VOL. XVII. APRIL 1, 1896. No. 7.

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CONTENTS.

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Special Items..................................... 62
Views from the Tower.............................. 63
The Reward of the Righteous....................... 65
Love Not the World................................ 66
"My Soul, be on thy Guard"........................ 67
After the Order of Melchisedec.................... 68
Laying On of Hands................................ 69
Bible Study: Parable of the Great
Supper...................................... 70
Bible Study: The Prodigal Received................ 71
Encouraging Letters............................... 72

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
--ADDRESS TO--
TOWER PUBLISHING CO., BIBLE HOUSE, 58 & 60 ARCH ST.,
ALLEGHENY (NORTH PITTSBURG), PA., U.S.A.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE,
INCLUDES A SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE OLD THEOLOGY TRACTS"--QUARTERLY.
MONEY MAY BE SENT BY EXPRESS, N.Y. DRAFT, MONEY ORDER,
OR REGISTERED. FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY FOREIGN
MONEY ORDERS, ONLY. SPECIAL TERMS TO THE LORD'S POOR, AS FOLLOWS:

Those of the interested, who by reason of old age or accident, or other adversity are unable to pay for the TOWER will be supplied FREE, if they will send a Postal Card each December, stating their case and requesting the paper.

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THE Passover Memorial celebration at Allegheny was a very enjoyable and impressive event. It was good to be there, we believe was the verdict of all present;--about one hundred and fifty. The dear ones scattered abroad were remembered. We trust that they all had the Master's blessing as we enjoyed it.

WHAT SAY THE SCRIPTURES ABOUT HELL?

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THIS pamphlet of 80 pages, a special issue of the OLD THEOLOGY QUARTERLY, examines every text of Scripture in which the word "hell" is found, and related passages. Extra copies furnished to subscribers at ten cents each, or seventy-five cents per dozen, or six dollars per hundred,--postpaid. [R1955 : page 62]

NO SPECIAL FAVOR ASKED.

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THE friends of the cause who responded to our suggestion for prayers for tract work, and in petitioning the Postmaster General and the members of Congress, will be pleased to learn that one of the objectionable rulings of the P.O. Dep't. has been suspended for sixty days from March 19, meantime expecting some new laws from Congress. This lets the Old Theology Tracts go out at "pound rates" for the period mentioned. All who need tracts, especially friends at a distance, should order before the expiration of the period named. State particularly what quantities you can use judiciously. The DAWNS are still under embargo. Continue your prayers with ours for such privileges as the Lord may be pleased to grant.

Two of our readers seemed to misunderstand the phraseology of the cards which we suggested should be sent to Congressmen. They got the impression that we were asking legislation specially favorable to religious literature, and feared that this would be asking the state to support the church. They were mistaken. The Act of Congress of July 16, '94, extends special privileges to Benevolent Societies, Literary Societies and Lodges, of one thousand members or more. The framers of the law no doubt thought that the word literary would include religious literature, which should out-rank all other literature. But since the P.O. Dep't. does not so interpret the law, our request of Congress is that they specify religious literature, and thus put it on the same footing with lodge literature. This is not asking a special favor for religion, but simple equality and justice. We assume that the American people are not willing to put religion at a disadvantage. Such of the friends as have had favorable responses from Congressmen might, if they please, reply to them, and call special attention to the lack of explicitness in the Act of July 16, '94, and request that it be amended to specify religious literature. There is still time for more petitions from those who have not yet sent them in.

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VOL. XVII. APRIL 15, 1896. (16 PAGES.) No. 8.

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CONTENTS.

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Special Items..................................... 74
Views from the Tower.............................. 75
The Easy Yoke..................................... 78
Judas' Case a Hopeless One........................ 79
Our Children in the Time of Trouble............... 81
The Contrast of Human Perfection
and Human Depravity......................... 82
The Truth Defended in Scotland.................... 84
Bible Study: The Rich Man and
Lazarus..................................... 85
Bible Study: "Lord, Increase Our Faith"........... 86
Encouraging Letters............................... 87

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
--ADDRESS TO--
TOWER PUBLISHING CO., BIBLE HOUSE, 58 & 60 ARCH ST.,
ALLEGHENY (NORTH PITTSBURG), PA., U.S.A.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, $1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE,
INCLUDES A SUBSCRIPTION TO "THE OLD THEOLOGY TRACTS"--QUARTERLY.
MONEY MAY BE SENT BY EXPRESS, N.Y. DRAFT, MONEY ORDER,
OR REGISTERED. FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES BY FOREIGN
MONEY ORDERS, ONLY. SPECIAL TERMS TO THE LORD'S POOR, AS FOLLOWS:

Those of the interested, who by reason of old age or accident, or other adversity are unable to pay for the TOWER will be supplied FREE, if they will send a Postal Card each December, stating their case and requesting the paper.

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A MONTH LATER.

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SEVERAL friends write us that they missed the TOWER which announced the proper date for the Memorial Supper. Such are advised to celebrate a month later; viz., at the full of the following moon, April 26, after 6 P.M.--See Numbers 9:6-11. [R1962 : page 74]

OUR PRAYERS ANSWERED.

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THE Post Office authorities have reinstated MILLENNIAL DAWN as "Second class mail" at pound rates of postage until May 19th, pending the action of Congress on Second Class Matter.

The sisters as well as the brethren did well to address Congressmen and Senators as per the suggestion of our last issue. The government officials are representatives of all the people for whom they make laws: and this includes women as well as men. Indeed, in the terms of the law women are denominated "citizens."

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