1914 Photo Drama Newspaper - Watchtower Documents

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Royal Welcome Extended
! < Princess Theater.
PASTOR RUSSELL PRESENT.
In Discourse He Explained How to
Enter the School of Christ—Meekness
the Primary Lesson — Then
Conies Humility—Next Come Gentletie**,
Patience* Long-Suffering, Broth*
«rly» Kindness and Love—-Methods of
; Instruction—Two Classes Soon to Be
• : Graduated—Disposal of the Finally
" Incorrigible—-The' Future Service of
the Successful Glasses.
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London, June 14.
—Pastor Russell is
here, and in the
.Princess Theater
today presented
Ma famous Photo-
Drama of Creation.
It received
a tipyaJ welcome.
This was the opening
exhibition of a
"program on this
side of the Atlantic
which include*
the principal cities
hotb ^reat Britain and the 6on-
_. r .^tusseil Jn his discourse chose
\&k% 'ifeattire of his tfcoatlon Drama
. ^hidh rel&te* to "The Great $e&
" v matte pro£i"«sy in spiritual things. Tin*
Lord will v.uL force such to do/Hi-.
way; during tMs Age He is not seVk
ing those who must be forced to do libwill.
He will use force on those win.
need it during the next Age.
Throughout the Gospel Age the .; unto the hand of their masters, and as
Tjovenant thnt they desire to do the x\i>.~ the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of
of God, and who will sacrifice thoi< her mistress, so our eyes wait upon the
lives in order to do that will. 'Ai'tt \ Lord our God, until that He have mer­
they • have made this contract wiili cy upon us."—Psalm 123:2.
Him, and He has accepted them anil The thought is that this class are all
sealed the contract by giving them the attention to see what they can render
earnest of the Holy Spirit, they carim., to the Lord, watching to see w-hat He
repudiate their agreement. They nmsi wishes them to do. They do not wait
either go ou to everlasting life or pet until He 'disciplines them severely.
ish in the Second Death.
This Little Flock class will be composed
of such as can be guided by the
Other Lessons to Be Learned.
will of the Lord, such as are so anx­
The Pastor dwelt for some time up..n
ious to do His will, so alert, so will­
the subject of meekness. Some poopl «.
ing, to do anything they can do at
he declared, find this a difficult lesson
any time He may choose, as to be
to learn. But things are pretty wel"
"instant in season, out of season/' to
balanced. The mun who. is natural'
themselves. Those who possess this
very meek and teachable usually h;:.:
spirit will be of the first class to be
disadvantages in other ways. People
graduated from the School of Christ
Will impose upon htm; for they are apt
The second class to be graduated will
to impose upon the meek, as we a I:
be very large in number, the Pastor
know. The man with a great deal uf
said. It will consist of those pupils
self-esteem and only a little meekness
who are rather slow, and who busy
will get along better by himself, but
themselves with unimportant things.
will have his difficulty in coming un­
In figurative language, they are inclin
der the hand of the Lord, The speak
ed to play during study hours and to
er reminded his hearers thut they can
forget the rules, Yet they are neither
not alter the shape of their head".
bad nor unruly. They are well-inten­
Those who were born with a proud
tioned pupils, but somehow they do not
spirit have so much more to battle
properly study their lessons. They are
against. Those who were born with a inclined to study a little, then play a
humble mind will have difficult!- s little, 'then study a little more, etc.
along other lines, but will find it easier These pupils require to be "kept in"
to learn meekness than will the proud after school frequently, and occasion­
spirited. But since the Lord put* ally need a little switching. But they
meekness first, no one will make prog­ finally finish their course and are gradress
in the School,of Christ until hr uated.
has learned to be meek; for meekness
Dropping the figure of the school­
signifies teachableness.
room, the Pastor discussed this second
The Pastor then went on to the ottu i class for a time. These, he declared,
subjects taught in this,unique School. will not be on the Throne, as will the
ftejtt' 1U order come, humility, gentle­ Little Flock class. Instead of wearing
ness, patience, long-suffering and broth golden crowns, this Great Company
erly-klndhess. Gentleness is very Im will have palm branches, in their hands;
:pdrtant Whoever is rude and boifc Instead of receiving the Divine nature,
tenuis, will not be ready to learn, and they will be of a spirit nature like unto
therefore will not be in a proper condi­ the angels. But their condition will be
tion to be used'of the Lord until he very blessed, for anything which the
has .learned brotherly-kindness, until 1K> Master has to give will be good.
can "be, kind to rill the brethren an