Tent Front Specifications

The thirty-foot front of our "Prophecy in the News" tent was built on an angle, af­fording a good view from the arterial intersec­tion directly in front of the tent.

By J. E. KEPLINGER, Evangelist, Marion, North Carolina

The thirty-foot front of our "Prophecy in the News" tent was built on an angle, af­fording a good view from the arterial intersec­tion directly in front of the tent. The uprights were made by nailing two two-by-fours to­gether in a T shape, which is strong enough to withstand considerable wind, and is cheaper than buying uprights of larger size. These up­rights were placed four feet apart and braced from the back with one-by-fours, eight and a half feet long. The braces were nailed to the uprights about six feet from the ground, and the lower end was nailed to a two-by-four stake driven eighteen inches into the ground. The uprights were two feet in the ground, but some types of soil might require them to be deeper.

The four center uprights were twelve feet from the ground, and the two center ones were six feet apart instead of four feet like the others. These formed the door. A two-by-four was toenailed to the center uprights seven feet from the ground to form the top of the door­way. This now formed a large center section twelve feet high by fourteen feet long with the door in the center. Four feet to the right and four feet to the left of this section an upright ten feet high was placed. Four feet farther to the left and right of these were placed the eight-foot uprights. The court wall six feet high was attached to each end of the front.

Between the uprights, horizontally, one-by­four strips were placed, on which to nail the gypsum board. These ribs were toenailed to the uprights.

When the framework was ready, two-by­eight sheets of black gypsum storm sheathing were nailed to it. Around the entire front was nailed a one-by-four trim to set it off.

After the front was built and covered, it was painted with two coats of white oil paint, mak­ing a very satisfactory background for the let­tering. The front was lettered by a professional sign writer, who did an excellent job in black letters shaded in gray.

The black section on each side of the entrance was -glass, with black enamel painted on the back side of the glass. The date and subject was changed each night by using white Tempera water colors. Occasionally the white letters were shaded with other colors for variation. We found that the Tempera colors are not easily washed off by rain, but they can be readily wiped off with a wet cloth. The glass itself was fourteen inches by eight feet and afforded ample space for any subject. Two lines, smaller in size, were used when neces­sary.

The entire front was illuminated at night with a large flood lamp and reflector attached to a tree across the sidewalk from the entrance. The light was turned on from the back of the tent, and was on from sundown until about an hour after meetings. The new subject was placed' on the bulletin boards immediately fol­lowing the night service, and the lights were , left on for advertising purposes.

By J. E. KEPLINGER, Evangelist, Marion, North Carolina

July 1949

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