Publication date
1938
Booklets
Liberty to Preach
Publication page
1
Booklets catalogue
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UBERTY 
TO 
PREACH 
STATEMENT 
OF 
FACTS 
In 
the 
short 
space 
of 
tJuee 
years 
some 
two 
thousand 
of 
J 
ehov 
all 
's 
witnesses 
ha.ve 
been 
ar­ 
rested 
alld 
haled 
before 
courts 
in 
the 
Ul1ited 
Stateg. 
They 
.have 
been 
charged 
with 
violatioll 
of 
many 
kinds 
of 
ordinanees. 
On 
Marc.h 
28, 
1938, 
the 
United 
States 
Supreme 
Court 
in 
the 
case 
of 
LoreU 
v. 
Ci,ty 
of 
Griffin., 
303 
U. 
S. 
444, 
re­ 
viewed 
their 
activities 
and 
upheld 
and 
con­ 
firmed 
their 
right 
to 
visit 
people 
at 
their 
homes 
and 
offer 
to 
them 
books, 
booklets, 
or 
pamphlets 
containing 
the 
message 
of 
the 
gospel 
in 
printed 
form. 
This 
momentous 
deci8iOll 
put 
an 
end 
to 
much 
of 
this 
unlawful 
opposition, 
but 
there 
are 
still 
some 
places 
where 
officials 
do 
not 
under­ 
stand 
the 
principles 
so 
clearly 
stated 
by 
the 
Nation's 
highest 
court, 
and 
continue 
t 
o 
interfere 
with 
the 
beneficial 
activities 
of 
sincere 
followers 
of 
J 
esns 
Christ. 
This 
memorandum 
is 
submitted 
so 
that 
all 
may 
understand 
and 
act 
accordingly. 
In 
the 
Lovell 
v. 
Griffin 
e 
a 
s 
e 
the 
S 
u 
p 
r 
e 
m 
e 
Court 
of 
the 
United 
States 
declared 
invalid 
an 
1 
LIBERTY TO PREACH STATEMENT OF FACTS In the short space of three years some two thousand of Jehovah’s witnesses have been arrested and haled before courts in the United States. They have been charged with violation of many kinds of ordinances. @n March 28, 1938, the United States Supreme Court in the case of Levell vy. City of Griffin, 303 U.S. 444, reylewed their activities and upheld and confirmed their right to visit people at their homes and offer to them books, booklets, or pamphlets containing the message of the gospel in printed form. This momentous decision put an end to much of this unlawful opposition, but there are stil] some places where officials do not understand the principles se clearly stated by the Nation’s highest court, and centinue to interfere with the beneficial activities of sincere followers of Jesns Christ. This memorandum is submitted so that all may understand and act accordingly. In the Lovet! v. Griffin case the Supreme Court of the United States declared invalid an 1

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