Early in 1947 the brothers in the Gold Coast decided to hold a convention in Accra. They would leave no stone unturned to get the ban on Brother Brown’s entry into the country removed, to allow him to attend the convention. They appointed Brother J. G. Quansah their secretary and assigned him to petition the governor on their behalf.

On March 6, Brother Quansah submitted the petition. Although he had never had any formal legal education, his petition was acclaimed a masterpiece. What a joy it was to all of them when on March 25, 1947, Mr. G. Sinclair, acting for the colonial secretary, wrote to Brother Quansah, saying:

“I am directed by the Governor to inform you that the Immigration authorities are prepared to allow Mr. Brown to enter this country.”

This was communicated to Brother Brown in Lagos and within two weeks he was in Accra. He says: “Imagine how happy I was to see my children in the Lord and to attend the convention!”

Friday, April 4, 1947, at the assembly in Accra, Brother W. R. Brown gave a ninety-minute talk on marriage, based on the material in the January 15 Watchtower. Immediately that became the talking point of the assembly. For the first time polygamists were refused baptism and those already baptized in that condition were told to clean up in order to be acceptable in Jehovah’s organization.

Good news came at the conclusion of the assembly when Brother Brown announced that two graduates of the eighth class of Gilead were assigned to the Gold Coast and would arrive in the middle of June. The applause that greeted the announcement was simply deafening. Then when Brother Brown added that “the next time I visit you, your number will be, not 800 but 8,000,” the brothers could not contain their joy.