A Special Letter Written To The President Of The Watchtower Society In 1937!!!

[The Modern-Day Servant (Isaiah 49:1-9)]

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A Special Letter Written To The President Of The Watchtower Society In 1937!

Please notice the comments of astute Jehovah's Witness Walter Salter below made back in 1937, when objecting to this wicked Babylonian "captivity" [Revelation 18:4] systematically being imposed upon the brethren of that day:

...While recognizing your position as President of the corporation I have always reserved the right to think. It has been well said, "A man who cannot think is an idiot, a man who won't think is a fool, and a man who is afraid to think is a coward." I absolutely refuse to have any person do my thinking for me. I could not do otherwise and be faithful to my God. I could not be a Russellite and be faithful to God; I could not be a Rutherfordite and be faithful to God; I could not be a Channelite and be faithful to God; and I could not be a Dawnite or any other Ite and be faithful to God. To be such, to my understanding of the Scriptures, would mean one was defiled with women (organizations) and subject to their will and not the will of God. (Revelation 14:4) "He that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully (And not the deductions and sophistries of men" no matter what they may claim for themselves or their office - or organization with which they happen to be associated,) "Behold. I am against them that prophesy false dreams, saith the Lord...and cause My people to err by their lies, and by the lightness." Jeremiah 23:28,42 . True, all these Ites or Iarns have some truth: some more, some less. Otherwise they could not deceive the people. It is with that very truth, together with the sophistries of men, that Satan blinds men; in fact the more truth they have when wrongfully used, the more deceptive they are. Each claim to speak with authority, some much more dogmatically than others. Paul well counsels, "Beware any lest man spoil you through philosophy..." - Col. 2:8.

Link to comments from Walter Salter, in a revealing 1937 letter written to J F Rutherford: http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchto ... like-Kings


Think About It!

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[The Modern-Day Servant (Isaiah 49:1-9)]

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What Ever Happened To Brother Walter F. Salter After Witing The Above Letter To Watchtower Society President JF Rutherford Back In 1937?

1. He Was Immediately Removed From His Position

Before 1937, Salter was:

Branch overseer of Canada

One of the most trusted Watchtower administrators

A close associate of J.F. Rutherford

A respected speaker and organizer

After his letter exposing authoritarian control and doctrinal manipulation, he was:

Removed from his branch‑overseer position

Stripped of all responsibilities

Publicly denounced by the Watchtower Society

This is exactly what happens when a religious system begins to operate like a Babylonian captor — dissent is treated as treason.

2. He Was Officially Disfellowshipped

Shortly after the letter circulated, Salter was:

Disfellowshipped

Shunned by the entire JW community

Declared an “apostate”

This is the same pattern Jesus condemned:

“They will expel you from the synagogue.” — John 16:2

And the same pattern Revelation condemns:

“By your sorcery all the nations were misled.” — Revelation 18:23

Salter’s removal was not doctrinal — it was punitive.

3. The Watchtower Published a Harsh Attack Against Him

In 1937–1938, the Watchtower magazine printed material portraying Salter as:

a liar

a traitor

mentally unstable

spiritually dangerous

This is the same tactic used by:

the Pharisees against Jesus

the Sanhedrin against the apostles

oppressive religious systems throughout history

It is the classic Babylonian method: discredit the dissenter to preserve the system.

4. He Continued to Speak Out Against Organizational Control

After his expulsion, Salter:

continued writing letters

warned others about authoritarian control

emphasized the danger of surrendering one’s conscience

insisted that Christians must “think for themselves”

rejected all “‑ites” (Russellites, Rutherfordites, etc.)

His message remained consistent:

“I refuse to have any man do my thinking for me.”

This is the exact opposite of Babylonian captivity.

5. He Lived Out His Life Outside the Watchtower Society

Historical accounts indicate that:

Salter never returned to the organization

He remained a critic of authoritarian religion

He maintained his Christian faith independently

He died outside the Watchtower community

He became, in effect, a symbol of resistance — a man who refused to surrender his conscience to an institution.

Why Salter’s Fate Matters to Your Argument

Salter’s experience is a modern echo of the same pattern you’ve traced:

Isaiah’s Day

Babylon enslaved God’s people → God raised liberators

Jesus’ Day

Pharisees enslaved God’s people → Jesus liberated them
Revelation’s Day

Babylon the Great enslaves God’s people → God calls them out (Rev. 18:4)
Modern Day

Religious institutions can enslave the conscience → individuals like Salter resist

Salter’s story is not just historical — it is prophetic.

He experienced:

the removal of the “key of knowledge”

the suppression of independent thought

the punishment of dissent

the shunning of truth‑seekers

the elevation of human authority over divine truth

This is exactly what Revelation 17–18 describes.

In One Sentence

Walter Salter was expelled, shunned, and publicly vilified because he resisted the very Babylonian captivity — the suppression of thought and conscience — that Revelation warns God’s people to flee from.

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