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Soon we shall be sending out a second program IN FRENCH,
and then a third one IN GERMAN. We may soon be pouring Christ's
own Gospel into the ears of as many as fifty or a hundred million
people scattered over Europe!
IT WILL TAKE SACRIFICE! It will take FAITHFULNESS on
your part. I must now ask every Co-Worker to try to send in a
little larger amounts than heretofore, and if possible even more
often. WHAT A PRIVILEGE to be called of God to such a great world-
wide work! WE ARE PREPARING THE WAY FOR THE SECOND COMING OF
CHRIST! WE ARE PREPARING THE WAY FOR WORLD PEACE!
And now, second only to this great broadcast work in
importance, here's THE LATEST NEWS FROM GLADEWATER, TEXAS.
I am writing this from Gladewater, on our return trip
from New York and Chicago. I have just spent a few hours going
over our grounds here with our architect. The first preliminary
plans and architect's drawings of the new combination Tabernacle,
Church and School, were submitted to me and Mr. Hammer. WE WERE
MORE THAN THRILLED WITH THEM. It required a great deal of
ingenuity to plan a building to serve so many purposes in the
smallest possible space and at lowest possible construction cost.
Mr. Hammer now has the grounds all cleared. For the
first time we could really SEE the beautiful site God has opened to
us. It is even more beautiful than we thought. The building site
has been chosen, atop a terraced knoll, surrounded by beautiful
shade trees, overlooking the lake to be created below. The roadway
has been graded all the way to the building site, and now awaits a
gravel covering.
A few minor changes must be made in the architect's
plans, and then I hope to be able to have the plans and sketches
printed and sent to you. I do not know now whether they can be
ready in time to enclose with this letter, but if not, I will send
them later. It is going to be a BEAUTIFUL place, back off the
highway, secluded from the world.
The building is designed in three parts, with entrance in
the middle. To the rear is to be the large Tabernacle originally
to contain 4800 square feet and seat 420 people. As attendance
grows, this will be widened to add 210 seats to each side, until it
will eventually contain 840 seats. While very attractive in
appearance, this will be used only at our festivals in the spring
and possibly the fall when the weather is mild. Consequently it
will be very inexpensively constructed. Even so, at smallest
possible cost per square foot, it will cost several thousand
dollars.
The middle section, to be built next after the
Tabernacle, will serve as combination school room, church, and
dining room, with a kitchen separated by folding doors. This must
be of sound, well-insulated construction, heated in winter and air-
conditioned in summer, and is planned to contain 2,168 square feet,
not including kitchen or rest rooms which are to adjoin. This room