AR V£'ST SIFTINGS "For \:tie 'lDf"tltle not agai11.lt !Zeln. and blood. but agaimt principaliti~,. agalrut

pO'flJerl, against the ruler.t of the dll1'kne" 0/ thil.'COOTld. agaimt ,piritual wiclcedneu in lligh plact'I."-Epbesians 6 :12

THE EVJL ONE AGAIN ATTE1!PTS TO DISRUPT THE SOCIETY

CONP1l?ENTlAL STATEMENT OF FACTS BY REQUEST

T. hl ....... 'iQIIQ./ Bibh $1114 .. 1.1",,11",11 .",;;'glo4", _ld: IU "that )'011 h .... 110 prejudice or fuli,,&, •• itJar 10 • .of DVoJ; BIrTlUQf II< c.nn:- . .,.ian; and that 1011 do .. ot form ""7 dist;lIe! .. pill;'"

III 1lI1, bour of lorrow. minKl~ .. illl JOT •• e th;..J< of the IIlIlil you bue rud aU tbi. nat.meaL In order lor YOII WO'" 01 St. Pctu, 10 appropriate _t til .. 400.: ~Belo.,.d, to , ... 01 ... 1&<101, It will b. "ec ... ~r:r 10. "'c 10 .,.ak of

think it 1101 Url"I" r-- ----------------------·, tit. b'OIi1rell Inolud cOMemin.. tile lire by n.",., U'." if it b ''''''"1' ), .. u Ihll b 10 pain(,,1 10 to do. 1,..,. )'oa, U !.lIoUIb. RESOLUnON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Srothtt Run.U 10"lI' aome Itra"l" Ihille 11...1 OF THE .WTA .. TCCHTT,OOWCIE~IBLE AND .... rn.d ... lhallh .... il happeaed ,,"10 )"oa.~ .... ~~ Il>i';" .. ould uer~tl'

(\~!".a~I:"bm aur .uti: ~W·lgc~~·u.i: ::; ::.!~ .~~ t!''!.'i! Fn;hlo~:-:[ J:'e~u~~~; <!Ut Pattor "anled ". ~~J>=..!."':.:::~~~ .. i..':-.:.: ... !! .... ::o;o~:..:!:':...:._= I>i ll"male. and I am of ,hil comi" .. IUn.. • __ " 0' ............... , .. _ .............. , ............ "oad.nne It Ihey .re and no ... it i, h •• ~ In -.,.., WltI:1l.C.U. I. I ..... _ ..... 'hi ................. mot. til.. cau •• of l.1d. fn •• TIU W"TC1l 10_ UD' ::'~~~4,,::::,,:: ~·,.!::'~:~::'a~Iol':~~: !!u~~.~~- ful,rial He .. ilI .... k. oil .. 011&1. 01 un. 1>1,. -&>tD 'Tln:."",I ..... ....u -. .......... _, .. _ u.. ...tao. II dear ill olin lim •• 44, h .. id: ~;~ 't';~~:' ........ ~_ ........ _ . o. I .. ,u. ~ Read R .... 7 tOlllmeZl.t.

"F1.,..,.uialllnlhuc. .-...... 11 ...... , ••• , m ..... ;n . . ...... "'., ..... :a& ....... _ la Vol 7 of Sc:unvu fo.o to b. txp.c,od by ~ .. ~~~~";. !:":.:!:':'.!: • .: .... ,=~ ...... M .. ,..... SroDIU. .11 of 111.. Lord', poopl., ..... n .. I.)0 ... l. •. D_U.., a. II. m .... ..... 1. .u.w~ aal Tht yoa Dlly ""d., • .. pedally ill this day of •. D, ................. _ I ... ll~ .. _ ...... 1 ... _ •• • , Ita"d wbr. I ...... 1.011 10 th Lord. N ... rel,. u t':":::: ~.!.,:!;~ "!~L:".!.!':'~~~.:! !~~ .. '= afPoiol ou, ", ..... b ... .. e Ire loal of God ... . ......... It .......... __ •• 11 ................. " • • I.U ..... .. _.1.... 0 the Board of Di •• CI. ,hlll bue lbem: lad _ •• DLtootonl ... 4 tl>o }'"o .. , ........ .,.~ .. 4 .. u..o . . ..... on la ord.r 10 IU. 11a

w.b.a they eo"'e wo ::: ~"'i."::: .i·::-:'~.~ ::.-:':;;~~i • .'·= ::a~~"t:;; :ofi. ty'~ ,mon.r f.om ,bORld l!rompl1y nco .. • _ ............. ,. 00014 ...... , • ".al" .1 •• up by law "ire IhCU" ",i .. iOD 10 ua *')10", TRZaUOIIE, u" IT aE!OL1"iJ> ....... _ u..o •• .t_ ".,ts &tid Its work lad n e lbal .... ore 0"_ !~~~ ... ':".':.~ ::"':.h!'"::.! :!. '!~':.:!-:~I':.~:;.:=:=~ .. r •• k t.d. b" t b 0 f tn:i .. d by th .... "ato Go ................... ~ . .. " •• 0", ... ~ . .... ' ''.TCII: TOWEll .. hleh han h.u Ihroat_ lodliau., ,ob.jet,. "".1 nDL~ &>tn TUCT aocUT ... , .. ",._ •• u, .... d • • ' .. Iol.oo I. .. .. d. It il a.edful thll d.e~ lad r ....... at pietr.M .... ., • • ., ............ tM, --.., .. 10 ........ ..... , ........ _ I r.l.te to reu lome

u ... ,. ~, .. _ & ~ ............ ~ " . ... .0, ,. ,k. 1A.~. OI' .. Ih,nll that h,ve OC.

tho Ib.o, .. ill b. ::~':!:'i:;. -:~ '::.!: ·"::::r-';.~:"-::":':: r!,:::.'~~j;'; t,,'nd "nee J bmme • 10 10 IlInd' "Th. .... . ........ ~ . ... 1" ••• , • • Ck ....... ,b. 10' .. I ... _~, YOU' P''''d.nL To do Lord .nl"' .... Evory. - .u<I) II,. I T F1:1IIT H.IOII. llUOLYU> ............ U........ ••• 111i ., t am imp.Ued t o On. wholc burt i. po.- !:"'" u.'!'~:~~ ~';~~' ~:':""''': .... ,:. J!!".;:!"~J'!!:"":. ':':.'::I.! t.U you wbat o«uned foct._ CII.on. 1.,11. • __ .... ,. "'. _ • • , .... Lo.I, ........... olio .. I. .... In G .... B,ill,n with

Suia, the Icti";,i.. c ..... _ I ....... 11 •• o.lI. ..... ~. to •• til ........ , .~ .. o.Id ..... nr~ .. "c~ 10 Brother of tbe Ad ....... .,.. Ind ;"-::':,'" .0 - f-o ..................... __ .f W .......... or lobn.o", ... ho", I hlv, 1.h,t ..... c.at Ir;al ..... -........ .,. lT FVIITIIEII aaOLl"ED. u.. ..... ....... '..... .. Oyed .. ...,. d .. ,ly. Some c .. min ... I hid hopod .... k ... _'"".~ ................. p ... . .. u ,,,,-,., or ....; ", Ih~ fo", b.~tbr~a Ci,d pray.d lhat the ~-::J~:..: •. ':.~":.::::!!':':, '::: :::'~i,~ ~I!:':~ "j:~":: he •• in.afttr mut;o"ed

~",b. mlfht b.lp ... d u . ......... 1 __ ........ r .... a-. •• , DI_IO ........... _. .... ",.mbe;. of Ibo Bel".i t:~'llt ~ll. il b~t· .'"::. =.:u:.-~:: :: :::: :.'!":...~=. ~, '=" C~.~t":.~,~ :.'~ Family, 1.I;nl" u!l.der dentZ it ts Hi .... ilI Ihal u..... MI ............ a.bU. k., It .t_ ....... '"'"7. i,hi.o of a Iawyu· ... "o •• , , ....... ,_ '" .... "" __ ....... _ ... or .... n ...... _ •••• • aot too fri.ndly I~_ " .... " ... .. .......... cwl . ........ ! ~ r _ . .... ..".d tbe Truth. a"d

.n drou; lhal 0,,1,. til.. ~A. N P ""do. u,. advic. of .,,_

.. Ii.ned fold Ih.n re- .W. E. s~ .. · other who la "01. la .. _ d.~:-bretb.::;,u·~~.ro;;; "W. E. V .... A'''I."ll:1I y.t. baYe been .boul ","\cine u,i. IIII.m.nt I ~J. A. BOII"!IT, ' .om. of lb. d . .... mak. hu. "0 ""kind feel,,,! :") ""'k~ No ... York. MA. H. MAC><n..u. .. , inl" de.o,"lo...,. .~t.· 10 ..... <1 ""rOn~. AI ul1 1 th, 1911." "G~ H. F,IIID.... Dlonua(t-1D.ttb.P,ui • .... ch my h • .,1 J am dent, S.c .. t • ...,. ."d .0 •• 11;1 perf.ct lo-.nrd Tn .. " ... and 0111. ... IU. T·he Lord i. Dlr. j~d, •. I ful, ""der lhe eit cu ... _· . . or lb. So.;~ty with I • I VI'~ to «ut,n .. a I.M,mut In lib. mind. of th. f.iead. nneu. t ~ at owe t to roa to lake yall ;oto my eon- apln.! tb b tb Tb" • Iide" •• and mak •• ,l.ia · . 111 ..... ut ,f ." f ••••••• , ••••. ~..... '.n. 'r "av, Oa. tlt!1 while t •• ycl_

" Inl" at lac upeas. of lb. Society aad II III rcpr"."ta!iyel. let eub of TOU lud ... IS 10 .. hit ••• muh lood, .,,011 mlY Sln~. lb.y hue mid. it pgblr. IUd dl"",bed lb. mlad. Ille Lord ..... de yo .. I .. huri..cl. 1 ask IIch 0'" o r Y"U of .... ..,. af the fri~"d.,;t b •• o ... u III,. duly 10 Yo<l to mlb 10 be calm, ~t.hi.D .. aad pro"", .. hill 70" nld, &ad I ,t.t.m.,,1 of the faCti. .

HARVEST SIfTINGS ~ ................................................................................................................. ~~) ~T"'''''''''''''V.Y .... Yn.Y''~~.'''''''' ............ Y ..... ~ .-n~~.~~..-.rT"''''~·· •• ~

TbA.t YO"""" IDtdllcanlr 10U_ th. eri4c"'. hereln.lter •• t fonh, t 6.r.t p ••• brld cnnlt... of what th. beta p.ClU: I

EPITOME OF FACTS HEREINAFTER ESTABLISHED 0:

(1) nat Brothe. P . S. L. l ohruoo" w .. unl to Eu.op. lUI NCI ..... btr to do pilrrlm worll: 10. th~ WATCH TOWER l:U8t.E AND TRACT SOCIETY ud, ID 0.4or to p,oeur. a p ... port, .... rI.u alette. 01 .uthorlt:J' wbkb be .... 4.nloO<l ID bct Umlt.4 bJm to p ... dunr th, Ooopel an4 uu.talDir .. : b,. .... q,uiry cutaia ra", abollt tho work there 1U14 .. portlar llIe", 10 the Soel.l;1; ilia! fa. aom. cau .. be oltlntepp"" hi •• athotiQl'; lUI b. cwr.4 'n,," ... 1 b .. th .... with d .. 107.II;1IC1 8..,1b • • RwuU:!lut b. dJICha.,.d, with-0'11' .atborll;J'. ",CI of u.. ....... c .... of u.. Soeletr" Lo .. 40" of'tk. .,.4 compelled them 1<> I .... tb. Lo .. 40 .. 8ethel

(L) Tbt th. z"c ... tI .. , of the Socilly .ppolDlcot a commluloa of h •• bl, b'CtMUl of 0 .... Brita!.<> to r<> .0 Lo..4oll.,.d ... c.utaID u.. 1~1a ' ....s "1:"; that B.olllct JOWOIl. .«e ... pteot to .... 4u.17 lDAaUl'. tJ:U.. commiulOQ. bdor. It 111.01; I.A4 belae Wlab. to do .0, b. repllcl.i.o.led It u4 .efllnd to .ppu. b.fo •• II: that he .... " ... 11.4 !to .... Ll1aA4 I>r ubI.,"","

(S.) ThaI Broth .. lobasoll. ............ ced i.D. urio"" placc. II>. EIICWr.d tlt.u b, ... th. ·SI.wud" of th. "P."",... .... III101lId IA the Lord·, p .... bl. (lhtt. to:l) • .,.d clalmed..u th. po,. ... and .uwrll;1 that B..,tlt.lt Ro... •• U po".ued; that be bad • we\I·I&ld plan to c.kI filiI cODtrol of ..u tlt.. Socletr'1 worlr. .... Orul Bril&.iD .... d 10 uubll.ob I fMW WATCH TOWER there; thll he ...... o.,..'.d to the fri.lI..u .... (iual Brll&.iD WI h. IbOll14 b.a •• b..,D the Sori.ly', Pruldent b\lt declilled to l eccpl. ~

(4..) Tbat wh.1l thl ullllllissloll .... t .... Lo..4"" for th. !W'P'O'. "I u.o.o:ninJnc IlIto tho fact&, Brother ~ John ..... th ... rcpllcUatcd IlII letioll. of th, S .... rehold .... i.D. • cclirlc tho Pru,dcnt ot the Sodety II Pltu- 0; blllrh, JUlII&f7 .. 1117. I.A4 iIn-ou4 Ill. p ... 1de"l aJld bc ..... 10 co_IIAl~I. with B..,th.r A. 1. Rltcb.ll aDO!. ..~

(I.) That wh ... be .......... "d b7 Brolber H ..... .,.. the n....w.J.a., m&I\.Il"r II>. th. LOlldOQ. olS.e,

~ lhI:oarb hi .... to aptH:o.1 10 Ill. BO&«t 01 Di' •• lora.

LoDd.Oll o!See. the Soelety', aWl, opclled tlt.c .u-. u4 u:trut.d therelro ... , lu,1 ...... of ... ODI7 b.lallrUor to Ih, Socle tr I lld th ....... tintc4 a law '''''t ta tho Hlrb eo",t 01 CiI.uc • .,. III Lo'I<ioll,. II>. the ....... of tho

Bf'Other :Joluuoli, to,.Ill" wit!! Ul acco ... plicl, 1'01 po .... Ui04 of tho 11..,.. ud fo.o;ibly took po ... I&l04 of tha I Soci.1;1 I>r hlmo.U a. I PC-O:i.Il nprne"tauu. a~'Uut th ........ ,cr 01 tho Loodo .. 0I'6c .... 4 Irltau the B.nk .tI ... the SocIety'1 fall4.0 wc-r. "'epOlited U1d lied \lp th .... on'7 III. th. BUlk; that tlola law . ult ....... dcelded d •• nol7 10 Broth ... J ohNo ... ud hi. 10UCItO' WII TCq,Ultcd. b7 the Hleh COI1tl to Pl7 th. COIl" U1d that laler Brolber Hirah 1..4 alii ...... d .t 1.11. laotaaco of Brother JOWOII ttI.410 h ..... th, Soci'l7 pa,. B.otlt.u ~ JOMIOII'I l ollclto ..... tlI ...... bul fdled.

(e., Thot ut.,.thlol, u the B.ookl}'n. ol'6ce w ..... o.loIe amool.ll17. willi flO dJleo.d ...... til B.ollln Joha-.0" 4e ...... 4.4 01 the Soel.1y'1 Pn.14 ... t lUI b. b ••• " .... cd. 10 EIIC'",4 ud, bcine refilled. til .... u:uc\ud ~ hla Inlla.n,. O'I'.r Brotlt. ... Hinh, HO.IdnI, Wrlebl a Dd RltdLI. ud lad"".4 tl:i..", 10 b.li ... Iblt lb. Pre..... r'! Clelll _. l .... orIDr th..... H. Lo.auu,<4 th.", to uk fo ..... ..,tlnr 01 th. Bou4 01 Dlreclor. to rtn him <: the third burial ,bout wbat be tid IA ElU'llp,: thlt wbe .. th. Pruld,ol . dlll,d 10 caU I. ... cctiae fOr that :;. poupo ... thell b. adri.c4 tlt.c ... 10 ." .... d. a b7·law wbkb th. Sh.o",boltc'" be4 pI .. ed .... d wblcb the <!

-= Bo ... 4 of Dlt.clon bad p .... d, I.A4 tlk. 1-7 1'0,," tb. Pmldlnl aU 01 tho autborily I.A4 tut1l lion. 10 ~ ~ tbcte 10 ... b'eW ..... Brotlt.cr John.o ... 011 the Ulh 0117 01 Jul7 luI, a<!milled that the tr'OlIbl. ' harcino.fte. ~

teo.ril>c4 w ... th •• uult of thl nllllal 01 lola de ...... 4 for a n·b.atiq with, new to hi. belole .""1 back 10 ~ Enellnd. i!

(7.) nat ' the otlle. fo .... brclhr .... . "I.I\C ,"4e. the .<So1ce of Broth.r John.o ... b"rlll a IJ'lt ..... tle cam. .. pal,n amoneot tho b",we,!- cba'rinl that the 'PualdCllt lo Il'IIorIDC Brotlt.e< RuueU', wlU ... 01 t(oine con. ::: tn.,. to tho proudelll uUblitbed b7 Brotbcr RII .. dl Tbat a pIa .. wat IIl1tlit1ld b7 them .,.d the7 •• etiae .... de. S III • .<Svle. of B.etlt.er JOWOII a.nd the I • ...,.c •• act .t."ut to influ.nci tom. of the prominull b •• th.c,,, aeata...t :> tb. Pt .. id.nl .... 4 btill, p' .. aau 10 b .... IlPO" him 10 "'",Ind.r ble l ulhorilJ' of the Sodetr to then 10llf ~ b •• w .... That thc,. olltlinld • eour ... uetl7 panJ.:el to th.It punu.d b7 B.oth •• JoblUOn In E",land, .nd ~ openl7 l",t.41.11_t If I.'" Pr .. id.II1 I nd the PEOPLES PULPIT ASSOC IATION ".ioted tllclr cellon th.Il " the7 .. ould ... on t o Ihe couno 01 I •• and Ile up aU Ih. man',. 01 .b • .soei.tr •• 0 tblt It could Dol be .: uoed • .."d thot. the7 wou.ld eitlt. ....... 1.11 .. SO<ie!J' o. ,,"eel. il: and tb.ot tll,it ","oo,fu.l I CUIIII. .... p ..... "I .. d bJ" tlt.c PruidclIL

k· ....... ·.h·N~ •• ~Y~~."N~.YN"~ ...... ~oI'.NVIII ~oI'NN. ...... y"e..-NohV~'IVV~ BROTHER JOHNSON GOES TO ENGLAND

B.othu Ru .. ellllad .... "'.d 1.01 fo!l 10' · B.olber John.on to vi.it Eu.o~ •• ud tbo .. I.tt j., thule .h •• Broth •• RII .. .u·. d.p.rtu ... thOlllhl .dl 10 ""'" out bit .i.h .. ud . .... d h..... Brou.u l oll" .oll e.alled . t the Sl.I.t. C,p.runent .t W.,hi"ctoo, ... d Ill. Bllruu of Oti ..... hip loI Ne. York for iflfonnlliOll con.emin i p ... poru. R.u'minr b. in­fo"".d Ihe eo ...... itlee Ihal il wU II ..... UY 10. lIim to h .... • "d..."i,1o ,howin, that it .... imrn.tiu thlt h. viti. th .. fOHiea .ounu:u in u.. inl""" ° the Soa.t:I'; Cllb ...... i •• llIe 1JO".",m",1, brcau. of L~' .......... !d not 1'"'" thc ~L"POrL MJ'1c1f 1.1101 Bro,he' JolI'.'Qn 'OIelll .. p«p ... d L letlet to I>rllenl 10 til. Sute D.~art:l:""l. w;.h th e und .. • • Uoadi:l.r thU il ••• 10' til. "'~U"~II ., 0 ,,,,,,on When It came to Ihe . i .... int 01 Ike I.t,.r B.OL"" Vln "mhu._h. Ihe Secretaf}' •• efll.ed 10 ,;".. beelu •• it ,ranted '''''p,n, lulllorilJ' 10 B.oth.r Jobnaoa. Th.~ il .... ",,:>I.; ... d In Ihc prett"'. 01 Brolh ... V ... Ambu.,h, R.;1.hie Ind m1,,1I. and B.oth .. Jobna.ftjlUI lho ... 1, ,M',." 01 the lett ...... 10 .",bl. Brothc. oil ....... to procor. , I»"pon. Ind that hi' ulborily _ld ~lllr be Ibl 11m ... L~1 othet pil~rim 0' l«n.... B..,th .. Ritchl. tbm rcmarlcod 10 Brother JOIuuOll that it _Id bo Wtn 1M hi .... to ~i .. It tho Sodctt'l ollie .. he ";'ltteS III Earopa and pi . n the Inf_1Ion be could .t.o.l thl man" .. of eooduetiJlc thl work, 10 .11 of

whkh Broth •• JO""'OIl .,.ud. It thea b ......... II.U .... l' lor bi .... lo hut • lmer 01 in!roduclioll 10 tile LoadOll 011: ... ",01 of cou ... W . h.d 10 be .. ritten cOllli.leal willi tho othu lette •• bee.uo. tile GovCmme"l of G.ea. Britoia .ouId '''' .... In •• 11 of II" ~.pe .... hc. b. ,.riv.4 lot the ba.d .... nd .n7lhinr ;Deo ... ;It",,1 would proll.bly .ullit ID ..... 4il>1 bim 0111 01 lbe '''''0'"" henec .. e w. ot. I ,imil •• lelw to Ibe Landon oIl5c. ""'~ Il,~ '0"" .... 4 .. "~..d."1I •

TROUBLE BEGINS IN ENOLAND AbOIIl lhe Ith of F.b"~If}' • "bl .... m wit ... ciT.d lro'"

Brothe, John ... n •• udin, IS folio ... : HSiluation intoler.ble. Sh •• rn, Cr •• ford, di ••

!'Ii ... d. A~~!.linr 10 70U. Withhold tnt .... p<"d­,n, "'7 mill

About Ik ... m. Ii ... .noth •••• blt .............. iT.:! froOl BrOlhe .. Shurn ud Cra .. fo.d. III lalla ... :

HAstoundin.- de • • lOj)m.ntl, 01'1\, •• nd T.bcntlcle. Pic ... defer .U judtmellL·

ne IInP".no"",- Bnu STVDllTn AlsoaATlOII'. 0,.,.... bed allde. lhe lo., 01 (;rcat 8tit.iII, lou I coaocil of Iiu m • ...". ... S..,lh ... H .... ..,.. Sbam 1.1101 Cra.ford. eGII.rIi. lutcd lbe IMftIMr. ill Et\a:latIo!, .hn. Srotll .. R,,",ell nd m7",lf wcr. the two m .... bc .. b .... n ... ",e Ih .. , " .. tb.CII

aboy, IllCOUollOd .c.t !h, .........., ... of t.l>. Loado. ollie •• c .... • ducd&lr tlo, .ork tlocr ..

ICaowIJoc 0..1 81"1>11 .. , .. '0""10" h.4 00 I II1lootlI:J to \li,­cl>up 8ioth ... Shun> ... 4 Cnwlor4. UId Mia, dO\l~tM of III, , i_tioa. 1 , .. t the foU .... in, .. ble,r'''' 10 Orolhu Jobooa:

~H ... c ... :u ... 4~ ,id ••• i .... l,u.4 11a1.mUI of fOCU """ . Clld fOf m:r 4t<:i1ioa.·

nil In • few ~ t loft fot Califo""... So",. time al:c. I retdl.d Lot Aqol ... I r....,i •• d i"fo .... ' tion 'rOD! Broth." en.lo.d .... 4 Sb ... "., ,Iso f.om Brothtr JohlllOft, thu the twO broth, .. "' .... tioaed hd boom 4i. <k.,..4 f.o,," the Lon­<loa. olSc. &Ad the Loadoll Bethcl. I .ppoln ted he . bt. brow ... III G.ut BliUm ..... commil.,OA to tayutijuc, ... ,,1 Ill ... leIIl u.. '0110.1°1 ubi .......... :

·Slltlno, H ...... y. enc"ford, /oIlMon. 1.004",,: .. Sh ....... 0 ... 101"4 du",i... t ",oh.lo1, witho,,!

lolhori\:J'. Ruto,. the.oo Immc4i.&tcl)'. lohl! hn. 101. trial belore m:r C<lllUl'liuiollu" Silo .. cablt cO"l.miuioocl'l. Report Iw&itcd.·

The aut day I roc:er.ed • ""bl ...... '" dlttd. u.'rrool, Fc"""Uy 14, un, &lid rudinr as followl:

"Rotllorford., Watcll T ow" Soci'!J', Brookl,.., N. Y.

~Sa.,ri •• d at ubl ........... ' Hue JOD not r«<;ycd m,. luto .. ... ond., ...... 11, twenl)'-O<l •• JlI\u", ~ Sh ...... Cnwford., I •• din, .ilrtb . ifu" ... E.,.kid Ni"e B •• arL C.blc""", ca:IIp"p. ....... ecrtd Cta.ford. Shan. Eata Noh .... '.11 W" rdta.i upeNO.' l:7Pe miaa litre. S, .... Ju"u.,. Twcaty-c;lbt "'" S' ..... d Mottl\c ... Tw.nty • • illlt. Shearn. H.m." til ....... "'.d 0" ",110'" fe r "' ... Wu th." .,y ... Eathu E!J:hI. T .. o FiflCe" pow ... likc Ru .. d l· , . C ... ferd. so,,-hilOl. Shurn. Tobiu. GUMd SOftie •• Gi ,h.... Will )'Ou b. m7 "rht hand' Mu.t It .. ~ my hnd. e".

~lo.""o",~ (TIlt., Ind ,u'bltq ... nt ubl'lfTIm ••• "t 0111 117 Brother

. John.on coli til. Scc.iely 1I""d .. d. of doll." fer their · Inn . ... i .. ion.) •

WiL\in L~e nul two or Ih'e. d." 1 rec eiyed !!:. fono.· ;", cobltrrun hom Brothu Haa • .,.. uttd Lon""". F.b. hth:

·Johaoon d.aim, fllll control uUl'lItin,. I ru," u ,..... r 'P.uonUI;n. Oil;outc .,tII 0:0-............. "' •• oot m,II'" ~. An,.lc. cab!. bu I ne:tlllOft.. WlIu If. Jolln""'·1 pa .. u.r'

0.. th. nth of Fe""',.,. 1 u bled Brocllu 10Iln.o" II followo:

"Yoa. wo.k lini . lltd LoodOl> : .. tu rn Amuk.o.. importallL ..

Bell.y;n, from til. ;" forn.la ..... Ih.t r hd. I tJCI f.om t~. I"' .... .. uud by BrOlh.r JolI ... o" in IIi .... bl.,.,m. in whi.h II. sl.It" Ihll h. "'" -stowa'dM wilh I II po ..... fonn'''7 h.ld b,. Brol1o.r Ru ... Il. I "' ... on~ia •• d Ihat hi. mind .... dcran •• d .nd Ibot h ... u di.tllr1>inl Ihe .. ork in G.eat B. ;a;"" Th •• npen I cabl.d f.om 1.0. An,el ... t~ Brelh •• H ..... .,. • • folio .. . :

MJohn."" d"lIIct1l .d. Has no 110"'''''. C.ed.nl i.l> I .. ad to j,ocurc pas. port. Rt tv.rll him MerkL S7'I'p.lh7.

A ubi.., .... du"d LondoD, )lard! f, 1'1? addn ... d to Bro!!:." Ritchi. and V ... Am"" ... !>, "u .ec ';~.d from S.olber Job .. lOD, .. hicl:l i ... follow. :

·Soci. ty'. inter..,t d .... ud I .. uta pe ..... Bo •• d, I:Ot uecutiy. eolll",itt ........ "'.. I I P1'W Board Ib ...... " ,011 .pinll Rlllb"rford·. r.,..d"tln, Boa.d'. .. p .... ntati~". He il ."b/eet SociC!7. Society'. "! .... nt .. i ••• lIbjeu to it II apn.t hi",. Letter fo 10WL <:Onllnu, lett ••• pllOintmtnt and .. 04,,,1,,10. Jft ..... cd inj"fY oth ... ".. oConc'CJ" tio" ",".ni_ ",,,,,.17 yoted m. conlidrn-c. I~p .. c,.tion '1lin ' l $bu..... C ..... fo.d.. Ru!!:.rfor~· . .0mMittee ap. pro.u m... Di.opp.oyU him.. Btthclit .. IPP 'OV" di ,m, ... IL A<:t.d hl""oni"" ... ith III,. 110..... t prOton 10 Ged', "''''e tn BOlrd Ib.OII," ,.ou.'

La: ••• Bro!!: .. H ..... .,.. I •• rnin, of tIIll .abl'l(T"1.m .•• nt the foUo .. i"" d ... d London, M.rdI 1I1h. odd.u •• d to B.other Rllther ford:

"U"de"tlnd 10h,,100 cabl.d ""mllh. Rilchi ... Ho", 1_ .eport hil eoll.p ... •

Th. foLLowin. .1101.,,,,,, "'.. rc •• ;-"d f'om Brotll •• H . ... . .,.. daled M.rch Hili, l.ondoll, add.u •• d 10 "'~.II ,

"lcihalOD ..... p ..... ,. He r. adl H ou.dc<t " i, ,,,, ...,,10 ",d .... b. Hul .... Iw.d canc. Uuioo. l ulllo._ ity, CO ..... 1tI< two 0111.. . ' 7mpu biu with h ..... SoIi<lto • • cco ... ", ... 40 Joh.o.ao .. ·• forcibl. cjtctlo ... Hne pLac. d .,Qu.o 011 blAl<."

.After tile COtII",iu;oo ... ",cr. oppoiatcd I nd Broth •• lohn-100. I ........ d Ibat Ib., .... I to 10 10 London to I ..... al'" the f.w and ,cpo", II. w;1I1l 'Gr~ .... of ,II, .. ,uIQ""lIy ",d tritd to ;"11,, ..... Ibu:. in hil beh.1f .IId .,liMt t!;. "th •• L TIlio h et " p.orUl 107 tile , 0Uo ....... I.tt ... lro'" Bro'IIc' -C .... lord:

LETTERS FROM BROTHER CRAWJ'ORD Ja"uar;r.IQ 1911.

"LaaculCr G.te, l.o<Ld01l, W., Ea.t'..id. M .. J. F. Rll"flllU<IlII

ead n, Ex .... ti •• COmmitt .. , W,o.TCa To .... B'IU ,o.1fl\ T-...a Soc:lzrt, B.ooklj'1l. N, Y.

"Dua Barraull ' If T •• Loao: ~ _ • •• • Br!c!7. l.I>e tir ... m.tlnce~ arc II foflo • •.

About . _"111 or 10 bdo •• our d .. r B.olber Ru. ... 11 puocd ... ,..,04, !!:" El4cu of the Loe4cn T.bern.tie • _.caIWnjr Iblt lb ..... flJalltnla til"" uiHinr in the T.ber"""" wcre 110t ";~"'J ( _piela .. tioiaclioll 10 the .... "'be.. of Ib, COo ... .,..tio_""R, ... ~.,17 .. r.td to ...u a ",,,.tint" ... d ""lui .. ;nto .L1 tile ""n .... _ whidt la, It Ut. root o f the trcllbl .. . ,. ~Sbonl7 a lt ... word ca .... Iblt Brow. ,0 ...... 0"

.. .. 00 Iri. w., . ... d ..... oode •• d if b1 ell"" •• he li-ad be ... eII.ot.d by B.olb.r Ro.udl w,lII t!;" u -

j .e .. i .... of IU . ",i,," Oil til. lnltt • •. Wh." B.o!!: •• 0""- arri~.d, h_ . .... he knew notlline 01 'he

.orrupond __ ... 4 . t oa« let . bout. II ~.c Iboa .. bt, 10 .et Ih;OI' ia order in til. T.bem.ocl.. We.lI .. ,.hed him God ,!ud and ,ave him .v • .,. u .ill_ .nce pell illl,. lu It, tII ... l. 01 m,. lu~II' .. hon. • f ... d11' tatu. I ound au til. cl ..... Elok" coo­~."'ned 117 BrO'h •• l ohnooD, .... d "'7ltlf "'ith two otb •• br.llIt., of lb. 0&. ItllI' ,blrr.d 107 IIi", 0" IhO' follow,,,, ~ ... "ouolo:-(I) Wilh .ttempt;n, 10 dtcti~. Brolber R",.tiL (I) Willi conceal;or til" ••. 01 P"'1lO'". of ~ •. R .. olatioa. (3) Wit!> ha..u., on ~ IIIOtnl ... "I'WI, ..... t,

"At Ii .. t I did 1I0t Ub Ibe ",.ller Imowl7 aad !.;"4 to bcJ.i.n WI Broth .. Jou,.,,, l1In.tr did " 01 mUll to bnad .11 W 01 ..... ELd .... of til" T.~c .. hnoocritcs. 01 .... "';lbo,,' ..". proof or h ........... batne., lIN! tba Ibr." . IIreth."" of th. Oll"occ u ...... ca ...... e..-I T ..... I : 1, III .•.••

"TlI. l i_tien tIIn wit "ea •• d beam" Int. palliblc, bocaulI, in Ib, 'rot pla.t, neith.r of the Ib.u ;".ol ... d ... to co .... lou. of ""7 l in or ,~i1 mOIi¥~ ..... had 111'7 .. ro"!!.d '''7 on. ' ith •• b)' wo.d or •• lIOn: ._ndI7. 10 .. hllqlli.h E1d.rohip m .... 1 to CIpo •• two of !!: .... (mf . tll ;lI<:llIded) to til. @.ob­. ble opt"lion of Ib" M,li ta.,. Act, .. Ilep whleb. 10 ev • .., .e .. onabl, mind would 111 •• 17 Utm wron,. BrOIIl ~. John .• on: ... p17 to ,hi, lIOin t woo Ibot huia, ~omm'tI •• d th" "" I !'luI! no", bur the conscqIlU'''' ,n the third pl .... Ib .. prcc.o4u •• w ... Ito ... lber con_ t .. .,. to the policy .dYOel:cd by B.qtll .... Ru ... LL-.. ho ... _mendltion "u thlt Ihe Pil(Timl I ~d Olfi.c. _"'... ..Iw> re pru. ntcd t1:. Soci.t)' u l"l!'.e .. , """ld bot El4ero "illlu j" I hom. o.urch o. on Iho T.hcrnati~

"A few do" lain Brolh.r Joh ....... c.aon. to Lo,,­doa. wh ... I h~d • I~rlher wotd wilh him I nd .n. d.uo.cd to po,nt 0111 ho .. IIn •••• or:able hi •• uit~d • ...

~Y~~r brother lad ...... l.IIt in th e Anointed. '''N. Cuwnolo."

A.I.o Ih. 10Uo.'n, I.Uu ... in." I.,,· ",.ek. l&tn wiLL be of ,n,.t.'"

" d Selbern. Rd .• Ilford E. Apr il 3 1 ~ll "D~A' B ..... " RlI"Tllnl"lloo, • , .

"Double .. BrOlher JohnlO" info.",.d 70" thol h. d;,m!".d ",. u d ml wif. from the o!!ie •• nd hom. and .n ll ru<led UI 10 1'''0 the IIr"m; ... i",m. di.t.17 A. 1 h.d no lime to m.ke In1 . rnllJl"<m.nto ' nd Brolh.r )oIon.o~ thr .. I .... d to pllt m7 lurnitu re out or h .... !1 ud ,f nol re....,.,.cd .t once. ! .... forced to.h.~," tak.n 10 th. ,bo • • eddr ... to be .tond.

I •. '" >or.., to III lbot Ihotll •• Jolt ..... n leem. to be ",tn. " 0'" bid 1<1 "0"'" To m7 mind ~. ;1

.'i-AICIIEST SIF7'INGS

e'tllor OAdu til. iAB_. of opiritioID or cUe h .. lClllPOrvily \011 Ail baWIcc of Wild.. No ,Lae .... 0 ....,14 ..eo .... do tl>. thla ... tiL" k. Iou 4 .... d .. , ... c tIIc Iut _ .. til or.... Fo. 00 u ...... k.tewe' but mud,. nil • .......m..c .... hi> p.n h. lIN d~d ""e .fo. bo .... ;., the Tabuude. Icllina' thcm that 1 .... d<l.d . piriNalb' &:>4 00 10.., ,, .. btothe" etc.. ! Ie. He bu Iho I'ln. 10 1111 wtft ."8 1 .... Ib­leot 0 .. 1110" til ..... 0. OC"l.Ii06, Id/.i.o.l lou the " "'e . idil:uloa. IIOr)' .,,0£ trid 10 n""rat. ",. O ... . ~. I .... Iou IlIcIt. • t.JJIdor 10 ill thi. w.,. IlI.1 .. hoo I ~o 1111 (ollod her w .. pIIIa: and ilrAolI III hyuUK:,.

M •••.• B.other Jowoo b.. IK ... telhor Ihe .1"'01 tIIlt b •• , th •• teor&r4 of th. p.,..bl. 01 til. P.....,. ... 0£ that bc' .. ol>ld ban bten !hi! p.esid.nt ol>ly b .efll.ed to allow blo ....... e to 10 10 ...... 0£ for lIomlllation.

!'"A p.CllJit.. dt1l1lio» 01 blo .. blch be ltal bu .. P.udt.Ull to the dllla it., Broth ... .:>bu.r .. LIId Glutd and I .... e fl>lfllliDl .oruJ .. typca nco.ded in Nthtmiab, Chap. I, "' ud e. H • •• ,.. that I .." MSlltb&llaI." B.othu Sb ....... -I'obiah,. and B.othor Guard MGuh-.."

"Th. d.llu huc .... , ;" 10 .. " ... ill tII,oulb ht. m,u. He •• -. tl:I ba ........ lIled "u,l,. .""fl' el ... bc Ti';Ied. TIl<: w.w ... ha .. ~ .. mud!. .e-lk ... d how"u by tile .oe.ript of ,....... cable .nd I .e ,114 tl:I ...... w th.t b;. do ..... ¢id .... t . qnuuu th e ... .,.

MBrothor loll ........ bownu. doa lIot IIOW . e· b o.,ldu }'OIl' authority to ._101 bit. d i.",in.1 Ind 1&,.. tII.1 ...... oIIly be do ... b,. lilt ~tal li •• Co",miltt... He .dand to allo., either B.01.ll •• Sh .. ar" 0' "'e 10 be .elEnllted..

M •••. Now jill' • "0,0£ . bout the Cora",;.';on 01 IQqllh,.. 1\ w ... ..,.. IriIId 01 ,.011 to raah thl .... .......... Ull ... d I "'u= a;tl).t<:i.te ,.OQ' effortl to hav. JuIlJ~. don... I wwld lib bowc.., 10 <nIh. few . ..... 'Iu ..... ' d;".1 the ",-w. of th' eo",,,,ln ion ... 0£ bo ... the ;"'quiry ..... carried oot. It wa' no fllllt o f tbe ",omll«. "f COUtU tbat 'Iu-)' 1144 .11 ., .. ia.lnlinml ~ B,"lo#r I"'", ... and llIel. min.!. in~lIen~d to lome ate..t by Brodin" J ohRJon' , .i~, of thi~IL Brothe, J ohlllOll hid ' PUll IN""! d,,.. j" BrGf~ .r M. CI~I .10_ trri"r 10 con,,;nt<: lI,m 01 bit "i~1 of th~ ... d Iadct4 .... th .... wh." )'011' ubi. of in'tn:lo:tiol\t .... ncel .. d..

"YOIIfI by Hil mct, "'N. Cuwroaa."

liROTHER JOHNSON WRITES BROTHER HEMERY W. aloo ClUO! •• lelt ••• dd ..... ed to B.olh., H.me..,..

w,itt.n and , ir-ncd by B.other 10hnlon. Thll I.tt .. I P' pe ..... II In E"hi bi l ,n Ih H llh Court of JII,t ie. in the cu. w.o"a-f"l1,. Inot i!IIICd by Brother John l on In Ih.

'name 01 Iht Socie", .... in.1 Ih Lo .. don m .... ' .... Tke dO~lIm.nt follow>: •

"lilT W . No. S4l.

MIN" THE HIGH COURT OF JUST ICE CHANCERY DIVISION

MR. IUSTtCEEVE WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY

_VS-HEMERY .... ND O THERS

"Tbil 10 the "E"'hlbll marked 'J. H . 6" 'eI . ... d 10 in Ih Afl'idull of J . ... H.me..,. 'WO,n h"ei" th il U nd dlY of March, alT. befort me,

~A. S. JACKSON. MA Commillionu of O.th ,.

~A. J. Grunop /I< Co. BUlh un. HOUle.

C.nnon S"CCI. London. E. C~ ' ."

MB IRKENHEAD. 16th F .. b", .. ,.. U11. " Mr. J . Htm....,..

U Crann T.tT~ London. W. "BILO'ID BIQ'I"1IQ HlInn:

.. G .... and p ..... GIld 10 re c.i ... you . lette •• WI11 . ~ .w •• it ~"I. ar,d th.n ,i.e '1'011 10mu~i"lr el ...

Ma •• fU'lb.r trip. I had bell •• ft",. lo a t Loo. do" f.om lbl tilll' 01 ray . ninl t!lue Ullta t.be loltow,n lr T~ .... da:r: o~ F,id ly .ku 10 to GllllOw. with po."bl,. a d.,. 011 at Ma nehuur. I .. ill w.it ",d IC. Wlul M .... b .. le< dnelop. "ut .... k. 0" lhe w'r bad •• 10 lar II I u" HC. 1 would lik. an .p,.....UfI~nl at Edinb .... b 10 II 10 .eI nutt ... clea,l,. befo.e th Edi",b"'rh Cbu,ell.. E""7"'Mr' J, g. 1 a .. ","" flm...g G" aU' .. R' ./ fh" / .... bl.. TII II raull btl do .. e to C;~JII.1fII1 the ",ltchicl !bat Ib.,. If. o.l.ud,. .. o,ki .. ,. Thy .... wcrk'o .. On quite' u .... p.;, ... 1,,0£ tbll w. man f.ud .. te. Sbu .... I •• p ... d,,,, tbe rcpo.t th .. I b .... ;"te.l.nd wltb hll neeCl. i" the Milil")' matt... AI to whetber I willb.ve I ppo;nt .... oll aft .. Edinbur,h 0. nOI wiil dep."d 00 .. bat de· .eloplo Keep yoa. eyu "pen, pleue. for l o,e IpoU. n.c.e.re lb. plaUt to which I .i,h to 10.

"Thaaka for lIIfo ..... tioa ,bout Silu, ADni •• 1:..:1 th adop tioB.. I u .. d .... t."d )'ou. letlt.t t o ",un ltu.t I wO M uen b .... to ro to CoII.t 10 have ;t .t.llied-ihat Our ,,,, .. meot before lb. B. thel fa",il,. mad, II biod"" .. "d le .. l; .... , lad..

-Re 1000£: I W;Ib, d ... B.other. th.t ),0" wou ld 1"lIow mr .... " .. tio" 0" tbil Ii" ... 1 a", Ipulelo, very .d .. "cdIr wllea I uy it " impuatin !hat IlIpl, .. rtlel ... be r ott .... nd lIowed in a " Ie place . ... Ie fro ....... 11 .nd fro ... un.. PI ...... Itl th.", be bo ... bt at different pl.cn. I .. 0.,10£ ' ''C' r"l. the maldllr 01 a hhe c.lIin, a •• rc.ccpt:to<:le. .nd. lu it be lin.d t","o" , boll t "'th tin . II , "I~. ...ard 1.001 UII. What I. Ibe .p.eI.1 th iol ...ed.d. and ... o"le.y "Ull. Tbe fa", ine will bc v.ry 1 0 ••• bottl)' .... 0£ thlt pneCl urr heavy. YCII ";11 " ctice EII.h. ClU. "1I."lioo to Ibe hra iM. . ,,0£ t bat II what I ban io ",iod. You will ... m.<nber thlt 1 told )'OIl whm I u",e .t ~ .. t. tIIa! Ibe.e .. "uld b. tIIi. ~lIditioll Ib"rtly. I"d oow I kIIow it I •• t t he ..err doo .. a .. d therefor. "",1 .. 1 that it be dOG ........ e¢i .. cl.r: fo. the rood 0 the family. I haye .... y of .... w.ri,,& qaco tiolll WI wo .. ld b. puleetly . iCbt, aad .. ill I .. u,e t b. food. W ill tell ,.".. .bout , hi. wbell I ICC ,.OB.. -a. B.olher Sb"ulI', fu."itll'.: I Ihi"k y .... d id

"UJ wt.ll " " . blt ,.IM! b ... boll,bt. How ...... l.~. bal&ncc of hil la""III •• mUlt I.ue tb. b01l1C .. coon .. pOII'bl ... W~ .. iII wait for i .. dle,,;ool . od 10. 10' Ibe p'''e''', will I.t the III .... illl ..... od at <ti.o.

CO~rMISSIONERS INTERVIEWED BY BROTHER JOHNSON

"Thlnlc: ,.ou for the M.n.h .. le. man ... I have ;t u .. de. ad.' u ... , .. t; .100 B,oth. Smedle,.. I am lo;nr to d;et.te • fo.m lute. 10 In of the e il~ t b,elhren who lu.nl.ll.d ... e n ......... k;n r tbem to .om. 10 Bub.1 for • eoM ... ne. wilh mc. W ... h ,.0£ at 1 p. m. I amloinl 10 1'7 Ibe whol. po,!­lion belo.. Ihmt, ,olh.. Rutherfo.d M.l _,. '~;Rlt4 I~ .. r ./ • .IotlO I ;g.lo l ~ • C ...... i/"t tIl la. . .. Iillle ; B.O(bc. Houlden it the fifth .... "'b .. of the Commilt ....

MI t fUlI Si lle' Co ...... le hu .. tarn.d. Ind thanle yO\1 fo. wb.t ,.0\1 hue do... rc Eld~.. 1110£ Dueo,,". .R. B. other Cormick: n."k ,.ou lor bnnrinr tbil 10 m,. ule .. tio". I will do II yOIl III'IUI; We ... 1111 pUI . 11 end to .... pinl for power on Ihe pitt 01 e .. crybody eooc ..... d. I will _lie hi ... tod.,. 0" tbi. I;"e. lendi"r the lettt. to Ihe ofl'i. . . .

MRe tile .i" Eld ... elected who l ir-ned th. 11. .. 01\11;0": YOII will notice in whet that on the III <i.oy that the Ie ... 1\004 for Ihei. II . ... whiCh. I lI"denund. would 'tier t o lut SlIlIda),. tb. ten .0 ... of Ham.n a." Ipoken 01 Ilmpl, ... 1.,,, .100£ lhat in th' tnd dl,. tbe,. ..... banled lip . T h;' 2nd dl l" I lI .. d .. "",d. 91'\11 be w.arc:h 6th. At that I'me. I1nee th'r ar. the .onl 01 Ham.D, t he Arl' gite ( I" A"l't. ",p.tlentl • t lnflln,. amb itlou. p .. ooa). I I .... 11 •• thaI .... ryon. of thOIt brotht" wne ambitio\ll, IIId th. ir ambitioa l'II,..,ed th=. . IOn \ wilh olhe. th'", •• '0 . i .... thlt R .. ollilioa • ...d will IM •• f",1t, Iller \I.""iIlr" this ~II" 'OC' omm.rtd d .. i. dilraiUll TIIil p ........ ,11 b. tht lr

HARVEST SIFTINGS , bu.';",.. Finl. hwnu ••• will tefllt the mlttcr with Shc.arn &ad CT.wfo.d, bal 111& wbol. lhior wiU bt Itttled .farcla 4:h &rid aflu Iblt there will H j..,. Ind ujoicinr 011 Ibe pI.t of the f.ilbflll .ad muy ne ... oael will co ... e into the Tnlm 10 ulte llIc ~Iacu 01 olben. I Increuin .. ,,. fur Illat B.otbu Cormick is the loo-in_b. of S."t.,I1.1. _nd whi t you wrile _ onl,. Itren~en' Ihll fu.. If Iht p'OYu 10 b, tne I will eb,u bi ... f.o ... me.'

''Thalllu lor tile uble........ "0111 Bratllu Rl;lthulard. H. b ""dwbledl,. the ';dim 01 a e.blllfTUD Cllllp.ip, ''''';'''I'ld by Shu", 10<1 C' .... ford. Tbil mornin.:.! unl Brathu Rllthu­lard. k"l1 c~bf'IFII" ItUiq him that I wu &aD­trPiar Eua..Ncbemiab, lio.decal, &lid thll 011 tile 211h of 1&ouf)', altu huaill" liP BroLller Sktll'll 011 tile 'o:&lIold Ibat hi bed p,epLred lor l1Ie, I wu a'INI,1 " f.w !Arl ."Ir~iIIg la &tM.o . : .. 1\ I~ $I~ ,1/".,,1 '0 ,. Malt. to: a. I uked I ... to be "t .v.u ""...,..... I uprcued utcnlidullalt It hi, Qt.!:llecnm. aDd lauind whuber he ha4 1101 ,,"ei,..<1 m,. IUter. of 1:&0_ '"d, IUb &lid lIlt: lold iIIim lUI Halll&a r19-,uulc<l Shell'll fa Euhu. u<l Tabl.h repruCllu him In Heb~ wbi1e Cra-t'ord wu rcpruelltcd b,. S.llbalbl. aod Gube ... rtprelllltt<l Gllird Sear. I tr\lU Ibil will eb&a~ hi •• ttitud~ for lie II C'lidently b«omiar CXCItcd.. I laid llilll I coald 001 kttp h&lld. 04. Now, m,. hlo ... d Brother Hemet)' t wiU be rupoD.ible fo.r C1'ef)'thill", t tlIillk YOD IU eDollill to. .ce whit tile Lord II .. beu, lad b, doiDi far me. I beline tIIat ,.0\1 cOllilder th,.t lilY dOlductiaDi from. iliac BccQ arc torrect. E .. et)'thia .. lui IIl1fold. from Ihem mU.u it . U Ihe eluter to m1 mi4d, thai th Lord hu Vrtll me the proper I"ht 00. the boob.. I did 1101 mllll;O" III m,. cablearam 10 Bratlln ~ a"d Illal .... in by for/cUi" .. , tlu.1 the 10Illfft ... tio .. 1I"&II .... o\l.!r "Ole coo&.due. la me, ... d 'p.-IIronl of wht I bue bee" doia .. for 11IuII .... ialt SbUt'll ' lId Crca.ford.. Seem""t,. LIIe 'Lord per_ mitted Ihia lor,ettillif .pill io. order Ihll ,.OG, U Cluiinalf1 &lid Brothu Sua, u Secrlta",\ mi .. bt COII"ey the 1Iews. We ha .. e bcel\ '0 .. ,.. ..... ' Iu i .... m". "';'4 ~dll"''-' &lid be .. " alIo".d o.e olher . ide to keep the wiru bot. HowC't'"r. tile Lord 11 011 ou r . id" apiau .11 them thai rise ap lpinJl \I.. I notice from Tall Towu, thlt Brether Rutherford it in Santa Blrbl ra, on Ihe 25th. I tn..t m,. cable"",,,, re&<:bu hilll. I think the Lo.d I, ~in .. to let him mil: thin" lip quite lIIo·01IIh1y. "", ... H , I~ ~; ... ..,4" ItGl ~I'" H" thi(. GI BrQ ' I.". Rouulr, I"UUIQr. Brother Ratherfo,d wrote me lh&t Ihl EI[(<;Ul i'l'" Com_ lII;tlte II Dot in cWtmc:e Iny ICll.l.er. I IlIII WOn_ !ler!n .. bow Ihi. i.. Seeminr!,. rom Ihi •• ne i, I Cto", wboU,. alone al the a llthority. It mly be .11 r'rhl~ hili I do. not undersland It. I think Broth .. lIallurto,d will <;ome to ICc !hI pO.ilill" P'!lpttl,. !" a "cry .hort lime, My cab lC,llTam Ih" mO,a,nlll' DUlbl to Dpen hi. I,.U ~R. Ihe Elden an4 DeaCDn., I k.d beuer IU

tht Elden and Du.con. lorelher for part af the l ime, .nd then Ibe EldetJ . Ione Ihe rUI 01 the l1'ellinJ'. Wohat do "011 Ihink of BrOlher Dinrle II In Elder 1114 Ipulte. III the Tabern.e!e I Plene let me lIue Ta\l, Dpinion. H.tve .100 ''1,. other ncommendiholill Accordin .. to Neh. there will b" lW'elYe Eldefl io thll coalTeption, lad not C'tb.u en .. NOliee Ille pUla,e that Ipeakl of Ezr. . nlln,. w,llI .Ut prielll on ucll lide. Tlli.;. 01 the ... ater JUe, ",hich r undcrnand 10 refer 10 the Elder.. One afte. anOlher of I~Cle JUeI arc becominr clnr to my mind. I hlYe nu,ly aU of I~em aa .... all4 _ill bnc t!LC:Ol aU, I belieye. In dlle tome. .

-Am 1101 II alt well My b ... in " qllite WIIIT, Ino1 Ihe Lord. lIemin,ly in compailion lor ... e, 11.., ufI" .. ed bUI Dnl meetinJ • d.)'la. me IInt il Illil trip i. ~nilhed. Annie i, ..... ut hclp 10 me. I 1m lu.e tbat the Lord U, finn be t tp me to .. in m. much needed. relief. If thla nlief would nOI nnt bun to.thcomin&:,. I .... Iltil~ed I w .... ld hUll h.d a repetitio n of m,. 10tO brc.akdoWII, but

the Lord will IUllli, .... 10 Ii .. i," the worlt thai he II .. riyell me to do.

"[ .end the tlmily. the .. ,."".Iole m.~a,e ... your wife .n<l yOllrult, mlleb Orolllln Ion. The Lor<l blell and keep thee.

MYOII. brOlber and le ..... n'. "P. S. I- ]0."10","

SUIT INSTITUTED WITHOUT AUTHORITY

Wllell BrOlher Joha.on WII unable to Inftueo .. Ihe CDmmilliollcU he nmlia.cd quiet lor a day 0' Iwo . . .. d then IlIddelll,. it oceurred to him to den,. 1n...1 I had been cleeted Praidmt of the WATOf, Towu; Bnu. A!,,' Tucr SoernY. He IM;pn to uble Brother. Rit<:;h'c:

nd write bim le ll.ta. and then proceeded 10 f orCIbly :.lte pOlle"iol1 of tile IIIlil. 10<1 ?o,!ey in the . i.?n<lo .. office, an<l employed. • laW)'cr .... d '1Ilhltlled a .1I.t ,n Ihe Hlah Coart 01 Lood", In the name 01 the WAtCll To_ BI'" AItD ~ Soan-t In<l .pl"'1 Brothe," Cn.wford, Hemet)' ud Shun>, and ue baclc ... lItre !he Sociev' .... OIIoey it kepI. u<l h'.d "I IIU Ih' / .. ,4, "f Ih. $0(;'".. Brother Hcmuy thUCllPOIl ... blld mt u fol1_. :

"Johnsoa IPP'r.illl conrt Frida,. lIexl fot. In_ JUDlcioa ru ttllll or b.nle. Cable 1:1 lallnlclLolIl imme4iatc!y,"

I Immediately' cabled Brother HemelT 10. OPPOIC In­'junclion all4 in repl,. ""wed from billl tbl followlnl cablelJrl.m.:

"A ... eOIl.ultiDi Creenop, Plu .. cabll bllll d',eet 10 OPPOII Injunction .nd talte lIecnnry l~e PI, tutrllni .. , 10h""O"'1 i~t~':.ftnllee II nOI rep'lIenti"r SOCLtty an,. UP"C,I,..

Tbcreu.1)Oft I cabled Mr. Cretl1Op, Locdon .0Iic.itor for the Society, •• 101l0W!:

"Ruill JOllnaDn', injunction. Do.. IIOt "p.­rlleal SOCIIf)'. RCII"'n hi ..... "

011 ·'Much "Ill. Brolher Hellle..,. cabl.d me:

"JoII",oD bll.illell ('~lZled .. Situati0j ~ona>;l

~~~~~e~~e~e;;~:!4~~'H!'~:f~'~~Ih!itiu<l3en"i~0~; "lIpe. rOom w.odow.

On the lime da,. BrOIller Heme", ..,.Ole lIIe ill dellil a letter, 01 Which lhe to.ntl.iei i, I COllY:

LETTER FROM OUR LONDON MANAGER

":26 March. 1017. ~M ... Du.a BaoT1I:lI Rtrnn::lrou:- .

"At bit I 1m able to write to Y"" w.tll . • ome mcuurc of uIith<;l ion with rde~ence 10 !h" ud blliinell whieb hu be~ the IIIbJect of 10 m'I!Y ablel'''''" cxchanred between )'OUtlllf a,,<1 u. ,'I

London. . _ . ..~. I ! ....... '" ''The immediale . ituahon It 1:,11, as ml, • e •. _

Id 'ndi<;att, 10bn1Oll', "bcllloll. o.=d h'~ attempt ~ciz~ the whole al tILe Briwh .... rk, .11<1 ,II fund. in b~nk deoo.ill. hal faUed, Iboll,h I.be matter of the h'JUnctlOIl Is '101 yet Ollt of !he H'8h Cou.t b ..... callie of tile ql;lulion of COlts., Jlldll'~ PClerlo~ Id­loorned the bearin&:' 01 the ¥otocn "".Ill "ext F~'4ay. Bllt the ca.e will IICI .pon come onto th~ Co'!rt. 0 ... eceipt ofr"' cabklnm of Ihe 101b. 'II. wh.ch rou iMtnlde me to lak". filII. PO!"ClILO':'. I. knowini lomcthin .. of 1ohno.on I mlcd, ,mmedlltcl.y en! in touch with the baclc to lafe", .. d the de~"t Df ilOO, I WII none ICC "O?n: he ..... t,here Un­me<liatd,. afler mc, cndenonn .. to ~\l1C hIt Illterl from hud office to ... in conlro) af IMe mO,n,:". ~e fou,hl for it. AI 1 .. 1 he ,nucd I" U\Junelloo tllrO\l,b the H irh Court for. cI.i!" "!' !l:J.e moner. and IP;"" the ba"k for ... ithhold,,,1I' ,t, Th" .... , was return.ble yellerd.y. Ho ... C't'ff, whe" the c.u urne bdore the Jlldr" ycaterd.,.. 10hn,o!,', (QllnlCl Itid, dtet rudinll' my ISdl'Oil. thll ~c d,d nOI pro­pole 10 proceed wi!l:J. bi. mOlion: b-ot ~e hc~e, tf)'­in .. 10 protecl oUrlel ... , had made 1 httle d,p, .nd tbol Iirl'l'e them I ch'\lce 10. "'nle ""et the co.1t for th" IctiDn, and Ihi. il all thlt re",ain . 10 be Hltled II far II Ih, ... olien II cOQc.emed. This will mean that tlIe banlc loeollnt bert 'Ia~ds in the namtl 01 Browerl Shu .... Cr .... fe.d Ind "'1 own, &lid Ihil

, l1J'tltVEST SIFTINGS 1I000a. •• , N, Y •

• rnncellW"t will 111,1 .. ctJ ... \1 ..alii '''' fll.thu .u4j",I_1 11«01. 10 be mad. 'o:c:ard inr to .. hl_ .n. 7011 ID&J' dodd. 10 do.

"Now I Inllil tea TOil haw Iht 'mmd;'t •• ~.lIt. dcvdopco!. After )'0" tderum Ii.;", uaccll.tio .. 01 all JolIcIoo', ulmtiet, he Wit qyiu for Iwtnl)'­lout boun or 10, that 1\l44m!)' blouomtd out w;tll tbt 1t::llo:.aaeDt that the tltttioa of the Pruidrnt of Ih. SodC'tJ' W'U ,tlKl1"I.l,. "00' of Drdu. He ... crted hi. ri,bl to , it , I the hud of th. ubi. I .. 'h. lIdhd famil1, ud ;11 or4u to ",.ke ""'. of hi, riahl. ht .. CDt I.,,! .. , i.a the QWr bdau the h:nilYlnembkd. I ,duu1!. 10 .cbo.'.d~ billl ... lIui"r the ri,ht 10 r"""CIOt 70'1. IlI1d uid 10 the famil1 thaI llIi ..... 01IHI. r.brD.i_ I uJld Gpo" th.m w " .. e DO Id· hume. to the r.b<tlUoa anilul JV<I. " .. thorit,. as frtl.Uentinc the Society. To my I""'''''a 11101' of the b.ttbrm .u:rtd "';111 JoblllllD, &tid the,. continued to hlUldl. tb. work. nat _~ 101l1liell n.~ II me fIX" • collplo of bO\lfl I.Dd dilmi»od me half • dCleft limQ 0. mOTe.. Hil ;"I;"llllte, and lIil moothin" made le!'IN 01 the brethru I!:inle WI be ......, the petlen ill utbo.iqo. I.Dd thC1 11&4, IIlIfo.· tunlld,. liltcacd to hil dalnr. ef bei.o.l the .nlit)"pe 0 1 mao, SuipNn elolncte ...... d., as they now ,ay­for thll']' ha.e r~Ied--thC}' Homed Ie lint lest their fUlOllin..: iaC1;lhif.L II ~'&bout the middle 01 the wm whtn I ~ 10 dlleU'll tlIe '.",e In .... d­nell of tht l iNltioll, Ihl.t ]ehnl4ll .. as not mud, Intcrtdillr 10 take CC'IIttol 01 the ol!itc in the meantime, but that lot bad an olltne. pllf1)ell in mind: "ai .. _ ;"/1 ,/w .""'1. t""I •• 1 ./ 011 B..u;,~ ",id . .II/ "I .,­lewnts. a .. .t! ","",", • lI~.a" W"tt,. T own. Lookin, kck J D.ft .... "' .... , thin,. whitb ,bew the .. orkm. of hi. miod., but wbich be carelull, bid. ·r tricd to rall, the h.tII~,. but tlIrte brother. llin" b)I hi ..... nublinll" b;m to UI"l'"7 011 the u:eo:\Jl;on 01 .III the erden. while Bl""otlIer Cormack prdUfed, If be uJd. to be ","1 .. 1, tb""lft h;1 ",ell\rll lity g-an bim • rood dul 01 inttrto .. nu wilb ]obclen ... d DOne .ith me. I dellWlded 01 them .. IUltmeat 01 L'Ie mOD1Cl re<:tiu<1 &Ad uplllded, bvt was nlll,ed(hi .. III the lDe .... lime I wu in. conllult CO"""'''";<::II;on with oQ\1 •• olicitor •• Men .... Greellep. doin, rooer)'lh;n, to "h~.rd Ille linacci.! lide ef Ollr .. eric. Ind lelt .quile .nured tlllLl, thcu/l:h ... e milhl hI.e leme prelent dill'ieul!;el. Ihe 'um .:ould nrooer be h.ndled b, ]e~nlOn. BrOlhetl Shu", and Cn .. lor4. IS rnembcn of llIe COIIDcil .II I I. B. S. A. and ... as_ seciatu in the .ork. _ete called in . ..•

~l.aJt Satarday I uUed lo,ether in the city • I"," 01 the Elden and Deaeon, of the London Olltch, and lold than Ibe . ita~!iou. They immediately he· ,-.n to take .tep. 10 telieve tl1( ,itv'llon, .nd Irem Sunday lIilht "I!, ... e bne lIad ' O",eOne In the hOllle . n Ihe time. A pll" we lud for the becinn'"jt of tlle Iti. in, ef tht ",.ils on Menda,. ",om'lI(, foiled IlIrourh III act of trnchny. bllt we beran en T llel' day memill,. and "nee then eYery letter delivered hu tome threllih m)' ure. 10llnooll '"&I ("r;OIl •. lh. tad Btether HOOI~'" ... 1t.'1 bi'll. 'p<l\t ... uth time ill lDe<!ilaw., Owei' the . itultien. I "ked arain for the mooey 11Ie! ,Ult:ftUl!, bc! ic'l'inll:" that til. menC)' .... nle ;n Ib" nfe. M ,.fuIIl ...... made. ;t leemcd IIec:Ullt}' to take lOme more Itrin,UlI measutel. fer "'. had foun<1 it ilD~nible to de .... ythinjt ill the .... , of .ueltinl Jobo.ol\ lor lun.C)'.

SOCIETY S FUNDS TAKEN FROM SAFE "So 0" We<!nuda, both Brethc .. Johnlon and

Heuldon h ... i", ,onc ~o bed fllher url" 10h'\lon·. c!cor ... hdd ... hil e Brother Crollle. one 01 our Elden, and I ... ent up to Heulden' , room and dc­IIIlnded the ke,l. T ... o helpe .. were nearb,. and on HOUld ... • •• tf, ... 1 to hand L'Iem ower. ther ... e.e ta.en 0111 01 blt pocket. !bouah wilhoul In, y'olellee, fer be mlde ne r .. iltance.. On Loio, <10,,", Ie the .. Ie, I leund tbe mOIlC)' Jene. The, had a<:ooped a depolit ef iSO" in IOld whicb We hid by UI. lbout in .Ioiclo bad betll " .. en to L'Ie relief ef the Mili_ lit}' . ;tu.tien, .nd ... hid! """ lIeithu the S~icty' •• no. the Ourch·. mOlley. IIId • lood ,11m ef about .tUO bel'de., tb~ lakin/l:l durinr Ihe dlY, when tht]' held the mail. Buid .. thilllumtlleu"'l1 .. cheque

01 luO. I donltion, ",d ... hich I belin" wt .han reI ... e te ou .... l .. e.. thoulh at the momollt there ... · Iittl. dOllbl.. Heu,d.,,, refuled to fl, wlure th. mo~ey_ wn. ",d w~ had to !Ilk Ie hinl ~retty pia i"!!. H. promiled fIo.rootf. llut b, .ould net aid johl\$OlI ",y mot'L We b.d ,pokeR te h im. lbout the ponibililJl .III the police (omin~ in. I .~ould but leU 'ou tht the <1ly belete, Brother Din/l:cl, ... bo had hil hcad twhled .ith ] 011"'011" talle, .... th' 10Uy 01 the , ir;uuiO<l, .nd .polorlnd .... d .. pudilled leMle,,', polltio!!. He, fetlill, lome rClpoolibilil1. bad ,Oil' up til Brother Houldell', rOOIll te plead with him. Th, .indo ... -bUnd .... uP. Brotber Dilllle . ... ilch.d on lhe electric lil{hL IlId cot 10 boll' talkin~ witll Heu.d .... !hit Ile'tiler of thom neticed that the, .ere breakin~ the liablin, nrul,liell" About lUI) p. m. the door b.lI ran~, ... 01 I _t do"," to , U ... blt wu the matler. A cotlltabl. _I . t the door .... ntin' .n upla.c..ti .... 01 !.hi. riolatioll of tbl .. cry Itr;"'l ... t Lollde .. IiCht· in~ re~1atiollL He Inluted upon luin~ tho .. .110 were responlihl", and I b.d to take him UpIII!" . Yeo call imllfill' tb •• ituaHOlil Here ...... con­Illbl . 'P9earill~ &I tlIe bedroom door IrntDe<!i.tel, .hcr our talle ,bocNt the conillbl. comin,. Ho .. • rooer. thlt matter w" 1001\ oyer. IIId Ill' eoa" .. bl. .eot • ...,.. bo .. inl nothl ..... 01 eours", .III eW" ceo­YUllliOll.

LEAVES .BETHEL THROUGH UPPER WINDOW "About ' e'c1ock in the morning Brothe. ]eho_

lOll" 1001 be..." j)ODndia, en Ih door. and lit had not .. ITn! dilliculty in dny;n, IWI, the bil 01 .. ood that b.d bfta .ed,cd qalml It to keep him within. bound .. . It k.d be ... kit h.bit of 1.le 10 ito ... lIder_ in, .bout the bOUle betwceq two ",d f.ur in tht momi"" evidently I«in, \I hil POllelllolll ... cre lale, lor ht II I 'fer}' .u,,,icie," ~arlCter. Brotber Cnmk, .. bo • ., ' !eepinl( In lion, witli a.nothu brother •• poh te Jebn.len, told him bo .:olLld I'l I~le thl bathroom \I II. _nlee!. but b, mllit rem .... ber tIIIt be coald not b.n thm" bil O"'ll .... ,. IIId that I .e .... llble bid bctll op 10 Me Brotllor HOIII~ea tlIe "'Ilot belor.. Of cou ... t bil .... bit .Ill blu~ t e be lp . te k«,- ]eMlen within bound.. H. "'tilt u~ te HOlIld ... , room. and .hm he 1000lld thlt Brother Ho .... dtn .ould not come IIIIt 10 bi ..... be bt(lft 10 11oW< there "''' .omethina .ron~ ",ilb U. Cravul Ternce. IMtead 01 ,-ei .. g iOle tbe hthroom. be hutU, drtlled hilU.t.1 • left bil b'/I:(1I,t open, 101 out 011 the bllcon,. an<I theft the milk det..eteu U'" Ue ludicroul Ij,M or I ""n !Q , laU bll and Irock coat 1Od., II t bey lIid, ... ith ,elelhu only. lettin~ hirnulf do,,", frO'll the bal~on, Into tile l !reet. h the m.ltt •• erc not 10 ,erioul. Iha ludicrout l io!e comel on thil, becallit it _I onl, Ihe le&r lor hi. . kin, impeUed b)I IQ nil cOQI~l eoce, that m.de hi~ do tIIil loolilh th;n~. The Irenl doer ... 1001e, be ceuld h ... e ... Ilked dowlI .nd "aIII~d gltt. We wOndtred what lI,d become of him. bul one or t ... o IInn,e telephOlll IIlU"I" throu,lo tilt d., ul:ared UI that he .H ,taDdinr by the IPWtr eadea.oriD/I: Ie /I:<lt '.lillie k:De .. led~, .III bi, Irie..d. Brother Hout- . ellA. He tII",ed liP II tile Court ,.Itudl, . .... d .... bit flil"" ... rittea lar,e acrOIl th, ba~pcftincl at tht Court. Allen .. rdl b., lIid he ..... .nIin, te 10 back 10 America, .nd BrOlhe.- Houlden upruted hi. rudinen tq /1:0 11'0. pullin, it .. if be the .. cht he Iheuld ,0 to uke urt ef Jehnlon. bu!, " 1 be. li .. e .... ith the lear in hil he.rt thl! thi, elUbU-lle­me'" 01 the 1I"l0lOC}' !IIilht brin, uriou. coa.sequUleu ce him. "DuriD~ the day BrOlhu Housden ddin .. d to

Brether Gentle .... ho had had lome laIII with him. • Pac.lr.alc 01 mOllt]' conl.iNn&" lbolll £220 in Celd. UUlury notu and etl1er piper. bllt bere ltomed • little trickery. bCCllIlC be hll said h. "''' willing 10 ddiv,"" u~ the lUene, to ..... lor Bretllt. Gelllle 'phene<1 to II, that the mon.y hid been pllud ill bil c:are. but he ... 10 bold II IIntil be bad • nole frolll JeMIOQ'1 10lie;lota ,i .. in, bim libert;)l to halld il eye r. 1 ;mmed.,ely reminde<1 Brothe-<' Gentle of hi. d"'rer In bllldlinJ ... hlt ..... pn.ticaU, 1I01.n prop~. aDd of wblt lie billuelf b .. IIi<! to Brother

..... vn J, n:l HARVEST SI FTlN .GS·

HOludu 011 thil IlUIIU. H, b.d 110 difli~lt:t l'l comlD, to • dcd.lo ... &ud I pi lb. "'OllC}', 017, lut .IIrllt. n..,. lie". paid OIIt ItO to Ih~ir lolidtor to ... nt pnli:aio.at)o IIlIlH'IUU, b .. t ... &Ie u klftr for I hll autcmalt 01 fCe.ip" and u;oendiluru, bu.t whcthor ... ahaJI Itt It or 1101. we dQ not bow. n.. dI.qq, for tuo, wbidl Brother HOIItdCII b.d .. Id .... III tho p.ela,eo .... not thtt ..... l bad the montJ' ~nt(d onr III Brol}u. (;=U.·. pr .. Cllet. t 1111 It 1M ..... "'.at wlitinl for n ... , ... ~"tin .. this cbeq" .. I.IId "'.,. H Ible to report .0 .... 1hi41 btfofC thil Icttu i. dClpaldl.d.

(lA.tu.-o.tqllt ..... dllrn.,d to dn.u, &Dd. is uC. f.olll Brothu JOlllla~'1 bl.lld.t.)

'"Tb. COlli III tkt. u.u lDalt be bu."., for ]oll'"0a bad to ,,,,plo,. IIOt 001,. 5011.110<1, b"t Co"nuL Tbe writ .... ene4 on the }bilk ..... 11 .. III. Illd tbe,. tIIIplo,..d thit Solicitor lad Coon. Itl, and it .u nocus...,. tbal ",,, ,bOllld do tbe umt. n. law iI that I ",!lcitar .. ho dlt.rl Into .an I Clion of Ihil kil:id bceo..... p."oaln,. re· Ipo.u ibl. for 'OOU If . thi. co .. b U.. I .bo"ld jlldr' frOIll the look 01 tlIe Solicilo' ",hldr th.,. tIIIplo,..4. th.t h. bu oot IIIUd! _.,.. bcac~ hil dnirc to reI itO to 10 011 ",ilh. 11 .... , be that the,. bue pald h;"" lIIor£, bat 1 Imo. 0 ao plr IIwn be,.olld tb l.. Oar Sollclto ••• !.l ...... Gru .... op, .re InlOndilll to pllSb thil ..... 11 .. 11IIII.",luI.t It a 1_ to :a.otli" JoluLtoa·. "'~' • ..ad. 01 c"" .... III 0111' 0_ iOI ••• I\" 10hnlO II hu ..... d.c LCI .wful lIIell of tbil ba.iDUI, for lhe Ihn\(. po.iti01l II that 110, Iteoant It rull,. not Ihe WATeR Town .tcO<lOt, but wtl ullder tbe coatrol of the orjcin&! l ipatorics. The lI,aCltion of tile "aJi4ity of hil lettul 01 aeueditillO Il did not lrin. 10. Ih, lim,lc UliOIl ~t III,. l !!ida"il killed Ihe blilillll'. Hid I~i, qlleltion of nlidity bUll " ilcd It In, problbl,. the,. wOllld hne bcell reJecled b«:la'e aot lllltanly .lped bde.e the Britllh ConullD N.w·Yo'k. It IllIOt IlaUlikd,. tIIat .. e .hn hay. an,. farther tro"ble ",lth thue lell ..... b .. t for u f.fy'. ulo. il I. to h. "oped tbat the Ullcc!lati(lll paperl hne Ihe Bliti.h Call">!" ai", llure on IbulI, IOd ,.011 lIIirht lIote tbi. for allz: flltare lise of .acb palle'"

Jobn.o" .peal .. 01 heicr willior 10 .ctU!ll to AlDtri.a, but wbat hil IIIOUII\U" will be remaln 10 be Uta. He \, foiled to ,II hil . fforti. and there II Ilolblnl' 1II0re lud i"elll 10 the .... hole bal;nen. aod ",b;cb 111.1)' he taid to be I p.ep .. endinr to ,II hia ahno.mll cl,illll, th .. Ibi. Plenipotealilry_ I word which he hll lIud I hllndrcd tilllll of Late-­charrod ..nth I .. n """"" of '"""e.It,., .ho for fu, of hla . ldll Icd wilh • c" ... d·a hurt a"d .0 oa ... )' eoald.IlCoc rctti"l" oy., the n ib o"uid. hi' b.droom willdo. ",ith hi. I.n kat tle.p;lIr f,olD 110 danre. bllillut whleb wu c,eat.d by hil im'cillltio",

A CASE FULL OF LESSONS "We ... ei"td tllm II • rood. b.oth ••• Iccepl;1I1

him. at hil OWII ,lIimltiOIl "f him.dl. alld nOw h • • • to a~",;' 11>.1 wc _ue i"'poud ~pon. and 10 N,. thll he h .. b •• n IIc,. II III impo,le', But it!. uyln! tblo. 1 wOllld noe II III h.a"e )'011 think tbat hi. Ii • aod wo.k here Ion. bun tht of I h)'Po. erit.. TIt. whale cu. i. a """re o"i •• nd hll bun 1011 of IUSllnl 10 IIl-lh. wa,.. of wo.killl" of Di..-ine P.oyidUlCc. Fro,"" \.he moment tbat Brothtr JOhflIO" 101 off the Itnllltf St. Lo .. i. at Unrpoo!, ht e",cd nat to tallc Abollt h"'lIdl. It ", .. not tllY to lIIeu .... hi .... fo •• b~,"1' an "n", " si 11'1 .... and the ' eircum'lIlIe •• b.inl ..... 1I11Ia!. it n ..... d bellt< to wait lIotil ... cOlild kllOw more of ~illl. For a .. hil. be •• e",ed to ael very Cllliiollll), and wi •• ly, bill mettinr a little 01'1'011' tion. 1II he Ihollrht. and which perhapi wu IC' tually p.eo~nt, he <lneloped a ,,"efC . ido of ch .. • Itl.'. F,om I tim ... b.o h. Iholli'llt be (o"nd . ome OPPOliliou in Brotll.r Shu ... Ind C .... • ford • ... d he bad I"ened aotho.i .,.. he "ilibl,. ... e!led in IlIIpo ..... ce.. A, I' lI",e pte"ioa.!,. told yo~, I b.li .... t4t Ibe wo.k he did bert. Iho"i'll done i .. ,0 ,ourh • tuhion, "" Icco,dlol to t~

Lo.4·, proy,deOcc, .nd I II,. tbl, alttr Illlleb lime for reflectio", I .. d ey." tho"lb I a .... 0 IICarl,. rc~t .. 1 to the IlId... B .. I tit.,., unll ..... l l ilaatic .. in whicb B.other, Johnlon found him .. lf •• Uow.d bil mind to dnelop "uT npidl,. ,om. thinrl which had bcell th ... for.ut or It".n ,.ear •. Frana time 10 time be had told me of tho .. rhu ill h;, lIIind. I .. d of lOlllt of tbe h'pp.ni"rl durinl" hia nt •• O,,1 b.ukdo .... in 1810. (YolI",i1I puh'pl ......... 10 •• 01.", .h .. 1 WII _ilh yOIl in Ih~ U .. i'ed SUIU in 1910 B.otb •• Joh ... on wll tb.1I .ick. .od I did IIOt lCO hi .... ) F.om .. .hat h. h .... io!. I hnt. no dOllbl thaI he loll Ittll hjlllielf io hi.

' i"'"linatien .... \ICC",O. to Brother R .. "t1L rbe voicn ",hich h. hu.d 10 1010 "."e hft Ibelr 11Il·

pr ... io .. upon Ibi.... Comillr o"er here he .. e ... 1 10 ban tholl,1II that hil work w;aS .otil}'pcd b,. E. ...... <;0<110," .. ;0 .. to belp the Ip;,itlill .. ork of

']c ..... ltlll. Hi, .... "binl' hlow ar,ialt B.etbe .. Shu.n and C •• wlord .. ooce m.de ap~".lIt a recoa"tllet,,,c work. ' It ", .. tla,. then 1o. him 10 think 01 NtI.emi.h ud reblli!djn .. the wall1 of Julllale.... H. uems to bl"e 'pellt allllOIl c .. ery IIIOOl.nt of ... ·. iI.ble lime In w.tcb'nl hil wo.lo. u4 hdo.t be Itlt ... th'e oth •• d.)'. he h.ad fo .. nd t",entt'-6"e to .thitty i .... a .. e .. wh.re. f.om point to POlllt In wbll had b .... dooe Dr .. Id to a b.oth .. IUltii """".!hi .... el... 'Wu ... ,4, fifl)'-two d.,.. bId e~p .. d. It iI "".el,. t"'c. II I told him. tblt thcre _, loene .ort of (onoeelion betwu .. N.~ .... i.b and hh, .. df, not onl), Ih .. both ollbe"" .. ... J~WI, bllt Nehm,.h'l WI)' of turlnl the hair of bil oppo .. ools. alld III hili'll' the Lo.d lhat he .ho .. ld b ........ mbcred in .l1tb, work he hid do .. e. After .uinl' bllllu!! 10 E.zr. a .. d Neb ....... h II. fint his ·pilm", "'ork. "colldl1 'h i. com .... iuio .. e .. .. o.k. he beran 10 bini tblt he had lCeo a po .... • ibl. fllrL"" work, and t~1 thil WII t)'1li~ed ill Eslber. He did aol .. ,. wbat It .. u , bat II lut hiII .. d that be thollrllt I!laJ' be b, .. ould b. Slnwrd.

CLAD4LD TO BE 'STEWARD'

~Goinr do,", to lJy~, he lOll 11Id! ru ..... u I Plc"ipoto"ti.a..,. ollrht to hue. I .. d be pro­cI ...... d himlcll openl,. u J~, "SlnzltVd at ,h, P_lIf,.- I beard of 'hia cable to J'C'II; ... d of .Ioat he had .. id •• od I Immediatel,., It J inlo ..... cdyol;l, took I .tln4,. i .. oppo.itioll to hi. el.;III.. F.om Ihat t ime hia bldde ... cbeme cot .. ahoc.k, for be uw Ihlt he would hue liltle hope of ouk;n .. lfTut p'ORTen b ... II a I ... d~. if 1 wue .. III .. ilb him. He tri.d to eoa><, .. Jole. and 10 .ome to,· tUI b,. /llttt..,.. bllt 0" ..,,. relllni to co ... p.omise Oat liltle bit, he ClDle In Opto Oppo.ilion. I ....... not II,. that B.otbe. JOhlllOIl Ie intlne. bIIt th.re il I ' Otl of lII.dlleU of prid.c tut il in hil IInrt. That he bckl b.taoee is du., for he wOllld not ha .. Itllt a .. eh leleVUIlI had hi. mind hell \" p.op~r b.bn", He "" pla,.~d fa. hirll It.lou. and there aum.d to hi. lIIiod two ", .. k. 'i'0 •• eh.a" •• of ",ioniol hi .... me. Now he i •• pricked bubb1.c. 1 n .... ' 10 hue to .. ,. thlt I bu. no eon~denee 101 IIi .... hatever. H, hl.l ,"ch eUllnin&: whioh i. not I".nit)'. and hi I. 10 u.p.bl. of at· te"d ine 10 '1111 all'l;ra, tbll I ICe 110 olher conclll' l io .. bllt to II,. lhat lie h .. bu" aU""lIli"lJ • I"TUt IIIIfK!.t1IA apoo tltose whom he hoped .ould be wltb him. and by wholl1 be :hoped 10 to"tinlle hi ••• hme.

"There bao b .. 11 110 lTeat ... arpr;l. 10 me In. I II Ihia atrallre ba.illen that .e.t, ill "'emberl of 0 ... '.milT Ib" .. ld cut In thel. lot ",Itb 101m.. [ mention.d Ihe ... 111. of Brother Cormatlo in my ubl.r,..", to ,.011. He bu. to m,. mind, Ilk.n .n imoble part ·ln thlo .. d blliinen. IlIlIlId of tak. inl the onl,. I!.ud th.t co"ld be tlk ... h)' olle ."0 WI. loyal to Ihe wo,k. fo. lome 'u.o" or other II bcttJel:ll him.df . nd the Lord he .. iel he prtftrTed to _it IIlItii Brother ]ollnlon', can· cell.t;on plperl .ho .. ld h here. In other word • he Imoud ,.oor telc.,..m. Ind the t<1elfruils .hid! .ttc .cat o.e. t. ... , imotu.e of the W",C1I: 1'0wu Soarrr. Brothe.. Dillrle I nd c..i ... r

,

, HARVEST SIFTINGS lIuoa.u, N. 't.

who ran 111& I"'Ut diN.ppoiataaal b,. thtlr ac· tiOA. h.,.. .COIII.I to Ita tbe lcoli,blle" 01 Ihi, .... ,. h •• ,dine Broeber }oh .... o ... ,nd h.av' ell' pl'tlud chep and , ~ J bcliuc, "!lure apoloriu. Brother &lid Silter CorlEUck arc Iht only onu In lbe hoglt who In "'I;tinl' lor d,,~ can.uUation 01 Jolllllol1'.1 ,,,petl, for Jolla.on b , of (ourse. out 01 the houn, .... 4 Brother ' HOllsden bao I'" home.. I bcliu'c that II Brothe. CormiCk. w ole 10111' IIiOClatlOIl witb the work ,110 .. 14 !ave ,iven him I mort deci . ... , chu .. c! •• , bo.d. taken tbe only ,Iud Ib.al cOll1d properly be taken, Iblt lIeithe. Brothen Din,!. !lor (i1l;'I'U. _oold hay. bUll 10 I.d &Jtray by ]OhIUOII', word" 11'14_1 .ubu t:hi11k-p.omllu. I do not laIow .. hat to .ay • hO'llI Brolher GonDlCL T-hc lit<l.tlOIl bere 11114 •• th. NaUOlill Semel Scheme II llul ao OM UII uk. Gil .. IleW UIIplo,.u ulIl~1I b,. .ptclal pcr. =iuloll. I 0:10 Dot kellt ri,ht tht Brothcr Cor. mulc .hOllld .ta,. toD,cr ill til. bODl., uo:l I ..... i!.ollbtfll1 .. ltOlit tla .ta,.icl' 011 I.q til. P ill'.;m unoit&. I 0:10 IIOt (cd lb.t I <;all. eomllltlld him to 70" tlYOf.bl. eOIl.i4~r.atioll, but I .m alae! to thiclc thJ.! ,.011 kDow h;,"'I.... .... d bow of hi. lonl' umee 10 1!I.e e.n ... of Ille -1 ruth, *lid 1110 to bc· I'e .. Ihl !.!I. Lord will ..,ide yOIl II 10 whJ.! ,.OU ..... ,. decide III hi. CISe. 101 I<tlP~CI 10 Brotb ... Dicl'lt .... d Guiy.r. I fcd that Ib.ir rlpentaliCc 11 .0 .;"ett' tut J woa.ld "'II'II'UI IlIe.7 be .allowtd 10 elilltillal I.q til. ","otic ill .ach _y I. ma,. ...... I'ood hUlL Brother GalyU .0 f.r h.a. bUll uYed from the operalioll of tht Military SenoicI Act, bte,",. of III &:Ide,,,of w. m.d" to ,'Y" • om. of Ollr bclpul. If ba work iI.", It di.­cOlil inlled. he Immedialely comn 111111. .. the e1.i"" of Ihe ·Military. Broth.r DUI,I, i. bc,.olld .'c. .:ld we would be tlltOW'D lI11der tht Nllioul Scno' iCI IChUlle UoremClltiolled. Bat I belieu thcir buru Ife 110'011' ril'bt, Ibo",h their Ilud illl' ill the Cburch will lure],. be .. lIlcled. A. for Brother HOII.dUl, I do 1101 know ),et w'bue ]'" III"d .. Ht hll ttt'Jn:lccl !.!Ie mOlle,., bat I bc]iue II ;. 1I10r, for fur of wbat be !u.s dOlle thlll b,]id ill lb. f.ll.c,. 01 Brolher Johllloll'l dli", ... I wlnt 10 Icup io loach wi!.!l him to .... e bim. if thi, b pouible, In tht me.ntime we .n no ... quite c.p.b]. of roin, 011 ... ith OOt wOTIc .. In flonnal tiDl". Brotller Kirlnoood UII do the ,ellua! ollice ",o,:c-..tlle ueclltiOIl of orden. ete., and be h I Yery altful brother. We haYe ,004 .tCIIo-­,rapbic hlp, a.n4 illdeed. bave 110 d.ill'ieultlu Ifl Ibe wo,k.

"AI I wi,b Ihu )'011 Ihould bin tl\e forcloilll' &.I . 000 II pouible. Ihi. portioll 01 "'1 let te r ;. now lIailed. Tbe "Ccoad port,on ,hall be .cal . horll,.. III it I .hlll~ope III'-;U you ... ,. IhoUlhl of III. relatioa of I~ il IIl..Iltcr to Ih. l'encrJ.1 work in the couatl')'. Ind .11 . CCOIIIII of Ih. Churcb in LondOIl. I "d. I bope, ;"fonll.tioll of Brotller Jo~n .on'. 'Ullrn.

"III tile lI1unli ..... w;tll warm 10Ye ill Ihe Lord. .. nd pra,.e .. that the Lo.4 ..,i1l l"IIide YOIl In . 11 ,.oar WIY, I am. de .. Brlllher Rutherford,

"'toar brOCher Ind n .... nl in Him, "J.IUNDT."

BROTHER JOHNSON LEAVES ENCLAND Btot.btr Jo~nlon. •• nen from tbe .b~Y. Idl the

London. Bethel '114 hi. w~rubouu wcr. unkll~wn, ulllil all April 41h ... lIen th' followinr e.b]errlm WII rec.;~ed from Brother Hemel'7. 4attel Lllndon :

"O', coured }.OhIiIOIl nilcd (5tum. hip) 51. Loui. Satard.ly.'

Leam,nl' Ihll. thlt Brolher Jobnlon WII on bi. WI,. I,? .... merin. it ... ., arra~,ed I"'t brcth.UI .bou]d meet b,m u the doc:C lad bnal' bim III BeUocl. I bd bun penon,lI,. requeued b,. ~io wife to kup hi ... bue until he nconreli. Wllca be sppurcd 10 the Betbel Home 10 .11 int.nll .nd PU,..OIU he WII IlIIt upon .... .,. Pllint flU" 101""'''1. H. I.he! me II be ,.,i,1I1 h"'e • burinl b'fo .. thl Boltd. I called Ihe "'emb ... of Ih. Bolt4 to Ib, Slud,.. Ind "C"erl] otber brcthtcn •• n4 Wt lillen.4

to Brothn Jobluoll for t WO houro. I prucaud 10 bi,.. • "f," of chi u bl.lum which he "ad. ecat Ifte ... hctc in he e J.imed to be Ihl "Stewlrd" of Metl. 10 :., .lId ...... d him .il h. Ita l It. After mllcb ellort be lialll,. I cknow]. c4l'ed th.at he did.

On IIIOlllu ocC&.ioll Ihe Boltd .ad otber bntllttn tal Ind liUened to Brotlltr John.oo. for two hOllts cluedbi .. r how the Scriptllr .. forull.dowed hi, eXptti.llce ill. Enr· Iln4. IIId hi, I Cli¥iti" there. It WII the uo.aaimou. con· .. nl 01 III prUllit tbl! Brotber JObll.OIl ..... of UII.ound mind. J · tbtn .tlted 10 bi ... , 1f1 the pruell-ct of tb. other., in lublb.ne" Brotber John,oll. for tbe purpou 01 Ihi, mailer we wiU eo~u;cdc thlt ,.011 11o~ .. gIoJ ,.011 bt.4 luthor· it,. to do wbll )'OU 4id III Crelt .BTitaili. Illd thll ,.ou wcre 1. .. 1;,,1' boautl,.. 'Let II. 4rop Ibe ..... Uer DOW .o.d 1I0t think of II IllY 1I'-0re. W •• lI Ihook b ... d. Iclo.dly • Io.d be went 10 bil room. He eoatill\ltd lA tb. Bubel hOlnt DIl;lIletrupteci for two monthl. vtccpt Oil- on. oc­cuion he ao.llollflccd It tile table Ult he it tbo ~Slcward" lIIealiollcd in lUll. 10:1, hut ia I few dlY' tbetull.r withd ..... thl It.atetll-elll Ollr bop. _s tb.at be WII re· con.ru.., .... d we u j oicoA.

THE BECINNING OF TROt1»LE IN AMERICA

"Howlc'fu. ,orne tim. ",elt' the laller Plrt of Jlllle he Ipprfllcbcd me In the dinilll' I"0OIII .... 4 .a.id, "I ftc! . hle no'" to 10 ~d< to En,! .... d ... 4 take up ... ,. wo.k !.!Iere." I rClIlicd. "Brllther Jobll.lon. ,.011 Ife 1I0t I"IILn, b.ck to Enlr .... d i YIIII bne 110 worlc thue." H. wi.led that be mould 1"01 Dut ! lo]d him tlIlI be cooolld lIot 1"11. He left me !.!len, ... ,th the .tat<llllHit thlt ill ..,oa]4 Ippeal 10 the Board. (On Jul,. ", 101'. Brother Jobtl.oo .dm,tted to lIIe thl! bi •• ppulinr 10 Iht Board i. II th, botto..., of tho trouble ... ith Brothe •• Rilchie, Hu-Ib, Wri,bt .md Ho.kin .. ) In lbolll Iwo dl,., be «me back and in.i,tedillal I c:aU. mcttiarof the Boltd of Directon; Ibat bo mlrhl Ippur belon Ibem. I d.clinc4 to do 10. ":rio, 10 bi ... t lllt tllt mlltle' '011'" enlirely da.ed; the Socie!), wo"ld IIOt leod hi.n baclc 10 EII,land. .alld tbt htt! I~;nl' for hi ... to do wCIIIld be to !C"'I,II qui.t. Wbco I 1i"",1,. rc"ued 10 till lb. Boud bt be· c.me .. !lillted I lid lIi4 : "Yoa .. rc I "Iu.-per .fld I will .appeal to 1\Ie Boar4 and 1 will lee that I bne I b .. dll"' : or ... ord. to Ihu cl!ul The lIellt fIIorllill, h Ipproaeh,,' me in Ihc dillin* room alld h ... 4e~ me .. p,per. ·of wMeb the follo ... illr II • cop,.:

~Brook],.... N. Y~ Jau, 11. 1117. ~DlA..I Baot .. u RU't .. EVOU:_

''We, tile andctl'lne4 IftCDlbefl of tbe BOlr4 of the W. T. B. it T. 5, berewith mdl,. reqllul that YOIl call • ",eClial' of Ihi. :Boud 10 bur Brotller Johnlon on hil ICliyil'" In Gt .. t Brlllio. .nd 10 uamine Ihe flct. 01 the cue. Wt will he Illd to hue YOIl call tbi • .alenill,. .. t II uri,.. I c.tc II pOllible.

"Prayin, the Lord'. bleuina on our dclibenlioal on Illi. nuller to the clld tb~t il m.y be 10 tbe Lord'. 110.,. Ind the 100d of tbe tlUIt ... e III lo .. e. we remain ... ilh mll~h love.

"YOII" Brethren IIId 5enolnt. ill Ibe Lord, ~IsAAC F. HOSEqlI, wA. I. R.m;;.u., '"R. H. HID_, "J. D. Wac_T."

This piper hid bun written by Brother )ohnlon bimlclf. ... nd he h.d taken It to Brotlle .. HOlkin ... Rilchie. HI .. h In4 Wrisht. and lI.dlh..., to "f" it. ukin, me to cal] I mettlel of the Bot.rd. wben 1_0 0 Ih ... br.thren lit II tilt lime Ub!e with me &I t ... ery DlClI. In4 One jul! imDlKialt~ to m1 left •• nd III feut of Illem III Ille dinLnC room rqularl1 and cOIIld uli],. hlYI!! 1:>o:Cen to· me dircn lboul Ibt mucinl. ThO)' hd not mentioned t.~" mlltcr of J. mtel;,,1I' to BrodIcr V.n Ambura;", .. 110 II LI.o • member of thl! Boud. It lIemed rather I """Ie thinl' that they .hoaJd take tlII. procedurt, .0 I ulle:d ,bun into the druri"r roo ... for • con" • .,.t,on l boat u.. miller. These four btc'lbrcn i"'ittc<! t.lt.al J .bouJd call .... cetills nl Ule Board 01 [)irteeotf to helt Brother JoblUOll. I fina.llT told them that tbe matter hId l lred,. been clond; that It ... as 1I0t I l1li11 .. (or th. Bot.rd 110'011' 10 like up ; il w .. foU,. 10 think lboul Hfldi.IIl B'lIlher Jllhnlon b.c:Ic 10 ~n.l ..... d; Ih.t he .hOllld 1101 ro; I"d thl! I ",ollid 1I0t per",,! b .... to fore" I mttlinl of the

", ..... It I. 1.11 HARVEST SIFTINGS

BOV'd b:r. tht wly thai ha wu ,.occcd.iDc; ht 1 uke4 th. fOllr brachra ullle4 10 hlYe IA illC~icw with bUll lAd .0 0." Ib, facti 1/ they dellred 1.1101 reporl lb. IUQC II .. ", .. t· i", 01 cu Boud. 1 th ..... _ dd' .... rcd. co th .... tile co ... • mlSlioau, npOrt, lAd ~ ~I '11_ the rf9O'\, 1.114 othct 4oauIioall buriq- 'IIpot\ the UK.

COWWlSSlONERS EXPRESS VIEWS Th. follow;". lenu. frOlll Brolbe" MacKeouic, MaClay

1A4 Wu4ca. til ... 01 tht ComaiuiOllen wloo _;..cd, iato lilt Loado. .aair, abo leltU'l fr ..... OIbu :TPtC'lCllu.ti •• BritiU bnlhra, I ow how BRlba Jo~ w0a:4 be .c· ceim III Grur. Briu.b:r. IIOW:

~GIII'o",. fth Joly. 1111. ~MI' D&.u. BI(ftIlD R.~ .... :-"G~ul;..g" lD my Unit "em: 10 ~o 011 ,.......

l~pOl.a.t=Ult to be F.uld",,1 of the Sociely J 10' cl.ic.attd !bt. I hoptd to 1fTile yo- DlOrc fall), . '000,. ud Itt )'011 DO'" '0'" .. I a .. ,ellUl, 0" U GlatlO", Since tllea. ho ... " ... much h.u tr ..... pirc4 1.114 tomtllow J delayed milD, util 110.... •

MYO" ar. oftu I.D my chou,ht •• ud un co,,· .taotll rUlelllbcrio, ),011 al tbe lb.ooe of Hu.· elll,. Gnct, ,u.!uio, 'llon Ihu ncr yo",," Dud 01 btlp IIId . ueollth io the u4!!0 .... d,ule' lIIat dual" opoa YOIL

Ml wosld like 10 upruo 10 ),011 DIy app.ecia,· 0011 01 you co .. li.dcllcc ill me ill . tlectill, me u ooe 01 ch, Co ...... iu"' .. e •• ill COlllltcu... willi. the Loodoo di.lliuhiu. and my wiIMp"" 10 do &aJ1lI1q WI I eOllld to tloe m .. U .. ; lAd I WOIIId like to Id! ,.011 how moch I Ippno:i .. ted your f.z .. , ,u,w.bU judpeot. lAd your Iirm bul 10 .. • 111, r.comm.ad"Iio ... 10 chou co .. ceru4, IltId m)' re .. ut t'lut they did Dot f&11 i .. with Ihem .. I Ollce. I ... dolt COPT of letter Ihat I w,ol. 10 Brolbu Cnwfo,d (dtet yo .... j .. d ..... elll bad bUll cOlDmlllllclt,d 10 him) to rcpLy 10 lome lelte .. I had frOID ibilD; chit Jetta "';U lAdleale 10 you IDt ";ew of the whole ..... uer. . Brotbu P. S. 1.. Joba.too wu .C"idutly 1I>c4 of

lhe Lord to b.itla1n .. 10 li .. hl moch of the dilco,d I .. d Ink of humOfly Ibal u:ined 10 the LOfl40n Tabcrllacle .,,4 Office. bill -he '"rely di4 ltol 110 about tb, mattu h. Ibe ri .. ht w.ay. He ullle 10 III with I"eat ""I .... CI of lo.t ."d comfO'I ... d 10 .oco ..... e III, bllt ..... ,fn.id be did IIOt b), . IIY OIcu.I IIIcu.d ill hi. miuio .. ; ht rather (&1I.ed a 1""1 trial to come IIPOII Ihe brethren..

"He htp!l hi. work ... eU. ",d we werc .. 11 i",· prened witb hi. ca,nellne" .nd uII. Ind il may be we 100'0: too mucb alii of bim. ,lid 10 belped 10 b,iII, .bollt hil hreakdown. ~Som. of Ih lta"m,ntJ be ..... de. Illch u ... ho

he ........ 04 .h.al he w ... &fId that o .. ly 'bi<II .. a and Brothu RII ... U ~t lhe t!"llth aparl hom lhe Salnvu SIVOIU, or coul4 .. et il. mlde .. , wo .. det what h' wlllt.4 10 be .It. 104 Ibell whe .. "Ofe hutd of lIit doin .. , 11101 .. yinl' ,t Lo"doll we coneilldid the poor broth .. hid 10"t all hi. htad. and IlIlpuded .. run,emc"U to iban him .ith III 111 S~ AodtW. Hall Tbal wbeo I weol to 1.0 ... don Ind II. IIId bur4 of hi. acti",. Ibere 1 IIa4 "0 fllfth .. do .. bl 10,,1 11011 hil ftlitl4 ..... omhi",t<i. Of courll, we do 1I0t blUDe O<Ir du. Brolber Jdba'OIl; be WII "o1 u,pofl,ible. bllt ,ull), wbat ,oo'o:_pl .. ., . tto, that Iud bol" .. bb deplf\llu to 1111 U"lttd State. "I Ilia ilion olldilOified can· duct of 1ltI,. brolher I bue e ... hurd lell of. It wll a ... cal relid 10 Imow h. hid 111Iimllel,. re· to'llld 10 B.ook.l"II .... 01 1 ,incenl,. hope be il IIcttin .. ,uIored to buill:! I~d ,I.enlth of body and m,nd, .... 01 IIIaI hi, heart is r!"

"Some Cllt hal nid thll he Brother )obnlOll) £C.1I Ih,t ther. ;. man .. o.k fa. im 10 do '" Britain. WCU I lid l u.e th"I. if be comca ovcr .... in huill, tlIe I .. me I"U.I ide..u of himltlf, .nd ,"el1 .mall idus of mo.1ly neryliody ~Ilt, he wouLd n~itbcr be ... tl· come 110 •• htlp he.e, bul If he i, full)' rutored ..,01 hu fI .... the ",ia4 of o.rilllcaUt (the hllmble mind) ..... would IU be dtlli'bUd to h .. ve hlra .pi.... Bul dea. Brolller Rulh.,ford. it it 1101 wilhin Ihe

lim'lI of pou'bility foe" yOll 10 come over YOII'· lelf. Yo'll know "'oW WI .... ould wcleo"" )'ou. lad .... bll I comfon In4 help fOO woul~ b.inl "'. The Lord would I .. ke care 0 YOII crollin .. Oyer if h, ..... " "' 10 ,el .. YUbl1 me .. a •• Ib,ollib YOll.

MHow I hue uid DOll:!inll .. bO<ll bow w. "U ,ellia, on " GllI,OW, a .. d .. ill nOl wail to w.ile much 110". 0111), 10 tell )'ou Ihll there il .. 1004 deal 01 b"",oIlY in our mid.I, Ind we In enduvo,i", to keep Ih. IInily of the .piril '" Ih. bond of p ..... ce. Tilt nllmher of tho .. who ... .pp .. cial'n, Ibe Bereall Studi.. 10 .. pecialLy comm.aded by au. 4 ... Broth .. RIIII.II a"d 10 .... rml)' ,.commend.d 10)' you. il incrtlli"" and

· tho .. of UI ... bo bn. lear .. ed 10 . ppreciue lbe .. fu\l)' .ra wailiD" 0" Ibe Lord, lI,nlly deairinl" Ib.1 llo, blelliol' ohll' .. e4 1!I, ou.~ Ihelt Studi" m.,. exlclld 10 all

MWlih mucb 10 ... 10 )'011 lAd 10 III. "YOII .. 10 Ih. One ,fnl HOlle,

wG~ MACO"'1&. ~

MBitke .. htad, June =t. un. ~M .. D .... B,onll.U RUTilDIOu:_

MHue JUII .cen Ollr Bracher R. G. Smitb Ind ,la4 10 ,et )'011' lou. I 1m ""ry pluud to bu. tbal Brothcr Plul JobnlOn i. imp.o .. ifl" In health and bar, Ihe rC'1 IU)' do IU 111&1 ; •• equired 10' him.. He leL • ..,. th.t il it Brother Johnlo .. •• wilb 10 nlurll 10 this cOlllllry 10 corrtet Ibe wrOll1" im·

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r .. llonl -he ..,ad. he... Hi, duire ,I .. ood, but Ihink ;1 wOlll4 b. a .. cry IInwiu procc4ure in·

dcc4. and 1 fcel I"', w;lh you, lounder jlldrm.al )'011 will nOI pUII\il him 10 cO"lle oyer heu I,',n for I ,ood 10'" tim., \l .. Ii! bil .. ;"il III., died a naturd dutlL If hi. , .. t.rprtt .. t;o .. of Ih. Scrip' lure ;1 .. when bt ..... here, il would. o .. ly ruult In diliurblAce Inlllld of I cOflllor! 10 Ihe brethren. I am 'ure Brother JObfl.OIl wOllld ICc the wisdom of )'our nllo"iII,. If he ;. 110 ...... 11 i .. lI\i~ and bod)'. .

~I I ... , ..... dur b.olller. ,.011. hands =ull he foil Jast .. ow. bOI we .11 pn)' fat )'011 1.1101 feci .ure lhe tord will Ji .. e )'011 .11 you "etd. Flith n .. firm!,. lroll Him. co.." .. bat m·,y. b B.other JOh"IOfl ;n commllnication wilh Broillu HOlllden and h.l!lIendDIl bim if! hi. "'ewll 1 am incL'fled 10 thiok.... I 01 .... '1 think he .hauld do tha.1 1I0w.

MNow "'y belovod b,other in lbe Lord aeeepl ollr ulliled lou.

"'1011,. i .. Ihe lune bollt. "TMOlolIOH McCl.o ... ~

-Dumb •• ck. GIlI,Ow. MDv..a BIOTIU' RIltMarou:_

~I hut heard !.bit Brolber 10lln.on t .. the duire 10 retur" 10 G.UI Brillin t o ~nl.h wbat lie cOMidert hi. work htre.

"Pre,,;oul 10 Brol1lc. ]ohn.on'. diullillin, Brotho. Shutn and Brothtt C.awlo.d from th. ofliee in London I uccived a letter f.om hi'" whkh I nad 10 tbe Eldert of lb. CIUJow au •• who were _\I \lnanimoao i" me op,niofl Ihn Brother John ... n·. min4 bad lOll iu baiancl •• fld. ... e .ccordifl,l), commllnielle4 with Loodoll Ind ctneelle4 .. "'cui"l ."anled for b,m III Ihe SI. Andr.w, (;nnd H .. n. (;\.I"OW. The Incldcnto thai happened from Ihen up 10 the lim. of Bt<>l1Icr JOllnIOll'. dct>ltlure from Grnl Brilaill fUtlh., eOll~.me4 UI ,n the dec ilia" that ... e ", .. d come 10 and ",rloa.n), Ibi"k ;1 would be 10 lbe .dun!: "ie of Ibe brelhren here if B,olber Jobllion did "01 relu," at P'.lCn~

"We II GIIIl(ow. wilh ma,,)' of l b. otber elaUto. hne little difficulti •• of au . OWl! n p.tlenl •• nd it i. ani, ... i~ .pecia! tare and the 'pitil 01 Ibe Lo.d be,n, .... "auld amonlll "' lbat then diffi. culti ... cn he ,djuII.4 to the bcn.61 of Ihe breth. ren, ud onlen Brolher Johnlon h .. imp.o .. d In hi. huhh I do "at Ihlnk he would b. of Iny boll' 10 Ul.. Thll dou .1101 melll Ihll cBrotber John.o" WII of no ... II"n" 10 Iho brethren wben h.

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!C HARVEST SIFTINGS ........... N. ,.

"~#I ~~'". 10 Briuin: in hel, I . ... 01 the opinion ha helped \11 ovu ht •• ill PI n y .. .a"" hut "'un­t illle ... do 11111 IU ;\1\)' nuon 10 .cre. with hi. lntupretllion of Ihe ScriPturu .cIardi", "th. Itcward."

MWe ell ,l, rtmembet lOU. dn. brother, bdor. the Thro~t 01 Gnce. hUIII, l ome i<tu 01 Ille "'.11), dil&clIltiu uu )'011 bue 10 tOUtlle! .. ilh. a nd how mlla ),ou will lind to IIU that wildom .. hieb CQlDull from _boon. 14.,. Our lovinl Fu" • • COM;""I to auid ... "d dinct )'0\1 in .11 ),011' labOr! of love for hi. dn. childru.

"You .. ill Qne Hope, "oW. O. W.uDIN.~

NOT WANTEO AGAIN IN ENGLAND MW'lldiuter. Jllne '0, 1111.

Mj,{y DUI Sl(Itau RU'TIUUOU;­

HGrcttifll' in 00' d •• t Lotcl. HT~c p"'pon of In)' w,ilin, _, pruenl i, jill!

to ,i". )'QU lom"l: ideo of the inllucne. our Brolhu PUll 10bll.01l CJluci,.d wheD 011 hil Pilerim t.ip in GrUI Brllaio.

"T-be ~ut tim .. I (ame in. eoalaet with him was at tbe !.hncbuter Coonntioo la.t New Year. Wbile I eo~14 tee be wu a brotlltr 01 .. rut ab ility, )'et I WI. aot futl)' 1I1;'6e4 witll hi l pruen.u.tio ... , plU'tieuli.ly hi, ;alelll,elalion. u 4 appliullo" of the Plnhl~ of lilt PCIIII),. Hc CYidellced .. rell Lo),'!r, to o~. dear B,olbcr RUllell, which pLuud me IIIUCh. Yet ~cre wu u I line P'Oyed l ince, .0 OYer 'UlelllUl1 of j~1I wbat wen Itu. 4car Pu. lOr' ... ic.... I m~t bi ... 1ater at GL ..... ow . lId Ab ... deell, ud 11I~0 linally Ipelll fWO dlyl with IIlm lIerc in. lhachut ... Thue IWO d.p proYCd 10 be YC'7 IIddu'a .. I lld jlUl w(ot 10 proyc aOllle of lilY urli .. I UI,idoOI Ulud;" .. hi. 111"".1 ellodilio ... Yon. Ire of COtUit COllyer" .. t witll Ihe fa" 01 h" nunl ellilll ' wbi~ it II 1101 ocee"a..,. for me 10 IUrlhr .huH, but m,. purpou i. to write ud ,.,. Ill&! lcttud of bil prCleoee bcill" ' eomfor! to tlle brull.tII it proyed ntbe. tbe revetle. H.d he bUll , Uowed 10 eooliolle IIi . tour h"lbe, the ... u1t inUit h..,e beeo .e.ioul trouble in. m~II" of the Churtbn. I Uti l uure ,.011 tlIlt if it were propeled for IU. rellll'l t4' GrUI BriwCI ,,"OJ' 01 ,I" tllUIU _..u .. '~wul /Joe l A, III 'U" .. ",.",d. If Broille, Jollnooo fecit be bll .. work to do in lhi. tOUII'", it '" terui .. !,. not tb, Lord', work Ullltil -he hu alltnd .bi. mall)' .lnnlC ;lIlerp .. • Illioll' and p",ollll applicationl. He told UI in !.lutbUln here thl! it WIS hi. lure bel'of Ihal Brotber RUllrll hcl becn uallcd 10 Ihe Lord', r;,!!! hInd Uld WI llIe loll had bcc!) ~,u,·.ud fo~ ANOTHER.

-You III~" undctlland the .pirit In whieh I am wril,", )'ou tbi_ IIOle 13d Inlll II III'" b .. belp­f..J for )'ou It thi l time.

~You. b,olher b,. HI. 'flee. "JOBII" ], COClU .... II".~

A lette. from Brolhe. Heme'y, daled London, June n, ttlt, ",."

"B rother Jollll i on talllt to u. aI if eha.ged wilh a Ipeeill "' inion to comfort the Bril •• h bretb,en. It .... u "uite I ~par elll lhal be bad • conSiderable idea of hil privilele. alld .bo of hi. abilit,. 10 do thil work. It .... U IInnls to me Ibat -hi, .publit mioiltry WII 10 unprodllcliy ••• nd Ibat from . 1· mall e ... ry poinl of ... iew. He IIlither comforted Ihe public, nor, ucepl ill ,,'Ie urlie" parI of hil mio;IU"y. Ill e brelhfClI amonllU wbom ht mi" il_ lered. Hil lot .. cI.im. put h,m out of Ihe mCln' 01 bein .. , help 10 Ihe bruhrtn, for they want 10 be fl ilhful to Ih. channel which Ihe Lord hi liyen, and Ihey tould nOI underuand anyone u­nmplin .. 10 Itt IhemlC!y" up u the Lord'a channel, I lld yet in OPl)o.ilion to Ihe main Ipoku· mao for that channel. BrOlher J obnlon mirht think "'1at I . m .~ultin .. my ow., fcc !inl' when t uy thUl , bul I am puttin .. thelC out 01 account, and looki", at t he miller from tht point of yicw

of Ibe Lo'd', work .. I I ce il. I 1m l' try _un lhat If I ..... ere to uk tht reprclCntatin brllhren of Ib, count',., Ih.,. would, with a u"lnitnoUI yoice n,., 'Do oat all any Iceount It lld UI BrOUler J ohnlon.' Hil ulellll were IllUmed; he bimn!f .... u al.o Clleemd until be put forward bi •• lnnC' claim., alld Ihowcd 10 ~Iutl,. , hal he bad .. 611;" (IW , Itu .104 '/WI". A fCtwu yi,il DOW, Utfl i be we .. ,," itt ,ichl In hi. "I­

. l ilde, wOllld be too nCir hi. fo,mer mflliku in point of time, and l ucb I minin.), would illU;lahly be received with ,ulpicion, atld would fail of It. duind effeeL-

OTHERS DISCOVEREO IN CONSPIRACY Ear\J' In tilt Sp,ilI .. of 1017 BrOlher R,lwe ..... de , pil.rim

Vip to t~ Northern Stites ond po.tion. of CanadL Re­petti benD to come in. that be wu lI .. tial t4' ' OIIIt 01 Ibe friend. th .. 1 , divilioll WAi I.ki .... place at the Bubel Home. and that had be bUll elKled II on of5c •• of TIIK WATr;JI. Town Buu .. 10 TuCT Socnv he woufd bave eonlidered him •• !! • lIlembcr of the Greal Com))"',. u.n. TheJC re­peru Ullle from num.,oul . oure .. Ind were ulculated 10 dillurb. I bad a perlollll u.lk wit.' Brother Ritchie about thc m.«er ill thc prutf\Ce of Brothers V", Amburlh .::d Pic....... He . d<now!edled thu he bad _de ."ctt I t.al.· "'taU, but proroited t4' cia 10 110 Inorc. But wiUU.a. a w.u he yiolated tbat p.omite hr maklnc a l i",ilar Itllemc.nt 10 Brotllcr H ... let\. A Ibort t'lIIe before tblt, Brother SlurreOn blcl macl. a II.lcmenl 10 III. that il w •• Imenll,. utlderlloocl ill the Bethel Home that I bid und poUliul methocll 10 Itcur. III,. election II Pruide .. 1 of the Soxiety. Prelled for namu of 10 ..... wbo llid l a, be lave Ihe nallle of Brother Rilchie. On .. u .rtlill ... Ot1l.ln .. . 1 brcaH u t. wbile Broec, Piulon. .... 1 pruClII I mt1Ilioned the .... tte, publicly 10 t!:e family, and tbcrCUpGlI Brotllt .. Piulon. VIII Ambu. ,h .."d MIcm..tUan, wbo had cut mati of Ihe YOIU U t.'1e cOIl_en_ tioa. uch in. tun. m.de a ItltcmCllI t.'IIt I had IIcyer 10 mud! AI ' pekeo 10 them l boUI Ih. eleCli.,,, prior Ihereto.

I take thil <)Ca. io" 10 II,. lhat there i. no perloa on urth wbo ..... truth II,Uy lIy that I eyer .. ked the", <lirecll,. 0' ilI4i,«:II,. 10 wote fo, ... e. I thO'OIIlhly bdic·ud tlI., wholll_ IGeyer w" .e1Kted «> !.b.11 POlilion would he uluted by th. Lord. and I wouLd IIOt pe,mit onyotle 10 be in!uenced b,. 11I1thiq: t .hould lIy. •

B.oUlt, $tu .... eOIl further called ill q~ution th. hct tMI lame of tile d&l1C' bad c1Klcd IDe as emIRlclot, I ... yilll WI J wll ~'eatina 1/1 office IR tht Church ill orcl .. 10 ,";n , .. :lig, and (ow,... I tried In kindne .. to point out 10 the brOL~cr thai b.a.d no clui,e or ["Ienlion aIol1f thc lioCi be mentiOl\td: that I .... a eounlclot by P'OfclllOa., and bue bee" for mo.c tban I~ )'e ... ; that I WU COWlI.Lor for .ewe,,! )'Un fo' Brother Ruucll, IJId the Society; II well II . e .... inc "lally. of the friudl throulhout Ihe COUllit)' 11:1 t.'!.;. lI",e capac,t)'.

For rnO'e tb .... thirty )' .... , Ibe Pruidenl of 'I'll' WAtell Town BII" ........ Ka T ..... c-r SOClnY mUl'led ilt albin u:-clu l inl,., .,,01 the Board of Dlrectotl, IO-CIU.d, bad little 10 do. Th'. I. no!" lai4 in critlcilm, but for Ihe "uon thlt the work of the Society pccullarly ,~ui,CI tbe direclion of on. mind. Therc are 10 many . m.ll detaill thlt it Icyc .. 1 p ... OM bad to di.eel them. mo ... th in half the tim., would be used in CORIUllll:01l. Tbi. wu clearl,. demonllrate4 b,. I!it! Executi_c CommillU •• nd it WII found Ihl II look th,Ct mm two houn a dl,. what one could do ill • Ihird of that lime. bet,ule of the I,me conlumecl in c",,"uludon ,b.,ul cI.tlilt. Illd thuc Lreth,en on the commil\(. worhd in exact harmon,. II Ih .. lime lime.

In hlfmony with the upreu.d wilh u of the Shrchold ... voiced b,. "nanimOUI Yale at the elec!i~" in Pi!;UhurCh, Janulry e. 100T, •• Ihe Prui4enl of THI W ... rell Town Bnn ."0 T ..... cr SoeIttY I haYe '!tempted to msnall Ihe Ii!a 'rt thereof . How wtll I but l ucceflled il i. "at necuII.,. for me to IIY. Or! the lnb of Jul,., 191T, I ..... cI. a report toJ Ih. full Boa'cI of Di'ccton II to ... hal had beell accomplished Ind ·.monl.1 olher Ihinll poinled OUI hGw I hid beeo enabled: by Ih. Lord', f.ace, 10 uye Ihe Society .ilKe the death of BrOlh., Runl more th~n no,nco. It wi!! be readily und( •. 11004 thU tbil il nOt due to mi.m.n •• emenl on Iny one'; part; but oIter Brother RUllcU'. clnth. b! blYin. peculiar knowledlC of the Ii!ai ... : nK ..... a,. il .. ., wilh difficult)' Ib.t In)'"Olle wo"ld .!templ 10 1~k. tbem up. We found . ome ",,"nlementl mlcle w,th outli4c plrti .. conceminc ecrUin work, wbieh part; ... Uemplfll to repudiate Contrict. Or 10

A ... n I, "It H:tf.RV£ST SIFTINGS 11

dalm d.aluru; u4 oot of two 01 theee aUI ,,0,000 In ,~ a.lh .. I .. nd.. Ov.t of uothtt ..... ttor wllldr. r~"iro4 1I"lck "tloa, 'U,ooo .... I •• cd, 1 .. 4 h4 il be .. _uu..,. 10 ltop u4 _011 tH Bou4 01 Dinuon Lt woUd !'0b&bI7 b •• be_ too LAt. to bn n.Y'td "'7 of It. III a4 it.Of! to Ih. abon w, obWac4 , ' ... of1l>la 4cciaioa 111 the Supr.me Court with ntc,.au to tu:~ wllkll will p.oblb\7 la.e the S0det7 _ •• tho .. SIG,OOD a44i1itw:!.&l.. :Wi.~", tile tim. men· lioOM I also wu pumitted. to roe""U', 111 I eootell14 uu, ....... tII.a SI,OOIJ for th. Socl.t:y. h w .. allo I>IJ' prMI.,. 10 bandit' la,,";1 III Lo. ~lu lII.btblLl of .OIM of tke bnthna Ib.t ~ ... uuLIed. ill • ernl witllu. 10 Ihe Truth. In 144i!loG to thil J hl4 bHD ".in, Itlenuoo 10 Ih ". ...... _t of th. foni.,. wort, .n4 wu .,,"bled. '0 make kun Pl'OlfUl Ihlftin lM:u .... of m7 peflonll 1~"linu"". with the m&AI.IC.1 in tIIue _ui .. , hulll. "ilit.d .. ob EIIropcan \tnDc:Lo ....... Ibn OI>CC. It wo..L4 h .... Iak.n "'c mIlCh ~U' to acq"";"l othus with Ill. btu thaa to .n"'" 10 tIM b",_ lII,acll.

SbortlJo ~r to Brothtr It ..... dl'. da.th I.. .._Id Brotber Ritdllc f""", thl ....... '.mtnt 01 the oI5c •• "d pLaced. bim II _ ...... k at tltc Beth&! Home, oad pLloed Broth.r W.,ti" at 0& .............. .

BROTHER RUSSELL'S ARRANGEN.ENT CONTlNtIED

Til. foUowitl. umo:t I ...... tile l1Iin"ltI of No ..... bcr " Ull, wW k of inleruI:

"Th. foliowl fuoLunoD wu ,.ueal.d to the Board" B.othl' hue HcUi.oa, to wil:

"W.IUAJ, PUIO. C. T. R"uell, the Pruldtltt 01 IlIIi Corponltion, 00 the 16111 da,)' 01 (ktobtT, 1911, .eo ..... oiud Ihe "O.lcinl fotet Df ,II. 01$.,. II n HIdu St., Ind 11$0 the wo,k at the Bltllel HOm. on Cohdllbil Hlirhu, 1U14 da;..,u.4 certain IIC'non. 10 "' in ch.I'le of tile nli'«ti'" departmtnu of tile worIr. to w,l:

"Brotlou A.. L Ritchie 10 Ion. the o •• fliI;l>t 01 III. Lfbn.1')' O&e; u.. Patio., atld .U "itilo," on Importaal ""'aul It th. Bethel Hotlle, .te.: to h ... <1I •• 1It11 mail II "'&7 be . dd ..... !! 10 B.other RllIltU; ... ,d 10 'lCI:i"e lel..,...",.; ~Brother R. J. Martin to Lout aup.nilio.. oyer

Ill, oILIu fo.el ... d the work al the T.be .... ele I I 11 HIdu St.:

"B.oth ... J. L Cook. OJ SII".rintudul of Ih' A ... elCI;Pbcnc eo"'pa:>, ud the wo,1t ill conncc:tio .. therewIth; ~B.othlr EtnenO)!l to hne chi .... of the ,.uinr

of Ihl Btth.L Flmi17 al th. tablu, lad tile eo'" DI tho balrin. lor the Famil" undor the oupc .. ;'lo .. of B.othor W: •• millon;

"B.otb ... Boker, .... d •• ~ 'ap."i,ion of B.othe. M ..... ilI .... 10 ha .. llIe Qt"t of aU the food . uppli •• fo. Betll~ hlellldin!( coal. hlter, etc.; abo 01 tile 1&",,417, kit ....... ceU&r; Ir.d ou.h other worlr. ... "'., be dirldK h7 Brother J.h.trn.iU ... :

·Slatn RobuU to hue ""penltioa of the Btthd IIr .... u "'"tron, IlId 10 uk •• u,," .. i.ioa of tho l islen an6 Ih wo.k io the dininlt ......... In4 Ih, hou" wo.k Ia naeral, ue.pt the parlo.; ulld .. tile IU~11oII of Brother Mo .... m.n:

A ... Wapu.J, It It t.'>e ..,noe of thLI Boa..! 10 contlaao ft i6 dcpa..,.,tnu in the lam, manot. II WU lefl 11)' B.othor R"ucU;

"TIIDDOU. " n RncL<rm, 11>" tilt perlOn. 11>0 •• na",.d bc:, ,nd they ". he.eb, .cque>ttd to .ontinue 10 ho\4 thei. TtI,«liV. po.,tion. an6 per· fOnl! Ihe dllli ... ~I •• d th •• nlld •• , a/l.d 10 nu.ke n port 10 Ihe E>ttclltn. eo",,,,il\u, Ih.o",11 iu rep •• • unl.llin, untiL '''nlIer 0. 41. of the BOI'" of Direuu'L

~B.other HOlki ...... ~ Ih .dop"oll of tile ruollitioD, wbltll bciaa ._4.4 b7 Brothtr PieTaon, w .. _1 ... 0, .. 17 .cIopud. 11)' the Board.

"Molioa w ...... d. trr Brother V." A ... "" .... ~. In4 IIIcoodtcl by Brother Wrirht. that B.oth .. A. H. Mac: ... m." be 1~lccI 10 Ihe PIl.ition of Rlpr.­.tntatm of 1M t;JrflC1ltl91 Commf" .. , 10 pe.lo.m '''0'' d .. tm .. Aid E>ttarti •• Committee Ih~n ~i.t<:I. &1\4 to r~ to"pid ccmm'Uce frorn lime to tim. upon TtqIIUL U.,uUnou.l, carri.d.~

" ... 011;- othu cha,,~u. Broth.. R .... el! tDOk Brothe. HOlkin. oul 01 Ihe Colporte.,t Dep"lm ... 1, .nd .ui",.d him

to other wo,1<. H. brOlillol Brothu W ..... illo.n In otr I I'll,,.;.,,, jOl1t11t}' ....s ...... d bim to Iak. dlul. of the c.tIi:. work 41 Gcaenl S .. ~..,ioor Ind .. til .. P ... 'dtnt' • . rep .. • .."tlli •• In . U tllin,l .bout tho wo.1t of the Soc,,!;), It h .. dqll.rt.... W. he.e prod.... his Lett.. 10 Brotlltr ).iaanilLa:> II weU .... hc·.imil. of hi. a"lclTlpll Ltllct 10 the T.bl""cI. ' lid B.tII~ 10TCe. II.., .. lett .. of IntIMl.· t.io<o to Brothe, Wartl ... wllo ,lIcel .4.d B.other Ritc:hie .1 Olkc Mluler.

~M .. A.. H. lofAc:.uu..ol< Brl.,don_ille:, W. V ..

~Du.. alOfIlU MACMI.LI.JIII ,-·Yoan of tb .. In4 Lo,t. It II bind. HI";n, "' ....

cloned the mltter 10 7011, I liked the Lord to 4i.t<:t 70" .. fClpccU either accepti ... 0. tcditlin, !.lie l uneolion. I acco.din.17 1«C:i'1 ,0'" replt as blu.. In ,adication 01 tile Lo,d'o w,1f in tile maller, .... 4 bi4 ,..... I hurty weleo"'''

"Wh ... m.,. we up«! JOU 1 ~With milch Cbriatlaa L"". 10 ,...IIntll Illd famil,

an4 aU ~ f. l="-" in the T",t!> io tliol. putt, II

"YOII' b'Olh •• , .. d

.2-L /.l" 'f ~ .2.J...:...t. ~

"..... -; ,<

4, . r"-.c~, tf'<-­.....¢..-N ...«-. ~ U::=

.... /,.r · 1;--e < • >

~D ..... BICMID. MUTlN:­"WlllIl II ,"0" Imow B.olbe. Mao",iI! • ., ,n ~Ui"1

tb. office of Aulstllli 10 lhe Prui4""t has • Itflen.! 11I.!"' .... i.;o" of all of tht worl<. ,.t I" Brother R,tdoi.', ah.en.1 th ....... sbl 10 be:. '0",. pcraon tiler •• 1 !.lie T.hcm.d. wlto ...... ld "U. I .;tc.ill ",pe.....ulon of th .. ItraI .. (co-operallo, with Brother Wo .... illu) . 11 f. I>IJ' r~II"i dIU b,oI.I\u, thll 7011 accepl thio "",iuoll, which ..... lure, in cOllnte--lion with I c:.rtaia. po.tlon 01 the ",ail, wi:! kup ''''' .. ery .blll}'. .

"Witll Ch.btlvt I""e. "YOII' b.other .nd .e ..... 1 fn Ih. Lo.d,

~c. 'I'. Ruu~~

THE LORD'S BLESSING HAS FOLLOWED BroL'>e. Mlcmillan l.:cepled Ihil po.il;oa II A"iltant 10

tll. 1'.II.d(ft( Ind bat plfformed hi. 4uties w.u, 1111 th.oulh til. ~i ... cr 01 himilif • .,d B.olller Mlrtio in ur"";nl out itlltruc:l1on. whiclo Brother R"ltln p.e I ' hort tim. btfo.e hi' depltlu •• , the olliec Ic>-dl, I. on a 'Irkl .fficic:n.,. hlsis Ind ,. "'I~ed bettlr Ihan il h .. eycr heretofo," b<:1III. to "" kno .. Lcdle. The wbole ol6ee il hlPP7 lad ~ .. mco;ou. and doin, Ipll.,did wo. 1<. Alter I>IJ' .Lcelia n If P.uidml I d...,m.d ;1 Ihl Lord'. wilL til" 1 IhOll14 Itte;o .. e'YOtIC Ito t.'>e peliticn where B.othe. Ruuell "'4 pbced. hi",. if pollible.

·Hence Brothlr Mu .... ill& ....... Ippoint.4 10 the Um. po.ition he htld .. ith STolh •• RUllcll. and he hll P'''''"'' faithful I nd 10)'111. B.othe," Ho.ki .... nd Hi"h b.01:Ilht 10 me cO"" ptaio" Ininlt B.othOl Macmillan. Whllll 1 •• nl Into t.'>. 09i« IS P.uid,"1 I mid. the MIle to .teei ... no a...,.,lItion. ol:.intl I b.othef o. . ."," ... nIl" the on. ICCII.ed w .. p ••• tlll to dden" lIi ... ..,1I o. " .... Lf. t.o announ.« L\i. ",I. to Bretlle. Hinh, 004 •• id 10 him, "If ,"Oil dc.ire to

" HARVEST SIFT INGS D ........... N. Y .

brina an1 ICC,,"tioQI apinlt BrQthu Wac",Ulu ltl PI \h .... lO DOW atld talk the matlu ov.r.~ He declined 10 clo Ihi&. 0 .. Ihro. dill.,,,,,, oce •• iOd, h_ .lIem~ 10 talk 10 me • p;nn ijrothct bhCtllilLu. ... 4 I 4ecllacd to IUlea oaJe ... Brother )("",i!h" b. prueat, u that __ tel to me the Lord'. eppomted ny, The brother became quile ioIet.lllcd ep.icul Bfother M,=iU .....

For more IhlII three ....... th.I aftu IIlJ' election cvcf)'thin .. with the Bo.rd 01 Dir~u wu ",lUIin .. "aoathl,.. We line _t Il10.1 Irequcntl,. thaa the Board ncr met in Brother Ro.s,cll'. d-,r, LI .. iadi<:&tcd fro ... Ihe fo li .. ",;na: few exttlCti Irom the Minat .. :

AI' meet;n .. of the Board of Dir~Q" held November T. 101&. P.uent: Bl"Oth ... A. I. Ritehie, A. N. Pionan, ]. D. W,i,bt, W. E. VI.II Ambu'lh. H. C. Rockwell, 1. F. HOlkin. ,114 J. F. Rlltbcrford..

Api .... NQ'ftulber IT, 1916, then Wat • Bo ... 4 .... tlm. 10 PUI Oil lome forma! matter. .

A mtttinR btld o-.aba' n, 191_U th4 membe .. b.inr p.umt. 1>{;",,,tu Jl\o .. thlt B..,U. •• HOlkin. made the fol­lo .. ina motio~ ."d ,eccndeel b,. B.oLbu W.irht, "hiell "':u d"ly Clrri.d., ~Lbl= the ucalti¥e Board be di.«t.d to .eport to the Board of Dir.ctOTi .1 .",. Dlutinr of the Board upon In,. manu .. hi<h the Boord milht nquut tb. Co_iuee 10 report.

0" }anlll'" 4, 11111, 1"Iectior 01 the Board of Diredo ... AU the "",,,,bul prHtIIt, ttcqlt Brother HOlkinl. who "'&I Ikk. AI t"'-I lillie the .... ttu of di.pclinr of the Dr,m" to Brother lobll G. Kueha .... clifCUlltd ond .. motioll 10 .eU Ille IUIt 1rU lIlIllIimOUI!,. Cl.l'ried--l.ll prHeJ1t vat;"r for it.

The eontnct for the .. I. of the Drama. ... " liptd b,. BrOlller Rilchie. 1.1 Vice Pruidot, al'l4 Brother VIII A_ bu.,b, .. ~crdUy ",d TrCISII .... .

00 }anu.". 111. 1011, therl .... loitit mUlin, 01 the Boar<1 of Dirtctofl of both Tn WATe1l To ....... B, .... "IO'D T ..... er SoaITY ."d the PKonn PtnnT A.Iooel.\110H, II wbieh meatina the 'UOIUtiCIII ond b,.·La •• pa .. ed It the ."IIUal ..... tina held u PilUbu.,h 1I<cre adopled aDd Iprud IlpOII th, ftc.ord b,. tile Bottd of DiTectorl, and ..... IIn •• imoull,. carried..

j ... 11&1'7 11, 1UT, a ", •• I;IIr of the Board of Di.tctoTl •• , held. at .. hiell umin maU ... 01 tht Society ..... pitied OPOn.

On Fehrua,., s. U11. a meol;",r o f the Board of OI.tctofl .. :Lt held., at .. hich m •• tinr Brother Ritehi. I'"de a report con<eminr the An,.lophonc Co .. of ""kh he .. :Lt in cbarrL The,e .... Ih.n in Ih. banle 10 the •• cdit ul the Aq.lophon. Co. approximltel,. '",000 01 the Socl.tT'1 mono. B.otber R.itd'U~ p,opoled thlt thi, be lum.d over tl) him Ind h. .. ould IUume the obtiption. of the Anrolophone Co. In<! Ittempl to hv. the plrtits whl) mlde the .0nl".1.o wilh the I. B. S. A. luh.titule bim for the Soci.ty .... d the I. R. S. A~ Ind ht would conduct the bu,;"ul ill hi, own IIa.mL B,olb ... Rildtie Ind Wrilbt .oted for IlIelI • propo.ition, ""I II ... u r,Jott.d.

Suh.eq".lItl,.. the M,etio:o Co. .. " turned 0 .. ' 10 B.otJ.e' Cooke. Ibe Soeic", .uerTi.o., the .reord. Ind all rilM. thento. Brother COoke tiki .. , oab- the rt.bt 10 manuh<lurc .... d .011 our machin ... which the Auodllion 0. Ih. Soci.ty h ... nO ",ht to dc. B.cther Cock. Itlted llut tJ.i ...... Ih. ori.(inaf idOl of Brother RuueJt

On Februl". a. 1911. the B04rd me_n prue'"-u .. hieh tim~ the r .. iln~lion of Brothe. RockweU ... olf .. ~.J. II ... :Lt filed Ind nO l et ion U:'.n. AI that lII«tinr Ih. melion .... IInlnimou.l,. cardod ncl to complet. Ihe 101. 01 Ihe Dram .. to Ih. Mena Film Co" hut to uke it blck.

F.burll'7 io, Ihr. th. Board met 1"ln. Mareh n. Ut7. the ...... Inethcr m.etinr of Ih. Bo .. d of

OI.ecto ... Th ••• o.d lhow. thu II t~i. mec\;nll: Brolher Ruth .. ford

«po.ted Ihe conditio", 01 the work in Enlllnd Ind th •• itul­tion ill nl •• "" .. 10 Brothe. Johnson IIId .. hll he hId dOM.

April 14, '~17, Wit Ibe u.xt m«tinr.

SEEDS BEOrn 'IO BRING FORTH SGme time lboul the Lauer plrt of April Brolher Hirsh

bcpn to .bo ... I deli •• to uefl'in IUthorlty IIl10n the Board ani:! to tran ... t the dutiu of the uecut;v. Officer. I ,entl,. c;all.d bi. Ittrntion to the fact thl! the mattn m.ntioned .... entirel,. .. Khi", th • . prO'lln« of Ihe u .... t;v •• nd nOI I matter for th. Bo .. d to .tlend to. Thil d;.plcan~ him, L.ater he brOlllhl to me I. !etter he tlld wr;tt.n to I brothe •. in which h. luted;'" 'lIh.tllnce thlt th. Board of o;,.cto .. ... re the ml"'lI"o" Ind the Pre.idenl "'" .db)«1 ~ their <.ont.ol. I kindly rcm .. ked to B,oth.' Ri .. h th~1 it ...... hard!,. in h •• mon, with the floCU ud that [ did nOi ... the ne .. uily of .end,nl 0111 .utll I !cll... Thlt di.pl .... d bim.

Slm;lar objection ...... e made by BroLb" Ho.l<in .... cI. on leven! OC:Uo.ioD..l he aUled thai "W~ the Bq.a.d, are th. man.re .. Ind we .. ill liv. the otd ... .

Notw;lho1.olld"'-r the . M.tllold ... It Pitl.lbu'rb pu.ed • by-..... dedlt;"r .that the f,uidellt o-lWl alwa,.. h. the becuti-fcc Ollicu of the corporatioll and Gtllual MIllII". ...hiell by., .... WII Ilta- pund by th. Board of Dincto.1, thUt brethren di"e"rded the .......... d witted thaI the Boo.rd ""ould m .... ,e the SocietT'. al{oin_ I tried to ·uason wilh tbelll, bUI 1ft VIII\. On the 10th of JIlDt a tIIectinr of the BOlrd .... c:aUed fo. the PIIfPO" of heatl.ll, tho fqlOr1 of tb. CoIIIII\ittu OIl Brother JohlllOn'l 'ilit to El:eland. After thil bwillus ... :Lt dispOle<f of llti.fwo.l1! to .U p.r­' 0111, Brothe. Hinh dre .. {!"Om hia ~et. 'uo ulioll .. hidt he had prepared Ia adnncc and ofl'.,ed the " ....... bldt ... olutioll proT1ded thlt the ....... "'m«t of the corporation Ibould be takm Ollt of the hltld. of the PrHideat, &lid tbat lh-e Board lhould uke ."'-.... e Ind ,i'" dirtctiolll .. to ... ht .ho .. ld be donL Brother Ho.a ... lIid, "W. hue hUll eOn· .ullin. la..,.UI .nd ... krt_ whIt .. e CUl dO." I tried 10 pOint o"t to them that luch • '<lolul;OIl ",ollid be O'fcrTi4in, th ... ilh .. 01 the Iharel!old.n .t Iar"" 'Io thil they r.­plied. "TJr., Bu~tI of Di".ro", .... 1101 • ...",. ... dbl' 10 1Jr.. ,/", .. lIold ... , ." Brother Pi .... on tben lciddl,. ulllonituted . .. yinr: NB"rM ... / l/tid 111. Md b.lI ... "01 '? /0 diJl~rb tuMI IJr., IMr.Jr..ld,r, /t"", tlo",.~ Afler .0Mlde",ble di ,­cunion it .. " arrud ..... o"r III pUIOlU Wt the Board lhOllld IdjOll'" for one month, .t .. bich time the tllUtico ...,.,ld be lIken lip and uttlcd., Brothe. Ple .. o.ll 1OII000IXiItr thlt 11 .. ould be incon¥enient for him to nhlnl btlol' a IIIOIlth.

Who ill co .... en.tion .. ith Brothu Johnton he lUted to m. thlt h. <ould t&le. I Pilrrim trip. 1 .. keel the o&e 10 mllce oul I .oule fOt hilll, .. hiell .... cIo~ .. IJId the f.iend. noti~ed .Ionr the "",.. On Ihe lime d'" I pilrrilll ro.ne ..... mId. Ollt fo' Broth..- Rotkin. for two w.w. He ... doin; p'raetieall,. lIoth!:lr, .... d the opportunitiu for .emet bei", 1004. •• thOll,ht It wen thll he ro 0111 on I trip. I .... IOkin, • trip for tIM lillie two .... Iu. We u1u4 Brcther Ho.1rinI to ¥O. The next mo ... ;nr t fe<eind. a nOI. from Brother Hd.k" .. , dedin;"" to nWce this p~u!m trip. The ...... montmr t met Brother tohnoOIl m IIi. dininr locm Ind h •• pproached. me. .. ";njf, I do IIot fed Ihle to ro o~ thi. pill1',m I,ip." I a"Ruled that h. lone onf,. ou~ "'eeti", Ida,., .... d thai h. r. II far .. Columb.n. hit home. " ho hid not .«11 hi ... ,f. I;nce I .. t No¥_be. Thtll he ni~. "No.1 d<dine t6 (0-." 1 .. id., .. B .... th .. Jo"".o ... 10,"< " I ' t~. fri.nd. In the hOll,e beline iul ,..,11 Ite fomenl;nl I.oubl •• Ind thlt 7l1li an allin"';"r • eo~.pino/ to I". to btuk up the _,I. hue II ,.0\1 did ill G,u. Bmain. No .. I ule ,.,.... !n the inte..,.t of puce and blrm"",,, thlt ,.011 IrO .... ,. f..,m Bethel" He "pHed.. "1 decline to do it: the Lord U cli.pl.u.d .. ith J'OII: ,...11 arc I u.urpcr: I .m not Iro." Then J ... Id. "Brother Johnlon. 1 demlnd thl )'Ou I ..... the Bethel · H omL" He relort.d. "1 'P1?ul 10 the Board of Dirccto ... " Ind lell me. n. nU<1 mo",,'" Broth" John.on came to me ",d lIid. "'Nh)' eon't w, talk this mitt .. o.-err 1 "'d. "V.", 1JOOd. but t ha ... nOI time no ... " H. be",n to .. ,. I Ie .... o.<!. abOlll m,. bei ... I lI.urpcr ",d the Lord beinr di.~I .. ltd .. itll m •. Ind t replied. "8..,th., John. lOll. th. Lord ia m,. IlId ... and not )'OIl." Then in • heated monner he .aid. Ihklnll' hil linp;n It me. ·W, are (on.u1l1nll' t ... ,.. ... nd ..... -!mow ... hlt we Uri do with )'Ou.~ BrOlh" Mart;n .nd BI'1Ill1.r '£,ohl.m. n w.,. n . .. h,. Ind I •• U.d them 10 "';lJIe .... hat he nid. hut he Ielt in In.er Ind Te· fu •• d 10 r .... 1! iI.

WOULD FORCE HIS RETURN TO GREAT BRI'IAIN

'The v.ry lime d.)'. to wit. Jun. II, ,gn. 1 .. ceivtd 10110 .. ina lett .. :

"Bethel. June II, un. MDu. BIrCTBn RUTREI,o"n:_

"In vi.w of mIU,,, wll;'h require .. Tlr III.ntion. .. e. the und. ... ign.d. requ •• t thll you ell I meel;",( of Ihe B ..... d of Oi .. elo .. of TBI W"rca 'l'QWQ BII'I.I: .... " T ..... er Socn-rv to convene not lote. Ihln Wedneld.,.. June :7111. This will ahow Imp!. time (0 nOlify.1\ the memhen of the Board.

"A. I. Rl'T~n, "J. 0, WI.lCIfT, "R H Rout "I. F. ·Hosx,,,;."

fn .epl~ 10 thi . lett •• I .poh 10 tll. ~ .. th .. n pe"cully. lOrin, it would nol be conv.ni.nt 10 hue I ,".elin, he·

......... I. "'t7 HARVEST SIFTIN'es "

.au •• B.oth., Pie.~" ~ld DOt CO"'~ Til.,. ... me .... I d.y ."d '" ..... d lhI.l t .hoo.Ild call the "'Ulin •• "yllo.... I lold th.m I ... ogl4 w.it. Brothc:. Pi.roo ... n<! ... If h. eOOlld COm~ Hi. n~l,. ..... that be couhf not, Decau ... lie II.d ""de arn .... "' ... ~ ... llb hi •• 0 .. to ....... i .. U hi. pl.ce 01 bu.i"e .. gntil the middle of Jg17. L.ate., 1 «teind frOlll u id bnthru. the foUo.in,r I.tt.r:

~Bdhe). June 21. tOIf. "oc... Baar ... RIIT>lDJ'oar>:-

"Wbcrnl !.he former petilio" 4id not meet ... hh till P.u;d.ft~ •• ppron!. W., Ihe " .. <lu.;",ed,.!"em. ben of Ihe Board of Di.eclOn of T •• W Ate" To_ Bm.a """ Tuct SOCICTY. IIe •• by repul our rtquut for I mUli". 01 the Bo •• d. on th. lollow, in, CTOUlld.: That ... e. memben of the Board 01 O"ecto", d .. i.e ;nlormatioll .. ",.d'", II.e - Tem­pit, ~ IltO i ... e.ped to til. financi.1 .ondil''''' of Ihe Soc.l.ty. and other ..... tt ... of \mpoftlnee-Con. venlioa .... .:.: an4 for the n.nu'l;o" of ."eh oth.r "".inu. of the 5o<:ie.,. ILl m;,1It prcperly com. b.· fore the Board.

-It 10 1IOt, I>o.tver. our IIIo .... hl al thit mUlin, 10 ... cmpi to put 0 .. the ""filli.hed bu.in ... of the prev'O\II m .. lin, of the Bo.rd.

"Whil. Brother Rhchie .. I in Ino. of Icuin, th. lI .. finiohcd bu.illu. 01 the lut mutin,. IInlil • btrr ..... tin, of the Board. in J"ly. !till II. lndoted Ihat ,cto.d in, IC Oil' t.quut, )'0" Ihould be felpect-1111 of 0'" p.tition &lid caU • meui ... of tho Boa.d 01 tli.e«ou I~d.,..

'ro thia 1 n~1itd u folio ... "

"I\. Y. Rna'll" "{. O. WllCUT, - I"""",, F. lloa o;lMS, ~R. H . Hru •• ~

- )'fulu. I\. t. Rnc-an. R. H. Hnllr. 1. F. HClctlfl " .... J. D . WllCtrT,

"lI~htl "Oua Br.nDUIf _ .

"Your nCI. of thi. dat~ balld.d to lIIe ,h •• the n_ ..... 1 by Brother Hinh. ia befort mt, III ... h;e" lOll requul I mcet;p, of the Bo .. 4 l<>-day on the ,rOlllld .Dted tII •• eilL

-Iu to the financial condition of the 5O<:i.tr. no one could .iye that i .. fonn'lion in ~.tail u.~t B.cther VI" Ambur,h. Ind h. i. out 01 th. city. J bu. ftC! inlormation 01 In7 COnltqucrtc. th.t 1 could rl~e lOU.

",., 10 the ConY.nlion •• tto;.. .U the inform.tilln th.t 1 haw. t furnilhed to the Editorial Committe •• ... d it 10 no ... I .. pri .. t. ucept tilt pro ..... ml ...... id! the Pit.,.;", Dep.rtment. ... ith B.oth.r )'hcmi11.n. i. 110'" mlki ... lip. l ... ill uquut th.m to IUltmit to )'0" • ccpy of tht Pro .... "" o. anytl! in, In connce-t ic .. with the Convention •.

-1 It.li .. e th i. cov ... e .. etylhin, Iht )'011' have uk.d . • nd t h ... an .... er.d OJ fully I. 1 co.n.

"Yur brothcr .nd ........ nt bl, H I. G ... c~ J. F. R.,....D ... D.~

Brother Va" Am"!." .. '" the Secreta..,. ..... tht" ..... , and il wao l",pouibl. to " ... them the Information delired. 1 .cnt "",. for two ... ""kL Durin, the mljor portie", of the tim. III m7 Ibu" •• Brother V.n Ambllr,II. tho Secrwo...,. and Tr"," ... "I II home. Broth.r M ..... in ... whll i, Vi.e Pruldent of the P~PUS PmnT AuoxunOIf, which IIW .. I III the propo...,. in N .... York .nd control. the ollie •• nd hom ••• nd ... hc il lloc tho RcptC.ent..tivo of the Pruid.nt. ..... ;n th.r,.. .

f"rllm timo to t,me .om. of Ihe fOllr hr.lllrt" above men_ lion.d hltim".d to nr;cu, m.mbe .. of the ollie. 10 ... that lhey ... o"ld ,!)On be in th.rre. ... d thtot the .. o.k woutd be eondu=ted in • diff.rcrtt m.nn.r. Tllil c .... cd , dill".b.n.e i .. lhe offic~ beca .... the olli •• lo.ce ... cr. not ... 'Ili"t to ... o.k undot the di.ection of Ihe breth.en . bo .... m.ntiontd, be .. ule th.,. nrio,,"ly dOllbled the;. ability to ",,"",. the ... ork, II .. ell .. thtir .uthc. i.,. to do ....

OPENLY 02FIED RULES ALL HAD SOLEMNLY AGREED TO

Til. o!!ice ·h ..... t of rulu .. kid! Ire printed. Iftd ••• h 0"0 of tho fo •••• nd III ,n lbe Bethel Home h .... copin. Tllue rul ..... rt rc~d both II Ihl BII".I Home ... d T.~lr.

nacle . II",r be ..... approved b7 th, Board of D,.ecton, .nd everyone. with "plift<"ll hondo a,reed 10 .bide br Ih.III. in· d .. dl~ Brotlle .. H i"h. Hookin •. WriKhl and Rilohie.. an. 01 the ... 1 .. of Ihe oJroe, il .. follow. :

-It io \lndo.nood thU no m.mber of tht Bolrd of O;.ecto,. ..... 1ft7 IIIthoril,. III ,;ve o.d ... o. directionl lbout til .... orlc l .. dividu.ll,.: Ihat til. Board .<;u i ... n olli"ial ap~dlY wllll< ;1< 6tlsi~1< ..... h .... ~, and ... IIil. ""r member of the ao~rd i. en-.... d u. ollie .... o.k h, .. ill b. lubj«1 to Ihc ••• u1u the "me as thoullI be .crc nol • mtmb.t of Ihe Baird."

-rh. oflk., 10 pri"t. durin, 1l1Ii •• hou .... nd cnly tho .... bo arc emplc,.d ;n Ih. o!!i.o .hall be admit­t.d th •• e durin, IUoII hou,", uc.pl olli." .. of the Society o. their .Kr.u"7 o. ""e •• nt.t've. o. m.m_ bt .. of .n ollieial commItte. llUy be .dmitt.d at any I'm .. -

Th" lo"r b •• thr.n . bovi I\lm.d ... te n.itl\cr olliu .. nOI rcprU.ntal'vU of ollic ....... f m.mlH:" of In,. olScill com­mitt ...

Tllue fOil. b.~br.n. coY.ri", • perio<! 01 throe .... four w •• k... "c1d conlcrene ... ev .... l Ii ...... duri .... the d" at Ih. B.thel Homt, ; .. "ricu •• oom., di .. e",rdin. , .. d "tll. ctin, the work of the SlICic.,.. On the Slh da:r of July .... hilc h.avin, One of th ... conlc .. n ... , one of the me ... bt .. ... .. overh.ard to 1',: -Let II. ,II to Ih. office rilht now .nd d~ m."d~ '0 .nd .0. Th. hear •• und ... tood. · Ih.m to mc." th.t ther IhOllld CIImmand "ontrol Communicalinl thil laC! 10 the office. ... ,thill • f .... minul.' th.rtaft .. the fOllr ... rived in • bod7 &lid .pproaolli .. , th. lIIan.g.r of the olli ••• arllther M.rtin. demleded to !<nIlW why h had ,i~cn certain orden .bout .dlllitta"ci to the ollice. H. prod"ced !be rul .. .nd .ho •• d it to thom. While Ih" conver ... lio .... I I .. pro&"H" Brother Macm~la ... the Viu p.uid.nl and Ge,,"ral U.na,.r. i .. Ih •• b ..... ' 01 the Prnid .. nt, .ppro.oIIed the four .... d aaid., -Sttthrcn )'011 an di.t .. rbinr the olSce fllrc~ conlnry 10 the rulu.- To thlo Broth •• Ritoll;. rep lied, "Yo" '0 .nd Iii <10 ..... ; that io 11011. of )'OIl' b""in .... - B.other Hi .. ", .... i .. i .... hio fisl It Broth •• Maemili.u, ... id, ~YOII ~r. • big blllff.r; )'O<l C .... ·I bluff ilL" B.oth.r HOIJu ... , .... I. MWe. the Board of Oirecto ... put )'Ou .. h ... )'Oil arc a.nd ... . ... ill ,iYe ),011 otd .... ~ n.ia lIIIul",1 It.:! ....... lad colldn« in the oIfi .. diltu.bed the olfi •• lorc~ Brother M,_iUl .. three lim .. ;"'vit.d them ""toid. the offic. to ta.lIc the .... n .. over, .... d tII .. .,'!imu tiler dcclined..

REMEMBERS SEIZURE OF LONOON OFFICE

B.oth.r M.c:m~bll hnin, I f ....... inutu bclorc r.c.;Ytd • t"repho .. e m ... all fro ... !.he B.thcl from the 0" •• bo had o . .. hurd • conve ... tio .. by Ih ... four b.ethren that th.,. ... ere ,IIi", to the olli •• to ta.ke ch .... ; and b ... ! .... 1aI0wl-ed,e 01 .. hal Broth .. /ohn.o ..... d done I .. Eqbod 1" for.ib1r talci.ll, char.t 0 the of!ic .. the .af .. and ihc ""u. and .,. ..... ap the -er ~ th. bank b, Iitiption· aM b ... • i". bec .. wtrll=t.d by IIIYMI! to au-ard .... U the t ..... U •• r'1 of!ice .lId the utes, UId to «. that 110 on. l!)Ok IOKilIl. cha ... ~ .noS. fea ..... th ... brdh.crt ...... t there ondet Brother John~II" 4irtctiOll to lorcibI,. bike char, .. ht caUtd. police­..... n. to p"t the .. b.tth'llI GIlt. III til. mcanti .... th.,. 'PO­proa.ched the 016 .. of !.h. Secttta..,., Broth.r Van ""'bu'lII. .n4 d ....... ded th.t he Illill than in • moeti.,. 01 tht Boa.d. n.. Secretary .cfIlHd, OQing lhal the Pruidem .. I Ibn"l and b. decli .. ed to but '"lthin, to do ... ith 1117 01 th.ir m •• linl',

Thi. informatioa b.i...- communl ... t.~ to .... Ity wire to Ouluth. Minnuota. wh ... 1 th.n ..... and bein •• 100 in-formed th.t Ihq wn. conultinr , lawyer wholll I kn ..... t wired him. ~PI .... let lho matt •• 1I ... d IIntll I .. llIr ... ~

On the 10th .nd 11th 01 July t W3. in Chica.o. o"",,"d i .. the tri .. l of • 1 .... 1 .. '1 fll' Olle 01 Ihe Ir'e .. do. 0 .. the n.,hI af the 10th of Julr. arother Wio<lom .. ri .. ed at th. hotel whe.e I otopped lod ;nfonned me that he h.d ""d. an Ullra Ion. jOIl"'.r ;n o.de. to '(1 m. on I .... m. of ,rcat ;m_ portance. He the .. tot<! me th. t ... hil. at Belbel .. fe ... dal1 befort h. bOJ'! had I ta.1k .. ith I<lme of the lbove brethro .. and foaad !.h .... in ¥try bad .pit'". Amllllg other thin •• he uid. -Evil .peakin. II bein, Ir.ely mdull.d in by Ihue poor deluded b.cthre... t pill th .m from the bollom of m,. IIe .. t.~ He th." ; .. Iormld m. thl he h.d tr.v.led on train on Saturdl7 "ia:hl fcr ""' .. th.n fiy. hOlln .. ith Brother Hiroh. and that they h.d diKu"ed th. m.tter o f the So­ciety' •• ffain. I qUllte Broth .. Wi,dom· . lanl\ll,, : -rhey

" HARVEST SIFTiNGS

(rdcnin, to the .bQ~e fo~r) arc .et, therc/or •. "po" break. ;n~ 7011. and 07 cmphatica!!r that Mlhin!: will break th.i. p".po,. uyc the death of one of thoir rncmb ... of Ih. Board.~ Brotbu Wisdom (unl'e' u.'d, "1 tried to nason with thi.s poGO. brother, bllt rUSOQ ocema to h.ne I:one from hi", . 1t0ltther,- fl,rlh« Brother Witdom u.i4 to me; "I lurned frolll them till! tbt)' .. c ddu·min.d to 0"'$1 Brothe' Mlcm;11 .... and. ptt""t )'OQ to co .. tinue II p, •• ident without po ... r .nd thAt they au to run thin,., )'011 10 ,i •• yOIl' .ppro •• ~ ,.0 .... con.Ult i.e 1101 to be asked for.~ Brother Wi!<lom ("Mhc. nid WI Brethe. Hinh '!.aled to him that il tbty coQld 1'01 ,.\ c.ontr(ll b,. pued .. l method. then their P"'lOu iJ to ;lIyoh the b .. of ..... n. tie up the money of Ihe So<:,.~ in the Bank 10 DO (lne eOllld dn. .. it U •• pl them-• elvu.' H. h.rtllu nid. "Tbu. if )'011. will net bow bdcre thorn it will pro.c that ],00 .te Ttbdlioll'.~ They furtht< .&id to Brochu Wisdom If !'\lin follows u. the wakt, ;t will be the 'Judie' (rderrina: 10 PI)'self) ",ho wiU be ruponsible ,ltogctber,~

BROTHER WISDOM'S LETTER A fe. da,. tater, Brother Wisdom wrote me the follo .. i~g

letter:

"DLU BurrH1::t RI/TIIPJ'OQ:-~III ...; •• 01 the tryil'&' experi.ncu throllgb .. bich

YOII atld your ... oei.o.tu ... e p&ni". it .eems proper that t ,lIoald gi.e JOII ill writia&, • b.ief ,ummary of wh>lt I ,,!d, lor .... ill per.oo .. hile it! o.lc.,o.

-rhe UUZI •• 0 the chu,u made _piatt )'00 by. the 'Boud ~Utlb<:r: .. bo .ppu~tI)' ,ullm.d to .peak for the other th • .., with whoPl be II in lea.rue, mi,hl be tomp .. hmded in one , ... Ialce: y",, ' <lr. " ~T'" "/owlllo';I, . But 10 ~1uiz. bridly: You bave oY<r·rid<Jm the Clarter of the Society, .el 1Ii<l. iu By-La • ., and i&'IIortd the Will of the F"O\Ulder. in .hort tIlat you a •• flIonin&' .v.rywh ... with • hi~h hand. withont rep.<i to the ta .. of Gc<J or .........

"'Th. ·.o.e IPOt' ....... to be that yoo han not ·con. .ulted' .. bat ' Ora . 01'. has dubbe<J the 'Bi, Four' in cy • .,. littl. <ietail pertainin, to the m ..... ' ..... nt of a!lir-m othu and pllin.r words th:u th., wOllld a"d .boald be the Real dirWQrs of th .......

~It b opv!ly charled-alld this wal reputedly Itat.d to me, thu )'OIl are nt llpon .... i .. , .. V the So· ciety il )"ou cannet .... n thin,. )"Cu. own war.. in oth .. word., ,ou ar. actult.d altog.ther by a Rule or Rui" Spirit Qlloting lb. word. 01 OIlr vittoriou, Puter. 'Tbey leem Ie be ~ilty of the "cry Ihi~gl they citu,. api~u you.' (Thi. from. letter writ· te~ ju.! • sbort time before hi. d •• th, a copy of which .. In "'y pon.uio~.) Th.y say thq aU rt­prded u but 'Dllmm;t.,' .~d appare~tly th.y would makt of JOII I 'Figurehead.' Th, •• etm, to bt th.ir r,ol '~"OJl-to take .U po"'.r out of your hand. la"" .. hat thoy are tuilling that yOIl .hollld ex.rd ••.

~It i. Iruly citara.a that rou have ,ct uide Brotht. RUII.lr, arnn:r.m.nn in tht conduct of afh." at hcadqll.lrtus. They Ip •• ial"e in thi. the (ontr~et of 1011. 01 the Dnm~. the 'throwinll" Ollt,' as thq upreued it of Ihe Analopbont. and chan!:inl the methodl of cond"eting the Putonl Work. The" yo .. hav. Ifl Brother Macmillan over ent')"body and neryth,nll", on. whom they bnDd as a Cur and •• 0und .. 1. ney !etm to think no more of 'evIl .pulcinl' than of the anticipat.d ple~sure of .itting­down and .. ,ing a good dinner. I could nol .cpu, the awlul thin~. they said to m. about dear brothtr Mac-not mo .. ly the cal. o f a wt'1J"V ~'Gd but wt'a.p ~r<1J"l, tht in .fret:'! he i, • di'in •• to the Lord I caUIO. I lill.ned 10 ,11 Ihit withollt •• mon· . tram:. for I wlnt.d to .ee how In th.y would 'A and ho. ","ch of Ihe Spirit of the Adve •• ".,. L~fJ' would mlnilnt. buidu I ..... 11 knew thl! ."ru!s we\11d be wo ... than IIltlu., a ... ut. of ener.,.. I leel Illre thlt this WII bUI the .. ork of the Devil From C(ftain otb.r i~lormuion that cam. to me. t b.liev. I would be ...... n"t.d ill lurmi.in, Ihat this 'coil .p •• kin .... ;. being , • .,fy indulged in by th ... poor d.l"d.d Br.thren. I "Iy th.m from the bottom of my hurt, lor 1 10". th.m .11. ~So thi. il tht kind of • man you hue .hOltn

for you. Uo.,tona,,1 and th.y ar. r .... lv~d that 'thil IIIUI 111.11 1I0t rule ovet th ..... ' Tiley are lOt ther.­fore upon 'brukin, ),011,' and lIy .mphati~l1y Ihat

Morll;Mg ... ill ehnrre th.i. purpo.e, nv. th e death of onc of Iheir mem!>c .. 01 Ih. DQard_th. officetl are not eonojdcr.d II mcmbeu_THEY ITo THE Board 01 Dir.eto ...

"For lome rca.On the Lord I.em. to hlYe purpo.ed that I .hould have bcc~mc ponclled 01 thele fa~., for 1 .eally tri.d to . ... d. "hat cam~ 10 mL (The mann.r I hue al .. cady uplained to )"011.) I tri.d to r .... on with thi. poor Broth.r but ..... 00 ,.em. to h .... ,one from hi ... altoloth.r. I then .... ro.d him of what the .uulU would be if th.y plITlu.d the coune oulli~ed to me-thai it wOllld lor.ly w,ed< the work of the Society. He fr • • ly admitttd that he too .... w Ihi .. b"t there It a GREAT Principle .t IlIko which to lorllkc would m.an the lou 01 hi • crown, tht P.i.z.L Th.relore 10 my warni~rr be was imm"ne. r then plead.d witb him to let Brotherly Lov. continlle. 10 t:antrol Ht ,.olrswl d •• p Love for YOII, bllt protut.<J that he .muu be 10;1/11,</ to hi. ..... ardlh'l Of lou the Crown prorniscd 10 the bilh_ 'ul lIewar.. H. jlln had to do what h. did not I,k. to do,.tc. So .11 my dforu .... rt in nin. I made ~o imprUSlon whatev.r. tho uRI. we .ontinued this talk from. little alte. eishl o'doc:k till. quart.r of one A. M.

"The list of thei, p"rpot. b.inr to OI1.t Brother Mac and ,.",,;1 )"ell to conti nil. at P ••• id.nt .itholll pow.r-what they call 'Tllt Board: the 'Bi&, Fou.,' "10 to run thin,., you to rive )"ou r appro .. l. )"our con •• nt it 1I0t 10 be ..,k.d for. If thcy (:IlInot ,et ( ofltrol by pcactlul m.thod. the~ th.i. pu"..,.e i. to invoke the law 01 man, tic up the mon.1 in the Banle. 10 no one bllt th • • t of their duiiftlilOn can draw. Th~ protut howev.r tbat this wo"ld "ot be .pp.a!inl' to C ..... r, but I 'Wollld like 10 know what clse it in rulity i., II I nid to th. brother. Then if )"ou wit! not 'bow to th.m,' it "ol1ld 'prove that )/0" ,r. t.belliou.,' ete. What n""'l th.y 'Would do wa. nol ""'plained. but il nt'" follow. in the .... ke 01 ,u.h cOu"e it wo"ld bot the 'Jud,e' who would be .upon­,ibl. DIIO/l:.tho •. You ... not . pok.n of as BrQIII.r by thtst, it sum •.

"Ther. may b. oth.r pein" I touched llpon in mJ' t~11c with you ... hich I have omitted; if so, il Is merel), b ....... they line llipp.d from my mind for the 1'10-m.nt Ho .... er. If JOO recall .ny poinu wbich in your opinion .ould be of nrvice to you, theo rei ... !!. my mind pluse. .

"In closinc. t th ink t should 1&1 that if t did not firmly believe lOU and )'011' .o-Iabore •• to b. in the Ab.olul, ";g~1 '0 thi. eootrov."J', t woutd "1'0 IlItt as fr •• ly II I ...... d. th. lto.t.menll her.'n. am nOt thinking 0' coolid •• ina man'. Ipproval I "_d for wh.t I believe to bt Ih Lord'. IrTl.nl~m""L Th. Lord Pllt )"ou Brcthru where you arc. not rna ... II il hard therefo.e for m. to beli.ye that "'0" . hollld Pllt you out. Btlt His will be done.

"In I;ne •• e" love and . ympathy, "You. broth •• by Hi. Grac ••

MW. 14'. WIlIXIM."

Ln.nin, that [t .11 tI,e dettrmination of thUt brolh ... 10 lake char,e of the Soci.ty and 1'IIn it er wreck it (whicll in my opinion would be the lure r.,ult if Ihey did tak • char,.) and knowing that thC)' had no 1.&":11 right to do 10, I con .. d.red Strloll.ly what my .t.pl .hould be. I con.~lted some promin.nt Ind ",is. brethren u to my course. I "k.d, ~Shan I «,ifln II President and let thue oppolin, one. take ehargtl" Each ·one 01 the brethrtn r.plied, "Brother. the Lord Pllt you wh.re you .... and to resiS'n Or quit would b. dillQyai lo the Lord."

SOCIETY'S ONLY POSSIBLE COURSE I left Chi.a,o on Ihe nisht 01 the 11th .od w.nt to Pim.

hur,h. and th.re tool< 1 .... 1 attioo 10 have a proper and [.pl Board constitllted u h.r.inafter explained. I did thi. as a luI relort. On Friday, tht 13th, I arrived at Brocklyn, an6 that day I had a conve"uio~ .ith Brother Ritchie .nd . toted 10 1.'1'1 that I probably .ould h.ve to be .wly the litter part of the w •• k and tUIJOIled that "'. meet ... Board On Tunday, Ih. 17th 01 ]lIly. H. replied, Nl think that win .oit III btller." 1 thereupon .ent nOlice to Broth •• Pierson, .nd •• rved notic. On uell of Ihe br.thren above

named, •• lli~i" the mcct;ni for TII •• ~ay, July 17th. Tht next

Au.un I. "" HARVEST SIFTIN,GS

d~y !.h, fou' brothers . dd .... ed • I.lter to Brolllu Pi ... on urift, lIIat the "'e .. in, would not be held On the 17th. Re· ce,v,nr thi. inlo .... ation Brother P~uon lelt(faphed me to know why. I wired him tll"l J h~d 110 not'.ec In.t Ihe nlOot· in, could not be h,ld; that the f<XIr br~th.en wus a. Ih, Beth,l Home .~d the m.,,;n,. would b, h,ld, and for him to .om,. Om the afternoon of Mond~y. July 16th, the follo .. i"II' I.mr wu hln~.d to me by BrOlh" H, .. h:

~}. F. RutBP.1<lQ. -B,th,l

~D~ BIOTH" :-"Your IIOt. u , e •• iv.d .dyiti~r UI that • m •• t·

i .... of Ih, Board of the WAf'C1II ToWD. Bmu AI<1I Tuc;-r Soc:rv il ca lled for Tuesda)' moroi"r, J\lly :7. TII.OQ.

~Io reply ..... ould . ay that )'our cou's< hal b .. n such III rupe<t to !h. ",alt" in "uut ion •• to com· plicate It to ""clt an U'tn\ that .e wi!! not no .. be r tldy to baY. a ",utin, of th Boa.d before the 20th.

"W. hue .. cently hand.d )'ou thr •• or four re­qll.lt! for a ", •• tinr, II .hich .e hoped that our &f. bin lIIi,bl ha • • be,n .. ,Il.d smi<:abtr and in .hort o. de.; hul .... cr. rdu .. d. Addit'o .... l1y. ",>In .. ..,d btu tl.lk hal b .. n sprtld o.broad lbout us. lOd th.tlto 01 ";olOl:co have b .. n i"u.d by you. '.p.<:ili . opru'llt1t;ve·- .. iol,nce h,;nl" &lIempted, and that ,pintt four 01 th~ lep.!1)r conltitu'ed ......... , ... and offi .... . of our $oci.ty. W. have onl,. to r<!IUt .. hot • 1 ~7 llIov, : 1101 .. will ~ ... ~ B<HlriJ'",ulilog ~.fQr' 110, ZO.1o i .... /QA., i"h . ...

"WI .. ill.d.ue)'o" .. he= .e.hall b. Ut. po.ition for I Baud . "c Ch~e.

Very lruly, "'R. H. Hru:lt,

:k~: ~H~ "L F. Ho",:a<s.~

WHO CONSTITtfTE T HE BOARD O F DIRECTORSl

Ha..; .... ;n mind the upui,"ce' 0 1 the m .. tinr of the Board bd<I 011 !h. 20th da,. of lun~ LIld ... in, that Ihe .. breth.en •• r. Ihow"'r • b&d . p,nt, I .... it .... ne~.na,.,. 10. me to di,cloo •• bal 1 had known .ioce Jao .... ,.,.. 1909. bllt wbich 110 ooe 01 .. ncepl Broth .. R" ... n kn.",. 10 fa ... m,. kno.lcd" II'OU er had eccuion 10 ~nd 0111. In ordor thl! rou mly ""d.n1lIld why 1 look the aetioll her.inlfter m.nuoncd, I ht i.ft,. d .... ib. th. 1.",1 .Utu. 01 tho WATCH ToWD. Bmu: A'" T ..... c;-r Soc;TETY Ind tbo P"'.LlS PUL .... Auoc;u.r1o".

Th. WAlCH To,"", ntO~. Alftl Tv. ... S~ i. ~ P.nn· .yl.....u.. ~rpo.a'ion. and ,u opo .. tion. frem a lepl .... nd· poill1l .re con..6.~.d t~ that Sta... Th. Ia .... u well II iu chi" ... «qllir .. thlt the BOI.d of Di"clon Ind office .. mllot be chO" " at ",e<lin,. h.ld in Ih. State of P ..... SJI""" ..... :;:'u~Q "~~~r.::;,.,(l': tt·:v~·~~~d 0~1 '&ir~::.I·~h~!. ~:: tlneiu thin b. &u.d by th. remlinln, membe .. Ih ... of .ithin I .... ty dlY . aft .. ch . ..... tlnoy ..... un. Ind failin~ 10 Ii.!lnch YlClI\C)' 0' "e>.nd .. withia thirty day. th. P.e.id."t is th.1I aulhori ... d to lin IUcit vac::anc:y 0 ..... c:anc;iu. and tho p.rlOIl 00 .. Iected by . itb .. method .han hold offico .. D,· rector unill the lIext IDn~al declion 10 b, held hy the Ih;o.r.· holdu ..

The Chart ... 110 .proTid .. that the Board of Dir.eto," .hall bold ollice fo. life. hilt !hi. pan of Ih. Ota"" i. ~nln...,. to the ltatllie of Ptnnl11 .... oia .. hich proyidu Ihat h •• hall hold lor ooe ,tlr. Tbe faeu .how that B.oth •• J. D. Wtight wao el,ct.d U1 lli04 by the Board of Direclor .. and hi. to"" of (llIie! therefor. upind ia Janw.ry. I90S. I. F. HOlkinl 10' .. 1 elected 12,. !he Board", 1908 Ind nol .... Iect.d lin«. A. I Ritchi . ..... d«wl in 1911 lad dt ...... d. deet<d 10 ofliee II Vi .. Pruidon~ hil term upi.inr Janulry 6th, 1911. when B rolh, . A. N. Pi,rocn ...... lect.d II hi. l uee ... o ... B.oth.r R.. H. Hirsh ...... elect.d by lelion (II Ihe B"".d. lo-eall.d, a~ Btooklyn in March, 1911. N.ither 01 Ihu. b •• three b ... t .. ided in the Stat. of Penn,ylvanil for more thin h. y ..... Neither of !hOI. breth"n wne I.,al member. 01 the Board 0 1 Oi.«I.,", .. would app.ar from the lel{ll opinion by Mr. H. M. McCaulIh.,. ..... 11 known ,(lrpo.at,on Ilwyer of Philadelphi>.. We quote f.om hi~ written opinion u followl:_

LEOAL O PINION

MWith ... peel to the IirSt queotion: if thor •• 10, ' 1 Bai rd oIOi.«to .. l 11 10. who "" member. 01 the Board' So.· tion 17 of the ltatllt . <:Irrre .. lr p,o.,d .. that the Bo .. d . holl be cho .. n Innull1y br the .ha .. holderl or m.mh.... TIIi. proyi"on of , h. Act II ","ndatory. bocaYle it ; ••• n .. ttl.d by j udicia! luthOrity that Ih. chortOf of the ~rpontion ""­not (tlInc PO"'" or pd.-ileau contruy to of incoruutent with the .tatut.; in which cue In lell don. ia p" .. "aDcc of . uch lefOl po .... . ... bnc.d in Inicl .. of incorporalloo wOllld b. in.alid. (10 Cye. La .. 6. P.oc.du re au.IU, Albriabt .... Lafayo"e Nln. 102: PI. S t. 411.)

"Apin 'wh ... the ltalute .utbori,," th o . 1.ction of tb. Bo .. d of Dir. etorl . IItJ' ,""omo or orlJ"lDu , tioo whicb d'I' ~en ... "'th the .talUt. may be r.p.rd.d .... fnad upoa the .o.poration.' (10 Cyt 1.. 6. P. 318.)

"'Tb .. dore. ,t i. ob ....... u. thl! the dir.<lo," who _cr. no~ elected by Ih. vole of !h •• harchold, .. <:anno' .. ... e the COr­poration in tbal c:ipacit,.. nor u e .. a e .ny 0 1 the dahl.! .nd.. priv;I'i" IlIlCh,nl" to ,aid ollict. Othc .... i .. , the BOlrd would b •• xcrd.inl , ...... luthOrity thaa that (taMod 121 th. Aot of A ... mb,.. ,ivif,a corporate cxil t<nco to the S<>­ciely iLl.II. In • word. th, directof1 01 the Soei • .,. e>." po ..... or ..... i .. no lI.uter authority than upr .... d b,. I.~' Act of NICmbl;. Th. SQ,i'!1 '" the eruNrc of !h. A", of A"emhl,.. and a 1 r;ghu .ad loabiHti .. of the office .. · and d'.ecto," lIIull b, controlled, ro.ero. d and "ruLatcd hy Ihe v.ovuion 01 th, Acl.

"Further. Iny /ro.'I"'1I 01 tho chlrter ",hicll ;1 contnty to the ,,~tu" .. il be di,..p.ded .... d th~1 pan of the chlrte • ... hiclt i, in h_""o",. ... i!h the .ta.~t, ... ,11 be u~hold. Hence. that part of the chart .. p.ovidine thai the Board . haU hold o!!ice fo. li f .. II obviouoly of no lepl ,"«~ bocalUe tX­p .... t,. repulnant u> the Act 01 ....... mbly wbich ttll" that the dlre.IO," . hall hold ollie. for One ,. ....

"Pa,...(tapll Sth of the charte. wi!! b. <oc.tnt.d 10 mean ... hat il lay. ; nlmel,.. th.t wh .. , • "",caney 0 ...... ;n th. Board 01 Di •• cton. thea the .e_inin! merob ... 01 tho Board may .. ith", twen ty dlYI m •• t ... d Ii I IUch ....... er .... ~d if the ...... no:y b, nOI Ii.II,d within thirly day •• Coon the P.uid.nt rna,. appoint lome ODe II) fiU Ih. vo.eatlc:y. bUI the po .. on to 101ec,.d hy ,ithet method coold hold office ooly unti the 110;:1 annual dectioll h'ld by the momb ... 0' I Io.:I .. holde... TItil i, the ooly colI,truction ill blrmony .. ith tb •• UNt.. III bet. it i. a r"l. of la ... that .. ber. t."e .~biect matt .. 001l1l;nl DO Imbiltlity Ind is fr •• It om difEe"lly. i t .ill b. coMtnt. d to m ..... uo.etly .. h.at t.~e wo rd. imply. Tho.dor •• th. COli' c1Y.ion il u-rnistibl. thlt M...... Wril~~ Ho'ki:u, Ind Ritch" or. in no I ..... 01 II,. word kpl y ",,,,,b ... of the B03.4 of Oi.octo<l Ind Iny leU p .. fo.mo~ by th.", In thlt c:r.~c,t, .. ould be void .nd of no I.pl drm .nd the, would be an.w. rable indi .. idually to l.I>y petlO'" d .. llng with them.

"With ... peet to Mr. Hi"h. the flctl .how that h. ~ • • I« .. d by the Oo;>..d 01 d,recto<l alte. H. C Rock ... olL whom he lucce.d.d, bad ruipe<l. R<Xkwdl bionelf ""d ... the 1&<10 .... ne .... fqally a m.mber of Ill. Boatd.

"Ilul r,"nt, ho ........... Ihl • l.pI VlClIIC)' did uilt, I ... "'!rUm.at lake. the chart.r ""p' .. II,. p .. ..,dod Ihat il tit. Do •• d neglect ' 10 611 lb ..... concy .. ,\bon thirty dar .. th .... npon and ia Ihat n.nt, the Pruident hal u<lulivo ... thorit:Y to .upply tlte u .. nC)'. nocirw,l1'. r .. i","li~n ..... &<C. pt.d rebrua,y 8th. 10)1', an d Hi.oll ..... Iected by Ih, Board 01 O"o<to .. March. ~h. 1917, II10rc thla CoU"l)' daYI aftc. Rotk .... ll·. reoi~tion. no .,.bt 10 /ill !hI nClI\C)' II that tim~ r .. ted with the P r .. id.nt IIId th. act of th e Bo",d . • 0 .... Ued. w" a IISUrpltiOIl of the ~uthorit:J of the Pruidcnl. and in di.~ .onllicl with the e.~lmr .... d for !hat .... on. of no 3Vli1. An additional .... on .h,. that tho electioll 01 H; .. h .... wholly i1I,p~ is th.t !h, m' '''''1 .... h.ld In the Stat. 01 N,w York . .. hil. the chart .. p ro"; co thl! the m .. t. in, •• hall be held in the City of AIl.gheny, Penn ' rl",";'. HIS elcchOn to the Board wu wholly extn· territoru.! Uld 10' Ihll additionll rcaooa. Ib.olutel,. and io4i.putah1,. mepl and void. Under no circum.tancel th.1I 0111 it b. b,ld that Hi"h i. I 1 .. ",1 member 01 t.". BOlrd ..,d any acll dooe 0. p •• fe.m .. d by him in th_1 e>.pocity .ould be "fOid .nd of no 1.,...I . "ccl.

OFFICERS ARE A LWAY S MEMBERS OF BOARD

"A, to .. ho arc the lepl rcp".(ntlltiyu of the Sociu)' ;1 i. Ip~artnl that Menn. Rutherford, Pi . ...... Ind Vl n Am. burgh ar. th. only perion. who I •• qWLli~.d to let II I ~ch . Th.y ..... ,Iected to office 1\ th. annual ", .. ,i", of !he So.

" nART'!;ST SIFTINGS

Cicty'l .. oak" or Ib.ortholdcn Oil til. 6th dar o f Jan ..... ' 191'. In , ..... u .. oa to .. '0011 01 th" IIla.elIold ... lopU, p,,,. cnl IIUI rcptc •• "tt4 in AU.,hen,. FUNL The ,hauhold." uduli .. J,. """ ... Ill. '!«bYe lranehi ..... d til.,. done an aertiN conll;I"..,1 po .... ., al14 thqr aloo, b .... Ih. richt 10 .1_ ofic.n. Tb.io mnbal YU h.ld In uric!. complian« with th. prorilioOl of the cha.rtu ludl. It folio .... thaI tbcI ....... &100" poOlar the IUtIIorit)' 10 let for . od 10 be· hAlf 01 t.~ CII~ntion. The bct that the lull Bo&rd of Direct" .. was !lOt deded II .holl1 +m .... 'uial Tile oM .. • ""I.u .. 4id elect three olli .... , .. ho b,. 'Oir\II( 01 ",.i. d«lioo to ollie ... d .A, /onru 0/ ,II, c .... r1tf' ......... , IA.t~11 BH'~ .f Dir,,'O". '.lJtll.III~' rig/oll ad t...w.,,,. DW«I .... III ,hot1, It belne .d",llIed thu tiler. wu .. ",cdial of the "' .... bu. hdd " ' lb. prU>c;jp.oL ollicl 01 III. oo.po .... lioll ia pu ........ '" to the pro",.io ... 01 the chlrter, II ",\lido Wu ... . RIIIlI.rlord, Picn .. ,," LIId v .......... borIb 1U •• timed, III.,. ... . ch& .... td. .. ith tht nopo ... ibility of Ui. ad",inillnlicll of th~ all'&ir . of Ill. Soci~t;y an4 CUDOt be held .npclllliblc to .... , _ bllt I.'" Society. n.,. C1D be held fCipono.ibl .... d .. . "'potlIilIl. 10 the olu.teholdtt ... bo ,Ioct.d Ill .... at the '<p­Ia. anDW .... di~'. nen be;"" a """"'T Ia tlK Board "f Oi.OCIOfi and tlK aharthold ... DCllectiq to ,"ppl, WI .-aeuocy •• r><! .... Boa.d "I 01.«10<. hn;", la",J;~d It .. ith ... IhIrtY d.lIo the P ... iduol could appo"'l _bet. 10 INk. up Iha filii Board, p.o";ded tha.1 Ill. IIIini"' ....... limbe. of dlr_ _ ........ ~d ..... uideoott 01 Pe:r> ... 'I ....... ia .. hUI 10 Ii>" poi,au.iJ'-

THE PEOPLES PULPIT ASSOCIATION I .. 111(9 B,other R .... .u dui,ed to ........ Ole .... ,k of tht

Sode.,. 10 B ..... klfIL I wu ,I P;lttbu.,h at the time at biJ ' .quut, Iookirl, ",10 10 .... l<pl matter, for the Sodct)'. BtoOlcr Rllutll ulud iIIe to ... If the WAn:.x To .. a B,,,, An T .... <;t Soo:ttrr could be rcr\JI .... d as , co'l" .. tloo '" the StaU of N ... yo.k. AIIU" Ihoroll,h aamllatico 01 th< .... It ... I Iold hi'" it could ""I be dooc. b«aIlOC it iI a "00_ .tock corpo .. tioo o'pn .... d "..det !.he Ia ... 01 P.IItI.'I ....... ,~ 0.04 th .. , iI 110 ,.0yII;"0 in the ta .. 01 the Stlte of N ... York lor .. rUt ....... IIIcb • louisn to<lIOftll..... AoI"d. thea., .. bal a1111d b. dooe, I told Broth .. ~I.II that a ne .. corponl"''' coaI4 be orpah.d in th. Stlt. of N •• yo,k. 10 do tha Socier,'1 .. o.k thu.; .ad h~ .. q .... t.d "'. to ,UP'l'. • ch.artc .... d orpniu ,Iida • o>rporatio ..... hich I did-

IA th, 5~ri.o.l of 1\109 th. PwtLu P~ ......... Auoe .... nc ...... oflQ4td .... d.' 1. .......... be .. hip corponlioll Ia .. 01 Ne. Vo.k SIIIe. Jlln . boul that tillle, ........ y .. UI ........ be •.• ...... '1 .. .,. .to .. apin .. B.othu Rllu.l~ '" .. bleb the cop­lpinlon ...... It"",~'i ... to Olllt hi ..... P."o. pI th. COa­(rcplioa at Pittsbu"b. lAd &I", to .. ,oclc th. Soc, • .,. . B.oth •• Run.U uk.<t if "" .... p.oy;'ioo <ollid b ...... 4 .... ~,otccUoa apOut .~cb rebellionl, in OIt o,pniDtion 01 !.he n ... COt1)Oratio.... 1 •• ",.",bte' .. pl,ln, 10 B,oth .. Ruu.U 10 the clltel thll 1 .. auld dn.w IUch a .hlt'" II .ollid m.ak. it impouibll 10. 11'1, of th. ,cbe4 ,0 let hi", out du,in, bio lile u..... 1 ... 011 tho a..rtu of th. PIOI1.U P1,!LPIT AotoClA­noll, .. bleb cltart .. ,i~u th. P,qid.nt th ... ol th. dt., ... ,_ ....... t ••••• 1 .f "'"".I,Ai .. g ." .A. $,." " N"" y .. k, , .. ,.1 .. 1"9 '4 IA. $.nt'y'I.'o;#'I. A Proy;.ion of that Ch .. • I" n.dl:

-rh ... 'd a1rpon.tloa IhaLl ha~ ... olli . ... the followiq: A P,ui<t ... t, .. ho lhall b •• 1«Icd h, th. Boa,d of Directo .. at til. liut ",«tiIIl thcreol. and • l:.aU bold hll cISco fo, life, .... d .. ho •• du'T , haU be to p.Cli<t •• , !!t. "'~ "f the corpora 11o" ., of tho Boo.r1I of Dirccto ....... d bue th. ,.".nl ... pcr-~',ic .. aM tonl:ol IlId ... IAI' ....... I 0 th. H.in ... ... d alh.u of .. id corpo"Iio",~

n ... 0.1t 1lI ••• dl •• wu mond to Ill. SI.l.I~ of Ne .. York .,,<t aU llIe I'.opt...,. ~u •• hu.d ;" the n.",. 01 Ihe N ... yo,k ~orpon.tion. ud .11 Ill. I'pl alh,,, of the SOC;.I, ..... don. ,II 'u .,.,., ..

THE 'LEGAL STATUS Th. 'I""'ioo thco IfOI. b.twu" B,oth" RIIII.II Ind my·

Itll .. to .. lI.ot .. o\lld b. th. pri~il'r" of Ih. WAf.:a To .. a BtaUI ..... T .... CT SIlClttT f,o'" a 1.,-1 ollodpoint ;11 th. Slate "I N ... 'ror"" I .dyiocd him llI"-t ,t had 110 icplltlndill, in N ... Yo.1<. Thett h ... pli.d, - I .. oold like 10 p.u .. ~. L'. "."" ... <t bay. the .OtTuPOnduou don. In ito n.am ... ,h. f,icad. It. b.n .. acq"aillte<t .. ith T •• WAtca Town So­r;rnT.- I ,.plied t!l1I thio could be <too,. 10 100, .. ao ou .. i .. d IAt I.~.l "uution, .od Ihe Soc •• ", w .... ld b. ml;ft .. ;~.d .. itlt . n of ,10 o.i(ina! PO ..... 'to~;ded ,h •• ftft~~1 el~,io~1 If. hid I .. Pinob~"b.

The Itltut. 01 p-s= gAd ..... bleb !he WU('11 ToWEl Bmu An TOACT Ia 0:r. ..... ed all.u .. l, ,,0-yidd thaf at lUll th,", _",be .. of • Boa.td . hall be .ui­tS ..... 01 the Sill. of P ...... ,I .... oia, ",d that the mcmben of th. B .... d 01 Di.cctou .baU be elocted hy a ..... tin, htld \11 lII. Stat, 01 P.o ... yl.,...;. b, the lha,choldu., ",d 't1.Q.add fill.d by Ih. B",,'d 0, tho P.uidcnt, ~riMg ... 1111 $l4f. _, Pl • ....,""" ....

Aft .. the OII!h.tak by lilt ... L H inh, HOlkiN ... <t othen .t the B.th.1 Homt, I ..... """,. octioll .. ould be ncc .. oa".. I lried , .. 1.1Ith .... _ .th"" ' ''''"1 tho lera! , tlNI "f the 1"0 Soci .. , ... bill did " .. t .uccud. t IIW il .. ....w be noc .... ". 10 IIIbmil lo",e I<pl ,.001. B.othe. Ritehie ....... rked llIat, ~If ,Oil CUI . h .... m. b7 tht law that tht P.uid..,t II e.Qlitl.d 10 be the ma ... ,.t. thell t will , "bm;1j I woot to d .. th •• ilM thin,.- At I coolld ... d til ..... n •• I thogaM It hut 10 ,to_ CUre a kpl ",Ioi" .. fro", "''''' ia..,." .. ho had .. 0 101 .... 1 in the .... 11 ... ,,,d colllcqueA1I7 I call.<t .. poo a .. cil lato .... .0,PO"tico Ia...,. .. 10 Philadelphia, .. bo io th""""lhl7 (a.",i1ia. with th. Ia., ollhal Sute, .... d I .. bmlnin, to him. <OPr of "'e oa\cial .eco.dl tad the ch ...... , h. ,rcpu.<t ... nttat OpinlOG, ... d .... held, u _ h, the ~;'''100 {o ..... "", that a~ith •• W.irht, Rltdtic,.JIIrtII 110(' HOI";'" .. er, 1eP.l "'_­be .. of the Boo.«I of OIrocto ..... d thai th. P.u,dcat ha<t Ihe 'ichl 10 .ppoint Iou. merabc... Th. ditoet .... 01 th. corporation ohOllld hay. be ... elected at Piruhurab at the . "",,,..1 .!octio" in Jill"..."..

N.tIIttIU,. J09. will .ok W'1r.y. thtd. <tid roo DOt !(i •• IUch .d~ic ... tit ... I ... ;., .. r W, ''IIJ 10 thai I ""<t lato .... this co"ditio" ' '''ce 1909; bllt ha<t ... , tlte4 .. PltUb .... h 10

!,nu".. t wOIIld hne laid _y,,11 OPt" to tII~ critid .... that ... at o"c, berinll"', 10 opact tho COli ... bk ... b7 BroL~.'

Run.n • ..,<t IlIb~lI.nt crllid,m by .utaio btctbrco p.Oy .. thai m, uo".lu"on in that ... pect .... i.hl t ...... acd thai .. e .. ould I.t II .tand II lon, u u.tyth .......... t "" .... 011' io""ly .... B.olhu RIII"l1 lAd my •• 11 had oo~ 'IT .. d; theA tbere .. OIIld b. 110 occa.ion 10 di.llIl'b !.hat COUtie.

MOVING CAUSE FOR APPOINTING FOUR WEM_ BERS OF THE BOARD

Wh", 1 ..... t to Pilu£II'lh to Ippo"'t fOil. _be .. of !be Boa.d, th, lollo .. i .... 1&eII w ... Itt "', ",,,,d: n. I ...... broth ... _tloa.d had ap.nled th.ir dct.t'ml.t:I-

....... to t:ak. the """,..-""1 01 tha aft'&iro of Ill. Soder,. out of "'J' budl .. Iocr. It wu 1cpIl, ,lace<!, both hy th •• w .. hold ........ d th. Boud of INmon, .fJI<i 'DI il III their hindI.

The B.th.1 FI",il, ..... ill ~ hirh ft ......... • t:o.u b_ .... of L". cou ... 01 coaduct til. Iou' had be ... pan";"l lor ...... . .... kI. n. clIicc fo.ce Wli di.,urb.d. and th.uttll.d to tun th.

mom.nt thelt 10 ... look cha'l. Sty.",1 of IlIt ~i1rri"" h. up ..... d th.ir du.nninatlon

til quit 'he .. ork II til." f ..... tool< ch.~ So",. "f the fo ... had ,tattd th,t til., ... n COIIIoltlll, 10...,.,,, to ..... hat IhCT could do with ..... o..e "I th~ir "",,,be' IwI .... d •• co •• " thrul 10 "" In

.b. "UCIICC "f oth ... that th. W"tca Towu BtaUI " .... TOACT Soc::Jrn coliid take .... , th, I",d •• so thai th. Pr.o­rt.a PtIU'tt AI.Joa.\noll COIIIeI IIOt ""''''11 ill N ... Yorl<.

Th. Ita ..... ..,! 1Md. tt' BrotMf Wilda", by Brotb ... Hlrll\, _ of tbe f ....... to Ih. de<': thai they .. ue .. I "PGa ..... ulr. tAr _~ IIId DOulln, cou1<I chaqt tllciT pa:fIOlC .... th • ~eath of ""'. of tbtu' mcmItc, .. IIId if th.,. -ad ..... In PCOI~Loo. by peauf .. 1 ",.1IIodo thq woaId mook. the Ia .... LI1d tit a, th. _, in the baak 10 00 Oae cogJd dra .. It bul th.", : ..... d that If _lei aot bow bdor. th..,. it .... lIld p.o .. that 1 .... rcbel1loua ad II th. raiD of th. Socl.ty .houlel lollo .. 1 ",,"Id " to blame Ill<! ru""".ibl. alto-,eth.r. .

Tbl. thtut, coupl.<t .. ltIt the ael;"" IlIIt Brother Job ... on had tlk ... ;" Enaland III •• tuall, !JOin. ;"10 th. tCi".u ud ",in, liP Ole lfIOitct 01 tit, Soc;'!)" ",d IIJcinr "'0:09' OIIt of the .aI. and fo<c,bl, ukin, PO" .. I;O" of th. o~ ood kIIo ... in .. tb.- h, wu ,dN '", th ... fOil. b .. th • .., Ill<! di­,ectin, th.i. COli ... led III. to beli.v. tltu Ill.,. fully intta<t.<t 10 .. t<:mpt Ih. urTJi ... 0111 Ihoi. tb.hl

The qlle .. "'" with _t,theoo ..... : S.\.oUt .rto .. d.t .... 111 lA, _t ./ ./0. S.ri.17 _ulo.d ud du....'''d .... ~/o"llt"JI .A, IlgoI ,"'" ..... iell I/o. wd w , .. , ito -t .\.011.1, ., .. ,""'" ./ ''''/Ut, .... i .. • AI .ffoe. 01 p ... ide:r>t, to ' ....... 1 thi ..... onlflll act b.ina ""rpunted llpon JOU lou! all th • . ha •• holder. th ..... ;loout th ..... rld r

I medila.ed 'ond pn.,e<i o~ .. th. m.n .... ". ",u;b, "'

HARVEST SIFTINGS 11

.id .. co"""Iti111' otll" btethtu u &!Io~, IIId;':'te4. I cs ... t to tht coach .. ioll tII.t il ...... fa,. d"l7 to .... til, POW" .hiell

!l:: ~b!'::l!!!':t :-.: ':J !~~:.I<>In~:~::~ U>t! 1~~~·"Tto,..~ Il .. o.,.holll tho .0.ld .ho I .. 1oolcitI, 10 !lie 10 r..folTll "',. ~"Ii .. leo • blthllli ........ u; .... d I) be anhith III to th~ra "'ollld b. II"llillllllllO Illt Lo.d. ) .uolnd 10 uke Ictioa.

Kao";", that the 1& .... equited th.H ",_ben of tht 800.01 10 "" ultduu of the StaU of P."..".huia, ... d 11111 the I ~poillttncni . kould be _4. i .. P .... ...,.""~ .... t ..... " 10 Pilttb ..... h, I "d OD the 12111 da,. 01 J,.Jr. 1917. Ill ... l."oitol~d Of. W • .E. Spill .... d Brother J. A. Bohlltt, of A1le.hcn,. eo .... tr. P""a.ylnaia, aad Brothu Ceorlt H. Fi.h ••• of SCftI'IIOrl, P ... aoylnni.: ... d Broth.,. A. )'(~illa.n, of Ne. York, ..... eaI"" .. of the BOI.d of Dtucton.

Each of thl lbo •• Damed b •• th .. 11 . imld a wTittln u· CtpWl~' of IIIelI Ip.,...;attntlll. W. Ill .... hid I f"l1 I~d com· plot. Board of 'eYCD ",_"'0, Io-.. il: B.othe,. V ... Am· bl1tlh, Pl .... Orl, Spill, Bobaet, M.cmilla.n. Fith ... I~ d R"llIeT' ford. All of thue b •• th.tIl I~ed I .t:>.llmall "'lIltAt;n, 10 I ..... tin' of the BOlrd of OlTtcton, ..... inl thai m".tinl 01 th. Bo •• d of Oi.KtQ.1 Ihou\d be h.1d ] .. ,. 17. 1917. hid ......... nol;'. of this m.etin, 10 the abo-t. alorUlid br.th.en, W",III. Ritchi .. Hi .. b ud Hoslrin .. II .i11 b. ... n b,. the co ... upoad~ hct .... bdo.o .et ""t, .nd lI.d I.~cir od<ao .. lod"" ... t of .t«ipt of .udo OO~t ..,d a <!~. cliaatloa. to IIlend the IM<:tia~ that lillie bees",o thq .. cre oot YC! read,.. Oa the ... 01't>~ of the 17th of JIOb t &pin uaOWlCed at th~ Beth.1 table tIM ", .. Iia, of "t lIoa..d of Dift~!.On, Lad olle of the 11>0 .•• fov .~~.O&chod _ . -.:td in I Yuy 1a.t01crtt IfIIIIntt ";d, -no ...... U b. DO ... eetinft' of tho Boord of Dir«to ... to-<la,.i l"" IIOdc .. t&!14 thul~ I mcrtl,. .. plied. "Vo.., w.U, brother.

AI the hOllr dulpu.d, the d oly .... d 1 ... U,. coa.uittlted Board 01 Oir.c;to ... of the WioTa To_ Bmul 1.0 T ... CT SoarrY "'.1. .., p" 1I0tice ... d 'COniOOI III ..-rItIna:. and I'''''' ,a.d bu,irtu. leo propu' 10..... At that _liar I .... dt 1 "';lIat ripon of the acU.itiea .nd .. ork of tho Soclcty "nce th. death of B.otlr.er R ..... U. lAd aft .. hcaria, tht repon. L~e Boa.d o f Oit-.ao,. p .... :>Ued .... d . i",.d ... d p .... d I 'lIollilioll. III .... u copy of whiell IpP"" oa I.o .. t p.\: ••

Th 1.lio", of II lcalt t .. o of the fOtl. b •• th .. n .1>0 •• named uk ... 'Ub.Cq .. CDt!Y to their th.au ,ho .. , th.'r lot .... tiOni of Clrryia~ 11110 ~4.c;t their L ..... L n.ir .eI> ...... wu 10 Itt op UQt ....... t amot\l.t the f,.; ... dJ 011 the .eo •• !hat J ..... o.trridin. the will u.d i(aoria, thl Board of Oindo .. ia til ........ , .... ..,1 of the Soa.tT .... d . fl ...... Ii", COft.id· u.~!e .",tim ... 1 " ...... 1 ..... th ... to pa ... fI..oIotio .. ulcin, oul of til,. hand. llIe 1!WUJl:ealCIII of the SocietY'1 .Ihito. Th.,. u:pcc;ted a rn«lial' of Ihe Board o f Dineto .. I<> be held 011 tho 20tlI of 10 I),. 0" SonO,. nirhl. tho 15th of Jul,.. ... d belo .. thC)' hi "'r InIitN.tio~ that t h.d Ilk." Ictio~ 10 'ppo,nt ",nnbc .. of th. Board, Bro!her Ho.kiu CI"coU.d hil I pr,:iatm ... t .t B.ld,.toll, N. ]~ ud ",et B.oth", Hiuk It Phi .dllphia. acith •• of Ill .... h."",~ aft .ppolntm ... 1 th •• e. b,,1 th.,. bath .ppea.ed. ... d It a mutlnl' of tho Eccl .. i. made leau.tlona .,.,ioll Brothe. Van Ambu"b ... d ...,..cll Ind h.d th. frltnd' ... .., mach IIi .... d op. Tho dar bolOro. I had csl1cd • ",ulia, of the B!'OOkl,.... to ....... tion f01" .... other purpo •• 10 be held 011 Wtdacs<il,. air'lIt, 1111,. 18u.­n..,. purpou wallo p.C¥cnl • m.etin, of Ill. Soard U~til aft .. the Brook!,... ... n .... ptioa ~ .. d "'c~ II whic..b lim. the,. upcd.d 10 Illn another ro .. ..,d th ... 011 the 20th meel ... th. Board of Di.tCton I" tic m,. hand , a"d, il I "olnl.d, Ih,. would lie gp the foado of tho btu To be d ...... dited befor. two ... o ....... tion •• oa.\d b ... awea'e<!. ... ome jg.I; ~Clt;01I to <!cp.i.e lite of the 1It ........... ~t 01 lhe Socl~tT.

AU of thio tIIq ...... doiac. bc<:aIlU thq h.d not !>ce" ho"o.od "I' milch .. thq tbOllIM til.,. ......... 11\.lod 10 k n. PMla<!e1pb" a.. .. ;n",lId m. to come the .. On Ihe

ni.bt of th. 20th ..,d .... h I allt.m ... 1 01 llIe lam. In the .ft .... ooa bclo .. I ,12.n.d to Phil.delph" B.oth .. Hi .. h csm. 10 rn. and •• id: ~Brotltcr Rutherfo.d, can" ... fix ,hi. thin, liP'" I .eplied: -t ...... t ... " .. ilLinl to 1;'1 up an)'_ Iki", If it can bo do~e .i~kl.· H. lIid: ~CaIl't)'OII 'put u. bacl< .. w. w." befo •• '" I uid: "No, Brotke' H".k. I canncl. Ind tII •• e i, nO II •• 10 di,,,, .. th .. poinl." H. th.n lIid; ''If:roa.i11 PUI m. back on til. BOI.d, I .ill 1.0 out to Philad."hll Io-ai/l:kt .~d .... k~ it mOto tlu.n nlht .. ,th Ih.", • nd aatllfy u"!},bod),." This r ·p.omptly dltdined, aayin" -No, Bra"' .. H".h, I .... n olro. ,... • .011>;", t ..... 10. 'hi n.nd; ,0 to Philadelphia and tell the tn:tlI. You did ~ • .., • 'Ol'll: in .. oinl' th ... th. oth •• ni,ht .... d ,,)'in, .h.t ,.., .. <!id. Now, if )'OIl w'nl to do L". ri, h, !hia., , .. a"d ,.n IlItm Ih. tNIh. if ,.011 Ihink t.~. Lo.d wo"ld hue ,.ou do

NO REAL VAULT POUND At DO time ha •• tho .bo.1 ....... td fOIl. breth.en o •• oy

other pc ...... abo ..... o ..... d • .... '1 cha,,~ th.1 tho P •• ,i~e .. t bu In -.n\ ........... lIIi .... adllCtt OT ", .. malLl,a:! !!I, co.,a-.. !loa. T q lIem to ho •• , uddenl), tak.n on .... ""fortun.t. duin: 10 recti ... ,,_ • .., ","mbet. of the Bo.rd of Dirtc.-10ro ,nd I .. inlin on .x • ...,io~ .ulllo.;~ III ri."" o.d ... .boUI how tho .. ork Ibould "" don~ 1 ClnoOt 10 ... 11 CX9'U' 'I m),.df ., It b up •• II.d in • 1.1t .. w";IIea .... by on. 01 the pilaf;'" b.oth ... , .. b;.Jr, 1 b ... 10 .1!.IeI>:

-WI",lIba.O. VL, July 9. 191r. "0"", OWlaa RI7nIU'OlllI

-My hcart .<iok .... ft .. IItI .tar II B.thel, to not. tho ...,..Ity. "'od.ntioo,.... ..iodo ... fro", .bo.t di.pla)'ed by Ill. b.et!lno, . peclaU)' On the part of 1110 •• left ;" c..bar,o 10 tlp."enl Ihe Society'. Mill' a,em.nl. With both aorro .. ."d chi"", I ob.u ... d llIe bU ... "" ....... a1nr of 10", •• ho think it io 1 ... ;o1lS bl""d •• tlu.t Ill.,. are not .... d. mo •• pro ... • inent. F.om m, ob ...... tioo '1 home Ind in the field. I f ... that lb." .. "'. b.eth."", ;nllcad 01 ,til-­rift, liP tht Pllrl IIIIlrId.o of t."e lricad ..... 'Owilll' <!isloya1tr 10 the TflltlI and to llIe •• rrico.

"JDltead of tlIiI proccdutt "'.ui ..... ,th I)'IIIpathr it i •• e.eol"', 110 ...... I • di .. d ..... !Ia'. 10 th ....... 1< il would be .. etl . oc..b ..... I.d ",OIle. po ..... It i$ l!so obl.rnble thai the "'00, .pi";t u 1eadlll~ 10 mis.pplicalioN of SctipNre .... d the .. .., ScripNre> .hich rcsd ria:htl1 would , .. tal Iho wron .... en of tbci. COli"" "'io .... d. prou to them thai thq ar. ti,bl. How .ad to Ite dut b .. IlI ..... ppto.clolll, Lb. 'o"ter d •• ka ... .'

~It wo .. ld not "" )'Out ball, dear Broth.r R .. th· plo.o!, II • b.oth .... OUt .pp .. ci.tiotl of hi. ,.lfi.h ",te.UI •• and bI. aad •• app.oo:iatioa of Ill" inle.c.u of the Lo.d'. peoplt, limil.d bit u.ocfulne ... nd coa· .equtnt17 Ilia p'O ... iltcnCl III th e ..... i«. Ho .. e"';derlt II " thai Ic'ti .. ~ .onico 10,"'~ tht b .. th .... i. ci •• n 100000d place o. ~",plcl.l)' loll l ir'ht of wherl l uel> .cd: 10 IIi. Dp ballllll I1IIIpal."" 0 .. thtit .id~ Whal COlI Ihi. be bDI tloo II'1II 01 Sub1 ne "'i ........ o:c b not thai tho Lo.d·. p.ople It. not atrr.d, no, that the 'e...q to biadu.cI, bOI th. Cltitt .,..; ..... Dee il: I.~ .~ ... 01 110.004. nUt lum willin&" thaI th. QII.e ah.n .011' .. ia o.d • • th.t tII.ir prtcialU COld may "" ItIIlod. . ~Whal po .... II Ill ... lEI Ck';O! u.ept thai ci .. en

br the Head' n. ClIII.eI> io not a c!.mocn.q, .., these IU'" to thiok. Wb"" IMn lick. by illlI"""u, majo.ille., I)'nIPlthlu to "i" pow.r .nd pl"Omiaencc nol ri .... by 1110 Lord thq IlIr.ly ove.look tho Divin. 10thO';ty 10 the ClIa.elI. Oa the oth.r 1I .... d. dear broth ... YOD .0 CI.dllll,. .. ok the mind IIld wUl of th. Lo.d WI II ri.u the breth.en confidatcc leo )'0\1. BItCIIIII of thit tho 10 ••• lId elt .. m thq ci ..

lOll ~ .-" 10 bo 'I'&1,,"d t.bI.lI that baed 011 11IIIIIIII. uonblm.. "We CIII ... n tr .... b!. 10 Ihink of th. pollilol. lIOn.

"Qllene. 01 reb.l(iotl a .. inll Out 00\< ...... 1 01 oMdI­..... to th •• in of atitt lEI fa"". 01 OIl, bllllllll. .. ill.

-B. "Oll'e<!. th.t If """c IIIIlre nideal th.t they 110 Io",u 'bald the Head' ia prope, .. tee .... Ow" of til a .. dn. .... )'d lIeltU to .... r H ... d, near" 10 .. c..b othe •• ud do •• r to y."u.df ."d ill loyaltr 10 t."t ocrric:. whiQ it io otU' ",al ... d d.ink 10 .cco .... plish.

MP .. yi .... thaI ".tT t .. 1 ""'1. find \I. lop! to Hio .ilI and OIl . .... ea ... t of """fice, Ire .... , ...

-YOIIn ill the 10 .. Ir\1I le ... ice of O>.ri.l. ~M. 1.. Hu.a.-

THEIR GRIEVANCES AND INTENTIONS

Th. 10\1. b.eth.ClI wbo ho •• take" a po.itioQ i.n oppo.itien 10 the .fr.;" of the Socioty ud .dlllin&" to .ttend the m.et. ito, 01 the Board of Di .. ao .... lId the B.thel fami!r b~ .... ,0 di.,,,.bed ,boat dI. c_ditioll. p ...... il;.", i. b~"''''1 "oc. .... .., for ",e I<> mlkl • l\:It ....... 1 p\Lblicly ;n tloe Oia"' .. Roo.m. which ~, dou Tu .. da,.. the 17111 of 11l1y, 0.1 tho con. dutlon 01 wh,,:h thl "10"'", lor Men ... H, .. h, Ho.lein. ud oL" ... .lIIId. a '''''rU,. , \:II_CDI. lollo .. ed by i ... ~ .. _

l8 HARVEST SIFTJNGS

"ofted tlKed! .. 0<1 th . Plrt of Brother. Hint. ad Ho.1ci .... I" the to~r .. of b., re ..... rks. Broth .. Hi"h ItatCo!. that llIe 'nt .... tion of tho fOil' "J.J to p~ Broth., W.cmill .... ""I of the po.itiOll wbete Broth .. RII ... n 1u.4 pbud bim; that I~cy thOl1;ht h •• bould I>e punubcd.. Findia, ' ft .. tbinr •• rio~ L~at h. could dlarl ...... 'Ih, Brother Hirsh tho, .. for the 6m tilDe, ~I.<I thlt I had lotttJI "'1 .rtic! .. 11\ Tal WAtCS TOW12 in.otu,<I of .rtkl .. written by Bralllu ..R ..... u. To .ho .. tha.t his I tltmoeat ~ .... Ilol •• I uk.d him publicl, who W'U in poua"oa 01 th .. ......., ...... ;111 th.t Brothe. Rill_ .. U Idt, u.d h. ua ..... <1 thaI h. wu, which wu tn... It W1I p!a«d ill h;" po ..... iol1 .bottlr .11 ... h. becam ... "'."'_ h .. of the Editorial Colllmitt ... Uld 1 h,,,. """ ... I I Lf11 time izotul<ftd with the p1.Jblic..lioQ. of ...,. of It. 011 the contra'" I p .. pu« thru o..rticlu all follh, he, • ..,4 10 ..... "",01 II ... 1 U the 1U .... t nq"ut 01 Brother Hi"h that two of the •• ba .... b .... publi.hcd t.l\d thlt the other ""'.1 be publi,hed. I h.nt IIot .. k.d that thu. bt pUhfuh.4.. I~ fact, th.ro hu "ncr Ileal .. di .. crte ... ..,t b"t.oeen th. Editorial Co",mill •• u to wlllt .haD 10 In. .... d ~o OdC m...,btt b., altmlpted 10 dictate, ht the .o_illco hu \"'t It Ia".ly to BtOth.r H, .. h 10 ulCCl the eO\>1 .... d .ullmit II to Ih~ oth .... fo. approvat H. mad ... lien iL .. dIo.rLc with rder ... ~ to T ... BtsU. STlI-UHTI MOlf'TaL .. _"Why Do Ibe Nalio ... Warl~ I d •• ". h ... to .t.at. wbat J ,t>.t.d befor. the family, Ihlt it wu .t Ihe U~.III rtqunl of B.other Hi,.h, .uppl.",..,td by the «que.u 01 B.othe" Van "'",bu.,h ..,d Stu.,eoa, Ihu I ('On •• nted thlt Iblo .. olun" •• i .. u. be IOItCa out. I ill 110 .. lo • • eo­~uell.d il myJell.

ABOUT 1111 VOLUNTEER MATTER In IIIpport of thi. I .ppend h ••• lo .... &£Iid..,;1 of B,oth ••

Hudrin(" who h., wrJ. of aU the p.intina' for the Soci.I1. .... d .. h,ch he p •• p .... ed .. holly .. ithout ",y laIo .. t.d,. or '.qQ.II:

-1, Wimam F. HII~i'in,s. ber.by •• rtily IInde. oath lo.lb. followill, facia knOW'll 10 "'. persouDy to be C<lrrecl and true; .

-(I) Th,t aU ..... 11 •• aPPeuUll ill. the curr(.lll .. o!_ ""tce. iuue of Tal. Bmu SnnoUTS MOlI'THt .. , Vot 9, No. S, ..... 1.Ie.t.d and. .. "",.d lor publicalioll by Brolber Robert K. Hirlll: that b. ".learn.IlIY .. ".,.d. the publieatioll of t .. o of Broth.. • F. Rutb_ .1'10.4', .. rmo ... the .. ;"" .ntitled 'Why the NI' t ic ... Wad' and 'Why the OUIT Att:Iotlc Pastor R ..... Ur; thlt Brolber Rutherford lock littl. Or 110 pulo .... 1 ,nterut in Ihl i .... .., •• 01 thil .. o!UQ!<u num· be~, that nO inll",e,ionl, ... illen or 0"1 ....... gi~.n by bim 10 the So<:ltty', p.intio., D.~.rtm.llt .. Iali~. thtr.to. Uld that he wu ... ~y On , t.ctII .. trip at the lim. the ",atte ...... let up and Ut'UI,ed into piau: that Brothe' R. H. Hi .. h Itttndcd to .uch arr:>.nae· m.nt of pl~', eaption., hallton ... U •.• on hlo own initiati ... , Ind thl! Brothe. Ruth.rford did nol I •• p.och 01 tht final compo.ition ""lil eft •• the plat .. had b.en m.~. and p"t On p.u ..... d • quanlity had bun print.d; thu the .. id R. H. Hi"b Yolunurily declared to "'. p.uona1ly that h. b.lie~cd Ilid. yol· IUIt«. lo'o. to b. the bat lIumb ... ner publi.hed. by our SO~.I1, and that h. would ~ot ,untll In,. ~il­lut.al ...... " •• or ....... '.mcnt of Ibe III&II.r .. hatto­.... r.

~(2) That B.other R. H. Hi"h .,,!,uted and • 0mJlO,.d the I,tid .. Ind eaptioa th.reo •• ppearin, on the •• ar pa, .. 01 the Second Editioll of the M •• IIlOria! Nut:lb •• 01 Tal W .. t<:1I Town, ulIitled ·'Pu_ 10. RUII.n·, Su.eu.or, ]udae JOleph F. Ruther. ford'; t!at h. in.i.tent1,. u',ed t."e publi .. tion th ... • of "nd.r the direct p.ot.,t 01 both Brothc .. Rulh. erford and Vln Ambur,~ i thl! th. p.intin&" 01 Ihi. Second E4ition 01 .. id Memo.ial Numb ...... d.· b~ed lor mo .. than t.oo .... k> at Brothe. R. H. H,nh', •• quut. he vcplaininilio the un4 ... i",.d Ihat h. d.,ir.4 tim. to communlCat. Ipin with Brolher Rutherford ( .. ho .... 11,.0 out 01 th •• il1) 10 .cc if he eould oot ultimat'!r peflua4. him to consenl to th. in .. rl;On of thi, .,.,4 a,tide whicll Broth.r Hiflh hl4 .. riuon with hi.t own h .... d; that the JIOrtrI'\.I and. I·.h-t:tl .. ther.to, in the aforerntntioaeci article, .... rl ,uca .. t.4 lad .. ..,.,.'.4 by R. H. Hirlh. .

.(3) That the 10 •• go,lIi hell .... I fn.ly 4lo_ cu ... .! 10,. Brother R. H. H".h and the nnd."i",.d, in full laitll .nd coand.nee prior to thl lime the 10" m.r·, .nilll4e to .. ard . Brother R~lhuford under ... at

• thal1.l"l that any .,.Ulio~ or ilI,inua.tio~ .oalra.,. to thi' d.po.ilion . ro oppo •• 4 to tho facia ., I per_ .0 .... llr 1m .... th .... to "';'1,

~(4 That thil a!'id.uil II mad. whony of ",y OW'll will .nd .. olition. without nen • ,unuticn or th. loIo.,led,. of IrlJlbo4y .I,e, and calinly from I po'o.o",1 d .. ". lor truth "",d JIlotice coaeerninl ",u_ tu. wbich h>. .... b .... iroptop.rly co.utnlc4..

"'NfU.JA .. F. Hwc;!H"' . ·Sublcribe4 .... <1 .. ro.., to beforl "'. thil 24th da,.

of luly, 1917. "ElIWIolll SnftlflOlf,

"Notary' Public, Kin,.. Co N. Y. . ·(My r;om",iuioll UP"" Mch. 30, I91SY

BETHEL FAMILY LOYAL To .ho .. th.t lb. offi •• fo ... and ",.mb ... 01 th~ fa",,1J

• .. in .ccord with m .. I append h ••• to •• ta ...... OI, ,npand .n4 .l",cd by th.", without ",y Ic:!owld, .. and, 0 .0\11"" ... ithout my requut,

-ro WHO" 1T 14 .... CoHCPH: MJU!y IS, 1917.

'"We the ..... ,let .. of Ib~ Tob.rnacle wi.h 10 u:pru. ou' app • ..,iatioa al ou. Ptuidtnt .. the Man a,<./' 01 the .. ork 11 ~irected in the office of ... hich w. art lervantt, to t.\. dr..1 thai not Once wu an .. l1kind ..or4 uttered 10 Iny of "' durin, office IIourl, 0. at .... y other tim.. We hloVe ob.erved Imp,ovem.oU In4 effieiollCY in the Ollie. which II .. bun cntify'.n,. Ne ••• has the Ptuid..,1 (Brothe. Ruthe.lord) •• er .how.d Iny d .. i .. 10 domin"er or 100 .. the work. V.ry I .... time, bu h .. loit.4 the T.ber .... d., or ;n .ny .... y !."'t bim •• lI forward. We' wi,h 10 openly ,ute Ih.t ,I lo our duire to faithluny I ..... the Lord Ind Hi. peop le IInder the direction 01 th. p ...... 1 ma""em.n!, ..... beli ... the Lord i. bl ... in, thi. .rnnJ"", ... L We hu. Mt Ollt bU!1 to find. but c:a:> tl"llthlull,. ,"y that ;1 i, I plu..urt to wor1o: in the Offi« as it hu b .... directed. .inc. lb. EI.ctioCl of Broth •• Ji!.uth .. fo.d. "VI. T. HoorD. MS.1znHl. MJ. A. BAIWU!.IIH "M.u .. U. Weco,," "GP1&IIU E. P ..... "y HJ. A. MlQ;Is.ot< "}[a. .. AIf" H. BODH&& "GoaDOH STVICIOH "Lilli. T. V .. " ..... . <11(;1(

oW. BEUA L"' II: "M ....... T . HA ... .n.AH "InA Wn.SOH -S'STU Ma.u:a "Pu ... E1.us "M. E. W_r.rr MJ. DI c.cc.. .A. H. M .. CII.:I.l.A1f "MAla. A. R"I,zu. .J. L MAI'D "G. S. MItI.D.

A ,imilar .tat.",..,1 ..... b""dcd m. by tht worker, i:I ili • B.thel,

"Rellilin, that )"Ou ar ... nder I creal nrain at Ihe prutnl lim. as • r •• ult 01 the false ....... tionl thlt hue been mlde .","'ot ),011._". Ih. und."i",.d de.in to up .... Oil' Io~e an4 Ippreciation 10 you for )"Our faithfuln ... in II,. Lord', I .... i .... "d by Ihe Lord'l ...... and help ... will IUn4 by )'ou throu,b thitlc .... 4 Ihin unto the .nd.

"Bao. M .... UllY "5 .. M ..... lUv "Latn. T. ec.1l<t ·G_ .... ]OIlU .A. C. A>OIDIe" "'N. T. B .... n "Ft ... G. WRa.nolf "c. E. Flon "Mea. ]1"1ftt M. BAua

"HIL .... NYUH ·5 .. H"DCI11e, ·S .. ] . DrClCCA ·M ...... B ...... a MFtoUlfa ROaDTS "C. To .. uII. "V. FUIIGr "Eva,,! K:I:u.I,...u ca.H

....... . . I, UL7 HARveST SIFTINGS " The b.tIlI.tn lioin& at tho N •• Yo.k Tcm~le nllt the fol·

lo,.inC:

HDc.u B.."..D RVT.~' "We ';Ih u this timt to allun)'O\l 01 011' hne.tt

OriniAn. loy •• nd 10 Ul"U' 0 ..... ~p.cc'ui.". 01 )'0\1' 107"lty 10 the Lo.d and flithl<Lb:leu 10 the c. ... e 01 the Truth .... d th .. B •• th .....

"Dlil, ... pro,. the Lo,d' •• 00tiD ... d bl ... ;", llPO" yo .... n .... k .. ,

Addi\io ... l to the fo.qoilic. I ... en! in4ioi4 ... 1 comloni"l lu"rane .. han be .......... 4.d IIIe b, n.io .......... be .. 01 the B.thol Famib, 01 ,!old. t!>c follow,q ou I .... ;lu,

~B""'.DRVTII~' HI,.1,. 2J. !~17,

"W. callool lell ,.011 how lOrry we I. .. llul thi. p.u ... t cload it .utina' IlPO" the ho ... ", We have pn,e4 u.nLutl, for l'O'Uy Oll.e of tlIe t«, buth.n layohd t.. th" dLfll~ty. hopill,wt mall. .... ould be odju'"ee!, .04 that b.odI •• I, love ..,ilht ..... ti.oo ......

'7lr.i.o neainl, we arc pn"u" tN.t the Lo.d'i 0 ..... • ",lin, p ..... id ... ce will ewle au 10 .te .ye to t)' .. not only for thtir 0 .... Ia.lr.u, b"t for the lood 01 the Oll.ch .t Ia.,,,,

Hlf th ... ia .... ythinl tN.t .e cOllld do 10 a .. i.1, we ,ollld be mo.t hap" 10 be .... d 01 the Lo,d In ...,. .... y. DOt I.din, that .e hue .p.cial .b'lity, bill \<IIowin, wt the Lo,d ea.o mak. II,. of ww and 1m~lect buttumeau-t!le pr1iJ. beloap / to Hino.

We ..... t to U'I1'. 1"a, ~ur brothu. a out IIIVi', .,.,.,pub,. ..,d pn.YU' .1f! thio ..... ue trial

"Yoa. ""'lu" ilL the Lo,e!, M1.ovtU }i.ufltTOIi.

H]IS_ G. Hzu."

"JI>I,. T .... l:7-locnh, 1917. "DLU B.."..-u Runn:atou:

"E ......... Wastor who wu pufl!tt, cru.d tlo, hll ...... Iyrapathy 01 it. fri ... ds. W, know 01 GO ... ,. to leU yoa 01 au. 10 ... 10' you, d.u.r B.ether, ut.pt ia wo.d •. W. botli.n by hr the ""/ority of the d ... , B.thel II",iI,.leel toward TO" II tltUI ..... d. Up.UI. Out u,ociatio .. ,,"Ierday ill ..... ill,,' the M.mo.lal Ta.e. with )'Ou r bioinpby brou,ht 10 au. burts leader fe_lint. to ..... d TO'" It it our tMUul dai.e that thl . upreu;oa of all. \o.e ma, II. a mtUII •• 01 menl\h aad comfart u. t."-e peculiu triel of the hall', YOI1 ... aiWllYI •• u ..... 1\h &1I.d """Ion Ie the 10,.,.1 fli thflll b.dlo ..... WNI ~"'u,." ilL Toa the .pifit of 0 .... dur 1.0.4 end H ... d. He who h ... placed ,..... to r~.eJUt Hilln.lI .. th e h.ad of e~e ftm;1101 God ' 1 Bllhol will '11,"ly ciu )'Oa H .. ....u.so .... H i. COli.' .... HII .... I&ili .. ' "",,w.r. WI hue lime th" ......... ine fat the . ..... tu.u onl,. of I. ... l'ru. lJTou~ ",.n· tioaed. bv.t WI .. " ... eat the .... t ....... I>, d ... , B'oth •• , of .... .,. 107"1 hurt in B.:."o1 and of e •• .., hithfal ",e..,b .. of OIrilt all ... rt. ... ""iled to Him io the I~\.rit Of au, 1I1,11tu.. .. New e.olll ....

"Your b,eth •• n In Hi, lo.", in th ... 'In", 1:10 ... of 100000.lty ... d hil..'>IlIl.ae .. , .fid ill f o1low.,....,ic:. t.. "'~,

"M. 1.. Htu ""-ltD H. EII'I1.IIUIf "S-..:u..,o. M. W1LJ01f "Ie ... C. WIU/lil "rLOUlfCl PA"'" H~B"""IL"

HBrookl,.n B.thel. ]111, 4, lfn. "Ova Ba.on:o BaGTag RI.'TIIDPOQ:-

'1""', Lo.d bl ... YOIl .nd ke.p ),00. The Lo,d tla .. Hi. flU '0 , lIiae opo .. yoo .ad II ... ueiolll ,,1>10 ,Oil Ind- lII";ve ,.011 p .... 1

HAlthOligh I hu. diligentl, .ef .. intd "0'" dil_ clI .. ioa l u cequelled. I w .. drawn into 0". loti " ilht . ,.intl m, .ill .ad pII.PO ... ud I '"

du.t, tllat It do .. nO load. H~"tefolth, eoa"l· inl tbe Lo.d ] .. uo .. lilY IlIlIieien.,..,I "";\1 .d.,la olllOlal<l" IIki", ,.00' pard" .. for ...... inl 0'0" w ...... tl>ooch 1 WII bllt ."d;., ;" d'f'~' _I ,.~ .. , '.,;r'.... .

"With nuliel t...nr' "o .. e ... 4 ludlJl"l nO'''. bat t""lil1l ill til. Puel"". Blood ud 111 tbe p.omi •• of ","e. nlfiti.ftt.

HYoU •• ilter In Ill. o. , ;,tia" {a;lll. 1I0p., lo.e 1.04 jo,..

ALL CHARGES WHOLLY WITHOUT WARRANT The lou, lIretl".n I.e"" .. III. of diu.p,dinl B~\lI .. R ......

•• n'. wil~ Sucll. ltalc",eat 10 wllon,. without Icu~dltioa. Brotltu R~ .. eU·' will ..... writtc .. In 1901. I" 1908 Jud,. Carpenl •• wllo ..... ludilll eOlln.d fOf S.ether Ruuell '" lome lit;ptiea in Pituh"h invel";n, hi. VOlin, . h ..... to m7 pcrlOn.1 !mowl.dle I<>ld hi ... tN.1 thue YOti~ ... . ba.n could not be tnn.r .... d to, will or;" III)" oth., ..... ~ ... u. ne. nme qacolion ....... up .. the lrial o,."".t "" ill the ...... 01 the HBrock!,... Eact .. " Illd I dio.called ~i •. m~tlC •• w;th h .... IP;n. Brolh<. R" ... n ... " .. chln.ed hu WIn ,n tl", up,d; In fact. it .... luled. "I' i .. 1910 I"d nnt< op .... d th"ull.' p.ior to hi. dnth. W':."in, . ho . 1 tim. ah •• hi. d .. th t .nlonD.d the Board 01 t. ... !act. lbo"e Ita •• d ud I~"ultd Ihat II,. .OMI th ... , ha.u th., we,e _on... We "ol1ld ICI , 1>'«ood ... 1, 00 thlt If .~ .... on. el,. died .. ~o.e rel>.tiv .. .. e •• &pullt the Truth Ih.,. milht vOte thli' Ih .... 10 the dindV1.nl11t of the SeKiU1; .nd 'ith tht knewl~dgc lAd eonICnt 01 the Board w. ~,oclI .. d th. opinion of a. finn ef b..,. • ., in .... ritin' which .. ., read 10 th. five lin ... b1 B.oth .. Vam Arnb .. ,cll, .... 4 !lot)' /,,1\1 arr •• d th1t it .... not wit. to vote than Ih..... Tht)' _ol1ld ha" • .-oted fa. me, and it .",.11 call1l01 bot .. id th.t I dlu.cuded th. will fa, '", 111t.,io, moti"e.

roth .. RII .. C'lI did IlOl by bil _ill .ppeint the Beor4 01 Di.ecton . The h ... 01 P ....... ~d u .. a.lrtU alonc . tall pro­oid. for .".h.. Tbue h 1101 • "nile .nlUJIec .. h •• e I. can be poillted OIIt that 1 ha". t"reprded B,other R"".U· I. w~l1. lOXecpt wb ... t ..-ottd lor Brotller StII" ... n fa. the Ec!.,to,ial Committee. It ..... Broth ... Ritch;' a"d Van Am ....... lh ... too .i ..... d th. COlllna to . eU the Pholo-On ...... nd ill t. ... 1 tht)' w. ,. lUppon.4 II, the oth .. 10'" b .. !loren. It >n' B.oth .. Rltchi. wl>o fi"t ptopeud befo .. the Bof..d that the Aq.lo­pllone be .old to him ..,d that tho Societr t\U1I 0"" to him the $18000.00 that ..... then in the bank to th. C"'~I of tho An,.loPNln. Ccn'np..,,. ..,d w"iclr. belon,.d to the Soc:ielJ'. ..,d that ~e w""ld .. ,,,..,1 the coatnctl .OIItltan4iq. I pre­yent.d t. .. il f,ora bc.in, don",

I" harmOIlJ .. ith the la,.. 01 N ... Yo.k u.d to p.olect tht p..,rt.U PVU1T Au.oa.>.noN, and ill ".nno", with B.oth .. RII ... U'. wi.1I. .. pre",olUll up .... ld 10 rothc. Cook .. the """"Iactll .... ' part 01 the An~lico Cotnpan,. """ 10101 to B.ot. .... Conic. u.d llI. Socltty ru.,....,d t."e ",bl to ..,.:.:& and III",i.II the reco.d. w~icll It nill ha ..

The S"OI\d Edltiou of tht M ..... orial iUlle 01 t."e WAta Towo, w!lido contaiDed. a brief III.,...pb,. 01 ... ,..011, .... ItGl Ollt on' my .~tc" p.olat. Brother Hinh in.uttd WI it lholtid be don, in tht inl .... t of the .. ark.. Th. oth •• "' .... be" 01 the Cem""t ... ........ "'.l1y .appctted· hi ... aad finall, 1 said; "B .. threa.)'OIL l1li7 do U )'Oa plcuc, bllt )'011 mllit take thl rupon.ibillty."

Thll. it .. iII be ..... WI the opt)O.ition .. i,inl hu aot bccn COlLled b1'. u,. allc,ed milm.".' ..... ""1 or miocono!lItI 01 .lfain. Thl .. hole trollble I:IS .rit ... be ..... e ,!I til. dai.e of the broth .. " na",.d to Pllt Brother M ..... ilI'" 0111 of the pO.itio" ill whicll h ..... placId by B.otbe. Ra .. o1! ..,d pllt th.m •• l.u ill eOlltrol IJId 10 Ii. "'1 b..,d. thal I toold ptlaicalil" do nothi ll,. I IlIbmil th... a .... , the.efor •. 10 the b,.tII •• n . y...,...hue In .. planation of whal 1 h ... do .. e alld I,"~e it to "011. jlld ...... 111 to o!<lumi". ",h.ther or net i aa.d in \lie p.oper mannlr.

SEVENTH VOLUME BOllN IN TRAVAIL We I'e ..... inded of a coincid .... e tht .. e he .. mcntion.

Thi. h .. indeed. be.n • "ut trial 1111011 the family a~d U;lOn olh ... of the dar f".nd. th.oll,h",,1 thl country who have h • .,d of it. B .... th •• RII ... U once .. ill. that Ihe S ..... ~th Vol-""'" ...... \d. be I i ..... to tho Oa.clI ;11 1M lo~ .. ~ _/ itl di ... r ....... 10 ........ nl ... of ... mfon them, .lId the Stri~IIlfU poio! 0111 lhl! th ... w0l11d be ml1."'u,.,,, ... mplain .... lie. Tht S .... nth Volum .... you. Imow. (I now plO!lli.h.d. T h. fint c .. pi •• wcr, in th. B.thel Dinin, Room I! the nOOO hou,

" HARPEST SIFTINGS I1 .... a. ...... N. Y.

011 T ... "da~: Jill'" 11th, ... 4 "th, co<tclwioll. of ... r 'tat~m"'l to the f,.,.,!.IJ' 01 what led lip to the coaditiort" I ltalcd tlu.t

. the S ....... tlo Vol,.,., .. wa.o the .. to ~. diottiblllc4 to a",. ",ho d .. ired It; .1Id 1"'''I<li41117 thndte. the .t~ bepll IlPOll me b:rllrothe:u Rinll &lid flo.kiII"

w. bdi ... t,ha~ .. c:ardul.lId '~1ufal rudiq 01 the S .... • ... 111 Voh""c, wh,eh It ~w lQ 1" .... b.ud.o ..... ill ..... bl. an the dear f~ielld. n1:rywbuc to be comfofttd Uld helped, and to det ...... 'n. "'.hat.roc' c"" .... b,,"1d Ife iQ th .. , .... ,,' cri.i •.

Tbo ...,mp,!.al<oa of the S .... Ulth Volam. had b .... in P'''C-rut .in(C .hortl,. aftu the death of IIrothe. RllllclL The "'UlIJenpt wu aU tn.d,. for publi",tioa aboQt the jime the oppoliti.oll ,bon ", ... tiorl(d bcpn. I .... abo,,! to l\tbmit the p"", ..... , prooh to tiles, ud other hutbnn .t the lime thi. tr<>!lbJ. ...... e, but nd.,. their ";oltal oppolitioll I kne .. WI the p"blict.tioa .. o~ be 10", 4.Ia,-.d if thtr IM;.,.d On tetdU!, the ........ lUCI'ipt tIId rivm, the ohJeetioo, lint. I C<>IU~I.d Bro~e" VlA Ambur,h. )UcmWlA. lohrtill and Hlldltl'P. ""d It was coneJuded tIIot III Yin< 01 tII~ f~ that the but nppcrt\ul,ly to publUb it was IIOw. b«a",. nf the ,., .. b that coma to> the, priat ... ill a Iko>rt tim. tN.t the pllblic:aticc. Ihould ",0<.0:1.. II .............. hd that pro~bly

th .... br.thr", _uld !"lIM tho quution Wt "'. hod ",iu!)," p.op.it.ttd I .... dt fo>r th .. pllbliatioll 01 thlt velum... Th • Lc:>rd ....... d 19 p.<>vide al 0"'. 10 moel any .uoth oblettioll. Some lime d, .. Brolll.r R" ... lI·, duth a ... ry .cu. b,alll •• III the T",th _Otl to mf, pyiJl, that U had 10m. Dloney that b. _uld 1&1<, 10 'QI. III .om. Ipeeial we<\, If I weuld let him blo .. th.1 it could be done at ... y time. S'"'''' thot the pllbiic:atio" of tho .. olum ....... approaell~. I wrOI. thi. b.other th.t the Se .. enth Vol"me wu about to b. publi.hod. olld. ""''''' h. ",'nd bit p •• nou. !<in<! olf.r, I ", ... ly , ... ",i~d.d hila 01 IL Th. liCK! mail broullIt tQ m •• d ... llin • ."fficieot amo<Lllt for ilJ P1Ibli .. do~ •• nd I .. ,.d thi' "'c~ t}' for the ~,e of P&Yin1' the printe .. Intt .. d of ukin, the Tru.."...,. to p.y for the .. m .. and uled it with the full blowl.d,rf, eOIll..,1 and "dl .. ctlon 01 the broth« .. bo fur· .. isbed .L

D .. irinr thot th. brothr ... throll,ho"! the land thould have thit book 01 quickly OJ t>OIItblf, b.ta",. 01 bein! the 1 ... 1 b ... i"le of our bela .. ed Potter to the dear lIn.d 0 God, .. e ...... "'.d to ,.nd it lonh by .... il .0 that cac:b 00'1 .. oul4 rtc~ive it praclically at the II"'. tim.; al1d the mon.,. from the ,be ... ", ... lioaed 4 .... brother paid the POItq". like";' ..

SUMMARY BY BROTHER HEMERY. LONDON BRANCH MANAGER REVIEWING THE BRITISH SITUATION

The 10Uo .. ;", ... lDmIry 01 tho li~ticc. in £n'I .... d .. It Ii ..... by Broth .. H.mel"}', the M'''lfer of lite So­ciety', Lo .. doo ol!ce. bo!or. u. Loa.daQ coa,nrali"" on 5u .. dl),. April 1. lUT,

"Lon S"ad&y Btotlltr 'l'hoclcwIY .. id ,om~thin, o.loould b .• 11'I.d by",. tdati .. e to Broth .. 10huon aad bi. pooi. 1'0 ..... I .m ,lad ia Ooe wly 10 h .... the pri .. il"l. of Ipnkinl' .bout thi. manu to> relie ... 10m. IUi.ly that rou m"lt hUe, bu .t the um. time I .m lorry tbat it II aecunry to hue 10 ... y iL Vall ,athered h .. m whit Btolh .. Tb.elnrly nid • lorlnirbt '10 that the ,ilntio" th", ....... riou. oae. It; .... io" •• aad it I ..... ry lid on... ro ",y und.uland ... ,. It i ...... of tll.. IIdde.t thia,t t~1I w,n ha ... to h. chto .. ,d.d '" .11 the .... 11 .... dui .. , to the HI"'," Wotk; I c ..... ol help but fcd that it i. tUledy. for we b ... e bee .. ",nllllll preny clole to tbe "'01\ .e"aUl 01 .11 nlltt ... thlt we b, ..... 10 do witb in Broth .. Jabalo.... B.oth .. Thackw1ly'1 IUle",ent I~ yo" • lortnilllt 0,0 ..... il m:.y be lI;d. ea",plu. ia it. !.If. bUI the •• ha ... be~o 10m. duelopmellt •• illc •• Ind ,\ may pro\lablr be .o .. "d .. od 1I ...... ry to "I lomuh;" .. more to TOIL Th ... I ••• i,1It Ihu 'au b.a .... 11 tb;1 nut. t .. boin,.o inti",uel.1 ulociu.d w.tll the W. T. B. &. T. Soc. .. bom BrOther Jol""oo .. pr .... I\.d. Brother Thac:lt. on7 lpoke 01 •• blllio ... I "'onl" "'or4. bitt a true wo.4. lor B.oth., Iohn,oll Wat nol m.r.ly dilleyal to hil n­p~rior i" th. '!orl<, but '" •• t; .... a!>POlitic .. In the fa .. of d,re.t 10u",cIl00. He took onoob .. COu .. e ... cS d.,,;ed .U a."thority I,,:"t I:bould ~. r. ...... uodu th. ci .. u",u."cu. r "!I'iU ... ry b"~lIy rtc:.opnu at. tbe eire"In"lU\cc. witbOllt ,0111. tnlO du.,lt howe ..... lor a ,ood. lI1I"y of th.u ... !amilia. to your tll.ind.

"You kilO .. I,"t .oon after B,oth. 10hnton cam. tI ... h. loun~. II h b~1ie ... d, oppealtio" to hi. cour •••• nd that wll,d! h. eo".,dcred to .b, .pJ,,", Ih~ belt int .... u 01 tb ... orl<, 10 my two collcarro ... Broth ... Sh.arn .nd C .... fo>rd .... d YO" no .. bow h dltmis'ed them from the office. Th.y. ac.cpted \'be't cli.m!.oul; then. IInc. 0"" Cburcb eleCllon ..... due. h. took oppo.;tion to tllei. n,met beln .. put lo .... rd for .1.o:tioll b.c.use of the mil-t .. tht they, ... d aom. oth ... Idera were I~ .. alv.d in Thu milt .. yeu partly d.cid.d. but 10 lar .. B,olhr~ S~.atn and Cra .. lord woro concerned. Iheir nomination 11111 Itond, lood before you. Ind "'. are w.Itin, for. reporl Irom Brether Ruth.rlord 01 iii. d.ci,ion .fter he tlu rcad III 111. loctt ef th. cu. f.om the Commito;e" .. bich he hi"'oelf appointed. "Br~th .. John,on in bi •• Iaim .u.".d that h. hod the

full "~h.t to eon;.ol th offic •• and lull ,ilht to control the B.,I"h .. ork. I ... e~d.T.d at It II the tim •• but lie o .. ur.d u, thaI h. had d!lculled hi' c .. dentlall ..,;,h tlfe

Ex.cutive Committe. in BrooklYII •• "d ... h.d "a ot~ cr "'oy of actin! tblll by .. ie ... in, lIim " a fOOd brother. II ... e .. ooi .... d im II hi, Ow" utimatio ... except Ihll there ... al som. doubt 0' I;mitat;oa ill our mind. Ho ....... r, h. act.d th,," •• nd "e 'I ••• d. but wheo Broth .. Rutherford k ...... of what Btathe( Johnsoll was doinJl", he :epudl' led hi. aclioa. &/Id hc .. ired 1'0 bim that il ...... not aall':oritative. L.a.te. Broth.r 101",,"011. H.ming to ,'0" b, thc po .... that be Wat exert;"l" •• nd findin .. th olhen ,ubmiuiv •. put him.ell 10 • hi.k •• potition tha" opparen!ly he h.d the nthotity to do, oad. bel." to think ratho. h;,hly of him .. ll. Il1d b.pn to .. e. 10 hi, owe .. tbfa.tion. that k. ..as 11li6.l1io.a' SttiplOtd type ...... d typeI .. blob ..... ludl,,&, obIlD ot!. to h;lb.t ... d biU.t tltiar" IlI.d lie bfl'l~ to .u him.ell IS a tllher Importaat pc .. oal,... C.b l .. were <.Xcbo",.d b.tw .... hilll .ad Broth .. Ralh.rfo.d •• nd co",municatioft. hninl' ,0". o .. ~r Itolll Iblt ,ide to Brother Rutherford. Broth.r Rathu-!o.d I.ftt , t.lornm • .. h'ch "u .ud "' .. e 011 SUftd.ay, Mar.h 4th. by B.oth" McCloy. .dd .... ed te fagr · of UI, Brothe.. Jobn,an. SII .. rn. C .. awford and ",ynlf. lI,inl" tbat Brother. Sh ....... ,gd Cr ... la.d ...... to b ••• '"Iut.d In the offi~e. ud thOl Broth .. Joblllon'l .~tio .. "'" .b,olutc1y "Withoul authority, ~t ... ek B.rotbu Io~n.on ... 111 to Li".r1)oo1. Th ... in U .. . rpool bt cpuly d.~land 10 lh. brethren the •• thot ........ the .. St .... rd~ of the Parable (!>.lUI. 1(1,,). Tbot ..... bold claim to .... ke; \lbat "' .... I he WI, Brother au",eU'o t".c ... or, .nd .. bil. I numb., of .. ot .. "'2!!!~1 a Pt .. id ... t •• th~ beld of T., W":O!I ToWQ • that the Lard Him •• 11 · 1I.od mid. B.o .. ~.' IohrLIQII ·5t'''lfd~ 01 011 Hi. aood .. and to di.tribat. tho opportua;" .. 01 I • ...,; •• ""'Icb mil'~t b., Btoth.r 10" '" 'on hiat~d 'o",.tbi,,1' 01 tbil to, me In • "'Ir"~ '0.1 of ..Iy. bat .. hea be publlely d.cllr~d it in Li ..... 'eol. I i",. mediately wrote 10 tell l>lm th'l I wu i .. oppo,itioD to ll'im. DOt per.onaUy. b"t I dl,b.1ined ia hi, el.I .... ~i •• ,,·c .. eo! il I!to,ttbn, and ,!bll il he penllted in it. ;t mnnt thlt !tit .. ork III Grnt Britaill ..... fini,hed. 10 .. I nid that ;t WI. hnpea.ible thlt the "St ...... ,," ,heuld b. In e.nl Briuia, and the Pr.,idenl 01 tke only cllaDnol of ble .. inl" to the LarcS', peeple wllioll I know or '0' ~no ... lodr •• ill Am.tica. I "T,.d lIim to tit to Am"ica It enu, IIId il he f.It ·be h.d a rOIl cl.im. to ~ut i, to he. dqua"e". I did not uy he we.: not. it .. " the Lord', bu.inc .. , but I did not b.li .... iL I ~ried him to ro to Ame.ic., and lodlfe hi. claim th .... Whil. ia LI ... .,ool be lenl a 1011' •• bl.".tQ to Brothe. Rutherford .... ho .... then IW,y in CoIilo>r .. il-h •• et>! It direct to CaliIQ"' :,_ t.lIinr -him of «,I.;n thi .. ,. be had dOli •. I won't ,.,.11 iI, but In Ihe ltie"am be uid that line .. he IItd don. ce.t.in !hin" in thc Tab.rnacle on '.n. 2UII. h. hId b.o .. appointed by the Lord ·Stewlrd" of the P.rable (Mut

.... ."n " In' . HJf.RYBST SIFTINGS " 10·S) uc!. b~ 1.1t lbe T.btMl&de clotbe" u Mordec.&i-.. ctOth~d wllu be Idt Ihe pr •• e .. ce 01 tllt Kilo. (In EIther I:U). H ... k.d B, otller R.lltherfo,d 10 01 II.1t ,i,ht· IIand lIIa"-;« of bi", to .. k that-a .. d I"-'t ba could 1101 koep hit ba ... h olf t~. wo,k he,... B,otller R .. tlIu­ford. wlre4 btclc thai hil wo.k lsi Lolldoa., liblt II bi. n~ru.ntati" wo,k, WII fLallhte!~!I'd. tI ... t h, ~II to reo hnl to AlIIuia. h"mecliltel,.. l1e wir.e! to IU lsi the office that Brotller JObIlIO"', "<nil; hen .... ~ni.lled. aile! thot he bae!1I0 fllrt'hcr utho";ty to reprue"t the Sodel, ill III' ... ,. ud th.t we lIhould .hip him back to Americ. i:Jllllee!btol,.. Ellie' nid tll.a" .. e!on... Brother Ruthe.­ford'i po.iticll .... thi •• that a malt no .. ould Iud ,"ell .... bl .......... II he Ullt wll '"ot i .. a fit cOllditio .. of mind to repnICIII l.I>e Sodel,. •• 0 he .,ked him to nlll.n. and bid III c""cd 13, .. o.k Ine! .etll ... him. ~B.otller leba.oll "" .. back from Liurpool. I"d .....

'1";et lor .om. dar', ICcoptlll. this, He ... Iled It I nt­b.ele, but belin.d II couLd· DOt Ian ,.e'7 1011', for Brothe. R.rllcrlord coale! let b;'. Brother Joba.o .. '., po.lti"a. He cam. baclc to Lo"doll tilt weckene! th. eom",illion .. t. All thll wukelld be WI., co",partti.el, quiet, bUI he came to the eondu.ion 011 IIIe S.lIlrda, .IIi.ht tb"l he would IIOt alto .. d tb. Cornmi ... ,OIl b ... "o. iIIe .ai4 il had aO authority, 1114 he beia. tile -St .... ard,· "'IS IUperio. to ii, aud he .ep,,4u.1.4 it lae! 4enied ill 1"lhorit,. The .. h. uid be wo~ld n'luire tht II"'. kill4 01 cane.Uatioll 01 his ~lIper_thl! io, ..... !.d p"pen ';,c~ .. ha4 b •• n jli.om h", .... ~.~ 11.0 ,e.e, .. ~4 t". ""m",,,,,on u tbe S ... .iety. aecredit<d npr ... lltati .....

"A Iittl. Io.tu he deni.e! that B.otll.r Rutherlo.e! h.d any uthor,ty, Illd tbl! bi. eleclion 10 "Ilk. w" ill .... !. H. w .. 000.io .. . 117 C'>i~ .. Itep by 01." de"y'ne eve.,. ubl.m ..... n4 every IIIlbority. hi the home be r._ auorlee! bit c1&im, 1IIe! It feU to m., IS rep'Cle"ti"" tb. Pruid."t, to 1011 ililll that .wbiJc h. 111,.4 ill the bOll,e a ... ,iti". hi. rotll ... to America, he cOlild Itay II I" hon_ ond ..... t for bil WO.k'1 ... ke. bUI tbat he mun leo.p bi. band. off t.he m.n •• elllellt. H. he! .. ie! be wo,,14 not, 1114 furthermore tecl&:ee! in that w«k, tbe Wednucl.ay alltr the CO.....,; .. ion had loae borne, that hi. parpo.e woo 10 ."me back in thi. Chll.cb the lollowill, Sunday, 1I1d. to II •• hia 0 .. 11 .. o,d., haasr: thou vde ..... hith he hie! llain l0III< .. eclco bofon, 10 ti.ke out of office acai" th. brothreo .. hom ,,,,, had. .leel.4 to o!!ice, wbolt .Ume, ha4 bee .. 011 Ihe I.tln .... hicb bro~.hI 10 mllcb Irouble to Ihe Cbllrch. No .. I told him I .bonld , .. itl h,m I" thio, 1IIe! I 1014 hilll toO thl! be .. oald line! .. 0 fno. with you ill .. bat he did. but be laid the I7P4 clearl, ,he .. cd that it hid Co be to"., bal ... ho .. he ..... I ...... dele,...,i".d he .boule! .." to it. ht went back 10 1000k at the type Md .. i4 It Iho .. ed lornetbine dift'.renl, Illd h .... o"ld h con­t.M f"r the time b.in •. Howner, tbo foUowin. w •• k· <114 be ca .... 0'11 i" full rebellioll al{':iotl Brotller Ruther-ford. IIcc4~ "'Iere .... ,,0 P ... ,d .... 1 of T .. a WAtcH To ....... that b" electioll .... ill.pl, .n4 thlt he lalcnd.4 to talee lull ..... trol 01 ,11. Bntioh ..... rk. Tbi. w .. lIoth· '"\Iell thall r.b.lIion, II I 1,,14 hi",. We recein4 .. n· o~ e. tcl.m .... li,,,ed ""t <lilly'" Brother Ruth.rlor4, but II,- T •• W .. ta Town $oc:iaTT """r tb.1 all Broth.r 1ol1a,01l'1 .cti.iti .. of ne.,. Idod i" thi, eo"nt.,. w ... clllecUed. nue cOll14 b. 110 clearer IlIthOrity. H ...... i, B.atller JolllllOo len4in, •• blom"" ."d Ifettln,lIo .eply wblln"', .. bt .... . ",y .. bl • ........, ... cre bti" .. ...,I ...... d rtl"larly mel quklc1,. Th.t pUI di..;.ioll b our bOllle, for II ... ent 1<1 vetnm... He 4id 1101 like m, oppo.ition. I 1I1e! 110 OIh .. eo","e b<1t to oppooe hi.... The'e wlS no r ... on for tbizlciftr thlt T •• WATa To ....... hich Is Ihe official JOII""I of Ibe Soc:iety, .... ill I ...... witb 10m. cQ~.piraey in America, 0' that the.e ..... om.tbi .... """1\1 thue; th ....... 110 ' .... 011 to belie-re that Tn W .... rcrc Town tol4 1 .... or th.1 1.1>. "1I!hOriti .. ho4 bo." ",.tI ... in their work ... h." tho .1«,e4 Brothe, Ralherford Prui4ellt. H. lIi.ob.yed 111 illlt ..... lions. Then he l o"k bit bll Iltp !hll be could ule. in thi, "'y, .lId I h .. . to t.lI you tbat • fortnirht "0 On Monday n. di • .."i ... 4 me f.om the office . He di.mi.u4 me quit. a dO'en tim .... nd wbe .. h found 1 ... ",,14 lI"t ,0. he ,,,,pend.d "'e. Itllie! not mike much difference p ... onan •. ooly the u"fo.tunat. pm 01 !'h. matt •• _. that Iller. w ••• 10"'e In the houle Ind offic .... bo ... re ICein, thinll"' f.om Brolher Johuo"" poinl 01 .iew, .n4 B.otb •• Hou..:!e .. In4 Ihree othu b.ethren i .. tbe office ... en co-op ... tin,

.. ith bi .... Th.,. uid tb., btli .. te! Brolh .. ]oh.IIOo. ....

.~t; I .. olbe. brother took 110 114 .. whalner h ..... d. bllt h. ce.u.illly nowee! lome '7"'POlh,. .. ith B.olber Job". 100. Do )''''' kll"w thlt tho wh"l. of tbe ... eek belo .. Lan tbey kept hom ....... .,. letter that came la. . ... itb the uceptioo. of thOIt few wh!clI bappe"od to com .. III !tIy OWII .. am ... 1 .. 11 "ot IUo .. cd to •• , I leiter, 1 .. 4 01.,. -hUldlte! btllilltu tIo.., die! 1I0t kIIow Iboll" Tbey k.pt me 1'0111 the tel.pbone, .1Id wbell I "llIIed to tde. pboll' the,. "Ollle!lIcithcr let "", 1I0r Iny .ee •• II..,. II.e II, .nd. 1]10 wOlild 1101 ano .. "' .... , .. fo eo"'e throu .. b 10 m,.· offic... M ... ntime, B.other ObnIOa ...... I.,.ill, 10 ,.t the mo .. e,. .... t bad It tbe BUlk. H ... at peulladed ,nei, own mind. be »id, 1114 urllinl, be .«m.d to bne pefJll.de4 Ibo ..... ith him, that It ...... in the ... .,. but I .. t •••• ~ of Ibe B.itiob .. ork tbll be ,b",,14 co .. Irol the moo.ey, 11Ie! of ,.iul internt to tbe .... orlc tbat I .hollld be ,olleo. Ollt 01 Ibe .... y. How lie fO\llle!that out 1 dOIl'1 lato .. ; I upect it .. .., b, oOllle type b. »w. Hc p ... \llded the breth,ell with him that thil w:at the rI.hl tbill" 104 th.y Icl.4 00 it. A 10..,. tb;" .. indcce!. Wdl, 1 I'" •• .,. ,]Ie! to leU y"" tbat throe of lbe br.tht.n who "!e4 with him, oae aftor .~or!ler came to .ee Ihei. mi.take, IIn4 tbe,. elme ve., hllm1l11 u~ •• uin. t~eir aor.ow 10 me for the tr.atm.nl Ih., m.,,\I'ed out to me. Io.d for tbei •• ttitude towardl the ~ork. ~We are b.rinn;nf to •• t tb. work inlO .1Ilpe api ..

now, b~t th.re Iu. b .. n I rOIl .<1 b.ck to it whicb hu ... u •• 4 lome lIulterinl( about l1Ie c""ntry wonderinlr whU i. happ.nin •. Meanh .... Brothe' ]ohn.on Pllt ." .. ction· III th! Hi.", COlld to .etln;n m. Ind tho.e a .. oe;u.d with me. I.om handlini TIrl WATI:B Towu "'011"7. Wh1 he wlnt.4 thi. for him.elf ob. bUI know., I don't, but he tried bard '0 fe ... wh.t money tber. wu. a nattc. of .bout .tUOO. 0";0, to the fo,,,,.Hti .. of the flw Iher. Ir. tlre&e!y eOlu Imollllti", 10 ab""t tUG. Tb.at "u to ,et me OIIt of the .. ork pntie"L.,I,.. ane! 10 .et l>im.ell ,,,,,,II.e! in car. 01 the Bfili.h bralloh io be. of aU tbe ovi4.lIeo Ipin.! him.

-No ... B.other JOhnIOIl', letioll 10 ' ep"diat04 by Brother Ratberfo,d for t .. o '.UO"I. Fint, . tb.t he ..... ntver ch •• ee! .. itb .uch work II he took upon him.ull. B,othe, Ruth.rford tell. me io .. lette. I re •• ivee! IdlY or two I.." tbat it 'R"1I .. ell \I"derstood. .. he .. they .... ot. O\lt Iho,e c.tedentialo, .. ilh tlI. rold .ul whicb ,Oil .... .. on tht .... tIKI It .. ao ill o.d •• fo. him to .et • bette. pa .. _ P<>" lale this COUIlt.,., .a4 B.other ]ob"",a f"n, WIde •• atcod Ihi., and,aot It .. \1 10 ;"Iorl.,e wilh the B.iti.II. wo.k. B.othe. Ruth .. ford uid tlut B.other Jobll.oo. kne ... thio, &lid I would "tlltr b.liu. Brotber RUlborlor4 tho" Brother ]ohn.oll. Seridu, Brotber Rlltherfor4'. r.plldiation of B.other ]ohuloa i. I'''.e h ..... t Ibe fool • ioh .. hl"um, and b.el".e it .bowed that he ..... not in I fil mental cooditioD 10 .. ~r .. e\ll " ... Society, Ot ;"d«4 an)'bod, doc. •

"W.ll IIOW, hetbren, thi. i. wby Brother Jobll.o" b .. not appcar.4 befo •• ,0,,- Ho .. ill aot "1\IU' her .. o. 1:\,­whe.e cloe I •• ep.nenUII, tbe So.iety. I ",anot be IIl1d.r lu.b condilions, It b o"e 01 tlle "'011 .. ",,1 tbin •• w. hue had III the ... bol. of the H.,.....1t we.le, a .. 4 1 ••• no olhet e"JIllllltiol! cf it tbl!! Ihi.. Broth.r Rutherlo,4 .11 ...... t.4 thlt Brotbor John.oll bit ~Olt hlo ballnce of m,n4, .... d cclli'led wil1b Ihlo III iao,dill.te ... llIe of bi", • • e!' ;n the B.,ti.h ... erk. He hal h.d thou,hll b hi. m.1I<1 for I 101la: tlmc before h. "'111, te Bnlli" which ~lI"Ibl.e! thele (biDIi to act <l.~idd, upon hi", bllt in ch.,i,," to .IIim we ";11 », Ibll it wU o";n .. t~ :0. weale .ute ~f ... iod becI.l1Ie 011 linin he bad. To .. ,. W( a« .ony II .. 1100' tb,,, •• The cbief troubl. io. 10 far II .. ( Ire .oacc .... ed. thai there bll bten work tOile io. Ibe ~""rtl ... 4 milld. of.he hrethrell .. hitb 10 bOllue! to bllrt the,," fo, 10",. ti .... to .om ... ~B.other Rutherford., in hil let!.r to me, .cod. a mOl.

lI,e to .he eOP"ept,,,1I. He 11,1 ho .. lOrry he io tb~t BrOlh.r Johnlo" leek the co~ ... h. h.4 to Ine! Y<l how h. lee.1s that all Ib ... tl>in,. hu. bce .. litO"~<l 01 tbe t.c.rd tn o.~.~ 10 do .", !'0.1e th.i.t the Lo.4 mlY have. The Comm .. "o .. made th ... 'epo.1 to Arn.,iu .bollt the "'orle, and wh ... th.t rcp<>rt hu bee ... onoi4 •• (4 Illd we ha .... heard, tben the ..... ill b. ,omethin. more to " 7 .clU':"e to Ih. rUlion.hil> of Broth." Shearu ."d C ...... lord ,n tb. 01Fi~.. I.n the me.ntim. Brothe, RII~.rlo.d lIy., alte. lend'''e h" 10 •• to tbo eo"".,"tioD: 'r bne

" HARVEST ·SIFTINGS • ..;. ........ N. Y.

recel ... e4 ft"lIIer_ lett. ,. from. tloe COlIlTtptiOIl at Loll­dOA. J b .. y. DOt lim" 11_ to ........ tbmI alL I therefor. uk J'OII la IIIJ' behalf. to ptea., 'Iolle to the London eo .... n .. plieu tbl U Prui4m1 of til. Soc:ict7 I bani!], diNppro .... of Broth.r ]ob....o"· •• Clioa either la ~ char,. •• plnal the brcthrm or diamiu;"" them, .q tbai 1 ar;uihtc hili "nOll liot to .. wroarflll COIIditioa of btUt, but to .. dis­t1I.fbed mUlw COIld.itiOIl; that )'00 will ,leu. uk the COlI:­,nl'tioo. 10 .. up=<! Judrmtllt .pilllt •• 11 ~ ..... and to calmly ud It.tIlol,. ..... i\ the directi"" 01 the Lord, b_iII, that la due tillle He will..,." ...... m u.;, an:.t trial to ~rk oat for ,ood to aU" who hu had the uptrience ..,4 who 10ft HI", ."d Mft bea called accwdln .. to Hil p .. .,.,.e,'

"Of C'OU'" we hue <1008 that: we .... ft left the deet\oQ of the t.ro brdhrar. la &h<7UICe. The 0/6« _tter docs 1101 . ,p~" unecm '" U .. Church, ~ ... We AId ..,me _!tile '.0, WI It milht ""judice th ....... dt of "the brctbrm ill. IkaliDII' with the decrial\, . HowOft" .. e ba ... Ielt that, 1oIIe! w. do I~"c It ,,,,til _. beat fro<!! til, bntm-ea 00 the otlIu ,;de, It II II ft1"7 loTi .... lettu tho.t Brotllc. Rutherfotd ICld&, .... d I d""'1 Imo ..... hal mo.e to ta,., It 10 ... othr 1...-. 01 .. hat 011. dar Puto. 10 often r .... ;ndtd '" of, thai ... ~_ Ippf'Oachinl" the time of tht Memorial Ibut Ife bud: timu for the Q, ... clI. ' It ....... thai tile Lo.d .1I0 ... d

Setu to _ DIU' 10 tile O"~rch ... el tht Lord'I people .t chiI tlme. B,IIt, II .... II ........ ollUl uiel. IIOthl.aC CIA h ..... ... ... bjle .... eoatiD. ... to _il upon Him. Lei ... do lh.a~ br.thn .... 0 that ... b ...... come bad< thi.I "ext wetl< o~ Th .. n4a,. tv ... in,., ... e .... , co .... 'with dUJ!. wdl ... d pure bea.u. aItd If then hu bun anyt!dn. of blt1U'Du" ... &lic .. or I:'ril ,"I'IIIiIi"Po that .... ..,. take thlI to the Lord &:Id de&JIlI OIl .. do... For...,. OW'll CIiliId I led .\LA that the Lo""'. bend hu been la. aU th .. fot .ood hl the HUTul Field. ... d 10 oandyel. Tbtre ...... urtaiD]y 10 .... thl:tc h.ro '" Londo" thaI ...... alLl;"1l •• I...r-I bdleu the Lo.d will han il nmoy.d. I b.UeYe we IINU enler hlto fal • .,. ..... ~ .. : ... lhall uU OIl 10 I ... etc. p.o.perlty. I heli". the Lo.d Is Prtp&rUll ... that the work ml,. ao Oil la. the c;OUlltty more .weetl.y, !hI1 II .... ,. rath •• III the lui ..... iDI 'of .. bU,L Let "othinl di.tu.b ,..,." b •• th..... Wbt.lntr .tran,., 'C9"rtI ,.0<1111.,. hut, ... 1f tbe •• hf, .. e 'been Itranle dolop la. .U this 1IUOllIIf, t.b It to the Lord. DoII't ulk MIoIII It: dO<l'1 uk enrybody )'011 ... eet If th.,. b..... hard tM hUit 1In'1. T,kl It 10 the Lo.d, lAd If there .tt _tlen .datl"e to the office to brmll' belo .. 7011 ........ W briall them ber"", ,.o.a b. d .. e tin><. Sin •• the Oflic:1 b wedded to' Ib, Q,,,n:h, the rd.tionlbip hu 10 be taken Inlo '.'Ollnt. K..C? your '0,,1$ In p~tieae ... nd .. membe. that the Lord b 011' lirqtCth."

OUR SUMMARY OF THE FOREGOING EVIDENCE

The cow'U p"""td In Grut Britlin, whieb IImoll dil­rv;Ittel tbe ... o.k ~b.re, b .. like";.e bCeII foUowed here. Bro the. 10bll.O .. , 'the .blClt brotber ill all tbe lalld, hll beta tltl chief iluttumcalill th; ... d .«.i ••

Brother ]01UII04 ut .boal ill Gtut Britain to Ilke com· pltte cbarce of IU the .... rk tb.re, 1AlI0 ...... IIC bi ... ulf If the Steward ";Ih .U thc po .... " pOlleu.d by Brotbe. RaueU. IUd deda.ed hi, i4ltetioll 01 utabli.billil a 'IIew WA1'(:K ToWElla. that ~lII1ttr.

To accompli.1I thi, P\lI1I'OIC he made (busu .pill.t e ....... ber of the brethr.n, tbat th.y wen di.loy.1 10 Brother RIludl u4 Ill' Socier,., IIld tbat Ibt,. wue di._ rtptdio. :hi. c><pru .. d ,.;.b... Wit\l. .... t risbt or e .. thority. lie dilebltfed two .,1 Ill' manlfer • .,f the Lolldon office, wbo Ife mel1lb ... oJ th, co ... ncil oJ tbe IIfTDJIA.nolfAl. Bm.II S1VDIIITI AI.soQAnolf. dro .. e them f.oln the Lo"doa Betbel, IIId IIt'l1Ipt.d 10 driyc Ollt the dlird .n4 ollly ftl1llinin .. Olle of the Manlln.. He .... It .boat Ibe ..... lIt1'y tdlillil all the dau of the ttrTible conditio .. of .fbirl ,bal b, had louad· ... d poiloninl' .thei. m;"dl epialt tit ... broth .....

WGe .. bla EII.Op .. 1I 1011 .... ,. .. ncelled ... d It. ..... •• cdl.d to Ameria ud • eo ...... b.iollo of h, b •• tltrea Ippoiatcd 10 ",<ctt.ill Ibe b.ia t.IId "",,'1, be Iben ,,_ padi.ted ,114 electicll ,of the Soclc.,... Pruld.at an4 .p­pealed 10 tbe Board tbrolllb Brother R;tebie; IIf1I0red the eom"';lIio". alld refa.ed 10 .ppea. beror. IL

In hil .. inni"l1 mallner, ... d b,. tbe "to .. rllIl 'I'plicatloll of m .. cb 01 th' Old Tut ..... tnt. be Ind .. eeel 10mc 01 tbe mc"'b,n of n., Loadoa Betbll to ... ",ott hlm. HI did IIOt .... it for 1n'!nICaOIIi f.o ... A"'erica, but ..,lIh ..... e. complice he obl .... ed rauulioa of the olli .. ke,. .. !ombly took 1'0 .. tI.lo .. of.l tht mall, lb. ollice ... el tTer:cthi"s I" It, IIId took a l"se ..... o""t of ... OIlCY Ollt of the nfe , " el c.rrl,d It ..... y.

Fail ill, 10 I"Anact Ihe com ... i .. loDen before tbty ...:.t, ,,,d Itclnll that lib dulllli we .. "Umll, be took .U Ibe moae,. he cOII]d ''/ hli ha .. dl 0"" 10m, of · It belo"linll 10 lbe Society'" oo ... e. Ipecial fll"d that hid heen .. Ind ,10 ~c11' lb. poer brethun In th.ir def.1l1a 'pinll the Military Act Tben be .... ploytd • bW)'.r, paid him $200 of Ibe Soeiety'l mOil.,., la4 illititated I bw."it ia the ".rnc of the Society .nd kiln.elf II Sl'eci~1 Repre .. n. talive, apinlt · the London rnlna ... ro .n4 apinll the bl~K, ,ad tied up tile Society'. fund. and "Cppinl' the work tlI.re .. ntil. the .~it r:ou1d be finl!!y detumin.d.

Secin. t~, Co".t bad decided this CI,,1e adYer .. l,. to him, .nd that hI. lut d .. pcrate Ut.mpt had failed lit left Ih. London Bethel b,. letlin .. ~im •• ll down Iro": the '001 .nd (o".u!i"" binuclf .bolll Loadoll ""Iil "e niled for Ameriel.

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SECOND PART AI Brooidya, Brotber JObll'OIl ,,'.d two hurillp before

lb. Board ."d otber brethrc ... eccuprinll fOllr hOIl1., .t die eo"da.ioa of ... b!eh .11 P'Uellt I,..ud th.t Brotber Jol","o" .... laborinll aader lome .... lItal del ... lo11.

We nl.olaed from I.Ui" .. nell the Belllcll .... ily Iboat Ihc •• thinp, duiri"l to prote~t bim. He re .... in.d q,lIiet ill tbe B(tbcJ for abolll 1"'0 mo"'t"l. T,llell he eUlle 10 me 1"& .old be _u rudy to return 10 Grnt Brita .... Wb'lI 101d thai be ~oald .. 01 retunl, that there ... u "otb· hi .. there f .... him. 10 do, lIIel that the Britioll breth,en did IIOt ..... lIt hi .... he bce .... e ucit.d IIId ded .. e<1 he would .ppnl to Ibe Bo •• d of Dir.cto .... He de ...... d.d that t .. 11 a m •• ol .... 01 ,II. Bo ... d, wloicll I declin.d til do. Wb y did he ..... 0.1 I m"tilll of tbe Boardl W. ulwer-He hop.d that tbe Boar4 .. oll.ld o¥trrul, tll, p.uident ud .. nd Broth.r Johnloa hI.k 10 Grell Britain. ·Nlltwilh. Itlndi"l1 Ibe fact tb.t ·Brothe .. Hirab, Ho.kina, Wrilb • .nd Rilchi. bad kno .. ledll of hi. explolu la. .G,ut Brit. .in, the, li .. cacd to hi .... nd It hb ~eq"Clt liptd • d.· m."d lipon l1Ie to ull .... utillil of the Boud 01 Direc-ton to bu. ~;m. M,. lIbo .. ld tbey liattD. to II ... ppul la thi. hehalll

SUGGESTED REASONS

B,olb .. Rliliell had 'pl>OlIItld Brothe. )'bcmilllll to Ihe F..ltioa 01 RC9.uent.tI", 01 Ind Auiuo.nl 10 . tb, Pru,dent. witll fllU powen II .... erleer of the eatire work .nd had ..... oud Brothe. Ritchl. as MIII'II" 01 lbe .,/liu ",d Brothct HOlkiat lrom til. ColpOrteur dep.", me"L The Ez .... tiy, Committ.. IPl'oillt.d Brotb« MI .... i1Iu to tbe ....... place. Whcl) 1 bt ...... Pru;d.at I COllt;lIOed Brotber M.cmUI'1I la. Ib't pOlitio... B.otl:.er HOlki .. 1, Hir.b ... 4 Ritcbi .. were d;lpluud wilh Bro!her M.cmill ... ·1 'Pl'oilltnle .. t b,. Brother RIIOS.II, .tld witb .. h.1 bt 111.4 done and .ald 10 thtm. T-bt,. .... nt.rj. · to del'ri« bim 01 hi. POlitlo ... nel hi. po .. er. E,o:h o"e 01 Ih .... hid Ipolr. ... to m. 1111 .... BrOlher M.cmillu. ... d I h.d d.c1iaed ill ht. ab.enee 10 he.d th.ir .pcccb. B.other Rilchie h.d not r.lt I<i .. dly .bollt lbe 1IWIi"=tIlt 01 th. Society lillce be failed 01 elect;on It PiIUbu.,b.

Brotber Jobll.on, In hil pUI .... i .. e m."ner, inc!uccd Ih ... bretbrtn to beliue lhat I II President .. u ... "':rpin .. power whkh tile, abollid ",erd.c. "t1 ... rl',tion 01 powe,." II • fUOnlO chrI'C of ·Btoth .. Job"loo', ..... In.t hi. b •• thttn.. Sec bil lette,. ~etcin1afo .. I(t o .. t (p .... t). II b. cO\Lld Indu.e tbe Board to uk, eh ... o of tbe m .... ,._ m.nt, then hi. hop .... tb.t he _1I]d b, ",oncnted in hil co .. ne In Grcal Britlln Ind lelll b.ck to th.t COllntrr. It .... 'clly to .e. Ihat il Ibe.e fO\lr bretbr.a co .. ld 1&10:.

HARVEST S·jP1(INGS " chr,. of I~c ml".,emtllt, Ih{ colLl& 01111 Brolhr Wac­milla" .... 01 hu. Ill ..... lIor 0 ""I1la. 1-'" SOdlt7. A co,""i'.1:7 I •• " .".ClIIclil to , uII.,UoII ... "".., .. 1 pUIl'" .... w .. tl1cn ... al.eem.llt bnwu. t h .. b.eth ••• ' Th cin:" .... taacCi .bo. then w.... Ci.cum.untial ",·id. tACi 11 Of tea Itrollllcr tbu 4i.cct. It.u 10 fbi .101_ U,I of all thUI bnthrca, u th.". r~t4, 10 t.,.roe mil of Ih ..... aa'cmut. AI onte they Jolncd forc.... B.other JIII""04" IlIperi ..... bOity dictat.d tho -. .. c.

\¥loy 'b .... 14 Brouer Wri,~t Joill with th_t P oor Brouer Wrilbt-th. otllu. bldlleed ~i ... to lIdit"<f" tllat be wu bciq- !powl u •• _b ... of tlIc ~a.d &lid that It wu bis duty to " .... 01 by thCI!I to m.i"wlI til, d' lIIi'T. of the Board. Breth .. Wo,ht hu ",14 ,_nl tlmu ",nct the Iroubll klPlI rJtat he h:ad b«a dranlll Into til;' affair .nd Il14uc.4 to lieU .... th.t if be did "01 'lind by the othe . thUt be wOl1ld h .... faithful t that 10, .lIh.d h' .... oul e f IL I fed d • ., caDlpu,ioll 10. tb. dcar br1ll;hu. ..

Notwitlutandin, llIu. four broth .... w ...... th. 01"''''1 r"" ... tlu"b tiDlCl uch day, .. lid ... DIe .... 01 .bld nCYH no quuud , mcetin, of tho Board, . nd I had nnet dfChncd to c.aII oae, .nd Ill.". had"" . ..... n 10 IIelit"<f, I~.t t wOllld tedil .. II th.,. alked ..... al.tha inltlDe, of B,oth.r JoIur.. I~n, alld "90'1 bll adric .. they .i",.d • Pipe' which Broth •• 10M'01l bid w,illu, -...l<inc that • m.~"', of Ibe Board be co.lled 10. Broth.r Joll1l,oll'. hu.~" In4 Btolber JollI" 100 b ...... bt the P'l><=r to...... They d,d Ihi, I lthc",~ they laI.w that be h.d had two h ... t;n,1 Ind lmo. lhat t had told Broth •• JohttJoa It, could 1101 '0 back to u.l ... d.

1 ." l...,rU.d .t tI!;. -.:tio~ t II onu . c ... t<d Ih.1 I. co ... ~inq- w .. dt"<fdop,,,. 10 dUNpl tho .0,1c b ... Ind to ,t! Brothcr JO~IIJOn Wck 10 En, llnd. for "!fIr •. It~te th.... 1 Immedial.ly .... Ued Broth.,. Wnl~t, R,teb,., H,,"h Ind ·Ho.kia, .nd BrOlher V.n .Ambu •. 10 a conf.'ence in the d .. win' . oom. Thil •• J nOI. ", •• t"', of the Bo .. <1. I uked thue br.lh.tn wh,. they had ,,"I rnt thi. p'"er th'o~lh 1I.orJtu 101111'<)11. I told th .... wh,. I .ould nOI a..II .. mtetinl' of the Beatd at bil .iam.nce; t~1 he ... tryin, to fo,u 1117 haad .... 01 lot<e hilnlell b;'ck "'.'a C,.at Br"1I1L To Ibow that b. hid bteo cOl>l .. I" .... wnh th.,t bnth.ea with rduo:nee to depririll,III •. of the ......... m.cnt, B.oth .. Hi .. b .... d H ... a... eo"''' 10 thll conf .. ~., th",k. ;"1. d .... btl ... , II wu I. .... ~ o f llI. Bo .. d, 0,..".,4 wirll '~'lrl wIIid, lll~ tr~4"'4 .,..1 rl04 bI In . n_1I! to . bow llI'l It ... llIe w;." 01 J!ro\.b •• Rlllltli tl>.It the Boa,d l~olLld manale U. alb';,. 01 th •• Soci~t:J, .... 01 IIOt the p,.ul-­dUll. I ~ I.lI0nilb.d I.t llI~ ar'.l~d.. Brotb •• H,uh IloUl d ..... f roCQ bit pocket • CO"," of • Icttu which t ",d ....;tt.1I to .B'other Johatoo ill Endaod, befor. tho .1 ... I,oa. III "bieb he .tt_pl.d to lito. that I load 1.,. •• d . lh'l t~e Board Wli i'I control H. '"""td 001 II .... oblaln.d til .. In",r frOlll • ..,bod,. die acep: B,o!lou 10b!,l<lQ.. Brothu H"',10 the. tried ·to force ...... "011 fOr I bun,!&" 01 i!,olbct }Oblllon, bOI w ... told tlRl Ihe Bo ... d WQ IIOt III """Oa. 1 til ... .. ld -Brctlu"uo, tl>II E.<I,lllh d.ir II II.ictl}o . ..... n •• 10. the E:.:ltutin to h .... dI ...... d t bI •• blndled II without objfd..io .. frotll ...".ooe "P to thil hoo., bill 1 do 1I0t cite to kllp an,. fa.".. from J"OII.- 1 th ...... IIO .. IlIbm;tted to th ... e 1011. b~e. the .olllmiuloatt'l ,.port &nd "',. Md. i ..... "pon th'l •• pon, end .. k. d tlot ... to ua. ........ it 11101 ~"" fe •• itb Brother JoIur. ......... 01 "lOort 10 .. IIIU"", o f tha Boud .~~ 1 .. ould wi •• HIt I. tu.

At lbit mHlin" Lll.d II",. th .... b"tlo'en had e""f~"ed .nth Brochu JoII .. lo .. for .. w.eI<, tht7 appu.red w.th I. «port which uOII.ntcd. Brother ]ohruon. ," III II, had c!""a '" Er!.c1LII.d, &tid .ccolDlll ... dtd Wt the SocitI7 p.,. ~ to Brothn J ow",,'. 10UdlO" IIOtwithlU/ldinl" the jud,1 of the Ji ilb Coart hael. COIII"U.I tha ... lid!"'" to pa, thil moaey II • penalty for ,,!,"on,f,!Uy ,rOI""""1" I.. ,u,I .nth .... t .lIthority .... d aflor ba"", " 01lC. frolll th. P'.IId.nt of til, $<>dety thaI '"~ nit ~ l",prop<:r. B'other Hi"h illtroduced ... uel .. nen 10 uny th .. into eff«t, ... 01 mond ito . dopti ...... nd 1 ,."l.d it .... t "f o,d., oad p ..... M..! th, Sod.1)'- frolll lIeinl d.pri~ed of $.lOO. . •

AI "'''''er t.;d .... c. that rJt.ro WOJ • c"""p"ao:)' h.tw .... the plrtiu, Brolher Hi"" imlllcdiately drew from "l" ~tI .. ruoll1lioll which h.d been ptep ... "\.lIId olhrd ,t, wh,ch r .. olatioa .1I.mlle4 to .~ .. I the "llw p .... d by Ih. Sba .. llolde" In by !!Ie Boarel. 01 O"eo:lo,., .... 01 to tak. lb. "'lIIal.mell! of L"e Society 0111 01 the F'Clid.nt'1 hlndo Ind pot il \"10 the hods of th .... fOllr. WIIal follo ... d t ba~. " •• nolore lIal.d. .. .

Ap;" B.oth.r l ohlllon Ind "" ~Ih .. :,,"uc f "lOtn'cd '" th.i. In...... Followillilh. umc I~~\ .. whido h. hd Idoptw in Cnll Britain. B,oth .. J ohnlon IIId th ... olhr br.th .. n

.et .bo." to III, ap Ill, aWub of the 'riaull acalall th. _&IIIat helL BoUI Broth ... J~ .... 01 Hooldnt had declined to t&Iu • PIIaria ttlp, "ell fo, a lbort period. nur lim, wu l>c i ... ..,.,."Id In connlu.t!o .. bctw.ea 111 ..... .el> ........ 01 . ' th la~, .. ",01 do!nc .t..otololy 1IOIb1n, la the .H'l"TUt work. 11~,b Ii"in .. at the aptll.lt 01 the Society. Bol ....... they ~ to ,0 abo:,t .... 01 -.;lIil the frimds .... 4 poa, Into ~., ... " """".11' ..... 'PLOlI t be .... "'IIClII""1 of llIe Sociel7, .Jf.~lly II BrillArr IIlNuIl" 104<1 <III ... ... G,~.' BN"" .

Fo1lowlnt" bla cwnpl .. Brother Ho,lei ... CI.IIcdl.d b .. mectioa" fOl S .... d.y awenln, J1llJ- Utll, ..... 01 by "rmoul ", nnl .... ,."t mil B'other H(uh a~ Philadtlphll.. BoU. 01 thu .. b ... I0._ h.d be ... bold In hllh ... t.CIII by eh, Fl>lla. delphia ,eclel;" nc,. hoped IIOW to ,eI. tho h,.l!".eftc. of 111;1 da .. behind th....... At that Sund.)' 1I"b! m •• tln, th.)' belched forth thel. actu .. t1oll, ..... illu B.rothtr Vu .... m. burlb &tid 111,. .. 11 .... 01 ou..... For tho IIhl)' 01 the hlter .. 11 of Iba frimell, 1 ,111 CODl"U.d to .ef",in. IrOIll publ;lb in, l ome ·01 the thin ... t~1I they ltaled at thaI liln .. n n e b.eth .. a. toleth ... jlb I",", .. oth ...... It I. lII.el;1I1 of tho BrookI)'II """,ulltioQ ~tld whil. I w .. at Cbica,o. at. tempted to '01 • lII0I;011 I>ofore til. co ..... cprio .. to 01>.1 Cb. f'olll the OUinn .... hi" of the con ....... tioa.. III th;. thoy failed. Wben I ,m.rned I eaU.d I. lIIutiPI of the coo. l"lI~';O" (0. W:'d" .. d.,. a;,1I1, J "b- 11<h. Then br~" .... and. thar 1.1Ii ... we ... Ih.e, loaded Lll.d '.'~T for the &fbI. i'ltcnd ..... 10 . ccompillb Ih.;r ""'POl.. The" ICiu. h~td thun ",01 becomt b int.hearted. ther did IIOt attempt 10 ...,.,..,. 0111 their du;'-'" ne t .... lt WII. the Lcrd'o bl ... "" wu .. """ 1110 m.ui .... , 11101 It Wll I1lnHd i •. to • Lon FUll, .nd thue 09110 .... Went awa,. dilappoinl.d.

Tbei, PllrpolC ... to dilC .... dit me I>olo.e II m....,. f,;.nd. .. lIOuible, .nd thell PUI ...... Iution d~.i";lIl" lilt of Ibc mo"a,.lnellt of the SDei.ty. They had told lIIe they .• erc .o",ultin, 1.0..,..... B,olber ]ohnooll bad .. id, -W~ ... call.ullin&" la..,.erl . nd 10"1 know wbat w. ClIO do with you:· A .... i" they WCte ,h .. a,.,. d ... Ib.i, I"'rpo.<I. 1'"0110"1",, Ihe .. .... COIIr .. p""aed in Cnat Brillin. bt III .... pl.d 10 ill. ".tiate h;mletr .il~ tba B.thd [a",;ly h.... H. hoi !lot ..... bi, wife .;" •• N ..... mllet lut, .1101 11th .... 'h kno."" Ihe wu 1101 W.lI I nd the Society had off •• ed Io.im Irani' pcrtalion to ColumbOI, ha dfClin.d to ,0, bul he found both .bility ",01 Ii",. to '0 . b .... 1 the cooal.,. to Iii. liP ,trif.. .f{e bad boclI Ii"in, at B.thel for ..... '.1 ... la, in open 01 • .6.,,«$ of DI,. ord.r to ,.. away. Se.in, 1I0w tha~ Ihei. weU" b id plan l ..... bw...., Broth ... JObolll11 .&:11. to m. in I. d iff .. enl ........ .

Aboat tho roth of JIIly b. came to me i .. the ... padty of • ",coil.lor 0' ,..ct·",.l",r, upnuinr .. detit. to .otablilb pnce.. I let bim ,.., .. u hi , . ""..... H. did .. at cl ••• i"e m. II IlL H ... ;d, -No., b'o.her, thit mat'.r 11101114 be .d. jull.d, b ........ II it rou belor. the Churu. )'011 will b. dio~ •• dile<1.~ "'il leun.d "t"<f.t 10 hue octurred to hi", whm h. WQ Win. ;t before .ariolll tncmbc" of Ik. Church, bOlh ;11 a p~blic Ind pri .... te W')" and whe" BrOlh .. 1 Hi.ab .nd HOllrillJ _re do,n, lik •• i,.. He , "ddenly be. ume "rr .olicltool fo, m,. wo:lf..... 1 •• pH.d, ~Brot"''' JohntOn, I ..... not "."k:ln~ puIlli. IPllronl: t I DI httc to do ...,. dill]', ' .... '011 ... 01 .h., it lor Or apinll m... I am occlcin.c" .... Iy to protect Ib, int .... u of die Sociel7 IIId to pi .... , th, t.on; y"" !I'otller JoIIflJOn. han b .. n the n"." IIf till, I ..... bl. L .. e. Yo" d .. i.ed tG .0 back .0 .Eall .... d an4 "'c.o"" t declined 10 .... 01 )'011, I~il 1'011101. w ... benlL ~ H. adm itt.d that the It<n>ble Wli the tlOull of mr ,dual to liy. hi", allotber h .. ri .... befo •• Ihe BOI.d ... th • ..w- to .... 01'0' hi", back 10 En,lnd.

Alld flOW, . dea. b,.th.t", t IlIbmil Ih1l it .an hltd!y be ",id Ihlt t baY. acl.d frollO III,. .<iJUlo o . .. :1 .. ;0. 1II0liYe. I WI. ad';led b,. 0", of tho btl.! "'11>" ... 1ioll ta..,. .. t in Philldelob;. thll tht.a fOllr m.1I were Dol It ..... mtmb .. o of the Boord, nd th.1 t hId tilt f.pl .uthority 10 '~PO;lIt

·1 lIew board. J .ppoint.d tIIil BOlrd 1101 for •• dlUh pu •• po .... bill to prot ... 1 the laterutl of Ihe Soci.ty.

The Bo .. d i , now compOI.d of B,oth ... ( Docto.) Sp~l: J. A. Bohnel. Goor ... e H. Fi.htr. A. H. MI""'i11 ln. A. N. P; ....... , W. E. Vall Alnbllr,h and DI,.,·e lf, III of whom Brallier RIIIUU flllli t"'"I.d Ind in whom he had t .... futl .. l conlW.nce. btli .... the fri.ndl Ih,ollrholll the cObat.,. h .... con~d'l1(e in Ihue b •• th •• n. I~.I th,y will IIf.", •• 4 the ;n l .... 11 of the Society. Th il Soard h .. ...... ced 10 m ... t once each monlh for the p01"l)01 • . of looltln, .ft •• the int.'nl. of Ihe 50<i.ty. The PlOft.lt Ptn.1'rT A.SOOAnolf i. 110. hfll corpo.at;on in Now Yo,k. wil h ftt!! pow .. of ",anar ..... n •• and I h ..... uked Ihat Board to .... te III E><~!;Yc Commit!!. to •• , tOi.L"" wilh In.

u HARYBST SIPTiNGS

&0 -.....co .... Mf.......s ~ Iatu"'- 0' UK Luc4' .... k .~ .

8rolllu HImo .«end to .. 11M ... ., 1111 WI'OaI'f..t ~ • "'"" o.c nil&4dpWo. U M u4 til. Dillen _. ,1acc4 buk OIl ' l!IOO Boar.L .V()q .boaId. th_ bmlu".. lotUt _ 011 bciIIJ 011 u.. Boud, .. Iolcb. _O'dd ru lll! bi lauatoldlt di,­",,,_ .f ua ... ,Ic a t B.thd '-'14 the Tabttauk, 1Ita"" thl majoril)' of til, ...neon 1rOI11d dtdla. to ..... 10: ",,<ior tlIw- ~_t' Will the iIIl"'u.. of the Sodct:r bt .. f .. III tlIw Iwtdo. o' do til.,. Mtk 110110 ..... 4 "dum",

Whta I docll...d Broth .. Hirob', ''''''tieI'' to ,~. blmel! .114 lU.o co!iapes 011 the 80...4. lIJ!O'1 lbe COII­ditioo thlt h. CO 10 Philadelphia tJld ~...ak. , I IItOto thaa rithl," he a t O~ look the oWOlKe _n'j .... 1 to P~i1o· delphia ud "'.« Ilia , lal=tDl bdor. "". (o"*"'f'''''' ~ ... WOne Ill ... b. hid ..... <1. II al 6 ... 1, l ad wbo.. lold thai COII(frptioa of hi. olfe. 10 p u4 male. it ".ht with 1M'" .. """ 1M conditioa WI he ... 4 lb. othe .. IK pili "" the Bc-u4, hI cUd 001 d""l it. W u. tMl. h •• ,db.e. the<! udda, tlw .. elf .... 01 the Sodctr .ad Ita _k, or did tlt..,. un ""'" <>Il>u IIlOti .. -er

Thl "'rlCr. hu. "eYer l0itlUd 0.1 • l iarlc lutuce .hnill h~. ",1$" ... ".... thl albl .. of t h. SocIety. n.,. hu 1101 U"CU.4 • , ;",1. I ... p,onmul I .. lhe ............. ut. Th.,. policy clearlJ' it a 1I •• ir, 10. hOllo. ... d ~roJ. or nUI.-~ .(tllthui .. ~.ocf Ihl Ihue cOll lp1 •• 10". 10Uowilll

IIIe u.ample ttl by B,othu JOhlllOIl ill E1I1111I4. Int.lId.d 10 ca • .,. 0111 til. tIIreat mid. hy Olle 01 til .... til B.othu Wi. do .... u ..... b', til ruerl 10 th •• ;'tI1 CII~'" III tII.i. • llt'DIpt III I.t cOlltrol of th Soci.ty ... 4 to ti. up lhe IIIOII.y o f the Society 10 th.1 tlo. wo.1t wOllld be hiodered. Wt Ippo"d til. 10Uowiol 1I0tl •• le,,"d IlPO" B.olh ... VlA Ambur.h, Pi ... oll 1.114 11171011: .

SIJ;_ PLEASE TAKE NO'I'IC£, That th, lIader.

11 ..... 4, btlll' ..... /ority 01 the B .... rd 01 Dincloll 01 'I'Q w .. ~ T own B:tII.a ....... TLIoCT SoanT, ho"hy cal! •• p.dll mcelin&" of Ih. BOlrd 01 DirectOll 01 110. lIi4 Society, 10 be hcld II th St. GOO',. Hetd, B,oolc17ll, N.w Yerk City, 011 SI",.40,. ] .. ly fI, 1117. It , o'clock h. the aft .. • 1100" 0 IIi<!. 41Y. 10. U. PIUllO'. of tnllnctilo. llo. foUOW;"1 bllliulI:

1. To ulc, neh . ct;OIl U mly b. II ...... .,. to p ..... 1I1. p.ohib;~ LIId 'UI,I;II 110. pe"OIl , "OW u,.Hn&" Ih.m .. l .. u • BOlld of Dir.clo," of pil Soc;cly f.om IIlIdttuki.IIl 10 illluft •• III 0' .o .. trol Ill. mlll.'_""t"l of il' albi .... Di.ectofl.

ENDORSEldENT

We. 1M .... duo,p.4. buill, .. "'Iill,. ""d tht fOctlo"", .... d haYla,-CO ... p ..... d 1M I.tt .... witll tho onJinab. .... 4 bcia&" p .. _lIalIt ••• qcod..l.d with 1M I ..... 114I:r, to up.u. Oil. . ppfOYll lAd • ...so ... e""eot of th<o .cdo ... of B.other RIIth.rfo.d In his ollidol up.clty .. P.uld."1 of th. W.~b Town Blbl • ."d T ... u Socl • .,. u b~"iA ,tatoo!.

W. bdl ... , IMI the nl~ ..... 10 ... 14 producod ha, bUll &IT&JI1',s b,. thl Lo.,s fOl' 1M p ..... pOll of uq ....... tml' a", o!~u 0 ... witll th<o l ubtl. muuo •• b,. whicb til, All . ...... ,. bn ... ,s" ... ull to o ... <thro_ th. wo.k wh1c:b _. 10 lI .. rly I ..... atOd ... hiclr. t. .,\lalll, th .... pi4 o ... nh.row of hi" . ""pire. Sunfy b. 10 ... r:" wnlh, lor b ... .. Ilia tim.& ia Ibort. Th, .d Is lor \la, ... 100 c .... b. a,aWl ,,01

W, E. VAN AMBUROH A. H. MACMILLAN W. F , HtlDOINOS

Of .... 117" TN ........ •• 1 • ., .. , 0,- J. COHEN

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.. T. tr_ •• tr.~ a.4 ~.d"'_ .J., "~"" " ,IoU Soril/7 fr ..... pQiq 0111 ' .... oh ~I .. ', ~ llI.t u_.' _ ...wI ... 1M "' ........ _I ,AU BH~L

So To 1Ik1 1...cIt. aClio" .. .....,. tic ....:u.ruy t o ,utnlco .... y o&u of tlLiI Socic.,. frolll .aiDa" b uc: .... 01 th. powen ..... fu.ed. Upocl him. bt tlI. Ooanu aAd b,...Ia .. 1 01 th1t Sod.ty .... d by law,

&. ,To tab • ...cIt. ~ II ..... , 1M .. ecURt)' to g".e>l1, prohibit ... d .utnla I.IIJ' oIIiCIIO" of III.b Soci.ty I.om. ""JOIla, of U •• e~ boob and plpcrt exCopl with tIr.a _I ... 4 aa4ct tIr.a cIlr_. tioa. of tIoll Bo ... 4, .

&. 70 take IUclr. •• !loa •• .... y bit oecu .... ,. to p, ... ..,1, prohibit ... d rutnla ""7 ofll ••• 01 thi. $oej • .,. frOID' parlal .... 1 ' .... d. of this Sod • .,. I II tl!c P~oplu Pu.lPII AI ...... tio .. except UPllo the call-1 ... 1 ud .... 4"'_f th. di.ectioo 01 li!iI Boarr!..

'I'b • ........ ,,..\or •• pecial III ....... of tl>il Bo .... 4 ;. be ..... called loy th ..... d.nillled. II tlr.at til. hut. d ... 1 01 the SeC • .,. l1li ""d~rta1c.... ..ith .... t I.IIJ' warnDl, 10 .olllidu tlr.al the afl'ai ... of tlI. Sodct1 arc ""d .. til. cui ... ; ....... trol of h1m.adl .... <1 01 .crtalco othu •• U ........ 100 110 oot '_PII.e tlIe Boar4 of Di."lo ....

Y ... n.£tc:., '

I. D. WQc." . F. HoslJ'"

A L RncB;a R. H. Has •.

Brothu Ritchi • .aid "Hod I bem el«ted to ....,. ofllc ... Pitul>\1rrh. 1 wOllI,s II ......... ldued 1Il,.elf a "".""be. of Ihe Crul Call1PLllY d .... - Sill" b. it llri.la, .. 0 .. 10 ,ot Ih. ",..,IC.mOI>t of lIoe Socict1 In hil """'<11, .. h. ,.Wac to.e<'t iIIlo the Grul Colllpa.!l)' ell .. ?

Thil who1, Irr.,. II .. be,o a lid ooe. . It ha, bem ' r'" trial Upoll tile Bethel "mil,.. It bl' II"UU,lnlUnlpt. tlo. wa.1t btre. W. ha ........ d .. ed .. by the Lo.d permitted it to ..... e. He know.. nola II the time of riC\"f_ trial. 10 thil ccnnccrioa w, Itroall1: ncammcD<S , rcrn.diIIl 01 Ih. o.rt;cJc, .,..~ How. 0' TK>rft'''1101t,'' wtittm I-"d ptJ!r­Iilh.d by B.othu RaueU JOlt belo .. hi" duth. · HI. u­p .... i ..... tlI ... 'U'" 10 bit p'ophetic, .... 11 aU "" .. ha";~r ful61llllent. Bc1O'ted , .. tlIe Lo.4, I.t III Ic • ., "". hunl. watchill, c!i1il"rItlt .... 4 .. ClaJ that .... rod!. of bitt ....... .pri" .. '!J' ~pia.1t ... , Olle. Lu ... k,ep "" .. cl .... In the I ..... of ~ .... d .. hll. th. 6 .. bani, Sene. Icow thl.t Hil ... ulutial' anru or. baouth III .... d a. _ill n.taill ....... .: H .... ill brill. throa.h thll 6...,. trial .... .,... ..... bo 10 · properly VI.relled. tII.ub,., puri!l..d .... d ",.d. mo .. 6t for til. Mut,r'. OlIO.

My burt bl ... <11 for thu. b~thnn. I .. ould thll I ""ithl hdp th ..... · Bat th.,. .re III th. hallll. of th~ Lo.d ..... d I pny H. ml, d .. l me •• ifull, with 110,,,, ... d tbat they m.y b. lally rec ....... d If thll ~ Hl.o holy .. ,11

AJtd 1I0W, lieu brcthnn, I bn. placed belo .. ~o the bo:u. I .... coru.cioao" of til. bct that I ha ... do ... ' !aht. Ot,b ... rna)' diJa ...... with ... e. I .... ..... ind.4 thl.t it la ooly be ",oath. "".i1 my Ie .... of ol!lice upiru. I pLedr. ,..,.., bl •• gn •• of God, that 1 will . lrIY. to hoW til. Ilfait. 0 the Soci.ty t .... ethu lad IU thaI flO unhiuO<lI pcnoa wreel<l it withit!. Ihat ti ... m .... th.. AI that time I fed IU .. thll tho Lo.d .. ill direct hi. II ... _II _hl.l COII ... e to talr:1O. t to.& •• ......... biti .... txct\lt to pia., tile Lord. t t.. ... bIll tho bl ... o4 pc+ri!q. of • littl. p ... In plaei .... bdon th, O""dr Brother R .... dr. lut ..... 10, tho S ... ",th Vohd". of S~tD nr nn ScruPn1ua. t .line triod to b. faithful. no. Lo,1I i. Ill,. Jud,e. Euthly ,"potation COWIU oath ..... ""d thb life ia riot <lu. l1.li10 ""e. Thil b •• h ..... a leuon of ezlum.t, ~ery trial, but I call1lt it . pri .. il .... to ... If .. with ...,. Yul •• in doUr, .. hat I belle .. to be th. ri,ht thill'. ,

Let ILl jlldll merellallt, 'cci", th.t .... hitt.mu. I. In au. Iouno. 1.o:t ... be of ,obe, m.nd and ~tcb Wlto p"'Jer. Th, ... d I. 01 band. Abo,",.n tIIin,., let '" put 011 10 • • .. hich ;, th. bond of COlllpkl .... U.

P ... )'in, the Lo.d'. blulinll oPO" .... ,.,. one a! )'Cu, ull lllei .... 1011. pray .... in my beh.alf, thll 1 may be Ii .... wildolll Ind .... e. frOlll on Hirh .... d ...... e of lIoe Lord', .pl,it 10

ro,f ... m the lIatitt that H. hI4 plac.4 in "'y hand •• ;o.. fl't.'1. III '!' ........ , .... Iil fillillled, .... ,s with much 10 .... I b., to ,-- YOIll' btoth •• Illd " .... lit h, Hil .......

]. F. RUTHERFORD .

I t ~~"~~:.:,~:::,,:,,~,~~,,~.~,,:, ::. dClrlm~.fS of this 'World, DUIllnsl splnlnol '/I,n,k~d .. ,s.r Ifl high placcs"-EphtSLOrls 6:12 .,

Oct. BRpOKLYN, N. Y.

A REPLY TO THE PAPER CALLED" LIGHT AFTER DARKNESS" [l'r~p.r~1I Iw Ih~ Prui<!em 0' ,he 'WA1CH Towt~ B1iH """ T."c. l:iOCIUY by reque.r of 1~. Doard of Oi'o<IO,., KM for reneral

• • di,lribulicn bUI •• nl free on '.Qu •• ~l .

r-=:=:,ITH onc accord, I believe, all the consecrated ner, btTtlusr auy wer.e not It9al tnunbcrs of tIlt Boord, ' and .will agree that our great Adversary would be therefore could not be put out. The President has no power p!e;,r.sed to have us occupy Ollr time in the dis- \0 put anyone off the Board. r neVCT attempted such :i thins. cussien of our differences, to the neglect of the l"htre wert (our vClcnncics on the Board, and the CharIer Harvest work, espeeially as the. Harvest work provides that the President, after these vaeancies have e:x.isled is drawing (0 a close and gTealer ellons in Ihat jor thirty days, shall appoint proper persons 10 till Juth 'tIaca1l­direction must be put forth, cics, Thai is all l . diri '1"'ne reuons fo r making the appoint-

AI\ of us are inclined to exclaim, "How ments are set forth in HARVEST SIFTINGS, pages 16 and 17, stunge that we should have such trials in the Neither is the issue whether or not the Direetors were Church now I" Then we are reminded of the 'Brother tRussell's Directors and whether the present Board words of SL ~eter, :'Beloved, think it not - I;,.'~. Brother 'Rutherford's Directors. Brother Russell never strange concerning this fire among yOIl." · (1 had a Board of 'Directors, I have none. The Directors of

Peter 4:12.) It will reQuire calmness, sobriety of mind, pur- ' the WATCH TOWER Bre!..!: AND TRACT SOCIETY hold office by it), of heart and an increased measure of the Lord's Spirit reason of Ihe law of the State of Pennsylvania and the Char­to weather the storm. The Lord ",ill supply all· the needed ter of the Corp.oration. Brother 'Russell's Will did not name grace to those who keep ,jo mind the ultimate purpose of our any perso1l as a member of the Board of Directors: , warbre. ' T-he Kingrlom of Heaven is at hand. and every- , The real ,issue is, Was thi Pruidtntjusfifitd in appoi1lting thing that caq be ~haken will now be shaken. (Hebrews four members of tht B~ord of Dirutor,f, which hr did on t/lc 12 :26-28.) Oui great desire is to enter into that Kingdom. 121h day of July, 1917, to fill fIIlcanciu thtn e:i.!!ing, llnd to • Uppermost in the mind C!f every Chri~tian should be. the hold office u1l(;1 the nt~1 llntlucl tltcfio1l to be helc! by Ihc thought, What can I do to msure my gamlOg that gTeat pnze? Shcreho/tkr.s on the 51h day of Januarj', 1918? Anythino

To say that any of us arc free from mistakes is not in aside from tht focls btaring Ilpon-lhU que.slion btclouds the keeping with the truth .. We are all imperfect, and_ the judg:" is.nlt, .The pi.per published by our opposing brethrerrseeb

" ment of everyone is more or less warped. Surely it is due to bring in a grea~ many other things which have nothing to time for us to heed the words of the Apostle, "Above all do with the real issue, but which have a tendencv to confuse. things, have· iervent [overspreading) love amongst yourseh"es, T.bey even attempt to show that some of us are criminab for love cOVers a multitude of defects:' and should be sent to jail because of the action taken to safe-

"Light after Darkness" is a m isnomer fo r a paper issued guard the interests of the friends generally. Not in defense by. Brothers Hirsh, Hoskins, Wright and Ritchie, and is not of myself do I publish this statement of e.xplanation, but in fact a reply to HARVEST SITtINCS. I shall refer to it herein that those who desire an explanation may have iL To this :>os "Opponents' Paper," having in mind the brethren who pre- end, and th:!t the side issues may be eliminated and that the pared and published !t, Among them ~re not included Broth~r fri~nds :nay see t~e real situatio~, I. am making this reply, A. N. Pierson, because, as I am adVised, he had no part In which Will be sent to those who Wish It. tile publication of said paper. When ·it was ready to be pub- Having reviewed in HARVEST SlFTmCS the bets leading I.i~hed ilC ""Il~ asked for nil si~lIturc:, but refused to sign it, up to the ;Iottion take.n by myself, I now here e::..U 3Uention it.nd stated he would have nothmg more to .do with their pu:':- to some of the statements made in the· "Opponents' Paper'· liclltions or words to that ellect. It will be observed, how- relating to the facts in connection therewith, and let every­ever that a letter fo rmerly issued at Boston and containing one of ;rou determine whether or ·not I am :'a liar;' a the ~ame of Brother Pierson was so adroitly arranged at the "usu rper', and am "grasping for power",.:as I have been conclusion of "Opponenb' Paper" as to lead the unsuspect- chllrged, Pcrsonal1)', Jhe charge does not ellect me, but I jng to believe that said doc:ument had been signed and issued have been reminded by some of ihe brethren that my posi­by Brother Pierson. The authors of the "Opponents' Paper," tion is more or less a public one, hence it is due others that with ireedom of speech declare that HAlI;V"£ST SIFTINGS con- I make this statement. -First let us dispose of some of the t",ins no less than one hundred untruthful charges and mis- side issues before examining the real iuue, leading statements, and since there are much less than half' , . - .

. that number of pointt disqused in HA'2Vr.sr Sll'T1NCS, it fol- BROTHER RUSSELL S WlLL. AND "CHARTER low5 that theJ.uthors of "Opponents' Paper" place myself, '. Brothers Van Amhurgh, Hudgings, Macmillan, Wisdom, The "Opponent' Paper" charges· (page S;iecond column) '. Cohen, Herr, Hemery, -Yv'arden, MeCloy, ",racKen:ie and mem- !Ilal "BrOlher Russell had not been dead more than a few· bers of the Bethel family in the Ann:mias Club, The rash- rlays when his Will was declared 10 be ill~1.~"I!'id thereior~ ness of such a charge must bc apparent to all who lonk at not bindins-." Th~ evident purpOie W;\S to eonv.ey the thouiht the facts hom an unbiased viewpoint. I am reminded that that I 11m the gu.!!)! ont, I bere state that I Ifave -never de­SI. Jude said tlTat even our Lord· did not bring a railinf, ;!.e- elared Brother lRusseU's Will illeg-al and therefore not bim!- . e\lsa tion ;!.gainst;:5atan, but contented Himself by saying, 'The ing. The only Quuti.on ever raised ;!.bout Brother !Russell's \\511 Lord rebuke th~."-Jude 9. was concerning , his. votin.\:" shares. the facts of which are

. -f?" THE. REAL. ISSUE clearly ~el forth on page HI, column 2 of HARVES';' SIFIlN~S which it is not here neeess;!.ry' to r(:peat. ,:: '

Let us look n.r ;!. moment at the real issue in this TlWller. The issue is not Brother Van Ambursh and Brother Ruther­ford "so the others named-far from it. We have nothing :tg<linst any of thosc brothers. but would be glad to hel", thcm.

Neither is the i~~uc whether they we,e put ont 11 .~ memo Lcrs of Ihc Board of pirectors in a proper or imprOJler m<ll1 .

•

Some were dis;,!pflointcd wlien 1hey heud Brothtr R6s­sell's \'{jJJ reall:.J wits not :>.mOl1g that class. Shortly thcre­:tftcr Brulher J-hrsh bcg-an to sound Ol1t the friends to i cc wh:1I woulrl he ,the ~.tnlirnent wilh refer,enec .0 setting a~irle

~,~0~ffi~1I~il:5~clr t~;;V~~li·ln}s~e~~OOf of thl~ I slIbmit herewith

26 H A R V EST S 1FT I N G S, PAR T II. BaooltL'f", N. Y.

AFFIDAYlT State of New York) County of Kinrs )

WE, the undersirned, Mrs. J. B. Walbach and Miss Mary n. Walbach, both of Brooklyn, New York, do voluntarily make the foUowing statement under oath;

That on or.,.about No\'. 2d, 1916, about two days follow. in;: Brother Russell's death and prior to the arrival of his hody in BTooklj'n, Brother R. H. Hinh·came out of the Bethel Home and ;oiMd us on the opposite lide of the street and walked with u'l two blocks, durmg whkh time he made the foUowinsr remarks in our presence; the time being about 2.30 in the afternoo'n, following the reading of our dear Pastor's Will in the Bethel Dining-'Room at the nooD. meal. He said: ... "What do you think of Brother 'Russell's Will? I. myself, do not think -il represents bis more recent wishes. It was written, as you know, many yean ago; olld I Ihillk it should bt broktn. The Will as it stands, is not the best arrangement for carrying on THE WATCH ToWDI, and is really unjust to members of the Bethel 5amily. Most of the brethren whom it mentions lor the Editorial Committee are ::ot now members of the Bethel Family, IIr." naven', had experience with such work anyway; whercas there arc brethren right here in the Home, now mysdf, for instance, who have had ye.a.rs of experience in arran Ki ng mailer for the TOWEll; and I am certain that if Brother Russell had written that Will more recently he would have made it different, particularly in connee· lion with the Editorial Staff. It takes experience to pub. !ish Tm: WATCH Town proptrly." . The above Quotation is as nearly verbatim as it is possible

for us to recall. The conversation is quite clear in our minds as it made a lasting impression on us both . . We felt appalled that Brother Hirsh, or anyone dse, should be discussing or t\'en thinking about such matters at such a time, even before our beloved P~stor had been buried. When he asked us if we did not agree with him that something should be done

'. to break Brother Russell's Will we merc.ly replied that we had nothing to say about h. He was much exercised, and it was rc:adily apparent that he ""as grieved over net ba\'inl( been mentioned in the Will as a regular member of the Editorial Committee instead of being only named as a substitute. He declared to us that three of the Committee should be asked 10 resign.

[SeaL)

~lIhstribed and .worn to before me this lst day of October, A. D., 1917, . OSCAR LOBERG

hUs. J. B. WAUACH MAlty B. WAUACH

Notary Public..' I ),{r commission expires Marth, 1918.)

\VTLL AND CHARTER JUGGLE.D

"Opponents' Paper" has so juggled the Will of Brother Ru~~ell. thr. Qlarter of the Corporation, and the paper written III 1894 by Brother Russel!, as to confusc in the minds of the rCllficr the whole matter, and anyone not familiar with these l'lIpers i~ apt to ,>e misled.

The au.rter, of course, provides {or a Board of Direc-tors. I,ut 110/ ont ·of Iht OP,OStf"S is !'Iomtd i!'l Ihal CMrltr, nor did Brother Russell ever name them, or anyone of them as Di­rectors in his 'WiII or in any document he has ever :""'itten. Brother ·Russell's Will only incidentally mentions th;!t "The SOClnYS Board of Directors shall make proper provision ' for the Editorial Committee." . No one is named in his Will as ;! member of ;he Board of Directors. Why. then, should these brethren contmually hold before your eyes the thought tha t the President has set aside Brother Russell's Board of Di. rectors? Nothing is further from the real truth.

lime and ...anin they quote f rom a booklet issued by Brother RusseU.Jn 1894, more than twenty. three years ago a t which time he :;';!S caUini" attention to why he and his wife, ~{rs .. Russell, should control the SOClETY. Therein he said, Their [the Di1;eetorsJ usefuln ess it was understood would

come to the frolit in the event of my' death." When he wrote thefe words he had no thought of either Brothers -Ritchie Wright, Hoskins or Hirsh. bec:luse at that time none of the~ ~I'ere connected with the SOCIETY. T hese words do not occur In Brother ~u$sell's W i.!l, nor i!l the Charter; then it is mani­fe~tll' unfair. that an attempt IS made to try to incorpor;:!!e Ihese words In Brother Ru~sen's Will. or in the Charter.

Another evidence of unfairness is dearly maniiest bv the ~tatement on pat"e Ii. column 1 il'l "Opponents' Paper". There they quote extracts from the Will of Brothn . Russell and

from the Charter with the evident purpose of trying to show that Ihty wtr~ ill tht milld of Broth~r Rusull al Iht limt h( turolt his Witt, and that he was nfeif\larding Iht", against a spirit of ;!mhJtion, or pride, or headshIp. By carefully read· ing it you will see that the first quot;!tion from his Will re~ fets to the bct that he was ""0 have control of fir. WATCH TOWEll; and other publications durillg his lift. This had no reference whatsoever 10 Iht mollogtmtlll of Iht dtloiled flffoirs of Iht SocIETY. It will be noted that t he quot;!tions from the Will refer in ~.r,rtJJ ttrms to ·the Editorial Co".: II,illft and have no rtftrtna whatsoever to the Directors, for the manifest reason that Brother Russell knew that no one perwn can name and provide for the Directors of a corpora­tion. After quoting these statements from the Will with reference ttl the Editorial Committee, then the "Opponents' Paper" proceeds to draw a conclusion, saying, "Thus it will be seen that after Brother !Russell's death the Board of Di· feetors became his slIuusors in the control of the Soc:n:TY's affairs," whereas not one word in the Will even intimated such a thing. .

Permit me to say· here that I have never for one moment 11enied or even questioned the right of the Board of Directors tn (Olilrol Iht offoirs of Iiii' WhTCH Tov.'D. Bmu: AN"D TRACT SOClrtY. The Board of :Directors ort now," (oll lro/, but there i5 a vast difference between being ill (on/rol and mOil­Dging the dttoils of the work of a corporation. My position has alwaY5 been, and now is. that the four brethren in ques­tion were not lerally members of the Board of Directon in July of this year, and because of Ihtir avowtd Ihrtal olld /,lIr,oJt to diJffipt end disorgonizf tht work, I exercised the. power which the law and the Lord had placed in my hands to appoint members of the Board of Directors who would work in harmony and for the Soonv's general welfare. Had the four brethren continued in a quiet, orderly manner to perform their duties, ;!nd had not manifested a disposition to disrupt the work and made threats that they would tie up the funds by law suits and wreck the SOClr;N", lhtr~ would nt"lltT J,OV( bUft eft;!'. olltHl,1 ~Vtll 10 toll ill queslioll Iht lrs;lo/ily of 'htir offia. The step was taken only as a last resort 2nd as a nfe­guard until there could be :1I~ election held by the. Share­holders, and a Board elected. r have set forth in HAJlnST S,nINGS, partieu\nly on page 16, the moving cause for ap· pointing the' four members of the Board.

"Opponents' Paper", pa~e 4, paragraph 21, says, "The pur­pose of the Directors WIshing to amend the By-laws was not that the four memben of the Board might lake over the control of the SOClttY, but that the Board might be restore!'! tn its proper position according to Brother Russell's Wi11 ami Charter." A!t3-in .we r~iterate that Brother 'Russell's Will did not name a single one of the four as members of the Boani of Directors, nor did he attemnt to do that which he could nnt !'!n. namely. provide in hi~ Will for a Board of Directors The Charter, of coune, nrovides for an organi%ed Board fOI the SocIETY, which Iht SOCTETY II0W has, and which in' fact is in control of the ;!ffairs of the SOCttTV, and which is work in2" in harmony with the Shareholders' wishes and the polk.­fnllo ..... ed by the Socn:1Y for the past thirty-three yean. namely, that the President shall bc the executive offieer anti veneral m!lnager, subject, of course, to the eontrol of the BO:lrd of Directors, and the Board subject to the control of the Shareholders.

THE. BY·u.,WS

"Opponents' F':lper", in an attempt to convey the thought that I am an ;!utocnt, in a bold headline on page 5, 5ays, "Brolh~r Ruth~rford's By-Lows Passed.l>· We sometimes wonder why men can so far ' forget them~elve$ in makin,R" . statements I Why do they have such a i.a:pse of memory? ' With strooger reason should brethren in the Truth speak in harmony with the factl. .

Shortly before Brother 'Russell's' death he had stated that he desired to pul the Soc:trTY more particularly on an effi­ciency basis, and that all who remained at Bethel sboul~be able to render Ind should render efficient s~rvice.. Such facts were brought to the attention 'of the Executive CommitTee. which was comoosed of Brothers Rltchie, Van Ambur!"h li.nd mvself. We discussed ' the matter and decided to uk .:the Shareholtlers to nUS some by·laws.at Pittsburgh. proceedin):: \Ulan the theory that Iht "Vo ia of Iht pt Op/t, tht Sh(lrtnoldtrs. .should bt htord. Accordinglv, I was requested by the other members of the Executive Commillee, pr esumably because T 11m a lawyer b" profession. to draw up such by·laws anI! ~l1hl11it them tl"l Brothers Van Amhurgh an!'! Ritchie, which lIHI.V fl1l1v 1I.l"Inroveti. Brother Ritchie, as Chainnan of the .'\nnl1;\1 Meetin!,: at Pittsburgh. "lIppoillh:'d i\ committee oLtbree hrethrtn \(1 examine lIril! report to ~he convention these by· 1;\'.\'5 nnd re~oll11ions. He carried t.hese by-laws to Pittsburgh

OC"lona 1. 1D17 H.1 R V E 57 5 1FT I N G 5. PAR T I I.

and by his own hand delivered them to the committee. When Ihe committee returned I asked if I might see their report. ~ow note the discrepancy between Ihe st.atemeDI of "Op­tJonents' Paper" and the real · b.ct&. "Opponents' Paper" de­liberatel,)' sutes that I. had a well laid plan to get c~nt!o! of Ihe afialrs of the SOCItrY, and that by threats and IIlhmlda­lion I foreed the committee to ·report a by-law giving me ,0ntroJ, The ' facts are, not 01U word was said about that ' ~ectjon which refers to the exuutive officer ;lnd mallager of 1M corpora/ion, and the word "control" does no~ even appe.ar in the by-laws. "I:he by-laws, as drafted, prOVIded that tne President might appoint 'an Advisory !=ommit~ee of three to advise him upon such matters as he mIght deSIre. The COI'tl­millu on rcsoluJ{ons haa changed this .by-Iaw to nad t~al /Ju.Boar~ of .DirtCto~s, and no~ the PreSident, should.aPPP',nt till" Ad1ASory Commlttct,. ThiS WI1S the only question dlS­

wssed between ' myself (llid tht com"l~tttt, Neith~r the law nor the Charter provides for any AdVISOry Committee what­so~ver but I thought ir well that anyone who succeeded ~roth~r Russell in office as President should have the b~nefit uf wise counsel from other consecrated Shareholders, either in or outside of the Board, to whom he could. refer any mailers of imporlance, ;lnd that .tberef.ore the pre.ndent .alone shuuhl tie privileged to select hu adVisors. If you deSIre to employ a lawyer, you wish to have th~. choosing o~ that lawyer; if you desire to empJor a phySICian, you deSire to select the physielan, because it Involves you per~onally. ~n Ihe same theory if the President needed and wahed adVIce he '0110ne should 'be privileged to select his advisors. Thus I "rgued with the Committee and they agreed with me, Br.olh~rs Ritchie, Hirsh and Wright were present and he2;rd thiS dIS' cussion, and they know that my statement here lS the exact Iruth, Why the" havt had su.:h /J 19pse of ttlt'mory I am not able to stale. 1 append herewith the statement of a member of the Commillee en By-laws who 'WaS present a...,d who corroborates my statement, and which sho~ that the charge that I was attempting to get control 'is abSOlutely untrue:

LETTER FROM MEMBER OF COMMITTEE "N. S., Pittsburgh, POI,

"M~Di~;'B~~::::~~' CBRlsT:-ln reading the paper 'Light after Darkness' 1 am sorry to see matters pUI in such an unfair way by the authors.

"In the first article, 'Our Present Counselor', the quali­lies of justice and mercy seem to me to be sadly lacking, 1 cannot help wond!ring jf the author believes the words of the Master in Matt. 7 :2, 'With what judgment ye jud~e, ye shall be judged: and .if 501 why he $hould wish the: L<!rd to deal so unmercifully witn him.

'"I also see that the By-laws passed b)' the members of the SOCIETY at the election last January are mentioned in ;t way th;\1 would convey to the mind of the reader that \'OU had demanded many changes to be made so as to put more power into your hands. You perhap, remember what the point of difference was. It 'V,'as not whether the P'resident should be the Executive Officer or whether there should be an Adv)sol'y Comniittee,-these things had been passed upon. It was merely as to who should anaint the Advisory CommiUto!. The By-laws provided Ihat the Secretary and Treasurer should always be a mem­!ler of the Advisory Committee, and two others to be appointed. The tbought of the committee on by-laws waS, that these two members should be appointed by the Board of Directors, while your thought was, that as this committee was to be the President's Advisory Commil­tee, that the President should appoint these two mCJllbers of the Committee, One of the members of the Board of Directors (possibly more) """as present at that time and he agreed with you on the matter, and the committee then made fbe change, giving the President authority to appoint th ese two members of his Advisory -Committee.

"This was belor,e thc election, and had some onc else Leen elected it .. would have applied to him just the same as to you. :::::

"The brini.i'ng up of this matter of the By-laws has helped us to 'lann a better estimate of the v"-Iue of the rem:,.inder of:"'Light lifter D:trkness', anrl mllke a large di~e:ount, -: '

"I wish to say, dear, Brother Rutherford, that I still believe that 'The Lord of the Harvest' has full conlrol oi the situation. and that He is amply able to dirett the work, yes, e\'en withol1t the aid of a BO:1rd of Direclor~ at all, I believe that the , Lord m:'lkes no mist:lkc,<;, :'Iml I a.m sure that if the Lord ."'"<Inted t,hese lour brethren

10 direct the afiairs of the Soettn', that there is no power in Heaven or on earth that could hiDder their doing so.

"The words of the poet express my confidence and. the desire of my heatt in this ;lnd aU thillga:

'Peate, trOUblw aDuli tbou IIno',t IIOt fear; , 'l'b1 greot FrDTldu ,till I, lI!Orr ..-W b.o led thee lnt wlll Iud thee .till ;

Be ealm, and atnk .:nto 111. Tl'W.' "May the Lord contin\le to bien you in the . service,

and grant you the needed 51rength to fini$h the great work that the Lord has placed in your h~ds, is the earnest prayer of,

'~Yours in the service of the Master, R. H. Bncxn.. ..

At a meeting of the Board of Directors fOllowing the an­nual meeting, these by-laws were passc,d by the Board of Di­rectors because that i! the technical and legal requirement of the Charter. Then you might ask, why were they presented to the Shareholders? I answer, because the Shareholders constitute the Corporation, and while, technically, the power to enact by-laws resides in the Board, : ,)'et everyone should desire to abide by the voice of !he maJority of the Share­holders, believin$: !hat the Lerd would speak through them. We are all familiar 'with the time-honored statement, "The 'Voice of the people is the S'Upre~ low:' It is recognh:ed that Congress alone has the right· to pass laws, and yet CongTCss must respond to the voice. of the people who are, in fa'ct, the Government. On the same principle, the Board of Di­rectors of the WATCH Town BIBIL AND TRACT SOtu:TY would have no moral right to ullerly disregard !he wishes of the Shareholders. These by-laws passed, were not my by-laws, b\lt the by-laws of the SOCIETY, first approved by tbe Share­holders, and then passed by the Board of DirectOrS. Their enactment constituted a solemn compact wbich should be binding on the parties .unless their enactment was procured by fraud or coercion. The brethren in question seem to think it necessary to charge me with fraud and coercion in order ~o 'show some excuse for their trying to set aside the wishes of the Shareholders. . At the time of the passage of these by-la'lVl Brother Hirsh was not on the Board, but later he joined three others with the avowed purpose of trampliDg under foot the wishes of the Shareholders, t rying to repeal the by-laws which were passed without Question, and ~ke the management of the SOCIETy'S afiairs out of the President's hands and put it into the hands of the "four" to manage the same, I hGv~ nevcr attempted 01 ony time to get control of the SOCIETY. 1 have merely diligently tried to perform the duties of manager, and there is no corporation in the land, of any consequence, but what has a manager aside from the Board of Diredors. None of the four brethren, or any others to my knowledge, have found fault 'with my management, or shown any instances of mismanagement. '

The P£OPLES PULPfT 'AsSOCIATlON' Charter gives the exeC\l­live absolute control, I have stated heretofore why that a,arler was thus wi-itten. I have asked the Board of Di­rectors of that corporation to provide for an Executive Com­mittee of four to perform certain duties with reference to the control of the Bethel Home and office, but this does not in any manner effect the office of the President as General Manager. There must be one head to every institution. I am free to confess min)' might have been found to perform this duty beUer than myself, but since I had nothing to do with putting myself in office it can hardly be -consistently charged that I am responsible for being there.

REMOVAL FROM PEOPLES PULPIT ASSOCIATION

On the 31st of July Brothers Hirsh and Hoskins were removed from the PEOPU;S PULPIT AssOCIAnON , for good ca\lse, In this connection "Opponents' Paper" 'charges that other brethren and myself are "guilty ot crUninal offenses, subject to criminal indictment and to swift and severe puri­ishment." The evident purpose- of this is· to--create prej\ldice ­in the minds of the friends agauut us, and to show that wc brethren are high-handed lawbreakers. N&w, i.£-t1ie, brethren really believe this charge, they should at once: cease to ad­dress either of us as "brother:' For this reason -I feel sure Ihat they do not believe the charge. : t-

In 1911, at the instance of Btother "Russell, a by-law Was passed providing ' for' th~ removal of a member of the p!:opu:s PUL~lT ASSOCtATlON upon grounds th-erein stated~ The by~taw prOVIdes that the rem.oval shall ,take. place at the anntlal mi!;et­jng. Of course it is understood that when the annual meet­ing is convened it can be legally adjourned from time to time until final adjO\lrnment, and each adjoJjrntd sesrion is still the "annU:l1 meeting." At the annl1:l} meeting, ]ammry b~!, sever:!l of the brethren who COUld. nol be present g:lVe their

1f."1 R V Ii S T S 1FT I N G S, PAR Til.

prox;u to othen. Th e proxy, of course, carr;e~ the authority "Lansing, Mich., Sept. 18th, 1917. \0 the holder to voir on an),fhing thai ' Orolts brian the an- "Dt./t.R BRonu;R RUTHERl'ORb":_ ' . nual meeting. The annual meeting adjourned until some tla.te "I feel constrained to write you in regard to a. state· in March, to take up Ul;lfinished business. At the substQ\lc:nt men! appuring in the pamphlet, 'Light after Darkrlen:'

~e:ti~fJltra~t;rd:~~.c:nThc:a~c:~~;dn~h~~ds ~~~~Ut~~c:m:~~U;;a~~:I~ t1h:m b~~~~~i~i'l~s:~~~:~1 ai~ f~!\~i~go: ti~~~i~a~;~tc:~ ing was regularly, legally and properly adjourned until the but I fec! it is reaHy my dJty to refute, in my case at 27th day of July, 1917, and of course when it met at thi'S ad· ' .... , ICilst , the statcm~nt in ~he above m~ntion~d pamphlet re-journ~d session of the annual meeting its powers were iden· go.nding some of the Pilgrim brethren being brought into tical to' what they were at the first meeting. All p,.o:rics Wtrt tIle Bible House, filled with information and sent 01.::. sliU in !orc.e~;unless revoked in writing. OUc brothcr who I WIlS not once opp"ollch~d , by any of the brethren im-had moved away held some of these proxies and new proxies plica ted, so far as they personally were concerned. were afterwai:'ds given to other brethren to vote, thereby re- "Yours with brotherly love' the only thing worth ,"oking former proxies. They were in proper and legal form. entertaining, M. A. HOWlETT ..... The PEOPllS .:pUU'tT. ~o\SSOCI"'TI0N convened on the 21th day of July in regub.r order and legally so. Previous notices had been given to Brothers Hoskins _ and IHirsh that at that meeting eharges would be held against them. They were present at the meeting on the 27th .of July; . a number of other brethren were also present. "-II the proxies repre­sented were presented at that time. The charges were read to thtm and they both asked that the '"meeting be furthe'r ad· journed to give them. more time, The rttord discloses that :1t their .instances the motion was made and passed that the meeting :llI'Ii" :ldjourn untilthe .31st of July, which W;:tS dOlle. On the Slst of July the odjournid annual muting convened again, legally and in the proper form, The charges were read and testimony was heard on both sides, and then votes were taken. Five votes were legally 'tast that the two breth­. ren named should not be removed, and one of these ..... as II

proxy- they claimed .fiVin votes, but the two indicted breth­ren could not legally vote on a question involving their own rcrnovat from the ASSOCIA'rlON. Twenty-three voles were' legally cast in favor of removln!!" ,the breth ren named, and hence they were rtmoved, as prOVided by the by-law. Nearly all of tliose who voted by proxy have since addressed leiters to the brethren who held their proxies, approving the action; and thus they were Dot only legally cast but subseQuently had the a.ppro\·a! of the members. These facts are shown by the official· record of the ProPU:S PULl'lT.',AsSOCl"''rlON, which 1m)' one is at ,liberty to inspect.

"BROOKLYN EA.CU:" ATTACKS

Personally, I do not know who gave the information to the "Brooklyn Eagle". which , it .published. 1 do know that a reporter from that paper called on me and related the details of the trouble with the brethren _ who issu:d "Opponents' Paper". 1 asked the reporter to state. who told him what he had just related, and he refused to ~ell me. The reponer then called upon me to make a statement, My only reply "'-...s, "1 ha,'e nothing to say." 1 do know that the stattment in the "B rooklyn Daily Eagle" seriously reflected upon Brother Russell as well as other brethren. SubseQuently J had a talk wiih Brother Hirsh :lbout the matter. He stateu \0 me that on the-17th of July (while he was making an im· rassioned speech in the Bethel dining room ) , a newspaper reporter was waiting in the parlor and had called for Mr. Hirsh. Brother Hirsh sa id he refused to see the reporter at Ihat time, but ch:"t :-. few days laler he did meet this news­paper reporter on the street and told him something about the mailer. It is due for me to stilte here that this newspaper reporter was not an accredited reporter of the "Brooklyn ElIgle." Whether lit gave the information to the "Brooklyn E:lI,gle," or not, I do not know. .

iHE PILCRIM BRETHREN CHARCED

. "Opponenu' Paper" charges that the president and others have bten secretly carrying on a campaign amongst the Bethel Fam!ly and the Pilgrim Brethren, spreading false reports re­prdms the BOllrd and others, and that the Pilgrim brethren were sent out ;0 spread these things among the classes. As to the truth or falsity of thi5 statement 1 call upon eYeryone of the Pil&,rim brethren in the service to make known if any such representations have been made to them and if they were asked to sprealJ. any charges.. Prior to the breaking of the storm I talke~th not a single Piltrim brother aside from n.ro~htr ~is.d?!n, and it wa~ Brother Wisdom who brought the Inf~rmah05: to me at ChIcago. For three months while J was bemg harused at the ·Bethel Home and in the work by these bretbren;,-some of whom did no : work, several of the Pilgrim brethren visited the Bethel apd not on e word "'-...s utUred by me to them about the difficulty. So far as I have knowledli"e, the mailer was not discussed by other members of Ihe Family. Some of Ihe Pill;Tims 'have voluntarily writ­len me .nbout tlli ~, I here append ~~me of their letlen:

"Sept. '26, 1911. ~ Dr..;'R BRE1'J,lREN:-

"In the paper issued by the opposition, I noticed ;!.

statement to Ihe effect that the members of the Bethel Family, the brethren at the .Tabernack, and the Pilgrim I,rethren had either been bdbed ' or intimida ted by' the President and therefore. were permitted to remain in .the sen'ice of the SOCIE1'Y.

"As om of the brethren above designated, r enter my l'rotut 31:':linsl ~uch n ·false :I~sertion.

"During the month of AuS"Ust last I was privileged to be <II Bethd :lnd in all those four weeks, not once was I approached on the subject: Not a word was writlen to me by the SOCIE1'Y either before coming or since my go­ing aw;:ty from there, regarding the matter .

"With Christian love, I remain "Your bro~her in Christ, W. ]. THORN," .

''): F. ·Rutherford, "Brooklyn, N, Y.

--:::-:--:::­"Muon City, Iowa, Sept. 23, 1917.

"My DEAR BROH!:tR RUTHERFORD:-"Greetings I I am writing you in regard 'to your letter

in the last TOWY.R just ·read. The statement on page D of 'Li&,ht after Darkness' regarding the Pilgrims' being influenced by anything.outside Ihe publications, which have come into my 'hands docs not 'in any sense appl}' to me. My judgments arc formed wholly irem the statements received from the SociETY and the brethren who have 11

gTievance. 1 feel this confidence, tha! this SOClI:T\" has its work to do . . It cannot be hindered, nor in any ~ense be interfered wi.th until this_work is completed. The" will be the time for it to go to pieces, but not before.

"Your brother in the Blessed Hope of joint-heirship with Christ, and the Divine Nature, " "

J. A. GlIllSPIE.

"J),:",R BRoHn:i RUT:;~~~~~~:..:1Il· M., Sept. 26th, 1917. "I see by the pamphlet entitled 'Light after Darkness'

nn page 9 Ihat you or 'your representative' is accused of 'whispering in the ears Clf the Pilgrim Brethren and po i ~­oning their minds' concerning the former Beard of Di­r(,ClOn, I will S3" the tir~1 'Whi~pering' J heart! w ... ~ from the {Olir brethren who make the :lc(usation, Tn the lint p:lmphlet they sent out J fi.r~t IC:lrned of the trouble.

"Youn by the Lord's grace, "R. 0, H.ADI.&\·'"

"Logansport, Ind., Sept. 18, 1917. "DI:AR BROTHER RUTHERFORO:_

"Since reading 'Light after " Darkness' which would mo!e properl~ be styled, 'Darkn'e5s after Light', I have deCIded to wntc you so as to It} you know that you have ' my entire confidence, as well as. ali the supporf I can give you in any.and ,.very way, The Lord's .hand is 50 manifestly on your side in thi, whole matter that 1 have not the slightest doubt tbat He has overruled it and that His . wili has been done. . - .. . . ' ' ;:'

''The charge made in 'Darkness after Li!!:ht'-that t1i:e minds of the Pilgrims ·have been poisoned 'by your :r ep­resentative, Brother Macmillan, is surely false as ' far as I am concerned or have any knowledge. ' :;.

,"It appears f rom 'D~rkn.ess .a.fter Light' that they a~ bemg actuated by pUSlon lflstea:d Of principle and that they arc appealing to the sentiment of the friends in­stead of to thtir sanctified rc:ason. This is manifest by their use of our Pastor's picture on the front cover '

"Yeun in Him joyfully, ' "hr, :E, Rn:).u..L"

OCTO .... 1, lU7 HARVEST SIFTINGS, PART II.

CONCERNINC "AUDITOR'S" l.ETTER The "Opponents' Paper" contains a letter £rom Brother

F. G. Mason which <:ould well be submitted without com­ment. 1 5h~1J not here attempt to dis<:uu it. In big head· lines it is designated as the "Auditor's Letter," and the '''rite r himself ItS 5tyh:s himself in the communication. Brotber Mason was never Auditor of the SocIrrI at any time.: He Will a 5ubordinate clerk in the Purchasing De­partment at the time he was asked to luve Bcthcl. Prev­ious to that he h3d been working 'in the Shipping Depart­me:nt and . )\is ti-eatmcnt of other brOlhers and sistef5 working with hirlf had been so unkind and rough that ht was remov~d frCJm there and put as a subordinate clerk in the Purchasilig De:partment. Bills checked by him were not paid until verified 'and passed upon by others, particularly by the ' one who has charge of the Purch~sin&' l)ep;utment. Everyone whO 'knows Brother Van Amburgh well knowi that he has safegl1arded the treasury and never paid any bill unless he had a voucher for it :!nd knew that ·it · wn <:orrett, The <:harge that hundreds of dollar~ :Ire beinl; paid out without record is wholly Ol1t of har­mony with the truth. Several years ago a system of "onehers w'as put in force and approved by Brother Rus­~ell , :lbly assisted by Brother E. W. Brenneiscn. who i~ a trained accountant and auditor. This system eliminates a lot of unneteuary bookkeeping and was adopted to S:lve time and that more time could tie. devoted to othtr ' im­portant work. However, the system- fuily safeguards eve.ry avenue. The brother's criticism, therdor!!, is not a cri ticism of myself, but of Brother Russell, who adopted the system used by the SOCIrtY for ~ears and whith I have not chan·,ed. His letter refers to an Invoke of $11,000, which he says he relused to eh~ek up. The fact is that he could not <:heck it up, because he was not familiar with the ateO\11"11, and was not an aperieneed bookkeeper or ac­counlanl The account was checked bi Brother Hudgings, who has charge of that department and who had several "ears' training under Brothe'r Brenncisen. It was paid In the regular course, and a proper r ecord thereof exists, There. were many similar Instances in which Brother Mason showed his unfitness for office work where special care is req'lired. On one occasion he drew a vou<:her

. asking the Treasurer to issue a theck for $950.00 in pay­ment of a small bill of $9.50. The matter WilS caught by the head o[ the department belore . the voucher rcached the Treasurer', office .• After repeated blunders of serious nature Brother Mason admitted that he had "never kept book5 or done offite work in his life" previous to his being transferred to the department from tht shipping room at the Tabernacle, ' a few weeks previous.

Brother 'Mason was asked to remove f rom Ihe Bethel hecause of his untouth conduct, and because of hi~ $eerningly Untontrollable disposition to be unkind anu rough wilh others, and becau~ he showed his dis­lo~'alty by .openly ann'ouneing that the "Brooklyn Eagle" had published a "corking good article: about the trouble," and that he approved the same, which article was a dirrel I efledion IIpon Brothe r Russell. After his departure he offered for s.ale to the SOCltTY some of his household ,oods, which we bought to help him out. While endeavoring Ing 10 make the s.ale he affected great loyalty to the So­C/Errs management, volunteering the information that he h;\d peen asked by the opposing brethren to "write 'some­thing for their answer 10 HAItVEST SIFTINGS" but that he "positively refused." The other statements in Brother Mason's letter are not worthy of consideration here.

No one has ever been~asked to leav'e Bethel because they refused to sign a paper 'or endorse the present admin­istration . . Some who were engaged with olhers in dis­turbin~ the Heme and office devoted the larger portion of Ihelr time in t~lking about the difficulty, striving to foment trouble, and were-· asked to go. The thought of the man_gement is -th;'! those who receive the benefits of Ihe Home and SOCln"Y" iho1,11d render adequate serviee lherefo~, . and Ihaf"j the Bethel should be a place of .peace :md qUietness ant'eonsetra(ed labor for the Lord, nOI a

. plate of . diuensio·f1. It hOI. always been the recognized rule, long ago made her Russell, that "it is a "rivi{~tu to be at::the ome, not a nght," and any-one's stay may be-ter t any time.

It is needless to III forte was used on Brother ~ohnson the dar he and some others started i disturbance In the Bethel dining room, . They were asked to be quiet, nnd when he refused. he w:!s taken by the coat ~leeve and luked to &,0 out, .No for,ce wh~t.oevllt W!U applied, He

was at tht Bethel Home fomenting trouble, in open de­tiance of the managemenl,. and repe~tedly said he wbuld nol go unless the Board uid so, meaning by the "Board" the four alleged members who were supporting him In the eonspi raey against the SocttTY. After several weeks of de fi ante, and when he thought probably he would have 10 ,"0, he packed his baggage and left it in his room, . He went out on the street without his hat and remained out for severa] hours. Hil hat: and baggage were taken to the front hall, and when he returned they ·were ' handed out to 11im on the doorstep and admittan<:e was refused. He ' was then offered lome money to pay his expenses to his home in COlumbus, Ohio, where he had not beeD since last November. This he declined. We feel .sorry for Brother Johnson and regretted"" that it was necessary to publish' as much. of the fatU as we did relating to his episodes, but sinte he was repeatedly found in consultation ,with Broth· er. R.itehie, Wright, -Hoskins and Hirsh, and sl!"Y~ral-tirnes approached me saying that '1 should 'yield to them, that J was a "usurper" and that the Lord was di~leased wilh me, thilt the Scriptures proved it, and that 'W~ are con­Imlting a lawyer and we know what we can do," and many other statements which were in identical language to thai used by the foilr who were opposerSi and seein~ they had adopted :I stheme or plan identl'cal to that which he had ' pursued in E ngland, it seemed imperative that I publish what 1 did. What Brother Wisdom told me was suRidtnt to put any reasonable man on guard, and to warrant him in taking action to ufeguard that which was placed in his hands. .

BIOGRAPHY AND AFFIDAVIT With the evident ' purpose of trying to prove thaI I

have been seeking notoriety, the "Opponents' Paper' sets forth at length a Statement about my biography. Evi. dently Brother Hirsh wrote this part of "Opponents' Paper." The inconsistency of it is apparent. He attempts to show that he had been trying to, keep it secret, but that now he must publidy declare that I had written my biography. He there says, "1 had "thought I would never mention this matter 10 anyone. but sinte the dear Brother rHudgings/ swears that Brother Hirsh composed the artJde, etc., see no good renon why our lips should longer be sealed." One would Infer he had never mentioned the matter be­fore. Why, then, should Brother Hudgings think of mak­ing an :lffidavit abOllt it at all? The facts are that Brother Hirsh made thi~ charge against me openly and publicly in Philade~phia . before .a Jarge . audience on July 19th, not­wilhstandlng he had madvertently taken to himself fuJI credit for the Memorial Town biography article in his impassioned speech in the Bethcl dining-room two .days previous. Those who heard him in Bethel on July .17th were somewhat surprised that he should reverse the matter ~o soon thereafter. ,Evidently his memory is very dc­licient. Brother Hudgings, hearin:: these charges .and knowing thnt they were blse, voluntarily made the affidavit without my knowledge ~nd handed it to me just before HARVEST SIFTINCS went 10 preu, and il was inserted. TIle bcts are as follows:

A week or ten days prior to the Shareholders meeting of }ast January, Brother Sturgeon called at my office and . said that 1\ newspaper man and a lawyer were in the Home and wert talking to Brother H irsh; that they were anxious to meet me, I first declintd to see them, but on reflection agreed to ~ee them a feV! minutes. These two gentlemen, together WIth Brothers HIrsh and Sturgeon, came into my room and the. newspaper man and the lawyer:. plied me with questions for two hours and elicited jrom me all of my personal experiences from my youth up: A few days later Brother Hirsh called on IIle and stated, if! substance, "Brother Rutherford, everyone knows you - are goin~ to be elected President." To this I did not reply. Continu­ing, Brot~er Hirsh said, "If .you will keep7)'o«1lands off and not Interfere I ""1'I'ould like to prepare something for the press, ;a.nd the neW$p.:!.per m.:!.n who wa, here -to' see me. the other night wishes to give it out. to' the Asso.ciatc£ ­Pren. Then he said;' "Would you mind dictating to your':. stenographer those points about your . life.?" . There being"!' no secret about this, and'-no reason why I should decline :-. ' [ dittaled to my ste[!-ographer a brjcf statement of ml life exper,iences, wJ1ich 'Brother Hirsh took away, and after-~ wards. WIth the aid of the newspaper man mentioned ' he rrepared a !'Jotice fot., the press lV.hieh I did not see ~ntil 1\ was published. Based upon th15, Brother Hirsh after­"!\':"Irds prep.:!.rt'd a similar article ·for the second edition' of the Memcrilll Towu, as let fo rth ' In th.e affidavit, and which

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I am informed he had the printef5 restt thret times at unnecessary cost, before he iot it composed exactly as he wanted it. Brother Hudgings, seeing the m anifest in­justice Brother Hirsh was n ow tfying to do, voluntarily made this affidavit clearly, setting forth thc:-o:act facts . Like other things published in the "Opponents' "Paper," this matter of the biogTaphy is i::unateriai to the issue, but it is told in an evident attempt at discrediting me ;!.s much as p ossible jn the eyes of the friends, and furthe r Lcc.!ouding the reaFsubject. Tht various other points in the affidavit Brotha Hirsh did not' even attempt to den y.

'<THE P~IDENT'S p.,tANACEMENT" At a Bond meeting Brother \\~n Amburgh requested

thc objectors to point out a singlt instance in which thc President had lI1ismanaged the afia:rs of the SOCI%TY, and

. they were unable to do so. Seeing~ the importance of this ;1.dmiuion, the "Opponenu' P aper," on pa£,e %.2, attempts to find something that they 'can lily as a charge against tht management of the SOCI'ETY. , They first mention the PSOTO-DaAlolA OF CuAnoN. The ~!'3et h, it, was Brother Ritchie as Vice-President who 5ig'ned' that contuct. anll it was the Board of Directors that instructed me to enter intO nn arrangement with the purchasers to take it back

With reference to the Angeiophone Company, Brother Ritchie, as shown by the minutes of the Board, had charge of tbis and :..cted und~r the Bond's instructions. ' It is untrue tha t Brothers Van Ambur,ll'h, Macmillan and my­leU ever despised anything that Hrotb~ r Russell inaug­urated. The Angelophone Company had been involved in contracts, which, because of Brotber Russell's death. threatened a h=vy .loss to the SOCI1TY, the outstatlding ob­ligations amounting to approximately Forty Thousand dol­Ian. Brother Ritchie on ce said to me that he would a s· sume the,obligations and take over the Angeiophone Com­Jlany. It was then that 1 told him··tha t I wOllld not wish to see him incur a hurden which he could not carry. It was later at a Board meeting that he asked that the Eigh­leen Thousan4 Dollars be turned o\~r to bim, as set forth in HA1v:tST SIFnNGS, , It is not true, as stated in "Oppon­enfs Paper" that "a, sister f rom Illinois came fory,'ard and paid .$1,500 to have the lectures (ecorded." This money was paid by the SOCIETY, as shown by the books.

BOARD . OF DIRECTORS "'rhe new members of the Board of Direct o rs were not

appointed because 1 ' had any desire to injure anyone. They were appointed to fill vacancies and to Jlrevent thosc who were not legal members from carrying out a threat to institute legal proeee4i ngs. stop the work and tie 1111 the money of the SOCI'ETY and wreck it unless they could get control. I acted out of necenity, not out of ehoiee. 1 would not have a.ppointell th ese members if th is threat had not !leen ' made becausc we liot along smoothly for several months until the opposing brethren began to hinder the progress of the work. ~

WHY SENT FROM BETHEl. These brethren in question were asked to leave Bethel

because of the constant disturbance, created by them, and their opposition to the work. The entire Bethel family :.ond office force was kept in a state of constant apprehen­sion, and the work could not progrcss satisfactorily under such conditions. The opposing brethren were constantly spending their time in holding eonferences dUring office hours in total disregard of all roles, and doing no Harvest work. They were preparing to institute legal ,proceedings. and would have done so, doubtless, if Brother Pierson had not prevented it. I called them to a conference and asked th~m to tell D!-.e wbat they intended to do; that I was iomg away on my western trip, fo r two months, and wished to m ake arrangements for the work b efor e going ; that if they intended to institute an action in court I de­sired to mak e certain arrangements before I left. I nid, "Brethren, do you~ntend to institute legal proceedings or will you Quityo~ dis turbance arr~ get to w ork?" They replied, "We will ·not talk: with you unleu our lawyer i! present." I replied.,.-"Surely it is not, necessary to have a lawyer present in oider to talk over ,these matters," The, refused to give an answer. Then ~Bsaid. "I will give you an ultimatum ; if you arc goini' to fi,ght you must go out· side of this Home to carryon your 'light. You cannot reo main here and continue this fight to."the injury and disturb-~nte of the Harvest work." c:.t

A few days later Brother Pierson came to see me and spoke to me in behsH of the four brethren. nrother Pier'

~on asked if therc was I::)t somc way by which these brethren could be kept in the work. 1 replied, "Yes, I would be glad to have th /:m Itay in the work. Brother Ritchie is a Canadian ciClen. Our Am erican PilgTlms Cllnnot well go into Canada. If Brother Ritchie will go to Canada, take up t he Pilgrim work and stop' this d is­

. turbanee and preach Ihl Trulh, the SOCl£TY Will be " lad to send him and provide for ·the support of his wife thcre ;,r.lso," I further declared, "The 'SOCl[;TY will make similar provision for Brother Hoskins and his wife in the United Slates if he will go into t!ie PH.-rim service. preach the Truth and that alone. As 'to the other two brethren, we ..... ill makc suitable provisinn for them to remain in the work, also, upon condition :hat we ha.ve peace." Broth er Pienon expressed hirnself'aJ much pleased at this sug­gestion and immediately. went t o the brethren with the proposition. Within an hour he returned to me sayini' that they had refuse-d to accept such an arrangement. Then I said to Brother Pienon, "I am going away on a two months con'Vention tour. I cannot .leave this Home and the office in this state of turmoil; these brethren can­lIot stay here under present conditions." Brother Pierson replied, in substanee, "I eatl sec that you are right about th~t , brother." Then I sait!, ···.Broth er P ierson, 1 suggest that the four brethren go away for a vacation, a. t the ex­pense of the SOCIETY, for a period of two months. Let them leave thei r' rooms fUf:lIshed as they are, go away and study and pray over . this matter. and when I re turn at the end of two m onths we will see if we c:..nnot con­tinue the work in peace," This proposition he also lub­mitted to them, and they rclused to accept it, saying Ihat they did not want a vacation. Then I said to' Brother Pierson, "They must go aW;Yi 1 have 40ne all I can do." Then Brother P ierson asked, "Cannot some pro'Vision be made for their support for a while; they should not be turned out without some money." To this 1 agreed. When Brother Piers on asked how much should they have, I r eplied. "Brother Pierson, you fix the amount and I will agree to anything you say_" . Brother Pierson then lug­gested three hundred dollars' for each. To this 1 agreed.

I said, "N ow Brother Pi.::rson. suggest to them that they take one hundred and fift), dollars of this and go away for two months on a vacation, or each take the three hundred dollars and get out tomorrow without any con­ditions." ' Brother Pierson communicated this to them, and returned to me 'Within a short time saying that they pre-­ferred to accept the three hundred dollars and get out the following day at noon. The next day at noon three of Ihem went out, in a quiet and: peacea.ble manner, each tak· ing with him $300. My heart was sad to see them go, but what ebe could I do? Tht work must b~ dane ,and we must have peace in order to do the work. I wo~ld be de­lighted to see each one of thelD I:'et back into the Harvest work any day if they would cease opposing a.nd zealously' engage in the work of the Harvest. Their present course only tends to binder.

OPPOSITION TO THE SEVENTH VOLUME

Volume Seven is published by the WATCH Town BIlIl.!: AND TItACT SOCI£TV, and we t.ave every reason to believe it has the approval of the Lord. The greater majority of the brethren throughout the world are rejoicing to have it. It is "meat in due season" for the household of faith, It is helping many to stand and to rejoice in tribulation. It tontains the message for Lie smiting of Babylon_ Its ' dis tribution is now very ' Important in the Harvest work. "Opponen ts' Paper" . shows that these brethren a r e apinst the Seventh ·Volume. They uy (Page 14), "Let us be

careful how we receive the sa-caltld Seventh Volume.." Thus they would reta rd ra ther than aid in the ·Harvest work, which is n ow drawing so. near to its close...

"Opponents' Paper," for the first 'lime, denies Brother Hirsh came to me and oUered, if he was placed back on the Board, to go to Philadelphia and "make it more than ~_' right" by ret racting the statements made. The, fact re­mains, however, tbat Brqther Hirsh bimself. before the Philadelphia ecc1esia, on the evening of July 19th repeated ~~ a part of the conversation held that . same afte:noon be- ;: tween us in the Study. and theeby licensed me to tell all he had said to me in the drawing r oom, as it has been heretofore published in HAJlvz:sr Srnmcs; and although Brother H irsh followed me in a speech from the same plat .

form that evening M did nat then .deny that be bad made $uch an offer, and several of the brethren afterwards com­mented upon the fact that he ha:l' not denied it.

H A R V EST S J F T J N G S , PAR T J I. JI

REAl,. ISSUE. EXAMINED

Having disposed of the immaterial isslles, which tend tn"con£use:, Jet us now look for a moment"at the f'~af issue, namely-Was the President justified, in view of all th e . ftlcls Olnd circumstances, in appointing four consecrated hrcthren to Jill vacancies on the Board of Directors to act as such until the :i:?nual decti~n to be held next January?

.;. FACTS CONCEDED

The folloWing lacts are admitted by the opponents and by all who know anything about the situation:

That " the Prcsi(!ent of the WATCH TOWER BUlLE .ANJl TR.~tT Socray acted as its manager, 'without question, from organiz;lt ion until his death last year; that the Shan:hold­eTS at the annual meeting in January, 19J7, by unanimous \'o te, expressed the wish that the President shall always ue the executive and manilger of tne SOCIETY'S work.

It is further ildmitted by opponents that the BOilrd of Directors, without a dissenting voice, thereafter passed ~ similar by-law with reference to the management, and plated it upon retord, and . thereby solemly bound th'em­selves to stand by the Silme as the la ..... of the SOCIETY,

It is further admitted by the 'opposing brethren that e\'erything about the SOCl£TY at ,the office headquarten was working slnoothly and without a hitc,h until abollt June, 7917i that in that month, at a meeting oj the Board

('I f Direetors, one of the brethren, who was a par ty to "Opponents' Paper," introduced a resolution to repeal thc by-laws and to take the management of the SOCIETY out of the ,hands of the President, where it had been for thirty-three years and where the Shareholders expressly stated it should eontinue to be, ' .

It is admitted by them that the eansideration of Brother Johnson's episodes in England was the beginning of the present trouble; and that the eonsideriltion thereof, which oceurred some time after his return from England, led to the introduction of the resolution to repeal the by­l;I,ws. "Opponents' Paper" expressly admits (Page 6, col­umn" 2) that "thus, the ·real issue, the tnanogemel'lt of the SOCIETY, came to the front and led to the resolution to repeal the by-laws." . . It stands admitted and not denied that the fOUf breth­

ren in Question, as a coinmittee, spent,il week in examining the papers relative to Brother Johnson's English episodes ;l,nd in 'consultation with him; and that they reported to the Board of Directors a resolution ilpprovinl{ Brother Joht'l5ot'l's course there---cven that P:lft of hiS action, namely, the institution of a lawsuit and the tying up of th,e moner of the 5~Cl~~and that ~rothers Hirsh, H;os­

. klns, Wnght and Ritchie, as a committee, by a rcsoh.itlon, c;l,lled upon the Board of Direetors to aPP'ropriate ;500 of the SOCETY'S money to reimburse ' Brother Johnson's solici­tor, for money which he had paid out as a penalty assessed .agilinst him by the High Court of London for his wrong­ful aet in proceeding with the lawsuit after such solicitor

had received notice from the President of the 50crETY not ' to do so. (Brother Hirsh introduced this VCTy resolution, which the chair ruled out of order, and therl Brother Hirsh retained the copy, Had it been filed with the Secretary it would be published here.) The President ruled the resolution out of order on the groupd tbat it is the duty of the executive and manager of the SOCttTY to recall any Pilgrim brother when necessity arises, and that "the law­

suit bad been instituted by Pil~im Brother Johnson with­out any rightful or legal aut!.tOTlty,"and, that it was the duty of the President, as the executive officer, to act Quickly to stop such lawsuit. . I ruled that the Board of Directors had no right or .authority to reverse such action and ap­r>ropriate the money of the SOCIETY: to pay a solicitor who had wrongfuUy_ instituted and carried on such lilwsuit at the instance of ,Brother Johnson; especially when th e High Court of London had decided that the President had the right to ,top>t1"le: cue and that the "solicitor, because not doing so, shOl:lld suffer the penalty which the Court ;u:"essed a'gainS! liim .. It was this ruling of the President Ihat precipitated the trouble,

Immediately iollowing this rulinlZ Brother Hirsh, act­ing for himself and his colkagues, drew from his pocket ~l'Id introduced a resolution to repeal the by-laws, taking !h~ manalZement out of the President's hands and placing It In the hands of . the Board of Directors, anu the four heing;l. majority, would control, of eourse, Thus Brothe; Johnson's English episodes would havc been fully a p­pr~v~d and the SOCU;TY'S money :lppropriated to pay the ~ollcltor ilbove m en boned, ' : ..

"Opponents' Paper" expressly admits ( Page 5,' column

2) that thus the real issue of the management (not control) of the Socu:ry carne to the fronl and led to the introduc­lion of the resolution to reptill the by-law. Be it known that this wa's ,the beginning of the trouble on the Boud and thilt there had been no trouble whatsoever on thc Boud prior to' the consideration of Brother Johnson's er>isodes. Having in mind that the Pre5ident was then the manager, by virtue of the long continued custom of the SOCIETY and by virtue of the by-law duly passed and ap­proved both by the Shareholders and by the Board, the question now here for consideration is -

WERE THE FOUR BRETHREN JUSTIFIED ' in seeking to put through a resolution approvi~ the actions of Brother Johnson above stated? Or were ·theY · llot, in 50 .

doing, wrongfully attempting to override the Shareholders and the executive and disregard the action which he had laken legally and properly as the manager, in his eliort to

safWh~~d th~~~~e~l~~t ;;rths:sr~:o~tio~~~fiered wa~ O\lt of order, the brethren did not attempt to pass it over his' vcto and thus assume all the responsibility, but, as above stated, one of them immediately produced and introduced an­other resolution previously prepared, 10" deprive the Prc:sident of the management of the Socn:rr and to put it into the hands of the four mentioned: Up to this poil'lt evcrything thc Presi­dent did rtloling 10 the cOl'ltrovcrsy was wholly on the tIt -!cnnvc. . .'

Were they justified in attempting to repeal a by-law to' which they hild solemnly agreed and whic:h 'by-law the Share­holdcrs, ilS the Lord', representatives throughout the land, had by unanimous 'voice expressed as their wish and ihcre~ fore as the Lord's will? Mark you, the President had done

, nothing as manager and president to which they found obj ee­tion up to this time except declaring our of order the reso­lution with rcfere.oce to Brother Johnson, as above stated. Tn doing that be was acting clearly within his authority under the Charter, und~ the law and the by-li!.ws of the SOCirIY, It was at that time that ·Brother Van Amburgh called upon these four brethren. to:name one misdeed of which the Presi­dent was guilty, and they were unable to do so. J.1: was at that same time that Brother Pierson said to them, "Brethren, ~:~~n~o-:~ !tad better not try to disturb w~at the Sh~reholders . ..

At this stage the Board adjourned for four weeks, In the meantime, in view of tne statement by Brother Ritchie that he wanted to do the right thing and that if I could show him the Iilw he would do the right thing, I deemed it wise . to procure the legal opinion of some disinter.c:sted lawyer and at the next , meeting submit this to the brethren and show them wherein they were wrong. I submitted the' .facts bear­ing upon tne legal Questions to said lawyer without intimat­in~ to him that there was any (:rouble in the.SOCIETY; and to ' thiS day, so far as I am advised, he docs not know that there is any trouble. This lepl opinion was based entirely upon' the facts as shown by the minutes of the SOCIETY, Du ring the three or four weeks following, the four brethren in' ques­tion .were holding repeate.d conferences with each other, 'and with the brother who had caused the trouble in Great Britain,. and were consulting lawyers about whilt course they should tilk!:. They made three or more attempts to {orce a meeting ' of the Board in the absence of Brother Van Amburgh and Brother Pierson. Brother Johnson had 5aid to me, in sub­stance, "You are a -usurper; you are grasping for power; . you are wrongi the Lord is displeased with you; you should sub- ·, mit to the will of the Board [meaning the four in Question] and if you do not submit you will find yourself in great :dis­repute amongst all the fdends. We are consulting lawyers and we know what we can do." In view ,of .the fact that the other four brethr«l, on different occasions, had said prac­tically the same thing, would al)y sane man for a moment hesitate to believe that all five were eon'sor ting t6gether? In- ­additi~n to this I personally saw them together several times,~ ­and time and again other members of the E:etheHamily . re- :­ported tO,me Fhat they 'we.~e in conferenc:e in the-Belnel r.tome,~

Now III YJew of all tlie fads and 'cu:cumstances -was the ::­President justified in appointing four good, ablel co'nsecrated ': brethren, true and tried, to fill the -vacancies on the Board o( Directors in order that a n:gal Board might perform 'its 'duties and thtl! protect and safeJZUard the interests of the Soen:!'v until the " ext election? . Put yourself in his place and ask yourself, What would I have done? Of COUTSe the Presid~nt could have stepped aside and said. "I will let them have i~s Ihey wis}I," but would not that have been Wlfaithfulness in the perfOrmance of duty devolving upon him in the position he occupied?

Suppose ;I, pcrson had attempted to destroy your property

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' ~nd was foiled by your prompt att ion. Then suppose. a fcw weeks later, thc. .same: pe.rson who had thus attempted to do ~'OU injllry was found consulting and advising wilh others, of whic;.h you had knowledge; 2nd then reliable information was -brought to you that these 'persons, combined, intended to destroy your property; would you sit idly by and \\"4il UJ'1.li[ Ihey had destroyeCl it, or would you take a reasonable tourse, OIt-ting quickly, lo-;':,prcvent suc:h destruttion? 15 there any doubt about .what::;:" reasonably cautious person would do un­der. such circumstances? As President of the SOCI£Tl' J W.:IS

face to bee with ibis situation:

A DIFFICULT SITUATION

'One bralhe'f, acliI'Ig in" Great Britain, had discharged IWO

of the-managers of the London office, forced them out of the . house, ' bad taken possession of the books, mail and money of

the SOCu:fY, had instituted a law suit in the High Cour~ of London. and tied up the funds of the SOCIETY and thus hllld­ered the ·work. This brother had returned to America now, ~nd because he could !lot have.his o:wn way about ~h!'-t ae­iion should be taken In r eturning him to GTeat Britalll, he ;l.ppeills to ·the four brethren whom he. supposed 10 be legal mem'bers of the Board of Directors. ,He writes ou.! a paper and take.5 it to these four and has them sign it, and then he him!elf pr'esents it to the President of the Socu:fY demand­iog that the Board of Directors be" convened to give him (Brother Johnson) another hearing. (This would have meant the third hearing.) This led to the offering of Ihc resolution by Brother Hirsh, hereinbefore mentioned, ap­proving Brother Johnson's course in England; and that being overruled led to the introduction of the further resolution 10 take the management of the SOCttTy's affairs out of the hands of the ' President where it was legally placed by ' the Sha rI!­holders and the Board of Directors and to put it into the hands of the four who were advised ' by Brother Johoson.

. " This trouble continuing 'for several weeks had resulted in ,"a distUrbance of the office force by the four brethren in ques­

tion; and also ' a disturbance of the Bethel fillDilr. A num­ber of the offiCe force had elC.pressed thei r intenlion 10 leave if the ,lour brethren got control of , the management. One of the ' four brethrc."'l mentioned had made 11 covert threat to me

"';', .. in ,the presence Qf oth~n with reference to tying up the funds • :.. .of"the SOCIn'Y.

I expected ' a meeting of the Board shortly after my re­turn from Chicago. If 1 ..... -aited- until the meeting and resisted their CoOune of' action then it was reasonable to elC.pect that titeY"would carry out their threat without delay and institute such a suit before I could do anything. Was it wise, then. for me to wail, o r was it the part of wisdom to ' act quickly? Aft~r a prayerful consideration of the mauer, I deemed it for the best interests of :the worK for me to act without any delay, hence I went from Chicago directly toO Pittsburgh and appointed the {our able brethren heretofore named to fil! the \'acancies upon such Board. . :. When I ' procured the legal opini(>n from the Philadelphia couns"el it was not my purpose then to appoint others to fill the Yacancies on Ihe Board, but to' be able to convince the brethren of , the true situation, Not until Brother Wisdom submitted to' me the facts as heretofore published, which 'showed the dangerous situation and the necessity of im­mediate action, did I delennine what 01.0 do. It was then "that ·Fdecided to fill those vacancics. I call ed a meeting ell the ' 17th of . July, inviting Brothen Wrigbt, iRitchie, Hirsh ;l.Ild Hoskins to be present, with the purpose of reading to

, them the legal opinion, then to advise them of the situation; and . was.hopirig that they would quietly acquiesce, that the trouble would be ended and the work go on smoothly, They were all in the Bethel Home that day but refused to come to the meeting, and thus they forced me to make a statement in the dining room before the lamily and others with refer­ence to the appDintment of Brothers Spill, Bohnet, Fisher and Maaitillan alid the reason why I had taken this actien. This occurred o~e nme date the Seventh Volume was first announced and 'given 10 the family, and because of which I had asked a!1 th~famjly to be preStnt ,at the noon meal.

Was I movea by any persona! feeling against the fOllr brethren in taking this action? No, not at all. I have no ill­feeling against them now and never have had. I shall be delighted to do anything ·that wilJ h !p them to a~ain actively engage in the Lord's Harvest ' work and to work In harmouv.

Have 1he four brethren . . namely Jlrothcrs Hirsh. Hoskin's Wright and ·Ritchie, been injured b;'~y action in filling the;~ \·a~nc.les? None whatsoever, unless' It may be considcred thtl t they have not received what SOme may term hrmQI"' ;).nd thai thereby they are injured.. . ,

Has the SOCIETY or its work suffered any injUry whatso­ever by my action in filling these vacancies?. No'ne whatso-

evcr, On the contrary the facts show that the work has been on thc increase every day since that time. Every bunch of the work has advanced.

The point is raised that if the four members mentioned were not legal members of the Board hew was it possible for Brother V;,i.n Amburgh, Brother Pierson and myscff 10

'become legal Directors elected at Pittsburgh? I answer, we wcre elected by a vote of Illl' Shareholders as offic~"'1 of the SOCIETY, and by virtue of 5udi election We a re legally m=ti,­berS' of the Board of said SOCltTY, both under the terms of thc law and the Charter. "Oppenents' Paper" publishes what purports 10 be the Charter, but paragraph Vl. thereof they ' changed from what the original Chaner is, by omitting the official titles of the elected l"lembers. The original Charter, paragraph VI. follows. to-wit: . ,

VI. The Corporation is to be mana,ged by a Board of Directors consisting of seven members, and the names of those already chosen Directors are as follows :-- . ' P,..aid~llt, Charles T. Russell, Wm. C. Macmillan, V ice Pre.ridellt, Wm. 1. Mann, Simon 0, Blunden, Sec,. cmd T"'~OI., Mari" F. Russell, J. B. Adamson • .

Joseph F . Smith. If "Opponents' Paper" had Quoted the Charter correctly

it would have shown the facts as they elC.ist, namely, that It was Ihe intention of the author of ~he Charter and of ' the court granting the same, that the President, Vice P reside:H, and Secr.etary-Treasurer, by virtue of /l"ir (/ulion 10 these r(Spa/ivt offi'~I, are members of the Board of Di rectors. From the date of the organintion until his death, Brot"her RlIs~ell .... -as never voted fo:' at an annual meeting for the place of Director on the Board, but his annual election as the President constituted him a member bf the Board of Directors. The same was t rue as to the other' two officel's. Hence the election of the three officers,' vit., President. Vice 'President and Secretary.Treasurer, at the annual "election in January, 191'1, thereby constituted them legally members ' of the Board.. ' Brother 'Ritchie became a member of the Board of Directors only by vir tue of- his election as Vice P.eside:lt in 1916 and prior there to, but he ceased to be a member ·-when Brother Pierson was elected as his successor. The' other three wcre never elected at any time, and therefore were never ' ". legal members of the ' Board. The law requires that the members of the Board of ~irectors shall be elected ~ually.

'MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS A few letters have reached me asking that 1 call a ~peci al

nieeting of the Shareholder-s to 'settle this difference. Such a meetin,g wo~ld cost much time and money and the 10$$ of opportunities for bbor ·in the Harvest field. It is ,"only a short time until the 5th of January, when the regular, annual meeting mu st be held for the ·election of a new Board of .. Directors and officers. Shall we stop the work now and come together to settle the Question 2S to whether or not these (our' brethren were legal Directors and whether they shall serve as ' such for the few remaining wecks of (his year until the next annual election? Or wOllld it be more pleasing to the Mastcr of the Harves! for u~ to unitedly bend our ' efforts toward geHing our work dont and leave this other maHer until the annual election? . ' . . . As for myself, I prefer to sre the work done, but I do not wish to be arbitrary and will do as a majority of the Share- ' holders request. My desirc and purpose is to serve the Lor d and His people, I have no ambition for earthly power or honor. 1 did not s.eek election to ' the office of P-resident, and I am not seeking reelection. The Lord is "able to att~d to, his own busmes!..

At a board meetitlg when this disturbance ·was first begun by the opposing brethren, I then and there offered to Tesign as President if such ·resignation would bring peace. I a!tery.o-ards , made a similar statement in the dining room in the presence of the entire family, and in thl' presenCe of these four breta­ren o I greatly deplore std {e and trouble; such will tend to ke(p Ollt of-the Kingdom all who en~"::tge in iL I want to get into the Kingdom above all ' thiflgs. , 1:hat. is my greatest desit:e ' for my brethren. 1 have tried to avoid this trouble, ->

Let us h:wc peace! T he HH\'csf work is of paramount imvc.rtance above the honor or interests of any man. Let us honor the Lord .first. and abov!': all let us unitedly go forth into His work The wor'ds of' the Apest!e seem so appro' pri;!!e at this time: . .

"Look ,to yourselves, that we ' lose not those things" which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward."

With 'much Jove ior ;md prayers on bthalf of ;!/f of God's dear children. I beg 10 remain

Your brother and servant by 'H is grace,

I, F. RUTHERFORD. ·