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WORK into other nations---for establishing in God's own due time
headquarters in all parts of the world---London, Switzerland,
Palestine, the Far East, Australia, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janairo,
Santiago---for the powerful spreading of CHRIST'S LAST MESSAGE to
the entire world. We shall not proceed, or obligate the work
financially, faster than God supplies the need. BUT FROM HERE THE
WORK MUST TAKE ON NEW LIFE AND VITALITY---it must now plunge ahead
as never before.
Brethren, Co-Workers, LISTEN! This is as much YOUR call
and commission---YOUR responsibility, as mine. Together we must
sacrifice for it. It must become the CHIEF INTEREST, CONCERN, AND
PURPOSE in your life as well as it already is in mine, if God's
purpose is to be fulfilled. Remember, the "harvest is plenteous,
but THE LABORERS ARE FEW," and we do not have a vast number of
co-workers to help, and to supply the vast financial need. So, YOU
must be willing to sacrifice--to put this great Mission FIRST in
your life and in the expenditures of your pocket-book. ONLY A FEW
YEARS OF THE PRESENT ORDER---THE PRESENT CIVILIZATION---THE PRESENT
WORLD, remain. After all, your money is not going to be worth any-
thing anywhere ELSE, in a very few short years. If any of our
co-workers start to think, "My Lord delayeth His coming," and shall
allow their interest to become absorbed in this world's pleasures,
or in the CARES OF THIS WORLD---earning a living, laying up for
self and for the future---so that GOD'S WORK becomes second in
interest, "the Lord of that servant will come in a day when he
looketh not for Him,...and will cut him in sunder." But to YOU,
dear Co-worker, Jesus says: "Seek not ye"---that is, set not FIRST
in your interest---"what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink,
neither be ye of doubtful mind. For all these things do the
nations of the world seek after.... But rather seek ye THE KINGDOM
OF GOD; and all these things shall be added unto you. ... Sell
what you have, and give alms; provide yourselves ... treasure in
the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither
moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart
be also. ... BLESSED is that servant, whom the Lord when He cometh
shall find so doing." (Luke 12:45-46; 29-34; 43.)
And where does the glorious work of God stand at this
hour? We had a serious LET-DOWN in money received from co-workers
for carrying on the work, in January---a relapse after the
miraculous response in December. Your pastor and editor is much
fatigued of mind and body from the intense strain of overwork and
the heavy responsibilities he carries and MUST get away for another
rest. And now The PLAIN TRUTH has DOUBLED in circulation these
past 60 days, and also DOUBLED IN SIZE, now to be 16 pages every
month. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT! The need for funds---another downpour
of widow's mites, and also for generous larger offerings up into the
thousand-dollar figures---is again URGENT. Don't let this
wonderful work relapse into another crisis! We must never become
weary with WELL-doing, but keep everlastingly at it, diligently,
with zeal and fervor, putting our HEARTS---and our money---into
GOD'S WORK FIRST! GOD BLESS YOU---I know you'll never let down
or fail us! And THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart.
With love and gratitude, in Jesus' name,