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VOLUME 17 No. 46 LO N D0 N 26 J U LY 1 969 9d Planning for millions on Enrih WHILE MAN LANDS THE MOON...

PRECISION has a fascination of its own. For the ApoiJo space program me there is an atomic clock manu factured with an accuracy of one sec ond in a thousand years. Space navi gation is done by speedy and precise computers, everything in the Apollo 11 journey has the magnetism of pre cision and preplanning. Yet it is a commonplace to contrast the success of the Apollo 11 journey with the failure of man's living on Earth. The American Ambassador to the United Nations, Charles Yost, speaking on the eve of the American moon-shot, said, 'The human race suffered from both scientific and moral schizophrenia: we fly to the moon . . . yet at the same time we tolerate massive wrongs against the quality of human life.' Asia Plateau, MRA world conference centre. Arrow points where theatre will be How can man break out of this? constructed photo Hartne/I The first steps in the mastery of space have led men to demand a new level of accuracy, precision and long- range planning. Could the mastering Next phase in Asia... of the mammoth problems on earth lead men to a new precision in obedience to the voice of God? Iheolre conslruclion in Ponchgoni The problems are certainly great enough to defy human wisdom alone. by David Young In a famous statement Frank Buch- man said, 'Definite, accurate and ade WITH THE FIRST MOON landing Asia is now being launched at Pan- quate information can come from the behind us, communicating ideas that chgani in Western India. There, at Mind of God to the mind of man.' will build unity here on earth now the Moral Re-Armament Conference The most effective communications assume greater urgency. Centre, Asia Plateau, work begins in satellite available is the inborn ability In India where television has not Autumn on the construction of a of each man to listen to the voice yet reached people and where it may theatre and auditorium. Plays and of God. The most intelligent source be some years before the public in films will be produced to reach of long-range planning and immediate most of the country will see TV pro millions of ordinary people in every action is the Holy Spirit. grammes, the theatre and the film in town and hamlet. 1969 would then not only be the dustry still have the power to reach Building the Centre began early in year when men first walk on the moon vast audiences in their own languages. 1967. The aim of creating this Centre but the year when men in the West However, more attention is paid to was to halt the trends towards anarchy ern, Communist and Third Worlds the production and distribution of and breakdown in India and at the seek the precise and accurate Mind films and plays than to their content. same time to train a responsible lead of God on the problems facing this An audacious bid to produce plays ership in every walk of life for the age. Brian Lightowler relevant to the urgent situation in Continued on page 2

1 lives in the port of BtaiiHon Officiol Rio and to show how through the change in the char has great hope acter and in the lives of certain men in the port we were in Biitain able to unite two rival unions. And Nelson Marcellino de Carvalho is a how from this uni founder of the Portworkers' Union of on came tranquil Brazil who worked for 39 years in lity and peace in the Port of Rio de Janeiro. He is now the port. It is to working for the Brazilian Govern give each one of us ment's Food Supply and Transport a fire and a deter Nelson Marcellino de Carvalho discusses the Transport Con Administration (SUNAB). De Car mination to put ference at the MRA Centre at Caux in Switzerland with valho, who is one of the chief charac right what is Tom Ham, British dockers' leader photo Strong ters in the MRA film 'Men of Brazil', wrong in our coun said at the Westminster Theatre last try. Sunday: This film is now translated into 22 is sick and ill and beaten by vice, not languages, including Hindi. There are the lion which is looking after his own WE HAVE SEEN BRITAIN as a 250 copies of the film going around interests and looking for money. And lion, valiant and strong and always on the world now. not the lion which is defending all the attack. It is thanks to the sacrifice I am very happy to be here in Lon the permissive legislation which I and service and the work of people don at the side of this valiant team hear about here. But the lion that I from this country that we were able and to see that they are continuing knew as a young man and the lion to complete the film Men of Brazil. like us with the same faith and the which I know is going to win. And The object of this film is to tell the same determination that Britain has the lion that all of you want to see true story of what happened in our got to show today. Not the lion which Britain become today.

Continued from page 1 ing to please anyone.' Common sense Ceylon where they engendered a spirit future. The test is the results in the coming from the common man. of trust and hope in the relations be country and in people. Having been responsible for the first tween these nations. Leaders in Delhi have been among phase of the construction, I do not The initiative and determination the first to recognise, for instance, the underestimate the difficulties and the that has already achieved so much change in the situation in the Assam problems of building work under the through these conferences can soon Hills area on the sensitive border of conditions in that area. Many worked reach more rapidly and more effective North East India due to some of the heroically to overcome them. ly a far larger audience when the Hill Leaders coming to Conferences Many say you cannot get work done proposed theatre is completed at the at Panchgani and overcoming every without bribery. But you cannot build end of 1970. obstacle to bring a solution. a Moral Re-Armament Centre with £280 per seat will cover the cost of Harder sometimes to evaluate, per bribery. A man responsible for collect the 450 seat theatre. (The total cost haps, is the effect on food production ing local taxes in Panchgani came one of the theatre with dining room fac through farmers who get the will to day to see Rajmohan Gandhi, who ilities will be £224,000.) A town, a work and the secret of working to had taken the initiative for setting company or an individual will be re gether. Seventy-five year old Narayan up the Centre. membered by the name on the seat Rao Jadhav, whose family were united they provide. The citizens of Pan after coming to Asia Plateau, set Taxes paid chgani were the first to offer the cost things going to double the food pro of a seat. duction of his village near Panchgani This man said he wanted to know Since then others in many countries last monsoon. He listened to his inner more about Moral Re-Armament. as well as India have undertaken to voice, which told him to put all his 'You see,' he explained, 'anyone start provide seats. They represent a cross- land under cultivation for the sake ing something like this Centre sooner section of the world—children in of India's food needs, rather than or later comes to see me to try to Stockholm, an engine driver in sitting back and expecting his sons make an arrangement for avoiding Switzerland, a capitalist in Denmark, to look after him in his old age. His taxes in return for a suitable reward housewives in Hove, teachers in the working six hours a day brought forth to me. I waited for the people of Nordic North, citizens of South similar actions in many in his village. Moral Re-Armament to come, but Africa, to name just a few. Last year when the world watched no one did; and their taxes have all We have bridged the gap between Russia move in Czechoslovakia, India been paid. That is why I am inter the earth and the moon. The unfin took a neutral position. Narayan Rao ested to know more about this.' ished task is to bridge the gap between felt that while his country still At a time when many in India ask man and man, between nation and depended on foreign aid she could the question, 'What is the world going nation. It will certainly take as much never take a firm stand on internation to do for us?', Rajmohan Gandhi and will and work as the moon shot. It al issues. 'But,' he said, 'if everyone his colleagues are saying, 'It is more need not take as much money. It will doubles his food production like we important what we are going to do take the creative talent of ordinary have done, then we shall be able to for the world.' He was invited to take people who will not give up until stand for what we believe without try a force of people from India to the task is done. AT CAUX. From the left; Louis Ignacio-Pinto, President of the Supreme Court, Dahomey; Robert Carmichae/, former President of the European Jute Industry; Ogbai Habtemicael, student, Asmara, Ethiopia; Tiehaye Berhe, Asmara student; Beraki Tewold- emedhin, Haile Selassie University, Addis Ababa; Magdi Bissada, from Egypt, student in Asmara; Woldemichael Abraha, Eritrea; and Ahmed Surur, Haile Selassie Secondary School, Asmara p/ioto Franzon Eiopion Shidents fiml a Woy Hore RoU lliaii Violence

STUDENTS from Ethiopia, now at fewer books in our library and our THE SUNDAY TIMES, the MR A centre of Caux in Switzer younger brothers would suffer. That land, are representative of a new 20th July 1969, on page 2, is why I have decided to be honest.' published the following; leadership arising in school and uni Since that time three meetings be versity. tween teachers and students from dif Beraki Tewoldemedhin is a student ferent schools in the town have taken The Oxford at the University of Addis Abaha. He place. Problems were discussed in has been unable to complete his first complete honesty on the basis of Group year studies, as the University has 'What teachers and students can do In the biographical entry for Frank been closed down following student together to build a new Asmara.' A Buchman in 1000 Makers of the demonstrations. Most students feel new partnership is growing up at a Twentieth Century in the Magazine violence is the only means of achiev time when in the rest of the country of June 15, it was stated by the con ing their demands. and in many parts of the world, the tributor that the movement started by Beraki, who attended the recent hostility between the two is a major Frank Buchman and now known as MRA conference in Asmara in Ethi problem. Moral Re-Armament eventually lost opia, is determined to demonstrate an The group at Caux includes Christ its Christian content to become a alternative way. He says, 'Change ian and Muslim and is a pattern of vehicle for an anti-Communist ide starts with me. Ask God and He will the new society that they seek to ology. tell us. Together we can find an answer create in their country. MRA explain that they are not anti- to hatred and corruption in our coun Communist as such but that the aim try and this is what we want.' of Moral Re-Armament is to answer Who changes first? materialism and atheism wherever it is A NEW MOTIVE FOR found in the world by promoting a Ogbai Habtemicael, a student from INDUSTRY Christian revolution. For our con Prince Makonnen Secondary School, tributor to say that the movement has A series of weekend conferences will be Asmara, asked, 'Is it teachers or stu lost its Christian content is therefore dents who need to change first?' 'Both held at the Moral Re-Armament Con ference Centre at Tirley Garth, Tarporley, an error based on a misconception need to change,' he said. He told of a Cheshire which we are happy to correct. The fellow student who returned two Oxford Group has continued to carry August 2-3, August 9-10, August 17-18 books to the school library which he on the active Christian work and had 'borrowed' two years ago. For further details write to: teaching of Moral Re-Armament since This student said to the Vice-Prin The Conference Secretary, Frank Buchman's death, and the cipal of the school, T am sorry. If Tirley Garth, Tarporley, Magazine apologises to its officers for each of the 900 boys in our school did Cheshire. the distress and embarrassment which what I have done, that would be 1,800 has been caused. 'A New World lor My Grondidilidren' f

LAST WEEK'S Dutch launching of a newly published book brought to gether representatives of the Former Political Prisoners' Organisation under the Nazi Occupation and the Can adian colonel of one of the arm oured regiments that spearheaded Dutch Liberation. They were living links with a dra matic war-time episode related by Mrs Charlotte van Beuningen in her auto biography, A New World for My Grandchildren, which was published Mrs Charlotte van Beuningen with Russi Lala, Editor of 'Himmat' photo de Maar by Himmat Publications on the occasion of her 89th birthday. Her part in saving the lives of concentra tion camp victims was one of the 'Sixth formers can set the trend' services honoured by the Queen of the Netherlands when she conferred 'EVERYONE IS BIDDING for sixth on her the Order of Knight of Orange formers,' Joanna Sciortino, a sixth Nassau. former from Penrhos College, North In her book this remarkable woman Wales, told a conference of teachers graphically describes her adventures and sixth formers in London last and initiatives with Moral Re-Arma weekend. ment on every continent since before 'Student power is after us and the the war. Minister of Education has interviewed Mrs van Beuningen wrote the book us, but the important thing is that we because, as she said, 'I have at the should know where we are going. moment 20 great-grandchildren. When 'If we live Moral Re-Armament we I see these children and think of the can set the trend for our schools and hundreds of millions of children in create a force which will, when we get Asia and Africa who suffer from hun there, form our universities, instead ger and have no house to live in, my of our just being formed by them.' heart bleeds that they must grow up Miss Sciortino added that she had in this world. I have decided to fight shown the film Happy Deathday to till my last breath for a new and just her friends at school. She said of this world, a world in which God rules film of Peter Howard's last play, 'It and the people live according to His should be part of every sixth former's commandments.' education.' ence with members of the revolution R M Lala, Editor of Himmat, the Other sixth formers told how they ary Sixth Form Progressive Alliance Indian news magazine, said that they had been asked to take lessons on in her school, 'Their enthusiasm is had published the book because it MRA, had brought teachers to the tremendous and they sacrifice for was the story not only of a spectator Westminster Theatre and had initiated what they believe in,' she said, 'but of a remarkable period of history, but play-readings of Westminster Theatre when you challenge them with a big of one vitally involved in her life and plays. ger aim and absolute moral standards, times. Irene Burden, a South Wales dele they immediately respond. If your Het Vaderland, leading Hague news gate, said she had always felt people commitment is as great as theirs, you paper, wrote, 'The book is very at were just not interested in God and can win.' tractive, written in easily readable absolute standards. 'When I decided Jane Bygott from Somerset, who English and grips the reader from to live what I had previously only goes to Sherborne School, announced the very start . . . talked about, people were fascinated,' a conference at Tirley Garth, the 'Naturally Dr Buchman plays a she said. MRA conference centre in Cheshire, leading part in this book and one A teacher in a boys' secondary during August, where students will gets to know this exceptional figure school in Bristol described her experi meet militant workers. Mary Lean well through reading the book.'

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