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UNITED VES
Ah. ...CA
1
shoul not neglect
the
house of
our
God. -Neh.
10:39
VOL.
I X
NO
: ,
worship and not to forsake the gain we assure you of our articles yourself ; hey contain
m n
fine points of explanation that yo
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news.
(8
min.) Publisher makes a refurn
1 min: Concluding comments In- call where subscription was obta ned
purpose, aiding men
to
clude accounts servant's report: and but study was not star ted on initla1
the truth. Keep in mind
"How Did We Do in November?" call. The groundwork for return call various languages when you
RemLnd brothers to order new "In- was laid by the concluding remarks
who are apparently
Pex. Song GO when the subscription was obtained.
After introductory remarks regard~ng Some other land. Invite the
r H RD
EETl
NG I N JANUARY
previous sub~ec t , ublisher brings out
subscribe.
Theme: Making Our Heart
two copies of the "Good News" book-
let hands one to householder and
There is certainly much f
Glad. Song 2.
injites him to consider some points
of
US
to do in the ministry
5 min Introduction, text and corn- from booklet wlth him. Householder
we are looking forward to hav
nents.
serving Jehovah s purpose.
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Hre~
-,,
are tbr Your Inheri-mr
a l l of u s l ike to receive letters.
We w an t to know how our fr iends
nd relat ives a r e doing. Parent s
w an t to hea r f rom thei r children.
After having spent possibly twenty
yea r s in rais ing a son
it
i s com-
pletely unders tandable t h a t a fa ther
and mother, for example, would
w a n t t o know how t h i s "inheritance"
of the i r s w as get t ing along. (Ps .
127: 3
T h e following i s not a n
actual l e t t e r b u t is one t h a t could
easily be compiled f rom various
let ters and repor ts t h a t have come
through t h e Society's offices. As a
parent , will you, someday, be able
to receive one l ike i t ?
~ 3 ; -
'Dear D a d and Mom,
'Today is jus t a year since taking
u p t h i s ass ignment a t t h e direction
of t he Society in t h i s congregation
t h a t needed so much help and en-
couragement. I t h a s been such
a
joyous year and
I
have so many
persons to t hank f o r t he encourage-
ment given me ; most of all, Jehovah.
Recently, though, my thought s have
t u r ned to others to whom I am
grateful , namely, you. So m any of
t he good habi ts t h a t help m e now
t h a t I am on my own, along wi th
t he rout ine and schedule t h a t I
follow, can be traced back to the
things t h a t both of you did and
insisted t h a t
1
do w was
growing
1
'Don't wor ry auour; tudy
schedule. I t ' s a good one. I t ' s the
s am e one that you insisted our
family keep even when me kids
couldn't qui te under s t and t he need
o r being so rigid in it. My par tner
a n d
I
s t i l l have Monday evening as
ou r "family"
atchtower
study
period jus t a s w e had i t a t home.
W hen we a s k Jehovah's blessing on
t h i s personal
atchtower
s tudy, it
gives m e
a
w a r m feeling, knowing
t h a t th i s is exact ly w ha t you are
doing. I haT-- been able to fit in
t h e Fest of
I
personal s t u d h y s g
licely too.
.j&.
'Some of t n e families n e r E
i e
not doing so wel l and i t makes me
quite concerned. They just don't see
the inlportance of disciplining them-
selves and thei r chi ldren, not only
n doing what is good but also in
not doing wha t i s unprof itable. How
I
respect you now for not lett ing
me have my way when
I
wanted to
engage in outside social activit ies
a r r anged for me. Some children he r e
aren' t get t ing t h a t needed guidance
dur ing thei r format ive years and
thei r parent s don't seem to appre-
ciate t h e need to s t a r t early. When
t hey a s k me how ear ly you s tar t ed
being s t r i c t wi th me
I
tell them t h a t
I don't remember, t h a t i t mus t have
s t a r t ed t h e day
I
w as born.
'But there is improvement to be
seen. Especially is th i s t r ue in one
fami ly t h a t had been qui te absorbed
in t he everyday affai rs of life. They
had l i t t le t ime for the i r children,
did not have a regular schedule of
s t udy a n d were i r r egular in service
a n d meet ing attendance. Gradual ly
they a r e beginning to organize, and
I real ly believe t h a t eventually
they will be a family working and
playing together a s ours was. W e
worked h a r d but also had t ime for
some f u n and relaxation.
I
jus t wanted you to know how
I
w as get t ing along a n d t h a t
I
t h ink
of you often. I'm glad I had parent s
who thought of my f u t u r e when
they were supposed to, and
I
w as
too young to know w ha t w as best.
I a m happy in my work and I
know why. Jehovah is apparent ly
blessing my act ivi ty, a n d
I
had
parent s who gave me t he best g i f t
possible: Loving t r a in ing in a
Chris t ian household, according to
s t r i c t Bible principles.
'Warm love to you both,
'Your son.'
Announcements
+ I t is suggested that the oversel
and
the literatu re servant meet eally in
January to discuss the literature ser-
vant's work. Such points as balanced
ordering so no
overstocking
occurs,
how to use the Literature Check Sheet
and keep the progressive inventory,
as well as the literature servant's field
work should be covered.
At meetings for . field service du ring
January the tollowing suggestions may
be used, if they are appropriate to
your needs. January
9,
review sim-
plified sermon (Scripture is Psalm
72 . 7
8 - January 16 tactfully encour-
a&& h6useholder td invite publishers
in during cold weather- January 23
calling back on subscription promises
Januar
30
what to say on returi
visits b&ld on interest. Februa ry
6,
how to s tart study in booklet on
initlal call.
+Litera ture offer: January through
April Watchtower subscription cam-
aigi year's subscription and three
%ookl;ts for
1,
or Wotch.tower and
Awake subscriptions and six booklets
for $2.
a t s chool and get t i ed up in "bad *This year's Memorial will fall on
associations.~ ~ ~ d ,can still re- April
5.
It would be well to arrange
for your speaker now.
member the summer you vacat ion
Many will want to vacation pioneer
pioneered dur ing your t ime
off
f rom in Aprll. Make plans now. Overseer
work. You could never get into the
should order vacation pioneer appli-
regular pioneer service but you cer- ggt '
stock
n
U.S.A.:
tainly encouraged m e t o m ake t h e
"Thzs Good News of the Kingdom"
-Afrikaans, Arabic, Benen,
ull-t ime service my goal a s a career
FrSFtilCibemba Croatian Ewe
by w h a t
YOU
sa id a n d did and by
p ;~
G? Gujirati, kausa:
t h e regular service schedule you
a - i @ 2 ~ m d l , bo, Ijaw, Isoko, Kaonde
e mat would be a balanced view
~ O I I I oward social activities?
When a responsible adult arrange
for his own relaxation, it is
a
persona
matter, though, of course, we shoul
always be guided by Scriptural prln
ciples. However, when undertaking
to invite others to join him respon
slbility widens. What are yo; invitin
your brother to do? Where are you
for what is arranged. If a servan
in the congregation invites others t
his home or otherwise makes some
arrangements of this nature however
i t should never be assumed that t h
congregation is sponsoring what i
being done. I t is still a private matter
No arrangements should be made i
the name of the congregation. Th
Kingdom Hall and its facilities shoul
NOVEMBER SERVICE REPORT
Av Av Av Av
P u b s .
291,312
9.4 3.4 .6
10.
T O T A L 304,096
P u b l i c Meetings
Held: 27,406
UNITED S T AT E S G-OAL FOR 9
332,695
P u b l ~ s h e r s
HOW
DID WE O
IN
NOVEMBER?
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What Will
I
Have you, ever asked yourself
the above question when contem-
plating a return visit on someone
with whom you placed literature?
Many of us have. What will we say
when we call back on the thousands
of persons with whom Bibles and
books were placed during December
alone, and what about all those with
,whom magazines and booklets will
be placed during the Watchtower
campaign? We want to make our
return visits purposeful, developi~g
fine home Bible studies, if possible,
don't we?
ZReally, planning what to say
on return visits starts when the
initial literature placement is made.
For that reason, after the call it is
good to jott down points that inter-
ested the householder. This will give
you something to talk about, a com-
mon ground for a ' discussion when
you return. Of course, don't wait
too long before returning. If weeks
go by, the householder's interest
may fade and it will be more diffi-
~ l l l to rekindle the interest. When
I
prepare for your revisit, ask
yourself : "Would this presentation
epest
me if
I
were the one
being
called on?" Undoubtedly this will
help yon to see the necessity of
keeping your remarks simple, clear
and to the point. Also, using the
Bible and directing the householder
to it for proof of what you are
saying will be most impressive.
While what we say is important,
how we say it is vital, too. Why not
discreetly "involve" the householder
by finding out if he is satisfied with
the answers given. In this manner it
will be a two-way conversation and
you will be a better teacher by
far, as you get the householder's
observations and comments. Of
course, some of us may need help
in making return visits. If that is
true of you, why not make an
appointment to have your Bible
study servant or your study con-
ductor go with you on some of
your calls, or to help you prepare
what to say in advance. In addition,
there are other mature publishers
and possibly pioneers in the congre-
gation who can aid you and who
are quite willing to do so. Ask them.
And what a splendid "friend" we
have in
"Make Sure of All Things;
Hold Fast to What Is Fine"
Here
is a ready reference to help you
know what to say when you make
your return visits.
Some of us may need ideas on
how to make our presentation most
appealing. If th i s is the case, why
not read over Study 53 in the book
Qualified to
Be
Ministers,
"on Re-
turn Visits." Here you will find
many good suggestions that should
prove to be instrumental in giving
you greater confidence and effective-
ness. Don't you agree now that ad-
vance preparation will make our
return visits much more effective
and will truly help us in feeding
the "sheep," which is really the
objective of our ministry?
German Edition of New Book Ready for Use
-You read in the
Kingdom Min-
istrg
last month that our wonderful
new book
"Th'ings Which It Is
Impossible for God to Lie"
was
available in Spanish, Italian, French
and Portuguese, besides English.
Now you will be happy to know that
the German edition is available.
The brothers have really been work-
ing
hard to get it out. You may
send in orders for it immediately.
Undoubtedly there are some Ger-
aan-speaking people in your terri-
tory you can think of right now
i~h.0would be delighted to
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SECOND MEET I NG I N FEBRUARY
Theme: 'Go Teach.' Song 17.
5
rnin
: Introduction, text, comments.
10 min:
J e s u s W a s a Teacher and
Our Model. This should be a Scrip-
tural talk highlighting Jesus ' activity
a s
a
teacher a n d his manner of teach-
ing. Encourage all to follow his ex-
ample. Fine information appears in
t h e Aqril 1, 1960, issue of "The Watch-
tower,
pages 200-206. See also "Watch
Tower Publications Index" under the
heading "Teachers" and the sub-
heading "Jesus Christ."
15
min
'Go Teach.' Questions
and aAswers on 'main article. Read
paragraphs 1, 4, 5 and
6.
15
min:
Various Ways Studies Can
B e Sta r t ed .
(2 rnin.) Chairman, preferably Bible
s tudy servant , analyzes the Bible
s tudy act ivi ty of congregation and
pioneers. How a r e we doing in working
toward the suggested goals? Are pub-
hers averaging one, regular pioneers
ren and special pioneers t e n ? Com-
ment s on importance of conducting
Bible studies to fu fill our commission
to 'go teach W h a t can we do
th i s mdnth' to s t a r t more studies?
(10 mjn.) Have individuals in a u -
dience prepared to tell how they have
s ta r t ed studies when (1) li terature
w a s initially placed,
2 )
by arranging
a definite back-call when circum-
.nces did not permit starting a
study when literature w s placed,
(3) when householder already had
magazine subscription. and 4 ) by use
of suggestion under "Presenting Ihe
Good News" in November "Tcingdom
Ministry." Discuss them one a t a
time. After discussing each one
chair-
man will ask publisher brikfly to
demonstrate his approach, what he
said or how he handled things in
getting the study started. Experiences
may be given in connection with each
way a s time permits. Many fine ex-
periences a r e coming into the Society's
office telling of the success brothers
a r e having in following the suggestion
given on page four in the November
"Kingdom Ministry." Have you tried
t o s t a r t s tudies in t h a t w a y ?
3 rnin.) Discuss the need for more
Bible studies. Encourage all to fulfill
our commission to 'go teach' by
conducting Bible studies.
15 min:
Closing comments. Include
some news items, high points of
Branch Let t e r and appropr iate An-
nouncements. "311.933 Praisers of
Jehovah" and report on congregatioil
accounts. (Material f i g h t be presented
a s news broadcast o r otherwise a s
desired. T o the extent possible, make
th i s p a r t alive, fresh, newsy and
interesting.) Song 78.
T H I R D MEET I NG I N FEBRUARY
Pheme: "What I s Looked for
ru for a Man to Be Found ~ a i t h f u i . ' ;
s o n g 10.
m n
: Introduction, text, comments.
min:
"Presenting the Good News
During the Time Set Aside." Congre-
gation book s tudy conductor calls on
3lisher irregular in the ministry.
blisher tells of his good plans
Aeld service, but how unexpected
,,,a unavoidable difficulties p te r f e r ed .
Consider together information under
"Presenting t h e Good News," reading
rts of article. Be kind. Encourage.
o ~ t i m i s t i c .
min:
"Finding Increased Joy in
dchova l~ ' s Service." Questions and
answers
;
discuss scr iptures
;
ead para -
13 min:
Stand Strong in the Fa i th .
Chairman should encourage all to
continue personal s tudy meeting a t -
tendance and service sd we may all
remain st rong in the faith. Prepared
publishers should be called on to re-
late experiences. These can ?? pre-
sented a s "first-person reports. Make
presentations alive, forceful, desc r ib~ng
things a s they happened, just a s if
you were there and saw and expe-
rienced it all. Af ter relating the
experience, the publisher should tell
wha t impression the experience made
on him. The chairman can also em-
phasize the point of each experience.
(You m-ay choose to include the ac-
count tlie 1966 "Yearbook" on
p a g e 235 , paragraph 2 of the brother
who w a s impr.isoned. See page 339,
paragraph
2
about a pioneer brother.
Personal impressions of the publishers
might include comments on Acts 5:41
or R y e l a t i o n 2:lO. See the "Year-
book, paqe
25 .
paragraph
1
abou t
the i n c r e ~ s e J e h o ~ a h has given in
Russia. See also the account of two
parents in the ".4make " of Noven~ber
8 . . 1955.
pares 37-19, which brings to
n l ~ i l d
Ptjaltrl
1 9 : i
11.) In conclusion
chairman should encourage all in con-
gregation to take advantage of free-
dom to grow stronger spiritually by
regular study, meeting at tendance and
keeping busy in the ministry.
10
min:
Concluding comments. E n -
courage all to faithful, regular service.
Give congregation report to date , in-
cluding subscriptions placed. Commend
brothers for work done. Read and
comment on Question Box. Song 57.
FOURTH MEET I NG I N FEBRUARY
Theme: Delight to Do Jehovah's
Will. Song 29.
5
m
in
: Introduction, text, commellts.
15
min:
"What I s a Christian's Re-
sponsibility to the Teedy and t h e
Sick?" "Watchtower February 1,
1966 I t is suggested 'that af ter brief
i n t r b d u c t o r ~ emarks chairman invite
all publisheks to loii; u p James 2:15,
16. After reading the scr ipture ask
the congregation for suggestions a s
to how the .counsel in th i s scr ipture
can be applied. Then read Galat ians
6:10 a n d isk for comments from the
congregation a s to how t h e counsel
in th i s verse can be followed. In
conclusion the chairman can give a
brief ta lk summarizing the points
made in the article.
10 m n:
Following Up on Subscribtion
Promises and Those Not a t Home.
Two publishers discuss progress they
have made individually and the prog-
ress of the congregation in meeting
suggested goal of two subscriptions
per publisher during the campaign.
One publisher suggests to another
how they personally might obtain sub-
scriptions by calling back on those
who promised to subscribe and those
who were not a t home when tHey
first called. When hpuseholder shows
interest in subscription i t is good to
t ry to s e t a definite time for the
re tu rn call and then keep the appoint-
ment. Take a positive view. Show
the householder t h e grea t value of
the magazine and how he personally
will benefit. In terest ing experiences
showing the appreciation of the public
f o r "The ' ~ ~ a t c h t o w e r " 'a n be found
in "Awake " of F e b r u a r y . 22 1964:
page 19, and in "The Watchtower,
February 1964 page 87, under
"Changed kttitud;."
When asked if our introduction
when calling back on those who were
2
I not a t home should be the sa
in regular house-to-house work
lisher suggests t h a t i t is usually
to tell' t he householder t h a t you
before and because he was not
you have come back to presen
very impor tant information to
personally This often st i r s g
interest in the message. YOU
tell ofr your own successful e
ences in following up on subscr
promises and those not a t hom
15
min:
Overcoming Obstacles
Keeping Busy in the Work o
Lord. In your congregation the
no doubt a number of obstacl
brothers face a t this t ime of
t h a t sometimes interfere with
regularly shar ing in service. ( I
be much snow or rain, car in
small children sickness lack of
portation or gomethin; else. D
only obstacles t h a t face many in
congregation.) Chairman, perhap
s i s t an t congregation servant , can
two or three obstacles t h a t face
in the congregation and then
audience for suggestions a s to
these can be overcome and ho
can help one another to have a
ular share in the service. Cha
may also add hie own sugge
3 min:
Vacation Pioneering.
sisters walk toward platform
asking the other: "Are you go
be a t the special lneetlng of
who a r e planning to vacation
neer in April?" Publisher he
would like to vacation pionee
cannot see how to work ever
out. F i r s t sister says t h a t is
for meeting, so t h a t all can d
the si tuat ion and see what the
do to help one another . Pub
didn't realize t h a t ; glad to
will be present. (See ten th item
Announcements.)
12 m n:
Concluding comments. I
"Over 4,500,000 Copies." Song
F IRST MEET I NG I N MAR
Theme: Holding F a s t a s Sla
Our Repurchaser. Song 86.
6
min:
I i~troduction, ext , com
Also high points of March 1,
' 'Watchtower" article on them
month, making personal appli
of mater ia l to theocratic activit
congregation.
12 min:
"But, How Can
1
H
Question-and-answer coverage.
paragraphs if t ime permits..-
12 min:
"Yearbook" experienc
vacation pioneering. Consider
on page 76 paragraph 2 90 71,
232 72 236 Report how ma
your hongregation have applie
vacation pioneer service in Apr
vi te a n y who would like to
bu t have not ye t made ou t a n
cation, to a s k for a n applicat
20
rnin
:
Settling Personal Diffic
Talk based on mater ial in
Sure," pages 446-448. In "Make
questions a r e asked in each o
eight subheadings. These shou
the basis or outline for the
Invite all to follow along in
Sure" or in their Bible a s the
answer to each question i s rea
discussed. Comments on some
tures can be enter ta ined from au
if desired. You will probably
time to read and comment qn
one scripture under each headin
not t r y to crowd too much m
into the presentation. Ra ther ,
i t clear a n d simple so all unde
the points. Do not scold. Rath
the Bible teach.
10
m in:
Concluding comments. S
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JEHUVAII S 3ERVICc
How happy we are to
ot
mmbered a m b ~ ~ ~
pate to describe the joy I have had while vaca
--ovah's people (Isa. 65:13, 14 AS his wit tion pioneering, but I just had to write and tel
nesses, we have a treasured privilege of.service, yon how grateful I am this privilege of service i
and we are grateful for it. Jehovah has not used available." A brother from Illinois described
his angels to shout the Kingdom good news from as "the fnost enjoyable month of by ife.'
the heavens for all men to hear. Rather, through
\ny
as it such a happy month for them
his Son he has entrusted i t to us, confidentially Principally because they find their greatest hap
as it were, and has commissioned us to make it
piness in doing Jehovah's will, and vacatio
known publicly. Sharing in this God-given work
pioneers they were able to devdte more, ime to it
results in the enjoyment of rich blessings from Increased also it possible for tliem
)ur Father in heaven.-Matt. 10:27. to do a more thorough job of following up o
But with this great privilege goes responsi-
interest shown, and there is satisfaction in that
bility.
It
is Jehovah's announced purpose for his
Some ex3erienced that, while they had little SIX
name "to be declared in all the earth." (Rom.
cess in starting home Bible studies before, durin
9:17) Through his Son he has informed us that
the time they vacati
&oneered they were abl
jn
all the nations the good news has to be
to start several.
preached." (Mark 13:10) SO here is work to be
It
was not just a zew who shared in this va
done, and the time is short. If even the Devil
hation pioneer
service
during the'year, but man
knows that "he has a short period of time," how thousands. In the United States there wer
much more so should we be ware of the urgency 25,448 in April alone, and thousands more i
~f the situation -Bev. 12:12.
other months. I n Argentina more than 10 percen
This urgency in no way diminishes our joy. of the publishers enrolled as vacation pioneer
We volunteered to work; we expect to work, and last April, and nearly two and a half times tha
,here is no other work on earth that we would number during the entire year. I n Congo
R
rather be doing at this time. (Ps. 110:3) We find public, 1.8percent of the publishers were sharin
joy in serving Jehovah. Understandably, then, in the full-time service in April. And there wer
those who can 'share in that service in fuller mea- similar fine responsi in other la s around th
. .
sure experience even greater joy.
Iglobe.
While all of us share in the miinistry to the
Can you, too, share in this service?Just
.a
?xtent that we are able to do so each month of is there that might prevent a person from bei~
: year, there are thousands of Jehovah's people
a vacation pioneer at some time during the year
rho put forth a special effort as vacatiop pio-
JVould old age? Not necessarily, because not lon
neers during certain months. Those who spend a
ago a publisher in Oklahoma who was 103 yea
full month in this activity devote I00 hours to
of ,age thoroughly enjoyed a month of this ser
the field ministry; others, who enroll for two
vice. Does having young children make
it
impc
eks, report 75 hours for the entire month. This
sible? This Scriptural responsibility definitel
is open to any regular publisher who has been
should not be slighted,' but the fact is that thi
baptized and who is recommended by the con-
past year there lwefe many sisters with young
g-regation committee.
sters who enrolled and met the requirement
HOWdo those who have been vacation pio-
without neglectidg their families. What abou
.leers feel about it? 4sister from Washington,
those with unbelieving mates? A sister in ~ e n
D.C.
wrote: "As a congregation publisher
I
have sylvania admitted: I sopehow viewed. this a
experienced many happy moments in the field
not for me, since I have four small children, tw
servi~e, ut April 1965 proved to be the happiest
preschool age, and an unbelieving mate." But
month of all my ministerial service to Jehovah.
with the cooperation of her children and 0th
You see,
I
had the joy of being a vacation pio-
publishers in the congregation, she, almg wit
leer." A publisher from New Jersey wrote: 1
many in similar circumstances, enjoyed vacati
iust can't find enough adjectives to describe the
pioneering. Might poor he'alth make
it
impossibl
aappiness I've enjoyed." From Massachusetts
to vacation pioneer?
It
might make it more
d B
?an the expression: "There are no words ade- cult, but there are many with' va--ing healt
sum keep th is inserf.
t
will bc
during
March
nd
April
3
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PALZU I ~ Z S ~ B
LCL v a j BU WILJUJ -
BUIU
er-
t times. Suiely elJ;..iisrvice would
r ~
be -
,-,le for a man who must bold a full-time job
- 3upport his household, some might Bay. But
nany of them, too, vacation pioneer. Some find
.
such pleasure in this service that, for a period of
two weeks froni time to time, they actually pio-
.
neer after working hours, during strikes, in -sea-
sons when work is slow or at vacation time. Ad-
ditionally, there are thousands of single persons,
some who are of school age and some older, who
frequently use their vacations to pioneer. As one
brother said, after his first vaciation spent as a
pioneer: f'I have done many things on vabatiow
in the past, but this has been the most memorable
--i .;jy.
$
of all.
..
,
.,.& >- •
my
-&-- *
Many whose circumstancesmight make it difi
ficult for them to vacation pioneer alone find
that, with the mutual assistance of a group, they
are able to do
it.
In some
localities
the servants
in congregation have been able to take the
Rowldo you feel about the ministry? Is it a
~urdenor a blessing? The Lord Jesus, though
rpoken against and even mobbed during the first
year of his preaching activity on earth, delighted
to do his Father's will: The apostle Paul, bo,
iiewed the ministry as a privilege, and said:
I
dm grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who im-
part& power to me, because 'he considered me
faithful by assigning me to a ministry. 1
Tim.
I:12 So, too, in our case, it was not compulsion
but a heartfelt response to God's love that moved
to make a dedication to Jehovah and become
active preachers of the\ good news.-1 John 4:
I
16-19.
-.n;-J .FeL -
z>
-
*.* G :
That does not mean that it is always easy for
us to share in Jehovah's service. Careful plan-
riing may be required. Some undergo severe op-
position because of their determination to serve
.
God. But appreciation for the privilege of serv-
i n g the interests of. our loving heayenly Father
moves us to surmount these obstacles and share
'h the ministry
as
fully as possible.
-n
tee ease of some,' the hours they are able
50 aevote in the actual field ministry might be
sompared to the two small coins that Jesus ob-
served a woman depositing in the temple trea-
sury in Jerusqlem. What she did was pleasing to
34,because, as Jesus said, she gave all of what
ged
~ t u e mo fol1,-,, I
%
of sisters and familiLi have dis- lwe~
.
tion together and, among 'themselves, -rra
their affairs so.they could vac,ation pioneer.
ing the month of April there is much sp
activity-the special public- alk, Memorial
cial
IT dtchtower
and
Awake
magazines to
tribute, reaching out for a new
peak
in the
ber of praisers of Jehovah-so thousands
this a good month to plan together for vac
pioneer service. Othersrunable to do
it
in A
may enroll in May, June, July or any
month. The fact is that there are vacation
neers envolled every month of the year,,be
they can see that the harvest, is great, bu
workers are few. (Matt. 9237 They priz
privilege of being numbered among J e h
people and want to share in serving him as
as their circumgtances will permit. In doin
they are finding increased joy in Jeho
service.
she had, her whole living. (Mark 12:4
Others are able to spend more time in the
vice; regularly each week they are out pr
ing, averaging at least ten hours a month.
others have been able to arrange their affa
devote at least one hundred hours every m
to praising Jehovah publicly a s regular pion
and, if they are able to do that without neg
ing other ScripturaI responsibilities, it i
reasonable thing for them to do.
That is the way those who are regular
neers feel about it. As a newly ,enrolled pi
in Kentucky wrote: When I made my de
tion to gehovah, it was for all
rhy
time, ho
what
I
could spare from other activities. S
tually, I felt that if
I
was in a position to pi
and didntt,
I
woulh7t be fulfilling my de
tion. Another, in California, said: The
desire that moved'me to be baptized moved
become- a regular pioneer. I, wanted to
Jehovah."
Interestingly, most of those who are n
neers at one time fe lt that, in view of thei
cumstances, they could not enter this ful
service. But that' is not strange, because
they were first learning the truth many of
also felt that they could nkver go from hou
house preaching to others. Yet i 1 timn
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wing
love for Jehovah moved their mouths to
speak, and they found that, when,they relied on
Him, He strengthened them for the work. To
have time for the ministry as congregation pub-
lishers, they found that they had to buy it out
Erom other pursuits, alid love for Jehovah moved
;hem to do that. (Eph. 5:15, 16) 'They did .not
arme: 'Well, if Jehovah requipes me to study the
Bible and go to meetings,
I
will'do that; but
I
am never
to preach. o others; that is asking
;oo much.' Nor, when they became congregation
publishers did they reason to themselves: 'If
I
.have to preach, I will do it as a congregation
publisher; but being a pioneer is just too much.'
No; they view the ministry, not as a bbrden, but
s a
blessing. (Matt. :29,
30
They want to
have the fullest possible share in doing the work
that Jehovah has commanded to be done at this
time. They feel as the psalmist who said: "Jeho-
vah is great and very much to be praised."
-Ps. 145:
3
But, now, what about these who at one time
Eelt that they could not pioneer but have succc
.
2d in taking hold of that grand privilege of ser-
e? How did they get started? In various ways.
3ome were in position to alter their circum-
stances, and they did
it,
to make more time for
what they realized was the most important thing
in their life. There were many who were en-
:ouraged by the example of others. Frequently,
those wha really wished that their circumstances
would permit them to pioneer enrolled as vaca-
tion pioneers far a month or two to put the mat-
ter to t& test and see if they could succeed as
regular pioneers. Many of them found that pio-
neerihg was not as difficult as they had antici-
pated. I t called for better personal organization
n
their
lives; but, then, it brought deeper satis-
Tilt;
majority of working people view their
lployment only as a means to obtain the neces-
sities of life. Some are very conscientious about
their work, but comparatively few have such
love for their work that they devote themselves
to constant study and specialized training in or-
der to be equipped to share in it more fully.
Yet Christians are encouraged to apply them-
selves in just such a wholehearted way to the
ministry. Rather than viewing
it
simply as a job
at which they spend only as much time as is
required,
it
becomes the most important thing
faction too. They began to realize ~llat hen th,,
relied on Jehovah more heavily, he blessed them
mgre richly. Not only was their ministry mor
productive, but their home life was happier too
Having tasted the blessings of this service, they
knew that they would not be really content unti
they could enjoy it regular so they filled ou
their applications.
A
considerable number of the younL pio
neers say that for years they had anticipated en
rolling-as soon as they finished .high school,
n
that is what they did. Foreas long as they coul
remember, their parents had taught them to priz
spiritual treasures above material possessions
(Matt. 6:19-21) Together they had read the lj"
stories of full-time ministers published in TY
IYatchtower
At vacation time their parents had
pioneered with them..They now realized that in
the pioneer ranks they could give the fullest ex
pression to their love for Jehovah, that it woul
prove to be the most satisfying activity, and tha
it offered a future far better than anything tha
the world could produce. How grateful they ar
that their parents had so lovingly taught them to
viqw things Jehovah's way
If you are one whose heart moves you to
want to make fuller expression of your love f
Jehovph, why not consider again the pbssibilit
of pioneer service. Anlalyze your own. pircum
stances. Discuss the matter with the other mem
ber's of your family. Talk to pioneers, to you
congregation servant or to your circuit servan
when he visits your congregation. Try
it
out as
vacation pioneer. .But most of all, make it
matter of prayer to Jehovah. In this way yo
may find that you, too, can be one of the thou
sands regularly enjoviag this g ~an d rivilege o
service.
O TH MINISTRI
in their life. They make a career of thc
ini is ti
that is, they view it as a course of constant, pra
gressive achievement. They take to heart th
Scriptural counsel to "press on to maturity," t
"widen out," to be absorbed in the ministry, tha
their "advancement may be manifest t o all per
sons."-Heb.
: ;
Cor.
:
13; Tim.
4:
15.
When one first starts out in Jehovah's service
if he looks to Jehovah for direction and applie
himself, his progress will readily be apparent. I
a comparatively short period of time he will b
commenting in the meetings, going from house
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house, making baek-callsF nd sharing in the home
.
Bible from Genesis through Revelation. m
Bible study activity. But bn e -,the mmistry be-
.
Bible.doetrines are thoroughly discussed. His
comes an established part of his life, will he con- as
it
,qelates
to
-the Bible, improving one's
tinue to progress? Will the 'love that he had at isterial'-ability andiorganizational principle
first'lose its vigor, or will it move him to fur$her are given careful attention. I n preparation
vancement?-Rev.
2
:4.
the missionary akignment to which they wi
f we keep strong our ,love for Jehovah,
sent, they are also given iiltensive i n s t m d
rvice to God will, never become just a job at
language, usually the one that they will ~ar
which we work, but
it
will
continue to be the,
larly need to know...Though they will be mo
@ost ibportant part of our life. We will build
out to a land where living conditions ma
oui. lives around lit,
Jesus did, ( ~ ~ h b8:37)
quite different from tho& to which they ar
There will be regular advancement made. We
customed, have no neeif for concern a
will have goals
n
mind toward which,we are
their physicalnecessities, becausd, not o d y
working. For example, we may be concentrating
the Watch Tower Sqciet~ ssist them, but
on overcoming objections met in the ministry, have the' dependabie assurance of their Fa
learning pointed Scripture texts on a variety of in heaven that, if they seek continually th
topics, improving teaching ability on home Bible terests of his kingdom, he will see that
studies, sharing more fully in congregation meet- other things are provided 'for them+-Luke
ings, training others in the ministry, perhaps 22-31.
qgdifying as a servant in the congregation. Do 0the-l"~ ho took the forward step of pio
you
have such a goal toward which you are ing have since been appointed as circuit, and
working? Is there evidence of aontinued progress trict servants. They proved 'themselves fai
. your mi@stry? I s it really ybnr career?
in a few ,things and, in accord with thelB
Those who are able to arrknge their
principle+now they have* een put in charg
stancesto pioneer find that it opens up many new
more. (Matt-25:19-233)As whole~oulederv
avenues for advancement in their, ministerial
they share to an even peater extent the jo
reer. Daily exp8riencepn the ministry speeds Iiord-
their progress to maturity. With increased
many, ,pioneering has been a 8te1
frequency they en oy the heartwarming privilege
stone* o service
at
Bethel, where they fin
of aiding newly interested ones to become active
richly rewarding to know that what they do
praisers of.Jehovah. Furthermore, syrvke s a
contribution to the ministry of t h e i ~ rot
gular pioneer can dso be a stepping-stone to
everywhere. They love their work, because
her fields of full-time service.
feel as the psalmist who &id; "A day in
B
~ h b ~ ~ho now
sesv
as special
have
courtyards is better than a thousand elsew
experienced that. They were once remlar pio-
have chosen to stand at the,.threshold .in
neerg; they enjoyed their work, did well in it, and
house of my od rather
than
move aroun
were willing and able to serve wherever .they
the tents of wieked~ess." (Ps- 84:10) Some
might be needed. .Now, as pioneers they
entered the pioneer work Years ago
share all the blessings of regular pioneer service
been at
for twenty to sixty years,
and, in addition, they have the privilege of open-
they have enjoyed graad privilegks o f qer
i m gap new territory ahd onganizingnew congre-
Indeed, they have made the mini st^ their ca
,&tions. it was in this i t y ~
of
seMce that the-
lo
TOthe extent-that you are able to fill
anostle Paul particularly took pleasure, and the
life with the ministry, you too will be ab
cord' of his ministry continues to be a source crowd out the old -systemof things and its
of inspiration to those who reach out fdr this
trations. As you lay hold of enlarged privi
privilege of service.-Rom. 15 20-24.
of service you
g l
'njoy to a greater exten
From the ranks
o
those who have been pb-
contentment that is'the ponion of the peop
nekrs for at least two years, there are a t least'
God. The knowledge and capabilities that
two hundred' each year who are invited to take, acquire now will help to equip you for fur
special five-month training course at Cilead
privileges in God's righteous new s y ~ t e
hool in preparation for foreign missionary things. So let the fullness of your,Iove $tim
*ice. During their time
of
schoolingthey sha~k you to move ahead
the ministry,
daking.
in he-bv-vers erpretative study of the reality your career
4
.
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l ed fa thf
tnd mother, t ance? Why, you, t he parents , of
&meres tea ln t h e congregation, aP- course. Not only is t h i s your Scrip-
proached their overseer, and wi th t u r a l responsibil i ty but you a r e in
some discouragement said, "We have t h e best position t o do so. Thus ,
often heard encouragement when you a r e regular in s tudying
to t he congregation to be generous wi th them, working in t h e field w i t h
n offering personal
ass is tance t o them, get t ing to t he meet ings and
others. But , really, i t seems t h a t commenting a t those meetings w i t h
when w e have looked a f t e r O U ~ S ~ ~ V ~ Shem, you very likely a r e having
~ n dh e children, seeing t h a t w e get a s fu l l a s h a r e in giving personal
to t he meetings, into t he service and ass is tance a s a n y in t h e congrega-
s tudy together, there jus t isn't t i m e tion.
e f t ,o do much in helping anyone
~ c t n a l l y , f you a r e carrying
else.
out your family responsibil i t ies well,
Are you a pa r en t who h a s a keen you may be doing even more in
des i re to assist , a n d who h a s ended t h e congregation t h a n w ha t has jus t
UP asking, "But, how can help?" been mentioned. How is t h a t ? Well,
JVell, maybe you a r e helping-more a l l of u s influence others in some
t h a n you realize.
way. I f t h e family
is
poorly organ-
3 Look a t i t th i s w a y : You w an t ized and ir regular in service and
o
help t he congregation. Fine. Your meet ing at tendance, t h i s
is
.not t he
-hildren a r e a p a r t of t h e congre- best influence on others. On the
gation, aren' t t hey? Cer tainly Why, other hand, if t h e family
is
well or-
in some congregations children m ake ganized, zealous in service and a t -
u p half o r even more t han half of t h e tends al l meetings, th i s is a whole-
congregation. So, if they a r e helped, some influence, having far- reaching
very large contribution is being effects for good in t he congregation.
uade to s t rengthen the congregation. So, here is another reason for
4
And who should see to i t t ha t r ~ a r e n t so be concerned w i t h aivinn
our children get t he needed assis- personal ass is tance first to the& own I
nnouncements
+
Have you ordered an increased sup-
ply of the special April 15 Watchtower
and April 22 Awake for the
congre-
gation? Magazine goals for the month
are thirty for publishers two hundred
for pioneers and threey hundred for
special pioneers.
+The offer for February through
April is the Watchtower subscri tion,
vlth three booklets for $1 The gatch-
ower and
wake '
subsc&ptions, with
six
booklets, can be offered for $2.
+Offer for May: Each congregation
may present any older book of whicH
t has a lar e su ply. Use up .all
ypp$ es of "%h &eans Everlastzng
uzfe When your su ply of older
boo& has been $xhausgd check with
nearby congregatlons, The Society has
on hand 29 000 copies of "The Kingdom
Is
a t ~ank,:' which you may order
for use during May.
*The Memorial will be celebrated
after 6 p.m. 0.n Tuesday, A ri1 5 1966
Memorial mv~tationsmay g e oidered
from the Society usmg the regular
Handbill Order form. The price y
25c a thousand; 15c for five hundred,
10c foP two hundred and fifty.
A special public talk entitled "What
3inding Satan. the Devil Will M.ean
?or Mankmd" 1s scheduled fpr April
3.
Manuscript for the talk will be sent
to each congregation. Handbills fea-
turing just this talk are available.
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T H E G O O D
N E W S
During
the Time Set
Aside
H a v e you ever planned to share
field service on a cer ta in day a n d
~11en a d unavoidable circumstances
in te r fe re w i t h your plans? Most of
u s have h a d t h a t experience. Perhaps
+here w a s sickness in your family,
evere weather or ' a breakdown in
t h e transporta t ion needed to get to
'he terr i tory.
However, if w e have se t as ide a
cer ta in t ime for field service,
it
may
--ot be necessary to miss out just
ecause unexpected si tuat ions ar ise .
When w e stop a n d th ink about i t ,
the re a r e many ways to present the
Q O O ~
ews even if unavoidable cir-
lmstances make i t impossible fo r
you t o follow through w i t h your
or iginal plans. F o r example, possibly
you could work t h e te r r i to ry r ight
a r o u n d your home. Or, perhaps you
could resor t to public t ransporta t ion
t o get to t h e terr i tory. Some have
used t h e telephone to make return
vis i ts on people w i t h whom l i te ra -
t u r e h a d been placed o r t o make
~ m f o r t i n g al ls oil those who had
lust loved ones.
Of course, you could also wri te
tters. I n Alaska, a pioneer wrote a
le t t e r to a person whose subscription
h a d expired bu t whose address m7as
jus t a box number. One evening
there w a s a knock a t t h e pioneer's
door, a n d there stood t h e man and
,his w i f e w i t h books under the i r
arms. A s reported in t h e Yearbook,
t h e man commented: When i t
comes to religion, I can make just
a s m a n y excuses a s t h e next person,
but when someone %takes h e t ime
to w r i t e m e a le t t e r about it , I
figure i t is t ime to do something.
( P a g e 65 Some even conduct s tud-
ies by mail. I n t h e Bahamas , a
woman became interes ted in t h e
t r u t h a n d i t w a s agreed t h a t she
would s t u d y w i t h a missionary in
Nassau by mail. Because of her
desire to learn, a chapter a week
w a s covered in U t
God Be True.
(Yearbook, page 71 While t h i s
s is ter wasn't confined to her home,
i t does give you-some idea of w h a t
c a n be done along these lines. As to
w h a t you might include in your
letter, please refer to the September
1965 Kingdom Ministry ar t ic le
Have You Tried This?
4
Oh, yes, one more thought. I n
your le t t e r s J t would often be good
to refer to mate r ia l in T h e Watch-
twwer, par t icular ly if the person
is
a subscriber, fo r t h i s will keep him
ale r t t o i t s ,excel lent mater ia l , so
conducive to developing a love f o r
t h e t ru th . W e do hope t h a t some of
these suggestions will help you to
overcome obstacles so you can pre-
sent t h e good news during t h e t ime
you've se t as ide to do so.
.
THEOCRATIC
NE
3
raisers of Jehov---l
311,933 p u b l i s ~ ~ ~ ~ sn t h e field
is
a n excellent report fo r December
O u r uni ted effor ts to pra i se our
God a n d t h e resul t ing g r a n d witness
before men a n d angels unquestion-
bly made Jehovah's hear t glad.
3 n l y during April 1965, with warm-
ing spring weather , did more s h a r e in
~ewitness work in t h e United Sta tes
1965, when there were 327,588
ho shared in Jehovah's service.
J u s t consider fo r a moment t h e
le way Jehovah blessed our efforts.
--I t h e months f rom April to De-
cember t h e number who s h a r e d in
t h e minis t ry varied f rom month
to month. Of course, some of t h e
new ones h a d not yet come to ap-
precia te t h e importance of regular
service to Jehovah. Wi th others ,
sickness a n d other unforeseen ob-
sts vere permit ted to interfere
: 3ir mi-'-try. Yet in Decem-
ber, when many h a d difficulty with
i l lness and when there were prob-
,lems w i t h bad weather a n d other
obstacles, 311,933 were aided to have
some p a r t in t h e ministry. I t jus t
shows w h a t can be done, with Jeho-
vah's blessing, when each of u s a r -
ranges his own affairs to have a
p a r t in t h e service a n d when we
t r y to help one another a s w e did,
in December, doesn't i t ? Yes; De-
cember w a s a n excellent month of
act ivi ty to Jehovah's praise
DECEM ER
'73lWCE REPORT
Av- -AW. Av.
Av.
PUIIS ns. B C
~ i . s t .
M .
Sp l
Pios.
756 142.8 54.0 7.8 135.4
PIOS.
9.282 91.3 31.2 4.8 98.7
Vac.
Pios.
3;158 75.9 19.9 2.1 73.3
Pubs.
298,737 9.2 3.3 .6 10.5
T O T A L 311,933
Public
~ ' e e t i n ~ se ld :
27,116
U N I T E D S T A T E S qO AL FOR 1966
32,695
Publ ishers
Seventy-one new congregatio
rolled in the United States in the fi
months of this service year; one h
and seventy-one during the
pr
twelve months.
*.Branch in Bangui, Central Afri
f in~shed construction of a nqw
home, and moved in on Novemb
+Jordan government has asked
'servant to leave the country due t
sures from recce,seniatives of Baby
Great.
z
.
74-- E
n Burma, where 70 attended a
circuit assembly public meeting, 8 3
on hand for the film showing.
District assembly in Douala, Cam
the first in a series of four, reports
at public talk, 1 7 3 baptized.
Leopoldville, Congo, branch
5,958 publishers in November,
crease
of
5 9 percent over last yea
French Guiana, with 3 2 pub
says 1 8 7 came to district assembl
talk.
I ) ndia, a land with fourteen p
lanhuages and hundreds of d
recently had eleven district ass
where the pure language of tru
a uniting force; 2,174 were
n r
ha
baptized.
Over
4,500,000 Co
W e a r e glad to report t h
'Imaossible to Lie' book i n Du
now being printed in t h e fact
Brooklyn. You may now place
for t h e book in Dutch, German
tuguese, French, I t a l i an , S
a n d English.
W h a t a r e t h e prospects f
f u t u r e ? I f you w a l k e d throu
society s
factory r igh t now
would see t h e brothers on t h
type machines already worki
t h e book in Danish, Swedish
k a a n s a n d Greek. As soon a s
a r e bound a n d ready to be pr
we will le t you know.
3
You will be thr i l led t o kno
t h e Brooklyn factory h a s a
printed over 4,50q,000 copies
new book. T h e Society's fact
Germany has also been print j
'Impossible to Lie' book in G
And th i s spr ing
it
is expecte
o u r brothers in F in land w
print ing t h e new book in F
on the i r presses.
4 1 t i s a delight t o see th
production of t h e new book, is
Doesn't i t make you glad t h
can have a p a r t in dis t r ibu
to others -and t h a t
it is
such
der fu l a i d t o many in learni
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SECOND MEET ING I N MARCH
Theme: Helping Others to the Way
of Life. Song 20.
5
min:
Introduction, text, comments.
I
15 min: Obtaining New Subscriptions.
Tell publishers how many have been
-jtained to date. Draw comments
om audience on following points:
(1)l Why we wan;, people to receive
"The Watchtower.
2)
Benefits they
will receive from reading it. (3) What
is there in current issue to which
you could particularly direct atten-
tion? What did you learn from that
article? (4) Possibilities for obtaining
subscriptions and local experiences.
Publisher can be assigned - t o read
experiences from "Yearbook" (p. 250,
Sr. 2; p. 261, par. 3). (Have some
,repared in advance to comment.)
8 min:
Talk on article "Will You
Have Enough?"
15 min:
~ c ~ i a i n t i n gewly Interested
Ones with Jehovah's Organization.
CHAIRMAN (5 min.) Chairman dis-
cusses following points with audience.
Over 225,000 Bible studies were con-lcted in U.S. each month last year.
any are not yet joining us in
meetings and service. This raises the
question: How can we regularly di-
rect interested ones to Jehovah's or-
ganization and his service? To help
us, the Society has prepared just
wha t we need. Invlte audience to turn
to "Make Sure" and heading "Je-
hovah's. Witnesses." Enough material
is provlded for almost fifty discus-
sions. Observe the logical sequence:
First, consideration is given to our
name and origin; next, matters of
conduct and what kind of people
we are; then what kind of meetlngs
we have and why. this is fqllowed
by information on the organmation
and field ministry. You may choose
to consider one heading a week, or
several headings may be handled a t
once, though i t is best not to try
to handle too much a t one time.
The .point to emphasize is in the
leading, which is in boldface type.
'EMONSTRATION (3 rnin.) You might
.y: "Something I thought you would
ant to know is why we are called
hovah's witnesses. The answer is
re in Isaiah 43:lO-12." Read verses
d repeat idea expressed in heading
in "Make Sure."
CHAIRMAN (7 rnin.) Ask audience
r
comments'' on how Convention
?ports, the Yearbook," "Kingdom
inistry," Theocratic Ministry School
hedule, etc., can .be used along
th other headings in "Makd Sure,"
ges 270-281. It is suggested that
bjects be considered ~ u s t ne a t
time, according to the need of
Bible students. Keep things simple.
You may find i t appropriate to direct
tention to the organization and
-hovah's service in the above rnan-
er before or after your study. Need
. a t limit to after-study discussions.
Progress of student will enable you
to d-etermine frequency of such dis-
cussions, having them each week or
less often.
7
min:
Young publisher talks to
---erseer about the school assignment
write to a "pen pal." Discuss
material according to what is out-
lined in Question Box.
3
min: ~ c c b u n t seport. (Make men-
tion of audit on March
1.
7
mini; Concluding comments. In-
clude
How Did We Do in January?"
Also, local service report. Mention
that i t is not too late to fill out a
vacation pioneer applica i fc Lpril.
Remind publishers to bring "Watch- and those studying etc., to i
tower" that will be studied next them to special meetings. Song
week for part on service meeting
program and February insert on pio- FIRST M
EE T ~ NG
N
APRIL
neering. Song 13.
(Or fifth meetine: in March
TH IRD MEET ING I N MARCH
Theme: Obedient Slavds of Our Re-
purchaser. Song 1
5 min
:
Introduction, text, comments.
1 min: Two publishers discuss Branch
letter and Theocratic News.
1 min: "Watchtower" study servant
having met with overseer offers sugl
gestions to congregation'on how to
study and prepare comments on lesson
to be studied that week. Publishers
can be encouraged to bring their own
copy to meeting. Show how scriptures
cited can be used for comments. Give
encouragement to read all articles
in magazine.
2 min: "A Grand Privilege of Ser-
vice." (Question-and-answer coverage
of insert on pioneering in February
"Kingdom Ministry". look up scrip-
tures cited; read p$ragraphs.)
15
m n
:
Concluding comments. Inter-
view a t least two publishers in con-
gregation asking them "How did you
become dne of ~ehovah ' switnesses?"
Remind the publishers to help others
in service during April. Song 3.
FOURTH MEET ING IN MARCH
Theme: Joyful Servants of the True
God, Jehovah. Song 71.
5 m n
:
Introduction, text, comments.
15 min: "Delighting to Do God's Will."
Have entire audience look up, read
and comment on Acts 13:48, 52. Then
discuss article with questions and
answers. ~ o m k e n t n scriptures.
3 min: Aiding Others to Attend the
Special Public Talk and the
Memorial.
(13 rnin.) Chairman gives short talk
on article "Talks You Are to Give."
Next draw comments from audience
on
wh$ i t is that we are particularly
interested in getting everyone to a t -
tend the Memorial. Let them read
scriptures showing its importance.
Stir up enthusiasm for special April
3 talk, "What Binding Satan the Devil
Will Mean for Mankind." Have sev-
eral in audience ready to comment
along these lines: Until people under-
stand what the Bible says on this
matter they blame God for every-
thing find it difficult to love him
and but faith in his promises. Many
today are skeptical about existence
of Devil. Even those who believe he
exists often ask why God does not
do something about the .situation.
This is a vital topic. I t will answer
many questions in the minds of newly
interested ones, if we can aid them
to be present and get the truth on
this matter clearly in mind.
(17 rnin.) Subscribers and others who
have shown interest should be given
personal invitation.
Publisher from audience can ask
for suggestions on how to go about
inviting them. Have audience give
suggestions on what to say, Chairman
can stress need of keeping things
simple, warm and inviting. Publisher
inquiring can then demonstrate how
a call can be made, showing he ap-
preciates suggestions. Chairman can
then discuss prospects, ask who needs
help how we can help them
A ~ O ,ead to congregation titles of
new public talks. (Congregation ser-
vant has list.)
10 min:
Concluding comments. Re-
mind publishers to ~cheduln ime
s
calls can be made all
s
icril
~ h e r n e : strengthened to ~ a iness by Resurrection Hope. Son
10 min: After brief introductor
marks, show family of three
cussing day's text. Father cal
son to tell the family two or
main points that stood out in
mind on theme for the month. (
them from the article in the Ap
1966, "Watchtower"; use a scrip
Mother adds that she read a "Y
book" experience (p
78
par. 2)
nicely illustrates
the'therhe; relat
2 min: Presenting the Good N
Talk and demonstration on a
"Presenting the Good News by T
ing with Authority." Help aud
to see "why" ;ind "how" attention
be focused on Bible.
20 min: Aiding Others to Prais
hovah.
(7 min.) Chairman comment
scriptures a t Matthew 5-14 16
Acts 20:24. ~ n c o u r a g e me k t ' s
given to aid all who have previ
shared in service. to do so d
April and following months.
have shown a desire to serve
hovah; let's help them. - -
Ask study conductor, "When
your group meet for service?"
him outline program. Ask those
meet for midweek service to com
from audience on when and. w
they meet. Ascertain if there is
one who would like to go out
one of these groups. Encqurage
lishers to think, "Who IS the
your group that needs help?" "
not call and offer help?"
What about those with whom
study? Are there some who are
for service? Do they know the
World society's Scriptural stan
on morals separateness from
religious ahd political affairs, an
their personal circumstances
m
mony with those standards? I
invite them to go with you,
6 rnin.) Publisher in audience
for suggestions on how to do i
vited to platform. It is pointed
that "Make Sure" could be left
householder one week requesting
he read the section o i "Preachin
Good News." Next week high
a point from i t and invite him
to see how the work is done. I t
be that after a few doors he
want to say something. If you di
that to be the case then spe
few minutes helping 'him to pr
a short presentation. Demonstrate
to handle in a natural, friendly
5
.min.) Our. goal is to have
ublisher continue participatio
ngdom service af ter April, so
fore separating, i t will be prof
to analyze what was accomp
that day in a positive way. De
stra te how after service publ
using ~ a t i h e w 0.12-14 khows
differing reactions b e r e Iexpected
we are doing a s Jesus said we s
and witness is being accompl
Enjpyed companionship and ho
do it again soon.
(2 min.) Conclude with com
on privilege of serving Jehovah
attaining the 20-percent goal w
a reflection of the efforts we
forth to aid others to praise Jeh
10 min:
Concluding commenta.
clude item on
GnnA
News for E
Tonguc Song
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brothers who -
Y k
yoti ll have enodh i
~wigned o give
public
t
@r s eginning April,
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~ ~ n u a r y6 to hear Brother
~r
on Kingdom work in Central and
America, after his return from trip
n January 1 new branch ofi
eaching
w h
Authority
To illustrate,
if
w e a r e studying -eSociely
ere
establishedn 0k
l a a n y of
U s
these days have t h e Pa graph
four at
the top
page in the Pacific, and in Barbados
grand privilege. of assisting and
five
in Tfi$e C ~ ~ h t N ~ ~ 8
i ~ ~ l i ~ ~ ~
aribbean. Another is due to op
:aining newer and less-experienced Kingdom~
Africa, in Dahomey, on March 1.
publishers to become more effective just
to
refer
to
John
17:
and
+Our brotherr in s+rife-+ornDom
ministers.
we
showing them Timothy
3 15-17.
B u t if we actual- Republic report 1,949 publishe
OW
to teach wi th au thor i ty?
IS
ly Open
Our and invite
the
Docembecan increase of 21 p
our example of teaching pat terned student to do the same
and
then
after the
greatest
~~~~h~~ of all have him read t h e scriptures, th is
*GuadelOupe a
time, ~~~~hr i s t ?
He taught
with wil l impress on h i s mind t h a t h e is
percent
increase in
publishers in
D
au thor i ty because he used the
scrip
having a s tudy in t h e Bible and
bir. Of the 6 2 2 reporting8 lo
,tures we today cap actllally open not jus t a s tudy in t h e booklet.
vacation
pioneers*
the Bible and let people see for yes , if w e focus attention on t h e
+Ka~ahuly congregation in1
themselves what i t
says,
~h~ s o - Bible, then w e will be teaching with
recently enloyed a 22-percent in
ciety recommends t h a t you do this greater authority.
as over half the 6 3 publishers va
on
studies, looking
up
and
3 I f , in s t a r t i n g studies on t h e pioneered. Forty-eight
new
studies
reading particularly the scriptures ini t ia l Call, we Say t h a t We a r e
started that month.
t h a t a r e cited but not quoted. When enC0~rag ing Bible study, then i t
+In Monrovia, Liberia, 600 turn
you a r e newly s t a r t i n g , a stu8y, would be good to get into the Bible
to see Society s film in one of the b
for a
few
weeks you might
even
a s soon a s possible and briefly refer
halls in town. Increase continues
w a a t to look
up
in the ~ i b l ~hose to t h e booklet o r book
SO
they will
publishers in December-a 15-p
texts t h a t a r e
fillly
quoted in t h e See where t h e informat ion is being
Increase-
publications being studied,
In
this obtained. I n this wa y i t will t ru ly +In Ibarra, Ecuador, 11 ~eal0
way you focus principal attention be a s tudy in t h e Bible a s f a r a s lated publishers, most of whom be
on t h e Bible itself. t h e householder is concerned and
publish within the past year, av
2
F ~ ~
when 'teaching not a s tudy in only a book o r a 3 6 hours, 13 back-calls and
2
another publishei how to
booklet. I n t h e mind of t h e house- studies eadh during December.
a progressive study iIi
one
of the
holder t h i s will sure ly build u p con- congregation ljeing formed there.
booklets,
some
of
our
brothers
have
fidence in Jehovah's Word, the +senegal reaches 32-percent in
with 8 7 publishers in December
A done this : Ins tead of jus t discuss- Bi gie dergy of
Christendom often
, -
ing t h e answer to a question and
then re fe r r ing to t h e scriptures
s a y t h e says this o r tha t , but,
a
cited, they actual ly look up all
of course, very of ten
it
doesn't.
-
t h e sc r ip tu res in t h e Bible. They
may think t h a t
we
61s i t proper to write to the S
ask the householder to get
his
Bible
a r e t h e s a me a s t h e clergy unless or i ts branch offices for addres
and then
read
the cited
we .actual ly show them and they persons- we can write as
right f rom t h e Bible, wi th impres-
See
for
what
the
pa+$L?recommend that publisher
sive results. In lnany
cases
this
has
Bible teaches. Truly , th i s will aid wish to correspond with brpth
made a tremendous difference in
Us tea'h with authority.
other cities and even in foreign
-
ries work such matters ou
themselves. Oftentimes many
he
respect that the One bking
JANUARY
SERVICE
REPORT
friendships have resulted from
s tudied wi th h a s fo r God's Word.
. AV. AV.
AV. qua~ntancesmade at assembhes
.---.
B-C
Bi.St.
Mags. by q a n s of regular c,orrespond
Ddighfing
to
o
God s
Will
(Cont 'd)
~ p r l
ies.
777 141 6 54 8
7 8 125 7
has been possible to develop a
9 209 s9 7 32'2
5 1 93 4
enduring friendship. There is n
mind toward ~ e h o v a n and his
~ h o q m p ~ o s .
2:136
so:l
~ : 8:s 73:3
wroog in such personal corre
people than when w e found them, pubs.
291,327 9.0
3.5 6
10.1
dence. However addresses for
or t h a t a good foundation wa s T O T A L
303,449
correspondence burposes must
laid, for a witness to be given t h e
Public Meetings Held:
23,381
~ ~ ~ ~ d $ ~ s
$ d ~ ~ u
next t ime someone calls, then we U N I T E D STATES GOAL FOR
1966
and in congregation files are
have accomplphed a fine work.
332,695
Publishers fidential and they cannot be re
5 We have w h a t t h e people in our
HOW DID
WE
DO IN JANUARY?
' O ' S ~ ~ ' . 8 \ ~ i b ~ . e n c o u r a g e
orr
t e r r i h r y need. Jehovah has wonder-
Though severe winter weather buf- dence with pen pals a s train
fully
trained
us to
provide
spiritual
feted many parts of the country certain courses. In some insnevertheless you brothers kept bus; younger publishers have wit
ass is tance t o sheeplike Ones. When
in the minikry and much fine work effectively by means
of corr
we see such perso& being d r a wn
was accomplished. Many found the dence and have succeeded in
closer to ~ ~ h ~ ~ ~ h ~ ~s
inclement weather a fine time
to make lating genuine gnterest in the
back-calls and star t Bible studies I t is up to each individual, ho
a result of Our efforts, even though- Publishers averaged .6 Bible studies: to decide if h e will particip
the ir progress may be qui te slow,
vacation pioneers
2.5,
pioneers
5.1
and such a scpool-sponsored progr
special pioneers 7
8
All together letter writing Those who
do
it bring us great satisfaction 235 479 studies were conducted. I t i i to worldly persons, hpwever, d
and a Sense of dccomplishment. W e fine to see .the good attention that to. keep in mind giving a Ki
have every reason to rejoice and you are givlng to these home Bible witness rather than cultivati
can be certain that
~~~~~~
s
well
studies, because this is the most q f - interest in worldly affairs in v
fective means to aid sheeplike persons the warning against
b k
as
pleased wi th our diligent efforts.
to become praisers of Jehovah.
tipns given a t 1 Corinthians
Whom can you bring to the special public talk and the Memorial
WbIished ma
t-Wdchktwer
Bibl6 and
Trac*
Society
oil New Yet , Ina
Second-classpostage gaid t Broolrlyn
N.Y.
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m
FOR UNITED ST I
tS
OF
MERIC
We
should not
nealect
the house of our God. -Neh.
10:39
r
VOL.
.
NO.
Hello W e certainly n a a a n n e
me h e r e in New York when t h e
1st class of Gilead graduated. W e
nsed t h e new Jehovah's Witnesses
assembly Hall , which- t h e Society It
w a u
a special occasion when t h e temple w a s ready.-2 Chron.
~d
u r c h a s e d r e c e n t l y . T h i s m a s Hezekiah made t h a t statement. H e 11,
packed out a n d every sea t w a s h a d just been made king in J u d a h
Were these special effor ts r
taken. Over 1900 were in a t ten- a n d w a s urging t h e priests a n d w a r d e d ? Yes.
It
w a s t h e 'mo
dance.
T h e program began a t ten Levites t o get on w i t h t h e work of ' joyous Passover celebmted unt
o'clock in t h e morning a n d by t h e
cleansing t h e temple f r o m t h e de- t h a t t i m e
Even Israel i tes f rom t h
t i m e 4 30 rolled around in t h e filed condition in which his f a t h e r ten-tribe Kingdom were invited a n
afternoon w e f e l t . a s if o n l ~ n h a d le f t it. T h e amount of work attended. Unusual, u n i t e d efforts b
hour h a d passed. T h e president to be done w a s tremendous. They God's se rvan ts a r e surely appr
a n d vicepresident of t h e Society wanted t h e temple ready f o r the pr ia te on special occasions.
s w k e , along w i t h t h e school in- Passover, now drawing near, so t h e
DO We today have occasion
structors- W e h a d 102 s tudents
t ime Was short. S ~ r e l y , h i s Was no when more t h a n t h e usua l effort
come UP to t h e platform t o get
t ime for rest ing Did they m a k e appropriate? f is , t h e Memorial is
the i r diplomas. T h e 103d student
t h i s deadl ine? Not on Nisan 14, but special occasion for Chris t ians t o d
did not make it. H e got a n appen- wise King Hezekiah, acquainted a n d t h e month
o
Apri l is a tim
dici t is a t tack t h e d a y before gradu- w i t h Jehovah's loving provision
for
additional, united effort
at ion a n d h a d to go to
hnqnitnl
through t h e Law, h a d t h e Passover GO@%
i;iervim.
A9~rec-g w h a
He isa -sliqg7 fine_ no
eel@?rnM
~ t f . l * f o u l . t e w - o f
3esus death
a n d
esar ree t ion mea
I n t h e afternoon ti1 stucle~ '-the following month a n d by t h a t
for us, w e a r e s t i r red t o a c t i
clemonstrated some of
~ n t
hings t ime th is grea t work w a s done a n d
behalf
of
others.
t h a t went on in school itself d u r i n g
he l a s t five months, a n d w e actual- servants , ass i s tan t congregation
there
other
reasons
for pu
thought w e were in a thea te r servants a n d Bible s tudy servan ts
ting
forth efforts
seeing a reproduction of Je remiah who will be invited to t h e Kingdom
Aprny
even striving
to
reach th
ta lking t o t h e people of Jerusalem, Ministry School in t h e coming
20-percent go17 if
Ye
Tob talking to h is "comforters," a n d months. W h a t a .pleasure i t is
there
are
good
This is a
>aul wri t ing to t h e Hebrew Chris- t o h e a r the i r experiences They
to
'Oncentrate O
t ians . My, w h a t w e s a w a n d h e a r d even handled t h e service meet-
new Ones
into
the
servic
Really,
i t
w a s a marvelous day,
;g
tgtElcFgd, Ig; , lllUni;
Tg,",ioF1;n,"e,";i",;2;;fzivne filled w i t h joy.
W e suppose you a r e wondering w e have had some fine talent t o
showing
them how
sillp e
who were able to get into t h e p u t on our service meetings
the work is cw'o g
thea te r for t h e graduat ion. Brother I n a few d a y s w e will be listen-
them started and
they
might wan
Knorr gave five t ickets to each grad: ing to t h e special public talk, on
to
have a share
each month
the q
u a t e of Gilead so they could g k e April 3, a n d following t h a t w e k i l l
after' when
the
servants
t ickets t o the i r fr iends, mothers have the Memorial celebration, a n d
forth the showing that
od f a t h e r s ; a n d there w e r e many w e wil l be working toward a new
and
relat ives there. H e also arranged peak in publishers. T h e r e seems t o
:go?
encollraeed to join
in
th
to give a t icket to every pioneer jn be no end ' of new things. Oh, yes,
New P o r k C i t i a s well a s a l l the w e got a u r pocket edition of t h e
It
is
easy
to
see
wnat
me
members of t h e Bethe l family.'
SO
L rnpossible
o
Lie' book on March 7
is We
never
th'hk
these, along w i t h a few others who a n d t h e Bethe l family broke into ~ ~ ~ ~ g $ l - ~ ~ ~ ~ f a ,If):
mere able to get
tic:
ts, just packed enthusiast ic applause over it. W e
b u t t h e place., like
it.
We hope you
too.
That
the m a g n i f ~ i n g Of Jehovah's
nam
B u t a s soon
a
g r a n d d a y is a l l f o r now W e a r e get t ing
and the
saving
Of
lives
that
ar
ends another s t a r t s for us, i t ready for April 'and hope to m a k e
important' 'lVe ape interested
i
seems. R e r e a t Bethel w e a r e now i t a big month here in New P o r k
just as
Jesus was:
''On ne
having t h e pleasure of visiting wi th City, a n d w e hope t h a t a l l of you
ing the
crowds he
pity
the'
m a n y of t h e circui t a n d can do t h e same. May Jehovah's
they
were
skinned/ ar
servants who a r e going through t h e blessing go w i t h a l l of you. Wi th
about lide sheep withou
revised two-week course of t h e wn-m love,
a
shepherd."-Matt. 9 36.
Kingdom Ministry School t h a t h a s
Your brothers ,
Servants a n d s t u d y conduc
em
a r r a a g e d for congregation THE ROOKLYNRAP
: OFFI E
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SECOND MEET ING I N APR IL 18 min:
Presenting special "Awake " view of the seemingly perm
Capable brother mentions magazine gloomy conditions on earth.
Theme: Bracing Up Our
Minds
Or goals. for April-30 for publishers, 200 only be through the power o
Activity'
Pet'
':l3) Song 22'
for pioneers, 300 for special pioneers- His promised remedy is clearly
min:
Introduction, text and com- and comments on excellent material here a t Psalm 37:10,
11.
[Rea
ments. in special magazines. Interviews var- comment.] To be among the
18 min:
~~
~~t ~i~~ yourselves
up
ious publishers a s to their plans for teous, the Bible shows here a
to Rest." Questions and answers. placing magazines. 17:3 the need for knowledge
min:
Occasions
for Field Instrue-
piA;;erTalks to pioneer or vacation and of his Son. Jesus Christ,"
if possible who will find and comment.] Present lite
tion and Encouragement. Talk
ref
special 'occasions fo; magazine work, which aids in getting such know
- - - ~ l & , b ~ & n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ k ~ r ~ ~ ~ ~ ; t ~ i b ~ f ~ffertore-to-storehem when orkubscriptionhat willefusedi s t ra tes bermon.
apable Prepared publisher d
erlcOuragement
and
upbuilding. highlight? Explains and demonstrates
20 min:
"Making a Career
Here instructions and suggestions a re
Ministry." Question-and-answe
offered tha t can be used immediately
S t ~ ~ ~ - ) e - : ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ w ~ ~ , , t , ~ O , , . g u l a r
pub- erage of February ..Kingdom
in the
service.
Text
for the day
lisher. Chairman discusses with him try" pioneer insert. Look up
$ o ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ e ~ i s a ~ ~ e s ~ f , ~ v ~ , e $ a l P , ' ~oint he will stress and hears brief tures cited and read paragrap
rangements for field service have been {~$e~~~~~.beO~~;t'~ed.suggestionsn 15 m n: Those Who Wisely C h
made for the month of April, in ad- Right Career. (Experiences wi
dition to usual arrangements. Show (3) Chairman offers thoughts on plication.) How have others ma
how ill Or infirm Can have share. vital decision to make the m
t:$tiew a ~ ~ b l i ~ h ~ ~ ~c a t ~ ~ t i ~ f ~ave magazines on hand to offer their career? Cons der how two
regular pioneers will benefit by being "11 visitors and deliverymen
CEn .use
this important decislon early I
there, if possible. Well-prepared meet-
phone, send letters. (See 9/65
King- lives and never regretted the
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tower.
sentation to chairman. can handle this par t a s a whole
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lishers can be assigned to Prepare a port through April 10 and discuss their careers and are happy
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truly be one's happy career
holders. TWO a re asked to come to FOURTH MEET ING I N APR l L
determination'
platform and give brief, well-pre- Overseer should arrange for a n in- comments
pared presentations. structive and encouraging program
Port through April 24. Appr
(4 min.) Chairman. Various presen- tha t fits the needs of congregation.
from So
tations for various circumstances a re Give report through April 17, high-
good. Also fine to have one good ight how Your congregation is doing
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