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THE
WATCH
TOWER
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.
HUNGRY
FOB
GOD'S
LOVB
My
DEAR
PASTOR
RUSSELL:-
Your
sermQns
in
the
newspapers
are
such
a
comfort,
and
I
am
proud
to
know
that
there
is
a
man
of
God
who
is
brave
enough
to
tell
the
truth
as
he
sees
it.
We
go
to
church,
but
where
is
the
comfort
to
be
found
there?
Money!
money!
money!
The
poor
man
is
made
to
feel
his
position
in
life
so
keen~y
that
!t
is
far
better
for
him
to
stay
at
home
and
go
out
In
the
fields
or
on
the
water
and
praise
God
there,
for
God
wants
the
heart
and
a
good,
pure
life.
We
are
hungry
for
God
and
for
Christ's
love--pure,
sweet
love.
We
go
to
church,
but
we
are
made
to
feel
that
we
poor
creatures
need
to
know
more
of
God's
love!
It
is
there
for
us,
only
our
eyes
are
not
yet
opened.
We
have
attended
the
same
church
for
twenty
years-Presbyterian,
and
a
little
Over
two
years
ago
I
had
an
awful,
awful
sorrow
(I
had
but
the
two
sons),
when
my
older
son
was
taken
m.
Everything
was
done
that
could
be
done
for
him,
but
God
called
him
home.
His
was
one
of
the
most
beautiful
characters.
\Vhen
he
was
ill
and
suffering,
there
was
never
a
murmur.
He
was
on
the
Produce
Exchange,
and
his
employer
wrote
him
a
most
beautiful
letter,
stating
that
they
had
stood
side
by
side
for
thirteen
years
and
he
had
never
seen
a
frown.
After
the
funeral,
and
our
bills
were
beincr
settled,
we
were
horrified
when
the
undertaker
said
to
my
husband
that
the
minister
expected
his
pay-from
five
to
ten
dollars.
What
a
dreadful
thing
to
think
that
the
last
prayer
over
the
remains
of
my
precious
boy
had
to
be
paid
for!
We
have
the
receipt.
What
would
our
blessed
Savior
say
to
that!
Qh,
keep
telling
us
of
God's
love!
It
will
help
us
to
bear
the
cross
as
we
go
through
life.
If
it
were
only
known
in
the
pure,
simple
way,
how
many
dear,
discouraged
souls
it
would
help!
It
is
not
to
be
found
in
the
churches
of
today.
Very
sincerely,
MRS.
E.
H.
LOMAS.
BCHOBS
SBNTIMENTS
OF
MAlITY
PRISONERS
DEAR
SIR:-
As
one
of
more
than
fourteen-hundred
prisoners
confined
in
Clinton
Prison
at
Dannemora,
N.
Y.,
I
wish
to
thank
you
and
all
concerned
in
the
production
of
the
PHOTO-DRAMA
of
CREATION.
It
has
been
a
great
privilege
to
view
the
pictures,
and
I
have
derived
lasting
benefit
during
these
past
four
days.
I
but
echo
the
sentiments
of
every
prisoner
within
these
walls
when
I
say
that
ihis
exhibition
has
given
us
a
better
knowledge
of
crea.tion,
of
God
and
of
Christ
than
we
could
possibly
get,
unaided,
from
any
other
source.
It
has
made
a
deep
impression
upon
all
of
us.
It
has
lifted
our
thoughts
to
a
higher,
better
life
and
has
given
us
a
far
better
understand
ing
of
things
of
which
we
have
heretofore
been
ignorant.
It
would
have
pleased
you
to,
have
witnessed
the
manner
in
which
the
pictures
were
received
by
the
hundreds
of
men
who
are
considered
hardened
criminals.
When
the
motion
picture
of
Jesus'
awakening
of
Jairus'
daughter
and
the
healing
of
the
lame
and
blind
was
on
the
screen
the
prisoners
voluntarily
joined
softly
in
the
hymn
of
the
phonograph
singer.
This
was
most
impressive;
and
the
man
must
indeed
be
hardened
whose
heart
would
not
be
moved.
Again
thanking
you,
please
accept
greetings
and
best
wishes
for
a
continuance
of
your
health.
Sincerely
yours,
WILLIAM
F.
GILLESPIE.
VOL.
XXXVI
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
APRIL
15,
1915
No.8
THE
SUM
OF
ALL
GRACES
[With
the
exception
of
paragraphs
below,
this
article
was
a
reprint
of
that
published
in
issue
of
Aug.
15,
1897,
which
please
see.]
"And
now
abideth
faith,
hope,
love,
these
three;
but
the
greatest
of
these
is
love."-l
Corinthians
13:
13.
The
Apostle
Paul
has
just
been
referring
to
the
various
well-built
am
If
or,
How
fine-looking
or
well-educated
or
well-
miracu}o,us
gifts
of
the
Spirit
then
granted
to
all
begotten
of
connected
am
I
according
to
the
flesh'
or,
How
many
or
how
t~e
S~llnt
to
the
~ew
nature.
Anyone
lacking
some
such
spe-
fine
sermons
have
I
preached'
or
even,
How
man!
have
I
Clal
gift
at
that
time
would
thus
manifest
to
all
believers
that
brought
to
a
knowledge
of
the
Truth'
But
the
Vital
ques
he
had
not
become
a
member
of
the
church
of
Christ.
These
tion
is,
How
much
of
the
quality
of
love
have
I
developed'
~upert.I3:tural
gifts
also
serve~
to
assist
the
primitive
church
How
great
is
the
likeness
of
my
character
to
that
of
ChristY
lTI
spmtua~
growth.
They
did
n.ot
have
the
Bible
in
those
LOVB
IS
THE
PRINCIPAL
TmNG
days,
and
If
they
had
possessed
It,
but
very
few
could
have
read
it;
hence,
they
needed
special
assistance
which
the
church
Why
is
this
quality
of
love
made
so
prominent
in
the
Word
afterward
did
not
need,
and
which
later
was
taken
away.
of
God'
We
answer,
Because
it
is
the
first
thing,
the
most
In
this
letter
to
the
church
at
Corinth
the
Apostle
after
important
thing,
the
principal
thing.
It
is
the
fulfilling
of
discussing
these
various
gifts,
says
"And
yet
I
show
ur:to
you
God's
law;
and,
indeed,
the
sacrificial
love
enjoined
upon
a
more
excellent
way."
Then
he'
proceeds
to
point
out
the
God's
saints
of
this
age
goes
even
beyond
the
requirements
sUI!e~-excellence
of
the
fruit
of
love.
Whoever
has
the
holy
of
the
perfect
.law..
But
why
is
l.ove
put
first'
It
is
not.
be
~plnt
mus~
have
a
measure
at
least
of
this
fruitage,
whether
cl;l-use
God
arbltranly
so
placed
It,.
not
because
he
exercised
It
be
the
httle
flower
that
contains
the
fruit-bud
or
whether
hiS
power
of
nat
and
declared
that
It
should
be
first.
No.
It
it
be
the
partly
developed
fruit,
the
fully
developed
fruit
or
is
because
no
other
quality
of
character
is
so
lovely,
so
beau
the
ripened
fruit.
God
onr
Father,
who
looks
upon
the
heart
tiful,
so
productive
of
happiness
and
joy,
so
great
a
blessing
knows
how
his
holy
Spirit
in
the
heart
is
seekinO'
to
controi
to
all
upon
whom
it
operates.
It
is
the
very
essence
of
God's
the
flesh,
to
guide
the
mind
and
all
the
words
~nd
actions.
character.
"GOD
IS
LOVE
I"
This
quality
particularly
rep-
W
~
are
not
a~le
to
judge
one
another's
h('arts.
The
Apostle
resents
his
personality.
Whil.e
<::00.
is
all-just
and
ll;ll-power-
said
that
he
did
not
feel
able
properly
to
judge
even
himself
ful,
we
do
not
say
that
God
IS
Justice
or
that
God
IS
power,
but
left
judgment
to
the
Lord.
He
knew
that
his
heart
wa~
but
that
God
is
love.
He
uses
his
great
power
only
as
love
loyal
and
that
he
was
endeavorinO'
to
be
all
that
the
Lord
dictates
and
approves.
He
uses
his
justice
only
in
fullest
h~r-
would
have
him
be.
Thongh
he
w:S
conscious
of
his
inability
mony
with
his
glorious
attribute
of
Love,
Love
is
the
mam-
always
to
"do
the
things
that
he
would,"
he
knew
that
the
spring
of
all
his
doings.
Master
would
accept
his
loyalty
of
heart;
so
he
would
do
his
Whoever,
therefore,
would
be
God-like
must
be
loving,
best
and
leave
the
remainder
with
God.
must
have
love
as
the
dominating
quality
of
his
character
and
Our
faith
and
our
hope
in
the
Lord
lead
us
to
earnest
en-
his
life.
Love
and
righteousness
are
inseparable.
Love
is
deavor
to
develop
the
fruitage
of
love
in
all
its
varied
and
to
continue
to
all
eternity;
and
only
those
who
become
the
beautiful
phases.
Gentleness
is
a
part
of
love;
meekness
is
a
active
embodiment
of
this
gracious
quality
of
character
w.ill
part
?f
love;
so
also
are
humility
and
brotherly-kindness.
The
live
eternally.
Hence
we
see
the
paramount
importance
of
Its
question
at
issue
with
each
child
of
God
is
not,
How
tall
and
development
in
every
life.
THE
WHITE
RAIMENT
OF
THE
KINGDOM
"He
that
overcometh,
the
same
shall
be
clothed
in
white
raiment"
and
I
will
not
blot
his
name
o-ut
of
the
Book
of
Life,
but
I
will
confess
his
name
before
my
Father,
and
before
his
angels."-Revelation
3:
5.
o
In
this
text,
as
throughout
the
Bible,
the
thought
is
main-
and
testings,
and
continuing
to
be
overcome
by
them,
w~uld
tamed
that
the
elect
class.
who
will
rccei\'e
the
highest
glory,
prove
that
he
is
not
sufficiently
loyal;
for
the
Lord
has
promised
honor
and
blessing
from
the
Lord,
must
demonstrate
their
loy-
that
his
grace
shall
be
sufficient
in
every
time
of
need.-2
Cor
alty
by
overcoming.
It
is
not
sufficient
that
there
shall
be
inthians
12:
9.
an
overcoming
of
the
will
at
the
beginning
of
the
Christian
Although
the
Lord's
grace
is
sufficient,
this
would
not
mean
career,
but
subsequently
there
must
be
trials
and
testings
en-
that
we
might
not
sometimes
fall
into
temptation.
We
might
dured,
and
these
must
be
met
in
an
overcoming
manner.
The
fall
into
temptation
inadvertently,
without
the
consent
of
our
consecration
having
been
made,
and
the
trials
and
testings
wills,
and
"be
overtaken
in
a
fault."
But
the
Lord's
grace
is
having
begun,
the
individual
yielding
under
those
temptations
sufficient
to
bring
us
out
of
the
temptations
as
overcomers,
en-
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(111-115) HUNGRY FOR GOD’S LOVE My Dear Pastor RUSSELL:— Your sermons in the newspapers are such a comfort, and I am proud to know that there is a man of God who is brave enough to tell the truth as he sees it. We go to church, but where is the comfort to be found there? Money! money! money! The poor man is made to feel his position in life so keenly that it is far better for him to stay at home and go out in the fields or on the water and praise God there, for God wants the heart and a good, pure life. We are hungry for God and for Christ’s love—pure, sweet love. We go to church, but we are made to feel that we poor creatures need to know more of God’s love! It is there for us, only our eyes are not yet opened. We have attended the same church for twenty years—Presbyterian, and a, little over two years ago I had an awful, awful sorrow (I had but the two sons), when my older son was taken iil. Everything was done that could be done for him, but God called him home. His was one of the most beautiful characters. When he was ill and suffering, there was never a murmur, He was on the Produce Exchange, and his employer wrote him a most beautiful letter, stating that they had stood side by side for thirteen years and he had never seen a frown. After the funeral, and our bills were being settled, we were horrified when the undertaker said to my husband that the Minister expected his pay—from five to ten dollars, What a dreadful thing to think that the last prayer over the remains of my precious boy had to be paid for! We have the receipt. What would our blessed Savior say to that! Oh, keep telling us of God’s love! It will help us to bear the cross THE WATCH TOWER Brooxtyn, N. Y. as we go through life. If it were only known in the pure, simple way, how many dear, discouraged souls it would help! It is not to be found in the churches of today. Very sincerely, Mags. E, H. Lomas. ECHOES SENTIMENTS OF MANY PRISONERS Dear Siz :— As one of more than fourteen-hundred prisonerga confined in Clinton Prison at Dannemora, N. Y., I wish to thank you and all concerned in the production of the PHoTO-DraMa of CREATION, It has been a great privilege to view the pictures, and I have derived lasting benefit during these past four days. I but echo the sentiments of every prisoner within these walls when I say that this exhibition has given us a better knowledge of creation, of God and of Christ than we could possibly get, unaided, from any other source. It hag made a deep impression upon all of us. It has lifted our thoughts to a higher, better life and has given us a far better understanding of things of which we have heretofore been ignorant. It would have pleased you to, have witnessed the manner in which the pictures were received by the hundreds of men who are considered hardened criminals, : When the motion picture of Jesus’ awakening of Jairus’ daughter and the healing of the lame and blind was on the screen the prisoners voluntarily joined softly in the hymn of the phonograph singer. This was most impressive; and the man must indeed be hardened whose heart would not be moved. Again thanking you, please accept greetings and best wishes for a continuance of your health. Sincerely yours, Wiirram F. GILvesrpie. Vou. XXXVI BROOKLYN, N. Y., APRIL 15, 1915 No. 8 THE SUM OF ALL GRACES [With the exception of paragraphs below, this article was a reprint of that published in issue of Aug. 15, 1897, which please see.] “And now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."—1 Corinthians 13:13. The Apostle Paul has just been referring to the various miraculous gifts of the Spirit then granted to all begotten of the Spirit to the new nature. Any one lacking some such special gift at that time would thus manifest to all believers that he had not become a member of the church of Christ. These supernatural gifts also served to assist the primitive church in spiritual growth. They did not have the Bible in those days, and if they had possessed it, but very few could have read it; hence, they needed special assistance which the church afterward did not need, and which later was taken away. In this letter to the church at Corinth, the Apostle, after discussing these various gifts, says, “And yet I show unto you a more excellent way.” Then he proceeds to point out the super-excellence of the fruit of love. Whoever has the holy Spirit must have a measure at least of this fruitage, whether it be the little flower that contains the fruit-bud or whether it be the partly developed fruit, the fully developed fruit or the ripened fruit. God our Father, who looks upon the heart, knows how his holy Spirit in the heart is seeking to control the flesh, to guide the mind and all the words and actions. We are not able to judge one another’s hearts. The Apostle said that he did not feel able properly to judge even himself, but left judgment to the Lord. He knew that his heart was loyal and that he was endeavoring to be all that the Lord would have him be. Though he was conscious of his inability always to “do the things that he would,” he knew that the Master would accept his loyalty of heart; so he would do his best and leave the remainder with God. Our faith and our hope in the Lord lead us to earnest endeavor to develop the fruitage of love in all its varied and beautiful phases. Gentleness is a part of love; meekness is a part of love; so also are humility and brotherly-kindness. The question at issue with each child of God is not, How tall and well-built am I? or, How fine-looking or well-educated or wellconnected am I according to the flesh? or, How many or how fine sermons have I preached? or even, How many have I brought to a knowledge of the Truth? But the vital question is, How much of the quality of love have I developed? How great is the likeness of my character to that of Christ? LOVE IS THE PRINCIPAL THING Why is this quality of love made so prominent in the Word of God? We answer, Because it is the first thing, the most important thing, the principal thing. It is the fulfilling of God’s law; and, indeed, the sacrificial love enjoined upon God’s saints of this age goes even beyond the requirements of the perfect law. But why is love put first? It is not because God arbitrarily so placed it, not because he exercised his power of fiat and declared that it should be first. No. It is because no other quality of character is so lovely, so beautiful, so productive of happiness and joy, so great a blessing to all upon whom it operates. It is the very essence of God’s character. “GOD IS LOVE!” This quality particularly represents his personality. While God is all-just and all-powerful, we do not say that God is justice or that God is power, but that God is love. He uses his great power only as love dictates and approves. He uses his justice only in fullest harmony with his glorious attribute of Love, Love is the mainspring of all his doings. ; ; Whoever, therefore, would be God-like must be loving, must have love as the dominating quality of his character and his life. Love and righteousness are inseparable. Love is to continue to all eternity; and only those who become the active embodiment of this gracious quality of character will live eternally. Hence we see the paramount importance of its development in every life. THE WHITE RAIMENT OF THE KINGDOM “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.’’—Revelation 3:5. In this text, as throughout the Bible, the thought is maintained that the elect class. who will receive the highest glory, honor and blessing from the Lord, must demonstrate their loyalty by overcoming. It is not sufficient that there shall be an overcoming of the will at the beginning of the Christian career, but subsequently there must be trials and testings endured, and these must be met in an overcoming manner. The consecration having been made, and the trials and testings having begun, the individual yielding under those temptations and testings, and continuing to be overcome by them, would prove that he is not sufficiently loyal; for the Lord has promised that his grace shall be sufficient in every time of need.—2 Corinthians 12:9. . . Although the Lord’s grace is sufficient, this would not mean that we might not sometimes fall into temptation. We might fall into temptation inadvertently, without the consent of our wills, and “be overtaken in a fault.” But the Lord’s grace is sufficient to bring us out of the temptations as overcomers, en [5668]
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