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FEBRUARY
1,
1910
THE
WATCH
TOWER
(67-68)
23d.
will
be
the
fir~t
uay
of
the
Jewish
Passover
week.-Lev.
2:3-
We
refer
our
readers
to
the
Sixth
Volume
of
the
Scrip
ture
Studies,
Chaptl'r
XI.
entitled
"The
Passover
of
the
New
Creation."
There
we
have
enrleavored
to
set
forth
this
sub
iect
in
dptail.
\Y
e
hope
that
all
of
God's
dear
people
who
trust
in
the
merit
of
the
precious
blood
of
Christ
for
justifica
tion
will
celehrate
thi~
l\lemorial
of
the
great
Sacrifice
of
our
Lord.
And
let
us
not
forget
that
it
also
memorializes
the
consepration
to
death
of
all
the
memhers
of
the
Body
of
Chri.,t.
"If
we
suffer
with
him,
we
shall
aho
reign
With
him."
"If
we
he
dpad
with
him,
we
shall
also
reign
with
him."
'''l'his
Clip
is
the
New
Testament
in
my
bloou."
"Drink
ye
all
of
it."
-Luke
22:20;
1
Cor.
11:25;
Mark
10:38.
VOL.
XXXI
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
FEBRUARY
15,
lDlO
NO.4
1909-REPORTS
FROM
THE
SOCIETY'S
FOREIGN
BRANCHES-1909
·H\,!l20
14,300
The
hrethrl.'n
in
charge
of
the
foreign
branches
maue
their
reports
in
due
season,
but
we
were
unavoidably
prevented
from
printing
thpm
until
now.
\Ve
are
sure
that
they
will
be
of
dppp
intprpst
to
all
\VATeR
TOWER
readers.
We
have
nothing
in
a
concret{'
form
to
present
respecting
developments
in
Africa
and
Inllia.
Howenr,
matters
in
those
lands
are
progressing
as
satisfadorily
as
pould
be
expected.
Of
course,
opposition
iq
pnf'ountprpd
evprywhere,
but
not
from
the
worldly.
As
it
was
the
SI'rillPs
and
Phariseps
who
opposed
the
Gospel
message
pightl,pn
rpnturips
ago,
so
similar
classes
oppose
the
Gospel
of
thl'
king(lom
now.
As
thpn
the
rulers
were
"grieved
that
he
tallght
thl'
proplp."
so
It
is
now.
There
seems
to
be
little
oh·
.kdion
to
thp
va
rious
forms
of
error,
Christian
fkienre,
Higher
('ritil·isTll,
Evolution.
rtp.,
hut
the
moment
the
Truth
is
pre·
~pntl',l
angpr
aJl(1
opposition
are
arouserl.
This
seems
to
prove
0111'
th('ol'~'
that
thp
arlwrsary
himself
is
exciting
and
driving
0111'
llpllld('ll
opponpntq
to
rnvy,
malicc,
hatred.
strife,
slandpl'.
Hil·sppaking
and
insinuations,
which
are
his
methods.
\Vould
that.
all
of
nOll's
rons('r'ratPll
ppople
rould
realize
this!
\Vhat
a
,·llangp
it
would
sprpdily
pfTprt-rven
those
blinded
by
error
WOn111
thl'n
hI'
,,:1v(',1
from
heing
usrd
as
Ratan's
tools!
Thl'
rpac!in~
of
thp
rpports
following
will
certainly
prove
a
g]'('at.
l'!H'ourag'pment
to
all
who
lovl'
thp
Lord
and
who
delight
to
notp
thp
prospprity
of
thp
truth.
Of
rourse,
to
thoRe
that
wa
lk
TlO
longpr
with
u"
the
dfect
will
be
the
reverRP.
Things
O!J('l'
d(,-,pis('d
thl'Y
now
lovl';
things
which
they
onre
loved
they
nnw
11l'~piH'.
Thl'
rpports
show
that
th!'
sifting'
work
is
in
prog'
J'(',s
all
over
thp
harvp~t
fipld.
This
i~
.iURt
what
we
should
c
..
qwd.
Wllilp
0111'
hpart"
achp
for
thl'
dear
frienrls
who
have
ldt
liS,
the
fapt
that
tllf'y
so
speedily
lose
not
only
the
truth.
hut
it"
spirit
of
lovp.
rpPOl]('ile~
us
the
more
quipkly
to
the
sit
uation
awl
"hnw"
u"
that
tllPir
rondition
of
heart,
which
we
did
not
SU~pPl·t.
hut
of
whiph
thp
Lord
well
knpw.
must
have
been
hpllind
thl'ir
rpipetion
h~'
him
and
thp
taking
from
them
the
light
of
prpspnt
trllth.
'1'hp
pvidences
from
every
quarter
are
that
II1f1ny
morp
art'
r<llning
into
the
truth
than
are
leaving
it.
And
apparpntly
thosp
now
roming
in
have
been
under
the
Lorrl's
sllpprYising'
parr
amI
in
anothrr
department
of
the
Sehonl
of
C'hri"t
for
somp
time.
Now
as
their
eyes
are
open
to
thp
harHst
Il1P
R
sa,gr
tlwr
feed
upon
it
rapariously.
So
sll('ppssfll11\,
rIo
thp~'
flssimilatl'
thp
truth
that
sometimes
a
six·
months'
lwgi!1}]('r
TIl:1V
]]('
ahlp
to
rorrept
even
a
leader
who
has
hppn
in
thp
truth
for
tpn
or
twpnty
veal's.
but
who
has
nr/!·
Ip!'tpc!
rNuling.
\YP
rannot
too
stronglv
urge
the
fact
that
mil'
nSRp
Is
a
rp
Ipa
k~'
a
ncl
rl'rpJire
frpf]lIpnt
spfrit
renpwings.
vVe
arp
glarl
to
note
from
Iptters
rerrivpa
that
the
number
of
those
rpflrling
tWPh'p
pag-ps
of
the
"Dawn·Sturlies"
earh
dav
is
inrrPfls
ing.
\Vl'
]]('lil'vl'
this
to
hl'
onr
of
the
wrv
br~t
meth'oas
of
Bible
st\Hly-putting
on
the
wholp
armor
or'
Goa,
fortifying
hpart
and
hl'ad.
,Ve
lparnpd
with
pll'asure
that
during
our
absenre,
on
Nl'w
Ypar's
Day.
nearly
all
th('
mpmhers
of
the
Bethel
family
rp~olvrd
to
follow
thi"
ml'thod
ana
SO
to
arf'omplish
the
reading
of
thp
pntirp
six
volumps
of
"Scriptural
Studies"
during
the
Ypar
1910.
REPORT
OF
BRITISH
BRANCH
DICAR
BROTIIFR
RUSSF.LL:-
T
havp
plp.asurp
in
"l'nding
onre
again
t.he
British
vearlv
rpport
of
hooks
sold
and
work
apromplished
in
this
part
'of
tb'e
harvest
fil'ld.
Thp
~'('ar
ha~
not
bepn
spprially
notable
in
any
of
the
various
fpaturl'~
of
the
harvesting.
hut
you
will
spp
that
the
g'pneral
aptivities
havr
hl'pn
kept
up
and
th'e
rpslllts
betoken
inrrease
of
int('rpst.
Y01l
will
know
that
trade
in
these
coun·
!I'ies
has
not
been
VPrV
bri~k,
and
you
would
partially
expect,
!f
not
a
dprrpaqe
in
the
sale
of
STUDIES,
not
any
nota
hIe
in
rrease.
\Ve
havp
inrlppd
to
rpport
a
slight
clprrpase
in
the
cir
rulation
of
thp
rloth·hollnd
Vol.
T,
but
therp
has
bl'en
a
ponsid·
prabl('
inrrl'as('
in
thp
outPllt
of
the
rllC'apl'r
issul'.
Our
total,
as
shown
on
shppt
No.
1.
is
4li.!l26
STrmrBs
ancl
DAW]\,'S
and
other
hooks.
amollnting'
in
all
to
61.225
hooks
anll
booklpts.
Thp
Trart
work
has
gone
on
wl'll.
If
our
brethren
find
it
hard
to
sell
books
they
find
it
l'asv
to
aive
out
traf'ts.
These
havp
hl'l'n
rirrulated
to
thf'
extl'nt'
of
2:36!l,000,
at
the
rate
of
nearly
50.000
per
week.
The
newer
form-the
PEOPLES
PULPIT
-is
wry
popular
both
with
thl'
brpthrPIi
allll
with
those
who
look
for
onr
traets;
and
the
No.3,
"\\'here
Are
the
Dead?"
has
brought
forth
many
inquiries.
Ppople
will
reau
a
paper
when
they
will
not
reau
a
tract.
Then
the
small
inset
picture
of
yourself
on
the
first
page
has
done
good
by
letting
people
see
we
are
not
associated
with
"Dowieism,"
whiph
many
have
be
lieved
was
the
case.
The
inquiries
and
the
rl'sults
show
that
there
are
TIlany
waiting
to
hear
some
satisfying
news
of
the
love
of
God;
and
regularly
we
are
getting
evidenres
of
the
blessing
which
the
STUDIF;S
are
bringing
to
the
people.
It
has
been
a
surprise
to
me
that
there
has
not
been
a
large
increase
in
the
Rales
of
these
books,
for
surely
in
this
country
the
Lord
must
have
many
who
fear
him.
I
believe
there
is
a
large
number
of
the
class
who
have
been
associated
with
religious
work,
an
in
telligent
millrlle·class.
who
have
as
yet
hardly
been
touphed
with
the
books,
and
I
cannot
but
think
many
of
thpse
will
come
to
the
Lord
through
the
Harvl'st
work.
There
seems
no
['hance
of
new"paper
work
here
in
the
meantime,
but
surl'ly
the
heavy
traet
work
must
to
some
pxtent
correspond
with
the
new~paper
,vork
of
the
States.
I
regret
that
there
is
as
vet
no
further
information
to
send
you
ahout
a
central
meeting
hall
for
London.
No
doubt
we
could
have
a
choice
of
several
plares
if
we
were
in
for
buying
property;
but
we
are
waiting
upon
the
Lord,
as
I
know
you
are.
The
British
friends
look
forward
with
eagerness
to
your
return,
desiring
it
as
soon
as
it
can
be
arranged.
The
year
has
brought
us
trials,
sorrows.
disappointments,
but
the
joy
of
har
vest
is
surely
ours,
and
the
manv
evidl'nces
of
the
FatllPr's
favor
have
been
e~specially
sweet.
The
work
goes
on,
and
the
pros·
pects
are
good
at
present.
\Ve
want
to
usp
all
our
opportuni
ties
for
witnessing'
to
tll('
trutll
H
nd
to
the
kingdom
before
the
end
comes.
In
humbleness
of
mind
we
pray
the
Lord
to
keep
us
and
to
keep
all
his
own.
and
we
pray
espeeially
for
you,
dear
br?ther,
that
in
the
multit1J(le
of
your
lahors
you
may
be
kept.
\Vlth
murh
love
from
th
l'
household
and
from
all
the
brethren,
Tam
Your
brother
and
fl'llow·sen'ant.
J.
IIE~fERY.
Summary
of
the
Work
Numhl'r
of
DAW~\S
and
STrDIE'S
(in
various
]Iin(lings)
Number
of
booklets
and
othl'r
hooks
.
Tracts
Distributed
Various
trapts
(including
304,000
No.
RO
of
la~t
veal'
vol.
matter)
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
..
R36.000
PEOPLF,S
PULPIT
No.3................
.
1,533,000
Total
number
of
tract
pages
40,669,800
Letters
an(l
Pards
rprpived
,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
11.7:3;'
Lettprs
and
ranIs
sl'nt.
out.
,
.,
10,405
REPORT
OF
AUSTRALASIAN
BRANCH
DF;AR
BROTHER
Ru~sELL:-
\Ye
are
pleased
to
senll
along
herpwith
the
usual
Annual
Statement;
we
coul(l
have
hopl'd
to
have
a
hl'ttpr
account
to
render.
hut
under
thp
pirrumstancps
we
aI'!'
thankful
that
it
is
what
it
is
through
the
faithful
efforts
of
the
colporteurs
and
zealous
and
earnest
friends.
You
will
notice
that
we
wind
up
thp
year
as
has
always
bePIl
the
rase
sinre
the
Branr'h
started.
with
an
ill('reased
dl'bt
to
Brooklvn.
This
inprpas('
shows
a
litth'
ilion'
than
usual
on
a('·
count.
~f
including'
th('
amount.
of
faI'!'s
of
Brother
and
Sist,'r
Hpnning'ps
back
to
BufTalo.
"7
p
should
havp
likpd
to
spe
Au..;·
tralasia.
sompwhat
morl'.
if
not
pntirely.
sp]f·supporting.
and
possibly
many
of
the
fripnlls
haw
not
rl'alizpd
thpir
privilq!p
of
ro-operation
in
this
way.
There
rf'mains
littlp
of
Australasia
that
has
not
hepn
('01
porteured,
only
a
few
isolatp(l
pla('l's;
hut
WI'
trust
that
a
SP,'olld
going
ov('r
the
territory
will
prove
pwn
IlPtter
in
results
as
to
the
finding
of
"whpat,"
and
just
as
pas~'
for
tlle
rolportpurs
to
make
their
way.
,Vl'
are
glad
that
thi'
Lord
has
put
it
in
thp
hearts
of
our
Brothpr
and
Sist('r
Rir'harrlson
to
stav
in
thpsp
parts
notwithstanding'
that
it
has
mrant
so
mUf'h
or'self·sani.
flee
for
thpm
to
do
so;
and
we
hope
that
othPrs
may
pome
for·
ward
in
this
the
elevl'nth
hour
to
entl'r
the
iov;;
of
tl1P
Harvpst
work.
'We
have
now
five
other
laborers
in
this
privil('ged
SPrY·
[4563]
Fesruary 1, 1910 THE 23d, will be the first day of the Jewish Passover week.—Lev. 23, We refer our readers to the Sixth Volume of the Scripture Studies, Chapter XI, entitled “The Passover of the New Creation.” There we have endeavored to set forth this subject in detail. We hope that all of God’s dear people who trust in the merit of the precious blood of Christ for justification will celebrate this Memorial of the great Sacrifice of our WATCH TOWER (67-68) Lord. And let us not forget that it also memorializes the consecration to death of all the members of the Body of Christ. “Tf we suffer with him, we shall also reign with him.” “If we he dead with him, we shall also reign with him.” “This cup is the New ‘Testament in my blood.” ‘Drink ye all of it.” —Luke 22:20; 1 Cor. 11:25; Mark 10:38. Vou. XXXI BROOKLYN, N. Y., FEBRUARY 15, 1910 No. 4 19099--REPORTS FROM THE SOCIETY’S FOREIGN BRANCHES—1909 The brethren in charge of the foreign branches made their reports in due season, but we were unavoidably prevented from printing them until now. We are sure that they will be of deep interest to all WarcH Tower readers. We have nothing in a concrete form to present respecting developments in Africa and India. However, matters in those lands are progressing as satisfactorily as could be expected. Of course, opposition is encountered everywhere, but not from the worldly. As it was the Scrihes and Pharisees who opposed the Gospel message eighteen centuries ago, so similar classes oppose the Gospel of the kingdom now. As then the rulers were “grieved that he taught the people,” so 1t is now. There seems to be little objection to the various forms of error, Christian Science, Higher Criticism, Evolution, ete., hut the moment the Truth is presented anger and opposition are aroused. This seems to prove our theory that the adversary himself is exciting and driving our deluded opponents to envy, malice, hatred, strife, slander, evil-speaking and insinuations, which are his methods. Would that all of God's consecrated people could realize this! What a change it would speedily effeet—even those blinded by error would then be saved from being used as Satan’s tools! The reading of the reports following will certainly prove a great. encouragement to all who love the Lord and who delight to note the prosperity of the truth. Of course, to those that walk no longer with us the effect will be the reverse. Things once despised they now love; things which they once loved they now despise, The reports show that the sifting work is in progress all over the harvest field. This is just what we should expect. While our hearts ache for the dear friends who have left us, the fact that they so speedily lose not only the truth, but its spirit of love, reconciles us the more quickly to the situation and shows us that their condition of heart, which we did not suspect, but of which the Lord well knew, must have been behind their rejection hy him and the taking from them the light of present truth. The evidences from every quarter are that. many more are coming into the truth than are leaving it. And apparently those now coming in have been under the Lord’s supervising care and in another department of the School of Christ for some time. Now as their eyes are open to the harvest message they feed upon it rapaciously. So suecessfully do they assimilate the truth that sometimes a sixmonths’ heginner may he able to correct even a leader who has heen in the truth for ten or twenty vears, but who has neglected reading. We cannot too strongly urge the fact that our vessels are leaky and require frequent spirit renewings. We are glad to note from letters received that the number of those reading twelve pages of the “Dawn-Studies” each day is increasing. We believe this to he one of the very hest methods of Bible study—putting on the whole armor of God, fortifying heart and head. We learned with pleasure that during our absence, on New Year’s Day. nearly all the members of the Bethel family resolved to follow this method and so to accomplish the reading of the entire six volumes of “Scriptural Studies” during the Year 1910. REPORT OF BRITISH BRANCH Dear Broturr Russe :— T have pleasure in sending once again the British yearly report of hooks sold and work accomplished in this part of the harvest field. The year has not been specially notahle in any of the various features of the harvesting, but you will see that the general activities have been kept up and the results betoken increase of interest. You will know that trade in these countries has not been very brisk, and vou would partially expect, if not a decrease in the sale of Srupres, not any notable increase. We have indeed to report a slight decrease in the circulation of the cloth-hound Vol. I, but there has been a considerable increase in the output of the cheaper issue, Our total, as shown on sheet No. 1, is 46,926 Srupres and Dawns and other hooks, amounting in all to 61.225 books and booklets. The Tract work has gone on well. If our brethren find it hard to sell hooks they find it easy to give ont tracts. These have been circulated to the extent of 2,369,000. at the rate of nearly 50,000 per week. The newer form—the PEopLes PuULpit ~—is very popular both with the brethren and with those who look for our tracts; and the No, 3, ‘Where Are the Dead?” has brought forth many inquiries. People will read a paper when they will not read a tract. Then the small inset picture of yourself on the first page has done good by letting people see we are not associated with “Dowieism,” which many have believed was the case. The inquiries and the results show that there are many waiting to hear some satisfying news of the love of God: and regularly we are getting evidences of the blessing which the Srupres are bringing to the people. It has been a surprise to me that there has not been a large increase in the sales of these books, for surely in this country the Lord must have many who fear him. I believe there is a large number of the class who have been associated with religious work, an intelligent middle-class, who have as yet hardly been touched with the books, and J cannot but think many of these will come to the Lord through the Harvest work. There seems no chance of newspaper work here in the meantime, but surely the heavy tract work must to some extent correspond with the newspaper work of the States. I regret that there is as yet no further information to send you about a central meeting hall for London, No doubt we could have a choice of several places if we were in for buying property; but we are waiting upon the Lord, as I know you are. The British friends look forward with eagerness to your return, desiring it as soon as it can be arranged. The year has brought us trials, sorrows, disappointments, but the joy of harvest is surely ours, and the many evidences of the Father’s favor have been especially sweet. The work goes on, and the prospects are good at present. We want to use all our opportunities for witnessing to the truth and to the kingdom before the end comes. In humbleness of mind we pray the Lord to keep us and to keep all his own. and we pray especially for you, dear brother, that in the multitude of vour labors you may be kept. With much love from the household and from all the brethren, T am Your brother and fellow-servant, J. HEMERY. Summary of the Work Number of Dawns and STUDIES (in various bindings) 46,926 Number of booklets and other hooks................ 14,300 Tracts Distributed Various tracts (including 304,000 No. 80 of last year vol. matter)... 0... ee ne eee 836,000 PFOPLES Purpir No. 3........ 0.00000 cee eee 1,533.000 Total number of tract pages........... 0.2.5 cease 40,669,800 11,735 Letters and cards sent out.......... . 10,405 REPORT OF AUSTRALASIA: Dear BrorueR RUSSELL: — We are pleased to send along herewith the usual Annual Statement; we could have hoped to have a hetter account to render. but under the circumstances we are thankful that it is what it is through the faithful efforts of the colporteurs and zealous and earnest friends. You will notice that we wind up the vear as has always been the case since the Branch started. with an increased debt to Brooklyn. This increase shows a little more than usual on account of including the amount of fares of Brother and Sister Henninges back to Buffalo. We should have liked to see Australasia somewhat more, if not entirely, self-supporting. and possibly many of the friends have not realized their privilege of co-operation in this way. There remains little of Australasia that has not been colporteured, only a few isolated places; hut we trust that a second going over the territory will prove even better in results as to the finding of “wheat,” and just as easy for the colporteurs to make their way. We are glad that the Lord has put it in the hearts of our Brother and Sister Richardson to stay in these parts notwithstanding that it has meant so much of self-sacrifice for them to do so; and we hope that others may come forward in this the eleventh hour to enter the jovs of the Harvest work. We have now five other laborers in this privileged serv BRANCH [4563]
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