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INTRODUCTION

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"Thou crownest the year with rliy gootlness." Psn. 6 :I 1

I-IE opening of a most significant Ncw Year found several h~rlirlretl

fricntls assemblerl at the EetheE Chapel in Pittsburgh, bVecInestla>-

night, January lst, rcrrielving in tcstin~ony the Eeadings of Divine

Providence during the past pear. The joy and rejoicing in the

Lorti knew no bountls. Many 01 the friends found it a special

occasion to makc plenty of good resolves. respecting what we shal! be willing to

be. to do, to suffer, in felIorvship with oltr Lord.

HASICS he to God that His grace has preserved us.

"kept us from falling," through another year-that

so many of us are still of one heart and of one mind

in respect to His \\rord, and its servicc !

"Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of Hosts,

if I will not open you the windows of heaven and porir

you out a blessing, that there shall not be room

enough to contain it." Malachi 3 :lo.

Thc kryno~e of thc meeting was based upon the Prayer Meeting test: "Br

thou strong and 'try corrr~georts." (Josh, 15.) One brother testified that he was

glad that Ite could stand up for Jesus and, hold high the banner a1 Truth. Others

~estified that they, as iollowets of the Lord, stood firmly for the truth: not fear-

ing what man might do unto them, but trusted in the Lortl, and in the porver of

FIis might, with the promise that by so doing, they will be with Him in Glory.

P: TRACT

SOCIETY, assembled at Pittsburgh, January 2-5, 1919, we have

been moved to publish this Verbatim r2epnrt. We wish to thank

the brethren for their assistance in this connection.

In send in^ out this SOUliENJR COXVENTION RE

PORT, we do so with the prayer that the Lord's People wilt re-

ceive as great spiritual benifit from its perusal as we have in its

preparation.

Another brother voiced tlrc sentiments of all in the folIolving words: "Flow

appropriate is this keynote in connection with our Text for the !-ear: 'X?E

weapon

thnt is formed ngninri thee shall prorper.' (Isa. %:IT.) 1 am perfeczlr- willing

to give and sacrifice everything to gain this assurance. The only injuv these

wcapons cqn do is to the old creature, which ive have already consecrated to

death. Thcrcfore, God uses the 'wrath of man to praise Him,'-by turning what

seems to harm us into everlasting joy and blessing."

requested a11 to join in silent

praycr asking the Lord to direct their every word, thought and action during

the succeeding four days, to the end that "the Love of God might rule in every

heart": that at1 things be avoided which tvould aid the enemy.

Yours in the Master's scrvice,

1 I

GEO. A. GLENDON, Jr.,

1265 Broadway (Suite 61 I),

New Ynrk City, N. Y.

.If wns good to be there! And as rue wended our way to our respectixre rooms

we were confident that the opening of the Convention on the morrow would

manifest more of tlze spirit of the Psalnrist's words:

"Eehold, hotv good, and how pleasant

it is for brethren to dwell

together in unity."

Considering the helpful and inspiring niessages presented by

the dear Pilgrim Brethren at the CONVENTION and AKNC'AI.

ELECT103 of the WATCH TOWER ~IBLE

At the conclusian af the service, Rrntlier Wi~e

ANNUAL CONVENTION AY D ELECTIOK

W. T. R. a T. SOCIETY

PITTSRURCt.1, PENN., J,IlYUARY 2-S; 1919

It EXLEY P;\RI;. Pitr$l~urgli's Gn.nnO,-

1+4l1b Lir(l.iv C-,.~ll~.r. pr~vcdto bt XII

ir!ral plac; lor co~l~c~ltiot~

THE LEYNOTE

It was clmrlv maliifcrt that the scntirncitt tllrougt~our

all scsriulls cc~l&rcrlaruu~ldtlic yczrly text; "Su uJ,<rpurr

tfri~i is for:~rid ~~goirrxt

tjr,.,. ~l~all

;\ll~\tial f'lcc-

:ion-~hc first Sat~iwlny III rlie nc\rq

j.cAr. I'lic lucaiiori rrn53 rlclighriul OIIC.

.\leri~orinl Ilall, <lcrticaicrl to thc

memory oi thr: Ilcrocr ni alrotlrcr

cmiic, w36 apllroprintcly thc mccttrly

p:n-c oi :lip ~oln!icrs oi itie "Crc~ oi L11rist" W~IU, tow

ll-k!+l r!!V to tVIlt"

tllc pcrinrl ni ~tr

prC,sp.r,'' (1 sa, >,I : 17,)

O~lcIlmll~er sairl: "Since it is ini!mnsilrlc that tlivv Call

do atrythir~y aginst :kc trutli, it is like\riat inrl1Tbar1115

inr m1yt!11112rcr hzirt !itat u1,- WIIO

is ~:iiclcrtlic s!~a(io\v

oi ilic ;\llr.~~hi?. 'St>tl11?: ~Iial:I)? zlry n~ta~is

l181rk you?'

tl~cSetv Crez:tirc, for Your lire is hid ivi!hi L!tri>t

I -.. ,?la

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Tllt kc~notc of r11c Cunverttion war in rnnill alotig

adlAanccd 1:lirs. cncorrraghg all to ahulid i r~

On the morning of January ?rl tlie Convention opcl~cd

rccorr!in:. to program. atld Lrom Illst liinr 10 rtlc last

rc:ucrnt~~

tljv l~opc 01

IZlc EEilah 31id Eli-iia Iypcs (alsu Ilia1 nF Jrzchcl)

to a coln?:e!c iol~lll~l~cnt.

Sulirlay

c~cr:il?c,Jarirrctrv All. wit11 a Lovc Feast, \vc who Irere

prcrcn: con%rdckcrl ihis Cor~vcrrtioei tllc nwrt bclleticial

rrcr ?iclrl. .\[q~r.nsirnatclyuiic rl>ottsarirt~tlcr~tlct?.Hroillcr

C. ;I. \\'iw rvrrcd ns cliairnlai! rhroi~&butllthe c!;:ire

SC5510il.

Irrothcr E. C. \\'alters, of Tamaqoa. Pa.. um the

I I C ilircor. All minglcd in "song of urlspcaknbte

swcetriess to the nr~iscof t;orl." The insoirariori d~rlrcd

fro111tlrc rnuslc ;6d words cootaiiierl r:, "~i.nlns oi Da,.!

muscrl us to syn~p~thixcwith otlr LK.lovccl Brother J.

Rut'icriord:

"Oftcn I luilx to hear some of wr hrmas!

Tltcn I conlcrnplalc the music uE the Heavcnty

courts, and Ions tot thar, and am Zhrilyed a it5

the prospect that in the chorus nrlt be :Ire

bcat~tiful, wonderful, an5cl:c hosts. the inrru-

ncralllc corn pa^^. or horlorcd serranrs bciorc

thc tllrone, the ,Bricle ro ,at1 her n!or?. and henu-

tr and !lie majcstlc Brldc:rwn. all rnrnqlirr:

thcir pericct voices in mlr<rc anr! son: or uii-

speakable snveetncss to tlic pratrc of (~od.

close of tilt Co~~rcntion.

eve11 a5 Ilrt>tllcr 1 lcrr urrgjicstccE

that

i! hcreas.

Eiicmics hare striven to il~illrc(a~td

IIIC-

rcc~lcrl 111 a rncnrurc to s!lpprcrs).

Anrl 5afa1i all his art9 cmploy ;

Sn-crrhcIcss, God ha. turncrl what seenicd to liprm ur

lrrrn l7verla<rrrr~ lnvl

n"'

1:.

L. , .

And lwforc the Cnnvcnlior~calitr ta a climax rvc !yt

siqht ot aCt oppo~ltioi~,

cn11111~

\\ c rlrrrrrnincd

of 111c ;\l>osllc Paul to cl:l~g to

thc old strip Zioti, arlrl to parrakc Ilcartily of the good

no~rrisl-iirq

Iood l!iat ntrr lIarrcr rs prorialilig throurqlr t11c

ramc cliarind used tI~~rr!i~

tllc I ~~S~CIL-IIIC

- ..

\\'atcb I'nwer

Uilrlc 9 Tract Society-ln ordcr tllat w~ 1n:iy tut- ablc ro

KO Iurtli allrl Ixlror while ac hzvt tltc oppor:unity by

cll4il1g :kc fir~rtnir~lesblor tltc trtlrli. I\'c rcalircd inore

rlln11clcr Ilriorc tl~crcis murll rrl~rkto 1x dtrrit-. and wt

vcrc dercrlt~:~icrl

WATCR 101I'ER OFFICE

.At111

Jehorair Hrrnscle will tor jov sinr: uvcr all

(Zcplj. 3 :IT.) 'The Lord thr God 111 rhc mi<!=:

stormy and Iraublc-

sonrc tllc col~tlition ol rhc tirnrs mar bc, \vc wou!rl got

f,.nr, Ilut st~llrl

tl~ntno mattcr 110%~

oi thee is rninl~t?-.We >\.ill rest in + lmc.

He n-il! iw over thee 1~1th

I)v tlic o!r! Slue, of %I& untll the utry la<r.

INTERESTING NOTES

In accordal~ccwith an invitation L-tended by the Bible

floiise family, rcvcral hundred Iricnds made a special

vir~t In tljc Watch Towcr oRct at .\llcghcn~+~:ecrl?.

across tltc Attet(l~?nyRirer irorn Pitt~bot~h IVc wcrc

cntertail~ctland grar~tcd111c privltcgt oi tei:oasbip in the

lar~cparlor, tzstll?. arranqcrl wlr4 f:rrne:arr nttd rrtcmrrlro~.r

nf IIrotllcr Rttssetlk sstudv at r!~e I3c!he! Honie

L'DDII lnqurry we rsere.r!!rec:ed over to Rrothct R!i;rcll's

firs! 1~obcrdusl:rry x!orc, The Old peakcr Shop. drag-

olinlly across the s:reer from the \l'=tc*n Tntver elfice.

It was htre that Charlts Tazt RllsscV. at the arrc of

clcven. formed a bbsincss patmershlp with 1t1r fithcr.

lllrnsclf wririnp :he art:cIes o arremclit under \v[~iclrthey

nrau,acttrl husrncsr. I!crc it was that at ~llc

rincini Iio~r.

glnrinus io+be thcre, arid (li:rr ~">v&t to he,

and want yoii to he. LC: na?:lilnr: 11r ulunc tIn1

will lcsstn our proswct. Lct l~ro:l~rrly

loxr

abound and be lairhiul unto dcarli."

Aftcr c~pericncingSitter trrals rfurrilg the year par?.

our appetite5 rvcrc whctrcrl to pn;:akc of !t\c spiritual iced

$0 lmuntiiully provirlcrl tnr thtr occasion, to tncrcxw our

hopes, cvcn at tlrc Lurrt prorn~~cd

that HC woirld "prcparc

rnldrt oi our c::cmics" that nc mrsht Irc

ablc to bear prcccnt cxprricncc?

Probably ncvcr bt:orc In r'w Clrriptian cra harr SUFII

earllest and Fervcnt prartrs IKCII~Ecrttt

a\ those on bthafl

of thc Convention. nnr! our RRFI'IIKE?; *lro arc nnn

scrvrilr: God wlirlc tn pr4ron: "'billltrr: up 1111~which is

bchlritl of the atyictrons of Chrlr! far Ilia I~ody'~

sake.

agc ut trvel\c

years. Oiarler' iathc; :ound h~m

onc rrrne at 2 A. >I.

nliirh ir thr Chnlrrll." (Cut. I:?.I.l

\\'itti caccrncss

c~cl)otrcluukctl fur sdrd ru rlrc er crltr tlrac r!-oolrl tr.w

spirc rhrre. that rllc rvill ni ~trcLord might Ilc kouwn.

'I'lrc~r Ibrrvcrs wcrc ~ns~rerc<l,

~!ori~i: over a coocorZancc, ulrconsclolrs of tllc lapse of

:;me.

\Krhitr a ftw dwrs 01 this plxcc. \vc rverc dircetcrl to

a durt:: ding). hall rvhtrc our dear Bro~hcr Russcll lirrt

"sr~~m?*lcd

rvcn as uor Prcrrrlcll: arrd

Brother J. I'. Ruthcrfnrd evprcsrer? tllc desire "that the

sprl: of Christ htl the !]cart of e\.cry attr~irlalit,drnvinc

all r,i vorr closer toqrtlicr. kt eccry onc Irnl'c ilt mirirl

Orat wi arc in tlic fitint conflicr of Rcr clar~orl 17 .I-I-

"lhtsc shxtl mde rr..~: wi.i:l~thr Lamll, anrl the hmll

rhdl orcrcmnc tl~crn,for tlr is Lorrl nF lords, ar~rlS~~IT

ni ki~rss' It is !lie finale of tllc conllict betncen t?w

Scrpcnt and rhc Sccd nf Promise Lct all rcatl KISG-

l)O.\l SI:\VS So. 7 .YOll'. \\'c must o\crcornc or tc

orcrcomc-rlicrc rs no ln!drllc groturd. Corjccrnrng you

ant1 all, mv scnrirnelits, arc txyresscd ill I Lor. 11"

'Sutv I hcscccli vou. hrelllren. 111 the name ui olrr Lvrrl

Jcs~rs Chr~~r.

into

a rlustv. ddiw halt rfl .\iic~hcn?'. Pa.. whrrc 1 hall hcartl

tha: r&i7iou, setr:ccr rverc !icirl, to see il the ha~~tliul

\\,lro

mcr thc;e !lad ;~ny:'iinc morc vllsibl~ to oRvr r11m th~

crccds ol rtc qrcat cl~urclics. 7-llcrc, for the lirst lilnc. E

hehd sorne~hi;~~

of the cicwr; oi [iccolid .\tl\.cl!tirtn. by

Tonas \\-endcl:. lonr slncc dccca~crl. 'lllus I co~ljcsrin-

;fc'>:edr.vrs lo .\dvctr:tst5 as rrcll AS la othcr TE!l,lc sr~ttlcn!~.

Ti:rr~:rh hi* Scrrp:ural csl)rlcitinli rras nut c~rtire!!. rltar

~tvl

ik,o:::h it 1,-as \cry far iroln wlinr $57 nnw rei;>icc :I?.

it Itas su5cicnt. u:~clcr(.;%ril. :<I re-c~:ahlisli my uv~vcri~

iakh III tiiv lli~in~

thG ye all spenk ihc same thin:. am1 ?hat

tllcre he no dij IslonF ammi:: uon: Imt that 1-c tie prii~t1t

inrrwl :ogcrbcr 1:i :hc sane ;n~tld, and in ;lie .~r::c ;!:6--

~llt'."

3rd fin <ho?~

that 1'c rtcnrl!i nl :irt .\po$tks arid tllc Prupltcts zrt

i~i~li~~r~i~~l~l!-

~;l~-pir?tio~i

of thr lli~~lc,

"TIIE OLD QUAKER SUOP"

Brathcr Rurstll'a Flrai Ifxbrdnckrty 510~

ii~:ke<l."

oi llie

W~tcl, 'E'rn*cr Dilll: .Y: TI ;act Slrciet~

<lrtriti~

bri~tgm~

frrcwcllr at tf~e

to mild tlic Scripture, If

Gorl lw lor tlr, ello can IIC ~K:~IIIS~

IIS'"

10 litcrl !he atlnin!~~t~o!i

a table in ~lic

upon :\dtc~t?irm." Quo:inp his owti rvurrls. IIC

says: "Seeminqly by accident, one ctcniiig 1 rlrop~~crl

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