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DO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
By Norman Green-Price
My true interest in writing this book is not to promote my own story,
for as intriguing as that might be for my family and friends and
indeed myself, against the backdrop of the deluge of biographies
swamping us these days, this would be just another human endeavor,
which would add little to the overall picture, which in my opinion is as
serious as we have ever faced.
I am not alone in the conviction that the glory of unrepentant Man isshortly coming to an end, and will be replaced by the rule of repentant
and renewed Man under Gods direction.
This is the story that I intend to shout from the house tops, for
surely, this is what should be relevant to all of us today, if my
prognosis is correct!
My aim is to put down a few markers as to the true history of this
world as I now understand it, as credulous and eye-opening as that hasbeen to me personally, and to point to the possible road ahead.
This should be of interest to most people, especially if they are
prepared to consider the unbelievable, and desire to engage in
necessary steps to change the situation should that be required.
If not, I believe sadly their future may be bleak!
In order to achieve this, my aim is to try and bridge the gap betweenthe events of my former years and the present. With the benefit of
this hindsight, to show where the events experienced, now seem to be
heading.
To achieve this, however, I have and shall continue to draw on the
input of others, many of whom have greater experience than myself in
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their particular fields, and whose life experience lends a different
but hopefully and helpful perspective.
My method is simply to place the facts before you as I see them,
conscious that I see through a glass darkly. It is for others then to`decide their options, having weighed the evidence.
My experience in the South Wales valleys had deepened my conviction
that God actually existed; further that he was personally interested
in my situation as well as the rest of Mankind, whom He had created,
and was indeed the Counselor who could be trusted with the
problems ahead.
The task now was to establish to my own satisfaction whether theprinciples of life, illustrated in Chapters Two and Three of this book,
found so applicable in solving some intractable problems of Britain,
had a place elsewhere- namely in Europe.
A friend suggested that I might like to visit Caux in Switzerland, the
Headquarters of Moral Re-Armament in Europe.
In the late 1940s, the world was then searching for the framework of
a lasting peace, through a Europe that had been plagued by wars overmany centuries. The secrets now stemming from Caux many felt could
be the key.
www.uk.iofc.org
Frank Buchman and his colleagues had been given a vision of post-war
Europe, which although seemingly in line with other world leaders such
as Churchill, de Gaul of France, Adenauer of Germany, de Gasperie of
Italy, and Truman, then President of the United States, carried a
very different plan of how to go about it.
While the politicians were mostly considering a mere physical trans-
formation, Buchman, envisioned primarily a spiritually based
solution, firmly established on a change in human nature, based on
the Guidance of God. This was the unique new element injected
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into this daunting situation came, especially Germany and her former
allies of Italy and Japan. A successful integration for these nations
into the new world, had to be found
Frank Buchmans unique contribution was clearly spelled out in abroadcast he made at Interlaken called Guidance or Guns.
Many at the time charged Buchman a with being a friend of Hitler.
Although Frank Buchman believed that under God, the vilest character
could be changed, he never met Herr Hitler, befriended him or had
any doubt about the miracle that would be involved in such a process.
Equally, he never shirked this challenge.
Many Gods Professed but only ONE GOD!
People today claim to be guided by God.
Perhaps we should ask ourselves Which God? This is a pertinent
question, for the true God warns us in the Bible that there are manygods and many spirits, and from the chaos and mayhem that so-called
God Guided spirit-filled Man is daily producing, one has to wonder
at the source of our inspiration.
However, as I have tried to point out in the earlier chapters, there is
ONE TRUE GOD, who is so keen to communicate with us that He
sacrificed His Son to clear a direct path to Himself, without any
human intermediaries!
Unlike many theories, the fact is, that I had seen this essentially
simple idea workout not only in my own life but in the lives of people
very different from myself, and I therefore approached this
experiment in Europe with high anticipation.
It was this seemingly impossible vision of a united Europe, based on
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the Eternal Laws of our Creator that Frank Buchman courageously set
out to build and in which I was to be privileged to play a very minor
role.
Hindsight again has revealed the pitfalls to such a vision, some ofwhich have been exposed.
The London Headquarters of MRA
First, a friend suggested I spend some time at the London
Headquarters of Moral Re-armament at 45 Berkeley Square.
Clive House, had been the home of Clive of India and had been
purchased by friends of Dr. Buchman from all over the world as his
home, where he could receive his many friends, who saw a united
Europe, consisting of Soverein nations as the key to world peace.
In his book Frank Buchman A Life Garth Lean writes:
When in 1937, the year of King George VI's Coronation, Brown's
Hotel could no longer provide the cut rates negotiated in the
Depression, temporary offices and a flat nearby were taken.
It was not until 1938 that the problem was solved by the purchase of
45 Berkeley Square, as a centre for hospitality and administration.
The house had been the home of Lord Clive of India and its reception
rooms, designed by Sir William Kent and Sir William Chambers, were
ideal for large-scale meetings and entertaining. The Earl of Powys,Lord Clive, agreed to the use of the name 'Clive House', while
regretting that, as far as he knew, the tradition that Lord Clive's
ghost appeared from time to time was without foundation.
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(* A 99-year lease of the house was bought for 35,000 and wasthe property of the Oxford Group.)
On Buchman's sixtieth birthday in June 1938, while there was still no
furniture or carpets in the house and nothing but hessian on the walls,
a dinner for 200 was held for him there.
It was an occasion which reflected his years in Britain.
The white-haired Cockney, Tod Sloan, sat next to Lady Antrim
(formerly Lady-in-waiting to the Queen). Today, few would raise an
eyebrow, but in those days this was a veritable social revolution).
Sloan was one of the few speakers.
'In Tidal Basin', he said, 'the people are really hungry for this newleadership. There are many homes in West Ham, East Ham, Barking,
Ilford and Dagenham where whole families are living this quality of
life. We must see its meaning is kept intact, that it stays a living,
loving, obedient willingness to restore God to leadership and not
merely words to use as a slogan.'Buchman recalled his first days in Cambridge when he felt that God
had promised him a rebirth of Christian living in Britain within ten
years. 'There was no Browns then; only my knees,' he said.
Now he was looking forward to using this new house as a 'spiritual
embassy' in the middle of London.
Understanding LifeDuring my time there I met many people from all walks of life, races,
colours and creeds, eager to deepen their faith and understanding of
life itself, and to do what they could, to help their country recover
from the war years.
Tod Sloan was one of them.Diminutive in size, tenacious in character, Tod gave out an infectious
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warmth and caring one could hardly believe, considering his exploited
and often bitter background. He was indeed a transformed individual.
This was confirmed by those I met, who knew him in his revolutionary
days in Eastham.
Tod, however made it quite plain to all he met that he was now
engaged in a far greater revolution to offer the secret of change in
the hearts and lives of men and women from whatever area of life
they might come, starting with himself.
Many today want to change the system. To this system change Tod
had given his whole life, with disappointing results and with beatings
and imprisonment as his reward.
Tod now was totally clear that unless this change started with the
individual, no change in the system would have lasting results. This
was no happy clappy, pie in the sky, do good endeavour, but would
be anchored in obedience to His Creator alone and a change in his
nature, as he was enabled.
Somebody explained this way of life as a democracy, designed by
God and worked by everybody.
My final recollection of Tod was several years later.
Tirley Garth
It was atTirley Garth, another beautiful home, overlooking the rich
agricultural Cheshire landscape. This had been given to MRA in trust
by Irene Prestwich and had been built by Irenes father, a successful
Liverpool businessman.
Irene, whom I got to know well during the years I was at Tirley
helping to run this Centre, not only gave the only home she had, but
gave generously of what income she possessed, in belief that God
would provide abundantly, as she obeyed Him.
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Tirley Garth became the focus of a work that stretched through the
docks of Liverpool, the coal and pottery industry of North
Staffordshire, throughout the Midlands and Birmingham, and finally
across to the Yorkshire and Derbyshire coal fields. This is anotherstory which may come later, but none less intriguing than the one we
are about to explore.
These where Tods final days, when illness had confined him to his
bed. He was then in his 90s.
Perched on his bed, I listened as he spoke to me about the need of
the Love of God in people. He was wholly convinced, however, that
such love could only be shown through obedience to the Almighty.
Love was no sloppy, sentimental emotional thing for Tod, for he
recognized the true source. Above his bed, I remember, was framed
God is Love. It was Tods conviction that this kind of lovewas born out of obedience, where he explained Gods Will crosses my
will and I choose Gods Will. This challenged me deeply.
Solution to the 1948 National Dock strike and Backto London.
Then there was Jack Manning, the leader of the 1948 dock strike,
which crippled the country by stopping dead all imports and exports
from and to this small island.
Through the influence of friends, Jack too had found an answer to his
bitterness against the dock employers, and a new family relationshipat home. Within days, this strike, which had cost this country
248,000,000, which was a crippling sum of money in those days, had
been settled.
People especially those in the left wing of politics and in the press
accused Frank Buchman and people like Jack of strikebreaking, but
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the cure went far deeper than that. By such remarks,these people
simply showed their ignorance and prejudices. It was understandable
however, for they were oblivious to the fact that God, who had a plan,
had always been in charge, and when obeyed would respond with the
appropriate solutions.
The significant thing to me about this solution was that no one
appeared to 'set out' to solve this dispute, The solution was born
through listening to God, in other words Guidance, received by Jack
and a few of his friends and which Jack obeyed. People simply do not
know today a fundamental fact of life stated clearly in the Bible:
For God is not theauthorofconfusion, but ofpeace..
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, andoflove, andof asoundmind.
1 Corinthians14:33; 2 Timothy 1:7
These are not platitudinous, pie in the sky quotations,but reality as to how Our Creator means us to live! Just asthe Law of Gravity works scientificaly, so do the above facts, if put
into action!
This newfound infectious life inspired many a revolutionary trades
unionist and employer to move forward to that greater revolution,where hatred of some was supplanted by a growing and continuing Love
and respect for all.
Today, we hope industrial relations have moved on, and people are
much more accepting of each others foibles, but in those days class
and racial strife, fomented by Communism and left and right-wing
politics, highlighted such moves to reconciliation as being unusual.
Inspiration Among the Pots and Pans
Fred Copeman, an impressive, broad shouldered, six-foot plus
individual, with a boxers chin and nose to match, turned up one day in
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the basement of Clive House, where after a healthy meal, volunteers
could offer their services to wash up the considerable pile of dishes,
pots and pans that had collected.
Fred had for many year served as a member of the British CommunistParty National Executive, and was another who grasped the
commonsense reality of Buchmans approach to seemingly unsolvable
problems.
Fred, like George Vaughan in South Wales, had also been
trained in Moscow as a Communist, and had at one time been a leader
of the International Brigade in Spain. (See Chapter 3 of Where Do
We Go From Here? )
In animated discussion, Fred further enlightened, what now
increasingly appeared to be my naive approach to life, which had
already been severely shaken.
It is perhaps understandable that I used to enjoy my excursions into
the basement of 45 Berkeley Square, for one never knew whom one
would meet, and what might be the outcome.
The cellars in this home had been converted during the war years into
an air raid shelter, and subsequently into dining room and kitchen
facilities.
There were only a handful of paid staff, I think about two or three,
to do a essential skilled work, such as building maintenance.
A former skilled employee from Maples, the famous London furniture
firm, was a great and much loved character, the name of whom
escapes me. Everything else in headquarters of this worldwide work
had to be run on a voluntary basis, supplied mainly by willing helpers,
from various parts of the Home Counties, who seemed to materialize
mysteriously at the right moment.
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The War was Used by Communism to Take ControlIn Europe Communism A Force then and to-day!
In those days Communism was a tremendous force in Britain.
During the war, Stalin had seized the opportunity when Russia was our
ally, to infiltrate our education, trade unions, parliament, the church
and every other significant area of control, including our media and
education. Yet, as today, a remarkably few people seem to be aware
that this was so, or if aware, seemed unconcerned. At least that was
my experience when talking to people.
Not so Frank Buchman, and those trained by him.
The disturbing thing also today is, that very few seem to realize that
with the demolishing of the Berlin Wall, Communism was not
demolished with it; indeed it is flourishing today, but in a covert and
more sinister way.
Gorbachev, under whose Presidency the demolishing of the Wall was
allowed, has drifted into the mystical back rooms of the New WorldOrder, another headline that barely gets a mention in the Media
these days, but still we now know he plays a significant role in its
development.
October 7th, 2013 (16.13)
http://larouchepac.com/node/28442
Now the secret operations are considerably advanced and appear
under different names, such as the New World Order, theIlluminati, the Bilderberg Group, the Tavistock Institute in
London and the Council of Foreign Relations, to mention but a few.
The European Union is also heavily infiltrated, but has now reached
the ultimate synthesis, always envisaged by Marx, Lenin and the
subsequent Communist leadership.
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After the titanic struggle between Capitalism and Communism,
especially since the last war, the always planned synthesis is now
happening under the auspices of the Vatican Jesuits and their helpers
like Michael Gorbachev! Why do you think Tony Blair and otherprominent Western leaders are putting on the Vatican mantle? Why
do you think the world, both East and West, pay homage to the Pope?
Even the United Nations has its Communist- Capitalist agenda as its
main plank, planned by powerful minds, as the future Global
Government unfolds. It is well known that the UN is riddled with
Communists, fellow travelers and New Age occultists.
The overall aim is a simple one to shortly announce a WorldGovernment, with a new World Army, a World Security Police and
Intelligence presence and a World Religion, led by the by the present
Pontiff.
This will be used to control a world population compliant through mind
control and tight Security, just as George Orwell in his epic book
1984 foretold.
Fortunately for us, the Almighty has different ideas which he is
about to uneash and is offered as a LIFELINE to all who wish
and have the common sense to take it.
Later you will see a video about the Occult agenda of the United
Nations and its sinister controlling role today in world affairs, which
the glazed eyes of our main media fails to research and we allow to
happen!
The Long View
Satan, whom the Bible refers to as the Angel of light and his
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henchmen have been planning these things for eons.
In the days of the great Bible believing preachers like Luther, Calvin,
Moody, Wesley, Henry Drummond, Sturgen and others, most were all
too aware of Satans presence and constantly engaged their audiencein this reality. They spoke of the responsibility of Christians in
effective Spiritual Warfare against the Devil and all his works.
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In fact, if my memory serves me right from my Church of England
days, those very words are the responsibility of Godparents.
Through the channel of Harry Potter and numerous other so-calledfairy tales and entertainment in books and multi-million-dollar
films in Hollywood, most fail to discern the sign of the times, in spite
of the fact that the Bible gives us ample clues.
Most homes and centers of education have jettisoned that book long -
but not Frank Buchman. To him the Bible was not to be waved
around and glibly quoted, but to be revered and obeyed as the
reality of life. This often gave him the insight as to the true intents
of the person to whom he was speaking, which could be embarrassing!
I remember being told of an incident, when Buchman was entertaining
the Prime Minister of an Asian country. Across the table sat his Chief
Adviser in Cabinet. Frank, after the meal turned to his guest and said,
you want to watch that man, he is a plant in your Cabinet or words
to that effect.
It later turned out that hed been placed there by the Communist
Party, and was able to dominate that politician through blackmail in his
personal life.
Sadly this is also happening in many cases today at great cost to those
governed! It is also worth considering, that because many of us who
are the governed, because we may be compromised in our own lives,
are either too blind or unwilling to do anything affective about it.
This was the fact that struck home to me those many years ago at
Pirbright, and mercifully I was shown what I could do. Again you can
read about this if you wish in Chapter 2 of this book the LINK of
which is at the end.
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We get the Leaders we deserve
Today it is significant that the country of which this politician was
Prime Minister, is in the vice like grip of a dictatorship.although mostpeople dont realise this. Sadly he did not take the hint from Frank
Buchman. The reality is that whether of the right or left, Communist
or Fascist, it matters not, whoever is living in that country have lost
their freedom, and nobody, for whatever reason, as with Mugabe in
Zimbabwe, seems to be inclined or able to do much about it!
This intrigue and deception is going on today at all levels in all
countries, including Britain.
You might like to look at this recent video, which will bring you up-to-
speed as to what is now going on in this country and Europe.
The author, Brian Gerrish, a former Royal Naval Commander, who held
high intelligence clearance, as he hunted down Soviet Nuclear
Submarines during the Cold War. He has now turned his abilities to
sniffing out the latest strategies of the extreme left and right in
Britain, and points to our governments true intentions in taking us intoEurope and their sinister plan for our childrens education:
Stealing Children by the Sate Video Brian Gerrish - Febuary
2009:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58Pvs-pgbic&feature=related 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6oHHw5JYbI&feature=related
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iZZqc_X4Ko&feature=related
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRl2pr5qeDo&feature=related
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y6cl_iACjQ&feature=related
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PhNfHbOjh4&feature=related
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The First Japanese Delegation to visit the West
After the War.
A strong parliamentary group of some 70 leaders from Japan,
the first official delegation from Japan to visit the West sincethe war, where entertained at Clive House on their way to Caux
in 1948.
At that time, Mike and Margaret Barrett had asked me to help
in the running of the home. What happened during that time at
Clive House and the remarkable outcome, is told in another
chapter of this book, which will shortly appear.
A brief incident, however, which at the time causedconsiderable concern and is embedded on my memory.
The Japanese apparently have not only a passion for cleanliness
and enjoy frequent bathing, but have a practice of allowing the
water to run continuously. One evening several of us where
discussing matters in one of the rooms in Clive House, which
supported a magnificent Adams ceiling decorated with
embossed goldleaf.
A mysterious sound of dripping water could be heard, to be
followed with an increasing wet patch on the guilded ceiling.
Ascending the spiral staircase as fast as I could muster, I
found water issuing from the bath room on the floor above.
Through the door I tried to explain to the occupant what was
happening. Finally, the flood was stemmed, and the problem
dealt with. Fortunately, it was possible to dry out the sealing,
and minimal damage was done. Our upset guest was overcomewith distress and apologized profusely.
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Some Lessons Learned
evel.
As interference on radio or TV reception cause problems, so
interference of guidance by a sources other than the Spirit of
God, can cause confusion and had to be dealt with, before a
satisfactory solution could be found. Since we were dealing with
people, the often well-meaning but blundering efforts of man
seemed only to exacerbate the problem.Only solutionsoriginating with the Creator seemed to bring effective
conclusions.
Of course, being human, we did not always get it right! The
experiment nevertheless was fun, and when it was working, life
seemed full of surprises!
The Barretts had spent many years working closely with Frank
Buchman and although challenging, the influence of Franks
wisdom, his concern for people, detail, humour and sense of fun
was infectious.
Garth Lean in his book gives something of what it was like to
work around Buchman:
At Whitsun 1935 Buchman's secretary, Joyce Machin,
died suddenly of a tumour of the brain. Michael Barrett and
another young Scot, Lawson Wood, volunteered to take on her
duties.
Barrett was the son of an Edinburgh printer and had been in
the Oxford ju-jitsu team. Wood had read law at Aberdeen.
Both were around 25, and each had an ample supply of Scots
determination and pride. They learnt typing andspeed-writingand set to work.
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Barrett, who married one of Lloyd George's grand-daughters,
remarked recently that he much preferred A.J. Sylvester's to
the other lives of Lloyd George, 'because it showed
how impossible it was to be his secretary'. 'Like Buchman,' he
added with a smile.
For one thing, he explained, Buchman, often seemed astonished
if letters he dictated were not perfectly typed and ready for
the post the moment they had left his mouth, besides
expecting you to know to whom he was writing withoutbeingtold.
Once theywere in Egypt together and, while they showed their
travelling companions the citadel above Cairo, Buchmanremarked, 'We must write so-and-so.' Directly they got into
the taxi to return to Cairo, Buchman began dictating, and
continued, without let-up,through a series of tunnels in
complete darkness. 'I got most of it, and remembered or made
up the rest,' said Barrett.
John Faber, a former naval officer, ran the MRA publications
with Rex Dilly under Ken Belden, in whose home John Faber and
I lived for some time, at 43 Charles Street, a stones throw
from 45 Berkley square. Ken and Stella Belden where a jovial
warm-hearted couple, and included me in their family affairs in
a wonderful way.
Before working with the Barretts, my job was to help John and
Rex. This meant mainly parcelling and dispatching worldwide the
numerous and ever increasing documents, books and pamphlets
as they rolled off the presses. To help us, friends from
throughout the London area would travel into Hayes Mews to
give their time.
The day would usually start with a brief meeting, when with
these volunteers, we would all assemble briefly, to exchange
ideas as appropriate, and then decide together, where the days
priority lay. Life bubbled with laughter and much leg pulling.
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Through it all, however, the needs of people where in the
forefront of our minds.
We often found that as a result of waiting on guidance to
mature, problems seemed to solve themselves on the hoof asit where.
Intuition
Intuition pressed itself to the fore; where previously I had just
ignored it, now I became acutely aware of such innerprompting. A simple thought enacted, could change the whole
tenor of life, and we soon discovered that problems solved in
families, sometimes transformed into solutions in industry and
the nation.
The arrogance of an over confident former young Guards
Officer is small beer for the Almighty to overcome!
One day, Rex Dilly, whose pride and joy was his newly re-structured Austin Seven daubed in dark green paint, took the
rash decision to announce that he would appreciate my help in
fetching his car from its garage in Hayes Mews, as he was
pressed for time.
As the engine burst into life, the reverse gear was engaged, and
we majestically reversed out of the garage.
When time came to apply the brakes, my foot also engaged theaccelerator, which for those who know this car, is an easy thing
to do. We hit the oncoming loo with considerable force,with
resultant damage to Rexs idol.
Rex was not amused! Even my worst dressings down by
Regimental Sergeant Major Timmy Brittain, who was known for
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his withering outbursts, during my time at the Officers
Training Unit at Mons Barracks in Aldershot, seemed to pale
into insignificance, compared with the tirade meted out by Rex.
I began to realized that lessons learned from an awakenedconscience were far more meaningful and permanent than human
discipline, although this certainly has its part.
Another lesson was that where the Almighty is allowed to
intervene, true healing is often brought. True Peace lies alone in
the Author of Peace.
Sadly, one can only assume, The Prince of Peace does not get
much of a look-in these days in many of this worldspeacemaking achievements, as sincere and worthy as they may
seem to be! These days, my recipe is to do what I am told by
the Almighty to the best of my ability, and then leave it in his
hands.
Ken and Stella Belden with Stellas brother Oliver Corderoy
were wonderful, caring hosts to John Faber and myself in their
home at 43 Charles Street, which was just round the corner
from Hayes Mews. The Beldens home was a real house full,
comprising some 14 people, as far as I can remember, including
the Beldens and their two delightful children, David and Hilary.
Lifes memories highlight certain events. Oliver Corderoy, also
living in the home, spotted a certain missing dimension in my
life, and presented me with the epic poem The Hound of
Heaven by Francis Thompson.
Not being one for poetry in those days I approached it with no
great enthusiasm.
However, like and the play The Forgotten Factor, it
somehow sneaked under my radar. Its effect was to focus for
me how God had in his love dealt with me since the beginning of
my experiment at Pirbright.
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I began to see that the Almighty, once he has made up his mind
to call a person, like the great fisherman He is, plays His
quarry with patience but firmness, while allowing him sufficient
scope to venture into all sorts of blind allies. It was throughsuch blind alleys, valuable lessons where beginning to be
learned.
The primary lesson to be learnt I began to understand was
obedience to what My Maker told me! Once learnt, the rod and
line are then withdrawn, and a new freedom is discovered with
the love and protection that goes with it!
Here are those lines that made such an impression:
The Hound of Heaven
by Francis Thompson
I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years;
I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
I hid from Him, and under running laughter.
Up vistaed hopes I sped;
And shot, precipitated,
Adown Titanic glooms of chasmd fears,
From those strong Feet that followed, followed after.But with unhurrying chase,
And unperturbd pace,
Deliberate speed, majestic instancy,
They beatand a Voice beat
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More instant than the Feet
All things betray thee, who betrayest Me.
. . . . .
Fear wist not to evade as Love wist to pursue.
Still with unhurrying chase,
And unperturbd pace,
Deliberate speed, majestic instancy,
Came on the following Feet,
And a Voice above their beat
Naught shelters thee, who wilt not shelter Me.
. . . . . . .
How hast thou merited
Of all mans clotted clay the dingiest clot?
Alack, thou knowest not
How little worthy of any love thou art!
Whom wilt thou find to love ignoble thee,
Save Me, save only Me?
All which I took from thee I did but take,
Not for thy harms,But just that thou mightst seek it in My arms.
All which thy childs mistake
Fancies as lost, I have stored for thee at home:
Rise, clasp My hand, and come!
The Fogotten Factor
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The afternoons and evenings were often spent at the Westminster
Theatre where The Forgotten Factor was showing, which originally
had had such an impact on my life at Pirbright..
Audiences flooded in from all over the country; from the mining
areas of Yorkshire, South Wales, the Durham Coal Fields, from the
docks of London and Liverpool, from the Potteries of North
Staffordshire, and indeed from all walks of life.
The impact of this one production on the life of Britain was
impressive, and was being recognized as such by all strata's of
society, although it also had its many enemies. After eachperformance, animated conversation took place, as those gripped by
the play sought to find out why they had been so deeply effected by
the plays message.
When to their astonishment they discovered that the secret lay in
the simple concept involving a change in themselves, not
surprisingly perhaps, many headed for the exit. Others stayed on to
go more deeply into the realisation; a few decided to participate in
this unique experiment, and continued for life!
Reunification of Europe.
A war-torn Europe, which I was now to enter, spoke of the need for
a permanent peace, for a people throughout the Continent, who had
suffered deeply over the past hundred years with constant war.Some of their leaders, such as Adenauer, de Gasperi and Schuman,
had a vision of a Europe united above nationality. It was into this
situation that I now found myself entering.
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As we the Cast and Backstage Crew mingled with the audience after
each play we staged in Germany, they were thoroughly confused by
what the Americans and others were offering in terms of
Democracy, for wasnt it from something like failed Democray that
Hitler had retrieved them?
I can remember vividly being confronted by these formerly Nazis
mind- manipulated people and their bemusement at the judgemental
attitude other nations had towards them.
How could one approach this, and how did Frank Buchman and his
Group approach it, and with what result? This is to be the subject of
the next chapter.
In their ideological approach, they saw a just cause to rid their nation
of chaos, which much of the world felt was the result of the draconian
impositions put on them through the Versailles Treaty after World
War I.
This many felt had unjustlly brought the nation to its knees
economically and politically and opened the door to Hitler.
Among other things, Hitler got the trains running on time and
recovered order and self-respect to the German people, which they
recognised and for which they were grateful. Therefore, any
measures taken were justified in their eyes, even the destruction of
the Jewish race, whom we now know they regarded falsly as part of
the cause of their problem. It now is known, as this video points out,
many German through the propaganda fed them, knew nothing of the
Concentration camp atrocities.
Somehow, this was the mindset, which Frank Buchman and we in his
Group of would-be peacemakers had to overcome , if a solution was
to be found for Europe. Many on the Allied side saw this arrogant
attitude in the Germans as the main problem, and again were keen to
follow the failed Versailles Treaty of imposing harsh victors terms
on the vanquished, which seemed justified.
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Frank Buchman was clear that this arrogant attitude to a
conquered people would not work and shocked many friends and
foes alike by inviting senior Germans to Caux immediately after
the Armistice, including some half-dozen Generals.
There was, however, another secretive plan being worked out,
unknown to Europeans, and most of the British and American people.
It was,however, known and encouraged by some of the Intelligance
Services of both Europe and America including elements of MI6. This
was Operation Paperclip,which in hindsight is now fully
acknowledged, and lends a 007 background to the fledgling coming
European Union and its now sinister Nazis-Communits future, about
which Brian Gerish in his film explained earlier in this Chapter.
So monstrous and credulous is the re-incarnation of the possibility of
Nazism and Communism to most thinking people, that its has taken me
years to come to term with the reality of what is now happening. Had
I not come across the possibilty in many passages of the Bible, I would
have given it the same treatment that the majority did then!
In yesterdays posting on My Website in Live Journal the following
Video was included from the LarouchePACTV Group;
JFK vs. Empire, Interview with Anton Chaitkin (44.52)
October 10th 2013 10:00AM
Empire, In-Depth
http://larouchepac.com/node/28485
At this point perhaps I should clarify my involvement with a supposed friend
of President Nkruma, who had spent time in prison with Nkruma during the
Kennedys Presidency.
I apologise for such namecalling, but since it is true, I will include it here.
One of my first assignments when I got out to Caux, Switzerland
www.uk.iofc.org was to be rooming with a supposed supporter and co-prisoner
of the Nkrumah, when he we imprisoned by the British Government in Ghana.
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One day, I met Frank Buchman in the passage way in Moutain House,
supported by Peter Howard, for Frank was recovering from a serious stroke,.
I had with me this soulmate of Nkrumah, who had been in prison with the
President.
Frank stopped when he got to us, and said something to this efffect, point
to my roomate, You are a Communist Plant, and I want you to leave this
Conference this afternoon on the next train, and dont ever come back!
Imagine my astonishment not only at both Franks outburst, but also at the
fact that I had not understood the situation, and the resulting danger to the
Conference and all that Frank was trying to do! This would be a lesson I will
always remember and be grateful for.
I had written numerous letters to My adopted Father and Lucile, his wife as
we journeyed through Europe and America with Frank Buchman and his
Group. These are my memories experienced at the time, and therefore to me
genuine and special.
www.uk.iofc.orgSections will make up the remainder of this book Where Do
We Go From Here?
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