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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.” - 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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| − | his 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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| − | ean 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 shalilive
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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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| − | UNITED STATES, $1.00; CANADA AND MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN,
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| − | $1.50; GREatT 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 International
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| − | Postal Money Order only.
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| − | FOREIGN OFFICES
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| − | British ......... 84 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., Australia
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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 written
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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 Brooktyn, N. Y.,
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| − | under the Act of Merch 3, 1879,
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| − | “BOLDNESS”
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| − | June 4-12, inclusive, the period set aside and named as ‘‘ Bold-
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| − | ness’’ Testimony, comes neur the climax of the current world-
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| − | wide campaign which began last April 9. During this special
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| − | period there will be no change in procedure except as to in-
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| − | tensity in effort. Continue offering the excellent combination of
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| − | a year’s subscription for Consolation, the book Enemies (or
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| − | Riches), and the new booklet Cure, on a $1.00 contribution.
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| − | Many not already kingdom publishers may find ‘‘Boldness’’
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| − | eriod a favorable time to start exercising boldness by arrang-
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| − | ing to then begin taking part in the house-to-house witness,
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| − | offering the above splendid combination. Those not already re-
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| − | ceiving copies of the Informant with detailed instructions on
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| − | this campaign and its procedure, either through a local organi-
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| − | zation or direct from here, should get in touch with us. All
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| − | assistance will be gladly rendered. All publishers should duly
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| − | report in the regular way the results of the witness during
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| − | this ‘‘Boldness’’ period.
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| − | CONVENTION FOR THE NORTHWEST
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| − | A convention of Jehovah’s witnesses for the Northwest will
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| − | be held in the Civic Auditorium at Seattle, Washington. The
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| − | dates of the convention are June 2, 3, 4 and 5. The president
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| − | of the Society expects to be present at this convention, having
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| − | then just returned from the Australian convention. A largo
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| − | public meeting is being arranged for Sunday, June 5, and the
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| − | auditoriums will hold a capacity crowd of 15,500. The brethren
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| − | in the western part of the United States and Canada should
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| − | make arrangements for their vacations during this period. Those
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| − | desiring to camp out or live in their trailers or house-ears will
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| − | find splendid accommodations. Those desiring to live in homes or
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| − | hotels can white for their accommodations, addressing your
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| − | letters to the Watch Tower Convention Committee, 800 Broad-
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| − | way, Seattle, Washington, Let all of Jehovah’s people ask Ilis
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| − | blessing upon the witness that will be given to the honor of
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| − | His name.
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| − | PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH
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| − | The Society now manufactures and has to offer a light-weight
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| − | phonograph, being 14 by 13 by 54 inches in size, and covered
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| − | with brown cloth and having rounded corners, It weighs 9 pounds
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| − | 13 ounces. With three phonograph discs it ean be carried with
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| − | tone arm in position and weighs 12 pounds 6 ounces, It can,
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| − | however, accommodate ten discs. Volume of sound is strong,
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| − | and the tone is of the best quality. As shipped out from our
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| − | factory, the phonograph is timed properly, at 78 r.p.m., and
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| − | should be checked from time to time. This model, including
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| − | three discs, is offered on a contribution of $10.00; without tho
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| − | three discs, $8.00. Remittances should accompany orders, Also
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| − | specify the particular discs wanted.
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