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Jehovah's Witnesses pioneer Joseph Franklin Rutherford elected president...
Jehovah's Witnesses pioneer Joseph Franklin Rutherford elected president...
Item # 714994
January 07, 1917
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 7, 1917
* Joseph Franklin Rutherford election (1st report)
* Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society leader
* Jehovah's Witnesses movement pioneer
* Charles Taze Russell successor - Bible Student
Page 9 has a small and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Succeeds Pastor Russell" with subhead. (see image)
I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time. Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in paper.
Complete with 80+ pages, a few tiny binding slits along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On January 6, 1917, Rutherford, aged 47, was elected president of the Watch Tower Society, unopposed, at the Pittsburgh convention. By-laws passed by both the Pittsburgh convention and the board of directors stated that the president would be the executive officer and general manager of the Society, giving him full charge of its affairs worldwide.
Category: The 20th Century
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