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]UI,Y
1,
1916
THE
WATCH
TOWER
(207-212)
We
b&1ieve
that
with
your
wide
and
varied
experience,
you
could
give
us
a
few
valuable
suggestions
along
this
line
and
we
would
be
glad
if
you
would
give
us
some
adv.ice.
.
Praying
the
Lord's
rich
blessing
upon
you
dally,
we
remaIn
Yours
in
his
service,
ST.
JOSEPH
[Mo.)
CLASS.
In
Reply
Where
a
class
finds,
after
trial,
that
one
or
more
of
its
elders
or
deacons
possess
good
business
acumen
and
f~ith
fulness,
it
sometimes
proves
a
good
plan
to
mak;e
a
Busm~s
Committee
of
such
and
leave
much
of
the
busmess
routme
to
such
committee.
Care,
however,
should
be
observed
not
to
put
matter's
too
fully
out
of
the
hands
of
the
class.
Oare
also
should
be
observed
not
to
put
too
much
power
into
the
hands
of
any
who
evidence
a
desire
to
grasp
power
and
to
exceed
the
wishes
of
the
class.
In
all
matters
the
easiest
and
smoothest
way
of
obtaining
results
is
advisable;
but
the
authority
of
the
class
should
be
recognized.
Anyone
ignor
ing
the
class
and
its
wishes
would
better
be
left
without
any
special
service
as
elder,
deacon,
etc.
DUB
FRIENDS:-
In
THE
TOWER
of
February
15,
I
read
some
quotations
from
alleO'ed
German
sermons,
extracted
from
the
M
ethOO~8t
Time.s,
.
a:d
supposed
to
be
faithful
translations
from
thes2
sermons.
Since
reading
them
I
received
a
package
of
news
papers
from
my
home,
Copenhagen,
in
one
of
which
is
an
alleged
truthful
explanation
of
those
sermons.
Pastor
Loebel,
of
Leipzig,
does
not
even
exist.
Professor
Rheinhold
Seeby
should
be
.Seeberg;
he
denies
~bsolu~ely
~o
have
said
anything
of
the
kmd
quo~ed;
an~,
whIle
PI~I~IPPI.
s
expressions
are
not
absolutely
demed,
theIr
authentIcIty
IS
very
doubtful.
I
enclose
the
article
from
the
Danish
paper
Robenhavn.
If
you
so
think,
a
correction
in
THE
TOWER
might
help
re
move
some
of
the
added
bitter
feelings
against
Germans
in
general.
My
sympathy
is
rather
on
the
side
of
France
and
England;
but
1
desire
justice
to
all.
Yours
in
his
service,
C.
PETERSEN.
YOLo
XXXVII
BROOKLYN,
N.
Y.,
JULY
15,
1916
"LEST
WE
FORGETt"
No.
14
"Follow
peace
with
all
men,
and
hoHness,
without
Although
the
Lord's
people
are
counseled
by
the
Lord's
\Vord
to
be
peacemakers,
and
to
pursue
peace,
nevertheless
they
are
forewarned
that
they
must
fight.
On
the
surface
these
injunctions
seem
paradoxical.
It
seems
strange
that
we
should
be
admonished
to
be
peacemakers
and
then
be
told
that
we
are
to
fight.
These
conflicting
statements
may
be
harmonized
however.
If
we
are
loyal
to
the
Lord
and
to
his
cause,
our
loyalty
will
bring
us
into
opposition
with
whatever
is
contrary
to
God.
It
is
not
that
we
are
to
strive
with
people;
but
the
very
fact
that
we
are
counseled
to
be
peacemakers
implies
that
there
will
be
opposition.
How
is
it
that
when
one
wishes
to
do
right
and
is
doing
this
to
the
best
of
his
ability
he
meets
with
opposition
~
It
was
so
with
our
Master.
Although
he
was
perfect,
yet
he
had
opposition.
We
need
not
be
surprised,
then,
if
we
who
are
imperfect
should
have
similar
experiences.
What
did
Jesus
do
to
cause
people
to
do
evil
toward
him"
He
did
only
good
and
sought
to
bless
all.
His
loyalty
to
the
Father,
however,
made
it
a
necessity
for
him
to
rebuke
sin
and
error.
This
brought
upon
him
the
antagonism
of
those
who
upheld
these
sins
and
errors.
The
darkness
hates
the
light
because
it
is
a
constant
rebuke
to
the
darkness.
TIll'n
we
not
only
have
the
opposition
of
the
spirit
of
the
world,
but
also
the
opposition
of
our
own
fallen
flesh
and
the
virulent
opposition
of
the
great
adversary
and
his
hosts.
What
a
power
this
all
means!
At
one
time
in
our
lives
we
did
not
know
what
it
mpant
to
have
the
opposition
of
the
world,
the
flesh
and
the
devil;
but
we
are
learning
what
this
means,
dear
brethren.
Our
great
adversary
is
a
very
wily
foe,
and
is
on
the
alert
to
seize
every
opportunity
to
ensnare
and
entrap
us,
to
put
our
enemies
in
antagonism
against
us,
and
to
stir
up
all
kinds
of
persecution
and
opposition.
One
might
think
that
Satan
would
be
satisfied
to
have
taken
the
wrong
course
him
splf;
and
that
he
would
ere
now
have
been
ready
to
say,
"I
have
had
enough
of
it."
Why
does
he
not
say
this
T
It
is
becausp
he
is
so
implacable
a
foe
to
God
and
to
all
that
is
gOO(l.
He
has
so
hardened
his
heart
to
all
that
is
holy
that
he
eannot
be
renewed
to
repentance,
to
change
about
and
take
an
opposite
course.
LET
US
TAKE
WARNI.NG
FROM
SATAN'S
COURSE
What
a
solemn
warning
this
should
be
to
use
to
rcsist
stoutly
and
unequivocally
the
very
beginnings
of
sin,
to
resist
the
approach
of
temptation
to
be
disloyal
to
God
in
the
slight
est
df'gree,
by
hastening
to
the
throne
of
grace
in
every
time
of
danger
I
The
adversary's
designs
seem
to
be
especially
against
the
saints
of
God.
He
steadfastly
opposes
all
those
who
desire
to
walk
in
the
footsteps
of
Jesus,
rather
than
those
who
walk
according
to
the
course
of
this
world;
for
the
latter
are
already
more
or
less
under
his
control.
He
does
not
seek
to
run
aftcr
thf'm
or
seek
to
pnlrap
them.
All
he
needs
to
do
is
to
kepp
them
from
the
light.-2
Cor.
4:4.
Satan
does
not
wish
the
glorious
light
of
God's
goodness
to
Ilhine
into
men's
hearts;
for
wherever
the
light
of
truth
goes
it
brings
a
transformation.
We
become
changed
men
and
women
as
soon
as
the
truth
shines
into
our
hearts;
and
this
transformation
goes
on
day
by
day.
When
Satan
sees
this,
he
exerts
all
his
power
to
blind
the
one
who
has
gotten
out
from
under
his
domination,
and
to
weave
his
web
around
him
again.
When
the
fly
begins
to
struggle
to
escape,
the
spider
which
no
man
shall
see
the
Lord."-Hebrews
12:
14.
at
once
proceeds
to
strengthen
the
web
around
him.
If
t~e
fly
eseapes
the
snare,
the
spider
will
again
entrap
him,
If
possible.
But
in
spite
of
the
foes
with
which
we
have
to
contend,
the
foes
without
and
within,
we
are
perfectly
safe
so
long
as
we
keep
close
to
the
Master.
Stronger
and
greater
is
he
that
is
on
our
part
than
all
they
that
are
against
us.
We
have
learned
something
of
the
character
of
our
heavenly
Friend.
At
first
we
saw
that
God
was
a
great
Being,
deserving
of
our
~everene.e;
but
now
we
are
coming
to
see
more
and
more
how
Just
he
IS,
how
wise
he
is,
how
loving
and
lovely
he
is.
As
we
come
to
thus
appreciate
his
glorious
character,
it
inspires
within
us
a
great
desire
to
be
like
him,
and
we
find
that
the
inj.unction
of
Scripture
is
that
we
should
be
like
our
Father
III
heaven.
Jesus
was
like
him,
and
we
are
instructed
to
become
copies
of
God's
dear
Son.
"Be
ye
followers
of
us,"
said
the
Apostle,
"even
as
we
are
followers
of
Christ."
SELF
OUR
SPECIAL
BATTLE-GROUND
We
are
now
God's
special
representatives
in
the
world,
fighting
a
good
fight
of
faith
against
sin
and
evil,
especially
in
ourselves.
We
are
not
at
all
commissioned
to
clean
up
the
world.
The
Bible
gives
us
no
such
instructions.
The
Lord
will
use
us
to
do
this
work
by
and
by,
when
we
reach
the
king
dom.
We
cannot
now
quite
get
ahead
of
the
evil
that
we
find
in
our
own
flesh,
and
so
we
need
to
turn
our
forces
against
sin
entrenchpd
in
our
mortal
bodies.
We
nped
to
exercise
great
care
lest,
while
we
preach
to
others,
we
ourselves
should
Gerome
castaways.
vVhat
a
thought
that
i~.
that.
attpr
having
told
others
abo~t
God,
his
love,
his
power
and
his
salvation
in
Christ,
wp
should
ourselves
become
castaways
from
this
glorious
salvation!
As
new
creatures
we
should
be
very
vigilant,
should
con
tinue
to
grow,
should
increase
in
power
to
overcome
the
flesh.
Then
we
shall
be
safe.
Self
is
to
be
our
special
battle-ground.
Many
of
the
Lord's
people
have
a
great
deal
of
natural
com
bativeness.
This
is
a
good
trait
if
controlled
and
turned
in
the
right
direction.
Combativeness
is
neeessary,
or
wtJ
eould
never
overcome.
But
we
need
to
restrain
ourselves
that
we
do
not
fight
the
brethren;
and
we
are
not
to
enter
into
a
per
sonal
combat
with
the
devil.
We
are
no
match
for
him.
But
we
are
to
resist
him.
The
Lord
will
soon
take
hold
of
him
and
bind
him
up
for
a
thousand
years.
He
will
conquer
the
ad
versary
and
will
undo
all
his
works.
But
it
will
require
the
entire
thousanl!
years
to
ap('omplish
fully
that
work.
\Vc
nppd
not
hope
to
overthrow
Satan
or
his
works
while
we
are
in
the
flesh.
It
is
not
our
mission.
What
the
Lord
has
given
us
to
do
is
to
conquer
ourselves,
to
control
this
body
which
is
of
the
fallen
race
of
Adam.
to
keep
ourselves
that
that
wicked
onc
touch
us
not.-1
John
5
:18.
We
all
have
natural
inclinations
toward
sin.
It
is
neces
sary,
therefore,
that
we
overcome
the
inclinations
of
the
flpsh,
the
disposition
of
the
flesh-all
these
things
that
war
against
the
spirit.
From
the
moment
that
we
surrender
ourselves
to
the
Lord
and
were
begotten
of
the
holy
Spirit,
we
were
new
creatures.
Old
things
have
passed
away,
and
all
things
have
become
new.
We
no
longer
belong
to
the
old
family,
the
fam
ily
of
Adam;
we
are
an
entirely
new
creation.
We
have
passed
from
death
unto
life,
from
condemnation
to
death
in
Adam
to
a
new
life
in
Christ.
The
continuation
of
this
new
life
will
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Juny 1, 1916 We believe that with your wide and varied experience, you could give us a few valuable suggestions along this line and we would be glad if you would give us some advice. . Praying the Lord’s rich blessing upon you daily, we remain Yours in his service, Sr. JosepH [Mo.] Cass. In Reply Where a class finds, after trial, that one or more of its elders or deacons possess good business acumen and faithfulness, it Sometimes proves a good plan to make a Business Committee of such and leave much of the business routine to such committee. Care, however, should be observed not to put matters too fully out of the hands of the class, Care also should be observed not to put too much power into the hands of any who evidence a desire to grasp power and to exceed the wishes of the class. In all matters the easiest and smoothest way of obtaining results is advisable; but the authority of the class should be recognized. Any one ignoring the class and its wishes would better be left without any special service as elder, deacon, etc. THE WATCH TOWER (207-212) Deak FRIENDS :— In THe Tower of February 15, I read some quotations from alleged German sermons, extracted from the Methodtst Times,:and supposed to be faithful translations from these sermons. Since reading them I received a package of newspapers from my home, Copenhagen, in one of which is an alleged truthful explanation of those sermons, Pastor Loebel, of Leipzig, does not even exist. Professor Rheinhold Seeby should be Seeberg; he denies absolutely to have said anything of the kind quoted; and, while Philippi’s expressions are not absolutely denied, their authenticity is very doubtful. I enclose the article from the Danish paper Rébenhavn. If you so think, a correction in THe Tower might help remove some of the added bitter feelings against Germans in general. My sympathy is rather on the side of France and England; but 1 desire justice to all. Yours in his service, C. PETERSEN. Vou. XXXVIT BROOKLYN, N. Y., JULY 15, 1916 No. 14 “LEST WE FORGET!” “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.”—Hebrews 12:14. Although the Lord’s people are counseled by the Lord’s at once proceeds to strengthen the web around him. If the Word to be peacemakers, and to pursue peace, nevertheless they are forewarned that they must fight. On the surface these injunctions seem paradoxical. It seems strange that we should be admonished to be peacemakers and then be told that we are to fight. These conflicting statements may be harmonized however. If we are loyal to the Lord and to his eause, our loyalty will bring us into opposition with whatever is contrary to God. It is not that we are to strive with people; but the very fact that we are counseled to be peacemakers implies that there will be opposition. How is it that when one wishes to do right and is doing this to the best of his ability he meets with opposition? It was so with our Master. Although he was perfect, yet he had opposition. We need not be surprised, then, if we who are imperfect should have similar experiences. What did Jesus do to cause people to do evil toward him? He did only good and sought to bless all. His loyalty to the Father, however, made it a necessity for him to rebuke sin and error. This brought upon him the antagonism of those who upheld these sins and errors. The darkness hates the light because it is a constant rebuke to the darkness. Then we not only have the opposition of the spirit of the world, but also the opposition of our own fallen flesh and the virulent opposition of the great adversary and his hosts. What a power this all means! At one time in our lives we did not know what it meant to have the opposition of the world, the flesh and the devil; but we are learning what this means, dear brethren. Our great adversary is a very wily foe, and is on the alert to seize every opportunity to ensnare and entrap us, to put our enemies in antagonism against us, and to stir up all kinds of persecution and opposition. One might think that Satan would be satisfied to have taken the wrong course himself; and that he would ere now have been ready to say, “I have had enough of it.” Why does he not say this? It is because he is so implacable a foe to God and to all that is good. He has so hardened his heart to all that is holy that he cannot be renewed to repentance, to change about and take an opposite course. LET US TAKE WARNING FROM SATAN’S COURSE What a solemn warning this should be to use to resist stoutly and unequivocally the very beginnings of sin, to resist the approach of temptation to be disloyal to God in the slightest degree, by hastening to the throne of grace in every time of danger! The adversary’s designs seem to be especially against the saints of God. He steadfastly opposes all those who desire to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, rather than those who walk according to the course of this world; for the latter are already more or less under his control. He does not seek to run after them or seek to enirap them. All he needs to do is to keep them from the light.—2 Cor. 4:4. Satan does not wish the glorious light of God’s goodness to shine into men’s hearts; for wherever the light of truth goes it brings a transformation. We become changed men and women as soon as the truth shines into our hearts; and this transformation goes on day by day. When Satan sees this, he exerts all his power to blind the one who has gotten out from under his domination, and to weave his web around him again. When the fly begins to struggle to escape, the spider fly escapes the snare, the spider will again entrap him, if possible. But in spite of the foes with which we have to contend, the foes without and within, we are perfectly safe so long as we keep close to the Master. Stronger and greater is he that is on our part than all they that are against us. We have learned something of the character of our heavenly Friend. At first we saw that God was a great Being, deserving of our reverence; but now we are coming to see more and more how just he is, how wise he is, how loving and lovely he is. As we come to thus appreciate his glorious character, it inspires within us a great desire to be like him, and we find that the injunction of Scripture is that we should be like our Father in heaven. Jesus was like him, and we are instructed to become copies of God’s dear Son. “Be ye followers of us,” said the Apostle, “even as we are followers of Christ.” SELF OUR SPECIAL BATTLE-GROUND We are now God’s special representatives in the world, fighting a good fight of faith against sin and evil, especially in ourselves. We are not at all commissioned to clean up the world. The Bible gives us no such instructions. The Lord will use us to do this work by and by, when we reach the kingdom. We cannot now quite get ahead of the evil that we find in our own flesh, and so we need to turn our forces against sin entrenched in our mortal bodies. We nced to exercise great care lest, while we preach to others, we ourselves should become castaways. What a thought that is, that, after having told others about God, his love, his power and his salvation in Christ, we should ourselves become castaways from this glorious salvation! As new creatures we should be very vigilant, should continue to grow, should increase in power to overcome the flesh. Then we shall be safe. Self is to be our special battle-ground. Many of the Lord’s people have a great deal of natural combativeness. This is a good trait if controlled and turned in the right direction. Combativeness is necessary, or we could never overcome. But we need to restrain ourselves that we do not fight the brethren; and we are not to enter into a personal combat with the devil. We are no match for him. But we are to resist him. The Lord will soon take hold of him and bind him up for a thousand years. He will conquer the adversary and will undo all his works. But it will require the entire thousand years to accomplish fully that work. We need not hope to overthrow Satan or his works while we are in the flesh. It is not our mission. What the Lord has given us to do is to conquer ourselves, to control this body which is of the fallen race of Adam, to keep ourselves that that wicked one touch us not.—l John 5:18. We all have natural inclinations toward sin. It is necessary, therefore, that we overcome the inclinations of the flesh, the disposition of the flesh—all these things that war against the spirit. From the moment that we surrender ourselves to the Lord and were begotten of the holy Spirit, we were new creatures. Old things have passed away, and all things have become new. We no longer belong to the old family, the family of Adam; we are an entirely new creation. We have passed from death unto life, from condemnation to death in Adam to a new life in Christ. The continuation of this new life will [5923]
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