{"id":78056,"date":"2018-02-05T16:09:49","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T00:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=78056"},"modified":"2019-11-25T16:59:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T00:59:01","slug":"q964-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/?page_id=78056","title":{"rendered":"Q964 Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

To return to the Tape Index, click here<\/a>.
\nTo read the Annotated Tape Transcript, click here<\/a>.
\nTo read the Tape Transcript, click here<\/a>. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1<\/a>,\u00a0Pt. 2<\/a>).<\/p>\n

FBI Catalogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Jones Speaking<\/p>\n

FBI preliminary tape identification note: <\/strong>Labeled in part \u201c18\/7\/73\u201d<\/p>\n

Date cues on tape:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tape contents consistent with identification note<\/p>\n

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

People in attendance at Peoples Temple service<\/em><\/p>\n

Anna (could be Ann McGowan)
\nSister Brown
\nClaire (likely Janaro)
\nSister Cunningham
\nSister Dorothy
\nEdie (speaks)<\/strong>
\nSister Ferrell
\nSister Ingram (speaks)<\/strong>
\nMabel
\nMrs. White<\/p>\n

Eugene Chaikin (speaks)<\/strong>
\nWilla Mae Conley (speaks)<\/strong>
\nEllen (Penny) Kerns Dupont (by reference)
\nEver Rejoicing
\nJeanette Kerns (speaks)<\/strong>
\nAnn McGowan
\nLarry Schacht (by reference)
\nTim Stoen (by reference)
\nCecil Templeton (speaks)<\/strong>
\nRichard Tropp (by reference)
\nHannah Wright (speaks)<\/strong><\/div>\n

Public figures\/National and international names:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Adolf Hitler<\/p>\n

Richard Nixon, President of U.S.
\nSen. Edward Kennedy
\nTom Bradley, mayor of Los Angeles (by reference)<\/p>\n

Helen Flanders Dunbar, American psychiatrist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Bible verses cited:<\/strong><\/p>\n

(Editor’s note<\/strong>: The verses below appear in order of biblical reference, not as they appear in Jim Jones\u2019 address. For a complete scriptural index to the sermons of Jim Jones, click here<\/a>.)<\/i><\/p>\n

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      \u201cSome people see me as a representative of the I Am, as Jehovah.\u201d Jireh (Exodus 3:14, \u201cAnd God said unto Moses,\u00a0I\u00a0Am\u00a0That\u00a0I\u00a0Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel,\u00a0I\u00a0Am\u00a0hath sent me unto you.\u201d)<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u201cWe believe by their fruits<\/em> shall you know them. Jesus said, ye shall know a tree by the fruit it bears.\u201d (Matthew 12:33, \u201cEither make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.\u201d)<\/p>\n

      \u201cI remember her saying she saw me to be the hundredfold of God.\u201d (Matthew 13:3-9, esp. Matthew 13:8, \u201cBut other [seeds] fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.\u201d).<\/p>\n

      \u201cThey love their brothers, they love their sisters. And the\u2013 the Scripture says, by this shall all men know that you are my disciples, because you have love one for another.\u201d (John 13:34-35, \u201cA new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.\u201d)<\/p>\n

      \u201cThey see Christ in me, a hope of glory\u2026 Christ is in each of us, the hope of glory.\u201d (Colossians 1:27, \u201c\u2026God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory\u201d)<\/p>\n

      \u201cThe love of money is the root of all evil\u2026 There\u2019s a love of money in this land, a love of materialism that alienates against us everyone.\u201d (1 Timothy 6:10, \u201cFor the love of money is the root of all evil\u201d)<\/p>\n

      \u201cIn the apostles\u2019 day, in the times of the great Jewish messenger, Paul, he spoke of the laying on of hands.\u201d (Hebrews 6:1-2, \u201cTherefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.\u201d Also, Acts 8:18, 1 Timothy 4:14)<\/p>\n

      \u201cBut we recognize that all good things come down from the father of lights in whom there is no shadow or variableness of turning.\u201d (James 1:17, \u201cEvery good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the\u00a0Father\u00a0of\u00a0lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.\u201d)<\/p>\n

      \u201cWhosoever loveth is born of God and knows God.\u201d (1 John 4:7, \u201cBeloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that\u00a0loveth\u00a0is\u00a0born\u00a0of God, and knoweth God.\u201d)<\/p>\n

      (Quoted by unidentified associate pastor) \u201cThey said in times of old, if you did not cry out, the rocks would cry out, children.\u201d (Luke 19:39-40, \u201cAnd some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that, if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out.\u201d)<\/p>\n

      (Quoted by audience member) \u201cPeter 5:4 says, when the chief shepherd appears, you<\/em> will be crowned with glory that fadeth not away.\u201d (1 Peter 5:4, \u201cAnd when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.\u201d).<\/p>\n

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

      (Editor’s note:<\/strong> This tape was transcribed by Georgiana Mamlakah<\/em>. The editors gratefully acknowledge her invaluable assistance.)<\/em><\/p>\n

      A documentary crew is filming a Peoples Temple service in July 1973 \u2013 almost undoubtedly the crew of two University of Southern California film students \u2013 and the members of Peoples Temple give them a show. There are numerous hymns and spirituals on this tape, numerous healings, numerous testimonials, and a few words from Jim Jones as he answers questions from the audience about the church and its programs. Because of the presence of the outsiders, the service is different from most. Jones does not rail against the forces that would destroy them, his criticisms of American society are light and almost in passing, and \u2013 perhaps most telling \u2013 there are more references (and positive ones) to the Christian aspects of the church and its denomination.<\/p>\n

      Some of the musical selections do include the changes which the Temple has made to them, to reflect its own values and beliefs. The original words to the spiritual \u201cI\u2019m So Glad Jesus Lifted Me\u201d refers to the singer being bound by Satan, among other troubles; the Temple\u2019s version refers to bigotry and prejudice as being among those sins, and \u2013 at least in one verse \u2013 praises \u201cFather,\u201d that is, Jim Jones, as the savior.<\/p>\n

      But Jesus as the Christ figure does have a predominant presence in this service. During one of the first healings, Jones calls out a woman in a wheelchair by declaring, \u201cI love you. Jesus Christ loves you. All the goodness of all the world\u2019s great religions, in the name and the mercy and the goodness of Jesus wherein I stand.\u201d During another healing a few moments later, he tells a woman, \u201cI love you, the people love you, and most importantly, Christ loves you.\u201d<\/p>\n

      The questions posed by audience members are general and soft, and Jones is eloquent in his responses. When considering the problems in America, he says that they stem from a love of money, which \u2013 as the Bible reminds them \u2013 is the root of all evil. When asked how he thinks the people of the congregation see him, he replies that he is a \u201crepresentative of the I Am, a Jehovah Jireh,\u201d then famously adds \u2013 in a piece of video that appears across the internet \u2013 \u201cThey see Christ in me, a hope of glory.\u201d He then continues with his other roles, as a humanitarian, as a teacher, and as a provider to his family. As a conclusion, he notes, \u201cI\u2019ve got people who see me on every kind of level, and if people are kind and gentle and they practice the great ethics of the Judeo-Christian tradition or the ethics of love general, they\u2019re welcome in here.\u201d<\/p>\n

      He offers a similar answer when asked about the role of healings and the greatest achievements of the church. \u201cAll<\/em> of these healings in themselves are wonderful, and we\u2019re grateful for them, but if they do not lead to greater action and deeper experience in contribution to society, I think they would be somewhat in vain.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Despite his healings \u2013 and their role in the church\u2019s ministry \u2013 he stresses numerous times that the church is not \u201ca panacea,\u201d and that he urges people who are ill to go to their doctors.<\/p>\n

      There is a single reference to death: Jones notes that many people are attracted to Peoples Temple because of their work on peace, their belief in nonviolence, and their opposition to totalitarianism. \u201cWhatever its name, be it fascism or communism, we are not interested in any kind of oppressive systems. We want our liberty, or we want death.\u201d<\/p>\n

      Shortly before he excuses the film crew so that the church can have its regular service, Jones goes through the list of accomplishments the church can claim, its child foster and adoption programs, its senior citizen homes, its students who attend college with Temple scholarships, even its animal welfare efforts \u2013 Jones brings out the chimpanzee, Mr. Muggs for a short appearance \u2013 and notes that this is what the church does, instead of buying Cadillacs and new homes and new suits for its minister.<\/p>\n

      The service ends with a round of appreciative applause for the film crew as they are ushered away.<\/p>\n

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

      Date of transcription: 7\/6\/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 22, 1979, Special Agent (name deleted) reviewed the tape numbered 1B110-29. This tape was found to contain the following:<\/p>\n

      JIM JONES conducting a church service.<\/p>\n

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

      The summary is accurate and meets the FBI\u2019s purposes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

      Tape originally posted\u00a0January 2018.<\/strong><\/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 return to the Tape Index, click here. To read the Annotated Tape Transcript, click here. To read the Tape Transcript, click here. Listen to MP3 (Pt. 1,\u00a0Pt. 2). FBI Catalogue\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jones Speaking FBI preliminary tape […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":27996,"menu_order":640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78056","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78056","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=78056"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93531,"href":"https:\/\/jonestown.sdsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78056\/revisions\/93531"}],"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=78056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}