A MONTHLY NEWS LETTER
Oct. 5, 1960
Spiritual Association for The Unification of Christianity
Post Office Box 3152 Eugene, Oregon
A Monthly Joint Meeting was held in Lebanon [Oregon] on Oct. 2, 1960. Fourteen members met at the home of Mrs. Geneval Lapp. Four men from St Helens, five members from Lebanon and five from Eugene shared a. potluck dinner. The meeting started at 6 PM and closed at 9 PM. Mr. [David S. C.] Kim opened the meeting with prayer and Miss [Young Oon] Kim addressed the group on the 40 days movement in Korea, which was so successful that we were stimulated with the urgency of time. Therefore, we resolved to apply ourselves more fully to accomplish the work here in a more effective way.
Vernon [Pearson] suggested that we send out a monthly newsletter to each area branch connected with our work. Each group, please submit any news or items of any interest to the Head Office by 15th of each month. The letter will be sent out following the monthly meeting.
It was agreed by all who attended that we need to be associated with one another and to be organized as one group, so that each group will be a definite part of the work. We must be unified as one in purpose. We asked everyone to pray about the name and will decide on the name at the next joint meeting.
Galen [Pumphrey] suggested that we design a handbill to advertise this work and the forthcoming book of the Divine Principles that will be available for sale within this month. We must have a more definite way of making this book available to the public. Galen had several helpful ideas on methods that we can use to spread this message more quickly to our people in America. One suggestion was the use of a questionnaire in a farm style to survey door to door or by mail to contact persons who are seeking deeper understanding of God and His purpose for mankind in the Second Advent.
Goldie [a Pentecostal woman associated with Miss Kim's group] suggested spot announcements on radio or television; also, a person can be interviewed on the Church News broadcast to give information pertinent to their group or organization, which will be free.
As a result, from the work done by junior and senior high school students in Korea, we realize how God can work through the younger generation. How vital and enthusiastic for God these young people are! Therefore, we must not overlook God's ministry through our younger generation.
Eileen [Welch] suggested that we consider the urgency of time and the great size of our country. We must have financial means to promote and fulfill the work which we have to undertake. We asked that everyone will pray most earnestly about this vital matter.
Regarding the above items, please feel free to submit any ideas or any information which you feel will be helpful in the fulfillment of these ideas.
At the end of our meeting, we spent half an hour in prayer and received wonderful power and grace that filled everyone with joy and thanksgiving.
The following is the brief report on the 40 days movement in Korea, which was successful beyond our imagination. This movement was undertaken by 800 people who proclaimed the Divine Principles in 413 cities, towns, and villages throughout South Korea from July 20th to August 30th of this year. In the past, spreading the message had been difficult due to the opposition from various powerful groups. At this time a great progress was made because of the cooperation of the authorities and these influential elements. This is a very definite sign of the time.
1) Beginning in Seoul, at six parks, three women at each park preached on the Principles, and sent their audience to three lecture halls where men lectured the Principles day and night.
2) In going out to the mission field, each person had to arrange for his own expense for food and room and arrange for a lecturing place. The motto was to eat inferior food, no rice or meat, only barley and vegetables. The people being undernourished were very pale, but each person resolved to work for this cause even unto death. Each person had to work with the villagers and share their hard life to win them to this message. In this way, most of them earned their food and lodging.
3) One man could find no means of work, so he bought a hand wagon and delivered groceries during the day and lectured at night.
4) Two junior high girls won the favor of the chief of police and the head of the village and arranged a lecture room. These children lectured from memory and villagers were surprised at their work for their age. They even received an offering of thanks. In this way they opened a study group.
5) One high school boy, who left his home for the first time without money, fasted because he had no way to buy food. Sometimes he had to sleep outside. These things were truly a hardship for him. The villagers said, "This young boy still smells his mother's milk but he speaks a great thing." So all the villagers came and listened to him.
6) One young man who had the Principles only three months turned the whole congregation of a Holiness Church in a village. The minister disturbed his lectures and took half of the congregation back.
7) One boy was beaten by a big stick but he kept on lecturing. Another woman pushed him out of her home but be held her arm and kept on lecturing. She chased him out of the yard; he still lectured -- Villagers passing by said, "This man is mad but he is teaching something different." The rumor was spread and villagers came to hear him. In this way, he started a new group.
8) In Korea, colleges send their students during the summer to teach various subjects to the people in the villages. This is called the enlightenment movement. One junior college girl worked in the field and taught the Principles in the evening. In this way she had the opportunity to attract the people and proclaimed the message. One minister came and by asking him questions, she embarrassed him because he could not answer them. So he left and brought two more ministers. She asked them questions, which caused them to argue among themselves. She attacked their confusion with the Divine Principles and the villagers turned to her.
9) One young girl, who had only finished her grade school (which is 6 years in Korea), lectured the Principles in a village church so well that the pastor resigned.
10) Some people who heard the lectures at parks in Seoul went home to their villages. When they saw the posters of this movement in their villages, they became members of new groups.
11) Two women who were graduates of a music college went to an island and gave a concert. Then they told their audience of the Principles and began to lecture there. As a result, a new group was formed.
12) Shin, who is 22 years old, went out to a village with Kim, a teenage boy. In order for Shin to buy his train ticket, he and another friend, who could not go to the mission field, had sold their blood. Shin and Kim organized 4-H club classes and taught the villagers until 1 or 2 AM. Then they arose at 5 or 6 AM to work with the farmers in the field. On the seventh day Shin started a small class to teach the Principles at the same time as Kim taught the cultural class. Kim dismissed his class at 10 PM, while Shin's class went on. The members of the cultural class became curious about the other class and asked if they could listen to it. In this way, 70 or 80 people were drawn to the class every night. When he gave special lectures on the Principles, 400 or 500 people attended. At the end of his 40 days, 190 people formally became members of this group. According to the recent information, the total number is now 300 members. These members sent letters and a person to request that Headquarters send them the same teacher to lead them in the Principles. Shin had deliberately set the classes at the same time to stimulate curiosity and draw more people to hear the Principles. One man who fought our movement became extremely ill. Kim, the little boy, prayed for him and he was healed. We should not forget that Shin and his friend had paid their blood for this success.
13) Lt. Col. Han [San-Kil Han] and Maj. Han could not leave their offices during the day. Instead of going home from their offices, they went straight to the villages assigned to them, and lectured the Principles, and in the morning, they returned to work at their offices. This they continued through the 40 days movement.
14) Two teenage girls went out to a place and stayed with a Methodist woman for a few nights. When she found out they were with this movement, she rejected them and sent them out. The young girls went to a second house and were sent away. In this way they had to change their sleeping place three times. There were also two young men who ridiculed and persecuted them. When our leader passed through, he heard of the ill-treatment that they had received and felt very bitter that they could treat young girls so badly. After he left the village, the daughter of the Methodist woman at the first house fell into a well and was drowned. At the second house where they were mistreated, the only ox, which was their livelihood, suddenly died. The two men who persecuted the girls were put in jail for other crimes they had committed. Later, a family befriended them and the girls lectured the precious message to the villagers. Whoever joined their group was healed and 80% of the church members transferred to their group.
15) Our leader travelled over 1800 miles for three weeks and visited most of the places where the workers had been sent. He ate only barley and vegetables without meat for 40 days. He slept on the grass out of doors four nights in order to share the hardship of the workers.
16) The workers ate the poorest food, gave the hardest labor in order to bring the highest message. I have been informed that a man and a woman had fasted for 40 days and that four persons fasted 21 days drinking only water for the preparation of the 40 days' work. There were many who fasted 3 or 4 days during the work, some due to lack of food, some to overcome hindrances of the work. In this way they had paid with their blood for.
17) Some men outside our group have received the testimony through the spiritual world that our leader is the One who will unify all religions.
18) Many outside of our group have received that the government will be given over to the religious leaders with spiritual gifts in three years and Korea will become an ideal nation in the eyes of God.
19) It is a record in the history of Christianity that 800 persons went out to 413 places at one time to proclaim the Word of God. The work was all voluntary and each person went out with no money. As a result of their efforts, 210 new churches have been organized. This is a record in the history of the Christian missionary movement. It is obvious that only the power of God could accomplish such a great work in such a short time.
20) We have been told there will be three stages of judgment. First is the Judgment by the Word. To pass this judgment, we have to thoroughly understand and completely master the Divine Principles. After we pass this judgment, we must be judged by heart. In order to pass this judgment, we have to be one with God in heart and feel as God feels. After we become one with Father in heart, we must attain a Father-like personality. The judgment by personality is the last one. In order to pass these three Judgments we must experience the blood, sweat, and tears which the Father has been shedding since the Fall of man. Our leader said, "We are historical debtors. All servants of God in the past have shed their blood, sweat, and tears that we may finish the work which they started, and obtain in our generation the promised blessing of restoration. We are indebted to them for their labors. Therefore to pay back the historical debts and be the sons of the Father in heaven we must inherit those three things. " We are also greatly indebted to our leader for his blood, sweat, and tears for this final accomplishment. We cannot be complacent and expect a soft and an easy road. In joining God's army for the world restoration let us accept our share of blood for heaven, sweat for the earth, and tears for mankind.
21) In the invisible world the good spirits are now demonstrating and driving out the evil spirits who have occupied every corner of the earth. Since the True Parents have appeared on earth, it is possible for the good spirits to take this as a condition and they are driving the evil spirits out of the earth. This is the reason why conscientious people on earth are unconsciously driven to the heavenly force. When the wandering and evil spirits discover which side is most powerful, they will turn to the greatest power and cooperate with God and help our work. They will destroy evil people by themselves in order to be received by God.
22) The existing churches are divided and arguing among themselves. They have declined in power and are losing the respect of the people. This is another reason why many people have turned to this new revelation in this age.
Next Monthly Joint Meeting will be held on November 6th in Lebanon again.
Let us fight well with blood, sweat, and tears!
Young Oon [Kim]
