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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, July 11, 1980
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HIGHLIGHTS OF JULY FOURTH BIBLE STUDY
On the evening of the fourth many members were already in town for the
second annual Church picnic. Mr. Rader conducted the Bible Study that
night to tell of this past year's accomplishments and to discuss current
plans, as well as to inform the brethren of some of the ongoing issues
and challenges presented by the State's lawsuit. In the course of the
evening Mr. Rader's openness about his own private thoughts, feelings
and desires made many of the brethren feel they had come to know and
understand Mr. Armstrong's chief helper much better!
In the following pages we have tried to highlight those topics which we
thought would give further insights and overall understanding to our
readers.
Advertisements to Become Stronger
On the topic of the advertisements Mr. Armstrong is writing, Mr. Rader
said "the ones that he's going to be writing are going to be much
stronger." This, of course, is very exciting because not only are we
setting the record straight with the public, but Mr. Armstrong will be
preaching the gospel powerfully through this avenue!
Mr. Rader noted that we are getting the attention of the public. "These
ads are seen and you have to understand that. The Associated Press has
called (they already did one story) and wants to do a larger one on the
whole effort. UP [wire service].has also called." He also said that as
a result of people on the East Coast having seen the ads, He had been
interviewed in New York. Word has also come that stations in the
Sacramento area also want him to return.
Speaking With One Voice
An associate editor of the Sacramento Bee newspaper did a very thoughtful
piece about our situation with the State. Mr. Rader mentioned that he
had asked Marc Segall, local church pastor for Chico, California, to
write the man in response to the commentary in a very thoughtful, re
spectful way and to let him know that, on behalf of the entirety of the
church, such an article is appreciated. Marc was asked to also offer
him more information and let him know that Mr. Rader was available if
he'd like to talk with him. In fact, very happy to talk with him.
Mr. Rader noted that this is how we can establish a dialogue with people
of the media. He added: "Our ministers are very capable people whe�ever
they may be, and Mr. Segall and Mr. Lillengreen were fortunate enough to
be able to go from station to station with me--radio stations, television
stations--to see me with newspaper people and what have you. And they
pick up various things in the process and gradually all of our ministers
will be able to do the same thing."
Commenting further about the role of everyone in the Church, Mr. Rader
said, "after all, we are speaking with one voice, as I've mentioned years
ago here. The voice of the Work is the sum total of every broadcast,
every telecast, every article, every sermon, every sermonette, every
lecture, every conversation between any two people. No matter how lofty
a position they might hold or whether they are just one of the many
brethren around the world. But all of that constitutes the voice of