Corvin, that's my point! No, Charles Taze Russell
I knowwwwwwwwww . . . can't a guy be redundant without being yelled at??? JK
Charles T Russell -a freemason and the connection to the illuminati...
by dolphman 177 Replies latest jw friends
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Corvin
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Golf
Corvin, I wasn't yelling at you. I'm also a professional golf teacher, yelling is a no-no. "I teach newbies (golfers) to teach themselves."
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Kenneson
Golf,
And did you notice that the Father of Adventism, William Miller, is not there either. But, interestingly, Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism is!
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Kenneson
Thank you Corvin for that article. Most of the "mysteries" I wanted Czar to find out are answered here. I'm inclined to believe that the person who wrote this article was French and doesn't have a mastery of the English language as we do--but he did a splendid job nevertheless. So, Rosemount United Cemetery (existing in Russell's day) predates the Masonic Temple (built in 1995) and the Temple is not in the cemetery as someone suggested. However, I still need a couple of more questions answered. Was Rosemount owned by the Masons when Russell was buried there? Do they own it today? This, it seems, would forever lay that theory to rest--or open up a brand new can of worms. If no one can procure that info, I will just have to write the Temple myself.
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RR
Yiz
Correct me if I am wrong, but why is CTR buried in a Freemason Cementary?
Actually, the cemetary, and I mean the WHOLE cemetary, not just the plot where Russell is buried was own by Charles Tays Russell. Charles' namesake and uncle. It was originally farmland, and where the masonic temple sits today was the farmhouse. I have a picture of the area back in the day. and on that suite was the farmhouse where Br. Bohnet was the caregiver.
Later the cemetary was sold by the Society. How they got control of it, is a mystery, since the cemetary was incorporated under a cemetary name and not under the name of the Society and it was run by a board of directors.
RR
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jwsons
I just wonder Why the pyramid still has the name of the WTS on it (I know the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society" engarved on the pyramid before Rutherford took over from the hands of Bible Students). However why Society still allows Society legal name on a property not belongs to Watchtower Society (?).
Imagine if someone start a brothel next to Brooklyn and raise high a banner "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society" on that brothel, what should happen ? It's time for Watchtower Society removed their name from the pyramid, they have legal right to do so. Why not do soon ?
jwsons
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Yizuman
Imagine if someone start a brothel next to Brooklyn and raise high a banner "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society" on that brothel, what should happen ? It's time for Watchtower Society removed their name from the pyramid, they have legal right to do so. Why not do soon ?
Psst! Don't give the WTS any ideas!
Yiz
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RR
I just wonder Why the pyramid still has the name of the WTS on it (I know the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society" engarved on the pyramid before Rutherford took over from the hands of Bible Students). However why Society still allows Society legal name on a property not belongs to Watchtower Society (?).
You're mistaken. The Pyramid was erected after Russell's death and it was Rutherford's idea.
RR
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sf
Just adding some 'tasty tidbets' for lurkers in case and in order to do further research on keywords in this piece:
http://www.usefulreference.com/cee/ch/charles_taze_russell.html
Charles Taze Russell
Charles Taze Russell, (February 16, 1852 - October 31, 1916), founder of the Bible Students Association, currently known as Jehovah's Witnesses.Russell was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He was the second son of Joseph L. Russell and Ann Eliza Birney, who were Presbyterians of Scottish-Irish descent.
Russell for a time attended the Episcopalian Church, but his interest in spiritual matters was kindled when he attended a sermon of Adventist Preacher Jonas Wendell.
In 1873, at the age of 21, Russell published a booklet entitled "The Object and Manner of the Lord’s Return." Around 50 000 copies were published. In 1879, he began publishing 'Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence', now known as 'The Watchtower'.
Convinced of the need to promote what he considered to be the truth of the Bible’s message, Russell dissolved his partnership in his father's haberdashery business and devoted his entire fortune, approximately a quarter of a million dollars, to the promulgation of the Christian religion and the distribution of Bible literature.
Legal Battles Opponents of C.T. Russell charged him with a variety of offences, notably of fraud in selling what he allegedly claimed was 'Miracle Wheat'. A review of the actual source material, published in Zion’s Watch Tower, reveals a different picture. Miracle Wheat was a strain of wheat that received recognition from U.S. Government representatives. Far from making extravagant claims, Russell merely wrote: "If this account be but one-half true it testifies afresh to God's ability to provide." When a supporter of Russell’s cause donated some of that strain of wheat, Russell merely announced that it was available for sale for a dollar a bushel. The funds were not given to Russell personally but were used to promote the cause. Russell offered to return the money of anyone dissatisfied with the wheat, but no-one took him up on the offer.
Russell died at the age of 64 on a train in Pampa, Texas, while on a lecture tour of the midwestern and southern parts of the United States.
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gitasatsangha
All of this would be meaningless, if Russell had been associeted with SRIA though Barbour, or with the Clymer's Rosicrucian order (not the AMORC that everyone associates with Rosicrucianism).