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  Trying to install 95 WT Library & Need Help

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i recently obtained the 1995 wt library cd-rom and have been trying to get it to work.

  it took a few attempts to get it to install but i keep on getting an abormal program termination when i try to use it.

  i figure there are configuration issues since it's so old.

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  The specs call for Windows 3.1. Would Windows 98 be compatible with that?

  What's "Me"?
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  Trying to install 95 WT Library & Need Help

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i recently obtained the 1995 wt library cd-rom and have been trying to get it to work.

  it took a few attempts to get it to install but i keep on getting an abormal program termination when i try to use it.

  i figure there are configuration issues since it's so old.

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  I tried changing the compatibility tab and it still give me the "abnormal termination" error.

  Will I have to find an ancient computer system to make the CD work? I have the 2005 version but wanted to get access to those files on here which aren't on the newer CD.

  Is there anything else I could try?
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  Trying to install 95 WT Library & Need Help

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i recently obtained the 1995 wt library cd-rom and have been trying to get it to work.

  it took a few attempts to get it to install but i keep on getting an abormal program termination when i try to use it.

  i figure there are configuration issues since it's so old.

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  I'm able to find a directory that has all the files for each book or bound volume. However, they are in a program that my computer does not recognize. I imagine it's a program the WT has created. Anyone know for sure what program they used? Is there a way to open these files individually?
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  Trying to install 95 WT Library & Need Help

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i recently obtained the 1995 wt library cd-rom and have been trying to get it to work.

  it took a few attempts to get it to install but i keep on getting an abormal program termination when i try to use it.

  i figure there are configuration issues since it's so old.

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  cabasilas

  I recently obtained the 1995 WT Library CD-ROM and have been trying to get it to work. It took a few attempts to get it to install but I keep on getting an abormal program termination when I try to use it. I figure there are configuration issues since it's so old. I'm using Windows XP and I think this CD was based on a very simple Windows program.

  Any advice on what I can do to get it to work?

  Looks like there are several books on it that are not on the later CD-ROM...books from the 70s and a couple from the 60s.
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  Justus Lipsius' book on the Cross

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a friend sent me pictures of justus lipsius' book on the cross which is referenced in the new world translation and the kingdom interlinear translation.

  i've converted the pics to a pdf file and it's now online at:.

  http://www.catholic-forum.com/members/popestleo/justuslipsiuscruce.pdf.

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  A friend sent me pictures of Justus Lipsius' book on the Cross which is referenced in the New World Translation and the Kingdom Interlinear Translation. I've converted the pics to a pdf file and it's now online at:

  http://www.catholic-forum.com/members/popestleo/JustusLipsiusCruce.pdf

  It's in Latin but contains the woodcut the NWT referenced.
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  Where in the Bible does it say man has free will?

  by lovelylil in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was doing some research on another topic and this scripural point kept coming up - jesus said "no one comes to me unless the father who sent me draws him" this word draw means to "entice" or "attract".

  in light of this statement, does this mean we actually do not have free will to decide to serve christ?

  for it says we cannot do so unless drawn by god.

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  When I was a JW a close elder friend really liked the New English Bible and would even use it out in service. He once quoted this to me in between return visits:

  11 Do not say, "It was the LORD's doing that I fell away";
  for he does not do what he hates.
  12 Do not say, "It was he who led me astray";
  for he has no need of the sinful.
  13 The Lord hates all abominations;
  such things are not loved by those who fear him.
  14 It was he who created humankind in the beginning,
  and he left them in the power of their own free choice.
  15 If you choose, you can keep the commandments,
  and to act faithfully is a matter of your own choice.
  16 He has placed before you fire and water;
  stretch out your hand for whichever you choose.
  17 Before each person are life and death,
  and whichever one chooses will be given.
  18 For great is the wisdom of the Lord;
  he is mighty in power and sees everything;
  19 his eyes are on those who fear him,
  and he knows every human action.
  20 He has not commanded anyone to be wicked,
  and he has not given anyone permission to sin.

  Comes from Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 15:11-20

  http://www.anova.org/sev/htm/ap/05_sirach.htm
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  Can Non-JW Spouses Receive JW Funeral/Memorial Service?

  by SusanHere in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my jw sister's husband is dying of cancer.

  he's never been a jw, though he has pretended interest for years, mostly just to keep her happy and hopeful.

  i don't believe he ever intended more than that.

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  My father in law received a KH funeral. He had never joined and at times had been somewhat oppostional to his wife who had been a loyal JW. He would never have agreed to having a KH funeral but I don't think his wife would have wanted it anywhere else.

  They, of course, used it to preach their view of the afterlife.
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  1920-1929 Memorial Attendance Statistics

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm doing some research on the 1920s period of the wt society.

  has anyone ever published the stats for the memorial attendance for this period?

  my understanding is that it dipped quiet a bit after 1926 but i'd like to see if that is substantiated by the stats.

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  Thank you, Blondie, for those stats! I was going through the later WT volumes for the 20s and I noticed that they weren't so free with publishing the numbers of Memorial Attenders.

  It's interesting to note that pre-1925 the WT was still fairly Russellite in theology but changes came swiftly from 25-28 rejecting many of Russell's teachings. My impression of the schisms from that era is that many of those who left to join the various Bible Student groups not affiliated with JFR did so after the theological changes began in 1925. Not to deny the schimatic groups were in existence before then but it seems they took on many disaffected members from JFR's group post 1925. Does that seem like a correct interpretation of the historical evidence?

  Another question: was it the realization that the entire message of the 1920-1924 period ("Millions Now Living Will Never Die" with its emphasis on 1925) was about to fail that caused JFR to begin these changes? His "Birth of a Nation" article in 1925 was published against the objections of the WT's own editorial board. The rejection of "character development," CTR as the faithful servant, 1878 as the time of the resurrection of the saints, and other changes soon followed. Was this an attempted diversion to get the rank and file focused on new things?
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  1920-1929 Memorial Attendance Statistics

  by cabasilas in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm doing some research on the 1920s period of the wt society.

  has anyone ever published the stats for the memorial attendance for this period?

  my understanding is that it dipped quiet a bit after 1926 but i'd like to see if that is substantiated by the stats.

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  cabasilas

  I'm doing some research on the 1920s period of the WT Society. Has anyone ever published the stats for the Memorial attendance for this period? My understanding is that it dipped quiet a bit after 1926 but I'd like to see if that is substantiated by the stats.
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  I know what the Big Announcement was tonight at my hall.

  by JimWood in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so i get this phone call from an apostate friend and i am informed that the c.o.

  are at the hall tonight.

  so i accidentally printed out 50 copies of the letter from paul hoeffel (un/dpi) and somehow or another they ended up on all the windshields of the cars at the hall.

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  A suggestion for the next time..

  Don't put anything on the windshield. When they come out they will remove them from the other cars or the JWs will feel pressured not to look at them in front of the other JWS and they'll just throw them away.

  Fold up the tract or whatever you want to leave and put it inside the door jamb. The best door jamb to use is the passenger rear door as that may not be opened until they are away from the KH and they may actually look at the tract when they discover it later. It takes a bit of effort to slip them in the door jamb that way but it usually works. If the window is cracked then you can slip them in the car to be discovered later.