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| − | PuBLIS:ElED SEMIMONTHLY By
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| − | WATCH TOWER BIBLE b TRACT SOCIETY
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| − | 117 Adams Street
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| − | Brooklyn 1, N.Y., U.S .A .
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| − | OFFICERS
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| − | N. n . KNORR, President
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| − | GlUNT SUITER, Secretary
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| − | "And All thy children shall be tau~ht of Jehovah; and
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| − | ~reat shall be the peace of thy children." • JUlian 54:T,J.
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| − | THE BIBLE CLEARLY TEACHES
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| − | THAT JEHOVAH is the only true God, from everlasting to
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| − | everlastlng, and Is the Maker of hpaven and earth and Giver of
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| − | life to his creatures; that the Word or Logos was the beginning
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| − | of his creation and his active agent in creating all other things;
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| − | and that the creature Lucifer rebelled against Jehovah and raised
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| − | the Issue of HIs universal sovereignty;
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| − | THAT GOD created the earth for man, made perfect man for
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| − | the earth and placed him upon It; that man yielded to unfaithful
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| − | Lucifer, or Satan, and wlllfully dlsobe~'ed God's iaw and was
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| − | sentenced to death; that by reaSOD of Adam's wrong act all men
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| − | are born sinners and without the right to llfe;
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| − | THAT THE LOGOS was made human as the man Jesus and suf·
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| − | fered death In order to produce the ransom or redemptive price for
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| − | obedient men; that God raised up Christ Jesus divine and exalted
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| − | him to heaven above every other creature and clothed him With all
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| − | power and authority as head of God's new capital organizatlon;
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| − | THAT GOD'S CAPITAL ORGANIZATION is a Theocracy called
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| − | Zion, Elnd that Christ Jesus Is the Chief Officer thereof and is the
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| − | rlghtfui King of the new world; that the faithful anointed
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| − | followers of Christ Jesus are Zion's children, members of Jehovuh's
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| − | organization, and are His witnesses whose duty and privilege it
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| − | is to testify to Jehovah's supremacy and declare his purposes
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| − | toward llianklnd as expressed in the Bible;
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| − | THA.T THE OLD WORLD, or Satan's uninterrupted rule, ended
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| − | A.D. 1914, and Christ Jesus has been placed by Jehovah upon the
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| − | throne, has ousted Satan from heaven, and now proceeds to
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| − | vindicate His name and establish the "new earth";
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| − | THAT THE RELIEF and blesslDgs of the peoples can come only
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| − | by Jeho'ah's kingdom under Christ, which has begun; that His
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| − | next great act is to destroy Satan's organization and establish
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| − | righteousness completel3' in the earth; and that under the Kingdom
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| − | the people of good-wlll surviving Armageddon wll1 carry out the
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| − | divine mandate to "fill the earth" with righteous offspring, anll
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| − | that the human dead in the graves will be raIsed to opportunities
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| − | of life on earth.
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| − | "CONTENDING
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| − | FOR THE FAITH" TESTIMO~Y PERIOD
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| − | The best way to contend and put up a defense for something
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| − | is to advance it. That is what Jehovah's witnesses will do WIth
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| − | the faith of God's kingdom during June. Appropriately tillS month
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| − | has been termed "Contending for the Faith" Testimony Period,
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| − | and the aggreSSIve weapons to be specially used from house to
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| − | house and on all suitable <>ccasions will be the three latest bound
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| − | books published by the Watchtower Society together with the
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| − | booklet The Kingdom Hope of All :Mankind. This combination
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| − | will be offered the people as a special combination on a contribu-
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| − | tion of $1.00, American money, The worsening world situation,
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| − | with the hosts of atheism, disbelief and immorality steadily making
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| − | greater inroads, calls for our unceasing !Lnd courageous conten-
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| − | tion for the faith once for all deli"ered to the saints. We who
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| − | have it should help others get it and become able to contend for
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| − | it and put the enemy to flight. Watchtower readers, will you join
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| − | us in tliis during June' Communicate now wlth us if you need
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| − | instructions and references to be able to be at the side of other
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| − | faithful warriors contending shoulder to shoulder. A report' Yes,
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| − | we are interested to have ;you submit one showing the good fight
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| − | you have put up.
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| − | "WA TC HT OW ER " STUDIES
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| − | Week of June 5: "Woman,"
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| − | 'f 1-19 inclusive, The Watchtower May 1, 1949.
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| − | Week of June 12: "Woman's Place in the Congregation,"
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| − | 'f 1-16 inclusive, The Watchtower May 1, 1949.
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| − | Week of June 19 : "Woman's Place in the Congregation,"
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| − | ~ 17-33 inclusive, The Watchtower May 1, 1949.
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| − | ITS MISSION
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| − | THIS journal Is published for the purpose of enabltng the
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| − | people to know Jehovah God and his purposes as expressed
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| − | in the Bible. It publishes Bible instruction specifically
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| − | designed to aid Jehovah's witnesses and all people of good-wllL
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| − | It arranges systematic Bible study tor its readers and the Society
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| − | supplies other literature to aid in such studlel!. It publlshes
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| − | suitable material for radio broadcasting and for other means
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| − | of public instruction in the Scriptures.
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| − | It adheres strictly to the Bible as authority tor its utterances.
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| − | It is entirely free and separate from all religion, parties, sects or
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| − | other worldly organizations. It is wbolly and without reservation
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| − | for the kingdom of Jehovah God under Christ his beloved King,
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| − | It is not dogmatic, but invites careful and critical examination
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| − | of Its contents in the light of the Scriptures. It does not Indulge
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| − | in controversy, and its colullins are not open to personalities.
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| − | INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN 1950
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| − | The Watchtower magazine takes great pleasure In announcing
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| − | that the 1950 International Convention of Jehovah's WItnesses
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| − | will be held in New York city beginning Sunday, July 30, 1950.
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| − | The convention will be of eight days' duration, ending Sunday,
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| − | August 6, 1950. A cordial invitation is extended to the lV atchtower
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| − | readers in every nation and to all of Jehovah's witnesses through·
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| − | out the world to come to this Christian assembly. Early announce-
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| − | ment is made now so that all persons of good.will can begin
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| − | making plans to be in New York city on these dates. Those
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| − | coming from foreign countries will have to book passage on
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| − | airlines and steamships well in advance because usually there is
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| − | heavy traffic at that season of the year. Such will also require
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| − | visas, and it is suggested that they contact the local Branch offices
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| − | of the Watch Tower Society for information or assistance in thiS
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| − | regard. The Society wishes to help everyone in tws way If he
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| − | wishes to attend the convention.
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| − | By the Lord's grace, this assembly of Jehovah's witnesses ~ll
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| − | be outstanding. Arrangements will be made to have representatives
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| − | come from most of the Society's Branch offices.
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| − | Probably many persons from foreign lands will want to travel
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| − | in parties, and it would be well for anyone coming to the conven-
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| − | tion from other countries to notify the Branch office If he wishes
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| − | to travel in company with other delegates from his own country.
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| − | Parties can be arranged and probably the accommodations will be
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| − | obtainable from the same transportation company. Now IS the
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