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OCTOBER
15.
1910
THE
WATCH
TOWER
(335-339)
D.
ANTANACCI.
MANUEL
R.
LANUZA.
Philippine
Islan(l,;,
the
truth;
it
stamped
itself
so
by
the
very
Word
of
God.
And,
oh,
how
I
thanked
him
that
at
last
I
had
the
key
that
unlocked
the
wonderful
treasures
in
his
Word.
In
a
few
months
I
had
left
the
Salvation
Army.
Few
among
its
members,
even
my
close
friends,
understand
my
position,
but
grieve
over
me
as
one
who
has
been
deceived
by
a
"strong
delusion."
I
rejoice
that
the
light
will
soon
come
to
them.
Many
of
the
young
people
do
not
know
what
has
become
of
me,
but
in
answer
to
their
earnest
inquiries
have
merely
been
told
that
"Cousin
Sunshine
is
no
more."
I
am
very
sorry
to
have
grieved
their
young
hearts,
but
must
leave
that,
too,
with
the
Lord.
My
testimony
up-to-date
is
that
the
Lord
and
his
Truth
are
more
precious
to
me
than
ever,
and
the
pathway
truly
"shineth
more
and
more."
The
vow,
the
covenants,
etc.,
have
been
won
derful
sources
of
strength
and
joy
to
me,
and
I
praise
him
more
anl1
more
for
having
granted
me
the
great
privilege
of
under
stan<ling
as
much
as
I
do
of
the
wondrous
things
that
are
writ
ten
in
his
'Vord-"written
for
our
admonition."
(1
Cor.
10:
II;
2
Tim.
3:
16.
17.)
Truly
"He
hath
brought
me
into
a
large
pIa"e,"
and
my
heart
rejoices
daily
in
his
goodness
to
even
me.
Pray
for
me,
dear
Pastor,
that
I
may
be
faithful,
and
that
even
I
may
be
"counted
worthy
to
stand
before
the
Son
of
Man."-Luke
21
:36.
I
remember
you
oaily
in
my
prayers,
praising
God
for
your
faithfulness
to
the
present
time,
and
praying
that
you
may
so
continue
to
the
end
of
the
wav.
Your
sister
in
the
hope
of
immortality,
MRS.
A.
1.
RITCHIE.
(Formerly
Staff-Captain
Nina
Maitland.)
DEAR
BROTHER
RUSSELL:-
About
a
year
ago
a
paper,
issued
not
far
from
my
home,
began
the
publication
of
your
sermons.
Of
course,
I
was
de
lighted
that
so
many
of
my
neighbors
and
friends
would
thu.,
be
brought
within
touch
of
the
truth,
which
I
so
dearly
love.
Reeentlv
the
sermon
featnre
W:lS
diseontinue(1.
ThE'n
I
be
thought
me
that
I
had
not
specia1ly
encouraged
the
publishers,
nor
told
them
of
my
deep
interest
in
the
matter.
I
supposed,
however,
that
others
had
been
more
faithful
than
myself
in
this
respect.
I
conclurle<1
that,
although
late,
I
would
endeavor
to
retrieve
my
opportunity.
I
wrote
to
the
publisher
on
the
subject
and
felt
vexed
with
myself
and
others
that
it
was
possible
for
the
publisher
to
write
to
me
as
follows:-
"I
do
not
know
how
many
of
our
real1ers
care
for
the
ser
mons,
but
no
one
has
complained
of
their
discontinuance
so
far
but
you.
This
lpads
us
to
believe
that
they
were
not
very
popular
with
our
real1ers.
We
never
heard
from
anybody
who
<lid
take
paim
to
say
that
he
cared
for
them."
I
trust
that
this
will
be
a
lesson
to
me
that
I
should
not
only
pray
for
God's
blessing
upon
the
work,
but
also
be
on
the
alert
to
do
my
part
to
help
forward
his
glorious
message
however
others
may
care
to
do
their
parts.
With
Christian
regards,
Your
brother
and
servant
in
the
Lord.
IN
REPLY
We
sympathize
with
this
case.
There
are
others
just
like
it,
and
probably
will
be
more.
Brethren
and
sisters,
partic
ularly
those
possessed
of
the
talents
of
penmanship
and
of
~ood
expression,
have
a
glorious
opportunitv
for
s,-rving
the
truth,
WhlCh
many
of
them,
we
fear,
do
not
properly
appre
ciate
until
it
has
passed
them
by.
It
is
apt
to
be
thus
with
all
of
God's
blessings.
Incidenta1ly,
let
us
remark
that
some
dear
friends
send
us
newspaper
subscriptions
for
friends
and
neighbors,
without
inquiring
of
them
whether
or
not
the
gift
of
the
paper
would
be
acceptable.
This
is
a
serions
mistake.
The
intended
kind
ne~s
becomes
an
injury
if
the
favored
one
writ<:'
to
the
news-
paper
refusing
it
and
declaring
that
he
never
ordered
it.
We
have
sent
papers
to
some
of
the
Lord's
poor
at
the
Society's
expense-newspapers
never
do
this,
and
thanks
to
them
is
wholly
improper.
'Ve
would
not
reflect
upon
all
the
dear
friends.
Some
are
very
thonghtful
and
are
continually,
every
month
or
so,
noting
to
the
publishers
SOllie
appredatpd
features
of
certain
sermons
and
exprpssing
their
gladness
that
the
Gospel
is
reaehing
the
mallY
who
rarely
attcu(l
(,hurch
services.
'Vc
might
remark,
however,
that
dear
friends
who
are
poor
writers
and
very
ungrammatical
would
serve
the
truth
better
by
not
writing
much.
It
is
the
work
of
the
gifted,
who
can
serve
the
truth
best
along
the
lines
of
encouraging
newspaper
publishers,
to
do
so.
If
they
neglect
the
opportunity
they
will
snrely
re
gret
the
matter
sometime.
Large
weekly
newspapers
do
not
need
special
encouragement
in
the
way
of
subscriptions;
it
is
your
nearby
daily
or
smaller
weekly
that
needs
your
subscrip
tions
and
those
of
your
friends.
BRETHREN:-
I
have
seen
the
first
number
of
your
periodical
(P.
P.
Spanish),
and
have
pondpred
the
contents
in
my
heart.
Glory
be
to
God!
In
my
position
of
preacher
of
the
Gospel
(30
years),
I
have
not
encountered
such
brilliant
truths
as
I
now
Bee
in
the
four
pages
of
your
blessed
little
paper.
My
mind,
stupefied
by
human
theories,
has
hindered
perfect
reasoning
on
the
plan
of
God.
N
ow
all
I
see
is
clpar,
logical
and
true.
The
article,
"W
here
Are
the
Dead~"
was
for
me
a
celestial
light
which
let
me
see
a
glorions
eternity.
I
am
eomlucting
amongst
this
people
a
Mexican
Mission,
atten<1ed
by
thirty
to
forty
individuals;
we
keep
no
accurate
account.
I
preach
the
Gospel
to
them
and
their
characters
have
been
modified
so
that
they
are
now
good
men.
Although
I
am
an
ordained
min
ister
of
the
Baptist
church,
I
do
not
work
in
connection
with
them
nor
with
any
denomination.
Last
Sunday
I
preached
a
sermon
on
the
theme
of
"Whpre
Are
the
Dead~"
and
the
congre
gation
re('eived
this
npw
light
with
great
ioy.
I
have
here
a
good
friend,
a
Mr.
John
R---,
with
whom
I
eonversed
on
this
subjed,
aml
he
tol,l
me
more
partieularIy
about
these
things,
so
new
to
me,
an(l
which
helppd
us
here
so
much.
Glory
be
forever
to
the
blessed
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Jesus!
From
your
brother
in
faith.j
C.
TEZEDA
Y
VALDIVIA.
(Translated
from
the
Spanish.)
DEAR
BKETHREN
IN
CHRIST
JESUS:-
I
advise
you
that
I
have
received
a
copy
of
the
Peoples
Pul
pit
(Italian),
which
treats
on
the
snbject
of
"Where
Are
the
Dead~"
and
I
read
the
same
with
pleasure.
I
desire
that
you
do
me
the
kindness
of
sending
me
other
discourses
along
Scrip
ture
lines.
because
I
aspire
to
be
a
hplper
ill
the
Lord',;
work
in
the
Italian
field.
Your
brother
in
Christ,
(Translated
from
the
Italian.)
"SOW
BESIDE
ALL
WATERS!"
EDITOR
OF
THE
PEOPLES
PULPIT:-
Through
a
friend
there
has
come
to
my
hands
a
copy
of
your
Peoples
Pulpit,
which
has
interested
me
exceedingly
to
the
very
end,
for
I
see
that
you
invite
inquirers
to
send
for
ad
ditional
literature.
I
hope
I
may
be
favored
with
some-"The
Thieves
in
Paradise,"
"The
Rich
Man
in
Hell"
and
"Lazarus
in
Abraham's
Bosom."
I
also
wish
to
know
more
fully
about
the
book
entitled
"The
Plan
of
the
Ages."
Anticipating
the
kindness,
I
am,
Yours
very
truly,
(Translated
from
the
Spanish.)
Val..
XXXI
BR,OOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
NOVEMBER
1,
1910
BLESSING
GOD
AND
CURSING
MEN
[This
article
was
a
reprint
of
that
published
in
issue
of
April
1.
1899,
which
please
spe.]
No.
:H
"THE
PRESENCE
OF
THE
SON
OF
MAN"
MATTHEW
24:32-44.-NoVEMBER
13.
"Watch
and
pray,
lest
ye
enter
fnto
temptation."-Matthew
26:41.
For
various
reasons
many
Bible
students
understand
that
In
this
study
he
tells
us
that
amongst
the
prominent
signs
of
our
Lord
referre(l
to
the
Jewish
nation
under
the
symbolism
of
the
closing
of
this
age
and
the
opening
of
the
new
wiII
be
the
a
fig-tree.
He
had
been
telling
his
disciples
what
he
expected
in
budding
of
the
fig
tree-the
springing
forth
of
new
life
and
new
the
end
of
this
age,
when
he
would
come
again
to
receive
his
hope
in
the
Jewish
nation.
And
is
not
this
condition
of
things
faithful
to
himself
and
to
give
them
a
place
as
his
bride
upon
manifesting
itself
today?
Behold
the
.Jews
awakening
and
lis
his
throne
and
to
establish
his
kingdom
under
the
whole
heav-
tening
to
the
voice
of
Moses
ano
the
Prophets
calling
them
to
ens
for
the
blessing
of
Israel
and
all
the
world
through
Israel.
Palestine
and
to
fresh
hope
in
God
and
in
the
glorious
promises
[4705]
Octoser 15, 1910 the truth; it stamped itself so by the very Word of God. And, oh, how I thanked him that at last I had the key that unlocked the wonderful treasures in his Word. In a few months I had left the Salvation Army. Few among its members, even my close friends, understand my position, but grieve over me as one who has been deceived by a “strong delusion.” I rejoice that the light will soon come to them. Many of the young people do not know what has become of me, but in answer to their earnest inquiries haye merely been told that “Cousin Sunshine is no more.” I am very sorry to have grieved their young hearts, but must leave that, too, with the Lord. My testimony up-to-date is that the Lord and his Truth are more precious to me than ever, and the pathway truly “shineth more and more.” The vow, the covenants, etc., have been wonderful sources of strength and joy to me, and I praise him more and more for having granted me the great privilege of understanding as much as I do of the wondrous things that are written in his Word—‘“written for our admonition.” (1 Cor. 10:11; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17.) Truly “He hath brought me into a large place,” and my heart rejoices daily in his goodness to even me. Pray for me, dear Pastor, that I may be faithful, and that even I may be “counted worthy to stand before the Son of Man.”—Luke 21:36. I remember you daily in my prayers, praising God for your faithfulness to the present time, and praying that you may so continue to the end of the way. Your sister in the hope of immortality, Mrs. A. I. Rercnir. (Formerly Staff-Captain Nina Maitland.) DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL :— About a year ago a paper, issued not far from my home, began the publication of your sermons. Of course, I was delighted that so many of my neighbors and friends would thus be brought within touch of the truth, which I so dearly Jove. Recently the sermon feature was discontinued. Then I bethought me that I had not specially encouraged the publishers, nor told them of my deep interest in the matter. I supposed, however, that others had been more faithful than myself in this respect. I coneluded that, although late, I would endeavor to retrieve my opportunity. I wrote to the publisher on the subject and felt vexed with myself and others that it was possibile for the publisher to write to me as follows:— “T do not know how many of our readers care for the sermons, but no one has complained of their discontinuance so far but you. This leads us to believe that they were not very popular with our readers. We never heard from anybody who did take pains to say that he cared for them.” I trust that this will be a lesson to me that I should not only pray for God’s blessing upon the work, but also be on the alert to do my part to help forward his glorious message— however others may care to do their parts. With Christian regards, Your brother and servant in the Lord. IN REPLY We sympathize with this case. There are others just like it, and probably will be more. Brethren and sisters, particularly those possessed of the talents of penmanship and of good expression, have u glorious opportunity for serving the truth, which many of them, we fear, do not properly appreciate until it has passed them by. It is apt to be thus with all of God’s blessings. Incidentally, let us remark that some dear friends send us newspaper subscriptions for friends and neighbors, without inquiring of them whether or not the gift of the paper would be acceptable. This is a serious mistake. The intended kindness becomes an injury if the favored one write to the news Vou. XXXI_ THE WATCH TOWER BROOKLYN, N. Y¥., NOVEMBER 1, 1910 BLESSING GOD AND CURSING MEN (335-339) paper refusing it and declaring that he never ordered it. We have sent papers to some of the Lord’s poor at the Society’s expense—newspapers never do this, and thanks to them is wholly improper. We would not reflect upon all the dear friends. Some are very thoughtful and are continually, every month or so, noting to the publishers some appreciated features of certain sermons and expressing their gladness that the Gospel is reaching the many who rarely attend church services, We might remark, however, that dear friends who are poor writers and very ungrammatical would serve the truth better by not writing much. It is the work of the gifted, who can serve the truth best along the lines of encouraging newspaper publishers, to do so. If they neglect the opportunity they will surely regret the matter sometime. Large weekly newspapers do not need special encouragement in the way of subscriptions; it is your nearby daily or smaller weekly that needs your subsceriptions and those of your friends. BRETHREN :— I have seen the first number of your periodical (P. P. Spanish), and have pondered the contents in my heart. Glory be to God! In my position of preacher of the Gospel (30 years), I have not encountered such brilliant truths as I now see in the four pages of your blessed little paper. My mind, stupefied by human theories, has hindered perfect reasoning on the plan of God. Now all I see is clear, logical and true. The article, “Where Are the Dead?” was for me a celestial light which let me see a piorious eternity. I am condueting amongst this people a Mexican Mission, attended by thirty to forty individuals; we keep no accurate account. I preach the Gospel to them and their characters have been modified so that they are now good men. Although I am an ordained minister of the Baptist church, I do not work in connection with them nor with any denomination. Last Sunday I preached a sermon on the theme of “Where Are the Dead?” and the congregation received this new light with great joy. I have here a good friend, a Mr. John R » With whom I conversed on this subject, and he told me more particularly about these things, so new to me, and which helped us here so much. Glory be forever to the blessed God and Father of our Lord Jesus! From your brother in faith.j C. TEzEDA Y VALDIVIA. (Translated from the Spanish.) DrEaR BRETHREN IN CHRIST JESUS:— I advise you that I have received a copy of the Peoples Pulpit (Italian), which treats on the subject of “Where Are the Dead?” and I read the same with pleasure. I desire that you do me the kindness of sending me other discourses along Scripture lines. because J] aspire to be a helper in the Lord’s work in the Italian field. Your brother in Christ, (Translated from the Italian.) ‘*SOW BESIDE ALL WATERS!’’ Evirork or THE PEOPLES PuLpit:— Through a friend there has come to my hands a copy of your Peoples Pulpit, which has interested me exceedingly to the very end, for I see that you invite inquirers to send for additional literature. I hope I may be favored with some—“The Thieves in Paradise,” “The Rich Man in Hell” and “Lazarus in Abraham’s Bosom.” I also wish to know more fully about the book entitled “The Plan of the Ages.” Anticipating the kindness, I am, Yours very truly, (Translated from the Spanish. ) D. ANTANACCT, MANUEL R. Lanuza. Philippine Islands. No. 21 [This article was a reprint of that published in issue ofApril 1, 1899, which please sce.] “THE PRESENCE OF THE SON OF MAN” MATTHEW 24:32-44.—-NOVEMBER 13. “Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.’”—Matthew 26:41. For various reasons many Bible students understand that our Lord referred to the Jewish nation under the symbolism of a fig-tree. He had been telling his disciples what he expected in the end of this age, when he would come again to receive his faithful to himself and to give them a place as his bride upon his throne and to establish his kingdom under the whole heavens for the blessing of Israel and all the world through Israel. In this study he telly us that amongst the prominent signs of the closing of this age and the opening of the new will be the budding of the fig tree—the springing forth of new life and new hope in the Jewish nation. And is not this condition of things manifesting itself today? Behold the Jews awakening and listening to the voice of Moses and the Prophets calling them to Palestine and to fresh hope in God and in the glorious promises [4705]
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