Before you say "Charles T Russell" ask yourself, if the answer was that easy why ask the question? So was it Brother Russell? NO! From the Proclaimers Book page 576. "Watch Tower Tract Society was formed on February 16, 1881, with W. H. Conley as president and C. T. Russell as secretary and treasurer." Then why is the answer always Russell? Not sure on that one. Taking a guess, just a forgotten point of history. Not that there was any intentional act to forget, after all it is in the Proclaimers book. So why Conley and not Russell?
The answer to that is easy. It is also in print. Russell acted as treasure, since Russell had invested every dime he had into the organization, he wanted to ensure those funds were properly used in the Lord's work. So, Conley was made president and Russell treasure. However, Conley wanted to take the Organization in different areas that Russell did not think the Lord would approve of, which is logical, so changes were made. But there is a very technical answer about Russell being the first president, to learn that read the Proclaimers book.
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