PASTOR GENERAL'S' REPORT

TO THE MINISTRY OF THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA

VOL.2. N0.46
FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES I n t e r n a t i o n a l News

NOVEMBER 2 8 ,

1980

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 from a sunny S o u t h A f r i c a . We all r e j o i c e w i t h t h e r e s t of t h e C h u r c h w o r l d w i d e 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 b y 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 . Following i s our l a t e s t u p d a t e o n G o d ' s Work i n t h i s a r e a 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 e s . The f i l m s o f M r . H e r b e r t W. A r m s t r o n g 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 hooku p of t h e o p e n i n g s e r m o n b y M r . A r m s t r o n g , s e r v e d t o u n i f y t h e C h u r c h T h e m i n i s t r y p r e a c h e d powere v e n f u r t h e r w i t h t h e w o r l d w i d e Work of God. 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 great 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 a t t e n d a n c e averaged 1 8 1 5 , 8 % u p o n 1 9 7 9 . t h e 1 9 8 0 holy d a y s e a s o n . O f f e r i n g s p e r p e r s o n were u p 1 0 % . The C h u r c h i n S o u t h e r n A f r i c a h a s b e e n 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 M. 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 W a t e r h o u s e . r M r . Waterhouse raised 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 , 1963.
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 L o n d o n , P o r t E l i z a b e t h , C a p e Town, R e t r e a t a n d D u r b a n C h u r c h e s b e f o r e f l y i n g t o Zimbabwe w h e r e 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 3 5 7 % i n c r e a s e i n o u r y e a r - t o - d a t e ad response came i n September/October. One big contributing f a c t o r w a s our m a g a z i n e ad o n t h e b o o k l e t "Does God E x i s t ? " w h i c h w a s r e l e a s e d a b o u t t e n w e e k s ago t h r o u g h P a n o r a m a m a g a z i n e . The a d s e 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 S e v e n L a w s o f S u c c e s s ' ' b o o k l e t w h i c h r a k e d i n 3628 r e s p o n s e s Cost 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 1 9 6 8 . 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 . 3 0 ) o r USS0.17. P o s t a l r a t e s rose b y 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 O c t o b e r 1. Howe v e r , T h e PLAIN TRUTH m a g a z i n e r a t e rose b y 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 m a g a z i n e c a n n o l o n g e r be b u l k m a i l e d : t h a t i s , p a y A s t h e magat h i r t y centavos p e r k i l o or t w o centavos (#0.02) p e r p i e c e . 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 c o s t s f i f t e e n c e n t a v o s ( 9 0 . 1 5 ) to mail. S o now e a c h m o n t h w e h a v e t o p a y 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 h u n d r e d p e s o s ( 9 4 , 8 0 0 . 0 0 ) - - u p f r o m t h e o l d r a t e of a b o u t s e v e n hund r e d pesos ( # 7 0 0 . 0 0 ) , or; a n i n c r e a s e of o v e r 7 0 0 % ! 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 a r e a s w i l l have t o s u f f e r loss.

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The P L A I N T R U T H m a g a z i n e 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 . Qur t o t a l number o f b a p t i z e d members h a s r e a c h e d 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 F e a s t 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 . T h e r e w e r e s e v e n feast s i t e s throughout t h e Spanish-speaking world, with t h e t o t a l average attendance T h i s w a s a n 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 f o r t h e h o l y d a y s of 1 2 8 0 . a n d 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 d a y 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 n e w s p a p e r i n C o l o m b i a , shows 3 0 6 7 r e s p o n s e s . Also, as 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 a n d t a p e d a 2 0 - m i n u t e c o n v e r s a t i o n w i t h P a b l o G o n z a l e z w h i c h he a i r e d 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 r e e of about 4 5 minutes l a t e r . charge f o r t h e following f i f t e e n days.

More f r e e p u b l i c i t y w i l l b e coming f r o m a member of t h e House o f R e p r e s e n H e called the o f f i c e , requested a subscription t o t a t i v e s of C o l o m b i a . L a PURA VERDAD a n d e x p l a i n e d t h a t he w a n t e d t o r u n t h e s a m e a d i n h i s L a Vo This paper n e w s p a p e r , - -z S a n t a n d e r e a n a , a s i t a p p e a r e d i n E l Tiempo. 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 r c l e s of z l o m b i a - - f r o m t h e Congress 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 b e a d v e r t i s e d i n n e w s p a p e r 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 - - i n some cases a r e a s w h i c h h a v e n e v e r b e f o r e b e e n r e a c h e d by G o d ' s w o r l d w i d e Work.

I n B o l i v i a , s m a l l a d s w e r e a b l e 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 The a d s r a n a l l y c i r c u l a t e d n e w s p a p e r s , E l D i a r i o and La P r e s e n c i a . 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-newB e f o r e t h i s n e w s p a p e r a d v e r t i s i n g and 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 . a P V c a r d h o l d e r p r o g r a m b e g a n , PV c i r c u l a t i o n had n e v e r b e e n h i g h e r t h a n 5 5 ( a p o i n t r e a c h e d some f i v e y e a r s a g o ) 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 n e w s p a p e r 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 A u g u s t , a n d 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 , h a v e 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 S p a n i s h - s p e a k i n g n a t i o n i n t h e world. 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 f r o m 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 P a s a d e n a . W e w e r e d e l i g h t e d w i t h t h e program and i m p r e s s e d 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 s u c h a n e x e m p l a r y a t t i t u d e o f service. M r . A r m s t r o n g , w e w i s h 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 b e e d u c a t e d a n 6 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 people.
B i l l a n d P a t Dixon

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WHY The American Living Standard Is Going Down!

We are in or close to world chaos! One factor is the rise and fall of the American standard of living. Why?
a1 has become the world's

T'S TIME we awaken to CAUSES! Human surviv-

No. 1 problem.
What brought the world to this frightening brink of h u m a n e x t i n c t i o n ? What
brotight on the myriad problems. upheavals and evils that engulf the world? And. paradoxically, amid awesome progress?
It's easy to become 30 enpnnsed in the day t o day w t i v i t i e s that we urerlocsk underlying impending disasters I t ' s nu time to hddle while America and the world arp hurning' Liwk now to one serious ronlrihuting lacto-the 20th~century ri9c and n w i m p n d i n i fall of the American standard o i IivinK. N o nation ever ascended tu the h%h IivinK standard this nation has enjoyed! But WHY? H o w did we come by it" What have we done with t t ? What basic CAI S E X threaten to bring us low now" There was an unrrnlmd. underlvinp rQ8 son for America's rise to unprecedented wealth nnd affluence Rut let rnr n w men tmn a spcific substdmy cause On .Jan. 6. 1914. I was w n l as an edilcirial representative 01 a national maeazine t o 1)ctmit to mlerview Henry Ford ahout his scnsaticmal $5-a-day wage scale announred the day belnre I saw Mr Ford a t the then Hjy-hland Avenue plsnl. But for details I also saw duhn R . Lee. head of the Scrriul~w cal Department I t had been Mr I.ee.5 hrainchild and he administered i t "I understand." I hegan. ''>iiu arc n o w paying the highesl wage m d e in the a u t u mohde industry." " O n the contrary." came tho surpnsinc reply, "we are paying the lin-ebt .Astonished. 1 asked, "Are )IN nut ni,w paying $ 5 per dav fur an eight hour dab whde the umon scale nt other plants I $:I 7 5 . h , r a nine-huur day"" " l ' o ~ r e ~ t . Mr Lee wplied, "hut u p d < m ' t '' eval~ate what we pay In terms cddullars per man hour. hut what we gel fur what up par Then h e explained that Furd alone had pridurtion large enough t o shift t o the assembly-line system This enahled the companv to set the pace of worke*productiun Mr Lee contmued. "We now get more
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Pastor General
Worldwide Church of Cod

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Dear M r . Armstrong: 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 w o r k i n g u n d e r you h e r e i n P a s a d e n a . They g a v e u s some v e r y Never b e f o r e h a v e 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 much n e e d e d m e a t . t i o n o n 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 a n d 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 G o d ' 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 " F a m i l y Year" a n d a r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o t h e Y.E.S. p r o g r a m g e t t i n g o f f t h e g r o u n d .

Thank you so much f o r g e t t i n g u s a l l b a c k on t h e t r a c k . W e are sure t h e C h u r c h 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. J o h n a n d Gwen White

Dear Mr.

Armstrong: 5th Ministerial h e a r i n g so many of w e c a n b e more s u r e of t h e f a i t h t h a t Apostle.

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 W e greatly appreciated R e f r e s h i n g Program. the basic doctrines c l e a r l y explained. Now than e v e r t h a t we are maintaining t h e u n i t y C h r i s t h a s r e v e a l e d through you, H i s chosen

W e w e r e so p l e a s e d t o h e a r f r o m M r . R a d e r t h a t you a r e f e e l i n g s t r o n g 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 a n d lead and w e l l . u s w i t h s u c h c o n c e r n a n d l o v e . G o d ' s p e o p l e a r e w i t h y o u . F7e d o W e p r a y f o r you d a i l y . l o v e you v e r y much.

J a c k and S a l l y Croucher
Dear Mr.

Armstrong:

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 h a v e 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 has helped i n g i v i n g u s d i r e c t i o n and w i l l be tremendously b e n e f i c i a l t o our local 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 G o d ' s Kingdom.
W e h o p e a n d p r a y you w i l l b e 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 . 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.

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

Dear M r .

Armstrong:

Luann a n d 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 W e have c e r t a i n l y enjoyed t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o R e f r e s h i n g Program. go o v e r a g a i n t h e t e a c h i n g s o f G o d ' 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 a n d t o F a k e 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 a n d 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 a n d s i n c e r e t h a n k s f o r y o u r 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 . G e o r g e a n d Luann P a t r i c k s o n Dear M r . A r m s t r o n g : 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. It w a s n o t o n l y a good r e v i e w , b u t more c o m p l e t e e x p l a n a t i o n s of t h e Church e r a s 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 h a v e a s p e c i a l t r e a t i n s t o r e f o r them. A l l e n and Doris Bullock
Dear M r . T k a t c h :

The best way my w i f e a n d 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 R e f r e s h 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 o n e h a s a f t e r j u s t f i n i s h i n g a huge T h a n k s g i v i n g d i n n e r . W e p a r t o o k of so much f o o d , t h a t w e a r e s t u f f e d a n d n e e d s o m e t i m e t o d i g e s t i t 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 Michielsen

O b s e r v a n c e 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 d a y 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 C h u r c h 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 , P A C h u r c h . N o t o n l y d i d we 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 a s w e i m b i b e d G o d ' s w o r d s o f e n c o u r a g e m e n t i n t i m e s of d i s t r e s s , a s e x pounded by Messrs. Don T r a y n o r , LE, a n d C a r l o s P e r k i n s , P a s t o r , b u t a l s o t h e p h y s i c a l f o o d 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 , e n h a n c e d by c a n d l e l i g h t , a n d f e l l o w s h i p s u c h a s w e h a v e 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 w e a r y 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. C a r l o s 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 o n h a p p i n e s s g i v e n by M r . Werner Krebs, Local C h u r c h E l d e r , a n d a sermon on " T h a n k s g i v i n g " b y 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 congregation stayed for a potluck luncheon following t h e m o r n i n g s e rvi c e .
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 w i d e 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 . helped b y s e r v i n g a n d 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 e a t t h a n c o u l d be e n j o y e d ! The o n e 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 " e W 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 s h o u l d ! The S a b b a t h d a y w a s a s p e c i a l d a y o f j o y a n d t h a n k s g i v i n g t o God a n d 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 o n t h e s p e c i a l S a b b a t h of t h e T h a n k s g i v i n g w e r e e x t r a c o n g r e g a t i o n a l hymns o n t h e s u b j e c t of t h a n k s a n d c h o r a l e m u s i c 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 m u s i c d i r e c t o r .

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T h e t i t l e i s , " T h a n k s B e t o God Who G i v e s Us t h e V i c t o r y . " The " H o w t o G i v e T h a n k s " a n d "God D e l i v e r s - speaking s u b j e c t s w e r e : P a s t , P r e s e n t and F u t u r e .
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A f t e r s e r v i c e s o u r f e l l o w s h i p w a s e n h a n c e d by homemade r e f r e s h m e n t s , I n t h e evening t h e J u b i l e e Club ( f o r m e r l y f r e s h cider and c o f f e e . known a s "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 . People a l l seem t o be e s p e c i a l l y h a p p y a n d 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 S u n d a y , 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 C h u r c h f o r a c o m b i n e d d a y of m e d i a i n t e r v i e w s a n d c e l e 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 . W i t h 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 . In addition 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 a n d 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 b o o k . Mr. R a d e r s p o k e t o t h e m 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 M i d d l e 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 . Armstrong M r . Rader a l s o c a u 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 . 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 u p o n God's C h u r c h . W h i l e 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 God's Church and M r . Armstrong on f o u r r a d i o and t e l e v i s i o n interviews. 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 a n d 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 o f t h e C h u r c h ' s Great Commission a n d M r . A r m s t r o n g ' s r o l e a s a n A m b a s s a d o r f o r world peace. 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 h a v e l e a r n e d f r o m a n d d r a w n c l o s e r t o M. R a d e r t h r o u g h t h i s v i s i t . r We were all 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 . G e o r g e K a c k o s , T o l e d o , OH Comments From M o n t h l y C h u r c h 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 =marriage problems. 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 m a k i n g 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 9 8 % of t h e C h u r c h i s a s it w a s i n t h e 1 9 6 0 ' s . People are, again, eager t o a t t e n d socials, B i b l e s t u d i e s , c l u b s , etc.
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 Everything is of and 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. g o i n g e x t r e m e l y s m o o t h a n d t h e r e i s g o o d g r o w t h a n d harmony i n t h e C h a t t a n o o g a area.
CO--RONALY KELLY: Everyone s t r o n g l y b e h i n d M r . Armstrong C h u r c h seems tc a n d 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. 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 m o n t h s a n d g r o w i n g spiritually DENVER,

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O N T A R I O , O R - - J E F F McGOWAN: P e o p l e v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c a b o u t b e i n g d i r e c t l y i n v o l v e d i n The P L A I N TRUTH d i s t r i b u t i o n p r o g r a m .

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 . E v e r y o n e s a y s t h e s e r m o n s a r e l i k e t h e "Old D a y s , " c l e a 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 I S C H N I C K : T h i s w a s a b a n n e r month f o r 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 t h i s pastor. 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 a l m o s t beyond c o m p r e h e n s i o n .

LA--BILL BRADFORD: The R e f r e s h i n g P r o g r a m w a s o n e o f t h e m o s t 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 could not help b u t be i m p r e s s e d b y t h e e x a m p l e 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 . A r m s t r o n g a p p r o v e d . I t w a s so o b v i o u s t h a t G o d ' s Government i s t h r i v i n g i n P a s a d e n a . I o n l y hope I c a n i n s t i t u t e G o d ' s Government a n d G o d ' s way t o t h e same e x t e n t h e r e .
SHREVEPORT,

IOWA C I T Y , I A - - D I V I D H A V I R : The Iowa C h u r c h e s 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 o n a holy day. The b r e t h r e n e n j o y e d t h e f e l l o w s h i p a n d t h e c h a n c e 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 c a n s a y a b o u t t h e month o f S e p t e m b e r i s t h a t t h e F e a s t of T a b e r n a c l e s d o m i n a t e d o u r t h o u g h t s a n d a c t i v i t i e s - - a n d w e l l w o r t h it!!! Many v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g comments 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 f r o m v a r i o u s of t h e members. 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 a c t o r . The e x p e r i e n c e of b e i n g u n i t e d a n d of b e i n g a b l e t o h e a r f r o m M r . A r m s t r o n g w a s a b o o s t t o t h e w h o l e 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 jah! I t ' s about t i m e ! However, i t h a p p e n e d more s u d d e n l y t h a n I expected. W e know t h e r e w i l l b e more t r i a 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 f r o m God's N a m e and Church.

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

PORTLAND

Persecution

(EAST), O R - - J I M HAEFFELE: C h u r c h 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 m o n t h s . W e h a v e v e r y e n c o u r a g i n g PM g r o w t h 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 o f how a b u n d a n t l y God h a s Then r e a d e r s r e l a t e how t h e y b l e s s e d them f o r o b e y i n g t h e l a w o f t i t h i n g . h a v e b e e n u p l i f t e d a n d i n s p i r e d b y M r . A r m s t r o n g ' s b o o k , 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 . R a d e r ' 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 h a v e g o t t e n t o know him b e t t e r a n d h a v e e x p r e s s e d t h e i r l o v e a n d r e s p e c t f o r him.

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God B l e s s e s 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 a n d t h o s e who g i v e g e n e r o u s offerings. Though I a m b l i n d , d e a f a n d c r i p p l e d , a n d h a v e b e e n " s i t t i n g i n the rocking chair," a s the old proverb f o r the blind 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 o f 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 e m p l o y e e .

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 a g o . M w o n d e r f u l , b e a u t i f u l w i f e a n d I a r e b l e s s e d beyond o u r w i l d e s t y 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 d a y w i l l s o o n 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 o f a l l my i n f i r m i t i e s . Y e s , God d o e s hless the tithers. 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 get. 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 c h e c k t o h e l p o u t i n t h e speading of t h e Gospel. bills, bills. 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 h e a d o n , a n d I h a v e more t h a n e n o u g h . God i s r e a l l y v e r y wonderful.
Deo L .
Picart
I used t o have t h e problems of b i l l s ,

(Oak R i d g e , TN)

I t ' s a m a z i n g ! I ' v e b e e n p a y i n g 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 b e q a n a new j o b a s a w a i t e r .

I r e c e i v e d my f i r s t p a y c h e c k a n d t o o k a few d a y s t o s e n d my t i t h e W e l l , i n t h o s e f e w d a y s my t i p s g o t i n c r e a s i n g l y l e s s . I in. r e a l i z e d I h a d n ' t s e n t my t i t h e c h e c k y e t , so I w e n t a h e a d a n d s e n t i t , e v e n t h o u g h I r e a l l y c o u l d h a v e u s e d t h e money. That night,

a n d f r o m t h e n o n , my t i p s h a v e 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 w o n d e r f u l t h i n g i t i s t o know o f t h e t r u e God a n d H i s blessings. Mark Molnar ( B r i d g e p o r t , OH)

A week a g o I w r o t e you a l e t t e r t e l l i n g you t h a t my m o t h e r d i d n ' t h a v e a n y money t o b u y m e s c h o o l c l o t h e s . I then paid myatithe,

g a v e a n o f f e r i n g a n d p u t God t o t h e t e s t . Yesterday I received t h i r t y - s i x dollars. S i n c e it w a s S a t u r d a y , I d i d n ' t go s h o p p i n g , b u t t o d a y I w i l l - - a f t e r I p a y my t i t h e .

N o t o n l y i s t o d a y my T h i s weekend h a s b e e n v e r y s p e c i a l f o r m e . 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 r o v e d 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 ( B r o o k l y n , NY) The g o v e r n m e n t t o o k a t h i r d o f my p a y c h e c k t h i s week. God o n l y When I compare t h e r e t u r n o n my i n v e s t m e n t , G o d i s wants a t e n t h . by f a r t h e b e t t e r d e a l !

Plr.
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Mrs. Thomas M .

Kennedy ( P o r t H u r o n , YI)

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I n s p i r e s a n d G i v e s Hope

J u s t a n o t e t o l e t y o u know [Mr. A r m s t r o n g ] how i n s p i r i n g y o u r book, TOMORROW..WHAT I T W I L L BE LIKE h a s b e e n t o m e . T h i s weekend I rer e a d t h e e n t i r e book a n d w a s f a s c i n a t e d by y o u r c l e a r a n d c o n c i s e statements of truth.

The book s u m m a r i z e s s o much of w h a t I h a v e 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 G o d ' s C h u r c h . 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 mation i n such a r e a d a b l e , fast-moving format. W h i l e r e a d i n g , I u s e d a red and b l u e p e n c i l t o u n d e r l i n e k e y 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 u s e d a l o n g w i t h the Bible. You p a i n t e d a f a b u l o u s p i c t u r e o f 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 l o o k f o r w a r d 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 a g o 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 a n d e n c o u r a g i n g t o b e r e m i n d e d 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 m y r i a d p r o b l e m s 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 merely emphasizes t h e need f o r God's government a n d shows how s u p e r i o r i t w i l l b e o v e r e v e n t h e b e s t g o v e r n m e n t man h a s d e v i s e d . S t e p h a n a T h o r n t o n ( 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 LIKE. I have loaned 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 a always m 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 e x a n x i o u s t o g e t it back a g a i n . How b e a u t i f u l t o know w h a t t h e p e c t t o d o i t s e v e r a l more t i m e s . T h i s s u r e i s a w i c k e d w o r l d a n d seems t o g e t future w i l l be like. worse a l l t h e t i m e .
Mrs.
H.

A n d e r s o n ( L a k e W o r t h , FL)

I h a v e 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 p u r c h a s e d a t a l o c a l 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 a n d 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 u n d e r s t o o d by a n y o n e . M r . A r m s t r o n g s h o u l d be c o n g r a t u l a t e d o n a n o t h e r g r e a t book.
W i l l Boone

( A u g u s t a , GA)

Your book TOMORROW...WHAT I T WILL BE L I K E i s a b e a u t i f u l book i n e v e r y way. The good news i t c o n t a i n s i s so u p l i f t i n g a n d i n s p i r i n g . I t r e a l l y g i v e s something t a n g i b l e t o look forward t o . I d o n ' t have many more y e a r s i n t h i s w i c k e d w o r l d - - 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 a n d h o p e w e w i l l s o o n see w h a t i t s a y s a l l come true.
Mrs.

R u t h Von Duyke (Newark, D E )

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

M r . Rader's v i s i t w a s m o s t inspiring. It is very evident t o me 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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p h a s e of t h e Work. I want t o t h a n k 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 , FL)

I t h o u g h t i t p a s t t i m e f o r m e t o s e n d 14r. R a d e r a THANK YOU f o r h i s many s e r v i c e s t o God's C h u r c h , a n d 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. M 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 endury i n g s e r v a n t , a n d I w a r , t him t o know t h a t I ' m b e h i n d him, a s I a m beh i n d you.

M i s s Kathleen T a l b e r t

( L a k e l a n d , FL)

I w a n t t o t e l l you [ M r . A r m s t r o n g ] how i m p r e s s e d I a m w i t h M r . S t a n l e y Rader. M h u s b a n d a n d 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 y d i n n e r w i t h him a n d a b o u t f o r t y o t h e r p e o p l e when h e w a s i n NashH e w a s s o w a r m and f r i e n d l y . H e w a n t e d t o meet v i l l e , Tennessee. each person there. W e l o v e d him and w e r e g r e a t l y i m p r e s s e d b y him. H e l o v e s you g r e a t l y a n d 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 I r e a l i z e God h a s g i v e n M r . R a d e r t r e m e n d o u s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y Apostle. a n d 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 . A r m s t r o n g , h e I know t h a t h i s t a s k 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 s n o t a n e a s y one, 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 a n d l o v e him. P a t s y C o v i n g t o n ( C o t t o n t o w n , TN)

" g r e a t e s t Work o n t h e f a c e o f t h e e a r t h . " God i s u s i n g b o t h o f y o u .

Mrs.
A f a n t a s t i c man.

W e w a n t y o u t o know, M r . A r m s t r o n g , t h a t w e were g r e a t l y i n s p i r e d W e w e r e r e a l l y t o u c h e d by h i s by M r . R a d e r o n h i s r e c e n t v i s i t . l o y a l t y f o r you a s G o d ' s A p o s t l e ! I t h a s moved u s t o f e e l e v e n more t h a t same l o y a l t y , a n d w i s h 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 all and M r . Rader f o r - 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

T h e r e i s no d o u b t t h a t

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T h a n k s t o G o d t h a t H e g a v e y o u , M r . A r m s t r o n g , a man l i k e M r . R a d e r . I a l w a y s had i t i n mind t h a t when God s e t s 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 F e a s t i n T u c s o n w h e r e I had t h e p l e a s u r e of m e e t i n g 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 I t ' s w o n d e r f u l t o m e e t a man of t h a t h e i s d o i n g f o r G o d ' s Church. h i s a b i l i t y a n d f a i t h i n t h e l i v i n g God t h a t t h e C h u r c h w i l l p r e v a i l no m a t t e r w h a t t h e S t a t e o f C a l i f o r n i a t r i e s t o d o .

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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 T h a n k s g i v i n g Dance l a s t Sunday e v e n i n g . A number o f t h e f a c u l t y a n d 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 d a n c e w a s o n e of t h e b e s t ever. T h e r e w e r e t w o o r t h r e e s o n g s w r i t t e n b y 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 a c t s . M r . A r m s t r o n g h a s n e v e r w a n t e d u s t o h a v e 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 h a v e 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 w h i c h w e c a r e f u l l y , p r a y e r f u l l y w e n t 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 1 9 8 1 . N o r mally we do n o t p r e f e r t o admit s t u d e n t s i n January--if 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 they e n t e r t h e College i n t h e autumn, and t h e r e b y receive a l l of t h e i n t r o d u c t o r y f o r u m s , lect u r e s , e t c . - - a s w e l l a s t h e v i t a l m a t e 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 d o , h o w e v e r , 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, a n d w e a l s o a c c e p t a few who h a v e 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 h a v e ever had a b e t t e r g r o u p o f s t u d e n t s . They s e e m v e r y " t u r n e d - o n " - - v e r y 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 policies i n general. R e c e n t l y , I w a s i n f o r m e d 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 n o n - b a p t i z e d s t u d e n t s . T o my k n o w l e d g e , n e v e r i n t h e h i s t o r y o f Ambassador C o l l e g e h a s s u c h 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 , h o w e v e r , u p h o l d 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 unequally-yoked marriages. Baptized 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 s o r t o f way. B u t 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 - u r s u a n t t o marriage! W e encourage s t u d e n t s t o g e t t h e i r e d u c a t i o n before :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 a b l e 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. A r m s t r o n g h a s a l w a y s 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 romances. Marriage i s s e r i o u s business--not f o r children!
W e ( M r . Greg A l b r e c h t a n d I ) p l a n t o d i s c u s s w i t h M r . A r m s t r o n g a number of c o l l e g e m a t t e r s o n t h e F r i d a y f o l l o w i n g T h a n k s g i v i n g . A f t e r t h a t m e e t i n g , I h o p e 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 Report.
I h o p e a l l o f you w i l l h a v e ( o r w i l l h a v e had--by t h e t i m e t h i s P G R r e a c h e s y o u ) a w o n d e r f u l T h a n k s g i v i n g Day. M w i f e and I are b o t h looky i n g f o r w a r d 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 T h a n k s g i v i n g . Many of t h e s t u d e n t s h a v e b e e n i n v i t e d t o s p e n d T h a n k s g i v i n g Day w i t h v a r i o u s of t h e f a c u l t y a n d c h u r c h members. I a l s o hope t o s p e n d p a r t of my T h a n k s g i v i n g Day w i t h t h o s e s t u d e n t s a n d 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 T h a n k s g i v i n g Day h e r e a t t h e S t u d e n t C e n t e r .

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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 w h i c h 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 . i e r y g r a t e f u l t o A l m i g h t y 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 C h u r c h 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 b a c k on t r a c k . --Raymond
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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 o p e n 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 newspapers. Ads h a v e 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 Journa1,which reaches t h e n a t i o n ' s l e a d e r s i n business, industry, finance 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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A r m s t r o n g ' s r e c e n t ad i n t h e W a l l S t r e e t J o u r n a l e n t i t l e d " S t a g g e r i n g T u r n i n World E v e n t s " h a s b r o u g h t a n o v e r w h e l m i n g r e s p o n s e . Hundreds have r e q u e s t e d t h e a d v e r t i s e d b o o k , THE U N I T E D STATES AND B R I T A I N I N PROPHECY. The W T l i n e s r e c e i v e d a l m o s t a t h o u s a n d c a l l s i n o n l y s i x d a y s a s a AS r e s u l t of t h i s o n e a d ! S e v e r a l renewed t h e i r Comments t o t h e a d h a v e a l l b e e n v e r y f a v o r a b l e . s u b s c r i p t i o n s t o The PLAIN T R U T H , a f t e r n o t h a v i n g r e c e i v e d i t f o r many years. Two p e o p l e a s k e d a b o u t l o c a l c h u r c h e s i n t h e i r areas. Many a r e looking t o t h e a d v e r t i s e d booklet for answers t o an u n c e r t a i n f u t u r e .
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