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four weeks. A new Church of God was established there last Sabbath
afternoon, following the close of the campaign on Friday night.
There were 173 in attendance at this first Sabbath service of the
CHURCH OF GOD at Springfield, Missouri. It was the largest church
AT THE START to be founded in God's true Church in our time. God
blessed the work of Garner Ted and his team of co-workers in this
campaign abundantly. On Friday morning I went with Ted to the
local radio station where he recorded one of the daily radio
programs, which you will soon hear.
Our baptizing teams are winding up their summer tours,
with the biggest harvest of any year by far--and hundreds awaiting
baptism whom they have not been able, as yet, to see. Let me
suggest to all who are awaiting baptism that you come to the Feast
of Tabernacles at Gladewater Texas, beginning the evening of
September 28, and lasting eight days, and you can be baptized there
in our own baptistry on our grounds.
Now brethren, I have to remind you--the next payment to
the Behlen Manufacturing Company for this big Tabernacle comes due
on August 20th--and our check MUST be mailed to them in time to
reach them on that date. It is a very large check again this
month. If you have not yet mailed in your pledged amount, or
special offering for this Tabernacle fund for this month, please
try to do so BY RETURN MAIL. If you cannot possibly get it to us
by the 20th, send it in AIR MAIL anyway the very first day
possible, so that if we have to use any of the funds for the Gospel
work and broadcasting to make up this Behlen check, it can be
replaced quickly.
I want to say that our members have been responding with
just about the needed amount each month so far--BUT WE MUST KEEP IT
UP!! And beginning the November payment we shall have to increase
the monthly payments by 50%--up to $18,000 every month.
It is going to cost about $25,000 to build the two
additional sanitary buildings in the camping area--and these we
simply are FORCED to build. Also the paving and side-walks between
the new Tabernacle and the dining hall, and other expenses not
included on the Behlen contract. So we are going to need several
thousand dollars EXTRA these next six weeks.
Brethren, PRAY EARNESTLY for all the OTHER members of
God's Church, that they may be prospered so that we may all be ABLE
to send in enough to meet every need. There are enough of us to do
it, IF every one does his full share, or maybe just a little MORE
than his full share. And REMEMBER--this must be over and above
your tithes and regular generous offerings. It must be in ADDITION
to the money for the great world-wide GOSPEL work. I have to tell
you that our income for the work of God during July dropped off
almost $2,000 per day under June! That is a most alarming
situation. Will you join me in prevailing PRAYER, that all members
and co-workers will MAKE IT UP IN AUGUST?
Many have told me or written me that this tragic
accident which took from our work one of the very ablest and most
experienced ministers has resulted in shaking them up--AROUSING