“The policemen returned,” continues Brother Baxter, “and while the removal was going on, I caught sight of one of them putting a copy of the Deliverance book in the large pocket of his overcoat. I have often wondered how many more books were taken and read by those men.”

The year 1939 was an uncertain and frightening time. A number of Soviet troops were allowed to enter Estonia. “Every day the radio kept up a constant barrage of Communist propaganda,” wrote Brother Baxter. “There was much speculation, excitement, apprehension, and outright fear. The sky was filled with droning Soviet warplanes loaded with paratroops.”

Although Brother Baxter and Alexander and Hilda Brydson were determined to stick to their assignment, it was becoming increasingly dangerous for foreigners to stay. Consequently, they were advised by Brother Rutherford to leave the country. Brother Baxter and the Dunhams from Latvia were evacuated by train through Siberia and ended up in Australia. The Brydsons left about a year later, traveling to Sweden. Brother Baxter served faithfully on the Branch Committee in the Australia branch until he finished his earthly course on June 21, 1994.a