Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

108 Yearbook
Another milestone was made in 1950 with our first
Chinese witness in the field and symbolizing his consecration.
Some time ago he had shown good will by donating his
time in building a sound machine for use in our weekly
open-air talks. Following this he was offered a Bible study
and is now making good progress in field service.
Regular free write-ups are given us in the press wherein
our current activities at home and abroad are hIghlighted.
Thus in numerous ways people come to learn of the work
of Jehovah's witnesses and a large proportion are glad to
discuss the Bible with us and it becomes a problem as to
with whom we can most profitably spend the limited time
available each week. The time is ripe for more publishers
than ever to start in the field 'preaching the Word', and as
our year closes we thank Jehovah for these blessings and
for a further all-time peak of 244 publishers for August,
making a 10 per cent increase for the year.
BRITISH HONDURAS
Theocracy's Increase Assembly was the climax of
the year for the brethren in British Honduras just
as it was for the publishers the world over. Jehovah's
witnesses in British Honduras eagerly awaited the
return of some of their delegates from New York
and were very happy to hear of the convention, the
Bethel home, the new factory and of the work that
is being done in the United States toward the worldwide
advancement of the Kingdom message. British
Honduras has had its share in Theocracy's increase
with an 18 per cent jump in publishers over last
year, having reached a new peak of 82 Kingdom proclaimers.
World conditions have hit this country a
hard blow, as the devaluation of the pound in the
sterling area affected the work of the people considerably.
But this only makes it more urgent that
the preaching of the good news go forward in that
land. The report from the branch office relates a
few interesting happenings and experiences that occurred
in the country during 1950.
Other high lights of our service year were the visits of
Brother Morgan and you, Brother Knorr. Brother Morgan's
talks to the brethren and the public were receiVed with much
approval. Your talk, "Preach the Word," was also accepted