Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

Yearbook 125
During the year the Society sent a number of
new missionaries into the field and opened up missionary
homes in different cities. All of this added
stimulus to the work, and at the same time the Chilean
brethren and people of good will responded to the
good news of the Kingdom. We rejoice in their excellent
increase, and the branch servant writes in his
report of the enthusiasm of the brethren and how
t hey have put forth every effort to achieve these gains.
There were some problems in the way of steady expansion.
For years the vacation months of January and February
had been one of these. Why COUldn't the publishers
take advantage of their vacation freedom by working more,
instead of less? The Yearbook reports from different countries
have shown that improvements had been made by
stressing that point. A very timely opportunity presented
itself right at the beginning of the vacation period. A very
successful circuit assembly was held in Valparaiso and there
that point was stressed. The publishers saw their privilege
nnd, instead of a drop, a new peak was reached! That was
the start of something that hardly any publisher in Chlle
could have expected. The company publishers and pioneers
quickly caught up the spirit of expansion manifested by the
missionaries.
The new series of talks increased the public meeting activity.
At the same time a unit In Santiago made arrangements
for expansion by moving into a very well located hall. It
was filled during their first series. About half in attendance
represented new interest. It was found that four or five
thousand mimeographed invitation slips served to help fill
the hall, and they cost much less than printed handbills.
With so much activity, time was passing quickly and with
it a successful climax to the Watchtower campaign was
reached. The reports for April showed the third consecutive
peak, of 375 publishers.
June brought a new high of twenty-one public meetings,
three more pioneers, and the fifth consecutive peak, with
428 publishers! It may have seemed to many that the limit
had been reached, because sixteen missionaries were leaving
for the New York convention_ Before their departure, arrangements
were made to get all of their good-will interest
into the field service where possible and other publishers
were assigned to help them along during the absence of
those about to leave. This proved to be very effective and
brought out 481 in July for the sixth consecutive peak!
Nineteen more and then the 500 mark!