In a dramatic turn of events, on March 26, 1919 ​ — nine months after Brother Rutherford and his associates were sentenced — ​ the imprisoned brothers were released on bail. The following year, on May 5, 1920, the charges against them were dropped.
ძმებმა გათავისუფლების შემდეგ ღვთის საქმის კეთება უფრო მეტი შემართებით განაგრძეს.