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PASTOR GENERAL'S
REPORT
TO THE MINISTRY OF THE
WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD
VOL.3, N0.32
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
H.W.A. DIARY
by Robert E. Fahey
AUGUST 7, 1981
On Sunday, July 26, our party, including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown and
Lawrence Harlington, flew north to Scotland. It was an absolutely perfect
day to visit one of the most beautiful parts of Britain. The sun was shining
brightly on the checkerboard fields and meadows while the graceful Scottish
mountains stood respectfully in the background. It was the kind of scene
that makes you want to take up painting, hiking or photography.
We were met at Glasgow's airport by Colin and Sylvia Wilkins, Paul and Jane
Suckling and a kilt-clad piper playing "Scotland the Brave"! It took almost
an hour's drive to reach our S.E.P. site on the "bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch
Lomond."
The camp is basically a tent city with one or two "caravans"
(trailers) for staff. The children come from all parts of Britain, a few
from Germany and Holland and even a contingent from NIGERIA! Funds from the
United States help subsidize the program which is one three-week session per
year.
As their car drove up to the camp, Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong were welcomed by
the cheering campers.
After leaving their car, the Armstrongs were
officially welcomed by Paul Suck!ing, camp director, who presented Mr.
Armstrong with a book of greetings signed by all the people at the camp.
Mrs. Armstrong was given a Scottish pottery coffee set.
Mr. Armstrong
thanked everyone for the warm welcome and asked several questions about camp
life. There was not time to speak to the group because a combined meeting
for all church members was scheduled for that day. But he did talk with them
for a "wee while" before being given a tour of the campsite.
In one of the tents we had a quick lunch of smoked Scottish salmon (what
else?) and cold meats and salad. Then we drove to Milngavie (pronounced Mul
guy) for the special service.
We arrived later than planned. But the 717 brethren had been looking forward
to Mr. Armstrong's visit for years and one more hour didn't seem to matter to
most.
When Mr. Armstrong began I was all prepared to hear about the two trees once
more. But I was in for a surprise. The beauty and blessings that we had
seen seemed to inspire Mr. Armstrong to the sobering awareness that the
national sins of the House of Joseph would cause God to remove the peace and
prosperity from our peoples. "Britain and the United States are going downt
And OUT!!" he thundered. "Like Elijah, I say to you, if God be God, GET OVER
ON HIS SIDE! If this is God's Church, GET OVER ON HIS SIDE!" Then he went
on to show that as Zerubbabel had prepared a physical temple among physical
Israel for the physical Jesus to come to, so he was called to prepare a