Mobile Unit II activities from October 7 to October 23 in Oregon and California

The vanguard team, composed of four members, made arrangements for a public meeting place near Portland State College for 3 days. When the Mobile Temple [bus] and Master’s Van arrived in Portland, our official Crusade was ready to launch.

Comparatively comfortable accommodations for all the unit members were made at the old established Church Center.

On October 7, the first public lecture was held at the Koinonia House, an inter-denominational Christian ministry, located near the State college campus. Two new contacts attended the, first public lecture.

On October 8, (Sunday) pledge service was held at 5:00 AM. All the members went out to several churches at 10:30 AM to meet people. After brunch, at 1:30 PM, the witnessing and candle selling teams went out again.

All the Seattle family came down to Portland to attend the Portland Crusade. Before they went back to Seattle, Commander David S.C. Kim presented “How to Interpret the Book of Revelation” for 60 minutes to adapt our Principle teaching to defend our position from the attack of narrow-minded fundamentalist Christians with whom we have had problems so often and have had no weapons with which to counterattack.

After midnight all the Seattle family left for Seattle. We had wonderful unity and harmony between the two states of Oregon and Washington.

On October 9 the third night conclusion lecture was presented to two new contacts. The Public Relations staff were working very hard since early morning in order to contact all the news media in Portland. During the day and evening a special session with the old North-West family was held to discuss their problems and how to promote the Principle work with the State Representative.

At noon we had our “Rally for God” downtown in front of the County Court House. TV Channel 2 filmed us on the scene extensively. Perry was interviewed with the TV commentator. All the family enjoyed watching our “Rally for God” on the TV screen between 5: 30 P.M. to 6: 30 P.M. Perry and Denise were interviewed with a radio talk show.

On October 11, another “Rally for God” was held near the state college campus and attracted nearly 300 students who were from the campus. They stood and listened to our “Rally for God” for 20 minutes. The

reporter from “The Oregonian” came to the scene and took several pictures, stimulated by TV Channel 2 news last night.

Five new people came to listen to the lecture in the evening. One was a young girl who was upset, but the others responded fairly well.

Our staff are contemplating a one-day Crusade in Eugene, which is the place where Miss Kim started American Principle work in 1959. Later David Kim lived there and went to school in 1965, but was unable to set up a permanent Church Center. We had to restore the lost conditions after 10 years: had elapsed. There was much significance in our planning to have a one-day Crusade in the city of Eugene, with the State Representative, Marlene Dudik.

On October 12, 4 members, Perry, Bob, Izilda, and Denise were sent to the city of Eugene in order to prepare our one-day Crusade over there. We got good news late in the afternoon that we were able to get a permit for our “Rally for God” with short notice and won the battle of pushing aside a radical demonstration on the same place and at the same time.

“The Oregonian” put an article with a nice picture in the morning paper edition. The advance team of four also got a place for our public lecture near the university campus.

Three new contacts came to our last lecture presentation by Sam Pell. Two of them are from the college campus and were very much excited with the conclusion.

On October 13, we all got up at 6:00 AM. After the morning prayer meeting we drove down to Eugene and arrived at 10: 30 A.M. to initiate our one-day Crusade. “Rally for God” was held at a shopping center mall between 12:00 and 1:00 PM. During our “Rally for God” two leftists were distributing Anti-Nixon, and Anti-War literature; they even planned to have a demonstration right after our rally. After 20 minutes all the radicals who were leafleting extensively, had disappeared and withdrawn. When they heard our higher message of truth, an anti-Communist speech by Sam Pell, and a decent approach to philosophical and religious questions on life, they left. The same pattern was experienced by all the unit members both in Austin, Texas, and Topeka, Kansas, when we challenged the destructive radical and Communist demonstrators. Nearly 1,000 newly made leaflets were distributed on the spot.

Four policemen were on constant alert and patrolling around our “Rally for God” site in order to prevent any incident between us and the radicals. TV KBVL, Channel 13, came on the scene and filmed many scenes. There was also a reporter.

Many shoppers heard us and got our leaflets. After our “Rally for God” we visited historical places such as the room of Miss Kim in 1959, where she started the English translation of the Principle; we also visited David S.C. Kim’s ex-chapel in 1965. Then we visited the last and 55th Sacred Ground which our Master blessed in 1965. We all shared lunch at the gate of the garden before we went out witnessing to bring the people to the university campus at the Wesley Foundation Hall where; we planned to present our lecture series.

Three new people came to the public meeting and two of them were very much interested in it. Thus, at least three good contacts in the city of Eugene were made by our Crusade’s visit.

On October 14, after the morning prayer meeting all decided to take the day off and to leave early the next morning for Berkeley, California, except a few volunteer candle sellers. The Ashby House will be our quarters during our 4-day Crusade.

On Monday, the “Oakland Tribune” newspaper scheduled an interview with us. We are to have our “Rally for God” on Tuesday at the university campus. In San Francisco, Mike Warder made arrangements for accommodations in the International Pioneer Academy and arranged for us to get a permit for our ‘’Rally for God” in front of the San Francisco City Hall. Everything looks good, bright, and exciting to all of the unit members in the Bay Area of California.

As far as the future work in Portland, Oregon is concerned, there will be some tangible results very soon, with new zeal and determination of Marlene Dudik, State Representative, plus the full cooperation of the North-West family such as Vernon and Maxine [Pearson], Larry Trenbeath and others in working together as a total unit.

Berkeley, California

On October 17 a “Rally for God” was held at Sproul Plaza on the Berkeley campus and attracted TV Channel 2 with Perry’s interview and many students and passersby. One Baptist minister tried to argue with us, but everything went very well.

1,000 fliers were prepared for the “Rally for God” and were distributed with many other leaflets. The Berkeley family joined in our “Rally for God” and witnessed and leafletted, thus making our “Rally for God” more powerful and stronger. Unfortunately, our “Rally for God” was not shown on TV Channel 2 between 10:00 PM on the news. We were still hoping that it would show the next day.

On October 18, the “Berkeley Daily Gazette” put an article on our activities without a picture. Already the Public Relations staff had an interview with the “Oakland Tribune” in which an article with a picture is scheduled to come this week sometime.

5 new contacts attended at our second lecture presentation. Some members witnessed at the university campus all afternoon.

On the third night, the conclusion was presented to nearly 7 new contacts.

On October 19, it was a day off for everyone. We had a “Going Away Party” at 7:30 PM by the Berkeley Family, but the Public Relations staff had to work hard from the morning in San Francisco contacting newspapers, TV and radio in San Francisco with the cooperation of the San Francisco family. A wonderful dinner was served by the Berkeley family to all the unit members and visitors as well. Mrs. Rebecca Salonen, Itinerary Worker, arrived in Berkeley and Commander David S.C. Kim had a session with her. Thus, the official Crusade in Berkeley, California had ended.

As far as the future work in the Berkeley Church Center is concerned, there will be expansion very soon under the leadership of Edwin Ang and Gregory Novalis, Assistant Director. Especially Commander David S.C. Kim had been impressed with Gregory’s inquiries about the depth of the Principle Message and his special concern about our Master’s advanced plan to reach many scholars in many different disciplines in universities and colleges in the country. By exploring this area, Berkeley Church Center can step up to a higher level of achievement in the academic circle in the future.

San Francisco, California

Marc Lee sells a candle in Son Francisco

October 18, after a barbeque dinner and an exchange of songs and prayer with our brothers and sisters at the Berkeley Church Center, we packed up and drove across the San Francisco Bay to the International Pioneer Academy and arrived at 10:30 PM. We were greeted warmly by the President of the International Re-education Foundation, Mike Warder, and the brothers and sisters there.

On Friday, October 20 we held our “Rally for God” at the Civic Center Park across from the Library. It was in this park that the original Pioneers held a “Rally for God” during our Master’s speaking tour in San Francisco. While our San Francisco Family handed out pamphlets, One World Crusade staged one of our most enthusiastic rallies to the people who were having lunch or sightseeing. Some even came from across the street to hear what our speakers had to say. The reporter from the “San Francisco Examiner” came to take pictures and cover the rally. After our successful rally, all witnessed in the downtown area.

All the members of Mobile Unit 2 had an invaluable experience during the 3-day Crusade in San Francisco, to understand the San Francisco Family more clearly, staying together, studying together, witnessing together, having the same goals and motives to restore the nation and the world. Our Mobile Unit members had real joy in finding 145 wonderful brothers and sisters living in San Francisco. And also, all unit members are very much impressed with Mr. and Mrs. [Sang Ik “Papasan”]Choi and Mike Warder, President, and his staff;” their excellent work which is being done so far in relation to the International Pioneer Academy, and especially impressed with their methodology doubling their membership in a short period of time. All the unit staff wanted to learn many things from them. It was an invaluable experience for all unit members and staff after 8 months tour of the United States. Especially

the warmest hospitality and real sense of brother-sisterly love from the San Francisco Family toward the Mobile Unit 2 members would be remembered in their hearts permanently.

As far as the future work in San Francisco is concerned, there will be definite multiplication of members very soon under the guidance of Mr. and Mrs. Choi and under the leadership of the President, Mike Warder. It is amazing to see the rate of increase of membership since last March when 15 pioneers were sent out from San Francisco Church Center. Now the 100% increase in 7 months must prove that the San Fran cisco Family has a better idea to offer to the whole nation, fulfilling Master’s proposed rate of increase of membership.