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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, October 18, 1979
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me to hear really ONLY THE MUSIC, unconscious of the WORDS. If I
especially want to grasp the words of the song or hymn, I concentrate on
the WORDS and their meaning, but not the tune. I simply seem unable to
consciously hear BOTH the tune and the words.
I wonder if some people do hear the sound of the VOICE--but not the
WORDS--during a sermon?
Jesus Christ knew our brethren--the ENTIRE U.S. MEMBERSHIP AND MUCH
OF CANADA, listening on this MIRACULOUS,NEVER-BEFORE,INTERNATIONAL HOOKUP
--needed to HEAR and UNDERSTAND this Message! The vast organization of
America's largest corporation had gone into unprecedented NIGHT AND DAY
emergency activity for five days and nights to make this possible for us!
ALL THANKS from the Worldwide Church of God to the unprecedented
emergency effort and accomplishment of the American Tel. & Tel. Co. And
ALL PRAISE to OUR GREAT GOD!
It was indeed A MIRACLE!
We are going to work NOW, a year in advance, for an even greater
international hookup by satelite for next year, and hope to make it possi
ble for ALL sites to have it visually on a large screen to SEE--as well as
to hear!
As to the Feast itself, I know that here at the Tucson festival site
it seemed the BEST EVER! Sermonettes, as well as sermons, were EXCEPTIONAL.
Subjects were properly varied, yet every one covered an important phase of
the MEANING of this Feast--preparing for, and looking into the WORLD
TOMORROW in the Kingdom of God, reigning on earth! I especially want to
compliment Leroy Cole for a very moving sermonette, on ENDURING TO THE
END. He, like some others, has seen two members of his family--two older
brothers--go out from God's Church. He spoke with some emotional feeling,
but gave us a fine example of remaining LOYAL AND FAITHFUL TO CHRIST AND
GOD'S CHURCH, in spite of heartbreaking divisions in the human family. I
had never heard Leroy preach before. The other sermonettes were equally
good, and every sermon was an inspiring masterpiece. And the fellowship
among the brethren was the best ever--a wonderful attitude of close-knit
loyal fellowship--showing GROWTH in the Holy Spirit of God!
The massive assault to destroy God's Church in January by the State
of California, has only drawn us closer together than ever.
The living HEAD of God's Church, Jesus Christ, is now moving to PRE
PARE HIS CHURCH TO BE READY FOR CHRISTS SOON-COMING! God's people are
responding! The few out-of-harmony and embittered ones are leaving. Christ
is putting us through a HOUSE-CLEANING!
Our fellowship, during this Festival, was with ALMIGHTY GOD and with
Christ, as well as with one another. As we were enjoying a foretaste of
the millennial Kingdom of God with the GOVERNMENT OF GOD, and SATAN PUT
OUT--so in this Festival we EXPERIENCED the fellowship of one another
WITH God and with Christ, and hopefully with most, if not yet quite all of
the malcontents and out-of-harmony dissenters having purged themselves from
us! Let's pray earnestly, in love, that those who have gone out may be
brought to SEE their error, be brought to repentance, and returned in