What was looked for, according to Zion’s Watch Tower of September 1, 1894, were men “of meekness ​ — that they might not be puffed up..., of humble mind who seek not to preach themselves, but Christ ​ — not to air their own knowledge, but his Word in its simplicity and power. ”
در برج‌دیده‌بانی صهیون ‏ (‏ ۱ سپتامبر سال ۱۸۹۴ )‏ در مورد شرایط گزینش این خادمان چنین آمده است :‏ « این مردان می‌باید بسیار متواضع بوده از غرور پرهیز کنند .‏ .‏ .‏ .‏