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of Manila Public Ap–
pearance and conferring of honorary
degree:
1.
President Ferdinand Marcos greets
Herbert Armstrong and presents
autographed copies of two of his
recently published books.
2 . Ramon D. Bagatsing, mayor of
Manila, presents key to the city.
3 . Key to the city of Manila.
4 .
Mrs. Josefa E. Marcos, mother
of the president of the Republic of
the Philippines, converses with
Herbert Armstrong.
5 . Conferring of honorary Doctor of
Humanities by Angeles University.
6.
At suburban residence of Philip–
pine 's former Vice-President Lopez,
Herbert Armstrong and staff were
honored with entertainment by a
troupe of Filipino performers.
7.
Herbert Armstrong, flanked by
Stanley Rader, General Counsel of
Ambassador College, addresses a
press conference luncheon at the
Manila Hilton.
8 .
Manila 's channel 13 presented
television interview by top person–
ality telecaster.
9 . Signing autographs after speak–
ing at the Kiwanis Club luncheon at
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Manila.
PLAIN
TAUTH
August 1974
science, untaught by education,
overlooked by religion. Yet it has
been available to all and is the only
explanation for the world
as it is.
Of course, such things as human
nature and humanily's ways of life
are involved. and those things can–
nol be changed overnight by any
chief of stale.
Aclually, lhis all devolves to the
message the eterna! creator God
sent to humanity by Jesus Christ.
But humaníty rejected it then, as
well as the messenger who brought
it, and they crucified him. His
apostles went abroad over the world
with bis message, but they, too, were
martyred. And that gospel has not
been proclaimed to lhe world since
the first century - unlil now. And,
as those who heard it lhen were
AS–
TONISHED,
so are people today.
All 1 can do is explain it - tell it!
And
it
seems to make a lot of sense
lo many high in government and in
education. And lhey want
MORE
of
their people lo hear it. And so, in
nation after nation, jusl as in the
Philippines, by invitation and ap–
proval of government , these public
appearances are developing.
This world is in deep trouble.
More and more, governments are
being overlhrown.
1
am writing from Bangkok, May
22. Three weeks after 1 spoke at a
banquet bere, early Jast September,
a student riot overthrew the govern–
ment. Prime Minister Thanom Kit–
tikachorn had to leave the country.
Professor Sanya Dharmasakti, who
had attended the dinner in· my
honor in September 1973, was
named by King Bhumibol as the
new prime minister.
Yesterday, because of pressure
against the cabinet, the entire cabi–
net and the prime minister resígned.
1
had an appointment to meet the
prime minister this morning. His
resignation yesterday afternoon
cancelled that. Then early this
morning we were informed that
King Bhumibol, who is away from
the capital sorne 400 miles, had
asked Professor Sanya to stay on.
and the meeting was on again for 11
a.m.
lt
was the most crucial day of
the prime minister's life, yet he took
a half hour of it to see me.
Our Ambassador College camera
and television crew - or at least six
of them - are here. and pictures of
this half-hour meeting accompany
this Personal in the
Plain Truth.
My first meeting with President
Ferdinand Marcos of the Philip–
pines, in September 1970, has led to.
meetings with cabinet members.
congressmen, and other officials.
There have been, on successive vis–
its, dinners of small groups· and
larger groups, at most of which 1
spoke. Finally, the request carne
from two cabioet members for a
large-scale personal public appear–
ance. Plans finally matured for a
three-night campaign, Friday, Sat–
urday, and Sunday nights at the
Araneta Coliseum.
With Mr. and Mrs. Stanley R.
Rader (Ambassador College Gen–
eral Counsel), my daughter Mrs.
Beverly Gott, Mr. Osamu Gotoh.
chairman of the Department of
Asían Studies at Ambassador Col–
lege, and three secretaries, we ar–
rived a week prior to the public
meetings.
A very tight schedule had been
arranged.
1
want to give our readers
sorne of the details of this, and a
summary of what I said at the pub–
líe appearances. Let me say first that
thousands attended each night in
the 24,000-seat coliseum.
On arrival, we were met at the
airport by university officials and
the press. including newspaper, ra–
dio, and television. A government
highway patrol car, with a flashing
red light on top and a siren, escorted
us to our hotel and was assigned to
escort me everywhere 1 went during
the eight-day stay. This saved much
time, whisking us through crowded
and tangled traffic. most of the time
at faster than normal speed.
On the first Saturday afternoon.
1
spoke to a group of more than 600
people. On Sunday,
1
spoke as guest
of honor befare more than 200 at a
combined luncheon of the Knights
of Columbus and the Daughters of
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