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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, SEPTEMBER 20, 1982
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begin making arrangements to do so very soon. Since normal SAT testing is
scheduled for Saturdays, special advance arrangements must be made in order
to take the test on a Sunday, and it can take two to three months from the
time an applicant requests a Sunday test date until he receives his test
results.
My wife and I will be spending most of the Feast of Tabernacles with the
brethren in Britain. In addition, we plan to spend one day at Bonndorf,
West Germany with the German-speaking brethren, and then will spend the
Last Great Day of the Feast with our French-speaking brethren in Praz-sur
Arly, France. We certainly look forward to seeing God's people in those
areas.
After the Feast we plan to visit the various offices of the Work in Europe
and do some touring in Switzerland, France, West Germany and Italy before
returning to Pasadena.
Mr. Armstrong has approved our taking this
opportunity to do some sightseeing in Europe before returning to Pasadena
one week after classes resume.
May God grant all of you ministers, your wives and families a happy, safe
and in-every-way blessed Feast of Tabernacles!
--Raymond F. McNair, Deputy Chancellor
UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING
Latest Literature Index
The latest Literature Index (two sheets), which is being included with this
PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, is a list of all currently available booklets and
reprint articles, and is for your personal use. May we, therefore, ask that
you not loan out your list or allow it to be duplicated in your Church area.
This could cause considerable expense to the Work.
We are always happy to provide members with any reading material they need
or request. However, when long lists are sent in requesting dozens and
sometimes hundreds of pieces of literature, our postage and processing
costs increase considerably.
Thanks always for your help and cooperation. Any recommendation for im
provement in the index will be appreciated.
46 Million Letters and Cards Received
The Work's Mail Processing Center has received over 46 million letters and
cards since 1934. Such a volume of mail is difficult""to visualize, so the
following illustrations may help.
If all these cards and letters were placed in a single stack, it would tower
more than 20 miles high and weigh over a million pounds. Laid end to end,
the mail would stretch from San Francisco to London or more than 5,300
miles.
If this amount of mail were read by one person during normal business hours,
it would take him or her more than 400 years!
(It is interesting to note
that several long-time employees in Mail Processing have personally read
more than half a million letters.)