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successful visit. Less than a year ago, three or four Australian
ministers were starting to lead their churches off, each in his own
direction. At that time I appointed Mr. Fahey manager of the
Australian Office and Work. We moved also Mr. Robert Morton down
there from New Zealand, and I sent Mr. Gerald Waterhouse to speak
at every local church in Australia. They, together with letters I
sent to all brethren there, got the churches in Australia back on
the track. I then transferred Mr. Fahey to head the work in Canada,
and later called him to be my executive assistant.
Mr. Colin Adair, who had been several years over the
churches in the Philippines, was switched to Canada, and Mr. Guy
Ames was put in charge in Manila. Mr. Morton was left in
supervision in Australia. Mr. Peter Nathan now supervises in New
Zealand.
I have been extremely well impressed with the leadership of
Mr. Morton in Australia and Mr. Nathan in New Zealand.
My visit to Australia was well-timed. Coming soon after the
churches there had been set back on the track, I found the brethren
full of zeal and interest in the Work. And I think my sermons
there, beside two days' conference with all Australian elders and
wives, were just what they needed at this time. Now we are
all speaking the same thing, as commanded in I Corinthians 1:10.
And that's the same that Christ, the first apostles and first
generation of the Church all spoke!
You will notice, in the enclosed letter to PLAIN TRUTH
subscribers, how God's Church today has the same teachings and
doctrines and practices as the Church did when first founded. Again
the truth comes from GOD, through Christ, then through His chosen
apostle who received it direct from the Word of God in print, even
as the first apostles did through the Word of God in Person. We
must all speak the same thing Christ and God the Father speak. And
we should realize how we are blest in that--for the churches of God
in many generations have not had that FULL TRUTH!
Plans were made both in Australia and New Zealand for a big
step-up in newspaper and magazine advertising and both radio and
TV, to get Christ's Message out to additional millions of people.
Of course we are expanding the power of sending out the Gospel
greatly also in the United States, Britain and all over the world.
The Work of God is truly now taking on NEW LIFE. Time is
short, and this means we must all get behind the Work FULLY,
sacrificing material desires to increase our free-will offerings in
addition to paying God's honest tithe.
We will return to Pasadena tomorrow. I pray daily for all of
you, and need your fervent prayers. Pray also for one another.
With much love, in Jesus' name,
Herbert W. Armstrong