Theocratic News

◼ Albania: A new peak of 1,556 publishers reporting in January represents a 20-percent increase over last year’s average.

◼ Belau: December’s total of 73 publishers is a 20-percent increase over last year’s average and a 22-percent increase over December of the previous year.

◼ Canada: Four hundred and sixty new regular pioneers were appointed for January 1, 1999.

◼ United States: Disaster relief committees were appointed by the Society to care for damage caused by storms in the southern United States. This included flooding in Texas and damage caused by Hurricane Georges in the Florida Keys. Neighbors were amazed at the way the Society arranged to help the brothers and at the way the relief work was carried out.