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MAY
15,
1912
'[HE
WATCH
l'OWEN.
(170-175)
Those
present
not
improperly
began
to
inquire,
Who
is
this
that
even
forgives
sins?
The
only
satisfactory
answer
is
that
he
is
the
one
he
professes
to
be,
the
Son
of
God,
the
Redeemer
of
the
world.
He
was
then
in
process
of
rendering
up
his
sacrifice
according
to
his
covenant,
and
on
the
strength
of
that
covenant
and
sacrifice
he
had
authority
to
tell
the
woman
that
her
sins
were
forgiven,
because
he
was
making
the
Atonement
which
would
be
applicable
to
her.
"ARE
YE
ABLE?"
Are
ye
able
to
walk
in
the
narrow,
strait
way,
With
no
friend
by
your
side,
and
no
arrm
for
your
stay?
Can
ye
bravely
go
on
through
the
darkening
night?
Can
yo
patiently
wait
till
the
Lord
sends
the
light?
Are
ye
able
to
crush
your
soul's
longing
for
love,
Will
ye
seek
for
no
friendship
save
that
from
above?
Can
ye
pass
through
this
world,
lone,
unnoticed,
unknown,
While
your
faith
faintly
whispers,
"He
knoweth
his
own?"
Where
the
feet
of
the
Blessed
One
stood,
can
ye
stand?
Can
ye
follow
his
steps
to
a
wilderness
land?
Are
ye
able
to
cast
aside
pleasure
and
fame?
Can
ye
live
but
to
glorify
his
precious
name?
Can
ye
smile
as
his
dear
voice
says
tenderly,
"No,"
'When
"the
field
is
so
white,"
and
your
heart
yearns
to
go?
Can
ye
rest
then
in
silence,
contented
and
still,
Till
your
Lord,
the
Chief
Reaper,
revealeth
his
will?
Are
ye
able
to
lay
on
the
altar's
pure
flame
That
most
treasured
possession,
your
priceless
good
name?
Can
ye
ask
of
your
Father
a
blessing
for
those,
Who
see
naught
in
your
life
but
to
scorn
and
oppose?
When
the
conflict
twixt
error
and
truth
fiercer
grows,
Can
ye
wield
the
strong
"Sword"
against
unnumbered
foes?
Can
ye
lift
up
the
"standard"
e'en
higher
and
higher,
While
his
praises
ye
sing
in
the
midst
of
the
fire?
When
ye
see
the
Lord's
cause
going
down
to
defeat,
Will
your
courage
endure
in
the
seven-fold
heat?
Will
your
faith
keep
you
steadfast,
though
heart
and
flesh
fail,
As
the
new
creature
passes
beneath
the
last
"veil"?
Ah,
if
thus
ye
can
drink
of
the
cup
he
shall
pour,
And
if
never
the
banner
of
truth
ye
would
lower,
His
beloved
ye
are,
and
his
crown
ye
shall
wear,
In
his
throne
ye
shall
sit,
and
his
glory
shall
share!
GERTRUDE
W.
SEIBERT.
SOME
INTERESTING
LETTERS
DEAR
BROTIiE1~
RUSSELL:-
I
have
just
finished
reading
your
sermon
in
the
Manilla
Times,
and
it
has
given
me
much
peace
and
happiness.
I
want
to
learn
more
of
the
Bible,
but
find
it
obscure
so
much
of
the
time.
In
the
past
I
can
truthfully
say
it
has
been
a
sealed
book
to
me.
But
from
now
on
I
am
going
to
diligently
search
the
Scriptures
for
truth
and
spiritual
guidance.
Any
reading
matter
you
can
send
me
to
help
me
toward
enlightenment
will
be
most
gratefully
received.
If
you
will
tell
me
where
to
secure
all
of
your
writings
on
the
Bible
I
shall
gladly
send
the
required
amount
to
get
them.
\Ve
will
leave
here
in
June
for
San
Francisco,
Oal.,
where
we
expect
to
remain
nine
or
ten
months.
\Vhile
there
I
desire
greatly
to
take
up
the
systematic
study
of
the
Bible.
Could
you
recommend
to
me
some
school
(or
person)
there
under
which
I
equId
place
myself
as
a
Bible
student?
May
God
bless
abundantly
your
great
work
is
my
prayer.
Faithfully
yours,
MRS.
J.
DUCKWORTH-FoRD,
Philippines.
DEAR
BROTHER
RUSSELL:-
You
will
be
interested
to
know
a
little
circumstance
which
illustrates
how
the
HEAVENLY
:MANNA
can
be
used
of
the
Lord
to
draw
attention
to
the
truth.
A
brother
and
sister
staying
at
a
strange
house
left
their
MANNA
on
the
dresser
during
the
day,
so
that
it
might
be
seen.
The
help
looked
at
it
and
liked
it
very
much.
This
led
to
the
sale
of
several
first
volumes
and
the
arousing
of
considera
ble
interest
in
the
truth.
Lovingly
your
brother,
WALTER
H.
BUNDY.
DEAR
BROTHER:-
If
you
will
pardon
me
for
taking
a
little
of
your
valuable
time
I
would
be
pleased
if
you
will
answer
the
following
qUeli
tion:-
In
DAWN,
Vol.
1,
page
232,
~
1,
we
read
as
follows:
"Our
sins
he
consented
to
have
imputed
to
him,
that
he
might
bear
our
penalty
for
us,
and
he
died
on
our
behalf,
as
though
he
were
the
sinner."
In
Vol.
5,
page
109,
line
23,
we
also
read:
"Not
imputed
to
them,
but
imputed
to
him,
who
bore
our
sins
in
his
body
on
the
tree."
In
Vol.
5,
page
444,
'l]2,
we
also
read:
"That
God
was
in
Christ
reconciling
the
world
unto
himself,
not
imputing
their
trespasses
unto
them,
but
imput
ing
them
unto
him."
Please
be
kind
enough
to
inform
me
at
your
earliest
.con
venience
if
you
have
changed
your
mind
as
to
these
teachmgs,
or
do
you
still
hold
the
same
views?
With
earnest
prayers
that
God
will
be
with
you
and
keep
you
unto
the
end,
I
am,
Yours
in
his
dear
name,
P.
L.
DERRING,-Va.
IN
REPLY
Your
favor
of
March
25
is
before
me
I
am
pleased
to
answer
its
question
as
follows:
The
work
of
Christ
is
presented
from
a
variety
of
stand
points,
some
showing
modifications
of
one
kind
and
some.
of
another;
some
stating
the
matter
from
the
human
sta~dpomt
and
some
from
the
divine.
What
we
need
in
all
Scnptural
matters
is
to
get
at
the
real
import.
From
God's
standpoint
human
sin
is
imputed
to
Jesus;
that
is
to
say,
he
was
provided
to
be
the
sinner's
representa
tive-to
pay
the
price
for
the
release
of
man
from
~he
death
sentence;
thus
God
pictures
Christ
as
the
serpent
raised
upon
the
pole.
Thus
the
Apostle
says
he
was
made
sin
for
us,
al
though
he
knew
no
sin-he
was
a
sin-offering.
.
Viewing
the
matter
from
the
other
standpOInt,
from
the
human
standpoint,
we
see
our
own
weaknesses
and
short
comings,
realizing
the
necessity
of
our
Master's
imputi?g
to
us
the
merit
of
his
sacrifice
to
make
up
for
our
defiCiency.
Thus
the
facts
agree,
whether
we
state
them
from
one
stanll
point
or
another.
Our
sins
were
reckoned
against
Jesus
when
he
died
for
sin.
The
righteousness
of
Christ
is
imputed
to
us
when
we
offer
ourselves
to
God
and
our
Great
Redeemer
and
High
Priest
makes
good
our
deficiency.
With
much
Christian
love,
YOUR
BROTHER
AND
SERVANT
IN
TIlE
LORD.
VOL.
XXXIII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
JUNE
1,
1912
No.
11
SAUL
OF
TARSUS
AND
WHAT
HE
SAW
Last
of
all
he
was
seen
of
me
also,
a,
of
one
born
before
the
due
time.-l
Cor.
15:
8.
St.
Paul
was
discussing
the
resurrection
of
the
dead.
He
was
absolutely
nece~sary
for
an
untainted
life
to
be
sacrificed
realized
that
on
that
great
fact
res,ted
the
weight
of
the
in
order
to
meet
the
penaIty
and
to
secure
the
release
of
the
Gospel
message.
It
was
easy
enough
to
prove
that
Jesus
had
condemned
race.
died,
but
to
an
incredulous
world
it
was
difficult
to
prove
that
GOD
WOULD
NOT
LEAVE
HIS
SON
IN
DEATH
he
had
risen
from
the
dead;
and
whoever
could
not
believe
The
Apostle
had
declared
that
Jesus
had
been
faithful
in
that
great
fact
could
not
believe
,the
other
great
facts
which
his
ministry
in
fully
laying
down
his
life
and
that
the
entire
stand
or
f::Lll
with
it.
matter
was
pleasing
and
aoceptable
to
the
Heavenly
Father.
For
instance,
the
Apostle
presented
that
Jesus
had
left
If
so,
surely
God
would
not
leave
his
Son
in
death,
but
the
heavenly
glory
and
had
become
a
man
for
the
purpose
would
raise
him
from
the
dead.
This
furt
the
Apostle
had
of
meeting
the
dem:lllrls
of
thp
divine
law
again~t
Adam
and
repeatedly
enunciated,
showing
that
our
Lord
entered
into
hi."
ral'l'
involved
bv
him.
He
could
show
the
reasonableness
his
glory
and
reward
and
ascended
up
where
he
was
before-
of
this
·logic.
He
has
proven
thaJt
as
the
whole
world
was
to
perfC<.ltion
on
the
spirit
pl~ne.
.
rondemned
to
death
through
Father
Adam's
disobedience
it
But
all
these
claims
fell
lIghtly
upon
some
of
hIS
hearers,
[5033)
May 15, 1912 THE Those present not improperly began to inquire, Who is this that even forgives sins? The only satisfactory answer is that he is the one he professes to be, the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world. He was then in process of rendering up his WATCH TOWER (170-175) sacrifice according to his covenant, and on the strength of that covenant and sacrifice he had authority to tell the woman that her sins were forgiven, because he was making the Atonement which would be applicable to her. “ARE YE ABLE?” Are ye able to walk in the narrow, strait way, With no friend by your side, and no arm for your stay? Can ye bravely go on through the darkening night? Can ye patiently wait till the Lord sends the light? Are ye able to crush your soul’s longing for love, Will ye seek for no friendship save that from above? Can ye pass through this world, lone, unnoticed, unknown, While your faith faintly whispers, “He knoweth his own?” Where the feet of the Blessed One stood, can ye stand? Can ye follow his steps to a wilderness land? Are ye able to cast aside pleasure and fame? Can ye live but to glorify his precious name? Can ye smile as his dear voice says tenderly, “No,” When “the field is so white,” and your heart yearns to go? Can ye rest then in silence, contented and still, Till your Lord, the Chief Reaper, revealeth his will? Are ye able to lay on the altar’s pure flame That most treasured possession, your priceless good name? Can ye ask of your Father a blessing for those, Who see naught in your life but to scorn and oppose? When the conflict twixt error and truth fiercer grows, Can ye wield the strong “Sword” against unnumbered foes? Can ye lift up the “standard” e’en higher and higher, While his praises ye sing in the midst of the fire? When ye see the Lord’s cause going down to defeat, Will your courage endure in the seven-fold heat? Will your faith keep you steadfast, though heart and flesh fail, As the new creature passes beneath the last “veil”? Ah, if thus ye can drink of the cup he shall pour, And if never the banner of truth ye would lower, His beloved ye are, and his crown ye shall wear, In his throne ye shall sit, and his glory shall share! GERTRUDE W. SEIBERT. SOME INTERESTING LETTERS Dear Brorucr RussELL:— _I have just finished reading your sermon in the IMfaniiia Times, and it has given me much peace and happiness. I want to learn more of the Bible, but find it obscure so much of the time. In the past I can truthfully say it has been a sealed book to me. But from now on I am going to diligently search the Scriptures for truth and spiritual guidance. Any reading matter you can send me to help me toward enlightenment will be most gratefully received. If you will tell me where to secure all of your writings on the Bible I shall gladly send the required amount to get them. We will leave here in June for San Francisco, Cal., where we expect to remain nine or ten months. While there I desire greatly to take up the systematic study of the Bible. Could you recommend to me some school (or person) there under which I could place myself as a Bible student? May God bless abundantly your great work is my prayer. Faithfully yours, Mrs. J. Duckworru-Forp, Philippines. DEAR BRoTHER RUSSELL:—. You will be interested to know a little circumstance which illustrates how the HEAVENLY Manna can be used of the Lord to draw attention to the truth. A brother and sister staying at a strange house left their Manna on the dresser during the day, so that it might be seen. The help locked at it and liked it very much. This led to the sale of several first volumes and the arousing of considerable interest in the truth, Lovingly your brother, DEAR BROTHER :— If you will pardon me for taking a little of your valuable time I would be pleased if you will answer the following question:— In Dawn, Vol. 1, page 232, | 1, we read as follows: “Our sins he consented to have imputed to him, that he might bear our penalty for us, and he died on our behalf, as though he were the sinner.” In Vol. 5, page 109, line 23, we also read: Water H. Bunpy. “Not imputed to them, but imputed to him, who bore our sins in his body on the tree.” In Vol. 5, page 444, 92, we also read: “That God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them, but imputing them unto him.” Please be kind enough to inform me at your earliest convenience if you have changed your mind as to these teachings, or do you still hold the same views? With earnest prayers that God will be with you and keep you unto the end, I am, Yours in his dear name, P. L. Derrine,—Ve. IN REPLY Your favor of March 25 is before me answer its question as follows: The work of Christ is presented from a variety of standpoints, some showing modifications of one kind and some of another; some stating the matter from the human standpoint and some from the divine. What we need in all Scriptural matters is to get at the real import. From God’s standpoint human sin is imputed to Jesus; that is to say, he was provided to be the sinner’s representative-—to pay the price for the release of man from the death sentence; thus God pictures Christ as the serpent raised upon the pole. Thus the Apostle says he was made sin for us, although he knew no sin—he was a sin-offering. Viewing the matter from the other standpoint, from the human standpoint, we see our own weaknesses and_shortcomings, realizing the necessity of our Master’s imputing to us the merit of his sacrifice to make up for our deficiency. Thus the facts agree, whether we state them from one standpoint or another. Our sins were reckoned against Jesus when he died for sin. The righteousness of Christ is imputed to us when we offer ourselves to God and our Great Redeemer and High Priest makes good our deficiency. With much Christian love, Your BROTHER AND SERVANT IN THE LORD. I am pleased to Von, XXXII BROOKLYN, N. Y., JUNE 1, 1912 No. 11 SAUL OF TARSUS AND WHAT HE SAW Last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born before the due time—1 Cor. 15:8. St. Paul was discussing the resurrection of the dead, He realized that on that great fact rested the weight of the Gospel message. It was easy enough to prove that Jesus had died, but to an incredulous world it was difficult to prove that he had risen from the dead; and whoever could not believe that great fact could not believe the other great facts which stand or fall with it. For instance, the Apostle presented that Jesus had left the heavenly glory and had become a man for the purpose of meeting the demands of the divine law against Adam and his race, involved by him. He could show the reasonableness of this logic. He has proven that as the whole world was condemned to death through Father Adam’s disobedience it was absolutely necessary for an untainted life to be sacrificed in order to meet the penalty and to secure the release of the condemned race. GOD WOULD NOT LEAVE HIS SON IN DEATH The Apostle had declared that Jesus had been faithful in his ministry in fully laying down his life and that the entire matter was pleasing and acceptable to the Heavenly Father. If so, surely God would not leave his Son in death, but would raise him from the dead. This fact the Apostle had repeatedly enunciated, showing that our Lord entered into his glory and reward and ascended up where he was before— to perfection on the spirit plane. But alt these claims fell lightly upon some of his hearers, £5033]
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