2850:, January 1910 p. 130: "As a writer, Mr. Russell's books have enjoyed a larger circulation than any English work ... Of his work entitled 'Studies in the Scriptures,' the average output is two thousand three hundred copies for each working day. We regret the records of 1909 are not yet complete, but in 1908 seven hundred and twenty-eight thousand, four hundred and seventy-four volumes were sold. Since publication, three million five hundred and thirty-four thousand volumes have been circulated. Last year, in addition to these there were three hundred and eight million pages of his tracts circulated. In all literature the Bible is about the only book that has had a larger circulation ... In the literature of the world, the order would probably be as follows: The Bible, the Chinese Almanac, the 'Studies in the Scriptures,' 'Don Quixote,' 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and Hubbard's 'Message to Garcia.'"
3658:, 1912, pp. 1–3: "By thousands he is believed to be a religious fakir of the worst type… Years ago he gave himself the title of "Pastor"… By "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle" he stands charged with… having his name sensationally connected with those of numerous other women… with publishing himself as giving addresses to great crowds in important places where he has not spoken at all… with being illegally connected with lead, asphalt and turpentine companies, with selling or causing to be sold "Miracle Wheat" at $ 60 a bushel, with influencing the sick and dying to make their wills in his favor… He is an eccentric individual and judging from his advertisements of himself, many do not think him normal, and some are persuaded that he is self-deceived."
2838:, September 1881 p. 5: "As we were reaching Christians in the cities with the pamphlets, we sent the papers only with weekly and monthly journals, and hope thus to have reached many Christians in country districts. We sent out in this way over 400,000 copies. Thus you see that from an apparently small beginning, the tract work has spread to the immense proportions of 1,200,000 copies, or about 200,000,000 pages in four months, or about eight times as much (in number) as were distributed by the American Tract Society in the last year."
2971:, p. 24, "The Photo-Drama presented the explanation of Bible truth from the time of creation, the fall into sin, the promises of God to redeem man and His dealings through history until the millennial restitution. It is believed to have been viewed by more than 9,000,000 people throughout North America and Europe, as well as many others in places around the world. It took two years and $ 300,000 to complete the project, many of the scenes being hand colored. Yet admission was free and no collections were taken."
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Society stated that gross receipts from the "Miracle Wheat" fundraiser totaled "about $ 1800" (current value $ 59,000), of which "Russell himself did not get a penny". It also said that "the Society itself made no claim for the wheat on its own knowledge and the mo…ney received went as a donation into Christian missionary work."
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it was sufficient, under God, to reestablish my wavering faith in the divine inspiration of the Bible, and to show that the records of the apostles and the prophets are indissolubly linked. What I heard sent me to my Bible to study with more zeal and care than ever before, and I shall ever thank the Lord for the leading; for although
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God" according to the biblical pattern, not requiring any denominational approval or theological training. He suggested that his annual election as "Pastor" by over 500 congregations worldwide constituted him as properly ordained. Russell contended that Ross and others were attacking him because they were unable to answer his theological arguments, preferring instead to resort to slander and character assassination.
1996:, she believed that, as his wife, she should have equal control over its administration and equal privilege in writing articles, preaching, and traveling abroad as his representative. In 1903, she filed for legal separation on the grounds of mental cruelty, referring to forced celibacy and frequent cold, indifferent treatment by him. The separation was granted in 1906, with Russell charged to pay alimony.
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3739:, October 15, 1914, p. 286: "The lower Court found him guilty of libel. But when the case went to the second Judge he called up an English precedent, in which it was held that criminal libel would only operate in a case where the jury felt sure that there was danger of rioting or violence. As there was no danger that myself or friends would resort to rioting, the case was thrown out."
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true Bible study. They see that their influence is waning. But they have not yet awakened to the true situation. They think that I am responsible for their smaller congregations and small collections. But not so. The real difficulty for them is that the people are becoming more intelligent and can no longer be driven with the crack of a merely man-made whip of fear."
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Russell laughed heartily and said: "I was in bed that night between 10:30 and 11:00 pm. However, some of the more radical ones might have been there, but I was not. Neither did I expect to be taken to heaven at that time, for I felt there was much work to be done preaching the
Kingdom message to the peoples of the earth before the church would be taken away.
1928:. Many of the most prominent Bible Students who had left the society held their own meeting in October 1929 to gather other dissenters; the First Annual Bible Students Reunion Convention was held in the old Pittsburgh "Bible House" long used by Russell. These conventions were held yearly, but the process of 'regathering' took nearly twenty years.
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The Watch Tower, October 15, 1914, p. 287: "What is the secret of the opposition and slander that is being raised up against me and against all who, like me, are Bible students? It is malice, hatred, envy, strife, on the part of those who are still hugging the nonsense of the Dark Ages and neglecting
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Opinion of the Court, May 5, 1908: "We think the defense of privilege is not applicable to the article published by the defendant. The article is unquestionably libelous… It is not confined to comment and criticism on his acts as a public man or his public life, but, so far as this record discloses,
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February 1917 p. 129: "Up to the age of fifteen ... his favorite teacher was
Spurgeon, because, as he said, "he peppered it hot," his claim being that if one believed a thing he should tell it with all his might. So at the age of fifteen he used to go about the city of Pittsburg on Saturday evenings
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Chicago reprinted the "jellyfish" story while also accusing Russell of immoral conduct. Russell sued the papers for libel; the jury decided in his favor, awarding him one dollar. Following an appeal, Russell received a cash settlement of $ 15,000 (current value $ 509,000) plus court costs, and an
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During the trial Mrs. Russell's attorney alleged that in 1894 Mr. Russell had engaged in "improper intimacy" with Rose Ball, by then a 25-year-old woman. The
Russells had cared for her as a foster daughter said to be an orphan. Mrs. Russell alleged that Ball had told her Mr. Russell claimed to be an
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Students. Russell printed copies of letters he had received from these former associates to show that their claims were false, and that those involved 'were guided by Satan in an attempt to
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magazine, as well as who, if anyone, had authority to print new literature. By the end of the 1920s, nearly three-quarters of the Bible
Student congregations had rejected Rutherford's on-going changes in organizational structure, doctrinal interpretations, and congregational practices, some of which
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Russell defended himself publicly, and in writing, claiming that the wheat was donated to the Watch Tower Society. He said that although sold for $ 1 per pound, Mr. Stoner allegedly routinely sold it for a $ 1.25 per pound. Russell claimed to have no financial connection to the wheat, and said that
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amorous "jellyfish floating around" to different women until someone responded to his advances. Mr. Russell denied the accusations and said he had never used such language to describe himself. When the judge asked Mrs. Russell if she was accusing her husband of adultery, she replied, "No".
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in March 1876 at Russell's expense so that he could hear their arguments, and compare the conclusions that each side had made in their studies. Russell sponsored a speech by Barbour in St. George's Hall, Philadelphia in August 1876 and attended other lectures by Barbour.
3253:, 1957, p. 62, "October 31: Charles Taze Russell, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle, and known all over the country as 'Pastor Russell,' died from heart disease at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon on an Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe train, en route from Los Angeles to New York."
3198:, November 14, 1916 p. 3 column 3, "The fact is he did not die of heart trouble, but of an inflammation of the bladder, and while writing you on Brother Bohnet's desk I could not fail to see on the burial permit that the cause of death was given as 'Cystitis'."
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as president and Russell as secretary-treasurer; they intended to disseminate tracts, papers, doctrinal treatises and Bibles. All materials were printed and bound by Russell's privately owned Tower Publishing Company for an agreed price, then distributed by
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as president. In 1884 the corporation was registered, with Russell as president. Russell wrote many articles, books, tracts, pamphlets and sermons, totaling approximately 50,000 pages. From 1886 to 1904, he published a six-volume Bible study series titled
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in Pittsburgh by associates Otto van Zech, Elmer Bryan, J. B. Adamson, S. G. Rogers, Paul Koetitz, and others. It accused Russell of being a dictatorial leader, a shrewd businessman who appeared eager to collect funds from the selling of the
1831:. Early in Russell's ministry, he speculated that the Jews might flock to Palestine and form their own nation by the year 1910. Shortly before his death in 1916, he used the Jewish press to stress that 1914 prophetically marked the time when
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tutors. He said that he was versed in Latin terms "to an extent" but did not know Hebrew or Greek, that he had never been ordained by any bishop or minister, and had never attended a theological seminary or any schools of higher learning.
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3323:, 1969, p. 52. Rogerson notes that it is not clear exactly how many Bible Students left. Joseph Rutherford wrote in 1934 that "of the great multitude that left the world to follow Jesus Christ only a few are now in God's organization".
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568:, along with medieval traditions) led Russell to question his faith. He investigated various other religions, but concluded that they did not provide the answers he was seeking. In 1870, at age eighteen, he attended a presentation by
2508:, September 15, 1895, p. 216: Quote: "Beware of 'organization.' It is wholly unnecessary. The Bible rules will be the only rules you will need. Do not seek to bind others' consciences, and do not permit others to bind yours."
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was elected president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, despite disputes over the election process. Further disputes arose over interpretation of sections of Russell's will dealing with the future contents of
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1503:, a Presbyterian journal, stated that in North America Russell's writings had achieved a greater circulation "than the combined circulation of the writings of all the priests and preachers in North America".
1532:. In 1886, after reportedly not making back most of the money spent publishing these three titles, he began publication of what was intended to be a seven-volume series. The volumes were collectively called
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189:, nearly 20 million copies of which were printed and distributed around the world in several languages during his lifetime. (A seventh volume was commissioned by his successor as society president,
1607:. Controversy quickly surrounded both its publication and content. It soon became known that much of the contents were written and compiled by two of Russell's associates, Clayton J. Woodworth and
3902:. The cross and crown symbol does not appear on his gravestone in the Rosemont United Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—it appears on a memorial erected some years later." Retrieved 29 May 2009.
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Christ. He sold his five clothing stores for approximately $ 300,000 (current value $ 8,584,000). With Russell's encouragement and financial backing, Barbour wrote an outline of their views in
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1457:, and elsewhere. They annually re-elected him "Pastor", and commonly referred to him as "Pastor Russell". Congregations that eventually formed in other nations also followed this tradition.
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nations no longer had earthly authority; he said that all Jews were, from that time onward, permitted and guided by God to gather to Palestine and to reclaim the land boldly for themselves.
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in 1931, while those who severed ties with the Society formed their own groups including the
3039:"The Corroborative Testimony of God's stone witness and prophet, the Great Pyramid in Egypt"
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In 1908, Russell transferred the headquarters of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society to
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Some have claimed that various symbols Russell employed in his published literature are
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In June 1912, Rev. J. J. Ross (1871–1935), Pastor of the James Street Baptist Church in
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Some Facts about the Self-Styled "Pastor" Charles T. Russell (of Millennial Dawn Fame).
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Some Facts about the Self-Styled "Pastor" Charles T. Russell (of Millennial Dawn Fame)
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In 1897, Russell's wife, Maria, left him after a disagreement over the management of
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to clarify that they were not novels. Russell published six volumes in the series:
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A simplified chart of historical developments of major groups within Bible Students
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Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon "Was Charles Taze Russell a freemason?"
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Centennial of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania 1884–1984
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Attendance at the annual Memorial (statistics were published each year in the
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3952:, the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon. Retrieved January 21, 2008.
3319:, William J. Schnell, Baker, Grand Rapids, 1956, as cited by Alan Rogerson,
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WTB&TS, "God's Kingdom of a Thousand Years Has Approached" (1973) p. 347
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at Pittsburgh in June 1903. In 1906 she filed for divorce under a claim of
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This article is about the pastor. For the African-American architect, see
4127: – information page at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's website.
3940:, Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon]. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
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Jehovah's Witnesses in Canada: Champions of Freedom of Speech and Worship
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and was associated with the Bible Students in Australia until her death.
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3068:"Before Herzl, There Was Pastor Russell: A Neglected Chapter of Zionism"
2862:, McCormick Publishing Company, vol. 43, no. 40, October 3, 1912 p. 1354
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books, of cheating one of them financially, and of issuing thousands of
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Works of Charles Taze Russell and their effect upon Religion in America
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Chapter II. Organizational Beginnings: (1873–1912) Charles Taze Russell
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Russell also had many critics, and he was frequently described as a
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Russell withdrew his financial support and started his own journal,
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Russell, C. T. (July 15, 1906). "Harvest Gatherings and Siftings".
1390:, and the two eventually separated because of their disagreements.
1329:, published in 1877. A text Russell had previously written, titled
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Millions Now Living Will Never Die: A Study of Jehovah's Witnesses
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continued to report on Russell's alleged fraud. Russell sued the
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Visions of Glory: A History and a Memory of Jehovah's Witnesses
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2082:, published and widely distributed a four-page leaflet titled,
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New York Times, November 1, 1916, as cited by A.H. Macmillan,
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Visions of Glory – A History and Memory of Jehovah's Witnesses
1845:. "Russell attacked Spiritualism (which he called Spiritism)".
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before moving to Pittsburgh, where they became members of the
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3774:. Watch Tower Society. September 15, 1914. pp. 286–287.
3162:"Zion's Watch Tower, December 1916, pp. R6601: 360-R6006:366"
2591:(2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. pp. 14–17.
2257:(2nd ed.). University of Toronto Press. pp. 13–46.
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in July 1914, Russell reinterpreted 1914 as the beginning of
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http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/apl/jw/jehwit34.txt
2880:
Some Facts about the self-styled "Pastor" Charles T. Russell
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said that he had been made "ruler of all the Lord's goods".
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and the second advent of Christ, were rejected both times.
4177:, New York, Simon & Schuster, 1978. See also chapters
3795:. Watch Tower Society. December 1, 1915. pp. 358–360.
3715:, December 9, 1912; also Feb 7, and March 17, 18, 22, 1913
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Both parents were Presbyterians of Scottish-Irish lineage.
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The New Schaff–Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge
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crisis surrounding Rutherford's leadership of the society
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of the various passages represented one year. Russell's
1615:, by then the new president of the Watch Tower Society.
1333:, was published concurrently through the offices of the
2927:"Timeline of Greatest Film History Milestones'..."1914"
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Maria Russell filed a suit for legal separation in the
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Russell and Ann Eliza Birney, on February 16, 1852, in
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The Bible Student Movement in the Days of C.T. Russell
2292:. Vol. 7. Funk and Wagnalls Co. 1910. p. 374
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in response, issuing it as an extra to the April 1894
3383:
Apocalypse Delayed – The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses
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A pyramid memorial stood near Russell's gravesite in
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3557:
The Bible Student Movement in the Days of CT Russell
2872:
Millennial Dawnism: The Annihilation of Jesus Christ
2776:
Biography of Pastor Russell, Divine Plan of the Ages
2685:
The Bible Student Movement in the Days of CT Russell
2589:
Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses
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The Bible Student Movement in the Days of CT Russell
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Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses
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A Great Battle in the Ecclesiastical Heavens, p. 31
2489:"Woman Religious Writer, Resident 16 Years, Passes"
612:, on March 12, 1938, from complications related to
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4097:Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence
3807:Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom
3345:
1716:after dying on the cross. He also taught that the
1395:Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence
167:Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence
3595:Deaths in the District of Melbourne, in Victoria.
3186:Some early sources cited his death as November 1.
3103:
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2475:Jehovah's Witnesses: Proclaimers of God's Kingdom
2018:. For several years she had written articles for
1980:subvert his work' as a "minister of the gospel".
27:Founder of the Bible Student movement (1852–1916)
2354:Jehovah's Witnesses Proclaimers of God's Kingdom
1901:Joseph Franklin Rutherford § Reorganization
1307:Around January 1876, Russell received a copy of
141:(February 16, 1852 – October 31, 1916), or
3899:Sec. 3, Anti-masonry Frequently Asked Questions
2967:"Society Uses Many Means to Expand Preaching",
2901:. Atlanta, Georgia: Commentary Press. pp.
2426:. University of Toronto Press. pp. 35–40.
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3597:Registered by Arthur Fegan. Certificate #13463
3545:May 4, 1906 p. 6, "The Rev. Jellyfish Russell"
2723:Message to Herald of the Morning subscribers,
2530:Daschke, Dereck and W. Michael Ashcraft, eds.
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1895:Watch Tower Society presidency dispute (1917)
1471:Tabernacle Shadows of the "Better Sacrifices"
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3529:A Great Battle in the Ecclesiastical Heavens
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3093:Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
1919:as having been built under God's direction.
2876:"Pastor" Russell's Position and Credentials
1992:magazine. According to Russell's successor
1530:Tabernacle Shadows of the Better Sacrifices
1469:which was quickly expanded and reissued as
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3212:. Constable & Co, London. p. 31.
2788:Great Battle in the Ecclesiastical Heavens
1331:The Object and Manner of our Lord's Return
1326:Three Worlds and the Harvest of This World
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3950:"Anti-masonry Frequently Asked Questions"
3809:. Watch Tower Society. 1993. p. 560.
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3475:A Conspiracy Exposed and Harvest Siftings
3368:Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose
3113:Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon
2697:Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose
2675:Zion's Watch Tower, July 15, 1906, p. 230
2342:Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose
2221:
1973:A Conspiracy Exposed and Harvest Siftings
1874:, while returning to Brooklyn by train.
4125:North Side: People: Charles Taze Russell
3789:"Two Ordinations—One of God, One of Man"
3470:
3468:
3037:Russell, Charles Taze (April 26, 1886).
2453:, Simon & Schuster, 1978, chapter 2.
1862:, Pennsylvania until its removal in 2021
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4653:American people of Scotch-Irish descent
4062:Biography of Charles Taze Russell from
4037:Official website of Jehovah's Witnesses
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1769:(1823–1904), Russell believed that the
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4133: – Database of Russell's writings
3066:Bohstrom, Philippe (August 22, 2018).
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2486:St. Petersburg Times, March 14, 1938.
2395:. pp. 290–230, reprints p. 3821.
511:parents, immigrant Joseph Lytle/Lytel
4213:December 15, 1884 – October 31, 1916
4114:, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
2324:"Part 1 – Early Voices (1870–1878)".
2234:Before Herzl there was Pastor Russell
1524:in 1881. That year he also published
7:
4643:American Christian religious leaders
3644:1975 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
2982:1975 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
2761:1975 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
2517:Studies in the Scriptures, Volume 4
2310:Prior to the April 1, 1976 issue of
4678:Founders of new religious movements
4284:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
4209:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
4137:Russell's Last Will & Testament
3164:. Mostholyfaith.com. Archived from
3095:, Gale Group, 2001, Vol. 1, p. 829.
1883:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
1579:The At-one-ment Between God and Men
594:Pennsylvania courts of common pleas
153:, Pennsylvania, and founder of the
4191:1974 Bob Chastain, Master's Thesis
3913:Masonic Emblem and Logo Collection
3321:Millions Now Living Will Never Die
2614:Millions Now Living Will Never Die
25:
4693:Religious leaders from Pittsburgh
4095:subscribers 1879 Pittsburgh, Pa;
3986:"Was Pastor Russell a Freemason?"
3582:Russell v Washington Post Company
3275:Pictures from Russell's Gravesite
544:The Russells lived for a time in
507:Charles Taze Russell was born to
262:Laymen's Home Missionary Movement
219:Laymen's Home Missionary Movement
3370:. Watchtower. 1959. p. 313.
3140:. Lulu Enterprises. p. 35.
1968:books under a female pseudonym.
1526:The Tabernacle and its Teachings
1411:Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society
668:
513:
464:
172:Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society
128:
3317:Thirty Years a Watchtower Slave
2993:The Warning Work (1909–1914)",
2631:. Lulu Enterprises. p. 4.
1689:, Vol 1): The Chart of the Ages
280:Dawn Bible Students Association
223:Dawn Bible Students Association
4698:Watch Tower Society presidents
4476:Supreme Court cases by country
3832:, December 1, 1911 pp. 443–444
3397:. August 15, 1996. p. 31.
2737:Rochester Union and Advertiser
2534:. New York: New York UP, 2005.
2328:. January 1, 1955. p. 7.
1:
3857:Russell and The Great Pyramid
1984:Allegation of immoral conduct
1488:In 1910, the secular journal
1462:Food for Thinking Christians.
4638:American Christian pacifists
4633:20th-century apocalypticists
4628:19th-century apocalypticists
3642:"United States of America",
3352:. Watchtower. 1958. p.
2980:"United States of America",
2574:, March 1, 1923, pp. 68, 71.
2025:
1653:justification by faith alone
1522:Food for Thinking Christians
1467:Tabernacle and its Teachings
317:Frank and Ernest (broadcast)
4648:American Christian Zionists
4363:Faithful and discreet slave
4173:from Barbara G. Harrison's
4077:September 20, 2020, at the
3928:Retrieved 17 February 2013.
3690:The King v. John Jacob Ross
3678:The King v. John Jacob Ross
3232:"The Jehovah's Witnesses",
2654:, June 1, 1916, pp. 170–175
1879:Ross Township, Pennsylvania
1777:(associating them with the
1683:The Divine Plan of the Ages
1634:The Photo-Drama of Creation
1627:The Photo-Drama of Creation
1551:The Divine Plan of the Ages
1465:the same year he published
841:Faithful and discreet slave
330:The Photo-Drama of Creation
4714:
4120:Pyramid at Russell's Grave
4107:, July 1, 1879, Supplement
4103:December 31, 2019, at the
3972:December 18, 2008, at the
3448:Bible Student's Radio Echo
3393:"Questions From Readers".
3348:Your Will Be Done on Earth
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2727:, July 1, 1879, Supplement
1994:Joseph Franklin Rutherford
1907:Joseph Franklin Rutherford
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4668:Former Congregationalists
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4158:Studies in the Scriptures
4150:Studies in the Scriptures
4112:The Messenger of Laodicea
4058:, A. H. Macmillan, (1957)
4046:January 22, 2021, at the
3966:Convention Report Sermons
3555:Parkinson, James (1975),
3527:Rutherford, J.F. (1915),
2955:January 10, 2010, at the
2929:. Retrieved 15 April 2009
2925:American Movie Classics,
2814:, December 1, 1916 p. 357
2447:Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
2130:Studies in the Scriptures
1687:Studies in the Scriptures
1539:Studies in the Scriptures
1515:Studies in the Scriptures
1409:In 1881, Russell founded
631:faithful and wise servant
323:Studies in the Scriptures
196:After Russell's death, a
186:Studies in the Scriptures
170:. In 1881, he co-founded
127:
48:
4322:Unfulfilled predicitions
4266:Organizational structure
3916:. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
3888:. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
3867:. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
3846:. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
3768:"Pastor Russell Replies"
3619:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
3460:When Pastor Russell Died
3307:. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
3109:"Pyramid Shape Monument"
2874:by I.M. Haldeman, 1913;
2739:, October 5, 1895, p. 12
2519:The Battle of Armageddon
2119:Use of Masonic symbolism
2048:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
1971:Russell wrote a booklet
1573:The Battle of Armageddon
1375:Alexander Hugh Macmillan
1193:Handling child sex abuse
851:Memorial of Jesus' Death
687:Organizational structure
285:Pastoral Bible Institute
215:Pastoral Bible Institute
32:Charles Thaddeus Russell
4663:Burials in Pennsylvania
3884:April 21, 2009, at the
3438:, Forward, 1928 edition
3280:August 6, 2010, at the
3208:Rogerson, Alan (1969).
2997:, March 1, 1955, p. 143
2616:. Constable. p. 6.
2550:, July 15, 1906, p. 229
2532:New Religious Movements
2493:The Evening Independent
2201:Encyclopædia Britannica
2197:"Russell, Charles Taze"
1940:Russell's tombstone in
1803:Divine Plan of the Ages
1789:, the provision of the
1620:Photo Drama of Creation
1198:Unfulfilled predictions
748:Unfulfilled predictions
637:. After his death, the
539:Allegheny, Pennsylvania
471:Christianity portal
79:Allegheny, Pennsylvania
4658:Bible Student movement
4584:Notable former members
4495:Watch Tower presidents
4302:Bible Student movement
4161:from Biblestudents.com
4142:June 19, 2020, at the
4050:Pastor Russell website
3938:'Charles Taze Russell'
3863:June 18, 2009, at the
3713:The Hamilton Spectator
3432:Great Pyramid Passages
2612:Alan Rogerson (1969).
2157:
2043:
1945:
1863:
1690:
1659:, in the concept of a
1646:Theology and teachings
1571: – later renamed
1549: – later renamed
1479:American Tract Society
1379:
1360:
1111:Notable former members
975:Watch Tower presidents
728:Bible Student movement
155:Bible Student movement
4442:New World Translation
4307:Doctrinal development
4093:Herald of the Morning
3333:Chicago Daily Tribune
3138:A People For His Name
2826:, September 1881 p. 5
2802:, January 1917 p. 128
2751:, June 1, 1916 p. 171
2664:Herald of the Morning
2629:A People For His Name
2555:May 27, 2013, at the
2422:Penton, M.J. (1997).
2177:Back to the Bible Way
2033:
1939:
1899:Further information:
1857:
1771:Great Pyramid of Giza
1680:
1399:Herald of the Morning
1358:
1335:Herald of the Morning
1312:Herald of the Morning
916:New World Translation
743:Doctrinal development
559:Congregational Church
4673:Former Presbyterians
4547:Formative influences
4219:Joseph F. Rutherford
4201:William Henry Conley
3609:, 3rd edition, Notes
3450:, February 1929 p. 8
3303:May 8, 2018, at the
3234:Extraordinary groups
3136:Wills, Tony (2006).
3018:on November 20, 2011
2898:Crisis of Conscience
2627:Wills, Tony (2006).
2222:Parkinson & 1975
2203:. September 22, 2006
1763:Charles Piazzi Smyth
1593:The Finished Mystery
1569:The Day of Vengeance
1547:The Plan of the Ages
1415:William Henry Conley
1051:Formative influences
600:. She was granted a
359:William Henry Conley
349:Charles Taze Russell
176:William Henry Conley
139:Charles Taze Russell
65:Charles Taze Russell
43:Charles Taze Russell
4258:Jehovah's Witnesses
4165:St. Paul Enterprise
4131:CT Russell Database
4009:, June 1895, p. 143
3962:"The Temple of God"
3543:The Washington Post
3492:, pp. P-1–P-4.
3263:St. Paul Enterprise
3196:St. Paul Enterprise
3008:"Chart of the Ages"
2521:, 1897, pp. 157–159
2095:court proceedings.
2052:Fincastle, Virginia
2046:On March 22, 1911,
2004:The Washington Post
1821:New York Hippodrome
1557:The Time is at Hand
1481:for the year 1880.
1405:Watch Tower Society
1241:Supreme Court cases
662:Jehovah's Witnesses
550:Presbyterian Church
454:Jehovah's Witnesses
257:Free Bible Students
236:Part of a series on
210:Jehovah's witnesses
157:. He was an early
4312:Leadership dispute
4068:, December 1, 1916
4064:Zion's Watch Tower
4055:Faith on the March
4041:Pastor-Russell.com
4007:Zion's Watch Tower
3830:Zion's Watch Tower
3514:Zion's Watch Tower
3251:Faith on the March
3091:J. Gordon Melton,
2882:by J.J. Ross, 1912
2878:by J.H. Burridge;
2836:Zion's Watch Tower
2824:Zion's Watch Tower
2749:Zion's Watch Tower
2725:Zion's Watch Tower
2710:Faith on the March
2652:Zion's Watch Tower
2548:Zion's Watch Tower
2506:Zion's Watch Tower
2424:Apocalypse Delayed
2410:Pittsburgh Gazette
2393:Zion's Watch Tower
2161:Knights of Pythias
2044:
2020:The People's Paper
1990:Zion's Watch Tower
1977:Zion's Watch Tower
1946:
1912:Zion's Watch Tower
1864:
1733:ruling from heaven
1691:
1667:of Christ, and in
1597:Book of Revelation
1422:. The Society was
1361:
1345:Split with Barbour
733:Leadership dispute
587:Zion's Watch Tower
369:Paul S. L. Johnson
145:, was an American
4605:
4604:
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4216:Succeeded by
3725:The Toronto Globe
3633:, pp. 29–30.
3381:M. James Penton.
3219:978-0-09-455940-0
3147:978-1-4303-0100-4
2699:, 1959, pp. 18–19
2638:978-1-4303-0100-4
2495:. March 14, 1938.
2433:978-0-8020-7973-2
2135:winged solar-disk
2080:Hamilton, Ontario
2036:Triticum turgidum
1905:In January 1917,
1809:Christian Zionism
1773:was built by the
1737:civilized society
1613:Joseph Rutherford
1435:Warwick, New York
1388:'Christ's ransom'
1351:Nelson H. Barbour
1286:
1285:
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1172:
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1147:George Chryssides
956:
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772:
704:and Tract Society
702:Watch Tower Bible
614:Hodgkin's disease
505:
504:
417:Dispensationalism
407:Nontrinitarianism
384:Conrad C. Binkele
364:Nelson H. Barbour
271:Publishing houses
221:in 1919, and the
191:Joseph Rutherford
159:Christian Zionist
136:
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75:February 16, 1852
16:(Redirected from
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4019:The New Creation
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1585:The New Creation
1563:Thy Kingdom Come
1536:, later renamed
1510:in this period.
1491:Overland Monthly
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1783:Isaiah 19:19–20
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4597:O. R. Moyle
4592:R. V. Franz
4533:D. A. Adams
4523:F. W. Franz
4518:N. H. Knorr
4471:Persecution
4378:The 144,000
4358:Eschatology
4091:Message to
3462:, pp. 26–30
3420:Watch Tower
3408:Watch Tower
3389:Watch Tower
3118:October 22,
2812:Watch Tower
2714:Archive.org
2572:Watch Tower
1787:fall of man
1759:John Taylor
1745:World War I
1718:Holy Spirit
1681:Chart from
1447:New England
1420:colporteurs
1227:Persecution
1128:O. R. Moyle
1123:R. V. Franz
1099:J. N. Darby
1035:D. A. Adams
1019:F. W. Franz
1008:N. H. Knorr
831:Eschatology
639:Watch Tower
445:Separations
340:Biographies
248:Communities
106:Occupations
4612:Categories
4559:Henry Grew
4459:Opposition
4426:Literature
4401:Discipline
4368:God's name
4340:By country
3992:January 1,
3172:January 1,
2296:January 1,
2207:January 1,
2183:References
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1893:See also:
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1791:Mosaic Law
1749:Armageddon
1714:the Father
1669:Armageddon
1657:Millerites
1499:. In 1912
1349:See also:
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1243:by country
1214:Opposition
1067:Henry Grew
886:Literature
869:Discipline
808:God's name
766:By country
645:Beginnings
602:separation
229:Early life
151:Pittsburgh
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4466:Criticism
4388:Practices
4373:Salvation
3517:himself."
2165:Theosophy
2016:Melbourne
1825:Palestine
1727:Christ's
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1294:Adventist
1291:Millerite
1182:Criticism
826:Salvation
791:Practices
572:minister
570:Adventist
412:Atonement
225:in 1929.
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2006:and the
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1431:Brooklyn
1372:—
1162:Zoe Knox
679:Overview
654:a series
652:Part of
620:Ministry
580:Marriage
304:The Dawn
4350:Beliefs
4294:History
3843:Masonic
3646:, p. 71
3297:Pyramid
3072:Haaretz
2984:, p. 59
2763:, p. 42
2238:Haaretz
2125:Masonic
1833:Gentile
1775:Hebrews
1706:Trinity
1601:Ezekiel
1508:heretic
1413:, with
1339:rapture
813:144,000
786:Beliefs
719:History
610:Florida
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4152:Online
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1449:, the
1384:Herald
966:People
930:Places
906:Awake!
566:creeds
115:pastor
112:Writer
4411:Hymns
4396:Blood
2153:grips
2064:Eagle
2060:Eagle
2056:Eagle
2038:var.
1850:Death
1817:Jacob
1639:Drama
1475:Moses
874:Hymns
864:Blood
633:" of
426:Hades
422:Sheol
174:with
4181:and
3994:2013
3214:ISBN
3174:2013
3142:ISBN
3120:2022
3079:2018
3053:link
3024:2022
2907:ISBN
2633:ISBN
2593:ISBN
2428:ISBN
2298:2013
2259:ISBN
2209:2013
2109:Hort
1813:Jews
1799:inch
1704:The
1695:Hell
1528:and
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