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that is a lot of little houses, and a lot of people! We should
need two such housing districts to accommodate all the people we
expect at this Festival. That would cost upward of $80,000. It
just isn't possible, unless there should be one or two among our
Co-Workers who would advance a large sum and give us from one to
three years to repay, without security and in faith in the work of
God. That, of course, would allow us to collect some $10,000 or
$12,000 in rentals that otherwise would be paid to the highway
auto-court owners, which could then apply on this building cost.
Including the Passover and the Pentecost Festivals, we could take
in close to $20,000 per year rentals to pay off this building cost,
IF we had the housing districts built. That means that the rentals
would pay for the cost of construction, and retire the
indebtedness, in from four to six years. Anyone familiar with
loans and investments and real estate and business operations will
know that that would be a very sound operation, indeed.
Now Brethren and Co-Workers, that is the near-miracle we
need. I feel that we could agree to pay off any loan for this
housing construction at the rate of $20,000 per year, IN ADDITION
to whatever rentals are taken in, which ought to be about $20,000
per year if we build the entire two districts, or a little more
than half that if we build only one.
But in any event, I need to call upon EVERY CO-WORKER---
yes, EVERY ONE of you---to stand with us now as NEVER BEFORE, with
regular tithes and special generous offerings as often, and as
large, as you are able. Send all you possibly can for the
TABERNACLE FUND, so we may at least get it far enough along so we
can hold the Festival there, even though it will be altogether
unfinished.
Also, with the college year starting next Monday,
additional expenditures are necessary here at the college. We have
the largest incoming class so far---25 new students have already
been notified of acceptance of their applications, and I know a few
more whose applications apparently were not in. We have now
entirely outgrown our facilities. BUT THE COLLEGE IS TURNING OUT
FINE AND CAPABLE CALLED MINISTERS to help me reap the great harvest
God is blessing us with.
Also, it appears now we have an opportunity to go on the
powerful ABC radio net-work on the West Coast, and perhaps by next
year the entire net-work Coast to Coast. On September 2nd, we go
to a far better NIGHT time on Radio Luxembourg reaching Britain and
all Europe, and in addition the new broadcast in the FRENCH
language, by my son Richard D. Armstrong, starts over Radio
Luxembourg on that date. Beside that, short-wave stations reaching
around the ENTIRE WORLD are now available, and going on the ABC
net-work stations ALSO OPENS UP TELEVISION for us.
Yes, truly the original identical GOSPEL JESUS PREACHED
is once again going AROUND THE WORLD. God is opening opportunities
---providing a harvest of souls---faster and bigger than we have
laborers (both as trained ministers, and as finance---laborers,
supporting the work with tithes and offerings) to reap the harvest.
TRULY THE HARVEST IS GREAT, BUT THE LABORERS FEW. PRAY, AS JESUS