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THE
WATCH
TOWER
BaOOKI,YN,
N,
Y.
terest
to
them.
He
mentioned
religious
matters
only
in
can·
nection
with
evil
speaking,
slander
and
backbiting
until
he
fairly
disgusted
his
hearers.
But
not
so
the
certain
class
who
seemed
to
enjoy
his
unchristian
attacks
on
the
life
and
char·
acter
of
another.
The
friends
called
to
mind
the
text,
"Speak
evil
of
no
man,"
and
especially
Paul's
admonition
prohibitive
of
the
speaking
aught
against
an
elder,
and
thus
he
was
un
consciously
"driving
nails
into
his
own
coffin,"
as
the
Germans
say,
I
cautioned
the
friends
to
ever
beware
of
anyone
who
allows
himself
to
speak
evil
of
others,
assuring
them
that
even
were
the
statement
entirely
true
the
one
who
so
speaks
is
manifestly
more
guilty
in
God's
sight
than
is
the
one
he
is
endeavoring
to
malign
and
injure.
In
giving
my
own
testimony
in
the
general
assembly,
prompted
by
the
other
testimonies
of
the
fnends
present,
I
told
the
dear
ones
of
how
I
had
for
many
years
been
a
mem
ber
of
the
Bible
House
family,
had
eaten
and
lived
there,
and
even
enjoyed
your
uncomfortable
bcd-lounge
with
you
on
var
ious
occa"ions
since
the
year
1895,
and
that
never
once
in
all
that
time
had
I
heard
a
cross
or
angry
word
from
your
lips,
anJ
that
never
had
I
known
you
to
do
or
say
aught
unbecom
ing
a
Christian
and
a
gentleman.
Brother,
I
may
have
been
somewhat
personal.
but
in
view
of
some
malicious
attacks
that
had
been
made
on
you
behind
your
back
I
could
not
refrain
from
uttering
the
truth
in
your
defense,
although
I
am
well
aware
of
your
practice
to
make
little
or
no
defense
of
yourself,
but
to
vigorously
defend
others,
or
the
truth,
or
a
matter
involving
a
principle
or
doctrine.
While
I
~an
say,
All
honor
to
the
man
who
can
adhere
to
such
a
pollcy
per
sistently,
yet
sometimes
I
feel
that
you
really
ought
to
de
fend
yourself,
if
not
for
your
own
sake,
for
the
sake
of
many
dear
ones
on
whose
shoulders
part
of
the
burden
fall.s."
You
always
say
in
substance,
"The
Lord
knows
all
abo~t
It.
and
with
him
you
let
it
rest.
The
letter
enclosed
contains
a.
sent
ence
right
along'
this
line.
You
will
not
need
to
return
It.
.
I
think
these
Fifth-Sunday
conventions
are
a
means
of
great
blessing
to
our
peopk
stimulating
and
refreshin:g.
I
would
like
to
hear
from
the
friends
elsewhere
as
to
their
ex
perience
re
these
little
gatherings.
I
feel.
like
enco~r~ging
all
the
truth
friends
to
institute
these
occasIOns
of
splTltual
up
lift.
I
will
do
all
in
my
power
to
assist.
Both
at
Detroit
and
Canton
they
worked
me
pretty
hard,
yet
it
was
joy
to
serve
the
friends.
I
regret
my
inability
.to.
serve
as
I
should
like.
The
Lord,
however,
knows
I
am
wllhng
to
do
th.e
best
I
can.
The
bond
of
Christian
love
was
strengthened
III
the
heart
of
everyone
who
attended
yesterday's
convention,
I
am
sure,
and
you
are
more
dearly
than
ever
entrenched
in
the
hearts
of
all
who
were
there.
God
bless
you
and
keep
you
in
his
tender
care.
Thanking
you
once
more
for
making
it
possible
for
me
to
be
there,
I
remain
in
loving
sympathy,
Your
Brother
in
Christ,
our
Advocate
and
Lord,
J.
A.
BOHNET.
SOME
INTERESTING
LETTERS
D~:AR
BROTHER
RUSSELL:-
I
desire
to
let
you
know
of
an
incident
that
is
an
occasion
of
joy
to
our
little
class,
and
I
believe
it
is
an
act
of
justice
to
a
brother
to
hasten
to
tell
the
good
report
we
can
now
give,
inasmuch
as
you
were
acquainted
at
the
Jacksonville
Convention,
February,
1909,
with
the
estrangement
here.
We
are
so
glad
to
announce
that
Brother
-
-
,
once
our
elder,
has
won
a
great
victory
over
tue
"old
man,"
pride,
self,
and
the
adversary.
He
by
the
grace
of
God,
at
a
testimony
meeting,
arose
and
confessed
his
faults,
saying
that
pride
and
the
adversary
combined
had
deceived
and
cheated
him
of
the
blessed
fellowship
of
this
class,
that
he
had
been
to
the
throne
of
grace
with
the
matter
and
desired
to
do
nothing
but
the
Lord's
will
in
all
matters
and
desired
to
again
meet
regularly
with
"those
of
like
precious
faith."
Each
one
present
at
the
end
of
our
brother's
testimony
came
forward
and
extended
the
hand
of
fellowship
and
love.
Stimulated
by
the
example,
another
one
of
our
class
who
had
been
unstable,
arose
and
testified
in
like
manner.
to
whom
also
we
demonstrated
onr
love
and
g-ood
will
be
shaking
hands.
We
felt
that
thp
power
of
God's
holy
Spirit
had
worked
mightily
in
our
mj(ht.
nnd
rejoiced
greatly.
These
two
broth
ers
are
demonstrating
the
sincerity
of
their
testimony
by
at
tending
all
the
meetings
rE'gularly,
whicb
is
our
Lord's
ap
pointed
way
of
blessing
his
church.
those
who
"forsake
not
the
assembling
of
themselves
together
as
is
the
manner
of
somE'."
Yours
faithfully
in
our
Redeemer
and
King,
M.
L.
McILVAINE.
:My
DEAR
PASTOR:-
For
lllonths
the
puhlications
of
those
poor
"dreamers,"
so
graphi(·nIl.v
deserilwd
b~'
the
Apostle
Jude,
have
been
coming
through
tIle
mail
into
our
home.
Dear
Pastor,
what
a
fearful
thing
to
be
"spots
on
the
feasts
of
love"
of
Co,l's
dear
people
as
they
meet
to
worship
and
learn
of
him.
To
be
"trees
whose
fruit
withereth-twice
d('ad,
p
lueked
up
by
the
roots!"
The
empty
clouds
("without
water"),
carried
about
by
winds,
"every
wind
of
?octrine."
Will
you
offer
a
special
prayer
for
me
ll:nd
mme
that
we
may
"keep
ourselves
in
the
love
of
God,
~ook;,ng
for
the
mercy
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
unto
eternal
life?
And
for
the
foolish
ones,
deluded
for
a
time
by
these
"wan
dering
stars
.
."
who
have
O'one
in
the
way
"of
Ca
in,
Balaam
o
H
.
and
Core,"
pray
that
we
J?ay
have
all
proper
co~passlOn,
making
a
difference,"
"pulhng
them
out
of
the
fir~,
by
con
tinually
feasting
our
minds
on
the
truth,
and
keeping
on
t.he
"whole
armor
of
God,"
thus
being
equipped
for
any
ser~lee
or
any
trial.
Surely,
we
never
eould
hell?
anyone
by
Im
bibing
error,
even
with
the
thought
of
bemg
better
able
to
contrast
it
with
the
truth.
A
number
of
times
I
have
thought
of
writing
letters
to
some,
trying
to
help
them;
but
if
al~
the
clear.
beautiful
ex
positions
of
Scripture
we
have
been
gIVen
through
the
TOWF..RS
cannot
dispel
their
mental
and
spiritual
clouds,
I
thought
any
thing
I
might
say
surely
would
do
no
good.
May
the
God
of
all
grace
keep
you
continually;
give
you
wisdom,
grace
and
strength
to
meet
every
need.
Yours
in
our
blessed
Redeemer
and
Advocate.
MRS.
C.
A.
WISE.
DEAR
BROTHER
RUSSFJ~L:-
Since
the
opponents
of
the
vow
called
attention
to
the
small
number
of
names
registered,
the
Birmingham
church
has
decided
to
send
a
full
list
of
her
members
that
have
taken
the
vow,
as
a
means
of
expressing
to
you
our
hearty
approval
and
appreciation
of
it.
.
.
While
the
majority
took
it
some
time
ago
and
so
notJfi~d
you
yet
others
have
been
dilatory
about
sending
in
theu
na~es.
Only
a
few
have
not
yet
seen
the
necessity
for
taking
it,
and
we
trust,
in
God's
providence,
they
may
soon
see
"eye
to
eye"
with
us,
as
no
antagonism
has
been
shown.
We
should
like
to
say,
also,
that
we
feel
most
grateful
for
the
season
of
refreshing
that
we
have
recently
enjoyed,
and
are
confident
that
much
permanent
good
will
result
therefrom.
Yours
in
him,
B.
T.
M.,-Secret::try.
VOL.
XXXI
BHOOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
APRIL
1,
1910
No.7
As
heretofore
announced,
the
date
of
the
Memorial
Supper
Anniversary
this
YE'ar
falls
on
Friday
evening.
April
22d,
after
six
o'clock,
according
to
Jewish
reckoning.
The
Christian
<'hurch
originally
hpt
this
Passover
Memorial
as
we
now
do,
but
in
order
to
make
the
dates
more
regular,
and
also
in
order
to
draw
the
minds
of
Christians
awav
from
the
thought
of
fol
lowing
the
Jewish
precedents
too
closely,
the
method
of
reck
oning
the
date
was
sli~htly
altered.
Thus
the
Jewish
reckoning
let
the
Passover
fall
where
it
might
as
respects
the
days
of
the
week.
But
the
change
made
the
anniversary
of
our
Lord's
death
to
co~e
always
OIl
a
Friday,
styled
"Good
Friday."
and
his
res
urrectIon
date
nlways,
therefore.
to
fall
on
the
Sunday
there-
THE
MEMORIAL
PASSOVER
SUPPER
after,
"the
third
day,"
styled
subsequently
Easter
Sunday.
The
.Jewish
reckoning
of
time
was
by
the
moon
as
well
as
by
the
sun.
Thus
the
majority
of
years
with
them
had
twelve
months,
but
occasionallv
one
would
have
thirteen
months.
The
Jewish
reck
oning
of
the
Passover
date
begins
to
count
with
the
first
New
Moon
after
the
Spring
equinox,
the
Passover
day
thus
coming
on
the
full
moon,
fourteen
days
thereafter.
Subsequently
the
Christian
church
accepted
the
Friday
near
the
first
full
moon
after
the
Spring
equinox,
even
though
the
moon
was
new
before
the
Friday.
This
explains
the
difference
in
dates
this
year,
Good
Friday.
according
to
Catholic
usage,
falling
on
March
25,
while
thf'
corresponding
date.
according
to
Jewish
reckoning,
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(111-115) terest to them. He mentioned religious matters only in connection with evil speaking, slander and backbiting until he fairly disgusted his hearers. But not so the certain class who seemed to enjoy his unchristian attacks on the life and character of another. The friends called to mind the text, “Speak evil of no man,” and especially Paul’s admonition prohibitive of the speaking aught against an elder, and thus he was unconsciously “driving nails into his own coffin,” as the Germans say, I cautioned the friends to ever beware of anyone who allows himself to speak evil of others, assuring them that even were the statement entirely true the one who so speaks is manifestly more guilty in God’s sight than is the one he is endeavoring to malign and injure. In giving my own testimony in the general assembly, prompted by the other testimonies of the friends present, 1 told the dear ones of how I had for many years been a member of the Bible House family, had eaten and lived there, and even enjoyed your uncomfortable bed-lounge with you on Various occasions since the year 1895, and that never once in all that time had I heard a cross or angry word from your lips, and that never had I known you to do or say aught unbecoming a Christian and a gentleman. Brother, I may have been somewhat personal. but in view of some malicious attacks that had been made on you behind your back I could not refrain from uttering the truth in your defense, although I am well aware of your practice to make little or no defense of yourself, but to vigorously defend others, or the truth, or THE WATCH TOWER Brooktyn, N. Y. a matter involving a principle or doctrine. While I can say, All honor to the man who can adhere to such a policy persistently, yet sometimes I feel that you really ought to defend yourself, if not for your own sake, for the sake of many dear ones on whose shoulders part of the burden falls. » You always say in substance, “The Lord knows all about it, and with him you let it rest. The letter enclosed contains a sentence right along this line. You will not need to return it. _ I think these Fifth-Sunday conventions are a means of great blessing to our people, stimulating and refreshing. I would like to hear from the friends elsewhere as to their experience re these little gatherings. 1 feel like encouraging all the truth friends to institute these occasions of spiritual uplift. I will do all in my power to assist. Both at Detroit and Canton they worked me pretty hard, yet it was joy to serve the friends. I regret my inability to serve as I should like. The Lord, however, knows I am willing to do the best I can, The bond of Christian love was strengthened in the heart of everyone who attended yesterday’s convention, I am sure, and you are more dearly than ever entrenched in the hearts of all who were there. God bless you and keep you in his tender care. ; . Thanking you once more for making it possible for me to be there, I remain in loving sympathy, Your Brother in Christ, our Advocate and Lord, J. A. BOHNET. SOME INTERESTING LETTERS DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL:— I desire to let you know of an incident that is an occasion of joy to our little class, and I believe it is an act of justice to a brother to hasten to tell the good report we can now give, inasmuch as you were acquainted at the Jacksonville Convention, February, 1909, with the estrangement here, We are so glad to announce that Brother , Once our elder, has won a great victory over tue “old man,” pride, self, and the adversary. He by the grace of God, at a testimony meeting, arose and confessed his faults, saying that pride and the adversary combined had deceived and cheated him of the blessed fellowship of this class, that he had been to the throne of grace with the matter and desired to do nothing but the Lord’s will in all matters and desired to again meet regularly with “those of like precious faith.” Each one present at the end of our brother’s testimony came forward and extended the hand of fellowship and love. Stimulated by the example, another one of our class who had been unstable, arose and testified in like manner, to whom also we demonstrated our love and good will be shaking hands. We felt that the power of God’s holy Spirit had worked mightily in our midst and rejoiced greatly. These two brothers are demonstrating the sincerity of their testimony by attending all the meetings regularly, which is our Lord’s appointed way of blessing his church, those who “forsake not the assembling of themselves together as is the manner of some.” Yours faithfully in our Redeemer and King, M. L. McILvaIne. My Dear Pastor:— For months the publications of those poor “dreamers,” so graphically described by the Apostle Jude, have been coming through the mail into our home. Dear Pastor, what a fearful thing to be “spots on the feasts of love’ of God’s dear people as they meet to worship and learn of him. To be “trees whose fruit withereth—twice dead, plucked up by the roots!” The empty clouds (“without water”), carried about by winds, “every wind of doctrine.” Will you offer a special prayer for me and mine that we may “keep ourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life?” “ And for the foolish ones, deluded for a time by these “wandering stars,” who have gone in the way “of Cain, Balaam and Core,” pray that we may have all proper “compassion, making a difference,” “pulling them out of the fire,” by continually feasting our minds on the truth, and keeping on the “whole armor of God,” thus being equipped for any Service or any trial. Surely, we never could help any one by imbibing error, even with the thought of being better able to contrast it with the truth. . A number of times I have thought of writing letters to some, trying to help them; but if all the clear, beautiful expositions of Scripture we have been given through the TOWERS cannot dispel their mental and spiritual clouds, I thought anything I might say surely would do no good. ; May the God of all grace keep you continually; give you wisdom, grace and strength to meet every need. Yours in our blessed Redeemer and Advocate, Mrs. C. A. WISE. Dear BROTHER RUSSELL:— . Since the opponents of the vow called attention to the small number of names registered, the Birmingham church has decided to send a full list of her members that have taken the vow, as a means of expressing to you our hearty approval and appreciation of it. ; . While the majority took it some time ago and so notified you, yet others have been dilatory about sending in their names. Only a few have not yet seen the necessity for taking it, and we trust, in God’s providence, they may soon see “eye to eye” with us, as no antagonism has been shown. We should like to say, also, that we feel most grateful for the season of refreshing that we have recently enjoyed, and are confident that much permanent good will result therefrom. Yours in him, B. T. M.,—Secretary. Vout. XXXTI BROOKLYN, N. Y., APRIL 1, 1910 No. 7 THE MEMORIAL PASSOVER SUPPER As heretofore announced, the date of the Memorial Supper Anniversary this year falls on Friday evening. April 22d, after six o’clock, according to Jewish reckoning. The Christian church originally kept this Passover Memorial as we now do, but in order to make the dates more regular, and also in order to draw the minds of Christians away from the thought of following the Jewish precedents too closely, the method of reckoning the date was slightly altered. Thus the Jewish reckoning let the Passover fall where it might as respects the days of the week. But the change made the anniversary of our Lord’s death to come always on a Friday, styled “Good Friday.” and his resurrection date always, therefore. to fall on the Sunday there after, “the third day,” styled subsequently Easter Sunday. The _Jewish reckoning of time was by the moon as well as by the sun. Thus the majority of years with them had twelve months, but occasionally one would have thirteen months. The Jewish reckoning of the Passover date begins to count with the first New Moon after the Spring equinox, the Passover day thus coming on the full moon, fourteen days thereafter. Subsequently the Christian church accepted the Friday near the first ful] moon after the Spring equinox, even though the moon was new before the Friday. This explains the difference in dates this year, Good Friday. according to Catholic usage, falling on March 25, while the corresponding date, according to Jewish reckoning, [4590]
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