Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nichol in one of the rooms of the Tulare Inn checking over tracts left for guests. A Testimony on "99”
H ow o f t e n h a v e you been on a trip or vacation and have tried to decide at which motel you should stop? Christians are naturally encour aged to see a copy of a Gideon Bible somewhere in the room. Travelers to day, however, are also finding copies of the book of Mormon and materials from Christian Science, Seventh-Day Adventism and Jehovah’s Witnesses in motel and hotel accommodations. This is not the case when weary travelers enter the Tulare Inn while on California’s busy highway 99. This modern, comfortable air-conditioned motel provides challenge and inspira tion for guests, by making sure of a prominently placed copy of the Bible, appealing tracts and a closed circuit loud speaker system with beautiful Gospel music playing in the back ground. This has been the practical testimony carried on since 1959 in Tulare, California (located between Bakersfield and Fresno on the main thoroughfare). Because of the poten tial ministry and business opportuni ty, a group of Christian business men from the area, got together and de cided to make an investment. Their desire was to reach the hundreds of thousands of people who travel the main artery betwen the California
and Washington borders. After much earnest prayer and planning, they were brought face to face with the realization that unless they got into the operation, some other non-Chris tian interests would. Further investi gation revealed a choice piece of ground, adjoining an ideal freeway access road. These six men of vision are : Mr. Wayne Denning, president, real estate; Mr. C. H. (Hoot) Perry, vice president, restaurant owner; Mr. Earl Burnett, real estate; Mr. Edward Hein, drug store owner; Mr. Harvey Jones, farmer; and Mr. Jay Smith, contractor. On a 19-acre piece of ground, they constructed 52 modern units and affiliated with the “ Best Western” motel system. In order to make sure that the testimony would always be true for Christ, they employed a faith ful Christian couple, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nichol, who are members of the First Baptist Church of Tulare, to run it. Special tracts were secured from evangelist Michael Guido. Em ployees, housekeepers, grounds crews and maintenance men were selected for their Christian testimony. Some of the finest Gospel recordings were purchased. Certain evangelical pro-
The Nichols check water temperature in one of the attractively landscaped pools at the Inn. Two Christian college girls, Susie Ann Banks, Westmont, and Virginia Ann Hall, Biola, work together in restaurant.
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