Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

176 Yearbook
What work has been done out of town has been done
mostly by the Gilead missionaries. Practically all of the
coastal towns of any size have been worked once this year.
Hinche, in the interior, was also covered and much literature
was placed.
We al'e very thankful to Jehovah for the service privileges
of this past yea I' and the increase in number of publishers
that he has given us. We are now better prepared,
with the help of more publishers than formerly, to push
ahead in the ingathering of the harvest which is so abundantly
manifesting itself from all sides.
HAWAII
The work on the many islands of the Hawaiian
group is progressing well. There has been a steady increase
with better organization and greater efficiency,
and unity and love have been shown among the brethren.
Of course, this has brought forth excellent results.
It is with real joy that the Hawaiian brethren
have learned they achieved a 34 per cent increase in
number of publishers during the past year, with a
peak of 332 Kingdom announcers.
The Hawaiian brethren in Honolulu had an unusually
blessed time because of the many travelers
who passed through that port, going to and from the
convention, and were pleased to meet their fellow
workers from the Philippines, New Zealand, Australia,
and other points to the west. Along with all the
publishers throughout the world, those in the Territory
of Hawaii were particularly interested in the convention,
eagerly looking forward to the reports and
rejoicing with those privileged to be among the
throngs assembled in New York for Theocracy's Increase
Assembly. Now they are determined to push
ahead by the Lord's grace with even greater effort,
and this zeal is reflected in the following report from
the branch servant for Hawaii.
Sincere thanks to Jehovah are given when we note also
the wonderful increase in the number of home Bible studies.
It was found that a monthly average of 539 studies were
conducted, to compare with 374 for lust year, an increase
of 44 per cent. Many of good will are eager to learn about