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First Issue of Zion's Watch Tower

When
July 1879
Where
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Part of
First issue of Zion's Watch Tower published in Pittsburgh

Russell published the first issue of his new monthly magazine in Pittsburgh in July 1879, following a split with Barbour.

After the failed rapture expectation of 1878 and subsequent debates, Russell withdrew financial support from Barbour's journal. He started his own publication, Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, with the first issue appearing in July 1879 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sources

  1. Charles Taze Russell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13

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