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63 duties performed, are earnest, zealous, trustworthy, faithful and hard workers, giving attention to the "goods" of the Lord. All of them render their services voluntarily and without compensation except food and shelter and a small amount, $10.00 per month, for incidental expenses furnished by the Society. They work regularly five and one-half days of the week at the office or factory, and at stated times they work Saturday afternoon and evenings as will appear from the report below. Usually on Saturday afternoons and Sundays everyone of that force and of the Bethel family engage in preaching "this gospel of the kingdom" by calling on the people and presenting to them the Kingdom message or otherwise carrying on the work of the Society. The motto of each one is: 'This one thing I do : Forgetting the things that are behind, I press forward to advertise THE THEOCRACY.' Every working hour is fully occupied by -these faithful servants of God. When the day's work at the office, !actory or Bethel home is completed, they attend or lead Bible studies at various points in New York and vicinity. They engage in giving instruction in the Word of God. All these Bible studies that are held in and about the city of New York and elsewhere are led by ordained ministers competent and apt to teach. These call on the people in the evenings at their homes, and where there is a group in any vicinity desiring to organize a study class this is done and a competent person is appointed from amongst the ordained ministers to conduct and lead and instruct such class. The Bethel family includes all of those at 124 Columbia Heights, at Watchtower, and at the Farms. All of these are doing one and the same thing, to wit, preaching the gospel and incidentally doing that which is necessary to carryon the work. They are God's ministers and servants, and they delight to serve him day and night. There has never been another organization of men on earth like those who are now engaged in proclaiming the message of God's kingdom. The time has come in which they must be at Yearbook


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