Does anyone here know if the claims in this URL are true? Did Rutherford in fact have Beth Sharim constructed for the benefit of the resurrected prophets?
http://www.bibletopics.com/biblestudy/91.htm
With thanks,
Ana
Beth Sharim........Is This Claim Factual????
by ladonna 16 Replies latest jw friends
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ladonna
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wasasister
Ana: Farkel is a wealth of information on this subject. I'd suggest you e-mail him privately, as he seems to have taken leave of this place. (Reading Danny Bear's caustic remarks, I can understand why.)
He has done much research on Beth Sharim and lives nearby.
Best regards,
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larc
Ana,
Why of course it is true. The cite your gave had actual quotes from WT literature. On the net, I have seen actual copies of the deed with the names of the faithfull men of old on it. You might do a search on the term Beth Shan. In 1938, they built a second mansion on the adjoining property. This mansion had two bomb shelters in it, so that the WT elite could live comfortably through the great tribulation.
My mother's aunt Berta Peale spent her winters with Rutherford's elite at Beth Sarim from 1938 onward. She lived in the mansion after Rutherford's death until it was sold.
You can read a complete history of these two mansions in a book by Edmond Gruss that can be found on the FreeMinds website.
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borgfree
Ladonna,
Yes, it certainly is true. You can find the deed where the property was deeded to the patriarchs, and very much material on the matter. There is a book by Ed Gruss detailing Beth Sarem, Beth Shan and other things. I think it is called "Monuments to Watchtower False Prophecies" or something like that.
Borgfree
"You can fool some of the people all of the time" especially if you are a member of the WT GB
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GinnyTosken
Here's a link to Farkel's thread, "Beth Sarim Revisited 4 Newbies."
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=12954&site=3#162028
Edited to add links for:
and my personal favorite, an interview with J.F. Rutherford that appeared in the San Diego Sun, March 15, 1930:
http://www.bibletopics.com/biblestudy/89a.htmGinny
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RR
Yep, it's true. I have the original literature with the quotes as well as a copy of the deed.
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borgfree
Sorry Larc, I was a little slow typing and had not seen your post.
Borgfree
"You can fool some of the people all of the time" especially if you are a member of the WT GB
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Farkel
Ginny,
Thank you for resurecting that. I actually forgot that it was a pretty good piece! I'm crying now. I actually did the hard work and WROTE that. I DO make a difference. Danny Boy says I don't, but he never did that kind of hard work. I wrote the piece on "Beth Sarim" and I claim that as my own. Danny Boy can never claim that as his own. Danny Boy can only say bad stuff about me.
I'm ok. Whatever Danny Boy says about me, I'm ok. I'm still ok.
Farkel
"I didn't mean what I meant."
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larc
Farkel,
I sent you a special needs talk email. If the address by your name doesn't work, could you send me a new one?
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terafera
ok guys.. i'm lost.
I'm sorry if I seem a bit naive, but who the heck is Beth Sharim? I've been raised in the Org and never heard of it. Am I the only one? Can anyone explain?
Thanks! :)
Tera