Brother Bill Race was a friend of Fred Wright, and fellow believer in the message, at least as early as 1962, when they were both involved in the Brinsmead Awakening. Fred described him at that time as “an excellent student of the Bible” (see A Brief History of the Early Years, p. 34). Brother Race celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary in 1973. At that time Fred wrote:
“Brother Race has been a real veteran in the unfolding of this message. He has been in it from the very beginning and has weathered with us its worst storms so far and has stood firmly for the truth in every crisis. At our camp meetings he has assisted in the meetings and has brought to light some very precious truths. The readers of The Messenger will have read with interest and enlightenment several studies as presented by him.” (News Review, May 1973)
There were, in fact, 7 articles published in his name, and they are all precious and worthy of republication. I have included them in the Articles section of this website, and include links to them here as a type of index:
- The Number 666 (April 1966) – PDF, ODT.
- His Name is Wonderful (June 1967) – PDF, ODT.
- The Illegitimate (April 1970) – PDF, ODT.
- The Tribe of Dan (July & August 1970) – PDF, ODT.
- His Brother’s Name (August & September 1971) – PDF, ODT.
- Peter’s Sword (April 1972) – PDF, ODT.
- Jehu the Foolish Virgin (November 1972) – PDF, ODT.