Year Book of Jehovah's Witnesses - Watchtower Archive

Yearbook 143
of Jehovah's witnesses. The publishers have looked well
to the Kingdom interests not only in Denmark itself
but also in the islands belonging to Denmark,
such as the Faroes and other islands near to the mainland.
The pioneer in the Faroes has learned to utilize
every opportunity in witnessing for the Kingdom.
In order to provide the necessities of life for
himflelf and his wife he represents a textile firm and
as he travels from island to island he has many experiences
in telling about the Kingdom. In practically
every town he visits a public lecture is given.
The branch servant's report on what is occurring in
Denmark follows.
The witness given by these devoted servants of .Tehovah
has been so extensive and intensive that people have been
compelled to take notice. Even those who are not well-disposed
toward Jehovah's witnesses comment from time to
time on their zeal and devotion.
In a Copenhagen daily in which matters of a religious
nature receive special attention, there was the following
comment on the activities of Jehovah's witnesses.
"How the Danish Church (to use the words of a wellknown
man) deserves this wasp called Jehovah's witnesses.
They make us ashamed of ourselves with (1) their energy
and self-sacrifice; (2) their faith in God-instead of our
belief in grace-as a means of missionary activity; (3) their
preparedness for martyrdom, when we recognize even 'atomic
murder' as 'the will of God' which we must support 'when
other means fail'. Additionally, I would assert that if our
church were in 'word and deed' as it should be, Jehovah's
witnesses would cease to be."
We would l'eiterate-If! But we feel there is little chance
of the church making this change. There is more chance of
sincere members of the church taking their stand for God
and his kingdom together with Jehovah's witnesses.
"A patchr-on an old garment"
Perhaps taking their cue from Jehovah's witnesses, many
influential clergymen have been agitating for a grenter
Christian activity on the part of Iaymen_ This presents
real difficulties, however, as these men have not had the
advantages of the theocratic ministry school, as have Jehovah's
servants, so that they can be "completely equipped for
every good work".
One clergyman writing in the press about this said: "But
laymen must be equipped. When Jesus called his disciples