Merry Magdalene

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  Rutherford and William Jennings Bryan

  by VM44 in

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  does anyone know where it mentioned that rutherford was involved in william jennings bryan's presidential campaign(s)?

  also, i recall reading that rutherford said bryan was god's choice as president for the usa!

  if that was so, then it is very strange that bryan was never elected president!.

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  Merry Magdalene

  It is also mentioned in chapter 6 of Visions of Glory by Barbara Grizzutti Harrison:

  He practiced trial law in Boonville, Missouri, for fifteen years, campaigning briefly for William Jennings Bryan.

  http://www.exjws.net/vg.htm

  I haven't been able to discover where they got that bit of information from.

  A.H. MacMillan briefly mentions WJB in Faith on the March:

  William Jennings Bryan, as Secretary of State to President Woodrow Wilson, had made a tour of the country urging the United States of America to stay out of World War I, while most of the clergy were urging the government to get into it. Bryan resigned when, April 6, 1917, the United States entered the war.

  ~Merry
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  Rutherford and William Jennings Bryan

  by VM44 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  does anyone know where it mentioned that rutherford was involved in william jennings bryan's presidential campaign(s)?

  also, i recall reading that rutherford said bryan was god's choice as president for the usa!

  if that was so, then it is very strange that bryan was never elected president!.

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  Merry Magdalene

  The next Watchtower president, Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869–1942), presided over the Age of Politics. Rutherford, universally known as Judge Rutherford, was a lawyer who had served as a temporary judge in Boonville, Missouri. He had, in addition, campaigned for William Jennings Bryan, apostle of Free Silver and other Progressive causes. Like Bryan, he cast himself in the prophetic mode and crusaded against the power of big capital. Like Bryan, he also opposed America's entry into World War I. His opposition to the war and military service led to his imprisonment for nine months on (palpably false) charges of sedition. He became, with some reason, a vigorous enemy of secular authority.

  This reference can be found at http://libertyunbound.com/archive/2003_10/cox-truth.html in an article by

  Stephen Cox is professor of literature at the University of California in San Diego, and the author of "The Titanic Story."

  ~Merry
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  The Big Goodbye

  by SickofLies in

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  thanks everyone for the support and help.

  i've enjoyed doing my project and i'm proud of myself for doing it.

  i've spent a ton of time here posting and getting to know everyone and its been fun.

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  Merry Magdalene

  ~Merry
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  Ian is home!!!

  by Alleymom in

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  hey, folks ---

  i just heard from claire.

  guess what?!

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  Merry Magdalene

  ~Merry
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  Do you appreciate the beauty of still, calm, silence?

  by nicolaou in

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  Merry Magdalene

  Be still and know that I am...

  ~Merry
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  Love Is . . . . .

  by nicolaou in

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  when you give your 12 year old daughter a big squeeze when you get home from work.

  she'll feign embarrassment and complain "oh dad" because she's not a 'kid' anymore but she won't pull away.

  nic'

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  Merry Magdalene

  ...impossible to contain, explain, or feign.

  ~Merry
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  What did YOU do during the downtime?

  by LittleToe in

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  so, if i'm not much mistaken jwd was just down for over 24 hours - the longest time i can remember in over four years of posting here.

  these things happen - c'est la vie.. so what did you do during this time?

  did you suffer the dts?

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  Merry Magdalene

  very funny, tij

  ~Merry
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  Digg it folks!! Help me raise awareness for my website!

  by SickofLies in

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  http://digg.com/links/new_documentary_exposes_witnesses

  kw13 has set this up for me in order to help get exposure outside our little circle.

  he will explain more!

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  Merry Magdalene

  Dugg it.

  ~Merry
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  It's Robdar's Birthday

  by oldflame in

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  happy birthday my sweet.

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  Merry Magdalene

  ~Merry
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  What did YOU do during the downtime?

  by LittleToe in

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  so, if i'm not much mistaken jwd was just down for over 24 hours - the longest time i can remember in over four years of posting here.

  these things happen - c'est la vie.. so what did you do during this time?

  did you suffer the dts?

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  Merry Magdalene

  LOL @ Gumby and LT...Good to see everything's back to normal here

  Had a great "downtime," thanks for askin--played around on MySpace (put up a slide show), wrote a poem, listened to some music. In the evening a wild wind came up so my daughter and I answered the call of the wild and went out to play in it. Great fun! The blossoms from the cherry tree were whirling around us like confetti, and then it began to rain. It was warm out so it felt good.

  ~Merry