tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29004097528664273752011-12-21T01:20:52.238-05:00This blog is about Charles Taze Russell, especially in presenting his own statements concerning various controversial subjects, and also in defense of Russell against the many misrepresentations being made concerning Mr. Russell.Ronaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01428695352830083280noreply@blogger.comBlogger271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2900409752866427375.post-1085109209985990592011-07-30T23:33:00.002-04:002011-07-30T23:34:52.374-04:00

Charles Taze Russell did not, himself, sell any of the Miracle Wheat at all. Kenneth Stoner (who was NOT associated with Russell or the Bible Students), the discoverer of the wheat, had sold the wheat at $1.25 a pound. It was Mr. Stoner, not Russell, who named the wheat "Miracle Wheat". In 1910 one of the Bible Students, who had raised some of this wheat, sold it for seed at $1.00 per pound (25

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Click Here for: Bible Hope - JW Doctrine - Charles Taze Russell and the JW Governing Body

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(Blogger auto formatting seems to have a mind of its own - so far I have not found any way to stop Blogger from adding a tremendous amount of spacing in my posts.) Before reading this, please note that I am not with the Jehovah's Witnesses. I am posting here regarding a video on youtube.com entitled: Era Charles Taze Russell un masón? Much of what PiedraParlante states in his comments,

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Stephen E. Jones presented some erroneous statements concerning Russell to which I responded; he then presented even more errors in statements to which I tried to respond, but since my responses were not allowed, I have decided to respond to them here. I believe that Jones, whether he allows my responses or not, if he is really interested in the truth of the matter, he should at least correct the

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Something we keep seeing repeated over and over concerning Russell is that the denied the Bible doctrine of hell. In reality, he did not deny the Bible doctrine of hell, but rather he upheld and defended what the Bible said about hell, as opposed to what self-proclaimed orthodoxy would have us imagine and assume on the scriptures. What Russell denied was the added-on so-called "orthodox" view of

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The following appears on a site as amongst alleged prophecies of the JWs: 6,000 years from Adam ended in A.D. 1872. (Daily Heavenly Manna, inside cover page). 6,000 years of human history ended in 1873.(The Time is at Hand, p.33) Actually, neither statement is a prophecy, but simply a statement, as related to the chronology that Russell had adopted. Additionally, it appears that the quotes are

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Russell never made any prophecies, so there were no prophecies from him that "failed". Charles Taze Russell never claimed any direct revelation from God. His opponents, as well as some others who claimed to be his followers, have made this claim for him, but he denied such from the very beginning and continued in such denial until the day he died. He certainly never claimed to be a

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This is in response a blog on a site called Christian Truths. We will not be providing too much in this blog, but will be mostly giving links to where we have provided information. Please click on the links for more information. The author evidently considers Charles Taze Russell as having been of the Jehovah's Witnesses organization, when in reality that organization did not exist when Russell

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Morton Edgar, a prominent writer amongst the Bible Students even in the days of Russell, wrote the following either in the latter 1920s or early 1930s, in response to Rutherford's new "organization" doctrine. Edgar's statement reflects the sentiments of many Bible Students living at that time, as they were appalled at what Rutherford was doing with the Watch Tower Society that had been formed for

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1904 and Russell’s Changes

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One of the JWs has a page on Russell's marriage which I believe to be very informative. Be aware that the site does preach the JW organization in the other posts, but the information on the post linked to below appears to be accurate and useful.The material is reproduced from the JW Proclaimers book and their 1975 Yearbook, discussing Russell's marital problems, and the charges his wife brought

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Another video has been posted on YouTube (and on a site) about Charles Taze Russell. Practically every sentence contains a falsehood, putting it politely. The video starts by showing a scene of the pyramid monument that stands in the middle of the Watch Tower Society plot of the Rosement Cemetery in Pittsburg. The tone is set by the use of the word "weird" and the manner of presentation. The

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A Cure for Surface Cancer

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The following is an article Charles Taze Russell wrote for the March 1, 1893 issue of the Watch Tower. In this article Russell firmly denies that there is anything such as "Russellism," or that he was starting a "new sect."  We present this article in defense of Charles Taze Russell, who was never associated with, and did not believe in such a sectarian authoritarian organization such "Jehovah's

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We present below a few exceprts from Russell's writings that tell us how Russell viewed the Freemasons and similar organizations. Watch Tower June 15, 1895R1827 : page 143 In our judgment the majority of "secret societies" are merely beneficiary and have no secret schemes antagonistic to the general public welfare, the secret rites and ceremonies being merely "boys' play," occupying the time

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Russell gave a summation of his beliefs, what he stood for, in the January 15, 1912 issue of the Watch Tower, page 28: I. We affirm the humanity of Jesus and the deity of Christ. II. We acknowledge that the personality of the Holy Spirit is the Father and the Son; that the Holy Spirit proceeds from both, and in turn from all who are begotten by it. III. We affirm the resurrection of Christ–that

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Below is the article that Russell wrote in response to Barbour's article regarding the ransom sacrifice of Jesus. THE ATONEMENT HERALD OF THE MORNING September 1878 - Vol. 7 - No. 3 Unpleasant though it be, I feel it necessary to take exceptions to an article by my brother upon this subject, in the last number of this paper. I make the objection not from a spirit of controversy, but because I

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This is partly in response to a post made at: http://jwfaq.blogspot.com/2009/03/was-charles-taze-russell-founder-of.html Russell was indeed a non-sectarian, and he did not believe in such an organization as Rutherford later formed after Russell died. Rutherford, in fact, rejected the core teachings of Russell, and replaced them with his own teachings. Rutherford, not Russell, was the one who

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Index to material on Charles Taze Russell; material astrology, the Bible, the great pyramid, pyramidology, spiritsm, perjury, bible hell, deity of Jesus, divinity of Jesus, founder of Jehovah's witnesses, religion, ransom for all, Russell's tombstone, trinitarian dogma, witchcraft, watchtower, freemasons, Bible Students, and more..

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The claim is being made that pyramidology is a "a spiritistic religion," and that assuming this to be true, therefore Charles Taze Russell was a spiritist. Those who make this claim evidently have little idea as to what true pyramidology is about, and are probably confusing true Biblical pyramidology with practices of witchcraft, occultism, "pyramid power," transcentalism, occultic freemasonry,

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A writer on a blogsite states: In 1913, Russell sued Baptist minister J.J. Ross in the Ontario High Court for libel for a tract Ross wrote about Russell the previous year.The very titles of Ross' publications: "Some Facts (and More Facts) About the Self-Styled 'Pastor' Charles T. Russell," belies the deceptive spirit of the publications , since Charles Taze Russell was indeed appointed first as "

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The following statement has been made on a forum concerning Charles Taze Russell: Russell questioned his faith at an early age and was uncomfortable with hell and predestination. He bounced around between Presbyterianism, Adventism, and Congregationalism before founding the movement that would become the JW's. Russell was right in questioning his faith in the teachings of man, especially those

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This posts is to address some of the items on "Xenophanes's Forum" blog that presents many false statements and misleading comments concerning Brother Russell. While we are not associated with the Jehovah's Witnesses (nor was Russell), we do highly esteem Brother Russell and the work he did. The first statement we wish to address is: Unlike the founders of Catholicism, namely the Apostles and

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Watch Tower June 15, 1895 R1827 : page 143 In our judgment the majority of "secret societies" are merely beneficiary and have no secret schemes antagonistic to the general public welfare, the secret rites and ceremonies being merely "boys' play," occupying the time and attention of persons who have no greater aims than those which pertain to the present life. We note, however, that several Roman

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One of the accusations often made against Russell is that he created a new religion, since, according to some websites, he was dissatisfied with Christianity, or he was dissatisfied with "the church," etc. Actually, Russell was one the greatest defenders of the Christian faith and Biblical faith in history. While many apologists defended man's traditions as Christian faith, Charles Taze Russell

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It has become the custom for writers to write that Russell was the founder of Jehovah's Witnesses organization. Thus, many often attribute the teachings of that organization to Russell. In reality, Russell knew nothing of such an organization.  He actively preached against the formation of such an organization of this kind until he died. The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in his days was

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One of the first charges that is usually leveled against Russell is that he denied the divinity or deity of Jesus Christ. Actually this is not so, although he did deny the trinity doctrine. Here are some quotes from Russell's writings that show that he did not deny the divinity/deity of Jesus: Quote 1: DIVINITY--Does Pastor Russell Deny Christ's? Q226:2:: QUESTION (1913)--2--Do you deny the

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