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with many kings, presidents, prime ministers and world leaders.
Yet I know that anything I, or they, may be able to do on our
human level now, can make no more than a small bit of progress
toward ultimate world peace and universal happiness for ALL.
Yet, as Emperor Haile Selassie said last time I saw him,
though we rely on the Eternal Creator to usher in UNIVERSAL peace
and well-being, we must continue to do all we can now, in the
meantime.
A month ago I wrote you of how, just before the big PUBLIC
APPEARANCE campaign where upwards of 50,000 had been expected in
Manila, I had been suddenly called back to Headquarters at
Pasadena. Since then, the call for my return to Manila has been
intensified. The President of the University of the East, Dr. S.F.
de la Cruz, just left to return to Manila this past week. He had
come for the inaugural concert in our new AMBASSADOR AUDITORIUM on
our campus here, April 7th. He planned to bring his wife, but she
was delayed in obtaining a visa, until early last week. He had
waited here for her, and brought her to my home, asking me to give
her a little tour of the campus and the new Auditorium, while he
had another talk with two or three of our deans. His university in
Manila has "only" 68,000 students. "ONLY" sixty-eight thousand!
He was urging me to get back to Manila and get on with this big
campaign there.
Also here for the opening concert, performed by the Vienna
Symphony Orchestra, with Carlo Maria Giulini conducting, was the
President of the University at Saigon (South Vietnam), strongly
urging me to come very soon now for the big PUBLIC Appearance
campaign which had to be postponed at Saigon. Our God has
graciously opened the giant doors for these campaigns in world
capitals over much of the world, and now I hope you will PRAY,
earnestly, with me that God will restrain Satan from causing any
further delay.
Two governments sent representatives to our campus to
represent them at the opening concert at our new Auditorium. The
Japanese Diet allowed only one to be away from important Diet
Sessions, but officially sent Mr. Bunsai Sato, and the wives of
two others who had planned to come came in their husbands' stead.
The President of the world-famous University of Tokyo and his wife
came, and also visited our Texas campus. King Hussein officially
sent the Jordanian Ambassador to the United States to come from
Washington, D.C. A judge of the World Court of Justice at The
Hague and wife attended. The President and wife of the University
of the Ryukyus came. The Ethiopian Ambassador to India was here.
Many local VIPs of Southern California attended.
This magnificent new Auditorium will be dedicated to the
Honor and Glory of the GREAT GOD on May 6th, with some 600
ordained ministers of the Worldwide Church of God, from all parts
of the world, in attendance.
I would like to quote two comments from among the scores
received since the concert, in regard to the new Auditorium.