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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, February 27, 1981
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Being a Y.O.U. member for six years, I was given the opportunity to
travel, meet other teens in God's Church and participate in national
track, cheerleading and tri-regional volleyball. Y.O.U. has taught
me to practice God's way of "give" rather than Satan's way of "get,"
as I participated in the various sports.
I can truly say that Y.O.U. has helped me in more ways than I can
express. Now, as a freshman in college, I am enjoying my last year
in Y.O.U. I am also a newly baptized member of God's Church and
really believe Y.O.U. helped prepare me for this awesome decision
and responsibility. I would like to thank all those dedicated people
who helped to make Y.O.U. what it is today.
February 26, 1981
Alice Vern Richardson (Bunn Summit, NC)
JOE TKACH, MINISTERIAL SERVICES
CHURCH WINS FIRST VICTORY
IN CALIFORNIA COURT SYSTEM!
by Stanley R. Rader
On October 15, 1980, the attorney general dismissed his complaint against
the Worldwide Church of God and all other parties named in the lawsuit.
At that time, an appeal was pending in the District Court of Appeals. It
was this appeal that resulted in the several million dollars of individ
ual surety obligations being undertaken in the Spring of 1979 by the
devoted brethren of the Church in order to stay [put on hold] the receiv
ership until the appeal would be decided.
Immediately upon the Superior Court's entering of the dismissal of the
lawsuit as requested by the attorney general, the District Court of
Appeals was also petitioned by the Attorney General to dismiss the
Church's pending appeal as moot.
[The A.G. said the matter would be
"moot" or no longer a viable issue.]
The District Court of Appeals, unfortunately, when it issued its order
did not clearly state that the matter before it is moot. This gave
significant encouragement to the adversaries of God's Church, including
the receiver and Mr. Chodos, because the District Court of Appeal's
failure to declare the appeal moot suggested that the Superior Court
still had some kind of continuing jurisdiction.
In fact, Chodos immediately filed an appeal himself to the same District
Court of Appeals contending that the attorney general had improperly
dismissed his complaint and arguing that the receivership should be
immediately reinstalled.
We took these matters to the California Supreme Court and yesterday, in
a very unusual manner, the Supreme Court granted the hearing and at the