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ZION'S
WATCH
TOWER
ALLEGHKNY,
PA.
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dear
friends
will
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glad
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assist
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manner,
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tions
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be
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with
the
increase
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busy.
The
prospects
for
new
Colporteurs
and
for
a
very
widely
ex
tended
field
of
service
for
the
present
year
encourages
us
greatly,
and
we
bid
them
all
God
speed
I-all
the
dear
co
laborers
looking
shortly
for
the
reward
and
the
"Well
done"
of
our
Redeemer.
VOL.
XXVIII
ALLEGHENY,
PA.,
FEBRUARY
1,
1907
No.3
The
date
for
the
observance
of
the
Memorial
of
our
Lord's
"Last
Supper"
this
year
will
be
Thursday
night
(after
6
p.
m.)
March
28th.
We
trust
that
our
readers
in
Asia,
Afrira,
Australia
and
Alaska
will
get
this
notice
in
season
THE
PASSOVER
MEMORIAL,
MARCH
28,
1907
and
celebrate
in
unison
with
us
the
great
event
which
sealed
the
Abrahamic
or
"Everlasting
Covenant"
for
us,
and
will
seal
the
"New
Covenant"
for
Israel
and
the
whole
world,
shortly.
"LOVE
AS
BRETHREN"
1
PETER
3
:8.
Love
for
the
brethren
is
set
forth
in
the
Scriptures
as
reward
because
of
their
failure
to
come
up
to
this
divine
one
of
the
indisputable
evidences
of
our
having
attained
requirement,"
Love
as
brethren."
The
proper
course
for
membership
in
the
body
of
Christ.
This
love
may
be
of
all
such
is
to
think
of
the
matter
soberly
from
the
Scriptural
varying
degrees,
but
it
must
be
ours
in
some
degree
if
we
standpoint,
and
to
decide
that
the
humility
requisite
to
an
arc
the
Lord's,
for
"if
any
man
have
not
the
Spirit
of
acceptance
of
some
of
the
naturally
less
noble
is
undoubtedly
Christ
he
is
none
of
his."
(Rom.
8:9)
But
this
fiame
of
a
necessary
element
of
character
for
them
to
develop.
sacred
love
for
the
brethren
kindled
in
our
hearts
is
not
Amongst
the
fruits
of
the
spirit
the
Apostle
names
meekness.
sufficient;
it
must
blaze,
burn,
and
produce
in
us
not
merely
The
unmeek,
the
proud,
are
not
in
the
condition
of
heart.
for
a
warmth
of
love
but
a
consuming
love-love
which
will
not
the
kingdom;
and
the
higher
stations
of
life,
intellectually,
only
overlook
various
weaknesses
and
imperfections
in
the
morally
and
socially,
are
unfavorable
to
meekness,
humility
brotherhood,
and
will
carefully
note
every
good
quality,
but
and
long
suffering
with
the
weaknesses
and
frailties
of
others.
love
which
is
ready
to
lay
down
life
on
behalf
of
the
brethren
We
see,
then,
that
while
the
weaker
brethren,
the
naturally
because
they
belong
to
Christ,
because
they
are
of
his
con-
more
impaired,
have
more
to
struggle
against,
more
to
over
secrated
ones,
however
much
they
may
need
to
strive
against
come
in
one
sense
of
the
word,
the
others
of
more
noble
sin
and
weaknesses.
birth
and
talents
have
a
harder
battle
along
other
lines.
Let
As
we
have
previously
pointed
out,
the
Gospel
message
both
classes
be
encouraged,
for
although
the
lessons
they
fails
to
attract
many
of
the
noblest,
least-fallen
members
of
must
learn
are
considerably
different,
the
results
to
be
ob
the
race,
because
they
have
a
self-satisfied
feeling,
and
do
tained
are
the
same,
and
the
instructor,
the
great
Teacher,
not
realize
their
need
of
a
Savior,
but
think
of
him
as
nec-
is
the
same.
He
is
able
to
assist
the
ignoble
to
gradually
essary
only
to
the
more
degraded
of
the
race.
On
the
con-
overcome
their
natural
meanness
and
depravity,
and
to
war
trary,
the
less
known,
more
depraved,
realizing
to
some
ex-
more
and
more
a
good
warfare
in
his
name
and
by
his
as
tent
their
miserable
condition,
are
more
likely
than
the
others
sistance;
and
he
is
likewise
able
to
assist
the
more
noble
to
respond
to
the
invitation,
"Come
unto
me,
all
ye
that
minded
to
exercise
patience,
sympathy,
toward
the
less
repu
labor
and
are
heavy
laden,
and
I
will
give
you
rest."
The
table.
They
have
an
illustration
in
himself:
he
who
wac
sin-sick
and
heavy
laden,
therefore,
constitute
the
majority
rich
in
every
sense
of
the
word
and
beyond
all
compare,
per
of
true
believers.
And
in
harmony
with
this
we
have
the
feet
in
every
element
of
character,
talented,
noble--Jie
for
words
of
the
ScriptUl'e
that
not
many
wise,
not
many
noble,
our
sakes
became
poor,
he
humbled
himself
on
our
behalf,
not
many
learned,
not
many
great
according
to
the
flesh
have
he
took
the
bondman's
place,
he
suffered
in
our
room
and
been
called
of
God
to
the
privileges
of
his
church,
the
elect
stead,
he
died
the
just
for
the
unjust.
He
has
therefore
class.
Consequently
when
any
of
the
more
noble
minded
or
set
us
an
example
that
we
may
walk
in
his
steps,
and
the
better
educated
or
more
talented
accept
the
Lord's
grace,
more
nobility
we
may
have
naturally
the
more
readily
we
it
becomes
somewhat
of
a
trial
to
them
to
find
amongst
shall
be
able
to
do
this,
and
to
appreciate
and
exercise
the
those
whom
they
must
recognize
as
brethren
(because
of
fruits
of
the
Spirit,
and
grow
up
more
and
more
in
accord,
faith
in
Christ
and
desire
for
the
higher
things)
some
of
in
sympathy,
in
likeness
to
him.
the
ignoble,
whose
company
and
fellowship
according
to
the
"LOVE
YOUR
ENEMIES"
flesh
they
would
have
scorned.
This
is
another
reason
why
There
is
a
difference
between
the
injunction
to
love
as
not
many
great,
wise,
learned
and
noble
will
not
makEl
their
brethren
and
to
lay
down
our
lives
for
the
brethren.
What
calling
and
election
sure-many
such
will
allow
their
fleshly
ever
we
may
do
for
any
member
of
the
body
of
Christ,
for
instincts
to
govern,
and
repudiating
the
humblest
member
any
consecrated
believer,
the
Lord
tells
us
he
will
esteem
as
of
the
body
of
Christ
they
are
to
that
extent
repudiating
though
it
were
done
unto
him.
Hence
as
it
would
btl
our
the
Head,
who
has
ac('epted
that
member,
and
who
demands
duty
and
our
privile~e
and
our
joy
to
lay
down
our
lives
of
all
who
would
be
his
members
that
they
shall
love
one
in
the
service
of
the
Lord,
we
must
attain
to
such
a
love
for
another
as
he
loved
them.
the
brethren,
because
they
are
his,
that
we
will
delight
to
lay
True,
the
Lord
does
not
5ay
that
,ye
should
love
all
the
down
our
lives
for
them
as
a
maans
of
demonstrating
to
the
brethren
with
the
same
degree
or
intensity
of
love:
on
the
Lord
our
loyalty
to
him
and
his
cause.
This
does
not
neces
('ontrary,
he
showed
hy
his
own
('ondu('t
that
we
may
indeed
sarily
mean
the
laying
down
of
physical
strength
and
health
more
highly
esteem
those
who
have
most
of
his
spirit,
those
and
life
in
the
physical
services
and
ministries
to
the
breth
whose
hearts
are
most
in
accord
with
the
divine
will.
Thus
ren,
though
these
may
be
and
are
in
many
instances
very
our
Lord,
while
he
loved
all
of
his
disciples,
had
some
special
profitable.
It
is
not
according
to
the
flesh
that
the
Lord's
favor.ites,
Peter,
James
and
John.
His
special
love
for
these
followers
are
brethren
but
according
to
the
spirit,
and
hence
was
doubtless
hecause
of
their
special
interest
and
zeal
for
the
injunction
to
lay
down
our
lives
for
the
brethren
would
him
and
for
the
cause
he
served.
So,
therefore,
may
we,
more
particularly
signify
the
laying
down
of
our
physical
followers
in
the
footsteps
of
.Tesns,
have
special
love
for
all
health
or
strength,
knowledge,
talents
and
means
in
the
who
are
specially
zealous
and
true
hearted.
But
this
love
service
of
the
spiritual
interests
of
the
Lord's
people.
As
ignores
wealth,
education,
earthly
standing-ignores
the
flesh
for
instance,
in
the
preaching
of
the
Truth.
if
there
be
sacri
and
takes
cognizance
of
the
spirit,
the
will,
the
heart.
fices
or
self-denials,
loss
of
strength,
etc.,
in
connection
with
Tested
by
this
love
for
the
brethren.
many
who
had
a
this
service,
it
is
the
laying
down
of
that
much
of
one's
loving
respect
for
the
Lord
as
their
Redeemer
have
appar-
life
for
the
brethren,
for
the
fellow-members
of
the
body
of
ently
hindered
their
own
spiritual
development,
slackened
in
Christ.
their
race
for
the
prize-running
the
risk
of
losing
the
great
These
brethren
for
whom
we
are
to
lay
down
our
lives
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(34-36) ZION’S each month on report blanks, also supplied free from this office; (4) all such are requested to use the printed Colporteur envelopes supplied free, or if temporarily out of these to use another envelope, writing on the lower left corner the words, ‘‘Colporteur Department.’’? Others than active Colporteurs will please not use these envelopes. Those selling DaAWNs or Srupigs at odd times, purchasing not over 25 books at a time by mail or express at rates usually given on page 2 of Tower need no assignment and will be hereafter known as ‘‘Sharp Shooters.’’ WATCH TOWER ALLEGHENY, Pa. We are sure that all the dear friends will be glad to assist in any manner, and a compliance with these suggestions will be one way of assisting the office force, which, with the increase of orders, is kept exceedingly busy. The prospects for new Oolporteurs and for a very widely extended field of service for the present year encourages us greatly, and we bid them all God speed!—all the dear colaborers looking shortly for the reward and the ‘‘ Well done’’ of our Redeemer. Vout. XXVIII ALLEGHENY, PA., FEBRUARY 1, 1907 No. 3 THE PASSOVER MEMORIAL, MARCH 28, The date for the observance of the Memorial of our Lord’s “Last Supper’’ this year will be Thursday night (after 6 p.m.) March 28th. We trust that our readers in Asia, Africa, Australia and Alaska will get this notice in season 1907 and celebrate in unison with us the great event which sealed the Abrahamic or ‘‘Everlasting Covenant’’ for us, and will seal the ‘‘New Covenant’’ for Israel and the whole world, shortly. “LOVE AS BRETHREN” I PETER 3:8. Love for the brethren is set forth in the Scriptures as one of the indisputable evidences of our having attained membership in the body of Christ. This love may be of varying degrees, but it must be ours in some degree if we are the Lord’s, for ‘‘if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his.’? (Rom. 8:9) But this flame of sacred love for the brethren kindled in our hearts is not sufficient; it must blaze, burn, and produce in us not merely a warmth of love but a consuming love—love which will not only overlook various weaknesses and imperfections in the brotherhood, and will carefully note every good quality, but love which is ready to lay down life on behalf of the brethren because they belong to Christ, because they are of his consecrated ones, however much they may need to strive against sin and weaknesses. As we have previously pointed out, the Gospel message fails to attract many of the noblest, least-fallen members of the race, because they have a self-satisfied feeling, and do not realize their need of a Savior, but think of him as necessary only to the more degraded of the race. On the contrary, the less known, more depraved, realizing to some extent their miserable condition, are more likely than the others to respond to the invitation, ‘‘Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’’ The sin-sick and heavy laden, therefore, constitute the majority of true believers. And in harmony with this we have the words of the Scripture that not many wise, not many noble, not many learned, not many great according to the flesh have been ealled of God to the privileges of his church, the elect class. Consequently when any of the more noble minded or better educated or more talented accept the Lord’s grace, it becomes somewhat of a trial to them to find amongst those whom they must recognize as brethren (because of faith in Christ and desire for the higher things) some of the ignoble, whose company and fellowship according to the flesh they would have scorned. This is another reason why not many great, wise, learned and noble will not make their calling and election sure—many such will allow their fleshly instincts to govern, and repudiating the humblest member of the body of Christ they are to that extent repudiating the Head, who has accepted that member, and who demands of all who would be his members that they shall love one another as he loved them. True, the Lord does not say that we should love all the brethren with the same degree or intensity of love: on the contrary, he showed by his own conduct that we may indeed more highly esteem those who have most of his spirit, those whose hearts are most in accord with the divine will. Thus our Lord, while he loved all of his disciples, had some special favorites, Peter, James and John. His special love for these was doubtless because of their special interest and zeal for him and for the cause he served. So, therefore, may we, followers in the footsteps of Jesus, have special love for all who are specially zealous and true hearted. But this love ignores wealth, education, earthly standing—ignores the flesh and takes cognizance of the spirit, the will, the heart. Tested by this love for the brethren, many who had a loving respect for the Lord as their Redeemer have apparently hindered their own spiritual development, slackened in their race for the prize—running the risk of losing the great reward because of their failure to come up to this divine requirement, ‘‘Love as brethren.’? The proper course for all such is to think of the matter soberly from the Scriptural standpoint, and to decide that the humility requisite to an acceptance of some of the naturally less noble is undoubtedly a necessary element of character for them to develop. Amongst the fruits of the spirit the Apostle names meekness, The unmeek, the proud, are not in the condition of heart for the kingdom; and the higher stations of life, intellectually, morally and socially, are unfavorable to meekness, humility and long suffering with the weaknesses and frailties of others. We see, then, that while the weaker brethren, the naturally more impaired, have more to struggle against, more to overcome in one sense of the word, the others of more noble birth and talents have a harder battle along other lines. Let both classes be encouraged, for although the lessons they must learn are considerably different, the results to be obtained are the same, and the instructor, the great Teacher, is the same. He is able to assist the ignoble to gradually overcome their natural meanness and depravity, and to war more and more a good warfare in his name and by his assistance; and he is likewise able to assist the more noble minded to exercise patience, sympathy, toward the less reputable. They have an illustration in himself: he who was rich in every sense of the word and beyond all compare, perfect in every element of character, talented, noble—he for our sakes became poor, he humbled himsélf on our behalf, he took the bondman’s place, he suffered in our room and stead, he died the just for the unjust. He has therefore set us an example that we may walk in his steps, and the more nobility we may have naturally the more readily we shall be able to do this, and to appreciate and exercise the fruits of the Spirit, and grow up more and more in accord, in sympathy, in likeness to him. ‘‘LOVE YOUR ENEMIES’’ There is a difference between the injunction to love as brethren and to lay down our lives for the brethren. Whatever we may do for any member of the body of Christ, for any consecrated believer, the Lord tells us he will esteem as though it were done unto him. Hence as it would be our duty and our privilege and our joy to lay down our lives in the service of the Lord, we must attain to such a love for the brethren, because they are his, that we will delight to lay down our lives for them as a means of demonstrating to the Lord our loyalty to him and his cause. This does not necessarily mean the laying down of physical strength and health and life in the physical services and ministries to the brethren, though these may be and are in many instances very profitable. It is not according to the flesh that the Lord’s followers are brethren but according to the spirit, and hence the injunction to lay down our lives for the brethren would more particularly signify the laying down of our physical health or strength, knowledge, talents and means in the service of the spiritual interests of the Lord’s people. As for instance, in the preaching of the Truth, if there be sacrifices or self-denials, loss of strength, etc., in connection with this service, it is the laying down of that much of one’s life for the brethren, for the fellow-members of the body of Christ. These brethren for whom we are to lay down our lives [3932]
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