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Now I have written you before -- we cannot take in more
college students UNLESS we have MORE CLASSROOMS and LECTURE ROOMS
in which to teach them -- more DORMITORY buildings in which they
may sleep and study -- new and larger DINING HALLS in which to feed
them -- new and larger ASSEMBLY HALLS or AUDITORIUMS for weekly
forums, assemblies, and chapel services -- as well as for musical
recitals and concerts and other cultural activities.
Over at the college in England, we have recently finished a
new dining hall, and a men's dormitory building. But we need
desperately, there, the new gymnasium that is planned -- for the
climate is such there that most physical exercise which students
must have for physical fitness and good health, must be taken
INDOORS. A well-planned program of physical-fitness exercises is
in progress at each college -- and this is just as necessary as any
other part of college work.
For example, how do you suppose Garner Ted Armstrong is able
to keep those vigorous, alive and alert POWERFUL radio programs
coming -- a half-hour every day? He takes daily physical exercises
-- he plays basketball, handball, tennis, and swims -- not all of
these the same day, of course. Once in a while his program will
seem to lag a little, and I know he has then been overworked with
executive office responsibilities, and didn't have time for the
PHYSICAL recreation to stir up blood-circulation. Also he must be
careful to get ample sleep. How do you suppose I have been able to
carry on this energetic, exhausting grind these past 38 years?? I
have to watch my health, my diet -- and keep physically fit.
At the college in England we need immediately additional
girls' dormitory units -- a new and larger auditorium, additional
classrooms, a new office building for office space.
We are just prepared, now, to break ground on the new dining
hall here at Pasadena. UNLESS THIS IS FINISHED BY FALL, WE CANNOT
TAKE IN MORE STUDENTS for the next school year!
This situation has become DESPERATE!
The WHOLE WORK OF GOD depends on it!
Yet you Co-Workers have been dropping off in the EXTRA SPECIAL
and ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS FOR THE BUILDING FUND until it is half of
what it was -- and hardly a third of what it MUST BE if the WORK OF
GOD is to keep on forging ahead!
Now PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY! Your tithes and regular
offerings are budgeted for GETTING OUT THE GOSPEL -- for the
broadcast expense -- for the vast publishing work -- for expenses
of these many ministers serving people personally ALL AROUND THE
WORLD. This, of course, is the MAIN INCOME that supports GOD'S
WORK. It is handled wisely, budgeted carefully.
DO NOT take any part of your tithes, or regular additional
offerings, and mark it for this SPECIAL BUILDING FUND. We need to
raise the money for these desperately needed additional college
buildings by a SPECIAL BUILDING FUND -- supplied by EXTRA