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EXTRACT
FROM
LETTER
TO
A
FRIEND
Dear
Brother:-
I
arrived
home
safe
FriJay
afternoon
after
a
somewhat
ad
venturesome
journey.
At
Yarmouth,
I
had
an
interesting
experience.
I
was
talk
ing
with
two
young
woml'n
from
Annapolis,
when
a
young
minister
with
\diOm
they
were
acquainted
came
up,
and
they
introduced
me.
K
oticing
my
pin,
he
said
in
a
rather
chal
lengillg
tow',
"
You
are
a
Hussellite
~"
"Yes,"
I
said,
"I
am
a
Dible
StuJen
t;
and
you
are
an
Evolutionist."
"
Yes,"
he
sail!'
I
then
said,
"I
am
glad
to
meet
you.
I
have
been
wanting
to
hear
the
doctrine
from
a
real
Evolutionist."
Hl'
then
proc(·(·Jed
to
explain
Evolution.
I
then
asked
him
whne
lieople
\vOlild
evo!1'e
to
after
d('ath.
He
said
the
soul
kept
on
evohillg.
I
asked
him
where
lIlen
got
their
souls
if
these
\\
ere
the
outcome
of
Evolution,
and
monkeys
did
not
have
any.
lie
replied
that
surely
God
could
impart
to
each
Illan
a
SDUI,
He
gave
me
a
pamphlet
on
Evolution
by
Dr.
Elliot,
and
I
gave
him
my
WATCH
'rOWER
to
read.
When
I
had
finished,
he
asked
what
I
thought
of
it.
I
said,
"I
think
it
is
very
good
for
a
lIlan's
idea,
but
he
has
no
proof
that
it
is
correct-nothing
at
all
to
back
it
up,
no
proof
of
any
kind.
Now,
I
can
prove
everything
I
believe
by
the
Dible."
'rhen
the
minister
said,
"But
the
Bible
is
sdf-contraJictory;
and
\dwt
proofs
have
you
that
it
is
correcU"
"No,"
I
said,
"the
Bible
is
not
contradictory
when
you
understalllI
it;
but
it
is
the
most
lwrmonious
and
logical
book
ever
written.
Anyone
merely
reading
it
must
admit
that
it
could
not
be
written
by
man."
lIe
finally
promised
to
read
some
of
the
STUDIES
l~
THE
SCnlP'l'UHES,
which
he
toll!
me
he
had
in
his
home.
May
the
Lord's
blessing
be
with
you
and
all
the
dear
Bethel
family.
Your
sister
in
Christ,
S'l'ELLA
H.
WA'rEIDIAN.
VOL.
XXXV
BHOOKLYl\,
N.
Y.,
OCTOBER
15,
1914
VIEW
FROM
THE
WATCH
TOWER
No.
20
The
Scriptures
foretell
tllat
in
the
end
of
this
age
there
will
be
a
ery
of
"Peace!
Peace!!"
Imt
that
there
will
be
no
peace.
(.Jeremiah
G:H)
This
prophecy
has
been
fulfilled.
When
thil
]J'irst
National
Arbitration
Board
convened
at
Geneva,
Switzerland,
and
gave
its
first
reward,
September
14,
1872,
the
try
of
"Universal
Peace"
went
up
all
over
the
world.
'1'here
was
to
be
no
more
war.
All
difficulties
between
nations
were
to
be
settled
by
arbitration.
How
sadly
disappointed
must
those
people
be
who,
in
spite
of
the
many
wars
since
that
time,
have
continued
to
cry,
"Peace!
Peace!"
Their
theory
has
been
that
universal
peace
between
the
nations
would
speed
ily
usher
in
the
Messianic
kingllom.
How
few
look
to
the
Word
of
the
Lord
to
see
what
he
has
to
say
on
the
subject
or,
looking,
entirely
disregard
God's
testimony
through
the
prophets,
to
the
effect
that
the
present
age
waulll
end
and
the
Millennium
be
inaugurated,
not
by
Peace
Conventions
and
Pl'aee
'1'reaties,
but
by
"A
time
of
trouble
sueh
as
was
not
since
there
was
a
nation."
(Daniel
1
~:
1;
Matthew
24
:21)
The
peace
cry
has
received
an
especial
ly
severe
shock
in
the
present
momentous
war,
involving
more
than
any
other
war
on
the
earth
ever!
Instead
of
the
present
war
being
nearly
over,
we
incline
to
expect
much
more
serious
complications
in
Europe-that
other
nations
will
be
drawn
into
the
war.
Notwithstanding-
the
fact
that
the
President
and
the
Secrdary
of
State
of
our
own
land
are
wise
men,
lovers
and
promoters
of
peaee;
and
notwithstanding
the
fact
that
there
is
no
apparent
reason
1\'hy
our
country
should
ever
be
involved
in
this
w:1l',
nevertheless
we
are
apprehensive.
The
great
na
tions
of
the
old
world,
impoverishing
themsdves
and
destroying
their
commercial
interests,
as
well
as
lwing
robbed
of
hun
dreds
of
thousanrls
of
vahlable
lives
bv
this
war,
will
not
wish
to
see
the
Uniteil
States
towering
high
above
them
in
every
way
hy
rilason
of
its
isolation.
'We
may
he
sure
that
the
crafty
statesmen
of
Europe,
while
professing
interest
in
our
peace,
will
rila
lly
do
all
in
their
power
to
em
broil
us
in
war
by
one
rlevice
or
tmother.
SHORTENING
OF
THE
DAYS
OF
TROUBLE
While
rlesiring
peace
at
home
and
ahroad,
all
who
are
chililren
of
the
Highest
must
desire
the
Father's
will
to
be
ilone-rather
than
our
own.
Hence,
should.
the
war
extend
even
to
our
own
land,
in
spite
of
everything
we
can
do
to
the
contrary,
ld
us
not
he
discont<'nted,
but
still
pray,
"Thy
will
he
done!"
Let
us
look
heyond
thl'
present
terrible
war
to
the
glorious
things
which
God's
Word
assures
us
lie
just
beyond
it;
namely,
Messiah's
kingdom.
WI1l'n
we
say
that
the
kingdom
lies
just
beyond
the
war,
Wl'
shoulrI
note
the
fact
that,
according
to
the
Scriptures,
it
will
not
be
set
up
immediately.
Following
the
terrible
storm
of
this
war
will
come
a
great
revolution,
symbolically
styled
"a
great
earthquake."
(Revelation
16:18)
In
conjunction
with
this
social
revolution,
the
Rible
indicates
that
churchianity
will
for
a
time
be
greatly
exalted
as
the
hoped-for
power
by
which
the
revolution
may
be
offset
and
stopped.
During
that
brief
time
of
Babylon
'8
prosperity,
the
true
chureh
will
be
in
hal'll
lines,
from
the
earthly
viewpoint.
Nevertheless,"
all
things
shall
work
togdher
for
good
to
them
that
love
God,
to
the
called
according
to
his
purpose."
Followin!4
the
revolution
and
ehurchianity's
exaltation
quickly
will
come
the
anarchy,
which
the
Bible
every\1'llere
symbolizes
by
fire,
because
of
its
llestructive
force
and
influ
ence.
That
will
be
the
time
mentioned
by
our
Savior,
saying,
"Unless
those
days
should.
be
shortened,
there
shoulil
no
flesh
be
saved."
(Matthew
24:
22)
The
Master
tells
us,
however,
that
those
days
of
anarchy
and
general
strife-"
e\-ery
lIlan's
hand
against
his
brother,
against
his
neighbor,
a1l1l
no
IW:lee
to
him
that
goeth
out
or
to
him
thnt
cO!lleth
in'
'-shall
Ile
shortened.
The
establishment
of
the
eh\1l'r'h
in
glory.
the
bringing
of
the
elect
into
control
of
the
world,
will
shortell
those
days
and
inaugurate
the
reign
of
the
Prince
of
Peaee.
PRAYING
FOR
PEACE
IN
EUROPE
Our
honorable
President
with
praiseworthy
intent
rerpll'sh'd
all
Christian
people
to
make
October
4
a
day
of
prayer
for
peace
in
Europe.
However,
we
cannot
con('.ur
with
Ollr
worthy
President
in
this
matter.
Much
as
we
appreciate
peace-and
we
have
all
our
life
labored
to
be
a
peacemaker-we
cannot
pray
the
Almighty
to
change
his
plans
to
conform
to
those
of
our
honored
President.
For
twenty-five
hundred
years
God,
through
the
Bible
prophets,
has
been
telling
his
people
about
this
great
war
alllI
concerning
the
more
terrible
Armageddon
whieh
will
follow
it;
and
can
we
expect
him
to
reverse
the
program
at
our
hehest'?
The
prayers
of
those
millions
prrrying
for
the
prosperity
of
the
Germans
and
the
extermination
of
the
Allies,
and
the
prayers
of
other
millions
for
the
Sllccess
of
the
Allies
and
the
annihilation
of
the
Germans,
and
the
prayers
of
the
Pope
and
of
our
President
and
other
good
people
that
this
awful
war
shall
promptly
cease
will
all
go
unansiH'red,
if
we
read
our
Bible
aright.
The
war
will
proceed
ana
will
eventuate
in
no
glorious
victory
for
any
nation,
but
in
the
horrible
mutilation
amI
impoverishment
of
all.
Next
will
follow
the
awful
Anna
gedrlon
of
anarchy.
After
that,
peace,
lasting
peace,
may
be
hoped
for.
llP
cause
God
has
declared
it!
It
will
be
brought
in
by
Mes
siah's
kingdom,
for
which
so
long
we
have
prayed-"
Thy
kingdom
come;
thy
will
be
done
on
earth
as
in
heaven."
For
forty
years
we
have
been
proclaiming
this
very
war
and
its
glorious
outcome,
by
sermons,
oral
and
printed,
and
in
our
hooks
on
Bihle
Study
in
twenty
languages.
Now,
when
the
very
year
has
come
and
the
prophecy
is
being
fulfilled,
could
we
consistently
ask
the
Almighty
to
change
his
program
f
Nay!
Rather,
our
discourse
on
October
4
was
from
the
Master's
words,
respecting
the
present
"Distress
of
nations
with
per
plexity,
men's
hearts
failing
them
for
fear
of
those
things
ahout
to
come
on
the
earth.
"-Lukil
21
:215,
26.
Our
addrl'ss
was
given
in
the
Nilw
York
City
Temple
fifteen
hundred
heard
for
two
hours,
and
many
were
turned
away.
CATCHING
FISH
WITH
THE
GOSPEL
NET
I<
Jesus
saith
unto
them,
Follow
me,
and
I
will
make
you
fishers
of
men.
"-Matthew
4
:19.
Our
Lord's
parables,
figures
of
speech,
and
more
or
less
5:
1-11)
The
boat
was
one
that
was
userl
in
the
fishing
busi-
"dark
sayings,"
such
as
this
one,
were
usually
based
upon
n
0
ss,
conduded
by
Peter.
James
and
.Tohn.
Following
this
iucidl'nts
conue~ted
with
his
ministry.
We
remember
the
con-
discourse,
.Tesus
invitpd
these
men
to
become
his
di~ciples,
text
here-hl'
had
been
preaching
at
the
Rl'a
of
Galilee,
and
using
the
words.
"Follow
me,
and
I
will
makp
1'011
fishl'rs
of
had
put
out
in
a
hoat
hecause
of
the
crowd
of
people.
(Luke
men."
'
[5554]
EXTRACT FROM LETTER TO A FRIEND Dear Brother :— I arrived home safe Friday afternoon after a somewhat adventuresome journey. At Yarmouth, | had an interesting experience. I was talking with two young women from Annapolis, when a young minister with whom they were acquainted came up, and they introduced me, Noticing my pin, he said in a rather challenging tone, ‘‘ You are a Russellite?’’ ‘‘ Yes,’? I said, ‘‘I am a Bible Student; and you are an Evolutionist.’’ ‘‘Yes,’’ he said. 1 then said, ‘‘I am glad to meet you. I have been wanting to hear the doctrine from a real Evolutionist.’’ Ile then proevcded to explain Evolution. I then asked him where people would evolve to after death. He said the soul kept on evolving. I asked him where men got their souls if these were the outcome of Evolution, aud monkeys did not have any. He replied that surely God could impart to each Vou. XXXV VIEW FROM THE The Scriptures foretell that in the end of this age there will be a cry of ‘‘Peaec! Peace!!’’ but that there will be no peace. (Jeremiah 6:14) This propheey has been fulfilled. When the First National Arbitration Board convened at Geneva, Switzerland, and gave its first reward, September 14, 1872, the ery of ‘‘Universal Peace’? went up all over the world. There was to be no more war. All difficulties between nations were to be scttled by arbitration. How sadly disappointed must those people be who, in spite of the many wars since that time, have continued to cry, ‘‘Peace! Peace!’’ Their theory has been that universal peace between the nations would speedily usher in the Messianic kingdom. How few look to the Word of the Lord to see what he has to say on the subject or, looking, entirely disregard God’s testimony through the prophets, to the effect that the present age would end and the Millennium be inaugurated, not by Peace Conventions and Peace Treaties, but by ‘‘A time of trouble such as was not since there was a nation.’’ (Daniel 12:1; Matthew 24:21) The peace cry has received an especially severe shock in the present momentous war, involving more than any other war on the carth ever! Instead of the present war being nearly over, we incline to expect much more serious complications in Europe—that other nations will be drawn into the war. Notwithstanding the fact that the President and the Seerctary of State of our own land are wise men, lovers and promoters of peace; and notwithstanding the fact that there is no apparent reason why our country should ever be involved in this war, nevertheless we are apprehensive. The great nations of the old world, impoverishing themselves and destroying their commercial interests, as well as being robbed of hundreds of thousands of valuable lives by this war, will not wish to see the United States towering high ahove them in every way by reason of its isolation. We may be sure that the crafty statesmen of Europe, while professing interest in our peace, will really do all in their power to embroil us in war by one device or another. SHORTENING OF THE DAYS OF TROUBLE While desiring peace at home and abroad, all who are children of the Highest must desire the Father’s will to be done—rather than our own. Hence, should the war extend even to our own land, in spite of everything we can do to the contrary, let us not be discontented, but still pray, (‘Thy will be done!’’ Tet us look beyond the "present terrible war to the glorious things which God’s Word assures us lie just beyond it; namely, Messiah’s kingdom. When we say that the. kingdom lies just beyond the war, we shonld note the fact that, according to the Scriptures, it will not be set up immediately. Following the terrible storm of this war will come 2 great revolution, symbolically styled “a great carthquake.’’ (Revelation 16:18) In conjunction with this social are ion, the Bible indicates that churchianity will for a time be ereatly exalted as the hoped-for power by which the revolution may be offset and stopped. During that BROOKLYN, N. Y "9 man a soul, He gave me a pamphlet on Evolution by Dr. Elliot, and I gave him my WatcH Tower to read. When I had finished, he asked what I thought of it. I said, ‘*T think it is very good for a man’s idea, but he has no proof that it is correet—nothing at all to back it up, no proof of any kind. Now, I can prove everything I believe by the Bible.’’ Then the minister said, ‘‘ But the Bible is self-contradictory ; and what proots have you that it is eorrect?’’ “*No,’’? I said, ‘‘the Bible is not contradictory when you understand it; but it is the most harmonious and logical book ever written. Any one merely reading it must admit that it could not be written by man.’’ He finally promised to read some of the STuDIES IN THE ScriprurEs, which he told me he had in his home. May the Lord’s blessing be with you and all the dear Bethel family. Your sister in Christ, STELLA H, WaTERMAN. OCTOBER 15, 1914 WATCH TOWER brief time of Babylon’s prosperity, the true church will be in hard lines, from the earthly viewpoint. Nevertheless, ‘‘all things shall work together for good to them that love God, to the called according to his purpose.’’ Following the revolution and churchianity’s exaltation quickly will come the anarchy, which the Bible everywhere symbolizes by fire, because of its destruetive force and influence. That will be the time mentioned by our Savior, saying, ‘¢Unless those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved.’? (Matthew 24:22) The Master tells us, however, that those days of anarchy and general strife—‘‘every man’s hand against his brother, against his neighbor, and no peace to him that goeth out or to him that cometh in’’—shall he shortened. The establishment of the church in glory, the bringing of the elect into control of the world, will shorten those days and inaugurate the reign of the Prince of Peace. PRAYING FOR PEACH IN EUROPE Our honorable President with praiseworthy intent requested all Christian people to make October 4 a day of prayer for peace in Europe. However, we cannot concur with our worthy President in this matter. Much as we appreciate peace—and we have all our life labored to be a peacemaker—we cannot pray the Almighty to change his plans to conform to those of our honored President. For twenty-five hundred years God, through the Bible prophets, has been telling his people about this great war and concerning the more terrible Armageddon which will follow it; and can we expect him to reverse the program at our behest? The prayers of those millions praying for the prosperity of the Germans and the extermination of the Allies, and the prayers of other millions for the success of the Allies and the annihilation of the Germans, and the prayers of the Pope and of our President and other good people that this awful war shall promptly cease will all go unanswered, if we read our Bible aright. The war will proeced and will eventuate in no glorious victory for any nation, but in the horrible mutilation and impoverishment of all. Next will follow the awful Armageddon of anarchy. After that, peace, lasting peace, may be hoped for, because God has declared it! It will be brought in by Messiah’s kingdom, for which so long we have prayed—‘‘ Thy kingdom come; thy will be done on earth as in heaven.’’ For forty years we have been proclaiming this very war and its glorious outeome, by sermons, oral and printed, and in our books on Bible Study in twenty languages. Now, when the very year has come and the prophecy is being fulfilled, could we consistently ask the Almighty to change his program? Nay! Rather, our discourse on October 4 was from the Master’s words, respecting the present ‘‘Distress of nations with perplexity, men’s hearts failing them for fear of those things about to come on the earth.’’—Luke 21:25, 26. Our address was given in the New York City Temple—fifteen hundred heard for two hours, and many were turned away. CATCHING FISH WITH THE GOSPEL NET ‘*Jesus saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’’—Matthew 4:19. Our Lord’s parables, figures of speech, and more or less ‘dark sayings,’’ such as this one, were usually based upon incidents connected with his ministry. We remember the context here—he had been preaching at the Sea of Galilee, and had put out in a boat because of the crowd of people. (Luke (303-307) 5:1-11) The boat was one that was used in the fishing business, conducted by Peter, James and John. Following this discourse, Jesus invited these men to become his disciples, using the words, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.?? {5554]
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