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CBJUSTIA:N LIDERTT
" TEAC'B .'\.LL ~ATlONl1"

"The Kingdom of Heaim is at lto11d "--Mattl1t!'lt' 3 :2

Vol. 1 NEW YORK CITY, APRIL 15, 1918 No. 2

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U. S. Department of Justice and INTOLERANCE

War Intelligence Bureau Act OF MODERN CLERGY
CLERGYMEN TAKE A HAND

About the Mme tJm e, the P rcRident

o r lh U .\ to,.n cfilli11n u1li1:181>Nl U great
IDl\l<ll m 111tl11g al Los .\u~c l ri<, Call
torn la, on<~ or tho hifl<ll ng l>ll P"rs at
t ha t ell)' Cllrrylng a full Vl\S'O r eport
oC th e m cl'llng th o m e>rn1n" followl ng.
Tho ml11 il:l l!'ril\ I alli11nto ot thnl city
hnmt-dinle l)' held a ni.ctll\g und sent n
r11resenltlH\'e who w ai t ed upon t ho.t
Jla11e r "Ith a. view ot pre venting fur-
ther pulJlll"alJon or the Bible truths as
proclai m ed b) th e Internationa l Bible
Student Auociatio n. The clergy
failed In thi s mission. A few day"
later, certain officers swooped down
11pon the nil.le Students' Joe.al head -
nuo.rte rs, t ouk vosiceRslon or their vari -
ous l>Ubllca tlon s, includi ng Blblea an d
h ym n books, and t ook them away
J .at .. r m :in' o r the boolal w~ro returned
Th .. y f orced an fntra11e e Into the pri-
Yate ofllC'l' ot o ne ur the elders of th ..
locl\I chl! r<'h, wi tho ut evn having a
Harc h warra nt. Tho n ext Sunday.
c ltrgy m e11 <it Lo11 J\ nK<'l ee o.dverUse1l
such R11hJ1>c:ts a s, "Is the End of Rus-
selllsm :-:t'ar! " One or the IMdl~
chrg)'tntn. from his pulpll BUld, "Thnnl;
G<>d, Russclll.:m Is now 1Jo'lll nP!I !or-
0

PVer." ln V:\r ious p :\rt!I o r the co u n-

try, m \'n :ind " oml'n ho.ve recentl~
been nrrN11td and throw n Into Jail
Tn lhe Statu ot Okla h oma,, e. poor
woman, Sl'lllng bookR at a amall profit
tor o. living, was arres ted bl':cnu11e she
was s1>lll ng "1'l1e Finis hed ~t)'Sten,"
tbo SC\"(nlh or Pas to r RuMsl'll's Se>r le!t
or b ooks, h r r lond llxed at i10.oon.
wl1IC'h v.11s Impossible fo r her to gh't'.
a nd ahc- w:ui compell Nl to a t.ay t or som"
ti me lo a Jatl too fillh)' lo h ouse swloe.
CLERGY CRY " HUN PROPAGAN DA"
'T'he purpose for whi ch these o rgan- In big hcndll nes, th e ('lergymen have
lzntlons nre creulNI 19 to prl'nc h the ad\'e1tli1cd the publlc1Hlom ot P1111tor
C':os11c:I or JeSU!I Chrlllt by the oral mes- Rui<scll o.s "Gcrnmn Pror>agnnda."
sage nnd by the printed r>age. For a Their e v ide nt obje ct was to s tir up the
n umlwr or yen.rs brnnrh offices have minds or the peo ple against lhese Bible
bel'n molntnined In the !ollowlng Stud"ntl!. cl.Ossifying tb e m u C e rma.n
placl'i<, to w it: London. f:nslond: Ore- symptnhlzers. As an lllu>tratl<10, the
bro, Swl'den; Copenhagen, Denmark : Wloolpet; Tribune printed thl!! bold
BarmC>n. Germany: Zurich, Swlt.zer- heading: "R US!<<'lllsm Is Hun Pro pa-
l11nd : Capetown, Soulh Afrlcn; Mel- g:inda. Under n t' lonk." "An Infamous
bourne. J\ustrulla; a nd other points. Germnn propni:nnda. under the cover
This work Is managed from the B r ook- o r r c ll1rlon," s:1ld Dr. French E. Oliver
lyn heu<l11unrters, the executive offico! to n crowded a uljlence ut the Fltat
"OBJECTIONABLE MATTER"
ot whi ch Is located l\l 124 Columbla Pre.sby ter lnn Church, " ' lnnlpe&'.
H elghta, Bro oklyn, X ow York, and the Neither The Watch T owel' nor any of In \ Vorcester, Mt1.SSac huaell11, Rev. B .
business operatl\'e offico at 13-17 Htcks their o ther publleatlon11 bu ~dltorlally F'. Wyland vubllshed In the Daily Tele
Street, Brookl)'TI. discussed the war wltb reference to g,.am, u nder lilg h endllnes, "Run Prop
The lnternatiom1 I Bible Studenh Aa- whether Jt Is right or w rong. All m- 111:11nd" h Ct>lng Pus hc-d In Worcester."
soeiat io n maln u1lns on the 'l'Oud n num- ~rence to the w ar bas been In the na- Amon ll ot h" r things, he sold, "And one
ber or travellng p rco.chera. It baa ture ot &A expla.naUo u of p rophecy. of your ri:1trlollc duties tbo.t contront.s
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KINGDO M NEWS
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An Independent, Un1ec ta rian Re
lig iou1 Newspaper, Specially De
voted t o the He ralding of the King
dom of Christ for the Glory of G od
a nd Good of H 1>manit y.
~flnl!!Lrrs of the I. B. S. A. render their
MnwlJI nL fu11l'l't1IK trl'e of . d.1arg.... 'flwy
ul:-o ln\'l.Le t:orrei:-11on<l4'Ut'O f row tllose <lc-
~lriug Cl11:istU111 couus~I.
~ >U as citizens is the suppression of
the Internat ional Bible Students As-
sociation , with headquarters in Brook
i)n. They have, under the tuise of r e -
lig-ion, been catrylns on German propa-
ganda in. Worcester by selling their
tiook, The Finished b<[yslery.' " He
further called upon the autborllles to
nrrest these Bible stuilents and pre-
vent tbem trom m eeting in halls f or
Bible study. Thls Is a sample of what
has been In progress throughout t he
country in the past few weeks 1n the
way of a c;unpnlgn o.f misrepresenta-
tion.
How foolish to charge the Intern a-
tional Bible Students AHociation with
pubUshtng literature ln t he interest of
the German Go ve.rnment, when the
greater portion of its publications re-
lating to the present conditions was
written twenty year,a ago, as ls par-
lic1.1larly evidenced by r eference to the
preface in the book, "The Finished
Mystery"; and the I. B. S. A. are a s
much p~rsecute d in Germany as in
.\merlca or t>lse'l\here.
PERSECUT ION I N GERMA NY
There ls a well-organized ef'l'ort on
behalf o! the clergy to p ersecute these
Bible students Whl'rever found-their
activities have not been confined to one
country, but apply to all countries. For
a numbPr of years the Inter nat ional
Bible S t ude nts Anociatio n has main-
tained an office In Germany and In
many other foreign countries. We cite
the following from a paper of recent
i;late publis hed In Copenhagen, Den-
mark, rP.spectlng clerical persecution
eminatlng fr om the heart of Germany:
"A W a rn in g Ag ainst t he Millen
niu m S ect
"The Consistory ot Kiel (Hol-
ateln, Germany) is calling the at-
tention of the (Lutheran) priests
to the activities carried on by the
Millennium sect, whlch calls itself
'Watch Tower Bible and Tract So-
ciety; and also 'Bible Students As-
sociation.' The Imper ial War De-
partment ha.a recently requested u.s
t o keep a watchful eye on the ac-
tivities of thJs sect, which consist
In selling the writings of Its
founder, the recently deceased Pas-
Rus!!ell, of Brooklyn, North Amer-
ica, In untiring propaganda work,
accomplished Wlth American
money. The Consistory does,
therefore, call the priests' ~tten
llon to this sect and requests that
they take action against it and re-
port to the Consistory their ob
11e.rvatlons or. lts dangerous activi-
ties."
NOT AGA INST THE GOVERN ME NT
These clergymen, Catholic and Prot-
estant. who are Joining bands together
to gain greater political J.ntluence in
the land and who ate unahle to an-
swer the teac~ings of the Bible con-
cerning themselves. like the _persecu-
" WI R E L ESS S EIZED"
A.bout the same time that arrests
'Were being maue In other places, the
public press throughout the country
announced that a "raid" had been made
oo the Bethel Rome, Brooklyn, and a
powerful wireless receiving station was
found in the cellar and a send m g sta-
tlon on the l'oot, intimating t.llat this
was maintained In the inter e::sl of pro-
German work. The tacts are these:
Some three years ago, Mr. Edward
Kuser of P ottstown, P a., presented
Pai;lor Russell with a receiving radio
machine and It was erecteil on the roof
oC the Beth!!l Home. There never ha::s
been a. sending apparatus abuut the
premises; not even the r ecei ver has
been used, except to experiment wltll
by some ot the younger m embers wbo
were trying to learn the operation of
the wireless, and not even tlils has been
don~ during the past two yea rs. More
th a n a yea!" ago, the wlrele<;s was dis-
mantled and the poles sawed up and
used tor other purposes, and the re-
ceiving instrument safely stored away
In the art room. It was 'Voluntarily
produced and by consent removed, be-
cause we have no use tor It. There
Is not a person about the Bethel Home,
nor has there b een for two yea.rs, who
knows anything about the use ot a
wireless instrument.
THE I. B. S. A. AND THE WAR
The Internati onal Bible Student.a are
not against the war. They recognize
and have long taught that the Bible,
three thousand years ago, foretold the
present great w:-, and that God's hand
would be in it. \Vhen In 191& Presi-
dent \\ Uson asked the mlnlsters to
pray for peace, Pastor Russell, in an
address in the New York City T emple,
said:
"Our h onorablo Preeide nt with
p raiaewoM.hy intent b as req uected
all Christ iana to make t his a day of
prayer for peace in E urope. I h ave
ben asked to s ermonize acoordi"g-
ly. H owever, I can not concu r with
ou r worthy President in this m at-
te r. Much as I a ppreciate peace-
a nd I have all m y life labored t o be
a peaoemaker--1 c annot pray the
Almighty t o ch ange h ia pla ns to
conform to t ho1e of our honored
P remident. Fo r 2,500 yeara God,
t hrough tho Bible Prophets, haa
bean tell in g h ia people a bout thi
great war and concerning t he more
te rrib le A rmageddo n which wi ll
follow it; a nd ca n we expect hi m to
,..verile t he program a t our be-
hnt7"
Pastor Russell recognized that this
war, foretold J.n the Bible by Jehovah,
wUl be 'erruled by him nnd re11ult tn.
good to mankind. The Bible aays,
"There .shall be a. time of trouble such
as was not since there was a. nation,
even to that same time: (Daniel 12 : 1;
~tatthew 24: 21) If it ie di1loyal to call
attent ion to t ho m eaning of th is great
t ro uble upon tho ea rth, then it la d la
loya l t o repeat t he l,.o rd' prayer. He
taught a ll his followers to pray, "Thy
I~lngdom come: thy wlll be dope on
earth as It is in heavPn." Tbat King-
dom could :not come until after this
world travau.
Further.more, the L ord said: ''Wait
ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the
day t hat 1 rise up to the pr ey; tor my
determination is to gather the natlous,
that 1 may assemble the kingdoms, to
pour upon them mine indignation. even
all my fierce angN: for all the
earth shall be devou red with the fire
or my jealousy [not literal fire] . F o-r
then will I turn to tile people a. pure
mental law, to declar e war and to
draft its cili:r.ens into military service.
:;pent to spread their doctrine. "7bere
the money com es from le unknown , but complete.''
Constitution of the United States, as understanding t he Bible and to t h rottle
well a,s of the law of Christ. all Bible t oac;hi ng uni It comes
l l has no disposition to interfere With there is a strong susplcion thal it th rough them, While Amer io ' s ons
the draft or the war in any manner. emanales from German .sou.roes. In my SPIRIT OF THE DAR K AGES LUST FOR TEMPORAL POWER are fig hting for t he principles of li b-
The fact that some of 1ts members be.lier. the Cund would be a profitable Surely the people do not wish to re- lt is no secret that the clergy for erty, the clergy are seeking t o eat a b -
have sought to take advantage of the field for Government lnvestigallon. turn to the Dark Ages and have a few years pa.st have diligently sought to liah a policy of relig io ue intolerance
provision of the law has been use.d as My object in writing the book was to
bigoted clergymen Lell t hem that they acquire greater political influence and w hich finds a precedent o nly in t h e
another means of persecution. Con- enlighten the American people; tor 1t should not r ead what the Bible says. power amongst tbc nations; and this is Da rk Age1.
gress passed the Selective Draft Act in th e !Jellef spreads, m a ny would n ot b l:' ""e h a.ve no criticism to make of
\\'P. are reminded tha t In the early days partlcuJarl)' true jn the -United States.
:\-lay, 1917, and In that law proviaed that able to see the neell for Ugh lini; for
of the Papacy it was made a crime for T hey now take advantage 1)f the con 0 hl'istians in any denomrnatlon. We
no person Shall be compelled to engage democracy. That the doctrine of the
a man to have a J3iblt'; and now the d it ion of at reH upon the nation to fu r- are glad to recognlze that in all t he
in combatant military service wno is a premill en narialls rut.s many supporters der gy men would tak e a way lhc Bible ther their selfish a im s. Long has t he churches, Cuthollc and Prote11tant,
mem~er of a well-recognized religious is certain, as t he Divinity School r e explanation from tbe people. Oul' Papacy looked w ith lu1tful eye fo r t he ther e have long been, and still are.
organi.zalion, the princivles of which ceives many commu nicat ions each w eek fon!lathers braved ltic storms of the co nt rol of American institu ti o ns. The true, Joyal Chrlstla.ns. But It Is the
J>recl~de H:s members trom engaging from paator1 all over t he co unt ry ak Atlantic in open boats ~!ld came to wild sa m e a m bitio n th at act uatu t he Kaiser chu rch trust , composed chiefly of the
In war. Thus the Jaw-makers of the in g how to com bat t he idea.'' Am1irica. that they might eslabllsh au of Germ l!ny lurks in t he mi nd of t he cleigy cla'>ls. that seeks to crush others
hmd r ecognized that there are con- The foregoing quotation is a. wicked asylum of r eligious llb.,rty wh ere they Pope. .Since the ilays of Napoleon who d iffer from them, against whom
~c-ientious objectors who cannot con- charge without a sembla nce of truth on could worshtp God accordinit to the Bonaparte, it has been the desire of the the Bible levels it.s criticism, and to
s cientiously engage in mortal combat. which to base It. .Have such r~pre dictates of t h eir own consclen.:.e. Papal head to exercise tempora l power. Whicll we call attention In the interest
The reason for this Is that some have sentatlons had anything to do wilh the These great principles were embodied we now aound a. warning- to the lib- of the common _people-Christians of
fully consecrated themselves to t he investigation of the AssoclatJon' ::i in t11e fundamental law of the land. ~tY-lovlng people against the en - all den ominations. We have malice
J.ord a .n d they conscientiously b elieve books? Something llas caused it. v\'e The Constitution guarantees the right croacbments ot the Papal system, aiderl towar d none, but Jove t or all. We
It they a.re faithful to him they shall here menl1on that recently the Gov- or petition and r edress, the right oC and supported by a class of clergymen wouJd not do Injury to any per!'!ons,
have a part In his kingd om or right- ernment otlicials took possession of the freedom of speech In the interest of !rom other systems who have greed for but we conceive It to be our duty to
eousness, and that if th ey engage in the AJssocla t1on's accou nt books and made humankind. We hold that au -order- power and who are willing to perse- call your attention to t he tacts, that
Laking of human life this will destroy a. thorough investigation and found lovlng, law~ablding people should pro- cute any who seek to enlighten the peo- the principles of religious liberty may
them eternally. The law prov1rles t ha t nothi ng t o indicate th at a co" t of t hei r t es t agalnst this unholy p ersecutio n of nle -upon the true teachingS ol'. the 11tlll be recognized In this go\'ernment
such shall be given non-combatant money comes f rom Ger m a n aou rcea. Innocent men and women by men who Bible. Success of that ecclesiastical and t hat mankind may increase In a.
service. Mem!Jers of the Internation al All the money used In this work Is vol- claim to teach the Bil.lie and who teach combin e will mar k the end or religious kllQWledge ot God'io wonderful plan for
Bib le Students Associatio n have untarily contributed by conscientious it not. liberty. There are thousands in the the blessing ot the people.
claimed classlflcatlon under this stat- m an and women throughout the coun- Religious intolerance has brought world today who believe that the P ope WILL JUS TIC E BE LO NG DE NI ED?
ute. try who rega rd it as a great privilege Russia. to her present condition. .All recently betrayed Italy into the hands
now to declare the message of hope arrogant, r eligious intolerance has of the Kaiser: but when his wrongful Since Issuing ''The Finished MYS
WH AT BIBLE S T U DENTS BELIE V E that the Bible holds out to the poor, made German autocracy possible. course v.as discovered, he tuced about. tery," we have r eceived thousands ot
Int ernational Bible Student s believe groaning creation, and which will be While the PE>Oples of the Allied nations \'le quote from T ho Litera ry Digest letters f r om persons w ho h ave greatly
and teach that the Bible is God's in- realized after the trouble Is over. are fig hting tor principles oCJUsllce and for January 19, 1918: rejoiced and are rejoicing in the in-
spired Word, giveQ to man tor his in- rig ht, let us see to it that these prin- "A $capegoat bas been found for creased knowledge which Its reading
GREAT BABY LON
struction,, polntlng out the only way clples are not dl'nled to order-loving the recent reverses In Italy In th e brings to them concerning God'$ pro-
that leads to eternal lite and happiness; Tbe prophets of the Lord describe men and women who are attempting- to Visions for the human race, il\1any o!
that all men are born sinners because Mystic Babylon ana show U1at the eo- help their fellow- men to a. bet ter un- person of Pope Benedict X'V, and
one or the leading English papers
t hese had n ever given any study to the
of the disobedience ot' ta th er Adam, the clesiastlcal systems constitute BabY- deretanding of God's purposes concern- does not h esitate to accuse him of Dible until after reading "The l<'lnlshed
"first man; that God provided redemp- Jon. 'fhe book that has recently been Ing their future wel tare and blessing. having turned f rom a ~asslve Aus- Mystery." By the su_ppresslon o! this
tion for manl<lnd through the de11.Ui and so much commented upon in th e pfess, For more than th!rty years. Pastor trophil Into an active worker for book, a great in.Justice is done Chrls-
resurrection of Jesus Christ; that "'l'be Finished :\1ystery," is a commen- Russell and other m embers of the As- the A.ustrlan, as against the ltaltan, tlan pl:'ople who are hungering and
"Jesus Christ tasted death for every tary upon these prophec ies, particularly socialion have been tt>lling the people cause. In a Jong editorial in the thirsting tor a clearer knowledge of
man,'' and in due tilne every man must Ezeki el and Revelation. These two that the war would begin In 1914. T :le the D lvJne prophecies. T h e que1tion
be brought to a knowledge of this tact great prophecies expose the clergy and clergy throughout the land :ridiculed London Morn ing Poat, the Vatican involved i1 not a political one. It does
and ail its works are roundly de-
~~;.~~~d~~:hoe~~ !~ ~~~ee;o~rteh:~~~~~; ~~~!~~:re~~!s~~f !~~ath~~!t~~~:i?:~~~ ::~::ce~Th;~~~o:~;~o!i~r;,~~:a~
0
and given an opportunity to accept the
provisions and live (Hebrews 2:9; l ;h! ::'.ieecr~ t~: i~o;;~l;e.ntre~r:io::Yo~;
Timothy 2: 3-6); that from the time ot mankind, and confusing. Babylon Bible Student s A1aociation bet-n heeded, is necessa ry that the Allies should and ia opposed, n ot by t he com mo n
Jesus ascended into heaven until the means confusion. They show that t he the people would not have been BO sur- consider w'ith some care what is people, but by a m ajority of profee
setting up of bis kingdom, the Lord clergy have been p reying upon t he peo prised when the war came, and would aional clergymen, w ho are seeking
has been gathering out from the earth ple and collecti" g mo ney. tro m the m have been better p repared and f or tified their position in relaUon to the t hrough m any channels to brin g pre
for it. Vatican. That the recent Italian
the Chvrch, whi ch m~uns t he m embers upon t he pretense of teac h ' " g t hem t he e ure to bear upon t he Gove rnment t o
of the body of Chr ist (Ephesians l: 22, Script urea; w hereas they have kept the The L B. S. A. arc attempting to reverse was largely due to the in- auppreH this p hila nt hropic a nd Chris
23); that just before his ascension Into people in ign orahce of t he Bi ble. T '.le teach the veople what is going to f ol tluence o! treacherous r epresenta- ti a n work com pletely.
heaven Jesus promised that he would creeds taught by the clergymen h ave low after this war. not teaching ac- lions disseminated among the The suppression of "The Finished
come again and receive his church unto held out no _hope f o r any one except cording to their own wisdom,, but ac Italian armies is known; that the Mystery" is clearly In contravention o.t
himself; that he would then set up his t he few t hat go t o heaven. They have cording to wha,t the great Teachl!r, V'aU.can was implicated in that the First Amendment to the Constltu-
propaganda. 1s also known; and the tton (Article I), because It prohibits
kingdom tor the blessing of all man- t:lught that the mass or hu.manlty Christ Jesus, made clear, Again the
l<lnd, and that the present world would wo1:ld have to spend eternJty in a state clergy a n d their emissaries, by mlsrep- result W1l;S a disaster so gr:i.ve that the tree exerche of the reUglon ot
then end and a. reign ot righteousness of torment-a Ja:,e ol burning flre and r e.sentatton, are trying to keep both the Its effects cannot yet be measured. Jesus Christ, believed and taught by
1Jegin; that all the kingdoms and na- bl'lmstone, which th ey call "'hell.'' governments and the people in lgnor- Since the beginning ot the war, the thou sands of people. In many places,
On the con~r:uy, the Scriptures hold ance. The clergy. cry Jong- and loud Vatican, ln so far e.s political ac - officers of the law have. with.out even
t111ns of the earth must come under the
rule ot the great Me:islah and tha.t this out a wondertul hope tor ma.nklnd. rn about their own loyalty and patriotism; tlon I'll concerned. has maintained a. warrant, seized great quantities oC
wlU take place Jn the closing days of obedlenco to their coontry's call, thou- whereas, as a matter of fac t, many o r an attitude which, as lt WO.!! tem- the books. have intimidated many a n ('I
the kings of this earth, as suggested sands of young m en of ametlca. l\re them are J'eally a menace to both gov- porarlly neutral, was spiritually interrupted their peaceable s tudy of the
ltS' tbe .Prophet Daniel: "In the days f:lcing the enemy upon the battlefield. ernments a nd people. The Amer ican incomprehensible, Inasmuch as v1o- 'Wot'd of God, which ls clearly contrary
of these kings shall the God of h<-aven Doubtless many of tl>ese do :not claim )>eop\e can be trus ted with all tbe latlons of law and ol'tenses against to the fundamental law of the land.
set up a klngdom which shall never be to be Chi lstians; and lf th-. t<!u.Chlng,, Oltile kuuwledS'., possible to tie given. hu,manlty were tacitly condoned.'' (Article JV-, Con2tltutlon, atnended.)
destroyed; and the klngdom shall not of the clergy are correct, tllen. those them. X:nowJedge ot righteousness- THE CHURCH TRUST We !eel sure that no Part of "'l'he Fln-
be left to other people, but it shall boys would have no hope, Tbe Inter- will do good and not harm. Let the lshed Mystery'' bas been, or can ln a ny
break in pieces and consume all these national Blble Stude.1ts are trylng to people understand that the future holds It ls no secret that the Catholic and way be, Inimical to the Government of
kingdoms, and Jt shall sta nd forever .'' teach them and every one else that th e great blessings ror them and th eir f ears Protestant clergy are joining hands in the United States: or has Influenced, or
(Daniel 2: 44) .AgaJn, Jesus said, "lie I:lble holds that only the cons~crated wUl be calmed. T he Int ernationa l persecution against the Inter national can in any wa,y influence, any peri,on
tha t overcometb and keepetl) my wo rks Christian ls now on triaJ ! or life, and Bible S t udents AHociation Is earne.s tly Billie Students, bot h i n America. and against the Government or embarrass
unto the end, to him will I give power that when Messia h's Kingdom is in enileavorirg to help the people along other countries; not l>ecause they be- the Government in the p r osecution of
oyer the nations; and he shall r ule operation all persons will have an op- this very line. lleve that the Blble Students a.re dls- the war.
them with a rod or iron; as the vessels portunity tor everlasting life In hap- loyal to any government, but because Religious fntolerane.e has marked th.e
of a potter shall they be broken to pines$: that then t he dead shall return THE RIGH T O F BIBLE S TUDY they know that the true teachings ot pages ot European history with h uman
shivers; even as I received of my from their tombs and have an oppur- Thousands or Christians throughout the Bible expoiie their errors and show blood-the bloo('I or martyr s to the
F.ather."-Revelatlon 2; 26, 27. tunlty to gain ev(!J'la..stlng blPssings. the United State!! assemble several how they have kept the people In dark- cause of righteousness a:nd liberty.
times each week t or Bible study. At
T)le Bible Students al~o believe t hat f:oldlers who die upnn the battlefteld, ness for so many centuries. Now t he May the falr name or America never
the reign of Christ will be for the pur- faose who die at hume f r om disease lenS't once each week they use '' The clergy, posing as patriots and support- be blackened by even the temporar y
pose or. granting to every man one fair and other caus('s; in tact, a ll, sball .hear F inished Mystery" as a text book.. It ers of the Government, a r e really tak- success of religious Intolerance. I.et us
a nd impartial trial for Ute everlasting the voice ot the Son of Man and come Is the only book which ever made clear Ing advanta ge of the occasion to op- trust the people to read what God has
(Acts 17:31; John 6:28, 29; :\fatttJeW .forth ttom the tomb. (John 5:28) The the pr ophecies of Ezekiel and Revela- press those who dll'rer f r om them. We caused to be recorded in hl11 Word tor
2;;:30- 46): that during his r eign the l::ible is full of coni101ing promises ~or lion. Thousands are rejoicing in the tnke this opportunity to wa rn tho them, becau11e, as St. Paul wrote, "All
~Hrully wicked, after being given a full m ankind. ~Ye hold that th ese great !net that they are now able to under- American peop le a nd order- lovi n g peo- Scripture given by Inspiration ot Ood 111
lmo'\\ledge, wfll be :i.nnlhilatl'd, and all truths bring consol:irion to the people stand these books. The suppression or pie eve rywh e,.. ag a inst a bigoted class for Ins truction In rlghteou1<ness, tbat
the obedient ones wlll be fully restored as nothing els& cau do. Surely the "The Finished Fyscery" m~a.ns the sup of clergymen who have sy tem atica lly the man of God may be thoroughly f ur
to the perfection that Adam had priQT p eople are at Jll:ien y to seek comfort p re.sslon of the Biblt>-lhe denial t o endeavored to p revent t h e people fro m 11lshed unto all good works.''
tr.om the Word ot G?d The great Ad - American cillz"'"n.s ot the right ot Bible _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _..:..__ __ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _

-tors o.f our Lord, have raised a greal
roar that the l"ternationa l ,B ible S tu
d ent. are dl11ioyal and against the Gov-
ernment of the United States, and
therefore g'Ullty of tre.a son. Nothi ng is
f urther f rom the t ruth. The re is not
di1loyal one amon<11t t he me m ber
of the Int ern ational Bi ble S t udents A'S
aociation. They a re not aga inst the
Govern men t in "Y 1en1e. They recog -
n ize t he Un ited States Gove rnment as
th e best government o n earth a nd
President Wilaon as t he great est of
earth's r ulers,
m essage, that they may all call upon
the nam e of the Lor d, to serve him with
one consent." (Zephaniah 3: 8, 9) Tb us
Jehovah points out that after the trou-
ble, ther e will be given the people a
pure message aT\d a gr.eat blessing sh~ll
come to the people.
H OW THE DRA FT IS REGA RDED
'l'he Inter nationa l Bible Student Aa
s ociation r ecognizes that the United
States Gover nment, being a poHUcal
:11>d economic lnsUtutlon, has the
power and ~utborlty, un der !ta tunda-
I
to his sin (Ac~ 3:19-24); that hlsre!gn
will result in the ilestructlon or every ver!!ary, by his var.ous machlnattons. study. We feel Quite su re that our
enemy, the last enemy being death (1 has kept the people In Ignorance or
Corinthians lli:25, 26); thRt then he th~se great t r uths for centurles. Now,
President, Woodrow Wilson, does
not approve such a course in the
Petition to the President
who llves and believes in Jesus eha.11 In this hour ot groat l!tress upon the
ne,er die (J olin 11:26) ; that the earth world, he is despP.1ately striving to
1
sllghtesl measure. \\' e are certain be
is wo broad-minded to try to thus sup. All )overs of religious liberty should sign the following petition,
press Bible s t udy. Proof or this ls a nd mail immediately to KINGDOM NEW S, 13 H icks St., Brook
itself v.ill be made a beautiful place throttle th ose who ~re earnestly and
for the habitation of man, and peace faithfully endeavoring to teach the peo- given ln his own words, recently pub- lyn, N. Y .. to be presented in one monster petition to the Govern
and love of f ellow-men and rigbteo11s- ple this consoling m essage contained Jn lished broadcast throughout the coun- m ent. DO I T N OW !
nt'ss and truth will prevail. T hey the Bible. It ls the Devil's old t rick try, as follows:
further believe that this reign of Christ of intolerance In the nam e of reUglon "The Bible Is the Word of Lite.
which is n ow bef>lnnlng will Jast a. against the glorious hope that God has I beg that you w!ll read it an d find
thousand years and this thousand-year .set before all who love r ighteousness. this out tor yourselv es. Read not To President Wilson:
period H1 desig.n ated the Miiiennium; li llle snatcbes here and there. but \\'<.', t he undersigned Aml'rican s. hold that any interference by
PASTOR RU S SELL'S MESSAGE long pasi;ages that will really be
that 1t Is the great pr iv ilege and duty t he cl ergy with independent Bible study is intolerant, un-Amcrican
ot. Christians at this time to announce .As a sample of the teachings of the road to t he heart of It. Yo u
that the kingdom or heaven jg at hand: Pastol' Russell's writings concerning wlll .find It full or rtal m en and and un-Christian; and that any attempt to combine Ch urch ancl
that at the time or this great distress this hope set before mankind and the wom en not only, but also of things ~late is radically wrong. In the interest of liberty and religiou s
upon the nations it ls our duty a nd !uture condition of m en on earth, we you have wondered about and b een freedom, we solemnly protest against the suppressiou of The

The World Has Ended privilege to comfort the sad hearts by quote from hls tirst volume, "The Di-
calling the attention of the people to vine Plan ot the Ageti":
Ole Bfble nope. The Scripture$ alone
br ing tht\ satlstylng por tion, a11 n othing
else can do.
MILLIONS Now Living BIBLE H OPE ANG E RS CLERGY
The clergy have tau ght an entirely
"Close your eyei< for a. moment
to the scenes of misery and woe,
degradation and sor row that yet
11revall on a cco unt of sin, and pic-
ture before your mental vision thl'
glory ot the perfect earth. Not a
troubled about all your lit e, as men
have been always; n1:1d the more
you r ead the more it wm becom"
plain to you what things are worth
whlll:' and what are not, w hat
F inished .Mystery, and petition the Government to remo\'C all re-
strictions as tn its use, th at the peoplt' may hl permitted without
interference or molestation tn huy, :wll. han' anti re:ttl this ain to
Bible st-udy.
things make m en happy-loyalty,
r ight dealings, speaking the t ruth,
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WILL NEVER DIE! dltrerent doctrine; especially in recent

years. The Bible hope, as held out to
the people and to which the I . B . S. A.
have called attention, has greatly
angered many or the clergy. Seem
lngly, t hey do no t wa nt the Lord t o
reig n, because that would mean that
_\ free public lecture will be gi' en rn thi s Yicinity soon on this their teachings are wrong and that they
wo uld have to chan ge thei r vocation.
startling subject. Po!'itj,e pronf will lie suhmitted in e\>idencl'. U nable t o a n1we r the Bi ble trut h 1, t hey
aHau lt any one w ho holds them forth,
cha rgi ng s uch with d isloyalty a nd
working in beh a lf of t he n ation' one
miea. As a sample, we quote from Dr.
Shirley J. Case, of the Divinity School
of the Chicago University, who has re-
cently written a hook agalns t the B ible
WATCH LOCAL NEWSPAPERS teachi~g concerning the thousand-year
reign of Christ to bless mankind.
FOR DATE AND PLACE Speaking against the lnter" ational
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IBible S t udents AHociat ion, he says:
"Two thousand dollars a week is being
stain of sin mars the harmony ancl
peace of a perfect society; 11ot a.
b itter thought, not an unkind look
or word; Jove, w elling up from
every hear l, meets a kindred re-
sponse Jn every other hear t, a nd
b en evolence marks every act.
There stckness aha.II be no mor e:
not an ache nor a pain, nor any
evidence of decay-not even the fear
ot such t h ings. Think of al l the
p ictur es of comparative bealth and
beauty of human form and featur e
that you have ever seen, and know
that perfect h umanity will be ot
still surpassing loveliness. The in-
ward purity and mental and moral
perf ection will stamp and glorify
every radiant count enance. Such
will earth's society be; and weep-
ing bereaved ones will have their
tears all wiped a way, w hen thus
what they th ink their d uty, and.
most of all, the wish that they may
have 1he r eal approval of the
Chrlst who gave e verything for
them-and th e things that are
guarantPed to make men unhappy
-sel fishness, cowardlcec, greed, and
everything that is low and m ea n.
\Vben you h.-we Tf'ad the Bible you
will kJlow t hat It ls the Wor-0 of
God, because you wilt have found it
the key to your own heart, yuur
happiness, and your O'l'Vn duty."
Mr. Wilson urges the ,peoples to
study tile Bible. The clergy, on tht
contrary, say, in substance, "Do not
study It unless you take our lnterpreta
lion"; and they seek an arm ot the
Government to suppress independent
Bible study. It is nl:'edless for us t o
say that this Is In clear violation of
both t he spl:rlt and the letter ot the