The Celebration of God's Day

Won Jin Hwang
January 1, 1972

Mr. Hwang pronounces the slogan of 1972

There was held the celebration of the 5th God's Day on the first day of January, 1972. On the New Year Eve, over 400 Seoul family gathered at the Headquarters Church located at Chongpa-Dong, Yongsan-Ku, Seoul, Korea to greet the very beginning of hopeful and most meaningful year of 1972. On the Eve, Rev. Kang, who is one of the established churches in Korea, testified his feelings of Public Hearing of Divine Principles saying that he could find out the Unification Church is not a heretic but a new church that shows a new dimension of God's Providence. Mr. Yong Sok Choi, IFVC reported his recent activities at the Graduate School of National Defense.

At 0 o'clock of the New Year, Mr. Jae Hi Lee, leader of Headquarters Church, began to preside over with praying to welcome 1972. At the presence of senior blessed families the worship service presided by Mr. Won Pil Kim was given at 3:00 a.m. in the upstair. At 4:00 a.m. Mr. Won Jin Hwang, Director of General Affairs, pronounced the slogan of 1972, "Let us protect the Unified Front", given by Master who is staying in the United States of America.

Meanwhile, at the Washington Unification Church, USA, in the presence of Master and his party, there was a celebration of God's Day. Master delievered his New Year Message to the American Family.