose 
names 
are 
written 
in 
heaven." 
-Editor.] 
VOL. 
XXIII 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
DECEMBER 
15,1902 
Ka. 
24 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
firmer 
inside 
hold 
upon 
all 
the 
industries 
of 
the 
world. 
It 
is 
to 
their 
interest 
to 
have 
just 
as 
little 
/noney 
afloat 
as 
possihle­ 
they 
can 
the 
more 
eaSily 
control 
the 
financial 
keys 
of 
the 
world's 
business. 
If 
there 
were 
no 
money, 
the 
bankers' 
credits 
would 
be 
the 
substitute. 
The 
manufacturer 
woultt 
then 
deposit 
deeds 
or 
mortgages 
or 
stocks 
with 
his 
banker 
and 
secure 
credit 
and 
be 
permitted 
to 
Issue 
bank 
checks 
against 
that 
cre(lit; 
and 
those 
bank 
chlc'cks, 
or 
representations 
of 
cred7f, 
would 
pa"s 
current 
insteau 
of 
money, 
and 
the 
bankers 
woul(1 
have 
the 
entire 
control 
of 
the 
credit 
and 
charge 
interest, 
or 
toll. 
011 
all 
the 
business 
of 
the 
earth. 
Conditions 
are 
approximating 
this 
at 
present 
in 
that 
probably 
nine-tenths 
of 
the 
worl<1's 
businpss 
is 
done 
on 
interest-bearing 
credits, 
while 
actual 
money 
suffices 
merely 
for 
small 
retail 
transactions. 
Bu~ 
what 
is. 
the 
difference 
so 
long 
as 
we 
have 
prosperity 
f 
The 
difference 
IS 
that 
the 
treating 
of 
stock 
shares 
a'l 
money 
is 
bringing 
fabulous 
wealth 
to 
a 
numerous 
class; 
but 
since 
many 
of 
these 
stocks 
are 
over-valued, 
over-capitalized, 
it 
follows 
that 
as 
war-expenditures 
decrease 
a 
panic 
will 
occur 
the 
like 
of 
which 
the 
world 
has 
never 
known. 
"The 
mighty 
man 
shall 
weep 
then 
bitterly"-the 
rich 
shall 
"weep 
and 
howl." 
That 
will 
be 
a 
time 
of 
general 
loss 
of 
confidence 
when 
bankers' 
credits 
will 
be 
at 
their 
ebb. 
Under 
the 
new 
conditions, 
and 
with 
t 
he 
money 
and 
the 
moneymaking 
property 
in 
the 
hands 
of 
the 
bankers, 
it 
would 
be 
unwise 
to 
attempt 
to 
outline 
or 
to 
par­ 
ticularize 
the 
character 
of 
events 
that 
will 
ultimately 
lead 
the 
reapers 
to 
cry 
out; 
but 
we 
have 
confidence 
in 
the 
correctness 
of 
the 
prediction 
and 
believe 
that 
the 
demonetizing 
of 
silver 
and 
the 
consequent 
decrease 
of 
the 
world's 
money 
will 
be 
seen 
to 
be 
at 
the 
bottom 
of 
that 
trouble, 
directly 
or 
indirectly 
pre­ 
cipitating 
it. 
[3117] 
THE 
REAPERS 
NOT 
YET 
CRYING 
OUT 
In 
view 
of 
our 
mterpretation 
of 
James 
5:1-9* 
and 
in 
view. 
fUl'thel. 
of 
the 
present 
proRperous 
times 
amongst 
farmers 
and 
others 
in 
the 
Umted 
States 
ancl 
Canada, 
Iiome 
are 
inquiring 
when 
anu 
how 
we 
should 
now 
expect 
the 
fulfilment 
of 
James' 
prophecy. 
We 
answer 
that 
we 
are 
not 
sorry 
the 
American 
farm­ 
ers 
are 
uot 
pinched, 
but 
prosperous. 
No 
one 
of 
noble 
hpart 
could 
take 
delight 
at 
the 
distress 
of 
others. 
We 
account 
for 
the 
delay 
of 
the 
pinch 
and 
the 
cries, 
here, 
as 
follows:- 
(1) 
The 
Spanish 
war, 
the 
Boer 
war, 
the 
Philippine 
war, 
the 
China 
war 
and 
several 
small 
wars 
and 
preparations 
for 
\\ar. 
in 
Abyssina, 
Hayti, 
Colombia, 
Argentine, 
Peru, 
and 
Chile, 
ancl 
the 
immense 
naval 
expenuitures 
of 
Japan, 
Great 
Britain, 
Germany 
and 
the 
United 
States, 
have 
put 
thousands 
of 
millions 
of 
dollars 
into 
circulation 
during 
the 
past 
five 
years; 
and 
the 
effect 
could 
not 
be 
other 
than 
to 
bring 
great 
prosperity 
in 
manufacturing 
lines. 
(2) 
The 
famines 
in 
India 
and 
Russia 
and 
China, 
and 
crop 
shortages 
in 
Europe 
and 
South 
America, 
and 
the 
drouth 
in 
Australia, 
have 
all 
conspired 
to 
make 
a 
great 
demand 
for 
all 
the 
cattle 
and 
crops 
of 
this 
country, 
and 
at 
good 
prices. 
(3) 
The 
deficiency 
of 
money 
(decreased 
by 
the 
demonetiza­ 
tion 
of 
silver) 
would 
surely 
have 
hindered 
this 
wave 
of 
pros­ 
perity 
from 
nsing 
as 
it 
has 
risen, 
were 
it 
not 
for 
the 
shrewd­ 
ness 
of 
the 
American 
bankers 
who 
have 
much 
more 
than 
made 
up 
for 
the 
loss 
of 
silver 
by 
organizing 
immense 
corporations 
and 
trusts 
whose 
stocks, 
like 
railway 
shares, 
are 
given 
a 
money 
value 
in 
all 
banks. 
The 
bankers 
thus 
make 
interest 
on 
loans 
represented 
by 
those 
shares, 
and 
at 
the 
same 
time 
have 
a 
• 
See 
MILLJ;;NNIAL 
DAWN, 
VOL. 
IV, 
p. 
392. 
Also 
see 
Z. 
May 
I, 
1919. 
p. 
133. 
1\'-24 
DecemsBer 1, 1902 receive truth even from “Nazareth.” I read all five volumes with my Bible always open and with ever-increasing delight. Again I thank you for pointing so constantly and faithfully to the “more sure word of prophecy;” truly it “shines as a light in a dark place.’ Enclosed find one dollar for the WatcuH Tower. I am working at my old trade, stone-cutting, and shall continue at it (D. V.). IL should like to distribute some more tracts. Your brother, E. L. Kenprick,—Missouri. My Dear BrorHeR RUSSELL:— I enclose you $ ; please send me one of those new reference Bibles, and the remainder please apply to the “Good Hopes” of myself and wife. I am sorry we cannot at this time senda larger expression ot our “Gvood Hopes,” tor the “glad tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.” We hope to supplement this offering shortly. And now I want to express to you and all those of the Bible House at Allegheny how we enjoyed the convention at Washington. It was the greatest privilege of our lives to meet with so many dear friends of like precious faith. It was truly a “time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord.” Especially was I delighted to witness on this occasion the symbolic baptism of my wife into the death of our Lord Jesus Christ. We are now not only one in the flesh, but one in the spirit and body of Christ, and probationary members of the church triumphant. We pray that we may pass our trial successfully and “rejoice in our sufferings and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in our flesh for his body’s sake,” and in so doing may finish our course with joy. For your benefit and encouragement I want to say, dear Bro. Russell, the literature you are sending forth as “meat in due season,” is making the household of faith strong, yea. brave in the Lord, by truth. This morning I was hailed on the street by my former pastor, a D. D. (in whose presence two years ago I would have quailed). He introduced me to another D.D., and asked if I had any news. I said, “Yes, good news!” and drew from my pocket one of the discourses as I had taken it down at Washington. I said, “Look here,—in Acts 3:21 God has promised restitution of all things, and that all the holy prophets had spoken of it,’ and I showed him in their respective order from 1 Samuel to Malachi they all had spoken of it copiously, and that further God himself had made a covenant with Abraham as to this restitution and affirmed the same to Isane and Jacob; and now that these patriarchs were dead, together with countless millions who had not received those blessings, said I, “the Lord has shown us in Jno. 5:28, 29 when and where to look for the solution of this matter” In repeating the last clause of the 29th verse he broke in and said “damnation.” I said, “No sir! ‘by judgment,’ and you know as well as I do that ‘by judgment?’ is the ZION’S WATCH TOWER (367-371) correct rendering. Now, gentlemen, why don’t you preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ?” By this time Bro. H—— had Bro. C by the arm, pulling him down the street, and said to me, “Well, I reckon you will have to make the ministers preach it right.””’ May God have mercy on the preachers who are promulgating false doctrine! Yours in Christian love, W. B. Surron,—Virginia. My DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL:— I want, in a few words, to express my appreciation of the good things which we all received at the Washington convention. It was the grandest feast it has ever been my privilege to attend, and the memory of it will remain with me as long as I remain in this tabernacle. I wish to express my thanks both to the Washington brethren, who contributed so much to the welfare and enjoyment of visiting brethren, and also to yourself and coworkers for the part which you contributed unto edifying the “body of Christ;” but above all I wish to thank our dear Lord for his manifest presence and blessing. I believe it is impossible to estimate the good resulting from these conventions, in the way of spiritual blessings. Each person gets sume new light on different features of the plan and purpose, and these are taken home and given to the Lord’s truth-hungry people who could not attend; and the “unity of the spirit” is so manifest at these gatherings, that the “body” is more and more “knit together in love,” while all realize the significance of Paul’s statement, “Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together,” as they otherwise would not. In my own case, I can truly say that I received such an uplift and blessing as it has never been my lot to experience before. Praise God for his goodness, blessing and love, as it is now manifested to his chosen people. May his favor and his spirit be continued to you, dear Bro. Russell, and to all the brothers and sisters everywhere, and may we all be kept by the power of God until we shall receive the “change” promised,—is my daily prayer. Sincerely, your brother and servant in the Lord, R. H. BARBER,—New York. Dear BROTHER RUSSELL :— I am an old man 78 years of age, with a very limited education, but a subscriber to WarcH Tower for two years and have MILLENNIAL Dawn. Pardon me for intruding on your precious time in telling you how I enjoy reading the Dawns and Towers; and now after being a member of the M. E. church for 35 years I have withdrawn from that church as I could not endorse its doctrines; am no member now, but trying to serve the Master as best I can. Pray for me. Yours truly, A. J. JONES,—Pennsylvania. [We trust, dear brother, that you may never withdraw from the true church—“whose names are written in heaven.” —Editor.] Vou. XXIII ALLEGHENY, PA., DECEMBER 15, 1902 No. 24 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THE REAPERS NOT YET CRYING OUT In view of our interpretation of James 5:1-9* and in view, further, of the present prosperous times amongst farmers and others in the Umited States and Canada, some are inquiring when and how we should now expect the fulfilment of James’ prophecy. We answer that we are not sorry the American farmers are not pinched, but prosperous. No one of noble heart could take delight at the distress of others. We account for the delay of the pinch and the cries, here, as follows :— (1) The Spanish war, the Boer war, the Philippine war, the China war and several small wars and preparations for war, in Abyssina, Hayti, Colombia, Argentine, Peru, and Chile, and the immense naval expenditures of Japan, Great Britain, Germany and the United States, have put thousands of millions of dollars into circulation during the past five years; and the effect could not be other than to bring great prosperity in manufacturing lines. (2) The famines in India and Russia and China, and crop shortages in Europe and South America, and the drouth in Australia, have all conspired to make a great demand for all the cattle and crops of this country, and at good prices. (3) The deficiency of money (decreased by the demonetization of silver) would surely have hindered this wave of prosperity from rising as it has risen, were it not for the shrewdness of the American bankers who have much more than made up for the loss of silver by organizing immense corporations and trusts whose stocks, like railway shares, are given a money value in all banks. The bankers thus make interest on loans represented by those shares, and at the same time have a ee Mitrennrat Dawn, Vou. iv, p. 392. Also see Z. May 1, 1919, o. > IV—24 firmer inside hold upon all the industries of the world. It is to their interest to have just as little money afloat as possible— they can the more easily control the financial keys of the world’s business. If there were no money, the bankers’ credits would be the substitute. The manufacturer would then deposit deeds or mortgages or stocks with his banker and secure credit and be permitted to issue bank checks against that credit; and those bank checks, or representations of credit, would pass current instead of money, and the bankers would have the entire control of the credit and charge interest, or toll, on all the business of the earth. Conditions are approximating this at present in that probably nine-tenths of the world’s business is done on interest-bearing credits, while actual money suffices merely for small retail transactions. But what is the difference so long as we have prosperity? The difference is that the treating of stock shares as money is bringing fabulous wealth to a numerous class; but since many of these stocks are over-valued, over-capitalized, it follows that as war-expenditures decrease a panic will occur the like of which the world has never known. “The mighty man shall weep then bitterly’—the rich shall “weep and howl.” That will be a time of general loss of confidence when bankers’ credits will be at their ebb. Under the new conditions, and with the money and the moneymaking property in the hands of the bankers, it would be unwise to attempt to outline or to particularize the character of events that will ultimately lead the reapers to cry out; but we have confidence in the correctness of the prediction and believe that the demonetizing of silver and the consequent decrease of the world’s money will be seen to be at the bottom of that trouble, directly or indirectly precipitating it. (3117)

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