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Vol. XIV-No. 357

May 24, 1933

CONTENTS

LABOR AND ECONOMICS

Uncle Sam’s Road to Recovery , . 527

Increasing the Burdens of the

Oppressed

Total Wages and Salaries P«ud . . 528

1,250,000 Homeless

A Prize Briggs Check ....

SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL

175 Brave Young Men

Charlesworth Wrong, as Uwal . 525

Abridgments

U. S. Still Ilas 4% of Illiteracy . . 526

The Time They Missed

White Slave Magnate in France . . 526

FINANCE—COMMERCE—TRANSPORTATION

Europe Still Insane

American Standards Disappearing . 527 Suppose You Had It All .... 527 A Difference of Only $16,836,449 . 527 Banks Gobbling Up Industry . . . 528 Payments of Dividends and Interest 528 Morale, Bonus and Income Tax . . 528 Where the Money Went .... 529 “Now You See It, and Now

You Don’t’’........529

POLITICAL—DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN

Hitler and Big Business .... 526

Militarist Propaganda in Germany . 526

No More Lame Duck Sessions . . . 527

Magdeburg Plant Closed and Reopened

The Secretary of the Tiersury . . 529

Why Government Costs Should Come Down

SCIENCE AND INI EMI ON

Inaugural Ceremonies Heard in Other Countries

HOME AND HEAL 111

Home Remedies

TRAVEL AND MISCELLANY

Great Changes in Turkey .... 526

Peasants Seizing Land in Spain . . 526

Evictions in Kenya

Guarding the President

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY

Kingdom Blessings for the People

Brightening the Day Wirn “Kingdom Blessings’’ .... 522

Only $10 for a Diplom v . . . . 525

Maryland Penitentiary Religions . 526

“The Catholic Bulletin’’ Smitten with Fear

Judge Rutherford's Dignified

Rebuke to Bombast and Presumption

Waited Too Long

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Volume XIV Brooklyn, N. Y., Wednesday, May 24, 1933 Number 357

Kingdom Blessings for the People

[Broadcast over chain by Judge Rutherford April 30, 1933]

JEHOVAH is the God of peace and the source of all blessings. He is the God of war when it becomes necessary to destroy the wicked and to vindicate His own righteous name. He is the God of love, which means that He is entirely unselfish. Now it is my privilege to tell you why Jehovah is setting up His kingdom on earth, and of some of the multitudinous blessings it shall bring to all who do right.

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It would be a real comfort and joy to all sane persons to know for a certainty that there is to be lasting peace on earth, and prosperity with plenty for all. Men do not possess the power to bring these desirable things to the world, but nothing i s impossible with Jehovah. It is apparent to all that the efforts of men to bring about a desirable condition have failed for the reason that all men are imperfect. Now let the people hear what the great God has to say. The proof is conclusive that soon Jehovah will bring to the peoples of earth lasting peace, great prosperity, perfect health in happiness, and everlasting life. I ask you to give a hearing ear while I relate to you the Scriptural proof. I hope those who are sad may receive comfort when hearing this message.

God put a perfect man on earth and told him he must obey, and that disobedience to God's law would result in man's death. The Devil opposed Jehovah God, and man fell away to the Devil, and in harmony with His law God sentenced man to death. By reason thereof and by inheritance death passed upon all men, and for this cause sickness and death have been upon the people.—Romans 5:12.

Jehovah gave His promise that in due time He would bring forth His mighty One, by and through whom all the families of the earth shall be blessed. (Genesis 12: 3) That promised One is Christ Jesus, the earth’s rightful Ruler. (Galatians 3:8, 16, 27-29) Before fallen man could be blessed the disability resulting from original sin must be removed, and that could be removed only by another perfect man’s dying in the place or stead of the sinner. Moved by unselfishness God sent Jesus to earth, who became a man and died in the sinner’s place; and thus his shed blood furnished the redemptive price for man. (John 3:16; 1 Timothy 2: 3-6) God raised up Jesus out of death, not as a man, but as the divine One, and appointed Him to the high office of Ruler of the world and the Vindicator of God’s holy name. When Jesus ascended into heaven He did not immediately assume His high office, because Jehovah said to Him: ‘Wait until my due time to make the enemy thy footstool.’ (Psalm 110:1) Jesus has waited, and now God’s due time has come and He has sent forth Jesus to rule and judge the world.

"When Jesus was on earth He emphasized above everything else the kingdom of God and the vindication of His Father’s name. He promised to return and to establish that kingdom amongst men. During the long period of waiting, from the time of His ascension into heaven until the return of Christ Jesus, Satan, unhindered, has built up a mighty organization that has violently opposed God and His kingdom. The Scriptural proof, fully supported by the physical facts, is that 1914 marked the end of the waiting period and the time for Christ Jesus to begin His reign. (Matthew 24:1-22) Jehovah immediately sent Jesus forth to rule and to oust the enemy. (Psalm 110:2-4) Satan refused to vacate, and, he resisting, war followed in heaven and Satan was cast out of heaven down to the earth, where he continues to operate, although invisible to human eyes. (Revelation 12:1-17) It is the expressed will of Jehovah God that Satan and his mighty organization now must he destroyed in order that the name of Jehovah may be vindicated and that the peoples of earth may, unhindered, have opportunity to receive the blessings of God’s kingdom.

The next great event is the battle of Armageddon, which will result in the destruction of Satan’s organization. In the meantime God is causing this truth to be told to the nations as a witness, that those who desire to do so may take their stand on God's side and be brought through that great battle and be the first to receive the blessings of the Kingdom. To be sure, Satan will do and is doing what he can to prevent the people from hearing the truth. Imperfect men who rule the world are blind to God’s purposes. They have no vision of His kingdom, and hence have fallen easy victims to Satan. They are trying to bring peace and prosperity; but they are destined to abject failure.

Will the kingdom of God under Christ bring peace to the world? Yes, everlasting peace. When the man child Jesus was born at Bethlehem Jehovah caused His heavenly messenger to announce that in His due time this mighty One would bring peace to the earth and good will toward men. (Luke 2:9-14) Jehovah always fulfils His promises in due time, and this one is certain to be fulfilled. By His prophet Jehovah, referring to the same mighty One, says, in Isaiah 9: G, 7: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end. upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.” Those who have faith in Jehovah and His Word know that this promise is certain to be kept and fulfilled by the Lord.

In the light of the clear statement by the mouth of Almighty God why should you, the people, longer stand in perplexity and in doubt and listen to the claims of imperfect men that they can bring peace and prosperity to the earth'! The time has come when the people must choose between God and the Devil; when they must hear Jehovah God, obey Him and live, or follow blind guides into death. I am not even begging you to obey God. If a man does not see that it is his greatest privilege and favor to serve Jehovah God he does not deserve to live. Jehovah is now causing the truth to be proclaimed to the people, that they may gain a vision of His purposes: therefore it is written (Proverbs 29:18) : “Where there is no vision, the people perish; but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” If you would live and be happy, take your place in Jehovah's organization. It is His kingdom under Christ that will bring to you lasting peace and prosperity.

Today there is great fear of war between the nations, and for that reason the nations prepare for war. If there were but one ruler of all the earth and that ruler were perfect in wisdom and exercised his power justly toward all, there; could be no war between the nations. In the kingdom of God there is but one Ruler, Christ Jesus, the chief executive of Jehovah, in whom resides all power and authority and which has been committed into His hands by the Almighty. (Matthew 28:18) He is perfect in justice, wisdom, love and power. Christ Jesus is the express image of Jehovah. (Hebrews 1:1-9) Christ Jesus is the rightful Ruler of the world, and concerning Him it is written in God's Word (Psalm 45:6): ‘Thy throne is for ever and ever, and the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.’ Speaking by His prophet Jehovah says concerning Jesus the King (Isaiah 55:4): ‘I have given him for a leader and a commander of the people.’ If you will live, follow His leadership.

Furthermore He says to Jesus (Isaiah 49:8): “I . . . give thee for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause [the people] to inherit the desolate [places].” Christ the King will rule in absolute righteousness, and before Him all shall have equal opportunity to be blessed. (1 Peter 1:17; Psalm 119:137) In times past all of us have believed that man must die and go to heaven in order to be blessed; but now God's due time has come for the people to receive a clearer understanding of His purposes, which show that only a few men will ever go to heaven and that the mass of those who live will find an everlasting abiding-place on earth, which will be made a fit and desirable place to dwell for ever in happiness. God declares in His Word that He made the earth for man to inhabit and that “the earth abideth for ever”.—Isaiah 45:12,18; Ecclesiastes 1:4.

So long have the people lived under the cruel lash of imperfect rulers that they wonder if it will ever be thus. The Scriptures answer, Xo; but, on the contrary, God's kingdom under Christ will be a righteous government and no imperfect men will have anything to do with the rulership or any opportunity to oppress their fellow man. (Daniel 2:44) Since Christ Jesus will ever be invisible to human eyes, who, then, will have to do with the visible administration of God’s kingdom on earth? The Scriptures answer that the administration of the affairs of the earthly government will be in the hands of those only who are of God’s organization. A number of such men are specifically named in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews. From Abel to John, the forerunner of Christ, there lived on earth a few men who maintained their integrity toward God and who testified with their lifeblood their faithfulness to the Most High. The promise of Jehovah is, as set forth in the Scriptures, that when Christ’s kingdom is set up those faithful men will be resurrected from the dead and become the visible representatives of Christ’s government on earth. Because of their faithfulness God expressly states that He has made a place for them in His kingdom. (Hebrews 11:16-40) And what shall be their position in His kingdom on earth ? The Scriptures answer, at Psalm 45:16, that these faithful men, brought back from death as perfect men, shall be made the governors, that is, the visible representatives of Christ on earth, and shall act under the authority of that absolute and righteous Dictator.

There are today millions of people on earth who will see those faithful men of old resurrected from the dead and brought back as perfect men to administer the affairs of government under Christ; and concerning the operation of that government it is written, in Isaiah 32:1: “Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.”

There must be one more war to clean out the wicked organization of Satan, and that is the war of the great day of God Almighty, or Armageddon. It is made necessary because Satan holds the people in subjection and deties Jehovah God and earth's rightful King. Therefore Jehovah says to Christ His King (Psalm 45: 3,4): “Gird thy sword on thy thigh, 0 most Mighty [One],... And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.” With the conclusion of the battle of Armageddon there will never be another war, but peace will abide in the earth for ever. God uses the everlasting mountains of stone to symbolize His kingdom, and concerning the end of war and lasting peace He says by the mouth of His prophet Micah (4: 1-4): “But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain [kingdom] of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains [kingdoms], and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain [kingdom] of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob ; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths; for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem [God's organization]. And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.”

War among the peoples of the nations is a cruel and devilish thing. It is greed and hatred, induced by the Devil, that leads the people to war with each other. Jehovah God never indulges in war except to justly punish those wicked ones who oppress mankind and defame God’s holy name. The people fear Avar and greatly desire peace. They desire a righteous rule that will for ever guarantee them peace and prosperity.

The One desired is the King of righteousness and peace, Christ, the mighty executive ollicer of Jehovah, although most of the people arc without knowledge of His kingdom. (Haggai 2:6, 7; Romans 8:19-22) It is God’s kingdom on earth under Christ that will bring lasting peace to the people. The efforts of selfish men can never accomplish such, and it is folly to believe they can. The Lord does not say that men should set aside a period of time and during that period pray for peace upon the nations; but He does say, ‘When you pray say: Thy kingdom come, and thy will be done on earth as in heaven/ In order to have peace on earth the people who do enjoy it must become a part of God’s organization, which is symbolized in the Scriptures by Jerusalem. The Head of that organization is Christ Jous, the King; therefore Jehovah commands His faithful witnesses to now lift high the banner of truth and point the people to the Kingdom. (Isaiah 62:10) He does not command the people that they shall pray for peace at Rome or for “Christendom”, but He does say, in Psalm 122: 6, 7: “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem [meaning God’s organization] : they shall prosper- that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.” Such a prayer, uttered in sincerity, puts men in a mental attitude of harmony with God’s organization and in a position to receive His blessings.

The greatest crisis experienced by human creatures has now been reached. For centuries the people have suffered through war and other violent deeds of selfishness. but now the change for good is imminent. Christ, the King of righteousness, has been enthroned, and with the destruction of the enemy organization He will clear the way that all who will may joyfully enter into the organization of God on earth. Therefore Jehovah commands His faithful witnesses in these words (Psalm 96:10,11,13): "Say among the [nations] that the Lord reigneth : the world also shall he established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad: let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. . . . Before the Lord: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.” Here, by the Word of God, is the complete guarantee that the kingdom under Christ will establish the world in righteousness and bring lasting peace to the people. Upon that you can rely with complete confidence.

Why should the people continue to walk on in darkness with their heads bowed down, following in the steps of blind human guides'? Why not lift up the head and look unto God and His kingdom and the gracious and bountiful provision He has made for those who love and obey Him? Centuries ago the Lord foretold this hour of distress and perplexity that has come upon the peoples of earth, and He declares that this is evidence that Satan’s wicked world has ended and that the Lord’s kingdom is here and that shortly He will relieve the people who look to Him and obey Him. His prophecy and the physical facts in fulfilment thereof abundantly show that we have now come to the Kingdom and that the day of deliverance is at hand.

I am not begging you to enter God’s organization. but as one of Jehovah’s witnesses I am pointing you to the facts, that you may do what you desire. Man’s greatest privilege is to know and to serve Jehovah God, because there is no other way of receiving life and its attending blessings. The reason for the giving of the wide witness concerning Jehovah and His kingdom is that the people may be informed, and, when informed, an obligation rests upon you to take one course or the other. Knowledge and understanding are essential to you; therefore Jehovah says that those who have no vision of Flis purposes perish, and those who hear and obey His law, happy are they.

Jehovah caused the Psalms to be written for the comfort and hope of those who love and serve Him, and now He discloses that His kingdom is here and the lime when these precious promises may be understood and appreciated. In the seventy-second Psalm Jehovah enumerates some of the blessings His King and kingdom will bring to the people, wherein it is written (Psalm 72: 2, 6-9): “He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass; as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endur-eth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.” These blessings could not come by the efforts of men who set aside a time and call it a “holy year”, but they can come to you only by and through the kingdom of God, which is now at hand.

Today you stand in perplexity and look with fear and trembling as to what the year may bring forth. AVhat shall you do? God through His prophet, at the eighty-fifth Psalm, puts the words in the mouth of each sincere one who desires righteousness and peace, and causes him to say (verses 8, 9): “I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints; but let them not turn again to folly. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.'-'’ Then those people who turn away from the teachings of men and give ear to God's Word have a further vision of Jehovah’s purposes, and by faith they see the blessings that the Kingdom will bring, and in the language of the psalmist they joyfully say (verses 10-12): ‘‘Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.”

The history of the nations shows that at all times a few men have prospered in material things and that the masses of the people have often been in want. Today, when the earth has revealed greater material wealth than ever before, there are millions in every nation suffering for the necessities of life. To be sure, all of these desire prosperity, and there are a few men who attempt to bring about prosperity by setting aside a time to pray for such. The Scriptures show that prayer is answered by the Lord only when asked in harmony with His will. Prosperity can come to all the people only by and through God’s kingdom under Christ, and God has so declared. Why has not prosperity come to all through the efforts of men? Because there is no righteous ruler on the earth, for the reason that all men are imperfect. At Proverbs 29: 2,14 it is written: “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn. The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.” Christ Jesus is the faithful One who will rule in righteousness, and prosperity for the people will come with His universal rule, and in no other way. Concerning Him it is written, in Isaiah 11:5: “And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.”

Now in this day, when Jehovah has installed His King, He instructs His faithful witnesses to pray for prosperity of the Kingdom. (Psalm 118:19-20) That means not merely material prosperity, but an abundance of other attending blessings of righteousness and goodness amongst men. Their prayers do not hasten the prosperity, but puts those who do sincerely pray in a proper attitude to receive the blessings.

“The earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof,” and those who obey Him in His kingdom shall receive God’s abundant provision for their welfare and happiness. (Psalm 24:1-5) No man shall be permitted to prosper, under the reign of Christ, at the expense of his neighbor, and this is made sure because nothing shall be permitted to hurt in all that holy kingdom. •—Isaiah 11: 9.

The farmers and small wage earners have bestowed their labor upon the lands that have yielded the food to feed the people, while at the same time financial giants, void of conscience and moved by greed, have grown rich by manipulating the price of foodstuffs and by unrighteous dealing in the fruits upon which they have bestowed no labor. Having gained possession of most of the money of the land, they have loaned money upon the farms and houses, secured by mortgages, and on which they collect exorbitant rates of interest; and now the result is that the farmers and modest-home owners are in great distress because they are being stripped of their life earnings and their property is being taken away by foreclosure of mortgages. Because of this alarming and deplorable condition the governments are adopting experimental plans in an effort to save the farmers and the home owners. All of such efforts are certain to fail, because the mortgage holders, like Shylock, demand the pound of flesh and, being unable to get their money, they take the farms and houses, and the people are turned out to suffer and die. God hears the cries of distress of the oppressed and declares that He will take a hand in behalf of suffering humanity. The crash is certain to come, and then what ? God’s kingdom under Christ will install a just and righteous method of dealing with the people, under which system one class shall not be permitted to profit at the expense of another. There will be no very rich and no very poor, but all must assume a common level. The righteous King being in authority, the people will rejoice, because then they will have an assurance of enjoying the fruits of their labors. Concerning this, God through His prophet says (Isaiah 65: 21,22) : ‘‘They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat.-’ The farmers and laborers will then bo assured that they shall have enough to eat. They will not be made afraid of losing their homes, because, it is written, then every man shall sit under his own vino and fig tree, and nothing shall make them afraid.—Micah 4:4.

Today in this land of abundance there are long lines of men, women and children begging for food, not because there is an insufficient supply of food, but because a few selfish men control what is in existence and the others are not able to find employment to earn money to pay for what they need. Such a condition could not possibly exist under the righteous reign of Christ, because all who Jive will then be glad to work and all will be permitted to eat. Tn support of this, note that God, at Isaiah 25:5,6, says: “The terrible ones [who have oppressed the people! shall be brought low. And in this mountain [kingdom] shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.”

Often the farmers have been harassed by bugs, parasites, and other vermin which have destroyed their crops. They have been told that these pests are sent from God as punishment upon them. Such a charge is a defamation of God's holy name. Satan, the god of this wicked world, is responsible for such destructive pests, and his purpose is to cause the people to charge God with the responsibility therefor in order that the people may become discouraged and curse God and turn away from Him. Famine has often been the result of the ravages of these pests; but when the Kingdom is in operation and the people learn to obey God the promise to them, as written in Psalm 67, is that then God's saving health will be among the people and "then shall the earth yield her increase”. —Verses 2, 6.

The apostle Peter under inspiration from the Lord wrote that according to God's promise we look for a new heaven and a new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness. (2 Peter 3: 13) The new heaven is Jehovah's righteous organization under Christ, the invisible ruler of the kingdom of righteousness. The new earth is the visible part of God's organization that shall govern the affairs of the earth. The new heaven and new earth is the kingdom of God for the vindication of His name and for the blessing of the people. In harmony with this Jesus caused John to write, in Revelation 21:1: “And I save a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.” This symbolic language describes God’s kingdom for the blessing of the people. It is called “the holy city" or organization, through which God acts to carry forward His purposes. Further describing such kingdom The Revelation (21:3) there says: “And I heard a great voice out of heaven, saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.”

Now concerning some of the further benefits th.e Kingdom will bring to the obedient ones, take note. For many centuries the people have suffered much sickness, and millions have gone down in sorrow to the grave. Bitter tears have bathed the cheeks of every adult person because death has taken away some loved one. To add to their sorrow and to cause the people to curse God, Satan has caused his agents to falsely teach the people that their beloved dead are conscious in purgatory or in eternal torture, there undergoing everlasting pain and suffering. The Scriptures abundantly teach that the dead are unconscious and not alive and not undergoing suffering anywhere. They are in their graves, and they know not anything, awaiting God’s due time to call them forth in the resurrection and give them an opportunity under the Kingdom to obey its righteous laws and live. (Ecclesiastes 9:5,10) Jesus with authority stated (John 5:28,29): ‘All are in their graves, and the hour is coming in which they shall all be brought forth from the graves and given a trial for life, and they that obey shall have life and shall not die.’ That will be one of the great boons and benefits resulting from the Kingdom.

There are millions of persons living on earth today who will see the Kingdom in operation and see their dead friends awakened out of death, and it will he their privilege to aid such to understand that if they are obedient to the laws of God's kingdom they shall live forever upon the earth. Satan has fraudulently induced the people to believe that death is a friend of man, while the Word of God shows that death is man's great enemy. LTnder the righteous reign

of Christ Jesus this enemy, Death, shall be destroyed; as it is written (1 Corinthians 15:25, 26): “For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.’’ The lifeblood of Christ Jesus was shed for the benefit of all men, and in the Kingdom all men must be brought to a knowledge of the truth and given an opportunity to be obedient to the Kingdom laws and receive the benefits thereof, which include life everlasting in the earth. For that reason Christ Jesus is named the Savior of the world, and it is written that there is no other name given under heaven wherebv we must be saved.—Acts 4:12. *

The vindication of Jehovah’s holy mime is the most important truth contained in the Bible. Jehovah Cod is the fountain of all truth and life. Satan is the fountain head of lies and death. (John 8: 44) Long ago Satan challenged God to put men on earth who would be faithful to Him; hence Jehovah has permitted Satan to do his worst in his effort to prove his wicked challenge. In the long period of time from Eden till now a few men have remained true to God, and these have been to that extent a vindication of Jehovah’s name. Millions of others have died without knowing Jehovah, but when these are awakened out of death and brought back from the grave and given a knowledge of the truth they will have an opportunity to obey God and live, and by doing so that will be a vindication of Jehovah’s name. The time is at hand to settle the great question at issue, as to who is the Supreme One in the universe. Shortly Satan and his organization shall die, and then the benefits of God's kingdom shall be open to all. The living shall first hear, and then the dead shall be awakened that they may hear, obey and live.

For centuries Satan has cast a veil of covering over the eyes of the people and made them blind to the truth. (2 Corinthians 4:4) Under the reign of God’s righteous King that veil of covering shall be taken away, that all may know the Lord from the least to the greatest and that tho>e who obey then shall live, and no more shall men suffer rebuke because they have faithfully served Jehovah God. It is written (Isaiah 25 : 7-9): “He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces: and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it. And it shall be said in that day [by the people], Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have Availed for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”

Jehovah God will dwell in His holy organization and operate the affairs of earth for the good of those who obey its righteous laws. In confirmation of this it is written, in Revelation 21:4: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes: and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.’’ Abundantly blessed the people will be when there shall be no more tears and sorrow and when they have no more fear of death or any such thing. Then they will dwell together in peace and prosperity and enjoy happiness without interruption.

To those who hear Jehovah and take their stand on His side He now says (Isaiah 66:1; 60: 13) : "The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. . . . And I will make the place of my feet glorious.” Under the kingdom of Christ all things that offend and do injury shall be for ever removed and the earth will be made a lit place for righteous persons to dwell. That will mean that those who do obey and live will be wholly devoted to God and to His kingdom. Such is true holiness. The claim made by men that holiness results from the holding of an office, speaking soft words and having a sanctimonious appearance, is entirely unscriptural and untrue.

Under the Kingdom there will be no need for prisons and insane asylums, hospitals or drugs, because the Lord will heal the mind and body of all those who obey Him. The wicked influence of Satan even upon the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air will be taken away, and these will be singing the praises of Jehovah the great God. Horses have heretofore symbolized Avar and Avar equipment, because men have used them for such purposes. Under the Kingdom there Avill be no more Avar; and concerning the horses it is Avritten: "In that day shall there be upon the bolls of the horses [the inscription], HOLINESS UNTO [JEHOVAH].” (Zechariah 14: 20) In symbolic phrase, these bells Avill call attention to the fact that every’ creature that continues to live Avill give honor and glory’ to Jehovah God, avIio by and through the administration of His kingdom has brought boundless blessings to all creation. All then Avill be Avholly and completely devoted to His righteous cause. God gave His faithful prophet a vision of this coming day of blessings for the peoples of earth under His kingdom. Moved by gratitude that prophet, at the 150th Psalm, used these words: ‘’Praise ye [Jehovah] ; . . . Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord.” This will be the proper attitude of all the peoples of earth when the kingdom of God under Christ has brought them under the complete control and blessings of that righteous rule.

In this brief speech I can merely call attention to some of the blessings the Kingdom will bring to the people. A book called Government sets forth the matter more in detail, and therein you will find cited numerous scriptures fully proving that the Kingdom is the only hope of the world. There now come to you faithful men and women who are, by His grace, Jehovah’s witnesses, and who are bringing to you the message of truth for your aid and comfort. These witnesses ate not prompted by any selfish desire, but bring to you this message in obedience to God’s commandment, that you may have an opportunity to make your choice as to whom you will serve.

The hour is here for you to have serious thought. The entire population of the earth is in distress and perplexity. There is but one remedy, and that is God’s kingdom under Christ. Do not waste time by following the schemes of imperfect men. Regardless of the good intentions of such men their schemes are certain to meet with complete failure, because it is God’s time to set aside everything that is out of harmony with His kingdom. We all know that there are millions of people now mourning. I bid you to cease your weeping and dry your tears. Look up with faith and confidence to the hand of the gracious and almighty God, who will now smite the wicked world and then quickly heal all of the people who give obedience to His righteous laws. He is the God of justice, wisdom, love and power, and from His gracious hand comes everything that is for the well-being of creation. Let all creation turn to Him, obey His laws and give praise to His holy name.

To the peoples of good will it is needless for me to say that you greatly desire peace, prosperity, life and happiness. To those who give heed to His law and obey God He now says: “The Lord knoweth the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.” (Psalm 37:18,19, 22) “And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance for ever. And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.” (Isaiah 32:17,18) ‘What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.” (Psalm 34:12-14,17) Blessings attempted to be bestowed upon you by men, regardless of their office or position, cannot make you rich; but, it is written, in Proverbs 10:22: “The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich; and he addeth no sorrow with it.”

Jehovah God is your eternal Friend. His witnesses, of whom Christ Jesus is the chief, are your friends, because they bring to you the message of peace from the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. May that sweet message of His kingdom falling upon your ears lift you up out of your sorrow and bring comfort to your heart, and may you for ever be the recipients of Jehovah’s blessings and continue to give honor to His holy name.

Brightening the Day with “Kingdom Blessings”

DID you hear Judge Rutherford's lecture, April 30, 1933, on “Kingdom Blessings”? Do you know of what it reminded one group of listeners? “He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.” It was so gentle, so tender, so persuasive. The day, over a large part of the country served by the hook-up, was as beautiful as the message. Both were a gift from God.

Sunshine pouring down through millions on millions of trees putting on their new spring suits: God’s bouquets, smiling and nodding in the softest of zephyrs. It was just the day for such a message.

Ulmer Turner, radio editor of the Chicago J Jerald and Examiner, voiced our own sentiments perfectly when he said:

“Thank God for radio !’’

A moment aim the telephone ramr , . . Nothing unusual about the call at first ... It was just an excited woman who wanted to know when she could hear Judge Rutherford over the radio again . . . Consulting the Sunday schedule, I advised her to tune to KYW each Sunday at 1 p.m. for that feature.

“Please do not hang up,” she, cried, “before I thank you ! I am blind and no one seems to care about me . . . Only the radio likes me . . . and it brings me such wonderful things . . . music, news and Judge Rutherford! . . . Thank God for radio!”

After impressing upon her that the Herald and Examiner radio department would always be glad to help her locate any programs she might want to hear, we bid each other good-by . . . But the incident brightened my whole day ... To realize that science in the past 1933 years has been able to contribute something that really helps all mankind, and particularly the afflicted . . . Just as a Stranger who came into our midst 1933 years ago . . . and Who, also, long before electrons were discovered, dedicated Himself to helping the afflicted.

Because it is the due time, the Lord is causing new light to shine from old texts as Judge Rutherford turns them over before the microphone. These old texts are like diamonds. Whichever way they are turned they shine with new beauty and brilliancy, and were made so to do.

Just to catch at one of them, for an instant. The judge cpioted an old familiar text: "When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked bearelh rule, the people mourn."

Almost anybody that would hear that text would say right away, "Yes, I understand that text perfectly" ; but after half a dozen sentences of exposition, wherein it is plainly shown that the righteous one is God's Anointed King, Christ Jesus, and the wicked one is the Devil, who is responsible for getting the world into present difficulties, the whole purpose of the text takes on a different aspect.

That is a beautiful passage where, after showing the sadness that has resulted from the rule borne by the Wicked, and after showing the blessings that shall come from the rule of the King that shall reign in righteousness, the speaker said:

“Why should the people continue to walk on in darkness with their heads bowed down, following in the steps of blind human guides? Why not lift up the head and look unto God and His kingdom and the gracious and bountiful provision He has made for those who love and obey Him ?' ’

There is a nice recognition of free will and responsibility in this: "T am not begging you to enter God's organization, but as one of Jehovah's witnesses I am pointing you to the facts, that you may do what you desire.”

Of all the fine things written and spoken in our time, the address on "Kingdom Blessings" is one of the finest.

BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM A FEW LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS

Ann Arbor, Alich. “I have not words enough in my vocabulary to express how much I enjoyed your radio talk of Sunday last, and would appreciate a copy of same. In these times, when people in general are downhearted and discouraged, getting more pessimistic each day, it is a blessing to have someone come forward and tell them Christ alone is our strong hold in times of sorrow and depression, and help comes from Him." Mrs. A.L.F.

Arlington, Mass. “Wonderfid message. Lecture and music excellent. Reception perfect. Praise Jehovah.” A.M.G. and R.E.G.

Brooklyn, N.Y’. “Your lecture ‘Kingdom Blessings for the People’ was heard with great enthusiasm. Reception excellent. More blessings to you from Jehovah." Italian company of Jehovah's witnesses.

Chicago, Ill. “I listened with great interest to the address of Judge Rutherford this morning and would like to have a free copy of same, vith all other information in regard to writings and teachings of this able speaker. Heard over KYW, the Herald and Examiner station in Chicago. The writer is representative of The Horseman and was particularly anxious to have the references to the hors'> mentioned in Mr. Rutherford's address, as well as the many references to quotations from the Scriptures, their promises and their prophecies.” A.D.II.

Detroit. Mich. “I listened to your address this morning and am thankful there is someone who is not afraid to tell the world the truth. I am in entire accord with your idea, but never in my 56 years have I heard any man explain my own feeling in regard to Christianity as you have done in your address ‘Kingdom Blessings for the People', and I respectfully ask that a copy of the same be sent me.” S.J.D.

Independence, Ohio. “Everything perfect this end, all three stations. Magnificent climax. You never did better. Jehovah be praised.” M.A.H.

Hamilton, Ont. “Having heard your sermon on Sunday, I was delighted that you came out fearlessly on the cults of the day. AVe need men today who are fearless—the people are so deceived—and what a pity they are in that condition. I would very much like to receive this sermon by return mail.” Mrs. C.L.

Midland, Mich. “As a frequent listener to your Sunday broadcasting, it was my extreme delight and satisfaction to hear one of the most astounding speeches, delineating present-day events, that I have ever heard. Judge Rutherford's bold, drastic exposure and denunciation of modern-day religion as it is practiced by our clergy (those oily-tongued diplomats who stand rebuked by the teachings of the humble sage of Nazareth, whom they feign to worship and follow yet have obviously slandered in their insatiable greed for fame, fortune and popularity) is noteworthy indeed. I believe every honest American should feel as I do, that this most unique of broadcasters is doing humanity a great service. May he continue the good work and may it be your privilege to continue broadcasting these enlightening talks.” To Station WBCAI by R.E.P.

North Tonawanda, N.Y. “I have been listening to your radio talks, and they sure sound wonderful. It must be wonderful to know the truth. I would appreciate a copy of today’s speech, and if you have last Sunday’s speech, could you possibly send that? I want to thank you very much. For a while I was nearly going out of my head—there are so many religions and which is the best is hard to decide. All my friends happen to be good Catholics. I have several Protestant friends, and when they begin discussing religion it becomes distasteful, because they are not speaking the truth, but they think they are. If they were to listen to Judge Rutherford, and hear the truth, they would feel so different. Would it not be wonderful if we all believed in one religion, and the people would know the truth and not the falsehoods that people are taught to believe nowadays ? Well, I am glad that our family are learning the truth, and I do hope people will soon realize how they are being fooled.” Miss U.K.

Orillia, Ont. “Your address of Sunday, April 23, touched me more profoundly than anything I have heard for years, and I would like to congratulate you on the courage that enabled you to broadcast your honest convictions in regard to the chaos that greed, selfishness, and lack of divine inspiration has brought upon the nations today. Every word you uttered found an echo in my heart, and I felt that, though alone, in regard to real flesh and blood, kith and kin, you had given me a ‘touch of nature that makes all the world kin’. So seldom do I meet anyone who feels as poignantly along these lines as I do that I felt a sudden impulse to touch the radio with my hands, and make a living, breathing presence out of a voice. Thank God for your lack of ‘discretion’ and self-preservation, looking down from your Watchtower and telling them to come up, if they want to be saved from the floods that will one day engulf them.” M.P.

Paterson, N.J. “‘Kingdom Blessings,’ delivered by Judge Rutherford, heard over AVODA, made glad the hearts of a group of Jehovah’s witnesses here at Paterson, N.J.”

Patoka, Ill. “In the kitchen of our two-room farm home my husband and I listened to Air. Rutherford’s lecture on ‘Kingdom Blessings’ this morning. It came in cleai- as a bell, as did the two former broadcasts. AVc are asking for a copy each of the three lectures, and the booklet on the work and books of Judge Rutherford, and several of our neighbors, some who heard and some who missed the ‘Kingdom Blessings’ broadcast, asked me to include them in my request for this last lecture.” Air. and Airs. AI.O.

Swainsboro, Ga. “Praise Jehovah for His goodness, also for this morning’s lecture. Came over perfectly from AA’BT.” T.J.A. and S.S.

Toronto, Ont. “Jehovah’s message of great comfort, spoken so graciously, received perfectly. Alay His blessings be your rich portion always. Love.” AA’.F.S.

175 Brave Young Men

AT Oxford University 175 brave young men announced to all the world that they will take no part in war. Two anonymous donors sent to each of them a gift of a white feather, supposedly as a rebuke. Far better wear a white feather than a yellow one, or for that matter a black one or a red one. White stands for truth, yellow for cowardice, black for hypocrisy, and red for murder. It was nice of the wearers of yellow, black and red feathers to send to •superior men a color that they themselves could not appropriately wear, but it was not appreciation that caused them to do it; it was justice. It is better to wear white feathers than yellow.

The Fnion of Manchester University followed the lead of the Oxford Union by passing, 371 to 196, a motion “That this house will under no circumstances fight for its king and countrv,”

Charlesworth Wrong, as Usual

A DISPATCH from Ottawa reports Hector Charlesworth as the author of a letter read in the Canadian House of Commons in which he said that Judge Rutherford had referred to him as “a thief, a liar, a Judas and a polecat, and therefore fit only to associate with the clergy’’. Thereupon Thomas Reid, member from New Westminster, arose and remarked that he had a letter which had come from Judge Rutherford in which the latter said, “'Never, at any time, have I applied such epithets to a public man.” Judge Rutherford is right and Hector Charlesworth wrong, both as usual. Judge Rutherford is in no sense of the word responsible for the laurels The Golden Age has laid on Mr. Charlesworth's brow, but lest some of our readers grieve too much over what they may regard as our misplaced enthusiasm, please do not overlook the fact that the Savior of men labeled some as liars, fools, blind guides, hypocrites, whited sepulchers, extortioners, thieves, murderers, foxes, wolves, serpents, vipers, dogs and swine, and they were. He did not call anybody vile unless they were. Charlesworth can still repent, if he will. And if he does, we will give him a clean slate and start afresh.

Only Ten Dollars for a Diploma

IF YOU send ten dollars to The Salvatorian Fathers, Salvatorian Seminary, St. Nazianz, Wisconsin, you get a beautiful diploma of admission into the Perpetual Mass Association; and what is more, for every additional ten dollars that you send you can get another diploma for somebody else. If you haven’t got the ten dollars, that is all arranged, you can send all you have, and they will take it and “a preliminary entry is recorded which, however, entitles the new member to all spiritual advantages”. About those “spiritual advantages”? Oh, yes! “For them, or such as they enroll, one ‘holy mass’ is said, and will be offered up daily for all time,” and such, it is made clear, “will not be utterly unaided and forgotten after death, as not infrequently happens.” You can dig up for somebody else, and “what a tender remembrance it would be—and how practical! But for the above-mentioned alms of ten dollars only one person, whose name must be expressly mentioned, can be received. If more are to be enrolled, repeat the alms for each person”. Whatever you do, don’t forget to send in the ten bucks. If you don’t, it would be nice for you to be tenderly remembered; but, no ten bucks, no tender remembrance, and no diploma. It is ten bucks or -nothing, except a preliminary entry. No, wait! Hold on! Here is another offer by another department. If you have got only $1, provided you are willing to kiss it good-bye, you can get in on this Mass Association business for one year. “You may, if you prefer, have a deceased relative or friend enrolled instead of yourself, and the person thus enrolled will receive the rich spiritual benefits of these masses,” whatever they be. But there is no diploma unless you come across with the $10. Is that plain ?

Abridgments

Great Changes in Turkey

GREAT changes are taking place in Turkey.

Men and women now mix freely in public places. There are women doctors, lawyers, judges and police. Only Latin letters may be used. The fez as a headdress may not be used in any color. Days of the week have been changed to conform to those of the rest of the world.

V. S. Still Has 4% of Illiteracy

THE United States still has 4 percent of illiteracy, or nearly 4,500,000 of the total population who can neither read nor write. By contrast, the only persons in Denmark who cannot read and write are the 672 imbeciles who cannot be taught. Illiteracy has been virtually banished from most of the countries of northern Europe.

The Time They Missed

THREE young men in New York had worked out quite a nice system of following men from banks, shoving them into hallways and then taking their rolls at the point of a gun. Business was so good that they forgot to look after details. Meantime the police got to following candidates for holdups, and happened in on the three just as they were about to pull off their last one. And so one more flourishing industry goes to the wall.

Maryland Penitentiary Religions

OF 2,560 prisoners that passed through the Maryland Penitentiary last year, 946 were Methodists, 667 Baptists, 608 Roman Catholics, 77 Lutherans, 54 Episcopalians, 53 Presbyterians, 15 United Brethren, 11 Hebrews, 10 Pentecostals, 8 Dunkards, 3 Reformed, 2 each Adventist and Christian Science, and 1 each Christian, Congregational, Greek Orthodox, and Mormon.

Hitler and Big Business

FOLLOWING a meeting of Chancellor Hitler with ten of the leading industrialists of Germany, Count Keyserling, in a close analysis of the Hitler movement, concludes that ultimately 100 percent of the slogans of the Hitlerites will be thrown into the wastebasket and Germany will really be governed by Big Business, with Hitler as a figurehead. Hitlerites have recently broken up Catholic political meetings as well as those of Communists and Socialists.

Militarist Propaganda in Germany

rpiIE Berlin correspondent of the Manchester Guardian finds Germany seething with militarist propaganda from one end to the other. The people are bored and indifferent, but some unseen influence is thrusting militaristic motion pictures, scores of them, before the people, and the newspapers, for the most part, are going along, as they usually do, with the evil work.

Europe Still Insane

THAT Europe is still insane is evident from the fact that a railway clerk accidentally divulged that 40,000 Mauser rifles and 200 machine guns from old war stocks, camouflaged as machinery, were shipped from Italy to an Austrian arms factory, where they were reconditioned and then reexported to Hungary and lost to sight.

Peasants Seizing Land in Spain

TN THREE days recently Spanish peasants, with the assurance of local authorities, mostly Socialists, took possession of no less than sixty-six great estates, dividing them up among themselves, the strongest getting the choicest and largest pieces of land. In the city of Madrid there are 117,802 persons who can neither read nor write.

White Slave Magnate in France

FRENCH officials have uncovered a white slave magnate who had in his possession cleverly forged imitations of the official seals of four French governors, together with quantities of blank passports. On baby farms he was raising little girls, whose mothers had already been sold into slavery, so as to be sure to have stock in trade for the future.

Evictions in Kenya

IT NOAV transpires that there were 300 evictions of natives in Kenya because gold was found on their lands and the whites insisted on having the gold. The official statements say that the 300 evicted families did not want to emigrate to remote regions and there was no land near by that is free of gold and that could be given them in exchange. Maybe our suggestions are not wanted, but how would it do to have a missionary go up in a plane over their present quarters, sing a hymn or two, pray some, and then poison-eas the whole crowd?

No More Lame Duck Sessions

resident Roosevelt is not elected for four years, but for three years and forty-six weeks, as his successor is due to be inaugurated on January 20. 1937, instead of March 4, 1937. Also, there will be no more lame duck sessions; the incoming congress, meeting January 3, 1934, will be the first to begin its regular sessions in January.

American Standards Disappearing

T X A REPORT to the stockholders the presi--*• dent of the International Bank, of Washington, D.C., declared, “A year ago this nation looked hopefully to emergency legislation creating the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank and other measures, to bring about a gradual recovery. These agencies have proved ineffectual, and public faith has been further impaired. Nearly fifteen million workers are out of employment and the boasted standards of American wages and living have almost disappeared. As a result, the fiber of the nation is being gradually weakened. . . . An examination of production and indebtedness in the United States established the startling fact that for years our debts have been increasing at a rate faster than production, and both of them faster than the ratio of population.” And we query: “Can the American government endure

Suppose You Had It All

ECENT figures show that in the United Stall's there are about 500,000,000 $1 bills, 26,000,000 $2 bills, 153,000,000 $5 bills, 132,000,000 $10 hills, 72.000,000 $20 bills, 6,000,000 $50 bills, 4,000,000 $100 bills, 227,000 $500 bills, 209,000 $1,000 bills 5,352 $5,000 bills, and 8,461 $10,000 bills. That makes a grand total of $5,210,870,000. Suppose you had it all, what would you do with it ’ The Mellons, between them, are said to control $8,000,000,000. That is more than all the money there is in America. But there are still plenty of engravers and printing presses. More and other money can be made. There is about $4,500,000,000 in gold, upon which the above currency is based. The law would allow $13,500,000,000 hi paper money to be issued against the gold. So the country is now deflated to the gasping point. Bank deposits amount to about $42,000,000,000, which is about eight times the total cash in the country.

Uncle Sam’s Road to Recovery

HE Columbia Missont ian represents Uncle Sam in a Whippet car at the top of a long grade. He reaches the signboard intended to show him the way to recovery and finds seven signs all pointing in different directions, Technocracy. Currency Inflation, Debt Cancellation, Tax Increase, Farm Relief, World Disarmament, and Tariff Revision.

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