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(197-199) ZION'S WATCH TOWER ALL~G~UN~, PA."In European Rusaia outside the pale Jewish landholdingis said to have increased 248 times in forty years inthe following proportion: In 1860, 3,000 deskitins; in 1870,18,000 aeasiatins; in 1880, 96,000 dessiatins; in 1890, 262,-000 dessiatins, and in 1900, 745,000 dessiatine. "According to these statistics the total holdings of theJews throughout the Bussian Empire, which only amountedto 70,000 dessiatins in 1860, reached in 1900 the high figureof 2,381,057 dessiatins.e..It is reported on apparently good authority that muchof the trouble and bloodshed of the past few months inRussia is engendered by the fact that so many of the landlordsare Jews: the poor, who rent thcir little farms at veryhigh rentals, rarely see their landowners; but knowing themto be Jews they hate and injure the poorer Jews, theirneighbors-as representatives of the rich absentees. Thelove of money is a root of all evil.wm PI;II~LED; BO woxia8s rmt rar leisBerlin.--Opposition of Kaiaer William b expected tocause the abandonment of the proposal to hold an internationalexposition in Berlin in 1913. Most significant, however,is the reason on which the German war lord bases hisobjection.The emperor believes the possibility of Germany beingdrawn into s Enropean war before the time set for the expomtionis too great for the nation to take the risk involved inarranging an international exposition.The statement that Kaiser Wilhelm opposes the proposedexposition on such grounds has caused a great sensation.Tt is argued that the government fears that the peace ofthe world is in constant jeopady, and great uneasiness hasbeen caused among the people, who feel that they do notknow all the complications of the international situation.-Toledo News-Bee.TYPES IN SAUL, DAVID AND SOLOMONDear Brother Russell:- suggest a line of inquiry. David virtually abdicated inMay I suggest for your consideration whether there are favor of solom~, 8010mon1s pow-erincreasingnot some lessons to be gleaned from the thought that in while bis own streneh was gradually failing. '#He muatsome respects the forty years of Saul ls reign were typical increme but I must decrease. l1 Please note the seven yearsof the harvest of the Jewish Age, the forty years of David's of famine in 2 Sam. 24:13, mentioned as three years in 1reign typical of the harvest of the aospel age, and the forty Chron. 21:12. (The characters "7 l l and ''3, reaemble eachyears of Solomon's reign typical of the harvest of the Mil. other closely, so that one of these is rob ably incorrect.)iennial age1In your conmideration of the subject I venture to call at-Take, for example, the first seven yesrs of David's reign, tention to the seven yeam famine in the days of Elisha.-%in Rebron (meaning "ford l l or "company"). Yiht they Kings 8:1.not in some sense represent the years from 1874 to 1881,TYPES lN THB BOOK ESTHgBbefore the full establishment of the kingdom in the "New permit me to suggest that Ahasnems, meaning "king,"Jerusalem l l? is a type of the "sun," Christ; that Yashti typifies thoseAgain: We know that the 7,000 years rest of Jehovah that were bidden to the feast end would not come; thatwill terminate in the year 2874, so that it seems proper to Esther, meaning clthe planet Venus," ty ifies the bride ofthink of the forty years harvest of the Millennial age ae Christ (Venus is the most glorioua of afi our planets, rethetime when the Christ will be at rest from all its enemiea, flecting more of the rays of the sun); that Mordecai thein a special sense, as in the days of Solomon. Jew, meaning "dedicated to Marsl1' tmifies the AncientIn the case of Saul: It does not seem perfectly clear Worthies (Mare is, I believe, nearer to the earth than anyto me whether the act of presumption which led to his re- other planet, and in between it and the sun); and lastlyjection and the rejection of his posterity followed the Bee- that Haman, the Agagite, the last Amalekite mentioned inond anniversary of his elevation to the kingship, or whether the Scriptures (see last sentence of Young's Concordance,it followed the third anniversary. (1 Barn. 13:l.) But it ie article ##Amalekitel'), typifies the claaa that tries to takenoteworthy that his rejection was due to his failure to the power out of the hande of the Ancient Worthies in theproperly recognize hirJ typical meaiator, Samuel, and this end of the Millennia1 age. Please take a mental review ofsurely was the cause of fleshly larael1s rejection, 3% yeare the story of Esther, and see how well this picture fits. Ifafter a share in the kingdom was dered them.this application is correct, the meaning of the word Mor-If there is any apparent value to you in the above sug- decai would be one more anggestion in line with yonr presgestion,I respectfully inquire whether you see anything ent thought that the Ancient Worthies may, after the Closein the end of David's reign to illustrate the close of the of the Millennia1 age, attain heavenly honors and stations.presont harvest time1 I will not presume to do more than Your brother in Ghrid, C~YTON J. WOODWO~.ADAM AND EVE--CHRISTAND THE CHURCH: A CONTRASTBro. .John Edgar, N. D., of Scotland, sends us the fol- your criticism of it." Our only criticism is that it mightlowing, saying: "I am sending you a parallel between perhaps more appropriately be termed a contrast rather thanAdam and Eve and Christ and the church, and would like a parallel:ADAM lllPD EVE CHBIST AIJII TEB CWB(III and shspen in iniquity," and each will be given the oppor-Adam by his disobediencesold the whole human raceChrist by his obediencebought the whole h umanaccordingly under condemnstionto death.-Born S:12.trinity of justxcation untolife.-Rom. 5:18.into sin and death. race for righte0uaness Eve w8a the child of God The church-members arelife.~nd was formed from children of God and areAdam's di~obedience con- Christ's obedience con- Adam's body. A dam wa formed from Christ's body.sisted in exaltation of self. sisted in humiliation of self. put to sleep for thin purpose. Christ was p u t to s 1 e e pHe ate of the fruit forbid- Re drank of tbe cup per- (death) for this purpose.den by God.mitted by Qud.Eve came into being be- The church came into be-The result was humilia- The result exaltation, fore the fall. As Adamps ing after the elraltation. Astion, sorrow and death. joy and the l e bride she shared first his Christ ls bride she shares first(immortality).-John 5:Z6; glory, joy and life, and nf- his humiliation, smrow andRom. 6:9. terwarda h i e humiliatian, death, and afterwards willThe humiliation was from The exaltation was f r o m s o r r ow and death. S h e share his glory, honor andthe perfect human plane to the perfect human plane to shared the loss of the firnt immortality. She will sharethat of human imperfection, that of the divine nature, dominion, and access to the the gaining of the first do.the lowest plane of existence the highest plane of exist- t re e of life was b a r r e d minion (Micah 4:8), andin the likeness of Qod. ence in the likeness of God. against both. both will be permitted toAdam's children were be- Christ's children will be eat of the tree of life.-Rev.gotten after his humiliation. begotten after his exalta- 2:7.Through the law uf heredity tion. The law of heredity Eve was disobedient ht, Chriet wss obedient first,they have been "born in sin will cease (Jer. 31:29), and and then Adm. and then the church.[4018]