I found a July 1st, 1920 Watchtower magazine- Millions now Living will never die!

by moshe 9 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  moshe

  It was in a box of old WT books I had given to me. Several sections are underlined- all about the new light concerning the "Millions now living who will never die". Perhaps this is the first official, mention of Rutherford's new end-times dogma. I was amused to see that the qualifer word, "evidently" was already a staple of WT journalism back in 1920. The back cover had cities listed that WT speakers were going to visit-

  Rutherford was speaking that July in Tacoma, WA, Spokane, WA, Fargo, ND, Minneapolis, MN.

  Evidently, Rutherford was given the dregs of the WT territory in order to hone his bombastic speaking skills.

  
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  Athanasius

  Interesting find, Moshe. I subscribed to several Bible Student magazines back in the 1990s. These Russellite groups send their speakers to major cities through out the U. S. and their schedules are still listed on the back cover of the magazine. "Evidently" the Watchtower discontinued this practice long ago.
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  moshe

  You can see the crosses in the stone watch tower, too. The address label for Mrs Grace Shepley leads me to the conclusion that she was living in married student housing at the local college in Pittsburg, Kansas. I wonder how her life turned out- did she abandon the JWs (Bible Students group) after the 1925 no-show of the ancient worthies and the millions now living, did die?
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  Chariklo

  When did the WT abandon the cross? Very interesting to see the crosses in the stonework here.
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  LouBelle

  It would be so awesome to get all watchtowers that had that kind of title on it and show them through the ages.
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  AnnOMaly

  When did the WT abandon the cross?

  Proclaimers, chap. 14 p. 200 "They Are No Part of the World"

  For years, Bible Students wore a cross and crown as a badge of identification, and this symbol was on the front cover of the "Watch Tower" from 1891 to 1931. But in 1928 it was emphasized that not a decorative symbol but one's activity as a witness showed he was a Christian. In 1936 it was pointed out that the evidence indicates that Christ died on a stake, not a two-beamed cross.

  More info. at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/cross-or-stake.php
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  Chariklo

  Thanks very much, AnnOMaly. I've read it and bookmarked it too.
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  Ding

  Moshe makes a great point.

  Many sincere JWs bet everything on the WT's false claims that they would never grow old and die.

  They devoted their whole lives to believing and preaching those false dates door to door.

  When one date failed, they believed wholeheartedly in the next date and promoted that mistake door to door.

  Today's JWs laugh when they read the folly contained in those publications.

  They just shrug it off as "old light," and unquestionly follow the same blind guide.
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  moshe

  JWs will just write off this 1920 WT Millions now living will never die, prediction, as an attempt by apostate "nut jobs" to destroy Jehovah's earthly organization.
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  Ding

  Moshe,

  Wouldn't that make Rutherford the "apostate nut job"?