here is a picture of 124 columbia heights in brooklyn that russell purchased when he moved his operations to brooklyn.
it belonged to another preacher, henry ward beecher, before he died.
russell also bought his other properties that beecher had on hick street, which i guess would be the first assembly hall.
Great photo.
Henry Ward Beecher was quite famous in his time, even more so was his daughter Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
I don't believe there was any ideological kinship between Beecher and Russell, though if I am wrong someone will comment on it.
during our wt life we met a good number of friends involved in the circuit and district work.
i am sure that we share the same experience and that we remember fondly some that we caring, loving and generally interested in the brothers.
at the same time we might remember others that were arrogant, selfish, abusive and oppressive.
in the u.s., three's company was not allowed.
it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.
the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..
We didn't have a tv when
I was at home (before 1980). Actually now I'm glad. Doesn't sound like I missed much.
some people had a penchant for posting their topics directly into the "best of topics" area.
it seemed more than a little arrogant to me that some imagined their every utterance was immediately a greatest hit but maybe people weren't clear on what that area was intended for .... from now on you won't be able to start new topics there.
if anyone wants to submit a topic to be added there (perhaps an index to a curated list of other topics by a user or on a certain subject / theme) then just start one in "suggestions" and pm me and, if it is suitable, then i'll move it into there.. existing topics posted there recently have been moved to more appropriate areas..
Good move,
I know I have been in a quandry a few times on where to put my post. Sometimes I wish there were a category like 'Something I thought interesting, just wanted to see if anyone else had a comment'
in the russell days they had a 'daily manna' book which had a daily text, as well as a page to list all your friends birthdays.
they had the same 365 daily texts every year.
when was is replaced by the current daily text?
just wondering, as i will be visiting active jw family in ohio in a few weeks, do you think it will be worthwhile dropping it into a conversation, about the wtbts pyramid near his grave, or try some other topic to try and wake them up.
i was never baptized and don't really care if they get upset or not, but it is only a day trip from ohio to pittsburgh, and thought it would be fun if they denied it, and then drove their to see it for ourselves.
shucks only 90 teaching books trashed last week still there is a new week starting lol
in your personal experience, do you think that the wt attracts needy types of people?
over the years, my experience is that they do attract very needy, insecure, dysfunctional, types.
i had an acquaintance that i just basically cut off.
if you were really into the organization back in the 80's, you have to admit, that it was the peak of the organization.
it was a time of high energy and excitement.
like any nation, it reaches a peak and then it declines.
if you were really into the organization back in the 80's, you have to admit, that it was the peak of the organization.
it was a time of high energy and excitement.
like any nation, it reaches a peak and then it declines.
