Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

Yearbook 197
study, and these gather together in small companies.
There are five such groups in all where they study the
Lord's Word. They have been able to receive some
of the Watch Tower publications during the year,
and they have been doing witnessing work. On the
average there have been six publishers in the field,
and they loan books and booklets to the people who
want to read and with whom they study. Only for
four months out of the entire year was it possible for
reports to come through, but in these four months
128 back-calls were made and an average of 14 Bible
studies were being conducted every month with people
of good will in addition to private study. If it were
possible to get regular reports out of Russia, undoubtedly
we would hear much more about similar gatherings
in various parts of the Russian domain. We rejoice
that these Latvians are receiving meat in due
season and still preaching the Word to those who
mourn. They are maintaining their integrity and
sharing in the vindication of Jehovah's name.
LEBANON
Readers of the Bible know about "the glory of
Lebanon", the cedars of Lebanon. Lebanon is still a
beautiful country, but its glory has changed. No more
do the great cedars bring beauty to the slopes of
Mount Lebanon. The forests do not exist, having
been cut away by selfish men. But during the 1950
service year, trees of righteousness have been springing
up all over Lebanon to adorn that land. This
is the planting of Jehovah, that He may be glorified.
(Isa. 61: 3, AS) These trees of righteousness do not
grow on the hillsides of Mount Lebanon, but they
have sprung up throughout all the country. They
are the zealous publishers for the Kingdom. They
are preaching the Word and bringing glory to the
Lord.
It is certainly good to know that the gospel of the
Kingdom is being preached in this land. The 103 per