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  Maybe you can help with this?

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as some of you know, i'm not a witness, but i am the co-author of a series of history book that discuss the watch tower's earliest years.

  russell mentions a 'brother' van der ahe as an early days wt evangelist.

  we can't identify him.

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  Blondie, Yes, we have contacts among Bible Student groups, some of them very knowledgeable. They were unable to help.
  
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  Maybe you can help with this?

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as some of you know, i'm not a witness, but i am the co-author of a series of history book that discuss the watch tower's earliest years.

  russell mentions a 'brother' van der ahe as an early days wt evangelist.

  we can't identify him.

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  Yup, that's our history blog.
  
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  Maybe you can help with this?

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as some of you know, i'm not a witness, but i am the co-author of a series of history book that discuss the watch tower's earliest years.

  russell mentions a 'brother' van der ahe as an early days wt evangelist.

  we can't identify him.

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  They're trying to be helpful, Nathan. Research is similar to picking at flaky pie crust before you stab it with your fork. I appreciate their help. And I appreciate your support.
  
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  Maybe you can help with this?

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as some of you know, i'm not a witness, but i am the co-author of a series of history book that discuss the watch tower's earliest years.

  russell mentions a 'brother' van der ahe as an early days wt evangelist.

  we can't identify him.

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  Thanks Snowb. J. B. Adamson is John Bartlet Adamson. 1837-1904. We have a fair biography of Adamson.
  
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  Maybe you can help with this?

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as some of you know, i'm not a witness, but i am the co-author of a series of history book that discuss the watch tower's earliest years.

  russell mentions a 'brother' van der ahe as an early days wt evangelist.

  we can't identify him.

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  No. W. E. Van Amburgh comes into the picture much later.
  
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  Maybe you can help with this?

  by vienne in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as some of you know, i'm not a witness, but i am the co-author of a series of history book that discuss the watch tower's earliest years.

  russell mentions a 'brother' van der ahe as an early days wt evangelist.

  we can't identify him.

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  As some of you know, I'm not a Witness, but I am the co-author of a series of history book that discuss the Watch Tower's earliest years. Russell mentions a 'brother' van der Ahe as an early days WT evangelist. We can't identify him. This is what we have:

  We don’t know who “Brother” van der Ahe was. Possible candidates are two Pittsburgh residents living and working near the Russell’s Fifth Avenue store. The Pittsburgh directories spell the name as Vandera. Thurston’s 1869 Directory lists William, a salesman, and Louis, a shoemaker. There is no firm identification of Van der Ahe. - From a chapter that will appear in Separate Identity volume 2.

  Some of you are adept researchers. Can you solve this problem?

  Rachael
  
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  what is the rarest JW book?

  by dogon in

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  what is the rarest jb book ever printed?

  i just bought a copy of the finished mystery and it can be a bit rare.

  but i bet there are others much more rare.

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  Rarest are 1. Three Worlds by Barbour; 2. First [188] edition of Day Dawn by J. H. Paton, funded by Russell; 3. Food for Thinking Christians; 4. All the Bible Student's tracts [1881] especially Tract 6 by A. D. Jones [One known original survives.] 5. A true first printing of Plan of the Ages; 6. Finished Mystery booklet. Advertising booklet printed for colporteurs and never used because of ban. 7. 1959 version of of Kingdom Ministry Course.
  
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  Looking for an original copy of The Finished Mystery 1918

  by dogon in

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  2. bible

  if anyone has a original copy of the finished mystery 1918 they would sell contact me at [email protected].

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  They show up on ebay regularly. Check there. 1st [1917] edition is expensive, later editions not so much.
  
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  "The Jehovah Witness Movement is Zionist," a creation of the pen of Father

  by Rig Boy in

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  "the jehovah witness movement is zionist," a creation of the pen of father dr. peter madrus.

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  category: news & opinion (specific) topic: religion and spirituality: judaism - opposing views

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  What utter nonsense.
  
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  Has anyone done a point by point refutation of Fritz Springmeier's The Watchtower and the Masons: A Preliminary Investigation?

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  is there a point by point refutation of that book?it's the source of all of the "russell was a mason" conspiracy.

  i started reading the book and i noticed some pretty obvious holes in the argument... for example, he writes that the pyramid-shaped monument is "proof" and we all know it isn't.here is the book if you want to check it out.https://archive.org/details/fritzspringmeierthewatchtowerandthemasons1990_201603.

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  Commonly, Masonic halls were rented out for public events. That Russell used them is not exceptional.