Episode 2 of 2

Influence of Barbour and Paton

When: January 1876
Where: Allegheny, Pennsylvania (visit site; not among allowed place names)
Part of: Bible Students claim 1874 as the invisible return of Christ

Russell accepted the 1874 date after receiving publications from Nelson Barbour and John Henry Paton in 1876.

In early 1876, Russell received the Herald of the Morning from Nelson Barbour and John Henry Paton. These publications convinced him that Christ had returned invisibly in 1874. In March 1876, Barbour and Paton visited Russell in Allegheny, at Russell's expense, so that he could hear their arguments and compare their theological conclusions.

Sources

Bible Student movement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
Charles Taze Russell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13

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