Traditional Danger

The Watchtower, December 15, 1961

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“To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another.”—Richard Whately, archbishop of Dublin.

“I am well satisfied that if you let in but one little finger of tradition, you will have in the whole monster—horns and tail and all.”—Thomas Arnold, nineteenth-century educator.

Also in this issue

• Announcements
• Christians Should Witness
• Courage Under Divine Protection
• Courageous in the Face of the World’s Armageddon
• Much for Which to Be Grateful
• Nothing Unscientific in the Bible
• Questions From Readers
• Spirituality and the Modern Synagogue
• Why Read the Bible
• “Paradise” Book Helps People See Truth