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Akte betreffende de redenen van mijn besluit van 25 november 1950, mij terug te trekken uit mijn ambt als Stamapostelhelper en opvolger als stamapostel.

 


P. KuhlenPeter Kuhlen
Voorwoord redactie apostolischekritiek.nl  Het artikel namen wij over van NAK observer.

Op ons navigatie plein zijn vele brieven te vinden van DAp. Kuhlen.  Wij willen uitdrukkelijk vermelden dat deze Apostel is ingezet als STAMAPOSTEL, en niet als STAMAPOSTELHELPER. Als Stamapostel diende hij Stamapostel J.G.Bischoff als diens helper. Bijzonder is ook dat de Zuid-Afrikaanse Apostel H.F.SCHLAPHOFF(geb. 1894 gest. 1965) als Stamapostelhelper diende gedurende twintig jaar voor het zuidelijke halfrond(...) Ook hij werd in 1951 plotseling afgezet als Stamapostelhelper. Hiermee werd voorkomen dat bij een eventuele dood van Bischoff hij zou zou worden opgevolgd door zijn helper Schlaphoff.

Aangezien de Heren in Frankfurt de "boodschap"zelf hadden bedacht wisten zij dus dat Bischoff wel degelijk sterfelijk was. Niets meer en niets minder! Zij waren doodsbang dat na de dood van Bischoff deze door Kuhlen dan wel door Schlaphoff zou worden opgevolgd. Indien zij zelf in de "boodschap"hadden gelooft, dan hadden zij niemand hoeven af te zetten.

Het is zeer bedroevend dat een en ander is geschied, nog erger is het dat de kerkleiding ―ook de huidige―alles ontkent. En blijft bij het standpunt dat alles een Goddelijke inhoud heeft gehad. Terwijl het de Geest der Duisternis is geweest die dit alles mogelijk heeft gemaakt. Niet de geest der waarheid! Zo zien we dus dat de Duivel wel degelijk werkt vanaf het altaar, en werkt met een Stamapostel en Apostelen(...)

Zij zullen geen deel hebben aan de dag der eerste opstanding, zij zullen geoordeeld woorden op de dag des oordeels.

Ook de huidige Stamapostel Leber die zo "toevallig"is geroepen als Stamapostel weet er alles van. Het kan niet anders dan dat zijn Schoonvader Friedrich Bischoff hem een archief heeft nagelaten, en de helft van zijn vermogen. Daar komt bij dat Friedrich Bischoff erfgenaam was van zijn Vader J.G.Bischoff ook deze was zeer vermogend. In ieder geval gaat het vermogen van Wilhelm Leber de 999.000.000 ver te boven.
En dan zegt hij inde nieuwste Onze Familie...Ik heb een huurhuis in ZÜRICH .een koophuis in de stad is te duur. Tja met vele miljarden op de bank, wil hij ons wijsmaken dat hij armlastig is? Leugens, ronduit!
Het is tijd, dat de wereldse rechter zich gaat buigen over deze SEKTE. We mogen rustig spreken over een gevaarlijke sekte. Haar enige doelstelling is namelijk Geld! Een proef proces is daarom op zijn plaats.
Redactie website  apostolischekritiek.nl

Daarvoor eerst een kort overzicht  van de voorgeschiedenis van mijn beroeping tot het ambt van stamapostelhelper en opvolger van de stamapostel.

Reeds jarenlang hadden de apostelen onder elkaar tijdens voorkomende gelegenheid  gesproken over hun zorgen over de toekomst van het werk Gods. Zij vroegen zich bezorgd af, wat er zou gebeuren als de stamapostel zou overlijden zonder dat door hem een opvolger zou zijn aangewezen.

Reeds in 1939 had apostel E. Güttinger de stamapostel zijn desbetreffende zorgen schriftelijk geuit zonder dat de stamapostel hem over de oplossing van deze kwestie benaderde.

Toen heeft in 1940 of 1941 apostel Landgraf de stamapostel het verzoek doen toekomen, een opvolger voor het ambt van stamapostel uit te kiezen. Daarop schreef de stamapostel aan alle bereikbare apostelen – het was in de oorlog en de brief ging dus uitsluitend aan Duitse   apostelen – en verzocht hen, hem de volgens hen voor het hoge ambt van stamapostel in aanmerking komende man te noemen. Zijn verzoek was, dat zij niet met mede apostelen hierover zouden overleggen zodat niemand  op de een of andere wijze invloed op de ander zou kunnen doen gelden. Kort daarna schreef de stamapostel: het resultaat van de rondvraag is, dat 4 apostelen de apostel Landgraf, 4 de apostel Schall, en 4 de apostel Kuhlen hadden voorgesteld. Daarbij merkte hij op, dat in deze aangelegenheid blijkbaar niet de nodige overeenstemming heerste en hij dus niets kon ondernemen.

In verband met de hoge leeftijd van de stamapostel was de kwestie van opvolging dezes na het einde van de oorlog nog dwingender en vanzelfsprekend onderwerp van gesprek bij de apostelen geworden.

In augustus 1947 waren de apostelen Lembke, Landgraf, Knigge, Schmidt, Weinmann en ik met de stamapostel in Hamburg bijeen. Daar leidde de stamapostel op zondag twee diensten en reisde met apostel Knigge reeds richting thuis om onderweg nog in Hannover te kunnen verblijven. De overige apostelen bleven die dag nog in Hamburg omdat een reis naar huis op zondag voor hen te bezwaarlijk zou zijn geweest. Op die zondagavond bracht toen apostel Lembke het onderwerp “opvolging van de stamapostel” te berde en alle apostelen spraken hun vrees betreffende de toekomst van het werk Gods uit. Allen vreesden, gezien de hoge leeftijd van de stamapostel, dat deze plotseling zou kunnen komen te overlijden zonder dat een opvolger voor hem zou zijn gekozen. Samen kwamen wij tot de slotsom dat het noodzakelijk zou zijn, de stamapostel te verzoeken een opvolger aan te wijzen. Daarover zou echter ook met de in Zuid-Duitsland wonende apostelen een bespreking moeten plaatsvinden. Wij besloten, dat de apostelen Lembke en Weinmann met de Zuid – Duitse apostelen zouden afspreken, waar en wanneer hierover een gesprek zou kunnen worden gevoerd.

Er vond dan ook kort daarna een ontmoeting tussen de apostelen Lembke, Weinmann, Schall en Hartmann in een Zuidduitse stad plaats. Daar bespraken deze apostelen het probleem grondig en waren het erover volkomen eens, dat aan de stamapostel een verzoek tot benoeming van een opvolger zou worden gedaan.

Eind oktober 1947 waren daarna de apostelen Lembke, Knigge, Schmidt,Weinmann  en ik in opdracht van de stamapostel voor het verzorgen van diensten in de Oostzone van Duitsland. Wij ontmoetten eerst in Berlijn de apostelen Landgraf en Oberländer. De apostelen Lembke en Weinmann  hebben daar het resultaat van hun gesprekken met de Zuid-Duitse apostelen medegedeeld. In het bijzonder legde apostel Lembke opnieuw de nadruk op de dringende noodzaak, dat de stamapostel een opvolger zou benoemen. Er werd besloten, aan de stamapostel een desbetreffend verzoek schriftelijk te doen toekomen, maar dit, voordat het aan de stamapostel zou worden gezonden, door alle Europese apostelen te doen ondertekenen. Men kwam overeen, een dergelijk schriftstuk beslist slechts dan aan de stamapostel te doen toekomen, wanneer alle Europese apostelen zonder uitzondering dit hadden ondertekend omdat men vreesde – gezien de overgevoeligheid van de stamapostel – dat deze het de ondertekenaars kwalijk zou nemen, dat niet allen hadden getekend.
             
De apostelen Schmidt en Oberländer zijn toen eerst naar het kantoor van apostel Landgraf gegaan teneinde een eerste ontwerp van die brief te maken. Dit door de apostelen Schmidt en Oberländer gemaakte ontwerp vonden de aanwezige apostelen op enkele punten te scherp en mij werd verzocht, de brief opnieuw te schrijven en een beetje bij te vijlen. Ik heb dan het  door de apostelen Schmidt en Oberländer gemaakte ontwerp doorgewerkt en díe zinnen, die de stamapostel op enigerlei manier zouden kunnen irriteren, veranderd. Dit nieuwe ontwerp vond toen de absolute toestemming van de apostelen Lembke, Landgraf, Knigge, Schmidt, Weinmann en Oberländer.

In de genoemde brief werd de stamapostel verzocht zo spoedig mogelijk een opvolger te benoemen opdat het volk Gods bij zijn mogelijk overlijden niet in een crisis zoude geraken.
Ook werd de stamapostel aanbevolen, de mening van de apostelen te vragen, wie volgens hen de door de Heer voorbereide man zou zijn. Hij zou dan, als de dragers van het ambt van de
Geest hun overtuiging bekend zouden maken, de beste garantie hebben, in de stem van de apostelen de stem Gods te herkennen. Ook zou de getuigenis van de apostelen zekerder zijn dan gezichten en dromen.

Behalve deze, mede door mij ondertekende, brief hebben de apostelen dan nog een tweede brief opgesteld waarvan de inhoud mij pas later ter kennis is gekomen. In die brief hebben de apostelen mij als opvolger van de stamapostel voorgesteld.

Er werd toen afgesproken, dat twee van de in Berlijn aanwezige apostelen naar de apostelen  Buchner, Hartmann, Schall en Ludwig zouden reizen en de brief, indien zij toestemden, door deze zouden laten ondertekenen. Apostel Rockstroh zou bij een bezoek van de apostelen Weinmann en Kuhlen in het district Leipzig  in dezelfde week in kennis worden gesteld van het besprokene en – indien hij ermee instemde – ondertekenen. De Zwitserse apostelen zou schriftelijk worden gevraagd, wanneer en waar  zij in een belangrijke aangelegenheid  een  vergadering met de apostelen Lembke en Weinmann zouden kunnen bijwonen. Vervolgens zouden twee van de in Berlijn bijeengekomen apostelen samen met twee van de Zuidduitse
apostelen naar de stamapostel reizen om hem het geschrevene aan te bieden.

Enige dagen nadat wij uit Berlijn en de oostzone van Duitsland naar huis waren gereisd, reisden de apostelen E. en O. Güttinger uit Zwitserland naar Nederland en apostel Lembke sprak met hen af, dat hij en apostel Weinmann hen zouden ontmoeten in mijn woning in Düsseldorf. Tijdens het korte verblijf van de Zwitserse apostelen in Düsseldorf  hebben de apostelen Lembke en Weinmann aan deze alles verteld en van hen ook een handtekening gekregen. De apostelen E. en O.Güttinger reisden van Düsseldorf naar Nederland, alwaar dan ook apostel Paasman tekende, en na hun terugkomst in Zwitserland tekende ook de apostel Schneider.

Aangezien de apostelen Lembke en Weinmann reeds tweemaal in deze aangelegenheid een grote reis hadden ondernomen (eerst naar Zuid-Duitsland voor de bespreking met de apostelen Hartmann en Schall en dan naar Düsseldorf voor de bespreking met de apostelen E. en O. Güttinger) werd mij door apostel Weinmann verzocht, de reis naar de apostelen Buchner, Hartmann, Schall en Ludwig in zijn plaats met apostel Lembke te maken. Hoewel ik mij daartegen verzette, heb ik tenslotte aan dit dringende verzoek toegegeven en ben met apostel Lembke samen eerst naar apostel Buchner gereisd, die een handtekening gaf, en daarna ontmoetten wij in de woning van apostel Hartmann de apostelen Hartmann, Schall en Ludwig.Met dezen hebben wij de zaak ook besproken en hun handtekening gekregen.

Opmerken moet ik, dat ik tot dan de inhoud van het schriftstuk, waarin ik was voorgesteld als opvolger, niet had gelezen. Díe brief werd telkens zonder mijn aanwezigheid met de diverse apostelen besproken en door hen ondertekend. Pas later werd mij  een fotokopie van dat geschrift, waarin men mij als opvolger had voorgesteld, door apostel Lembke toegezonden.

Oorspronkelijk was men van plan, na de bespreking in Karlsruhe, waarin de laatste handtekeningen waren gezet, samen met twee Zuid-Duitse apostelen naar de stamapostel te reizen en alles aan hem voor te leggen. Hiertegen had vooral apostel Schall bezwaren. Hij zei, dat volgens zijn juiste kennis van de mentaliteit van de stamapostel deze niet zou kunnen verdragen, dat hij plotseling door meerdere apostelen zou worden bezocht ter bespreking van een dergelijk probleem, als deze zich niet van te voren bij hem hadden gemeld. Apostel Schall merkte ook nog op, dat de stamapostel een aanmelding van meerdere apostelen ter bespreking van zijn opvolging helemaal niet zou kunnen verdragen. Het zou dus volkomen onmogelijk zijn, dat wij onmiddellijk na de bespreking in Karslruhe met meerdere apostelen naar de stamapostel zouden kunnen reizen. Apostel Schall stelde voor, dat hij zich voor bespreking van de een of andere bijkomstige zaak bij de stamapostel zou aanmelden en na bespreking van die zaak de benoeming van de opvolger te berde zou brengen.

Aldus zijn dan apostel Lembke en ik uit Karlsruhe rechtstreeks weer naar huis gereisd – tegen het plan in, met twee Zuidduitse apostelen na de bespreking in Karlsruhe rechtstreeks naar de stamapostel te reizen. Later werd ons zeer kwalijk genomen dat wij de stamapostel niet hadden bezocht, maar achter zijn rug om gewerkt hadden. Hierbij wil ik opmerken, dat er tijdens de besprekingen geen enkel lelijk woord over der stamapostel is gezegd, dat er van hem tegenwerken nergens en nooit sprake was, maar dat uitsluitend de eensgezindheid van de
apostelen over de opvolging van de stamapostel werd beoogd.

Nadat zich dan apostel Schall inzake een belangrijke bespreking bij de stamapostel had aangemeld, liet deze door de distictsoudste Weine telefonisch aan apostel Schall vragen, wat die belangrijke zaak dan wel was. En toen moest apostel Schall nu eenmaal zeggen, waar het om ging. Daarop werd de stamapostel zeer opgewonden en werden de apostelen Schall, Hartmann, Ludwig en Buchner uitgenodigd, bij hem te komen. Toen deze apostelen bij de stamapostel waren en de geschriften hadden aangereikt, heeft de stamapostel zijn verontwaardiging doen blijken in plaats van vertrouwelijk met hen te praten enz. enz. (Kón het dan wel anders, dan bij een zo belangrijke kwestie eerst het akkoord van alle apostelen te verkrijgen? Wat was er dan verkeerd?) De apostelen hadden toch in hun brief geen woord, dat de stamapostel kon kwetsen, gebruikt, maar zodanig geschreven, dat hem de hoogste eerbied werd betuigd.

De stamapostel heeft tegen de apostelen Schall, Hartmann, Ludwig en Buchner buitengewoon verontwaardigd over hun daad gesproken en de mannen erop gewezen, en verklaard, dat het aanwijzen van een opvolger uitsluitend zíjn taak was en niet die van de apostelen, dat de Heer hem nog geen opvolger had aangewezen enz. Hij huilde daarbij hevig, zodat de genoemde apostelen ontzet waren van de reactie van de stamapostel en toen tegen hem zeiden, dat ze dan maar hun handtekening zouden terug trekken.

Daarna kwam een brief van de stamapostel aan de apostelen, waarvan de inhoud vol  was van verwijten aan de apostelen. Er stond onder andere in, dat enige apostelen het werk Gods wilden verstoren. Mij persoonlijk werden dingen verweten, die ik hier niet zou willen herhalen, die ik echter in een brief aan de stamapostel in alle liefde rechtzette. De brief van de stamapostel was qua inhoud en toon dermate verschrikkelijk en opgewonden dat apostel Schmidt verklaarde: “Deze brief van de stamapostel is gewoon duivels en mag nooit openbaar worden, anders is de stamapostel bij allemaal geheel uitgeschakeld”. De apostelen Lembke, Knigge, Schmidt, Weinmann en ik kwamen toen voor overleg bijeen. Wij gaven allen uitdrukking aan onze verbijstering over de brief van de stamapostel en bespraken wat er nu zou moeten worden gedaan. Wij kwamen overeen, dat ieder van ons nog eens schriftelijk zijn mening aan de stamapostel zou uitleggen, hetgeen dan ook is geschied.

Apostel Schmidt is persoonlijk naar de stamapostel gereisd en heeft hem onze mening uitgelegd en ook die van de stamapostel beluisterd. Ikzelf ben bij de stamapostel geweest en heb met hem gesproken. Ik heb hem uitdrukkelijk mijn opvatting zodanig gezegd, dat hij een ieder van de apostelen tot zijn opvolger kon benoemen en ik mij met genoegen onder deze zou plaatsen – wie hij ook maar zou kiezen. In de beste verstandhouding ben ik van de stamapostel weer naar huis gereisd.

De apostelen Lembke, Weinmann, Knigge en Schmidt maakten hunnerzijds brieven als antwoord op het verwijtende geschrift van de stamapostel. Toen de stamapostel de zeer uitvoerige en zakelijke brief van apostel Weinmann juist was begonnen te lezen, zag hij de zin: Ik bid tot de Heer, U in deze belangrijke aangelegenheid wijsheid te mogen geven”. Toen de stamapostel deze zin las, gooide hij de brief woedend weg en heeft hem niet meer verder gelezen. Hij zei tegen de aanwezige ditrictsoudste Weine dat het onbeschoft is, dat een apostel het nodig vond, voor hem, de stamapostel, de Heer om wijsheid te vragen. De eveneens zeer zakelijke, uitvoerige en in een liefdevolle toon geschreven brief van apostel Lembke heeft de stamapostel volgens districtsoudste Weine eveneens niet gelezen.

Na meerdere brieven van diverse apostelen en na de persoonlijke bespreking met de apostel  Schmidt en mijn gesprek met de stamapostel volgde dan later een uitnodiging van de stamapostel aan de Europese apostelen om op 21 mei 1948 in Frankfurt voor een apostelvergadering bijeen te komen. Daar zou dan via een geheime verkiezing de opvolger van de stamapostel door de apostelen worden gekozen. Deze verkiezing was door de stamapostel zelf voorgesteld resp. verordend.

Toen dan de apostelen op 21 mei 1948 in Frankfurt am Main bijeen waren, hebben meerdere apostelen  - maar vooral ikzelf – de stamapostel dringend verzocht, toch zelf  een apostel – wie dan ook - als zijn opvolger aan te wijzen. Wij allen zouden voor de door hem aangestelde opvolger buigen, onverschillig, wie hij zou aanwijzen. Maar dat weigerde de stamapostel beslist en hij hield vol, dat er een geheime verkiezing moest plaatsvinden.

Aan alle aanwezige apostelen werden verkiezingsformulieren uitgereikt waarop de namen van alle destijds op aarde levende apostelen stonden met erachter een rondje, waarin ieder een kruisje zou moeten zetten achter de naam van degene, die hij voor de opvolger van de stamapostel hield. De stamapostel zelf nam niet deel aan deze verkiezing. De geheime stemming resulteerde als volgt: 9 stemmen waren op mij, 3 stemmen op apostel Schall en 2 stemmen op apostel Landgraf. Daarna verklaarden de apostelen Schall en Landgraf dat zij zich terugtrokken. Dan werd een tweede verkiezing ondernomen, waaraan alle aanwezige apostelen deelnamen behalve de stamapostel en ik. Deze tweede verkiezingsronde gaf de uitslag, dat ik als opvolger van de stamapostel zou worden beroepen. Het volgende protocol werd over de verkiezing opgesteld:

“Op het dagrooster stond de verkiezing van de opvolger van de stamapostel. Er werd in geheime stemming in de tweede verkiezingsronde door alle districtsapostelen en apostelen de districtsapostel Peter Kuhlen, Düsseldorf, tot opvolger van de stamapostel gekozen.”

Aan de overzeese apostelen werd door de stamapostel bericht over de plaatsgevonden verkiezing gegeven en daarna betuigden ook deze hun instemming met mijn aanwijzing als opvolger van de stamapostel.

De afzondering in het ambt van Stamapostelhelper en opvolger in het ambt van stamapostel door de stamapostel vond daarna op 1 augustus 1948 in Bielefeld plaats. Tijdens deze dienst hield de stamapostel na de viering van het heilig avondmaal de volgende toespraak:
           
“Nu heb ik u nog iets te zeggen. U weet, dat ik geen jongeling meer ben. Aanstaande 2 januari word ik 78 jaar. Nu waren de apostelen reeds enige tijd bezorgd over de toekomst van het werk, want datgene, dat geschiedde en tegenwoordig geschiedt overkomt ons niet zonder sporen achter te laten. En toen kwam toch de vraag: wie moet, als ik door de Heer word opgeroepen, de leiding van het werk overnemen? De apostelen benaderden mij enige tijd geleden en hebben apostel Kuhlen als mijn opvolger voorgesteld. In het voorjaar, op 21 mei, kwamen toen de apostelen naar Frankfurt. Overeenkomstig met onze statuten werd een geheime verkiezing gehouden die in een eenstemmige verkiezing van apostel Kuhlen als mijn opvolger eindigde. Nu kwam er ook nog bij, dat op 28 juli honderd jaar geleden Vader Niehaus werd geboren, en wij wilden toch deze dag niet laten voorbij gaan zonder datgene te gedenken dat Vader Niehaus tijdens zijn bezigheid in het Werk heeft verricht. Ook alle overzeese apostelen hebben intussen hun toestemming gegeven apostel Kuhlen tot mijn opvolger te benoemen. En de dag van vandaag is uitgezocht om apostel Kuhlen tot toekomstige stamapostel te benoemen.

Zolang ik er nog ben en kan werken, is hij mijn helper. Op het moment echter, dat ik door ziekte of op andere wijze door de Heer word geroepen, treedt hij zonder meer in mijn plaats. Aldus wil ik nu heden de handeling voltrekken en aan hem het ambt en de opdracht over dragen, opdat dan de zorg over de toekomstige leiding van het Werk van hen is afgenomen.

Nu houden er echter veel broeders en zusters er rekening mede, dat de Heer tegen mijn tijd zal komen. Ik merk daarbij op, dat ik nog nooit de leer heb verkondigd dat de Heer dit zou moeten doen.. Niemand kan ons verbieden – en het wordt ook niet verboden - te geloven, dat de Heer in onze tijd komt, want degenen, die een doel voor ogen hebben, bereiden zich ook overeenkomstig daarop voor.Het geheel heeft echter met de dag des Heren absoluut niets te maken.  Toen Vader Niehaus mij in het jaar 1924 tot zijn opvolger benoemd had, was hij nog 6 jaren in staat om dienst te doen. Zo kan de goede God ook mij nog tijd erbij geven om dienst te doen. Apostel Kuhlen is dan gedurende die tijd mijn helper. Dus zal hij het ambt van stamapostel overnemen op het moment dat ik geen dienst meer kan doen of de Heer mij thuis haalt. Deze opvolging verandert absoluut niets aan het uur van de komst van de Heer en het zou belachelijk zijn, nu ineens te willen geloven dat de Heer vanwege de benoeming nog lang niet zou komen. Zulk een gedachte zou volkomen mis zijn,want hetgeen in het raadsbesluit van God de Vader is vastgelegd, wordt door geen zaak noch door engelen noch door mensen veranderd. Nu wil ik mij nog tot apostel Kuhlen wenden, want die moet daarop ja of neen zeggen:

Vraag van de stamapostel aan apostel Kuhlen: Wilt u gedurende de tijd waarin ik nog kan werken mijn trouwe helper zijn? En wilt u, als de Heer mij thuis haalt, het ambt van stamapostel op de wijze, die God wil, beheren in het geloof, in de liefde, in een levende hoop en in onbreekbare trouw? Als dat uw besliste wens is, bevestig dit dan met een *Ja*.
Apostel Kuhlen antwoordde: “JA!”

Toen sprak de stamapostel tot hem:” In de naam en de opdracht van het college van apostelen, neem aan het ambt van stamapostel, daarmee de ambtsgeest, in de naam van God de Vader, de Zoon en de Heilige Geest! Moge deze geest voor jou het ambt levend maken; en zijn voor jou de drijvende en leidende kracht om voorganger en voorbeeld te kunnen zijn. Draag de zwakken met geduld en begrip, richt datgene, dat is neergebogen, weer op en maak sterk hetgeen zwak en onbruikbaar wordt. De geest van de Heer, die je voor dit ambt is gegeven, moge je op de weg, waarop de Heer je heeft gezet, bewaren en mogen de Engelen des Heren je beschutting zijn. Hoed je voor het verderf, dat alom zal verschijnen. Neem daarvoor de zegen van God de Vader, de Zoon en de Heilige Geest in ontvangst. De zegen van Christus Jezus zij met je! Amen.”
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Google translation (poor - but can still get the gist of the letter - shocking stuff!):

1/27 this document are a copy with occasional adjustment at the new orthography and orthografischen changes. 15. November 2005. Document recordings over the reasons of mine on 25 November 1950 took place resignation as Stammapostelhelfer and successor in the Stammapostelamte. For this first a short overview of the prehistory is given to my appointment to the office as Stammapostelhelfer and successors of the Stammapostels: Already for years the Apostel had exchanged its concern with occasional meetings in conversations over the future of the work of God. It rested on the Aposteln the question, which was to probably become, if the Stammapostel would home-go, without for his part a successor had been ordered. Already in the year 1939 Apostel E. Guettinger in writing submitted this concern to the Stammapostel, without the Stammapostel of the solution of this question stepped more near. Then Apostel land count put the request for segregation of a successor in the Stammapostelamte close to the Stammapostel in the year 1940 or 1941. Thereupon the Stammapostel wrote the then attainable Apostel?? it was war, and went the inquiry thus only to the German Apostel?? they would like it, without one was to take with other consultation, so that no humanly can affect the other one, that in its spirit to the high office of a Stammapostels aroused man, to call. Short time thereafter wrote the Stammapostel that the result of its rundfrage was, it to 4 Apostel the Apostel kuhlen would have suggested. He noticed for this that obviously in the affair the necessary concord does not prevail and it cannot act. After completion of the war the question of the succession for the Stammapostel had become still more burning due to the high age of the Stammapostels then and naturally also article of discussions under the Aposteln. In August 1947 were the Apostel Lembke, land count, Knigge, Schmidt, wine man and I with Stammapostel in Hamburg. There the Stammapostel held Sundays 2 services and already drove following the in the afternoon service with Apostel Knigge heimwaerts, in order to make into Hanover stopover. The other Apostel remains to other tags in Hamburg, since a home travel for her would have been too far on Sunday. In the evening of the betref2/27 Sundays brought then Apostel Lembke the language fenden on the topic of the follow-up of the Stammapostels, and all Apostel discussion their fears regarding the future of the work of God. All were of the concern fulfill with the high age of the Stammapostels its home course to suddenly occur can, without a successor for it would be selected. We came together to the conviction that it would be necessary to speak the Stammapostel the request a successor to order. About this however consultation should be taken and agreed we also with the Aposteln living in South Germany that the Lembke and wine man should agree with the South German Aposteln over one time and place to a discussion of this thing. It took place then also soon thereafter a meeting of the Apostel Lembke, wine man, sound, and hard man at a place in South Germany, with which this Apostel conversed in detail about the problem and completely united it went in the opinion that the Stammapostel the request [ P. 2 ] should be spoken around appointment of a successor. At the end of October to 1947 were then the Apostel Lembke, Knigge, Schmidt, wine man and I on behalf of the Stammapostels on the condition of the districts in the east zone of Germany, like that we first in Berlin with the Aposteln land count and upper countries together were. Therefore the Apostel Lembke and wine man reported and stressed discussion with the South German Aposteln on the result their particularly Apostel Lembke again the urgency of the segregation of a successor for the Stammapostel. It was decided to set for the Stammapostel an appropriate asking letter which should be signed then however, before it became the Stammapostel, by European Aposteln. One agreed to hand a such letter at all to the Stammapostel over only if all European Apostel without exception signed such a document, because one was afraid with the hypersensitivity of the Stammapostels into this points that otherwise this would take the Aposteln concerned, which had signed a gemaesses letter very badly. The Apostel Schmidt and upper countries went then first in the office of the Apostels land count and a first draft of the letter to the Stammapostel made. This draft manufactured by the Aposteln Schmidt and upper countries found the present Apostel in some remarks somewhat too sharply, and I was asked to write again that to letter and according to abzufeilen. I have then the draft made by the Aposteln Schmidt and upper countries revised under correcting those sentences, whatever could have worked opposite that 3/27 Stammapostel only in smallest way hurting. The new writing found then the absolute approval of the Apostel Lembke, land count, Knigge, Schmidt, wine man and upper countries. To order in the mentioned letter the Stammapostel asked baldigst a new Stammapostel, so that God people may not come with his possible home course into a Krisis. Also was recommended to the Stammapostel to catch up the opinion of the Apostel who in their view the man prepared by the gentleman was probably, since he if the carriers of the office of the spirit expressed their conviction, which had best guarantee in the voice of the Apostel the voice of God to recognize and that the certification of the Apostel is probably more confident than faces and dreams. Except this also of me the Apostel put then still another second letter, whose contents admit to me only later became to signed letters on. In this letter the Apostel suggested me as the successor of the Stammapostels. It was then arranged that two the Apostel present in Berlin should travel after the Aposteln Buchner, hard man, sound and Ludwig and let zustimmendenfalls from them sign. Apostel skirt straw should be made familiar with the attendance of the Apostel wine man and kuhlen in districts Leipzig in same week with the discussing and signed zustimmendenfalls. To Swiss Apostel it should be inquired on written way, when and where they could have a meeting with the Aposteln Lembke and wine man in important affair, and further should two Apostel of in Berlin met with two the South German Apostel together for the collecting main of the writing to the Stammapostel to travel. Few days after our home travel from Berlin and the east zone of Germany traveled the Apostel E. and O. Guettinger from Switzerland to Holland, and Apostel Lembke agreed with the same that he and Apostel wine man with them in my dwelling in Duesseldorf meet could. With the short stay of Swiss Apostel in Duesseldorf the Apostel Lembke and wine man opened all this and received from the same also the signature. The E. and O. Guettinger traveled from Duesseldorf to Holland, where then also Apostel Paasman signed, and after their return to Switzerland also Apostel signed cutters. [ P. 3 ] now the Apostel Lembke and wine man already undertook two times in the affair a large journey (first to South Germany for discussion with the Aposteln hard man and sound and then after Duesseldorf for discussion with the Aposteln 4/27 E. and O. Guettinger), then I by Apostel wine man was asked, the journey to the Aposteln Buchner, hard man, to undertake sound and Ludwig at its place with Apostel Lembke. Although I against it violently straeubte myself, I had given way good lastly that to urge and with the Apostel Lembke together first driven to Apostel Buchner, which gave its signature, and then we met the Apostel hard man, sound in Karlsruhe in the dwelling of the Apostels hard man, and Ludwig, with which we discussed ourselves and which also signed. To notice I that I up to then contents of the document where I as a successor was suggested must had not read. That letter was discussed in each case without my presence with the different Aposteln and signed by these. I only later got a photocopy of the document, where one had suggested me than successor of the Stammapostels, by Apostel Lembke set. It was originally intended following the Karlsruher discussion, in which the last signatures were given to drive together with two the South German Apostel to the Stammapostel and submit this everything. Hiergegen however particularly expressed Apostel sound its doubts that he said that after its exact knowledge of the mentality of the Stammapostels this was not borne it, if he would be so suddenly visited by several Aposteln in such an affair, without the Apostel was announced at him before. Apostel sound also mentioned that the Stammapostel could not bear a registration of several Apostel purpose discussion of the successor question at all, it would be thus completely impossible that we could travel directly afterwards to our Karlsruher Zusammensein to several Aposteln to the Stammapostel. Apostel sound suggested that he wanted to announce with the Stammapostel for discussion in any thing and then after lecture of this unimportant affair the thing the Stammapostel will speak. Thus Apostel Lembke and I drove from Karlsruhe directly again home to travel against that tarpaulin, with two the South German Apostel following the Karlsruher discussion to the Stammapostel. Later it was very badly noted us the fact that we are not in-turned with the Stammapostel would have worked but behind its back. With the fact I may notice that in all the discussions no ugly word is fallen against the Stammapostel that from working against it nirgend and never the speech, separates the agreement of all Apostel in the question of the solution the follow-up shank of the Stammapostels was was only determined. 5/27 after the Apostel sound to its important discussion with the Stammapostel had announced, let the same by district-oldest wines by telephone with Apostel the sound inquire, which affair it concerns. And there Apostel had to say sound stop, which it concerned. Thereupon the Stammapostel is very excited and the Apostel sound, hard man, Ludwig and Buchner to it was then ordered. When this Apostel was with the Stammapostel and the documents had handed over, the Stammapostel of its Entruestung has expression given that the Apostel behind its back would have spoken about everything, instead of confidentially with it to speak etc. etc.. (it went at all differently causing than in the so important question first an agreement of all Apostel. Which was thereby injustice?). The Apostel had nevertheless used but had written hurting word in such a way in its letter none the Stammapostel, that him highest Ehrerbietung was gezollt. [ P. 4 ] the Stammapostel sound, hard man, Ludwig and Buchner opposite the Aposteln in such a manner indignant about the step of the Apostel spoke and to the men explained the fact that the appointment of a successor would be alone its thing and not affair of the Apostel that it the gentleman showed still no successor etc., it cried thereby violently that the Apostel mentioned was shaken by the reaction of the Stammapostels and then said to him, it evenly their signature would then withdraw. Afterwards came then a letter of the Stammapostels to the Apostel, whose contents of terrible reproaches were filled against the Apostel. Among other things it meant in the fact that some Apostel it would have sat down to the goal of destroying God work. Me personally reproaches made, which I would not like to repeat here, I however in a letter to the Stammapostel in all love corrected. The letter of the Stammapostels was in such a manner terrible and failing in his contents and clay/tone that Apostel Schmidt said: letter of the Stammapostels is directly satanisch, it may never into the public come, otherwise the Stammapostel is settled with all?? The Apostel Lembke, Knigge, Schmidt, wine man and I met then for consultation, where we gave all unserm to frightening over the letter of the Stammapostels expression and maintained us about it, what now to be done is. We agreed that everyone of us was to take position in writing at the Stammapostel again to everything, which also happened then. Apostel Schmidt drove personally to the Stammapostel and our opinion spoke and also the Stammapostels opinion belonged. I was with the Stammapostel and with him exchanged myself. I have it thereby my attitude aus6/27 said that he can intend everyone the Apostel for his successor, I anyhow with joys under everyone would druecklich in such a way place myself, whom he would also choose. In best agreement I traveled from the Stammapostel again heimwaerts. The Apostel Lembke, wine man, Knigge and Schmidt made letters to the Stammapostel for its part the extremely reproachful letter of the Stammapostels. As the Stammapostel in very detailed and essentially, read he had just begun to read letter held of the Apostels wine man in it the sentence: pray to the gentleman that it you in this important affair wisdom give?? When the Stammapostel read this sentence, he threw the letter away furiously and the same no longer continued to read. He said wines to the present to district-oldest that it was outrageous that a Apostel considered it necessary, for it, the Stammapostel, wisdom from the gentleman to to request. The Stammapostel likewise did not read the likewise very material, detailed and letter of the Apostels Lembke written in affectionate clay/tone according to statements district-oldest crying. After several letters of different Aposteln and also the personal discussion of the Apostels Schmidt and my personal conversation with the Stammapostel then later an invitation of the Stammapostels was issued to the European Apostel to 21. To appear May 1948 in Frankfurt to the Apostelversammlung, where even then in secret choice of the successors of the Stammapostels by the Apostel should be chosen. This choice had been suggested and/or arranged by the Stammapostel. When then the Apostel was met on 21 May 1948 in Frankfurt/Main, several Apostel, first of all however I, have which Stammapostel urgently asked again he may one nevertheless the Apostel for its successor intend, we all us under each from him appointing would bend, whom he might have also appointed. But the refused the Stammapostel persistently and insisted on the fact that a secret choice should take place. To all present Apostel wahlzettel were then spent, on which the names of all stood at that time on earth living Apostel [ P. 5 ] and behind the name a round circle in which for everyone a cross behind the name of the Apostels make should, which it regarded as the successor of the Stammapostels. The Stammapostel did not take part in the choice tuning. The secret tuning resulted in then in the first ballot that 9 voices were allotted to 3 voices to me, to Apostel sound and 2 voices to Apostel land count. Thereupon the Apostel explained sound and land count that they rejected for their part. Thereupon a second secret ballot was made, in which all anwesen7/27 the Apostel took part except the Stammapostel and me. And this tuning in the second ballot resulted in the unanimous suggestion of all Apostel to appoint me as successors of the Stammapostels. The result of this choice was logged as follows: the choice of a successor of the Stammapostels stood for the agenda. In secret tuning in the second ballot by all Bezirksaposteln and Aposteln was selected unanimously the Bezirksapostel Peter Kuhlen, Duesseldorf, to the successor of the Stammapostels?? The overseas Aposteln of the taken place choice message given by the Stammapostel, and gave then also all this their written agreement to my segregation as Stammapostel successors. The installation into the office of a Stammapostelhelfers and a successor in the Stammapostelamte was then made on 1 August 1948 in Bielefeld by the Stammapostel. Into this services the Stammapostel implemented the following after the celebration of the holy communion: I have to say you still something. You know that I am no more young man. On coming 2 January become I 78 years. Now the Apostel already longer time was be frightened around the future of the work; because what was through-lived and is at present through-lived, does not pass without trace us. And the question came evenly nevertheless: Who is to take over, if I will recall from the gentleman, the guidance of the work? The Apostel came closer some time ago about this to me and the Apostel kuhlen as my future successor suggested. In the spring, on 21 May, then the Apostel came to Frankfurt. According to the statute a secret choice was made, by which unanimously choosing of Apostel kuhlen was specified as my successor. Now it was added also still that on 28 July before 100 years father Niehaus was born and there we did not want to pass nevertheless on this day, without thinking of its, which worked father Niehaus in the time of its activity in works. Also all overseas Apostel has in the meantime its agreement given for the installation of the Apostels kuhlen as my successor. And this day today is intended for the segregation of the Apostels kuhlen as future Stammapostel. As long as I am there and able to work, he is my aid. In the instant however, where I will recall by illness or otherwise as from the gentleman, it steps easily to my place. So I want now today the action to carry out and to him office and order hand over, so that then the concern is taken by the Aposteln around the future guidance of the work. now many of the brothers and brothers and sisters count 8/27 on the fact that the gentleman would come to my time. In addition I notice: I did not teach ever that the gentleman would have to do that. To believe that the gentleman comes to our time, that cannot forbid anybody to us and is not also forbidden; because those, which have a goal before eyes, prepare also accordingly. The whole however has to do absolutely nothing with the day of the gentleman. When father Niehaus had used me in the year 1924 as his successor, he had been still 6 years fit for duty. So the dear God also me can add still time to the service; Apostel kuhlen is then in this time my aid. Thus he will take over the Stammapostelamt with the instant, where [ P. 6 ] I become serve unable, or the Mr. me recalls. This installation changes absolutely nothing in the hour of coming the gentleman, and it would be toericht to want to believe now at one time that now the gentleman would still for a long time not come because of the installation. Such a thought would be completely wrong; because, which in the advice conclusion of God of the father is determined, by no thing, neither by angels nor by humans, one changes?? I want to turn to Apostel kuhlen; because it has to say to it or no?? Question of the Stammapostels at Apostel kuhlen: Do they want in the time, where I can still work, my faithful aid to be, and they, if me the gentleman has gone hinnen of, want to administer then the Stammapostelamt in God-intended way in the faith, in the love, in an alive hope and in unverbruechlicher loyalty? If the fact that their firm will is confirms it by. Apostel kuhlen answered: Yes! Then the Stammapostel spoke to it: to names and order of the Apostelkollegiums take the Stammapostelamt, in addition the office spirit in the name of God of the father, the son and the holy spirit! This spirit makes the office alive in you; it is in you the driving and prominent strength, in order to be able to be predecessors and model. Carry the weak ones in patience and long courage, put the Niedergebeugte up, and strengthen what weak and void becomes. The spirit of the gentleman, who is given to you to this office, retains you on the way, on which the Mr. placed you, and angel of the gentleman is your protection and screen and protects you spoiling, which will go there everywhere into action. In addition too take the benedictions of God of the father, the son and the holy spirit. The peace of Christo Jesu is with you! Amen???? In the following time I did everything, what in my forces, in order to support the Stammapostel and please it. I had a good relationship, 9/27 with him also always had however unfortunately in the time of my activity as Stammapostelhelfer to notice increasingly that forces were against me other work, which it did not please at all that I should take over once the line of the work. These people very probably knew that I would not bear various things, which happened under the cover of the holy ideal of our faith no more, if I should take over the line of the work. And if and others reported the Apostel with all kinds of despicable things, which were committed under abuse of the high attention for the Stammapostel and consideration for these, then I have in accordance with ancestor to be patient up to the natural solution of this question by the home course of the Stammapostels. If?? like that was an arguing?? these things were brought to lifetimes of the Stammapostels to discussion, then the relationship to the Stammapostel would be very much clouded and no good solution would be reached nevertheless. And I wanted to know a thorough clearing of the things, which involve a humanizing of the thing and the gradual dwindling of our ideal, secured. We could meet the influence of unauthorized itself switching on people my judgement effectively only if no pietaetvolle consideration on the Stammapostel (thus after its evtl. Death) more to be taken needed. It became ever clearer me in the course of the time that certain people with all list aimed at it, the action, by which I had been selected to the successor of the Stammapostels, to cancel. In the magazines??Waechterstimme, Official Journal and our family?? ever more precisely the tendency stepped out that the Apostel and the Apostelkollegium might be nothing different one than sakeless tools in the hand of the Stammapostels [ P. 7 ]. It was not preached to the people of God no more like in former times it would like its Apostel to trust, but it it should have eight on their Apostel, whether he believed also in all things, loved, hoped and taught like the Stammapostel, otherwise one they did not need to follow the same no more. Thus did it come there that in eingien Apostelbezirken groups formed, which itself??stammaposteltreu?? called and their task saw to criticize the responsible Apostel. And always then, if the Apostel concerned acted it not completely after their will entrenchd itself with their resistance against the Apostel behind it if they did not erkenneten that their Apostel would be no longer whole with the Stammapostel one, it needed it no more on the same to depend. Apostel sound reported to me that also in his district a priest had publicly taught that the experience would have shown that also Apostel could drop and that one needed to thus only depend on the Stammapostel. 10/27 in the Saarland I several times said there particularly to the brothers opponierenden against Swiss Apostel that it is each right to turn complaint-prominently across a Apostel to the Stammapostel but that it is entitled never to the members of a municipality or a Apostel the subordinated office-holders, on its part a Apostel to reject. One can it nevertheless the work from down upward reform, but must from above downward in order hold, otherwise one there would be a chaos. For a long time in the neuapostolischen magazines an absolute however government of the Stammapostels was taught and that it as the head the alone correct teachings verkuendige. Ever more was called it completely clearly that the Apostel would have in works of God nothing at all to decide, but this excluding thing of the Stammapostels was. So that-pursued one the goal of making attentive on the fact that the segregation of the Stammapostelhelfers kuhlen had been caused by a resolution of the Apostel and thus probably not be recognized could. In the article??Einssein?? Perfection?? in No. 18 of the Official Journal from the year 1950 it was called literal: row of humans can express an opinion by majority decision, without being thereby one. The Apostel of the gentleman however wants to be with them by God given the head one, like that as the son with the father one was and is. For it there is no majority decision, no choice and no proportion of votes. On such conditions met decisions would not have existence before the strength of the faith and would have by all Glaeubigen and faithful ones to be rejected?? This article originates by the whole way of writing to judge from the feather/spring of a man, was been to who because of my removal. To notice I must that I did not have any influence despite my position as first coworkers of the Stammapostels on the neuapostolische press. In addition both in the Saarland and in the Frankfurt Apostelbezirk (particularly in the district Wiesbaden) whispering propaganda was passed on from mouth to mouth that the choice of the Apostels kuhlen would have been a human to the successor of the Stammapostels. In the Saarland the district-oldest and district EH gelists told me like also close the related Apostels skirt fields, the EH gelist Steffen that I would have become never Stammapostelhelfer, if Apostel had been already skirt fields at that time in the Apostelkreise. Also one said there completely openly, if had succeeded to eliminate the Apostel E. Guettinger then would go the next jump against kuhlen. On the part of those, which opponierten against Apostel E. Guettinger, some marks imprudently one expressed: comes does Guettinger??Erst to the row and then kuhlen.?? 11/27 in January 1950 was I in Holland, at which opportunity Apostel Kamphuis there told me of its first attendance in Frankfurt/Main, with [ P. 8 ] which it in the year 1949 with the aid Schlaphoff together in the dwelling of the district EH gelists Friedrich Bischoff was and under several heard that F. Bischoff said to the Stammapostelhelfer Schlaphoff: Guettinger must we eliminate, that must raus from the Apostelkreis. The district EH gelist Bischoff had probably assumed that the Dutch Apostel Kamphuis would not have understood these into German spoken words. But Apostel Kamphuis understood only too well and was deeply shaken by a such language. Against the Apostel E. Guettinger then a storm went loosely also with increasing violence, which had the goal to eliminate the upright man. And always I placed myself protecting against Apostel E. Guettinger and between him and the Stammapostel mediated again and again and everything did, in order to avoid a break, for the work of God fatal consequences had haett. My defense for Apostel E. Guettinger is me however much committing ELT; because I should eliminate in the opposite the man helping, who was so uncomfortable in its open, truth-loving kind. Then the problem of the to Ruhesetzung of the already over 65 years old Apostel came to language in the spring 1950. And as the Stammapostel the Aposteln that the Apostel hard man, E. Guettinger, Schneider, Buchner and Ludwig would have exceeded this age, this wrote the request into the retirement to thus therefore step would have, placed Apostel E. Guettinger that the length of service border for Apostel was to be set on 70 or 72 years that then in addition, the Stammapostel must fall under this regulation, because also it would be subjected to the age features like every other humans etc.. This request of the Apostels E. Guettinger was taken up on the part of the Stammapostels with terrible annoying, and was then only called that Apostel E. Guettinger wanted to eliminate the Stammapostel. In on 8 May 1950 in Berlin had Apostelversammlung said then to frightening present one the Stammapostel to everything that he had received a letter, according to which the Apostel intended him with its demnaechstigen 80. To shift birthday into the retirement. On the fact I said that of it under the Aposteln the speech had still never been and this would not correspond absolutely to the facts. In the same way also the other Apostel said. The Stammapostel meant then however that probably nevertheless concerning this had to be spoken, he wants us to therefore say. I asked then: more??Wer such a lieful letter wrote??? on the fact the Stammapostel answered that the letter had been anonymous. All Apostel of their Entruestung on that gave expression over such doing. I 12/27 asked then still whether the letter would be still present, on which the Stammapostel answered he had the same into the waste-paper basket thrown. I had to thing impression that those people, which an interest in it had that the Stammapostel up to its death would remain in its office and that I had to be relieved up to then of my office, this anonymous letter the Stammapostel to have written. Those knew the fearfulness of the Stammapostels and thereby before-painted how bad Apostel it had around itself. Or however, such a letter arrived in reality never with the Stammapostel and it concerned when stating this thing by the Stammapostel a bare??Auf the shrubs knocks??, in order to experience whether something regarding the to Ruhesetzung of the Stammapostels under way is not. When then the Apostel with the Stammapostel stayed in Holland, the Stammapostel explained E. to the Aposteln and O. Guettinger and R. Schneider to 18.6.1950 in the hotel room in Eindhoven that the Mr. gave a revealing it that it would not die any longer and it would have thus no veranlassung to withdraw particularly since it was still much healthier than kuhlen etc.. Was the fear, which Apostel wanted to set the Stammapostel to the peace, completely unfoundedly, because concerning this had I anyhow never in my time as Stammapostelhelfer spoken. [ P. 9 ] from the time on then more and more the teachings arose that the Stammapostel the Wiederkunft Christi would complete to experience and the work that it was thus also the last Stammapostel. From different sides me gradually the report that the Stammapostel said, it became brought a God revealing, according to which it would not die any longer and the work will lead to the completion. In the Apostelkreis the Stammapostel did not say this report up to my moving ride as Stammapostelhelfer publicly. Ever more clearly it became then recognizable that one sought to cold-set me. Thus I immediately telephoned at the 29.8.19[.. ] after me by bishop Steidlinger to communicated home course of the Apostels hard man to Frankfurt that I gladly to in bath the Orb for recovery because-end Stammapostel to come wanted, in order to speak with it about the funeral of the Apostels hard man, since the Stammapostel will not probably hold the funeral service, that became me at the telephone by the district-oldest F. Bischoff politely, but fails completely certainly. I said that I would be with my car well three hours in Frankfurt and would drive then from there to the obvious bath Orb, I would hold for necessarily etc.. But 13/27 the district-oldest Bischoff explained to me, that a completely unnecessary journey, which I am to save, was he to bath Orb to the father would drive immediately nevertheless and to me the necessary would then communicate. By district-oldest wines I experienced by telephone that he at the district-oldest F. Bischoff the report made that Apostel hard man home-went and that then probably the aid kuhlen must hold the funeral, on which the district-oldest Bischoff answered to him that nevertheless the Apostel could make sound and I did not need to make the journey. When the son of the Stammapostels with Apostel skirt fields had then driven to bath Orb, I received the written report by Apostel of skirt fields that Apostel hard man would have wished during its lifetimes that the Apostel sound might have held the funeral. How turned out later by asking bishop Steidlinger (son-in-law of the Apostels hard man), of it members of the Apostels hard man anything were not well-known. In that by day burying the Apostels hard man in Frankfurt Apostelversammlung taken place it came before also to the language that the Stammapostel in own had briefly before discussed written letter to the Apostel the relationship of the Stammapostels to the Aposteln and the Apostel to the Stammapostelhelfer. In this letter it was clearly laid down that any correspondence?? it is then absolutely private kind?? between the Aposteln and me order would not be. I said then in those Apostelversammlung that I would have still never had any exchange of letters over the work things concerning with one the Apostel, unless I had been assigned in addition by the Stammapostel or that I would have sent copy of my relevant letters to the Stammapostel. I asked, one might have asked the Apostel whether any letter of me exists, where I would have corresponded in affairs of work or another Apostelbezirkes with someone but has itself for this nobody, because I really led no correspondence across the things the thing Stammapostels was announced, is, it has from this known it, assigned me or received copy. But then it meant, then it had been not meant. In reality one had arranged the Stammapostel distrustfully made against me and him to prevent each connection of the Apostel to me if possible. Then my second Saarland journey, together with Apostel petrol Guettinger, took place with which I had everything, in addition, all feasible one quantities to accomplish a reconciliation of all brothers. I pursued the principle for losing none for helping but all. Anybody does not have I a reproach made, on the other hand also none of any side sued fall to let, but to all-round assigning reminded. I had not condemned however 14/27 such, which wanted to see certainly [ P. 10 ] people absolutely distant. And that was again bent taken to me. I still stand on that points of view that we carry the office of the reconciliation and not for office for judge and that we all to help and to condemn not be supposed. Particularly since one was in the Saarland as questionable, who had probably been missing at most. In addition one could write a special chapter. It had to be noticeable for months that in the magazine??Unsere family?? with reports on services, which the Stammapostel held and which I had along-served, my execution either only to a completely small part, or only with a general sentence, or was even absolutely not mentioned, although it was so far even always the case, if at a place, where the Stammapostel of services appeared held, one the Apostel cooperated, then in the report concerning this in??Unserer family?? few also something over the remarks of the along-serving Apostels. In June 1950 the Stammapostel with all European Aposteln was in Holland, where it held three very large services. In all three services I have more time in serving in accordance with the request of the Stammapostels filled out than usual and the Stammapostel less spoke than otherwise, because even the Dutch language is not powerful and I should talk in Dutch to the met ones. But in over the three large services into??Unsere family, held in Holland?? published report with a word it was not even mentioned that I along-served at all in Holland. The probably existing concern, I could be moved too much into the foreground, was really unauthorized, because afterwards my sense did not stand absolutely. By Apostel petrol Guettinger I that Apostel would have told him sound, experienced it am to 19. August 1950 traveled in the car of the Stammapostels to the Apostelzusammenkunft to Bielefeld, and during this travel said the Stammapostel to Apostel sound, I would have adversely expressed myself in the dwelling district-oldest crying over the Stammapostel. Apostel sound said to the fact that he accompanied me in March 1950 with the journey by the municipalities of the district yard in Bavaria would have mentioned and I would not have only ordered there everywhere greetings from the Stammapostel, but in all services also remarks from the Stammapostelgottesdiensten. Likewise it and Apostel Schmidt in the Saarland were common with me, where I would have represented the Stammapostel well. He would have heard nothing unfavorable over the Stammapostel of me. Which concerns the ominoese discussion in the dwelling district-oldest crying, then I have about this Apostel sound asked, which there it is to concern, I would later be not conscious me of 15/27 of such a thing. There Apostel said sound to me that he would not have been anyhow thereby. Likewise I asked district-oldest wines whether he would know, when such a discussion in its dwelling was to have taken place and which should have been spoken there meinerseits. He said to me then the Stammapostel to him said, such was been by day before my choice to the Stammapostel successor, thus on 20 May 1948. I district-oldest wines asked, whether he would know, the what I to have said there am, whereupon he said to me, in of it nothing was not well-known and it also under any circumstances thereby would have been. To 25. November 1950, to which days of my declaration of withdrawal of the Stammapostelhelferamte, me the Stammapostel accused among other things that I would have adversely spoken district-oldest crying in the dwelling to the Aposteln about it, such would have one a floor over the dwelling district-oldest crying heard. As I the Stammapostel said that I would know of it nothing and that he should say to me nevertheless, what I have spoken there should there has he that rejected. When Apostel petrol Guettinger made 1950 holidays in August, he visited also the Stammapostel in Frankfurt! At the opportunity the Stammapostel said to it, he does not need an aid, he feels me healthy [ P. 11 ] etc.. And if kuhlen the bishop yielded in its order as Apostel assigned and in addition yard serves the district has, then it would have needed to be in addition no Stammapostelhelfer, in addition simply a Apostel could be determined. The Stammapostel was thus so far come that it said openly, he has no aid necessarily and a successor would not be applicable for it not. The reality was certainly that it availed itself ever more of another man than aids in various important affairs, which the Stammapostel considered and settled unofficially with that man. I asked then a daily confidentially spoken with district-oldest wines about all my statements and perceptions and him to say to me openly whether it is not advisable, which I am to withdraw as Stammapostelhelfer and successors of the Stammapostels, so that I with the Stammapostel and the Stammapostel with me became again completely one. Whereupon district-oldest said wines completely decided the fact that I may do such a step in no case because the work then drops surely completely and completely people work would become. I would like to bear nevertheless, as long as I could. It was however always obvious that radically on the fact it was hang-worked that I had to disappear as Stammapostelhelfer and successors of the Stammapostels. So it was also nothing surprising for me, but only for a long time it feared that into calendar published of the publishing house 16/27 Friedrich Bischoff for the year 1951, that the Aposteln in the 2. November half of 1950 was set, a direct attack against my position in works to read was. In this article it was openly expressed that the Mr. the Stammapostel would have shown at all still no successor. That was conscious work, by which an action against me are released and by questions over this thing a decision be caused should. In this article the among other things following inconsistencies were located: no successor (as Stammapostel) had used; because it did not have an order to do such. If the gentleman would have wanted that, then it would have been him a small to appear Petrus again and to show it, which is to be assigned the Apostel or office brothers at that time the further guidance of the God people. Since however did not happen, it lay also in the will of the Herrn.??????????Es did not happen however something else: When gradually all Apostel had home-gone into the eternity, there selected the upper apostolischen church at that time from its center one, which should take over from now to the guidance of the God people. That first, which followed from its choice, was the bishop von Rom. These men acted at that time certainly after their good faith and after quite humanly understandable considerations. When each God revealing was missing regarding the follow-up Petri, they did not want nevertheless that the people of God without a highest Seelenhirten would remain. It was however evenly only humanly understandable, because it was humanly meant; because the following 19 centuries showed that God was not fulfilled to this voting well-known usw.??????????Als now however the time again after the yardsticks of God, there separated the gentleman again a man from etc.; Apostel black in Holland. It received itself in the same way as once Petrus its order from the Herrn.??????????Und the Mr. well-known to the work of this God man, and it showed it, since the time had come that it should home-go into the paternal roof, its successor in the Stammapostel cancer. Stammapostel Niehaus, that followed it for his part in the evening of its work-rich and gesegneten life in the service of the Mr. the high office in the same order as its predecessors the Stammapostel Johann Gottfried Bischoff is more uebertrug.??????????Er the firm conviction on the same way of the goettlichen appointment that the gentleman will not home-get any longer for a long time forgiven and its still during his lifetimes in the paternal roof, particularly him the gentleman?? after its own words?? still showed none, that the God work on ground connection after him [ P. 12 ] to resume is?????????????? Only a short statement for these remarks: Mr. Meyer Meyer-Geweke either never wrote this article, or however after express instruction; because it would not have dared to write such without agreement its bread gentleman under any circumstances?? 17/27 according to this article were it thus God will, which was to remain after the death of a Petrus the herd Christi without highest hirten. It was God-intended thus not goettliche permission, but that after Petri death no more Apostel and no Stammapostel should not feast the herd. The statement that, after all Apostel of the gentleman had become extinct in the time of the Urkirche the upper ones of the Apostoli church at that time selected one out their center, i.e. the bishop von Rom, so that this is to resume the work the work, witness from an unawareness of church history without resembling, or are one to assume the fact that a such distortion of the facts was intentionally made so that only all in the contexts of made plans fit? The last Apostel, that from the time of the Urkirche deceased around the year 100 after Christi birth; but choosing the bishop von Rom as head of the church took place then under no circumstances briefly thereafter, it at lifetimes of only one office-holder, who still lived with the death of the Apostels Johannes home-gone last, did not even happen, but occurred only in 4. Century after Christo, i.e. in the year 328 after Christi birth. And then the release work of the end time is not to have begun no more at one time in England with calling the English Apostel, but as all only once a Stammapostel black by God to have been appointed. That indeed a bad historical falsification; because first was the English Apostel there. Then as first Apostel of the new order the Apostel Rosochasky and Preuss was called, still before black carried the Apostelamt. At same time with Apostel black lift the Apostel Preuss, Boeseke, hollow, Steegmann, Hoppe, fruit, Menkhoff, cancer, Ruff, Anthing, Lim Tjoeluin, Niemeyer and Klibbe as Apostel of the new order worked. All this Apostel worked during the lifetime of the Apostels black, without one of them?? also black not?? Stammapostel was; because the Stammapostelamt did not give it yet at all at this time. Also Apostel black became never Stammapostel, even if he after that 1878 took place death of the Apostel Preuss the most outstanding personality in circles of the Apostel were. Neither Preuss nor black carried the Stammapostelamt. Also Apostel cancer was not appointed by black as the Stammapostelamte, because the Stammapostelamt did not decease in the 1895 as Apostel black yet existed. Only at Whitsuntide 1897 Apostel cancer in presence of the Apostel Niehaus, fruit and Ruff was chosen as a leader of the Apostoli municipalities and as head of the Apostelschar. But even father cancer was called not Stammapostel, but was called still Apostel cancer. One always spoke of him as the unit father a cancer. Only Apostel Niehaus carried officially the name Stammapostel! Then the last member should be in this chain Stammapostel J. G. Bischoff. Did the dear God speak about it with Mr. Meyer Meyer-Geweke? 18/27?? And then a sentence, which had to lead to the confusion among the neuapostolischen office brothers and brothers and sisters, comes i.e. in that article: it more??Er the firm conviction is that the gentleman will home-get its still during his lifetimes in the paternal roof, particularly it the gentleman?? after its own words?? still showed none, that the God work on ground connection after him to resume is?????? This sentence stands in the glaring contradiction to at the 1. August 1948 made action of the segregation of a successor for the Stammapostel J. G. Bischoff. Such Schreiberei had to release logical way all kinds of questions and thoughts. For me it was directly clear that Mr. Meyer Meyer-Geweke was only the advanced man, who order in accordance with such an article had to write, because [ P. 13 ] the people, which wanted to see me in no case as successors of the Stammapostels, dared, with its own name such snubbing of my appointment to represent. I have then first with Apostel Dehmel spoken, that was brightly frightened over a such insolence, those at the foundations of the apostolischen work shook?? I called for Apostel Knigge, which equal me said that he would probably know, why I with him to speak wanted, it had because of this bad article already with Apostel wine man telephones, who would have been entruestet and said over doing Meyer Gewekes, there would remain nothing different one, than which I to the Stammapostel drive immediately should and there a reprimand would have to demand Meyer Gewekes?? I spoke also by telephone with Apostel sound, which had not read the article up to then yet, to which I read out however the same in its main clauses at the telephone and which was indignant then, because by such letter the organization of the work of God was attacked. He guessed/advised me, I was to drive to the Stammapostel and talk to him nevertheless immediately about it?? Other morning early me Apostel sound called already timely and said that he had seriously thought at night about the affair and that he would guess/advise me after knowledge of the state of affairs and conditions in Frankfurt, I should satisfies to be and to Frankfurt not drive, because perhaps one that as a self-defense would understand. The time would correct this Schreiberei automatically?? I spoke also with Apostel Schmidt, which said to me that it was very unfortunate that Meyer Geweke wrote such an article and like the man at all to it come etc.. I said to Apostel Schmidt, he had to know nevertheless that the Meyer Geweke is only the advanced man, who is to advance the thing of my removal perhaps unconsciously; because I would have already said to it before longer time that does not determine people to the fact to resign itself wanted that I should become once the successor of the Stammapostels. I asked then still Apostel Schmidt which it me would guess/advise, meant he: immediately to the Stammapostel and speak 19/27 to it?? I asked: does you also??? there it answered completely briefly: did say does I to him there??dann it knows that everyone, which takes part in a driving of these people all the time makes itself jointly guilty at the blood of hundredthousand good, einfaeltigen souls?? He then still meant to me: I in the today's realization would have confessed at that time, then I would have said the fact that we would not have done anything better in the question of the successor of the Stammapostel but simply the Stammapostel to have should?? I continued to say to him then: more??Ueber the question, whether the action was human or goettlich, I am internally perfectly calmed down, because if a so large number of Apostel at the realization had arrived that I chose from the gentleman am, then applies for me that substantially more than faces and dreams of any brothers and sisters, whom one regards as God revealing, where approximately one would unfortunately dismiss the word of many Apostel as people opinion. Also didn't I select myself, but the choice was arranged by the Stammapostel?????? Apostel Dehmel spoke then still by telephone with Apostel wine man about the affair, which then opposite Apostel Dehmel expressed, which one stands now before the question, like once until Marks, i.e.: If one holds it with the old emperor, then one spoils it with the Kronprinzen, or holds one it with the Kronprinzen, then one spoils it with the emperor! There was its opinion expression openly opposite the Apostel Dehmel that it was outrageous of Mr. [ P. 14 ] Meyer Geweke?? to write such; but it knows, if one would say the Apostel something against Fritz Bischoff, would spoil it with the Stammapostel, and with Stammapostel it wants to spoil it in no case. Apostel Dehmel asked it then, whether it was not advisable, once with some Aposteln to meet and with these advise, which one could do against such Quertreiberei. Whereupon Apostel said wine man: Do not do over sake sky, because that is in such a manner badly taken to you, then are you down through. We experienced nevertheless so terrible in this regard that us the desire passed to talk with any Aposteln about such things. I do not go believe I for the next half year into holidays, thereby me anybody reached and I to all nothing to say need?? I called then district-oldest wines and asked him, what the Stammapostel would have said to this article. Bez. Aelt. Then that the Stammapostel would have said tags before in the morning, he said wines to me in the evening the new calendar before got and this article read. It had a sleepless night and nachgegruebelt over it which this article would probably release. It has from this article only experienced, when the calendar already was in the dispatch, it the same before did not read. It wanted to take up a letter at the Apostel, where it would communicate the same that Mr. Meyer Meyer-Geweke without 20/27 and without its will such had written his knowledge. Did he say in the year 1947 that the Mr. him showed up to then still no successor, but that is in the meantime outdated by the made action?? This letter should be set then the Aposteln on request, so that they could say such to the asking. The Bez. Aelt. Wines then to the Stammapostel suggested not being waiting only until the Apostel wrote about this, but such a letter directly to the Apostel to send, so that large confusion would not only come. Thus the Stammapostel agreed, and other mornings wanted he the letter to write and dispatch. Then the Stammapostel has at noon again with the Bez. Aelt. It cry called and it said, it also just spoke with Fritz does that this is in the next number of??Unsere family?? an appropriate correction to the article of the calendar bring?? I waited then for the letter of the Stammapostels, which did not come however, as I had suspected it; because I knew from many experience, which the spirit wants and that with the article in the calendar a certain intention had been pursued. I called with the Bez. oldest ones of wines then again whether the letter of the Stammapostels was not yet mailed. Then oldest one said wines with Bez., which Stammapostel was in Karlsruhe had been, where it also with Apostel @#%$ had spoken, to let and this would have guessed/advised the Stammapostel not to write the Apostel but the thing come actually near. In addition the Bez. oldest Fritz Bischoff telephoned in the meantime with the Aposteln Schmidt and wine man and to the Stammapostel reported that it spoke with these two Aposteln and that these would have found the article completely in the calendar in order. (to what extent this statement over the statements of the Apostel Schmidt and wine man correspond to the facts opposite the son of the Stammapostels, I cannot naturally say). I called some days after again with the Bez. Aelt. Wines on and asked, how the thing stands. It wanted to give no more information with however then absolutely and said only: here of the office strict instructions have to explain to each Apostel, which would call about here, they might over nothing information give, but should themselves in writing to the Stammapostel turn?? I knew then already sun clear that the work of my removal ran as a successor of the Stammapostels on full speed and that one had completely umgestimmt the Stammapostel meanwhile, therefore penetrated I pleadingly into the Bez. Aelt. Cries in, he may me a fraternal advice nevertheless give, what I am to do. But it did not want no more with [ P. 15 ] the language out, it was very much intimidated and had directly fear to speak. I asked then completely urgently, what now was loose, he may to me say, thus nevertheless I evtl. to the spirit to forestall and from me mean to explain resignation could. Then 21/27 brother of wines let itself be softened to say to me that the son of the Stammapostels in its order ordered several Apostel to Frankfurt to a discussion, which has the goal to cancel on 1 August 1948 as an action made in human property opinion. Then I continued to ask whether he believed that the ordered Apostel??ja?? would say. Whereupon it said completely smallloud: more??Leider do I have assuming than surely?? In addition it said to me that the Stammapostel agrees in such a manner in the meantime with the opinion of its son that it would be probably impossible for the consequence that again a erspriessliches co-operation between the Stammapostel and me could take place as Stammapostelhelfer. The Stammapostel has meanwhile so many documents prepared to the proof for the fact that its appointment at that time would have been to the successor of the Stammapostels Niehaus in accordance with the then existing faces etc. of goettlicher kind that however my installation would have been purely human, that I would have floated too all that at that time and the exclusive debt at everything deceives. Then I asked brother of wines: they me please still another dear service and go saying again to the Stammapostel and to him, it may me and the incommodity of a probably very bitter argument over the affair in the Apostelkreise and also the people of God this tragedy save. I would be ready to withdraw from me again on my starting position as Bezirksapostel and to return the office as Stammapostelhelfer and successors in the Stammapostelamte. I explained also the fact that I wanted to absolutely have a personal discussion with the Stammapostel and that I insure the Stammapostel that I do not even want to let myself in with him into a discussion over the affair that I would like to however absolutely live with it in good agreement, since I never and never strove for the crown, but only and alone blessed wanted to become, whereby it is for me secondary matter whether I can create district again only as Bezirksapostel in the Duesseldorfer. The Stammapostel may be nevertheless so good and receive me other morning for one hour for the regulation of the affair. This telephone conversation with district-oldest wines was in the evening 24. November 1950. Afterwards brother of wines went to the Stammapostel and to him contents of our discussion reported. Brother of wines called me then in the same evening still that the Stammapostel wanted to receive me on the other morning at 10 o'clock that I should bring along however my request for resignation in writing; then my verabschiedung in all honours would happen. I said to the fact that I would not intend to bring along a letter, but only the process of the conversation with the Stammapostel to wait for and then according to the course of events of the conversation in Frankfurt the letter would like to formulate could. 22/27 I asked then still the Bez. Aelt., which the Stammapostel had continued to say to it. And brother of wines said to me that the Stammapostel had obviously drawn a deep breath and would be obviously glad that this solution would come. I asked then Bez. Aelt. Wines to say to me openly whether an accusation would possibly be present against me, whether I could possibly be come in my office guidance something guilty etc.. There Bez. Aelt said. Wines: Not at all, but he has the impression, if I withdraw from the position as Stammapostelhelfer and a successor in the Stammapostelamte, then is good everything, then will also the people, those behind the thing put to be completely content. I continued to ask whether he would guess/advise me somewhat to withdraw also as Apostel and go completely into the retirement, so that I would get completely reliably peace. Bez. Aelt. Wines meant then: in addition they have absolutely no veranlassung, remain them in any case in the Apostelamt.??????Ja?? said I??ich also no veranlassung has, when Stammapostelhelfer must do to withdraw and this step nevertheless. Is it not nevertheless better, I lets [ P. 16 ] it on it depend and speaks then in a Apostelversammlung in all openness over all the sad bad states, those in works in highest place is present and those the work to ruin and into the abyss floats??? There Bez. Aelt said. Wines much betruebt: At the moment I do not see other way out than that that you withdraw as Stammapostelhelfer; because in a Apostelversammlung the Stammapostel would place the Apostel before the consequence: either they stand to it, or they should profess themselves to me. If then the Apostel spoke closed against the Stammapostel, then that would mean its death. And if the Apostel, which would be probable, held partly to the Stammapostel, partly to me conditions, and if then all bad things, which happened, came to language, then there would be completely reliably in works of God one no longer too welfare-ends Spaltung.??????Gut?? said I then??ich from me a resignation from the Stammapostelhelferamte and than successors of the Stammapostels will thus submit, in order to save to that works such a disaster; because rather I want to be the victim, when souls let hundredthousand come into terrible faith fights. If it is good then thereby then me the victim would be small?? Then brother said wines as last words: know, how I stand to everything and that I see the things correct; we want to cry to God that it save its work and: the old God lives still!?? Then has to Bez. Aelt. Wines said that I would be thus different morning at 10 o'clock with Apostel Dehmel with the Stammapostel. In the same evening me Apostel petrol Guettinger very late still called from Switzerland that the son of the Stammapostels had called him, it is on Monday, 27 November 1950 to Frankfurt to come, it would like however this journey secret to keep and nobody somewhat of it say, it concerns an important discussion with the Stammapostel. Apostel O. Guettinger 23/27 asked me then, whether I would know, what is there the matter. I said to him around which it act and it opened to him at the same time that I would make my office available on the next morning to Frankfurt to drive and as Stammapostelhelfer and a successor in the Stammapostelamte. there Apostel O. Guettinger said??das you not to do, that is nevertheless impossible?? I said then: resolution is unalterable and irrevocable?? There Apostel O called. Guettinger in the telephone inside: which I want to say to you, that am the first and large disappointment, which I experience at you. You become nevertheless never back-soft before an old man, particularly since you know nevertheless that this old man is only advanced and backers want this thing so. You may not withdraw?? I said: likes with my project?? Then Apostel O. Guettinger of me said good-bye with noticing: I do not come more drueber, I go for long time away, because now I do not know no more that I am to say?? I asked it still to intend me the friendship too kept and mine in prayers and said good-bye from a striking down. Other morning drove I then with Apostel Dehemel to Frankfurt, or more correctly said: after Canossa; because it was truly a Canossagang of bitterest kind, deepest humiliating for me. It is probably understandable that both Apostel Dehmel had slept therefore also I during the night of 24. on 25 November 1950 everyone only scarcely one hour; because innumerable thoughts hunted each other, which in this situation for the work of God the correct was probably: to let come it to an open discussion in the Apostelkollegium and thus to a fight to a cleaning, or whether more is to be answered for it to be silent. As one could probably exist etc. etc. before God and the own conscience. And we exchanged these tormenting questions and thoughts during our travel to Frankfurt in all thoroughness. Apostel Dehmel held for me before eyes that he the conviction was, [ P. 17 ] that the fight for purity and cleanliness in works to later times as would come in such a way now or however; that it would be more bearable finally, I would do the step, how I intended it to withdraw i.e. that however thereby would be probably not so served the people of God. To everything back and forth also I came to the resolution to say to the Stammapostel the fact that I could not submit the resignation after careful consideration because thereby arises sometimes works for the damage and that I would insist etc. on the summoning of a Apostelversammlung. I was then also firmly decided to speak and to him the reasons for it say in all peace in addition, in all clarity with the Stammapostel, why I do not withdraw 24/27 was allowed and could, come which there wants, then was mine and ours intend, but?? when we were with the Stammapostel, where Bez. Aelt. was present, we experienced a volcanic eruption from the heart of the Stammapostel, how he was probably poured by him still over none?? The Stammapostel began calmly with the words: want to thus withdraw on their part from as Stammapostelhelfer, how said haben???????Ja?? I said yesterday it to evening brother of wines??dazu am I ready, but they forgive me, if I liked to ask, what had I now actually done??? I did not continue to come; because Stammapostel jumped up there excited and did not speak no more, but cried and raved: which they did, they incited all Apostel against me. They drove behind my back to the Aposteln and me forced to make the action at that time. They put the letter on at that time, which the 15 Apostel signed. They and Apostel Lembke were behind my back with the Aposteln. I would times not like to be in the eternity in the skin of the Apostels Lembke. Put the democratic spirit to it at that time into the Apostel and deviated thereby from the teachings. In the dwelling of brother wines incited it the Apostel against me. One heard and me told that in the floor over it. Yes, white I, that have her meant etc. etc.?? I was silent completely quietly during this rage outbreak, with which the Stammapostel struck the anger veins on the table and stood with that on its Stirne,; because that was Apostel Dehmel and me clearly that with retorts to these accusations of the Stammapostels the same would have probably gotten an impact accumulation before excitation, and then one into the world outside would have posaunt, we would have the Stammapostel on the conscience. Thus we remained both completely quiet. The Stammapostel lost each attitude and particularly sued in its further remarks the Apostel E. Guettinger with its democratic convicition. It proved however recently Swiss Aposteln that the action at that time was ungoettlich; because the gentleman gave it a revealing that he would lead the people of God to the completion. He said Swiss to Aposteln, and repeat he also opposite us: C h w e r D e n i C h t s t e r b e n.?? There Swiss Apostel would have made large eyes; but would know, what he said and it would remain also thereby. He would know probably that it was much said??ich will not die?? however he it will never differently say, because if he would say it ever differently, then would be that deviates from the teachings. The Wiederkunft of the gentleman is approaching close, and who does not teach that, stand wrongly. I threw in then shyly that I would have always preached the close Wiederkunft of the gentleman, on which he said excited: close is called?, thus can one month, thus can one year and be still much longer meant?? Then I said and determine: 25/27 do not teach only that the Wiederkunft of the gentleman is close, but I preach urgently again and again: it furnish you on the fact does that the gentleman can appear to each day, each instant?? whereupon the Stammapostel was silent. I said then still quietly: Stammapostel I could be come [ P. 18 ] for instance in my office guidance as Stammapostelhelfer something to debts??? That was already too much: because again the Stammapostel jumped up and cried: do they??Stehen to what they said yesterday to brother of wines, and do want to withdraw them? Otherwise I submit the thing to the Apostelkollegium, and then they will experience that the Apostel, which at that time were for them today against them are with few exceptions. Then they will alone stand there. Now the Apostel comes and repents that they at that time tempted had themselves today to recognize her that you do were human, now break down the whole house of cards. Thus, they remain with the fact that they want to withdraw? sun?????????????? and then it went to the Tuere with which it was clear that he would eject and, if I not and amen said. I said then again completely calmly: Yes, I remain, I am ready to withdraw as Stammapostelhelfer but I would not like to separate under any circumstances from them, without being with them in peace, I want in any case with them one to be, completely directly, which may also come. I yield it simply not, which should be something between them and me. I have nights behind me, which were for my wife and me a terrible Gethsemane, and I am afraid nearly that my wife will die before Gram and grief?? There the Stammapostel said loud, hard and coldly: is now the harvest of their sowing; I got at that time 220 (so approximately) hours sleep too little?? I said then still?? always completely calmly??: letter, which was addressed at that time to it, was nevertheless not from me alone written, the same with will of the Apostel present in Berlin was written nevertheless however. There the Stammapostel said again very badly: have it geschrieben.??????Ja?? said I??das are correct in as much as I made the last recopy. Apostel Schmidt and Apostel of upper countries wrote the first draft in the office of the Apostels land count after unsern together exchanged thoughts, then it was read out the present Aposteln and meant this that some awkward expressions of the letter would have to be set differently. And I wrote then the final text of the letter, with which I rounded the draft off of the Apostel Schmidt and upper countries, thus no word, which could hurt somehow, therein stand.??????????Sie the letter wrote?? was called it there again. then I said 26/27: Stammapostel, if what the Apostel did at that time, were humanly and an error, then would have acted not only I humanly and incorrectly, but the others also?? Since however a material discussion was completely impossible, and there with further answering meinerseits to an open break it comes would be and was there also obvious that erspriessliches working was in the future impossible as Stammapostelhelfer at that the Stammapostels, then said I the fact that I would withdraw as Stammapostelhelfer and again like in former times as Bezirksapostel in the Duesseldorfer of districts would like to be active. That was then for the Stammapostel the releasing word and it became immediately substantially calmer. He said then completely dear to me: they again only as Bezirksapostel work, then thereby the affair at that time is settled, then everything is good, then the gentleman with them will be?? I asked then the Stammapostel still whether it was also really good thereby, if I withdrew as Stammapostelhelfer and would work again as Bezirksapostel, on which he answered: more??Aber naturally, I had her nevertheless always dear and have her also further dear?? I still added: it knows however that some do not want to have me and that this perhaps further against me to stand and no peace give; do they hold then in the future protecting their hands over me and do protect me against those??? Again the Stammapostel said: certainly, I promise them?? [ P. 19 ] far ones I then again asked briefly: I in my office guidance as Stammapostelhelfer something operates made or is present otherwise complaints against me??? otherwise nothing at all is not available against it?? said there the Stammapostel. Then I asked the Stammapostel nevertheless, if I possibly which errors have made should, then may it to me assign. And whereupon the Stammapostel said: hearts gladly!?? And then it gave me a kiss. The Stammapostel asked me then, in the office on the Sofienstr. to go 48 and to put the letter on with my declaration of withdrawal there. He said still: are heart ill, then they can write that they withdraw from health back sighting?? I said: I would not like, because I want to remain with the truth?? I went then with the Bez. Aelt. Wines and Apostel Dehmel to the office on the Sofienstr. 48, in order to formulate the letter, which I delivered thereafter to the Stammapostel. As we in the office in the Sofienstr. 48 arrived, the Stammapostel with that to there active hirten weiler had already telephoned and to him had said, he might have ordered me, I am to insert into the 27/27 letter, I would withdraw, because I came to the realization that the Stammapostel would complete the work of God?? Whereupon I answered: I do not do, because that is not my conviction?? Below the wording that of letter, which I touched down then and to which Stammapostel handed over: 25. November 1950 cordial of loved Stammapostel! After I was active now over 2 years as Stammapostelhelfer in works of God, I had won view of your work and also into your faith realization over the completion of the work of God. I see myself not grown and would like hereby weight to the future task of a Stammapostels me order given by the Apostelkollegium by you to work as Stammapostelhelfer and future Stammapostel return into your hands. After the conversation heut had with you I will operate like in former times me exclusively as Bezirksapostel of the Apostelbezirks Duesseldorf in the unit with you and the Aposteln. In admiration, cordial love and solidarity their devoted sgd.: P. Kuhlen

Yours in Christ,
G