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WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
WORLD HEADQUARTERS
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
HERBERT W. ARMSTRONG
PRESIDENT and PASTOR
Jerusalem, Old City
May 5, 1969
Dear Brethren and Co-Heirs with Christ:
I find it necessary to push aside all other writing and
responsibilities for the moment and write personally a letter just
to you Brethren, members of God's Church.
Two or three points urgently need to be cleared. One is
about changing areas in attending the Feast of Tabernacles; another
is about the special offerings taken on the seven annual Holy Days.
Let me explain, first, that in writing the letter to
Co-Workers once a month, I do not address you as Brethren, because
the letter goes to about twice as many NON-member Co-Workers as to
MEMBER Co-Workers. Of course I assume you all understand that you
Brethren are Co-Workers. It is like all Jews are Israelites, but
all Israelites are not Jews. All members are Co-Workers. But all
Co-Workers are not members. Nevertheless, the Co-Worker letters
are meant as much for you Brethren as for NON-member Co-Workers.
I sincerely hope the new magazine, TOMORROW'S WORLD, to be
mailed to all Co-Workers -- both members and non-members -- will
help in bringing many more Co-Workers, who are not members now,
into God's Church.
But first, about changing Feast site areas. Some have had
a mistaken idea about changing areas -- and especially many in the
United States going to England. A few had gone to England two and
three years ago. But last year the mistaken assumption got going
that "it would save money for the WORK if a large number went
to Britain." I felt sure it would COST the Work a very great deal,
but both our Festival planners and those in charge of the Business
office at Headquarters felt it would be good for the Brethren and
SAVE THE WORK MONEY. Our British Headquarters had to bring a
certain minimum number to the Festival, or pay the difference --
and there were not enough ln Britain and Europe to make up this
number unless we sent a fairly large contingent from America.
I do think God guides me, Brethren, and it proved that my
judgment was right. It DID cost the Work money. It did take money
from the Work seriously needed IN the Work. And it DID have a
spiritually injurious effect on several.
Let me tell you what actually happened. Many letters have
been coming to our ministers in the eastern part of the United
States -- the area from which most went last year to England --
about disappointments and problems. We find that MANY who went
failed to consider all aspects of the trip. Many failed to plan