Convention Program — Victorious Faith (1978)

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"Victorious Faith"

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES' 1978 International Convention

THREE RIVERS STADIUM Pittsburgh, Pa. July 26-30,1978 1978 "VICTORIOUS FAITH" INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1979 Yearbook pages 15-22

WT 11-15-78 pages 3-11

WT 12-1-78 pages 6-13

WT 1-1-79 pages 12-17

Awake! 11-22-78 pages 16-24

Awake! 12-22-78 pages 17-23)

Veterans Stadium

Philadelphia Pennsylvania

June 28 - July 2, 1978

Convention Overseer W.G. Condilis

Food Service Overseer W. Tenaglia

Program Overseer W. A. Confehr

Chairman Angelo A Catanzaro

Three Rivers Stadium

Pittsburg Pennsylvania

July 26-30, 1978

Convention Overseer H. R. Dawson

Food Service Overseer J. Bleyl

Program Overseer W. Butdorf

Chairman David P. Biegler

(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves with Music in your Hearts.")

DAY 1

MORNING

DAY'S Theme:Fight the Fine Fight of the Faith--1 Timothy 6:12.

10:00 Music

10:10 Song No. 84, Prayer

10:15 Chairman's Address of Welcome:

WHY ARE WE HERE? Angelo A Catanzaro/David P. Biegler

10:55 Why I Am Glad to Be Here V. Ross/J. Durka

11:15 Elders, Carry On as Men! F. J. Hans/J.E. Roncaglione

11:45 Song No. 78 and Announcements

11:55 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

FAITH IN GOD'S SON--HOW SHOULD IT AFFECT YOU? Robert W. Wallen/F.L. Heinz

(See WT 2-1-79 pages 16-26)

12:40 Song No. 62

Intermission

AFTERNOON

3:05 Music

3:10 Song No. 49

3:15 Shepherds, Are You Paying Attention to the Flock? Robert E Suter/R. Banks (See WT 9-1-80 pages 14-27)

3:45 Overseers, Do the Work of an Evangelizer Robert L Rains/W. W. Myers

4:15 Examples of Faith and Endurance W. Kammerer/D. Botchick

4:45 Song No. 112 and Announcements DAY 2

DAY'S THEME: A Unique Privilege--Faithfully Working with God --2 Corinthians 6:1,2.

MORNING

10:00 Music

10:10 Song No. 68, Prayer

10:15 Remember the Things Previously Spoken F. A. Adams/Don C. Kommers

10:30 Pioneering in the Steps of the Master F. Livingston/H. O. Jakob (See WT 1-15-80 pages 28-30)

11:00 Benefiting from the Pioneer Service School Angelo A Catanzaro/William L. Van De Wall

11:30 Song No. 48 and Announcements

11:40 Bethel Service--A Demonstration of Faith D. Parsons/R. C. Wheelock (See "Our Kingdom Ministry" of June 1979 (U.S. edition), pages 3-6)

12:10 DRAMA: Do Not Look Behind You and Do Not Stand Still" (Lot) H.D. Wetzler/R. E. Northrup

(RELEASE: "Unseen Spirits--Do They Help Us? Or Do They Harm Us?" (booklet))

12:45 Song No. 21 Intermission

AFTERNOON

3:05 Music

3:10 Song No. 109

3:15 Faith Follows the Thing Heard--So Preach! R.J. Marlan/K. M. Mitchell

3:45 Working Hard and Exerting Ourselves D. Wakelin/R. J. Wendt (See WT 1-1-81 pages 12-22)

4:15 Clean Bearers of Jehovah's Vessels W. L. Hadix/P. D. Wilcox (See WT 5-1-83 pages 24-28)

4:45 Song No. 89 and Announcements

4:55 Walking by Faith, Not by Sight E. B. Lockner/S. Weigel

5:25 The Whole World Is Jehovah's Field John C. Booth/John C. Booth (RELEASE: "Jehovah's Witnesses in the Twentieth Century" (brochure))

1979 version

5:55 Declaration of Our Faith (See 1979 Yearbook pages 256-259)

A. B. Tedesco/W. Butdorf

6:10 Field Service Announcements

6:15 Song No. 10 and Concluding Prayer

DAY 3

DAY'S THEME:Youths, Be Examples in Faith--1 Timothy 4:12.

MORNING

Activities in the Field

AFTERNOON

1:55 Music

2:05 Song No. 88 and Prayer

2:10 Remember the Things Previously Spoken

K. E. Kaysen/J. Anderson

2:25 Keeping Integrity Under Test

L. Lawhorne/David Biegler

2:55 Godliness with Contentment is Great Gain

John C Booth/John C. Booth

3:25 Song No. 51 and Announcements

3:35 Youths Who Remember Their Creator --Why I Am Glad I Got Baptized --Why I Am Glad to Be Part of the Congregation --What the Field Service Means to Me (See WT 4-1-79 pages 12-14, 16-26)

John N Pellechia/J. R. Brown

4:05 DRAMA: Youths--What Is Your Goal in Life?

4:45 Song No. 73

K. Schaffer/W. L. Shepherd

4:50 Let the Young Children Come to Me

5:20 The Bible Comes Alive (RELEASE: "My Book of Bible Stories" (book))

J. Hall/R. K. Martin

J. M. Houston/H. R. Dawson

5:50 Song No. 119 and Concluding Prayer

DAY 4

DAY'S THEME: Have Faith to the Saving of Your Household--Hebrews 11:7.

MORNING

9:15 Music

9:25 Song No. 65, Prayer

9:30 Remember the Things Previously Spoken

L. A. Walker/G. S. Keen

9:45 Keep Your Marriage Honorable--God Is Not Mocked (See WT 6-1-83 pages 12-22)

F. Marino/J. Caister

10:15 Coping with Marriage Problems in This Modern World Nelson J. Brown/G. Kraynak, Jr.

10:45 Song No. 56 and Announcements

10:55 Hearing from Those Who Have Heeded God's Counsel

P. W. Zimmerman/D. Hudson

11:25 Baptism--An Expression of Faith in Jehovah (See WT 5-1-80 pages 12-26)

John E. Barr/John E. Barr

11:55 Song No. 74 Candidates proceed to the pool Intermission

AFTERNOON

2:05 Music

2:10 Song No. 92

2:15 Not Using This World to the Full (See WT 10-15-83 pages 16-26)

Ted Jaracz/W. J. Bragg

2:45 Love--The Surpassing Way (See WT 4-15-80 pages 18-28)

A. Conte/Ralph E. Walls

3:15 Song No. 45 and Announcements

3:25 Bring Your Family Closer to Jehovah

S. R. Bachman/L. Rosselli

3:55 Making Your Family Life Happy (RELEASE: "Making Your Family Life Happy" (book))

M. Harvey/R. T. Soliday

4:25 Song No.

4:30 DRAMA: The Scriptural Adornment of Christian WomenC. B. Ridgeway, Jr./W. Nonkes

5:00 Song No. 37 and Concluding Prayer

DAY 5

DAY'S THEME:The Faith That Gains the Victory--1 John 5:4.

MORNING

9:15 Music

9:25 Song No. 23, Prayer

9:30 Remember the Things Previously Spoken

F. W. Thorpe, Jr./A.R. De Cinti

9:45 When You Pray, Ask in Faith

W. L. Tenaglia/D. G. Opris

9:45 When You Pray, Ask in Faith

Floyd Kite

10:15 Prove Yourselves Ready

Rodney L. Thompson/E. C. Butler

10:45 Song No. 38 and Announcements (RELEASE: The Gospel According to John (audiocassettes))

10:55 Faith in Jehovah's Victorious Organization (See WT 3-1-79 pages 12-18)

11:25 To Whom Shall We Go but Jesus Christ?

(See WT 3-1-79 pages 20-25)

(RELEASE: "Gospel of John" (Audio recording))

11:55 Song No. 11 Intermission

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music

1:55 Song No. 105, Prayer

2:00 PUBLIC LECTURE:

JESUS CHRIST--VICTORIOUS KING WITH WHOM NATIONS MUST RECKON (See WT 1-15-79 pages 8-23)

Leon Weaver, Jr./Paul F. Illingworth

3:00 Song No. 61 and Announcements

3:10 Did We Get the Sense of It? W. G. Condilis/W. D. Couch (See "Our Kingdom Ministry of November 1978 (U.S. edition), page 7)

3:40 Continue to Stand Firm in the Faith (See WT 1-1-79 pages 12-26)

4:30 Song No. 110 and Concluding Prayer

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