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motels are available for less, however. Hotel Longview rates, a
strictly first-class hotel, are from four to six dollars single and
six to eight dollars double. I STRONGLY ADVISE PLANNING TO ARRIVE
EARLY so you can find adequate sleeping accommodations. We have no
facilities for making reservations for you, so try to make them
immediately if you have not done so already.
DIRECTIONS FOR FINDING THE TABERNACLE: The grounds are just off
highway 80, about 8 miles west of Gladewater, and 2 miles east of
Big Sandy. It is approximately 100 miles east of Dallas on highway
80. Highway 80 is the main east-west highway from the East to
Dallas and toward the West, so those of you who have not been to
the tabernacle before should be able to find it without difficulty.
You won't be able to miss the huge steel building rearing
above the surrounding area on the north side of highway 80. Turn
in at the sign, "Private Grounds, Radio Church of God Tabernacle,"
and drive straight north onto the grounds. Deacons will be there
to assist you in locating and parking.
Those who come by train or bus can get taxi service at
Gladewater, and possibly at Big Sandy, or, if coming by bus, it is
possible the driver would let you off right at the grounds, though
it would be better to go first to a hotel in Gladewater or Big
Sandy, making sure of your place to stay before you go to the
tabernacle.
Finally brethren, don't forget that our Heavenly Father has
COMMANDED all of us to attend these annual Holy Days for our own
GOOD, and our vital spiritual growth! It is a vital part of our
Christian life, to be constantly kept in remembrance of God's great
PLAN He is working out here below. The Passover shows the
tremendous PRICE that was paid in our stead---the very life and
the body of Jesus Christ, that our sins might be forgiven! The
Days of Unleavened Bread show the putting out of SIN from our
lives! Those who have been privileged to attend God's Holy Days in
the past have said it is truly a wonderful time of rejoicing and
spiritual feasting to be able to hear the inspired sermons, to
attend the Bible Studies, to have personal contact and fellowship
with God's ministers and His flock scattered abroad!
It is truly one of the most wonderful experiences in a
Christian's life! So MAKE EVERY POSSIBLE EFFORT to come---and
then, if it is NOT possible, and God knows each case, you may find
it necessary to observe this most sacred service in your own home.
Remember, however, that no one who has not been baptized, and has
not really SURRENDERED to God in complete repentance should partake
of the Passover! If you find it impossible to attend the festival
at one of the four places where God's people will be meeting for
the full eight days or at one of the Local Churches, then write me
IMMEDIATELY for instructions on HOW TO TAKE THE PASSOVER IN YOUR
OWN HOME!
We are hoping to see many of you, however, at the big
tabernacle in Texas. May God bless and protect each one of you!
ONE PARTING POINT! It seems God's people sometimes GET CARELESS,