by jwfacts 9 Replies latest watchtower bible
I found the following quote on the internet.
Awake 42 5/27, Knorr and the Society went to court over a silly matter having to do with their fanciful belief in "the King of the East, and the Chief King of the Sunrising" calling for Rutherford to be buried at Beth-Sarim at sunrise! Knorr lost the case, but his action postponed Rutherford's burial for three and a half months after he died!
Does anyone have access to the article?
jwfacts:
I hope this will help some. I did not have that particular 1942 Awake which would actually be the "Consolation" magazine, but that 1942 Consolation is photocopied in the book "Jehovah's Witnesses Their Monuments To False Prophecy" by Edmond Gruss. So I scanned the photocopies from the book to make this pdf. Click on the link below and when the next page appears scroll down to the bottom and look to your left and wait for a [ yellow and orange button ] and click that download button. http://www.filesend.net/download.php?f=0007b6c96c0eed3324804ae553ce5a32 Cheers! Atlantis-
Do you also have the 1942 San Diego Union article published in that Gruss book that quotes from Bonnie Boyd?
Interesting, thanks for posting that. I didnt know he ended up being buried on the property of the old Watchtower Radio Station based on Staten Island.
From: http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/nycamhistory4.html
WPOW - 1330 AM, New YorkJehovah's Witnesses was one of the first religious organizations to enter the broadcasting field.
In 1923, the International Bible Students' Association (as it was then called - the name 'Jehovah's Witnesses' waa adopted in 1931) bought the equipment of radio station WDT (see Page 1) at Stapleton, Staten Island, which the Ship Owners Radio Service was shutting down.
A year later, on February 24, 1924, Judge Franklin Rutherford, successor to the sect's founder, Charles Taze Russell, dedicated the new station, called WBBR, at Rossville in southwestern Staten Island.
Facilities and accomodations for the staff were in the 2½ story "Big House" at 111 Woodrow Rd.
WBBR's programming schedule included programs in several languages, including Yiddish and Arabic.
Judge Rutherford later expanded the radio operations into ownership of at least 7 stations in the United States and Canada, including outlets in the Chicago, Toronto, and Oakland areas.
On August 5, 1928, Rutherford broadcast on a chain of 96 stations, the largest radio network organized till that time.
Later, broadcasts were beamed via shortwave to over 400 stations worldwide, sometimes originating from WBBR's studios.
In the New York area, the Witnesses also bought time on WBNX (see Page 5), WOV (see above), WGBB, WFAS and WNEW (see Page 3).
But, Rutherford's attacks on other religions led many stations to drop his programs, sometimes cutting him off before he was finished.
WBBR started off on a frequency of 1230 AM in 1924, then moved to 1100 later that year.
In 1925, the station moved to 720 AM, unauthorized.
In 1927, WBBR moved again to 1170, and in 1928 to 1300 - in both instances, sharing time with other stations.
In 1931, the main studios were moved from Rossville to the sect's headquarters at 124 Columbia Heights in Brooklyn Heights, which also served as a residence for church workers.
In 1941, WBBR's license was transferred to the Watchtower Bible And Tract Society, the religion's publishing arm, and in March of that year, WBBR (and its share-time partners) moved to 1330 AM.
Judge Rutherford died in 1942 and was buried at Rossville in a Methodist cemetary within sight of the WBBR towers.
Are you here, Joe???
Hi Leolaia: I hope this is the article you are looking for. It is the "San Diego Union" 2/18/1942, article where Boyd claimed to be the adopted daughter of Rutherford. If this is not the article you are looking for then I will keep looking for you. http://www.badongo.com/pic/389983 Nevada-
Thanks Atlantis, you never fail to impress me with your ability to find information. The Consolation and other older books are such an embarrasment to read.
I find it strange that JWs were revolutionary in so many ways; radio stations, Photo drama of Creation, Sound cars, etc to spread the good news, yet now they stick almost solely to their ineffective doorknocking.
Great information thanks too all the above
jwfacts:
Thank you jwfacts for the kind words and writing back to us! We are glad to help.
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Leolaia:
Was that the article you were looking for or should we keep looking? ???????
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