NO. 104: KETURAH'S SIX SONS

No. 104

My dear Brethren: – Grace and peace through our Beloved Master!

In our paper No. 102, p. 5, we offered brief comment on R. G. Jolly's interpre­tation of the antitype of Keturah's Six Sons, the same being found on p. 77 of the Sept-Oct. PT. In that presentation R. G. Jolly follows his custom of using part of Brother Johnson's interpretation and part of his own, in which his own comments are in part at least a direct perversion of the true interpretation – done to conform to his false doctrine (“strange fire”) of Campers Consecrated.

On pages 10 & 11 of the January 1950 Present Truth Brother Johnson repeated an anticipation he had made in the November 1949 PT, to the effect that he would publish three more Epiphany Volumes in 1950. Pursuant to that promise, he did give us Vol. 15, but his failing health, and ultimately his death in October, prevented him from producing the other two books he had promised. It will be noted in the appended pages of Vol. 15 that the two other books that were planned for 1950 were No. XVI: Genesis – Leviticus – Deuteronomy; and No. XVII: Numbers, Vol. II. In this instance – as in many other cases – R. G. Jolly concluded he knew better than Brother Johnson what should be done (the same as he concluded in 1938), so he made no effort to carry out the program that had been promised. In fact, he did nothing at all about these volumes until 1953, when he produced “The Chart of God's Plan,” as Vol. XVI; then in 1956 “The Millennium” as Vol. XVII. These two books Brother Johnson had scheduled as Volumes XVIII and XIX respectively.

R. G. Jolly apparently had two reasons for this shift in schedule: First, to inject some impetus and incentive into his “Attestatorial Service”; and secondly, by allowing the Genesis material to “cool,” it could then be palmed off as his own. Having definitely planned to publish the Volume on Genesis in 1950, it seems reasonably certain that Brother Johnson had left copious notes; and it is clear enough, too, that R. G. Jolly has since been using those notes for the articles on Genesis that he has been palming off as his own in the Present Truth. If we are correctly informed, he has even asked some of his readers pri­vately how they like the articles on Genesis that were then appearing in the PT. This in itself we would pass by; but, when he injects his own error into Brother Johnson's analysis – as he has done in his explanation of Medan – then we once more have proof positive that he is still a part of Miriam leprous, as explained in our paper No. 102. And we may be sure the penalty for his sins in this and similar instances will be meted out to him in due course by our Lord. “His folly will be made manifest to all.” If any of our readers are inclined to question these state­ments by us, we suggest they ask R. G. Jolly to show them the notes on Genesis that Brother Johnson had accumulated.

We now present what we believe to be the correct interpretation of antitypical Keturah's Six Sons; and we direct attention first of all to the fact that there will be three distinct classes who will be blessed by the New Covenant. They are:

(1) – the Worthies, who will receive the “better resurrection,”

(2) – the Jews, and

(3) – the Gentiles. These three classes each have two divisions – somewhat after the manner of the four elect classes pictured forth in Noah's Ark by Noah, Shem, Ham and Japheth and their wives, the same depicting the leaders and the lesser lights respectively of The Christ, the Ancient Worthies, the Youthful Worthies and the Great Company. Thus, we account for the six sons of Keturah as follows:

1 – ZIMRAN (Celebrated): The 70 outstanding Ancient and Youthful Worthies-­the leaders of their Class. While we do not now have Scripture to prove it, we may eventually learn that the 35 chief Ancient Worthies will each have a companion helper in the persons of the 35 chief Youthful Worthies; but this we do not state positively. Howbeit, this would be in keeping with our Lord's prac­tice in Luke 10 when He sent forth the seventy “two and two... into every city and place”; and with the 35 Interim Star Members of the Age, each of whom had a compan­ion helper.

2 – JOKSHAN (Fowler, or bird catchers, overcomers of the fallen angels – in that Satan and his demons had no dominion over them): These will com­prise all the lesser lights of the Ancient and Youthful Worthies. Inasmuch as Zimran and Jokshan were the eldest and second eldest of Keturah's sons, it is log­ical enough to determine them as the Millennial-Age firstborns – just as the Seed of Promise (antitypical Isaac) have been the firstborns of this Gospel Age. Among these Gospel-Age firstborns would also be included the Great Company, inasmuch as they at one time were a part of the Very Elect; therefore, among the first-begotten. Thus, those of them who retained this secondary Class standing, having been “begotten,” must self-evidently come to birth – first-begotten – firstborn – “the church of the firstborn” (Heb. 12:23), including all New Creatures who gain life. All the Worthies will be children of the Christ, raised in the “better resurrection” – the firstfruits of antitypical Keturah. Even in this life, such have been the tentative firstborn of the Millennial Age.

3 – MEDAN (Judgment): The Quasi-elect Jews. “Judgment” sometimes has the meaning of “true instruction, “ as in Prov. 21:3, “To do justice (right­eousness) and judgment (true instruction) is more acceptable to the Lord than sac­rifice.” This class would be those Jews who earnestly endeavored to teach and defend “true instruction,” as they received it from the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms (Luke 24:44). St. Paul says of such that they had ''much advantage... chiefly, because unto them were committed the Oracles of God.” (Rom. 3:2) Those sincere ones among them who were entrusted with the care and preservation of the inspired writings of the Old Testament would have sacrificed their lives in defense of them. Thus, “Judgment” is a most fitting meaning for their typical name, Medan. This would well apply to the chief (or first) of the Quasi-elect – “to the Jew first.” Note how R. G. Jolly perverts this son of Keturah to “type” his Campers Consecrated, thus distorting it out of all logical setting in this otherwise harmonious picture -­because he leaves the Jews without an outstanding group from their own brethren. This forces him further to distort the interpretation of Ishbak. If our readers will keep in mind that type and antitype must correspond in every detail, it will then become much easier to discern the flaws in R. G. Jolly's flimsy flapdoodle – ­of which we shall have more to say in due course on some of his other “types.” He certainly states a dominant truth when he declares that few of the Lord's people are qualified to interpret types – a warning which Brother Johnson repeatedly gave to him, but which he has sadly failed to heed. From R. G. Jolly's letter published in the November 15, 1910 Watch Tower, we were led to believe he had learned his lesson then; but some crown-losers learn so very slowly, as they build on “Christ as Sand.” And in the present instance we can but conclude that his infraction here is largely willful with him – knowing as he does, that Brother Johnson did not place the interpretation upon Medan that he now attempts to do. The Lord will reward him accordingly!

4 – MIDIAN (Strife or contention): All Jews not included in the elect, or the quasi-elect. It is this class of Jews who have been a bone of con­tention since their first appearance in human history, always a warlike and assertive people – not sufficiently persuaded by the Mosaic Law and faith to adhere to its principles. It was because of this that the Romans – themselves equally determined and assertive – eventually determined in the year 70 AD. to subjugate them finally and thoroughly, as they “desolated their house” in fulfillment of our Lord's sentence upon them, and dispersed them among the nations for the tenure of their “double” of disfavor, during which, in this Gospel Age, they have been a Nomadic and much-troubled people, as “blindness in part is happened to Israel.” But, “after the fullness of the Gentiles be come in, then shall all Israel be saved” (Rom. 11:25,26–Dia.), from Sheol “and come to an accurate knowledge of the Truth.” (I Tim. 2:4–Dia.).

5 – ISHBAK (Free): The quasi-elect Gentiles. They are “free” in the sense of being free from the Mosaic Law; free also in the fact that most of them are to be found in Protestant countries. “Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” And there is little question that the liberty that prevails in Protestant countries has been a dominant factor in their tremendous progress in art, literature and invention.

6 – SHUAH (Depression, or low place): An allusion to all Gentiles not included in the elect or the quasi-elect (all Gentile nations, includ­ing all the heathen – pictured outside the Camp) who have never heard that “only name” or who have given little or no heed to it (that “seed that fell by the road, or on rocky ground” – Matt. 13:4,5), and whose characters have suffered greater mental and moral degradation because of it. To use a vernacular expression, most of them are indeed “low-down” – given “over to a reprobate mind, to do improper things.... not only are doing them, but even are approving those who practice them.” (Rom. 1:28-32).

To summarize, the six sons of Keturah may be catalogued as follows:

1 – THE ELECT: The visible rulers of the Kingdom, pictured in Zimran (the 70 most prominent Ancient and Youthful Worthies), and Jokshan – the “old men” (literally, ''Ancients”) and ''young men'' (literally, “Youthfuls”) of Joel 2:29 (See E-4:319-325) – the remainder of the Worthies. It is these – and only these – who will comprise the Millennial-Age firstborns.

2 – THE QUASI-ELECT: Those “truly repentant and believing, but not conse­crated, Jews and Gentiles” (See E-10:209), who will assist the Elect in Restitution work; and portrayed by Medan and Ishbak. But none of these will be the Millennial-Age firstborns.

3 – THE NON-ELECT: All the remainder of the human family who will gain life under the Mediatorial reign, represented in Midian and Shuah, the “sons” (Jews) and “daughters” (Gentiles) of Joel 2:29..

The foregoing leaves no room at all in this Keturah type for Campers Conse­crated; but reveals clearly that it is a non-existent class – an invention of J. W. Krewson given to R. G. Jolly, who now attempts to inject this myth into the Keturah type. Thus, we submit our interpretation to our readers for its reason­ableness and harmony, in contrast to R. G. Jolly's unreasonableness and disharmony – ­traits that are always in evidence when he – or any one else – attempts to cast away the Truth he has once learned, and been assured of – and taught – and places error in its stead. It would seem he should have learned well and deeply this lesson from the “drunken” vagaries of That Evil Servant, who, as antitypical Uzziah, “was a leper unto the day of his death.” (2 Chron. 26:21) “He that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.” (Prov. 29:1)

CARELESS ONES UNFIT FOR THE KINGDOM

Those who get spots upon their robes and leave them there will not be fit for the kingdom of God; for the bride of Christ will be composed of only those who will be “without spot or wrinkles or any such thing.” Jesus is to present this class blameless and unreprovable before the Father. They did not walk perfectly, without a blemish; but they were careful to keep their garments unspotted by going often to the Lord. They let nothing keep them away. This is the spirit of the bride class. We each wish to be of that class, dear friends. If any of us are not sure just now as to our standing with the Lord, let us make haste to go to him and see that the record is cleared by our dear Redeemer and Advocate. Let us not wait, but go at once.

The faithful class is pictured to us in Revelation 7:3,4 and 14:1-5. These are the 144,000 who have the Father's name in their foreheads. They sing the new song, which none can sing but these 144,000. Oh, we long to be among them! We cannot afford to be anywhere else. The outcome is all in our own hands whether we suc­ceed or fail, after God has given us His Holy Spirit. It will be our own fault if we miss the Kingdom. There will be no blame to attach to the Lord; for He has arranged for our continual cleansing day by day. His grace is provided for us every step of the way; and his loving, protecting providences are continually about us if we are trustful and obedient to the best of our ability.

The other class who allow spots to accumulate upon their robes, is a “great multitude, whose number no man knoweth.” (Rev. 7:9); that is, they are not of an ordained or fixed number as is the bride class. (The Lord did not arrange for them to fail, but did mercifully arrange a place for them after they did fall – JJH) These must through great tribulation wash their robes, all spotted and soiled, in the blood of the Lamb. These will then stand before the throne, will serve God day and night in His temple. The bride class will be The Temple; or, in another figure, they will be seated upon the Messianic Throne with their Lord and Bridegroom. These different figures give different phases of the honored position and work of the Body of Christ in glory. These are spoken of as wearing crowns, the others as merely carrying palm branches, indicating final victory.

How glad we are that our dear heavenly Father has mercifully provided for those who through lack of sufficient zeal and faithfulness lose the “Prize of the High Calling”! We rejoice that even the “foolish virgins” do not lose all, but will through tears and travail of soul yet come wholly back to the Lord. They will finish their course in death. Theirs is an enforced destruction of the flesh. Although they covenanted to sacrifice it willingly yet they failed to do so. They love the Lord and love righteousness, but not sufficiently to be thoroughly loyal and faithful; and so they must be severely scourged, that their spirits may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus (The Epiphany period – “great tribulation” – ­the 'judgment day' of the Great Company as A CLASS – something R. G. Jolly would be greatly concerned over for his Great Company kinsmen more than anything else, if he were the cleansed Levite he claims to be – JJH)

EARNEST EXHORTATION TO FAITHFULNESS

No one has been called of God to the Great Company Class. “We are all called in the one hope of our calling.” Let us then walk with the Lord in white every day, dear brethren and sisters. Let us keep our robes spotless. It is easier to get spots on them than to get the spots off, and each spot will be more difficult than the previous one. We understand spots to be the result of a measure of care­lessness. “It is impossible for me to keep my robe from ever getting spotted,” you say, “but I am very thankful that the Lord has provided a way whereby the spots may be removed when I earnestly apply for the cleansing.”

Each experience of this kind should make us more humble, more careful, more alive to our weaknesses and more watchful to avoid getting spots on our white robes. Otherwise the Lord will chastise us by withholding for a time His peace, lest we think that we may be careless, and then nay have the spot removed without any trouble. The Lord wishes us to realize that this is no light matter. Then let us each be very faithful, that we may soon hear the Master's sweet ''Well done!''

The six paragraphs aforegoing are Brother Russell's observations as given in the July 1, 1916 Watch Tower, Reprints 5924, col. 2; and they are certainly as pertinent today as they ever were. “The peace of God, which passeth all under­standing” (Phil. 4:7) is only for those who prize it enough to maintain it under all circumstances and in all conditions – those described by Brother Johnson as “The Fully Faithful.” Those who do not do this are usually full of 'excuses' why they have not done so; but it is a sage observation that He who is expert at mak­ing excuses seldom is expert at anything else. While we should reprove excuse makers, it certainly is not our province to determine when such laxity has reached its limit sufficiently to demote any one from his Class standing. That is exclus­ively the prerogative of the Lord. But once the Lord has come to such determination, then also “the peace which passeth understanding” will be lost to such – at least, during the time of their deflection – as was the case with King Saul: “The spirit of the Lord departed from Saul.” (1 Sam. 16:14) And it was not long thereafter until Saul gave open manifestation of his great loss – after “the Lord answered him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets” (1 Sam. 28:6) – he then went to the extremity of seeking counsel from the Witch of Endor, which resulted in his complete undoing. But with the Fully Faithful the situation is just the reverse – ­“The spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit.” Such may have imperfections, but they do not permit them to allow “the pearl of great price” to slip from their grasp.

The foregoing applies in principle to all in the end of this Age (the Epiphany Period) – the obedient ones who “hold fast the faithful word as they have been taught” (Titus 1:9) – and to the disobedient whom we see receiving “strong delusions.” (2 Thes. 2:11) The difference between the two becomes decidedly clearer as this Epiphany period progresses. ''He that is able to receive it, let him receive it.”

Sincerely your bother,

John J. Hoefle, Pilgrim

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LETTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST

Dear Brother Hoefle: May Grace and Peace be your continued portion!

Sister ------- and I were delighted with the...... tract. It is wholesome reading, as from The Lord. The monthly papers are most refreshing and the December issue in which you have lucidly displayed that the Jewish conversion is not due until after Armageddon. Brother Johnson personally spoke to us on this matter – and so once again you are defending right teaching.

The unclean spots in Miriam, crown-losing leaders in their New Creatures – and Azazel's goat – all crown-losers in their humanity – should be clearly understood with Epiphany brethren. We still pray for their cleansing. We have had a busy time trying to show the various beginnings and endings of the 1,000-year-reign of the Christ – and the binding of Satan gradually. The references from Brothers Russell and Johnson and yourself being most helpful in convincing. So we all rejoice in a better understanding. In 1923 we had to make a special study of the Covenants, Ransom and Sin Offerings through a brother upholding the McPhail views. Praying and reading all we could from Brother Russell, we were able to see the right view. This understanding has been of great benefit to us ever since.

The only way to arrive at Truth is to ask the Lord's guidance – and use the appointed channels...... His Word and His Star Members' writings.

This same brother visited us this summer and asked if we had changed our view – ­and didn't we think the scapegoat represented one view of our Lord's sacrifice. It was pointed out to him the meaning of the word 'scapegoat' in the Hebrew – and that it means the Devil – and that we have not changed our view. We definitely pointed out that we believed ''God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Here again is the wise man's words – ''With all thy getting, get understanding”!

In the Sept-Oct. PT we noticed a letter.... referring to you as a sifter. We know these brethren and will write to them soon in reply. We pity our deluded brethren! Press on, dear Ones – yours is a rightful cause – and the end is victory. Hallelujah! It was interesting to read that Brother Roach holds the VDM. Sister .... and Brother ...... and myself do also – and we are rejoicing in the Word and His Providential leadings.

Wishing you and Sister and all with you .... a blessed Holiday Season and a good New Year ahead. Sister...... joins me in love.

Your brother by His Grace ------- (ENGLAND)

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Gentlemen:

Please forward me a copy of What is the Soul – Where are the Dead – and The Three Babylons. I found a copy of your Resurrection tract very interesting indeed! Thank you!

Sincerely yours ------- (CALIFORNIA)

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Dear Brother Hoefle:

I am in full possession of something most edifying! I would be delighted to be in constant touch with you and others. I am a Methodist by religion, but I don't believe in all they teach. I believe in what our Lord said on the Mount: Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Brother Hoefle, I am after righteousness, and I will seek the Truth. Many of us have been baffled concerning the meaning of the soul. I am satisfied with your interpretation and definition. I shall be glad to have you build me up in the Truth. Would you tell me what Denomination you represent? I would be glad to know the friends living in the same district with me.

I remain, Your Brother ------- (TRINIDAD)

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ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERAL INTEREST

            Following Brother Johnson's practice of a Special Effort in Antitypical Gideon's Second Battle – one in the Fall, culminating shortly after the date of Brother Russell's funeral, and one in the Spring, culminating after Easter – we now announce the Spring effort this year beginning March 8 and ending April 5. In the Fall, What is the Soul and Where are the Dead are used mainly at Church doors, with the Resurrection tract used incidentally. In the Spring we reverse the order –using mainly the Resurrection tract, especially the Sundays before and following Easter – with the other two incidental. To those who wish to engage be distributed.

As we are the only group now wholeheartedly “heralding the Epiphany,” so we are also the only ones using “The Herald of the Epiphany” in these special efforts. This battle is a “good fight,” in which we can be certain of victory if we but “firmly hold the confessing of the (glorious) hope, without declining.... bearing each other in mind, for an incitement of love and good works.” (Heb. 10:23,24–Dia.) We have the Epiphany Messenger's encouraging words that the faithful will persevere in this “good fight” unto a completion (See E-5:159; also see E-4:40, par. 37, where Brother Johnson tells us that Antitypical Gideon's Second Battle is another proof that we are in the Epiphany; therefore, we know so long as this Battle is not completed the Epiphany has not ended).

NO. 103: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT

No. 103

My dear Brethren: – Grace and peace through our Beloved Master!

As we ponder the year just gone, it is distressingly evident on all sides that the financial, political and religious factions are fully conformed to the decadence of the times, offering vivid reminder of St,. Paul’s words, “They shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up.” (Heb. 1:11,12) And in all of these there are so many different factions that no one of them is strong enough to assert itself fully, meaning that no one group has the power to bring order from the approaching chaos, even though the skill and wisdom might possibly be theirs to accomplish it.

When the Epiphany began in 1914, and Jordan was smitten, it made clear cleav­age between the Conservatives and the Radicals; but this classification is far too broad to offer even a mild description of the world’s financial, political and re­ligious factions now in 1964. Presently we find in all these groups the radical Radicals and the conservative Radicals; and the radical Conservatives and the con­servative Conservatives – with a “middle-of-the road” group also exercising con­siderable power in each group. Thus, this division into minorities precludes any of them from establishing a solid program, and simply adds to the confusion that increasingly appears on all sides.

The FINANCIAL: – A financial expert and security analyst of international repute told us just recently that the value of all stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1933 (at the bottom of the depression) was about 16 billion dollars, and that at November 1, 1963 the value of all the listed stocks on that same Exchange was about 382 billion dollars – an increase of 366 billion dollars in 30 years’ time. Of course, much of this is represented only by “paper.” The same extremity applies to the bonded indebtedness. At 1914 the national debt of the United States was about one billion dollars; now it is over 300 billion dollars-­another “paper” increase of 300 billion–mostly a promise-to-pay “nothing.” And to this must yet be added the debts of the various States and Cities, the whole easily exceeding one trillion dollars. Thus, it should be readily apparent that should this “House of Paper” have a collapse akin to the Stock Market break of October 1929 it would be an identical twin to the fall of Humpty Dumpty–

“All the King’s horses, and all the King’s men

Could not put Humpty together again,”

Be it noted that we have been in “THE THIRD WATCH” since 1954 (as explained in our paper of January 1, 1957); and we have passed the end of the “hour of wasting” of Rev. 18:17 (“in one hour such great wealth is laid waste”) as explained in the, same paper on page 2. Surely, at the beginning of the “second watch” in 1914 none of us had even the faintest concept of the proportions this “Wasting” would achieve by even the end of that hour in 1958. In our 1957 writing we stated that the overall debt of the United States was then 750 billion dollars, Now– in seven short years –­ it has progressed to well over one trillion dollars, an increase of about 300 Billion Dollars. From this it will be seen that the “House of Paper” is pyramiding with the years as a snowball gathers momentum and size as it speeds downhill. Thus, the in­scription on our coins, “In God we trust,” would be more aptly stated, “In growing debt we trust.”

During a seminar this past year on the World’s Monetary Condition there was quite some discussion on two divisions of the “conservative” Conservatives; namely, the Chrysophiles (from the Greek word meaning “Lovers of gold”) and the Chrysopholes (from the Greek word meaning “Fearers of Gold”). Even these could not agree among themselves what is the proper course to follow in the present demoralized monetary condition. It was stated by one noted economist that just 16 years ago at December 31, 1948 the United States’ monetary gold amounted to 24.4 billion dollars and short­term assets of 1.02 billion dollars, for a total of 25.42 billion dollars. At that time the short-term liabilities were 5.85 billion dollars, leaving a net credit balance of 19.57 billion dollars. Then, at December 31, 1962 (just 14 years later) the US gold stock was 15.98 billion dollars, with short-term assets of 4.86 billion dollars, for a total of 20.84 billion dollars. But at this latter date our short­term liabilities amounted to 25.18 billion dollars (with some economists declaring it is even much higher than that if all the truth were told), leaving us with a net deficit of 4.34 billion dollars. As we have previously stated, if our own US bank examiners came upon any bank in that condition, it would not be allowed to open for business the next day. Thus, it is little wonder that the authorities are taking desperate measures to mitigate the effect of a “run on the currency.” Let us keep in mind that the entire monetary gold hoard would comprise a cube about 40 ft, x 40 ft. x 40 ft. With the United States now owning about one-third of the world’s monetary gold, it should be apparent that the so-called gold pile at Fort Knox, Ky., would occupy little more space than the ground floor of any middle-class modern residence – a very, very “deflationary” statement when placed alongside the vast amounts of “paper” now in circulation in this country. From many quarters the ‘lung thinkers’ are yet advocating the philosophy that we can spend our way into prosperity; there is much encouragement for people to go ever deeper into debt.

In POLITICS: – The situation in Politics is much the same as in the monetary sphere. Even in our own country, where there are only two major parties, these parties are seldom in accord in their own ranks on any major issue. Among the Republicans there are the extreme rightists, the rightists and the middle­of-the-roaders; and among the Democrats we have the extreme leftists, the leftists and the middle-of-the-roaders. In some other major countries the situation is even worse – some having four or five substantial parties, with none of them possessing a majority to form a Government without coalescing with one or two other groups, and with none of these component groups showing a solid front within their own ranks. Thus, confusion continues to add to confusion – with the promises of the politicians stretching thinner and thinner. This has led to one Mining and Financial publication of restricted international clientele offering this suggestion for a “Barbed Christmas Card”:

IF You ignore the constant Debasement of Paper Money Your only reward will be poverty;

BUT Should you learn that Government promises Everywhere are never kept,

You may discover that only those

Who do not conform to them

Will be able to conserve

What they have.

In RELIGION: – The trend in religion is in full step with the other two Departments discussed aforegoing, Even Pope Paul Vl – the Infallible One, the Vicar of Christ on Earth (?) – is groping for the handle of compromise, apparently much aware of the ancient saying, “If we do not hang together, then we shall hang separately.” To this end a number of feelers have come from him: (1) Perhaps it is right to believe that all true Church members (the consecrated) constitute the Priesthood (some 450 years after the Great Protestant Martin Luther voiced this great Truth to them!). (2) If we have done wrong to our Protestant brethren (?), we should determine what the wrong has been, and seek to make amends. (3) The Jews alone should not be held accountable for the crucifixion of our Lord; it is the responsibility of all mankind. And with this latter admission in the foreground, the Pope now counsels a place for the Jews in the Christian brotherhood; they should be brought to understand that Jesus is Savior of Jew and Gentile alike. Nor is our erstwhile esteemed Brother R, G. Jolly treading one whit behind the “Chiefest of the Chief” apostates (in Big Babylon) – and with That Evil Servant (the Little Pope in Little Babylon); he also is in full accord with Pope Paul, as he now attempts to put the Message of Salvation into Hebrew print in his latest gesture toward the Jew (walking in the footsteps of the ungodly as he joins in “My Lord delayeth”) – to do now what both Brother Russell and Brother Johnson taught would not be accomplished until after Armageddon –­ after the Great Company has been cleansed. (See our paper No. 102 on “Leprous Miriam” And in this he is the more to be condemned, because Pope Paul never had the beneficent Truth teachings of the last two Principal Men, as R. G. Jolly has had over the past 50 years. But all this is in harmony with the Scriptural prophecies, “and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll” (Is. 34:4see Berean Comment).

COMBINATIONISM

Once more we quote Brother Johnson’s definition of Combinationism as given in E-9:395 – “By combinationism we mean an illicit union of God’s people with evil persons, principles, things and practices. The consecrated practice combina­tionism when they mix their practices with Great or Little Babylon’s erroneous principles and practices, e.g., introducing clericalistic principles and practices among the consecrated, uniting with them in their studies, services, and characteristics. The justified practice combinationism when they mix their principles and practices with those of the Camp (as example, mixing supposedly tentatively justified Campers Consecrated with the Camp in general–JJH).”

To the foregoing we add from Reprints, p. 5479, col. 2 last par: “Some of us heard God’s voice early in the harvest, and therefore we had the responsibility earlier; some heard later. Some are hearing now about the sins of Babylon – that these sins are about to be punished, and that they should come out and be on God’s side, if they would have Divine favor.”

Note now R. G. Jolly’s proclamation in his December Bible Standard:

“In many areas our visiting ministers can put on attractive Bible film and filmstrip showings... These are very suitable for churches, for Sunday Schools.. missions.”

When That Servant was conducting his Attestatorial Service in 1914-16 he positively refused to show the Photo Drama in churches even when they requested it, saying he did not wish to appear to be placing his endorsement upon them (See E-14: 35). The present “cleansed” Levite does just the reverse – he is actually solicit­ing the churches to receive him and his (he is inviting them instead of refusing their invitation, as did That Faithful and Wise Servant). Is it any wonder that over nine years of his Attestatorial Service have proven such a dismal failure – ­whereas, the truly “cleansed” conductor of the Photo Drama had phenomenal success with his Attestatorial Service in two short years? Just one more instance of R. G. Jolly’s revolutionism against Parousia-Epiphany teachings.

Following further with the quotation from page 5479 (written in June, 1914):

“The days that are almost upon us (just six weeks before World War One began-!JJH) will surely bring ‘weeping and gnashing of teeth’ to many of the Lord’s people... It is the desire to further sound out this present message (to “come out of her” – ­instead of joining in service with her, as R. G. Jolly is now attempting to doJJH) that has led us to the production of the PHOTO-DRAMA OF CREATION” (the Filmstrips R. G. Jolly is trying to show in Big Babylon now is a parallel to the Photo-Drama. R. G. Jolly contends–JJH).

From the foregoing, it requites no argument that the Attestatorial Service of the Fully Faithful Little Flock was for the very purpose of separating Gods people from Babylon; whereas, the present prolonged Attestatorial Service states its purpose to be just the reverse – TO COMBINE WITH BABYLON! And the most guilty of all in this latter respect is the self-admitted “cleansed” leader in Little Babylon; he leaves none of his adherents in ignorance as to his intentions: he himself announces he is ready enough to combine with Babylon if Babylon is willing to combine with him!

“Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, saith the Lord.” Certainly, the Great Company leaders in Little Babylon are more responsible than their colleagues in Big Babylon, because of the greater light that has been theirs. And Brother Russell says of such, “They are about to go into a great time of trouble, and it will be their own fault.” Their works will be burned in the general conflagration. As Brother Russell says of such in Reprints p. 4036, col. 2, top:

“Not faithful to their covenant of sacrifice, the Azazel Goat Class are not counted worthy to escape those things coming on the world, and hence will have their portion with the hypocrites.”

These people are reasonably well described by R. G. Jolly himself in his December Bible Standard, page 93, col. 1, under his caption “THE SINNERS”; but in none of his expressions does he pointedly designate them as the Great Company, the Azazel Goat Class, or as crown-losers, as Brother Russell and Brother Johnson so pointedly set out, and teach. If R. G. Jolly were the “cleansed” Levite that he claims to be, then he wouldn’t fail to make clear to his Great Company brethren – especially in Little Babylon – the Epiphany Truth, and exposures, substantiated by the Scriptures that Brother Johnson so faithfully gave to us for their help and enlightenment. But this kind of work would not be popular, of course – would not endear him to the “large Company” that he is seeking as a following for his sect – doing just any kind of work other than what the Lord would have him do – just as “one that beateth the air.” (1 Cor. 9:26; See also Manna Comments for January 14)

THE NOVEMBER-DECEMBER PRESENT TRUTH

In his last paper R. G. Jolly again berates the “sifter” on pages 84-88, the same containing more than the usual number of “Great Companyish falsehoods” (see E-10:225, par. 1), in which many of the citations he offers actually disprove his claims, rather than support them. In this he probably reposes in the truism that “You can fool some of the people all the time,” and that many of his readers are too “sleepy” to concern themselves with verifying his references. We shall concern ourselves with just one of his statements – the one on page 88, col. 2, par. 3, where­in he attempts defense of our attack on his new tract, “Earth’s Theocratic Government! Here he states, “Obviously space in such a short tract would not permit, nor would it be tactful to go into such details with the public.” Yet when he first mentioned this tract in the July 1963 Bible Standard he made it very clear that this tract was for only one section of Little Babylon – namely, the Jehovah’s Witnesses (the same as his tract with their name mentioned): “These leaflets are intended... not for general distribution.” Just what is his difference between “the public” and “general distribution”? Of course, here again, there is a chance he is so befuddled by Azazel that he doesn’t now remember what he published in July; in any event, his two state­ments are a direct contradiction of each other. Is it any wonder the “sifter” finds so much “fault” with him? And to this we add the sage observation of That Servant in Reprints p. 5390, col. 2, last par., “The spirit of error would be the power, or influence, of falsehood.” This spirit we find working today in all three groups we now discuss; and especially is this true in RELIGION. To burn “heretics” at the stake, or execute them in other heinous fashion, is no longer permissible in our enlightened day; thus, name-calling (“sifter,” “shyster,” and the like) and falsehood are the only refuge of errorists in our times. It is little wonder he did not even have this tract on display at the Philadelphia Convention – after our exposure of it (See our No. 99, Sept. 1963 paper, pp. 5-8).

Having no wish to waste “profusion of words” against R. G. Jolly’s falsehoods in his last venomous attempt, we merely cite again Brother Johnson’s teaching in E-11:591 as follows:

“There is a threefold set of antitypes of the tabernacle type: (1) the Gospel­Age antitype, (2) the Epiphany antitype and (3) the Millennial-Age antitype. ONLY ONE OF THESE THREE ANTITYPES OPERATES AT A TIME,”

Therefore, we now ask R. G. Jolly once more: Which Tabernacle antitype is operating at present? A clear answer from him on this will make readily available a clear refu­tation of the bedlam he is now offering. And again we stress, A place in the taber­nacle type represents a condition in the antitype. Therefore, what condition is represented by his present antitypical Camp? We realize he is afraid to answer these two questions, because then his “folly will be made manifest to all.”

MORE PAROUSIA REVOLUTIONISM

In our paper No. 98, P. 1, we quoted from E-5:497 – “Every feature of the Parousia Truth will have been repudiated and attacked by one or another of the sixty groups of Levite leaders.”

We now offer one more corroboration of this teaching by R. G. Jolly’s repudiation of That Servant’s interpretation of Psa. 46, which is best described in the January 1927 PT, p. 11, col. 2, pars. 1-2:

“Thus Bro. Adam’s butcheries (we know of no better word to describe his perversion of these Scrip­tures)... avail nothing in proof of his error that the Church will be delivered com­pletely before Armageddon... This is manifest, among other passages, from Psa. 46, which teaches that not only throughout Armageddon, but also at least in part of the Anarchy, will the Church be in the earth... We marvel that, in the face of so clear a passage, interpreted as above for us by our Pastor, brethren will allow Satan so completely to befuddle them... Surely it can only then be understood when we remember that they are in Azazel’s hands, and therefore cannot think clearly while in that condition.”

Yes, R. G. Jolly has now joined hands with Adam Rutherford (who is now endorsing and distributing the literature of Anglo-Israelism), and is endorsing his “butcheries” – all the while he shouts “sifter” at others as a cover-up for his own deflections.

Let us not forget that Brother Johnson’s explanation of the Epiphany Tabernacle placed crown-retaining New Creatures in the Holy – in harmony with his interpretation of Rev. 22:11. But R. G. Jolly, who now embraces the “butcheries” of Adam Rutherford, has had a complete void in his Holy since October 1950 – four full years before even he contended that the Epiphany, even in its “restricted” sense, had reached its end.

On p. 14 of the same 1927 PT, Brother Johnson adds this: “The above sufficiently proves his (Adam Rutherford’s) views not to be ‘meat in due season.’ 0 Levites, Levites, when will you learn not to draw near to the Holy Vessels and Altar?” –­ as R. G. Jolly has done in a bold attempt to offer his “strange fire” of Campers Consecrated. Yes,

“In the Parousia and in the Epiphany the Truth has been brought by the Lord to the view of the faithful and the un­faithful (those who have built upon Christ as “the sand”JH) – and has been the means of separating them. (E-11:263)

And not only does R. G. Jolly endorse Adam Rutherford’s “butcheries,” but he also, walks in the identical footsteps of his kinsmen Parousia crown-losers, when he advised Brother Roach, of Trinidad, just not to agitate if he did not believe the “strange fire” of Campers Consecrated. Apparently, R. G. Jolly would still welcome him as his representative there had he been willing to bow the knee to such comprom­ise; and a parallel to this is clearly set forth in E-9:579, as Brother Johnson con­trasts the Fully Faithful Brother Russell and the crown-losing leaders early in the Parousia:

“In this they acted as many a nominal-church preacher did during the reaping time when they expressed the desire that various brethren remain in, and help the churches, believing as they wished, only keeping the harvest Truth to themselves.”

When Socrates was ordered to be his own executioner by drinking a cup of Hem­lock, the last words he said before draining the poison cup were, “No evil can come to a good man”! It is just possible he had read Psa. 91:10, “There shall no evil befall thee.” However that may be, God’s faithful people have the sure promises of Psalms 91; and our New Year’s wish to all our readers is that this may be their strong assurance throughout 1964. Also, we acknowledge with grateful appreciation the many Holiday greetings and well wishes that have come to us, and we reciprocate them in kind, wishing for all that “thou mayest prosper, and be in health, Beloved”! (1 John 2)

Sincerely your brother, John J. Hoefle, Pilgrim

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LETTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST

Fred E. Blaine Again

November 2, 1963

To Fred E. Blaine:

In your discourse at Chicago at 3 p.m. October 27 you stated that you and others in the LHMM are the only “cleansed Levites” who are presently retaining and defending the teachings of the Laodicean Stars; and you quoted from E-9:352 – “To repudiate That Servant’s teachings or to put others in their place is equivalent to repudiat­ing God’s teachings, or to put others in their place.” You then stated that the one who is now rejecting Brother Russell’s teaching on the 1,000-yr-reign is actually repudiating God’s teaching. I assume in that statement you were referring to me. If I am wrong in this conclusion, I shall be happy to have you so inform me.

Your comments were very general and indefinite, so I cannot be sure you really know what I actually believe; hence, I shall explain: It is my belief that our Lord returned in 1874, and that He then immediately began to take to Himself His great power, the first move being the start of “binding the strong man,” the same proceed­ing and continuing for 1,000 years to 2874, at which time “Satan shall be loosed for a little season.” But it is also my contention that the statement in Rev. 20:4 – ­“They (the 144,000) lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years” – could not possibly begin at 1874 because not even one of the 144,000 was then living and reigning with Christ. Now, if you have any reference from Brother Russell that says I am wrong in this, will you please give it to me in the enclosed stamped envelope. I assume you have enough “love of the Truth” – and enough regard for your own personal integrity – ­that you will be very pleased to send me your proof, if you have it, of your public declaration.

You have made public expression that you will not engage in controversy with a “sifter”; but your conduct in Chicago on October 27, 1963, now puts the lie to your contention, and clearly reveals you follow the technique of your “cleansed” leader R. G. Jolly: You don’t hesitate at all to engage in controversy from a Convention platform, where you are the only controversialist who is allowed to speak, and where you are sure you will be safe. But, with many miles now separating you from this “Proven sifter” (your own words here), where you may be sure you are safe in Chicago in your own warm little bed, perhaps you will be brave enough to give me written answer to just one more small question:

Brother Russell and Brother Johnson both clearly and definitely explained from Psalms 46, and from the Samson type (see Berean Comment an Judges 16:30), and from Matt. 5:14 (see Berean Comment), that at least some of the Saints will remain on earth until after Armageddon (Brother Johnson says any one who disputes this is surely “befuddled by Azazel”). Therefore, will you now please let me know if you, as the “cleansed” Levite you claim to be, are retaining this set of teachings by the Laodicean Stars, or are you in fact repudiating them, and thus “repudiating God’s teachings”? (quoted from your own reference in E-9:352)

I await your prompt response, Sincerely, (Signed) John J. Hoefle

Our Comments on the foregoing letter:

It should occasion no surprise that we never received an answer to the fore­going. Clearly enough, Fred Blaine – like his leader R. G. Jolly – is ready enough with his “profusion of words” so long as he is sure he’ll be safe, as is the case with all ‘hollow’ men; But

Hollow men, like horses hot at hand,

Make gallant show and promise of their metal;

But when they would endure the bloody spur,

They fall their crests, and, like deceitful jades,

Sink in the trial…

We impress our readers once more with the fact that at no time have we attacked publicly any of the lesser lights in the LHMM until they first attacked us. And even so, we do this not in the spirit of personal self-defense (although our office of General Elder would prompt us any time to resist slander), because we believe that those who have known us over the years are well convinced that our own integrity needs no defense – our good works and good character have been openly manifest to all.

Even in the case of J. W. Krewson, we made no public attempt against him until he himself forced the issue. However, in his case, we would have been obligated to expose his errors, which he addressed to the General Church in usurping the office of General Elder – although in attacking R. G. Jolly’s presentations, we were largely refuting much J. W, Krewson is presenting, because in many instances they are defending the same perversions, revolutionisms and “strange fire.” And we realized, too, that J. W. Krewson probably would not be so far in his “path of error” had it not been that R. G. Jolly gave him his first impetus by accepting his flattering parallels, etc., and publishing his errors in the Present Truth – which now leaves R. G. Jolly in the ‘odd’ position of defending J. W. Krewson’s errors, while attack­ing him for attempting to ‘profit’ himself through his errors.

However, in none of this have we derived any pleasure. “Love rejoiceth not in iniquity”; and, as “God hath no pleasure in the death of the wicked,” so also have we experienced only anguish of heart and mind as we observe formerly esteemed brethren revolutionizing against the Truth that once sanctified them. And, were it only a matter of our own sentiments, we would even now ignore their doings – considering them only of trifling worth; but we realize there are the sheep to be considered and pro­tected; hence, our open exposure of such perverters. If they keep their error to themselves, then they have little to fear from us. But, when we do determine they need some public attention, we try to do it well.

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­Epiphany Bible Students Ass’n

Dear Sirs: I take great pleasure to address you on the eloquent way in which you give the definition to “What is the Soul.” I was fortunate enough to obtain one, and after reading it I have passed it on to others. Each and every one is delighted with its explanation. May it please you to send me copies of The Resurrection, The Three Babylons, and Where are the Dead.

I remain Yours truly, ------- (TRINIDAD)

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Dear Brother Hoefle: - Grace and Peace!

Thank you for the continued monthly papers we gladly receive. They are soul satisfying, and we thank the Lord for your faithful witness and service. Throughout the earth there is much turmoil & trouble of various kinds, and we can expect more... As we have been twice cast out – once by the Society and now again by R. G. Jolly, we, too, have had similar experience – yet we rejoice also that our fight is the “good fight” of faith, its principles of Truth and righteousness... Sister ------- joins me in love to you, Sister Hoefle and all of like precious faith with whom you meet. (see October 25 Manna & Comments)

Your.brother by His Grace, ------- (ENGLAND)

NO. 102: A LOOK AT LEPROUS MIRIAM

No. 102

My dear Brethren: – Grace and peace through our Beloved Master!

In Numbers 12 there is related the case of Miriam leprous, and the reason she was thus afflicted. As all Truth people know, leprosy is a type of sin. When a member of Israel became completely leprous, he then typed Adamic depravity – “from the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment (oil, see Margin).” – Isa, 1:6 Thus, of the human family it is correctly written, “There is none righteous (free from antitypical leprosy); no, not one.” But, when an Israelite became leprous in spots – as was true of Miriam – that was a type of Great Company uncleanness; just another way of saying they have “spots” on their robes, which must needs be ‘‘washed and made white by Great Tribulation” – Rev. 7:14. Such “spots” have had wide variety, some being gross immor­ality, as evidenced by the one described in 1 Cor, 5:1-5; and some due to errors of teaching and practice. As Brother Johnson has said of these in E-15:525 – Some lost their crowns by the skin of their teeth; others escaped the Second Death by a similar margin (and it is quite possible for the very ones who lost their crowns by the skin of their teeth to also escape Second Death by a similar margin – or to even not escape it: It is the New Creature of this secondary class that is in danger of the ‘sorer’ punishment (Heb. 10:29). And in between these two extremes are to be found innum­erable variations,

The name Miriam means “rebellion of the people,” which gives us the clue to the antitype of her specialized leprosy. She was not leprous from head to foot, but just in glaring spots – typical of those “spots” on the robes of certain Great Company members during this Age; and especially so at its end – the same being “rebellion” – an indica­tion they have succumbed to the sixth Slaughter-Weapon Man (Ez. 9:2) of Revolutionism, a revolt, or casting aside of teachings and arrangements which they once accepted as Truth. In this “rebellion” Miriam is simply a companion type, from slightly differ­ent viewpoint, of King Saul, who also was guilty of “rebellion” – (l Sam. 15:23). King Saul types crown-lost leaders from about the second or third century A.D. up to Armageddon in direct defiance of antitypical Moses – which leaders would include all those in Little as well as in Big Babylon; whereas, Miriam types such leaders in their fault-finding and disputatious relations to antitypical Moses (as was true of R. G, Jolly, et al, in 1938). Let us keep in mind also that Jambres (2 Tim. 3:7) means “rebellious” ; thus, this evil quality is reflected in many types.

Another instance of leprosy in spots is recorded of King Uzziah in 2 Chron. 26:16-21, where it is written that he was afflicted with leprosy “in his forehead,” and that he was such “unto the day of his death” (v. 21). In this he was typical of That Evil Servant, who became incurably worse in his erroneous teachings (the, “strange fire” he offered at the Lord’s altar) – leprosy in his forehead. It was this type that first apprised Brother Johnson that JFR was beyond hope, after which his attacks upon him became much more pronounced and caustic, knowing that in due course he would join with Judas and his class and “go to his own place” – the “place” of no return (Acts. 1:25).

MIRIAM VS. AZAZEL’S GOAT

During Miriam’s humiliation and punishment for “speaking against my servant Moses” she was banished to the wilderness; and on this she is close companion to Azazel’s Goat (Lev. 16:8 – Margin), which also was sent away into the wilderness (Lev. 16:20-22). But the distinguishing difference in the two pictures is that Miriam types crown-losing leaders in their New Creatures; whereas, Azazel’s Goat types ALL crown-losers in their humanity. It should be noted that the Israelites – ­or any others – did not add to Miriam’s distresses; they merely stood aloof until her cleansing had been completed – a very decided contrast to the treatment of Azazel’s Goat (in which a more direct and personal contrast will be shown later in this article). The latter (Azazel’s Goat) was sent into the wilderness “ unto a land not inhabited” –­ placed completely at the mercy of predatory insects and animals, thus picturing the destruction of the fleshly) minds of crown-losers at the hands of persecuting persons under very adverse conditions (even to the loss of some of their humanity in service of Azazel) – “delivered unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh (fleshly mind) that the spirit (New Creature) may be saved.” (I Cor. 5:5) In Miriam’s case the leprosy was sufficient affliction in itself – nothing more being necessary for the purpose when that was the only condition (as was true with R. G. Jolly in 1938 when he was exposed in his evils and manifested as a crown-loser – and the people stood “aloof” – even those of his own kinsmen because of fear they, too, would be contaminated – manifested as crown-losers. See E-10:646, par. 1. At that time he was not fully abandoned to Azazel; he only had Priestly fellowship withdrawn from him: He still had the brotherly fellowship and favor of the World’s High Priest–and, fortunately, its restraint).

THE “PERSONAL” TOUCH – AND DETAILS

Having offered the generalities, we now consider some individuals of our Epi­phany Day, chief of whom is R. G. Jolly. He himself admits openly and readily that he is a crown-loser; and the record in E-10:645,646 clearly sets him out also as a member of antitypical Miriam. In the incident there related, he and two other crown losers not only openly “spoke against my servant Moses,” but they actually attempted to seize control of the Lord’s Mouthpiece – the Epiphany Messenger. R. G. Jolly in submitting to this attests his full agreement to the type at that time. Thus, we need no further proof in his case. His disputation in that situation was a revolu­tionism against Parousia-Epiphany Arrangements; but we now consider some of his revolutionisms against Parousia-Epiphany Truth since his complete Abandonment to Azazel, since which time he has lost the brotherly fellowship and help of the World’s High Priest (at the time of his untoward experiences in 1938 he lost only Priestly fellowship: He didn’t lose the help and favor, and restraint, of the Epiphany Messenger; he was not disfellowshiped). On p. 156, Vol. 9, we have this:

“Miriam’s joining the people of Israel in journeying types the Great Company, especially in its leaders, doing the clean work that will be theirs AFTER THEIR CLEANSING – building the Epiphany Camp, first, from among the nominal-church believers after the nominal church is destroyed (in Armageddon-­JJH) and, second, from among fleshly Israel after they look upon Him whom they pierced and mourn for it.”

Note especially that Brother Johnson says the Epiphany Camp will be built AFTER THE NOMINAL-CHURCH IS DESTROYED – after Armageddon (because it is Armageddon that will destroy the nominal church systems); whereas, R. G. Jolly now says it should be done BEFORE Armageddon – and that it should be filled up partially with Consecrated Epi­phany Campers (while Bro. Johnson says it will be filled with the believing and re­pentant, BUT UNCONSECRATED Jews and Gentiles) – and he is proceeding to attempt to do it! Thus, he displays a similarity to That Evil Servant, who said in his heart, “My Lord delayeth,” as he now displays open continuance of his determination to “speak against my servant Moses” (with the same evils he portrayed in 1938, together with additional evils of Azazel’s Goat when they remain very unfaithful – which will continue to be so until he submits to the Truths that will cleanse him, and thus seeks to extricate himself from Azazel’s clutches). In this he also manifests before all his continual “leprous” condition.

Note further Brother Johnson’s comment in E-9:156 (63): “That journey (from Hazeroth, see Num. 12:16 – JJH) was taken to Paran, which we already have seen represents the Kingdom (Num. 10:12, Vol. 8, Chapter 10). Hence in the antitype Miriam will be in the antitypical journey, among other things, engaging in her work of gathering Gentile and Jewish believers into the Epiphany Camp (the Epiphany in the finished picture – JJH), which is the final Gospel-Age growth in grace, knowledge and service – ­when the cleansed Levites will be decidedly less sectarian than they now are.”

FOR GOSPEL AGE PURPOSES

R. G. Jolly repeatedly stresses Brother Johnson’s statement in E-10:114, “for Gospel-Age purposes,” in support of what he is now doing; but here Brother Johnson tells us the final Gospel-Age purpose will be the construction of the Epiphany Camp AFTER ARMAGEDDON. Thus, here again he continues to “speak against my servant Moses” ; and here again he joins with those who say in their hearts, “My Lord Delayeth.” There is a pronounced difference in one respect of the Miriam type and the Azazel Goat type: Miriam will still continue as a type after she is cleansed; while, after the Great Company’s wilderness experience in the Azazel Goat picture, they will cease altogether to be known as the Azazel Goat Class – they will be cleansed (their fleshly minds be destroyed by their wilder­ness experience while in the clutches of Azazel).

When the Apostle Paul said, “But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence” in 1 Tim. 2:12, we might also add from the teaching of the Miriam type, in which she tries to usurp the office of Pastor and Teacher – and “speak against my servant Moses” : “I suffer not a Great Company leader to usurp the office of Pastor and Teacher – attempt ‘to teach’ the General Church by bringing forth new doctrine, or to interpret types differently than the Star Members have faithfully taught.”

SOME “ PRESENT TRUTH” LETTERS

On p. 79, col. 1 of the Sept-Oct. Present Truth are two letters from Jamaica – ­both of them dealing with the same subject. If either, or both of them, come from R. G. Jolly’s representatives there who, like himself, admit they are crown-losers, then we can well understand the statement that they “cannot see JJH at all as a teacher of the Truth.” This is the attitude of the large majority of crown-losing leaders in the LHMM, much the same as was true of other individuals of other groups regarding Brother Johnson; and the reason is clear enough: Every one of them who now accept R. G. Jolly’s errors is a self-evident member of antitypical Miriam; and every time they teach those errors they by that act “speak against my servant Moses.” These various leaders freely admit they have lost their crowns; but up to now we haven’t found a single one of them who is ready to confess the “besetting sin” that brought about that loss. None of them seem to recognize any willfulness on their part – or “double-mindedness,” with which all Great Company members have been addicted. Perhaps had they come to that point they would be in position to apply the “ cleansing” Truths for their ‘besetments’ (sins) – and seek to cleanse themselves – become the “Cleansed Levites,” which they now claim for themselves. But so long as they profess a lie, as did Saul – “I have performed the commandment of the Lord” (1 Sam. 15:13), and try to conceal their evils, as did King Saul, and continue in them, there can be no cleansing of such crown-losers. Some of these crown-losers in the LHMM received priestly as well as brotherly fellowship from Brother Johnson until his demise. But when R. G. Jolly persuaded them to accept his edict – Last Saint gone – they also acknowl­edged they were crown-losers. They were willing to do this by R. G. Jolly’s assur­ance that they were still the ‘highest’ class on earth; that the Lord would amelio­rate their position by giving them “great works” under his – R. G. Jolly’s – supervision. He taught that the full abandonment process wasn’t necessary for them (as ‘good’ Levites), but only applied to ‘bad’ Levites! By these ‘assurances’ R. G. Jolly completely repudiated the Epiphany Messenger’s teaching on the Abandonment Process for both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Levites as set out in E-15:525 and other places.

Nor do we expect any of that Class, in their present condition, to appreciate the Star Member’s teaching thereon, that we have been upholding, defending and pre­senting; and we can well appre­ciate the statement – they “cannot see JJH at all as a teacher of the Truths” so long as he presents these faithful and true teachings. It is not every Truth that the Great Company “receives not in the love of it” , but rather the exacting Truths that require more of them than they are willing to give–the Truths that reprove their evil course and require faithfulness to their vows. So far as we know, none of these leaders (in the LHMM) admit they are a part of antitypical Miriam; none of them admit they are a part of anti­typical Saul; and none of them admit the Truth on the abandonment-to-Azazel process (as applic­able to themselves), as taught by the Epiphany Messenger in numerous places and repeatedly pointed out in our writings – particularly in E-15:525. The Scriptures clearly describe certain “ besetting sins” of crown­lost leaders, some of which are described in the Miriam and Saul types (yet they “admitted not the love of the truth in order that they might be saved” – 2 Thes. 2:10, Dia.): (1) A desire to be somebody great, with more powers than the Lord has appointed as their official powers (E-4:277); (2) Double-mindedness – “unstable in all his ways” (Jas. 1:8). All crown-lost leaders have these two “besetting sins,” although all crown losers don’t necessarily have to be power-graspers – but all have double minds.

Thus, all of them continue to “speak against my servant Noses.” And since we have been stressing these subjects, it is no surprise at all that these crown-losing leaders in the LHMM as a solid group “cannot see JJH at all as a teacher of the Truth.” The same class of people in Big Babylon could not see Brother Russell as a “teacher of the Truth” either – nor should this occasion any surprise, considering the exposures he made of them. The Scribes and Pharisees (a prototype of crown-lost leaders) could not see Jesus as a “teacher of the Truth” – and they crucified Him! And, when we consider 2 Thes. 2:10,11 this is readily understandable, and has prompted the follow­ing from Brother Johnson:

“The Bible is made up so as to give the faithful the kind of teaching calculated to help them trialfully, as it is also intended to stumble the unworthy.” (To stumble those who build on “Christ as the Sand” – Matt. 7:24-27–JJH)

When the Crofts Hill Class in Jamaica so decidedly forsook him in 1957, R. G. Jolly quickly sent in his “ heavy artillery” (the outstanding Jamaican leaders) to win them back. At that time dear Sister Condell (widow of Brother Condell, Brother Johnson’s faithful representative there for many years) and other proven brethren there quickly and decisively put all those leaders to flight; and she wrote especially of one of these self-admitted Jamaica-crown-lost leaders, ‘‘He is blind as a bat!”

SPECIFIC LEPROSY

The sins of Miriam were twofold: Fault-finding and power-grasping for equality with Moses: ‘‘Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses? Hath he not spoken also by us?” (A most striking antitype of this is to be found in the disputations of the ‘good’ Levites with the Epiphany Messenger, when they commanded him to be silent and let them do the talking – See E-10:588, twelve lines from top; also see pp. 584-594 of this same Volume for more of the same.) That is why Brother Johnson could so em­phatically conclude that crown-losers were guilty of leprosy any time they attempted to produce a new doctrine – such as Campers Consecrated, Jonadabs, etc. “The working out of these excepted doctrines (those not worked out by That Faithful and Wise Servant, being the excepted ‘doctrines’ – JJH) is the privilege of the Epiphany Messenger” (E-9:135, top). And that is why he wrote in E-4:276 (32):

“If the leprous garment is woolen, it represents their grasping for power and lording it over the justified in justified respects (such as R. G. Jolly is do­ing with his Epiphany Campers Consecrated – JJH), either in using their office as teachers of error (“strange fire” – such as asking Restitutionists to consecrate before their time-setting given us through antitypical Moses – JJH), or as corrupters of arrangements for serving the justified” (such as misleading them on the time application of Lev. 12, Rev. 22:11 and Moses’ second 40-day stay in the MountJJH).

“STRONG DELUSIONS”

All during the Age antitypical Miriam has been subject to “strong delusions” (2 Thes. 2:11), but especially so during this Epiphany period; and such delusions have always persuaded them to attempt some great work other than the one the Lord wishes His real Elect to do. Brother Russell realized that the Harvest of the Elect was the primary purpose of his effort, based upon our Lord’s words, “In the time of the Harvest I will say to the reapers.... gather the wheat into my barn.” (Matt. 13:30) The bundling of the tares, and the witness to the world “ for sin, for righteousness, and judgment to come” were merely incidental to the gathering of the wheat. This was also Brother Johnson’s main purpose in the work he did.

Even if we should assume that the “ wheat” (the Little Flock) is now all in the Heavenly garner (which we ourselves do not believe), then there yet remains the “ barley” Harvest (the Great Company) and the Youthful Worthies. But do we find any of the sects in Little Babylon – those led by antitypical Miriam – concentrating on this feature of the Harvest work? No, we do not! Like their kinsmen of the past, they have something more important to do; and one of the main features of their efforts has been their obsession to convert the Jews to Christianity – despite the fact that the Scriptures as explained by the Star Members clearly reveal that this work will not prosper until antitypical Miriam is cleansed in Armageddon.

That Evil Servant was foremost in this “strong delusion” ; and his book, “Comfort for the Jews” contains less of error than anything he ever published. But the actual results of that effort were so abortive that book is seldom, if ever, mentioned any more. He made haste (“my Lord delayeth” ) to create a new effort, thus to divert the minds of his trusting adherents from his failure to convert the Jews.

The Dawns made similar effort; and the result of their effort was also far short of expectations. Some of the more honest and sober of their leaders have admitted as much. Leprous Miriam learns slowly – very slowly.

Nor is R. G. Jolly to be outdone by his kinsmen in this respect. He, too, has concentrated much effort toward conversion of the Jews, despite Brother Johnson’s clear and definite teachings that this work will be fruitful only after antitypical Miriam has been cleansed in Armageddon. His tract with the smiling Jewish countenance on its face received long and profuse praise by him at the Philadelphia Convention a few years back; but up to now we have heard not one word of exultation from him about any Jews being converted by that tract. So he comes up with other ideas –­ he is prolific with ideas, so long as he is able to finance them with other people’s money, somewhat in keeping with St. Paul’s words, “They shall make merchandise of you.” His latest brainchild now is to translate some of his writings into Hebrew for another special effort toward the Jews – before the “due time” – and provided his trusting partisans will supply the necessary funds. Our prediction now is that this effort also will prove abortive, premature, just as we have predicted of his past failures. This member of leprous Miriam (R. G. Jolly) also learns very slowly. And to our readers we offer the counsel that they leave others to be bandied about by R. G. Jolly’s Levitical hokus-pokus, as we ourselves concern ourselves with the Lord’s wish toward the Elect; namely, gathering ourselves and others of like mind into the Heavenly Garner – ever considering that our witness to the unbelief class (Jews or Gentiles) is the least important feature: of our present work in this Harvest time. “The Harvest is the end of the Age” ; the Age has not yet ended-­nor has the Harvest in the broad sense yet ended.

KETURAH’S SIX SONS

The above-defined “ leprosy” (teaching error to the justified) is further accent­u­­ated on p. 77 of the Sept-Oct. PT, where part of Brother Johnson’s teach­ings are used, and part perverted (Azazel means Perverter) in explaining the typical six sons of Keturah, the third wife of Abraham. The true interpretation of this type, in complete harmony with Brother Johnson’s teachings on the subject, we expect to expound in a future article. But, for now, we simply inform our readers that R, G, Jolly’s faulty unscriptural attempt here is just one more proof of his present “ leprous” condition.

RESPECTING YOUTHFUL WORTHY LEADERS

Let us consider now the position of those lesser leaders in the LHMM. Undoubtedly, a number of them seem to be good characters; they were “examples of the believers” under the benign leadership of the Epiphany Messenger; and it is our opinion that not a few of them are being stampeded into “following a multi­tude to do evil” (Ex. 23:2). However, to such we now offer the warning to them from E-1:136, bottom:

“It is these measurably unfaithful Great Company new creatures that Satan found more or less fit instruments for developing the errors of doctrine, practice and organization in Greek and Roman Catholicism and in Protestant Sectarianism. These were by their waywardness, stubbornness and revolutionism (antitypical Miriam “speaking against my servant Moses” – JJH) ... using doubtless ignorantly, their great­est endeavors to advance what actually were the plans of God’s chief enemy – Satan... The same remarks with slight modifications apply to His dealing with those of the Youthful Worthies who are in character much like, as they are also cooperators with, the Great Company (birds of a feather often flock together – JJH).”

“A word to the wise” should be sufficient! And we might add: “He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him: But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.” (Prov. 24:24-25) Brother Johnson offers this observation of all murmurers and rebellious persons – leaders and ledlings: “Such are being defeated by sins, worldliness and errors. These sting the one who fondles them, even as a host of pursuing bees sting their victim, hurting and poisoning him. Everywhere we look in state, church, capital, aristocracy, labor, private life and Levitism, we witness these terrible defeats on the fallen at the hands of sin, worldliness and error.... And the end is not yet: for during the remainder of the Epiphany such defeats will be their lot. And no matter how greatly they grieve when they learn of their fallen condition, they will not be able to induce the Lord to change his mind into restoring them to their former standing before Him.”

With this comes the prayer that the Holiday Season will bring to our readers “the joys of the Lord.” May the “peace of God, which passeth all understanding... keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus,” which is the assured blessing to faithful Spiritual Israelites who “ continue in His word.”

Sincerely your brother,

John J. Hoefle, Pilgrim

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QUESTION OF GENERAL INTEREST

QUESTION: – What will be the condition in the world when Rev. 22:11 is in process of fulfillment?

ANSWER: – If the general and oft-repeated interpretations of Brother Johnson are to be accepted – and we do accept them – then Rev. 22:11 will not see fulfillment until “the night cometh wherein no man can work.” This “ night” had its first fulfillment as World War One broke out, when a complete cessation of the Parousia reaping work occurred in each country as it became involved in that war. And this gives us a clue to the correct application of Rev. 22:11. In our article in this paper we have quoted from Brother Johnson re the fruitful ministry antitypi­cal Miriam will have after Armageddon (the second violent feature of the Epiphany period, as taught by both Messengers). If Rev. 22:11 is to apply at 1954, then Brother Johnson’s Miriam prediction is just so much nonsense. We are in full agree­ment with the interpretation of Rev. 22:11 to be found in E-10:114; even the gener­ality of the Epiphany occurrences also fits with what we now say. There Brother Johnson thought we would experience the beginning of Anarchy by 1956; and that beginning of Anarchy will indeed produce the “night wherein no man can work.” It will then be useless to “exhort the tentatively justified to consecrate and sinners to repent.” Brother Johnson also said all Great Company members would be in the Truth by Passover 1956; and this likewise has certainly not occurred –nor will occur until the time features of the Epiphany produce the condition.

Only one befuddled by Azazel would attempt to distort the interpretation to fit 1954, as R. G. Jolly is now doing. Certainly we are still in the Gospel Age; and Brother Johnson tells us on p. 156 (63) of Vol. 9 that the “ final Gospel-Age growth” of cleansed antitypical Miriam will be the construction of the Epiphany Camp in the finished picture – a general Great Company appeal to the “believing and repentant, but UNCONSECRATED Jews and Gentiles,” in formation of the Epiphany Camp. And it is our thought that Rev. 22:11 cannot possibly apply until that work is completed. At that time “the treader of grapes will overtake him that soweth seed.” (Amos 9:13) This presents a reasonable and harmonious setting, as against the present disjointed attempt of R. G. Jolly. Even he must admit that the great majority of the Great Company are not even now in 1963 in Present Truth; yet he proceeds right on in his determined error as though this had been an accomplished fact at 1956. Here is just one more vivid proof of Brother Johnson’s observation that “Bungling is the usual and natural activity of the Great Company”; and we resign to their fate those who wish to become involved in such “bungling.”

It has been a general characteristic of all Great Company leaders to run ahead of the Lord – to do a ‘work’ not authorized by the Lord while in their uncleansed condition. That is why their works have been largely failure (insofar as faithfulness to His Word and Providences): They did not retain their standing in the High Calling. Their ‘works’ will be burned (I Cor. 3:15 – See Berean Comment), but they will be saved (their New Creature). They built upon Christ as the Sand. But this will be changed when Miriam is cleansed. She will then do a work acceptable to the Lord; her fleshly mind will have been destroyed and she will no longer be “double-minded,” but single-minded – will have the “one mind” that is incumbent upon all who win out in their class standing. (See 1 Pet. 3:8) At that time, Brother Johnson tells us, they will be much less sectarian. They are not counted as a Class as overcomers of sectarianism as the Youthful Worthies are, because they have been largely responsible for ‘sects’ and sectarianism. (Please see E-5:228,229.) Miriam’s cleansing is a thing devoutly to be hoped for!

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LETTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST

Dear Brother Hoefle: Greetings in Jesus Name!

Just a line to thank you for the papers – and I do read them!

Sincerely ------- (CALIFORNIA)

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Epiphany Bible Students Ass’n

Dear Brethren: We have heard of your Bible Studies and would like to have more information concerning the studies. Would you please send us the needed information before we send for the Studies. Thank you very much!

Sincerely ------- (CALIFORNIA)

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MORE ON THE TRINIDAD SITUATION

Dear Brother Robertson:

I received an extraordinary lengthy letter dated June 22, 1963, which like all others from you, I would have thrown in the dustbin after reading a couple of lines to get the gist of it, but as I had written you one in connection with your defaulters list of subscribers to Present Truth and Bible Standard, and did not up to then receive your reply, I thought this one was the reply.

However, my first duty is to defend the last two-Star Members’ character –­ by your saying that you taught me certain doctrines and other things, I was just beginning to see from you.... I am a possessor of the V.D.M. certificate, without which nobody could be an elder or pilgrim in the closing Parousia days. Brother Johnson saw mine and trusted me. Secondly, after Bro. Jolly and you made such unwarranted and vicious attacks on me in Nov-Dec. 1962 PT our dearly beloved Bro. Hoefle was kind enough to publish on page eight of May 1, 1963 of his paper a letter from Bro. Johnson lauding me very highly. Mark you, this letter is dated Sept, 13, 1950! Again to prove me a clericalist you say that you did not defend Jehovah’s character at my request the time I had...... disciplined for immorality. Bro. K ------- did it for me, and....... did benefit from it.

You also say that I am claiming to be a Priest when no more are on earth. Look up Epiphany Volume Six, page 412, where Bro. Russell condemned sifters for teaching that the Pyramid gives data to prove the Church’s leaving the earth; look up January 1951 PT, pp. 9-12 where Krewson disobeyed and gave Jolly October 1950, who elsewhere said. God must have some reason for giving Krewson that information, which you now accept because it is from your leader, an Unclean Levite.

You also have the audacity to stress Campers Consecrated to me, a product of Jolly-Krewson brains. They cannot be fitted in the family picture, because the Marriage Supper has not yet taken place – so there can be no children! they do not fit in among the Resurrection of the Just. (Epiphany Vol. 17, page 164, par. 2) See Z 1910, page 4716, par. 8, Jolly’s miserable failure in making types, and you will see that he is daring to be doing the same thing now. What, Is he the 50th Star Member? He is a Usurper!

The notes in your minute book are most unreliable. You show that I made a gift of..... The gift I made was twice the amount you show. You also say that the Class never asked me to inform Bro. Jolly not to send a pilgrim to Trinidad in 1960. I say it did! ‘‘How can ye believe, who receive honour one of another, and seek not the that ‘cometh from God’ only?” You also speak of the office you now hold. I now ask you, what am I do with that? This now recalls to My mind a statement in which Brother Johnson said, “One has to be careful with the definition of an unclean Levite.” So I would be very glad to know what is Bro. Jolly’s defini­tion of the ‘Household of Faith’!

You say that it was officiousness in me to ask Bro. Jolly for a brief history of the minister he is sending to us. I think in this case you are defending your­self, for had the brethren in Surinam not seen your insufficiency they would not have made you take a back seat at their Memorial Supper in 1958. Of course, I have defended the last two Star Members on this point. Surinam matter is your own report.

In your attempt to teach me you have placed yourself in a very ugly position. See Epiphany Volume 10, page 588, eleven lines from top. Campers Consecrated false doctrine is leading you right back from whence I took you in 1941. Cast out of you unclean spirits! Mark well. So as not to belittle you, I told this even to no one, until about 15 years after some one told me about it. I asked how he got to know it, and the person said – “ What, it is no secret! Brother Robertson talks it openly.”

True to history, the one I have done the most for is today crying out “ away with him; crucify him!” I cannot bother to reply to other portions of your letter. It is in the hands of the brethren to read.

You say that you never employed a female in a campaign against me. I say you did! – and when I saw the danger if I had kept silent, I wrote a fairly strong letter, supported by whom I was protecting, secondarily to the Truth, and foiled your effort. You never saw anything like this – your insinuating charge of theft to kill my influence among the brethren, you unwittingly gave your signature proving your falsehood.

In conclusion I tell you that if you care to reply to this letter, and would like me to read it, you must do so through your official organ – your Present Truth. If by any other means I will throw it into the dustbin as I have done with all your other ‘teaching’ letters. Why do you not be consistent and obey your leader’s instructions on page 59, col. 2, par. 1 of July-August 1960 PT? You were a thought – ­let in 1941 and you have dropped right back there now. See Epiphany Vol. 5 -­Miscellany, page 520 (49).

Best wishes, L. F. Roach–July 3, 1963 (TRINIDAD)

NOTE: – We are in hearty accord with what Fred Blaine told the Philadelphia Con­ventioners about Brother Roach – namely, He is most clear in Parousia and Epiphany Truth. Brother Johnson also agrees with us, as is evidenced in his letter to Brother Roach of Sept. 13, 1950 – published in our May 1963 paper, p. 8. We also find Brother Roach humble and meek – “gentle toward all” who are amenable to Right­eousness and Truth. And this accounts for the hearty support he receives from the faithful brethren there in Trinidad who know ‘what manner of man’ he is. However, he is also most vigorous and pronounced against errorists and evil-doers, as is evidenced by his strict requirement of morality in the Church, etc.; and in this he is following in the footsteps of our Blessed Master, and all His faithful foot­step followers – from the Apostles down to the least of His faithful brethren. We well realize such public exposure of evil-doers in the Lord’s House will bring the fury of such misleaders upon him and us, as well as cause us the loss of the friend­ship of many of the “ unstable and the unlearned” – and bring some of the same upon those who fearlessly uphold and support the righteous course of those who stand at the Battlefront. This we can expect if we would be faithful – Matt, 10:25. But “ blessed are we” if we suffer some of the afflictions for the same cause as did Our Lord and His followers who have walked “In His Steps.” (JJH)

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Beloved Brethren: – Loving Greetings in our Lord’s Name!

I have enjoyed your letters of Aug. 9 and Sept. 11. They have very good thoughts, which I appreciate the Truth stated in them very much. As you say, we do indeed have the “full assurance of faith” and can “count it all joy,” and the 100% promised the faithful. When I was reading this, it came to my mind what Bro, Russell said in the Watch Tower in 1900 (Reprints 2643), par. 10 –­ “If our hearts are still in harmony with Him” – and down to the end. It seems to me that par. 10 shows us that we still have the “full assurance of faith,” and all par. 12 is all wonderful. But the 10th paragraph came to my mind.

I received the papers Nos. 100 and 101. They are full of wonderful blessings, and soul encouraging satisfying Truth. I can see that the dear Lord is surely guiding you for the way you are defending the Truth.

I could use some more tracts before the winter is fully here. I have some that I intend to put out this week, D.v....... I think the Booklet would be nice.....

I send you all and all with you my Christian love and pray for the Lord to keep you all faithful. We have to look to you now for the Truth – and I thank the Lord for directing me to you.

Your sister in the Truth ------- (PENNSYLVANIA)

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Dear Brother Hoefle:

Will you please send me some more tracts – Where are the Dead, The Resurrection, as I am all out just now. Will write later.

Sincere Christian love to you and all the friends...

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NO. 101: THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION (1963)

No. 101

My dear Brethren: – Grace and peace through our Beloved Master!

Over Labor Day we attended the Philadelphia gathering, receiving the usual calumny, diatribe and slander – none of which did we return in kind. On Saturday evening, Aug­ust 31, R. G. Jolly made considerable comment about the Krewson lawsuit, injecting his customary name-calling, etc. While we have contended from the outset that J. W. Krewson's case was “weak as water,” it is very evident, too, that the weakness of his case was further accentuated by his own incapacity to answer R. G. Jolly. The crux of the con­tention was the Laymen's Home Mission­ary Movement name and label of its publications –­ especially, The Present Truth and Herald of Christ's Epiphany. Inasmuch as R. G. Jolly now contends we have been in the Basileia for nine_years, what moral right does he him­self have to use that name?

When Brother Russell recognized our Lord's presence, he immediately designated his paper, “The Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence.” When Brother Johnson recog­nized we had progressed into the Epiphany, he imme­diately designated his paper, “The Present Truth and Herald of Christ's Epiph­any.” If R. G. Jolly is now following their example, as he claims, and if he really believes we have progressed into the Basileia (before the three main features of the Epiphany are here – Armageddon, Anarchy and Jacob's Trouble), as he is now preaching it, why hasn't he changed the name of his paper to, “The Present Truth and Herald of Christ's Basileia”? All his activity at present toward new Truth converts he stresses as a Basileia (Restitution) work, Why, then, is he still “Heralding the Epiphany”? Had J. W. Krewson rigidly cross-examined him on this and a few other points, we believe his defense would have been so much strengthened that he just might have emerged victorious from a tragically weak position. We do not here champion his cause, for we believe R. G. Jolly was at least partially justified in the action he took, with which position the Court also agrees.

In his resume he also threw a few barbs at us for appropriating the name, “Herald of the Epiphany”; and we now cordially invite him to institute legal proceedings against us if he believes the charges he made before the Conven­tion, And, if he does, we now assure him we shall not charge him with violating 1 Cor. 6:1-4. And we would also then settle a few other matters in the same Court action, where we believe the weight of Jus­tice would appear with us. (of course, here we are not in the least concerned that he will resort to such action, for we are fully persuaded he hasn't courage to meet us any place where we would be treated on equal terms with him. Rather, he'll content himself with hurling loud invective from the Convention platform – or with his “secret weapon,” his “whispering” campaign” – where he's sure he'll be safe – brave little man that he is!) Be it noted for the present, however, that he could hardly wait until the Epiphany Mes­senger was in the tomb before he hurried to rid himself of the name, “Herald of the Epiphany,” and replace it with the name, “Bible Standard” – a name which he himself, has borrowed from early in the Epiphany (See E-10:72,73,74,75). We adopted our name because we are still Heralding the Epiphany,” and the name clearly declares our posi­tion; whereas, R. G. Jolly is now “Heralding the Basileia;” without any of his publi­cations declaring such in their nomenclature. Consistency, thou art a Jewel!

 BIG BABYLON TECHNIQUE

During the Question Meeting the question was asked: “How much did the Krewson lawsuit cost?” On this R. G. Jolly went into about ten minutes of detail to relate what a “bargain” his lawyers had given him; but never once did he reveal the figures, which would allow the questioner to determine the matter for himself. Certainly, any contributor would have a right to know how his money is being spent; but he knew no more at the end of R. G. Jolly's ten minutes than he did before asking. This is in exact parallel to cases described by Brother Russell on pp. 289-296 of the Question Book. On p. 294, par. 1, is the following:

“'Brother Russell,' he said, 'instead of trying to catch him and hold him for an hour, I thought I would have to try to get loose myself, and prevent him from holding me.' I said, 'No, brother, you have not the idea; you will have to try to hold them down to the question, because they cannot answer it, and they know they cannot, and they will try to get you mixed up. And they will not admit they cannot answer it.'“

Then in another similar case, Brother Russell gives us this: '“I said, 'Brother, I guess the reason why he did not was because he did not know how to answer it, and thought that was the best way to get out of it.'“

We have given these excerpts from That Faithful and Wise Servant's answer to the question, ''When will the Great Company suffer the Great Tribulation, and will they be at the marriage supper of the Lamb?” found on pp. 289-296 of the Question Book. It would require too much space to quote all of it, but we urge our readers to see all of this answer, if they have the Question Books and note carefully how Brother Russell describes the similar technique of Big Babylon's “sleight-of-hand' artists (R. G. Jolly's kinsmen in Big Babylon – the Great Company leaders there!).

In connection with the question on the cost of the Krewson lawsuit, we quote. a paragraph from the May 1956 Present Truth, p. 52, col. 1, par. 1, in which R. G, Jolly gives the brethren just as clear (?) a report of the finances of the Bible House as he did with the question at this Labor Day Convention on the Krewson lawsuit:

''We believe that our carefulness in handling the funds donated by the brethren for the Truth work will have the Lord's approval, as well as the approval of the brethren in general. We believe that the brethren will also appreciate knowing that we have had an audit of the L.H.M.M. finances made, beginning from the time Bro. Johnson had the last audit made, and that we have the auditor's notarized statement that the books are in good order.”

SEATS FREE AND NO COLLECTIONS

The foregoing was the pronounced and oft-repeated slogan of the Parousia Messenger; and so intent was he in observing the practice that he would not even put on a ''poor mouth,” as he himself stated it. This was in keeping with the course of our Lord and the Apostles – as it also is with us. With seats free, and no collections, we can easily afford to tell the Truth! However, at every day's session of this Convention attention was directed to the box on the table to receive donations; and each noon the box in the dining room was stressed, where contributions could be made to defray the cost of the food served. It is our own opinion that when a board is spread, and guests invited to eat – and then invited to pay for what they eat – such conduct is just about the absolute zero of “cheap” decorum. Early in the Epiphany, while we were yet with the Dayton Ohio Class of the Society, that Class was having a small Convention, rather costly, and the suggestion was made that neighboring Classes be invited to contribute to the spiritual feast to which they were being invited. At which we ourselves stated that such a course just reminded us of a man in the street who was wearing a silk shirt, but his underwear had not been washed for a month. After that there was no more said about appealing for contributions!

Also, at the Saturday evening Business Meeting R. G. Jolly gave consider­able time and loud talk to his great appreciation for contributions of even One Dollar, because such help him to send Bibles, etc., to the poor heathen in Africa. Here again he for­sakes the elevating high standard set before us by the “Laodicean Star,” and reverts to the technique and purpose that prevailed throughout Christendom a hundred years ago, at which time great stress was also given to “help the poor heathen” gain “salvation.” Just some more Big Babylon technique!

“PROOF” OF CAMPERS CONSECRATED AT 1954

A question was propounded, asking proof on this subject. It was the first ques­tion R. G. Jolly considered in the Monday morning Question Meeting. As the questions were handed to Chairman August Gohlke by the various ushers, we noticed he kept putting them underneath – to be sure that this Campers question would have first attention. It had all the appearances of a “plant,” because R. G. Jolly took a full forty minutes to answer – just about an ordinary discourse for the average speaker; and this gave him ample excuse for not having “time” to answer quite a few other questions that had come to the platform.

As “proof” he offered three Scriptures: (1) Leviticus 12, (2) Rev. 22:11, (3) Moses' two stays in the Mount of 40 days each. R. G. Jolly said he had “many more Scriptures”; but forty minutes wasn't sufficient time even to mention them. As we have previously pointed out, Leviticus 12 has to do only with the purifying of the Little Flock and Great Company developing Truths, which were freed of error by 1914 and 1954 respectively – and the cleansed Servants who minister those Truths. There is not the slightest hint that it involves the call of Youthful Worthies or Campers Consecrated; that is just something R. G. Jolly is reading into it to suit his purposes; thus, his analysis is not exegesis, it is eisegesis!

Next, we examine Moses' second stay of 40 days in the Mount, which R. G. Jolly contends is antityped from 1914 to 1954. Even assuming his contention to be correct, there is here also nothing in the picture that by any stretch of the imagination could involve the call of “Youthful Worthies or Campers Consecrated. But, aside from this, Ex. 34:33 states, “Till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face.” Note now the Berean Comments: “A veil on his face – typifying the Ancient Worthies.” Why does R. G. Jolly ignore this in his interpre­tation? Can he possibly fit it into 1954? And, if he is forced to ignore such a vital component of the picture to reach his strained interpretation, are we not forced to question both his sincerity, and his ability to be Pastor and Teacher?

Take now Rev. 22:11: Brother Johnson expounds this on p 114 of Vol. 10; and R. G. Jolly gave profuse comment on p. 114 – ignoring, of course, many of its essential parts – just as he did with the Moses episode. Page 114 says, “these exhortations will be given by the Epiphany Messenger (when writing Vol, 10 in 1938-40, Brother Johnson was firmly convinced he would be here to do this in 1954JJH); for in the order given they will not come until from 1954 onward.” Here again R. G. Jolly must violate all exegetical logic in a strained attempt to meet 1954. He himself is now admitting that the application could not apply before 1954; yet another set of his teachings has the ''Holy'' Class (the Saints) com­pletely out of his picture in 1950 – four years before he now wants his interpretation to apply, Of course, it doesn't bother him at all to have one vital segment of his circle falling by the wayside before the time-setting he now attempts to “prove.”

If R. G. Jolly really believes Brother Johnson was the Epiphany Messenger (and he shouts his approval whenever it seems to suit his purpose), let him consider now 2 Chron. 7:11, “Solomon finished the house of the Lord,” Brother Johnson's own inter­pretation of “finishing the house of the Lord” is that Brother Johnson himself classi­fied God's people in their Epiphany relations and purposes. If Brother Johnson “finished the house,” why, then, is it now necessary for a Levite to put an addition to it in the form of Campers Consecrated? Bear in mind that R. G. Jolly contends his Campers are in the Household of Faith in his newly defined “Camp”; they are so closely related to the Youthful Worthies that it's almost impossible to tell them apart! A dear sister reminded us of a similar contention by That Evil Servant in connection with his 'brand' of converts: “When Jehu and Jonadab (who rode in the chariot to­getherJJH) are out in the service, you can't tell which is which”! Indeed, some one his well designated R. G. Jolly's new converts as “Consecrated CAMPERS”!

In a separate question on this subject – “Are Consecrated Campers on the same narrow way with the Youthful Worthies?” – R. G. Jolly answered, No! Let us go back now, and examine what he said in July 1955 PT, p. 57, and 58:

“Thus the Youthful Worthies (and the Consecrated Epiphany Campers), like the Great Company, are surely traveling a narrow way.”

It is true the word “same” is not in the above quotation; but, when he says all three classes are “like,” it certainly can mean only one and the same thing. Of course, he is so befuddled by Azazel that we doubt he is certain in his own mind just what he does believe. Also, like That Evil Servant, he basks in the assurance that “you can fool some of the people all of the time”; and such belief feeds the ego of all Perverters (Azazel means Perverter). Sad to relate, That Evil Servant never once realized that the one person being fooled most of all was himself; and R. G. Jolly will receive a similar rating if he continues in his present course. As we observed him during this meeting, several times we gave silent appraisal of him: You poor little man; YOU POOR LITTLE MAN! It seems to bother him not at all to present to trusting brethren false interpretations, or even open falsehoods whenever it suits his purpose, So again we repeat, You poor little man! And we say this designedly and with true pity for his condition – because his rating could have been quite high had he been faithful to his consecration vows; it would have been so high that he would have realized his High Calling hope. King Saul offers a very clear type of R. G. Jolly and other crown-lost leaders, who were at one time “from his shoulders and upward higher than any of the people.” (I Sam. 9:2) King Saul types crown-lost leaders up to Armageddon.

But what about those who succumb to his symbolic “witchcraft” (especially deceptive false teachings)? It will be very similar to many who closed their eyes, opened their mouths, and swallowed the perversions of That Evil Servant. Once they awoke, many of them just went into seclusion – much the same as a beaten puppy slinking away with his tail between his legs. This will be the same fate with many now being deceived by this uncleansed Levite; and, in the finished picture, “They will cease altogether to be of the Household of Faith.” (See E-4:406)

THE THOUSAND-YEAR REIGN AGAIN REVIVED

When R. G. Jolly has been specially humiliated by our refutations, as he has been by our September article sent out before this Labor Day Convention, he usually resorts to the Thousand-Year-Reign of The Christ, and the “sifter”.(?) who is teaching error thereon. When Brother Johnson refuted such errorists as J. F. Rutherford for beginning the Reign by gathering his Great Multitude as his Restitution converts, we are certain that he would have just as vigorously attacked R. G. Jolly for 'gathering' (or separat­ing) the good Sheep (Restitutionists), and doing a separating work ahead of the Kingdom proper; because that is what he is doing, no matter under what label he 'labors' (Psa. 107:12). Self-evidently, he thinks he is now selecting the very chief Restitu­tionists (not permitting The Christ to decide that!). At least that is all he is promising his new converts up to the present time: They will be higher than all the other quasi-elect!

We have repeatedly quoted Brother Russell where he tells us that the King­dom Reign began in no sense of the word before 1912; also, where he tells us that the Kingdom was set up at September 21, 1914. Also, we have referred to Brother Johnson's statement that the Saints after that time are referred to as the Bride of Christ for the first time – ­and that while some of them are still in the flesh. We will cite the references for our readers' benefit, and will be happy to send copies of any of these articles to any who request them. See our May 1, 1956, No. 9 – where Bro. Russell says The Reign of Christ did not in any sense of the word begin in the past (written in 1912); Brother Johnson's statement that the Little Flock is referred to as the Bride of Christ after 1914 (with some in the flesh) – see our paper No. 19, Feb. 1, 1957; see our No. 44, July 1, 1958 for quotations from Bro. Russell re the setting up of the Kingdom on Sept. 21, 1914. At no time did Bro. Russell ever state, from 1912 onward, that the Kingdom reign began in 1874, as R. G. Jolly now contends. Yet he accuses us of being “out of harmony” with the Parousia Messenger on this subject!

R. G. Jolly has his Campers Consecrated walking “a narrow way” with (or 'like') the Great Company and Youthful Worthies, without having the sustaining promises that assist these two elect classes to walk this 'difficult' way (and as a reward these Campers Consecrated will be transferred – demoted – from the Household of Faith to a “Works Justi­fication” during the Mediatorial Reign!). We wouldn't be surprised if R. G. Jolly tells them privately that no one can discern the difference (during the Mediatorial Kingdom) between the physically perfect Youth­ful Worthy Princes (“in all the earth”) and the physically imperfect “princeship” he describes for his Campers Consecrated – to help sustain them along “a narrow way.” Considering R. G. Jolly's predicament with his Campers Consecrated jumble, it does not surprise us to hear him shout about the “Sifter” who is “out of harmony” with Bro. Russell on the Thousand-Year Reign of Christ, and who is teaching error on the Last Saint and the Zechariah type. Apparently R. G. Jolly needs further elaboration on these three subjects, which we expect to present in detail in a future article, D.v. As for ourselves, we have no desire to join in with the 'labor' (Psa. 107:12) of such Perverters (Azazel means Perverter) as JW's and R. G. Jolly to now “save” the non-elect. We repeat: We have no desire to join in with those who say in their hearts, ''My Lord Delayeth.”

“BEGINNING AT JERUSALEM”

Occasionally the question comes to us – 'Why do you come here if you don't agree with us? We could answer by asking them whether they ever go among groups with whom they don't agree? And, Why did Jesus go into the synagogue when He knew those hypocriti­cal power-grasping leaders hated Him? (Of course, the record is clear: “They hated Me without a cause.”) Also, why did St. Paul go into the synagogue, where also were “the Jews who took counsel to kill him”? (Acts 9:23) Elaborate answer is not necessary for such insipid inquiries; but we believe it well now to make our own position clear: We are simply obeying the command of our Lord (Luke 34:47): “Repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.” As those instructed in Epiphany Truth know, Canaan for Gospel-Age purposes types the sphere of the Truth and its Spirits And, Jerusalem being the Capitol of that land, would indicate that organization dominant in the sphere of the Truth. During our dear Brother Johnson's life, the LHMM, with him at its head, was foremost in the sphere of the Truth. Thus, in our attempts to administer the Truth first of all to those in the LHMM, we are “beginning at Jerusalem.” This does not mean we neglect all others, because some effort is made toward Saints and “Sinners” in Little Babylon – toward nominal Christians in Big Babylon – or even toward unbelievers. We are still motivated by the Apostle Paul's state­ment, “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” The Apostle did not mean we are to use all means “fair and foul” to gain some, as some Great Company leaders apparently conclude; what he meant is that we use “all means” provided by the Lord through His Arrangements for His faithful people.

Nor are we without some cordial reception at the LHMM gatherings; and one such com­pensates richly for a dozen we may meet who apparently are totally unschooled in the mean­ing of “the spirit of the Truth.” As Brother Russell was reported to have said, “I'd rather have five earnest consecrated brethren any time than a whole room full of others.” So say we also!

To all our readers we extend the fond wish that the Lord may “feed them according to the integrity of His heart; and guide them by the skillfulness of His hands.” (Psa. 78:72) And we also offer the timely warning to those now encourag­ing R. G. Jolly and his partisan supporters in their evil deeds: “Thou shall not follow a multitude to do evil; neither to wrest judgment.... Keep thou far from a false matter and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.” (Ex. 23:2-7)

Sincerely your brother,

John J. Hoefle, Pilgrim

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LETTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST

Our dear Brother Hoefle: – May Faith, Hope and Love be multiplied unto you through our Lord and Master!

Your good letter dated Aug. 10 informing us of the new tract is received.

We went over the copy with care and we heartily agree it is very appropriate as a follow-up of the Gideon tracts, as you suggest. The Two Salvations tract will surely be more help to the earnest inquirer. Please let us have 200. We assure you and all with you of our love and prayers. Your brethren by His Grace,

The Crofts Hill Ecclesia (JAMAICA)

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Dear Brother and Sister Hoefle: Christian Greetings!

It is again my pleasant duty to extend to you the Class' sincere thanks for your recent visit to us. We were greatly refreshed by your discourses, and specially appreciated the way you frequently pointed us to the Star Members' writ­ings. May the Lord continue to use you to remind us, lest we forget.

I am enclosing copy of letter from Brother ------- (the blind brother whom you visited at Manzanilla) to Brother Roach. He undoubtedly enjoyed the visit. We all join in sending sincere Christian love to both of you, and all the friends there.

Yours by His Grace – Secretary-Treasurer (TRINIDAD)

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Dear Brother Hoefle: – Loving greetings of Grace and Peace!

This is to let you know that I have run out of tracts for the obituary work, and would like more when you can spare the time. Also, I think the Two Salvations will be a splendid article for those whose interest is being aroused. You may send me some, and I will try to place each one wisely...... The question has just come to my mind, Would it be advisable to send them to those in the different Truth groups, who may have forgotten – and for others who may not know of the importance of the TWO Salvations – the precious gift to us from Brother Russell!

I am expecting that your visit to Trinidad was a blessing and fruitful. Also, that your attendance at Philadelphia Convention will accomplish that which our Lord will be pleased and prosper in it.

I heard from Sr.------- today, and she wrote of her pleasure and faith in your work.

May you both be strong and of good courage and bring deep blessings upon your service.

By His Grace, -------  (MASSACHUSETTS)

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Dear Brother Hoefle: - Greetings of Love in our Redeemer's Name!

We are quite sure that recent experiences at Trinidad and the Philadelphia Convention have been spiritually profitable to you both, and has resulted in blessing upon quite a few dear brethren whom you met and had fellowship. We are quite sure that the Lord will notice many things which would have His blessing upon all those in particular whom He found taking heed to what you have had to say to them; and it will give us much pleasure to read about the meetings held. I am writing to dear Bro. Roach.

Our JW friend came last Sunday. We are sure you will fully understand when I say that he received a great blessing in our home, hearing things as never before from us..... When we told him we had in our home the full set of Seven Volumes, six of which are entirely our dear Pastor's writings, he did show much interest and some excitement – letting us understand how delighted he would be to get possession of these (and even offered to make an exchange for some of the Jehovah's Witness Volumes, including “The New World Bible” – which we promptly refused). You will understand that we did this for a few very good reasons. I had been making this a matter of prayer for a long time (for a set of these years ago), when, just picture me standing at our front door in answer to a knock, and there was a dear Brother to ask me if I would care to have a full set of the bound Watch Towers! If ever an answer to prayer was swift, that surely was... One thing the JW Brother told us, that among them quite a large number he could not feel justified in calling brethren.........

I must close with our united love and best wishes in the Lord ... Bro ------- (ENGLAND)

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Dear Brother Hoefle: – Christian greetings in His dear Name!

I realize you dear ones have a lot of worthy work and labor at this time, so I will be brief.... Your welcome letter of August 2 enjoyed by each of us. But I am disappointed in Uncle Sam's service. The Sept. issue #99 –­ ''Responding to the Trumpet's Call – has not been received. This is the first issue I have missed, I read Sister's..... #99, which she received about the 12th. I can't afford to miss it, so am asking you to send me another. Whoever received my copy... I do hope will read it and get curious enough to send for more Truth literature.... I do pray for you dear ones in your service for the Lord in the work you are doing. The results may seem slow at times, but we know in “due time” your efforts and labor in God's Word (Bible Truths) will be proven to be for the “love and need of other” – and they will be blessed.... I'm sorry to ask you for extra work in sending me another copy, but I can't miss any, as I save them and re-read.

Christian love and blessing in this month's effort in services. Your Sr. ------- (CALIFORNIA)

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Dear Brother Hoefle: – Grace and peace in our Beloved Master!

It is with great pleasure that we pen these few lines to you –­ hoping that you both are quite well and “rejoicing in the Lord” – because you are devoted to this great work, sincerely and honestly. Brother and I receive your letters each month–- which is in defense of the Parousia and Epiphany Truth; and we trust our dear Heavenly Father will strengthen you to continue in this great work which you have so unselfishly undertaken. Brother and I study your writings and receive rich blessing –­ and thank our dear Heavenly Father from the bottom of our hearts for being so richly blessed. We can understand your writings, they seem so clear....

Now, dear Brother, no doubt you will be going to the Philadelphia Conven­tion, so we would love to have you call on us, if possible, and give us a talk (spiritual food). We could have the temporal food, as I would love to have you come for dinner if you can make it, and any of the dear friends in your party.... And I am sure it will be a great pleasure to see you all again in person. It was at Bro....... two years ago when you spoke on Psalms 1. We enjoyed is so much.....

With much Christian love to you and Sister and all.... dear friends..

Brother and Sister ------- (NEW JERSEY)

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Dear Brother Hoefle: – Greetings in our dear Redeemer's name!

We are happy to tell you we are still on the Mountain Top; indeed we are refreshed and strengthened through your visit to our Ecclesia in Trinidad – ­for which we are very thankful to our dear Heavenly Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

What I wanted to tell you on our way to Manzanilla was that I want to withdraw certain statements made as to R. G. Jolly in my letter to you published October 1, 1962. The part I want to withdraw is from page 7, eleven lines from top, which reads as follows: “for it was R. G. Jolly (a guest) and elder Brother Robertson, who arranged for the Chairman, and that he (R. G. Jolly) would be guest speaker – and that I would do the Bible reading for the Memorial service. Bro. Khan was to serve the wine and Bro. Robertson the bread.” This is all I wish to withdraw. As you may have noticed, in the Present Truth for Nov-Dec. 1962 R. G. Jolly states that he was apprised by letter one month before that he was to be guest speaker for the Memorial for 1962, so I am with­drawing that part from the letter. I should have said the following words – “Now this is exactly what R. G. Jolly did: The night of the Memorial Brother Jolly handed a program to the Chairman (after the service had started with a hymn and prayer), dictating in detail how the service should be conducted. In the same Present Truth, page 90, par. 2, R. G. Jolly states the Chairman must be given certain latitude as to various details; but any one can note under such circumstances the Chairman would have no latitude at all – after a program was given to him to follow. That is why I said the charge 'clericalism' made against Bro. Roach fits him (R. G. Jolly) – for I was answer­ing this charge of 'clericalism' made against Bro. Roach.

Warm Christian love to you and all with you. By his Grace, Bro. ------ (TRINIDAD)

NO. 100: THE TABERNACLE LINEN CURTAIN

No. 100

My dear Brethren: – Grace and peace through our Beloved Master!

In the May-June 1963 PT, p. 47, col. 2, the comments there presented have prompted a number of questions to us, one of which being fairly representative, we quote:

“In the May-June PT Bro. Jolly says the linen curtain will become a ‘wall of faith’ to those in the Camp. Will you please explain this?”

In those comments R. G. Jolly also accuses JJH of “spiritual blindness” in connec­tion with this matter; but the accusation applies pointedly to him, which we shall proceed to prove herein.

CHRIST OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS

On p. 18 of Tabernacle Shadows there is this: “The curtain of white linen, representing to those within, a wall of faith, but to those without, a wall of unbelief which hindered their view of and access to the holy things within.”

The above is simply telling us in clear language that all within that linen curtain have accepted – and received – Christ as their righteousness, which has made them “acceptable to God”Rom. 12:1. From the time of the Apostles to the Gospel-Age Harvest the High Calling only was understood to be synonymous with the acceptance of Christ’s Righteousness, the same being motivated by our Lord’s words in Matt, 28:19: “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.” Actuated by this faulty trans­lation, and the misunderstanding that came with it, tremendous efforts in time and money were expended on foreign missions in an earnest effort to bring the poor heathen to accept Christ as their righteousness if they would avoid an eternity of torment in flaming fire. Note now the Diaglott rendering of this text: “Go, disciple all nations, immersing them into (not “in,” but “into”) the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” This correct rendering of the text tells all who preach Christ in “sincerity and in Truth” that they are to win disciples “into the name” – that is, they are to enroll them in consecration that they may learn the heart and mind – the dispo­sition – of the Father and the Son, thus developing in them a Christlike character.

Not understanding the two salvations, the foregoing was all that the interim preachers knew of the Righteousness of Christ, as they attempted by strenuous effort to remove the ‘‘wall of unbelief” – that “darkness that covereth earth,” even “darkness that may be felt” (Ex. 10:21). Nor was this activity materially changed during the Parousia Harvest time, although it was decidedly modified by the understanding that the non-elect were also to have a full opportunity for salvation – even though That Servant and the reapers engaged with him still were acutely aware that they had done – or could do – very little to reform the world, to remove that gigantic ‘‘wall of unbelief’’ which engulfed all but a few of the human race.

CHRIST AS SAVIOR AND KING

Nor did Brother Johnson expect that “wall of unbelief” to be removed by the efforts of those with him; that “wall” remained in the Epiphany Tabernacle, although the Epiphany Messenger realized that the blast of the Seventh Trumpet would become increasingly effective until the full end of the Little Season. However, the promul­gation of the Harvest Truth, stressing restitution, did awaken a considerable minority that did not wish to consecrate themselves to do God’s will under the strenuous and sacrificial exactions of “the narrow way” – although some of those good people were grate­ful enough for Restitution Truth that they contributed some time and money toward its prosperity. As they stated it, “Restitution is good enough for me.” Thus, to such, even during the Parousia, Christ became to them “Savior and King.” And we may expect an ever-increasing number to adopt that position, especially after Armageddon cleanses the Great Company, at which time Brother Johnson predicted they will have a “fruitful ministry.” (See E-4:49, etc.) But to none of such will Christ become their Righteousness unless they enter inside the linen curtain in the Court Condition; in fact, even those of them who do so enter, but refuse consecration, their final position receives this summation in E-4:406 – “They (the Youthful Worthies) are somewhat different from the tentatively justified who do not now consecrate. The latter during the Epiphany cease altogether to be of the Household of Faith, having used the Grace of God in vain.”

From the foregoing the conclusion is clear enough: Those inside the linen curtain who consecrate, and remain faithful therein, embrace the elective salvation; but those who refuse are eventually forced into the Camp, losing their tentative justi­fication in the process, and their standing in the Household of Faith. But, so long as they remain repentant and accept Christ as “Savior and King,” they constitute the true quasi-elect. Nevertheless, let us not lose sight of the fact that, while such are not actually unbelievers, they are still counted in with the unbelief class, and will receive their resurrection by judgment, the free-grace restitution along with all others in the Mediatorial reign – having, of course, a better starting point in character.

This is quite succinctly stated by St. Paul in Rom. 12:1-3 – “Brethren... present your bodies.... acceptable to God.... be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” Thus St. Paul is telling his readers in concise fashion that they can be “Acceptable to God” ONLY so long as God’s will is acceptable to them. This point we stressed in our Bap­tism discourse at Trinidad in August; and it is the only term on which any of the fallen race can ever regain favor with God during the ascendancy of sin. Therefore, those who in the end of this Age fail to follow St. Paul’s counsel, must be counted in with the restitution class, even though they are specifically classified as the quasi-­elect. That is why the tentatively justified who do not consecrate must self-evidently be forced from the Court into the Camp: They are not of the Household of Faith in the final analysis, although they have had a tentative standing in the Household before their ejection from the Court.

“WALL OF FAITH” – “WALL OF UNBELIEF”

In the Parousia and Epiphany Tabernacle pictures revealed to us through both Messengers, never once did either of them even as much as hint that the ‘‘wall of unbelief” would pass away at any time, so long as this Gospel-Age remains with us –­ and so long as the “reign of sin and evil” continues. However, are we to conclude from this that this ‘‘wall of unbelief” has been intentionally forced upon unbelievers by those within who hold up the linen curtain of righteousness – that such people actu­ally intend to teach ‘‘unbelief” to those without? CERTAINLY NOT! It is sad to note, nevertheless, that many who have preached Christ have done exactly that. It is a true observation that some of the Bible’s most outspoken friends have been its most conspic­uous enemies through the God-dishonoring doctrines they presented. The more arduous be­came their efforts to bring all within the “wall of faith,” the higher and deeper the “wall of unbelief” became to men such as Robert Ingersoll and others, who could not bring themselves to believe that a God of love could deliberately design an eternity of torment for creatures who are here through no planning or choosing of their own. Let us ever keep in mind that, during the Harvest, or earlier, those who preached Christ – ­by word of mouth or the printed page – were in fact “holding forth the Word of Life” in loving appeal to those without to enter and join with them. An insignificant few have accepted; a larger portion saw and understood rather dimly, some even rather clearly, but refused the invitation; while a third section paid little or no atten­tion at all – “some seeds fell by the road; and the birds came and picked them up” (Matt. 13:4, Dia.). But from this we are not to conclude that those in the Court uphold such unbelief, merely because their ministry manifested the unbelief class; it simply means that their own faith and belief were not understood or appreciated by such unbelievers. Thus, what is Christ our Righteousness to those within, is unbelief, ridicule and scorn to many without, with “God concluding them all in unbelief” (Rom. 11:32) so long as they refused that “only name under Heaven” – ­refused to accept God’s will as their own – “that He might have mercy upon all” (Restitution blessings under less exacting requirements).

Be it noted that the outstanding result of preaching “Christ our Righteousness” was to instigate persecution upon the Faithful. With that ‘‘wall’’ now removed by R. G. Jolly, where and how are his converts to realize St. Paul’s prediction, “All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution”? His activities since Brother Johnson’s death have been decidedly toward Combinationism (the most devastating of all the six Slaughter-Weapon Men – Ezek. 9:2); and he has now succeeded in effecting Combinationism in full measure in his merger of his Campers Consecrated with Big Babylon. And such Combinationists never persecute each other. Instead, he now claims Big Babylon is aiding in bringing him new Campers Consecrated – by bring­ing many “to the Lord and to a better knowledge of the Truth....in Big Babylon” (See Jan. 1963 PT, p. 9). He and his partisan supporters are indeed being given the figurative “blood to drink” (Rev. 16:6), as they also “gnaw their tongues for pain” (Rev. 16:10), because of their errors; and the Truth will continue to afflict them thus until they “turn back from their path of error,” such afflictions being stripes for correction, and not persecutions for righteousness. Clearly enough, he no longer has regard for Jer. 51:9 – “We would have healed Babylon, but she is not healed. Forsake her (just the reverse of combining with her) .... for her judgment reacheth unto Heaven. and is lifted up even to the skies.” And his “cousin” J. W. Krewson also contends the same for Big Babylon – they still ‘agree’ on many points, as they seek to build up their “camps.”

R. G. JOLLY’S NEW CAMP

R. G. Jolly now contends he is not casting aside previously accepted Truth when he tells us that now that same curtain, which aforetime was a “wall of unbelief’’ to those in the Camp has now become a “wall of faith” to his Consecrated Campers. If that be true, where, then, is his ‘‘wall of unbelief” in his present Tabernacle? Does he have a clear answer to this? While he has not said so in so many words, yet when he now says the linen curtain is a ‘‘wall of faith” to those within and to those with­out, where are we now to look for his “wall of unbelief’’? Does he now have any wall of separation at all between belief and unbelief? We know he has attempted to remove the wall (veil) of separation between the Holy and the Court, as he freely enters the Holy now to secure a new doctrine. And in attempting this palmistry he is telling his trusting adherents that he hasn’t changed anything – just as King Saul (a type of crown-lost leaders—E-14:5) also said, “I have Performed the Command­ment of the Lord.” He himself admits that there are millions upon millions yet in his Camp (Big Babylon is there, he says – and we agree with this!) who are still in measurable or total unbelief. Just what conclusion, then are we to reach from this jumble? Both Messengers taught during their entire lives that no one could make an acceptable consecration without entering the embrace of that curtain; but R. G. Jolly says they can now do this without coming inside. But he isn’t changing previously accepted truth; oh, No!

Furthermore, there is now no separation – according to him – between those con­secrators in the Court and those in the Camp – the linen curtain means the same on both sides, which is precisely the attitude Big Babylon has followed all during the Age. This is well expressed in Poems of Dawn, p. 19:

“Half shyly the Church approached the World

And gave him her hand of snow.”

We now ask, Who is afflicted with spiritual blindness in this analysis? Let us remember that he now has tentatively justified Youthful Worthies within his curtain, and tentatively justified Campers along with the tentatively justified unconsecrated quasi-elect Campers outside his linen curtain. And he tells us that any one who can’t understand such a picture is “spiritually blind.”

The fact that Brother Johnson taught that the linen curtain would represent Christ as Savior and King in the extreme end of the Epiphany does not set aside Brother Russell’s teaching that it represents Christ’s righteousness to those within – nor does it nullify the “wall of unbelief” to those outside, or the “wall of faith” to those within (the ‘wall’ of separation between the Household of Faith and the Restitution Class still exists).

R. G. Jolly’s jumble on the linen curtain is just one more of his many perver­sions of Parousia and Epiphany Truth. Let him show one word from either Messenger that the curtain would at any time before this Age ends mean a “wall of belief” to those within and to those without. And, as we have so repeatedly inquired, Since a place in the Tabernacle type represents a condition in the antitype, what condition is now represented in his Camp? Will he answer this? And by what symbol is the consecration of his Campers shown in his Camp? Of course, this Campers-Consecrated perversion was fed to him by his “cousin,” J. W. Krewson; and, He who says “A” must eventually say “B.” Thus, he must offer one perversion after another to support this error, ever sinking deeper in the quagmire of error – losing more and more of the Truth he once saw clearly. As Brother Johnson has so well stated in E-11:278, “Truth is an uplifter of the faithful, and a stumbler of the unfaithful.” Also, he has stated that a clear understanding of the Tabernacle and Tentative Justification will prevent the faithful from losing the Truth, That Evil Servant eventually was forced to give up entirely Tabernacle Shadows, because of his many perversions of that book, and the sharp and unanswerable refutations of these errors by Brother Johnson. His (JFR’s) advice to his readers to study his “new light” that was appearing in the Watch Towers could not occupy the same program with Tabernacle Shadows.

R. G. Jolly still attempts to reconcile his errors with that book, but it will remain to be seen how long he can continue to do so. Therefore, we urge all our readers to study Tabernacle Shadows, as basic for all Parousia Truth and much Epiphany Truth; and we suggest for Epiphany studies The Epiphany Elect, Volume 4. as basic for Epiphany Truth and doctrines. As Brother Johnson states, those who pervert Tabernacle Shadows and Tentative Justification will eventually lose the Truth; and we have seen this actually demonstrated among the various sects in little Babylon over the post forty years – and we are now witness to this same course in the LHMM. We call upon such to turn from their “path of error” before it is too late for them – ever keeping in mind that this Campers Consecrated perversion was taught to R. G. Jolly by his “cousin” J. W. Krewson. Now with the sharp differences between them on so many points (primarily precipitated by which of them should be “greatest” – the “Pastor and Teacher” yet beholding the spectacle of them walking “arm in arm” as they attempt to uphold and defend this Campers Consecrated false doctrine (“strange fire”), while setting the Truth aside “once delivered unto the Saints” – the Star Members – we are forcefully reminded of Nahum 1:10, “They be folden together as thorns.” (See Berean Comment) As things stand now, R. G. Jolly has his Campers Consecrated with Tentative Justifi­cation (a faith justification), but the only evidence he offers that they have such justification is that they are looking in the general direction of the linen curtain. This is the kind of “logic” we should expect from one who has been building upon “Christ as the sand.”

RESPECTING THE ANCIENT WORTHIES

Inasmuch as Tentative Justification in the Tabernacle is shown only in the Court (inside the linen curtain – Christ our Righteousness), some may inquire concerning the status of the Ancient Worthies, since their sacrifice was burned “without the Camp,” as explained by the Red Heifer sacrifice on pages 105-112 of Tabernacle Shadows (the Red Heifer Class representing the Ancient and Youthful Worthies). Most of the Ancient Worthies were under the Law Covenant, and were, therefore, in the Court, even as were the quasi-elect Jews, as evidenced in E-11:504:

“Israel’s typical justification put them typically in the antitypical Court. The typical Court’s curtains correspond to the walls of the typical Holy City (Neh. 11:1).”

We realize, of course, that some of the Ancient Worthies lived before the typical Tabernacle was erected; and, from the standpoint of their time, they could not be in the Tabernacle Court at the time they lived (such as Abel, Abraham, and others), but they were anticipatorily counted there (just as some were thus counted in the Ark before it was erected—E-5:75), because they, too, were of the Household of Faith, and the Household of Faith is pictured in one place – IN THE COURT. All the Ancient Worthies were a fully-faithful Class, so the standing would be the same for all of them.

Brother Russell tells us this: “It is our understanding that, ultimately, they may be granted a place with, and as a part of, the Great Company, the antitypical Levites of the antitypical court condition.” So the only difference in those Ancient Worthies and the Youthful Worthies in the end of this Age is that some of the Ancient Worthies lived before the Tabernacle was erected, typically or antitypically, therefore could not be pictured in something that did not exist in their time; but the Youthful Worthies are won while that antitypical Tabernacle is in existence (from 1881 onward), at a time when all the Tentatively Justified are in the Court condition, and this Court will be available for all to enter who have sufficient heart desire – so long as Tentative Justification is available for them. As Brother Johnson tells us: “If our dear readers will keep in mind that The Tower’s denial of Tentative Justification during this Age is the foundation of its rejecting the Scriptural doctrine that those faithful consecrators from 1881 until Restitution sets in (and it will not set in yet for a number of years – JJH), for whom there are no crowns available, and hence no Spirit-begetting for Gospel-Age purposes possible, will be the Millennial Associates of the Ancient Worthies in reward and service, they will be able by Scriptural, reasonable and factual thinking completely to over­throw every argument....” And this sage summation by Brother Johnson applies with equal force to the erroneous presentations of R, G. Jolly and J, W. Krewson on their Campers Consecrated and Quasi-elect Consecrated. Therefore, let each one decide if he wishes to adhere to the “faith (Truth) once delivered unto the Saints” – Star Members (Bro. Russell & Bro. Johnson), or if they wish to become defiled by the “faith” (?) – ­actually, Error – now being offered by the “cousins.” Manifestly, we ourselves are still adhering to and earnestly contending for that “faith once delivered unto the Saints” – those who faithfully built upon “Christ as the Rock,” as opposed to R. G. Jolly, et al, who have built upon “Christ as the sand,” To offer a living illustra­tion of this Truth by Brother Johnson in E-5:473/529, we cite the experience of a beloved Brother who entered a used-book store in Detroit in search of certain liter­ature, and was told this by the proprietor: “Pastor Russell’s books are usually gobbled up in a hurry; but Rutherford’s books, we can’t give them away.” Those of the JW’s who joined JFR in building upon “Christ as the Sand” should by such facts be shocked into a realization of their own past mistakes, and resolve to correct them “while it is called today.” And the same applies with equal force to those who have been “building” in like manner with R. G. Jolly.

If it be argued that the Ancient Worthies are not anticipatorily counted in the antitypical Court because they are represented in a sacrifice “without the Camp,” we may with equal logic present the same case for Azazel’s Goat, which was typical of the Great Company. It was “sent away by the hands of a fit man into the wilderness” (Lev. 16:21); but no one with even a smattering of Present Truth would contend that the Class represented in Azazel’s Goat did not have their justification standing in the Court – even though they violate their justification and consecration during their uncleansed condition; and the Ancient Worthies and the Little Flock have always lived above and beyond the nominal masses, by whatever name we designate those masses. The offering of the Ancient Worthies “without the Camp” was to stress typically (See our paper No. 82 – These Things For Types”) that they are no part of the Sin Offering, as was true of the Bullock and the Lord’s Goat, which were the only Atonement-Day sacrifices offered in the Court, and their blood sprinkled in the Most Holy.

None of the three elect classes (AW, YW and GC) are shown in that Court picture of ‘sacrifice’ because there was only one Sin-Offering in two parts: Jesus and the fully Faithful Church, “which is His body.” But all who offer themselves to “do the will of God” under conditions of evil must separate themselves from the nominal masses­ “Go to Him without the Camp” (not remain in condition with the nominal masses within the Camp, as R. G. Jolly now tells his Campers Consecrated); and the standing of such is shown in only one place – THE COURT. While the Elect are divided into four classes, they are all grouped in the Household of Faith, with their standing inside the linen curtain – Christ our Righteousness. Therefore, if the quasi-elect were a faith class, as R. G. Jolly claims for some of them, they, too, would logically appear in the Court in the finished picture – with their faith-class brethren – to have their standing inside the linen curtain. However, Brother Johnson states clearly and emphatically of those who fail to consecrate that their justification and standing in the Household of Faith will lapse (See E-4:406, aforegoing).

If any should contend that the Youthful Worthies are not represented in the Epiphany Court (the Household of Faith), but are in the Camp with the nominal people, they are forsaking the Epiphany Messenger’s clear Scriptural teaching on Youthful Worthies; and, if persisted in, will lose their class standing and eventually lose the Truth. Instead of “contending for the faith once delivered unto the Saints,” they would be setting aside that “faith” (Truth) that once sanctified them. (Please see “The Fourfold Tabernacle Picture” in Jan. 1940 PT, p. 13, in which Brother Johnson describes the elect and quasi-elect in their respective places in the Epiphany Taber­nacle, which is still with us.)

CONSECRATION ALWAYS IN ORDER

Repeatedly does R. G. Jolly offer this caption in proof of his present course; but this statement is simply a half-truth until properly qualified. Was it always “in order” for Cornelius to consecrate? Certainly, it was not “in order” as an operative condition until the “due time” (until the ‘way’ was opened up for him – although it is always proper for any to be in a submissive and consecratable condition) –­ that his “prayers and his alms came up for a memorial before God” (Acts 10:4); and Cornelius was in much the same position then as would be true of those now wishing to consecrate to restitution blessings (‘unto life’) before the Highway of Holiness is available for them (their ‘way’); as there is no ‘way’ yet open for Restitution­ists. There are two parts to consecration – the offer by the consecrator, and the acceptance by God; and such acceptance must always be predicated upon the agreement to do “the will of God” – which is now, as it has been all during the Age, an offer­ing “by faith,” and not “by works” (it is for the Household of Faith only).

Many are those who have consecrated themselves to good works; to attempt to glorify God by ascetic monastic life; to bind up human wounds, etc.; and, while many such have been working for God, they have not been doing God’s work – which mainly toward others for this Age, has been the gathering of the various elect classes. Aside from perfecting ourselves in every good word and work to the extent of our ability, this we still consider our most important work; whereas, the “cousins” (Jolly-Krewson twosome) have now busily locked hands with their elder “Brother” in Little Babylon, and have joined the JW’s in attempting to win an upper­crust restitution class – seeking to perfect (develop) them in consecration now. Therefore, we are the only ones formerly associated with the Epiphany Messenger who still teach, and are being motivated by his Stewardship doctrine – “The Epiphany in its relation to the Epiphany Elect.”

Many of those failing to see God’s purposes will eventually be found among the quasi-elect, because they failed “rightly to divide the Word of Truth.” We do not discount such in toto, because we are in sympathy with every good work, with every heart that “is feeling after God,” although we still are acutely cognizant that God has provided a “better resurrection” for us (a reward for all who have done His will in faithful consecration during the “reign of sin and evil” of the non-spirit-begotten classes); and our advice to all consecrators yet to accept Christ as Righteousness is to come inside the linen curtain (not outside in a conglomerate tabernacle jumble, as described by R. G. Jolly), and seek the “better resurrection” that is yet available to those who covenant to do “God’s will” – “until Restitution sets in” (See E-4:342). And to such we commend that “wisdom from above” which maketh truly wise unto salvation.

Some may wonder why we are so persistent and detailed in our refutations of the various errors appearing all about us, so we quote just a few lines from Brother Russell on the subject (written in 1914):

“The days that are almost upon us (the Epiphany period – the Great Tribulation—JJH) will surely bring ‘weeping and gnashing of teeth’ to many of the Lord’s people; for whoever stands for error (as the leaders and many ledlings are doing in the var­ious sects of Little Babylon—JJH) will be in opposition to God. They are about to go into a great Time of Trouble (about to enter the Epiphany period—JJH), and it will be their own fault.... It is the desire further to sound-out this present message.... It represents the voice of God, telling them their present duty as Christians.

Thus, we counsel all to “buy the Truth, and sell it not.” (Prov. 23:23)

Sincerely your brother,

John J. Hoefle, Pilgrim

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LETTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST

Dear Brother Hoefle: – Grace and peace! It gives me pleasure to express my appre­ciation of your papers, as I note that you continually refer to Brother Johnson’s writings for proof of your presentations; and you usually hit the nail on the head, so to speak. I feel sure that Fred Blaine now regrets that he wrote that letter that was printed over his name in the Present Truth last fall. It is a great tragedy in his life, and I hope this mistake will lead to his recovery. He cer­tainly started something he could not finish when he wrote that letter. Most likely R. G. Jolly asked him to write it, and had expected to gain a little confidence from his followers. But it boomeranged for both Fred Blaine and R. G. Jolly. I think your letters are having a good influence.

The more I study Brother Johnson’s writings, the more I realize there has been a prophet among us. Brother Russell’s writings are truly wonderful, and Brother Johnson’s writings are based upon, and elaborate Brother Russell’s thoughts ... At present I am studying Epiphany Volume 12, and I am lost in wonder, love and praise. I don’t feel any need of R. G. Jolly’s writings. Your writings are very good, because you follow closely Brother Johnson’s teachings ....

The Lord’s people that are watching can truly see the Combinationism sifting working all around.... Greetings to you and to all in your Class.

Your brother by His Grace ------- (PENNSYLVANIA)

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Dear Brother Hoefle: – Grace and peace be multiplied unto you!

It has been quite awhile since I have written you – nevertheless my prayer for you is always at the Throne of Heavenly Grace. I heard from Bro. ------- sometime ago and received ----- lbs. on your account. Yes, dear Brother, the fight is still strong and the battle long yet, but victory is not for the swift and strong but for those who endure to the end. Psa. 92 is my comfort for you. Oh! how we do enjoy your papers ... although the unfaithful cannot see or appreciate them. Accept my love for you, Sr. Hoefle and the dear brethren with you.

Yours by His Grace, Brother ------- (JAMAICA)

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TRINIDAD EXPERIENCES

Accompanied by Sister Hoefle, we effected another pilgrimage to Trinidad over the period August 13-19; and we believe our presence there refreshed and strengthened those brethren individually and collectively, even as we ourselves were also blessed as they in turn reciprocated to us in warm-hearted and hospitable manner in “the spirit of the Truth.’’ Thus, ‘‘He that watereth is himself also watered”! There is indeed a very healthy zeal in evidence in that Ecclesia for the Lord, the Truth and the brethren, which we believe was encouraged by the ministry we extended to them. In addition to a Baptismal service, it was also our privilege to visit an aged blind brother in Manzanilla who received the Parousia Truth under Brother Russell, and who is now filling out his years in a very remote and isolated section of the country. Thus, our visit – accompanied by six others – was a welcome surcease to this aging “good soldier.”

All was harmony and good will among those with whom we met, which for the various meetings constituted about three-fourths of all in Trinidad who are now influenced by “Present Truth.” However, we were once more engaged in considerable degree with the turmoil and division there, and the flimsy and profuse charges of Clericalism which are still directed at our dear Brother Roach and others. In all of this we were sharply re­minded of Brother Johnson’s observation that it has always been the crown-losers and mal­contents who stir up the strife among brethren by their errors and false conceptions of order, etc.; then they blame the trouble upon the Faithful. From all we could learn, this seems to be repeated in Trinidad now.

At the outset, let us note (if we are correctly informed, and we would not take space for this if we were not fully convinced of its veracity) that the name Hoefle had never been mentioned to the Trinidad Ecclesia individually or collectively by Bro. Roach until R. G. Jolly himself addressed two typewritten pages of his usual “foolish effusions” to that Class in typical tirade against JJH early in 1962. And in this effort by R. G. Jolly we again see where “He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” (1 Cor. 3:19) That letter was the real beginning of the division there last year – and that Brother Roach had been Brother Johnson’s faithful representative for many years – and he had served in the same capacity with R. G. Jolly for about twelve years – with never once a clericalistic charge raised against him until he (Brother Roach) made it clear he would have no part of R. G. Jolly’s “strange fire” of Campers Consecrated. This is strongly reminiscent of the hypocritical Pharisees who “watched Jesus, whether He would heal on the Sabbath Day.” (Luke 6:7) They, too, would be meticulously correct in observing the Law, all the while they were the very worst of Clericalists themselves. Very odd, is it not, that Brother Roach’s clericalism was never before noticed until he refused to go along with R. G. Jolly’s errors and false doctrine of Epiphany Campers Consecrated? May the Lord bless others with this kind of clericalism!

R. G. Jolly’s present representative in Trinidad – Errol Robertson – wrote Brother Roach eleven closely-packed typewritten pages on June 22, 1963, filled with charges of clericalism. We have never met Errol Robertson, so we may only gauge him by what he has written. However, in the hope that he and R. G. Jolly may both profit, we now quote from Parousia Volume 6, p. 475, par. 1:

“The duty of arranging and ministering this Memorial devolve upon them (the Elders) as a service to which they have already been selected by the Church.”

The reason for this special responsibility finds full support in our Lord’s words, “This do in remembrance of Me.” Therefore, if 90% of the Class voted to have no service at all, it would be the obligation of the Elders to ignore their edict and proceed to arrange the service regardless. This means they would determine the time, place and manner of the service without any previous consultation with the Class. As we understand it, this is all Brother Roach ever did during years past. But, we believe it in order here to de­clare also that a General Elder would likewise be fully subject to the local Elders in this matter, unless such local elders should specifically give him erroneous charges –­ in which case the General Elder should present the Truth and refuse to concur. With this exception, a General Elder such as R. G. Jolly would not be privileged to conduct such a service to the complete, or even partial, exclusion of the duly elected Elders of the Class.

Although Brother Roach requested that the Robertson 11-page letter be published in Present Truth, not so much as a comment has been forthcoming about it (we write this on August 21, 1963—JJH). Therefore, we shall treat of just a paragraph or so of that letter, with our own observations – although we expect eventually to publish Brother Roach’s answer to it, D.v. Note now the quotation from Errol Robertson to Brother Roach:

‘‘Your first marked divergence from the Truth teachings was in connection with Youthful Worthies in relation to the Narrow Way. For years you stoutly resisted the Truth that the Youthful Worthies are on the Broad Way, and persistently held to the error that they are on the Narrow Way.... You reasoned also that “The Elect” are on the Narrow Way, and because the Youthful Worthies are an elect class, they there­fore must be on the Narrow Way also. On one occasion you went so far as to apply Heb. 10:20 to them, in support of your erroneous view .... You held that the Great Company were on the Narrow Way. But the mere fact that they will not attain to the Divine Nature (A 214:1) – the only prize to which the Narrow Way leads (A 211:1) – is in itself positive proof that the Great Company are not on the Narrow Way.”

Let us now examine some comments from R. G. Jolly on this subject, set forth on page 57, col. 2 (bottom) of the July 1955 Present Truth, and top of page 58:

“The Youthful Worthies (and the Consecrated Epiphany Campers) also conse­crate unto death.... in their opposition to sin and in their service of righteousness (The Campers “service to righteousness” is outside the linen curtain of Righteousness, according to R. G. Jolly—JJH). The evil conditions that must be opposed in such a course wear out and take away life. Thus they also walk A narrow way of deadness to self and the world and aliveness to God....; as members of the Household of Faith (The Court only contains the Household of Faith—JJH) they partake of the antitypi­cal Passover Lamb.... Thus the Youthful Worthies (and the Consecrated Epiphany Campers), like the Great Company, are surely traveling A narrow way, of which also it may truth­fully be said: ‘And few there be that find it.’” (Yet he tells his adherents that there are many quasi-elect to be found and become Epiphany Campers Consecrated, which is one of their main services since 1954—JJH)

From the foregoing, it would seem — if both have stated themselves as they believe – ­that R. G. Jolly and his present Trinidad representative, Errol Robertson, are not even “in harmony” with each other (They “agreed not together”!); they don’t even agree on the errors they now teach – to say nothing about the Truth on the various items. In this same connection, when Fred Blaine was in Trinidad last February we actually advised some of our readers to attend his meetings, because we were persuaded that the more they heard of his bungling attempts to defend the Jolly-Robertson errors, the more fully would they be persuaded to cleave unto the Truth teachings of the Star Members as we have been pre­senting them. Did Errol Robertson direct any of the brethren in his Ecclesia to attend any of our meetings August 13-19? Thank God, dear Brethren, that “God hath not given US the spirit of fear.” At every turn it becomes more apparent that the LHMM is not only in Little Babylon, but they are also actually in Babylon (confusion) among them­selves. It is a sorry spectacle indeed when those who once tasted of the Good Word of God (the Truth) come to such bedlam, and it should serve as a sober warning to all – ­not only in Trinidad, but to the entire Household of Faith throughout the earth,

There will probably be more on the Trinidad situation in due course. We now observe, however, that the reason for their confusion is this: Just as in the above quotation from R. G. Jolly, the very Scriptures he quotes to support his errors, actually defeat him.