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AND HEPALD OF CFIW ST' PRESENCEVOL. S L I IOECEMBEB15, 1921No. 24ANNUAL REPORT 1921uNDER the terms of the charter and by-law s ofpoi t, the substance of which we set out here, as follows:the Watch Tower 131ble & Tract Soc ety,theAs Preelclent and General Manager of the Watchannual rneehng was held a t Plttaburgh on Towel. I31blc cP: T n cSocletytlt 1s my privilege andMonday, October 31, 1321.pleasure to malie report to those holrllllg voting sharesA threeday conventiou preceded the annntll ieetlng,asscmblccl at tliu n n u meeting.albeing held at Menlorla1 Hall. Brother Macnllllan -asP,cllelflng that the 1iingys busllLms requires tile be&the chairman of the coiiventlon, which was addressed pS51b1C scr\.lce, tbeen the pirllcy of the manageby the chairman ancl several other brethren, amongst lllent to put the Uork Of the t an efficleucythem Xrothcrs Wise, V a Amburgh, Kent In11 and Rutber- basis. T illistile worli a t llen(ltlunrtel has beellford. Sunday afternoon a publlc address was dell\7ered orgalllxc ,alld llie,vlsc tile work at the vitrlous branchat the Syria hlOsque by the Presidellt of the Soclety ofllccs has been ananged. All the dear brethren a t headat which the attendance numbered approslinate1 -three qriarters nppl.eclnte the fact thatis a plalvilege andthousand. splendid attention was given and we hope not a right to be there, and tllat ille prlvilcge of enmuch good was clone.gaging in the Lord's scrv cea t this time is. second to o n d athe thirty-first being the anniversary of none granlcd to any one 011 earth. Alld beiilg all devokdBrother R issell schange to glo- the frieiltls assonlbled to the d all,jhis came, tlley recogfilze fi is a greatm the afternoon at the cenletery, where memorial ser- prlvllege to coopelatein tile narkothers in mskmgvices were held, being made brief, however, on account linolvll theof tile kingdom.mclenlency ofA 'lttle souveilirAS a glrntl amoniousmusic on]ythe plot of ground and the pyramid stone nlarlier hadrrhen eac]l player atteIldsto llis instrumentbren provlcled, u h c hwas distrlbukd amongst tliose In or part of the business, elen so the Lord's vorkyieldsattr: :da :ce. While brief, the ceremony was sweet andhamollious results ,vhellone remains at his postthemany memories of the pa'and performs rv thhis might what h s bail& find toservice of our beloved Pastor. JVhlle all mlssed hlm,do. IVe strive to learn the lesson, "Study to be quietall rejoiced that he had passed to hls everlasting reward, and (lo your own buslness7'. W tllthese practical rnethbeing forever w t hthe Lord.trcls dirccteil hlu-3,vs by the holy spirit, every one maniWlthal the convention was a very blessed one and fcst ngthe holy spirlt finds the work joyful and benewhen the hour came for returning to the re pecti\ eficlal .places of abode, each heart responded with thanldulness to the Lord that he had graciously permitted ollrOFFlCE ROOMassembling together for fellowship and encouragement.Since the rerstabhshment of the Rethel the executiveMonday morningthe tlllrt,y-first, a t ten o'clocli. theofices;editorial rooms, mrres ondenced e a m e l l t etc-,,anllunl m t m wasg convened, with Brother sbeenthe Presiclent, in the chair. After the usual devotionalof hilslness was taken up. The first inadequate to accommodate the vorlrersrequired to meetservices thebeen necessaryorder of business after considering the mlnutes being the Increased demands. Hence itthe reports, both the President and the Secretary made for US to lease a building a t 35 lli yrtleAvenue, 13rookreportsof the activities of the Society during the past lyn, some eight blocks from the Drtllel Home, a t whichyear. On motion of Brother Hayes, of Wmhington, place we have installed most of our printirig machinery.I n all there are laboring at Bethel 107 persons.the reports were received and those present by unanimous vote expressed a deep appreciation of the manage- Every one a t headquarters worlrs. Bor this reason itmerit of the work under the Lord's supervision and the is lu ownas a workhouse and not a place to idle a m ytime. 911 the available space in the Bethel Home isblessings that had attended it during the past year.occupied e t h e ras offices or as sleeping rooms, onlyPRESIDENT'S REPORTthat we reserve two rooms for guests who vlsit us fromBrother Rutherford made rather an exhaustive re- time to time.871
AND HEPALD OF CFIW ST' PRESENCE VOL. SLII OECEMBEB 15, 1921 No. 24 u ANNUAL REPORT 1921 NDER the terms of the charter and by-law s of poi t, the substance of which we set out here, as follows: the Watch Tower 131ble & Tract Soc ety, the As Preelclent and General Manager of the Watch annual rneehng was held at Plttaburgh on Towel. .
