This inglorious episode is described in the "proclaimers" book on pages 651,652.
Apparently the clergymen's comments were "forcefully declared"!
When opposition to the quotation in "The Finished Mystery" surfaced, Joe Ratherflawed instructed the printers to cease printing. Also in their defense they claimed that since the original comments were still freely available and without penalty, why should the WTS be charged with sedition?
BTW have you noticed that the officers of the Society were charged in order of height! See illustration on page 653
Cheers,
Ozzie
"It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
Anonymous