One has claimed that "they found him [Pastor Russell] dead aboard a train in Texas Halloween night (devils night)." We find on one site the following: "Pastor Russell died in the train car that Halloween night as the result of multiple ailments." One imagines and assumes it to be a fact that "Charles Taze Russell was ritually killed on Halloween, 1916 and his remains buried under a pyramid." Some claim that Rutherford had Russell murdered; some claim that the Freemasons had him murdered. It is false that Russell was buried under a pyramid, but we have discussed that elsewhere. Many sites make much ado about Russell's death on October 31, 1916, and make all kinds of imaginary false connections between his death and spiritism, demonic occultism, freemasons, Illuminati, alleged Satanic bloodlines, etc.
Menta Sturgeon was with Brother Russell when he died. However, Russell died on October 31 in the early afternoon, before Halloween actually began. He did not die on Halloween "night." Halloween begins at sundown, and begins the New Year's day that used to be celebrated by the Druids. The All-Hallows Day would therefore actually be from sundown on October 31 to sundown on November 1.
Nevertheless, the fact that he died on what is considered Halloween day is irrelevant, not unless one believes that no servant of God could possibly die on that day, or that everyone who dies on the day many have called "Halloween" must be evil. The truth is that all days and nights belong to God; no day or night becomes something evil in itself because of what some may observe or practice on any day or night.
It is claimed that "they" found him wrapped in a toga; others claim that Russell asked to be buried in a toga. Again, I am not sure who "they" is that is supposed to have found him wrapped in a toga. Russell, however did not asked to be buried in a toga.
Menta Sturgeon is recorded as reporting that Brother Russell found that the blankets that were wrapped around him were uncomfortable. Sturgeon claims, that although Russell's words were hard to understand, that Brother Russell asked for a "toga". Sturgeon reported that he did not understand what Brother Russell was requesting, so brother Russell took two bed sheets, pinned them together to fit over his shoulders and hung them over his shoulders. Sturgeon had stated that Russell's voice was weak, so it would certainly have been difficult for him to understand exactly what Russell said.
It is claimed that "they" found him wrapped in a toga; others claim that Russell asked to be buried in a toga. Again, I am not sure who "they" is that is supposed to have found him wrapped in a toga. Russell, however did not asked to be buried in a toga.
Menta Sturgeon is recorded as reporting that Brother Russell found that the blankets that were wrapped around him were uncomfortable. Sturgeon claims, that although Russell's words were hard to understand, that Brother Russell asked for a "toga". Sturgeon reported that he did not understand what Brother Russell was requesting, so brother Russell took two bed sheets, pinned them together to fit over his shoulders and hung them over his shoulders. Sturgeon had stated that Russell's voice was weak, so it would certainly have been difficult for him to understand exactly what Russell said.
We highly doubt that he was asking for a "toga", or if he did so, we highly doubt that he did so with any idea of some kind of religious significance. More than likely, Brother Russell was just simply trying to find some comfortable way to keep warm. Sturgeon did, however, state: "How much Brother Russell may have understood or meant by these movements we may not surely know." But then Sturgeon gave his own conclusions. We do not know for a certainty what happened, but we suspect that Sturgeon may have also been influenced by Rutherford to report the incident as having some kind of religious significance in order to give support to his authoritarians claims through Russell.
However, many have created a lot of other nonsense about Russell's death that is not even in harmony with what Sturgeon presented.
Sturgeon's report may be found online at:
http://mostholyfaith.com/Beta/bible/Reprints/Z1916DEC.asp#Z360:11
http://mostholyfaith.com/Beta/bible/Reprints/Z1916DEC.asp#Z360:11
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