The Watchtower, “‘Remember Those Taking the Lead Among You’”
“Then in 1932 the elective elders who were to have cooperated with the service “director” were replaced by a service committee of mature brothers filling various service positions in the congregation but still elected by the congregation.”
A further account of the 1932 change, describing the friction between the appointed service director and the elected elders that preceded it.
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Provenance and verification note for The Watchtower, ‘Remember Those Taking the Lead Among You’
Confidence note. Document opened on wol.jw.org on 19 September 2026; the wording was read in full and the page number taken from the library's own page markers.
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chg-d-w-1983-0901-elders