In 1919, Jehovah's anointed servants were set free from the bondage of Babylonish doctrines and practices,which have dominated peoples and nations for millenniums
So says para 16... I always thought that the teaching was that the release of the directors from prison was the sign of Bab the G's "falling", not the changes that had taken place in doctrine - which as Blondie points out were not true anyway.
WT 1966 p311 - 312
"Great was the rejoicing of the clergymen, especially those of Christendom, at the captivity of Jehovah’s Christian witnesses, and they would have delighted to see the captivity continue forever so that the work of proclaiming the Kingdom message in the earth would be dead. But what a surprise they experienced! They overlooked the fact that the Greater Cyrus, Jesus Christ, was now reigning on Mount Zion with all power in heaven and in earth. With the suddenness of the fall of the ancient city Babylon, which formidable and supposedly impregnable city was taken in one night by Cyrus of Persia, the tables were turned. In March of 1919 the prison doors were forced open to Jehovah’s witnesses by order of the Federal Court of Appeals and the charges for which they had been incarcerated were shown to be false. The eight prominent agents of the Society were completely exonerated.
What had happened? Well, Babylon the Great had not been destroyed, just as ancient Babylon remained intact when Cyrus took her. But she had now absolutely lost power to hold her captives. From now on all who were worshipers of Jehovah as well as those under her domination who desired to worship Jehovah could come out and freely worship him with spirit and truth."
Am I just out of date or is this a change in a doctrine that is fundamentally flawed anyway?