I was naive too. Was the pressrom on the 6 floor?
Does anyone remmeber Minor Buzby from OK. He went back and forth with the electric pallet jack from the preesroom to the bindery?
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I was naive too. Was the pressrom on the 6 floor?
Does anyone remmeber Minor Buzby from OK. He went back and forth with the electric pallet jack from the preesroom to the bindery?
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One of the Ledley sisters died of Breast cancer a while back. She got married in PA around 1975. She married a bethelite.
No one remmembers Eva Wilson? She was hot! Im sure I remmember Judy Martin by face or legs but I dont temmeber her name. I looked at every sis face in Bethel and I never forget a beautiful woman.
I didnt like Sydlik. Only gb I did not like.
Gamaliel, If you worked in art you would remmember a bro S. Kolb.(thats not me) The end sheet gluer I remmeber was designed by bros. It stood on the right as you came into 2/7 after crossing the over pass. Where the smashers those noisy machines in the 3floor, or were those the gatherers?
By the way after so many years of making Bethel your career , these bros that put their lives into int sadly got sent home (out in the field)
Reinhard taught Bible classes in Bethel. I remember that. I sat in a couple of times. Liked the bros, respected him, still do.
After work in Beth, some bros would have clasess and teach something. some languages,..etc
Wooodulf sis names were Jael and Linda. Iinda got marrried around 76. Dont recal if she brought her husdband in or if they left.
The basement of the 124 was the laundry or was it the 107? It was an oven down there. They had fans going all of the time but it did not help. I felt sorry for some of the sisters that I knew that worked there. Only one place worse than the Bindery and that was it.
Anyone remmeber the Desmosthenes bros, I think that they worked in the pressroom, Most press workers lived in 58. 58 I remmember was the wildest building. Does bros could drink! in them days, Coors beer was the best, I knew a bro who's dad sent him cases of corrs from colorado, think his name was kerry, also a pressman.
L. Borden worked in Spanish translation. I though she was in love with Dean S. DS is very very frail nowdays. You would not recognize him. He looks very old and weak and even his voice in very weak. I though that DS was one of the most important bros in the wts. The man could do anyhing from lay bricks to design a rocket ship.
Ray Franz was one of the most frequent at Morning worship and at noon who presided. The three main main guys(most heavy) were uncle nat, freddy and ray. Swingle also carried a lot of weight and so did shroderer
Max Larsen was factory overseer and DS assitant (among other respons) but Dean was much more qualified that Max. Max did not need hair he could comb his eyebrows over his head if need be.
DS is an engineer. I think that he was from texas. He had secular trainning. I dont think that Randy W. did. I was surprised how a young bro like Randy knew so much. Some one had donated some monster press to the wts and Randy W was to put it together. Where did he learn how to do that I thought to myself.
Anyone remmeber that bro who plyed the accordion, he played that thing at every bethelites wedding.
Soy burgers for supper and pancakes for breakfast on sundays. Where did they serve super? Wasnt it in the basement of the 124?
Anyone remmeber that husdnabd and wife team gleammers? That couple could gleam! Seconds after prayer aftere the meal if posible before they were at our table. Bro worked in dispatch. They were both kkinda short in stature.
That sentinal watchman duty. I never could find those locks. I didnt like doing that. I was really scared going in that dark room next to dispatch.
Bethel key fit all of the locks. You were in! Even if you went to the farm or to Walkill, that key was all you needed to get in.
How about washing them dishes in the machine room with the rainsuit. Steam WAter all over the place.
key number on your underwear. Did sis get their key numbers on their panties?
One had very litle free time to get into trouble and even less counting dish duties, watchman duties and kh construction...
I remmeber the bus loads of beautiful sis that came in from all over the usa Man, the wts had some really beautiful women I thought. But in the New York cong that we were asigned to was nothing and I visted other congs too and same thing. Some of these Bethel lifers, eventually gave up trying to fing the pretty one and settled for someone in local cong. Im happy for the sis but sometimes I though that the bro made a mistake. Even now, I have heard it still happens.
Who was the hottest sis iin Bethel back in them days?
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Back in the 70's, bethel had a couple of beautiful sis (all married). Any one remmeber sis Eva W.(polish)? Not many single sis. I remmember the Ledley sisters, the woodulf sisters, There was another sis daughter of missonaries who grew up in Bethel. I think her name was pat. There werent any interracial marriages either. Fiirst brother to marry a black sis in Bethel was some dude that worked in bindery maintanance.
I remmember wondering when I saw the single sis in bethel Where did they find these women! Now I realize that a beautiful sis could always marry a bethelite and come to the Bible house but a woman without physical beauty could only come if she was accepted . It is hard to find a mate in the org. I remmember that NHK and Audrey's secretary ESther L. was not married. Did she evr find a mate anyone know? Some single sis in Bethel eventually got married Ive been told.
A walk on the promenade, booze on the towers roof, you had all the time in the world back then.
Before the mayflower lot of BA's. These guys did absolutley no work and they did not get kicked out either, faked out all of the time. They got stuck in the bindery and did time. But in may they could leave before serving their time and still be respected.
On baked fish days sometimes I ate shrimp in the chinese restaurant on Cadman.
It was great to get in for free at the museum with the bethel Id and the 10% discount at the movie theater and at the local store! What savings, realy lucky!
There was a chracteristic smell inside the factory of glue and ink and other stuff. Never forget that factry smell. The home also had an odor. I think it was that green soap. You knew you were in Bethel, you smelled it you saw it you heard it you felt it.
There was no racism in Bethel watsoever. What I found strange though is why most annointed Christians and ALL Gov body were white. Only white or german kings?
Although one was in NYC, one lived in a diffrent world it seemed. The world was the wts back then.
so the po confirmed what many on this board already know.
at latest round of co to elders meeting, the co quoted from the society outline.
any elder or ms who encourages college for his kids or others or who allows his children to go to college will no longer qualify.. he then asked if i was going to take the cos encouragement and reach out again to be an elder and get my hours on the ministry up.. i replied "i will never be an elder again - i strongly approve of further education and college and have been through college myself.
What Biblical basis is ther for disqualification on grounds of advocating or pursuing Univesersity education?
in many ways it appears as if the watchtower movement is slowing down.
a number of changes over the last few years certainly show that the watchtower is in a period of transition.
they have cut back on the number of magazines they print as well as lowered the cost of production by eliminating things like hard backed books.
After crying wolf since the 1800's till now, don't think that jws fear as much as they once did, but no matter what, Jws are convinced that:
1 WTS is Gods visible org
2 Bible is "God's Word"
3 WE are living in the prophetic time of the end
4 God fulfills his purposes. His word will not fail
And yet, even though jws have this conviction, the sense of "urgency" has cooled in the souls of some (if not many) of the flock and shepherds. This is evident by growing non kingdom pursuits.
THis is my opinion and obeservation.
after being the org for years and years, one becomes accustomed to jw activties, weekly meetings, assbly, etc... it becomes a habit, a routine, and something that as a jw ,you just do.
but one time jws had "spiritual goals" full time sevice, positions in the org.
do jws still have such goals ?
After being the org for years and years, one becomes accustomed to jw activties, weekly meetings, assbly, etc... It becomes a habit, a routine, and something that as a jw ,you just do. But one time jws had "spiritual goals" full time sevice, positions in the org. Do jws still have such goals ?
it seems funny to hear how some get love bombed, others get left alone when they fade.
i moved and told nobody - by the time they figured i was 'weak', it was too late - i was gone.
so honestly, what was it like for you when you left the 'organization'?
The love bomb in my opinion (withoutt knowing how people really feel) is a put on. Love bombers may go to the PO and say. I tried to encore bro so and so but he seeemed so(bad remark)... To score points.
People care about themselves and about blood relatives. Peoplle who care are blood realtives in the cong but not the others., not truly.
it seems funny to hear how some get love bombed, others get left alone when they fade.
i moved and told nobody - by the time they figured i was 'weak', it was too late - i was gone.
so honestly, what was it like for you when you left the 'organization'?
I get the impression that people look foward to gossip and news of people leaving and annouincements. I guess it depends if it is a samll cong and members are related. But in cities and in large congs, no one truly cares. At first people are surprised and for a while there may be a an effoort but soon to die out and people will forget you faster than when a monkey scratches his ear.
It is funny when you think about it that after knowing and socializing with people for so many years they wil brush you off as if they never knew you and friendship bonds that seemed so deep are shown to be shallow electroplated. RElationship is conditional.
in my spiritual journey, which includes trying to decide if i still believe in god anymore or not i am beginning to question if god listened to my prayers or even answered them.
i think i had a track record of praying more when i needed something.
terrible i know.
Yes. It is true. YHWH is the hearer of prayer.
if the jw's really believe what the witchtower babble and trick society says about.
the end being so close, do their actions betray what they preach?
if you knew that your house.
absolutely. The end is closer than ever! Every day that passes the end gets even closer!