From the Australia Branch Museum

 Courtesy of Raymond S.

Bible Students in France

      

     Historian Laurie Larvent recently sent the graphics below to Bruce, and we thank him for his interest. They relate to his grandfather Élie Larvent (1882-1954). Larvent was a French Bible Student who met CTR several times when he visited France, in 1909, 1911 and 1912. The card is a response from CTR to the Memorial report Larvent sent in for 1916.

     Also supplied is a photograph of CTR’s visit to the Denain ecclesia on August 6, 1912. Circled in the picture is CTR and probably members of the Larvent family.

     

     Larvent would not stay with the Watch Tower Society but founded a French subsidiary of the LHMM. His grandson Laurie Larvent wrote the forward for the recent book by Bernard Blandre La préhistoire des témoins de Jehovah (2023) as well as a thesis on the LHMM and a biography of Élie Larvent.

Addenda 

Grateful thanks to Bernhard who sent along these photos of Larvent, two portraits and one with his family.

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 I need someone in the Washington, D. C. area willing to visit the Library of Congress and photograph some items. Not likely I'll find anyone, but maybe. You?