The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-28
LOCAL NEWS
LARGE ELECTRIC SIGNS TO BE
PLACED ON FRONT OF CENTRAL,
ZION TABERNACLE, CHICAGO

ADVERTISEMENT TO THE
CHICAGO CAMPAIGN
Designs have this week been approved
for three large electric signs to be
placed on the front of Central Zion
Tabernacle, Chicago, at 2535 Michigan
Avenue-one over the main front en-
trance, looking north and south respec-
lively, along Michigan Avenue.
The central sign in front, 5 feet in
height and II feet in length, will read:
"Voliva speaks Sundays and Tuesdays,
800 p. m.' The word zion" will
form the center in letters sixteen inches
high. A Zion shield will be at the top.
The word zion" will be shown in il
Illuminated letters, and the other word
ing will be in glass transparencies; also
the shield at the top will be reproduced
in transparency.
The sign will have a strip of lighting
from the side up to the center portion;
this strip with the word "ZION' will
be alternating and operated by motor
flasher. The strip will contain 40
sockets for electric globes and the il
Illuminated letters in the word "ZION"
will contain 80 sockets more.
The signs over the two entrances,
looking north and south along Michigan
Avenue, will read as follows: ''Voliva
of Zion City, speaks every Sunday and
Tuesday at 800 p. m.'' They will be
large bulletin boards, measuring feet
in height and 13 feet in length. They
will be constructed of painted galvan-
lied iron lighted by three electric bulbs
in refectors, each bulb having 100 watt
capacity.
These signs will have very beautiful
appearance in daytime. The central
sign will be entirely painted in Zion's
adopted colors of gold, white and blue;
the two side signs will also be painted,
as far as possible, in these colors. They
were designed with the purpose in view
of letting the world know that Zion as
a nation has her own flag. They can
be read for long distance in either
direction. After the lights are turned
on in the evening, they will show up
still more brilliantly and are intended to
run all night during the General Over
seer's campaign in Chicago.
Everything has been considered and
done to make them of unusual design
and beauty, and they will be an invalu-
able advertisement to Zion in Chicago.
People living in country districts can
form no conception of the vast amount
of travel along Michigan Avenue. Tens
of thousands of people pass Central Zion
Tabernacle every day. AS high as
eighty automobiles minute have been
counted. These cars show pennants
from New York, San Francisco, Tor
onto, Spokane and other cities in all
parts of the United States and Canada.
The construction of these electric
signs is under the supervision of Evan
gelist Cunningham and work will be
rushed in order to have them in oper-
alton at the earliest possible moment
perhaps in two or three weeks.
Let Zion people in Zion City, and
throughout the world, pray at o'clock
every morning and evening for the cam
paign in Chicago.
Everything is being done to bring
Zion's truths and principles before the
eyes of the world and get them into the
hearts of the people. Knowing that we
are living in the last days of the Gospel
Age and that nothing remains for this
ungodly sin-stricken and disease-smit-
ten world but Zion and her teaching,
every effort should be put forth by Zion
people toward this end.
Let every life be placed on the altar,
every outside piece of property sold and
every dollar brought into Zion and put
to work for the establishment of Zion
City, for the salvation of men and.
women, and for the gathering of the
saints. 1t means the conservation of
every Zion man, woman, youth and
maiden to accomplish the work that is.
left to do, and which now lies before us.