more, better-qualified congregation servants, to watch over God’s flock and to supervise their work of prophesying, witnessing.

26. Thus today who are the ones prophesying, in what proportions, and in what languages?

²⁶ Thus today the anointed remnant of Kingdom heirs are not the only ones prophesying. They are being joined by more and more of the sheeplike persons in all the nations who are learning to fear the name of Jehovah, which is called upon the remnant anointed with God’s spirit. Whereas the reported number of the remnant of spiritual Israel today is only 13,255, the number of their “other sheep” companions who are regularly reporting preaching service in the field each month is 900,000. And as in the case of the anointed remnant, so in the case of these “other sheep” who fear Jehovah’s name, “all sorts of flesh” are prophesying, the old, the young, the men, the women, the employers, the employees, in 144 languages as of this date, all these proving themselves to be Jehovah’s witnesses.

27. Of what is this a very timely sign to all the nations?

²⁷ What a significant sign this is to all the nations of the world! It is a sign that the great, illustrious, fear-inspiring day of Jehovah is nearing and that now, in the remaining brief interval, is the time to call upon the name of Jehovah in faith, in order to be saved for everlasting life in His new world.

28. What has been Jehovah’s manifest expression toward us for identifying ourselves as His witnesses, and what does the persecution that he has let come upon us indicate?

²⁸ What a tremendous responsibility rests upon us for being called witnesses of Jehovah! Let the opposers challenge our right to identify ourselves by this name! Jehovah God himself has not condemned us for doing so. Rather, he has blessed us for striving to live up to the obligations of that name, to walk worthy of bearing that distinguished name. The persecution that he has let come upon us for prophesying or preaching about his kingdom is not a mark of his curse or disapproval. It is a proof that we are not of this condemned old world but are of His righteous new world.

29. What is our determination with respect to Jehovah’s name, and what prayer taught by Jesus will we keep praying?

²⁹ Gratefully we acknowledge and bear our responsibility with regard to His name. If we do not respect and fear the name of Jehovah and bring honor upon it, then the God-seeking people of all the nations will not fear it either nor call upon it for eternal salvation. However, our determination is to honor and exalt the name of Jehovah, doing nothing to bring reproach upon it. We will treat his name as most holy. We will help all other sheeplike persons also to sanctify it, as we keep praying the prayer that Jesus Christ taught us to pray to Jehovah God: “Our Father in the heavens, let your name be sanctified.”—Matt. 6:9.

Thanking the Management

Toward the end of the Vancouver United Worshipers District Assembly the public relations department sent a special letter of thanks to each hotel and motel. These letters were followed up by a personal visit. One manager said it was the first time that a convention group had ever sent such a letter. The manager of the Vogue Hotel telephoned as soon as he received the letter, expressing thanks for sending such fine people to his hotel. About forty books were placed with these managers after the assembly, and many of them said that they had already received literature from the delegates before they checked out.