Why JULY 26th?
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Watchtower Victims Memorial Day - July 26, 2014 - Thoughts?
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The reason for choosing that specific date is found in the history of the Watchtower. At a convention at Columbus, Ohio on July 26, 1931, Rutherford made a psychological break with the large number of disaffected Bible Students by proposing the adoption of the name Jehovah's witnesses.
The Watchtower said the new, distinctive name was designed to exalt God's name and end public confusion caused by the proliferation of groups carrying the name "Bible Students". It explained: "It will be a name that could not be used by another, and such as none other will want to use.
If you visit the FB page its all explained there:
https://www.facebook.com/WatchtowerVictimsMemorialDay