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or anything of the kind. But I DO ask all of you whom God has made
able, and whose hearts He has made willing, to send back to me BY
RETURN MAIL, a statement of intention, that I may know how much you
HOPE, and plan, AS LONG AS ABLE, to send in monthly for this EXTRA
special BUILDING FUND. If, for any reason, you find later you are
unable to send in the amount subscribed, YOU ARE IN NO WAY BOUND --
you do not even need to write or explain the reasons, or notify us
you have to stop or reduce the amount -- though of course I would
appreciate it, should that happen, if you would. THIS IS NOT A
PLEDGE. It is not taking a vow. It is not binding on you. It is
a mere statement, to help me determine our budget, of what you
believe and expect, as of now, to be able to do.
Our Business Office informs me that these special offerings
for the BUILDING FUND have now dropped off to less than HALF of
what they were -- and we need a BIG INCREASE over what they were,
for this coming year or 18 months.
THE VERY FUTURE OF THE WHOLE WORK DEPENDS ON THIS!
IT IS DESPERATELY IMPORTANT, or I would not ask it!
And, IN ADDITION, the Business Office tells me that tithes and
regular offerings are FALLING OFF right now!
Co-Workers, this entire situation is URGENT. Look how
GLORIOUSLY and ABUNDANTLY God has BLESSED His Work He is doing
through us! Look how it has GROWN -- look at the MANY THOUSANDS of
precious lives it is saving! Just ONE of them is worth all that
has been spent through these years! Absolutely NOWHERE ELSE on
earth is money spent producing SO MUCH.
Constantly, here in Pasadena, we hear a "commercial" on TV and
radio by an automobile dealer shouting constantly their slogan
"MORE for your money." How one Chevrolet dealer can give people
MORE for their money than another, I don't exactly know. But I DO
KNOW that NOWHERE -- absolutely NOWHERE ELSE ON THIS EARTH, can SO
MUCH good be done for the money, as in the VERY WORK OF GOD. When
you put your money -- (pardon me, I mean GOD'S MONEY, for it's all
HIS anyway) -- into the VERY Work the living Jesus Christ is
directing, it has THE POWER OF GOD added to the money, in producing
the richest harvest OF ALL TIME!
Co-Workers, what a blessing God gives us just to ALLOW us to
be a part of HIS WORK! WHAT A JOY!!
Because this is SO URGENT, I am going to do something I don't
remember having done before. You will find enclosed a
self-addressed return envelope, THAT NEEDS NO STAMP. It will be
AIR-SPEEDED to us, by AIR MAIL, and POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY US AT
THIS END!
Therefore, AS GOD HAS MADE POSSIBLE, and to whatever extent He
has made possible, will you please, BEFORE YOU LAY THIS LETTER
DOWN, sign the enclosed statement of intention card, filled in,
and, if you have tithes or offerings available at the moment,
enclose those too, marking the portion for the special BUILDING