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third Ambassador College in Texas for one year. Another was the
decision to cut in half the number of new students who would be
admitted at Pasadena beginning today.
I managed to cancel out a number of radio stations--
several which were bringing a too-meagre response in requests for
literature--which reduced expenses almost another $100,000 a year.
I put efficiency men on special investigation of every department,
and we managed to make a certain reduction in pay-roll, without
harming the Work.
I am happy, now, to be able to report to you that we are
making splendid progress. By next June 30th, end of our next
fiscal year, we shall, if present progress is maintained, be able
to present a financial statement that will reflect to any bank a
condition of efficient and sound management of the business end of
GOD'S WORK--the most important activity on earth today!
But let me repeat--the Work of GOD, proclaiming in mighty
power world-wide the true original Gospel of Jesus Christ, and
ministering to those precious children of God whom He gives us for
our hire, CANNOT continue to grow, and to COMPLETE the Commission
of Christ UNLESS THESE COLLEGES CONTINUE TO GROW. They train the
dedicated and consecrated men and women who must carry on the
active phases of this great Work.
And the colleges cannot grow unless facilities expand!
They must have housing in which to live--dining halls in which to
eat. We must provide more class-rooms, larger assembly-halls.
There MUST be increased space in buildings for Administration, for
the editing of The PLAIN TRUTH, for the opening of the thousands
of letters received--for the printing of literature--for the
mailing out of that literature.
In addition to expanding the broadcast outlets, with more
and more radio stations, printing an increasing number of copies of
The PLAIN TRUTH each year, printing a constantly increasing number
of booklets--many hundreds of thousands --we have reached the place
where construction of additional buildings is now a dire necessity!
Co-Workers, LISTEN TO THIS!
THIS IS MIGHTY SERIOUS! Not only have I been forced to
curtail enrollment of new students to HALF for this year, starting
today--but also, even now I have had to SET THE SAME LIMIT OF 70
NEW STUDENTS WHO CAN BE ADMITTED AT PASADENA ONE YEAR FROM NOW!
WHY? Simply because we have no place to FEED a larger
number, until the new dining hall can be built! Because we have no
auditorium large enough for a larger student body to assemble in!
And it is not now possible to have either of these new buildings
ready by one year from now!
We can suffer this reduction in new freshman students
these two years, and then make up for lost time, without actually
retarding the forward progress of the Work as a whole. BUT, we
dare not let it happen a third year! If we should, then the WHOLE