THROUGHOUT THE 1960'S THE WATCHTOWER INDICATED THE END COULD COME IN
1975.
IF MATTHEW'S PARENTS WERE OF THE MORE DEVOTED WITNESSES, THEN HE WAS POSSIBLY TAKEN OUT OF SCHOOL FOR HOME SCHOOLING, WHILST HIS PARENTS GAVE UP FULL TIME WORK TO PIONEER.
"Reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world's end." Kingdom Ministry May 1974 p.3
OF COURSE, THE END DID NOT COME IN 1975.
