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FOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICAJANUARY, 1965 " Do not become fearful of those who kill the body.” — Matt. 10: 28. VOL. VIII NO . 1

D e a r P u b l i s h e r s :We at Bethel received our copies

of the 1965 Yearbook a few daysago, and what a thr i l l to hear the bu zz of ta lk a f te r so me had readthe f i rst thir ty or for ty pag es! With-in a day or two the brothers herewere using experiences from thenew Yearbook to il lustrate pointsin their comments on the days’ texts.Everyone could tell that the brothershad been reading. You will wantto be sure to read these experiences

too, even if only a few each day.Don’t miss them.A most eventful day for us was

the graduation of the 39th Gileadclass on November 23. A uniquefeature this t ime was the provis ionBrother Knorr made so that every-one could see and hear the program.Since not everyone can fit into ourKingdom Hall, closed circuit tele-vision was set up so that an over-flow audience upstairs could alsosee and hear.

In addition to a program of finetalks, we heard some enjoyable folkmusic, Bible drama and words of

appreciation from the students. Onegroup effectively portrayed the sit-uation among Christians at Corinththat gave rise to Paul’s first letterto them. Suddenly a messenger ar-rived with a letter from the apostlePaul. The next scene depicted theCorinthian brothers commenting onhow the timely counsel in the letterhad affected them as individuals.My, how it made that part of theBible come to life! Other groupsshowed us how local customs af-fect the way the field service is donein such places as Africa and SouthAmerica. You will probably find

more details on the program in The Watchtower and A w a k e ! in a fewweeks.

As you can well imagine, afte r l iv-ing and working together for nearlya year we became very much at-tached to these devoted brothers. Butwe know that there is much forthem to do in their new assignments.

A number of the graduates, aszone servants, are assigned to serve

branch offices en rou te home, of

Everyone1 Hav e you read the l ates t issue

of The Watchtower? W h a t a n a r -ticle that is in the January 1 issueon the position each one of us musttake in this nat ional is t ic world!Did you also notice the interestingthoughts expressed on the resur-rection? Why, it seems that everytime a new copy arrives it is just

pac ke d w ith a wonderf ul sp iri tualfeast. We wouldn’t be without it ,would we?

2 Bu t the question i s : When welocate persons who manifest inter-est, can we feel confident that The Watchtower is what they need?Will they understand it? Well, con-sider the very first article in eachissue. In thumbing through the pastfew issues you find ‘‘The Gift ofChristian Friendship,” “Efficiencywith Consideration,” “Never TooOld to Change” and “Do You HaveSufficient Determination?” Good sub-

jects for an yo ne , a ren ’t they? Andwhat about the second article inthe magazine? Usually, this is a

poin te d doctr in al di sc us si on or anexplanation of how the events ofour day fulfill prophecy. Isn’t thiswh at newly intere sted persons need ?What a vast change there would

be in the ir re li gio us ou tl oo k if th ey

fering helpful suggestions and re- portin g to the Office of th e Presiden ton conditions as they find them.I t is a wonderful arrangement thathelps us all to stay closely unitedas a family of Jehovah’s people.

Brother Knorr told us that nextyear a language will be taught atGilead, and that, commencing in

1966, the school will be graduatingtwo classes of 100 students eachyear, following 20 week courses ofmissionary t ra ining. Perhaps someof you may one day attend. Wehope so.

It is a pleasure to tell you ofour many joys here, and we dohope that you too are having muchgladness in your ministry.

Your brothers atT h e B r o o k l y n B r a n c h O f f i c e

Needs It!absorbed what is in just these twoarticles in each issue for the nexty e a r! But there is more.

3 The re are the main articles.Many are not too difficult even fornewly interested persons. How aboutthe articles “ ‘Peace Among Menof Good W ill’ or Arm ageddo n—Which?” and “The Bible and Cre-ation in the Light of ModernScience” ? W hat a we alth of m ateria ldesigned for all sincere inquirers!

4 During the next four monthsit is going to be a real pleasure forus to ta lk about the resurrect ionto everyone we meet. Ju st t h in k :the time is near when this wuckedsystem of things will be gone andwhen those who love God will havethe opportunity to serve him underrighteous conditions. The ones wetalk to at the doors will be there,too, if only they will respond toth e c ouns el of God’s WTor d now.We want to help them. Not onlywill we be talking about this in oursermons, but during the next fewmonths every issue of The Watch- tower will contain thrill ing infor-mation on the resurrection. Thiswill be no mere review of what wehave already learned. Rather, thesearticles will clarify our own appre-ciation of this Bible truth, and theyare wri t ten in such clear terms thateveryone can profit from them tothe full.

5 And here is som ething new. I fthe householder a l ready has theWatchtower or A w a k e ! subscrip-tion, or the offer is not taken, thenwe can drop down to “Let God Be

True ” for 50 cents. Won’t this bea f ine arrangement for s tar t ingmany new studies?

6 Our goal for the camp aign iswell within reach: two subscrip-tions for publishers, twenty for reg-ular pioneers and thir ty for special

pi on ee rs . Surely these goa ls wil lnot be difficult to achieve if we areenthusiastic about our work, be-cause what we have is what every-one needs.

Fortify yourselves for the activity ahead.

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S E C O ND M E E T I N G I N J A N U A R YThem e: For ti fy ing Ourse lves fo r

L i fesav ing Ac t iv i ty.12 min : Song 50. In t roduc t ion , t e x ta n d c o m m e n t s . F a m i l y g r o u p d i s c u s s e st e x t a f t e r s u p p e r. F a t h e r a s k s c h i l -d r e n , “ W a s t h e r e a n y m a i l t o d a y ? ”C h i l d r e n s a y “ N o , ” a n d t h e n t h e y a r e

r e m i n d e d t h e y a l l g o t a l e t t e r. D i s -cuss ion o f b ranch l e t t e r ensues .10 min : Simpl i f i ed se rmon . Cha i rmand i s c u s s e s w i t h a u d i e n c e s i t u a t i o n swhere a shor te r o r s impl i f i ed se rmonm a y b e a d v i s a b l e . E x p e r i e n c e d p u b -l i s h e r t h e n d e m o n s t r a t e s r e p l y t o b u s yhouseho lde r. “S ince you a re busy, Iwil l br ief ly te l l you why I cal led. Allo f us have los t loved ones to ourenemy, dea th , and would l ike to seethem res to red to l i f e aga in . Jesus g ivest h e c o m f o r t i n g h o p e t h a t a r e s u r r e c -t ion to l i fe is possible , as recorded atJo hn 11:25. [Read.] In ‘The W atc htow er ’ th i s B ib le sub jec t o f the re su r-rec t ion i s be ing thorough ly d i scussed .[ S h o w c u r r e n t a r t i c l e o n r e s u r r e c t i o nand spec i f i c po in t o f in te res t f rom i t . ]A y e a r ’s s u b s c r i p t i o n o f t w e n t y f o u rcop ies i s yours fo r a con t r ibu t ion o fonly $1.”

Yo u n g e r o r l e s s e x p e r i e n c e d p u b -l i she r s cou ld use the fo l lowing sug-ges ted s impl i f i ed se rmon . Younger

p u b l is h e r d e m o n s t ra te s . A f te r b r i e f i n -t r o d u c t i o n : “ L i f e a f t e r d e a t h i s a s u b -

j e c t t h a t h a s in te r e s te d m a n k i n d s incethe t ime o f the f i r s t man , Adam. Tha tl i f e th rough a r e su r rec t ion i s poss ib lei s shown by J es us ’ words a t Jo hn 11 :25.[Read . ] To he lp you unders tand th i ss u b j e c t o f r e s u r r e c t io n a n d m a n y o t h e rBib le sub jec t s , you shou ld read the‘W atch tow er ’ magaz ine . A yea r ’s sub-sc r ip t ion i s yours fo r jus t a $1 con t r i - b u t io n .” C h a i rm an conclu des , u rg in ga l l to use comple te o r s impl i f i ed se r-mon as the occasion cal ls for i t .

8 m i n : Tw o y o u n g e r p u b l i s h e r s d i s -c u s s T h e o c r a t i c N e w s a n d A n n o u n c e -m e n t s t h a t p e r t a i n t o c o n g r e g a t i o n .18 m i n : “Everyone Needs I t ! ” Cover

b y a u e s t io n a n d a n s w e r d iscu ss ionw i t h a u d i e n c e . W h e n c o n s i d e r i n g p a r a g r a p h 3 a p u b l is h e r in aud ie n cec a n s a y : “ I w a s r e a d i n g i n t h e n e w‘Yea rbo ok’ . . . ,” and the n re late theexperience on page 218, paragraph 1.12 m i n : Conc lud ing comments . Inc ludeaccoun t s se rvan t ’s r epor t . Cover “HowD i d We D o i n N o v e m b e r ? ” a n d D e -cember r epor t fo r congrega t ion . Song42.

T H I R D M E E T I N G I N J A N U A R YT h e m e : I n c r e a s e d A c t i v i t y b y O v e r -

coming Obs tac les .1 0 m i n : Song 23 . In t roduc t ion , t ex tand comments . Da i ly t ex t i s cons ide reda t the conc lus ion o f a home Bib les t u d y. I t i s e x p l a i n e d t o s t u d e n t t h a twe do th i s eve ry day in our homes .P l a n s a r e m a d e f o r t h e h o u s e h o l d e r t orece ive a copy o f the “Yearbook .”15 min : Two s tudy conduc to r s d i scusss u g g e s t i o n s a b o u t s e r v i c e a c t i v i t ywhen pub l i she r s a re conf ined to home b eca u s e of s ickn es s o r b a d w e a t h e rcond i t ions . I t wou ld be oppor tune t imet o w r i t e t h o s e w h o c o n s i s t e n t l y a r en o t h o m e w h e n h o u s e t o h o u s e c a l l sa re made . Also , can wr i t e to exp i redsubsc r ip t ion ca l l s who canno t be con-t a c t e d . C u r r e n t s e r m o n c a n b e g i v e nf r o m “ K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y ” a n d a t r a c to r handb i l l can be enc losed wi th l e t t e r.Such ac t iv i ty i s no t to t ake the p laceof r egu la r wi tness ing oppor tun i t i e s ,

b u t c a n be done b y y o u n g a n d old p u b l i s h e r s w h e n s ick n es s o r b adw e a t h e r i n t e r f e r e s . P u b l i s h e r s i n a u -

d ience can re la t e exper iences f romn e w “ Ye a r b o o k ” a b o u t w i t n e s s i n g b ymail. (P. 85 112; p. 174 f[2; p. 157 HI; pp . 128 U3 129 U2; p. 180 P ; p. 186 fi2)Also inc lude any loca l exper iences .10 min : Ta l k b y m a t u r e b r o t h e r o nmater ia l in the December 8, 1964,“ Aw a k e ! ” a r t i c l e “ F a d s U n d e r m i n e

Fa i th . ” (S t i ck to examples in thea r t i c l e . Emphas ize Bib le p r inc ip les se tou t the re . )17 min : Oversee r covers ma te r i a l in

p io neer in s e r t u n d e r h e ad in g “Giv in gM o r e A t t e n t i o n t o K i n g d o m I n t e r e s t s . ”H a v e p r e p a r e d q u e s t i o n s a n d r e a d a l l p a r a g r a p h s in s u m m a r y . E n c o u r a g e p ub l i sh e r s to s tu d y m a te r i a l b e fo re -h a n d a n d b r i n g “ K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y ”inse r t to mee t ing . Appl ica t ion ' ofschedu l ing t ime shou ld be made tocongrega t ion pub l i she r s a s we l l .

8 m i n : Conc lud ing comments . Song30.

F O U R T H M E E T I N G I N J A N U A R YT h e m e : F o r t i f y Yo u r s e l v e s f o r A c -

t ive Share in Car ing fo r Sheep l ikeOnes.

5 m i n : Song 87 . In t roduc t ion , t ex t

a n d c o m m e n t s .30 min : Cons ide r a r t i c l e “Do YouMake Al l Your Back Cal l s?” F i f t eenm i n u t e s c a n b e s p e n t d i s c u s s i n g a r -t i c l e . Also , comments f rom the au-d i e n c e c a n b e e n t e r t a i n e d o n w h a tmigh t poss ib ly happen f rom the t imel i t e ra tu re i s p laced un t i l t he r e tu rnv i s i t i s made . (Oppos ing wi fe be ra teshusband , magaz ines ge t misp laced ,e t c . ) E m p h a s i z e t h a t t h e y n e e d o u rhe lp . F i f t een minu tes cou ld be usedto demons t ra te : (1 ) Trans i t ion f romoffer into “Good News” booklet onini t ia l cal l . (2) Making back cal l , us ing“Good News” book le t to s t a r t s tudy.(See paragraph 5 of ar t ic le . ) (3)H o w s t u d y c o n d u c t o r o rg a n i z e s g r o u ps o t h a t b a c k c a l l s a r e m a d e a n d h o u s eto house work i s done . Show howd e f i n i t e a r r a n g e m e n t s c a n b e m a d efor a l l t o sha re in house to housework and back ca l l ac t iv i ty i f some p u b l i sh e r s m a k e b ac k ca l ls a t the b eg in n in g of se rv ice on S u n d a y orc a n n o t s t a y o u t a f u l l t h r e e h o u r s .15 min: “Keep I t S imple .” Cons ide rmate r i a l in a r t i c l e and i l lus t r a t e po in t s

by u s in g c u r r e n t se rm on . R e m in d p u b -l ishers to save ar t ic les appearing in“Kingdom Min i s t ry” s ince Sep tember,1964, on essent ia ls for effect ive wit-nessing.10 min : Conc lud ing comments . Con-g r e g a t i o n s e r v a n t p o s e s q u e s t i o n t oaud ience : “Some have asked i f i t i sa l l r i g h t t o b u y a r t i c l e s a t r u m m a g esa les o r to dona te a r t i c l e s to r e l ig iousorgan iza t ions such as the Sa lva t ionArmy. I s th i s a l l r igh t?” Ge t commentsf rom aud ience to h igh l igh t p r inc ip lesinvolved. See Quest ion Box for pointsto be covered. Song 39.

F I F T H M E E T I N G IN J A N U A R Y( O v e r s e e r w i l l a r r a n g e p r o g r a m t o

f i t needs o f the congrega t ion . Weak-n e s s e s m e n t i o n e d o n t h e l a s t r e p o r to f the c i r cu i t se rvan t cou ld be used asa bas i s fo r po in t s to be fea tu red on the

p ro g ram . I f m e e t in g a t t e n d a n c e is aw e a k n e s s , s o m e t i m e c a n b e s p e n tg iv ing p rac t i ca l sugges t ions on how tog ive ass i s t ance a long these l ines . Theexperience from Taiwan in the 1965“Yearbook” (p. 238 f[2) could be re-l a t ed , showing the good resu l t s f romgiv ing pe r sona l a s s i s t ance . I f pa re n t sa r e n o t s t u d y i n g w i t h t h e i r c h i l d r e nregu la r ly, encouragement can be g iven

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a long these l ines . Sugges t ions on howto dea l wi th loca l ob jec t ions o r s i tua -t ions met in f i e ld min i s t ry cou ld a l so

be included in th e p ro g ram . C ar e fu lse lec t ion o f po in t s to be g iven a t t en -t i o n a n d a d e q u a t e d e v e l o p m e n t o fideas wi l l make fo r an in fo rmat iveand t ru ly benef ic i a l p rogram. )

F IR S T M E E T I N G I N F E B R U A R YTheme: Aid Others to Become God’s

“Men of Good Wil l .”8 m i n : Song 26. Introduct io n, te xt

and comments . S i s t e r f rom d iv idedhome d i scusses t ex t wi th ch i ld a tlunch t ime o r r igh t a f t e r schoo l .10 min : Ta l k o n t h e m e f o r F e b r u a r y,“Aid Others to Become God’s ‘Men ofGood Wil l . ’ ” (See “W atc ht ow er” ofFebruary 1, 1965.)17 min : “Gain the Mos t f rom theMinis t ry School in 1965.” School ser-v a n t i n v i t e s c o m m e n t s f r o m a u d i e n c eo n f i r s t p a r t o f a r t i c l e a n d t h e n n e wa r r a n g e m e n t i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h m i n -i s t ry schoo l i s made c lea r. Demon-s t r a t e h o w r e p o r t s w i l l b e g i v e n a n dexplain what is expected in handl ingm a t e r i a l i n t h i s w a y. T h i s a r r a n g e -ment can a l so be used i f , due tou n f o r e s e e n c i r c u m s t a n c e s , a s t u d e n tt a l k h a s t o b e r e a s s i g n e d w i t h v e r yshor t no t i ce .15 min : Audience d i scuss ion o f No-vember 1, 1964, “Watchtower” ar t ic le“ B e H o n e s t i n E v e r y t h i n g . ” Va r i o u sones in aud ience can be ca l l ed upon tor e a d s o m e o f t h e m a i n s c r i p t u r e sse t t ing fo r th the p r inc ip les app l i ed ina r t i c l e . Then s i tua t ions se t ou t in thea r t i c l e shou ld be posed to the congre -g a t i o n . A s k w h a t i s r i g h t ; t h e n a s kf o r r e a s o n w h y. S o m e s t a t e m e n t s m a y

be p re s en te d a s t r u e o r fal se , or s i t -u a t i o n s c a n b e m e n t i o n e d w h e r e o n emus t make a dec i s ion . Be ce r t a in the

b ro th e r s u n d e r s t a n d th e p r inc ip les in -volved.1 0 m i n : Conc lud ing comments . Inc lude

b r ief r e p o r t f rom l i t e r a t u re s e r v an t ,

f r o m h i s s e a t , o n m e e t i n g w i t h o v e r -see r. Pub l i she r s can be encouraged touse o lde r l i t e ra tu re in s tock fo r pe r-sona l l ib ra ry o r home Bib le s tud ies ,e t c . Ment ion can be made o f pa r t i cu la r books a n d th e y c a n be d is p layed a f t e rthe mee t ing . Inc lude loca l exper iencesin ob ta in ing subsc r ip t ions . Song 43 .

NOVEMBER SERVICE REPORT Av. Av. Av. Av.

Pubs. Hrs. B-C Bi .St . Mags.Sp ’l Pio s. 745 142.2 52.4 7.5 137.2Pi os . 8,596 91.2 30.6 4.9 100.7Va c . Pio s. 2,676 82.1 22.1 2.5 81.5Pu bs . 282,986 9.9 3.2 .6 11.6 TO TA L 295, 003

Pub l i c Mee t ing s He ld : 29,111U N I T E D S TAT E S G O A L F O R 1 9 6 5

321,550 Publ ishers

HOW DID WE DO IN NOVEMBER?Dur ing November spec ia l p ioneers ,

p ion eers a n d co n g reg a t io n p u b l i sh e r s p laced a to ta l of 190,669 bo ok s. W elldone! You wi l l be p leased to know tha tt h e f a c t o r y h e r e i n B r o o k l y n h a s j u s tnow comple ted the 7 th p r in t ing o f the“Baby lon” book , b r ing ing the g randtotal pr inted thus far to 2 ,482,923.Th ink o f a l l t he good tha t wi l l beaccompl i shed as in te res ted pe r sonsread th i s f ine pub l i ca t ion and a rea s s i s t e d t h r o u g h t h e b a c k c a l l a n dBib le s tudy ac t iv i ty to l ea rn how theytoo can f l ee f rom Baby lon the Grea t

be fo re h e r des truc t ion .

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GIVING MORE ATTENTION TO KINGDOM INTERESTSThis supplement should be kept be-

cause each of the six parts will beconsidered separately on the servicemeeting during the months of Jan-uary 1965 through June 1965.

i When Jesus said th at we shouldkeep “seeking first the kingdom,”what did he mean? He meant that

our chief concern in life should beexpanding the earthly interests ofGod’s heavenly kingdom. As a Chris-tian, you are dedicated to God. Youhave said that you want to do his will,and this should be your main purposein life. How much attention are youdevoting to Kingdom interests? Livingin this system of things, Jehovah’s people ha ve man y th in gs to do ot he rthan preaching. In many cases, outof necessity, these other interests takeeven more time than is actually de-voted to the interests of God’s king-dom. Nevertheless, we can still heedJesus’ words and give chief attention or concern to the interests of theKingdom by the way we regulate ourlives. Spiritual matters must comefirst. Material matters must be sec-ondary. Jesus assured that, if we dothis, we will have our daily provisions,when he said: “All these other thingswill be added to you.” Jesus’ wordsremind us of Proverbs 3:9, 10: “Honor

Jehovah with your valuable things andwith the fi rs t fr ui ts of all your pro-duce. Then your stores of supply will

be fil led with plen ty ; and with newwine your own press vats will over-flow.” The application is clear. Put Je-hovah and his worship first, andother needs will be cared for.—Matt.6:33.

2 Although you m ay now be devotingmore time to other responsibilitiesthan to Kingdom interests during thecourse of a month—and most pub-lishers do—what is your chief concernin life? Could you possibly give moreattention to Kingdom interests, so

placing th es e in a mo re im po rt an t place in your lif e? One of th e bestways to do this is to serve Jehovahas a pioneer.

s The words surrounding Jesus’ com-ment quoted above indicate that heunderstood that his disciples wouldhave need for material things. He en-deavored to show them, though, thatwhile these “other things” would benecessary, they would be provided for

by Je ho va h if th ey put th e Kingdominterests first in their lives. He wasshowing them that they should not become ‘involved’ in mat er ia l in te rest sto the exclusion of spiritual interestsor to the point where they would begiving very little attention to them. —2 Tim. 2:4.

4 To what pursuits are you devotingyour time each month? How are youusing your “valuable things” and thegreater portion of your time? Is it pos-sible for you to make more room forthe ministry, becoming a pioneer?Would this not be an excellent expres-sion of faith, enlarging your chief con-cern in life, which is your interest inthe Kingdom? Serving as a pioneer isan excellent means to become fullyabsorbed in your worship of JehovahGod. Because of the urgency of thematter, the Society requests that eachdedicated person give this matter

prayer fu l considerat ion. See if it is possible to redu ce ti me devoted toother matters, or even eliminate cer-tain things altogether, to make roomfor the pioneer service in your life.What a blessing is in store for thosewho do!

5 We are convinced th at man y canarrange their affairs to devote at least100 hours a month to Jehovah’s serviceas regular pioneers. In other cases thismay not be possible, but if that is so,is it not quite likely that you couldmake room in your life to serve Jeho-vah at least once a year as a vacation

pioneer? In ei th er even t you would begiving more attention to Kingdom in-terests. How satisfying that would be!

CAN YOU DEVOTE 100 HOURS A MONTH TO JEHOVAH AS A PIONEER?

1 Many brothers and sisters havesaid: “I have often thought of pio-neering, but I do not feel that I can

put in 100 ho ur s ea ch mont h. Wi ththe work that I have to do around thehouse, my secular obligations and

other responsibilities, it would be im- possible for me .” Pe rh ap s th is is th eway you have viewed the pioneer min-istry. True, in this system of thingsthere is much to do, but propermanagement of affairs can help one toaccomplish the most during the courseof each day or week. It is for thisreason that scheduling time daily

proves to be a blessing to all withinthe New World society. Those who doso are often able to see that out ofthe 720 hours available in eachmonth, they can find 100 hours to de-vote to Jehovah as pioneers.

2 Before you can decide whether youcan pioneer, you must sit down andfigure out what time you can devoteto the ministry each day. So let us‘sit down a nd figure ou t’ whe the r youcan become a pioneer.—Luke 14:28.

s In this supplement you see repro-duced a sample daily schedule thatthe Society provides for all regular pioneers . Whe n a re gu la r pioneer re -ceives this schedule, it is, of course,

bl an k an d it is up to hi m to fill it into fit his circumstances. The filled in

po rt ion in ou r sample is not mea nt tofit all situations. It is only a sample,J a n u a r y , 1965 “ K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y ”

designed to show you how you maywell be able to arrange your time to pioneer. Fo r a well balanced minist ry,it is suggested that you apportion yourtime each day of the week so that youcan reasonably care for your ministryand other responsibilities, as well asyour health. (Luke 19:47) Althoughthis schedule shows each day’s servicestarting at 9 a.m., you will want tostart at a time suitable to the territoryin which you work, which in somecases may be earlier.

4 In examining the schedule you willobserve that the Society has indicatedthereon only the essentials related to

personal an d fa mi ly study, congrega-tional worship and field service. All ofthis on the sample schedule comes toa weekly total of 39 hours. This meansthat on this schedule during theweek, there are still many wakinghours left to care for other duties, de- pe nd ing up on when you start your day. Retiring at a reasonable hour allowssufficient rest for early rising and willenable you to accomplish much moreeach day.—Jer. 7:25.

5 Look at th e schedule. Are you ahousewife with children? In many in-stances you are not required to do anysecular work, but you have m any otherresponsibilities. This schedule allowsyou to get the children off to school,care for other duties during somemornings, and still get into the ser

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vice each day, being home when thechildren return. If they come home forlunch or if you pick them up at school,adjust your schedule accordingly. Itallows time for cooking, cleaning thehouse, shopping and other duties.Some sisters are also required to en-gage in a few hours of secular workeach week, but with good schedulingof their time they are able to arrangetheir affairs to do so and to pioneer.We commend them for this. Are youa father? Undoubtedly you are re-quired to engage in some secular workto care for your family, a nd very likelyyou have congregational and manyother duties to perform. You, too, mayvery well be able to arrange your af-fairs to pioneer by maintaining a pr ac-tical personal schedule as well as afamily schedule. Now do you under-stand why many call this schedule a

blessing?e Of course, single p ersons witho ut

family responsibilities are often in amore favorable position to pioneer.They usually need to do some secularwork, and this sample schedule allowsfor that. But it may be tha t you wouldhave to devote two or three full daysto secular work. Or you may need todevote some mornings to secular work,and afternoons and an additionalevening or two to field service. If so,adjust your schedule accordingly.

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be a regu la r pioneer.) Th e sampleschedule does show, though, that thistime is available and may be sched-uled accordingly. Some pioneers worktwo or three days in succession, orabout twenty hours a week. Otherswork at a secular job only three orfour hours a day from Monday throughFriday. Reducing expenses will keep

the number of hours you must engagein secular work to a minimum.

s The Society encourages you to “sitdown and calculate” your budget asyou also arrange a schedule of secularwork to meet your financial respon-sibilities and to pioneer. We believethat many of you can do so and re-ceive much happiness, even as you

have received much joy for schedulingtime as a publisher. If you find, aftersitting down and figuring it out, thatit is not possible in your case to be-come a regular pioneer, why not ar-range to serve as a vacation pioneerat least once a year? You will be gladyou did, and you can be sure that your

joys will be gr ea tly mult ipl ied.

YOUR FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE PIONEER MINISTRYi A spiritually strong family uni t is busy in Kingdom service and enjoys

rich blessings as a result of schedulingtime to do so together. Consider thefol lowing experience. This familywrites: “Out of the seven members ofour family, only the six year old hasnot tried to vacation pioneer yet. Tosee our children so busy with theKingdom work and not having anytime for the worldly children is a joythat no one can have unless he ac-tually experiences it in the familyunit.” In another family, the followingis reported of the pioneer father: “Hehas three boys and a wife who ishaving her fou rth child soon. He sticksto a good schedule and provides for hisfamily in a material way. His familyis very active, as his wife conductsmany Bible studies and even his nineyear old son conducts a home Biblestudy. As a family, they serve as afine example.”

These expressions eloquently de-scribe what can happen when all members of the family work together so that one or more can pioneer. It isthis aspect, namely, working togetheras a family unit, that will enable eachto fulfill his family responsibilities andmay make it possible for some to pio-neer. Have you taken counsel withyour family regarding this? Have youconsidered the possibility of one or

more members of your family servingas pioneers? Can it be done? We knowit can be, as shown above. But to

reach this goal the family must sitdown and consider the matter to-gether. (Luke 14:31) Reducing ex-

penses an d making sac rifices ma y becalled for. But having sufficient foodfor each day, adequate clothing for alland suitable living quarters, the familycan be content.

s There are m any family responsi- bili ties to be considered, such as hou secleaning, cooking and many other do-mestic as well as congregational duties.A fa mi ly schedule on which eachmember is assigned certain duties willgreatly aid in getting things doneeach day. The Society encourages youto “sit down and take counsel” with

one another and determine how thesame thing could be true in your fam-ily. You will find that the familyschedule helps, not only in enabling allto be zealous publishers and one ormore to pioneer, but also to do a better

job of fulfilling fami ly responsibili ties.It is just as one pioneer put it: “Pio-neering not only brings much personal

joy but it affect s your re la tion sh ipwith others, including family mem-

bers . Know ing th a t pioneering doesnot excuse one from other obligations,it has made me a more conscientiouswife and mother, as well as a betterhousekeeper.” So “take counsel” to-gether as a family unit and see how itwill be possible for all of you together

to help at least one member to serveas a regular pioneer.4 The m atte r of pioneering deserves

the most serious consideration. Medi-tate upon it. Make it a matter of prayer. The re af te r, ta ke pr ac ti ca l stepsin harmony with your prayer. Arrangethe sample schedule to fit your cir-cumstances. If this proves to you thatyou can do so, then do not hesitateto fill out an application for the regu-lar pioneer service. If you believe thatyou cannot be a regular pioneer, then

be a va ca tion pioneer a t leas t once ayear. You will be certain to say as didone pioneer: “The happiness that pio-neering brings is beyond expressing.”Even if you cannot pioneer, we en-courage you to copy this schedule anduse it. We truly believe that it will beof great help to you. You will see howreasonable the goal of ten hours amonth is. You will also be able toarrange regular study periods, and itwill assist you to do a better job ofcaring for your other responsibilities.As you consider the urgency of thematter, undoubtedly many will bestirred to plan now to have a fullershare in expanding Kingdom interestsand embracing the pioneer service, asall of us serve together faithfully. Weare continually “praying for you andasking that you may be filled withthe accurate knowledge of his will inall wisdom and spiritual discernment,in order to walk worthily of Jehovahto the end of fully pleasing him as

you go on bearing fruit in every goodwork and increasing in the accurateknowledge of God.”—Col. 1:9, 10.

CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT SERVANTS' RESPONSIBILITY TOWARD PIONEERS

1Those of you who are circuit anddistrict servants can do much to assistand encourage pioneers. Your workis not merely to aid publishers to takeup the pioneer service but to show aloving interest in all who are pioneers.

2 Every time you visit a congregationyou have a meeting with the pioneers,

and this provides a wonderful oppor-tunity to give them needed help andencouragement. Make it a stimulating,upbuilding meeting, one that willenable them to be better equipped forthe ministry and that will give them afresh outlook on problems with whichthey have been confronted. In additionto this meeting, work with them in-dividually during the week. Find out inwhat way they personally need as-sistance, and then arrange your sched-ule to give them that help. If you findthat no arrangements are in operation

for them to work at least some of thetime with other publishers, profitingfrom the interchange of encourage-ment that such a provision affords,discuss the matter with the servantsand other publishers and endeavor toimprove the situation. Help the con-gregation committee to see how theycan be a real help to pioneers. Makegood use of the September 15, 1963,letter to all committees. Then, too,if you find that some are having dif-ficulty in meeting their service goals,do not fail to take time to sit downand carefully review their schedulewith them, offering helpful suggestions.

3 Wh en visiting isolated pioneers andspecial pioneers every four months,arrange to spend an entire week withthem. In talking with them at the be ginn ing of your vis it, as ce rt ai n wh at

needs attention and then work onthese things together. Concentrate onone thing at a time. For example, youmight spend a whole day working to-gether on introductions to sermons inhouse to house work. Discuss intro-ductions before starting out in theservice and analyze them as you walk

between houses; sh are good ideas thatyou have picked up from other pub-lishers. Another day you might empha-size fitting the sermon to the indi-vidual householder, or starting studieson the initial call. When making

back calls , you mig ht use one day toemphasize how to start off returnvisits or how to lead into a study,another to impress the importance ofcalling back on all who show interest,yet another to stress the value ofcalling back soon, or use of teachingmethods at home Bible studies, build

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ing up their appreciation for the or-ganization, and so forth. Help the

br ot he rs to keep clearly in min d whatJesus said at Matthew 13:18 23, sothey do not become discouraged whensome who at first manifested interestallow their love for the truth to growcold. Of course, one day will be de-voted to magazine work, and then youcan emphasize the development of aroute, or the value of analyzing themagazines with the idea of getting

par ti cu la r issues to ones in the com-mu nity who would be keenly interestedin certain subjects, such as police orschool officials, businessmen with for-eign contacts, and so forth. There isso much that can be done.

4 Together analyze the prospects formeetings in the territory. Take anevening to review together Study 57in Qualified to Be Ministers and con-sider its application to the local situa-tion. If no regular meeting is yet beingheld, perhaps by a concerted effortnewly interested ones can be gatheredtogether that week for a talk, afterwhich a group study of The Watch- tower can be demonstrated, with en-couragement to come the following

week to continue the discussion. Ifmeetings are being held, help to buildup the attendance.

s It is vital for eac h one to renew hisspiritual strength regularly. To assistisolated pioneers in this regard, discusswith them their program of personalstudy. And during the week considerthe texts from the Yearbook together;do your Bible reading together; haveall the regular congregation meetingstogether, even if there are only two orthree of you. What a blessing this will

be to all of you!e Those who have taken up the pio-

neer service have shown that they arewilling to take on greater responsibilityin Jehovah’s service, and many ofthem may be in position to reach outeven farther. They may be glad toknow that there is opportunity forthem to attend Gilead School and thentake up foreign missionary work. Be-ginning in 1966 the Society hopes toarrange for the training of at leasttwo hundred pioneers each year forforeign service. After a course ofabout five months, which will includeintensive language instruction, theywill be sent to other parts of the world

where the need is particularly gre^t.Those who enroll must be betweentwenty one and forty years of age, :ngood health and effective in the min-istry. Persons who were baptized atleast three years ago and who have

been on th e li st as re gu la r or special pioneers fo r a t leas t two years will beaccepted for training. Circuit and dis-trict servants may volunteer if theymeet these requirements, so mayBethel family members who have had pioneer experience; fo rm er Gileadgraduates, however, will not be in-cluded. So when you find persons whomeet the requirements for this workand who are eager to reach out forthese added privileges of service, sendyour recommendation to the Societyin a letter. There is much work yet to

be done, and wil ling workers areneeded.

7 By your showing w arm personalinterest in those who are special pio-neers, regular pioneers and vacation

pioneers, th ey ca n be ai ded to su r-mount difficulties that may arise, be

productive in the mi nist ry , and asource of spiritual strength to all their

brothers .

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Gain the Most from the Ministry Schoolin 1965

1 Hav e you looked through thetitles of the talks to be given inthe theocrat ic minis t ry school dur-ing 1965? If not, why not get outyour new school schedule and toi t r ight now? Just reading the t i t lesstirs your interest, doesn’t i t? Yes,we will be covering a wealth ofinterest ing and valuable informa-tion during the year. To benefit tothe ful l , i t i s most important thatwe regular ly a t tend and par t ic ipatein the school.

2 In prep arin g and deliveringtalks , remember i t i s not the quan-t i ty of mater ia l that you cover thatcounts ; the important thing is howmuch of it the audience remembers.So stick to the theme assigned.Make your coverage of the subjectsimple and clear to all . Well choseni l lustrat ions from everyday l i fe thatnicely fit your theme and the au-dience will greatly aid your hearersto remember the main points ; souse appropriate il lustrations. Also,make personal appl icat ion of thematerial to your audience so allmay receive the greatest instruc-tion and benefit.

3 Many of you bro thers and sis-ters in small congregations arecalled on to prepare talks severaltimes a month. We know it would

be a he lp to you if this co ul d bereduced to perhaps one talk a month,and we believe this would be agood arrangement. To make this

poss ib le , t ry th is a r r a n g e m e n t: A r-range for the instruct ion ta lk a l -ways to be prepared and deliveredas a model talk. Also, have at leastone of the student talks deliveredin talk form. This will allow foryou to have counsel on the studenttalk, and all in attendance will beable to benefit from the counsel giveneach week. Then if there are notenough students to give all the stu-

dent ta lks without some s tudentsgiving more than one ta lk a month,the rest of the assignments may becovered in a question and answersession conducted by the school ser-vant. One assignment might even

be hand led as a r e p o r t ; th a t is, as tudent wil l do what research he

can on the subject and then presentto the congregat ion the informationhe has found. The report will notrequire an introduction, conclusionor development of any par t iculartheme, and, if you are a sister, i tcan be given from your seat. Nocounsel will be given after the re-

port. Ye t a ll in th e congre gati onwill have benefited from the stu-dent’s research and preparat ion.This arrangement wil l help smallercongregations to get all the instruc-tion provided through the schoolwithout s tu dents’ having to preparemore than one school assignmentin talk form each month.

4 Hav e you school ser va nts con-sidered that when you give counselyou have a fine opportunity to teachthe s tudents during the two minutesal lot ted for this? I f in this t imeyou are able to counsel on only oneor two of the three points the s tu-dent is working on, this is sufficient.If you feel the student will be ableto work on only one point of coun-sel, i t is all right to deal with justone point. Remember, it is not howmuch you say in counsel tha t co un ts;the important thing is how muchthe s tudent remembers and is ableto apply.

5 We will be learn ing much atthe school during the coming year.Don’t m iss it. A ttend regu larly .^Lis-ten closely. Prepare your assign-ments well so you as well as othersgain the most from the school in1965.

Keep It Simple1 Most person s we talk to in the

field ministry know litt le or nothingabout the Bible. Some have onlya limited education. So if we aregoing to help honest hearted onesto understand the t ruth, we wil lhave to make our sermons simple,won’t we?

2 W hat is i t th at makes a sermonsimple and easy to understand? For

one thing, speaking at a reasonablerate will help, and tied in closelywith this is the amount of mater ia lwe discuss. Much of what we haveto say is new to the householder,and he can’t grasp everything atonce; so don’t rush. Of course, wemay be going at a reasonable pace,

bu t, a t ti mes, we s ti l l m ay fe elthat a cer ta in householder has notgrasped the point. Perhaps it is be-cause of the way we expressed itor because of some distraction inthe home. What should we do then?Very likely it would be advisableto repeat the point, possibly doing

so in different words. There will belitt le benefit in discussing add itionalmate r ia l un t i l he unders tands wha thas already been said.

3 I t is also good to be car efu l inthe terms we use. Words such as“Kingdom,” “Armageddon,” “rem-nant” and “great crowd” are every-day expressions to us, but they

probably would not be corr ectl yunderstood by most people we meetin the house to house work; so itis wise to add something that willmake clear just what they mean.When giving our current sermon,we may even find that people do

not c lear ly understand the word“resurrection,” so we ought to makeclear that we are ta lking aboutGod’s provision to raise people fromthe dead and give them opportuni tyto live forever in paradise condi-tions on this earth.

4 Simp licity also m eans to be un-complicated. For example, with ourcurrent sermon, af ter reading John11 : 25, we can simply point out w hatthe resurrect ion is and that i t i sclearly taught in the Bible. Un-doubtedly, explaining the difference

be tw ee n the heavenly resurrecti onand the ear thly resurrect ion, or

trying to explain who will not beresurrected, w ill only complicate oursermon.

5 People listened to J esu s “with pleasure .” Not on ly did he speakthe t ruth, but he made i t s impleand they understood. Our assign-ment as teachers makes i t importantth at we do th e same.— 1 Cor. 1 4 : 9.

D u r i n g J a n u a r y o v e r s e e r w i l l w o r kw i t h l i t e r a t u r e s e r v a n t. I n m e e t i n g w i t hl i t e r a t u r e s e r v a n t , m a t e r i a l i n p a r a -graphs 13 25 of Cost Lis t shou ld be re -v iewed . See ou t l ine o f F i r s t Mee t ing inF e b r u a r y f o r o t h e r p o i n t s .

Announcements♦ Memor ia l da te fo r 1965 wi l l f a l l onFriday, Apri l 16, af ter 6 p.m. A special

pub l ic ta lk wil l be g ive n on Sunday ,Apr i l 4 , en t i t l ed “The Coming Banque tfor All the Peoples .” Complete copyfor th i s t a lk wi l l be p rov ided . P leaseorder handbi l l s soon .♦ P r i n te d M e m o r ia l i nv i ta t io n s m a y be o rd er e d f r o m th e Soc iety using t h eregu la r Handbi l l Order fo rm. The p r iceis 25c per 1,000; 15c for 500; 10c for 250.S u b m i t y o u r o r d e r s w i t h r e m i t t a n c efor these inv i ta t ions a t the same t imeas the o rder fo r the spec ia l pub l ic t a lkhandbi l l s , bu t on separa te o rder fo rms .♦ Out l ines fo r the 1965 publ ic t a lkswi l l soon be sen t to the congrega t ions ,and ass ignments o f speakers can bem a d e i n h a r m o n y w i t h t h e i n s t r u c t i o n sin paragraph 134 of Preaching and Teaching in Peace and Uni ty. Thesen e w t a l k s m a y b e s c h e d u l e d f o r A p r i l11 and the rea f te r. I t wi l l be a he lp to

u s i n B r o o k l y n if y ou o r d e r y o u r h a n d - bi ll s f o r A pr i l as e a r ly as po ss ib le .

S ta r t ing March 7 the c i rcu i t se r-van t s wi l l be g iv ing the pub l ic t a lk“Does Rel igion Guide Your Life?” InFebruary the d i s t r i c t se rvan t s wi l l be -g in g iv ing the t a lk “The Mora l Break-down—What Can Be Done About I t ?”«!> At se rv ice cen te r s th e p rogra m onSunday morn ing wi l l be as fo l lows :J a n u a r y 10, w h a t t o d o t o p r e p a r e t h eway fo r re tu rn ca l l s ; u rge a l l to spends o m e t i m e m a k i n g b a c k c a l l s . J a n u a r y17 , how to make t rans i t ion a f te r l i t e ra -tu re i s p laced and s ta r t s tud ies on in i -t ia l cal l using “ G o o d N e w s ” booklet .January 24 , how to resume d i scuss ionon back ca l l , us ing “Good N e w s ”

bookle t ; encourage all to spe nd som et ime making back ca l l s . January 31 ,how to make back ca l l s , us ing “Good

N e w s ” bookle t , when s tudy was no tstar ted on ini t ia l cal l .

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Do You Make A l l Yo ur Back-Cal ls ?

1 Do you find th at it is a problemto get all your back calls made?Apparently many of us do. As pub-lishers, during the past year wereported 3.3 back calls each month,and many of these were made inconnection with Bible studies con-ducted. But what about the manymagaz ines, books a nd booklets placedas well as subscriptions obtained?Have you been calling back on allyour l i terature placements? Andwhat about persons who show in-terest but, because of their religioustraining, are afraid to accept l i ter-ature? These people need our helpif they are going to flee from Bab-ylon the Great before it is too late.

2 Th e que stion i s : When c an wefind time to make all these calls?As you well know, it is not easyto find some persons at home; itmay require many return cal ls , andthat takes time. A good schedulewill help. It would be good for allof us to spend at least half of ourservice time making back calls andconducting Bible studies. Why keepon looking for interested persons ifwe are not caring for those alreadyfound?

s But you ma y say, I ju st can’tget out at the time the congregation

has for back call work. Then make back call s w hen yo u a re ou t in th eservice. Back calls can be made atany time. Before the book study, ba ck c all n ig h t and th e th ird hour ofservice on Sunday are some possi-

bi li ties. B ut if you ta lk to a pers onon Sunday morning at ten o’clockand you feel that this is the besttime to call again, make arrange-ments accordingly, and then do yourhouse to house work afterward.

4 If we keep acc ura te House toHouse Records we will have back-falls to make. All of us find somehouseholders who accept literatureor otherwise show a litt le interest.It is true that at t imes the interestmay seem to be slight, but, remem-

ber, it is oft en a ti ny se ed tha tgrows into a strong tree. Similarly,many who showed only a lit t le in-terest at first are now zealous

publi shers —be ca us e someo ne cal le d back . In go in g fr om ho us e to house

we do not skip homes because ofindifference shown the last t ime wewere there. So, too, when making

ba ck c al ls , le t’s not sk ip any on ou r

House to House Record because wehave begun to feel that perhapsthey really were not so interestedafter all . Their life is at stake, andthey need the waters of truth.

5 W hen ma king the back call, befri en dl y: “How glad I am to findyou a t hom e! 1 so much enjoyedtalking to you the other day aboutthe resurrection, and I wanted tostop in for just a few minutes tosee you again. I found a few pointsI thought you would enjoy concern-ing the One who is the Author ofthe resurrection hope. May I stepin?” Then you can consider one or

two paragraphs from the “Good X ew s ” booklet, perhaps startingwith paragraph five, on “The TrueGod.” Invite the householder to gethis own Bible and read the scrip-tures. A brief review will help himto appreciate that in just a fewminutes he has t ruly learned some-thing beneficial. In preparing forthe next cal l , explain that addi-tional paragraphs in the bookletwill be discussed. Do not stay toolong or attempt to cover too much.Keep it simple.

6 Of course, if it is conv enien tto s tar t that s tudy on the ini t ia lcall, it is a good thing to do. After pla cin g th e offer, you can sa y : “ Iwould like to show you briefly howthis booklet can be used to obtainvital information from the Bible.”Then open to paragraph five of the“Good Xews” booklet and use thesame procedure that is outlinedabove for back calls.

7 Those of you who are study con-ductors can do much to organizethe service so proper attention isgiven to the back call activity. IfSunday is the only time that somecan make back calls and they wantto make these first and share inthe sermon work later, that can bedone. Of course, if back calls can

be m ade a t some oth er appropri a tetime, make arrangements according-ly. In this way it will be possibleto give adequate attention to allinterested persons, and we will befollowing Je sus ’ instructions to feedthe sheep.—John 21 : 15 17.

T H E O C R AT I C N E^ A pioneer associated with Arriba, Colorado, congregation reports 20 subscriptions obtained, 235 magazines placedin October. A fine contribution to thecongregation’s ministry.

A vacat ion pioneer in Savannah,Georgia, requested extension of herappointment. She was overjoyed at obtaining 13 subscriptions and placing 221magazines during October.4* Brother Knorr left Brooklyn November25 on a tour of the Pacific area and theFar East. He will serve the brothers infourteen lands on his two-month trip. Atthe first stop, in Hawaii, 1,682 attendedconvention on Hilo; 700 had been presentseven years ago. At Guam, the next stop,131 were on hand fo r the public meeting.^ District servant in Cameroun reports10,000 attended an outdoor showing ofthe Society’s new film.V Wo rk of Jehova h’s witnesses has beenbanned in Libya because of the falsecharge of Zionism.

♦ Branch in Leopoldville, Congo, reports3,330 publishers in October— a new peakand an increase of 17 percent over lastyear's average. Over 10,000 magazinesplaced for the first time, also 33 vacationpioneers reporting.^ Burma reports 325 at district assemblyand eleven baptized; 216 reported servicein October.♦ New Kingdom Hall inaugurated inFort-de-France, Martinique, with 355 inattendance.

Quest ion (Box♦ S h o u l d C h r i s t i a n s b u y f r o m c h u r c hr u m m a g e s a l es , t h e S a l v a t i o n A r m y o ro ther re l ig ious o rgan iza t ions? Also ,w h a t a b o u t c o n t r i b u t i n g u s e d i t e m s t ot h e m ?

W h e t h e r a C h r i st i a n p u r c h a s e s i te m sf r o m t h e s e s o u r c e s o r n o t i s a n i n d i -v i d u a l m a t t e r. O n e m i g h t r e a s o n t h a ti t e m s c o u l d b e o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e m a ta sav ing and fee l he cou ld consc ien-t i o u s l y o b t a i n t h e m s i n c e t h e m o n e yi s p a y m e n t f o r m e r c h a n d i s e , n o t adona t ion . On the o ther hand , i f onefe l t he would no t want to do bus inessi n a n y w a y w i t h s u c h o rg a n i z a t i o n s ,e v e n b y m a k i n g p u r c h a s e s , h e s h o u l dfol low his conscience. Of course, i t isgood to keep in mind tha t , whi le wes h o u l d n o t b e c r i t i c a l o f w h a t o t h e r sdo in th i s r egard , we shou ld a l so bec a r e f u l n o t t o s t u m b l e o t h e r s b y t h e

c o u r s e t h a t w e p u r s u e. C o n s i d e r c a r e -fu l ly the counse l r ecorded a t 1 Cor in -thians 10:23 33.

A s f o r c o n t r i b u t i n g i t e m s t o s u c horgan iza t ions , th i s i s an en t i re ly d i ffe r-e n t m a t t e r . I t i s n o t a b u s i ne s s t r a n s -ac t ion in which goods a re exchangedfor money or goods o f equa l va lue .Such a con t r ibu t ion o f goods would bea v o l u n t a r y o f f er i n g o r d o n a t i on t o t h ere l ig ious o rgan iza t ion , pa r t o f Babylont h e G r e a t , a n d w o u l d m a k e o n e as u p p o r t e r o f i t . T h i s a d e d i c a t e d C h r i s -t ian could not do.—Rev. 18:4.

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FOR UNITED STATES OF AMERICAFEBRUARY, 19 65 “ q 0 nof become fearful of those who kill the body.’*

-Mat t . 10 :28 .VOL. VIII NO. 2

Do Not Hold Back!^Deaii ^PubMe/is:Some of the most dis tant terr i -tory assigned to the United States

branch is a round Guam an d th eTrust Terr i tory of the Pacif ic Is-lands. There is stil l a lot of workto be done in that part of the field,and that is one reason why Bi oth-er Knorr has just vis i ted Guam,where a convention was held onthe weekend of December 5 and6. Eighty two brothers and inter-

ested persons at tended the Saturdaymeeting and there were 131 at the pu bli c ta lk .

Missionary work has s tar ted inSaipan, and there are some broth-ers serving where the need is greatin the Marshall Islands. But thereare s t i l l many other is lands thatneed at tent ion, so Brother Knorrspoke to the missionaries and the bro thers who have rec entl y go neout f rom the Hawaiian Is lands toserve in the area, and it is hopedthat we will be able to expand thewitness work into other islandgroups, such as Majuro, Truk and

Ponape, in the next few months,and then, as soon as other workersare available, we hope to get awitness given in other islands inthe Pacific territory. In some ofthese islands the people have neverheard the Kingdom message. Ofcourse, there is stil l much room forservice, and any brothers whofind employment in the Trust Ter-r i tory is lands always have an en-

jo yable tim e se rvin g where the ne edis great. If any of you want to lookinto the possibilit ies of going outto serve where the need is great inthe Pacific Islands, we think that

would be just fine.We hope, too, that we may beable to get more help from the some2,000 publishers in the HawaiianIslands. Brother Knorr had a fineassembly with the Hawaiian broth-ers, 1,682 attending the public meet-ing at Hilo. He has also writtento us about having a surpr is ingcrowd of 7,403 at a Wednesdaynight meet ing at a M anila racetrackin the Philippines.

Here in the United States we are

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1 “Do not hold back good fromthose to whom it is owing, when ithappens to be in the power of yourhand to do it ,” says Proverbs 3: 27.When considering how much you

personally be nefi t fro m The Watch- tower, you have probably thought,“I certainly don’t want to hold backthese good things from others. Iwish I could really help more per-sons to appreciate The Watchtower ju s t as I do .”

2 How mig ht we do this ? Well,what is i t about The Watchtower that we like so much? It is theinformation itself in the variousarticles, isn’t i t? Then why not se-lect a few outstanding points froman article and present these in a bri ef, in te restin g way? Or se le ctcertain sentences to read, and al-low the householder to read rightalong with you? Our desire is toconvince the listener that Th e Watchtower is different from or-dinary church journals so that hewill want to subscribe for it , andone of the best ways to do this isto r ea d some of it* to him.

3 Take, for example, The Watch- tower of February 15. After para

able to measure our progress inmany ways. Often we hear expres-s ions l ike: “What a spir i tual feastwe had for three days! What wouldwe do without circuit assemblies?”When we look back to 1947, whenthe circuit assemblies began in theUnited States, we had only six dis-tricts. Until 1953 the district ser-vant spent only one week with acircuit , serving a circuit assembly.However, a second week was thenadded, giving the district servantsome time to work with the circuitservant at a congregation. Then wehad to increase the number of dis-tricts, doubling the number to 12.

Twelve years after we began tohave circuit assemblies our districtshad more than t r ipled. There were19 districts in 1959. By 1961 thegrowth was so great that we hadformed s ix new dis t r ic ts in that

p hrasing the las t scr ip tu re of ou rsermon (Matt . 6 :10) , we mightread and comment on the captiontext f rom the main ar t ic le (Rev.20:13, 14). Then, depending uponthe interest shown, we could readthe first few lines of the main ar-ticle. How clear and reassuringthese s ta tements are! I f advisable ,we could even go farther, droppingdown to paragraph two, whichidentifies Satan as the one havingthe means to cause death and ex-

p la in s ho w he wi ll be b rought tonothing.

4 Of course, in ad ditio n to us ingspecific examples, as just mentioned,we should be prepared to describethe purpose and contents of T he Watchtower in a general way. Peo-

pl e wil l be inte reste d in such thin gsas the number of languages in whichit is published, how m any copies are

p rin ted of eac h is sue, the num berof lands in which it is distributedand that i t is read by people ofall religions.5 W asn’t th at a fine idea to ca rry“Let God Be True ” along with usand use it as a secondary offer

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one year alone. But expansion didnot stop there. The very next year,in 1962, another district was added.

No w we a re ver y happy to te ll youthat in February 1965 two morenew districts will begin function-ing. So we will have 28 districtsin the United States. One of thenew districts is in the area of north-ern California and southern Oregonand the other one is near New YorkCity in the Connecticut, New Jer-sey and Pennsylvania area.

So as each of us has a l i t t le par tin the service we are encouraged

by see in g the ev id en ce s of progressand expansion in our territory. We

p ray th a t yo u wil l eac h have m an yhappy experiences as you continueenjoying Jehovah’s goodwill.

Your brothers a tT h e B r o o k l y n B r a n c h O f f i c e

* Aid others to becom e Go d’s “ men of good w il l .”

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Will” Do Not Hold Back. Song 31.5 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m -

ments .13 min : L e t t e r f r o m T h e B r o o k l y nBranch Off ice i s d i scussed by twom a t u r e p u b l i s h e r s , i n t h e t r u t h m a n yy e a r s , w h o h a v e w a t c h e d m i s s i o n a r ywork expand in to va r ious coun t r i es .They re jo ice in th i s r epor t . Commento n l a s t t w o i t e m s o f T h e o c r a t i c N e w s .10 min : “A Uni ted Effor t B lessed wi thSuccess .” Ta lk . Br ing in loca l ex- pe riences, p r e fe r a b ly w i th “ All S c r ip -tu re” book .15 min : “Do Not Hold Back!” Quest i o n a n d a n s w e r d i s c u s s i o n . I n c l u d eT h e o c r a t i c N e w s i t e m f r o m F l o r i d a

— th i s c o ng re g a t io n did no t hol d back.5 m i n : A c c o u n t s s e r v a n t r e p o r t f o rJ a n u a r y.12 min : Conclud ing comments . Inc ludel o c a l J a n u a r y r e p o r t . B u i l d u p e n t h u -s iasm for nex t week’s se rv ice mee t ingo n v a c a t i o n p i on e e ri n g . R e m i n d b r o t h -e r s t o b r i n g J a n u a r y “ K i n g d o m M i n i s -t ry” inse r t nex t week . Song 44 .

T H I R D M E E T I N G IN F E B R U A R YThem e: Serv ing Whole sou led as“Men of Good Will.” Song 59.5 min : In t roduc t ion , t ex t and com -

m e n t s .18 min : “Can You Devote 100 Hoursa M o n t h t o J e h o v a h a s a P i o n e e r ? ”Q u e s t i o n a n d a n s w e r c o v e r a g e . J a n -u a r y “ K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y ” i n s e r t . A s -s i g n t o m a t u r e b r o t h e r, a s s i s t a n t c o n -grega t ion se rvan t , i f qua l i f i ed . Read p a r a g r a p h s a s t im e pe rm i ts . W e a v e inT h e o c r a t i c N e w s i t e m f r o m P l e a s a n tHill, Missouri.15 min : “Wi l l We Do I t Ag a in? ”Ar t ic le wi l l be thoroughly d i scussed b y m e a n s of a ud ie n c e pa r t i c ipa t ion .I n c l u d e T h e o c r a t i c N e w s i t e m f r o mCuba.15 min : Wil l You Vaca t ion P ioneer?

(3 min . ) Cha i rman who has p ioneers p i r i t e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y e n c o u r a g e s v a -cat ion pioneering in Apri l . 13,025 pub-l i shers in Uni ted S ta tes d id so l as tApri l . Mention number who did local ly.How wi l l our congrega t ion do th i sy e a r ? A n u m b e r o f p u b l i s h e r s a r econs ider ing i t . True , some have ob-s tac les , bu t now i s t ime to d i scuss and

pla n to overc om e the m . A udience i n -v i t ed to ask fo r he lp .

(10 min . ) Mar r ied s i s t e r wi th fourch i ld ren t e l l s he r p rob lem, i s inv i t edto p la t fo rm to d i scuss i t . Cha i rmannotes need o f reschedul ing , f ami lycoopera t ion , ea r ly s t a r t in morn ing ,m u t u a l a r r a n g e m e n t s w i t h o t h e r s i s -t e r s to ca re fo r ch i ld ren , e tc . Somes e g m e n t s o f u s u a l r o u t i n e m a y h a v eto be se t a s ide fo r month ; e i the r be ingcared fo r in month before o r a f t e r.Discuss b r ie f ly the Schedule on page6 o f J a n u a r y “ K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y ” i n -s e r t a n d e n c o u r a g e m a k i n g i t o u t n o w.S i s t e r d e c i d e s s h e c a n a n d w i l l v a c a -t ion p ioneer. Others , such as t een agey o u n g s t e r w i t h l i m i te d s p r i n g v a c a -t i o n , a n d o l d e r r e t i r e d b r o t h e r w i t ht i m e b u t n o t t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , a r e i n -t e r v i e w e d a n d h e l p e d w i t h p r a c t i c a lschedule. Suggest ions on workingn e a r b y t e r r i t o r y, a r r a n g i n g t o w o r kw i t h o t h e r s w h o h a v e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n ,etc . , are discussed. These, too, see howthey can vaca t ion p ioneer.

(2 min . ) CHAIRMAN: Obs tac les can be overcom e w i th a d v a n c e p lann ing .Appl ica t ion b lanks ava i l ab le fo r a l lwho wil l apply.

7 m i n : Conclud ing comments . HandleAnnouncements as they app ly loca l ly.Song 89.

F O U R T H M E E T I N G IN F E B R U A R YT h e m e : C o n d u c t i n g O u r s e l ve s a s

God’s “Men of Good Will.” Song 15.5 m i n : I n t r o d u c t i o n , t e x t a n d c o m -

m e n t s .15 min : “Hold a Good Conscience.”Art icle from September 1, 1964,

“ Wa t c h t o w e r. ” ( T h e m a t t e r of c o n -sc ience i s a fac to r in many dec i s ionsa C h r i s t i a n m u s t m a k e . H o w e v e r, t h i sd o es n o t m e a n t h a t i t m a k e s n od i ffe rence wha t a pe rson does . ) Ass ignt h i s t a l k t o m a t u r e b r o t h e r.18 min: Handling : Exp i red and Un-de l ive rab le Subscr ip t ions .

C H A I R M A N ( 2 m i n . ) E a c h y e a r c o n -gregat ions receive over 840,000 s l ipsfor expired subscript ions. Over 30,000subscr ip t ions a re unde l ive rab le eachyear because o f i l l eg ib le wr i t ing onsubscr ip t ion s l ips o r peop le movingw i t h o u t l e a v i n g a f o r w a r d i n g a d d r e s s .We a r e c o n c e r n e d . T h e y a r e m i s s i n gl i fe g iv ing t ru ths .

SCENE I (3 min . ) B ib le s tudy se r-v a n t e x p l a i n s t o c o n d u c t o r a r r a n g e -ment fo r ca l l ing on persons whosesubscr ip t ions have exp i red . He g ives

s l ips to conduc tor fo r h i s t e r r i to ry.Conduc tor then g ives s l ips to pub l i sheror ig ina l ly ob ta in ing the subscr ip t ion , i f po ssi bl e . A m ong sl ip s is a n “U n d e -l ive rab le Subscr ip t ion Fo l low Up” s l ip . N a m e of p u b l i s h e r o b ta i n in g su b s c r ip -t ion has been no ted on the s l ip bya c c o u n t s s e r v a n t . C o n d u c t o r i n q u i r e swha t shou ld be done wi th th i s . Ca l l scan be made to ob ta in reason fo r non-d e l i v e r y o r t o o b t a i n c o r r e c t i n f o r m a -t ion . Poss ib ly wrong s t ree t has beenshown, house number t r ansposed , e tc .(Next scene in t roduced . )

SCFJNE II (3 min.) At meet ing fors e r v i c e , c o n d u c t o r d i s c u s s e s m a k i n gcal ls on subscript ion expirat ions. (1)Fr iend ly g ree t ing ; i f pe r son i s known,renew acqua in tance . I f no t, then g ivea p p r o p r i a t e i n t r o d u c t i o n i d e n t i f y i n gs e l f a s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e o rg a n i z a -t i o n p u b l i s h i n g “ T h e Wa t c h t o w e r ”( a n d / o r “ Aw a k e ! ” ) . ( 2) G i ve c u r r e n tse rmon. (3 ) Presen t subscr ip t ion fo r

b o th m a g a z in e s a n d s t a r t s t u d y in“Good News” bookle t . (Conduc tor in -t roduces nex t scene . )

SCENE I I I (4 min . ) Pub l i sher makessubscr ip t ion exp i ra t ion ca l l . Fo l lowsa l l s t eps ; g ives abbrev ia ted se rmon.Obta ins new subscr ip t ion ; checks s l ipfor accuracy and l eg ib i l i ty.

SCE NE IV (3 min . ) Con duc tor nex tt a l k s w i t h p u b l i s h e r w h o o b t a i n e d u nd e li v er a bl e s u bs c r ip t io n . S u g g e s t sca l l ing a t addr ess show n on the s lip,and they do so . No such numberfound . Pub l i sher sugges t s they t ry one bl oc k ove r . H o use ho lde r is loc a ted an dexpresses concern abou t no t r ece iv ingmagaz ine . New a ddre ss i s no ted ons l ip . S tudy s ta r t e d in “Good Ne ws ” bo ok let .

CHAIRMAN (3 min . ) Out l ine p ro-cedure fo r hand l ing back ca l l s l ips .Ment ion fo l lowing po in t s abou t un-de l ive rab le subscr ip t ions . (1 ) Re turnto add ress given. (2) I f not found,check ad jo in ing s t ree t s , house wi ths imi la r number, names on mai lboxesin ap ar t m en t houses , e tc . (3) Maked i s c r e e t i n q u i r i e s o f p r e s e n t t e n a n t o rne ighbors as to new address . Check p hon e d i r ec to r y o r o th e r such sour ces.(4) I f address on s l ip is correct , checkwith post office.

Us ing these sugges t ions wi l l a idm a n y t o r e c e i v e “ T h e Wa t c h t o w e r ”a n d “ Aw a k e ! ” w h e r e t h e s u b s c r i p t i o nexp i red o r i s unde l ive rab le .12 min: Ques t ion Box . Comm it tee hasd i scuss ion to dec ide i f ce r ta in coup le

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in the congrega t ion shou ld be g ran tedu s e o f K i n g d o m H a l l f o r th e i r w e d -d i n g . T h e b r o t h e r h a d a p p r o a c h e dBib le s tudy se rvan t , was to ld i tw a s c o m m i t t e e m a t t e r a n d t h a tthey would be happy to cons ider i t .B i b l e s t u d y s e r v a n t c o m m e n d e d f o rh a n d l i n g m a t t e r t h i s w a y. C o m m i t t e en o w e x a m i n e s a n d d i s c u s s e s Q u e s t i o nBox mate r ia l ca re fu l ly so they wi l l befu l ly in formed , can d i scuss po in t s

p r ope r ly w i t h co upl e, a n d m a t t e r wi ll be h an d le d th eo c ra t ic a l ly to s a t i s f a c -tion of all.10 min: Conc lud ing comm ents . Com-ment on s logan a t bo t tom of page 4 ,ty ing in po in t s f rom las t week’s se r-vice meet ing. Song 83.

F I R S T M E E T I N G IN M A R C H

T h e m e : I m p a r t G o d ’s P r o g r e s s i v eRevelat ion to Mankind. Song 77.

5 m i n : I n t r o d u c ti o n , t e x t a n d c o m -m e n t s .15 m i n : “ S h a r e i n t h e H a p p y O u t -c o m e J e h o v a h G i v e s . ” C h a i r m a n a s k squest ions to highl ight point being

m a d e i n p a r a g r a p h . T h e n s i m p l y r e a dthe exper ience o r exper iences f rom“Yearbook” to i l lus t ra te tha t fo l lowingup a l l in te res t wi l l b r ing resu l t s . (Seealso “yb,” p. 135 113; p. 149 U ; p. 240HI . ) Jus t r ead ing exper iences a loudwi l l d r ive home the po in t . Make ques -t i o n a n d a n s w e r p o r t i o n f a s t m o v i n g ,l eav ing t ime fo r exper iences .15 min : “ W h a t Yo u S h o u l d K n o wA b o u t A l c o h o l i s m . ” Ta l k b y m a t u r e b r o t h e r on a r t i c le in J a n u a r y 22, 1965,“ Aw a k e ! ” S t i c k t o t h e m a t e r i a l i nthe a r t i c le .10 m i n: Ta l k b y a c c o u n t s s e r v a n t o nm e e t i n g w i t h c o n g r e g a t i o n s e r v a n t . A tt h e i r m e e t i n g t h e y w i l l d i s c u s s : I n -s t ruc t ions on congrega t ion account ing ,espec ia l ly need fo r aud i t ing accountsr e g u l ar l y, p e r i n s t r u c t i o n s h e e t . I m p o r-t a n c e o f a c c u r a c y i n t a k i n g s u b s c r i p -t ions . Inc lude comments on p r iv i l egeof con t r ibu t ing toward congrega t ionexpenses . Se lec t appropr ia te po in t sfro m pa ge s 281 284 in 1964 “W at cht o w e r. ”15 min : C o n g r e g a t i o n s e r v a n t g i v e st a l k o n t he m e f o r M a rc h , “ I m p a r tGod’s Progress ive Reve la t ion to Man-k i n d , ” a n d w e a v e s c o n c l u d in g c o m -ments in as app l ica t ion o f these po in t s .(See “Watchtower,” March 1, 1965.)Song 70.

Do Not Hold Back! (Cont’d)during Ja nu ary ? L et’s cont inue do-ing so in February. Also, we willcontinue to suggest that they readthe individual copies of the maga-zines, which we place for 10c.

6 It really is in the power of ourhands to do good in this worldwhere so many concentrate on whatis bad, isn’t it? Yes, with what wehave to offer, and especially if weare prepared to demonstrate thevalue of The Watchtoicer, we havethe power to do a tremendousamount of good. How satisfying itis to know that our wholesome andgenerous giving can aid interested

pers ons to lea rn of the w ay th a tleads to life! With a motive as fineas this, surely we cannot hold back.

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Wal l We Do I t Again?1 We should —an d we will, if all

of us support Apri l vacat ion pio-neering as in the past. Since vaca-tion pioneering has especially beensuggested for Apri l the las t twoyears , look what has happened! In1963, the first year vacation pio-neer ing was real ly highl ighted forApril , the grand total of 10,379 re-

sponded, compared to 3,468 in April1962. Last April the number jumpedstill higher, to 13,025. Will we doi t again? Wil l we have anotherincrease in the number who vaca-tion pioneer this April?

2 We will, if al l of us who served previously do it ag ain and o th ers jo in in Apri l vacati on pio ne eri ng .The Society is pleased to invite all

bapti zed pub lis hers wh o have be enregular in service for the las t s ixmonths to respond to the call . Wewill be happy indeed to receiveyour application.

3 Pub lisher s of all age groups and

circumstances commendably respond-ed last April. A goodly number ofservants were able to vacat ion pio-neer and do their secular work.School age publishers took advan-tage of the school vacation periodand worked out schedules that en-abled them to vacation pioneer.Housewives, retired persons, parttime workers, some well up in years,many who formerly were regular

and special pioneers, and some with physical in fi rm it ie s vaca ti on pio -neered.

4 The greatest month of Kingdomactivity on record was last April .

New peaks were reached in pub-lishers, hours, magazines, back calls,Bible studies and subscriptions, andin vacation pioneers. The activityof the va cat ion pioneers contr ibutedgreat ly to making possible the ex-cellent report. And many enjoyedtheir service so much that theyei ther extended their vacat ion pio-neer ing or are now serving as reg-ular pioneers! Wil l we reach new

peaks again th is April? Yes, ifthose who vacation pioneered lastyear do i t again and encourageothers to join them.

5 W ith a ll of us who are now serv-ing as vacat ion, regular and spe-cial pioneers, servants in local con-gregat ions, and circui t and dis t r ic tservants , ta lking up and encouragingothers to vacat ion pioneer duringApril , we will do it again. Pub-lishers, why not encourage one an-other to serve together? How manyvacat ion pioneered with your con-gregat ion las t year? Wouldn’t i t

be nic e to be tte r th e num ber th isyear? We at headquarters look for-ward to being able to rejoice withyou in seeing a new peak in the

number of vacation pioneers forApril.

6 To answer quest ions and arrang especial midweek field service ac-tivities for April , the Society isasking congregation committees tomeet with prospect ive vacat ion pio-neers a t the most convenient t imelocally, before or after the Sundaymeet ings, February 21. Please at-tend i f you are interested in vaca-tion pioneering.

7 It would be app reciated if youwould obtain your application, fil li t out and submit i t to the overseerr ight away. Special arrangementsare being made in the office hereto handle the appl icat ions as soonas they are received. If your cir-cumstances are uncertain now, but

by la te in M arch o r ev en the fir stof April you see it is possible tovacation pioneer two weeks or more,fil l out an application. Your over-seer will be pleased to give it im-mediate a t tent ion with the commit-tee and send it to the Society.

8 If the num ber of congregation publishers and vacation pio neersequals the 20 percent goal for thecongregation, overseers will be ableto wri te on the cong regation’s re-

p ort ca rd “We M ade I t ! ” to in di-cate that the 20 percent increasewas reached or exceeded. Wouldn’ti t be wonderful for your congrega-t ion to report “We Made I t !” andfor all congregations to say, Wedid it again?

w a n t s p i r i t u a l a i d m a y w r i t e t o t h eS o c i e t y, g i v i n g t h e n a m e s a n d a d d r e s s -es . I f any ded ica ted pub l i she r i s p lan-n i n g t o t r a v e l t o H u n g a r y, p l e a s ec o m m u n i c a t e w i t h t h e S o c i e t y a t l e a s ttwo months in advance , i f poss ib le .♦ T h e F e b r ua r y 22 A w a k e ! h a s a na r t i cl e e n t i t l e d “ C h e a t i n g t h e I n s u r a n c eCompany.” You wi l l f ind i t a good onet o p l a c e w i t h y o u r i n s u r a n c e a g e n tand o the r s .♦ N e w p u b l i ca t io n s a v a il a bl e :

Q u a l i f i e d t o B e M i n i s t e r s —C ib em b a“ Yo u r Wi l l B e D o n e o n E a r t h ”

—Y o rub a1964 Wa t c h t o w e r a n d A w a k e ! b o u n d

vo lumes —E ngli sh , P o r tu g u e s e , S p an ish

Wa t c h To w e r P u b l i c a t i o n s I n d e x , 1964 —E nglish

1965 Ye a r b o o k — G e r m a nTract 4—“ A w a k e f r o m S l e e p ! ”

—P o r tu g u es eTract 8— L i f e in G o d ' s N e w O rd er

—P o r tu g u es eTrac t 9— T h e S i g n o f C h r i s t ' s P r e sence — P o r t u g u e s e

♦ O u t o f s t oc k i n U . S. A. :F a i t h o n t h e M a r c h —EnglishW h a t H a s R e l i g i o n D o n e f o r M a n

k i n d ? — G r e e k , P o r t u g u e s eG o d ’s K i n g d o m R u l e s —I s t h e W o r l d ’s

E n d N ear ? — J a p a n e s e , S p a n i s h H ea l in g o f t h e N a t io n s Has D r a w n

N e a r —I ta l ian , Turk i shWo r l d C o n q u e s t S o o n — b y G o d ’s

K i n g d o m —Engli sh , F ren chWa t c h To w e r P u b li c a t io n s I n d e x , 1963

—E ngli sh♦ Av a il a bl e a g a i n i n U .S .A .:

“L o o k ! I A m M a k i n g A l l T h i n g s N e w ” —Hind i

“T h i s G o od N e w s o f t h e K i n g d o m ” —H ind i , Isoko

Announcements♦ O v e r s ee r s h o ul d m e e t w i t h ac c o un t ss e r v a n t a n d w o r k w i t h h i m i n t h ese rv ice ea r ly in February. See page 2fo r po in t s to d i scuss . Also , l i t e ra tu res e r v a n t s h o u l d m e e t b r i e f l y w i t h t h e m .H i s d u t i e s a n d t h o s e o f a c c o u n t s s e r -v a n t c a n t h u s b e c o o r d i n a t e d .♦ T h e f o ll o wi n g p r o g r a m s h o u l d b efo l lowed a t a l l s e rv ice cen te r s . Feb-r u a r y 1 4 , r e v i e w a n d d e m o n s t r a t es t a r t ing s tud ies in “ G o o d N e i v s ” book let , e spec ia l ly on in i ti a l ca ll . (S eeJune 1964 K i n g d o m M i n i s t r y, page 2.)F e b r u a r y 2 1 , d i s c u s s h o w t o d e m o n -s t ra te spec i f i c po in t s f rom a Wa t c h - t o w e r ar t ic le . (See page 1, “Do NotHold Back! ” ) Fe bru ary 28, mak ing ca l lso n s u b s c r i p t i o n e x p i r a t i o n s a n d u n -de l ive rab le subsc r ip t ions . (See page 2. )March 7 , d i scuss impor tance o f mak ing b a ck c a l l s w h e r e v e r in te r es t is sho w n.( S e e “ S h a r e i n t h e H a p p y O u t c o m eJ e h o v a h G i v e s . ” )

♦ T h e S o c ie t y a p p re c i at e s v e r y m u c ht h e g e n e r o s i t y a n d c o n s i d e r at i o n s h o w n b y b r o t h e r s in th e con g reg a t io n s w h oh a v e s e n t p a c k a g e s o f u s e d c l o t h i n g t oB r o o k l y n . We h a v e b e e n a b l e t o u s esome of th i s fo r sh ipments overseasa n d h a v e a l s o b e e n a b l e t o s u p p l ywarm c lo th ing to s tuden t s o f Gi leadw h o c a m e f r o m t r o p i c a l c o u n t r i e s .H o w e v e r, w e h a v e n o w a c c u m u l a t e dqu i t e a l a rge supp ly o f the c lo th ing .T h e r e f o r e , w e r e q u e s t t h e b r o t h e r s n o tto send packages o f used c lo th ing toB r o o k l y n . N o d o u b t i t w o u l d b e h e l p f u lt o m a n y o f t h e p i o n e e r s o r s o m e n e e d yf a m i l i e s i f t h e b r o t h e r s w o u l d a r r a n g efor loca l d i s t r ibu t ion o f the c lo th ingt h e y a r e n o l o n g e r u s i n g .♦ T h e A p ri l 15 Wa t c h t o w e r a n d t h eApri l 22 A w a k e ! wi l l be special issues .

T h e Wa t c h t o w e r w i l l f e a t u r e t h e s u b - j e c t “T h e C om in g B a n q u e t f o r A ll th ePeop les . ” A w a k e ! w i l l b e o n t h e t i m e l ys u b j e c t “ M o v e m e n t s To w a r d R e l i g i o u sU n i t y — W h a t T h e y M e a n t o Yo u ! ”Al l wi l l wan t to g ive them spec ia l d i s -t r i b u t i o n . P u b l i s h e r s w i l l w a n t t o p l a nto p lace a t l eas t 30 magaz ines dur ingApr i l ; p ioneers 200 and spec ia l p io -nee r s 300 . Congrega t ions shou ld asce r-t a i n t h e i r n e e d s a n d o r d e r n o w.♦ O u r 2 0 pe r ce n t g o al f o r A p r i l is350,782 publ ishers . Now is the t ime tos t a r t w o r k i n g t o w a r d i t b y l a y i n g t h ef o u n d a t i o n t o t a k e t h o s e w i t h w h o ms t u d i e s a r e b e i n g c o n d u c t e d a n d w h oare su ff i c i en t ly advanced ou t in themin i s t ry.♦ D u r in g M e m or ia l w e e k c i r cu i t s e r -v a n t s w i l l k e e p t h e r e g u l a r s c h e d u l es e r v i n g c o n g r e g a t i o n s e x c e p t t h a t t h eu s u a l F r i d a y m e e t i n g w i t h t h e c o m -m i t t e e w i l l b e m o v e d t o a n o t h e r t i m e .C o n g r e g a t i o n s b e i n g v i s i t e d b y a c i r -c u i t o r d i s t r i c t s e r v a n t m a y a s k t h e s e b r o th e r s to h a n d le th e M em o r ia l ta lk .In a l l cases they wi l l g ive the Apr i l 4ta lk . Congrega t ions hav ing a c i r cu i ta s sembly Apr i l 4 wi l l have the spec ia lta lk Apri l 11.♦ O ff er f o r M a y: “L e t G o d B e T r u e ” and a book le t , fo r 50c . When ou t o fs t o c k u s e “ T h i s M e a n s E v e r l a s t i n g

L i f e ” a n d t h e r e a f t e r a n y 5 0 c b o o kheav i ly s tocked .♦ P l e as e d o n o t m a i l a n y c o p ie s o fthe S oc ie ty ’s pub l i ca t ions to ind iv idu a l si n H u n g a r y. R e c e i v i n g t h e s e t h i n g sthe re migh t on ly cause d i ff i cu l ty. How-ever, B ib les no t p r in ted by the Soc ie tym a y b e s e n t . A n y o n e k n o w i n g o f i n -t e r e s t e d p e r s o n s l i v i n g i n H u n g a r y w h o

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THE GOOD MEWSShare in the Happy Outcome

Jehovah Gives1 Some mon ths ago a pub lishe r in

Michigan was invited to make backcalls. When she replied, “I don’thave any,” i t was suggested thatin the future she keep a record ofall interest located. She followedthe suggestion and is glad she did.Since then she has never been with-out back calls, studies or the happyexperiences that come with a fullshare in this act ivi ty.

2 How often have you called backon a person who took no l i teratureat all? Or do you usually not makesuch calls? Remember Jes us ’ state -ment, ‘My sheep will listen to myvoice’? Well, it’s true, and you’ve

noticed that some, while refusingto take the l i terature for var iousreasons, will sti l l l isten to the mes-sage, haven’t you? Are they sheep-like persons? It will often take a ba ck c al l to find ou t. And it does n’ttake an experienced publ isher tospot such interest. The new Yearbook te l ls an experience that i l lus-t ra tes the point . Two publ ishers inEngland called at a door together.The householder did not take anyl i terature , so the publ isher whomade the p resentat ion m ade no noteof the call on his House to IIouseRecord. But the publ isher with him

1 Remember the eff or t ' th at you pers onall y p u t for th to he lp m ake De-cember an outstanding month? Well,rejoice with us now in the manyfine features of that report. 310,027

publis hers reporte d, for a 0.1 per-cent increase over last year 's av-erage of 292,318. This is the great-est number of publ ishers report ingin any month, with the exceptionof April 1964 ! 13,020 more pub-lishers reported than in December 1964.

2 Bu t th at ’s not all. T his Decem- ber we averaged 9.4 hours and 11.1magazines; las t year 9 .1 hours and10.3 magazines. And pioneers? Re-

p ort in g were 8,622, our tw en tyninth monthly peak!

3 Did you enjoy plac ing “All Scripture Is Inspired of Clod and

Ben efi ci al ” along with the Bible?Many of you had outs tanding ex- per ie nce s. You sha red these w ith

fel t that some interest had beenshown, made a note of it and called

back the fo ll owin g we ek . Soon ahome Bible study was being con-ducted in that home. Whether theyaccept li terature or not, i t is theseinterested ones we want to help,isn’t it? (See Yearb