I fail to see that any true dub would accept information posted on the internet. For my own part, I was not satisfied until having read the full history, from original publications. Not Berean repros but originals.Heres Mr Russell from the WT of August 1889:
...."The foundation of the great apostacy was laid in the seperation of a class (called clergy)from the church of believers in general...
this was not done in a day,but gradually.Those who had been chosen from their own number ,by the various congregations, to minister, or serve them in spiritual things,gradually came to consider themselves a superior class....Next they felt it beneath their dignity to be elected by the congregations they were to serve...Their councils ..came finally to decreeing what should be considered orthodox...this self exalted clergy, becoming more and more vain and boastfull,finally concluded that they alone constituted the Church ,and that the laity..were not to be classed as joint heirs..to the promises of coming glory and honor and association with Christ"...Two classes. One for heaven, one not.Burn Rutherford, Burn!
...."The foundation of the great apostacy was laid in the seperation of a class (called clergy)from the church of believers in general...
this was not done in a day,but gradually.Those who had been chosen from their own number ,by the various congregations, to minister, or serve them in spiritual things,gradually came to consider themselves a superior class....Next they felt it beneath their dignity to be elected by the congregations they were to serve...Their councils ..came finally to decreeing what should be considered orthodox...this self exalted clergy, becoming more and more vain and boastfull,finally concluded that they alone constituted the Church ,and that the laity..were not to be classed as joint heirs..to the promises of coming glory and honor and association with Christ"...Two classes. One for heaven, one not.Burn Rutherford, Burn!