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THE
TV
ATe
H
T
0
TV
E
R
BROOKLYN,
:\'.
Y.
Father
has
openrr!
my
eye"
to
the
truth
concerning
the
vow.
~Ister
Frances
Thomp~on
has
wntten
you
in
her
letter
about
our
experiences,
so
it
will
not
he
nece-,sary
for
mr
tu
rf'peat
them.
I
have
made
the
vow
my
uwn,
and
haw
been
rrjoiring
in
the
blessings
awl
help
derived
therefrom.
It
seemed
such
a
fooli,h
thing
to
think
of
taking
a
Vow
like
that.
Why
did
I
want
to
pledge
myself,
or
tie
myself
up
to
a
vow?
But
thanks
to
the
dear
Father
for
his
lovwg
kindness
and
favor
towards
me.
He
has
shown
me
that
I
was
the
foolish
,·hild,
;,11(1
that
the
\'ow
was
ju,t
what]
needed.
To
me
it
is
just
a
line
of
suggestion
of
how
to
('arry
out
our
ronsenation.
This
is
what
I
have
needed
for
so
long,
but
lli,l
llut
know
it.
It
IUh
madl'
mp
more
watchful
of
my
wonb
and
thoughts
and
aetiun,.
1t
has
heen
the
means
~f
pulling
mp
h,lrk
'into
line
whpn
this
nlPan
old
self
would
rumr
to
the
front
and
demand
its
rights.
It
has
eaused
me
to
rely
on
the
assistance
of
the
promised
graee
to
help
in
every
time
of
need.
~ISTER
SCHt~IDLER.
THIS
IS
MY
WILL
FOR
THEE
.Ju,t
to
lll'a!'
llI\'
dvar
:\Ia,tl'l'
,avo
"I'h
is
i,
:\Iy
'will
for
thee;"
'
'fhl'n
to
whi'per
the
dark
night
through,
"'This
is
His
will
fa/'
me."
.J
ust
to
kerp
in
the
narrow
way,
Painful
hOllf"I'r
it
hr;
.
fust
to
fullow
Him
dav
hI'
dav
All
shall
he
well
wit'h
1;IP.
•
.1
u,t
to
joyfully
brar
th,'
pain.
All
that
He
seIllleth
me;
.J
II'!
tu
·.tlff,'!'
tlll'
S,'OI'lI
all,l
,haIllP
1'1
u~t
1chc/'c
I
canllut
scc.
.r
ust
to
hear.
when
the
,lay
i,
long,
"'TillS
is
:\1v
will
for
thpe;"
Thpn
,hall
m'y
faith
and
love
grow
strong
KnOWing
His
will
for
me
.
Oh,
to
hear,
when
the
work
is
,100W,
"'This
is
lIlv
will
for
thpl'-
Faith
and
P~tienee
and
Love
have
WOI1-
Sit
in
my
thTU1W
with
JJc!"
U.
\Y.
S.
-~~-~~~-------
VOL.
XXXI
B!{(J()KLY~,
KY.,
DECEMBEH
1,
1~no
Thp
ahoV{'
is
a
fair
sample
of
clerical
wit.
It
is
also
val
uahle
as
a
finger-post
pointing
the
way.
showing
how
the
Bible
account
of
creation
has
hPf'n
abandoned
by
Preshyterian
or
thodoxv
ami
has
breomf'
ridiculoU'\,
silly
and
ahsllrd
even
to
those
\\'ho
profess
to
believe
the
Bihle
fs
an
"inspired
book."
-Thr
Philistine.
Is
it
any
wonder
that
the
rising
generation
thinks
lightl,v
of
thl'
holy
Scriptures
when
all
the
mooern
ministers
and
hright{'st
eollege
professors
make
light
of
its
statement.s?
Yet
these
men
think
that
thev
are
but
doing
their
duty
to
benighed
prople
who
have
not
!'njoyed
t.heir
opportunitieg
'of
examining
the
Bihle
along
the
lines
of
Higher
Criticism.
They
00
not
wish
to
he
sacrilegious.
They
have
themselves
lost
ali
faith
In
the
Rible
ann
cannot
always
keep
up
an
outward
pretense
of
re«pf'ct
for
it.
The
effect
upon
Christendom
is
growing
terrible.
The
God
bly
he,
not
only
attempted.
hut
carried
to
a
successful
issue.
It
is
not
very
generally
known
by
the
world
at
lar;..;e
who
do
not
read
Labor's
papers
that
whrn
Sweden
and
~orway
dissolvell
partnership
there
was
a
strong
elempnt
amoner
the
jingoistically
inclined
for
a
resort
to
a
trial
bv
('umbat'
an,l
that
it
was
averted
as
a
result
of
the
conferenc~s
h"twC'e~
the
workingmen's
unions
of
the
two
countries
decidiner
that
their
memhe~s
would
refrain
from
so
fratricidal
a
;·ar.
Much
praise
was
given
to
the
late
King
Oscar
concrrning
his
tact
and
diplomacy
in
that
controversy,
but
he
was
men'ly
the
DeliS
ex
machina
of
the
commonsense
workingmen
of
the'
two
coun
tries
interested.
In
Canada
all
the
available
maphin('ry
of
pr('s-
un,l
pulpit
has
hpen
eallp,l
into
requi«ition
for
the
purpos('
of
engender
ing
the
war
fever;
but
this
propagaIllla.
though
most
pxten,
sive,
has
not
met
with
much
favor.
ami
as
a
consequence
Cana,
,lians
have
been
called
"ingrates"
to
the
Mother
Lam!.
\Yhy
should
this
('ountry
burden
hers('1f
with
the
exprn«ps
incidpnt
to
floating
junk
piles
in
the
shape
of
battleship.;,
cruisers.
torpedo-boat
destroyers?
Junkpile
may
be
consid
ered
a
wrong
term
to
u«e
for
these
Leviathans
of
til('
sea.
but
let
thf'
inqu"isitive
look
into
the
cost.
life
and
final
rcsting
places
of
these
monuments
to
man's
stupidity!
THE
WORM
AT
THE
SOCIAL
CORE
The
Rrv.
Dr.
Charlps
Townsend,
of
Orange.
was
one
of
the
speaker«
at
the
Park
Presb~·trrian
Churph
Men's
Club
ban
qurt
recently
ami
tol,l
this
«tory
of
onp
of
tl1('
trouble,.,
of
tlw
original
ancestor:
"A,lam
had
eaten
the
eln.horate
repast
furnished
by
his
helpmpet
with
every
inrlication
that
he
relished
everv
morsel.
He
eomplimented
her
upon
the
dainty
manner
in
\~'hich
the
blur-points
werp
served.
the
flavor
of
the
puree
of
pea,
thp
sea
soning
of
the
fish
and
entree.
and
finally
reached
a
dl'1icious
salad.
Adam
paused.
and
with
a
worried
look
on
hi«
face.
he
df'manded
of
Eye
whf're
she
found
the
ingredients.
She
enum
eratrd
all
pxcept
the
lrttuee.
"Vhere
did
you
get
thosp
leaves?'
hI'
demanded.
'''"11,1'.
they
Wf're
lying
on
a
bush
in
the
back
yard.'
she
rf'plied.
swpetl~'.
'Well.
the~'
were
my
best
Sunday
trouser«.'
sohhed
Adam.
adding,
'Ah.
wOP
is
man,'
which
was
('orT11ptprl
into
'\Yoman.'
thp
term
h~'
whieh
w!'
1.;:no\\·
1<:\""5
daughters."-N
C'/.i"fITk
8taT.
..
..
..
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
LABOR
AND
ANTI-MILITARISM
The
growing
sentiment
of
anti-militarism
is
now
noticea
ble
in
almost
every
country
in
Europe.
The
trials
and
troubles
of
the
British
Tl'cruiting
sl'rgeants
haye
been
deseribed
at
length
by
these
"harpies"
of
the
army,
',\"110,
with
multi-colored
ribbons,
flying
from
their
headgear,
and
a
braggadocio
swagger,
lur£'
unsophi.;ticatell
yokds
to
accept
the
"Queen's
shilling."
That
it
i.;
b.
v
appl·als
to
their
Yanity
and
not
to
any
intelli
w'nt
appn,piation
of
the
merits
of
the
ease
is
amply
demon
~tratrd
by
the
stUll,\'
of
the
birthplaces
of
those
w'ho
make
up
thl'
pl'r.;onnel
of
many
~eottish
regiments
when
the
prepon
llerance
of
those
rntitled
to
wear
the
kilts
",ill
be
found
to
be
na
ti"rs
of
conntrips
outsille
of
Scotland.
Today
the
great
plaint
of
tho.;c
intl'H"te,1
in
the
upkeep
of
Seo.ttish
traditions
is
that
although
tl)('
rcgi'l1l'nts
who
don
the
picturesque
garb
of
variolls
clan~
arl'
quiLl'
numerous,
thpre
are
not
more
than
two
who
hn"p
not
11
large
admixture
of
others
than
sons
of
Caledonia.
All
th('
diah;ets
founrl
between
Giants
Causeway
ami
the
Coye
of
Cork
can
he
found
in
onp
regiment,
and
tl;f'
Forty-sel'o]](l,
hetter
known
as
the
Blaek
\Vatch,
is
a
Babel.
All
of
thpse
farts
are
in
theJl1selvf's
straws
showing
the
de
cadence
of
"local"
patriotism,
and
indicatiye
of
the
waning
lll'votion
of
those
martial
pursuits
that
in
the
past
haye
form
1',1
so
t.hrilling
a
theme
of
song
and
story.
That
it
is
the
cos
tum!'
rathpr
than
thf'
much
vaunted
love
of
country
that
at
tracts
was
unanimousl~'
the
verdict
of
the
recruiting
sergeants
in
England,
tacitly
gin'n,
of
course.
when
they
declaimed
so
loudly
against
lo\.llaki
rpplacing
the
brilliant
red
coat,
because
of
it,
,lptPTl"pnt
('ffeet
upon
prospective
animated
packages
of
foo,l
for
pO\\'fler.
Thf'
praptipal
suppression
by
the
newspapers
of
all
news
rrgarrling
the
opposition
in
different
eountrips
to
military
ser
yicp
is
a
rppognition
of
its
development
and
a
realization
that
if
the
rrports
of
outhrea
1.;:«
from
time
to
time
be
allowed
free
cireulation
thp
<'fred.
will
necessarily
be
antagonistic
to
the
pxploiting
plass.
Thp
riots
in
various
parts
of
Spain
at
the
different
ports
from
which
reinforcements
were
being
shipped
to
Melilla
for
thp
Moroepan
campaig-n
were
protests
on
the
part
of
those
who,
nwakening
from
th!'
hypnotism
of
past
generations.
realize
that
wnr
is
prosrcutrd
only
for
the
gratification
of
those
de
siring
profit
tlH'rdrom.
and
all
the
talk
about
the
"defense
of
honor."
upholding
tIlt'
flag.
frpedom's
cause.
are
so
many
catch
penny
phrasl'«
that
have
ol1tlived
their
usefulness.
TllP
inpreasc
of
Soeialistic
philosophy
in
Germany.
with
its
eoncomitant
anti-militarism.
goes
on
apace
despite
the
out
bursts
of
cpnsurf'
from
the
Kaiser
stigmatizing
these
subjects
as
"vatl'rlandlos."
etc.
It
is
very
likely
that
an
impasse
may
Ill'
rpaplH',1
in
the
kingdom
of
Prussia
in
]912.
There
are
reports
eurrl'nt
that
the
anny
will
be
mobilized
in
that
year,
which
means
tf'mporary
disfranchisement.,
where
hI'
a
diminution
of
the
f'odalist
votf'
may
be
affected
and
can
d'idatf's
morp
favorable
to
imperialistic
policies
elected.
There
is
thi«
"fly
in
the
ointmf'nt."-the
fear
is
felt.
and
morr
or
lpss
oprnly'
voiped.
that.
inasmuch
as
the
supporters
of
Rphel,
Ringpr.
Aurr,
et
al..
know
the
motive
for
the
mobili
zation
is
be('ausp
those
df'prived
of
the
privilege
of
voting
are
opposed
to
the
prpsent
regime.
a
coup
d'etat
would
very
proba-
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(364-371) THE Father has opened my eyes to the truth concerning the vow. Sister Frances Thompson has written you in her letter about our experiences, so it will not be necessary for me to repeat them. I have made the vow my own, and have been rejoicing in the blessings and help derived therefrom. It seemed such a foolish thing to think of taking a Vow like that. Why did I want to pledge myself, or tie myself up to a vow? But thanks to the dear Father for his loviug kindness and favor towards me. He has shown me that I was WATCH TOWER Brooxiyn, N. Y. the foolish child, and that the vow was just what I needed. To me it is just a line of suggestion of how to carry out our consecration. This is what I have needed for so long, but did not know it. It has made me more watchful of my words and thoughts and actions. It has been the means of pulling me beck into Hine when this mean old self would come to the front and demand its rights. It has caused me to rely on the assistance of the promised grace to help in every time of need. SISTER SCHEIDLER, THIS IS MY WILL FOR THEE Just to hear my dear Master say. “Phis is My will for thee,” Yhen to whisper the dark night through, “This is His will for me.” Just to keep in the narrow way, Painful howe’er it he: Just to follow Him day by day-— All shall be well with me. Just to joyfully bear the pain, All that He sendeth me; VoL. XANT BROOKLYN, N. Y., DECEMBER 1, 1910 Just to satfor the seorn and shame— Trust where I cannot see. Just to hear, when the day i> long, “This is My will for thee;” Then shall my faith and love grow strony— Knowing His will for me. Oh, to hear, when the work is done, “This is My will for thee— Faith and Patience and Love have won— Nit mm my throne with Me!? G. WLS. No. 23 LABOR AND ANTI-MILITARISM The growing sentiment of anti-militarisin is now noticeable in almost every country in Europe. The trials and troubles of the British recruiting sergeants have been described at length by these “harpies” of the army, who, with multi-colored ribbons, flying from their headgear, and a braggadocio swagger, lure unsophisticated yokels to accept the “Queen’s shilling.” That it is by appeals to their vanity and not to any intelligent appreciation of the merits of the case is amply demonstrated by the study of the birthplaces of those who make up the personnel of many Scottish regiments when the preponderance of those entitled to wear the kilts will be found to be natives of countries outside of Scotland. Today the great plaint of those interested in the upkeep of Scottish traditions ig that although the regiments who don the picturesque garb of varions clans are quite numerous, there are not more than two who have not a large admixture of others than sons of Caledonia. All the dialects found between Giants Causeway and the Cove of Cork can be found in one regiment, and the Forty-second, better known as the Black Watch, is a Babel. All of these facts are in themselves straws showing the decadence of “loeal” patriotism, and indicative of the waning devotion of those martial pursuits that in the past have formed so thrilling a theme of song and story. That it is the costume rather than the much vaunted love of country that attracts was unanimously the verdict of the recruiting sergeants in England, tacitly given, of course, when they declaimed so loudly against Khaki replacing the brilliant red coat, because of its deterrent effect upon prospective animated packages of food for powder. The practical suppression by the newspapers of all news regarding the opposition in different countries to military service is a recognition of its development and a realization that if the reports of outbreaks from time to time be allowed free circulation the effect will necessarily be antagonistic to the exploiting class, The riots in various parts of Spain at the different ports from which reinforcements were being shipped to Melilla for the Morocean campaign were protests on the part of those who, awakening from the hypnotism of past generations, realize that war is prosceuted only for the gratification of those desiring profit therefrom, and all the talk about the “defense of honor,” upholding the flag, freedom’s cause. are 8o many catchpenny phrases that have outlived their usefulness. The increase of Socialistic philosophy in Germany, with its concomitant anti-militarism. goes on apace despite the outbursts of censure from the Kaiser stigmatizing these subjects as “vaterlandlos,” ete. It is very likely that an impasse may be reached in the kingdom of Prussia in 1912. There are reports current that the army will be mobilized in that vear, which means temporary disfranchisement, whereby a diminution of the Socialist vote may be affected and candidates more favorable to imperialistic policies elected. There is this “fly in the ointment”—the fear is felt, and more or less openly voiced, that, inasmuch as the supporters of Bebel, Singer, Auer, et al.. know the motive for the mobilization is because those deprived of the privilege of voting are opposed to the present regime, a coup d’etat would very proba ~ VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER bly be, not only attempted, but carried to a successful issue. It is not very generally known by the world at large who do not read Labor’s papers that when Sweden and Norway dissolved partnership there was a strong element among the }ingoistically inclined for a resort to a trial by combat, and that it was averted as a result of the conferences between the workingmen’s unions of the two countries deciding that their members would refrain from so fratricidal a war. Much praise was given to the late King Oscar concerning his tact and diplomacy in that controversy, but he was merely the Deus ex machina of the commonsense workingmen of the two countries interested. In Canada all the available machinery of press and pulpit has been called into requisition for the purpose of engendering the war fever; but this propaganda, though most extensive, has not met with much favor, and as a consequence Canadians have been called “ingrates” to the Mother Land. Why should this country burden herself with the expenses incident to floating junk piles in the shape of battleships, cruisers, torpedo-boat destroyers? Junkpile may be considered a wrong term to use for these Leviathans of the sea. but let the inquisitive look into the cost. life and final restingplaces of these monuments to man’s stupidity! THE WORM AT THE SOCIAL CORE The Rev. Dr. Charles Townsend, of Orange, was one of the speakers at the Park Presbyterian Church Men’s Club banquet recently and told this story of one of the troubles of the original ancestor: “Adam had eaten the elaborate repast furnished by his helpmeet with every indication that he relished every morsel. He complimented her upon the dainty manner in which the blue-points were served, the flavor of the puree of pea, the seasoning of the fish and entree, and finallv reached a delicious salad. Adam paused, and with a worried look on his face, he demanded of Eve where she found the ingredients. She enumerated all except the lettuce. ‘Where did you get those leaves?’ he demanded. ‘Why, they were lying on a bush in the back vard’ she replied, sweetly. ‘Well, they were my best Sunday trousers.’ sobbed Adam, adding, ‘Ah, woe is man,’ which was corrupted into ‘Woman, the term by whieh we know Eve's daughters.”—Newark Star. * * * The above is a fair sample of clerical wit. It is also valuable as a finger-post pointing the way, showing how the Bible account of creation has been abandoned by Presbyterian orthodoxy and has become ridiculous, silly and absurd even to those who profess to believe the Bible is an “inspired book.” —The Philistine. Is it any wonder that the rising generation thinks lightly of the holy Scriptures when all the modern ministers and brightest college professors make light of its statements? Yet these men think that thev are but doing their duty to benighed people who have not enjoved their opportunities of examining the Bible along the lines of Higher Criticism. They do not wish to be sacrilegious. They have themselves lost all faith in the Bible and cannot always keep up an outward pretense of respect for it. The effect upon Christendom is growing terrible. The God [4718]
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