Data publicării
01.05.1909
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30
Numărul
9
Turnul de veghe
Views from the Watch Tower
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m~ 
Solemn 
Wow 
to 
a;o~ 
~ 
UR 
Father 
which 
art 
in 
heaven, 
hallowed 
be 
thy 
name. 
May 
thy 
rule 
come 
into 
my 
heart 
more 
and 
more, 
and 
thy 
will 
be 
done 
in 
my 
mortal 
body. 
Relymg 
on 
the 
assistance 
of 
thy 
promised 
grace 
to 
help 
m 
every 
time 
of 
need, 
through 
Jesus 
Christ 
our 
Lord, 
I 
register 
this 
Vow. 
Daily 
will 
I 
remember 
at 
the 
throne 
of 
heavenly 
grace 
the 
general 
interests 
of 
the 
harvest 
work, 
and 
particularly 
the 
share 
which 
I 
myself 
am 
privileged 
to 
enjoy 
in 
that 
work, 
and 
the 
dear 
co· 
laborers 
at 
the 
Brooklyn 
Bethel, 
and 
everywhere. 
I 
Vow 
to 
still 
more 
carefully, 
if 
possible, 
scrutinize 
my 
thoughts 
and 
words 
and 
doings, 
to 
the 
intent 
that 
I 
may 
be 
the 
better 
enabled 
to 
serve 
thee, 
and 
thy 
dear 
flock. 
I 
Vow 
to 
thee 
that 
I 
will 
be 
on 
the 
alert 
to 
resist 
everything 
akin 
to 
Spiritism 
and 
Occultism, 
and 
that, 
remembering 
that 
there 
are 
but 
the 
two 
masters, 
I 
shall 
resist 
these 
snares 
in 
all 
reasonable 
ways, 
as 
being 
of 
the 
Adversary. 
I 
further 
Vow 
that, 
with 
the 
exceptions 
below, 
I 
will 
at 
all 
times 
and 
at 
all 
places, 
conduct 
myself 
toward 
those 
of 
the 
opposite 
sex 
in 
private 
exactly 
as 
I 
would 
do 
with 
them 
in 
public-in 
the 
presence 
of 
a 
congrega.· 
tion 
of 
the 
Lord's 
people, 
and 
so 
far 
as 
reasonably 
pos, 
sible 
I 
will 
avoid 
being 
in 
the 
same 
room 
with 
any 
of 
the 
opposite 
sex 
alone, 
unless 
the 
door 
to 
the 
room 
stand 
wide 
open 
:-In 
the 
case 
of 
a 
brother-wife, 
child· 
ren, 
mother 
and 
sisters 
excepted. 
In 
the 
case 
of 
a 
lUster 
-husband, 
children, 
father 
and 
brothers 
excepted. 
THE 
VOW 
IN 
BOOK-MARK 
FORM 
By 
April 
lOth 
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hope 
to 
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Poem 
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BROOKLYN, 
N. 
Y., 
MAY 
1, 
1909 
VIEWS 
FROM 
THE 
WATCH 
TOWER 
No.9 
UNREST 
IN 
FRANCE 
hands 
of 
organizations 
which 
are 
planning 
a 
universal 
strike 
The 
Chipago 
Tribll!w 
pi 
ints 
a 
lengthy 
dispatch 
showing 
and 
demanding 
the 
overthrow 
of 
the 
present 
parliamentary 
great 
unre~t 
in 
Franee. 
Trades-T.:lllonism 
seems 
to 
have 
gotten 
system. 
This 
can 
be 
described 
only 
as 
anarchy. 
At 
present 
('\ 
cry 
thing 
into 
its 
l'ontrol, 
including 
the 
public 
service. 
Fear 
it 
is 
a 
well·behaved 
anarchy. 
It 
is 
well 
behaved 
because 
the 
for 
Uod 
and 
man 
seems 
gone 
and 
gcneral 
dclfishness 
to 
be 
in 
labor 
leaders 
believe-so 
easy 
has 
been 
their 
success 
thus 
far 
supremc 
{'ommand. 
Thosc 
who 
have 
been 
studying 
with 
us 
-that 
the 
revolution 
will 
be 
of 
little 
violence 
when 
the 
mo· 
tlic 
tea{'!llllg 
of 
Uou'" 
\\'onl, 
which 
seems 
to 
indicate 
world- 
ment 
comes. 
wide 
anarl'hy 
in 
A. 
D. 
1!l1.3, 
Will 
see 
in 
this 
report 
a 
strong 
NEWS 
FROM 
MERU 
DISQUIETING 
{,olllinnatwn 
of 
th<> 
(}.It('. 
so 
far 
as 
France 
is 
concerned. 
In- 
"But 
the 
scenes 
at 
Meru 
are 
disquieting. 
There 
was 
some· 
l!('ed 
It 
look" 
a'l 
thou~h 
the 
climax 
there 
might 
come 
much 
thing 
so 
diabolical 
in 
the 
deliberation 
with 
which 
the 
strikers, 
~ooll('r. 
:"11 
extract 
from 
thc 
dispatch 
follows:-· 
wheeling 
barrows 
of 
stones, 
marched 
through 
the 
darkness 
to 
"The 
labor 
riots 
at 
:\Ieru, 
which 
now 
lies 
qUiet 
under 
the 
factories 
they 
had 
deserted 
and 
wrecked 
and 
pillaged 
them 
martial 
law 
maillta1I1ed 
by 
half 
a 
dozen 
squadrons 
of 
calvary, 
and 
their 
employers' 
homes 
that 
the 
people 
are 
recalling 
the 
have 
made 
a 
profound 
impression 
throughout 
France 
follow- 
sinister 
processions 
and 
sackings 
which 
preceded 
the 
Revolu· 
mg. 
as 
they 
did, 
the 
great 
hippodrome 
assembly 
at 
which 
tion. 
Not 
then 
could 
there 
have 
been 
more 
hate 
of 
the 
arlstoc· 
('Inl 
.;en 
iN' 
eDlplo~'('" 
announced 
adhesion 
to 
the 
program 
of 
racy 
than 
exh;ts 
toda)' 
toward 
the 
bureaucracy 
and 
the 
tile 
ContederatlOn 
Generale 
du 
Travail 
and 
authorized 
a 
secret 
wealthy. 
('ommittl'e 
of 
twelve 
to 
prppare 
for 
a 
general 
strike. 
"'We 
are 
animated 
by 
the 
same 
hatred 
of 
the 
capitalistic 
"TIllS 
has 
been 
a 
week 
of 
general 
depression 
which 
even 
regime,''' 
cried 
Pataud, 
the 
strike 
leader, 
the 
other 
day 
at 
a 
perfect 
Ea"ter 
weather 
and 
four 
days 
of 
feastmaking 
did 
meeting 
of 
clubs 
and 
workmen. 
lIot 
disslpat<>. 
Kow 
it 
is 
generally 
felt 
and 
admitted 
that 
"'We 
have 
no 
country 
save 
where 
we 
find 
a 
brother.' 
'The 
the 
rl'puhli('an 
govermnent 
in 
its 
present 
form 
is 
going 
through 
republic 
is 
in 
danger; 
what 
do 
we 
care?' 
'Why 
should 
the 
thr 
most 
(,l1tl('al 
period 
of 
its 
existence. 
That 
the 
tide 
of 
state 
be 
regarded 
as 
different 
from 
any 
other 
employer?' 
were 
rryolutIon 
has 
alread.r 
risen 
above 
the 
danger 
point 
nobody 
among 
the 
sentiments 
cheered 
by 
uniformed 
government 
em· 
demes. 
ployes 
this 
week." 
"ConserYative 
opinion 
is 
that 
while 
nothing 
immediately 
DANGER 
SIGNALS 
OF 
A 
GREAT 
WAR 
1hreat('ns, 
the 
situation 
is 
one 
which 
calls 
for 
the 
highest 
drgree 
of 
sagacity 
and 
decision 
on 
the 
part 
of 
leaders 
of 
the 
While 
the 
world 
has 
been 
congratulating 
itself 
on 
the 
natIOn. 
l'nfortunately, 
neither 
of 
these 
qualities 
has 
been 
possibilities 
of 
an 
era 
of 
peace 
by 
means 
of 
the 
Hague 
Can­ 
recently 
manifested 
by 
the 
Clemenceau 
government, 
whose 
ference 
and 
National 
Arbitration 
Courts 
the 
war 
trumpet 
truculence, 
before 
threats 
by 
the 
postal 
strikers, 
brought 
on 
is 
being 
heard. 
Men 
were 
supposing 
that 
they 
might 
usher 
the 
present 
wider 
and 
more 
serious 
unrest. 
in 
the 
time 
of 
peace 
without 
our 
Lord's 
second 
coming 
and 
the 
Millennial 
reign. 
The 
Bible, 
however, 
seems 
to 
imply 
a 
NO 
TROUBLE 
ON 
MAY 
1 
very 
great 
war 
as 
the 
precursor 
of 
the 
great 
reign 
of 
peace 
"Revolutions 
do 
not 
announce 
themselves 
as 
a 
rule, 
so 
the 
at 
our 
Lord's 
second 
coming. 
wide 
circulation 
of 
the 
report 
that 
general 
strikes 
would 
be 
Note 
the 
following 
extracts 
from 
the 
public 
press 
on 
this 
ordered 
by 
May 
I 
may 
be 
accepted 
as 
a 
guarantee 
that 
none 
subject:- 
will 
take 
place 
then. 
It 
takes 
time 
to 
organize 
a 
movement 
"In 
Britain 
the 
House 
of 
Commons 
met 
last 
week 
to 
hear 
as 
vast 
as 
that 
contemplated 
by 
the 
Confederation 
Generale 
the 
most 
disquieting 
statement 
with 
regard 
to 
the 
strength 
of 
du 
Travail. 
its 
navy 
and 
the 
progress 
of 
Germany 
ever 
laid 
before 
it. 
"But 
what 
is 
preparing 
for 
the 
future? 
There 
has 
grown 
It 
was 
called 
upon 
to 
vote 
Navy 
Estimates 
Showing 
an 
in· 
up 
in 
France 
an 
authority 
which 
looms 
as 
large 
as 
that 
of 
crease 
of 
only 
£2,800,000. 
It 
met 
to 
consider 
a 
program 
of 
the 
governmt'nt 
itself-labor 
unions, 
and 
their 
powers, 
already 
shipbuilding 
which 
provided 
only 
four 
Dreadnoughts 
and 
a 
developed 
beyond 
anything 
known 
in 
America, 
are 
now 
im· 
sum 
of 
but 
£10,200,000 
for 
new 
construction 
and 
armaments. 
mensely 
augmented 
by 
consolIdation 
with 
civil 
service 
unions. 
For 
one 
day 
recriminations 
were 
hushed 
by 
the 
sense 
of 
dan· 
The 
story 
of 
the 
origin 
and 
evolution 
of 
Syndicate 
de 
Fonc- 
ger. 
The 
voice 
of 
patriotism 
was 
heard. 
But 
the 
effort 
was 
tionnaires 
is 
sure 
to 
be 
an 
important 
chapter 
in 
the 
future 
too 
great 
to 
maintain, 
and 
during 
the 
past 
week 
fac~ion 
~nd 
history 
of 
France. 
Under 
the 
law 
of 
March 
21, 
1884, 
varIOus 
ignorance 
have 
reasserted 
themselves. 
The 
danger 
IS 
beIng 
groups 
of 
public 
servants, 
school 
teachers, 
postmen, 
postal 
derided, 
though 
on 
the 
showing 
of 
ministers 
Germany 
in 
1912 
clerks, 
telegraphers, 
bureau 
clerks, 
government 
architects, 
may 
have 
seventeen 
Dreadnoughts 
to 
the 
British 
sixteen. 
The 
engineers, 
mechanics, 
etc., 
began 
to 
organize 
mutual 
benefit 
German 
number 
may 
be 
even 
greater 
than 
ministers 
all;)w. 
associations, 
which 
have 
developed 
into 
the 
revolutionary 
army 
Three 
Dreadnoughts 
are 
to 
be 
laid 
down 
by 
Germany's 
ally, 
of 
todav. 
Austria. 
Three 
more, 
it 
is 
believed, 
are 
to 
be 
bUilt 
in 
Gel'- 
"Now 
we 
have 
the 
spectacle 
in 
France 
of 
the 
entire 
public 
many 
for 
foreign 
Powers. 
If 
they 
were 
added 
to 
the 
Urr­ 
service 
down 
to 
prison-wardens, 
who 
publicly 
promise 
to 
open 
man 
force-and 
there 
is 
nothing 
to 
prevent 
this-then 
Ger­ 
the 
cells 
of 
any 
brothers 
committed 
to 
their 
charge, 
in 
the 
many 
in 
1912 
might 
have 
a 
force 
of 
twenty-three 
of 
these 
[4383] 
(127-132) 
My Solemn Wow to God name. May thy rule come into my heart more and more, and thy will be done in my mortal body. Relying on the assistance of thy promised grace to help in every time of need, through Jesus Christ our Lord, I register this Vow. Daily will I remember at the throne of heavenly grace the general interests of the harvest work, and particularly the share which 1 myself am privileged to enjoy in that work, and the dear co-laborers at the Brooklyn Bethel, and everywhere. I Vow to still more carefully, if possible, scrutinize my thoughts and words and doings, to the intent that I may be the better enabled to serve thee, and thy dear flock. = Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy I Vow to thee that I will be on the alert to resist everything akin to Spiritism and Occultism, and that, remembering that there are but the two masters, I shall resist these snares in all reasonable ways, as being of the Adversary. I further Vow that, with the exceptions below, I will at all times and at all places, conduct myself toward those of the opposite sex in private exactly as I would do with them in public—in the presence of a congregation of the Lord’s people, and so far as reasonably possible I will avoid being in the same room with any of the opposite sex alone, unless the door to the room stand wide open:—In the case of a brother—wife, children, mother and sisters excepted. In the case of a sister —husband, children, father and brothers excepted. THE VOW IN BOOK-MARK FORM By April 10th we hope to have the Vow Poem and also in Prose in good supply. We can fill your orders by mail, postage prepaid, as follows:— Vou. XXX On Satin Ribbon, 10 cents; three for 25 cents. On silk finished paper, 25 cents per 100. BROOKLYN, N. Y., MAY 1, 1909 No. 9 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER UNREST IN FRANCE The Chicago Tribune piints a lengthy dispatch showing great unrest in France. Trades-Unionism seems to have gotten everything into its control, including the public service. Fear for God and man seems gone and general selfishness to be in supreme command. Those who have been studying with us the teaching of God’s Word, which seems to indicate worldwide anarchy in A. D. 1915, will see in this report a strong confirmation of the date, so far as France is concerned. Indeed 1t looks as though the climax there might come much sooner. «An extract from the dispatch follows:— “The labor riots at Meru, which now lies quiet under martial law maintained by half a dozen squadrons of calvary, have made a profound impression throughout France following. as they did, the great hippodrome assembly at which civil service employes announced adhesion to the program of the Contederation Generale du Travail and authorized a secret committee of twelve to prepare for a general strike. “This has been a week of general depression which even perfect Easter weather and four days of feastmaking did not dissipate. Now it is generally felt and admitted that the republican government in its present form is going through the most ciitical period of its existence. That the tide of revolution has already risen above the danger point nobody denies. “Conservative opinion is that while nothing immediately threatens, the situation is one which calls for the highest degree of sagacity and decision on the part of leaders of the nation. Unfortunately, neither of these qualities has been recently manifested by the Clemenceau government, whose truculence, before threats by the postal strikers, brought on the present wider and more serious unrest. NO TROUBLE ON MAY 1 “Revolutions do not announce themselves as a rule, so the wide circulation of the report that general strikes would be ordered by May 1 may be accepted as a guarantee that none will take place then. It takes time to organize a movement as vast as that contemplated by the Confederation Generale du Travail. “But what is preparing for the future? There has grown up in France an authority which looms as large as that of the government itself—labor unions, and their powers, already developed beyond anything known in America, are now immensely augmented by consolidation with civil service unions. The story of the origin and evolution of Syndicate de Foncetionnaires is sure to be an important chapter in the future history of France. Under the law of March 21, 1884, various groups of public servants, school teachers, postmen, postal clerks, telegraphers, bureau clerks, government architects, engineers, mechanics, etc., began to organize mutual benefit associations, which have developed into the revolutionary army of today. ‘‘Now we have the spectacle in France of the entire public service down to prison-wardens, who publicly promise to open the cells of any brothers committed to their charge, in the [4383] hands of organizations which are planning a universal strike and demanding the overthrow of the present parliamentary system. This can be described only as anarchy. At present it is a well-behaved anarchy. It is well behaved because the labor leaders believe—so easy has been their success thus far —that the revolution will be of little violence when the moment comes. NEWS FROM MERU DISQUIETING “But the scenes at Meru are disquieting. There was something so diabolical in the deliberation with which the strikers, wheeling barrows of stones, marched through the darkness to the factories they had deserted and wrecked and pillaged them and their employers’ homes that the people are recalling the sinister processions and sackings which preceded the Revolution. Not then could there have been more hate of the aristacracy than exists today toward the bureaucracy and the wealthy. “We are animated by the same hatred of the capitalistic regime,’” cried Pataud, the strike leader, the other day at a meeting of clubs and workmen. ‘“‘*We have no country save where we find a brother.’ ‘The republic is in danger; what do we care?? ‘Why should the state be regarded as different from any other employer?’ were among the sentiments cheered by uniformed government employes this week.” DANGER SIGNALS OF A GREAT WAR While the world has been congratulating itself on the possibilities of an era of peace by means of the Hague Conference and National Arbitration Courts the war trumpet is being heard. Men were supposing that they might usher in the time of peace without our Lord’s second coming and the Millennial reign. The Bible, however, seems to imply a very great war as the precursor of the great reign of peace at our Lord’s second coming. Note the following extracts from the public press on this subject :— “In Britain the House of Commons met last week to hear the most disquieting statement with regard to the strength of its navy and the progress of Germany ever laid before it. It was called upon to vote Navy Estimates showing an increase of only £2,800,000. It met to consider a program of shipbuilding which provided only four Dreadnoughts and a sum of but £10,200,000 for new construction and armaments. For one day recriminations were hushed by the sense of danger. The voice of patriotism was heard. But the effort was too great to maintain, and during the past week faction and ignorance have reasserted themselves. The danger is being derided, though on the showing of ministers Germany in 1912 may have seventeen Dreadnoughts to the British sixteen. The German number may be even greater than ministers allow. Three Dreadnoughts are to be laid down by Germany’s ally, Austria. Three more, it is believed, are to be built in Germany for foreign Powers. If they were added to the German force—and there is nothing to prevent this—then Germany in 1912 might have a force of twenty-three of these (127-132)

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