A Sentinela de 15 de maio de 1953 cita o que chama de “o registro oficial do caso em questão (Tribunal Policial da Cidade de Hamilton, Ontário, 17 de março de 1913)” como tendo registrado este diálogo: “P. O senhor não declara, então, ter instrução na língua latina? R. Não, senhor. P. Nem em grego? R. Não, senhor.” E acrescenta, com sua própria voz, que “o irmão Russell havia dito especificamente que não sabia grego”.

The Watchtower, “Questions From Readers”

15 de maio de 1953 · p.319 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“The “perjury” charge was not made in court, but in a tract written later by an irresponsible slanderer against whom Brother Russell had brought a libel case. The official record of the case in question (Police Court of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, March 17, 1913) says: “Q. You don't profess, then, to be schooled in the Latin language? A. No, sir. Q. Or in Greek? A. No, sir.” After this he was asked if he knew individual Greek letters, and it was over this that the question of his knowledge of Greek arose. ... Not only has the question they “quote” been reworded, but Brother Russell had specifically said that he did not know Greek.”

A reader asked whether tract charges that the Society's first president was immoral, profiteered from “miracle wheat” and committed perjury about Greek were true. The article answers “No. They were deliberate falsehoods,” and deals with all three.

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