Commentary
Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence, 1881
Articles signed A. D. J. or unsigned
The 1881 issues of Zion’s Watch Tower, a monthly published at Pittsburgh, in which readers address questions to “Brother Russell.” Articles that year discuss expectations for the fall of 1881 and reject other groups’ hopes based on the “Mother Shipton” rhyme and the Great Pyramid.
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Edition and location
Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence (Pittsburgh), January 1881, article “How Long, O Lord?” signed “A. D. J.”, issue pp. 4–5 (reprint pagination [180]–[181]). Witness: the Watch Tower Society’s later reprint typesetting of the 1879–1881 issues (bracketed reprint page numbers), Internet Archive item magazines-zions-watchtower-and-herald-christ-presence-1881, leaves 6–7, page images inspected. Selected unit: from “The laying of the foundation-stone” through “the time given for building.” (the paragraph continues). Line-end hyphenation joined; italics rendered plain; whitespace normalized. The print reading “rest. and” (Dan. xii. 13 quotation) is retained.
January 1881 pp. 4–5; May 1881 p. 5