PT March 1945, Page 48--"We think that they were probably not in a majority among the consecrators; for none were Spirit-begotten between April, 1878, and Oct., 1881; and between Oct., 1881, and Oct., 1914, only such were Spirit-begotten as were needed to take the places of those whose crowns lapsed. Since the Youthful Worthies..."
Please see the complete reference for Youthful Worthy details. It separates the dates (as listed in the question) for when non-Spirit-begotten consecrated did not exist (1878-81) and could begin to exist (1881). This meaning can be easily verified by backing up only 70 pages to PT November 1944, Page 174 where it says: "St. Paul's words in 1 Cor. 2: 5-16 denying that the unbegotten of the Spirit are able to understand the deep things are limited to the time of the general call, during which to be Spirit-begotten and to be consecrated meant the same thing, hence all the consecrated were then Spirit-begotten, which was not the case before the call to the high calling opened. Hence, after the general call ceased St. Paul's pertinent words do not apply universally."
This lines up properly with the reference in E4 on page 469 (questions on the Youthful Worthies): "What St. Paul says in 1 Cor. 2: 14 does not contradict this; for between Pentecost and 1881, to which time alone his words are limited, all the consecrated were New Creatures; hence during that time the term New Creature and the term consecrated applied to the same persons and were interchangeable."
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