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CHANGES IN “SCRIPTURE STUDIES”

We call attention to a few slight changes which have been made in four pages of Vol. II. and six pages of Vol. III., “STUDIES IN THE SCRIPTURES.” These are all trivial and do not alter the real sense and lesson, but conform to the facts as we have them today. The pages containing these corrections are as follows:

Vol. II., page 77, line 1, “will be the farthest limit,” reads “will see the disintegration.”

Vol. II., page 77, line 6, “will obtain full universal control,” reads “will begin to assume control.”

Vol. II., page 77, lines 16,17, “end of A.D. 1914,” reads “end of the overthrow.”

Vol. II., page 81, line 9, “can date only from A.D. 1914,” reads “could not precede A.D. 1915.”

Vol. II., page 170, line 16, “at that time they will all be overturned.”*

*How long it will require to accomplish this overturning we are not informed, but have reason to believe the period will be short.

Vol. II., page 221, line 25, “full favor until A.D. 1914,” reads “full favor until after 1915.”

Vol. III., page 94, line 29, “in this end or harvest,” reads “at the end of this harvest.”

Vol. III., page 126, line 12, “at A.D. 1914,” reads “after 1914.”

Vol. III., page 133, line 21, “ere the harvest is fully ended.”+

+The end of the harvest will probably include the burning of the tares.

Vol. III., page 228, line 11, “some time before 1914,” reads “very soon after 1914.”

Vol. III., page 228, line 15, “just how long before,” reads “just how long after.”

Vol. III., page 362, line 11, “some time before,” reads “some time near.”

Vol. III., page 364, line 14, “must not only witness,” reads “may not only witness.”

Unless we find the chronology in Vols. II. and III. to be wrong, we must believe that it will be practically the same chronology as will be used throughout the Millennial Age.

So far from the events of our time disproving the chronology, they seem to confirm it. The gathering of the nations to the Valley of Jehoshaphat (“valley of graves”) is evidently in progress. They are gradually realizing it to be a life and death struggle that will be awfully costly. They do not see, as we do, that it means their destruction—”grinding to powder.” Nevertheless they are apprehensive of what we see coming; viz., the EARTHQUAKE of revolution, to be followed by the FIRE of anarchy, which will utterly consume them and prepare the earth for Messiah’s Kingdom, and cause them to hear the “still small voice.”—1 Kings 19:11,12.

The present is a time of testing, we believe, to many of the Lord’s people. Have we in the past been active merely because we hoped for our glorious change in A.D. 1914, or have we been active because of our love and loyalty to the LORD and His Message and the brethren!

Never before has the world been so ready to hear the Kingdom Message. Never before, therefore, have the privileges and opportunities of the Colporteurs been so great. If there are some parts where Colporteurs find it difficult to make sales because of scarcity of money, there are other parts of the country where money is not so scarce and where high prices for food make the community prosperous.

Let us see to it that we testify to the Lord by our faithfulness in letting our light shine more and more, demonstrating our loyalty to Him even unto death. “Faithful is He that called you,” who also will do for us “exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”

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COTTON SEED FREE

Again we have some cotton seed for free distribution. It is of the Caravonica cotton type, which has been so successful in South Africa. It is quite prolific. Our subscribers are welcome to sample lots, free.

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— March 1, 1915 —