Radio leaflet covering the activities of six Californian IBSA classes in November-December of 1930. Note that two of them were still advertising the “Frank and Ernest” format for official Watchtower programs at the end of 1930.
The history of the 19th century Bible Student movement, with occasional more recent developments among those who stayed with the Watch Tower Society. A place for historians who love this subject. Not a place for polemics or for debating beliefs; simply history written as neutrally as possible. Enjoy! Some reprinted pieces first appeared on: truthhistory.blogspot.com
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Cedar Point Ohio - photographs
Some photographs have come to hand from around 100 years ago that feature well-known Bible Students. I am grateful to Robert who has made the photo album available. It is entitled Cedar Point on Lake Erie.
The earliest photographs are from the
1919 convention at Cedar Point, Ohio. Many are of unknown groups of people and
general views of the venue. But the following are those of named people many
readers will know.
J F Rutherford
W E Van Amburgh and sisters
A H MacMillan and Sister Christiansen
J A Bohnet
Oscar Magnuson and friends (Bro and Sis Graig)
Shield Toutjion
W F Hudgings and wife
Although Hudgings did not stay with the IBSA he was imprisoned as part
of the case against the book The Finished Mystery.
W M Wisdom and wife
Wisdom was later responsible for the book Memoirs of Pastor Russell.
The album also contains some photographs from the
1922 convention at the same venue.
W E Van Amburgh
W E Van Amburgh (again)
Clayton J Woodworth
R H Barber
M A Howlett and wife
Although the album cover reads Cedar
Point, there are also a few pictures from the Columbus Ohio convention of 1924.
Clayton J Woodworth and friends.
These are F T Horth and Robert and Marie Nash.
J F Rutherford and Jesse Hemery
Notice how tall Rutherford is. His passport application states he was 6 feet 2 inches in height.