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The PLAIN TRUTH
a Magazine of Understanding
BOX 111, Pasadena, Calif. 91109
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG, Editor
November 21, 1966
Dear Friend and PLAIN TRUTH Subscriber:
I want personally to welcome our many NEW subscribers--and
to THANK all subscribers, old and new, for your interest in this
world-news magazine, and The WORLD TOMORROW broadcast! Once again,
I am grateful to be able to say I have something NEW--and I believe
exciting and tremendously important for you--no cost, of course.
I'll explain later.
First, I have been SHOCKED to learn that some of the
beautiful color pictures in The PLAIN TRUTH may have been giving
many of our readers a very wrong impression. I hasten to correct
this. Also, in this semiannual letter I want to answer again some
of the questions hundreds are asking: "WHY don't you charge a
subscription price for The PLAIN TRUTH?" "WHY do you NEVER solicit
the public for contributions?" "WHO'S BACK OF YOUR WORK? HOW is
it financed? WHAT makes it tick?"
Hundreds of thousands of readers have been astonished at
the beautiful color pictures of the three Ambassador College
campuses. But I hope they have not given you the impression that
we are just rolling in wealth, because nothing could be farther
from the truth!
Some seem to have thought, since we never charge for
anything, never ask for contributions over the air, in The PLAIN
TRUTH, or in any of our literature--NEVER solicit the public for
contributions in any way, that we must be rich and in need of
nothing! THAT IS NOT TRUE!
But what IS true seems so absolutely incredible--almost
unbelievable--yes, stranger than fiction--because it has been
brought about by the hand of God! These beautiful, cultural
campuses of tone and character have come to us in a most
miraculous manner. I know this strange, providential chain of
circumstances will be so interesting to you, I am going to take
whatever space is necessary to give you the thrilling step-by-step
account.
First, let me say: THIS you KNOW! --you never knew of
anything else like this Work! --you know that YOU, (unless you have
voluntarily, without any request from us, become one of our
Co-Workers) have never been asked for any subscription price, or
for any contributions--and if you sent money to PAY FOR your PLAIN
TRUTH or any literature from us, your money was promptly returned!
You KNOW you never heard of anything else like it!
When Garner Ted Armstrong or I say, over the air, that