In Paris, the literature supplies had been saved at the time of the ban and were stocked at various addresses. Brother Delannoy organized the distribution of the literature among the brothers and also visited the various groups to encourage them. Sister Renée Gendreau and Sister Hilda Knecht stayed at the Bethel home, but then Sister Knecht died, about a year after her husband’s death. Right there in Bethel, under the nose of the Germans, Sister Gendreau typed up Watchtower manuscripts that had been translated into French, as well as stencils for mimeographing Watchtower articles!

Once in Paris, The Watchtower was translated, and then Sister Gendreau would type stencils so that the manuscript could be mimeographed. Then copies were taken to the brothers in the provinces.