Convention Program — The Divine Will (1958)
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DIVINE
WILL
International Assembly
OF
JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
Yankee Stadium AND Polo Grounds
New York City
JULY 27-AUG.3
PROGRAM
Divine Will
JULY 27 to AUGUST 3 1958
YANKEE STADIUM &
POLO GROUNDS
NEW YORK CITY DIVINE WILL INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
is arranged by Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania in co-operation with Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. International Bible Students Association
ADMINISTRATION
President
Nathan H. Knorr
Vice-President
Fred W. Franz
Convention Chairman Milton G. Henschel
Assistant Chairmen
Yankee Stadium Harry W. Arnott
Polo Grounds Robert J. Engelkamp
Convention Servant John O. Groh
Assistant Convention Servants
Yankee Stadium George M. Couch
Polo Grounds John R. Meister Greetings!
To you Christians from scattered residences in Asia, Europe, Africa, North and South America and the great and small islands of the sea who have journeyed to this assembly, may Jehovah's undeserved kindness and peace be increased.
While all of us are most joyful at being together in assembly, still we are mindful of our many brothers and sisters who have been unable to join us here in New York at this marvelous Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses. Our love reaches out to every one of them, and our prayers ascend to our gracious God to bless them nonetheless. May it be Jehovah's will that through our being here we shall be able to take the joy, gladness and warm fellowship of this assembly back to our brothers, along with the abundant spiritual food that we are confident Jehovah will shower upon us to overflowing. As delegates at this assembly we must all feel our responsibility in this regard. What a pleasure it will be for you delegates to talk soon to our brothers around the world about the goodness of Jehovah!
We are grateful, too, for the many labors of love already expressed by willing workers in preparation for this glorious assembly, and we rejoice to see the spirit of Jehovah operating through his Son, Jesus Christ, upon all his willing slaves. Together, all of us are determined by Jehovah's undeserved kindness to make the good news of Jehovah's kingdom known in all the inhabited earth and to make this assembly a praise to the most holy name of Jehovah, our God.
To all of you present I extend a hearty welcome and transmit the warm love from Jehovah's witnesses from all around the world. Together our prayers continue to be that the divine will may come to pass at this assembly to the honor of Jehovah's great name and to the blessing of his faithful people.
Your brother,
Niknow Sunday, July 27 FAITHFULNESS DAY Yankee Stadium
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY H. H. Riemer-U.S.A.
MORNING
9:15 Music and Song No. 9
9:30 Comments on the day's text at Eccl. 8:2: "Keep the very order of the king, and that out of regard for the oath of God." And Prayer
D. A. Adams-U.S.A.
9:45 We Are Glad It Is the Divine Will that We Are Here
Alaska J. Errichetti Hawaii K. W. Stebbins
Australia D. E. Held India F. E. Skinner
Brazil J. Kushnir Korea D. L. Steele
Canada P. Chapman Mexico S. B. Friend
Cuba C. J. Goff New Zealand B. B. Mason
Egypt A. Fayek Panama A. V. Raper
Germany K. M. Franke So. Africa G. R. Phillips
Great Britain A. P. Hughes
Song No. 55
10:30 Address of Welcome by the Assembly Chairman
M. G. Henschel-U.S.A.
11:00 Zone Servants Representing the Nations
F. S. Hoffmann -Denmark G. D. Miller -Uruguay
W. L. Barry -Japan W. A. Bivens -Costa Rica
E. K. Stewart -Philippines H. W. Arnott -No. Rhodesia
G. D. King -Ceylon
11:15 Song No.48
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.65
1:30 The Watchtower Bible School of Gilead Graduates 103 Missionaries in the 31st Class Words of Admonition from Instructors and Overseers Be a Teacher of the Word Pursuing the Goal of Life Thoughtlessness Let the Bible Set Things Straight Continue to Preach Without Letup
H. K. Jackson
2:30 Counsel by the Vice-President
K. A. Adams
M. G. Friend
A. D. Schroeder
J. F. Markus
F. W. Franz
3:00 "Stay by These Things"
Diploma Presentation to Students
by School President
4:30 Song No.70
N. H. Knorr
EVENING
7:00 Music and Song No. 78
7:10 The Students of the 31st Class of Gilead from 64 Lands Express Themselves
9:30 Song No. 77, and Prayer by Sunday, July 27 FAITHFULNESS DAY Polo Grounds
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY
M. H. Larson-U.S.A.
MORNING
9:15 Music and Song No. 19
9:30 Comments on the day's text at Eccl. 8:2: "Keep the very order of the king, and that out of regard for the oath of God." And Prayer
9:45 Address of Welcome by the Assembly Chairman
D. E. Held-Australia
M. G. Henschel-U.S.A.
10:15 Zone Servants Representing the Nations
F. S. Hoffmann -Denmark G. D. Miller -Uruguay
W. L. Barry -Japan W. A. Bivens -Costa Rica
E. K. Stewart -Philippines H. W. Arnott -No. Rhodesia
G. D. King -Ceylon
Song No. 55
10:30 We Are Glad It Is the Divine Will that We Are Here Alaska J. Errichetti Hawaii K. W. Stebbins Australia D. E. Held India F. E. Skinner Brazil J. Kushnir Korea D. L. Steele Canada P. Chapman Mexico S. B. Friend Cuba C. J. Goff New Zealand B. B. Mason Egypt A. Fayek Panama A. V. Raper Germany K. M. Franke So. Africa G. R. Phillips Great Britain A. P. Hughes
11:15 Song No.48
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No. 65 WHAT IS SAID AT YANKEE STADIUM FROM 1:30 P.M. TO 4:30 P.M.WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE POLO GROUNDS BY DIRECT WIRE AND WILL BE HEARD OVER THE LOUD-SPEAKING SYSTEM.
1:30 The Watchtower Bible School of Gilead Graduates 103 Missionaries in the 31st Class Words of Admonition from Instructors and Overseers Be a Teacher of the Word Pursuing the Goal of Life Thoughtlessness Let the Bible Set Things Straight Continue to Preach Without Letup
2:30 Counsel by the Vice-President
K. A. Adams
H. K. Jackson
M. G. Friend
A. D. Schroeder
J. F. Markus
F. W. Franz
3:00 "Stay by These Things"
Diploma Presentation to Students
by School President
N. H. Knorr
4:30 Song No.70
EVENING
7:00 Music and Song No. 78
7:10 The Students of the 31st Class of Gilead from 64 Lands Express Themselves
9:30 Song No. 77, and Prayer by Monday, July 28 EXCLUSIVE DEVOTION DAY
Yankee Stadium
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY
K. Fujikura—Japan
MORNING
9:15 Field Service (See page 24)Comments on the day's text at Acts 20:28:"Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased." And Prayer
P. Gabrielidis—Cyprus
9:30 Public Relations—New Rockland Palace (See page 29.)
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE
CHAIRMAN
COUNTRY
LOCATION
Armenian
Assembly
S. Haidostian
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Dutch
Assembly
R.J.Engelkamp
Netherlands
Second Level
Section
French
Assembly
A.Skalecki
France
Lower Stands
Section
German
Assembly
G.Kuenz
Germany
Lower Stands
Section
Italian
Assembly
J.A.Romano
Italy
Lower Stands
Section
Norwegian
Assembly
G.Marcussen
Norway
Second Level
Section
Portuguese
Assembly
S.A.Antao
Brazil
Second Level
Section
Swedish
Assembly
A.E.Carlson
Sweden
Lower Stands
Section
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.40
1:30 What Exclusive Devotion Has Accomplished in North and Central America
Br. Honduras -D. N. Snider Mexico -S. B. Friend Canada -P. Chapman Newfoundland -M. F. Latyn Costa Rica -W. A. Bivens Nicaragua -D. R. Munsterman El Salvador -F. Bowers Panama -A. V. Raper Guatemala -P. Hibshman United States -M. G. Henschel Honduras A. Muscariello
2:30 Wholeheartedness Toward New World Interests
H. L. Brissett-U.S.A.
3:00 Faithfulness in Small Things Song No.21
A. H. Macmillan-U.S.A.
3:30 Signs and Wonders in the Time of the End
4:30 Song No.85
N. H. Knorr
EVENING
6:35 Music and Song No. 67
6:45 The Islands of the Caribbean Are Hearing a New Song
Bahamas -G. Swisher Jamaica -W. R. Taylor
Cuba -C. J. Goff Leewards -R. F. Bruhn
Dom. Republic -L. R. Brandt Neth. Antilles -T. R. Yeatts
Guadeloupe -P. H. Jahnke Puerto Rico -E. H. Van Daalen
Haiti -V. E. Winterburn Trinidad -R. D. Newton
7:30 Break Free to Do "The Complete Will of God"
8:00 Attaining Christian Completeness
W. L. Barry-Japan
8:30 Be Quick to Obey
9:00 Song No. 34, and Prayer by
W. C. Pohl-Berlin
P. D. Rees----Br. Isles
R. Baud'huin—Belgium Monday, July 28 EXCLUSIVE DEVOTION DAY
Polo Grounds
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY S. A. Antao-Brazil
MORNING
9:15 Field Service (See page 24)—Comments on the day's text at Acts 20:28: "Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased." And Prayer
L. K. Yeatts----Finland
9:30 Public Relations—New Rockland Palace (See page 29.)
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE
CHAIRMAN
COUNTRY
LOCATION
Danish
Assembly
K. Kronvold
Denmark
Lower
Stands
Section
Greek
Assembly
G. D. Gangas
U.S.A.
Lower
Stands
Section
Hungarian
Assembly
J. Galyas
U.S.A.
Second
Level
Section
Lithuanian
Assembly
H. Sipavich
U.S.A.
Second
Level
Section
Polish
Assembly
S. Behunick
U.S.A.
Lower
Stands
Section
Russian
Assembly
N. Belekon
U.S.A.
Second
Level
Section
Spanish
Assembly
S. Garcia
Mexico
Lower
Stands
Sections
13-17
Ukrainian
Assembly
M. Saranchuk
Canada
Second
Level
Section
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.85
1:30 Signs and Wonders in the Time of the End
N. H. Knorr
2:30 What Exclusive Devotion Has Accomplished in North and Central America Br. Honduras -D. N. Snider Mexico -S. B. Friend Canada -P. Chapman Newfoundland -M. F. Latyn Costa Rica -W. A. Bivens Nicaragua -D. R. Munsterman El Salvador -F. Bowers Panama -A. V. Raper Guatemala -P. Hibshman United States -M. G. Henschel Honduras -A. Muscariello
3:30 Wholeheartedness Toward New World Interests
H. L. Brissett-U.S.A.
4:00 Faithfulness in Small Things
4:30 Song No.21
EVENING
A. H. Macmillan-U.S.A.
6:35 Music and Song No. 56
6:45 Attaining Christian Completeness
7:15 Be Quick to Obey Song No. 67
W. C. Pohl—Berlin
P. D. Rees—Br. Isles
7:45 The Islands of the Caribbean Are Hearing a New Song Bahamas -G. Swisher Jamaica -W. R. Taylor Cuba -C. J. Goff Leewards -R. F. Bruhn Dom. Republic -L. R. Brandt Neth. Antilles -T. R. Yeatts Guadeloupe -P. H. Jahnke Puerto Rico -E. H. Van Daalen Haiti -V. E. Winterburn Trinidad -R. D. Newton
8:30 Break Free to Do "The Complete Will of God"
9:00 Song No. 34, and Prayer by
W. L. Barry-Japan
H. A. Morris—Bolivia Tuesday, July 29 EXPANDING OUR MINISTRY DAY
Yankee Stadium
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY S. A. Liwag—Philippines
MORNING
9:15 Field Service—Comments on the day's text at Ps. 119:104, 105: "Owing to your orders I behave with understanding. That is why I have hated every false path. Your word is a lamp to my foot, and a light to my roadway." And Prayer
P. Hibshman—Guatemala
9:30 Missionaries in Foreign Service—New Rockland Palace (See page 28.)
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE CHAIRMAN COUNTRY LOCATION Arabic Assembly G. J. Shakhashiri U.S.A. Second Level Section 24 Dutch Assembly R. J. Engelkamp Netherlands Second Level Section 7 Finnish Assembly E. K. Pajasalmi Thailand Second Level Section 23 French Assembly A. Skalecki France Lower Stands Section 31 German Assembly G. Kuenz Germany Lower Stands Section 36 Italian Assembly J. A. Romano Italy Lower Stands Section 16 Portuguese Assembly S. A. Antao Brazil Second Level Section 6
Swedish Assembly A. E. Carlson Sweden Lower Stands Section 15
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No. 29
1:30 A Reading Aid for Spanish-speaking People
N. H. Knorr
1:45 South America Expanded 100 Percent in Five Years Argentina -C. R. Eisenhower Ecuador -J. McLenachan Bolivia -D. L. Anders Paraguay -H. I. Kays Brazil -J. Kushnir Peru -G. S. Fraser British Guiana -J. H. Ponting Surinam -D. J. Stegenga Chile -A. H. Mann Uruguay -G. D. Miller Colombia -J. O. Webster Venezuela -D. E. Baxter
3:00 How Is Your Spiritual Appetite? Song No. 7
F. S. Hoffmann—Denmark
3:30 Divine Loving-Kindness and the Kingdom F. W. Franz
4:30 Song No. 32
EVENING
6:35 Music and Song No. 69
6:40 More Reports from Other Islands of the Caribbean
Anguilla -K. Phillip St. Croix -T. Calfas
Barbados -S. Johansson St. Johns -L. Sullivan
Carriacou -C. Baptiste St. Kitts -W. F. Krueger
Dominica -W. Evans St. Lucia -L. Stull
Grenada -S. Carter St. Martin -H. Burns
Martinique -L. Bellay St. Thomas -G. Edmead
Montserrat -B. Payne St. Vincent -J. Hinds
Nevis -S. McKenzie Tortola -G. Christopher
7:00 Be Filled with Spiritual Discernment H. W. Arnott—No. Rhodesia
7:30 Exert Yourself Vigorously as God's Workman D. Sydlik-U.S.A. Song No. 74
8:00 What Prevents Me from Getting Baptized? D. L. Steele—Korea
8:30 Maturity, a Goal for All Ministers G. R. Phillips—So. Africa
9:00 Song No. 41, and Prayer by R. W. Kirk—Burma Tuesday, July 29 EXPANDING OUR MINISTRY DAY
Polo Grounds
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY R. S. Lozano-Mexico
MORNING
9:15 Field Service—Comments on the day's text at Ps. 119:104, 105: "Owing to your orders I behave with understanding. That is why I have hated every false path. Your word is a lamp to my foot, and a light to my roadway." And Prayer
9:30 Missionaries in Foreign Service—New Rockland Palace (See page 28.)
V. E. Winterburn—Haiti
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE
CHAIRMAN
COUNTRY
LOCATION
Albanian
Assembly
P. J. Joseph
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Danish
Assembly
K. Kronvold
Denmark
Lower Stands
Section
Greek
Assembly
G. D. Gangas
U.S.A.
Lower Stands
Section
Hungarian
Assembly
J. Galyas
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Polish
Assembly
S. Behunick
U.S.A.
Lower Stands
Section
Slovak
Assembly
A. Blaner
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Spanish
Assembly
S. Garcia
Mexico
Lower Stands
Sections
13-17
Ukrainian
Assembly
M. Saranchuk
Canada
Second Level
Section
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.7
1:30 How Is Your Spiritual Appetite?
F. S. Hoffmann—Denmark
2:00 Divine Loving-Kindness and the Kingdom Song No.32
F. W. Franz
3:00 A Reading Aid for Spanish-speaking People
N. H. Knorr
3:15 South America Expanded 100 Percent in Five Years
Argentina -C. R. Eisenhower Ecuador -J. McLenachan
Bolivia -D. L. Anders Paraguay -H. I. Kays
Brazil -J. Kushnir Peru -G. S. Fraser
British Guiana -J. H. Ponting Surinam -D. J. Stegenga
Chile -A. H. Mann Uruguay -G. D. Miller
Colombia -J. O. Webster Venezuela -D. E. Baxter
4:30 Song No.29
EVENING
6:35 Music and Song No.74
6:40 What Prevents Me from Getting Baptized?
7:10 Maturity, a Goal for All Ministers
D. L. Steele-Korea
7:40 More Reports from Other Islands of the Caribbean
Anguilla -K. Phillip St. Croix -T. Calfas
Barbados -S. Johansson St. Johns -L. Sullivan
Carriacou -C. Baptiste St. Kitts -W. F. Krueger
Dominica -W. Evans St. Lucia -L. Stull
Grenada -S. Carter St. Martin -H. Burns
Martinique -L. Bellay St. Thomas -G. Edmead
Montserrat -B. Payne St. Vincent -J. Hinds
Nevis -S. McKenzie Tortola -G. Christopher
G. R. Phillips—So. Africa
8:00 Be Filled with Spiritual Discernment
8:30 Exert Yourself Vigorously as God's Workman D. Sydlik-U.S.A.
H. W. Arnott—No. Rhodesia
9:00 Song No. 41, and Prayer by
C. J. Goff—Cuba Wednesday, July 30 TASTING DIVINE GOODNESS DAY
Yankee Stadium
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY B. Judge—Northern Rhodesia
MORNING
8:45 Music, Comments on day's text at Ps. 34:8: "O taste and see that Jehovah is good." And Prayer
A. Sideris—Italy
9:00 Baptism According to the Divine Will
J. H. Eneroth—Sweden
9:30 To Immersion at Orchard Beach Song No. 57
9:30 Special Pioneers—New Rockland Palace (See page 29.)
9:35 When Jehovah Speaks, Do You Respond?
10:00 Accepting Responsibility
10:30 The Circuit Servant Talks to Overseers A. A. Catanzaro-U.S.A.
11:00 The Lifeline of the Congregation L. K. Greenlees—Canada
11:30 Song No.47
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No. 51
1:30 Africa Speaks
Egypt -A. Fayek Nigeria -W. Gooch
Ethiopia No. Rhodesia -H. W. Arnott
Fr. Equat. Africa -J. E. Seignobos Nyasaland -L. R. Nail, Jr.
Ghana -H. Jennings Sierra Leone -C. D. Chappell
Liberia -W. E. Klinck South Africa -G. R. Phillips
Morocco A. Berecochea So. Rhodesia -R. H. Miller
2:30 Attaining New World Status
W. A. Bivens-Costa Rica
3:00 Be Swift to Hear, Slow About Wrath J. R. Eames—U.S.A. Song No. 10
3:30 Down with the Old—Up with the New! N. H. Knorr
4:30 Song No.73
EVENING
ALL BRANCH, DISTRICT, CIRCUIT AND CONGREGATION SERVANTS AND ASSISTANT CONGREGATION SERVANTS WILL PLEASE SIT IN THE LOWER STANDS THIS EVENING IN SECTIONS 1 TO 14. SEATS RESERVED UNTIL 6:45.
6:35 Music and Song No. 71
6:45 Ministers Working the Great Continent of Africa
Algeria -R. Bollet St. Helena -G. W. Scipio
Cameroun -M. Penda Senegal
Eritrea -H. Ward So. West Africa -M. E. Bartlett
Kenya -M. Whittington Sudan -G. Orphanidis
Libya -S. Romano Tanganyika -A. K. Thompson
Port. East Africa -A. Mafambana Tunisia -P. Patti
7:15 Keeping Strict Watch on How We Walk F. W. Franz Song No. 30
8:00 Shepherding the Sheep with Skillfulness N. H. Knorr
9:00 Song No. 33, and Prayer by F. Liang----Hong Kong Wednesday, July 30 TASTING DIVINE GOODNESS DAY
Polo Grounds
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY W. T. Darko-Ghana
MORNING
8:45 Music, Comments on day's text at Ps. 34:8: "O taste and see that Jehovah is good." And Prayer
9:00 Baptism According to the Divine Will (by wire from Yankee Stadium)
A. Thompson-Japan
9:30 To Immersion (from Yankee Stadium) Song No. 57
J. H. Eneroth Sweden
9:30 Special Pioneers—New Rockland Palace (See page 29.)
9:35 The Circuit Servant Talks to Overseers
10:05 The Lifeline of the Congregation
A. A. Catanzaro—U.S.A.
10:35 When Jehovah Speaks, Do You Respond?
L. K. Greenlees—Canada
11:00 Accepting Responsibility
J. W. Stuefloten-U.S.A.
11:30 Song No.47
G. D. Miller-Uruguay
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.73
1:30 Down with the Old-Up with the New! N. H. Knorr
2:30 Africa Speaks
Egypt -A. Fayek Nigeria -W. Gooch
Ethiopia No. Rhodesia -H. W. Arnott
Fr. Equat. Africa -J. E. Seignobos Nyasaland -L. R. Nail, Jr.
Ghana -H. Jennings Sierra Leone -C. D. Chappell
Liberia -W. E. Klinck South Africa -G. R. Phillips
Morocco -A. Berecochea So. Rhodesia -R. H. Miller
3:30 Attaining New World Status Song No. 51
W. A. Bivens-Costa Rica
4:00 Be Swift to Hear, Slow About Wrath J. R. Eames-U.S.A.
4:30 Song No.10
EVENING
ALL BRANCH, DISTRICT, CIRCUIT AND CONGREGATION SERVANTS AND ASSISTANT CONGREGATION SERVANTS WILL PLEASE SIT IN THE LOWER STANDS THIS EVENING IN SECTIONS 17 TO 27. SEATS RESERVED UNTIL 6:45.
6:35 Music and Song No. 30
6:45 Shepherding the Sheep with Skillfulness
7:45 Ministers Working the Great Continent of Africa Algeria -R. Bollet St. Helena -G. W. Scipio Cameroun -M. Penda Senegal Eritrea -H. Ward So. West Africa -M. E. Bartlett Kenya -M. Whittington Sudan -G. Orphanidis Libya -S. Romano Tanganyika -A. K. Thompson Port. East Africa -A. Mafambana Tunisia -P. Patti
N. H. Knorr
Song No. 33
8:15 Keeping Strict Watch on How We Walk F. W. Franz
9:00 Song No. 71, and Prayer by J. O. Webster-Colombia Thursday, July 31 FULLNESS OF SERVICE DAY
Yankee Stadium
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY A. Fayek-Egypt
MORNING
9:15 Field Service—Comments on the day's text at Ps. 96:2, 10: "Sing to Jehovah, bless his name. From day to day tell the good news of salvation by him. Say among the nations: 'Jehovah himself has become king.'" And Prayer
S. B. Friend—Mexico
9:30 Circuit and District Servants—New Rockland Palace (See page 24.)
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE
CHAIRMAN
COUNTRY
LOCATION
Armenian
Assembly
S. Haidostian
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Dutch
Assembly
R.J.Engelkamp
Netherlands
Second Level
Section
French
Assembly
A.Skalecki
France
Lower Stands
Section
German
Assembly
G.Kuenz
Germany
Lower Stands
Section
Italian
Assembly
J.A.Romano
Italy
Lower Stands
Section
Norwegian
Assembly
G.Marcussen
Norway
Second Level
Section
Portuguese
Assembly
S.A.Antao
Brazil
Second Level
Section
Swedish
Assembly
A.E.Carlson
Sweden
Lower Stands
Section
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No. 28
1:30 Experiences from the Islands
American Samoa -P. Evans Greenland -A. Hjelm
Aruba -W. R. Yeatts Guam -S. Wiger
Bermuda -W. Brett Madagascar -A. Branca
Bonaire -C. Williams New Britain -L. Carnie
Falkland Islands -J. Lee Okinawa -T. Fukase
Faroe Islands -S. Nielsen Papua -A. Johnson
Fiji -W. Checksfield Western Samoa -P. Feagai
2:00 Serving Where the Need Is Great Overseas E. K. Stewart—Philippines
2:45 Filling the Need in Our Own Country L. F. Jontes—France Song No. 24
3:30 Maintaining Our Spiritual Paradise N. H. Knorr
4:30 Song No.87
EVENING
6;35 Music and Song No.11
6:45 Branches in the Big Seas Report
Australia -D. E. Held Mauritius -R. Nisbet
Ceylon -G. D. King New Zealand -B. B. Mason
Cyprus -P. Gabrielidis Philippines -E. K. Stewart
Hawaii -K. W. Stebbins Taiwan -P. E. Johnston
Indonesia -R. N. Jacka
7:30 Can I Pursue Pioneer Privileges? Song No.19
F. E. Skinner—India
8:00 We Pursued Our Purpose in Life Rosa Mae Dreyer Hazel Burford Elsie Voigt Georg Gertz Panayotis Spiropoulos Melba Barry
8:30 Staying Where the Need Is Great
9:00 Song No.17, and Prayer by
F. Hartstang—Netherlands
A. H. Mann-Chile Thursday, July 31 FULLNESS OF SERVICE DAY
Polo Grounds
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY A. Berecochea-Morocco
MORNING
9:15 Field Service—Comments on the day's text at Ps. 96:2, 10: "Sing to Jehovah, bless his name. From day to day tell the good news of salvation by him. Say among the nations: 'Jehovah himself has become king.'" And Prayer P. Kushnir—Netherlands
9:30 Circuit and District Servants—New Rockland Palace (See page 24.)
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE
CHAIRMAN
COUNTRY
LOCATION
Danish
Assembly
K. Kronvold
Denmark
Lower
Stands
Section
Greek
Assembly
G. D. Gangas
U.S.A.
Lower
Stands
Section
Hungarian
Assembly
J. Galyas
U.S.A.
Second
Level
Section
Lithuanian
Assembly
H. Sipavich
U.S.A.
Second
Level
Section
Polish
Assembly
S. Behunick
U.S.A.
Lower
Stands
Section
Russian
Assembly
N. Belekon
U.S.A.
Second
Level
Section
Spanish
Assembly
S. Garcia
Mexico
Lower
Stands
Sections
13-17
Ukrainian
Assembly
M. Saranchuk
Canada
Second
Level
Section
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.87
1:30 Maintaining Our Spiritual Paradise
N. H. Knorr
2:30 Experiences from the Islands
American Samoa
-P. Evans
Greenland
-A. Hjelm
Aruba
-W. R. Yeatts
Guam
-S. Wiger
Bermuda
-W. Brett
Madagascar
-A. Branca
Bonaire
-C. Williams
New Britain
-L. Carnie
Falkland Islands
-J. Lee
Okinawa
-T. Fukase
Faroe Islands
-S. Nielsen
Papua
-A. Johnson
Fiji
-W. Checksfield
Western Samoa
-P. Feagai
Song No.28
3:00 Serving Where the Need Is Great Overseas E. K. Stewart-Philippines
3:45 Filling the Need in Our Own Country L. F. Jontes—France
4:30 Song No.24
EVENING
6:35 Music and Song No.19
6:45 We Pursued Our Purpose in Life D. Haslett—Japan Rosa Mae Dreyer Hazel Burford Elsie Voigt Georg Gertz Panayotis Spiropoulos Melba Barry
7:15 Staying Where the Need Is Great F. Hartstang—Netherlands Song No. 17
7:45 Branches in the Big Seas Report
Australia -D. E. Held Mauritius -R. Nisbet
Ceylon -G. D. King New Zealand -B. B. Mason
Cyprus -P. Gabrielidis Philippines -E. K. Stewart
Hawaii -K. W. Stebbins Taiwan -P. E. Johnston
Indonesia -R. N. Jacka
8:30 Can I Pursue Pioneer Privileges?
9:00 Song No.11, and Prayer by
F. E. Skinner-India J. Feller-Switzerland Friday, August 1 FEARLESS MINISTRY DAY
Yankee Stadium
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY C. R. Eisenhower-Argentina
MORNING
9:15 Field Service—Comments on the day's text at Ps. 40:8: "To do your will, O my God, I have delighted, and your law is within my inward parts." And Prayer
M. Antonovich—Morocco
9:30 Circuit and District Servants-New Rockland Palace (See page 24.)
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE CHAIRMAN COUNTRY LOCATION Arabic Assembly G. J. Shakhashiri U.S.A. Second Level Section 24 Dutch Assembly R. J. Engelkamp Netherlands Second Level Section 7 Finnish Assembly E. K. Pajasalmi Thailand Second Level Section 23 French Assembly A. Skalecki France Lower Stands Section 31 German Assembly G. Kuenz Germany Lower Stands Section 36 Italian Assembly J. A. Romano Italy Lower Stands Section 16 Portuguese Assembly S. A. Antao Brazil Second Level Section 6 Swedish Assembly A. E. Carlson Sweden Lower Stands Section 15
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.43
1:30 The Orient Produces Fearless Ministers
Burma -R. W. Kirk Lebanon -L. R. Plummer
Hong Kong -W. Carnie Pakistan -R. T. Pope
India -F. E. Skinner Singapore -W. Yaremchuk
Japan -W. L. Barry Thailand -J. E. Babinski
Korea -D. L. Steele Turkey
2:30 Keeping Kingdom Interests First
U. V. Glass-U.S.A.
K. F. Klein-U.S.A.
R. L. Morgan-U.S.A.
Song No. 49
3:30 Why This Convention Should Resolve
F. W. Franz
4:15 This Convention Resolves
4:30 Song No. 63
N. H. Knorr
EVENING
6:35 Music and Song No.83
6:45 Experiences of Brothers Working Under Adverse Conditions Afghanistan -P. Zimmerman Iraq -J. Bulleit Iceland -L. Rendboes Israel -B. J. Wiens Iran -J. Forhan Malaya -L. Franks
7:00 Compromise Leads to Loss of Integrity
H. C. Covington-U.S.A.
7:30 Theocratic School for Fearless Ministers Song No. 66
N. H. Knorr
8:00 Maintaining a Healthful Congregation Instruction Talk—Ruth The Great Gathering for Survival (paragraphs 1-15) Bible Reading—2 Chron. 18:28-19:11 Six-Minute Sermon—God Creates Man's First Paradise Six-Minute Sermon—God Creates the First Human Souls
9:00 Song No. 59, and Prayer by
G. M. Couch-U.S.A.
H. E. Miller-U.S.A.
E. E. Blenman-U.S.A.
T. K. Chin-U.S.A.
V. E. Hauenstein-U.S.A.
M. Bourgeois—U.S.A.
E. H. Van Daalen —Puerto Rico Friday, August 1 FEARLESS MINISTRY DAY Polo Grounds
W. E. Voigt-Austria
MORNING
9:15 Field Service—Comments on the day's text at Ps. 40:8: "To do your will, O my God, I have delighted, and your law is within my inward parts." And Prayer B. B. Mason—New Zealand
9:30 Circuit and District Servants—New Rockland Palace (See page 24.)
9:30 to 11:30 Various Language Meetings
LANGUAGE
CHAIRMAN
COUNTRY
LOCATION
Albanian
Assembly
P. J. Joseph
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Danish
Assembly
K. Kronvold
Denmark
Lower Stands
Section
Greek
Assembly
G. D. Gangas
U.S.A.
Lower Stands
Section
Hungarian
Assembly
J. Galyas
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Polish
Assembly
S. Behunick
U.S.A.
Lower Stands
Section
Slovak
Assembly
A. Blaner
U.S.A.
Second Level
Section
Spanish
Assembly
S. Garcia
Mexico
Lower Stands
Sections
13-1
Ukrainian
Assembly
M. Saranchuk
Canada
Second Level
Section
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.63
1:30 Why This Convention Should Resolve F.W.Franz
2:15 This Convention Resolves
N. H. Knorr
2:30 The Orient Produces Fearless Ministers
Burma -R. W. Kirk Lebanon -L. R. Plummer
Hong Kong -W. Carnie Pakistan -R. T. Pope
India -F. E. Skinner Singapore -W. Yaremchuk
Japan -W. L. Barry Thailand -J. E. Babinski
Korea -D. L. Steele Turkey
Song No. 43
3:30 Keeping Kingdom Interests First
U. V. Glass-U.S.A.
K. F. Klein-U.S.A.
R. L. Morgan-U.S.A.
4:30 Song No. 49
EVENING
6:20 Music and Song No. 66
6:30 Theocratic School for Fearless Ministers
7:00 Maintaining a Healthful Congregation Instruction Talk—Ruth The Great Gathering for Survival (paragraphs 1-15) Bible Reading—2 Chron. 18:28-19:11 Six-Minute Sermon—God Creates Man's First Paradise Six-Minute Sermon—God Creates the First Human Souls Song No. 83
N. H. Knorr
8:00 Experiences of Brothers Working Under Adverse Conditions Afghanistan -P. Zimmerman Iraq -J. Bulleit Iceland -L. Rendboes Israel -B. J. Wiens Iran -J. Forhan Malaya -L. Franks
H. E. Miller-U.S.A.
G. M. Couch-U.S.A.
E. E. Blenman-U.S.A.
T. K. Chin-U.S.A.
8:15 Compromise Leads to Loss of Integrity
V. E. Hauenstein-U.S.A.
M. Bourgeois-U.S.A.
8:45 Song No. 59, and Prayer by
H. C. Covington-U.S.A.
A. E. Wicke—Malaya Saturday, August 2 "YOUR WILL COME TO PASS" DAY
Yankee Stadium
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY E. C. Chitty—Great Britain
MORNING
9:00 Song No. 27 and Comments on the day's text at Eccl. 11:4: "He that is watching the wind will not sow seed, and he that is looking at the clouds will not reap." And Prayer
W. Gooch-Nigeria
9:00 Branch Servants and Assistants—New Rockland Palace
9:15 Overseers, Keep Your Congregation Alive T. J. Sullivan-U.S.A.
9:45 Behind the Iron Curtain A. Rutimann—Switzerland Song No. 12
10:30 Breaking the Power of Proud Tradition C. W. Charles-Hong Kong
11:00 Save Your Family as Well as Your Neighbor P. Chapman—Canada
11:30 Song No.18
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.14
1:30 Europe Reaps Bountifully from Sowing Bountifully Austria -W. E. Voigt France -L. F. Jontes Belgium -R. Baud'huin Germany -K. M. Franke Berlin -W. C. Pohl Great Britain -A. P. Hughes Denmark -R. E. Abrahamson Greece -P. Idreos Eire -G. Thompson Italy -A. Sideris Finland -E. Kankaanpaa Luxembourg -M. J. Fleury
2:30 Rearing Children for Survival
Many Young Folks Are Delinquent Today N. Kovalak, Jr.—U.S.A.
Father and Mother, Take Your Responsibility R. Anderson—U.S.A.
Home and School Obligations of Youth E. A. Dunlap—U.S.A.
New World Society Has Obligation to Youth B. E. Giffin—U.S.A.
Song No. 83
3:30 "Let Your Will Come to Pass" N. H. Knorr
4:30 Song No. 45
EVENING
6:35 Music and Song No.4
6:45 Reaping Because of Not Slacking the Hand
Netherlands -P. Kushnir Sweden -J. H. Eneroth
Norway -M. F. Anderson Switzerland -J. Feller
Portugal -E. Britten Yugoslavia -R. Kalle, Jr.
Spain
7:15 Seek Right Associations R. E. Abrahamson—Denmark
7:30 Safeguard Your Thinking Ability E. Paterakis-Greece
7:45 Be Ready Always to Make a Defense M. J. Fleury—Luxembourg Song No. 8
8:00 When Jehovah Rises Up to His Unusual Work F. W. Franz
9:00 Song No. 35, and Prayer by P. E. Johnston—Taiwan Saturday, August 2 "YOUR WILL COME TO PASS" DAY
Polo Grounds
CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY G. D. King-Ceylon
MORNING
9:00 Song No. 27 and Comments on the day's text at Eccl. 11:4: "He that is watching the wind will not sow seed, and he that is looking at the clouds will not reap." And Prayer
9:00 Branch Servants and Assistants—New Rockland Palace
J. Thompson, Jr.—U.S.A.
9:15 Breaking the Power of Proud Tradition
9:45 Save Your Family as Well as Your Neighbor
C. W. Charles—Hong Kong
10:15 Overseers, Keep Your Congregation Alive Song No. 18
P. Chapman—Canada
T. J. Sullivan-U.S.A.
10:45 Behind the Iron Curtain
11:30 Song No. 12
A. Rutimann—Switzerland
AFTERNOON
1:20 Music and Song No.45
1:30 "Let Your Will Come to Pass"
2:30 Europe Reaps Bountifully from Sowing Bountifully Austria -W. E. Voigt France -L. F. Jontes Belgium -R. Baud'huin Germany -K. M. Franke Berlin -W. C. Pohl Great Britain -A. P. Hughes Denmark -R. E. Abrahamson Greece -P. Idreos Eire -G. Thompson Italy -A. Sideris Finland -E. Kankaanpaa Luxembourg -M. J. Fleury
N. H. Knorr
3:30 Rearing Children for Survival
Many Young Folks Are Delinquent Today N. Kovalak, Jr.—U.S.A.
Father and Mother, Take Your Responsibility R. Anderson-U.S.A.
Home and School Obligations of Youth E.A.Dunlap-U.S.A.
New World Society Has Obligation to Youth B.E.Giffin-U.S.A.
4:30 Song No.14
EVENING
6:35 Music and Song No. 35
6:45 When Jehovah Rises Up to His Unusual Work
7:45 Reaping Because of Not Slacking the Hand
Netherlands -P. Kushnir Sweden -J. H. Eneroth
Norway -M. F. Anderson Switzerland -J. Feller
Portugal -E. Britten Yugoslavia -R. Kalle, Jr.
Spain
Song No. 4
F. W. Franz
Song No. 4
8:15 Seek Right Associations
8:30 Safeguard Your Thinking Ability
R. E. Abrahamson—Denmark
E. Paterakis-Greece
8:45 Be Ready Always to Make a Defense
9:00 Song No. 8, and Prayer by
M. J. Fleury—Luxembourg
L. R. Plummer—Lebanon Sunday, August 3 GOD'S KINGDOM DAY Yankee Stadium CHAIRMAN FOR THE DAY P.
Idreos-Greece
MORNING
8:50 Music and Song No.27
9:00 Comments on the day's text at Ps. 22:27, 28: "All the ends of the earth will remember and turn back to Jehovah. And all the families of the nations will bow down before you. For the kingship belongs to Jehovah." And Prayer
J. E. Babinski—Thailand
9:10 Cultivating the Desire for Full-Time Service R. N. Jacka—Indonesia Experiences by B. Jones -Eire E. Steele -Korea D. Aronson -Peru
9:30 Happy the Mild-tempered Ones L. A. Swingle-U.S.A.
10:00 The Responsibility of Contributing Personally G. Suiter-U.S.A.
10:30 Showing Christian Faith J. O. Groh—U.S.A.
Song No. 46
11:00 Bible Questions and Answers F. W. Franz
12:00 Song No. 15
AFTERNOON
2:15 Music
3:00 Public Address GOD'S KINGDOM RULES —IS THE WORLD'S END NEAR? N. H. Knorr
4:00 Intermission
4:30 Music and Songs
4:45 Closing Remarks by the President N. H. Knorr
6:00 Song No.16, and Prayer Sunday, August 3 GOD'S KINGDOM DAY Polo Grounds AIRMAN FOR THE DAY L.
F. Jontes—France
MORNING
8:50 Music and Song No.27
9:00 Comments on the day's text at Ps. 22:27, 28: "All the ends of the earth will remember and turn back to Jehovah. And all the families of the nations will bow down before you. For the kingship belongs to Jehovah." And Prayer
9:10 Showing Christian Faith
R. D. Newton-Trinidad
J. O. Groh-U.S.A.
9:40 Bible Questions and Answers F. W. Franz
10:40 Cultivating the Desire for Full-Time Service R. N. Jacka—Indonesia Experiences by B. Jones -Eire E. Steele -Korea D. Aronson -Peru
Song No. 46
11:00 Happy the Mild-tempered Ones L. A. Swingle-U.S.A.
11:30 The Responsibility of Contributing Personally G. Suiter—U.S.A.
12:00 Song No. 15
AFTERNOON
2:15 Music
THE REMAINDER OF THIS PROGRAM WILL COME TO THE POLO GROUNDS BY DIRECT WIRE FROM YANKEE STADIUM AND WILL BE AMPLIFIED ON THE LOUD-SPEAKING SYSTEM.
3:00 Public Address GOD'S KINGDOM RULES —IS THE WORLD'S END NEAR? N. H. Knorr
4:00 Intermission
4:30 Music and Songs
4:45 Closing Remarks by the President
N. H. Knorr
6:00 Song No.16, and Prayer CONVENTION INFORMATION
Please read carefully the first day.
ADMINISTRATION
Charts on pages 22 and 23 give the location of the various departments at Yankee Stadium
and the Polo Grounds respectively. The following list gives the names of the brothers who have charge of the departments at the two stadiums.
CONVENTION PERSONNEL
DEPARTMENT
YANKEE STADIUM
POLO GROUNDS
Attendant
O. L. Pillars
L. S. Rogers
Bookroom
M. H. Larson
K. M. Jensen
Cafeteria
S. O. Halvajian
F. K. Michaelson
Cleaning
J. W. Sepos
D. Ryan
Convention Reports
K. A. Adams
Field Service
H. E. Miller
H. M. Pulver
First Aid
C. A. Smith
J. N. Roebuck
Immersion
N. Kovalak, Jr.
Information
M. M. Kolar, Jr.
A. J. Nussrallah
Installation
W. E. Walker
N. E. Larson
Legal
H. C. Covington
Lost and Found & Checkroom
E. R. Wilson
S. P. Kraker
Music
L. Sanders
P. Butrus
Pioneer Registration
W. A. Tracy
Public Address
G. M. Couch
V. C. Wisegarver
Public Relations
U. V. Glass
A. K. Wagner
Refreshments
E. V. Singer
W. D. Harrison
Rooming—Homes
—Hotels
R. L. Anderson
F. J. Molohan
F. J. Wiley
W. E. Stemen
Secretary's Office
G. Suiter
Signs
H. S. Robbins
J. Katrowski
Travel
W. L. Thornton
Trucking & Equipment
F. H. Plumhoff
P. D. Havlin
Volunteer Service
D. J. Thomas
D. E. Nelson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Inasmuch as the public-address systems are to be used only for bringing to the audience the convention program and information pertinent to the organization, neither the chairman of the convention nor anyone else will make personal announcements over these systems.
There will be a meeting of persons between the ages of seventeen and thirty-five years who are residents of the United States and unmarried and who are interested in entering Bethel service in the United States. The meeting will be held Thursday at 6 p.m.at the New Rockland Palace adjacent to the Polo Grounds (see pages 21,23).
BETHEL SERVICE
BOOKROOM AND BIBLES
Literature for field service can be obtained in the bookrooms at each stadium. At Yankee Stadium the locations are Sections 22, 26, 34, Lobby level, and at the Polo Grounds Sections 1, 1-A, Main level. Also, there will be a display of Bibles in the main lobby concourse in Sections 3 and 29 at Yankee Stadium and Section 43, Main level, and Section 6, Ground level, at the Polo Grounds. You will be able to obtain various translations, concordances, Bible dictionaries and other aids at these places. Magazines will be available in Section 41 at Yankee Stadium and Section 2, Main level, in the Polo Grounds.
CONVENTION GROUNDS DIAGRAM
CAFETERIA
Cafeterias will operate at Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds. They are located in tents south of their respective stadiums. In addition to this, another cafeteria dining room will be located on the parking lot on River Avenue and 162nd Street. Brothers in the bleachers and northern sections in Yankee Stadium will find it more convenient to go to this dining room than to the large dining room directly to the south of Yankee Stadium. Those attending at the Polo Grounds should go to the southeast corner of the stadium and then follow the instructions of the attendants in proceeding to the cafeteria.
As you approach the entrance of the cafeteria you will be able to purchase a meal ticket to exchange for a tray filled with food. When
you obtain your tray please follow the instructions of the attendants, who will direct you to tables. When you finish your meal please do not stand around and talk but take your tray to tables where you may deposit the used trays and cups. Then move on to the stadium or somewhere else, inasmuch as space in the dining room will be at a premium. The crowds should move quickly in order to accommodate thousands of others that will also want to eat at the cafeteria. There will be enough to accommodate all. Be patient. It will be helpful if all do not endeavor to get to the cafeteria right away. After the final session each night a 35c snack lunch will be served up until 9:45 p.m., with exception of the final Sunday, when a regular meal will be served.
YANKEE STADIUM
LEGEND
BASEMENT LEVEL
ADM.
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
SEC. 9
CH.
CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE
SEC. 9
A.
ATTENDANTS' HDQRS.
SEC. 3
C. R.
CHECKROOM
SECS. 14-20
C.
CLEANING DEPT.
SEC. 2
F. A.
FIRST AID
SECS. 2-6
IM.
IMMERSION
SEC. 3
IN.
INSTALLATION
SECS. 23-33
L. & F.
LOST & FOUND
SEC. 22
MU.
MUSIC DEPT.
SECS. 17,19
N.S.
NEWS SERVICE
SEC. 3
P. A.
PUBLIC ADDRESS
SECS. 5,7
SI.
SIGN DEPT.
SEC. 12
T. R.
TAPE RECORDINGS
SECS. 10,12
T. & F.
TRUCKING & EQUIP
SECS. 17-21
LOBBY LEVEL
S.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
SEC.6
B.
BIBLE STANDS
SECS.3,29
B.R.
BOOKROOM
SECS.22,26,34
CO.
CONVENTION REPORT
SEC.6
F.S.
FIELD SERVICE
SECS.41-43
H.
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE TERR.
SEC.38
I.
INFORMATION BOOTH
SECS.3,29,48
L.
LEGAL
SEC.6
M.
MAGAZINES
SEC.41
PI.
PIONEER REGISTRATION
SEC.51
P.O.
POST OFFICE
SEC.33
R.
ROOMING
SECS.46-50
V. S. VOLUNTEER SERVICE SECS. 31,52
POLO GROUNDS
LEGEND
GROUND LEVEL
ADM.
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
SEC.21
A.
ATTENDANTS'HDQRS.
SECS.41,43
CH.
CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE
SEC.21
B.
BIBLE STAND
SEC.43
B.
BIBLE STAND
SEC.6
B.R.
BOOKROOM
SECS.1,1A
C.R.
CHECKROOM
SEC.1A
C.
CLEANING DEPT.
SEC.41
F.A.
FIRST AID
SECS.1A,22
F.S.
FIELD SERVICE
SECS.2,3
I.
INFORMATION
SEC.5
H.
HOUSE-TO-HOUSE TERR.
SEC.1
IN.
INSTALLATION
SEC.16
I.
INFORMATION
SEC.1A
L.&F.
LOST&FOUND
SEC.1A
M.
MAGAZINES
SEC.2
MU.
MUSIC DEPT.
SEC.8
N.S.
NEWS SERVICE
UPPER SEC.22
P.A.
PUBLIC ADDRESS
SECS.22,23
P.O.
POST OFFICE
SEC.43
SI.
SIGN DEPT.
SECS.30,31
R.
ROOMING
SEC.1A
T.&E.
TRUCKING&EQUIP.
SEC.14
T.R.
TAPE RECORDINGS
SEC.44A
V.S.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
SEC.5
T.
TRAVEL
SEC.44A
MAIN LEVEL
Time of Operation.
Breakfast will be served every morning beginning at seven o'clock and will close ten to fifteen minutes before sessions begin. The cafeteria will be closed during sessions. The noon meal will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., with the exception of those days when there will be a morning program. In this case the cafeteria will not open until the morning meeting has been dismissed. The evening meals will be served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The same times will be observed at both stadiums. Identical menus will be served in both cafeterias and all types of refreshments will be the same in both stadiums.
On the final day of the convention the cafeteria will be open from 11:45 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. It will open again after the closing remarks by the president.
Refreshment Stands. There will be many refreshment stands throughout Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds, as well as on the parking lots that are being used by the Society. You will be able to obtain some kinds of food and refreshment such as ice cream, beverages, sandwiches and other items. All refreshment stands will be closed during sessions.
Pioneer Meals. Pioneers who have been on the list since January 1, 1958, will obtain meal tickets as a provision from the Society. You may obtain these in Section 51 at Yankee Stadium. These tickets are not valid in the refreshment stands.
If all the brothers will bear in mind that the cafeteria and refreshment stands, as well as all the departments, will be closed during all sessions, there will be no confusion or reason to be walking about in hallways. Please stay in your seats and enjoy the spiritual food until the conclusion of each session. All attend the assembly to be edified spiritually and this will include those who volunteer their services to make it convenient and pleasant for you.
CHECKROOM
There will be a large checkroom in each stadium. The one at Yankee Stadium will be in Sections 14 to 20, Basement level, and at the Polo Grounds it will be in Section 1-A, Ground level. Where brothers check out of their rooms on the last day of the convention before the final session it will be better for them to take their baggage directly to the railroad station or bus terminal from which they will be leaving than to bring it to the convention grounds. If you have anything to check you may do so, at your own risk. The Society will not be responsible for any loss. The checkroom is operated as a convenience.
CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT SERVANTS MEETING
At 9:30 a.m., Thursday and Friday, July 31 and August 1, all circuit and district servants
from all countries should attend these special sessions for further instruction on the field work. Branch servants and persons working in the service department of any branch should also attend.
CONVENTION REPORT
The Society is printing a complete 128-page convention report. These may be ordered through your congregation. The report is 30c a copy. From time to time sixteen-page reports will be released at the convention grounds at 5c a copy. All these individual copies plus a sixteen-page photo section and a thirty-two-page final report with beautiful cover will make up the 30c copy of the 1958 convention report.
DEAF-MUTES
Programs at both Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds will be interpreted for deaf-mutes in Section 24 of the lower stands at Yankee Stadium and Section 18 of the lower stands at the Polo Grounds.
Earphones will be set up at the same locations for those who are hard of hearing.
DISPLAY
You will be keenly interested in seeing the beautiful display of The Watchtower and Awake! in all languages. This will be located at Yankee Stadium in Section 12 on the Mezzanine level.
Photographs of the branch offices of the Society world-wide will be on display, half of them at Yankee Stadium, Mezzanine, Section 10, and half at the Polo Grounds, Ground level, Section 7.
A special display of "Let God Be True" in its forty-eight languages will be set up attractively in the Polo Grounds on the Ground level, Section 7. This publication has been a basic textbook that has assisted thousands of people to a knowledge of the truth.
Photographs of Kingdom Halls built by Jehovah's witnesses in the United States will also be on display at Yankee Stadium, Mezzanine, Section 10, and at the Polo Grounds, Ground level, Section 7.
FIELD SERVICE
Every publisher attending the Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses will want to engage in field service. In addition to talking about the good news to persons en route to New York and on your return trip, you should spend some time in the service while in the convention city. Then be sure to turn your report in to your home congregation. To facilitate field service while in New York it will not be necessary to come to either of the stadiums in the morning to obtain territory if you do not wish to do so. There will be, however, a morning service at the stadiums and you will be able to obtain territory and literature.
But to save time, it is suggested that you get territory and literature at the nearest Kingdom Hall used as a service center. On your room assignment card you will notice a territory number. The number
has prefix letters. These will identify the Kingdom Hall nearest your room. Look through the tabulation below and you will find the address of your nearest field service center. (The subway station is shown in parentheses.)
<tr><th>SYMBOLS
KINGDOM HALL ADDRESS
STOP
THE BRONX
XUB, XEB, XCP, XCR
4511 Park Ave.
(IND-Concourse line-182nd St. IRT-3rd Ave. line-183rd St.)
XME, XBC, XSB, XHP, XFO, SXS
1140 Teller Ave.
(IND-Concourse line-167th St. IRT-3rd Ave. line-166th St.)
XNB, N, M, P, Y, D
1217 E. 222nd St.
(IRT-Dyre Ave. line-Baychester Ave.)
BROOKLYN
CCL, KFG, CFA, KSU, SWS, KMR, KBU, KBW
801 Bedford Ave.
(BMT-Myrtle Ave. line-Franklin Ave.)
KFL, KCA, KHO
1469 Flatbush Ave
(IRT-Nostrand Ave. line-Flatbush Ave.)
CBE, CMA, KFR, KBH, KEN, KBV, CST
1542 Fulton St.
(IND-Kingston Throop Ave.)
QGL, QRW, QWH, QOP
247 Wyckoff Ave.
(BMT-Canarsie line-Myrtle Ave. BMT-Myrtle Ave. and Metropolitan Ave. lines-Wyckoff Ave.)
KRH, KBC, KSB, SBS
421 Fifth Ave.
(BMT-Local-9th St. IND-Coney Island line-4th Ave.)
KBA, KSS, KBE, KMD
526 86th St.
(BMT-4th Ave. line-86th St.)
MANHATTAN
MMI, MLM, MEM, MLH, SLM
1499 First Ave.
(IRT-Lexington Local-77th St.)
MTS
145 W. 42nd St.
(IRT-BMT-Times Square IND-8th Ave. line-42nd St. 6th Ave. line-42nd St.)
HFO, HMS, HLH
250 W. 116th St.
(IRT-Lenox Ave. line-116th St. IND-Local-116th St.)
HEH, HTB, SMS, HCH, HCO, HUH
1-3 W. 125th St.
(IRT-Lenox Ave. line-125th St.)
MWH, MUM, MRI, MWM
557 W. 157th St.
(IRT-Broadway, 7th Ave. line-157th St.)
QUEENS
QFL, QLN, QCO
135-14 Northern Blvd., Flushing
(BMT-IRT-Corona Flushing line-Main Street)
QJH, QAS, QSU, KGP
47-02 31st Ave., Astoria
(IND-GG train-46th St.)
QJA, QSA, QSG, QLI, QFR
95-36 160th St., Jamaica
(BMT-Jamaica line-160th St. IND-Queens line-Parsons Blvd.)
NEW JERSEY
JCA, JEN, JFL, JFV, JHA, JPA, JPE, JPW, JTE, JPR
315 W. Palisade Ave., Englewood, N.J.
(Public Service Bus #86-Cross St.)
STATEN ISLAND
686 Bay St., Stapleton, S.I.
The literature offer for the months of July and August is two bound books and two booklets on a contribution of $1.
This same combination may be used during the assembly. However, if you find it inconvenient to carry so many publications during the assembly, you may use the latest issues of both the Watchtower and Awake! magazines on a contribution of 10c. Many publishers may be going directly to the territory with automobiles and will have no difficulty carrying an extra supply. The Bookroom, Magazines and Field Service departments are located in the general location of Sections 22 to 26, 32 to 34 and 41 to 43 on the Ground level at Yankee Stadium and on the Main level in Sections 1, 1-A and 2 at the Polo Grounds.
It is advisable to arrange publishers in groups and then designate one as a captain who will be responsible for the territories. The territories are clearly marked for the activity that is to be carried on in them.
Where a publisher is living in a private home he should take advantage of the opportunity to present the literature to his host. Give him a witness and try to start a Bible study. Above all, be certain to invite him to the meetings during the week and especially the Sunday public meeting. If you start early enough in the week to talk about the truth, it is quite possible that a Bible study may be carried on with the person where you are staying. Be systematic about it and before you leave turn in the name and address of this interested person to the Field Service department so further attention can be given the individual by the local congregation.
IMPORTANT. Field service reports for placements or time are NOT to be turned in at the assembly. Be sure, however, to keep an accurate record of all time witnessing to people while you are coming to and returning from the convention, as well as the time spent in witnessing during the assembly itself, and report it to your own congregation by mail for July and again in August, when you get back home.
ALL FIELD SERVICE REPORTS ARE TO BE TURNED IN OR MAILED TO YOUR LOCAL CONGREGATION WHEREVER YOU LIVE IN THE WORLD BEFORE AUGUST ENDS.
FIRST AID
The First Aid department at Yankee Stadium is located in Sections 2 through 6 on the Basement level. The department location in the Polo Grounds is in Sections 1-A and 22, Ground level. Keep in mind that this provision is for first aid and emergency treatment only. It is not a place to rest, nor is it a place for the treatment of chronic cases; they will not be handled.
GILEAD APPLICATIONS
Full-time publishers from all countries who wish to make foreign missionary service their life ministry career and who want to study at Gilead in preparation for missionary service may assemble Friday at 5:30 p.m. at New Rockland Palace adjacent to the Polo Grounds (see pages 21,23). If you are between the ages of eighteen and forty and in excellent health and without dependents, you may qualify. You will be admitted to the meeting by showing your pioneer identification card.
IDENTIFICATION
Besides wearing a regular convention badge, everyone at the convention should have personal identification papers, such as driver's license (if he has a car), registration card, or passport, and the name and the address of the people with whom he is staying. Volunteer workers should carry their Identification and Assignment card with them at all times. Where identification ribbons are furnished, they should be worn to assure ingress for any location where they are entitled and required to go.
IMMERSION
All candidates for immersion should assemble at Yankee Stadium not later than 8:55 on Wednesday morning for the discourse on baptism. They will be seated in the box seats in Sections from 19 to 24. Each one should have his own bathing suit and towel. The immersion itself will take place at Orchard Beach, located about ten miles from the stadium. The address is Pelham Bay Park, the Bronx. Buses are being arranged for by the Society and will be dispatched to Orchard Beach from various locations around the stadium. Only candidates for baptism will ride in the buses provided. If others decide to attend they should do so by private car. However, since other meetings immediately follow the immersion the rest of the brothers are encouraged to attend the meetings. There will be no registration of candidates. The Immersion department will be located at Yankee Stadium in Section 3, Basement level.
INFORMATION
Information desks at Yankee Stadium are located in Sections 3,29 and 48,Ground level. At the Polo Grounds they are located in Section 5,Ground level,and in Section 1-A,Main level. New York city has excellent subway and surface transportation.The easiest and cheapest way to travel is by the use of the subway,if it is convenient to your living quarters. Subway and bus fares in New York are 15c.Follow the signs in the subway stations and you will not get lost. If you are not sure,ask other persons or the conductor on the train.
ROUTES TO YANKEE STADIUM AND THE POLO GROUNDS FROM MIDTOWN NEW YORK-WEST SIDE
IND—Take the uptown "D" Express to 155th St. for the Polo Grounds or to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium, or take the Eighth Ave. uptown "A" Express train to 125th St. and then change to the uptown "D" Express and get off at 155th St. or 161st St. for each stadium respectively.
IRT—Take uptown Seventh Ave. Express (East 180th St. or Dyre Ave.) to 149th St. and Grand Concourse. Go up one level and take uptown Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St., which is the station for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
FROM MIDTOWN NEW YORK-EAST SIDE
IRT—Take uptown Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave.line) to 161st St.for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
FROM BROOKLYN
IND—Take Manhattan-bound Eighth Ave. "A" Express to 125th St. in Manhattan. Change to uptown "D" Express to 155th St. for the Polo Grounds or 161st St. for Yankee Stadium.
IRT—Take Manhattan-bound Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St. If traveling on 242nd St.-Van Cortlandt Park or 180th St. or White Plains Rd. lines toward Manhattan, transfer at Nevins St. to Manhattan-bound Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
BMT-Take any Manhattan-bound BMT train to 14th St.-Union Square in Manhattan. Change to uptown IRT Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St. If Broadway Jamaica line, go to Chambers St. in Manhattan and change to uptown IRT Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo
Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St. If on the Myrtle or Metropolitan Ave. lines, go to Wyckoff Ave., obtain a free transfer and go downstairs for the 14th St. Canarsie line and take Manhattan-bound train to Union Square. Change for IRT uptown Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
FROM QUEENS
IND—Take "E" Express to Seventh Ave., Manhattan. Change to uptown "D" Express, Bronx-bound, to 155th St. for the Polo Grounds or 161st St. for Yankee Stadium.
IRT—Take Manhattan-bound Flushing train to 42nd St., Grand Central. Change to uptown Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
BMT—Take train from Astoria to Queens Plaza. Change to Manhattan-bound Times Square train to 42nd St., Grand Central. Change to uptown Lexington Ave. Express (Woodlawn Jerome Ave. line) to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
FROM THE BRONX
IRT-If north of the stadiums on Jerome Ave. line, take downtown Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. line marked either Utica Ave. or Atlantic Ave. and get off at 167th St. and transfer to Shuttle line for the Polo Grounds or continue to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. If traveling downtown on the White Plains Rd. or New Lots train, change at 149th St. and Grand Concourse, go up one level for uptown Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. train and get off at 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St. If traveling downtown on Pelham Bay line train, or on the E. 177th St. train, cross over at 125th St. for uptown Woodlawn-Jerome Ave. train. Stop at 161st St. exit for Yankee Stadium. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
IND—Travel downtown to 161st St. for Yankee Stadium. Continue to 155th St. stop for the Polo Grounds.
If on the Third Ave. elevated line, go downtown to 149th St. and transfer to any IRT train downtown for one stop to 149th St. Go up one level and take the uptown train (Woodlawn-Jerome Ave.line) to 161st St. For the Polo Grounds, get a free transfer at 161st St., walk downstairs and take IND subway downtown one stop, to 155th St.
BY AUTOMOBILE
FROM EAST SIDE OF MANHATTAN
Take East River Drive and follow signs leading to the Bronx. Cross Willis Ave. Bridge to Major Deegan Blvd. and continue to 149th Street exit and turn off and proceed north on River Avenue to Yankee Stadium. If going to the Polo Grounds, continue north on Major Deegan Blvd. to the cloverleaf; make a right turn following signs that direct you to Manhattan and the Polo Grounds. Immediately after crossing the Macombs Dam Bridge, bear left one more block and turn right on 154th Street one block. Turn right again and proceed north on Eighth Avenue.
FROM WEST SIDE OF MANHATTAN
Follow Westside Drive to 158th Street exit to Broadway. Turn right and go south along Broadway to 155th Street. Turn left and continue east about one-half mile, proceed and cross the viaduct and you will observe the Polo Grounds on the left, down below you. Take the next right-hand turn and go one block to 154th Street. Turn right again, travel one block, and again turn right on Eighth Avenue and proceed to the Polo Grounds. If going to Yankee Stadium, continue down the viaduct and cross the Màcombs Dam Bridge and follow signs directing a right turn to Yankee Stadium.
(See Parking, page 29.)
LOST AND FOUND
This department is located on the Basement level in Section 22 at Yankee Stadium and Section 1-A, Ground level, under the bleachers at the Polo Grounds. Please bear in mind that both stadiums are open to the public, so be very careful about your belongings. Take care of them. Do not leave them on seats. Beware of pickpockets. They generally always mingle in with large crowds. Even though you are assembling with your own brothers, others will sneak in and try to steal. Be very careful with your money, handbags, umbrellas, coats and other belongings.
If you have lost any items of apparel, valuables, pocketbooks, jewelry, or otherwise, go to the Lost and Found department and inquire for them. If you find such items, please turn them in to the Lost and Found department.
Children who have strayed away from their parents and become lost should be taken to the Lost and Found department. Brothers should go there and look for their children. Parents should keep in mind, however, that this is not a department to take care of children. There is no provision for a nursery. Lost children will be very unhappy until you find them. Look for them. Please look after your children and keep them with you.
MISSIONARIES AND GRADUATES
In the morning and afternoon of July 27 all graduates of Gilead still in full-time service anywhere in the world, including circuit servants in the United States, should sit in groups in Yankee Stadium according to their graduating class numbers. Class No.1 will occupy seats on the cinder track in front of the screen at Section 1. Class No.2 will be seated in front of Section 2, and so on. Standards will identify each section.
That evening all graduates will assemble in the Polo Grounds in similar order, with Class No.1 occupying space in front of Section 22. The other classes will be arranged to the left and right of the first class as in the morning at Yankee Stadium.
On Tuesday morning at 9:30 at the New Rockland Palace (near the Polo Grounds) there will be a meeting of all Gilead graduates in foreign service outside the continental United States and Canada (Newfoundland and Quebec missionaries are considered in foreign service and are invited). Sometime on July 27 all who qualify will be given a printed invitation to attend. This is to be a meeting of missionaries to discuss future foreign service and those who attend must be planning to return to their assignments following the convention and leaves of absence. Branch servants and assistants will also attend.
ORCHESTRA
There will be an orchestra in each stadium. Those that have received assignments should proceed to the Music department. If your assignment calls for you to play with the orchestra at Yankee Stadium, go directly to the Music department located in Section 19, Basement level. If in the Polo Grounds, go to the Music department located in Section 8, Ground level.
PANORAMIC PICTURES
The Society will have no large pictures of the convention or stadiums available during the assembly itself. However, it has planned to have a large panoramic picture of both the Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium on one picture about 16" wide and 30" long. All congregations will certainly want to have one of these pictures as a memento of the Divine Will International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses for their Kingdom Hall, and undoubtedly many other individuals would like to have this photograph too.
These may be ordered through your congregation as a cash item at $3 each. No orders will be taken at the convention. If you want a copy, order it through your congregation servant after the assembly.
PARKING
Parking space is extremely limited for cars in the neighborhood of both stadiums. Each person will have to look after his own arrangements for parking his car. It is again suggested that you park your car near some convenient subway stop and proceed to either stadium by subway, or regular bus transportation if the latter is more convenient.
PIONEER APPLICATIONS
Those desiring to enter the pioneer service may obtain full information relative to this fulltime ministry by attending a meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the New Rockland Palace adjacent to the Polo Grounds. Its location is shown on the charts, pages 21, 23. Application forms will be available at this meeting. At other times applications may be had at the field service counters.
PIONEER REGISTRATION
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