[4][5] According to Zion's Watch Tower, annual celebrations of the Memorial of Christ's death were held at the Conleys' home.

"[11] However, the May 1883 issue of Zion’s Watch Tower criticized Peters' work, recommending that readers not purchase the title.

[12] In 1894 Russell introduced a letter from Conley by briefly referencing him as "a member of the early Allegheny Bible Class.

"[13] Following Conley's death in July 1897, Zion's Watch Tower provided no obituary, nor any statement that specifically mentioned his name and his involvement with the Society.

[2] William Henry Conley contracted influenza (indicated in one obituary as "La Grippe") early in 1897, from which he never fully recovered.

[5][19] In honor of her husband's memory, Mrs Conley left much of her estate—estimated at a value of nearly $500,000 (current equivalent, about $17.5 million)—to the Wylie Avenue Church and the Pittsburg Bible Institute.