Data publicării
15.12.1905
Volumul
26
Numărul
24
Turnul de veghe
Tampa Convention and En Route
Revistele originale Turnul de veghe în limba engleză
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D£CI!;)!Bt!l 
I, 
1905 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
TOWER 
(3(;1-371) 
worth 
all 
it 
costs. 
And 
"tribulation 
worketh 
patience," 
one 
of 
the 
necessities 
in 
the 
Christian 
character 
spectrum. 
I 
see 
more 
and 
more 
how 
the 
adversary's 
deceptions 
cater 
to 
human 
impa­ 
tience 
as 
well 
as 
self-esteem, 
love 
o,f 
ease, 
~varice, 
etc.. 
It 
re­ 
quires 
patience 
to 
think 
of 
our 
bUrled 
relative.s 
and 
frle~~s. 
as 
"sleeping" 
till 
the 
Millennial 
morning: 
that 
IS 
wh! 
SPUltism 
has 
such 
a 
mighty 
hold 
on 
the 
world, 
even 
unconscIously. 
I 
pray 
the 
Lord 
for 
patience, 
and 
for 
self-possession 
in 
Christ. 
And 
I 
will 
have 
them 
(D.V.). 
I 
praise 
his 
name 
for 
this 
WATCH 
TOWER 
and 
enclose 
a 
list 
of 
15 
names 
and 
ad­ 
dresses 
to 
which 
I 
would 
like 
copies 
sent. 
Would 
that 
these 
could 
see 
with 
me 
the 
Almighty 
Arm 
beating 
back 
the 
hosts 
of 
the 
foe 
from 
Christ's 
little 
flock. 
"Thus 
far 
and 
no 
farther 
I" 
I 
praise 
God 
for 
his 
salvation. 
Resp'y. 
A. 
L. 
D. 
DEAR 
BRO. 
RUSSELL:- 
I 
believe 
that 
you 
will 
rejoice 
with 
us 
to 
kn~,,! 
that 
the. 
truth 
is 
doing 
its 
work 
over 
the 
head 
of 
all 
oppOSItIon. 
Whl1e 
we 
know 
that 
the 
truth 
will 
prevail, 
yet 
it 
gladdens 
our 
hearts 
to 
see 
some 
outward 
manifestations. 
So 
I 
write 
to 
tell 
you 
about 
two 
Lutheran 
ministers 
that 
I 
have 
met 
recently 
in 
this 
city, 
who 
are 
very 
much 
interested 
in 
the 
truth. 
They 
are 
b~th 
still 
preaching 
in 
Babylon. 
One 
of 
them 
I 
have 
talked 
WIth 
but 
little. 
The 
other 
has 
told 
his 
people 
that 
if 
they 
did 
not 
want 
him 
to 
preach 
the 
truth 
he 
would 
give 
up 
his 
position. 
So 
we 
know 
it 
will 
only 
be 
a 
short 
time 
until 
he 
will 
have 
to 
look 
for 
other 
opportunities; 
but 
he 
is 
rejoicing. 
He 
said 
before 
he 
got 
the 
truth 
he 
was 
like 
a 
man 
with 
a 
pocket 
full 
of 
nuts 
and 
nothing 
to 
crack 
them 
with; 
but 
Brother 
Russell 
furnished 
the 
nut-cracker 
and 
he 
was 
now 
feasting. 
So 
we 
praise 
the 
Lord 
for 
the 
assurance 
that 
they 
who 
hunger 
and 
thirst 
after 
righteousness 
shall 
be 
filled. 
Yours 
in 
the 
Redeemer, 
H. 
W. 
DICKEBSON,~olporteu,.. 
GENTLEMEN 
: 
- 
Some 
little 
time 
ago, 
on 
opening 
my 
mail, 
I 
came 
across 
a 
curious 
looking 
envelope, 
advertising 
MILLENNIAL 
DAWN, 
or 
"The 
Plan 
of 
the 
Ages," 
a 
beautiful 
and 
remarkable 
book, 
ex­ 
plaining 
the 
Bible, 
and 
especially 
interesting 
to 
Bible 
students. 
I 
would 
not 
have 
noticed 
this 
envelope, 
had 
it 
not 
been 
for 
the 
unusual 
amount 
of 
reading 
matter 
on 
it. 
I 
enclose 
50 
cents 
herewith, 
in 
payment 
of 
this 
wonderful 
1: 
ook, 
bound 
in 
cloth. 
If 
this 
is 
not 
sufficient, 
please 
advise 
at 
your 
earliest 
convenience. 
I 
am 
a 
Bible 
student, 
and 
will 
be 
glad 
to 
get 
such 
a 
book 
88 
this, 
as 
it 
will 
explain 
many 
things 
which 
I 
have 
read 
in 
the 
Bible 
and 
did 
not 
understand. 
Please 
reply 
as 
soon 
as 
possible, 
and 
oblige, 
Very 
truly 
yours, 
C. 
B.-Mich. 
EDITOR 
OJ' 
ZION'S 
WATCH 
ToWEB.:- 
On 
page 
85 
of 
March 
15th 
you 
speak 
of 
Noah's 
.Ark 
and 
its 
dimensions. 
So 
far 
as 
the 
proportions 
go 
the 
DaDlsh 
naval 
architect 
is 
correct, 
300x50x30, 
but 
these 
are 
not 
feet, 
as 
would 
appear 
from 
the 
reading, 
but 
cubits. 
The 
cubit 
was 
the 
meas­ 
ure 
from 
the 
point 
of 
a 
man's 
elbow 
~o 
the 
po~nt 
of 
his 
~iddle 
finger. 
This 
was 
never 
less 
than 
eIghteen 
mches, 
whIle 
the 
Jewish 
sacred 
cubit 
was 
an 
handbreadth 
more, 
amounting 
to 
21.88 
inches. 
Thus 
reckoning 
the 
smaller 
cubit 
in 
Noah's 
Ark, 
we 
have 
a 
vessel 
of 
the 
following 
dimensions: 
547.3 
feet 
long, 
91.2 
feet 
wide, 
54.72 
feet 
high, 
and 
of 
a 
cubic 
capacity 
of 
2,730,782 
feet, 
tonnage 
81.052. 
A 
shipbuilder 
in 
Holland 
built 
a 
large 
model 
of 
the 
ark 
in 
1670 
or 
1760, 
and 
found 
its 
proportions 
eminently 
fitted 
for 
carrying 
an 
enormous 
load 
with 
great 
safety 
through 
rou~h 
waters. 
What 
else 
should 
we 
expect 
when 
we 
know 
that 
Its 
plan 
came 
direct 
to 
Noah 
from 
God' 
RoBERT 
RANSON,-Florida~ 
DUR 
FRIENDS:- 
I 
would 
like 
to 
express 
my 
feeling 
of 
deep 
gratitude 
for 
what 
food 
I 
have 
received 
in 
reading 
the 
DAWN 
and 
TOWER.. 
Four 
years 
ago 
I 
commenced 
to 
read 
these 
publications 
and 
have 
read 
them 
over 
at 
least 
twice 
during 
that 
time, 
but 
my 
eyesight 
failing 
me 
I 
have 
not 
been 
able 
to 
read 
at 
all 
for 
the 
last 
eighteen 
months. 
I 
am 
so 
thankful 
to 
my 
dear 
heavenly 
Father 
that 
my 
sight 
was 
spared 
to 
me 
long 
enough 
to 
learn 
of 
the 
great 
plan 
of 
salvation. 
It 
has 
been 
such 
a 
comfort 
and 
bless­ 
ing 
to 
me 
that 
words 
fail 
to 
express 
my 
deep 
sense 
of 
gratitude 
to 
my 
heavenly 
Father 
for 
opening 
the 
eyes 
of 
my 
understand­ 
ing 
to 
some 
of 
the 
deep 
things 
as 
revealed 
in 
his 
Word. 
May 
God's 
blessing 
rest 
upon 
you 
in 
your 
efforts 
to 
spread 
the 
Truth 
among 
his 
people. 
Yours 
in 
Christ, 
C. 
C. 
STB.ONG.~al 
A 
dear 
brother 
less 
than 
two 
years 
old 
in 
the 
truth 
writes:­ 
"Paul 
tells 
us 
plainly 
in 
Galatians 
5 
:20-22 
that 
those 
who 
practice, 
among 
other 
things, 
'enmities, 
quarrels, 
jealousies, 
resentments, 
altercations, 
factions, 
sects, 
envyings,' 
cannot 
in­ 
herit 
the 
kingdom 
of 
God. 
This 
brings 
us 
one 
and 
all 
face 
to 
face 
with 
a 
most 
serious 
question, 
Are 
we-am 
I-practicing 
any 
of 
these 
things 
,'- 
Evidently 
the 
dear 
brother's 
mind.is 
being 
"exercised 
by 
use." 
Would 
that 
we 
all 
might 
keep 
his 
question 
well 
in 
mind 
and 
see 
that 
we 
learn 
to 
answer 
it 
correctly, 
as 
the 
Lord 
would 
approve: 
Yes. 
VOL. 
XXVI 
ALLEGHENY, 
PA., 
DECEMBER 
15, 
1905 
TAMPA 
CONVENTION 
AND 
EN 
ROUTE 
No. 
24 
We 
had 
a 
most 
auspicious 
start: 
About 
twenty-five 
of 
the 
brief 
at 
the 
home 
of 
one 
of 
the 
brethren. 
A 
goodly 
number 
saw 
Allegheny 
friends 
surprised 
us 
by 
appearing 
at 
the 
station 
and, 
us 
to 
the 
depot-some 
of 
them 
likewise 
bound 
for 
as 
our 
train 
departed, 
singing 
"God 
be 
with 
you 
till 
we 
meet 
THE 
TAJIPA. 
OONVENTION 
again." 
Their 
zeal 
cheered 
us 
greatly. 
At 
Tampa, 
Florida, 
the 
city 
officials 
secured 
for 
us 
free 
the 
En 
route 
to 
Richmond, 
Va., 
we 
accepted 
an 
invitation 
to 
principal 
auditorium 
of 
the 
city-The 
Casino. 
The 
dear 
friends 
speak 
at 
the 
funeral 
of 
a 
dear 
brother 
in 
the 
Truth 
at 
Lona- 
had 
put 
forth 
every 
effort 
and 
the 
Convention 
was 
a 
great 
suc­ 
coning, 
Md., 
where 
the 
Methodist 
chapel 
was 
placed 
at 
our 
dis- 
cess-although, 
as 
we 
had 
anticipated 
the 
attendance 
of 
friends 
posal. 
An 
audience 
of 
about 
250 
gave 
closest 
attention 
to 
our 
was 
much 
smaller 
than 
we 
usually 
have 
at 
our 
General 
Conven­ 
review 
of 
Death 
and 
its 
cause, 
and 
our 
hope 
of 
a 
resurrection 
tions. 
That 
district 
is 
but 
sparsely 
settled, 
and 
thus 
far 
has 
of 
the 
dead 
by 
virtue 
of 
our 
Lord's 
great 
sacrifice, 
"the 
Just 
for 
comparatively 
few 
of 
"this 
way." 
In 
the 
sessions 
of 
the 
three 
the 
unjust"-"a 
ransom 
for 
all." 
days 
Brothers 
Owens, 
Moffatt, 
Bundy 
and 
the 
Editor 
were 
the 
Richmond, 
Va., 
was 
reached 
on 
time, 
Washington 
brethren 
speakers. 
joining 
us 
en 
route. 
The 
One 
Day 
Convention 
was 
pronounced 
Our 
largest 
meeting, 
the 
one 
publicly 
advertised, 
was 
held 
quite 
a 
success. 
It 
drew 
friends 
of 
the 
Truth 
to 
the 
number 
of 
on 
Sunday 
afternoon 
when 
about 
500 
to 
600 
were 
present. 
Some 
about 
sixtr 
for 
the 
afternoon 
session, 
and 
afforded 
us 
sweet 
good 
was 
done, 
we 
feel 
sure, 
especially 
to 
the 
household 
of 
faith 
privileges 
In 
public 
and 
private 
communion 
with 
these 
in 
things 
-the 
lack 
of 
numbers 
being 
made 
up 
for 
by 
the 
zeal 
of 
those 
concerning 
the 
Kingdom 
and 
its 
ransom-founded 
hopes. 
in 
attendance. 
The 
wind-up 
was 
a 
Love-Feast. 
The 
evening 
session 
for 
the 
public 
had 
been 
well 
advertised 
Bt. 
Petersburg, 
the 
health 
resort, 
lies 
just 
acrops 
the 
Tampa 
by 
the 
dear 
friends, 
with 
the 
result 
that 
the 
large 
Masonic 
Tem- 
Bay, 
and 
although 
it 
was 
not 
on 
our 
list 
we 
yielded 
to 
the 
re­ 
pIe 
was 
crowded, 
about 
900 
being 
present. 
Our 
discourse 
on 
quests 
of 
friends 
from 
there 
and 
spent 
Monday 
with 
them-a 
"To 
Hell 
and 
Back" 
was 
listened 
to 
with 
deep 
attention, 
and 
conference 
of 
the 
interested, 
from 
the 
time 
of 
the 
boat's 
arrival 
we 
hope 
some 
day 
to 
learn 
of 
good 
impressions 
and 
some 
fruit- 
until 
its 
departure-from 
10 
:30 
to 
4 
:30, 
with 
a 
half-hour's 
in­ 
age 
to 
our 
Master's 
praise. 
termission 
for 
a 
luncheon 
served 
in 
the 
G. 
A. 
R. 
Hall, 
in 
which 
Oolumbia, 
8. 
0., 
was 
our 
next 
stop. 
We 
had 
a 
prolonged 
our 
session 
was 
held. 
We 
pray 
that 
love 
and 
zeal 
and 
fruits 
visit 
and 
}?rivate 
talk 
of 
several 
hours 
with 
interested 
friends 
of 
the 
Spirit 
in 
us 
all 
may 
result. 
of 
ColumbIa 
and 
vicinity-mainly 
a 
question 
meeting; 
and 
in 
A 
tlanta, 
Ga., 
was 
our 
next 
appointment, 
but 
unfortunately 
the 
evening 
a 
public 
session 
with 
about 
225 
present-excellent 
our 
train 
was 
nearly 
two 
hours 
late 
at 
Jacksonville 
and 
missed 
for 
the 
size 
of 
the 
city 
and 
the 
fact 
that 
it 
was 
on 
a 
week 
night. 
connections 
there. 
We 
greatly 
regretted 
the 
misfortune, 
and 
Jack8om,ille, 
Florida, 
was 
our 
fourth 
stop, 
The 
"Christian 
trust 
that 
in 
Borne 
manner, 
as 
yet 
unknuwn 
to 
us, 
the 
disap­ 
Church" 
edIfice 
was 
placed 
at 
our 
disposal 
and 
we 
had 
an 
en- 
pointment 
of 
our 
dear 
friends 
at 
Atlanta 
may 
be 
overruled 
of 
joyable 
time 
with 
a 
good 
attendance 
for 
a 
week-day 
afternoon, 
the 
Lord 
to 
their 
profit. 
about 
200 
being 
present. 
The 
evening 
session 
was 
informal 
and 
Birmingham, 
Ala., 
was 
reached 
in 
the 
due 
season. 
Friends 
[3679] 
DecemseR 1, 1905 worth all it costs. And “tribulation worketh patience,” one of the necessities in the Christian character spectrum. I see more and more how the adversary’s deceptions cater to human impatience as well as self-esteem, love of ease, avarice, ete. It requires patience to think of our buried relatives and friends as “sleeping” till the Millennial morning: that is why Spiritism has such a mighty hold on the world, even unconsciously, I pray the Lord for patience, and for self-possession in Christ. And I will have them (D.V.). I praise his name for this WarcH Tower and enclose a list of 15 names and addresses to which I would like copies sent. Would that these could see with me the Almighty Arm beating back the hosts of the foe from Christ’s little fiock. “Thus far and no farther!” I praise God for his salvation. Resp’y. A. L. D. Dear Bro, RUSSELL :— I believe that you will rejoice with us to know that the truth is doing its work over the head of all opposition. While we know that the truth will prevail, yet it gladdens our hearts to see some outward manifestations. So I write to tell you about two Lutheran ministers that I have met recently in this city, who are very much interested in the truth. They are both still preaching in Babylon. One of them I have talked with but little. The other has told his people that if they did not want him to preach the truth he would give up his position. So we know it will only be a short time until he will have to look for other opportunities; but he is rejoicing. He said before he got the truth he was like a man with a pocket full of nuts and nothing to crack them with; but Brother Russell furnished the nut-cracker and he was now feasting. So we praise the Lord for the assurance that they who hunger and thirst after righteousness shall be filled. Yours in the Redeemer, H. W. Dickerson,—Colporteur. GENTLEMEN :— Some little time ago, on opening my mail, I came across a curious looking envelope, advertising MILLENNIAL DAWN, or “The Plan of the Ages,” a beautiful and remarkable book, explaining the Bible, and especially interesting to Bible students. I would not have noticed this envelope, had it not been for the unusual amount of reading matter on it. I enclose 50 cents herewith, in payment of this wonderful took, bound in cloth. If this is not sufficient, please advise at your earliest convenience. I am a Bible student, and will be glad to get such a book as this, as it will explain many things which I have read in the Bible and did not understand. ZION’S WATCH TOWER (367-371) Please reply as soon as possible, and oblige, Very truly yours, Eprror oF Z1ion’s WatcH TOWER:— On page 85 of March 15th you speak of Noah’s Ark and its dimensions. So far as the proportions go the Danish naval architect is correct, 300x50x30, but these are not feet, as would appear from the reading, but cubits. The cubit was the measure from the point of a man’s elbow to the point of his middle finger. This was never less than eighteen inches, while the Jewish sacred cubit was an handbreadth more, amounting to 21.88 inches. Thus reckoning the smaller cubit in Noah’s Ark, we have a vessel of the following dimensions: 547.3 feet long, 91.2 feet wide, 54.72 feet high, and of a cubic capacity of 2,730,782 feet, tonnage 81.052. A shipbuilder in Holland built a large mode! of the ark in 1670 or 1760, and found its proportions eminently fitted for carrying an enormous Joad with great safety through rough waters. What else should we expect when we know that its plan came direct to Noah from God? Ropert RaNnson,—Florida, C. B.— Mich. Deak FRIENDS :— I would like to express my feeling of deep gratitude for what food I have received in reading the Dawn and TowER. Four years ago I commenced to read these publications and have read them over at least twice during that time, but my eyesight failing me I have not been able to read at all for the last eighteen months. I am so thankful to my dear heavenly Father that my sight was spared to me long enough to learn of the great plan of salvation. It has been such a comfort and blessing to me that words fail to express my deep sense of gratitude to my heavenly Father for opening the eyes of my understanding to some of the deep things as revealed in his Word. May God’s blessing rest upon you in your efforts to spread the Truth among his people. Yours in Christ, C. C. Strone.—Cal, A dear brother less than two years old in the truth writes :— “Paul tells us plainly in Galatians 5:20-22 that those who practice, among other things, ‘enmities, quarrels, jealousies, resentments, altercations, factions, sects, envyings,’ cannot inherit the kingdom of God. This brings us one and all face to face with a most serious question, Are we—am I—practicing any of these things?’ Evidently the dear brother’s mind is being “exercised by use.” Would that we all might keep his question well in mind and see that we learn to answer it correctly, as the Lord would approve: Yes. Vou. XXVI ALLEGHENY, PA., DECEMBER 15, 1905 No. 24 TAMPA CONVENTION AND EN ROUTE We had a most auspicious start: About twenty-five of the Allegheny friends surprised us by appearing at the station and, as our train departed, singing “God be with you till we meet again.” Their zeal cheered us greatly. En route to Richmond, Va., we accepted an invitation to speak at the funeral of a dear brother in the Truth at Lonaconing, Md., where the Methodist chapel was placed at our disposal. An audience of about 250 gave closest attention to our review of Death and its cause, and our hope of a resurrection of the dead by virtue of our Lord’s great sacrifice, “the Just for the unjust”—“a ransom for all.” Richmond, Va., was reached on time, Washington brethren joining us en route. The One Day Convention was pronounced quite a success. It drew friends of the Truth to the number of about sixty for the afternoon session, and afforded us sweet privileges in public and private communion with these in things concerning the Kingdom and its ransom-founded hopes. The evening session for the public had been well advertised by the dear friends, with the result that the large Masonic Temple was crowded, about 900 being present. Our discourse on “To Hell and Back” was listened to with deep attention, and we hope some day to learn of good impressions and some fruitage to our Master’s praise. Columbia, 8. C., was our next stop. We had a prolonged visit and private talk of several hours with interested friends of Columbia and vicinity—mainly a question meeting; and in the evening a public session with about 225 present—excellent for the size of the city and the fact that it waa on a week night. Jacksonville, Florida, was our fourth stop. The “Christian Church” edifice was placed at our disposal and we had an enjoyable time with a good attendance for a week-day afternoon, about 200 being present, The evening session was informal and brief at the home of one of the brethren. A goodly number saw us to the depot—some of them likewise bound for THE TAMPA CONVENTION At Tampa, Florida, the city officials secured for us free the principal auditorium of the city—The Casino. The dear friends had put forth every effort and the Convention was a great success—although, as we had anticipated the attendance of friends was much smaller than we usually have at our General Conventions. That district is but sparsely settled, and thus far has comparatively few of “this way.” In the sessions of the three days Brothers Owens, Moffatt, Bundy and the Editor were the speakers, Our largest meeting, the one publicly advertised, was held on Sunday afternoon when about 500 to 600 were present. Some good was done, we feel sure, especially to the household of faith —the lack of numbers being made up for by the zeal of those in attendance. The wind-up was a Love-Feast. St. Petersburg, the health resort, lies just acrors the Tampa Bay, and although it was not on our list we yielded to the requests of friends from there and spent Monday with them—a conference of the interested, from the time of the boat’s arrival until its departure—from 10:30 to 4:30, with a half-hour’s intermission for a luncheon served in the G, A. R. Hall, in which our session was held. We pray that love and zeal and fruits of the Spirit in us all may result. Atlanta, Ga., was our next appointment, but unfortunately our train was nearly two hours late at Jacksonville and missed connections there. We greatly regretted the misfortune, and trust that in some manner, as yet unknown to us, the disappointment of our dear friends at Atlanta may be overruled of the Lord to their profit. Birmingham, Ala., was reached in the due season. Friends [3679]

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