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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Oct 26, 1904

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 30, No. 42.

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A VALUABLE BOOK.

By Stephen Nelson Haskell

THE Book of Esther has received little attention from the average Bible student, except for the beautiful story of Queen Esther going in before the king unbidden, and the singular fact that the name of God is not found in the book.
To the remnant people of God, the contents of the Book of Esther mean much. This book is an object lesson of the experiences the people of God are to pass through as we near the end. "The decree which is to go forth against the people of God will be very similar to that issued by Ahasuerus against the Jews in the time of Esther. . . . The Protestant world to-day see in the little company keeping the Sabbath, a Mordecai in the gate."—"Testimony for the Church," Vol. 5, page 456.
The Book of Esther is as much a book for the last days as Daniel or The Revelation, and should be carefully and prayerfully studied by the people of God. For many years my mind has been drawn out to study this book, and the more I have studied it the more I have longed to help others to see its importance, and to become better acquainted with it. This has led to the preparation of a series of Bible-readings on the Book of Esther. These studies will be published in the "Bible Training School," beginning with the November number. Four studies will be given each month, so that one can be studied each week. Every one who loves the truth should be familiar with the Book of Esther. Fathers and mothers should gather their families about them, and spend at least one hour a week studying this book which has been neglected by so many.
The lessons on the Book of Esther are worth much more than the price of the "Bible Training School." If you are not a subscriber to the paper, send 25 cents to the "Bible Training School," South Lancaster, Mass., and request that your year's subscription begin with the November number. The long winter evenings are coming on, and should be improved by our gaining much in the study of God's Word. S. N. HASKELL.