those people on that cover were supposed to represent a group of people that would still live on into the new order.
in your best guess, how old were most of those 16 people at the time the photo was taken, and how many do you suppose are still alive today?.
remember, that wt was printed in 1984, nearly 27 years ago.
No doubt most, if not all, of those people really believed they would make it into paradise without dying.
Hey, Ding, you just brought up an interesting point. I suspect that many, if not most, of those folks had a heavenly hope. Just speculating here because these were all very long-timers -- many of them with bios in one yearbook or another. If this is the case why would Watchtower parade them as poster-children of survivors beyond the "1914, this generation" conclusion?
Len
hi folks,.
all issues of the witchtower are now available as "bound volumes" with bookmarks.
also, lots of typos have been corrected.. .
Hi Processor,
This is the best-kept secret of WT humor collection I've seen. A tremendous amount of work on your part.
Congratulations from all of us!!!! Len Miller.
those people on that cover were supposed to represent a group of people that would still live on into the new order.
in your best guess, how old were most of those 16 people at the time the photo was taken, and how many do you suppose are still alive today?.
remember, that wt was printed in 1984, nearly 27 years ago.
Great piece of work, Cabasilas. Thank you.
The puzzle may never be completed perfectly but it won't be because it wasn't attempted.
Len Miller
frank,.
we are trying to complete the names of those folks from bethel who are on the cover of the infamous 1984 watchtower.
some people who know you have the feeling you may know them.
Hi VM,
Yes, Barb is helping on this but don't know about Randy.
Len
frank,.
we are trying to complete the names of those folks from bethel who are on the cover of the infamous 1984 watchtower.
some people who know you have the feeling you may know them.
I was able to contact Frank via email. He said that he was not able to identify the parties in question.
Len
the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.
will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?
some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.
Hi Room 215,
I thought of using Bro and Sis but -- hey, at the time of the photo, they no longer carried that status since I got outta there in 1978. Even today, I don't have that feeling of brotherhood as I'm still out. No disrespect to either, however, as they were doing (as I was) what they thought was correct. Similarly, I can't bring myself to calling the priest at the local Catholic church, Father Immanuel.
It is thought, however, that he was disfellowshipped after leaving Bethel and it is speculated, naturally (after all, he was elderly), that he disassociated himself or df'd because of apostasy. Either way, hooray for him.
Len
frank,.
we are trying to complete the names of those folks from bethel who are on the cover of the infamous 1984 watchtower.
some people who know you have the feeling you may know them.
Frank,
We are trying to complete the names of those folks from Bethel who are on the cover of the infamous 1984 Watchtower. Some people who know you have the feeling you may know them. Please take a look at the cover below.
First, No. 8 on the list. One source has him as Aquilla Zook, 1898-1993.
Second, that Bethel chiropractor husband Steiman (spelling?) and his wife, nos. 5 and 10. Do you know them and do you know their first names as well?
Len Miller
ps: Anyone seeing this post please feel welcome to pop in with any suggestions on obtaining these names.
the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.
will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?
some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.
Hi VM44,
Might I suggest once more that someone should try contacting the user Frank Toth (fjtoth) concerning this Watchtower cover?
Hmmm ... yes, I remember you have already suggested that -- my bad! I'll PM him, then create a special thread to have him look at the PM.
Thanks for being persistent.
Len
i am a former active poster here, former elder, former bethelite and pretty much known by people on the xjw boards since the mid 90's.
gawd that makes me sound old.. i notice that a great deal of uproar is being made by allegations of a hide in the closet alleged bethelite.
to counter the damage caused by this claim, i am happy to address any questions people may have about bethel, protocol, etc.. i was at the canada branch for 11 years, worked in multiple areas including the legal department, service desk and writing dept.
Hi Uzzah,
Here's one for all Bethelites, since we've got you corraled. That 1984 Watchtower with those 16 elderly Bethelites pictured on the cover -- thanks to help from many, we've got most of them identified. Can you help fill in some blanks. No. 8 is thought to be Aquilla Zook, 1898-1993. Any thoughts? Then how about the Steiman's, chiropractor husband and wife. First names? Any idea where they moved after Bethel? Len.
the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.
will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?
some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.
Many of those names you will find on your WT Library CD. Some have their life story recounted.
Another bit of trivia, here. I couldn't help but notice the ages of most of these folks. Two of them became centenarians . On average, they lived some 92.5 years where the average U.S. citizen lives to 78.3.
Was it the Bethel lifestyle? The food? The lack of stress?
Len
