{"id":28159,"date":"2013-06-16T00:18:31","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T00:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alternativejonestown.com\/?page_id=28159"},"modified":"2016-03-01T20:51:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T20:51:26","slug":"415-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=28159","title":{"rendered":"Q415 Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary prepared by Fielding M. McGehee III. If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you.<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n

To read the Tape Transcript, click here<\/a>. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1<\/a>, Pt. 2<\/a>).
\nTo return to the Tape Index, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

FBI Catalogue<\/strong> Miscellaneous<\/p>\n

FBI preliminary tape identification note: <\/strong>None<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/strong> October 5, 1958 (Jim Jones is 27, Marceline 31; the date two weeks later is specified as October 19)<\/p>\n

People named:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peoples Temple members<\/em>
\nLew Eric Jones
\nMarceline Jones (speaks)<\/strong>
\nStephanie JonesPublic figures\/National and international names:<\/em>
\nSyngman Rhee, president of South Korea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fred Jordan, radio\/television minister (speaks)<\/strong>
\nWillie Jordan, Rev. Jordan\u2019s wife (speaks)<\/strong>
\nLorraine Jost, orphanage director (speaks)<\/strong>
\nHarriet, singer with \u201cChurch in the Home\u201d (sings)<\/strong>
\nLily, singer with \u201cChurch in the Home\u201d (sings)<\/strong>
\nMr. Brett, announcer (speaks)<\/strong>
\nGinny Suderman [phonetic], worker in ministryMr. & Mrs. Owens, adoptive parents (speak)<\/strong>
\nLorna Jean Owens, adopted daughter
\nRachel Owens, daughter of adoptive parents<\/p>\n

Mrs. Braden, adoptive mother (speaks)<\/strong>
\nMr. Braden, adoptive father<\/p>\n

Mrs. Dirksen, adoptive mother
\nRuth Ann Dirksen, adopted child<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bible verses cited:<\/strong> None<\/p>\n

Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Note:<\/strong> This tape was transcribed by Jennifer Gibbons. The<\/em> editors gratefully acknowledge her invaluable assistance.)<\/em><\/p>\n

As part of his decades-long ministry, radio and television minister Fred Jordan interviews several sets of parents who are about to receive children they\u2019ve adopted from South Korea through the \u201cChurch in the Home\u201d program. Among the parents are Jim and Marceline Jones, who receive \u2013 and meet for the first time \u2013 two children who became known as Stephanie and Lew Jones.<\/p>\n

The interviews are unscripted and unrehearsed, live on television on a Sunday morning in October 1958, and some of Jim Jones\u2019 responses to Fred Jordan\u2019s questions are unusual and even unorthodox, with Jordan pausing to regain his balance after more than one exchange. In asking the Jones\u2019 why they want two children \u2013 everyone else is taking just one \u2013 Jim replies, \u201cJust a desire to help people primarily was the reason. We\u2019ve had a great interest in breaking down barriers between all races and nations and creeds<\/em>, and that\u2019s the primary reason, Brother Jordan.\u201d He then adds a more pragmatic reason, which is that Jordan\u2019s agency didn\u2019t have the same large adoption fees as other international agencies. \u201cWell, thank you so much,\u201d Jordan responds. \u201cWe didn\u2019t ask for that, but we certainly appreciate it.\u201d<\/p>\n

A moment later, Jordan explores Jones\u2019 vocation as a pastor and asks when he found Christ as his savior. \u201cSix years ago I found Him, as I was pastoring a formal church. I was the pastor, but I was converted in my own church.\u201d Jordan wonders how Jones could have been \u201cconverted after you were preaching to others,\u201d then wonders if there are other pastor like Jones that need to find Christ even as they minister to a flock. It\u2019s a good thing the television program is aired while churches are in session, Jordan concludes.<\/p>\n

FBI Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date of transcription: 6\/26\/79<\/p>\n

In connection with the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2019s investigation into the assassination of U.S. Congressman LEO J. RYAN at Port Kaituma, Guyana, South America, on November 18, 1978, a tape recording was obtained. This tape recording was located in Jonestown, Guyana, South America, and was turned over to U.S. Officials in Guyana and subsequently transported to the United States.<\/p>\n

On June 5, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B100-22. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

Recording of Reverend FRED JORDAN\u2019s television program titled church in the home. It is noted that two orphans are adopted by Pastor and Mrs. JONES (not further identified) on the program.<\/p>\n

Differences with FBI Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.<\/p>\n

Tape originally posted January 2011<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summary prepared by Fielding M. McGehee III. If you use this material, please credit The Jonestown Institute. Thank you. To read the Tape Transcript, click here. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2). To return to the Tape Index, click here. FBI Catalogue Miscellaneous FBI preliminary tape identification note: None Date cues on tape: October […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":234,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28159","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28159"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66484,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/28159\/revisions\/66484"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}