Did these Oregon elders follow the advice of the "Pay Attention..." book?page 91:
"Take the initiative to help anyone in the congregation who has taken some false step; do your best to readjust him. (Gal. 6:1) Encourage good associations; warn the brothers to guard against bad associations both inside and outside the congregation. ( I Cor. 15:33 ) Yet, do not create ill will toward a weak one in the congregation who is being helped."
and on page 98:"Unbaptized publishers. Unbaptized publishers who engage in serious wrongdoing may be readjusted. Two elders will talk with the wrongdoer and determine what action should be taken. (w88 11/15 pp. 18-20) They may instruct him not to share in the public ministry or comment at meetings, and they may re-
strict him from being in the Theocratic Ministry School until he has made more spiritual progress. If the wrongdoing is widely known but the person is repentant, the Congregation Service Committee may
arrange for an announcement to the congregation as follows: "A matter involving [name of person] has
been handled, and he [she] continues to serve as an unbaptized publisher with the congregation." (w88
11/15 p. 18) When the unbaptized publisher who is a wrongdoer is a minor, his or her Christian parents should be consulted to determine what they are doing to correct the wrongdoer. It may also be necessary to meet with the youth together with his parents. In the case of unbaptized publishers who unrepentantly continue in wrongdoing despite all efforts to help them, an announcement can be made saying: ''[Name of person] is no longer a publisher of the good news." (w88 11/15 p. 19) Your goal in dealing with unbaptized publishers whether youths or adults, is to help them. (1 Thess. 5:14"
strict him from being in the Theocratic Ministry School until he has made more spiritual progress. If the wrongdoing is widely known but the person is repentant, the Congregation Service Committee may
arrange for an announcement to the congregation as follows: "A matter involving [name of person] has
been handled, and he [she] continues to serve as an unbaptized publisher with the congregation." (w88
11/15 p. 18) When the unbaptized publisher who is a wrongdoer is a minor, his or her Christian parents should be consulted to determine what they are doing to correct the wrongdoer. It may also be necessary to meet with the youth together with his parents. In the case of unbaptized publishers who unrepentantly continue in wrongdoing despite all efforts to help them, an announcement can be made saying: ''[Name of person] is no longer a publisher of the good news." (w88 11/15 p. 19) Your goal in dealing with unbaptized publishers whether youths or adults, is to help them. (1 Thess. 5:14"