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He further declared, "l'm inter–
ested in people as they really are–
and could become ... the quiet her–
oism of ordinary people coping, heal–
ing, teaching. The unknown best and
brightest in a bi llion corners of the
earth- unknown because good news
isn' t news."
In the months that followed, an
enormous amount of work was
done-including a title change. Mar–
ket research showed that the title–
Human Potential- would
tend to at–
tract a psychology-oriented, intellec–
tually elite audience (as do
Psycholo–
gy Today
and
Human Behavior).
T he market we desire would tran–
scend this influential but limited
stratum of society.
What Quest/ 79 Has Done
What are sorne of the things
Questj79
has been accomplishing?
Questj79
is proving that human
excellence can be a fact, not a dream.
lt
is challenging all individuals to
respond to the potential in them–
selves. It is exploring man's limits on
the most remote frontiers of the hu–
man potential-from tiny molecules
to vast galaxies.
Questj79
is standing against blind
pessimism, despair and decay. It is
taking the measure of man and find–
ing whatever is worth nurturing. It is
devoted to the finer achievements of
man.
Questj79
offers a fresh look at the
human condition.
It
is showing who
among us is admirable and why.
What in our lives is still wonderful
and worth celebrating?
Questj79
relishes people who value
excellence ahead of fame or money.
Just such a man is a brilliant doctor
by the name of John Holland. He is a
leading member of the small, emi–
nent fraternity of clinical investiga–
tors whose efforts have advanced
chemotherapy from a palliative for
cancer to a primary weapon against
it. In his own words,
" 1
could have
made a lot of money in prívate prac–
tice had
r
wanted, but I'm fascinated
with what I qo." T he March/Apri l
issue of
Quest/78
featured an inter–
esting article about Dr. Holland and
bis all-out war on cancer.
The
PLAIN TRUTH February 1979
Quest/79
has celebrated the lives
of ordinary people who are still going
strong in their eighties; who are still
contributing to the lives of others1
who are still heavily involved in the
human condition.
Questj79
will never settle for sec–
ond best. It searches out people, fa–
mous or obscure, whose achieve–
ments bolster our courage, advance
our knowledge, and refresh the hu–
man spirit. T he search for human ex–
cellence is pursued in every major
field known to man.
Quest/79
regular!y features adven–
tures in human conquest like epic
rescues, solo voyages, business come–
backs and human stories behind
great inventions. Embodying the very
best literary characteristics in the
modern world,
Questj79
ranges all
the way from panoramic articles on
international themes to the individu–
al case of the simple stonecutter.
The very fi rst issue featured the
fantastic climb of M
t.
Everest in our
bicentennial year by eleven young
Americans-nine men and two wo–
men.
Questj79
urges its readers to
reacb the heights by picturing the
human spirit at its best. In the Janu–
ary/ February issue of
Questj78,
Vir–
ginia Wade told us how she con–
quered herself and won Wimbledon
in 1977. She expounded on the enor–
mous effort and single-mindedness it
took to effect a ·change in something
so profound as her basic self.
'
One of the primary reasons for the
existence of
Questj79
is to report on
peoplewho exercise their gifts and tal–
ents to the fullest possible extent. The
pursuit of excellence is catching!
Readers who are constantly inundated
with a daily diet of downbeat, cynical
and doomsday news from the normal
channels in the media sorely need this
source of positive inspiration.
AICF and the Worldwide Church
of God
Questj79
is published by the Ambas–
sador l nternational Cultural Founda–
tion, whose founder and chairman is
Herbert W. Armstrong. Mr. Arm–
strong is pastor-general ofthe World–
wide Church of God as well as being
founder and chancellor of Ambassa–
dor College in Pasadena, California.
And although the AICF is entirely
separate from the Worldwide Church
ofGod and Ambassador College, both
the church and the college have de–
rived enormous benefits from its activ–
ities purely as a matter of spin-off. Al–
most unwittingly the foundation has
enhanced the church's ability to do
good works and to spread goodwill
throughout the world.
Let me explain candidly and forth–
rightly. Mr. Armstrong and the
members of the Worldwide Church
of God practice what we call "the
give way of life," as opposed to the
way of getting. The church sponsors
the college as an educational, cultur–
al and character-building institution.
As a body we have always desired to
contribute to the cultural and char–
acter upbuilding of the communities
in which our campuses were located,
as an integral part of our civic re–
sponsibility.
The concert series sponsored by
the AIC F has made Ambassador
College and the Worldwide Church
of God household names throughout
Southern California. T housands who
would otherwise never have come to
the campus either want to know more
about "the give way of life"
now
or
will be more receptive to that knowl–
edge at sorne point in the futu re. T he
stature of the artists who perform in
Ambassador Auditorium lends pres–
tige to us, and the community is visi–
bly benefited by our presence. But
that is only part of the story.
The goodwill created by the activi–
ties of the AICF is, in effect, porta–
ble! Wherever he goes, Mr. Herbert
W. Armstrong carries with him the
credit for establishing a major center
for the performing a rts. As Mr. Arm–
strong has himself written:
"1
have
personally seen what the foundation
and
Quest/77
d id for me and the
Work during my efforts abroad these
last three years....
1
know that
Quest/77
has been well received
everywhere that it was designed to
go, particularly in certain circles
where we would be unlikely to reach
directly with our other efforts."
AICF and
Questj79 1ook
to the fu–
ture with great anticipation as more
and more people demonstrate their
concern for humanity by joining
hands with us in the service of man–
kind. The Ambassador International
Cultural Foundation continues to
celebrate the pinnacle of man's
achievements educationally, artisti–
cally and spiritually.
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