[1]: 782 During the period 1912 to 1913, the Word and Work began publishing articles written by Charles M. Neal supporting dispensational millennialism.
[1]: 783 Watson, a postmillennialist, was disturbed by the increasing editorial emphasis on premillennialism, and later tried in two unsuccessful lawsuits to regain control of the journal.
[1]: 783 Boll had been a controversial front page editor of the Gospel Advocate, writing articles on biblical prophecy during his tenure beginning in 1909; he was forced to resign in 1915 as the result of a developing controversy over his millennial views and the importance he placed on biblical prophecy in the study of the Bible.
[2]: 306 [3]: 97 The reaction to Boll's premillennialism helped to define and solidify the amillennial view among the mainstream of the Churches of Christ.
[2]: 306 [3]: 97 Under Boll's leadership the Word and Work became the journalistic voice for premillennial Churches of Christ.