the reading of telegrams of congratulation from points in all corners of the earth, the Society’s president gave the graduation address. His subject: “There Is More Happiness in Giving.” He reminded the students that happiness had been theirs in receiving, then added: “The instructors have been happy in giving much information to you from God’s Word in the past six months. Think of the happiness that will be yours in going forth to give freely of this knowledge to others.” He concluded by saying that “the only true happiness in life is to give as Jehovah gives, with pleasure and satisfaction. Giving by compulsion is not acceptable to God. It must be done freely and gladly”.

Immediately following the talk diplomas were handed out individually with an announcement as to where the different missionaries were being sent. The envelope presented to each of the 111 graduates also contained a brief message from the Society on this same theme “Happiness in Giving”.

At the conclusion of the morning’s program a representative of the student body read a resolution, which was afterward unanimously adopted by the students, expressing their keen determination to “do all in our might to constantly make our minds over for new world living, and thus show our thankfulness for the added privileges of a Gilead training . . . We are now determined that, ‘having accepted the undeserved kindness of God, we shall not miss its purpose’ but, in Jehovah’s strength, we shall enter our assignments and minister in a spirit of mildness, showing love to all kinds of men”.

Most of the visitors remained Sunday evening, when the musical entertainment held over from Saturday was enthusiastically received. Representatives of the student body made expressions as to their impressions of the days of training at the school and also concerning their future life as foreign missionary workers in the different countries to which the class is being dispersed.

While the crowds were bidding farewell, conversations took on a more serious note. Some of the graduates were heard to say: “School is over, graduation has past, but there is much work ahead. These past five months have been difficult, but despite their difficulties they were happy months. I know we will look back on them whether near or far away and find in these few days much happiness, great comfort and a sure hope. And we will be moved to thank Jehovah over and over again for this most grand and happy privilege.”

New “Bible” Omits God

● An Israeli teacher, M. Segal, has taken it upon himself to rewrite the Hebrew Scriptures, because, he said, something had to be done to make the good book popular, as it was in danger of being forgotten in Israel. In rewriting the Bible, however, he left in very little about God, because he claims the Bible is only history. He deleted four of the Ten Commandments, the ones dealing with the relationship between God and man. He left out the idolatrous dance around the golden calf and the smashing of the tablets on Sinai. Mention is made of the plagues against Egypt, but he inserts his idea that God had nothing to do with them. He has accepted the same lack of appreciation of pure worship that caused Israel’s downfall in 607 B.C., when the nation was “destroyed for lack of knowledge”. (Hosea 4:6) This is shown in the Associated Press report, which said: “In some parts of Segal’s work God appears briefly, but apparently only for the sake of art.”