Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

Yearbook 193
The secretary of the "Christian Council" movement says
the "people are hungry for God and for truth", Hungry
people go where food Is. The fact that many ot the churches
are practically empty shows they are not relieving the
"food shortage". There Is even a shortage of "parsons" fur
the Anglican church, It is reported. The newly installed
bishop for the island has stated they would be supplied from
England, but sufficient stipends must be guaranteed first.
He said "No pay, no clergy" is the rule he would have to
stand by.
The "Christian Council's" "Christ for Jamaica" campaign
is not accomplishing its end, because the conditions
get worse and worse, and at the same time more hungry
sheep learn of Jehovah's kingdom and add themselves to his
witnesses who are increasing praise to him. In Port Royal
recently a "parson" went to church to preach hut no one
came and he had to go home! But Jehovah's witnesses gave
two public talks on the Bible there recently to receptive
audiences of 260 and 217!
One "parson" sermonized on "'Who are the Jehovah's
witnesses?" one Sunday to his congregation. After telling
his own version of what we teach (mostly all not correct)
and teIItng his own version of our history, he concluded with
the unexpected admission: "But they know their Bible, they
put us to shame. They have a burning zeal in carrying on
their work. This must be the spirit of the Devil, but out
of evil comes good, so the audience can copy the witnesses'
example by studying the Scriptures so that they might
have the right spirit to expound the truth as Jehovah's
witnesses do lies."
During the year, by circuit servants, and at assemblies,
regularity in service is being stressed along with increased
back-calI and home Bible-study work. It is bringing results,
as the report shows, even though three of our circuit servants
have left for Gilead. Two graduated from the 15th class
and, by the Lord's grace, three of our brethren have gone
for the 10th class to be better trained.
No, not forgotten is the largest event of 1950! Theocracy's
Increase Assembly in New York, which 32 of us were
privileged to attend. As if catching up the spirit of increase,
the number of publishers in July reached a new peak of
2,380! August was part of our island-wide rainy season
and slowed down the work a bit, but, by Jehovah's undeserved
kindness, we are all determined to increase our
efforts to praise the Most High in 1951 service year and we
are anxiously awaiting the new literature released at the
New York assembly, especially the New World Translation
of the Ohri8tian Greek Scripture8, to assist us in doing so.