Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive
Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive
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<strong>Year</strong>book 187<br />
we printed the Counsel booklet in Malayalam, besides all<br />
the most necessary service forms. One very big job for us<br />
has been the setting up in type <strong>of</strong> the book "Let God Be<br />
True" in Malayalam. Pro<strong>of</strong>s have been pulled on art paper<br />
and sent to the Brooklyn factory for photoengraving and<br />
printing.<br />
All our vernacular literature is being produced by this<br />
method. It may be more costly for small runs, such as we<br />
reqUire, but we have the satisfaction <strong>of</strong> handling a first-class<br />
product, so much superior to the average publication printed<br />
in India. Of course, we have to go to outside firms for<br />
typesetting in languages other than l\1alayalam, and this<br />
adds to the cost, but during the year we have had produced<br />
the booklet The .loy <strong>of</strong> AU the People in Tamil and Gujarati,<br />
and the book "The Truth Shall Make You Free" in Sinhalese.<br />
We also produce a small run <strong>of</strong> The <strong>Watchtower</strong> in Kanarese,<br />
mimeographed, once a month, and the Informant in<br />
English, by this means.<br />
PAKISTAN<br />
There has been an increase <strong>of</strong> 22 per cent In average<br />
number <strong>of</strong> publishers for the year, which is excellent,<br />
especially In the face <strong>of</strong> the difficulties presented by a<br />
Moslem population.<br />
Sixty-eight Bible studies were started during the year In<br />
the homes <strong>of</strong> Moslems. Fifty were discontinued, chiefly because<br />
<strong>of</strong> the peculiar home life <strong>of</strong> the Moslem community.<br />
Seldom does a publisher receive an invitation to enter the<br />
home <strong>of</strong> a Moslem, because <strong>of</strong> their secluded womenfolk,<br />
More <strong>of</strong>ten than not the publisher is invited to visit the man<br />
at his <strong>of</strong>fice or shop, and it is very difficult to keep a Bible<br />
study gOing in such surroundings.<br />
Four Moslems are regularly attending the Kingdom Hall<br />
study meetings. Public meetings have also been held regularly:<br />
a hundred throughout the year, and there has been<br />
an average attendance <strong>of</strong> 20 Moslems. All field sel'vice,<br />
however, is done by publishers who pr<strong>of</strong>essed "Christianity"<br />
before they came to a knowledge <strong>of</strong> the truth.<br />
Placing literature is relatively easy in Karachi, and the<br />
special magazine campaign resulted in the obtaining <strong>of</strong><br />
483 new subscriptions (for a company <strong>of</strong> only 33, with three<br />
pioneers). But the local Gilead graduates, in their report,<br />
say "our great drawback is bridging back-calls into home<br />
Bible studies". The reasons are as stated above.<br />
Two Gilead graduates and one general pioneer have<br />
worked really hard during the year. Their hours are well<br />
above quota, and they have set a fine example in devotion<br />
to service. It is hoped that conditions between the Indian
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