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THE
WATCH
TOWER
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.
The
weaknesses
of
others
will
no
longer
cause
liS
unrest.
The
rest
of
the
glorifie,]
eondition
of
the
church
will
be
per
feet.
But
before
we
can
enter
into
that
rest,
we
must
here
show
our
,Yorthiness
IJy
fighting
the
good
fight
of
faith
and
by
laying
hold
on
eternal
life,
upon
the
conditions
which
are
offered
us,
,Yalking
faithfully
in
the
Master's
footsteps.
SOME
INTERESTING
LETTERS
SUCCESSFUL
SCANDINAVIAN
MEETINGS
DEAR
RHOTIIEI\
RUSSELL:-
I
wish
to
send
you
an
expression
of
our
appreciation
of
the
helpful
visit
of
Brothers
.J.
F.
Rutherford
and
A.
N.
Pierson,
as
your
representRtives,
granted
us
recently.
I
will
also
usc
this
opportnnity
to
thank
you
most
heartily
for
your
kiJHlness
to
me
in
Lon,lon,
'luring
your
own
physical
weak
ness.
rln,l
for
your
reeent
letter.
P(']'hrlps
it
will
inter,'st
you
to
have
a
report
from
me
con
{'erning
the
m(,pting
for
which
you
put
the
responsibility
in
my
{,rlre.
Prom
August
1:1
to
September
3,
Brother
Rutherford
held
eighteen
sp]enrlid
meetings
in
Norwegian,
Finnish
and
Swedish
eities,
with
a
totRI
nttendanee
of
2ii,800
arlults
and
other
thou
sanrls
turnerl
away
for
lack
of
room.
He
also
gave
twenty-four
encouraging
talks
to
the
truth
friends
in
these
places,
and
in
connection
we
had
a
good
con
vention
in
lIelsingfors,
Finland,
visited
by
about
250
friends,
RJH]
another
convention
in
Stockholm,
attended
by
about
400
friends.
As
one
proof
of
the
interest
in
Brother
Rutherford's
pub
lie
lectures
}H're,
not
fewer
than
1,818
volumes
of
STUDIES
IN
'rIlE
SCRIPTl:JmS
,yere
sold
in
Sweden
and
Norway-672
of
these
being
soM
at
a
single
Sunday
morning
meeting
in
Stock
holm,
at
which
the
attendance
was
3,300,
with
700
turned
away
for
In{'k
of
room,
first
receiving
free
literature.
Besides
this,
we
J'('eeived
thousands
of
addresses
requesting
further
information
re
subjects
discussed.
At
the
Orebro
meeting
alone,
attende'l
by
2,200
arlults.
with
many
outside
who
could
not
ga
in
entrance
to
the
hall,
586
address-cards
were
received.
Notwithstanding
the
fact
that
in
every
dty
we
had
rented
the
largest
halls
obtainable,
no
one
of
them
was
large
enough
to
hold
the
crowds.
For
the
advertisement
of
Brother
Rutherford's
meetings
in
Sweden
and
Norway
we
distributed
217,500
copies
of
BIBLE
STUDENTS
MO~THLY.
Many
papers
published
very
good
re
ports
of
his
lectures,
reaching
other
thonsRnds
of
Swedish
people.
\Ve
earnestly
desire
that
you
senii
him
to
Sweden
again,
as
soon
and
for
as
long
a
time
as
possible.
Vole
promise
you
that
we
will
have
the
largest
halls
all
over
the
land,
crowded
every
night
to
hear
him.
Meanwhile
we
are
striving
to
do
the
best
we
can,
by
the
Lord's
grace,
to
carryon
the
good
work
in
which
we
have
received
so
many
blessings
and
which
every
day
becomes
more
dear
to
our
hearts.
The
colporteur
work
and
all
other
branches
make
good
progress
continually.
During
about
five
weeks
before
us
we
have
arranged
for
twenty
mass-meetings
in
the
largest
cities
and
towns
of
Northern
Sweden,
which
Brother
Rutherford
could
not
visit.
In
these
I
shall
be
the
speaker,
D.
V.
We
pray
that
the
Master
of
the
harvest
may
guide
us
and
give
wisdom
and
strength
to
do
all
in
harmony
with
his
will
and
to
the
glory
of
his
name.
We
shall
highly
appre
ciate
the
privilege
of
being
continuaJly
ine1nded
in
yom
pray
ers
to
this
end;
we
never
forget
you
in
our
petitions
hefore
the
throne
of
grace.
With
most
sincere
Christian
love
an<1
greeting
to
you,
om
beloye<1
Pastor
an<1
brother,
in
whieh
all
the
deRr
hdpers
at
this
office
join,
I
remain,
as
ever,
Your
humble
co-laborer
in
the
Loril's
harvest,
AUG.
LUNDBORG.
BROOKIJYN,
N.
Y.,
NOVEMBER
15,
1913
"BECAUSE
WE
LOVE
THE
BRETHREN"
No.
22
"We
know
that
we
have
passed
from
death
unto
We
arc
glad
to
testify
that
both
from
personal
contact
and
through
cOfl'espon,lenee
we
have
every
reason
to
believe
that
the
Bible
Stu(lents,
who
constitute
the
large
majority
of
onr
reailers,
hnve
been
growing
in
grace
lately-during
the
past
few
years.
Contrasting
the
present
with
three,
six
or
ten
years
ago,
we
notice
a
great
inerease
in
spirituality
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord-the
holy
Spirit
of
love.
Not
only
is
this
manifested
in
activities
in
the
service
of
th"
truth,
'bnt
a
l~,o
in
hroader
sympathies
one
for
another
anr]
fO!'
all
(;hristians-and,
ind"ed,
for
the
entire
groRning
I'!'eation.
This
is
just
'dwt
it
should
be
eyery
year;
every
week,
in,]C"d,
,honl,]
mnrk
progress
in
Christ-likeness,
as
wn
renH'llllH'1'
that,
"Tf
auy
man
have
not
the
Spirit
of
(~lll'ist,
he
is
none
of
his,"
and
therefore
will
h:lve
no
part
in
tlw
king',lolll-what(wer
inferior
blessing
he
may
obtain
lIIHI"r
stripes
:Illd
diseiplines
neeessary
to
the
de"elopment
of
t
iJe
proper
character.
\Ve
]'('Illem
bel'
further
the
Apostle's
statement
that
the
divine
predestination
respeeting
tlw
ehurch
is
that
we
must
e:wh
in,liYidually
in
ehamcter
beeome
copies
of
onr
Lord.
(Homans
8:
:.?~).)
Surely
such
clear
statem('nts
of
the
divine
(('ill
and
of
tlw
terms
npon
whieh
we
may
make
onr
calling
an,]
elt-dion
sun'
shoul,l
be
stimulating.
NeY('rtlw!,'ss,
notwithstnlH]ing
all
the
progress
noted,
many
of
the
little
dasses
are
experit']H'ing
fridion,
which
causes
Illore
or
less
,'on"ern
all(]
unhappiness.
As
the
truth
makes
us
free
and
op('ns
the
eyes
of
0111'
uIHlershmding,
it
enables
us
to
s('e
our
own
i
III
j)('l'f('d
ions
and
the
inl1H'rfeetions
of
tit('
hl'dhl't'll
an<1
oi'
tiJe
wor],l
III
01'('
('!early
than
eVN.
Unless
tllPre
be
a,
large
amount
of
love,
this
,,,ill
mean
a
<1isposition
to
fin,]
fault,
to
critieize.
\Ve
m:1Y
safely
give
ourselves
considera],lc
liberty
along
these
lines
in
dealing
with
our
own
character.
\Ve
may
find
fault
"'ith
o\ll'sehes
an(]
criti(~ize
ours(']v"s
often
to
advantage.
Yd
e"en
this
shoul,l
not
])('
ealTied
so
far
that
we
forget
the
Lonl's
gracious
promise
that
He
will
judge
us
according
to
our
IlPart
intr'lltions
awl
not
aceortling
to
our
imperfect
attainments.
\V"
ar(',
perhaps,
better
able
to
Rppreciate
our
own
shorteomings,
all(l
how
they
were
unintentional;
but
when
the
short
com
ings
are
those
of
others,
it
tests
our
love,
patience,
broth('rly-kindness,
meekness,
gentleness,
etc.
Yet
such
testings
life,
because
we
love
the
brethren.
"-1
John
3
:14.
are
very
profitable.
We
pray
that
the
Lord
will
Rs~ist
us
in
growing
in
the
graces
of
the
holy
Spirit.
Let
us
remem
ber
that
the
only
way
to
assist
us
would
he
by
giving
us
testings
along
these
very
lines.
Our
strength
of
character,
our
development
in
these
graces,
will
be
in
proportion
as
we
receive
these
testings
in
the
proper
spirit.
PROOF
OF
RELATIONSIDP
AS
NEW
CREATURES
Our
text
seems
to
imply
that
the
love
of
the
bretllren
is
one
of
the
most
beautiful
experiences
of
tIl('
Christian.
'Whoever
fili,ls
that
he
has
full
love
for
all
the
hrdhren,
full
sympathy
for
them,
therein
has
a
sppcially
strong
Script·
ural
proof
that
he
himself
is
a
new
creatnre-thRt
he
has
passed
from
<1eath
unto
life.
And
whoever
has
allY
other
sentiment
than
love
to
any
of
the
brethren
snl'P]y
lacks
proof,
or
demonstration,
along
this
line
of
his
relationship
to
God
as
a
new
creature.
If
we
keep
this
always
in
mind,
how
valuahle
an
assist
ance
it
will
be
to
us!
Do
we
not
frequently
desiro
to
re
assun~
ourselves
of
the
Lord's
favor
and
of
our
continued
relationship
to
him
as
new
creatures,
passed
from
death
unto
life
~
If
we
do,
here
is
the
text,
the
application
of
whieh,
if
we
are
in
the
right
condition,
should
bring
peace
and
joy.
And
if
,ve
arc
in
the
wrong
condition,
it
should
bring
alarm
for
our
personal
safety
as
new
creatures.
One
of
the
points
of
friction
in
llIany
of
the
classes
is
the
relationship
between
the
dass
an<1
its
servants.
So
far
as
,ve
ean
judge,
the
fault
is
sometimes
with
the
one
and
sometimes
with
the
other.
We
are
frequently
asked
in
respeet
to
the
duties
of
the
elders,
the
responsibility
of
the
classes,
etc.
In
general,
we
prefer
to
refer
all
such
inquiries
to
our
very
full
discussion
of
the
subject
in
the
sixth
volume
of
STUDIES
IN
THE
SCRIPTUHES.
'Ve
know
not
how
to
improve
on
the
suggestions
there
made.
We
believe
that
if
what
we
have
written
wero
thoroughly
studied,
the
recommendations
there
gil'en
would
be
found
ample
for
every
case.
On
doctrinal
matters
we
prefer
not
to
write
personal
letters;
for
in
a
few
cases
we
have
found
that
the
persons
receiving
the
letters
haw
either
misunderstood
them,
or
only
partially
communicated
their
contents
to
others
,Yhen
discussing
the
matter.
Again,
some
have
said,
"Brother
Russell
wrote
thus
and
so
in
STUDIES
IN
THE
SCRIPTURES,
but
we
have
a
later
[5346]
(335-339) The weaknesses of others will no longer cause us unrest. The rest of the glorified condition of the church will be perfect. But before we can enter into that rest, we must here THE WATCH TOWER Brooktyn, N. Y. show our worthiness hy fighting the good fight of faith and by laying hold on eternal life, upon the conditions which are offered us, walking faithfully in the Master’s footsteps. SOME INTERESTING LETTERS SUCCESSFUL SCANDINAVIAN MEETINGS DEAR BROTHER RUSSELL :— I wish to send you an expression of our appreciation of the helpful visit of Brothers J. F. Rutherford and A. N. Pierson, as your representatives, granted us recently. I will also use this opportunity to thank you most heartily for your kindness to me in London, during your own physical weakness, and for your recent letter. Perhaps it will interest you to have a report from me concerning the meeting for which you put the responsibility in my eare. From August 13 to September 3, Brother Rutherford held eighteen splendid meetings in Norwegian, Finnish and Swedish cities, with a total attendance of 25,800 adults and other thousands turned away for lack of room. He also gave twenty-four encouraging talks to the truth friends in these places, and in connection we had a good convention in Helsingfors, Finland, visited by about 250 friends, and another convention in Stockholm, attended by about 400 friends. As one proof of the interest in Brother Rutherford’s publie lectures here, not fewer than 1,818 volumes of STUDIES IN THE Scriprcres were sold in Sweden and Norway—672 of these being sold at a single Sunday morning meeting in Stockholm, at which the attendance was 3,300, with 700 turned away for lack of room, first receiving free literature. Besides this, we reecived thousands of addresses requesting further information re subjects discussed. At the Orebro meeting alone, attended by 2,200 adults, with many outside who could Notwithstanding the fact that in every city we had rented the largest halls obtainable, no one of them was large enough to hold the crowds. For the advertisement of Brother Rutherford’s meetings in Sweden and Norway we distributed 217,500 copies of BIBLE STUDENTS MonTHLY. Many papers published very good reports of his lectures, reaching other thousands of Swedish people. We earnestly desire that you send him to Sweden again, as soon and for as long a time as possible. We promise you that we will have the largest halls all over the land, erowded every night to hear him. Meanwhile we are striving to do the best we can, by the Lord’s grace, to carry on the good work in which we have received so many blessings and which every day becomes more dear to our hearts. The colporteur work and all other branches make good progress continually. During about five wecks before us we have arranged for twenty mass-meetings in the largest cities and towns of Northern Sweden, which Brother Rutherford could not visit. In these I shall be the speaker, D. V. We pray that the Master of the harvest may guide us and give wisdom and strength to do all in harmony with his will and to the glory of his name. We shall highly appre ciate the privilege of being continually included in your prayers to this end; we never forget you in our petitions before the throne of grace. With most sincere Christian love and grecting to you, our beloved Pastor and brother, in which all the dear helpers at this office join, I remain, as ever, Your humble co-laborer in the Lord’s harvest, not gain entrance to the hall, 586 address-cards were received. Aug. LUNpDBORG. Vou. XXXIV BROOKLYN, N. Y.,. NOVEMBER 15, 1913 “BECAUSE WE LOVE THE BRETHREN” ‘(We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren.’’—1 John 3:14. We are glad to testify that both from personal contact and through correspondence we have every reason to believe that the Bible Students, who constitute the large majority of our readers, have been growing in grace lately—during the past few years. Contrasting the present with three, six or ten years ago, we notice a great increase in spirituality— the Spirit of the Lord—the holy Spirit of love. Not only is this manifested in activities in the serviee of the truth, but also in broader sympathies one for another and for all Christians—and, indeed, for the entire groaning vreation. This is just what it should be every year; every week, indeed, should mark progress in’ Christ-likeness, as we remember that, ‘‘Tf any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his,’’? aud therefore will have no part in. the kinedam—whatever inferior Dlessing he may obtain under stripes and disciplines necessary to the development of the proper character. We remember further the Apostle’s statement that the divine predestination respeeting the church is that we must each individually in character become eopies of our Lord. (Romans 8:29.) Surely such elear statements of the divine will and of the terms upon whieh we may make our calling and election sure should be stimulating. Nevertheless, notwithstanding all the progress noted, many of the little classes are experiencing friction, which causes more or Jess concern and unhappiness. As the truth makes us free and opeus the eyes of our understanding, it enables us to see our own imperfections and the imperfections of the brethren and of the world more elearly than ever. Unless there be a large amount of love, this will mean a disposition to find fault, to criticize. We may safely give ourselves considerable liberty along these lines in dealing with our own eharaeter. We may find fault with ourselves and criticize ourselves often to advantage. Yet even this should not be carricd so far that we forget the Lord’s gracious promise that He will judge us according to our heart intentions and not according to our imperfect attainments. We are, perhaps, better able to appreciate our own shortcomings, aud how they were unintentional; but when the shortcomings are those of others, it tests our love, patience, brotherly-kindness, meekness, gentleness, etc. Yet such testings are very profitable. We pray that the Lord will assist us in growing in the graces of the holy Spirit. Let us remember that the only way to assist us would he by giving us testings along these very lines. Our strength of character, our development in these graees, will be in proportion as we reecive these testings in the proper spirit. PROOF OF RELATIONSHIP AS NEW CREATURES Our text seems to imply that the love of the brethren is one of the most beautiful expericnees of the Christian. Whoever fitids that he has full love for all the brethren, full sympathy for them, therein has a specially strong Seriptural proof that he himself is a new creature—that he has passed from death unto life. And whoever has any other sentiment than love to any of the brethren surely lacks proof, or demonstration, along this line of his relationship to God as a new creature. If we keep this always in mind, how valuable an assistance it will be to us! Do we not frequently desiro to reassure ourselves of the Lord’s favor and of our continued relationship to him as new creatures, passed from death unto life? If we do, here is the text, the application of which, if we are in the right condition, should bring peace and joy. And if we are in the wrong condition, it should bring alarm for our personal safety as new creatures. One of the points of friction in many of the classes is the relationship between the class and its servants. So far as we can judge, the fault is sometimes with the one and sometimes with the other. We are frequently asked in respect to the duties of the elders, the responsibility of the classes, ete. In general, we prefer to refer all such inquiries to our very full discussion of the subject in the sixth volume of STUDIES IN THE ScRIPTURES. We know not how to improve on the suggestions there made. We believe that if what we have written were thoroughly studied, the recommendations there given would be found ample for every case. On doctrinal matters we prefer not to write personal letters; for in a few cases we have found that the persons receiving the letters have either misunderstood them, or only partially communicated their contents to others when discussing the matter. Again, some have said, ‘‘Brother Russell wrote thus and so in STUDIES IN THE ScRIPTURES, but we have a later [5346]
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