A letter found in the September 15, 1918, Watch Tower is signed J. W. W., England. Internally, the letter indicates he was an elder in the Manchester congregation. Can we identify this man?
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Probably totally wrong, but if he put his surname first, he would be W W J - and there was a William W Johnston in the Manchester convention report for 1906-1907. However, I believe that William ended up in Australia.
I have nothing definitive, only suggestive. However, a couple of Daily Manna books mention a Js W. Wright and newspaper adverts show he is known to have given the following IBSA public lectures:
1916 Manchester Evening News 5 Aug advertised a public lecture at Deansgate, Manchester, "Joy in the Midst of Sorrow"
1919 St Helens Examiner 1 Nov, advertised a public lecture, "The Good Shephard & His Two Flocks" Adult Schoolroom Academy Place
1920 St Helens Examiner 11 Dec, public lecture "Did God Create Man in Vain?" Parr Hall, Chinley
Jerome,
The 1976 Yearbook mentions William W. Johnston on pages 75 - 86. Brother Johnston hailed from Glasgow, and was dispatched in 1910 to care for the South African office and territories under its direction.
Page 86 reports: "In 1918, William W. Johnston, the branch overseer, received a new assignment. The Society had decided that the field in Australia and New Zealand needed a good, spiritually strong brother to take oversight and so asked Brother Johnston to go there."
Brother Johnston's service in Australia is mentioned on pages 45 and 48 of the 1983 Yearbook. So the references above confirm your conclusion about Brother Johnston.
Having seen Gerry's comment about James W Wright, I think he has nailed who the mysterious J W W could be, but I have not been able to find any Bible Student link on Ancestry. Perhaps others may have more success.
Thanks to you both. I will follow up on Gerry's suggestion.
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