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JAN . 28 , 1980

Angeles during prime time ,

TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY - 1IIe First Amendment: Church vs,State. a documenlary produced by the Wotk 's Media 8etVices ,Department, was aired on KCOP -TV Inlos Angeles, C Bm.,Jan. 16 ., the first ofits scheduled showings across the Untted StBte S. [Photo by RolandRees]

people or Israe1and the Ambassador " far larger" than just thedig, No stone uDtumed 'International Cultural Found ation StreJigtheniDg bridges " No stone was left untumed inand- Ambassador College," Mr, backing up all the facts presented."McNiiir..saill,, !wenty.rour students "We are trying to plan the pro- reports Cburch Public friforrnationwill be chosen ·u" ·~ate in the gram so that we'll oot only strength- . Officer Kevin Dean . " Media Ser-dig, in conjun ction wu .......H ebrew en the brid ge Mr. [Herbert W.] vices used more than 12 hours ofUniversity. . "'--......... Armstrong has built, but so the stu- videotape' and film in making the

Richard Paige, Ambassador Col-~~be able to get a greater feel " ho ial hi hied 'I~ge .faculty me~ber who is coo~~ for the eve~of~~t~le by seeing ~~~ f~:l et' ww~s:n~ c::;l1~dmaUng the details or the college s the actual places blbhc~_ ' illg,,",,,u~J!~ the erosi onmvolvement and who will he acco~· cU~d , . , We hope~ students will or the individual righlSof-A!l>eri.panymg the students on the tn p, denve a great deal or importance that . ..added that the sununer program is they will he able to share with the ~he Church-produced television

~ple inthe l~aI church areas an~ documentary .was publicized with an00 able to contribute to the college advertisem en t headlined •>Didco~un.ity when they return ," Mr. January3, 1979MarktheDeathKnell~~e said . . for Religious Freedom?," in the Jan .

Th~ . program provldc:s an 16 Los Angeles Times (see ad-academic program of study of the vertisement on page 6). "Bible in its Middle Easternse~ing Mr. Dean noted that "Special em.and an introduction to the mShtUt1~nS phasis was placed on showing·thatand current problen,t~ of!he Jewls,~ rights of individuals are lost step byand Arab co~umlJes In Israel. step. detail ing the great danger that, He added that the 24 students cho- all churches face if the Worldwidesen for the program will he required Church of God is destroyed . Tapedto take the seven units of courses comments of Mr. Annstron g, Mr.offered during the summer and go on Rader and others pee l away theall f ieldlrips arranged for the group , facade of 'justice ' from the nakedbut will also be encouraged to make power grab of certain individuals onpersonal sightseeing trips in small hehalf of the State."groups to other areas of interest, 10 Plans are being prepared to showbroaden their awareness and knowl- the doc umenta ry in major cit iesedge of the country . past and pres- within the Unite d Sta tes , withent. scheduled showings in two major

The students will be making a Cal ifornia citie s to begin the cover-two-day srolXlver in London on the age. Film copies of the documentaryway to JerusaJem to allow lhem to are in the works for use in 'churchadjust to a to -hour time difference areas world wide, according to Mr .

IS.. STUDENTS, page 61 Dean,

their doct rin es . The St ate Departrnent official who authorizedmy credentials as a press representative ' attending the SanFransiSA;O',(Calif;) Conference in1945; wbere .:dle:c hart er fo r theUnited Nations wasformed; waslater convicted as a Communistspy ., The Communist permanent

policy, to which all partymembers are so lemnly dedicated ,call s first for a war of propaganda(call. it " education" if you will) .Next, a war of nerves, or "ColdWar," sbort of actual military offensives, then in countries wheresufficient inroads ' have beenmade, such as South Vietnam, 'IS- NEWBALLGAME. _ 121

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Students to participate in dig,

DIGGING UP HISTORY - Ambassado r College students wotk at thearchaeologica l excavation sije on the Te mple Mo unt in Jerusalem in thesumme r of 1976, the last time st uden ts participa ted in the dig, Theco llege plans to send 24 stu de nts to wotk at the sije this s ummer.

PASADENA - AmbassadorCollege Deputy Chancellor RaymondMcNair announced Dec. 24 tbat thecollege will again beParticipating inarchaeolog ical excavations inJerusalem this summer, this time onthe ancient City of David. Ambassador students last participated in1976 in excavations on the Temple

'Mount there ."We believe the students will help

. to further strengthen the iron bridgewhich has been erected between the .

A·WHOLE NEWHALL GAME

PASADENA ~'As '430 students .began thefirstecedemicsessionof thenew 'decade Jan. 14, RaymondMcNair , .depery chaneelIor of Ambassador College, said Herbert W.Armstrong, the college's rounder, is'pleased with the direction the collegeis newtaking. Twenty fonner student s have returned to , finish theireducation here , and 55 new students ,are enrolled this semeste r making atotal or 75 new' students.

Enrollment stands at 21 studentsmore than last semes ter. now that thesabbatical program bas heen discontinued and the ministers .have beentransferred to field assignments.

Many or the students enrolled thissemes ter have come from around the 'world to atte nd , as Mr . McNair call sit , the only co llege or uni versity tha t is"fully accredited by God," Intemational students comprise about 22percent of the student body, representing, among other countries, Australia, Canada, South Africa.Trinidad, West Germany, Tasmania,Colombia, New Zealand and England ,

In addressing the student body inthe fir st forum of the semester, Mr.McNair described the basic approachto edocatio n at Ambassador that thisworJd does not understand.

.. A threefold cord is not quicklybroken." said Mr . McNair, quotingEcclesiastes 4:12 and explaining thatin addition to the development of themind , or intellect, which is the onlything taught at colleges and univer~

sities of this world , Ambassador goeson to develop personality and character as well.

"Here at Ambassador we believein the deve lopment of the wholeman, " Mr. McNair said. " If youwould j ust develop what God gaveyou, Idon't believe it would be IXlss i.ble to have a bad personality.>.'

To help the new and continuing

VOL. VIII, NO. 2

By He r be rt W . Armstrong came growling viciously at theTUCSON, Ariz. -In the past bear from inside, the bear would

two weeks , thi s world has en - draw back an" run lumberinglytered into a " who le new ball away.game," TIle intervention of the . T he R ussian' Co m m u nistsSo viet Union in Afghanistan' do n 'twant a war they can't win.chan ges tbe whol e world picture. That's wh y for some ' years weOr, does ir? ' had the Co ld War. The United

President Jimm y Caner has States was keeping eve n with ,said thi s new development has them, o r was superior, in arma -given him a new insight and ap- ments ' and nuclear warf are de-praisalof Communist Russia. It velopment , Even so, the Rus-gave me no such thing. I wrote 30 sians pushed at the United Statesandeven 4(i years ago, the nature as far as they safely could without,and the undeviating policy and endangeringa nuclbishowdowncommitment of tbe Communist - which they would avoid at an yParty, whi c h runs the ' Soviet cos t . " " 'Union. I waS Saying over the air, and

I wro te then tha t nothing will writing, back in 1934, that thedissuade the Kremlin rulers but communist Unwavering strategy ,MtUTAIlYrollCE that is SUPt!IUOIl was, as a first offe nsive towardTO THEtIlS. \ world dominatio n , propaganda: '

In 1945 "':' 30 years ago - I TIley be gan sowin gtlie seedsofwas writing articles and making their communi st atheistic educa-

. broadcasts comparing Com - tio n allover the United States - ,munist Russia to a huge BEAR, especially amon g college profes-lumhering along, kicking agai nst sors and stude nts . They invadeddoors. If the door caved in, the American univ ers ity campuses,hear'waddl ed on in , andonce it full force, and U .S . uni versi tiesplanted its huge feet inside it tru stin gly let them in . TIley madewould oevermoveout unlessdriv- inroads into the U.S: go veminent PASADENA _ "Burthe real the Chu;"'b, including a Presbyterianen out by a superior force. But, I Structure. The Stale Department issue has now surfaced. The whole man who wished to contribute flnan- ,then said, if a snarling bulldog was a fertile worldng gro und for question .is: Who . is the Lord? Is AdvertisemeDb aired cially to the legal battle. '

• . • • . _ . < - ~c::aesai O1_Cb.ri~ ~~~?'; .: '_:-'~ ," '", .Tbree ad vertisements were aired Other callers included- ministers

~'.' , ..,' ' " i~X1ia' t:~,{il:1 ,iJ :!>,:iI·, "~O"'~"n';': " "'N'I"'s''''~t'U'·:':;¥;;i~e~;·~,).'t!·~t:~S'('~~",~~eO~le::o':r :Lo\,"·s'rm,!!'A~e~;s·j.tan,oc·\G,i,lr,e.to.'l~,n;al c' :~~~o~t.;h~:li~~~d~g,:;:; ,..::,;me~~0~:':c~~~::, iJ Uu.J.L D . u ql.~ . f ~ "CI iC . '- Wo rld ;"'ide Church of God and an -. State 'was doing': ·and they expressedt"at\~:,~.-..~ ..; ' ~ (! ~. " .~: ="'.......:.: ';?lo-:_ io;~:~~ " ~'~"'. ~:."".}.)::~ 7'":~:.:;:.~:·"C:'~ ~~fttit:~;'\??'#< ~f$~~Pea"'~~~Of·thc'· Ye8r";ldhg· ' "advertisement for!'Mr~ Armstrong ·s r- ~~ theil':- hopes ",that :, the ,Worldw h:!~>_. ___

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,.' , , e~.:""':' Church or God: Enutled The-FITS' "";" 'Acro rding . !O,BiII Butler ' or the ", Thci document8ry chronicled the- Amendment: Church 'vs . ·State. Work' s Wide Area Telephone Ser- events surrounding thecrisis. begin-

students get acquainted . the Food Sec- . the hour-long doc umentary pro :' vice (W ATS) linC; -severat persons Ding with the ins'lallment of receivervices Department opened the student ' duced by the Work 's Media Se':· outsideoftheChurchcalIedtheadver· Steven S. Weisman in early January.center for an evening of free hot dogs vices' television .de part mern was tised phone numbe r to express their Black and white photographs of theand French fries Jan. 10. ai red on KCOp·TV in Los concern over what was happening to receiver's men. attorneys Hillel and

Rafael Chodos, and other s riflingthe files of Me. Arm strong andChurch treasurerStanley R, Raderweresbown, as well as personal interviews of thecentral figures in thecrisis.

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never will be involved in the criminalact of shoplifting . However , there arethree rules that we can follow to helpus raise our children with a healthyand produ ct ive atti tud e to wa rdavoidin g this criminal activity.

First, ex plain that shoplifting isagainst the law and not a game . Tellthem that going along with thC gang isco unterpro ductive and te ndsto lead to fool hardy, dishone st acts.

Second , kecwwte re your youngsters are and what they are,doing. Ifthey come home with money and valuables, find out where they got them.

And third, set a proper exam ple foryour children. When a child seeyou,his parent s, obey ing all the rules all the time - he:will look up to youas a respon sible citizen who practiceswhat he p~acllCs.

Shockwaves for NATO

It is felt by many expen s that ins tead of an o utr igh t att ack , theSoviets will attempt, in the pcst-Titoera , to play upon rival nation alisms, -,perhaps to subvert one major groupor republic; to try to split the country,

. rathe r than trying to bring the nation, as a whole "back into the fold. .

Or , in the wake of Soviet-inspiredchaos, some pro-Moscow hardlinercouId rise from the midst and issue, ala Czech oslovakia and Afghanis tan,an urgent appeal for the Red anny tocome in and restore order.

Either ' way, ' Moscow' s ultimateamb ition is to gain land access to theAdriat ic/Medite rranean Sea region.Sovi et occ upation of even-a part ofYugos lavia would be a calamit y farexceed ing the Afghanistan takeo ver.Red army troops statione d directlyacross the border from NATO-aligned 'Italy would send shockwaves through- ,out all Europe . It would changeov e rn ight the entire struct ure ofpost-war Europe. . .

It might not happen - for awhile,anyway . But the declining bealth ofPresident Tito is giving many peopleinsid e , and outside of Yugos lavia:great cause for concern . '

rule. outnumber Orthodox Serbs andCatholic Croats . '

The probJem got -so troublesome that recentl y Mr . Tito himself had topay a visit to Bosnia to tell certainIslamic cleric s that their divisivenesswould not be tolerated.

Croat ian nationalism also remainsa latent problem. Me. Tito has had tooc cas ionally pu rg e th e Croatia nCo mmunist Part y ra nk s of ul."tranati onal istic eleme nts . He has alsorepeatedly roote d out pro-Moscow

, hard liners wherever he has foundthem .

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expect my nexl issue of the paper.. Michael E. Brandenburg

Pleasant Plain , OhioTMre an sew ral reasons why readers

may experknce lJ del4y in n ceiving TheWorldwide News. In addition to UM .r- 'peeted spot paper shon ages and mailslowdowns, lhe WN is only budgded lo r24 issues ewrycalendar year. During thereceivership. several eXIra special editions were pubUshed to kup the Churchinformed dnd some issues were ·sent 10

co-workers as well as members. In order10~up costs at a minimum, an occasionalissue must b4! spaced between Ihre~ weeb ',instead of rwo. .

'" '" '"it.letter from homeYou and your staff do reall y pul out a

wonderful paper. It is lilce a Illttterfromborne."

" Just ~eMore Thi ng" I reall y ponderthe thoughts yo u put across .. ." Forum" and " Worldwateh" are Ire ·mendo~s . What other people ' of theChurch are doing draW! us so dose to·gelber. '

Esther Arenz, Wauneta , Ncb .

proper authorities ; Those merchantsarereinforcing the chi ld' sattitude thatnothing happens even after he getscaught . '

It is estimated that not more than5 perc en t of the me rcha nts in agiven co mmunity will me charg es ona shoplifter .The youngs ters learn thisand will avoid those stores that do file .The other95 percent of the merchantsare those who strongly reinforce theattitude that shoplifting is a ""sport' ,and not acrime .

Ifyou will lake the time to ask yourown school-age youngster if he isaware that some of his schoolmatesshoplift , yo_u will more than likely besurprised by the answ er. Your childwill tell you thathe know s several kidswho steal from stores , and thai theysteal bec ause it Iseasy , and the y don'tget caught . Furtherm ore , when theydo get apprehended by the merchant,they are never turned over to the au- 'tho rities .

As a parent you can never be absolutel y sure that your child is not or

chairmanship plan for both the national presidency and the presidencyof party to succeed him in both posts.Th e jo bs will ro tate among th ecountry ' s ethnic constituencie s. Noone person will serve more than ayear at a time .

Yugo slav crit ics belie ve the unwieldy struc ture won' t work . Saysone , " Six months after Tito, collective leadership will disappe ar:'

,Moslem problem

De spite ca reful preparation s .troublesome di visions persist belowthe surface. In the aftermath of theIran ian revolution , for example, 'there has been a resurgence- of reli gicus nationalism among the nearlytwo million Moslem s residing in the "republ ic of Bosni a-Herzegovina.Moslems there , descendents of generat ion s subject to earl ier Turk ish

". ing nationalities, President Tito 'andhis advisers haveattempted to give asmuch home rule as possible to eachone . Each republic and autonomousregion has total responsibility for itsown economy, within a minimumnumber of federal guidelines . (Thewealthier republic s such as Slov eniaand Croatia, for example , are required to financially assist projec ts inthe lesser developed south.)

The who le country . from fede ralcenter to grass roots , is run by a multiplicity of decentralized units. Decentral ization is the political key, aswell , to Yugoslavi a' s future . President Tito has no des ignated heir. instead he has arranged for a rotating

LettersTO THE EDITOR

Sgt . Sidney Lyle ls dir ector ofcrime prevention for tht Odessa ,Tex ., Poli ce Department. Th is ar ticle is p rinted in the general interes t of our reader s .

Late ' WN'?, , Could you answer why some issUes ofthe WN were publishedthree weeks apartduring Ihis past year instead of two?Perhaps il was due to the newsprint ,sho rtages , but I was goi ng bananasover not knowing exactly when to

China '.ld t udtIna:I just wantedto expre ss my thanks and

apprec iation for all the: hard work thatmake s i~ possible for me to receive TheWorldwitk News.

I've been looking at the picture s ofMr'.[Herbert W.) Annstrong' s visit to China.Seein g them and hearing the tapes is more

.exciting than seeing man ' s flfSt step onthe moon. We have see n a mirac le fromGod , not anythin g man has do ne•..

It' s DOt hud to see where God is wort·ing and who His apostle is.

Carolyn Comer .

ElkCity, Okla.tr t: t: .

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lieve that the Kremlin would be sobold .as to invade pest-Tire Yugoslavia outrig ht. For one thing theYugoslav People ' s Army is a formidable foe . Its commanders have instruction to repel any invader regard-less of cos t. .

In addition, a national' militia ofanywhere from four to eight million(out of a 22 million population , remember) is prepare d to slug it outwith the Sovi ets or any other invading Warsaw Pact force . The militia- called the , .an peoples nationaldefense" - ' is geared to take fulldefensive advanta ge of Yugoslavia'smoun tainous terrain . So Yugoslaviais certainl y. no Afghani st3n.·

Mosc ow would have to choo seanoth er "route - that of subve rsion .

Yugos lavi a's grea test weakness isits susce ptibility to internal ethnic divisio n. To pacify the often conflict-

heavyhanded Moscow model!

In its foreign relation s Yugosla viahas pursued a strictly neutral co urse.President Tit o , in fact , was thefounding father of the non alignedmove ment , begun in 1961.

Thus. ' the view prevails in manycirc les that so meday. the Sovie tUn ion mu st pu t an end 10 the" Yugoslav Experiment."

Subversion, not invasion '

Most 'political analy sts do not be-

IW~RLDWATCH~6~~~~~ I

By Sidney LyleODESSA , Te x. - Shoplifting is a

crime, yet all too often this crim inalactivi ty is looked upon as nothingmore than a type of sport diat themerchants expect - and one that hasbecome socially acceptable in many

. areas over the past few years . Thetruthis, that Ii sizable markup in the finalcost of goods purchased is the direc tresult of shoplifting and pilferage.Some experts estimat e that if all fonnsof shop liftingcouJd be el iminated, thecost of merc handise could be reducedas much as 15 percent . .

It isdifficult to de termine exac tlythe frequen cy of shopl ifting . Somemer ch ant s , aft er apprehending ajuv enile shoplifter, try tocounsel withthe offender.Then they tum him loosewithout referring the , child to the

many days, and the ravens broughthim food to ea t and waterto drink , andhe are 5,000 loave s and two fishes.

" One ,night when he was hangin"there asleep, his wife Delilah comealong and cut off his hair , and bedropped and feUon stony ground. Buthe got up and went on, and it began torain , and it rained 40 days an ' 40nights . an' tiehid hisselfinacave, andhe,lived o~ locusts and wild honey .

" Tbe n he went on "til he met aservantwho say,'Come, take supper atmy house, and~ made an e xcuse andsaid : ' No, I won ' t. .I have 'married a 'wife , an ' I can ' t go .' An ' the servantwent out in the highway s and theheQges an' compelled him to come in.

" After supper he went on andcomedown to Jericho. An' wbenhe gQt therehe look up andsaw ole Queen Jezebelsitten' down way' up high in a window. An' she laugh at him , an ' be say ,'Throw ber down, an' they throw berdown . An' he say. 'Throw ber downagain r And they throwed her down

,70 times seven , and of the fragmentstheypickedup 12basket;full, besideswomen and children, and they say,"Blessed are the piecemakers .' Now,whose wife do you think she will be inthe judgme'nlday?"

PATCHWORK NATION Yugoslavia is composed althe sixrepublics ' and two autonomousregions show here, indicative ofthe nation 's patchwor1< of ethnicgroups. [Artwor1< by Ron Grovel

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By Dexter H. FauIkoer"Why do I need to go to Bible

study? Why do I need to study the 'Bible?" I' m sure every mini ster ofGod'sChurch has had to answer thesequestions from time to time frommembers and prospective membersalike . '

Several months ago I be ard thisstoryofthe GoodSunaritan. After youbave n:ad it. I think you will agreethat it is justific ation for local churchBible studies , personal Bible study- or any other effon to give a clearunderstand ing of the Word of God.

It sCems that a self-taught BibleIivin' man , who had attended churchoff and on for some time , but wasunabletoreadand write, was asked bya new member to explain the story ofthe Good Samaritan. Hen: is hise xplanation:

" Once there was a man travelin'from JerosaJem to Jericho, and he fellamong Ihorns, and the thornssprongup and choked him . An' as be went on

. be dido' t have no money, andhe metthe Queen of Sheba, and she give him10 talents of gold an ' 10 change s 0 '

raiment . An' he got in a chari otan wasdrivin ' furiousl y when he was u~der abigj umpertree , an' his hair caught ona limh of the tree and.he hung there

PASADENA - The last of World shon of a miracle . Murde rous in-War U's great national leaders is fight ing between the two large stfight ing for his life . Marshall los ip groups , the Serbs and Croats, duringBroz Tito , the 87·y ear ·o ld chie f of World Wu D led to hundreds ofstale of Yugoslavia, has had to un- thousands of deaths . Croa tia itselfdergo amputation of pan of his left bad its own puppet Nazi regime. bentleg in order to preve nt the spread of upon purg ing its national are a ofgangrene. which had set in after a minority Serbs and Jews . Crim es ofblocked arte ry had restricted oxygen the . Ustashi government paralleledsupply . the exce sses of the dreaded Naz i 55 .

Initial reports indicate that In 197 1, long after the bitterYugoslavia's " president for life" has me~ories of World War D had sup-weathered the surgery weU. But his posedl y subsided,Mr. Tito hadto putsituation remains critical. down. an incipient revolt that almost

To Yugoslavia 's 22 million anx- spli t the co untry . ,iou s c itizens, Preside nt T ito is ' It is not witbcu t troth that someYugoslavia. He is the prime architect have called President Tito - himselfas well as preserver of the modern pan Croat: part Slovene - the " onlyYugoslav nati on . More tha n a ny true Yugoslav: 'other indiv idual , the World War II Biggest achi evement _ "anti-Nazi resistance leader has been independence from Moscowresponsible for forging what there is .of a common Yugos lav mentality . Marshal T ilo 's biggest sing le

ac hiev emen t, howe ver , was hi sOn e ~untry, ma ny peoples break with Moscow in 1948. He has

The; forcefulness ' of Pre side nt always been a Y ugoslav nationali stTiro's perso nali ty has helped sur- first , a Conununist second. For 32mount the craz y-quilt social fabric of years the stubborn leade r haspursuedthe beautiful -Balkan country . Y ugo- Yugo slavia ' s ow n brand of whatslavia (which means " south ,Slavic could best be called " national co m-state '')'only dates to 1918. With in its munism ." And over this same periodcomplex framework it contains six Mr. Tito , more than any othe r indi-con stituent republic s, two eutono- :ndual , has ~n respon~ible for hold-mous reg ions , eight distinct ethnic . ll!g the So vie ts at bay In ~urope. .groups , .three ' major religions, three > Mo~ow has ne.ver forgiven PreSI

official languages _ and even two . ~nt, Tito for rending communist so~-

alphabets . The republics of Serbia, Idan,ty . Yugoslavs - whate ver theirMontenegro and Macedonia, once pan ethn ic ongm - ar:e therefore deeplyof the Ottoman Emp ire, have tradi- co.nce~ed over his st~te- of he~th.tionallybeen east ward -orie nted , while Vlew!ng what ~he Soviets ha~e JustCroa tia and Slovenia, once part of done 10 Afghamstan~ the:quest ~on onthe Austrc- Hungarian Empire, have every Yugoslav,~1Od IS: .~ilI thethei r roo ts in the mai nstream of Sov~et~ try to reabso rb Yugo-European culture . sl~~ m the afterma th of President

Without a doubt President Tito has ~~~~ eventual passing from the

7;n the "~"~~ held y: Ma~y experts be lieve that feus _VUI rage ' . ~ act IS no g . of Ru ssia , in .fact, is the si ng le

mos t importa nt facto r un ifyingYu go sl av ia ' s d isp ar ate peo ple stoday .

To th e men in the Kremlin ,Yugoslavi a's own brand of co mmunism sets a bad example. Politicall y, it sho ws that there can existcommunist parties independe nt ofMosco w' scontrol- stric tly a Sovietno-no. Moscow is supposed to be thefo untainhead , ce nte rpiece andguiding -light of the internatio nalistmovement.

Econo mically, Yugoslavia' s dece ntra li zed and profi t-motiv ated" worker self manageme nt" systemis, in the Kremlin '.s eyes, MarxistLeninist heresy. Especiall y becau seit works fa r ' bette r than th e

Tito: key to peace,in Europe?

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DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR - RJctilird Rice. director 01 the MaDProcessing Center and subScriber deVelopment, showS 009 of the early'ArtIcle Reprint Series produced by subscriber development. [Photo byRoland Reesj ' ..

"We are a service-oriented de partment, and subscriber development is simply an expression of thatapproach. " states Mr. Rice . "Mr.Armstrong has taught for years thatthe give way of life is the one of whichGodapproves . Through our literatureoffers and our letters we give them[new subscribers. donors and .co-workers] a deeper understandingof the Work and its goals and hope- .fully help them glow more quickly toa greater spiritual involvement withthe.Work ."

Every dollar spent in producing and .mailing the enormOus amount of material used in subscriber developmentreturns $13 .46 to the Work. according to the most recent statistics, saysWayne Pyle, who handles statistical'analysis. And whereas the averagedirect mail piece in generaJ advenising pulls a response of only 2 percent. subscriber development's mailings have -drawn a"basicHl percentresponse, " according to Mr. Pyle.

Response to one advertisement forthework's 700 series literature -anarticle reprint .gm up on . the fundamentalsteps in conversion- drew a~-worker ~sponse of 33 percent.

. Readen .senodReaders' served by subscriher de

velopment faU into four categories• .according to Cindy Nice, who implements the'various parts of the (iograni'. uoder Mr. Rice's supervision:

New ·subscrlben . A person whoasks to receive The Plain TrUlhfortbe on various subjects. " .! ~ .~-( It.

• first wne willbe sent an Introductory - PrImes, A new subscribetwho re- 'I:issue :and a' si,,-.oonth $ubsCri~n. ' - news his PT subscription-after the l'New subScriberS alsO receive one of . six -month trial periodbecomes a ~Mr. Annstrong's semiannual knees . prime and is started on a 12·monthand at:alalog advertising manyoftbe progressive- literature program . ." PlaDtina the fIeedWork 's booklets and otber literature Ayers and response carps lireniailed Only a small percentage of new -

' to prime. every \wtj -lDOillhs a1dvertis' S4Mcnbers ;gOlIu:ough the progmningvw;ious~oftheWorlt'sliter- . and actUally become «;:hurch mem -ature .. frommilktomeat.....ysMrs .' ben, Mrs. Nice pointiout. But ;itNICe. Offeringsrange from,What·/s presently takes an average of three1M T,.,.. Gospd? with the firstmail- ". yean for). PkiJj,Truth subscn'ber-ing to areprim series OD convcesion ~ Godmay~callingtobecomeamem-with the sixth. Primes also receive bet,and SUbsCriber- developrpenl hastwo of Mr. Armstrong's semiannual only bee~ I\inCtioning for 3~ years.leners . . .'~ prognui. shouI<Isoonstanseeing

DOoon.OoedonationtotheWorlt , more'~u1lS::in ~.~ says Mr.places a person in this call1iloiy. 1)e . .Pyle, c,' .: •,,; , ..,. . .donor-ismailed a donation Iet1erfrom . Subscriber 'developmtnt .hopes to

. tbe pastor general and 'eOniihues io : red..ce IhC PreseDt aVerage perioctofreceiveMr. Annstrong'sseiniimnual " lhreiymto I~'yearsorless,reponsIellers and the regular.li.erature flyers ' : Mr..RiCe:'. " / J; "'.\' , ' - .until the 12-monthliteraturePro8ram' :- >/'Ho wevu . 'we" ean only-do sois completed. , . . . '.. "", ' ., mucll"" ..ys/be Mau PltJeessing di-

Donors also n;ceivea monthly rector. "Wecanplant the seed, water,newslener containing an ·.ilrt icle' . fertilizeOndcnltiv8tClbeground : •.featuring Mr . Arnlstrong,condensa- t: spre1ld ·i!JO.wonflif ODd·8nd offerlionsofWorldwitk N.ws storiesand ( penonal help and eneouragi:ment in _advertisements for Anicle Reprinl . systema1ic step,. The field ministrySeries . . .. C8Dtak~OYeral~gi.YeDpoiDtandworl

Co-worUn. A person who makes witlllbese PeoPle. on"ID individualtwo donations to tbe Work within a - basis. We can do everything withinsix-month period becomd a co- ourhumanpowc,tobelpbringpeopleworker .lnadditiontoregularreceipts along. .offering Sermon Summaries from " " But ultimately, onIy God can callministers of the Church. co-workers and convert those whom Hechooses .receive Mr . Armstrong's monthly . II is He, end He alone, who gives theCOMworker letters and his semiannual increase ."

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sUBSCRIBER DEVELOPMENT SEcnON - Above, from left: WaynePyle, who compiles statistics and analyses for the , Mail ProcessingCenter and subsCriber development; Mail Processing Center directorRichard Rice; and Cinc:Iy Nice, who oversees implementation o~ subscriber development ideas and programs. discuss Update, a monthly

.publication sent to donors and co-workers . Below left: Mrs. Nice checksthe progress of work on an issue of Update with Tom Mahan ot theWork's Publishing Services Department. Below right. from left: ClaudineWoodie arid AI Garrell, who assist Mr. Pyle in statistics and mail analysis.M,. Rice..Mrs. Nice. Mr. Pyle and Mariella McFarland. assistant to Mrs.Nice, handle the many functions of the subscriber development section.[Photos by Roland Reesj •

· Church and true Christian doctrineor the Work's commission .

Tbuseubscriber development ,with Mr . Annstrong' s approval , aimsto introduce the Worldwide Church ofGod and Mr. Armstrong 10 new subscribers as quickly as possible andadvertise the Work's most importantreligious literature in progressivesteps, Mr . Rice says .

Letters , booklets, Anicle ReprintSeries, Sermon Summaries and otherlypes of literature (much of it drawn

REPR INT SERIES - $hownabove are some of the Article Reprint Series 'produced by sub-

· scriber development from materi.a!~ the Work's pubI~s.

from articles and hooklets written byMr..Annstrong) are used to serve a .

.niailing list comprised of people atdifferent levels of involvement withthe Church and to explain the Work's

· many different arms.- the Church...Thi World J:onwrrow PrOUam. TM

Plain Truth, the Amba ssador-Intem ational Cultural Foundation and

.·~bassador College , among.~n.

By Norman ShoafPASADENA - In line with the

ongoing Church function to make itself readily open and accessible to asmany as God will call (Acts 2:39), thesubscriberdevelopmentsectionoftheWork's Mail Processing Center wasestablished in July. 1976-; explainsRichard Rice, director.of Mail Processing. Its goal is to use rbe Work'Sliterature in a systematic, step-by step app'l'ach 10 help regular subscribers. donors and co-workers-develop greater ' involvement with theChurch ~d the great commission .

In run magNow. 3~ years and more than 15

million advertising packages later.the subscriber development programis in full swing and is producing fruit 'for God's Work. - -

.. As tbe Churehof'God, we have atthis present time a very special call-ing: to get hehind Mr. [Herbert W.]Annstrong and help proclaim the . ~Gospel 'to this world and to aid in lYlespiritual.developmenrof tbose whomGod will call into an active participa-tion in His Work:' says Mr. Rice ... It' s largely the personal interestthatwe as an orgarniation show that candetermine the quality andswiftness ofresponse from rhcse.we reach:'

Becausetbe Work communicateswith the publiC through a variety ofmedia - radio . television, maga M

zincs, booklets, spot comrrtcrcials , Plain Truth .coupons, 'news-

Subscriber development's goal

to bring readers to involvement

UTERATURECATALOG-Thisliterature catalog, advertising andoffering booklets. rePrint series,The Plain Troth and the Correspondence Course. is sent to newPlaln Truth stt>scribers.

stands, magazine advertising and giltsubscriptions - a sizable number ofnew PI' subscribers have only limitedknowledge of Mr. Armstrong, the

. Monday, Jan. 28; 1980

".. . daily radio, for him, I think, is very exciting. That was his ownsuggestion, that V!ith the studto facilities there he thinks he could doa daily program, at least five a week . . ."

This issue's "Forum " is the continuation of a questionand-answer session by Stanley R. Rader, the Work's treasurer and general counsel to Herbert W. Armstrong, inPasadena Dec. 13. Mr. Rader's comments cover variousaspects of the present state of the Church.

FORUMWITH STANLEYR.RADER

.. , .. I think that everythihg that we'vebeen doing works to our advantage. Imean, we haven't changed our modusoperandi one whit since the lawsuit

.began. We've continued to do God's Workas Mr. Armstrong has seen it necessary todo God's Work."

Monday, Jan. 28, 1980

it a condition that they oot try to pickup the cost of our delegation, becausethe cost becomes prohibitive in away. In other words , we're trying to "follow Mr. Annstrong's principle ,We're there to give, not to get. Wehring in 25 people, and you' re running up a hig hill- too hig. But theyhave been very cordial .

Anything else? But anyway, it'snone of the attomey general ' s business , furthermore . We' ve alwayspaid our own way in other places,and we'll continue to do so, whetherhe likes il or not.

Mr . Rader. with the addition ortelevision facilities in Mr .Armstrong's home, doe s thatmean that TV will have a moreprominent role In the Work In thefuture?

We had planned originall y just ona radio studio, but we're now going togo ahead with radio and television.TV already has a prominent role. It' sone of our biggest budget items,

IIjust means thaI maybe Mr. Ann (See FORUM, .... 5)

re5entatiVe5 aren't iDvited by us totbose spedal occasions. is It nottrue, or is It the Chinese govern ment tbat does the inviting?

No . The Chine se govern ment. doesn't invite the ambassadors. We

invite tbe ambassadors . We invitedthem to Ihis dinner also, Tbere'weresome 22 different members of the .Chinese government. That' s a dinnerthai we sponsored (for them] 10 meetMr. Armstrong and the foundationand also' the Japanese cong ressmen .

The time before it was the Liberianambassador who extended the invitation to his colleagues in the ambassadorial corps. The ambassador from

"Liberia was the dean of the ambassadorial corps , which meant that if hesent an invitation they'd be more thanless likely to show up.

1lutnkyou, sir. I was interested toread mthe P8sadena "Star·News"where it mentioned that the blii wasrooled by Ibe Cblnese. and I bope lheattorney general saw that. .

In all my prior visits the bill wasfooted by the government . On thisoccasio n they wete supposed to follow my instructions, which were topay for Mr. Annstro ng and for Mrs.

. Annstrong , hut I told them that wewanted to pay for everything else . Sothose were the instructions that theywere supposed to follow., We're 'too big a delegation . We

have to be treated the same way asJlipanese congressmen. The Japanese .congressmen .who went with(Masayoshi) Ohira had to pay, butOhira himself and his immediate aidedid oot have to. But I made it plainthat we were too big a group .

, You see, by the time we gotthrough we had 22 people in ourparty . Whereas they had invited originally Mr. Annstrong, Mrs. Ann strong, my wife and me . How do l gofrom four to 22? So 1 said, don' tworry about it. We will take care ofour own. We have special needs,special requirements, etc .

.. Buton my other visit, they paid formy airline transportation . The y paidfor my hotels in rhe country. Onetime I stayed in the Peking Hotel atmy choice . I wanted to see what was"there in a certain wing. And I wantedto be treated as a tourist to see what atourist would be treated like. And Iinsisted on paying my ~ay there andfor my staff at that time. So there wasa sligh«enorin the reporting.. But it' san erro r that works in our favor for achange.

But if Mr. Armstrong and I and ourwives had gone alone , they wouldhave paid for everything . But I made

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get there . But 1 was able to tell themthat we have churches in those areas.At least I mentioned that we hadchurches in Norway and Denmark, Icouldn't remember if we had them inSweden and Finland .

"I was very pleased this time, theFrench ambassador was there . Tbeydon't all show up at anyone time .From Western Europe this time wehad France. We had Sweden, as Isaid, and Switzerland. Last time wehad Spain. We also had Belgium thistime, so it was interesting to talkabo ut our relationship with Belgium.Last time we had Italy and Spain; wedid not have Belgium. (forget theoneswe had, but it varies.

I went through with tbe scheduleso there was a certain duplication.Some people wanted to come backthe second time. Others didn't , andothers were busy. So you can 't tell.And December is the month of homeleave for some of the people . Theyget to go back home in December, soit varies,

Typically. Ihose rorelgn rep-

everything really is Tucson now also.So. I mean . he' s not in the wrongplace at the wrong time, is what I'mtrying to suggest. He's getting theWorl<done . .• I know how all of us would like tosee more of him here. I haven' t seenas much of him in the past year as Iwould like to, but others have. An dthey seehim constant ly.

Mr. Rader , bas thereever beenextended to you an invitation rromany ortlle Scandinavian countries?

Yes . We had at this most recentbanquet at Beijing, the ambassadorfrom Sweden. He .was veryfriendly;and I was able to talk to him, becauseI have had several invitations in thepast,not hom the gove rnment: ' but from some very prestigious privateinstitution s doing charitable work . Imentioned their names' and he knewthem .

And then at the last invitation wehailthe ambassador from Finland . Sotbere' s two. Of course, we have bad'in the past invitations from Den mark,but we just haven' t had the chance to

and he has kept strong and he hasstayed on a good regimen . youmight say, hy heing able to pace himself, by beingjust a little bit removedfrom the pressures that he might haveif he were here. And hy the fact that ifhe were here, people would maybetend to disturb him more than isnecessary. That could set him back.

So we're hoping hy the late springor ea rly summer , when we haveplans for a ministerial conference, bythat time the case will have subsideda bit , and he would not be under thatpressure . Remember he has beenable to get a lot of work done, atremendous amount of work done, bybeing inTucson [Ariz.] . It's been veryhelpful forhimtohe there, It was reallya godsend.

And when one look.s back ar thelawsuit, I think ir was a blessing thathe was in Tucson and residing therewhen this lawsuit broke. So I don'tthink any of us should be undersomeinner compulsion to force him tocome here prematurely. .

He has as much contac t now withChurch members thro ughout theworld from Tucson as he does fromPasadena . And headquarters is wherehe is. The business headqu~rs ~d

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vocal , myself, aodthe subject did norcome up at all during Mr .Armstrong's visit. But I have beenvery vocal intalking about Israel andChina . I've done so kind of deliberately because I felt that there wasmuch that Israel had to offer China.And Israel does have a system, a socalled kibbutz system, which is similar to what China is attempting to doon amuch larger scale . And they' vehad great success in the kibbutz systern and in their cooperative farmingand ma rketing prac tices : whichChina isjuSi now.beginriing to experiment with and not having the samekind of success.

I've also mentioned the statementof [David] Ben -Gurian that he madeshortly before his death that thecenter of the world, geopoliticallyspeaking . is Chioa . That kind of offended people from Western Europeand other parts of the world, but Iused that to indicate that a prominentIsrael i had recognized the im,POrtanee of China .

And I have used our relatio nshipswith Israel and the Arab world torepeatedly show the Chinese that weare people of good will, not because.we say so, but because we're able to'deal with the Arab nations and theIsraeli nations . And they know we goback and forth one to the other .

So I've mentioned Israe l quiteprominently . But they don't have relations now, and it's a political pr0blem. BUIwe tried to stir up a little bitof friendship that way or interest, not

only just by mentioning the foundation, but I mention it and mentionMr. Annstrong's interest and so on.

Are you still plaDnlng on teec hing a course neIt semester?

Yes, I am. I'll probahly miss a lotof the lectures. though, hut I'll trY'tohave a lot of outside assignments .You know, I used 10 do that when Iwas teaching ar SC [University ofSouthern California) . I would goaway for two weeks and give a written as signment. So I assume wecould do tbe same thing bere. ButI'lltry to miss fewer classe s.

Last Bible study Mr. Armstrongin his telephone ronversatloo in theAuditorium expressed his desire torom. to Ambassador CoDexe. Doyou koow when he inay he able tocome back to the ecllege itself?

He could come back now, but Ithink it' s a question of a more prectical nature . First of all, if be were tocome back oow with the case beingwhere it is, he 's ,liable to be harassed. We shouldn't make iteasier forhis being pestered and bothered anddiverted from the Work..

Then . of course, he has kept well

Personnel director to a separate office on a separate floor and to allowthat departmen t to kind of freewheel .

That was one of my many mistakes. and so it' s now become partand parcel of the entire organizationand tied close ly to the people whohandle all of tbe financial affairs .Basically Mr . [Jack] Bicker and hispeople are supervising that entirearea again . Doesn't lhat answer it?

Regarding the decision thatJUdge [Laughlin E .] Water. I.supposed to re nder either today ortomorrow, regarding the case,what wou ld be our course of actionif be does not rule in our favor?

Well, if he doesn't rule in ourfavor, we'll then ask. the 9th Circuitfor emergency relief again just as wedid last time , in which case theymighr grant it. In the meantime , wehave people preparing writs to theSupreme Court of the United State son the same issue and we'll requestfor a stay as well . We'll just have toplay it hy ear.

ls the roundation playing somerole in bringing abo ut contact between Israel and the Peo ple·. Republ ic:or Chi na?

Well, not really. I have been very .

know about the Constitution maybewe can help them learn over a -periodof time.

QuestIon [Unclear] about pobllcknowledge or China trip.

Well. I don't know how much thegeneral public is aware of the matteras of yet. We did let Associated Pressand the Los Angeles Times knowabout the.visits by,repeated news releases sent from China . But we don 'tknow whether AP has picked it upanywhere . We know the (Pasadena]Star-News picked it up here . And theword is probably out.

I koow the State Department inWashington knows that we were

there because they have been veryhelpful. The United States Embassyin Tokyo called me·and asked me ifthere was anything they could do tohelp us during this visit because theyknew that we were coming to China .

Everybody in Chi na was veryhelpful to us on the American side.And therefore tbey know who weare . And they know 'what we do ,What conclusions tbey draw from it:that's somethi ng altogether different.But, 1think they realize that we haveaccomplished some thing ratherquickly .

Thank you, Mr. Rader. ls It truethat leade rs or other religious or

, ganlJa tious bave tried to meet withthe leaders or China and raJ1ed iarecent years?

I'm not sure of that at all. I don'tthink that they have met in recentyean. I understand there have beenefforts made to schedule a visit of thepope to China in the near future . Andwe haven ' t heard of any otherevange list , for examp le, who has .gone to China .

But let's remember Billy Graham ,for example , went to Romania , butfive years after Mr. Annstrong wentthere and so on . So this is nor the firsttime we've been the first person in acertain place. But I haven't beard offIcially that others have been deniedaccess altho ugh the pope is working,we understand , on such a visit.That ' s been made public.

Would you comment on the recent department consoUdations?

On the consolidations? Which de panmenrs are you referring to?

For example, tbe Penormel aDdthe Feast Departments.

Both the Feast Department and thePersonnel Department were historically integral pans of the Business,Accounting or Data Processing Department. whatever you wan t to call

j t. And sometime in the recent past,the Festival Office was sent down toTexas to give the Te xas campussomething more to 'do , some moreinvolvement in the work.

So that was an artificial means ofgiving the Texas area something todo, because what was being handledin the Pasadena area within the Business Office was now just taken outand put in Texas for no good reason ,

. It was brought back in and then aftera period of time , made an integralpan of where it came from to beginwith.

Personnel Office was the sametype of thing. Personnel was an integral part of the Business Officeuntil, as I recall," sometime in thespring of 1978, and then I thought itmight be a good idea to move our

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Mr. Rader, in the last forum youmade reference to • document youwanted to publlsb about the courtcase and your part in It. And yousaid you weren 't sure you'd publish it independent or your testimony In tbe court because itmight damage FIrst Amendmentrights. WIII tbls he like tbat? .

I am advised that it will not . because we're publishing it in our ownforum s for our ow n use and . ofco urse, for our own ministers . That'swhat I was referring to.

.WiD it he possible to .bow someor the raw mm rootage rrom Cbinain the Auditorium sometime in thenear future?

Well, I think we will be ahle to dothat soon. Although in justice to thetrip, I don 't think raw film necessarily is the be st.but I understand the TVpeople will be working on gettingsome thing ready to be shown veryquickly. And we're hopeful that onJan . 4-were we planning on havinga f ield day? Are we go ing 10 plan o nsomething for that day?

At the Bible .tudy. \That 's Friday, 90 we can-do ir on

Sunday . Is it possible? 'I think we bave the dance. Mr .

Rader. The dance Is on Sundayevening. We bave the dance at theHoUywood PaUadlum.

Well .- I'll leave ir to others- towork our when would be the besttime . But it would seem . that weshould have some kind of gatheringat thar time . The -Auditorium could

- be opened to people. I don 't know ifit will be that week or the following .week or sometime . But I'd say thatthe television people probably needthreeor four weeks to gel (the film]into good shape .

They have 33 hours of film justfrom one of my visits and probablyabout the sameamount this time, so ithas to be edited very well . I mean,-j ust to show rbe raw film I thinkwould not only take too much time,but would not do justice to the trip.But every bit of it was ' covered,everything that Mr . [Herbert]Annstrong and I did together wastaped . .

WU1 any or ibis he put on "'TheWorld Tomorrow" program?

Oh yes, definitely . It'll be integrated all throughout the coming year.And soon.

• Thank you. Mr. Rader. In no- 'rerence to the China triP. wID ibisbe used in the court case to our .advantage and bow?

Well , I think that everything thatwe've been doing works to our advantage. Ijnean, we haven't changedour modus operandi one "whit sincetbe lawsuit began . We've continuedto do God' s Work.as Mr. Annstronghas seen ir necessary to do God'sWork.. And we've been confonningto the same schedule and the samemanner of operation all during theyear .

I think what it will do is show theco urt that our reputation worldwideis above reproach . . , even if wecan't get respect from some LosAngeles " Superior" Coun judges,some of whom don 't even know thatthere is a Const itution . We're gettingthe respect forour institutions as wellas for our leadership worldw ide.

And just by remarkable coincidence I've been lecturing to the eliteUniversity of China on the subject ofconstitutional law. By the way, I hadmy secretary send a copy of thatspeech to every judge in the SuperiorCourt. Isn't that right, Mrs. [Virginia]Kineston? And we're going to continueteac hing them . What they don' t

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AICF RESIDENT ORCHESTRA HONORED - The Los Angeles , Cali f., Chamber Orchestra perlorms J.S .Bach's Concerto in 0 Minor in the Los Angeles City Counc il chambers , left, and music director GeraldSchwarz holds the resolution presented to the orchestra in honor of its selection as the official U.S. orches trarepresenla tive to the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid, N.Y., right. [Photos by Roland Rees andWarren Watson]

DinnerhonorsAICF,Mr.Rader

to walk into , I think he 'll be able todo programing , at lea st get outmayhe 30 tapes every year .·

TV will conti nue;to have the samepromin<;nce that it has today . I justdon 't understand your question. It .hasn't been a question of a lack offacilities . Thi s is .a question ofwhether Mr. Annstrong will he ableto do his programing, make his pr0graming easier. He'll he able to do itmore easily. .

Anything else? But daily radio, forhim, I think, is very exciting . Thatwas hiS own sugge~n . that with thestudio facilities there he thinks hecou ld do a daily radio program, atleas t five a week. which [ thinkwould he interesting.

I. was wondering. Mr . Rader,whether we'n IIOIog to have anopportuni ty to hear any fonulIS ofMr. Armstrong's add....... to theChine.. leaders . Andwe hea rd onelast Saturday. Are wellOlng to •• •

Wha' did you hear Saturday? Idon 't know what was heard .

The first banquet.Tben you 've got a second banquet

coming up . You 've got a secondbanq uet this Sabbath . Then ofcourse , it's aU on film , which youwill be able to seedater. BUI then theyalso Friday night got Mr .Armstrong's impromptu call fromTokyo .

I hope we covered enough groundfor you, and I think you 'll he veryexc ited to read Mr . Armstrong 'smaterial . You'll get a very vivid descriptio n of what has been going on,and, as I said, mayhe we 'll get a goodresult this time from a federal judge .We may even hear some time today .If so. we'll let e verybody know.Thank vou .

inar1<~ that the foundation would heundertaking a joint. project on drugabuse and alcoholism, bot h of whichare growiog problems in the UnitedKingdom and Europe. Sir Bern'lJdBraine is the ebainnan of the HouseCom mittee on Alcoholism. and thefoundation will he working closelywith him and his staff in the preparation of. ed ucational mate r ial to

. help combat these increasi ng prol>-lems.

Mr. Rade r expressed his pleasurewith having had the opponunity ofmeeting such a distinguished groupand hoped that otlx;.r opponunitieswould present themsel ves in the fu- .lUre . Hewill he writi ng il fuller reporton his own impress ions of the dinner , to he published in the near fu- t,ture. '.

trip , reponed John Kineston, his assista nt. The C hurch treasurer issched uled to return again this month[January] to the People's Republic ofChina for an extensive series ofspeaking engagements, according toMr. Kineston .

\ Arrangements -for further travels_ by Mr. Armstrong. said Mr . Kines

ton e-ere "still in the works."

·J oln t projed

Mr. Rader mentioned in his re-'

FORUMWITH STANLEY R. RADER

. (Continued f rom page 4)strong will he able '0- he's hopi ng'0 get back on daily rad io. And Ithink he could easily do that. And ontelevision I think he will keep '0asched ule as soon as the facilities arebuilt . I think with the facility rigbtthere, he will be able to keep 10 ,hatschedule.

In the past, trying 10 do it in thechurch facility on Saturda y has notbeen good. It hasn 't even been goodfor programing , and turning his houseupside down for a day is also a littlebit disconcerting . But having a studio

ceived il with enth usiasm .Am ong the gues ts wer e lord

Greenhill , former head of the Brit-.ian Foreign Office, Lord Mancro ft,an influen,ial member of ,he HouseofLords , Patrick Cosgra ve, fonneriypersonal adviser '0 English PrimeMinister Margare' Tha tcher , andSirBernard Braine, one of the most respected memhers of the House ofCommon s, togetber with 9,thCr journalists and authors . Also presen t wasFirst Secretary Kubayashi of theJapanese Embassy in London. Thefoundation was also represented byFrank Brown, regional direetor oftheWork here, and FrancisBergin , business manager.

MEEl1NG MEMBERS _ Church treasurer Stanley R. Rader meetsmembers after combined servicesfors bc churches in Hemel Hempstead.England: Jan. 12. [Photo by Philip Stevens]

of those listening as to the deep respeer and love Mr. Rader has for Mr .Armstrong. He's quite a man."

Mr. Rade r's message to the NewYork brethren was " very positive"and earned him " quite a round ofapplau se . " accord ing to Lesli eSchmedes, pastor of the BrooklynQueens church.

Mr. Rader was pleased with his

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message, accordin g to reports fromEngland . ~ r. Rader returned to New _York Jan . 17.

There , on the Sabbath, Jan. 19.Mr. Anns trong's assistant met witheight area ministers and most of theirwives at a luncheon.

He then spoke to 967 brethrenfrom the Long Island , Manhattan and

' Brooklyn-Queens churches at combined Sabbath services in Manhar tan . respo nding to a long-standinginvitation from Church officials inthat area . Mr . Rader again co mmented on what Mr. Armstro ng isdoing at the present BAd why. givingChurch members there an insideglimpse at the activities of the: pastorgeneral .

· ·We go t some very good, indepth ~nsight into what has take nplace," said Frank McCrady , senio rpastor in the New York area. " We allenjoyed see ing him [Mr. Rade r)personally and having him speak tous. There was no doubt in tbe minds

By Frank BrownWNOON - Stanley R. Jl.ader,

executive vice president of the Ambassador Int ernatio nal Cultura lFoundation (AICf'), was honored .Jan . 9 at a private di nner in the .Travelle rs C lub. an exclusi vegentlemen's club here.

The host for the dinner was theHono rable Terence : Pritti e, anauthor and journalist and expert on

. European affairs.Mr . Rader told a group of 12

guests about the foundatio n's activities around the world with spec ialemphasis on lhe recent. contacts _inChina . He also made it clear ,hat thefoundat ion's -many projects and activities around the world are based onthe principle of "giving" rather than" getting ." · .

" We are not trying to convert anyone, but man's govenune nt is des tined to fail ," he declared, "andonly the establis hme nl of the Kingdo m of God will solve mankind'sproblems ." This, he Slated , was tbemessage we are taking to the world.However, we are not sitting 'on thesidelines roo ting for the destructionof soc iety and want to help where verpossible, he ¥id, by boilding bridgesand developing mutual understandingamong nations. .

Much interest was shown in hisco mments and a lively question .and-answer session followed his remarks.

' Q uest/SO' Int rod ueed

Quest{80 ma ga zine wa s alsointroduced to the group, . who re-

an AlCF-sponsored concert in thePasadena Civic Auditorium . The orchestra has been invited to Switzerland, Austria, West Germany, France

· and England , and plans a Europeantour this fall, sponsored in pan by the

· Ambassador foundation .

behalf of Mr. Annstrong." It was a very . very close call. It

was actually a miracle ," said- theevangelist. " Mr . Ann strong has written that he in fact did stop breathing. His heart did stop beating . Iwas there! I never missed a day, acritical moment. But he did come outof it. It was critical for about threeweeks and the n in a miraculous way.he began to make "a strong and immedia te recovery . .. God intervened to save his life so he cou ldcontinuc todoGod'sWorkand fulfLI l 'the great com mission ."

TheC hurch treasure r recal led howhis rela tionship with Mr. Annstrongbegan when he was called in to dealwith a problem the Work was havingwith the -Internal Revenue Service .Mr. Rader pointed our that he hadwarned Mr. Anns trong of the inevitabi lity of persecution s like thepresent one almos t 25 year s ago.

"I told him then that if he wascorrec t, that if in fact he was beingpersecu ted , not because the government thought he was doing something wrong. but because he wasspeaking out as he should, boldly,I10l timidly; he would be persecutedsome time down the line . I fulther ,

. told him that he would he persecu tedby a more direct attack than through

·the Internal Revenue Service . which· was an indirect attack ."

Commenting on the real intent ofthe State of Cali fornia in the present"case ; Mr: Rader Staled: " Mr. Ann strong has summed it up very nicely.This is not a lawsuit; this is an efforton the part of the State of California- the most powerful state in theUnion, a state sO powerful that iIwould rank sixth or seven th amongall nations in terms of gross nationalpmduet -todestroy ,he Work of theliving God. And shon of that, torule it. Mr. Armstron g has boiled thisissue do wn to: Who will rule theChurch - CI)riSlor Caesar? We all .know the answer - even here in England where the same issue is notbefore us. Only Christ is going to rulethe C hurch of the living God."

lkelhren enco uraged

T~ British brethre n were muchenco uraged by Mr. Rader 's visit and


PASADENA - The Los AngelesC hamber Orchestra, resident or chestra of the Am bassador Au ditorium , was honored Jan . 18 by theLos Angeles , Calif. , City Council.President Pro Tern Joel Wachs presented the orchestra's music director .Gerald Schwan, with a City CouncilResolution in honor of the or chestra's selection as the offi cialUnited States representative ofAmerican orchestras at the 1980 XIIIOlympic Winter Games in LakePlacid, N.Y . Los Angeles MayorTom Bradley conveyed his desire tohonor ,he orchestra, although he wasunable to be present.

After the presentat ion ceremony,the orchestra played two movementsfrom J .S. Bach's Concerto in DMinor. with surprise guest conductorcouncilman Wachs wielding the batonfor the second movement .

After the pe:rfonnance s at LakePlacid. the orchestra has been invitedto make debut appearances in Carnegie Hall in New York and theKennedy Center in Washington , according to Ambassador International Cultural Foundation (AICf') representatives. The orchestra appeared severaltimes in the Auditorium after becoming the resident orchestra, and has perfonned with tenor Luciano Pavaron i in

honored by city council

PASA DEN A - Church treasurerand evangelist Stanley R. Rader returned here last week after a 13-daytrip during which he vis ited themini stry and spok e to the brethren inRadlett , England, and in New York.

Mr . Rader . personal assistant toPastor General Herben w. Ann strong , left Pasadena Jan . 7. aftertaking part in Southern Californiachurch activities to commemoratethe first anniversary of the Stare ofCal ifornia's attack on tbe Church(WN. Jan . 14). After a stopover inNew York , he arrived in EnglandTuesday evening. where he was metby Frank Brown, regional director ofthe Work. in Great Britain .

Meets with ministry

Me. Ra-der held several lun che ons with the 'ministry in Britain,bringing them up to date on I Mr.Arm strong's activities: the background and status of the Church' slawsuit and other areas of interest inthe Work . The Church treasurer washonored Jan . 9 at a private dinner iijLondon 's Travellers Club (see storyon this page) . .

On the Sabbath, Jan . 12, Mr .Rader spoke to some 700, brethrenfrom six area churches at the Pavilionin Heme l Hempstead, England.

"The Worx in Britain is very : verydear to him (Mr . Armstro ng];" Mr.Rader told his audience. ••BricketWood was something very close tohim for many years, and a1'houghyou might not be aware of it. it wasalso very close to me . I act uallyworked with Mr . Annstrong andhelped acquire every single piece of .property that was once pan of o urmagnifcenr campus. .

"" 1 spe nt many weeks - man ymonths. in fact . cumulatively over the yean with him in England.My wife . with Mrs . Lorna Armstrong and I and Mr. Armstrong. canremember many days. weeks andmont hs in England . Mr . .Annstrongnever stops thinking of God's peoplein this wonderful area."

Mr . Rader recounted the background and details of the pastorgeneral's illness some 2Y.t years agoand reminded the British brethren ofGod' s miraculous intervention on

Auditorium's orchestra

Treasurer meets with ministry;membersinEngland,New York

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CourtdismissesState~scharges.against accountingfirm,in suit

PASADENA- TheCalifomia attomey general's office was dealt a"significant" setback Jan . 22 in itslawsuit against the Church. according .to Jack Kessler. managing part

. ner ofthe Rader, Cornwall. Kesslerand Palazzo accounting finn . Mr.Kessler, a Pasadena Chun:h member,announced that after.a year of legalbattles, commissioner ArnoldLevin in Dept. 66 of the LosAngeles , Calif ., Superior Court hasgranted-an ex parte motion todismissthe lawsuit against the accountingfirm .

The State's lawsuit was dismissedas a result of demurrers filed by thelaw firm of Kessler and Palazzo, whorepresented the accounting practice.A demurrer is a legal ' pleading thatstates in effect. regardless of facts.the complaint moo against the defen dant does not state a legally cognizable "cause of action" (i.e., the caseis not suitable for hearing in a court oflaw), that there may be a "misjoinerof parties" (i.e.; the complaintnames the wrong defendants) , or thatthe complaint is unintelligible to thepoint it is impossible to answer.

FIrst demurrer filed

After being served with the com plaint Jan. 3 of last year hy thendeputy receiver Hillel Chodos, the lawfum representing the accountants

filed their first demurrer Jan. 19.On Jan. 29, 1979, the court stated

that the complaint served by Mr.Chodos did not state a cause of action, was unintelligible and vague,and misjoined the accounting finn asa defendant, said Mr . Kessler. TheState was then given 30 days to replead their case by filing an amendedcomplaint.

The State did not file an amendedcomplaint for more than two months ,After other delays and further extensions, the Second demurrer was sustained against the State June 15, according to Mr. Kessler .

The State was again given an opportunity to amend their complaint,and the third demurrer was sustainedagainst tbe State Nov . 15.

.Dismissal motion granted

After additional legal maneuveringon behalf of the attorney general, anex parte motion to dismiss the casewas granted Jan . 22 by commissioner Levin in Los AngelesSuperior Court . .

Mr. Kessler summarizes the significance of this motion as follows:"First, the motion was made only on

- behalf of . .. the defendant accounting frrm (Rader, Cornwall, Kesslerand Palazzo) . Second, even thoughthe dismissal [of tbe lawsuit againstthe accounting finn] arose stricdy

from procedural grounds , i. has thesame force and effect as a verdictafter trial . Third, the attorney general will undoubtedly appeal the verdict. The standard review in thiscase, however, is that if there is anydefect in the State 's complaint thatcould have been cured by amendment [to the original complaints] ,then the verdict will stand and there is

. no chance to amend. Fourth, becausetheaccounting finn is now finally outof the case, it can pursue a federalcourt action and not to runinto the 'abstention doctrine' that Judges [Robert]Firth and [Laughlinj Waters have interposed before the Church; there isno 'concurrent state court proceed-

~ ings wherein 'the same issues couldbe raised : Fifth, and perhaps mostimportantly, in a suit for 'an accounting, ' it is more _than a little strangethat the State is unable to plead a caseagainst the accountants [of theChurch] . If their [the accountants')

.reports have already been admittedinto evidence (and they have), itseems silly for the State to keep insisting that they still need a 'true accounting' of the Church's affairs sothat they can 'determine what otherrelief might be appropriate. '

[The question arises] if the accounting they [the State] already have is .false, whydon'tthey[the State] sue theaccountants?"

Did January 3,1979Mark the

Death Knellfor

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The Constitution guarantees it . And weAmericans cherish it.

OUf religious freedom is precious.But on January 3, 1979, the Deputy Attorney

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Twelve months have passed. And none of thefalse allegations against church leaders have heldup in court.

The court battle continues. Numerous otherchurches have supported this fight for religiousfreedom .

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GRADUAlION - Ambassador College Deputy Chancellor RaymondMcNair and Mrs. McNair, center, pose with, from lell, Van Baker, LisaDamour and Deborah Minke, who were awarde"dthe diploma in BiblicalStudies, and Gene Nouhan, who received his bachelor of arts degree, atcommencement exercises Jan. 8. [Photo by Roland Rees)

Four receive diplomasin graduation ceremony

tbe south is about 150 miles .Among tbe places the group will

visit are: the south and west sides ofthe Temple Mount, Hezekiah's Tunnel, the Domeof the Rock , the Garden Tomb, Gordon's Calvary , YadVaShem (a memorial of the Jewishholocaust of World War II and acenter for studies of the holocaust) ,Megiddo , Masada, Engedi, Samaria,Mt: Tabor, Mt. Gilboa, Ceesarea.Nablus (biblical Shechem) andJericho .

Me. Paige said Sabbath serviceswill occasionally take place in appropriate areas in Jerusalem like theMount of Olives.

'Stimulating summer'

"We will try to make it the mostexciting and stimulating summer thestudents can ever have, " Me. Paigesaid. He is also trying to arrange folkdance lessons for the students.

After about four weeks of digging,the students will take a tour to areasin Galilee , the Coastal Plain and thesouth that were not visited while inJerusalem. Mr . Paige said he hopestbey will also be able to go '0 Mt.Sinai, which is now under Egypt iansovereignty, and hike to the top of themountain .

The group will be return ing to LosAngeles July 16.

. Students will be expected to paytheir own air fare and expenses dur ing the London stopover, which Mr.Paige estimated at ,$875 , but will reoreceive full-tuition scholarships fortbefall semester end win rece ive theseven units earned during the summer at no cost. Other transportationcosts and room and board will also becovered .

Ambassador College has been involved in archaeological and culturalexchange in Israel since 1969 .

La.jJhn Turner to ~nix, Ariz .;Dan .Hall ' to Richmond-Norfo lk,,y a.; Qlen .White to Seattle-Kent;Tom Tullis to Wichita.

To be assigned to the internatiooal ministry this summer are BillRabey and John Kumick, Canada;John Larkin,_Australia; and BarryBourne, Great Britain.

(Continued from page Ufrom Los Angeles, Calif. Tbey willmake their horne for the followingweeks in the Jerusalem InternationalYMCA, across the street from theKing David Hotel in the new sectorof the city. It is centrally located on amain bus route and is an easy walk tothe old city .

Digging willbeginat7 a.m. June 4

and will run until 1 p.m . Mondaythrough Thursday, ending at noon on 'Friday, for the duration of their stayin Jerusalem. According to Mr.Paige, digging will begin on Sundaysat 8 a.m.

On·site Instrocdon

Lectures or classes will be condueted two afternoons a week, andthe' units eamed will be creditable atAmbassador College. Three unitswill be awarded for the archaeological field work, wih a lecture one houra week plus on -site instruction .Three units will be taught on the historical geography of the Holy Land,which will cover the Old Testament,intenestamental and New Testamenttimes, and one unit will be given forinstruction in the . political,economic, social and cultural life ofthe country today .

"Most of the lectures will consistof museum visits or trips to the actualsites : ' Mr. Paige said .

Traveling to sites is simplified inIsrael by the comparative smallnessof the area in relation to larger countries like the United States. TelAviv-Jaffa is a one-hour drive fromJerusalem, Bethlehem is seven milesand Jericho is 12 miles , according toMr . Paige . Tbe entire length of Israelfrom Dan in the north to Beersheba in

Northwest), m.; John Robinson toColumbus, Ohio; Wayne Dunlap toDallas (North) , T~~,; greg Johnsonto Eugene, Ore. : Mark Robinson toG1eridale.

Gene Bailey to Greensboro, N.C .;Curtis May to Pasadena (Imperial);Ed Smith to Long Island-Manhatten,N.Y .; Ralph Orr to New Orleans,

.Students

Ministerial assignments IistedPASADENA ....:. Pa"';r General

Herbert W. Armstrong has completed the new ministerial assignments and transfers. and approvedthem for release, reports tbe Ministerial Services OffICebere. AlloCtbeministen have been notified of thecbanges and will begin the process oftransfening in the near future, according to Ministerial Services.

'Thetransfers and assignments forthe U.S. and international fieldministry are as follows:

Lyle Greaves from sabbatical toAbilene-San Angelo , Tex .; Dave'Mills from Asheville, N .C . •Greenville . S .C., 10 AlbanySalem, Ore.; Jim O'brien fromNashville, Tenn., to Amarillo, Tex.;

.Charles Groce from sabbatical to,,' Asheville ; Larry Salyer from

washington, D.C ., to Pasadena(Auditorium A.M.); AI Mischnick from Lake Charies, La., toBakersfield, Calif.

Kent Fentress from sabbatical toBowling Green , Ky.; Jack Pakozdi .from sabbatical to Cincinaui (North),Ohio; Tracey Rogers from sabbaticalto Cleveland (West), Ohio; BillJacobs from Jonesboro, Ark., toErie, Pa.; Bob Smith from sabbaticalto Fon Worth, Tex.; Ron Laughlandfrom Pasadena to Glendale, Calif.

Ron Jameson from sabbatical toGreenville; Burk McNair from Pasadena to Houston (West), Tex.;Selmer Hegvold from sabbatical toPasadena (Imperial); Richard Parkerfrom Albany-Salem to Jonesboro;Elbert Atlas from sabbatical to LosAngeles, Calif.

Rowlen Tucker from Lexington,Ky., to Memphis, Tenn .; Bob Bertuzzi from Seattle-Kent, wash., toOrlando-Melbourne . Fla. ; GregSargent from Cleveland (West) toSan Antonio, Tex.; Dennis Lukerfrom Pasadena to Seattle-Kent;Sherwin McMichael from Pasadenato Washington, D.C.; Leroy Colefrom Denver, Colo. , to San Jose,Calif.; Judd Kirk from San Jose 10Wichita, Kan .; Gerald Aust fromWichita, Kan., to Portland (West) ,Ore.

The following men have beenassigned as associate pastors inthese churches:

Jeff Booth to Chicago (West and

class or a group of four."It should be remembered, " be

said, " that Ambassador College ismore interested in producing aqualityproduct like the Rolls Royce - even

' in limited .quantities - than somemass-produced contraption that maylater have to be recalled."

The graduation .ceremony tookplace in Ambassador's facultylounge, located on the second floor ofthe Student Center. The four studentsexpressed tbeir appreciation for thetime and effort taken by those involved to provide them with a traditional graduation exercise.

Gene Nouhan,- the only studentwho received an undergraduate degree, previously thoughl that theremight not be a ceremony at all , as hewas the only one to complete hisfour-year degree this semester . Hesaid afterward that the ceremony ,and particularly Mr. McNair's comments, made him feel that the collegereally cared about him .

By Dennis R. RobertsonPASADENA - Four Ambassador

. College students were honored Jan . 8at special commencement exerciseson the Pasadena campus,-af ter completing their course requirements during the fall semester.

Eugene Nouhan, 25, of Livonia,Mich., was awarded the bachelor ofarts degree after four years of study.The other graduates each received adiploma in Biblical Studies, whichrepresents one year of theologicalinstruction . They were : VanBaker, 30, of Bloomington, TIL; LisaDamour , 22, of Sheridan, Wyo .; andDehora1lMinke ,19,ofYorkton, Sask.

Raymond McNair , deputy chancellor of Ambassador Colicgo, ptesided at theceremony. He was assistedby Greg Albrecht, dean of students,and William Stenger, registrar. Incomments to the graduates, Mr.McNair stressed the advantages afforded any graduate of the college,whether he or she graduates in a large

.J

Basketball tournament draws

63 teams from 21 church areas

AMARILLO TOURNAMENT - From left : BigSandy, Tex., ChallengelS and Denver, Colo. , Bullets bailie nout inthe filSt round 01YOU Division I baskelbaJl; the Denver Dolls perform a dance routine; Baa Dickinson 01 BigSandy elicits support lor her team; the Amarillo , Tex., cheer1eadelS perform a cheer to win second place inthe cheerleading competnion. [Photos by Sheila Graham]

7

church , delivered the sermon beforean audience of 1,045 brethren.

Big Sandy. Tex.• won in men ' sbasketball , while Wichita, Kan. •came in second. Wichita had won themen 's division (or five consecutiveyears, until Big Sand y de thro nedthem this year . And in YOU Divi sionI , Amarillo had to se ttle for !he second place troph y as Big Sandy fought10 first place. In YOU Division Dboys ' basketball, Wichita won thefirst place troph y, and San Antonio,Tex., took second. Amarill o wonfirst placein Ibc preteen div ision .while Denver capturild second .

YOU girls' baskethall saw Dallas ,Tex, , emerge victorious. with BigSandy winning second prize . BigSandy defeated Oklahoma City,Okla .• in the championship game inwomen's ;'oUeyball. In YOU cheerleading, the Denver team won theflfSl placetrophy, and the Amarillosquad _ place'.

The Best Sportmanship trophie swent to the following teams : Wichitafor girls' basketball ; YOU DivisionI, Houston.Tex., North; Division II,Dallas; San Antonio for women ' svolleyball; and San Antonio in men'sbaske thal l. .

The Girls' AU-Tournament Baskethall Team wasonmpnsed of AmyThomas, Most Valuable Player (M VP)(Dall as) , Tyana Kissinger (BigSandy) , Tan ia McChisrey (San AnIOniO) ,' Melena Jones (Fort Worth).Leana T urner (Oklahom a City), andBeverly Bell (San AnlOnio).

The Wom en' s Ail-Tournamen tVolleyball Te am w as mad e upof Amy Allen, M VP (Big Sand y),Also making th is team fro m BigSandy were Bekah Nelson, CathyBlack and Becky Allen . Pat Meyer(Oklahoma City) and Mary Ann Aust(Wichita) also made the team .

Gary Mooneyham of Big Sandywon MVP in ·the men's division .Others making the team were HenryMez and Richard Scherf of Wichita ,Rand y Mciver of Dallas , John Jonesof Big Sandy and Bryan Rader of SanAngelo .

In Division I. Jeff Wellmaker was!he' MVP from Big Sandy. OIhersmaking the team were Alan Jones. alsoof that area. Monte Lindqu ist ofDenver, Marc Dufur of Amarillo .Mike Machi n of Houston West andGuy Welch of Houston West .

For YO U Division II , tbe AlITournament Basketball Team was asfollows: Ron Allen of Wic hita wasMVP, Tom Woodb ridge, also fromWichita . Charlie Jones and WarrenMays. both of San Antonio, MikeGodw in of Fon Worth. Te:4. .• andMall King of Amarillo .

Th e Amarillo brethren openedthei r homes to acco mmoda te the partic ipants, .....ho carne from as far asHou ston, 6 10 mrles away . Summi ngup . Mr . Boot h remarked . "Thecooperation amon g the brethre n wasthe best we ' ve eve r had."

the Bible about 10 times. TheU green " tree ' bas been associatedwith idolatry and false worship . . .the "green" tree refers to an evergreen or a tree of that family . ..

Dec. 25 is defmitely not lhe dateof Christ's birth . At the time of Hisbirth, the shepherds were livingout in the fields with their flocks ,However, the shepherds in Palestinedo not abide in the fields during !hewinter season becau se it is way toocold . . .

Another proof is that at the timeJesus was born , Joseph and Mary hadgone to Bethlehem to betaxed. Thereare no records that people were taxedin the middle ofthe winter . But thereis evide nce .that ta xes were paid inthe fall season of the year , Thi s wasthe be st time of the year for taxes,because this was at the end o f theirharvest. Also when Joseph and Marymade this trip. it was the rime of agreat feast at Jerusalem . . . Acc ord ing to Josephus. during the feast, notonly was Jerusalem full , but also thetowns around it, including Bethlehem. So the crowds were so huge.there were not enough rooms in theinn, so they had to stay in a stable .Thi s seems 10 indicate that Josephand Mary not only made the trip 10pay taxes, but also 10attend the Feastof Tabernacles. Thi s evide nce 'givenwould clearly indicate the birth ofChrist in the fall - nol Dec. 25.

TIle largest pagan religious cultwhich celebrated Dec . 25 as aholid ay throughout the Roman andGre ek worlds was the pagan sunworsbip - Mithrai sm. This winter tes li.val was called the Nativity - the"Nativity of the Sun." Not only wasMinh. the Sun god of Mithraism,said to be born at this time of theyear . but Osi ris, Horu s. Hercu lesBacchu s, Adoni s. Jupi ter . Tammus,and other sun gods were also supposed to be born at what is toda ycalled (he " Chnstmas Season" the winter solstice .

All of these things that I have cov ered prove to be pagan customs andis why J and many others do notcelebrate customs of Christmas .

Amarillo 's sixth annual invitational tournament took.place Dec . 22and 23 in the West Texas StateUnivenity·s .(WfSU) Activity ceetee in Canyon, Tex . The wrsuActivit y Center has four court s sideby side under one roof allowing fourgames to be played continuouslythroughout the toumey. The campusfield house was used for volleyball,cheerleading and other basketball .competition .

On the Sabbath evangelist Ronald ·Kelly, pastor of the Denver , Colo .•

By Sammy O'DeDAMARILLO, Te x, - ~ 'We ' ve

had highly successfullOumaments!helast five years. and we bad an evenbetter one this year." commentedJeff Booth, pastor of tbe Amarillocongregation. " In 1977 we had 36teams from I7 churches participating, while last year there were 52teams from 20 church areas . Thisyear there were 63 teams from 21church areas. It is now the largestbasketball tournament in theChorch. "

.Th e WORLDWIDE NEWS

'Why IDoNotColobrate Cbristmas'

By Rhonda Bradford, age 15

TIle first mention of the keepin g ofChris t' s birthda y appears about A.D .200 . For several years , many different dates were used , . . The earl yC hris t ia n s o f Eg ypt celebrate dChristmas on Jan . 6 and many ofthem still do today . Tbe exact date ofChri st ' s birth is not koown . . .

The Puritans , in 1643,,,,gardedsuch celebrations as pagan and outlawed the obse rvance of Christ mas inEngland. Colonists in New Englandcopied the laws. The blue laws ofMassachusett s Bay and New Havencolonies even outlawed mincementpies .

The Christmas tree is referred to in

,. Christmaa time , acquiring many different names from each country, .Santa Cum gets his IUIDle from tbe .early Dutch settlers in New York ·who called Sainr Nicholas Sinterclaas . The legend of Santa enteringthrough the chimney developed froman old Norse legend .

Dec. 25(became] part of!he churchcalendar because instead of Dec. 25heing celebrated as !he birth of'Cbristit was the very day , , . on which thepagan s for centuries had celebratedthe birth o f the sun god. Thecelebrarion of the sun god was pagan and. . . not one of God's days to cele brate . . . it as the fifth century whenthe Roman Catholic Church commanded that the birth of Christ heobserved forever on Dec . 25.

The exchang ing of gifts at this season was a part of the pagan RomanSaturnalia . When the wise mencameto see the Chrlst-ehild tbey presented10 Him gifts so this is where theyprobabl y got the custom of exchanging gifts . -T he wise men did notexchange gifts among themselves .The y only presented their gifts toJesu s who was born king of the Jew s.11 was an Eastern cust om to presentgifts when coming into the presenceof a king. These gift s were notbirthday gifts . . . All these thingswill prove the paganism and why Idon 't celebrate Christmas.

. Another longtime member. DianaKeener said , " I thoughr!hey all did averygoodjob, and an uce1lenl job ofstanding in front of all those peopleand reading their papen in church."

Following are excerpts from thethree winning compositions.

'Why 1 DoD't 1IeIIe..,In CItristmas' .

BY Krista Kay FIlirreI, a.,. 9

To begin with , it doesn 't say anywhere in the Bible to ob se rveChristmas . Second of all. we allknow Jesus wasn 't born in the winterseason , ..

Nobod y know s the exact time ofthe binh of Christ. NOI even Mr.Herbert W . Armstrong knows. No-

. body know s, except God and Jesus. . .When Chri stian s first came toAmerica !he people rejec ted it hecause they thought it was pagan , but .slowly it became commerc iali zedand pnpular .. .

Most scholars believe the Chri stian teach ings of the birth of Christhave been combined with the paganteaching s of the rebirth of the sun godin order to make it easier for thepagans to become Christians .

God descrihe s !he Chrisrmas treein Jerem iah 10:2-4 . It says , "Learnnot the way of !he heathen. "

In Amos 5:21, God says , " I hate ,ldespiseyour feast days ."

1 want to please God , so that iswhy 1 don' t believe in Christmas.

' W hy IDoD'tCelebrate Christmas'

By Treyen Bradford, ago 13

The exact date of Chri st ' s birth isnot known . Early Chri stians did notcelebrate His birth becau se theythought of anyone's birthday as apagan custom. For many years different dates were used to celebrateChri stm as bec ause no o ne knewwhen Chri st was born . . .

Saint Nicholas served as a bishopof Myra,inAsia Minor, in theA.D.3OOs. He became the patron sai nt ofchiJdren. His feast day is Dee. 6. andhe was believed to bring gifts to thechildren on the eve of that da y .Soon he becam e the gift giver at

Essay contest helps children prove b~liefsBy s.ou Moss

R>RT WORTH, Te x, - As anyChurch member with school-agechildren Imows, the 'Christmas season can present Certain problems.Our children face an educational s,stern that puts heavy emphasis on tbevarious pagan holidays. and they 'often must come up with an answer to

. their peers and teachers as to whythey don't participate.

To promote greater awareness onthe pan of the children them selves ofthe documented truths about: Chri stmas, and to help them research andinternalize the se truths . the FortWonh church sponsored an essayco ntest with a theme of ••Why 1 DoNot Celebrate Christmas."

Cash prizes were offered as incenlive 10 wri te the best paper of each ofthree age groups: $ 10 went 10 the bestentry from grades 3 and 4, $20 to thewinner of the grade s 5. 6 and 7 gro upand $40 10 the be st paper from tbegrades 8 throu gh 12 category .

Contes tants were encoura ged toresearch the que stion from books ,periodicals and encyclopedi as ratherthan to simply quote directl y fromChurch literature. Parents were enco uraged 10 help their children lookup !he facts and think through thelogic . but no parental writing wasallowed . Each paper was to he thesole work of the author .

1be author' s names were removedfrom the papers to ensure completeobjectivity in grading and the judgeswere four members with no childrenin the running. Sixty percent scoringweight was given to research,lO percent 10creative use of language and20 percent to grammar and spelling.The winning authors read their com positions in services Jan . 5.

The winne rs were Krista Kay Fairre i, 9 . daughterof Earle and Kay Hart ;Treyon Bradford, 13, daughter ofLarry and Beth Bradford : and RhondaBradford, 15. of the same family.

Mefnbers' reactions to tbeexercisewere all very posit ive. Alton Head , alongrime membe r and deaco n. said"I thou ght they were great! Obviously the kids did a lot of work andthe paper s were well document ed, "

8 The WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Jan. 28, 1980

LOCAL CHURCH NEWS

HOBO STEW -Members althe Springfield. Mo., church enjoy a meal ofhobo stew at their Dec.2winter social. (See "Church Activ~ies. " this page.)[Photo by Larry G. Harmon]

places were in each of ,~ cabitU _ Aftersettling in and a spirited session of basket·ball, YOU coordinator JelT)' Yort cookedfresh chili for supper . Afterwards , theteenagers talked, played game s and atepopcorn around the fire before retirin g 10their respec tive cabin s .

On Thursday they hiked to Lost Falls ,Ga _. and had a speci al taped Bible studythat night . Frid ay was ,he ine vitablepack-up day , as members pre~ to re turn to their bomes and ci vilizatio n . Tire dbut happy , the teenagers made: the ir wayhome fOl" a much-wckomed Sabbath res t ,AllMttl' CoffrY.

The:first YOU cue saJeof thechurch inBARBAOOStook place Dec . 7 inWortbing . To the surpise of the project organiz

.... thesupplies o( poneand coconUlbreAdwere quickly exhausted as demand outstripped supply. One of the women hardlygot her coconut bread out of the ovenbefore her husband bought it for SIOI Asthe response was excellent, another saleis

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The EVANSVD.LE, Ied. , singles metat the bome of Kathy Jones for a .wineand-cheese panyDec. lS . After a night ofrest , everyone picehed in the next day tomake decorations for the coming churchwintersocial.

Arnold Leaf played hostto ano<berdecoration parry Dec. 31, which was dou bled asa PinaColada going-away party forDana Monroe and Stan Duncan, who areleaving for Pasadena and Texas. respec tively . Kathy Jones .

On the week~nd of Doc. 21-24, 100singles gathered in MERRILLVILLE,Ind ., for the first annual Midwest SinglesBash sponsored by theSingles Club of~CID~AGO, Ill., Southeast church.

The Sabbath morning service was takenby RQYHoUiday ~fthe CmCAGO,III ..Northwest and Southwest churches. Thatafternoon, a Bible study was given bypester AI Barr of the CHICAGOSollhsidcchurcb_Bochministers spoke onsubjects particularly relevant to singles .lbat evening, those attending enjoyed awek:om.iDg 1*1Y.

The following morning. the gacberingenjoyed several bows of vOlleybaU andbasketball. Tbeeveningbroughtanopportunity to renew old acquaintances andenjoy a session of dancina. As mends andacquaintances began to cIeJ-t, many reflee1ed on the weekend and resolved toreturn nexl yew for anotherexc iting andenjoyable gec-togecber; Mw Grovak.

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On [)rcc . 26 the ANNISTON, Ala. ,YOU group traveled to Pine Mountain,Ga., for tIRe days of camping out. Afterinspecting the facilities for the camp-out,me~ \VCR pleaSed to sec that fire·

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Club treated the Cleveland United SinglesClub Dec . 29 to feasting, drinking, co nversanon and competition at the home o fIda Bams, wOOmasterminded the affair .

After partaking of refre shments, thegroup split into North and South team s.The North team bettered the South in aBible · quiz co mpetitio n, but the good natured Sou th tea m bea t bac k the Northteam for a victory in the tr ue/ fal seBible qu esn cn co ntest. Aft erw ard s ,prizes were a warded and everyo newent home replete with fellowship andfine food . J~ff Smith .

aged all club members to co ntinue growingspiritually. Jim Garnrr .

The Chancers Recreation Centre wasthe setting for the MELBOURNE,Australia, Soulh church' s Ladies andSpokesman Club's final evening mee tingDec . I I. After refreshing predinnerdrinks, the 90 members and guesls wereushered into lhe main dining room for afour-course meal served by white -glovedanendants.

Club director Rod Dean , pastor of theMelbome South church , anno unced thatlocal member Paul Hasank olli had ju stbeen accepted for admi ssion al Ambassador College.

Club presidents Graeme Henderson and· Manha Potocki presented a gift each 10

Mr . and Mrs . Dean on behalfof the clubs.Mr . Dean was singled out forh.is outstanding and inspiring leadership, and Mrs .Dean was honored for allowing her husband to spend so many hours away frombome . /an Whuldon .

The CLEVELAND. Ohio , Widows

again ably conducted by Mr . Register,pastor of the: Chilliwack church, and allprofrtcd from the session in the book ofProverbs . Al Hankry .

The ROCHESTER, N .Y ., YoungAdults Club sponsored the first annual

· winter camp-cor at the Bayberry G irlScout Camp in upst ate New Yort Dec .zz-zs.

" Roughing it" was the mot to , as 18members struggled to co pe with such"primitive" cooduions as indoor piumbing , e lectric heat and bathrooms. Sro wactivities were nonex istent because of theunseasonably warm rain y weather.

Despite the lack o f snow, everyone hadan enjo yable time and gained much ex perience in serving and funceioning as agroup. Plansarealready underway fornextyear - including praying for a big snowfall . AI &uoody.

The LesterHotel was the site oflbe ST.JOHN'S,Nnd . , 1.adies Club's fll'Slmeeting of the year Dec. 19. Miniscer DavidSheridan opened theclub with a short talkon the overall goals of the club . Betty Bestservedas topics mistress andcoastmistress •Blanch Smith introduced speakers CathySheridan, Olive Rixon andNonna Bensonfor a round of inspiring speeches : Sr t"se«.

The EVANSVILLE, Ind ., Women'sClub met Jan. 6 with Diane Bailey serving

· as chairman of the business meeting and .leading a group discussion on the book ofRuth . Mrs . Bailey joined Sandlll-Fentressfor jbe "This Is Your Life" segment, andBonnie Coultas led table topics .

The seven laws of health were the focusof the agenda in the second half , ' withNancy Miller introducing speakers PalFrankum, Donna Kramer and BrendaBedes . Henrietta Kissell led the group inexercises . The Evansville pastor, FredBailey , wrapped up the meeting with aninformative talk on the: seventh law ofhealth.

Refreshments for both men's andwomen's clubs wereprovided by Annetteand Donna Benningfield, Violel Koller.Jennie Smith and BarbarlII Campbell . 10keeping with the theme, snacks and re- .~shmenls were nutritionally sound andtasIy. Kathy JOM3.

"BoY. what a great evening'" was aD .....oft·beard plnse during tbe dinna of thoBUNDABER G· MARYBOROUGH,AwtnJia. Spokesman Club at Childer'sSugar Inn Dec, 22 . A lively copies lessionwas conducted b)'oMervyn Gamer, and afine bottle of wine was pn:sented toCiaylRobertson for the best answer by a ladyduring the topics session.

Fow graduates, Don Demamiel. JimGamer. RonManitzky andRobertRoben~son, were prexnted ceniftcaleS by DavidNolkr. pastor of the Brisbane Northcbwch, acting as c~ub directot\

In his closing ft:marb , Mr. Noller paidtribute to the four graduates and cncour-

CLUBMEETINGS

Twent}' members of theCHILLIWACK, B.C . , Senior' s Clubdrove over to the home of Mr _and. Mrs .Dave Register for a delicious pOtlucklunch and Bible study Dec. 14.

The nexe regular monthly meeting wasJan . 2 in Chilliwack , B .C. Among thosepresent were the recently married Mr . andMrs . Jim Fedcrchuk. The Bible study was

made - a happy end to the day . RonMclAr~n .

Thineer. senior membenofthe RENO,Ne v. , church.mt Dec . 30 at the home ofBruce Loper in Steamboat Valley for asession of charades and bingo . Tbose atlending brougtw: graduation and weddingpictures for comparison between todayaodyesreryeer . A gameofhearts followeda delicKw$ potluck meal , and prizes wereawarded to Eleanor Blakney andJack Phelan . And a surprised Bob andClara Wrightwere presented a 3lSl wedding anniversarycakeand can:1. Barbara Spring~r.

The SAULT SfE. MARIE, Ont .•church held its annual winter social II thehomeof Keith andJoanne Joncs Dec . 30.Mrs . Joees provided fresh bot chili foreveryone while oIher women cooked upthe desserts.

Cold temperatures provided perfectconditions for broombaJl and ice skating.as others preferred the cozy warmth andfellowship over a game of cards. PastorGary King and his wife led a lively singalong to capoffthe evening . Pam Shaugh-~ssy. ,

The Hancock home se rved as agathering place Dec . 8 fo r a. gamesevening for' all the SOUTHWESTENGLAND churches . the home soonsaw more than 30 brethre n locked inmortal combat over cards, draughts,dominoes , chess and other games. Refreshments provided a respite for thevictors and the ceeualties be l ween'games , and that all-important ingredient of fellowship made for a splendidevening. Francis and Yalerie Cann .

The SPRINGfiELD, Mo .• c hurchheld its annual winter social Dec . 2 at theSpringfield Boy', Club with 100 e nthusiastic brethren in attendance. A tastymeal of hobo llew and hoolauIea dessertwas followed by ·. talent show . Afterwards, fellowship anda cleanup ended thememonb&e evening. Liury G. Hannon.

" Ooc of chebestwe 've had" echoed theopinion ofche TRENTON. N.J .• churcboftbe poduck Iwx:bcoo00<. 29. A poduck'NUs~ in placeof the usual organized affairin which members write on asip--up ,beet wbat they will bring , huedespite fean thatv.netywould be lacking,the turnout provided. perfect variety andquantity of tasty edibles. Jim Stohs.. The YANCOUVER and SURREY,B.C., churches combined. fOl" an eveningof sport$ . game. and dancing at SimonFraserUniversity Dr:c. 15 , Activities forthe more efl67getic iDcluded swimming,racquetball, volleyball. basketball andcaNe: tennis. while otben enjoyed fellowship or pined their skills in card games,During tt. _ evening sandwiches,cakes and coffee wu served, followed bya lively square·dance directed by DavidMoss and disco dancing to recordedtapes . Lorna LMkillllk .

Two hundred fifty brethren of theVISALIA, Calif. , church honoredChurch member Phil Nelson with a surprise retirement dinner Dec. ?-9. Mr . Nelson was surprised when he learned thatwhat he ..t-asanending was not a sororitydinner, but a prime ribfeast, complete withcocktails and a live band, staged in hishonor. Also present at the dinnerwereMr.andMn. AI Greene, daughter and son -inlaw of the Nelsoll5 , and grandson Chris .Sharyl JlUtk~ .

'" Brethren of the WATERLOO. Iowa .church began their Dec. 22-social directly 'after the late afternoon Sabbath service. Achili potluck supper set the: pace for anevening of warm fellowship and fun , A

. special IrUt was the ft:1\qn visit of localeldcrGeorgc Boocbeandhis family . Afterthe delicious meal , Pastor Virgil Williamsand Mr . Boothe fielded qta:·stions duringan open Bible study . Afterwards,everyone moved on to enjoy activitiesplanned for lhe youngsters . A dolldre ssing co nlest for the Girl SCOUls wasviewed by man y, while falhers and sonslined up at the track forlbe running ofthc:Boy Scout' s pinewood derby car race . Adessen auct ion ended a great evening that ~

featured some thing for everyone . D~braElsingrr .

weetbercondltionsdidn't prevent 178 Eastand West Church members from enjoyinga hand-clapping, foot -stomping session ofsquare dancing directed by Walter Bierer .The taJe~ show followed. with memberssinging, dancing and even singing in deaflanguage various popular songs to the en joyment of all. Perfonners and audiencealike then broke for dinner. sampling hotdogs, IIoppy joes , baked goods and dderI;ftparedbythemothersoftheGirl'sClub.

Moresquaredancing and the secondaceof theIaleDlshow followed, ending with ahilarious " Tah itian War Dance" per formed in authentic:grass skirts by members Ann Rolko, Dan Abbott. Ray Wil liams. Tom Kruse and Rkk Siwinski. Thelocal YOU chapter provided cleanup.Collura Gus .

Dec. 22 was , . Mary Whitaker Day " forthe CUMBERLAND, Md . • church as

, members honored" the efforts andachievements of Miss Whitaker followingservices. Pastor Terry Mattson presentedMiss Whitaker~ wbo is confined to a wheelchair because of arthritis, with a gradua-.tinn cake in bonor ofber completion of anaccounting course at the West yirginiaRehabilitation Center.

Programs for the event incl~d two

~:=srte~:gb?:i,~s =~~e~~itJ.=Brethren." Mary Whitaker's remarkable .anitude in the face of many trials is aninspiration 10 all who know her". and thebrettnn organized the event to expresstheir love and appreciation . CarolynPaines ,

Six hund~d sixty-one people from theENID, ADA, LAWTON and OKLA·HOMA CITY, Okla.• churches gathered in Oklahoma Cicy to bear PastorGeneral Herbert W. Annstrong speak bytelephone from Tucson, Ariz .• in the special.anniversary weekend services Jan. S.After services, brethren remained for atasty potluck supper. Afterwards, 325peopleeejoyedebe WaJ, DisneymovieTMAwl<Dwnp6Dg Gang. w<h popcornandref=Iunents. to clo.. tbe memonbIc day,UIIda Mariono.

Neither $OOW nor sleet or rain kepttho n.oRENCE, S.C ., _. fromtheir appointed social Jan . S, After agloomySabbathday ,membengatheredloenjoy a plcrtic-scyle meal II the DarlingtonFiber Industries n:crearion center. Afterthe meal, icc cream.dancing and various_ .......jo~ to tbe c1e1ighl of all .C1ttJrl~s B. Edwards ,

Sunshine and tem~ in the 70sgraced theGAINF.SVD..LE, fl• . •churehsocial Dec. 23 as 68 hrechren enjoyedsoftball , volleyball and various races forprius. A meal featuring homemade chiliwudevoured by those pr-c:senland ribbonsfor the race winners were handed out .After lunch the aclivities continued untifsundown, when a tired but happy groupdeparted for home, ready for a goodnight's rest. uon Wiggins .

Two hundred seventy people partook ·~f a spaghetti dinner prepared by Carland Unda Lail to begin the LENIOR,N.C . , church's dinner and costume danceJan . S. Scveral costumed cowboys andcowgirls joined in for a square dance exhibition and live entertainment under thedim:tionQfWes Medon! , masterofeen:monies .

Tom andManila Fax lbCeived the ftrSl •place award for best costume. witbDeanneClevenger taking high honon for chechildren's division .

The Lenior Ladies Club got: into lhe actby seUing sweets and pastries M a chun:bfund-raiser 10 round OUI the enjoyableevening. CoMi~ Hartwg.

Dec . 29 puved to be a compIele dayfor the MONTREAL, Que . , Frenchspeak ing church and traveling guests fromthe SHERBROOKE and WINDSOR,Ont . • churches . After Sabbath services inthe Lucien Page Polyvalent High Schoolauditorium, many brethren remained for apotluck dinner and fellowship . Afte r themeal , members enjoyed several game s ,includi ng volle yball, dodgeball, gymnas tics and a go on the ever-popular trampoline . Binl1P was played by those desir ing to try their luck with the numbers .Later , athletes and bystanders alike n:con~

veiled 10 view On S'faitlA Vali.s~ , DocII!Jlr? bette r known in English as What 'sUp, Doc? a slapscick comedy ftlm $lacring Barbn Streisand and Ryan O 'Neal ,for two hours of guffaws , snickers andchortles . Dominic Vinc~/li .

Members of the NOTTINGHAM,England , church got together Dec . 21 for

their second church benefit sale of theyear . II wasanenjoyableday with plenty offun f(Jf those present. Fresh vegetables,homemade: cakes , toys , novelties andother inserescing items were displayed forthe brethren . After cleanup, it was announced that ai sizable profil had been

Tbe Lincoln Neighborbood Community Center was the sire of theBRooKLYN·QUEENS, N.Y .•church's annual Dec . 2S white elephantsale and talent show. Tbe event wastermed " by far the most successful" fi·nancially by pastor Leslie Schmedes .Utilizing Muy Roberson 's ideas. the _Ladies Club sold freshly made canoe,apple andorange juice wbile Roy Taylorvended exotic berbal teas .

Nick and Nertha Gall were the -luckywinnenofa silver jewelry box doillted byJohnTamburelJo while Dora CIarlr:won abeautiful Afghan madeby Maude Hatcb

MEMBER HONORED - MillYWhitaker 01the Cumberland. Md.;church admires a cake presentedto her by members there honoringher lor her achievements at analter·service social Dec. 22 . (See"Church ActivitieS," this page.)

fordle twin raffle. Proccedsfrom therafflewill be UJed in an outreacheffon to supplyfood 10 needy peel* in the local communitY.Richard H . CaknUu.

TIle CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo .• conJTCIIbon honored their p85IpI' and hiswife, Mr, and Mrs. J~ KafO\ftk. fortheir 10th wedding anniversary Dec . l.Membe~:~tb handicraft talents madesuch gif(Sas quilts. crocheted table cloth.ceramic: Jiash basin with Iliteber andabo• ceramic-encased electric clock to matchand ovenizlC(f Raggedy Ann and Andydolls for the Cafourek children. Othermembers contributed toward the cost ofthe material. Refreshments included ananniversary cake baked and beautifullydecorated by Sharon NuU. Lou Alexanderworted tirelessly in organizing and bring~ I

ing together the talents of man) peopleinvolved . Haydn A. Fo~ .

The first, winter social of theCARMARTHEN, West Wales, churchloOk placcNov.-24. Tbe social featured an

~ unusual spiritual lesson as Church mem-bers participated in a game entitled" C hinese Whispers." A message waspassed ••confidentially' , by each of almost40 members from organizer Mick Townson , wbo conflded 10 the fll'Sllistener that"Uoyd George knew my father!" Thelooks of disbeliefand incredulity on mem ben' faces as the message was whisperedto them indk!ated that mostoflbem wouldgive no credence whatsoever to such hearsay! Somewhere along me linc.-the rumorwaspumptly scocchcdand aoother staI1l::din its p1ace-:-with the result being "Something's o ut in Cardiff." The transfonnatton of the fll'Sl message to an entirelydifferenl message ttvough only 40 pe0

ple served as a poweduJ reminder of howhearsay can become totally distorted alongthe way . ChristopMr Murroy.

The CHICA:GO, III. , Southeast churchenjoyed an evening of fun and fellowshipat the annual Penny Fair-Coney Islandsoc ial Dec. 15. There were many kinds o fgames for young and old alike , includingBozo ' s grand prizes , and a penny tossand others for the youngscen, a beaul yspot and clown-face booth for younggirls , and an opponunity 10 becomeSupermanor Superwoman at lhe fun pho(obooth . Adults enjoyed themselves by test ing their reflexes at the TV pong game ,arC~ry booth and many OIben .

Men al soenjoyed a measure offun in the. nail-driving, log-sawing and pie -eatingcontests, while the women competed inthediapu-changing, nail-driving andtricyclecontests. Linda HaWar .

The CLEVELAND, Ohio , Westchurch held its annual square dance andtalenl show Dec. 16 at Gargus Hall . Icy

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theirSabbathbestDec .27astheYOUheld Lorraine, were surprised with a cake totheirftrstfonrialdinner. Don:cnMarccllus honor their 23rd wedding anniversarygave a lecture on the proper ways 10 eat during the festhities . By Sunday mom -soup and bread. table posture and the USC ing, everyone was in agreement that it hadof stlverwere and napkins . . been an enjoyable, albeit exhausting,

To practice the ways of etiquette, chef good time. Jim S'ous and Tom Wag,.,.r .George Nimetb dished up an eleganc.meal The PITTSBURGH, ' Pa. , YOUof onion soup, green salad, French bread sponsored a dinner and movie social forand spaghetti. Ater delving into the the. PiasburghEast and West churchesproper formality , tbe members relaxed a Dec . 22. Services were set to begin in thebit by staging an informal disco dance. afternoon 10 allow for the preparation forChocolate cake was served during the: the deliCiousmcallater in theday. Shortlyevening 10 cap off the day~s activities . afterthecloseoftheSabbathmembendugEdith An,. Gore . in fora treat of chili, hoi dogs , salads and

Dec. 23-30 saw the NORFOLK. Va.. other dishes . After the meal, brethrenYOU journey down the AtlanticCoast to moved into the auditorium for an eveningvisit Florida on a camping trip. Memben of movies. A cartoon, a Laurel and Hardyenjoyed the Aorida sunshine and took in a feature and a movieentidedThe Third Monfewof the Aoridasights . Afteratriptotbe on tbe Mountai,. were enjoyed by thoseEverglades, the YOU group stopped by prese8twhiletbeYOUgroupsoldpopcomJACKSONVD..~fla. , focthe Sabbath andother goods foc the membe rs . Fronkand the e'(ening dance sponsored by the Lewandowski.Jacksonvilie YOU. Carolyn BeQIICMmin. -, The three PORTLAND, Ore. ,ThcchildrenoftbcPALMER~Alaska, . churches played host to a , YOU week-

YES group presented a four-act play about end Dec. 29 and 30 that will lon~ bethe conversion of Saul before the com- remembered by teenagers in the North-bined ANCHORAGE 9 Alaska, and west . YOU members from Oregon,PALMERcong:n:gllions Dec. IS follow- Washington and Idaho assembled at theing • potluck meal. Complete with cos- Lake Oswego Junioc High sChool FridaylUmeSandsoundeff'eeu:thccastincluded night to begin ,the weekend with a Biblethe entire age groupoO-lI . 'Theplay was. study giyep by national YOU staffer Ron

. anoriginalpicce,adaptedbythcYESstaff Dick. and 'R~ger Foster, pastor of the:from Acts 9. Undo Orc-bard. ; SPOKANE, Wash .• and COEUR

The YOU groups from PRILA·" D9~NE., IdahO,churches .DELPR~ P. ., HAMMONTON and Sabbathmoiningthc teenagen gatheredTRENTON. N.J.• churcbes combined lOpiayBiblebaseball .Afterhcaringasplitfor an "all nighter" at the Abington, sermon by Mr. Dick and Mr. Foster thaiPa., YMCA Dec:29·30. Sixty.members aftemoon, the two ranalistJ of the BibleaDdchaperones stayed l,Ip...·night sWim- baSeball ~ntest reconvened for the ranalming and playing volieyball. rKketbaIJ f'OUDCi.1be Olympia , WaSh., team outdis-basketball . handball, watching movies taDced T.coma, Wash. , winning M·',andeating homemade hoagiclandcooties . Later , the teenagers enjoyed a d.anCC: be-beginning Saturday night and ending fore capping .off the weekend SURdaySunday morning. Tbe'master planners of morning with an invitational ba.d:ftbeJltheevent.,dcllCOnRonSarfcrtandhisw~e meet. Woody Corsi . ' . .

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ALL·NIGH'TER- YOU members from PhUadelphia,Pa, and Hammonton and Trenton, N.J., 90 for a swim, left ,and have a movie break, right, during an all-night activity by groups Dec . 29-30. (See "Youth AcIiv~ies," thispage.) [Pholos by Tom Wagner) .

dessert and a Swiss folk !lOng courtesy oftheYOU members . Afterwards, membersenjoyed an infonnal dance before reluctantlydeprtingforhome.Pk~Cosandry

and Nod GanrkfM. .The KNOXVILLE9 Tenn ., YOU

sponsored a potluck dinner anddance fortheKnoxvillechurchDec . 21: Aftermcmbers and teenagers feasted on a bevy ofhomemade edibles, the youngsters assembled for some lively basketball and othergames , while the teenagers andadu.lts enjoyed an evening of fellowship and informal dancing . Lori Pritchard. .

The MISSOULA, Mont. , YOU beganthe winter season with a roller skatingparty.Dec. 8. Despite the occasional slipand resuJtingsore posterior, cveryOB::enjoyed tbemselves and looked forward toDee. IS, when the YOU sponsored aswimming panyforthechurchat MissoulaUniversity. More than 40 people splashedtheir way around the f~ilities in races anddiving contests while Donna Love pro-

. vided instruction in swimming tech niques. This wuthe last ICtiviry with YOUcoordinalorTim Love and wife Donna andthe" YOU potenled !be", with a gift ofaptnciationoftheir service Dec. 22. LottiAbbey. _

The MONTGOMERY, Ala., YOUbasketball learn traveled to HUDlSville.Ala.• 00<. 2910.ponic;pae io !be District43. DivisionU biukdbaD 1oWnamenI. Theutderdog Montgomery am~ out ontop over the Geneva and Binninghamteams to qualify for1he Regional DivisionII (mals in Valdosta, Ga.•1'b: Montgom~cry YES children. ages 9-1 t, have also 'formed • basketbalI team and .hopc totravel with the YOU teem 10future games.COMW Williams . - .

Twenly·sii'memben and guests of theMON1'llEAL, Que., YOU showed up atthe homeof George andHelen Nimelh in

treated two handicapped children from .I

children's home to an evening of excitemera .emertainmentaed food Dec. t at the:annual Detroit East Talent Show. It was acomplete production forthe YOU groupasmembers provided rrensportetion. dinnerand participated in the sbow for the twochildren . Gknda JadsOn . .

Dec. 23 saw the YOU actively involvedin the annual DES MOINES9 Iowa, 'church social as YOU members helpedcoordinate several activities . After planning several weeks in advance: an arts andcrafts display helped set the the:meof ' 'The:Good Ole Days" as YOU membe rsreadied the stage for a presentation of the"Lase Night Show," YOU membershandled the set-up, stage crew , lightingand production and ~n entertainedthose present wilh singing, skits, dancingandpocms . Refreshments wereserved andprovided by YOU members during theshow for the enjoyment of the brethrenpresent. Tom Clark . •

An evening of entertainment was thefare for tbe GENEVA9 Swuzerlend.church Dec . IS. Members gathered toview slidcstaken during a YOU trip to thebeautiful Swiss Alps. After the inspiringslide show, YOU members dressed ascartoon personages served a delicious hotmeal prepared by. professional chef andChurch member Armand Genetti. Withrustic folkloric music in the backround, .members enjoyed a special Germandeli cacy of sauerkraut and cabbage, potatoes.smoked meats and sausages, followed by

(Continued from~ 8)iAthewoRs ...future date .SllirkyN~to.

The CAP\! GIIlARDEAU, Mo., YOUyollc:yt.ll learn traveled to JACKSON.Miss. , Dec. 16 to compete in thc: triTegionaJchampionships. They had won theregional championship Nov. 18 by de(eating Mount Vernon , Ill .; Jackson ;and Jackson. Tenn . They extended theirwinning streak by defeating St. Pe~rs

burg, fla .• in the b'ircgionals but kJsIk>fust ·pI-=e winner BIG SANDY, Tea .,and LAKELAND. Fla. , to finish third inthe sotIthusum conference:. Haydn Fox.

"It's. small world" was the theme forthe youth church soci.l of theCUMBERLAND, Md., congregationJan . 5. Scveftty br'etIlRn enjoyed ': roastbeef and chicken dinner (onawed by • .session of gamesforthe )'OUfip folks ages4 .hrougb 13. SInUlSof deHghtfilled theair as they enjoyed games of musicalchairs., sboe races, cotton-baU races andoebers,..-ganiud by .... Blubaugb anddirected by Tom .Hoban . Dawn Leasureplayed a number of famous commercialthemes on the piano for the children toguess : Afterwards ' Pam Meadows andDanny Jones presented an amusing skitentitled " Hole, in the Bucket," and theevening was capped off with a rousingsing-along led by Richard Ebersole withpastorTeny Mansonon the:piano . Despitethe inclement weather, enthusiasm washigh and all enjoyed themselves .Corolyn RaiMS .

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TALENT.SHOW GUESTS - Members of the Detroit. Mich., East YOUgroup share dinner, followed by the church 's annual talent show, with twohandicapped children from a chUdren's home Dec . 1. (See " Youth Activities," this page.) [Photo by Johnny O. Smith)

Church: in Guyana stillgro:wing. -

despite tuuional.local obstacles

Invitations 10 speak

Mr. Krautmann has been invited tospeak at many schools and club s onsuch subjects as drug s and crime andtheir effect. He has conducted PlainTruth lecture s in Georgetown and inthe eastern Berbice region of Guyana .

When questioned whether thetragedy in Jonestown , in the farnonhwestofGuyana,has affecled thechurch there. Mr. Kraunnann lells usthai unlike the situation in California ,the church in Guyana has been lotallyunaffected by the Jonestown Iragedywhere hundreds of followers of cultleader Jim Jones committed suicide ,In facl, the increased activity, includ-

attend the Feasts eachyear because oflhe transportation diffkulties or because they cannol leave their homesand fanns unattended for the timeneeded to make the trip.

Most of Guyana 's 83.000 .squaremiles is foreslorsavannah land wherefew people live . The PJpulation iscrowded along lhe fertile , narrowcoastal plain . They work on sugarplanlalions or rice faons, and incommercial and adtninistrative jobs .

' 1bere is some light industry and extensive bau x.ite mining operalions.

Another hurdle that must be facedby lOOse God calls in Guyana is theltligiousbackground.MOSI membmcome from Hindu and Moslemfamilies , which usually have strongfamily ties and Iraditions. Guyana is acO~lry slruggling 10 achieve a goodstandard of living for its people. andthe Church members reflect thatpioneering spirit ..

ing the ucellent relationships de·veloped with the I'oliceFon:e, hascome aboul after the horror occurred .

Being unable toregisterasachurchhas not hindered theWork 's activitiesin a totally debilitating way. BecauseGuyana is a sociailSf country . il isUnlikely that thebroadcast can be airedagain or newsstand programbegun .Soit has been necessary 10 keep a reasonably low proflle, bUI'thalproflle is stillhigh enough 10 gel the job done .

Communication d1l11cultles

One of the main problems faced byl!¥:chun:h is Ihesize of IhecounlJYand the lack of good communications.Travel into the interior can lake daysand longer, especially ifboals must beused on the rivers . Air Iravel helps,bUI in the interior there are fewfacilities for visitors . A number ofmembers living there are unable to

GUYANESE MEMBERS -Merrbersofthe Church in Guyana pose lor agroup photo at the Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown during the 1979 FeastofTabernacles. Paul Krautmann, pastor of the Georgetown church, issecond from left. (Photo by Rod Matthews]

1976 that the first Church services Currently , Paul and his wife Unita: took place in Georgetown. serve 54 baptized members t in -

Since thai time the church has been Guyana, many of whom live in areaspastored by Paul Krautmann, an En- not easily accessible fromglishman by birth, who has chosen Georgetown. More than 5,000 re-Guyana as his homeland and is now a . ceive The Plain Truth in Guyana.citizen . . Most of these began subscribing as a

In the late 1960s Mr. Krautmann result of The World Tomorrowfirst went to Guyana as a volunteer program broadcast over radio stationwith the Voluntary Service Overseas .GBS . Although the broadcastbas nol(VSO). and worked in-the National been aired since 1971,lhePlainTrulhLibiary . During his two-yearstay, he list hascontinued to grow asaresulloflislened 10 The World Tomorrow word-of-mouth contacl. No or -broadcast over a local station and was ganized or concerted effort to reachbaptized while attending the Feast in new reople was made uncillhis year ,Barbados . when booklets began to be advertised

Shonly after relumi~g 10 England in the daily newspaper. The Guyanain 1972, he became a student at Am- Police Force was also supplied withbassador College in Brickel Wood, some 2,600 booklets dealing with so-England, laler transferring 10 cial issue s.Pasadena upon the closure of the En·glish school in 1974 . Aflergraduationin 1975 , he decided thehest opponunily 10 serve IheWod lay in returningto Guyana , so he rejoine<Ithe NalionalLibrary on a three·year conlracl.

Forlhe nex.t three years he servedthe church and members on a partlime basis , conducling Sabbalh services, handling mail thai came inlothe post offiCe bolt and visiting t while'woti<iogfor thelibraryduring theday.

When hisconlract ex.pired in I in8,he was employed by the Work fulltime and was ordained an elder by Mr .Bass al the Feast of Trumpets thaiyear . By this time he had married andbecome a Guyanese citizen.

Rod Matthews works in the International Office in Pasadenaand speru Ihiu days of1M /979 .Feast of-Tabernacles in Guyana.He cudilsPalIlKrasumann, pastorof Ihe Georgetown. Guyana ,church, for much of the infonna~

rion Wed in lirefollowing arricle.

By Rod MatthewsPASADENA':"'" It's Jonestown

that drew the world 's attention tothe Soulh American country ofGUY8na~ But our Church memberss ho uld also know ab outGeorgetown, for in this city, lhecapital of Guyana, God has raisedup a Worldwide Church of GodCongregalion whose weekly atten dance numbers about 50 .

Guyana is a sovereign nation with apopulalion of 810,000. Althoughonce ruled by the British, ir has beenindependanl since 1966. It is asocialist country, where 85 percent ofthe people arefully literate , where theoffK'iailanguage is Englishand wherethe bulk of the PJpuJalion are blackand (east) Indians .

TIlen:, on Man;h I~, 1970, Philo·mena Rajnauth was baptized by SianBass, regional director of the Caribbean area, and so the church began .Mr . Bass made visits 10 Guyanaahoul twice a year from Barbados where he was pastoring thechurch al the lime , bur it was not unlil

ANNOUNCEMENTS10 Th e WORLDWIDE NEWS Monday, Jan. 28 , 1980

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT

If you want yeur photoslrom "LocBlChurch News,"..Announcements," thebaby coupon or Iealu", art~etes returned. please include a s\lN-addressedstamped envelopil w,1t thepictures . Write ·yeur nameand addIesson the b8ek ofeach photo witl\ ·a felf-tlppen or use a gUrnrn8d label.as the pressure from writingw~h a pen or pencil Ira quently damages the imagein the reverse side . Wa BIsorecommend inclUding a

.piece of cardboard roughlyequal in size to the insidedimensions 01 the returnenvelope lor protection 01your photos in the mail .These steps will greatly reduce expenses and time onour part and insure that yourphotos are returned undamaged . We thank you inadvance for your cooperation.

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Aa .•·church; She is survived by her hu sbandJoseph;one sister , LucyM . Will iamson; one brother. Sinclare Rynolds; onenephew , James E. Mckay. one niece ,Elizabeth C. McKa y. and a brother-inlaw. Elijoh WillWo....

GOne lIoiIey. ..- of the OrIU1dn 'cbun:b, conductedIlCI"Vic:es.,

SEAGOVILLE. Tex. - Lena M.•Cbant.81 •• memberoftbt:Cburcbof~since 1975.diedDec. 260fc~r. RandalDick, paStor- of the Dallu . Tex., SouthcbUICh. conducted funenJ IICrvices.

MR . chAnt is survived by two sisters,Effie Yilbcn one! ROOy WueUing. one! •number of niece, and nephews . .:

. TORONTO. ont_-FJmere: wiUiams,84, died Dec . 4, 1979 . She was a memberof the Toronto East church. ,

In memory ot Ehncre 'w illiam's accomplishments, kau Scheifele of WestHill. Ont_. Wrote • JX)efD . " Tribcse," onbeholf of the c:bun:b 1>=. .

Father' s f i rst name

Ba by 's first and middle names

La st name

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POLICY ON ANNOUNCEMENTS

E USTlO. Aa. - Rosa Lee McKay Jor·dine, 67. a member of God'sChun:h since1966. died Dec . 23, after a long illness.

Mrs . Jord ine attended the Orl ando .

The announcement column exists to serve our readers. We-run ontythose announcements accompanied by a recent Worldwide News mailinglabel wnh your address on n. We will run engagement, wedding. birth.anniversary and obituary notas, and announcements of the Church andWot1<, suc h as those regardin g the Feast of Tabemacles.

We do not run announcements from nonslbscribers. direa advertisingor solicnation for a business or income-producing hobby or other announcements or ads that are judged untimely or Inappropriate. All an·nouncements are subject to editing and oondensation .

send your announcements to : "Announcements." The WorldwideNews, Box 111. Pasadena, Calif., 91123, U.S.A.

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Our coupoo baby this iss l,ll is JasonEdward Graham , son of Kenny andTerry Graham 01North Glenn . Colo.

alRTH AHNOUllCEIIENT'1lfE WORLDWIDE NEWS'BOX 111PAS~A" CAUF.. 11123. U.&.A.

MontI) o f birth Da y of m onth 'r tm e-ot day Weighto A.M.O P.M.

DYERSBURG.Tenn.-Ven.Can.taPike. 74. died Doc. 31 oftor • lengthyillness . She: had been a member of God 'sChurch since 1969.

Mrs. Pike is survived bY her husbandOllie ; two daughters. Bewlah Rcgers o fDycntx.g .and Helen McBride of St. PC!ters . Mo.; duu grandchildJon. DonRo_of Concord. N.H., and Jerry and TenyMcBride of St. Peters , Mo .; and twogreat-grandchildren, Christine and Chris-tophc:r Rogers of Concord, N.H.

Joe Dobson , pastor of the Jack son. Tenn .• c hurch, offic iated at services.

BARRlE.Ont.-IlemiceJ~n.64.

wUkiUedDec: .17whcnshewU8trUcltbyan automobile . Sbebadbeen aniembcrofGod', Church for 10yearsand attended inTorOnto, ont., before'me Banie churchwas ItIrted five~·aao. ' •.

Mils Johnson Is. survived by onebrother . JWpb. ofYorrow. B.C . Ooorge .Lee, pwor of the Barrlt church, con-dueled funen.l service s. .

Tm,onFeb.2 ._ .. Mvi8t.wlm.ried...,...,aw~.st.""'Y...,rilWW~ofOW"diMMdkWetorHCholher.Happy....IWIlh~bW.JM. -

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• Number o f sons you now neve Number of daughters y ou no w have

We'd like to let the readersof The Wor ldwide Newsknow about your new babyas soon as it arrives .Just fillout this coupon and send itto the address giv en assoon as possible after thebaby is born.

•. To D..,K.....: WNt. heppv IhI."r-arli lt'abeen. Nowav- , 10 IllIways. you'remykind01 trWtnd~u.vK.-...

MR. AND MRs' SAMUEL JONES

MR. AND MRS. DAVE PIERSON

Ruth Ann Sha:5o&n.da ugh ter of Christ"'. Shade ....01Bi'mingham, Ala ., and Samuel N Jonea. son ofMr.and Mrs. Milchell Jones ol Anderson . Ala .•were

=~d~:~M~~I~~~t~~:B~ d1un:hes . The couple now ..side alRI. 14, 80.~21, Tyler, T• • .• 75707;

Debofah JuneJohnston . oaughlerotW r. and Urs .- Bob Johnston of Casper. Wyo .•andDa... Pief'son.

100 of Ralph and DieM Pierson ofWlchlla. Kan .,and Eldon. Mo..... united n ma-riege Dec . 22 .stlN Hoiday Inn nC:UPH , Wyo. Theoeremonyw. per10rmed bY Jim Jenk na, pastor 01 theWheatland and Cas per, Wyo .. chur ches. Thec:oupIlt now reside al 2250 S. ClIve. Apt. 106.Wic:tlita, Kan .

MR. ANDMRS. R. SINNAS RAJOO

MR . AND MRS. JEFFREY MYERS

R. Sinnas R8jOO01the church in M~ayN tOOk his" two 'tOws" Inon.day whe n he married Ruth ll aacin 5emenyih. Selango r, Dec . 23 . ~nn.. wasbaptIz ed by local ml~isler. Yong Chll1 Gee justbelore he and RlSIhIOmed In mar~ . Ruth is I

=.o~a:='::d:~am~~~church deacon Joeeph MoMs. The ClI:IUI* nowrnidtt n EWIaI , NIIgl SemtlIIn.

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...-ct n ".,.. OCt.27. ... s.o..Nutzman. ~lOt of IN T.rre aut.. Ind .•chun:h. Janlclt Pat• • sister of the bride . ••rretron of honor Ifld Doug~ t.tIhr 01 hgroom. w. beet men. The~ "llW ,.... ItRL15. Brad. hi.

ROSS. Donald and Rebecca (Ross) 01Phoenix.Ariz ., girl , Ellanda Mae , ~ec . 27. 8:59 a.m.• 8pound s 8 ounces. lirs t Child.

RENCK , Jerry end Kathie (Haines) of Denve r~'i r/1·1~. Elzabelh. No.... 20 . 6 pol.l'lds.

RICHARDSON. Bill . nd Della (Winberry) 01Nashville . Tenn .• boy . Tim:l fhy Wlliam. Dec . 18.10:15 a.m.• 10 po~ 3\110tIlC8S. row 1 boy . 1....

SMITH , Sidn.y and Gennia (HU9hea) of Gen. .... .Ala ., boy ,SidneyEarllll ,Dr$c.6 ,9pounds 1ounce,IIrst child

SONNENBERG, Frill: and Eva (ElfM1) 01Alberta

~~~:m~'~~~~;~' 18 .

SPE ll. PllUland J an (Cheney)ol Peot1a. m.•boy .Ne il J_a. Dec . 15. 8 :13 • .m.. 9 pouroctI 2o~.. now2 boys.

SNYDER , BradandJoany (NtatIef) ofOneida.lI l.,gi'l ,Tara Meredith. Dec. 20. 7:52 p.m.. 8pollldl4

. Ol.l"CeS, now , boy . 1 girl.

STONE . James lind NeI1a (Van Ow Me y) 01TOIOnlO. Ont.. boy . Brandon JImeS. "'='.11. 2:15

. - p.m.• 9 pound s 6 01,1I"IO&$. now 2 boys

~~~~r~y~ba~~~.)3~~-12 :OSa .m.•8po und$150000ea.now 1boy.2 gm .

~::~_~g~W~:.ds:;t.~~~~~l . oJpounds 4 ounces , nowone boy . two tlr15 .

WHITTAKER , Ernest and Carolyn (R.ad) ofFrederlclon. N.B.; boy.WalterEm.sl. Dec .5. 1 :26p.m.. 7 potXIdl. now 1 boy , 1 girl .

CLARK. Donald and UndII (Ballrlrd) or Soldotna.Alaska, boy . Joseptt Andrew, Jan . 3 , 8:45 • .m., 8pounos H OIKlCe8. now 2 boyl. 1 girl.

~~~.~d~tt~~f:~~jpounds 5 ounces. roow1 boy, , girt

~=.S"'~~:Y l~~ C:.~~;· ~~i12OlrtO.., Ittl ch ild .

BIZZELL. Ervin and Anita (St••art) of loaAngIi .... C.I., bo y. Reno.,.. Ervtn. Dec . 17,5:33p .m., 7 pounds 3O~. 11"1II ctlld.

BIRTHS

ARBUCKLE , O.Y~ and Terry (Cothn) 01 St .

=~r~O~.~~~~~ild~aoml. Nov. 30 . 6

BAKER , Howard and Sarah (BrUna) of Delisa ,Tex .. boy. Brent Aaron. Dec . 6, 9:.' •.m., 10 .poUl'ldll , now 2 boys, 1 girl.

McDUFFIE. David and OIIbofah (GooctwWl ) oJAtlanta . Ga., gi1 , Darice Marie . Dec . 12, 10 :16a.m .• 5 poundI 14 o~•• now 1 boy , 1 g irl.

~:~~.ET~.~~~~ ~i~~~i<~~~, ~.r~o!a:a.m.• 8 poU'lds . first child

PA TT ERSON. Sill and Bambi (B ryce l 01Lethbridge. AIl a. . girt . Jenive.Jill.Dec. 13. 10 :26a.m.• 8 po tXIds 70tXIces. firs t child .

~~~.~':~~a180~~~p~~7 pounds 1l':1ounc .s. now 1 boy . 2 git!s.

MEYER . Chal1es and E~zabeltt (Stanc zak) of

~.~~~rr.c:~:ir~5A~r:s~~:'~~.7, ~t.~8MlUER. Thomas and Clara 01 Reno . Ne ..... boy.David D. niel . Dec_ 20 . 3 :36 p .m.• 8 pounds 4ounces. now 2 bo~. 3 girls

PATT ERSON . Alan aod Toni (Mende z) ofOelroit.With .. gWl. Tamara Leigh . Dec . t8 . 7:37 a .m.. 8pounds 12 OIllCeS , first chid

=~'~~Fl::~~:~~2~)5~~~&poundI .. o,"*s. now 1 boy. 1 gII1.

OVERS TR EET. DaM and Mauree n (Hosey) ofCharfonll<tiU• . Va.. boy. Lucas HoHy. Jan . 2.12:55 a .m.. 10 poul'lds 9 o\.Flc8s. now 6 boys . 3....

PICK~NPAUGH . Don and J uli a (A ll en) of

:.~r~;Z'siO" ~J~',~;~.~thbo~l ~ttSO

PUCKETT. Archie and Donn a (Campbell) 01

~~:o~~yO~~~2~•.26, 6 :46

CURR Y. John ond Undo (C", . ) 01 Loe. s........ ENGAGEMENTS:-~~Man., Dec . 17, 9:24 a.m., ~

. ,.AIARY. K. n lMll h and Bec ky (Law.cn) -of~~":C~~:t8._10:42

McAUFlTl1UR. B«ky (V.,BergiIn) of $amia.Ot1t.,lIof .Chria1ophef...tohn.Dec. 27 . 4:29p.m.•7pounda 13\0'1ounces. I rsl cttld .

BRADFORD. C.W. and RoM (Stftt..-t) of L.ak4tVIlIllge. ArL. boy , JonaI\w1-s.-... Dec . 13.7:55 p.m., S pounda 8 ounces.. now2boyt.. 1 girt .

BAfGHT. Nel son and Phy lli s (Adam .) 01CcUnbiL S.C.• twi"Ia.gi1"tDJ,Al'rWIdaJoylWldBriaIlMhley, Dec . 17.3:35and3;4t a.m.. eK:h 5poundB 10 OU"lq' I . now 1 boy . 2 glrts . .

•..". BUC KLAN D. John and CIndy (Koch) 01 Miami.FIIi ., boy , Brett lM1don. Nov. 20 . " :4e p .m., 7pounda 3 O\.hCeI, now 2 boys .

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Monday, Jan. 28, 1980 The WORLDWIDE NEWS 11

Sports exhibit held on campus

FENCING DEMONSTRATION - A fencing group demOnstrates thesport during the Sports Exhib~ Jambore e. [Photo by James Capo]

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Mr. Wesbrook holds seve n wor ldage group record s. is a nine-lime national tenni s cha mpio n, and was afacu lty membe r of Ambassador College for 23 year s ' training Ambassado r student s in tenni s.

Dwi ght Sto nes, i n-nme world-record holder in the high j ump andtwo-time winne r o f the bron zemedal, who is training unde r coachSneider at Amb assador 'for the nextOlympics; was on hand to ass ist Mr.Wesbrook . Mr . Stones came withinone inch of his person al reco rd in thestraddle at seven feet. After signingautog raphs in the Ambassador Col lege gymn asium, five members ofthe Los Angeles Rams cheerleadingsquad jo inedthe two menon thetrackto cheer them on 0

beautiful setting the college provides, an d ad de d that " C ar ltonGree n [director of food services atthe college] and his staff do an excel lent job, and the tournament is mostapprec iative of that : '

Abo ut 600 people atte nded theluncheon. .

The Sports Exhibit Jamboree concluded Jan . 2 with whal Ambassadorathletic dire ctor and Olympic coac hHarry Sneid er referred to as "one ofthe most unique sports exhibitionsever0" Se nior Olymp ic championWalter K. we sbrook, 81 yearsold,attempted to break his own world agegroup record of 3 fee t 9'.4 inche s inthe high jump . He made three attempts at 3 feel 10 inche s. missing,but co ming close on one attempt.

SPORTS JAMBOREE:- A karate team sponsored by the Los Angeles ,Calif. , Police Department gives a martial arts demonstration in the Ambassador Co llege gymnasium as part of the Sports ExhiM Jamboree onthe campus Dec . 30 throug h Jan . 2. [Photo by James Capo )

record of 250.02 miles.Throughout the fo ur days of ex

hibits and athletic demonstrations inthe college gymnasium. groups ofgymnasts, karate teams sponsored bythe Los Angele s Po lice Departme nt,dance rs , bo xer s and fencers per formed their .specialnes. Most ofthem were between the ages of 7 and18. and some were under the train ingof Olympic coac hes .

Also on display at the Jamboreewere photographic highlightsof pastRose Bo wl and Rose Parad e eve nts ,loan ed from the Pas ad e naStar -News. and artwo rk includingthe Olympic mural that ABC Sportshad co mm iss io ned fro m Le ro yNeiman forthe 1976 Olympics. Theartwork is valued at $150 ,000 byABC.

Sports illustrato r Dalli s Berksethalso had a display of his art, andunveiled a Rose Bowl 1980 work de-signed for the exhibit. .-

O n Jan. I, immed iately followingthe Rose Parade, a champagne luncheon took place in the AmbassadorCo lle ge Student Center. Jt wasplayed host to by the TournamentofRose s offic ials for the administrationand athletic departments of the Big10 and Pacific 10 coll eges, whichannual ly compete for theopportunityto play in the Rose Bowl, WilliamJohn stone. chairman of the Gue stLuncheon Committee for the Tournament of Ro ses, commented 'on the

Rose Bowl in Pasade na.The Jam boree be gan at noon Dec .

30, 1979, with the startof the Frisbeemarathon . Teams of 10 Cahow andAmy Berard and Dan Roddick andAlan Bonopane , tossing the Frisbeeover a measured distance on the college track. for 24 hour s, attempted tobreak the record of2 23.4 miles set inJul y , 1977 . The wom an ' s' te amdropped o ut when it was obvious they~ere not going to break the record .but the men went on to set a new

PASADENA - In cooperationwit h Ambassador College . thePasad ena Chamber of Comme rcesponsored a four-day SPorts Exhi bitJamboree on the college gro unds ,which incl uded the setting of a newworld distance record. in a 24 ·ho urma rath on fris bee to ss, visit s byOlympic high jumpe r Dwight Stonesand the Los Angeles , Calif., Rams(U.S. professionalfootba ll team)cheerleaders and sporti ng exhibitsfeaturing eve nts perfo rmed in the

AM-B ASSA D 0 R- ACT I V I T IE 5

TAIWAN ATltLETESTO TRAINHERE

Ambassador College w illplay host this sUfT\mertoabout 30 athletes, coac hesand colnlelors fromTaiwan, announcedRaymond McNa ir, deputychancellor of AmbassadorConege, in a studen t torumJan. 15. They will bestaying in one of thecollege residence halls forabout a mon th while theytrain for the Olympics.

Ambas sador Co llegeathletic directo r Jim Pellysaid they will be coming toSouthe rn Cal ifomia tocompete against the topcollege track and fieldathletes in the nation inpreparation for their ownOlympic trials in June,

Chi Cheng 01Taiw an, atone time the lastestwoman in the world,accord ing to Mr. Pelly , iscoordinating the visit here.

Student Center after thegame .

Up W~h People is acollection of singers,daocers and musiciansfrom allover the world .

ENTERTAINERS EAT- Members of the Los Ange les,Calif., All City Band fill the' Ambassador College StudentCenter for lunch Jan . 20 . The .roup provided prog ramentertainment at the Super Bowl football game later thatday . [Photo by James Capo] ,

fund for students infinancial need by RonWroblewski, diractor offinancial aids .

ENTERTAINERSDINE ATAC

While students left theAmbassadorCollegecampus for the concessionstands of the Rose BowlJan . 20, Cartlon Green ,drector of Food Services,and his staff were busierthan nthey had had to feedthe student body regularlunch and dnner.

After provid ing breakfastlo r the students between6:30 and 7:30 a.m., theFood Services staff beganreadying themselves andthe college Stude ntCenter, where the dininghall is located , to servelunch to about 630entertainers tor the Supe rBowl game .

The Los Angeles ,Calif., All City Band, thepregame entertainment,ate first , followed by thehalftime entertainers, theUp With People group .About 270 of themretumed lor dinner at the

SCHOLARsHIP FUNDINmATED

FUND RAISER - Freshman Kristina Brady initiateda scholarship program tohelp a dorm mate and otherstudents in financ ial need.

After leaming tI1atone ofthe students in her dorm

.was not going to be able toregister tor the springsemester because sha ,could not get her collegebill below the minimum$600 for anoutstandingbalance, Kristina Brady , afreshman from NorthCarolina. organized afund raiser, the proceeds to

·90 to her dorm mate andother students lacingsimiliar financial situations.

Thirty-two studentscontributed the ir time Jan.15 in a volunteer inventoryof a nearby departmentstore , eaming more than$500, which is beinghandled as a scholarship

education, I feel that heshould have a basicunde rstanding of the .business world ."

Mr. McNair said Mr..Armstrong first expressedinterest in a businessminor last summer.

15 and announced a newminor to be offered at thecollege.

"Mr. Armstrong hasapproved a minor to beoffered here in businessadministration," Mr. .McNair said . " wm consistof at least 21 semesterunits in the businessSdministra:ion andcomputer sciencedepartments.

Mr. McNair emphasiZedthat the minor will notdetract from the basic corecurriculum of AmbassadorCollege. "We intend tokeep this book at thecenter 01everything," hesaid, holding his Bible.

The new minor will ,benefit both the studentsand the·Work , since thedata processing andaccounting areas of theWork , headed by JackBicket do " absorb quite anumber of people," Mr.McNair said . •

''There is always a needlor quaHfied, wel~trai1edand energetic students,"Mr. Bicket said . "We wiltry to educate the studentsin the basic skills andconcepts of business toprepare them for society,as well as prepare themfor active and importantjobs in the Work of God."

For those students whowill not be hired into theWork , William Stenger,college registrar, said,"Opportunaes will beopened lor the students[those who take the minor)as lar as job placement andgraduate school areconcerned."

" Business isfundamental to oursociety ," said Mr. Bicket ina queston-and-answerinterview that appeared inthe student newspaper,the Ambassador Portfolio ." If a student wants to bewell rounded in his

NEW MINOR TOBE OFFERED

Aller vistting thechancellor of AmbassadorCollege , Herbert w.Armstrong, in Tucson,Ariz. , Jan . 10, with Dean ofStudents Greg Albrecht,Deputy ChancellorRaymond McNairaddressed the studentbody during the first forumof the new semester Jan .

Bowl, and OlympicConce ssions reqU!!lsted .Ambas sador Coliege toprovide them with 250stude nts to help tor theday .

Dave Myers, studentbody president, .said someof the money w ill be setaside tor the student body

CONCESSIONAIRES - Ambassador College studentsJ im "'erst and Debbie Dupuis work in a concession boothdUring the Super Bowl football game in the .Rose Bowlnear the Pasadena campus Jan . 20. About 250 studentsparticipated in operating concessions as a fund-raisingevent for the student body fund . [Photo by Sylvia Owen]

520,000 and 525.000 for fund two years from now,the student body fund, when the Rose Bowl gameaccordng to Phi RiCe, is scheduled to take placestudent body vice president on a Satunday, and theand one 01the coordinators students will not have thatof the second fund-rais ing as a source of income .event there Jan . 20 , the Other organizers tor theSupe r Bowl. Super Bowl fund raiser

The student body fund were Bryan Weeks, Johncovers the costs of all Curry and Gene Nouhan.student body act lvitiesthroughout the year ,including four majordances (one sponsored byeach class), squaredances, movies, the breakparty and snow-'ne partyandother events.

Ann ually, the RoseParade and Rose Bowlgame Jan . 1 prov ide themajor source of thisincome , but this year theSuper Bowl football gamewas also played at the Rose

In two events at theRose Bowl this spring.

----1,..;,Ambassr.;i.:nrsaegru~~1tle ir "time to work in concessionstands operated by theOlympic Concessions Co.and raised between .

ROSE BOWL ACTIVITIES


or unable to read the booklets intheir re~lar formats,

Individuals interested in receivinga copy of this booklet should. havesomeone write (telephone calls willnotbe accepted)directly to Mr, Snuffer ..er the Ioltowing address:Worldwide Church of God Educational Services for the Handicapped,Attention: Garland Snuffer,.300 W,Green St. Pasadena, Calif., 91123.

Tbose fnterested are urged to sendin lbeit req~st as soon as possible;because supplies are limited.

A UTILE .- like a slap on thewrist - but their military forceswill keep marehingon! Don't for

. a.moment suppose the men at theKremlin are so stupid that theyactually started this "!ILtTARYintervention without first calculating such meager retaliationas these embargos! The men atthe Kremlin figured that thestakes 'were worth it!

Meanwhile, consider this fromthe viewpoint of London, Bonn,Paris and Rome . Mr, Carter is indulging in wrist -slapping, whilethe bear lumbers right along and EUROPE FEARS IT MAYBE

NEXT.! THAT .IS THEIR FEAR!

I see in this a realfear in Western Europe, thai will FORCEEuropean leaders and the Vaticanto get their heads together in

. mutual DEFENSE - Europeancivil nations against nuclearmilitary invasion, and the RomanCuria and Papacy against atheismmaking inroads over all Europe!In their eyes, President Carter isIX>ING NOTHING - and Russia isMOVING!

When we entered.the decade ofthe '80s just eight days ago as Iwrite, the world entered an entirely NEW BALL GAME !

The WHOLE WORLD SITUATION

HAS SUDDENLY CHANGED! ButWashington is BLINDED!

Jesus said, "0 ye hypocrites,ye can oiscern the face of the sky,but can ye not discern the signs ofthe times?" (Man. 16:3) ,

Prophecy says Ephraim andManasseh would be stupid inworldly politics, and they arel

But for us? Can WEdiscern thesigns of the times? END-TIME

EVENTS are going to happen FASTfrom here on! The '80s wellmight see the ENDof this presentworld; WAKE up!

bodia [Kampucheal- Thailandnext (King Bhttmibal told me heexpects theYietnarnese·to invadeThailand) - then Malaysia and .on into the Indian Ocean at thepoint of Singapore -r-' once theyhave achieved all that they willcontrol all commerce throughAsia, the Far Bast and MiddleEast - then they have only the .West to consider.

Meanwhile the domino strategy and toppling the nations adjoining' continues MARCHING

ON: And THIS IS ALARMINGEUROPE!

The European allies of theUnited States know that somewhere along the way in this masplan for world communism isgoing to be a military invasion nextdoorto the West- into WESTERNEUROPE! Of course firstmust comedomination around southern Africa.

The European nations have relied on United States 'arm ed andnuclear strength to protectthem .from the Russian satellites bordering them on the east.

Just where are we?

Again, WHERE ARE WE, at thismoment?

President Carter hasbeen concentrating on 50 U.S . people inIran . Now Russia is employingMILtTARY MIGHT. At least100,000 troops are now in Afghanistan, and more on the way . .President Carter says he is tryingevery option short of militaryforce.

BUI Ihe Kremlin, even afterMr . Carter called Mr. Brezhnevon the HOTLINE,hasused militaryforce! They will not be deterredby anything short of SUPERIORMILITARY FORCE! The embargoon grain and fish may hurt Russia

informing him of the possibility ofproducing .Hmited editions ofselected Church booklets, and Mr.Snuffer developed a program thatwould produce 40 braille copies ofWhy Were You Born? and The Wond<,rful World Tomorrow,at no cost toubeWork,

Currently, onl'y the Why Were YouBorn? booklet is available, and additional copies may be produced if iheneed exceeds tbe supply. Tbe braiUe .editions are only offered to coworkers and members who are blind

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massed at the border, ready tocrash on through. The Russianboot is now planted In Afghanistan, and NOTHING shortof SUPERIOR MILITARY FORCE isgoing to drive them back ,

The domino-type strategymeans they plan next, in duetime, to plunge on farther souththrough Pakistan, giving them anoud!t into the Indian OCean, fromwhere they plan to control, withtheir superior nuclear submarinefleet, all commerce to and fromthe Far East and the Middle East .

Iran to become sateUlte?

But more, The United Stateshas been too busy concentratingits mind solely on some 50 hostages in Iran to realize theGREATER turn' of events in Af:'ghanistan , But local civil warsare sputtering in three or fourseparate areas, against the Kbomeini government in Iran. Iran isin TURMOIL, It borders on Russia. This offers the Kremlin a logical reason, from their viewpoint,to send massive troops into Iran

. to "settle the turmoil and civilwar," and bring "peace"tolran.Ofcourse, once the Russian bootis planted in Iran, it will have nointention of removing it. Iran,too ,like Afghanistan, will becomeanother Russian satellite nation .

This is all part of Russia's ultimate goal to impose communism on the WORLD . Oncethey have fonned a ring aroundthe Far East and Middle East, bydominating the Indian Ocean, and

' com pleted the domino program.of toppling over adjacent nationsfrom Vietnam on through Cam-

Braille books offered to blind

. . ..BRAILLE BOOKLETS - A limited numbe r of co pies of the booklet WhyWereYouBorn? haw been producedin braille form for blind members or co-workers, Btaille characters ate co mposed of a system of raised dots, as

.shown in the opened book, to be read by touch, [Photo by Roland Rees)

PASADENA- A limitededitionof a braille version of Why Were YouBorn? by Pastor General Herbert W.Annstrong is being made available tointerested people, according to .Gar-

. land Snuffer of the Work's Educational Services for the Handicapped.

The braille editions have beenprovided to Educational Services ona special program for the blind andare available on a first-come; firstserved basis.

A co-worker wrote to Mr. Snuffer

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SUpport of guerrilla warfare,The unchanging policy has '

heen, where the Russian bearplants its boot, it never removesit, unless driven out by superiorforce ,

All Communists have beentaught this program , They havebeen taught that they .know totalworld domination cannot beachieved-without one final all-outmilitary war. For this purpose theRed anny was formed, and theRussian nuclear developmentadded, Its purpose meanwhile,was literal defense - but evenan offense like that now going onin . Afghanistan is termed byCommunists . 'defense," or"liberation, "

So, just where are we now, atthe moment? We thought it was theChinese Communists who werebacking North Vietnam in the warover there , Vice Chairman TanZhen-lin of the Standing Committee of the National People'sCongress, one of the three topmen in the People 's Republic ofChina, told me it was Russia whoactually backed the North Vietnamese, and was promoting the"domino theory," which he saidthe Russians are still pursuing .The vice chairman was close toboth the late Chairman Mao andPremier Chou En-Iai , and foughtwith them in the war.

Actually, what is takingplace right now in Afghanistanis another thrust on the"DOMINO THEORY." By Monday, Jan. 7, the Russians had100,000 or more troops in Af-:ghanistan , and more being

Office here . Attendance is up 15 percent in the United Kingdom, 34 percent in the Scandinavian countries and26 percent in east and west Africa.Mail income in the United Kingdom isup 24 percent from 1978, says Mr.Matthews, which helps to offset thehigh rate of inflation.

As a result of direct mail efforts inEngland and Eire, 1.223 subscribershave been added to the Plain Truthmailing list. The International Officealso reports that nearly 10,000 copiesof the booklets, Coming - A NewAge and The Plain Truth AboutChristmas, were mailed in response torequests by PI' readers in England andtheScandinavian countries.

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MANILA, Philippines - Thelargest ministerial conference in thehistory of the Philippines took placeat theMarken, Metro Manila , regionaloffice Dec. 24-27, reports ColinAdair, regional director of thePhilippine Work. During the conference it was reponed that baptismswere up 102 percent in the Philippines, with a 7 percent increasein the size of the Church. Mr. Adairalso reported that income was lip 26percent over 1978, and he stated that" Growth and more growth was thekeynote for 1980: ' .

Twenty-seven ministers and theirwives attended the conference,which featured updates on administrative procedures, sessions of techniques of counseling, ministerial ethics, minister/church.. relationsand many others. An evening get- .together at the Adairs' and a beachbarbecue provided a respite from thesessions and lectures during the con-:ference.

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~ASADENA - Pastor GeneralHerbert W. Armstrong announcedthat site selection is almost completefor the 1980 Feast of Tabernacles.

Newly appointed Festival housi ngdirector William Kessler, who formerly assisted Ministerial Serviceshead Joe Tkach, expressed his concern about the toll inflation will takeon members having to pay for housingat the Feast . Mr . Armstrong has ordered that the besthousing possible bearranged for Church members, andthatany discountsthe Church is abletoarrange be passed on to members.

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PASADENA - Pastor GeneralHerbert W. Armstrong approvedthe itinerary and speakers for a newseries of ministerial visits to churchareas. The visits are scheduled tobegin Feb . 9, with meetings set for allof Florida; .Geneva , Ala.; and Moultrie, Ga.; and to continue:every twoweeks thereafter until Mr. Armstrong's trip to Egypt and Israel:

Me. Armstrong has personally assigned the traveling ministers tocover the topicofloyahy in the secondhalf of a split-sermon format for theservices. During the first half of services the Work's film about thelegal crisis, The First Amendment:Church vs , State, will be shown .

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PASADENA- Year-end figuresreveal substantial growth 'In Canada ,reports the International Office ofMinisterial Services. Income for theCanadian Work is up 14 percent,Plain Truth circulation is up 10 per-cent and respomes from the variousin-house mailings totaled 97,700a 27 percent increase over 1978 . TheWorld Tomorrow broadcast overCanadian News Radio CKO["Update," WN, Dec, 24J resultedin several responses, and the Intemational Office expects the responses toincrease .

Plans for 1980 are already underway , as 5 by 8 inch newspaper insertswill be included in major newspapersin Canada, according to the International Office . .

All programs have been accelerated because of the possible postalstrike after the Canadian federal elections Feb. 18.

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the Work 's Mail Processing Centerreported in the Jan. 17 PastorGeneral's Report that the mail countduring 1979 registered its first increase since 1973. "We view this asa very positive sign for the future,"wrote Mr. Rice . "Mr . [Herbert]Armstrong's vigorous, dynamic actions are reaching out and movingour media audiences." Mr. Rice attributed the increase to Me.Armstrong's efforts to put theChurch "back on the right track ."

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PASADENA - The Work'sSpanish. Department is planning toplace 170,()(X)inserts in the three topSpanish language newspapers in theUnited States Jan. 27 and Feb. 2~3

according to Leon Walker, SpanishWork director. Inserts will be placedin the Miami, Fla . . El Diario LasAmericas, the Los Angeles , Calif..La Opinion and the New York CityEl Diorio La Pre"SG. Me. Walkerreported in the Jan . 17 PastorGenerat ' s Repor t that an estimated21 million Spani sh-speaking peoplelive withi n the border s of the UnitedStates ', accounting for the onlydomesti c U.S . work as we ll as international Work within the Church.

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PASADE NA - Church attendance figures in several internationalareas are up significantly, reportsRod Matthews of the International

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