Jehovah s Witnesses containing report for the service year of

Yearbook 135
Protestant pastors, who later abandoned them in face
of opposition, just like the "hired man" of Jesus' illus·
tration. Now these humble people have renewed their
Bible studies with associates of the Right Shepherd,
who have no fear of the "Wolf." Very soon after the
brothers began work in the territory, the local news·
paper, aided by the radio station and dominated by the
prominent Catholic religion, published several articles
telling the people not to accept their "heresy." One
article even described the appearance of the brothers
and told where they could be found displaying the
Watchtower and Awake! magazines on the street and
this aroused so much curiosity that even the Catholic
priests began to study the Society's literature to see
what it was all about. One priest was approached by
one of his parishioners who had taken the book What
Has Religion Done for Mankind? and wanted to know
whether he might study it with the person who had
brought it to his home. The priest recommended the
book for its high moral value and the study continued.
While going from house to house one of the special
pioneers placed a booklet in a home and when he
passed on to the next a young woman rushed into the
house to remind the owner that he was an evangelist.
In the meantime three booklets had been placed at the
next home, but when the first householder interrupted
to return her own booklet, the second also wanted to
do the same. An observer who had been standing near·
by then joined the conversation and said that he would
like to have one of the booklets; another young man
approached with the same request, followed by a worn·
an who wished to have a third one. The first man
pointed to a house on the other side of the street and
told the brother: "That is my house; you are welcome
to come in whenever you feel like it."
Another case brought similar results when a young
sister, who is also a special pioneer, returned to make
a back·call on a man who had taken from her the book
"This Means Everlasting Life". The man met her at
the door with the soiled book and demanded his money
back. When the sister tried to reason with him he
quickly brandished his machete and threatened her
with its ugly blade, until some others forcibly held him
back. An observer advised the sister to take the matter
to the authorities, so she made her way to the office
of the commissary to lodge a complaint. The commis·
sary not only attended to the complaint, but he took
the book for himself, together with two magazines, and
asked the sister to call with the magazines every
two weeks.