In a petition for clemency addressed to the president of the United States, they wrote: “The Lord’s will is as announced in the Scriptures, ‘ Thou shalt not kill, ’ and therefore any member of the [International Bible Students] Association so consecrated unto the Lord who would willingly violate his covenant of consecration would forfeit for himself God’s favor, even to his complete destruction.
Prandaj, çdo anëtar i Shoqatës [Ndërkombëtare të Studentëve të Biblës] i kushtuar ndaj Zotërisë që do të shkelte me dashje besëlidhjen e tij të kushtimit, do të humbte hirin e Perëndisë, madje deri në shkatërrim të plotë.