manual “B.C. and A.D.” or “How the world was prepared for the Gospel,” one of the Witness manuals. The hand of God is strikingly seen in the national movements which eventually made it possible for the message of eternal life to be conveyed to all nations by means of the natural, yet powerful tongue which it is our privilege to study. The study indeed is important as it opens up the mind of God to us as no translation could ever do. Patience and perseverance are required, but the student who has a few