Led by Benjamin Wallace Keith, an associate of Barbour's since 1867, the group adopted the belief in a two-stage, initially invisible presence. They believed that Christ had indeed come in 1874 and would soon become visible for judgments. Barbour started a magazine in the fall of 1873 to promote his views, calling it "The Midnight Cry". It was first issued as a pamphlet, with no apparent expectation of becoming a periodical. He quickly changed the name to "Herald of the Morning", issuing it monthly from January 1874.