The Watchtower, March 1, 1918

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Vol. XXXLX

BROOKLYN, N. Y., MARCH 1, 1918

No.

'This do

in remembrance of me.

IN MEMORY OF OUR KING

For ax oft a* ye eat this bread, and drink this cwp t ye do show the Lord's death till he

come" — 1 Corinthians 11:25,26.

The truly consecrated Christian, walking in the light of

present truth, looks forward with the keenest interest to the

approaching Memorial celebration. This Passover season holds

a peculiar interest, because it may mark the last for the

church on earth and may mark the drinking of the wine anew

with the Lord in glory. Sint:e Pentecost the followers of the

Lord have been waiting with joyful expectancy for his return

ns the King of glory. For many years the best-informed of his

followers have known that he is present and that he will soon

be fully revealed to all who are his. Soon ho will take unto

himself his completed bride and reign in glory. It was his expressed

desire that the bride class should have him in memory

until he call for her. Whether the coming Memorial will be the

last on earth, we do not. of course, know; but we do know that

we are one year nearer the full consummation of our hopes. If

it please the Lord to have us celebrate this Memorial other

years, then we shall do so gladly. If it please him to take all

the members of the church home this year, then our joy will be

full and we shall have pleasures for evermore. His will, not

ours, be done. Glad we are to assemble together again to remind

each other of that wonderful event that transpired so many

centuries past.

When a man of the world has risen to fame, he desires to

leave a monument, so that future generations may know of his

greatness. Of course there is selfishness in this desire. Jesus

of Nazareth, the greatest man that lived on earth, when he

approached the time of his crucifixion, prepared a monument

that will endure forever. Unselfishly ho acted in this regard,

as he did in all others. He was about to perform the greatest

work of the ages— to make himself an offering for sin on

behalf of the human rare. T9iis Memorial wa.s a means whereby

his followers should remember him until they should see him

again. He knew that the fully consecrated would appreciate

this more than anything e se. He knew that the world would

not appreciate it; and therefore his death would be sweetly

kept in the memory of those who had received the benefit of

his great ransom-sacrifice. None but the truly consecrated

have ever appreciated the Lord's death and its meaning. The

time is near at hand, however, when even the world will begin

to understand why he suffered and why he died. The Lord

Jesus knew that the time from Pentecost until his kingdom is

established would lx> occupied in the selection of his bride

and he desired that she should keep fresh in mind the importance

of the great sin-offering and likewise approbate

tier privilege- of participating in his sufferings, in order

that she might reign with him in glory, for the regeneration

and reconstruction of the world.

Many of the members of the bride class are already with

the Lord. Those remaining this side are eager to be with,

him, yet biding his own good time. It is reasonable, then,

that as we approach each Memorial season, as we come nearer

to the time of seeing our great King and Lord, our hearts are

thrilled with the prospect that this is perhaps the last this

side the vail and that soon we may see him face to face.

"LOUD, IS IT I?"

When Jesus was about to take leave of his disciples, his

associates for three and a half years, he marked that they

were troubled, and said: "Let not your heart be troubled.

.... I go to prepare a place for you; and if I go and prepare

a place for you. I will come again and receive you unto

myself, that where I am, there ye may be also." And now

the day draws near when this sweet promise from the Master's

lips will have complete fulfilment. Is it any wonder, then,

that the truly eon^eking forward with great

desire to the approaching Memorial and to that which may

follow after!

It was after Jesns and his disciples had eaten the Passover

according to the Jewish Law, that he instituted the Memorial

Supper as a reminder of his death. Judas was present at that

time and was given a sop and went out from the others before

the supper was ended, fully bent upon betraying the

Master; and this he did. This incident may represent the

fact that in the close of this age, and just before the bride is

completed, the sop of truth will become so strong that it shall

drive forth from the company and communion of the faithful

all those who do not have a full and proper appreciation of

the blood of Jesus, shed by the Lamb of God for the taking

away of the sin of the world. It -'m not for anyone ihi« «hlr. tin*

vail to judge who may be of that class. It is sufficient that

each one carefully examine himself or herself, saying, "Is it

I?" Truly this is a time for careful self-examination, for seeing

to it that we are pure in heart toward all.

That we may more fully appreciate the importance of

that great event which transpired at Calvary, we do well to

remind ourselves again of the events that took place just

preceding that time.

THE ORIGINAL PASSOVER

The Hebrew year begins on the day of the first new moon

nearest the Spring equinox. The Hebrew Passover marked a

wonderful event in Jewish history and foreshadowed the death

of the great Ransomer of humankind. St. Paul tells us that

the things pertaining to the Law were shadows of greater

things to come. (Colossians 2:17; Hebrews 10:1) Looking,

then, from the type to the antitype, we find much food for

thought. The Israelites had been held in bondage to the

Egyptians for years. From time to time their tasks were increased

and their burdens made grievous to be borne. God

sent Moses to deliver them and sent Aaron with him as his

mouthpiece. They appeared before Pharaoh and requested

him to permit the children of Israel to leave Egypt. This

Pharaoh denied. God sent punishment upon him for refusing

to let them go. Time and time again he promised to let

them depart from Egypt; time and time again he broke his

promise.

Nine times had the Lord sent plagues upon the Egyptians

and as many times, at the instance of Moses, had relieved

Pharaoh and his people therefrom. Then the tenth plague was

sent — the death of the first-born. Pharaoh was devoted to his

son, his first-born ; and the smiting of him would touch Pharaoh

's heart as nothing else could do. God informed Moses

that at midnight of the fourteenth of Nisan the death messenger

of the Lord would pass through Egypt and every firstborn

of every family should die. He then directed Moses to

make provision for the saving of the first-born of Israel. The

arrangement was that each family or household should, on the

tenth day of Nisan, take a lamb into the house ; that the lamb

should be a male of the first year and without blemish; that \x>

should be kept in the house" until the fourteenth day of the

same month, when it should be killed and the blood sprinkled

upon the door-posts and upon the lintel; that the lamb should

then be roasted with fire ; that no bones of it should be broken ;

that it should be eaten with unleavened bread and bitter herbs,

and that those eating it should do so with their loins girded,

their shoes on their feet and their staves in hand, and that

they should eat with baste ; that when the messenger of the

Lord should pass through Egypt the first-born of each household

would be spared where the blood of the lamb appeared on

the door. Moses carried out these instructions and the faithful

Jews acted upon his advice. They killed the lamb, sprinkled

its blood as directed and, in due season, ate it. At midnight

of the fourteenth of Nisan, all the first-born of Egypt died,

including Pharaoh's beloved son. Great consternation followed

and Pharaoh immediately summoned Moses and Aaron. He

now not only promised that they should go, but thrust them

out, and Moses led the children of Israel to the Red Sea, across

it and on to Mount Sinai.

TYPE AND ANTITYPE

In this picture the first-born represent the church of the

first born whoso names are written in heaven. These are the

heirs of the exceeding great and precious promises of Jehovah

. Like the first-born in Egypt, they are subject to the

second death, but escape from it by complying with the Lord's

fixed rules. All who during the Gospel age come under the

protection of the blood of Jesus, and there remain, are safe

from this great penalty.

In this picture the lamb represented Jesus, slain for the

cancellation of the Bin of mankind. (John 1:29) A door is

a place of entrance. Hence the blood sprinkled upon the doorposts

of the Israelitish homes signifies the fact that the way

to safety and life is through faith in the blood of Jesus, who

declared: "I am the door." The Passover night pictured the

Gospel age when sin and darkness prevail, and during which

time the bride of Christ is gathered out from mankind. And

now we see this time of suffering drawing to an end and

amidst a time of great confusion. Loth political and ecclesiastical

; and soon the sufferings of the Christ will end.

No animal could more fitly represent the lowly Nazarene

than could the lamb. It is noted for its defenselessness and

its innocence. The antitypieal Lamb, tin- Man Jesus, true to

the picture, was "holy, harmless, undefiled and separate from

sinners." (Hebrews 7:^6) "A lamb without blemish and

without spot, who verily was foreordained before the foundation

of the ^vorld, but was manifested in the last times." "He

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was brought as a lamb to the slaughter; and as a sheep before

her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth."

Born under the Law, Jesus must fulfil its terms; and since

the Passover was a part of the Law arrangement, he must

eat it at the appointed time; viz., the fourteenth of Nisan.

As he was the great antitypieal Lamb* now to be slain, be must

eat this Passover just preceding his death. It must be apparent

to all that it would be inappropriate to celebrate the

Lord's death more than once a year, and that the time of this

celebration should, as nearly as possible, correspond with the

date at which he instituted the Memorial.

THE PURPOSE OF THE MEMORIAL

After eating the Passover Supper, Jesus instituted the

Memorial. This he did that his followers might remember

him until he come again. "And as they were eating, Jesus

took bread and blessed it and brake it, and gave it to his

disciples and said, Take, eat; this is my body." That is to

say, the bread represented his flesh, his humanity, which was

broken on behalf of mankind. "And he took the cup and

gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, All ye drink of it;

for this is my blood of the new covenant which is shed for the

remission of sins." The cup there represented the pouring out

of his life blood as the great sacrifice on behalf of all who

s-hall accept the benefits of the ransom.

It was the will of God that the members of the bride of

Christ should fill up that which is behind of the sufferings of

Christ Jesus. Hence those who will compose the bride are

privileged to suffer with him. The celebration of the Memorial

once each year not only reminds the celebraters of the

death of their great Master, but also brings vividly to mind

that each member of the body has covenanted to be dead with

him. Clearly the Apostle expresses this thought when he says:

"The cup of blessing for which we bless God, is it not the

participation of the blood of the Anointed One; the loaf which

we break, is it not the participation of the body of the Anointed

One; because there is one loaf, we the many are one

body, for we all partake of the one loaf," — 1 Cor. 10:16, 17,

Diaglott.

Coming, then, to the celebration this year, let each one have

in mind the privilege of suffering with Christ Jesus. Whatever

may be our experiences, however joyful or however trying, all

shall come to us by the Lord's permission and as a great favor.

"For unto you it "is given in behalf of Christ not only to believe

on him, but also to saifTer for his sake." (PHiilippians

1:29) We know not what awaits us; but we do know that all

who are abiding in the shadow of God's wing are safe and

that no evil shall befall the new creature in Christ. Whatever

anyone may do to us in the way of persecution, it is of the

utmost importance to see to it that we ourselves do no persecuting

. It is vital to us that we keep a pure heart. We do

well personally to examine self as we approach the hour of the

celebration of the Memorial. Let us remember the words of

Brother Paul, "Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the

whole lump? Purge out, therefore, the old leaven, that ye

may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ

our Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the

feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice

and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity."

Leaven is a symbol of sin and old leaven signifies sins of long

standing. Malice means ill will, hatred and a wrong condition

of heart. These should all be put away and each one,

upon self-examination, see to it that he has clean hands and a

pure heart. "Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of

the flesh and mind, perfecting holiness in the fear of the

Lord."

LET US EXAMINE OURSELVES

It was jealousy, ill will and malice that led Judas into his

wrongful course in betraying the Lord to the ecclesiastics of

that time. Judas knew that the ecclesiastics were anxious, to

destroy Jesus; hence he betrayed the Master into their hands.

The civil powers saw the innocence of the Lord, but permitted

their scruples to be overruled by the clergy and thus falsely

and without just cause or excuse convicted the Son of Man

and sent him to an ignominious death. It is not at all improbable

that the very closing scenes of the Gospel age shall

witness something of a similar kind. He whose zeal and faithfulness

and loyalty to the Master brings him to the point of

persecution because of such faithfulness will be greatly favored

. No one should act foolishly nor put himself in a way

to be persecuted, but with calmness of mind and sobriety of

heart should diligently and faithfully represent the Lord, trusting

him fully as to the results.

If there be strife among any of the Lord's people (and

such there is among some of the classes), this is the time

above all times to cease such strife and to seek diligently to

establish peace and harmony. It has been the rule that such

strife is usually caused by the desire of a few to be more

highly honored than others. And such it was in the Lord's

time. ''And there' was also strife among them, which one of

them should be counted the greatest. And he said unto them,

The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and

they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors ;

but ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you let

him be as the younger; and lie that is chief, as he that doth

serve." If we find that injustice has been heaped upon us,

that we have not been favored in the cede si a as much as we,

in our judgment, should have been; if we feel that wo should

have been more highly honored, let us remember the danger of

insisting on what we believe are our rights and the great privilege

of humbly submitting to the Lord's will. No trial could

come without his permission, and the one which hurts us most

has probably come to test the faith and love of those involved

. "By love serve one another.'* May we, then, be able

to see through our trying experiences that all of these things

are evidences that the Lord is still dealing with us, and may

we appreciate the privilege of overcoming them and manifesting

our unselfish love for the brethren and therefore for the

Lord and his cause by serving in a humble and Moving manner

in whatsoever place the Lord puts us. Our great desire is and

should be to see the King of glory. Everything else should

be made subservient to that. Let us have in mind that the

eating of the Passover lamb was with bitter herbs and that

this sharpened the appetite and created a greater desire for

more of the flesh to remove that bitter taste. This fitly illustrates

tthat the bitter experiences and trials that come to in.

if we are properly exercised thereby, cause us to flee to the

Master that we might partake of more of his merit and his

loving-kindness. Feeding, then, upon our precious God-given

promises and upon the prospects of soon seeing the King and

being with him in glory, will make us forget the bitter trials

and we shall rejoice with great joy, giving thanks that we

are permitted to have such trials as make sweeter our joys.

One may ask: "Shall I decline to partake of this Memorial

because of some difficulty T have had with a brother?"

Our answer would be, if possible try to bring about a reconciliation

by talking over the differences in the spirit of love.

Effect a reconciliation, if possible; but if not, examine your

own heart and see to it that there is no bitterness there. If

you have been wronged, then see that you freely forgive, even

as the Lord forgives us; and then go and keep the feast.

All who have made a full consecration to the Lord should

partake. If some have made a consecration and have not

symbolized this consecration by water immersion, such should

be done, if possible, before* partaking. But the mere fact that

one has not been baptized since making a consecration should

not preclude him from partaking of the Memorial.

Let us all have in mind that "the end of all things is

at hand; be of sober mind and watch unto prayer." How

glad should be our hearts that we have come to the end of

this dark night and that soon the light of the Lord shall fill

the earth! Having in mind our great desire to see our King,

let us also remember the admonition of the Apostle, "Above

all things have fervent love among yourselves." Having this

love, we will cover each other's defects; and nothing enables

us so much to have this love as looking with expectant joy

to seeing the Lord and our beloved brethren who have gone

before.

DEMONS TO WRECK SOCIETY

Psychic phenomena are attracting the attention of some of

the greatest men of the land. These men claim that they are

able to communicate with the dead. That they receive messages

from some hidden source cannot be questioned. This

psychic science is called Immortalism. In truth and fact it

is demonism. And these demons, exercising greater power

over the human mind, will, as the Scriptures foreshow, soon

wreck all society. It is of great importance that every person

acquaint himself with the Scriptural teaching upon the subject

. We issue a little book, "What say the Scriptures About

Spiritism V* that, throws a flood of light upon this occult science

. Everybody should read it. Postpaid, 10c. But if any

one who desires to read it will send us a post card stating he

is too poor to purchase, we will mail him a copy free.

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QUALIFICATIONS OF ELDERS

Some of the ecclesias at recent elections have declined to

elect anyone to the office of elder or deacon until such an

one answered in the affirmative questions of the following import

: (1) Have you answered the V. D. M. questions and

have you passed that examination! (2) Are you in harmony

with the Watch Tower Bible attd Tkact Society and the

work in which it is engaged? (3) Do you accept "The Finished

Mystery" as the Seventh Volume of Studies in the

Scriptures, and are you willing to teach the same?

Some have raised objection to these questions, insisting

that they require an additional qualification for one to be an

elder or 'a deacon, and are therefore contrary to the Scriptures

. In our judgment such contention is without merit. The

Apostle Paul set forth what are the qualifications of an elder.

(1 Timothy 3:2-6; Titus 1:6-10) There is nothing in the

above questions that is in any manner out of harmony with

the requirements announced by the Apostle. On the contrary,

they are exactly in harmony with the qualifications there

named.

The first question relates particularly to one's knowledge

of the Truth, such knowledge as would modestly qualify one

to teach. St. Paul says an elder must be "apt to teach." "In

addition to the foregoing limitations,, it is required that an

elder shall be apt to teach; that is to say, he must have ability

as a teacher, explainer, expounder, of the divine plan, and

thus be. able to assist the Lord's flock in word and in doctrine."

(Studies in the Scriptures, Vol. Six, page 249) The V. D.

M. questions relate to doctrinal matters and are intended to

indicate the process of determining one's aptness to teach. One

who is unable to answer them would demonstrate that he did

not have a sufficiently accurate knowledge of the divine plan

to teach a class. Any ecclesia must be the judge of who shall

be its elders and it is clearly within the province of oa^b such

ecclesia to require them to show that they are qualified and

are apt to teach, before electing them to office.

As to the second question: the Watch Tower Bible and

Tract Society has long been used of the Lord. Clearly it is

the messenger mentioned in "Revelation 14:18. It has been the

channel for the dispensing of the harvest message. The various

ecclesias have long since adopted its publications as helps

to study the Bible. Any one, therefore, out of harmony with

the Society would hardly be a proper person to be a leader

or teacher of an ecclesia which uses the publications of the

Society as its helps to Bible study. The Apostle is emphatic

in his statement as to what is the proper relationship between

class and teacher, declaring that "if any man teach otherwise

and consent not to sound words, the words of the Lord Jesus

Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness,"

such is not a proper teacher and from such the others should

withdraw. {1 Timothy 6:8-5) A leader of a class who is

openly opposed to the work in which the Society is engaged

would tend to cause dissension and trouble, instead of peace

and harmony. Hence it becomes the reasonable duty of the

class to know the attitude of its teachers.

As to the third question: the Society has published and is

widely distributing "The Finished Mystery" — Volume Seven

of Studies in tiie Scriptures. There is nothing in it out

of harmony with the divine plan as revealed. The doctrines

there taught are wholesome and clearly in harmony with that

of the Lord Jesus Christ and the other six volumes of Studies

in the Sckiptukes. It is a part of the work of the Society

to give this volume a wide distribution, because it is believed

the duo time has come for the message to be given against

Babylon. A teacher that is opposed to the Seventh Volume,

therefore, would be opposed to the Society's work, out of

harmony with the Society; and, as a leader, such an one

would breed discontent and trouble, rather than establish harmony

and peace and development among those of the Lord's

people who had already expressed themselves as being in harmony

with such Seventh .Volume. Hence such an one should

not stand for election to the position of elder.

This does not mean that such persons who would not answer

the foregoing questions in the affirmative should be disfellowshiped

. On the contrary, they should be encouraged to study

the Lord's Word and grow in knowledge and the fruits and

graces of the Spirit.

We remember when the Vow was promulgated by Brother

Russell through the Society, there was some decided opposition

to it. Brother Russell then held that any one out of

sympathy with the Vow and the work of the Society in general

should not be elected as an elder of the class. Concerning this

subject he said:

"Question : Is it proper or wise for a Pilgrim en route

to be entertained by those who are out of sympathy with the

Vow and with the work of the Society in general, even though

he be an elder of the class"

"Answer: Most decidedly not. Furthermore, the Pilgrim

should make clear to the class that they had greatly erred in

selecting such an one for an elder, and should help them to

rectify the matter as quickly as possible. If the class likes

the elder who is out of accord with the Society's work, it

should not make a request for Pilgrim service. Some of the

Lord's dear sheep are very stupid. Meekness and gentleness

are commendable, but there are times when they would mourn

disloyalty to God."— Z. '13-14.

The above quotation from the pen of Brother Russell puts

the matter in clear, terse language, about which there can

be no doubt. It will be noticed especially that he said that

one who is out of accord with the Society's work should not

be elected an elder, and a class which would not follow that

rule should not even request the Society to send Pilgrims.

The purpose of Brother Russell and the Society clearly was

and is not to lay burdens upon the brethren, but to point out

the privilege of the various ecclesias in determining whether

their elders possess the qualifications, and furthermore emphasizing

the importance and necessity of working together in

harmony. By way of illustration: Suppose the general of an

army should give an order to be executed, the colonel should

pass it on to his sub -officers and each one would decide to

execute the order according to his own ideas. The result

would be disorganization of the worst kind. We recognize the

Lord Jesus as the great General and Director of the harvest

work, and his people as workers together with him, some occupying

one position and some another. Then all who have his

spirit will desire to work in harmony with him and his approved

way of putting forth the message. Any one, then, who

would refuse to answer in the affirmative that he accepts "The

Finished Mystery" and that he will teach it would thereby

declare himself out of harmony and opposed to the Society's

work, and any one opposed to the work of the Society would

hardly be qualified to be a teacher of a class which by its

request for Pilgrim visits, or otherwise, had indicated its desire

to cooperate with the Society. We believe that wi.en the

dear friends see the principle here involved they will readily

agree that the questions that some of the ecclesias have adopted

and required to be answered by those standing for election as

elders and deacons are entirely right and proper and in full

harmony with the Scriptures.

WAIT ON THE LORD

f Reprint of poem in issue of September, 1882, which please see.]

JESUS REQUIRES CONFESSION AND LOYALTY

[This article was a reprint of that entitled, "Good Confessions and Later Trials," published in issue of June 1, 1906,

which please see.]

JESUS TRANSFIGURED

["The first paragraph of this article was reprinted from article -

cess here in gaining so many over on the side of the opposition

that he might try the same methods there. They are similar

to those stated in The Watch Tower recently.

"Kindly accept this as a warning. Things are said and

done to make it appear as though the brother is in complete

harmony with the Bible House; then, after he has. gained the

confidence of a number, seeds of doubt are subtly sown. This

is accomplished at little gatherings during the week. Attempts

of an open break are discouraged and prevented, if possible,

until the entire class is thoroughly saturated with seeds of disloyalty

; then an open break is forced. This method has

proven very successful here.

"Experience has taught me the necessity of an uncompromisingly

strong stand against all such subtlety immediately

when attempted, What would I not do if I could but spare

any ecclesia the sad experience here encountered! But the

lessons to be learned were helpful, and perhaps our experience

may assist the friends elsewhere. We suggest that one rotten

apple in a barrel will make all the apples in the barrel rotten

if not removed.

""Realizing that all the attempts of the adversary will

come to naught and desiring to do our little part and trust in

the Lord, we leave this matter with you, as we do not know

who are loyal and who are not at ."

"MARK THEM WHICH CAUSE DIVISION"

Wo"~take this occasion to call attention of the brethren

everywhere to the fact that P. 8. L. Johnson and R. G. Jolly

do not represent the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

in any manner whatsoever, and are wholly unauthorized to

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represent it or the International Bible Students Association

or the Peoples Pulpit Association. The evident purpose of

the two named and those associated with them is to cause division

amongst the brethren. "Now I beseech you, brethren,

mark them which cause divisions and offences, contrary to the

doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they

that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own

belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts

of the simple." (Romans 16:17, .18) "These six things doth

the Lord hate; yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A

proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent

blood, an heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that

be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh

lies, and lie that so wet h discord among brethren."

To avoid such does not mean to treat them unkindly, but

it does mean to refuse to fellowship such in the spirit of the

Lord. Leave their judgment entirely to him who judgeth all

things righteously. Again Brother Russell's words in the

article above mentioned are applicable:

"If he has different views, do not persecute him — do not

follow the style of the dark ages, but follow the proper

course of letting him 'flock to himself/ or with as many as

prefer to view matters as he views them. We have not given

such strong advice heretofore; but we perceive that many of

the dear sheep are being troubled, hindered of development,

and imposed upon. Wo see that proportionately such elders

and deacons are growing more bold, and hence the need is the

greater that ail who have the right spirit, and who realize that

under the Lord's guidance in our study of the 'Divine Plan

of the Ages/ we have not been following 'cunningly devised

fables/ should now take a positive stand for the good of

themselves, far the good of the leaders who manifest a wrong

spirit, and for the good of the public, who are inquiring for

the way of the Lord as never before."