Data publicării
01.04.1910
Volumul
31
Numărul
7
Turnul de veghe
The Memorial Passover Supper
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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, 
[4590] 
(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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