Jehovah s Witnesses containing report for the service year of

160 Yearbook
the entire family. Now, eight months later, these five
people are enjoying the things they are learning from
the brother who was inoffensive in his first visit to
them. Another sister, going alone for the first time in
the service, met a Jewish family that listened to her
message with tears in their eyes. A return call during
one of their religious holidays found them at home.
After a two·hour discussion the man said: "Everyone
of our people is at the synagogue today, except us. We
have learned more about God and have been closer to
Him here than they have." They have now asked the
sister to call on their friends and relatives, to whom
they have been preaching.
One outstanding event of this service year was the
Memorial celebration. This time of year means as·
sembling together with all the brothers in one place.
It is anticipated months in advance and everyone shares
in making it a big success. We have used a rented hall
that belongs to the Armenian Gregorian Church. The
refusal this year of the church authorities to rent us
the hall did not come as a surprise to us, as the growth
of Jehovah's witnesses is becoming an ever-increasing
cause of embarrassment to these clerics. The question
was, Would we have our gathering as in previous years
in one place? Yes! By Jehovah's wonderful provision
it was possible to use the Dutch Chapel. Two hundred
ninety-two persons packed out the place.
This report would not be complete without mention
of the humble Armenian people who have been coming
into the truth very rapidly. The largest number of
persons of good will associating with the New World
society are coming from them.
GUADELOUPE
In many parts of the world better leadership
is needed and more full-time servants are required
to take the overseers' positions. The branch office
is doing all it can to give proper instructions to
the servants of the different congregations. The
brothers cannot depend just on the zeal of a
branch servant or a circuit servant, but they must
depend on the zeal of the congregation servants,
who likewise are overseers, to give the proper
leadership. The congregations will grow on to
maturity and everyone will improve if these brothers
take the proper lead. On the island of Guade-