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Solemn
Wow
to
a;o~
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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.
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VOL.
XXX
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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