Data publicării
01.12.1905
Volumul
26
Numărul
23
Turnul de veghe
Views from the Watch Tower
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VOL. 
XXVI 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
DECEMBER 
1, 
1905 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No. 
23 
THE 
SBA 
AND 
THE 
WAVBS 
BOAJUNG 
The 
daily 
press 
has 
kept 
us 
all 
informed 
respecting 
the 
tur­ 
moils 
in 
Russia. 
'What 
a 
pity 
that 
reasonable 
concessions 
could 
not 
be 
secured 
from 
the 
Government 
without 
such 
confusion 
and 
bloodshed. 
To 
those 
who 
view 
matters 
from 
the 
standpoint 
of 
the 
Bible 
the 
cause 
is 
plain: 
selfishness 
on 
the 
part 
of 
all 
concerned. 
We 
do 
not 
expect 
the 
complete 
overthrow 
of 
the 
monarchy 
at 
present, 
however, 
but 
rather 
that 
matters 
will 
soon 
settle 
down 
on 
a 
higher 
basis, 
but 
still 
an 
unsatisfactory 
one. 
In­ 
deed 
the 
poor 
world 
is 
too 
selfish 
to 
be 
satisfied 
with 
anything 
reasonable 
or 
possible 
under 
present 
conditions. 
Not 
until 
wearied 
by 
vain 
endeavors 
will 
men 
be 
in 
a 
proper 
condition 
even 
for 
the 
Millennial 
kin~dom-which 
will 
be 
an 
autocracy, 
and 
for 
a 
time 
quite 
unsatISfactory 
to 
som~until 
they 
learn 
of 
the 
great 
blessings 
therefrom 
because 
of 
the 
perfect 
rulers 
and 
their 
divine 
laws, 
backed 
by 
Justice, 
Wisdom, 
Love 
and 
Power. 
Two 
effects 
of 
the 
Russian 
agitation 
may 
be 
expected: 
(1) 
The 
igniting 
of 
violence 
elsewhere, 
as 
in 
Austria 
and 
Finland. 
(2} 
Then 
a 
reaction, 
the 
subsidence 
of 
turmoil 
in 
Russia 
and 
then 
a 
temporary 
opposition 
to 
lawlessness 
everywhere. 
The 
educated 
and 
comfortably 
well-to-do 
will 
soon 
realize 
that 
an­ 
archy 
is 
of 
doubtful 
advantage 
to 
anybody, 
and 
es,Pecially 
to 
themselves. 
The 
weight 
of 
their 
influence, 
swinglDg 
to 
the 
side 
of 
government 
and 
law 
and 
order, 
will 
secure 
peace 
for 
a 
time. 
Let 
us 
remember 
to 
expect 
various 
outbreaks 
at 
intervals, 
but 
that 
the 
general 
collapse 
of 
all 
governments 
in 
anarchy 
is 
not 
to 
be 
expected 
before 
the 
close 
of 
1914 
A. 
D. 
What 
has 
oc­ 
curred 
in 
Russia 
is 
but 
a 
circumstance 
compared 
to 
what 
we 
expect 
at 
that 
time; 
but 
it 
gives 
us 
a 
picture, 
nevertheless. 
THB 
POOR 
JEWS 
SUITER 
It 
is 
notable 
that 
the 
poor 
Jews 
suffered 
in 
the 
Russian 
massacres 
more 
than 
others. 
One 
public 
press 
dispatch 
from 
Odessa 
says:- 
"Up 
to 
the 
present 
time 
no 
Christian 
shops 
or 
homes 
have 
been 
touched. 
The 
principal 
hotels 
are 
full 
of 
the 
better 
class 
of 
Jews 
seeking 
refuge. 
There 
was 
a 
veritable 
reign 
of 
terror 
on 
October 
31. 
After 
the 
Emperor's 
manife~to 
granting 
a 
constitution 
to 
Russia 
had 
been 
published 
the 
Jews 
made 
the 
Russians 
furious 
with 
rage 
by 
making 
a 
prominent 
display 
of 
red 
flags, 
trampling 
on 
a 
portrait 
of 
the 
Emperor 
and 
tearing 
down 
the 
emblem 
of 
the 
crown. 
Late 
in 
the 
afternoon 
there 
was 
firing 
in 
the 
outskirts 
of 
the 
town 
and 
the 
massacre 
of 
Jews 
commenced 
and 
lasted 
during 
the 
night 
of 
November 
1. 
All 
Jews 
found 
in 
the 
streets 
were 
severely 
beaten 
and 
many 
were 
killed 
in 
their 
shops, 
which 
were 
ruthlessly 
pillaged. 
A 
leading 
consul, 
in 
an 
interview, 
argued 
that 
the 
disturbances 
were 
the 
result 
of 
the 
behavior 
of 
the 
Jews, 
who 
shocked 
Rus­ 
sian 
patriotism 
by 
the 
manner 
in 
which 
they 
celebrated 
on 
Tuesday 
the 
publication 
of 
the 
imperial 
manifesto. 
The 
Lib­ 
erals 
contend 
that 
the 
Governor 
had 
all 
the 
means 
to 
stop 
the 
outbreak 
in 
the 
first 
hour, 
and 
that 
his 
inactivity 
during 
the 
three 
days 
of 
massacre 
and 
his 
protection 
of 
the 
murderous 
rabble 
in 
the 
guise 
of 
patriots 
prove 
the 
real 
origin 
of 
the 
trouble." 
"PROUD 
AND 
STIFF-NEOKED" 
True 
to 
the 
Bible's 
description 
the 
Jews 
are 
still 
a 
"stiff­ 
necked 
generation." 
Bright, 
persevering, 
resourceful, 
eco­ 
nomical, 
money·makers 
L 
they 
prosper 
where 
others 
except 
Ori­ 
entals 
would 
starve. 
.!:Sut 
this 
very 
success 
excites 
the 
envy 
and 
hatred 
of 
their 
less 
frugal 
neighbors. 
Keen 
money-lenders, 
and 
not 
always 
just, 
the 
money-borrowers 
of 
Russia 
would 
be 
pleased 
to 
see 
them 
killed 
or 
driven 
out 
of 
the 
country. 
Some 
of 
them, 
indiscreet 
as 
well 
as 
proud, 
are 
offensively 
boastful 
and 
arrogant 
and 
boisterous. 
We 
were 
witnesses 
of 
such 
things 
in 
this 
very 
city 
of 
Odessa 
in 
1891 
and 
wondered 
at 
their 
unwisdom. 
All 
mankind 
are 
fallen, 
but 
not 
all 
in 
the 
same 
manner 
Or 
degree. 
What 
the 
whole 
world 
needs 
is 
the 
restitution 
which 
God 
has 
promised, 
and 
the 
Jews 
will 
doubtless 
progress 
as 
well 
or 
better 
than 
others 
under 
the 
Millennial 
government 
and 
as­ 
sistance. 
In 
the 
meantime 
only 
the 
spirit 
of 
Christ 
will 
prop­ 
erly 
offset 
the 
fallen 
disposition 
of 
any 
of 
us. 
c'THE 
WRATH 
OF 
MAN 
SHALL 
PRAISE 
HIM" 
Socialism, 
the 
coming 
power 
in 
the 
world 
when 
it 
later 
shall 
turn 
to 
anarchy, 
will 
be 
like 
dynamite 
to 
the 
whole 
civi­ 
lized 
structure, 
political, 
social, 
financial 
and 
religious. 
Many 
of 
its 
theories 
are 
good, 
but 
wholly 
impracticable 
under 
pres­ 
ent 
selfish 
conditions: 
because 
organized 
wealth 
will 
permit 
anarchy 
rather 
than 
allow 
Socialists 
to 
carry 
out 
all 
their 
schemes. 
Meantime 
many 
well·meaning 
and 
fairly 
intelligent 
men 
are 
lending 
their 
voices 
and 
influence 
to 
Socialism, 
not 
seeing 
the 
outcom~not 
having 
the 
light 
of 
God's 
Word 
on 
the 
sub­ 
ject. 
It 
is 
not 
for 
us 
to 
oppose 
these, 
however, 
for 
two 
reasons: 
(1) 
We 
have 
a 
more 
important 
work-the 
proclaiming 
of 
the 
good 
tidings 
and 
assisting 
in 
the 
perfecting 
of 
the 
saints. 
(2) 
We 
incline 
to 
think 
that 
Socialists 
are 
"the 
Lord's 
great 
army," 
though 
not 
soldiers 
of 
the 
cross 
nor 
followers 
of 
the 
"Captain 
of 
our 
Salvation." 
As 
the 
Lord 
has 
all 
along 
permitted 
the 
wrath 
of 
men 
and 
of 
devils 
to 
work 
out 
features 
of 
his 
plan, 
so 
we 
believe 
he 
will 
permit 
men 
now 
to 
delude 
themselves 
into 
the 
greatest 
calamity 
which 
ever 
befell 
humantiy: 
"a 
time 
of 
trouble 
such 
as 
never 
was 
since 
there 
was 
a 
nation." 
0, 
how 
glad 
we 
are 
that 
God 
will 
make 
man's 
extremity 
his 
opportunity 
for 
bring­ 
in~ 
in 
the 
golden 
ag~the 
kingdom 
of 
his 
dear 
Son 
I 
SOOIALISM 
HERE 
AND 
IN 
BRITAIN 
America 
and 
Great 
Britain 
are 
behind 
the 
other 
civilized 
na­ 
tions 
as 
respects 
Socialism, 
because 
of 
more 
elastic 
and 
liberal 
laws. 
But 
discontent 
and 
aggressiveness 
are 
being 
cultivated 
in 
these 
lands 
by 
the 
wonderful 
prosperity 
which 
has 
heaped 
vast 
treasures 
in 
the 
hands 
of. 
a 
comparatively 
small 
number 
j 
and 
by 
the 
fear 
that 
the 
end 
of 
this 
way 
will 
mean 
the 
even­ 
tual 
slavery 
of 
the 
masses 
to 
"plutocracy." 
In 
consequence 
a 
socialistic 
propaganda 
is 
making 
rapid 
headway-as 
never 
before. 
The 
elections 
just 
held 
give 
a 
sug­ 
gestion 
of 
the 
rapidity 
of 
the 
growth 
of 
Socialism. 
These 
vo­ 
ters 
have 
no 
thought 
of 
anarchy, 
but 
as 
they 
become 
enthused 
by 
the 
Socialist 
propaganda 
they 
will 
be 
led 
step 
by 
step 
to 
one 
and 
another 
extreme 
of 
word 
and 
deed 
to 
bring 
it 
about. 
The 
Lord's 
people 
do 
well 
to 
remember 
that 
Socialism 
is 
not 
the 
hope 
set 
bef.ore 
us, 
and 
that 
time 
and 
thought 
and 
effort 
devoted 
to 
it 
are 
taken 
from 
the 
higher 
work 
given 
them 
as 
ambassadors 
for 
God 
and 
evangels 
of 
the 
kingdom 
of 
Christ 
and 
its 
reign 
of 
righteousness 
and 
blessing 
which 
shall 
be 
unto 
all 
people. 
GER1IUN'Y'S 
REAOTIONARY 
ALLIANOE 
Germany, 
the 
hotbed 
of 
Socialism, 
is 
experiencing 
just 
now 
a 
reaction. 
A 
National 
Alliance 
against 
Social 
Democracy 
has 
been 
started 
recently 
and 
already 
its 
effects 
are 
manifest. 
We 
give 
a 
resume 
of 
the 
objects 
of 
the 
Alliance, 
translated 
from 
one 
of 
its 
widely 
distributed 
circulars, 
as 
follows:- 
"On 
May 
9, 
1904, 
the 
National 
Alliance 
against 
Social 
Democracy 
was 
instituted 
in 
Berlin, 
having 
for 
its 
aim 
to 
unite 
for 
the 
impending 
struggle 
against 
the 
revolutionary 
aspira­ 
tions 
of 
Social 
Democracy 
all 
those 
Germans 
who 
are 
loyal 
to 
their 
emperor 
and 
the 
empire, 
irrespective 
of 
their 
religious 
and 
political 
views. 
Although 
in 
existence 
for 
only 
a 
short 
time, 
no 
fewer 
than 
55,000 
members 
have 
joined 
the 
Alliance. 
"Objects 
of 
the 
.A 
Uiance 
:-(1) 
To 
create 
compact 
organi­ 
zations 
against 
Social 
Democracy 
at 
such 
places 
suitable 
for 
the 
purpose. 
(2) 
To 
combat 
by 
word 
and 
pen 
the 
activity 
of 
Social 
Democracy 
directed 
against 
the 
overthrow 
of 
the 
exist· 
ing 
States 
and 
social 
order. 
(3) 
To 
bring 
about 
united 
action 
of 
all 
civil 
parties 
at 
elections 
in 
such 
districts 
as 
are 
endan­ 
gered 
by 
Social 
Democracy. 
(4) 
To 
render 
all 
the 
assistance 
possible 
to 
the 
workmen 
and 
traders 
oppressed 
by 
Socialistic 
terrorism. 
(5) 
To 
establish 
a 
solid 
connection 
between 
all 
those 
unions 
and 
organizations 
pursuing 
like 
and 
similar 
aims." 
* 
* 
* 
This 
movement 
has 
put 
the 
Socialists 
on 
the 
defensive. 
Already 
they 
have 
lost 
heavily 
in 
some 
electoral 
districts. 
The 
effect 
will 
be 
to 
measurably 
check 
the 
movement 
for 
a 
little 
while, 
giving 
it 
a 
chance 
to 
grow 
in 
other 
quarters. 
We 
have 
every 
confidence 
that 
the 
end 
of 
the 
"times 
of 
Gentiles" 
iD 
Oct., 
1914, 
will 
find 
Socialism 
not 
only 
fully 
developed 
but 
changed 
to 
Anarchism, 
as 
the 
Word 
implies. 
A 
ROMAN 
AROHBISHOP'S 
BOAST 
Of 
Power 
to 
Forgive 
Sins, 
to 
Oreate 
Christ 
in 
the 
Host 
and 
Sacr11lce 
Him 
in 
the 
Mass. 
Declares 
these 
Greater 
than 
Oreative 
Powers 
The 
Albany 
Telegram 
publishes 
the 
following 
extract 
from 
the 
pastoral 
letter 
of 
Cardinal 
Klatschthaler, 
Prince 
Archbishop 
of 
Salzburg, 
Austria. 
It 
is 
worthy 
of 
publication 
only 
as 
a 
curiosity 
and 
an 
illustration 
of 
how 
men 
can 
be 
deluded 
by 
false 
doctrines, 
especially 
after 
they 
have 
become 
hoary 
with 
age 
and 
weighty 
with 
many 
and 
influential 
adherents. 
This 
man, 
it 
will 
be 
seen, 
overestimated 
the 
stupidity 
of 
his 
country­ 
men, 
even 
in 
Catholic 
Austria. 
Thanks 
be 
unto 
God, 
that 
al· 
though 
priestcraft 
still 
flourishes 
in 
the 
Protestant 
clergy 
and 
though 
it 
still 
is 
often 
arrogant 
and 
self-assuming, 
yet 
it 
is 
a 
vast 
improvement 
over 
this 
example 
of 
thb 
domineering 
arro· 
gance 
of 
the 
"dark 
ages." 
The 
extract 
follows:- 
[3671] 
(355-356) 
Vou. XXVI ALLEGHENY, PA., DECEMBER 1, 1905 No. 23 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER THE SEA AND THE WAVES ROARING The daily press has kept us all informed respecting the turmoils in Russia. What a pity that reasonable concessions could not be secured from the Government without such confusion and bloodshed. To those who view matters from the standpoint of the Bible the cause is plain: selfishness on the part of all concerned. We do not expect the complete overthrow of the monarchy at present, however, but rather that matters will soon settle down on a higher basis, but still an unsatisfactory one. Indeed the poor world is too selfish to be satisfied with anything reasonable or possible under present conditions. Not until wearied by vain endeavors will men be in a proper condition even for the Millennial kingdom—which will be an autocracy, and for a time quite unsatisfactory to some—until they learn of the great blessings therefrom because of the perfect rulers and their divine laws, backed by Justice, Wisdom, Love and ower. Two effects of the Russian agitation may be expected: (1) The igniting of violence elsewhere, as in Austria and Finland. (2) Then a reaction, the subsidence of turmoil in Russia and then a temporary opposition to lawlessness everywhere. The educated and comfortably well-to-do will soon realize that anarchy is of doubtful advantage to anybody, and especially to themselves, The weight of their influence, swinging to the side of government and law and order, will secure peace for a time. Let us remember to expect various outbreaks at intervals, but that the general collapse of all governments in anarchy is not to be expected before the close of 1914 a. p. What has occurred in Russia is but a circumstance compared to what we expect at that time; but it gives us a picture, nevertheless, THE POOR JEWS SUFFER It is notable that the poor Jews suffered in the Russian massacres more than others. One public press dispatch from Odessa says:— “Up to the present time no Christian shops or homes have been touched. The principal hotels are full of the better class of Jews seeking refuge. There was a veritable reign of terror on October 31. After the Emperor’s manifesto granting a constitution to Russia had been published the Jews made the Russians furious with rage by making a prominent display of red flags, trampling on a portrait of the Emperor and tearing down the emblem of the crown. Late in the afternoon there was firing in the outskirts of the town and the massacre of Jews commenced and lasted during the night of November 1. All Jews found in the streets were severely beaten and many were killed in their shops, which were ruthlessly pillaged. A leading consul, in an interview, argued that the disturbances were the result of the behavior of the Jews, who shocked Russian patriotism by the manner in which they celebrated on Tuesday the publication of the imperial manifesto. The Liberals contend that the Governor had all the means to stop the outbreak in the first hour, and that his inactivity during the three days of massacre and his protection of the murderous rabble in the guise of patriots prove the real origin of the trouble.” ‘PROUD AND STIFF-NECKED’’ True to the Bible’s description the Jews are still a “stiffnecked generation.” Bright, persevering, resourceful, economical, money-makers, they prosper where others except Orientals would starve. But this very success excites the envy and hatred of their less frugal neighbors. Keen money-lenders, and not always just, the money-borrowers of Russia would be pleased to see them killed or driven out of the country. Some of them, indiscreet as well as proud, are offensively boastful and arrogant and boisterous. We were witnesses of such things in this very city of Odessa in 1891 and wondered at their unwisdom. All mankind are fallen, but not all in the same manner or degree. What the whole world needs is the restitution which God has promised, and the Jews will doubtless progress as well or better than others under the Millennial government and assistance. In the meantime only the spirit of Christ will properly offset the fallen disposition of any of us. “THE WRATH OF MAN SHALL PRAISE HIM’ Socialism, the coming power in the world when it later shall turn to anarchy, will be like dynamite to the whole civilized structure, political, social, financial and religious. Many of its theories are good, but wholly impracticable under present selfish conditions: because organized wealth will permit anarchy rather than allow Socialists to carry out all their schemes. [3671] Meantime many well-meaning and fairly intelligent men are lending their voices and influence to Socialism, not seeing the outcome—not having the light of God’s Word on the subject. It is not for us to oppose these, however, for two reasons: (1) We have a more important work—the proclaiming of the good tidings and assisting in the perfecting of the saints. (2) We incline to think that Bocialiste are “the Lord’s great army,” though not soldiers of the cross nor followers of the “Captain of our Salvation.” As the Lord has all along permitted the wrath of men and of devils to work out features of his plan, so we believe he will permit men now to delude themselves into the greatest calamity which ever befell humantiy: “a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation.” O, how glad we are that God will make man’s extremity his opportunity for bringing in the golden age—the kingdom of his dear Son! SOCIALISM HERE AND IN BRITAIN America and Great Britain are behind the other civilized nations as respects Socialism, because of more elastic and liberal laws. But discontent and aggressiveness are being cultivated in these lands by the wonderful prosperity which has heaped vast treasures in the hands of a comparatively smal] number; and by the fear that the end of this way will mean the eventual slavery of the masses to “plutocracy.” In consequence a socialistic propaganda is making rapid headway—as never before. The elections just held give a suggestion of the rapidity of the growth of Socialism. These voters have no thought of anarchy, but as they become enthused by the Socialist propaganda they will be led step by step to one and another extreme of word and deed to bring it about. The Lord’s people do well to remember that Socialism is not the hope set before us, and that time and thought and effort devoted to it are taken from the higher work given them as ambassadors for God and evangels of the kingdom of Christ and its reign of righteousness and blessing which shall be unto all people. GERMANY’'S REACTIONARY ALLIANCE Germany, the hotbed of Socialism, is experiencing just now @ reaction. A National Alliance against Social Democracy has been started recently and already its effects are manifest. We give a resume of the objects of the Alliance, translated from one of its widely distributed circulars, as follows :— “On May 9, 1904, the National Alliance against Social Democracy was instituted in Berlin, having for its aim to unite for the impending struggle against the revolutionary aspirations of Social Democracy all those Germans who are loyal to their emperor and the empire, irrespective of their religious and political views. Although in existence for only a short time, no fewer than 55,000 members have joined the Alliance. “Objects of the Alliance:—-(1) To create compact organizations against Social Democracy at such places suitable for the purpose. (2) To combat by word and pen the activity of Social Democracy directed against the overthrow of the existing States and social order. (3) To bring about united action of all civil parties at elections in such districts as are endangered by Social Democracy. (4) To render all the assistance possible to the workmen and traders oppressed by Socialistic terrorism. (5) To establish a solid connection between all those unions and organizations pursuing like and similar aims.” * * * This movement has put the Socialists on the defensive. Already they have lost heavily in some electoral] districts. The effect will be to measurably check the movement for a little while, giving it a chance to grow in other quarters. We have every confidence that the end of the “times of Gentiles” in Oct., 1914, will find Socialism not only fully developed but changed to Anarchism, as the Word implies. A ROMAN ARCHBISHOP’S BOAST Of Power to Forgive Sins, to Create Christ in the Host and Sacrifice Him in the Mass. Declares these Greater than Creative Powers The Albany Telegram publishes the following extract from the pastoral letter of Cardinal Klatschthaler, Prince Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria. It is worthy of publication only as a curiosity and an illustration of how men can be deluded by false doctrines, especially after they have become hoary with age and weighty with many and influential adherents. This man, it will be seen, overestimated the stupidity of his countrymen, even in Catholic Austria. Thanks be unto God, that although priesteraft still flourishes in the Protestant clergy and though it still is often arrogant and self-assuming, yet it is a vast improvement over this example of the domineering arrogance of the “dark ages.” The extract follows:— (355-356)

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