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After the 1935 announcement large numbers of Witnesses who had believed they were of the anointed stopped partaking of the bread and wine at the Memorial; a life story published by the organisation records that in one area “most brothers and sisters” did so.

Claim ID claim-doctrine-chg-great-crowd-1935-consequenceConcerns 31 May 1935Context
Context · 31 May 1935 Verified

After the 1935 announcement large numbers of Witnesses who had believed they were of the anointed stopped partaking of the bread and wine at the Memorial; a life story published by the organisation records that in one area “most brothers and sisters” did so. The Watchtower, 1 April 1990

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The Watchtower, “‘I Mounted Up With Wings Like Eagles’”

1 April 1990 · p.29 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society

“When, in 1935, the identity of the “great crowd” became clear, most brothers and sisters in our area, including our oldest son and daughter, discontinued partaking of the bread and the wine at the Memorial.”

A first-person life story published by the organisation, describing how members who had believed they had a heavenly calling stopped partaking of the Memorial emblems after the 1935 change.

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Provenance and verification note

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.

Notes. Useful as evidence of the practical effect of the 1935 change on ordinary members, in the organisation's own pages.

Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-chg-d-w-1990-0401-stopped-partaking

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