FURTHER EXPANSION

By 1924 a printing press had been shipped to Cape Town. Also, two brothers arrived from Britain to give assistance​—Thomas Walder, who became branch overseer, and George Phillips,c who succeeded him as branch overseer a few years later. Brother Phillips served in this capacity for nearly 40 years and made a major contribution toward advancing and establishing the Kingdom work in South Africa.

A NEW BRANCH OFFICE

In 1933 the branch office moved to larger rented premises in Cape Town and remained there until 1952. By then the Bethel family had grown to 21 members. Those early Bethelites had accommodations in brothers’ homes and traveled to the office and printery every day. Before work each morning, they met in the changing room of the printery to discuss the daily text. After that, they recited the Lord’s Prayer in unison.

Some lived too far away to go home for lunch. They were given one shilling and sixpence (15 South African cents) to buy a meal. With that they could buy a plate of mashed potatoes and a small sausage at the railway station café or they could buy a loaf of bread and some fruit.

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The 1931 Bethel family in Cape Town, including George and Stella Phillips

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Recording in the Xhosa language

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Andrew Jack and the Frontex press, 1937