1980 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses

YEARBOOK

OF

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

1980 YEARBOOK

of Jehovah's Witnesses Containing Report for the Service Year of 1979 Also Daily Texts and Comments

Corporate Publishers

WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY

OF PENNSYLVANIA

WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY

OF NEW YORK, INC.

INTERNATIONAL BIBLE ENTERNS ASSOCIATION

124 Columbia Heights

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201, U.S.A.

Branch offices appear on last page

Made in the United States of America Jehovah's Witnesses are grateful to their Heavenly Father, Jehovah, for the privilege of sharing with all mankind the marvelous Kingdom hope through Jesus Christ.

Rom.15:12,13.

INDEX OF COUNTRIES

1979 Service Year Report, 205 Countries ... 24

Acts of Jehovah's Witnesses in Modern Times in:

France ... 34

Lebanon and Syria ... 162

Israel and Jordan ... 210

Yeartext for 1980 ... 260

Daily Texts and Comments ... 261

Copyright, 1979, by Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

1980 YEARBOOK of Jehovah's Witnesses

Millions of people today find themselves with 'no hope and without God in the world.' (Eph. 2:12) Notwithstanding the glowing human promises made in this century for a better future, they despair of ever seeing the troubled world conditions straightened out. They are swept along with the spirit of the world, thus becoming apathetic, depressed and cynical. In their frustrations many turn to violence, drugs, sexual immorality, crime and even suicide. Thus a report from New Zealand states: "Never have people been so demoralized, so dissatisfied with human government."

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