Here is some interesting trivia which sheds light on the IBSA's attitude toward the military prior to WWI:
1. Dwight D. Eisenhower was reared by loyal "Bible Students", and after graduating H.S., entered West Point in ~1911.
2. CMH holder, General William P. Hall delivered the opening address at the 1911 IBSA Convention. Later that year, he accompanied Russell on his famous "world tour". During that time, General Hall worked in the Adjutant General's dept in Washington DC. After he returned from the world tour, he was promoted to THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE US ARMY for about 6 months. I don't know why the term was so short, or what happened to him thereafter, although I seem to recall that he didn't die until the latter 1920s. It's curious that the history of someone of his prominence is unknown.