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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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