1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 1 DAY'S THEME: We thank you Jehovah with all our heart.--Psalm 92:1

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")


MORNING

9:45 Music
9:55 Song No. 110
10:00 Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
10:15 The Good News of Peace from Far and Near

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

11:05 Address of Welcome:
      Welcome to the "Peace on Earth" Assembly
11:20 Address of Chairman:
      "Come Before Jehovah with Thanksgiving"
      (See WT 7-1-71 pages 392-403)
12:05 Song No. 19

AFTERNOON

2:00 Song No. 48
      Our Brothers in Malawi and Zambia Report They Are Pursuing Peace
2:15 Using the Gift of Music to Praise Jehovah

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

3:35 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
      Acquaint Yourself with God and Keep Peace
      (See WT 11-1-69 pages 649-662)
4:35 Song No. 18

EVENING

6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 13 and Reports from:
      Nigeria                Morocco             Senegal
      Sierra Leone           Liberia             Ghana
      Togo                   Dahomey             Cameroun
      Central African Rep.
7:00 How Do You View Authority?
      (See WT 5-1-72 pages 261-273)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

7:45 DRAMA: Show Respect for Jehovah's Appointments
9:00 Song No. 72 and Prayer

 

 
     
 

1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 2 DAY'S THEME: The Bible truthfully is the Word of God.--1 Thessalonians 2:13

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:10 Music and Song No. 69
9:15 Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
9:30 To the Field

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 100, Prayer and Reports From:
      Canada                 Newfoundland
      Alaska                 Iceland
2:00 Is the Bible Really the Word of God?

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

3:35 Loyal Advocates of the Word of God
      (See WT 2-1-70 pages 73-86)
      (RELEASE: "Is the Bible Really the Word of God?" (book))
4:35 Song No. 20

EVENING

6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 70 and Reports from:
      Japan                  Korea               Turkey
      Greece                 Yugoslavia          Italy
      Spain                  Portugal            Switzerland
      Austria
7:00 Never Too Busy to Pray
      (See WT 6-1-72 pages 328-338)
7:30 Ministering in a Fine Manner

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

8:05 DRAMA: Thorns and Traps Are in the Way of the Independent One
9:05 Song No. 85 and Prayer
 
     
 

1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 3 DAY'S THEME: "A man of faithful acts will get many blessings."--Proverbs 28:20

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:10 Music and Song No. 33
9:15 Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
9:30 To the Field

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 71, Prayer and Reports From:
      Dominican Republic     Cuba
      Bahamas                Haiti
2:00 SYMPOSIUM: What Are You Living For?

      Worldly Associations?
      The Pleasures of Drink?
      Opportunities to Toy with Sexual Immorality?
      Illicit Satisfaction of Fornication and Adultery?
      (See WT 2-1-73 pages 69-75)
      OR:
      Life in God's New Order?
      (See WT 2-1-73 pages 75-82)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

3:50 DRAMA: Overseers, Carry On as Men
4:35 Song No. 8

EVENING

6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 64 and Reports from:
      Jamaica                Puerto Rico         Leeward Islands
      Guadeloupe             Barbados            Trinidad
      Netherlands Antilles   Okinawa             Panama
      Costa Rica             El Salvador
7:00 SYMPOSIUM: Making My Home a House of God

      Is My Home Wholesome?
      (See WT 10-1-71 pages 581-586)
      As Husband and Wife, Do We Communicate?
      (See WT 5-15-74 pages 305-311)
      Do Our Children Confide in Us?
      (See WT 10-1-71 pages 587-592)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

8:35 A Faithful Course in a Divided Household
      (See WT 5-15-74 pages 311-317)
9:05 Song No. 65 and Prayer

 

 
     
 

1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 4 DAY'S THEME: "Call out for understanding itself."--Proverbs 2:3

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:10 Music and Song No. 92
9:15 Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
9:30 To the Field

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 108, Prayer and Reports From:
      France                 Luxembourg
      Germany                Belgium
2:00 SYMPOSIUM: Loving Oversight of the Congregation of God

      Through District and Circuit Servants
      Through Congregation Servants
      Through Ministerial Servants

      (See WT 8-1-72 pages 456-468)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

3:35 "With All That You Acquire, Acquire Understanding"
      (See WT 2-15-70 pages 104-116)
      (RELEASE: "Aid to Bible Understanding" (Volume 1, A-G))
4:35 Song No. 8

EVENING

6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 68 and Reports from:
      British Isles          Ireland             Netherlands
      Denmark                Finland             Sweden
      Norway                 Nicaragua           Honduras
      Guatemala              British Honduras
7:00 Aid to Bible Understanding

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

 8:05 Your Bible Questions Answered
9:05 Song No. 107 and Prayer
 
     
 

1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 5 DAY'S THEME: Youths, may 'years of life and peace be added to you.' --Proverbs 3:1,2

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:10 Music and Song No. 72
9:15 Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
9:30 To the Field

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 51, Prayer and Reports From:
      United States          India
      Burma                  Pakistan
2:00 Should There Be a Generation Gap in the Christian Home?
      (See WT 5-1-74 pages 261-272)
2:30 Rights or Duties--Which?
      (See WT 3-1-73 pages 136-146)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

3:35 Peace with God amid the "Great Tribulation"
      (See WT 1-15-70 pages 41-56)
4:35 Song No. 67

EVENING

6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 105 and Reports from:
      South Africa        Congo, Brazzaville     Congo, Kinshasa
      Kenya               Surinam                Rhodesia
      Israel              Lebanon                Cyprus
      Mexico

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

 7:00 DRAMA: "Let No Man Ever Look Down on Your Youth"
      (See WT 6-15-71 pages 361-372)
9:00 Song No. 73 and Prayer
 
     
 

1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 6 DAY'S THEME: May 'the word of Jehovah keep moving speedily.' --2 Thessalonians 3:1

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

8:45 Music and Song No. 112
      Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
9:00 Seeking the Goodwill of God
      (See WT 6-15-72 pages 368-380)
9:30 Prayer and Song No. 76
      To Baptism and the Field

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 109, Prayer and Reports From:
      Mauritius              Malagasy Republic
      Ceylon                 Indonesia
2:00 The Call to Pioneer--A Grand Personal Opportunity
      (See WT 6-1-71 pages 328-334)
2:30 How to Stay in Full-Time Service
      (See WT 6-1-71 pages 334-339)
3:00 Enlarging Our Privileges of Service in the Time Remaining

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

 3:35 "The Writing of Correct Words of Truth"
      (See WT 11-15-69 pages 681-696)
      (RELEASE: Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Christian Greek
                Scriptures)
4:35 Song No. 95

EVENING

6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 44 and Reports from:
      Brazil                 Chile               Argentina
      Uruguay                Paraguay            Bolivia
      Peru                   Ecuador             Colombia
      Venezuela              Guyana
7:00 What Is Your Security--Your Home? Your Bank Account? Your Job?
      (See WT 4-1-77 pages 202-206)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

7:35 DRAMA: Are You a Modern-Day Jonah?
9:05 Song No. 66 and Prayer
 
     
 

1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 7 DAY'S THEME: "Take your stand...solid in the faith."--1 Peter 5:8

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:10 Music and Song No. 17
9:15 Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
9:30 To the Field

AFTERNOON

1:40 Music
1:45 Song No. 78, Prayer and Reports from Behind the Iron Curtain
2:00 SYMPOSIUM: Whom Do You Serve?

      You Are No Part of the World
      Appreciating the Organization That Is Educating Us for Life
      (See WT 7-1-73 pages 401-407)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

3:35 Final Woes to Enemies of Peace with God
      (See WT 12-1-69 pages 712-728)
      (RELEASE: "Then Is Finished the Mystery of God" (book))
4:35 Song No. 62

EVENING

6:30 Music
6:35 Song No. 61 and Reports from:
      New Zealand            Hawaii              Fiji
      Papua                  Australia           Singapore
      Thailand               Hong Kong           Philippines
      Taiwan
7:00 How to Stand Firm in This Time of the End
      (See WT 3-1-72 pages 133-146)
7:30 Happy Are You When People Persecute You
      (See WT 8-15-71 pages 485-497)

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

8:05 DRAMA: Fortify Yourself so as to Maintain Integrity
      (See WT 9-1-71 pages 524-535)
9:05 Song No. 88 and Prayer
 
     
 

1969 "PEACE ON EARTH" INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY

(CONVENTION AND PROGRAM REVIEW: 1970 Yearbook pages 37-49
                                Awake! 1-22-70 pages 17-26
                                WT 9-1-69 pages 517-524
                                WT 10-1-69 pages 600-606
                                WT 2-15-70 pages 121-127)

DAY 8 DAY'S THEME: "Jehovah himself will bless his people with peace."--Psalm 29:11.

(Notice how, prior to 1978, there was no mid-session song, only announcements.)
(Notice too how, prior to 1973, evening sessions were still held.)
(Song numbers are from the 1966 songbook, "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves
 with Music in your Hearts.")

MORNING

9:00 Music and Song No. 36
9:10 Comments on the Day's Text and Prayer
9:30 "Among the Congregated Throngs I Shall Bless Jehovah"
      (See WT 7-1-72 pages 406-412)
10:00 There Is Work Yet to Be Done

      ANNOUNCEMENTS

10:35 DRAMA: Do Not Miss the Purpose of Jehovah's Deliverance
      (See WT 5-15-72 pages 297-308)
12:05 Song No. 117

AFTERNOON

2:15 Music
3:00 PUBLIC ADDRESS:
      THE APPROACHING PEACE OF A THOUSAND YEARS
      (See WT 10-15-69 pages 612-625)
4:45 Closing Remarks: Continue to Live Peaceably--2 Corinthians 13:11
6:00 Song No. 119 and Prayer