Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
JANUARY, 1965
" Do not become fearful of those who kill the body. Matt. 1 0 :2 8 .
D e a r P u b lis h e rs :
W e a t B ethel received o ur copies
of th e 1965 Yearbook a few days
ago, a n d w h a t a th rill to h e a r th e
buzz of ta lk a f te r some h a d read
th e first t h i r t y or fo rty p a g e s ! W ith
in a day or tw o th e b ro th e rs here
w ere u sin g experiences from the
new Yearbook to illu s tra te points
in th e ir com m ents on th e d a y s texts.
E very o n e could tell t h a t th e b ro th e rs
h a d been reading. You w ill w a n t
to be s u re to re a d these experiences
too, even if only a few each day.
D ont m iss them .
A m ost e v en tfu l d a y for u s w as
th e g ra d u a tio n of th e 39th Gilead
class on Novem ber 23. A unique
f e a tu r e th is tim e w as th e provision
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one could see and h e a r th e program .
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music, Bible d ra m a a n d w ords of
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P aul. T h e n e x t scene depicted th e
C o rin th ia n b ro th e rs com m enting on
how th e tim ely counsel in th e le tte r
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My, how it m ade t h a t p a r t of th e
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4 D u rin g th e n e x t fo u r m o n th s
it is going to be a re a l p le a su re fo r
u s to ta lk ab o u t th e resu rre c tio n
to everyone we meet. J u s t t h i n k :
th e tim e is n e a r w h e n th is wucked
system of th in g s w ill be gone a n d
w hen those who love God w ill have
th e o p p o rtu n ity to se rv e him u n d e r
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ta lk to a t th e doors w ill be th ere,
too, if only th ey w ill respond to
th e counsel of Gods WTord now.
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th e full.
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Theme:
Fortifying- O u r s e l v e s f o r
L ife s a v in g A ctivity.
S o n g 50. I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t
12 mi n :
a n d com m ents. F a m ily g roup discusses
te x t a f te r supper. F a t h e r a s k s ch il
dren, W a s th ere a n y m ail to d a y ?
Children s a y N o, an d th e n th e y are
r e m i n d e d t h e y all g o t a l e t t e r . D i s
c u s s i o n of b r a n c h l e t t e r e n s u e s .
10 m i n : S im plified s e r m o n . C h a i r m a n
discusses w ith a u d ie n c e s itu a tio n s
w h e r e a s h o r t e r or sim plified s e r m o n
m a y be advisable. E x p e rie n c e d p u b
l i s h e r t h e n d e m o n s t r a t e s r e p l y to b u s y
h o u s e h o l d e r . S in ce y o u a r e b u sy , I
will briefly te ll y o u w h y I called. All
of u s h a v e l o s t lo v ed o n e s to o u r
e n e m y , d e a t h , a n d w o u l d l i k e to see
t h e m r e s t o r e d to life a g a i n . J e s u s g iv e s
the com forting hope t h a t a re s u rre c
t i o n t o life is possible, a s r e c o r d e d a t
J o h n 11:25. [ R e a d . ] I n T h e W a t c h t o w e r t h i s B ible s u b j e c t of t h e r e s u r
r e c t i o n is b e i n g t h o r o u g h l y d i s c u s s e d .
[ S h o w c u r r e n t a r t i c l e on r e s u r r e c t i o n
a n d specific p o i n t of i n t e r e s t f r o m it.]
A y e a r s s u b s c r i p t i o n of t w e n t y - f o u r
c o p ie s is y o u r s f o r a c o n t r i b u t i o n of
o n ly $1.
Y o u n g e r o r le s s e x p e r i e n c e d p u b
l i s h e r s co u ld u s e t h e f o l lo w in g s u g
g e s t e d sim p lified s e r m o n .
Younger
publisher dem onstrates. A fter brief in
t r o d u c t i o n : L ife a f t e r d e a t h is a s u b
je c t t h a t h a s in te re ste d m a n k in d since
t h e t i m e of t h e first m a n , A d a m . T h a t
life t h r o u g h a r e s u r r e c t i o n is p o ss ib le
is s h o w n b y J e s u s w o r d s a t J o h n 11:25.
[ R e a d . ] T o h e lp y o u u n d e r s t a n d t h i s
s u b j e c t of r e s u r r e c t i o n a n d m a n y o t h e r
B ible s u b j e c t s , y o u s h o u l d r e a d t h e
W a t c h t o w e r m a g a z i n e . A y e a r s s u b
s c r i p t i o n is y o u r s f o r j u s t a $1 c o n t r i
b u t i o n . C h a i r m a n c o n c lu d e s , u r g i n g
a ll to u s e c o m p l e t e o r sim p lified s e r
m o n a s t h e o c c a s i o n calls f o r it.
8 m in: T w o y o u n g e r p u b lis h e rs d i s
cuss T heocratic N ew s an d A nnounce
m e n t s t h a t p e r t a i n to c o n g r e g a t i o n .
18 m i n : E v e r y o n e N e e d s I t ! C o v e r
by
auestion-and-answ er
discussion
w ith
audience.
W hen
considering
p a r a g r a p h 3 a p u b l i s h e r in a u d i e n c e
c a n s a y : I w a s r e a d i n g in t h e n e w
Y e a r b o o k . . . , a n d t h e n r e l a t e t h e
e x p e r i e n c e on p a g e 218, p a r a g r a p h 1.
12 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . I n c l u d e
a c c o u n t s s e r v a n t s r e p o r t . C o v e r H o w
D id W e D o in N o v e m b e r ? a n d D e
c e m b e r re p o r t for con g reg atio n . Song
42.
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d i e n c e c a n r e l a t e e x p e r i e n c e s f r o m a l o n g t h e s e lines. S u g g e s t i o n s on h o w
n e w Y e a r b o o k a b o u t w i t n e s s i n g by t o d e a l w i t h local o b j e c t i o n s o r s i t u a
m a il. (P. 85 112; p. 174 f[2; p. 157 HI; t i o n s m e t in field m i n i s t r y co u ld a l s o
pp. 128 U3-129 U2; p. 180 P ; p. 186 fi2) be i n c l u d e d in t h e p r o g r a m . C a r e f u l
A lso i n c l u d e a n y lo c a l e x p e r i e n c e s . s e l e c t i o n of p o i n t s t o b e g iv e n a t t e n
10 m i n : T a l k b y m a t u r e b r o t h e r on ti o n a n d a d e q u a t e d e v e l o p m e n t of
m a t e r i a l in t h e D e c e m b e r 8, 1964, i d e a s will m a k e f o r a n i n f o r m a t i v e
A w a k e ! a r t i c l e F a d s U n d e r m i n e a n d t r u l y beneficial p r o g r a m . )
F a i t h . ( S t i c k to e x a m p l e s in t h e
a r t i c l e . E m p h a s i z e B ible p r i n c i p l e s s e t
F I R S T M E E T I N G IN F E B R U A R Y
out there.)
T h e m e : A id O t h e r s to B e c o m e G o d s
17 m i n :
O v e r s e e r c o v e r s m a t e r i a l in M e n of Good W i l l .
p i o n e e r i n s e r t u n d e r h e a d i n g G iv in g
S o n g 26. I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t
M o r e A t t e n t i o n to K i n g d o m I n t e r e s t s . a 8n dm i cno: m m
ivided
H a v e p r e p a r e d q u e s t i o n s a n d r e a d all h o m e d i s c ue ns st se .s St ei sxtte r wfirt oh m chdild
at
p a r a g r a p h s in s u m m a r y . E n c o u r a g e l u n c h t i m e o r r i g h t a f t e r school.
p u b l i s h e r s to s t u d y m a t e r i a l b e f o r e
h a n d a n d b r i n g K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y 10 m i n : T a l k on t h e m e f o r F e b r u a r y ,
i n s e r t to
m e e t i n g . A p p l i c a t i o n 'of A id O t h e r s to B e c o m e G o d s M e n of
s c h e d u l i n g t i m e s h o u l d b e m a d e to G ood W i l l . (S ee W a t c h t o w e r of
F e b r u a r y 1, 1965.)
c o n g r e g a t i o n p u b l i s h e r s a s well.
Gain th e M ost from th e
8 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . S o n g 17 m i n :
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30.
v a n t invites co m m en ts from audience
on fi r s t p a r t of a r t i c l e a n d t h e n n e w
F O U R T H M E E T I N G IN J A N U A R Y
a r r a n g e m e n t in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h m i n
T h e m e : F o r t i f y Y o u r s e l v e s f o r A c i s t r y sch o o l is m a d e cle a r . D e m o n
t i v e S h a r e in C a r i n g f o r S h e e p li k e s t r a t e h o w r e p o r t s will b e g i v e n a n d
Ones.
e x p l a i n w h a t is e x p e c t e d in handling5 m in:
S o n g 87. I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t m a t e r i a l in t h i s w a y . T h i s a r r a n g e
a n d com m ents.
m e n t c a n a l s o b e u s e d if, d u e to
30 m i n :
C o n s i d e r a r t i c l e Do Y ou u n f o r e s e e n c i r c u m s t a n c e s , a s t u d e n t
M a k e All Y o u r B a c k - C a l l s ? F i f t e e n t a l k h a s to be r e a s s i g n e d w i t h v e r y
m i n u t e s c a n b e s p e n t d i s c u s s i n g a r s h o r t notice.
ticle. Also, c o m m e n t s f r o m t h e a u 15 m i n : A u d i e n c e d i s c u s s i o n of N o
d i e n c e c a n be e n t e r t a i n e d on w h a t v e m b e r 1, 1964, W a t c h t o w e r a r t i c l e
m i g h t p o s s ib ly h a p p e n f r o m t h e t i m e B e H o n e s t in E v e r y t h i n g . V a r i o u s
l i t e r a t u r e is p l a c e d u n t i l t h e r e t u r n o n e s in a u d i e n c e c a n b e called u p o n to
v i s i t is m a d e . ( O p p o s i n g w if e b e r a t e s r e a d s o m e of t h e m a i n s c r i p t u r e s
h u s b a n d , m a g a z i n e s g e t m is p l a c e d , s e t t i n g f o r t h t h e p r i n c i p l e s a p p li e d in
e t c . ) E m p h a s i z e t h a t t h e y n e e d o u r a r t i c l e . T h e n s i t u a t i o n s s e t o u t in t h e
help. F i f t e e n m i n u t e s co u ld b e u s e d a r t i c l e s h o u l d b e p o s e d to t h e c o n g r e
t o d e m o n s t r a t e : (1) T r a n s i t i o n f r o m g a t i o n . A s k w h a t is r i g h t ; t h e n a s k
offer in t o G ood N e w s b o o k l e t on f o r r e a s o n w h y . S o m e s t a t e m e n t s m a y
i n i t i a l call. (2) M a k i n g b a c k - c a l l , u s i n g b e p r e s e n t e d a s t r u e o r false, o r s i t
Good N e w s b o o k l e t to s t a r t s t u d y . u a t i o n s c a n be m e n t i o n e d w h e r e o n e
(S ee p a r a g r a p h 5 of a r t i c l e . ) (3) m u s t m a k e a decision. B e c e r t a i n t h e
H o w s tu d y co n d u c to r organizes group b ro th e rs u n d e r s ta n d th e principles i n
so t h a t b a c k - c a l l s a r e m a d e a n d h o u s e - volved.
t o - h o u s e w o r k is don e. S h o w h o w 1 0 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . I n c l u d e
d e fi n it e a r r a n g e m e n t s c a n b e m a d e b r i e f r e p o r t f r o m l i t e r a t u r e s e r v a n t ,
f o r all t o s h a r e in h o u s e - t o - h o u s e f r o m h is s e a t , o n m e e t i n g w i t h o v e r
w o r k a n d b a c k - c a l l a c t i v i t y if s o m e se e r. P u b l i s h e r s c a n b e e n c o u r a g e d to
p u b l i s h e r s m a k e b a c k - c a l l s a t t h e u s e o l d e r l i t e r a t u r e in s t o c k f o r p e r
b e g i n n i n g of s e r v i c e on S u n d a y or s o n a l l i b r a r y o r h o m e B ible s t u d i e s ,
c a n n o t s t a y o u t a full t h r e e h o u r s .
etc. M e n t i o n c a n b e m a d e of p a r t i c u l a r
15 m i n :
K eep It Sim ple. Consider books an d th ey c a n be displayed a f t e r
m a t e r i a l in a r t i c l e a n d i l l u s t r a t e p o i n t s t h e m e e t i n g . I n c l u d e lo cal e x p e r i e n c e s
b y u s i n g c u r r e n t s e r m o n . R e m i n d p u b i n o b t a i n i n g s u b s c r i p t i o n s . S o n g 43.
l i s h e r s to s a v e a r t i c l e s appearing- in
K in g d o m M in is try since Septem ber,
NOVEMBER SERVICE REPORT
1964, on e s s e n t i a l s f o r e ffe c tiv e w i t
n e s s in g .
Av.
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Av.
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10 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . C o n
745 142.2 52.4 7.5 137.2
g r e g a t i o n s e r v a n t p o s e s q u e s t i o n to S p l Pios.
a u d i e n c e : S o m e h a v e a s k e d if i t is Pios.
8,596
91.2 30.6 4.9 100.7
all r i g h t to b u y a r t i c l e s a t r u m m a g e V a c . Pios. 2,676
82.1 22.1 2.5 81.5
s a l e s o r to d o n a t e a r t i c l e s to r e l i g i o u s Pubs.
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from aud ien ce to h ig h lig h t principles
involved. See Q u e s t i o n B o x f o r p o i n t s
U N I T E D S T A T E S G O A L F O R 1965
to b e co v e re d . S o n g 39.
321,550 P u b li s h e rs
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HOW DID WE DO IN NOVEMBER?
( O v e r s e e r w ill a r r a n g e p r o g r a m to
D u rin g N o v e m b e r special pioneers,
fit n e e d s of t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n . W e a k p i o n e e r s a n d c o n g r e g a t i o n p u b l i s h e r s
n e s s e s m e n t i o n e d o n t h e l a s t r e p o r t p l a c e d a t o t a l of 190,669 books. W e l l
of t h e c i r c u i t s e r v a n t c o u ld b e u s e d a s d one! You will b e p l e a s e d to k n o w t h a t
a b a s i s f o r p o i n t s to b e f e a t u r e d on t h e t h e f a c t o r y h e r e in B r o o k l y n h a s j u s t
p r o g r a m . I f m e e t i n g a t t e n d a n c e is a n o w c o m p l e t e d t h e 7 t h p r i n t i n g of t h e
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g iv e a s s i s t a n c e a l o n g t h e s e lines. T h e T h i n k of all t h e g ood t h a t will be
e x p e r i e n c e f r o m T a i w a n in t h e 1965 a c c o m p l i s h e d a s i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s
Y e a r b o o k (p. 238 f[2) co u ld b e r e r e a d t h i s fine p u b l i c a t i o n a n d a r e
l a t e d , s h o w i n g t h e g ood r e s u l t s f r o m a s s i s t e d t h r o u g h t h e b a c k - c a l l a n d
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each week for field service. This not vacation pioneer for a m onth or even
only allows for time lost because of several months? You may find th a t it
unavoidable circumstances, such as ill is possible to be a regular pioneer; and
ness or accidents, but also time spent think of the m any blessings it will
bring to you and the congregation!
a t assemblies and vacations.
So why not, then, sit down and figure
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consider this m atter prayerfully. Why mittee or the circuit servant when he
for them to work a t least some of the needs attention an d then work on
time with other publishers, profiting these things together. Concentrate on
from the interchange of encourage one thing a t a time. For example, you
spend a whole day working to
m ent th a t such a provision affords, might
gether on introductions to sermons in
discuss the m atter with the servants house-to-house work. Discuss intro
and other publishers and endeavor to ductions before starting out in the
improve the situation. Help the con service and analyze them as you walk
gregation committee to see how they between houses; share good ideas th a t
can be a real help to pioneers. Make you have picked up from other pub
good use of the September 15, 1963, lishers. Another day you might em pha
letter to all committees. Then, too, size fitting th e sermon to the indi
if you find th a t some are having dif vidual householder, or starting studies
ficulty in meeting their service goals, on the initial call. W hen making
do not fail to take time to sit down back-calls, you m ight use one day to
and carefully review their schedule emphasize how to start off return
with them, offering helpful suggestions. visits or how to lead into a study,
3 W hen visiting isolated pioneers andanother to impress the importance of
special pioneers every four months, calling back on all who show interest,
arrange to spend an entire week with yet another to stress the value of
them. In talking with them a t the calling back soon, or use of teaching
beginning of your visit, ascertain what methods a t home Bible studies, build5
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d e n t ta lk s w ith o u t some s tu d e n ts
giving m ore th a n one ta lk a m onth,
th e re s t of th e assig n m en ts m ay be
covered in a question-and-answ er
session conducted by th e school s e r
v an t. One assig n m en t m ig ht even
be h a n d le d as a r e p o r t ; t h a t is, a
s tu d e n t will do w h a t research he
can on th e su b ject an d th en p rese n t
to th e congregation th e in fo rm atio n
he h a s found. T h e re p o rt w ill not
req u ire a n introduction, conclusion
or developm ent of a n y p a r tic u la r
them e, and, if you a r e a sister, it
can be given from y o u r seat. No
counsel will be given a f t e r th e re
port. Yet a ll in th e congregation
will h a v e benefited fro m th e s tu
d e n ts rese a rc h a n d p re p a ra tio n .
T h is a rra n g e m e n t will help sm aller
congregations to get all th e in stru c
tio n prov ided th ro u g h th e school
w ith o u t s tu d e n ts h a v in g to p re p a re
m ore th a n one school assig n m en t
in ta lk fo rm each m onth.
4 H ave you school s e rv a n ts con
sid ered t h a t w hen you give counsel
you h a v e a fine o p p o rtu n ity to teach
th e s tu d e n ts d u rin g th e two m inu tes
allo tted fo r th is? I f in th is tim e
you a re ab le to counsel on only one
or tw o of th e th re e p o in ts th e s tu
d ent is w o rk in g on, th is is sufficient.
If you feel th e stu d e n t will be able
to w ork on only one p o int of coun
sel, it is all rig h t to deal w ith j u s t
one point. Rem em ber, it is not how
m uch you say in counsel t h a t c o u n ts ;
th e im p o rta n t th in g is how m uch
th e s tu d e n t rem em bers a n d is able
to apply.
5 W e will be le a rn in g m uch a t
th e school d u rin g th e coming year.
D ont m iss it. A tten d reg u la rly .^Lis
ten closely. P re p a re y our assig n
m ents well so you a s well a s o th ers
g a in th e m ost from th e school in
1965.
Announcements
M e m o r i a l d a t e f o r 1965 w ill fa l l o n
F r i d a y , A p r i l 16, a f t e r 6 p.m . A s p e c i a l
public ta lk will be given on Sunday,
A p r i l 4, e n t i t l e d T h e C o m i n g B a n q u e t
f o r All t h e P e o p l e s . C o m p l e te c o p y
f o r th is t a l k w i l l b e p r o v i d e d . P l e a s e
o r d e r h a n d b i l l s soon.
P rin te d M em orial invitations m a y
b e o r d e r e d f r o m t h e S o c ie t y u s i n g t h e
reg u la r H andbill O rd e r form . The price
is 25c p e r 1,000; 15c f o r 500; 10c f o r 250.
Subm it y o u r orders w ith rem ittance
fo r these invitations a t th e sam e tim e
as th e o rd e r fo r th e special public talk
handbills, b u t on s e p a ra te o rd e r form s.
O u tli n e s f o r t h e 1965 p u b l i c t a l k s
w ill so o n b e s e n t t o t h e c o n g r e g a t io n s ,
a n d assignm ents of speakers can be
m a d e in h a r m o n y w i t h t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s
in p a r a g r a p h 134 o f P r e a c h i n g a n d
Teaching in Peace and U nity. T hese
n e w talks m a y be scheduled fo r A pril
11 a n d t h e r e a f t e r . I t w i l l b e a h e l p to
us i n B r o o k l y n if y o u o r d e r y o u r h a n d
bills f o r A p r i l as e a r l y as possible.
S ta rtin g M arch 7 th e circuit s e r
v a n t s w ill b e g iv i n g t h e p u b l i c t a l k
D oes R e li g io n G u i d e Y o u r L i f e ? I n
F e b r u a r y t h e d i s t r i c t s e r v a n t s w ill b e
g in g i v i n g t h e t a l k T h e M o r a l B r e a k
d o w n W h a t C a n B e D o n e A b o u t I t ?
!> A t s e r v i c e c e n t e r s t h e p r o g r a m on
S u n d a y m o r n i n g w i l l b e as fo llo w s:
J a n u a r y 10, w h a t t o d o t o p r e p a r e t h e
w a y f o r r e t u r n calls; u r g e a l l to s p e n d
som e tim e m a k in g back-calls. J a n u a r y
17, h o w to m a k e t r a n s i t i o n a f t e r l i t e r a
t u r e is p l a c e d a n d s t a r t s t u d i e s o n i n i
tia l call u s i n g G o o d N e w s b o o k le t .
J a n u a r y 24, h o w t o r e s u m e discussion
on back-call, using G ood N e w s
b o o k l e t ; e n c o u r a g e all t o s p e n d s o m e
t i m e m a k i n g b a c k - c a l l s . J a n u a r y 31,
h o w to m a k e back-calls, usin g Good
N e w s b o o k le t , w h e n s t u d y w a s n o t
s t a r t e d o n i n i ti a l call.
THEOCRATIC NEWS
we do not skip homes because of
Do You M ake
indifference show n th e la s t tim e we
A ll Your Back-Calls?
w ere there. So, too, w hen m akin g
1 Do you find t h a t it is a problem back-calls, lets n ot skip a n y on our
to get all y o u r back-calls m ade? House-to-H ouse Record because we
A p p a ren tly m an y of us do. As pu b h av e begun to feel t h a t p e rh a p s
lishers, d u rin g th e p a s t y e a r we th ey really w ere not so in terested
rep o rte d 3.3 back-calls each month, a f t e r all. T h e ir life is a t stake, and
an d m an y of these w ere m ad e in they need th e w a te rs of tru th .
connection w ith Bible stu d ie s con
5 W h en m ak in g th e back-call, be
ducted. B u t w h a t a b o u t th e m any
m agazines, books a n d booklets placed f r i e n d l y : How glad I am to find
a s well as su bscrip tion s obtained? you a t hom e! 1 so m uch enjoyed
H av e you been calling back on all ta lk in g to you th e o th er d a y about
y o u r lite r a tu r e placem ents? And th e resu rrectio n , a n d I w a n te d to
w h a t a b o u t persons who show in stop in fo r j u s t a few m in u tes to
te re s t but, because of th e ir religious see you again. I found a few points
tra in in g , a r e a f r a id to accept lite r I th o u g h t you would enjoy concern
a tu re ? T h ese people need o u r help ing th e One who is th e A u th o r of
if they a r e going to flee from B ab th e re su rre c tio n hope. May I step
ylon th e G re a t before it is too late. in? T h e n you can consider one or
two p a ra g r a p h s fro m th e Good
2 T h e question i s : W hen can we X e w s booklet, p e rh a p s s ta r tin g
find tim e to m ak e all th ese calls? w ith p a r a g r a p h five, on T he T ru e
As you well know, it is n ot easy God. In v ite th e householder to get
to find some persons a t h o m e; it h is ow n B ible an d re a d th e sc rip
m ay re q u ire m any r e tu r n calls, and tures. A b rie f review will help him
t h a t ta k e s time. A good schedule to a p p re c ia te t h a t in j u s t a few
w ill help. I t w ould be good fo r all m in u te s he h a s tru ly learn ed some
of u s to spend a t lea st h a lf of our th in g beneficial. In p re p a rin g for
service tim e m ak in g back-calls and the n e x t call, e x p la in t h a t a d d i
conducting B ible studies. W hy keep tio n a l p a ra g r a p h s in th e booklet
on looking fo r in terested persons if w ill be discussed. Do not s ta y too
we a r e no t c a rin g fo r those a lre ad y long o r a tte m p t to cover too much.
found?
Keep it simple.
s B u t you m ay say, I j u s t c a n t
6 Of course, if it is convenient
get o u t a t th e tim e th e congregation to s t a r t t h a t stu d y on th e initial
h a s for back-call w ork. T h en m ake call, it is a good th in g to do. A fter
back-calls w hen you a re o u t in the p lacin g th e offer, you can s a y : I
service. B ack-calls can be m ade a t w ould like to show you briefly how
an y tim e. B efore th e book study, th is booklet can be used to obtain
back-call n ig h t a n d th e th ir d h o u r of v ita l inform atio n from th e Bible.
service on S u n d ay a re some possi T h en open to p a ra g r a p h five of the
bilities. B u t if you ta lk to a person Good X e w s booklet a n d use th e
on S u n d a y m orning a t ten o clock sam e procedure t h a t is outlined
an d you feel t h a t th is is th e best above fo r back-calls.
tim e to call again, m ake a rr a n g e
7 T hose of you w ho a re stu d y con
m ents accordingly, a n d th e n do your d u cto rs can do m uch to organize
house-to-house w ork a fte rw a rd .
th e service so p ro per a tte n tio n is
4 I f w e keep a c c u ra te House-to-given to th e back-call activity. I f
H ouse R ecords we will h a v e back S u n d a y is th e only tim e t h a t some
fa lls to m ake. All of us find some can m ak e back-calls an d th ey w a n t
householders who accept lite r a tu r e to m ak e th ese first a n d s h a re in
or o th erw ise show a little interest. th e serm on w ork later, t h a t can be
It is tr u e t h a t a t tim es the in te re st done. Of course, if back-calls can
m ay seem to be slight, but, rem em be m ad e a t some o th e r a p p ro p ria te
ber, it is often a tin y seed th a t tim e, m ake a rra n g e m e n ts according
grow s into a stro n g tree. Sim ilarly, ly. I n th is w a y it will be possible
m an y w ho show ed only a little in to give a d e q u a te a tte n tio n to all
te re st a t first a re now zealous in te re s te d persons, a n d w e w ill be
pu blishersbecause someone called follow ing J e s u s in stru ctio n s to feed
back. I n going from house to house th e sheep.J o h n 2 1 : 15-17.
Q u e stio n (Box
Should C h ristian s buy from ch u rc h
r u m m a g e sales, t h e S a l v a t i o n A r m y o r
o t h e r r e l i g i o u s o r g a n i z a t i o n s ? Also,
w h a t a b o u t c o n t r i b u t i n g u s e d i t e m s to
them ?
W h e th e r a C h ristian p u rc h a se s item s
f r o m t h e s e s o u r c e s o r n o t is a n i n d i
vidual m a tte r . One m ig h t reason th a t
i t e m s c o u ld b e o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e m a t
a s a v i n g a n d feel h e c o u ld c o n s c i e n
tiously o b tain th e m since th e m oney
is p a y m e n t f o r m e r c h a n d i s e , n o t a
d o n a t i o n . On t h e o t h e r h a n d , if one
f e l t h e w o u l d n o t w a n t to do b u s i n e s s
in a n y w a y w i t h s u c h o r g a n i z a t i o n s ,
even by m a k in g pu rch ases, h e should
follow h i s c o n s c i e n c e . Of c o u r s e , i t is
g o o d to k e e p in m i n d t h a t , w h i l e w e
s h o u l d n o t b e c r i t i c a l of w h a t o t h e r s
do in t h i s r e g a r d , w e s h o u l d a ls o be
c a r e f u l n o t to s t u m b l e o t h e r s b y t h e
course t h a t w e pursue. C onsider c a r e
f u lly t h e c o u n s e l r e c o r d e d a t 1 C o r i n
t h i a n s 10:23-33.
A s f o r c o n t r i b u t i n g i t e m s to s u c h
o r g a n i z a t i o n s , t h i s is a n e n t i r e l y d i f f e r
e n t m a t t e r . I t is n o t a b u s i n e s s t r a n s
a c t i o n in w h i c h g o o d s a r e e x c h a n g e d
f o r m o n e y o r g o o d s of e q u a l v a lu e .
S u c h a c o n t r i b u t i o n of g o o d s w o u ld be
a v o l u n t a r y o ff e r in g o r d o n a t i o n to t h e
r e l i g i o u s o r g a n i z a t i o n , p a r t of B a b y l o n
t h e G r e a t , a n d w o u ld m a k e one a
s u p p o r t e r o f it. T h i s a d e d i c a t e d C h r i s
t i a n c o u l d n o t do.R e v . 18:4.
FEBRUARY, 1965
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^Deaii ^PubMe/is:
Some of th e m ost d is ta n t t e r r i
to ry assig n ed to th e U n ite d S ta te s
b ra n c h is a ro u n d G uam a n d the
T r u s t T e rr ito r y of th e Pacific Is
lands. T h e re is still a lot of w o rk
to be done in t h a t p a r t of th e field,
a n d t h a t is one reaso n w h y Bi-oth
e r K n o rr h a s j u s t visited Guam,
w h e re a convention w a s held on
th e w eekend of Decem ber 5 and
6. E ig h ty -tw o b ro th e rs a n d in te r
ested p erson s a tte n d e d th e S a tu rd a y
m eeting a n d th e re w ere 131 a t th e
public talk.
M ission ary w o rk h a s s ta r te d in
Saipan, a n d th e re a re some b ro th
ers se rv in g w here th e need is g re a t
in th e M a rs h a ll Islands. B u t th e re
a r e still m an y o th e r islan ds th a t
need a tte n tio n , so B ro th e r K n o rr
spoke to th e m issio naries a n d th e
b ro th e rs w ho h a v e recently gone
o u t fro m th e H a w a iia n Isla n d s to
serve in th e a re a , a n d it is hoped
th a t w e will be able to ex p an d th e
w itness w ork into o th e r island
groups, such a s M ajuro, T r u k an d
Ponape, in th e n ext few m onths,
an d then, a s soon as o th e r w orkers
a r e av ailab le, we hope to get a
w itn ess given in o th e r islan ds in
th e Pacific te rrito ry . In some of
these isla n d s th e people h a v e never
h e ard th e K ingdom message. Of
course, th e re is still m uch room for
service, an d a n y b ro th e rs who
find em ploym ent in th e T r u s t T e r
rito ry isla n d s a lw ay s have a n en
joyable tim e serving w h ere th e need
is g reat. I f an y of you w a n t to look
into th e possibilities o f going out
to serve w h ere th e need is g re a t in
th e Pacific Islan d s, w e th in k th a t
would be j u s t fine.
W e hope, too, t h a t w e m a y be
able to g e t m ore help from th e some
2,000 p u b lish e rs in th e H a w a iia n
Islan d s. B ro th e r K n o rr h a d a fine
assem bly w ith th e H a w a iia n b ro th
ers, 1,682 a tte n d in g th e pub lic m eet
ing a t Hilo. H e h as also w ritte n
to us a b o u t h av in g a s u rp risin g
crow d o f 7,403 a t a W ednesday
n ig h t m ee tin g a t a M anila ra c e tra c k
in th e Philippines.
H e re in th e U n ited S ta te s w e a re
*
VOL. VIII
NO . 2
p h ra s in g th e la st s c rip tu re of o u r
serm on (M att. 6 : 1 0 ) , w e m ig h t
re a d a n d com m ent on th e caption
te x t fro m th e m ain a rtic le (R ev.
2 0 :1 3 , 14). Then, depending upon
th e in te re s t shown, w e could re a d
th e first few lines of th e m a in a r
ticle. H ow clear a n d re a s s u rin g
these s ta te m e n ts a r e ! I f advisable,
w e could even go f a r th e r , dropp in g
down to p a r a g r a p h two, w hich
identifies S a ta n as th e one h a v in g
th e m ean s to cause d eath a n d ex
p lain s how he will be b ro u g h t to
nothing.
4 Of course, in a d d itio n to using
specific exam ples, a s j u s t m entioned,
w e sho uld be p re p a re d to describe
th e p u rp ose a n d co n ten ts of T h e
W a tc h to w e r in a g e n e ra l w ay. Peo
ple will be in te re sted in such th in g s
as th e n um b er of lan g u ag es in w hich
it is published, how m an y copies a re
p rin te d of each issue, th e n um ber
of la n d s in w hich it is d is trib u te d
a n d t h a t it is re a d by people of
all religions.
5 W a s n t t h a t a fine idea to c a rry
L e t God B e T r u e along w ith us
a n d use it a s a seco n d ary offer
( Continued on page 2] col. 3)
ab le to m ea su re o u r prog ress in
m any ways. O ften we h e a r e x p re s
sions lik e : W h a t a s p ir itu a l fe a s t
w e h a d for th re e d a y s! W h a t w ould
w e do w ith o u t c irc u it assem blies?
W hen w e look back to 1947, w hen
th e c irc u it assem blies began in th e
U n ited S tates, w e h a d only six d is
tricts. U n til 1953 th e d is tric t s e r
v a n t spen t only one week w ith a
circu it, serving a circ u it assembly.
H ow ever, a second week w a s th en
added, giving th e d istric t s e rv a n t
som e tim e to w o rk w ith th e circu it
s e rv a n t a t a congregation. T h en w e
h a d to increase th e num ber of d is
tric ts , doubling th e n um b er to 12.
T w elve y e a rs a f te r w e began to
h a v e c irc u it assem blies o u r d istric ts
h a d m ore th a n tripled. T h e re w ere
19 d is tric ts in 1959. By 1961 th e
g ro w th w as so g r e a t t h a t w e h a d
form ed six new d is tric ts in t h a t
O f f ic e
SECOND
M E E T IN G
IN
FEBRUARY
T h e m e : A s G o d s M e n of Good
W i l l Do N o t H o l d B a c k . Song- 31.
5 m in: In tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
13 m i n :
L e t t e r from T h e B rooklyn
B r a n c h Office is d i s c u s s e d b y t w o
m a t u r e publishers, in th e t r u t h m a n y
years, w ho h av e w a tc h e d m issionary
w o r k e x p a n d in t o v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s .
T h e y r e j o i c e in t h i s r e p o r t . C o m m e n t
o n l a s t t w o i t e m s of T h e o c r a t i c N e w s .
10 m i n : A U n i t e d E f f o r t B l e s s e d w i t h
S u c c e s s . T a l k . B r i n g in local e x
p e r i e n c e s , p r e f e r a b l y w i t h All S c r i p
t u r e book.
15 m in : Do N o t H o l d B a c k ! Q u e s t i o n - a n d - a n s w e r d is c u s s i o n . I n c l u d e
T h eo cratic N e w s ite m from F lorida
t h i s c o n g r e g a t i o n d id n o t h o ld b a c k .
5 m in:
A c co u n ts s e r v a n t re p o rt for
January.
12 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . I n c l u d e
local J a n u a r y r e p o r t . B u i l d u p e n t h u
s i a s m for n e x t w e e k s s e r v i c e m e e t i n g
on v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r i n g . R e m i n d b r o t h
ers to b rin g J a n u a r y K in g d o m M in is
t r y i n s e r t n e x t w e e k . S o n g 44.
T H IR D
M E E T IN G
IN
FEBRUARY
Theme:
Serving W hole-souled as
M e n of G ood W i l l . S o n g 59.
5 mi n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
18 m i n : C a n Y ou D e v o t e 100 H o u r s
a M o n t h to J e h o v a h a s a P i o n e e r ?
Q u e stio n -a n d -a n sw e r coverage. J a n
u a r y K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y i n s e r t . A s
s i g n to m a t u r e b r o t h e r , a s s i s t a n t c o n
g r e g a t i o n s e r v a n t , if q ualified. R e a d
p a r a g r a p h s a s t i m e p e r m i t s . W e a v e in
T heocratic N ew s ite m from P le a s a n t
Hill, M issouri.
15 mi n :
W il l W e D o I t A g a i n ?
A r t i c l e will b e t h o r o u g h l y d i s c u s s e d
b y m e a n s of a u d ie n c e particip atio n .
Include T h e o c ra tic N e w s ite m from
Cuba.
15 m i n : W il l Y o u V a c a t i o n P i o n e e r ?
(3 m i n .) C h a i r m a n w h o h a s p i o n e e r
spirit enthusiastically encourages v a
c a t i o n p i o n e e r i n g i n A p ril. 13,025 p u b
l i s h e r s in U n i t e d S t a t e s d id so l a s t
A p ril. M e n t i o n n u m b e r w h o did locally.
H o w w ill o u r c o n g r e g a t i o n do t h i s
y e a r ? A n u m b e r of p u b l i s h e r s a r e
c o n s i d e r i n g it. T r u e , s o m e h a v e o b
s t a c l e s , b u t n o w is t i m e t o d i s c u s s a n d
p l a n to o v e r c o m e t h e m . A u d i e n c e i n
v i t e d to a s k f o r help.
(10 m i n .) M a r r i e d s i s t e r w i t h f o u r
c h i l d r e n t e l l s h e r p r o b l e m , is i n v i t e d
t o p l a t f o r m to d i s c u s s it. C h a i r m a n
n o t e s n e e d of r e s c h e d u l i n g , f a m i l y
c o o p e r a t i o n , e a r l y s t a r t in m o r n i n g ,
m u tu al a rra n g e m e n ts w ith other sis
t e r s t o c a r e f o r c h i l d r e n , etc. S o m e
s e g m e n t s of u s u a l r o u t i n e m a y h a v e
to b e s e t a s i d e f o r m o n t h ; e i t h e r beingc a r e d f o r in m o n t h b e f o r e o r a f t e r .
D i s c u s s b rie fly t h e S c h e d u l e o n p a g e
6 o f J a n u a r y K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y i n
s e r t a n d e n c o u r a g e m a k i n g it o u t now .
S i s t e r d e c i d e s s h e c a n a n d w ill v a c a
t i o n p io n e e r . O t h e r s , s u c h a s t e e n - a g e
y o u n g s te r w ith lim ited sp rin g v a c a
tion, a n d o l d e r r e t i r e d b r o t h e r w i t h
tim e b u t not transportation, are in
te rv ie w e d a n d helped w ith p ractical
schedule.
Suggestions
on
workingn e a rb y territo ry , a r r a n g i n g to w ork
w ith others w ho have transportation,
etc., a r e d i s c u s s e d . T h e s e , too, s e e h o w
t h e y c a n v a c a t i o n p io n e e r .
(2 m i n . ) C H A I R M A N : O b s t a c l e s c a n
be overcom e w ith a d v a n c e planning.
A p p l i c a t i o n b l a n k s a v a i l a b l e f o r all
w h o will a p p ly .
7 min: C onclu d in g c o m m e n ts . H a n d le
A n n o u n c e m e n t s a s t h e y a p p l y locally.
S o n g 89.
FOURTH
M E E T IN G
IN
FEBRUARY
Theme:
C onducting O urselves as
G o d s M e n of G ood W i l l . S o n g 15.
5 m in: In tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
15 m i n :
H o l d a Good C o n s c i e n c e .
A rticle
from
S eptem ber
1,
1964,
W a t c h t o w e r . ( T h e m a t t e r of c o n
s c i e n c e is a f a c t o r in m a n y d e c is io n s
a C hristian m u s t m ake. H owever, this
d o e s n o t m e a n t h a t i t m a k e s no
d i f f e r e n c e w h a t a p e r s o n d o e s.) A s s i g n
th is talk to m a tu re brother.
18 m i n :
H an d lin g : E x p i r e d a n d U n
deliverable Subscriptions.
C H A I R M A N (2 m i n . ) E a c h y e a r c o n
g r e g a t i o n s r e c e i v e o v e r 840,000 slips
f o r e x p i r e d s u b s c r i p t i o n s . O v e r 30,000
sub scrip tio n s a re undeliverable each
y e a r b e c a u s e of illegible w r i t i n g on
s u b s c r i p t i o n sl ip s o r p e o p le m o v i n g
w ith o u t leaving a fo rw a rd in g address.
W e a re concerned. T hey are m issing
life-giving tr u th s .
S C E N E I (3 m i n . ) B ib l e s t u d y s e r
v a n t explains to co n d u cto r a r r a n g e
m e n t for calling on p e rs o n s w hose
s u b sc rip tio n s h a v e expired. H e gives
sl ip s t o c o n d u c t o r for h i s t e r r i t o r y .
C o n d u c t o r t h e n g i v e s slips t o p u b l i s h e r
o r i g i n a l l y o b t a i n i n g t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n , if
possible. A m o n g s l i p s is a n U n d e
l i v e r a b l e S u b s c r i p t i o n F o l l o w - U p slip.
N a m e of p u b l i s h e r o b t a i n i n g s u b s c r i p
t i o n h a s b e e n n o t e d o n t h e slip b y
a c c o u n ts se rv an t. C onductor inquires
w h a t s h o u l d b e d o n e w i t h th i s . C alls
c a n be m a d e t o o b t a i n r e a s o n for n o n
delivery or to o b ta in c o rre c t in f o rm a
tio n . P o s s i b l y w r o n g s t r e e t h a s b e e n
s h o w n , h o u s e n u m b e r t r a n s p o s e d , etc.
(N e x t scene introduced.)
SCFJNE II (3 m i n . ) A t m e e t i n g for
s e r v ic e , c o n d u c t o r d i s c u s s e s m a k i n g
c a l l s o n s u b s c r i p t i o n e x p i r a t i o n s . (1)
F r i e n d l y g r e e t i n g ; if p e r s o n is k n o w n ,
r e n e w a c q u a i n t a n c e . I f not, t h e n g iv e
a p p ro p ria te in tro d u c tio n identifying
s e lf a s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e o r g a n i z a
tion publishing T h e W a tc h to w e r
( a n d / o r A w a k e ! ). (2) G iv e c u r r e n t
s e r m o n . (3) P r e s e n t s u b s c r i p t i o n for
b o t h m a g a z i n e s a n d s t a r t s t u d y in
G ood N e w s b o o k le t . ( C o n d u c t o r i n
tro d u ces n e x t scene.)
S C E N E III (4 m i n . ) P u b l i s h e r m a k e s
s u b s c r i p t i o n e x p i r a t i o n call. F o llo w s
a ll s t e p s ; g i v e s a b b r e v i a t e d s e r m o n .
O b t a i n s n e w s u b s c r i p t i o n ; c h e c k s slip
f o r a c c u r a c y a n d legibility.
S C E N E IV (3 m i n . ) C o n d u c t o r n e x t
talks w ith publisher w ho obtained undeliverable subscription.
Suggests
c a l l i n g a t a d d r e s s s h o w n o n t h e slip,
a n d t h e y do so. N o s u c h n u m b e r
f o u n d . P u b l i s h e r s u g g e s t s t h e y t r y one
b lo c k o v er. H o u s e h o l d e r is l o c a t e d a n d
ex p resses concern a b o u t n o t receiving
m a g a z i n e . N e w a d d r e s s is n o t e d on
slip. S t u d y s t a r t e d in G ood N e w s
bo o k le t.
C H A I R M A N (3 m i n . ) O u tli n e p r o
c e d u r e f o r h a n d l i n g b a c k - c a l l slips.
M e n t i o n f o llo w in g p o i n t s a b o u t u n
d e l i v e r a b l e s u b s c r i p t i o n s . (1) R e t u r n
t o a d d r e s s g iv e n . (2) If n o t f o u n d ,
check adjoining streets, house w ith
sim ila r n u m b e r, n a m e s on m ailboxes
in a p a r t m e n t h o u s e s , etc . (3) M a k e
d iscreet in q u iries of p re s e n t t e n a n t or
neighbors a s to new address. Check
p h o n e d irecto ry o r o th e r such sources.
(4) I f a d d r e s s o n slip is c o r r e c t , c h e c k
w i t h p o s t office.
U s i n g t h e s e s u g g e s t i o n s will a i d
m a n y to receive T h e W a t c h t o w e r
a n d A w a k e ! w h e r e t h e s u b s c r i p t i o n
e x p i r e d o r is u n d e l i v e r a b l e .
12 m i n : Q u e s t i o n B ox. C o m m i t t e e h a s
d i s c u s s i o n to d e c i d e if c e r t a i n co u p le
2
in t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n s h o u l d b e g r a n t e d
u s e of K i n g d o m H a l l f o r t h e i r w e d
din g . T h e b r o t h e r h a d a p p r o a c h e d
B ible s t u d y s e r v a n t , w a s to l d it
was
com m ittee
m atter
and
that
t h e y w o u l d be h a p p y to c o n s i d e r it.
B ib l e s t u d y s e r v a n t c o m m e n d e d f o r
handling m a tte r this way. C om m ittee
now ex a m in e s a n d discusses Q uestion
B o x m a t e r i a l c a r e f u l l y so t h e y w i l l be
f u l ly i n f o r m e d , c a n d i s c u s s p o i n t s
p r o p e r l y w i t h couple, a n d m a t t e r will
be h an d le d th eo cratically to s a t i s f a c
t i o n o f all.
10 mi n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . C o m
m e n t o n s l o g a n a t b o t t o m of p a g e 4,
t y i n g in p o i n t s f r o m l a s t w e e k s s e r
v ic e m e e t i n g . S o n g 83.
F I R S T M E E T I N G IN M A R C H
T h e m e : I m p a r t G o d s P r o g r e s s i v e
R e v e l a t i o n to M a n k i n d . S o n g 77.
5 mi n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
15 mi n :
S h a r e in t h e H a p p y O u t
com e J e h o v a h G ives. C h a irm a n a s k s
q u e s t i o n s to h i g h l i g h t p o i n t beingm a d e in p a r a g r a p h . T h e n sim ply read
the experience or experiences from
Y e a r b o o k to i l l u s t r a t e t h a t fo llo w in g
u p all i n t e r e s t w ill b r i n g r e s u l t s . (See
a l s o y b , p. 135 113; p. 149 U ; p. 240
HI.) J u s t r e a d i n g e x p e r i e n c e s a l o u d
w ill d r i v e h o m e t h e p o in t. M a k e q u e s
tio n - a n d - a n s w e r portion fast-m oving,
leav in g tim e for experiences.
15 m i n :
W h a t You Should K n o w
A b o u t Alcoholism . T a lk by m a t u r e
b r o t h e r o n a r t i c l e in J a n u a r y 22, 1965,
A w a k e ! S t i c k t o t h e m a t e r i a l in
t h e a rtic le .
10 mi n : T a l k b y a c c o u n t s s e r v a n t on
m eetin g w ith congregation servant. A t
t h e i r m e e t i n g t h e y will d i s c u s s : I n
s tru c tio n s on c o n g re g a tio n accounting,
especially need for a u d itin g a c c o u n ts
regularly, p e r in s tru c tio n sheet. Im p o r
t a n c e of a c c u r a c y i n t a k i n g s u b s c r i p
t io n s . I n c l u d e c o m m e n t s o n p r i v i l e g e
of c o n tr ib u t in g - t o w a r d c o n g r e g a t i o n
e x p e n s e s . S e le c t a p p r o p r i a t e p o i n t s
f r o m p a g e s 281-284 i n 1964 W a t c h tow er.
15 m i n :
C o n g reg atio n s e r v a n t gives
ta lk on th e m e for M arch, I m p a r t
G o d s P r o g r e s s i v e R e v e l a t i o n to M a n
k in d , and w e av e s concluding c o m
m e n t s in a s a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e s e p o in t s .
(S e e W a t c h t o w e r , M a r c h 1, 1965.)
S o n g 70.
(C ontd)
d u rin g J a n u a r y ? L e ts continu e do
ing so in F e b ru a ry . Also, we will
continue to suggest t h a t th ey read
th e in d iv id u al copies of th e m ag a
zines, w hich w e place fo r 10c.
6 I t re a lly is in th e p ow er of our
h a n d s to do good in th is world
w here so m an y co n centrate on w h a t
is bad, isn t it? Yes, w ith w h a t we
h av e to offer, a n d especially if we
a r e p re p a re d to d e m o n stra te th e
v alu e of T h e Watchtoicer, w e have
th e pow er to do a trem en d o u s
a m o u n t of good. How sa tis fy in g it
is to know t h a t o u r wholesome an d
generous giving can a id in terested
p ersons to le a rn o f th e w ay th a t
leads to life! W ith a m otive a s fine
a s this, su rely w e cann ot hold back.
Do Not Hold Back!
W a ll W e Do It A g a in ?
1 W e shoulda n d w e will, if all
of u s su p p o rt A p ril v a ca tio n pio
n e erin g as in th e p a s t. Since v a c a
tion p io n eerin g h a s especially been
su gg ested fo r A p ril th e la s t two
y ears, look w h a t h a s h a p p en e d ! In
1963, t h e first y e a r v acatio n pio
n e e rin g w a s re a lly h ig h lig h ted fo r
A pril, t h e g ra n d to ta l of 10,379 r e
sponded, com pared to 3,468 in A pril
1962. L a s t A pril th e num ber ju m p e d
still h igh er, to 13,025. W ill w e do
it a g a in ? W ill w e h a v e a n o th e r
in cre ase in th e n u m ber who v a c a
tion pioneer th is A pril?
2 W e will, if a ll of u s who served
p rev io u sly do it a g a in a n d o th ers
jo in in A pril v a c a tio n pioneering.
T h e Society is pleased to invite all
b ap tized p u b lish e rs who h a v e been
re g u la r in service fo r th e la s t six
m o n th s to respond to th e call. W e
w ill b e hap py indeed to receive
yo u r application.
3 P u b lis h e rs of a ll age-groups a n d
circu m stan ces com m endably resp o n d
ed la s t April. A goodly n u m b er of
s e rv a n ts w e re able to vacatio n pio
neer a n d do th e ir se c u la r w ork.
School-age p u b lish e rs took a d v a n
ta g e o f th e school v a ca tio n period
a n d w o rked o u t schedules t h a t en
abled th em to v a ca tio n pioneer.
Housew ives, r e tir e d persons, p a rttim e w ork ers, som e w ell up in years,
m an y w ho fo rm e rly w ere re g u la r
Announcements
O verseer should m e e t w ith accounts
se r v a n t a n d w o r k w ith h i m in th e
s e r v i c e e a r l y in F e b r u a r y . S e e p a g e 2
f o r p o i n t s t o d is cu ss. Also, l i t e r a t u r e
s e r v a n t s h o u l d m e e t b ri e fly w i t h t h e m .
H is d u t i e s a n d t h o s e of a c c o u n t s s e r
v a n t c a n th u s b e coordinated.
T h e follow ing p ro g r a m should be
f o l l o w e d a t all s e r v i c e c e n t e r s . F e b
r u a r y 14, r e v i e w a n d d e m o n s t r a t e
starting
studies
in
G o o d
N eivs
b o o k le t , e s p e c i a l l y o n in i t i a l call. (S ee
J u n e 1964 K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y , p a g e 2.)
F e b r u a r y 21, d is c u s s h o w t o d e m o n
s t r a t e specific p o i n t s f r o m a W a t c h t o w e r a r t i c l e . (S e e p a g e 1, D o N o t
H o l d B a c k ! ) F e b r u a r y 28, m a k i n g calls
on subscription expirations an d u n
d e l i v e r a b l e s u b s c r i p t i o n s . (S e e p a g e 2.)
M a r c h 7, d is c u s s i m p o r t a n c e of m a k i n g
b a c k - c a l l s w h e r e v e r i n t e r e s t is s h o w n .
( S e e S h a r e in t h e H a p p y O u t c o m e
J e h o v a h G iv e s . )
T h e Society ap p reciates v e r y m u c h
th e generosity a n d consideration show n
b y b r o th e r s in th e congregations w ho
h a v e s e n t p a c k a g e s of used clothing to
B ro o k ly n . We h a v e b e e n ab le to use
som e of this fo r sh ip m e n ts overseas
a n d h a v e also b een ab le to su p p ly
w a r m c l o t h i n g t o s t u d e n t s of G i l e a d
w h o cam e fro m tropical countries.
H ow ever, w e h ave n o w accum ulated
q u i t e a l a r g e s u p p l y o f t h e c lo t h in g .
Therefore, we request th e brothers not
t o s e n d p a c k a g e s o f u s e d c l o t h i n g to
B r o o k l y n . N o d o u b t it w o u l d b e h e l p f u l
t o m a n y of t h e p i o n e e r s o r s o m e n e e d y
f a m i l i e s if t h e b r o t h e r s w o u l d a r r a n g e
f o r lo c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n o f t h e c l o t h i n g
t h e y a r e n o l o n g e r u s in g .
T h e A p r i l 15 W a t c h t o w e r a n d t h e
A p r i l 22 A w a k e ! w i l l b e s p e c i a l issues.
T h e W a tc h to w e r w ill fe a tu re th e s u b
j e c t T h e C o m i n g B a n q u e t f o r A ll t h e
P eoples. A w a k e ! w ill b e on t h e tim ely
s u b j e c t M o v e m e n t s T o w a r d R e li g io u s
U n i t y W h a t T h e y M e a n t o Y o u !
All w i l l w a n t t o g i v e t h e m s p e c i a l d i s
tribution. P u b lish e rs w ill w a n t to p la n
t o p l a c e a t l e a s t 30 m a g a z i n e s d u r i n g
A p r il ; p i o n e e r s 200 a n d s p e c i a l p i o
n e e r s 300. C o n g r e g a t i o n s s h o u l d a s c e r
tain th eir needs and order now.
O u r 2 0 - p e r c e n t g o a l f o r A p r i l is
350,782 p u b l i s h e r s . N o w is t h e t i m e to
s t a r t w o r k i n g t o w a r d it b y l a y i n g t h e
fo u n d a tio n to t a k e th o se w i t h w h o m
studies a re being co n d u c te d a n d w ho
a r e su f fic ie n tly a d v a n c e d o u t i n t h e
m inistry.
D u rin g M em orial w e ek circuit s e r
v a n ts w ill k e e p th e re g u la r schedule
serving congregations e x c e p t th a t th e
usual F rid ay m eeting w ith the com
m i t t e e w ill b e m o v e d t o a n o t h e r t i m e .
C ongregations being visited b y a c ir
cuit or district se rv a n t m a y a sk these
b ro th e rs to h a n d le th e M em o rial talk.
I n all c ases t h e y w i l l g i v e t h e A p r i l 4
talk. C ongregations h a v in g a circuit
assem bly A pril 4 w ill h a v e t h e special
t a l k A p r i l 11.
O ffer f o r M a y : L e t G o d B e T r u e
a n d a b o o k l e t , f o r 50c. W h e n o u t of
s t o c k u s e T h i s M e a n s E v e r l a s t i n g
L i f e a n d t h e r e a f t e r a n y 50c b o o k
heavily stocked.
P l e a s e d o n o t m a i l a n y c o p i e s of
t h e S o c i e t y s p u b l i c a t i o n s t o i n d i v i d u a l s
in H u n g ary . R eceiving th ese things
t h e r e m i g h t o n l y c a u s e dif ficulty . H o w
e v e r , B ib l e s n o t p r i n t e d b y t h e S o c i e t y
m a y b e sent. A n y o n e k n o w in g of i n
terested persons living in H u n g a ry w ho
3
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T H E GOOD M E W S
Share in the H appy Outcome
Jehovah Gives
1 Some m o n th s ago a p u b lish e r in
M ichigan w a s in v ited to m ake backcalls. W hen sh e replied, I dont
h a v e a n y , it w a s suggested t h a t
in th e f u tu r e sh e keep a reco rd of
a ll in te re s t located. She followed
th e suggestion a n d is g lad sh e did.
Since th e n sh e h a s never been w ith
o u t back-calls, stu d ie s or th e happy
experiences t h a t come w ith a full
s h a re in th is activity.
2 H o w o fte n h av e you called back
on a p erso n w ho took no lite r a tu r e
a t all? O r do you u su a lly not m ake
such calls? R em em ber J e s u s s ta te
m ent, M y sheep will listen to my
voice? W ell, i t s tru e , a n d youve
noticed t h a t some, w h ile re fu sin g
to ta k e th e lite r a tu r e fo r v ariou s
reasons, w ill still listen to th e m es
sage, h a v e n t you? A re th e y sheep
like perso n s? I t w ill often ta k e a
back-call to find out. A nd it doesnt
ta k e a n ex perienced p u b lish e r to
spot such in terest. T h e new Year
book tells a n experience t h a t illus
t r a te s th e point. Tw o p u b lish e rs in
E n g la n d called a t a door together.
T h e householder did not ta k e any
lite ra tu re , so th e p u b lish e r who
m ad e th e p re s e n ta tio n m a d e no note
o f th e call on h is House-to-IIouse
Record. B u t th e p u b lish e r w ith him
C^uedtion (Box
W h o m a y use th e K in g d o m Hall
for a w e d d in g ?
T h i s is a p r i v i l e g e o p e n to h o n o r a b l e
persons whose conduct h a s been
c h a s t e . I f a d e d i c a t e d c o u p l e w i s h to
h a v e t h e u s e of t h e hall, t h e y s h o u l d
a s k t h e c o m m i t t e e w e ll in a d v a n c e .
ally
us. A d is tr ic t s e rv a n t s a i d : T h e fTr he ee y t soh omu ladr rbye Sa nc dr i pnt uort a lol yn apnrdo bleg
ation,
overall feeling of th e b ro th e rs is a n n o u n c e d o r u n a n n o u n c e d . T h e c o m
m itte e should discuss th e se m a t te r s
t h a t th is h a s been one of th e finest w
i t h t h e m , a n d if t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s
cam paign item s w e have e v er h a d . a r e m e t , t h e y m a y a ll o w t h e h a l l to
A special pioneer w r i t e s : A jew el be u s e d . N e i t h e r t h e o v e r s e e r n o r a n y
m ittee should
I h av e fo u nd it to be. I f you can od ne ce idme ewmhbeetrh eofr tthhee hcaol m
l m a y b e u se d ,
only show it, it is placed. So we a s t h i s is a d e c i s i o n f o r t h e e n t i r e
placed 270,833 books, com pared w ith c o m m i t t e e .
If a d e d i c a t e d p e r s o n p l a n s t o m a r r y
233,089 la st year.
a n u n d e d i c a t e d p e r s o n a n d w a n t s to
4 Successful cam p aign s come fromu s e t h e hall, t h e c o m m i t t e e s h o u l d
J e h o v a h s blessing on h is s e rv a n ts c o u n s e l h i m c o n c e r n i n g m a r r y i n g
o n ly in t h e L o r d . ( S e e A w a k e ! " ,
u n ite d efforts. S u rely w e h a d both N
o v e m b e r 22, 1963.) I f h e s till d e c id e s
in December.
to g o t h r o u g h w i t h t h e m a r r i a g e , he
b e a r s t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r th i s . H e
c e r t a i n l y is i m m a t u r e a n d w ill b e d i s
DECEMBER SERVICE REPORT
q u a lifie d f r o m s e r v a n t p r i v i l e g e s u n t i l
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t e o u s w a y s is c l e a r l y d e m o n s t r a t e d .
B u t if h e a n d t h e u n b e l i e v e r a r e
S p l Pios.
745 143.0 53.8 7.7 139.1
otherw ise w orthy, the co m m ittee m a y
Pios.
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75.7 19.5 2.1
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TOTAL
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Public M eetings Held:
27,173 r i a g e . W h e t h e r t w o u n d e d i c a t e d p e r
s o n s c o u ld u s e t h e h a ll is d i s c u s s e d in
U N I T E D S T A T E S G O A L F O R 1965
T h e W a t c h t o w e r of D e c e m b e r 1,
321,550 P u b l i s h e r s
1960, p a g e 736.
MARCH, 1965
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W ith th e coming o f M arch, we
h ere a t B rooklyn n a tu r a lly tu rn
o u r th o u g h ts to w a rd th e A p ril cam
paign. W e know you a r e th in k in g
ab o u t A p ril too. I t is a m o nth o f
special service to Je h o v ah , a n d we
hope to see a 20-percent increase
in th e n u m b e r p ra is in g him . T h a t
would m ean a to ta l of 350,782
p u b lish e rs rep o rtin g in th e U nited
S tates. In Decem ber th e r e w a s a
s u b s ta n tia l increase up to 310,027
publishers, b u t we see we h av e
q u ite a w a y to go. H ow sh a ll we go
ab o u t it?
F i r s t of all, ev ery one of u s will
need to m a k e person al a rra n g e m e n ts
for s h a rin g in th e A pril cam paign.
But w e will h a v e to do m ore th a n
th a t. W e know th e re a r e som e in
activ e ones a n d w e would like to
see thorn out in the service in April.
W ouldnt it be fine if we could re
duce th e num ber who h a v e become
inactive by helping th em to s h a re
w ith u s in th e April cam p aig n as
p r a is e r s o f Je h o v a h ? L e t's all work
to t h a t end.
W e also h av e the prospect of
s ta r ti n g new ones in J e h o v a h s se r
vice from am ong the 219,831 home
Bible stu d ie s being conducted. One
of th e b e st w a y s to help th e new
ones a n d th e inactive ones to s h a re
in th e serv ice in April would be to
get th em to come to th e special
public ta lk T he Com ing B a n q u e t
for All th e Peoples. I f we can get
them to th e K ingdom H a ll to h e a r
th a t talk, it m ay s tim u la te a desire
on th e ir p a r t to h av e a s h a r e in
J e h o v a h s service. I f th ey q u a lify
m orally to be publishers, w e m igh t
be able to encourage th em to s h a re
in m ag a z in e activ ity in April, be
cause rig h t a f te r th e ta l k we hope
to h av e supplies o f th e special A pril
15 issue of T h e W a tc h to w e r on
hand. W e o u g h t to invite everybody
who is a t th e m eeting to ta k e five
o r ten copies. Also, copies of th e
A pril 8 A w a k e ! should be available,
for tw o m agazines can be placed
as easily a s one. W e can show those
w ho q u a lify to be p u b lish e rs t h a t
th e m ag azin e w ork is q u ite easy
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NO . 3
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Theme:
S o n g 34.
M E E T IN G
Share
Your
IN
MARCH
G ood T h i n g s .
15 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n . T e x t a n d c o m
m e n t s discu ssed b y couple a t table. As
t h e y c o n c lu d e , k n o c k c o m e s o n d o o r
a n d v i s i t o r s c o m e in. I n d i v i d u a l s
c o m i n g in a r e t h o s e w h o h a v e a p p l i e d
fo r v a c a tio n p io n e e r service. T h e y a re
e x c i t e d a b o u t p r o s p e c t s of p i o n e e r
w o r k . C o u p le i n q u i r e c o n c e r n i n g h o w
i t is p o s s i b l e t o a r r a n g e a f f a i r s t o g e t
i n t o v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r s e r v ic e . V i s i t o r s
e x p l a i n h o w t h e y d id i t p r e v i o u s l y
a n d w h a t t h e y p l a n t o do t h i s April.
E x p l a i n b l e s s i n g s e n j o y e d in t h i s s e r
vice. U r g e c o u p le t o c o n s i d e r t h e i r
p o s s ib il it ie s . T a l k a b o u t h o w t h e y c a n
w o r k o u t a s c h e d u l e t o a l l o w t h e m to
p i o n e e r in A p ril. S t a t e t h a t c o n g r e g a
t i o n s e r v a n t h a s a p p l i c a t i o n b l a n k s or
c a n g e t t h e m quickly. M ention how
m a n y i n lo cal c o n g r e g a t i o n a r e p l a n
n i n g o n v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r i n g in A pril.
(If a t all p o ss ib le , u s e a c t u a l v a c a t i o n
p io n eer enrollees or th o se w ho h av e
h a d v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r e x p e r i e n c e to
ta k e p a r t of visitors.)
5 m in:
M a k i n g
Good
Use
of
A w a k e ! 5 A t a l k .
12 m i n :
S h a r e Y o u r Good T h i n g s
Q u e s t i o n s a n d a n s w e r s . S p e n d t h e full
t i m e o n t h e a r t i c l e itself.
18 m i n :
F rie n d ly V isits. B a c k -c a ll
d e m o n s t r a t i o n s . Publisher checks
H o u s e - t o - H o u s e R e c o r d t o see w h e r e
i n d i v i d u a l m a g a z i n e s w e r e p la c e d .
S ay s h e is glad he w a s e n c o u ra g e d to
t r y c a l l i n g b a c k o n a l l p l a c e m e n t s of
m a g a z i n e s . M a k e s call, s h o w i n g v e r y
friendly in terest. M ag azin e published
f o r w h o l e fa m il y . A n o t h e r m e m b e r of
f a m i l y i n v i t e d in t o j o i n c o n v e r s a t i o n .
R e fe r to m a g a z in e placed la s t w eek,
ty in g in s e rm o n w ith one article. A fte r
s e r m o n g e t s u b s c r i p t i o n , p l a c e Good
N e w s b o o k le t . M a k e d e fin ite t i m e
a r r a n g e m e n t for n e x t back-call. (Ob
j e c t i v e : t o g e t b o t h h u s b a n d a n d w ife,
w h o l e f a m i l y , i n v o l v e d in b a c k - c a l l s . )
A f te r w a r d p u b lis h e r leav es and, w hile
w alking, e n c o u n te rs a n o th e r publisher.
R e la te s good ex p erien ce on back-call.
O th e r p u b lish e r tells h o w h e placed
s o m e m a g a z i n e s to o b u t h a s n o t c a lle d
b a c k . S a y s h e is n o t e x p e r i e n c e d
enough, c a n n o t give big se rm o n on
back-call. P u b lish e r en co u rag es him
t o t r y m a k i n g c a ll s a n y w a y , n o t
m a k i n g it to o c o m p l i c a t e d f o r h im s e l f .
I t i s still a b a c k - c a l l if h e c a n s h a r e
t r u t h i n s o m e w a y . C a n p l a n on r e a d
i n g a p a r t i c u l a r p a r a g r a p h o u t of m a g a
zine p l a c e d t o h e l p h i m p u t t h o u g h t s
across. T h e y pick o u t p a r a g r a p h . T h e n
m a k e ca ll t o g e t h e r , w i t h t i m i d p u b
lisher doing th e talking, using p a r a
g r a p h a s m a i n p o i n t , s a y i n g , D id y o u
n o t i c e t h i s v e r y i n t e r e s t in g - t h o u g h t
in t h e m a g a z i n e I l e f t w i t h y o u l a s t
w eek ? R eads p arag rap h . Looks up a
t e x t in B ible. O ffers a n d p l a c e s a n o t h e r
m a g a z i n e a n d o n e b o o k le t . M a k e s
a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r t i m e of n e x t call.
C h a i r m a n c o n c lu d e s , e x p l a i n i n g h o w
a ll s h o u l d t r y to m a k e b a c k - c a l l s ( r e
f e r r i n g t o d e f i n it io n i n P r e a c h i n g a n d
T e a c h i n g b o o k le t , p. 15 1149), e s
p e c ia l ly w h e r e l i t e r a t u r e is p la c e d , a n d
a ll c a n find a w a y t o i m p a r t m o r e of
th e good th in g s J e h o v a h h a s revealed.
3 m i n : A c c o u n t s s e r v a n t s r e p o r t fo r
F eb ru ary , m en tio n in g t h a t accounts
w e re a u d ite d e arly in M arch.
7 m in: C o m m e n t on slogan a t b o tto m
o f p a g e 4, s h o w i n g h o w s i x b a c k - c a l l s
p e r m o n t h is a g o o d goal. A n n o u n c e
m e n t s a p p r o p r i a te to c o n g re g a tio n lo
cally. I n c l u d e H o w D i d W e D o in
10 m i n : Q u e s t i o n B o x . A t a l k . (Also
s e e W a t c h t o w e r , N o v . 15, 1964, p.
703.)
20 m i n :
The B ra n c h L etter. C om
T H I R D M E E T I N G IN M A R C H
m i t t e e d i s c u s s it. E v e r y o n e g e t t i n g
T h e m e : S u c c e e d T h r o u g h P l a n n i n g r e a d y f o r A p ril. O v e r s e e r a s k s s t u d y
Y o u r M i n i s t r y . S o n g 64.
c o n d u c t o r s w h a t t h e y a r e d o i n g to
5 mi n: In tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m p re p a re . A s s i s t a n t c o n g re g a tio n s e r
v a n t a s k s p i o n e e r s h o w t h e y w ill help
m ents.
20 m i n :
Q u e s t i o n - a n d - a n s w e r c o v e r tsot u drye ascehr v a2n0t- paesrkcse nttw oi npcrreepa as er e. d Bpible
a g e of H e a l t h , T r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d t h e l i s h e r s h o w t h e y h o p e t o h e lp t h e c uo bn
P i o n e e r M i n i s t r y . ( J a n u a r y K i n g g r e g a t i o n r e a c h 2 0 - p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e ,
d o m M i n i s t r y i n s e r t ) T o b e c o n d u c t e d t a k i n g p e r s o n s s t u d y i n g w i t h t h e m in
b y c o n g r e g a t i o n s e r v a n t . R e a d all t h e field. E a c h p u b l i s h e r w ill m a k e
paragraphs.
e f f o r t t o g e t o u t e a r l y in A pril.
23 m i n : P r e p a r a t i o n B r i n g s S u c c e s s . C o m m i t t e e will e x p l a i n h o w t h e y will
C o n d u c t e d b y B ib l e s t u d y s e r v a n t . c a ll o n e v e r y k n o w n i n a c t i v e p e r s o n in
D iscuss p o in ts in article w ith dedicated te r rito ry d u rin g n e x t week a n d invite
lo c a l p u b l i s h e r w h o g o t t r u t h t h r o u g h t h e m t o a t t e n d s p e c i a l p u b li c t a l k . A t
a h o m e B ib le s t u d y , w i t h lo cal p u b e n d of p u b l i c t a l k t h e m a g a z i n e s will
l i s h e r s h o w i n g h o w s t u d y w a s s t a r t e d b e a v a i l a b l e so all p r e s e n t c a n b e i n
w i t h h im . M e n t i o n p e r s o n w h o c o n v i t e d t o t a k e a l o n g five or t e n c o p i e s
d u c t e d s t u d y w i t h p u b l i s h e r a n d , to d i s t r i b u t e to f r i e n d s or f r o m h o u s e
f o llo w in g d is c u s s i o n , s a y , L e t s look to h o u s e . T h e r e f o r e m a t u r e p u b l i s h e r s
in on h i m a n d s e e h o w h e p r e p a r e s w ill b e a s s i g n e d to g r e e t a n d w e l c o m e
h i m s e l f f o r B ible s t u d y w o r k . H a v e all to s p e c i a l t a l k , b e f r i e n d t h e m , a n d
p u b l i s h e r s e a t e d a t t a b l e m a k i n g h i s a t e n d o f t a l k s e e if t h e y w o u l d li k e to
p r e p a ra tio n s for going into stu d y w ork. ta k e along a few m agazines. S u g g est
G o es o v e r l i t e r a t u r e , n o t i n g k e y p o i n t s all p u b l i s h e r s c o o p e r a t e to a i d n e w
in Good N e w s b o o k l e t t h a t will o n e s w h o q u a l i f y i n t o s e r v ic e . G o o d to
s t r i k e lo cal i n t e r e s t , all t h i s in p a n t o s e l e c t m o s t p r o d u c t i v e t e r r i t o r y w h e n
m i m e d e s c r i b e d b y B ib l e s t u d y s e r t a k i n g n e w o n e s o u t so t h e y w ill b e
v a n t . N o t e h o w h e c h e c k s w i t n e s s i n g e n c o u r a g e d t o c o n t i n u e in s e r v i c e
b a g to b e s u r e all n e c e s s a r y i t e m s a r e t h r o u g h s e e i n g p e o p le t a k e m a g a z i n e s .
t h e r e , B ib les, etc. L o o k s a t a d d r e s s W e c a n all h a v e a p a r t in e x p a n d i n g
i n f o r m a t i o n , H o u s e - t o - H o u s e R e c o r d t h e m i n i s t r y in A pril.
f o r m s . P l a n s w h e r e h e will go. B ib le
5 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . S o n g 81.
s tu d y s e r v a n t says, W h e n all p r e
p a r e d h e h a s s i l e n t w o r d of p r a y e r ,
F I R S T M E E T I N G IN A P R I L
b u t p r a y e r will n o t b e d e m o n s t r a t e d .
T h e m e : H elp N a tio n s to C om e to
S how how p re p a ra tio n plus p r a y e r
m a k e f o r c o n f i d e n c e a n d e n t h u s i a s m . G o d s H o u s e o f P r a y e r . S o n g 29.
P a n to m im e ends w ith p u b lish e r going
5 min: In tro d u c tio n , te x t a n d c o m
o u t in field. T h e n h a v e h i m p u t on m e n t s .
a c t u a l d e m o n s t r a t i o n w i t h a n o t h e r 20 m i n : P r e s e n t i n g t h e G ood N e w s .
person, including how he overcom es C onducted by a s s i s t a n t congregation
o n e of y o u r f r e q u e n t lo c a l o b s t a c l e s s e r v a n t , q u e s t i o n s a n d a n s w e r s . If
a s h e b e g i n s s t u d y in G ood N e w s a n y i n c o n g r e g a t i o n l e a r n e d t r u t h
b o o k le t . P r e p a r a t i o n h e l p e d o v e r c o m e t h r o u g h i n c i d e n t a l w i t n e s s i n g , g e t
l i t t l e o b s t a c l e : f o r e x a m p l e , c a r r y i n g t h e m t o tell e x p e r i e n c e s . I f n o n e ,
C a t h o l i c B ib l e h e l p s in d e a l i n g w i t h r e f e r t o Y e a r b o o k , p a g e s 146, 147,
C a t h o l i c s on calls. F o l l o w u p w i t h t w o - 235. T h u s , s h o w h o w i t a c t u a l l y s u c
m i n u t e s u m m a r y b y B ib l e s t u d y s e r c e e d s w e ll in h e l p i n g n a t i o n s t o c o m e
v a n t e x h o r t i n g all p u b l i s h e r s t o w o r k to G o d s h o u s e of p r a y e r .
i n t o B ib le s t u d y a c t i v i t y b y d u e p r e p 15 m i n : W h a t W e D i d L a s t Y e a r .
a r a t i o n . M e n t i o n h o w l i t e r a t u r e is d e B
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12 m i n : W a t c h t o w e r s t u d y s e r v a n t r e a s o n a b l e i t is t o m e e t g o a l s of 30
r e p o r t s o n m e e t i n g w i t h o v e r s e e r , c o n f o r p u b l i s h e r s , 200 f o r r e g u l a r p i o
s i d e r i n g m e e t i n g a t t e n d a n c e a n d p a r n e e r s a n d 300 f o r s p e c i a l p io n e e r s .
t i c i p a t i o n p l u s s u g g e s t i o n s f o r i m Good t e r r i t o r y is a v a i l a b l e . C a n w o r k
p r o v i n g s t u d y . C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . b u s i n e s s , b e f o r e s t u d i e s , in o r g a n i z e d
S o n g 69.
g r o u p s o n M a g a z i n e D ay, org-anize
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15 m i n : D e m o n s t r a t i o n b a s e d o n m a p u b l i s h e r s t o b e o u t i n A p r i l w i t h
terial H ealth, T ra n sp o rta tio n an d the m agazines.
P i o n e e r M i n i s t r y in J a n u a r y K i n g 20 m i n : C o n g r e g a t i o n s e r v a n t g i v e s
d o m M i n i s t r y i n s e r t . B ib l e s t u d y s e r t a l k o n t h e m e f o r A p ril, showing- w h a t
v a n t s h o w i n g a p u b l i s h e r h o w t o a r lo cal c o n g r e g a t i o n c a n do t o h e lp
r a n g e a f f a i r s to b e a r e g u l a r p i o n e e r p e o p le of t h e n a t i o n s t o c o m e t o G o d s
a n d cope w i t h h e a l t h a n d t r a n s p o r t a h o u s e of p r a y e r . ( S e e W a t c h t o w e r ,
ti o n . S h o w s h o w t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n will A p r. 1, 1965; S e p t. 15, 1964.) D i s c u s s
c o o p e r a t e , etc. E n c o u r a g e s a u d i e n c e p u b l i c m eeting- a r r a n g e m e n t s . M e n t i o n
t o c o n s i d e r m a t t e r . C o m m i t t e e w ill be u s e of e a s y s e r m o n ( J o h n 11:25) b y
g l a d t o h e l p t h e m w i t h t h e i r s c h e d u l e s . n e w p u b l i s h e r s s t a r t i n g in A p ril. U r g e
T r y i t o u t a s v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r s . M a k e all t o g e t i n t o field s e r v i c e e a r l y in
u s e of s c h e d u l e a s c o n g r e g a t i o n p u b m o n t h a n d r e p o r t n o t l a t e r t h a n A p r i l
11. C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . S o n g 14.
li s h e rs .
J a n u a r y ? a n d give
r e p o r t . S o n g 88.
lo c a l
February
P r e p a r a t i o n
B r in g s
S u c c e s s
I f o n e w e r e w orking- f o r a n d b e i n g
p a id by a religious o rg a n iz a tio n a t th e
t i m e of h i s d e d i c a t i o n a n d b a p t i s m ,
w ould re b a p tism be n ecessary?
I f a p e r s o n w o r k s fu ll t i m e o r p a r t
t i m e d i r e c t l y f o r a n d is p a i d b y a
f a l s e r e l i g i o u s c h u r c h , t h e n w h a t h e is
d o in g a m o u n t s to a p o sta sy . Surely, we
c a n n o t im agine J e h o v a h accep tin g the
d e d i c a t i o n of a n y o n e d o in g , a t t h e t i m e
of b a p t i s m , w h a t w o u ld r e s u l t i n t h e
d i s f e l l o w s h i p i n g of a d e d i c a t e d p e r s o n .
H e w ould h a v e to m a k e a valid d ed i
c a tio n to J e h o v a h a n d be reb ap tized .
If h e is s t il l t h u s e m p l o y e d , a n a d j u s t
m e n t w o u l d h a v e t o be m a d e i n h i s
e m p lo y m e n t before he could be a p u b
lish e r or m a k e a valid dedication. If
objectionable e m p lo y m en t b e g a n a f te r
a v a li d d e d i c a t i o n a n d b a p t i s m b u t
before one correctly u nderstood the
m a t t e r , r e b a p t is m need n o t t a k e place
b u t a n a d j u s t m e n t in e m p lo y m e n t
w ould h a v e to be m a d e w ith i n th re e
m o n t h s f o r a g o o d s t a n d i n g to c o n
tinue.
Should a s e r v a n t in a c o n g re g a tio n
l e a r n t h a t h is d e d i c a t i o n is in v a l id
f 9r t h e a b o v e r e a s o n , c o u l d h e c o n
t i n u e t o s e r v e ? If h i s p r e s e n t e m p l o y
m e n t w ould n o t be te r m e d apostasy,
a n d he h a d m a d e a valid ded icatio n a t
l e a s t a y e a r a g o , h e c o u ld be r e
b a p tiz e d a n d c o n tin u e to serve. B ut,
if h i s p r e s e n t e m p l o y m e n t w o u l d n o t
a l l o w t o r a v a l i d d e d i c a t i o n , t h e n he
w ould h a v e to be rem oved. Such p e r
s o n s h a v e u n t i l n o w b e e n 'u n e q u a l l y
y oked and not properly representing1
t h e o r g a n i z a t i o n . O n e m u s t b e v a li d ly
b a p tiz e d a t le a st fo r one y e a r in o rd er
to qualify fo r a p p o in t m e n t a s a s e r
v a n t . ( K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y , J u n e 1959,
p a g e .3; W a t c h t o w e r , F e b r u a r y 15,
1964, p a g e s 121-127)
Of course, to d a y religious o r g a n iz a
t i o n s h a v e f o r m e d c o r p o r a t i o n s to
c a r r y on bu sin esses, s u c h a s schools
or hospitals, a n d th e s e m a y b e ow ned
o r controlled b y religious o rg a n iz a
ti o n s . O n e m a y h a v e b e e n e m p l o y e d
by a religiously ow ned o rg an izatio n
of t h i s k i n d a t t h e t i m e o f d e d i c a t i o n
a n d b a p t i s m . Or, o n e m i g h t h a v e b e e n
e m p l o y e d b y a w o rld ly , c o m m e r c i a l
f i rm o r c o n t r a c t o r t h a t w a s d o i n g
w ork
directly
on
false
religious
c h u rc h e s a t th e tim e of dedication
a n d b a p tism . W h a t th e n ? W h ile one
t o w e r i n o r d e r t o r e a d t h e m a t e r i a l w o u l d n o t w a n t t h a t k i n d of s e c u l a r
in o n e h o u r .
w o r k , still o n e w o u l d b e r e g a r d e d a s
<& A c c o u n t s s e r v a n t s w ill list on slips i m m a t u r e r a t h e r t h a n a n a p o s t a t e
of p a p e r t h e n a m e s a n d a d d r e s s e s of u n d e r s u c h c o n d i t i o n s a n d so r e
all s u b s c r i b e r s s h o w n o n t h e S u b s c r i p b a p t i s m n e e d n o t t a k e p la c e . (S e e T h e
t i o n R e c o r d s h e e t s s i n c e J a n u a r y 1964. W a t c h t o w e r , J u n e 1, 1962, p a g e 333
E a c h s l ip s h o u l d s h o w t h e n a m e of t h e a n d N o v e m b e r 15, 1964, p a g e 703.)
p u b lis h e r o b tain in g th e subscription.
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321,550 P u b l i s h e r s
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s i d e r t h e f o l l o w i n g t h e m e s : M a r c h 14, o v e r 300,000 p u b l i s h e r s f o r t h e f o u r t h
A r e Y o u R e a d y t o M a k e T w o B a c k - t i m e . O n l y i n D e c e m b e r (1964) a n d
Calls T o d a y ? M a r c h 21, A r e Y o u A p r i l (1963 a n d 1964) w e r e w e o v e r
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l a r field s e r v i c e o n p o t e n t i a l A p r i l fine r e p o r t . K e e p u p t h e g o o d w o r k .
p u b l i s h e r s , i n v i t i n g t h e m t o s p e c i a l A n d h o w d id w e d o i n o btaining- n e w
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record.
Ann o un cemen ts
The overseer should m e e t w ith the
W atchtow er study servant an d w ork
w i t h h i m e a r l y in M a r c h . H e w ill c o n
sid e r h o w to im p ro v e m e e tin g p a r tic i
pation a n d attendance.
I t is s u g g e s t e d t h a t c o n g r e g a t i o n
s e r v a n t s s c h e d u l e a m e e t i n g f o r all
s t u d y c o n d u c t o r s M a r c h 28 o r a s n e a r
a s p o s s ib le t o t h a t d a t e . P r i o r t o t h e
m e e tin g th e congregation se r v a n t should
m a k e a list o f i r r e g u l a r a n d lo w h o u r p u b lish e rs w h o n e e d assistance
a n d s e e t h a t d e fin ite a s s i s t a n c e is g i v e n
e a c h p u b l i s h e r n e e d i n g h e l p . Also, a r
ra n g e fo r all inactive p u b lish ers to be
v i s i t e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d t o a t t e n d A p r i l s
s p e c i a l m e e t i n g s a n d t o s h a r e i n field
s e r v i c e . T h e B ib l e s t u d y s e r v a n t s h o u l d
m a k e k n o w n to stu d y conductors
publishers
who
have
been
con
d u c tin g stu d ies a long p e rio d of tim e
a n d how such publishers m ight be e n
co u rag ed a n d assisted to s t a r t n e w
q u a lifie d ones. M i d w e e k s e r v i c e w i l l be
p la n n e d f o r all v acatio n a n d re g u la r
pioneers
an d publishers w h o
can
s u p p o r t i t d u r i n g A p r il .
^ O n A p r i l 4, 1965, i n m o s t c o u n t r i e s
th r o u g h o u t th e w o rld t h e r e w ill b e a
public le c tu re en titled T he Com ing
B a n q u e t f o r A ll t h e P e o p l e s . I t
w o u ld t a k e m o r e t h a n one h o u r to
read the entire m anuscript. Speakers
s h o u l d t i m e t h e m s e l v e s b e f o r e h a n d . If
necessary, speakers m a y om it p a r a
g ra p h s tw o th r o u g h n in e in T h e W a tc h -
(Box
THEOCRATIC NEWS
T H E GOOD N E W S
^fjon^ )
te r rito ry is n o t needed. J e s u s s a id :
As you go, p rea c h . (M att. 10:
7) People t h a t lend them selves to
th is type of w itn essin g a re found
in business contacts, tra v e lin g com
p a n io n s on buses, tra in s , airplanes,
cars, subw ays, w hen stopping a t
filling sta tio n s, re s ta u ra n ts , hotels
a n d motels. An excellent tim e for
w itn essin g by those engaged in sec
u la r w ork is a t lunch time. I f you
a re a housewife, you can ta lk to
salesm en, deliverym en, m ailm en and
o th e rs calling a t y o u r home. You
schoolchildren can w itness to your
schoolm ates a t lunch tim e, d u rin g
recesses a n d on th e w ay to and
from school. W hen w ritin g letters,
w h y n o t include a tr a c t? W hen
ta lk in g on th e telephone to y our
frie n d s a n d relatives, m ention the
K ingdom hope.
4 You will find m any re w a rd s an d
Making Good Use of
blessings from incidental w itn e ss
ing. W ould you h av e liked to have
Awake!
th e following experience? A m em ber
1 W hen you receive a new issue
of th e Bethel fam ily who w as a
of A w a k e ! , do you ever le a f th ro ug h
m issio n ary fo r tw elve y e a rs u n til it a sk in g y o u rself who th e re is in
becom ing p a rtia lly p a ra ly ze d did in y o u r te r rito ry t h a t m igh t be espe
cidental w itn essin g to a lady while
in te re sted in th e a rtic le s in
in a h o sp ita l w a itin g room. T h ree cially
t h a t p a r tic u la r issue? M any p u b
y ears la te r he received a le tte r lishers h a v e done this, and then
from h er t h a t r e a d : 1 h a v e been called on those fo r whom c e rta in
d ed icated fo r one y e a r now a n d my a rtic le s seem ed to be designed, and
h u sb a n d in te n d s to be b ap tized a t they have h a d good results.
th e n e x t assem bly. My f o u r chil
2 F o r exam ple, look a t th e M arch
dren a re being raised in th e tru th . S issue. I t h a s a fine a rtic le on
I decided to let you know about T ra c in g T h a t F a u lt in Your C a r.
th is a n d to th a n k you fo r speaking Now, w ho would especially benefit
t h a t? Any c a r ow ner w ould
to me. M any a re in a receptive from
p a rtic u la rly th e m e n a n d those
fra m e of m in d w hen we speak to w ho w ork a t gas sta tio n s would
them inform ally, as th is b ro th e r a p p re c ia te it too. Also, m ight not
did. L e ts use these o p p o rtu nities th e a rtic le U n d e rsta n d in g M ental
to p rese n t th e good news.
Illn ess be a p p ro p ria te fo r doctors
a n d social w o rk ers concerned w ith
cent or close to 200,000 p ub lish ers th is problem ? I f you m ake it a
in th e U n ited S tates have m ade p oin t to reach these people w ith
back-calls in th e p a s t six m onths. th is issue, you m a y find t h a t m any
How fine i t would be if, d u rin g of them w ill be glad to get th e
M arch, all 310,000 p u b lish e rs in th e m agazine. A t th e sam e tim e you
U n ited S ta te s m ade frien d ly back- a re g e ttin g them acq u ain ted w ith
calls to s h a re the good new s w ith a m agazine t h a t can do m uch to
o th e rs ! Why, if each of us m ade build up th e ir f a i th in Je h o v ah God
six back-calls, it would m ake over a n d his purposes.
a m illion eig h t h u n d re d th o u sa n d
3 I f you a re th e m ag azin e-territo ry
back-calls in th e m onth of M arch se rv a n t in your congregation, p e r
alone. W h a t a kin dn ess to our haps you can offer suggestions to
neighbors th is w ould be an d w h a t th e pu b lish ers along th ese lines as
a w on derful evidence to Je h o v ah they obtain th e ir supplies of each
t h a t w e ap p re c ia te th e good thin gs new issue. T hey will a p p re c ia te the
help.
he h a s given u s!
APRIL, 1965
M y d e a r B r o th e r s a n d S iste rs:
I t seems w e a r e all re a d y to tak e
(4a re of th e im p o rta n t th in g s in
April. W ith J e h o v a h s help w e will
be. N ew s from a ro u n d th e w orld
show s t h a t th e congregations a re
looking f o rw a rd to A pril 4 a s th e
first big d ay of th e m onth. Who
knows, m aybe m ore th a n one m il
lion pu b lish ers will be o u t in the
field service t h a t first w eekend and
th en it w ill be b ro u g h t to a glorious
conclusion w ith a fine pu blic ta lk
a t som ethin g like 24,000 assem bly
places.
I s n t it w o n d e rfu l to th in k of all
of J e h o v a h s w itnesses s e ttin g aside
th e m o n th of A pril fo r special s e r
vice? J e h o v a h s dedicated people,
n o rth , south, e a s t an d west, w ill be
helping o th e rs to learn how to c a rry
on tr u e w orship. T h in k of i t ! Over
one m illion people will be helping
nil n a tio n s to come to Gods house
of p r a y e r . F o r th e first six teen days
of A p ril all of u s w ill be visiting
frie n d s w ith whom w e h a v e h ad
Bible stu d ies o r w ith w hom w e have
p laced lite ra tu re , such a s m agazine
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o r i r r e g u l a r p u b l i s h e r t o s h a r e in s e r
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ab ly to in v ita tio n to w o rk w ith o v e r
s eer.
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ill p u b l i s h e r u n a b l e t o s h a r e in r e g u l a r
s e r v ic e . E n c o u r a g e s l e t t e r w r i t i n g ,
t a l k i n g t o p e r s o n s w h o vis it, u s e of
t h e p h o n e , etc.
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e n c o u r a g e m e n t f o r all t o b e o u t p e r
s o n a l l y a n d to h e l p all to p u b li s h .
18 m i n : P r e s e n t i n g S p e c ia l A w a k e !
M a g a z in e -te rrito ry s e r v a n t or o th er
m a t u r e b r o t h e r i n t e r v i e w s t h e fo llo w
in g to a s c e r t a i n h o w t h e y a n t i c i p a t e
p l a c i n g m a g a z i n e s d u r i n g April. If
some a re n o t w ith congregation, such
a s co n fin ed p u b l i s h e r , l e a v e p a r t o u t
so all p o i n t s d e a l w i t h a c t u a l s i t u a t i o n
of c o n g r e g a t i o n .
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l a r p o i n t i n s p e c i a l A w a k e ! he
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p o i n t in A w a k e ! t l i a t w ill be u s e d
in p r e s e n t a t i o n ; s e r v e s a s s t o r e k e e p e r
w h ile p i o n e e r m a k e s s a m p l e p r e s e n
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T H I R D M E E T I N G IN A P R I L
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10c; t w o m a g a z i n e s w i t h l e t t e r , 15c.
S o n g 90.
5 min: In tro d u c tio n , te x t, c o m m e n ts . S e r v a n t p o in ts o u t n e c e s s ity for p ro p e r
postage.
20 m i n : H e l p All t o P u b l i s h .
S t u d y c o n d u c t o r i n t e r v i e w e d . In
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c o n d u c t o r l i s t o f p u b l i s h e r s w h o h a v e 17 m i n : W ill T h e y W a n t t o C om e
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c l e a n ? H a s i n v i t a t i o n b e e n e x t e n d e d ? a n n o u n c e m e n t s . S o n g 84.
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it to s t u d e n t , w h o feels h e c a n d o it. 112, 117 T[3.)
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m e n d e d a n d e n c o u r a g e d t o p r a c t i c e it. r e p o r t o n m e e t i n g w i t h o v e r s e e r . T ell
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s e v e r a l d o o r s so s t u d e n t c a n s e e h o w c e n t e r s .
t h i n g s a r e d o n e. A r r a n g e s t o p i c k u p 15 m i n : A i d i n g Y o u n g P u b l i s h e r s .
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m e n ts by tw o teen-agers.
12 m i n : L e t t e r f r o m B r o t h e r K n o r r .
D em o n stratio n . A ss is ta n t congregation
s e r v a n t or book stu d y conductor visits
e ld e r ly p u b l i s h e r s e l d o m a b le to a t t e n d
m e e t i n g s . G iv e s c o p y of K i n g d o m
M i n i s t r y , d i s c u s s e s le t t e r . P u b l i s h e r
w a n t s t o do m o r e . S u g g e s t i o n s g iven.
16 m i n :
H elping Y our N eighbor.
Q uestions a n d answ ers.
15 m i n :
I n v i t e O t h e r s t o M e m o ria l.
T h is d e m o n stra tio n should fe a tu re the
fo llo w in g : (1) P i o n e e r i n v i t e s p e r s o n
b e i n g s t u d i e d w i t h . (2) P u b l i s h e r i n
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H e b r e w s 10:24, 25, J e h o v a h s people
a r e e n c o u ra g e d to assem b le regularly.
[ R e a d . ] Y o u a r e e s p e c i a ll y i n v i t e d to
m e e t w i t h u s o n A p r i l 16 in m e m o r y
of C h r i s t s d e a t h .
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g r e a t e s t single e v e n t to t a k e place
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p o r t a n t t h a t on th e evening before
h i s d e a t h t h i s is w h a t J e s u s s a i d : . . .
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a d v is a b le .
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h i m t o a s s e m b l e also.
2 min:
R e p o r t to b e g i v e n b y a c
co unts se rv a n t, e ith e r from audience
or from platform .
10 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . O t h e r s
W h o N e e d H e l p ; H o w D id W e Do in
F e b r u a r y ? ; local M a r c h r e p o r t ; A p ril
r e p o r t t o d a t e . S o n g 40.
15 m i n :
D o e s J e h o v a h R e q u i r e T oo
M uch? Talk by m a tu re b ro th er based
o n F e b r u a r y 15, 1965, W a t c h t o w e r
a r t i c l e , p a g e s 120-123.
8 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . 1965
D istrict A ssem blies ; re p o rt th ro u g h
A p r i l 18. R e m i n d all t o b r i n g J a n u a r y
K ingdom M inistry su p p lem en t n ex t
w e e k . S o n g 20.
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T h e m e : H e l p i n g O t h e r s C o m e to
G o d s H o u s e . S o n g 24.
5 min: In tro d u ctio n , te x t, co m m e n ts .
10 m i n : T w o m a t u r e b r o t h e r s d i s c u s s
t o g e t h e r p o i n t s c o v e r e d in Q u e s t i o n
Box.
20 m i n : M e e t i n g Y o u r F i n a n c i a l O b
ligations a s a P io n e e r . J a n u a r y
K in g d o m M in istry pioneer insert,
q u estio n -an d -an sw er coverage by a c
c o u n t s s e r v a n t o r o t h e r qualified
b ro th er. S u m m a riz e all p a ra g ra p h s .
E n c o u ra g e pu b lish ers to use sam ple
daily schedule.
17 m i n :
S e r m o n for M a y a n d J u n e .
T h e fo llo w in g s e r m o n c a n be u s e d in
p r e s e n t i n g L e t G od B e T r u e or,
a f t e r it is o u t of s t o c k , T h i s M e a n s
E v e r l a s t i n g L i f e o r a n y o t h e r 50c
b o o k of w h i c h y o u h a v e a n a m p l e
s u p p l y locally. I t m a y a ls o b e u s e d
during June.
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Rev . 21:3, 4 B r i g h t pr o m is e of b e t t e r
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M a t t . 6:10 W i l l be t h r o u g h K i n g d o m
John 17:3 W h a t one m u s t do to live
u n d e r b e t t e r sy ste m of t h i n g s
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C l e a n f o r P u b l i c S e rv i c e . S o n g 72.
5 m in: In tro d u ctio n , tex t, co m m en ts.
10 m i n : T a l k o n m o n t h s t h e m e . (See
W a t c h t o w e r of M a y 1, 1965.)
15 m i n : Y o u t h f u l I n d i f f e r e n c e L e a d s
to A d u l t F a i l u r e . ( S e p t e m b e r 22, 1964,
A w a k e ! ) P a r e n t s d i s c u s s a r t i c l e
w ith t h e i r tw o te e n - a g e children, who
a s k v ario u s a p p ro p ria te questions.
20 m i n :
U s e t h i s t i m e to c o n s i d e r
m a t t e r s t h a t will b e o f p a r t i c u l a r
benefit to y o u r congregation. C onsult
la t e s t c irc u it s e r v a n t 's re p o rt for
id e a s .
10 m i n :
Concluding a n n o u n c e m e n ts .
C om plete A pril re p o rt for pu b lish ers
a n d p i o n e e r s . S o n g 74.
Ann o un cemen ts
D e c o r a t i o n D a y is S u n d a y , M a y 30.
Special a rra n g e m e n ts for m agazine
d i s t r i b u t i o n a t c e m e t e r i e s m a y be
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Please p u t y o u r M em orial re p o rt
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congregations a rra n g e m eetin g s for
field s e r v i c e f o r A p r i l 16.
O O n A p r i l 4, 1965, t h e s p e c i a l t a l k
T h e C o m i n g B a n q u e t f o r A ll t h e
P e o p l e s w ill b e d e li v e r e d . T h e A p r i l
15 W a t c h t o i c e r w i l l n o t b e r e l e a s e d
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t h e 18th f o r s u g g e s t i o n s o n f o l l o w i n g
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w a n t to go b a c k a g a in th is s u m m e r .
S o m e p u b l i s h e r s w ill v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r
a n d o t h e r s will s p e n d w h o le w e e k e n d s
w i t n e s s i n g in u n a s s i g n e d t e r r i t o r y .
2 A l t h o u g h w e k n o w of 500 c o n g r e
g a t i o n s t h a t w ill p a r t i c i p a t e , t h e r e
r e m a i n s t e r r i t o r y n o t a s s i g n e d in t h e
f o l lo w in g s t a t e s : A r k a n s a s , K e n t u c k y ,
M i s s i s s i p p i, M o n t a n a , N e b r a s k a , N o r t h
D akota,
O klahom a, S outh D akota,
Tennessee, T exas a n d U tah. Can your
c o n g r e g a t i o n s h a r e ? If so, p l e a s e s u b
m i t a n a p p l i c a t i o n b y M a y 1.
3 I n a d d i t i o n to s o m e s p e c i a l p i o n e e r s
b e i n g a s s i g n e d a g a i n t h i s s u m m e r to
w o rk territo ry th a t congregations c a n
n o t c o v e r, t o g e t all u n a s s i g n e d t e r r i
to ry w orked, w e a re h e re w ith inviting
r e g u l a r p i o n e e r s to s h a r e if (1) t h e y
h a v e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , (2) a r e f r e e to
s p e n d t w o o r t h r e e m o n t h s in u n
a s s i g n e d t e r r i t o r y w o r k , a n d (3) t h e i r
h e a l t h w ill p e r m i t t h e m t o s p e n d a b o u t
150 h o u r s i n field w o r k e a c h m o n t h .
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d o m m e s s a g e to th e s e o th e r s w ho
n e e d h e l p ? I f so, p l e a s e w r i t e a t once
fo r f u r th e r inform ation.
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T H E GOOD M E W S
Aiding Young Publishers
1 Young p u b lish e rs m ak e up a
good p a r t of m any congregations.
Most of th em a r e eag er to sh a re
in th e service w ith others, a n d th is
is right. W a s i t not Solomon who
urged young folks : R em em ber, now,
y our g r a n d C re a to r in th e days of
your young m an ho od ? A nd did not
J e su s h im se lf s a y : O ut of the
m outh of babes a n d sucklings you
have fu rn is h e d p ra is e ? (Eccl. 12:
1; M att. 2 1 : 1 6 ) As a re s u lt of the
tra in in g given by th e ir p a re n ts an d
th e th e o c ra tic m in is try school, m any
of th ese young p u b lish e rs have
learn ed to give clear B ible sermons,
a n d th ey fre q u e n tly w o rk by th e m
selves. O th e rs need to w ork along
w ith a n older publisher.
2 W hen a y ou ng p u b lish e r w orks
along w ith a n older person, th e m a
tu re one can a r r a n g e so t h a t both
have a s h a re in th e w itness, doing
so in w h a te v e r w a y seem s m ost fit
ting. T h ey can ta k e t u r n s in m aking
th e p rese n ta tio n , or th ey m a y w an t
to a r r a n g e so t h a t each h a s a p a r t
a t every door.
3 H e re is a suggestion t h a t h as
w orked well fo r some publishers.
I n serm on w o rk th e p a re n t o r older
p u b lish er s a y s : I a m a m inister,
(C ontd)
God an d t h a t c an be a blessing to
those writh receptive h e a rts. The
more w e place, th e m ore people will
have th e o p p o rtu n ity to benefit from
them. D u rin g April, if you can
spend m ore th a n y our u s u a l tim e
offering th e m ag azin es on M agazine
D ay or p e rh a p s devote some time
before th e congregation book study,
why, t h a t would be fine. O r you
m ay w a n t to a d ju s t y o u r p ro g ram
so t h a t you sim ply a r e spending
p ro p o rtio n ately m ore of y o u r av ail
able service tim e th is m onth in of
ferin g m agazines. T h en th e re a re
friends, relativ es, salesm en and
others w ith w hom you come in touch.
D u rin g A p ril you can w o rk w h a t
is good to w a rd all th ese people
by offering them th e special issues
of T h e W a tc h to w e r a n d A w a k e !
5 Of course, we will still be using
th e R e s u rre c tio n serm on a n d of
ferin g su b scriptio ns th is m onth. We
know it w ill do o u r neighbors good
THEOCRATIC NEWS
By stressing both subscriptions at the
same time, and starting new studies on
the first call where possible, on the circuit
servant's visit to A le xan dria, Virginia,
Rosemont Unit, 56 publishers, four p io
neers and the circuit servant and his w ife
obtained 63 subscriptions and started 21
new home Bible studies.
At Pennsylvania Circuit # 1 2 's recent
assembly, 168 publishers o f the 1,400 in
the circuit filled out vacation pioneer
applications before the supply of a p p li
cations ran out.
For the last six months nine regular
pioneers with the Chester, Pennsylvania,
South Unit, have averaged 338.2 maga
zines, and the 68 publishers have aver
aged 1 7.
During Brother Henschel's zone visit,
Panama,
Costa Rica, Honduras
and
Nicaragua report their biggest and best
assemblies yet. In El Salvador 2,416 a t
tend final talk, with 26 being immersed.
In O kinaw a 215 publishers report;
670 pack out hall to see Societys film,
others turned away because of lack of
room. In Mauritius, with a new peak of
113
publishers,
1,120
attend
film
showing.
Vietnam reaches new peak of 1 8 pu b
lishers. They obtained 205 subscriptions
in January.
Other new peaks: Puerto Rico, with
3,059 publishers in January, reports 15percent increase. Dominican Republic, with
1,625 publishers, a 24-percent increase.
Malagasy Republic, with 152 publishers,
reports 30-percent increase. Barbados,
with peak of 720 publishers, has two
circuit assemblies with 1,404 attending.
Q uedtion
B ox
I s i t p e r m i s s i b l e to c o m p l y w i t h a
r e q u e s t f r o m t h e p o lic e d e p a r t m e n t o r
o t h e r officials t o n o t i f y t h e m wrh e n
working- c e r t a i n t e r r i t o r y ?
T h e l a w of t h e l a n d a l l o w s u s t o
e n g a g e in m i n i s t e r i a l a c t i v i t y w i t h o u t
a p p l y i n g f o r a p e r m i t o r license. In
s o m e p l a c e s t h e p o lic e o r officials m a y
r e q u e s t t h a t t h e y b e n o ti fi e d b e f o r e
h a n d of o u r a c t i v i t y i n a c e r t a i n a r e a ,
g e n e ra lly to a ss ist th e m in keeping
c r i m i n a l s f r o m t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of
householders. T his does n o t co n stitu te
a p p l y i n g f o r a p e r m i t o r li c e n s e a n d
m a y be com plied w ith. In som e c a se s
it m a y s a t i s f y t h e p olice t o s t a t e t h a t
t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n r e g u l a r l y c a r r i e s on
m in is te ria l a c tiv ity in th e a re a , t h u s
m a k in g it u n n ecessary to notify th em
e v e r y t i m e t h e t e r r i t o r y is w o r k e d .
S o m e t i m e s a n o ra l r e p o r t o r i d e n t i f i c a
tion c a rd s produced b y d ed icated p u b
l i s h e r s w ill suffice. H o w e v e r , if n a m e s
are requested, they m a y be su b m itted
b y th e o v e rs e e r or th e p e rs o n in c h a rg e
of t h e g r o u p , w h o s h o u l d b e c a p a b l e
of p r e s e n t i n g t h e f a c t s o r a n s w e r i n g
a n y questions. B y o u r cooperating,
o u r w o r k g e n e r a l l y w ill n o t b e i n t e r
r u p t e d b y t h e p olice r e s p o n d i n g to
h o u s e h o l d e r s calls.
M AY, 1965
^ D e a ii
JeM ow ^ P u b M e j t s :
Matf. 1 0 :2 8 .
V O L VIII
NO. 5
Become Full-grown
1 I t is indeed a w on derfu l th in g
to w atch a child grow, gain u n d e r
sta n d in g an d m a tu rity . Those of you
who a r e p a re n ts m ay a p p re c ia te th is
most. H o w e v e r , hav e you ever
th o u g h t w h a t a deligh t it m u st be to
Jeh o v ah as he sees us grow s p iri
tu ally ? Yes, a n d because we love J e
hovah a n d love life we w a n t to keep
grow ing sp iritu a lly , dont we? (1
Cor. 1 4 :2 0 ) B u t th e question is,
H ow ? W h a t m u st we do?
2 I n th e case of a child, food is
needed. F o r s p ir itu a l grow th we
need food too, s p iritu a l food. Do
you get t h a t needed food? H ow a re
you doing on y o u r Bible reading ?
Do you look f o rw a r d to a tte n d in g
each m eeting a rr a n g e d by th e con
gregation? Do you listen closely an d
ta k e p a r t? We need to keep well-fed
s p iritu a lly to become full-grown.
3 J u s t a s it ta k e s tim e fo r good
food to n o u rish th e body, a n d th is is
accom plished only if the food is
assim ilated, so it is w ith s p iritu a l
food. I t h a s been observed t h a t m an y
who stu d y well spend only h a lf of
th e ir tim e reading. T hey spend th e
O f f ic e
SECOND
M E E T IN G
IN
MAY
T h e m e : B e c o m e F u l l - g r o w n . S o n g 80.
15 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m e n t s . A s t h i s is c o n c l u d e d , t h e one
h a n d l i n g t h e p a r t c o v e r s p o i n t s in
B ranch
L etter.
Interview s
several
fam ily h e a d s w ho a r e e n th u s ia s tic
a b o u t a tte n d in g assem bly this s u m
m e r . Specific m e n t i o n is m a d e of
b e n e f i t s to e n t i r e f a m il y , s u c h a s
w holesom e association, n ew th in g s
learned, aid to fam ily m a t u r i t y a n d
p le a s a n t trip to assem bly. O th e r p e r
t i n e n t p o i n t s in t h e B r a n c h L e t t e r
d i s c u s s e d a n d a p p l i c a t i o n m a d e to
congregation.
10 m i n :
A s s e m b l i e s in 1965. Q u e s tio n - a n d - a n s w e r coverage.
16 m i n :
Become F u ll-g ro w n . D is
c u s s i o n of a r t ic l e , w i t h a u d i e n c e p a r
t i c i p a t i o n . H a v e e v e r y o n e look u p 1
C o r i n t h i a n s 14:20 a n d i n v i t e c o m m e n t s
from audience. If a p p ro p ria te , h av e
p a r e n t s a n s w e r q u e stio n s on p a r a
g r a p h s o n e t h r o u g h fo u r, c h i l d r e n a n d
y o u n g e r p u b l i s h e r s o n p a r a g r a p h s five
a n d six, a n d s e r v a n t s a n d s t u d y c o n
d u c t o r s on p a r a g r a p h s s e v e n t h r o u g h
nine. R e a d k e y p a r a g r a p h s , if t i m e
perm its.
12 m i n :
P r e s e n t i n g t h e Good N e w s .
Please
d em onstrate
the
follow ing
p o i n t s : (1) Sim p lified s e r m o n . (2)
T r a n s i t i o n s t o o ld e r b o oks. (3) H e l p f u l
t a l k i n g p o i n t s t h e r e i n . S t r e s s e a s e of
offer a n d , if p o ss ib le , u s e y o u n g e r
p u b l i s h e r s t o d e m o n s t r a t e s o m e of
t h e s e p o in t s .
7 m in:
Concluding co m m en ts. I n
c l u d e a c c o u n t s s e r v a n t s r e p o r t . Also,
c o v e r H o w D i d W e D o in M a r c h ?
a n d lo c a l r e p o r t f o r A p ril. C o m m e n d
t h o s e w h o v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r e d i n April.
S o n g 61.
T H IR D
M E E T IN G
IN
MAY
T h e m e : S t r e n g t h e n O n e A n o t h e r in
L o v e . S o n g 68.
5 m in: In tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
18 m i n : D e m o n s t r a t i o n . S t r e n g t h e n i n g
th e B asic U nit.
C H A I R M A N (2 m i n . ) E x c e l l e n t e x
a m p l e b e i n g s e t b y m a n y f a m i l i e s in
J e h o v a h s o r g a n i z a t i o n . W a r m l y c o m
m e n d s t h e m f o r t h e i r fine w o r k .
F a m i l y , b a s i c u n i t of N e w W o r l d
s o c i e ty . S t r o n g f a m i l i e s m a k e s t r o n g
congregations. P r a c tic a l fam ily sc h e d
ule i n c l u d i n g all m e m b e r s k e y to
su c c e s s .
S C E N E I (4 mi n . ) C h a i r m a n i n t e r
view s s tu d y c o n d u c to r who h a s p r a c
t i c a l f a m i l y s c h e d u l e , w i t h all c h i l d r e n
a c t i v e a n d m e e t i n g t e n - h o u r goal.
D i s c u s s t o g e t h e r p r o g r e s s f a m i l y is
m a k i n g . W a r m l y e n c o u r a g e t h e u s e of
a s c h e d u l e b y all. E n t i r e f a m i l y a p
p re c ia te s schedule. H a s helped th e m
t o r e a c h goals . H a p p i e r now .
S C E N E II (10 m i n . ) S t u d y c o n d u c t o r
t a l k s w i t h p a r e n t s w h o t h e m s e l v e s do
f a i r l y w ell in t h e s e r v i c e b u t w h o s e
c h i l d r e n h a v e low a c t i v i t y . P a r e n t s
a s k f o r a s s i s t a n c e . C o n d u c t o r g l a d to
offer s u g g e s t i o n s , b u t r e m i n d s p a r e n t s
h e c a n n o t tell t h e m w h a t d e c i s i o n s to
m ake
concerning
their
c h il d r e n .
P a r e n t s feel s o m e o f t h e c h i l d r e n a r e
too y o u n g ; in t i m e will i n c l u d e t h e m
in v a r i o u s f e a t u r e s of m i n i s t r y . C o n
d u cto r points out children learn q u ic k
ly; u s e e x a m p l e s . T h e y c a n e x c e l in
developing m a g a z in e routes, learning
sim p lified s e r m o n s , a n d , a s t h e y g r o w
up, a d v a n c i n g in k n o w l e d g e , c a n m a k e
b a c k -c a lls a n d c o n d u c t studies. H e
show s how fam ily u n ity a n d to g e t h e r
n ess a re c re a te d by s e ttin g aside tim e
f o r field s e r v ic e , f a m i l y s t u d y a n d
a t t e n d i n g m e e t i n g s t o g e t h e r , a s well
as by balanced recreation. Je h o v a h
blesses those keeping a set w a y .
(P s . 50:23) F a t h e r f e e l s h e is too
b u s y . H e is r e m i n d e d t h a t w o r l d h a s
g r e a t drawing- p o w e r , p a r e n t s m u s t
com pete w ith this for the a tte n tio n
of t h e c h i l d r e n . N e c e s s a r y t r a i n i n g
s t a r t s w h e n t h e y a r e y o u n g , in v o lv e s
e v e r y a s p e c t of life. W h e r e t r a i n i n g
c o n s i s t e n t l y g iv e n , c h i l d r e n a r e h a p p y ,
f a m i l y u n i t y d e v e lo p e d , a n d c h i l d r e n
p r o g r e s s in t h e m i n i s t r y . F a t h e r a n d
m o t h e r s e e r e a s o n a b l e n e s s of t h i s a n d ,
t o g e t h e r w i t h c o n d u c t o r , t h e y wro rk
o u t p ra c tic a l fam ily schedule. Children
c o m e in a n d v o ice t h e i r w il l i n g n e s s to
cooperate.
C H A I R M A N (2 m i n . ) L i f e of c h i l
d r e n a n d p a r e n t s d e p e n d s on a c t i v i t y
in r i g h t e o u s n e s s . P r o v . 10:16, 21.
15 m i n :
T a lk on
M a t e r i a l i s m A
D e a d l y P h i l o s o p h y . ( M a r c h 1, 1965,
W a t c h t o w e r ) S t r e s s d e fin itio n of
m a t e r i a l i s m o n p a g e 135. E m p h a s i z e
t h a t C h r i s t i a n s m u s t a l w a y s b e on
g u a r d t o p r e v e n t t h e c r o w d i n g o u t of
t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t s p i r i t u a l v a lu e s .
E n d e a v o r t o be u p b u il d in g .
15 m i n : D e m o n s t r a t i o n . A id M o r e to
C onduct Studies.
(5 m i n . ) M a t u r e b r o t h e r , p r e f e r a b l y
B ib le s t u d y s e r v a n t , e n c o u r a g e s m o r e
to s h a r e in B ib l e s t u d y w o r k . I n U.S.A.
a b o u t 41 p e r c e n t of p u b l i s h e r s s h a r e ,
w h i c h l e a v e s s o m e 175,000 w h o do not.
H o w d o es local c o n g r e g a t i o n c o m p a r e ?
S t r e s s n e e d f o r m o r e to s h a r e a n d t h e
b l e s s i n g s t h a t w ill r e s u l t . P u b l i s h e r
f r o m a u d i e n c e w o u l d like a s t u d y . H a s
tried b u t no stu d ie s h a v e resulted.
S e r v a n t i n v i t e s h i m t o g o a l o n g w'ith
h i m ; h a s a b a c k - c a l l h e is g o i n g to
m a k e . W ill u s e s i m p l e b a c k - c a l l s e r
m on below to s t a r t study, a n d th e tw o
will go t o g e t h e r s e v e r a l t i m e s till n e w
s t u d y is w e ll e s t a b l i s h e d a n d p u b l i s h e r
feels c o n f i d e n t of t a k i n g it.
(7 m i n .) A f t e r i n i t i a l g r e e t i n g s a n d
i n v i t i n g s e lf in J o h n 17:3 te l ls u s t h a t
t a k i n g in k n o w l e d g e is n e c e s s a r y for
e v e r l a s t i n g life. [ R e a d . ] W e c e r t a i n l y
w a n t e v e r l a s t i n g life, d o n t w e ? N o t i c e
it s a y s w e n e e d k n o w l e d g e of t h e only
t r u e God. If I w e r e t o h a n d y o u t h e
B ible a n d a s k y o u t o r e a d m e t h e
s c r i p t u r e s t h a t w o u ld g iv e u s t h a t
k n o w l e d g e , it m i g h t b e difficult to
l o c a t e j u s t wrh a t y o u w a n t , i s n t t h a t
r ig h t? B u t th e booklet I left w ith you
gives such helpful inform ation. [ I n
v i t e t h e m to g e t B ib le a n d Good
N e w s b o o k l e t .] N o t i c e in p a r a g r a p h
5 u n d e r T h e T r u e G o d i t g i v e s us
s o m e s c r i p t u r e s t o look up. W h a t is
t h e first s c r i p t u r e ? [ A w a i t a n s w e r . ]
L e t s look i t up. [ C o n s i d e r all s c r i p
t u r e s in t h i s p a r a g r a p h , t h e n d i s c u s s
th e question. Do sa m e w i t h p a r a
g r a p h 6, if a p p r o p r i a t e . E m p h a s i z e
J e h o v a h s n a m e . A f t e r f i t t i n g c o m
m e n t , u s e J o h n 17:3 a s b a s i s fo r
a r r a n g i n g n e x t d is c u s s i o n , somethinglike t h i s . ] R e m e m b e r , J o h n 17:3 s a i d
t h e r e w a s s o m e o n e els e w e s h o u l d
k n o w a b o u t too. W h o w a s t h a t ? [ L o o k
u p J o h n 17:3 a g a i n . ] T h a t s r i g h t ,
J e s u s C h r i s t . W e w ill n e e d s c r i p t u r e s
f o r t h i s too, w o n t w e ? N o t i c e o u r
n e x t h e a d i n g , J e s u s C h r i s t . W h e n I
c o m e b a c k , I k n o w y o u w o u ld e n jo y
lo o k i n g u p s o m e of t h e s e s c r i p t u r e s .
W o u l d t h i s s a m e t i m e n e x t w e e k be
c o n v e n i e n t ? [ A r r a n g e d e fin ite a p p o i n t
m e n t , if p o s s i b l e . ]
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(3 min.)- P u b l i s h e r e x p r e s s e s a p
p r e c i a t i o n . W il l a c c o m p a n y s e r v a n t
s e v e r a l w e e k s till s t u d y is w e ll e s
t a b l i s h e d . Is t h a n k f u l f o r a s s i s t a n c e .
R e a l l y w a n t s to s h a r e i n B ib l e s t u d y
w o r k . S e r v a n t e n c o u r a g e s all p u b
9
l i s h e r s a p t a t s t a r t i n g B ib le s t u d i e s to
aid others as w as dem onstrated.
7 m in: C oncluding co m m e n ts . Cover
s l o g a n on p a g e one. S o n g 63.
FOURTH
Theme:
S o n g 7.
M E E T IN G
IN
MAY
F o l l o w i n g t h e T r u e G uide.
M E E T IN G
IN
JUNE
Theme:
M ake O u r D iscipleship
K n o w n b y B r o t h e r l y L o v e . S o n g 52.
12 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m e n ts and talk on m onthly them e.
(S e e W a t c h t o w e r of J u n e 1, 1965.)
20 m i n :
Q uestion-and-answ er cover
a g e of Your F a m ily Responsibilities
a n d the P io n e e r M in istry . (J a n u a r y
K ingdom M in istry insert) P lease
s u m m a r i z e all p a r a g r a p h s .
5 m in: Cover T h e o c ra tic N ew s.
15 mi n :
D e m o n s t r a t i o n on u s e of
N e w W o r l d T r a n s l a t i o n a n d All
S c r i p t u r e book.
L a s t D e c e m b e r s
o ff er of B ib le a n d All S c r i p t u r e
book b ro u g h t excellent results. M any
h a d thrilling experiences. To p re p a re
u s f o r J u n e c a m p a i g n , S o c ie t y s u g
gests
fo llo w in g :
M ature
brother,
s e v e r a l w e e k s in a d v a n c e , s e l e c t s
th r e e or fo u r p u b lish ers (p e rh a p s two
y o u n g publishers, housew ife, s e r v a n t
o r s t u d y c o n d u c t o r ) t o l o c a t e fine
t a l k i n g p o i n t s o n All S c r i p t u r e book.
E a c h one selects sev eral points th a t
a p p e a l t o h im . C h a i r m a n t h e n i n t e r
v i e w s t h e m : k e e p s p a r t lively a n d i n
f o r m a t i v e . W o u l d b e g o o d to h a v e in
m i n d t y p e of t e r r i t o r y a n d o b j e c t i o n s
c o m m o n to t h a t lo c a lity . T h e n c h a i r
m a n c a ll s fo r t w o s h o r t p r e s e n t a t i o n s ,
fea tu rin g transition from last scripture
of s e r m o n ( s a m e one a s f o r M a y ) to
a p p e a l i n g p o i n t s in p u b l i c a t i o n . O n e
p r e s e n t a t i o n c a n d e a l w i t h B ib l e a n d
b o o k ; o t h e r w i t h b o o k alo n e . W 'a r m l y
e n c o u r a g e s e a c h p u b l i s h e r in c o n g r e g a
t i o n to t r y to p l a c e a t l e a s t o n e s e t
d u rin g m onth.
8 min:
Concluding com m ents. I n
c l u d e t a l k o n m a t e r i a l in t h e Q u e s t i o n
B o x . S o n g 45.
Announcements
Av
Av
Av
Av
Pubs.
Hrs.
B-C Bi. St. Mags.
S p l Pios.
753 141.8 54.7 7.8 141.0
Pios.
8,733
98.1 35.3 5.3 109.4
V a c . Pios.
2,300
84.3 25.1 2.7
85.2
Pubs.
288,270
10.0
3.8
.6
11.8
TOTAL
300,056
P u b l i c M e e t i n g s H e l d : 27,063
U N I T E D S T A T E S G O A L F O R 1965
321,550 P u b l i s h e r s
HO W DID WE DO IN MARCH?
D u r i n g - M a r c h w e w e r e a ll c o n s c i o u s
of m a k i n g r e t u r n v i s i t s . H o w d id w e
do? O u r e f f o r t s w e r e i n d e e d b le s s e d
b y J e h o v a h , f o r w e m a d e 1,495,477
b a c k - c a l l s o r m o r e t h a n 48,000 e a c h
day of the m onth. T h is w as an
a v e r a g e of 3.8 b a c k - c a l l s f o r c o n g r e g a
ti o n p u b l i s h e r s , t h e h i g h e s t s i n c e
M a r c h 1964, w h e n w e a v e r a g e d 3.9.
V e r y fine, b r o t h e r s !
U n d o u b t e d l y , a s a r e s u l t of t h i s
fine w o r k , m a n y w e r e h e l p e d to c o m e
to t h e s p e c i a l t a l k o n A p r i l 4 a s well
a s t h e M e m o r ia l . W h a t a s p l e n d id
fo u n d a tio n fo r m o re B ible studies!
K e e p u p t h e good w o r k .
3
Assemblies in 1965
1 You have probably given some
co nsideration to a tte n d in g th e 1965
d is tric t assem blies, a n d p e rh a p s you
have selected th e one you w ish to
atten d . T h e im p o rta n t th in g is to
be th e re to enjoy all th e ric h s p ir
itu a l blessings t h a t Je h o v a h h a s in
sto re fo r his m in iste rs a n d a lso for
th e fellow ship one can enjo y w ith
his b ro th e rs assem bled fo r p u re
worship.
2 The Society is now sen d in g Room
R equest form s to th e congregations.
I t w ould be well for you to consider
th e in stru c tio n s on th e Room R e
q u est fo rm a b o u t six to e ig h t weeks
p rio r to th e assem bly in yo u r area.
When th ey h a v e been filled out by
the pu blishers, they should be m ailed
to th e city w here th ey expect to
atten d , NO T TO T H E SOCIETY.
3 Also, yo u r congregation w ill re
ceive V o lu nteer Service form s. All
d esiring to a s sis t a n d se rv e the
b ro th e rs a t th e assem bly sh ou ld fill
o ut th is form completely. T h e n give
it to y o u r congregation se rv a n t, who
will sign it a n d m ail it to th e conven
tion city w h ere you expect to atten d.
As you well know fro m a tte n d in g
assem blies in th e past, th e re is a
g r e a t d eal of work re q u ire d fo r a
convention to function successfully.
T h is service is a jo y fu l one and- an
excellent o p p o rtu n ity to a s s is t your
b ro th e rs a n d to m a n ife st love to
them.
4 Those w ho speak S p an ish will
be glad to know t h a t th e r e w ill be
p ro g ra m s in C orpus C h risti, T e x . ; Al
buquerque, N .M .: San Diego, C a lif .;
St. P etersb u rg , Fla., a n d New York,
N.Y. T h e assem bly a t Corpus C h risti
will hav e a S p a n ish p ro g ra m only,
w hile th e o th e r cities w ill h a v e the
Spanish assem bly in conjunction
w ith th e E n g lish one. T h e p rog ram
will be com plete in all cases.
5 A d v ertisin g of the assem bly can
be done en ro u te to th e convention
city by o b tain in g a n d w e a rin g a t
tra c tiv e lapel c a rd s a s you have
done in th e p ast. T he c a rd w ill fit
th e h o ld er t h a t you used before.
In th is connection w e suggest th a t
the congregation s e rv a n ts be sure
to o rd e r th e c a rd s a n d celluloid
holders to accom m odate th e needs of
th e congregation. T he c a rd s cost 1c
each, a n d th e celluloid h olders 5c
each. I f you need them , you can
also o rd e r th e c a rd s p r in te d in the
S panish language. T h e re w ill be 110
bum per signs th is year.
6 I f you h av e not a lr e a d y m ade
definite p la n s fo r a tte n d in g the
assem bly th is sum m er, do so imm e
diately. P e rh a p s you c a n also a ssist
o th ers to a tte n d , h a v in g in m ind
those t h a t a r e newly asso ciatin g
w ith J e h o v a h s organization. W ith
o ut fail, be s u re t h a t th e 19G5 con
vention is 011 yo u r agenda.
THEOCRATIC NEWS
T H E GOOD M E W S
W ith O lder Books
1 W h a t a p leasu re it w ill be to
offer th e older books d u rin g M ay!
You m a y h a v e some ideas on how
to p re s e n t th is offer in a sim ple
way, b u t h e re a r e a few suggestions
w e hope you w ill find useful.
2 A fte r a n a p p ro p ria te g reetin g
you could s a y : T h e p u rpo se of my
visit is to discuss briefly th e B ibles
p rom ise of a b e tte r system of things
h e re on e a rth . Please notice w h a t
th e s c rip tu re a t R ev elatio n 2 1 : 4, 5
says a b o u t m a n k in d s common enemy
being destroyed. [R e a d .] A n other
approach, u sin g a simplified sermon,
could b e : T h e purpose of m y b rief
call is to encourage m o re Bible
reading. T h e im p o rtan ce of ta k in g
in a c c u ra te knowledge fro m Gods
W o rd is c e rta in ly stressed by J e s u s
w ords a t J o h n 1 7 :8 . [ R e a d .]
3 B u t to be effective w e need an
a p p ro p ria te tra n s itio n to th e p u b li
cation being offered. I f L e t God B e
T r u e is being used, w e could s a y :
T h is B ible-study aid show s w here
we can g et some very encouraging
in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e conditions
t h a t w ill e x ist on e a r th in the
(C ontd)
000 persons have come to a know l
edge of th e t r u t h since it w as p u b
lished? M any of these w e re aided
by stu d y in g L e t God B e True.
W e have ev ery reaso n to offer it
w ith confidence along w ith a book
let fo r 50c, dont we? Of course, we
w ill s tre s s th e s p iritu a l benefits an d
point o u t th e m a n y different subjects
in te re sted p e rso n s can le a rn w ith
th e a id of L e t God B e T r u e I t
h a s been of valu e to u s a n d it will
be of value to them too.
6 W e w ould like all of you to place
every copy of L e t God B e T r u e
you h a v e ; th e n help neighboring
congregations to use a ll t h a t they
have. L e ts get every copy of th is
book into th e h a n d s of p erson s who
can benefit fro m it. W hen L e t God
B e T r u e is gone, you m a y use T his
M e a n s E v e r la s tin g L i f e W hen
these a re gone, you m ay use any
of th e older 50c books you w ish. If
all of y o u r books a re gone, you can
even u se fo u r older booklets fo r 10c.
So th e re w ill be no ru n n in g o u t of
good th in g s to offer, will th e re ?
7 On th e m a tte r of d e m o n stra tin g
o u r grow th, do you h av e a Bible
Become Full-grown
religion?
J e h o v a h s p e o p le a r e p l e a s e d t o give
c o m f o r t to b e r e a v e d f a m i l i e s a n d to
h e lp t h e m t o a p p r e c i a t e t h e w o n d e r f u l
h o p e of t h e r e s u r r e c t i o n . Howrever, if
we a c tu a lly s h a r e d th e service w ith
r e l i g i o u s c l e r g y m e n , i t c o u ld v e r y well
l e a v e c o n f u s i o n i n t h e m i n d s of t h o s e
p r e s e n t . W h y ? B e c a u s e i t w o u l d g iv e
t h e a p p e a r a n c e of i n t e r f a i t h . (2 Cor.
6:14-17) I n v i e w of t h i s a n d b e c a u s e
of o u r p o s i t i o n t o w a r d B a b y l o n t h e
G r e a t in g e n e r a l , i t w o u l d s e e m i n
advisable to ta k e a fu n e ra l under
t h e s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s . All a r r a n g e m e n t s
for th e fu n e ra l sh o u ld b e inquired
a b o u t b efo re h a n d so e m b a r r a s s in g c i r
c u m s ta n c e s do n o t p rev ail a t th e tim e
of t h e f u n e r a l .
O f c o u rs e , t h e r e m i g h t b e o c c a s i o n s
w h e n twro s e r v i c e s w ill b e held, w i t h
p e r h a p s one in th e ev en in g a n d one
in t h e m o r n i n g . T h e r e w o u l d be no
o b j e c t i o n t o h a n d l i n g o n e of t h e s e
t w o s e r v i c e s s e p a r a t e l y . T h i s w o u ld
g iv e u s a fine o p p o r t u n i t y t o g iv e a
w itn e s s to th e tr u th .
S o m e h a v e a s k e d w h e t h e r it is
p r o p e r f o r u s t o a t t e n d f u n e r a l s of
r e l a t i v e s o r f r i e n d s i n c h u r c h e s of
C h r i s t e n d o m . V e r y lik e ly m a n y will
feel t h a t t h e y p r e f e r n o t t o a t t e n d t h e
s e r v i c e in a c h u r c h of C h r i s t e n d o m .
H o w e v e r , if s o m e c o n s c i e n t i o u s l y feel
t h a t t h e y c a n a t t e n d , t h e n a s long a s
t h e y do n o t p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e a p o s t a t e
r i t u a l , t h i s is u p t o t h e m t o decide.
In t h e l a s t a n a l y s i s , i t is u p to e a c h
i n d i v i d u a l s e n l i g h t e n e d C h r i s t i a n c o n
s cien ce, a n d e a c h o n e w i l l h a v e to
d e c i d e f o r h im s e l f.
W h e n wre c o n d u c t f u n e r a l s e r v i c e s
t h e y s h o u l d b e r e p o r t e d a s p u b l i c ta l k s .
JUNE, 1965
^Dea/t ^Pubdislie/ts:
T h e new s w e have been w a itin g
fo r is re a lly good n ew s! T h e field
service re p o rts t h a t o u r b ro th e rs
have se n t in fo r A pril m ake our
h e a r ts glad, j u s t a s th ey will yours.
H ow m a n y a tte n d e d th e M em orial
in th e U nited S ta te s th is year?
T h e re w e re 535,731. T h a t is 26,230
m ore th a n la s t y e a r ; a n d j u s t 5,123
p a rto o k of th e emblems, w hich is
230 few er th a n la s t year. So g ra d
u ally th e rem ain in g an o in ted ones
a re leaving us a n d receiving th e ir
heavenly rew ard.
About three-fifths of those who
a tte n d e d th e M em orial also helped
in p ro claim in g th e good new s of
th e K ingdom d u rin g April. So th ere
a r e m an y m ore whom we can en
deavor to help to see th e ir p riv
ilege of s h a rin g in th e Kingdom
p ro clam ation , a r e n t th ere ?
T h e special public m eeting cer
tain ly got us off to a good s t a r t
in April. T he a tte n d an c e w as 352,780, a t 5,098 m eetings. T h a t w as
29,680 m ore th a n la s t year. Then,
w ith th e M em orial in th e m iddle
of th e m onth, everyone seemed en
th u sia s tic a b o u t th e work. T h in k of
it, 327,588 p ub lish ers of th e good
new s o u t th e re in the field service.
W h a t a m o nth A pril w a s !
W e a r e e x trem ely p leased w ith
th e w o rk t h a t th e congregation pub
lish ers did, a n d they, in tu rn , w ere
so d elighted w ith th e th o u sa n d s
who engaged in v a ca tio n pioneer
w ork w ith them. Im a g in e ! 25,448
congregation p ub lish ers w ere vaca
tion pioneers, a v e ra g in g 76 h o u rs
in th e field d u rin g April. On an
average, th ey each d istrib u te d 99
m agazines, m ad e 22.2 back-calls and
conducted 2.2 Bible studies. I s n t
th a t an excellent rep o rt? I t a p
p e ars t h a t special, re g u la r a n d v a ca
tion pion eers along w ith th e con
g reg atio n p u b lish e rs all stim u la te d
one a n o th e r, to m ake th is th e finest
re p o rt e v er compiled for one m onth
fo r th e U n ite d States.
O u ts ta n d in g w a s th e to tal n u m
ber of h o u rs sp e n t in th e field m in
istry. O ver one million m ore h o u rs
w ere devoted to p reach in g th a n
la s t April. S ubscriptions reached an
M att. 1 0 :2 8 .
VOL. VIII
NO . 6
Be Identified by Love
1 I n a conversation w ith h is dis
ciples sho rtly before his d eath , J e
su s clearly show ed a basic re q u ire
m ent fo r those w ho w ould be his
disciples. H e s a i d : B y th is all will
know t h a t you a re m y disciples, if
you have love am ong yourselves.
( J o h n 1 3 :3 5 ) Yes, love is th e iden
tify in g m a r k of tru e C h ristians.
2 T h e apostle J o h n also w a n te d
us to a p p re c ia te how im p o rta n t it
is fo r us to h a v e th is C h ristia n
qu ality. I t rea lly m akes us th in k
w hen we r e a d : I f anyone m akes
th e s t a t e m e n t : I love God, and
y et is h a tin g his b ro th er, he is a
liar. F o r he who does not love his
b ro th er, w hom he h a s seen, can no t
be loving God, whom he h a s not
seen. And th is com m andm ent we
h av e from him, t h a t th e one who
loves God should be loving his
b ro th e r also. (1 J o h n 4 :2 0 , 21)
H ow h app y we a re t h a t Jeho v ah,
th ro u g h his organization, h a s a l
w a y s h ig hligh ted th is as th e most
im p o rta n t of all th e f r u its of the
sp irit, an d h a s a lw ay s encouraged
us to do our best to c u ltiv a te i t !
3 C u ltiv a te it? Yes, it can be de
veloped. W here shou ld w e s ta r t?
Why, w ith o u r fam ilies a n d our
T h e w hole of th e U n ited S ta te s
h a d a 12-percent in crease over la st
y e a r s average, so th e r e a r e 12,020
m ore pu b lish ers in th e field now
th a n we h a v e ever h a d before. W e
feel th e responsibility to w a rd these
new ones. W e w a n t to encourage
them to continue, to be re g u la r in
the m in is try a n d a tte n d in g th e
m eetings, especially th e W atchtoicer
study. T h en th e re is th e convention
to th in k about, a n d w e w a n t to
encourage th em to a tte n d w ith us.
We a r e all looking fo rw a r d to th e
assem blies, and, J e h o v a h willing, we
will be w ith you a t one of them .
B ro th ers, we rejoice w ith you
in y o u r fine service, to J e h o v a h s
praise.
Y our b ro th e rs,
Con g. Pubs.
V a c . Pios.
R e g / Pios.
S p l Pios.
T o t a l Pubs.
Hours
Subs.
Mags.
Back-Calls
B i b l e S tud ies
1964
293,411
13,025
8,402
730
315,568
4,784,853
159,794
6,071,936
1,559,835
244,840
1965
292,417
25,448
8,977
746
327,588
5,846,806
183,800
7,783,873
1,872,999
256,059
The
B rooklyn
B ranch
O f f ic e
SECOND
M E E T IN G
IN
JUNE
T h e m e : D iscipline O th e rs a W o rk
of J o y . S o n g 2.
10 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents. M ay be handled by stu d y con
d u c t o r d i s c u s s i n g t e x t w i t h t h o s e in
h is s e r v i c e c e n t e r , w h o m a y r e m a i n in
t h e i r s e a t s in t h e a u d i e n c e . I n c l u d e
a lso T h e o c r a t i c N e w s a n d A n n o u n c e
m e n t s h a v i n g lo cal a p p l i c a t i o n .
18 m i n :
B e I d e n t if i e d b y L o v e .
Q uestions a n d an sw ers. Include d e m
o n s t r a t i o n o f p u b l i s h e r lo v i n g ly h e l p i n g
a n o th e r p re p a re serm on for use d uring
m o n t h . (S e e A p r i l K i n g d o m M i n i s
t r y , p a g e 2, f o r s e r m o n . )
12 m i n : E n t h u s i a s t i c t a l k o n b r a n c h
letter. C an include re s u lts a tta in e d
locally a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t f o r a n y w h o
can v a c a tio n pio n eer in th e fu tu re.
12 m i n : O n t h e W a y t o L i f e . H e r e
we suggest a n interview w ith n ew er
publishers who h a v e been aided by
b r o t h e r s c o n tin u in g to s tu d y w ith
th e m a f t e r dedication. N e w ones can
tell h o w m u c h t h e y b e n e f i t e d f r o m
th e studies, developing g r e a t e r m a
turity. B ro th e r handling p a r t can
b r i n g i n t o d i s c u s s i o n o t h e r p o i n t s in
article.
8 m in:
Concluding a n n o u n c e m e n ts.
R e p o r t b y a c c o u n t s s e r v a n t . G iv e lo cal
M a y r e p o r t . S o n g 75.
M E E T IN G
IN
JUNE
T h e m e : S h a r i n g S a y i n g s of E t e r n a l
L ife. S o n g 46.
10 mi n: I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
T H I R D M E E T I N G IN J U N E
m e n t s . S t u d y c o n d u c t o r c o u ld h a n d l e
T h e m e : C h r i s t i a n s S h a r e W h o l e - t h i s a s if t a l k i n g w i t h y o u n g s t e r s a t
s o u l e d i n M i n i s t r y . S o n g 73.
s e r v i c e c e n t e r , e n c o u r a g i n g t h e m to
5 m in: Intro d u ctio n , t e x t a n d c o m c o m m e n t on S u n d a y m orning. In r e
s p o n s e to t h e i r A f t e r one c o m m e n t
m ents.
15 m i n : N o w t h a t School I s O u t . If w h a t c a n w e s a y ? h e s h o w s t h e m
p ossible, a y o u n g , m a t u r e b r o t h e r h o w to lo o k u p p o i n t s on t e x t f r o m
co u ld h a n d l e t h i s b y m e a n s of a t a l k s o u r c e s s u c h a s c r o s s - r e f e r e n c e s in
a n d i n t e r v i e w of s c h o o l - a g e p u b l i s h e r s . Bible, c o n c o r d a n c e , W a t c h t o w e r .
8 m i n : Q u e s t i o n Box. M a t u r e b r o t h e r
15 m i n : D e m o n s t r a t i o n . M a k i n g F u l l
m ig h t a n s w e r q u estio n for a sister.
U s e o f T h e W a t c h t o w e r .
C H A I R M A N : W e b e n e f i t g r e a t l y b y 18 mi n : Q u e s t i o n a n d a n s w e r . C i r
o u r c o n g r e g a t i o n a l s t u d y of m a i n c u i t a n d D i s t r i c t S e r v a n t s R e s p o n s i
a r t i c l e s in T h e W a t c h t o w e r . T h e b i l i t y
Tow ard
Pioneers.
January
s h o r te r articles, n o t sch ed u led for K in g d o m M in is try insert. Q uestions
s tu d y a t c o n g re g a tio n m eetin g s, p r o c a n be s la n te d to s h o w how p u b lish ers
v id e v a l u a b l e i n s t r u c t i o n f o r u s too, c a n a p p l y i n f o r m a t i o n in m i n i s t r y all
a n d w e a re benefited g r e a tly b y c a r e th e tim e to help th e m se lv e s a n d
fu lly r e a d i n g t h e m a n d u s i n g t h e i n o t h e r s .
f o r m a t i o n well. C h a i r m a n i n t r o d u c e s 18 mi n : D e m o n s t r a t i o n . M o r e T e a c h
s e t t i n g , w h i c h c o u l d be f a m i l y h o u r e r s W ' a n t e d .
C H A I R M A N (3 m i n . ) V a s t w o r k to
being s p e n t th is evening discussing
s e c o n d a r y a r t i c l e s f r o m T h e W a t c h - b e d o n e a i d i n g i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s to
life. M o s t t e r r i t o r i e s h a v e a c o n s i d e r
t o w e r . (S ee 5/8/65 A w a k e ! )
D E M O N S T R A T E : W i t h a b o v e s e t a b l e n u m b e r of i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s
ti n g , f a t h e r c o u ld a s k e a c h m e m b e r of w i t h w h o m s t u d i e s co u ld b e s t a r t e d
f a m i l y w h i c h of t h e s e c o n d a r y a r t i c l e s if g i v e n c a r e f u l a t t e n t i o n . G ive local
fro m T h e W a t c h t o w e r h e enjoyed figures on n u m b e r s h a r in g in b ack -call
a n d w hy. B oy m e n tio n s a rticle e n a n d stu d y w ork. M ore te a c h e rs needed
and
for
training
for postt i t l e d W h y E x p e c t God to L i s t e n to n o w
P r a y e r ? a n d a few points t h a t w ere A rm a g e d d o n e d u c a tio n a l work. L oving
h e l p f u l t o h i m . (2/1/65 W a t c h t o w e r ) a s s i s t a n c e c a n be g i v e n b y m o r e e x
M o t h e r m e n t i o n s a r t i c l e W e d d i n g s p e r i e n c e d o nes. Q u a lifie d y o u n g s t e r s
of W o r l d l y A c q u a i n t a n c e s a n d h o w c a n b e t a u g h t t o m a k e b a c k - c a l l s a n d
c o u n s e l is a s a f e g u a r d a g a i n s t b e i n g c o n d u c t s t u d i e s . S t u d y c o n d u c t o r s c a n
a c c i d e n t a l l y p r e s s u r e d i n t o a c t s of e n c o u r a g e a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r b a c k f a l s e wro r s h i p a n d o t h e r p o i n t s of C H . l l s
S C E N E I (4 m i n . ) E x p e r i e n c e d p u b
p e r s o n a l i n t e r e s t to h e r .
(1/15/65
W a t c h t o w e r ) F a t h e r r e c a l l s a r t i c l e li s h e r, a s s i s t i n g i n e x p e r i e n c e d o n e w h o
f r o m F e b r u a r y 15, 1965, is su e , D o e s d o e s n o t c o n d u c t a s t u d y , d i s c u s s e s
J e h o v a h R e q u i r e T o o M u c h ? a n d n e e d f o r b a c k - c a l l s to a i d i n t e r e s t e d
p o i n t s t h a t h e l p e d h i m t o g a i n a m o r e p e r s o n s t o g a i n k n o w l e d g e n e e d e d to
b a l a n c e d a n d o p t i m i s t i c v i e w of h is c o n f o r m to J e h o v a h s r e q u i r e m e n t s .
r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s a s a s e r v a n t a s well P u b l i s h e r f e e l s i n a d e q u a t e , n o t k n o w
a s a f a t h e r a n d p u b l i s h e r . (If o t h e r i n g w h a t to do, n o r d o e s h e h a v e a n y
a r t i c l e s a p p e a l , t h e s e c a n b e u s e d . ) ca lls t o m a k e .
C H A I R M A N (1 m i n . ) I t m a y b e t h a t
F a t h e r t h e n a s k s f o r s u g g e s t i o n s on
h o w f a m i l y c a n u s e t h e g o o d p o i n t s q u i t e a f e w f e e l t h e s a m e wTa y , k n o w
l e a r n e d f r o m t h e s e a r t i c l e s o r o t h e r s . w e h a v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y to f e e d s h e e p
Son is e n t h u s i a s t i c in r e c a l l i n g t h a t lik e o nes, b u t n e e d a litt le h e l p t o g e t
h e u s e d t h e a r t i c l e on C o r i n t h a s s t a r t e d . ( P u b l i s h e r s c o n t i n u e d i s c u s
b a s i s f o r a r e p o r t h e g a v e in h i s sion.)
S C E N E II (4 m i n . ) P u b l i s h e r tells
h i s t o r y c la s s . H e c a ll e d h i s r e p o r t
possibilities
fo r
C o r i n t h , t h e O r n a m e n t of G r e e c e , i n e x p e r i e n c e d o n e
a n d h e m e n t i o n s a f e w of t h e i n b a c k - c a l l s . K e e p H o u s e - t o - H o u s e R e c
t e r e s t i n g p o i n t s . T h e t e a c h e r w a s d e ord. C alls c a n be m a d e w h e r e l i t e r a
2
t u r e p la c e d , o n m a g a z i n e p l a c e m e n t s ,
w h e r e a t r a c t le ft, o r e v e n w h e r e w e
j u s t h a d a g o o d d is c u s s i o n . S t r e s s e s
t h a t b a c k - c a l l s a r e n o t difficult. T h e y
review th e sim ple back-call serm on
f r o m M a y K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y ( p a g e
2). If q u e s t i o n s c o m e up, S e r m o n
O utlines gives a r e a d y answ er. T ry
t o t u r n c a ll i n t o s t u d y if p o ss ib le .
T h e y plan to w o rk to g eth er.
C H A I R M A N (1 m i n . ) Good o p p o r
tu n ity d u rin g s u m m e r v a c a tio n s for
p a r e n t s t o h e lp t h e i r c h i l d r e n m a t u r e
in m i n i s t r y , c o n c e n t r a t i n g o n b a c k c a ll s a n d s t u d i e s . M a n y y o u n g p u b
l i s h e r s c a n b e t r a i n e d to c o n d u c t
s t u d i e s w i t h p a r e n t a l help .
S C E N E I I I (3 m i n . ) F a t h e r w i t h son,
12 t o 15 y e a r s old, o n B ib le s t u d y . T e lls
s t u d e n t t h i s is p a r t of h i s m i n i s t e r i a l
t r a i n i n g . ( P a n t o m i m e s t u d y w i t h son
p a rtic ip a tin g .) A fte r leaving study,
f a t h e r c o m m e n d s s o n f o r p r o g r e s s he
is m a k i n g a n d s u g g e s t s t h a t t h i s s u m
m e r t h e y w ill h a v e to s e e if t h e y c a n
find s o m e o n e s o n c a n s t u d y w i t h h i m
self. W ill be w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r .
C H A I R M A N (2 m i n . ) Y o u n g p u b
l i s h e r s m a k e u p l a r g e p a r t of c o n g r e
g a t i o n . B y f a m i l y t r a i n i n g a n d lo v i n g
aid by experienced pub lish ers th e y
c a n b e a s s i s t e d t o s h a r e in f o l l o w - u p
w o r k . (S e e 1964 Y e a r b o o k , p. 200,
ff4.) W il l b e w o r k i n g t h i s s u m m e r to
s e e if m o r e p u b l i s h e r s , y o u n g a n d old,
c a n b e c o m e t e a c h e r s of t h e W o r d .
6 mi n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . C o v e r
s l o g a n a t b o t t o m o f p a g e 4. (1 T im .
6:19) O v e r s e e r c o u ld d i s c u s s w e e k e n d
s c h e d u l e w i t h p u b l i s h e r . S o n g 5.
FIR S T
M E E T IN G
IN
JULY
T h e m e : F a i t h f u l a n d L o y a l to G o d s
O r g a n i z a t i o n . S o n g 91.
5 min: I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
13 m i n : P r e s e n t i n g t h e Good N e w s .
T alk and dem onstration.
10 m i n :
T a l k o n J u l y s t h e m e . See
W a t c h t o w e r , A u g u s t 1, 1964, a n d
J u l y 1, 1965.
20 m i n :
P r e s e n t i n g t h e B a b y l o n
bo o k . M a t u r e b r o t h e r could d i s c u s s
w ith
audience
variations
in
the
B abylon serm on, using sam e scrip
t u r e s w e h a v e in t h e p a s t : Gen. 11:9;
R e v . 18:2, 4; 21:4. A c a p a b l e p u b l i s h e r
can d em o n stra te sermon.
S u g g ested s e rm o n : A f te r introducing
y o u r s e l f y o u m i g h t s a y , M o s t of u s
w o u l d like t o k n o w w h a t t h e f u t u r e
h olds. T h i s is s o m e t h i n g t h a t God
k n o w s , a n d h i s W o r d t h e B ible tells
u s a b o u t it. B u t w e find m a n y p e o p le
w h o do n o t u n d e r s t a n d p a r t s o f t h e
B ible. Y e t t h e y b e l i e v e i t is G o d s i n
sp ired W ord. P e r h a p s you too h a v e
w o n d e r e d a b o u t t h e e x p l a n a t i o n fo r
c e r t a i n B ib l e p a s s a g e s , a s , f o r e x
a m p l e , t h e o n e a t R e v e l a t i o n 18:4,
w h ich sa y s t h a t p e rs o n s should g et
o u t of B abylon th e G reat. V erse 2 e x
p l a i n s t h a t i t is a p l a c e of u n c l e a n
things. P e rh a p s you h av e w ondered
w h a t t h i s B a b y l o n t h e G r e a t is a n d
w h y God c o m m a n d s t h a t h i s p e o p le
s h o u l d g e t o u t o f it. T h i s b o o k 4 B a b
y lo n t h e G r e a t H a s F a l l e n ! G o d s
K i n g d o m R u l e s ! e x p l a i n s w h a t i t is
a n d w h y i t is n e c e s s a r y t o g e t o u t of
it. N o t e h e r e o n p a g e 649 t h e c o n
d i t i o n s t h a t w ill p r e v a i l w h e n B a b y l o n
t h e G r e a t is d e s t r o y e d . Y o u c a n a ls o
p o i n t o u t t o t h e m t h a t R e v e l a t i o n is
explained to t h e m in d etail in c o n
c l u d i n g p a r t of book.
12 m i n :
C oncluding com m ents, w ith
lo cal e x p e r i e n c e s o n p l a c i n g B ib l e s a n d
All S c r i p t u r e I s I n s p i r e d of God a n d
B e n e f i c i a l d u r i n g J u n e . So n g 9.
On th e W a y to Life
1 H ow m any of us have been p r iv
ileged to help a n o th e r to g et s ta r te d
on th e w ay to life? I t is one of
th e p rin c ip a l goals of o u r m in istry.
2 T o s t a r t one on th e w ay to life,
w e a ll appreciate, th e re is th e need
to help newly in terested ones to
come to know J e h o v a h s wTill th ro u g h
Bible study. (Jo h n 1 7 : 3 ) T h e re
a fte r, as th e ir u n d e rs ta n d in g an d
a p p re c ia tio n grow, th ey w ill w a n t
to s h a re in tellin g oth ers th e good
news. (M att. 7 : 2 1 ) I n tim e, they
will see th e privilege of symbolizing
th e ir dedication by wTa t e r im m er
sion, an d t h e r e a f te r f a ith fu lly fu l
filling th e dedication, which will
re su lt in life.M att. 2 8 :1 9 , 2 0 .
3 All of u s w ho h a v e helped a n
o th er to s t a r t m in iste ria l activities
in April, o r a n y o th e r m onth, m ight
well a s k ourselves, W h a t m ore can
I do to a id th is newr one on th e
w a y to life? I t is a good th in g for
us to th in k about, fo r w e did not
s t a r t new ones in service only to
h ave a new p u b lish er to show on
th e congregation c h a rt. R a th e r, it
w as to a ssist th em to jo in in doing
J e h o v a h s will. And, now t h a t th ey
h ave s ta rte d , let us help th em to
become m a tu re C h ristia n s an d to
h ave a sh a re each m onth in m in
iste ria l activities, know ing t h a t it
is a v ita l p a r t of a id in g one to
s ta y on th e w ay to life.
4 U ndoubtedly m an y who a re now
being assisted on th e w ay to life
a re giving th o u g h t to symbolizing
Announcements
in g r o u p c a n h a v e s o m e s h a r e in
m a k i n g b a c k - c a l l s . J u n e 27, discuss 10c e a c h w h e n o r d e r e d b y t h e c o n g r e
d r o p p i n g d o w n t o t w o m a g a z i n e s if g a t i o n w i t h o t h e r su p plies.
c o m p l e t e offer n o t t a k e n . J u l y 4, r e N e w p u b l i c a t i o n s a v a i l a b l e :
view B a b y lo n serm on.
L e t Y o u r N a m e B e S a n c t i f i e d
P l e a s e s e n d r o o m r e q u e s t s to a s
S w e d i s h
sem bly city six to e ig h t w e ek s before
F r o m P a r a d is e L o s t t o P a r a d is e R e
t h e a s s e m b l y b e g in s . Y o u m a y o r d e r
gained
T u m b u k a
Y o u r W i l l B e D o n e o n E a r t h
l a p e l b a d g e c a r d s a n d w e a r t h e m on
t h e w a y t o y o u r a s s e m b ly .
X h o s a , Z u l u
Living in H ope of a R ighteous N e w
W e s till h a v e o n h a n d s o m e of t h e
W orld
C h is h o n a , D o u a la , Efik,
b e a u t i f u l 1965 c a l e n d a r s . C a n y o u u s e
Ibo, K ik o n g o , L i n g a l a
t h e m ? I f so, y o u m a y h a v e t h e m f o r
THEOCRATIC NEWS
T H E GOOD N E W S
W ill Vacation Be
the Opportune Time for You?
1 Go on w a lk in g in wisdom
to w a rd tho se on th e outside, buying
out th e o p p o rtu n e tim e, o u r older
broth er, th e apostle P a u l, adm on
ishes us. (C o l.' 4 : 5 ) O ur ap pli
cation of th is fine counsel will
m ake it possible to u tiliz e fu lly all
o p p o rtu n ities to sp re a d th e good
news d u rin g th e su m m e r m onths.
Advance th o u g h t a n d p re p a ra tio n
on our p a r t w ill help to e n s u re good
success.
2 W h a t o p p o rtu n itie s w ill you
have to ta lk to o th ers ab o u t the
good new s d u rin g th e sum m er
m onths? I f you p la n to ta k e a vaca
tion, w h a t ab o u t th e m an y persons
you w ill m eet th e n ? H a v e you not
found t h a t people a r e in a m ore
rela x ed mood th e n a n d th u s a re
more receptive to th e t r u t h w hen
you engage in such in cid e n ta l w it
nessing? W hen you a r e v isitin g r e la
tives, m an y o p p o rtu n itie s w ill a rise
to give a K ingdom w itness. As you
ta lk ab o u t fam ily m a tte r s your
schedule fo r th e o c ra tic activ ities
w ill no doubt come in to th e conver
satio n a n d th e re fo re a n o p p o rtu n ity
p rese n ts itse lf to ex p la in w h y you
s h a re in th e field m in is try a n d w h a t
you tell people. On th e w ay to con
ventions o r w h ile sta y in g w ith peo
ple in th e ir homes, w e can all be
(o^uedtion $3 ox
W h e n a s e r m o n f o r u s e in t h e field
m
K ingdom
Be Identified by Love
( C o n f d ) n ever seen a n y book like t h i s ; I M ii nn ii ss tt rr yy , isd o eosu i lt ihnaetd m in
e a n i t is t h e
W e h a v e only begun to ta p its con never knew such th in g s w e re really on ly o n e t h a t m a y be u s e d ?
n s a r e p r o v i d e d to h e lp
ten ts th ro u g h o u r m in is try school in th e Bible. Of course, w e will y oTuh ein syeorumr o m
i n i s t r y . If y o u find t h a t
a n d a lre a d y w e re g a rd th is Bible w a n t to ta k e good care o f such in y o u c a n h a n d l e t h e s u b j e c t b e t t e r b y
a id a s a g en uin e tre a s u re . So it tere ste d persons, s ta r tin g hom e B i r e a r r a n g i n g - t h e t e x t s , y o u a r e a t
do so. If y o u w o u ld r a t h e r
w ill be a joy indeed to h av e th e op ble stu d ie s a s quickly a s possible. lriebpel ratcye to
o n e of t h e t e x t s w i t h a n o t h e r
7 Yes, disciples of C h rist showt h a t y o u find e a s i e r t o d is c u s s , fine.
p o rtu n ity ag ain , d u rin g Ju n e , to
show o u r love by offering th ese tw o love. T h is is not j u s t a veneer, b u t Y ou m a y w i s h to s i m p l i f y t h e s e r m o n
one o r tw o scriptures.
incom parable volumes. W e w ill place a love t h a t comes from th e h e a rt, bHyo wuesvi ne rg, oynoly
u will g e n e r a l l y find t h a t
them , alo n g w ith tw o booklets, on p roduced by Gods spirit. All p e r t h e s u b j e c t it s e l f is o n e t h a t fits
a con trib ution o f j u s t $2. And, r e sons a r e identified by some c h a ra c n ic e l y w i t h t h e l i t e r a t u r e offer b e i n g
member, w e also h av e th e C h ristian te ris tic or q u ality , good o r bad. As tme ar rdiet .o rByu tr eifs ptohned t ybpeet t eofr pt eoo pa led ii fnf eyroe un rt
G reek S c rip tu re s, fo r 50c, in French, disciples of C h rist, we w ill w a n t s e r m o n , y o u m a y u s e it. ( S e e Q u a l i
Ita lia n , P o rtu gu ese, S panish, D utch to do o u r u tm o s t to be identified fied to B e M i n i s t e r s , pp. 193-196.)
I t m a y b e t h a t y o u a r e a b l e to
by th e godly q u a lity of love.
a n d G erm an.
cover y o u r te rrito ry v e ry frequently,
6 Do you recall w h a t a p lea su re
a n d in t h i s c a s e y o u m a y fe e l t h a t it
APRIL SERVICE REPORT
w ould be a good th in g to use a
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la s t D ecem ber? One o b ta in e r said,
t h e h o m e s of t h e people, e v e n t h o u g h
Pubs.
Hrs. B-C Bi.St. Mag's.
T h a t blue book I got from you, SpM Pios.
y o u a r e s t il l u s i n g t h e s a m e l i t e r a t u r e
746 143.7 55.2
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o ffer a s o n y o u r p r e v i o u s call. T h i s
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t h a t s in te re s tin g reading. I never Pios.
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could q u ite believe th e B ible ac VPua cb.s.Pios. 292,417
i n i t i a t i v e in t h i s r e g a r d . T h a t is one
9.9
3.3 .5
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count a b o u t N o a h a n d th e ark , a l T O T A L 327,588
r e a s o n w h y S e r m o n O u t l i n e s h a s
b een provided. R e m e m b e r, th e i m
w ays th o u g h t it w a s a fable, b u t
P u b l i c M e e t i n g s H e l d : 29,565
t o call o n t h e people
a fte r re a d in g t h a t book I ve changed U N I T E D S T A T E S G O A L F O R 1965 apnodr t a dn it s ct uh si ns g t is
ru th s w ith th em from
m y m ind. A n o th e r said, I have
G o d s W o r d , t h e Bible.
321,550 P u b li s h e r s
JULY, 1965
^Dgoa ^PubMe/lS:
S um m er is h e re a n d th e d a y s a re
longer now. B u t it is a good th in g
t h a t th ey are, because w e seem
to h a v e so m uch m ore to do. 'We
h av e been very busy p r e p a rin g for
th e conventions, an d some of them
have a lre a d y been held.
T he first group of tra v e le rs to the
E u ro p e a n assem blies w e n t th ro u g h
h e re on J u n e 5, an d tw o d a y s la te r
B ro th e r F r a n z le ft fo r Glasgow,
Scotland, a n d B ro th e r K n o rr flew
to London. T h is y e ar a n u m b er of
th e older m em bers of th e B ethel
fam ily a r e a rra n g in g to go to some
of th e assem blies in E u ro p e. I t will
be a t r e a t fo r th e re s t of us to
h e a r th e ir re p o rts w hen th ey get
back home again.
A lready th e assem blies in D ublin
a n d E d in b u rg h a re completed. By
cable fro m B ro th e r K n o rr we
lea rn ed t h a t th e re w ere 65 baptized
in D ublin a n d th ey h ad a w o n d er
ful public m eeting, w ith 3,048 in
a tten d an ce. In E d in b u rg h th e a s
sembly w as larg er, a n d he rep o rted
t h a t th e re w ere 576 bap tized a n d
31,501 on h a n d for th e pu blic talk.
W e a re an x io u s to get m o re details.
W e a re still very excited here
a b o u t th e flue re p o rt fo r April. And
you know how it is w hen you have
m ade a fine reco rd in one m o nth
you w onder w h a t th e n e x t m onth
will be like. Well, all th e rep o rts
for M ay a re in now, a n d it is a
p le a su re to note t h a t 308,335 p u b
lish ers s h a re d in th is g ra n d w ork
of d e cla rin g th e good new s of th e
K ingdom . I t m u st be t h a t alm ost
a ll th e copies of L e t God B e T r u e
a n d T h is M eans E v e rla stin g L i f e
w ere d istrib u te d in th e course of
th e m onth too, because o u r su p
plies h ere a re e x h a u ste d a n d orders
keep coming in fo r o th e r books th a t
a re still available.
One th in g t h a t helps to keep
s h a rp o u r ap p re c ia tio n fo r th e s e r
vice is o u r daily discussion of th e
te x t an d com m ents from th e Year
book. H e re a t B ethel it is one of
th e h ig h lig h ts of o u r d a y s activity.
I t is s tim u la tin g to h e a r th e com
m ents of th e m em bers of th e fam ily.
Some com m ent on its p ra c tic a l ap-
VOL. VIM
NO . 7
B r o o k l y n B r a n c h O f f ic e
w h a t y o u l e a r n e d , e tc., s t r e s s i n g t h e
nefits received a n d o th e r
T h e m e : L e t s H e l p O n e A n o t h e r . bs pl ei sr istiunagls . b eC
onvention r e p o rts from
S o n g 1.
p a s t y ears an d pictures, n ew sp ap er
5 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m c li p p in g s ,
Y earbook or
W a t c h m ents.
t o w e r a n d A w a k e ! r e p o r t s c a n be
10 m i n : B r a n c h L e t t e r . If d e s i r e d , t h i s u s e d in t h i s d i s c u s s i o n .
Interested
c a n b e r e a d o v e r t h e p h o n e a s a o n e s c a n b e i n v i t e d t o a t t e n d t h e
n e w s i t e m t o a p u b l i s h e r w h o m i s s e d c o m i n g d i s t r i c t a s s e m b l y . I f t h i s is
t h e m e e t i n g . A p p r o p r i a t e a n n o u n c e p a s t , t h e y c a n b e i n v i t e d to a t t e n d
m e n ts a n d a few ite m s from T h e o f u tu r e circu it assem b lies a n d c o n g re
c r a t i c N e w s c o u ld b e in c l u d e d .
g a tio n m e e tin g s to enjoy sp iritu a l
18 m i n :
Q u e s t i o n s a n d a n s w e r s on b l e s s i n g s w i t h J e h o v a h s o r g a n i z a t i o n .
a r t i c l e W h a t D o e s I t T a k e ? ( I t is 10 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . S o n g
s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e l a s t t w o p a r a g r a p h s 58.
b e r e a d , a n d o t h e r s if t i m e p e r m i t s . )
F O U R T H M E E T I N G IN J U L Y
15 m i n : P r e s e n t i n g t h e B o o k O ffer in
a W a y A p p r o p r i a t e in Y o u r T e r r i t o r y .
T h e m e : L o y a l l y S e r v i n g t o J e h o v a h s
T h e offer f o r t h e m o n t h is a n y b o u n d H o n o r . S o n g 85.
book t h a t you have on hand, along
5 m in: In tro d u c tio n , te x t a n d c o m
w i t h a b o o k le t . T h e b r o t h e r h a n d l i n g m e n t s .
t h i s p o r t i o n of t h e m e e t i n g c o u l d u se
s o m e of t h e s e r v a n t s , p i o n e e r s (if 10 m i n : P r e s e n t i n g t h e Good N e w s .
available), or o th e r m a tu r e publishers Q uestions an d answ ers.
A P e o p l e f o r J e h o v a h s
t o m a k e a p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e b o o k 17 m i n :
o ffer in t h e s a m e w a y t h e y d o in t h e N a m e . I t is s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e
h o u s e - t o - h o u s e w o r k . T h i s c a n b e a b r o t h e r h a n d l i n g t h i s p a r t i n v i t e all
p r e s e n t a t i o n of t h e b o o k only, a s s u m t o o p e n t h e i r B ib l e s a n d follow a l o n g
i n g t h a t t h e s e r m o n h a s b e e n g iv e n . a s h e r e a d s a l o u d I s a i a h 43:5-12.
A f t e r e a c h p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e a u d i e n c e T h e r e a f t e r h i s t a l k c a n b e b a s e d on
c a n b e a s k e d w h a t p o i n t s in t h e p r e t h i s m a t e r i a l . H e c a n c o m m e n t briefly
s e n t a t i o n t h e y f e l t w e r e e ffective. on a n c i e n t f u l f il lm e n t of t h e p r o p h e c y
T h e n th e individual w ho m a d e th e a n d em p h a s iz e p a rtic u la rly m o d ern
p r e s e n t a t i o n c a n be a s k e d w h y he f u l f il lm e n t a n d t h e p a r t t h e local c o n
m a d e t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n t h e w a y h e did. g r e g a t i o n h a s in s e r v i n g a s a people
T h i s will g iv e h i m a n o p p o r t u n i t y to f o r J e h o v a h s n a m e . ( S e e B a b y l o n
d r a w a t t e n t i o n to t h e p o i n t s o r p a r a b o ok, p a g e s 207-210, 417, 464-467, 549;
g r a p h s h e u s e d in h i s p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d a l s o W a t c h T o w e r P u b l i c a t i o n s I n
w h y h e c h o s e t o u s e t h e s e . Y o u m a y d e x u n d e r I s a i a h 43:5-12.)
w i s h to h a n d l e t h r e e o r f o u r p r e s e n t a 15 m i n : U p b u i l d i n g E x p e r i e n c e s f r o m
t i o n s in t h i s w a y so a v a r i e t y of i d e a s Y o u r T e r r i t o r y , V a c a t i o n o r C o n v e n
a r e p r e s e n t e d . If t h e r e is t i m e , field tion. A r r a n g e locally. I f a d d i t i o n a l
e x p e r i e n c e s in o f f e r i n g t h e b o o k s c a n e x p e r i e n c e s a r e n e e d e d , t h e s e c a n be
be related.
t a k e n f r o m t h e Y e a r b o o k , T h e
12 m i n :
C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . I n W a t c h t o w e r , etc., d e a l i n g w i t h f e a
c l u d e a c c o u n t s r e p o r t , H o w D id W e t u r e s of s e r v i c e t h a t t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n
D o in M a y ? a n d Q u e s t i o n B ox. S o n g 53. is t r y i n g to i m p r o v e . F o r e x a m p l e , see
W a t c h T o w e r P u b l i c a t i o n s I n d e x
u
n d e r B a c k - C a l l s , M a g a z i n e D i s
T H I R D M E E T I N G IN J U L Y
t r i b u t i o n , etc., f o r a d d i t i o n a l e x
T h e m e : J e h o v a h I s G r e a t a n d V e r y p e r i e n c e s .
M u c h t o B e P r a i s e d . S o n g 25.
13 m i n :
Concluding co m m en ts. I n
5 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m c l u d e A n s w e r s t o Y o u r Q u e s t i o n s .
m ents.
S o n g 36.
15 m i n : J e h o v a h I s G r e a t a n d V e r y
F I F T H M E E T I N G IN J U L Y
M u c h t o B e P r a i s e d . ( P s . 96:4) T h i s
is o n e of t h e c o m p e l l i n g r e a s o n s w h y
T h i s c a n be p r e p a r e d b y t h e c o n g r e
wre s e r v e h i m . T h e b r o t h e r h a n d l i n g g a t i o n o v e r s e e r . C o n s i d e r a t i o n c a n be
t h i s p a r t m a y p r e s e n t i t a s a t a l k . g i v e n to t h e n e e d s o f t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n
T h e b a s i s f o r h is m a t e r i a l will be a s w e ll a s g o o d c o u n s e l g i v e n b y t h e
t h e i n f o r m a t i o n in t h e a r t i c l e e n t i t l e d c i r c u i t s e r v a n t d u r i n g h i s l a t e s t visit,
T h i s I s O u r G o d in t h e A p r i l 15, t h e S o c i e t y s l e t t e r to t h e c o n g r e g a
1965, i s s u e of T h e W a t c h t o w e r . t i o n f o l lo w in g t h e v is it, o r a r e v i e w of
A f t e r c o n s i d e r i n g e a c h of t h e s u b - t h e d i s t r i c t a s s e m b l y , etc.
p o i n t s in t h e a r t i c l e , t h e s p e a k e r
should d r a w th e conclusion t h a t these
F I R S T M E E T I N G IN A U G U S T
a r e s o m e of t h e r e a s o n s w h y w e love
J e h o v a h a n d w h y w e d e l i g h t to s e r v e
T h e m e : M a i n t a i n i n g U n i t y in F a i t h
h i m . T h u s t h e m o t i v e f o r o u r s e r v i c e a n d W o r k . S o n g 65.
w ill b e e m p h a s i z e d s e v e r a l t i m e s
5 m in: In tro d u ctio n , t e x t a n d c o m
d u rin g th e talk.
m ents.
15 m i n :
H elp . T h e m
to R e t u r n .
n : M a i n t a i n i n g U n i t y in F a i t h
Q u e s t i o n s a n d a n s w e r s . P a r a g r a p h s a10n dm iW
o r k . D iscussion b e tw e e n tw o
m a y be read.
publish ers w h o em p h asize h o w this
15 m i n : D i r e c t i n g I n t e r e s t e d O n e s to s e r v i c e t h e m e fits t h e i r a c t i v i t y fo r
t h e A s s e m b l i e s . F o l l o w i n g y o u r B ible t h e m o n t h . ( R e f e r t o W a t c h t o w e r
s t u d y e a c h w e e k it is m o s t a p p r o p r i a t e i s s u e s of J u l y 1, 1964, a n d A u g u s t 1,
t o t a k e a f e w m i n u t e s to d i r e c t th e 1965, f o r i d e a s . )
a t t e n t i o n of i n t e r e s t e d o n e s to J e
h o v a h s o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d i t s a c t i v i t i e s , 15 m i n : C o n t e m p l a t e T h e i r C o n d u c t ,
ita te T h e ir F a it h . Q uestions and
so t h a t t h e y m a y b e c o m e a c q u a i n t e d Iam
n
s
w e r s . K e y p a r a g r a p h s c a n be r e a d
w ith th e o rg a n iz a tio n a n d g ro w in a
if
t
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m e perm its.
d e s i r e t o a s s o c i a t e w i t h it. A q u alified
b r o t h e r o r s i s t e r c a n be u s e d to 20 m i n : G iv e E n c o u r a g e m e n t to O ne
d e m o n s t r a t e h o w to p r e s e n t i n f o r m a A n o t h e r . I t w o u l d b e a p p r o p r i a t e
tion c o n c e rn in g ass e m b lie s a n d th e fo r th is ta lk to be giv en b y th e o v e r
v a l u e of a t t e n d i n g . T e ll a b o u t t h e se e r, b a s e d on T h e W a t c h t o w e r of
d i s t r i c t a s s e m b l i e s t h i s s u m m e r a n d M a r c h 1, 1965, p a g e s 131 a n d 132, a n d
y o u r p l a n s t o a t t e n d . If y o u h a v e T h e W a t c h t o w e r of J u l y 15, 1963.
a l r e a d y a t t e n d e d , te ll w h a t h a p p e n e d , In c o n c l u s i o n h e s h o u l d t a k e a f e w
SECOND
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m in u te s to give w a r m c o m m e n d a tio n
to all in t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n f o r t h e
g o o d w o r k b e i n g d o n e . Specific r e f e r
e n c e s h o u l d b e m a d e t o s o m e of t h e
fine a c t i v i t y b e i n g c a r r i e d o n b y t h e
b r o t h e r s locally.
10 m i n :
C oncluding com m ents. Song
67.__________________
(C o n td)
a t th e s tu d y one week, he a sk ed
h is com panion to h a n d le it. H e
helped him to p re p a re fo r th e stu d y
a n d th in g s w en t re a lly well. As th e
p u b lish e r g a in e d confidence a n d
g rew in a b ility to conduct th e study,
th e B ible s tu d y s e rv a n t j u s t let
him keep con du ctin g it. T h e B i
ble s tu d y w o rk grew excellently.
To s t a r t w ith , th e Bible s tu d y a v
e ra g e w as .2 in th e congregation
and, if I rem em ber correctly, w ith
in a y e a r s tim e th e a v era g e w as
up to .8 or .9. P e rso n a l a ssista n c e
su re ly helped th ere, d id n t it V
5 B u t w h a t can you do ab o u t
low m eetin g a tte n d a n c e ? one of
th e gro u p asked. An overseer spoke
up a n d s a id : T h is w as a problem
in o u r congregation a few m o n th s
a g o ; so w e ask ed o u r stu d y con
d u c to rs to b rin g up q uestions on
T u e sd a y evening t h a t w ould be a n
sw ered a t th e W a tc h to w e r s tu d y on
Sunday. T h ey did th is d u rin g th e ir
concluding announcem ents. T hen we
a sk ed th e m to m ake calls on those
w ho w e re not a tte n d in g m eetings
a n d tell them a little b it ab o u t
th e com ing m eeting a n d invite them
to come. T h e b ro th e rs did well in
picking up th ese in d iv id u als or w a lk
ing w ith th em to th e K ingdom H a ll
a n d s ittin g w ith th em d u rin g th e
m e e tin g s ; an d o u r a tte n d a n c e a t
th e W a tc h to w e r s tu d y increased
from 61 p e rc e n t to 84 p e rc e n t in six
m o n th s.
6 A n o th er one of the gro up s a i d :
You know, all th is rem in d s me
of th e a rtic le e n title d On th e W ay
to L ife in th e J u n e issue o f the
K ingdom M inistry, w hich en co u r
aged u s to co ntinue s tu d y in g w ith
new ly b ap tized p u b lish e rs w ho h av e
not completed th e pu blicatio n s d eal
ing w ith basic doctrines. T he s ta te
m ent w a s m ade t h a t o u r first
concern is to re n d e r n ecessary a s sis
tan c e to help o th e rs on th e w ay
to life. I t w a s in te re s tin g to ob
serv e t h a t th ese b ro th e rs found it
w a s perso n al assistan ce, h elping one
a n o th e r, t h a t w a s of such g re a t
a id in each of these congregations.
7 Well, one o f th e group decided
t h a t th e n e x t m o rn in g he w a s going
to a s k one of th e b ro th e rs in th e
Societys Service D e p a rtm e n t w h a t
he h a d observed it w a s t h a t gen( Continued on page 4, col. 3)
W h a t Does It Take?
a n d h av e spoken o u t boldly to th e ir
neighbors a b o u t th e good th in g s
of G ods W ord. T h e s h a re th ey h av e
in th e m in is try now m ay be a
large one o r it m a y be a sm all one
due to physical infirm ities, b u t it
is a p p a r e n t t h a t th e se older b ro th
ers a n d s is te rs love to serve J e h o
vah a n d d e lig h t to speak the t r u t h
to others. I t is also h e a rtw a rm in g Answers to Your Questions
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h av e for th e ir b ro th e rs a n d sisters. you go r ig h t to y o u r own th eo cratic
Yes, th e re a r e so m a n y th in g s ab o u t lib r a r y a n d find it? I n m ost cases
our older fellow s e rv a n ts t h a t m ake th e a n s w e r is r ig h t th e r e in your
u s h ap p y to know th em a n d h av e lib rary , a n d it is easy to find if
th em in o u r m idst.
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to engage in co nv ersatio n w ith one a b o u t it in th e Societys publica
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such an in te rc h a n g e o f encourage m ation, a n d in m ost cases it tak e s
m ent will be s tre n g th e n in g to y o u r only a m in u te or tw o to locate it
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p ly you. Any of th e a n n u a l indexes
fro m 1060 th ro u g h 1964 t h a t a re
I t w o u l d b e a p p r e c i a t e d if all p i o
n e e r s w o u l d p l e a s e h a v e t h e i r n a m e s still on h a n d h e re in B rooklyn m ay
a n d a d d r e s s e s o n e a c h r e p o r t c a r d s e n t be h a d fo r j u s t 5c each. I f you
to t h e S o ciety . P l e a s e p u t y o u r n a m e w ou ld like to h av e copies, place an
o n t h e c a r d le g i b ly a n d a s it a p p e a r s
o r d e r w ith y o u r l ite r a tu r e servant,
li s t e d w i t h t h e S o ciety .
specifying w hich y e a rs you w ant,
O u t of s t o c k i n U.S.A.:
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Announcements
B e l o w a r e s u g g e s t i o n s of s u b j e c t s
y o u m a y w i s h t o c o n s i d e r in c o n d u c t i n g
y o u r S u n d a y m o rn in g m eetings for
field s e r v i c e in J u l y : (1) H o w c u r r e n t
new s item s can be u sed to catch a
h e a r i n g e a r i n o u r m i n i s t r y . (2) H o w
to p r e s e n t t h e
b o o k offer.
(S ee
Second M eetin g on page tw o for
id eas .)
(3) U se of H o u s e - t o - H o u s e
Record.
(S ee
page
4 f o r ideas.)
(4) A r e y o u p r e p a r e d to s p e n d s o m e
of y o u r tim e in back-call w o rk this
m o r n i n g ? ( A r r a n g e t o ass ist all to do
so if possible.)
O v e r s e e r s w ill w a n t t o o r d e r r e g u l a r
p i o n e e r s u p p l i e s f o r t h e 1966 s e r v i c e
year. Please
include w ith re g u la r
lite ra tu re order.
I t is r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t d u r i n g J u l y ,
A ugust a n d S e p te m b e r the co n g re g a
tion co v er te r r ito r y th a t w as n o t
covered
often
during
the
w inter
m o n t h s , o ff er in g a n y b o o k t h a t y o u
h a v e i n stock.
C ongregations m a y w a n t to m a k e
special a rra n g e m e n ts fo r w itness w o rk
o n J u l y 5, s i n c e it w ill b e a h o l i d a y
fo r m ost persons.
C a n y o u v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r in A u g u s t ?
W e w ill be p l e a s e d to r e c e i v e y o u r
application.
S tartin g in S e p te m b e r, c irc u it s e r
v a n t s w i l l g iv e t h e p u b l i c t a l k W h a t
t o D o t o G a i n L a s t i n g L ife i n H a p p i
ness, a n d a t circuit assem blies district
s e r v a n t s w ill d e l i v e r t h e p u b l i c t a l k
W h a t D o es t h e R e s u r r e c t i o n o f t h e
Dead M ean fo r You a n d Y ours?
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C i n y a n j a , S e p e d i, T s w a n a
T r a c t 8 L i f e i n G o d s N e w O r d e r
L u o
F r o m P a r a d is e L o s t t o P a ra d is e R e
g a in e d
C h is h o n a , Silozi
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C h is h o n a ,
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Spanish
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E n d Near?
G r e e k , I b o
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C hishona
H e a lin g o f t h e N a t i o n s H a s D r a w n
Near
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L o o k ! I A m M a k i n g A l l T h i n g s
N e w C h i s h o n a , D a n is h , P a p i a m ento, U rdu
T h i s G o o d N e w s o f t h e K i n g d o m
C h i s h o n a , C i n y a n j a , D a n is h ,
F ren ch , G reek, H ungarian,
Italian, Itsekiri, P ortuguese,
Surinam , T urkish
W h e n G od S p e a k s Peace to A ll N a
ti o n s
E n g li s h , Ibo, S p a n i s h
3
M A Y SERVICE REPORT
Av.
Av.
Av.
Av.
Pubs.
Hrs.
B-CBi. St. Mags.
S p l Pios.
750 141.8 52.7
7.7 137.2
Pios.
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94.3 31.8
5.1 102.5
V a c . Pios.
2,832
82.3 24.3 2.7 87.8
Pu b s.
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10.2
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HO W DID WE DO IN MAY?
A n a v e r a g e of 10.2 h o u r s in t h e
m i n i s t r y d u r i n g M a y is a fine r e p o r t .
O u r a v e r a g e h o u r s fo r t h e y e a r n ow
s t a n d a t 9.9. W il l w e b e a b l e to
a v e r a g e 10 h o u r s p e r p u b l i s h e r fo r
t h e s e r v i c e y e a r ? W e all c e r t a i n l y
h o p e so a n d will w a n t t o c o n t i n u e
w o r k i n g t o w a r d t h i s goal.
N o w a d d to t h e a c t i v i t y of t h e
p u b l i s h e r s a n a v e r a g e of 94.3 h o u r s
f o r t h e r e g u l a r p i o n e e r s a n d 141.8
h o u r s f o r t h e s p e c i a l p i o n e e r s a n d it
c o m e s t o 4,213,228 h o u r s s p e n t in
J e h o v a h s s e r v i c e d u r i n g t h e m o n t h
of M a y a lone. W h a t a w o n d e r f u l s h o u t
of p r a i s e w e n t u p to J e h o v a h ! T h i n k
of h o w m a n y h e a r d t h e t r u t h o r w e r e
a i d e d t o g'et s t a r t e d i n t h e s e r v i c e
d u r i n g t h i s m o n t h . D o e s n t it m a k e
y o u g l a d t h a t y o u h a d a s h a r e in
J e h o v a h s s e r v i c e d u r i n g M a y ?
THEOCRATIC NEWS
T H E GOOD M E W S
Did You W rite It Down?
1 I th o u g h t I did. B u t w h e re is
m y reco rd ? M aybe I did forget.
Oh w h ich hou se w a s it? A nd t h a t
w as such a good call. Does th is
sound like you? I f you h a v e ever
h a d th is experience, you know the
im po rtan ce o f w r itin g it down.
2 W ritin g w h a t down? W ell, th e
n am e a n d a d d re s s w ere needed in
th is case. Also, w h y not w r ite down
th e su b je c t you talk e d a b o u t and
th e l it e r a tu r e you placed? D id the
h ouseholder give in fo rm a tio n con
cerning h is in te re sts, his religious
affiliation a n d w h e n you could call
a g a in ? I t m a y be t h a t you decided
w h a t you w a n te d to ta lk a b o u t on
th e n e x t call. W hile th ese th in g s
a r e fre s h in m in d is th e tim e to
w r ite th e m down. M any o f you
do th is a n d k n ow how helpfu l th is
in fo rm a tio n is.
3 B u t w h a t if no one is home?
Well, i t w ould be good to w rite
(Q uestion 'B ox
W h e n I a m a w ay from home, how
ca n I locate a K ingdom H all?
E v en w hen we are a w ay from hom e
w e all e n j o y a t t e n d i n g t h e m e e t i n g s .
W e d o n t w a n t to m i s s t h e s t u d y
m a t e r i a l f o r t h e w e e k , a n d i t is a l w a y s
a p l e a s u r e to g e t to k n o w o u r b r o t h e r s
a n d s i s t e r s in t h e p l a c e s w h e r e w e
m a y v is it. T h e S o c i e t y is g l a d t o a i d
y o u to l o c a t e t h e K i n g d o m H a l l i n t h e
l o c a l i t y w h e r e y o u p l a n t o be.
Sim ply w r ite to us in advance, i n
f o r m i n g u s w h e r e y o u will be, a n d w e
will b e p l e a s e d to p r o v i d e t h e a d d r e s s
o f t h e K i n g d o m H a ll a n d t h e t i m e s
of m e e t i n g s . If y o u r t r i p is p l a n n e d
r a t h e r s u d d e n l y a n d y o u do n o t h a v e
tim e to r e q u e s t th is in fo rm a tio n from
t h e S o c ie ty , y o u m a y find i t h e l p f u l
to c h e c k in t h e local t e l e p h o n e b o o k
under
J e h o v a h s
W itnesses
or
K in g d o m H a ll. I t m a y also be t h a t
t h e lo cal po lice c a n te l l y o u w h e r e
t h e K i n g d o m H a l l is l o c a t e d , a n d y o u
w ill g e n e r a l l y find t h e t i m e s of m e e t
i n g s p o s t e d o u t in fr o n t.
I t w ill be r e f r e s h i n g to y o u a n d t h e
b r o th e r s w h e re you v is it to m e e t t o
g e t h e r a n d to s h a r e t o g e t h e r in t h e
field s e r v ic e .
( Co n f d )
e ra lly helped congregations to grow
a n d m a tu r e m ost rap id ly . I t w a s
in te re s tin g to h e a r th e a n s w e r : We
h av e observed t h a t in every p a r t
of th e U nited S ta te s w hen person al
a ssista n c e is re g u la rly a n d lovingly
rendered, th e r e is u su a lly th e g r e a t
est g ro w th a n d a good level of
m a tu r ity .
8 A re th e re some in y o u r congre
gation w ho w ould be encouraged
a n d benefited by receiving p erso n al
a s sis ta n c e fro m you? U ndoubtedly
th e re are. T a k e a d v a n ta g e of every
o p p o rtu n ity to a s sis t one another.
W hat Does It Take?
AUGUST, 1965
q0
VOL. VIII
NO . 8
A Reasonac le Objective
1 Oh, no, n o t th a t t e r r i t o r y ! We
placed h a rd ly a n y lite r a tu r e the
la s t tim e w e w o rked t h e r e ! D o n t
w e have some o th e r te r rito ry we
can w o rk in s te a d ? H av e you ever
responded t h a t w a y upon le a rn in g
w here you w ere going to w o rk ? We
p robably a ll have a t least to o u r
selves, if not aloud. W hile it is
tru e t h a t some te rrito rie s m a y be
m ore pro d u ctiv e th a n o th ers from
th e s ta n d p o in t of lite r a tu r e place
m ents, w e c e rta in ly do not w a n t to
neglect w o rk in g a n y of o u r t e r r i
tories. J u s t as c e rta in types of soil
req u ire different fa rm in g m ethods
to produce fru ita g e , so, too, v a rio u s
situ atio n s, if p ro p erly handled, can
b rin g f o rth good results.
2 W hen w e find it difficult to place
lite r a tu r e w e should not feel th a t
o u r tim e h a s been w asted. R eally,
w h a t is o u r p r im a r y objective? I t
is to give a K ing do m w itness, an d
the placem ent of lite r a tu r e is only
incid en tal to th is goal. So, if we
can ta lk to people abou t th e Bible
w e c e rta in ly h av e accom plished
something. A re you able to help
people le a rn som ething they did not
to h e a r from o u r b ro th e rs in E u
rope t h a t th e ir assem blies a re going
very well. I n Oslo, N orw ay, 12,332
a tte n d e d th e public meeting. A t
H elsinki th e re w e re 17,08& in a t
tendance a t th e public talk . T he
a tte n d a n c e in R o tte rd a m w as 21,816:
11,710 in C harleroi, Belgium , a n d
3,835 a t Luxem bourg. B ro th e rs in
m any p a r t s of th e w o rld a re also
rejoicing in th e sam e p ro g ra m . I f
you h av e n o t y e t a tte n d e d one of
th e assem blies n e a r you, we hope
t h a t you w ill be able to a rr a n g e
to be a t one th is sum m er. A nd on
th e w a y you m a y find o p p o rtu n ity
to stop a t a K ingdom H a ll to en jo y
fellow ship w ith th e b ro th e rs there.
We a r e th a n k f u l to Je h o v ah for
th e larg e fam ily a n d for th e love
t h a t e x ists am ong all his servan ts.
Y our b ro th e rs
p ro m o tin g t r u e worship,
The
B rooklyn
B eanch
O f f ic e
SECOND
M E E T IN G
IN
AUGUST
M E E T IN G
IN
AUGUST
Theme:
S o n g 50.
5 m in:
M E E T IN G
W orking
IN A U G U S T
w ith
Purpose.
Introduction, tex t a n d c o m
m ents.
They N eed Your A tten tio n .
(A udience p a rtic ip a tio n ) R e a d p a r a
g r a p h s if d e s i r e d . A f t e r c o m p l e t i o n of
last p a ra g ra p h you m ight have p u b
lish er ra is e han d , s t a ti n g sh e w ould
like t o w o r k in o n e of t h o s e t e r r i t o r i e s
n o t w o rk e d often. S e r v a n t in v ite s
h e r u p to p latfo rm . T h e y discuss
which
territories
need
w orking.
S i s t e r p i c k s o n e s h e w o u l d lik e to w o r k
a n d is i n v i t e d t o c o m e t o t e r r i t o r y
c o u n t e r a f t e r m e e t i n g t o o b t a i n it.
( M a g a z i n e - t e r r i t o r y s e r v a n t is e n
c o u r a g e d t o h a v e l i s t p r e p a r e d a n d on
display n e a r m a s t e r m a p before the
service m eeting.)
15 m i n : Y o u r A t t i t u d e C o u n t s . ( D i s
cussion a n d d e m o n s tra tio n ) C h a irm a n
c an d r a w c o m m e n ts from audience,
stre ssin g need for discern m en t, e m
p a th y a n d co n sid eratio n in a n s w e rin g
o b j e c t i o n s . If o n e s a y s h e is b u s y , t r y
to a s c e r t a i n w h a t h e m e a n s . I s h e on
his w a y o u t th is v e ry m in u te ? Does
h e m e a n h e d o e s n t h a v e a ll m o r n i n g ?
Is h e doing s o m e th in g u r g e n t a t th e
m o m e n t b u t w ould be free a s h o r t tim e
l a t e r ? O r is h e t o o b u s y s i m p l y b e c a u s e
h e is n o t i n t e r e s t e d ? A t t i m e s s i n c e r e l y
acknow ledging
the
objection
and
leaving a friendly im pression w ith o u t
giving th e r e g u la r serm on m a y be the
b e st course. Or re sp o n d in g w ith a
q u e s t i o n a s to w h a t o t h e r t i m e w o u ld
be conv en ien t, e ith e r t h a t s a m e d a y or
a n o th e r day, m ig h t be advisable. B eing
d i s c e r n i n g w ill e n a b l e u s to a v o i d
g i v i n g t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t w e a r e too
p e r s i s t e n t . If w e d i s c e r n t h a t t h e
p e r s o n is j u s t b e i n g e v a s i v e w e m a y
fe e l i t a d v i s a b l e to t r y to o v e r c o m e t h e
objection. P ossibly by a ck n o w led g in g
i t a n d s u g g e s t i n g t h a t we will t a k e only
a few m in u te s a n d th en keeping our
w o r d w e will b e g i v e n a c h a n c e t o g iv e
a brief w itn ess. A udience c a n be a sk e d
to give su g g e s tio n s on how th e y h av e
b e e n a b l e to h a n d l e t h e o b j e c t i o n , I m
b u s y . If t i m e a l l o w s a n d t h e r e is
a n o t h e r o b j e c t i o n v e r y c o m m o n to
y o u r t e r r i t o r y , t h i s too c a n b e d i s
cussed, a n d d e m o n s tr a t e d by p u b lish er
p r e p a r e d in a d v a n c e .
15 m i n : C o n s i d e r a t i o n of a n a s p e c t of
t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n s a c t i v i t y t h a t n e e d s
atte n tio n a n d w h a t each publisher can
do f o r i m p r o v e m e n t . T h e m a i n p o i n t
m e n t i o n e d on t h e l a t e s t c i r c u i t s e r
v a n t s r e p o r t c a n b e c o v e re d .
10 m i n :
Concluding co m m en ts. I n
c l u d e a r t i c l e I t C o s t s $1,200 a M o n t h .
S o n g 47.
15 m i n :
T h e m e : W illing a n d E ffective K in g
d o m S e r v i c e . S o n g 39.
10 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m e n ts . F a m i ly g ro u p c a n be sh o w n
considering te x t an d talk in g about
T h e o c ra tic N e w s item s. To m a k e it
l i v e ly a n d i n t e r e s t i n g , t h e c h i l d r e n
c o u l d b e f i n d i n g p l a c e s m e n t i o n e d on
a m a p . C o m p a r e f i g u r e s w i t h t h o s e in
t h e l a t e s t Y e a r b o o k t o g iv e t h e m
m o re m eaning. D ra w out com m ents
f r o m c h i l d r e n to s h o w t h a t t h e s e
f i g u r e s r e p r e s e n t p e o p le w h o s h o w t h e y
w a n t t o s e r v e J e h o v a h a n d live
t h r o u g h A r m a g e d d o n w i t h us.
10 m i n : B e W i l l i n g t o S e r v e w i t h
W h a t Y o u H a v e . ( T a l k b a s e d on
m a t e r i a l i n J u l y 1, 1965, W a t c h to w er. )
15 m i n : M e e t i n g s fo r F i e l d S e r v i c e .
(D e m o n s tra tio n a n d discussion) C h a ir
m a n c a n c o m m e n t b rie fly o n b e n e f i t
of p ra c tic a l in s tru c tio n a t m e e tin g s for
field s e r v i c e . S t u d y c o n d u c t o r s c a n
p a r t i c u l a r l y b e e n c o u r a g e d to c o m m e n t
o n t h e follow ing. S u g g e s t e d p o i n t s fo r
th ese
m eetings,
listed u n d e r A n
n o u n c e m e n t s i n K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y ,
c a n b e w o rk ed into schedule by each
stu d y conductor a s appropriate. The
one h a n d lin g m e e tin g s for service
s h o u l d t a k e t h e i n i t i a t i v e . If m a n y
p u b lish e rs a re going to be m a k in g
back-calls, th e n th e conductor m a y
w a n t to discuss th e b ack -call activity.
T h e c o n d u c t o r s h o u l d b e a l e r t to c h e c k
a n d s e e if b a c k - c a l l s a r e b e i n g m a d e .
If t h e w e a t h e r is b a d , i t m a y b e b e s t
t o w o r k i n s i d e t e r r i t o r y o r t o do b a c k ca ll w o r k . C e r t a i n h o l i d a y s m a y m a k e
it a d v isab le to ch an g e th e serm o n
slightly o r to use a d ifferent serm on.
C u r r e n t e v e n t s c a n b e w o r k e d in t o
t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n a n d s o m e t i m e c o u ld
be u sed to discuss or d e m o n s tr a te how
t h i s c a n b e d o n e. I f s o m e c a l l s o n i n
a c tiv e p e rs o n s a re going to be m a d e
b e f o r e o r a f t e r t h e r e g u l a r field
m inistry, Y earbook experiences such
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F IR S T M E E T I N G IN S E P T E M B E R
m e n t i o n e d (a lso s e e pp. 65, 77-78, 125,
T h e m e : B o l d l y S p e a k i n g G o d s W o r d
243-244). If n e w p u b l i s h e r s a r e g o i n g
o u t in s e r v i c e f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e , t h e w i t h H i s S p i r i t . S o n g 80.
5 m in: I n tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m
c o n d u c to r m a y w a n t to d iscu ss th e
si m p l ifi e d s e r m o n . G ood local e x m e n t s .
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10 mi n :
T a l k o n B o ld ly S p e a k i n g
G o d s W o r d w i t h H i s S p i r i t . (S e e
S e p t e m b e r 1, 1965, W a t c h t o w e r . )
25 mi n : E f f e c t i v e B a c k - C a l l s .
(5 m i n . ) A t a l k e n c o u r a g i n g p u b
lishers to be su re t h a t th e ir service
s c h e d u l e a l l o w s a su fficien t p a r t of
th e i r service tim e to m a k e b a c k -c a lls
o n all i n t e r e s t e d o n e s l o c a t e d : a f t e r
all, t h e y a r e t h e o n e s w e a r e l o o k i n g
for. M a k e c a lls p r o m p t l y . S u g g e s t t h a t
a b o u t h a l f of o n e s s e r v i c e t i m e m a y
be s p e n t in b a c k - c a l l a n d B ib l e s t u d y
a c t i v i t y . B a c k - c a l l s m a y be m a d e a n d
studies conducted an y tim e: w eekdays,
e v e n i n g s , S a t u r d a y o r S u n d a y . G ive
p r o d u c t i v e B ib l e s t u d i e s p r i o r i t y on
service schedule, arranging' o th e r s e r
v ic e a c t i v i t y a r o u n d t h e m w h e n t h a t is
necessary.
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v ic e m e e t i n g to h e lp p u b l i s h e r s in
a u d i e n c e to p r e p a r e f o r b a c k - c a l l s on
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calls fro m th e ir H o u s e - to - H o u s e R e c
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t h e r e a n d t h e n a s k f o r s u g g e s t i o n s on
h o w to h a n d l e t h e s e s i t u a t i o n s . In
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t h e a u d i e n c e t o o ff er s u g g e s t i o n s . E n
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c a l l s o n w h i c h t h e y w o u l d like help,
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hands.)
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s o m e t h i n g d e f i n it e t o s a y w h e n h o u s e
h o l d e r c o m e s t o t h e door, a n d d e fi n it e
S c rip tu ra l m a te r ia l to consider w ith
h i m . B e r e a d y t o s t a r t a s t u d y . (2) Do
n o t t r y t o c o v e r to o m u c h i n f o r m a t i o n
o n o n e call. R e v i e w w h a t is l e a r n e d ;
it h e l p s h o u s e h o l d e r to a p p r e c i a t e t h e
b e n e f i t of t h e d i s c u s s i o n . (3) E n
c o u r a g e h o u s e h o l d e r to u s e h i s o w n
B ib le ; it m a k e s g r e a t e r i m p r e s s i o n on
h i m . If h e d o e s n o t k n o w h o w t o find
texts, explain w h a t th e n u m b e rs m e a n
a n d h o w t o u s e t h e i n d e x in t h e f r o n t
of h i s B ible. R a t h e r t h a n l o o k i n g u p
t h e s c r i p t u r e s f o r h im , h elp h i m t o
l e a r n h o w . (4) In m a n y c a s e s it is
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listen, a s k w h e n it w ould b e c o n
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do n o t find c e r t a i n o n e s a t h o m e , t r y
a different tim e e a rlier or la te r in th e
d a y , o r a n o t h e r d a y of t h e w e e k .
(5) If s o m e w h o s e e m t o be t e a c h a b l e
a r e a l w a y s b u s y ( M a t t . 13:22), t r y
h av in g a brief o n e-scrip tu re p r e s e n ta
ti o n r e a d y ; u s e a d i f f e r e n t t e x t e a c h
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u p t h e i n t e r e s t . (6) I f s o m e w h o a t
f i r s t s h o w e d i n t e r e s t s e e m cool w h e n
y o u r e t u r n , it m a y b e t h a t f a m i l y o r
f r i e n d s r i d i c u l e d . ( M a t t . 13:20, 21) T r y
to be u n d e rs ta n d in g , p a tie n t; e n d e a v o r
to s t r e n g t h e n t h e i r f a i t h . (7) D o n o t
b e c o m e d i s c o u r a g e d . D iv i d i n g w o r k
t a k i n g p la c e . Y o u r p e r s e v e r a n c e a n d
k i n d n e s s , e v e n in t h e f a c e of re b u f f s ,
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s h i p of J e h o v a h .
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tion th e se v e n p o in ts s e t o ut here. A s k
t h e p u b l i s h e r s to s t a t e t h e m , o n e a t a
tim e, a n d t h e n to offer a d d itio n a l
b rief c o m m e n ts to em p h asize th e ir
v a lu e .
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p r e s e n t t h e c u r r e n t offer. E x p e r i e n c e s
a lre a d y h a d in p r e s e n tin g th e offer
c a n be e n t e r t a i n e d .
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w o rk ed rec e n tly a n d you m ay a sk i n v i t a t i o n t o a t t e n d o u r m e e t i n g s m a y
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b ers, or th e y m a y belong to a m ilita ry
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te r r ito r y to w o rk d u rin g th e week. u p r i g h t ; o t h e r s m a y b e d i s h o n e s t or
l i v in g in a d u l t e r y . W e do
You stu d y co nd u cto rs m ay find t h a t nt hoet y imn qa uyi rbe
e i n t o t h e i r p r i v a t e lives
you can w o rk w ith y o u r g ro u p s in b e f o r e i n v i t i n g t h e m t o t h e m e e t i n g s .
one of th ese te r r ito r ie s on w eek A s lo n g a s t h e y s h o w a s i n c e r e d e s i r e
l e a r n G o d s W o r d , t h e y a r e w e l
en d s o r a t o th e r convenient times. to
c o m e . A n d if, o n o b s e r v i n g howr t h e
F a m ily gro u p s o r pio n eers m ay wish m e e t i n g is c o n d u c t e d , s o m e o f t h e s e
to w o rk some o f th ese te rrito rie s . n e w c o m e r s r a i s e t h e i r h a n d t o offer
m e n t, t h e conductor, u s in g his
And as w e s e a rc h in th ese t e r r i ao wcno m
g o o d j u d g m e n t , m a y c all o n t h e m
tories, b ro th ers, w h a t a r e we a f te r ? j u s t a s h e w o u l d call o n a n y o n e else.
W e a r e looking fo r sheeplike ones T h e i r c o m m e n t i n g in t h e m e e t i n g d o e s
w ho desire to le a rn th e tr u th , a r e n t nn iozte dm ea as n p tahr at t oft h et hy e acr oe n gb reei ng ga t iroenc;o git
w e? As you en d ea v o r to cover each is s i m p l y p a r t of o u r a r r a n g e m e n t to
of th e te r r ito r ie s in y o u r congrega h e l p t h e m to l e a r n t h e t r u t h . A s t h e y
grow' in a c c u r a t e k n o w l e d g e t h e y will
tion w e p ra y t h a t Je h o v a h will b e g i n t o s e e f o r t h e m s e l v e s w h a t
bless you w ith good success a n d c h a n g e s t h e y m u s t m a k e in o r d e r to
p l e a s e J e h o v a h . Col. 3:9, 10.
m an y h a p p y ex periences in finding
Of course, p erso n s w ho a t one tim e
w e r e J e h o v a h s w i t n e s s e s b u t a r e n'ow
a n d feeding th e sheeplike ones.
disfellow shiped or w h o h a v e d is
associated them selves by deliberately
c h o o s i n g a c o u r s e in v i o l a t i o n of
C h ris tia n n e u tr a li ty w ould n o t be i n
A t m e e tin g s fo r service d u rin g v ite d to c o m m e n t, in h a r m o n y w ith
A u g u s t w e s u g g e s t t h a t y o u c o n w h a t is w r i t t e n a t 2 J o h n 8-11.
sid er h o w to co n clu d e h o u se-to -h o u se
H o w e v e r , if a n y o n e w h o is c a l l e d on
ca lls o n a f r i e n d l y n o t e w h e n (1) p e r t o c o m m e n t g i v e s a n u n s c r i p t u r a l a n
son is t o o b u s y . (2) p e r s o n is n o t s w e r , t h e c o n d u c t o r s h o u l d t a c t f u l l y
i n t e r e s t e d , (3) l i t e r a t u r e o ffer is r e see t h a t t h e r i g h t t h o u g h t is p r e s e n t e d ,
fu s e d , a n d (4) p e r s o n d o e s n o t w a n t to e i t h e r e x p l a i n i n g i t h i m s e l f o r c a ll in g
t a l k . I t w o u l d b e m o s t e ffe c tiv e t o c o n o n s o m e o n e e ls e t o c o m m e n t . S h o u ld
s i d e r o n l y o n e of t h e s e e a c h w e e k .
i t b e t h a t a n e w c o m e r e n d e a v o r s to
A ctual count of lite ra tu re inv en to ry p u rs u e th e discussion f u r th e r, the
s h o u l d b e t a k e n in S e p t e m b e r . T w o c o n d u c t o r c a n k i n d l y e x p l a i n t h a t w e
l i t e r a t u r e i n v e n t o r y f o r m s a r e b e i n g h a v e a l i m i t e d t i m e to c o v e r t h e le sson
s e n t t o e a c h c o n g r e g a t i o n w i t h t h e b u t t h a t h e will b e g l a d t o t a l k t o h i m
m o n th ly s ta te m e n t. T h e original should p erso n ally a f t e r th e m e e tin g .
b e filled o u t a n d r e t u r n e d t o t h e
So w e w e l c o m e t h o s e w h o a r e i n
S o c i e t y n o l a t e r t h a n S e p t e m b e r 5. t e r e s t e d in G o d s W o r d . T h e i r c o m
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a n e w c h a r t a n d a s u p p l y o f c o n g r e g a o t h e r s to o. H e b . 10:24, 25.
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fo re w e know it we m a y be absorbed
in an a n im a te d conversation, w ith
a good w itn e s s b eing given. Be a le r t
to th is possibility. T r y it. U se v er
s a tility in d e a lin g w ith people in
th e m in is tr y a n d chang e su b je c ts
w hen a p p ro p ria te .
4 F o r in stan ce, if a househ old er
says, I m re a lly no t i n t e r e s t e d ; you
people call so o fte n , you m ig h t
close y o u r Bible, to in d ic a te t h a t
you a r e n o t going to be p e rs is te n t,
and , w ith a frie n d ly smile, s a y :
You p ro b a b ly w o n d e r w h y w e con
tin u e to call, especially w h en some
people a re n o t in te re s te d a n d tell
u s so. I f a s p a r k of in te re s t is
g e n e ra te d a n d th is a p p ro a c h h as
o fte n accom plished j u s t t h a t an d
you a r e ab le to continue, you m ig h t
s a y : I t is b ecause of th e urgency ^ Watch Tower missionaries not per
of o u r tim e s a n d o u t of love fo r mitted to continue in Cambodia after
lio n e st-h e arte d persons. 1 w ou ld feel June 1. O ther missionaries from Western
acco u n tab le to God if I w ould p a s s lands also required to leave.
y o u r door. H e h a s com m anded t h a t
th is good n ew s of th e K ingdom be ^ Freedom of worship denied to Jeho
p re a c h e d so t h a t everyone h a s a n vah's witnesses in Tanzania as govern
o p p o rtu n ity to h e ar. N otice how ment declares them an unlaw ful society.
th is p o in t is m ad e in M a tth e w 24: Brothers continue to put their trust in
14. T h e re a fte r, you m ay be able Jehovah.
^ Haiti reports a fine assembly in
to c o n tin u e y o u r serm on.
5 W e e n co u ra g e you to give th isPort-au-Prince, with 75 9 present and six
m a t te r some th o u g h t a n d a little baptized.
a d v a n c e p re p a ra tio n . T h in k how r e ^ Leopoldville, Congo, branch shows
w a r d in g it w ill be to h a v e some 50-percent increase, with 4 ,2 4 3 p u b
listen w ho m ig h t o th erw ise not h a v e lishers.
done so. T h en , too, o u r w itn essin g Central A frica branch, with 706 pu b
w ill be m u ch m o re in te re s tin g to lishers in M ay, reports total attendance
u s person ally . So, if th e su b je c t o f 1,601 fo r public meetings a t's e v e n
of y o u r se rm o n does not in te re s t circuit assemblies during the month.
th e householder, w h y not c h a n g e it?
As you p r e s e n t th e good new s be A Reasonable Objective
( ConVd)
a w a re of th e w isd o m of u s in g v e r h o u seh o ld er th e benefit of th e doubt.
sa tility .
E v e n if you do no t h a v e a n op
p o r tu n ity to say very m uch, if you
a r e ab le to leave th e in d iv id u a l
in a b e tte r f ra m e of m ind, t h a t
tr u ly is a fine accom plishm ent. T h is
m e t a w o m an w ho looked o u t from w ill p ro v id e a good fo u n d a tio n to
a n u p p e r w indow . She s a id she b u ild on a t a la te r tim e.
could n o t t a lk now. H e suggested
4 K eep in g a b ala n c ed view a n d
h e could call la te r, in a n h o u r or
so. She rep lied t h a t she m ig h t be s e ttin g a rea so n a b le goal w ill help
going o u t t h a t m o rn in g a n d w as u s to d e a l w ith v a rio u s s itu a tio n s
n o t s u re sh e w ou ld be in. Sensing successfully a n d to be a r e a l bless
t h a t s h e d id n o t w a n t to consent ing to people we m eet in th e field
to a discussion, h e le ft a h a n d b ill m in istry . A t tim es w e m a y encou n
w ith o u t p e rs is tin g in try in g to give t e r difficult s itu a tio n s t h a t re q u ire
a v e rb a l w itn ess, rea liz in g t h a t if g r e a t p atien ce. D isc ern m e n t w ill a id
h e le f t h e r in a good f ra m e of m in d us to k n ow w h a t k in d of people
som eone else on a la te r c all m ig h t w e a r e w o rk in g w ith a n d th e b est
a p p ro a c h to tak e . W e c a n n o t ex
find h e r m o re receptive.
3 T h e se common experiences showp e c t a ll p e rso n s to resp o n d to th e
t h a t o u r a t t i t u d e is a n im p o r ta n t K ingdom m essage. R em em b er t h a t
f a c to r in w in n in g o v er h o u seh olders o u rs is a s e p a r a tin g w o rk a n d th e
o r leav in g a fa v o ra b le im pression, goal is n o t w o rld conversion. M ost
w h ic h m ay open u p th e o p p o rtu n ity p e rso n s w ill co n tinu e to re je c t th e
fo r a f u t u r e w itn e s s to be given. K in g d o m message, b u t sheeplike
B y giv ing th e ho useh o ld er th e b ene ones w ill lis te n a n d s a y it is th e
fit of th e d o u b t a n d p u ttin g o u rse lf t r u t h . B y keeping o u r objective
into h is shoes, so to speak, w e will clearly in focus an d re ly in g on J e
know how to give a n a n s w e r to h o v a h fo r th e needed s tr e n g th w e
each one a s w e p re s e n t th e good w ill rejo ice in o u r m in is te ria l a s
sig n m e n t a s did J e su s . Ps. 4 0 : 8.
new s. Col. 4 : 6.
Y o u r A ttitu d e C oun ts
1 H a v e you fo u n d in h a n d lin g ob
jec tio n s th a t y o u r a t t i t u d e to w a rd
a p erso n is o fte n a s im p o r ta n t as
w h a t you sa y ? R ecen tly a b ro th e r
called on a m a n w ho w a s n o t very
receptive. H e s a id he w a s b u sy doing
sp rin g cleaning. T h e p u b lis h e r d is
cerned fro m th e b e ad s of s w e a t on
th e m a n s fa c e t h a t he w a s indeed
busy. So h e acknow ledged th is, s a y
ing he w ou ld be g la d to call a n o th e r
time, a n d e x te n d e d a n in v ita tio n to
th e pub lic talk . H e th e n k in d ly sug
gested to th e m a n t h a t h e be c a re
f u l n o t to overdo him self. T h is bit
o f sy m p a th e tic u n d e r s ta n d in g k in
dled a n im m e d ia te s p a r k of f rie n d
liness t h a t led to a b rie f general
co n v ersation a n d th e p lac in g of
tw o m ag azines. U sing d iscern m en t
a n d sh o w in g e m p a th y by acknow l
edging th is sin c e re objection w ith
o u t s te a m ro llin g over it bro u g h t
fine r e s u lts a n d p r e p a r e d th e w ay
f o r a r e t u r n visit.
2 At a n o th e r hom e th e p u b lish e r
Press On to Maturity.
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SEPTEMBER, 1965
^D ea k ty M is k e h s :T h e E u ro p e a n series of W ord
of T r u t h assem blies a tte n d e d by
B ro th e r K n o rr a n d B ro th e r F ra n z
an d 902 o th e r b ro th e rs a n d sisters
fro m th is side of th e A tlan tic, along
w ith some from A frica an d th e
M iddle E a s t, cam e to a successful
conclusion w ith th e assem bly in
B e rlin J u ly 21-25. T hough the
w e a th e r w a s cool d u rin g m ost of
th e se assem blies, a w a rm feeling
w a s b u ilt up am ong all th e brothers,
a n d g re a t ap p re c ia tio n w a s ex
p ressed fo r th e assem bly prog ram
a n d for th e C h ristia n u n ity experi
enced.
B ro th e rs from some lan d s w here
th e re is not freedom o f assem bly
fo r J e h o v a h s people enjoyed going
to o th e r co u n tries to atten d . A
special t r a i n w a s a rra n g e d by the
b ro th e rs in Greece so th ey could
s h a re in an all-G reek assem bly of
th e ir own in connection w ith the
V ienna assem bly, an d over 1,200
w ere p re se n t fo r those G reek m eet
ings. As you can imagine, th e e n th u
siasm r a n h ig h ; an d th is w a s also
evident a t th e S p an ish an d P o r tu
guese m eetings a t Basel. In all,
m ore th a n 2,000 cam e fro m th e
Ib e ria n P enin su la. M ore w o uld have
been p rese n t if th e police h a d not
refu sed to g r a n t them passports.
However, those w ho did a tte n d w ere
able to ta k e b a ck glow ing reports.
In addition, m a n y of th e tra v e le rs
fro m the U n ite d S ta te s a n d C anada
visited S p ain a n d P o rtu g a l a n d so
w e re able to stre n g th e n th e b ro th e rs
th e re sp iritu a lly . M any sa id th a t
th e ir visit to th ese la n d s w a s the
h ig hlig ht of th e ir trip.
Among th e benefits to th e E u ro
pean b ro th e rs from th e ir assem blies
w a s the release of publications in
th e ir own languages, su c h as L et
Y o u r Xante B e Sanctified in D a n
ish, Your W ill B e Done on E a r t h
in F ren ch, th e B abylon book in Ger
m an, A ll S c rip tu r e I s Inspired of
God and Beneficial in F in n ish , an d
o th e rs too. T h u s th ey have f u r th e r
equipm ent to use in boldly speaking
G ods W ord w ith his spirit. R eports
fro m th e assem blies a re as fo llo w s :
Matt. 1 0 :2 8 .
VOL. V III
NO, 9
"Let Us Go On"
1 P a u s e fo r a few m om ents an d
m e d ita te on your a c tiv ity in b eh alf
o f p u re w o rsh ip th is p a s t service
year. W h a t a re y o u r th o u g h ts? Did
you a d d to y o u r knowledge a n d a p
p rec iatio n of G ods W ord of tr u t h
d u rin g th e y e a r? Did you reach
some of th e service goals you h ad
in m ind? D id you prog ress to w a rd
C h ris tia n m a tu rity ? D id you help
someone else to do th e sam e? I f
you did some of these things, th en
you m u st have a s a tisfy in g feeling
of accom plishm ent. We rejoice w ith
you in this.
2 B u t th e re m ay be a n um b er of
th in g s you d id not g et done. P o s
sibly you w a n te d to be a vacatio n
pioneer or a re g u la r one, b u t circum
sta n c e s did not allow it. I t could be
t h a t sickness o r som ething else be
yond y o u r control p rev en ted you
from accom plishing as m uch as you
w a n ted to. Does th is m ak e you feel
so m ew h at discouraged? I f so, let it
be only tem p o rary .
3 T h e im p o rta n t th in g s now are,
H av e we been f a ith f u l in doing the
will of Je h o v a h ? Are w e e n d u rin g
C ITY
P U B . MTG. A T T .
IMMERSION
D ublin
3,948
65
31,501
576
E d in b u rg h
12,332
199
Oslo
426
H elsink i
17,088
R o tte rd a m
21,816
406
C h arlero i
11,710
310
3,835
L uxem bourg
80
1,086
36,785
B asel
12,266
409
Vienna
8,916
137
B erlin
All together, 160,197 w e re p rese n t
fo r th e public m eetings a t th is series
of te n assem blies, a n d 3,694 w ere
baptized. M ore d etailed new s about
these assem blies a n d th e ones in th e
U n ited S ta te s an d C anada w ill be
p u b lish ed shortly. M ay Jeh o v ah be
w ith you a n d bless you as you use
th e th in g s gained a t th e assem blies
fo r a d v an cem en t in y o u r m in istry .
Y our b ro th e rs, rejoicing w ith you
in th e p rivilege of assem bling to
g e th e r in th ese la st day s.
B rooklyn B r a n c h
O f f ic e
S E C O N D M E E T I N G IN S E P T E M B E R
T h e m e : R e j o i c i n g in O u r P r o g r e s s .
S o n g 23.
5 m in: In tro d u ctio n , text, com m ents.
10 m i n :
B ranch
letter.
V olunteers
f r o m a u d i e n c e c a n e x p r e s s b riefly w h a t
t h e y feel is o u t s t a n d i n g in e a c h p a r a
g r a p h . C o m m e n t on t h e b e n e f i t s y o u r
congregation derived from the a s s e m
bly t h i s s u m m e r .
18 m i n :
O u r P r o g r e s s in F a i t h a n d
Service. T a lk an d discussion on p r o g
ress of c o n g re g a tio n d u rin g p a s t year.
U s e A c t s 16:4, 5 a s i n t r o d u c t i o n a n d
w e a v e it into discussion a s a p p r o
p riate. T h is should deal w ith c o n g re
g a t i o n s s p i r i t u a l i t y a n d a c c o m p l i s h
m e n t s in field m i n i s t r y . T h e s p e a k e r
s h o u l d c o m p a r e c o n g r e g a t i o n s a c
c o m p lish m e n ts w ith its own p a s t
a c t i v i t y a n d p r e s e n t p o t e n t i a l for
expansion, giving c o m m en d atio n a n d
w holesom e suggestions for fu rth e r
g r o w t h in a c t i v i t y a n d n u m b e r s a s
w ell a s s p i r i t u a l i t y . I t w o u l d be g o o d
a l s o to c o n s i d e r t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n ' s
a c t i v i t y in t h e l i g h t of t h e s u g g e s t e d
s e r v i c e g o als. S u c h p o i n t s a s h o w
m a n y n e w p u b l i s h e r s w e r e s t a r t e d in
t h e field, t h e n u m b e r w h o w e r e b a p
tized, i m p r o v e m e n t in field s e r v i c e
a v e r a g e s , r e g u l a r i t y in field s e r v ic e ,
m eetin g attendance,
n e w p io n e e r s ,
n u m b e r of v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r s , etc., m a y
be considered. O th er highlights th a t
a p p l y to t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , s u c h a s
d e d i c a t i o n of a n e w hall, f o r m a t i o n
of n e w s e r v i c e c e n t e r s o r a n e w c o n
g r e g a t i o n , c a n a ls o b e m e n t i o n e d .
P o s s i b l y t h e r e c o u ld b e a d i s c u s s i o n
a m o n g sev eral s tu d y c o n d u c to rs or
m a tu r e publishers b ringing out some
of t h e a b o v e p o ints.
E m p h a s i z e t h e g r o w t h in s p i r i t u a l i t y
in t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n a n d w h a t h a s b e e n
accom plished
by
serving
together
d u r i n g t h e p a s t y e a r . B e u p b u il d in g ,
e n c o u r a g i n g a n d h elp fu l.
T h e r e will be n o n e e d to c o m p i le t h e
t o t a l s a n d a v e r a g e s of e a c h p u b l i s h e r
on his reco rd c a rd nor should th e
c a r d s be g i v e n o u t, t h o u g h i n d i v i d u a l
p u b l i s h e r s a r e a l w a y s w e l c o m e t o see
t h e i r c a r d . E a c h o n e s h o u l d be m a d e to
feel a p a r t of t h e a c c o m p l i s h m e n t of
th e e n tire congregation. T h e a s s is ta n t
c o n g re g a tio n s e r v a n t c a n provide som e
helpful sta tistic s to th e overseer r e
g a r d i n g t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n s m i n i s t r y
an d grow th. How th e new c o m m a n d
m e n t of love c a n i n f lu e n c e t h e c o n
g r e g a t i o n s a c t i v i t y f o r t h e c o m i n g
y e a r m i g h t be c o n s i d e r e d . U n d o u b t e d l y
t h e o v e r s e e r w ill w a n t t o h a n d l e this.
15 m i n : Q u e s t i o n - a n d - a n s w e r c o v e r
a g e o f L e t U s Go O n .
2 m i n : A c c o u n t s s e r v a n t s r e p o r t .
10 m i n :
Concluding com m ents, in
c l u d i n g J u l y S e r v i c e R e p o r t a n d local
A u g u s t r e p o r t . E n c o u r a g e all to o r d e r
a d d i t i o n a l c o p ie s of s p e c i a l O c t o b e r 8
a n d O c t o b e r 15 i s s u e s of A w a k e !
and
W a t c h t o w e r
for
use
next
m o n t h . S u g g e s t e d g o a l s : 30 f o r p u b
li s h e r s , 200 fo r p i o n e e r s f o r t h e m o n t h .
S o n g 70.
T H IR D
M E E T IN G
IN S E P T E M B E R
T h e m e : S u c c e s s f u l l y W i t n e s s i n g to
R e l a t i v e s a n d O t h e r s . S o n g 87.
5 m in: In tro d u ctio n , text, com m ents.
15 m i n :
H a v e Y ou T r i e d T h i s ?
A u d i e n c e p a r t i c i p a t i o n . I n c l u d e local
e x p e r i e n c e s if t i m e allow s.
30 m i n : H a v e Y o u T o l d Y o u r R e l a
ti v e s ? D iscussion a n d d e m o n s tra tio n
b a s e d o n a r t i c l e in A u g u s t 1, 1965,
W a t c h t o w e r . E n c o u r a g e all, i n a d
v a n c e , t o b r i n g t h i s is su e.
(18 m i n . ) E n t h u s i a s t i c d i s c u s s i o n of
M E E T I N G IN S E P T E M B E R
M E E T IN G
IN S E P T E M B E R
( T h o s e h a v i n g F r i d a y m e e t i n g will
h a v e t h i s p r o g r a m O c t o b e r 1.)
T h e m e : A d v a n c e P r e p a r a t i o n A id s
U s to S p e a k Boldly. S o n g 27.
5 min: In tro d u c tio n , te x t, c o m m e n ts .
15 m i n : W a k e T h e m U p to t h e U r
g e n c y of O u r T i m e s . Q u e s t i o n s a n d
answ ers.
10 mi n :
M a t u r e b r o t h e r will d i s c u s s
w ith au d ie n c e th e m a te r ia l in Q u e s
ti o n Box. S h o w h o w t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n
is a logical e x t e n s i o n of t h a t p r e s e n t e d
in l a s t m o n t h s Q u e s t i o n B ox. H i g h
l i g h t t h e p r i n c i p l e s in v olved.
20 mi n :
N e w s e r m o n f o r A w a k e !
cam paign.
T h e m e : M e a n i n g of W o r l d C o n d i t i o n s
2 T i m . 3:1 C r i t i c a l t i m e s f o r e t o l d f o r
las t d a y s
2 T i m . 3:2-5 (Read p a r t s ) W e are
l i v i n g in Mast d a y s "
2 P e t . 3:13 H o p e lies in God's r i g h
te ou s n e w s y s te m of t h i n g s
A s u g g e s te d w a y to give th is se r m o n
is t h i s ( a f t e r i n i t i a l g r e e t i n g ) : I h a v e
c a ll e d t o s e e y o u f o r j u s t a few
m in u tes. I h a v e s o m e th in g to s h a r e
w ith you t h a t can m a k e yo u r day m ore
c h e e r f u l . T h e r e a r e m a n y c o n d i t i o n s in
th e w orld t h a t a r e a so u rce of g r e a t
concern to sincere persons. P ro b le m s
in t h e h o m e , in m a k i n g a li v in g a n d
in p r o t e c t i n g o u r s e l v e s a g a i n s t c r i m e
a r e c o n s t a n t l y i n c r e a s i n g . W ' h a t d o es
i t all m e a n ? T h e Bible, w h i c h y o u no
d o u b t h a v e in y o u r o w n h o m e , g i v e s
t h e a n s w e r . N o t i c e w h a t it s a y s a b o u t
these
critical tim e s
h e re in 2
T i m o t h y 3:1: . . . [ R e a d ] , So t h e
B ib l e e m p h a s i z e s t h a t s u c h c r i t i c a l
2
M E E T IN G
IN
OCTOBER
(F o r those h a v in g F r i d a y m e e tin g s
t h i s will b e t h e s e c o n d m e e t i n g . )
T h e m e : H elp M en G et S av ed from
T h i s C r o o k e d G e n e r a t i o n . ( A c t s 2:40)
S o n g 59.
5 min: In tro d u c tio n , te x t, c o m m e n ts .
10 m i n :
T a l k o n O c t o b e r s t h e m e
H elp M en G et S aved fro m T h is
Crooked G e n e ra tio n .
15 m i n : Good R e p o r t s . D i s c u s s w i t h
audience. Include T h e o c ra tic N ew s
ite m s ; th ese also a r e good rep o rts.
20 m i n :
P resenting
the
A w a k e !
s u b s c r i p t i o n c o n v i n c i n g l y . ( B r i e f talk ,
interview , d em o n stratio n a n d s u m m a
ti o n ) B e i n g c o n v i n c e d of t h e v a l u e of
A w a k e ! we w a n t to h a v e effective
s h a r e in h e l p i n g o t h e r s to a p p r e c i a t e
it. T h e c l a r i t y w i t h w h i c h w e d e s c r i b e
t h e A w a k e ! a n d i t s p u r p o s e will, to
a g r e a t extent, d e te rm in e th e success
of o u r effort. A d v a n c e p r e p a r a t i o n is
n e e d e d in o r d e r t o b e c o n v i n c i n g . Tt
is o f t e n g o o d t o u s e a specific p o i n t
f r o m a n a r t i c l e t h a t t i e s in w i t h o u r
s e r m o n , p o s s i b l y r e a d i n g t h i s to t h e
householder. W e c a n also m a k e effec
t i v e u s e of t h e m a t e r i a l on t h e in s i d e
of t h e c o v e r on T h e R e a s o n f o r T h i s
M a g a z i n e , g i v i n g a n o v e r a l l v i e w of
A w a k e ! T h e n u m b e r of l a n g u a g e s
in w h i c h A w a k e ! is p u b l i s h e d a s
w ell a s i t s c i r c u l a t i o n c o u l d b e m e n
tio n e d . So w e c a n r e f e r t o a specific
p o i n t in a n a r t i c l e , g i v e s o m e i n f o r m a
tive c o m m e n ts a b o u t th e overall f e a
t u r e s a n d b e n e f i t s of A w a k e ! , o r a
c o m b i n a t i o n o f t h e s e . U s u a l l y i t is
b e s t n o t t o c o v e r too m a n y p o in t s .
A fte r a brief ta lk on th e above, th e
s p e a k e r can in te rv ie w two pu b lish ers
w h o h a v e p r e p a r e d in a d v an ce, a s k in g
t h e m w h a t p o i n t s t h e y f o u n d e ffe c tiv e
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one c a n b e a s k e d to d e m o n s tr a t e a
p r e s e n t a t i o n , u s i n g t h i s s p e c i a l is s u e
of A w a k e ! A u d i e n c e c a n t h e n b e i n
v i t e d to c o m m e n t o n v a l u e of p o i n t s
dem onstrated. C hairm an can s u m
m arize, e n c o u ra g in g all to p r e s e n t
A w a k e ! c o n v i n c i n g l y .
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1 T h e o th e r day we w e re ta lk in g
to th e b ro th e rs in th e W ritin g D e
p a r tm e n t a n d th e y let us h a v e a
glim pse of w h a t h a s been p re p a re d
fo r th e special O ctober 8 issue of
A w a k e ! We w ere delighted, a n d
w e a r e s u re t h a t you will be too.
2 T hey ex p lain ed to u s t h a t th is
issu e h a s been p re p a re d in such
a w ay as to h a v e a s tro n g appeal
to p erso ns w ith a m in im um of in
te r e s t in religious m a tte rs . T h e re
a r e a lot of th o se people in our
te rrito ry , a r e n t th e re ? T h ey m ay
be concerned a b o u t the problem s
of life t h a t seem to affect them
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sid e r w h a t th e B ible say s ab o u t
th e urgency of th e tim es. So th is
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t o p i c s t h a t p e o p le a r e i n t e r e s t
ed in ta lk in g about. I t discusses
th em from a s ta n d p o in t th a t they
will ap p re c ia te, a n d th en proceeds
to show w h a t fine advice th e B ible
gives on how to cope w ith these
problem s now. H a v in g sh a rp e n e d
th e ir a p p re c ia tio n for w h a t the
S c rip tu re s say, th e m ag azin e em
phasizes t h a t th e B ible also m akes
c le a r t h a t th e very conditions th a t
a r e of p e rso n a l concern to them
a r e s tro n g evidence t h a t w e a re
liv in g in th e la s t d ay s. In th is
w a y it ta c tfu lly b u t fo rcefu lly a w a k
e n s th e re a d e r to th e urgen cy of
o u r times.
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J e h o v a h s w i t n e s s e s a n d t o s t i m u l a t e
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1 W e a r e a lw a y s h a p p y to h e a r
of good success in th e field. One
p u b lish e r w r ite s : H ow good it is
to h a v e tim e to follow up a ll my
p lac e m e n ts! P r io r to th e J a n u a r y
1965 K in g d o m M in i s t r y a rtic le en
title d Do You M ake All Y our B ackC alls? I u su a lly set asid e S u n d a y
m o rn in g for house-to-house w ork. I
k e p t c o n ta c tin g in te re s te d persons,
b u t I w a s never a b le to m a k e all
m y back-calls. F ra n k ly , m y con
science d istu rb e d me. Now, though,
since I a m spending a t lea st h a lf of
m y tim e in back-call w ork, even
u sin g som e tim e on S u n d a y m o rn in g
fo r r e t u r n v isits w hen th is is neces
s a ry , not only a m I m a k in g a ll my
back-calls, b u t I am becom ing m ore
effective in th e m in is try .
2 A n o th e r p u b lish e r tells u s : I
a p p re c ia te d so m uch th e suggestion
you m ad e t h a t w e w ere to a r r a n g e
th e best tim e to call a g a in on in
te re ste d persons, even th o u g h it
m e a n t u sin g p a r t o f S u n d a y m o rn
ing. A few w eeks ago m y firs t call
S u n d a y m o rn in g tu rn e d out to be
on one m a n ife stin g fine in te re st.
W hen I a sk ed a b o u t a convenient
tim e fo r th e r e t u r n call, th e hou se
holder s a i d : Come th is tim e n ex t
S u n d a y . I d id a n d a fine s tu d y
w a s s ta r te d .
3 W e a r e h a p p y to know t h a t
m an y o f you a r e en jo y in g good
success in callin g back on th e in
te re s te d ones you h a v e found.
3
T h e p u r p o s e of t h e T h e o c r a t i c M i n i s
t r y School is to a i d t h o s e w h o a r e
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n s to
le a rn to e x p re s s th e t r u t h s c o n tain ed
in G o d s W o r d . B r o t h e r s l e a r n t o g iv e
talks
to
the
congregation;
both
b r o t h e r s a n d s i s t e r s b e c o m e a d e p t in
handling situ atio n s th a t a re encoun
t e r e d in t h e field m i n i s t r y a n d in
e v e ry d a y c o n v e rsa tio n w ith others.
B a p t i s m is n o t a p r e r e q u i s i t e t o e n
r o l l m e n t , n o r is p a r t i c i p a t i o n in t h e
field s e r v i c e . So e v e n t h o s e n e w l y
associated with the congregation are
w e l c o m e t o e n ro l l; t h i s is p a r t o f o u r
p r o g r a m o f i n s t r u c t i o n . I t is t r u e that,
s o m e w h o w a n t to e n r o l l m a y still
be m e m b e r s of o r g a n i z a t i o n s t h e
o p e r a t i o n of w h i c h is n o t i n h a r
m ony w ith the Scriptures, or th eir
liv e s m a y n o t b e m o r a l l y c le a n . N e v e r
t h e l e s s , if t h e y a r e s i n c e r e l y i n t e r e s t e d
in l e a r n i n g G o d s W o r d a n d e q u i p p i n g
t h e m s e l v e s so t h a t in t i m e t h e y will
b e a b l e t o s h a r e in J e h o v a h s s e r v ic e ,
t h e y m a y e n r o l l i n t h e school. I n t h i s
w a y th e y can be helped to le a rn w h a t
J e h o v a h r e q u i r e s of t h o s e w h o s e r v e
h im . ( R o m . 12:1, 2) H o w e v e r , w h e n
t h e y g i v e t a l k s , o u t of r e s p e c t f o r
th e co n g re g a tio n th e y should w ear
s t r e e t clothes, n o t a uniform t h a t
id e n t if ie s t h e m a s p a r t of s o m e u n s c rip tu ra l organization.
Of c o u r s e , a p e r s o n w h o w a s once
p a r t of J e h o v a h s o r g a n i z a t i o n b u t is
n o w d is f e ll o w s li ip e d o r w h o h a s d i s
a sso c ia te d him self b y delib erately p u r
s u i n g a c o u r s e in v i o l a t i o n of C h r i s t i a n
n e u t r a l i t y s h o u l d n o t b e e n r o l l e d in t h e
school, s i n c e h e m a y n o t e v e n c o m
m e n t in t h e m e e t i n g s . R o m . 16:17.
In a s s ig n in g ta lk s to th o se w h o a r e
e n r o l l e d in t h e school, i t s h o u l d be
k e p t in m in d t h a t only b r o t h e r s who
a r e m a t u r e , s e t t i n g a g o o d e x a m p l e fo r
t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , s h o u l d be a s s i g n e d
to g i v e t h e i n s t r u c t i o n t a l k , a n d
o n ly b r o t h e r s w h o a r e e x p e r i e n c e d
s p e a k e r s should be a s k e d to give th e
final s t u d e n t t a l k , w h i c h d e a l s e x t e n
sively w ith th e m e a n in g of th e S c rip
tures. B u t th e o th e r s tu d e n t ta lk s m ay
b e h a n d l e d b y a n y o n e w h o is enrolled.
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1 W o u ld n t you rejo ice to receive
a m essage like t h i s : T h a n k you
so m uch fo r y our fine le tte r. I t
cam e a t a tim e w h en I h a d j u s t
a b o u t given up e v er g e ttin g Th e
W atchtower. W hen I realize how
h a r d you trie d to see t h a t m y sub
scrip tio n w a s delivered, I a m tru ly
am azed. N ow I am d e te rm in ed to
r e a d th e m ag azin e w ith g r e a te r in
te r e s t a n d respect, to say th e least.
T h a n k you v e ry m uch f o r your
concern. H e re is m y new a d d re s s ?
Yes, a n y of us w ould enjoy receiv
ing a le tte r like th is one, a n d it
w a s all possible th ro u g h w itn essin g
b y le tte r w ritin g . W hile w e recog
n ize t h a t th is shou ld not ta k e th e
p lace of re g u la r w itn e ssin g from
house to house fo r those w ho a re
able to do so, y et th e re a re some who
a re physically u n a b le to w a lk from
house to house, an d w e h ig h ly rec
om m end th is course to them . A d
ditionally, th e re a re those w ho a re
confined to hom e te m p o ra rily be
cau se of illness, th e w e a th e r or
o th e r reaso ns w h o h a v e engaged
in le tte r w ritin g w ith good results.
2 C onsider th e m a n y o p po rtun ities
t h a t a re open to each one of us
fo r w itn essin g th ro u g h w r itin g let
ters. L e tte rs can be w r itte n to re la
tives, fam ilies of deceased ones,
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lists, those w hose su b scrip tio n s have
expired, in d iv id u als livin g in a p a r t
m ents difficult to w ork, etc. Why,
even B ible stu d ie s h a v e been suc
cessfully conducted by m ail.
3 B u t som etim es th o se w ho w rite
le tte rs g et d iscouraged because
th e r e is little o r no resp on se to
th e ir mail. Do n o t despair. I s n t it
t r u e t h a t th e sam e th in g happens
in th e house-to-house w ork, an d
y e t these b ro th e rs dont give up,
do th e y ? No, th e y w ill call again
soon so t h a t th e h ouseholder will
h a v e a n o th e r o pp o rtu n ity . A nd re
m em ber, it is difficult fo r m a n y to
a n sw e r letters. Y our le tte rs m a y do
a g re a t d eal of good a n d you m ight
n o t even h e a r a b o u t th e re s u lts for
a long time. T h e very f a c t th a t
you a re giving a w itn e ss is th e im
p o r ta n t thing.
4 W h a t should w e w rite ? is often
asked. W h y not say m uch th e sam e
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VOL. V III
N O . 10
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w ill b e p l e a s e d t o t r y t o h e l p . S o m e
tim es even w hen problem s a re s u b
m i t t e d to t h e S o c i e t y t h e y h a v e t o
be r e f e r r e d b a c k to th e o v e rs e e r b e
ca u se of p ro p e r th e o c ra tic p ro ced u re
in t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n , a n d t h a t is a n
o t h e r r e a s o n w h y i t is g o o d t o follow
the a rra n g e m e n t set o ut above w hen
a problem arises t h a t you personally
n e e d h e l p t o solve.
NOVEMBER, 1965
VOL. V III
N O . 11
A lot of th in g s h a v e happened
a ro u n d B ethel recently. One o f th e
h ig h lig h ts w a s th e g ra d u a tio n of
108 stu d e n ts of th e f o r tie th class
of Gilead. W e c e rta in ly h a d a big
day h e re on S eptem ber 13, w hen
th e y g ra d u a te d . B r o th e r K n o r r told
u s t h a t th e g r a d u a te s w e re being
se n t to fo rty -th re e countries. No
sooner h a d w e sa id good-bye to them
w hen m ore s tu d e n ts began to arrive,
a n d now w e h a v e 105 pioneers,
special pioneers a n d c irc u it s e rv a n ts
h ere fro m fo u rte e n la n d s to a tte n d
th e n e x t class.
T h e o th e r d a y B r o th e r K n o r r got
all th e se new s tu d e n ts together,
a n d w e h e a r t h a t h e ta lk e d to them
fo r tw o a n d a h a l f h o u rs a b o u t th e
g r a n d privilege before th em in the
m issio n a ry w o rk a n d ex plained
to th em how a ll you p u b lish e rs a re
m a k in g it possible fo r th e Society
to finance th e w o rk so t h a t th ey
can be sent to all p a r t s o f th e
w o rld to p re a c h th e good news. On
M onday, October 11, school opened,
a n d th e stu d e n ts w e re excited.
SECOND
M E E T IN G
IN
NOVEMBER
T h e m e : M a k i n g D i s c i p l e s o f P e o p le .
S o n g 6.
5 min: In tro d u ctio n , te x t a n d c o m
m ents.
12 m i n : B r o o k l y n b r a n c h l e t t e r . A
s e r v a n t v i s i t s i n a c t i v e c o u p le a n d
uses m a t e r i a l in K in g d o m M in is try
b r a n c h l e t t e r to e n c o u ra g e th e m . In
conclusion he in v ite s th e m to a t t e n d
m e e t i n g , w h i c h i n v i t a t i o n is a c c e p t e d .
17 m i n : O f f e r N e w B o o k T h i n g s in
W h i c h I t I s I m p o s s i b l e f o r God to
L ie. Q u e s t i o n - a n d - a n s w e r d i s c u s s i o n
w ith audience.
14 m i n : S im p li f i e d s e r m o n t h a t c a n
b e u s e d w i t h n e w b o o k offer.
(4 m i n . ) C h a i r m a n e n c o u r a g e s all to
g e t a c q u a i n t e d w i t h si m p l if i e d s e r m o n
t o u s e w i t h n e w bo o k . O n m a n y o c
c a s i o n s w e find t h e h o u s e h o l d e r t r u l y
b u s y , on t h e w a y o u t , e tc . Also, n e w
publishers, p u b lish e rs w ho h a v e dif
ficulty s p e a k i n g E n g l i s h , a n d y o u n g e r
p u b l i s h e r s c a n s h a r e in t h e b o o k o ffer
b y u s i n g sim p lifie d s e r m o n .
(4 m i n . ) F a t h e r t e a c h e s h i s s o n o r
d a u g h t e r t h e f o l lo w in g s h o r t s e r m o n .
(D e p e n d in g on c ir c u m s ta n c e s w ith lo
cal co n g re g a tio n , m o t h e r could te a c h
h e r s o n o r d a u g h t e r . ) In v i e w of
w orld c o n d i t i o n s , m a n y w o n d e r if God
h a s f o r g o t t e n us. S o m e e v e n fe e l w e
c a n n o l o n g e r d e p e n d on t h e p r o m i s e s
o f G od f o u n d i n t h e B ible. T h a t w e
c a n d e p e n d u p o n G o d 's p r o m i s e s w e
a r e a s s u r e d h e r e a t H e b r e w s 6:18,
w h i c h d e f i n i t e l y te l ls u s G od d o e s n o t
lie w h e n h e s a y s s o m e t h i n g . ( R e a d
p o r t i o n o f s c r i p t u r e f r o m p a g e 1 of
b o o k o r f r o m B ible, m a k e a p p r o p r i a t e
c o m m e n t s a n d o ffer b o o k . )
Y o u n g p u b l i s h e r g i v e s si m p l if i e d s e r
m on to f a th e r , w ho c o m m e n d s him .
F a t h e r o u t l i n e s t h e i r S u n d a y s e r v ic e .
H e w ill i n t r o d u c e h i s s o n a s s u g g e s t e d
i n A p r i l 1965 K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y a n d
t h e n s o n w ill g i v e si m p l if i e d s e r m o n .
(3 m i n . ) F a t h e r a n d s o n a t door.
F a th e r s t a r ts conversation w ith h o u se
h o ld e r , s a y i n g , I a m a m i n i s t e r a n d
t h i s is m y s o n w h o is i n t r a i n i n g f o r
t h e m i n i s t r y . H e is o b e y i n g J e s u s
c o m m a n d t o call o n p e o p le a n d t a l k
a b o u t G o d s k i n g d o m a n d h a s p r e p a r e d
a b r i e f B i b l e s e r m o n . [ N a m e ] , will
you sh a re th a t in terestin g th o u g h t
( o r i n f o r m a t i o n ) w i t h t h i s l a d y ? Son
g i v e s s i m p l if i e d s e r m o n .
(3 m i n . ) C h a i r m a n s s u m m a r y . T h i s
a p p r o a c h h a s w o r k e d v e r 3' well. I t c a n
be used b y p a r e n t s w ith th e ir children
o r older p u b lish ers w h e n w o rk in g w ith
y o u n g e r o n e s . E n c o u r a g e all t o u s e
s im p lifie d s e r m o n w h e n o p p o r t u n i t y
affords.
2 m i n : A c c o u n t s s e r v a n t s r e p o r t .
10 m i n :
C oncluding co m m en ts. I n
c o r p o r a t e H o w D id W e D o in S e p
t e m b e r ? S o n g 7.
T H IR D
M E E T IN G
IN
NOVEMBER
T h e m e : A iding O th e rs to A ssu m e
R e s p o n s i b i l i t y . S o n g 77.
10 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents, a n d item s from T heocratic
News. F a m i ly w ith one o r tw o c h il
d ren discuss te x t and, thereafter,
T h e o c ra tic N e w s item s.
15 m i n : P r o p e r l y C a r e f o r I n t e r e s t e d
P e r s o n s T h a t Move.
(2 m i n . )
(C hairm an)
E very year
m a n y in terested persons w ith w hom
w e c o n d u c t B ib l e s t u d i e s m o v e o u t
of t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n s t e r r i t o r y . I t is
o u r e a r n e s t desire t h a t these sh e e p
like p e r s o n s r e s u m e t h e i r s tu d y a s
s o o n a s p o s s i b l e on g e t t i n g s i t u a t e d
w h ere th e y move. W h a t can be done
by us to see t h a t th e in terested p e r
s o n w ill b e c a l l e d o n w h e r e v e r he
m ight move?
(3 m i n . ) P u b l i s h e r , o n c o n c l u d i n g
h o m e B ib l e s t u d y , is i n f o r m e d b y
s t u d e n t t h a t h u s b a n d s c o m p a n y h a s
n o ti f i e d t h e m of a t r a n s f e r . T h e y will
b e m o v i n g s h o r t l y . P u b l i s h e r is s o r r y
to le a rn of this, c o m m e n ts on how
m u c h h e h a s e n j o y e d t h e i r B ib l e s t u d y .
S tu d e n t e x p resses ap p reciatio n for the
m a n y t h i n g s l e a r n e d , w ill m i s s t h e
w eekly study. P u b lish er encourages
s t u d e n t t o c o n t a c t J e h o v a h s w i t n e s s e s
on g e ttin g situ a te d . In fo rm a tio n often
is a v a i l a b l e i n t h e t e l e p h o n e bo o k , a n d ,
B e f o r e l o n g o n e o f t h e W i t n e s s e s u n
d o u b t e d l y w ill c all on y o u . H e will
b e glad to re n e w th e s tu d y . S tu d e n t
a g r e e s t o th i s .
(3 m i n . ) ( C h a i r m a n ) D i s c u s s i o n w i t h
one co nducting th e study. P o in ts out
t h a t m a n y w h o m o v e lo s e c o n t a c t
w i t h J e h o v a h s o r g a n i z a t i o n ; m u c h is
in v o l v e d in m o v i n g , g e t t i n g s e t t l e d ;
o ften th e in te n tio n s of s t u d e n t a re
good, b u t n o t b e i n g m a t u r e , h e n e e d s
help a n d e n c o u r a g e m e n t to c o n tin u e
s t u d y a t n e w lo c a t i o n . W h a t c a n
b e d o n e ? C h a i r m a n e x p l a i n s i t w o u ld
b e good t o a s c e r t a i n t h e a d d r e s s s t u
d e n t w ill m o v e t o a n d e x p l a i n h e will
b e p le a s e d to n o tify th e c o n g re g a tio n
o f s t u d e n t ' s m o v i n g i n t o t h e a r e a so
c o m p e t e n t m i n i s t e r w ill b e a b l e to
c a ll a n d r e n e w s t u d y . P u b l i s h e r e x
p re s se s a p p re c ia tio n for suggestion,
is i n v i t e d b y c h a i r m a n t o d e m o n s t r a t e
w ith stu d e n t how this can be tactfully
done.
(4 m i n . ) A f t e r p u b l i s h e r e n c o u r a g e s
s t u d e n t w h o is m o v i n g t o c o n t i n u e
study, a s outlined above, inform s s t u
d e n t h e w ould be pleased to notify
th e c o n g re g a tio n in th e a r e a w h e re
s t u d e n t is m o v i n g so a c o m p e t e n t
m i n i s t e r w ill b e a b l e t o c a ll a n d c o n
tin u e study. A scertain s tactfully from
student
new address,
approxim ate
d a t e of a r r i v a l , a n d o t h e r p e r t i n e n t
particulars. Informs student that
i n f o r m a t i o n will b e s e n t t o t h e c o n
gregation. S tu d e n t expresses a p p re
ciation fo r in te re s t an d thoughtfulness,
a n d gladly provides inform ation.
(3 m i n . )
C h a irm a n explains th a t
s t u d e n t s n a m e , n e w a d d r e s s , u p - t o d a te S tu d y Record and a n y o th e r p e r
t i n e n t i n f o r m a t i o n w o u l d b e s e n t to
o v e rsee r of c o n g reg atio n into w hose
t e r r i t o r y t h e s t u d e n t i s m o v i n g . If
o v e r s e e r of n e x t c o n g r e g a t i o n is n o t
know n, th e inform ation can be sent
t o t h e S o c i e t y , w h i c h , in t u r n , will
f o r w a r d i t t o t h e p r o p e r o v e r s e e r . If
i n t e r e s t e d p e r s o n m o v e s w h e r e no
c o n g r e g a t i o n e x i s t s , s t u d y c a n be
c a r r i e d o n b y m a i l. ( P l e a s e s e e F e b
r u a r y 1964 K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y s u p
p l e m e n t , p a r a g r a p h 26, f o r f u r t h e r
details.) A n u m b e r of p u b lish e rs h a v e
d o n e t h i s . I t h a s r e s u l t e d in t h e c o n
t i n u a n c e of t h e s t u d y w h e r e s t u d e n t
m oved, th u s aiding him to grow
s p iritu a lly w ith a m in im u m delay
a f t e r moving. Local o r Y earb o o k
ex p erien ces m a y be related.
15 mi n :
A r e Y o u R e a c h i n g O u t ?
Q uestion-and-answ er d i s c u s s i o n by
overseer or o th e r servant.
12 m i n :
Good R e a s o n s fo r K e e p in g
C l e a n . T a l k b a s e d on a r t i c l e in A u
g u s t 8, 1965, A w a k e ! S p e a k e r will
especially h ig h lig h t need for c le a n
l i n e s s w h e n e n g a g e d i n field m i n i s t r y
a n d a tte n d in g m eetings.
8 m in: C oncluding c o m m e n ts . C o m
m e n t on s l o g a n , p a g e 4. S o n g 74.
2
FOURTH
M E E T IN G
IN
NOVEMBER
M E E T IN G
IN
DECEMBER
T h e m e : F e a r l e s s i n P r e a c h i n g G o d s
D i s c l o s e d S e c r e t s . S o n g 12.
5 min:
Introduction, te x t a n d c o m
m ents.
12 m i n :
T alk
on m o n th ly
them e
F e a r l e s s i n P r e a c h i n g G o d s D i s
c lo s e d S e c r e t s . ( S e e D e c e m b e r 1, 1965,
W a t c h t o w e r . ) W o r k in m a te r ia l
c o v e r e d i n Q u e s t i o n B o x a s p a r t of
talk.
20 m i n :
A S uggestion for S ta rtin g
S t u d i e s . T a l k a n d d e m o n s t r a t i o n , to
b e h a n d l e d p o s s i b l y b y B ib l e s t u d y
servant.
10 m i n :
Model d e m o n s tr a tio n of s e r
m on used d uring N ovem ber, a d a p tin g
i t t o B ib le , b o o k a n d b o o k l e t offer, o n
a c o n t r i b u t i o n of $1.50.
13 m i n :
Concluding com m ents. I n
clude re v ie w of su g g e s tio n s p re s e n te d
p r e v i o u s w e e k f o r a i d i n g all t o s h a r e
in s e r v i c e in D e c e m b e r ; e n c o u r a g e
p u b l i s h e r s t o r e p o r t b y t h e 1 2 th if
p o s s ib le . S o n g 8.
A re Y o u R e a ch in g G u t?
1 J e h o v a h 's sm ooth-w orking o rg a
nization is indeed a m arvel, is n t it?
Hut a s it exp an d s, th e need for
cap ab le m en becom es g reat. F o r
exam ple, la s t y e a r alone, 180 new
congregation s w e re form ed in the
U n ite d S ta te s. W ith eigh t s e rv a n ts
positions to be filled in each of th ese
congregations, 1.440 a p p o in tm e n ts of
s e rv a n ts w e re m ade. A dditionally,
h u n d re d s of s tu d y co n d u cto rs w ere
ad d e d in o rd e r t h a t th e s p iritu a l
needs o f o u r b ro th e rs a n d in te re ste d
p e rso n s m ig h t b e successfully met.
2 B u t w h e re do th ese a d d itio n a l
s e rv a n ts a n d s tu d y cond ucto rs come
from ? F ro m w ith in th e congrega
tion, fo r d e d ic a te d b ro th e rs have
been encouraged to re a c h o u t for
a d d e d p riv ile g e s o f serv ice a n d
m a n y h a v e done so. (1 Tim. 3 : 1 )
Hence, th ose se rv in g in positions of
o v ersig h t w ill lovingly w a n t to en
courage n e w e r v ones, t h a t th e ir
ad v an c e m e n t m a y be m a n ife s t to
all perso n s. 1 Tim. 4:15.
3 Above all, ov erseers sh o u ld be
o b se rv a n t a n d a le r t to w a tc h for
those w ho can be tr a in e d as s e rv a n ts
a n d s tu d y conductors. D edicated
b ro th e rs sh o u ld be assig n ed to w ork
a s a s s is ta n ts to each of th e s e rv a n ts
w h e rev e r possible. T h e app ointed
s e rv a n t sh o u ld d ilig en tly t r a i n a n d
encourage h is a s s is ta n t a n d teach
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new book? M any people to d a y obtain
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L e a f th ro u g h C h a p te r T h re e in
p a r t i c u l a r : show in te re ste d ones the
b e a u tifu l illu stra tio n s. T h is alone
m ay convince th em to ta k e th e book.
R em em b er also t h a t p ic tu re s c an be
a g r e a t a id to th e re a d e r, m ak in g
a double im pression on his m ind,
a n d helpin g him to g a in a n a c c u ra te
im pression fro m w h a t he reads. Use
them well. Yes, th e new book is j u s t
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s I t w a s a p le a s u re to h e a r from
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Pecos, T exas. T hey s a i d : W e give
th a n k s to Je h o v a h f o r o u r fine new
book. T h is w eek we p laced 43 books
a n d obtained w aterm elon s, squash,
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P io n e ers a n d p u b lish e rs every w h ere
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e x cellent success in s ta r ti n g stu d ie s
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9 Y o ur b ro th e rs all over th e U nited
S ta te s h a v e h a d good success in
u sin g th e new serm on to p re s e n t th e
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vah bless u s in o u r u n ite d efforts to
m ak e N ovem ber a n o u tsta n d in g
m o n th of p r a is e to h im by o u r
w h o le h ea rte d , w o rld w id e d is trib u
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ing, s ta n d in g in th e back o f the
h all a n d s ittin g on th e s ta irw a y s,
to h e a r th e p ro g ra m , in w hich
B r o th e r K n o r r th o ro u g h ly discussed
th e y e a r s te x t fo r 1966.
T h e U n ited S ta te s b ra n c h lias
com pleted its a n n u a l r e p o r t now,
a n d it show s a 3-percent increase
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w ith supplies f o r y o u r m in istry , and
w e a r e g lad to do it. W e rejoice too
in h a v in g a s h a r e w ith you in th e
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to help o th e rs to le a rn t h a t it is
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Letter from Branch Office
A t m e e t i n g s f o r field s e r v i c e t h e
follow ing suggestions m a y be used
if t h e y s u i t y o u r t e r r i t o r y : N o v e m b e r
14, si m p l if i e d s e r m o n ; N o v e m b e r 21,
h o w t o o v e r c o m e lo c a l o b j e c t i o n s t o
p l a c e b o o k a n d b o o k l e t offer; N o
v e m b e r 28, r e v i e w c u r r e n t s e r m o n ;
D e c e m b e r 5, r e v i e w s u g g e s t i o n o n p a g e
4 f o r s t a r t i n g B ib l e s t u d i e s .
o n t h e list b e f o r e J u l y 1, 1965, m a y
receive a free Y e a rb o o k by placing
re q u e st w ith lite ra tu re servant. This
w ill b e i n c l u d e d i n c o n g r e g a t i o n o r d e r ,
and, later, credit m a y be requested
f o r t h e p i o n e e r s c o p y of t h e Y e a r b o o k .
Pioneers m a y obtain additional Y e a r
b o o k c o p i e s a t 15c e a c h .
C ongregations a re e n c o u ra g e d to
plan special w itnessing for D ecem ber
25, u s i n g e i t h e r t h e B i b l e - a n d - b o o k
o ffer o r m a g a z i n e s . A d d i t i o n a l m a g
a z in e s d e s i r e d s h o u l d be o r d e r e d b y
N o v e m b e r 15, if possib le .
O v e r s e e r a n d B ib l e s t u d y s e r v a n t
s h o u l d m e e t e a r l y i n t h e m o n t h to
d is c u s s t h e B i b l e s t u d y s e r v a n t s w o r k
a n d especially h o w th e B ible stu d y
s e r v a n t c a n a s s i s t c o n g r e g a t i o n to
b uild B ible studies u p to one p e r
publisher.
L i t e r a t u r e o ff er : D e c e m b e r , N e w
W orld Translation o f th e H oly S c rip
tures a n d T h in g s in W h ic h I t Is I m
p o s s ib le f o r G o d to L i e w i t h a b o o k le t ,
o n a c o n t r i b u t i o n of $1.50. J a n u a r y
t h r o u g h A p r il , W a t c h t o w e r s u b s c r i p
t i o n c a m p a i g n . Y e a r s s u b s c r i p t i o n a n d
t h r e e b o o k l e t s $1. P l e a s e o r d e r b o o k
l e ts a n d i n c r e a s e m a g a z i n e s u p p l y n o w .
T h e p i o n e e r r a t e f o r M a k e S u r e
o f A l l T h i n g s ; H o l d F a s t t o W h a t Is
F i n e is t h e s a m e a s f o r t h e B a b y l o n
a n d P a r a d i s e books.
N e w publications available:
B a b y l o n t h e G r e a t H a s F a l l e n !
G o d s K i n g d o m R u l e s !
G e r m a n
Q u a lifie d t o B e M i n i s t e r s
T a g a l o g
L iv in g in H ope of a R ighteous N ew
Order
T o a r i p i , Y o r u b a
P e a c e A m o n g M e n o f G o o d W i l l
o r A r m a g e d d o n W h i c h ? G r e e k
P re a c h in g and T ea ch in g in Peace
and U nity
S w a h ili , Z u l u
T a k e C o u r a g e G o d s K i n g d o m I s at
Hand!
F r e n c h , M a l a g a s y ,
Silozi, T s w a n a
O r d e r s f o r c o p ie s of t h e 1966 Y e a r
W h e n A l l N a t i o n s U n i t e U n d e r G o d s
b o o k a n d c a l e n d a r i n E n g l i s h m a y be
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s u b m i t t e d s t a r t i n g N o v e m b e r 23, a n d
W h e n G o d Is K in g o v e r A ll th e E a rth
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O f f ic e
THEOCRATIC N1WS
T H E GOOD M E W S
A Suggestion for Starting Studies
1 I t is n o t u n u s u a l to h e a r p u b
lis h e rs say, I w ish I h a d a Bible
s tu d y , or p io n eers say, I w ish
I h a d m ore B ible s tu d ie s. A re you
a s a p u b lis h e r co nd u ctin g a t le a st
one Bible s tu d y ? As a pioneer,
seven? As a special pioneer, ten?
I f not, you m ay w ish to t r y th e
follow ing suggestion, w h ich some
h a v e fo u n d to be effective in s ta r tin g
studies.
2 R ecently th e Society w ro te a
fe w p ioneers a n d c irc u it s e rv a n ts
i n v a rio u s p a r t s of th e co u n try to
t r y to get stu d ie s s ta r te d by sim ply
s ta tin g to th e householder t h a t the
p u rp o se in c allin g w a s to encourage
home B ible s tu d y a n d w e w ould be
p leased to s tu d y w ith th em a t no
cost o r obligation. W h a t w e re the
overall re s u lts ? V ery fine indeed!
A pioneer w r o t e : T h e response w as
ex cellen t! F o u r B ible stu d ie s w ere
s ta r te d , two of w hich seem to be
o u ts ta n d in g calls. A n o th e r pioneer
s t a t e d : T h e response w a s m a r
velous. Six new stu d ie s w e re s t a r t
ed. T h e m ost o u ts ta n d in g th in g
to me w a s t h a t tw o of th e s e w ere
in a n a p a r tm e n t house w h e re th e re
w a s no in te re s t before. T h is is my
p e rso n a l t e r r ito r y a n d 99 p e rc e n t of
th e a p a r tm e n t is Catholic. I had
been to th ese fa m ilie s a n u m b er of
tim e s a n d th e y h a v e nev er ta k e n
a n y th in g b u t a handbill. One w om an
said, You m ean you re a lly d on t
w a n t to sell a n y th in g b u t j u s t teach
SEPTEMBER SERVICE REPORT
Av.
Av.
Av.
Av.
Pubs.
Hrs. B-C Bi.St. Mags.
S p l Pios.
804 139.0 50.4 6.8
141.6
Pios.
9,198
90.2 31.0 4.7
97.3
V a c . Pios. 2,061
80.9 21.1
2.1 74.8
Pub s.
289,072
9.6 3.4
.6
11.2
TOTAL
301,135
P u b li c M e e t i n g s H e l d : 26,368
U N IT E D
S T A T E S GOAL FOR
332,695 P u b l i s h e r s
1966
H O W DID WE DO IN SEPTEMBER?
H o w is t h e n e w b o o k g o i n g ? J u s t
fine! Y o u w ill b e g l a d t o k n o w t h a t
m o re books w e re placed in S e p te m b e r
t h a n f o r a n y m o n t h in y e a r s . B a c k
i n J u n e 1952, 333,412 w e r e p la c e d ,
w h e r e a s wTe r e p o r t 347,312 f o r S e p
t e m b e r . P u b l i s h e r s a v e r a g e d .8; v a c a
t i o n p i o n e e r s , 6.7; r e g u l a r p i o n e e r s ,
9.7, a n d s p e c i a l p i o n e e r s , 14.7. I t is
g o o d t o s e e t h a t w e a r e n o t o n ly
p lacing th e bo o k h u t also s t a r ti n g
s t u d i e s . T h e y i n c r e a s e d f r o m 209,278
in A u g u s t t o 218,652 f o r S e p t e m b e r .
K e e p u p t h e fine w o r k , b r o t h e r s .
m e th e B ible? W hen I a s su re d h e r
t h a t w as w h a t I w a n te d to do, she
said, I w ould j u s t love it. C a n you
come M onday even ing a t 7 : 3 0 ?
A c irc u it s e rv a n t in A rizon a w r o t e :
I s ta r te d th r e e B ible stu d ie s in th e
first th re e hom es c o n ta c te d . A c ir
c u it s e rv a n t in W ash in g to n w rote,
In s ix h o u rs it w a s possible to
s t a r t te n s tu d ie s.
3 W h a t w a s u sed a s a n in tro d u c
tion? A very sim ple approach. A fte r
a few com m ents on th e v a lu e of
G ods W ord, th is w a s s a i d : I am
in te re s te d in h elp in g people to
u n d e rs ta n d th e B ible a n d w ould be
pleased to s tu d y it w ith you or
y o u r fam ily in y o u r hom e a t no cost
o r obligation. Y our own B ible w ill
be used, re g a rd le s s o f w h e th e r it
is Catholic, P r o te s ta n t, o r other.
I f you do n ot h a v e a Bible, one w ill
be supplied f o r a c o n trib u tio n of $1.
[N ew W orld Translation s h o w n .]
I f th e householder m a n ife s ts in te r
est, offer to d e m o n s tra te how a free
home B ible s tu d y w ould be con
d ucted, u sin g th e Good N e w s or
th e L o o k ! booklet. I f y o u r in v ita
tio n to s tu d y is declined, give a s h o rt
serm o n a n d offer th e Im possible
to L i e book, or, in Decem ber, th e
N e w W orld T r a n s la tio n a n d th e
Im possible to L i e book.
4 O ne a p p r o a c h u s e d , w h i c h
w o rk ed well, i s : I a m m a k in g b rief
calls on p erso n s of d ifferen t re li
gions. Xo do u b t you h av e y o u r reli
gion, a s do m a n y of y o u r neighbors.
R e g a rd le ss of one's religion, th e r e is
som ethin g a ll o f u s a r e concerned
about, a n d t h a t is th e difficult tim es
a n d c ritic a l conditions u n d e r w hich
w e live today. My purpo se in calling
to d a y is to en cou rag e f re e hom e
B ible study, w h ich is th e m ea n s of
le a rn in g c learly w h a t God h a s in
s to re fo r us. I w ould like to dem on
s tr a te to you how you can g et th e
m ost fro m y o u r Bible. T h e re is no
obligation o r cost on y o u r p a rt, a n d
it w ill ta k e only five o r ten m in u te s .
I f th e h o u seh old er is agreeable, th e
s tu d y m ethod is d e m o n strated .
5 I f you a r e d e siro u s of h a v in g a
Bible s tu d y o r in cre asin g th e n um b er
of B ible stu d ie s you a r e p re se n tly
conducting, w h y n o t t r y th is sug
g estion? I t h a s w o rk ed w ell for
o th e rs an d m a y be th e m ean s of
en ab lin g you to in cre ase y o u r p a r t
in th e a ll-im p o rta n t hom e Bible
s tu d y activity.
# W h a t should be done w h e n we a re
w itn e ssin g a n d a s u p e r in te n d e n t of a n
a p a r tm e n t, landlord of a building or
o w n e r of a t r a i l e r c o u r t a s k s u s to
leave ?
In m a n y cases s u p e rin te n d e n ts or
m a n a g e r s a r e m e r e ly follow ing th e
in stru c tio n s of th e ir em ployers a n d
a r e n o t a r b i t r a r y . N e v e r t h e l e s s , if
w e a r e a s k e d to le a v e , w e c a n t a c t
fu l ly a n d k i n d l y s h o w t h a t o u r w o r k
is of a r e l i g i o u s n a t u r e of t h e u t m o s t
i m p o r t a n c e a n d is a p u b l i c s e r v ic e .
W ith o u t being d e m a n d in g w e c a n a p
peal to th e in d iv id u al in a n e n d e a v o r
t o s h o w t h e i m p o r t a n c e of o u r m i n i s
t e r i a l a c t i v i t y . If t h e o b j e c t i o n is to
w o r k i n g t h e b u i l d i n g o n S u n d a y , it
wro u l d be g o o d t o r e t u r n o n a n o t h e r
day. A s a to k en of sh o w in g y o u r
w illingness to c o o p e ra te a n d even
l e a v e if n e c e s s a r y , y o u m a y w i s h to
p u t y o u r Bible a n d l i t e r a t u r e a w a y
in y o u r b r i e f c a s e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g of
y o u r d is c u s s i o n . If, a f t e r c a l m l y t a l k
i n g t o t h e p e r s o n , y o u a r e o r d e r e d to
le a v e , y o u s h o u l d d o so.
A l t h o u g h w e fe e l t h a t w e h a v e a
l e g a l r i g h t t o w i t n e s s in t h e s e p la c e s ,
it is not w ise to insist, u n d e r th e
p r e s e n t s t a t e o f t h e la w , o n s u c h
r i g h t to t h e p o i n t t h a t a r r e s t s o c c u r.
If a d v i s a b l e , y o u o r o t h e r s c a n r e
tu r n on a n d th e r occasion and, d e p en d
ing upon c ir c u m s ta n c e s , w o r k only
one o r a fe w doors o r trailers, th e n
re tu rn in g a g a in to w o rk a few m ore;
or you can w rite personal le tte rs g iv
i n g a w i t n e s s t o t h o s e w h o liv e t h e r e .
B y y o u r k e e p in g a n a c c u r a te record,
a l l p e r s o n s in t h e b u i l d i n g o r t r a i l e r
c o u r t will b e c a l l e d on. I n c o n n e c t i o n
w i t h t r a i l e r c o u r t s , a c o p y of t h e
M a r s h opinion c a n b e o b ta in e d fro m
th e Society b y th e c o n g re g a tio n s e r
v a n t a n d given to th e m a n a g e r or
owner.
DECEMBER, 1965
Qm ^PubMe/tS:
The big thing causing excitement
here recently was the Yankee Sta
dium meeting with Stanley Jones,
which is reported on elsewhere in
this Kingdom Ministry. It was a
grand meeting!
All of you know about the survey
being made for the Central and
South American convention tours
planned for next winter. The way
things look now, about 22.1 are going
to Central America by airplane and
another 225 are taking the South
American trip. About 75 will be tak
ing the entire trip through Central
and South America.
Mexico is going to get a big
crowd. Approximately 340 plan to
go by air and, with those going
by car and other means, the survey
shows that it will go up to about
2,750. Letters are still coming in,
so the figures are not yet complete.
I f you are going to make one of
these trips and have not signed up,
please write us immediately.
Brother Knorr is going down
through Central and South America
beginning December 7 and will be
gone for about seven weeks. He
will be checking into all the con
vention arrangements being made to
care for both local brothers and
those who will be traveling from
other lands. There are many details
that have to be cared for in regard
to hotel accommodations, airplane
travel and organization at the
branch offices, so Brother Knorr
will have a busy trip. We will all
be glad to see him return and then
to hear more about his trip.
We hope that all of you have
a grand time in December distribut
ing the Keiv World Translation and
the Impossible to Lie1 book. This
combination certainly fits in well
with our theme for December :
Fearless in Preaching Gods Dis
closed Secrets. We are all busy here
in Brooklyn getting publications
out to you on time, and it is a
pleasure to keep you supplied.
May Jehovahs blessing be upon
all of you. Be assured of our love.
T h e B rooklyn
B ranch
O f f ic e
VO L. VIII
NO. 12
M E E T IN G
IN
DECEMBER
T h e m e : F e a r l e s s l y D e c la r in g t h e
Good N e w s. Song 42.
5 m i n : I n tr o d u c tio n , t e x t , c o m m e n t s .
13 m i n :
B r a n c h L e t t e r a n d 1966
A sse m b ly D a t e s . T w o m a t u r e b r o
t h e r s d is c u s s m a te r ia l .
15 m i n :
M a k in g t h e B i b l e - a n d - B o o k
Offer.
(2 m in .) C h a i r m a n : A f t e r g iv in g
s e rm o n , to be effective in p la cin g offer,
d r a w a t t e n t i o n to in f o r m a ti v e , a p
pealing p o in ts in t h e l i t e r a t u r e . A u
d ie n c e in v it e d to lis te n to disc u ssio n
b e t w e e n l i t e r a t u r e s e r v a n t (or o th e r
s e r v a n t ) a n d p u b lish er.
(10 m in .) P u b l i s h e r g e t t i n g l i t e r a
t u r e f ro m l i t e r a t u r e s e r v a n t would
a p p r e c i a t e s u g g e s t i o n s for m a k i n g
offer. E n j o y s u s in g s e r m o n fo u n d in
O ctobe r K in g d o m M i n i s t r y , a p p r e
c i a t e s im p o r t a n c e of good tie - i n of
l i t e r a t u r e on co m p letio n of se rm on,
b u t feels h is sh o u ld be improved.
S e r v a n t m a k e s c l e a r t h a t , w hile b o t h
book a n d Bible a r e b e i n g offered a s a
co m b in a tio n , e i t h e r one c a n be f e a
tu red , d e p e n d in g on o n e s d e s ire a n d
w h a t s e e m s b e s t for ho u se h o ld er. In
response
to
p u b l i s h e r s
question,
W h a t could I s h o w t h e h o u s e h o ld e r
if I h ig h li g h t t h e b o o k ? s e r v a n t
m ak es various suggestions such as:
C h a p t e r 3 of t h e book, w h i c h s u m m a
rize s t h e Bible from G e n e sis t h r o u g h
Revelation, h ig h l i g h t i n g t h e m e a n s
by w h ic h God will fulfill h is p u r p o s e ;
v a r io u s p o in ts in C h a p t e r 20; t h e
fine i ll u s tr a ti o n on t h e tit le p a g e
c a n be u s e d w i t h R e v e l a t i o n 21:3, 4
p a r a p h r a s e d , etc. R e g a r d l e s s of w h a t
t a l k i n g p o i n t on t h e book is used,
briefly in tr o d u c e th e Bible w i t h a n
a p p r o p r i a t e c o m m e n t s u c h as, T h is
is t h e co m p lete Bible, G ene sis t h r o u g h
R e v e la tio n in m o d e r n E n g l i s h , a n d
t h e n m a k e t h e offer for $1.50. S e r v a n t
d e m o n s t r a t e s one of t h e above.
If t h e B ible is f e a t u r e d a n d one
does n o t h a v e a copy of R e n d e r i n g s
of S c r i p t u r e s C o m p a r e d (w h ic h is
no lo ng er a v a ila b le f ro m t h e Society),
s c r i p t u r e c o m p a r i s o n s on p a g e 52 of
th e n e w M a k e S u r e m a y be u se d
to good a d v a n t a g e . A f t e r f e a t u r i n g
t h e Bible, in tr o d u c e bo o k a s a Bibles t u d y a i d t h a t c o v e rs m a n y vital,
b a s i c Bible doctrin e s, or briefly use
one of t a l k i n g p o in ts o u tlin e d above,
a n d t h e n m a k e t h e offer. S e r v a n t
dem onstrates.
(3 m in.) C h a i r m a n : All e n c o u r a g e d
to p r e p a r e selves to f e a t u r e book
or Bible, w h i c h e v e r t h e y c a n offer
m o r e effectively. If h o u s e h o ld e r h a s
one of p u b lic a t io n s offered, offer t h e
one h e does n o t have.
15 mi n: L e t J e h o v a h s S p ir i t Move
You to D e c la r e God C a n n o t L i e !
Q u e s t i o n - a n d - a n s w e r co v e ra g e . R e a d
a p p r o p r i a t e p a r a g r a p h s . C o m m e n t on
n u m b e r of books p la c e d in October.
(See colu m n 3 on th is page .)
2 m i n : A c c o u n t s s e r v a n t s r e p o rt.
10 m i n : C on c lu d in g c o m m e n t s . Include
local N o v e m b e r r e p o r t a n d n u m b e r
of books a n d Bibles pla ced so f a r in
December. E n c o u r a g e all to be o u t
b y D e c e m b e r 12. S o n g 4.
T H IR D
M E E T IN G
IN
DECEMBER
T h e m e : Boldly Y e t T a c t f u l l y D e
c l a r i n g t h e Good N e w s. S o n g 46.
5 m i n : I n tro d u c tio n , te x t, c o m m e n t s .
15 m i n :
Q u e s t io n s a n d a n s w e r s on
R e p o rt f ro m C h i n a a n d Im possible
to L ie B ook in T h r e e More L a n
g u a g e s . E n c o u r a g e p u b l i s h e r s to o r
d e r th e s e a f t e r t h e m e e tin g .
15 m i n : T a l k on F a i t h , H o p e, L o v e
F a s t to W h a t Is F i n e , on p a g e s 167170, l is ts s o m e v e r y fine t e x t s t h a t
c a n be u s e d to d e s c r ib e t h e b le ssings
t h a t C h r i s t s r e t u r n will bring. Also,
y o u m i g h t n e e d a d d i tio n a l m a te r ia l ,
e i t h e r to a n s w e r q u e s tio n s t h a t a r e
r a i s e d or to u s e on follow -up calls,
a n d this, too, c a n be f o u n d u n d e r th e
h e a d i n g R e t u r n of C h r i s t in both
M a k e S u r e a n d S e r m o n O u tlin e s .
Of course, we will w a n t to be careful
a n d avo id long, c o m p lic a te d a n d p o s
sibly a r g u m e n t a t i v e discussions. Be
s u r e to k e e p t h e s u b j e c t simple, c l e a r
a n d helpful. In t h i s c o n n e c tio n w e
will all w a n t to w a t c h for t h e a r tic le s
F O U R T H M E E T I N G I N D E C E M B E R t h a t will be p u b lis h e d in T h e W a t c h t o w e r d u r i n g t h e c a m p a i g n t h a t will
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T h e m e : L o y a lly S e r v in g t h e T r u e ( w i t h six bo o k le ts), on a c o n t rib u t io n
God. Song 54.
of $2, a r e o b t a i n e d a s easily a s one.
10 m i n : I n tr o d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m 10 m i n :
C on c lu d in g c o m m e n t s . Song
m e n ts . Cover i t e m s f r o m T h e o c r a t i c 28.
N ew s. D isc u ssio n b e t w e e n p u b lis h e r
a n d one w i t h w h o m s t u d y is c o n
F I R S T M E E T I N G IN J A N U A R Y
ducted.
T h e m e : P u t t i n g th e W o r s h i p of the
10 m i n : D is c u s s Q u e s tio n Box. Apply T r u e God F i r s t . S o n g 24.
to n ee d s locally.
10 m i n :
I n tr o d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m
10 m i n : L ively se ssio n of ex p e rie n c e s m e n t s . D iscu ss, too, t h e t h e m e for
r e s u l t i n g f ro m p r e s e n t i n g t h e offer.
, P u t t i n g t h e W o r s h i p of
A r r a n g e well in a d v a n c e so t h i s will tt hh ee Tmr ou ne t hGod
F i r s t . (See t h e J a n u a r y
be i n f o r m a t i v e a n d upbuilding.
1, 1966, W a t c h t o w e r , p a g e 30.)
20 m i n :
D isc u ssio n a n d d e m o n s t r a 15 m i n : S t i m u l a t i n g t a l k on t h e y e a r tion of n e w s e r m o n for W a t c h t o w e r te
W e Should N o t N e g le ct th e
c a m p a i g n . H a v e s e r m o n o u tlin e d on H ox ut,s e of
O u r God. (Neh. 10:39; see
b la c k b o a r d , if possible.
t h e D e c e m b e r 15, 1965, W a t c h t o w
Theme:
W h a t C h ris t's R e tu rn Means er. )
to Y ou
15 m i n :
D iscussion, b e t w e e n school
M a t t . 25:31, 32 R e t u r n s in g l o r y f o r s e r v a n t a n d a n o t h e r pu b lish er, of the
ju d g m e n t
a r tic le A V e r i t a b l e T r e a s u r e - H o u s e .
J o h n 14:19 I n v i s i b l e t o h u m a n eyes C o m m e n t a b o u t t h e p u b lic a t io n s a v a i l
Ps. 72:7, 8 O b e d i e n t w i l l e n j o y b l e s s . able in t h e school l i b r a r y a n d p r o m o te
in g s
in c e n ti v e to use t h i s v a lu a b le facility.
F ollow ing a n a p p r o p r i a t e local g r e e t I l l u s t r a t e how it c a n be u se d to find
ing, w e m i g h t s a y : As t r o u b le s in a n s w e r s to q u e s tio n s a n d in p r e p a r i n g
th e world m o u n t, h o n e s t - h e a r t e d p e r t ^ l k s
sons look for a r e m e d y . Some s a y m a n 12 m i n : A d d in g Z ip to O u r S u b
will find a solution. O t h e r s s a y t h a t s c r i p t i o n s . Q u e s t i o n - a n d - a n s w e r c o v
only God c a n do so a n d t h a t th in g s erage.
will g e t b e t t e r only a f t e r C h r i s t s 8 m i n : Concluding c o m m e n t s . P le a se
r e t u r n o r se cond com ing. W h a t does w o r k s h o r t d e m o n s t r a t i o n in to c o n
th e Bible s a y a b o u t th e p u r p o s e of cl u d in g c o m m e n t s r e l a t i v e to properly
C h r i s t s r e t u r n ? M a t t h e w 25:31, 32 h a n d l i n g su b s c rip tio n s . Song 26.
s a y s : . . . [ R e a d ] . T h u s we see t h a t
C h r i s t s r e t u r n is a t i m e for ju d g m e n t .
OCTOBER SERVICE REPORT
H e is going to s e p a r a t e s h e e p lik e ones
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B-C Bi. St. Mags.
it is, th en, to c u l t i v a t e a sheeplike
disposition, s h o w in g a w illin g n e ss to S p l P io s .
761 143.6
52.6 7.2 188.2
b e led by J e s u s , in o r d e r to g e t a P io s .
9,079
94.4 32.4 4.9 132.6
f a v o r a b le j u d g m e n t . Will w e see him V a c . P io s . 4,775 80.8 22.9 2.3 98.2
w h e n he r e t u r n s ? J o h n 14:19 a n s w e r s P u b s .
289,122
10.3
3.6
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13.6
t h a t q u e s tio n f o r u s w h e n it s a y s: T O T A L
303,737
. . . [ R e a d ]. So it is c l e a r t h a t p e r so n s
P u b l i c M e e t i n g s H e l d : 29,045
h e r e on t h e e a r t h will n o t see C h r is t U N I T E D S T A T E S G O A L F O R 1966
w h e n he r e t u r n s , b u t , r a t h e r , his r e
332,695 P u b l i s h e r s
t u r n will be a n invisible one. F or
th o se w h o obey his c o m m a n d s , th e re
H O W DID WE DO IN OCTOBER?
a r e b le ssin g s t h a t will be en joyed
for e t e r n ity . P s a l m 72:7, 8 m e n tio n s . O c to b e r w a s a t r u l y o u t s t a n d i n g
som e of th e s e . [R ea d . C o m m e n t e s m o n t h f o r n e w su b s c rip tio n s . W e o b
pecially on a b u n d a n c e of p e a c e an d ta in e d 172,081 a n d , w hile th is w as less
s u b j e c t s from s e a to s e a . ] You t h a n l a s t y e a r ' s 196,741, still it is a
will u n d o u b t e d l y w a n t to l e a r n more v e r y fine n u m b e r . J u s t t h i n k of t h e
a b o u t C h r i s t s r e t u r n a n d w h a t it m a n y n e w fam ilie s t h r o u g h o u t t h e
m e a n s to you. T h i s is one of the c o u n t r y w ho will n o w be g e t t i n g all
p u r p o s e s of T h e W a t c h t o w e r . N ote t h e good i n f o r m a t i o n a v a ila b le in
A w a k e ! a n d T h e W a t c h t o w e r e v
th e a r tic le on t h i s v e r y s u b j e c t .
T h e s e r m o n should be d is c u s s e d w ith e ry tw o w eeks. W h a t a t r e m e n d o u s i n
th e a u d ien ce , c o v e rin g s u c h t h i n g s as fluence f o r good t h i s will be! T h e n e w
t h e in tr o d u c t io n , c o m m e n t s on s c r i p book w a s p a r t of o u r offer too, a n d
tu re s, t r a n s i t i o n s , etc. T h e n a well- you will be g la d to k n o w t h a t w e
p r e p a r e d p u b l i s h e r c a n d e m o n s t r a t e pla ced 142,385 b ooks t h i s October, to
c o m p a r e w i t h 72,081 l a s t y e a r. T r u l y
th e se rm on.
In d if fe re n t localities you m ig h t O c to b e r w a s a r e w a r d i n g m o n t h in
w a n t to v a r y t h e s e rm o n . T o f a c i lita te m a n y w a y s, a n d w e w e r e richly
this, M a k e S u re of All T h i n g s ; Hold b le ssed by J e h o v a h , w e r e n t w e?
N o t A p a t h y . (See T h e W a t c h t o w e r ,
N o v e m b e r 1, 1965.) E n c o u r a g e c o n g r e
g a t io n to r e a c h 1 0 -p e rc e n t goal.
15 m i n :
P r e s e n t i n g t h e Good News.
A u d ie n c e p a r t i c i p a t i o n a n d d e m o n
s t r a t i o n of p oints. H i g h l i g h t i m p o r
t a n c e of s h o w i n g c o n s i d e r a t i o n for
o t h e r s a n d d e ve loping d i s c e r n m e n t
in t h e m in i s tr y .
10 m i n :
C o n c lu d in g c o m m e n t s . I n
clude som e local e x p e r i e n c e s in p l a c
ing n e w book a n d / o r Bible. E n c o u r
a g e p u b l i s h e r s to t r y to pla c e a t least
one book a n d o n e Bible d u r i n g D e
ce m ber. Song 11.
1 On O ctober 30 we h a d a gran d
1 W h at is it t h a t Je h o v a h enco u rw hen doing rese a rc h w e can alw ay s m eeting a t Y ankee S ta d iu m in New
ages u s to se arc h for as hidden m ak e a n o te o f th e references t h a t York, a t w h ich 34,708 g a th e re d on
t re a s u re ? K now ledge! (Prov. 2 :4. 5) a r e show n in th e i n d e x , a n d th en s h o rt notice to h e a r B r o th e r Stanley
To a id us in th is search he h a s before an d a f te r m eetings a t the Jones, w ho h a d j u s t been released
lovingly provided the B ible and K ingdom H all we can use th e m ore fro m prison in C om m unist China.
m any fine a id s in th e form of books, e x ten siv e facilities a v ailab le there. All of u s who w ere th e re w ere
m agazines, a n d so fo rth , published P e rh a p s a rra n g e m e n ts can be m ade deeply moved by th e th in g s that
by th e Society to help us u n d e rs ta n d for a g r e a te r use of th ese facilities we heard.
his W o rd of tru th . I n a d d itio n to a a t o th e r tim es if such is felt neces
2 A fter en jo y in g t h a t s p iritu a lly
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encouraged to have, likely m any u se overseer or th e school serv an t.
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contains all th e Societys p u b lic a tre a su re -h o u se of know ledge in th e ing all th e assem blies a t Y ankee
tions t h a t a r e available. O f course, B ible a n d in th e p u b lic a tio n s of th e S tadium , I foun d t h a t each one has
we w a n t to keep o u r perso nal lib r a r Society. I f we incline o u r h e a r t to h a d its own special blessings . . . Yet
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beneficial fo r each fam ily m em ber,
1966 Assembly Dafes J e h o v a h s w itnesses. I w as moved
w herever possible, to h av e his own
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person al copy of more recent p u b li
have been m ad e fo r th e assem bly sion by B r o th e r Jo n e s in his alm ost
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locations f o r 1966 in th e U nited m atte r-o f-fa ct w a y of describing
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overseer, can see th a t th e lib ra ry th at you can m ake y o u r vacation prisons. Yet as I th ou gh t a b o u t it, 1
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w helm ed as B r o th e r Jo n es said, by
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v a n t can su perv ise m a tte rs in con
U N IT E D S T A T E S : A u g u st 3-7, y o u r deep a n d obvious desire to
nection w ith keeping th e lib ra ry l>allas. T exas, a n d S a n Francisco, see to it t h a t as m an y people as
n eat a n d o rd erly an d m ak in g any C alifornia. A ugust 10-14, Anchorage, possible could a c tu a lly h e a r this
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cluded in th e K ingdom Hall lib ra ry bama.
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a n E n glish -lan g u ag e d ictionary, a Brook, N ew foundland. J u ly 6-10, | 1 You w ill be glad to know t hat
good B ible dictionary, a concor H a lifa x , Nova Scotia. J u ly 13-17, th e new book Things in Which It
dance, a n d so fo rth .
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a n d Spanish, b u t also in Ita lia n .
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T h is edition is a lre a d y being shipped
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th ese languages? I f so, be s u re to
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i o n e e r s in w i t h t h e p u b l i s h e r s in F a i r U nit in D etro it, M ichigan,
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fro m Brooklyn, a n d w e a r e c u rre n tly
O u t o f s t o c k in U.S.A.:
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m ak in g sh ip m e n ts fro m th e th ird
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T h i s M e a n s E v e r l a s t i n g L i f e
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With Consideration for Others
1 During the holiday season we
will no doubt meet many busy
people. Experience has shown that
we need to discern the circumstances.
Is the householder entertaining
guests? Well, put yourself in his
place; how would you feel if some
one interrupted you when you were
busy with a number of guests in the
house? So we can be considerate in
cases such as this, perhaps offering
the magazines and suggesting that
we call at another time. Still some
are not sincerely busy: and when we
discern this really to be the case, we
may be able tactfully to overcome the
objection and proceed with a witness.
2 There are, of course, other times
we can show consideration. A house
holder may object, saying, I dont
believe the same things that you do.
Would you meet this objection head
on, pointing out that the beliefs of
the householder are unscriptural ?
Well, we have observed that most
people do not respond favorably to a
blunt reply; and really before we
call on them, we know they do not
believe the same things that we do.
We come to present the good news of
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