Joseph Franklin Rutherford

It is conceded by all that man is the very highest type of all living creatures on the earth. His intelligence is far superior to that of any other earthly being.

The few men who possess the wealth of the material things of the earth at the present time are not truly happy.

The earth incites the wonder and admiration of man even though he is imperfect and his understanding greatly limited.

Today the eyes of orthodox Jews of earth are fixed upon Palestine.

The earth is yet the place of the domicile of man and all the offspring of the first man.

Reason would lead us to the conclusion that Jehovah would not create a wonderful earth like this, permit man to bring it to a high state of cultivation in many places, and then completely destroy it.

False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons.

The Bible is the only credible guide either as to the real relationship between man and the earth and the great Creator of both or concerning the purpose of the creation of both.

The Bible shows the clear statement of God's purposes concerning the earth, and man once made its prince. Its opening chapters show that it was intended for man's instruction.

Jehovah created the earth and therefore it is his by right of creation.

Man is more than merely an animal to exist and propagate his species. His mind gives him capacity to search out the great truths in God's arrangement and this lifts him far above the other animal creation.

Life everlasting in a state of happiness is the greatest desire of all men.