Data publicării
15.12.1909
Volumul
30
Numărul
24
Turnul de veghe
Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society's Report
Revistele originale Turnul de veghe în limba engleză
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(366--371) 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BROOKLYN. 
N. 
Y. 
- 
- 
- 
. 
Having 
through 
you, 
dear 
Brother 
Russell, 
come 
into 
pos­ 
session 
of 
all 
these 
treasures, 
we 
would 
as 
humble 
learners 
call 
your 
attention 
to 
some 
Scripture 
passages 
which 
seem 
to 
us 
of 
great 
value 
in 
establishing 
the 
fact 
that 
the 
New 
Covenant 
is 
to 
fleshly 
Israel 
only, 
and 
which, 
as 
far 
as 
we 
can 
discover, 
you 
have 
as 
yet 
not 
made 
use 
of. 
They 
are 
these: 
Ezekiel 
37, 
the 
whole 
chapter. 
but 
especially 
the 
last 
nine 
verses. 
And 
in 
con­ 
nection 
with 
these: 
Zechariah 
8:20-23. 
We 
would 
also 
be 
glad 
if 
you 
will 
at 
some 
time 
in 
the 
TOWER 
explain 
Heb. 
9: 
15. 
To 
us 
this 
verse 
seems 
plainly 
to 
teach 
that 
The 
Christ 
becomes 
the 
Mediator 
of 
the 
New 
Covenant 
by 
offering 
himself 
in 
death 
as 
a 
Sin-Offering 
for 
the 
transgreBsions 
that 
were 
under 
the 
old 
Law 
Covenant-both 
covenants, 
thus 
proving 
to 
be 
with 
fleshly 
Israel 
only. 
Is 
this 
right? 
You 
would 
be 
able 
to 
make 
this 
matter 
so 
mueh 
clearer 
to 
us, 
if 
you 
will. 
Assuring 
you 
again 
of 
our 
fervent 
love 
for 
you 
in 
Christ, 
and 
Our 
constant 
prayers 
in 
your 
behalf, 
we 
remain, 
Your 
brethren 
in 
Christ, 
R. 
AND 
E. 
S.-Washington. 
IN 
REPLY 
BELOVED 
IN 
TIm 
LORD:- 
I 
aeknowle<lge 
your 
kind 
letter 
of 
the 
26th 
ult. 
Being 
ad­ 
monished 
by 
the 
sure 
word 
of 
prophecy, 
we 
do 
not 
think 
it 
strange 
concerning 
the 
fiery 
trials 
that 
are 
now 
amongst 
us, 
realizing 
that 
to 
these 
we 
were 
"called." 
After 
we 
have 
patiently 
endurrd 
to 
the 
end 
we 
hope 
to 
obtain 
the 
crown 
of 
life 
which 
the 
Lord, 
the 
righteous 
Judge, 
will 
give 
to 
all 
that 
love 
him, 
in 
that 
day. 
I 
note 
the 
Scripture 
texts 
which 
you 
call 
to 
my 
attention 
in 
connection 
with 
the 
covenant 
and 
the 
sin-offering 
and 
will 
give 
consideration 
along 
the 
lineR 
which 
you 
sugge!!t, 
in 
due 
time. 
Your 
brother 
and 
fellow-servant, 
C. 
T. 
R- 
THE 
NEW 
COVENANT 
EARTHLY 
My 
DEAR 
BELOVF.D 
BROTn~:R 
RUSSELL:- 
Your 
article 
in 
Nov. 
1 
iflBue 
of 
Tow~:R, 
pntitled 
"Them 
that 
are 
contentions," 
has 
thc 
effect 
of 
inciting 
the 
writpr 
to 
a 
very 
close 
scrutiny 
of 
hiR 
own 
heart-of 
its 
attitude 
toward 
the 
Lord 
and 
the 
"brethrPD." 
Am 
sure 
it 
will 
prove 
a 
great 
blessing 
to 
all 
TOWF:R 
rpaders 
who 
desire 
to 
be 
hllmble 
and 
faithful. 
Your 
recent 
articles 
on 
the 
covenants 
(particularly 
in 
Oct. 
15 
issue 
of 
TOWER) 
havp 
mnde 
the 
subject 
clearer 
than 
ever 
to 
my 
mind. 
It 
seems 
that 
the 
J~ord 
permitted 
thE' 
subject, 
so 
much 
dis· 
cussed 
in 
the 
church 
of 
late, 
namely, 
the 
Covenants 
and 
the 
Sin­ 
Offering, 
to 
be 
a 
little 
difficult 
to 
clearly 
understand 
at 
first, 
in 
order 
to 
prove 
whether 
or 
not 
we 
had 
genuine 
Christian 
love 
for 
the 
brethren, 
and 
now, 
those 
who 
had 
that 
love 
are 
being 
wonderfully 
blPRsed 
by 
It 
much 
clearer 
understanding 
of 
those, 
and 
related 
subjects. 
Ah, 
yps! 
we 
are 
comin~ 
to 
BPe 
more 
and 
more 
that 
"love 
for 
the 
brethren" 
is 
one 
of 
the 
strongest 
tests 
of 
true 
Christian 
character. 
And 
I 
more 
than 
ever 
realize 
how 
important 
it 
is 
that 
we 
all 
ke<>p 
very 
humble; 
and 
how 
strongly 
the 
leading 
brothers 
are 
temptpd 
to 
pride 
and 
arrogance. 
For 
a 
long 
time 
my 
special 
prayer 
has 
bppn 
that 
God 
would 
enable 
me 
to 
be 
in 
the 
proper 
attitude 
toward 
all 
the 
brethren, 
and 
very 
humble 
before 
him. 
Last 
night. 
with 
a 
few 
of 
the 
"brethren," 
we 
briefly 
studiPd 
the 
particular 
covenant 
the 
cJl11rch 
is 
under, 
and, 
'by 
God's 
grace, 
received 
Ildditionallight 
on 
the 
subject 
from 
the 
consider­ 
ation 
of 
Gal. 
4:21-31-particularly 
versE' 
29-in 
which 
it 
is 
inti· 
mated 
that 
Isaac 
was 
born 
"after 
the 
Spirit." 
and 
that 
"even 
80 
it 
i8 
now," 
with 
respect 
to 
Isaac's 
antitype, 
the 
church, 
whose 
member8 
are 
spirit-b<:'gotten, 
heavenly-minded 
beings, 
"new 
creatures." 
In 
VE'rBe 
26 
we 
see 
that 
Sarah 
was 
a 
type 
of 
the 
Heavenly 
Jerusalem, 
the 
covenant 
that 
produces 
the 
seed 
class-the 
Christ, 
Head 
and 
body. 
As 
Isaac 
was 
produced 
by 
unnatural 
means, 
under 
the 
operation 
of 
God's 
holy 
Spirit, 
so 
is 
his 
antitype, 
The 
Christ, 
thus 
produced. 
And 
as 
Isaac 
was 
a 
child 
of 
"promise," 
so 
are 
all 
the 
members 
of 
The 
Christ, 
the 
seed 
class, 
children 
of 
promise. 
In 
Jeremiah 
31 
:27 
-34 
it 
is 
plainly 
intimated 
that 
the 
''New 
Covenant" 
will 
be 
earthly, 
and 
not 
heavenly; 
that 
the 
Lord 
will 
"Sow 
the 
house 
of 
Israel, 
and 
the 
house 
of 
Judah. 
with 
the 
seed 
of 
man, 
and 
the 
seed 
of 
beast." 
How 
plain 
it 
is 
to 
see 
that 
the 
"New 
Covenant" 
is 
entirely 
earthly, 
while 
the 
Sarah 
Covenant 
-"Jerusalem 
which 
is 
above"-is 
entirely 
heavenly. 
It 
is 
~uite 
evident 
that 
the 
church, 
whose 
members 
are 
spiritual, 
'new 
creatures," 
could 
not 
be 
under 
a 
covenant 
which, 
when 
in 
opera­ 
tion, 
will 
replenish 
Israel 
with 
"man 
and 
beast!" 
How 
we 
praise 
our 
God 
for 
the 
clear 
light 
he 
is 
now 
giving 
us 
on 
these 
subjects, 
and 
how 
we 
more 
than 
ever 
appreciate 
THE 
TOWER, 
through 
which 
he 
is 
giving 
us 
such 
light! 
With 
much 
Christian 
love, 
and 
very 
best 
wishes, 
Your 
brother 
and 
servant, 
FRANK 
DRAPER. 
DEAR 
PASTOR:- 
Just 
a 
few 
words 
in 
regard 
to 
tIle 
vow: 
Before 
taking 
it, 
I 
never 
fully 
understood 
my 
consecration 
vow, 
or 
the 
import 
of 
it, 
until 
you 
suggested 
the 
recent 
vow; 
then 
I 
said 
that 
is 
just 
the 
very 
thing 
we 
all 
need; 
it 
is 
my 
consecration 
vow, 
put 
into 
words 
that 
I 
never 
could 
form. 
I 
wish 
to 
say 
that 
I 
realize 
his 
leading 
so 
much 
more, 
and 
for 
this 
I 
am 
glad. 
Brother 
Utzler 
had 
to 
go 
to 
Aulander 
recently 
to 
deliver. 
When 
he 
arrived 
there 
the 
books 
had 
not 
come 
and 
the 
station 
agent 
told 
him 
it 
would 
be 
at 
least 
twelve 
or 
fifteen 
days 
yet. 
However, 
a 
freight 
was 
due 
at 
five 
o'clock 
that 
evening 
and 
Brother 
U. 
concluded 
to 
wait. 
He 
sat 
on 
the 
platform 
of 
the 
station 
all 
day, 
and 
when 
the 
freight 
came 
in 
and 
a 
car 
was 
opened, 
the 
first 
thing 
he 
saw 
was 
his 
box 
of 
books, 
"Praise 
his 
name." 
They 
were 
just 
in 
time. 
We 
thank 
our 
Lord 
for 
his 
wonderful 
goodnes8 
to 
us. 
I 
could 
tell 
you 
of 
numcrous 
instances 
of 
a 
like 
character. 
Oh, 
how 
we 
love 
and 
trust 
him 
in 
everything, 
even 
the 
very 
smallest 
item. 
Both 
of 
us 
desire 
to 
express 
to 
you 
our 
sincere 
love 
and 
sym­ 
pathy 
in 
the 
trials 
you 
are 
passing 
through. 
We 
pray 
for 
you 
every 
day 
that 
the 
dear 
Lord 
will 
sustain 
you 
and 
bear 
you 
up 
and 
keep 
you 
in 
his 
mighty 
love. 
Your 
sister 
by 
his 
grace, 
MRS. 
C. 
M. 
UTZLER,-Colporteur. 
DF..AR 
BROTHER 
RUSSELL:- 
As 
there 
is 
a 
party 
representing 
himself 
as 
a 
Brother 
Smith 
from 
Illinois 
and 
now 
traveling 
through 
Kansas 
and 
the 
South­ 
west 
securing 
money 
from 
the 
friends 
wherever 
he 
can, 
I 
have 
thought 
it 
best 
to 
write 
you 
that 
a 
warning 
be 
put 
in 
the 
TOWER 
regarding 
him. 
He 
is 
heavy 
set, 
light 
complexion, 
with 
small, 
blue 
or 
gray 
eyes 
set 
well 
back 
in 
his 
head; 
has 
a 
heavy 
head 
of 
hair 
which 
he 
parts 
in 
the 
middle; 
he 
wears 
a 
winter 
suit 
of 
light 
colored 
cloth 
inA' 
with 
a 
black 
derby 
hat; 
he 
has 
on 
a 
cross 
and 
crown 
pin 
or 
button 
and 
carries 
a 
W 
ATOM 
TOWER 
and 
seems 
to 
be 
not 
only 
well 
versed 
in 
the 
Truth 
but 
also 
fully 
aware 
of 
the 
sifting 
that 
is 
in 
progress 
and 
speaks 
familiarly 
of 
many 
of 
the 
prom­ 
inent 
brethren. 
He 
tells 
a 
very 
smooth 
story 
and 
seems 
to 
deprecate 
any 
lack 
of 
confidence, 
professing 
great 
reluctance 
in 
receiving 
anything 
not 
freely 
and 
fully 
tendered. 
His 
general 
course 
is 
not 
to 
ask 
assistance 
but 
to 
solicit 
a 
loan. 
Yours 
in 
our 
Redeemer, 
VOL. 
XXX 
BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
DECEMBER 
15, 
1909 
No. 
24 
WATCH 
TOWER 
BIBLE 
AND 
TRACT 
SOCIETY'S 
REPORT 
DECEMBF:R, 
1908, 
TO 
DECEMBER, 
1909. 
How 
fa~t 
they 
fly, 
thpse 
busy 
"harvest" 
years! 
How 
golden 
Not 
wish 
the 
hour 
were 
come- 
are 
their 
honrs 
for 
rrnping- 
work 
nnd 
for 
the 
ripening 
work 
in 
The 
blessed 
hour, 
the 
glorious 
morn, 
our 
hearts 
and 
the 
filling 
nnd 
rounding 
out 
of 
our 
own 
char· 
When 
we 
shall 
see 
his 
face! 
a<>ters! 
Hours 
and 
days 
of 
toil 
and 
danger-yet 
wonderful 
in 
Yet 
peace 
our 
hparts! 
and 
hush 
our 
tongues! 
their 
compensating 
joys 
of 
gracp 
nnd 
truth! 
They 
are 
too 
prec- 
Be 
calm 
our 
troublpd 
brea'lts; 
ious 
to 
lose 
a 
single 
one 
in 
sin 
or 
in 
worldly 
vanities, 
or 
even 
Each 
passing 
hour 
prepares 
us 
more 
in 
religiously 
"bellting 
the 
air"; 
and 
yet 
we 
are 
glad 
to 
see 
them 
For 
everlasting 
rest. 
speeding 
pal'lt 
and 
to 
hope 
that 
thpy 
art' 
bringing 
us 
nenrer 
and 
We 
know 
full 
wen 
the 
time 
our 
God 
nearer 
to 
"the 
rest 
that 
remains 
f(lr 
the 
people 
of 
God." 
Appoints 
for 
us 
is 
best." 
"For 
how 
can 
we 
with 
such 
a 
hope. 
While 
our 
faith 
and 
hopes 
would 
be 
equally 
clear 
and 
logical 
Of 
glory 
and 
of 
home; 
whether 
this 
age 
ends 
in 
October. 
1914. 
or 
a 
century 
later, 
nev· 
With 
such 
a 
hope 
awaiting 
us 
ertheless 
our 
expectation 
that 
"Gentile 
Times" 
will 
conclude 
[4530] 
(366-371) Having through you, dear Brother Ruasell, come into possession of all these treasures, we would as humble learners call your attention to some Scripture passages which seem to us of great value in establishing the fact that the New Covenant is to fleshly Israel only, and which, as far as we can discover, you have as yet not made use of. They are these: Ezekiel 37, the whole chapter. but especially the last nine verses. And in connection with these: Zechariah 8:20-23. We would also be glad if you will at some time in the Tower explain Heb. 9:15. To us this verse seems plainly to teach that The Christ becomes the Mediator of the New Covenant by offering himself in death as a Sin-Offering for the transgressions that were under the old Law Covenant—both covenants, thus proving to be with fleshly Israel only. Is this right? You would be able to make this matter so much clearer to us, if you will. Assuring you again of our fervent love for you in Christ, and our constant prayers in your behalf, we remain, Your brethren in Christ, R. ano E, 8.—Washington. IN REPLY BELOVED IN TIE LORD:— I acknowledge your kind letter of the 26th ult. Being admonished by the sure word of prophecy, we do not think it strange concerning the fiery trials that are now amongst us, realizing that to these we were “called.” After we have patiently endured to the end we hope to obtain the crown of life which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to al] that love him, in that day. I note the Scripture texts which you call to my attention in connection with the covenant and the sin-offering and will give consideration along the lines which you suggest, in due time. Your brother and fellow-servant, c. T. R.— THE NEW COVENANT EARTHLY My Drar BrLovep BROTHER RUSSELL: — Your article in Nov. 1 issue of Towrr, entitled “Them that are contentious,” has the effeet of inciting the writer to a very close serutiny of his own heart—of its attitude toward the Lord and the “brethren.” Am sure it will prove a great blessing to all Tower readers who desire to be humble and faithful. Your recent articles on the covenants (particularly in Oct. 15 issue of TowrER) have made the subject clearer than ever to my mind. It seems that the Lord permitted the subject, so much discussed in the church of late, namely, the Covenants and the SinOffering, to be a little difficult to clearly understand at first, in order to prove whether or not we had genuine Christian love for the brethren, and now, those who had that love are being wonderfully blessed by a much clearer understanding of those, and related subjects. Ah, yes! we are coming to see more and more that “love for the brethren” is one of the strongest tests of true Christian character. And I more than ever realize how important it is that we all keep very humble; and how strongly the leading brothers are tempted to pride and arrogance. For a long time my special prayer has been that God would enable me to be in the proper attitude toward all the brethren, and very humble before him. Last night, with a few of the “brethren,” we briefly studied the particular covenant the church is under, and, by God’s grace, received additional light on the subject from the consideration of Gal. 4:21-31—particularly verse 29—in which it is intimated that Isaac was born “after the Spirit.” and that “even 80 it is now,” with respect to Isaac’s antitype, the church, whose Members are spirit-begotten, heavenly-minded beings, “new creatures.” In verse 26 we see that Sarah was a type of the Heavenly THE WATCH TOWER Brooxtyn, N. Y. Jerusalem, the covenant that produces the seed class—the Christ, Head and body. As Isaac was produced by unnatural means, under the operation of God’s holy Spirit, so is his antitype, The Christ, thus produced. And as Isaac was a child of “promise,” so are all the members of The Christ, the seed class, children of promise. In Jeremiah 31:27-34 it is plainly intimated that the “New Covenant” will be earthly, and not heavenly; that the Lord will “Sow the house of Israel, and the house of Judah. with the seed of man, and the seed of beast.” How plain it is to see that the “New Covenant” is entirely earthly, while the Sarah Covenant —‘“Jerusalem which is above’—is entirely heavenly. It is quite evident that the church, whose members are spiritual, “new creatures,” could not be under a covenant which, when in operation, will replenish Israel with “man and beast!” How we praise our God for the clear light he is now giving us on these subjects, and how we more than ever appreciate Tue Tower, through which he is giving us such light! With much Christian love, and very best wishes, Your brother and servant, Frank DRAPER. Dear Pastor :— Just a few words in regard to the vow: Before taking it, I never fully understood my consecration vow, or the import of it, until you suggested the recent vow; then I said that is just the very thing we all need; it is my consecration vow, put into words that I never could form. I wish to say that I realize his leading so much more, and for this I am glad. Brother Utzler had to go to Aulander recently to deliver. When he arrived there the books had not come and the station agent told him it would be at least twelve or fifteen days yet. However, a freight was due at five o’clock that evening and Brother U. concluded to wait. He sat on the platform of the station all day, and when the freight came in and a car was opened, the first thing he saw was his box of books, “Praise his name.” They were just in time. We thank our Lord for his wonderful goodness to us. I could tell you of numerous instances of a like character. Oh, how we love and trust him in everything, even the very smallest item. Both of us desire to express to you our sincere love and sympathy in the trials you are passing through. We pray for you every day that the dear Lord will sustain you and bear you up and keep you in his mighty love. Your sister by his grace, Mrs. C. M. UrzLer,—Colporteur. DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL :— As there is a party representing himself as a Brother Smith from Illinois and now traveling through Kansas and the Southwest securing money from the friends wherever he can, I have thought it best to write you that a warning be put in the TowER regarding him. He is heavy set, light complexion, with small, blue or gray eyes set well back in his head; has a heavy head of hair which he parts in the middle; he wears a winter suit of light colored clothing with a black derby hat; he has on a cross and crown pin or button and carries a WatcH Towrr and seems to be not only well versed in the Truth but also fully aware of the sifting that is in progress and speaks familiarly of many of the prominent brethren. He tells a very smooth story and seems to deprecate any lack of confidence, professing great reluctance in receiving anything not freely and fully tendered. His general course is not to ask assistance but to solicit a loan. Yours in our Redeemer, Vou. XXX BROOKLYN, N. Y., DECEMBER 15, 1909 No. 24 WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY’S REPORT DECEMBER, 1908, TO DECEMBER, 1909. How fast they fly, these busy “harvest” years! How golden are their hours for reaping work and for the ripening work in our hearts and the filling and rounding out of our own characters! Hours and days of toil and danger—yet wonderful in their compensating joys of grace and truth! They are too precious to lose a single one in sin or in worldly vanities, or even in religiously “beating the air”; and yet we are glad to see them speeding past and to hope that they are bringing us nearer and nearer to “the rest that remains for the people of God.” “For how can we with such a hope. Of glory and of home; With such a hope awaiting us Not wish the hour were come— The blessed hour, the glorious morn, When we shall see his face! Yet peace our hearts! and hush our tongues! Be calm our troubled breasts; Each passing hour prepares us more For everlasting rest. We know full well the time our God Appoints for us is best.” While our faith and hopes would be equally clear and logical whether this age ends in October. 1914. or a century later, nevertheless our expectation that “Gentile Times” will conclude [4530)

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