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this age of His Work, may He still call your wife and other mem
bers of your family. Then they, too, can rejoice in like manner
as you and Carol. My lovely married daughter is my only child
and so far I have not been blessed in such a way as your and
Carol's blessing. Some day Jane and I will be! Maybe even in
this age? Who knows?
Though I hardly know you personally, I certainly have learned
to highly respect you as a personal servant and advisor to God's
Apostle, Mr. Herbert Armstrong. Thank you for the loyalty you have
shown him and God's Work through the years. It is not easy to be
a personal friend and servant to another man when required to be
in extremely close quarters for many hours a day for days on end.
You must learn to "bite your tongue" at times. Add to this, be
coming overly tired and worn out, you still must maintain a posi
tive and pleasing attitude as you constantly are plagued by the
continual whine of those ever persistent jet engines hour after
hour--no let up! Traveling with a man who looks like other ordinary
men--very human, can and does slip and stumble at times--yet, you
must continually recognize, respect and treat him as the one God
has called and chosen to be His Apostle. Yes, Mr. Rader, it takes
a special man with special abilities, versatile, and with God's
love and guidance to fulfill the position you are fulfilling.
Thank you that you have been and are still willing to yield
to our God and fill such a needful, stress filled, yet rewarding
position in this Work of the living God. Your fruits are showing!
God has been "dunging your tree"! Always remember--dung always
stirs up a stink--but it surely produces luscious aromatic fruit.
Know what? I think God has marked your tree for periodic "dunging"!
So no matter how far and foul the odor reaches--grin and bear it!
That luscious, colorful, highly aromatic fruit will in the long
run far outdistance it!
We brethren in the Palo Alto Church love you and are praying
for and learning to love you more each day. Please remember us.
Will you?
In sincere Christian love, your brother,
Hal Baird
ON THE WORLD SCENE
A NEW EUROPE ON NEW YEAR'S DAY? Nearly 21 years ago, on January 1,
1958, the European Economic Community was officially launched, tying
together the fortunes of continental Europe's most important and
economically-advanced powers--West Germany, Fran&e, Italy and the
Benelux nations. On another New Year's Day, this time in 1973, the
Community was enlarged to nine member states with the addition of Great
Britain, Ireland, and Denmark.
Now at the next turn of the calendar, on January 1, 1979, Europe is
poised upon "the most important monetary initiative in its history,"
according to the respected British news weekly, The Economist (Sept.
23, 1978 issue) .