1974 C.E. Watchtower Publications

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“Although the fig tree itself may not blossom, . . . I will exult in Jehovah himself.”—Hab. 3:17, 18.
"Divine Purpose" District Assemblies held in the United States, Canada, British Isles, Chile, and Columbia. [1,656,673 publishers with 206 countries reporting in 1973, 3.8% increase over the 1972 service year, 31,850 congregations.] see w74 vol., pgs. 27-30.
1974 Talks
yb74-E Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses
w-E * Watchtower
g-E * Awake
hu * Human Plans Failing as GodÂ’s Purpose Succeeds (1974), tie-in from eponymous 1974 convention discourse
po * God’s “Eternal Purpose” Now Triumphing for Man’s Good
ts * Is This Life All There Is?
Dwelling Together in Unity (revised)
1974 Special Meetings
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1974 Special Meetings

Armageddon was just around the corner in 1974. At the District Conventions that year, it was announced that there would be two special meetings during the month of September; one would be for interested people (e.g., Bible studies, family members, inactive, etc.), and the other would be for baptized publishers. These were to be held in place of the Service Meetings for the two weeks, IIRC. In the September KM, there were two letters provided that would be handed out to the attenders at each meeting. This provision was intended to seal in our minds the closeness of Armageddon. It was hoped that people who had been hanging onto the org without making a commitment would now 'get off the pot,' as it were, and that those already in the org would work ever harder trying to get people saved before Armageddon hit, any minute now. Anyway, I was digging through some old JW stuff a few days ago and found copies of the letters. Thought you folks might enjoy reading them. - Contributed

1974 Letter To All Dedicated Servants of Jehovah

1974 A Letter from People Who Care