"This letter was received by a man in the mid-west whose son took $550 worth of courses but only paid for $200 of them. The father was then billed for the balance in a letter saying he had "agreed" to pay the other $350. The father wrote back saying he hadn't "agreed" to any such thing, and reported the Scientologists. On October 13, he received the following threats and accusations from a Scientology Reverend:

  
  "Rather than let my lawyers have *all* the fun, I will
  write to you this once and straighten you out. I
  have a great urge to beggar you to your last pair of
  socks, but I will curb the desire a little longer. If
  you had the wit of a demented swineherd you
  would have read those pieces of literature I so gra-
  ciously had sent to you...do not judge people by
  yourself. Not everyone is a mass murderer like
  yourself. Yes, I know quite a bit about you and
  your various projects during the war. And how do
  you sleep at night? I hope tis ill...I am expert at
  harassment, try me and find out. You are not
  strong enough. You are not smart enough. You
  haven't the funds to go through long lengthy court
  battles. We have. Bigger men than you have done
  their best to stop us. They failed. So will you be-
  cause you are a blatant moron in comparison. We
  joust only with our peers, others - like you - we
  will simply gobble up...one more word out of
  you and I'll have you investigated. I might anyway.
  I have never seen one person yet that resisted
  Scientology who didn't have a great deal to hide.
  And you evidently won't look at free books sent to
  you, so you must, perforce have a great deal to
  conceal.

"The letter continued with more accusations of guilt on the part of the father, along with praise of Scientology and concluded on this ominous note:

  "If you want to start a Donnybrook, Buddy, wail
  away; to use the argot of the streets I'll just start
  my people to work on you and then before long
  you will be broke, and out of a job and broken in
  health. Then I can have my nasty little chuckle
  about you and get back to work...You won't
  take long to finish off. I would estimate three
  weeks. Remember: I am not a mealy mouthed
  psalm [sic] canting preacher. I am a minister of
  the Church of Scientology! I am able to heal the
  sick and I do. But I have other abilities which in-
  clude a knowledge of men's minds that I will use to
  crush you to your knees. You or any other wretch
  that stands in our way. Cause the list is long, but
  their careers are very short of those that have
  jousted with us.

"The letter, written on the Church of Scientology letterhead, was signed "with the utmost sincerity possible" by the Reverend Andrew Bagley, organizational Secretary. There was a short P.S. appended: "Don't reply to this letter. If I want to get in touch with you, I'll be able to find you. Anywhere." P.S. The father paid the bill. P.P.S. His son took approximately $4,500 worth more courses in Scientology, paying for them himself the next time from a $5,000 inheritance."

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