Convention Program — Divine Name (1971)
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DISTRICT ASSEMBLY OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
1942 106,000
RUGBY GROUND
1948 230,532
Twickenham
August 4----8,1971
1954 525,924
1960 851,378
1966 1,058,675
1971 1,502,180 (Feb.)
Each person represents 100,000 proclaimers of God's name 1971 "DIVINE NAME" DISTRICT ASSEMBLY
(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: WT 10-1-71 pages 595-605 Awake! 10-22-71 pages 12-17)
Rugby Ground, Twickenham, UK August 4-8,1971
(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.) (Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.) (Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves with Music in your Hearts.")
DAY 1
AFTERNOON
1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 41, Prayer and Preview of the Convention J. B. Blaney
2:00 Address by Chairman:
Be Imitators of the True God W. Gooch
(See WT 3-1-74 pages 144-156)
2:45 Make Your Advancement Manifest P. Ellis (See WT 2-15-74 pages 109-119)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
3:35 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Whose Name Do You Respect More--Your Own or God's? P. D. Rees
(See WT 11-1-71 pages 645-659)
4:35 Song No. 50
EVENING
6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 100 and Experiences H. Eyres
7:00 Increasing in the Accurate Knowledge of God D. G. Merry ANNOUNCEMENTS
8:05 Speaking Delightful Words of Truth W. J. Bull (See WT 9-1-73 pages 524-536) （RELEASE: Theocratic Ministry School Guidebook）
9:05 Song No. 62 and Prayer
DAY 2
R. A. Sparks
MORNING
9:10 Music and Song No. 25
9:15 Comments on Day's Text and Prayer
9:30 To the Field
R. D. North
AFTERNOON
1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 110, Prayer and Experiences
D. E. Nevard
2:00 The Education That Counts
A. Heley
2:30 Approach to Jehovah or the Demons--Which? (See WT 3-15-73 pages 176-187)
K. D. Smith
ANNOUNCEMENTS
5 Learning from the Great Teacher
(See WT 2-15-72 pages 105-117)
(RELEASE: "Listening to the Great Teacher" (book))
John E. Barr
4:35 Song No. 73
EVENING
6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 61 and Experiences J. J. Simpson
6:50 Are You Teaching Your Children? J. S. Wood (See WT 9-15-73 pages 552-564)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
7:20 DRAMA: Jehovah Blesses the Loyal Ones J. Andrews (See WT 10-1-73 pages 584-596)
9:05 Song No. 8 and Prayer H. Senior
DAY 3
MORNING
8:45 Song No. 35, Prayer and Comments on Day's Text
9:00 Working Hard for the Reward of Eternal Life C. H. Hensman (See WT 8-15-72 pages 485-497) Prayer and Song No.18
9:30 To Baptism and to the Field
AFTERNOON
1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 20, Prayer and Experiences
2:00 Why Was It Written That Way?
(See WT 4-1-73 pages 213-218)
(RELEASE: "Aid to Bible Understanding" (Complete book))
D. Sibrey
2:30 "Happy Is He Who Reads Aloud" D. J. Matthews (See WT 4-1-73 pages 201-207)
3:00 "Handling the Word of the Truth Aright" J. C. Morton (See WT 4-1-73 pages 207-212)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
3:35 Theocratic Organization Amidst Democracies and Communism P.D. Rees (See WT 11-15-71 pages 681-694)
EVENING
6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 24 and Experiences
M. C. Reeder
7:00 Are You Personally Following Bible Teachings? A. W. Broad
7:30 Association That Builds Friendship with God (See WT 7-1-72 pages 400-406)
D. P. Johnson
8:05 DRAMA: What Is in Your Heart?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
R. G. Jessup
9:05 Song No. 70 and Prayer
H. Warburton
DAY 4
MORNING
9:10 Music and Song No. 58
9:15 Comments on Day's Text and Prayer
J. E. Williams
9:30 To the Field
11:00 Pioneer, Circuit and District Servants' Meeting
11:15 Meeting for Those Interested in Gilead School
12:00 Meeting for Those Interested in Bethel Service
AFTERNOON
1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 119, Prayer and Experiences
D. J. Owens
2:00 SYMPOSIUM: Do Not Let Yourself Be Sidetracked by:
ANNOUNCEMENTS
3:35 Has the King's Secretary Called on You Recently? W. Gooch (See WT 1-15-72 pages 41-57) (RELEASE: "The Nations Shall Know That I am Jehovah--How?" (book))
4:35 Song No. 59
EVENING
6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 68 and Experiences A. L. Vaisey
7:00 Do You Have the Evangelizing Spirit? E. A. Clay (See WT 6-1-74 pages 329-340)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
7:35 DRAMA: Make Jehovah's Purpose Your Way of Life P. A. North (See WT 2-1-72 pages 76-90)
9:05 Song No. 26 and Prayer E. Wynes
DAY 5
MORNING
9:00 Music
9:10 Song No. 63, Prayer and Comments on Day's Text J. W. Felix
9:30 Whatever You Are Doing, Preach! J. A. Wynn (See WT 3-15-74 pages 182-188)
10:00 God Cherishes the Lowly Ones A. P. Hughes (See WT 2-15-73 pages 105-116)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
10:35 How Can You Increase Your Congregation's Spirituality? D. Walker
11:35 Love One Another Intensely from the Heart Edward C. Chitty (See WT 9-1-75 pages 526-532)
12:05 Song No. 64
AFTERNOON
2:15 Music
3:00 PUBLIC ADDRESS:
When All Nations Collide, Head On, with God Charles Sinutko
When All Nations Collide, Head On, with God P. D. Rees in the UK
(See WT 10-15-71 pages 612-625)
(RELEASE: "When All Nations Collide, Head On, with God" (booklet))
4:00 Intermission
4:15 Music
4:30 Concluding Remarks
W. Gooch
Concluding Remarks Leslie Spahr Rogers at the Cincinnati Ohio Convention (See WT 11-15-71 pages 695-701, for portion of concluding remarks pertaining to the change to a body of elders in each congregation (the "elder arrangement"))
5:15 Song No. 66 and Prayer
Edward C. Chitty
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