I did not know of the existence of the house until I read of it in The Golden Age.

Not one cent of the funds of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society went into the construction of the home in San Diego where Judge Rutherford does his winter work. Van Amburgh, Secretary-Treasurer of the Watch Tower Society, stating: A reply to Salter's criticisms of Rutherford was published in the May 2, 1937, Golden Age, with a photocopy of a letter from W. Salter, former manager of the Canadian branch of the Watch Tower Society, also criticized Rutherford's use of Beth Sarim. Moyle, former legal counsel for Jehovah's Witnesses, in a letter to Rutherford in 1939, as one of the examples of 'the difference between the accommodations furnished to you, and your personal attendants, compared with those furnished to some of your brethren'. Newspapers of the time reported on Rutherford's lavish lifestyle, which included a 16-cylinder Fisher Fleetwood Cadillac coupe. Rutherford moved into Beth Sarim in early 1930 and served as caretaker of the property awaiting the resurrection of the 'princes'.

Occupation īeth Sarim as pictured in the Watchtower publication The Messenger in 1931 Writing in the book Salvation in 1939, Rutherford explained that Beth Sarim would forever be used by the resurrected 'princes'. The building costs at the time were about $25,000 (current equivalent $395,000). Requa, is a ten-bedroom Spanish mansion with an adjacent two-car garage. The 5,100 square feet (470 m 2) residence, designed by San Diego architect Richard S. It was located in the Kensington Heights section of San Diego over an area of about 100 acres (0.40 km 2), landscaped with olive, date, and palm trees so that the 'princes' would 'feel at home'. The deed for Beth Sarim, written by Rutherford, said that the property was to be held 'perpetually in trust' for the Old Testament 'princes' and was to be surrendered to them once they arrived. Rutherford named the property Beth Sarim and dedicated it for the use of the expected Old Testament 'princes', who were now expected to be headquartered in San Diego instead of Jerusalem. The property was acquired in October 1929 by Robert J Marten and was given to Rutherford in December for the nominal fee of $10 (current equivalent $158). During this time, Rutherford spent winters in San Diego, California, for health reasons, and 'in time, a direct contribution was made for the purpose of constructing a house in San Diego for brother Rutherford's use'.

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