Salvador A Liwag (1911)

Born 1911 in Philippines

Biography

Salvador A was a Jehovah's Witness and attended Watchtower Bible School of Gilead: 15th Graduating Class

This profile is part of the Kingdom Farm, Lansing, New York One Place Study.

In the early 1930's, Salvador taught school in Cabanatuan City.^[1] During this time he was researching different religions.^[1] After studying with Jehovah's Witnesses, Salvador was baptized in 1933.^[1] Due to religious persecution Salvador left his teaching career and became a full-time minister.^[1]

In February 1936, Salvador began volunteering at the Manila "Bethel" location.^[1] Salvador and his former pioneer partner then began missionary work out from Cebu City.^[1][2]

In 1940, with six other pioneers, Salvador served in the Cagayan valley.^[1] Salvador was again persecuted for preaching and was jailed for a month.^[1]

Back in Manila by 1941, Salvador was assigned to serve groups in the Visayas and Mindanao.^[1] The Japanese air and naval attack in December of that year forced Salvador and other "Witnesses" to take to the hills in hiding.^[1] For a few years they lived in the jungle as a separate community.^[1] Salvador was captured and interrogated through the night before being released.^[1]

In 1949, with two other spiritual brothers (Macario Bernardino Baswel & Adolfo F Dionisio), Salvador traveled to the United States.^[1][3] Salvador attended the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead at Watchtower's Kingdom Farm at Lansing, New York.^{[1][4][5][6][7][8]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13} The Watchtower May 15, 1964 Pages 315-319 "Loyalty to Jehovah’s Organization" Watchtower Online Library
2. ↑ "Awake!" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York) February 22, 2001 Pages 20-24 "The War Did Not Stop Our Preaching" Watchtower Online Library
3. ↑ Passenger List: "California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953"
   citing San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1410 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,381,198.
   FamilySearch Record: KXHD-L2H (accessed 23 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-95GV-9KW Image number 01286
   Name: Salvador Liwag; Immigration Date: 1949; Immigration Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States; Birth Date: 1911; Age: 38; Ship Name: President Madison.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 23; Line: 28;
   FamilySearch Record: 6X58-LGPL (accessed 23 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-S4J6
   Salvador Liwag (39), single lodger, in household of Kazimierz Karacz (27 years) in Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States. Born in Philipines.
5. ↑ Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 1950 Pages 39-59 Ordained Ministers WT Archive Online
6. ↑ Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 1978 Pages 78-133 The Philippines Watchtower Online Library
7. ↑ Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 2003 Pages 150-255 Philippines Watchtower Online Library
8. ↑ The Watchtower July 15, 1981 Pages 27-30 "A Prisoner’s Prayer Is Answered" Watchtower Online Library

• "Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York)
• "The Watchtower" (Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, Brooklyn, New York 1950-)