Photo drama of creation - pg 2

Now we are learning about the 1st day or epoch. The book says that we are told nothing about the formation of the earth. The Genesis account relates to the ordering of the earth for human habitation. Interesting quote:

There are various theories regarding its formation. We follow the one most closely harmonizing with the Bible. It is called the Vailian theory. It assumes that Saturn's rings and Jupiter's belts illustrate Earth's development as a planet.

I wondered what the Vailian theory was and how popular it was at the time this was written. However all the links I've found relate to Russell or the book Creation also published by the International Bible Students (later JWs). Here's an interesting link.

I'm still trying to research it but basically this theory says the canopy supposedly over the Earth before the flood was caused by going through a kind of evolution of planets.

They also say that when God said "Let there be light" he was talking about something like the Aurora Borealis. We also find here the first mention of the creative days being 7,000 years in this sentence:

Thus, briefly, is summed up the result of the 7,000 years, styled the First Day.

This is followed by a bizarre paragraph I'm still trying to figure out:

There are scientists who claim that the Earth still has one ring about it, an electrical ring which, falling, will in a few years destroy fermentation, microbes and parasites, and greatly assist plant and animal life.

I'm not sure why the destruction of those three things would be thought to assist plants - perhaps this was a common view back then but I can't find anything online to support it.

Once again this is NOT what JWs teach today. Today they teach each creative day lasted an undetermined length of time and specific theories aren't mentioned or they put in very vague terms. No wonder why they later had to come out with Creation and still later with the book Life - How did it get here: By Evolution? Or Creation?

Just another day where their teachings change like I change my clothes.