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| − | She WATCH TOWER.
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| − | PuBLISHED SEMIMONTHLY Br
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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. RurHerrorp 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.” ~ Isaiah 54:13.
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| − | THE SCRIPTURES CLEARLY TEACH
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| − | THAT JEHOVAH is the only true God, is from everlasting
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| − | to everlasting, the Maker of heaven and earth and the Giver
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| − | of life to his creatures; that the Logos was the beginning of
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| − | his creation, and his active agent in the creation of all things;
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| − | that the Logos is now the Lord Jesus Christ in glory, clothed
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| − | with all power in heaven and earth, and the Chief Executive
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| − | Officer of Jehovah.
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| − | THAT GOD created the earth for man, created perfect
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| − | man for the earth and placed him upon it; that man willfully
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| − | disobeyed God’s law and was sentenced to death; that by
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| − | reason of Adam’s wrong act all men are born sinners and
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| − | without the right to life.
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| − | THAT JESUS was made human, and the man Jesus suf-
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| − | fered death in order to produce the ransom or redemptive
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| − | price for all mankind; that God raised up Jesus divine and
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| − | exalted him to heaven above every creature and above every
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| − | name and clothed him with all power and authority.
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| − | THAT JEHOVAH'S ORGANIZATION is called Zion, and
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| − | that Christ Jesus is the Chief Officer thereof and is the
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| − | rightful King of the world; that the anointed and faithful
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| − | followers of Christ Jesus are children of Zion, members of
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| − | Jehovah’s organization, and are his witnesses whose duty and
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| − | privilege it is to testify to the supremacy of Jehovah, declare
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| − | is purposes toward mankind as expressed in the Bible, and
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| − | to bear the fruits of the kingdom before all who will hear.
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| − | THAT THE WORLD has ended, and the Lord Jesus Christ
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| − | has been placed by Jehovah upon his throne of authority,
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| − | has ousted Satan from heaven and is proceeding to the
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| − | establishment of God’s kingdom on earth.
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| − | THAT THE RELIEF and blessings of the peoples of earth
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| − | can come only by and through Jehovah’s kingdom under
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| − | Christ, which has now begun; that the Lord’s next great
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| − | act is the destruction of Satan’s organization and the estab-
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| − | lishment of righteousness in the earth, and that under the
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| − | kingdom all those who will obey its righteous laws shall live
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| − | on earth forever.
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| − | ITS MISSION
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| − | HIS journal is published for the purpose of enabling
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| − | the people to know Jehovah God and his purposes as
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| − | expressed in the Bible. It publishes Bible- instruction
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| − | specifically designed to aid Jehovah’s witnesses and all people
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| − | of good will. It arranges systematic Bible study for its readers
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| − | and the Society supplies other literature to aid in such studies.
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| − | It publishes suitable material for radio broadcasting and for
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| − | other means of public instruction in the Scriptures.
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| − | It adheres strictly to the Bible as authority for its utter-
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| − | ances, It is entirely free and separate from all parties, sects
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| − | or other worldly organizations. It is wholly and without
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| − | reservation for the kingdom of Jehovah God under Christ
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| − | his beloved King. It is not dogmatic, but invites careful
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| − | and critical examination of its contents in the light of the
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| − | Scriptures. It does not indulge in controversy, and its col-
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| − | umns are not open to personalities.
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| − | YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
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| − | UNitep States, $1.00; CANADA AND MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN,
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| − | $1.50; GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRALASIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA, 7s,
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| − | American remittances should be made by Postal or Express Money
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| − | Order or by Bank Draft. Canadian, British, South African and
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| − | Australasian remittances should be made direct to the respective
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| − | branch offices. Remittances from countries other than those men-
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| − | tioned may be made to the Brooklyn office, but by Internattonal
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| − | Postal Money Order only.
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| − | FOREIGN OFFICES
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| − | British ......... 34 Craven Terrace, London, W. 2, England
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| − | Canadian .....-. 40 Irwin Avenue, Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada
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| − | Australasian . . 7 Beresford Road, Strathfield, N.S. W., Australla
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| − | South African ...... Boston House, Cape Town, South Africa
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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,
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| − | poverty or adversity are unable to pay the subscription price
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| − | may have The Watchtower free upon written application to the
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| − | publishers, made once each year, stating the reason for so re-
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| − | questing it. We are glad to thus aid the needy, but the wrtten
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| − | application once each year is required by the postal regulations.
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| − | Notice to Subscribers: Acknowledgment of a new or a renewal sub-
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| − | scription will be sent only when requested. Change of address,
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| − | when requested, may be expected to appear on address label within
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| − | one month. A renewal blank (carrying notice of expiration) will
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| − | be sent with the 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 3, 1879.
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| − | “HIS ULTIMATUM”
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| − | The midsummer testimony period, August 6 to August 14
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| − | inclusive, is named ‘‘His Ultimatum’’. The message of the
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| − | book Enemies is very fitting to this name, and during the period
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| − | this book together with another bound book of the series will be
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| − | offered to all on a 50c contribution. This being the season gen-
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| − | erally for vacations from secular employment, many should be
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| − | able to arrange their vacation to coincide with the testimony
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| − | period, thereby to be able to devote extra time to delivering the
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| − | Lord’s ultimatum before the fast approaching final battle.
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| − | The season will be excellent for work in the rurals, Arrange for
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| − | shipments of the needed literature as early as possible, besides
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| − | making all other arrangements as to territory, etc. Your prompt
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| − | reports will be awaited with interest, for the record.
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| − | VACATION
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| − | Notice is hereby given of the closing of the Brooklyn factory
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| − | and office for the two weeks beginning Saturday, July 30, and
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| − | concluding Sunday, August 14, This will enable the Bethel
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| − | family after a year of consistent strenuous activity here to get
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| − | away for a temporary change from their regular daily produce-
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| − | tion work and to enjoy opportunities of field service in common
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| − | with the other Kingdom publishers. All publishers will therefore
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| − | order in advance sufficient supplies of literature to last them
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| − | over the Bethel vacation period, and to the end of August.
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| − | Do this in good time to allow for shipment from here before
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| − | the factory closes Friday evening, July 29. No orders will be
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| − | filled and shipped, nor mail be opened and answered, during
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| − | this vacation period.
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| − | CORRESPONDENCE
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| − | All brethren should write to the Society in English whenever
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| − | possible. Letters written in foreign languages, such as Italian,
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| − | Greck, Polish, ete., require extra time and work to handle. The
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| − | suggestion is offered that forcign-spenking companies select as
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| − | secretary some young brother or sister who speaks and writes
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| − | English as well as the foreign language. This person can then
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| − | write all letters to the Society in English at the dictation of
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| − | the company servant, and when written the company servant
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| − | can sign the letters. This will result in more prompt handling
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| − | of your orders and letters.
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| − | Brethren who live in countries outside of the United States
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| − | and in which countries there are branch offices of the Society
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| − | should write to such branch offices rather than to Brooklyn.
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