Seems like I read somewhere (perhaps in Gruss' Apostles of Denial which I can't locate at the moment) that a major JW convention had a resolution adopted specifically condemning Olin R. Moyle. Am I remembering correctly? Was it the 1941 St Louis convention? Anyone know?
Moyle Condemned at 1941 Convention?
by cabasilas 3 Replies latest watchtower bible
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onacruse
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 (THEOCRATIC ASSEMBLY AT ST. LOUIS)
This same day a sharp judgment of the great Lawgiver against the "evil servant" class (Matthew 24:48-51) was expressed at the beginning of the afternoon’s sessions. An ex-army officer of the United States appeared on the platform and asked and was granted the privilege to present a Resolution concerning one Moyle. Said lawyer proved unfaithful to his position of trust in the Lord’s organization, slandered and abused the Bethel family at
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Brooklyn, quit his post of duty, and thereafter sued the Society and its board of directors and others for $100,000 for libel because the facts were published in The Watchtower for the protection of Jehovah’s witnesses throughout the land. The Resolution condemned such course of action and such recourse to worldly courts as unscriptural, unwarranted and unjustified. Put to a vote, the Resolution was adopted with a unanimous "Aye" by the vast assembly of more than 75,000. Thereafter copies of the Resolution were given free to all, to take home with them.
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JK666
The fact is that Olin Moyle WON this libel case to the tune of $30,000. The catty Rutherford paid him in silver coins, probably a Judas reference. The only thing Moyle did was call Rutherford on his verbal abuse and heavy drinking.
These facts were NEVER in a WT publication!
JK
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cabasilas
Thanks for the info! I would love to see a copy of that resolution!