At one point, he met with a number of local clergymen in hopes that these men would accept the truths that Russell and his associates had discovered from the Bible and teach them to members of their congregations.
Viņš satikās ar vairākiem vietējiem garīdzniekiem cerībā, ka tie pieņems un sāks mācīt savu draudžu locekļiem patiesību, ko viņš kopā ar domubiedriem bija atklājis Bībelē.