1940 Judge for 4 Days Rutherford

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Judge-"for four days"

By Rev. Edward Lodge Curran, Ph.D.

Published by theINTERNAT~ONALATHOLICRUTH OCIETY407 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Copyright, 1940REV.EDWARDODGE URRAN,EI.D.

Brooklyn, New YorkPrinted in U. S. A.

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2 S PPOSE the ordinary, good, decent patriotic American citizen,I who works hard, who tries to lead a moral life, who loves hisfamily, who believes in God, who practices religion, who is loyal tohis country, were to hear soirie of the following sentences over the "radio or from the disc of some revolving phonograph record:"No one knows the Scriptures but me . . . Read my booksand then you'll know the Scriptures . . . If you understand theScriptu res different from me, you're wrong, you're lost, you be-long to Satan, you will be destroyed, there's no hope fo r you. . . You must read my books and take my interpre tation of theScriptures . . . No one else's interpretation counts . . . For nine-

teen hundred years everybody has been wrong in interpretingthe Scriptures . . . It is wrong to say that man has a body anda soul . . . He only has one . . . Body and soul are just two namesfor one and the same thing . . . If you belong to a Church, YOUbelong to Satan . . . Satan is the head of every Church . . . Ifyou salute th e flag of yo ur country , you commit a sin againstGod. . . Satan is the head of every country . .No one connectedwith t he government of th e United S tates is on the side of God. . . Th e American government is the child of Satan just likeevery other government . . . Catholics and Protestants and Jewsare all alike, the enemies of Jehovah an d the children of Satan. . . There is no difference . . . Catholics are running the Prot-estant Church . . . All those who believe in religion are childrenof Satan . . . Do not support any Church . . . Instead, give allyour support, financial and otherwise, to me . . . Buy my booksand pamphlets . . . I'll tell you what the Scriptures mean . . .Christ was only a man . . . He failed to bring the people backto God . . . 1'11 bring the people back to God . . . Only 144,000people, anyhow, are ever going to heaven . . . Most people arelost forever . . . Only a few millions of all who ever lived willbe raised from the dead to inhabit the earth again . . . Christwill come again in 1914; no, in 1918; no, in 1925; no, in 1930;no, but what does a few years matter . . .When he comes you'reall lost unless you have read my books and taken my interpreta-tion of the Scriptures . . . God is not interested in anybody's sal-vation . . . Yes, He is . . . No, He isn't . . . Well, anyhow,think of Jonah and Jonadab and Rahab and the Sheep andthe Goats and the Abomination 01 Desolation . . . The CatholicChurch is the Abomination of Desolation . . . The ProtestantChurch is the Abomination of Desolation . . .The Jewish Church

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is th e Abomination of Desolation . . . Th e League of Nations isthe Abomination of Desolation . . . Everything except me is theAbon~inationof Desolation . . . Commerce is the Abominationof Desolation . . . Busines s is the Abomination of Desolatiotl,that is, all business except the business of selling my books andpamphlets . . . Catholics don't belong t o the Catholic Church. . . Protestal~ts o belong to the Catholic Church . . . Annoypeople by p1;lying l)llonograph records upon the ir doorsteps . . .God has insl)ired my books just like the Bible . . . Denounceevery one who is not a Witn ess . . . Look out, here i t comes, theBattle of Armage ddon, th e end of t he world . . . Oh, no, thatwas just a scare . . . Well, anyhow, it isn't far off . . . Buy mybooks and get on the bandwagon . . . If you ar e a loyal Churchmember, if you a re a good citizen, if you are tr yin g to lead adecent lile, that doesn't count . . . You're lost . . . Unless youbuy my pamphlets and come over to me . . . Who said so . . .The Bible said so . . . Where . . . Well, 1 don't exactly know,bu t I said it and that's enou gh . . ."

BELIEVE IT OW NOTWh at would be the reaction of the good ordinary Americancitizen, whose ears were assailed with such tommyrot. Firstof all, he would deny the possibility of ever licaring or read ingsuch to n~m yro t. Secondly, he would say t hat th e author of anysuch staten~ents,either in books or over the radio, condemnshimself and destroys his authority by malting them.Yet, believe it or not, such thought s and hundred s of others,just as unreliable, are actually presented in pamphlets and boolrsand over the radio and on phonographs. These, and manyothers, are the malicious, ignorant and unfounded statementsof the present hea d of a group called Jehovah's Witn esses , onewho call2 himself "Judge" Ruth erfor d, but who, in all accuracy,

should only be called Judge-"for four days"-Rutherford.HIS T I T L E

What claim has Joseph Rutherford to the title "Judge"?Th e following facts, which were drawn from the Circuit Cou rtRecords of Cooper and Morgan Co unties, Missouri, by Fathe rFelix, O.S.B., ar e Lhe only evidence that can be gathered in themat ter of Rutherfo rd's "Judgeship."L E G A L BA CK G RO U N D

Rutherford was a lawyer in Missouri. He graduated fromno law school. H e received no law degree. H e became a law-yer by first becoming a Court Stenographer. On the basis of

his experience as a Court Stenographer Rutherford applied to beadmitted as a member of the Missouri Bar. H e was examinedby a comniit tee of five members of t he Ba r at Boonville, Mis-souri, and ad mit ted to the Ea r of t he St at e of TvIissouri, May 5,1892. It is significant that he received no such formal and thor-ough and cultural training in the taw and in legal history andpractice as that which is furnished by modern law schools.As a lawyer, Rutherford, like all other lawyers in the Staleof Missouri, was privileged by law to sit in place of t he regul arPresiding Judge of th e Circuit Court whenever th e latter wasabsent and until the latter returned. In other words, he waspermitted to sit in place of t he Judge. He did not preside overthe Circuit Court in his own name or in his own right. TheStatu tes of t he Stat e of Missouri permitted th e lawyers in a Cir-cuit District to select one of their members to preside over theCircuit Court until the regular Circuit Court Judge returned.

JUDICIAL BACKGROUNDRutherford performed the duties of an "Acting Judge" fo rfour days. On two occasions there were no cases to be tried.On the other two occasions only minor cases arose. Th is is theonly way in which Rutherford ever sat upon a Bench. At most,he was an Acting Judge for four days.Moreover, since Rutherford denounces all civil governmentas the child of Sa tan and a s the Abomination of Desola tion, heshould be consistent and forever renounce the title which hehugs to his heart and which is bait to capture the attention ofhis audiences. Ho w can the "great Ruthcrford," who denouncesall governments as the offspring of Satan and who declares thatno one connected with th e government of th e United St ates ison th e side of God, allow people to call him by a t itle whic h as-

sociates him with a judicial branch of gover nmen t. If the gov-ernment i s the child of Satan , then the branches of government,according to Rutherford, mus t be likewise Satanical. The nalso, if Ruth erford is logical, any title indicating t he hold ing ofoffice in such Satanic government s must be Satanical. On th estren gth of Rutherford 's own statemen ts concerning the Sataniccharacter of all civil gov ernments, includin g the gov ernment ofthe United State s of America, we cannot imagine how he cantolerate the title "Judge" for a single instant.He should also warn his followers against using it. I n usingit they are subjecting Rutherford, according to his own state-ments, to a diabolical insult. Moreover, if the y must us e it, andRutherford has done nothing to sto p the use of it, they should a t5


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least be accurate and unite with us in referring to Rutherf ord asJudge-"for four daysu-Rutherford. Thi s will be in accordwith facts. Thi s will stop anyone from presuming that Ru ther-ford ever performed judicial du ties for a long period of time.Hencefor th, we shall refer to th e subject of th is analysis asJudge-"for four daysv-Rutherford.P ATR IOTIC (?) BACKGROUND

In this analysis of the message which Judge-"for four days"-Rutherford shouts a t his Jehovah's Witnesses, we are not in-terested in the private life of the "Judge." In fact, up to thetime when he joined t he followers of the late Charles T. ussell,whom he succeeded, his private life holds no interest for anyone.He was born in Missouri on November 8, 1869. H e became alawyer in the manner already mentioned.For four days he was selected by his fellow-lawyers to pre-side over a Circuit Court in the absence s f the Circuit CourtJudge. He became an attorney for Charles T. Russell, the foun-der of th e Russcllites or Millennia1 Dawn People. I n 1876, Rus-sell 66discovered", lthoug h he never let anyone in to th e secret ofhis "discovery", tha t Christ had returned t o the ear th invisibly,in 1874. Wh en Past or Russell, whose wife had been grant ed adivorce in 1897 for infidelity and c ruel ty, died in 1916, Judge-"for four daysH-Rutherford succeeded him. He became head ofthe International Bible Students' Association and of the WatchTower Bible and Tract Society.In 1918 he was arre sted and tried and convicted of wilfullyand illegally conspiring to produce ir~subordinationand disloy-alty on the part of th e arme d forces of th e United States. H ewas sentenced to twenty years, but was released, after the warwas over, on May 16, 1919. Since then, his tirade against or gan-ized government in general, and against the governm ent of theUnited Sta tes in particular, has continued. TJnder the spell ofhis long, intricate an d hopelessly unintelligible sentences th e fol-lowers of Russell have become known a s "Jehovah's Witnesses."

COMMERCIAL BACKGROUNDTh e headq uarte rs of Jehovah's Witne sses is in Brooklyn,New York. According to rccent articles ill the New York P ost,the property at 122-24 Colum1)ia Ilcights is assessed on the citytax rolls at $425,000, while that at 117 Adalns Street is assessedat $325,000. Th is is quite a sizable and valuable bit of real es tateto be owned by a group whose "judicial" leader denounces allcommerce as the operation of the devil.

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According to the articles which appeared in the July 15th,16th and 17th issues of the Ne w Y ork Post, some 42,000 "pub-lishers" or "pioneers" o f Judge-"for four daysw-Rutherfordare paid to sell his pamphlets and books and magazines through-out the country. Th e radio station of th e "Witnesses" is ownedby th e Watchtower Bible and Tract Society. Seventeen bookshave been writ ten by Judge-"for fou r days9'-Rutherford.Twenty-five cents apiece is the price required for the privilegeof wading through the chaotic thought processes and the garbledscriptural interpretations contained in these books. According to theNcw York Post , 1,008,127 copies of the volume entitled "Salvation"were printed and sold in three months. According to the "Yearbookof Jehovah's Witnesses", some 309,484,991 books and booklets havebeen distributed throughout the world since 1920.

P R OF ITAB LE ADDITIONIn addition to his books, J u d g ~ " f o r our days9'-Ruther-ford has written thirty-three sixty-four page pamphlets. Thenthere is the scrni-monthly magazine called "The Watchtower"and the bi-weeltly magazine called "Consolation". The se worksof Judge-"for four days7'-Rutherford have appeared in eighty-eight languages.Add to these the 109 discs, whose duplicates carry the"Judge's" chaotic thought processes and garbled scriptural in-terpretations to those not f ortuna te enough to live close to thesociety's headquarters..Add to these th e fact tha t over one hundred and thirty-eightrad io stat ions ca rry th e voice of Judge-'Tor fou r days9'-Rutherford every week in the United States alone.Add to these the fact that his ar my of Brooklyn workers, whoproduce the paper, the covers, the ink, the paint, the paste, and who

print his vast ar ray of publicity, receive only $10 a month.Add to these the fac t that millions of copies of hi s booksbri ng in 25 cents api ece ; that millions of co,pies of his pam-phlets bring in 5 cents apiece; that his own manufactured por-table phonographs, together with three recordings by the"Judge", bring in 10 dollars apiece; tha t the discs, duplicatingsome "original" broadcast of th e "Judge" sell for 70 cent s apiece.Add all these facts, which were gathered by t he special fea-ture wr iter of the 'New York Post, and you have a compositepicture of a monumental business and commercial and profitableoperation in the contro l of a man w ho ra nts against all commerceas th e operation of t he devil. The poor people who are per-suaded to part with their hard-earned money for the books and


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pamphlets and magazines and phonograph records of Judge-"for four daysv-Rutherford should know these facts. Wh enthey give money for one of th e "Judge's" magazines o r booksor pamphlets or records, they are, in the "Judge's" opinion,really playing into the hands of the devil, for, according to th e"Judge's" own statements , commerce, like government, is thewor k of t he devil.The purpose of this pamphlet is to show th at Judge-"forfour days'-Rutherford has no rig ht to set himself up as a judgein religious or scriptural matters. Th e purpose of this pamphletis to warn all real American citizens that the "Judge" is anti-Protestant, anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-American, the enemyof religion, the enemy of our country and the enemy of common sense.11.

H I S W R I T I NG SThere i s only one class of people with whom t he rantings ofth e "Judge" have an y influence. He depends for his successupon the fact that many people no longer read the Bible. H eappeals, therefore, to those who love the Bible but who do notread it. No Catholic, no Protes tant, no Jew, indeed, no Ameri-can, to whatever religion he may belong, who reads the Biblecan help but discover the ignorance, the delusion and the false-hood of the "Judge's" so-called Biblical inte rpret atio ns.W e appeal to the Jehovah Witnesses themselves t o read theBible. W e appeal to them t o re-read the particular boolcs ofRutherford which we shall use as evidence. If they do so,calmly and honestly and sincerely, they will soon renounce thefantasti c, intellectual slav ery in which Judge-"for fou r days9'-

Rutherford holds them.W e have the greatest sympathy for those who accept the"Judge's" Biblical inte rpret atio ns as infallible, simply becausethe "Judge" says so. W e believe tha t they have accepted th e"Judge?s"interpretationswithout reading the Bible and withoutdemanding any proof. By indulging in constant quotationsfrom the Bible the "Judge" palms himself off a s an educated andlearned man. Th at impression will disappear by reading th eBible and by analyzin g the "Judge's" use of the Bible.I t is significant that the vast majori ty of th e "Judge's" Biblequotations are from the Old Testament and from the Book ofthe Apocalypse (otherwise known a s the Book of Revelations)in the New Test ament . Th e "Judge" practically ignores thefour Gospels. He twists the Old Testament accounts and the8

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prophecies in the Book of Reve lations in order to apply themto any event to which the "Judge" wishes them t o apply.RUTH ERFOR D VS. ISAIAH

Thus, the "Judge" stat es that th e words of th e prophet Isaiah,eighth chapter, verses 12 an d 13, refer to the League of Nationsthat was founded at the end of the last World W ar. On page253 of his book entitled "Salvation", th e "Judge" st at es : "It wa sfear that induced the rulers to for m the League of Nations; andhence the y acted under the direction of Satan. God warned hispeople to have nothing to do with such a confederacy of nations,but that they should fear God; and his promise is that to tllesnhe will be a sanctuary (Isaiah 8 :12, 13)."In this particular case, the "Judge" is guilty of an absolut efalsehood. I t is false to declare, as the "Judge" does, that t hewords of t he twelfth a nd thirteenth verses of t he eighth chap-te r of th e Book of Is aiah refer to the Le agu e of Natio ns estab-lished at the close of the last Worl d W ar.

Here are th e exact words of the prophet Isaiah:" S a y y e n o t : A conspiracy. F o r al l that th is people speaketh, is aconspiracy. Ne i the r fear ye their fear, nor be afraid."Sanc t i f y t he Lord of H os t s h im se l f : and l e t him b e y o u r f e w ;and let hi m be your dread." A n d he shaU be a sanctijicatiolz to you: but for a stolze of sturn-bling avzd for a rock of o ffe me t o the tw o houses of Israe l, for osnare as5d a rt4ilz to the iazhabitants of Jerusalem."

W e ask the Witnesses themselves: where is there a men-tion of the League of Nati ons in these words ? By wh at rightdid Judge-"for fou r days7'-Rutherford tr y to deceive peopleinto believing that in these verses of t he Prophet Isaiah he ha dexplicit condemnation of the particular Leagu e of Nations estab-lished at th e close of t he last World W ar ?Th e wor ds of Isa iah refer t o a "conspiracy". No mention ismade of a League of Nat ions . The prophet clearly states thatth e conspiracy mentioned in thes e verses is one of words. "Forall that this people speaketh," says the prophet, "is a conspiracy."Th e enemy of God, here mentioned by the prophet, is "the twohouses of Israel" and "the inhabit ants of Jerusalem." By wh atrig ht does the "Judge" tr y to deceive people by quoti ng wordsfrom the Prophet Isaiah which do not prove his point. If the"Judge" wants t o denounce the Leag ue of Nations , tha t is hisaffair. But to declare, as he did declare, that God denouncedthe modern League of Nations in the twelfth and thirteenthverses sf the eighth chapter of th e Eook of Isaiah, is a lie. Does

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Judge-"for fou r days"-Rutherford kno w any thing abo ut th eScriptures? Does he not know that in these verses the ProphetIsaiah is reproving the Jews for their sins and warning them ofthe evils which will come upon them for having sinned.The question here is not whether God approves or disap-proves of the modern Leag ue of Nat ions o r of any league ofnati ons. Th e question is not whether Judge-"for four daysw--Rutherford approves or disapproves of th e modern League ofNations or of any league of nations. Th e question here is tha tth e "Judge" tried to have his readers believe tha t the twelfthand thir teent h verses of t he eighth chap ter of th e Book of Isaia hcontained a warning by God that people should have nothingto do with the particular modern Le ague of Nations establishedat the close of th e World War. Th e verses contain no suchthing. Th e "Judge" is guilty of a falsehood statin g so. T h e"Judge" is also guilty of fraud and deceit for trying t o make hisreaders accept his lie.J~dge--~''for four daysH-Rutherford is unfit to be acceptedas a religious leader by anyone, including those who now accepthis leadership an d who are known as Jehovah's Witnesses. W edesire the Witnesses to read this pamphlet and, then, to askthemselves whether th e "Judge" possesses those qualities andvirtues which should be expected from one who holds himselfforth as a teacher or preacher or leadel- ul: spirilual realities.If they are honest and sincere and unprejudiced in their reac-tions, they will admit t hat the "Judgey* does not possess them .

MERCENARY APPEAL SW e have already indicated the mercenary an d commercialfactors in the "Judge's'konduct of big business. Th e "Judge"hiinself declares how interested he is in securing gold and silverfrom those to whom he preaches. The following appeal formoney is made by the "Judge9' in an advertisement which ap-pears on page 35 0 of his book entitle d "Riches."

Riches That Do Profit youin the near-by "day of wrath"All the gold amd silver you, could heap ZL!, on en rf lz 2epot~Zd no tavail you a thilzg in that day: " l tei th rr thri r si lver nor the ir goldshall be able to deliver the m in tile da y of the Lord's wrath."-Zephaniah 1 :18.

WHY, THEN, HOLD BACK NOWf ro m contrib ~l t ing ome of suc h gold and si lver to the wor k of preach-i f ig the Kingdom' gospel and receiving in acknowledgment thereof

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real riches, to wi t , any o r al l of the books sho wn in t rue colors onopposite page?Following these words is a list of books writ ten by th e"Judge." Again we state that it is amusing to find the "Judge"indulging in commercial operations, when he declares in hi swritin gs tha t commercial operations are of t he devil.

WANTS EVERYTI-IEINGIt is important to remember that according to the "Judge's"private interpret ation of the Bible only 144,000 people ar e evergoing to heaven. According to him, most of the people borninto the world, from th e very beginning of creation, are lostforever. Onl y a few million, according to the "'Judge", will beforever happy. The se latte r millions will no t be admitted to

heaven, Th ey will live forever upon the earth. T h e "Judge"refers to them as "Jonadabs." In pursuance of the mercenarymotive, th e "Judge" has this to say about th e duty of the,"Jona-dabs" toward s Jehovah's Witnesses. On page 269 of his book"Salvation," the "Judge" stat es: "The Jonadah s or 'other sheep'have declared themselves for Jehovah and his kingdom. I t istherefore their privilege and their obligation to give all theirsupport to God's kingdom, and that lneans their time, theirenergy, their money, and everything, to advance the kingdominterest. . . . After providing the necessary material things foroneself and one's dependent ones, then if he is in a covenantwith the Lord it is his ~ri vi le ee nd dutv to use his substanceto furt her the interest of th e cord's ]kingdom."MERCENARY HYPOCRISY

T he "Judge" condemns anyone who gives suppo rt t o religion.He condemns the Catholic for supporting thc Catholic Church.H e condemns th e Protestant for supporting his particular Prot -estant Church. I3e condemns the Jew for supporting the JewishChurch. But he is most anxious to secure support for his owngroup. In fact, as the foregoing quotation reveals, he wantseverything, beyond what is actually neekled by a Jonadab forthe support of the Jonadab and his dependents.According to the "Judge", it is wro ng for a decent Americancitizen to worship God in his own church and to sup,port tha tchurch. Simultaneously, according t o the "Judge9' thos e whowish t o follow him must give him all their earthly goods, beyondwha t is absolutely needed fo r personal or famil y support. Thisis mercenary hypocrisy. I t should condemn th e "Judge's" ap-peal immediately in th e mind of everyone visited b y his "Wit-nesses." Th e Churches of America merely ask their members

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Th e "Judge" wants eve rything from those whoMANY BOOKS- AME IDEAS

Lilte all self-appointed and self-styled intellectual tyrantsge-"for fou r days"'--Rutherford will tolera te no inte rpre-f the Scri ptu~-e swhich tlifiers from his own. All hisl of his own interpreta-f the Scrip tures. Included in all his books are vicious andall religions and upon all governments,ment of the Unit ed Sta tes of America, un-

In fact, to get acquainted with the ignorant and false andgs of the "Judge" it is only necessary to readf his books. Th ey all contain the same subject matter.a11 contain the same fantastic interpretations of Old Testa-

under pain of eternal destruction. I t is a waste of moneyafter quarter for t he books producedJudge." One quarter is enough to reveal the malice andthe fantasy of his preachings.SELF-EXALTATION

Strangely enough, the "Judge" condemns himself in hi s ownTh e "Judge" claims tha t he and his "Witnesses" ar eth e Apostles. Christ, the "Judge" state s,Jehovah's King. Christ died to conquer the devil and to in-Yet, the "Judge" also state s, for nine-death of Christ the Devil has re- rin the world. According to the "'Judge" Christto vindicate Jehovah's name. Yet, Christ and the Apostlesilures. Th e world, according to the "'Judge", had t o waithis Jehovah's Witnesses, in the twentieth century,o begin the work of vindicating Jehovah's name. By declar-en hundred years thege" insul ts Christ, just a s he insu lts the religious a,nd pa-

SELF-CONDEMNATIONIt is not to be wondered at t ha t a man of such pride andown works. Th e "Judge" rants over the radio and by means

f phonographic records. The "Judge" uses tons of ink to writ e12

the same material in different books. The "Judge" sends out his"Witnesses" to bring his message to the homes of America. And yet,here is what the "Judge" himself says about his own activities.On page 168 of his book entitled "Riches," the "Judge" say s:

"If you conte in contact wi th mere or organizations of m en thatare reaclqitzg out for gain, wlzetker that gain. be num bers iw th eir~ r g a a ~ i z a t i o n ,r property, m,orLey, power or tnfluence, avoid suclz,because they canrzot be the serara%ts of God."Th e ""ydge," as we have seen, is interested in getting every-thing from the people who follow him, except that which isabsolutely necessary fo r their own personal an d domestic main-tenance. Th e "Judge," therefore, is a man "reaching o ut forgain."IHis organiza tion, Jehovah's Witnes ses, which is anorganizat ion of men, is likewise "reaching o ut for gain.'?Therefore, to follow the "'Judge's9' advice, he himseli and hisWitnesses, who force their presence upon American house-holds, should be avoided, because, as the "Judge" says, "theycannot be the se rvant s of God."On page 135 of his book cntitled "'Ri~hes,~'he "Judge" say s:

"A ma n wh o harangzces th e people and s tates Jtis conclusiolzs 07the conclzlsiotzs or opinions of other men is .not ar 'preacl~er'zeithhzthe lnenning of the Scr ip tz t~es . A more appropriate name for himwould be 'wi~zdjawvuner,'"This is delightful. Judge-"for fou r days"-Rutherford callshimself a "windjammer." For the "Judge" harangues the peopleand states his own conclusions. Only a minor portion of hisbooks is devoted t o actual quotations from the Scriptures. The"'Judge" uses millions of words and thousands of lines and hun-dreds of chapters to state HIS OWN CONCLUSIONS aboutwhat he reads in the Bible. W e have already seen how the"Judge" has lied about the twelfth and thirtee nth verses of theeigh th chapte r of the Book of Isaiah. Since the '"udge"harangues the people and states H I S OW N CONCLUSIONS,he is a "windjammer." Th e citizens of th e United States shouldbe on guard against the windjamming Judge.

DENOUNCES HIS OWN WITNESSESOne of th e best proofs, provided by th e "'Judge" himself,that no sane and reasonable American citizen should have any-th ing to do wit h Judge-"for four days7'-Rutherford or withthe salesmanship talk of his "Witnesses," is to be found on page92 of his book enti tled '%iches." 'There the '"udge" stat es :"'Let it be kept clearly in mind that Jehovah God is not tryingto save men. H e has not commissioned an y company or peo-ple on the earth to try to s ave men."

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If the "Judge" were honest and sincere when he wrote theselines, why, in t he name of cointnon sense, does he send f orththe '"ompany" or "people," lrilown as Jehovah's Witnes ses, totry t o save men. Thi s delightlul exhibition of th e "Judge's"chaotic mental processes shows how much th e "Judge" thinksof Jehovah. Jehovah, he says, is not tryin g to save men.Jehovah, he adds, does not comil~ission any company or peopleon the earth to try to save men." Bu t 1, says the "Judge" byinference, I shall send forth a company or a people known asJehovah's Witnesses in spite of Jehovah. Wh at an interestingknot hole th e "Judge" has got hiinscll into by his own use ofwords and misuse of thoug hts. According to the "Judge,"Jehovah's Wit nesses, who surely are a "company" or a "people,"have no authority from Jehovah to d o what the y are doingthroug hout the world. T hc "Judge" herc repudiates his ownWitnesses.Since it is the "Judge" who writes th e books and the pam-phlets and harangues and insults, this pamphlet is concernedwith revealing how unfit the "Judge" is to pose a s a spiritualleader or as an interpreter of Scriptural prophecies. Th e"Judge" should be repudiated by his own Witness es and avoidedby every sensible American citizen for the followiilg reasons.Th e writi ngs of th e "Judge" reveal him to be (1) the enemy ofChrist; (2) the enemy of t he Scriptu res; (3 ) the enemy ofcommon sense ; 4) the auth or of hatred and bigotr y and treason.

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Judge-"for fou r days9'-Rutherford is th e enemy of Christ.W e have already shown how the "Judge" looks upon Christ asa failure. For nineteen hundred years Christ has failed to vin-dica te the Name of Jehovah, says th e "Judge." He , the "Judge,'?will do in a little while what Christ failed to do in a big while.In the thi rty-third verse of the sixteenth chapte r of S t.John's Gospel, Chr ist urged Hi s followers to have confidencebecause He overcame the wo rld: "But have confidence. I haveovercome th e world." The "Judge,'%owever, refuses to acceptthis. According to the "Judge," Christ was only a man.According to the "Judge," Christ did not become king unti l1914. According to the "Judge," Christ did not begin to judgemankind until 1918. According to th e "Judge," Christ has beena failure for nineteen hundre d years. According to the "Judge,"Christ did not overcome th e world although Christ Himselfdeclared: "But have confidence. I have overcome the world."14

In other words, Judge-"for four days9'-Rutherford at-tem pts t o oppose the teachings of Christ. Th e "Judge" ignoresmany of the stat ements which Christ uttered on earth. Whenth e "Judge" does quot e the words of Christ, he gives them hisown interpretation and robs them of the meaning which Christattached to them.D E N I E S " SE RM O N O N T H E M O UN T "

Christ demanded that all men should believe in Him. Healso demanded that all men should keep the commandments.He furt her demanded tha t all men should become virtuous.Th e fifth, sixth and seventh chap ters of t he Gospel of Sai ntMatthew contain Christ's Sermon on the Mount. The '"udge"does not even mention the Sermon on the Mount in his bookentitlcd "Salvation." And this is th e book which the "Judge"states, on the title page, to be "A text book for the Jonadabs."Evidently t he "Judge9' is not interested in th e moral teachingsof Christ.In His Sermon on the Mount Christ declared that we mustlove all our neighbors, including our enemies. "But I say toyou: Love your enemies: d o good to them that hate you: Andpray for them that persecute ant1 calunlnia te you." (Sain t Mat-thew V:44). In all his boolts, the "Judge" preaches hatredtoward s those who practice religion and to wards those who areloyal to their count ry. Th e "Judge's'' books are a denial of thecommand which Christ uttered: "Thou shalt love thy neighboras thyself." Christ ,preached love. Th e "Judge" preacheshatred.N O M E N T I O N O F P R A Y E R

Christ preached th e necessity of prayer. The '.'Judge" never4, ment ions the necessity of pra ycr in "Salvation," hls "test boolr'"for th e Jonadabs. Wh cn the apostles aslted Christ to teach them

to pray, Chi-ist gave theill the "Our Father," t he most beautifulprayer ol all time. Th e "Judge" never mentions th e "OurC Father" in his "text book" for the Jonadabs. No man whofails to preach the necessity ol prayer can rightly claim to bea follower of Christ. Th e "Judge" is not a Christian.Christ declared th at H e was the Son of God. Referring toHimself, He stated:"F or God so loved the world as f o g ive ltis o ~ l y eg ot te n S o n :that whosover believef lz , ifi h im w ay not perish , bat may have lifeeverlastipzg."F or God sent not H is Solz into the .idorZd to judge the world:bu t that the world way be saved by him''(Saihct John's Gospel 1 1 1 :16-17).

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Again we read: "And if a ny man hear my words and keepthem not, I do not judge him : for I came not to judge the world,but s ave the world." (St. John's Gospel XII:47.)And again, in the third and fourth verses of t he second chap-ter of Saint Paul's First Epistle to Timothy, we read:"For this is good and acceptable zn the s ight o f God our Saviour,Who m-Zi have all men to be saved aad to come to the knowZedgeof the trutlz."

D E N I E S C H RI S T D I E D F O R A L EW e have quoted these various Scriptural texts to show t hatGod wishes the salvation of all men and that Christ, the Sonof God, came into the world in order to save all men. In ot herScriptural places we read that Christ will judge the world andrewar d or punish men for their activities. In the texts, here

quoted, Christ is emphasizing th e doctrine of salvation for all.This does not mean that all will be saved. I t does mean tha tsalvation is offered to a11 and that Christ died for all men andnot for a favored few. Men must accept salvation by belief inChrist and by doing the things which Christ commanded. Butthe salvation is there for all, and Christ shed His Precious Bloodfor all. This is why Saint John the Baptist cried out as Christapproached: "Behold t he Lamb of God. Behold Him Wh otaket h away the sin of th e world."Th e ""$dge," however, denies this teaching of Christ. H edeclares tha t salvation is not for all. EIe insists th at Chris tdid not die for all. H e declares that since some will be lost,in spite of Christ's sacrifice and death, th en Ch rist did notsuffer and die for all. Christ said that He did suffer and diefor all. Th e fact tha t Christ foretold the eternal punishmentof the wicked shows that there will be some who will not profitby Christ's death. Christ's teaching is that, altho ugh H e cameto save all, some would not be saved even though salvation isoffered to them.In sp ite of th is clear teaching on the pa rt of C hrist, ateaching repeated by Saint Paul and the Apostles, the "Judge"who thinks he knows more tha n Christ denies it.On page 42 of h i s hoolc "Salvation," th e "text book" for theJonadabs, the "Judge" sta tes : "Salvation is not provided foreveryone." Christ says that salvation I S PR OV ID ED FO REV ER YO NE , even though some will refuse to profit by it. Th e"Judge'>ays "Salvation is not provided for everyone."Evidently t he "Judge" does not know th e meaning of words.Th e word "provide" means to offer. Th e "provision" or theLr~ ffe rin g" ay be rejected or accepted. h ather may provide16

food for his childrcn. Some of the children may refuse to eat,but th e food is there for all to eat. T o say that the fatherdoes not provide food for all his children, simply because someof th em refuse to accept it, is to charge the fath er with neglectand cruclty. The correct statement is to say that the fatherprovides food for all his children but, unfortunate ly, so me ofthem will not eat it. Christ declares that H e died for all andthat salvation is for all. Th e "Judge" declares tha t Christ didnot die for all and that salvation is not for all. All lovers ofChrist will accept Christ in preference to the "Judge."DENI ES JEHOVAH W ANTS ALL MEN SAVED

On page 30 of his book entitled i'Riches," the "Judge" declares:"It is equally erroneous to say tha t God tries to save any one."On page 92 of "Riches" the "Judge" similarly declares : "Let itbe kept clearly in mind that Jehovah God is not trying to save men."Saint Paul in his epistle to Timothy, as we have seen,stat es th at God "will have all men to be saved." Christ saidthat H e came into the world to save the world. Christ didnot declare that H e came only to save some. H e said H e camet o save all, the entire world. Th e "Judge" denies the stateme ntof Christ and the statenlent of Saint Paul. No sensible manor woman will follow the "Judge" in preference t o Christ an dSaint Paul.

DENIES CHRIST'S BODILY RESURRECTIONChrist rose from the dead, whole and entire, with a real body.After EIis Resurrection, Christ talked with His disciples. T oprove the reality of His bodily resurrection H e "showed th emhis hands and his side." T o Thomas, the doubting Apostle,EIe said: "Put in thy finger hither and see my hands. And

bring hither thy hand and put it into my side. And be notfaithless, but believing."All the accounts of th e Resurrecti on prove tha t Christ'sResurrection was a bodily Resurrection. In the last chapterof Sa int John's Gospel, verses 12 an d 13, we read how theresurrected Christ even dined with l-lis disciples, giviag thembread and fish with H is own hands. T he following quotationfrom Saint Luke's Gospel reveals how anxious Christ was toprove t o H is disciples that 13 s Resurrection from the dead wasa bodily resurrection and not merely the resurrection of a spiri t:" N O W , zdlzilst th ey zcrere sp eaking the se thircgs, Jeszis stood i~ th emidst of tlze?it a ~ f dctitl~ o them : Peace be to you. I t i s I : fcnv not.

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"But they being troubled and frightened, supposed that they sawa spirit."An d he said to them: W h y are you troubled, and wh y do tho ~tg htsarise in your hearts?"Se e m y hands and feet, that it is I myself. Handle and see: fora spirit hath not flesh d ones, as yow see me to have."And when he had said this, he showed them his hand$ and feet."But whi le they ye t bel ieved n ~ tnd wondered for joy, he said:Have you here alzythilzg to eat?"And they o fered h im a piece of a broile d fish and LZ honeycomb."And when he had eaten before tlzem, taking the remaim, he gaveto them" (Sain t Luke X X I V :36-43).

The Scripture clearly teaches, therefore, the bodily resurrec-tion of Christ from the dead. Th e "Judge" boasts that he be-lieves in the Scriptures and that all his teachings are scripturalteachings. And yet, wherever he refers to Christ's resurrection,the "Judge" denies that it was a bodily resurrection and asse rtsth at Christ's"resurrection was merely a resurrection of Hi s spirit.Typical of the "Judge's" denial of thi s clear teaching ofChrist a nd this clear evidence of the Scriptu res is th e "Judge's9'statement on page 172 of "Salvation," his self-styled "text book"for the Jona dabs: "God raised Jesus o ut of de ath and gave himlife as a spirit." This statement of th e ""Jdge's" is a denial ofwha t Christ teaches and of wha t the Scriptur es record. Christsaid tha t His Resurrection was a bodily resurrection. The"Judge" says it was not.DENIES GENER AL R ESUR R EC TION OF T H E D EA D

One of the im portant an d striking teachings of Chris t is thegeneral resurrection of all the dead. In that resurrection, asChrist taught, We himself would be the judge. Two eternaljudgments will be decreed: everlasting happiness for the goodand everlasting punishment for the wicked. But, as Christtaught, both the good and the bad will be resurrected from thedead.Thu s, we read, in the 28th and 29th verses of the fifth chapterof Saint John's Gospel, the following words of Christ Himself:"W on de r not at th is: for the hour conzeth, wheyeiw all that are inthe graves shall hear the voice of the So n of God."An d the y that have dolze good things shall cw m ~orth rtnto theresurrection of lif e: but th ey that have done evil, unto the reszrrrec-tio n of judgm ent."

I t is important to note that Christ said: "all tha t are in thegraves" shall come forth in the general resurrection.18

I n the twenty-fifth chapter of Saint Matthew' s Gospel, wehave Christ's own description of the last judgment. The entirechapter should be read, particularly verses 31-46. In theseverses, Christ teaches t hat H e will come in majesty t o judgethe world. All nations shall be gathered before Hi m: the goodas well as the bad. Upon both he will pronounce judgment.T h e good will be eternally rewarded. Th e bad will be eternallypunished. In other words, the last judgment will be precededby a genera l resurrection of all : the wicked as well as the good.For the s ake of brevi ty w e here quot e verses 31-34, 41 an d46, of t he twenty-fift h chapter of Sain t Matthew's Gospel:"A nd when the Son of m an shull come in his majesty, nlzd all thzangels m't h him , then shnU h e sit upon the seat of his maje sty."'And all nations shall be gathered together before him: and heshall separate them olze from another, as the shepherd separateth thesheep from the goats:"And he shall set the sheeb 0% his 9.iqh.t hand, bzet the goats 01%his lef t ."The n shall the kilzg say to them that shall be o?3 his right hand:Com e ye blessed of m y Father, possess the kingdo m prepared for youfrom the foundation of the world. ( Ve rs es 31-34)."Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his lef t hmd:Depart from me, you cursed, into ev erl ast i~g ire, w hich &as pre-pared for the devil a d his angels. (Ve rse 41)." A n d these shall go into everla stkg munishment: but the just, in tolife everlastimg." (Verse 4 6 ) .

In the 15th verse of t he twenty-fourth chapter of ih e Actsof t he Apost1es;we find Saint Pa ul referring t o the "resurrectionof th e just and unjust."D E N I E S TH E GOSPEL MESSAGE

Wha t has Judge-"for four daysy'-Rutherford to say abo utthis clear teaching of Chris t and about thi s clear evidence fromthe Scriptures? Believe it or not, he denies it. Christ teachesthe general resurrection of all the dead, both th e good and thewicked. Th e "Judge" de nies it.On .page 342 of h is book enti tled "Salvation," his "te xtbook" for the Jonadabs, the "Judge" stat es: "There appearsns. reason or Scriptural proof th at God would resurr ect thewillfully wicked." And believe it o r not, the "Judge" quotesthe 28th and 29th verses of t he fifth cha pte r of S ain t John's Gos-pel, which clearly state that all shall be resurrected: the goodunto resurrection of life and the evil unto the resurrection ofjudgment. Before quoti ng these verses the "Judge" asks: "Willnot all the dead be awakened to the resurrection? and is not19


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tha t made sure by the words of Jesus" (John 5 :25, 29). Imme-diately upon quoting these verses, the "Judge" then s tate s: "TheScriptures do not support that conclusion."Thi s is an insu lt to the intelligence of his readers as wellas a sinful denial of th e clear teaching of Jesus Christ, whoseiwords the "Judge" casts aside as of no value and of no accountand of no proof. In his efforts to deny what Christ has clearlytaught about the general resurrection of all the dead the "Judge"also ignores the account of the general resurrection given byChrist Himse lf and recorded in the twen ty-sixth chapter ofSaint Matthew's Gospel, verses 31-46.

DISTORTS TH E MEANING O F "GRAVES"On pages 342 and 343 of his book entitled '~ al va ti on " he"Judge" tries, in vain, to wiggle out of t he clear state ment madeby Christ that all who are "in the graves" shall come forth.The subterfuge he uses is opposed to common sense as well asto the Scriptures. He says the word "grave" means a "monu-ment in remembrance of the dead." He then twis ts the word"grave" to include only thos e "held in the memory of God."He then declares, without any proof, that God has no memoryof the wicked. Therefo re, the "Judge" naively declares, whileinsulting the power of God, the word "grave" in the quotationof Saint John means only those whom God remembers, namely,the just.Thi s is a diabolical effort to's ubst itute the "Judge's" ownprivate in terpreta tion of Scripture for the clear words of Christ.Th e "Judge" ignores the teaching of Christ concerizing th egeneral resurrection of all the dead, the wicked as well as thegood, in Saint Matthew's Gospel. The "Judge" quotes Christ'swords concerning the general resurrection of all the dead inSain t John's Gospel but declares that Christ's words in Saint

John's Gospel do not mean what they say. And to ruin furtherthe meaning of Christ's words, he indulges in a fantas tic defini-tion of the word "grave," in order that his followers may accept histeachings instead of Christ's teachings. This process makes the"Judge" the clear and confirmed and ignorant enemy of Chr ist.nT.

ENEMY O F TH E SCRIPTURESIn addition to proving that the "Judge" is the enemy ofChrist, the foregoing material also proves that the "Judge" isthe enemy of the Scriptures. Th e "Judge" is not too anxiousfor his followers to read the Scriptu res alone. Th e "Judge"

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tolerate s no interpretation of the Scriptures which differs fromhis own mis-interpretations. In fact the "Judge" puts his ow11books upon the same level with th c Bible. You may reat1religious literature in any language, but you will go far tomeet with the arrogance and pride used by th e "Judge" whenhe speaks of his own publications. He re is a choice bit ofpride and arrogance from his book entitled "Riches," gages353-354:"The Lord has graciously provided for the publication ofHi s message in the form of books (the 'Judge' is not referringto the Bible), that the people may be informed of the tr uth(th e 'Judge' is referring to his own 'interpretations' of theBible). On the last page of this book you will find a list ofsuch publications ( the 'Judge's' own books), which will enableyou to locate in the Bible the very texts about which you desireto know, and which answer your questions. Provide yourselfwith those publications (at twenty-five cents apiece), study thesame, together with your Bible (the reader will notice thatthe 'Judge' places his books on the same footing with theinspired works of th e Bible). Those books do not contain theopinion of any man (does the 'Judge' mean to infer tha t he isnot a man?). The y merely enable you to locate the words of th eLord and to find out the very things you desire to know; anddoing this (buy ing and reading the 'Judge's' books), you areobeying God's commandments."Little need be added to the remarks which we have enclosed,in parentheses to prove to any thinking man that the "Judge"puts his own books on a par with the Bible and that his follow-ers must not read the Bible alone or indulge in their own inter-pretations. W e have already given several examples to provehow the "Judge" misuses and mis-interprets the Bible. Th efollowing additional examples are but a few of the many morethat could be offered.

One of the insistent claims of the "Judge" is his statementthat Christ condemned religion. I3e refers to those who wor-ship God through religion as "religionists." Christ, he says,condemned all religionists. In order to prove this, the "Judge"quotes the following words from the twenty-third chapter,verses 3-4, of the Gospel of Saint Matthew:"'Do not ye af ter their wor ks . . .For they bind heavy burdens, andgrievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but the y th emselves will not m ove the m wit h one of their fingers.'"

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It is not necessary to continue this quotation to the end.T h e "Judge's" inisuse of the S criptures is present in the wor dsalrea dy quoted. Th e "Judge" would have his followers believethat, in these words, Christ condemned all religionists, religiousrnenlbers as well as religious leaders.Nothing could be further from the truth. Christ Himselfentered Jewish Synagogues. Christ Himself went up to theTemple. Christ Himself celebrated the various Jewish feasts.H e had just celebrated the Jewish Feast of the Passover whenHe was arrested by His enemies.Christ did not condemn every religion or all religionists.Christ condemned the Scribes and Pharisees, in the versesquoted by the "Judge," because they were hypocrites and notbecause they were religionists. Tt was because t hey did notlive up to the spirit of t he Jewish religion t ha t Christ condemnedthe Scribes and Pharisees. In fact, in verses two and three ofthe Scriptural quotation used by the "Judge," Christ said: "Thescribes and the Pharisees have sitt en on the chair of Moses.All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observeand do." Purpo sely and maliciously and unscripturally the"'Judge" omits these word s from his quotation. And, in versethree, the "'Judge" also omits these words : "For t hey say, anddo not." Inste ad of these words, which the "Judge" shouldhav e quoted, if he were not an enemy of the Scriptures, the"'Judge" places dots ( . . . . ) in the beginning of his quotation.

MALICIOUS OMISSIONThese words, which the "Judge" has PURPOSELY omittedfrom his quotation, prove that Christ was condemning theScribes and Pharisees not because of religion bu t because theyhad religion and did not practice it. "For they say, and do

not." Moreover, Christ bade the Jews to be true to religioneven when taught by the Pharisees and Scribes, and eventhough the Pharisees and Scribes themselves were negligent inthe practice of the religion which t hey preached.T he quotation used by the "Judge" to prove that Christdenounced all religions and all religionists is no proof a t all.It is a proof of t he opposite . T o conceal the fact that Christpraised religion and urged the people to practice religion, eventhough some of their leaders were guilty of not practicing whatthey preached, the "Judge" purposely omits the complete andexact words of Christ.

Th is wilful omission on the part of th e "Judge" alone con-demns him as the enemy of th e Scriptures. No man who so22

misuses the Scriptures is wor thy of belief. Th e "Judge" shrewd-ly omits the words of Christ when they do not s uit his own pur-pose. Th e "Judge" will twist the Scriptures in order to provehis own fantastic doctrines. No wonder the "Judge" does notwant people to read the Bible for themselves. If his followerswould only read the Bible, they would discover what a Scrip-tural sham their own leader is.T o list all the Scriptural mis-interpretations and omissions ofwhich Judge--"for four daysn-Rutherford has been guilty,and in which he indulges in order to support his own privatefantastic doctrines and to keep the truth away from his follow-ers, would require many volumes of many pages. Eno ugh ofthem have been recorded in this pamphlet to prove that just asthe "Judge" is the en emy of Christ, so he is, also, the enemy ofthe Scriptures.

ENEMY O F COMMON SENSENo individual who possesses conlmon sense can sincerelyaccept the teach ings of Judge-"for four daysn--Rutherford.Hi s writings are full of contradictians. In order to arousehatred toward religion and government th e "Judge" indulgesin charges that have no foundation and in statements that areutterl y ridiculous.

BODY AND SOULThu s, when the "Judge" talks abou t man's body and man'ssoul, he says one thing, one moment, and the opposite thinganother moment. Thi s is what we mean by a contradiction. Onpage 36 of his publicatioil enti tled "Salvation," the so-called'"ext book" for the Jolladabs, the "Judge" writ es:


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is one be separated? If the body and soul, as the "Judge"claims, are one and the same thing, then it is stupid to use theword "they" and more stupid t o say : "when they a re separated!'This is not a mere playing with words on our part. This isonly a common sense anal ysis of the wor ds used by the "Judge.?'H e supplied the words we are analyzing. W e are only supply-ing th e analysis.Moreover, if, as the "Judge" says, man has a soul and abody, surely, body and soul are not one and the same thing.They may be united together, as they actually are in everyman, bu t body an d soul remain distinct. Th e "Judge" himselfstates that body and soul are distinct because he talks aboutthem separately. H e even says "when they are separated."But the "Judge" immediately denies what h e states, by sayingth at th e body and soul, of which he speaks sepa rately and whichhe says will be separated, are one and the same thing. The"Judge" should have said tha t every man has a soul which isnot separated from his body on earth, but which is quite dis-tinct from his body, so that body and soul, distinct thoughunited, conhtitute a living creature.

CHRIST" TEACHTNGTh e "Judge" does not realize that tw o things call be distinctalthough not separated. Th e "Judge" does not realize th at heis also contradicting his own false statement about the identityof soul and body, as one and th e same thing, when, on page266 of his book, "Salvation," he quotes the following words ofChrist :

"'And fear not th ew w hich kill the body, but are not able to killthe soul; but rather fear him w hich i s able to destroy both soul andbody in hel l" (S t . Matthew X:28).Christ here plainly states that it is possible to kill the body

but not the soul. Therefore, it is the teaching of C hrist tha tbody and soul are distinct and not the same. The "Judge"contradicts this teaching of Christ when he s ays that body a ndsoul are one and the sa me thing. If, according to the "Judge,"body and soul are one and the same thing, then to kill the bodywould mean to kill the soul. In oth er words the "Judge" contra-dicts Christ, as well as himself, i n his false teachings abo ut th ebody and the soul.T H E "JUDGE'S" YEARS

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the elect , th e 144,000 of which the "Judge" speaks, to Himself.Th us , on page 165 of his book, "Salvation," th e "Judge" wri testha t Christ began to gather t he 144,000 faithful and true follow-er s to himself i n 1918. On pag e 211 of "Salvation," the "Judge"writes that Christ applies His ransom merit for the elect afterth e year 1922. And y et on page 172 of his book entitled"Riches," the "Judge" stat es tha t God has been choosing Hiselect since the first Pentecost, in 33 A.D. W e wish that the"Judge" would straig hten himself o ut as regards his ownnumerology.S A LU T IN G T H E F L A G

W e ask the Witnesses to meditate upon the contradictioncontained in th e "Judge's" denunciation of the act of saluti ngth e American Fl.ag. On page 260 of "Salvation" th e Jud gewrites as follows :('But is th e saluting of the A me ric an Fag b y a CIzrisistionz or one ilta coveizant to do God's will a violation of G od's law ? Most em -phatically ye.r . . ."

The n on page 266 of t he same volume the same "Judge7'writes :"T he act of sa lufing the flag is not an ogense; bztt the one wh ohas made a covenant to do God's will, and who then acts in,disobedi-ence to Cod's will, cornnits a wrong leading him into destruction.Tho se who desire lo salute flags should do so, but those w ho haveagreed to serve Jehova h God wzust obey hi m if they w o d d liv e at all."

I n one and the same breath the "Judge" states that i t isnot an offense to sa lute the American flag but th at it is a viola-tion of God's law. Now, if it is not an offense-and no loyalAmerican has ever considered it to be an offense, except the"Judgeu-them to salute th e flag is not a violation of God's law.An offense is something that is against God's law. In oneand the same breath the "Judge" says tha t to salute the flagIS AN O FFENSE an d IS NOT AN OFFENSE.

W e hope that the Witnes ses will realize that there is some-thing wr ong wit h the mental process of a leader who indulgesin such bold contradictions. W e hope that t he Witnesses willreturn to t he ranks of true Americanism and s alute the flag.W e hope that the Witnesses will return t o the ranks of clear-thinking, reasoning men and repudiate th e leadership of t he"Judge," who reveals himself to be th e enemy of Christ, theenemy of th e Script ures and the enemy of common sense.25

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VI.AUTHOR O F HATRED, BIGOTRY, TREASON

When we come to an analysis of Judge-"for four days"-Rutherford as the author of hatred and bigotry and treason,hundreds of pages could be used to record his vile and unfoundedcharges, made against Jews and Protestants and Catholics, aswell as against th e government of t he Unite d State s of Amer-ica. While the "Judge" is conducting a million dollar business,there are thousands of Catholic and Protestant and Jewishclergymen toiling night and day, with little revenue, in orderto keep God's Holy Name before their fellow-men, in orderto help their fellow-men live moral lives, and in order toassist their fellow-men to become good and upright and loyalcitizens of the United St ates of America. No sincere memberof an y religion and no sincere American should have any thin gto do with the "Judge." George Washing ton praised religionas one of the mainstays of our country. Th e government ofthe United States has always honored and respected religion.By his tirades against religion and by his denunciation of thegovernment of the United States1 as the child of Satan, th e""Judge" is a greater enemy in om midst than Adolf Hitler.Judge-"for four days"--Rutherford is a Fi fth Column allby himself.Christ condemned hypocrisy on the part of certain religiousleaders of His day. Christ never condemned all religions. Aswe have seen, Christ manifested the greatest respect for theJewish religion. Christ founded a religion of II is own. Th e"Judge" condemns all religions as the offspring of Satan. The"Judge"evident1y does not realize th at every religion is opposedt o the power of S atan throughout the world and to the power

of Sata n over human souls. Only a maste r of ignorance and ofcontradictions could denounce religion as the child of Satan,when religion is definitely and eternally opposed to Satan.Moreover, in condemning all religion, the "Judge" once againreveals himself to be the enemy of Chris t.CATHOLICS AND PROTESTANTS

The language used by the "Judge5' in his vitriolic condemna-tion of all religions, is characterized by s tupidity a s well as bymalice. Thus, on page 79 of his book entitled "Riches," the"Judge" declares tha t members of the Catholic Church are notmembers of the Catholic Church. He denies the meaning of26

the words 'Tatholic Population," as used in the Catholic Direc-tory. He refuses to admit that "Catholic Population" means th enumbe r of those who are members of the Catholic Church. Th e""Judge" should realize that all who belong to the CatholicChurch-Pope and Bishops and Laity-are members of the Cath-olic Church. Th e Catholic Church bars none of he r membersfrom heaven. But the "Judge" bars most of his followers frometernal happiness in heaven. The "Judge" states that thereis an inner group of his Witn esses who will cons titute thc king-dom of God in heaven. All others, whose financial supl~ ol- t econtinually calls for, will be barred from heaven. 'I'l~esc arethe Jonadabs, according to his own terminology, who will beconfined to the earth while the "elect," including of course the"Judge," will rejoice in heaven.With greater ignorance and malice, the '6Judge7'even claimsthat Protestants are Catholics, although he denies that Cath-olics ar e Catholics. Th us , on page 228 of his book entitled"Riches," the "Judge" wr ites :

" W l t a t was at one t ime kao wn as 'Protesta fz t ism' is no w dead, andthe so-called 'Proiestalzts' are dowinat ed ofld c on tr ol le d b y t h e R o m nCatholic Hierarchy."And again, on page 285 of his boolc entitled "Riches," the"Judge9'identifies Protestants and Catholics in language whichwe do not expect from one who calls himself a "Judge."

" T h e r e w a s o period of time," wr ite s th e "Jud ge", "w hert in th ewor ld there wa s alz orgagzzzation know % as 'Protestalztisna', and zulzichopposed t he Ro man Catholic orgalzizatiolz; but about the time of flzcWo rld W a r tlte 'Protestafit' (s o called) organizatio3z ceased andWefi t over, bag atld baggage, to the Hierarc hy, and a ow the entirelot constitutes 'the great ~ I L o Y ~ . ' '"Did any one at any time ever utter more insulting and stupidnonsense, in order to deceive one's followers, than these words

sf which Judge-"for four days"-Rutherford is th e author?FALSE CHARGES

In order to arouse hatred on the pa rt of his followers forall religions, the '(Judge" falsely accuses religious people ~fdesiring to kill his Witnesses. Here are his words on page 221of the book enti tled ""Riches":"The religious Israelites conspired toggther to Kill Jeremiah, Gold'sfaifhful servant and prophet. L ikewise th e p resent -da y re l ig io d f saad their allies conspire together to kill Jehovah's Witn esses , of w h omthe prophet Jeremiah wa s a typ e, ex ampl e or pattern."Th e "Judge" does not realize tha t it was the irreligious

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TH E BIBLE BEF O RE RU TH ERFO RDT he "Judge" makes much of t he fact tha t he believes in theBible. We have already seen how the "Judge" misuses theBible in order to breed hatred and ignorance throughout theworld. Th e "Judge" does not seem to remember that, if it

were not for the religions, against which he hurls his venom,there would be no Bible in the world today. Hi s charge tha tProtestants and Jews and Catholics have kept the Bible awayfrom the people is false and fraudulent. In the following slan-derous statement the "Judge" lumps all religions together whenhe states: "The religious institutions have kept the Bible awayfrom the people and therefore have induced the common peo-ple to rely upon what the priests or clergymen tell them to do."During the entire existence of Judaism, Catholicism andProtesta ntism th e members of all the se religions have beenurged to read the Bible. Th e Catholic Sacrifice of the Mass,which is followed word for word by the people using the sameMissal as the priest upon the altar, is filled with Bible readingsfrom both the Old and New Testament. Th e "Judge's" viciousignorance leads us to ask where he thought the Bible was beforehe was born.INSULT TO CHARITABLE WOMEN

Th e lowest point reached by the "'Judge" in his denuncia-tion of Catholics and Pr ote stan ts and Jews, is found on page244 of his book entit led "Riches." Both Prot estant s an d Cath-olics ar e acquainted wi th t he sacrificial lives of Catholic Nuns.Possessing nothing of this world's goods, Catholic Sisters teachin Catholic Schools so that, c ontrary t o the charge of th e"Judge," Catholic boys and girls may become educated and in-telligent. Some Catholic Orde rs of Nuns devote themselves tothe arduous task of n ursing the sick poor in their homes.Catholic Nursing Sisters of t he Poor give their services, with-out remuneration, to Catholic, Prot esta nt and Jew alike. Noquestion of race or color or religion is ever asked.28

Israelites who conspired to kill Jeremiah and not the religiousIsraelites. Furthe rmore , the "Judge" offers no proof of thedasta rdly charge of homicide which he has made against Jewsand Protestants and Catholics. If the "Judge" has any knowl-edge of any homicidal conspiracy against his Witnesses, heshould present this information to the District Att orney of t heCounty wherein the "Judge" claims the conspiracy to exist.Otherwi se, the "Judge" should apologize and keep quiet.

Sometimes these Catholic Orde rs of Nuns find it necessaryto beg for that which is necessary to keep up their work forGod and humanity. From time to time Catholic Sisters mayvisit office buildings and solicit charity. A prayer is on theirlips for those who can give and for those who cannot give.Never is any attempt made to force a contribution from thosewho cannot -afford it.In spite of these facts, Judge-"for fou r days"-Rutherfordsees fit to insult and slander these good Catholic Nuns on a g e244 of his book entitled (significantly for the "Judge") "Riches."Here is the lowest depths to which ignorance and malice andhatred can lead a man:"Hood ed female agents, garbed l ike black birds oJ prey, mak e regu-lar visi ts to the marty factories and of ic es o n payday and col lect , f romtihe fearful and sup erstitious, m on ey wh ich the labor ers so rnuch need

for tlce supp ort of the ms elv es and the ir families."A COWARD'S ACT

Every Protestant and Jew who has come in contact withCatholic Sisters will resent this. W e would like the "Judge"to produce those who give to Catholic Sisters in offices and fac-tories because the y are fearful and superstitious. I t is the"Judge" who sends forth "publishers" and "pioneers" to preyupon the fearful and superstitious in their homes. I t is badenough to slander those who can defend thcrnselves. I t isthe dep th of meanness a nd cowardice to slander those who can-not defend themselves. By his vicious attack upon the good-living, God-fearing, humble and devoted women who consti-tute o ur Catholic Sisterhoods, the "Judge" stands revealed asthe prince of cowards, as well as the prince of ignorance and ofslander.DENOUNCES THE UNITED STATES

Th e following statement s of the "Judge" make him thegreatest enemy of the United Sta tes of America within th eborders of our country today. At a time when every effort isbeing made t o produce unity amongst a11 Americaizs, for thedefense of our country, the "Judge" continues to pour forth,through the medium of his books, the most vicious denuncia-tion of t he governme nt of th e United S tates of America. Hesees no difference between the government of the United Statesand the totalitarian governments of Nazi Germany and Com-munistic Russia. H e calls the American Government, as wellas the others, th e child of Sata n. In calling u,pon his followersto resist Satan, the "Judge" calls upon his followers to resist29


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the government of the United State s of America. Every bookproduced by the "Judge" has enough treasonable statements tojustify the Dies Committee in issuing a summons for this arch-traitor in our midst.PROMOTES HATRED TOWA RD U.5.A.

Th e following statements are but a few of the treasonableand fantast ic ravings of the "'Judge" on the sub ject of loyaltyto the government of th e United Stat es of Americ a:"N ot one of then* (the 'Judge' here refers to the rulers of nations,including the American President mentioned by him in a precedingsentence) represents God a d C hrist Jesus, but, on the contrary, theyare under the control of Satan, who i s the invisible ruler of t hi sw o r l r ("Salvation," page 255)."All the natiolzs of the earth are a.qainst God and his kingdom. It

is the refore inzpossible for a Berson to be in, full accord with thegovernmegtts of this world and at th e same ti me to be i n fall harnzolayw ' t h G od 's k in gd om u d e r C h r k t . H e m u s t se rv e on e o r t he 0 t h ~of the masters, and there can be no con~pr omise" ("Salvation," page26 1) . He re the "Judg e" caUs for treason on the part of hi s Wat-nesses and on the part of all Aw ri ca rt citizens. He re the "Judge"forgets that Christ said: "Re nder therefore to Caesar the things thatare Caesar's; and to God, the things that are God's" (S t. Matthe wX X I I 21). Th e "Judge" makes no such dist inc tio~ . Hi s followers,so the ' 'Judge" declares, must have nothing to do with earthy goverB-ments.And, finally, on page 260 of the boolc "Salvation," we read :" N o t a single officer in the American, governwent is for God'skingdom under Christ Jeszrs."No further evidence need be given to prove that Judge-"forfour days9'--Ruther ford is the greatest tra itor in th e UnitedStat es of America today. He identifies all governments, in -cluding the government of the Unit ed S tates of America, withthe Devil. He makes civil obedience a crime. Me is the lead-ing exponent of treason against the government of the UnitedStates. CANCEL HIS RADIO LICENSEHow the Federal Communications Coinmission can granta license to him to broadcast his treasonable denunciations overthe American airways, is beyond explanation. Ro w can theFederal Communications Commission grant a license to theleader of a group who proclaims that t o salute the Americanflag is a violation of God's law, and who stat es tha t every officerin the American government is against God and on the side ofthe devil?

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An y radio station that would permit a Nazi or a Communistto proclaim that to salute the American flag is a violation ofGod's law and to state that every officer in the American Gov-ernment is against God and on the side of the devil, would besu~nnloncdo Washington by the Federal Communications Com-mission for an investigation that would result in the cancella-tion of its license.W l~ y, licn, does the Federal Communications Commissionh:1 ; I I I ( :I r:~(lioicense to the very group whose "judicial" leaderII ; I . ; l ~ i c : ~ l ~ c duch treason, not once, but scores of times. IfL l j c . p,ovrKr~lmciltf the United States is interested, as it shouldIw, ~):~ilicularlyt the present, in its own preservation againstt I I ( . words and deeds of treasonable termites within the gates,tlic 1:ctleral Communications C~mmis~sionhould immediatelyc ;lltCcl the radio license of the Rutherford group and notify allot llrr- radio stations that carrying the Rutherford programs willt-e~~tlcrhem liable to suspension.Judge-"for four days1'-Rutherford is the prince of ter-mites. He works for th e destruction of religion in the UnitedStat es of America. H e works for the destruc tion of the govern-ment of th e Uni ted State s of America. He is anti-Jewish, anti-Protesta nt, anti-Catholic and anti-American. Th e greatestthing that his own followers, the Witnesses, could do, is torepudiate him.

VIP.CONCLUSION

Th e evidence {presented in this pamphlet proves, beyond theshadow of a doubt, that Judge-"for four days9'-Rutherford isthe enemy of Christ, t he enemy of the Scriptures , the enemy ofcommon sense and the au thor of hatred and bigotry an d treason.Th e evidence has consisted of the "Judge's" own words. Onlya small part of this evidence could be presented in a pamphletof this size. An investigation of the writ ings of the "Judge"will result in a complete verification of the evidence we haveliad the space to present, and in a discovery of much more evi-tleilce for which the size of this pamphlet is too small.

APPEAL T O WITNESSESW e call upon the Witnesses to investigate the tr uth of th echarges agains t the "Judge," which we have presented in thispamphlet. W e aslc them to make such an investigation with

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ts be faithful to Christ and faithful to the Scriptures and faith-ful to common sense and faithful to the government of theseUnited $tates of America. Le t them investigate the writingsof the "Judge," let them read the Scriptures for themselves, andthey will find that only by repudiating the arrant nonsensewhich the "Judge9' has incorporated in his writings, can theybe faithful to Christ and the Scriptures and common sense andtheir country. W e hope that a copy of this pamphlet will ulti-mately reach every Witness and every other individual to whomthe "Judge9' has appealed for his own selfish and mercenary andtyrannical purposes.

ADVICE TO AMERICANSFor the sake of Christ and for the preservation of our coun-

try we must issue this conden~nationof the "Judge" and allhis works and gomps. For the sake of Christ and for the preser-vation of our country we call upon the Witnesses to repudiatehim. Far the sake of Christ and for the preservation of ou rcountry we call upon all American citizens to beware of him.When the misguided and "judicizlly" deceived followers ofthe "Judge" stop a t t h e home of any American citizen, inorder to sell the "judge's" books and pamphlets, or to securesubscriptions to the "Judge's'" magazines, or to play some ofthe ""Jdge's" rmtings upon a phonograph, Americar, citizens whoare loyal to Christ and the Scriptures and common sense and theircountry will do well to adopt the following method of defense:

1. Treat the '7wfge'g caller eourteowEy, charitabiy but firmly.2. R e fw e to listen to the "Judge" on the phonograph.3. Refwe to accept any of the " M g e 's " literature .4. G ive no mone y fa r the "Judge'f' books or. magaailaes.5. Acquaint the "Judge's" represe~tativewith the fact that the"'J9uge" is the enemy ~f Christ9 the enemy of the Sm ip itw eq the

en em y of com mon sense and th e azlthor of hatred and bigotry a dt remon.6 . U rg e the representative to be loyal to Christ, $0 theScriptures, to cornnzon seilse and to America, by repdiat ing the"Judge."7. G ive the "Judge's" representative a copy of th is pa1nphket.If every American citizen, Catholic and Protestant and Jewtogether, will unite in revealing and opposing the ignorant,treasonable and bigoted statements and activities of the ""Jdge,'"then the kingdom of God and the welfare of our country wiP1 beprotected against the sinister attacks of him who i s neither ajudge of the Scriptures nor a judge of reason but only Judge-"for four days9'-Rutherford.

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