In the early part of the last days, the congregations of Bible Students, as Jehovahs Witnesses were then known, democratically elected their elders and deacons
तर या बायबल विद्यार्थ्यांच्या मंडळ्यांमध्ये, शेवटल्या काळाच्या सुरुवातीच्या भागात, वडील व अधिकाऱ्‍यांची लोकशाही पद्धतीने निवड केली जात असे.