The Gospel MUST Be Published! - Part Two - David Jon Hill - March 1965

David Jon Hill

Here is a brief history of printing, showing how its development was retarded for more than a millennium until the need arose for it to be used as an instrument in God's Work! Also, a pictorial section at the conclusion of the article making it graphically clear how an article is produced, from the author's typewriter to the finished copy you hold in your hand. CAN YOU imagine a world without BOOKS? Have you ever stopped to think what your life would be like with no newspapers, magazines, school books, reference works - AND NO BIBLE? Do you realize how completely today's society relies on the printed word? Without printing we would be still stumbling in the ignorance and poverty of the Dark Ages! The world without printing lay dormant for millenniums. Because hooks could only be produced painstakingly by hand, only a very select few had access to their store of knowledge. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library