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others in his department to bring the matter to my attention.
Unfortunately, by the time I learned of the more or less undesirable
books it was impossible to delay their publication. I have, however,
cautioned Mr. Gillenson that in the future all publications or intended
publications must be approved by me (and I, of course, will approve
none without Mr. Armstrong's approval) lest there be anything in any
project that would appear not to meet the criteria that we have
established for the books to be published by Everest House.
Mr. Armstrong and I both feel that Everest House will be a vehicle
that will dramatically enhance the successful marketing of his books
-- two of which are already in the hands of the printers and two more
expected to follow very quickly. Mr. Cole and others have written
very strong memoranda to Mr. Armstrong in total support of both
QUEST/78 and Everest House, as valuable vehicles for fulfilling the
Great Commission.
A special audio-visual presentation is being prepared for all the
Feast sites. It will be introduced at the various sites by Mr. Cole,
Mr. McMichael, and Mr. Robert Fahey. We are confident that the
entirety of the membership will better appreciate what the Foundation,
QUEST/78 and Everest House has, can, and will accomplish for the
benefit of the Work.
-�Stanley R. Rader
EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CANDID ANSWERS TO THEIR QUESTIONS Today, I was
reminded of just how important internal communication really is to
our organization. The occasion that reaffirmed this to me was a
meeting held this Monday afternoon, September 11. I called a meeting
of all employees which report to Facility Management (this is a
conglomerate of service departments which operate on campus to serve
the Church, College and Foundation). This was the first such employee
meeting since the new configuration took shape in May.
Since there are usually questions of general interest concerning the
state of the Work, I invited Mr. Rader to join us. He happily
consented to attend the meeting and address the employees. Once
all the meeting arrangements were made, however, requests began to
trickle in from other departments as to whether they might be included.
Of course, we extended invitations to anyone expressing interest. The
result was an audience of about 500 employees.
Following my and Mr. Rader's brief presentations, the meeting was
opened up to general questions directed to Mr. Rader. The resultant
questions were excellent and of general interest. Mr. Rader fielded
a vast array of questions from the audience concerning all aspects of
the Work and its activities. He dispelled rumors about QUEST
magazine by indicating that Mr. Armstrong would review the status of
the magazine early next year, since as of December 31, 1978, it would
not require further funding. He mentioned that several publishing
organizations have expressed interest in purchasing QUEST and making
it their "flagship" publication.
He addressed questions concerning the Everest House and Imperial House
publishing arms of the Church. The former will publish secular books