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23
Turnul de veghe
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THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y. 
of 
proper 
parental 
instruction, 
it 
is 
a 
calamity 
which 
s~o~ld 
properly 
call 
for 
tears 
and 
groans, 
as 
well 
as 
prayers 
for 
dIVIDe 
forgiveness. 
Again 
we 
urge 
upon 
all 
WATCH 
TOWER 
readers 
the 
daily 
'!lse 
of 
the 
HEAVENLY 
MANNA 
at 
the 
breakfast 
table 
and 
the 
readmg 
of 
the 
vow 
and 
that 
surely 
every 
day 
begin 
with 
praise 
and 
prayer. 
Also 
that 
the 
children 
be 
Scripturally 
instructed 
every 
Sunday 
by 
the 
parents. 
THE 
FERRER 
PROTEST 
UNIVERSAL 
The 
wave 
of 
protest 
which 
quickly 
spread 
over 
the 
civilized 
world 
upon 
the 
announcement 
of 
the 
execution 
of 
Prof. 
Ferrer 
in 
Barcelona, 
Spain, 
has 
astonished 
the 
world. 
The 
professor's 
teachings 
were 
anti-Catholic, 
socialistic, 
perhaps 
almost 
an­ 
archistic. 
"He 
was 
hounded 
for 
a 
time, 
then 
imprisoned 
and 
finally 
executed"-most 
unjustly, 
i.t 
is 
claimed.. 
. 
Great 
commotion 
of 
protest 
whlCh 
followed, 
as 
If 
by 
magIC, 
in 
all 
parts 
of 
the 
world 
showed 
a 
cord 
of 
interest 
and 
sympathy 
and 
an 
organization 
which 
astonished 
rulers. 
New 
York's 
"demonstrations 
of 
protest" 
with 
flags, 
banners, 
etc., 
was 
fol­ 
lowed 
by 
speeches 
in 
which 
both 
Catholics 
and 
Protestants 
were 
derided 
and 
liberty, 
Socialism, 
etc., 
were 
lauded. 
En 
route 
to 
the 
large 
auditorium 
the 
marchers 
hooted 
and 
jeered 
both 
Cath­ 
olic 
and 
Protestant 
church 
buildings 
as 
they 
passed 
them. 
Only 
recently 
have 
we 
seen 
the 
reports 
of 
the 
London 
"pro­ 
test." 
We 
append 
an 
account 
of 
it. 
The 
indications 
ar~ 
that 
respect 
for 
both 
political 
and 
ecclesiastical 
rulers 
is 
deCIdedly 
waning. 
The 
condition 
of 
things 
in 
Rome 
was 
extreme-the 
Catholic 
church 
being 
held 
responsible 
for 
the 
action 
of 
the 
Spanish 
officials 
in 
executing 
Prof. 
Ferrer. 
The 
London 
report 
lays:- 
. 
"Spanish 
anarchists 
in 
London 
.are 
openly 
t~reatenmg 
the 
life 
of 
King 
Alfonso, 
and 
are 
boastmg 
that 
he 
WIll 
not 
be 
per­ 
mitted 
to 
live 
the 
year 
out. 
Malatesta 
and 
others 
of 
the 
more 
rabid 
anarchists 
are 
actually 
inviting 
reporters 
to 
accompany 
them 
to 
secret 
meetings 
to 
listen 
to 
firebrand 
speeches. 
Some 
of 
them 
have 
shown 
reporters 
laboratories 
with 
newly 
devised 
bombs, 
wherewith 
they 
hope 
to 
be 
able 
to 
take 
the 
lives 
of 
Euro­ 
pean 
monarchs. 
"The 
outbreak 
of 
Ferrerism, 
which 
is 
convulsing 
the 
conti­ 
nent 
reached 
England 
this 
afternoon 
and 
evening 
and 
London 
witn~ssed 
scenes 
duplicating 
those 
enacted 
in 
Paris 
and 
other 
European 
capitals. 
Following 
a 
demonstration 
in 
Trafalgar 
Square 
10000 
malcontents 
rushed 
to 
the 
Spanish 
embassy 
in 
Grosve~or 
'Gardens, 
by 
way 
of 
Whitehall 
and 
Victoria 
streets, 
and 
succeeded 
in 
reaching 
it 
in 
spite 
of 
frequent 
charges 
by 
the 
police. 
The 
embassy, 
which 
was 
guarded 
by 
a 
strong 
force 
of 
police, 
escaped 
any 
damage. 
Hand 
to 
hand 
fights 
occurred, 
missiles 
were 
thrown 
and 
sticks 
and 
umbrellas 
were 
used. 
"Victor 
Grayson, 
the 
stormy 
petrel 
of 
Parliament, 
made 
a 
violent 
speech 
in 
Trafalgar 
Square 
this 
afternoon, 
in 
which 
he 
announced 
that 
the 
expulsion 
of 
the 
Spanish 
ambassador 
would 
be 
moved 
in 
the 
House 
of 
Commons 
Monday. 
His 
speech 
is 
the 
strongest 
thing 
delivered 
from 
any 
rostrum 
in 
England. 
. 
He 
said 
the 
murder 
of 
Ferrer 
was 
a 
local 
outrage 
on 
cosmopohtan 
feeling. 
'It 
means 
not 
only 
the 
death 
of 
one 
great 
worthy 
man 
but 
an 
insult 
to 
the 
intelli~ence 
of 
Europe,' 
he 
said. 
'I 
believe 
the 
price 
of 
Ferrer's 
life 
will 
be 
paid 
long 
hence. 
If 
the 
heads 
of 
all 
the 
kings 
of 
Europe 
were 
torn 
from 
their 
trunks 
tomor­ 
row 
it 
would 
not 
pay 
the 
price 
of 
Ferrer's 
life. 
Let 
us 
make 
no 
mistake. 
If 
all 
these 
heads 
were 
rolled 
in 
the 
dust 
tomorrow 
we 
should 
not 
have 
one 
like 
Ferrer's, 
who, 
by 
his 
acts 
as 
a 
royal 
son, 
lost 
his 
life 
for 
the 
people 
of 
the 
world.' 
... 
"In 
the 
Spanish 
Parhament 
one 
speaker 
crltIClzed 
the 
Gov­ 
ernment's 
course, 
saying, 
'This 
execution 
was 
an 
egregious 
po­ 
litical 
blunder. 
The 
innocence 
or 
~i1t 
of 
the 
man 
has 
nothmg 
to 
do 
with 
the 
case. 
The 
object 
of 
his 
removal 
was 
to 
help 
re­ 
Btore 
internal 
peace 
in 
Spain, 
but 
today 
Ferrer's 
infiuence 
is 
much 
stronger 
in 
Spain 
and 
throughout 
Europe 
than 
it 
ever 
was 
while 
he 
lived.' 
" 
CONDITIONS 
IN 
PARIS 
A 
correspondent 
of 
the 
8ta.te 
Ga.zette 
writes:- 
"One 
must 
know 
the 
restless, 
red-thinking 
class 
of 
Paris 
to 
understand 
what 
will 
most 
likely 
happen 
to 
old 
Europe, 
with 
its 
feudalism, 
its 
armies, 
its 
priests, 
its 
czars, 
autocrats, 
beauro­ 
crats 
and 
underneath 
the 
whole 
inflammable 
mass 
oppressed 
workln!!:Jllen 
full 
of 
anarchy 
and 
revolutionary 
ideas. 
"Barcelona 
is 
only 
a 
symptom 
of 
what 
I 
positively 
know 
ex­ 
ists 
throughout 
all 
Europe. 
Let 
them 
try 
a 
modern 
war 
and 
then 
you 
see 
what 
happens." 
HOME 
OONDITIONS 
AS 
SEEN 
BY 
:MR. 
WATSON 
Mr. 
Thomas 
E. 
Watson, 
several 
times 
nominee 
for 
President 
of 
these 
United 
States 
on 
the 
Populist 
ticket, 
is 
reported 
to 
have 
described 
present 
conditions 
here 
in 
the 
following 
extract 
from 
a 
letter:--- 
"President 
Taft 
knows 
as 
well 
as 
I 
do 
that 
Socialie.m 
is 
thing; 
and 
when 
it 
gets 
into 
you 
and 
your 
life, 
you'll 
be 
under 
the 
scalpel 
of 
every 
little 
critIc.' 
Criticism 
is 
not 
a 
thing 
to 
be 
sought; 
but 
when 
it 
comes 
as 
a 
result 
of 
getting 
the 
Bible 
into 
your 
blood, 
it 
is 
not 
to 
be 
feared. 
Are 
you 
intimate 
enough 
with 
the 
Bible 
to 
invite 
such 
criticism?" 
The 
above 
from 
The 
8un<lay-8ohoo~ 
Times 
is 
well 
stated 
and 
applicable 
not 
only 
to 
those 
who 
resist 
Higher 
Criticism 
and 
Evolution, 
but 
also 
to 
those 
who 
stand 
in 
the 
light 
of 
the 
divine 
plan 
of 
the 
ages 
revealed 
in 
the 
Lord's 
Word 
and 
opposed 
by 
the 
darkness 
of 
this 
present 
age 
and 
the 
prince 
of 
darkness 
and 
his 
poor, 
deluded 
servants. 
TORPEDOES 
IN 
THE 
AIR 
The 
mind 
of 
man 
is 
fertile. 
Recent 
wonderful 
developments 
of 
aeroplane 
and 
dirigible 
balloons 
are 
leading 
the 
national 
thought 
to 
a 
new 
line 
of 
warfare. 
Aerial 
battles 
are 
anticipated. 
The 
dropping 
of 
explosives 
upon 
battleships 
and 
cities, 
arsenals 
and 
armies, 
is 
being 
studied. 
All 
the 
governments 
are 
seeking 
to 
prepare 
for 
this 
new 
form 
of 
warfare, 
while 
still 
the 
building 
of 
battleships 
continues. 
It 
will 
be 
remembered 
that 
some 
years 
ago 
the 
use 
of 
tor­ 
pedoes 
at 
sea 
was 
brought 
to 
considerable 
perfection, 
mechan­ 
ism 
being 
finally 
devised 
to 
guide 
the 
torpedo 
by 
electric 
cur­ 
rents 
to 
the 
ship 
intended 
to 
be 
destroyed. 
The 
latest 
suggestion 
is 
an 
aerial 
torpedo 
guided 
through 
the 
air, 
instead 
of 
through 
the 
water, 
and 
so 
swiftly 
that 
the 
enemy 
would 
not 
be 
able 
to 
ward 
off 
its 
blow 
and 
the 
explosion 
and 
destruction 
which 
would 
follow. 
Oh, 
that 
the 
world 
had 
less 
of 
the 
spirit 
of 
the 
adversary 
and 
more 
of 
the 
spirit 
of 
the 
Lord. 
Oh, 
that 
these 
bright 
minds 
noW 
exercised 
in 
devising 
death-dealing 
devices 
were 
equally 
diligent 
in 
seeking 
a 
system 
of 
healing 
and 
helping 
and 
upliftin~ 
hu­ 
manity 
out 
of 
sin 
and 
death 
conditions 
to 
restitution 
blessmgs! 
Well, 
a 
little 
while 
and 
the 
present 
order 
of 
affairs 
will 
be 
ended! 
A 
little 
while 
and 
the 
last 
member 
of 
the 
"elect" 
church 
shall 
have 
been 
called, 
chosen, 
tested, 
found 
worthy 
and 
glori­ 
fied. 
And 
then 
the 
long-promised 
dominion 
of 
the 
Lord 
will 
be 
established-his 
kingdom 
for 
which 
we 
pray, 
"Thy 
kingdom 
come; 
thy 
will 
be 
done 
on 
earth 
as 
it 
is 
done 
in 
heaven." 
A 
little 
while 
and, 
in 
the 
awful 
trouble 
of 
the 
"day 
of 
wrath," 
the 
world 
will 
have 
an 
illustration 
of 
its 
own 
money-mad 
condition 
and 
be 
ready 
for 
the 
peace 
which 
God 
purposes 
shall 
then 
be 
established! 
A 
little 
while 
and 
the 
world's 
blind 
eyes 
shall 
be 
opened 
to 
see 
wonderful 
things 
in 
the 
opposite 
direction 
from 
that 
in 
which 
it 
is 
now 
looking. 
Thank 
God 
that 
our 
eyes 
are 
already 
openin~ 
and 
our 
ears 
already 
being 
unstopped 
and 
that 
the 
blessed 
sights 
and 
sounds 
of 
the 
divine 
programme 
are 
com­ 
ing 
to 
us 
in 
comforting 
and 
sustaining 
measure! 
THE 
RISING 
GENERATION 
The 
Apostle 
pointed 
out 
as 
among 
the 
conditions 
prevalent 
in 
the 
end 
of 
tlIis 
age 
the 
following:-Disobedience 
to 
parents; 
lawlessness; 
pleasure-loving; 
ferocity 
of 
temper, 
etc. 
We 
need 
not 
on 
this 
occasion 
go 
deeply 
into 
the 
why, 
but 
recognize 
the 
fact 
that 
many 
of 
these 
predictions 
are 
now 
fulfilled 
before 
our 
eyes. 
Lack 
of 
reverence 
for 
parents 
leads 
on 
to 
that 
careless 
condition 
which 
fears 
not 
God, 
neither 
regards 
man, 
in 
its 
self­ 
ish, 
wayward 
course. 
The 
Philadelphia 
Public 
Ledger 
calls 
attention 
to 
the 
fact 
that 
photographs 
of 
those 
who 
recently 
participated 
in 
the 
street-car 
riots 
in 
that 
city 
were 
chiefly 
those 
of 
boys 
from 
fif­ 
teen 
to 
twenty-one 
years. 
The 
same 
has 
been 
remarked 
of 
the 
Springfield, 
Ill., 
riots 
and 
others 
in 
this 
country, 
and 
also 
re­ 
specting 
riots 
in 
Russia 
about 
two 
years 
ago, 
and 
others 
more 
recently 
in 
Spain. 
The 
lesson 
is 
that 
these 
boys 
have 
been 
either 
mistaught 
or 
not 
taught 
at 
all 
respecting 
justice, 
the 
rights 
of 
others, 
etc. 
We 
fear 
that 
the 
world 
is 
gaining 
too 
slack 
a 
conception 
of 
lib­ 
erty. 
Too 
much 
time 
apparently 
is 
given 
to 
teaching 
something 
about 
man's 
evolution 
from 
a 
monkey 
or 
from 
protoplasm, 
and 
not 
sufficient 
time 
to 
instructing 
the 
youth 
respecting 
his 
own 
rights 
and 
the 
rights 
of 
others 
and 
the 
necessity 
for 
law 
and 
order. 
In 
divine 
providence 
the 
care 
of 
the 
school 
does 
not 
devolve 
specially 
upon 
us 
nor 
our 
readers, 
except 
it 
be 
those 
of 
us 
who 
are 
school-teachers. 
Wherever 
our 
influence 
can 
be 
felt, 
it 
should 
be 
used 
in 
favor 
of 
righteousness, 
equity, 
justice, 
mercy. 
But 
ill 
our 
own 
homes 
and 
families 
we 
surely, 
each 
and 
all, 
have 
important 
duties 
toward 
the 
young 
of 
both 
sexes. 
The 
care 
of 
his 
children 
is 
a 
paramount 
obligation 
and 
responsibility 
rest­ 
ing" 
upon 
every 
parent. 
Right 
exercise 
of 
this 
great 
responsi­ 
bility 
should 
be 
sought 
carefully 
and 
prayerfully 
and 
exercised 
with 
the 
greatest 
wisdom 
at 
command. 
A 
pa.rent 
assumes 
a 
great 
responsibility 
in 
bringing 
a 
child 
into 
the 
world. 
And 
how 
could 
he 
hope 
to 
be 
classed 
as 
an 
"overcomer" 
if 
he 
should 
neglect 
this 
responsibility? 
If, 
after 
we 
have 
done 
our 
very 
best, 
a 
child 
shall 
go 
astray 
into 
wrong 
paths 
it 
is 
a 
cause 
for 
regret 
and 
prayer. 
But 
if 
a 
child 
go 
astray 
because 
of 
a 
lack 
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(356-357) thing; and when it gets into you and your life, you’ll be under the scalpel of every little critic.’ Criticism is not a thing to be sought; but when it comes as a result of getting the Bible into your blood, it is not to be feared. Are you intimate enough with the Bible to invite such criticism?” The above from The Sunday-School Times is well stated and applicable not only to those who resist Higher Criticism and Evolution, but also to those who stand in the light of the divine plan of the ages revealed in the Lord’s Word and opposed by the darkness of this present age and the prince of darkness and his poor, deluded servants. TORPEDOES IN THE AIR The mind of man is fertile. Recent wonderful developments of aeroplane and dirigible balloons are leading the national thought to a new line of warfare. Aerial battles are anticipated. The dropping of explosives upon battleships and cities, arsenals and armies, is being studied. All the governments are seeking to prepare for this new form of warfare, while still the building of battleships continues. It will be remembered that some years ago the use of torpedoes at sea was brought to considerable perfection, mechanism being finally devised to guide the torpedo by electric currents to the ship intended to be destroyed. The latest suggestion is an aerial torpedo guided through the air, instead of through the water, and so swiftly that the enemy would not be able to ward off its blow and the explosion and destruction which would ollow, Oh, that the world had less of the spirit of the adversary and more of the spirit of the Lord. Oh, that these bright minds now exercised in devising death-dealing devices were equally diligent in seeking a system of healing and helping and uplifting humanity out of sin and death conditions to restitution blessings! Well, a little while and the present order of affairs will be ended! A little while and the last member of the “elect” church shall have been called, chosen, tested, found worthy and glorified. And then the long-promised dominion of the Lord will be established—his kingdom for which we pray, “Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as it is done in heaven.” A little while and, in the awful trouble of the “day of wrath,” the world will have an illustration of its own money-mad condition and be ready for the peace which God purposes shall then be established! <A little while and the world’s blind eyes shall be opened to see wonderful things in the opposite direction from that in which it is now looking. Thank God that our eyes are already opening and our ears already being unstopped and that the blessed sights and sounds of the divine programme are coming to us in comforting and sustaining measure! THE RISING GENERATION The Apostle pointed out as among the conditions prevalent in the end of this age the following :—-Disobedience to parents; lawlessness; pleasure-loving; ferocity of temper, etc. We need not on this occasion go deeply into the why, but recognize the fact that many of these predictions are now fulfilled before our eyes. Lack of reverence for parents leads on to that careless condition which fears not God, neither regards man, in its selfish, wayward course. The Philadelphia Public Ledger calls attention to the fact that photographs of those who recently participated in the street-car riots in that city were chiefly those of boys from fifteen to twenty-one years. The same has been remarked of the Springfield, I11., riots and others in this country, and also respecting riots in Russia about two years ago, and others more recently in Spain. The lesson is that these boys have been either mistaught or not taught at all respecting justice, the rights of others, etc. We fear that the world is gaining too slack a conception of liberty. Too much time apparently is given to teaching something about man’s evolution from a monkey or from protoplasm, and not sufficient time to instructing the youth respecting his own rights and the rights of others and the necessity for law and order. In divine providence the care of the school does not devolve specially upon us nor our readers, except it be those of us who are school-teachers. Wherever our influence ean be felt, it should be used in favor of righteousness, equity, justice, mercy. But in our own homes and families we surely, each and all, have important duties toward the young of both sexes. The care of his children is a paramount obligation and responsibility resting upon every parent. Right exercise of this great responsibility should be sought carefully and prayerfully and exercised with the greatest wisdom at command. A parent assumes a great responsibility in bringing a child into the world. And how could he hope to be classed as an “overcomer” if he should neglect this responsibility? If, after we have done our very best, a child shall go astray into wrong paths it is a cause for regret and prayer. But if a child go astray because of a lack THE WATCH TOWER Brooxiyn, N. Y. of proper parental instruction, it is a calamity which should properly call for tears and groans, as well as prayers for divine forgiveness. Again we urge upon all Warcu Tower readers the daily use of the HeavENLY Manna at the breakfast table and the reading of the vow and that surely every day begin with praise and prayer. Also that the children be Scripturally instructed every Sunday by the parents. THE FERRER PROTEST UNIVERSAL The wave of protest. which quickly spread over the civilized world upon the announcement of the execution of Prof. Ferrer in Barcelona, Spain, has astonished the world. The professor’s teachings were anti-Catholic, socialistic, perhaps almost anarchistic. “He was hounded for a time, then imprisoned and finally executed”—most unjustly, it is claimed. . Great commotion of protest which followed, as if by magic, in all parts of the world showed a cord of interest and sympathy and an organization which astonished rulers. New York’s “demonstrations of protest” with flags, banners, etc., was followed by speeches in which both Catholics and Protestants were derided and liberty, Socialism, etc., were lauded. En route to the large auditorium the marchers hooted and jeered both Catholic and Protestant church buildings as they passed them. Only recently have we seen the reports of the London “protest.’ “We append an account of it. The indications are that respect for both political and ecclesiastical rulers is decidedly waning. The condition of things in Rome was extreme—the Catholic church being held responsible for the action of the Spanish officials in executing Prof. Ferrer. The London report says:— TeSpanish anarchists in London are openly threatening the life of King Alfonso, and are boasting that he will not be permitted to live the year out. Malatesta and others of the more rabid anarchists are actually inviting reporters to accompany them to secret meetings to listen to firebrand speeches. Some of them have shown reporters laboratories with newly devised bombs, wherewith they hope to be able to take the lives of European monarchs. “The outbreak of Ferrerism, which is convulsing the continent, reached England this afternoon and evening and London witnessed scenes duplicating those enacted in Paris and other European capitals, Following a demonstration in Trafalgar Square, 10,000 malcontents rushed to the Spanish embassy in Grosvenor Gardens, by way of Whitehall and Victoria streets, and succeeded in reaching it in spite of frequent charges by the police. The embassy, which was guarded by a strong force of police, escaped any damage. Hand to hand fights occurred, missiles were thrown and sticks and umbrellas were used. “Victor Grayson, the stormy petrel of Parliament, made a violent speech in Trafalgar Square this afternoon, in which he announced that the expulsion of the Spanish ambassador would be moved in the House of Commons Monday. His speech is the strongest thing delivered from any rostrum in England. He said the murder of Ferrer was a local outrage on cosmopolitan feeling. ‘It means not only the death of one great worthy man but an insult to the intelligence of Europe,’ he said. ‘T believe the price of Ferrer’s life will be paid long hence. If the heads of all the kings of Europe were torn from their trunks tomorrow it would not pay the price of Ferrer’s life. Let us make no mistake. If all these heads were rolled in the dust tomorrow we should not have one like Ferrer’s, who, by his acts as a royal gon, lost his life for the people of the world.’ “In the Spanish Parliament one speaker criticized the Government’s course, saying, ‘This execution was an egregious political blunder. The innocence or guilt of the man has nothing to do with the case. The object of his removal was to help restore internal peace in Spain, but today Ferrer’s influence is much stronger in Spain and throughout Europe than it ever was while he lived.’ ” CONDITIONS IN PARIS A correspondent of the State Gazette writes :— “One must know the restless, red-thinking class of Paris to understand what will most likely happen to old Europe, with its feudalism, its armies, its priests, its czars, autocrata, beaurocrats, and underneath the whole inflammable mass oppressed workingmen full of anarchy and revolutionary ideas, “Barcelona is only a symptom of what I positively know exists throughout all Europe. Let them try a modern war and then you see what happens.” HOME CONDITIONS AS SEEN BY MR. WATSON Mr. Thomas E. Watson, several times nominee for President of these United States on the Populist ticket, is reported to have described present conditions here in the following extract from a letter :— “President Taft knows as well as I do that Socialism is [4522]

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