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April 1, 1931
Watchtower Week to Be One of “Singing”
Great Shall Be the Voice ot the Servant
Importance of Placing Bound Books
Books to Be Stressed This Week
Don’t Forget the Special Information Required
“Midwinter Week” proved to be n great witness to the name of Jehovah, and now tlie time has come to give earnest and prayerful consideration to “Watchtower Week". May 8 to 17 are to be tlie ten days set aside for the anointed throughout. the earth to lift their voices in singing "its it were a new song before the throne, and before Ilie four boasts, Mild the elders”. (Rev, 14; 3) Light says concerning this new song, ‘Tlie song which John lienrd sounds new, :ind therefore would indicate thril the servant class would have a change in their witness work from that of Elijah to Unit foreshadowed by Elisha, the la I ter being a service attended with no fear but willi great Joy. It is the love of God that prompts them to service, and the love such as Christ 1ms that constrains Ibem and bolds them together; and these fear not the enemy or his organization, but boldly sing fortli the praises of the great Eternal One. . . . The time lias come for them to sing, and they do ‘sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from tlie end of the etirlli’.”
And then goes on to show that the remnant here on earth arc not to be alone in their singing. Maybe you arc n pioneer in some remote section of the country where few nppreeiiile the fact that you lire faith fully doing your best to serve Jeliovali, or perImps you are a sharpshooter isolated from all other friends in lite trulli. Yet you do not stunil alone in singing forth Jehovah’s praises. All over the earth during this week tlie anointed will be putting forth a special effort to get in more time, that the strains of this new song might lie heard far and wide.
Besides your brethren on earth who arc singing, T.ifjht tells us: “The angelic hosts sang to the praise of Jehovah Cod nt the birth of Jesus, wlioni they announced as tlie Savior of the world. Now tlie King in glory slands upon Mount Zion witli all power and authority to rule and Wess, and all of God’s organization join in the new song. The angels in heaven and the remnant on earth sing before tlie throne the praises of rhe Most High. The singers have the throne, and not who they are. in mind. The singers are mil tlie important ones: it is I he great JeliOvnh God, and Ids King, whose praises they sing. In the grand chorus Ilie 1.44,01X1 are ‘singing before the four beasts’; which means they are singing in the presence and hearing of Jehovah’s organization. . . , All who are of the 144.000 must sing now, and they do sing. Tlie singing in the hearing of rill of God’s organization implies that the remnant on earth must now be singing us their theme God’s supremacy in the throne, that his word mid his name might bo made known and in due time fully vindicated.’’— I’ages 308-310, Book 1. ■
How good tlie Lord Ims been to his people to permit them to have a little part in this great chorus I Who is there among the anointed that will not be straining every nerve to do His little part during “Watchtower Week"?
I’o make “Watchtower Week” a big success, remember that the spe eial features are the recording of the number of those who obtain literature who listen to the Watch Tower radio programs and the number who do not. Also remember that the elothboinid books are to be stressed in the $1.00 combinations. How to report placements, and the combiiuifions Io be stressed, are explained elsewhere, in this Iliilletin, Territory should be carefully outlined by Ilie class directors in the small towns, as suggested in the March liHlletln. so that the work ciin lie carried on smoothly and all unnecessary delays avoided.
Tile brethren al. headquarters believe this “Watchtower Week" to he so important that they are closing down for Ilie first three days so that they might do their part in leaving rhe witness in the hands of I he people. Time in the field work is that which results in giving the testimonies and in leaving the books with the people. More time in the Held means more witnesses given, more hooks placed in tile hands of i he people, stud more blessings both given and received. Let each one nmke arrangements now for putting in as much time as possible during “Watchtower Week”.
Bethel Family to
Start on First Day
Speakers to Serve Wide Area
Bethel and Factory Closed for 3 Days’ Field Service
: “Watchtower Week’- bringw into , close (•ooriiiiiiii iun Ilie two ;rrpat jriiblirify ln1 2:ifirltcS of Ihe 1.orilS
Leave with the People a Detailed Account
of the Kingdom
3 Books for $1.00
a Very Attractive Offer
Wa find the evidence of God’s goodness to his people manifested particularly in the food he provides i us and the privileges he grants us. The food is contained in The Watch 'J'oicer, books and booklets. The Watch Toiccr carries food which might be termed ns for the exclusive use of the anointed. The books contain the assembled scriptures and facts conclusively proving the establishment. of God’s kingdom for the vindication of his name and the deliverance of his creatures. This is food in the most absolute sense for every human creature, be he con-seemlei] or not. Any who are not getting this food are not. properly fell. There are many causes for this. It may be due to the Devil’s ‘blinding their minds lest the Gospel of Chrlsl should shine into them’, or it may be due to their own selfishness. or IT MAY BE DUE TO INDIFFEB-hxck or tack or faith on the part or BOMB OF THE LOtm’s REPRESENTATIVES WHO DO KOT BVSY THEM SELVES IX THE I.OKD’S SERVICE.OB WHO WOOK BUT DO NOT OITEIi THE MOST NOUmSH-:N<1 FOOD (CONTAINED IN THE BOOKS) TO THE PEOPLE.
Tlie booklets contain tlie truth, but in its very simplest form and necessarily restricted to a very limited discussion of the subject, and arc more particularly intended to create an interest In the mind of prospects and prepare them to receive the bottHd hooks, which carry the message of the Lord’s kingdom as far as revealed. The hound BOOKS. TITEBEFOBE, ARE WHAT SHOULD HE CONTINUALLY PRESENTED TO THE people ; and the booklets should lie presented only when at] efforts to kingdom, the Field Force and the Radio.
Not to be one whit behind their brethren in this respect, and also to he found side by side with them in the field service, the office, factory. and the Bethel home are ‘closing shop’ for the first three days of tlie drive in order to join with you in this mighty witness, thus combining 1 lie three branches of the Lord’s kingdom Service in tlie field.
How to Report for “Watchtower Week”
Number of Obtainers Who Listen to Programs Important
Spring has wine again mid the lime Is here to look forward with anticipation to anotber big service week in which the anointed of die J.vrd will again lai making a special effort to sound forth the praises of Hie Lonl. In 1111s country special stress will be laid upon the keeping of a record of die number of persons who obtain the literature who arc listeners to the Watch Tower radio programs. Don't forget to place an K al'ler each placement made when it has been made as a result of the radio. Then each worker, service director, sharpshooter and colporteur, should report the total number of obtainers who have listened to the Walch Tower and the total obtainers who have not listened to the Watch Tower. Show it on your worker’s slip or report card in the column headed: "5um-ber of persons obtaining literature” like this: 25 R- By drawing a line I 25
under the number of Watch Tower listeners who obtain literal ore and immediately below the line reporting the number of obtainers who hare not listened to the Waieli Tower, nn interesting report will be possible which will serve ns an indication of what effect the radio programs are having on the terrilory, Lei’s al! cooperate and make this “Watchtower Week" the greatest ever. Class directors, colporteurs and sharpshooters should make out their reports to include nil the work done for the entire period of ten days beginning witli the Sill and ending with tlie 1.7th. As moidhly reports only are usually required from the sharpshooters, a special curd will be sent to them for reporting activities during “Watchtower Week”. Their monthly report for May will represent their activities during the remainder of the month.
How many of those who obtain tlie liiei'a.ture will prove to be Watch-Tower listeners'.' We are much interested to know, anil believe that, you loo will be Interested in the report.
Don't forget to mention the Watch Tower in each canvass and ask if the Wateh Tower programs arc listened to. To make this information complete will require the cooperation of each worker in keeping the personal record and reporting the total obtainers who listen in and the total who have not listened in.
An Encouraging Word
A Letter or Phone Call Once in a While Will Help
Jehovah surely is preparing the way for a steadily increasing testimony by means of the transcription broadcasting. An occasional word of encouragement, either by letter or telephone (immediately following broadcast), will mean much to hearten the men nt the station, who themselves are doubtless harassed by Satan and his sons. Such encouragement is especially timely when a “hot” shot has gone out over the air. Each one will, we are sure, thoroughly sense the value of tliis privilege of service and use it diligently.
Society Publishes New Catalog
To Be Mailed to All Interested Radio Listeners
Workers May Find Them Useful in Canvassing
The Society has just published a 36-page catalog describing all the late publications. In it there is a very beautiful colored illustration of the nine books giving a view of the bricks of the entire set as it looks standing between book ends, and another giving a full front view of each book separately. 'There is a third illustration, showing ah the ten-cent booklets. The main reason for the publication of this very attractive catalog is to give detailed information to the radio listeners who write in to this office for more Information in regard to the books 1 which are announced over the radio.
For a long time the friends have i been desirous of some prospectus or I colored illustration that can be used to show all Ilie books without carrying the entire set of nine with them. Some of the sisters and elderly brethren cannot always carry a full sei. and a supply of booklets. We therefore believe tlmt this catalog will be of help to these friends.
It was quite an expense to the Society to publish this catalog, and therefore we are offering them al cost to the friends who desire to use them. Two of the catalogs may be had for live cents; or, in other words, they are ecnls each. Wc are enclosing a catalog with this | Unllelin, for your examination ; and I if any of the friends desire them, please have Hie director order a quantity.
This catalog may answer the request of many of the brethren for an attractive illustration of the books. Some have asked for a pro spectus, but it would bo very expensive to get these up. If the brethren find the use of this catalog an aid in placing the books, we shall be glad to have you write us liow you use it and what results are obtained. 'this may be of help to other workers,
FEBRUARY’S WITNESS
Books Booklets Total
Classes and SS 49,539 153,018 202,557
Auxiliaries 15,688 35,451 51,139
Pioneers 78,403 118,005 196,408
Total 143,630 306,474 450,104
Total to date 773,456 1,674,625 2,446,081
Total Testimonies to date 4,175,686
A Testimony Counter and a Canvassing Case
Many Friends Like Them
We have quite u few Inquiries at this office about what is known as a “Golfers Pal". This “Golfers Pal" is a very neat uickel-plated counter with a small knob on one side that can he pushed in each time a testimony is given, which is then registered. It is worn on the wrist as a wristwatch is worn. It will be found a convenience in keeping track of your testimonies, especially in winter mouths. So many have been I he inquiries that we have made investigation with the people who manufacture this “Golfers Bal". Il retails ;il one dollar in all sporting goods stores. If we buy a large quantity at one lime we Khali be able to furnish them to the friends at sixty cents each. If we can get a sufficient number of orders from the friends, we shall be able to supply them at this price.
CANVASSING CASE
Cor the convenience of the friends the Society will handle a very neat canvassing case. If the Society buys these in large quantities they can lie furnished Io any of tlie .friends for $2,150 each. A picture of the case is given below. It is lined with red waterproof cloth, and entirely covered with fnhrikold leal her, It is a strongly built case and has a lull-length piano hinge. Tlie case will hold eleven clothbomid books and four booklets or nine clothbound books and eighteen booklets. If any of the friends desire such u ease the Society will handle just one order for them.
We should appreciate it it each uirvice director would take this matter up with tlie class and have all those who want one of these nr both to place their orders with him, and please pay him in advance. Each director should take the orders mi a separate sheet of paper for his record, and then mail an order for the total quantity to this office, stating the number of “Golfers Pal” and canvassing cases you require for the class and enclosing remitlance in full with the order. It' colporteurs desire these, please send in order with remittance. We will hold these orders for n while before we place an order with the manufacturers. We will place one large order and then discontinue handling these testimony counters and canvassing * i-iiHes. The reason we are doing It this time is tlmt we can save the friends a good bit of money. Please lie sure that your order is in ' before April 20, because the number wc have orders for at that time will be ordered from the inanuftie-liirers. Any orders received thereafter will very likely not be filled.
We should appreciate very1 much if we can fill these eases with books
I before shipping, so that we cun suve I as much as possible in carrying I charges. The case weighs 2J pounds, and when tilled with eleven books, ten pounds, total weight. If you can place an order for 10 fuses filled, it will make a 100-pound shipment. If not 10 cases, maybe you can order other books to make up a 100-pound shipment.
A Court Decision It Will Encourage All Workers
Below is a decision rendered by the Court of Appeals, Seventh District, Slate of Ohio.
This should spur each of the Lord's anointed to a greater endeavor to glorify the Lord. If they do happen to be stopped and arrested, the titilliorilies must render a decision ns this judge did, if they are Imnesl. If they tire not, and render an adverse decision, then it Is ii witness against them.
STATE 01’ OHIO ) ) ss TRUMBULL COUNTY )
IN THE COllitT OF APPEALS Seventh District, FARR, MIDDLETON AND MOCK, J.I. (Middleton & Mock, J.I.
sitting by assignment)
THE CITY OF WAI t KEN )
By tlie Court Mock, TJ.
Oscar Burke was found guilly in rhe police court of the City of Warren, under tin a Hida vit lliat, charged ih.it: he unlawfully went “about from place to place upon the streets of said city" to solicit orders for books without having obtained a license so to do. coni vary to a given ordiimnee of i lie City. Tlie judgment nf conviction was affirmed in the Common J'leus Court and he now prosecutes error io Ibis Court, to reverse both of tlie judgments referred to.
The Ordinance invoked against the accused is not one of perfect r'liirily but we do not deem it necessary to place tiny in I erprelation on its terms. If Burke was soliciting orders for books at the time charged, tlie books which lie sought Io dispose of were of religious nature. Burke had no financial interest in tin’ sale of them. It is agreed that under another section of the City Ordinance one soliciting orders of this character is immune from prosecution if bis solicitation was in fact done for church or religious purposes. Whether the publishing house that furnished these books was conducting a business for profit is riot apparent. It is, however, perfectly apparent that so far as Burke was concerned, he was engaged In a religious mission, that the work he was doing was solely of a religions nature and was for the benefit of the church with which he is affiliated. It is not. therefore necessary to determine whether under this Ordinance he would have been guilty if lie had heen engaged in soliciting orders from which he was to profit. It Is only necessary to say that the evidence clearly shows that he was entitled to immunity afforded him by the Ordinance last referred to. Because the judgment is nmnifesily opposed to the weight nf the testimony the «;imc is reversed.
JUDGMENT REVERSED.
Fust and Middleton, J.T., canrnr in the findln**
W. B. Kilpalrlok. Esq. E. Pi. Wertz, E«q.
V. E. Kightlinger, Esq.
Error:
Decided: Feb. Ullli,
for Pltf. for Deft
1931
place the bound books have failed.
None of your radio listeners have heard a word about booklets, and are not expecting them. They do know about the books, and are expecting them. In his lectures Brother Hiii.lierford impresses upon them the importance and necessity of the books. Are we going to undo Ills work by rccauvassing for booklets after they have already been told of books and are expecting them? Of course we are not, We are going to be consistent. We are going to raise our voice and with the voice together sing one harmonious song to the praise of Jehovah. Books, Book's, and more Books.
Viewing the matter from another angle, here is what we find. Under ordinary conditions, when business is good, the majority of the people are pretty well satisfied with conditions and therefore more argument is required to cause them to realize ilieir need of Ilie Kingdom. There is no question in the mind of any intelligent person today regarding the conditions in the world. They know there is something wrong. They know they can’t remedy it. They know none of the human organizations are able to cope with it, and they want to know the correct answer. We have it in the books. They should have the books. Why offer that which only partly on ers the issue, when you have the books? The harder the times, the greater is tlie need for the books. The Lord, knowing this condition, has provided food for his people in greater abundance than ever before and lias provided us with better books at a very low price for the feeding of the people. In view of the existing business depression, let us therefore concentrate on THE DOLLAR COMBINATION
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Last drive we had to cancel a number of appointments because of lack of speakers and the distance from New York. During this drive a special effort will be made to serve till requests, and rnaybe we can arrange to serve classes in Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. This is not a promise of service, but we should like to have requests from all classes in these areas who would like to have a brother from Bethel to lead them in the field service during this drive. We will then advise you what can be done. Classes east of Ohio and north of Virginia will make their requests as usual. Please have all requests in this office lie-fore April 20. The brethren should put forth a special effort to get time off from their secular employment to have part in this drive. Take the time during the early part, of the campaign ami give it a good start, i
Lot everyone be found fighting, shoulder to shoulder on the I,ord’s side during w.vt<mTo.wiiii wekk. I
