Source record · Primary JW publication

The Watchtower, “Part 1—Early Voices (1870-1878)”

1 January 1955pp. 4-8Source ID src-w-1955-0101-early-voices-1874Accessed 19 September 2026

Primary JW publication Verified

1 January 1955 · pp.4-8 · p. 6 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“This was the clue that led this group to advocate an invisible presence of Christ, claiming it began in the fall of 1874.”

Historical series on the origins of the movement (the Diaglott rendering 'presence').

Provenance and verification note

Confidence note. Opened on wol.jw.org; wording confirmed; p. 6 from page marker (a summary had said p. 5).

Corroborated by. src-jv-1993-ch10-1874-1914

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-w-1955-0101-early-voices-1874