Britain
Jesse Hemery was appointed overseer of the Watch Tower Society's British Isles branch office by Russell in 1901, holding that post until 1946. Hemery founded the Goshen Fellowship after he was disfellowshipped by N.H. Knorr in 1951.
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Famous quotes containing the word britain:
“When Britain first, at Heaven’s command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of her land,
And guardian angels sung the strain:
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!
Britons never shall be slaves.”
—James Thomson (1700–1748)
“Only in Britain could it be thought a defect to be “too clever by half.” The probability is that too many people are too stupid by three-quarters.”
—John Major (b. 1943)
“I’ll stay until I’m tired of it. So long as Britain needs me, I shall never be tired of it.”
—Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925)