INTERCESSORY PRAYER
On January 21, 1930, the most far- reaching radio broadcast up to that time was scheduled. It was King George’s message at the opening of the session of the London Arms Conference. For the first time the entire world was to be brought within the sound of the king’s voice. Here in this country, however, we almost missed it. A few minutes before the king was to speak, a member of the control room staff of the Columbia Broadcasting System tripped over a wire and broke it, severing the connection. Harold Vivian, then chief control operator, grasped one of the broken wires in one hand and the other wire in his other hand, thus restoring the circuit. 250 volts of electricity shot through his arms and coursed through his body, but he held on and the king’s message came to all America through the tingling body of that technician. Friend of mine, the King of Kings wants to broadcast through us, His…
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