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THE
WATCH
TOWER
possessed
to
come
to
the
convention.
We
found
them
a
very
interesting
company,
very
earnest
for
the
Lord
and
for
the
truth.
Their
singing
was
excellent.
On
the
next
day
we
had
two
meetings
in
the
theater.
The
one
in
the
afternoon
was
attended
by
convention
friends
and
about
as
many
more
of
the
public,
invited
by
special
cards.
These
friends
assembled
in
the
evening
at
Collegiate
Hall,
so
as
to
give
the
full
benefit
of
the
theater
to
the
public.
And
the
publIc
came
in
crowds.
The
theater
seats
about
1,100.
Be
sIdes
these,
approximately
700
were
jammed
into
all
the
aisles
and
corridors
and
windows,
and
probably
2,000
were
turned
away.
These
were
nearly
all
colored,
not
more
than
ten
per
cent.
whites.
The
friends
had
arranged
to
reserve
certain
seats
for
the
whites,
desiring
especially
that
they
should
have
an
oppor
tunity
to
hear;
but
the
crowd,
while
orderly,
insisted
on
taking
possession
of
these.
A
number
of
ministers
were
present.
'1'hey
all
remarked
the
eagerness
of
the
people
to
hear,
and
seemed
surprised
that
anything
religious
should
have
Elieh
a
drawing
influence.
The
Episcopal
minister
thoughtfully
and
wisely
observed
that
the
secret
of
the
interest
lay
in
the
fact
that
our
message
was
a
"Gospel
of
Hope."
The
newspapers,
commenting
on
the
people
comprising
the
convention,
commented
upon
their
cleanliness,
order,
etc.;
and
the
fact
that
they
used
neither
tobacco
nor
liquors,
and
needed
no
attention
from
the
police.
In
substance,
they
said,
"'l'nis
speaks
well
for
the
work
of
Pastor
Russell
and
his
associates.
We
hope
that
they
may
accomplish
still
more
of
t
1
1eir
commendable
work
in
Jamaica."
They
also
referred
to
the
fact
that
money
and
collections
were
not
mentioned
in
connection
with
this
convention.
On
-elle
27th
we
gave
an
address
on
"The
Oneness
of
the
HOtly
of
Christ,
through
Baptism
of
the
one
Spirit";
and
later
we
had
a
consecration
service
for
the
children.
The
con
vention
closed
with
a
love
feast,
in
which
four
brethren
espe
cially
representing
the
Society
in
Jamaica,
stood
with
us
in
line
and
shook
hands
with
the
company
as
they
filed
past,
meantime
singing
some
of
our
beautiful
hymns
of
praise
and
thanI.s
to
the
Giver
of
every
good
and
perfect
gift.
In
the
evening
our
boat
departed
for
Santiago,
Cuba.
About
150
were
on
the
pier,
singing
and
waving
us
good-bye.
Theil'
order,
cleanliness
and
earnestness
were
afterwards
commented
on
by
passengers
on
our
boat.
We
were
compli
mented
on
having
such
friends
and
adherents.
Santiago
was
the
scene
of
the
principal
battle
in
the
war
which
brought
Cuban
freedom
from
the
yoke
of
Spain.
We
had
the
opportunity
of
visiting
the
battlefield-San
Juan
Hill,
where
the
principal
part
of
the
battle
was
fought,
and
Ket
tle
Hill,
celebrated
as
the
point
where
Colonel
Roosevelt
and
his
corps
were
engaged
and
suffered
severe
losses.
A
journey
of
about
500
miles
brought
us
to
Havana,
in
time
for
a
publicly
announced
meeting,
with
just
one
hour
to
spare.
English
is
comparatively
little
used
in
Havana,
and
our
congregation
was
small-about
200.
However,
even
in
this
small
number
we
had
the
satisfaction
of
knowing
that
some
received
a
blessing,
of
which
we
trust
to
hear
further
on.
Monday,
March
3,
was
spent
in
crossing
from
Havana
to
I~ey
West.
We
arrived
at
Key
West
just
in
time
for
an
adver
tised
meeting
in
its
largest
auditorium.
We
had
a
splendid
hearing
on
the
topic,
"Beyond
the
Grave."
Our
boat
for
Tampa
permitting,
we
announced
a
meeting
for
the
following
night
at
the
same
place.
The
second
subject
was
"Where
Are
the
Dead
~"
The
attention
was
excellent.
Approximately
from
five
to
six
hundred
of
Key
West's
most
intelligent
and
thoughtful
people
thus
heard
the
Truth
discussed
for
alto
gether
four
hours.
We
have
hope
that
some
of
the
hearers
had
eyes
and
ears
of
understanding,
that
some
of
them
are
of
the
consecrated
class,
and
that
the
number
of
Bible
Stu
dents
there
will
be
considerably
increased.
Tampa
was
our
next
stop.
Our
steamer
arrived
in
good
time
for
the.
appointed
meeting
on
Wednesday,
March
5th.
The
Casino
was
crowded
with
a
very
intelligent
audience
of
citzens,
Bible
Students
and
tourists.
About
three
hundred
were
turned
away.
Our
topic
was,
"Beyond
the
Grave."
After
the
meeting
many
stopped
to
greet
us.
Altogether,
we
had
a
very
enjoyable
tirr.e.
The
friends
had
made
arrangements
for
a
little
convention
of
Bible
Students,
following
the
public
address.
We
ar
ranged
our
time
of
departure
so
as
to
permit
the
service
of
blessing
the
children,
and
a
discourse
for
an
hour
on
"'£he
Three
Bodies
of
Christ'
'-the
church
in
her
three
aspects
portrayed
in
the
Word
of
God.
We
trust
that
the
brethren
were
encouraged,
and
that
the
fruitage
of
our
visit
may
ap
pear
in
the
Kingdom,
if
not
sooner.
Pensacola,
Fla.,
was
0111'
next
stop.
There
we
had
from
noon
until
10:
10
p.
m.,
March
7th.
'1'he
Bible
Stndents
here
also
had
arranged
for
a
little
convention,
and
visitors
from
nearby
towns
were
in
attendance.
The
programme
was
the
same
as
at
Tampa-a
semi-public
meeting
for
the
Bible
Stu
dents,
and
another
meeting
for
the
general
public,
with
the
same
topics
as
at
Tampa.
AI
usual,
we
had
a
crowded
house
and
closest
attention.
Leaving
at
10:00
p.
m.,
Friday
night,
we
reached
Wash
ington
on
Sunday
morning,
in
time
for
a
morning
meeting
with
the
dass
of
Bible
Students
and
the
usual
Sunday
afternoon
meeting
at
Washington
Temple.
Leaving
the
capitol,
we
reached
Baltimore
in
time
for
the
appointed
meeting
in
the
Academy
of
Music.
The
public
discourse
at
Washington
and
Baltimore
was
the
same-"
The
Grandest
Inauguration."
All
interested,
we
presume,
already
have
had
reports
of
that
dis
course,
as
it
appeared
in
the
newspapers
regularly
publish
ing
the
sermons.
Incidentally,
we
remark
that
a
fund
has
been
provided,
so
that
any
of
the
Lord's
people
who
cannot
afford
to
take
a
paper
publishing
the
sermons
weekly
may
be
supplied
free.
The
dear
friends
who
have
arranged
this
matter
voluntarily
are
not
only
willing
to
pay
for
the
papers,
but
very
much
pleased
in
deeo.
to
do
so.
We
are
again
living
in
the
time
when
the
poor
have
the
Gospel
preached
to
them.
Be
sure
to
avail
yourselves
of
this.
another
divinely
arranged
matter.
Address
all
requests
for
sermon
papers
to
THE
WATC"9:
TOWER
office.
But
will
each
ask
for
himself
and
not
for
another~
It
is
the
intention
not
to
send
papers
to
any
who
do
not
express
a
personal
desire
to
have
them.
Send
in
your
name
thus
for
a
free
subscription.
You
need
not
be
in
fear
of
ever
being
asked
to
pay
for
the
paper.
Any
such
reqnest
would
be
a
mistake,
and
should
be
promptly
reported
to
THE
'V
ATOH
TOWER
office.
\lOL.
XXXIV
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
APRTIJ
1,
1913
No.7
QUALITIES
AND
ATTRIBUTES
OF
JEHOVAH
The
Scriptures
declare
a
"beginning
of
the
creation
of
The
fact
that
the
Lord
has
knowledge
of
all
conditions
of'
God."
His
qualities
and
attributes
were
the
same
then
that
things
is
not
out
of
harmony
with
the
other
facts
that
he
per
they
are
now;
for
the
Scriptures
also
declare
his
unchangeable-
mits
conditions
which
he
disapproves,
and
which
he
declare:,
11ess-"
the
same
yesterday,
today
and
forever.'
'-Hebrews
that
he
will
ultimately
destroy.
"All
the
wicked
will
he
des-
13:8:
Psalm
90:1,2.
troy."-Psalm
145:20.
The
completeness
of
the
divine
perfection
is
such
that
If
we
accept
the
great
divine
premise
that
the
Bible
is
the
companionship
is
not
necessary
to
the
happiness
of
Jehovah.
Word
of
God,
then
we
are
bound
to
ac(~ept
the
declaration
that
The
One
who"
inhabiteth
eternity"
is
self-centered.
The
crea-
there
is
a
being
called
Satan,
that
he
is
the
"god
of
th
is
tion
of
angels
and
of
man
was
indeed
his
pleasure,
because,
world"
(2
Corinthians
4:4),
and
that
he
now
works
in
tho
benevolently,
he
desires
to
do
good,
to
give
capacity
for
"hearts
of
the
children
of
disohedience,"
(li;phesians
2:
2)
pleasure
and
to
afford
it
opportunity
for
gratification.
Further-
These
wo!"(ls
imply
not
only
that
there
are
evil
principles
at
more,
the
highest
good
of
his
creatures
calls
for
an
exhibition
work
in
this
worI(i,
but
tha't
hphind
tlwm
there
are
evil
spirit
to
the
full
of
all
the
elements
of
divine
character-divine
heings,
of
whom
Satan
is
the
inspirer
and
through
whom
he
justice,
love,
power
and
wisdom.
is
working.
BELIEF
IN
SATAN
LOGICAL
Certain
statements
are
mark
respecting
Satan
which
could
The
declaration
of
the
Bible
respecting
the
Father's
Power
is
that
"the
eyes
of
the
Lord
[the
intelligence
of
Jehovah]
not
properly
be
applied
to
a
principle
of
evil,
or
to
a
working
are
in
every
place,
beholding
the
evil
and
the
good."
of
error;
as,
for
instance,
Jesus
declared
that
Satan
was
a
(Proverbs
15:
3)
This
statement
implies
that
there
are
things
"murderer"
from
the
beginning-and
a
"liar."
(.John
8
:44)
"viI
as
well
as
good;
things
which
God
approves
and
things
Errors
and
principles
are
not
murderers
and
liars.
It
"'ould
be
which
he
<ibapproves.
This
citation
comes
the
nearest
to
a
a
misuse
of
language
to
make
such
application.
Only
an
in
suggestion
of
God's
OI:lnipresence
contained
in
the
Scriptures.
telligent
being
can
be
a
murderer
or
a
liar.
Hence
the
whole
[5209]
MARCH 35, 1913 possessed to come to the convention. We found them a very interesting company, very earnest for the Lord and for the truth. Their singing was excellent. On the next day we had two meetings in the theater. The one in the afternoon was attended by convention friends and about as many more of the public, invited by special cards. These friends assembled in the evening at Collegiate Hall, so as to give the full benefit of the theater to the public. And the public came in crowds. The theater seats about 1,100. Besides these, approximately 700 were jammed into all the aisles and corridors and windows, and probably 2,000 were turned away. These were nearly all colored, not more than ten per cent, whites. The friends had arranged to reserve certain seats for the whites, desiring especially that they should have an opportunity to hear; but the crowd, while orderly, insisted on taking possession of these. A number of ministers were present. ‘They all remarked the eagerness of the people to hear, and seemed surprised that anything religious should have such a drawing influence. The Episcopal minister thoughtfully and wisely observed that the secret of the interest lay in the fact that our message was a ‘‘Gospel of Hope.’’ The newspapers, commenting on the people comprising the convention, commented upon their cleanliness, order, etc.; and the fact that they used neither tobacco nor liquors, and needed no attention from the police. In substance, they said, ‘‘This speaks well for the work of Pastor Russell and his associates. We hope that they may accomplish still more of their commendable work in Jamaica.’’?’ They also referred to the fact that money and collections were not mentioned in connection with this convention. On the 27th we gave an address on ‘‘The Oneness of the tody of Christ, through Baptism of the one Spirit’’; and later we had a consecration service for the children. The convention closed with a love feast, in which four brethren especially representing the Society in Jamaica, stood with us in line and shook hands with the company as they filed past, meantime singing some of our beautiful hymns of praise and thanks to the Giver of every good and perfect gift. In the evening our boat departed for Santiago, Cuba. About 150 were on the pier, singing and waving us good-bye. ‘Sheir order, cleanliness and earnestness were afterwards commented on by passengers on our boat. We were complimented on having such friends and adherents. Santiago was the scene of the principal battle in the war which brought Cuban freedom from the yoke of Spain. We had the opportunity of visiting the battlefield—San Juan Hill, where the principal part of the battle was fought, and Kettle Hill, celebrated as the point where Colonel Roosevelt and his corps were engaged and suffered severe losses. A journey of about 500 miles brought us to Havana, in time for a publicly announced meeting, with just one hour to spare. English is comparatively little used in Havana, and our congregation was small—about 200. However, even in this small number we had the satisfaction of knowing that some received a blessing, of which we trust to hear further on. Monday, March 3, was spent in crossing from Havana to Key West. We arrived at Key West just in time for an adver THE WATCH TOWER tised meeting in its largest auditorium. We had a splendid (98-101) hearing on the topic, ‘‘Beyond the Grave.’? Our boat for Tampa permitting, we announced a meeting for the following night at the same place. The second subject was ‘‘ Where Are the Dead?’’ The attention was excellent. Approximately from five to six hundred of Key West’s most intelligent and thoughtful people thus heard the Truth diseussed for altogether four hours. We have hope that some of the hearers had eyes and ears of understanding, that some of them are of the consecrated class, and that the number of Bible Students there will be considerably increased. Tampa was our next stop. Our steamer arrived in good time for the, appointed meeting on Wednesday, March 5th. The Casino was crowded with a very intelligent audience of citzens, Bible Students and tourists. About three hundred were turned away. Our topic was, ‘‘Beyond the Grave.’’ After the meeting many stopped to greet us. Altogether, we had a very enjoyable time. The friends had made arrangements for a little convention of Bible Students, following the public address. We arranged our time of departure so as to permit the service of blessing the children, and a discourse for an hour on ‘The Three Bodies of Christ’’—the church in her three aspects portrayed in the Word of God. We trust that the brethren were encouraged, and that the fruitage of our visit may appear in the Kingdom, if not sooner. Pensacola, Fla., was our next stop. There we had from noon until 10:10 p. m., March 7th. The Bible Students here also had arranged for a little convention, and visitors from nearby towns were in attendance. The programme was the same as at Tampa—a semi-public mecting for the Bible Students, and another meeting for the general public, with the same topics as at Tampa. As usual, we had a crowded house and closest attention. Leaving at 10:00 p. m., Friday night, we reached Washington on Sunday morning, in time for a morning meeting with the class of Bible Students and the usual Sunday afternoon meeting at Washington Temple. Leaving the capitol, we reached Baltimore in time for the appointed meeting in the Academy of Music. The public discourse at Washington and Baltimore was the same—‘‘The Grandest Inauguration.’’ All interested, we presume, already have had reports of that discourse, as it appeared in the newspapers regularly publishing the sermons, Incidentally, we remark that a fund has been provided, so that any of the Lord’s people who cannot afford to take a paper publishing the sermons weekly may be supplied free. The dear friends who have arranged this matter voluntarily are not only willing to pay for the papers, but very much pleased indeed to do so. We are again living in the time when the poor have the Gospel preached to them. Be sure to avail yourselves of this, another divinely arranged matter. Address all requests for sermon papers to THz Watctt Tower office. But will each ask for himself and not for another? It is the intention not to send papers to any who do not express a personal desire to have them. Send in your name thus for a free subscription. You need not be in fear of ever being asked to pay for the paper. Any such request would be a mistake, and should be promptly reported to THE Watcu Tower office. Vou. XXXIV BROOKLYN, N. Y., APRIL 1, 1913 No. 7 QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES OF JEHOVAH The Scriptures declare a ‘‘beginning of the creation of God.’? His qualities and attributes were the same then that they are now; for the Scriptures also declare his unchangeableness—‘‘the same yesterday, today and forever.’’—Hebrews 13:8; Psalm 90:1, 2. The completeness of the divine perfection is such that companionship is not necessary to the happiness of Jehovah. The One who ‘‘inhabiteth eternity’’ is self-centered. The creation of angels and of man was indeed his pleasure, because, benevolently, he desires to do good, to give capacity for pleasure and to afford it opportunity for gratification. Furthermore, the highest good of his creatures calls for an exhibition to the full of all the elements of divine character—divine justice, love, power and wisdom. BELIEF IN SATAN LOGICAL The declaration of the Bible respecting the Father’s Power is that ‘‘the eyes of the Lord [the intelligence of Jehovah] are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.’’ (Proverbs 15:3) This statement implies that there are things evil as well as good; things which God approves and things which he disapproves. This citation comes the nearest to a suggestion of God’s ommipresence contained in the Scriptures. The fact that the Lord has knowledge of all conditions of things is not out of harmony with the other facts that he permits conditions which he disapproves, and which he declares that he will ultimately destroy. ‘‘ All the wicked will he destroy.’’—-Psalm 145:20. If we accept the great divine premise that the Bible is the Word of God, then we are bound to aceept the declaration that there is a being called Satan, that he is the ‘‘god of this world’’ (2 Corinthians 4:4), and that he now works in the ‘thearts of the children of disohedience.’’ (Ephesians 2:2) These words imply not only that there are evil principles at work in this world, but that behind them there are evil spirit beings, of whom Satan is the inspirer and through whom he is working, Certain statements are made respecting Satan which could not properly be applied to a principle of evil, or to a working of error; as, for instance, Jesus declared that Satan was a ““murderer’’ from the beginning—and a ‘‘liar.’?? (John 8:44) Errors and principles are not murderers and lars. It would be a misuse of language to make such application. Only an in telligent being can be a murderer or a liar. Hence the whole [5209]
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