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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, January 16, 1981
The Bible study tapes �ave been wel 1-received.
In one member's words:
"I
count it a wonderful opportunity to be able to be taught more by you (Mr .
.1\rmstrong). Please keep this much appreciated instruction coming."
Misunderstandings that once surrounded Mr. Armstrong's personal aide, Mr.
Stanley Rader, seem to have all but disappeared.
Many letters expressing
love, respect and support for him have been received. Members have gotten
to better know Mr. Rader through his visits to the local churches, as well
as his book AGAINST THE GATES OF HELL.
Responses of excitement and gratitude came as a result of Mr. Armstrong's
decision to launch a magazine for the youth of God's Church. Young people
and parents alike feel the magazine will be of great benefit to our youth.
Anticipation for the first issue of YOUTH 81 is running high.
Brethren from all over the country also expressed their joy and relief at
God's delivery of His Church from the State of California lawsuit.
Telephone Response
Telephone response increased 22% over 1979--almost 170 thousand calls were
received during the year. Nearly one fifth of this response was from The
WORLD TOMORROW telecast! Many phone calls were received as a result of Mr.
Armstrong's newspaper ads across the country, especially the recent Wall
Street Journal ad series.
Index of Work's Publications
Mail Processing continued to work on an extensive project to index all
Church literature written during this era of God's Work. When completed,
it will be possible to locate the title, subject or author of any article
the Work has ever published. The need for such an index has become in
creasingly apparent down through the years. The partially completed index
has already been used to research hundreds of subjects for many key person
nel in the Work.
--Richard Rice, Mail Processing Center
ON THE WORLD SCENE
NAMIBIA TALKS COLLAPSE: WAR TALK, SANCTIONS THREATS RESUME To no one's
real surprise, the United Nations-sponsored conference on independence
for South West Africa, or Namibia, held in Geneva for the past week, has
ended in failure. The contending parties to the talks were simply too
far apart for their differences to be bridged at this time.
South Africa has ruled the former German territory for 60 years, under
terms of an old League of Nations mandate. The UN ruled that Pretoria's
authority was "illegal" in 1966. For the past several years, South Africa
has been battling an insurrection mounted by a guerrilla group known as
SWAPO, an acronym for South West Africa People's Organization. SWAPO is
backed by the Communist block, the OAU (Organization for African Unity)
and the United Nations. A UN General Assembly resolution in 1973 pro
claimed SWAPO as the "sole and authentic representative of the Namibian
people."
Meanwhile, South Africa, in a 1978 election which was declared null and
void by the UN,has permitted installation of a semi-autonomous "internal"
government in Windhoek, the territory's capital.