Brothers:

I updated my blog with a new look, more photos, and more links, scroll to the bottom of the page, I hope you enjoy. How do you like the new DVD from the convention? I know a sister that will be in part II

Sherlock(JW1983)

http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/

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Thanks, Sherlock. You continue to do excellent work on your site.

When I got the new DVD at the District Convention I thought of you and your site, but did not mention it because I did not know if you had had your Convention yet.

The DVD is truly a gold mine of information, and professionally done. I can't wait for part 2 -- though I suppose I will have to, lol.

bar_enosh

http://sahidicinsight.blogspot.com/

Thanks Brother, drop me a line sometime.

Sherlock(JW1983)

charlestrussell1914@msn.com

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I enjoyed the video very much. I was really surprised by the quality of the reenactments, not to mention reenactments to begin with!

The information on Joseph Priestley, brief though it was, was fascinating. Some biographical information is available in our publications on him, and Wikipedia has a lengthly article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Priestley

Quote:
The Priestleys arrived in New York City in 1794. They were immediately fêted by various political factions vying to gain Priestley's endorsement. Priestley declined their entreaties, hoping to avoid political discord in his new country. As the couple traveled to their new home in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, they stopped in Philadelphia, where Priestley gave a series of sermons and helped found the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia.

Did you notice the name of the Russells' business on the door? They made it very conspicuous. "J. L. Russell & Son Gents' Furnishing Goods"

Also, the video said that it was "on a business trip" that he "received" a copy of Herald of the Morning. Maybe at Philadelphia.

See:
*** jv chap. 5 p. 46 Proclaiming the Lord’s Return (1870-1914) ***
One morning in January 1876, 23-year-old Russell received a copy of a religious periodical called Herald of the Morning.

http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2009/10/stray-thoughts.html

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Did you notice the name of the Russells' business on the door? They made it very conspicuous. "J. L. Russell & Son Gents' Furnishing Goods"
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This building had housed the Russells’ first men’s clothing store, “The Old Quaker Shop,” on the NE corner of Federal and Robinson Streets. (It is uncertain if this store was sold as early as the others.) The top two floors were used for storage of early Watch Tower literature. The original building still stands......The “dirty, dingy hall” may have been at Quincy Hall, 127 Lacock St.(where G.W. Stetson later held meetings), about two blocks from the Russells’ haberdashery, on the NE corner of Federal and Robinson Streets. WT1906Jy15,p.229. Although those street numberings are now uncertain, (they were changed about three decades later), if the Russells were already living at 80 Cedar St. (perhaps six blocks from The Old Quaker Shop), the Lacock St. hall would have been on one of three or four direct routes walking from the haberdashery to home. (Allegheny Center and the I-279 expressway have now substantially altered much of this area of the city.)

- The Bible Student Movement

Also See: http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/04/wtch-tower-society-incorported.html

I stumbled upon Adventism. Seemingly by accident, one evening I dropped into a dusty, dingy hall, where I had heard religious services were held, to see if the handful who met there had anything more sensible to offer than the creeds of the great churches. There, for the first time, I heard something of the views of Second Adventists, the preacher being Mr. Jonas Wendell, long since deceased. Thus, I confess indebtedness to Adventists as well as to other denominations. Though his Scripture exposition was not entirely clear, and though it was very far from what we now rejoice in, it was sufficient, under God, to re-establish my wavering faith in the divine inspiration of the Bible, and to show that the records of the apostles and prophets are indissolubly linked. What I heard sent me to my Bible to study with more zeal and care than ever before, and I shall ever thank the Lord for that leading; for though Adventism helped me to no single truth, it did help me greatly in the unlearning of errors, and thus prepared me for the Truth. I soon began to see that we were living somewhere near the close of the Gospel age, and near the time when the Lord had declared that the wise, watching ones of his children should come to a clear knowledge of his plan. At this time, myself and a few other truth-seekers in Pittsburgh and Allegheny formed a class for Bible study, and from 1870 to 1875 was a time of constant growth in grace and knowledge and love of God and his Word.

- WT1906Jy15,p.229.

Also See: http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/10/jonas-wendell.html

Sherlock(JW1983)

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From Bruce's blog:

Anonymous said...
"J L Russell and Son" appears in the World's Crisis or Advent Christian Times. According to my recollection the store was called "Men's Furnishing Goods."
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http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2009/09/old-quaker-s.html

Anonymous said...
It is true that Russell's name did appear in the Advent Christian Times. It often appeared as J L Russell & Son. Charles T. Russell was a business partner with his father.
(4th comment)
http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2007/09/update-comments-wanted.html

See also:
http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2010/05/solving-puzzle.html

"J L Russell and Son" appears in the World's Crisis or Advent Christian Times. According to my recollection the store was called "Men's Furnishing Goods."

It is true that Russell's name did appear in the Advent Christian Times. It often appeared as J L Russell & Son. Charles T. Russell was a business partner with his father.
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Br. Russell's name appears is the ADVENT CHRISTIAN TIMES (Aug. 20, 1872) as C.T. Russell, jr. (To Correspondents.) also as C. T. Russell jr (Letters Received.) In the ADVENT CHRISTIAN TIMES (Aug. 15, 1871) as C. T. Russell. In the WORLD'S CRISIS (Oct. 29, 1873) as J. L. Russell and Son. Russell's name also appears in the 1879 WORLD'S CRISIS (obituary for George W. Stetson) "Words of comfort were spoken by Bro. C. T. Russell, of Pittsburg, Pa."

In the Dec. 11, 1872 issue of THE WORLD'S CRISIS, it states that Stetson held his Sunday meetings at Quincy Hall, 127 Lacock Street, Alleghany, Pa. Did Stetson and Wendell use the same hall? "I have been a Bible student since I first had my attention called to the second coming of our Lord, by Jonas Wendell, a Second Advent Preacher, about 1869, who was then preaching the burning of the world as being due in 1873. But though he first awakened my interest on the subject, I was not a convert, either to the time he suggested nor to the events he predicted. I, in company with others in Pittsburgh, organized and maintained a Bible class for the searching of the Scriptures, meeting every Sunday."

So, in 1869 Br. Russell first came in contact with Jonas Wendell at the "dusty, dingy hall" a few blocks away from his haberdashery, Wendell died in 1873. In 1872 George W. Stetson was also holding meetings in a hall two blocks away from Russell's haberdashery, was this the same hall that Wendell used? Br. Russell his Father and Sister were baptized in 1874. Some believe that George Stetson baptized Charles Russell. Within six years three of Russell's Millerite friends had all died, Wendell in 1873, Stetson and Storrs in 1879.

This is just me thinking out loud, so it don't really matter. The DVD shows Br. Russell leaving his store and turning left as he is walking down Federal Street, this would indicate that he was heading South before he ran into Jonas Wendell's group. However, if he was going home that night, he would have turned to the right and headed North on Federal Street to get to his house on Cedar. If this was the case (not sure if it was) he would have had to walk right pass Locock Street as it was only one block North of his store. Quincy Hall was located one block from the intersection of Federal and Locock. So, Quincy Hall was within two blocks of Russell's haberdashery. Not sure if this is how it worked out so don't hold me to it.

http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/10/jonas-wendell.html

http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/11/george-stetson.html

http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/11/george-storrs.html

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Also the name "Old Quaker Store" is slightly in error. A legal notice in the Dispatch of Sept 18, 1892, names it as the Quaker Shirt Store and says its motto was "Truth, Fair Dealing and Low Prices."

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OUTSTANDING!


Your Brother

Sherlock(JW1983)



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Interesting! Maybe he was going to drop off some mail first or pick up some nearby trash first.

Upon my asking, Bruce said:

The Old Quaker Store was a separate store. J. L. Russell & Son represented the partnership between Charles and his father. The Old Quaker store was a partnership with another individual.
http://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2010/05/solving-puzzle.html

I sure hope he puts his research in book form, like he did with Nelson Barbour.

Sherlock(JW1983)

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Does anyone seen the DVD already? and what is the title?

Jehovah's Witnesses Faith in Action Part 1: Out of Darkness.

I did not care to much for the art work at the very beginning, and they should have ended it with the death of Br. Russell. Volume II could have picked up with the Rutherford years. They used 607 BCE when Russell taught that it was 606 BCE. The first Bible Study class did not show any females. The Photo Drama showed a black couple in the front row, some Watchtowers state that the blacks were segregated. No mention of Russell's wife http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/04/maria-f-russell.html, the Bible house, or the Brooklyn tabernacle, no mention of any false charges leveled at brother Russell http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/03/false-charges-about-pastor-russell.html. Also most of Russell's friends were former Millerites but the DVD did not mention William Miller http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2008/12/william-miller-herald-of-second-advent.html, also no mention of John Paton http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/04/john-h-paton.html. They showed the home of George Storrs, but not Russell's haberdashery the building still stands, it is now a sports bar. http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/04/wtch-tower-society-incorported.html

I loved the overall quality of the production, this is something you might see on PBS or the History Channel. The actors looked very similar to the subjects, the brother who played the younger Russell was spot on. I was glad they mentioned Henry Grew http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/11/appeal-to-pious-trinitarians.html, and the scene with Russell entering the dingy hall to see Jonas Wendell was great. They showed an exterior view of the home of George Storrs and the link between him and the work that the WTS does from Brooklyn was very smooth. http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2010/02/biography-of-george-storrs.html. I did not know anything about Joseph Priestley so that was a treat. The section with the Photo Drama and the 1922 convention was very moving, I felt like I was in the audience. The friction between Russell and Barbour was well done, and the controverse over the seventh volume was good http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2010/07/finished-mystery.html (they should have talked about the power struggle with the WTS directors to gain control of the Society http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/03/change-in-administration.html). The mug shots of the brothers in jail was very interesting they looked so different. Some of the photos I have never seen before. The way the DVD ended with the historical footage was a surprised. This must have been clips from the VHS tape "The New World Society in Action". As a JW I give the DVD an A-

I know some friends who were asked to be in part II of the "Faith in Action" series, all I will tell you is that there were told to show up for rehearsals dressed in 1940s garb and a blue (green) screen was used.

Sherlock(JW1983)

http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/

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thanks for the info! nice!

"They used 607 BCE when Russell taught that it was 606 BCE."

Yes I noticed that. At the same time, they showed text in the background reading '536-70.' As we know, this was adjusted later along with the zero-year. I think they showed 607 in front of '536-70' for expediency as it conforms with our current understanding.

http://pastorrussell.blogspot.com/2009/04/wtch-tower-society-incorported.html

Sherlock(1983)

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