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SECOND M E E T I N G I N JANUARY g raphs read in summary. A t th s c a n have in obtaining subscripti~ h ~ ~ ~ :paying ~ t t ~ ~ t i ~ ~o our- point chai rman inter rupts , a s k s audi - Assigns daughter t o prepare fo r

selves and our ~ ~ ~ ~ . , i ~ ~ .ong 3 ence "Why does f a the r identify per- ing "Yearbook" t he next day.min : Introduction, text, commehts sons' in picture?" (Child's mind will 8 min: Question Box. Publ isher

14 Branch letter. Open wit; give subs tance to Bible words, be proaches .ass is tant congregationmore in teres ted , unders tand bet ter. ) van t asli lng if i t would be allbrief discussion of Acts 16:49 59 F a t h e r continues, a s k s w h a t J e s u s to cAntillve to associa te wi th pring imp0rtance letters the replies W h e n child answer s "Jesus congregation even though- sheroverning Letter by tells r i a n h e will be in p&Tadise," recently moved ou t of ter r i tory.

ludience ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ p ~ ~ ~ ? ~ .lose with f a t h e r a sks , "Wha t i s paradise?" If cus s ma t t e r in helpful way, lei t e ms from Theocra t ic child hes i ta tes , a s k s if child r emem- final decision wi th publisher.12 min: Keeping Our Balance in Dress bers where in book picture of pa r a - 15 ,in. Fi rm f o r t h e Tru th innd Grooming. Ta lk based on inaterial dise is. Ge t s older child to help of Oppbsition.~ ~ l kased on follo-1 December 1 1966 "Watchtower" younger one find picture such a s on experiences in "1967 yea rbookM:mder ~ u e s t i o n s ' rom' Readers. To be pages 1 a n d 241. May ha;e older child f i 2 p. 146 172, p. 147 11, p. 196 11,landled by overseer o r o the r ma tu re read selected portion from book. 1/2Lp. 305 171, 275 ~ z - P. 276 11.brother. Give loving admonition. ( 2 min.) Chai rman: In ter rupts , a s k s8 m i n "Searching for Hear ing Ears." audience "Wha t teaching principles l 5 in: lncreasinV he Joy Of

+ou &ay w a n t to have a publisher did pa rek t use ion get t ing older. child Servants"yrepresent ing "Watchtower" entlzusl- t o he1 locate pic ture?" (Kept i n t e r - participation'as t ica l ly answe? questions from chai r- e s t o f older child, t ra ined him f o l 2 comnzents.m a n on points In paragraphs 2-5 t h a t teach to express self t o help his d u d e xperience publisherspecifically deal. with the magazine broth&.) Nex t scene i l lhs t ra tes moth- has Started study. Tie ina n d t h e obtaining of subscriptions. e r supplementing fa the r ' s ins t ruc t ions with theme and meeOn all o ther ques t ions chal rman m a y la ter by reviewing, applying. Song 75.choose to g e t comments from audi- (8 mi?.) Scene 11: Mother says :ence, s t imula t ing desire to have full "We will s t udy now w h a t we m u s t I Nsha r e in work for January. Af ter do to live in the paradise t h a t you Theme : Making God's Servicediscussing final paragraph, discuss studied about wi th your fa ther." H a s Chief Joy. (Isa. 65:14) Song 10how to go about offering "Watch- notebook wi th serles of pic tures f rom 5 min: Introduction, text , commtower" subscription to relatives, a s "Watchtower" a n d "Awake " .and 1 mi : Ta lk on t h e m e fo r msugges ted in December "Kingdom other sources (Uses simple drawings "wa,Flng ~ ~ d ' service OurMinistry.':' Might have publisher repre- if necessary. j Top of pages labeled, j G y based on "Watchtower" ofsent ing Watchtower" in ter jec t some "A Christian Does": Study, P ray, uark 1 1967.enthus ias t ic r e ma rks about his eager

f ~ h ~ i s t ~ ~ ~ s ~ o ~?e9 15 in : Additional Subscriptionesire to help those people.2 min: Accounts repor t . Te a r UP Books, Destroy Proper ty, per:s~in.) Chai rman: w e w a n t to9 m in Concluding coinnzen ts . Con- Et&i ~ h i l ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~ ~ p l ~ a l $ i v ~ n ~ , e ' a ~ ' , sod-fearing persons learn thes ider "Special New Folder," also "Howid we D~ in ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ b ~ ~ ? -nd local why. Cha i rman points ou t var ie ty of "The Watchtower" a n d "Awa

nlethod avoids tiresomeness, will grea t ly a id them. Report onservice report . Song 14. child make practical app icatjon. Par- subscriptions obtained by locale n t reads, explains Philippians 4:8. gregation

'' date' I f there hasT I R B M E E T I N G I N JANUARY ch i l d explains why necessary cha i r - a good experience in obtainingTheme: Building Our Youths in to

s a n ~ s ~ ~ z ;ni ; t~~~;r ; ; tg$avos~s ~ ~ ~ r i & ~ ~ n ~ o f r d:z$F f lorifiers of Jehovah. Song 73. in advance In th i s second mon5 min: Introduction, text , comments. ture of three Hebrews a n d image the campaign w e w a n t to th in

1 min: M a t u r e brother discusses wi th 965 calelldar)- ex- a11 the po?sibilities ampng thosemother who inquires a s t o w h a t a g e plain then asks you a have previously shown interes t , phe r daughter (or son) should be al - scripiure us practice on our magazine routes, thoslowed to ha v e dates , usin,- mater ia l idolatry?" (If whom we m a k e back-calls a n d

f rom November 15 1966, "Watch- him find it .) .Asks, "What whom we conduct studies.tower," Questions f+om Readers. me mis s ou t on if we bowed to a n (10 ,in.) ~~k audience for su12 min: . ' wh y ~h~~ so M ~ ~ ~ ~ ? ~ ,lIpffze tE E t~~~~:Ey fi?r ~: ions a s to how t o present subsTalk , wi th questions toward end for example, might s u c h a th ing come up tion t' interested Ones i n backs ix to e ight young publishers (who in school?99 .What would you say?" Or study work. *lsocome to pla t form) a s to w h a t they 4 mi,+) Chai rman: Purpose i s . to preparedcan do t o keep things clean and or- guide child so t h a t , a t first,. th inking D e m o n s t r a t i o n : Followingderly a t t h e Kingdom Hall, a t a s s em- no t too ha rd o r session t ir ing. Keep publisher featuresblies, in everyday life. St ress impor- interest alive by variation. u s e visual might interest thentanCe of s t a r t i n g early a n d being aids extensiyely, Cards might be used that month Ive arepers is tent in t ra in ing children to be a t t imes with idea on one side a n d couraging interested Onesorderly. Based on November 8. 1966, idea. o r Scr ip ture t ex t on other. scribe lor .'The yatchto'ver' Inissue of "Awake ", pa.ges 8-11. s h o w one sidq first , child telling w h a t a

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o h y s z $ i A : e n c ; pg:ze ~ ~ ~ ~ n ~ \ , & ~eal Life. Demonstration.. tower" so they receive every3 min.) Chai rman: Splr i t of world learning enjoyable. Same mater ia l ~h~~~ who subscribe dvring ~

permeates a lmost everyth ing children may need to be covered next time, or threesee, read , he a r and those wi th whom expanding fur ther. Review af t e r s tudy, booklets wi th the subscription.they .sometimes associate. Must be not r ehash ; le t child re la te mater ia l Ask a u ~ l e n c e for suggestlollse f f e c t l v e l ~ ounterac ted a t home. Con- to his conduct ; keep hope of new presenting subsc r i~p t i on~ to hoses t r u c t i n m in d s framework of prin- order very real, alive to him.

regularly obtain single issues ofciples On .which When very min: Concluding commeizts. ( I n - Watchtower" a n d "Ayake " onyoung$ mlglzt start with minutes clude a p p r o p r i a t e Announcements rnagazlne routes A f i t t ing demona day. Each have Own and from page 3 a n d comments on slogan, tion can also be' presented, if detrained keep respect- page 4. Build enthus iasm for sub- (1 min.) Chai rman: In Feb rua rfully n ea t , clean.

(9 Scene I: Father s&p7? work over the weekend.) of u s wlll w a n t particularly ts t udy in "Paradise" book with two interes ted ones to gain the beof each issue of "The Watchtow~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . e n p a a ~ s l ~ ~ O , : S ~ ~ , r e ~ V ~ ~ d~igtk OURTH M E E T l N G I N JAN UA R Y by subscribing a s we use all os t a k e ? W h o a r e men in a r m o r ? W h a t Theme : All Members Cooperating tunities to Obiaina r e t h e y doing? Who i s m a n oA r i gh t Makes for t h e Growth of the Body. 15 min: Presentil lg the Goodof J e s u s ? (Evildoer who reviled Je- (Eph. 4:16) Song 49. Handled by combination ta lkSUS.) W h o is m a n on le f t ? (Friendly 10 min: Introduction, leading in to audience participation.evildoer.) What,;s he saying? ("Jesus b reak fa s t scene where t ex t a n d corn- 5 min: Experience from brothr e me mb er m e e t c Young child merits a r e considered by family. Ap- s is ter on how "The Watchtowencouraged, led alongato a n s w e r eas ier preciation expressed fo r new "Year- helped him or h e r to learn thequestions older child ha rde r ones. book::,Father h a s so?,read experience a n d why we c a n b.e enthus ias t i~ o r n e t i m e b cr ip ture read , t h e n ques- f rom 1967 Yearbook page 95 pa ra - present ing s u b s c r l ~ t l o n s c ^thertion asked. Por t ions (or a l l ) of pa r a - g r aphs 3, 4. Comment on s h a r e ' f a m i l ~ 1 m n Concluding commel

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When did You8 as t s top for a feel welcome a t t h e meetings a n dmoment a n d reflect upon al l the contribute to a warm, fr iendly sp i r i tprovisions Jehovah's organization in the congregation?Are we on timemakes for u s in t h e congregation a n d do w e accept and prepare ourthrough the appointed servan ts? assignments for the hee t ings , beingAnd then, a s you expressed thanks dependable? Are we prompt into Jehovah for these gifts in men, reporting our field act ivi ty? Do wedid you reflect fur ther a s to how cooperate with suggestions a s to theyou personally might make the i r conduct of m r r h i m 9 ~ t the King-oads lighter by sharing responsi- dom H a l l ? --

uility T h e ser kts m a y ' a s k us to lendDon't you agree, if we were a helping ,,,nd spir i tual ly to onenot careful w e might take f o r gran t - who is weak. How do we respond?

d the loving & € o r t sof our broth- Are me aler t to visit those who mayr s ? It would be easy, for instance, be somewhat discouraged, sick oro come into a clean Icingdom Hall , needy? You see, these a r e al l mat-

enjoy the instruct ive meetings a n d t e r s t h a t cause concern to the ser-then go away without considering vants. Who is i t t h a t begins to missw h a t w e might have done Pel'son- meetings and the overseer a n d hisally to make these things possible. assis tants a r e not aler t to notice i t ?Yet, just t h e day before, perhaps 'Who becomes stumbled a n d they~ n l y wo or three willing servants a r e not affected? J u s t like thevolunteered to clean t h e hall. Bk apostle Paul , they have rushing inlooking for opportunities we can upon them from day to day theall help and thereby make the load anxiety for those in the congre-l ighter for the servants. This will gation. 2 Cor. : 28, 29) Can wegive them more t ime to look a f t e r help them shoulder th i s load byour spir i tual needs and theirs. doing something to strengthen

Here a r e a few questions tha t those who need help, a s me keepwill s t a r t u s thinking: As to the ourselves s t rong?Kingdom Hall , do we help with the Consider, too, th'at i t is not easycleaning a n d upkeep regular ly? Do for t h e servants to speak to u s re-r e make financial contributions garding our conduct or shortcom-

,,ccording to t h e need a n d our per- ings. I t is made easier when wesonal s i tua t ion? Do we make others a r e quick to listen a n d apply coun-

nnouncementsLiteratu~e Offer : January through

April, Watchtower subscription for aear, with three booklets, for $1; or

&.atchfower and Awake subscriptipns,with six booklets for $2 Congregationshaving a supply 6f the ~vo lu t ion ook-let are encouraged to use this in thecampalgn.+ A t meetings for field service thefollowing suggestions may be used :January 15: Talking points from thelatest issue of The Watchtower. Jan-uary 22: Importance of keeping goodHouse-to-House Record and filling outsubscription slips properly. January 29 :Not forgetting to return to .start B blestudies. February 5: Review pointson showing discernment in witnessingto people in your territory.

tarting March 5, t he circuit ser-vant will ive the pubhc talk "TheHeritage of Youth-Will. I t Be Goodor Bad?'; At circuit assemblies, be-ginning in February the film "GodCannot Lie." will bey shown in placeof the public lecture.+Memorial this year is March 25.Printed invitations may be orderedfrom the Society using the regularHandbill Order form. The price is25c a thousand; 15c for five hundred;10c for two hundred and fifty.

A special public talk a an kind sMillennium Under,, ~ o d ' i Kmgdom-Why Literally So should be sched-uled by all congregations for -April 2.Manuscript for the. talk.wll1 be pro-vided .by the Society m .due time.Handbills fea tur ing just thas one talkare available. Please order vdurs earlv.If your circuit. assembly" or c i r cd tservant's visit is scheduled for tk-'time you~ ~ r i i.

+Both March and April will bemonths of special service activity. Canyou arrange to vacation pioneer duringeither March or April or both months?If so make plans now. Overseersmake'sure that you will have enougi

applications on hand.he Wa t c h t p ~ ~ e r s now. publishedmonthly in India m the Hindi language.Are there people in your territorywho have come from India and whomight want to subscribe? Why not askthem?*Twenty more fresh new publictalk outlines will soon de sent to eachcongregation. These may be scheduledwhen you are ready 9or them butfirst be sure that your congreiationhas not missed any of the first forty.

Orders for the Watch Tower Pub-licdtions Index for 1966 may be sub-mitted starting January 5. We suggestthat congregations order these a t thesame time that their order for boundvolumes of the magazines is submitted.Copies of the Index are -10c each.

New publications available:"Things in Which I t Is Impossible for

God to Lze" (Pocket edition)-French

"This Good News of the Kingdom"E fik

+Out af stock in U.S.A.Evolution versus The New World

-Spanish'This Good News of the Kingdom"

-Russian, Romanian, ChineseNew World Translation, Volume 3,

Deluxe -EnglishYearbook for 1964, 1963. 1962. 1960ave the talk

to those who a r e taking t h e leadamong u s a n d be submissive.' I nthe i r keeping watch over our souls,let us*do a l l t h a t w e can to makesure i t is. with joy a n d not withsighing. -Heb. 13 : 17.

Special New Folder1 There a r e people in the te r r i to ry

t h a t a r e not a t home when w e

call, a n d some a r e h a r d to findeven when w e t ry repeatedly. B u tthey need the Kingdom messagea s much a s others do. W h a t canw e do to reach t h e m ?

2 T h e Society h a s prepared a nappealing four-page folder for t h epurpose. I t contains a let ter ex-plaining t h a t you called a n d isdesigned to st imulate interest int h e Bible. T h e leaflet tells t h e house-holder about some fascinat ing as-pects of t h e ife verlasting book,explains our f ree home Bible studyservice, a n d invites them to benefitf rom both. Let 's leave a copy oft h e folder a t each not-at-home th iswinter.

3 Some other people might benefitf rom it too. Are there apar tmenthouses in your te r r i to ry where youa r e not able to get to t h e occupants?W e have a suggestion. If you canmake fr iends w i t h the doorman, h emay permit you to sl ip one undereach apar tment door without ring-ing the bells. O r h e may allow youto wr i te t h e names of t h e occupantsneatly on t h e top of each s l ip a n dleave them f o r him to distr ibutew i t h t h e mail. Let's really putf o r t h a n effort to reach them all.

4 A shipment of these folders isbeing sent to each congregation,w i t h about th i r ty folders for eachpublisher, so please do not orderthem. Ask the l i t e ra ture servantf o r your supply.

N O V E ~ E RERVICE REPORTAv Av Av Av

Pubs Hrs B C Bi St MagsSp l Pios. 736 143.4 53.2 7.5 133.2P I O S 9 375 93 5 32 0 5 0 98 5~ a c : ios. 3z152 8317 23:5 216 7913Pubs. 291 032 9.4 3.5 .6 11.3T O TA L 304 295

Public Meetings Held: 19 106U N I T E D S TAT E S G O A L F O R 1967

336 029 Publishers

HOW DID WE DO IN NOVEMBER"Feed my little sheep." This you

were very busy doing in November,a s reflected by the total of 241,073Bible studies. This was the highestnumber since May of this year, andexceeds the number for November oflast year by 9 940. More back-callswere made to i t a r t studies too. Theback-call average for congregationpublishers was up to 3.5, the highestsince March. I t is evident that y-ouare reaching out to s t a r t new studiesand use the many suggestions andprovisions for helping these new onesto a n accurate knowledge of Jehovah'sWord. Keep up the fine work


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At New Home Bible StudiesNot long ago w e were discussing

here a t Bethel some of the questionstha t you have raised in connectionwith home Bible studies. I n nearlyevery case the answer t o the si tua-tion seemed to be t h a t each pub-lisher should feel f r ee to use hisown good judgment in decidingwhat would do the most to stimu-late interest o r to hasten progressin learning basic Bible truths.

To accomplish the most good,we need to learn to be flexible.There a r e persons wi th whom itis best to use just the i r Bible forseveral weeks to win the i r confi-

Ice before you ever direct theira ~ ~ e n t i o no the publications of theWatch Tower Society. Others may

gladly accept the l i te ra ture buthesitate to agree t o any regularstudy arrangement. Ra the r thanfeeling t h a t you have to s t a r t themright off in a s tudy of a book, whynot patiently show them t h a t theproblems and questions t h a t theya re most concerned about in lifea r e answered in the Bible? A t firstthey may be passive listeners, soyou have to size up the si tuat ionand select something t h a t you feelto be appropriate. B u t when peoples t a r t asking questions, i t is wiseto realize t h a t those questions arethe key to the i r interest in con-tinued discussions. Feel f ree to useany of the Society's publications,o r the Bible alone, to sat isfy thequestions t h a t a r e on their minds.

Frequently you will find tha tthe questions they ra ise a r e onest h a t a r e discussed in the publica-tions in your briefcase. If ybu feelt h a t i t would be beneficial to useone of those publications a s thebasis for your discussion, do so.I n some cases you may simply useit for reference; a t other times youmay be able to use the regular studyprocedure. Do not hesi tate to s t a r tw i th any chapter or any art icle inany of the Society's publications.Use whatever you feel will do themost to hold the householder's in-terest. The re is the 'Impossible toLie' book, wi th twenty-one differentchapter themes; fourteen more arefound in the Life Everlast ing book.Perhaps a "Your Word I s Tru th"art icle in Atoake has w h a t sou

want, or maybe an issue of TheWatchtower o r one of the booklets,Then, too, you have "dlake S u r e ofAll Things; Hold F a s t t What I sFine," which se ts out choice textson 23 topics. The re a r e no rulest h a t say t h a t everyone must use apart icular publication or s t a r t ona certain page.

When you complete your dis-cussion of the householder's firstquestion, you may find tha t he hasa lot more. R a t h e r than telling th isnewly interested person tha t hewill have to wa i t unt i l you come totha t subject in the book, you mayfind t h a t h e will be moPe inclinedto wan t to have you continue call-ing if he is gett ing answers to thequestions t h a t a r e on his mind.The important thing is to help himto study the Bible regularly.

The questions asked by thehouseholder may have been coveredin several of the Society's publica-tions. Which should you use? T h a ti s up to you. I f you find t h a t youa r e better able to use one presenta-tion of the subject than another,select the publication tha t you pre-fer. They have a l l been preparedfor your use.

SO, there is no need to feel t h a tevery new study should s t a r t wi thchapter of the 'Impossible to Lie'book. The first three chapters oftha t book a r e specially designed tomeet the needs of certain types ofpeople. I f t h a t is w h a t i s best foryour call, use it. If i t will resultin more rapid progress fo r you toconcentrate on la ter chapters of the'Impossible t Lie' book or even touse another publication, do tha t .The important th ing is to focus a t -tention on the information t h a t i sbest suited to the needs of the indi-vidual.

When your s tudy is well estab-lished, it will not be difficult to goback and cover t h e topics t h a t mayhave been skipped a t a n earl ier d a t eand to do so in a systematic way.By the time the newly interestedone is ready for baptism, of course,you will want to be sure tha t hehas either studied wi th you, orpersonally read, both the books"Tizings in hich t I s Impossiblef o r God to Ilie" and Life Everlast-ing-in Freedom of the Solzs o God.

Forty-third class or ur le recerve)reign assignments from Brother K

November 28. I t is p lanned that studernftrr arnduntinn in Mnrrh. will ao..-. l .. .... ...-.-.. .. ' a2 8 different lands, such as 5 4 to LAmerica, 9 to Africa, 8 to Taiwan '5 ro Korea.4 Nige r i a advises that 1 5 to 2 0 defenless brothers were killed in recentturbances in the North , includingspecial pioneer, a congregation servaalso several other servants and pioneeStill the work goes on, a n d the repfor October shows 3 9 , 4 5 8 publishers.

M a l a w i reports a new peak of 1.6,publishers in October, a 10-percincrease over last year 's a v e r a g ~Mozambique reported 1 , 2 7 6 rfor a n 1 1 -percent increase.4 News report in N e w York Timsays Spanish Supreme Court reversentences and-canceled fines againstbrothers charged with i l legal ly gatherto r e a d Bible.

N e w peaks in publishers reported f

various lands: Senegal wi th 2 0 0 ; NCaledonia with 1 0 9 ; Kenya with 3and Argent ina with 1 1 ,977 .

When gew units a r e formed or Plishers move into territory ofadjoining congregation would i tall right to continue aksociati-ng wthe congregation of one s choice ethough this co.ngregation did not Fthe territory in whlch one hved.

The Society generally. encouragpublishers to associate with the cgregation holding the territory.which they live. There a r e d?stiadvantages and benefits t h a t willsult such a s being able to sha re

t h e service in territory near onhome and directing interested oto the nearest congregation. Also, thelps in planning and organizingwork through the service centeSome adjus tments naturally havebe made in transferring to a ncongregation. For one thing i t menot seeing a s often the brotherssisters in the former congregationbut i t does not take very longbuild new, warm friendships innew congregation. Also, i t i s Secomended t h a t a s soon a s circustances will

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allow back-callsstudies .be turned dver to publishewho v i l l continue with the formcongregation. In some cakes i t mbe a few weeks or so before th lsbe done.

I t i s recognized t h a t considerab1

inconvenience would result to somethere were no exceptions torecommendation. In some instancetoo, provision has been madebrothers to serve a s servants orneers in a i?eighboring congregatiowhere there S a special need. Gerally speaking however whenmove or find o;rselves in a differcongregation s territory due toterritory adjustment, i t i s bestbecome associated with the conggation holding the territory wherelive.

Announce Jehovah's kingdom with The WatchtowerP u i i s ~ ~ m o n t h l vy ~ a t e h t a w e ~a&& and Tract Lcietg of N w York, be. 117 Ad @ 6 ; Hro&Lon. N.Y. 2tf:

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FEBRUARY 1967FOR UNITED ST TES OF MERIC

"Here I a m S e n d me."--lsa. 6 :8

~ D e mubbiskehs:Here at' Brooklyn w e a r e con-

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t inuing to enjoywrich blessings.One of our recent blessings has been we enjoy being with Ourbrothers and sisters at the congre- of Revelation a n d a fine discussionshar ing in the production and ship-ping of more copies of the Yearbook gation meetings. I n contrast w i th

of the prophetic account of Sam-

than ever The pfoduction the world, i t is so refre~hin;~;; ~ ~ ~ h ~ ~ l ~ h ~ b:, Gf:g , , :of these and other books t h a t have :Ee&:n ~ e ~ r O ~ ~criptions. W e know tha t , fo r peoplebeen required by t h e brothers hasreally taxed the facili- with one another the experiences

gain life, they lgust put

ties here and it is strong evidence they have had in witnessing tothe Kingdom first in their lives*

it is and The Tr7fltohtower an help themt h a t we a r e in need of the space about the Kingdom,that the new factory will provide, obvious w h a t is close to the i r to do it a s i t h a s helped us,

We are now looking forward to hearts , because, a s Jesus said, i t is can't itsu o u t of the heartys abundance Have YOU Deen to obtaint h e t ransfer of the Kingdom Minis- tha t the mouth speaks. ( ~ ~ k ~45 any subscriptions ye t ? Some findt r y School to Brooklyn in AprilBeginning with April 9, we will And when w e learn of the effort

that offering for h eWatchtower a n d Awake together

having the classes for congregation that many Of them put forth toget to meetings and to sha re in gets gqod results. A pioneer wroteservants and assistant congregation the ministry, i t helps us to appre- US saying t h a t negative thinking~ e r v a n t shere ra the r t h a n a t the ciate tha t the Kingdom truly takes kept h im from offering double sub-Kingdom F a r m in South Lansing, first place in their lives. ( ~ ~ t t .: scriptions. Then, a f t e r t ry ing it, h eNew York. La te r on, Bible s tudyservants will be coming too. This 33 It makes u s love those broth- Said: In One week Obtained

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ers of ours and i t st imulates us subscriPtions. t&e one montharrangement wil l give a l l these ser-very the to do more in Jehovah's service our-

21 subscriptions. Of thattotal, 16 were obtained when offer-

Society's headquarters . They will 2 Speaking of service--how did ing double subscriptions.doesn t

have opportunity to see th'e factoryand Bethel home in operation and you make out dur ing Janua ry wi th It has been suggested t h a t du

God 1s Alive ? Re- ing February we make it a point~ s e ~ ~ ~ ~$ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ n ~ h nubject~ i ~ ~ ~ , ; l r D y ,s onedon?h a t they?pens ~ u the t h a tay duct studies, a n d persons on whomo give those wi th whom we Con-two weeks, we will be hearing fieldexperiences f rom all parts of the fo r conversation with people and We make back-calls and to whomUnited States, that will be t h a t i s w h a t we want. If you a r e we deliver magazines t h e OPPor-gett ing good results wi th it, keep tunity to subscribe. These a r e gee-very upbuilding for u s too. on using i t dur ing February ple who have shown interest. WhyMany of the brothers who trav- W e have been toid t h a t the'Feb- not offer double subscriptions toeled to the Lat in-hI le r ican Zissem- rua ry issues of he Watchtower them. Wi th a f resh spi r i tua l feas tblies have already begun to re turn , have two more fine art icles t h a t ar r iv ing in the mail almost everyand they a r e filled wi th good re- t ie in wi th ' t h a t sermon theme ; week, just th ink how much goodports. W e hear t h a t delegates f rom each one taking a different approach they Can dofourteen lands were on hand in to the topic and each one excellent I f they subscribe, w e know theHonduras we learn for the public. F o r those whose will benefit greatly. B u t whethe,that eight radio s ta t ions carried interest is more along family lines, they respond to t h a t invitat ion orthe public lecture ive, broadcasting we h e a r t h a t there a r e art icles en- not, we would like t o have regularit even to by titled Men Who Really Are Head discussions of the Bible wi th them,

the Jeremiah of the House and Meeting the So arrange to ca l l back. Perhapswas put On in atten- Problems of Your Children. The re YOU can build your discussiondance reached' nearly five times a, also meatier art icles on portions around the Bible s tudy ar t ic le inthe to ta l of publishers in the coun- a n issue of Awake or you maytry. ~ n d hen the travelers f rom our appeti tes fo r the next ones wan t to read p a r t of a Watchtwerabroad gathered to sha re in field t h a t w e will have, th is coming sum- ar t ic le to them and look up thfservice in Nicaragua, we a r e told, mer. W e a l l have much fo r which scriptures together. Use whateve.the public was amazed t h a t these to be thankful , don't we? will keep the i r interest alive. Thetour is t s wanted to visit them in May Jehovah's r ich blessing con- important th ing is to build u p the i rthe i r homes; they received the tinue to be wi th a l l of you s you love fo r Jehovah and thei r appre-brothers most hospitably. So good sha re l ly in his service ciation of his kingdom, so tha t , inresultg, a r e coming f rom those Warm Chr i s t i an love, time, they too may become pra isersassembiies, and the reports whet , BROOKLYNRANCH FFICE of Jehovah.

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S E C O N D M E E T I N G I N F E B R U A R YTheme: Finding Joy in Put t ing

God's Kingdom First . Song 104.5 min : Introduction, text, comments.2 min : Accounts servant 's report.

20 rnin : "Taste a n d See that. JehovahIs Good." Audience participation.Highlight various circumstances ofthose who have been able to vacati0.npioneer, also the joy .they had in thisservice. Relate experience on page 8 17 1 of 1967 Yearbook."

8 min : Branch letter. Two publishersdiscuss letter together, or publisherdiscusses ~t with newly interestedperson to direct his interest to theorganikation.15 mil?: "What Place Does I t Take?"Question-and-answer discuss ion withshor t demonstrations on paragraphs5 and 6.10 min : Concluding comments. In-clude appropriate Announcements frompage 7, also "How Did We Do inDecember?" Encourage those whowan t to vacation pioneer duringMarch, which is Memorial month, toapply now. Song 29.

T H I R D M E E T I N G I N F E B R U A R YTheme: The Preaching Work IS

Urgent. Song 66.5 m n : Introduction, text, comments.

15 min : Presenting the Good Newsarticle "Field Service Helps US."G ~ o u D ' O ~ ~latform might be used todiscuss this.18 min : "S?fving Jehovah in the TimeRemaining. Questions for audience toanswer. Read scriptures cited.12 min : "How Do You View the Place-men t of Literature?" Publisher ap-proaches servant with question on thismat ter : discuss i t together. Then askaudience several review questions onmain points.10 m in : Concluding comments. Informcongregation how many subscriptionshave been obtained to date. Readand highlight the sugges t ion madeunder "Gift Subscriptions." Song 98

F O U R T H M E E T I N G I N F E B R U A R YTheme: Expending Ourselves to

HelD Others A ~ p r e c i a t e he Kingdom.s o n g 68.

5 m i n Introduction. text, comments.18 rnin: " ~ e ~ o v a h i k s e l f as BlessedHis P e o ~ l e . Audience participation.Arrange- in advance to have the ex-periences cited from the 1967 Year-book" related.15 min : Help Students Prepare forStudy. Talk and demonstration, per-haps- by Bible study servant.

Persons with whom a study i s beingconducted sometimes have not hadtime or taken time to study in ad-vance. (Some do not know how to

study.) Often wha t is done -1s tha tthe conductor asks the question andstudent searches paragraph for an -swer a t times reads answer directlyfrom' paragraph. Usually student getsvery little from this type of study.If one studied with has not prepared,why not use a study period ( the hour)t o illustrate how to prepare? Useparagraph 5 of "Good News" booklett o demonstrate point. Conductor kind-ly has student analyze question, readparagraph look up scriptures, andunderline appropriate points. Helpsstudent see reason for understandingthe scriptures and their re ationshipt o the material. After entire para-graph is studied, conductor .again asksquestion which student i s able toanswer 'clearly in own words. I t i s

apparent Scriptural argument andmaterial in booklet a r e understood.Student is commended and encouragedto prepare in this manner to gainmost from study. Servant concludess ta t ing t h a t th is suggestion might b ihelpful when new studies a re s tar tedand on other studies where the need

exists. Students benefit most from astudy when they prepare lesson.15 min : "Helping Them to Return."Two or three members of committeediscuss article also highlight somepoints from arch 1 "Watchtower"article "Were You Once a KingdomPublisher?" Help all in congregationto see how they can share in thisvital activity.

7 min : Concluding comments. Drawattention to slogan on page 8 ; reporton progress in subscription campaign.Comment on local response to invita-tion to vacation pioneer. make i tknown t h a t you have applications forthose who wan t them for either Marchor April. Song 97.

F I R S T M E E T I N G I N M A R C HTheme: L e t t h e P e o p l e H e a r

Through Preaching. Song 10.5 m n: Introduction, text, comments.

12 min : Talk on service theme formonth. See article in March 1 "Watch-tower": Iv,clude experience from 1967Yearbook, p.. 115 114-p. 116 81. Otherappropriate items from TheocraticNews may be incorporated.17 mint: Suggested sermon for Marchand April.

Chairman: For March and April,the suggested sermon is only slightlychanged- from what we have -beenusing. This change shifts attention tourgency of times and fits "Watch-tower" articles we will be offeringconcerning "last days.'' Discuss ser-mon with audience, and, in conclusion,have prepared publisher give samplepresentation.Theme: W e A r e L i v i n g i n the Las t

Daysv2 Ti m . 3:l-5- Last days a r e now

here2 Pet. 3:13 14-Promised new systema

need fo: r i g h t action on our par;A suggested presentation: 'I'm a

member of .a-society of over a millionpersons (ministers or whatever i s ap-propriate to your territory) who a revery concerned over the times inwhich we a re living. All we have todo is read a newspaper to know thesea re troubled times. Have you won-dered if these things t h a t a r e happen-ing a re significant of a n y t h ~ n g ? Pauseto allow for expression.] Notice whatthe Bible tells us: 2 Tim. 3:1:5. [Readverse 1 then select appropriate por-tions frbm other verses.] These scrip-tures sound like today's newspaper,don't they? There is no d o ~ b t utthpt these a re the "last .days.

The fact t h a t we a r e llving in wha tthe Bible refers to a s the "last days"is also significant of something. Noticethe hope tha t is extended and whatis required of us to realize it . Read2 Peter 3:13 1 4 [Then commentsuch as:] he) fac t t h a t we a re liviniin the "last days" should not dis-courage us but give u s hope I t meansthis promibe of a new s y s t e k is nearfulfillment. If we a re to be foundspotless and a t peace with God, wemust study the Bible to learn what .herequires of us. Make offer, uslngappropriate article in "Watchtower."18 min : Another Avenue for Sub-scriptions. Demonstration.

2 rnin.) Chairman: Subscriptions2

obtained thus far. W h a t a r e prospefor more.? Let ' s listen a s two plishers discuss the matter.

( 1 3 min.) Conversation reveals ehas a subscription: One obtainedin sermon work, other using "Kindom Ministry" suggestion to moffer to those with whom we stu

Both express desire to meet goalobtaining a t least one more. Will ctinue to share in sermon work-ditionally, they recall December " ~ idom Ministry" suggestion . t o moffer in March to those with whbusiness is done. Both agree thave many opportynities to do t

F i r s t publisher: I have in minddoctor. When I'm about through wmy appointment he generally as"What have you been doing thdays?" Usually I tell him aboutjob, home or family. frext timebring- in the ministry. Demonstrato publisher making offer of bsubscriptions:

Other publisher i s impressed wsimple and warm presentation. Cdo same with milkman, mailmansuranc: man, etc. In answer to q'ution, W h a t would you say?'demonstrates how he would talkone of these. The two publishers tdiscuss other prospects: grocer,keryman druggist gas stationtendant 'dry clean&, a t times wthey ark not busy.

(3 rnin.) Chairman: Encourageto offer subscriptions to those wwhom they do business. Work in shlocal experiences if available.

8 m i n : Concluding comments. Dcuss Qyestion Box, also "PlanAttend. Song 32.

D E C E M B E R S E RV I C E REPORTAv. Av. Av.

Pubs Hrs B C B i . S t . MSp'l Pios. 746 138.9 51.3 7.3 12Pios. 9,424 89.7 30.2 4.9 9Vac. Pios. 3,504 76.8 19.7 2.1 7Pubs. 291,511 8.9 3.3 6T O T A L 305,185

Public Meet inas Held: 19,013UNITED STATES GOAL FOR

336,029 Publishers

H O W DID WE D O IN DECEMBEROur December report shows 305

publishers reporting, and wha t aof talking about the Kingdom tmany servants of God can do It rue tha t there were fewer publishethan last December, when 311,933ported, but we will keep on invitothers to join us in serving Jehovjust a s long a s there i s opportunitYet, whether they respond ormay we ever be whole-souled inministrv.

I t was pleasing to see a new pof 9,424 regular pioneers. The previopeak was 9,383. During Decemberwere appoin ted to serve a s regupioneers and this is splendid Tfa r this' service year 1258 haverolled a s regular pioneeks. I t i s mencouraging to see so many makroom for this service.

Also December's report of 3vacatibn pioneers was a new highany December. The previous Deceber high was 3,386 in December1963. I t i s fine to observe the numarranging to vacation pioneer emonth. Thus fa r th is service yvacation pioneer reports total 1 5

Whether , a publisher oy a pioAelet us continue to share in Jehov-"service a s fully a s possible, k n o ~tha t th is pleases our God.


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' S T T I T JEHCY- 'Recer T we discussed vacation pioneering

with three publishers in a congregation near the.Brooklyn Bethel. We thought you would be-interested in their comments. Try to picture-in your mind the individuals, and probably--ou will recognize one in circumstances similar

your own.The first comments about vacation pioneer-

came from a married sister with a 'sonIWU years old and a daughter four. Her hus-

%and is not one of Jehovah's witnesses. When&lied how she became a vacation pioneer, shesaid that at . a service meeting last March thecongregation servant had enthxisiastically en-couraged all in the congregation able to do sot e

enjoy the vacation pioneer activity in April.-.,Later she approached him and asked, "Do you. -+ink can do it with two children?" He men-

tioned the blessings she could receive, gaveher an application and s u ~-:sted that she give

t prayerful consideration.The sister told us that she was somewhat

eluctant, since caring for the children mightbe a problem. Her fleshly sister, though, urged

' her to "taste" of the vacation pioneer service-. and $'see that Jehovah is good." (Ps. 34:8 A

mgular pioneer in the congregation promised .

that she and others would help. Yet before*making the decision, the sister discussed it withher husband. He said that, as long as she was

,able to care for her household duties,. it warall right.

W i t h joy in her voice the sister told us thath e applied for vacation pioneer service, wasaccepted and had a marvelous month praisingZehovah. She .got a taste of 'how good pibneeringis. 'What about the children?' you wonder. She,

c exclaimed: "Everybody helped me " Yet it didmean effort on her part. She arose earlier inhe morning so she could do some cleaning andtill spend most of the morning in the ministry.

Sometimes other sisters cared for her son whilehp took her daughter in service. When asked

how the little girl liked being in the ministryso mach, the sister smiled and said, "She lovedit " The mother added that the theocratic Itivity, helped her to overcome the depressed

eelink she ha l a d from being in the house all .

day. I n fact, she said' the whole fWAAJlyenefitedfrom the happiness and peace of mind shegained.

Probably some of yea recognize in thisexample circumstances similar to your own. ThisMarch and April many 'sisters are going toshare in the special activity by vacation pio-neering. Have you thought about doing s your-self? If you could have been with us and secnthe happiness and contentment radiated by th,,sister when she thought back op her pioneerinqwe have no doubt that you too would long t,"taste" of this privilege. \

The other two publishers were also anxidusto relate their experiences. prie of them was .a

sixteen-year-old brother. He said that. before hewas baptized he had given some thought to vaca-tion pioneering, but he had to prait until he hadbeen baptized. Ecclesiastes 2 : l often came tohis mind. Even though h was still in schoola n d his father was not,in agreement with hiklfaith, he wanted to 'remember his grand Creatorin thq days of his young manhood.' As Aprilapproached, it seemed as though "everybody" inthe congregation was going to vacation pioneer,and thgse who were doing it for the second orthird time were filled with joy, just looking for-

ward to the experience. Yes, he figured hkwould try it also. His mother, who had helpedhim in Jehovah's sekvice, was happy to hear ofhis desire, and his father said it was all right ifthat was what. he, wanted.

But you h a y be wondering how he couldvacation pioneer, since he was still in' school.We asked 'him'that very question. He said thathe arranged it , so that the period during whiclihe pioneered would include the week off fromschool for spring vacakion. During that weekhe went in The field ministry both i n the mord-ings and' in the afternoons. When school startedagain, he* went in service in the morning, sincehe had classes, in the. afternoon and earlyevening. But he said that if he had had to go toschool in the morning,- he could have accom-plished the same by sharing in the service after.

hool. On Saturday his mother helped bygetting up earlier than usual to &ake brea3cf st.nd by seeing thr he got an earl+ $t ; Some


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l l i s brother and sister also cooperateu nub even imagine w l l a ~ 1tiitt,1 11,,cepting some of the chores he'usbally did. would be like, but decided mat he pavekIt was b pleasure to see the conviction with know unless he tried it.

which this young minister spoke about his pio- l Looking back a t the month now, he rcneer service. We could tell that he was pleased that i t took effort, since he had to getranto have had a large ,share in the preaching that start in the mornings in order to be free u

month, going over the service goals he was aim- in the service after his secular work. Saturd<ing for. We might add, his pioneering helped and Sundays were busy days that month,him to advance toward spiritual maturity, and we can assure you, brothers, that the delightthe whole congregation gained deeper re s~ec t obtained from pioneering was evident infor him as a devoted servant of Jehovi intense feeling about i t even months later

We asked him whether he thought others iAA aid: I f 0und many more people to talk tms position could do it. 'It is easy if one just when they d ~ e d uestions I was able toputs his mind to it,' was his reply. We under- much that I had studied. I n fact, i t surpristand that many schools will have a week's me. His ministry in the months to follow

ring vacation during March or April. Have also blessed beepuse 'of the back-calls and Bjyou young ministers who are still' in school ~tudies e arranged for while pioneeringthought of receiving joy and satisfaction from l2 Possibly many of you are like this brothervacation pioneering this spring? Possibly you having heard about vacation pioneering but n

have been thinking about the encouragement really knowing what it is like. I n various wayto remember your Creator during your younger all o Jehovah's witnesses have- accepted t

ars. Why not discuss with your parents the invitation at Psalm 4:8: Taste and see thpossibility of being a va, ion pioneer during Jehovah is good. Could you dd so in regardMarch or April? the special privilege o f vacation -pioneering?

10 If the firs% wo publiE rs we spoke to were Why not prayerfully consider the possibility

enthusiastic about their pioneer experiences, joining with thousands of your brothers wwill be doing so for two weelrs or a month

the One was glowing. He was a more during March and April? If you are abmiddle-aged married brother with two teen-age to vacation ioneer we, feel confident that y

sons at home. We asked him why he c ~ m k h r e d will agree with the three publishers we spokevacation pioneering. He replied that he heard in enthusiastically proclaiming that the vacso many talking about their fine experiences tion pioneer servic

they vacation 'pioneered and he t to that Jehovah is.F~&~~,~ p;~;g@q~- &:-;-:$$:$&%, *;k--*&..&:..: & &;&- -A . 5 2 ,q2 &-q& g-;3 :s2&z ;%: '&

robably you read with interest t report pass away until all th&&? things occur. Oof the vacation pioneers last April-over 18,000 very generation is seeing the sign marking Jin the United States alone. Among them were sus' second presence. Truly, .''the time left

edicated schoolchildren, energetic brothers and reduced. (Matt. 24: 4; Cor. 7 : 29 For th3ters recently out of school, married sisters reason many of your brothers, young and o

with children, husbands with families to care appreciated the importance of serving Godr and older brothers and sisters serving faith- the time remaining. Having Scriptural respon

fully in their later years. What motivated them sibilities that prevented them from sharingto vacation pioneer? Consider some major the ministry as regular pioneers, missionariejfactors. gj or members of Bethel families, they dem

Many of them had in mind - .sus' electri- strated their appreciation of the shortnessing words: This generation will by no means the time remaining by vacation pioneering.


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t o the question, 'Which cc ow as you increase you aching an1t i i r s t of all?" Christ replied: You iarly see Jehovah fulfill hi lkomise to upho

ove Jehovah your God with your whole his servants. (2 Thess. 1: 3) You will be aided*t and with your whole soul and with your cultivate love, since your daily activity of caE-le mind and with your whole strength.' The ing at homes will be principled love in action.nd is this, 'You must love your neighbor as It will help you to increase in mildness andrself."' (Mark 12:28-31) While they dili- self-control. And do not overlook the genuine,;ly shared in Kingdom service all year long deep-rooted joy you will receive from assistinglo that, they also arranged to put forth a others.-Acts 20:35. wfs5yial effort by vacation pioneering. Thus tE--- These are just some 6f th6a%re%sons why3 able to devote 100 hours to the field mirlln-' thousands of brot,hers served as vacation pio-

Sonle, able to enroll for only two weeks, neers last year, and this matter of serving in theed for 75 hours during the month. remaining time is becoming increasingly urgent.The vacation pioneer service accomplishes &fany brothers were thrilled to read the infor-h for those who engage in it. If we briefly mation in the book Life Everlasting-in Free-

ew some of the things it can accomplish, YOU dom o the ons o God A review of Biblege\ dditional ideas why th~usands of chronology along with the physical facts of

;hers; probably including some in YOUP o m history in fulfillment of prophecy helped them

- ?gation, have exerted ~hwnselves o va( to appreciate that the time remaining before~ ionee r n the short time before the end of t h e end of this wicked system of things .is verysystem of things. %@@&$short. As a result, throughout the earth mature

was the case with the sij en-year-old servants of Jehovah are applying themselvesrother mentioned previously, the vacation pio- with increased diligence to the Kingdom peach-eer service often helps to mature one as a ing work that Jesus said would be done before

minister and servant of Jehovah. If you share "the end will come."-Matl; 24:14h privilege in the future, most likely your This March and April' there will bedvancemellt will be manifest to many- 1 Tim. abundance of special activity. I n March we will

4: 13-16) At the same time YOU will be helping to have the memorial of the Lord's evening meal.bring salvation to those who listen to you. 'hat an appropriate time for extra effort Then

'Pioneering, even for' short periods of time,in early April there will be the talkdraws One Closer to Jehovah, moving One to pray '%fankind's Millennium Under God's Kingdom

more often and more earnestly. Additionally, i t -why l,iterally So." As an additional treat, weone's perspective as to the greater im- will have special issues of h e Watchtot and

portance of spiritual matters, "as poor butmaking many rich, as having nothing and yet Awake to use in the preaching work. pg qossessing all things."-2 Cor. 6: 10. o Will you be able to be one of the thousands

If ,you are able to vacation pioneer, it will . jo~ously serving as vacation pioneers duringd v e you greater satisfaction in knowing that iHarch and April? We hope that will be Youryou have not held back in telling others the blessed privilege asgood news. (Acts 20:25-27) Also, it will

During his reign, faithful King Hezekiah Hezekiah about the vast contributions made, therestored the practice of making material contri- chief priest said, "Jehovah himself has blessedSutions for the Levites and the temple services, his people."-2 Chron. 31:lO.something that had long been neglected. As the I n our day Jehovah's will for his peoplepeople acted in accord with Jehovah's will, God does not involve tithing, but it does includegave :them an abundance. Speaking to King performing the ministry assigned them. 1 Tim.


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1 2 The new faces w e ade az the n m g u o i ~ fw,,Lll~ an vac,,l~d pioneer. r ~ r eYYYJva--and the Bible studies being reported show we heard this: "Four sisters in our congregatiorJehovah is truly blessing his people today, g6t together and decided to take turns babpioneers a;nd publishers. Understandably, sitting, since we all have small children. Th

ose who have been able to arrange their affairs four of us were able t o vacation pioneerspend more time praising Jehovah have April through group arrangement. . . . It w

red a larger portion of this blessing. Many truly a spiritual feast." Another in Californiplanning to vacation pioneer during March wrote: C'Women with small children can piApril; possibly you are one of them. What neer Our three daughters, who are nine, sev

essings can you look forward to receiving? and five, were a great help to m WiFirst of all, you may well receive direct Jehovah's loving assistance, S U C ~ cooperative

personal blessings, such as happiness and im- family, and help from the friends, this nn beproved health. A sister in Virginia who vaca- most enjoyable month "tion pioneered wrote: I realized the more time Your vacation pioneer service will so prov

put in Jehovah's service the more he blesses to be a blessing for others in the congregationefforts. I felt so much closer to Jehovah and A congregation servant in Texas told us:love increased not only for him but also a result of the special effort during the month

r my spiritual brothers and, sisters." A wife largely on the part of these six [who vacatioGeorgia said: My husband and I truly en- pioneered, some for the first time], our congr

d our taste of the vacation pioneer service gation enjoyed increases in all features of t

month, arid consider it the happiest month work, and there seems to be a much happieour marriage." Another form of personal spirit in the congregation." The brothers

enefit was illustrated by a sister in western Ecuador reported a similar exp ce. (Sanada. She was told by her doctor that she 1967 Yearbook, page 133.

anemic. Nevertheless, she responded to Blessings are in store for y~rsong f all agencouragement to vacation pioneer in April. An overseer in Michigan writes: "Three olden she went to see her doctor at the end sisters associated with this congregation vaothe month, he was amazed at the improve- tion pioneered for the last two weeks in Apr

in her health. The Branch writes: "The Their ages were 67 years, 74 years and 76 yeaattributes it to'the joy and contentment and they were certainly enthused to be workin

e vacation pioneer ministry and the fresh with the'two special magazines for the monthr and exeroise that she had during the time April. The combined

her vacation pioneer service." Other examples was 410 magazines "

this can be found on pages 117 and 244 of So, brothers, the b967 Yearbook Why not read them?%:-@ % awaiting all those who reach out asld accept

Vacation pioneering ften esults n a won- AS a sister in Maine exclaimed: "If everyoncful blessing right in the field ministry. . could just TRY vacation pioneering only 01

sister in Argentina was not successful in start- how rhuch they would benefit by it It's somthing you just can't describe to anyode wh

ing Bible studies and so decided to vacation has not experienced it." A sister in Connecticu,who for fifteen years had served faithfully wfinally, able ta vacation pioneer. She declared

1 had a few doubts about pioneering befo

I ~ta r t ed , ut I kept praying to Jehovah fhelp. The result? It seems as if Jehovah openethe floodgates of heaven and poured out a blesing (Mal. 3: lO Never before have I fomso much joy in Jehovah's service nor so mucimprovement in my ministry. Two weeks wejust not long enough " May that be your eperience also, brothers, as you prove that JeLvah indeed blesses hin people.

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HOW DO YOU View the Placementof Litercsf ure?

Frank I don't see much point 1 I t is a marvelo~, lg to bein placingY nore books or mags- a book will at t ract his attention. associated with Jehovah's family-zincs with a person if he,, didn't That is we Vary OuS sermons like organization in these turbulenlread what he already has. Does and, l n offering m a g a z i n e s and days. What security we havethat sound familiar? Perhaps you books, Point out subjects that aP- Spiritually, what more could weyourself have said r thought the peal to diffel'ent ones. If a Person want? Do we not have the best ofsame thing. Just how should we Only One of the articles, or food and care? Yes, and the spiri-view the placing of literature? just one chapter from a book, he tual relationship that we enjoy is

For a moment, reason on the has been benefited, hasn't he? stronger than natural ties.-Mark

matter. When we buy a newspaper, Does this mean we should try:

35.do we always read all of i t ? Gener- to Place literature on every call? When we read reports aboutally not. Usually we leaf through We use how many of our dear brothersthe paper and read only a few discernment. We are ministers, and sisters regularly miss meetingsarticles that interest us. some- The literature helps us and have become inactive over thetimes we may read only the head- in preaching "this good news the past few years, how do we feel?lines. Still, we generally buy anoth- kingdom." On the other hand, we Our love for them causes US to feeler newspaper the next day, wanting face facts re- deeply concerned over them andto keep up with current news. garding the reading habits the their spiritual welfare. We feel

id you buy a magazine public and not hesitate to present that we want to do something tofresh literature that Contains topics help them. they face a dangerousbe'ause the of a certain of interest to them, subjects that situation. khat an we do to helparticle appealed to you? Most ofUS have done this. usually we read might keep their spark of them? When you are sick, how dointerest, with a view to helping you feel when someone visits you?the article, and possibly another them to get everlasting life.item or two. On obtaining the maga- The thoughtfulness is not easilyzine we probably had no intention forgotten. This is exactly what ourof reading i t from cover to cover, ift Subscriptions spiritually sick brothers need-athough, did we? We read what we The Society has an arrangement visit from us- We need towanted and fe l t that we got our for gift subscriptions all year long, them and them- Thismoney's worth. but i t may especially help us to get mean that we

4Really, the same is true of new subscriptioiis during the cam- them they be inthose who obtain bound books and paign. When someone wishes to service; that might be theT h e Watchtower and Awake from make a gift of a subscription, all their problem. They needus. We can't expect everyone to be you have to do is write the word start attending again-interested in and read everything GIFT in the upper right-hand cor- may need a study

. in these publications we leave with ner of the subscription slip and the the. necessary strength Or justthem, but we do hope that some- name of the one giving the sub- r ev iew certain imp0rtant truths-thing will catch their interest. scription a t the bottom of the slip. The Society is very much inter-If the householder reads even one When the slip reaches the office ested in i3Ese dear brothers and,article, we are happy. NOW we want the Society will send a letter to with them in mind, has prepared anhim to keep on taking in knowledge the one who will receive the sub- article entitled "Were You Once

thescription to let him know who has a Kingdom Publisher?" It is to

of purpose. sent this gift. When you meet some- appear in the March ssue of T h eother articles in the magazine he one is already a subscriber, Watchtozver. Some of these folk,has may not appeal to him, maybe why not suggest that he might like still subscribe for T h e Watchtowesomething that is fresh and differ- to send a gift subscription to a but not all of them read i t regula~ent in the current magazines or in friend or relative? ly. This is where we can help. I .

would be a fine thing to visit themnnouncements and go over i t together. Draw their

b T literature offer for Februaryattention to its valuable suggestions,

Lhrougn ~~~l the Watchtower sub- encouraging to know who else has in and read the scriptures togetherscription, with three booklets, fo r $1. mind doing So. So i t is suggested that

during February the overseer arrange If they are longer+ I f the circuit servant is with a convenient time, perhaps after a have an extra issue or two wild ~ ~ ~ ~ f d a ~ ~ v e ~ ~ ~ kro meeting,ation pioneerhen serviceh o ~ e nterestedan get togethern va- You- that the

m;y be transferred to .Frida;and he may be lnvlted to and discuss their p.lans. This will deals with many possible problems

give the Memorial talk if the coflgre- afford them opportunity to work outarrangements among themselves, and and their If you cangation desires. Only the Me*oria1 is it will enable the overseer to deter- ascertain their problem, you cabe Observed Saturday mine what arrangements for group+Have you ordered an increased witnessing should be made to assist stress i t when YOU Come to i t insupply of the special April 15 Watch- them.tower and April 22 Awake ? The sug- the article. Be tactful and kin?gested magazine goal for the month 1s *Orders Memoria1 invitations They are spiritually weak and w30 for publlshers,.200 for pioneers and ' ~ ~ ~ i l P & r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ dn a separate not egpect too much of300 for special pioneers.

At service centers .the following New publications available: them a t first. Be patient and, abois suggested for meetings fo r field "This Good News of the Kingdom'' all, show understanding.service : Week of February 12: Reviewparagraphs 3 t o 5 of main article. + O

-German 4 If we show this loving concernFebruary 19: Review main points of E , ~ ~ u ~ ~ ~ t O ~ ~ r f , S U $ k ~ ' : N , w orld now, they may be among thosearticle "How Do You View the Place-ment of Literature? February 26: Deal -English, Chinese, Portuguese, who survive the troubles ahead a1vith common local objection. March 5:teview new sermon.

be so grateful that we helped them+Orders for the 1966 watch to we^ and+Many .who would like to vacation Awake bound volumes in French and return before it was toonioneer in March and April find i t German may be submitted on March 15. 6 10

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nlrt: shers In Nevls, W.I., reloar attenaar,., of 2 3 0 for showing of

God Cannot Lie at circuit assembly.

Nigeria's three district assemblies

~ i e l d ervice Helps US Getting the t ru th deeply im- tended by total Of 67,376 in spiteI ~ ~ h b ~ ~ has given us something pressed in our hearts gives u s the

di cul es in country; l f 3 e 1 baptize

wonderful in our privilege to p r e abil i ty to teach it, because i t isrothers w h o h a d never theatric

gent the good news of the ~ i ~ ~ d ~U ~ f a fu l l hea r t t h a t the mouth drama put On excellentHave you thought of all the :peaks. (Mat t . 12 34, 35) Teach-

* lirilled to Jeremiah drama.i t has helped you personally? Ex lng abil i ty h a s a fu ture , since not Jamaica reports hundreds from R*:'perience shows t h a t the average only in t h i s period of t ime will for their assembly; ten countriesperson remembers more of w h a t i t be useful, but following Arma- sented by delegates at assemblyhe does t h a n of wha t he sees and geddon the abil i ty to teach will behears, so direct conversation involv- of Use in the grea t educational pro- Despite floodsf Italy

reached new p

ing u s impresses the t ru th deeply gram beof 10,313 publishers in November.

within us. Repetition of the tlvth B u t before We enter into t h a tthe Central Unit Of where flo

is good, f o r often we benefit more t ime when there will be princes in therew a s increase Of l

by our sermon than the person who al l t he ea r th charged wi th post-Cent Over last yearls Overage- Publis

[istens to us. Pe rhaps you did not Armageddon teaching activities, we Showing increased zeal for truth ratrealize i t , but over the years t h a t have to fight the fight of f a i t h than discouragement over flood damag

you have been telling the good news and know how to endure fa i th-in Italy's Other congregation

you have had the t r u t h deeply fully. .Each one meets Up w i t h cer-h a v e flood victims.

impressed in your hea r t and mind, t a in tes ts of h is integri ty now.a n d t h a t h a s helped you to endure How is h e to make the r ight Plan to Attendin integrity.

decisions when the pressure comesso t ha t you may s ta r t plannIf we were merely to s tudy the Jehovah's servants your affairs to a t tend one of

t r u t h a t home or in a meeting, what course take -because hav- Disciple-making Distr ict Asssomething would be lacking. Making ing his I t is by using blies to be held in the Unuse of the t r u t h strengthens our the that One can the Sta tes th is summer, w e a r e pleaf a i t h fo r if w e a r e not working answers, how to decide what is to supply the following dateswi th 'wha t Jehovah has made avail- right to Or what is wrong and locations. Mat ters t h a t a r e ofable to us, our f a i t h can die. Fa i th be shunned--Heb- 5: 14 portance t o every servant ofwithout works dies.-Jas. 2 :-26. 7 W e want to see in Our will be considered on the prog

3Gaing from house to house is in faith and all four days. P l a n to be prea n excellent way to use the t ru th On the way everlast- f rom the t ime the program beI t fills ou r lives with beneficiai ing life, so let us on Thursday afternoon unt i lsp i r i tua l act ivi ty and also provides sha re the good news wi th others by conclusion a t about 6 p.m. nn Shealthful exercise physically. I t Kingdom service. W e can take them day.keeps u s f rom fall ing into unwise wi th u s when w e go into the field. June 22-25: Kalispell, Mont.; Stockt, use of our t ime or bad worldly W e can encourage elderly o r bed-associations t h a t corrupt good mor- f a s t Christ ians to wri te le t te rs o r June 2 9 4 ~ 1 ~: Aberdeen, S-D.; Aarillo, Tex. (Spanish also) Ga1v

Our Ilisposition benefits too b e witness by telephone. Service is ton, Tex.; Sedalia, Mo.; ~ { i c a , Ncause we have a good consciencebefore Jehovah, knowing we are m o d for us. We need regular field

July 6-9: Allentown Pa . ; AshevilN.C. ; Lansing, ~ i c h . alina, Kan

properly working together wi th him. Service to keep have Taun ton Mass. ; 'kucson Ar( ~ ~ t ~0 26 ; 24 16) H~~ frequent- strong fa i th a n d to s t ay on the way Waco, ex.; West Pa lm ~ e a c h ,ly news reports have commented to salvation.-Rom- 10 :

(Spanish also)_ July 13-16: Chicago, Ill. (Spanish onon the happy and peaceful faces Laredo Tex. (Spanish only) ;of large groups of Jehovah's ser- Jose, balif . ; Savannah, Ga.vants. Wi th gladness we have re- July 20-23. Manchester N H Trentceived the good news. Not content I s Oiden U t a h $pri;lgfield* Mjust to have i t for ourselves, joy- to persons s i t t ing in their automobiles T ' ~ ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~*la- (tentative)

fully w give of our strength and in shopping-center parking a r e a s ? July 27-30. Fresno Calif.; MadisThe parking lot i s pr ivate prop- Wis.; p i t i sburgh, Pa. ; Yakima, w aknowledge to help others find God erty, owned a n d operated by the ~ u g u s t 3.6. Eugene Ore.; Grto be true. Th i s kind of spi r i tua l management of t h e shopping center Island, ~ e d . ; e r sey ki ty, N.J. (Sp

or supermarket. W e do not have the ish also) ; Pomona Calif. (Spangiving makes a person much same right there a s on t h e publicalso); Raleigh, N.&.pier than material giving. Being sidewalks and in calling from door to

happy is good for us.-Acts 20 : 5. ~ ~ i h ~ $ $ n g a ~ ~ m ~ ~ b d f C ~ ~ ~~ f l ~ t s ~ ~ i ~ 3 ~ t ~i. gzField service helps u s to learn area , t h e work m a y be carried on Bends Ind. ( tenta t ive)

t he r ight Bible answers. Sometimes there. However, if we a r e asked to August 17-20: Costa Mesa Cadiscontinue our preaching work there Orlando, Fla.; Worcester, asswe a r e asked questions t h a t we i t is wise t o move elsewhere. I t m a icannot answer immediately. ~~t be t h a t a tact ful discussion With the

24-27: Ind - ; Jamanager will resul t in permimion's Son Mich. ; Laurel, ; Rochest

when w e find the answer s we can being granted. T h e opinion of the (tentative)Marsh case m a y be helpful in deal- Tentat ive. No ates Set: Wattir turn and the neOple. This ing w ~ t h he manager. A copy may be burg, Ddiss.; Lafayette, La.; Vic

results in deeper f a i t h fo r us. had by writing to us. burg, Miss.

-jlished monthly by f ower Bible and Tract Society o New York. Inc.. l l d t Brnn N 1


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FOR UNITE STATES

m rnAMERICA

MARCH 1967 "Her- I am Send me -1r- -8.

W e -have just received a report Let thef rom Brother Knorr about the won-derful series of assemblies tha t 1 Not long ago here in r r f o o k l ~ ntell the householderwhere h e couluwere held- in Mexico, Central and we received a letter relating ex- check this in his own copy of theSouth AUlerica and par ts of the periences tha t contained practical Bible. This h a s often paved the way~ a r i b b e a narea. H e said i t was ideas pn how to approach people in for a more friendly, relaxed atmo-heartwarming to .hear. the exPeri- the ministry. Someof us tried these sphere and i t enables u s to "visit"of the mlsslonarles,many of suggestions and liked them very with our neighbors, opporwhom have ,been in the much. W e thought you would enjoy tunit- to let these people hear.field for over twenty years. one or two of them. Thesethoughts a this connection, a t a h e m pThe theme of Brother Knorr's may help you to get more subscrip-

here in Brooklyn, a householder r etalk a t the English meetings, where tions during the third month of the cently said: I,ve just beenthe travelers were in attendance, Watchtower campaign, and that to church and don't wantwas generally tha t those present would be wonderful, wouldn't i t ? lecture.,, In this case the brothershould ambassadorsfor the mis- 2 1n some territories, i t seems, tucked the Bible under his a rm andsionaries. H e -requested them to there is considerable resistance to sa id : you know I can appreciatebe ambassadors by pointing out' to the Bingdom message these days. how you feel, b& have you everthe new generation the great Where this is so, could we put for th wonderedwhen God is g&ng t &putof the missionary service. H e urged a n effort to be more friendly, more a n end to wi&edness? I'd like t othem to encouragemany more Pea- discerning, more realistic? For ex- hear your observations." This re-~ l o go to Gllead Schoq].now and ample, in certain terri toriescovered .,tion on the par t of the publisherreally make the mlsslonarY or quite often and even in some areas paved the way for a friendly con-Bethel service their life's,work. where our calls a r e rare, a s soon versation in which a l l t h e scrip-

r h e missionaries in these foreign a s we take out the Bible and t ry tures in the sermon were used, buta ~ ~ i g n m e n t ~ave done a m a r ~ e l 0 ~ So present our sermon the house- in paraphrased form. Arrangementswork, and their hearts must be holder will often raise a n objection were for a return visit.filled' to overflowing to know tha t or end the discussion right there. course, we never want toa t these 21 assemblies more than To overcomethis problem, some of minimize the value of using the6,100 persons were baptized, and our brothers have recently been Bible at every opportunity. ~~t at175,000persons attended the public quoting or paraphrasing the open- the s me time we want to be real.met?tihgS. ing scriptune of the Wrmon rather istic, taking into consideration the

W e will hear more about these than reading i t from the BiblQ I n circumstances, religious attitude ofassemblies, because a ful l report t h e introduction they have used' the householder, ete hi^ calls foIwill appear in the March 8 issue of such expressions a s these: Maybe discernment as to when to v a r jAwake , which will tell about all you remember this interesting our approach. sqme cases, par.the assemblies in Mexico and Cen- thought," or, "Perhaps you have titularly where there is k u c h has.t r a l America. Then the following is- heard this point discussed some- tility or resistance o our work, iisues will report on the 'remaining time in your church or Bible class." has proved to our advantage tocountries visited. Then they mention .the verse and '4visit,, with the sharing

Things a r e happening in Central somethingwith them and not givingand South America, and more young know you will rejoice, is tha t ourpeople ought to be there preaching office received 17,000 more sub- them the appearance we arethe good news along with the scriptions in January than we did preach to them'

experienced missionaries who are in J a n u a r y of las t year. W e a r e de- Why not try some of these sughaving such goo$ results. %hey lighted tha t you a r e sending them $FzEaz ~ s ? s ~ u ~ ~ , ggEy:tgsho~l ldplan t~ give themselves in to us in such great numbers from half of the watchtower campaign?the service of Jehovah and all par ts of the world, because i t rphis is the month during which w ethe miss iona ry during the means tha t many more people will a r e trying to get snbscriptionsfro*short t ime left before the end of benefit from the good spiri tualthe old system of things. They those with whom w e do business. snourishment in The Watchtower. there someoneon your list to whom~ ~ ~ ~ 9 ~ ~ ~ ~ r i ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ,ay Jehovah's rich blessing go you haven't offered the subscriptipnto all par ts of the world to proclaim with all of YOU. B e assured of our yet? If we enthusiastically maktthe good news of the Kingdom. warm love for ,all of You. the subscription offer a t every op

Another item of news we would Your brothers, portunity, surely Jehovah will blesslike to mention, over which we BROOI~LYNE NCH FFICE ur efforts to le t the people hear

+ ,et the people hear through preaching. *e


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S EC O ND M E E T I N G I N M A R C H

Them e : Wisely Bu y ing Ou t ~ i m e .ph. 5:15. 16) Song 28.m i : ~ n t r o d u c t h , ext, comments.

12 min: Talk: Obeying God's Com-mand to Let the People Hear. Jeho-

vah's people are aware that the mostportant work is preaching. (Acts42) Exhaust every possibility to

let people hear by being determinedto complete any, territory assigned.

1967 Yearbook p 1 4 5 par. 2) Nevererloo k anyo ne: (yb 24; 82) If the reopp osit f~n seek to avoid trouble-

akers bu t 'cont inu e preaching (yb183 ~ 1 ) ' l ways be a l e r t t o s eek ou tways to make truth readily available.(yb 257 81) In th is w ay love fo r Godand neighbor is clearly demonstrated.15 min: C ove r m a t e r i ~ l n January 15,1967 "W atc hto we r pa ges 61-63"wdy So Much . to do? " May want t6handle in s ettln g of friendly get-together a t brother's home. Keep, dis-cussion moving.18 mi : "Events for March andApril. Question-a nd-answe r coverage.Keep auestions simple and direct,-esp%nsG lively.min: Concluding comments. A?-

ounts servant 's report . Howubscription campaign coming along.

dffer suggestions or experiences show-ing how subscriptions can be obtainedfrom those with whom we do business.Song 33.

~ T H L R O X E E I NG IN M R^The me: S ha re th e "Word of Life."

ong 16.min: Introduction. text, comments.

. min: Branch letter. A talk. Ifpossible, use brother who has justreturned from Central or SouthAmerican tour, or let another brothergive firsthand report on information.See also March 8 "Awake " Also,:+?ms from Theocratic News.

min: "L et th e .P.eopl.e Hear. " Cover- audience ~ar t lc lpa t ion .

main: " c a n l@ e K e e p T h e m~ml ng? " Talk and demonst rat ionappropriate (points.m n : Concluding comments. Outline

:a1 arran gem ents for vacation pio-neering in April. Include "How DidW e Do in January?" a s well a s

mme nts on prog ress of subscriptionmpaign Also incorporate some

liking & n ~ s rdrn Maryh 15 "Watch-~ w e r " article "The La st Days'-Vhat They n to You." Encoura ge

,se of Marc h 15 "Wa tchto wer" ininviting persons to Memorial. Song 7.

F O U RT H M E E T I N G I N M A R C H

Theme: Exercising Freedom ofleech in Our Ministry. 2 Cor. 3:12)

song 91.5 min: Introduction, text, comments.

15 min: Presenting the Good Newsarticle entitled "Showing Discernment

the Ministry." Questions and an -,ers an d demonstration of a ppro-iatg points.

mtn: Question Box. Talk by atture brother.

. min: Adding to Our Ranks. Ademonstration.

(3 rnin.) Chairman: As April draw snear we begin thinking about thepossibility of a 20-percent increase.We want to helr, all honest-heartednorsons make "public declaration for

Ivation." (Rom 10:9 10) Thls year..liy no t look a rou n d t he ~ i n g d o dHall and offer help t o those who have"-en coming to meetings but who ar e

t yet shar ing in the minis t ry? Theulble study file will be - assistance

in learning who might be ready forservice.

(3 rnin.) Overseer encoxrages broth-er to invite his Bible student, whohas been attending meetings, to sharein the field ministry early in April.EIe points out that the new one hasknowledge of o ur wo rk bec au se ofhome Bible stud y and atte ndin g meet-ings. He might even be waiting foran invitation to share in Kingdomservice

(1 min.) Cha irman : If no one isstudying with person attending meet-ings but not yet sharing in service,tlie overseer may ask someone toas sis t him. Of course, before tak inga new one along with you let himknow what is involved in ou


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Ahead of US is a very busy a n d W h a t a &lendid slon th is i senjoyable season of activi ty during fo r t h e many new ones to get a Think Of

i t Last year 'Om'March and April, qqd w e ?re a l l t a s t e of the warmth and friendli- 9007000 potential servants of JehO-looking forward to ~ t , r en t w e ? ness the Kingdom Hal l vah assembled w i t h u s a t t h e Me-However, wha t we do now can lay 4 SPECIAL APRIL MAGAZINE morial: Many ' have attendeda good foundation fo r it and, to a DISTRIBUTION. ~t is not too la t e meeting then. When they andla rge degree, our success in the to order a n idcreased supply of the come this year, what 'an wespecial act ivi ty ahead depends upon special April 15 watchtower and lceep themour preparat ion now. To help YOU April 22 Awake W e must have the imp0rtant part

in th i s preparat ion, we a r e set t ing ample suppliesif

w e wan t t o reachmeetings have in Our wOrsNp and

out here a schedule of the maJor the goals of 30 magazines for pub- 'piritual developmept, we want toekents for March a n d April. lishers, 200 for pioneers and 300 for mahe thei r visit so enjoyable tha t

ZMEMORIAL. March 25, a f t e r special pioneers. Why do we wan t they wantto return' isn't that

6 p.m. Why do we desire a big to reach these goals, if a t al l true? We can introduceourselves '

turnout for t h e Memorial celebra- possible? Because it means that help them to find a sea t andtion? Because i t is t he one celebra- more people a r e going to hear the :znts~ ~ h ~ ~ m ~ l ~t ion t h a t Jesus commanded his good newsfollowers to keep, and i t is spiritual- v A C T I P I O N E E R I N G yeartext, territory map' andly ktrengthening fo r al l who a r e DURING APRIL. H e r e a r e a few forth. Why not find Out ifpresent. B u t how can w e best orga- of t h e reasons why i t i s good to upon themnize fo r a good attendance? Well, serve a s a vacation pioneer during' if Obtain their

hame and ad-

progressively w e can whet the appe- April, if possible: ( 1 ) Stimulates dress. Then you may mention thattites of those wi th whom we study, spirituality and Christ ian growth ~~, mW~~~, ~~p~fb: ,bweeks ahead of the Memorial. W e to maturi ty, ( 2 ) Deepens one's ap-can provide them wi th t h e special preciation for Jehovah and the The in his

Memorial handbil ls a n d some for privilege of the ministry, ( 3 ) Buildscan the of

t he i r friends. Accounts servants wil l up congregational activity, ( 4 ) Usu- at the house Of Ourlikely w a n t to type o r wr i t e on ally results in many fine back- emphasizing the fact that thissl ips of paper the names of al l sub- calls and home Bible studies, qnd ~ ~ ~ , , ~ t ~ ~ t ~ ( scribers shown on the Subscription ( 5 ) Increases appreciation fo r theRecord sheets since Janua ry 1966. regular pioneer service. It i s st i l l further informationt ive to the f ree home Bible studyThen these sl ips can be given to not too la t e to get your application service rendered by Jehovah,s pea-s tudy conductors for distr ibution to in. Also, i t would be good for the can be invited to write theirpublishers. All these persons should overseer to make fitting local a r -be invited to the Memorial and the rangements for meetings for field ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~ ~ $r a t ~ ~ kspecial public ta lk on April 2. Of service dur ing April. counter and then hand th i s to onecourse, w e don't w a n t to forget 6 ORGANIZING F O R T H E 20- of the attendants before they leave.those who were formerly associated. PERCENT INCREASE. A good By our giving interested personsA special effort should be made to s t a r t in the direction of reachingincourage them to attend. The le t te r th i s goal would be to help all pub- :yli; ~ ~ $ ~ ~ i ~ , ~ , ~ ~ithof invitat ion in the- forepar t of the lishers out into t h e field serviceMarch 15 Watchtower can be used by April 9, if a t a l l possible. Those Announcementsto good advantage. Read it to inter- who a r e not normally out in the for March and April. wteh-ested persons o r enconrage them to service by the middle of the month tower subscription with book-read ,i t . Then give them t h e invita- can be given special attention. As lets for $1. ~nclud;? volution booklettion sl ip t h a t shows the address and for s t a r t i ng out new publishers, i f bailable. Both subscri~tions andt ime of the Memorial in your con- there a r e some fine suggestions go pgF gt, . m , " ~ gregation. Some may need transpor- under the service meeting p a r t or Life ~ v e r l a s t i ~ g ook and a bookletta t ion and th is can be lovingly Adding to Our Ranks. I s there for 50carranged. All of u s can sha re in someone you can help to s t a r t pub- ~ l ~ g ~ ~ ~ f , "fmg,"i~pwarmly welcoming those who Come lishing the good news? Demonstrate use of March 15 Watch-to the Memorial. T h e overseer can Finally, it is our recommends- tower and Memorial invitations toarrange for the passing of the em- tion tha t , dur ing the week of March xk l s ~ " , " ~ i ~ ~ c i ~ f d t ~blems and other detai ls so t h a t the 20, the overseer hade a meeting March 19: HOW to start studies. Marc11evening will run smoothly. I f there wi th the servants a n d s tudy con- 26: How to offer magazines when

any question a s to w h a t is appro- ductors to go over the arrange- ~ ~ ~ ~ h O ~ ~ r i f? s ~ Dpr ih te wi th regard to the bread and ments for the Memorial, special sermoA, using peter 3:13t h e wine, you can refer to the April April act ivi ty a n d the 20-percent +Overseer should promptly mail M€1, 1960 Watohto.;oer, pages 223 and increase, so t h a t w e will have a n ~ ~ a b , ~ ~ ~ t ~ a rfter224. outstanding Memorial season and + Regular pionee~s erving since Feb-

3 A P R I L 2, SPECIAL PUBLIC a tru ly magnificent Apri l report. ruary 1 1967 will be sent a mealTALK- Mankind's Millennium Un- This is no {time o slow down, is i t ? 2 k ekte ,y~," l ~ a fde:,God's Kingdom-Why Literal ly Rather, it is a t ime to press for- for use at the coming districtQo. W h a t reasons can you think ward, looking to Jehovah for his assemblies.

f fo r having a large attendance blessings a s w e do w h a t w e can to * L ~ w E $ ~ ~ ~ $ ~ ~ n a ' $ ~ ~ ' ,f th,on th i s da t e? Well, first of all, utilize our opportunities during Sons of ~ o dSpanish, Portuguesth is information will obviously be March and April.-Judg. 8 : 4 ; Gal. "This Good News of the Kzngdomstrengthening to our fa i t h and, 6 : 9. -CebuanoWhat Has God's Kingdom Been Do-since t h e ta lk wil l be given in near- 8 I f we a r e whole-souled in our ing Since 9 4? -Italianly 25,000 congregations world wide, service to Jehovah surely h e will * Tw o new Cost List booklets aret h i s wil l contribute much toward bless u s wi th his favor a n d ap- t ~ h ~ ~ ~ r ~ ~increased s p ,uality a n d unity. prova1.--401. 3:23. other for the congregation ser

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in acember, tc12 799 and 6 b a p t ~ z e qported' service for the monichief, of police: You don

adowing Discernment ih do You feel a u v u w u l l u condim help; you are very welltions? Or, Do you have much in Malawi hgppytime for reading your Bible?

ay they are busy,


17/64

FOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Here am Send me. -Isa. 6:8,- : xt--s- >q -

-=- ; ;;y e r Brothers and Sisters1sn.t i t good to have spring back a Truith u s aga in? I t h a s been a diffi-

cult winter in most pa r t s of theUnited States, but winter to us A true is loving . children of dedicated parents.means summer to our brothers and (PPOv. 7: 7) He is One who can Thousands of .these have publisbed.sisters in the southern hemisphere. give when it is needed. Perhaps a l l they will need t o pub-You knoy, some of those countries true were never l i sh in April is encouragement a n din Lat in America have had new needed than in these companionship. There may be manypeaks in publishers, and some have in which we are living. Their youngsters who a r e now willing andreached l o - p e ~ c e n tincreases even is essential in building u pothers spiritually and aiding them ready to share in service for thethough they had conventions to first time. I f so, could you paren t s

care for. Usually a convention to keep active in service- aid them to develop a -magazinemonth pulls down the number of how needed true presentation or a simple sermonpublishers who share in the minis- panions are. In we are seek- they might use?try. I was just checking over the ing a 20-percent increase in pub- HOW about those wi th whomreports for the 21 countries where 1ishers-366,577 is the exact figure* you a r e studying a n d who have b y nwe had conventions dur ing Decem- The Only we can reach such making good progress? Are suchber a n d J a n u a r y During the 1966 a fine figure is by ones attending meetings? Are theyservice year we' had 116,586, on a c t i v i t y i n t h e now Scripturally and morally quali-the average, throughout the 21- the It fied to be extended a n invitation tolands I n December in these same for each One be active in the s h b n the service? I f so, and ifcountries we had.121,751 publishers ministry and give practical aid you have not already suggestedin the field, and in Janua ry there Others. this why not ta lk it over a t yourwere 122,875 preaching the good Whom can you lovingly amist? .ex{ s tudy?

vs of the Kingdom. So they Bid One large group is m deup the Since extensive efforts havevery well, didn't they? i we have had an exciting month been put for th to study with thoseOf course, the best month for March here a t Bethel wi th the who have been inactive, there maythose countries is April, just a s it gra iua t ionf t he 43rd class of be many Such Ones who a r e nowis here in North America and else- Gilead, and 'we have been saying attending meetings and would bewhere. So we a r e looking forward good-bye to many of the mission- ~ ~ P P Yo get s tar ted in the serviceto April's activity. a@ just Won- ar ies who a r e going off into these again. Perhaps You know of suchdering, have al l of US 'thought of dista+nt lands, ~ l ~ ~ ,ere in the a w e t h a t you could invite towha t we can do this April a s com- Brooklyn we get subscriptions accompany YOU a s YOU engage inpared with las t April? Or wha t we f rom all over the world. 3lany the discipling work.Can do this April a s compared with brothers send them here because we of Course, the first One to EMarch? Can we do better? Can eon- print their language,, and we a r e in the service in April is oneself.gregation publishers add, say, five very pleased to know tha t a t . the We ma9 be the Ones who need en-more hours to thei r field service end of February, we werk 68,000 cbumgement. If SO, w e wan t toreport dur ing April than they did subscriptions ahead of ae watch remember wha t a privilege it is t oin March? Th i s would make April tower campaign of 1966. ~t looks ac t for Jehovah a s a teacher mak-outstanding, something special. Is a s though the 1 ~ 7 atchtower ing disciples.-Matt. 28 : 9, 20.it possible tha t we might make campa im will be better. than ever. With al l th is ta lk about t rue%ore back-calls, get another Bible Jehovah,s undeserved companions, w e do not wan t to for-qtutudy star ted? Could we really pu t nes, let us m kd April an extraor- get the servants, stud

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