1921 One Hundred Years ago

If the Bible Students want continue to preach, they go need to get strong heart. They go preach good news to humble people and still preach about judgment to wicked people.

Brother J. H. Hoskin, wey live for Canada, no fear to preach even with trouble wey e face from people. For 1921, e meet one Methodist preacher. Brother Hoskin start the discussion like this: “We suppose enjoy our discussion from Bible together, and even if we no agree for some things, we fit end our discussion well and still continue to be friends.” But no be so e happen. Brother Hoskin talk say: “Na only small time we don talk when the preacher hit the door with force sotey I think say the big glass for the door go fall for ground.”

The preacher shout say: “Why you no go meet people wey no be Christian and talk to them?” Brother Hoskin no answer the man. But as e de comot e talk for e mind say, ‘You think say you no dey among them?’

When the man preach for e church the next day, e continue to talk bad things about Brother Hoskin. Brother Hoskin talk say: “E warn the church people about me, and tell them say na me be the number one liar wey don ever come that town, and say they suppose shoot me die.” But this one no make Brother Hoskin stop. E continue to preach and plenty people listen. E talk say: “I really enjoy my preaching for that place. Some of the people even talk say, ‘I know say you be man of God!’ And they tell me say they go help me with the things wey I need.”

To help people understand Bible more, the Bible Students de always put Bible questions and answers for the magazine wey them de call The Golden Age.a Bible questions dey for young people wey papa and mama fit discuss with their children. Papa and mama go “ask their children this questions and help them to find the answers for Bible.” Some questions like “How many books Bible get?,” teach some simple things about Bible. Other questions like “Make all true Christian expect say people go suffer them?,” prepare young people to get strong heart as them de preach.

Bible questions and answers still dey for people wey we de study Bible with, wey don already know plenty things for Bible. The answers to the questions dey for the first book of Studies in the Scriptures wey they write. Plenty people learn many things from this questions wey be for young people and for our Bible students. But they announce for The Golden Age of December 21, 1921 say this questions no go dey again. So why e no go dey again?

The brothers wey de direct the work see say, people need to learn about Bible topic by topic. Because of this one, they release the book The Harp of God for November 1921. People wey get interest and wey accept the book still join one Bible study program wey they fit do by theirself. The name na The Harp Bible Study Course. This Bible study program help people learn about “the arrangement wey God don make to give people everlasting life.” How the program be?

When person accept the book, e go receive one small card wey they write the page them wey e go read for the book. Then the next week, the person go receive another card wey get different-different question about the things wey e don read. The last thing wey they write for the card na the place wey the person go read for next week.

Every week for 12 weeks, the student go receive one new card from the congregation wey near the person. Plenty times, na old people for congregation, or people wey no fit go house to house de send the cards. For example, Anna K. Gardner from America talk say: “When they release The Harp of God, this one give my sister wey e name na Thayle more work to do. E de send the cards wey get questions every week. This my sister de struggle to waka.” When the student finish the program, person for congregation go visit the student to help the student learn more from Bible.

For the end of the year, Brother J. F. Rutherford send letter to all the class them, or congregations. E talk say “more people this year don hear the Kingdom message pass any other year and the message don help more people.” Then e still talk say: “Plenty work still remain. Encourage other people to join for this wonderful work.” True-true, the Bible Students follow this advice. For 1922, they no fear to preach about the Kingdom pass as them de do before.