Despite cruel opposition, the number of Witnesses kept increasing. While there were some 300 shortly before the second world war, the number had risen to 1,379 in 1943.
साक्षीदारांचा इतका क्रूररीतीने विरोध होत होता तरीपण त्यांची संख्या मात्र वाढतच चालली होती.