1970 Circuit Assembly Program, Sherwood High School, Maryland.
Rented schools were the accepted places for assemblies before 1970. The high school was used all the time. The last one in a school in Maryland came in January 2,3,4 1970.
It was very hot for three days, Friday evening, Saturday all day, and Sunday all day. I think sandwich boards, or the advertising signs worn with the message in front and back of you were stopped, but I don't remember the year.
There might be some names on the program you may recognize.
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1970 Dedication Program, Principal Speaker, N.H. Knorr
Assembly Hall in Crownsville Maryland, the original one in 1970. An old brother of the remnant had this farmland in his family for many years, and willed it to the Society.
The executor was to sell it and give the proceeds to the Watchtower. Coincidentally, the Society was in the process of trying to acquire land to build an assembly hall in Maryland, so they applied for permits and were able to build it.
Crownsville is in the middle of nowhere. There's nothing there! The assembly hall in Crownsville was the first to be built in the United States from scratch.
The others were converted movie theaters, like in new York. Quality was 50/50, and water leaks etc., were common.
Pappy himself, (Knorr) gave the tribute dedication talk. April 10-12 1970 however, it was torn down around 2010.
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"Divine Victory" International Assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses.
1973, Wednesday through Sunday! How did we ever do it? At least the call "to the field" got stopped. Five days of it! Recognize any names?
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1975 "Divine Sovereignty" District Assembly, Laurel Race Course.
District Convention June 1975. They were emphasizing 1975 then. Notice the talk "Facing the Great Tribulation With Confidence"!
The Watchtower Society attempted to rewrite history by claiming that some of the witnesses went ahead of the Society, and got the wrong understanding.
This is in complete denial of what actually took place. 1975 was a battle cry! The organization themselves pushed this 1975 teaching.
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