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this world's society in Beverly Hills and in business relationships
in Los Angeles, Mr. Rader was honored, well-spoken of, his reputation
unblemished.
But when he left this world and former friendships behind, he
has SUFFERED PERSECUTION -- his character has been insinuated against
with NO PROOF OF WRONG DOING. One would expect a member of God's
Church to suffer persecution from the outside world. But it does
seem to call for apology when one is persecuted from within for having
FORSAKEN the outside world and former friends socially, in order to
come into GOD'S CHURCH.
Mr. Rader was assailed and maligned at a meeting at which an
area Coordinator was present. Mr. Rader wrote this area coordinator
about remaining silent during this character assassination, and asked
for a reply as to what this minister intended to do about correcting
this unjust accusation. This minister, in an exalted position in
God's Church, did not reply. I hereby apologize to Mr. Rader for
the minister who allowed this character assassination to take place
in his presence without lifting a hand against such injustice within
the ministry. And this minister lacked the courage and common decency
to even reply to Mr. Rader's letter. Was it because his superior was
doing the unproved accusing, and the area coordinator was cowed by
FEAR? Peter actually outranked Paul in th� Apostleship, but when
Peter (he was human too) did what was not right before Gentiles, Paul
had the courage to rebuke Peter before all.
I have known for years the GREAT VALUE of Mr. Stanley Rader's
services. The character assassination spread among some of the ministry
against him was, in reality, intended to harm the personal representa
tive and Apostle of Jesus Christ -- whom HE chose, and for fifty years
has USED, in building this entire great worldwide WORK!
LET ME ASK YOU -- which one of YOU could render to Christ and His
Apostle the RARE SERVICE and expertise Mr. Rader has given -- AT THE
EXPENSE OF HAVING HIS CHARACTER ASSASSINATED! Not one of you!
Mr. Rader thinks it is because he is not an ordained minister
that some (or many -- as the case may be) of you ministers look on
him as some diabolical or evil person? 1st) What PROOF have you
seen to condemn him, and 2nd) WHY have some of you been willing to
THINK THE WORST of him, merely on the attempted character assassina
tion of one who was really trying to crucify the credibility of the
Apostle JESUS CHRIST CHOSE, AND HAS USED, WITH THE RESULT THAT YOU
HOLD A PLACE OF HONOR IN HIS MINISTRY?
I am glad that God's people have been taught to highly honor
Christ's ordained ministers -- which is God's will. But you fellows
are not a select hierarchy sitting high above all the UNordained!
Sometimes we go overboard on extremes -- to the extent of becoming
RESPECTERS OF PERSONS.
There have been many of high ability who served in God's Church,
who were not ordained ministers. Does a man have to be ordained to
have your respect? Does he deserve your baseless contempt without
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