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Raising the Tabernacle

by David Ridley

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Here are some approximate figures of material used in the building which might be of interest to you:

Lumber .......................... 233,000 board feet
Cement ....................................... 2,800 bags
Gravel and rock ........... 180 large truck loads
Roofing ........................................... 200 rolls
Asphalt ......................................... 35 barrels
Siding .............................. 25,000 board feet
Nails .................................................. Plenty!
COST .................................. $60,000 approx.

To those who have helped us in this task we want to express our appreciation. This spring we could not say with Churchill: "Give us the tools and we will finish the job." We had the tools, but needed someone to handle them. Our thanks to you summer workers and friends who stayed to use them, and thanks to those who through praying and giving have made this building possible.

Psalm 84:2 says, "My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God." May this be our attitude as we worship God in this tabernacle until Jesus comes.

April 1954

DEDICATION OF THE TABERNACLE-

The public and formal dedication of the PRAIRIE TABERNACLE, possibly the largest auditorium in Canada solely for religious use, will be held on Tuesday, April 13, beginning at 7:00 p.m. An hour's broadcast from 7:30 to 8:30 over CFCN, Calgary, will bring the service to many who cannot attend. The program will include a resume of the growth of the school from its beginning in a small farmhouse, a dedicatory message by Evangelist Jim Vaus, and special musical numbers; the service should be a ringing doxology of praise to the Lord. Surely to Him belongs all the praise for His doing the impossible here on the Prairies.

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From: Aspenland 1998 — Local Knowledge and Sense of Place
Edited by: David J. Goa and David Ridley
Published by: The Central Alberta Regional Museums Network (CARMN) with the assistance of the Provincial Museum of Alberta and the Red Deer and District Museum.