Russell, who was nearly 30 years younger than Barbour, responded with an article in the very next issue that upheld the ransom, which he referred to as “one of the most important teachings of God’s Word. ”
इस लेख में उसने छुड़ौती का उल्लेख “परमेश्‍वर के वचन की एक सबसे महत्त्वपूर्ण शिक्षा ” के रूप में किया ।