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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JULY 31, 1981
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1908 people came to Central Hall, Westminster for the special Sabbath ser
vice.
Mr. Armstrong began by saying "Greetings everyone in Ephraim!" He had heard
that some in Britain objected to his Wall Street Journal ads because they
felt we are an American religion. Mr. HWA said this is not an American reli
gion--it is God's religion! Even though the Bible we use comes from Oxford
University Press!
After that introduction, he stuck to the trunk of the tree! He explained
that all the troubles in this present evil world came as a result of Adam's
decision to take to himself knowledge production; to accept no spiritual
knowledge from God that would show the way to a right relationship with God
and how to get along with other people. Adam only had physical knowledge,
acquired through the five senses to guide him. He could work with things,
but was utterly helpless before his problems between people, which are spir
itual in nature.
He continued by explaining that the Church is the first since Adam was ex
pelled from the Garden of Eden to have access to God's Holy Spirit. We must
qualify in this age, with Satan still on his throne. It is tougher now, but
we will be used by God as leaders under Christ forever.
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FROM MINISTERIAL SERVICES
International News
Spanish Update The June LA PURA VERDAD subscription stands at 88,555, which
is 25 percent higher than in June of 1980. A total of 40,128 new subscribers
have been added since January of this year.
During the past year, LA PURA VERDAD circulation has reached all-time highs
in Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, the U.S.A. and
several non-Spanish-speaking European nations, such as Great Britain, West
Germany and Switzerland.
Here are some interesting historical facts concerning La PURA VERDAD:
Through the end of June 1981, a total of 453,911 subscriptions have been sent
to 124 countries since the Spanish PLAIN TRUTH started in February of 1968.
According to a recent survey, the PV has about 6.5 readers per copy, which
means that nearly three million people in the Spanish-speaking world have
read the magazine. This does not include the 1.1 million people who have
read the magazine via newsstand distribution over the last five and one-half
years.
The highest circulation in any country at one given time was 50,773 in Colom
bia in late 1975. The highest cumulative number of subscriptions during the
existence of La PURA VERDAD is 118,061. These were sent to Mexico, the larg
est Spanish-speaking country in the world. Lastly, the best "penetration"
the Spanish PT has achieved is in tiny Costa Rica (population 2.2 million)
where 3.7 percent of all households have received a subscription at one time
or another.
Income for the Latin American countries continues to show substantial in
creases even though inflation in some countries is extremely high.
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