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Roderick C. Meredith - A Biographical Sketch

By Redfox

should have followed Herman Hoeh, who accepted the Tkachite
changes, or Raymond Cole who left over the doctrinal changes of
1974.
Seniority of ordination does not prove that one has the right to
exercise leadership over believers. The fact that Meredith relies
on such a weak argument to prove his legitimacy proves how
desperate he is in maintaining his authority.
1953: Student pastor of Portland, Oregon. Enters faculty.
(1953 Envoy, p. 42).
Writes first Plain Truth article 'Man's Greatest Battle' (Plain
Truth, June 1953, pp. 9-10,12), an article on the impending
destruction of the world and the Armstrongite believer's battle to
be saved. Uses MacArthur's speech to Congress to argue that
since solving problems via war 'has had its last chance' we are
doomed and salvation may only be found by battling Satan, which
can only be done by following the church. That speech of
MacArthur is still used by Armstrongites to this day.
Hoeh develops 1975 prophesy, with the Great Tribulation set to
begin in 1972. This doctrine is adopted and taught by the church
(see Pam Dewey and 'Why 1975?').
1955: Associate editor of Plain Truth, faculty advisor of Portfolio
and Drama class. Spanish club member. Over-all evaluator for
AC clubs. Envoy supervisory committee. (1955 Envoy, p. 11).
Around this time he became one of the co-presenters of the World
Tomorrow. However with the rise of Garner Ted Armstrong he
went off the air.

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