Be Wise As Serpents part 1 of 2.pdf

1) What ever Rutherford decided to do, he would have done it, for he was not guided by moral scruples, but his own ideas.

2) Rutherford had some powerful friends. He had campaigned with William Jennings Bryan's presidential campaign, worked with civic groups73 and groups like the Masons,74 and had friends like Congressman Blackburn Barrett Dovener of W. Va., a lawyer.75 3) He had some pull with some newspapers, for instance, the National Labor Tribune of Pittsburgh ran his sermon on Thurs. May 9,1918.

4) His modus operandi to cover over the controversy over the widespread use of a demonic oeji healing device by Jehovah's Witnesses was to allow Goodrich to write an article against it, and then to refute Goodrich's article in a subsequent issue, and then to proclaim the issue closed to discussion.76 In light of this and other similar coverups it is not out of the question that the antimasonic article reprinted in the WT in 1930 may have been merely a subterfuge.

Was Paul Johnson slated by the B'nai B'rith to take over the WT Society? Was Rutherford and his close henchmen tried on sedition, because they upset the plans of the B'nai B'rith to put their man in? Did Rutherford strike a deal at some point with the Powers? Circumstantial evidence points to Rutherford agreeing to some kind of working relationship with the Conspiracy. Or did the One-world-government planners support both sides of the struggle for power over the WT Society?

There was a noticable change in Rutherford during the 1920's. He began channeling. He wrote that wicked angels worked their sins off by bringing messages to the earth for God. Since his messages from these spirit beings have proved false, the conclusion is they were demonic.

After God's channel to redeem the angels had died, the WT described his death in these words, "Brother Rutherford's advancing on to greater fields of activity, by Jehovah's grace..."77 NOTES 11. Death certificate from San Diego Co., cf. Harrison, Visions of Glory, p. 172 12. Harrison, op cit., p. 172 and Cole, Jehvovah's Witnesses, p. 213 13. ibid.

14. Author's research 15. ibid.

16. Several researchers have studied Rutherford's channeling. Duane Magnani gave a talk at the Pa. Convention of ex-JWs, 1987 on Rutherford's demonic channeling, which was taped and sold as "Angels of the New Light." Magnani has accumulated much information, yet to be published on the subject. At least one New Age channeler has identified Rutherford as channeling.

Rutherford indicates this several times, because holy spirit has ceased to function according to him, see Preservation(l932), pp.201, WT 11/1/31, p. 327 and WT Apr. 1, 1934, p. 105 17. Author's research into Rutherford's character. One of the salient features of his personality was his independent thinking.

18. Magnani, Duane. Danger At Your Door. Clayton, CA: Witness, Inc., 1987, pp. 210-224.

19. Cole. op. cit.,p. , and WT publications during Russell's time.

20. WT, 191?, p.

21. Unpublished manuscript of talk by A.H. MacMillan. "History of the WT, 1910-1920."

22. ibid.,and other sources 23. Pike, Royton. Jehovah's Witnesses. London:Watt & Co., 1954, p.19.