More Beth Sarim -- San Diego Messenger
by TD 7 Replies latest jw friends
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mann377
Excellent post!! This should be very interesting to those that were new to the WTBS and were not familiar with the history of the WTBS. The prize goes to the Judge for being the best conartist in the org.!!!
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Leolaia
Ummm, was this published by the Bible Students or by the press in general?
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TD
Leolaia
Ummm, was this published by the Bible Students or by the press in general?
Good eye. I mislabeled the subject title. This was the Bible Student convention "newspaper." --A JW publication for all intents and purposes.
I found this in the publication, "Jehovah's Witnesses Their Monuments To False Prophecy" by Edmund Gruss
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Leolaia
Well, it is quite striking that a JW publication was so honest about the real purpose of Beth Sarim, that the genesis of the idea was due to Rutherford's poor health and habit of spending time in San Diego, and that the "princes" thing was post facto justification thought up by Rutherford, tho seriously the article takes this suggestion.
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banished1
Forgive me, I'm kind of new to the history of the org.
What is this all about?
When Rutherford got out of jail I heard he had a lung condition due to pneumonia or something.
It makes sense to care for him, but buying a house for $100,000 in those days---wow.
With donated money..wow.
Does anyone know what happened to that venture and did they make money when it was sold?
I can imagine anyone owning and then selling R.E. in San Diego would make money.
The writer of the article is terrible! I did not even recognize the style of writing as being of Watchtower origins.
So there is going to be an expose on the telly about this early beginning in San Diego? -
Leolaia
Rutherford also had an estranged wife named Mary who lived in the Los Angeles area, but he instead lived in San Diego at Beth Sarim with Bonnie Boyd (just as he lived with her when he was at Bethel), and the Balkos (the housekeepers of Beth Sarim) who named their first-born daughter after her (Bonnie Balko).
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Banished1
Forgive me, I'm kind of new to the history of the org.
What is this all about?"Beth Sarim" (House of the Princes) is something of an embarrasment today. It was claimed that the mansion was built to house the "ancient worthies" (Abraham, David etc.) who were shortly due to be resurrected. The building was even deeded to them.
Here's a typical example of the rhetoric concerning this building:
(The New World 1942)
Leolaia
....it is quite striking that a JW publication was so honest about the real purpose of Beth Sarim...
Isn't it funny? It's obvious that this is Joseph Rutherford's personal property. The pictures look typical of the rich and shameless in a Home and Garden magazine from any large city.