<sod>In July 1879, Russell began publishing a monthly religious journal, ''[[The Watchtower|Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence]]''. In 1881 he co-founded [[Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania|Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society]] with [[William Henry Conley]] as president; in 1884 the corporation was officially registered, with Russell as president. Russell wrote many articles, books, tracts, pamphlets and sermons, totaling approximately 50,000 printed pages. From 1886 to 1904, he published a six-volume Bible study series originally entitled ''Millennial Dawn'', later renamed ''[[Studies in the Scriptures]]'', nearly 20 million copies of which were printed and distributed around the world in several languages during his lifetime.<ref>{{cite book | last = Penton| first = M. James | authorlink = James Penton| title = Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses| publisher = University of Toronto Press| year = 1997|edition=2nd| pages = 13–46| isbn = 0-8020-7973-3}}</ref> (A seventh volume was commissioned by his successor as society president, [[Joseph Franklin Rutherford|Joseph Rutherford]], and published in 1917.) The Watch Tower Society ceased publication of Russell's writings in 1927,<ref>WTB&TS, "God's Kingdom of a Thousand Years Has Approached" (1973) page 347</ref> though his books are still published by several independent groups.<eod>
<sod>In July 1879, Russell began publishing a monthly religious journal, ''[The Watchtower Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christ's Presence]]''. In 1881 he co-founded [[Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania|Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society]] with [[William Henry Conley]] as president; in 1884 the corporation was officially registered, with Russell as president. Russell wrote many articles, books, tracts, pamphlets and sermons, totaling approximately 50,000 printed pages. From 1886 to 1904, he published a six-volume Bible study series originally entitled ''Millennial Dawn'', later renamed ''[[Studies in the Scriptures]]'', nearly 20 million copies of which were printed and distributed around the world in several languages during his lifetime.<ref>{{cite book | last = Penton| first = M. James | authorlink = James Penton| title = Apocalypse Delayed: The Story of Jehovah's Witnesses| publisher = University of Toronto Press| year = 1997|edition=2nd| pages = 13–46| isbn = 0-8020-7973-3}}</ref> (A seventh volume was commissioned by his successor as society president, [[Joseph Franklin Rutherford|Joseph Rutherford]], and published in 1917.) The Watch Tower Society ceased publication of Russell's writings in 1927,<ref>WTB&TS, "God's Kingdom of a Thousand Years Has Approached" (1973) page 347</ref> though his books are still published by several independent groups.<eod>