August 1, 1926.·

Glorifying God on the Earth

N OUR Lord's last prayer with his nor tunic. He wore no ring nor pcc­ disciples, recorded in the seven­ toral cross, and carried no crozier. He I teenth· chapter of St. John's Gos­ never had on a skirt, and never wore a pel, we have a great inspiration to s,r­ collar backwards. vice in those words of communion with Jesus did not call conferences, C01:ll­ his heavenly Father: "1 have glorified cils, synods, congresses or other collec­ thee on the earth: 1 have finished the tions of the scribes, Pharisees or hypo­ work which thou gavest me to do."­ crites of his time. He did not trv to John 17: 4. make a great man of himself a~ong Jesus' method of glorifying the them either by actual or by claimed heavenly Father was not by persuading authority. He wrote no creed. He the people to build costly churches, be­ started no crusades, provoked no wars, yond their financial ability to erect, tried to exercise no political influence, churches which afterwards would fall curried no favors with the wealthy, into ruins, making one wonder why inaugurated no shrines, started no re~ they were ever erected. ligious processions, used no holf can­ Jesus did not go about among the dles, blessed no holy water nor holy people wearing priestly garb, parading burying ground, nor did anyone of a himself in costly vestments or in the hundred or a thousand other things meaner costume of a monIc. For him that are done in the name of religion there was neither alb, almuce, am ictus, today. But he did glorify the Father. bands, biretta, cassock, chasuble, chim­ The way by which Jesus glorified ~ era, cincture, colobium, cope, cotta, the Father was by doing the Father's cowl, dalmatica, girdle, gown, hood, will. The apostle says, "It pleased God maniple, mitre, pallium, rochet, scapu­ by the foolishness of preaching to save lar, scarf, stole, surplice, tiara, tipper them which believe." And so Jesus ser. 0d the Father by prclaiming the leased for circulation to the public; Fatller's plan, the kingdom, the means and the book, together with the series by which all the nations, kindreds and of six lectures to be mailed to the fan:'lies of the earth shall be blessed. people every other week, will be of- J e ·us' way of glorifying the Father fu~dd3~ . waf not merely by the living of a life Public talks will be given on the that was holy, harmless and undefiled world-wide witness day, August 29, and separate from sinners. It was not the topic being "Deliverance Near"; merely by believing in the Father. It and in addition, the canvassing will was hy doing what God wanted done, offer the sets of STUDIES IN THE SCRIP­ and doing that until it was finished. TURES in the new binding. Today our work is the same work that.J esus was engaged in. He was pro­ Testimony-Deliverance Campaign claiming the Gospel of the Kingdom. The TESTIMONY was passed unani­ So r re we. He preached orally. lie mously by the Bible Students in con­ could not distribute literature. The vention at London, has been printed, printing press was not yet invented. and will allow a simultaneous distri­ But he used ' the means at his hand, bution in the United States, Canada, and used them effectively and until England and South Africa. The meth­ the work the F'ather had mapped out od of campaign has been outlined in for him was finished. the letter of instructions to directors. 1Ve preach some orally, too. But , Briefly, it is that the workers carry . now we have a new and attractive and a quantity of the TESTIMO NY papers efficient way of placing the gospel be­ with them as they canvass, and leave fore fl eople that Jesus did not have. one in each hOllie AFTER they have It is our conviction, however, that this canvassed the householder. If the very .S:1Ine .J esus is back of these later TESTIMOXY paper were given first, it mctl:otls, that he wants the Truth would divert the attention from what plac it bcf(we the people, and that he you would have to say, and might be will ." ,l1 and use those who will finish considered as enough reading matter his , . 8 1'1;: of witnessing in the earth. for the time being. , The SOCIETY has purchased and Golden Opportunities . erected a new press, capable of pro­ The month of August holds a week ducing 22 complete DELIVERANCE books that will, we trust, see one of the wid­ per minute. This press enables us to est spreadings of the message of truth retail the book at 3Sc, together with that has ever been accomplished­ the series of six Lecture folders. There I. B. S. A. Week, August 22 to 29. As will be only one price on the DELIVER­ features for announcing the message ANCE book, and at no time will it be there have been prepared a quantity sold without the Lecture Series. of the TESTIMONY sufficient to supply The Lecture Series is to serve a every home in each class territory. mission in itself. Often people pur­ The DELIVERANCE book will be re- cAase books and lay them aside until they get time to read them. It proba­ book, copies of the Lecture Series can bly has been every worker's experi­ be used as part of the prospectus in ence to find people excusing them­ canvassing. The SOCIETY will mail selves from further purchases because one extra set of Lecture folders for they have not read the literature they each worker; and the worker can use have already bought. The Lecture one folder at a time, it being not Series is aimed to overcome this. The necessary to exhibit the six folders Lectures are extracts from ·the DELIV­ when canvassing. Such folders will be ERANCE book, and at the end of each sent to the director in time to supply little extract the page upon which the all workers for 1. B. S. A. vVeek. statement appears in the DELIVERANCE The DELIVERANCE book is to be sup­ book is mentioned; and yet a consecu­ plied to the classes, together with the tive reading of the Lectures will ac­ six Lecture folders, at 22c. There will quaint one with the contents of the be 9c postage to mail the Lecture fold­ book. Each folder consists of four ers to purchasers of the book, which illustrations printed in four colors. will bring the cost of the book to thp. The illustrations are the same in each worker to 3lc. The retail price of 38c folder, hut the lectures are different per copy allows a profit of 7c on the in each. One folder is mailed out every DELIVERANCE book, as compared with other week, and we believe it is at­ the profit of lOc on the HARP. How­ tractive enough not to be thrown away ever, since our main object is to get when received. vVe trust that the the literature into the hands of the folder will be seen by every member people, it is anticipated that the pricp. of the house, and that because of its of 38c per volume will place three DE­ attractiveness each folder will be read. LIVERANCE books out of the same nu r;.l~ Since the six folders give "a good bel' of calls that ordinarily placed two resume of the contents of the book, copies of the HARP; and consequentlj , the people will have sufficient knowl­ the increased number of DELIVERANCE ed o'e of the reading matter of the DE- books sold will, we believe, increase b ~ LIVERANCE book to know the sort 01 returns to workers and colporteurs. " literature that is offered; and we trust "Diligent in Business" that this will pave the way for a great­ Much has been outlined to, be done er number of sales o'f STUDIES IN THE during I. B. S. A. Week, but results SCRIPTURES on the back calls. in the book sales depend entirely upon Keep the name and address, then, the nUl~er pf homes called upon. The of every purchaser of the DELIVERANCE greater the number of homes reached, book, and turn the. names over to the the larger will be the sale of the books. director, so that he may arrange for It means, too, the canvassing of ter­ the prompt and regular mailing of the ritory that has been covered in many fplders every other week. instances once or twice during this For class members and others who year. Hence it will be necessary for desire extra copies of the DELIVERANCE the workers to try to conserve their time III canvassing, in order that a has prospects for three more sets. greater number of homes may be The first MESSAGE OF HOPE he reached. The following suggestion tried to give out was to a man who from a colporteur might be used ad­ was a "good Baptist", and it pro­ vantageously: voked a hot argument in which sec­ It may ,interest you to know that eral took part. Finally the brother I often get a hearing when I tell the said, "Stop right now; don't say an­ lady, "I am supposed to stay only other word till you have read this seven minutes." So many agents paper, at least this much of it camp all forenoon. [pointing to the heading, What is We hope that it will be the workers' the Tmth?J." The "good Baptist" good lot to find many people who feel sat on a box, read and returned the as did the lady canvassed by the work­ paper, and ordered the set'of eight. er who writes us: "Watchmen" Will Sing Together The. second lady I canvassed I. B. S. A. V'leek will no longer be a bought the HARP, all seven volumes national week of importance. It has of STUDIES, COMFORT FOR THE JEWS been announced sufficiently in advance and one year's subscription to .THE so as -to enable the friends iI). all the GOLDEN AGE, in about ten minutes; nations of the earth to participate in then ~l1'g e d that I must go, as others the work during this week. It will be would like to hear also, as she re­ 'a great week because the reward of marked; and added: "If you -had activity is the joy of the Lord. It will talked but three minutes I would be a greater week than in any previous have bought all you sold me; for I year, because of the efforts that those have long looked for help, because in the field will put forth to bring to I cannot understand the Bible and the attention of the people the mes­ in the church they don't explain it." sage of the Lord's kingdom and to tell them that deliverance has come. Isaiah 40: 29-31 As you strive to witness for the When the Lord has set aside a time Lord during I. B. S. A. Week you may for such united effort in witnessing be assured of the Lord's blessing of for his kingdom, all can be sure that the united effort being put forth by he will bless them as they try to em­ his people throughout 'the entire world. ploy their efforts in his service. An in­ We believe that the Lord will look stance of such blessing is reported in down with much pleasure upon those the following: participating, and that not only those An old brother, who "can't get out who participate in the field will enjoy in the work", "can't canvass," "can't the blessings of their service, but that sell books," "can't preach," can't do those who 'participate by telling each anything in fact, asked for a few other of their blessings and experien­ papers to give to men as he could ces will increase the joys of eachon~.

where he worked. As a resultt he vVith Christian greetings, we remain . sold and delivered one set of 8 and Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society.