Charles Taze Russell

Founder of the Bible Student movement (1852-1916) · United States · Writers · Died at 64

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He founded the Bible Student movement in Pittsburgh and wrote 50,000 pages of religious commentary that seeded what would become Jehovah's Witnesses - though three-quarters of his followers left after his death in a schism that splintered the movement into rival factions.

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1916Died31 October 1916“I confess indebtedness to Adventists as well as to other denominations.”In their words1 June 1916Zion's Watch Tower, (June 1, 1916) p. 170.Read the whole statement

1914“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?”In their words15 October 1914The Watch Tower (October 15, 1914), p. 287.Read the whole statement

1891“Intelligent and thinking people began to wonder why the Lord would resurrect the dead, if they were either in heaven or hell, and their portion forever unalterably fixed.”In their wordsp. 117.Read the whole statement

“God's Word reveals the fact that the nominal church, after its fall from his favor and from being his mouth-piece (Rev.”In their wordsp. 167.Read the whole statement

“The feeling of uneasiness and insecurity, if not bound by the chains of some sect, is general.”In their wordsp. 186.Read the whole statement

1879“A truth presented by Satan himself is just as true as a truth stated by God.”In their words7 July 1879What is Truth? Zion's Watch Tower, (July 7, 1879).Read the whole statement

1852Born16 February 1852

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A simplified chart of historical developments of major groups within Bible Students

A pyramid memorial stood near Russell's gravesite in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until its removal in 2021[58]

Russell's tombstone in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Miracle wheat (Triticum turgidum var. mirabile)

In their own words 10

Charles Taze Russell

10 statements, newest first

I confess indebtedness to Adventists as well as to other denominations.
Jun 1, 1916, Zion's Watch Tower, (June 1, 1916) p. 170., Own words
The present is a time of testing, we believe, to many of the Lord's people. Have we in the past been active merely because we hoped for our glorious change in A.D.
Mar 1, 1915, The Watch Tower, reprints (March 1, 1915) p. 5649., Own words
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?
Oct 15, 1914, The Watch Tower (October 15, 1914), p. 287., Own words

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About this person

Charles Taze Russell was born February 16, 1852, and became an Adventist minister in Pittsburgh. In July 1879 he launched Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence, a monthly magazine, then co-founded and eventually led the Watch Tower Tract Society starting in 1881. Between 1886 and 1904 he published his six-volume Millennial Dawn series - later retitled Studies in the Scriptures - which sold nearly 20 million copies worldwide during his lifetime. After Russell died on October 31, 1916, his successor Joseph Rutherford's leadership triggered a crisis: by 1931, as many as three-quarters of the 50,000 Bible Students had left, fracturing into separate groups. The remnant that stayed took the name Jehovah's Witnesses in 1931; the Watch Tower Society stopped printing Russell's work in 1927.

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