Starting in 1880
Pastor Russell began producing tracts for wide distribution, originally called "Bible
Students Tracts", they were later titled Old Theology Quarterly.
These tracts were provided free for general public distribution by Watch Tower
readers in exposing the fallacies of church doctrines.
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No. 1—Do the Scriptures Teach That Eternal
Torment Is the Wages of Sin?
No. 2—The Scripture Teaching on Calamities, and
Why God Permits Them
No. 3—Protestants, Awake! The Spirit of the
Great Reformation Dying. How Priestcraft Now Operates
No. 4—Dr. Talmage’s View of the Millennium
1890, No. 5—Friendly Hints on Bible Study and
Students’ Helps
No. 6—The Scripture Teaching Concerning the
World’s Hope (The Hope of the Groaning Creation)
No. 7—The Wonderful Story of Wisdom, Love and
Grace Divine (The Wonderful Story—The Old, Old Story)
1891, No. 8—The Wonderful Story—Illustrated
No. 9—(Swedish translation of No. 1)
No. 10—A Broad Basis for True Christian Union.
Contend Earnestly for the Faith Once Delivered to the Saints
1892, No. 11—The Tabernacle Shadows of the
"Better Sacrifices"
No. 12—The Divine Plan of the Ages for Human
Salvation—Why Evil Was Permitted
No. 13—(Norwegian translation of No. 1)
No. 14—Bible Study and Needful Helps Thereto
No. 15—"Thy Word Is Truth"—An
Answer to Robert Ingersoll’s Charges Against Christianity
1893, No. 16—(Same as No. 15 in booklet form)
No. 17—The Scripture Teaching on Purgatory
No. 18—Did Christ Die as Man’s
Representative, or as His Substitute?
No. 19—(Norwegian translation of No. 14)
No. 20—(Swedish translation of No. 14)
Bible Study and Needful Helps Thereto
1894, No. 21—Do You Know?
No. 22—(Same as No. 6)
No. 23—(German translation of No. 21)
No. 24—(Same as No. 5)
1895, No. 25—The Only Name—A Criticism of
Bishop Foster’s New Gospel
No. 26—(Swedish translation of No. 21)
No. 27—(Same as No. 14)
No. 28—Why Are Ye Last to Welcome Back the King?
No. 29—(Norwegian translation of No. 21)
No. 30—(German translation of No. 28)
No. 30—(Extra) Wait Thou Upon the Lord
No. 31—(Extra) A Helping Hand for Bible Students
(Ad for Millennial Dawn and letter of withdrawal)
1896, No. 32—What Say the Scriptures About Hell?
No. 33—(Dutch translation of No. 1)
No. 34—(German translation of No. 1)
No. 35—(Swedish translation of No. 28)
No. 35—(Extra) (French translation of No. 21)
1897, No. 36—Awake! Jerusalem, Awake!
No. 36—(Extra) (French translation of No. 22)
No. 37—"How Readest Thou?"
No. 38—The Hope of Immortality
No. 39—What Say the Scriptures About
Spiritualism?
1898, No. 40—What Is the Soul?
No. 41—Must We Abandon Hope of a Golden Age?
No. 42—Crosses True and False. Crucified With
Christ
No. 43—The Bible Versus the Evolution Theory
1899, No. 44—Gathering the Lord’s Jewels
No. 45—(Same as No. 8)
No. 46—The Good Shepherd and His Two Flocks
No. 47—(Swedish translation of No. 40)
1900, No. 48—What Say the Scriptures About Our
Lord’s Return—His Parousia, Apokalupsis and Epiphania
No. 49—Which Is the True Gospel?
No. 50—(German translation of No. 49)
No. 51—Heathendom’s Hope Future, Therefore
Wait Thou Upon the Lord
1901, No. 52—Food for Thinking
Christians—Our Lord’s Return—Its Object, the Restitution of All Things
Spoken
No. 53—The Scriptures Clearly Teach the Old
Theology That Death Is the Wages of Sin, and Not Eternal Torment
No. 54—(Same as No. 14)
No. 55—(Same as No. 32)
1902, No. 56—Epistle to the Hebrews (Yiddish)
No. 57—The Scripture Teaching on Calamities and
Why God Permits Them
No. 58—(Same as No. 17)
No. 59—The World’s Hope
1903, No. 60—Why Are Ye the Last to Welcome Back
the King?
No. 61—Protestants, Awake! (revised)
No. 62—(Same as No. 12)
No. 63—Christ’s Death Secured One Probation
or Trial for Life Everlasting to Every Man
1904, No. 64—Criticisms of Millennial Hopes and
Prospects Examined
No. 65—(Same as No. 11)
No. 66—(Same as No. 21)
No. 67—(Dutch translation of No. 21)
1905, No. 68—Increasing Influence of Spiritism
No. 69— Part 1. Study to Show Thyself Approved
Unto God.
Part 2. Christendom in Grave Danger.
Part 3. Refrain Thy Voice From Weeping.
Part 4. Hope for the Innumerable Non-Elect
No. 70—Cheerful Christians. Divine
Predestination in Respect to Mankind
No. 71—(Same as No. 15)
Part 2. To Hell and Back! Who Are There.
Part 3. The Great Prison House to be Destroyed.
Part 4. The Oath-Bound Covenant.
No. 73—(Same as No. 57)
No. 74—Divine Plan of the Ages for Human
Salvation
No. 75—Spiritism Is Demonism!
1907, No. 76— Part 1. Earthquakes in Prophecy.
Part 2. "Tongues of Fire."
Part 3. "In the Evil Day."
Part 4. Filthiness of Flesh and Spirit
No. 77—God’s Unspeakable Gift. What Would
Satisfy Jesus for His Travail of Soul at Calvary?
No. 78—Physical Health Promoted by Righteousness
No. 79—The Lost Key of Knowledge. What Would
Satisfy Jesus for His Travail of Soul at Calvary?
1908, No. 80— Part 1. Are You of the Hopeful or
of the Hopeless?
Part 2. Seven Women Desire One Husband.
Part 3. The Millennial Morning Is Dawning!
Part 4. The Ransom Price Paid for Sinners Guarantees a
Millennial Age of Restitution
No. 81— Part 1. Gathering the Lord’s
Jewels.
Part 2. The Hope of Immortality
No. 82—What Is the Soul?
No. 83—An Open Letter to a Seventh-Day Adventist
