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personally, could never GET any–
thing out of it, excepl for modest
salary earned. For this, l ap–
pointed this ex-government law–
yer and two people not related to
me as a committee of tbree to set
my salary.
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did not even set it
myself.
This work of God grew and
expanded at the rate averaging
30% each year over the year pre–
ceding for 35 years- probably
a
record of growth unmatched. God
allowed me to be responsible for
handling many millions of dollars
of
H1s
money. lt was handled
honestly.
Along the line, now about a
quarter century ago,
1
carne to know
Mr. Stanley Rader,
a
very brilliant
young certified public accountanl.
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employed him to establish at our
headquarters an accounting system
that is puncture-proof.
It
would be
tMPOSSIBLE for me, or any officer or
employee, to get away with any–
thing more than his honestly earned
salary or compensation for services.
Mr. Rader then graduated from
the University ofSouthern Califor–
nia Law School with the highcst
grades on record. Yale Law School
awarded him a Sterling Fellowship,
and all doors in the legal profession
were open to him. But he was
working more and more with us,
and preferred to stay with the Work
ofGoo.
Finally, sorne years ago, we told
Mr. R ader we would like to havc
him devote his full time with us.
This meant giving upa well-paying
C PA business and an established
law practice- he was a member of
the bar in California.
Neither Mr. Rader nor his
family werc then members of the
Church.
It
is understandable that
Mr. Rader did not want to lower
his fami ly living standard. We
agreed to pay him a salary equal
to his income at the time. l t was
the highest salary on our pay–
roll- well above my own.
1
am
reminded of a large milling com–
pany in Minneapolis that used to
have a. s logan for its flour –
"Costs more- worth it!" A Rolls
Royce car costs more than
others- but will last 30 or 40
14
years-cheaper in the long run.
God says "thc servant is worthy
of his hice" (Luke 10:7). God
would not have had me pay him
less than he was worth.
Mr.
Rader's kind of spectalized
talent and ability, like a Rolls
Royce, may cost a little more–
but is WORTH IT, and he should
not be underpaid. However, Jet
me add here that both Mr. Rader
and one of his daughters now are
baptized members of the World–
wide Church of God. And the
whole fami ly is firmly loyal to the
Church at heart.
Now, today, after all these
many years, WHAT DO
J
HAVE–
and WHAT OOES MR. RAOER
HAVE?
T he government Interna! Rev–
enue Service has gone thoroughly
and with a fine-tooth comb over
both our personal accounts and
absolved us completely of any of
these false a llegations.
All
I
have in the world is my
home in Tucson, Arizona, bought
3lf2 years ago with small down
payment and a long-term loan
with many years yet to run before
it is clear, the use of a 3-year-old
car belonging to the Church, and
a checking accou nt in the bank.
My wife owns a car, clothes and
sorne jewelry
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bought for her
with personal funds after taxes,
tithes and offerings. That's all!
Mr. Rader has a bank account
about double mine and his home
in Pasadena and is buying an
interest in a small horse ranch in
Tucson. His wife has sorne money
in her own name, but it all carne
from her own mother-not from
the Church.
Jesus Christ suffered pcrsccu–
tion- was finally put to death on
testimony of false witnesses. He
said if they pcrsecuted Him, they
would persecute those who fol–
lowed HlS TEACHI G ANO WA
YS.
For 53 years
1
have lived a life
devoted to the principie of
GIV–
ING!
But those who GET do !ove
to accuse falsely and persecute
those who
GI VE!
WHEN WE ALL
turn to living the
G/VING
way,
there will be PEACE on this war–
weary earth! o
THE
KINGDOM
OFGOD·
Whatdoes it
meantoyou?
King•dom
11.
A
politica lly orga–
nized community or major te rri–
torial unit having
a
mona rchical
form
of
govcrnment hcadcd
by
a king or quccn.
The phrase " kingdom of God,..
which appears frequently m the
Bible, is often heard in religious
circles. lt is generally assumed to
be a reference to heaven or to a
condition of mind held by believ–
ers. Almost.no one would apply
the standard dict ionary definition
of " kingdom"-a type of govern–
ment over a specif ic territory. Yet
that is precisely how the term 1s
most often used in the Bible. The
real meaning of the term "king–
dom of God " is far more inter–
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