The Assignment (tract)

The Assignment is a religious tract written by Jack Chick. It was originally printed in 2004, and remains an in-stock title. It is listed on their website under the subject "Basic Gospel" and also tagged as "Spiritual Warfare".

The tract tells of the upcoming death of Charles Bishop, a non-Christian, on November 22 at 3:10 AM of a massive coronary.[1]

Both the angels and demons are planning their strategy. Two people have the possibility to reach Bishop before his death: Tim Dobbs, his assistant (who is a very weak Christian), and Cathy Hillman (a friend of Bishop's daughter, and who is a very strong Christian).

Dobbs is quickly removed from the picture, being intimidated by his wife. Cathy is distracted temporarily by a fellow male student, but the student quickly shows his true nature.

On the day before his death, the demons attempt to distract Cathy by having an insurance salesman set up a visit to see Bishop; however, the angels ensure that the salesman never makes the visit. Cathy goes to see Sandy, who is washing her hair when she arrives. Cathy presents the Gospel to Bishop who says he will make his decision that night; though Cathy pleads with him not to put it off, tragically Bishop does just that, believing he has plenty of time.

The final scene shows Bishop dying, with the demons remarking "it was a close call -- but we got him!"

## References[edit]

1. ↑ The naming of the main character and the date of his death are not necessarily coincidental: Chick was an avid opponent of Roman Catholicism (a bishop is the head of a diocese within the Roman Catholic Church, and November 22 is the date of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy's assassination, Kennedy being the first Catholic to hold the office).

## External Links[edit]

The Assignment