Firstly, this is taken from a Christian fundy/conspiracy theorist site, so you can take the significance of what the author says on his site with a grain of salt, but I thought it was an interesting bit of trivia, for what it's worth.http://www.samliquidation.com/section_13.htm
Charles T. Russell, in a 1891 letter to Baron (Lord) Rothschild, mailed from Palestine, outlined possible courses of action that could be taken to establish the Jews in Palestine. Russell’s letters praised the Rothschild’s money which established Jewish colonies in Palestine. Russell writes Rothschild, "What is needed here, therefore, next to water and cleanliness, is a good government which will protect the poor from the ravenous and the wealthy. Banking institutions on sound bases, and doing business honorably, are also greatly needed". Russell continues, "May the God of Jacob direct you, my dear Sir, and all interested with you in the deliverance and prosperity of Israel, and blessed will they be who, to any extent, yield themselves as his servants in fulfilling his will as predicted."
Has any WTS historian heard of this before? Can it be substantiated?