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Ocroser 1, 1906 THE LORD PREPARCS AND EQUIPS HIS PEOPLE Deak Brother RUTHERFORD: In the month of May the attendances at the four meetings at Bethel were 5, 8, 7 and S respectively. During this period we studied the articles on ‘‘The Defeat of the Philistines’? and began the article on ‘‘Our Responsibility’. It is wonderful to sce the way in which the Lord prepares his people by giving them understanding through The Watchtower and afterwards furnishes them with the necessary equip: ment to carry the sume information further, that those who have a sincere desire to know the ways of the Lord may be instructed. These studies were a great help to us and we were strengthened to discharge the 1esponsibility which the Lord has luid upon those who are fayurcd with an understanding of lus truth. We would like to assure you that our determination is to continue right on in the fight until Jehovah makes ins and our enemies lick the dust. With warm love, Your brethren in the service of Jehovah, Beruce Famiwy, Copenhagoa ROJOICE IN THE GREAT PRIVILEGE Dear Brorube Reriwnrony: At an assembly of the Hull (England) company of Jehovab’s witneces held during ‘4Ihs3 Strange Work’? testariony period, it wes unanimously resolved to forward to you an expression of Jove and deep appreeimtion for the merense wluch cur heavenly Father provided for his witnesses, throuch you, in the special trunse:ption lecture (“Courage and Vietory’, On seven oceasions during the eampaisn this company assembled to Low this message, and the last thidl whieh it gave us Was as frreut as the first. Jt was certamly a means of increases our coulafe and determimation to econtimue to declare the testimony committed to us, Your bold gtand and fesuless attitude against the Devil's organiziution, and especially the Cathohe Hierarchy, is, to us, aogrent example and encowreeament, amd we rejoee im the Breut proviege afforded us of sharme with you in the exposure of that wiehod system wach lias deveived so mary of ears millions sud Hlasphemed dehovoh’s aoume, The yoy of the Jord inereases as we heartdy engage in his service and use the equipinent which he bas provided for the proclamation of the tiuths now due to be mde Lnown to the people; and especially do we thank Jehoveh for the leeture in transcription dorm ‘*Sepnrating the Nations’’, which we are anxious to broadeust as widely as possible. We remember you diatly in our prayers to the Lord, that you may be eiven grace and strengih to continue your fenrless stand for Jchoval’s name and kingdom, and we desi.e to assuie you of our whole-hearied co-operation by standing loyally and faithfully for Jehovah and for Ins Vindieator. AGAINST PILLARS OF DAGON’S TEMPLE DEARLY BELOVED BROTHER RUTHLRFORD: 'Tis with deepest gratilude that we write to express out great joy in the wonderful gift fiom your pen, Riches, which we recciscd at the Los Angeles convention. It was one of the great blessings Jehovah had in store fur us two lonely pioncers, as well as the pleasure of Hstening to your cleny, forceful lecture, ‘‘Separatiug the Nations’? which surely is a death-blow to the wicked Hierarchy and her alhes. We pledge ourselves to fully co operate with you and «ll of Jchovah's anointed to keep on bending wath all our might aginst the pillurs of Daugon’s temple. Our hearts are filled with thankfulness and appreciation to the dear ones of the Bethel fanuly, who have eheerfully made another saeriice to kecp the pioneers in the field servies. Our daily praver is that vou mav be strengthened apd comforted as you comfort us by the Lord's giace through The Wetehtowcr, the Year Book, and other publications, Coatefully vours, Tuopert anv LOLA Prannevecnrn, Pioneers. She WATCHTOWER 3U3 PROVES JENOVAH WILL CONGUL® Dear Beorucrk Rerrirnrono: Thus is the second ocewsion on which Almighty God hag given us the privilege of hetring vou in this far-uawiy place, and it just proves that in epie of cll opposition Jehovah ean and will conquer, These lec.ures coming through are so caciiing and thrilling that we thank you for your efforts to serve the very ends of the earth, and Jchovah for his loving-kindness in providing the facilitics. Up to the last moment reception was not expected. All the information we got up to yesterday was that ‘Nothing definite hus come thigugh as yet, but it is hoped that station EAQ Spain will relay from the continent’’, Added to Uns was the disappuinting news from Rangoon that a now iilio set was not available, That meant we would have to be contented wich a partially defective 4-valve Philips 2802 set. 1 kuclt in pinyer invoking Jehovah to take his opportumity where aj extremity had come; and, lo and beltold, he mercifully did the rst. From twelke midnight we were trying to tune in, seannits the entire wascband time and again, We were expecting Use lecture not later than 1:50 a.m. The clock struck two; nothin doing. Patientl, we kept on hoping we would get at least the tial end of sour message, At 2:15 we heard just two fart words, ‘¢Auditoriam’?? and ‘Rutherford ’?’, and th -e im the familiar voice of our -American brethien, That pave us the incentive to keep on, The voice had died out, the statian wis lost. It was now 2:27 by our elock; we were traversing the waveband (for about the fifticth time, it must huve beon) end the tunmg key in my hand, in the course of turmme, came to a stop at one of the turns where we heard just the two words “Judge Rutherford??; end searcely had a second poue by when your fanuliar voiee broke out clearly and audibly with your opening sentence, which, if Lo remember well, was, (Some tio thousund sears age there lived upon the eayth the greatest man, and his uate was called Jesus’? We heard your speech melt through, We heard the audienre shout Aye! and we jomed i the shout. We felt that Jehovah lad conquered, and we through lum, We retired with a word of thanks to hum and prayers to give you the strength to earry on las woik, loowing you to have taken your stand boldly and uncquivcealls on his sits Thank you, Piother Rutherford, for diaving us share an thas meal of ‘Cment in due sexuson’?, God be preised. We are ever and anon net ouly om our guird, bat in the fient ranks of the batile doing our htde bit. Brefliren in other parts of Burmah also arranged to listen in, News of results will come through later. We are nlways Yours in the serviee of the King of kings, Bro. 8. B. Couin Sr. R. Coutn, Barmah. (Continued from page 304) TEXAS WASHINGTON Dallas VRE Sua 8:30am gentle = KIRO Su 10:25am Ba 4:00pm. | Su 9:00pm fu 6:]5pm Su 9:46pm eT e1spn OM Su bison Spokane . KGAA Su $:2ham Ft. Woith KYAT Su 10:15am . Su 12 :dopm_ . Bu deep ‘Tacoma KVESu 9:3%.m Su 3:00pin Sa 7:00pm Midland KELH Su 10:30un Su liclpm Su S:lepm So 1:50pm Su 9-00pm Pt. Arthur KPAC Su 9:30am WEST VIRGINIA Su 2:lopm Su 4:80pm Cha’ston WCHS Sa 1:06pm S.Antonio KMAC Su 7:50am Su 3:00pu Mu 5:00pm Su 2:55pm Su 7255pM Wheeling WWVA Su 10:00am UTAH Su 1 :0upm Su 6:25pm Salt L. 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