The WORKERS desperation in seeking fools to join their ranks was shown from the rumor that Ben Crompton pled with young people to go into the 2x2 WORK.

From England it was said:

I've just heard from .... on the south coast that during one of the December 2014 Special Meetings, Ben Crompton made a desperate plea for young people to go into the work. That shows they're in trouble because apparently that has never happened before and if at all they would have done it at convention time.

OVERSEERS Begging

When I was a WORKER, I was taught that we were to never beg. We were to never ask for food, clothing or money. And if the OUTSIDERS (non-PROFESSING people) offered us something, we were to refuse. So how's this now? An OVERSEER begging? This reminds me of how the WORKERS claim to be following Matthew 10 on the one hand, but have bank accounts, trust funds etc. WORKERS in their desperation are breaking all the rules that they've made for others. Who's going to trust people who make up rules for others but don't follow them themselves? Especially when they don't even follow the Bible?

Howard Mooney Would Be at a Loss

Howard Mooney used to brag at BORING OREGON CONVENTION that God was with them. His supposed proof was that there was a healthy crop of young folks going into the WORK each year. What would Howard say now? Of course, we know, their proof changes according to the wind. And how would Howard Mooney boast of the Catholics we have new "priests" each year? and new Mormons going out to preach in pairs each year? Their proof is made up, their rules fickle and their hypocrisy glaring. Who wants to hear Ben Crompton beg at a Special Meeting?