Talk:Glasite

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[edit] Lot

Currently, the article states:

"Things strangled and blood were rigorously abstained from; the lot was regarded as sacred; the accumulation of wealth they held to be unscriptural and improper, and each member considered his property as liable to be called upon at any time to meet the wants of the poor and the necessities of the church."

The term "lot" -- the meaning of which is entirely obscure -- is linked to a disambiguation page, and no further indication is given as to what its meaning might be. I have removed the pointless link to a dis-ambiguation page on the grounds that it makes this already (from the context) inexplicable use of English even more ambiguous, and strongly suggest that:

(a) the term "lot" is comprehensively defined within this article, and

(b) if there is to be a linkage to somewhere else, that the said linkage is specifically to the precisely appropriate article. 129.94.6.28 18:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

The term lot would have signified the practice of drawing lots, as exemplified in Scripture (Acts 1:26) by the method used to choose the twelfth apostle to replace Judas Iscariot. It is not so obscure if you are familiar with the New Testament record, though I admit that I don't have any specifically Sandemanian reference to support the statement. DFH 18:44, 22 February 2007 (UTC)