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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 3, 1982
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Although Spokesman Clubs should not be conducted on the Sabbath,
there could be an exception, depending upon circumstances, when a
ladies' night could begin toward the end of the Sabbath. Such
occasions are often held at a banquet room in a restaurant where
the Club members and their wives or dates simply sit down to a
served meal and fellowship until the end of the Sabbath. Thus
club activities would not begin until after the Sabbath. Unless
these circumstances prevail, such activities should be held after
the Sabbath or at another time.
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Taping of Services at the Feast
As restated recently in the PASTOR GENERAL Is REPORT,
the sermons or other parts of Church services should
not be taped by members for their personal use. The
same policy applies to the Feast of Tabernacles. So
please do not plan to take your tape recorder to the
Feast for the purpose of taping the services, as this
will not be permitted.
Those who are unable to attend the Feast may request to
borrow sermon tapes from their pastors afterwards.
Shortage of Hymnals for the Feast
All brethren who own personal copies of the Bible
Hymnal are encouraged to bring them to the Feast.
There is a special need for extra hymnals at Hawaii,
St. Petersburg and Jekyll Island due to the high per
centage of transfers. Your attention and help in this
matter will be much appreciated.
International News
Spanish-language Areas A total of 170 new people attended PURA VERDAD
publicBible lectures given by Mr. Pablo Gonzalez, pastor of the San Juan,
Puerto Rico congregation. Seventy-five attended in San Juan on June 20,
and 95 attended in New York City on June 26 and 27. About 2.5% of those who
were invited came.
In Puerto Rico, most new people came to the meeting carrying aBible. Most
posed questions that indicated a deep knowledge of the Church's literature.
One family traveled several hours fromBoston in order to attend the New
York City meetings. Mr. Gonzalez reported that he was impressed by the high
quality of those who attended in both areas. About twelve people seemed
very interested in the Church. Mr. Gonzalez will conduct two more lectures
(August 8 and 15) in San Juan for the same group that attended in June.
As of June 30, the PV subscription list totaled 143,669--less than 6,000
short of the all-time high of 149,523 reached in August, 1974. Over 26,000