by frankiespeakin 5 Replies latest jw friends
When you read parts of it just rambles on and on with nothing no facts just hogwash gibberish and so it confusses the reader except where it gets incredibly simple and says this in the conclusion. If the reader can just remeber this then he doesn't have to worry about rest just the conclusion is really important and that is:
http://www.strictlygenteel.co.uk/booklets/theocracy.html
So it was Rutherford rather than Russell that started the "salvation in the JW org" nonsense that goes on to this day.
Another interesting part of the booklet:
The religionists and their representatives who publish newspapers, seem to be greatly desirous of having this Society publish its balance sheet. What good will that do to them? They are in no wise interested in this work, but, on the contrary, are opposed and could demand the same only for a selfish purpose. Why do not the Post and other like publications ask the Roman Catholic Hierarchy to publish their balance sheet and to inform the people what they do with the vast sums of money they collect for saying prayers for the dead, and the money that they get by other means? It is well known that the Roman Catholic Hierarchy has property all over the United States and, in fact, all over the world, and the title and control of all this property is at Vatican City, and great sums of money are collected from the people and handed over to the Hierarchy, but no one ever heard of the Hierarchy publishing their balance sheet. The WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY is not interested in what the Hierarchy do with their money. We try to attend to our own affairs which the Lord has given us.
Let this be definitely understood: that no money whatsoever is received by the WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY from any enemy. No political party furnishes one penny, and no one else furnishes a penny save those who are interested in furthering the Kingdom interest.The Catholic Hierarchy, as is well known, in addition to the numerous sums of money collected from the people, use the public funds that are raised by taxation to carry on certain portions of their organisation. The Post is not anxious for the truth, but anxious to do everything possible to hinder the proclamation of the truth.
The Lord's people are carrying forward a campaign for the Kingdom, and all the money received and paid out is devoted exclusively to that purpose and to that end. To be sure, the Lord's hand is not shortened and he could furnish great sums of money if need be, because all the money and all the cattle on a thousand hills are his; but he permits his devoted people to make personal sacrifices and to have a part in the furtherance of his Kingdom interests, including the carrying of the financial burden, as proof of their faith and devotion to him; and all those who are devoted to him, including the remnant and their companions, count it a great privilege to have some part in 44
bearing these expenses. There is no other institution on earth or that ever has been on earth, that does so much work as this Society with so small a sum of money, because there is no one in the organisation who desires to make personal pecuniary profit out of such work or anything connected with it.
Yes, it was Rutherford who started the mind control! Under CTR, the Bible Students had a lot more independence both as congregations and as individuals. After he took control, Rutherford got rid of anyone who publically disagreed with him and imposed more and more control over the congregations. By 1928 he was comfortable enough to write the following in the Yearbook:
May 23
Whither the tribes go up .... to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.--Psalm 122:4.
Three times each year the tribes of Israel went up to Jerusalem. Their going was not so much to make requests of Jehovah but to proclaim his praises and recount his goodness to them. God has now set Zion as the place where he will accept praise from his faithful ones, and in no other place does he accept praise and service. God’s organization on earth is a part of Zion, which is made up of that faithful company of anointed ones who joyfully obey his commandments to do his will. As surely as God made Jerusalem the place or center of worship, just so surely now he has made his visible organization on earth the place where he accepts the praise and service of his people, his anointed ones associate themselves together in what we call the Society to do the work of Jehovah as he has commanded and thereby proclaim the honor of his name. - 1928 IBSA YEARBOOK
Notice that he essentially declared that no worship outside of the WTBTS was acceptable to God. Thus, he set the ground work for the current JW mind control.
By the way, the quote was taken from another thread on this forum. I think that it can be found in the best of heading.
Forscher
Looks like one of JCanon or YouKnow's posts to this board.
RUTHERFORD: "...and all the money received and paid out is devoted exclusively to that purpose and to that end."
HAYDEN COVINGTON: "Brother Rutherford told me, "I want you, whenever you travel, to travel first class." And so I did, and Brother Heath did, Nathan Knorr did, and Freddy Franz did too, all the whole bunch of us did."
--VM44
