The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society's own centennial history page, published at jw.org to mark the hundredth anniversary of its 1884 Pennsylvania charter, documents the Society's incorporation and its charter's stated purpose, the dissemination of Bible truths through tracts, pamphlets, papers and other religious literature.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier1
The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society's own institutional centennial history, published on its official website, tier 1, matching the tier the map gives comparable institutional custodian sources, used here for the 1884 charter's stated purpose, corroborated by M. James Penton's academic history of Jehovah's Witnesses already on the map. NotesUsed for the 1884 Pennsylvania charter's stated purpose and the Society's own account of its incorporation.
Citation
PublisherWatch Tower Bible and Tract Society
URLhttps://www.jw.org/en/library/brochures/Centennial-of-the-Watch-Tower-Bible-and-Tract-Society-of-Pennsylvania-1884-1984/Watch-Tower-Society-Incorporated-for-Dissemination-of-Bible-Truths/
Source TypeOfficial denominational history
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This source names Pennsylvania directly: "the hundredth anniversary of its 1884 Pennsylvania charter, documents the Society's incorporation and its charter's stated purpose, the dissemination of Bible truths through tracts, pamphlets..."
Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)
This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Spread Events, 9 claims: 3 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
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