Permanent Marker Series: The Youthful Worthies Article, PT May-June, 1972, Paragraph 9

With the Winter 2011 PT out for all to read, we not only have a new view on the CECs, but we also have more of Bro. Jolly's Youthful Worthies article reprinted (as part 2). Again, we have to make edits where needed to help the Executive Trustee. Here in paragraph 9, the order of development of the elect classes has no mention of the new and unique idea that the Youthful Worthies became a separate and distinct class during the Harvest.

Permanent Marker Series: The Youthful Worthies Article, PT May-June, 1972, Page 34, C1-C2

 

We continue our edits of Bro. Jolly's Youthful Worthies article from 1972 in order to help the Executive Trustee with his new view (see previous post). We have one last tweak on paragraph 2. How is it possible that Pastor Russell was not aware of a second call to a class during the Harvest if, in fact, one did exist? We don't know.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Entire Book for Download

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Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 469

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Well, here we are. We've reached the end of E4. Page 469 offers us the strongest reference contradicting the Executive Trustee's view that Youthful Worthies existed from 1878-81. Bro. Johnson tells us that between Pentecost and 1881, ALL the consecrated were New Creatures. We have no choice but to use the last bit of our purple marker to move that date back to 1878. Who knew that the Executive Trustee's error would need so many markers, ink and changes to E4.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 463

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Page 463 has part of the answer to the question posed on page 462 about the Youthful Worthies seeing spiritual things. Just like that page, any reference to 1881 on this page needs to be changed to 1878 in order to help the Executive Trustee. Otherwise, his new Youthful Worthies from 1878-81 don't have that ability and that makes no sense at all.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 462

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Page 462 is one of the most interesting in E4 when considering the Executive Trustee's "present view" idea. If we don't change the four instances of 1881 to 1878 and modify the "general call" reference, his new 1878-81 Youthful Worthies cannot see the hidden mystery. It doesn't make any sense that they would not have this ability.

How is it possible that Bro. Johnson didn't include them in being able to see spiritual things? Maybe it is because they didn't exist during this time.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 443

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Page 443 is much like some of the other pages we've recently modified. Any reference to 1881 needs to be changed to 1878 if we are to accept the Executive Trustee's belief that the Youthful Worthies began in that year. His Youthful Worthies must be included in this answer because they should be available to fill any future potential vacancies in the Little Flock (see E4, page 420) and therefore their status is unsure.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 440

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Page 440 is a continuation of the answer started on 439, so we have to be consistent and change both instances of 1881 to 1878. Had we not changed the second instance of 1881 to 1878, then the Executive Trustee's new Youthful Worthies would not have knowledge of the deep things. That cannot be right.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 439

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Page 439 is another one that needs repair in order to match the beliefs of the Executive Trustee. If there were Youthful Worthies from 1878 to 1881, then they should have been included in this answer because they were not begotten of the Spirit. They would be a part of that majority. A more precise change could be:

"While we know that all of those who consecrated between 1878-81 and the majority of those who consecrated between 1881 and 1914 were not begotten of the Spirit . . ."

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 438

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If the Youthful Worthies were called starting in 1878 and they became a class in 1881, as the Executive Trustee believes, then it seems strange Bro. Johnson wrote that all consecrators before Sept. 16, 1914 were to be accepted as priests. Why were no indications due until then if a separate call was already in effect during the harvest? We don't know, so we chose to point out this oddity on the page to make it fit better with the "present view."

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 437

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This page is problematic for the Executive Trustee. It says nothing about Youthful Worthies consecrating between 1878 and 1881. If everyone at the time thought they were running for the high calling, then we need to move the 1881 date back to 1878 so that the Executive Trustee's new consecrators can have the opportunity to learn that they were not Spirit-begotten.

Interestingly, if the Executive Trustee wanted to misread the starting date of another class, he could take the part where Bro. Johnson says, "through which both of these classes," to mean that the Great Company also began as a class in 1881 and that Bro. Johnson somehow had two views on their existence.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 426

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Since the Executive Trustee's new Youthful Worthy call in 1878 begins at the same time as the No-Ransomism sifting during the Gospel-Age Harvest (see references below), we have conflicting statements that need fixing on page 426. Bro. Johnson is clearly showing us that the Youthful Worthies were not referred to in this parable and that none were in existence until after the general call ceased. To help the Executive Trustee out, we've added these new Youthful Worthies to the time period without including them in the parable. It doesn't quite work, but it is the best solution we can offer.

PT May-June 1978, p. 38: "As the 1845-year parallel, in the Spring of 1878, 100 years ago, the No-Ransomism sifting began in the Gospel-Age Harvest, with our Lord driving away the unworthy from His Temple class."

PT Sept-Oct 1989, p.68 under the title No-Ransomism Sifting Begins: "But while we were thus helped to clearer views and brighter hopes and while we diligently endeavored to help others, the Spring of 1878 proved far from a blessing to Mr. Barbour and to many under his influence."

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 420

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The answer to the question from page 419 needs the same date change. Without this edit to page 420, the Executive Trustee's new Youthful Worthies from 1878-81 are not put on the reserved list.

We cannot suppose that the start of the reserved list was delayed for 3 1/2 years for these new consecrators, because Bro. Johnson wrote, "for whom there were no crowns available at the time of their consecration;" (using a semicolon at the end). The semicolon separates this main clause with the one that immediately follows it. While these clauses are closely related to each other, they could stand on their own as sentences. It means that the reserved list was to begin when there were consecrators and no crowns available. By changing the date to 1878, we make that possible for the Executive Trustee.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 419

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Page 419 doesn't require much editing, but it certainly alters the meaning. Without the edit, the Executive Trustee's new Youthful Worthies from 1878-81 are not addressed in this question. Bro. Johnson, examining this question during the Epiphany, is looking back to the 1881-1914 time and showing that those without Spirit-begettal are "now" of the Youthful Worthies. By changing the date to 1878, we lose Bro. Johnson's understanding in order to help the Executive Trustee with his present view. We'll have more edits for the answer on the next page.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 405

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We're on the very first page of the chapter that covers questions on the Youthful Worthies and our marker is being put to good use. To make this page work for the Executive Trustee, we have to remove the parallel construction that Bro. Johnson uses to show the development of the Great Company and Youthful Worthies as classes in the Epiphany. The Great Company is now the only Epiphany class because we have to move the development of the Youthful Worthy class back to 1881. What a mess!

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 385

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Here is the last page we will modify in this chapter of E4. Again, we're just trying to help the Executive Trustee with his "present view" that doesn't work with the very book he believes shows it. There are other pages near 385 we could modify because they offer hints and suggestions of the correct dates (see 381 and 383), but this page is a good representation of them. Our marker is out of ink and it is time to get a new one for the next chapter.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 377

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We're only one page beyond the Executive Trustee's misread references and we've got three problems. First, his new consecrators between 1878-81 have no opportunities to serve in the Harvest until the gleaning in 1881 and it should be indicated. Second, more were consecrating than could have crowns since 1878, not 1881. Third, we have to exchange the indefinite condition for the definite--the clear understanding that Brother Johnson gave on the difference between the unbegotten consecrated and the Youthful Worthies as he later details in PT April 1947, pages 52-53:

“It is true that our Pastor called the class that we call Youthful Worthies, not Youthful Worthies, but the Unbegotten Consecrated, by which expression he meant exactly what we mean by that of the Youthful Worthies. We may be sure that in denying the existence of a class that our Pastor repeatedly affirmed exists, this Brother is a revolutionist…”

“…thus the Brother's assumption of restitution following immediately after God's last visit to Gentiles for Little Flock members falls to the ground. The Youthful Worthies as individuals have been developing since in 1881 the general call ceased, and as a class since the last Little Flock member was won in 1914.”

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 376

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We're on the second page of references where the Executive Trustee developed his error on the Youthful Worthies. The first misread sentence here, like the one on the previous page, also has the Naomi class as the subject. Bro. Johnson gives us the entire 3 ½ year journey for the Naomi and Ruth classes. To make this one work for the ET, we need to get rid of the 3 ½ year process completely. Unfortunately, this changes the journey by forcing the difficult obstacles to full consecration to be overcome quickly and immediately.

The second sentence is from the Ruth class point of view, showing their 3 ½ year journey from tentative justification toward full consecration. To make this work for the ET, we are yet again forced to make it an instantaneous event in 1878. The time in between their starting location in Moab and their ending location in Judah must be removed.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 375

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We are at the first of two pages that are the foundation for the Executive Trustee's error on the Youthful Worthies. He thinks a sentence on this page reads that they exist in 1878. But he is not reading it correctly, especially in light of all of the pages we've had to modify. We've detailed this sentence before, but we'll do it again since we're on the page.

Here, Bro. Johnson describes the Naomi class journey (they are the subject) viewed from their destination (“came back”) and says that they arrived with (“brought back with them”) the Ruth class in her completed condition at the end of the journey (fully consecrated after overcoming difficult obstacles) and mentions when they began the journey (“from 1878 on”) as a tentatively justified class.

In order for this sentence to work for the Executive Trustee, we need to change the journey to a completed action in 1878. The Naomi and Ruth classes must arrive in 1878. That, of course, eliminates the journey, the difficult obstacles and provides no window of time for the other tentatively justified class, the Orpah class, to attempt to fully consecrate and come into the Truth.

Permanent Marker Series: E4, Page 356

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Page 356 has to be changed too in order to fit the current view. The Youthful Worthy class is no longer being developed "now" in the Epiphany, but should be moved back to 1881. What error the Executive Trustee has introduced.