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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
It appears the FIRST revisor of Ewarts writings was W.E. Kidson according to the very first page of the book. It was apparently edited by him before the book was ever published. So the "initial contact to a full relationship" quote was allowed to stand by him IF indeed Ewart made the comment.
The book was revised again in 1975. No clear info by who.
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The 2000 revision has this statement from the publisher:
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This revised edition (2000) preserves the full
text of the original book (1947). The following changes have been
made: (1) Reorganization of the chapters in chronological order.
(2) Addition of explanatory notes, new chapter titles, and missing
Scripture citations. (3) Editing of capitalization, punctuation,
spelling, and diction to conform to current Word Aflame Press house rules. (4) Correction of a few minor errors.
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Your 1975 edition seems to follow the same chronology. I had the paperback edition in my library from about 1979 onward, so it was probably the same one you're holding. Right now I have the ebook version in PDF format. It's the same as the the print edition currently available from PPH.
Brother Kidson published a number of newsletters - one that's still going today as the "voice" of an independent Oneness org, the IMA. He served as an official in the PCI and is highly praised by Ewart in this very book. Brother Kidson subsequently left the UPC and helped found the IMA.
I won't pretend to know all the details, but what forces were at work, do you think, that would have caused a PCI official who labored so hard to create the merger, to then turn and walk away from the organization that he helped to found?
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