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JULY
15,
1912
THE
WATCH
TOWER
(219-223)
all
the
work
of
the
divine
plan,
for
both
the
work
of
calling
out
the
bride
and
presenting
her
blameless,
and
the
work
of
the
Millennial
age
were
yet
future.
Our
Lord
had
come
into
the
world
to
do
a
work
of
personal
sacrifice.
When
he
was
thirty
years
of
age,
he
presented
himself
in
consecration
at
Jordan.
During
the
three
and
a
half
years
of
his
ministry
he
continued
to
offer
himself;
and
this
course,
figuratively,
became
a
sweet
incense
ascending
before
God
beyond
the
veil.
This
work
was
one
which
could
not
be
accomplished
in
a
day.
It
required
three
and
a
half
years.
To
this
he
referred
when
he
said,
"I
have
a
baptism
to
be
baptized
with,
and
how
am
I
straitened
till
it
be
accomplished!"
(Luke
12:
50)
He
was
anxiously
awaiting
its
completion,
which
was
reached
at
Calvary.
GOD
IS
MAKING
THE
WRATH
OF
MAN
TO
PRAISE
HIM
Questioll.-If
the
kingdom
of
Christ
is
not
yet
set
up
on
earth,
how
may
we
explain
the
various
reforms,
charities,
etc.,
of
our
time?
Anslvcr.-Apparently,
the
adversary
is
trying
to
run
things
in
his
own
direction,
but
the
light
itself
which
we
are
enjoyiug'
today
is
the
promised
light
of
divine
providence.
\Ve
read
tha,t
"many
shall
run
to
and
fro,
and
knowledge
shall
be
increased,"
and
that
"there
shall
be
a
time
of
trouble
such
as
never
was."-Dan.
12:
1,
4.
But
God
has
supervised
the
matter
of
inventions,
such
as
the
printing
press,
the
power
of
steam,
and
the
effects
and
influences
of
these
in
the
world.
It
seems,
too,
that
the
movements
in
the
way
of
better
government,
etc.,
are
in
fluences
based
upon
the
general
enlightenment
and
the
efforts
of
mankind
to
do
as
well
as
they
can
by
each
other-specially
in
ways
that
seHhhness
does
not
hinder.
But
selfishness
has,
no
doubt,
much
to
do
with
all
manner
of
reform.
In
speaking
of
the
present
time,
our
Lord
said
that
the
secrets
should
be
proclaimed
on
the
housetops.
Today
we
see
that
many
real
exhibitions
of
vice,
immorality
and
wrong
doing
are
brought
to
light-prodaimed
from
the
hOllsetops.
While
we
do
not
say
that
the
adversary
brings
these
things
to
light,
yet
we
can
see
how
the
adversary
may
have
had
to
do
with
the
movement
toward
communism
that
once
had
sway,
as
well
as
the
movement
toward
socialism
and
toward
anarchism.
These
are
the
things
which
will
tend
to
bring
on
the
time
of
trouble.
So
the
wrath
of
man
is
made
to
turn
to
the
praise
of
God.
He
is
able
to
make
the
wrath
of
man
praise
him.
"Surely
the
wrath
of
man
shall
praise
thee;
the
remainder
of
wrath
shalt
thou
restra.in."-Psa.
76:
10.
BROTHER
RUSSELL'S
SERMONS
IN
GERMAN
AND
SWEDISH
~ix
nt'wspapprs
in
Ohio
are
now
publishing
the
sermons
weekly
in
the
Herman
text-two
columns;
also
one
in
N.
S.
Pittsburgh,
Pa.,
one
in
Aberdt'Cn,
S.
D.,
and
one
in
Waco,
Texas.
\Ve
are
sure
that
many
of
our
readers
will
be
glad
to
know
of
this
for
their
own
convenience
and
for
the
sake
of
their
German
friends.
Lorain,
Chillicothe,
Fremont,
Zanes
ville,
~andusky
and
Port
Clinton
are
the
cities
of
Ohio
favored
in
this
respect.
Do
not
forget
to
encourage
these
publishers
with
subscriptions
and
with
occasional
letters,
let
ting
them
know
that
you
appreciate
the
sermon
feature.
The
Newspaper
Syndicate
handling
Brother
Russell's
ser
mons
have
selected
a
Swedish
journal
in
the
Central
West
for
a
Swedish
translation
of
the
sermons,
namely,
"The
Kansas
City
(Swedish)
Tribune,"
Kansas
City,
Mo,.
The
paper
is
a
weekly,
and
one
dollar
will
secure
it
for
a
year.
We
hope
our
Swedish
friends
will
patronize
the
Tribune
and
occa
sionally
give
its
Editor
an
encouraging
wonI.
TABERNACLE
SHADOWS
IN
FRENCH
For
our
French
readers
we
now
have
a
supply
of
the
TABERNACLE
SHADOWS
in
the
French
language,
5c
per
copy.
YOLo
XXXIII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
.JULY
15,
1912
VIEWS
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
J..!
SOCIAL
UNREST
GROWS
APACE
Our
readers
know
better
than
do
the
majority
of
people
the
meaning
of
the
present
social
unrest.
Many
of
them
have
been
studying
this
subject
with
us
from
the
standpoint
of
the
divine
plan
of
the
ages
for
more
than
thirty
years.
Steadily
the
unrest
which
the
Bible
predicted
for
the
present
time-the
harvest
of
this
age-is
culminating.
Many
know
our
expecta
tions
respecting
October,
1914-that
thereabouts
the
time
of
trouble
will
gain
full
headway
and
sweep
the
social
structure
as
a
besom
of
destruction.
While
pointing
out
these
things
from
the
Word
of
God
our
journal
has
done
all
in
its
power
to
counsel
peace,
con
tentment,
faithfulness
of
heart,
appreciation
of
our
multiplied
mercies
and
blessings,
the
like
of
which
humanity
never
before
enjoyed.
More
than
this,
THE
WATCH
TOWER
has
striven
faithfully
in
all
these
thirty-five
years
past
to
establish
the
foundation
for
true
peace
amongst
the
Lord's
people-an
exact
knowledge
of
God,
a
correct
understanding
of
the
divine
Word
and
an
appreciation
of
the
divine
attributes.
To
some
extent
the
divine
blessing
has
attended
Our
labors.
Thousands
of
Christian
people
have
been
awakened,
enlightened
and
brought
back
to
the
firm
foundation
of
faith
in
God
and
in
the
Bible.
Tens
of
thousands
who
have
not
come
to
a
full
con
secration
of
their
hearts
to
the
Lord
have,
nevertheless
(ac
cording
to
their
letters),
taken
their
stand
for
righteousness
and
truth,
against
sin
and
error.
In
these
and
through
these
to
their
families,
friends
and
neighbors
a
testimony
has
gone
out
respecting
"Love
divine,
all
love
excelling,"
which
has
brought
many
into
closer
relationship
with
God,
to
a
greater
reverence
of
his
Word
and
to
a
considerable
faith
in
respect
to
the
divine
plan
of
the
ages.
Hundreds
of
thousands
no
longer
believe
that
God
used
his
wisdom
and
power
in
human
creation
to
bring
into
being
thousands
of
millions
doomed
to
eternal
torture.
The
glorious
character
of
God
is
shining
more
resplendently
in
the
world
than
ever
before.
The
light
is
going
forth
in
about
twenty
different
languages
and
to
practically
every
na·
tion.
\Ve
have
not
succeeded
in
ptrecting
great
things
for
the
world.
\Ve
did
not
so
convince
the
nations
that
they
turned
from
selfishness
and
sin
to
righteousness
and
love.
'we
have
not
gotten
them
to
"beat
their
swords
into
plowshares,
nor
their
spe,ars
into
pruning-hooks"
(Isa.
2:
4),
nor
have
we
reason
to
expect
that
kind
of
success
to
follow
our
labors.
From
the
very
beginning
we
announced
the
Scriptural
pro
gram
to
be
that
only
the
wise
should
understand
and
that
"none
of
the
wicked
should
understand"
(Dan.
12:
10)
and
that
during
this
age
only
the
elect
class
will
be
brought
into
full
harmony
with
God.
We
pointed
out
from
the
beginning
that
the
world,
full
of
selfishness,
would
wrpck
the
present
civilization
and
that
God,
according
to
the
Dible,
will
use
that
great
time
of
trouble
anarchy,
confusion-as
a
means
to
an
end,
and
upon
the
ruins
of
the
highest
civilization
the
world
has
yet
known,
wrecked
by
human
selfishness,
God
will
in
his
own
due
time
erect
the
Messianic
kingdom,
which
for
centuries
he
has
promised
and
which
eventually
will
bring
the
foretold
blessing
to
Israel
and
to
all
the
nations
of
the
earth.
If
we
were
ohlige!l
thus
to
prophesy
evil
things,
we
were
glad
that
we
could
also
prophe"y
glorious
things,
everlasting
blessing.
the
silver
lining
to
the
cloud.
A
little
more
tlian
two
years
remain
before
the
climax
of
trouble
we
anticipate-if
w~
are
exactly
right
about
the
time.
If
we
are
not
exactly
right,
surply
we
are
not
far
astray,
our
enemips
themselves
being
the
witnesses.
Look
at
the
sta.te
of
the
world.
Europe
is
seething
with
a
Socialism
which
indeed
numbers
amongst
its
hosts
many
men
of
noble
impulses
who
fancy
that
thp
course
they
are
taking
is
the
only
one
to
bring
about
a
more
equitable
distribution
of
the
rapidly
increasing
wealth
of
the
world.
Other
less
noble
men
in
the
ranks
of
the
Socialists
are
thinking
evi
dently
less
of
justice,
of
a
general
betterment
of
society
and
of
a
more
equitable
arrangement
of
the
world's
riches,
than
of
their
own
selfish
interests.
Others
in
this
growing
army
of
Socialism
appe'lr
to
be
wholly
demagogic-ignorant
prattlers
upon
subjects
which
they
do
not
comprehend.
The
wage-workers
of
the
world,
under
the
names
of
Syndi
calism,
Socialism,
etc.,
havp
finally
realized
that
the
progress
of
the
world
really
depends
upon
the
coal
miners,
engineers,
machinists,
etc.
They
do
not
dispute,
of
course,
that
brain
capacity
is
also
necessar.v,
but
they
are
inclined
to
say.
and
still
more
to
think
that
brain
pO\wr
and
capital
have
ap
propriate!l
tbe
lion's
share
of
parth's
bountips
for
a
long
time
and
that
'IOW
lahor
must
have
the
lion's
share,
even
if
force
be
rpquired
to
obtain
it.
The
governments
of
Europe
are
in
perplexity.
They
won
der
and
fear
what
a
day
ora
year
may
develop,
but
hope
for
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THE Jury 15, 1912 all the work of the divine plan, for both the work of calling out the bride and presenting her blameless, and the work of the Millennial age were yet future. Our Lord had come into the world to do a work of personal sacrifice. When he was thirty years of age, he presented himself in consecration at Jordan. During the three and a half years of his ministry he continued to offer himself; and this course, figuratively, became a sweet incense ascending before God beyond the veil. This work was one which could not be accomplished in a day. It required three and a half years. To this he referred when he said, “I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!” (Luke 12:50) He was anxiously awaiting its completion, which was reached at Calvary. GOD IS MAKING THE WRATH OF MAN TO PRAISE HIM Question.—If the kingdom of Christ is not yet set up on earth, how may we explain the various reforms, charities, etc., of our time? Answer.—Apparently, the adversary is trying to run things in his own direction, but the light itself which we are enjoying today is the promised light of divine providence. We read that “many shall run to and fro, and knowledge BROTHER RUSSELL’S SERMONS Six newspapers in Ohio are now publishing the sermons weekly in the German text—two columns; also one in N. 8. Pittsburgh, Pa., one in Aberdeen, S. D., and one in Waco, Texas. We are sure that many of our readers will be glad to know of this for their own convenience and for the sake of their German friends, Lorain, Chillicothe, Fremont, Zanesville, Sandusky and Port Clinton are the cities of Ohio favored in this respect. Do not forget to encourage these publishers with subscriptions and with occasional letters, letting them know that you appreciate the sermon feature, WATCH TOWER (219-223) shall be increased,” and that “there shall be a time of trouble such as never was.”—Dan. 12:1, 4. But God has supervised the matter of inventions, such as the printing press, the power of steam, and the effects and influences of these in the world. It seems, too, that the movements in the way of better government, etc., are influences based upon the general enlightenment and the efforts of mankind to do as well as they can by each other—specially in ways that selfishness does not hinder. But selfishness has, no doubt, much to do with all manner of reform. In speaking of the present time, our Lord said that the secrets should be proclaimed on the housetops. Today we see that many real exhibitions of vice, immorality and wrongdoing are brought to light—proclaimed from the housetops. While we do not say that the adversary brings these things to light, yet we can see how the adversary may have had to do with the movement toward communism that once had sway, as well as the movement, toward socialism and toward anarchism, These are the things which will tend to bring on the time of trouble. So the wrath of man is made to turn to the praise of God. He is able to make the wrath of man praise him. “Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee; the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.”—Psa. 76:10, IN GERMAN AND SWEDISH The Newspaper Syndicate handling Brother Russell’s sermons have selected a Swedish journal in the Central West for a Swedish translation of the sermons, namely, “The Kansas City (Swedish) Tribune,’ Kansas City, Mo, The paper is a weekly, and one dollar will secure it for a year. We hope our Swedish friends will patronize the Tribune and occasionally give its Editor an encouraging word, TABERNACLE SHADOWS IN FRENCH For our French readers we now have a supply of the TABERNACLE SHApOwS in the French language, 5c per copy. Vou. XXXII BROOKLYN, N. Y., JULY 15, 1912 No. 14 VIEWS FROM THE WATCH TOWER SOCIAL UNREST GROWS APACE Our readers know better than do the majority of people the meaning of the present social unrest. Many of them have been studying this subject with us from the standpoint of the divine plan of the ages for more than thirty years. Steadily the unrest which the Bible predicted for the present time—the harvest of this age—is culminating. Many know our expectations respecting October, 1914—that thereabouts the time of trouble will gain full headway and sweep the social structure as a besom of destruction. While pointing out these things from the Word of God our journal has done ali in its power to counsel peace, contentment, faithfulness of heart, appreciation of our multiplied mercies and blessings, the like of which humanity never before enjoyed. More than this, THe Warcnu Tower has striven faithfully in all these thirty-five years past to establish the foundation for true peace amongst the Lord’s people—an exact knowledge of God, a correct understanding of the divine Word and an appreciation of the divine attributes. To some extent the divine blessing has attended our labors. Thousands of Christian people have been awakened, enlightened and brought back to the firm foundation of faith in God and in the Bible. Tens of thousands who have not come to a full consecration of their hearts to the Lord have, nevertheless (according to their letters), taken their stand for righteousness and truth, against sin and error. In these and through these to their families, friends and neighbors a testimony has gone out respecting “Love divine, all love excelling,’ which has brought many into closer relationship with God, to a greater reverence of his Word and to a considerable faith in respect to the divine plan of the ages. Hundreds of thousands no longer believe that God used his wisdom and power in human creation to bring into being thousands of millions doomed to eternal torture. The glorious character of God is shining more resplendently in the world than ever before. The light is going forth in about twenty different languages and to practically every nation. We have not succeeded in effecting great things for the world. We did not so convince the nations that they turned from selfishness and sin to righteousness and love. We have not gotten them to “beat their swords into plowshares, nor their spears into pruning-hooks” (Isa. 2:4), nor have we reason to expect that kind of success to follow our labors. From the very beginning we announced the Scriptural program to be that only the wise should understand and that “none of the wicked should understand” (Dan. 12:10) and that during this age only the elect class will be brought into full harmony with God. We pointed out from the beginning that the world, full of selfishness, would wreck the present civilization and that God, according to the Bible, will use that great time of trouble— anarchy, confusion—as a means to an end, and upon the ruins of the highest civilization the world has yet known, wrecked by human selfishness, God will in his own due time erect the Messianic kingdom, which for centuries he has promised and which eventually will bring the foretold blessing to Israel and to all the nations of the earth. If we were obliged thus to prophesy evil things, we were glad that we could also prophesy glorious things, everlasting blessing, the silver lining to the cloud, A little more than two years remain before the climax of trouble we anticipate—if we are exactly right about the time. If we are not exactly right, surely we are not far astray, our enemies themselves being the witnesses. Look at the state of the world. Europe is seething with a Socialism which indeed numbers amongst its hosts many men of noble impulses who fancy that the course they are taking is the only one to bring about a more equitable distribution of the rapidly increasing wealth of the world. Other less noble men in the ranks of the Socialists are thinking evidently less of justice, of a general betterment of society and of a more equitable arrangement of the world’s riches, than of their own selfish interests. Others in this growing army of Socialism appear to be wholly demagogic—ignorant prattlers upon subjects which they do not comprehend, The wage-workers of the world, under the names of Syndiealism, Socialism, etc., have finally realized that the progress of the world really depends upon the coal miners, engineers, machinists, ete. They do not dispute, of course, that brain capacity is also necessary, but they are inclined to say, and still more to think that brain power and capital have appropriated the lion’s share of earth’s bounties for a long time and that ‘iow labor must have the lion’s share, even if force be required to obtain it. The governments of Europe are in perplexity. They wonder and fear what a day or a year may develop, but hope for [5061]
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