Gi Seong Lee
August 20, 2016
The Dedication Ceremony of the Sunhak Institute of History was held in the morning at 9 a.m. on 7.18 of heavenly calendar in the 4th year of Cheon Il Guk (solar calendar, Aug. 20) with True Parents. Around 300 people attended the Dedication Ceremony held at the Sunhak Institute of History in HJ Cheon Won. Of the True Family, President of FFWPUI HQ, Sun Jin Moon, and Vice President, In Sup Park, Kwon Jin Nim and his wife, Ye Jin Nim, In Jin Nim and Yeon Jin Nim were there. President of the Cheon Gong Won Committee, Kyeong-seuk Ryu, Director of Cheon Eui Won Committee, Young-hui Kim, President of Establishment of Cheonji Sunhak Won Committee Wi-il Han, Chairman of Mission Committee Foundation, President, Seok-byeong Kim, Dong-mun Ju, Directors of FFUPU, Leaders and FFWPU Members. Around 300 people attended the Dedication Ceremony held at the Sunhak Institute of History in HJ Cheon Won.
President of Sunhak Institute of History Gyeong-hyeon Lee was the MC at this Dedication Ceremony. It progressed in this order: The Entrance of True Parents, Offering of Gyongbae (bow), Opening Remarks, Flower offering from chief of peace tv, Jeong-cheol Jeon and Mr. and Mrs. Jong-hi Pak. The Unveiling Ceremony, True Mother's Benediction, Ribbon-cutting Ceremony,
Commemorative Photograph, Consecration Ceremony, True Parents' Inspection of the Sunhak Institute of History and Commemorative Planting. True Parents said in the Dedication Ceremony Benediction to, "take the lead in loving and being proud of True Parents as sons, daughters and pioneers of the providence". True Mother gave us her blessing by reporting to Heaven, "We offer this hall so that It can guide Cheon Il Guk Citizens and our future descendants. The hall has a very important responsibility for the providence."
True Parents benediction was as follows:
"Beloved Heavenly Parent, thank you for allowing us to have the Dedication Ceremony for the Sunhak Institute of History. I sincerely hope all institutes and people in this building become one in mind and one in heart and take the lead in loving and being proud of True Parents as their sons, daughters and pioneers of the providence.
Please take care of all people engaged in the Sunhak Institute of History. We offer this hall and pray that the video and materials of True Parents words can be guidance for Cheon Il Guk Citizens and our future descendants. Please be deeply proud of this hall and bless us. I prayed my name True Parents, Aju."
At the unveiling ceremony, True Parents and the major leaders announced the Sunhak Institute of History to the whole world.
After True Mother finished consecration ceremony, True Mother went to the Hyo Jeong Yeon waterfall to do commemorative planting and walked around the Sunhak Institute of History to inspect and pray for the building. During the inspection, she waved from the veranda on the 3rd floor to the audience nearby the Hyo Jeong Yeon waterfall as they cheered loudly.
True Mother visited the construction area 7 times to encourage the workers and guided the preparation for the Dedication Ceremony with great interest and love, especially due to this summer's historical heat wave.
On November 1st 1981, the Sunhak Institute of History was launched. The published works included compilations of True Parents words and collections of historical materials and archives. On March 28, 2011, it combined with the Sunghwa Publishing, and from Aug. 1, 2012, It merged again with the Pyonhil Company. Between 2013-2015, the three major scriptures of Cheon Il Guk were published, and On Aug. 8, 2014, the Historical Archives Exhibition Hall of True Parents was erected. On Aug. 20, 2016, this hall was offered with True Parents' blessing, under the name of Sunhak Institute of History.
(This article was offered by Sunhak Institute of History/ Cultural Publishing Department of FFWPU)