MODERN HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF GOD, 7TH DAY OBSERVERS #11
Tracts and Books
AS early as 1871, "The Bible Student's Assistant" was available to Advocate subscribers, as a compilation of Bible references on subjects as the Kingdom of God, the Millennium, the Resurrection, Sabbath, Ceremonial Sabbaths, Faith, Repentance, Baptism, State of the Dead, Destruction of the Wicked, Restoration of the Jews, name of the church, Daniel's image, etc. It was the predecessor of the Bible Home Instructor.
The tract, "The Bible Sabbath Defended," first printed around 1880, was still available in 1963. In the 1890's, tracts under the "Bible Truth Series" were printed, among them, "The Two Kingdoms, " which was about the "Kingdom of Grace" and the "Kingdom to Come." During this period, some 30-35 tracts were printed by the Church of God.
The tract, "Visions of Ellen G. White Not of God" by B. F. Snook and William H. Brinkerhoff, was advertised (price: 10$ in the Advent Christian paper, World's Crisis, from October 10, 1866 until the end of 1868. Other anti-White tracts, such as the one of Carver, have previously been noted.
"The Two-Horned Beast of Revelation 13," by A. C. Long, refuted the Seventh Day Adventist view that this beast represented the United States, instead identifying it with a religious and ecclesiastical government, probably the Catholic Church.
Tracts, Circa 1907
Tracts, with their authors, pages and price, as advertised in 1907 issues and the Bible Advocate are as follows:
Baptism -- J.T. Williamson
20th Century Truisms -- W.C. Long
Is it a Literal Fact? (about Lazarus and the Rich Man) -- A. F. Dugger
Tithing System -- B. F. Purdham
The Two Kingdoms -- B. F. Purdham
An Old Habit -- C.S. De Ford
Meat in due season -- J.W. Mrash
Introduction to Open Letter No. 2 -- S.D. Heady
Reasons for Embracing and Observing Jehovah's Sabbath -- Almon Hall
The Two Laws -- A. C. Long
A Talk to the Children -- A.F. Dugger
The Thief on the Cross -- A. F. Dugger
Modern Prophets and Prophecies -- Harlan P. Peck
The Restitution -- A. F. Dugger
The Future Home of the Saints -- W.C. Long
The False and the True on the Law -- Eld. W. L. Crowe
The Holy City of God -- sermon by W.C. Long
The King of the North, who, or what is it? -- E.S. Sheffield
The Week -- A. J. Eychaner
Bible Lessons, No. 1 -- J.R. Goodenough
The Desolation of the Earth -- A.F. Dugger
Examined and refuted
The Two-Homed Beast of Revelation 13, Showing its Application to the Papacy -- A. C. Long
Second Coming of Chris-- Jacob Brinkerhoff
God's Sabbath Day from Eden Until Now -- W.H. Ebert
The Two Covenants -- W.C. Long
Mrs. White's Visions - Jacob Brinkerhoff
The Restoration of the Jews to their own Land - W.C. Long
Jews to their own Land -- W. C. Lang
Thoughts on the Lord's Supper or The Christian Passover" -- W. C. Long
Thoughts on the First Day of the Week -- A.F.Dugger
The True Sabbath -- W.C. Long
Crucifixion and Resurrection -- C.S. De Ford
The Ten Commandments -- W.C. Long
Change of the Sabbath — Who Authorized It? -- A.C. Long
Christian Materialism -- Jacob Brinkerhoff
Sunday verses Sabbath -- Albert D. Rust
The Bible Student's Assistant
Points of Difference between The Church of God and Seventh Day Adventists.
-- A. F. Dagger
Begotten Again, or Born Again — Which? -- David Nield
Songs of Truth
The Gospel of the Sanctuary -- E. P. Dexter
The Good Friday Problem -- David Nield
Conditional Immortality -- E. E. Rogers
The Importance of Keeping the Sabbath -- L. Niel
Additional Tracts, 1913-1916
Future Punishment -- S. P. Whitney
Thoughts on Mart. 24 -- S.S. Davison
Repentance -- H.T. Whitehall
The Two Kingdoms -- B. F. Purdham
The Word Made Flesh -- Minnie Presler
A Sermon Submitted to Opposers of God's Law -- E.G. Blackmon
Why I Observe the Sabbath, the 7th day of the week -- Jacob Brinkerhoff
Meat for Thinking Minds -- H.T. Whitehall
Is the Soul Immortal? And, What is the soul? -- S.P. Whitney
The Coming King; Watchman, Where are we? Second Coming of Christ -- S.S. Davison
The Bible or Roman Catholic Catechism, Which? -- E.G. Blackmon
Bible Teaching of Future, Life in Kingdom of God, and a History of the Temple in Jerusalem -- Alpheus Davison
The Bible Student's Assistant, Doctrines of the Church of God
Rome in Prophecy -- I.N. Kramer
The Bible Sabbath Defended (3rd edition) A. F. Dugger
Truths, Past, Present, Future -- E.S. Sheffield
Law and Order, Disorder and Gospel -- J. F. Flory
Comparison of Early Wrtings of Ellen G. White with Later Publications -- A. G. Long
Power for Witnessing -- Albion F. Ballenger
The Reformation -- Alonzo T. Jones
The Turkish Tangle -- Alonzo T. Jones
An Appeal to Skeptics (Is the Bible true?) -- A. D. Rust
Are We Duty Bound to Keep the Sabbath in this Age? -- L. O. Van Nostrand
The Twelve Tribes Scattered Abroad -- Loretta Reynolds
Parable of Ten Virgins -- G.S. De Ford
The Plan of Redemption -- J.R. Goodenough
Liberty of Thought in School, or What is History -- Lloyd Shanklin
Babylon, The Great Systematical City of Confusion -- W.S.Ward
The Worship of the Beast and his Image -- Elder Willis Logan
The Passover and the Lord's Supper -- H.T. Whitehall
Destiny of the Wicked -- J.R. Goodenough
The Bible a Much Misunderstood Book — Why? -- Alpheus Davison
The Spirits in Prison -- J. Nuesch
New Tracts, 1920
The Battle of Armageddon -- A. N. Dugger
The New Testament -- J. R. Goodenough
Justification by Faith -- J. R. Goodenough
The Divine Paternity of Jesus -- E. G. Blackmon
The Intermediate State and Judgment Age -- I.N. Kramer
The Resurrection of Christ - Which Day Did it Occur? -- A.N. Dugger
The Name Church of God -- A. N. Dugger
Present Truth -- J. Neusch
A Glimpse of The Closing Work of God in the World and Its Relation to the Sabbath and Seventh-Day Adventists -- G.E. Fifield
1924 Tracts
Counterfeit and Genuine Sabbath, my experience with Both -- G. W. Sarber
Conditional Immortality -- E.E. Rogers
Future Punishment -- S.P. Whitenew
How to Tithe and Why -- a lay man
In Memory of Our Beloved Dead -- H.C. Killgore
Plan of Salvation -- Mary E. Eastman
Proclamation of Liberty
The Four World Empires -- A.N. Dugger
The Death Penalty -- A. N. Dugger
The Sign of Jonah -- John Kolvoord
The Sanctuary -- M. Yvonne Hastings
The Seal of God and the Mark of the Beast -- A. N. Dugger
Priest Enright's $1,000 offer; an offer by a Catholic priest for Bible evidence of Sunday sacredness
Destiny of the Wicked
The Name Church of God
Does the Bible Teach Church Organization?
Vision of the late Mrs. Ellen G. White
The Two Laws
The Future Home of the Saints
Ten Commandments
Sunday and Sabbath
The "Gems of Truth" Series
To accompany the sale of Bible Home Instructors, a series of tracts were printed in the 1920's to outline more fully Church of God doctrines.
The purpose of the tracts was to build up churches and add members.
Colporteurs would call on homes, leaving tract #1, come back a week
later, and if the response was favorable, leave tract #2, and so on.
They sold (probably to the colporteurs, who gave them, free) for 2 cent 3 each, or $1.00 per 100 and $5.00 for 1,000.
Tracts listed in the series in 1925 Included the following:
The Return of the Jews
The Signs of Our Times
The Battle of Armageddon
The Bible Name for the Bible Church
The Two Laws
Has Time Been Lost?
Bible Baptism
The Resurrection of Christ, Which Day?
The New Testament Sabbath, $10,000 offered for opposing
scriptures.
The Third Angel's Message
The Mark of the Beast
The Number of the Beast is 666
Where Are the Dead?
The Spirit, Eccl. 13:7, Explained
Bible Facts About Hell
Justified by Faith
In His Image
Laying On of Hands
A 1925 Advocate by Mrs. Rosa Frazier stated that laying on of hands after baptism is "plainly taught in Scriptures," and is part of the gospel, as believers who are baptized should have this done for the receipt of the Holy Spirit.
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