PASTOR GENERAL'S' TO THE MINISTRY OF THE REPORT WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

VOL.2. N0.46 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA NOVEMBER 2 8 , 1980

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S o u t h e r n A f r i c a R e p o r t s G r e e t i n g s f rom a sunny S o u t h A f r i c a . W e a l l r e jo i ce w i t h t h e rest of t h e Church wor ldwide a t t h e w i t h d r a w a l o f a l l c h a r g e s made by t h e A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l o f C a l i f o r n i a . F o l l o w i n g i s o u r l a t e s t u p d a t e on God ' s Work i n t h i s area o f t h e w o r l d .

More t h a n 2500 i n S o u t h e r n A f r i c a w e r e blessed w i t h a w e l l - o r g a n i z e d , j o y f u l and happy F e a s t a t f i v e f e a s t s i t es . The f i l m s of M r . Herbert W. Arms t rong a n d M r . S t a n l e y R a d e r , a s w e l l a s t h e d i r e c t t e l e p h o n e hook- up of t h e o p e n i n g sermon by M r . Arms t rong , s e r v e d t o u n i f y t h e Church e v e n f u r t h e r w i t h t h e wor ldwide Work of God. The m i n i s t r y p r e a c h e d power- f u l u p l i f t i n g sermons e d i f y i n g t h e b r e t h r e n w i t h God ' s g rea t p l a n f o r mankind.

I n S o u t h A f r i c a w e w e r e b l e s s e d w i t h a 20% i n c r e a s e i n o f f e r i n g s d u r i n g t h e 1980 holy d a y s e a s o n . The a t t e n d a n c e averaged 1 8 1 5 , 8 % up on 1979 . O f f e r i n g s p e r p e r s o n were up 1 0 % .

The Church i n S o u t h e r n A f r i c a h a s been e a g e r l y a w a i t i n g t h e a r r i v a l o f Mr. Herbert W. A r m s t r o n g ' s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , E v a n g e l i s t G e r a l d Wate rhouse . M r . Wa te rhouse ra ised up t h e f i r s t Church i n S o u t h A f r i c a i n J o h a n n e s b u r g , 1 9 6 3 .

A f t e r a r r i v i n g o n November 1 7 t h ' h i s i t i n e r a r y i n v o l v e s s p e a k i n g t o t h e J o h a n n e s b u r g , K i m b e r l e y , E a s t London, P o r t E l i z a b e t h , Cape Town, R e t r e a t a n d Durban C h u r c h e s b e f o r e f l y i n g t o Zimbabwe where he w i l l be s p e a k i n g t o t h e Bulawayo a n d S a l i s b u r y C h u r c h e s .

R e p o r t From t h e P h i l i p p i n e s A h e f t y 357% i n c r e a s e i n o u r y e a r - t o - d a t e ad r e s p o n s e c a m e i n S e p t e m b e r / O c t o b e r . O n e b i g c o n t r i b u t i n g f a c t o r w a s o u r magaz ine ad o n t h e b o o k l e t "Does God E x i s t ? " wh ich w a s released a b o u t t e n weeks ago t h r o u g h Panorama magaz ine . The a d se t a n a l l - t i m e r e c o r d , h a v i n g a l r e a d y e l i c i t e d 4182 r e s p o n s e s . T h i s exceeds o u r former r e c o r d g r o s s e r , "The Seven L a w s o f Success ' ' b o o k l e t wh ich r a k e d i n 3628 r e s p o n s e s t h r o u g h t h e now d e f u n c t P h i l i p p i n e s F r e e P r e s s i n J a n u a r y 1968 . C o s t p e r r e s p o n s e i s o n e peso a n d t h i r t y c e n t a v o s (p '1 .30 ) o r USS0.17.

P o s t a l r a t e s rose by a g e n e r a l i n c r e a s e of 3 0 % e f f e c t i v e October 1. How- ever, T h e PLAIN TRUTH magaz ine r a t e rose by m o r e t h a n 7 0 0 % b e c a u s e of a new p o s t a l r e c l a s s i f i c a t i o n o f t h e s e c o n d - c l a s s m a i l p e r m i t p r i v i l e g e . Now The P L A I N TRUTH magaz ine c a n no l o n g e r be b u l k mai led: t h a t i s , pay t h i r t y c e n t a v o s p e r k i l o o r t w o c e n t a v o s ( # 0 . 0 2 ) p e r p i e c e . A s t h e maga- z i n e i s now t r e a t e d i n d i v i d u a l l y , e a c h c o p y cos t s f i f t e e n c e n t a v o s ( 9 0 . 1 5 ) t o m a i l . S o now e a c h month w e have t o pay a n a v e r a g e of f o u r t h o u s a n d e i g h t hundred p e s o s ( 9 4 , 8 0 0 . 0 0 ) - - u p f rom t h e o l d r a t e of a b o u t s e v e n hun- d r e d pesos ( # 7 0 0 . 0 0 ) , or; a n i n c r e a s e of over 700%! F o r t u n a t e l y , o u r b u d g e t c a n a b s o r b s o m e of this i n c r e a s e , b u t s o m e other areas w i l l have t o s u f f e r loss.

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The PLAIN TRUTH magazine c i r c u l a t i o n p r e s e n t l y s t a n d s a t 3 6 , 5 4 4 . Q u r t o t a l number of b a p t i z e d members has reached 2 1 G 6 , and t h e l a t e s t f i n a n - c i a l r e p o r t showed a f i n e 3 0 5 i n c r e a s e i n income o v e r l a s t y e a r .

S p a n i s h - s p e a k i n g A r e a N e w s A l l r e p o r t s show a s u c c e s s f u l Feast of T a b e r n a c l e s i n L a t i n America and S p a i n . The re w e r e seven feast s i t e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e S p a n i s h - s p e a k i n g w o r l d , w i t h t h e t o t a l a v e r a g e a t t e n d a n c e f o r t h e h o l y d a y s of 1 2 8 0 . T h i s w a s an a v e r a y e g a i n of 2 0 % i n a t t e n d a n c e and t h e r e was a 5 0 - 7 5 % a v e r a g e i n c r e a s e i n h o l y day o f f e r i n g s .

The l a t e s t u p d a t e f o r t h e t h r e e ads p l a c e d i n 1 7 1 Tiempo, t h e l a r g e s t n a t i o n w i d e newspaper i n Colombia, shows 3 0 6 7 r e s p o n s e s . A l s o , a s a r e s u l t o f t h i s a d v e r t i s i n g , a r a d i o r e p o r t e r c a l l e d t h e o f f i c e i n Bogota and t a p e d a 20-minute c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h P a b l o Gonzalez which he a i r e d a b o u t 4 5 m i n u t e s l a t e r . I n a d d i t i o n , he b r o a d c a s t e d s p o t a d s f ree of c h a r g e f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g f i f t e e n d a y s .

More f ree p u b l i c i t y w i l l be coming f r o m a member of t h e House o f Represen- t a t i v e s of Colombia. H e c a l l e d t h e o f f i c e , r e q u e s t e d a s u b s c r i p t i o n t o L a PURA VERDAD and e x p l a i n e d t h a t he wanted t o r u n t h e s a m e a d i n h i s newspaper , -- L a V o z S a n t a n d e r e a n a , a s it appea red i n E l Tiempo. T h i s pape r i s w i d e l y r e a d t h r o u g h o u t t h e p o l i t i c a l c i rc les of z l o m b i a - - f r o m t h e Congres s t o t h e c a p i t a l s of t h e d e p a r t m e n t s ( s t a t e s ) and m u n i c i p a l i t i e s .

L a PURA VERDAD c o n t i n u e s t o be a d v e r t i s e d i n newspapers t h r o u g h o u t t h e S p a n i s h - s p e a k i n g wor ld- - in some cases areas which have n e v e r b e f o r e been r e a c h e d by God ' s wor ldwide Work.

I n B o l i v i a , s m a l l a d s w e r e able t o be p l a c e d i n t h e t w o l a r g e s t n a t i o n - a l l y c i r c u l a t e d newspape r s , E l D i a r i o and La P r e s e n c i a . The a d s r a n September 1 1 - 1 6 , and have y i e l d e d o v e r 5 0 0 r e s p o n s e s f o r a cost-per-new- r e s p o n s e of u n d e r s e v e n t y c e n t s . B e f o r e t h i s newspaper a d v e r t i s i n g and a PV c a r d h o l d e r program began , PV c i r c u l a t i o n had n e v e r been h i g h e r t h a n 55 (a p o i n t r e a c h e d some f i v e y e a r s ago) i n a n a t i o n of t w o m i l l i o n l i t e r a t e p e o p l e . Now B o l i v i a h a s n e a r l y 7 0 0 s u b s c r i b e r s .

Two newspaper a d s p l a c e d i n Buenos A i r e s , A r g e n t i n a t h i s Augus t , and a s p e c i a l m a i l i n g t o A r g e n t i n e PURE VERDAD s u b s c r i b e r s , have n e t t e d o v e r 4 6 0 0 new s u b s c r i b e r s i n t h i s t h e t h i r d l a r g e s t Span i sh - speak ing n a t i o n i n t h e wor ld . The m a i l i n g l i s t i n A r g e n t i n a h a s q u i n t u p l e d i n r e c e n t months!

A p p r e c i a t i o n f o r M i n i s t e r i a l R e f r e s h i n g Program

Dear M r . Armstrong:

A u s t r a l i a n m i n i s t e r s r e t u r n i n g from t h e R e f r e s h i n g Program w e r e unanimous i n t h e i r p r a i s e o f t h e e x p e r i e n c e . A s a r e s u l t , m y w i f e and I w e r e e a g e r l y a n t i c i p a t i n g t h i s u p l i f t i n g and p r o f i t a b l e t i m e a t Pasadena . W e w e r e d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e program and impressed w i t h t h e d e d i c a t e d men who t a u g h t u s w i t h such a n exempla ry a t t i t u d e of s e r v i c e . M r . Armst rong , w e wish t o t h a n k you s i n c e r e l y f o r g i v i n g u s t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o be e d u c a t e d an6 p r e p a r e d f o r more e f f e c t i v e s e r v i c e t o God 's p e o p l e .

B i l l and P a t Dixon

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Dear M r . Armst rong:

Thank you v e r y much f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o come i n f o r t h e R e f r e s h - i n g Program. I t i s c e r t a i n l y good t o see t h e d e d i c a t i o n o f t h e team o f men working unde r you h e r e i n Pasadena . They g a v e u s some v e r y much needed meat . Never before have w e r e c e i v e d s u c h f i n e i n s t r u c - t i o n on b e i n g a m i n i s t e r , on p r e a c h i n g , o r g a n i z i n g a c h u r c h and o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s i n t e a c h i n g t h e d o c t r i n e s o f t h e Church , e s p e c i a l l y God ' s Government.

W e were v e r y p l e a s e d t o h e a r o f t h e upcoming "Fami ly Year" and a re l o o k i n g fo rward t o t h e Y.E.S. program g e t t i n g o f f t h e g round .

Thank you so much f o r g e t t i n g u s a l l back on t h e t r a c k . W e a r e s u r e t h e Church w i l l r e a l l y grow s p i r i t u a l l y a s w e l l a s n u m e r i c a l l y a s C h r i s t c o n t i n u e s t o p r e p a r e H i s b r i d e t h r o u g h you.

John and Gwen White

D e a r M r . Armst rong:

Thank you f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a t t e n d t h e 5 t h M i n i s t e r i a l R e f r e s h i n g Program. W e g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d h e a r i n g so many of t h e b a s i c d o c t r i n e s c l e a r l y e x p l a i n e d . Now w e c a n b e more s u r e t h a n e v e r t h a t w e are m a i n t a i n i n g t h e u n i t y of t h e f a i t h t h a t C h r i s t h a s r e v e a l e d t h r o u g h you, H i s c h o s e n A p o s t l e .

W e w e r e so p l e a s e d t o h e a r f rom M r . Rader t h a t you are f e e l i n g s t r o n g and w e l l . Thank you f o r f i g h t i n g o n , c o n t i n u i n g t o feed u s and lead u s w i t h s u c h c o n c e r n and love. G o d ' s p e o p l e a re w i t h you. F7e do l o v e you v e r y much. W e p r a y f o r you d a i l y .

J a c k and S a l l y Crouche r

D e a r M r . Armst rong:

Thank you v e r y much f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y you have g i v e n u s t o a t t e n d t h e R e f r e s h i n g Program. I t c e r t a i n l y h a s h e l p e d i n g i v i n g u s d i r e c - t i o n and w i l l b e t r e m e n d o u s l y b e n e f i c i a l t o o u r loca l c o n g r e g a t i o n s i n h e l p i n g t o g u i d e them t o w a r d s God ' s Kingdom.

Thank you a g a i n f o r t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y . W e hope and p r a y you w i l l be c o n t i n u a l l y s t r e n g t h e n e d i n t h i s g r e a t Work.

Maur ice and L o r r a i n e Y u r k i w

Dear M r . Armstrong:

Luann and I would l i k e t o e x t e n d o u r t h a n k s t o you f o r h a v i n g t h e R e f r e s h i n g Program. W e have c e r t a i n l y e n j o y e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o go o v e r a g a i n t h e t e a c h i n g s o f God ' s Church.

W e a p p r e c i a t e d t h e c h a n c e t o renew a g a i n f r i e n d s h i p s f i r s t s t a r t e d a s s t u d e n t s and t o Fake new f r i e n d s h i p s .

The c o l l e g e l o o k s b e a u t i f u l and t h e s t u d e n t s r e f l e c t e d a v e r y w a r m and f r i e n d l y s p i r i t .

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W a r m r e g a r d s and s i n c e r e t h a n k s f o r your l e a d e r s h i p and c o n t i n u e d d e d i c a t i o n under C h r i s t .

George and Luann P a t r i c k s o n

Dear M r . Armstrong:

W e p r o f i t e d g r e a t l y from t h e M i n i s t e r i a l R e f r e s h i n g Program. I t w a s n o t o n l y a good r e v i e w , b u t more comple t e e x p l a n a t i o n s of t h e Church eras and o t h e r t o p i c s . I t w a s s p i r i t u a l l y f u l f i l l i n g and r e f r e s h i n g ! The many h o u r s o f s i t t i n g w e r e p h y s i c a l l y e x h a u s t i n g b u t w e l l w o r t h it! Any m i n i s t e r s who h a v e n ' t come i n y e t have a s p e c i a l t r e a t i n store f o r them.

A l l e n and Doris B u l l o c k

Dear M r . T k a t c h :

The best way my w i f e and I c a n e x p r e s s o u r f e e l i n g f o r t h e Ref re sh - i n g Program i s l i k e n i n g i t t o t h e f e e l i n g one h a s a f t e r j u s t f i n i s h i n g a huge Thanksg iv ing d i n n e r . t h a t w e are s t u f f e d and need s o m e t i m e t o d i g e s t it a l l . Thank you and a l l t h e s t a f f f o r a " t e r r i f i c m e a l . "

P i e t e r and J o y M i c h i e l s e n

W e p a r t o o k of so much food,

Observance o f S D e c i a l Dav o f T h a n k s a i v i n a

The day of t h a n k s g i v i n g t o o u r God f o r l i f t i n g t h e hand of o p p r e s s i o n b r o u g h t by t h e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a upon H i s Church w a s o n e t h a t w i l l l o n g be remembered by t h e members of t h e P h i l a d e l p h i a , PA Church. N o t o n l y d i d w e have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p e r i e n c e g r a t i t u d e as w e imbibed God 's words o f encouragement i n t i m e s of d is t ress , a s ex- pounded by Messrs. Don Traynor , LE, and Car los P e r k i n s , Pas tor , b u t a l s o t h e p h y s i c a l food so a b u n d a n t l y p r o v i d e d by t h e b r e t h r e n , en- hanced by c a n d l e l i g h t , and f e l l o w s h i p such a s w e have n o t e x p e r i e n c e d f o r q u i t e some t i m e . I n d e e d , t h e good news w a s a s " c o l d w a t e r t o a weary soulII a s w e e n j o y e d d w e l l i n g t o g e t h e r i n u n i t y w i t h e a c h o t h e r and o u r God.

Carlos E. P e r k i n s , P h i l a d e l p h i a , PA

A f t e r a s e r m o n e t t e on h a p p i n e s s g i v e n by M r . Werner Krebs, Local Church E l d e r , and a sermon on "Thanksg iv ing" by M r . J i m L i c h t e n s t e i n , t h e e n t i r e c o n g r e g a t i o n s t a y e d f o r a p o t l u c k luncheon f o l l o w i n g t h e morning service.

I t w a s l i k e " t h e good o l d d a y s " w i t h a wide v a r i e t y o f f o o d s , e a c h cook b r i n g i n g h e r ( h i s ) b e s t t o s h a r e w i t h o t h e r s . The Y.O.U. he lped by s e r v i n g and w i t h t h e c l e a n up. T h e r e w a s more food t o ea t t h a n c o u l d be enjoyed! The one comment m o s t r e p e a t e d a f t e r w a r d s w a s "We s h o u l d do t h i s more o f t e n . " And i n d e e d , w e shou ld ! The S a b b a t h day w a s a s p e c i a l d a y o f j o y and t h a n k s g i v i n g t o God and w a s t h o r o u g h l y e n j o y e d by t h e C i n c i n n a t i S o u t h c o n g r e g a t i o n .

J i m L i c h t e n s t e i n , C i n c i n n a t i S o u t h , OH

H i g h l i g h t i n g t h e s e r v i c e on t h e s p e c i a l S a b b a t h of t h e Thanksg iv ing w e r e e x t r a c o n g r e g a t i o n a l hymns on t h e s u b j e c t of t h a n k s and c h o r a l e music e s p e c i a l l y oomposed f o r t h e o c c a s i o n by t h e music d i r e c t o r .

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The t i t l e i s , "Thanks B e t o God Who G i v e s Us t h e V i c t o r y . " The s p e a k i n g s u b j e c t s w e r e : " H o w t o Give Thanks" and "God D e l i v e r s - - P a s t , P r e s e n t and F u t u r e . 'I

A f t e r services o u r f e l l o w s h i p w a s enhanced by homemade r e f r e s h m e n t s , f r e s h c ider and c o f f e e . I n t h e e v e n i n g t h e J u b i l e e C lub ( f o r m e r l y known as "The 5 0 - P l u s s e r s " ) h e l d a n e v e n i n g p o t l u c k s o c i a l . P e o p l e a l l seem t o be e s p e c i a l l y happy and i n f i n e a t t i t u d e s e a g e r t o see p r o g r e s s i n t h e Work o f G o d .

J i m R o s e n t h a l , H a r r i s b u r g , PA

On Sunday , December 1 6 t h , M r . Rader j o i n e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 0 0 b r e t h r e n o f t h e T o l e d o Church f o r a combined d a y of media i n t e r v i e w s and cele- b r a t i o n o f t h e C h u r c h ' s worldwide d a y of t h a n k s g i v i n g . With him w e r e h i s a s s i s t a n t s M r . J o s e p h K o t o r a and M r . J o h n K i n e s t o n . I n a d d i t i o n t o a p o t l u c k b a n q u e t t o g e t h e r , many members m e t and t a l k e d w i t h M r . Rader a n d r e c e i v e d h i s a u t o g r a p h i n t h e i r c o p i e s of h i s book. M r . Rade r s p o k e t o them of M r . A r m s t r o n g ' s h i g h l y s u c c e s s f u l Midd le E a s t e r n t r i p and t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y r e c o g n i t i o n g i v e n M r . Armst rong by P r i m e M i n i s t e r Begin and P r e s i d e n t S a d a t . M r . Rader a l s o cau - t i o n e d t h e b r e t h r e n ' t o . e n d u r e f u t u r e a t t a c k s which m o s t c e r t a i n l y w i l l come upon God's Church . Whi le i n T o l e d o , M r . Rader w a s a b l e t o r e p r e s e n t G o d ' s Church and M r . Armst rong on f o u r r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n i n t e r v i e w s . Even t h o u g h t h e l a w s u i t w a s d r o p p e d , i t i s s t i l l d r a w i n g p u b l i c i n t e r e s t and p r o v i d e d a v e h i c l e t o t e l l media a u d i e n c e s of t h e C h u r c h ' s Great Commission and M r . A r m s t r o n g ' s ro le a s a n Ambassador f o r w o r l d p e a c e . The m i n i s t e r s and m e m b e r s i n t h i s area have l e a r n e d f r o m and drawn closer t o Mr. Rader t h r o u g h t h i s v i s i t . W e w e r e a l l t h a n k f u l h e w a s a b l e t o j o i n u s on t h i s i m p o r t a n t o c c a s i o n .

George Kackos, T o l e d o , OH

Comments From Month ly Church R e p o r t s

BELLEVILLE, IL--HAROLD SMITH: W e s e e m t o be e x p e r i e n c i n g e v e r - i n c r e a s i n g = m a r r i a g e p r o b l e m s . The c o u p l e s i n v o l v e d a l l a d m i t t h e y d o n ' t u n d e r s t a n d why t h e y c a n ' t seem t o g e t a l o n g , b u t i t seems M r . A r m s t r o n g ' s w a r n i n g t h a t S a t a n i s making w a r on i n d i v i d u a l s i s c e r t a i n l y coming t o p a s s ;

SYRACUSE, NY--DAVE PACK: The a t t i t u d e among 98% of t h e Church i s a s i t w a s i n t h e 1 9 6 0 ' s . P e o p l e a r e , a g a i n , e a g e r t o a t t e n d s o c i a l s , B i b l e s t u d i e s , c l u b s , e tc .

CHATTANOOGA, TN--WILLIAM C . COWAN, J R . : T h e r e i s d e f i n i t e l y a t r e n d o f a n d t h a n k s g i v i n g and h a p p i n e s s i n t h e area. E v e r y t h i n g i s g o i n g e x t r e m e l y smooth and t h e r e i s good g r o w t h and harmony i n t h e C h a t t a n o o g a area.

DENVER, CO--RONALY KELLY: Everyone s t r o n g l y b e h i n d M r . Armst rong and a n x i o u s t o d o e v e n more t o f u r t h e r t h e Work. Church seems tc be e v e n more s t r e n g t h e n e d t h r o u g h t h e s u y n e r months and g rowing s p i r i t u a l l y .

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O N T A R I O , OR- - JEFF McGOWAN: Peop le v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t be ing d i r e c t l y i n v o l v e d i n The PLAIN TRUTH d i s t r i b u t i o n program.

LUBBOCK, TX--KEITH WALDEN: B r e t h r e n e a g e r t o h e a r a b o u t R e f r e s h i n g Program i n f o . Everyone s a y s the sermons are l i k e the "Old Days," c l ea r and e a s y t o u n d e r s t a n d .

BAKERSFIELD, CA--ALFRED J . I I I ISCHNICK: T h i s w a s a banne r month f o r t h i s p a s t o r . j u s t p r i o r t o t h e f a l l f e s t i v a l s i s almost beyond comprehension.

The p r i v i l e g e o f a t t e n d i n g t h e R e f r e s h i n g Program

SHREVEPORT, LA--BILL BRADFORD: The R e f r e s h i n g Program w a s one of t h e most r e w a r d i n g e x p e r i e n c e s of my m i n i s t r y . I c o u l d n o t h e l p b u t be impressed by t h e example of e v e r y l e c t u r e r b e i n g so p a r t i c - u l a r t o t e a c h o n l y what M r . Armstrong approved . I t w a s so o b v i o u s t h a t God's Government i s t h r i v i n g i n Pasadena . I o n l y hope I c a n i n s t i t u t e God's Government and God's way t o t h e same e x t e n t h e r e .

IOWA C I T Y , I A - - D I V I D H A V I R : The Iowa Churches g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o combine f o r t h e a r r i v a l o f a g u e s t s p e a k e r on a h o l y day . The b r e t h r e n en joyed t h e f e l l o w s h i p and t h e chance t o h e a r M r . Rader .

WICHITA, K S - - J U D D K I R K : The o n l y t h i n g I can s a y a b o u t t h e month of September i s t h a t t h e Feast of T a b e r n a c l e s dominated o u r t h o u g h t s and a c t i v i t i e s - - a n d w e l l wor th it!!! Many v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g comments f rom v a r i o u s of t h e members. M r . Armstrong i n v o l v e d w i t h e v e r y t h i n g t o a g r e a t e r d e g r e e w a s a v e r y i m p o r t a n t f ac to r . The e x p e r i e n c e of b e i n g u n i t e d and of b e i n g a b l e t o h e a r f rom M r . Armstrong w a s a b o o s t t o t h e whole Church!!

NORTH PLATTE, NE--DON HOOSER: W e j u s t h e a r d a b o u t t h e C a l i f o r n i a A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l d r o p p i n g t h e c h a r g e s a g a i n s t t h e Church! H a l l e l u - j ah ! I t ' s a b o u t t i m e ! However, it happened more sudden ly t h a n I e x p e c t e d . W e know t h e r e w i l l be more t r ia l s t o come, b u t w e c a n c e r t a i n l y be t h a n k f u l t h a t t h i s r e p r o a c h i s removed from God's N a m e and Church.

TULSA, OK--D.E. MASON: Overall a t t i t u d e v e r y p o s i t i v e . P e r s e c u t i o n o n l y seems t o make Church h e r e s t r o n g e r .

PORTLAND (EAST), OR--J IM HAEFFELE: Church a t t e n d a n c e h a s r i s e n i n t h e l a s t f o u r months. W e have v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g PM g rowth i n t w o o u t l y i n g areas.

Weekly L e t t e r Comments

T h i s week members a n d co-worker:; s h a r e a c c o u n t s of how a b u n d a n t l y God h a s b l e s s e d them f o r o b e y i n g t h e l a w of t i t h i n g . Then r e a d e r s r e l a t e how t h e y have been u p l i f t e d and i n s p i r e d by M r . A r m s t r o n g ' s book, TOMOFtROW...WHAT I T WILL BE LIKE! F i n a l l y , a s a r e s u l t of M r . Rader's v i s i t s t o l o c a l c h u r c h e s , many b r e t h r e n have g o t t e n t o know him be t t e r and have e x p r e s s e d t h e i r love and r e s p e c t f o r him.

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God Blesses F a i t h f u l T i t h e p a y e r s

God t r u l y d o e s b l e s s t i t h e p a y e r s and t h o s e who g i v e g e n e r o u s o f f e r i n g s . Though I a m b l i n d , dea f and c r i p p l e d , and have been " s i t t i n g i n t h e r o c k i n g c h a i r , " a s t h e o l d p r o v e r b f o r t h e b l i n d g o e s , God h a s g i v e n m e f a v o r i n t h e e y e s of a l o c a l c o r p o r a t i o n . I a m now a f u l l - t i m e employee.

T h i s i s my f i r s t good j o b s i n c e l o s i n g my s i g h t o v e r 1 2 y e a r s ago . My w o n d e r f u l , b e a u t i f u l w i f e and I are b l e s s e d beyond o u r w i l d e s t i m a g i n a t i o n . And t o t h i n k t h a t t h e day w i l l soon come when God w i l l m i r a c u l o u s l y h e a l m e of a l l my i n f i r m i t i e s . Y e s , God d o e s h l e s s t h e t i t h e r s .

Donald & B e t t y Hass (Joplin, MO)

God h a s b l e s s e d m e a l o t ! The m o r e money I g i v e t o H i m , t h e more I g e t . So I a m e n c l o s i n q h e r e i n a n e x t r a check t o h e l p o u t i n t h e s p e a d i n g of t h e Gospel .

I used t o have t h e p rob lems o f b i l l s , b i l l s , b i l l s . I s t i l l have f i n a n c i a l o b l i g a t i o n s , b u t now God h a s g i v e n m e t h e means t o m e e t them head o n , and I have more t h a n enough. God i s r e a l l y v e r y wonder fu l .

Deo L . P i c a r t (Oak Ridge , TN)

I t ' s amazing! I ' v e been pay ing t i t h e s f o r s o m e t i m e now, b u t I ' v e n e v e r r e a l l y n o t i c e d a d i f f e r e n c e u n t i l r e c e n t l y when I beqan a new job a s a w a i t e r .

I r e c e i v e d my f i r s t paycheck and took a few d a y s t o send my t i t h e i n . W e l l , i n t h o s e few d a y s my t i p s g o t i n c r e a s i n g l y less. I r e a l i z e d I h a d n ' t s e n t my t i t h e check y e t , so I went ahead and s e n t it, even though I r e a l l y c o u l d have u s e d t h e money. T h a t n i g h t , and from t h e n on , my t i p s have i n c r e a s e d by 4 0 t o 6 0 p e r c e n t ! What a wonder fu l t h i n g i t i s t o know o f t h e t r u e God and H i s b l e s s i n g s .

Mark Molnar ( B r i d g e p o r t , OH)

A week ago I wrote you a l e t t e r t e l l i n g you t h a t my mothe r d i d n ' t have any money t o buy m e s c h o o l c l o t h e s . I t h e n p a i d m y a t i t h e , gave a n o f f e r i n g and p u t God t o t h e t es t .

Y e s t e r d a y I r e c e i v e d t h i r t y - s i x d o l l a r s . S i n c e it w a s S a t u r d a y , I d i d n ' t go shopp ing , b u t t o d a y I w i l l - - a f t e r I pay my t i t h e .

T h i s weekend h a s been v e r y s p e c i a l f o r m e . N o t o n l y i s t o d a y my s i x t e e n t h b i r t h d a y , b u t God h a s p roved H i m s e l f t o m e by k e e p i n g H i s Word.

P a u l a P o r t e r (Brook lyn , NY)

The government t o o k a t h i r d o f my paycheck t h i s week. wan t s a t e n t h . When I compare t h e r e t u r n on my i n v e s t m e n t , G o d i s by f a r t h e bet ter deal!

P l r . & Mrs. Thomas M . Kennedy ( P o r t Huron, YI)

God o n l y

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"TOMORROW.. . I' I n s p i r e s and Gives Hope

J u s t a n o t e t o l e t y o u know [Mr. Armstrong] how i n s p i r i n g your book, TOMORROW..WHAT I T W I L L BE LIKE h a s been t o m e . T h i s weekend I re- r e a d t h e e n t i r e book and w a s f a s c i n a t e d by your c l e a r and c o n c i s e s t a t e m e n t s o f t r u t h .

The book summarizes so much of what I have l e a r n e d i n t e n y e a r s a s a m e m b e r of God ' s Church. Thank you f o r w r i t i n g t h i s p r e c i o u s i n f o r - ma t ion i n s u c h a r e a d a b l e , f a s t -mov ing f o r m a t .

While r e a d i n g , I used a red and b l u e p e n c i l t o u n d e r l i n e key p h r a s e s . N o w t h i s book w i l l b e a handy r e f e r e n c e manual t o be used a l o n g w i t h t h e B i b l e .

You p a i n t e d a f a b u l o u s p i c t u r e of how g r e a t i t w i l l be i n God's Kingdom. T h i s h e l p s u s look fo rward t o t h e World T o m o r r o w .

Wesley McQuown ( R e d Oak, I A )

A few d a y s ago I f i n i s h e d r e a d i n g TOMORROW...WHAT I T WILL BE L I K E . I t w a s so i n s p i r i n g and encourag ing t o be reminded t h a t t h e r e a l s o l u t i o n s t o t h i s w o r l d ' s myriad problems a r e coming. The p o l i t i c a l s i t u a t i o n i n t h i s c o u n t r y mere ly emphas izes t h e need f o r God ' s govern- ment and shows how s u p e r i o r i t w i l l be o v e r even t h e b e s t government man h a s d e v i s e d .

S t ephana Thorn ton ( P a s a d e n a , CA)

Thank you so k i n d l y f o r t h e b e a u t i f u l book TOMORROW...WHAT I T WILL BE L I K E . I have l o a n e d i t t o s e v e r a l f r i e n d s t h r e e t i m e s and am a lways a n x i o u s t o g e t it back a g a i n . I r e a d i t t h r o u g h t h r e e t i m e s and ex- p e c t t o d o i t several more t i m e s . How b e a u t i f u l t o know what t h e f u t u r e w i l l b e l i k e . T h i s s u r e i s a wicked wor ld and seems t o g e t worse a l l t h e t i m e .

M r s . H . Anderson (Lake Worth, FL)

I have j u s t f i n i s h e d r e a d i n g M r . Armstrong's book, TOMORROW...WHAT I T WILL BE L I K E t h a t I pu rchased a t a local b o o k s t o r e . I t i s such a n e x c i t i n g book and so r e a d a b l e t h a t i t s c o n t e n t i s e a s i l y unde r - s t o o d by anyone. M r . Armstrong s h o u l d be c o n g r a t u l a t e d on a n o t h e r g r e a t book.

W i l l Boone (Augus ta , GA)

Your book TOMORROW...WHAT I T WILL BE LIKE i s a b e a u t i f u l book i n e v e r y way. The good news it c o n t a i n s i s so u p l i f t i n g and i n s p i r i n g . I t r e a l l y g i v e s someth ing t a n g i b l e t o l o o k fo rward t o . I d o n ' t have many more y e a r s i n t h i s wicked world--1 a m n i n e t y - o n e y e a r s o l d now. I love t h e book and hope w e w i l l soon see what i t says a l l come t r u e .

M r s . Ruth Von Duyke (Newark, D E )

B r e t h r e n Love and R e s p e c t Mr. Rader

M r . R a d e r ' s v i s i t w a s m o s t i n s p i r i n g . I t i s v e r y e v i d e n t t o m e t h a t J e s u s C h r i s t h a s p r e p a r e d him f o r s e r v i c e i n t h i s v e r y i m p o r t a n t

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phase of t h e Work. I want t o thank him f o r h i s l o y a l t y , d e d i c a t i o n , and s a c r i f i c e i n a l l o w i n g C h r i s t t o u s e him and work t h r o u g h him. H i s good work i s a p p r e c i a t e d .

Lavene L . V o r e l ( S t . P e t e r s b u r g , F L )

I t h o u g h t it p a s t t i m e f o r m e t o send 14r. Rader a THANK YOU f o r h i s many services t o God's Church, and h i s c o n t i n u i n g l o y a l s u p p o r t o f you, M r . Armstrong. My p r a y e r s c o n t i n u e f o r t h i s v a l u a b l e and endur- i n g s e r v a n t , and I w a r , t him t o know t h a t I ' m beh ind him, a s I a m be- h i n d you.

M i s s K a t h l e e n T a l b e r t ( L a k e l a n d , FL)

I want t o t e l l you [ M r . Armstrong] how impressed I a m w i t h M r . S t a n l e y Rader . My husband and I had t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o a t t e n d a d i n n e r w i t h him and a b o u t f o r t y o t h e r p e o p l e when he w a s i n Nash- v i l l e , Tennessee . H e w a s so w a r m and f r i e n d l y . H e wanted t o meet e a c h p e r s o n t h e r e . W e l oved him and w e r e g r e a t l y impressed by him. H e loves you g r e a t l y and i s f i r m i n h i s s u p p o r t o f you a s G o d ' s A p o s t l e . I r e a l i z e God h a s g i v e n M r . Rader t remendous r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and I b e l i e v e s p e c i f i c a l l y p r e p a r e d him f o r i t . M r . Armst rong , he must n o t t u r n back from t h a t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . I know t h a t h i s t a s k i s n o t a n e a s y o n e , b u t I b e l i e v e t h e m a j o r i t y of t h e b r e t h r e n r e s p e c t and l o v e him.

P a t s y Coving ton (Cot tontown, TN)

W e want you t o know, M r . Armst rong , t h a t w e were g r e a t l y i n s p i r e d by M r . Rader on h i s r e c e n t v i s i t . W e w e r e r e a l l y touched by h i s l o y a l t y f o r you a s God 's A p o s t l e ! I t h a s moved u s t o f e e l even more t h a t same l o y a l t y , and wi sh t o t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o THANK you and M r . Rader f o r a l l o f your t i m e and s e r v i c e t o u s and t o t h e " g r e a t e s t Work on t h e f a c e o f t h e e a r t h . " The re i s no d o u b t t h a t God i s u s i n g b o t h o f you.

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M r s . T r e l l i s E . P l a y e r ( L e x i n g t o n , SC)

Thanks t o G o d t h a t H e gave you , M r . Armst rong , a man l i k e M r . Rader . A f a n t a s t i c man. I a lways had i t i n mind t h a t when God sets a man over H i s Work, H e a l s o g i v e s him someone t o h e l p . G o d p u t M r . Rader where he i s .

M r s . H a z e l Chapman ( C i n c i ' n n a t i , OH)

I a t t e n d e d t h e Feast i n Tucson where I had t h e p l e a s u r e of mee t ing M r . Rader . I w a s a b l e t o t h a n k him i n p e r s o n f o r t h e g r e a t work t h a t he i s d o i n g f o r God ' s Church. I t ' s wonder fu l t o m e e t a man of h i s a b i l i t y and f a i t h i n t h e l i v i n g God t h a t t h e Church w i l l p r e v a i l no matter what t h e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a t r i es t o do .

C a r l A . L u g i n 5 i l l ( M i n n e a p o l i s , MN)

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UPDATE ON AMBASSADOR COLLEGE

E v e r y t h i n g i s coming a l o n g m y w e l l w i t h t h e C o l l e g e . W e had a v e r y e n j o y a b l e Thanksg iv ing Dance l a s t Sunday e v e n i n g . A number of t h e f a c u l t y and g u e s t s commented t h a t t h e e n t e r t a i n m e n t p o r t i o n of t h e dance w a s one of t he b e s t ever. There w e r e t w o o r t h r e e songs w r i t t e n by t h e s t u d e n t s . The e n t e r t a i n m e n t w a s v e r y a p p r o p r i a t e , t h e humor w a s i n good t a s t e - - w i t h no s l a p s t i c k ac t s . M r . Armstrong h a s n e v e r wanted u s t o have s l a p s t i c k humor a t t h e C o l l e g e .

W e now have 4 9 2 s t u d e n t s i n a t t e n d a n c e a t Ambassador. R e c e n t l y , w e have had s e v e r a l m e e t i n g s a t which w e c a r e f u l l y , p r a y e r f u l l y went over t h e v a r i o u s a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r e n t r a n c e i n t o Ambassador f o r J a n u a r y 1981. N o r - m a l l y w e do n o t p r e f e r t o a d m i t s t u d e n t s i n J a n u a r y - - i f t h e y i n t e n d t o e n t e r t h e f o u r - y e a r program. I t i s f a r b e t t e r t h a t t h e y e n t e r t h e C o l l e g e i n t h e autumn, and t h e r e b y receive a l l o f t h e i n t r o d u c t o r y fo rums , lec- t u r e s , etc.--as w e l l a s t h e v i t a l ma te r i a l q i v e n d u r i n g t h e f i r s t semester. W e do , however, a c c e p t a number who a p p l y f o r r e a d m i s s i o n i n t o Ambassador, and w e a l s o a c c e p t a few who have p r e v i o u s t r a i n i n g a t t h e c o l l e g e l e v e l .

O v e r a l l , I d o n ' t t h i n k w e have ever had a be t te r g roup of s t u d e n t s . They s e e m v e r y " tu rned-on" - -ve ry s u p p o r t i v e of M r . Armstrong and of t h e c o l l e g e p o l i c i e s i n g e n e r a l .

R e c e n t l y , I w a s in formed t h a t s o m e had h e a r d t h e r e w a s a c o l l e g e p o l i c y which s t a t e d t h a t b a p t i z e d s t u d e n t s c o u l d n o t d a t e non-bap t i zed s t u d e n t s . T o my knowledge, n e v e r i n t h e h i s t o r y of Ambassador College h a s such a p o l i c y been i n e x i s t e n c e . The C o l l e g e d o e s , however , upho ld t h e B i b l e t e a c h i n g s p r o h i b i t i n g unequal ly-yoked m a r r i a g e s .

B a p t i z e d s t i l d e n t s are p e r m i t t e d t o d a t e u n b a p t i z e d s t u d e n t s i n a g e n e r a l so r t of way. But no b a p t i z e d s t u d e n t s h o u l d d a t e a n u n b a p t i z e d s t u d e n t - -

:hey g e t G r r i e d - - n o t t o g e t s e r i o u s l y i n v o l v e d i n a r o m a n t i c s i t u a t i o n b e f o r e t h e y a r e m e n t a l l y , e m o t i o n a l l y , f i n a n c i a l l y and s p i r i t u a l l y ab le t o t a k e on t h a t s e r i o u s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y . M r . H e r b e r t W. Armstrong h a s a lways wanted u s t o d i s c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s from d e v e l o p i n g p r e m a t u r e ro- mances. M a r r i a g e i s s e r i o u s b u s i n e s s - - n o t f o r c h i l d r e n !

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W e ( M r . Greg A l b r e c h t and I ) p l a n t o d i s c u s s w i t h M r . Armstrong a number of c o l l e g e matters o n t h e F r i d a y f o l l o w i n g Thanksg iv ing . A f t e r t h a t m e e t i n g , I hope t o i n c l u d e o n e o r t w o matters r e l a t i v e t o t h e C o l l e g e i n t h e Pastor G e n e r a l ' s R e p o r t .

I hope a l l of you w i l l have (or w i l l have had--by t h e t i m e t h i s P G R r e a c h e s you) a w o n d e r f u l Thanksg iv ing Day. My w i f e and I a re b o t h look- i n g fo rward t o h a v i n g some s t u d e n t s a t o u r home f o r Thanksg iv ing . Many of t h e s t u d e n t s have been i n v i t e d t o spend Thanksg iv ing Day w i t h v a r i o u s of t h e f a c u l t y and c h u r c h members. I a l s o hope t o spend p a r t of my Thanksg iv ing Day w i t h t h o s e s t u d e n t s and w i t h v a r i o u s S e n i o r C i t i z e n s who w i l l o b s e r v e Thanksg iv ing Day h e r e a t t h e S t u d e n t C e n t e r .

Again, t h a n k s t o a l l o f you m i n i s t e r s f o r your c o n t i n u e d l o y a l s u p p o r t o f God ' s A p o s t l e a s he c o n t i n u e s t o se t b o t h t h e Church and t h e C o l l e g e

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on a more p e r f e c t c o u r s e . I?;e 2 2 p r e c i a t e t h e s u p p o r t which you continue t o g i v e t h e C o l l e g e , a n d w e a r e . ie ry g r a t e f u l t o Almigh ty God f o r t h e p r i c e l e s s p r i v i l e g e of t e a c h i n g t h e young a d u l t s i n G o d ' s Church God's way. I a m e x t r e m e l y happy t o be a p a r t o f t h e College--now t h a t i t i s back on t r a c k .

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S i n c e t h e C a l i f o r n i a S t a t e a t t a c k on t h e Church , C h r i s t ' s . M e s s a g e h a s had a new door swung w i d e open t o i t - - t h e new f u l l - p a g e a d s i n l e a d i n g m e t r o - p o l i t a n newspape r s . Ads have now a p p e a r e d i n t h e p r e s t i g i o u s W a l l S t r e e t J o u r n a 1 , w h i c h r e a c h e s t h e n a t i o n ' s l e a d e r s i n b u s i n e s s , i n d u s t r y , f i n a n c e and e d u c a t i o n . And t h e y a r e b r i n g i n g r e s u l t s !

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