Rutherfords book Enemies 1937: "Will Great Britain and America become Fascist under Catholic control? The Scriptures and the facts support that conclusion..." Where will Rutherford hide the Bethel family?
Watch 82 8/15 p.10 ".....as a precuation for the saftey of the Bethel family, a place of refuge was built in South Lansing New York...it was never needed for that purpose...{Rutherford's "Scriptures" prophecy failed}...later it was transformed into Gilead Missionary school..." {By Knorr and Franz}
Watch. 81 12/15 p.28 "Rutherford believed that intense persecution against the Witnesses might require them to leave Headquarters. Thus he build a building in upstate New York to house the Bethel family." The area was isolated and had it's own food and water supply...great place to wait for Armagedon to be over but.......Nathan Knorr and Fred Franz new this was NUTS so after Rutherford died Knorr gave the talk "Peace can it last?" Saying: "This War {WW 2} is NOT the battle of Jehovah...a careful review tells us a period of peace will follow..." {The only time the Watchtower EVER made a correct prediction yeehaa!} In Feb 1943 the first Gilead Missionaries were trained in the Witness BOMB SHELTER.