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December-- 1929

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JEHOV":AH 'S PREACHERS:

Jesus Christ, acting as the great High Priest of Jehovah and with full authority, says to

the anointed members, "This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached

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all the 'vorld for a

witness; and then shall the end come." This is a part of God's Word, and shall not return

unto him void, but shall accomplish his. will. The commandment is so positive and emphatic

that no one of God's anointed can mistake its meaning. This kingdom gospel must be preached.

The only question is,

W~o

will have the privilege of doing

so~

The anointed will do the preaching. God has commissioned them so to do, and they could

not be faithful by taking any other course. If you are one of the anointed you have the

spirit of the Lord and it is a delight for you to obey his commandments. Preaching this gospel

means proclaiming the good :-.1ews of the Kingdom in whatsoever manner the Lord has ar-

ranged. He has provided the radio as an entree. He has caused millions of books to be manu-

factured containing the message of the Kingdom, and he has put his spirit upon

hi~

chosen

witnesses that they may confidently do the work of putting this message in the hands of the

people. When the preaching of this gospel is done, then the end of Satan's organization will

come, and that will be the time of great rejoicing for the oppressed peoples of earth.

will

be a time of greater rejoicing on the part of the anointed, because they will witness the name

of Jehovah completely vindicated.

The preaching of this gospel brought reproach upon Jesus. A servant is not greater than

his master; therefore expect to be persecuted. Those who gain the victory must overcome the

world. Those who love God and are faithful will overcome. 'Vhen you find opposition, rejoice

and go right on telling the truth to others. Such is the privilege of each one of the anointed.

You are serving the people with that which is of far greater importance to them than all the

material wealth of the world. The groaning creation needs the message of the Kingdom. Know-

ing that you are doing right and that good will result, and that Jehovah's name will be vin-

dicated, never for one moment slack your hand. Faithfulness to the end will bring boundless joy.

Read this BULLETIN and then thank God that together we may work in his cause. Go and

preach this gospel of the Kingdom to the praise of J ehoYah, and according to his promise rich-

est blessings shall be your portion.

'Vith much love and best wishes,

Your brother and servant

his grace,

4 FOR

25¢

THESE 7 FOR $2.40

.ct.

FOR

25¢

THIS KINGDOM GOSPEL MUST BE PREACHED

The only reason for the existence of the So·

ciety is

preach this gospel of the l(ingdom.

The church, the anointed of the Lord, are in·

terested in nothing else but this Kingdom, which

will bring about the complete vindication of

God's name. Do we not have a wonderful priv.

ilege

have a part in

this~

Just think of it.

Here, at the end of the age, when "the wise shall

understand", the anointed may plan and en-

deavor to bring about a greater witness

the

name of Jehovah. This must thrill everyone

who is really in the truth.

"\Ve are the Lord's witnesses. We are not en.

gaged in a bookselling campaign; our purpose

in going from door

door is to leave a witness

that Jehovah is God. Needless to say, there are

very few who know that. But in going from

place to place, leaving here a little and there a

little of God's truth, we give the witness God

wants given. We are not booksellers; we are

preachers of this gospel; we place the literature

with the people who desire to know more about

this gospel, and they are glad to give in ex-

change an amount of money to cover the cost

of production and distribution. Some courts of

the land have charged the Lord's anointed with

engaging in commercial business on Sunday.

That is because they do not know that we are

engaged in the biggest, the greatest, the most

important work under the sun, the defense of

God's word and name! The Lord's people have

the right to preach the gospel o£ the Kingdon1

when, where and how he directs. The noticeable

thing about Peter, John and all the disciples

was their unceasing efforts to tell out the truth

in spite of all opposition. The rulers of that

time perceived that these were unlearned and

ungifted men, yet they did recognize that these

had walked with Jesus and, like him, were bold

in their stand for their rights to preach the

gospel.

This

gospel1nust

be preached; and since Sun-

da~

is one of the best days of the seven in the

week for that purpose, that's the day on which

we will make a special effort to tell someone,

somewhere, about the l(ingdom, regardless of

man-made ordinances.

We look forward to this coming year with

joy, because we know that the Lord is pleased

with our desire and efforts to give a greater

witness than last year. To keep us reminded of

the Lord's special commandn1ent at this par-

ticular time, Brother Rutherford has chosen as

our slogan, "This l(ingdom Gospel l\Iust Be

Preached."

A Wider

Witness

The Society, every year, makes plans for

bringing about a greater witness than before,

and as members of the Society, all of the anoint-

ed are vitally interested in the outline of the

work for the year

1930.

"\V e believe this will

make everyone of the anointed exceedingly hap-

py. Beginning with January 25,

1930,

the seven

cloth.:.bound books written by Brother Ruther-

ford will be offered to the people for $2.40, in-

stead of the present offer of only six for $2.43.

The second thing is that four of our ten-cent

booklets will be offered for a quarter, and nine

of them for fifty cents, instead of the present

three for a quarter. Just one more thing, and

that is, a ten-percent discount will be taken off

the retail amount of any cmnbination totaling

more than $1.50. This means that if you make

up a combination which would amount to

$2.00,

10%

discount, or

20¢,

would be subtracted, so

that the party would receive it for only $1.80.

Now, isn't it wonderful, the things the Lord

provides for his people

The Lord has made

This Kingdom Gospel

Owing to the unemployment situation, crop

failures, and financial depression, which are so

prevalent in this country, a special effort should

be made to inform the people concerning. the

only true remedy. The following letters from

what might be called ''hard-hit" territory illus-

trate how the lower price aids in placing more

literature.

A brother and sister write us from Florida:

Owing to hard times in Florida, we felt that we

should be doing well could we dispose of our

Scrip-

ture Studies

in that time. Imagine our surprise when

Monday, 4 p.m., of the week of the drive came, we

found ourselves out of

Scripture Studies.

We put

the balance of the week in canvassing for the other

volumes. We had a glorious week.

every provision for the anointed to preach this

gospel of the Kingdom. Don't you believe that

you can place more seven-book combinations at

$2.40 than you could six-book combinations at

$2.451 We believe so. Last year the average

class worker placed 10.3 five-book combinations,

auxiliary colporteur 32.8 combinations, and

pioneer 143 combinations. Now, if with these

new prices the class workers can place 12 seven-

book combinations each, the

a'~xiliaries

33, and

the pioneers 150, with a similar increase in the

smaller combinations placed, we shall more than

surpass the quota of 5,500,000 books and book-

lets.

The following is the price you will take when

placing the books and booklets :

BOOKS

Another one from Wisconsin says:

Practically all marveled at the offer, taking the

books quite readily, even to the extent of giving every

cent in their possession, or borrowing money. This

proved to us that there is a class whom the Lord

favors with the light at the present time.

Harp

............................... 35

Deliverance

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Creation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Reconciliation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Government

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Life

................................45

Prophecy

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2.70

The 7 books in one combination

$2.40

BOOKLETS

Single ..............................10

Two in combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Four in combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Nine in combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Change on January First

The pioneer and auxiliary colporteurs will re-

ceive information from the colporteur depart-

ment very shortly as to their new rates. All

change in prices will go into effect January

That will give you the time between the 1st and

25th to dispose of your old stock, and all the

orders that we receive after the first will be

charged on the accounts according to the new

price list. This will be for both classes and

colporteurs.

During the last drive-week, in which we

stressed

Studies in the Scriptures

for $1.25, the

results proved beyond a doubt that more books

can be placed in the hands of the people when

the price is lower. The people realize that we

are not book agents, nor trying to make money,

but are encouraging home Bible study and are

there in the interest of God's kingdom, which

will bring them life and happiness.

Our Privilege

should rejoice our hearts to have the priv-

ilege ,of offering these people some literature

that will bring them comfort and peace of mind .

. Some of the friends think that they should not

accept the last few pennies or dollars from the

people in exchange for the books. Remember

what the Bible says, "Man shall not live by

bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth

out of the mouth of God." In the 6th chapter of

Matthew the Lord says, "Is not the life more

than meat, and the body than raiment

matter how much anyone eats or how much he

has to wear, it will not bring him life. The only

way to get life, peace, and happiness is through

God's Word. Jesus said, "This is life eternal,

that they might know thee, the only true God,

and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." We

have this message and should take it to the peo-

ple now. Undoubtedly the conditions are had in

this country, but that always proves to be the

best time to give the message of comfort to the

people. When they have plenty of money and

are prosperous they are self-satisfied; they do

not think of the Lord. When adversity comes,

then they are more inclined to turn their

thoughts and attention to the only true God

and we have something for them.

President Hoover has called together the rail-

road men, labor men, bankers and those repre-

Must Be Preached

sentiug the big business institutions to try to to Fehruary 2. During this period of time

\Y(~

stabilize the business conditions in this country. wish that all of the class workers would engage

There is unrest and unmnployment. People are in a one-book drive, using only

Prophecy.

HoYr-

wondering what it's all about. There never was ever, the colporteurs should work with the

a more favorable ti1ne or more hearing ears seven-book combination.

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e hope that every

than when conditions are just as we find them one of the colporteurs will put forth a special

today. 'Ve, the Lord's anointed, have that which effort this week to place the

~even

books at

the people need and n1ust have; namely, the $2.40. Your work will prove the effect of this

reason things in the woTld are as they are, and remarkable offer, and we shall be very n1uch

the inforn1ation that the Lord's gracious pur- interested in your reports.

pose is to s1nash the Devil's control of earth and

The first IBSA

'¥

eek for next year will be

bring happiness, plenty and life to the people. from April 26 to 1fay 4. Of course, frorn

During the last drive week the friends i.n

t~e

February 2 on, the class workers will engage in

United States placed

17,639

sets of

Studtes tn

the seven-book campaign, but we hope, by the

the Script'ltres,

and fr01n England the report 26th of April, to have all classes supplied with

cmne

us that they placed all of the 6,000 sets the flashtone cartons containing the seven books,

they had on hand.

e know that

th~re

have so that every class worker will make a special

been hard ti1nes in that country, but It seems effort with the seven-book combination ·during

that the harder the times the better it is for us the first IBSA Week. Arrangements have al-

to approach the people. The Lord has made it ready been made to have the Bethel Home and

possible that we can now offer the later books the factory closed on 1\;fay 2, 3, and 4, so that

at a reduction. Due to these arrangements every the family can engage in the big spring drive of

one in the Lord's organization should 'press the the year.

battle to the gate', so that the truth can be

:pl~ced

The second IBSA Week will be from Septem-

in every home possible regardless of conditions. ber 27 to October 5. Further details of the

Then only shall we have preached effectively month to n1onth work will be given in the reg-

the gospei of the I(ingdorn. This, dear friends, ular monthly

Bulletin.

is nwre inlportant than anything in the whole

Another feature of this year's campaign

"\Vorld. 'Vith this reduction a greater amount which we believe will prove to be a great stim-

of literature can be placed in the homes of the ulus to the workers is the division of the country

poor, and the rich too, for that matter, and, wit? into

nine

districts. In each district one or more

the Lord's blessing, G-od's name will be magni- regional service directors have been assigned

fied. 'Ve should just like to give you a few more for the purpose of encouraging and helping the

letters showing that a lower amount will place friends to give a greater witness to the l(ing-

nwre books.

dom. Seventy-two different conventions have

·v{

e hear fron1 Oklah01na:

been arranged to be held throughout the year,

One experience I had

"·a~,

I placed six full sets in

and so conveniently located in various parts of

one store. So if there is any other drive for any reason,

the country that the friends in every class will

count on me.

be able to be present at one or more of then1.

"\Ve are going to count on this worker for the Each convention will begin with a special rally

"-hole year with these new prices.

on Friday evening. Part of Saturday and Sun-

lTron1 Illinois :

day forenoon and afternoon will be devoted to

People seemed to be astounded at the price. They

the field service and meetings will be held in the

could hardly believe but that we meant

$1.25

for each

late afternoon and evening of each day. The

volume.

'l\Iany

said, "$1.25 for each volume would be

theme song of e·ach convention is to be,· THIS

cheap,'' which

is true,

when one knows the great

KINGDOM GOSPEL 1\fUST BE PREACI-IED.

truths in each

oue.

A chairman will be appointed by the Society,

to serve, and the regional service director in the

rrhe

Year·s

Campaign

respective districts will be there also.

e be-

'Vith

the new priees in effect January 25, lieve that such assemblages of the brethren in

we wish .to outline the ca1npaign for the entire an unselfish desire to honor the nmne of J eho-

year. As stated in the

B·ulletin,

there· will be a vah will be richly blessed by him.

special drive with

Prophecy

from January 25

Special arrangements

ha.vi

been

madi

for.

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