by VM44 14 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
The Watchtower used to print "souvenir" booklets to record the happenings at their assemblies and conventions.
Then it became a "convention report".
These come up from time to time for auction on eBay.
But Convention Reports are not published anymore by the Watchtower. When did they stop?
Does anyone know the year the last Convention Report was published?
editied to ask the question:
Did they stop when they stopped having the seven (yes, seven!) day conventions?
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dx86-07ConventionReports***1969, "Peace on Earth" International Assembly of Jehovah’s Witnesses (New York, N.Y., U.S.A.) (3 reports):
I think the last 8-day convention was in 1969 as well.
*** yb70 p. 35 1970 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses ***For 1969 the Watch Tower Society is planning an international assembly of Jehovah’s witnesses. If Jehovah wills, many of Jehovah’s witnesses in the United States, Canada and some other countries, will assemble at two eight-day conventions, Sunday to Sunday, that will commence in the early part of July 1969 in the eastern part of the United States."
Outside of the occasional international convention, there isn't much at all interesting about these conventions/borefests to report any more.
"8-day convention "!!!!!
Oh, the torture of it all!
...and it was torture! A trial of endurance!
At the end of each day, I didn't remember ANYTHING any of the speakers had said over the preceeding 12 hours!
WTWizard, I believe, calls them "Grand Boasting Sessions"
I was at an 8-day in 1963...everyone was waiting to hear Fred Franz. He always went off the outline and overtime at least 45 minutes. Everyone expected to hear details about when the end was coming. He speculated in all his talks and seemed to get away with it. I do think his 1975 comments did come back and bite him in the rear though.
Blondie
"...everyone was waiting to hear Fred Franz"
This was the "entertainment" portion of the convention! :)
Lately, there is nothing to report about these Grand Boasting Sessions. Except all the problems they create where none needed to exist.
I remember those 8 day "Death by Heat" assemblies.
As a family our only vacations were going to these
things. To make matters worse, we generally had to camp out.
Nothing like getting up in the morning after attempted sleep,
tromping through the mud (Yes, it seem to always rain at night)
taking a shower (cold water) dressing up in a polyester suit,
and going off to sit in the sweltering sun. (Yes, the sun came
out in the morning and humidity struck.) Nothing like heat, humidity,
and polyester. Oh yea, had to wear a tie too.
Now those were fun vacations!!
YIPIEE!! Take the fun "roast your bored A** off
ride". Take copious notes so everyone thinks you paid
attention and enjoyed yourself. By the way there will
be a quiz later. Eat crappy food, no soda allowed, get heat
stroke and go wait in line to sit in a sweltering, smelly
bathroom because your sick.
AH the memories.
Anyone remember the huge signs that you strap to the tops of your cars?
We always put ours on a couple of weeks in advance. Ignore the pointing,
laughing and jeers. You must endure the persecution.
I remember thinking "How 'bout not putting the sign on the car and We
can avoid the whole persecution thing.
Yes, the wonderful times we had.
I was 12 Years old in 1969 and remember going to The 8 dayer in the Braves stadium in Atlanta Georgia. We drove 130 Miles one way, every day morning and evening for the first 5 days. The session wasn't over until 9:00 PM and by the time we drove 130 Miles home (It took at least an hour to get out of the stadium and to our car and took about an hour to get out of Atlanta), it was 1:30 to 2:00 AM and we got up at 6 AM to do it again. Now the organization is worried about people not being able to make it to the Tuesday night book study because of it being such a "Burden". Wow things have really deteriorated over the years. seek2find
