Commentary
The Day Dawn; or, The Gospel in Type and Prophecy
J. H. Paton
J. H. Paton’s 1880 book on the plan of the ages, published at Pittsburg by A. D. Jones and cited by “A. D. J.” in Zion’s Watch Tower in January 1881. It reckons Daniel’s 1335 years from 538 to 1873 or 1874 and expects the resurrection of the dead and the translation of the living church before 1914.
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Edition and location
J. H. Paton, The Day Dawn; or, The Gospel in Type and Prophecy (Pittsburg, Pa.: published by A. D. Jones, 1880; printed by M. C. Richardson & Co., Lockport, N.Y.), chapter “Times and Seasons,” pp. 73–74: from “The exact time when the resurrection” through ““the time of the harvest” begins.” Internet Archive item TheDayDawn (document 1880_Day_Dawn_First_Edition), BookReader leaves 72–73; title page leaf 1. Transcribed from the page images. Line-end hyphenation joined (“resurrec tion”); spaces before colons and semicolons closed; whitespace normalized. “Verse 12.” is printed before the words of Daniel 12:13 and kept.
Chapter “Times and Seasons,” pp. 73–74