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FOR UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA

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
B ro th e r K n o r r m ad e so t h a t every
one could see and h e a r th e program .
Since not everyone can fit into ou r
K ingdom H all, closed-circuit tele
vision w a s set up so t h a t a n over
flow au dience u p s ta irs could also
see a n d h ear.
In a d d itio n to a p ro g ra m of fine
talks, w e h e a rd some enjoyable folk
music, Bible d ra m a a n d w ords of
a p p reciatio n fro m th e stud en ts. One
group effectively p o rtra y e d the s it
u atio n am ong C h ristia n s a t C orinth
t h a t gav e rise to P a u ls first le tte r
to them . Suddenly a m essenger a r
rived w ith a le tte r from th e apostle
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
h a d affected th em as individuals.
My, how it m ade t h a t p a r t of th e
Bible come to life! O th er groups
show ed u s how local custom s a f
fect th e w ay th e field service is done
in such places a s A frica a n d South
Am erica. You w ill probably find
m ore d e ta ils on th e p ro g ra m in T h e
W a tc h to w e r a n d A w a k e ! in a few
weeks.
As you can w ell imagine, a f te r liv
ing a n d w o rk in g to g eth er fo r n early
a y e a r we became very m uch a t
tach ed to these devoted b ro th ers. B ut
we know t h a t th e re is m uch for
them to do in th e ir new assignm ents.
A n u m b er of th e g ra d u a te s, as
zone se rv a n ts, a r e assigned to serve
b ranch offices en ro u te home, of-

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1 H a v e you re a d th e la te s t issue
of T h e W a tc h to w e r? W h a t a n a r
ticle t h a t is in th e J a n u a r y 1 issue
on th e position each one of u s m ust
ta k e in th is n a tio n a listic w o r l d !
D id you also notice th e in te re stin g
th o u g h ts expressed on th e re s u r
rection? W hy, it seems t h a t every
tim e a new copy a rriv e s it is ju s t
packed w ith a w o n d erfu l s p iritu a l
feast. W e w o uld nt be w ith o u t it,
w ould we?
2 B u t the question i s : W hen we
locate persons who m a n ife st in te r
est, can we feel confident t h a t T h e
W a tc h to w e r is w h a t they need?
W ill they u n d e rs ta n d it? Well, con
sider th e very first a rtic le in each
issue. I n th um b in g th ro u g h th e p a st
few issues you find T he G ift of
C h ristia n F rie n d s h ip , Efficiency
w ith C onsideration, N ever Too
Old to C hange a n d Do You H av e
Sufficient D e term in a tio n ? Good sub
jec ts fo r anyone, a r e n t th ey ? And
w h a t a b o u t th e second a rtic le in
th e m agazine? Usually, th is is a
pointed d octrin al discussion o r an
e x p la n a tio n of how th e events of
o u r d a y fulfill prophecy. I s n t th is
w h a t newly in te re sted persons need ?
W h a t a v a st change th e re would
be in th e ir religious outlook if they
ferin g helpful suggestions a n d re
p o rtin g to th e Office of th e P re sid e n t
on conditions a s th ey find them.
I t is a w o nd erfu l a rra n g e m e n t t h a t
helps us a ll to s ta y closely u n ited
a s a fam ily of Je h o v a h s people.
B ro th e r K n o rr told us t h a t next
y e a r a language w ill be ta u g h t a t
Gilead, an d th a t, commencing in
1966, th e school w ill be g ra d u a tin g
two classes of 100 s tu d e n ts each
year, following 20-week courses of
m issio n ary tra in in g . P e r h a p s some
of you m ay one day atten d . W e
hope so.
I t is a p le a su re to tell you of
o ur m an y joys here, and w e do
hope t h a t you too a re h a v in g m uch
gladness in y o u r m inistry.
Y our b ro th e rs a t
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absorbed w h a t is in j u s t these tw o
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M any a re n o t too difficult even fo r
newly in te re sted persons. H ow a b o u t
th e a rtic le s P eace Among M en
of Good W ill o r A rm ageddon
W h ich? a n d T h e B ible a n d C re
a tio n in th e L ig h t of M odern
Science ? W h a t a w e a lth of m a te ria l
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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
righteous conditions. T h e ones w e
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.
W e w a n t to help them . N ot only
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sermons, b u t d u rin g th e n e x t few
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tio ns fo r publishers, tw e n ty fo r reg
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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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c o m i n g O b s ta c l e s .
10 m i n :
S o n g 23. 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 . D a i l y t e x t is c o n s i d e r e d
a t t h e c o n c lu s io n of a h o m e Bible
s t u d y . I t is e x p l a i n e d to s t u d e n t t h a t
w e do t h i s e v e r y d a y in o u r h o m e s .
P l a n s a r e m a d e f o r t h e h o u s e h o l d e r to
r e c e i v e a c o p y of t h e Y e a r b o o k .
15 mi n : T w o s t u d y c o n d u c t o r s d i s c u s s
su g g estio n s a b o u t service a c tiv ity
w h e n p u b l i s h e r s a r e c o n fin ed t o h o m e
b e c a u s e of s i c k n e s s o r b a d w e a t h e r
conditions. I t w ould be o p p o rtu n e tim e
to w rite those who con sisten tly are
n o t h o m e w h e n h o u s e - t o - h o u s e calls
a r e m a d e . Also, c a n w r i t e to e x p i r e d s u b s c r i p t i o n c a lls w h o c a n n o t b e c o n
t a c t e d . C u r r e n t s e r m o n c a n b e g iv e n
fro m K ingdom M in istry an d a tr a c t
o r h a n d b i l l c a n b e e n c lo s e d w i t h l e t te r .
S u c h a c t i v i t y is n o t t o t a k e t h e pla c e
of r e g u l a r w i t n e s s i n g o p p o r t u n i t i e s ,
b u t c a n b e d o n e b y y o u n g a n d old
publishers w h en
sickness o r bad
w e a t h e r i n t e r f e r e s . P u b l i s h e r s in a u

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 :
M
i
n
i
s
t
r
y
School
in 1965. S chool s e r
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.
Av. Av.
Av.
Pubs.
Hrs.
B-C Bi.St. Mags.
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GIVING MORE ATTENTION TO KINGDOM INTERESTS


This supplement should be kept be
cause each of the six p a rts will be
considered separately on th e service
meeting during th e m onths of J a n
uary 1965 through Ju n e 1965.

4 To w hat pursuits are you devoting


Jehovah with your valuable things and
with th e first fruits of all your pro your tim e each m onth? How are you
duce. Then your stores of supply will using your valuable things and th e
be filled with plenty; and with new greater portion of your time? Is it pos
wine your own press vats will over sible for you to make more room for
flow. The application is clear. P u t J e th e ministry, becoming a pioneer?
hovah an d his worship first, and Would this not be a n excellent expres
sion of faith, enlarging your chief con
i When Jesus said th a t we shouldother needs will be cared for.Matt. cern
in life, which is your interest in
6:33.
keep seeking first th e kingdom,
the
Kingdom?
Serving as a pioneer is
2 Although you m ay now be devoting
w hat did he mean? He m eant th a t
excellent means to become fully
our chief concern in life should be more time to other responsibilities an
absorbed
in your worship of Jehovah
th
a
n
to
Kingdom
interests
during
the
expanding the earthly interests of
God.
Because
of the urgency of th e
Gods heavenly kingdom. As a Chris course of a m onthan d most pub m atter, the Society
requests th a t each
tian, you are dedicated to God. You lishers dow hat is your chief concern dedicated person give
this m atter
have said th a t you w ant to do his will, in life? Could you possibly give more prayerful consideration. See
if it is
an d this should be your m ain purpose attention to Kingdom interests, so
in life. How m uch attention are you placing these in a more im portant possible to reduce tim e devoted to
devoting to Kingdom interests? Living place in your life? One of the best other matters, or even eliminate cer
in this system of things, Jehovahs ways to do this is to serve Jehovah tain things altogether, to make room
people have m any things to do other as a pioneer.
for th e pioneer service in your life.
s The words surrounding Jesus com W hat a blessing is in store for those
th a n preaching. I n m any cases, out
of necessity, these other interests take m ent quoted above indicate th a t he who do!
even more tim e th a n is actually de understood th a t his disciples would
5 We are convinced t h a t m any can
voted to the interests of Gods king have need for m aterial things. He e n arrange their affairs to devote a t least
dom. Nevertheless, we can still heed deavored to show them, though, th a t
Jesus words an d give chief attention while these other things would be 100 hours a m onth to Jehovahs service
or concern to th e interests of the necessary, they would be provided for as regular pioneers. I n other cases this
Kingdom by the way we regulate our by Jehovah if they pu t th e Kingdom may not be possible, b ut if th a t is so,
lives. Spiritual m atters m ust come interests first in their lives. He was is it not quite likely t h a t you could
first. Material m atters m ust be sec showing them t h a t they should not make room in your life to serve Jeh o
ondary. Jesus assured that, if we do become involved in m aterial interests vah a t least once a year as a vacation
this, we will have our daily provisions, to th e exclusion of spiritual interests pioneer? I n either event you would be
when he said: All these other things or to the point where they would be
will be added to you. Jesus words giving very little attention to them. giving more attention to Kingdom in
terests. How satisfying t h a t would be!
rem ind us of Proverbs 3:9, 10: Honor 2 Tim. 2:4.

CAN YOU DEVOTE 100 HOURS A MONTH TO JEHOVAH


A S A PIONEER?
1 Many brothers and sisters have
said: I have often thought of pio
neering, but I do not feel t h a t I can
p ut in 100 hours each month. With
th e work th a t I have to do around the
house, my secular obligations and
other responsibilities, it would be im
possible for me. Perhaps this is the
way you have viewed th e pioneer m in
istry. True, in this system of things
there is m uch to do, b ut proper
m anagement of affairs can help one to
accomplish the most during the course
of each day or week. I t is for this
reason th a t scheduling time daily
proves to be a blessing to all within
the New World society. Those who do
so are often able to see t h a t out of
the 720 hours available in each
month, they can find 100 hours to de
vote to Jehovah as pioneers.
2 Before you can decide whether you
can pioneer, you must sit down and
figure out w hat time you can devote
to the m inistry each day. So let us
sit down and figure out whether you
can become a pioneer.Luke 14:28.
s I n this supplement you see repro
duced a sample daily schedule th a t
th e Society provides for all regular
pioneers. W hen a regular pioneer re
ceives this schedule, it is, of course,
blank and it is up to him to fill it in
to fit his circumstances. T he filled-in
portion in our sample is not m eant to
fit all situations. I t is only a sample,
J a n u a r y , 1965 K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y

designed to show you how you may


well be able to arrange your time to
pioneer. For a well-balanced ministry,
it is suggested th a t you apportion your
time each day of the week so th a t you
can reasonably care for your ministry
and other responsibilities, as well as
your health. (Luke 19:47) Although
this schedule shows each days service
starting a t 9 a.m., you will want to
start a t a time suitable to the territory
in which you work, which in some
cases m ay be earlier.
4 In examining the schedule you will
observe th a t the Society has indicated
thereon only th e essentials related to
personal and family study, congrega
tional worship an d field service. All of
this on the sample schedule comes to
a weekly total of 39 hours. This means
th a t on this schedule during th e
week, there are still m any waking
hours left to care for other duties, de
pending upon when you start your day.
Retiring a t a reasonable hour allows
sufficient rest for early rising and will
enable you to accomplish m uch more
each day.Jer. 7:25.
5 Look at th e schedule. Are you a
housewife with children? I n m any in
stances you are not required to do any
secular work, but you have m any other
responsibilities. This schedule allows
you to get th e children off to school,
care for other duties during some
mornings, and still get into th e ser3

vice each day, being home when the


children return. If they come home for
lunch or if you pick th em up a t school,
adjust your schedule accordingly. I t
allows tim e for cooking, cleaning the
house, shopping a n d other duties.
Some sisters are also required to en
gage in a few hours of secular work
each week, bu t with good scheduling
of their time they are able to arrange
their affairs to do so a n d to pioneer.
We commend them for this. Are you
a father? Undoubtedly you are r e
quired to engage in some secular work
to care for your family, and very likely
you have congregational and m any
other duties to perform. You, too, m ay
very well be able to arrange your a f
fairs to pioneer by m aintaining a prac
tical personal schedule as well as a
family schedule. Now do you under
stand why m any call th is schedule a
blessing?
e Of course, single persons without
family responsibilities are often in a
more favorable position to pioneer.
They usually need to do some secular
work, an d this sample schedule allows
for that. But it may be t h a t you would
have to devote two or three full days
to secular work. Or you m ay need to
devote some mornings to secular work,
and afternoons an d a n additional
evening or two to field service. If so,
adjust your schedule accordingly.
7 T he sample schedule allows for the

scheduling of a t least th irty hours not try out this daily schedule as a
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
8 The Society recommends th a t youit out? Talk to th e congregation com
consider this m atter prayerfully. Why mittee or the circuit servant when he

next visits your congregation. They


will be glad to help you work out a
schedule to fit your circumstances. If
you do this, you m ay soon find yourself
a regular or vacation pioneer; but if
this is not possible now, you are sure
to benefit as a publisher for schedul
ing time to praise Jehovahs name
daily.

HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION AND THE PIONEER M INISTRY


1 Jehovahs people know th a t Bab
ylon th e G reat h as fallen and th a t
Gods kingdom rules, and they cannot
keep it to themselves. Many have
found it possible to proclaim this good
news as pioneers. O thers have said,
with sincerity, Oh, how I would love
to pioneer, if only my h ealth an d cir
cumstances would allow i t ! Many are
not physically or otherwise able to be
regular pioneers and, of necessity, can,
as a result of scheduling time, serve
only occasionally as vacation pioneers
an d as zealous congregation publishers
th e rest of th e time. However, what is
true in your case? Have you taken the
tim e to figure out whether you can
pioneer?
2 Consider your circumstances as you
examine the sample schedule. Note
th a t only a little more th a n four hours
of service, on th e average, is sched
uled for each day. You should arrange
your daily schedule for service, though,
to fit your circumstances an d needs.
See how each day can be arranged to
care for your ministry and other
duties, and also to allow sufficient time
for periods of rest. If you are con
cerned with your health a n d whether
you could keep up th e pace, you
m ight consider these points: After the
morning service each day you could
arrange to rest for a while before you
care for your other duties. Or, you
might find it advantageous to adjust
your schedule on Tuesday to allow a
period of rest after your door-to-door

activity; if so, schedule your back-calls


and Bible study in the afternoon in
stead. You can do the same with other
days too. Evenings may also be utilized
beneficially.
3 In addition to the concern over
physical limitations, some are also
concerned about the related m atter of
transportation. Getting territory near
your home or convenient to the loca
tion of your back-call or Bible study
activity during a certain day will pre
vent spending too much time traveling.
This is important. Why? Because or
ganizing your ministry in this way and
concentrating your efforts in a small
area each day will reduce expenditures
of time, money and energy. Careful
use of your physical energy can help
you to stay in the pioneer service.
4 The above-mentioned suggestions
will considerably reduce th e need for an
automobile, even for those not con
cerned about physical limitations. Of
course, in cases where adequate public
and other transportation is available
an automobile may be unnecessary.
(See the Kingdom Ministry supple
m ent for December 1962, page five.)
W hen available, public transportation
can be used to get to the most popu
lous sections of your territory. Then
you should stay in th a t general area
and concentrate your efforts there. In
other cases, such as for those living in
rural territories, some form of tra n s
portation m ay be needed, although it

should be remembered th a t a reason


able amount of walking is good exer
cise. The congregation servant will
gladly cooperate by arranging suitable
meetings for field service so that, as
far as possible, automobiles will be
available a t these assembly points.
Take the initiative yourself and,
wherever possible, make definite a p
pointments for field service with others
in the congregation who have autom o
biles. Good scheduling of your time
and arranging your service daily in
this organized way wTill enable you not
only to cope with your health problems
but also to arrange for sufficient tra n s
portation for field service when needed.
5 Why not make out a copy of the
sample schedule on a sheet of paper?
Use it as a congregation publisher and
see the many benefits it will bring you.
Try it out for a m onth or more as a
vacation pioneer. We encourage you to
make definite plans to do so any
m onths you can and especially during
the m onth of April an d the m onth of
the circuit servants visit, when all in
the congregation will be engaged in
much activity. Do n ot postpone it until
later. Make arrangem ents now! Ask
for help from other successful pioneers
in your congregation or a t your next
circuit assembly. The committee will be
happy to help. Now is the time to join
the ranks of th e pioneers as we all
have a full share in proclaiming the
everlasting good news.

MEETING YOUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS A S A PIONEER


i
Who of you th a t wants to build
a tower does not first sit down and not sit down and calculate the ex am ount of time, doing so in harmony
pense of daily living and w hat a d with Bible principles.
calculate th e expense, to see if he has justm
ents you can make in order to
enough to complete it? These are wise pioneer?Luke 14:28; Matt. 6:11;
3 W hat secular work to do is for
words an d the principle applies to one 1 Tim. 6:6-8.
each one to determine. Much depends
who desires to serve as a pioneer while
2
A budget is a plan for distributingupon your needs, abilities and the
caring for his daily expenses. I t takes income so as to derive the fullest bene area in which you live. Seek employ
money to live, whether you are single fits possible from money spent. It tells m ent suited to you, b ut accept some
or married. This calls for careful use your money where to go instead of thing less if appropriate and necessary.
of money and m aintaining a practical your wondering where it went. An en Paul made tents. M any pioneers are
budget. T h a t it is possible to care for deavor should be made to determine finding th a t the janitorial or cleaning
th e m aterial necessities of life an d also the minimum weekly budget. Then, of trade works out well. Others share a
to pioneer is attested to by the th o u course, it may be imperative th a t you full-time job or have created their
sands who are now serving though reduce expenses as much as possible. own part-tim e jobs as suggested in
their income is small. Would you like (Please see the Awake! issues of the November 8, 1960, issue of Awake!
to know how they do it? Two impor D ecem b er 22, 1962, p a g e s 13-16,
4 Examine the sample schedule and
ta n t things m ust be considered by you: February 22, 1963, pages 9-13, and you will observe th a t there are several
First, Jehovah assures you of his M arch 8, 1963, pages 5-7.) Establishing hours available in th e afternoons, from
blessing and aid. Secondly, you will no a budget enables you to know how Monday through Friday, some of which
doubt need to make some sacrifices, m uch money you will need each week. time can be used for secular work.
being satisfied with less materially. Knowing this, you can plan the Naturally, you would not w ant to
T he importance of balance and mod am ount of tim e you need to spend spend all this tim e in secular work.
eration m ust be appreciated, being each week a t a secular job. I t is only (The Society does not recommend th a t
content with reasonable sustenance reasonable th a t you try to make the one m aintain a full-tim e secular job
an d covering for each day. So, why most money you can in th e least on a perm anent basis and attem pt to
4

be a regular pioneer.) The sample


schedule does show, though, th a t this
time is available and may be sched
uled accordingly. Some pioneers work
two or three days in succession, or
about twenty hours a week. Others
work a t a secular job only three or
four hours a day from Monday through
Friday. Reducing expenses will keep

the num ber of hours you m ust engage


in secular work to a minimum.
s The Society encourages you to sit
down and calculate your budget as
you also arrange a schedule of secular
work to meet your financial respon
sibilities and to pioneer. We believe
th a t many of you can do so and re
ceive m uch happiness, even as you

have received m uch joy for scheduling


time as a publisher. If you find, after
sitting down and figuring it out, th a t
it is not possible in your case to be
come a regular pioneer, why not a r
range to serve as a vacation pioneer
a t least once a year? You will be glad
you did, and you can be sure th a t your
joys will be greatly multiplied.

YOUR FAM ILY RESPO N SIBILITIES AND THE PIONEER M INISTRY


i A spiritually strong family un it is
this goal th e family m ust sit
busy in Kingdom service and enjoys reach
down an d consider the m atter to
rich blessings as a result of scheduling gether.
(Luke 14:31) Reducing ex
time to do so together. Consider the penses and
making sacrifices may be
fo llo w ing e x p erien c e . T h is fa m ily called for. But
having sufficient food
writes: Out of th e seven members of for each day, adequate
clothing for all
our family, only th e six-year-old has and suitable living quarters,
th e family
not tried to vacation pioneer yet. To can be content.
see our children so busy with the
s There are many family responsi
Kingdom work and not having any
bilities
to be considered, such as housetim e for the worldly children is a joy
cleaning,
cooking an d many other do
th a t no one can have unless he a c
mestic
as
well as congregational duties.
tually experiences it in th e family
unit. In another family, the following A family schedule on which each
is reported of th e pioneer father: He member is assigned certain duties will
has three boys and a wife who is greatly aid in getting things done
having her fourth child soon. He sticks each day. The Society encourages you
to a good schedule an d provides for his to sit down and take counsel with
family in a m aterial way. His family one another and determine how the
is very active, as his wife conducts same thing could be true in your fam
many Bible studies and even his nine- ily. You will find th a t th e family
year-old son conducts a home Bible schedule helps, not only in enabling all
study. As a family, they serve as a to be zealous publishers and one or
more to pioneer, but also to do a better
fine example.
of fulfilling family responsibilities.
- These expressions eloquently dejob
It
is
just as one pioneer put it: Pio
scribe what can happen when all neering
only brings m uch personal
members of the family work together joy but not
it affects your relationship
so th a t one or more can pioneer. I t is with others, including family m em
this aspect, namely, working together bers. Knowing th a t pioneering does
as a family unit, th a t will enable each not excuse one from other obligations,
to fulfill his family responsibilities and it has made me a more conscientious
may make it possible for some to pio wife and mother, as well as a better
neer. Have you taken counsel with housekeeper. So take counsel to
your family regarding this? Have you gether as a family un it and see how it
considered the possibility of one or will be possible for all of you together
more members of your family serving to help a t least one member to serve
as pioneers? Can it be done? We know as a regular pioneer.
4 The m atter of pioneering deserves
it can be, as shown above. But to

the most serious consideration. Medi


tate upon it. Make it a m atter of
prayer. Thereafter, take practical steps
in harm ony with your prayer. Arrange
the sample schedule to fit your cir
cumstances. If this proves to you th a t
you can do so, then do not hesitate
to fill out an application for th e regu
lar pioneer service. If you believe th a t
you cannot be a regular pioneer, then
be a vacation pioneer a t least once a
year. You will be certain to say as did
one pioneer: The happiness th a t pio
neering brings is beyond expressing.
Even if you cannot pioneer, we en
courage you to copy this schedule and
use it. We truly believe th a t it will be
of great help to you. You will see how
reasonable th e goal of ten hours a
m onth is. You will also be able to
arrange regular study periods, an d it
will assist you to do a better job of
caring for your other responsibilities.
As you consider th e urgency of the
matter, undoubtedly m any will be
stirred to plan now to have a fuller
share in expanding Kingdom interests
and embracing th e pioneer service, as
all of us serve together faithfully. We
are continually praying for you and
asking th a t you may be filled with
the accurate knowledge of his will in
all wisdom and spiritual discernment,
in order to walk worthily of Jehovah
to th e end of fully pleasing him as
you go on bearing fruit in every good
work and increasing in th e accurate
knowledge of God.Col. 1:9, 10.

CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT SERVAN TS' RESPO N SIBILITY


TOWARD PIONEERS
1 Those of you who are circuit and
district servants can do m uch to assist
and encourage pioneers. Your work
is not merely to aid publishers to take
up the pioneer service but to show a
loving interest in all who are pioneers.
2 Every time you visit a congregation
you have a meeting with the pioneers,
an d this provides a wonderful oppor
tunity to give them needed help and
encouragement. Make it a stimulating,
upbuilding meeting, one th a t will
enable them to be better equipped for
th e ministry and th a t will give them a
fresh outlook on problems with which
they have been confronted. In addition
to this meeting, work with them in
dividually during the week. Find out in
w hat way they personally need as
sistance, an d th en arrange your sched
ule to give them th a t help. If you find
th a t no arrangem ents are in operation

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

ing up their appreciation for the or


ganization, and so forth. Help the
brothers to keep clearly in m ind what
Jesus said a t M atthew 13:18-23, so
they do n ot become discouraged when
some who a t first manifested interest
allow their love for the tru th to grow
cold. Of course, one day will be de
voted to magazine work, and then you
can emphasize th e development of a
route, or the value of analyzing the
magazines with the idea of getting
particular issues to ones in the com
m unity who would be keenly interested
in certain subjects, such as police or
school officials, businessmen with for
eign contacts, an d so forth. There is
so much th a t can be done.
4 Together analyze th e prospects for
meetings in th e territory. Take an
evening to review together Study 57
in Qualified to Be Ministers an d con
sider its application to the local situa
tion. If no regular meeting is yet being
held, perhaps by a concerted effort
newly interested ones can be gathered
together th a t week for a talk, after
which a group study of The Watchtower can be demonstrated, with en
couragement to come the following

week to continue th e discussion. If


meetings are being held, help to build
up th e attendance.
s I t is vital for each one to renew his
spiritual strength regularly. To assist
isolated pioneers in this regard, discuss
with them th eir program of personal
study. And during the week consider
the texts from th e Yearbook together;
do your Bible reading together; have
all the regular congregation meetings
together, even if there are only two or
three of you. W hat a blessing this will
be to all of you!
e Those who have taken up the pio
neer service have shown th a t they are
willing to take on greater responsibility
in Jehovahs service, an d m any of
them m ay be in position to reach out
even farther. They may be glad to
know th a t there is opportunity for
them to attend Gilead School and then
take up foreign missionary work. Be
ginning in 1966 th e Society hopes to
arrange for the training of a t least
two hundred pioneers each year for
foreign service. After a course of
about five months, which will include
intensive language instruction, they
will be sent to other parts of th e world

where th e need is particularly gre^t.


Those who enroll m ust be between
twenty-one and forty years of age, :n
good health and effective in the m in
istry. Persons who were baptized at
least three years ago an d who have
been on the list as regular or special
pioneers for a t least two years will be
accepted for training. Circuit and dis
trict servants may volunteer if they
meet these requirements, so may
Bethel family members who have had
pioneer experience; former Gilead
graduates, however, will n ot be in
cluded. So when you find persons who
meet th e requirements for this work
and who are eager to reach out for
these added privileges of service, send
your recommendation to the Society
in a letter. There is m uch work yet to
be done, and willing workers are
needed.
7 By your showing warm personal
interest in those who are special pio
neers, regular pioneers an d vacation
pioneers, they can be aided to sur
m ount difficulties th a t may arise, be
productive in the ministry, and a
source of spiritual strength to all their
brothers.

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T O T A L HOURS SPENT
D A I L Y IN M IN IS T R Y

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F irst, w ith pencil fill in on


th e c h a rt y our m inisterial
activity fo r each day. Next,
to tal th e num ber o l hours
you spend each day in the
door-to-door w ork w ith the
offer and also in ma*;izine
activity. Then to tal the tim e
you spend each day in the
back-call work. Total the
num ber of hours you spend
each day in the Bible study
activity. Finally, obtain the
to tal num ber of hours you
spend in th e m inistry each
day. The to tal of this col
um n across th e sheer fo r
each day should equai the
to tal of the la st column of
hours spent in various fe a
tu res of the m inistry each
week and should be about
30 hours p e r week. Now
exam ine your daily -sched
ule as f a r as your m inistry
is concerned. Is it balanced?
A re you fully accom plish
in g your m inistry" by en
gaging in a ll features?
A fter you have filled In
your daily schedule fo r
your ministry, next fill in
your o ther activities d iring
each day. Remembei the
m a tte r of flexibility, lake
your schedule practical.

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G ain the Most from the M inistry School


in 1965
1 H a v e you looked th ro u g h th e
title s of th e ta lk s to be given in
th e theo cratic m in is try school d u r
ing 1965? I f not, w hy n o t get out
y o u r new school schedule an d to
it rig h t now? J u s t re a d in g th e title s
s tir s y o u r in terest, doesnt it? Yes,
w e will be covering a w ealth of
in terestin g a n d v alu ab le in fo rm a
tio n d u rin g th e year. To benefit to
th e full, it is m ost im p o rta n t t h a t
we reg u la rly a tte n d an d p a rtic ip a te
in the school.
2 In p re p a rin g a n d delivering
talks, rem em ber it is n o t th e q u a n
tity of m a te ria l t h a t you cover t h a t
c o u n ts ; th e im p o rta n t th in g is how
m uch of it th e audience remembers.
So stick to th e th em e assigned.
M ake y our coverage of th e subject
sim ple a n d c le a r to all. Well-chosen
illu stra tio n s from every d ay life t h a t
nicely fit y o u r them e an d th e a u
dience w ill g re a tly a id your h e a re rs
to rem em ber th e m ain p o i n t s ; so
use a p p ro p ria te illu stratio n s. Also,
m ak e personal a p p licatio n of th e
m a te ria l to y o u r audience so all
m a y receive th e g re a te st in stru c
tion and benefit.
3 M any of you b ro th e rs and s is
te r s in sm all congregations a re
called on to p re p a re ta lk s several
tim es a m onth. W e know it would
be a help to you if th is could be
reduced to p e rh a p s one ta lk a m onth,
a n d we believe th is w ould be a
good a rra n g e m e n t. To m ake th is
possible, tr y th is a r r a n g e m e n t : A r
ran g e for th e in stru c tio n ta lk a l
ways to be p re p a re d an d delivered
as a model talk. Also, h av e a t least
one of the s tu d e n t ta lk s delivered
in ta lk form. T h is will allow for
you to h a v e counsel on th e stu d e n t
talk , an d all in a tte n d a n c e will be
ab le to benefit from th e counsel given
each week. T h en if th e re a re not
enough stu d e n ts to give all th e s tu

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.

Keep It Sim ple


1 M ost p erso ns w e ta lk to in th e
field m in is try know little or n o th ing
about th e Bible. Some have only
a lim ited education. So if w e a re
going to help h on est-hearted ones
to u n d e rs ta n d th e t r u th , w e will
have to m ak e o u r serm ons simple,
w ont we?
2 W h a t is it t h a t m akes a serm on
sim ple a n d easy to u n d e rsta n d ? F o r
one thing, sp eak in g a t a reasonable
r a te will help, a n d tie d in closely
w ith th is is th e a m o u n t of m a te ria l
w e discuss. M uch of w h a t w e h ave
to say is new to th e householder,
and he c a n t g ra s p ev ery th in g a t
once; so dont rush. Of course, w e
m ay be going a t a reaso nab le pace,
but, a t tim es, w e still m ay feel
t h a t a c e rta in householder h a s not
grasped th e point. P e rh a p s it is be
cause of th e w ay w e exp ressed it
or because o f som e d istra c tio n in
th e home. W h a t should w e do th e n ?
Very likely it w ould be advisable
to rep eat th e point, possibly doing
so in different words. T h e re w ill be
little benefit in discussing ad d itio n al
m a te ria l u n til h e u n d e rsta n d s w h a t
has a lre a d y been said.
3 I t is also good to be c a re fu l in
th e te rm s w e use. W ords such as
K ingdom , A rm ageddon, rem
n a n t a n d g r e a t crow d a re ev ery
day ex p ression s to us, b u t they
prob ably w ould not be correctly
understoo d by m ost people w e meet
in th e house-to-house w o rk ; so it
is wise to ad d som ething t h a t will
m ake clear j u s t w h a t th ey mean.
W hen giving o u r c u rr e n t serm on,
we m ay even find t h a t people do
not clearly u n d e rs ta n d th e w ord
resu rre c tio n , so w e o u g h t to m ak e
clear t h a t w e a r e ta lk in g about
Gods provision to ra is e people from
th e dead a n d give them o p p o rtu n ity
to live fo re v e r in p a ra d is e condi
tions on th is e a rth .
4 S im plicity also m eans to be un
complicated. F o r exam ple, w ith o u r
c u rre n t serm on, a f te r re a d in g Jo h n
1 1 : 25, w e c an sim ply point o u t w h a t
th e re s u rre c tio n is a n d t h a t it is
clearly ta u g h t in th e Bible. U n
doubtedly, ex p la in in g th e difference
between th e heavenly resu rre c tio n
a n d th e e a r th ly resu rrection , or
try in g to ex p la in w ho w ill n o t be
resu rrected , w ill only com plicate our
sermon.
5 People listen ed to J e s u s w ith
p leasure. N ot only d id he speak
th e tr u th , b u t he m ad e it simple
an d they understood. O ur assig n
m ent a s te a c h e rs m akes it im p o rta n t
th a t w e do th e same. 1 Cor. 1 4 : 9.
D u rin g J a n u a r y ov erseer will w o rk
w ith lite ra tu re servant. In m eeting w ith
literatu re servant, m a te ria l in p a r a
g r a p h s 13-25 o f C o st L i s t s h o u l d b e r e
v i e w e d . S e e o u t l i n e o f F i r s t M e e t i n g in
F e b r u a r y f o r o t h e r p o ints.

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.

^ A pioneer associated with A rriba, Col


orado, congregation reports 20 subscrip
tions obtained, 235 magazines placed
in October. A fine contribution to the
congregations ministry.
A vacation pioneer in Savannah,
G eorgia, requested extension of her
appointment. She was overjoyed at o b
taining 13 subscriptions and placing 221
magazines during October.
4* Brother Knorr left Brooklyn November
25 on a tour of the Pacific area and the
Far East. He w ill serve the brothers in
fourteen lands on his two-month trip. At
the first stop, in Hawaii, 1,682 attended
convention on Hilo; 700 had been present
seven years ago. At Guam, the next stop,
131 were on hand for the public meeting.
^ District servant in Cameroun reports
10,000 attended an outdoor showing of
the Societys new film.
V W ork of Jehovahs witnesses has been
banned in Libya because of the false
charge of Zionism.
Branch in Leopoldville, Congo, reports
3,330 publishers in October a new peak
and an increase of 17 percent over last
year's average. Over 10,000 magazines
placed for the first time, also 33 vacation
pioneers reporting.
^ Burma reports 325 at district assembly
and eleven baptized; 216 reported service
in October.
New Kingdom Hall inaugurated in
Fort-de-France, M artinique, with 355 in
attendance.

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.

Shepherd my little sheep.


Published monthly by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., 117 Adams St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Second-class postage paid a t Brooklyn, N.Y.
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FOR UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA

FEBRUARY, 1965

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nof become fea rfu l of those who kill the b o d y. * - M a t t . 1 0 :2 8 .

^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

Do Not Hold Back!


1 Do n o t hold back good from
those to w hom it is owing, w hen it
h a p p e n s to be in th e pow er of y o u r
h a n d to do it, sa y s P ro v e rb s 3 : 27.
W hen considering h ow m uch you
p e rso n a lly benefit fro m T h e W atchtower, you h a v e pro bab ly th o u g h t,
I c ertain ly dont w a n t to hold back
th e se good th in g s fro m others. I
w ish I could re a lly help m ore p e r
sons to a p p re c ia te T h e W a tc h to w e r
j u s t a s I do.
2 H ow m ig ht we do th is ? Well,
w h a t is it a b o u t T h e W a tc h to w e r
t h a t w e like so m uch ? I t is th e
in fo rm a tio n itself in th e v a rio u s
articles, isn t it? T hen w hy n o t se
lect a few o u ts ta n d in g p o in ts fro m
a n a rtic le a n d p re se n t th ese in a
brief, in te re stin g w ay? O r select
c e rta in sentences to read, a n d a l
low th e householder to rea d rig h t
alo n g w ith you? O u r desire is to
convince th e lis te n e r t h a t T h e
W a tc h to w e r is different fro m o r
d in a ry c h u rch jo u rn a ls so t h a t he
w ill w a n t to subscribe fo r it, a n d
one of th e best w ay s to do th is is
to re a d some of it* to him.
3 Take, fo r exam ple, T h e W atchto w e r of F e b r u a r y 15. A fter p a ra -

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

one y e a r alone. B u t e x p an sio n did


not stop there. T h e v e ry n e x t year,
in 1962, a n o th e r d is tr ic t w a s added.
Now w e a r e very h ap py to tell you
t h a t in F e b r u a r y 1965 tw o m ore
new d is tric ts w ill begin fu n c tio n
ing. So w e w ill h a v e 28 d is tric ts
in th e U n ited S tates. One of th e
new d is tric ts is in th e a r e a of n o rth
e rn C a lifo rn ia an d so u th e rn Oregon
a n d th e o th e r one is n e a r N ew York
C ity in th e C onnecticut, N ew J e r
sey a n d P e n n sy lv a n ia area.
So a s each of us h a s a little p a r t
in th e service w e a re enco u rag ed
by seeing th e evidences of p ro g ress
an d ex pan sio n in o u r te rrito ry . We
p ra y t h a t you w ill each have m any
h a p p y experiences a s you con tinu e
enjo ying J e h o v a h s goodwill.
Y our b ro th e rs a t
T h e B rooklyn B ra n ch

Aid others to become Gods men of good will.

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

a n d special pioneers, a n d som e w ith


p hy sical infirm ities v a c a tio n pio
neered.
4 T h e g r e a te s t m o n th o f K ingdom
a c tiv ity on reco rd w a s l a s t April.
New p e a k s w e re re a c h e d in p u b
lishers, hours, m agazines, back-calls,
Bible stu d ie s a n d su bscrip tion s, a n d
in v a ca tio n pioneers. T h e activ ity
of th e v a c a tio n pio n eers c o n trib u te d
g re a tly to m ak in g possible th e e x
cellent rep o rt. A n d m an y enjoyed
th e ir service so m uch t h a t th ey
e ith e r exten d ed th e ir v a ca tio n p io
neering o r a r e now se rv in g a s re g
u la r p io n eers! W ill w e rea c h new
p e ak s a g a in th is A p ril? Yes, if
th ose w ho v a ca tio n p io neered la s t
y e a r do it a g a in a n d enco urag e
o th ers to jo in them .
5 W ith a ll of us w ho a r e now s e rv
ing a s vacation, re g u la r a n d spe
cial pioneers, s e rv a n ts in local con
gregations, a n d c irc u it a n d d is tric t
serv an ts, ta lk in g up a n d en co u rag in g
o th e rs to v a ca tio n p io n eer d u rin g
April, w e will do it again. P u b
lishers, w h y not en cou rag e one a n
o th e r to se rv e to g eth e r? H o w m any
v a ca tio n p ioneered w ith y o u r con
g regation l a s t y e a r? W o u ld n t it
be nice to b e tte r th e n u m b e r th is
y e a r? W e a t h e a d q u a r te r s look f o r
w a rd to being ab le to rejoice w ith
you in seeing a new p e a k in th e

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

n u m b er of v a c a tio n pioneers for


April.
6 To a n sw e r q u estio n s a n d a rr a n g e
special m idw eek field service ac
tiv itie s fo r A pril, th e Society is
a sk in g con gregation com m ittees to
m eet w ith p ro spectiv e v a c a tio n pio
n e ers a t th e m ost convenient tim e
locally, before o r a f t e r th e S u n d a y
m eetings, F e b r u a r y 21. P le a s e a t
te n d if you a r e in te re s te d in v a c a
tion pioneering.
7 I t w ould be a p p re c ia te d if you
w ould o b ta in y o u r ap plication , fill
it o u t a n d su b m it i t to th e overseer
r ig h t aw ay. Special a rra n g e m e n ts
a r e being m ad e in th e office here
to h a n d le th e a p p lic atio n s a s soon
a s th e y a r e received. I f y o u r cir
cu m stan ces a r e u n c e r ta in now, b u t
by la te in M arch o r even th e first
of A pril you see it is possible to
v a ca tio n p ion eer tw o w eeks o r more,
fill out a n ap p licatio n. Y our over
seer w ill be p leased to give it im
m ed ia te a tte n tio n w i t h th e com m it
te e a n d send it to th e Society.
8 I f th e n u m b e r of congregation
p u b lish e rs a n d v a c a tio n p ioneers
equals th e 20-percent goal fo r th e
congregation, o v erseers w ill be able
to w r ite on th e c o n g re g a tio n s re
p o rt c a r d W e M ade I t ! to in d i
c a te t h a t th e 20-percent increase
w a s reach ed o r exceeded. W o u ld n t
it be w o n d erfu l f o r y o u r congrega
tion to re p o rt W e M ade I t ! a n d
fo r all co n g reg atio ns to say, We
did it a g a in ?
w a n t sp iritu al aid m a y w r i t e to th e
S o c ie ty , g i v i n g t h e n a m e s a n d a d d r e s s
es. I f a n y d e d i c a t e d p u b l i s h e r is p l a n
n i n g t o t r a v e l t o H u n g a r y , p le a s e
c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h t h e S o c i e t y a t le a s t
t w o m o n t h s i n a d v a n c e , if p ossible.
T h e F e b r u a r y 22 A w a k e ! h a s a n
article entitled C h eatin g th e In su ran ce
C o m p a n y . Y o u w i l l find i t a g o o d o n e
to p l a c e w i t h y o u r i n s u r a n c e a g e n t
a n d others.
N ew publications available:
Q u a lified t o B e M i n i s t e r s C i b e m b a
Y o u r W i l l B e D o n e o n E a r t h
Y o r u b a
1964 W a t c h t o w e r a n d A w a k e ! b o u n d
volum es
E n g li s h , P o r t u g u e s e , S p a n i s h
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 , 1964
E n g l i s h
1965 Y e a r b o o k
G e r m a n
T r a c t 4 A w a k e f r o m S l e e p !
P o r t u g u e s e
T r a c t 8L i f e i n G o d 's N e w O r d e r
P o r t u g u e s e
T r a c t 9T h e S i g n o f C h r i s t ' s P r e s
ence
P o r t u g u e s e
O u t o f s t o c k i n U.S.A.:
F aith o n th e M arch
E n g li s h
W h a t Has R eligion D one fo r M a n
k in d ?
G reek, P o rtu g u ese
G o d s K i n g d o m R u l e s Is t h e W o r l d s
E n d Near?
Japanese, Spanish
H ealing o f th e N a tio n s Has D ra w n
Near
I t a l i a n , T u r k i s h
W orld
Conquest
Soon by
G o d s
K in g d o m
E n g li s h , F r e n c h
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 , 1963
E n g li s h
A v a i l a b l e a g a i n i n U.S.A.:
L o o k ! I A m M a k i n g A l l T h i n g s
New
H i n d i
T h i s G o o d N e w s o f t h e K i n g d o m
H i n d i , Is o k o

THEOCRATIC NEWS
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

felt t h a t som e in te re s t h a d been


shown, m ade a note of it a n d called
back th e follow ing week. Soon a
hom e Bible stu d y w as being con
du cted in t h a t home. W h e th e r th ey
accept lite r a tu r e or not, it is these
in te re ste d ones w e w a n t to help,
isnt it? (See Yearbook, p. 231 par.
2 ; p. 212 p a r. 1.)
3 Yrou can be s u re t h a t y o u r c ir
cu it s e rv a n t w ill a p p re c ia te it if
you w ill keep a c are fu l reco rd of
a ll in te re s t you locate, w h e th e r th e
people ta k e lite r a tu r e or not, a n d
if you w ill th e n let him m ak e th e
back-calls w ith you d u rin g th e week
he is v isitin g y o u r congregation.
M any h app y experiences a re in store
fo r you as you do. (See Y earbook,
p. 149 p a r. 2.)
4 H a v e you ever received th e n am e
of a n in te re ste d person fro m your
overseer an d been asked to m ake
th e call? W h a t w ould you do if
you fo u nd t h a t th e perso n lived
n in ety -th ree m iles fro m y o u r home
over a d u sty m o u n ta in ro ad ? R ead
th e h e a r tw a rm in g account on page
228 in y o u r 1965 Yearbook an d
s h a re th e p le a s u re a n d h app y o u t
come of m a k in g such a call. Yres,
keep a record of all in te re s t located.
M ake th e back-calls, s t a r t stu d ies
a n d rejoice in th e outcom e .Tehovah
gives.

4 A circuit servant reports: W hile visit


ing the M iam i, Florida, Westchester Unit,
73 of the 83 publishers reported service
during the week. They averaged 6.6
hours, 6.6 magazines and started 16 new
home Bible studies. Two publishers asked
for regular applications to start pioneering
January 1, 1 9 6 5 .
t Another report from a circuit servant
says: The Pleasant H ill, Missouri, Con
gregation reported no pioneers on pre
vious visit of the circuit servant. This visit
10 percent of congregation (4 out of 40
publishers) already enrolled as regular
pioneers, with immediate prospect of two
more by next visit. Average hours of con
gregation increased from 9.4 to 11.8 as
a result of pioneers aiding publishers,
especially in midweek service.
+ In Cuba all 55 baptized publishers
in a congregation of 69 were vacation
pioneers in January. Another congrega
tion reports that they averaged 21 hours,
11.3 back-calls and 3 Bible studies per
publisher in their efforts to aid others.
t A new unit has been established in
Leopoldville, Congo, bringing the total
to 17 units and one isolated group in
this city of more than a million.
$ Brother Knorr continues his visits to
branches in the Far East. A t Tokyo,
1,515 heard him speak, and 3,501 a t
tended the meeting held fo r brothers in
Seoul, Korea.

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
Av
Av
Av
dv
m a t u r e devotion to J e h o v a h 's r i g h
Pubs.
Hrs.
B-C Bi. St. Mags.
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.
8,622
92.5 31.0 4.9 102.7
V a c . Pios. 3,360
75.7 19.5 2.1
78.0 a l l o w t h e u s e o f t h e h a l l if t h e y c h o o s e
Pubs .
297,300
9.4
3.2
.6
11.1 to do so. H o w e v e r , t h i s d o e s n o t m e a n
t h a t th e c o m m itte e a p p ro v e the m a r
TOTAL
310,027
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.

A United Effort Blessed with Success


1 R em em ber th e e f f o r t ' t h a t you
p erso n ally p u t fo rth to help m ak e D e
cem ber a n o u ts ta n d in g m o n th ? Well,
rejoice w ith u s now in th e m an y
fine f e a tu r e s of t h a t rep o rt. 310,027
p u b lish e rs rep o rted, fo r a 0.1-per
cent in crease over la s t y e a r 's a v
e ra g e of 292,318. T h is is th e g re a t
e s t n u m b er of p u b lish e rs rep o rtin g
in a n y m onth, w ith th e exception
o f A pril 1 964! 13,020 m ore p u b
lish ers re p o rte d t h a n in Decem ber
1964.
2 B u t t h a t s n o t all. T h is Decem
b e r w e a v e ra g e d 9.4 h o u rs a n d 11.1
m a g a z in e s ; la s t y e a r 9.1 h o u rs a n d
10.3 m agazines. A nd pioneers? R e
p o r tin g w ere 8,622, o u r tw entyn in th m o n th ly p e a k !
3 Did you enjoy p lac in g All
S c r ip tu r e I s Inspired o f Clod and
Beneficial along w ith th e Bible?
M an y of you h a d o u ts ta n d in g ex
periences. You s h a re d th e se w ith

Plan now to vacation pioneer in April!


Published monthly by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, In c., 117 Adams St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Second-class postage paid a t Brooklyn, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.
4

FOR UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

MARCH, 1965

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noj become fe a rfu l o f those who k ill the bo dy. M att. 1 0 :2 8 .

^Dea/t 9 ubfefie/ts:
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

VOL. VIII

NO . 3

Share Your Good Things


1 J u s t th in k how m an y good things
we h a v e le a rn e d in o u r stu d y of
God's W ord a n d th ro u g h th e pages
of T h e W a tc h to w e r a n d how much
w e a p p re c ia te th e progressive reve
lation of t r u t h J e h o v a h h a s given
u s ! To show o u r a p p re c ia tio n to
Je h o v a h a n d o u r love fo r our neigh
bors, w e a r e glad to s h a re the good
new s w ith o th ers a t every oppor
tu n ity . T h a t s w h y we keep so busy
in th e m in istry. O f course, not all
o u r neighbors a p p re c ia te the m es
sage w e b rin g from Gods Word.
So we keep on e x am in in g ourselves
a n d oui* te a c h in g m ethods a n d p ra y
th a t J e h o v a h w ill bless us so th a t
w e can m ost effectively s h a re th e
good news.
2 W ith th e b egin nin g of M arch
w e a r e at th e h a lf w a y m a rk in the
W a tc h to w c r sub scrip tio n cam paign.
How h a v e w e been doing? I f you
a re a congregation p ub lish er, have
you placed a sub scrip tio n y et? Or
h av e you placed ten subscriptio ns
to do a n d invite them to go along
w ith us. T hey c an also s h a re th e
good m essage w ith th e ir fam ily and
frie n d s a n d tell th em som ething
ab o u t w h a t th e y heard . We also
w ill w a n t to in v ite them back for
th e M em orial, a n d w ith th e special
M em orial in v itatio n s w e should h av e
good success in in v itin g m any p e r
sons to s h a re in th is glorious season
of C h ris tia n activity.
W e a r e p r e p a rin g our press sched
ules a t Brooklyn so we can p r in t
a lot of e x tr a copies of th e special
issues. T h e B ethel fa m ily a re eag er
to supply all th e e x tr a copies th a t
m ay be needed. H e re a t Brooklyn
we a r e q uite ex cited a b o u t th e p ro s
pects fo r a w o n d e rfu l April cam
paign. W e th in k you a re excited
too. W e all p r a y fo r J e h o v a h s rich
blessing to be w ith u s in doing
e v e ry th in g w e c an to get rea d y for
th e h a p p y s p rin g increase, w hich
J e h o v a h h a s given u s each year.
Y our b ro th e rs a t
T h e B rooklyn B ra n ch

O f f ic e

o r fifteen if you a r e a pioneer o r


special pioneer? I f not, l e ts ask
ourselves w ho th e re is to whom w e
h a v e n t as y e t offered th e su b scrip
tion. H ow a b o u t th o se who w ere
not hom e th e first tim e w e called
an d th ose who o b tain e d single copies
of th e m agazines to get a c q u a in te d
w ith them , tho se w ith whom w e
conduct B ible studies, frie n d s a n d
re la tiv e s? We w a n t to offer th e
W a tc h to w e r su b scrip tio n to each of
th ese a n d to those w hose su b scrip
tions h a v e expired. Also, h av e you
been c a rry in g a copy of L e t God
B e T r u e in y o u r w itn essin g case
and offering it to th o se w ho do not
accept th e su b scrip tio n ? As we show
ourselves generous in s h a rin g th e
good new s w ith o th ers, w e can
show o u r a p p re c ia tio n to Je h o v a h
fo r h is goodness to us.
3 One of th e finest o p p o rtu n itie s
to s h a r e good th in g s w ith o th ers
is w hen w e call back on them . H a v e
you m ad e a rra n g e m e n ts in y o u r
schedule to spend a t least h a lf of
y o u r service tim e in M arch calling
back on in te re ste d people you lo
cate? T h a t w ould be a fine w a y to
aid th e m an y in te re ste d people we
h a v e m et, w o u ld n t if?
4 As we give a little th o u g h t to
m ak in g back-calls, if becomes a p
p a re n t t h a t all of it.s can do it.
B ack-calls do not need to ta k e ten
o r fifteen m inutes. If you w ould
like to m ake yo u r call a s h o rt one,
th is will be p e rfe c tly all right.
Above all, m ak e y o u r call a frien d ly
one. B e w a rm a n d neighborly. Al
th o u g h th e response of th e house
holder is good, you w ill w a n t to he
c a re fu l n o t to s ta y too long. And
w h a t w ill you t a l k a b o u t? Well,
p e rh a p s you w ould like to tell them
w h a t you h av e been le a rn in g abo ut
th e resu rrectio n . T h is w ould be
good. I f you a r e new a t m ak in g
back-calls a n d feel you could do
b e tte r if you re a d to th e householder
an in te re stin g p a r a g r a p h fro m one
of th e m agazines, th is w ill be all
{Continued on page 4, col. 1)

Impart Gods progressive revelation to mankind.

SECOND

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
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1 A re you experiencing th e joy


o f con du ctin g a hom e B ible stu d y ?
H u n d re d s of th o u sa n d s of h ap p y
p u b lish e rs a r e conducting them . Age
is no b a rr ie r , fo r b ro th e rs from
nin e y e a rs to n in e ty conduct studies.
2 D id you ev er th in k ab o u t it from
th is s ta n d p o in t? P resen tly , a b o u t 42
p e rc e n t o f u s conduct hom e B ible
stud ies. I f a ll of u s did, it w ould
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being stu d ie d w ith h e re in th e U n it
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possible t h a t a d v an c e p r e p a r a tio n
w ould help?
4 T h e v ery first step in p erso n al
p r e p a r a tio n is to h a v e th e m en ta l
a tt it u d e of w a n tin g to s tu d y w ith
someone. T h is w ill m ake u s th in k
H e re is a prospective s tu d y w hen
w e place l it e r a tu r e or someone
show s in te re st. I t is b est to keep
an a c c u r a te record of in terest. H a v
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or w h a t th e y a re in te re s te d in w ill
help you to ta l k w ith th em on a
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tion you expect to use to c re a te
in te re s t a n d hold a tte n tio n . Be
re a d y to show a p erso n how to
get th e benefit fro m th e p u b lic a
tio n . (You m ig h t d is tu rb him if
you ta lk a b o u t a stu d y . )
5 Some sa y th e y a re f e a r f u l of
try in g to s t a r t a study, a s th e peo
ple m ay a s k q u estio ns I c a n t h a n
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edge you h a d w h en you s ta rte d .
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ab o u t stu d y in g w ith o th e r young
s te rs in y o u r ow n class a t school
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people in th e la n g u a g e you speak.
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to s tu d y w ith o th ers?
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of special in te re s t to them an d help
th em to see th e v alue o f discussing
it together.
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H e len a who s ta r te d a stu d y w hile
s ta n d in g in th e y a rd of a n in te r
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9 A lw ay s offer p r a y e r to Je h o v ah
b efore you go to yo u r hom e Bible
study. T h is too is p a r t of p r e p a r a
tion. T h e w o rk we do is not our
own. W e need God's s p irit, direc
tion a n d blessing. P r e p a r e well a n d
you m a y soon h a v e th e joy of con
d u c tin g a hom e Bible study.

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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 .
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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
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before one correctly u nderstood the
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.)
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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
p u b l i c t a l k f o r A p r i l 4. A p r i l 4, s u b s c r i p t i o n s ? W e h a d 132,974, w h i c h
E v e r y o n e B r i n g S o m e o n e t o t h e P u b l i c is t h e h i g h e s t J a n u a r y r e p o r t on
M eeting.
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

Put Seed W here It Can Grow


1 J e su s did it. T h e apostles did
it. M any m odern-day C h ristia n s do
it. Do you? Do w h a t? In cid e n ta l
w itnessing. As m in isters, w e should
be re a d y a t a ll tim es to p la n t th e
seed of t r u t h in fe rtile h e a r ts w here
it can grow a n d produce. D oesn't
th e p a ra b le of th e sow er encourage
us to do incid en tal w itnessin g?
W h ere did th e sow er sow seed?
Alongside th e road . . . upon th e
rocky places . . . am ong th e th o rn s
. . . upon th e fine soil.M att.
1 3 : 19-23.
2 Since th e seed of t r u t h is to
be sow n everyw here, th e re is a
need fo r us to m ake o p p ortu nities
for in cid en tal preaching. W e can
do th is in sev eral w a y s : U sing ini
tia tiv e a n d not w a itin g fo r those
w ith w hom w e m ay tra v e l, w ork
associates, schoolm ates, neighbors
or o th e rs to ap p ro a c h us on a re
ligious subject. W e w a n t to tak e
th e first step by ta c tfu lly s ta r tin g
a frie n d ly conversation, th en skill
fully tu rn in g it into a B ible discus
sion. I t is not good to be p rea c h y
and, rem em ber, know ing w hen to
stop is as im p o rta n t a s know ing
w hen to s ta rt. P re p a r a tio n is also
required. We m ay not a lw ay s have
o u r Bible h andy, b u t w e can have
a n a d e q u a te S c rip tu re vocabulary
of basic Bible teach in g s ready. C a r
rying: some lite r a tu r e to leave for
re a d in g is helpful. T r a c ts a re a
h a n d y a id : they cover su b jects th a t
a re topics of daily conversation.
T h e W a tc h to w e r an d A w a k e ! m ag
azines too have a v a rie ty of su b
jects t h a t will s tim u la te interest.
3 Incid en tal w itn essin g can be
done by all publishers. A personal
Sharo Your Good Things

^fjon^ )

rig h t too. As a n o th e r possibility, if


you a r e calling back on a person
you m et in th e m agazine w ork, you
can give him your re g u la r houseto-house serm on on th e re s u rre c
tion, as he h a s n t h e ard th is yet.
Some of us will be able to ta k e out
one of th e booklets a n d s t a r t a
stu d y in it. T h e w a y you han dle
th e call is up to you. B u t d u rin g
M arch lets call back on a t least
six interested people w e have m et
a n d s h a re some m ore of th e good
news w ith them.
5 As th in gs s ta n d now, 66 p e r

# ' On January 24 Brother Knorr returned


to Brooklyn after serving the brothers in
Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Korea, Taiwan,
Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Indone
sia, Australia, Papua and Fiji. Then on
February 9 Brother M ilton Henschel left
for a zone trip through Central America.
Leopoldville, Congo, branch had a 15percent increase in December; now 3,255
publishers. A ll of them are safe, despite
difficulties in the country.
^ Puerto Rico, with 3,000 publishers,
reports that 6,703 copies of the New
W orld Translation" were placed there
during December.
^ A circuit servant reports: "D uring the
weeks visit in Rock Hill, N.C., follow ing
up magazine placements was emphasized.
All our back-calls on Friday were on peo
ple who had taken magazines only. That
afternoon we made 7 back-calls, placed 2
Babylon books and started 3 very prom
ising studies."
t Japan reports a new peak of 3,550
publishers a 13-percent increase. Eleven
percent of those reporting in December
were pioneers.

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!

Can you make six back-calls in March?


Published monthly by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, In c., 117 Adams St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Second-class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.
4

FOR UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA

APRIL, 1965

D0 noj become fearful of those who k ill the body. M att. 1 0 :2 8 .

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
subscriptions, a n d th ese w e w ill in
vite to th e m ost im p o rta n t event
of t h e y e a r, th e celebration of the
M emorial of C h r is ts death.
I s n t it a sham e, though, t h a t so
few people a p p re c ia te w h a t J e su s
C h ris t did fo r u s? T hey do not know,
e ith e r, t h a t J e h o v a h God a rra n g e d
for a ll th is because of his love for
us. I t w a s J e h o v a h w ho s e n t his
Son t h a t w e m ig ht gain life. If
only w e could express o u r a p p re
ciation m ore! I f only w e could do
som ethin g to a c q u a in t m ore people
w ith th e m essage of t r u t h ! B u t
w ish in g w ont m ake it so. W ork
will. A nd it w ill ta k e w o rk to help
all th e people whom w e h a v e in
m in d g e ttin g to th e M em orial cele
b ra tio n to get there. A fte r t h a t we
w ill w a n t to help them a p p re c ia te
t h a t th ey need s p iritu a l food regu
larly. I f th ey become conscious of
th e ir s p ir itu a l needs, it w ill n o t be
long before th e ir consciences will
be tellin g them t h a t th ey should
be ta lk in g to o th e rs a b o u t J e h o v a h s
kingdom. T h a t will m ak e us happy,
w ont it?

-K

VOL. V III

NO . 4

Helping Your Neighbor


1 No one needs to tell you t h a ton h elp in g those w ho a re fellow
you ought to help y o u r neighbor, believers.
because t h a t is e x a c tly w h a t a ll of
2 Now, o f those re la te d to u s in
J e h o v a h s w itnesses spend m uch of
e f a ith , w ho a re th e ones t h a t
th e ir tim e doing. W e w a n t to help th
a r e o u r closest neighbors? W hy, in
others, a n d w e k n o w who it is t h a t m ost cases, th e m e m b e rs'o f o u r own
we a re to help, because we a re well
ily. B u t if w e a r e n o t c are fu l
acq u a in te d w ith th e inspired counsel fam
we
m
a y find t h a t we h a v e developed
th a t th e apostle P a u l w ro te to the a defect
in o u r s p iritu a l vision a n d
congregations in G alatia, sa y in g :
Really, then, a s long as w e have t h a t w e no longer see clearly th in g s
th a t a r e close a t hand. W e m ay
tim e fav o ra b le f o r it, let us w ork see
th o se p erson s in o th e r house
w h a t is good to w a rd all, b u t espe
cially to w a rd th o se re la te d to us holds w ho need help b u t fa il to
in th e fa ith . (L u k e 1 0 :2 5 -3 7 ; Gal. realize t h a t help is needed r ig h t a t
6: 10) So, w hile w e do good to all home. T h a t c an happen easily, c a n t
B u t, as m an y of us h a v e learned,
men a s we a re able, w e co n centrate ait?good
fam ily schedule can help to
I f w e a re going to help n ation s keep th in g s p ro p erly balanced. I t
to come to Gods house of p r a y e r helps u s to get to m eetings t o g e t h e r ;
w e have to t r y to get to th e people. it help s us to do needed stu d y in g
In th is re g a rd j u s t a few weeks t o g e t h e r ; a n d it will help us as
ago I told th e 108 s tu d e n ts in th e fam ilies to h a v e a fu ll s h a re in th e
40th class of G ilead w h a t languages field service d u rin g April. So, w hen
th ey w ere going to stu dy . Some will p la n n in g how we can help o th e rs
be s tu d y in g J a p a n e se , o th e rs C hi d u rin g April, le ts s t a r t w ith our
nese, still o th ers F rench, S p anish closest neighbors, o u r own fam ily.
3 Then, a s w e can m ak e room fo r
an d P ortuguese. Of course, those
lan gu ag es re p re se n t m illions upon it, w e will find g re a t joy in re a c h
m illions o f people to be helped. We ing o u t beyond th e fa m ily circle
c e rta in ly a re glad t h a t w e can send to a id others. Some of those who
m issionaries to a ll p a r t s of th e need o u r help have h a d only lim ited
w orld to help th ese people of th e experience in th e field service, or
nations. W hile th ese m issionaries th ey m a y come from hom es w h e re
a re going o u t to th e ends of the o th ers a r e not in te re ste d in serv in g
e a rth , we h av e w o rk rig h t h e re a t Jehov ah. W h a te v e r th e s itu a tio n ,
home to do. L et u s all be a t it dili they w ill be really g ra te fu l if we
include them in o u r p la n s fo r field
gen tly d u rin g April.
service.
Then, together, w e can e n
W e p ra y , too, t h a t J e h o v a h will
rich ly bless a ll of you, J e h o v a h s joy t h e h app in ess t h a t com es fro m
se rv a n ts, w ith holy s p irit so we h elp ing oth ers in o u r com m unity to
will be able to co n tin u e m onth a f te r learn ab ou t J e h o v a h s m arvelous
m onth h av in g g r e a t joy as w e help purposes.
4 H ow a r e w e going to do t h a t
people of all n a tio n s to come to
d u rin g A p ril? Well, w e h av e some
J e h o v a h s house of p ray e r.
very
fine special m ag azin es to offer
I
w a n t to say, too, t h a t th e tens
of th o u sa n d s of y our b ro th e rs in to o u r neighbors. P u b lish e rs w ill be
th e F a r E a s t a n d th e islands of s triv in g to place t h ir ty d u rin g th e
th e Pacific t h a t I m et d u rin g my m onth, pioneers 200, an d special pio
recent v isit th e re send th e ir w a rm neers 300 not because w e sim ply
love an d g ree tin g s to you. So do I. w a n t to place a lot of m agazines,
Your b ro th er,
b u t because th ese m agazines h av e
in fo rm a tio n t h a t magnifies Je h o v a h
y y /fc n < n a ( Continued on page It, col. 1)

Help nations to come to Gods house of prayer.

(3 m i n . ) O v e r s e e r c a ll s o n i n a c t i v e
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
vice. D oes n o t scold, is k i n d a n d
h elp fu l. I n a c t i v e o n e r e s p o n d s f a v o r
ab ly to in v ita tio n to w o rk w ith o v e r
s eer.
(3 m i n . ) S e r v a n t calls o n in firm or
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.
(2 m i n .) C h a i r m a n c o n c l u d e s w i t h
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 .
(1) Y o u n g p u b l i s h e r te l ls of p a r t i c u
l a r p o i n t i n s p e c i a l A w a k e ! he
likes, is i n v i t e d t o g iv e p r e s e n t a t i o n
t o m a g a z i n e - t e r r i t o r y s e r v a n t , w ho
a c t s a s h o u s e h o l d e r . Is c o m m e n d e d
f o r g o o d p r e s e n t a t i o n . Is a s k e d h o w
h e will p u t f o r t h s p e c i a l effort to
p l a c e h i s 30 m a g a z i n e s .
(2) I n t e r v i e w s p i o n e e r w ho, a m o n g
o t h e r t h i n g s , will do s t o r e - t o - s t o r e
w o r k . C h a i r m a n l i s t e n s to p a r t i c u l a r
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
tation.
(3) I n t e r v i e w s n e w p u b l i s h e r w h o
w a n t s to p l a c e 30. C h a i r m a n l i s t e n s to
p o i n t in A w a k e ! t h a t will b e used.
N ew publisher m a k e s model p r e s e n t a
tion, is c o m m e n d e d ; s e r v a n t offers
s u g g e s t i o n s o n h o w 30 c a n be placed.
(4) S u g g e s t i o n s f o r c o n fin e d p u b
lish e r. O ne w h o r e g u l a r l y calls on
s u c h a p u b l i s h e r offers s u g g e s t i o n s .
Good to h a v e m a g a z i n e s o n h a n d to
offer to all w h o v i s i t h i m p o s t m a n ,
m i l k m a n , e t c . a n d c a n w r i t e l e t t e r s
a n d en clo s e m a g a z i n e s . C o s t to s e n d
T H I R D M E E T I N G IN A P R I L
T h e m e : H e l p O t h e r s to P u b l i s h . o n e m a g a z i n e f i r s t c l a s s w i t h le t t e r ,
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
(2 m i n . ) T o r e a c h 2 0 - p e r c e n t goal, a d (5)
d
i
t
i
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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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h o w i n v i t a t i o n a n d a r r a n g e m e n t s c a n S o n g 4.
b e m a d e . T ell s t u d e n t y o u will t a k e
5 min:
Introduction. Two p rep ared
first s e v e r a l doors . A d d i t i o n a l l y , w r i t e q u e s t i o n s o n t e x t a s k e d b y a u d i e n c e
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w illing, b u t , W h a t s h a l l I s a y ? o r Y e a r b o o k e x p e r i e n c e s , p a g e s 81
P io n eer p ro d u ces sim ple serm on, re a d s
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.)
Is a s k e d to g i v e i t t o p io n e e r . Is c o m 10 m i n : Studj" c o n d u c t o r s (2 or 3)
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
P i o n e e r a s s u r e s h e w ill t a k e first w h a t t h e y w ill do t o a i d s e r v ic e
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 .
D em onstration.
s t u d e n t a t a p p o i n t e d ti m e .
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T h e m e : S h o w i n g L o v e f o r God a n d
N e i g h b o r . S o n g 18.
5 min: In tro d u c tio n . T e x t a n d c o m
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
v i t e s s u b s c r i b e r . (3) S e r v a n t c a ll s on
in activ e publisher.
All c a n u s e b r i e f s e r m o n b a s e d on
t h e f o l lo w in g or, if y o u w is h , a n o t h e r
s i m p l e p r e s e n t a t i o n : A s y o u k n o w , a t
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 .
This w a s the
g r e a t e s t single e v e n t to t a k e place
u n t i l t h e n a n d , in f a c t , i t w a s so i m
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 : . . .
( R e a d L u k e 22:19.) E x t e n d i n v i t a t i o n ,
a r r a n g e t o p i c k u p if n e c e s s a r y a n d
a d v is a b le .
S e r v a n t calling on inactive publisher
explains he h a s been inviting s u b
scribers, p erso n s b ein g studied w ith,
a n d o t h e r s t o a t t e n d M e m o r ia l . E x
t e n d i n v i t a t i o n w i t h w a r m a p p e a l for
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.
Theme:
The
B i b l e s P r o m i s e of a
B e t t e r S y s t e m of T h i n g s
Rev . 21:3, 4 B r i g h t pr o m is e of b e t t e r
c o n d iti on s
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

C h a irm a n discusses serm o n with


a u d i e n c e . S u g g e s t e d i n t r o d u c t i o n , In
th e se d ay s w hen sickness, death, d e
l i n q u e n c y a n d d i s u n i t y a m o n g p eo p le
a r e t h e m a j o r i t e m s in t h e n e w s , I
w o u l d like to b r i g h t e n y o u r d a y by
s h o w i n g y o u briefly t h e B i b l e s p r o m i s e
of b e t t e r c o n d i t i o n s t o c o m e o n e a r t h .
C e r t a i n l y y o u w o u ld e n j o y r e c e i v i n g
g o o d n e w s f o r a c h a n g e , i s n t t h a t
t r u e ? R e v e l a t i o n 21:3, 4 g i v e s t h i s good
n e w s [re a d an d c o m m e n t on it] .
Capable publisher d e m o n s tra te s use
of s e r m o n a n d s t a r t i n g of s t u d y in
l i t e r a t u r e p laced .
C h a i r m a n e n c o u r a g e s all to r e v i e w
serm on. Any pu b lish ers or pioneers
h a v i n g m o r e c o p ie s o f L e t G od B e
T r u e t h a n t h e y w ill p l a c e m a y be
i n v i t e d t o m a k e t h e m a v a i l a b l e to
o th e r publishers. C o n g reg atio n s can
do t h e s a m e w i t h n e a r b y c o n g r e g a
t io n s . E n c o u r a g e s t a r t i n g of B ib le
s t u d i e s on i n i t i a l call or r e t u r n visit.
8 m in:
Concluding a n n o u n cem en ts.
R,eport t h r o u g h A p r i l 25; local e x
periences in o b tain in g su b scrip tio n s;
v a c a t i o n p i o n e e r b l e s s i n g s . S o n g 35.
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T h em e: K eeping th e O rganization
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.

W ill T h e y Weant to Conte A g a in ?


1 W e a re eag erly looking f o rw a rd
to th e M em orial celeb ratio n on A pril
16, a s we know t h a t you are. A nd
we a r e hopeful t h a t m any, m any
th o u sa n d s o f new ly in te re ste d ones
will assem ble w ith us on th is night.
T hose w ho love Jeh o v ah a n d a re
m in d fu l of th e g ift of his Son J e su s
C h rist cann ot help b u t feel moved
as M em orial day d ra w s near. P e r
h a p s th is y e a r th e g re a te s t crowd
ever to come to g eth er to celebrate
th e L o rd s evening m eal w ill be a s
sembled. L a s t y e a r th e re w e re 1,809,476 w ho a tte n d e d th e M em orial
w orldw ide. T h is rep re se n ted 115,724 m ore th a n th e previou s year.
No doubt even m ore w ill be p resen t
th is time.
2 B u t we ask, W h a t c an we do
to help th ese m an y th o u sa n d s to
m eet regularly w ith us? I f th e y a re
going to grow to s p iritu a l m a tu rity ,
ta k in g on th e responsibilities of
C h ristian s, they need re g u la r asso
ciatio n w ith J e h o v a h s people. Well,
th in k back to th e first tim e you a t
ten d ed the M em orial an d t r y to re
call w h a t it w a s t h a t im pressed
you. W h a t m ade you w a n t to come
a g a in ?
3 F o r one thing, th e frien d lin ess
of th o se w ho greeted you w hen you
e n te re d th e K ingdom H all. T hey
w ere w a rm a n d genuine. T h ey cam e
over to get acq u a in te d a n d m ade
you feel a t home. As you listened
to th e ir conv ersatio n you m ay have
realized t h a t m a n y h a d gone out
of t h e i r w ay to b rin g o th e rs w ith
them , p e rh a p s picking th em up in

th e ir car. T hey obviously w ere h a p


py people, a n d people w ho loved
one ano ther. T h is m ade a lastin g
impression.
4 S om ething else t h a t no doubt
m ade a deep im pression w as th e p ro
g ram itself. T h e sp e ak e r w a s not
sim ply going th ro u g h a ritu a l, but
he w a s e x p la in in g th in g s from th e
Bible in a clear, u n d e rsta n d a b le
way. H e w a s helping you to u n d e r
s ta n d w h a t it a ll m e a n t to you.
P e rh a p s fo r th e first tim e you r e a l
ized w ho shou ld p a r ta k e of th e em
blems, an d m o re im pressively th a n
ever before you sa w th e close a s
sociation of th e ran so m to Gods
g ift of e v e rla s tin g life. As a new
comer, th e re m a y h a v e been some
th in g s t h a t you did not fully u n d e r
stan d , b u t w h a t you did g rasp
w a rm e d y o u r h e a rt.
5 A t th e close of th e m eeting p e r
h a p s you ling ered fo r a tim e to ta lk
to those w ith w hom you h a d be
come acq u ain ted . I t m ay be t h a t
one of them took you on a to u r of
th e hall, e x p la in in g th e congrega
tio n s service c h a rt, th e provisions
fo r o b tain in g B ible lite ra tu re , and
th e lib ra ry . You m ay h a v e h e a rd
th em ta lk in g a b o u t a rra n g e m e n ts to
go from house to house to p reach
to others. I f so, you could not help
b u t realize t h a t th ese people lived
th e ir faith . T h a t is w h a t you w ere
looking for, a n d t h a t is w hy you
cam e back. On M em orial n ig h t th is
y ear, do y o u r p a r t to help new ones
to en jo y th e s e sam e things, an d
see if th ey dont come back. You did.

1 H av e you m ade y our p lan s for


a tte n d in g one of th e assem blies
scheduled fo r Ju n e , J u ly o r A ugust?
N ow is th e tim e to do so. Assem
blies a r e u pb u ild in g a n d a r e a tim e
of happiness. Be s u re to a rra n g e
to a tte n d . In y our p lann ing , include
a ll fo u r days (and, of course, six
d a y s fo r th e N ew Y ork assem b ly ).
Also, w h y not encourage a n d a r
ran g e fo r new ly in te re sted ones w ith
y o u r congregation to a tte n d ?
2 U ndoubtedly fo r m ost p u b lish e rs
it will be p ra c tic a l to a tte n d the
assem bly n e a re s t to home, though
you a re welcome a t any of th e a s
semblies. H ow ever, in th e S a n F r a n
cisco B ay a re a , due to th e large
p u b lish e r population, th e size of the
cities an d th e assem bly facilities,
w e a re recom m ending t h a t C alifor
n ia c irc u it # 2 6 a tte n d th e Mon
te re y assem bly and t h a t circu its
# 1 2 , # 1 3 a n d # 2 2 a tte n d a t S a c ra
mento. T h e difference in distance
is very slight. O ther congregations
in th is a r e a w i l l a tte n d t h e closest
assem bly. To select y o u r assembly,
p lease r e f e r to th e list p u b lish ed in
th e M a rc h 1 Watchtoicer.
3 B e a r in m ind t h a t th e Corpus
C h risti assem bly is S p a n is h only.
I t is th e Societys in te n tio n to have
S p a n ish p ro g ra m s in conjunction
w ith E n g lish a t A lbuquerque, N.M.,
St. P e te rsb u rg , F l a . : New York,
N.Y., a n d S an Diego, Calif.
4 So th is sum m er le ts follow
P a u l s advice not fo rs a k in g th e a s
sem bling of ourselves together.

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O O n A p r i l 4, 1965, t h e s p e c i a l t a l k
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t a c t f u l w a y to h e l p o n e s w h o h a v e
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Av
Av
Av
Pubs.
Hrs.
B-C Bl.St. Mags.
S p l Pios.
741 144.2 54.9 7.9 142.5
Pios.
8,700 90.1
31.8 5.1 100.6
V a c . Pios.
2,000 79.6
22.8 2.5
78.0
Pub s.
286,698
9.4
3.4
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11.1
TOTAL
298,139
P u b li c M e e t i n g s H e l d :
26,555
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

H O W DID WE DO IN FEBRUARY?
A n o t h e r n e w p e a k in t h e n u m b e r
of r e g u l a r p i o n e e r s ? Yes, t h e 31st
m o n t h in a r o w ! I n A u g u s t w e h a d
8,507, S e p t e m b e r 8,538, O c t o b e r 8,584,
N o v e m b e r 8,596, D e c e m b e r 8,622, J a n u
a r y 8,674 a n d F e b r u a r y 8,700. W e l l
done, b r o t h e r s . W e h o p e m o r e a n d
m o r e will c o n t i n u e t o m a k e r o o m f o r
the pioneer m inistry.
L ooking a h e a d to A pril the v a c a
tion pio n eer ap p lic a tio n s a r e literally
p o u r i n g in. W e h o p e e v e n m o r e c a n
v acatio n pioneer a n d w e say, If you
c a n v a c a tio n pioneer, se n d in y o u r
application.
3

1 D id y o u k n o w t h a t in t h e p a s t t e n
y e a r s 263 c o n g r e g a t i o n s h a v e b e e n
e s t a b l i s h e d in f o r m e r l y u n a s s i g n e d
t e r r i t o r y ? W o n d e r f u l , i s n t i t ? A n d y e t
t h e r e a r e s till a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h r e e
m illio n p e r s o n s li v in g in u n a s s i g n e d
t e r r i t o r y . T h e m a j o r i t y of t h e s e p e r
s o n s w ill p r o b a b l y be r e a c h e d d u r i n g
J u ly th r o u g h Septem ber, for already
n e a r l y 500 c o n g r e g a t i o n s t h a t p a r
t i c i p a t e d l a s t y e a r h a v e a d v i s e d , W e
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 .
C a n you s h a r e in c a r r y in g th e K in g
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.

jZ A

J Z J T J &

L s L # ...

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,

a n d [give th e nam e of th e young


p u b lish e r] is in tra in in g fo r th e
m in istry . H e is obeying J e s u s com
m an d to call on people to ta lk ab o ut
G ods kingdom a n d he h as p re p a re d
a b rie f Bible serm on. [N am e], will
you s h a re t h a t in te re stin g in fo rm a
tion w ith th is g e n tlem an ? T h en th e
young p u b lish e r proceeds w ith th e
sermon.
4 A s im ila r a rra n g e m e n t can be
u se d in th e m ag azin e work. A fte r
in tro d u cin g y o u rse lf an d th e young
pub lish er, you can s a y : A s one w ho
him self stu d ie s th e Bible, [nam e]
h a s come to a p p re c ia te tw o Bible
m agazin es t h a t h e would lik e to
show you. T h e young p u b lish er can
th e n go a h ea d w ith h is p resen tatio n .
5 T h is p ro ced u re h a s proved to
be very helpful. M any householders
have been fa v o ra b ly im pressed. One
s a i d : M ore people should ta k e an
in te re s t in th e tra in in g of young
ones like this. You c e rta in ly a re
doing a w o n d e rfu l w ork. In a n o th e r
case, one who h a d fo rm erly opposed
listen ed a n d th en commended th e
p ublishers. In th is w ay, not only is
beneficial tr a in in g given, b u t in
m a n y cases it g a in s the h ousehold
e r's a tte n tio n a n d respect, enabling
th e young p u b lish e r to p re s e n t th e
good news.

(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

to receive th e m agazines reg ularly .


H av e you followed up on all e x p ira
tion slips a n d prom ises? W h a t about
those w ith w hom you conduct home
Bible stu d ie s? One p u b lish er felt
th a t those on his m agazine ro u te
w ould be g lad to subscribe. T h e r e
su lts? Of th e 30 subscriptions I
obtained, 10 w ere obtained in th is
m an n e r. H av e you tried t h a t y et?
6 L a s t Decem ber m any overseers
a r r a n g e d 'to v isit a different service
c en ter each w eek d u rin g th e m onth,
a n d th ey fo u nd t h a t they w ere able
to help m an y who needed it an d
these w ere very g ra te fu l fo r it. Over
seers w ho can a r r a n g e to do th a t
a g a in a r e encou rag ed to do so. And,
rem em ber, w hen you compile the
congregation r e p o rt a t th e end of
April, if p u b lish e rs plus v acatio n
pioneers equal y o u r 20-percent goal,
w rite W e m ad e i t ! on th e card.
7 T ogether, then, le ts m ake it an
o u tsta n d in g m o nth of p ra ise to J e
h o vah o u r God!

Helping Your Neighbor

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.

Can you vacation pioneer at least once a year?


Published monthly by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc., 117 Adams St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Second-class postage paid a t Brooklyn, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.

FOR UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

M AY, 1965

^ D e a ii

Do not become fearful o f those who k ill the body. -

JeM ow ^ P u b M e j t s :

Now t h a t the big events of A pril


a r e p ast, we c a n t help b u t w onder
how m an y cam e to yo u r M emorial.
D id you h a v e a good a tte n d a n c e for
4he special public m eeting too? And,
finally, how m an y newly interested
persons did you help in p reaching
th e good new s? Y oure ju s t as in
tere ste d in know ing as we are, yes?
Of course, each of us know s w h a t
h appened in his own congregation.
O ur congregation s e rv a n ts keep us
r ig h t up to d a te week by week as
to our progress. All th e b ro th ers
a n d siste rs a re to be commended
f o r th e ir labors of love, regard less
o f how m uch tim e th e y spent in
th e field.
W hen we le a rn of th e g ra n d w it
ness given by all of Gods people
a ro u n d th e w orld in April, it cer
ta in ly will m ake us feel good fo r
having helped in some sm all way.
I t gives us a consciousness, too,
t h a t w h a t w e a re try in g to get done,
t h a t is, p reach in g th e good news
in all th e e a rth , is really being ac
complished to th e honor of Jeh o
v a h s name. We also know th a t
Je h o v a h is pleased w ith w h a t is
being done, because he blesses us
so richly.
I s n t it tr u e t h a t Je h o v a h alw ays
h a s som ething new for us to look
fo rw a rd to? In j u s t a n o th e r m onth
th e conventions begin in E urop e
a n d N o rth A m erica. W e sincerely
hope t h a t a ll of you will be able
to a tte n d one of them . T he them e
of th e assem bly, W ord of T r u th
Assembly of J e h o v a h s W itnesses,
is enough to excite a n y person. We
hav e h e a rd t h a t th e keynote speech
is going to be given on T h u rs d a y
n ig h t of th e assem bly. No one will
w a n t to m iss th at. E veryone ought
to have a notebook in h an d w hen
th e c h a irm a n opens th e convention
a t two oclock t h a t afternoon.
T he conventions a re so arra n g ed
t h a t it w ill n o t ta k e v ery long to
g e t to a n assem bly. F o r u s here
in New York we will be getting
som ething a little e x tr a special. The
W atchtoiver says th a t, w hile th e

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

oth er h a lf of th e ir stu d y tim e m edi


tatin g , m ak in g personal application
of th e m a te ria l to them selves, decid
ing w h a t changes th ey need to m ak e
in th e ir lives a n d th in k in g in o rd er
to comply w ith th e m a te ria l they
have studied, figuring o u t how and
w h ere th ey can use th e m a te ria l
studied. Yes, m ed ita tio n a n d d is
cussing the t r u t h w ith o th ers have
m uch to do w ith becoming fullgrow n sp iritu a lly , dont they ?
4 T hen th e re is a need for exercise
both for p hy sical g ro w th an d fo r
s p iritu a l grow th. We all know t h a t
if we do n ot use th e m a te ria l we
stu dy we soon fo rg e t it. So w e need
to keep busy com m enting a t m eet
ings, ta k in g o u r p a r t s on th e p r o
g ram s a n d s h a rin g in field service.
And th e re is m uch w e can do along
these lines d u rin g the m onth of May.
5 D u rin g M ay w e h av e a tine
offer. W h a t do you know ab o u t L e t
God B e T r u e ? Is it one of th e first
books you stu d ied ? W ere you aid ed
to le a rn m uch of th e t r u t h w ith its
help? D id you know t h a t over 900,( Continued on page Jj, col. 1)

conventions in th e U.S.A. will be


fo u r days, th e New York conven
tion will be fo r six days. M aybe
t h a t is because B ro th e rs F r a n z and
K n o rr w ill be g e ttin g back from
E urop e in tim e for th e Y ankee
S tad iu m convention and th ey will
be able to tell u s som ething a b o u t
w h a t happened over there. Then,
of course, G ilead School is rig h t
here in Brooklyn, a n d w e would
not be a bit su rp rise d if some of
th e p ro g ram involved th e students.
You know, t h a t h a s happened before
a t conventions in Yankee S tadium .
W ell w a it an d see. T h e only trouble
is, New York h a s th e last assem bly
in stead of th e first one. So all th e
re s t of th e U nited S ta te s a n d
E u ro p e will know w h a t happened
a t th e conventions before th e b ro th
e rs a t th e N ew Y ork convention
will know. B u t we look fo rw a rd

to enjoying th e f e a s t along w ith you.


B ro th e r K n o r r told u s t h a t he
w as leaving fo r E u rop e th e M onday
a f te r M emorial. H e will be gone
for abo ut th re e weeks, v isiting con
vention cities to w ork out th e final
details fo r th e five-day assem blies
they a r e h a v in g over there. Is n t it
exciting to th in k t h a t the first con
vention of th e y e a r h a s been a r
ranged fo r D ublin, E ire ?
T h e assem blies w ill be here before
we know it, a n d we w ill w a n t to
encourage th e new ly in terested p e r
sons to get to a n assem bly w ith us.
B u t before we get to a n y assem bly
we will be looking fo rw a rd to r e
ceiving your A pril rep ort. T he good
news reflected in t h a t rep o rt w e
will tell you a ll a b o u t in th e J u n e
K ingdom M inistry.
Y ours fo r clean public w orship,
T h e B rooklyn B ra n ch

Keep the organization clean for public service.

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.
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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 . ]
(
(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.

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F o l l o w i n g t h e T r u e G uide.

5 min: In tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m


m en ts. S tu d y co n d u cto r discusses te x t
w i t h n e w e r p u b l i s h e r . E n c o u r a g e s h im
t o r e a d i t e a c h d a y a s a n a i d for
g r o w i n g to m a t u r i t y . (H e b . 6:1) P u b
l i s h e r w a n t s to d e v e lo p s p i r i t u a l l y a n d
th a n k s stu d y co n d u cto r for continued
i n t e r e s t in him .
15 m i n : T a l k on F i n d i n g A n s w e r s to
Y o u r B ib le Q u e s t i o n s , f r o m F e b r u a r y
15, 1965, W a t c h t o w e r , p a g e s 124-127.
T i e in a p p r o p r i a t e c o m m e n t s o n t h e
t h e m e of m e e t i n g . I n i n t r o d u c i n g n e x t
p art, show t h a t our continued grow th
t o s p i r i t u a l m a t u r i t y will a i d u s to
b e c o m e s t r o n g i n t h e t r u t h a n d will
h e l p p r e v e n t l a p s i n g in t o i n a c t i v i t y .
17 m i n :
Go On D o i n g I t in F u l l e r
M e a s u re . Q uestions a n d a n sw e rs and
d e m o n s t r a t i o n of p o i n t s a p p r o p r i a t e to
congregation.
15 m i n :
T a l k i n c l u d i n g m a t e r i a l in
Q u e s t i o n s f r o m R e a d e r s , p a g e 639,
O c t o b e r 15, 1964, W a t c h t o w e r . E m
p h a s i z e in a n e n c o u r a g i n g w a y t h e
resp o n sib ility each one h a s to co n d u ct
h i m s e l f p r o p e r l y so a s t o k e e p o r g a n i
z a t i o n clean .
8 min:
Concluding com m ents. I n
clude su g g e stio n s on o rg an izin g special
m a g a z in e d istribution a t cem eteries,
w h e re advisable. A t r a c t su ch a s
H ope for th e D e a d m a y be used
w h e n m ag azin es a r e n o t tak en . Be
t a c t f u l a n d f r i e n d l y in t h i s w o r k . Also,
p l e a s e c o v e r s l o g a n o n p a g e 4. S o n g 51.
FIR S T

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.

"Go On Doing It in Fuller M easure"


1 Go on doing w h a t? y o u m ay
ask. Show ing b ro th e rly love. (1
Thess. 4 : 9 , iO) You do show such
love; th is is c h a ra c te ris tic of Je h o
v a h s people. T h is show s your u n
selfish in te re s t in one a n o th er, an d
tr u ly this is fine. W e know, too,
t h a t it is y o u r desire, if possible, to
show your b ro th e rly love in fu ller
m easure, as th e apo stle P a u l urged
th e congregation of th e Thessalonians. B u t you m ay w onder how.
Well, if th e re a r e some b ro th e rs in
y o u r congregation who have become
inactive, could you ta k e a little tim e
to help them ? W e know th e ir s p ir
itu al lives a re in jeo p ardy , a n d s u re
ly we w a n t to a id them if we can,
d on t we?
2 B u t first of all, to help a n in
active one we m u st u n d e rs ta n d him.
I n th is connection th e apostle P e te r
gives us some helpful insight into
causes of inactivity. A fte r listing
fa ith , virtue, knowledge, self-control,
endurance, godly devotion, b ro th e rly
affection a n d love, he w e n t on to
say, I f these th in g s ex ist in you
a n d overflow, th ey w ill p re v e n t you
from being e ith e r inactive or u n f r u it
ful reg a rd in g th e a c c u ra te know l
edge of o u r L o rd J e s u s C h rist.
(2 Pet. 1 :5 -8 ) T h e re we have it.
In a c tiv ity u su a lly re s u lts from a
lack of one or m ore of th ese Christia n qualities. W e m ig h t say th a t
inactive ones a re s p iritu a lly ill. By
giving them o u r loving aid, w e can
n u rse them back to s p iritu a l health.
3 W hen someone is ph ysically ill,
w o u ld n t it be kind a n d loving on
o u r p a r t to pay a frie n d ly visit?
We w ouldnt th in k of scolding or
em b a rra ssin g him, w ould w e? Now,
w ould we w a n t to be a n y less con
s id e ra te when v isitin g one who is
s p iritu a lly d ish e a rte n e d ? T ru ly our
desire is to show e x tr a o rd in a r y
b ro th e rly love, rea liz in g t h a t it,

builds one up like a po w erful m edi


cine. 1 Thess. 2 : 7 , 8.
4 B u t w h a t could we say? Very
likely you w ill w a n t to ex p ress your
genuine concern fo r h is s p iritu a l
w elfare. C om m endation m ay be fit
ting. And j u s t a s a p hysician listens
c a re fu lly to a sc e rta in h is p a tie n ts
problem, we need to do th e same.
W e m ay even h av e to ta k e the in i
tia tiv e discreetly to d ra w th is info r
m ation out. Once we u n d e rs ta n d
w h a t is h in d erin g o u r b ro th e r we
will be able to build h im up and
give S c rip tu ra l encouragem ent. We
m ay find it w ise to in v ite him to
the m eeting s before u rg in g him into
th e m in istry. Or we m ig h t conclude
th a t s ta r tin g a hom e Bible stu d y
w ith him w ill be j u s t w h a t is needed.
5 W e m ay find t h a t some p re m a
tu re ly began to publish w ith o u t h a v
ing a firm fou n d atio n of a cc u rate
knowledge. O th ers m ay hav e encoun
tere d opposition and, th ro u g h fear,
stopped publishing. Some m ay have
let th e ir love grow cold because of
lack of p erso n al s tu d y a n d pray er.
T hey m ay be stu m blin g over c ertain
do ctrin es or because of w h a t some
one s a id or did. I t could be t h a t
some hav e even re tu rn e d to some
im proper p rac tic e of th e old world.
It m ay req u ire p atien ce on ou r p a r t
to get to th e root of th e problem.
P ossibly m any visits w ill be r e
quired. B u t o ur d e sire is to give
l o v i n g encouragem ent a n d kind,
S c rip tu ra l counsel, show ing how to
conquer f e a r w ith love, how to over
come hu m an w eaknesses a n d assu m e
responsibility.
G We know t h a t some of you a re
a lre a d y doing th ese things, a n d th is
is m ost h e a rtw a rm in g . In a n y event,
let us all continue to show our b ro th
erly love in every w a y a n d a t all
tim es. Surely th is will be p leasin g to
J e h o v a h an d stre n g th e n in g to all.

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O u t of s t o c k in U.S.A.:
1965 Y e a r b o o k
E n g l i s h

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

In South Carolina four publishers re


port that they called on insurance agents
and lawyers with the A w a k e !" article,
"C heating the Insurance Com pany." In
one hour's time they placed 48 magazines
and obtained two subscriptions.
We are advised that the entire congre
gation at Mount Vernon, Alabam a, signed
up to be either regular or vacation
pioneers during the month of April.
Chile's recent earthquake resulted in
loss of homes for some of our brothers,
but none lost their lives.
As Brother Henschel's zone visit drew
to a close, 2,464 attended public talk in
Guatemala, 38 immersed; in Mexico City,
12,504 heard main talk, 379 baptized.
^ Four "Fruitage of the S p irit" Assem
blies in Ghana attended by 1 1,605; 245
baptized. Togoland assembly attended by
1,093 nearly twice the number of pub
lishers in the country!
^ Despite troubles in South Vietnam,
Saigon congregation of 19 publishers had
4 7 in attendance for circuit servants talk.
This year 28 new congregations org a
nized in N igeria; number now is 700.
New Caledonia reports 85 publishers
a 40-percent increase. Film showing
attended by 192.

prom ised b e tte r system of th in g s.


T hen re a d a n d discuss a p p ro p ria te
points from page 267.
4 W h e n offering T h i s M e a n s
E verlasting L i f e w e m ig ht s a y :
J e su s h im self stre sse d th e im por
tan ce of ta k in g in a c c u ra te k n ow l
edge. On p age ten th is publication
refe rs to th e s c rip tu re a t J o h n 17: 3,
w hich s a y s : [R e a d sc rip tu re a n d th e
re s t of p a r a g r a p h s ix .]
5 W hen p l a n n i n g y our service
d u rin g May, let y o u r m ind go back
a few y e a rs to w hen you first h e a rd
th e tru th . W h a t w a s it th a t a t t r a c t
ed you? W as it not th e w a rm an d
frien d ly m a n n e r of th e person who
spoke to you a n d th e sim ple and
uncom plicated w ay in w hich th e
t r u t h w as p rese n te d ? In te re s te d p e r
sons to w hom you ta lk w ill m ore
th a n likely respond in a fav o rable
m an n er if you have tbese essen tial
q ualities. W h ere possible, give them
th e fu ll serm on. W h ere necessary,
use one of these sim pler p re s e n ta
tions. We hope you w ill have some
excellent ex periences in th e field
(Q uestion i)3ox
d u rin g May, a n d w e p ra y t h a t J e h o S h o u l d w e s h a r e t h e conducting- of
v a h will be w ith you.
funerals
w ith
m inisters
of f a l s e
stu d y w ith a n in te re ste d person o u t
side y our fa m ily ? R e g u larly con
d u cting a stu d y w ith a n o th e r person
is a fine w ay to show' s p iritu a l m a
tu rity .
8 And a n o th e r th in g ab o ut con
d u cting s t u d i e s : if you p re p a re well
a n d conduct th em each w eek you
w ill find t h a t you le a rn even more
th a n th e h ouseholder does. T h a t s
righ t. T r y it a n d you will find it a
g re a t a id to y o u r becoming fullgrown.
9 B u t back to th e m a tte r of helping
others. O ur b ro th e rs need encourage
m ent a n d help too. W ith m a tu rity
a n d gro w th comes stre n g th , a n d th e
apostle P a u l tells us t h a t th o se of
u s w ho a re s tro n g ought to be a s s is t
ing those w ho a re not so strong.
So who can you help? A m em ber of
y our fam ily ? Someone in y o u r s e r
vice center? One of th e new ones?
I f th e re is a n y question in your
m ind concerning w hom you can help,
ask th e overseer fo r h is suggestion.
M ay J e h o v a h bless you in y our
busy a ctiv ity in M ay as you all
m ake pro g ress to w a rd full grow th,
to y our delight a n d to th e delight
of your heavenly F a th e r.

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 .

Can you start a home Bible study in May?


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4

FOR UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

JUNE, 1965

Do not become fearful of those who kill the body.

^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

b rothers, of course. So, i f th ese very


im p o rta n t rela tio n sh ip s h a v e been
lacking in some respects, w hy not
a s k ourselves, W h a t needs im prove
m ent? and, W h a t shou ld I do? T h is
is som ething to consider seriously.
4 Should we go even f a r t h e r th a n
th is? Yes, a n d w h a t fine o p p o rtu
n ities a re open to u s ! M an y sheep
like persons still rem a in o u t in o u r
te rrito rie s , a n d these m u s t be found
a n d fed. O u r being m o tiv ate d by
love will help us to show w a rm th
a n d e m p a th y to w a rd them . T hey
will respond to th is unselfish a p
proach. Gods W ord a n d o u r own
experience h a v e prov ed t h a t th e re
is no b e tte r w a y to a t t r a c t fairm inded p ersons to th e tr u th .
5 A nd w h a t m eans w ill w e use
to help th em ? Well, th o se provisions of Jeliovah t h a t h av e helped
us will also help them . T h in k of
the benefits t h a t h a v e come to us
th ro ug h our use of th e Neio W orld
Translation. Not one of us w ould
w a n t to be w ith o u t th is clear a n d
reliab le tra n s la tio n o f J e h o v a h s
W ord. A nd w h a t a b o u t t h a t excel
lent one-book lib ra ry A l l Scrip tu re
Is Inspired o f God and Beneficial?
{Continued on page 4, col. 1)

all-tim e high, a n d m agazine dis


trib u tio n w a s phenom enal. Backcalls w e re up a n d Bible stu d ie s
moved rig h t ahead. E v e ry th in g in
th e re p o rt calls fo r superlatives,
a n d o u r h e a rts a re glad. W h a t a
g re a t sho u t of p ra is e to o u r h e a v
enly F a t h e r Je h o v ah God w e h ave
all s h a re d in! J u s t p a u se a n d enjoy
th e figures in th is c h a r t t h a t com
p a re s th e re p o rt from la s t A p ril
w ith t h a t for th is year. T hey spell
o u t w orship an d praise.

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
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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.

lighted w ith th e fa c tu a l p re s e n ta tio n


a n d asked w here he got his in fo rm a
tio n . H e w a s a b l e t o te ll t h e w h o le
c l a s s t h a t i t c a m e f r o m t h e M a y 1,
1965, i s s u e o f T h e W a t c h t o w e r .
M o t h e r te l ls h o w s h e u s e d t h e a r t i c l e
on p r a y e r a n d a c t u a l l y s t u d i e d it
w i t h a w o m a n m e t in b a c k - c a l l w o r k
w h o f e l t s h e w a s l o s i n g h e r f a i t h in
God a n d a s k e d f o r h e l p t o r e s t o r e it.
F a t h e r te l ls p o i n t s h e u s e d f r o m a r t i c l e
e n t i t l e d D o e s J e h o v a h R e q u i r e T oo
M uch? to encourage new stu d y con
d u c t o r . I f local c o n d i t i o n s s u g g e s t t h a t
points from o th e r seco n d ary articles
be used to good a d v a n ta g e , th e o v e r
seer can m a k e ad ju stm en ts.
C H A I R M A N : E n c o u r a g e s all t o r e a d
se c o n d a ry a rtic le s regularly, a n d use
i n f o r m a t i o n in d a i l y life, field s e r v ic e ,
a t school, e tc . S u c h a r t i c l e s c a n be
b a s i s f o r fine s p i r i t u a l d i s c u s s i o n s
w h e n b ro th e rs g e t together. Use m a
t e r i a l well.
15 m i n :
T a l k . H o w M a n y D a y s Do
You P l a n t o A t t e n d ? b a s e d o n J u n e 1
W a t c h t o w e r a r t i c l e . A lso i n c l u d e
p o i n t s f r o m a r t i c l e B r i n g G lo r y to
G o d .
10 mi n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . S o n g 62.
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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

Bring G lory to God


a H ow ? By m a in ta in in g y our con
du ct fine am ong th e nations. (1 Pet.
2 : 1 2 ) Je h o v a h s w itnesses have
b u ilt up a splendid re p u ta tio n by
ex em p lary conduct w hile assem bled
in larg e groups.
2 A t th e W ord of T r u t h assem
blies this sum m er w e w ill h a v e f u r
th e r o p p ortu nity to give evidence
of th is fine conduct, w hich m ay a t
t r a c t m any m ore in terested persons,
s ta r tin g them on th e ro ad to life.
F u r t h e r glory, to God re su lts from
o u r sticking to g eth e r as fam ilies,
w h e th e r engaging in v o lu nteer s e r
vice, moving ab ou t in crow ds, or
listen in g quietly a t sessions. How
p leasin g it is to see, a n d w h a t a
fine exam ple is se t w hen p a re n ts
a n d children s ta y to g e th e r!
3 W hile room ing a t th e hom es of
o ther' people, a t m otels o r hotels,
o u r good beh av ior will be a w itness
in itself. Then, a s w e w itn ess to
others, our actio ns w ill be consis
te n t w ith o u r w ords. By a ll m eans
in vite th e householders wTith whom
you s ta y to th e assem bly so t h a t
th ey m ay le a rn w ith you a n d ob
serve th e f ru ita g e of Gods s p irit
a s it op erates on h is people.

Now that School Is Out

1 Now t h a t school is o u t w e know


th e ir dedication by w a te r baptism t h a t you younger p u b lish e rs a re
a t one of th e ap p ro a c h in g d istric t looking f o rw a r d to a re fre sh in g
assemblies. R ealizing th e serious change of pace, an d th is is only
ness a n d blessedness o f th is step, righ t. W e realize, too, t h a t you
we w ho a r e stu d y in g w ith them w a n t to use th is tim e w isely and,
will w a n t to m ake s u re th ey u n d e r therefore, w e suggest t h a t you h ave
s ta n d dedication. W e can do th is a good ta lk w ith y our p a re n ts so
by s tu d y in g w ith th em such basic you can w o rk o u t a sum m er tim e
m a te ria l a s t h a t found in th e book tab le of events, b oth th e o c ra tic an d
let L iv in g in Hope o f a Righteous recreatio n al. I f wholesome periods
N e w W orld , or th e J u n e 1, 1963, of re la x a tio n a n d rec rea tio n a re
W atchtower.
p lan n e d fo r th e w hole fam ily, th en
5 A nd w h a t will w e w a n t to doth e e n tire su m m e r will be a m a r
following th e ir b a p tism ? I f stu d y velous period m ark e d by g ro w th
of basic d o ctrin es h as not been com a n d developm ent of both body and
pleted, or if f u r t h e r a id is needed m ind. H ow re w a rd in g th is can be!
to s tre n g th e n them , we w ill w an t
2 Of course, m an y of you will u n
to continue stu d y in g w ith them. I doubtedly be able to in crease your
know it is im p o rta n t, some have s h a re in K ingdom service, fo r sum
been h e a rd to say, b u t I have tim e m ertim e is a n ideal tim e fo r this
for only one study. I f I continue w o nd erfu l activity. I t m ay well be
the stu d y a f t e r b ap tism m y field t h a t o th ers in y o u r age group in
service tim e w ill d rop a n d I w ill y o u r ow n or n earb y congregations
have no Bible stu d y to re p o rt. w ill jo in w ith you in th is re w a rd in g
B ro thers, o u r first concern is not w o rk a n d s h a re en richin g expe
w h a t is show n on th e P u b lis h e rs riences w ith you in J e h o v a h s ser
Record c a r d ! R a th e r, o u r first con vice. C an you encourage th em to
cern is to re n d e r n ecessary assis do so? W hy not ta lk th is over w ith
tan ce to help o th e rs on th e w ay to y o u r p a re n ts an d y our overseer. You
life. T hus, by a ll m eans, let us w ill find t h a t being busy in J e h o
continue to stu d y w ith th e new ones v a h s service is th e g re a te s t s a fe
u n til they a r e able to s ta n d on th e ir g u a rd a g a in s t th e en sn arin g devices
own. I f a rra n g e m e n ts can be m ade of th is crooked generation. Acts
to ta k e th em along on a n o th e r Bible 2 : 40.
study so th ey can le a rn w ith th e
3 A nd w h a t w o rth w h ile careers
o th er stu d e n t, well a n d good. I f a re a h e a d of all you young m inis
not, th en even though continued te rs w ho have a wholesome outlook
stu d y w ith th em m ay re s u lt in a to w a rd th e f u tu r e ! P ioneer service,
lower field service re p o rt for us, B eth el service, circ u it o r d istric t
let us m ake th e w ise choice of con w ork in tim e, an d possibly even
tin u in g to help th e new ly baptized foreign m issio n a ry activ ity all a re
one on th e w a y to life.
available. Do you h ave y our h e a r t
set on one of th ese privileges? P e r
haps some of you a re g ra d u a tin g
L i t e r a t u r e o ffer: J u l y t h r o u g h S e p from school now an d you a re w on
tem ber,
B a b y l o n t h e
G r e a t Has
F allen! G o d s K i n g d o m R u l e s ! a n d dering w h a t course you shou ld p u r
32-page b o o k l e t f o r 75c. O l d e r b o o k s sue. T h e big question is, W h a t do
still in s t o c k m a y also b e used.
you w a n t to do in life? I f you have
W e s u g g e s t u s i n g a t l e a s t a h a l f a genuine d esire to serve Jehovah,
h o u r o n t h e s e r v i c e m e e t i n g t o discuss
e x p e r i e n c e s a n d c o u n s e l r e c e i v e d a t then, w h a te v e r course you pu rsu e,
t h e d i s t r i c t a s s e m b ly , d o i n g so t h e w e e k you will w a n t to let y our th in k in g
a f t e r m o s t of t h o s e in y o u r c o n g r e g a be d om inated by your relatio n sh ip
tio n a t t e n d . Y o u m a y r e v i e w t h e t h i n g s
l e a r n e d a t t h e a s s e m b ly , i n c l u d i n g e n to J e h o v a h a n d h is organization.
c o u r a g i n g e x p e r i e n c e s t h a t w e r e r e How good it is to have th is s ta b i
la te d . H i g h l i g h t m a t t e r s t h a t n e e d p a r lizing influence in o u r liv e s !
t i c u l a r a t t e n t i o n locally. T h e o v e r s e e r
4 Yes, now t h a t school is out, all
s h o u l d c a r e f u l l y p l a n t h i s in a d v a n c e ,
m aking
w hatever
adjustm ents
a r e you young folks have m arvelous
n e c e s s a r y i n t h e s e r v i c e m e e t i n g s c h e d o p p o rtu n ities to s h a re in th e finest
ule in o r d e r t o p u t o n t h i s special
a n d most re w a rd in g of all a c tiv
p ro g ram part.
S u g g e s t e d s e r v i c e c e n t e r s c h e d u l e : ities. (Prov. 2 0 :1 1 ) Use these op
J u n e 6, r e v i e w c o m p l e t e B i b l e s e r m o n . p o rtu n itie s wisely, a n d Je h o v a h will
J u n e 13, c o n s i d e r sim p lified s e r m o n
( J o h n 17:3). J u n e 20, a r r a n g e so all bless you richly.

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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

a le r t to give a K ingdom w itness.


F rie n d lin e ss a n d w a rm th a n d being
h e lp fu l to o th e r people open up th e
w ay to ta lk to th em j u s t a s these
do in o u r re g u la r w itn essin g work.
3 I f you a r e traveling , supplies of
m agazines can be c a rrie d in the
c ar a n d left w ith in terested persons
and, especially d u rin g Ju n e, th e B i
ble a n d A l l S c r ip tu r e book can
be c a rrie d along. T h e re will be
m an y o p p o rtu n itie s to place th e B i
ble, especially w ith m otel owners,
who m ay find t h a t it is j u s t w h a t
th ey need. I f you a r e u sin g public
tra n s p o rta tio n , you m ay find th a t
you can w itness to th e p erso n s it
tin g n e x t to you. W here definite
in te re s t is show n by re la tiv e s or
o th e r people you m eet w hile on vaca
tion or w h ile tra v e lin g to conven
tions, record th e nam e a n d a d d re ss
of th e in d iv id u al a n d send th is to
th e Society so t h a t th e local con
g reg atio n can be advised to follow
up th e interest.
4 I n o rd e r to w alk w isely it will
be n ecessary to direct th e conver
sa tio n in a ta c tfu l w ay a n d it w ill
also be n ecessary to use keen d is
cern m en t in kn ow in g how m uch to
sa y a n d w hen to stop. O u r buying
out th e o p p o rtu n e tim e w ill u n
doubtedly re s u lt in o p p o rtu n ities for
m an y m ore h o n e st-h ea rte d persons
to receive a K ingdom w itn ess d u r
ing th e sum m er months.

^ Brother in Victoria, Texas, reported


placing a total of 161 Bibles at motels
during January and February.
^ Despite bad flood conditions in north
ern California during recent months, most
congregations reported improved service.
& In Petersburg, Virginia, the South Unit,
by applying suggestions on directing
interested ones to the organization, a
growth of 13 new publishers in five
months was reported. 75 now associated.
$ Everlasting Good News film recently
shown at Federal prison in C alifornia;
137 inmates and two chaplains attended.
^ Brother Knorr flew to Europe for a
three-week visit, A p ril 19 to M ay 7, to
help some Branches with a few problems
as well as with preparations for the
coming assemblies. He reports that more
than 3 0 ,0 0 0 are expected in Basel, much
to the astonishment of local people.
^ D o m in ic a n
Republic reports
1,702
publishers in March, for fifth successive
peak a 30-percent increase.
^ Hawaii reports 248 vacation pioneer
applications for April. Kapahulu Unit had
62, which included all servants.
Japan, with 3,683 publishers, had its
sixth
successive peak, a
17-percent
increase.
Seventeen district assemblies held in
the Philippines in nine languages. Total
attendance was 29 ,56 1, with 689 b a p
tized.
^ Mozambique reports a new peak of
1,026 publishers, a 24-percent increase;
the first time they have exceeded 1,000.

(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
it w as to p re s e n t th is fine offer
Av
Av Av
Av
d i f f e r e n t s e r m o n w h e n y o u r e t u r n to
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
7.7 204.3
o ffer a s o n y o u r p r e v i o u s call. T h i s
8,977
98.8 34.8
5.1 142.4
t h a t s in te re s tin g reading. I never Pios.
is fine. I t is g o o d to u s e y o u r o w n
25,448
76.7 22.2 2.2
99.0
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
13.1
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

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FOR UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA

JULY, 1965

**[)0 n0f become fe a rfu l of those who k ill the bo d y. M att. 1 0 :2 8 .

^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

W hat Does It Take?


1 T h e re w a s a n in te re stin g dis
cussion am ong a group of b ro th e rs
h e re a t B ethel a n um b er o f w eeks
ago. O ne of th e b ro th e rs a s k e d :
W h a t is it t h a t h as aid ed c e rta in
con gregations to grow a n d m a tu re
in such a fine w a y ? All of them
knew, of course, t h a t g ro w th comes
a s a re s u lt of J e h o v a h s blessing;
it is J e h o v a h who gives th e in
crease, a n d w e th a n k J e h o v a h fo r
th e g ro w th w e enjoy. As th e b ro th
e rs talk ed , however, R om an s 1 5 : 1
cam e in to th e conversation. T h a t s
th e verse t h a t encourages th e s tro n g
to help th e ones w ho a re not so
strong.
2 J u s t to illu s tr a te how p ractical
th e counsel in t h a t s c rip tu re is,
one of th e b ro th e rs said, T h e re is
a congregation in so u th e rn Ohio
w h e re a b ro th e r a n d his w ife re
cently w en t to serve. A y e a r ago
th e re w e re seventeen p u b lish e rs in
th e c o n g re g a tio n : nine w ere irre g
u la r in th e service. As th e couple
s o t a c q u a in te d w ith th e publishers,
b oth w e n t o u t of th e ir w ay to give
a ssistan ce, m a k in g ap p o intm ents
w ith th e b ro th e rs to s h a re w ith
them in th e field, get them to m eet
ings, a n d so fo rth. Now th e re a re
n in eteen p u b lish e rs in th is congrega
tion, b u t six teen a re re g u la r p u b
lish ers in ste ad of eight, a n d only
p lic a tio n to daily life ; o th ers d ra w
a tte n tio n to p ro p h etic significance
or to th e rela tio n sh ip of th e text
to o th e r portion s of th e Bible. F ro m
fifteen to tw e n ty m in u tes a r e de
voted to t h a t m o rn in g discussion,
a n d w e find t h a t it is tim e well
spent. Then, as w e join in p ra y e r
to g eth er, we a s k t h a t J e h o v a h will
bless, n o t only those of us here, b u t
all of you, because w e feel very
close to you a s m em bers of the
one fa m ily of God.
J u s t th e o th e r d a y we w e re p a r
tic u la rly th in k in g ab o ut those of
you w ho w ill be coming to th e con
vention in Y ankee S ta d iu m from
A u g u st 24 to 29. All tog eth er, th e re
w ere 8,484 of us from N ew York

th re e a re irr e g u la r publishers, one


being a new p ub lish er. A nd th e p ro s
pects fo r gro w th a r e excellent. W hy,
th e re w ere fo rty -fo u r in a tte n d a n c e
a t th e c irc u it s e r v a n ts public ta lk .
3 One of th e g rou p responded,
W hy, t h a t w a s j u s t a m a tte r of
ren d e rin g p erso n al a ssista n c e . And
th a t is rig h t. As th e b ro th e r s t a t e d :
It w a s p erso n al a ssista n c e ren d e red
in a p a tie n t, re g u la r a n d loving w a y
t h a t w a s of such help in th is con
g reg a tio n .
4 T a lk in g abo u t helping one a n
o th e r one of th e b ro th e rs said,
in one of th e u n its h e re in th e
e a s t a fewT y e a rs ago th e B ible stu d y
s e rv a n t h a d good success. H e found
it qu ite easy to s t a r t studies. On
th e o th e r hand, m an y of th e p u b
lishers in th e congregation fe lt t h a t
they couldnt. You see, m a n y w ere
foreign-speaking a n d h a d a g re a t
d eal of difficulty w ith th e E nglish
language. N evertheless, w hen th e
b ro th e r got a stu d y s ta r te d he w ould
invite one of th e b ro th e rs o r siste rs
to go alo n g w ith him to get ac
q u a in te d w ith th e householder. H e
helped th e p u b lish e r to p a rtic ip a te
in th e stu dy , h av in g a fu lle r s h a re
each week. T h e n w hen th e Bible
stu d y s e rv a n t w as not able to be
(C ontinued on page 2, col. 3)
a n d v icin ity t h a t m et a t th e S ta
dium fo r th e kickoff m eeting to
s ta r t th e room ing work. T h e re w ere
ta lk s a n d lively d em o n stra tio n s
t h a t m ade all of u s determ in ed to
find th e best rooms possible for you
a n d enough so t h a t no one w ould
hold back from coming because of
concern t h a t he m ig h t not have
a place to stay. S im ila r p r e p a r a
tions a r e being m ade a t all th e
assem bly cities. H ow good o u r God
is to us in m ak in g provision fo r
these W ord of T r u t h D is tric t As
semblies ! I t is a joy fo r us to be
w o rk ing w ith you a s H is f a ith f u l
an d loyal serv an ts.
Y our bro th ers,
T he

B r o o k l y n B r a n c h O f f ic e

Faithful and loyal to Gods organization

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
i
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

M E E T IN G

IN

JULY

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?

Contemplate TheSr Conduct, Imiteafe


Their Faith
1 H ow often in recent m onths h ave
you stopped fo r a m om ent to ob
serve th e m a tu re , older b ro th e rs
and s is te rs a n d spend a little tim e
w ith th em ? I t w ould be a fine th in g
fo r all of us to do, w o u ld nt it?
T h e ir fine ex am p le of godly devo
tion a n d s tic k in g to J e h o v a h 's o r
g a n iz a tio n th ro u g h th e good y e ars
a n d difficult tim es has aid e d all
o f us. I t is tru e , isnt it? t h a t grayh ead ed ness is a crow n of b e au ty
w hen it is fo u n d in th e w a y of
righ teo u sn ess. Prov. 16: 31.
2 As w e view J e h o v a h s o rg a n iz a
tion a s a w hole we a re rem in d ed
t h a t th e f a ith f u l a n d discreet slave
class is m ad e up o f older b rothers.
F o r m a n y y e a rs th ese f a ith fu l s e r
v a n ts of Je h o v a h h a v e set a w on
d erful exam ple of zeal a n d godly
devotion. An a b u n d a n c e of s p ir itu a l
food h a s been pro v id ed a t th e p ro p er
time. All of u s h ave benefited fro m
th e ir service. We a r e s tim u la te d
w hen we co n tem plate th e ir conduct
a n d w e a re encouraged to im ita te
th e ir fa ith .
As w e tu r n o u r a tte n tio n to o u r
own congreg atio n s we observe those
who h a v e serv ed Je h o v a h so w ill
ingly over a long period of tim e

one o f th e o lder p u b lish e rs to get


to th e m eetings or o u t into th e se r
vice reg u larly . T h ese would be fine
w ays to show y o u r love fo r one
ano th er. And a s we help one a n
o th e r a n d encourage one a n o th e r our
bonds a s a C h ris tia n fam ily will
grow closer a n d stro ng er. Yes, con
te m p la te th e ir conduct a n d im ita te
th e ir f a ith as w e se rv e to g eth e r to
J e h o v a h 's honor.

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
to be w ith th em a t congregation
1 W hen you need a S c rip tu ra l
m eetings, to h e a r th e ir m a tu re com a n s w e r to a question, how do you
m en ts and to observe th e w ords of go ab o u t g e ttin g it? Do you ask
enco u rag em en t a n d k ind n ess th ey someone fo r th e info rm atio n , o r do
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.
you use th e Watch T o w e r Publica
4 As you co n tem plate these things,tions Index .
a s k y o u rse lf: W hen w a s th e la s t
2 P e rh a p s it is a s c rip tu re th a t
tim e I ex p ressed a w o rd of com you w ould lik e to h av e explained.
m en dation to th ese f a ith f u l older R a th e r th a n j u s t p assin g it by,
s e rv a n ts o f J e h o v a h ? W hen w a s w hy not look in th e S c rip tu re Index
th e la s t tim e I took a few m om ents a n d find out w h a t h a s been said
to engage in co nv ersatio n w ith one a b o u t it in th e Societys publica
of these? You can be su re t h a t tions? T h e re is a w e a lth of infor
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
f a ith a n d to th eirs. I t m ay be also if you h av e th e Index. B u t do you
t h a t you a r e in a position to help h a v e th e W atch T o w e r Publications
I n d e x in y o u r p e rso n a l lib ra ry ?
3 I f not, we w ill be g lad to sup
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.:
1964 W a t c h t o w e r a n d A w a k e ! b o u n d a n d w e will gladly send them ju st
volum es
S p a n i s h as long a s th e supply lasts.

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?
N ew publications available:
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New
S a m o a n , S an g o , T s w a n a
S e rm o n O utlines
Cebu-V isayan
T a k e C o u r a g e G o d s K i n g d o m Is
at H a n d !
Tsonga
W h e n God Is K in g o v e r A ll th e E a rth
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
L e t G o d B e T r u e
C h is h o n a ,
D a n is h . F r e n c h , G a, H u n g a r i a n ,
Ic e l a n d ic , I t a l i a n , J a p a n e s e , M a l a
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Portuguese
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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
Chishona, C inyanja, Finnish,
Icelandic, J a p a n e se
1965 Y e a r b o o k
S p a n i s h
S e rm o n O utlines
C h is h o n a
S o n g b o o k C h i s h o n a , E n g lish , G r e e k ,
Spanish
B a sis f o r B e l i e f i n a N e w W o r l d
-G u j a r a t i
Can Y o u L iv e F o re v e r in H appiness
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A r a b i c , Ic e l a n d ic ,
Ja p a n e se , L ith u a n ia n , Y iddish
G o d s K i n g d o m R u l e s I s t h e W o r l d s
E n d Near?
G r e e k , I b o
G o d s W a y I s L o v e
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
A r a b i c , A r m e n i a n
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.
8,964
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.
295,789
10.2
3.4
.6 11.7
TOTAL
308,335
P u b l i c M e e t i n g s H e l d : 29,872
U N IT E D

S T A T E S G O AL FOR
321,550 P u b l i s h e r s

1965

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

it down. W e w a n t to b rin g the


K ingdom m essage to each one in
o u r te rrito ry . M an y congregations
t h a t h av e lim ite d te r r i t o r y find th a t
th e ir c a re fu lly reco rd in g not-athom es a n d callin g back on these
a t a n o th e r tim e h a s in effect given
th em m ore t e r r i t o r y to w ork. You
can keep y o u r not-at-hom es on a
s e p a r a te record if you like.
4 You m ay find it a d v an ta g eo u s
to keep a reco rd o f y o u r m agazine
placem ents, too. P e r h a p s you can
s t a r t a route. Some p u b lish e rs have
re p o rte d t h a t th e ir b est stu d ie s
w e re s ta r te d w ith in d iv id u a ls who
o b ta in e d single copies of T h e Watchto w e r a n d A w a k e !
5 Do you h a v e H ouse-to-House
R ecord fo rm s in y o u r w itn essin g
case now? I f not, pick u p a few
w h en you a r e a t th e K ingdom H all.
T hen in th e service be su re to w rite
it down. Y our H ouse-to-H ouse Rec
ord w ill aid you a s you p re s e n t the
good news.

H elp Them to R etu rn


1 T h e re a r e ten s of th o u sa n d s of
p erson s w ho a t one tim e asso ciated
w ith J e h o v a h s o rg an izatio n , a t
ten d in g m eetin gs a n d s h a rin g in
th e field service, but, like th e p ro d
igal son spoken of by Je su s, th ey
h a v e le ft th e house of th e ir F a t h e r
a n d become involved w ith th e in
te re sts of th e w orld. A re th e r e some
of these liv in g in th e t e r r i t o r y a s
signed to y o u r congregation?
2 H ow long h a s it been since th e ir
c a rd w a s rem oved from th e file of
active p u b lish e rs of th e K ingdom ?
l i a s it been a y e a r? five y e a rs ? ten
y e a rs? even lon ger? I t m a y be t h a t
th e y can be helped. H ow ?
3 W ell, in th e A ugust 1 a n d A u
g u st 15 issues of T h e W atch tow er
a re h e a rt-s e a rc h in g a n d en co u rag
ing a rtic le s concerning th e p a ra b le
o f th e p ro d ig a l son, en titled R e
covery Still Possible, A Young
M an Goes A s tra y , Je h o v ah , a God
of Love a n d P a tie n c e a n d T u r n
ing to J e h o v a h . I f those w ho w ere
once asso c iate d w ith J e h o v a h s peo
ple could be encouraged to read
th ese articles, it m ig h t stii* in th em
a longing to be back in th e house
of our F a th e r .
4 So we suggest t h a t th e congre
gation s e rv a n t a rr a n g e to get copies

of th e se issues to all these persons.


No doubt h e know s w h ere they
live, a n d if o th e r p u b lish e rs know
of some, it w ould be a fine th in g
to m ention th em to th e overseer.
T h en h e can a r r a n g e to call on
th em p ersonally, e n d ea v o rin g to en
courage them to re a d th ese fine
a rtic le s in T h e W a tc h to w e r and
lea v in g copies w ith t h e m ; and, if
necessary, h e m ay a sk o th er m a tu re
ones to help in th is w ork. I f th ere
a r e some w ho c a n n o t be contacted
personally, th e n a b rie f b u t very
p le a s a n t le tte r should be w r itte n
to th em a n d signed by th e congre
g a tio n s e rv a n t o r someone else who
know s the p e rso n well. One m ag
azine m ig h t be sen t one week, and
th e o th e r tw o w eeks later.
5 I t would be a good th in g to
check now to see how m a n y of
th e se calls need to be m ade, and
then, if you w ill need m o re copies
of th ese m agazines to care fo r them ,
be s u re to o rd e r th e a d d itio n a l ones.
6 W o uld nt it be fine if, as a r e
s u lt of th is effort on o u r p a r t, it
could be said of som e of th ese p e r
sons : T his y o u r b ro th e r w as dead
b u t h a s become alive, a n d lie w as
lost b u t h a s been fo u n d ? L e ts do
w h a t w e can to m ake t h a t possible.

4 W e are glad to report that there are


now 162 units in New York City, 82 in
Los Angeles and 61 in Chicago. A total
of 5,0 6 4 congregations now functioning
in the United States.
Mexico reports a 20.4-percent increase
in A p ril; 33,478 publishers shared in
service; 87,060 attended the Memorial.
Brazil reaches 36,326 publishers in
A p ril;
that's
a 23-percent increase.
80,164 attended Memorial.
Leopoldville, Congo, branch
sends
notice of 47-percent increase; 4,183
shared in service in A pril. 15,401 at
Memorial.
Peru reports We made i t ! a 26percent increase in April.
Mozambique reports new peak of
1,181 publishers in A p ril 42 percent
over last ye a rs average.
Zambia branch tells of 8,479 on hand
for Kitwe film showing. There are 1,312
publishers in the circuit.

(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?

Lets help one another.


Published monthly by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, In c., 117 Adams S t., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Second-class postage paid a t Brooklyn, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.
4

FOR UNITED STATES OF AM ERICA

AUGUST, 1965

q0

nof become fearful of those who kill the bo dy. M att. 1 0 :2 8 .

^ u b & s lte /ts:


A t th is season of th e y e a r J e h o
v a h s people a r e doing a lot of t r a v
eling because it is convention time.
As w e tra v e l w e often h a v e th e
p le a s a n t experience of seeing a
K ingdom H a ll along th e way. Now,
w ith over 5,000 congregations in
th e U nited S ta te s, th ere a r e th o u
san ds of K ingdom H alls th ro u g h o u t
the land, a n d th ey a re in creasing
in n u m b er fro m y ear to year. In
th e p a s t th irty -s ix m onths u p w a rd
of 6S6 congregations t h a t w e know
of h av e em b a rk ed on K ingdom H a ll
projects, e ith e r c o n stru ctin g a new
K ingdom H a ll o r p u rc h a sin g a s u it
able b uild in g a n d rem odeling it.
M any K ingdom H a lls a r e concreteblock ty p e of c o n s tr u c tio n ; some
a r e b r i c k ; others, fra m e a n d brick.
T hey ra n g e in size from a m odest
se a tin g cap acity of ap p ro x im ately
50 on u p to 200 or more. T h e a v
erag e is ab o u t 145. On an average,
th e K ingdom H a lls a re e v alu a te d
a t a b o u t $21,000. T h is rep re se n ts
the generous c o n trib u tio n s of the
b ro th e rs in th e congregation as well
as th e ir p erso n al labors, because, in
the m a jo rity of cases, w hen a K ing
dom H a ll is b u ilt or rem odeled the
bulk of th e lab o r is pro v id ed by
th e publishers.
W h ere local officials w ere p r e j
udiced, it took one congregation
m ore th a n six te en y e ars of p e rse
verance a n d th e e x p e n d itu re of
m uch tim e a n d money in o rd e r to
obtain a p e rm it. C ou rt proceedings
w ere involved. T he c o u rt decision
w a s favo rab le, w hich h a s aided
o th er congregations in th e area,
a n d th u s five K ingdom H a lls in
th e ir c irc u it a re now u n d e r way.
B ehind all th e efforts of the
b ro th e rs to get K ingdom H alls, th e re
is th e s tro n g desire to assem ble to
geth er an d to h ave a c en te r for
service a ctiv itie s a n d w orship. J e
hovah h a s blessed his se rv a n ts, and
we rejoice th a t, in th e U nited States,
on th e av erag e, abou t tw e n ty new
K ingdom H a lls a r e now being s t a r t
ed every m onth.
Assem bling to g eth er is v ery im
p o r ta n t to all of us. We a r e h a p p y

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

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previou sly know, o r to enhance th e ir


ap p re c ia tio n of in fo rm a tio n they
m ay a lre a d y h a v e ab o u t the Bible
a n d to see how it applies in th e ir
lives? I f y o u r a n sw e r is Yes, th e n
you a r e doing a v ery fine work. Q uite
fre q u e n tly w e find persons who
h av e m isu n d e rsta n d in g s abou t J e
h o v ah s org anizatio n. I f we can
c la rify po in ts t h a t m a y be causing
stum bling, fine! R eally, then, m uch
good can be accom plished even
tho u g h lite r a tu r e m ay not be placed.
3 B u t you m ay s a y : In some
te rrito rie s it isn t possible to give
th e serm on m ore t h a n a few tim es
d u rin g a n e n tire m orning, m uch
less place lite r a tu r e . T h is tru ly
does p re se n t a challenge. Yet, w hile
some m ay n o t a p p re c ia te our m es
sage, it is good to keep in m ind
th a t Je h o v a h is p leased w ith w h a t
we a r e doing. R em em ber, for f o rty
y e a rs J e re m ia h s p re a c h in g w as r e
jected, b u t th is did not stop him
from doing th e assigned work. I t
m ay be t h a t some, even though th ey
do not w a n t to h e a r th e serm on,
can be helped to h a v e a m ore frie n d
ly a ttitu d e to w a rd o u r w ork. A
reason ab le goal then, w hen m eeting
p erson s w ho a r e e x tre m e ly opposed,
is to leave th em in a b e tte r fra m e
of m ind. W hen e x tre m e opposition
is encountered, it is good to r e
m em ber t h a t an answ er, w hen
m ild, t u r n s a w a y ra g e . (Prov. 15:
1) F o r exam ple, a s is te r recen tly
m et a w om an w ho w a s extrem ely
rude. T he p u b lish e r gave a kind a n
sw er a n d continued calling on o th er
persons in th e sam e a p a rtm e n t
building. A bout fifteen m in u tes la te r
th e w om an w ho h a d been u n k in d
cam e to h e r a n d s a i d : P a rd o n me.
I w a n t to apologize fo r being so
ru d e . She ex p lained t h a t salesm en
w e re con stan tly callin g and th is
h a d gotten on h e r nerves. T he k in d
ness show n by th is s is te r paved th e
w a y for a K ingdom w itn ess to be
given. I t is a lw a y s good to be frie n d
ly a n d to show em pathy. Give th e
( Continued on page 4, col. 3)

Maintaining Unity in Faith and Work

SECOND

M E E T IN G

IN

AUGUST

T h e m e : U n ifie d P r a i s e t o t h e OnlyT r u e God. S o n g 64.


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 t s . I n c l u d e c o n s i d e r a t i o n of m a
te r ia l in b r a n c h letter. T w o siste rs
could b e s h o w n d iscu ssin g letter.
18 m i n :
P r a i s e J e h o v a h in S o n g . A
s h o r t t a l k , b a s e d o n a r t i c l e in J u n e 1,
1965, W a t c h t o w e r , c a n b e g i v e n on
t h e p a r t s i n g i n g p l a y s in o u r w o r s h i p .
Jo y a n d benefit received fro m active
p a r t i c i p a t i o n . E m p h a s i z e (1) t h e v a l u e
of c o n c e n t r a t i n g o n t h e t h o u g h t s e x
p r e s s e d a n d (2) s i n g i n g w h o l e h e a r t e d
ly. S o n g 9 c a n b e a n a l y z e d v e r s e b y
v e r s e ; a s k a u d i e n c e t o p o i n t o u t fine
th o u g h t s in e a c h verse. T h e au d ien ce
c a n s i n g e a c h v e r s e a f t e r i t is a n
alyzed.
20 m i n :
Q uestion-and-answ er cover
a g e o f a r t i c l e A R e a s o n a b l e O b j e c
tiv e . I t w ould be good to s tre s s th e
n e e d of n o t b e i n g too p e r s i s t e n t b u t ,
ra th e r, h a v in g a pro p er balance. I n
c l u d e t h e r e a d i n g of t h e e x p e r i e n c e in
t h e J u l y 22, 1964, A w a k e ! on p a g e
15, T a c t f u l n e s s B e a r s F r u i t . L o c a l
e x p e r i e n c e s c a n a ls o b e w o r k e d i n t o
th e part.
10 m i n :
Concluding c o m m e n ts (in
c l u d i n g a c c o u n t s r e p o r t a n d H o w D id
W e D o i n J u n e ? ). S o n g 37.
T H IR D

M E E T IN G

IN

AUGUST

periences from tim e to tim e m ig h t in


c i t e o t h e r s t o s t a r t s t u d i e s . S in c e t e x t
is t o b e d i s c u s s e d a n d o t h e r h e lp f u l
p o i n t s c o n s i d e r e d w i t h i n t h e 15 m i n
u t e s a l l o t t e d , t h i n g s will n e e d t o be
wrell p l a n n e d a n d i n s t r u c t i o n g iv e n
p o i n t e d so t h a t all will g e t i n t o t h e
field s e r v i c e o n t i m e .
13 m i n :
P r e s e n t i n g t h e G ood N e w s .
(Q uestion-and-answ er coverage)
P o i n t s in p a r a g r a p h s t h r e e a n d f o u r
may
be
dem onstrated.
Local e x
p e r i e n c e s m a y a l s o b e h e lp f u l.
12 m i n :
Concluding com m ents. I n
c l u d e m a t e r i a l in Q u e s t i o n B o x a n d
appropriate item s under A nnounce
m e n t s . S o n g 31.
FOURTH

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
a s t h e o n e f o u n d o n p a g e 238 c o u ld b e
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 .
2

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.
(17 m i n . ) U s e t h i s t i m e on t h e s e r
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
t h e i r lists. A s k t h e m t o s e l e c t a c t u a l
calls fro m th e ir H o u s e - to - H o u s e R e c
o rd , r e l a t e w h a t t h e y h a v e n o t e d
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
e a c h c a s e i n v i t e o t h e r p u b l i s h e r s in
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
d e a v o r to c o v e r a v a r i e t y of c i r c u m
stances. (E n co u rag e publishers ahead
of t i m e to b e s u r e t h a t t h e y h a v e t h e i r
reco rd s w ith th e m . T a lk to som e
p e r s o n a l l y a n d a s k t h e m to s e l e c t
c a l l s o n w h i c h t h e y w o u l d like help,
b u t include o th e r s w h o ra is e th e ir
hands.)
D u rin g discussion em p h asize th ese
p o i n t s : (1) B e p r e p a r e d . H a v e in m i n d
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
h e l p f u l in m a k i n g r e t u r n v i s i t s if t h e
publisher a sk s th e householder w hen
h e w o u l d find h i m a t h o m e . O r if y o u
c a l l w h e n h o u s e h o l d e r is too b u s y t o
listen, a s k w h e n it w ould b e c o n
v e n i e n t . If, a f t e r a c o u p l e of calls, y o u
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
t i m e y o u call. G r a d u a l l y y o u m a y b u i l d
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 ,
w ill a t t r a c t s i n c e r e o n e s to t r u e w o r
s h i p of J e h o v a h .
(3 m i n . ) R e v i e w w i t h t h e c o n g r e g a
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 .
15 mi n :
D e m o n s t r a t i o n on h o w to
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 .
5 mi n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . S o n g 69.

T h e y N eed Y o u r A tte n tio n


1 I f you hart a choice betw een
w o rk in g in a te r r ito r y t h a t w a s
recen tly w o rk ed o r in one not
w o rk e d recently, w h ich w o u ld you
pick? Well, th e t r u t h o f th e m a t
t e r is, as m any of us know, t h a t
th e re s u lts a r e u su a lly th e best a n d
th e in crease th e g r e a te s t in t e r r i
to ry t h a t is w orked m ore often.
N evertheless, th e r e a r e sheep like in
d iv id u a ls in th e te r r ito r ie s t h a t have
not been w orked so often a n d these
need o u r a tte n tio n too. Do you know
w hich te rrito rie s in y o u r congre
g a tio n h a v e not been w o rk e d r e
cently? M aybe not, b u t th e m agazinet e r r i t o r y s e rv a n t does. H e keeps a
reco rd of w hen each te r r i t o r y w a s
la s t w o rk ed a n d w h e th er it w as
w o rk e d w ith th e re g u la r serm o n or
w ith m agazines.
2 W ould you m ag a z in e -te rrito ry
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it w a s la st w o rk ed a n d w ith w h a t
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individuals a ss o c ia te w ith
J e h o v a h s o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d s h o w a
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3 Then, b ro th e rs, you can seetdhees m
t o p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e m e e t i n g s .
w h ich te r r ito r ie s h av e not been I t is t r u e t h a t s o m e w h o a c c e p t a n
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
il l b e well k n o w n a s c h u r c h m e m
for th e one you wish. Some o f you st
b ers, or th e y m a y belong to a m ilita ry
s is te rs m ay w ish to ta k e o u t a o r g a n i z a t i o n . S o m e m a y b e m o r a l l y
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.
tion m o n th ly re p o rt cards and m a g a
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^ At
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you a r e n o t going to be p e rs is te n t,
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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
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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.
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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.

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cerned fro m th e b e ad s of s w e a t on
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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
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FOR UNITED STATES O F AM ERICA

SEPTEMBER, 1965

fearful of those who kill the body.

^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

in th e rac e fo r life? H a v e w e m ade


some p rogress? I f so, th e n let us
d ra w encouragem ent fro m th e w ords
of th e apostle P a u l a t P h ilip p ian s
3 : 1 0 : A t a n y rate, to w h a t e x te n t
w e h a v e m ade progress, let us go
on w a lk in g o rd erly in th is sam e
ro u tin e .
4 Yes, let u s go on. H ow ? Well,
w h y n o t begin th is m onth, Septem
ber, an d g et th e new service y e ar
s ta r te d off rig h t? A nd how m ig ht
th is be done? M aybe you can renew
a Bible stu d y t h a t w as discontinued
d u rin g th e sum m er. Do th e service
an d stu d y schedules of th e children
or o th e r m em bers o f th e fam ily
need to be revised now t h a t school
is s ta rtin g ? I f recently you h a v en t
h ad a s m uch o p p o rtu n ity to get
into th e door-to-door w o rk a s you
w ould like, w hy n o t se t aside a
re g u la r tim e each w eek to join w ith
your b ro th e rs a n d sis te rs in th is
activ ity ? D u rin g Septem ber we w ill
all be offering th e la te s t book. P e r
h a p s y our p a rtic ip a tio n in th is ac
tiv ity w ill re s u lt in y o u r s ta r tin g
a brand-new hom e B ible s t u d y !
T h in k of how m uch you could teach
an in te re sted perso n in th e n e x t
y e a r if you conducted th e stu d y
reg u larly each week.
5 I n th e p a s t y e a r a good deal of
perso n al a ssista n c e h a s been re n
dered, an d w h a t a fine th in g th is
h as b e e n ! T hen again, could it be
th a t in div id ually some of u s could
ta k e m ore in itia tiv e in helping o u r
selves? C an w e sh o u ld er m ore of
o u r own resp o n sib ility a n d do m ore
in J e h o v a h s service w ith o u t w a it
ing fo r someone to ta k e u s by th e
h a n d ? O ur doing so w ill be an evi
dence of g ro w th to w a rd s p iritu a l
m a tu rity , an d w h a t a n in n e r jo y
t h a t w ill b rin g u s! J u s t a s a baby
ev en tu ally grow s s tro n g a n d begins
to w a lk by him self, so a ll of us
w a n t to reach s p iritu a l m anhood
a n d even come to th e p o in t w h ere
we can help others. 1 Cor. 1 3 : 1 1 ;
1 6 :1 3 .
( Continued on page 4, col- 3)

Boldly speaking Gods Word with his spirit

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

en tire article by audience p a r tic ip a


tio n , o r b y t h r e e p u b l i s h e r s . E m p h a s i z e
m a i n p o i n t s s e t o u t in b o l d f a c e s u b
h e a d i n g s in a r t i c l e .
C h a i r m a n s h o u l d l e a d in k e e p i n g
d i s c u s s i o n lively. W h e n d i s c u s s i o n of
a r t i c l e is c o m p l e t e d , d e m o n s t r a t e w h a t
is e s p e c i a l l y a p p r o p r i a t e t o y o u r c o n
g r e g a t i o n , o r t h e f o llo w in g p o in ts .
(5 m i n . ) D e m o n s t r a t i o n of p o i n t s
under
C onsider
W hat
Interests
T h e m . C h a i r m a n introduces setting.
H u s b a n d a n d w i f e w ill be v i s i t i n g
r e l a t i v e s soon. W a n t to b e s u r e t o g iv e
w i t n e s s b u t w o n d e r h o w to p r e p a r e
a n d w h a t to ta lk ab o u t. T h e y talk
a b o u t w h a t m ig h t in te r e s t relatives,
recalling w h a t th ey know a b o u t them .
T h e y r e m e m b e r s o m e of r e l a t i v e s
interests and
then
t r y to
recall
W a t c h t o w e r o r A w a k e ! a r t i c l e s
t h a t h a d good m a te ria l on th o se s u b
je c t s . A r e h a p p y w i t h r e s u l t s of t h e i r
p re p a ra tio n and research.
(5 m i n . ) D e m o n s t r a t e : A id T h e m
to a F a v o r a b l e F r a m e of M i n d .
C h a irm a n sets scene w ith relatives.
C o n v e r s a t i o n is g e n e r a l , t h e n t u r n s to
w h a t relatives
are
interested
in,
p r o b a b l y s o m e a s p e c t of w o r l d a f f a i r s .
W itn e s s e s e n t e r into discussion, th en
b e g i n t o t u r n c o n v e r s a t i o n to c o n c e r n
f o r s o l u t i o n a n d w h a t B ib le s a y s .
T h e y follow c lo s e ly t h e fine s u g g e s
t i o n s g i v e n r e g a r d i n g t a c t , n o t s a s rin g
to o m u c h , s h o w i n g a lo v i n g a t t i t u d e ,
etc.
(2 mi n . ) B r i e f s u m m a r y of m a j o r
p o in t s .
10 m i 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.
S o n g 15.
FOURTH

M E E T I N G IN S E P T E M B E R

(T his can be p rep ared by overseer.


C o n s i d e r c a r e f u l l y t h e n e e d s of t h e
congregation and a rra n g e for in te r e s t
ing, be n e fic ia l p r o g r a m . )
F IF T H

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

tim e s h a r d to deal w i t h w ould p r e


v a il in t h e l a s t d a y s . T h a t d o e s n o t
m e a n t h e l a s t d a y s of t h i s e a r t h ,
b e c a u s e i t will e n d u r e a n d t h e r e will
a l w a y s b e p e o p le li v i n g on it. B u t it
m e a n s t h e l a s t d a y s of t h e p r e s e n t
w i c k e d s y s t e m of t h i n g s . I n t h e n e x t
f e w v e r s e s it m e n t i o n s sp ecifically
s o m e of t h e c o n d i t i o n s t h a t w o u ld
e x ist a t th is tim e. [P o in t o u t a few
in v e r s e s 2-5.] T h e s e a r e c o n d i t i o n s
t h a t w e s e e all a r o u n d u s t o d a y , a r e n t
t h e y ? [A llow h o u s e h o l d e r t o c o m
m e n t . ] K e e p in m i n d t h a t t h e v e r y
i n c r e a s e in t h e s e b a d c o n d i t i o n s s h o w s
t h a t t h e y a r e so o n t o be b r o u g h t to
a n e n d b y God. B u t w h a t lies a h e a d
for y o u a n d m e if w e a r e p e r s o n s w h o
lo ve r i g h t e o u s n e s s ? S e c o n d P e t e r 3:13
a n s w e r s in t h i s w a y : . . . [ R e a d ] . S in c e
God h a s p r o m i s e d th i s , w e c a n h a v e
c o n fid e n c e t h a t i t w ill be done, a n d
t h a t is a g o o d r e a s o n to b e c h e e r f u l .
B u t d o e s t h e B ib l e a l s o g i v e a d v i c e on
h o w to co p e w i t h t h e s e c r i t i c a l c o n
d i t i o n s w h ile t h e y a r e st ill h e r e ? Yes,
it does, a n d s o m e o f t h e s e t h i n g s a r e
d e a l t w i t h in t h e A w a k e ! m a g a z i n e .
( I t is s u g g e s t e d t h a t t h e s e r m o n be
discussed w ith th e c o n g reg atio n and
then d em o n strated , using the su g g e s
tions given above.)
10 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . C o v e r
applicable p o ints u n d e r A n n o u n c e
m e n t s . S o n g 53.
F IR S T

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
i n p r e s e n t i n g A w a k e ! T h e n e a c h
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 .
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
83.

Wsk T h e m U p t o t h e U r g e n c y ff O u r fis h e s
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
m ost directly, b u t th ey fail to con
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
issue of A w a k e ! considers th e very
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.
3 T h e a ttra c tiv e ly designed cover
o f th e m agazine, w e observed, fe a
tu re s th e them e W O R LD C O N D I
T IO N S E X P L A IN E D b y th e Bible

Announcements
T h e O c t o b e r 1 W a t c h t o w e r w ill h a v e
t h e a r t i c l e P e r s o n a l H e lp t o A n s w e r
Y o u r B ib l e Q u e s t i o n s . I t is d e s i g n e d
to a c q u a in t o u r re a d e rs w ith th e free
h o m e B ib l e s t u d y s e r v i c e o ff er e d b y
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
a d e s i r e on t h e i r p a r t to t a k e a d v a n t a g e
of it. I f p u b l i s h e r s l e a v e t h i s a r t i c l e
w ith prospective stu d en ts and suggest
t h a t t h e y r e a d it, o n t h e n e x t call it
m a y be q u ite easy to get r ig h t into a
study.
S t u d y c o n d u c t o r s m a y find it b e n e
ficial t o d is c u s s t h e f o l l o w i n g s u b j e c t s
d u r i n g S u n d a y m e e t i n g s f o r field s e r
v i c e : S e p t e m b e r 5, r e v i e w s e r m o n .
S e p t e m b e r 12, t a l k i n g p o i n t s f o r u s e
i n p l a c i n g b o o k s. S e p t e m b e r 19. c o n
s i d e r all p o s s ib il it ie s f o r p l a c i n g b o o k s.
S e p t e m b e r 26, m a k i n g b a c k - c a l l s on
p e r s o n s w h o h a v e o b t a i n e d books.
O c t o b e r 3, r e v i e w n e w s e r m o n .
L i t e r a t u r e offer: O c t o b e r , s u b s c r i p
t i o n f o r A w a k e ! , a n d t h r e e bo o k le ts,
f o r $1. N o v e m b e r , l a t e s t b o u n d b o o k
a n d b o o k le t. D e c e m b e r , N e w W o r l d
Translation of th e H oly S crip tu re s a n d
l a t e s t b o o k w i t h b o o k le t.
N e w publications available:
L e t Y o u r N a m e B e S a n c t i f i e d
D anish
Y o u r W ill B e D o n e o n E a r t h
F re n c h
O u t o f s t o c k in U.S.A.:
T h i s M e a n s E v e r l a s t i n g L i f e
E n g l i s h

in Your H om e. T h en a s we th u m b ed t a t ion, do m uch to w a k e people up


th ro u g h th e a rtic le s w e fou nd th a t to th e urgen cy of o u r t i m e s !
th e first one, e n title d Y our Life
5 Of course, October is also the
Is A ffected, p re s e n ts a synopsis m onth w e h ave se t asid e to obtain
of th e a rtic le s to follow a n d helps A w a k e ! su bscrip tion s, a n d w e feel
th e re a d e r to see t h a t th e y a re topics t h a t th e b ro ad selection o f topics
t h a t v ita lly concern him. F ollow ing in th e special issue gives a good
th is a r e discussions of th e su b je c ts re p re se n ta tio n o f th e type of in
How M uch Is Y our M oney W o rth ? fo rm atio n t h a t can be expected in
F a c in g th e C risis in F a m ily L ife , f u tu r e issues. Offer th e sub scrip
W hy th e R ising T ensions W orld tion, alon g w ith th re e booklets, fo r
W ide? H ow to P ro te c t Y ourself $1. Or, if you p refer, p re s e n t su b
from C rim e a n d Violence, W hy scrip tio n s fo r both T h e W atchtow er
th e G row ing Loss of F a ith ? an d a n d A w a k e ! fo r $2. T he October
H ow We K now th e B ible Is G ods 15 W a tc h to w c r , you w ill be glad to
W o rd . T h ese su b je c ts to uch the know, f e a tu re s the fine pu b lic ta lk
lives of everyone, dont th ey?
given a t th e assem blies th is p a s t
4 In d iv id u a l copies of th e m a g a sum m er, W orld G overn m en t on the.
zine sh o u ld be e a sy to place, and, S h o u ld er of th e P rin c e of P eace.
a p p re c ia tin g th e good t h a t th is is W e h a v e p e rso n a lly benefited from
sue can do, w e w ill all w a n t to th is in form ation . Now it is our
u se it freely. D u rin g p a s t cam p aig ns privilege to s h a re it w ith others,
w ith th e special issues you have using it to w a k e them up to th e
done excellent w ork, a n d w e a re urgency of o u r tim es. W h a t a bless
confident t h a t th e sam e w ill be ing it w ill be to those who receive i t !
t ru e th is tim e. As in th e p a s t, we
suggest t h a t p u b lish e rs en d ea v o r to
place 30 m agazin es d u rin g the
m onth, pioneers 200, a n d special e M a y p e r s o n s w h o do n o t q u a l i f y to
p ioneers 300. M ay th ese m agazines, s h a r e i n t h e field m i n i s t r y a n d r e p o r t
l i s h e r s b e e n r o l le d i n t h e T h e o
coupled w ith y o u r e a r n e s t presen- ac sr a tpiuc b M
i n i s t r y S ch o o l?

Good Reports
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.

THEOCRATIC NEWS
T H E GOOD N E W S
Have You Tried This?
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,
p a r e n ts of new born children, those
new ly m a rrie d , p e rs is te n t not-athomes, p ersons on o u r back-call
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

During the week of the circuit servants


visit the Moscow, Idaho, congregation a v
eraged 8.8 hours, 9.3 magazines, 1.1
back-calls and 9 new studies started, with
30 out o f 36 publishers out in the field.
^ P u b lis h e r s in Cuba averaged 12.5
hours, 7.1 back-cails and 1.3 studies, in
June. Over 4 ,0 0 0 applied fo r vacation
pioneer service in August.
4? Circuit assembly in Tahiti attended by
151 at public meeting, 271 at film show
ing. All 94 publishers happy to receive
first booklet in Tahitian. Fifteen were im
mersed.
Reports received from Iraq and Saudi
Arabia for first time this service year.
Prospects good for continued activity.
Clergy oppose work and burn lite ra
ture in Fernando Po. New peak of 105
publishers reached there in June.
Portuguese colony of Macao expels
two special pioneer sisters fo r preaching.
^ Four special pioneers on Sakishima
Gunto, near O kina w a , see first fruitage
after two years of work as three symbol
ize dedication. Five others also publish
ing there now.
^ Hawaii reports five new congregations
and one new circuit formed since A pril.
Now 42 congregations in the State.
^ Kenya's 53-percent increase is eighth
peak this service year. Now 234 publish
ers reporting.
A new peak in June of five back-calls
per publisher was reached in Japan.
Ninety former circuit and district ser
vants in the U.S.A. have served 416 con
gregations as substitute circuit servants
this summer when regular circuit servants
were busy with assembly matters. Many
expressions o f appreciation fo r this a r
rangement received.

th in g t h a t you w ould in giving a


serm on from house to house? T h is
w ould be m ost effective. A d d itio n
ally, th e re a r e some fine suggestions
on le tte r w ritin g in S tu d ies 29, 30,
36 a n d 47 of Qualified to B e M i n
isters. One of th e m ain th in g s is to
be w a rm a n d encouraging. L e t them
know t h a t you w ould m uch r a t h e r
sp eak to them personally, b u t be
cause th is h a s been difficult or im
possible you a r e w ritin g . Also, be
n eat, b rie f a n d to th e point. W hen
g e ttin g s ta rte d , if you w a n t some
one to check y o u r composition, your
overseer or one of th e o th e r capable
p u b lish e rs w ill be h a p p y to do so.
5 You m igh t include a t r a c t or
a m agazine, p e rh a p s especially se
lected to back up th e p o in ts m ade
in y o u r letter. T h e cost fo r includ
ing one m agazine in a sealed en
velope, first class, is te n cents. Some
p r e f e r to send th e ir le tte r s a h ea d
of th e m agazines, sen ding th e le t
t e r by first-class m ail a n d th e m ag
azin e second class. T h e cost to send
one m agazine second class is fo u r
cents. P lace th e m ag azin e in an
u n se a le d envelope, or w r a p it neatly
a n d send it m a rk e d second-class
m a il. Rem em ber, if you send y our
m agazine by second-class m ail, do
not include a n y w ritin g . P u t on
envelope y our n am e a n d r e tu rn
ad dress.
6 L e tte r w r itin g h a s a n ap p ro
p r ia te place in o u r w itnessing. U n
d oubtedly m ore of us could use it Let Us Go On
( C o n td)
to good effect a s w e p re se n t the
6 I s n t it evident, then, a s we look
good news. W h y not t r y it?
back on th e p a s t service year, t h a t
each one of u s h a s re a so n to r e
JULY SERVICE REPORT
joice in some accom plishm ent a n d
Av
Av
Av
Av
Pubs.
Hrs! B-C
Bi. St. Mags. p ro gress? H ow can th is be t r u e in
S p l Pios.
796 127.9 45.4
6.7 139.1 even f u lle r m easu re d u rin g th e new
Pios.
8,938
85.1 28.1
4.7
96.3
V a c . Pios.
5,426
81.3 15.8
1.4
78.9 service y e a r? One of th e b ro th e rs
P u b s.
286,944 9.8
3.1
.6
11.6 a t B eth el p u t it th is w a y : B eing
TOTAL
302,104
a b e tte r C h ristia n a n d h elp ing some
Public Meetings H e ld :
24,781 one else to be, is going to be one
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of my ch ief goals. O f course, I will
321,550 P u b l i s h e r s ___________ tr y to re a c h m y service goals. I
h ave a lw a y s seen g re a t v alu e in
HO W DID WE DO IN JULY?
J u l y w a s t h e m o n t h w h e n m o s t of them. B u t w e h a v e f a r deeper and
t h e a s s e m b l i e s f o r t h e U.S.A. w e r e m ore m ea n in g fu l goals, such as con
held. A t t e n d i n g , t r a v e l i n g to a n d f r o m cern f o r o u r own lives, th e lives
th em , v o lu n te e rin g for service before
a n d a f t e r a s s e m b l i e s t o o k t i m e t h a t w e o f o u r b ro th ers, a n d th e lives of
w o u l d o t h e r w i s e d e v o t e t o field s e r v ic e . in te re s te d persons in th e field.
V a c a t i o n s t o o k t i m e too. Y e t w e did
7 H ow a b o u t you? J e h o v a h m akes
c o m m e n d a b l y ! O v e r 15,000 m o r e p u b
l i s h e r s r e p o r t e d t h a n l a s t y e a r in J u l y , p ro vision so t h a t w e can be h ap py
a n d m o s t of t h e s e r v i c e a v e r a g e s w e r e in h is service. So find r e a l co n ten t
u p too. F i n e , in d e e d ! A n i n c r e a s e in m en t th is service y e a r in th e m in
t h e p r a i s e g i v e n to o u r G o d m a k e s u s
istry.
all r e j o i c e .

Serve in the Christian ministry regularly.


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presented. B u t alon g w ith th e re ing of it fo r th e ir b ro th ers. T he
Now t h a t O ctober is h e re we w ill
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dous a p p la u s e w e n t up.
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th is new book Im possible to L ie b ro th e rs s a y th e y a r e going to m a il tin g new B ible stu d ie s s ta rte d . W e
d is trib u te d quickly. Yrou a lre a d y th e com pleted tr a n s la tio n in Novem believe t h a t Je h o v a h w ill bless all
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Help men get saved from this crooked generation.

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OCTOBER

(F o r those h a v in g F rid a y m eetings


t h i s w ill b e t h e t h i r d . )
T h e m e : I n t e r e s t A ll S o r t s of M e n .
S o n g 51.
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 t s . I n c l u d e o n e o r t w o lo c a l e x
p e rie n c e s fro m m a g a z in e work.
15 m i n :
Get T h em P ersonally I n
v o l v e d . Q u e s t i o n s a n d a n s w e r s . All
p u b lis h e rs b r in g copies of special
A w a k e ! and, follow ing q u e s tio n s
a n d a n s w e r s on " K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y
article, in v ite th e m to e x p re ss t h e m
selves on p oints th e y u se from th is
m a g a z i n e t o g e t p e o p l e in v o l v e d , i n
t e r e s t e d . P o i n t o u t h o w t h i s w ill b e n e
fit p e o p l e s p i r i t u a l l y .
23 m i n :
P re se n tin g M agazines E ffec
t i v e l y t o All.
(3 m i n . ) T h i s d e m o n s t r a t i o n m a y b e
briefly in tro d u c e d by c h a ir m a n , s h o w
i n g n e e d f o r p a r e n t s to t a k e i n t e r e s t
i n m i n i s t r y of t h e i r c h i l d r e n a n d a i d
th e m in a p ra c tic a l w a y to p r e s e n t
th e m a g a z in e s effectively a n d to h a v e
a r i g h t v i e w of m a g a z i n e a c t i v i t y ,
n o t m e r e l y a s a p l a c i n g of m a g a z i n e s
b u t a s a m e a n s to p ra is e J e h o v a h
a n d a i d s i n c e r e p e r s o n s t o g a i n life.
(10 m i n . ) F a t h e r , m o t h e r a n d y o u n g
te e n - a g e children p re p a re them selves
fo r m ag a z in e w ork, considering a r
t i c l e s in O c t o b e r 15 W a t c h t o w e r .
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i n v o l v e d i n c o n s i d e r a t i o n of s u b j e c t
w hen p resen tin g m agazines. M other
a n d d a u g h te r re h e a rse presentation,
d a u g h te r presenting m agazines and
m o t h e r t a k i n g p a r t of h o u s e h o l d e r .
D a u g h te r handles presentation, and
h o u se h o ld e r ru d e ly re fu s e s to ta k e
m a g a z i n e s . F a t h e r t h e n s t e p s in a n d
lovingly offers counsel, sh o w in g t h a t
wTe d o n o t p l a c e s o m e t h i n g a t e v e r y
door.
(10 m i n . ) F a m i l y g o e s i n t o t h e a c
t u a l field s e r v i c e , f a t h e r w o r k i n g w i t h
son a n d m o th e r w ith d au g h ter. T hey
use H o u se -to -H o u s e R ecord for place
m e n ts. E a c h p a ir m a k e s tw o p re s e n
t a t i o n s t o d i f f e r e n t k i n d s o f p e o p le :
o ld er m a n , b u sin e ssm a n , housew ife,
y o unger m an. In each case they ef
f e c t i v e l y g e t t h e m i n v o l v e d in s o m e
a rtic le in e ith e r O c to b e r 8 A w a k e !
o r O c t o b e r 15 W a t c h t o w e r . F a t h e r
a n d son place m a g a z in e s w ith y o u n g
e r m a n a n d m a k e n o ta tio n s on H o u seto -H o u s e Record. F a t h e r ex p lain s how
i m p o r t a n t i t is t o fo llo w u p w h e r e
i n t e r e s t is s h o w n . I n c o n c l u s i o n c h a i r
m a n s u m s u p, s h o w i n g t h e i m p o r
t a n c e of f a m i l y t r a i n i n g a n d p a r e n t a l
leadership for productive m inistry.
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10 m i n :
H o w D id W e D o in A u
g u s t ? A ls o lo c a l r e p o r t , i n c l u d i n g
n u m b e r o f s u b s c r i p t i o n s o b t a i n e d so
f a r in O c t o b e r . C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s .
S o n g 38.
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IN

OCTOBER

(F o r those h a v in g F rid a y m eetings


t h i s w ill b e t h e f o u r t h . )
T h e m e : A p p r e c i a t i n g J e h o v a h s P r o
v i s i o n s f o r S e r v i c e . S o n g 88.
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 en ts. T h eo cratic News.
12 m i n :
A p p r e c i a t i n g O u r S e r v i c e
C e n ters. Q uestions a n d an sw e rs w ith
r e a d i n g of p a r a g r a p h s .
8 mi n : Q u e stio n Box. A talk.
17 m i n :
F o l l o w i n g U p on M a g a z i n e

"PIqpprn pn +Q

C H A I R M A N (2 m i n . ) W o r d of T r u t h
c e rta in ly f e a t u r e d in m a g a z in e s. W h y
n o t ca ll b a c k o n t h o s e w h o o b t a i n
m a g a z i n e s t o o ff er f u r t h e r s p i r i t u a l

help? M a n y w h o r e a d th e m a g a z in e s
w a n t t h e m a g a i n . S o m e w ill w a n t
to s u b s c r i b e ; o t h e r s will b e g l a d to
h a v e y o u d e l i v e r c o p i e s r e g u l a r l y . In
so m e c a se s B ible s tu d ie s c a n be
started.
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program . T h e y a re a t hom e checking
over H o u s e -to -H o u s e Record, p r e p a r
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C onditions, a n d ta lk in g a b o u t a r t i
c le s in O c t o b e r 22 A w a k e ! S o n feels
h e c a n effectively u s e a rtic le e n title d
B enefit fro m S u g g e stio n s. F a t h e r
c o m m e n ts on a n o t h e r article. B oth
e n t h u s e d a b o u t h a v i n g a fu l l s h a r e
i n A w a k e ! c a m p a i g n . B o t h a p p r e
c i a t e i m p o r t a n c e o f b e i n g a l e r t to
s t a r t Bible s tu d ie s w h e r e v e r possible;
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m o n a n d l e a d s i n t o d i s c u s s i o n of
Good N e w s booklet. H o u s e h o ld e r
i m p r e s s e d , b u t r a t h e r b u s y . H e did
e n jo y m a g a z in e s p laced before. P u b
l i s h e r b r i e f ly e x p l a i n s t h a t h e c a n g e t
b o t h W a t c h t o w e r a n d A w a k e ! by
m a i l f o r $2 a y e a r . S u b s c r i p t i o n s o b
tain ed . L e a v e on frien d ly note, in d i
c a t i n g w h e n t h e y w ill r e t u r n t o s p e a k
m o re on th e s e th in g s. W h e n outside,
f a t h e r a s k s son w h a t h e w ould h a v e
d o n e if s u b s c r i p t i o n s h a d n o t b e e n
o b tained. Son re p lie s t h a t h e w ould
h a v e d i r e c t e d a t t e n t i o n of h o u s e h o l d e r
b a c k to b o o k l e t t o k e e p a l i v e t h e
pro sp ect for developing a study. F a
t h e r c o m m e n d s h i m f o r fine a t t i t u d e
to w a rd m inistry.
C H A I R M A N (3 m i n . ) A s k s a u d i e n c e
w h a t th e y learned from d e m o n s tra
tio n . A n s w e r s s h o u l d i n c l u d e c o m
m e n t s on fo l l o w i n g p o i n t s : (1) P r e p
a r a t i o n i m p o r t a n t . (2) P u r p o s e o f c a lls
is t o a i d p e r s o n s s p i r i t u a l l y ; s t a r t
s t u d y , if p o s s ib le . (3) B e a l e r t to o p
p o rtu n itie s to a r r a n g e fo r sp iritu a l
fo o d t o go t o h o m e s of i n t e r e s t e d o n e s
r e g u l a r l y . (4) G ood f o r p a r e n t s to
com m end children for p rogress made.
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f o r d s m a n y o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r B ible
discu ssio n s w ith p u b lish e r; possibly
l e a d i n g t o h o m e B ib l e s t u d i e s . M e n
t i o n s p r o g r e s s of s u b s c r i p t i o n c a m
p a i g n to d a t e , a l s o h o w m a n y i n d i
v i d u a l c o p i e s o f m a g a z i n e s p l a c e d so
f a r . R e f e r s t o s l o g a n on p a g e 4. A r e
we av e ra g in g one a d ay? H a v e we
o f f e r e d s u b s c r i p t i o n s a n d / o r c o p i e s of
th e m a g a z in e s to tr a d e s m e n , visitors,
friends, etc.?
8 m in: C o n s i d e r a p p l i c a b l e A n
n o u n cem en ts. C oncluding com m ents.
R e m in d ev ery o n e to b r in g n e w book
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
G o d t o L i e n e x t w e e k . S o n g 16.
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IN

OCTOBER

(F or those h a v in g F rid a y m eetings


t h i s will b e t h e fifth .)
T h e m e : Tell M en It Is Im possible
f o r G o d t o L ie. S o n g 45.
5 m in: In tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m
m e n ts discussed by tw o persons.
30 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 .
Q uestions a n d a n s w e rs w ith read in g
of p a ra g ra p h s .
15 m i n :
K n o w W h a t I s in I t . (All
in a t t e n d a n c e s h o u l d h a v e t h e i r c o p y
of n e w b o o k f o r t h i s p a r t . ) G r o u p
s i tt in g to g e t h e r in a h o m e consider
2

n e w book. V a rio u s p u b lish e rs should


b e p r e p a r e d to b r i n g o u t p o i n t s e s p e
c i a l l y a p p l i c a b l e t o o u r field s e r v i c e ,
w h e t h e r h o u s e - to - h o u s e calls or b a c k calls a n d Bible stu d ies. F o r e x a m p le :
F i r s t c h a p t e r e s t a b l i s h e s e x i s t e n c e of
living God a n d C r e a to r ; b rin g o u t
h ig h points. C h a p te r tw o gives e v i
d e n c e t h a t t h e B i b l e is t r u e . T h e s e
a r e e s s e n t i a l f o u n d a t i o n p o i n t s on
w h ic h to build a c c u r a t e know ledge
t h r o u g h o u r field s e r v i c e . O t h e r h i g h
points m a y be selected from book a s
a p p l i c a b l e to t h e k i n d of p e o p l e a n d
t h i n k i n g in y o u r t e r r i t o r y , f o r y o u
h a v e been using this book for som e
tim e now. C h a r ts a n d p ic tu re s m a y
be m en tio n ed . C onclude w ith e x p r e s
s i o n s o n v a l u e of k n o w i n g w h a t is
in t h e n e w b o o k in o r d e r to b e a b l e
t o u s e i t e f f e c t i v e l y i n t h e field.
10 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g
com m ents,
in
clu d in g e x p re ss io n of a p p re c ia tio n for
n e w book. S o n g 82.
F IR S T

M E E T IN G

IN

NOVEMBER

T h e m e : W i t n e s s i n g f o r t h e G od of
T r u e P r o p h e c y . S o n g 21.
5 m in: In tro d u c tio n , t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
10 m i n : T a l k o n N o v e m b e r t h e m e ,
W i t n e s s i n g f o r t h e G o d of T r u e
P r o p h e c y . (S e e T h e W a t c h t o w e r ,
N o v e m b e r 1, 1965.)
20 m i n : P r e s e n t i n g t h e G ood N e w s .
T w o p e rs o n s w a lk onto p la tfo rm a n d
im m ediately d e m o n s tra te n ew serm on
a n d h o w i t t i e s in w i t h n e w book.
A fte rw a rd b ro th e r ta k in g p a r t of p u b
l i s h e r will a n a l y z e i t w i t h c o n g r e g a
t i o n t o m a k e p o i n t s s t i c k . W h a t did
w e d o ? W h y d i d w e do i t t h a t w a y ?
W h a t a r e t h e m a i n p o i n t s m a d e in
P r e s e n t i n g t h e G ood N e w s ?
15 m i n :
S t a r t i n g S t u d i e s in t h e N e w
Book.
(2 m i n . ) C h a i r m a n m e n t i o n s t h a t
we h a v e a lread y h ad th e book for
w e e k s a n d m a n y h a v e b een placed.
R e a l b e n e f i t s c o m e in t e r r i t o r y w h e n
stu d ies a re begun. W h a t points can
w e b e s t u se in o u r te r r it o r y to g et
n e w s tu d ie s going? L isten!
(6 m i n . ) T w o p u b l i s h e r s d i s c u s s i n g
th o u g h t-p ro v o k in g questions th a t can
be ra is e d w ith people to lead th e m
i n t o a $ t u d y of t h e b o o k . H o w c a n
w e p r o v e t h e r e is a G o d a n d C r e a t o r ?
W h a t is s o m e e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e B i
ble is t r u e ? W h y d o e s m a n d ie a n d
w h a t h o p e is t h e r e f o r f u t u r e life?
W h y does God p e r m it w ic k e d n e ss a n d
suffering upon th e e a r t h ? Is th e r e a
D e v i l ? W h a t is t h e f u t u r e of m a n
k i n d ? T h e s e a r e b u t a f e w of t h e
q u e s t i o n s a n s w e r e d in t h e n e w book.
W e c a n s h o w h o w t h e r e is s o m u c h
ta lk n o w a d a y s a b o u t in c re a s e s in g o d
l e s s n e s s a n d c o m m u n i s m in t h e w o rld ,
a n d f a i t h in G o d is p u t i n d a n
g e r. K n o w l e d g e b u i l d s u p f a i t h a n d
s t r e n g t h e n s b e l i e f i n God. I t is a
protection. P a r e n ts need to h a v e a n
s w e rs w h e n children a s k questions.
(7 m i n . ) A f t e r t w o p u b l i s h e r s d i s
cu ss p o in ts th e y u se to lead in to a
s t u d y o f f i r s t c h a p t e r in t h e book,
c h a i r m a n opens u p discu ssio n to e n
tire audience an d g ets a c tu a l e x p e
riences from publishers w ho h av e a l
r e a d y s t a r t e d s t u d i e s in t h e book,
show ing how it w a s done an d w h a t
it w a s t h a t a ro u s e d i n t e r e s t to th e
p o in t w h e re a s t u d y could b e begun.
A r r a n g e in a d v a n c e to be s u r e a t
l e a s t t w o a r e p r e p a r e d t o s p e a k u p.
E v e r y o n e s h o u l d t r y to s t a r t a s t u d y
in t h e n e w b o o k t h i s m o n t h .
10 m i n :
Concluding co m m e n ts. Song
14.

A p p re c ia tin g O u r S e rv ic e C e n te rs
1 In a r r a n g in g so t h a t a ll of us
can h a v e p e rso n a l a ssista n c e from
m a tu r e b r o th e rs in th e o rg an iz atio n
w h en w e need it, J e h o v a h h a s been
very k in d to us, h a s n t he? T h e
serv ice c e n te rs to d ay p ro v id e such
in d iv id u a l a tte n tio n .
2 We h a v e all observed J e h o v a h s
blessing on th is a rra n g e m e n t. In
o u r ow n lo calities w e can see how
th e a c tiv ity of th e service c en te r
c o n trib u te s to th e s p ir itu a l h e a lth
of th e e n tire congregation. A nd
th ro u g h th e Yearbook w e h av e
lea rn ed t h a t th e se sm all groups have
p ro v ed in v a lu a b le w hen th e w ork
h a s h a d to go u n d e rg ro u n d . T h e
serv ice c en te r a rr a n g e m e n t ob
viously help s to keep th e o rg a n iz a
tion h e a lth y a n d growing.
3 I f you w e re a sk ed to ex p lain
w h y you a p p re c ia te th e service cen
ter, w h a t reaso n s w ould you give?
No d o u b t you w o u ld m ention th e
m a rv e lo u s th in g s t h a t you le a rn
a t th e co n g reg atio n book s tu d y it
self, a n d th e p e rso n a l benefit t h a t
comes fro m s tu d y in g w ith a sm all
g ro u p w h e re each one com m ents
often. You w ould p ro b ab ly also say
t h a t yo u a p p re c ia te how en co u r
a g in g it is to m eet w ith a group
fo r service, t h a t you a r e g lad th e
m eetin g fo r serv ice is c o m p a rativ e ly
n e a r y o u r home, a n d t h a t th e p r e
service discussion w ith th e group
helps you to do a b e tte r job in th e
m in istry . B u t t h a t is n ot all.
4 W e a r e also a p p re c ia tiv e of th e
h o s p ita lity of those w ho h av e opened
t h e ir hom es a s serv ice centers. I t
is a fine p riv ile g e to h av e a service
c en te r in ones home, a n d it re s u lts
in a g r a n d s p ir itu a l blessing to
t h a t household, b u t it also involves
e x tr a w ork. As m a n y a s fo u r tim es
each w eek o u r b r o th e rs receive u s
h o sp ita b ly into th e ir hom es fo r con
g re g a tio n book stu d ie s a n d m eetings
fo r field service. T h ey g re e t us
w a rm ly a n d p ro v id e u s w ith th e
co m fort of th e ir home. W e a p p re
c ia te w h a t th ey h a v e done, d o n t
w e? W e know t h a t it took effort
on t h e i r p a r t to do th e cleaning,
a n d p e r h a p s th e f u r n i tu r e w a s re
a r r a n g e d fo r o u r m eeting. H o w can
w e sh o w o u r a p p re c ia tio n fo r th is
h o s p ita lity ? P e r h a p s w e could go
a fe w m in u te s e a rly a n d help in
s e ttin g u p th e ch airs. And w o u ld n t
it be th o u g h tfu l on o u r p a r t in bad
w e a th e r to rem ove o u r boots or
ru b b e rs b efo re e n te rin g th e house so
a s n ot to tr a c k in a n y u n n e ce ssa ry
d i r t ? T h en , too, if w e avoid s ittin g
on th e a r m s o f so fas a n d c h airs,
a n d if w e teach o u r sm all c h ild re n
to keep t h e i r fe e t off them , th e f u r
n itu r e w ill la s t m uch longer, an d
it sh o w s o u r a p p re c ia tio n fo r use
o f th e p r o p e rty o f th e householder.

Also, we need to keep in m ind t h a t


th e hom e is no t ours, a n d w e should
not go into o th e r p a r t s of th e house
u n less in v ite d to do so by th e house
holder. We a p p re c ia te th e h o sp ita lity
of th e se b ro th e rs of ours, a n d we
d on t w a n t to abu se it, do we?
5 In tra v e lin g to a n d fro m th e
serv ice c e n te r w e c a n show o u r a p
p rec iatio n fo r th is p rov isio n of J e
hovah too. H ow is t h a t ? B y o ur
rig h t conduct. (1 Pet. 2 : 1 2 ) I f th e
n eighbors notice us, let it be because
of o u r frie n d ly hellos, o u r re g u
la rity a n d o u r diligence in th e m in
istry, a n d not because o f a n y loud
a n d u n n e c e ssa ry noise. O u r good
conduct m ay move som e o f th e m to
listen to th e K ingdom m essage.
6 C learly, show ing a p p re c ia tio n
calls fo r m ore t h a n w ords. I t re
q u ire s t h a t w e a v a il o u rselv es of
p ro vision s m ad e a n d t r e a t th e m w ith
respect. A re m in d e r of th is can
help all of us to do it b etter.

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Involved
1 W h en th e m ag azin es w ere p re
sented by a p u b lis h e r in store-tos to re w o rk recently, a s to re m a n a g e r
responded by s a y in g : No, I do nt
w a n t a n y of t h a t s tu ff a ro u n d here.
W h a t w ould you do in such a s itu
a tio n ? Well, th e p u b lish e r replied
t h a t it w a s n ice to h av e been able
to v isit briefly a n d m ay b e he w ould
see him a g a in som etim e. As th e
p u b lish e r w a s leaving, th e store
m a n a g e r called o u t : H ey ! W a it a
m in ute, I d id n t m e a n th a t. I ll ta k e
th o se m ag azin es. A b rie f discus
sion ensued, w ith th e re su lt t h a t
not only w e re tw o m ag a z in e s placed
b u t a h a lf-y e a r su b scrip tio n w as
obtained. W hy th e ch an g e? T h e p u b
lish e r w a s frien d ly . H e w a s in te r
ested in te r m in a tin g th e call on a
frie n d ly n o te so t h a t th e n e x t tim e
someone called possibly th e m an
w ould be m ore inclined to listen.
T h e s to re m a n a g e r w a s p e rso n a lly
im pressed by th e p u b lis h e rs k in dly
m an n er. H is c u rio sity w a s aro u sed
a n d a K ingdom w itn e ss w a s given.
2 G ettin g people p e rso n a lly in
volved is no t a lw a y s easy to do,
is it? You m ay h a v e observed th a t
som e p u b lish e rs h a v e m ore success
in th is th a n o th e rs do. In v a ria b ly ,
th e y h av e a frie n d ly a tt it u d e and
a r e quick to show e m p a th y , and
th e y m a n ife s t a keen in te r e s t in
oth ers. Of course, a n a tt it u d e such
a s th is will ten d to a tt r a c t. A
frie n d ly a tt itu d e a n d a frie n d ly
sm ile go h a n d in han d . I f th e p u b
lish e r h a s a com bination like this,
th e h o u seh old er w ill feel m ore in
clined to e x p re ss h im s e lf; an d , when
so m eth in g is said, w e will, of course,
w a n t to listen a n d reply.
3 You h av e p ro b ab ly found th a t
w hen a p erson h a n d s so m e th in g to
you, you a u to m a tic a lly re a c h out
an d accept it. H a v e you trie d p u ttin g
th e W a tc h to w e r a n d A w a k e ! m a g a
zines into th e h o u se h o ld e rs h a n d s
( Continued on page //, col. 1)
AUGUST SERVICE REPORT

Av
Av
Av
Av
Pubs.
Hrs.
B-C Bi. St. Mags.
S p l Pios.
795 102.3 35.8 6.2 125.6
Pios.
9,073
76.2 26.5 4.5
82.1
V a c . Pios. 3,776
79.0 16.4 1.5
70.7
P u b s.
284,243
9.1
2.7
.6
10.3
TOTAL
297,887
Public M eetings H eld :
25,219
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

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L o o k a t o u r v e r y fine r e p o r t on
r e g u l a r p i o n e e r s . F o r t h e v e r y first
t i m e w e c l i m b e d a b o v e t h e 9,000 m a r k ,
e n d i n g t h e m o n t h w i t h 9,073 r e g u l a r
pioneers! L a s t S e p te m b e r th e all-tim e
h i g h w a s 8,538. T h u s t h e g r a n d n u m
b e r of 535 w e r e a d d e d to t h e p i o n e e r
ran k s. T h is brings joy a n d pleasure
to a ll o f us, fu l ly a p p r e c i a t i n g t h a t
J e h o v a h h a s m u c h w o r k y e t to b e
done a n d m a n y m ore a r e responding
t o t h e call.

THEOCRATIC NEWS
1

r T H E GOOD N E W S ,
1 H e re is a sug gestio n fo r a s e r
m on you m ay u se w ith th e book
<<
Tilings in W h ic h I t Is Im possible
f o r God to Lie
Them e:
The B ible T ells the
Concerning M a n s Future.

Truth

Isa. 4 6 :9 , 10 Jehovah has foretold the


future in the Bible
John 1 7 :1 7 Jesus recommended the
Bible as truth
2 Pet. 3 :1 3 Righteous new system of
things foretold to replace present
wicked system

2 A fte r a frie n d ly in tro d u ctio n ,


you m ig h t s a y : All o f u s a r e con
cerned w ith w h a t th e f u t u r e holds
f o r us a n d o u r loved ones. P o litical
le a d e rs often m ake p ro m ise s ab o u t
th e fu tu r e , b u t even if th e y t r y to
fulfill th o se prom ises, th e y a r e only
h u m a n a n d t h e i r a b ility is lim ited,
is n t it? On th e o th e r h a n d , no t only
h a s J e h o v a h God to ld u s w h a t th e
f u t u r e holds, b u t h e is fu lly able
to do th e th in g s he h a s prom ised.
N otice w h a t he s a y s a b o u t th is
in th e B ible a t I s a i a h 4 6 : 9, 1 0 : . . .
[R e a d ]. T hese th in g s t h a t h e says
Iersonally Involved

(Cant'd)

a n d h a v in g h im look a t them and


r e a d a few w o rd s? T r y it a n d see
how well it w orks.
4 O u r b e in g 'w e ll a c q u a in te d w ith
th e m a te ria l in th e m a g a z in e s w ill
m ak e it possible to d ire c t a tte n tio n
to som ethin g t h a t w ill be of p a r tic
u l a r in te re s t to th e p e rso n w ith
w hom w e a r e ta lk in g . T h is is the
b e st w a y to g et h im p e rso n a lly in
volved w ith th e m ag azines. I t does
ta k e a little tim e to p re p a r e in
th is w ay, b u t isn t it w ell w o rth
th e effort if w e c a n give a m ore
effective w itn ess?
5 O u r being well p re p a re d and
keeping th in g s sim ple w ill m ake
it e a sie r fo r th e h o u seh o ld er to
follow o u r p re s e n ta tio n a n d see its
p r a c tic a l value. In m a n y cases on
M agazine D a y you m a y be able to
s a y w h a t you w a n t in a th ir ty - to
sixty-second p re se n ta tio n . In o th e r
in sta n ce s you m ay feel t h a t m ore
tim e is req u ired . W e sho uld not
feel t h a t th e len g th o f o u r p re s e n
ta tio n is th e m o st im p o r ta n t thing.
R a th e r , let u s m a k e it o u r goal to
p re s e n t th e K in g d o m m essage in
such a w a y t h a t in d iv id u a ls to whom
w e ta lk w ill become p e rso n a lly in
volved.

he w ill do a r e reco rd ed in the


Bible, a n d w e c a n h a v e confidence
in it because it is im possible for
God to lie. J e s u s k n e w this, a n d a t
J o h n 1 7 :1 7 h e s a id : . . . [R e a d ].
T h is W o rd of t r u th , th e Bible, tells
u s t h a t , a f t e r God d e stro y s th is
p re s e n t w icked sy stem of thing s, he
w ill bless G o d -fearing p e rso n s w ith
life in a rig h te o u s new system , a n d
th is new sy stem of th in g s is p ro m
ised h e re a t 2 P e te r 3 : 1 3 : . . .
[R e a d ] . W e w a n t to be included
am o n g those w ho w ill live in t h a t
rig h te o u s new sy stem o f thing s,
d on t we ? [Allow h o u seh o ld er to
a n sw e r. ] T o o b tain t h a t blessing
we need to le a rn w h a t th e B ible
sa y s for th e g u id an c e of all of
u s now. T h is new book T hin g s
in W h ic h I t I s Im p o ssib le fo r God
to L i e can be a g r e a t help to you
i n g a in in g t h a t know ledge.
3 A t th is p o in t you m ay w a n t to
sh o w th e h o u seh o ld er t h a t , in its
t h i r d c h a p te r, th e book p re s e n ts a
vivid synopsis of T h e T ru e-L ife
S to ry a s Told by th e H o ly B ible,
fro m G enesis th ro u g h R evelation.
As you ta lk , th u m b th ro u g h th e
c h a p te r so he can see th e b e a u tifu l
illu s tra tio n s . T h e n e x p la in t h a t
am o n g th e th in g s t h a t th e Bible
re lia b ly fo retells is E a r t h s F u t u r e
a s a P a r a d is e in Gods P u rp o s e .
T u r n to th e c h a p te r b e a rin g th is
title , b eg in ning on p a g e 375, and
re a d fro m it a b r ie f p o rtio n t h a t
sho w s w h a t a m arv e lo u s f u tu r e
a w a its h u m a n k in d in th e new
sy ste m of things. You m ig h t w a n t
to r e a d R e v e la tio n 2 1 : 3, 4 a s quoted
in th e l a s t p a r t of p a r a g r a p h 2 on
p a g e 375. You m ay p r e f e r to r e a d
fro m p a r a g r a p h 11 on p ag e 379 con
cern in g th e chan g es t h a t will ta k e
p la c e in h u m a n s them selves. O r you
could use th e prom ise of se c u rity
in p a r a g r a p h 12 on t h a t sam e page.,
S elect an e x c e rp t t h a t you can use
effectively a n d t h a t you feel w ill
do t h e m ost to s tim u la te th e in te re s t
o f th e p a r t ic u l a r h o u seh o ld er to
w hom you a r e ta lk in g . E m p h asiz e
th e im p o rta n c e o f le a rn in g w h a t th e
B ible s a y s a n d u s in g it a s o u r guide
in life, so t h a t w e w ill be am ong
th o se to receiv e th e se m arv elo u s
b lessings fro m God in h is rig h te o u s
n e w sy stem now n e a r a t hand. In
th is w a y you c a n effectively p r e
s e n t th e good news.

4 On September 1 two new districts


began operating in the United States.
One is in the Oklahoma-Texas panhandle
and New Mexico area and the other takes
in parts o f Ohio, M ichigan and Indiana.
Circuit assembly in South India held in
hall belonging to an orthodox Hindu com
munity. It was the first time in 4 0 0 years
that Christians were allow ed to use the
hall. New film shown.
Israel reports 138 attended two meet
ings during visit of Brother Franz.
^ July marked eighth consecutive peak
in publishers fo r Colombia, w ith 3,6 65
reporting.
^ Two special pioneer sisters sent from
Philippines to Thailand in August to help
with expansion of work there.
District assembly in Bermuda attended
by 2 8 6, with 9 baptized. Congregation
there reported 105 publishers in June.
W ord o f Truth" Assembly on Grenada
attended by 6 0 0, w ith 8 baptized. About
half in attendance were Witnesses. As
sembly on Antigua attended by 3 2 3, w ith
7 baptized; on Dominica 345 attended
assembly, with 10 baptized.

uedli on B o x
W h a t is t h e q u i c k e s t w a y t o find
a n s w e r s t o q u e s t i o n s o r t o so lv e
problem s connected w ith th e m in istry ?
The W a tc h T ow er P ublications I n
d e x c o n ta in s m a n y re fe re n c e s to s u b
j e c t s a n d s c r i p t u r e s on w h i c h q u e s t i o n s
a r i s e w h e n w e a r e b u s y in t h e m i n
i s t r y . S o it w o u l d b e b e s t t o go f i r s t
to t h e I n d e x a n d t h e n fo llo w t h e
r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e S o c i e t y s p u b l i c a
tions. In th is w a y a n s w e r s c a n be
obtained a lm o st im m ediately on m o st
S criptural
questions
or
historical
p o i n t s . I t is a l s o p o s s i b l e t o g e t i n
f o r m a tio n t h r o u g h local lib ra rie s w h e n
it c o m e s to p o i n t s of h i s t o r y , g e o g
r a p h y o r s o m e s c i e n ti f ic m a t t e r s . G e n
e r a l l y s p e a k i n g , p e o p l e lik e t o h a v e
a n s w e r s to th e i r q u e s tio n s a s soon
a s p o s s i b l e . So t h e S o c i e t y r e c o m
m e n d s follow ing th i s p ro ced u re.
If y o u c a n n o t find t h e a n s w e r b y
th e a b o v e -m e n tio n e d procedure, w ives
will do w e ll t o s e e k t h e h e l p of t h e i r
h u sb a n d s, a n d children c a n co nsult
t h e i r p a r e n t s . I f f u r t h e r h e l p is n e e d
ed, y o u m a y b e a b l e t o c o n s u l t t h e
local o v e r s e e r o r s o m e o t h e r m a t u r e
p u b l i s h e r in y o u r c o n g r e g a t i o n a n d
g a i n a s s i s t a n c e . T h e o v e r s e e r is g l a d
to offer m a t u r e C h r is tia n a s s is t a n c e
w h e n i t is n e e d e d . H e is a c q u a i n t e d
w ith you personally a n d h e know s
th e local s itu a tio n . T h e r e a r e also
visits fro m th e circu it se rv a n t, a n d
w h e n h e is w i t h t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n h e
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.

A magazine a day to help men get saved.


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4

NOVEMBER, 1965

FOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA


d 0 noj become fearful of those who kill the body. M att. 1 0 :2 8 .

VOL. V III

N O . 11

OFFER NEW BOOK


'"Things in Which If Is Im possible for {Sod to t ie "
1 A t th e W ord of T r u t h d is tric t
assem blies all of u s w ere encouraged
to begin using th e new book Things
in W h ich I t I s Im possible f o r God
to L ie r ig h t aw ay. W e h a v e been
doing j u s t th a t, a n d th e re s u lts
h a v e been w o n d e rfu l! W h a t w ill be
h ap p en in g d u rin g Novem ber? An
e arth -w id e d istrib u tio n of th e book
T h in g s in W h ic h I t I s Im possible
f o r God to L ie !
W h a t H a s H a p p e n e d So F a r ?

2 S h ip m ents of th e book Things


in W h ic h I t I s Im possible f o r God
to L i e in Spanish a n d E n g lish have
reach ed E urope, A fric a a n d A sia fo r
d istrib u tio n am ong Spanish- and
E nglish-speaking people on these
c o n t i n e n t s . A u s tra lia a n d New
Z ealan d have received shipm ents.

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.

C e n tra l a n d S o u th A m erican coun those she knew , a n d in h e r e n th u s i


trie s h av e a good supply of th e book a s tic w itnessing, both in cid en tal
in Spanish. E v e ry congregation in a n d reg u la r, sh e placed te n copies in
th e U nited S ta te s a n d C a n a d a h a s th e first th re e w eeks a f t e r th e a s
received a sh ip m e n t of th e book. sembly. H a v e you found, too, t h a t
M any h a v e a lre a d y ord ered more. th is new book is j u s t w h a t th e y
W e expect t h a t N ovem ber w ill prove n e e d f
to be an o u tsta n d in g m onth in the
W h a t s in it?
d istrib u tio n o f th e n e w book a n d
4 M any o f you h a v e re a d all o r
in helping new ones to begin to p a r t of th e new book by now. H a v e
le a rn th e t r u t h !
you considered how helpful i t w ill
3 I t w a s j u s t th re e w eeks a fte rbe to people in yo u r te r rito ry ? T h e re
th e W ord of T r u t h d is tr ic t assem a r e m an y people in th is c o u n try
bly w hen a new ly b ap tized s is te r w ho do not believe in God. M any
w as h e a rd bubbling over w ith o th ers w ho h a v e been churchgoers
ap p re c ia tio n fo r th e new book. W hen fo r y e a rs h a v e seriou sly come to
she saw a n d e x am in ed th e new question Gods ex isten ce o r h is in
book, she w a s convinced t h a t this te re st in th e a ffa irs o f m an. C h a p te r
is j u s t w h a t th e y n eed . W ith th is One comes r ig h t to g rip s w ith th is
conviction she offered th e book to problem.
5 T h e re a r e m any sincere persons
T hough th e y w e re n o t going to be w ho believe t h a t th e B ible contains
assigned to th e ir lan g u a g e classes m uch t r u t h , b u t o fte n th e y do n o t
u n til th e second w eek of school, we believe t h a t th e B ible is a ll t r u t h ,
h e a r t h a t Chinese, S panish, P o r tu t h a t i t is Gods W ord. W ith th e
guese, G erm an a n d F re n c h w ill be existence of m an y o th e r religious
ta u g h t.
holy books th e w o rld over, how~
On M onday night, a f t e r school h a d can they be su re t h a t th e B ible is
opened, w e enjoyed experiences fro m th e one book o f divine origin t h a t
some of th e stu d e n ts, a n d w e is tru e in ev ery resp ect a n d reliab le
le a rn e d th a t, on th e average, they fo r th e ir g uid ance? A nyone coming
h a v e been in th e t r u t h o v er eleven to a n a c c u ra te know ledge of th e
y e a rs a n d a r e tw enty-seven-and-a- t r u t h m u s t be satisfied on t h is point.
h a lf y e a rs old. So th ey a r e m a tu re C h a p ter Tw o sets f o r th th e facts,
people, and a t th e sa m e tim e th ey clearly a n d simply.
h a v e th e vigor o f y o u th needed to
6 M ost people, inside a n d o utside
ta k e on m issio n a ry service.
of C hristendom , h a v e n e v er re a d
Oh, yes, before th e school opened, th e Bible. C h a p te r T h re e in te re s t
w e got a re p o rt fro m P itts b u rg h ingly a n d d e lig h tfu lly p re se n ts a
t h a t B ro th e rs F r a n z a n d G roh h a d synopsis o f th e S c rip tu re s in T he
been reelected a s d ire c to rs o f th e T rue-L ife S to ry a s T o ld by th e H oly
Societys P e n n sy lv a n ia corporation. Bible. A f te r in te re s te d ones h av e
So th e sa m e b o a rd o f d ire c to rs been helped to acq u ire th is fo u n d a
continues in c h a rg e o f th e w ork tio n in form ation , th e y a r e in posi
a s la s t year. O f course, you know tion to consider in te llig en tly th e
t h a t B r o th e r R ie m e r died. Now doctrines o f th e B ible p rese n te d
B r o th e r J o h n G roh is c a rin g for t h e r e a f te r in th e new book. I t is
th e w ork t h a t B r o th e r R ie m e r did j u s t w h a t th e people in y o u r t e r r i
as a s s is ta n t s e c re ta ry a n d tre a su re r. to ry need, isn t it?
One of th e la r g e s t crow ds ev er at7 W ere th e p ic tu re s am o n g th e
( Continued on page 3, col. 3)
( Continued on page 3, col. 3)

Witnessing for the God of true prophecy

SECOND

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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.
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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.
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T hem e: W itnessing for th e T rue


God. S o n g 84.
5 m in: Introduction, t e x t a n d c o m
m ents.
25 m i n :
W h y C o n tin u e to P r e a c h ?
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 of S e p
t e m b e r 15, 1965, W a t c h t o w e r a r t i c l e .
O n e h a n d l i n g t h e p a r t will m a k e u p
a p p r o p r ia te q u estio n s on each p a r a
g r a p h . P a r a g r a p h s w ill b e r e a d in
s u m m a r y a s tim e perm its.
20 m i n : W i l l W e M a k e I t ? C o n g r e g a
t i o n s e r v a n t d i s c u s s e s w i t h all s t u d y
c o n d u c to rs on p la tfo rm p ro sp ects for
a i d i n g all w h o d e s i r e t o s e r v e J e h o v a h ,
a n d w h o q u a li f y , t o s h a r e in t h e s e r
v i c e d u r i n g D e c e m b e r . D o i n g so, w e
c a n re a so n a b ly e x p e c t a n in creasea
1 0 - p e r c e n t i n c r e a s e , i t is h o p e d . In
p re p a ra tio n for th is p a r t the c o n g re
gation s e r v a n t should g a th e r various
s t a t i s t i c s r e g a r d i n g t h e p o t e n t i a l of
th e congregation, such as th e total
req u ired for a 10-percent increase,
n u m b e r o f P u b l i s h e r s R e c o r d c a r d s ,
n u m b e r of h o m e B ib l e s t u d i e s , i r
r e g u l a r a n d i n a c t i v e p u b l i s h e r s , etc.
T h e se r e p r e s e n t individuals w h o h a v e
sh o w n a d e sire to se rv e Je h o v a h . C o n
g r e g a t io n s e r v a n t p r e s e n t s m a t t e r to
c o n d u c t o r s briefly, a r r a n g e s f o r c a r e
a n d a t t e n t i o n to b e g i v e n t o a l l p u b
l i s h e r s , a i d i n g t h e m t o s h a r e in D e
c e m b e r activity. C o n d u cto rs should
be p re p a re d a n d h a v e a c tu a l plans
m a d e o n w h a t t h e y a r e g o i n g t o do
in r e n d e r i n g p e r s o n a l , lo v i n g a s s i s
ta n c e to th o se w ith th e ir service c e n
t e r . B e b r i e f a n d t o t h e p o i n t so all
c a n o f f e r t h e i r t h o u g h t s , if m a n y c o n
d u c to r s in c o n g re g a tio n . E m p h a s i s
s h o u l d b e p u t o n w h a t will be d o n e
to aid irre g u la r publishers, b o th d u rin g
D e c e m b e r a n d in f u t u r e m o n t h s . Also,
how n e w ones w ho qualify can be
s t a r t e d in D e c e m b e r . S h o w w h a t will
b e d o n e in u s i n g m a t u r e p u b l i s h e r s
a n d p io n e e rs to a id o th e r s to s h a r e
in field s e r v i c e . O v e r s e e r w ill m a k e
s u g g e s t i o n s a s t o p l a n s in c o n g r e g a
tion to aid som e to v a c a tio n pio n eer
during
D ecem ber.
O v e rse e r should
brief conductors before this m eetin g
p a r t so a n in fo rm a tiv e , helpful p a r t
will r e s u l t f o r s t u d y c o n d u c t o r s a n d
publishers.
10 m i n : C o n c l u d i n g c o m m e n t s . C o v e r
a p p r o p r i a t e a n n o u n c e m e n t s . S o n g 40.
F IR S T

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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

him all t h a t he possibly can about


his w ork. Com m end h im fo r his
in te re s t a n d concern. W hen the
a p p o in te d s e rv a n t goes on vacatio n
o r g ets sick, th e a s s i s ta n t c an fill
in d u rin g th e absence, u n d e r the
d ire c tio n of th e overseer. T h is a r
ra n g e m e n t will re s u lt in good se r
vice fo r th e congregation, a n d c a p a
ble m en w ill be p r e p a r e d to assum e
resp o n sib ility a s needed. In reality ,
it is lik e h a v in g a second te a m
a ll re a d y to go in to action w hen
new co n g regation s a r e form ed or
w hen a d ju s tm e n ts a r e necessary.
4 B u t w h a t a b o u t stu d y conduc
to rs ? T h e sam e a rra n g e m e n t should
be in effect. It is ad v isab le fo r each
s tu d y c o n d u cto r to h a v e a dedicated
a s s is ta n t, w h e rev e r possible. T h e
re g u la r con du cto r c a re s fo r the
stu d y , m eetin g s f o r field service,
a n d so f o r t h ; a n d th e a s s is ta n t is
tr a in e d by h is ex am p le a n d by p e r
sonal discussions w itli th e conduc
tor. H ow ever, w h en th e con du ctor is
a w a y giv in g a ta l k a t a n o th e r s e r
vice c e n te r o r is sick, th e a s s is ta n t
can m a n a g e th in g s u n til his re tu rn .
5 O v erseers a n d m a tu r e b ro th e rs
should w a n t to do e v e ry th in g w ith in
th e ir p o w e r to a s sis t in tra in in g
new ones to g ra s p th ese a d d itio n a l
p riv ileg es a n d responsibilities, to
J e h o v a h s p ra ise . 2 Tim . 2 : 2.

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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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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
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s tu d ie s, a n d in public m eetings. T he
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T h e big th in g t h a t is keeping us
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th e Im possible to L ie book a re
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O ur d a y s a r e fu ll p ro v id in g you
w ith supplies f o r y o u r m in istry , and
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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
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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
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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 .

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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 ,
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Pioneers m a y obtain additional Y e a r
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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 ord has been received that Stanley


Jones/ in prison in China fo r seven years
fo r preaching the Kingdom, was released
October 13.
Cuba reports 33 percent of 17,852
publishers in vacation pioneer service in
August. A congregation of 41 reports 22
vacation pioneers, w hile the other 19
publishers average 63 hours, 22.5 backcalls and one home Bible study each.
Two district assemblies in Jamaica in
August show combined attendance o f
6 ,8 2 7 and 92 baptized; 4 ,7 4 5 reporting
service that month.
$ News from Indonesia tells o f 355 at
district assembly public ta lk in M anado,
Sulawesi; about 200 publishers in that
area.
^ There is now one publisher fo r every
581 persons in the United States, to com
pare w ith last year's ratio o f one to 594.
<?> W hen Hurricane Betsy struck Florida
and Louisiana, some brothers lost all
material possessions. Now most have been
cared fo r by government programs and by
publishers in nearby areas. Their spirit is
fine; anxious to get back to regular
schedule of service.

# 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.

Tell men it is impossible for God to lie.


Published monthly by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, In c., 117 Adams S t., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
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Printed in U.S.A.

FOR UNITED STATES OF A M ERICA

DECEMBER, 1965

Do not become fearful of those who kill the body. Matt. 1 0 : 2 8 .

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

Let Jehovah's Spirit Move You to


Declare God Cannot Lie !
1 It has been stimulating to us to have no relatives that share their
read letters from many of you ex faith, and how much they would
pressing appreciation for the new appreciate an invitation to go along
book Th ings in Which It Is Im with you in the service! I f there are
possible for God to Lie. One of some who have become irregular or
the circuit servants s a id : We were even inactive in their service to
elated with the ease with which the Jehovah, it would be a fine thing if
new book is accepted, and it seems you could help them, too, wouldnt
to be just what the people are it? And remember, it is all done with
looking for. Appreciating the book a view toward honoring Jehovah.
ourselves, we will all count it a I f we really seek opportunities to
joyous privilege to continue to offer help one another, December ought to
it throughout December, wont we? be a month marked by increase.
Present it, along with the New World
5 It will be, if we let Jehovahs
Translation of the Holy Scriptures, spirit move us. But newer ones may
for $1.50. What a powerful combina ask, How do we get his spirit? By
tion this is! Surely each one of attending meetings, by participating
us, as we respond to Jehovahs in the service, by praying to Jehovah
spirit, will be moved to share whole and through personal study. (Luke
heartedly in the distribution of this 11:13) These are the things that
excellent offer, thus aiding many to will help us to get more of Gods
know that God cannot lie.
spirit, which is so necessary for us
2 As you know, December is also to accomplish the ministry.
the month when we hope to reach
6 When there is a call for addi
a 10-percent increase. The question tional effort during a month, as in
is, What can we do to reach that December, do you feel: I so much
goal? Really, it is not all done in wish I could do more, but my present
December. It is the culmination of responsibilities limit me ? Well, that
many months of work. But there is shows a fine heart condition, a right
much that we can do in December. desire. Really, most of us wish we
3 Ask yourself: Who is there could do more. But if, during De
that would like to have a share in cember, we each manage to share in
praising Jehovah and that we could the service ourselves and aid one
help this month? Well, those who other person who needs help to go
have been studying with us and in the service with us, what a
who have made fine progress begin tremendous work will be done by
to have that desire, dont they? Are the organization as a whole! Then,
you studying with such a person? when you have had a share in the
I f so, why not suggest that he read ministry, dont forget to turn in
the material under the heading your report as early as possible.
Preaching the Good News in the
7To aid in coordinating our efforts
new Make Sure book, and, after for December, it; would be a fine
laying that foundation, invite him thing for overseers to arrange to
to go along with you.
;meet with the study conductors in
4 Others, who have already had a the congregation early in the month.
share in the service, may also need This w ill get everything in readiness
some encouragement. Stop for a for a month of intensified activity.
moment and think who there is that W ith Jehovahs spirit moving us to
you personally can help. If you are declare that it is impossible for
a parent, you no doubt think of your God to lie, surely December will
own children, dont you? Then, too, be a blessed month, to Jehovahs
there are others, some of whom praise.

Fearless in preaching Gods disclosed secrets.

Y our S e r v ice M e e ting


SECOND

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
T his sh o u ld be d e s ig n e d to fit the tie
in nicely w i t h t h e se rm o n . E a c h
n ee d s of y o u r c o n g r e g a tio n . O v e rse e r
a
r
t
i
c
l e will cove r a d iffe re n t a s p e c t
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of
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h e s u b j e c t of C h r i s t s r e t u r n .
e n c o u r a g i n g p r o g ra m .
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W a t c h t o w e r s u b s c ri p tio n , b u t some
F IF T H
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h a v e fo u n d t h a t b o t h s u b s c r i p tio n s
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
Av
Av
Av
Av
from go a tlik e ones. H o w i m p o r t a n t
Pubs. Hrs!
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
.6
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.

A V e r ita b le T reasu re-H o u se

Report from China

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
personal lib ra ry t h a t each of us is sary, by ta lk in g to th e congregation upb uild ing m o rnin g together, m any
encouraged to have, likely m any u se overseer or th e school serv an t.
w ro te expressions of ap p re c ia tio n t<
ful p ub lication s a r e a v ailab le in
5 As we seek m ore o f Gods sp iritth e Society fo r it. S aid one b ro th e r
y o u r K ingdom H all library.
to accom plish o u r w ork we need in his le tte r to B ro th e r K n o r r :
- A helpful lib r a r y is one th a tknowledge, a n d th e re is a g rea t H a v in g h a d th e p riv ileg e of a tte n d
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
ies up to date. It would be a tine d iscernm ent, and call o u t for u n d e r I w a s not moved to w r ite th is note
th in g if each fam ily h a d a well- stand ing , w e can be s u re t h a t J e h o o f th a n k s by th o se assem blies, even
balanced lib r a r y a t home. I n a d d i vah w ill rich ly bless o u r efforts. tho u g h th e y hold a very special and
tion. m any fam ilies have found it
d e a r place in m y life as one of
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
Now t h a t definite a rra n g e m e n ts by a fine a n d hum ble, loving discus
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
cations.
locations f o r 1966 in th e U nited m atte r-o f-fa ct w a y of describing
3 A t the K ingdom H all, th e schoolS ta te s a n d C a n a d a , w e a r e glad to how he k e p t his f a ith s tro n g in seven
serv an t, u n d e r th e direction of th e p a ss th e in fo rm a tio n on to you so y e a rs of confinement in lie d C h in as
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
h a s sufficient pu blicatio ns to a n sw e r p lan s to include a tte n d a n c e fo r the w a s even m ore moved, o r over
w helm ed as B r o th e r Jo n es said, by
o u r B ible questions. T he school s e r full five-day program .
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
a d d itio n s to th e collection o f p u b li A laska. A ugust 17-21, B altim ore, experience.
( Continued on page
col. 1)
cation s a lre a d y available. Among M ary land . August 24-28. M iami
useful pu b licatio n s t h a t c an be in Beach, Florida, and Mobile, A la
cluded in th e K ingdom Hall lib ra ry bama.
Impossible to Lie Book
would be T h e W atchtow er a n d
C A N A D A : J u n e 22-20. Toronto.
I w a k e ! bound volumes, th e f n d c j\ O ntario. J u n e 2 9 -J u ly 3, C o rn er J in Three More Languages
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 .
M ontreal, Quebec. J u ly 27-31, W in Is Im possible f o r God to L ie is
{ I f we do not h av e c e rta in older nipeg, M anitoba. A u g u st 3-7, V an now available, n o t only in English
a n d Spanish, b u t also in Ita lia n .
pu blicatio ns in o u r personal lib rary , couver, B r itis h Columbia.
T h is edition is a lre a d y being shipped
out, and by J a n u a r y 1 o rd e rs m ay be
placed fo r both th e F re n c h and the
P o rtu g u e se editions. Do you have
Early' in D ecem ber, th e ov erseer
a n d m a g a z i n e - t e r r i t o r y s e r v a n t o u g h t o m m e n d e d t h a t w e u s e t h e s u b s c r i p people in y o u r te r r i t o r y w ho speak
to d is c u s s t h e m a g a z i n e - t e r r i t o r y s e r ti o n offer.
th ese languages? I f so, be s u re to
v a n t s a c t i v i t y a n d e s p e c i a ll y h o w t h e S c h o o l v a c a t i o n p e r i o d s d u r i n g D e call on th em w ith th e new book
m a g a z in e -te rrito ry se rv an t can help c e m b e r can be utilized fo r vacation
t h e c o n g r e g a t i o n t o r e a c h its g o a l of p i o n e e r i n g . Also, i t is r e c o m m e n d e d in th e ir own language. People of
t w e l v e m a g a z i n e s p e r p u b l i s h e r . Also, t h a t o v e r s e e r s a r r a n g e f o r sp e c i a l all kinds a r e responding well 1<>
c o n s i d e r a t i o n c a n b e g i v e n to d e v e l o p m e e t i n g s f o r field s e r v i c e d u r i n g t h e th is fine new publication. T h e S ta te
ing m o r e m a g a z i n e r o u t e s . P o s s ib l y w e e k . O v e r s e e r s m a y i n c l u d e v a c a t i o n
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,
a n i n c r e a s e of t h e m a g a z i n e o r d e r f o r
t h e m o n t h s a h e a d s h o u l d b e d is c u s s e d .
g u rin g 10-percent increase.
recently w ro te to s a y : Since th e
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t i o n s m a y b e u s e d if t h e y fit y o u r t u r e s a n d T h i n g s in W h i c h I t Is
n e e d s lo c a lly : D e c e m b e r 12, r e v i e w I m p o s s i b l e f o r G o d t o L i e a n d a copies o f th is pu blicatio n, a n d th is
t h e s im p lified s e r m o n in N o v e m b e r b o o k l e t f o r a c o n t r i b u t i o n of Sl-50. in a 95 p erc e n t C atholic te r r ito r y .
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2 It lias been a p le a s u re to u s to
r e n t offer. D e c e m b e r 19, t a l k i n g p o i n t s 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
observe how e n th u s ia s tic a lly every
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o r t h e B ib l e i n y o u r t e r r i t o r y . D e O r d e r s f o r t h e 1965 W a t c h t o w e r a n d one h a s been w o rk in g w ith th e ' I m
c e m b e r 26, u s e f u l s u g g e s t i o n s as to A w a k e ! b o u n d v o l u m e s in E nglish, possible to Lie book. A lread y over
w h a t to s a y i f p e o p l e a r e v e r y b u s y
o n a h o l i d a y w e e k e n d . J a n u a r y 2, S p a n i s h a n d P o r t u g u e s e m a y be s u b two m illion copies have been shipped
b rie fly r e v i e w t h e n e w s e r m o n f o r m i t t e d o n J a n u a r y 5, 1966.
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.:
the W a tch to w er campaign.
m ak in g sh ip m e n ts fro m th e th ird
L e t G o d B e T r u e Efik, D u tc h ,
I t is r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t o v e r s e e r s
F r e n c h , P o r t u g u e s e , Z u lu million. T h e f o u rth m illion is now
m a k e field s e r v i c e a r r a n g e m e n t s f o r
T h i s M e a n s E v e r l a s t i n g L i f e
on th e p resses a n d it too w ill soon
h o l i d a y w i t n e s s i n g . O n D e c e m b e r 25,
C h in e s e , I t a l i a n , S lo v a k be rea d y fo r use. W h a t a g ra n d w it
e i t h e r t h e r e g u l a r offer o r m a g a z i n e s
T h i s G o o d N e w s o f t h e K i n g d o m
m a y b e u s e d . F o r J a n u a r y 1, t h e
A r m e n i a n , D u t c h . J a p a n e s e , ness is being accom plished, to J e h o
S o c ie t y s u g g e s ts fu ll s u p p o r t of M a g
K o r e a n , N o r w e g i a n , S lo v a k v a h s p ra is 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

British branch office has arran g ed for


S ta n le y Jo nes to sp eak in twelve cities
throughout the British Isles.

^ M ore than forty Kingdom H alls in


Los V illa s province, C u b a , closed. Police
charge that meetings w ere not in temples
but in homes ana' that meetings in homes
are not permitted, despite conforming to
a ll customary requirements for meeting
places.

the Kingdom to them. So, rather


than making an issue over the com
ment, might it not be the course of
wisdom and the considerate thing to
acknowledge it, perhaps emphasize
interests that we do have in common
and then proceed with our presenta ^ Z a m b i a reports 2 8 ,3 0 7 publishers in
September. Eleven district assem blies held,
tion, when this is possible?
3 You might say: We realize that with excellent total attendance of 4 9 ,2 0 1
people have different beliefs, and, of and 1,031 baptized .
course, everyone has a right to his * First circuit assem bly held in Leopoldown beliefs. However, our work is vrfle, C o n g o ; 6 9 5 attend film showing
one of Bible education. We feel that and 4 9 9 at public meeting. This is first in
no matter what belief a person has, a series of assem blies in the Congo.
each of us can benefit from the good A T o g o la n d reports new p ea k of 5 7 7
message presented in the Bible. So publishers, a 14-percent increase over
the purpose of our calling today is to last y e a r s a v e ra g e .
point out briefly what the Bible says
on such and such a subject. Then, if ^ For twenty-five months in a row the
possible, you can proceed with your Eu re ka, C a lifo r n ia , congregation has re
ported vacatio n pioneers.
chosen theme.
4 I f we show consideration for ^ From Pittsburgh, P e n n s y lv a n ia , comes
other people, knowing that they have a report that 6 2 publishers and 3 p io
their own beliefs, discerning that neers recently placed 7 7 books and
they are sincerely busy at times, they started 18 studies in just one w eek.
will often be more at ease when we
call and more attentive in listening
to what we have to say. So be alert
COuedtion B o x
to show consideration for others,
PreaclTing and Teaching in Peace
while you enthusiastically present a^id U n ity , paragraph 31, says that
everyone who goes out preaching
the good news to all who will listen. should
be acquainted w ith the m a

A d d in g " Z ip " to Owr S u b s c rip tio n s


1 In a few months the Societysdetermine the proper zip code, it is
Magazine Department will be filing best to leave it off. The accounts
all subscriptions for the United servant can assist by checking each
States by zip code rather than by slip for overall accuracy and legibil
city and state. During the Watch- ity, as well as making sure the zip
tower campaign thousands of sub code is correct. But liow can he do
scriptions are received daily, and this in large cities or when the
heretofore it has been necessary to territory covers many post-office
check each slip to be sure the zip towns?
number is correct. Therefore, if you
2 Each congregation may obtain a
are uncertain or cannot accurately free copy of the Postal Zip Code
Directory for its city by writing to
Report from C h in a
(Cont d) the Postmaster in care of its city
3 Really, we wish that all of youand state. To obtain the zip numbers
could have been there. But since for small towns, list the post offices
that was not possible, over eleven in your territory on a sheet of paper
pages in the December 15 Watchtow and request the Postmaster to supply
er will be devoted to giving you the rlie proper numbers for each town.
cream of what we heard, just as Then, before sending subscription
we heard it, in the article Seven slips to the Society, the accounts
Years in Red Chinas Prisons Yet servant can check them against his
Firm in F a ith ! We feel sure that list of towns or check the street
you will read it with deep feeling addresses in the Directory he has
and that you will want to obtain obtained from the post office.
extra copies of this magazine to
3 So each subscriber may receive
share with others. If you let us know his first copy in the mail promptly,
how many you can use, we will be it is suggested that publishers turn
glad to supply them.
in subscriptions no later than the

terial in the books Let God Be True


and This Means E verlasting L ife.
Since L et God Be True is no longer
in stock in most languages, w hat
should we use?
Recently the Society published a
new book, Things in W h ich It Is
Impossible for God to L ie. This book
contains basic inform ation th a t all
persons should study. Indeed, it would
be advisable for newly interested per
sons to study through this book, if
it is printed in their language, before
m aking a dedication, because then
they w ill have a reasonable under
standing of fundam ental Bible teach
ings and a strong intellectual foun
dation for faith. They should also learn
the principles set forth in This Means
E verlasting L ife. A fter that, recently
dedicated persons who are conscious
of their spiritual need will continue
to study the Bible w ith the Societys
publications, and there are m any
available th a t all should be anxious
to read personally so they can pro
gress toward spiritual m aturity, in
harm ony w ith Hebrews 6:1, 2.

very next meeting after they have


been obtained. Then the accounts
servant will make up the form list
ing all subscriptions obtained during
the past week and promptly forward
this to the Society. As we all cooper
ate closely together in this matter,
we can give good service to new
subscribers.

* Will this be the greatest month ever for placing books and Bibles? *
Published monthly by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, In c ., 117 Adams St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201
Second-class postage paid at Brooklyn, N.Y.
Printed in U.S.A.
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