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| − | THE LORD'S WORK, NOT MAN'S
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| − | DEAR BROTHER RUTUERFORD:
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| − | I feel that I must express my appreciation of the articles
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| − | in The Watch Tower. 1 have just finished reading Part 2 of
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| − | ‘¢Peace and Evil’’. It seems so clear that it is a wonder
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| − | that it never struck us in this way before; but, of course,
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| − | it was not ‘‘due time’’, We might ask, What benefit did the
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| − | Israelites derive from their experiences in Egypt? The Bible
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| − | tells us that they even wanted to return to the land of bond-
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| − | age. (Ex. 16:3) They soon forgot what they had suffered
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| − | there, but the ‘‘flesh pota’’ lingered lovingly in their minds.
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| − | Human nature has not changed; even now we still remember
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| − | the sweet and forget the bitter. It may be that at the begin-
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| − | ning of the Millennial age many people will resent the strict
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| − | laws that will then be in foree, and inwardly, if not out-
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| − | wardly, rebel and long for some imaginary privilege that they
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| − | had during this age. Although they will have to acknowledge
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| − | Jehovah, yet it may take some time before they learn that
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| − | these laws will be for their good. Under these circumstances
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| − | what benefit would they receive by their past experiences?
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| − | If experience counts, then we might say that a man now bad
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| − | ought to have a better chance in the future than one who had
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| − | tried to do good, as he will have had more experience with sin.
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| − | The Watch Tower, like wine, is improving with age. Every
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| − | number is overflowing with beautiful explanations of the
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| − | Bible. It is quite clear that it is the Lord’s work, and nob
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| − | man’s, When I look back I ean compare The Watch Tower
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| − | to an artist painting a portrait. At first only an outline is
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| − | seen, a beautiful and true copy of the original, and one to
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| − | which we were attracted, although only an outline, to its
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| − | beauty and grandeur, But the artist docs not stop there, Ho
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| − | pencils out the high lights and shadows, the face is rounded
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| − | out, color is added, and the picture, now more beautiful than
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| − | ever, begins to show expression and detail, while the original
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| − | outline has in no way been changed. So it is with The Watch
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| − | Tower: the fundamental truths taught through its pages have
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| − | always been the same, but God’s lightnings are now opening
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| − | out to us the beauty and harmony of tho Scriptures as nover
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| − | before. My prayer is that the Lord will continue to use you
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| − | and all associated with you at the Watch Tower in this
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| − | glorious work,
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| − | Your brother in Christ,
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| − | C. M. U. Capy.
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| − | DENUNCIATIONS AND WORDS OF LITE
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| − | DEAR BROTHER IN CHRIST:
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| − | Your lectures received each Sunday over WOWO, Fort
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| − | Wayne, Ind.
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| − | I write this to add a bit of encouragement to your ondcavors
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| − | to put the message of Truth over to the people, a3 a faithful
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| − | witness to the Lord, and as an example and encouragement to
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| − | those whose hands may become slack at this timo of triuno
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| − | oppression, namely, Clergy, Politics and Industry.
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| − | Your denunciations are clear and fearlesa, and your words
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| − | of life timely and inspiring. Truly they must and do find
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| − | lodging in the hearts of many people.
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| − | I pray for the Lord’s grace upon you and all of liko faith,
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| − | to stand firm in these closing days of Satan’s activities and
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| − | persecution of the followers of Christ.
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| − | Yours in Christ’s name,
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| − | C. R, Hevrer, Michigan.
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| − | TRULY A GREAT PRIVILEGE
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| − | DeEarR BRETHREN :
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| − | The friends at Decatur all heard Brother Rutherford’s
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| − | lecture yesterday; and truly it was a soul-inspiring message
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| − | to the Lord’s people at this time, and for their comfort and
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| − | encouragement to continue on in the servico of the Lord.
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| − | We all entered the field after the lecture, and all had an
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| − | enjoyable time preaching this gospel of the kingdom until
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| − | we were rained out. Truly it is a great privilege to serve in
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| − | the cause of Jehovah God and have favor with him through
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| − | Jesus Christ our Lord.
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| − | With Christian love,
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| − | A. A. Guipbera, Ilsnois.
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| − | “SATAN IS HOT”
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| − | My bear BRorueR RUTHERFORD,
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| − | Sir: Being very full and running over from tho increased
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| − | light, joy and encouragement, and the renewed zeal that I
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| − | have received from reading your Iust und wonderful book,
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| − | Prophecy, please bear with me and allow me to speak. It is
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| − | the most wonderful, clearest, brightest of the Biblical studies.
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| − | Why, no wonder that Satan is hot and ever getting still hotter,
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| − | so to speak. The book Prophecy turns him and his crooked or-
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| − | ganization up. He is the father of crooks and crookedness.
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| − | Prophecy has turned more light on him and his crooked or-
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| − | ganization; and the light gets brighter and brighter.
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| − | I’ve gone through the wonderful book, and do mean to re-
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| − | view it daily, as much as possible, with the other studies, of
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| − | course. From the strength and help I have received from this
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| − | volume my mind was made to fall upon the hymn of which I
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| − | send you herewith a copy.
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| − | Your brother by his grace,
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| − | CLAUDE WILSON, Alabama.
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| − | * * *
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| − | MORE GRACE GIVE ME
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| − | Maitland, C.M.
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| − | Each moment, Lord, more grace give me
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| − | To witness to thy name,
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| − | To keop my mind e’er stayed on thee,
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| − | T> boldly speak thy fame.
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| − | Time is no more, The way seems hard.
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| − | Please be thou still my guide;
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| − | Ne’er doubting, help me press onward,
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| − | By thine help “lone supplied.
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| − | While witnessing now here below
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| − | Satan, a roaring lion,
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| − | I sce each day a deadly foe,
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| − | With all his sharp design.
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| − | Endure the test! Thus can be proved
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| − | My faithfulness to God;
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| − | If from his way I’! not be moved,
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| − | But strive each day more hard.
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| − | RESOLUTION
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| − | Dear BROriteER RUTHERFORD:
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| − | At the business meoting of the Seattle ecclesia, held Mon-
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| − | day evening, April 14, 1930, the following resolution was
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| − | presented and unanimously adopted:
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| − | Resolved, That the Seattle ecclesia assure our beloved presi-
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| − | dent, Brother Rutherford, that they deplore the bitter attack
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| − | made upon him at the question meeting held in Los Angeles,
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| − | Calif., on February 23, and fully sympathize with him in all
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| − | his efforts to serve Jehovah, our God and our King; and
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| − | that we, in view of the strong assaults of the enemy at this
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| − | time and the falling away of many who for years in the past
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| − | have walked with us, do by letter assure him of our firm be-
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| − | lief that The Watch Tower is the channel which Jehovah, our
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| − | God, is using at this time to imstruct the faithful remnant
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| − | who are keeping the commandments of God and have the
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| − | testimony of Jesus Christ, and we, therefore, very thankfully
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| − | accept the teachings of that journal and are earnestly en-
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| − | deavoring to carry on the Lord’s work in full accord there-
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| − | with,
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| − | And be it further resolved, That we assure Brother Ruther-
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| − | ford we have full confidence in him as a loyal and diligent
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| − | sorvant of our King, and an instrument used of Jehovah to
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| − | dispense meat in due season to his household; and recognizing
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| − | in our beloved brother one such as is spoken of in 1 Thessa-
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| − | lonians 5: 12,13 and Hebrews 13:17, we esteem him very
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| − | highly in love for his work’s sake, and our prayers will still
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| − | ascend that it may be the good pleasure of our God to keep
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| − | and guide liim to the end.
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| − | Resolved, That our class secretary forward a copy of this
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| − | resolution to Brother Rutherford.
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| − | Your brother by his grace,
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| − | {. Forsyti, Secretary,
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