T J Sullivan Governing Body large Watchtower Placard Sandwich Sign Jehovah WOW!

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Here is an original large Watchtower placard or “sandwich sign” advertising the Public Address by Brother
T J Sullivan
.  As you probably remember from the video at this weeks meeting, Brother T. J. Sullivan was a member of the
Governing Body
and he showed  great courage in assisting the Brothers along with Brother Rutherford and he set a fine example for all of us today. This placard was  designed for an adult publisher to courageously wear walking down the streets to help advertise the talk.
This is a very nice display item!
You can see pictures of Witnesses wearing placards on page 265 of the Proclaimers book
Here is a little bit of what has been written about Brother T. J. Sullivan
1979 Yearbook pp. 96-97 Canada
A HAPPY SLAVE OF JEHOVAH GETS HIS START
It was during the second decade of the twentieth century that
Thomas James Sullivan
began his faithful service as a joyful slave of Jehovah. While working in Brooklyn, New York, in 1911, Sullivan heard an associate say that Pastor Russell did not believe in hell. That statement made an impression because T. J. Sullivan never had been able to reconcile the doctrine of eternal torment with the God of love. (1 John 4:8) However, the young man heard nothing more about these beliefs until 1913.
In November of that year, Sullivan was in Winnipeg, Manitoba, helping to install an auditing system for a chain of hotels that were being built by the railways. The staff included a young lady who always had a Bible with her, and on display in her office were six volumes of Studies in the Scriptures by Pastor Russell. She was so well versed in the Bible that even the management referred many Scriptural questions to her. But why not let T. J. Sullivan continue the story? Some years ago, he wrote:
“Sometimes it was necessary for us to work until midnight or later. Since transportation arteries closed down about midnight and she had a long walk home, I volunteered to escort her. These walks provided opportunity to discuss the Bible further, and the setting for this was indeed inspiring. To appreciate this, one must know the great open prairie lands of the Northwest. The temperature was generally between 20 and 40 degrees below zero at that time of night. Snow was piled up on each side of the walk three to five feet high. A cold, clear, blue sky overhead and the northern lights or aurora borealis sweeping across the heavens emphasized the grandeur and majesty of God’s creation. Talking about God’s purposes under those conditions was to me very impressive and sacred. It seemed to call on everything within me to reach out for the love and care of such a wonderful Creator.”
T. J. Sullivan
did reach out for that divine love and care. He began associating with the Bible Students in Winnipeg and was baptized as a dedicated servant of Jehovah prior to the celebration of the Lord’s Evening Meal in 1916. It might be added that in September 1918 Brother Sullivan married Sister Evelyn Finch, the first witness of Jehovah he had met on arrival in Canada and the young lady who had done so much to assist him in coming to a knowledge of God’s purposes.
In 1924, Brother and Sister Sullivan became members of the Brooklyn Bethel family. Both of them served there faithfully for the rest of their earthly lives.
T. J. Sullivan
was a happy and faithful slave of Jehovah at Bethel (eventually as a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses) until his death on July 30, 1974, at the age of 86.
Here is a little bit of what has been written about wearing sandwich signs to advertize talks:
Proclaimers book chap. 17 p. 266 Conventions Proof of Our Brotherhood
Beginning in 1936, the convention public talk was advertised by orderly parades of Witnesses who wore placards and distributed handbills.  (Those placards were initially referred to as “sandwich signs” because they were worn one in front and one in back.) At times, a thousand or more Witnesses participated in such parades at a given convention.
This is a GREAT item to have visiting friends put on and take their picture!!!
This beautiful Placard was designed to be worn by a Brother or Sister as they would walk down the street. It is 22 inches tall and  14 inches wide.
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This placard is in
VERY NICE
condition. The four small punch holes were put in at the time  to attach it by string so the Witness could wear it in front of them as they walked up and down the street advertising the Public Talk.  Please look at the pictures as they are part of the description. There is some wear and ageing but not much and it makes a fantastic display item!
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