Data publicării
01.11.1910
Volumul
31
Numărul
21
Turnul de veghe
Blessing God and Cursing Men
Revistele originale Turnul de veghe în limba engleză
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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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