Russell's Gravesite Pictures - (just got back from Pittsburgh)

by thecarpenter 65 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  Kenneson

  Take a look at this guy's tombstone.

  http://www.sharow.org.uk/st-johns-church/church-charles-p-smyth.html
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  38 Years

  And this is what I saw in the lobby of the temple on the side of the building, notice the crown and cross

  These pictures are great! So what's with similarity between the crown and the cross in the lobby banner and the same on the pyramid?
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  thecarpenter

  Hey Kenneson,

  I was at the grave site 8:15pm Sunday evening, the Masonic temple was closed for business. It is amazing that this part of the cemetery has no gate around it, you can ride right up to the pyramid and park on a side road.

  Speaking of Tombstones, here are some pictures of Russell's about 20 ft to the east of the pyramid.

  

  

  

  I was looking for secret writing on the tombstone but couldn't find any... then again, I forgot my infrared camera and masonic decoder ring....

  I couldn't leave without getting a few shots of myself, so I posed in front of the pyramid for a self portrait... can you believe people say i look like bigheaded Rutherford????

  of all the insults...

  
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  thecarpenter

  Hey 38 Years

  So what's with similarity between the crown and the cross in the lobby banner and the same on the pyramid?

  There has been a lot of speculation that there is some sort of Watchtower (Russell), Freemason connection. I believe Charles T Russell's family was involved with the freemasons and there has been speculation that Russell was involved, maybe on a peripheral level. The images of the cross and crown seem to indicate some sort of connection. At this point, there is enough nonsense in Russell's books to realize he was kooky even without a Masonic connection.

  thecarpenter aka occult historian
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  TD

  The images of the cross and crown seem to indicate some sort of connection.

  This won't change the mind of anyone who doesn't realize how common Masonry and kindred goups once were.

  Every major Christian denomination uses or has used the same symbol:

  Christian Science has traditionally held a special fondness for the symbol::

  http://christianscience.rolf-witzsche.com/metaphor-2.html

  http://www.tfccs.com/scienceandhealth/;jsessionid=LSIEOYGWAUQUFKGL4L2SFEQ

  http://www.antiquingonline.com/period-jewelry/html/christian-science-pin.htm

  Modern Baptist churches use it:

  http://www.crossandcrownbaptist.com/

  http://www.fbc-cp.org/

  http://www.bgco.org/p/2195/Default.aspx

  Catholic affliated groups use it:

  http://www.daughtersofisabella.org/main.asp

  http://www.slkschool.com/aboutSLK.php

  http://azstatecatholicdaughters.homestead.com/home.html

  Anglican churches have used it:

  http://www.anglicanbookcentre.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=32929

  http://www.st-athanasius-pck.org/

  Other examples include:

  Congregationalist:

  http://www.pccoshkosh.com/AboutPlymouth/Purpose&Mission.htm

  Lutheran:

  http://www.churchsigns.com/images/signs/cross_and_crown.jpg

  http://www.cross-n-crown.org/

  Presbyterian:

  http://www.oakridge.london.on.ca/worship/crown.asp

  http://www.fpcmarshall.org/history.html

  Methodist:

  http://www.austinavenueumc.org/page.aspx?id=101698

  http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/flaghold/flag035.htm

  Episcopal:

  http://standrews.elysiumgates.com/mwhis.html

  http://www.stfrancisaustin.com/

  Church of the Brethren

  http://www.cob-net.org/news.htm

  Non-Denominational and Inter-denominational:

  http://www.crossncrownchurch.com/

  http://www.worldgospelchurch.org/Music.htm
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  thecarpenter

  wow, didn't realize how many Christain churches use the symbol... that's good to know.
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  38 Years

  Thanks thecarpenter!
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  Dragonlady76

  Whats up with the cross encircled in the crown????????
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  thecarpenter

  by the way, I am working on a documentary about Persuasion and JW's, that's the reason I went to Pennsylvania to film Russell's gravesite. Here is the link

  Documentary about Persuasion and JW's - need to interview more women
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  thecarpenter

  Hello all, I was going over my pictures and I decided to post a closeup of the four sides up close...

  

  

  

  

  It was a worthwhile trip, in a morbid way...