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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, h�vember 1, 1979
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ROD MEREDITH ON SABBATICAL
Mr. Roderick Meredith has taken a six months sabbatical in Hawaii
from his duties as Dean of the Faculty of Ambassador College.
Mr. Meredith has served the Work faithfully for 28 years, and I don't
recall that he has ever had such a respite from hard work in all those
years. We are looking forward to his return, rested, refreshed, his
physical and spiritual batteries recharged.
During his absence Mr. Leon Walker has again been assigned as Acting
Dean of Faculty.
--Herbert W. Armstrong
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Feast Summary
Excellent Feast of Tabernacles reports are being received from around the
world. Mr. Colin Adair, Regional Director for the Philippines, reports a
massive 33.7% increase in attendance there, and a combined offering
increase of 21% to accompany it. Total attendance at the five sites
throughout the Philippines was 2,768.
Australia also reported a fine offering increase of 15.9% and attendance
at their seven sites was up 13.1% over 1978, on the Last Great Day.
Attendances of 39 in Sri Lanka, 104 in India, 212 in Malaysia and 60 in
Burma were recorded in Asia.
Canada reports a very fine Last Great Day attendance of 8,665 which was up
15.9% over last year, and an offering increase of 33.4% to accompany it!
Reports are still arriving from other areas of the world.
Beginning with the 20th of this month, a month-long advertising campaign
was commenced in Fiji, designed to double our mailing list there. An
advertisement offering a 12-month subscription to The PLAIN TRUTH is being
placed each day in one of the two leading newspapers. Already for the
first ten days, 1500 responses have come in and more are pouring in each
day. Plans for similar advertising campaigns in other Pacific Island
nations early next year are also underway.
--Rod Matthews, International Office
"CONVERSION" REPRINT SERIES DOING WELL
During September we began advertising a reprint series on the subject of
conversion to PLAIN TRUTH subscribers who renew their subscription. The
reprint series leads from the "milk of the Word" to "meat" in explaining
the concept of conversion--from the time God calls an individual to the
time he becomes a member of the Church. The series does not try to con
vert anyone, but rather explains vital spiritual principles that can aid
people who are responding to God's calling.