1912 Watch Tower - A2Z.org

1912 Watch Tower - A2Z.org 1912 Watch Tower - A2Z.org

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person's belief; or by turning a page run on to a $3.00 watchadvertisement guaranteeing a watch for twenty years; or aminister's boosting of the last Holiness meeting at whichhe and John Doe were the prominent speakers, and Mr.__________ the singer, that so many "prayed through, manywere gloriously blessed, and that he, the writer, had a fewopen dates, and if any of the dear brethren wanted him, towrite at once."Yet I do believe that some of these articles should beanswered, not by retorting, but by telling your readers someof the things accomplished: for instance, in one article whichyou will find underscored, the writer says, "But Russell'steachings have not produced even reformations." Why wouldit not be well to reprint both these articles with such commentas is your custom to make in a religious way, with onlythe one thought in view, that of shedding light on thesebenighted souls, that their vision may be gloriously enlarged,so they may be able to see beyond the confines of the smallcircle in which their thoughts have been accustomed to move,and realize the truth of the fact that they are servants of adogma, the charms of which have so veiled their vision, thatnothing but an almost divine interference can accomplishthe feat of awakening their soul to the more lovable natureof the God of Love, who could not possibly be a God ofLove were He a God of the Hell Fire punishment which theyhave been standing for.May God add His blessing.S. R. G__________.--Dakota.----------Brother Russell's replies to Mr. Ellis he thinks best to incorporatein his discourses, which appear in many newspapers and reach manypeople.====================

page 365VOL. XXXIII DECEMBER 1 No. 23A.D. 1912--A.M. 6041----------CONTENTSThe Retributive Character of Divine Law...........367Retributive Justice the Basis of DivineLaw.........................................368Operation of Retributive Law Natural..........369Love Not the World................................370Selfishness the Spirit of the World...........370The Creation of Things Mundane....................371"Let There Be Light"..........................372"God Created Man In His Own Image"................373A Fall, Not An Evolution......................373"By One Man's Disobedience"...................374Discipline (Poem).................................374Wisdom For Hard Times.............................374Your Good Hopes--1913.............................375The Ending of the Gentile Times...................377Our Consecration is Unto Death................377Advice to Pilgrims, Good for All..................378Suggestions for Berean Classes....................378An Interesting Letter.............................379Berean Questions in Scripture Studies.............379page 366PUBLISHED BYWATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETYCHARLES T. RUSSELL, PRESIDENT"BROOKLYN TABERNACLE," 13-17 HICKS ST.,BROOKLYN, N. Y., U. S. A.Foreign Agencies:--British Branch: LONDON TABERNACLE,Lancaster Gate, London, W. German Branch: Unterdorner Str., 76,Barmen. Australasian Branch: Flinders Building, Flinders St., Melbourne.Please address the SOCIETY in every case.----------ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 (4s.) IN ADVANCE.SEND MONEY BY EXPRESS, BANK DRAFT, POSTAL ORDER, OR REGISTERED.FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS, ONLY.----------Terms to the Lord's Poor as Follows:--All Bible Students who, byreason of old age, or other infirmity or adversity, are unable to payfor this Journal, will be supplied Free if they send a Postal Cardeach May stating their case and requesting its continuance. We arenot only willing, but anxious, that all such be on our list continually

page 365VOL. XXXIII DECEMBER 1 No. 23A.D. <strong>1912</strong>--A.M. 6041----------CONTENTSThe Retributive Character of Divine Law...........367Retributive Justice the Basis of DivineLaw.........................................368Operation of Retributive Law Natural..........369Love Not the World................................370Selfishness the Spirit of the World...........370The Creation of Things Mundane....................371"Let There Be Light"..........................372"God Created Man In His Own Image"................373A Fall, Not An Evolution......................373"By One Man's Disobedience"...................374Discipline (Poem).................................374Wisdom For Hard Times.............................374Your Good Hopes--1913.............................375The Ending of the Gentile Times...................377Our Consecration is Unto Death................377Advice to Pilgrims, Good for All..................378Suggestions for Berean Classes....................378An Interesting Letter.............................379Berean Questions in Scripture Studies.............379page 366PUBLISHED BYWATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETYCHARLES T. RUSSELL, PRESIDENT"BROOKLYN TABERNACLE," 13-17 HICKS ST.,BROOKLYN, N. Y., U. S. A.Foreign Agencies:--British Branch: LONDON TABERNACLE,Lancaster Gate, London, W. German Branch: Unterdorner Str., 76,Barmen. Australasian Branch: Flinders Building, Flinders St., Melbourne.Please address the SOCIETY in every case.----------ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 (4s.) IN ADVANCE.SEND MONEY BY EXPRESS, BANK DRAFT, POSTAL ORDER, OR REGISTERED.FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS, ONLY.----------Terms to the Lord's Poor as Follows:--All Bible Students who, byreason of old age, or other infirmity or adversity, are unable to payfor this Journal, will be supplied Free if they send a Postal Cardeach May stating their case and requesting its continuance. We arenot only willing, but anxious, that all such be on our list continually

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