It is no surprise, then, that during a trip to Europe in 1891, Charles Taze Russell, who took the lead among the early Bible Students (as Jehovah’s Witnesses were then known), made contact with a local Waldensian pastor, Daniele Rivoir.
Pole siis ime, et Charles Taze Russell, kes juhtis algusaegade piibliuurijaid (nagu Jehoova tunnistajaid tollal nimetati), sai oma 1891. aasta Euroopa reisil kokku kohaliku valdeslaste pastori Daniele Rivoiriga.