Ninety
years ago the founder of the Bible Students, Pastor Charles Taze
Russell, died. The organization he established became fragmented and
subject to strong personalities who felt they knew how to best
continue his legacy. These differences between the groups who trace
their roots to the Pastor’s ministry continue to our day.
The Pastor’s message of hope, so different from that of the
Christian denominations of his day, attracted critics who, when unable
to counter his Scriptural arguments, resorted to maligning his
character. Such attacks still continue even though few today embrace
his original message in its purity.
This book, the culmination of over ten years of research and writing,
traces the work of Pastor Russell from the earliest days of his search
for truth, through the immense popularity he enjoyed particularly
through the publication of his sermons in the newspapers, and then the
events that followed his death. All the fundamental beliefs he
promulgated are reviewed. Each of the attacks brought against him are
thoroughly investigated including his credentials to preach, the
selling of “miracle wheat,” the state of his marriage, and the
question of which books he really authored. The facts contained in
each chapter are marked with endnotes so the reader can check the
original sources to confirm what is said.
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