N O V H M HER 1, 1932

THOSE WHO KNOW JEHOVAH

Are Anxious to Place the

Calling Card for Jehovah’s witnesses

Sonic of Jehovah’s witnesses have been using a calling curd to introduce themselves to those upon whom they call, not only in business districts, but also in residential sections. Such cards arc especially useful when a maid answers the door bell, since the card can be given to her to present to the man or lady of the house. Those who use the cards believe that they add a certain dignity to their presentation of the Kingdom message and serve as a means of identifying them, not personally, hut as one of Jehovah’s witnesses. Seeing the card brings forcefully to the attention of the individual called upon the nature of your call.

Since the request for these cards has been made, the Society has arranged to print, al the rate of 50c st thousand to companies, sharpshooters, pioneers, and auxiliaries, a standard calling card size 3-1/8 x 1-5/8 bearing the following wording :

One of JEHOVAH’S witnesses Preaching

The Kingdom of Jehovah our God

These cards will be used in the sections where trouble has occurred and in special campaigns which arc arranged for covering such sections, but they may be put to regular use by the witnesses in all sections if so desired.

Suggestions for Reaching Virgin Territory in Large Cities

Organization Methods Outlined for Companies

Unity in Action Essential Amongst Witnesses

The Important Features of Company Service Organization

All Witnesses Should Acquaint Themselves with These

I The stockkeeper will make out all orders for literature as may be required, using the regular company order blank printed specially for this purpose, and hand the order to the director for his approval. The director will send in the order to the

the Society, on the regular monthly report card. Workers are to make prompt and accura te reports of their activities to the director, using the regular daily worker’s report slips supplied for this very purpose,

Be Prepared for Field Service

COMPANIES ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE ■        ORGANIZATION

In order to be able to properly maintain a ‘‘company service arrangement”, there should he, at the very least, four witnesses in the field service working an average of fifty hours u month. Companies unable to meet this minimum requirement should organize under the ‘‘sharpshooter arrangement”. The sharp- ¹ shooter arrangement has the same status as that of a “company”, with the exception that the responsibility of di reeling the witness work is placed upon one individual, and not^; upon a service committee, which service committee should, at the very least, consist of three members.

Society. Always place orders for least one hundred pounds.

literature is not to be STAMPED

Books and booklets are not to

at

be

stamped with ihe name and address of the company, nor with any other information. Neither should any circuiar or card be inserted unless such insertion has been approved by the Society.

SERVICE TREASURER

The service treasurer will have charge of all contributions received from the distribution of the literature shipped to the company by the Society. The service committee will make up the account once a month, and each month the service treasurer, as the representative of I he

THE TWO PARTS OF A COMPANY SERVICE ORGANIZATION

The two parts are the witnesses and the service committee. The witnesses are the consecrated ones who take mi active part in th? witr^s service, which of course should include the members of the service committee. The service committee (which Should consist of not more than ten members) is to be chosen from the matured brethren of the company who are in full sympathy with and actively engage in the service. Tbe service committee is to fully and harmoniously cooperate with the service director in organizing and canying forward the field service under the direction of the Society. The service director may or may not be a member of the service committee.

[ company, will remit for all litern-. turc placed during the month, turning the money order, made out to Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, over to the director to forward to the Society, 1

COMPANY BOOK ACCOUNT

It is the privilege, and to the convenience, of the .company to avail itself of the Society’s credit arrangement for campaign literature. Each company whose account is in good condition may order as much literature on account as may be required, making remittance therefor as placed.

An account is considered to be i in good condition when the company remits once each month for the lit-

OTHER POINTS

In the. event that the director should be unable, neglect, fail or refuse to carry out the instructions of the Society, the company should bring the matter to the attention of the Society as soon as possible. It is hoped that this action will not be necessary, but the witness work in any company should not be bain-pered by inattention of the director.

Books arc shipped to the company on consignment and charged to their account at company rates.

Every member of the company engaging in the service an average of 3 hours a week, anil so reporting to the local service director, shall be entitled to receive books at the rate ut which the Society bills the company.

In determining who shall receive this rate, the matter shall be left between the worker and the Lord. If the worker comes to the service department mid requests books at the company rate it is to be accepted that that, one is putting in the 3 hours a week necessary to obtain books at that rate. If anyone misrepresents the facts for the purpose of getting the books at company i rates without complying with the j time requirements, he is answerable to the Lord, and not to anyone else.

(Continued from page 1, column 4) and make a few calls there, then I

Bring Your Own Literature to Assemblies

Much time is lost and confusion caused by witnesses' coming to local

assemblies not prepared Dy this is meant that bringing their books and ers in their cars with wait until they arrive at

for action. Instead of radio fold-tli em they the assem-

crature disposed of

that

on to the next,

'The same p ro

service director

The director is appointed by the Society and serves as its representative. He is also the representative of the company, inasmuch as he is chosen hy the Society upon the recommendation of the company. He is therefore a servant of both the company and the Society. His responsibility to the Society is that of carrying out the instructions he receives from the office from time to time through The Watchtower, bulletins, letters, etc.; and his responsibility to the company is that of directing its field service, activities in the territory assigned to it.

STOCKKEEPER

The stockkeeper will have charge of all the supplies of literature furnished by the Society for the witness . work. It is the duty of the stock-1 keeper to keep full and accurate | account of the stock committed to his care. All supplies for the witness work will be obtained from the stockkeeper. The best course to follow is for the workers to contribute immediately for all hooks obtained from the stockkeeper. Credit may be extended to such workers as cannot immediately contribute for the books, with the understanding that It is the duty of the service treasurer to collect for them as they are placed, and, in case the worker becomes inactive, to notify the stockkeeper, who will request the return of the books that have not been placed. The stockkeeper should turn over to¹ the service treasurer all the contributions received for books.

period of time; in poor condition when the company fails to remit at least once within three months.

A failure to remit at least once within three mouths automatically places the company on the suspended credit list. No credit, will be allowed such a company until proper remittance is made. Each company should therefore endeavor to follow I rhe rule of remitting once a month for ilie literature placed; small companies, ut the very least once in three months.

Each month a statement of the company account Is forwarded to the company in care of the director. It is the special duty of the service committee to examine this statement of the condition of the company account. Further, the service committee shall give to the company an account of the amount that has been remitted to the Society dining the month, the cost value of the books still in stock, and the amount of money on hand.

The last two items should be suf-tieient to balance the amount due the Society.

eedure could be followed a little i later, until nil the people in each building are, called upon. Such work would he particularly good for cold, wintry days, or when'the weather is otherwise bad. It would also be good evening work for brethren who ^; do not have the opportunity to get out during the daytime.

Large rooming houses arealso good territory for evening work, because of the likelihood of finding more of the roomers at home than during the daytime. These lists of names being np to date now, they can be put to good use right away; where-

bly point Io get their books. This necessitates that ft staff be kept, out of the field service merely to supply others with books; whereas if everyone came to the assembly prepared । for action, with his weapons of war with him, all could be right on the battle front singing forth the praises of Jehovah. For small assemblies there is no reason why all should not be able to bring their own supply of literature with them, for the amount of time to he spent in the work does not necessitiite their carrying a large supply.

This is particularly true concerning pioneers and auxiliaries, who are granted special rates on the books, 'i’o some of the assemblies these witnesses have come without their books and have asked the local i organization to supply them with the literature at (heir special rates. This, of course, cannot be done. The local company organization is charged company rales on their literature; they have no record of persons to whom the special rates are grunted, and they know nothing of the standing of the individual with the Society as to whether or not a transfer of books from the company's account to the auxiliary’s or pioneer’s account on the Society’s hooks would be approved by the Society. Therefore pioneers and auxiliaries who attend these local assemblies should not expect to receive books at other ihati company rates. If they desire to take advantage of the special rates to which they are entitled they should carry their own books with them.

I as if the matter drugs on for six I months or more they will become i of little, value, on. account of the changing of addresses of the people.

One brother recently told how he works in elevator apartments. He and another brother usually work together, one going into the apartment a little ahead of the other. The first asks the elevator boy to let him oil at the third floor. Upon getting ofl' ho immediately walks down to the second floor and starts making his calls there, so that when the elevator boy conies down to check up Io see If he is doing any door-to-door work the boy does not sec him on the third floor (on which he was left), takes it for grunted flint lie lias entered the apartment of the person he has come to *-e, and docs not continue his investiga- ;

any complaint which may be phoned to him. Thus on their next visit to the apartment they arc not denied admittance. By two of them working together, only on different floors, the apartment can be completed more quickly. If the attendant, janitor, or superintendent asks them to leave, the witness is given to him and an effort is made to show him what responsibility rests upon him for endeavoring to interfere with tlie Lord’s work, making the same points as when stopped by a police officer. If they are still kept out of the apartment, two other workers undertake the completion of the building a little later on.

In the large cities with

such places, Jehovah's

ninny

witnesses

______ . ... ii.ion. The second brother gets off .ORREfePONDENCL AND REPORTS        |_Op imniediiiteiy walks

It is the duly of the director to ' down one flight, and begins In's work

bring to the attention of tbe com-

pnny till instructions and communications from the Society at the first possible opportunity, so that the company may know the requirements of the Society,

AU field service correspondence with the Society is to be done by and through the director.

Promptly each month tbe director is to see that a report of the company witness activities is sent to

I here. When the floor is completed the apartment is left and the same ' thing is done in the next apartment I house. Several days later the pro-! eedure is repeated, only on different floors. This usually gives the brethren time enough for each to complete one floor at u time without interference; and by their working different floors from the ones on which they get off the elevator, the attendant does not associate them with

would do well to report to their service director such apartments and hotels in which they are denied ad-

mitt since, a record them out witnesses take this

The director should keep of such places and give, as special iissignineiiIs to who are. willing Io underwork. To witnesses once

having gotten the idea and a lilile experience in handling this work, it would open up a lot of virgin territory right in the hearl of districts otherwise being covered many times a year. The Kingdom gospel must he preached. Surely the people living in such sections should not be passed by.