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Yearbook 245
circuit assembly at Cayey 105 publishers placed over 540
magazines in the homes and on the streets. This in a town
of only 9,000.
There are so many reasons why the 1951 service year can
be the biggest and best yet. We are now regularly conducting
over 600 home Bible studies throughout the island.
Surely many of these truth seekers will before long awaken
to their grand privilege of serving the true God and reaping
the reward of everlasting life. Then, too, at the time of
this writing, some 50 Gilead graduates are to be found in
our island, a total of 21 having arrived since the sending
of last year's report. Located principally In 7 missionary
homes, their trained ability put to work in unified activity is
certain to have a grand effect and bring sight and hearing to
many of the spiritually blind and deaf ones of this land.
The publications containing the precious Kingdom truths
are now filtering into every nook and corner of the island
and the seed sown is blossoming forth with such fruitful
abundance.
THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
The three quaint and quiet little towns of Charlotte
Amalie, Christiansted and Frederiksted form the bases of
operations for the activity of the Kingdom publishers, Including
four graduates of Gilead. The company at Charlotte
Amalie, on the island of St. Thomas, reached a peak of 38
publishers during the year and for the last six months has
held an excellent average of 36 home Bible studies. More
publishers have been emboldened to support Magazine Day
and magazine placements have climbed from about 25 a
month to over 150 a month by the close of the year. In May
the main floor of the building where the missionary home
is located became vacant and the company quickly rented
it for a Kingdom Hall. More spacious and comfortable, their
meeting attendance has steadily grown, with as many as
45 at the lVatchtQ10er study. And though not rich in this
world's goods they have done very well in bearing the
expense of this larger meeting place.
The Christiansted company in St. Croix also presents a
picture of steady improvement. When visited by a circuit
servant from Puerto Rico It was found that very little
organized witnessing was being done, due to the reluctance
on the part of the publishers to witness from door to door
in the town. It was suggested that they make a start by
working the little settlements in the nearby rural sections
of the island. It seems that this has helped them and that
little by little they are overcoming their timidity. Toward
the close of the year ten of them cast aside their doubts