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| − | She WATCHTOWER.
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| − | PUBLISHED SEMIMONTHLY By
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| − | WATCH TOWER BIBLE © TRACT SOCIETY
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| − | 117 Adams Street + + Brooklyn, N.Y., U.S.A.
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| − | OFFICERS
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| − | J. F. RUTHERFORD, President W. E. Van AMBURGH, Secretary
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| − | “And all thy children shall be taught of Jehovah; and
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| − | great shall be the peace of thy children.” ~ dsaiah 54:13.
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| − | THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
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| − | THAT JEHOVAH is the only true God, is from everlasting to
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| − | everlasting, the Maker of heaven and earth and the Giver of life
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| − | to his creatures; that the Logos was the beginning of his creation,
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| − | and his active agent fn the creation of all things; that the Logos
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| − | is now the Lord Jesus Christ in glory, clothed with all power in
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| − | heaven and earth, and the Chief Executive Officer of Jehovah.
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| − | THAT GOD created the earth for man, created perfect man
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| − | for the earth and placed him upon it; that man willfully dis-
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| − | obeyed God’s law and was sentenced to death; that by reason of
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| − | Adam’s wrong act all men are born sinners and without the right
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| − | to life.
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| − | THAT JESUS was made human, and the man Jesus suffered
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| − | death in order to produce the ransom or redemptive price for
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| − | obedient ones of mankind; that God raised up Jesus divine and
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| − | exalted him to heaven above every creature and above every name
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| − | and clothed him with all power and authority.
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| − | THAT JEHOVAH’S ORGANIZATION is a Theocracy called Zion,
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| − | and that Christ Jesus is the Chief Officer thereof and is the right-
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| − | ful King of the world; that the anointed and faithful followers of
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| − | Christ Jesus are children of Zion, members of Jehovah’s organiza-
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| − | tion, and are his witnesses whose duty and privilege it is to testify
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| − | to the supremacy of Jehovah, declare his purposes toward mankind
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| − | as expressed in the Bible, and to bear the fruits of the kingdom
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| − | before ali who will hear.
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| − | THAT THE WORLD has ended, and the Lord Jesus Christ has
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| − | been placed by Jehovah upon his throne of authority, has ousted
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| − | Satan from heaven and is proceeding to the establishment of
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| − | God’s kingdom on earth.
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| − | THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth can
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| − | come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under Christ, which
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| − | has now begun; that the Lord’s next great act is the destruction
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| − | of Satan’s organization and the establishment of righteousness in
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| − | the earth, and that under the kingdom the people of good will that
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| − | survive Armageddon shall carry out the divine mandate to “fill
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| − | the earth” with a righteous race.
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| − | ITS MISSION
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| − | HIS journal is published for the purpose of enabling 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 de-
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| − | signed to aid Jehovah’s witnesses and all people of good will,
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| − | It arranges systematic Bible study for its readers and the Soclety
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| − | supplies other literature to aid in such studies. It publishes suit-
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| − | able material for radio broadcasting and for other means of public
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| − | instruction in the Scriptures.
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| − | It adheres strictly to the Bible as authority for its utterances,
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| − | It is entirely free and separate from all religion, parties, sects
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| − | or other worldly organizations. It is wholly and without reserva-
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| − | tion for the kingdom of Jehovah God under Christ his beloved
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| − | King. It is not dogmatic, but invites careful and critical examina-
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| − | tion of its contents in the light of the Scriptures. It does not in-
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| − | dulge in controversy, and its columns are not open to personalities.
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| − | YeaRty SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
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| − | UNITED STATES, $1.00; CANADA AND MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN, $1.50;
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| − | Great BRITAIN, AUSTRALASIA, AND SOUTH AFRica, 63. American remit-
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| − | tances should be made by Postal or Express Money Order or by Bank
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| − | Draft. Canadian, British, South African and Australasian remittances
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| − | should be made direct to the respective branch offices. Remittances from
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| − | countries other than those mentioned may be made to the Brooklyn office,
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| − | but by International Postal Money Order only.
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| − | Forrien OFFiczs
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| − | Canadian ...... .... 40 Irwin Avenue, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada
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| − | Please address the Society in every case.
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| − | (Translations of this journal appear in several languages.)
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| − | All sincere students of the Bible who by reason of infirmity, poverty or
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| − | adversity are unable to pay the subscription price may have The Watch-
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| − | tower free upon written application to the publishers, made once each
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| − | year, stating the reason for so requesting it. We are glad to thus aid the
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| − | needy, but the written application once each year is required by the
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| − | postal regulations,
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| − | Notice to Subscribera: Acknowledgment of a new or a renewal sub-
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| − | scription will be sent only when requested. Change of address, when
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| − | requested, may be expected to appear on address label within one month.
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| − | A renewal blank (carrying notice of expiration) will be sent with the
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| − | journal one month before the subscription expires.
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| − | Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Brooklyn, N. Y.,
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| − | under the Act of March 8, 1879.
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| − | “LOVERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS”
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| − | This name designates the testimony period which will occupy
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| − | the entire month of February. Those of Jehovah’s anointed rem-
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| − | nant and their companions, foreshadowed by David and Jonathan,
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| − | being lovers of righteousness of God, will rejoice to make special
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| − | efforts during this period to devote more time and energy to the
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| − | Watchtower Campaign, as announced below and which includes
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| − | the month of February. More time and effort in the field, or a new
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| − | start in the field, as a kingdom publisher, will require special plan-
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| − | ning on your part. If you desire to become a publisher, get in touch
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| − | with our local organization or direct with this office,
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| − | “WATCHTOWER” CAMPAIGN
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| − | Four full months of 1939, January to April inclusive, have
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| − | been set aside for the biggest, if not most important, yet of the
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| − | campaigns to publish Jehovah’s kingdom. It is designated the
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| − | “Watchtower” campaign because of the special offer made, agree-
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| − | able to arrangements of the Society, to wit, a full year’s subscrip-
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| − | tion for the magazine The Watchtower together with the book
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| − | Enemies or any other one desired of the bound book series and
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| − | a copy of the new booklet Face the Facts, on a contribution of but
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| − | $1.00. This is now the offer in every language in which The Watch-
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| − | tower appears; hence this four-month campaign is both an inter-
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| − | national and a world-wide one. Every reader of The Watchtower
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| − | who appreciates its real value and the dire need of all people of
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| − | good will today for its spiritual food will without urging desire
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| − | to take part in this campaign. If not already in touch with the
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| − | Society’s service organization, write this office and make arrange-
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| − | ments for the campaign. A monthly report is expected of each
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| − | publisher. Consult the Informant for all details hereon.
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| − | “WATCHTOWER” STUDIES
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| − | Week of March 5: “Drama of Vindication,” (Part 1)
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| − | [1-23 inclusive, The Watchtower February 1, 1939.
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| − | Week of March 12: “Drama of Vindication,” (Part 1)
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| − | {| 24-44 inclusive, The Watchtower February 1, 1939.
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