My parent's atttended Gilead there and right now I wish there were still alive so I could ask them about this. When I was young they took me there to visit. And now this facility has gone the way of Beth Shan, recently being sold my the WTS.
Why was Gilead originally made into a Bombshelter!!!!
by Witness 007 20 Replies latest watchtower scandals
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Witness 007
Rutherford had his personal Bombshelter since it was a long way to Gilead from San diego Bethsarim. And if they caught the big group of Bethelites he could still have a plan B escape.
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Bangalore
Bttt.
Bangalore
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Witness 007
An old Witness couple I spoke to was were childless and bitter ....they believed in Rutherfords lies...they died in 2002.
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HowTheBibleWasCreated
Rutherford was another Brigham Young...
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Band on the Run
Where was Rutherford going to hide from the NYS troopers.
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Band on the Run
Why do you assume there were no firearms? My father was there. He was given firearms. It was the first major blow to his faith. He was raised JWs never used firearms.
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Balaamsass2
Yes 007 early Bethelites on watchman duty carried a 38. At least untill the 40s. It stopped after a nervous Bethelites shot up a giant roll of newsprint rendering it unusuable!!!
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dropoffyourkeylee
Rutherford seemed bent on bringing persecution down on the Witnesses, and some of his moves were stated to be made to prepare for the supposed persecution which he believed would come. One was the building of their own printing factory. Previously they had hired outside printers, and he wanted the ability to print his own without relying on outside firms. Another was the building of a bomb-shelter in San Diego (Beth Shan). A third was the building of the South Lansing facility, which cannot be described as a bomb shelter, but was definitely out of the way and could be viewed as a 'retreat' for the Bethel family of the time. We drove by the site this summer and snapped a couple of photos. The building has been sold some time ago (to the State of NY, if I remember correctly). You can still read 'Gilead' in the bricks over the main entrance. The area is really beautiful, just about a mile or so off the east side of Cayuga Lake, one of the Finger Lakes of upstate NY. An awesome place to visit and to vacation! Directly across the road is another farm called 'Kingdom' Farm which I believe the WT still owns and operates. There is one residence building and a few large barns. It doesn't appear to be a very large operation; there couldn't be more than 15-20 people living there.