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of His work, I am not going to wait around any longer for
luke-warm, or half-hearted, or rebellious "brethren"--and if your
hearts are NOT in God's Work, ARE you really brethren? ARE you
going to be in God's Kingdom--OR IN THE LAKE OF FIRE? As God's
Apostle, I now put it squarely to you! WE CANNOT WAIT LONGER!
So, I tell you, NOW, that I HAVE GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT!
THIS ENTIRE WORK OF GOD IS GOING TO SINK OR SWIM ON IT! I have
ordered work to begin IMMEDIATELY on the office for myself and the
Vice President. I have given orders for work to start, FORTHWITH,
immediately, on THE NEW DINING HALL for the Pasadena campus. I have
given order for the work to proceed forthwith, on the dormitory and
dining hall in England. I am not willing to see this work DIE.
Brethren, I have written you--I have begged you--I have
pleaded--I have quoted the Scriptures of how God's people of old
responded MORE than asked--BUT YOU HAVE NOT RESPONDED. Right now,
with nearly TWO AND A HALF TIMES more members, you are sending in
only an average or $12,500 per month--about two-thirds as much as
less than half of you sent in three years ago.
By creating this SPECIAL fund for property and building
--now of $35,000 per month--over and ABOVE, and apart from regular
offerings for the work of the Gospel, and your honest FIRST TITHES
--we can proceed and keep this work from dying. THIS IS THE WORK
OF GOD, Brethren! But God uses us as His instruments. You GIVE
a little more, and GOD WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE! IF you are HIS
BEGOTTEN CHILD, you will respond.
Now, once again, I call on YOU for a totally RENEWED
statement of intention. When I asked you for a conditioned PLEDGE,
YOU SIMPLY DID NOT RESPOND! And, Brethren, let me tell you, THIS
HAS BEEN THE MOST DISCOURAGING EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD TO SUFFER IN
YEARS! I know that God's people would respond, many did--but too
many did not!
I made it mighty plain that, if for some unforeseen cause
your income dropped, or you found yourself, later, UNABLE to
continue to send in regularly whatever you pledged, that you are
automatically released--the pledge would not be binding, if you
become UNABLE to continue it.
I did not ask for a VOW--I have said to you that God does
not require us to vow--ever, and He teaches us that it is not wise
to vow--for if we do, God will hold us to it, regardless of
circumstances. But that is not what I asked. I asked for a
conditioned pledge--a statement of INTENTION, as long as you are
able. That is something altogether different from a vow!
The program I have now authorized is going to have to run
two or three years. But I will ask you to send in a STATEMENT OF
INTENTION, or a Conditioned Pledge, to be binding as long as you
are able, for the coming year.
Those of you who are already sending in these extra
SPECIAL offerings regularly, are also asked to send in once again
such a statement. Perhaps you can increase it, now. Those who