Volunteer workers operating the jacks were mainly members of the music organization of the church, and their understanding of rhythm aided greatly in the wall's movement at the proper time. Perfectly timed by electric, colored lights, every jack was turned at a given signal.

The moving of the wall began at 8 o'clock in the evening and was completed at 5 o'clock the next morning. A number of the members spent the night watching and praying. Others were at home praying.

When the job was finished, the huge wall had been placed within one eighth of an inch of the exact position desired. "All the wall was joined together ... for the people had a mind to work." Possibly there were some "Sanballats" and ''Tobiahs'' standing by, asking: “What do these feeble people think they can do?" But they, in the end, could perceive that the work was "wrought of our God"; and by His help and guidance the apparently insurmountable difficulty had been overcome.