"Has it ever struck our dear readers that while our Pastor said that those whom we call Youthful Worthies will be the Millennial associates of the Ancient Worthies as princes, he never once cited a Scripture to prove it. He simply drew the conclusion from the fact that there were more consecrations than available crowns since the general call ceased in 1881 fulness of the Gentiles in 1878, and from God's general methods of dealing in the way of rewards with similar characters. So far as we can recall, he treated of the Youthful Worthies in but three places in his writings—F 156, 157; Z '11, 181, pars. 5-10; Z '15, 269, col. 2, pars. 6, 7. Additionally he treated of them at Convention Question meetings (What P.R. Said,. 151, 152, 154). In none of them does he cite a Scripture dealing with the Youthful Worthies as distinct from the Ancient Worthies. Why this from one who so strenuously insisted on Scripture as the source and rule of faith? The answer can only be that the subject being an Epiphaniac one even though their call began in 1878, no Scripture on the subject was due to be understood before! But the Epiphany being the time for dealing with this class even though they were as such before the Epiphany, Scriptures not previously understandable began to open up on the subject."
Pages 48 and 49 are in need of some rework to fit the new view of the Executive Trustee. In his mind, there were more consecrations since 1878, not 1881. For those of you who believe his new view because it helps you understand "consecration is always in order" better, have no fear. That principle was never compromised by Bro. Johnson. In E4, what was Ruth's journey? It was the journey from tentative justification to full consecration. You see, the activity of consecrating is still there. That's because consecration is always in order.
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