Jan 1 1912 COLOR Watchtower Announcing Bro Russells World Tour Jehovah
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:7075670 | Year Printed: 1912 |
| Original/Facsimile: Original | ISBN: Does not apply |
Here is an original very rare January 1 1912 COLOR Watchtower. The covers were printed in color and are simply fantastic! This beautiful color Watchtower was printed to announce the World-wide tour of Brother Russell into foriegn lands.This rare Watchtower is a great display item!!Here is a little of what has been written about this historic Theocratic preaching Tour:Proclaimers book chap. 22 pp. 419-421 Part 1—Witnesses to the Most Distant Part of the Earth A World Tour to Further t...he Preaching of the Good NewsA further major effort was put forth in 1911-12 to help people of the Orient. The International Bible Students Association sent a committee of seven men, headed by C. T. Russell, to examine firsthand the conditions there. Wherever they went they spoke about God’s purpose to bring blessings to mankind by means of the Messianic Kingdom. Sometimes their audience was small, but in the Philippines and in India, there were thousands. They did not endorse the campaign then popular in Christendom to collect funds for world conversion. Their observation was that most of the efforts of Christendom’s missionaries were being expended to promote secular education. But Brother Russell was convinced that what the people needed was “the Gospel of God’s loving provision of Messiah’s coming Kingdom.” Instead of expecting to convert the world, the Bible Students understood from the Scriptures that what was to be done then was to give a witness and that this would serve toward the gathering of “an elect few from all nations, peoples, kindreds and tongues for membership in [Christ’s] Bride class—to sit with Him in His throne during the thousand years, cooperating in the work of uplifting the race as a whole.”—Rev. 5:9, 10; 14:1-5.After spending time in Japan, China, the Philippines, and other locations, the members of the committee logged an additional 4, 000 miles [6, 400 km] of travel in India. Some individuals living in India had read the Society’s literature and had written letters to express their appreciation for it as early as 1887. Active witnessing had also been done among the Tamil-speaking people since 1905 by a young man who, as a student in America, had met Brother Russell and learned the truth. This young man helped to establish some 40 Bible study groups in the south of India. But, after preaching to others, he himself became disapproved by forsaking Christian standards.—Compare 1 Corinthians 9:26, 27.At about the same time, however, A. J. Joseph, of Travancore (Kerala), in response to an inquiry that he mailed to a prominent Adventist, was sent a volume of Studies in the Scriptures. Here he found satisfying Scriptural answers to his questions about the Trinity. Soon he and other family members were out in the rice paddies and coconut plantations of southern India sharing their newfound beliefs. After Brother Russell’s visit in 1912, Brother Joseph undertook full-time service. By rail, bullock cart, barge, and foot, he traveled to distribute Bible literature. When he gave public discourses, these were often disrupted by the clergy and their followers. At Kundara, when a “Christian” clergyman was using his followers to disrupt such a meeting and to throw dung on Brother Joseph, a Hindu gentleman of influence came to see what the noise was all about. He asked the clergyman: ‘Is that the example set by Christ for Christians to follow, or is what you are doing like the conduct of the Pharisees of Jesus’ time?’ The clergyman retreated.Before the four-month world tour by the IBSA committee was completed, Brother Russell had arranged for R. R. Hollister to be the Society’s representative in the Orient and to follow through in spreading to peoples there the message of God’s loving provision of the Messianic Kingdom. Special tracts were prepared in ten languages, and millions of these were circulated throughout India, China, Japan, and Korea by native distributors. Then books were translated into four of these languages to provide further spiritual food for those who showed interest. Here was a vast field, and much remained to be done. Yet, what had been accomplished thus far was truly amazing.---This Watchtower is in NICE to VERY NICE condition! This rare Watchtower has been trimmed on the edges. There is some ageing, wear on the covers and pages but not much. There are some punch holes in the margin area where it was once bound. Otherwise it is SUPER CLEAN!!! Thank you for looking at my auctions!---Thank you for looking at my auctions and BuyItNow posts. AUCTIONS: If you win multiple items please wait for me to send you a new combined invoice BEFORE you pay so I can combine your postage to save you the extra cost. 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