W.H. Conely

rakiasp

Hello everyone

I would like to ask, does anyone of you have any info on W.H. Conely's life, who, according to the proclaimers book, was the first president of the society, just before Russel took his place.

Do any of you know why eventually the two men separated, and thus the news of Conely's death never appeared in any publication thereafter?

Also does anyone know why Covington was taken off the governing body in 1945-1946 and was lather disfellowshipped?

Thanks

Peter

blondie

Also does anyone know why Covington was taken off the governing body in 1945-1946 and was lather disfellowshipped?

At the time Covington was not professing to be of the 144,000 and it was decided that only "anointed" brothers could serve on the board. He was DF'd for alcoholism later and then reinstated at which time he said he was now of the anointed.

Don't know anything about other.

shotgun

Blondie does that last post of yours contain info on Christs invisible presence or sumpin

blondie

new keyboard*{)*&^% Is Conely spelled right?

Euphemism

I searched for Conely and a couple of other spellings (Connelly, Conelly, Connely); found no mention of a Society President by that name. Russell is many times referred to as the Society's first President.

Do you have a reference to this alleged statement in the Proclaimers book?

sf

Hey Danny, I added Watchtower to the search; bingo:

Vitam Impadere Vero - [ Translate this page ]
... Ce morceau de choix faisant partie des futilités de la Watchtower, – que WH
Conley était président de la Société avant Russell, et avant que la ...
pages.globetrotter.net/mleblank/wt/proclamateur-4.html - 40k - Cached - Similar pages

PROCLAIMERS Answered Page by Pages
... Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society was legally incorporated, with CT Russell as president
..." This tidbit of Watchtower trivia -- that WH Conley was president ...
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sf

Flat Gap High School
... WC Brandenburg, Arnold Webb, John Smart, Edwin Jesse, Cecil Preston, Ray Salyer,
Russell Boyd, Luther Wright, Basil Mullins, Virgil Porter, WH Conley and Dow ...
www.johnsoncountykyhistory.com/education/flatgap.html - 5k - Cached - Similar pages

Methodist Episcopal Church
... BIBLE CAUSE -- FM Wright, JB Priest, WA Wilson, AM Molesworth. CHURCH EXTENSION
-- CN Dawson, J. Crews, WH Conley, NA Martin. CONFERENCE RELATIONS -- Wm. ...
www.rootsweb.com/~nechurch/MECHURCH/ mec1896/mec9607.htm - 56k - Cached - Similar pages <html> <head> </head><body><pre><html> <head> &lt ...
... Ranie 1895 1946 HOWARD, Kellie 1896 1970 HOWELL, Sials 14 Apr 1888 03 Dec 1967 HOWELL,
Bertha M BARTLEY, William 11 Sep 1937 CONLEY, W CONLEY, WH CONLEY, MR 17 ...
ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/ scioto/cemeteries/adamscem.txt - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

<html> <head> </head><body><pre><html> <head> &lt ...
... Ranie 1895 1946 HOWARD, Kellie 1896 1970 HOWELL, Sials 14 Apr 1888 03 Dec 1967 HOWELL,
Bertha M BARTLEY, William 11 Sep 1937 CONLEY, W CONLEY, WH CONLEY, MR 17 ...
ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/ scioto/cemeteries/adamscem.txt - 6k - Cached - Similar pages

About Our Bank
... The Paintsville Bank and Trust Company changed stockholders on July 1, 1922 and the
new directors were WB Bailey, WH Conley, GV Daniel, RA Patrick, GH Rice, CT ...
www.cnbonline.com/aboutourbank.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

There are much more 'hits' to sift through when you add and omit keywords.

Happy trails!

sKally

blondie

Proclaimers Book p 576 26 Producing Bible Literature for Use in the Ministry
This work quickly took on immense proportions. In order to handle it, Zion?s Watch Tower Tract Society was formed on February 16, 1881, with W. H. Conley as president and C. T. Russell as secretary and treasurer. Arrangements were made for the printing to be done by commercial firms in various cities of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, as well as in Britain.

Euphemism

Thanks, Blondie!

The same paragraph continues:

In 1884, Zion?s Watch Tower Tract Society was legally incorporated, with C. T. Russell as president, and its charter showed that it was more than a society that would direct publishing. Its real objective was religious; it was chartered for "the dissemination of Bible Truths in various languages."

So Russell was the first President of the corporation... but Conley was the President of the unincorporated society. Interesting! I, too, would be curious to find out anything more about him. There's no other mention of him on the WT CD.

onacruse

Hi Peter!

Interesting post! I'd never heard of this dude. Here's what I was able to find, after doing a search of everything from Russell's period:

Watch Tower
April, 1880 p. 8
It has for several years been the custom of many of us here in Pittsburgh to do this; i.e., remember the Passover, and eat the emblems of our Lord's body and blood, and it has ever been an occasion of solemn pleasure and communion, and was particularly so this year. We met on the night of March 24th, as usual, at the house of Brother and Sister Conley (it being the most commodious); and ate together the unleavened bread?

Watch Tower
April, 1881 pp. 2-3
We do not say that a sin is committed by an untimely observance, nor that the non-observance, is sinful; but we do say that the observance of it as instituted is much more suggestive, appropriate and commemorative than any other.
We have so observed it here in Pittsburgh for some years and it has ever been a blessed occasion. We will celebrate it this year at the residence of Bro. W. H. Conley, No. 50, Fremont street, Allegheny City, Pa. April 14th, at 8 o'clock P.M., and cordially invite all who can do so, to be present and join with us. Brethren and sisters from a distance will be entertained by the friends here. If possible please send a postal card to ?WATCH TOWER? office, No. 101 Fifth avenue, Pittsburgh, and call there on your arrival.

Watch Tower
June, 1894 p.176
Pennsylvania.
[Another brother who was a member of the early Allegheny Bible Class writes as follows:]
MY DEAR BRO. IN CHRIST:--I have read carefully pages 92 to 119 of A Conspiracy Exposed and Harvest Siftings with special interest, and must say my recollection of events named by you are very much like your own; and while there are details, in some cases, of which I know nothing, and hence cannot speak as to them, yet I do know there were such transactions as you name, and at the dates given. I am quite conversant with some of the dealings, and am surprised at the very merciful manner in which you speak of those with whom you were associated. ?The servant is not greater than his Lord.? ?If they have done these things in a green tree, what will they do in the dry??--?Perils among false brethren,? etc., etc.
As to myself, you can rely on one thing; viz., All reports stating that I deny the ransom are absolutely false. The no-ransom people may talk, but they ?have nothing in me.?
As ever, Yours in Him, W. H. CONLEY.

There's nothing in the Divine Purpose book about this.

Craig

PS: My search may have missed something (OCR software limitations being what they are).

W.H. Conely

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