I TheWay of the World Volume V, Nurpber 9 September, 1973 contenfS 3 Editorial: Meet the New "Way of the World"

SERMONS 5 The Starting Point of Good and Evil Sun Myung Moon 20 Faith: Making the Invisible a Reality Takashi Oyama

NEWS AND REPORTS ASIA 26 Korea: My Experiences in Korea Hal McKenzie 38 Japan: Japanese Leaders Visit America 42 Australia: Response Vastly Improved Carl Redmond NORTH AMERICA 48 The British Came ... And They Went Brian Wijeratne 54 New Properties 57 Coming Soon to America 58 International Bus Teams Launched 64 New Hope Comes to America 70 Americans Host Japanese Students 73 Heavenly Fund Raising John Hessell and Paula Grey EUROPE 78 Germany: "The Times They Are a'Changing" Annemarie Manke 80 Austria: 20 Prepare for American Mission Julia MittermUller 82 Sweden: Bookstand Attracts Passersby Friedhilde Biichle Continued ... 83 Finfand: ale of a Little Town Virpi Uuskoski 84 England: Poem Rosemary Lloyd Kirk

THE WORLD RELIGION 85 The Late Great "Late Great Planet Earth" Joy Schmidt 100 The Gnostic Challenge to Christianity Joy Schmidt 102 Russian Prophet Berdyaev Rev. Royal Davis 106 Trends Among Fundamentalists Elmer L. Towns 114 Religion is a Matter of Love Interview with Martin Lonnebo, Th.D. by Nils-Costa Eckman 118 Spot Checks CULTURE 120 Poe'try from Underground Excerpts from "Russia's Underground Poets" SCIENCE 128 Unified Science: Harbinger of a Scientific Revolution 129 Part I: A New Paradigm Hal McKenzie 137 Part II: A Unified Field Theory Glenn Strait ECONOMICS 142 It's a Shrinking World POLITICS 146 Books at the Rising Tide Bookstore 149 The Moral Society Gary Jarmin

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Meet the New Way of the World

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The Starting Point of Good and Evil by REV. SUN MYUNG MOON

It is difficult for us to define exactly what is good and what is evil. As we have seen through human history, a thing was called good if it was in conformity with the idea or the philosophy of the age, or else it was thought to be evil. More specifically, for example, if and when one who has made a promise breaks a promise or fails to carry it out, the other would call it bad or evil. The individual would call some­ thing good when he gains something and causes himself This sermon was given plus, or bad if he loses some­ on June 24, 1973, at thing causing himself minus. Belvedere International When we ask ourselves if it is Training Center. really good when something ' 5 causes us profit or bad when human fall could not be a it causes.us minus, then we are fundamental one-even if we not sure because the standard do find a better standard of of profit or loss varies accord­ good and evil in the democratic ing to the individual. When we world, where people believe in compare the conditions in the God. You are not the starting Communist world with the point of good and evil; and conditions in the democratic neither am I. Then, what is world, religion is not admitted the starting point of good and in the Communist world where­ evil, and where is it? as it is admitted in the demo­ The starting point of good cratic world. We can safely and evil was Adam and Eve, . say that the standard of good the first human ancestors. and evil in the Communist Again, it has something to do world is different from that in with God. Originally the re­ the democratic world. Roughly lationship between God and divided, there are two main man is that between the ideological blocs in the world; Creator and the created, or the the Communist world and Master and servant, Father and democratic world. But even son and, in general, that be­ in the democratic world the tween subject and object. In standard of good and evil can no way is man the subject vary according to the nation being in his relationship with and to the view of life of the God. Man is the result of people. Then, what is the God's creation. Right from origin of good and evil? It is the beginning man was not fundamental to clarify at what born out of his own accord. point good and evil started. We were born from the moti­ The starting point of your vation of another existence, life is your parents; the start­ which was God. Therefore, it ing point of your parents are is clear enough that we are not your grandparents, and so OQ. the subject, but are in the When we trace back our human position of object to God. history, the starting point for We were not born because we humanity is our first human wanted to be born. Then, ancestors-Adam and Eve. The what could motivate our de­ starting point of Adam and sire? We cannot think of Eve had to be God, and there­ ourselves separately from God fore, God's standard of good as subject. We are nothing and evil should be the absolute without Him. Only when we standard. Therefore, the stan­ look for Him and find Him dard of good and evil after the can we find the motivation of 6 our life. We are destined to find God before finding the true meaning of life. We know that we have our own desires but we must know that these are secondary desires. The original desire can be found only when we find the ulti­ mate subject, God, and be­ come one with Him in love and in goodness. In other words, the standard of good­ ness cannot be defined by ourselves, by man. The stan­ dard of goodness must be de­ fined by the ultimate subject Being who is absolute and perfect-whether we name Him God or something else. Then, the question is what is it that God would have us do Kook-Jin and Father. as goodness? Would He not want us to attain the purpose and value of our lives by be­ relationship would bring the coming one with Him and two into the closest and doing good things? Then, strongest oneness? It must be goodness will start from that the kind of love which we first point. If man is in the object experience in our life as a child position to God as the subject, to our parents, which will last God is compelled to show us forever. That is the love be­ the way of goodness. And He tween father and child. As I already showed it to Adam and said before, the very beginning Eve. As I said before, the rela­ of our lives started with the tionship between God and man love relationship between our is that between subject and ob­ parents and ourselves. Only ject. The subject and object when there is perfect love be­ must finally become one tween a husband and wife can through the action of give and they give birth to perfect chil­ take. Love alone can keep the dren. The love between parents perfection of give and take and children will last through making any two into one. eternity, while conjugal love Centered on love, what kind of can be broken. 7 Then we come to the conclu­ sion that if man learned from God in the beginning how to love and serve others, and put it into practice, a world of love and harmony would have come about. Loving and ser­ ving others is the example and tradition set before us by God. If Adam and Eve, following His example, loved and served each other, and they, in one- • ness served and loved God, the world of goodness and unity would come about. If you serve others without love there, true unity cannot come about. If you calculate profit from others and for that purpose, serve others and exalt them, the person cannot Edwin Ang with new-born son, become one with you, because David. only love can make true unity. If you serve others at the sacrifice of yourself, centered on love, the love can be re­ Parents should show God's turned manifold; however hard love. So, again we must say you may serve others, if it is that the love relationship be­ not centered on love it will tween parents and children is cause nothing and you will the strongest. Even without have worked in vain. If you trying, in their loving and ser­ really love someone, you can ving their children, parents are leave everything in his hands the example for us to learn with assurance. It is because how to love and serve others. in love there is no "mine" or The first thing in our life we "yours," but everything be­ learn from our parents is how longs to both. Only love to love and serve others. We makes it possible. In this cannot deny that our parents, case, loving and serving that in the position of God, have person will not cause any loss shown us the example of God, to you. If you leave things to loving and serving His children. someone you love, they are

8 still yours, and what is his is after the example and tradition also yours-thus in love, you of God's love, had loved each have twice the benefit. As you other, and, if they in oneness love and serve the person, you had loved and served God, can come to completely their descendants would have occupy ms heart, thus coming done the same and the ideal into perfect unity and harmony world would have come about. with him. So no power what­ Only in this way could God ever can separate those who have built the ideal world truly love each other. If you through man. In love you serve people with love, what want to completely occupy you have given will be returned your mate and you want to to you, with all he has added be completely occupied by to it. him. Isn't that true? Yes, you want to be completely occu­ Kingdom begins with paren­ pied by your mate, until there tal love. In the beginning God will be no "y "'u." In that would have wanted all human­ situation there can be no kind to become one with each "you" and no "he," but in other in love. The expression oneness, both of you are ele­ of love should have been ser­ vated to a higher dimension of vice and sacrifice for others. yourselves. In that kind of God, Himself, did the same for love there can be no com­ mankind. If Adam and Eve, plaint, no negative power can

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Wesley Samuels, Jr., David Ang, Toby Fernsler (2 years ago). 9 work there; even though you government and people of a may be smashed and trodden nation, if they do not love and upon, your love cannot be serve each other, their relation­ broken. If, on the worldly ship will be broken. level, your physical parents loved and served you by re­ Goodness begins with love storing Godly love in their and service. Now we have hearts, you then coul9 have come to the truth that the done the same following their starting point of goodness is to example, while your children love and serve others. This is in turn would do the same for the standard of goodness which their descendants. This is how started at the beginning of. the kingdom of Godly love human history, and has lasted could have come about. The through the process of history children who had received this and will endure through eter­ kind of love from their parents nity. The same thing applies would learn to love their in the relationship between parents ip return. This is the God and man, parents and chil­ first love the children learn and dren, husband and wife, broth­ the first love they practice. ers and sisters- and between As I see, in this country of families, between tribes, be­ America, the parents are not tween nations, thus making quite with such love. If the the whole world into one un­ parents should love their chil­ der God in love and goodness. dren transcending individual in­ We cal-1 this present world a terest, then their children, too, world of evil because this could have learned and prac­ world is not what it should be ticed the love towards them. according to the standard of Then, the bond of love be­ goodness we have set. tween the parents and children You are Western people, but could be so strong that the suppose there is an Oriental parents would never divorce man loving you more than any each ther and leave their Westerner, including your children in misery and un­ brothers and friends, would happiness. No child would love you. Would you not want his parents to love him love this Oriental man more with self-centered love or half­ than you would love your heartedly, with their interests brothers? It is man's original in something else. The same tendency to respect and exalt applies to brothers' love the persons who love and serve towards each other. Even in others. We cannot deny this the relationship between the fact. If goodness is to serve 10 others centered on Godly love, case, you think of the urgency then what must be evil? Evil of God's providence of restora­ is the contrary. What must it tion and are desperate to wit­ be to love and serve others for ness to the people from that the sake of oneself? Is that viewpoint, then it is good. It good or not? Even though is good because you are doing people seemingly love and serve that not for your sake, but for others, if they love and do the sake of God.

"If you serve others at the sacrifice of yourself, centered on love, the love can be returned manifold."

things centered on themselves, Evil is acting for personal it is evil. pleasure. Every religion teaches us to pursue goodness and Serve for the sake of God. practice good, teaching how to So, we can see that good and love and serve people. But we evil start at the same point but must have the clear picture of head for different directions. how good and evil start at the Service to others is seemingly original point, going to entirely good, but unless the service is different directions, according centered on Godly love, we to the quality of love that cannot call it good. So, we things are centered on. We cannot deny that good and know that Adam and Eve fell evil are headed for different somewhere in the beginning. directions according to the This means that evil came into quality of love they are cen­ existence at a certain point, tered upon. Even in witnessing where it could have been good. to people, if you evangelize in For a man who was born not • order to go to heaven, then out of his own will, to have what is this, good or bad? You wanted to do his own will was must rearrange your way of the beginning of the fall. In thinking and put things in order for him to be good, he order. You may say to your­ was supposed to do the things self, "In this movement I must his subject, God, would take bring in at least three or more delight in. But apart from this, members in three years' time they wanted to do what they in order to be blessed. I must pleased and thus caused evil to work desperately hard." Is come about. Evil having been that good or bad? If, in that brought about from this point, 11 if anything starts at this point, to whether it is good or evil. we can define it as evil. I am here as your leader, but Jesus came to save the whole if I always want you to do world. In this light, we can things for my sake, then you judge that persons like Jesus will fall away one after another led a wonderful and good life, as time goes by. If I keep doing according to the ultimate stan­ this, there will be none left dard. From his childhood he here. All will escape from me. did not think he was born for If I do things for a selfish and only his own family, his tribe, self-centered purpose, the out­ or his nation. He knew he was come is only too clear. I could born to save the whole world; pretend to be good for awhile, thus he called himself the son • but sooner or later your spirit of God. He had the definite would come to know that I am idea that God was his Father not, and though you pretended and he His son. He thought, to obey me you would in­ "I am born for you, I live for wardly cpmplain. Finally ev­ you, and I am going to die for erything will meet with you." Therefore, he was con­ rupture. Nothing like perfect fident that God's love would unity is possible there. The abide in him forever. We know more we struggle to be united that was a great discovery. into one, the quicker the rup­ With this confidence he left a ture will come about. This is great example of divine love­ what has happened all through even asking forgiveness of his human history, everything enemies who put him on the being judged by the people as cross. With this great love he influenced and moved the your group and so on-larger hearts of the Roman people units of society. Then the who had once opposed and people around you will be persecuted him; and from then proud of you. If you are too on, the Roman Empire came proud of yourself, others will into the sphere of Christian not like you. Always think culture, playing an important that you see things, hear role. things and experience things If the people of the United not for the sake of yourself, States and the people of the but for the sake of apprecia­ whole world really know this tion of the things you per­ theory of divine love, the ceive. Do this in order to whole world will come to be a appreciate things you see and world of goodness with every hear. In this way, your view­ possible scientific achievement point is entirely different from used for the good of the world, that of ordinary people. The and where every man knows he stories you will want to hear is born for others and for the most are those which other sake of the whole. That's why people take delight in. Your every man by nature wants to original mind tends to like do things for the public bene­ things which all others like. fit, thus leaving good accom­ Isn't that true? To do that we plishments after his death. You must tear down the walls in want to be thought good by which we have been confining others, but before being proud ourselves. We must take the of yourself, you must be able initiative to tear d,0wn the to be proud of your friends, walls to reach out to others instead of waiting for others famous and important person to reach in to us. Suppose on the national level? Then, there is a highway newly paved. try to serve others centered on Everyone would want to drive true love. Even if you were a on that highway instead o f the candidate for president, would narrow, bumpy road. In this the people elect you if you are case you don't have to tell serving others for self-centered them to drive on the highway, purposes? they will do that automatically.

Work for the sake of your nation. Now I am sure you know clearly what the starting point of good and evil really is. We know that if we serve others centered on divine love, it is always good. Everything you do for the sake of your­ self is either bad or at least not good in God's sight. If I hold up my hand for a selfish pur­ pose, is it good or bad? At least you are not interested in my feat, isn't that true? But if Now the Watergate event is I hold up my hand for your the focus of world attention. sake, the same act will arouse American people believe that your attention and interest. Nixon and his colleagues did Suppose there is a marathon that for their own interests, runner on the Olympic track. but if the President did that racing desperately representing with the belief that he was the nation; wouldn't the peo­ the only way this nation could ple themselves feel as if they be saved from its difficulties are running the race and cheer and that he therefore had to be him on? In that case the runner re-elected, then he might be is doing a great thing for the justified by God. Who knows? sake of his nation. Is it bad or Then any disrespectful attitude good? Good! When the runner from the people toward the wins the first prize, it really President would not be right. doesn't belong to him alone. The kingdom of God is the His name will remain with the ideal world where goodness history of that nation. Would al ne dominates. That is to you, too, want to become a say, it is the world where peo- 14 ple serve each other centered which is ego? No ego is pos­ on divine love. Again, this is sible there. It means we have the place where people exalt to be the incarnation of par­ and respect those who serve ental love towards mankind. If others. At the time of the we practice parental love to­ human fall, the archangel ward mankind, serving them as dominated Eve and Eve domi­ a servant would, then we nated Adam, while the order should never regret shedding should have been the contrary. tears, sweat and blood for the Each wanted to utilize the sake of mankind, giving out other centered on their own our whole being. If we do interests; this was the be ·n­ this, we will not have done ning of evil. Thus, in the this in vain, because we will fallen world, fighting between have many people appreciating individuals and wars between it and following the example. nations have continued. Wars In studying, or in witnessing have continued because the de­ to the people, if we do that feated nations or people al­ with the concept that we are ways wante to restore what going to be famous or appre­ they lost. ciated by people, then it is already bad. The Father's heart and the In speaking of success would servant's shoes. Have you you want to be successful now ever stopped to think in what or later? I would rather re­ way we must do things in the serve the success to the end, Unification Church? Members because if you succeed now, it of the Unification Church be­ will be a small success, while lieve that the world cannot be later it would grow to be a saved except by our group. We success of greater dimension. know clearly that our church More than that, if you succeed will develop and expand to now, you are apt to be arro­ • cover the whole world with gant, and being contented, you love and goodness. Our motto will never struggle on. Then as you know, is, "With the your success will end as suc­ heart of the parents, in the cess centered on yourself. shoes of the servant, let us Should your success be self­ shed tears for mankind, sweat centered, or centered on oth­ for the earth and blood for ers? Consider America. heaven." Are those simple words? Have you ever tried The nation should benefit all hard to put that into practice? mankind. In the history of Would there be any "I"-there mankind we have seen without 15 exception that just as a nation success possible. Then your enjoyed its prime, it would success can be justified. When begin to fall or decline. Amer­ you are successful you must ica cannot be an exception. turn to God and say, "Oh, The United States is proud of Father, but for Your help I being the leading nation of the could not have been success­ world, but it cannot go for ful." And turning to mankind, eternity. Y o'u must know that you must say, "I could not your nation is blessed by God have done it by myself." not for the sake of yourselves, So your success belongs to but for the sake of the world. God and to mankind. Then If there is any way at all for both God and people around you people to keep your bles­ you will be pleased and will · sing, it is for you to think that have you enjoy it. They will the success of your nation is think you are a wonderful not for yourselves but for the person entitled to success. If benefit of the world. You you have this attitude, succeed­ must not only think that way ing will not end there, but you but you inust act that way and will have still greater success. do things for the benefit of But if you are boastful, then the world. Then your success success will end there. When will not remain where it is but you think of yourselves, have will be multiplied until it will you lived your lives with that cover the whole world to save attitude? So, bear in mind that mankind. your success must always be You must think that today's returned to God and to man­ success is the training and pre­ kind, always serving others paration for tomorrow's bigger without any complaint or re­ success. For most people, suc­ gret, to the end. Then, you cess is self-benefit, and so they are going to be qualified for cling to it, never sharing with victory. others. They are apt to enjoy their success- never working Seeming failure becomes suc­ harder. This is a totally wrong cess. You must always put idea, because they could not yourself in the position of have had success without the object to God as the Subject, aid of others; so it does not and to other people as another belong to them alone but to subject, and be ready to love others too. If you feel like and serve them. Then, they, in being proud of yourself, you turn will love you and will be must first be proud of God willing to let you enjoy suc­ and mankind who made your cesses and victories. Jesus, too, 16 though he died on the cross for ever think that way. However mankind, looked like a failure hard a situation you are in and at that time, but history has however miserable you may proven that he was a success look, and even though you because his ideal and deeds re­ may be on the verge of death, mained alive in human hearts­ your sacrifice will be justified thus causing Christianity to by God and you must be sure develop as it has. Therefore, you are doing this for God's if you sacrifice yourself for will and for the sake of man­ the sake of others, you are al­ kind. When you are on the ready successful even though it edge of defeat, without your may seem that you are a fail­ realizing it, reinforcements are ure. There is room for you to being sent by God to rescue rise again for bigger success. you. On the spiritual level If you may have to fail once, myriads of saints will come to twice or even a hundred times, save you, while even on the there is still room for you to physical level, people's minds succeed if and when you do are on your side supporting things for God and for others. you even without their being Such a person will be helped by conscious of it. heaven and earth until he at­ In movies you have seen tains victory. But those who many such instances. Suppose struggle and do things for the there is a patriot who is cap­ sake of themselves, their ac­ tive in an enemy camp. After complishment will be ephem­ severe torture, he is at last eral and limited. about to be shot to death. Which kind of success would Without his knowing it, rein­ you choose? You know too forcements are coming to his well. We r 1ust re-evaluate our­ rescue. His last chance to be selves according to this stan­ saved was when he was asked dard. I know that among the to help the enemy against his Unification Church members own nation, to save his life. there are some who would say, If he had been cowardly as to "I have been in the church so say yes, when the reinforce­ long, and what has become of ments came to save him, he me? If I am going to die like would have been put to shame. this, what will be left behind But, if he should say, "I have me? Don't I look more miser­ lived for my country and I able than when I was in the want to die for my country," world ten years ago?" Is this then the reinforcements will a good way of thinking or a praise him and the whole na­ bad way of thinking? Don't tion will exalt him and remem- 17 ber his name in history. us. God and the world will meet through us. On the ver­ Spirit world is mobilized for tical level, God will connect you. In a way you are fighting with us, and on the horizontal in this kind of battle for the level individuals will connect will of God. Billions of spirit families, tribes, nations and men are mobilized on our side. finally the whole world. Have you ever thought of that? How wonderful it is to know Be humble and steadfast. that because of one individual Satan tends to take the offen­ like you, the whole spirit world sive while heaven is on the is mobilized. Suppose there is defensive. The time for vic­ just one more peak to cross tory for the heavenly side over, and then there will be a comes at the end of the battle. • highway paved where you can It is too early and even dan­ reach out and gain the support gerous for us to be boastful; of all mankind. Then if you and it is safe for us always to are frustrated on the way at be humble and steadfast. At the threshold of victory, how the end we can be proud of pitiful it \vill be in the end. our victory, and it will be So, you must know that you yours for eternity. It is char­ are not fighting alone, but with acteristic of the satanic world companions on the spiritual that people are always proud level as well as on the physical of themselves and boastful of level. Therefore, even though what they have done. They the battle should look unfavor­ always initiate battles, but in able, the next moment it can the end, the victory will be for turn out to be a victory. If the heavenly side, where peo­ you fight on with readiness to ple have always been attacked. sacrifice yourself, so much In humbleness and with stren­ help will come from above and uous effort, we will finally around you. How wonderful defeat the enemy who is over­ our battle is! Those who be­ confident. On the Godly side, gin things with good motiva­ people defeat the satanic side tion must never vacillate but while serving others centered carry it through to the end. on divine love. If you are How much more would it be ready to give your lives for the so when the matter is centered great cause, you can win the on God's will! The beginning minds of the people, which is and the end, alpha and omega, real victory on the side of must meet. God will find the righteousness. This is the world through us and the standard of goodness. If we world will find God through go on like this, any opposition 18 or persecution is nothing. We know that this is the true way can be sure that before long, of life. everyone will come to our side. If we are thus in the strong My words will prove to be love relationship with God, no true. Otherwise there is no other power whatsoever can God. As long as there is God, sever our relationship. By our our will united with God's can doing this alone, we can build be realized. God's will is not the Kingdom of God on earth for America alone, or for any where peace, happiness and one nation. We know it is for the ideal can prevail. There the whole world and for the is no other way possible for us entire mankind. That's why to build the kingdom. In the we are here, transcending kingdom we are going to be racial, national, and religious the first citizens under God, boundaries. We are here for our Lord and everlasting training in preparation for the Father. Thus, good and evil coming battle, to advance for­ starting at the same point will ward to the end of the world. end in the victory of righteous­ ness. Everything dark and Love your brother. We must negative will be eliminated, long for and love the kingdom goodness alone dominating. of God more than we do our Then the world of God's respective n:itions. In the love original intention will start of the kingdom of God and right there. its people, we must serve the God has never once been people at the sacrifice of our­ frustrated or exhausted in the selves. This alone can bring us long, long battle against Satan. victory to erect the kingdom He could fight the battle only of God on earth. We must re­ through us. So we as His chil­ store the relationship of love dren must resemble Him by between God and man. In following his example, never order to be loved by God, we getting frustrated or exhaus­ · must first love our brothers ted, fighting through to the and having united with them, end until we win the final vic­ come back to God's bosom tory. Now we are going to and be loved by Him. That is march forward to the whole to say, by our winning our battlefield of the world with Cains and returning them to the United States as our base. God, He will be made happy l want you to go through this by us and can really enjoy a training with a strong sense of rest after a long struggle. This mission, and perfectly prepare is the way we should live to be yourself for the coming battle. as filial sons of God. We must 19• • Making the ~~ Invisible a Reality

by TAKASHI OYAMA

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the con­ viction of things not seen." Hebrews 11: 1. Based on this verse I wish to speak to you. I came into the family when I was 61 years old; this past April was my eighth anniversary. I was born into a Christian family. My This sermon was given by mother was very devout, and I Mr. Takashi Oyama on was very faithful to my Chris­ October 8, 1972 in Washing­ tian faith until I almost finished ton, D. C. Miss Young Oon college in Japan. I was a " od Kirn translated. Mr. Oyama, student and followed closely a native of Korea, organizL·d the words of Jesus. But after and directed many successful college I had an enormous family businesses in Japan. ambition to succeed in busi- 20 ness. Once I was president of deny everything and follow­ 12 or 13 firms. In business I this I did. I gave up everything deviated from the words of and started from zero. I looked God, and He became dim. around in the church, and I saw Until I was 61 I lived in the only young people who wit­ Satanic world. When I came nessed and taught. I was the into the Principle I completely oldest member in physical age. changed. Most of the members at that After I studied the Principle, time were in their twenties ..rid I realized what I was doing. thirties. Before the Principle I had had In practical matters, opinions the ambition to become the differed between the younger most successful man in the and older members. The mis­ world, at least in Japan. The sion of Japan began 14 years Japanese were my number one ago as it did in America. I have enemies: I used them for my been in it for eight years now. selfish ways, paying them cheap When I came in, I had more wages. I used them to accom­ experience and more sins than plish my own success. The the younger members, so be­ Principle changed me complete­ cause of the Principle I had to ly. After the Principle I learned serve them as a subject and love that I am to serve, sacrificing them from the position of ob­ myself for others, and this new ject. philosophy started ruling my I had resolved to dedicate life. After joining the Unifica­ myself completely to this work tion Church, I beca e an evan­ and to God. So, even though gelist, resolving to love those the young people did not enemies I had intended to use. accept my opinion, I resolved I wanted to serve them, love to stay and die with the family. them, and sacrifice everything Faith is something invisible; it for them. is to realize completely what is invisible. To make concrete "I gave up everything I had." something which is vague, we I studied the Principle and read m 11 st go forward with convic­ the Bible again and tried to tion and confidence. If I be­ realize God's ideal through came the incarnation of the spiritual activities. But I real­ Principle, something may hap­ ized that it was impossible to pen, the impossible may hap­ establish His kingdom just by pen. spreading the truth, without tangible means. As Jesus said, I began with collecting trash. give up everything you have, At that time I didn't have any 21 money. So at the age of 63 I the flower sellers have to buy pulled a hand cart from house bread, stop in a public place to house to collect trash. I to use the restrooms, etc. Why? found that the course in the Sinners must go through the Unification Church is com­ sacrificial way to get rid of pletely opposite to that in the their sins. Through such a hard secular world. There, you can sacrificial life, I learned how cheat and take over anything God has suffered for the past you can. But in the Divine 6,000 years working with fall­ Principle your life must be en man who is constantly in­ clean and pure in the sight of clined towards his fallen God and of men. It is exactly nature. the opposite course. Looking I found that whenever I had at the distant goal, I had to leisure time I was immediately walk the narrow path. So I involved in give and take with started a small business with Satan in thought. But those three members. In the first who have been trained in this year we started collecting plas­ way will never be tempted. tic trash; in the second year we They have become such strong started flower selling; in the members. However educated third year the marble statue they may be, when they don't factory. Eventually I formed a have high ideals but do have large corporation which in­ leisure time, they run to sin. cludes the many small com­ Not only for making money panies. This firm is doing but to get rid of sinful ele­ business in two countries, ments; they have to continue Korea and Japan. Now I am the hard !ife. expanding to America and Eur­ ope and the world. Young people must build financial foundation. In my This is an incredible thing we second year we held a training do. In Japan they work from session for 220 adults, and in 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. for four my third year I was able to years. They have no Sundays motivate the family to hold a off, but work seven days a training session for 430 adults. week. This is a formidable So I succeeded in evangelical and incredible thing we are do­ work. I tried to inspire those ing in this modern age. During adult members to help the the day they sell and the drivers young people in an economic sleep. At night the drivers drive way. Young people who have and the sellers sleep in the back just finished college have an of the truck. In the morning easy time stepping into the 22 Principle. They have no re­ We have to restore God's sponsibilities in society as the love. It is God's dispensation adults do. So I decided I had to send you away in a direction to use the young people to Yl u never thought of when you establish the economic foun­ finish your education. Through dation. the fall, you have lost the right We should not depend on character, the one which God other people or beg from other expected you to have. Only

people to restore all material through hard work, sacrificing things. I thought I must launch for God can you restore it. out. Also in order to pay in­ You lost God's love-you have demnity for my sins I must to restore it. But you cannot .. take the path of indemnity and do this until you realize His sacrifice. By accepting the love within you by going Divine Principle, you cannot through the hard way. I said eliminate Satanic elements that the businesses I started in from your body and soul. I Korea and Japan will be ex­ had drunk, smoked, made love panded to America and Europe. and committed other sins. Thus we want to open gates These things cannot be elimina­ throughout the world for peo­ ted from your body and soul ple to reach the love of God. overnight. It takes time. When the words of God be- 23 come one with me, I have the age of this last dispensation. confidence to bring about The existing churches are God's will on earth. We will high buildings, built upon sand, fulfill unification on sea, land, empty. There may be a few and in the air. The problem is true believers in those churches, how we train people who come but the rest are followers. In into the Unification Church. the Principle I found the hope How can we remold, reforge and the ideal to rebuild our Satanic young people and bring own characters, to rebuild our about new young people? Af­ sinful selves and establish God's ter going through this hard kingdom on earth. I will work • training and receiving the bless­ this way until I die. • ing, how can these young peo­ In the Unification Church ple go back to Satanic you must follow your leaders foolishness? They cannot leave and central figures: listen to true love. The children who are and obey them. This is the born from such couples, the only way you can fulfill God's second, third, and fourth gene­ will. Do not give free time to rations Will not even know the yourself. If you do, you \\ ill meaning of immoral love. So accomplish only idle things. I when you restore your true never give free time to myself. self, there is no reason why You can achieve your goal only you can't restore things of the by working continuously with world and your spiritual goal. hope. If you stop and rest, you can't fulfill. We have to restore concrete­ ly. As it said in the Bible, Let us have courage and faith is to realize unseen things hope. Rev. Moon has explained in a concrete form. We have to the words in the Old Testament restore concretely, not just ab­ and New Testament scientifi­ stractly. In this world every­ cally and logically. He has thing; economy, science, etc., clarified the hidden words of must be won over by our actual God for us. After 2,000 years, power and capacity-not just the hidden plan of God has by our words. Because we are been revealed through the Prin­ fallen, we lost the power. God ciple of Creation, Fall, and Res­ can release this power only to toration. God's plan has been pure-hearted people. Only true clearly revealed to us. With character can inherit God's this Principle and by sacrificial kingdom. After passing through practice, we can assuredly reach the Old Testament and the New our goal. Let us have counige, Testament, we are born in the and hope, and put out all of 24 our effort. I cannot but be­ is a factory to create people of lieve that the new heaven and true capacity, true ability, and earth will be realized. At this true power. The person that I moment of history, the sinful am cannot be replaced. For history of 6,000 years is turn­ eternity, I am the only one. ing and a new heaven and earth But it is the Unification Church are being created. I feel as a where, like in a factory, we re­ young man, just born. After model people born in the Sa­ the blessing, after five genera­ tanic world into people of tions, there will be nothing to heavenly character. We must fight against in the world. Use go through suffering, through your youth to glorify God. sacrifice to become this person You are living in the most glor­ of true ability and power. ious age. In this time I have explained, Since the North-South talks based on my eight years of ex­ started, the need for education perience, that if we go in hope, about Communism has become with 100 percent effort, we greater. So all the leaders of can realize what we desire. We South Korea, will have to bow cannot foresee our future too their heads to our work in an ti­ clearly. But my eight years of Communism. They will follow experience shows clearly that if those who have real capacity we march on with hope, con­ and true ability. However great viction and l 00 percent effort, your statesmen may be, if you we will reach our goal. Don't are truly God's sons and worry about hindrances, other­ daughters, they will be drawn wise you can't mov~ a step. to you with magnetic power If you have this faith, try to even though you are young. develop yourself. Nothing will The oriental word for real be impossible. God created us capacity and ability does not to make everything possible refer to title, but to actual within His power. .. accomplishment. This is what I want you to have self-con­ we must have, not just the fidence and strong conviction. title. The power is in real With obedience, sincerity, ear­ capacity and ability. However nestness, continue your work prominent the government and there will be victory. Deny leaders look, they are in dark­ yourself, identify with the pur­ ness and will follow light if you pose of the whole. With such really possess it. faith, trust, conviction, and effort, I'm sure we can fulfill How to have true ability and what God wants us to accom­ power. The Unification Church plish. •

25 news & ireports ~ ...... as1a FROM KOREA My Experiences in Korea by HAL MCKENZIE

As you all know, I have just returned from having spent about 14 months in Korea as editor of The Way of 1 lie World and director of the Seoul Western Center. It is difficult in the short time that I have to fully share the experi­ ence of almost a year and a half, especially when that peri­ od had such a profound effect on my life. However, I will do my best to convey the flavor of what it is like living in Korea, and the spiritual quality of our Korean family. I had been to Korea briefly before in 1970 and 1971 on missions for the Freedom Lead­ ership Foundation. One thing From a talk given to that struck me as that, even the Washington, D. C after an absence of only a year, family, on Sunday, Sep­ the city of Seoul seemed to tember 15, 1973. change significantly every time 26 I visited it. And even as I was · really a city on the move, al­ living there, the country was though this is accompanied by experiencing rapid changes, the usual problems of pollution both internally and externally. and overcrowding. Economi­ Externally, new buildings are cally, South Korea, as most of always going up in Seoul. Be­ you have read, has undergone fore 1960, the tallest building a miraculous transformation was 12 stories; as of a few years since the Korean War. Poverty,

---'View from street of main church at Chungpadong, Seoul--­ ago, the tallest was 31 stories; by Western standards, is still now a 36 story building has evident, but compared to other just been completed, and taller Asian nations, Korea is signi­ ones are on the drawing boards, ficantly ahead of Vietnam, including our own headquar- Thailand, and the Phillippines, ters building of 43 stories, so is on a par with Taiwan in the skyline of Seoul is con- many areas, and is expected to stantly changing. A new sub- reach Western European levels way is under construction (the of development by the end of only one in Asia outside of the current five-year plan in Japan and China) which will 197 6. This is incredible when be completed at the end of you consider that Korea was this year. In general, Seoul prostrate, devastated and seem­ seems to have a sort of exciting ingly hopelessly backward right boom-town atmosphere-it's after the Korean War, and 27 really didn't get off the ground fication Council. In general, until the tum of the '60's, only President Park is seeking to 13 years ago. unify the people spiritually as Politically also, Korea went well as administratively in order through profound changes to cope with the coming nego­ while I was there. Rapid de­ tiations and competition with velopments on the internation­ North Korea. al scene such as Nixon's trip to Internationally, Korea has China and the mood of detente opened up diplomatic relations in Europe had a profound with so-called "non-hostile" effect on the Korean political Communist nations such as situation. President Park de­ Russia and Yugoslavia. At the. clared a state of emergency, recent Universiad games in the Red Cross talks between Moscow, the games at which North and South Korea began, the Israeli team was jeered by and the structure of the govern­ the Russians, Korean basket­ ment was completely changed ball and volleyball teams par­ under the "Yushin" or "revi­ ticipated, and were very well talizing reforms" policy' which received. The teams received a abolished the old two-party hero's welcome when they system and established a Uni- came back to Korea; this is the first time in nearly 30 years Panoramic view of Seoul, 1971. that Korea has had relations with the Soviet Union. I have any people besides the Jews. heard it said that it is a good They date the founding of bet that the Little Angels might Korea precisely 4,306 years even perform in Moscow before ago with the coming of the long. mythical figure Tangun, whom All this is to set the stage for anthropologists assume was a what I'm sure you're most in­ nomadic chieftain from some terested in, which is the spiri­ Tungusic tribe. Korea has tual climate of Korea and the undergone cross-culturization progress and development of and invasion from China, Mon­ our Korean family. First, I golia, Japan, and most recently will describe a little about my the West. However, even dur­ impressions of the Korean ing the worst periods of foreign character in general, along with oppression the Koreans always what I've experienced about maintained their own unique our Korean family's spirit, and culture, tradition and language, then I'll recount some of the while at the same time assimi­ the recent developments of our lating foreign ideas with a church in Korea. wholeheartedness which made First of all, Korea has a the new influences a further tradition which stretches back part of their own unique cul­ more than 4,000 years, the ture. The Chinese used to call longest unbroken tradition of Korea "The Land of the Supe- Buddhist scriptures, Tripitaka Koreana, inscribed on wooden plates (81,258 blocks) during the Koryo Dynasty (918-1392), are preserved at Hainsa Temple. 30 rior Man ," because the Koreans a deep anguish and grief at adopted Confucian ethics and least as great as that he'd ex­ scholarship with such enthu­ perienced so many years ago at siasm and ability that it put his fa ther's bedside--all those China's best scholars to shame. years hadn't dulled his grief With the coming of Buddhism, one bit. In general, Koreans Koreans also wholeheartedly seem to feel things much more embraced the new thought; deeply than we do in the West. now Korea has the largest and They gave me the impression most complete collection of that their hearts had depths Buddhist scriptures in the and dimensions that I could world, at Heinsa Temple in never plumb; indeed, I felt Kyongju, carved on 80 000 very callow and insensitive in wood blocks. Also , Chri st i~n i ty comparison to them. was adopted with such enthu­ Part of this depth of heart I siasm that Billy Graham has think is a result of the fact that called Korea a "gravitational Korea has undergone a long center" for Christianity and a history of tragedy and misery "spiritual super-power." Even from foreign oppressors. The Communism has been adopted Mongols, Manchus, Japanese, with such fervor in North Russians, and most recently Korea that is has a reputation the Korean Communists have for being the most rigid inflicted immense tragedies up­ authoritarian and thoroughly on the Korean people; the communized Stalinist regime Korean War was only the latest in the world. in a series of devastations This wholeheartedness of the which have hit the peninsula. Koreans seems to be their most Nonetheless, the Koreans have prominent trait-whatever they always bounced back with a do, they put their whole selves resilience and courage which I into it. One of the most am sure is unparalleled any­ •amazing and moving experi­ where in the world. Their ences I have ever had was when sufferings have given the one of our Korean family was Koreans an undercurrent of giving his testimony, and began melancholy. For example, in describing how, when his fa­ Korea birds don't "sing," they ther was dying, he couldn't " cry. "AKorean cannot say communicate to him the great "the birds sing merrily," be­ new truth of the Divine Prin­ cause the word they use to de­ ciple. As he began to describe scribe the sound a bird makes the deathbed scene, he sudden­ is the same as that used to de­ ly broke down and wept with scribe the expression of human

31 grief. Whenever our Korean ing. I have experienced many family gathers to pray, there times with our Korean family is copious weeping. More than when a comedy skit or mime any other people that I have would have everyone rocking known, the Koreans really feel and aching helplessly with the sorrowful heart of our laughter. In comparison, the Heavenly Father. Japanese and Chinese are very Along with that the Koreans straitlaced; if you joke or kid a express a spirit of sacrifice and Japanese, they will usually take martyrdom. Koreans have, as you seriously and become a nation, experienced untold quite concerned or flustered; sacrifices because of foreign but if you kid a Korean, he. oppressors, and today, even in immediately picks it up and peacetime, Koreans are happy responds with a jibe of his to work very hard for very own. I have heard it said that poor rewards for the sake of the English and Americans, their country. This spirit of who are always great kidders, sacrifice is especially evident get along much better with the in our Korean family; in the Koreans than with the Chinese early days, some of the mem­ or Japanese. bers even died of malnutrition Along with his natural ebul­ because they worked so hard lience goes a cockiness and for God without thinking of self-assurance which is truly what to eat. For Western wondrous to behold. The family members, we have so average young Korean male, much material affluence as it regardless of his station in life, is that it is easy to give it up; invariably has great ambitions but in a country which is to be a business tycoon or great desperately poor to begin with, statesman. A Korean may to work sacrificially for God know next to nothing about for no material reward is many cars or electronics, but he will times more difficult. think nothing about tearing Nonetheless, in spite of all apart a balky car or telephone their hardships, the Koreans and by some miracle have it have an irrepressible ebullience working again. This creative which breaks out very often in spirit is also manifested in a broad humor and hilarity. This native inventiveness and in­ is seen most expressively in genuity. For example, it was Korean folk dances and masked recently discovered that Ko­ drama, which are always full of reans were the first to use earthy humor and satire, and movable metal type, almost always have the audience roar- two hundred years before 32 KoroJCJn mask dance. Gutenberg. Also, Koreans in­ Korea has an optimism and vented the first ironclad battle­ pioneering spirit which reminds ship and were among the first me a lot of what it must have peoples of Asia to begin the been like in the early pioneer­ systematic study of the stars. ing days of America. In Ameri­ One of the most remarkable ca we have the Horatio Alger Korean inventions is Hangul, "rags-to-riches" folk "hero; in the Korean alphabet, invented Korea they have the "dragon by King Sejong in the four­ found in a ditch"; that is, a teenth century; a remarkably low-born person who rises to logical and scientific phon ·tic great heights by wit and hard alphabet which is the only work. I have met more than .alphabet to have been con­ one such person in Korea; sciously invented, rather than dynamic, noble characters, developing haphazardly over clearly headed for greatness, the years. For this reason, who were raised in conditions Koreans are among the most of utmost poverty and hard­ literate people of Asia, and ship. have a passion for scholarship This sort of idealism charac­ and education. Korea has a terizes to a large extent the very large proportion of college Korean national aspirations as students for a developing a whole. The Koreans have the country. most amazing ambitions for 33 their country, as is seen most Koreans should have toward clearly in the fact that this their nation. He made the movement, which seeks noth­ point that great civilizations ing less than the transformation have never arisen from large of the whole world, came out countries; for example, the of Korea; the Koreans are the Hellenic civilization arose from only people that I know from the tiny city-state of Athens; a small country who have the the Renaissance came out of gumption to imagine that they the miniscule city of Florence; can transform the world. This and the world-transforming is not only limited to our power of Christianity came family; I read an article in Th e from the tiny state of Israel.. Korea Journal by Dr. An Considering the 4,000- year Pyong-Uk, a famous philoso­ tradition of Korea, the tough­ pher, about the attitude that ness and resilience of the peo-

Commencement exercise at Korea University. 34 pie in the face of adversity, world was al ways as real and its position as a crossroads of ever-present as the fields, for­ Eastern and Western culture, ests and mountains. Koreans and its position in the tem­ always believed in a personal perate zone from which the God called Hananim ; legend great civilizations have come, has it that Tangun himself Dr. An insists that Korea will began the worship of Hananim, be the place from which the and the altar that he set up next great world civilization stands to this day in North will arise. Indeed, there has Korea. Mountains have always been a Messianic expectation been associated with man's in Korea for the last 500 years, search for God, and in Korea, when a book of prophecy came which is 74 percent mountains, out at the beginning of the Koreans have always been in­ Yi dynasty predicting that clined to go up on a mountain "The Man of True Words" to meditate and pray. In the would come from Korea, and early days of our church, when that Korea would be a light the Korean family was endur­ unto the world. There are ing persecution from the estab­ several religious groups in lished churches, they could not Korea who believe this, and say directly that they were many spiritualists in Korea from the Unification Church have received this revelation. or they would be immediately Finally, no description of rejected; so, some members, as the Korean character would be a ruse to enable them to wit­ complete without a description ness, would say that they had of Korean spirituality. It is been up on a mountain for ten said that in the days before years meditating and had Christianity came to Korea, received a revelation which when a foreign traveler would they wanted to share; and then ask a Korean about his religion they would proceed to teach .he would usually reply, "I the Principle. The idea of have no religion"; and yet he going up on a mountain for would worship his ancestors, ten years was just plausible go up on a mountain to medi­ enough to a Korean to make tate and pray, give offerings to the ruse work. the spirits, and send his wife to Many of the Korean mem­ a Buddhist temple to pray for bers I talked to were guided a son. What we know of as directly to the Principle "religion" to a Korean has through dreams and revela­ always been just an everyday tions. I have even heard sto­ aspect of life, and the spirit ries of people who spiritually 35 received the very street and "Professor's World Peace Acad­ house where our family was emy," which was formed last holding its lectures. This ever­ May. The last time I heard, prnsent spirituality has led 168 professors and academic many Westerners to think that leaders are members. The Koreans are a superstitious purpose of the PWPA is to people. This is partly true, in pursue the study of peace as the sense that much of the an academic discipline. The spirituality of the Koreans is president of th PWPA, Dr. still primitive and not centered Lee Hang-Nyong, president of on God. However, as we know Hongik University, remarked • from the Principle, the spirit in his opening speech that this. world is a concrete reality, as is the third time that Korean scientists are beginning to find professors have been orga­ out. In the light of all the re­ nized-the first two times were search into parapsychology and in response to the student up­ the increased interest in man's rising of 1960 and the student spiritual .nature recently, who protests against the Japan­ can say that Korea won't lead Korea treaty in 1965. This the world in that area? time, however, the professors I will conclude my report by weren't just reacting to crises, describing some of the recent but preparing in advance for developments in the progress crises to come. Furthermore, of the Korean church and the the previous organizations were Seoul Western Center. temporary, but PWPA is per­ The most exciting thing going manent, President Lee said. on right now has been the tre­ Thus the PWPA was seen to mendous progress made with have real historical significance Korean intellectuals and aca­ in regards to Korea's develop­ demic leaders. I'm sure you ment. have all heard of the Divine Our Korean family runs the Principle seminar for promi­ secretariat and publishes the nent people, which took place official magazine, "Forum," on December 27 last year, to which publishes the scholarly which 110 professors came. papers of the members. Plans Also, I'm sure you have read for the future include increased of the very positive comments international contacts with of the professors about Unifi­ scholars around the world and cation Thought and our an awards program similar to church. Most of those pro­ the Nobel Prize, for scholars fessors and many more have making significant contribu­ now been organized into the tions for world peace and 36 unification. cause as Korea becomes more It is very exciting to see how industrialized, the demand for influential the Principle is be­ titanium will grow, and also coming in the academic field. they plan to export to foreign Right now the Korean family countries in the future. So the is reaching the intellectuals future looks bright for the with Unification Thought, Korean family, both spiritually which is Dr. Lee Sang-Hun's and physically. application of the Principle to As for the Seoul Western philosophy, and deals with Center, we too have experi­ such things as on tology, epis­ enced progress. God has guided temology, axiology, ethics, us to many good people in aesthetics and so on. At the diplomatic and missionary Myongji University, a Christian community in Korea. In the college, Unification Thought future, the Seoul Western Cen­ and Divine Principle are part of ter will become an extension the curriculum, and Mr. Kwak of the American church, and Chung-Hwan, the former CARP have the same status as a leader, is now a special lecturer foreign mission in Korea. Even­ at Myongji nearly full time. tually in this way we hope to In the economic field, great be able to begin social service progress has been made also. programs for the Korean peo­ Recently the new ginseng tea ple such as orphanages, day factory was opened at Sootaek­ care centers and so forth, Ri, which has vastly improved financed with the help of the and expanded facilities and will American family. allow production of a greater In conclusion, I would like volume of ginseng tea as well to say that the progress in as the manufacture of such Korea depends a great deal on things as ginseng soap, ginseng how well we succeed in Ameri­ cola, ginseng tonic, etc. Also ca. Korea as a nation is .our family has taken over a tremendously dependent on titanium plant in Inchon. Ti­ America, particularly in regards tanium is a metal used in mak­ to the economy and military ing white pigments for paints aid. Consequently, whatever and dyes, and is a component we do in America for the in such things as jet engine Principle will have a tremen­ parts. I visited the factory-it dous impact in Korea. There­ was very impressive, and re­ fore, we know that the best ally had the look of heavy way to help Korea, is to make industry. This promises to be the greatest victory we possibly a real growth industry, be- can here in America. • 37 FROM JAPAN

Japanese Leaders Visit U.S.A.

As the months go by, Jap­ Nobuyoshi Hori, this day was anese seems to be becoming memorable. "For a long time the second language in some I had wanted to see Lincoln's American Unification Church statue. I have had a very .centers and One World Crusade strong impression of Lincoln, teams. At least this was the for when I was a child about case when six key Japanese eight years old, my mother church leaders visited Wash­ gave me a book about President ington, D.C. September 9-12. Lincoln. I read that Lincoln Directors and lecturers for the studied George Washington's International Leadership Sem­ biography and decided, 'I will inar for Japanese students held be like Washington.' When I in San Francisco this summer, they were touring the United States, Europe, and Asia. "We want to extend our Mr. Hideo Oyamada, Doris and Den· vision through visiting many nis Orme, David Kim, Mr. Masatoshi places around the world," ex­ Abe, and Mr. Ken Sudo at joint plained Mr. Hideo Oyamada, conference, Estes Park, Colorado. acting director of the Japanese Unification Church. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chi­ cago, New York, and Washing­ read the book, I decided that I ton have changed our image of too would become someone America. It is so difficult to special." He aspires to become understand a country unless true to his name (Hori is pro­ you visit it." nounced like "holy"). Captivated by Lincoln. The "I think Abraham Lincoln is Lincoln Memorial deeply im­ my ancestor," grinned Mr. Ma­ pressed the visitors. For Mr. satoshi Abe, remarking on the 38 beauty of the Lincoln Memorial ers of this country. You must and the sculpture. "The true make a strong effort to fulfill leader of this country is the your five percent responsibil­ one who loves this country the ity." Mr. A be directs publi­ most," he explained after vis­ cation and information services iting the Capitol and Congres­ for the Japanese Unification sional offices. "I feel that the Church and the International real representatives of the Unit­ Federation for Victory Over ed States are not there, but Communism. here. If you love this country Mr. Gentaro Kajikuri, sec­ so much it will not be a problem retary general of the Inter­ for you to become good lead- national Federation for Victory

39 Over Communism lectures to doubt in anyone's mind about the International Leadership the existence of a Japanese Seminar in San Francisco. After sense of humor. What he lacked returning to Japan, he plans to in height, however, was made train more than 1,000 univer­ up by his zeal: "I have the sity student leaders. determination to win the vic­ tory by spiritual strength. " Just Our way is sacrifice. After prior to coming to America, he spending two months at Bel­ organized a I 00-day training vedere and two months in San program for family members in Francisco, Mrs. Haruko Kanari Japan and expects to have. said, "I can never forget the responsibility for education at courtesy and kind ness which I Belvedere. Although he gave experienced from you. After an entertaining and inspiring I go back to Japan, I will pray speech in English, he explained for you and for this country, that he will embark on a crash that you. may achieve Father's English-study program--mostly purpose.;, A woman of deep by flower selling! Mr. Sudo's heart and wisdom, Mrs. Kanari former One World Crusade is one of three "mothers" of team 3 is now commanded by the Japanese family, with a Mr. Hori. praying mission. "When I ar­ rived in America," she con­ Japanese programs. But the tinued, "I prayed to Father to give and take between the understand the situation of His Japanese and American fam­ heart. The next morning the ilies was by no means one-sided. answer came: the way of the The Washing ton family eagerly Unification Church is the self­ listened to the reports and sacrificing way. Through many testimonies of the Japanese experiences I know that our leaders. They explained that prayers will be accomplished." Mr. Kuboki is presently on a Mr. Ken Sudo, former general tour of Japan, giving public commander of One World Cru­ speeches on "How to restore sade in Japan, charmed the fam­ Japan." His series started in ily with his comparison be­ Sapporo (where the Olympics tween himself and the tall were held). Speaking first in Americans : "The value of a the large cities and then one in man is not decided by the each prefecture, his topics are: length beneath the chin." the Divine Principle, Japan's Someone illustrated the maxim most serious problem (the on the blackboard, leaving no Communist threat), culture, 40 and education. Very famous a seminary. The Divine Prin­ as a Vic tory Over Communism ciple answered his two most lecturer, Mr. Kajikuri has made serious conflicts: the struggle speeches for more than 80 days between God's love and human throughout Japan. Mr. Kuboki love, and whether or not Jesus building on his foundation, is Christ would come a second paralleling Rev. Moon's lecture time. Since j ining the church series in America. he has worked for three years The general pattern for Jap­ as a missionary in the country­ anese family members is to side, followed by education and spend the first six months student ministries and laterOne working for a family business; World Crusade. next do missionary work on a Mr. Hori explained that, like One World Crusade team; fol­ his hero Lincoln, he studied lowed by Victory Over Com­ law, but with some difficulty, munism programs. After that, later turning to the study of each member or his leader religion. Three years after choses the most suitable area entering the university he began to work in. seriously searching for the pur­ A Japanese evangelist Rev. pose of his life. Finally, shortly Nakamura is a liaison between before President Kennedy was the Unification Church and shot he came to know the Christian ministers who have existence of the spirit world. come to Divine Principle sem­ Believing that Kennedy went inars. Through the "Union to the spirit world, Mr. Sudo Church" Rev. Nakamura and bought a Bible to read and Rev. Emi (a Catholic priest) later came to the Unification work for Christian unity in Church. He counseled the Japan. On September 11 more family , "The most difficult task than 50 ministers were ex­ is to overcome ourself. If we p ected in Tokyo for a joint each can gain the victory over conference of Asian ministers. ourself, we will win the king­ dom." Testimonies. Each of the After leaving America, they leaders has been with the fam­ will visit London, Paris, Frank­ ily for at least ten years. Two furt, Rome, Athens, Cairo, Cy­ of them gave brief testimonies. prus, Israel, Teheran, Delhi, Longing to become a Presby­ Bankok, Hong Kong, and final­ terian minister, Mr. Oyamada ly Tokyo. Next year they ex­ originally heard the Principle pect to return with 120 more just before he planned to enter Japanese students. • 41 FROM AUSTRALIA

Response Vastly Improved

by CARL REDMOND

The restoration work here con­ are. Many are caught up in the tinues and we now are getting physical materialism and don't many more people to the cen­ think deeply at all. On the ter. As we make more indem­ other hand there are the theo­ nity ourselves, then the sophical or extreme spiritualists response from people improves who are only fond of symbol­ vastly. Twenty-three people ogy and discussion, not action. have visited in the last twenty­ So we have to find those in be­ one days. Seven heard the con­ tween. We are very fortunate clusion in the last week. Every though in getting much greater night we are giving out the response to the Principle re­ truth. We now have someone cently and feel progress is being helping us in all our efforts, made. Beverley Jones. She is Aus­ In this time, we feel very tralian and heard the truth closely the love and unity be­ three years ago in England. tween us and the entire family. Now she is with us in all our Our love and prayers go to our activities, witnessing, etc. Our family who are in the very thanks to Father. front line at this time. We Yet it is not easy work here. look forward to a resounding The people are not so spiritu­ victory in America and pledge ally minded and it takes quite our support in whatever way some effort to find those who we can. • 42 nort6 america

AND' lREY'J\JENr by BRIAN WIJERATNE The much- awaited training program for the 120 British students commenced at Belve­ dere on the 18th of July and ' concluded on the 31st of Aug­ ust in the most remarkable •fashion when at 7:00 in the morning an important an­ nouncement pulled the stu­ dents out of their beds in a manner never seen before in Belvedere for the past 40 odd days of the course. In effect, they were racing against time to catch a plane back to Lon­ don scheduled for a 10: 00 a.m. flight from New York. 43 At the beginning, on their In the light of these facts it arrival the students were was still a miracle to behold greeted very warmly and it is some students who absorbed only pertinent to mention here the most important points in that some of them were both the Principle as if they knew staggered and surprised to have only too well that experience been attended to in such a is not only sensory but imagi­ manner. native and spiritual as well. At first the students, under­ The students found lectures of standably, had difficulty in Victory Over Communism and settling down quickly enough. Unification Thought more Even though some had a fair edifying-especially Unification idea of what the program Thought which seemed to chal­ would be like, most students lenge them with an air of were quite lost and so naturally academic philosophy. Indeed, eager to acquaint themselves during the entire duration of with exactly what was sup­ the program there were several posed to happen during the who carried textbooks of con­ next 40 odd days. But as al­ ventional philosophy, meta­ ways in this type of situation physics an d orthodox religion. there were those whose re­ Family members were consis­ sponses to the proceedings were tently aware that students en­ surprisingly satisfactory and joyed being analytical and they were stimulating to the critical on most occasions with staff as much as they were in­ a hundred-and one concepts of spiring to the program direc­ energy and humming themes, tors. Exposing the revolution­ such as the wave-particle dual­ ary truth of Principle to 120 ity of matter, not to forget the intellectuals full of academic fact that Buddhism appeals to pride was indeed the most both the intelligentsia and the heroic achievement on the part laity alike. Some brilliant of the lecturers. young scientists or students Moreover, one sensed the always pestered family mem­ appreciable amount of English bers by the one statement that sarcasm with respect to Ameri­ spiritual phenomena were not can wisdom and the situation empirically verifiable. Family deteriorated until they were members also came to observe told that the revelation came that while American methods from the land of Korea. This of education stressed that restored everything back to scholars be empirical and prac­ normal in the lecture room. tical in their approach, the 44 LvVI

Audience at welcoming party entertainment. British were highly theoretical ing them. The more perceptive and conventionally academic. students sensed a new standard In the later weeks the staff of life ever present in the -consisting of family members family. One of sheer dedication directed themselves at serving and service of unconditil•nal the students with total uncon­ love based on, and arising out ditional love, prompting them of a pure love for our Heavenly to open their hearts more and Father. At times when the more-thus making a good base family sang, some of these for a deeper relationship with students were deeply moved them. The students were quite emotionally. moved by the love and concern Family members always ac­ that was present amongst fam­ knowledge the gratitude that ily members who were attend- we have for the Japanese family 45 in Belvedere who at a most join your church anyday if you critical time of the program have parties like that every invited the students to a evening." ginseng tea party and after­ However, the Japanese hos­ wards raised their spirits so pitality alone was not sufficient high and succeeded in setting at this stage and the family on a mass song and dance ses­ members worked hard at shar­ sion on the flo_odlit lawn, the ing even better relationships conclusion of which sent the with students and so it was on British boys scuttling to their the various outings and trips .. beds that night intoxicated that followed, that such an idea with Oriental hospitality and had a base to manifest. Mag-.. humor and exhausted with nificent trips were arranged to physical exertion from the New York City, the U. N. dances. The following morn­ Buildings, a boat trip around ing one student encountered Manhattan Island, West Point, me and said "I say old boy Bear Mountain, some beaches what an evening we had. I'll in New Jersey and so on. Near-

Banquet at Freedom Leadership Foundation's Fourth Anniversary.

46 ly all the students enjoyed They found the food rather these outings tremendously and tasty too. The delicious smell during the third and fourth of vanilla always seemed to fill weeks of the course some stu­ the Belvedere kitchen, and due dents responded quite well. to this the students weren't un­ duly bothered or feeling home­ The Washington trip which sick. Besides, the American lasted five days was like a pancakes with maple syrup, the dream in a wonderland for all homely salads and sandwiches the participants. Some stu­ of peanut butter and jelly dents, soon feeling the loving proved good substitutes for atmosphere within the family, English treacle tarts and which was now strengthened dreamy dishes of salmon. with members from Washing­ The women in the family ton, really expressed their proved to be excellent. Those gratefulness for being able to in the kitchen made food with be in this program. Many loving hands and great concern hours of sightseeing and a stage while those who served did so musical in the J. F. Kennedy with great love and care. Center were the highlights of Clearly, they were favorites the Washington trip. Also, the among the students. Almost students got a fair deal out of everyone acknowledged and the ac tivities in discussion applauded their tremendous groups which were initiated for dedication. These things really the first time into the program. mattered in that it moved the Back in Belvedere everyone hearts of the visitors and admired the estate's beautiful seemed to bring them nearer setting and its surroundings the hearts of the hosts. It was were extremely warm and apparent even in conversation pleasant. The grass, although the relationship of give and parched in some places, looked take between students and at its best in places as yet un- family members were becoming • worn by thudding feet. The much more like the subject­ lovely trees covered in clouds object relationship, in that the of bright green leaves, the sum­ positions of subject and object mer flowers that dropped and changed instantaneously as well left a sticky essence on the as spontaneously. This was grass, and the famous Hudson, very encouraging and inspiring relieved of floods and flowing to have observed a proper sub­ serenely in the background, left ject and object relationship the British boys with countless which in effect would be a re­ sentimental memories. flection of God. 47 Summertime singing and lectures on the Belvedere lawn. Further discussions on Prin­ terested in Principle and ciple, more lectures on the wanting to observe the typical advanced study of it and of life-style of members in the the History of Providential various centers were given the Restoration made it possible opportunity of visiting centers for the keener students to grasp in Providence, R. I.; Boston, the true meaning of God's re­ Massachusetts; Durham, New lationship to man. On the en­ Hampshire; and Burlington, tertainment side there were Vermont. movies and sing-song sessions, The trip to Denver, Colorado almost every evening. Although was received with a great not all students were making amount of zealous enthusiasm. good progress, the program On arrival at the airport, there directors were satisfied with awaited buses for the party to the keener, positive ones. All go sightseeing and indeed the activities at this stage were whole of the afternoon was directed at the culmination of devoted to looking around the of the course in Denver, Colo­ fantastic sights of the fabulous rado, where the Anglo-Japanese Rocky Mountains. There was Joint Conference was going to excellent fellowship between be held. Also, a group of stu­ the British and Japanese stu­ dents who were positively in- dents that evening. The

48 much-awaited joint conference place rejuvenated the entire turned out to be an unqualified conference party, as did the success, and both British and sports competitions that took Japanese students in the re­ place there. The high point of spective panels responded mag­ the stay in Denver was un­ nifi cently to the call. There doubtedly the talk by the was a variety show in the eve­ founder of the International ning and members of the family Unification Church, Reverend and the British and Japanese Sun Myung Moon, who spoke students all performed togeth­ on the "True Way of Life." He er. The scenic beauty of said that the most important Colorado, and the surrounding things for man were Love, Life mountain ranges at Estes Park and Hope. After the talk, where the conference took everyone who was present Rev. Moon addresses Japanese and British students at Estes Park.

49 seemed to be engaged in dis­ would be extremely interested cussing the topic of the talk in any study that would lead and its contents in remarkable me closer to God and to my ways for quite some time. The fellow men, and enable me to students both British and Japa­ participate actively in the nese seemed to be quite vocif­ Divine plan of Restoration." erous. One student remarked Graham Hawkins of Leeds that the beauty of Rev. Moon's University, a research student speech lay entirely in the on polyesters wrote: "Hearing emotion which he imparted to the Principle itself has been an .. it. It was indeed the greatest extremely good experience for thrill for family members to me. During my visit to other have witnessed the coming of centers we were best able to see our Leader face to face with the work and new life style in the students. So, ended a most action. I may now develop an memorable occasion. entirely new way of looking at Back in Belvedere there was life, considering the existence

a course evaluation in the form of God and the spirit world of reports and answers to ques­ which al though a very basic tions. Some reports consisted step, I may never have con­ of genuine inspiring material. sidered otherwise." Lewis Rayapen, of the Univ­ Godfrey Camrass of Bristol ersity of Wales, now researching University, a law student into the contemporary French wrote: "My understanding of novel, writing in praise of the people has very widely in­ Divine Principle added "I creased by my meeting all the 50 various farn.ily members and covered that the questions the Americans and Japanese which I had been asking about students. My Christian beliefs life were being asked by more have been strengthened by the people than I thought. Pre­ experience-this point cannot viously I had the tendency to be emphasized tou highly. The think that people with nega­ personalities and the attitudes tive approaches to many things of the family members and the were not bothered about such impressions of the church has questions. I realized more fully improved my thoughts on my the truth of the statement, 'The views of life. It is indeed now more you give, the more you a more optimistic view. This I get in return.' Many of my in­ think must explain itself. I ternal conflicts about the re­ would certainly like to study lationship between a man and Principle further." a woman were resolved. I Richard Blazek, a graduate of found that true happiness is Cambridge University now more than a theoretical con-

researching in biochemistry cept, and that it can be attained wrote: "I learned that I could by anyone provided they are relate to individuals which I did willing to work to achieve it. not like at first sight. Before Study of the Divine Principle? coming on the course I had Yes, I am determined to be­ few friends, and sometimes come fully conversant with as wondered whether I had any many aspects of it as possible." value. I found on the course Peter Hutton also of Cam­ that I did have value. I dis- bridge University wrote: "I 51 learned about growth of under­ eliminate the selfishness which standing of spirit world, new is the cause of so many prob­ perspective on the meaning, lems in life today." purpose and nature of life, in­ Dominic de Prochnow, a clas­ sights and meaningful inter­ sics graduate from Exeter Uni­ pretation of the Bible and also versity wrote: "I feel I have the understanding and the real­ increased in tolerance and gen­ ization of new ways to increase eral decency towards others. the rate of spiritual growth. I The 9ourse has undoubtedly am also interested in going into made me less selfish than I was more thought and ideas on how before I came. Also, I have the Divine Principle can be started to think about matters applied to practical, social and which I had not greatly con­ political problems on the mod­ sidered before." em world." Charles Delaney of the Uni­ Kevin Moye, a mathematics versity of Dublin in Ireland undergraduate at Cambridge wrote: " In particular, the anal­ University said: "I enjoyed the ysis of evil as misused love and course very much and I am very the definition of freedom and sorry to leave so early. The so on, are obvious to me now Divine Principle talks of love and it amazes me that I have and I think we should try to never thought in these terms unite the world in this way before. The course has also even though it may seem diffi­ caused me to ask many ques­ cult." tions. In fact my desire for Patrick Rix, yet another greater understanding of things Cambridge University student in general has been stimulated wrote: "I should like to put far more than ever before in on record my appreciation and these six weeks!" thanks to every member of the Anthony Whitehouse from family for the tremendous Edinburgh University in Scot­ amount of love and effort they land wrote: "My understand­ have put into this course. I am ing of life has grown an infinite positive that all the students number of times since I have have gained something from it, been here. Mainly because be­ whether it be a challenge to fore I came I had no under­ their own beliefs or· simply a standing of life and did not glimpse at a different way of think too much about it. How­ life , which seems to hold some ever, I am now in the process potential for good insofar as it of asking myself a whole host makes a positive attempt to of questions about life in gen- 52 eral and about my life in parti­ their feelings at that moment, cular. My appreciation of the and others who were quite world we live in has been positive that they wanted to greatly enhanced, particularly stay for another week at an understanding of what is beautiful Belvedere. However, meant by the spirit world and amidst the mel ancholic air also by an appreciation of my around the students, some of own relationship to the physi­ whom felt genuinely sorrowful cal world around us." to leave the United States, The last few days at Belve­ program director, Michael War­ dere were usefully spent by der asked one of them whether the stud en ts. There was a test he wanted to delve deeply into on Divine Principle and it was the Principle. The student gave here that the staff at Belvedere a prompt answer explaining were deeply inspired in the that what he had heard of the process of being mystified. Ex­ Principle was sufficiently con­ actly as in their conversational vincing and therefore he did attitude of late on the Divine not think that he wanted to Principle, the presentation of study further, but he did most answers on their scripts showed specifically say that he wanted th ~ t inspiration came to them, to be very diiectly involved in not via a process of highly in­ God's dispensation for the res­ tellectualized form-filling but toration of mankind. rather the broad context of All in all the family members emotional communication. On who served with the Staff dur­ the evening before their de­ ing the course gained invaluable parture there was a farewell experience. To be united with­ party in Belvedere, and here in the family was as important certificates of ment were as to be united with the pur­ awarded to those who had pose of the whole. At times it -participated in the program was most trying for some fam­ with distinction. The farewell ily members and at the same • party was well attended by time there were others who en­ members of the New York Cen­ joyed the program joining in ter as well as those of the J apa­ with the British in almost every nese family, who made the activity. In my opinion it was proceediogs rather lively. an extremely good life experi­ ence for all the family mem­ As the final goodbyes ap­ bers who were given the proached, there were many opportunity to serve the British students who were moved by students. • 53 new. pron~tl!~s dents left, Rev. Moon an­ nounced plans for similar con­ ferences of 120 people each next summer and spring. Al­ ready, Belvedere is overcrow­ ded, so the family has been looking around for places near- Aerial view of :;chool by in which to expand. buildings and Massena Therefore it was providential mansion, Christian Broth­ that a property was discovered ers' Training School. for sale in Barrytown, New Picnic on Christian Brothers' Training School grounds, Barrytown, New York.

York, about an hour and a closed for lack of funds, and halfs drive from Tarrytown. in 1969 the retired . brothers The property was once a Chris­ were moved to other commu­ tian Brother's training center, nities to live out their retire­ and is a large school and dormi­ ment, and the building was tory located on a 255-acre closed. estate facing the Hudson River. The main building is four ;fhe school was erected in 1930 stories, and has a large central by the Christian Brothers, a chapel, classrooms, dormitor­ Catholic monastic order, and ies, a general kitchen, two flourished between 1931 and dining rooms, and two inside 1968. The high school con­ gymnasiums. The property nected with the center con­ also contains two ball fields, tained a boarding school for up tennis and handball courts, a to 180, and the complex swimming pool, and three other housed 300 at its peak, in­ small houses. cluding 96 cells for novices. Our church is negotiating the In 1968 the high school was contract now, and the Ameri- 55 "Exquisite Acres" mansion. can family is working hard to and a vegetable and fruit gar­ raise the down payment. den. The property is in a While the Barrytown project secluded location about a ten­ was going on, another estate minute walk from Belvedere, near Belvedere was purchased and has.an even more beautiful called "Exquisite Acres." The view of the Hudson. Most of estate is 26 acres, has a large the original furnishings of the stone 35-room mansion, gate­ house were also purchased by house and caretakers' cottage, our church at auction. •

Master bedroom, Exquisite Acres. Coming Soon toAmeriCa!

Front row, left to right: Hun-Jin, Hyun-Jin, Un-Jin, In-Jin, Ye-Jin. Back row: Hyo-Jin, Rev. Moon, Kook-Jin, and Mrs. Moon. 57 Inteternational Bus Teams Launched

A year and a half ago, One World Crusade began with two bus teams in the United States, weaving threads of new hope and inspiration in the hearts of searching Americans. Now each state has its own One World Crusade team and two new units formed in July travel on a 21-city itinerary, preparing the way for Rev. Moon's lecture series this fall and winter. Mr. Joseph

Front, left to right: Carlo Zaccarelli, Mario Sorace, Kuniko Watanabe, Francesco Santelli, Fiona William­ son. 58 Wolfgang Waldner and Mrs. Yumiko Kudo speaking at rally.

Sheftick and Mr. Perry Cordill, an intensive campaign of love captains of the first two teams, and service to the people of the now lead the international mo­ United States capitol. Rallies bile units. Unique in the history in Washington's Dupont Circle of the Unification Church, In­ and F :irragut Square attracted ternational Mobile Units One notice (including a photograph and Two each have 40 mem- in the Washington Post). Pas­ • bers from Japan, Europe, and sers-by stopped in curiosity at America. They come as mis­ the international gatherings on sionaries of a new era to Amer­ the sidewalk near 1365 Con­ • ica, to restore the spiritual necticut Avenue, home of the foundations laid by the found­ Unification Church of Wash­ ing fathers of America and to ington's lecture rooms and na­ reawaken Americans to their tional offices. Meetings three responsibility to God and to times daily and two weekend mankind. workshops attracted a constant From August 13-27, 40 mem­ flow of interested people of all bers of Mobile Unit Two waged ages. 59 •

Commander Perry Cordill. Assistant commander Ryoji Sawa­ mukai wtth Wolfgang Waldner. "I want to win Americans to cans to Christ. But even though Christ." "In America there are I still cannot speak good En­ so many Christians, "Mrs. Yu­ glish, by strong prayer I can miko Kudo, from Japan, com­ lead everything to the Heavenly mented, "and I meet them Father." Yumiko and the often. In Washington I have other team members demon­ met many Japanese, but they strated this strong desire, pour­ have no religion. In America, ing out their hearts in endless the Christian spirit is so won­ talking and listening to people. derful; I can understand why In addition to Mr. Cordill, God loves America." there are three Japanese and Yumiko shared the experi­ four European group leaders, ence of most of the Japanese and Mr. Ryoji Sawamukai, the and some of the Europeans Japanese assistant commander. when they came to America: The group leaders take turns they could not communicate directing the morning services. easily in English. "First of all, After a couple of songs the I want to speak English, second group leader prays, reads from I want to speak English, third a sermon, and gives a short in­ I want to speak English. This spirational message. Then the is because I want to win Ameri- group leader offers a prayer, 60 followed by group prayer and enly campground cold water a verse of "Tong-ii," Korean party," and many responded. song of unity. According to Commander Lakeside workshops. Tampa, Cordill, the team's first rally, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia held in Tampa, was a "high introduced many of the team point in unity." Permission members to the American way was obtained to hold the rally of life. For weekend workshops in front of the Federal Build­ in Tampa, the team rented a ing. A newspaper account Presbyterian church camp on a drew sympathetic responses very beautiful lake outside of from the people the team the city, and a motel on members met in following another lake. Divine Principle days. A television station was study in the outdoor setting very helpful and plans to in­ and the group fellowship in­ terview Rev. Moon when he spired many people to accept speaks in Tampa. the Principle. Daytime lectures In Atlanta, the team had a were held daily at the down­ 15-minute conference with town YMCA. Afterwards, the Mayor Sam Massell. Their usual team invited people to a "heav- rally program of songs and dy-

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Carlo Zaccarelli leads songs in Philadelphia rally. 61 namic speeches was impossible sations on heavenly tradition in downtown Atlanta, so the among Mr. Sawamukai, Ryoko team alternately sang at the Horii (his translator), Jack Hart Peachtree Center and scattered (One World Crusade comman­ throughout the noon-time der for Georgia), and Wolfgang. crowd to invite people to lec­ He recalls Mr. Sawamukai's ex­ tures at the Church center. planations of what salvation Atlanta was Mr. Yoshijiro means in our time. First, we Ozaki's favorite city. Why? must serve Christ and those in "The people there have a high the position of Abel. Second, level of morality and dress we must carry out Christ's de­ • nicely. Also, the streets are sire and purpose in order to be • kept very clean." in the position of true children. "We build a One Family Then God will give us heavenly World." Y oshijiro does not energy and strength. yet have a free command of Great dedication and matu­ English, so we wondered how rity. "I am impressed with the he explains the One World dedication and maturity of my Crusade to the people he team," commented Comman­ meets. In reply, he pulled out der Cordill. "They work very a pamphlet describing the One hard and they all try to fulfill World Crusade, enclosed in a our Father's will. Because of plastic wrapper. Very care­ the maturity o( the team, I fully he spoke: "The One think we will be much more World Crusade is working in successful." America to build a one family The Japanese who came to world. A one family world is America were chosen from the true purpose of history and those who brought at least the purpose of creation. We three people to Christ, passed have the conviction that the the Divine Principle test, and one family world will soon be successfully completed one established because new truth month of fond raising. Before appears. In the past there have coming to America, Mr. Sawa­ been many wars. Our One mukai hJd been a leader of World Crusade team comes family businesses in Japan, and from eight countries, but we Yumiko Kudo directed a cul­ Jove each other beyond na­ tural center in Tokyo, also tional boundaries. This is a giving Divine Principle lec­ miracle in human history." tures in front of universities. German member Wolfgang While a student, Yoshijiro Waldner's memories of Atlanta Ozaki taught the Divine Prin­ focus on late evening conver- ciple in front of street car 62 stations and witnessed at uni­ other their languages. "We versities. Wolfgang Waldner have a very good relationship directed one of two One World between the various national­ Crusade teams in Germany. ities." Even before meeting the fam­ In Washington, the interna­ ily, Wolfgang was much attrac­ tional team attracted people ted to Japanese culture and from Vietnam, Japan, Greece, art. "I am so thankful to be and other nations. In Atlanta, with the Japanese now. I one group visiting a Baptist learn so much from them. church met a lady who had Also, the students who come been a Christian missionary in to the workshops held by the Japan for 20 years. She went international team have a very home with the family after strong emotional experience, church and later heard Mr. which comes from the different Sawamukai's testimony. Tears cultural heritages represented." came to her eyes, "I never Yoshijiro likes working with thought I would hear Japanese the Europeans and Americans talk like this about the salva­ because they can teach each tion of the world." •

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Victory cheer led by Mr. Cordill. 63 Ticket sellers hold rally on New York's Fifth Avenue. New Hope Comes To America

In 21 cities around the United Tentative program plans in­ States preparations are under­ clude singing by a 40-member way for the "Christianity in choir, introductions, and Rev. Crisis: New Hope" speaking Moon's speech. Members of the tour by Rev. Sun Myung Moon. American, European, and Far The three-day series in each Eastern Unification Churches city will include speeches on will travel with Rev. Moon. "God's Hope for Man," "God's Preparations in each city in­ Hope for America," and "The clude mass advertising, ticket Future of Christianity." selling, and arrangements for 64 Christianity in Crisis New Hope

Rev.• Sun Myung Moon •Gods Hope for Man •God's Hope for America •The Future of Christianity

The most dangerous time in a civilization wellspring of transforming power offering comes when its moral and ethical the greatest hope for our age. foundation is in crisis. History has shown us Rev. Sun Myung Moon from Korea knows that if a society loses this, it cannot survive. this power and has inflamed the hearts of Our foundation, Christianity, is in a period hundreds of thousands with his vision. of obvious crisis. ls it still true that, "In God He calls upon us to put the truth into action, We Trust"? to seize this great moment in history, to If the light has been darkened, it is not yet meet the challenge and break through into extinguished. Just under the surface lies a a new era for mankind. •

Day of Hope staff in front of Baltimore billboard. Left to right: Tom Burkholder, Neil Salonen, Mike Leone, Alice Eppy, John Hessell, Linda Marchant.

interviews, meetings with civic Church. Originally from New or religious groups, and a ban­ York, she was formerly secre­ quet for key leaders of the city. tary to the vice president of Singer Sewing Machine Com­ Introducing planning staff. pany and is skilled in public At National Headquarters in relations work. Washington, five people have Media director Linda Mar­ been working as the Day of chant came from her work as Hope staff, coordinating cam­ state representative of the Uni­ paign preparations in each city fication Church in Nevada and and preparing publicity. For­ years working with media. mer HSA treasurer and FLF Tom Burkholder, from the staff member Michael Leone is Kansas City, Missouri, Unifica­ campaign coordinator. Alice tion Church, is an expert in Eppy, first Day of Hope staff sound and lighting. Michael member, came to Washington Leone's assistant John Hessell from the Detroit Unification coordinates the logistics for the 66 campaign, in addition to super­ Description of halls. New vising van acquisition and York and Baltimore have con­ maintenance and the entire tracted for halls considered as Mobile Fund Team program. being the nation's top in acous­ Mr. Leone explained the pur­ tics: Carnegie Hall in New pose of their work. "We expect York and Lyric Theater in Bal­ to bring to the public eye timore. Carnegie Hall has an Rev. Moon of South Korea, intimate atmosphere, even a dynamic and inspiring spiri­ though its capacity is 2800, tual leader of thousands of because of its several tiers of people. Plans are to fill every balconies. The Lyric Theater, hall, every night." He will in Baroque style, has a wide travel with the tour group, oval-topped forestage with full­ accompanied by Tom and length side balconies supported Linda from the staff. by columns. Opened in 1894, Newspaper and magazine ads, it is now undergoing renova­ billboards, bus and commuter tions. train posters, and mass leaf­ Philadelphia's site, the Scot­ letting introduce the series to tish Rite Cathedral, has a capa­ the people of each city. Pro­ city of 1900, while Boston's fessionally made tapes of music John Hancock Hall has a 113 2 were sent to 540 stations for capacity. With modern design public service announcements. and seating this hall is in one

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Planning the Washington, D.C. campaign are, left to right: Keith Cooperrider, Harry Phillips, Mike Beard, and Brad Bufkin. 67 Tampa Motor Hotel Ballroom holds 1200. "The most amazing hotel I have ever seen," according to Mr. Leone, Atlanta's Regency Hyatt House has a huge corri­ dor with glass elevators rising to a revolving restaurant. Rev. Moon will speak in the largest room of the hotel. .. After a two-week break Omaha will hear Rev. Moon. speak at the recently built Burke High School auditorium, seating 1100. The West Bank Auditorium will hold 1200 people on the University of Minneapolis campus. Cincin­ nati's elegant Convention Cen­ ter will hold 2800. lobby of New Orleans Theater for The largest hall contracted the Performing Arts. is in Detroit-the Masonic Audi­ torium seating 4600. The number one spot for entertain­ of two prominent towers in ment in the city, it has seen downtown Boston. Also near the most famous performances downtown, the Lisner Audi­ over the years. Chicago's very torium on Washington'sGeorge modern convention center, Washington University cam­ McCormick Place on the Lake, pus, holds 1502. has one large and six small The brand-new New Orleans theaters and a 20,000 seating Theater for the Performing capacity restaurant. The audi­ Arts is known as the Kennedy torium's fan seating will hold Center of New Orleans. The 1300 people. Kansas City's 2300 capacity hall is the home Capri Theater, holding 1300 of the New Orleans Philhar­ people, has been the leading monic Orchestra. The Dallas hall in the city for years. Just church has rented the Conven­ before Christmas Rev. Moon tion Center Theater holding will speak in Tulsa's Assembly 1700 people in a new complex. Hall in the Civic Center, hold­ Also part of the convention ing 1200-1500 people. facilities, Tampa's Sheraton- The final leg begins in Den- 68 .. .,, <>

21-City tour, Christianity in Crisis/New Hope series, 1973-74. ver's Phipps Auditorium (962 capacity), and then goes to Seattle's Seattle Center (1034 capacity), San Francisco's Scot­ tish Rite Auditorium ( 1000 capacity), Berkeley's Zeller­ bach Auditorium (2200 capa- ·~ ~ ~ •'

69 Americans Host Japanese Students

In a spirit of interna­ neering. They admittedly came tional brotherhood, the J apa­ to observe Americans at first­ nese Unification Church and hand and learn what makes the International Re-Education them tick, what has made Foundation of San Francisco American democracy a strong sponsored an International force in the world today, what Leadership Seminar for 87 motivates Americans to their graduate students of Japan's many accomplishments, and Tokyo University. The 40-day what they can bring back to seminar ending September 1st Japan from their experience to introduced the Japanese stu­ help their own country. dents to their first experience This is one of the aims of of American life, lectures on the seminar-to develop future universal problems by promi­ international leaders who rec­ nent Bay Area educators, and ognized that world peace can presentations of the Unifica­ only be brought about through tion Principle. unity and cooperation. Ranging in age from 21 to Twelve members of the Uni­ 32, the Tokyo University stu­ versity of Tokyo chapter of the dents are pursuing a variety of Collegiate Association for Re­ fields--from English literature search of Principle (J-CARP) or law to chemistry or engi- accompanied the students as 70 Panel discussion between Japanese and English students in Estes Park, Colorado. Topics were: "Crisis in Christianity," "The Threat of Communism," and "The Unity of the World." team leaders, and five key Colorado August 24-26 with staff members of the Japanese students from Oxford and Cam­ Unification Church gave lec­ bridge Universities in England tures on the Unification Prin­ focused on an exchange of ciple, Victory Over Commu­ views on prospects for world nism, and Unification Thought. unification and the future of Introduction to the American Christianity. Rev. Moon's long­ way of life came through living awaited speech concluded the in San Francisco's International joiut conference. The English Re-Education Foundation cen­ students participated in a sim­ ter and similar communities in ilar 40-day program at the the Bay Area and visits to local Belvedere International Leader­ universities-Stanford, Univer­ ship Training Center, Tarry­ sity of California at Berkeley, town, New York. City College, and San Francisco Prominent educators in the State University. Bay Area who addressed the The students also toured Muir students included: Woods National Monument, Dr. Stefan Possony, senior Yosemite National Park, and fellow at the Hoover Institution the Colorado Rocky Moun­ on War, Revolution, and Peace tains. at Stanford University, who A joint meeting in Denver, talked on "The American Role 71 in World Strategy"; in the College of Ethnic stud­ Dr. Ronald B. Herring, asso­ ies at UC-Berkeley, on "The ciate director of international Corporate Mentality-A Con­ research at tanford University, cept of the American Mind"; on "Acquiring Cultural Self­ Dr. Milorad M. Drackhovitch, A wareness"; a senior fellow at the Hoover Dr. Edgar D. Mitchell, Apollo Institution. 14 Astronaut and head of Edgar Acting director of the J a­ D. Mitchell and Associates, panese Unification Church, Mr. which is studying human psy­ Hideo Oyamada, explained that chic potential and its impli­ this seminar is the first of three cations for science, who spoke yearly seminars. "These stu­ on "A New Perspective on Man­ dents of Tokyo University are kind"; the elite of elites in Japanese Dr. Steven M. Gelber, profes­ society; they are representa­ sor of history at the University tives of each prefecture in of Santa Clara, on "The Ethical Japan. Next year half will be Problem of Black Employ­ from Tokyo and the other half ment"; from all over Japan. For each of them, this was their first Dr. Kenneth Eberhard, pro­ visit to America, and they will fessor of religious studies at never forget the kindness they the University of Santa Clara, received from the American on "The Ethical Problem of family members. Even if they Drugs in the United States"; come again, they will always Dr. Jules Dundes, director of remember their first visit." One the Broadcasting and Film In­ of the many positive Japanese stitute at Stanford, on "Broad­ students is staying for several casting in America Today"; months with the Berkeley fam­ Dr. Abraham Jah, professor ily. • 72 Heavenly Fund RaQii ng by JOHN HESSELL and PAULA GREY

Almost a year ago the Amer­ ican family initiated its first national fund raising drive-the Belvedere project. With that came the beginning of the first national fund raising team, known as the Mobile Fund Raising Team or MFT. Since its inception in August 1972, we have been team leaders, watching it grow from 12 to 36 members, from one team to three. After sharing in its evolution up to this point, we'd like to convey some of our experiences and insights. We spent four months selling visible. The harder we worked, candles full time in New York the greater were our results, City. Because of this we were and we worked harder. asked to lead the first MFT. As time passed, we grew-not We were quite excited because only in practical knowledge of here was an opportunity to the fu nctioning of the team, give l 00 percent of our time but in quality and depth of and energy in an unprece­ heart. Though we longed to dented way. Our schedules, do spiritual work, we saw that goals, and lifes tyle were then candle selling was far from geared to demand all that we one-dimensional, but was also were able to give. The entire an effective means of spiritual pattern of the MFT lent itself training. Young members were uniquely to this kind of total soon forced to face their per­ involvement since its purpose sonal problems and overcome was so single-minded, its goals them. Some came to the MFT so tangible, and its results so incapable of witnessing be-

Left to right MFT'ers: Front Row: Paula Grey, John Hessell; 2nd Row: Helen Koepke, Pam Lee, Diane Jones, Claire Baum, Kathy Nelson; 3rd Row: Kass Ericson, Eoywn McKenna, Kate Hunt, Pam Stockwell; 4th Row: Mary Ann Viscardi, John Oldham, Randy Berndt, David Hill; Back: Richard Copland, Kevin Kelly, Ray Mas, Fred Goble.

74 Lewis Burgess sells a candle in one of the first candle selling ventures. cause of their fear of people, fore we've never felt them so but were soon able to outgrow concretely. that. Quite a few younger The work was hard, and our members consider themselves days long, so we quickly de­ raised by the MFT. veloped a deep respect for Candle selling, though con­ each other's sacrifice. We dis­ sidered financial and not spiri­ covered a kind of love within tual work, demands that you the team, not resulting from give your heart in order to be friendships or horizontal ties, successful. Because of this but from seeing each other constant and intense giving, give himself completely. Teams each candle seller receives en­ have changed and people have ergy and love from God in re­ been rotated, but certain mem­ turn. As we worked each day ories have stayed; memories of we felt God at our side, not those w! o worked the hardest just in our prayers, but in our and gave the most. Being in actions. Our prayer time was the leadership position, we not spent searching for God could truly feel God's love for because He often felt so near. these sacrificial individuals. As Our greatest lesson has been members of the team we all that whatever work you do, if felt a love that became the fi­ it's done with your whole ber of unity, giving us the heart, He will be there. Though strength and determination to we've heard these words be- succeed. 75 In the past year, there has it confines God's abilitv to been a steady increase in our work through us. Herein lies totals; teams and individuals a lesson for success. God de­ are constantly making new sires to use us as His tools. goals and breaking them. When Our responsibility is to be­ we began the MFT, setting a come clear channels, and not goal was not an incentive, as it block His path with our own should have been, but a limit. pride, ego, or fear. The secret Once we reached that goal, we of the nation's top sellers is said, "I've done my share." But then as results constantly improved, and we repeatedly

Team visits a museum of beautiful bird sculptures at Bel/ingrath Gardens after ten days in Montgomery, Alabama. raised our goals, we realized this: First, you must be so that goals serve as guidelines united with God's will and His for our work, but not as limits mission for you that you would to our responsibility. How be willing even to die in order can we be satisfied with one that the goal might be reached. day's results· with an entire With this must come a deep world to restore? humility, working only to fur­ Putting such a limit on our­ ther God's will, drawing no selves doesn't just confine us; attention or glory to yourself. 76 By doing this the energy of God's favor, and then con­ your success is returned to tinued down the street. Half God, its source, and is then an hour later, she was surprised given back to you; so the cycle to see the same woman drive continues. Those who excel up to her. That one seed of must realize that they have goodness planted as she left been given a gift-to keep it had transformed the woman's they must learn to use it prop­ heart. Though the lady bought erly. This whole idea applies three of them she gained more not only to candle selling, but than candles that day. This can be used to succeed in all isn't at all an unusual experi­ aspects of our work. ence, most sellers llave seen An obvious example of this this at one time or another. is found in witnessing. It's very One of the most consistent easy for some to draw people qualities about the MFT is its through their personal charm mobility. In our MFT days or magnetism, but the quality we've traveled from Hartford of that contact and experience to Dallas, from Orlando to is so much higher when you Akron. We're saJ to leave each allow God to speak through city, for we leave behind many you. How much better to have hours spent with businessmen, a spiritual child attracted to students, and housewives.When God's love rather than to yours. we hear the names of cities like Even the most successful sell­ Newport News or Philadelphia, ers have to deal with the pain thousands of images come to of rejection. To be able to re­ mind, that collectively ignite a spond to each rejection with warm glow in our hearts. We true love is the most difficult, have developed a love for yet most rewarding, of lessons. America and Americans com­ Instead of returning the pain piled hour by hour, door to and hurt that you may feel, door. Now more than ever we you must learn to convert neg­ can understand God's love for ative energy into positive. In this country and see how He's responding with such uncon­ poured His blessing upon its ditional love, you've begun to people. We've also seen the tre­ understand God's heart. One mendous misuse of this blessing girl used to smile and say and the suffering and pain that God bless you" at every door, Satan has caused throughout evf'n if she may have been re­ the nation. Seeing both God's fused. At first it was difficult, love for this land and the suf­ but then she was able to say it fering of its people, we now with a sincere heart. After one long to give ourselves for the bitter refusal she smiled, asked salvation of America. • 77 euro~_e___ _ FROM GERMAN owe

"The Times They Are a' Changing" by ANNEMARIE MANKE

Time flies they say. That is aged and carried over any hur­ a statement which I can only dles for a long while. Any confirm, especially when look­ problems from backache to ing back over the development kitchen stove as well as ques­ of team life in Germany. "Have tions pertaining to the under­ almost two years gone by, standing of the Divine Principle since the first team was set were shared with Paul Werner, up? " I ask myself. The differ­ our national leader, and his ence between then and now is wife. hardly comparable! At this point Germany was not so well acquainted with us I remember it all as if it were even though we had made a yesterday. Germany was little lot of noise already. We were more than a rather large fam­ soon to remedy that! Mr. ily. It was still possible to Werner had already prophesied squeeze the whole lot of us that all Germany should soon into the dining room in Essen. speak of us. It was not long Everyone knew everyone. Any afterwards when he just re­ new members were celebrated turned from a short stay with individuals for weeks on end. our Leader that the prophecy They were coached, encour- began to bring its fruits. The

78 whole German family had an­ ln the meantime plans had ticipated great changes. They been made to increase the team were not wrong in their expec­ to 20 people. This seemed a tations. That fall the first colossal step forward. · In April I 0-man team was set up. What our Leader arrived and un­ a sensation that was! We were settled all Germany by setting the envy of the entire German up a 40-man team. We were in family. Imagine being able to the big time now. Team work witness and preach the Divine in Germany was now officially Principle all day long! Watch part of our internati1,uial move­ out Germany, here we come, ment ca1led One World Cru­ we said to ourselves! Aachen sade. was our first city. We were all Our Leader expected us to rather nervous, I must admit. revolutionize Germany by None of us had ever given a flooding it with words of street performance before, but divine love and truth, which despite shaky knees and quav­ could tear the people out of ering voice we held our ground. their drab existence to a life One violin, a guitar or two and of spirit. With this in mind I 0 enthusiastic voices was the we battled in the streets for content of the performance. the next nine months. When we were finished we Many of the people who charged down the street full of joined our Crusade were to go fire and spirit. The New World to America, this land once was so close to us, it was al­ termed the "Land of Promise." most tangible. We wanted so Today it looks as if its prom­ desperately to share it with ises of freedom, equality and the people. righteousness had gone down It was not long afterwards the drain. Somewhere it's that we started walking the reminiscent of fa1len Rome. streets with sandwichboards Our family an over the world hanging from our shoulders. has been uniting its forces and We preached in the streets, concentrating its energy to boys and girls alike. It was not raise the ruins of "Rome." unusual for crowds of 50-100 The One World Crusaders in people to gather around us. Germany and other countries Those were the days! Thou­ have been working to re-estab­ sands and thousands of leaf­ lish America's position as lets were given out. The worJ champion for freedom and was spreading like wildfire. We righteousness, but this time worked on through the winter within the realm of God's dis­ night up to Christmas. pensation of the restoration of

79 a new world- the kingdom of have learned that no one per­ heaven here on earth. In con­ son exists fo r himself, but that tributing to the restoration of the value of a person is to be America each nation widens found in his relation to the the scope of its mission from world and God. a national to an international The ti mes are changing and level. the pace is quickening. God Here in the German family has waited so long for the and especially in the teams we realization of His will. He is have been able to learn what now summoning His soldiers it means to develop a universal from all corners of the world sense of responsibility. We tojoin the One World Crusade• . FROM AUSTRIA

20 Prepare for American Mission

by JULIE MITTERMULLER

We are glad to report that in distributes special pamphlets Austria one of our long dreams against us. Counteracting these has been realized. In spite of attacks, we shall try to fulfill big financial problems, we set the role of a good Abel in deal­ up a print shop. We hope that ing with Christian groups. We our printing machine will help always get new encouragement greatly in supplying many peo- when we meet people who, al­ pie with pamphlets and book- though they belong to some lets about the Divine Principle group, have already noticed and information on the danger that the church has lost much of Communism. We are still of its- inner strength and are being heavily attacked by the longing for a strong living re­ official Catholic Church, which . lationship with a living God 80 which they can't find in their from many different countries group, though they try hard. gave us a very strong deter­ We have to pray for them, mination to be successful for understand them, and love our Heavenly Father. One of them. Since a deep under­ my personal experiences at the standing of the Divine Princi­ conference was a deep longing ple gives us such a clear light for unity such as I had never on many Bible passages, we are felt before. well armed for the confronta­ All the Austrian centers have tion with the church. started a 40-day condition with In July, three trainees came the goal of doubling the num­ back from Belvedere and ber of their members, and we brought us the new study guide hope that soon we can report by President Young Whi Kim. good results. During the sum­ We have held several training mer months we found fine courses for family members at brothers and sisters and some our new headquarters; already parents heard the conclusion. many brothers and sisters have For all of them the weekend had the chance to study the workshops at our farmhouse Divine Principle thoroughly were a great help, and we and take tests. At the moment thank Father for this wonder­ about 20 members are prepar­ ful place. ing for their departure to Amer­ The missionaries from Den­ ica in the middle of September, mark, Belgium, Luxembourg, trying hard to become stronger and Turkey stayed with us for fighters from day to day. All some time, and two brothers the Austrian family has joined from Denmark, a Belgian cou­ in a prayer condition for the ple with two daughters, found American mission and all the in Denmark, two boys from the important events there. We Belgian family, and a brother now know very clearly that from Luxembourg came to par­ only our sacrifices can save ticipate in a training course and America and the world. This gain the experience of living was also the main topic at the Principle in a larger family. We European conference in Hol­ pray for small and big victories land, in the wonderful "Glory of all the brothers and sisters House." Peter, Gertrud, and all over the world. Goon Koch and twelve other "Whatever we do, wherever members of the Austrian fam­ we go, we are all in one em­ ily stayed there from August brace. When we roll the cl uds 10-14, and the rich give and of dark away, we will see His take with brothers and sisters shining face." • 81 FROM SWEDEN

Book Stand Attracts Passersby

by FRIEDHILDE BACHLE

In the middle of last month can attract the attention 0f the 5th European Conference many people passing by to our was held, hosted by Teddy movement. In order to give and Pauline Verheyen at Glory evidence of the Principle's basic House in Holland. Represen­ message, we have drawn some tatives and family members of posters. As the University is 27 nations participated in it. starting we hope that there There was an atmosphere of will be more guests to our unity, joy and strong decision center. to win the victory for our In spite of the vacation, we Heavenly Father. could talk with young people The reports of all different in the streets for many hours countries gave us an insight in­ daily. A few of them had al­ to the special difficulties in ready met members of the their missionary work. On the Unified Family in Germany, other hand they showed how England, or Holland. Father leads extraordinarily prepared people to the cen­ We are proud and very grate­ ters. With gratefulness to our ful for the privilege to belong Father we returned to our own to this family and above all for missionary fields. the opportunity to enlarge and Through our book stand in strengthen it by our own ef­ the main shopping street we forts. • 82 FROM FINLAND

Tale of a Little Town by VI RPI UUSKOSKI

We think it is logical that all She didn't express herself. I people should accept the told her that the world can be Divine Principle at once. one family, but she only Everybody wants to become looked at me with big eyes. happy. But when a man L'an­ This made me think, "What not feel God and communicate do I do now? I have already with Him, he feels lonely and told her everything." Then I separated. He doesn't have tried again and again to ex­ anybody to live for. It is plain what I meant and to give loneliness that makes people's her all that I had. Little by hearts so unmovable. little she trusted me, and in It was a day when I felt the end she started to tell her very lonely in the street be­ inner feelings. I was really cause there was nobody who astonished how wonderful a could understand me. The person she was and how pre­ town was gray. Feeling inside pared! that a person whom God has One day she understood that sent would come, I-by in­ Christ had sent me and that tuition-looked to the other the Divine Principle could side of the street, and knew make her free of Satan's that a little running girl was power. She followed the call. this person. I hurried to catch Now seeing how Satan is sepa­ her. rating people from each other, She didn't believe me when I she helps others understand it. quite suddenly wanted to be This was an experience from her sister and love and under­ the middle of Finland, in our stand her. She pushed me little town surrounded by large back. She didn't answer me. forests. • 83 FROM ENGLAND

How the marvelled mysteries of the past Dissolve before .1ll eyes; The news upon our lips today ls Father realized:

What precious word is this That such a price was paid? Two lonely lives of suffering, Ten million souls now saved.

Watch the world rejoice with us As this new song we sing The very dust beneath our feet Seems eager to join in- .

by ROSEMARY LLOYD KIRK 84 the world ~-----re_l~iii!~·o_n______~

by JOY SCHMIDT

Editor's Note: In last month's new home, he found out that Way of the World, Editor-in­ Joy Schmidt, now on the staff Chief Hal McKenzie wrote a of Way of the World, had also review of Hal Lindsey's classic, been working on a critique of The Late Great Planet Earth. Lindsey's book-only her re­ On coming to America to move view, from the Biblical point the Way of the World to its of view, is much better. Joy 85 studied Biblical Studies at East­ be restored in the last days as ern Mennonite College in Har­ the central nation of God's risonburg, Virginia and at Oral providence. Israel's destruction Roberts University in Tulsa, as a nation was predicted in Oklahoma, where she studied Deuteronomy 28, as Lindsey Greek. Here are excerpts from notes, but only if they were Joy's very scholarly and pene­ disobedient: trating critique. "But it shall come to pass, Prophecies for Jesus' coming. if thou wilt not hearken Lindsey's explanation of the unt"o the voice of the Lord two portraits of the Messiah thy God, to observe to do

(the suffering lord and the all his commandments and reigning lord) is that a valley his statutes which I com­ of time separates them. But no­ mand thee this day ; that where does Lindsey ask how all these curses shall come God feels about human suffer­ upon thee and overtake ing and salvation and why thee." (verse 15) God's will should be prolonged. Lindsey goes on to say that Also, verse 46 says of the com­ prophecies for the first coming ing sufferings resulting from were precisely fulfilled and disobedience: "And they shall notes that there are many more be upon thee for a sign and for prophecies for the second com­ a wonder, and upon thy seed ing. Will we take them serious­ forever." Therefore, prophe­ ly and literally? cies of the second exile and the dispersion of the Jews Restoration of Israel. Many world-wide are given as a warn­ Christians expect that Christ ing, not as an expression of will return to Israel, which will God's intention. There are 86 also prophecies for the physi­ the end times: The Jewish cal restoration of Israel after a nation will be established in long desolation in Ezekial 38 Palestine; the Jews will re­ and 39, which should be con­ possess Jerusalem, and the Jews sidered as a warning of what will rebuild the temple and re­ would happen if the Jews re­ instate ancient Jewish rites. jected Jesus. Lindsey sees dual aspects to the Lindsey quotes the prophe­ restoration predicted for Israel: cies from Matthew 24: 15-20 physical restoration (items one as refe rring to the second com­ and two above) and spiritual ing, and the people fleeing to restoration (item three). He the mountains to escape des- predicts that the northern ene-

"If thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God ... all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee." truction. Verse 34 says, "This my will invade before the spiri­ generation shall not pass, till tual restoration is fulfilled, but all these things be fulfilled." there is no biblical evidence for Lindsey's interpretation is that that statement. The well-known the generation which sees Is­ vision of the valley of dry rael being re-established as a bones in Ezekial 37 explains nation will see the fulfillment the dual restoration: first the of all these prophecies. How­ dry bones were reassembled, ever, "this generation" refers with sinews and flesh, but there to the people Jesus was speak­ was no life. God's spirit then ing to, and his disciples expec­ entered them, and they rose. ted that all the prophecies of Lindsey also cites many writers his return would be fulfilled in from previous centuries who their lifetimes. Jesus told them expected the physical restora­ that to make them work more tion in Palestine of the Jews. earnestly to spread the gospel. Lindsey says that three events The revived Roman coalition. will center around the Jews in Lindsey considers the major 87 key to understanding the all people will serve him. Even prophecies of the future to be Jesus referre d to this type of Daniel 7. There we find the prophecy in Mark 14:62: vision of four beasts having "And Jesus said, I am; and successive dominions: a lion ye shall see the Son of Man (Babylon), bear (Media-Persia), sitting on the righthand of leopard (Alexander the Great). power, and coming on the and the fo urth beast (Rome). clouds of heaven." This fourth beast has ten horns representing ten kings and Jesus, if he could have over­ another one springing up where come Satan and established the three others fell , making war heavenly family, society, and

with the saints until the An­ nation, would have won the cient of Days comes. Many Roman Empire and been rec­ Biblical scholars see this as pre­ ognized by all nations. But dicting the first advent: the because Jesus could not do ten kings being ten conquered this, the fulfillment of these nations in the Roman Empire, prophecies has been delayed the other one being perhaps until the second coming. In King Herod who persecuted Daniel 7: 12 it clearly states the Jews just before Jesus' that the first three beasts re­ coming and during his early main, even after the fourth years. Daniel 7: 13 says that beast rules. Obviously, in the after the beast is conquered, 2,000 years since Babylon, Per­ the son of man will come with sia, and the Alexandrine rules, the clouds of heaven and be the greatness and sovereignty presented to the Ancient of of these kingdoms has not been Days. Kingly power, sover­ continuous, and in our days is eignty, and glory are to be no longer significant. Also, it given to him at that time, and is illogical that there should be 88 three consecutive kingdoms early Germanic tribes. Lindsey prophesied, and a fourth one tries so hard to prove that 2,000 years later. present European trends are a But Lindsey, like many fun­ revival of the Roman Empire, damentalists, mistakenly as­ but without historical basis. sumes that this prophecy refers A ~ at deal of space is de­ only to the second coming. He voted to Revelation 13, regard­ says that the ten horns are ten ing the beast with seven heads nations arising from Rome's and ten horns (same descrip­ cultural heritage in the latter tion as the beast in Daniel 7). days. The little horn is the One of the heads has a deadly antichrist, different from the wound which has healed. The

"And ye shall see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.'' others in that he is both a po­ beast derives his power from litical and religious leader (no the dragon (Satan) of chapter biblical basis for this state­ 12: 3. The beast is described as ment). Lindsey believes that being like a leopard (very swift the Common Market and the to attack), with the mouth of.a reunification of Europe into a lion (making a big noise) and ten-nation confederacy will ful­ feet of a bear (sneaking up un­ fill this prophecy. awares on the victim.) Lind­ Lindsey believes that the ten­ sey warned that Satan will give nation confederacy will happen the beast miraculous powers, before 1980. As an example and therefore cautions Chris­ of historical errors in the book, tians not to believe miracles Lindsey assumes that Hitler's and signs. Chapter 13:3 de­ scheme for the Third Reich de­ scribes the beast as having a rived from the original Roman mortal head wound. The per­ Empire. Rather, Hitler was son with this mortal wound thinking of the First Reich as will have a statue made of him­ the mythological days of the self and men will worship the 89 statue. He thinks that the nism), drawing with his tail one antichrist figure has not ap­ third of the stars of heaven. peared, or at least has not made Through Communism, Satan himself known. has captured the allegiance of one third of the earth's popu­ Communism as the anti­ lation. The head with a mortal Christ. Although Lindsey and wound could refer to Stalin, several other schools of thought who was badly denounced and believe the an tichrist will be attacked under Khrushchev, but centered on Rome as a world is now being reinstated as an dictator, or maybe a Roman ideological hero. Catholic Pope, it is also possible Additional prophecies in the

to view the prophecies as being Bible indicate the antichrist fulfilled in the rise of Commu­ role of Communism: nism as a world power. The ten horns of the beast signify the "For when they shall say, ten satellite nations in Europe Peace and safety; then sud­ in the Soviet Communist den destruction cometh up­ sphere: East Germany, Poland, on them, as travail upon a Hungary, Czechoslavakia, Ru­ woman with child; and they mania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, shall not escape." (I Thess. Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. 5:3) There have been seven "heads" Communsim deceives many or leading figures in the Soviet people with false promises of Communist tradition: Marx, peace and prosperity. As soon Lenin, Stalin, Malenkov, Bul­ as they take over a country ganin, Khrushchev, and Brezh­ they begin a terrible purge of nev. In Revelation 12:3, 4, the political and business leaders, dragon is described as being red intellectuals, and religious peo­ (color associated with Commu- ple. It is also interesting to 90 note the roles assigned to heads Scholars and scientists behind of some Communist states: the Iron Curtain must rewrite history and revise scientific "The son of perdition ... studies to correlate them with opposeth and exalteth him­ the Marxist-Leninist ideology. self above all that is called When one studies Marxist phi­ God or that is worshipped; losophy and the history of so that he as God sitteth Communist rule, one can see in the temple of God, shew­ clearly how it is an antichrist ing himself that he is God." movement. (II Thess. 2:4) In Revelation 13: 11- 18, a sec­ Churches in Communist coun- ond beast appears after the

"For when they shall say, Peace and Safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them." tries have been turned into former, which Lindsey assumes museums or relics with pictures will be a Jew, probably from of Lenin, Stalin, or other fig­ the tribe of Dan, playing a John ures prominently displayed. In the Baptist role to the former North Korea, school children beast. (However, there is no are taught to pray to Kim 11- biblical evidence for the second Sung: if they pray to God beast being a Jew.) This second they get no rice; if they pray beast is also called the false to Kim 11-Sung, they get rice .. prophet (Rev. 19:20 and 20: In the rest of II Thessalonians IO) and is cast with the first 2, Saint Paul describes how this beast into the lake of fire. The wicked one will appear only at second beast is the one who the proper time, when the re­ will make it impossible to buy straining force is taken away: or sell without the mark of the "And for this cause God beast, 666. (Rev. 13 : 17, 18). shall send them strong de­ lusion, that they should be­ Babylon and the "One World lieve a lie." (verse l I) Church." The third figure in 91 this drama is the "Mystery According to Lindsey, Baby­ Babylon" (Rev. 17 and 18). lon (the "One World Church") Lindsey equates Babylon with will be a mystery religion, be­ the "One World Church" that cause the name Babylon has is to help the antichrist before been associated with astrology. the time of the tribulation (p. Lindsey points to the wide­ 103). His explanation of this spread interest in Satan wor­ is mostly a diatribe against ship, astrology, and drug use astrology and the ecumenical as preparation for the take­ movement; he cannot substan­ over by the "One World tiate it from the Bible. On Church." Idol worship is also page 132, Lindsey says that prophesied in Rev. 9: 20. The

Rev. 6-19 all describe even ts to fundamentalist Christian's fear take place during the tribula­ of astrology is based on this tion. Therefore, there should interpretation. But the Book really be no need for the faith­ of Revelation is full of astro­ ful Christians who believe in logical references. Lindsey to worry about the To connect astrology with "One World Church." If events Babylon, Lindsey quotes Isaiah take place as Lindsey proph­ 4 7: 9, referring to the "Queen esies, they will be raptured be­ of the Chaldeans and daughter fore the "One World Church" of Babylon": appears! There are many Chris­ "But these two things shall tians who say that the "beast" come to thee in a moment is the "One World Church." in one da) , the loss of Lindsey says that the whore or children and widowhood; harlot is the "One World they shall come upon thee Church." But no one can give in their perfection for the any biblical basis for either multitude of thy sorceries view. and for the great abun- 92 dance of thine enchant­ centered on astrology. ments." Revelation 17 : 5 describes The apostate church. People "Mystery Babylon the Great, may ask how the Christian the Mother of Harlots and church could let this happen. Abominations of the Earth." Regarding the Christian church According to Lindsey, a harlot at this time, Lindsey says that is one who "claims to be united the church is apostate and has with Jesus Christ in a mystical no power to stop these growing marriage but is really an adul­ abuses. Lindsey lists the doc­ teress in the spiritual ·nse." trines of the apostate church (p. 111). The harlot rides on as:

Judgment "for the multi­ tude of thy sorceries and for the great abundance of thine enchantments." the seven-headed and ten­ Denial of Christ's return (II horned beast. Peter 3:4). "The seven heads are seven Denial of the second com­ mountains, on which the ing (II John 7). woman sitteth, and there Denial of sin (I John 1: 8). are seven kings: five are Denial of the Trinity (I fallen, and one is, and the John 2:23) - actually, this other is not yet come; and verse only says, "whoever when he cometh, he must denies the Son does not continue a short space." have the Father... ", not (Rev. 17:9-10) that Jesus was God Him­ Lindsey says that the seven self. kings represent Chaldea, Egypt, Denial of the virgin birth Babylon, Media, Persia, Greece, (no scripture is given to Rome (at John's writing) and substantiate this, since the last, the revival of the Roman virgin birth was never men­ Empire. All these kingdoms tioned in the Acts or the were supposed to have been Epistles as part of the early 93 church's teachings). "drunken with the blood of the Denial of a personal God. saints and with the blood of the Predictably, Lindsey rejects martyrs of Jesus" (Rev. 17:6). the ecumenical movement, More than 80 million people such as the World Council of have died under Communist Churches and the National rule. Council of Churches. The rea­ sons he gives are: in 1969, the The true antichrists: those World Council of Churches rec­ who oppose Christian unity. ommended resorting to vio­ Lindsey goes out of his way to lence if it is the last way to try to show that a "One World overthrow political and eco- Church" will be the antichrist,

nomic tyranny and recommen­ by "proving" that God never ded that churches confess that desires unity. He bases his ar­ they are filled with racism. gument on the story of the Also, he accuses the World Tower of Babel. This tower Council of Churches for en­ was built to "reach to the gaging in Christian-Marxist dia­ heavens" (Gen. 11 :4). He in­ logue which compromises terprets this to mean studying Christian beliefs. Lindsey is the stars (astrology). In verse right in opposing this situation, 6, God said: but an apostate church is one "Behold, the people is one, that also does not oppose tyr­ and they have all one lan­ anny and one that upholds guage; and this they begin racism. The state churches be­ to do; and now nothing hind the Iron Curtain can be will be restrained from accused of spiritual harlotry which they have imagined and collaboration with the to do." Communists. Marxism-Lenin­ This does not mean that God ism, a God-denying religion, is never in tended to have a uni- 94 fled world culture, as Lindsey prayer was for our time, since states, but that their hearts we have believed on him were evil, and thus if they were through the words of the dis­ united they would only multi­ ciples; (2) that our unity as ply evil. God intends to de­ Christians is to be like that of stroy Satan's sovereignty by God an d Jesus; and (3) that dividing it and letting the rela­ only if Christians are united tive good overcome the relative will people believe that Jesus evil. Then the Messiah can was sent by God. In light of come and unite all people in this, how can anyone say that goodness. Christian unity is against God's Christian unity is the major will? Saint Paul says that

Communism is "drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus." theme of Jesus' high priestly Christians are to be united as prayer in John 17 and of Saint one body, centered on God, Paul in Ephesians 4. Jesus' our Heavenly Father. longing for unity is most clear­ "Endeavoring to keep the ly stated in the following: unity of the Spirit in the "Neither pray I for these bond of peace, there is one alone, but for them also body, and one spirit, even which shall believe on me as ye are called in one hope throughout their word; that of your calling; one Lord, they all may be one; as one faith, one baptism. thou, Father, art in me, and One God and Father of all, I in thee, that they also and through all, and in you may be one in us: That all. But unto every one of the world may believe that us is given grace according thou hast sent me." (John to the stature of the full­ 17:20, 21) ness of Christ." (Eph. ~ : There are several important 11-13) points to note: (1) Jesus' Therefore, anyone who is 95 against unity of true Christians and blood inherited through stands in the way of the spread the fallen blood lineage must of the gospel and the growth be changed to the temple of of Christians to become the God, by being born into the mature image of Christ. We lineage of Christ (Rom. 8:23). can conclude, therefore, that Then we can inherit the King­ such a person is the an tichrist. dom of God. Lindsey says that our bodies will change at Divine Principle solves riddle the rapture, when: of the rapture. Lindsey be­ "In a moment, in the lieves that the rapture will take twinkling of an eye, at the place before the seven years of last trump: for the trum­ tribulation. All true believers, pet shall sound, and the

living and dead, will rise into dead shall be raised in­ the air at Jesus' coming. No­ corruptible, and we shall where does the Book of Reve­ be changed." (verse 5 2). lation prophesy a rapture. This is also seen in Philippians Three passages are used to sub­ 3:20,21: stantiate the belief in the rap­ "For our conversation is in ture: I Thess. 4: 16-17, I Cor. heaven; from whence also 15:50-54, and Rev. 13:6. we look for the Saviour, "Flesh and blood cannot the Lord Jesus Christ: who inherit the Kingdom of shall change our vile body, God; neither doth corrup­ that it may be fashh:rned tion inherit corruption." like unto his glorious (I Cor. 15:50) body .... " Lindsey believes that at the Therefore, Christians expect rapture our bodies will be their bodies to be changed-­ changed. However, this verse both the decomposed bodies means that the satanic flesh of the passed-away saints, and 96 the bodies of Christians living of the Second Advent, believ­ on earth at the time of the ing it, and attending the Lord, rapture. and being delivered from orig­ However, because of the inal sin through him. Those in Divine Principle, we know that the spirit world will recognize the resurrection from death to him first, and then those on life is the spiritual transforma­ earth will come to him through tion from being separated from spiritual cooperation. God to being one with God. The final passage Lindsey This transforms our bodies to cites to prove the rapture is too the status of temples of God. flimsy to pass scrutiny: (See Chapter 5 of Divine "And he opened his mouth Principle). in blasphemy against God,

"For the Lord himself shall to blaspheme his name, and descend from heaven with his tabernacle, and them a shout, with the voice of that dwell in heaven." the archangel, and with the (Rev. 13:6) trump of God: and the The only people that Lindsey dead in Christ shall rise can think of who would be in first : Then we which are heaven would be the raptured alive and remain shall be saints. According to him, the caught up together with antichrist, forced to think of them in the clouds, to meet an explanation for the sudden the Lord in the air: and disappearance into thin air of so shall we ever be with all the Christians, would the Lord. (I Thess. 4: blaspheme them for being her­ 16-17) etics and trouble-makers. Ob­ This transformation comes by viously, however, many saints receiving the new truth (trump in the spirit world, men of of God) brought by the Lord great faith in God, have been 97 denounced by Communist aries to the lews (ne-vet ex­ leaders. Russian Communists pressly stated in the Bible), now teach that Jesus was a preparing people for Jesus' cosmonaut coming from some second coming. He says that part of outer space who hood­ while the second coming will winked the people. God's work be visible to the entire earth and God's prophets have been (Rev. 1:7: "Every eye will see discredited by many recent him"), only the Christians will materialist writers. In Soviet see the rapture, because it is to Russia, Christians are locked up be a mystery (I Cor. 15: 5 1: in insane asylums, and the "Behold, f shew you a mys­ populace is told that anyone tery: we shall not all sleep .... " ).

who believes in God is men­ H.owever, the word mystery or tally ill. secret can mean something not A source of disagreement now known, but to be revealed among Christians is whether later. It does not justify a rap­ the rapture will be an event ture that only Christians will distinct from the second com­ see. (3) Lindsey says that the ing and \\ hether it will come second coming will be a time before the tribulation. To both of global war (not expressly questions, Lindsey answers yes, stated in the Bible) but the for the following reasons: rapture will not necessarily be (1) According to Lindsey's sys· during a time of war. (4) His tern of thought, the rapture is chief reason for believing in the to take away the church, but rapture is that the Bible talks the second coming is for the about physical bodies of Chris­ benefit of the Jews. In Reve­ tians being changed. Therefore, lation 7, the 144,000 gathered the principle of resurrection in are from the 12 tribes of Israel, the Divine Principle solves the and they are to be mission- issue by explaining that the 98 change is spiritual. consider it to be a complete Interestingly enough, Lind­ discussion of the prophecies sey believes that there will be of the future. However, there a literal Kingdom of Heaven are major oversights in Lind­ on earth after the second com­ sey 's work. Jesus clearly states ing and during the millennium, that the Jews lost their mission but that it will be only for the as the chosen people by re? converted Jews. The Christians jecting him as the Messiah will have only a spiritual king­ (Matt. 21 :43). There' is no dom in the clouds, while wait­ mention of the "One who is ing for the great judgment. All to rule all nations with the rod these arguments are an elab- of iron" (The Lord of the Sec-

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orate avoidance of the Bible's ond Advent) as being a man, simple teaching that the King­ born of a woman (Rev. 12:4-5). dom of Heaven will come on There is no hint that the Lord earth with Christ's coming. will have a new name when he Besides, it is not l.1gical that come (Rev. 2:17; 3:12; 19: the faithful Christians who have 12). Never are Jesus' sad words been praying throughout the concerning his rejection at the centuries "Thy kingdom come, second advent referred to thy will be done on earth as it (Luke 17:25; 18 :8; Matt. 7: is in heaven," be resurrected to 21-23). Lindsey closes with a only a spiritual kingdom. Even description of the glories of the on earth today many Christians the new heaven and the new still pray for God's kingdom earth, but nowhere does he to come on earth. talk about the marriage of the Lamb (Rev. 19:6-10; 21: 1-4; Lindsey's major omissions. 22: 17) or the restoration of There are many Christians who the tree of life (Rev. 2:7; can read Lindsey's book and 22:2, 14). • 99 THE EARLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH The Gnostic Challenge to Christianity by JOY SCHMIDT

Beginning in the first century Mesopotamian astrology, and and expanding greatly in the Egyptian religions. Scholars second, a fusion of Eastern re­ cannot agree on the precise ligions and Christianity known origins of Gnosticism, although as Gnosticism attracted so it is known that even before the many people that it is thought Christian era, elements of Juda­ that most who claimed to be ism were incorporated into the Christians adhered to Gnosti­ general syncretic (fusing) pro­ cism in one form or another. cess of the Hellenistic culture. Gnosticism is a very general The origin of the term Gnos­ term for a variety of popular ticism comes from the Greek practices and systems of word "gnosis," literally, know­ thought that eventually was de­ ledge. However, this knowledge clared to be heretical by Chris­ was not a philosophy that tian councils in the fourth issued from man's striving, but century. meant two things: a revealed Gnostic components in- knowledge transmitted to the cluded Orphic and Platonic initiated elite, and a mystical dualism, Syrian thought, Per­ vision of the truth. sian dualism, mystery cults, These two meanings of "gnosis" resulted in elaborate sets of rituals and ceremonies Some ministers have compared designed to aid the soul in es­ the Divine Principle with caping the material world of Gnosticism. This article points darkness and ascend to the out differences. light. Gnostic philosophical 100 systems were derived from the who never had anything to do rituals and ceremonies in order with the evil flesh. God sent to satisfy the intellectuals. him to free a few select men Basic concepts common to from the material world by de­ many versions of Gnosticism ceiving the "Demi urge." Most include: Spirit is good and gnostics did not believe that matter is evil. Salvation is free­ Jesus really suffered on the ing the spirit from matter. Only cross, but someone took his "gnosis" can liberate the pos­ place. The chief emphasis of sessor, giving the soul the secret Gnosticism is redemption, but incantations necessary to over­ by this they mean deliverance come many powers opposing from the material world. The the final freeing of the soul orthodox view of redemption, . from matter. God is without by contrast, means being saved personality and known only as from sin. The ethical result of the "First Principle" or the gnosticism, for the most part, "Unknowable," considered by meant asceticism, even to the some to have nothing what­ extreme of abstaining from ever in common with man. food and marriage.

I ascended up to the light as if on the chariot of Truth, the Truth guided and led me. She brought me over gulfs and abysses and bore me upward out of gorges and valleys. She became to me a harbor of salvation and laid me in the arms of life everlasting. (Odes of Solomon XXXVIII, 1-3)

There are supposed to be de­ Gnostic doctrines were taken scending orders of spiritual be­ from oral Christian traditions ings (some say 365 orders), and various gospels and epistles the lowest of which was re­ which were later declared non­ sponsible for the creation of canonical and do not appear in the world and man. This lowest the New Testament. Gnos­ power, sometimes called the ticism was characterized by ex­ "Demiurge" or the "Old Tes­ treme diversity of sects. Two tament god," is only just, com­ men were outstanding leaders: pared to the "Unknowable," Basildes and Valentinus. Some who is good. Jesus Christ was also consider Marcion and Mani an appearance of one of the as part of the Gnostic tradition. highest of the spiritual orders, (to be continued)

101 by REV. ROYAL DAVIS As the World Co rncil of come out in paperback editions Churches celebrates its 25th shows the depth of his impact. anniversary this year, the ob­ Berdyaev came from Kiev, jective observer can at least the ancient seat of Christian praise the way it has intro­ Russia. His family belonged to duced Eastern Orthodox Chris­ the aristocratic and military tianity to Western churchmen, class swept aside by the Revo­ both Catholic and Protestant. lution of 1917. Though Berd­ Within Eastern Orthodoxy the yaev himself had opposed Russian church is of special im­ Czarist reaction as a student, portance, and within it no one been imprisoned for his youth­ has had quite so much contem­ ful indiscretions, and spent porary influence as the lay three years in exile, he soon philosopher of religion Nicolai recognized the satanic under­ Berdyaev (1874-1948). Berd­ side of Revolutionary Marxism. yaev in our time was for Once Lenin secured his grip on modern Orthodoxy what Russian society he quite nat­ Jacques Maritain was for Ca­ urally strangled the intellec­ tholicism and Paul Tillich for tuals who might provide an Protestantism. The very fact opposition party. Many were that all his major books have killed or driven into Siberian

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exile. Berdyaev was one of the man as a wretched sinner. The lucky university professors ex­ Eastern church thought of him pelled from the Soviet Union as a noble creature upon whom but warned that he would be was indelibly placed the divine shot if he came back. image. Man the sinner was Berdyaev joined the more totally depraved, hopelessly than one million Russian ref­ corrupted, inordinately proud, ugees in Germany. He repeat­ completely rebellious. By con­ edly described himself as an trast man made in the likeness exile rather than an emigre. of God came from Him and is The emigre was anti-Commu­ destined to reurute with Him. nist for reasons of economic Berdyaev was thoroughly Pla­ advantage, social status, and tonic, decidedly Byzantine, political loyalties. The exile wholly Orthodox in orienta­ was cast out because the tion. His doctrine of God­ Communist society would not manhood provides us with a tolerate an independent spirit. positive self-image, reinforces Sheer economic necessity the cultural activities of the drove Berdyaev from Berlin to human spirit, and respects the Paris. As many Americans intellectual side of human na­ recognized, Paris in the 1920's ture. was a cultural refuge from Berdyaev called his approach middle class materialism, the the philosophy of the Creative 5& 10¢ store capitalism of the Act. God and man share a West, and the Red dictatorial common image. The divine terror of the East. Paris was and human are alike, human Picasso, Gide, Cocteau, Berg­ creativity mirroring God's crea­ son, Loisy, Valery, Maritain-a tivity. By His very essence truly Renaissance city of the God reveals Himself by crea­ human spirit. Almost alone it ting an orderly and beautiful stood for life, light and love in cosmos out of nothing. Like­ Europe between two world wise by his freedom man most wars, an oasis of classic hu­ fully expresses himself in crea­ manism. For the Russian, the tive activity of every kind. French capital provided both In his Paris years Berdyaev physical safety and intellec­ gathered about him every sort tual stimulation. of creative person. His home Berdyaev once noted the ba­ became the meeting place of sic difference between the philosophers, theologians, po­ Christian West and the Chris­ ets, painters, Catholics, Protes­ tian East. The Western church tants, traditionalists, modern­ since Augustine conceived of ists, almost anyone with 1Q4 artistic sensibilities or specu­ ning water and ecstatic fire. lative vision. He really believed The Old Testament religion of that by means of the Platonic law and the New Testament dialogue one could truly come religion of faith must be re­ to underst1nd creation and placed by J ohannine religion Creator. of spirit, creative and free. Such catholicity of tempera­ Now that we have passed ment led the Russian to re­ through the age of the Father interpre t the whole Christian and the age of the Son we tradition in a novel fashion. herald a new age of the Holy His was a philosophy of free­ Spirit. Berdyaev thus took the dom, the metaphysics of Gene­ old Russian idea of sobornost sis One, so to speak. As God (community) and applied it to creates stars, rivers, creeping the whole range of human ac­ things, and fowl of the air, so tivities. man, His image,creates poems, Berdyaev would applaud a paintings, novels, cathedrals, church which believes that philosophic systems, construc­ Eastern wisdom and Western tive theologies, and saintly thought should be reconciled, lives. Dante's hell has to be a church aware of the demonic abandoned precisely because it character of Communism, a denies the lasting value of large church desiring the unity of parts of God's handiwork and religion and science, a church because it obscures the perma­ young in spirit and open to nent significance of the divine new revelation. • image dignifying every indivi­ dual. According to the Russian Slavophiles, Catholicism errs The above article is abridged by treating man in an absolutist from a report given at a Wash­ fashion, considering us as mere ington, D.C. meeting of the servants to be ordered around Th ,,,.logical Committee which by a divine monarch. Protes­ is under the direction of Miss tantism went to the opposite You r1g Oon Kim. Rev. Royal extreme with its excessive and Davis, an ordained Congrega­ destructive individualism. Or­ tional minister, is a contribu­ thodoxy corrects the political ting editor of the journal Christianity of Saint Peter and Religion and Society and now the antinomian Christianity of lives at Washington's Upshur/ Saint Paul with a Christianity Varnum Unification Center. derived from Saint John, the Gospel of light and love, run- 105 TrendsA111ong by ELMER L. TOWNS ~ fewyearsago the critics of fundamentalism pre- = A dicted its demise in an increasingly enlightened Ameri- • ca. But to their consternation -- fundamentalism is experiencing ;. explosive growth while the mainline denominations con- tinue to decline in membership. M Carl F. H. Henry, then editor ~e of Christianity Today, made these comments on fundamen- talism in 1966: Fundamentalism is consid- ered a summary term for s theological pugnaciousness, ecumenic disruptiveness, al- so unprogressiveness, scien­ tific obliviousness, and/or anti-intellectual inexcusa­ bleness. By others, funda­ mentalism is equated with extreme dispensationalism, pulpit sensationalism, ac­ cepted emotionalism, social withdrawal, and bawdy church music ["What Is Fundamentalism?," United Evangelical Action, July 16, 1966,p.303]. Today's fundamentalist cannot be stereotyped in this way. The fundamentalist is commit- ted to absolute obedience to Copyright 1973 by the Word of God; as a result he Christianity Today.Re­ attempts to separate himself printed by permission. daily from outward sin. The

106 fundamentalist has a deep com­ If fundamentalism is the per­ mittment to Bible teaching, sonification of the Southern almost to the point of in­ Bible belt, lately it has taken doctrination. He gives very on the new look of the wide little attention to "relevance." belt and added notches for the The pulpit is God's tool to aging process. Some of the convince both head and heart following trends are evident to choose Jesus Christ; sermons among fundamentalists. (Bap­ are ended with an invitation to tist groups provide most of my the unsaved to come forward examples, but similar examples and make a decision for Christ. could be drawn from other Churches are organized and traditions). disciplined for outreach into the community. Emphasis is Large churches. Four on separation from apostasy on years ago I published The an individual and corporate • Ten Largest Sunday level. Schools (Baker) followed by a Fundamentalism is divided listing in Christian Life maga­ into two camps, reflecting two zine of the l 00 largest Sunday areas of emphasis. First, there schools. This communicated to are " withdrawing fundamental­ the theological world that fun­ ists," explained by the North­ damentalism was alive and well ern Bible church movement, and prospering throughout the which refused to cooperate United States. Most of the l 00 with apostasy. (They also largest Sunday schools give might be called "militant fun­ allegiance to the fundamental­ damentalists.") These churches ist ranks, and they are growing; place priority on pure doctrine these l 00 churches have at­ and pure life. The second are tracted more than 4 7 ,000 new "aggressive fundamentalists," attenders during the past three who are committed to bold years. evangelistic outreach. The cat­ Fundamentalists are building alyst for this movement is large preaching auditoriums aggressive soul-winning through (not called sanctuaries) where local churches; pure doctrine masses gather on 'unday mor­ and pure life are seen as im­ ning to hear old-fashioned pul­ portant ingredients but as pit oratory. Dr. R. G. Lee, means to the end. This group pastor emeritus of Bellevue is often accused of "button­ Baptist Church, Memphis, is holing" prospective converts or now kept busy preaching to proselytizing believers from larger crowds than he ever had other churches. at that prominent church of

107 the Southern Baptist Conven­ said that fu ndamentalists are tion. The Northside Baptist now starting new colleges at a Church in Charlotte, North rate of one a week, and in the Carolina, is completing a 5,00~ past two years have begun more seat auditorium; it began with than sixty institutions-most of twenty-nine members in a tar­ them Bible colleges-to train paper shack seventeen years young men for the ministry. ago. The First Baptist Church Furthermore the existing fun­ in West Hollywood, Florida, damentalist colleges have not has just dedicated a 3,70~seat declined in enrollment. Funda­ auditorium and Thomas Road mentalists seem to be turning Baptist Church in Lynchburg, away from the traditional Bible Virginia, plans a 16, 00~seat colleges raised up at the begin­ auditorium. Calvary Baptist ning of this century, those as­ Temple in St. Louis began sociated with the Accrediting thirty-five months ago in Association of Bible Colleges. rented facilities and is now They believe that "neo-evan­ averaging 600 in Sunday school gelicals" have captured the Bi­ and is selling bonds for a ble colleges, and fundamental­ 1,400-seat auditorium. Funda­ ists are displeased with the mentalist preachers usually more modem styles allowed by shun new approaches to pulpit administrators (such as long communication, such as con­ hair on men, and short skirts on versational preaching and dia­ girls). Dr. Greg Dixon of logue encounter. These con­ Indianapolis Baptist Temple temporary Spurgeons gather thinks the evangelical Bible large crowds by preaching bib­ colleges are too weak on local lical content, with the aim of church loyalty, whereas Dr. stirring man's emotions, re­ Jack Hyles, founder of the sulting in a decision of the will. Hyles-Anderson Bible College Of course, not all the new­ (380 full-time students the comers were recruited among first year), thinks evangelical liberals or the unconverted. colleges have sacrificed soul­ Many rural churches languish winning in their desire for or close as their mem hers get academic excellence. Reverend the habit of commuting to Ron Schaffer of Temple worship as well as to work Heights Baptist Church, Tam­ and shop. pa, Florida, plans to start a Bible college, simply because New colleges. Dr. Noel he sends fifty young people Smith, editor of the away to school each year, and 2 Baptist Tribune, has this depletes his corps of lay 108 workers. Schaffer feels that by Some of the curriculum of­ keeping his young people at a ferings in the new colleges are junior college in his church, ambitious. Baptist World Uni­ he can build a stroni:er church versity, for instance, located in and reach Tampa for Christ. the New Testament Baptist The colleges started by fun­ Church, Miami, Florida, offers damentalists have varying degrees from B.A. through degrees of strength. One, Ph.D. Other colleges are much Lynchburg Baptist College, more limited. The Bus Workers mothered by the Thomas Road Bible Institute in Beth Haven Baptist Church, has a SI mil­ Baptist Church, Louisville, Ken­ lion budget and 1, 226 students tucky, has twenty-five students in its second year of operation. its first year for a one-year Another, the Springfield Bible course. Some colleges have Baptist College, with a heavy faculty members with no aca­ emphasis on preparing teachers demic training other than Bible for Christian schools, had only college. six in its first year; neverthe­ less, the Reverend Harry Vic­ Christian day schools. krey, president, went into a The Christian day­ heavy advertising campaign to 3 school movement is pick up additional students at burgeoning among fundamen­ midterm. talists; most of the schools Most of the colleges begun by belong to one large church, fundamentalists are under the meeting in its facilities and control of one large local drawing students, finances, and church that has the financial support from its congregation. resources and potential stu­ The largest Christian grade dents to build a college. The school in the country, Pensa­ evangelical Bible colleges that cola Christian Schools, Florida, came into existence during the registered more than 2,800 first half of this century were pupils this year. Several other founded by a local board of schools with enrollments over concerned Christians who ap­ 2,000 are located in Florida, pealed to individuals for because state laws are generous finances. The evangelicals to private schools. built their colleges on the Because fundamentalists usu­ surge of interdenominational­ ally do not list their statistics ism, whereas fundamentalists with a denominational office, are building their colleges on it is difficult to judge the num­ the renewed interest in the ber of schools. However, Dr. local church. Al Janney, president of the

109 American Association of Chris­ given financial leverage to local tian Schools, estimates there churches to build larger and are more than 6,000 private better buildings, resulting in Christian (not Roman Catholic) added space for Sunday-school schools in America today, with expansion. Fundamentalists an enrollment of over one now have some fine facili­ million students. In 1950, 91 ties and classrooms: carpet­ per cent of American chil­ ing throughout, plastic-molded dren attended a tax-supported armchairs, and well-lighted, school, whereas two years ago public-school-sized rooms. 74 per cent were in public schools. The changing mood The master teacher in America favors the parochial plan. The Sunday schools of fundamentalists. 4 schools in fundamen­ Many observers have charged talist churches are rapidly that the fundamentalist schools moving toward large, open­ are racially motivated, growing session classrooms that resem­ out of the busing laws en­ ble a modified team-teach forced throughout the South. approach to education. The However, this slanderous gen­ traditional small Sunday-school eralization does not stand up, cubicles are no longer ade­ because many of these same quate. Competent teachers in­ churches bus black children to struct large classes, surrounded their Sunday schools. The by a corps of helpers who growth of Christian day schools specialize in such areas as sing­ comes from four sources: ( l) a ing, story-telling, memoriza­ desire for biblical education for tion, and handwork. The master children; (2) a desire for qual­ teacher uses effective stimulus­ ity education for children that response psychology in teach­ is thought to be synonymous ing that reinforces indoctrina­ with discipline, reflected by tion, which is a characteristic the McGuffey's Reader that is of fundamentalism. When the used in many schools; (3) a church mounts a large atten­ desire to escape the violence d-ance drive, the Sunday-school and tension in public schools; class with the master teacher and ( 4) a desire to promote a can accommodate an extra deep-seated patriotic conser­ wave of children on Sunday vatism, which fundamentalists morning, whereas the tradi­ charge is absent in public tional Sunday-school organiza­ schools. tion with small classes for every The growth of these schools, ten pupils would be inundated with their high tuition, has and ineffective.

110 Curriculum. Most fun­ sponsored by a single church, damentalist churches with the thrust of "how we 5 prepare their own Sun­ did it" rather than the evan­ day-school lessons, with a gelicals' focus on "how to do heavy emphasis on mastery of it." For eleven years Dr. Jack Bible content, memorization of Hyles at Hammond, Indiana, Bible verses, and application to had averaged more than 1,000 everyday life. These pastors sus­ pastors at his annual pastors' pect denominational and inter­ school, and many think the denominational publishers, growth of fu ndamentalism is even th 'ugh many of those due in part to the training publishers grew up in the fun­ pastors have received from damentalist movement years Hyles. Last year Dr. Jerry ago. Dr. John Rawlings, pastor Falwell (Thomas Road Bap­ of Landmark Baptist Temple in tist Church, Lynchburg, Vir­ Cincinnati, says, "How can ginia) registered more than these publishers know my 5,600 at a pastors' conference, needs? They unconsciously and this year a number of other suggest church organization fundamentalist pastors are be­ that is contrary to the way we ginning conferences, inviting do it." their friends to c me in and see "how we did it." Local church confer­ ences. The Sunday­ 6 school movement among Media explosion. The evangelicals has flourished fundamentalist preach­ through Sunday-school con­ 7 er has always been ventions, the National Sunday stereotyped as the "radio evan­ School Association being gelist," and many fundamental­ the grandfather convention. ists have felt the epitome of The smaller conventions at the gospel ministry is a fifteen­ state, city, and denominational minu te daily radio out­ levels were aimed at teaching reach to the city. Fundamen­ Sunday-school workers how to talists are continuing their use do it. Leaders at these evan­ of radio but sophisticating their gelical conventions have gener­ outreach. Many churches back ally been Sunday-school pub­ up the broadcast ministry with lishing-house personnel and a printed weekly periodical re­ professors from evangelical porting the work of the church Bible colleges. However, the through news, pictures, and fundamentalists are gathering articles. Dr. Jerry Falwell, in a for seminars and conventions pastors' seminar, said, "Every

111 pastor should have a printing stores, pri nting facilities, and a press and typesetting equip­ home for men from the city ment." Literally thousands of mission. As other pastors plan them have followed his advice church campuses, they are an­ and are saturating their com­ ticipating Christian banks, cafe­ munities through the news­ terias, doctors' offices, coun­ paper. seling centers, day-care centers, In the last year there has been motels-and, one pastor even a mass move to television, said, "a beauty shop where stocking the Sunday-morning women can get their hair curled channels with religious pro­ to the glory of God." grams and televising Sunday­ The multiphase ministry morning services. Thirty-two among fundamentalists is built of the I 00 largest churches on the synergistic principle. have a weekly television mini­ Sociologists have taught that stry. innovation in American life begins with the business Church campus. A few community, moves through years ago the average government and education, and 8 church was happy with finally influences the church. a five-acre plot of ground; how­ The shopping center illustrates ever, the trend among funda­ the synergistic principle: two mentalists is to get 100 acres major stores, surrounded by a or more on an expressway or number of specialty shops, will main thoroughfare and build attract twelve times as many a total church-living complex. customers as only one large de­ Dr. Hyles is building Baptist partment store. When shopping City, with a senior citizens' centers became a reality in the home, orphanage, and schools, early fifties, sociologists pre­ kindergarten through college. dicted that the synergistic prin­ Faith City, in Tampa, Flori­ ciple would make an impact on da, is located fifty miles the churches during the seven­ from Disney World and ties. The large churches with will include a ranch for boys, a many ministries fulfill that pre­ college campus, an orphanage, diction. a senior citizens' home, Ernest Troeltsch in Social Sunday-school and church Teaching of the Christian buildings, a bus garage, lakes, Churches says that new move­ and parks. FaithWay, a cam­ ments of Christianity begin as pus planned by Ypsilanti seeds and evolve through a (Michigan) Baptist Temple, in­ sociological cycle into a cludes all the above, plus book- denominational-church type. 112 Fundamentalists reflect the life gress is made through winning style of sectarian Christianity ll bates or "showing up" the and will continue to come in­ modernists. Most fundamen­ to existence and evolve as the talists channel their "aggres­ liberal-denomination al aspect sions" into an organized work, of the church deteriorates. knowing that the greatest blow Whether the reader agrees with against liberalism is to win its fundamentalism or not, he lost church members to Christ can't ignore its existence or and get them into a Bible­ present growth. believing church. The future looks bright for Today's fundamentalists un­ fundamentalists, but the up­ derstand the dynamics that ward trend is not automatic; make them strong. They ap­ they will have to continue preciate "relevance"-oriented diligent work for more gains. ministries, yet are not swayed Whereas Wheaton became the from their church practices, center for evangelical Chris­ based on a literal understanding tianity, eventually a new cata­ of the New Testament church. lyst will emerge (not yet dis­ They have a commitment to cernible). Already new mission revivalism with a foundation of boards, publishing houses, and Bible teaching, the former re­ Bible conference grounds are, lated to emotionalism, the lat­ coming into existence. Maga­ ter to indoctrination. Whereas zines for fundamentalists are a typical American church em­ gaining in subscription. New phasizes the common man and heroes draw allegiance; funda­ his place in the ministry, the mentalists are disillusioned fundamentalist elevates the with the evangelical leaders. leader. The fundamentalists Even though fundamentalism recognize the leader must not is growing, it is not yet as large be a modern "Elmer Gantry," as the liberal establishment. yet must take "the oversight And even though fundamen­ thereof... neither as being lords tal churches are growing, the over God's heritage" (I Pet. mood of the country does not 5: 2, 3 ). Knowing the dynamics favor orthodoxy. They will inherent in sectarian Chris­ have to work harder to make tianity, modern-day fundamen­ inroads and conserve their gains talists are evolving into a than they did twenty years ago. discernible movement. The Most fundamentalists are not future does not belong to the the aggressive fighters of liber­ decaying liberal establishment alism found in the past; they but to those who will take it have learned that little pro- by faith. •

113 by MARTIN LONNEBO, Th. D. interviewed by NI LS-GOSTA EKMAN

Everybody can have religious experiences-but for experien­ Religion ces you need more than curi­ osity. • I think it is very typical for 1sa the movements for spiritual awakening to be looking for reality. People are so accus­ Matter tomed to hear a scientific vo­ cabulary that they use it even when they speak about religion. of LOVE I think the old churches have neglected far too much by not expressing religion in such a manner. There were from the start already two different lines in Christianity. One line speaks more of faith, the other more of experience. The former stresses the institution, the trust in the Word and the sacraments and in the authority of the church. This line carries a risk for dogmatism and blind faith. The other line is based more on prophecy, charism and mysticism. This means experi­ ences that a person can have by himself, and the risk lies in subjectivism and general con­ fusion. 114 Common trends. A real deep forms principally a unit. Know­ confrontation between the two ledge of God cannot be com­ important religious traditions pletely separated from know­ would probably reveal that ledge of other things. You can they have many well-documen­ fin d out about other realities ted spiritual experiences in by experimenting, keeping common. Christianity itself your eyes open, sensing, testing has a universal aspect. That everything. The most impor­ does not mean that it has to tant way to experience God is lead to syncretism and other to searcl for your own identity peculiarities. But I do not (to use the classical Christian think that a superficial confron­ words) since God is reflected tation or ecumenical trend can is man's true mind. But in prove very valuable. order to find God in such a In the theological work I am way and to look past the false engaged in for the moment, I mind, which is a distortion try to show that there exists a of reality, purification is neces­ common structure in all reli­ sary. gious experiences. Deep down The way to purify is by the two lines or traditions are prayer and work. In both linked together. So was the forms there is first an active case with the early Christian and· then a passive phase. The church. Paul was at the same active purification takes place time a prophet, an official, and when a man tries to be a real a mystic. man. He who seriously tries to find his true mind will infallibly find ·that what he thought was Balance of faith and experi­ reality was an illusion. He will ence. Old Swedish theology make the painful discovery that speaks of both faith and experi­ he has played different parts in ence. The latter can be called a ridiculous masquerade. And perceptible grace, felt only in so he no longer quite knows blessed times. The important who he really is. He then, in a thing now is to find a balance more passive manner, has to between the two sides of reli­ trust God's experiments with gious life. The old churches him. That means that instead should stress also the percep­ of an act of will, he needs more tible grace as a legitimate love and forgiveness. A person expression for religious exper­ who spends a substantial time ience. It is possible for ordi­ in the laboratory of God, will nary persons to have religious most certainly experience experiences. peace, meaning, light, and All knowledge and all reality power. 115 Goal is happiness. It is gen­ erally witnessed that there is a similar tradition in mysticism all around the world, even if there are also differences. The basic pattern is purification­ enlightenment-unification. In traditional theology other words and actions are used for the same experience. That is especially easy to see in the teachings concerning baptism, communion, and sanctifica­ tion. Earlier one spoke often about the order of grace. This is most profoundly expressed in the blessings of the Sermon on the Mount. These blessings describe what has been reached Mrs. Moon sings at Belvedere. by those who have had experi­ ences of this kind. The way to They who want God to make happiness is sacrifice. Bit. sed experiments with them, must are the poor in spirit, blessed fully understand that it is not are they that mourn, blessed a question of pleasure or curi­ are the peacemakers, blessed osity. It is a question of life, are the pure in heart. The aim where only one thing matters. of the purification is profound Experimenters gain experience, happiness, to be blessed. The whether atheists, agnostics, night is only a passing stage to conventional sceptics, before the day. According to Galatians making their own experiments. chapter 5, "the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy and peace, All can experiment. The longsuffering, gentleness, good­ saints are the scientists of faith. ness, faith, meekness, temper­ They have dedicated their lives ance." If there is no joy, the to research. Not everyone can purification was just an illusion. become a fulltime researcher. Before a saint of the Roman But everybody must do certain Catholic Church is canonized, basic experiments of reality, to it is examined whether he or be able to orientate himself in she has had joy. No joy, no the environment, whether ma­ canonization. terial or spiritual. Noise and 116 stress are the biggest threats to in the sense that anybody can religion. The experiments are have religious experiences. disturbed. God can be found Above all, it is not necessary to most of all in peace and quiet­ have special intelligence or ness. Therefore one can pre­ knowledge. It is more a matter sume that meditation will play of love than intelligence. Even a growing part in the future. It a person with a damaged brain is not necessary to do it in a can reveal himself as being an strange, oriental way. It is extraordinarily profound and quite possible to find peace at strongly religious person. He is home, in the summerhouse or just as able as others to experi­ wherever you are. ence peace and joy and to shine Religion is superdemocratic with goodness. •

David Ang and Toby Fernsler 117 eyale Chaplain William Sloane Coffin says of a politician in­ volved in the Watergate affair: " We have the opportunity to learn from him the ancient lesson that to do evil in this eThis reference to the One world you don't have to be World Crusade appeared in the evil-just a nice guy, not yet a Jesuit magazine "America," good man." July 21, 1973; p. 27: Crusaders for One World -- Midway in eGen. T. B. Simatupang, an June, the wide, brick-paved Indonesian Protestant, hero of walk running past Central Park the war agai n t the Dutch and on the west side of New York former chief of armed services, City's Fifth Avenue draws was elected to the presidium noontime strollers because it is of the Christian Conference of steeped in grateful shade. The Asia, a council claiming to rep­ people drifting along there last resent 36 million Christians. month sometimes met a smiling The entire Indonesian delega­ young Japanese man or woman tion protested a conference gently offering a blue handbill resolution passed at Singapore advertising a One World Cru­ praising the Red Chinese this sade. According to the throw­ summer. away, this crusade is an international organization of e Attendance at Kirchentag, young people working for that the once-popular mass rally "true brotherhood that can of German Protestants has only be realized when all men slumped badly. In 1954 at find their common parent­ Leipzig 650,000 were in atten­ God." dance; this summer at Dussel­ Not everyone agrees with dorf only 35,000 attended, these youthful crusaders' speci­ two thirds of which were fication of the aspiration for young poeple. unity, but the ideal itself stirs the universal human conscious­ e The Missouri Synod Luther­ ness ... ans seem determined to rid their denomination of theo­ e The World Council of logical liberals. Most commen­ Churches, celebrating 25 years tators feel that the decisions of since its birth at Amsterdam the annual convention will re­ in 1948, has its next big assem­ sult in a major housecleaning bly .cheduled for Jakarta, In­ at Concordia Seminary in St. donesia in 1975. Louis. 118 eOSLO-Norwegian Bishop corned delegates to the Sixth Alex Johnson called for a more World Council of the YMCA firm stand against evil effects held in hi. capital July 18-25. of Communism when address­ President Amin, a very contro­ ing a meeting of Nordic versial politician, sat on the Bishops at Jyvaskyla, Finland, dais at the opening session of recently. He said that the the conference, the first ever church had been far more held in Africa. outspoken in the late thirties when Hitlerism was criticized eVeteran Lutheran m1ss10n­ and that the church had not aries to China recently revisited demonstrated the same cour­ Peking. Christians they talked age confronting Communism. to in Peking seemed to be ig­ Those who were persecuted norant about attempts made because of their religious faith by several Christian radio­ had the same demand on stations to reach mainland church support as had people China with religious broad­ who were discriminated against casts. because of their race, the Rev. Espegren's old friend bishop maintained. Several from Naniang, Central China, passages of the Bible tell about told that regular gatherings of the courage needed when the Christian believers had contin­ church wants to fulfill its ued up to 1962. Then the prophetic task towards secular pastor had moved. However, authorities. For the church to the Christians in that area had evade controversy when ideo­ met informally also after 1962. logical conflicts arise, is fatal Rev. Espegren's contact with to Christian witness, the the Evangelical Church in bishop stated. Peking was not encouraging. The minister was rather reluc­ tant. He said that there might e According to a writer in the be 4-5,000 Christians among American Catholic weekly Peking's 8 million inhabitants. Commonweal, French relig­ Only 19 attended the service ious thinker Simone Weil on that particular Sunday. He rightly emphasized the need had the impression that the for roots. National neurosis Evangelical Church in Peking stems from a common loss of was sort of a service-institution the past, its places, its spirit of with very limited freedom of community, its ideals. action. The Norwegian mis­ sionary had not noticed any ePresident ldi Amin of Ugan­ evangelistic zeal among mem­ da, a devout Moslem, wel- bers of the congregation. 119 POETRY FROM UNDERGROUND

The following poems were poets and prose-writers make selected from "Russia's Under­ their voices heard. Strength­ ground Poets," edited by Keith ened by the conviction that Bosley, published by Freder­ they are the true heirs to ick A. Praeger, Publishers, New Russia's artistic legacy, they York and Washington. publish their works at home and abroad in defiance of all Introduction (From dust jacket attempts to suppress them. of "Russia's Underground And they publish poetry, not Poets.") polemics; the poems in this volume, selected from a variety During the past forty years, of underground publications, Soviet writers have been faced give ample proof of that. They with a clearly defined choice­ celebrate life, not Socialist to conform and become ac­ Realism, and, whether they ceptable or to rebel and write of love or despair, of become outcasts. Those who horror or hope, they set their will not conform are punished own unfettered style. Of the in a variety of ways: they are forty-one poets represented in vilified, exiled, sentenced to this collection, only Pasternak forced labor or prison, or con­ is widely known in the West; fined in mental institutions. now, with the publication of Worst of all, they are con­ this volume, Russia's other un­ demned to silence by the state. derground poets can be appre­ And yet, despite these pres­ ciated for the style and sub­ sures, despite the very evident stance of their work, as well as dangers involved, Russia's for their unyielding courage. 120 BORIS PASTERNAK The hum has died dovn. I have ste· ~r.. ed on stage. A Poem Leaning by the door I divine in the far echo what is t o come in my time • Upon me night is fixed through a thousand opera glasses. If it be possible Abba, Father take away this cup. I love your stubborn plan and I agree to act out this role. But now another play is in progress: this once release me. But the plot is settled: the road's end is unavoidable. I am alone. All falls to pharisees. Life is no green field. 121 VLADIMIR BATSHEV * The state has need of ce : they don't turn off the l ight nor i n t he mirror-pane put out t he lamp at night. Everything fools and foils ..• Just what is there to tell? Here only the walls cough - the green throat of the cell. Now, sleep that knows no bars creeps up. sleep that deceives ... And like the guar d's footsteps a drip, drip on the eaves and like applause the peep- hole lid clicks on the door and groans sound through damp walls .. There's nothing to hope for. Beyond the wall - secrets. The day comes hard and raw. Beyond the wall - people. Beyond the pane the thaw. To wrench the skylight-collar: 0 spring, what must I learn? Lyefortovo has eyes - those outer bars that burn. 6 March 1966 Lyefortovo jail 122 ALEKSANDR TIMOFEYEVSKY

The Word

The word has been debased as a worn coin But now I vant to raise it up again! For all to see the brill.iance of the metal Surely a life's devotion is too little! Naked as truth the word first saw the day: It fluttered like a pigeon in the sky And for it men vent out to starve and die. In the Heartbeat its thunder would resound Until it fell into the murderer 's hand . Where the thief worked with mailed fist and with knout The word's own marks and features found it out. Over his stranglehold it set a hood And hid behind a mask of oud and blood And the thief sent a lie across the world In words whose sense had been twisted and curled. Hypocrites put it in a publication That reached a multi-million circulation. The word was prostituted in rich houses In radio programmes full of empty noises It was reiterated unctuously On wo1-king days and days of jubilee. The w0rd was getting fat, began to swell Bedevilled everybody ..• and it fell. The word has been debased as a worn coin. Who if not we must raise it up again? N. NOR

If suddenly you come for me To throw me in an iron cage I'll leave the world with head held high And I shall not repent or r age. I'll step into the cold abyss With no appeals, complaints or tears: Nor shall my vision be amiss - Her I have cherished down the years. And far from friends, between thick walls We'll l ive to see the day we 're free. I do not fear your long- term j ails. She dies not, nor can you kill me. 1959

SERGEI CHUDAKOV * When they call out 'Man overboard! ' The ocean liner, big as a house Suddenly stops And the man is fished out with ropes. But when a man's soul is overboard When he is drowning in horror and despair Then even his own house \~.. Does not stop ~ But sails on.

124 YURI GALANSKOV * Lately I frequently burst into tears When nights seem at peace. For now the wealth of one' s soul , one fears, Hasn't grain to release: No one needs it. In search of the idiot You wear yourself out in a day! After work people go After money and whores . Why not? I shall make my way alone In a mass of human ice Glittering like a precious stone, Unique among the floes. Skies ! I want to shine. Let my soul scatter its ge.:is at night Along the velvet line Of your black dress . Ministers, leaders, papers -- they lie! Stand up, Unbend your backs From prostration! See -- the pellets of atoms of death Are floating over the graves. Arise! Arise! Arise! Inflames rebellious blood! Forward, destroy and finish it off -­ This rotting prison of state! Tread the corpses of cowards Bringing black bombs, Like plums, For the hungry, Spread them across the trays Of a meeting place. Where are they? Those whom we need, 125 Those who will freeze the trigger, Those who will cut out the ulcers of war With mutiny's sacred dagger . Where are they? Wher e are they? Where are they? They may not exist? Over there - - You see their shadows Welded to lathes By coins clenched in a f ist. Man disappeared. Worthless, a fly , Scarcely moving through lines in ~ book. I 'll stand i n a square And hammer a screa::i of despair I nto c i t y's big ear •... And then I will press my revolver Hard on the temple .... No one will tread The white, shredded veil Of my soul. People! Leave me , f orget it .•.. Don ' t bother to comfort Ther e is nothing to breathe with In your inferno ! Welcome Fami ne and Paltriness now! And I, in the gutter, Spit at your mighty city of iron Cra.mpled full of money and dirt. Skies! I can't give account Of all that I do .... Give me a knife to chastise! Can you see someone pouring Black l ies on the white? Can you see How the dark at Dusk Grits it its teeth A bloodstained flag? 126 And life terrifies like a jail, Built on human phosphorite. Falling! Falling! Falling! urow bald instead of me . I have no wish to feei ~ carrion And so conform. I have no wish t o p: the fruits Off graves to s at:s:"7 rrry laboring guts . I don't want y ~ead: The dough i s e with tears. I fall, And I sna!." ~gh , Hover in de~irium , A~e in sleep .•.. .A!ld I f eel humanity Spreading its blossom in i:;:e.

of Christ crushed,

Rises beauty of man. It i s I Call ing t o Justice, Calling to rise. No longer wishing to serve, I tear to pieces the fetters, You cast in your li~s. , It is I · Shackled by laws, Proclaiming a human manifesto! I give my breast to the ravens: Let them peck out a cross . 127 science

HARBINGER OF A SCI ENTIFIC REVOLUTION

Below is a review of Full driving force behind Unified Circle, the Moral Force of Science, this new development Unified Science, edited by promises to bring about a revo­ Edward Haskell, published by lution in science and man's Gordon and Breach Publishers, view of the world as great as 1972. The publication of the that brought about by the dis­ book was announced at the coveries of Copernicus in the First Conference on Unified fourteenth century, which Science held at the Waldorf­ revolutionized man's view of Astoria in New York on No­ the universe and his place in vember, 1972, which was it. The following review of funded and organized with the Full Circle by Hal McKen­ help of the Unification Church. zie appeared in the December, The Second Conference on 1972 edition of The Way of the Unified Science will be held in World. Following the review is Tokyo, Japan, in November a term paper written for Mr. of this year. Haskell by Glenn Strait, a physics graduate, expanding According to Edward Has­ Haskell's concepts to include kell , the main author and the psychic or spiritual world. 128 Professor Haskell at First Conference on Unified Science.

PARTI by HAL MCKENZIE

The "Copernican change of have a common underlying attitude" that Haskell is initi­ structure," and that "a single ating is the assumption, or law pervades the universe." "paradigm," that the universe is essentially one coherent sys­ This concept is familiar tem; that "All natural systems enough to philosophers and 129 men of religion, but is a revo­ Haskell then goes on to ana­ lutionary one for scientists. lyze the possible kinds of The basic assumption of 19th "coactions" that could occur century science has been that between controller and work things of creation are basically component. Theoretically, diverse; and that one therefore there are only three ways that cannot compare religion, mo­ the one could affect the other. rality, or ethics to physical, One could decrease the other's chemical, or biological pheno­ activities (- ), not affect them mena. Haskell completely re­ (0), or increase them (+). By verses that paradigm by proving cross-tabulating, we get nine that all things are basically possible coactions between similar. As Harold Cassidy controller (Y) and work com­ says in his summary of Has­ ponent (X). (See Fig. I) kell 's work, "In my opinion, Haskell then maps these nine Haskell has discovered a scien­ coactions onto a new kind of tifically-based pattern of a uni­ coordinate system, called the versal kind which is displayed .. Periodic Coordinate System." in some respect by all of The Y or vertical axis repre­ human knowledge and experi­ sents the controller, and the X ence of Nature and Man." or horizontal axis represents Haskell says that all systems the work component. exist in the relation of Con­ Haskell gives names, some troller (subject) and work com­ taken from biology, others he ponent (object), and that the invented, to the nine co­ properties of a system depend actions. (See Fig. 2) "Sym­ upon the coaction (give and biosis" (+, +) means mutual take) between the two. aid or cooperation. Its oppo-

Fig. 1 Cross-tabulation of two opposing entities x 0 +

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Neutrality (0,0) (0,-) Allopathy site, "synnecrosis," (- . - ) called the "circle of atrophy" means mutual harm or destruc­ which establishes a reference tion. Between them are point from which rate-changes "predation" (- , +), the con­ in the various coactions can be troller increasing at the expense calculated. Thus, the line turn­ of the work component; "para­ ing outside the circle represents sitism" (+, -), where the work growth and development, or component increases at the ex­ "ectropy"; the line turning in­ pense of the contrvller; and side the circle represents break­ such coactions as "commen­ down and disintegration, or salism" ( +, 0) where the work "entropy." Thus the axes are component benefits without shown pointing· outward to­ affecting the controller (as for ward "Omega," the point of example, when a tiny bird maximum organization: and makes a home in the mighty inward toward "Alpha," the tree without affecting the tree), point of maximum disorgani­ and so on. "Neutrality" (0, 0) zation. means stability or staying the same. This coaction is repre­ A Scientific View of Value. sented on the Periodic Coor­ As we can see, the coaction dinate System by a circle, called symbiosis (+, +) is the 131 most productive and creative tific view of values has emerged coaction. (We might call this which supports the basic values "good give-and-take.") Conse­ of the world's great religions. quently, systems which coop­ Haskell says "it is positive erate grow and develop, and coactions that predominate on systems which conflict (have our planet. They have pre­ negative coactions) break down dominated in all natural king­ and disintegrate. Thus the doms for billions of years, as universe is shown to have a shown by the fact that evo­ "positive value-bias": that is, lution has been mainly upward. harmony and cooperation, And all the great religions unite what we call goodness, prepon­ in affirming it" (p. 66). Fur­ derates in the universe. This ther, he says "This law, ex­ is the most significant aspect tending through the hierarchic of Unified Science from a re­ sky down to the atoms affirms ligious and humanistic point that the properties of systems of view: the fact that a scien- are [unctions of their coactions;

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n ~ Mature Galax Periodic Table or Human Ethnographic cultures Atlas Hwnan Culturea

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132 that' As ye sow so shall ye reap.' trollers. " ) This implies, as the This contradicts the paradigm Principle says, that man is a of the cultural relativists who microcosm of the universe, affirm that cultures with dia­ and leads Haskell to the very metrically opposite value­ brink of admitting that God premises are eq wally valid. In exists: "Since this hierarchy's the same way it contradicts highest emergent member is the Existentialist's paradigm the mind-spirit of man, that there are no objectiYe it follows that the structure values. When I say that the and operation of its collectivity world has come full circle I of lower parts must similarly mean that we have come to be mind-like, over all" recognize that Moral and Na­ (p. 189). If scientists can ad­ tural Law are the same thing" mit, as Haskell does here, that (p. 69). the operation of the universe Hierarchy. Another impor­ is "mind-like," it is a logical tant aspect of Haskell's work is step from there to admit that his explanation of the hierar­ the universe operates accord­ chical structure of the universe. ing to Mind itself, namely He says "The Universe is a God. Systems-Hierarchy. It has Unification of the Sciences evolved in a cumulative man­ into a Single Discipline. From ner, each higher step in this a scientific point of view, hierarchy, after the first, con­ probably the most significant sisting of lower step compo­ aspect of Haskell's work is the nents plus a new entity which way in which he extends the has emerged out of the same "vocabulary, notation, hierarchy, mutually modified." and background theory" to Furthermore, "the structure of include all the data of all the all the higher rings is potential sciences, in effect, unifying and implicit in the forms and the formerly separate scien­ laws of the lower ones" (p. 21). tific disciplines into a single Man, as the highest step in the discipline. hierarchy, encapsulates, and is Take, for example, the therefore able to control, all of Periodic Table of Chemical the "lower step components." Elements. As we all know (See Fig. 3) from high school, the Periodic This, of course, ties in exact­ Table classifies the properties ly with the Principle concept of the chemical elements ac­ of man's dominion and the cording to their atomic weight "hierarchy of centers." (Using or number. From the point of Haskell's terminology, we could view of Unified Science (or call it the "hierarchy of con- "Unisci" for short), the prop- 133 erties of the atoms are a func­ in the nucleus with correspon­ tion of the coaction between ding increases in the organized the nucleus (controller), and complexity of the electron the electron cloud (work com­ cloud." ponent). The reason that there The Periodic Table of Hu­ are nine groups in the periodic man Cultures. This same struc­ table is because, Haskell says, ture displayed by atoms occurs there are only nine possible on every level of existence, coactions. from atoms, plants, animals, The carbon atom, for ex­ and on up to human cultures. ample, is characterized by Therefore Haskell has been symbiosis. It is a uniquely able to develop periodic tables "cooperative" atom which of plants, animals, human cul­ forms stable bonds with many tures; and those of molecules, different atoms, thus forming ,;eoid systems, etc. are being long chains of hydrocarbons, developed. the basis of life. In the same For now, let us examine hu­ group as carbon is silicon, man cultures in the light of which forms the basic material Unisci. Human culture dis­ of earth and the planets. plays "increasing control­ At the opposite end of the capability in each social sys­ "coaction compass" are the tem's controller, its leading halogens; atoms which lack an min<'ri ty, with corresponding electron in their outer shell increases of production capa­ and therefore are extremely bility in its work component "grabby," not able to form (the people)." Thus we have stable bonds, and also "ripping different "periods" or stages off" atoms from larger mole­ in the development of human cules in trying to fulfill their culture, just as there are differ­ need. Flourine and chlorine, ent energy levels in the highly reactive and poisonous electron cloud of atoms. gasses, are in this category. According to Haskell, there Thus we see the "Moral Law" are six periods in human cul­ even in atoms. ture, starting with primitive Atoms also display a cumu­ hunters and gatherers on up lative increase in the electron to our modern industrial energy-level of the electron society. Each step upward cloud, which superficially was accomplished through the seems to be constructed in genesis of a new "level of terms of atomic weight or abstraction" in the mind of atomic number. In Haskell's society's creative minority, terms, however, this means giving rise to a new type of "increasing control capability man and a new ruling class. 134 Fig. 4 Periodic Table of Human Development

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"Lower Industrial Society," civilization. This necessitates period six, therefore, has six the rise of a new type of man social strata, recapitulating the thinking on a higher level of six stages of cultural growth abstraction (we would say level (See Fig. 4). of spiritual development) Haskell says further that which is capable of taking in lower industrial society is the entire universe. Interest­ generating a seventh period, ingly enough, the Bible says "Higher Industrial Society," that God created the universe which will, he predicts, in six days, and on the seventh organize the whole planet He rested (that is, man took cybernetically into a stable, over). This parallel with Unisci harmonious ecosystem, the must be based on more than genesis of a new level of world coincidence. 135 Haskell's social theory also the data of science is staggering presents a thorough and quite to contemplate. As we know, devastating critique of Marx­ Mendeleev's discovery of the ism-Leninism, in proving that Periodic Table of Chemi .J cooperation rather than "con­ Elements gave rise to a tremen­ tradiction" is the true basis of dous advance in the physical progress, and in demonstrating and chemical sciences by mak­ that a "classless society" is ing coherent a formerly objectively impossible. jumbled mass of data concer­ ning the chemical and physical Haskell clearly demonstrates realms. Thus arose the great that the key to social growth technological revolution in and harmony is to get every which we're involved today. class to love and respect one With Unisci, Haskell has orga­ another, regardless of social nized the periodic tables of rank or prestige, and cooperate plants. animals, human cul­ toward their mutual benefit. tures; and those of molecules, Dr. Arthur Jensen, the contro­ geoid systems, etc. are being versial educational psycholo­ developed. This apparently gist from Berkeley, California, means that man can now begin provides a chapter describing to have as much control over the different levels or "ceil­ the biological and psycho­ ings" of people's mental capac­ socio-political realms as he does ities, suggesting that tests in physics and chemistry; thus should be developed to help the "circle of perfectibility" is each person fin d his place in extended to every realm of the . ociety commensurate with his physical universe. capacity. This is likely to By itself, Unisci is definitely bring protests from left-wing the harbinger of a scientific and egalitarian social scientists, revolution. It organizes the but, in my opinion, Haskell fragmented knowledge of seems to be on much stronger science into a coherent whole; theoretical and factual ground. demonstt ates that moral law Also, the "coaction compass" and natural law are one; estab­ of Unisci offers an analytical lished a bridgehead between tool to understand political science and religion; and pro­ groups and ideologies which is vides modern man with a far superior to the traditional "working model" of the "left-right and center" political universe, which makes possi­ spectrum. ble the necessary understand­ ing to gain control over the Implications. The implica­ physical universe, and greater tions of this organization of all control over man's destiny. • 136 PART lf by GLENN C. STRAIT A UNIFIED FIELD

NECesc;.A.RY ADDIT10\IEORV TO UNIFIED ~IENCE

Starting with the assumption that the universe, which is the territory man's sciences at­ tempt to map, is an integrated holistic system, Mr. Haskell has developed certain basic holistically oriented concepts. These key concepts, some of which will be described below, do not, however, encompass the whole of man's experience. If then, parts of man's experi­ ence is excluded from unified science, the background theory is incomplete-assuming, of course, the validity of the Glenn Strait 137 original premise of a holistic tween the first three kingdoms universe. in the system-hierarchy and the That part of man's experi­ fields which science now rec­ ence missing from unified ognizes (See Fig. l ). science is also missing from A field is an abstraction of all the accepted one-field the physicist, which allows him sciences. Although many peo­ to account for many otherwise ple confirm the existence of unexplainable phenomena.One this territory-variously named general type of phenomena parapsychology, Psi, psychic explained by fields is action at phenomena, higher conscious­ a distance. For instance, how ness- there is no scientific does the sun affect the earth's theory which encompasses it. motion? What holds the earth Since unified science aims to in orbit around the sun? We map all of man's experience say there is a gravitational onto a holistic reality, it is, ..field " by which sun and earth therefore, reasonable to ask if are attracted to each other. the current concepts of unified Yet no one can "see" this science do suggest an extended field. Is the field real? It is map which can accommodate real because man observes these currently unexplained phenomena which he cannot phenomena. explain without postulating The system-hierarchy (con­ the existence of a field. cept from unified science). Ac­ Similarly for electromagnetic cording to Mr. Haskell, the phenomena, man postulates a universe is composed of a field to explain action at a hierarchy of systems in which distance- attraction (or repul­ "each Kingdom of the System­ sion) between two magnets, Hierarchy ... consists of all pre­ for instance. With the electro­ ceding members, plus an magnetic field, however, man emerged property or relation, is also able to account for mutually modified." transmission of light from the The system-hierarchy is or­ sun to the earth, or of radio dered by the degree of organi­ signals from a radio station to zation within the system. your radio. Thus, notice that human cul­ The two primary fields-grav­ tures are presented as being itational and electromagnetic­ the most highly organized, have been thoroughly de­ whereas the elementary par­ scribed, not only empirically, ticles are presented as being but also theoretically (in com­ the least well organized. plex mathematical terms). The four recognized fields. They have not, however, been Notice the correspondence be- brought within a single theo- 138 Fig. l The System Hierarchy

Visible World Underlying Field

Particles Nuclear

Atoms Electromagnetic

Molecules Molecular (chemical bond) Geoid systems Gravitational

Plant ecosystem ullular*

Animal ecosystem Psychological *

Human culture Spiritual*

*new fields postulated

retical framework; even though terms of the electromagnetic the great physicist, Albert Ein­ and/or gravitational fields. stein, worked to develop such Three New Fields-comple­ a theory until shortly before tion of the field hierarchy. his death. This paper extends Having discussed the cur­ the qualitative aspect of Ein­ rently accepted fields, we now stein's vision to include an consider certain of those pre­ entire hierarchy of fields. viously mentioned metaphysi­ As nuclear physicists have cal phenomena which suggest explored the structure of the that other fields might exist. nucleus, they have discovered To set the stage a bit more two new force fields which thoroughly, however, notice are significant only at the level that the four fields are first of elementary particles. These manifest at kingdoms below two fields, called " ~· eak" and that of living systems. Recall "strong," have been postu­ also that most of the unex­ lated, and are now accepted by plained phenomena in man's physicists because they have experience occur in the living discovered consistent types of kingdoms. interactions between particles The next kingdom beyond that can not be explained in the geoid level is the plant 139 kingdom. Is there any evi­ living cells, I propose to call dence for a new field becom­ it the "cellular" field, and sug­ ing manifest for the first time gest that it becomes manifest in plants? The answer is yes. when the cellular level of orga­ This evidence is contained in nization is reached. an article in the Feb.-March Given this perspective that issue of National Wildlife. * new fields correspond to new For this author, the evidence kingdoms. I can then propose that plants are sensitive to two more new fields. At the "emotional" cond1t1ons of animal level, I tentatively pro­ nearby organisms seems irre­ pose to call the fie ld " psycho­ futable. The investigator, logical," although other names Cleve Backster, claims that all could well be more appropri­ cells- plant or animal-share ate. this ability to respond to sig­ For the human level field , I nals from other cells. Further­ \\Ould propose the name more, he claims that the sig­ "'spiritual." For have not the nals cannot be blocked by ancient religions claimed that conventional electromagnetic­ man's essence is spiritual? What radiation-blocking devices. would be the essence of this If we accept this evidence spiritual field? The property at face value, we must then of self-awareness. postulate either a new field or Many people have talked that the signal is transmitted about a spiritual element in ani­ via one of the other three­ mals and plants: but none, I gravitational, strong, or weak. suspect, has had the benefit of Both the strong and weak both the system-hierarchy fields are limited to extremely model and an understanding of short distances, so are not the four fields now recognized potential signal carriers. Like­ by sci en tis ts. wise, the gravitational field is In line with the system­ not a likely signal carrier, since hierarchy concept that each theory predicts that very large higher kin •1.fom contains one masses (on the order of stars new level plus the lower ones, or galaxies) are needed to mutually modified, we might produce gravitational radia­ expect that each higher field tion. could influence the lower Thus we must postulate a fields. The strongest demon­ new field (assuming the valid­ stration of this is that gravita­ ity of Backster's work). Since tional waves interact with all Backster has found it in all forms of matter-energy, where- *Thorn Bacon, 'Tue Man Who Reads Nature's Secret Signals," National Wildlife. Feb.·March, 1968, pp. 4-8. 140 as electromagnetic waves inter­ Similarly the organization of act with electric charges and the solar system is acceptable currents. to physicists. It can be ex­ We have no concrete evidence plained in terms of minimized that higher level fields affect gravitational energy levels. Of lower level fields. This remains course. systems in which both to be scientifically verified. electromagnetic and gravita­ Folklore does contain refer­ tional fields are significant dis­ ence to mysterious alteration play much more complex of the normal course of stable configurations. (Ques­ events-called miracles or tion for the future: what are magic. The validity of most examples of systems signifi­ of these references, howe\er. cantly influenced by both must be questioned until fur­ electromagnetic and gravita­ ther investigations prove or dis­ tional fields?) prove them. Continuing up the hierarchy, By accepting this proposed one can imagine a prototypic model, we can at least, start cellular field becoming mani­ trying to incorporate the con­ fest in some primitive cell. cept of higher fields into our This cellular field, now de­ understanding of living sys­ tected by Backster, would be tems. not only the medium of cellu­ Stability of Systems-related lar communication, but also a to the unified field theory. Cer­ third force field interacting tainly, the stability of atoms with the other two in the must be an example of a re­ evolutionary process. markably preferred organiza­ Perhaps the plants, in advan­ tional pattern. Yet, physicist_, cing to their current degree of have no difficulty explaining organization have merely been how an atom may have evolved seeking an energetically stable from the basic particles. They configuration, whose charac­ say that the atom is an ener­ teristics continually change as getically stable configuration. the organism and its habitat Thus, atoms form because the mutually evolve. organized pattern of electrons, One can continue this more protons, and neutrons mini­ detailed speculation at the ani­ mizes the energy level of the mal and human level, but that system containing those three remains to be developed. The components. The atom is a per­ basic idea would be that each fectly acceptable "teleological" higher level force field entails system because its behavior an added energy gradient which can be explained energetically would influence the behavior (at the electromagnetic level). of the organism. • 141 ------~econo mtcs------iSa shrinking world news event immediately be­ comes a global television spec­ tacular. Ideas, life styles-and fads-speed around the world, surmounting once-formidable barriers. Explosive growth in inter­ national trade and investment is tying the economic health of many countries to the well­ being of others, no matter how far distant. lnstan taneous communica­ tions throughout the world he idea of a "small are now everyday happenings. world" is hardly new­ Millions of persons of many T but signs are everywhere nationalities were spectators, that the globe is now shrinking via satellite, at the exact mo­ at a dizzying pace and in ways ment that America's astronauts unthought of a few years ago. took the first steps on the A trip across the Atlantic to­ moon. President Nixon's trips day can be an afternoon's to Peking and Moscow, the jaunt, accomplished between triumphs and tragedy at the lunch and dinner. A major Olympics in Munich, were

142 ~ TWO-WAY FLOW 0 F INVESTMENTS U.S. direct investme nt abroad 1950 1971 $11.8 Bil. $86 Bil. CHANGE: UP 629%

Foreign direct investment in U.S. $3.4 Bil. $13.7 Bil. CHANGE: UP 303% Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce

.. ) ~~ ~'\~· A TRIP OVER THE ATLANTIC TELEPHONE CALLS OVERSEAS Travel Time on a Number of Overseas Calls Commercial Flight to and From U.S. ------1950 900,000 1947 17Y2 hours 1972 35,000,000 NOW 6Y2 hours CHANGE:UP 3,789%

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TRADE BETWEEN- FREE-WORLD NATIONS Pieces of Mail Sent Abroad From U.S. Value of World Exports 1950 417 mil. 1950 $55.8 Bil. 1972 916 mil; 1972 $371.1 Bil. CHANGE: UP 120% CHANG E: UP 565%

Source: U.S. Postal Service Source lnt•national Monetary Fund events that stirred audiences side sign of a Holiday Inn. around the globe. McDonald's is popularizing Much more, however, is in­ the U. S. fast-food restaurant volved in the world's shrinkage in more than l 0 nations. Japan than the growth of communi­ has 24 of the chain's units­ cations and travel or the spec­ more, except for Canada, than tacular rise in trade and invest­ any foreign country. ment. Movies, music and books The world, in many aspects, have taken on new importance is fast becoming less provincial, as channels of idea swapping. more homogeneous in ways of The Motion Picture Associa­ life. Examples - tion of America estimates that Russia is doing far more than I out of every 2 films shown just establishing peaceful con­ in the world's movie houses is tacts with "cold war" foes-it's U. S.-made. Americanization building soft-drink plants in an via the movie reaches such re­ effort to join the "Pepsi genera­ mote areas as Burma, Nepal tion." and Kuwait. Even mainland In Swaziland and Lesoto, China is expected soon to lift tiny African republics, tour­ its ban on U. S. films. The ists from the United States can list of countries which pro­ find a familiar sight--the road- hibit American movies will

144 •WI~ EXCHANGE TRAVELERS OF STUDENTS ACROSS Foreign students studying in U.S. THE OCEANS 1955 1972 Americans going overseas 40,700 140.000 1950 1972 CHANGE:UP 244% 651 ,000 7,700,000 CHANGE: UP 1,083% U.S. students studying abroad Foreigners coming to U.S. 9,900 32,000 288.000 3,800,000 CHANGE:UP 223% Note: Figures include only students CHANGE:UP 1,219% •t colleges and universities Note; F iguras exclude overland trips between Source: I nstitute of International U.S. and Canada and Me>

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With the opening of the Rising Tide Bookstore, a new and valuable source of infor­ mation is available to those of the Washington Community, as well as anyone who is searching for an alternative to the "alternative" (left-wing) bookstore. In the process, while researching the kind of 146 material we fe el to be the it flows well. In a more per­ most significant and valuable sonal vein is Erwin Weit's book, for the store stock, we found a At the Red Summit: Inter­ wealth of responsible and sig­ preter Behind the Iron Curtain. nificant literature critiquing Published this year by Mac­ Communism and offering a millan, with an introduction broad perspective in interna­ by the noted historian Harry tional relations. It is my hope Schwartz, this book is nothing that we can really publicize less than sensational m its reve­ this material, making it \\ell­ lations. It is written by a man known and easily available. who spent 13 years as the offi­ A good example is The cial interpreter for Wladyslaw Comintem and The Ozinese Gomulka. In that time he was Communists, 1928-31, by Pro­ present at all the high level fessor Richard C. Thornton. Communist conferences and Professor Thornton, formerly negotiations to which Poland of the Far Eastern and Russian was a party. That such a man Institute of the University of was able to freely leave Poland Washington, is now Assistant in 1970 is nothing short of Professor of History and a miraculous. Indeed, upon member of the Institute for hearing of the impending pub­ Sino-Soviet Studies at the lication of th· s book (it has George Washington University. been translated and published I had the honor to study under in the West in 11 languages) him and have been very im­ East Germany's Walter Ul­ pressed by his well researched bricht protested to the Polish and documented work. Essen­ Foreign Ministry and the Polish tially, Professor Thornton puts Central Committee.,-- and chas­ forth the premise that the tised the Polish government Chinese Communist Party was for allowing Weit to emigrate not an independent, homo­ to the West after he had been geneous phenomena. Instead, present at so many top-level it was the result of the pain­ summit talks. staking labor of the Co min tern, The account of the summit especially under Stalin's leader­ talks preceding the 1968 inva­ ship, to foment revolution. sion of Czechoslovakia is the Indeed, Thornton claims, the high point of his book. Be­ concept of "guerilla" warfare, yond a doubt, this is one of always considered the brain the most important documents child of Mao, was actually a ever to come to the West and set of tactics developed in the it is one I highly recommend. Kremlin. An interesting book, 147• NOW AVAILABLE!

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The peace, harmony. free­ ship under Napoleon because dom and happiness of any it was inspired by atheist political or economic system materialist philosophies which ultimately depends on its moral destroyed much of the moral basis. The goal of any society basis of French society. On the should be to create the environ­ other hand, we can see that ment where man can fully the American Revolution was realize his creative and spiritual successful because it reaffirmed desires. Only good men can those basic morals and values make a moral society and only "endowed by our Creator." a society based on morality External not enough. The and the pursuit of goodness primary problem throughout will be everlasting. history and especially in this The Roman Empire fell be­ century is that man has been cause it became morally weak seeking to structure a peace­ and corrupt. Likewise, the ful and free society by de­ French Revolution ended with pending too greatly on external anarchy and finally the estab­ methods or ideals. Two of the lishment of a military dictator- most graphic examples of this, 149 although very far apart in their Democracy. Democratic -.o­ nature, are totalitarian Com­ ciety has developed as the munism and political democ­ champion protectorate of the racy. "open society," assuring ex­ Communism has failed dra­ pression of all views and matically to er ate a society assuming external subjugation of true peace, freedom and of falsehood "where reason is happiness not only because of left free to cd'mbat it." Un­ its economic and political fortunately the open demo­ totalitarianism but also be­ cratic society, as a structural cause it is downright immoral end in itself, lacks a unifying in its essence. moral goal capable of realizing Great "immoral" Society. true peace, freedom and social Communism is rooted in justice. materialism, setting forth that An open democratic society economic determinism is the is highly desirable in its out­ sole guiding force in history. ward form but has many weak­ Communism does not concern nesses when not accompanied itself with moral or spiritual hy a moral goal. values but believes that man's The open society often suf­ "human essence" is formed by fers from various maladies like economic (materialistic) con­ cultural, historical, and moral ditions. Consequently, Com­ relativism. Cultural relativism munism has sought to create a refrains from all judgment of "new man" by imposing ex­ any activity in a society having ternal materialistic controls other than a udeo-Christian, while denying any underlying technological culture. Histori­ spiritual or moral principles. cal relativism views truths, Thus, it has created the great morals, and values that were "immoral" society. valid in the past as no longer Political democracy, al- relevant today. The most though mainly external in form dangerous, however, is that of and ideal, did have at least a moral relativism, which is typi­ moral foundation to a certain fied by saying, "Well, if those degree. Largely due to our Vietnamese want to be ruled forefathers' religious belief that by Communism, that's their man's conscience is sacred and business, not mine." transcendant of any govern­ Necessity of Moral Goal. The ment or religious control, the open or totalitarian society idea of individual freedom was can prevent its own collapse strengthened. only when it is centered around Shortcomings of Political a common moral vision. Since 150 Communism rejects man's in­ pose through the world's great nate spiritual existence and religions. This striving for moral character, then its col­ spiritual truth should never be lapse is inevitable. Merely restricted; in fact, it should be substituting a controlled so­ socially encouraged. ciety with an open one, how­ This striving for moral self­ ever, will not produce a lasting hood, centered on a spiritual re~ult unless a moral goal is truth, can likewise serve as a clarified and propagated. common center for social To create a moral and open unity. A proton and electron society, each man's common form an atom because each spiritual existence and purpose contains a common aspect of must be recognized on the in­ character which heads towards dividual and social levels. the purpose of constructing All men are essentially spiri­ an atom. tual beings, children of God, Man can likewise be unitl;'J who reflect a divine nature. because mind or spirit are com­ Man's nature is founded upon mon to every person. The the polarity of spirit or heart quality of a moral society re­ (feeling) and mind (reason) flects the degree of unity which seek. respectively. love among men centered on reali­ and truth. To become a whole zing fulfillment of their com­ being, one must realize the mon spiritual essence. The qualities of love and truth. most moral act is that which To create good, love depends brings man closer to his spiri­ on truth. To know what is tual fulfillment and unity with good, man needs truth. With­ God, the source of love and out knowing truth man's love truth. can be misdirected or become Since this purpose is com­ self-centered. A society of mon among all men, then the self-centered, uncaring men standards of a moral existence would lead to eventual disaster; should eventually be applied in the long run, both the indi­ universally. Our goal as a peo­ vidual purpose and the pur­ ple should be to create a moral pose of an organized society and unified nation. That na­ would be jeopardized. tion in turn should create Man's desire for democratic moral and harmonious world. freedom is only an outward re­ Only when such a people, na­ flection of his desire to know tion, and world exist can the true spiritual freedom. Thus long cherished hope of a truly democratic society exists to democratic world of peace and compliment this inward pur- freedom be realized. • 151