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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLEGHENY,
PA.
us
before
we
should
enter
into
the
riches
of
God's
favor
by
faith.
The
viewing
of
the
land
enjoyed
by
Caleb
and
Joshua
represents
well
the
joyful
experiences
of
those
who
fully
trust
in
the
Lord
and
fully
consecrate
to
him
and
are
already
able
even
on
this
side
the
vail
to
enter
into
the
joys
of
the
Lord
by
faith.
The
evil
report
of
the
other
spies,
and
the
unwill·
ingness
of
the
Israelites
to
go
forward
in
faith
to
possess
the
land,
represent
well
the
condition
of
the
majority
of
the
Lord's
people-they
cannot
enjoy
because
they
cannot
believe,
because
they
have
not
sufficient
fa.ith
in
the
power
of
God
and
in
the
certainty
of
his
promises.
MERCIFUL
AND
GRACIOUS,
SLOW
TO
ANGER
Our
golden
text
reminds
us
that
the
Lord
is
merciful
and
gracious,
slow
to
anger
and
plenteous
in
mercy,
and
we
see
this
well
illustrated
in
the
case
of
fleshly
Israel
in
the
wilder
ness
experiences,
in
the
history
of
the
Lord's
people
of
this
Gospel
age,
nominal
spiritual
Israel,
and
also
in
the
cases
of
the
faithful
ones.
Can
we
not
all
realize
how
patient
and
merciful
the
Lord
has
heen
to
us
in
our
various
experiences
in
life~
Can
we
not
sec
how
he
would
have
been
fully
justified
in
canceling
our
covenant
long
ago,
and
that
only
of
his
mercy
and
love
have
we
been
permitted
to
come
thus
far
on
the
way
toward
the
heavenly
kingdom
~
Surely
a
realization
of
these
things
should
make
us
both
humble
and
trustful.
Moreover
the
Lord
informs
us
that
he
has
a
still
further
requirement,
namely,
that
if
we
would
appreciate
his
greatness
and
mercy
through
Christ
in
our
own
cases
we
shall
exercise
similarly
mercy
and
forbearance
toward
others
who
may
transgress
against
us.
In
deed,
so
earnest
is
the
Lord
in
impressing
this
matter
upon
us
that
he
positively
declares
that
none
of
us
can
maintain
rela
tionship
with
him
except
as
he
shall
develop
this
spirit,
this
character,
in
relationship
to
his
brethren
and
fellow-servants.
How
generous,
how
considerate,
how
moderate,
how
forgiving,
all
this
should
lead
us
to
be
in
our
dealings
with
the
brethren,
especially
with
those
who
have
in
any
measure
wounded
or
in
jured
us
or
our
interests.
Finally,
let
us
remember
Moses
on
Mount
Nebo
looking
across
Jordan
into
the
promised
land-and
preparing
for
his
burial.
Let
us
more
and
more
realize
that
this
should
be
our
attitude;
that
as
the
body
of
Christ
in
the
flesh
we
are
soon
to
die,
and
that
beyond
the
vail
we
will
be
new
creatures.
Let
us
rememher
that
the
mountain-top
of
Christian
experience
should
now
be
our
portion,
and
that
from
thence
the
clear
eye
of
faith
should
be
able
distinctly
to
discern
the
outlines
of
the
glorious
inheritance
which
the
Lord
hath
in
reservation
for
them
that
love
him,
the
pc.ssession
of
which
we
are
hoping
so
soon
to
share.
THE
CHAUTAUQUA
SALUTE
Questioll.-To
our
surprise
a
"
brother"
found
fault
with
our
giving
the
Chautauqua
salute
when
Brother
Russell
ap
peared
at
the
Denver
Convention.
I
ask
for
information
whether
or
not
any
evil
significance
attaches
to
such
a
form
of
salute~
Answer.-There
is
no
evil
significance
to
the'
I
Chautauqua
saInte."
It
is
one
of
the
most
decorous
and
civilized
salutes
known.
It
was
started
as
an
offset
to
handclapping,
foot·
stamping
and
cheering;
and
surely
it
is
much
more
polite.
An
audience
must
have
some
method
of
expressing
its
greeting,
:md
a
less
objectionable
form
surely
could
not
be
imagined
by
anybody.
True,
the
Scriptures
do
not
command
or
even
mention
the
II
Chautauqua
salute";
but
then
neither
do
they
rommend
handshaking,
which
is
merely
a
private
salutation
as
the
other
is
a
general
one.
However,
let
us
recognize
each
other's
right
to
shake
the
hand
or
the
head
or
the
handkerchief
or
nat,
as
each
may
choose.
J-Jet
us
rememher,
too,
that
"Your
adversary
the
devil
goeth
a
bout
as
a
ferocious
lion,
seeking
whom
he
may
devour-whom
resist,"
says
the
Apostle.
We
may
be
sm:e
that
he
attends
all
the
Conventions;
and
that
his
influence
is
continually
exerted
to
sow
discord,
strife
and
every
other
work
of
the
flesh
and
of
the
devil.
He
works
upon
our
imperfect
heads
and
hearts.
"We
are
not
ignorant
of
his
devices,"
writes
the
Apostle,
and
we
well
know
that
wrong-heartedness
is
far
more
dangerous
than
wrong-headedness.
The
latter
the
Lord
has
promised
to
protect
us
from,
but
not
from
the
former:
we
must
be
"pure
in
heart,"
else
we
will
not
long
be
reckoned
amongst
the
branches
of
the
true
vine,
but
be
cut
off;
for
love
is
the
fruit
of
the
spirit-the
fruit
of
the
vine.
And
I'
herein
is
your
Father
glorified,
that
ye
bear
much
fruit."
Oh
I
then,
how
we
should
watch
and
pray
against
the
spirit
of
envy,
malice,
wrath,
strife,
contention;
and
cultivate
meekness,
gentleness,
patience,
brotherly
kindness,
love.
Thus,
as
directed,
let
us
keep
our
hearts
in
the
love
that
is
of
God;
keep
them
with
all
diligence,
for
out
of
them
are
the
issues
of
life-the
decision
as
to
our
everlasting
future
of
life
or
death
eternal.
Let
us
all
be
on
guard.
And
let
those
who
have
on
the
whole
armor
and
who
know
how
to
use
the
sword
of
the
spirit
assist
the
weaker
to
overcome
the
tempter's
snares
and
wiles.
VOL.
XXVIII
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
SEPTEMBER
15,
1907
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
18
ing
the
Palestinian
charter
so
as
to
secure
a
legally
assured
home
in
that
country
for
the
Jews
before
undertaking
exten
sive
operations
there.
The
impatience
of
the
Russian
con
tingent
is
easily
understood
when
the
terrible
pressure
at
home
is
considered.
The
danger
of
embarking
on
extensive
plans
without
a
proper
guarantee
from
the
Sultan
and
his
govern
ment
is
so
great,
however,
that
impetuosity
without
foresight
is
not
to
be
encouraged.
Those
who
are
already
in
Palestine
might
be
aided
without
danger
by
the
institution
of
legitimate
enterprises.
The
evils
of
the
Halukah
might
be
done
away
with,
and
the
entry
of
the
shiftless
and
the
poverty-stricken
discouraged.
Further
than
this,
practical
work
is
not
safe
at
the
present
time.
Whether
the
organization
can
continue
its
numerical
strength
in
the
absence
of
definite
and
striking
results
is
a
question
that
has
given
ardent
Zionists
much
con
cern.
At
the
present
writing
there
is
no
reason
to
anticipate
a
cessation
of
interest
in
the
cltuse.-Jewish
Exponent.
ZIONISTS
AT
THE
HAGUE
The
hundreds
of
delegates
who
are
attending
the
Zionist
Congress
now
in
session
at
The
Hague
have
come
from
every
country
in
the
civilized
world
and
from
some
lands
which
are
still
far
from
the
van
of
human
progress.
The
potential
strength
of
will
and
of
spirit
represented
by
such
a
gathering
makes
a
stronlr
appeal
to
the
judgment
as
well
as
to
the
imagination.
These
delegates
and
the
people
they
represent
have
long
since
passed
the
argumentative
stage
in
dealing
with
the
movement
in
which
they
are
proud
to
be
enlisted.
It
is
"Il.
condition
and
not
a
theory"
that
confronts
them.
To
many,
indeed
to
the
great
majority
of
them,
Zionism
is
a
part
of
their
innermost
selves.
They
imbibed
its
influence
from
the
moment
when
they
were
able
to
comprehend
the
prayers
which
they
reverently
repeat.
Their
ancestors
for
eighteen
centuries
have
prayed
for
the
restoration
of
the
glorious
state,
and
the
hope
has
become
imperishable
in
the
hearts
of
an
imperishable
people.
To
others
the
propaganda
is
only
in
a
minor
degree
representative
of
this
sentiment.
It
is
rather
BACK
TO
PALESTINE
their
response
to
the
ostracism,
the
bigotry
and
the
proscrip-
"
A
very
lar~e
gathering
of
Hebrew
citizens
assembled
in
tion,
which
are
not
confined
to
the
benighted
lands
of
the
East,
thp
St.
Urbain
St.
Synagogue,
Montreal,
on
Sunday
to
hear
the
but
have
given
the
lie
to
the
professions
of
our
civilization
in
official
report
of
the
International
Zionist
Conference
recently
nearly
every
other
part
of
the
earth.
It
is
a
reassertion,
in
held
in
Cologne,
and
of
the
program
adopted
by
that
confer
men
whose
religious
principles
are
often
lax,
of
the
uncon-
ence
for
immediately
proceeding
with
the
work
of
re-settling
ql:\erable
spirit
that
has
refused
to
bow
before
the
might
of
a
the
Jewish
people
in
Palestine,
in
consequence
of
the
Holy
host
of
higots,
of
despots
and
of
inquisitors.
Land
now
being
opened
by
the
Sultan
to
Jewish
settlement.
The
large
section
led
by
Ussischkin,
one
of
the
leaders
of
II
Mr.
Clarence
I.
de
Sola,
in
his
capacity
as
a
member
of
the
Russian
delegation,
is
determined
to
ask
the
delegates
to
the
Actions
Committee,
or
Chief
Executive
Council
of
the
Zion
declare
in
favor
of
immC'diate
practical
work
in
Palestine.
ist
movement,
submitted
the
program
of
the
work
in
Palestine
Nordau
and
his
followers
are
equally
determined
to
adhere
to
that
had
been
decided
upon
at
the
Cologne
conference.
He
the
original
plan
of
concentrating
all
efforts
towards
secur·
stated
that
the
news
that
the
Turkish
government
was
no
longer
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(270-278) us before we should enter into the riches of God’s favor by faith. The viewing of the land enjoyed by Caleb and Joshua represents well the joyful experiences of those who fully trust in the Lord and fully consecrate to him and are already able even on this side the vail to enter into the joys of the Lord by faith. The evil report of the other spies, and the unwillingness of the Israelites to go forward in faith to possess the land, represent well the condition of the majority of the Lord’s people—they cannot enjoy because they cannot believe, because they have not sufficient faith in the power of God and in the certainty of his promises. MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS, SLOW TO ANGER Our golden text reminds us that the Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and plenteous in mercy, and we see this well illustrated in the ease of fleshly Israel in the wilderness experiences, in the history of the Lord’s people of this Gospel age, nominal spiritual Israel, and also in the cases of the faithful ones. Can we not all realize how patient and mereiful the Lord has been to us in our various experiences in life? Can we not see how he would have been fully justified in canceling our covenant long ago, and that only of his mercy and love have we been permitted to come thus far on the way toward the heavenly kingdom? Surely a realization of these ZION’S WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa. things should make us both humble and trustful. Moreover the Lord informs us that he has a still further requirement, namely, that if we would appreciate his greatness and merey through Christ in our own cases we shall exercise similarly mercy and forbearance toward others who may transgress against us. Indeed, so earnest is the Lord in impressing this matter upon us that he positively declares that none of us can maintain relationship with him except as he shall develop this spirit, this character, in relationship to his brethren and fellow-servants. How generous, how considerate, how moderate, how forgiving, all this should lead us to be in our dealings with the brethren, especially with those who have in any measure wounded or injured us or our interests. Finally, let us remember Moses on Mount Nebo looking across Jordan into the promised land—and preparing for his burial. Let us more and more realize that this should be our attitude; that as the body of Christ in the flesh we are soon to die, and that beyond the vail we will be new creatures. Let us remember that the mountain-top of Christian experience should now be our portion, and that from thence the clear eye of faith should be able distinetly to discern the outlines of the glorious inheritance which the Lord hath in reservation for them that love him, the possession of which we are hoping so soon to share. THE CHAUTAUQUA SALUTE Question—To our surprise a ‘‘brother’’ found fault with our giving the Chautauqua salute when Brother Russell appeared at the Denver Convention. I ask for information whether or not any evil significance attaches to such a form of salute? Answer.—There is no evil significance to the ‘‘ Chautauqua salute.’’? It is one of the most decorous and civilized salutes known. It was started as an offset to handeclapping, footstamping and cheering; and surely it is much more polite. An audience must have some method of expressing its greeting, and a less objectionable form surely could not be imagined by anybody. ‘True, the Scriptures do not command or even mention the ‘‘Chautauqua salute’’; but then neither do they eommend handshaking, which is merely a private salutation as the other is a general one. However, let us recognize each other’s right to shake the hand or the head or the handkerchief or not, as each may choose. . Let us remember, too, that ‘‘ Your adversary the devil goeth about as a ferocious lion, seeking whom he may devour—whom resist,’’ says the Apostle. We may be sure that he attends all the Conventions; and that his influence is continually exerted to sow discord, strife and every other work of the flesh and of the devil. He works upon our imperfect heads and hearts. ‘(We are not ignorant of his devices,’’ writes the Apostle, and we well know that wrong-heartedness is far more dangerous than wrong-headedness. The latter the Lord has promised to protect us from, but not from the former: we must be ‘‘pure in heart,’’ else we will not long be reckoned amongst the branches of the true vine, but be cut off; for love is the fruit of the spirit—the fruit of the vine. And ‘‘herein is your Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit.’’ Oh! then, how we should watch and pray against the spirit of envy, malice, wrath, strife, contention; and cultivate meekness, gentleness, patience, brotherly kindness, love. Thus, as directed, let us keep our hearts in the love that is of God; keep them with all diligence, for out of them are the issues of life—the decision as to our everlasting future of life or death eternal. Let us all be on guard. And let those who have on the whole armor and who know how to use the sword of the spirit assist the weaker to overcome the tempter’s snares and wiles. Vou. XXVIII ALLEGHENY, PA., SEPTEMBER 15, 1907 No. 18 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER ZIONISTS AT THE HAGUE The hundreds of delegates who are attending the Zionist Congress now in session at The Hague have come from every country in the civilized world and from some lands which are still far from the van of human progress. The potential strength of will and of spirit represented by such a gathering makes a strong appeal to the judgment as well as to the imagination. These delegates and the people they represent have long since passed the argumentative stage in dealing with the movement in which they are proud to be enlisted. It is “¢a condition and not a theory’’ that confronts them. To many, indeed to the great majority of them, Zionism is a part of their innermost selves. They imbibed its influence from the moment when they were able to comprehend the prayers which they reverently repeat. Their ancestors for eighteen centuries have prayed for the restoration of the glorious state, and the hope has become imperishable in the hearts of an imperishable people. To others the propaganda is only in a minor degree representative of this sentiment. It is rather their response to the ostracism, the bigotry and the proscription, which are not confined to the benighted lands of the East, but have given the lie to the professions of our civilization in nearly every other part of the earth. It is a reassertion, in men whose religious principles are often lax, of the unconquerable spirit that has refused to bow before the might of a host of higots, of despots and of inquisitors. The large section led by Ussischkin, one of the leaders of the Russian delegation, is determined to ask the delegates to declare in favor of immediate practical work in Palestine. Nordau and his followers are equally determined to adhere to the original plan of concentrating all efforts towards secur ing the Palestinian charter so as to secure a legally assured home in that country for the Jews before undertaking extensive operations there. The impatience of the Russian contingent is easily understood when the terrible pressure at home is considered. The danger of embarking on extensive plans without a proper guarantee from the Sultan and his government is so great, however, that impetuosity without foresight is not to be encouraged. Those who are already in Palestine might be aided without danger by the institution of legitimate enterprises. The evils of the Halukah might be done away with, and the entry of the shiftless and the poverty-stricken discouraged. Further than this, practical work is not safe at the present time. Whether the organization can continue its numerical strength in the absence of definite and striking results is a question that has given ardent Zionists much concern. At the present writing there is no reason to anticipate a cessation of interest in the cause.—Jewish Exponent. BACK TO PALESTINE ‘CA very large gathering of Hebrew citizens assembled in the St. Urbain St. Synagogue, Montreal, on Sunday to hear the official report of the International Zionist Conference recently held in Cologne, and of the program adopted by that conference for immediately proceeding with the work of re-settling the Jewish people in Palestine, in consequence of the Holy Land now being opened by the Sultan to Jewish settlement. ‘*Mr. Clarence I. de Sola, in his capacity as a member of the Actions Committee, or Chief Executive Council of the Zionist movement, submitted the program of the work in Palestine that had been decided upon at the Cologne conference. He stated that the news that the Turkish government was no longer [4056]
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