Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), “Chapter 7, footnotes on Beth-Sarim”
“A few years after Brother Rutherford's death, the board of directors of the Watch Tower Society decided to sell Beth-Sarim. Why? 'The Watchtower' of December 15, 1947, explained: 'It had fully served its purpose and was now only serving as a monument quite expensive to keep'”
Footnotes also quote Salvation (1939) on the house's purpose and note the deed was published in The Golden Age of 19 March 1930.
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Provenance and verification note for Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (jv), Chapter 7, footnotes on Beth-Sarim
Confidence note. Opened on wol; page marker 89. The 15 Dec 1947 Watchtower itself was not opened (its wording is verified only as quoted here).
Corroborated by. src-sal-1939-00-p311-beth-sarim, src-ga-1930-0319-p405-407-beth-sarim
Notes. The task's 'jv p.76' reference: Beth-Sarim material in jv is on p. 89 (footnotes), not p. 76.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jv-1993-00-p89-beth-sarim