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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, June 27, 1980
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G A V E this sinful self of mine to HIM. I received Him and His truth,
NOT to "GET" for myself, or to "GET" salvation and eternal life for my
self--but rather, that I might G I V E this precious truth and understand
ing to the world--that I might SHARE it with thousands and millions of
others.
I GAVE UP the bus:ines8 life and its rewards. Seven years later, in
poverty, I began GIVING the precious truth over radio.
I started in poverty--from nothing of this world's goods. It was a
work of FAITH from the start. I had one pair of shoes. They were
righteous--they had "holey soles." I had a suit of clothes for every
day in the week--and the one I was wearing was IT! I had no car.
And what did I preach? I preached Jesus Christ and HIS TRUTH--the
most DIFFICULT teaching and doctrine in all this world's "Christianity" ti
proclaim--the HARDEST for my hearers to accept.
Would anyone start out with the most hard-to-accept teaching to make
money? Does that make sense? It was a teaching and doctrinal TRUTH that
has brought continual opposition, accusation, persecution. It's no way t<
make money, let me tell you!
I devoted my life to GIVING. f1y family and I went HUNGRY--and I do
mean HUNGRY! That was part of the price paid for GIVING out of love for
others, in a world adjusted to "GETTING."
Yet the living Jesus Christ blessed this Work in marvelous ways.
Faith was rewarded. Prayers were answered--continually. The Work of the
living GOD prospered.
In 1947 I founded my first College--GOD'S college, that is! And on
sheer FAITH, with no income whatsoever that was not already appropriated
and obligated for radio time and operating expenses. By FAITH it survivec
I incorporated the Church and College on improper legal advice--or
WE
should not be suffering this State versus Church lawsuit now. But I
thought the legal advice was good. It was that of a lawyer who had been
an attorney in the Internal Revenue Service of the government in Washing
ton for some twelve years.
But I took pains to incorporate so that I,
personally, could never GET anything out of it, except for modest salary
earned. For this, I appointed this ex-government lawyer and two people
not related to me as a committee of three to set my salary. I did not
even set it myself.
This Work of God grew and expanded at a rate averaging 30% each year
over the year preceding for 35 years--probably a record of growth un
matched. God allowed me to be responsible for handling many millions of
dollars of HIS money. It was handled honestly!
Along the line, now some 24 years ago, I came to know Mr. Stanley
Rader, a very brilliant young Certified Public Accountant. I employed
him to establish at our headquarters an accounting system that is puncture
proof. It would be IMPOSSIBLE for me, or any officer or employee, to get
away with anythi�g more than his honestly earned salary or compensation
for services.