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New Booklet and Three Bound Books on 50c Contribution

Use New Booklet Immediately in Three-Booklet Combination

Message Most Essential

Jehovah has seen fit to equip his people even more thoroughly than we anticipated for The Unselfish One’s Fbuit-Bearers’ Period by supplying them with the most potent message we have been privileged to deliver to date. This message will be contained in a new self-covered booklet entitled Government-Hiding the Truth: Why?

Because of the great importance of the message set out in the booklet GOVERNMENT each publisher, as soon as the consignment is received, should begin placing them in the hands of the people. Use the new booklet immediately, with any two colored-cover booklets, and place them on a contribution of 10c. Every effort must now be made to place this booklet in every home in your territory. It is imperative that everyone be given an opportunity to have this information as soon as possible. Each publisher should be on the alert to obtain ills supply from the director on their arrival and then begin witnessing immediately. This new booklet, of course, will be used in every combination placed with the people during The Unselfish One’s Fbuit-Beabebs’ Pekiod, when August 3 rolls around. An unprecedented effort should be put forth by Jehovah’s witnesses and their companions, because by this time it is hoped that every organization in the United States will be well supplied.                                       .

Therefore, the Hiding the Truth booklet is to be included in every 50c combination, in every 10c combination, and is to be placed in every home that will accept it on any contribution, and free if they are sufficiently interested to read it. This will mean that three bound books and the Hiding the Truth booklet will be placed on a 50c contribution or two colored-cover booklets and the Hiding the Truth booklet on a 10c contribution. This alters the July Bulletin to the extent that the Hiding the Truth booklet is to be used instead of Who Shall Rule the World? and .where the people are unable to take the booklet combination the Hiding the Truth booklet is to be left on any contribution, of 5e, 2c, or 1c; and if they cannot afford to contribute and are interested and will read the booklet, leave it with them. Make as your objective the leaving of this booklet in as many homes of the really interested as you possibly can in your territory. Let each one of the anointed and their companions go forward now and declare this message to the people with enthusiasm, zeal and conviction. This special offer is not to terminate with The Unselfish One’s Fkuit-Beabebs’ Period, but is to continue during the months of August and September.

Read again the outline of this campaign contained in the July Bulletin, particularly regarding the arrangement for placing any three of the following bound books, The Harp, Deliverance, Reconciliation, Life, Light 1 or Light 2, on a contribution of 50c, and now this combination augmented by the Hiding the Truth booklet. Please do not write in and ask if some other book may be substituted for one of the above mentioned books. Only those books mentioned above are to be included in this special combination. Any of the other books are to be placed on the regular 25c contribution.

Special wrappers have been provided for this combination, and were

Additional Consignment of New Booklet Being Made to Your Order

During The Unselfish One’s Fruit-Beabebs’ Period tlie special offer will be three clothbound books and the Government booklet on a contribution of 50 cents. This special testimony period begins a two months’ campaign with these bound books. The previous Bulletin sets forth the necessity of having your order in for these books and additional literature by July 1. Many orders have not yet been received. It will be absolutely necessary to have your orders in immediately; otherwise your shipment will not be made before the closing-down period of the factory, which is July 27 to August 11.

When your order is received for bound books and other literature the Society is adding to your .order a consignment of the new booklet Government—Hiding the Truth: Why?

As soon as you receive this consignment of the new booklet, immediately put them in the hands of the publishers, so that they can use them in a combination of three booklets on a contribution of 10c. It is of greatest importance that the message contained in this booklet be placed in the hands of the people now. In most instances the booklets will not arrive much before The Unselfish One’s Fbuit-Beabebs’ Period; but to those who do receive them earlier, let the people have them as fast as they will take them.

Keep in mind the getting of an order in early before July 27 so that a consignment of this booklet can be made to you. The obligation rests upon every director, sharpshooter, pioneer and auxiliary to check your stock carefully and put your order in the mall as soon as you have read this Bulletin. Remember, no orders will be filled until two weeks after July 27. Telegrams and ordering by special delivery will not do any good, as no one will be here to make shipment.

Pioneers! A Reminder!

Just to remind the pioneers that before the office and factory close, July 27 to August 11, they should have sufficient territory assigned to last them until late fall, if possible. No territory assignment can be made during the ‘closed’ period, of course, nor other mail attended to, and there should not be a great demand for territory following that period if this can be avoided.

Trailer Information

Frequently brethren who for some reason wish to sell their trailers and house-cars send this information to the office. Any brethren desiring such Reid equipment may be interested in getting in touch with those who have trailers for sale. We do not know anything about these available homes on wheels, but shall be glad to supply names and addresses of owners to anyone wishing to get in direct touch with them.

No. 3 Sound Car Equipment

An Improvement in Sound Equipment for Outdoor Meetings

There has recently been developed a new model of sound car equipment which the Society is terming “Sound Car Equipment No. 3”. The manufacture of the sound car equipments Nos. 1 and 2 has been discontinued. There are some orders that have been received by the Society for Nos. 1 and 2 which could not be filled because of the limited production on this equipment. However, there is a newer and improved sound car equipment, No, 3, consisting of the following: A portable transcription machine with a 4-watt output, including microphone attachment. It can be used in halls or even outdoors. This machine has a two-speed turntable. Equipment is supplied for mounting the portable transcription machine inside the car, giving ample leg room for three persons occupying the rear seat of the car. There is also supplied a power pack which develops an output of 18 watts through the large speaker horn units which are mounted on top of the car. This horn has an exceptionally clear, high-tone quality. The speaker is so arranged that the sound is thrown to the front and rear of the car only, or you can turn the horn in any direction you wish, but the sound is always thrown in opposite directions. To get in the center of a large assembly is the logical thing to do where a large crowd is on hand; however, you can direct the speaker toward the multitude and it can be heard for a great distance. .

The equipment is being furnished shipped anywhere for $175, the same as the No. 2 equipment was previously furnished. This includes the portable transcription machine, microphone attachment, the horn, speaker and trumpets, also all the mounting fixtures, etc., that are necessary for mounting on a sedan car. Anyone desiring further information about this sound equipment No. 3, please write the Society, and a letter setting out further details concerning this equipment will be sent you.

The manufacture of these machines has just begun, and it will be several weeks before we shall be able to fill orders. However, we shall be able to fill all orders that are then on hand, as quite a number of equipment No. 3 are being built. This machine is highly recommended for outdoor and indoor work.

Tremendous Witness Given in Nine Days!

Sound Equipment a Great Aid

218,000 People Heard

The Anointed’s Thanksgiving Period brought to the publishers of Jehovah’s kingdom numerous blessings and great joy. It was during the Memorial season that the zealous witnesses for God put forth one of the most extraordinary efforts ever manifested by the anointed and their companions. The complete report is set out in detail In this Bulletin, showing the witness by countries, reports being received from 79. It is interesting to note In this report that there was a much larger attendance at this Memorial than of those who partook of the emblems. The difference is nearly 11,000.

The report, however, does not include the witness accomplished by our brethren In Germany, nor do we have a report of those who there partook of the Memorial. Jehovah is richly blessing the brethren there In their activity, but It Is most difficult to get a report.

Never before has there been reported such a large number of witnesses calling from door to door. The total of 45,973 publishers exceeds by nearly 5,000 the number In the field a year ago. The time spent by the witnesses and their companions is most interesting: 528,476 hours, to compare with last year’s 462,302. The literature distributed far exceeds the last two world-wide testimony periods, by more than a million pieces of literature; and this is marvelous in our eyes, and we acknowledge that only Jehovah gives the Increase. The homes In which literature was left total 1,449,609, which means that just during these nine days alone the message of the Kingdom was made available to more than 7,000,000 people, considering five persons to a home. The sound equipment in the hands of the brethren now is doing a wonderful work In spreading the message of the Kingdom. In this nine-day period there were 10,822 meetings held, with a total attendance of 218,201. What a marvelous means has been provided for Jehovah’s witnesses for personal contact with the people of good will!

There are so many items of Interest of what has been accomplished, by the Lord’s grace, In the various lands, set out below for your enjoyment and comfort.

GOOD NEWS

AUSTRALIA

“Great enthusiasm prevailed among all the publishers during The Anointed’s Thanksgiving Period, and the results have exceeded by far anything yet accomplished. The general experience was that it was difficult to give away the penny booklet Who Shall Rule the World? as most people found a small contribution when the booklets were offered free. A convention was held at Auckland, New Zealand, which was a great success. The friends there are determined to press forward In the work with Increased vigor and zeal. As a result of this convention it is anticipated that there will be an Improvement in the transcription work there.”

AUSTRIA

"The brethren in Austria receive practically no literature now, owing to the fact that no new writings are allowed to enter this land, so the brethren are distributing for the time being that which they have left in stock. From the 3 pioneers and 8 auxiliaries no report has been received, most probably on account of the lack of literature.”

BELGIUM

“In Belgium all the brethren have put forward extraordinary efforts. Owing to the fact that all Jonadabs, Watchtower and Golden Age readers were sent the letter from Brother Rutherford, there came In an unexpected number of orders, which considerably increased the results of this week.”

CANADA

"The Anointed’s Thanksgiving Period was a time of great joy for the remnant in Canada and Newfoundland, and, by the Lord’s grace, a mighty witness was given. There were 95,446 pieces of literature distributed, making the third largest distribution ever made in any nine-day period in these countries, and, as compared with the Thanksgiving Period of last year, this year’s effort shows a 53.7-percent Increase. There were 2,507 publishers in the field, and these spent 21,352 hours. In addition to this large witness the transcription and phonograph work was energetically pushed, and 1,017 meetings were held, at which the attendance numbered 11,448. This is more

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Keep Sound Car, PTM and Phonograph Busy

Make Phonograph Back Calls

The sound machines really come into their own during the months just ahead when their use is not curtailed by inclement weather. The witness with phonographs, transcription machines and sound car equipment must be pushed during the summer season; and this is especially true of the activities with sound cars, which find their greatest field in giving the lectures outdoors.

To accomplish the most effective witness with this equipment which Jehovah has provided, it is necessary that all the publishers having this equipment organize and plan their work carefully.

SOUND CARS

There is no limit to the use to which the sound cars can be put, and it is largely a matter of the brethren’s having this equipment going ahead and of taking advantage of every opportunity to keep it busy. It must be borne in mind, however, that the lectures given in this manner are not to be considered independent of the field service as a regular practice, but rather, as far as possible, the witness by means of the sound ears is to be tied in with the house-to-house service, presenting the literature to the people. This is of the greatest importance, and this it is that necessitates careful planning on the part of those using the sound machines. Whether one is using sound equipment mounted on an ordinary passenger car or is using a sound truck built especially for that purpose the equipment represents a considerable investment and as a Kingdom interest must be kept busy and used as effectively as possible and certainly should not remain idle. In companies the service director, in co-operation with the one in charge of the sound car, should make a schedule, so that the equipment can be used daily in conjunction with the house-to-house witnessing. Instead of one or two brethren taking the sound car to some part of the company’s assignment, putting on a lecture and moving on without doing any house-to-house witnessing, let a definite record be kept of those brethren in the company who can participate in the field service during each day during the week. Let their field service be carried on in the territory which is to be covered by the sound car each day, so that, during the lecture and immediately following, the portion of the territory reached by the transcription can be covered by the brethren in going from house to house, and thus the greatest advantage taken of the interest aroused by Brother Rutherford’s speech. This not only will result in more effective use of the equipment and in increased placement of literature because of the lectures, but also will aid the brethren to realize that everyone in the company is interested in and is having a share in the use of the sound equipment in this manner. Unless arrangements are made for the machine to go immediately to some other section in which the publishers are witnessing, to run additional lectures, the brethren operating the sound car can, following the lecture, lock it up and also participate in the house-to-house witness. A sound car operated in the territory of several companies should likewise be scheduled to tie in with the publishers in the different territories. These schedules should be carefully worked out and diligently followed, so that there will be a more thorough covering of the territory than has ever before been accomplished, and a more intensive witness to the honor of Jehovah’s name.

This arrangement of scheduling field service with the use of sound cars is not confined to regular residential and business territory where the publishers go from house to house, but the same policy should be carried out in the use of sound cars elsewhere, such as at beaches, parks, vacant lots and on every occasion where the lectures are thus presented. That means that whenever the sound car is used to give one of Brother Rutherford’s broadcasts the literature will be presented to the people. It is the reading and careful study of the publications that brings to the people an accurate knowledge and understanding of Jehovah’s purposes.

Microphone announcements can be made with the sound equipment while the car is in motion, and. thus any lecture or other special feature advertised.

Immediately preceding Brother Rutherford’s lecture a musical record may be run, unless limited time or other circumstances make it advisable to omit it. This attracts the attention of the audience, tends to quiet them, and gives the operator an opportunity to get the machine in proper adjustment for the lecture itself. This musical record should not exceed three minutes or so, as it has been found that longer musical numbers will cause some to lose interest before the lecture is started.

In the use of sound equipment in the open, the one putting on the meeting should use his own discretion as to whether a 4J-, a 15-, a

List of Items

That Have Come into Stock Since Printing of Cost List

Who Shall Rule the World? in the following languages: Croatian, Danish, Esthonian, Finnish, French, German, Hollandish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Rumanian, Swedish.

Government (booklet) : English.

Dividing the People: Chinyanja, Portuguese.

Universal War: Esthonian, Hollandish.

Angels: Hollandish.

U’/to Is God? Italian, Spanish.

What Is Truth? Spanish.

Testimony Cards

The Society has on hand a miscellaneous assortment of several thousand testimony cards which have accumulated from time to time in various special campaigns. We are making shipment of these to some of the larger companies for the purpose of getting them into the hands of the publishers. These can be used in aiding the Jonadabs newly starting in the witness, and In many other ways. Do not order these cards. We are shipping out what we have, so that they can be put to good use. Any desiring testimony cards in Lithuanian, presenting three booklets on a 10c contribution, or cards in Yiddish, presenting the booklet Righteous Ruler, should order the quantity they can use.

30- or a 60-minute lecture should be used. It is always best to use the most recent lectures wherever it is possible. It has been the experience of some that occasions present themselves where they can use only the 11-minute lectures. This is good, but it is much better to use the longer lectures. Every effort should be made to give the people a clear and complete argument of the truth. Your reports on outdoor meetings will be greatly appreciated at this office, so that the information can be forwarded through the Bulletin to other users of sound equipment.

A condition which may well be taken advantage of with good results is the long evenings during the summertime, and especially where daylight saving time is used, and brethren who have not been able to be in the field during the day can devote considerable time to this part of the service during the evening hours.

Pioneers who have sound car equipment and who are witnessing in isolated territory, either singly or in small groups, may follow this general procedure in the use of this sound equipment, although they may not be able to have the co-operation of a large number of brethren in following up the service from house to house. They realize that their activities with sound machines supplement their regular house-to-house field service, and are diligent to get in their pioneer hours, using the sound equipment in addition thereto.

Not only pioneers in isolated territory, but other brethren with sound machines as well, may use this equipment to good advantage in country schoolhouses. Before covering the rural community from house to house, speak to the schoolteacher, who, it has been found, will readily consent and mention the meeting to the pupils. By doing this and by calling the attention of the farmers in that community to the meeting and presenting the literature at their homes, good crowds may be assembled, especially in the outlying rural communities. In holding out-of-door meetings in small towns where there is no park or vacant lot available, ask permission of a storekeeper to operate in front of his store. A good crowd will gather there, and if there is a schoolhouse in the town, or a churchyard, this may be utilized, attracting the people by musical records. Saturday afternoon is found to afford a splendid opportunity for this open-air service in small outlying farming towns.

Be careful in parking. While giving the lectures in towns, be sure you are not parked near a fire hydrant, in a fire or hospital zone, or otherwise violating the traffic regulations.

Plan your sound machine witnessing carefully, push this branch of the service, and see how many people you can reach with the Kingdom message in this manner, including this in your monthly reports.

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CENTRAL EUROPE

“In Central Europe we have had the most thorough success of any Service Period up to now, and this in spite of the fact that during the last Kingdom week Austria headed our list with a total of 45,000 booklets, and this time falls out, together with Saar Basin, which in the normal way reported about 10,000 booklets during a special campaign.

Leaving Something with the People

It is well for every company, sharpshooter, pioneer and auxiliary to have a supply of the radio folders on hand, and in all of your door-to-door witness work leave one of these folders with the people. It is essential to keep before the minds of the people of good will the organization with whom they can contact for further information concerning the Kingdom message. Transcription folders should also be used extensively in covering a given territory advertising the meetings. With the new sound car equipment announced in this Bulletin outdoor meetings can be held in parks and special localities, and after one or two of these are held maybe a home meeting can be arranged, at which place the portable transcription machine can be taken indoors. These meetings can then be thoroughly advertised in that vicinity with the sound car equipment as well as by covering the territory with the folders. These folders, No. 1 and No. 2, can be had at 40c a thousand.

Further, it is to be noted that in every land, with the exception of Poland and Holland, the number of pioneers in the field has again declined. This Thanksgiving Week was a thrilling witness for Jehovah and His kingdom, and we are exceedingly happy to be able to send in this report.”

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

“We rejoice that we can report that this was the best week we ever had in this country, and the brethren were very enthusiastic to go on with the new booklet Who Shall Rule the World? We had never a similar distribution of booklets in one week. For this the special rate for this booklet, as ordered by the head office, was a great help, because the people in this country are very poor.

“It was a special privilege that the Czech edition of this booklet was the first booklet that we could print in our new printing plant installed at Prague. The Lord blessed this message, and we pray that he may further bless the efforts of his people also in this country, so that the printing plant may be a further means for the increasing of the work.

“Further, we could give in this week by records and sound equipment the lecture ‘Universal War Near’ in Czech, German, Slovak and the Hungarian language, and thousands of people heard this message. We started with the transcription work last fall in the Kingdom week, and had an attendance of 320; this week we had more than 7,500. It was a great week, and an impetus for the brethren to go on ‘for Jehovah and for Gideon’.”

DANZIG

“The brethren in Danzig, in the presence of greater difficulties in the proclamation of the Truth, have zealously gone forward, and have topped their highest quota. Particularly prominent is the work of ‘Jehovah’s youth’, in that 30 young folks witnessed 183 hours, placing 2 books, and 1,519 booklets between them.”

DENMARK

“On this occasion we had 638 publishers and, with 1,064 Golden Ages, spread 80,743, as compared with last spring, when we had 598 publishers and spread, including the Golden Ages, 63,278. Thus, while the number of Memorial partakers went down from 667 to 605, the number of publishers increased, and there were spread 14,707 more pieces of literature than at our last record in October.”

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FINLAND

“The period has been the best in our country. Workers have gone up from 680 to 722; and the output of books and booklets, from 33,501 to 38,182. The only thing which has gone down is the partakers to the Memorial, which have been, 1933, 943; 1934, 888; and this year, only 741.”

FRANCE

‘Tn this Thanksgiving Week the Polish brethren, who in many places are hard oppressed with the grave danger of expulsion, have faced without tremor all difficulties and have given evidence of great courage. It is even more to be appreciated when one realizes that for most companies it means long distances must be covered in reaching their territory, and therefore also the traveling expenses are considerable.

“A happy observation in France is also this, that the Jonadabs, particularly in the number of hours In the service, have even passed the French brethren themselves. Outstanding, too, is the remarkable result of the small Alsace companies, who reached a grand total of 20,800 pieces of literature. The pioneers, too, have distinguished themselves, 94 hours in service being the highest accomplishment.”

HOLLAND

“A pioneer writes from Holland as follows : ‘The Lord has richly blessed our efforts—we rose every morning at 5; 30 a.m., so as to be away as early as possible, for we had long distances to cover. We have, with the exception of the two Sundays and Good Friday, worked every day until 7:30 p.m., but, feeling still fresh by the evening, it seemed even then too early to stop witnessing; naturally only with the strength of the Lord, for without the Lord’s assistance we could not have held out, having only from 5 to 6J hours sleep every night, and some of us even less.’ ”

INDIA

“Report from House-car Party (Ford No. 1) : ‘Publishers 5 (3 pioneers, 1 auxiliary and 1 company publisher). Territory: Nilgirl Hills —plenty of stiff climbing. Results: 1,080 pieces of literature.’ Comment from leader: ‘The five of us have enjoyed a grand time in these hill stations. The choicest bit was when a clergyman stopped, copied down the wording on the banners announcing “Univebsal Wab Neab—Hypocritical Christendom to be Destroyed in Armageddon Soon—Jehovah’s name to be vindicated”, and then took a combination of booklets. We had a grand time with the transcription machine, giving the lectures in English and also in Tamil. An Indian Christian volunteered to read the Tamil lecture through the microphone, and a good crowd listened.’ It is also of interest to add to the above that at this time missionaries swarm to these hill stations, so a great witness was given on this occasion to them.”

LITHUANIA

“The Anointed’s Thanksgiving Period coincided with the second anniversary of the stoppage of the work and the arrest of the workers in Lithuania. Two years ago we reported 13 workers in Lithuania (apart from Memelgebiet) and rejoiced that this was more than double the average number reporting. Then the work was completely stopped, and for a time no witnessing -was possible. Now we are able to report twelve workers in Lithuania and 31 in Memelgebiet. The blessing of Jehovah on the Thanksgiving Period can be better appreciated when it is realized that in Lithuania we have only seven old booklets and Life to offer.”

MEXICO

“It is with gladness of heart that we report betteb besults in this campaign in spite of greater difficulties. Only the Lord can keep the enemies from hindering when the time has not yet arrived. The testimony is going on, and the publishers gladly keep on doing their part. Satan even tried to keep us from getting the literature at all, but was disappointed. Very few books were given free, and not very many for a smaller contribution, as the ones interested made the effort. Never has been placed so much literature in Mexico in a period of nine days, and never so many workers were really active.”                  .

NORTHERN EUROPE

“It is a joy to send you a report for Northern Europe with (when Golden Age copies and subscriptions are included) a total of well over a quarter of a million. We had in all 2,662 brethren out, as against our previous highest, 2,428, last year, and have again beaten our previous record, this time by over 50,000. The great spring and autumn offensives seem to be specially blessed of Jehovah.”

NORTHERN RHODESIA

“In the northeastern districts the Catholic missionaries are working overtime in an effort to suppress the truth. They are fighting a losing battle. In the face of great opposition and willful persecution the witnesses of the Lord continue to sound the trumpet of alarm. They come through each fiery trial strengthened and more determined than ever to remain steadfast and true to the end. As for the pereecutors, we pray dally that the Lord will ‘do unto them as unto the Mldlanites and as to Sisera’.”

NORWAY

“The brethren have taken part in this campaign with great enthusiasm, and we have far surpassed all previous records. In Oslo we spread 12,275, of which the office force managed 2,000. One pioneer spread no less than 2,395. It was a glorious campaign.”               .

POLAND

“The brother in charge of the Polish work writes: ‘The experiences in this land during the Thanksgiving Week were full of variety. The brethren often found that the police conducted themselves quite differently when not directly under the influence of the clergy. There was a certain case reported where the police constable asked the brethren to thoroughly work his whole territory, as the people were for the most part Communists and believed no more on God and with whom there was nothing to be done. The place considered the worst in this district had been worked with our literature some time before, and he asserted that the people had begun to believe on God again and liked to read the Bible, and now he wished that the same blessed influence should be evidenced in this whole territory.’

“In the opposite corner of the land, just near the Lithuania frontier a pioneer called on a town police commissioner, who had invited all the district magistrates, etc., together for a conference. In the presence of the whole gathering he was very friendly to the pioneer, and accepted several copies of the Polish Golden Age, together with booklets. One magistrate tried to warn the commissioner, saying he would make trouble for himself with the clergy if he took any of these books. The officer refused to be influenced by him, answering that the time of darkness has come to an end, and today one can no more blind the'people with hell torment doctrine and other abominations.

“In continuing later again his witness work the brother met this same magistrate, who begged him to leave out this particular place, saying that nobody would take anything in any case, which he could guarantee with all his possessions. The pioneer, taking no heed of this, worked through the village, and in spite of the terrible poverty he could leave many booklets there.

“A church magazine in this district then threw out the alarm saying that ‘even the police will not interfere any more with the Bible Students, and therefore we (that is, the Catholics) have no other alternative than to plan our own measures of self-defense. If somebody wishes to steal from another, he is permitted in self-defense even to kill his assailant without punishment, and this is just such a case, where our most sacred possession, namely the Catholic faith, is to be stolen from us’. In other words, that means ‘kill the Bible Students’.

“During this Thanksgiving Week, the brethren have zealously witnessed" as never before, and so have obtained the gratifying result of 50 percent more hours in the service over the previous year, and therefore the placements of literature and journals have correspondingly increased.”

SARRE BASIN

“It is well known that the Sarre Basin has again been annexed to Germany, where the activity of the witnesses of Jehovah is strictly forbidden. Since the return to Germany, we have received no more service reports from the brethren there, as is also the case with regard to partakers of Memorial. We gather from the correspondence that we receive here and there, the faithful ones are doing all that is possible.”

SOUTH AFRICA

“The greatest and most widespread witness to date. There were more publishers in action and more obtainers of literature; the distribution figures are more than twice as many as our previous peak figures attained in the corresponding effort last year. In this one campaign more pieces of literature have been placed than throughout the entire year of 1925. Truly the Lord has prospered his work and given this mighty increase. There were 42 sound machines in action, which is an increase of 32 over the corresponding effort of a year ago, and these added very considerably to the effectiveness of the witness given. The demand for the booklet Who Shall Rule the World? was so great that we could not fill all our orders. There was not a copy to be had at Cape Town several days before the campaign began. Several of .the pioneer publishers placed upwards of 1500 booklets, the peak figure for one publisher being 1800. The pioneers averaged 52 hours; the auxiliaries and office, 36; and the company and isolated publishers, 12J hours. We all rejoice in the great privilege of being associated with the Greater Gideon and, by the Lord’s grace, will continue to give forth the Kingdom message with no uncertain sound.’”

SOUTHERN RHODESIA

“Several magistrates refused to give our native brethren the necessary permit to enable them to purchase a little wine for the Memorial service, on the grounds that they were not ‘ministers of religion recognized by the Southern Rhodesian government’. Our brethren got over the difficulty by buying grapes, squeezing out the juice, and manufacturing their own! They also had a share in spreading the Kingdom message, and thereby demonstrated their gratitude to the Lord for the privilege of being numbered among the ‘able ministers of the new covenant’.”

SWEDEN

“This is the first time that the number of partakers in the service exceeds the number of those partaking of the Memorial emblems. Last year the figures were, respectively, 915 and 1,017. During our hitherto record or banner period, Thanksgiving Period, 1934, we had 915 workers and placed 77,215 copies of the literature. Hence this year we have an increase to report of 4 publishers and 6,111 pieces of literature. And ‘the Lord gave the increase’; to Him be all honor and glory!”

SWITZERLAND

“In Catholic territory several brothers were persecuted very much. At one place, for instance, the whole village gathered together from all sides, and the priest (who called the faithful souls to him) had at last difficulty in quieting the infuriated inhabitants. Other brothers were threatened with sticks, and their literature confiscated. A Jonadab inadvertently entered the house of a priest, who was just partaking of his midday meal. When he saw what she had he raced infuriated from house to house with serviette still in hand to search for the other witnesses of Jehovah, meantime keeping hold tightly of the young girl, dragging her along with him. He found a brother, and later a sister, who just at that precise moment had given up a booklet. He snatched it from the table and tore it. to pieces, overlooking the fact that it was the property of the householder, and drove the brethren before him, shouting in terms of abuse the while. Naturally the people gathered around and watched the raging man, but they gave him no assistance. In his desperation he cried out to them, ‘Can’t you help me?’ but they quietly answered, ‘That is the work of the police, not ours.’ He then tried to drag the brethren home, intending to keep them there, but, of course, he could do nothing with them, and they departed, having thoroughly enjoyed the experience and the discomfiture of the priest. What particularly arouses the fury of the priests is the picture on the booklet Intolerance.”

UNITED STATES

This is the largest special service period on record for the activity in the United States. The three-booklet combination of His Vengeance, Supremacy, and Who Shall Rule the World? proved an exceptional offer to the people of this country. Comparing the testimony period with the corresponding period a year ago, the distribution is more than doubled. In the United States there was an increase of nearly 4,000 publishers, and Jehovah richly blessed them in the distribution of 1,219,416 books and booklets, to compare with that of a year ago, 602,822. A very interesting item of this period is the Memorial report. The figures for 1934 showed 25,805, whereas this year there were persons totaling 32,767 attending the Memorial. That there are now many of the Jonadab class associated with Jehovah’s witnesses in the United States is shown by the fact that of those attending the service only 26,987 partook of the emblems. Numerous letters were received setting forth the joy and blessed privileges experienced by the witnesses during this period.