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"Wherefore, let a man EXAMINE himself."
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S P E C I A L---AND VERY U R G E N T!
TO MY CO-WORKERS: Again I find it necessary to acquaint you with
the problems that now confront us in this great and fast-growing
work.
Since the November-December PLAIN TRUTH was issued, a
number of NEW readers, listeners to the SEATTLE broadcast, have
sent in offerings, thus becoming part of our Co-worker family---
just as I knew by faith, they would. However, we still are in the
"in-between" period, when our special fund for the Seattle broad-
cast is exhausted, and the number of new Co-workers from the
Seattle broadcast, and the amount being received, is still far
short of making the new station self-supporting. As our new
listeners get to know us better, learn more of the glorious TRUTH
God has called us to proclaim, they will make the Seattle broadcast
more than self-sustaining, helping us add other stations. But this
will take another six weeks or two months.
I want to start the LOS ANGELES broadcast within two or
three months---did want to start it by this time. But FIRST I find
another preparation must be made. In order to handle the
increasing correspondence, the growing circulation of The PLAIN
TRUTH (now 4,000 copies), issue tracts and booklets on needed
subjects, publish Bible-study Quarterlies, etc., we must
immediately increase our facilities here in the office. We are
very seriously handicapped by lack of office equipment. We even
had to get along with card-board filing cabinets. I have no
secretary or stenographer. Mrs. Armstrong and I have been working
almost night and day trying to keep up this whole vast job
ourselves without needed help or equipment. It has now grown
beyond our capacity to handle it. Correspondence is having to be
sadly neglected. Radio listeners are becoming offended because
letters are not answered. We are doing our very best, but now,
before adding another station and increasing the office work still
more, we must add office equipment and hire at least one
stenographer. We have no money on hand for this purpose.
People already are writing in asking why they are not
receiving the next PLAIN TRUTH. There is no money on hand to print
it. I never turn a line of copy over to the printers until making
an advance payment to apply on the printing cost, and the printing
bill is always paid in full before we accept the printed copies.
WE RUN NO BILLS.
So we need IMMEDIATELY $50 for office equipment, $135 to
publish and mail the next PLAIN TRUTH, besides enough added weekly
income to hire a stenographer in addition to the present week-to-
week expenses. And, besides this, we need now to begin raising a
special fund of at least $750 to start and establish the LOS
ANGELES broadcast.
This seems like a large need. But our God knows the need.
It is for HIS work, and He has promised to supply every need. Dear