by West70 24 Replies latest watchtower scandals
The early Watchtowers read like they were written by the Charles T Russell appreciation society!
Really!
The issues are full of praise and more praise for Russell, his books, his teachings, his activities.
Russell is doing the Lord's work, Russell's books are so wonderful, etc.
What else would one expect though? Russell was the editor of The Watchtower!
--VM44
I'm surprised noone caught Rutherford's last statement about ChuckieCheese:
Charles Taze Russell, thou hast, by the Lord, been crowned a king; and through the everlasting ages thy name shall be known amongst the people, and thy enemies shall come and worship at thy feet.
ya, i am with ITIS here...
if there is no homosexual kinkiness between the two, then i'm not really interested...
TS
West, you have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that Russell and Rutherford were homosexual lovers.
oh good grief
Rutherford had a major problem after Russell's death and the Judge's take-over of the WTS.
There were many who were not pleased and the WTS lost many members (well over half I think)
He was doing damage control. Making out that there was some wonderful rel;ationship between the two.
Rutherford was not Russell's choice to take the lead and everyone knew it. And we all know he would say one thing and do another.
Rutherford was practically everyone's choice as successor to the WatchTower Society throne. Rutherford received 93-4% of the votes (without Russell's personal shares being voted as Russellites allege). At the January BOD meeting, the BOD voted to vest all administrative powers in Rutherford's hands.
It wasn't until the Russellite Kooks on the BOD started trying to control daily operations that Rutherford exercised what he already knew -- that the "Gang of 4" were not properly elected -- and he did exactly what the Charter permitted him to do -- REPLACE THEM.
If the Russellite Nuts had a legal leg to stand on, they would have exercised it back in 1917.
The Russellites then lost again in January 1918.
Ever, since then the Russellites have been whining and nipping at Rutherford's heals because Rutherford gave them an old fashion simple butt-kicking.
It was only later that most of Russell's followers gradually started leaving the WTS, since Rutherford wasn't able to replace the "God-Figure" that Russell served as for the Russellites.
Russellites are a bigger scourge to the planet than JWs.
West
You really need to do more research before you post things like
Rutherford was practically everyone's choice as successor to the WatchTower Society throne. Rutherford received 93-4% of the votes (without Russell's personal shares being voted as Russellites allege). At the January BOD meeting, the BOD voted to vest all administrative powers in Rutherford's hands.
The book The Four Presidents of the Watch Tower Society stateson page 26:
In 1917, just a few months after Russell's death, the political Rutherford had already formed an alliance to project him into the presidency. The key was A. H. Macmillan--not only the man Russell generally left in charge as presidential assistant when he traveled away from Brooklyn, but also who himself had a large percentage of proxy votes. Using Macmillan to convince Treasurer Willaim E. Van Amburgh, who probably held the second highest number of proxy votes, Rutherford was ready for the election on Jan 6, 1917.
On a nominating motion from one associate (A. N. Pierson), another one seconding the motion, the door to nominations was quickly closed by Macmillan, who was immediately instructed to make Rutherford's election unanimous. (7) It was done, and the word went out throughout the land that Rutherford was elected by unanimous vote. (8) Those sitting with proxies to be cast for others never got the chance. (9) No one dared oppose the Judge.
A hard, cold, arrogant man who ridiculed common courtesy and kindness, he quickly realized that the membership would never accept him as another Pastor Russell. He also realized they were ripe for the taking.
Using legal maneuvers, he [Rutherford] managed to remove four directors who were resisting his attempts to control the Society's assets, and appointed four supporters to join his three friendly directors. The four ousted directors chose not to fight Rutherford in the courts.(10)
The endnotes for these comments state:
(7) Macmillan used to joke about the maneuver. He was so popular among those holding the proxies that they went along with "Brother Mac".
(8) Unfortunately, even some credible critiques of the Watch Tower Society make the statement that his 1917 election was unanimous, suggesting voter support, without offering explanation.
(9) According to Macmillan, he had enough proxies, along with those held by treasurer William Van Ambergh, to win the position, but he was an ardent supporter of Rutherford as was Van Ambergh. Van Ambergh considered Rutherford as "the only one who can crack the whip around here." Macmillan cared little for top management considering himself a "field man."
(10) Rutherford said they were elected in Pennsylvania and therefore had no voice in the New York corporation, and literally put them out on the street. Legal consultants say his position was weak, and had the ousted directors pursued the matter legally, Rutherford would have lost. This was comfirmed by Hayden Covington, noted Watch Tower lawyer. p 208
All that your "proof" proves is that Russell's handpicked administrators (Van Amburgh, MacMillan, Pierson, etc.) met back on Russell's hometurf in Allegheny, with all its interested class members present, and less than 10 weeks after Russell's death, and unanimously decided that Rutherford would succeed Russell.
(It was in January 1918 that the "crybabies" were again beaten by 93-94%.)
The real "thugs", the "Gang of 4" and their dozen or so followers could have:
1. Contested the July 1917 BOD ouster.
2. Won the 1918 Election.
3. Won the 1919 Election.
4. Won the 1920-1-2-3-4- .... well you get the point.
They LOST because none of the Society members wanted them in control.
Its a good thing, too, because PSL Johnson made Charles Taze Russell look like the posterchild for SANITY.
If Rutherford could wrestle control over the WTS the first time what on earth makes you think he could not do it in other years. From everything I have read about the man, people would have been scared to go up against him.
Votes mean so little when the leader is a dictator
My head hurts..I need to take and Alkacelser
