<TITLE>05. Par 15-18</TITLE>L-15 So I started out. They was trying to touch my clothes, and, you know, and going through the crowd, crying. And I heard somebody hollering, "Mercy, mercy, mercy." And I happened to turn and look, standing off to hisself... In Arkansas, they have what they call the Jim Crow Law: the colored and white can't be together. I'm from the South, but I don't think that's right.
So then, I--I looked over there, and there stood a poor old colored man standing there, aged, a little rim of white hair, and his hair. He had his cap in his hand. His wife was standing by him. And he had his hands up, blind as he could be, saying, "Mercy, mercy." The tears streaming down his cheeks.

L-16 I thought of old blind Bartimaeus standing at the gates of Jericho. Looked around, started moving on. The Holy Spirit said, "Go over there where he's at." I turned aside.
They said, "Don't go over there, Brother Branham."
I said, "But the Holy Spirit tells me go over there."
And I went over there, and they drawed a ring. I never will forget what his wife said. She said, "The parson man's coming to you, honey."
I walked on over to where he was at. His old feeble hands dropped; said, "I--i--i--is this you, Parson Branham?"
I said, "Yes, sir."
He felt my face, he said, "Oh, you's a young man."
I said, "No, sir, not too young." Said, "I'm thirty-six years old."
And he feeled around on my face like that... Said, "Parson Branham, do you got just a minute to listen to me?"
I said, "Yes, sir."
He said, "My old mammy had 'ligion like you got." ('Ligion.) Said, "She never told me a lie in all her life." Said, "Parson Branham, she's been dead now, many years." Said, "I've been blind, and drawing a blind pension for about ten years." Said, "I lives about two hundred miles from here. I never heard of you in my life. But," said, "This morning, about three o'clock," said, "I woke up in the room. And of course, I can't see," but said, "look like standing before me stood my old mammy. I said, 'Mammy, is that you?' She said, 'Yes, honey.' She said, 'You go down to Camden, Arkansas. Rise and put on your clothes, and ask for somebody by the name of Branham that's praying for the sick. You shall receive your sight.'" Said, "Parson Branham, I put on my clothes, and here I is." Said, "Can you help me?"
Oh, my. I thought, "God, You'll witnessed that these stones will cry out, something has to say it."

L-17 I just put my hands over on his eyes, and I said, "Father, I do not understand." Said, "You sent the brother here; I ask for his sight."
I took my hands down, seen him smiling, wiping his eyes. Looked around and kind of smiled, said, "I can see, honey."
She said, "You see, honey?"
Said, "Sure." Said, "See them people there, that red car setting behind?" She fell down on her knees and screamed to the top of her voice.
About that time, the people made a break...?... Next thing I knew, I was in the car.
I thought this, friends, "God knows all about it." He can speak to the people through visions, and dreams, and revelations; He can send them. He's the Lord Jesus tonight.

L-18 Father, I--I--I ask You to just be in our midst tonight. Heal all the people here that's so needy, Father. Bless them now as I go forward to challenge the enemy, to do these signs and wonders that You told me to do. I know You'll be there, Lord. You won't never fail; neither will You ever forsake Your promise. And I pray now that people may have great faith, Father. This is starting the second week of this revival, long. Believing that before the great judgment shall sweep the city here, that You're calling mercy. Help tonight that something might be done to win souls to You, glorify Thee, for we ask it in the Name of Thy Son, Jesus. Amen.
All right, we will have the... A hundred? How far did you get last night? Up to 40 from 25? So let's start right at 40. [A brother calls for prayer card numbers M-40 to M-55 to form the prayer line--Ed.]... The piano player will come to the piano, please, and play "Abide With Me."


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