If God had not raised up in this century such a man as Dr. Thomas, our generation would have been stumbling on in the inherited fogs which have entirely hidden the teaching of the Bible from view, while glorifying the Bible itself in a certain sentimental way.

It does not appear that the understanding of the Bible has been attained in any other channel. There is a deal of writing about the Bible, and a deal of smattering in connection with separate and scattered points involved in Bible things.

But where, outside of his work in our day, is to be found that complete mastery of the whole Scriptures, from Genesis to Revelation, which renders the work of God through Israel from the beginning a consistent, connected and progressive thing: which not only does not require the help of human philosophy, but which cannot endure the admixture of it, without being spoiled?

We know not its like in any current system or movement, or in the hands of any teacher or institution of modern life anywhere. If others know of it, we'd be delighted to be introduced - with the liberty, however, of thorough independent inspection. We know enough of shams and echoes and abortions to make us very chary. -November, 1891

These inescapable truths are very galling to modern Athenians who call themselves brethren, and who wish to denigrate the sound labors and laborers of the past so they can theorize and speculate. The modern suggestion that brother Thomas did not expound Genesis 1 and the book of Revelation correctly reveals an ignorance of the saving Truth he brought to light. -G.V.G.