Herman L Hoeh: Salute to a Pioneer (article - Origin of Nations

Herman L Hoeh. A salute to a Worldwide Church of God pioneer
"He agreed. And thus, instead of getting off balance prior to full mental maturity, I was able to
steer Herman Hoeh on the track of intellectual BALANCE and sound-mindedness.... And
what an asset it has become to God's Work!
"As time went on, it became evident to both Raymond Cole and Herman Hoeh that our
English professor was not at all in harmony with the real objectives of Ambassador College.
She expressed later in the year that she still felt there was some hope for Mr. Hoeh, but she
had given Mr. Cole up as hopeless. However, Mr. Hoeh stuck loyally to his agreement to
pursue his studies into the Bible under me first. So he proved hopeless, too, for her.
"Along about March in that school year, Mr. Hoeh and Mr. Cole came to me together about
this instructor. Mr. Hoeh reported that she had told him she was sent to Ambassador College
by invisible forces in the east, for the purpose of destroying the college before it could get
fairly started—and that she had said if she could have just six more weeks' time, 'there won't
be a grease-spot left of this college.'"
From the Autobiography of HWA (chapter 56):
College Finally Opens
Ambassador College did finally swing open its big front door to students October 8, 1947. But
by that time nearly all applicants had gone elsewhere. Besides our son Dick (Richard David),
there was only Raymond C. Cole, who came down from Oregon where his family had been
in the Church for years; Herman L. Hoeh, who came from Santa Rosa, California; and Miss
Betty Bates from Tulsa, Oklahoma -- four pioneer students -- with a faculty of eight.
Coworker Letter, 21 February 1952:
“Plans are being laid to send two of our graduate students to England, Europe, and the Holy
Land this summer, to lay advance plans, and to obtain necessary information. They are
Herman Hoeh, executive editor of The GOOD NEWS, whose many splendid articles you
have read, and my son Richard David Armstrong. Dick, as we call him, has studied French
eight years and speaks it like a native Frenchman. Mr. Hoeh speaks and teaches, German;
and he also speaks both Spanish and French. These are both talented and able men, now
college graduates, and Mr. Hoeh will have earned his Masters' degree before leaving … My
son has my radio voice. You'll be hearing him on the program a little later. Mr. Hoeh has
already had experience preaching over the radio, and he, too, will soon begin to appear with
me on The WORLD TOMORROW program.
Coworker Letter, 28 May 1971:
Now, "Coincidence" #2: In September, 1968, Dr. Ernest Martin, Dean of the faculty at our
English campus, and Dr. Herman L. Hoeh, Dean of Faculties at Pasadena, wanted
Ambassador College to conduct an archaeological project at a location in Israel, some miles
north of Jerusalem. I was personally not interested in such a project. But I consented to their
visiting Jerusalem to see whether permission could be granted from the government
authorities.
Dr. Hoeh happened to be acquainted with Dr. Benjamin Mazar, archaeologist, and former
President of Hebrew University. He found Dr. Mazar at the time in charge of the most
important "dig" so far undertaken, starting from the south wall of the Temple Mount. Three
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