Jehovah s Witnesses containing report for the service year of

146 Yearbook
"While preaching from house to house I contacted a
woman of about sixty years of age. She listened to my
sermon with a suspicious look on her face. I explained
that the reason for my call was to help persons of
good will who desire to understand God's purposes.
She replied: 'I too am in touch with God. The spirits
talk to me and I can write under their dictation ... but
some of the spirits mock me. They tell me lies.' She
told me she could use a diviner's rod because of a certain
power she possessed. It amused her very much
at first, but later she found that she could not sleep-the
spirits suggested evil things to her. She talked to her
priest about it, but he only laughed at her and shrugged
his shoulders. Then she went to the Pentecostals to
seek advice and was told that she was possessed of
a devil!
"I called back on this lady and we began to study
the book What Has Religion Done jar Mankind? Chapter
three reveals that the soul is mortal. Chapter five
explains how the sons of God materialized and became
demons. What a blessing this study was to this woman!
It helped her to see that she was a victim of the demons.
After this particular study she said to me: 'Here, take
this diviner's rod, the cause of my misery. I won't use it
any more.' I soon got rid of it.
"I am continuing this study, for this person is making
good progress. She said recently: 'I thank Jehovah for
having guided you to me and for your listening to me
without making fun of me. Only one organization has
been able to help me-and that is Jehovah's witnesses.
I hope that I too may one day serve Jehovah.'
"It is very difficult to help persons in the power of
the demons, and without Jehovah's help I would have
abandoned this poor woman. The articles we have studied
on spiritism have been very interesting and the
Word of God was powerful enough to overthrow even
this kind of opposition for the person of good wiII. How
grateful we are to Jehovah, who provides all the necessary
equipment in order to liberate all kinds of
prisoners! "
This joyful year of Kingdom service was appropriately
brought to a close with two fine district assemblies,
one in Lille and the other in Paris. The resolution on
behalf of our brothers in Russia was joyfully and
unanimously adopted with prolonged applause during
its presentation. What a grand follow-up to the special
campaign in April! Our prayers unite with those of
our brothers all over the world for the early deliverance
of our brothers behind the Iron Curtain.