By 1914 there was a very small but solid nucleus of Kingdom proclaimers. Four were colporteurs, while eight others did what was called “volunteer” work. This consisted of distributing Peoples Pulpit and The Bible Students Monthly, putting these under the doors on a Sunday morning. This tiny band of Kingdom publishers, 12 in all, distributed 3,172 books and 75 magazines in 1914.

Nevertheless, the preaching work went successfully ahead, with the number of Kingdom proclaimers increasing from 12 in 1914 to 18 in 1918.